The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-05 00:00:00

- Au? y MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 11u3iness in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Alai kets during the last few days has been rather More active. The finer descriptions of sugar have been taken rather freely by the trade for home con sumption ; inferior qualities, however, have been neglected. Coffee has continued in good demand, at full prices. In tea the transactions has been important, and rice, spices, and saltpetre have re- Mained at previous rates. Tallow has been in better demand, and P.Y.C. has advanced about ls. per cwt. An extensive demand prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices tended up- Wards. The sales amounted to fully 20,000 bales. About £50,000 in bar gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. To -day a call of £2 per share, amounting to X 6,000, became due on the Tenbury Railway. The completion of the payments due on the 4th of the month has been succeeded by a diminished inquiry for money, and accommodation can be ob tained on slightly easier terms. The efflux of gold to the United States continues to engage attention in monetary and commercial circles, owing to the influence it may yet exercise Upon the tendency of the discount market. During the last few days increased remittances have been effected, and a further considerable supply is eZpected to leave in the course of the week. There has been very little animation in the market for Public Securities to-day, the dealers and brokers being occupied with the preparations for the settlement of accounts. Consols are 91 a 4 far money and for the 7th inst., and 921 Z for April. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 9 it i; Long Annuities at 161 ; and Exchequer Bills at 7s. to 2s. dis. Bank Stock is at 2321 ; Indian ditto is firm at 2211 and 2221 ; aid the D ebentures are at 951. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, and prices generally are well supported. Turkish 6 p er C en t s . are 70 701 ; di tto 1858 , 52 . t0 ; Portuguese have improved to 464 47 ; Prus sian 6 per Cents., to 1011 ex. div. ; ditto 3 per Cents.,.,,, to 61 ; and Spani s h Passi v e, to 17i ; b u t ~'e x iean are flat at 23f-, ; Dutch 21 per Cents., at ' 3 l ; and ditto 4 per Cents., at 1001. There was rather more activity in the Rail way Share Market to-day, and a slight advance took pla ce in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- Westerns, and South-Easterns, have improved ss. ; Great Westerns, Brighton, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midlands, 10s. ; Great Northerns declined ss. Iu the Foreign and Colonial Markets the transac tions have been limited, and prices have not varied to any important extent. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian realise 12,1 ; East Indian, 99; and Great Indian Peninsula, 95. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Continue at steady quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ?Mk Stock Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l# a 1 L' Per Cent. Consols Annuities " A ..." C ' 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll - Lanuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — bitto for 30 yrs expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Stock ' .. ~. , 222 11 11 .. ea Ditto 6 per • Cent _oliitto Debentures, 1858 95 t.: osols for Account, March 7 .. 911 I 41tchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d D tto £5OO 2 dis Ditto Small .... 2 die Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOC 1001 K Brazilian 6 per Cent o.lpitto, 1839 & 1859 lO O4 -de 3 per Cent p °llllDitto bguese 3 per dent . .. 1853 • • - v , ussia n 6 per Cent. 1822, £ St • • Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 'P, 4l :iish 3 er uitto Passive Cent •• • • ,Panish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... li rkigh 6 per Cent .. D itto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. Dut ch Exch ange , 12 G u il . 21 per Cent 631 ...Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. 'lednaontese 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ' 76 / Consols TWO O'CLOCK. , Money 91# # Ditto Account Ditto April 23f 47 6t 1011 61 171 61 6 THE IVEATREE. stock stock stock METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS, otw 18 Da een Band B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 L ai. Isi ai 111 ..... 29 - 53 40 39 S.S.E. 4 8 0. 3 Iteuerdeen 29/8 37 36 7 9 r. 5 01.r.ck,! ..... 29 . 85 38 36 S. 4 9r. 5 29-79 47 45 S.S.W. 3 3 o. 3 4melds ...... 2918 38 36 S.S.E. 4 3 0. 2 gea lra Y ... . 2919 48 47 W. 10 9 r. 8 Livrborough... 30.11 37 35 S.W. 3 8 s. 2 la r er P o ol.... 30 . 10 42 41 S.S.E. 2 9 0. 2 tondo Mouth.... 30.28 37 36 W. 3 7m. 4 ber n ..... 3010 39 36 S.W. 3 9 0. jtnouth ... .:3 3 010 44 42 SW. 4 7 0. 3 I N r' , land 30.32 41 42 S.W. 3 90. 3 pol„mouth 30/9 46 45 S.W. 3 7 r . 2 J.,Zzallce 3012 46 45 S. S.W. 2 9' m. 3 ' 30 7 ........ 30 43 44 42 S.W. 3 5 0. 4 t,,,XPLA.NATIoN.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced 32 de g at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise F t Witig about 1-100th of an inch dimi nu ti on, an d each 10 1,61 above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. R. - t o x I 'LA.NATIoN.—B. Barometer, corn -ed and reduced 02 dog at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of and each 10 iPt above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100th s i ncrease. E. o `,: 1 1)0aed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for 4 1Poration and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — (I ° ', Izagnetic) F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud 'O, 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ; 'og. • h hail 1 lightning ; m, misty (hazy o. ol'er ' k Cast (dull) ; r., rain ; a , snow ; t., thunder. A ) letter sPeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb -6414 (1 to 9). -ND AND WEATHER b4Yl', S.S.W. ; breezy ',lrreighatn, S. ; fine iloeton, S.W. • fog triatol, W. • dull ,Catibridge S. • dull n '4r diff, E. ' . ;sin ••arliale, S fine ,Chathers, .g.W.; cloudy •uettl, 8,11 7 • 'fi ne Dublin,d S.W - fi ne 1 4j11111fli " N • wet )4 nee, : 'dull Oiliburgli I s. ; storm - W. ; fog 48 &ow, S.W.; rain DEPORT, Tuts DAY, 9 A.M. Gravesend, S.W. ; thick fog Greenock, S.W. ; wet Holyhead, S W. ; fins Inverness, 6.W. ; stormy London, S.W. ; fine, cold Lowestoft, W.S.W. ; cloudy Milford Haven, W. ; stormy Newcastle on Tyne, S.; cloudy Newmarket, S.W. ; dull Norwich; W.; fresh, cloudy Sheffield, S. ; rain West Hartlepool, S.E. ; cloudy Whitehaven, S.W. ; rain Wolverton, S.W. ; fine THE MAILS. 4144a1 ia MAILS DUE. • Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ) .. • • .. Mar. 21. brazil Do. .( * via M . a . rseilles) Mar. 15. Mar. 6. and Cape Verde ... • • ' ** e w e lloN Ayres, Monte Video, &c. ea oa and Mexic9 .. .. • • • C a na da, &e. (vi a L'd erry ) . • • • ct ke of Good Hope, &c. .. • • ; • ' ' 41 za, Pen ang , an d Singapore (via S ampton) D o (via Marseilles) Gibraltar (via South amp t on ) .. .. .. 411cli a(Caldutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Do. I ndia (via Marseilles) (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Do. (via Marseilles) • . ~Liebon .. .. .. .. .. cu.th a , Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Do. (via Marseilles) .. ) 7 , 1 g0 and Oporto .. .. .. .. b aited States California, &c. .. .. .. west Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. west Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Feb. 28 Overdue. March 3. Mar. 6. Mar. 15. Mar. 4. Mar. 4. Mar. 15. .; Mar. 13. .. Mar. 7. .. Mar. 1. Mar. 4. Mar. 7. Mar. 1. Feb. 28. Mar. 10. Feb. 28. -- TESTIMONIAL TO SIR J. OUTRAM.—A public kolgaeeting was held this day at Willis's-r ooms, for the pur ofD r , furthering the proposed testimonial t o Sir J. ulltram, for the services he has rendered to his count r y d ung the l a t e m utiny in India. The chair w as taken by s r d Lyv e d on , an d on the platform were th e E arl of ,1" aftesbury, Sir J. Laurence, Bart., Colonel Sykes, 1) ., and a great many ether highly influential I3ellonages. Resolutions approving of the object Of the meeting, and for the appointment of a committee " a rrY the proposed testimonial into effect,. were agreed to %ili a • the ozously.' The speaker dwelt with great effect on d . e xtraordinary exertions and bravery of Sir J. Outram did, bright example ot tlr iog' the mutiny, affording, as they a th e eminence to , which a self-educated man might ele vate itself. th e t il °ng the passengers who left Southampton in still packet Ceylon was Sir Leopold M'Clintock. i.t/ L ' WELSH COAL TRADE.—Tho price of coal continues to be good throughout all the mining dis ,rni,e,tB of South Wales, and the demand, fortunately, is tole- Tthe 'Y brisk. Were it not for this satisfactory state of one of ;Teat trades, the condition of the m i n i ng p o p u l a ti o n South Wales would be indeed deplorable, as half of the Irn . a ces are o u t o f b last, and the forge work is now very coal tterdad Some idea of the extent and importance of the goalmay be gathered from the fact that in the Aber- Valley alone last quarter nearly half a million tons of „ were raised, the majority of which was forwarded to Cardiff and Swansea for shipment. Share! Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. 25 1 1 1y the and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued a t .£5/ etk &Exet.4 p.ctstock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 6. Cork & - Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. all 20 21 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 6 61 14 , Do Ist Class Pref all stock !E.Ang - n.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock 1 - )o. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 112 115 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 stock ;E. Coun. EL sp. c. No.l 100 108 110 stock 'Do. do. No. 2 100 106 108 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 121 123 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 106 76 80 stock Do. 5 percent. guar._ 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock ; Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock F.din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 stock nlas.& S. West.z.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock Grekt, Northern, sp. ct. 100 114 116 stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 XllO 112 112 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 I Do. sp.e. Redm. 5 p. c . p m 80 82 84 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pt all • stock Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) =. 1 100 97 99 / p. ct. pref. stock 1 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock Co. Redeemable,4l p.et lOO 98 100 99 85 stock , Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct lOO 89 91 stock Do Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 100 102 8 I Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, all 91 10 10 lit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 17 18 10 ! Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 191 101 stock ;Do Bi rmg.dmar. stock 100 74 76 26z I Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 ' Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 pc. pref 4O stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock ! Do.Barnsist£s 3s 10d pt 100 stock ; Do. 6 per e. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig*. 5 pc.gii. No.l 100 111 113 stock sp. e. No. 100 111 113 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock I Do, do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 111 113 stock ; Do. do. 4.4 per cen'. 100 101 103 5 I Do. do. 41 p. c. shares., all stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.' 100 128 131 stock no.4p.e.S.(div.d ettil '6s' 100 '7O 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock I Lon. chat. and Dover lOO 87 89 f A rceiv. no div 11 Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all 10 1"o. B B. & Prom ex. all 10 ; Do. Metropolitan Ex B 24 stock ' Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et lOO 116 118 stock ,I,on. &S.W, 7 p. et. stock 100 150 155 stock ; Do. 40 per cent lOO 2s. 6c1.1 Do. (Prtsm. perpl arms. of 2s 6d. all 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. all 131 141 stock I Ran. Sh. &Lin. 8 per ct. 100 127 129 1275 8 6 I Do.£6 stock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 , 121 'Jarynort & Car., 4p. c all 124 Do. 41 per cent all stock Slid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock ; Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 100 134 136 stock I Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102 6 ' Do. with option till 1800 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. eft 100 93 95 stock INorflk sp. c. Ex. st. 184 N 100 stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 , 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock !North British, sp. e. stock Do. New, gua. ,5 p. c lOO 109 111 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 3 I 11 p 10 Do. do. do 1 all stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. 100 I stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 90 92 stock ! Do. 41 pc. redeemable.) 100 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 99 100 17 Do. do. do 13.4. Id p 20 IDo. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 , Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 'l5 Do. York, .& S. Purch. 10 _5 d p 10 North Staffordshire.... all 22 23 22f 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all 84 , Scottish Central, new pt all stock Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 stock I •Do Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stool: 100 132 134 10s, south Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all 1.0.6 !South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stook , Do. 41 per cent i 100 - stock Do. Fixed 11p.c. Ist is lOO stock !2 outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO 91 93 stock ; Do. 41 per cent lOO 100 102 stock , Do. 5 per cent' lOO stock I s.-Yorkshire, 4p. c gua lOO 85 87 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. 0 all 26 27 25 ; Do. B 6 ner cent „. all 311 321 25 ! Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 stock Watrf d & Kilkny, 6p. e 100 45 48 stock W.Mid -Oxi Ist Guastk 100 122 124 1231 stock I Do. 2d do 100 118 121 stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red., 100 98 100 stock Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 18661 100 121 124 stock j Do. till 1869, lst is.; 100 114 116 125 Do. do. 2d is.; 75 ORDCZ, Alt 1 SRA tiES AND STOCKS. ~}~,~rr Railways. Paid. Closing Price. Beitast and Ballymena 11.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. stock 'Birk. La., and Ch Jun e 25 :Blyth: and Tyne 10 'Post. Sleaf and Mid.Co stock ;Bristol and Exeter . stock ;Caledonian 10 ;Carmarthen & Cardigan 50 (Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, !Brock., &Passage 20 Cornwall....' gets no div. ) Do A smi n6pc per an. ) Do B hasbeen. P l. tol3 ' ) Dublin & Belfast . Dun., Perth, &Ab..lune ? 1 East Anglian .k Eastern Counties k Eastern Union, A stock tic Do do B do Do Nw A, late ElT3ds k East Suffolk k Edinburgh & Glasgow k Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth &Clyde Junction k Furness k Glaser.. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland k Great Northern k Do do A stock k Do do B do It Gt. S. & W. of Ireland k Great Western ... k Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern .t Lancashire & Yorkshire • Tendon and Blackwall • Lon., Bright.. & S Coast r Lond., Chat., and Dover T,ond. &Nth. Western Lond. & eth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisaillen • Man. Shef. & Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland • Do new.... Do Firming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Doh shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk... ...... North British ... Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoal D , A stk ; A rees no d. nntil fipchas beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ..... ......... Do Yort , ........ ...... North London ...... Do new liNortli Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Czebles . Portsmouth Rhymney.....- Scottish Central Scot N. It., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittin [...bourne & Sheer. South Devon N , hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un SJuth Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do .. Do New (1800) Taff Vale . Do Pref. No 1. ThamesnavenDk&Rall Ulster Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim all Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall . all West L0nd0n.......... all Do Ist class all Do 2d class .. .... all WestHartlepool Ilarbr and Rail .. 100 West Midland—Oxford 100 Do. Newport 100 Do. Hereford 100 100 100 22 all SHARE 211 ARK ET.-(THIS DAY.) Business Done. 8 8 80 82 6 61 99 10: 971 07! 51 6; 43 44 8 8/ 15 16 481 49/ 37 39 26 28 88 88 25i 28? 112 114 108 109 100 101 129 131 108 110 ssi 681 58 62 104 10); 60 M 14 115 45 48 96 98 91 02 101 tl , 45 48 3i /4d 261 127 li 00 102 7 6d 5'2 64 621 631 100 100, id ip 561 576 876 88 99 101 34 34 1 91 104 114 116 334 344 87 89 49 51 39 41 - -d 854 86 CO 62 84 97 4 7 394 404 [0 H D 6 61 131 551 SET 2 3. pl 85 67 p 115 11! 51 6j 41 411 40 43 ;9 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. stock 12a 10 stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock itock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stoct: stock BRITISH MINES. Alfred Consols(Philack) 'British Iron Clifford nil Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )' 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O East Caradon i 2.14.6 E. WI Russel (Tavistk ), 7.4.0 Gam.ctSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 541 Great South Tolgus l7s G. Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 13.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Helston)l 9k Grenville 5.14.6 'Herod's-Foot ..... 8.12 ingston Downs 14.10.6 Lady Bertha 11.8.6 Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs 2 .North Frances (Illogan) 11k N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ,an)' 4s North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey)j 1k Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 Surtridge Cons. Min.Co.l lls South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 4 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lint , all IS.lVheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 , .S Stray Park '24.8.0 Tamar Silv.ic Lead Min 4k Tin Crort 9 Vale of Towey (Car m .)l As 6d West Basset (Illogan) lk W. Caradon (Liskeard); 5 West Non 474 Wheal asseelllik,;a3 5} ' Wheal Buller (Redruth), 6] Wheal Edward (Cals.) I 7.5 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)i 1.7.2 Wheal MaryAnn(Men.). 8 f l Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' 5k ~~ 3 1 e 180 190 350 370 95 100 15i 16 6 64 21 28 7 7i 14 11 24 3 35 37 14 2 46 14 48 34 4 4 - 44 1 2 20 2 5 i 1 28.2:8f 7 8 71 81 0 4 gi 38 40 300 3lO 31 31 - 175 185 39 41 2 21 5! 6 17 18 80 82 c 1024 1074 115 125 2 24 12 13 19 21 124 144 FOREIGN-MINES. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 Brazil St.J.del Itey,Linci 15 Do. Land and Mining Co. all Clarendon Cons.MinCo { ; Cobre Copper i all Copiapo I DunMoun.Cop.Ming Co ail Fortuna. 1 all I General 1 all !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr ; 1 I Kapunda (Limited) , 1 [ Linares , all Lusitanian 2 Mariquira all IN.lthineCopolS.Aus.L 'l2s.6d Pontgibaud Silver,Load 1 Mining and Smelt 1 all iPort Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 1 10s. United Mexican ' Worthing (Limited) 1 all I Do . 1 19s. ft d 11 31 32 1 dis. 40 41 8 10 21 21 20 22 pr 1p 1 11 p 9 10 pr ip id t I 4 4A 8 71 81 111 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 40 Australasia all 167 69 671 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 100 Bank of London 5O 51 63 20 Bank of Turkey 50 'British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 201 21 25 Cll.sler. of In. Lon.& Ch all 32 34 100 ,City 100 Colonial ...... ... 25 37 39 20•11 ,Corn. Bank of Ctinada. all 100 Commercial' of London 2O -- 20 , Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch all 151 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 23 50 'London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African 4 2 14 100 London & W es t minster 20 614 624 62 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 42 99 20 01 new l2 50 , Nation a l Bank .....• • • 25 ——2 O South Wa1e5....... all j —25 Orient. B. Corporation .I all j 47 49 20 .Ottoman Bank all 17 18 171 100 , Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new . -- all —25 ,South Australia 25 Union of Australia ... • all —— 50 ,Union of London 100 Unity Mutual—. 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES - Oan.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO tooi 101 1001 f Cape G. Hope, 0p c,lBBO 100 107 108 108 Do. 1890 100 1074 1084 N.Ti.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 106 107 1061 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1898 100 974 981 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 18761 100 97 98 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds 100 97 98 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 B.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO Vic. Gov, 6 p.c. Jr. &July 100 Do. do.6p.c.ApAOct. 100 1074 108 108 DOCKS. stock Commercial 1100 stock !Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock ;East and West India 1118 stock London .......... stock St.' Katharine... stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria ......... 100 \93 NO iDo New.___ -- 2 4,1 tar 93 WO \ id par LAW' INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE FREESTONE. This bankrupt was described as of Islington, milliner, and to-day came up for his certificate. The accounts appeared on a previous occasion, and there was no opposition. An immediate certificate of the second class was awarded. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A VERY KNOTTY POINT OF LAW.-THE LONDON GENE' BAL OMNIBUS COMPANY V. MONELL. This was a "running down case," and as soon as it was called on, Mr. 0. B. C. Harrison objected to the jurisdic tion. Neither the cause of action, nor any portion of it, occurred in the City, nor did the defendant reside in the City. His Honour—How can we toll that ? Mr. Harrison—You can enquire. The alleged collision took place at the Elephant and Castle. Mr. Beard (for the company) did not support the case after the objection. His Honour—Then there will be a verdict for the de fendant. Mr. Harrison—l apply for costs. His Honour—How can I grant costs when I have no jurisdiction. It was suggested by several legal gentlemen present that there was a case upon the point. Mr. Harrison—Your Honour's court is governed by a special Act of Parliament—and in such a case as this may grant costs. His Honour—The case is a nullity so far as this court is concerned, and, therefore, we can neither nonsuit the plain tiff nor find for the defendant. The proper course would be to strike out the case, and I will consider as to costs. After two or three cases had been heard, His Honour said he should reserve the point. BUS AGAINST DRAY.-THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY V. HANBIJRY AND 00. This was a great battle between the great omnibus com pany and the great brewers, and the plaintiffs sought to recover £5 damages sustained through the alleged negli gence of one of defendant's draymen. Mr. Beard called a number of witnesses, and it appeared that the accident occurred at the corner of Bishopsgate street, upon the question of room. His Honour said there was always considered room if a wafer would go between, but the 'bus driver said that if half a wafer would go between there would be room. It was admitted that the 'bus had not been repaired yet, and Mr. Palmer, for defendants, objected to the company receiving damages when the 'bus had not been repaired. Mr. Beard pointed out that the company were bound to repair the 'bus. Mr. Palmer called witnesses, and his Honour found for the plaintiff and costs, saying he should be very par ticular as to repairs being actually done. This was a great field-day for the Omnibus Company, who had fourteen or fifteen actions. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(Thts Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY AT A COURT MILLINER'S.— Anais Chantegreil, described as a milliner, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing an immense quantity of silk, velvet, lace, and other articles, the property of her mistress, Madame Ellen Rutters, court milliner, Berners street, Oxford-street. Three large boxes, containing different articles, almost sufficient to stock a shop, were produced in court. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner, it appears, had been in the employ of Mme. Rutters about four months, as first-hand milliner, at a salary of £52 a..year, and board and lodging, and in conse quence of a suspicion Madame Rutters communicated with the police, which led to the discovery that the prisoner, dur ing the whole of the time she had been in Madame Rutters" employ had been carrying on a systematic plan of robbery —taking away materials of every description to the house of a friend, and there having them made up, and using that person's place as a depository for the goods. Madame Ratters identified the property produced, of the value of about £2O, as belonging to her. Madame Juquier proved that the prisoner left a large box at her house full of property, and was in the habit of making up articles at her house, in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, of a Sunday. A young assistant of Madame nutters, named Ann Elizabeth Shipper, proved seeing prisoner with some of the ribbon in her possession, and other assistants also proved seeing property placed away for removal ; and Madame Blum, sister of Madame Rutters, proved seeing the prisoner take a parcel from bohixd a glass case in the workroom ; and Mitchell, 298 A, took the prisoner into custody, and found in her hand a small paper parcel con taining ribbons belonging to prosecutrix. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the constable said he found the property produced at Madame Rutter's, in nrisoner'e box. nuu 111130 nl I , l.llUtinle a uquier s. After some further evidence the prisoner was:committed, but will be brought up again. There is every reason to believe that Madame Butters has been robbed by the prisoner to an enormous extent, the property produced being only a portion of that taken; away by the prisoner. TBIS .DAYS .111A.R.E.ETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-11‘adow hay, £1 169 to £5 Os Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND..-- Meadow hay, £1 16s to £5 Os ; clover, £3 Os to £ss 108 Od ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 18s per lead. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £1 163 to £5 Os Od ; cloven, £3 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has continued very quiet in anti cipation of the public sales which commenced to-day. SUGAR.—The dealings have been limited and confined to fine granary qualities for home consumption. Prices, however, are steady, and holders have shown no disposi tion to reduce prices. In the refined market goods have been a shade cheaper. COFFEE —Full prices have been offered for good and fine descriptions of Plantation Ceylon, and other qualities, have been in moderate request. The stock on hand com pared with those of the same period of last year, show a deficiency of about 400 tons. --- RlCE.—Scarcely any business has been reported, and prices are unaltered. SALTPETRE.—No transactions of importance have taken place, dealers waiting the result of the public sales which commence to-day. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited rather more activity particularly as regards time bargains, and prices have advanced about 6d to is per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 60s 6d to 595, April to June, and 56s per cwt. for last 3 months' delivery. COAL MARK' (rrioes of Coal per Ton at ET—MARCH 4. t the close of the market s. d. Bell's Primrose ......14 Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 9 Byass's Bebside West Hartley . 16 9 Lambert's West Hart ley 16 6 Clark's West Hartley 16 6 Davison's West Hart- s. d. ley .16 9 Carr's Originalllartleyl6 9 Wylam 17 0 Carway and Duff r y n Malting Walker Primrose 14 3 Tanfield Moor Butes l5 9 Holywell 17 0 Craghead Hartley 16 0 Ships at market Walls End. - Acorn Close ..18 9 Eden 18 9 Byron ....18 9 Hedley 19 0 i Edon Main 19 0 Framwellgate 18 9 Hartlepool...,, 20 6 Hunwick I Whitworth 16 6 Tunstall Heugh Hall 18 9 Hetton 2l 0 North Hartlepool 16 0 South Hartlepool 19 3 Kelloe . „2O 0 Trimdon Thornley.... 18 6 ~t, 90 ; sold, 51. IRIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March s.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; fresh breeze, and dull, cloudy weather, with rain. DEAL, March 4.—Wind N. 114 .—Arrived—Clementine, from Mauritius ; Quan of the Ocean, from Shields for Shanghae. PLYMOUTH,March 4.--Wind N. W.—Arrived—Majestie, from Havanna ; Alby, from Cardiff for Pernambuco; Augustina, from New York. LOWESTOFT, March 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Life guard, screw steamer, from Newcastle for London, with screw loose, loss of anchors and cable, and proceeded in tow of a steamer. CARDIFF, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Orion, for Pernambuco. ME NAVY. On Friday last the Warrior was put " stem on" at the end of the dock in which she has been receiv ing her engines, and their full force exerted for a considerable time. As was to be anticipated from the extraordinary care with which they have been made, they worked with perfect smoothness and regularity. Messrs. John Penn and Son hive taken exactly six weeks to remove from their factory in Greenwich, and erect on board the first of the new Ironsides, these machines, which are the largest marine engines ever made, being of 1,250 nominal horse power, and able to work up to about 6,000 horses indicated. The sailing brig Liberty, 12, was put out of Devonport dockyard yesterday, and warped along side the sheer hulk Kent, in Hamoaze, preparatory to being masted and fitted for an additional naval instruction brig, The contract built screw steam gunvessel Steady, 5, at Devonport, has been towed alongside the sheer hulk Kent, to be masted for the first division of the steam ordinary. Great progress is being made with the fittings, external and internal, of the screw steam frigate Liverpool, 51, at Devonport. The artisans in the dockyard are also busy about the hammock net tings and main deck ports of the screw steamship Albion, 90, in No. 1 dock ; and they are at work on the screw steam frigate Constance, 51, in No. 5 dock. The dockyard lighter Devon, Thomas Jennings, master, sailed yesterday from Plymouth, with jury gear and navigating stores for the sere Ar ship Defi ance, 91, at Pembroke, which is appointed to be launched on the 20th inst. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—W. Hall, chief engineer, to the Cossack. The undernamed have been nominated to naval cadetships :—Alfred W. Cox, Walter A. Wynter, John J. S. L. Long, and John Masterman. MI , Anglo 313 1 -e c n in alo Atlantic R. MI Strn (1d) ( 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 (Australian Agriculturali 19 28 30 10 (Berlin Water (Limit e d) ( a ll 41 4f Railways - ' ~,Leasing ' Closing Business 50 .British American Land' 40 Co. s. Price. Done. 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Li m .) an 34 36 Bedford mid Illetch l e y a ll L n &I k l . Vir 2O Do. 8, 7 p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 Pfd' ' .. .. 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 121 141 Backinghamshire .... 100 iLn t N.W 95 97 321 Canada Land all , 114 118 Chester & Holyhead.., 100 (Do. Do. do. 51 per cent., 100 Do. 121 123 stock Cop•Slin.ofTlng.&Smltg. all Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do . 109 111 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. .. all 20 22 Clydesdale Junction.., 100 Caledonin 99 101 stock Crystal Palace Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C, 15 16 stock Do. Preference E .Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. ICr Gt. North. 135 137 el. E.Unlon,lfarwi c h Sh s all E.Counts.l 4/ 44 20 stock Electric Teleglrrign & Canal 1 id p ar 100 97 101 Do. Woodbridge . 100 , Gls.ll arr.&Neils,DrCt * .' 100 C a l e d on i n - 5 English & Aus. Copper all 31 31 34 Do. New ... . • ...., 100 Da - • • 15 Gen. Steam Navigate in 14 Gloster& Dean Forest, all (it. W . ek:t. 1 Great Ship 1 imited) all 1 t I Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all Yk.N.&llr - 1 Do. 171 pet Preference all Hull and Selby .... • • all Yk.N. Md. 109 111 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 - Do. 1 Shares ....... all Do. .. 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 11 II Do. i Shares ....... all Da ... • • •_• •• 20 Madras lrr. and Canal 1 11 11 2 4 Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 I.n.& * N.W 202 205 10 Sled. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 3 4 London & Greenwich 100 S. East... 61 63 25 National( Dis. Co. (Lim) 5 li lid Do. Preference ... • 100 Do. Lon.,Tilby.& Soutendi 100 Peto &CoBB 91 10 INetterlands Land all Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent.. .... . l a o l o l .L Do N . w .. ...... ..... - 34 _ 3 - 4 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die. all 100 N. Br,&NovaScotiaLand Bfil — 1 Mane., Buxtn. & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer- 1 N.B.Australaslan (Lim.) all. ence Stock .......... 010000 Midland 95 9: 9 4 7 r, 1 Oriental Gas (Limited), all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 11 1 Newmarkt.,BuiyEx 1 ~. . . __ 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lina.) 8 4 31 1 stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim.) 100 47 60 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 68 70 I N o g r u t a h r n a l t l ee a d s t s n . P s * m y) . 0. 5 1 all Do. ..... . 55 67 Do. do. 6 per cent .... all Do„ ..... ..._ 50 Do. New 25 , 10 11 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.lip.o all 18 19 p Do. Fixed 5 per cent.l allall I D t o id . ja . n .. d . t _ si I _ sl North Western 50 ' Rhymney Iron ........ all 164 174 15 Do. New ... all 41 51 I Wyrel I allall 1 , - ; t 1 , 1 1 T . ____ ..._ - 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 60 stook Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ). 100 123 128 Preston post a a r n e c 5 l 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 lio * ystn. b il ry it jz ch ae & re S f l o ie r p d i 100 100 T G . t i3 . 7.. . 5 , 8 t e h y . 1 3 0 , 1° 3 2 1 Shrews 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 II Do. Do. I I ' 1 Do. do. Registered .... all t l a w n M`Clean.. Jul 11 10 Do. do. ..... all 6: 7 S iv o l u l t t l a i andStarsoormd s e l r n s ' r e a t .. .. 1 Gt. West. 90 92 Wimbledona Croydn.. all LA lirgn 8i fli 20 Ti'. 4 Ln. CaolUpr.Can. 5 .1519 YIIII Dictum:l ... 'Bl44nd ..._2B i 10 11 r all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1.4.0. 100 49i } 69 110} gi 11 481 96 1 it 1 911 1 [271 1 6 1 1 P 1004 f 88 7.1 861 6 1 51 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY 'EVENING, MARCH 5, 1861. Railways. Shar( stk 1 18 20 20 10 100 100 100 174 20 itock 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Itock 20i 20 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock 10 20 20 5 20 ' Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. . ... Do. Bonds pay. '76, with, opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '60...... Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... 111adrsa, guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 do .• nelb.Corp. 6 g. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick.t Canda, R 37. &Land(Lim.)g.6pcl Class A Capital Share; Do. do. Land do• • • • • • • • Do. Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub .1 g Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip... Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardenne5............ Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7p.c. l Bets - lan East. Junction Beziers to draissessac..l Cv - neaux Mine AsRail ,Copiapo ........ ' Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout Lyons (16 Geneva Namur & Liege :. .: .: Do. 6 p. 0. Pref. Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Maliter. Paris k 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. lien Riga do Dunaburg . . Royal Danish . Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref...., Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, gr. 7p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flandern ..... Do. 51 p. c. PreSerencQ.. W. dr N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Weskrn of Switzer land Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand .. . Paid. At!antic & St Lawrenet Born., Barodat.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron f Do. New Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel, IB p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 187 4 Cleutta.&S.Eastn. ICape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town & Dock Seri/ Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. 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. 24 Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 100 100 100 all 100 11 all 1 flOO 10 all 100 1 FOREIGN RAIL all all all all all all I all all all Closing Price. 75 92 03 • 16 16; d, 41d1 0 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 b 1 la d pr 1/ li d 98 99 97i 984 90# 1604 1 4 21} 224 7'l 74 ( 0 63 41 43 50 55 40 45 40 43 944 psi lid 1 d 2i ii d 111 Ili 9* 9 d 95 100 90 82 82 64 91e 024 &5 67 24 1/ , 5 7 5 7 96i 074 2 ,1 ii I 90 92 1 t icl WAYS. Sa 11 11 12 13 31 i 34 2 3} 23 24 71 7; 19 20 871 38& 8 9 37 38 55 57 3 2i 1 E 4 8i 8 14 1 1 (I 20j Eli 91 go s/ 61 21/ 221 (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Edward and Mary, from Jersey ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Ceylon, steamer, for Alexandria; Monarch, steamer, for Hull. (By SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday M orn i ng . Arrived, March s—Fyenoord, from Rotterdam; Goethe, rom Galata. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Dolphin, from Marseilles, and Eliza, from De merara—both for London; Peterborough, from London for Shanghai. Anchored—Gaharia, from Shields for Barcelona, and landed plot. Sailed—The homeward bound, for the river, and a great many westward. The Dolphin spoke the, Loyal, of Jersey, in lat. 4.39, long. 12,46. A most attractive concert is announced for next Tuesday evening, at Pleyel's Rooms, by M. de candle, violincellist to H.M. the King of Italy, who enjoys a deservedly high reputation south of the Alps. M, de Cas sella, who makes bis first public appearance in Paris on this occasion, will be supported by his wife, who occupies a distinguished rank as a performer on the pianoforte, and several other artistes of distinction. The concert to com mence at eight, 'Buniness done THE ARM. In consequence of the representations made by Col. Harness, C. 8., the newly appointed director of the Royal Engineer establishment at Chatham, to the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness has sanctioned a reorganisation of the system pursued at the Royal Engineer establishment, by which the non_commissioned officers and men of the Royal and Indian Engineers will in future be employed more on the operations connected with that depart ment of the service, and will be in a great measure exempt from the drill and other duties performed by the soldier, making in fact the Engineers more a scientific corps, and employing that body less in mere ni l ilitary duties. With this view an order has been promulgated at head-quarters, Brompton, defining the rules and regulations for the future guidance of the corps, as sanctioned by his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. It was yesterday rumoured at the headquarters of the Royal Enginems, Chatham, that several important changes will be shortly made in the disposition of the companies of Engineers new employed on foreign service. The 30th Company, under the command of Capt. A. S. Creyke, now stationed at Dover, where it is employed in . the repair of the defences at that part of the coast, will proceed to Malta, to relieve one of the companies now in the Mediterranean; which returns to England. THE N 4 TAY . ' Ers:TlN4,l7:4s. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Through the kindness of a Liberal M.P. I have been furnished with the Navy Estimates for this year, and the disclosures they furnish to my simple mercantile mind may be worth a place in your columns, and probably induce some of our members to give a little more heed than heretofo're to the way the money goes. In pages 20, 21, and 22 I find, for example, that there are 316 clerks in the Admiralty, viz.:— Secretary's department Controller l7 „ 4.820 • General Storekeeper-General Controller of Victualling and Transports 57 „ 15,414 Medical Directcr-General l4 /9 3 , 287 316 87,822 or an average of £277 each ! Besides this there is a charge of £5,985 12s. for temporary assistance; in all, £93,807. The salaries vary from £9O to £l,OOO, and by far the largest portion of the work to be done the style of men employed ought to be at much more intellectual occupations. I believe the great majority of those officials are the sons of gentlemen, have received their education at our best schools, and are tempted into this ser vice by an idea of its security and the prospect of dropping into one of the higher posts some time or another. The progress to these prizes is very tardy, and the dislike to their routine work in the interval is, very notorious. But, withal, it is a very costly establishmont for the quantity and quality of the work that is per formed. Few people have ever reckoned that this machinery of book-keeping, which has no transac tions equal to Rothschild's, Baring's, or the lead ing London bankers', costs as much as all the flag officers in commission and their retinues, 246 in number (page 6) £55,776 11 3 All the officers superintending dockyards, and their retinues, 34 in number (page 6) . . . . . . 396 mates (page 7).. 23 assistant-paymasters.in-elarge(page7) 5,795 17 11 26,499 0 0 4,197 10 0 or-699 persons 441 junior lieutenants (page 6) 89 naval instructors (page 7) .. £92,268 19 2 .. 80,482 10 0 .. 13,400 1 3 530 officers and only about £5,000 less than -152 chief engineers (page r j . . 166 surgeons (page 7) 158 second masters (page 7) .. .. £93,882 11 3 34,197 9 4 48,875 1 0 15,800 0 0 478 officers .. • • • • •.. £98,872 10 4 In addition to the 316 Admiralty clerks, there are heads of departments and other officials (page 23), which bring their numbers to 361, and these are waited on by no less than 81 messengers, at a cost of £7,000, or about one servant to 41 masters, who occupy no less than 197 rooms and repositories (page 23), or less than two gentlemen tto each apartmeit, in the war rens of Somerset-hon ie and Whitehall. This esta blishment is a mistak :e in every way. The clerks should be arranged a in our banks, with private rooms for their chiefs, and plain directions where the public could find tl tie department wanted. Nine tenths of the clerks sPlould be recruited from the well-conducted petty eficers of the Navy instead of ' Rugby and other schools, not omitting Eton and Harrow, and you. would then have a good class of workmen, to whom the situation would be a great boon, and £511,000 a year might be lopped off the vote. Another striking thing is the difference in the cost of management at; .our various dockyards. For example : Deptford—The sum to be expended in labour (page 53) amounts to £38,978, and tine management (page 45) £9,564, or about 24 per cent. ' Woolwich—£lo9,679; management, £19,316; or about L 74 per cent, Chatham—£lll,4l6; 'management, £18,750; or 17 per !lent. Sheerness—£lol,779; management, £16,055; or less than 141 per cent. Portsmouth—£2o6,l44; management, £25,557; or less than 122 per cent. Plymouth—£l93,3o9; n 31 inagement; £28,760 ; or nearly 16 per cent. Pembroke—£6o,44o; nia7 aagement, £10,093; or upwards of 16i per cent. It is quite evident ' that the sooner the smaller yards merge into then larger the better, and it is well worth inquiry to 11 warn the cause of Plymouth being 31 per cent. mor a than Portsmouth. At page 59 there is a. most flagrant vote—viz., for two troopships, .£60 : 0 30; two ditto, £140,000; total, £200,000. This is based on CaptA in Eden's evidence before the Transport Committe, = last year, who have not reported on the evidence. Captain Eden stated that he Himalaya and Pen' ,evt irance had dome certain work cheaper than the Indiana hired transport, and, although this has 1 )een contradicted again and again, the Board of Admiralty have launched his 197 i 7 1.13} pet scheme of a fleet of steam transports like the Himalaya. Let any member move for a return of the cost and expense of this ship, and what she has done for the money, and the result will be appalling. Besides, it is a great abuse of the privileges of Government to commence such a tremenAous outlay until the Transport Committee have finished their work. They were not appointed to " lock the stable when the steed is stolen." From pages 60 to 79 there is the record of various works, and it seems a waste of money to go on with expensive operations extending over many years at a great annual loss of interest, instead of hurry ing them to completion at once. The works at Devonport and Keyham seem to be instances of this kind, as well as barracks at Chatham, and other buildings at Fort Cumberland, Gibraltar, and Malta. I have given you simply the result of one evening's meditation over the Navy Estimates, and I do so in the hope that others may le tempted to take up the pruning knife in this as well as other departments of the public service.— Yours faithfully, PRUDENT ECONOMY NOTTINGHAM RACES—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Atherstone Tyrant Four ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-YEBTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Emperor (take 9to 1) 10 to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) 10 to 1 agst Franc Picard (taken) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken and offered) 11 to 1 aget Master Bagot (offered) 12 to 1 agst Freshman (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cockatoo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Redwing (taken) 25 to 1 agst Xanthus (taken) 33 to 1 agat Brunette (taken) 40 to 1 agst Kitcock (taken) 40 to 1 agat Doubtful (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tom Moody (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst East Sheen (taken) 33 to 1 agst Dover (taken) 23 to 1 agst Lady Clare (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sermo (taken) 500 to 25 agst Dover and Sermo coupled (taken) CHESTER CUP. 26 to 1 aget North Lancashire (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) Bto 1 agst Russley (taken) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 12 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 100 to 7 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 16 to 1 agst Matador (taken) 100 to 6 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Diophantus (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst 13ig Ben (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dictator (taken and off.) 33 to 1 agst Knight of the. Thistle (taken) 40 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken) 3000 to 30 agst Sweet Hawthorn 2000 to 20 agst Preceptress (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Forester (taken) BETTING AT. MANCHESTER-MONDAY. There was nothing done on the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes or Derby, and very little, on the Cheater Cup. , For the Nottingham Handicap, Furious became a. great kvourite, and all the 7's to 2 that could be got ,were readily taken. Calpe was also backed for this event, her figure being 5 to 1. , The Liverpool Chase furnished more spculation. Old Ben Roe, who has been steadily backed fa. :cne days past, finished at 7 to 1 (taken).„ Franc. Picard seemed to recede a little, but we saw nothing higher than 8 to 1 booked against him.. The Emperor also alpetued at one time to be going, but no serious demon stration was made. Master Begot came with a great rush, finishing at 12 to 1 (taken), Closing prices NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 3to 1 against Furious (offered, 7to 2 taken.). öto 1 agst agst Calipe (taken). 8 to 1 agst any other (offered). THE CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst,Butterfly (taken) 30 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) Bto 1 agst Jealousy (taken) Bto 1 agat Franc Picard (taken) 10 to 1 agst Emperor (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (offered) 12 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken) 20 to 1 agat Cock-a-too (offered) 200 to 7 agst Brunette (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1861. MARCH. Nottingham Spring Coventry E , hrawsbury Warwick Spring . . LiverpoOl Spring 12 Northampton Catterick Croxton Park _ 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven 15 ..14 ..19 Chester York l4 Malton l6 Salisbury I Llanboidy l6 Think lB Liverpool Hunt Club 20 Doncaster Spring 23 Newmarket F S AY. Bath 2l Manchester 22 Harpenden Epsom RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. r ......._-...-____ , ...___...-__, 1861. 1860. 1861. 1860. - - -- - X X Ballymena and Port Rush.. 35 35 _ - Belfast and N. Counties.... 100 100 1,463 1,419 Belfast and Coulity Down.. 21 21 544 478 Birkd., Lane., & Ches. Junc Blyth and Tyne 2O 13 1,263 1,118 Bristol and Exeter 125 125 5,787 5,542 Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington 84 8 I'2 261 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 313 266 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 64 , 179 156 Cork and Youghal 26 - 187 - Cornwall ' 53 1 531 1,063 253 Deeside l7 17 255 196 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,234 1,188 Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,477 1,481 Dub. &Wicklow(in.Kingst ) 401 401 1,544 1,276 Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath l7l 171 571 593 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,051 981 East Anglian 6 71 67 4 1,006 994 E.Counties,Nrfk.,&E.Union 499 499 23,194 21,143 Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh., Perth, & undee 78 78 3,255 3,U5 Forth & Clyde Juncti D on Furness Glasgow & South-Western 1831 1831 7,221 6,315 Great Northern 283 283 25,041 24,312 Great North of Scotland qt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind ) 329 249 1 7,033 6,297 G rea t Western 5834 578 34,245 33,330 Inverness & Aberdeen June 55 55 691 601 I r i s h South-Eastern 251 251 239 231 L anca shire & Yorkshire 39 51 395 i 34,223 33,410 Leom i n ster and Kington Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 2 26 e 114 112 Lianelly V' 46 400 419 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 52 5 1 1,335 1,315 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 22 223 12,516 11,018 London, Chatham, & Dover 56 19 4 7 8 2 235 Lond., Tilbuffiry, & Southend 42 40 883 880 4 Man.,Sheeld,& Lincolnsh 173 173 10,530 10,827 41 Manch.S.Jun.&Altrinchaml 9 995 902 Maryport and Carlisle Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6144 614 37,5 7 36,165 Midland GtWestn. of Irind. 177 177 4,067 3,786 Monkland 56 56 1,611 1,257 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 :2,304 2,309 Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,774 2,992 North British (incl. Selkirk and Galashiels) North Devon 35 35 424 366 N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn 764 76 4 35,249 34,018 North London 9 9 2,215 2,240 North Staffordshire 246 233 8,055 7,305 Oswestry and Newton 2O - 316 - Rhymney 194 191 750 446 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 30 30 1,900 1,727 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 3,752 3,740 Shrewsbury & Birmingham 291 291 _ - Shrewsbury and Chester - - Shrewsbury & Hereford Shropshire Union 291 291 800 713 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 15,544 12,161 South Wales 1712 1711 6,626 6,245 S. Yorkshire and River Dun 1 18 11 8 3,418 3,045 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 5l 54 4,812 4,860 Ulster Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 3 54 351 1,674 1,490 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 320 320 Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall 271 27 4 780 721 39 4,658 3,411 W. Hartlepool Harbr.&Rail. 39 158. 6,744 6,360 West Midland W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmn t 0. 12 12 630 649 Whitehaven Junction .. 35 642 596 Whitehaven & Furness Ju n 52 52 931 801 Antwerp and Rotterdam FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. 26 Eastern Junction 1 264 264 230 Austrian .................. : Belgan Buffalo and Lake Huron - . 161 161 764 99 5 - Demerara (fortnight) _ - - De t ro it and Milwauk ie lB5 185 1,177 1,146 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 3,612 2,954 Eastern of France 1032 1006 49,692 42,263 Grand Trunk of Canada 970 970 9,936 10,999 Great Indian Peninsula 2971 245 4,928 3,682 Great Luxembourg l2B 128 2,787 1,783 Great Western of Canada 345 345 7,0 51 6,567 Lyons and Geneva 142 142 4,783 3,479 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 301 284 12,386 7,934 Northern of Canada .. - 44,392 12 Northern of France 620 620 ,570 Norwegian Trunk 44 44 644 271 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 879 8 40 84 . 955 65,663 Paris and Orleans 922 922 49,982 42,897 Paris and Strasburg - - - - Royal Danish 69 69 - Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,123 1,041 South Austrian .... :904 887 - - Southern of France ........ 777 773 22,495 16,731 _ Welland. - - West Flanders . W, and lj.W. of France.... 7 42 730 35 , 950 33,220 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. CHURCH RATES. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of church rates. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—The Vic toria Docks Gas, Sevenoaks District Church, Blackburn Water, Aldershot Gas, Blane Valley Railway, Tsle of Wight `Water; Hammersmith, Paddington, and City Junction ; Lambeth Bridge, Devon Railway, Fylde Water, Hastings Western Water, and Wivenhoe and Bright lingsea Railway. S , 'W"' . 7ITNN ITALIAN AFFAIRS. Lord WODEHOITSE wished to explain a mistake he had made in his speech on.ltalian affairs, which had been made a few evenings ago. He was wrong in saying that no communication had been made in reference to the blockade of Gaeta. He meant that there had been no negotiations on the subject between the great Powers. There had ban a communication from the Minister at Naples, and a reply had been made to this, which reply would be laid on the table togethc r with those which had been moved for. He was glad to be able to state that it was a mistake to suppose a pension had been granted to the family of Milano by the King of Sardinia. On the contrary, one of the first acts of the Sardinian Government, on assuming the reins of power, had been to annul the pension. After a few words from the Marquis of NORMANBY the subject dropped. TRADE MARKS. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this bill, the principal object of which was to esta blish a place for the registry of trade marks, and also for the preventing of colourable imitations being made of cer tain signs to deceive the public. The bill was read a second time. THE CASE. OF MR. TURNBULL. The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to move the ap pointment of a committee to consider the whole of the cir cumstances connected with the reaignation of Mr.Turnbull. The noble lord, having explained the reasons that had led to the alteration of his course of proceeding, said that if the committee was granted he would be in a position to show that the resignation of Mr. Turnbull, which had been sup posed to be voluntary, had been owing to a direct interfe rence with the head of his department by Lord Palmerston himself. He entered at length into the circumstances of the case, protesting against the principles adopted by the Go vernment, which made religious opinions a bar to efficient public service. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the secretary of the Protestant Alliance had received a formal notice that he would be prosecuted for the libel on Mr. Turnbull. As the matter would thus come before the courts of law its dis cussion in Parliament would be highly inconvenient. At the same time he felt bound to vindicate himself personally from the charge of improper interference brought against him, respecting which he entered into several explanations. He denied that the objection to Mr. Turnbull arose solely from his religious opinions, but he was liable to be carried away by the warmth of his temperament, which rendered him incapable of taking an impartial view of the documents under his charge—documents referring to a most important epoch in British history. It was as absurd to place such a nian in such a position as it would be to make himself (the Earl of Shaftesbury) an inspector of Roman Catholic schools or a reporter on Benedictine monasteries. He sup ported these assertions by reading various passages from Mr.'Turnbull's writings, lie did not charge Mr. Turn bull with dishonesty, but with the absence of that impar tiality which should attend such a position. Earl GRANVILLE defended Lord Palmeriton from the ,attack made upon him by the Marquis of Normandy. Mr. Turnbull had done his work well, and his resignation was contrary to the ,ad vice of his friends. But, having re signed, it became a. question as to his fitness for his office, and it was this view of the case that Lord Palmerston had taken when .he expressed himself as adverse to the reap-• pointment of Mr. Turnbull. There was nothing, he de clared, in the conduct of Lord Palmerston which could in any way hurt the feelings of Roman Catholics. The Earl of DERBY said that he knew nothing of the case except that Mr. Turnbull, in the language of an Irish newspaper, had renounced the errors of Protestantism, and embraced those of Catholicism. The real point at issue was whether an underhanded plot had been formed against Mr. Turnbull, in which he had not received the support he had a right to expect from the Government. As far as his information went, Mr. Turnbull had discharged his duties with probity and ability, and it was equally contrary tojus . tice and policy that such a man should be.whispered out of his office. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE expressed his full belief that Mr. Turnbull was in every respect competent for the performance of the duties which he was required to fulfil in the Record-office. The only mistake he hail committed was in sending in his resignation. The Government were, how ever, not responsible either for the appointment or the re- tirement of that gentleman, and he did not believe that any benefit would be derived from the inquiries of the proposed committee. Their lordships then divided, when there appeared— For the committee Against it Majority against.. —l6 The motion was therefore lost, and their lordships ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. . PRI VAT': BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Belfast and County Down Railway, Dunfermline and Queens ferry Railway, Edinburgh and Dunfermline Railway, Hat field Chase Warping and Improvement, and Mid Wales Railway. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of Church rates, the Parochial Assessments Bill; in support of the Removal of Poor Bill ; by Mr. BAINES, from the corporation of Leeds, in favour of the Borough Franchise Bill; against the Highways Bill, &c. Sir W. GALLWEY moved :the following, which was agreed to :—That it be an instruction to the committee of selection to refer the Westminster Improvement Bill to a committee of five members. SUITORS' FEE FUND (IRELAND). Capt. STACPOOLE moved for returns of the amount of the Suitors' Fee Fund in Ireland at this date, and of the names of persons receiving salaries from that fund, and the amount which each receives.—Ordered. THE ELECTION RIOTS IN ABERDEEN. In reply to Mr. MURE, The LORD-ADVOCATE said that the party whose death took place since these riots had, according to the certified medical reports, died from natural causes. As re garded what took place on the occasion to which his hon. and learned friend referred,the matter was undergoing judi cial investigation, and there was not evidence sufficient to enable him to give an opinion, and he considered that at present it should not form the subject of public discussion. THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Mr. CONINGIIAM drew attention to the recent ap pointment of Lord Mon teagle's son, and asked whether that appointment was made in consequence of the political ser vices rendered to the Liberal party. (A laugh.) Lord PALMERSTON said he was not in a position to answer that question. Mr. WHITE gave notice that he would ask whether the manufacture of notes which had been going on had been brought under the notice of the Government by the Aus trian Government. BELLIGERENT RIGHTS AT SEA. Mr. HORSFALL gave notice that, on the 19th instant, he would call the attention of the house to this question, which was at present in a very unsatisfactory state. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. C. BENTINCK moved for a return of the yearly receipts by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, from the time of their possession up to Michaelmas day last, of the revenues derived by them from the separate estates of the Deanery of St. Paul's, London, and the estates of the non-residentiary prebends, and of the Dean and Chapter of the said Cathedral. —Ordered. SOUTH AMERICA. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on an early day he would call the attention of the house to the necessity of promptly recognising the Confederacy of South America. PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT BILL. In reply to Mr. BUTLER, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he proposed to move that this bill be referred to a select committee. NON-DELIVERY OF LETTERS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary to the Trea sury, whether a letter had been received by the Postmas ter-General from the Secretary to the Ballot Society com plaining of the non-delivery of upwards of 300 letters addressed to electors of the city of Ripon, and posted in London ; and whether there would be any objection to pro duce any reports or other communications made to the Postmaster General on the subject. Mr. F. PEEL said letters had been received from the ballot society, stating that letters had been sent to the electors of Ripon, and that these, with few exceptions, had not been received by the parties to whom they were addressed. The Postmaster had made an enquiry, and ascertained that the complaint was founded merely on a statement at a public meeting, and they could not give the names of any of the parties who had not received the letters. The postmaster and postman at Ripon denied that what was alleged by the society could have occurred, and the only conclusion to which he could coma was, that these letters had not been sent, or, if they had been, that they had been duly deli vered. PASSPORTS IN BELGIUM. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government had invited, or intended to invite the King of the Belgians to follow the example of the Emperor of France by dispens ing with passports on the part of British subjects visiting Belgium ? Lerd J. RUSSELL was understood say matterthat regul whaich - tions had been made in respec t to t, by 6 7 92 it 6 1 t 13i i 99