The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-12 00:00:00

bottle eon- Lestion put 'ell, I only Le infamous under her house No. d Gi llott, gal traffic ad that he :.rried on in ife. penalty of .e she mar ut against , a ffic in de of public default of ,o a weer One mile' Adams) 1 (Wells) 2 ,ementa) 3 on, Ligh t, Phillips• ach, 10 ft, extra ; the Lowden) 1 Taylor) 2 ~ istance) French) 4 underbelt , gel°, Con n, Chance .affe filly , the West, i Patrick, Camerine, iO added, econd to ance) 1 •ards) vden) chloader, la, 5 to 1 trelda iII the run" and won. ;ond and he others all ages. s extra. eaves) 1 Drew) 2 dams) 3 Daugh d Sister Bird, 6 st Acre. Le horses dvance, vourite, ok syss B placed urs half ed third is a bad ; added, wanes. sons) 1 it 51b ams) 2 Dper) 3 K n i g ht , Lad), ages; tom 1 rich ) 2 Law) 3 broom, !stone, it, and Dr the ral of heard the not the hey Es ged ion the at the out MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CT EY, Iwo o'CLocK. During the last few days there has been rather !tore animation in the markets for foreign and colonial produce. Tea at public sale maintained previous prices. Sugars have been in fair request, and at slightly advanced rates. Coffee, however, has undergone little change. In rice the transac tions have been on a moderate scale, and inferior descriptions have slightly declined. For dried fruit of all descriptions there has been a fair inquiry at late quotations. Saltpetre and tallow have been dealt in to a moderate extent without any material c hange to report in values, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 58s. 6d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, busi ness continued rather active, and prices were steadily maintained. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The reduction of the Bank of England minimum to 5 per cent. has not led to any increase in the demand for accommodation, the money rcarket still remaining in a very inactive state, although first class bills are negotiable at 41 per cent. About £50,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday, At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Schiliz'zi and Vuros, Greek merchants, it was resolved to accept a composition of 10s. in the pound 6s. at once, and the remainder in October. The directors of the Eastern Bengal Railway are prepared to receive applications at par for Debentures, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, which, together with the prin pal, will be guaranteed by the Secretary of State for India. The interest has been announced for payment on the Cape of Good Hope Government 6 per cent. Debentures and Natal 6 per cents. Although the liabilities of the Preston Old Bank are stated to amount to between £600,000 and 4700,000, it will be seen by the subjoined cir cular, which has been issued by Mr. Henry Newsham Pedder, the surviving partner, who had not taken an active part in the management, that the estate is expected to pay, if not 20s. in the pound, a very favourable dividend : Old Bank, Preston, April 10, 1861. Dear Sir,—ln consequence of the sudden death of my late brother and partner, Mr. Edward Pedder, who had the entire management of the bank, I have been engaged for the last few days in looking ever Ihe accounts, and in trying to form new arrangements which would give satis faction and security to the public. In this latter attempt, I am sorry to say, I have not been successful, and, after consultation with some of my best friends, I have come to the conclusion that, in justice to all parties, I had better close the bank, and have its affairs wound up. From the accounts, as they stand in the books, there would appear to be sufficient to pay all demands in full ; but, in any ease, there seems no probability of any serious deficiency. With great regret for any inconvenience this may cause the numerous friends of the bank, and with gratitude for all past kindness, I remain, dear sir, your obliged and obedient servant, HENRY NEWSEAM PEDDER. The Joint-Stock Banks, following the movement of the Bank of England, have reduced their interest on deposits to 4 per cent., the London and West minster, however, only allowing 3 per cent. for sums under £5OO, and the discount houses offer per cent., for money at call, and 41 per cent. V.Tith seven days' notice. A sudden decline of per cent. has taken place in the Market for Public Securities. Consols being 9_lZ 3 ,1 for transfer, and 91t- 4 for the 10th proximo. Some extensive sales have been effected, which, together with the receipt of lower prices from Paris, have caused the prevailing depression. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced remain at 901 ; India Stock 2201 ; Bank ditto is steady at 227; and Exchequer Bills are 6s. dis. A moderate amount of business has been recorded in Foreign Securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 701 ; ditto 1858, 53/ 4 ; Spanish have improved to 49 i ; Mexican, 23i 24; and Brazilian, to 98 ex. div. ; Chilian, 41 per Cents. are 821 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 981 _ _ . The market for American Securities during the Past week has been more active. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that " during the past 'Week there has been a more active business in American Securities. Some large purchases have been made of State Stocks, while the first-class Itailwt ty bonds are in good demand, with only a 'very limited supply. United States Five per Cent. Bonds, 81 to 83. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been limited, and prices have not shown any ma terial variation. Eastern Counties, North Western, South Western, Midland, and South Eastern have 3 tdvancf3d 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great 'Western, North British, and North Eastern (Berwick), have declined 55., and London and 1 3righton, 10s. _ The Foreign lines are inactive, and prices are tnalte red. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent. English, Scottish, and Australian have receded 5s ; Oriental bank improved 102., Crystal Palace Stock, 10s., and Royal Mail Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B a nk Stock 3 per ‘Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O it i 89f S per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock • •0. 2201 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. 94 Ditto 5 per Cent lOOl Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto 1859 96-t :Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 ..ecrasols for:Account, May 9 .. 92 11 andia stock for Account .„ Ditto 5 per Cent. Zacheq t .ter Bills, £l,OOO, 11d. D r,`t) £500 Ditto Small ... 5 die ' FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4f per Cent. - Chili an 6 per Cent , Ditto if per Cent, x•qurader New Consolidated blexican 3 per Cent 24 3/ Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 101} Ditto 4 per Cent,_ ...... Ditto 3 - pi , r Cent. 1869.... . ... banish 3 per Cent 'Turkish 6 per Cent .. 70± Dividends on the above payable in London. butch Exchange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent... Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll 3 Ditto Account 914 THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. L S. 9 a.m. ---1-- _ -- Nairn 3049 49 46 jWS. W. 3 1 b. 2 _Aberdeen Leith 30.51 46 45 E. 2 9 f. 1 .Berwick 30.51 49 46 N.E. 1 9 f 1 Ardrossan Yortr ush .. Shields Galway 3 0 .54 50 48 W. 4 1 f. 2 Scarborough 3048 48 47 N.N.E. 3 4 b. 2 _ Liverpool . Valentia 30'58 51 49 E.B.E. 1 5 b. 1 clueenstown 30'50 45 44 N.N.W. 2 3 c. 1 1, armouth 3045 47 46 N.N.W. j 3 4 m. 2 4 ndon 130 43 51 47 N. 1 9 0. Do\ rer 130 . 42 48 45 N.W. 3 8 0. 1 tor t fsmouth •. , 3044 49 46 N. 3 9 0. 1 Vort.land Ply nn onth 14 enza nce I 3049 52 4 9 N.E. 1 4 b. 2 PY ANATIoN.—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 dim inution, and e ach 10 'leg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. - 43 zposed thefmometer in shad©. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (tru e -- 4 ot, magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estima ted). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initial's :—b., blue sky; c., clouds ( detached) ; . k '.) fog. • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty ( haz y ) ; 0., overoast' (dull) ; r., rain; s , snow • t., thunder. A letter 'elpeoted augments—tht,:s, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb auce (1 to 9). COMPENSATION.—Since. 1820 the public have Dltid to various corporations, companies, and other bodies tb e enormous sum of £978,914 as compensation for their t , using to levy differential dues on foreign ships. Hull has 1 041 above L 170,000, and now gets £ 24,0 u 0 a year ; New ca.utle has had £250,000, and is receiving £ 17,000 a year; Liverpool has had £172,000, and at this day has above £2,400 a year. The payment from the public purse last Yeas~ was X 55,906, and the amount is cons tantl y increas ing kit;, our increasing foreign trade. It 18 cow double what it was 15 y ears ago , an d it i s i m possible to say what it will reach—already it might have been £140,000 a year, but that opportunity has been taken in various places to Purchase the claim, or to abolish it by a clause in the local act, and in some places it was voluntarily relinquished racily years ago. Sh ARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). 01 4 ath , StiAttES AND STOCKS Share , Railways. Paid. / Closing B usiness Price. 50 Belfast and Ballymena ; all 13.14 I Bfr., , and Str. Val. all 8 81 stock :Birk., La., and Ch June ' 100 80 82 25 Blyth and Tyne I all 10 'Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co I all 51 61 stock Bristol and Exeter 100 97 99 99 stock ,Caledonian lOO 951 951 951 & 1 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 20 ' Cork, illrock., -t Passage all 2 0 'Cornwall all 5 6 10 Do A(A gets no div all 10 Do B 1, until 6pc peran — hasbeen , d.toß all 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 42 44 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 8 81 stock East Anglian lOO 161 171 182 17/ stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 491 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 stcor Do do B do 100 261 261 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 131 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 83 85 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 271 271 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 111 113 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 110 111 1101 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 105 107 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 61 12 Trish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1102 1111 1111 111 stock London and Blackwall 100 60 91 stock Lon., Bright.. &S Coast 100 118 120 119 181 stock Lond., Chat, and Dover 100 45 47 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 951 952 2516 5/ stock Lond. & J-th. Western lOO 93/ 911 24t 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 I.'derry & Ennissillen all 101 111 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 444 45 441 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 121 Do do 1 shares all 10 Metropolitan 7l 34 11d stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new...... - . stock Do Rirrning. dz . D . er . by 100 96 98 50 Hid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all 25 Mid Kent. ...... ••• • • • all 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def I 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk . stock North British . 100 621 622 621 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoe . k 100 stock Du k stk ; A revs nod. until 6pchas beenpcLß 100 stock Do B stock 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 102 1021 10 24 1 1 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 10134 Icl in stock Do Leeds .............. 100 591 601 stock Do York 901 1 stock North London 10 Do new 5 [9.16.4 North QtatTordshire 174 4 31 1 13 4 1 11 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 101 stock Not. &Grantham Rail lOO 74 76 to reebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney , all dock Scottish Central llOO 112 114 dock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 141 dock Do Scot. Mid. stook._ 100 85 87 took Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all dock South Devon . .... 100 40 42 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Un. 221 dock South Eastern ..... 100 821 53/ 83 1 dock South Wales dock S. York. and River Dun 100 94 97 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 40 41 401 25 Do do. ll 10 11 p 25 Do New (1860) 3 51 61 p took Taff Vale Mock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 -- 50 Ulster 25 Do ....... ....... 20 2 2ip 210 Do took Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 12 took Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London.. 10 Do Ist class all 20 Do 2d class . tock Westilartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO tock West Midland—Oxford 100 43 44 431 took Do. Newport; 100 40 42 took Do. Hereford, 100 2 80 stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16.4, stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share Railways. Paid, Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 pert C. pref. (issued at ..5a Kris. & Exet.4 p.ct stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4i per cent Do. Qnar. Shares, No. 2. 'Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. (Cornwall. 5 per cent iDun.Perth&Aber.Jun Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.a Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. a No. 1 Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 percent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares , Do. 4p. a gus. S. &D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... [Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. et. ro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c.Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Se,otld. Ist pf. ( Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 ) p. ct. pref. stock G reat West. (Berke and !Tants) Ext. 5 p. et Co. Redeemable, 4-1 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. at Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref , Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 1(3 t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg"..guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.stXs 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.p.:u. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cen , . Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pre ,Lon. Chat. and Dover f 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. ct. stock Do. 41, per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. 6d..... ..... Londondy. & Cole. sh Londony. & Ennis. sh Ifan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et , Do. £6 Do. iper cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent :larylort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 43 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 45 p. c. pref. stook Do. 4# per cent. Do. Leic. lilt. pref. st. Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 53 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. e Do. New, gun. p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pt. she Do. do. do Nth.Dev.llail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 43 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. C. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Por c h. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. C. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c., Do. 7 p. c. piet. stock) South Devon, Ann. 10s.i Do. Fixed 4i per cent. South Eastern (rteadingl Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent. Do. Fixed 14p.c. Ist South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 per cent: S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e guaj Stock. SL Dar. A 5 p. c I Do. B 6 ner cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pt 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. 99 101 20 21 5i 6 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 110 112 90 92 74 id 113 115 111 113 101 103 104 106 97 9D 97 99 89 91 90 92 'lOO 102 94 10 17 18 10} 10} 74 76 20 21 10 10} 15 15 113 115 113 115 136 140 113 115 101 103 1148 153 128 i3l 70 73 87 88 131 14} 124 126 68 1 70 iD I i IP 133 185 99 101 91 93 1 110 112 108 110 I 1 1 1) 91 93 100 101 id fp 22id ip 4 23 131 133 10 10 221 23# Si 994 981$ 991 98 100 85 87 26 27 31 32 31 32 45 48 121 123 117 120 98 100 120 122 114 116 1 1 28.2.81 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I r a id . Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all ILn &N.W .. .. Bulkinghamshire lOO Do 94 96 955 Chester & Holyhead..; 100 iD 0... Do. 65 percent 100 IDo . l2l 123 Do. 6 „ i 100 IDo lO9 111 Clydesdale June 1100 ICaledon...' 99 101 Colchester, Stdur Val 1 all , E.U.&E.O 155 165 E. Lincolnsh. g 6 p-r e: I 100 ;Gt.North. 132 134 133 4 R.Union,HarwichShs. all lE.Counts. 45 4 Do. Woodbridge ' 100 1 Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dr 100 Cale . don...l Do. new lOO ,Do, Gloster & Dean Forest! all Gt.. West! Hrtip'l Dock & Rail..! all Yk.1 ., .T.&13ri Hull and Selby. I all , yk.N. Md.:109 111 Do. halves Do. quarters ~. all .Do. Lanc.&Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 .Ln&N.W..197 200 . London & Greenwi c h. 100 I s : Eastern ! 61 6 3 Po. Preference ... 100 !Do 112 117 Lon.,T ilbury,& S.-end 100 IPeto&Co i 87 90 881 8 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 .Norfolk I 6.E lt . i c d o l a u u n d t Do. .• per cent lOO IDo. Mile., Bxtn.,k Matlock all 'L NW&M 3 35 35 Mid. Bradford. Prefer- i s • P } P ence S. ock ...... .... 5 1 . 0 5 0 all 'D 55 57 555 all I Do. Do. 6p. c. ........ N N o e i an 1 1 M as . r & Pk E et 'r a ße st n nr Y . t .F 6 '. .x p . ... c i . o ILA all Do. North all idland NW 155 151 i:3' F W ix es e t d :• Western c"..* * / Preston and Wyre. all 5 L.Yk. i Do. 5 Sh ares A a ll In u ~ ,O. silhoryeSwtnsb.iryiit&clll.,e/treSfhoerpd 100 00 4!TG.tiiNraOsrsteb).lo32o 102134 Do. do. 1 I Do.! i wP S.-Staffordshire all Al4Dlean." 104 11 Wilts and Somerset lOO .Gt. Wes t. 89 91 NVlmbledmi&Croydn, alt I,4atnen 84 24 EIE SUN, TLONDON, FRIDAY EVgNING, lueness done /100 15 all 100 :AIL all all 12 all all I l i 11 d 13- If d 981 991 97 98 994 1004 1 pr 20 21 65 68 37 39 44 47 35 38 35 38 93i 94 lid lid 2 14d 111 I 1& 9 Bld 95 98 90 13 83 85 92 93 86 88 2 1&d 5 7 5 7 97 98 lid lid —d 90 92 d - AYS. 15i 5f —I) 11 lid I 1 18.8. all all all ail all Ili 12} 31 2,1 31 31 22 23 61 6; 7f 8 19 20 87 38 8 9 36i 374 51 53 4} 31d 13 It 51 5i 81 A 4 14 lid, 2i 204 214 6 61 9 i 9 1 19 20 92 3 7 1 1 94 91 81 36 911 4 11 i I Lail TILE BUNGARIAN DIET. The following are fuller particulars of the open ing of the Hungarian Diet on Saturday, as has been briefly noticed in a telegram. The judex curia Count Apponyi, standing on the lower step of the throne, read the royal message, the substance of which was that the King, having kept his word, sent with confidence his greeting to the legislative body of Hungary; he bad full confidence that there was no obstacle, no misunderstanding which could not be surmounted by good will and sincerity. The King placed his hopes in the Diet which he had convoked to re-establish the constitution, to consoli date it, and to adapt it to the needs of the time, but particularly also to crown him, after he had taken the coronation oath, with the holy crown of the first King of Hungary. The King intends fully to satisfy the just demands of the nation, and expects from it that it will respect the authority of the King and the maintenance of the empire. The speech then dwelt upon the i r development to be given to the diploma of October and the extension of constitutional go vernment to the whole empire, the rights of Hun gary being guaranteed. The King expressed a hope that by a pacific solution of a question so im portant to the people of the whole monarchy, the Hungarian nation would follow the example of its ancestors, who had always known how to adapt the Hungarian constitution to the wants of the time. The King regretted that he had not been able to give to the re-establishment of the constitu tion all the extension that his paternal heart de sired. Regard to the unity of the empire required that the views of the different nationalities should be first ascertained. The questions relating to those Hungarian laws which threatened the rights of the sovereign and the safety of the monarchy were provisionally suspended and those laws would be submitted to the diet for revision. The speech concluded by announcing the transference of the diet to Pesth. Many parts of the speech were applauded, but those relating to the patent of February were re ceived with murmurs of disapprobation. All the magnates and about 140 deputies were present at the opening. Count Apponyi, M. Deak, and the Primate were received with cheers. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was moderately supplied with English wheat, and on the whole the samples on offer were in tole rably dry condition. For all kinds the demand ruled very inactive, yet no further change took place in prices com pared with Monday last. The show of foreign wheat was large. Buyers purchased with great caution, and in some instances the rates obtained were decidedly against the seller. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. Fine barley moved off steadily, at full prices ; but all other qualities were very difficult of sale. In malt a limited business has been transacted, on former terms. The oat trade was dull, and, to effect sales, lower rates were submitted to. Beans and peas realised quite previous quotations, and the demand for them ruled steady. All kinds of flour sold slowly, at, in some instataces, rather lower prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 1,290 ' 230 3,830 880 1 1,640 1ri5h............ 1,600 F0reign........ 20,570 7 7,010 68,720 1 1,280 sacks 1,210 brls. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. 64 68 92 93 16 16} d 4f 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 Atlantic & St Lawrence , Bom.,Baroda,t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Do, Do. B' Buffalo and LaKe H uron iDo. New .. — Do. Preference Ruffalo,Brant,&Godrich ti p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta. &S. E as tn. (Lim; Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, go. 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 ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 . Do do. 1867 Do. do. 1872..! G t. In diaPenin. gua. sp. c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... 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. 5} p. c. do. '77 do Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 3lelb.Corp. fi p. o. Bnds. INewßk answick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)o.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Seinde .......... 44' Do. Punjaub .... g_t . ~ 1 Do. Do. ........ g ,c ) , Do. Indus. St. Flo.. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip ..1 FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Csrmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo &...... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ lEastern of France Grand RUE , Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. . Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter.i Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Perm) gua. 7 p. ct. 1im...... IRiga & Dunaburg...... 'Royal Dani5h.. ........ Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Urn, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Vene tin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flandera ........ Do. sp. e. Preference W. & 21. W. of France West^rn of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ... Do. 8 per cent Pref.— Zealand BRITISH MI ! Alfred Consols British Iron . 'Clifford i Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) (East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon . . !E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) l l Gam..tt.Aubyn(Gwen.)l ;Great South T01gu5....1 .Wheal Alfa. (Philaek)l i G. Wheal Vor (IIelston) ;Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs 'Lady Bertha _ _ Margaret (Uny Lelantl North Downs 'North Frances (Mogan), N. Wh '1 Basset (1110 4 any North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Le int.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St. Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim IS.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.d6 Lead Min ,Tin Crort Vale of Towey (Carm ) I West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) / West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan), Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.), Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), Wheal Mary Ann ( Men.)' Wheal Treiawney 3.2.10, FOREIG: Australian !BonAccord Copper,L im. Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim Do.Lan d and Mining Co. ;Clarendon Cons. MinCo 1 ICobre Copper Copiapo .. I DunMoun. CO! ;Fortuna. General !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr !Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Marlqui ca N. RhineCopof S.A us. L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt 1-Do rt ttg l .k p ustrin. (L.) United Mexican ,Worthing (Limited).. : : Do. JOINT-STO Agra& United Service Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London (Bank of Turkey !British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. City Colonial .. Com. Bank of Canada.. [Commercial of London . Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral Do. new London and County London Joint Stock Lon don and S. African Londen & Westminster ;Nat. Prov. of England . new . . {National Bank .. • • {New South Wales {Orient. B. Corporation {Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland {Do. new.... {South Australia Union of Australia {Union of London {Unity Mutual COLONIAL GOVER Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 Do. 6 p. cent.lBBo-2 Do. 6 p. cent 1883-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. a. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO Do. 1890 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwdg Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 S. Aus,Gbp.c.lB7B.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min lOO stock East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine. stock Southampton lOO stock 'Victoria ........ 100 97 99 20 , Dol New . 2 id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..1 all 134 144 114 10 Atlantic It. Ml.'Stm (m) 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 1 all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4/ 4/ 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 124 144 324 Canada Land all 113 117 115 10 Chanlslands Tel. (Lim ) all _ st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Srnitg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all Et. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 106 108 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 Id 1 d st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Ans. Copper all 31 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigate 14 Great Ship Limited) all / 1 Do. 175 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 15 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 14; 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 25 34 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 1/ 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 04d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 1 100 N. fir.&NovaSeotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N. Australasian ("rim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Li m it e d). all I'4 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. Ipr 10 mina. In. steam(ldm.) 8 44 3 4 at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. .t Oriental Steam all 674 695 695 8 50 Do. New 25 9 10 394 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.e. all 174 18 p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 45 55 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 61 504 1 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 121 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do .. all 5 7 10 Trust and Agency of Austriasia (lira) it.t is. 1 * 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of lipr.Can. 5 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 id p 100 Van Diemen's Land .. 285 04 105 TS. 21 2/ 1 180 190 340 350 102 105 19 191 61 16 18 7} 51 6 ; 54 6 2 2f 36 18 24 2! 1 46 48 31 4 4; 54 4 5 6 74 84 9 94 36 38 295 305 2f 34 .4 f 140 150 36 38 1f 54 21 5 6 17 18 74 76 350 360 974 1024 110 120 2 2 11 12 } 15 17 134 144 MINES. d 31 31 i 131 1 die. 39 41 8 10 I 2 21 22 24 * 1 11 p 9 91 pr 1 id 4 6 id I 5 I 6 i ANK S. 78 80 61 63 184 196 51 63 14 14d 20 20i 32 3 i 71 73 37 39 156 16 224 23 11 344 354 a li 67 68 49 50 16i 17 38 40 24 25 7 SECU 111 114 107 100 107 109 1001 101 108 1081 108 109 107 108 98i 991 98 99 98 99 107 108 1 105 1051 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Very moderate supplies of both town and country-killed meat have been on sale here, and the demand has ruled steady for all descriptions, at full prices. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdsd Inferior beef 2 . 10 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 4 4 4 10 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 sdsd Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do 4 8 4 10 Veal 4 6 5 4 Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The market for all kinds of hops is very firm. Fine year ling and old qualities sell freely, and prices are on the ad vance. Medium and inferior parcels, as well as hops of last year's growth, although in only moderate request, com mand extreme rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 200 s per cwt. Weald s 6os 168 s „ Sussex Yearlings COLONIAL. TEA,—The market has continued quiet, and prices are steadily maintained for all descriptions. SUGAR.—OnIy limited dealings have been reported, but increased firmness has prevailed, good and fine grocery descriptions showing an upward movement in prices. In the refined market, dried goods have slightly receded in value. COFFEE.—Moderate dealings have been effected in Plan tation Ceylon at about late rates, but for superior kinds of Jamaica a slight improvement has taken place in values. RicE.—The inquiries have been limited, and at public sale a large quantity offered was taken in by holders at about late quotations. Fiturt.=—The market has been firm, and - tally late quo tations have been obtained for currants, raisins, and figs. SALTPETRE.—Business has been moderately active, and previous prices have been well supported. TALLOW.—There is no matglial change to note ix the demand. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58s 6d ; June de livery, 57 s6d ; and last three months, 55s to 558 3d per cwt. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER-APRIL 11. A moderate attendance. English wheat held for Is to 2s lower, except for the finest qualities Foreign the turn lower. French Hoar at late rates, but American offered for less money, and few sales effected. Peas and beans cheaper. Oats and oatmeal a slow sale. BIRMINGHAM-APRIL 11. At to-day's market there was a short supply of wheat from the farmers, and all English qualities were in favour of sellers ; but the trade ruled slow. Barley was more in dimand. Oats, beans, and pets maintained their value, with only a retail demand. NEWARK—APRIL 10. The trade in wheat was inactive, and rates receded is to 2s for best descriptions. A good supply at market. Oats and beans at late rates. Barleys, with a dull demand, sold no higher in value. White wheat, new, 65s to 70s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 32s Red do. 6os to 78s Oats, old, .. 3os to 349 Old white 6se to 705 New do 26s to 30s Red do. 50s to 60s Beans. 40s to 44s Barley, malting.... 38s to 44s Beans, new 38s to 45s Peas, ....44s to 555. MELTON MOWBRAY-APRIL 9. There was a middling show of wheat to-day, which sold at is to 2s under last week's rates for all descriptions. Barley less inquired for, at scarcely late rates. For oats the trade was very quiet. Prices :—White wheat, 56' Od to 60s Od; red, 48s Od to 54s per 36 stone; beans scarce, but dear, at 52s to 56s for old ; new 40s per 38 at. ; barley, 40s to 44s for malting, and 28s to 34s per qr. for grinding; oats, 29s to 38s Od per 24 stone. CORK—APRIL -- in . The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, —s Od to —s 03; white, 26s Od to —s Od; barley 15s Od to —8 Od ; oats, 13s 6d to 16s Od. EDINBURGH GRAIN-APRIL 10. Wheat on the top 2s Od down average Os 3d down. Barley on the top is 3d down average is Od down. Oats on the top Os 4d down average is Od down. Beans on the top is Od down, average is Od down. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... New wheat .... -12ths Barley Oats 1 10 6 4-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat _ll6o qrs Sold 796 qrs 8ar1ey........ 439 qrs Sold 361 qrs Oats 1784 qrs Sold 968 qrs Beans 225 qrs Sold 216 qrs • DERBY SMITHFIELD-APRIL 9. There was, a smaller supply of fat beasts:to-day,':of fair quality; higher prices asked, and a clearance effected. A short supply of sheep, maintaining high prices. The supply of calves plentiful ; but fat pigs were in rather scarce supply. Beef Mutton .. 9d to 9id Pork Lamb ... Hides, 21c1 to 44d ; calf skins, scl to 6d. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 12.—Wind this day at noon, N. ; light airs, and very fine. DEAL, April 11.—Arrived from tilt river and sailed— John Bunyan, for Buenos Ayres;_ Neptune, for Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, April 11.—Wind S E.—Sailed—Ben gal, for Quebec; James Montgomery, for New York. FALMOUTH, April 11.—Wind variable—Sailedl-Jane Monce, for Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, April 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Megaera, from Gibraltar. SWANSEA, April 11.—Sailed—Thames, for Singapore. SUNDERLAND, April 11.—Wind for New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived.—Mermaid, from Torquay; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Tagus, steamer, from Lisbon ; Effort, from Sunderland ; Foyle, stramer, from London; Valiant, from Sunderland. Sailed.—British Tar, for Constantinople ; Foyle, steamer, for Dublin; Firefly, steamer, for Cardiff; Georges, for Cherbourg. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, April 11.—Avon, from Detnerara. Arrived, April 12.—Leopard, from Hamburg; Chanti cleer, steamer, from Stettin ; Seine, from Boulogne. Sailed, April 11.—Onesiphorus, for Port Natal. Sailed, April 12.-:-Falke, steamer, for Bremen ; Cosmo politan, steamer, for Hamburg. 100 100 ' 100 stock s 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock 104 i 191 7 2.14.0 7.4.0 17i 13.9.6 6.2.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.8.6 9 1 2 116 1.4.0 9.18.9 li 10.6.7 all 24.8.0 13s MI 47i 5 5 1.7.2 ii i all 2 all ,120.6 d. all 1 10s. all all s ii 39i 9 241 6 i ITIES. 1111 121 1081 101 1001 1081 10711 lost I 5 'MEN' APRIL 12, 1861. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Soven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE SPIRIT DUTIES. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from the distillers in Ireland praying their lordships to reconsi der the measure passed lastsession for increasing the duties on spirits. ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, this bill was read a first time. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, Ederfiel t Chapel to Little Bolton Road ; Dublin, Wexford, and Wicklow Rail• way. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Weabridge Gas, and Isle of Wight Water. SUB-DIVISION OF BENEFICES BILL. Lord LYTTELTON gave notice that on the 18th he should move that this bill be referred to a select committee, and on the same day bring in a bill to restrain incumbents from giving certain leases. LAW OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported. THE DRUSE CHIEFS. The Earl of CARNARVON rose to inquire of her Ma jesty's Government the decision of the Turkish Govern. meat in regard to the Druse chiefs now prisoners at Bey rout. He wished to know whether the sentences had been remitted, and whether they had been restored to liberty ? He condemned the legal proceedings against the Druses, and said the evidence which convicted them would be worth nothing in an English court of justice, and he felt if ever there was an attempt at judicial murder the sentence on the Druse chieftains was one of them. He considered, as we had sent oat a British Minister to that country, we were bound to see that justice was fairly and temperately administered by the authorities in that distant country. Lord WODE HOUSE said he should have been glad if the noble lord had postponed his question until the papers had been laid on the table of the house. The papers enn talneCL the fullest information on the subject. With respect to the Druse chiefs, there were two dis tinct classes. Eleven of them surrendered themselves up at Beyrout, and were now under sentence of death, and 58 at another place. With regard to those not at Beyrout it had been proposed to execute some five or six, but the British Government had recommended that only one or two should be executed ; and in that recom mendation the French Government had concurred. With regard to those at Beyrout a difference of opinion prevailed with respect to the fate of the prisoners. He could not state what the intentions of the Turkish . Govern meat were—whether it was intenled to carry out the ori ginal intention, or to commute the sentences by some lesser punishment than death. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. The Earl of ELGIN entered the house during the time the Earl of CARNARVON was speaking, and was most warmly welcomed by the members of the Government present. The noble earl took his seat on the front bench below the gangway. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar of the house and presented a petition from the Corporation of the City of London, praying that in the case of these lines of railways which were seeking to obtain termini in London, whereby a large number of the working classes would be displaced from their present habitations, provision should be made for the conveyance of the work ing classes from the stations of such railways at cheap rates. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :. Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (Additional Money) • Exeter and Exmouth Railw a y ; H u dd ers fi e ld Gas ; Lianidloes and Newtown Railway ; Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway; Oswestry and Newtown Rail way (Branches, &c.) ; Petersfield Railway (Deviation) ; Hyde Water; and Stratford-upon-Avon Railway. The Leeds and Ealand Road Bill and Witney Railway Bill were considered, and ordered for third reading. The Dean Forest and Hundred of St. Briavcls and New Forest Bill were read a second time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against and in favour of the Parochial Assessment Bill, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, in favour of the Poor Law Removal Act, from the inhabitants of St. Bride's and St. Dunstan's, London, setting forth the danger that was likely to ensue from making a low line level sewer along Fleet. street, &c. THE CONVICTION AT ARMAGH. Mr. VANCE presented a petition from the Protestant citizens in Dublin relative to the conviction of Tate for the manslaughter of the man Murphy. The petitioners set forth that the dying statement of Murphy, which entirely exculpated Tate of any criminality in the transaction, was withheld from the jury, and that the witnesses Storough and Hepburn were not produced at the trial; that the latter had deposed that Tate was not even present at the time when Murphy was murdered ; and praying for the dismissal of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General for Ireland from her Majesty's service. - . CAPTAIN MACDONALD. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table a correspondence relative to the arrest of Captain Macdonald. FIRE INSURANCES. Mr. P. P. BOUVERIE moved for an aecount of all sums paid into the Inland Revenue Office in Great Britain and Ireland for duty on insurances against fire, for the quarters ending severally the 25th day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of September, and the 25th day of December, 1860 ; distinguishing the amount of - allowance made to each office for collecting the same in the eountry, and in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin respectively, with the dates of such payment, together with an abstract showing the gross amount of duty collected in the year by each company ; and, like account of sums insured by each office on farming stock for the same period.—Ordered. MILITIA OUA.RT.ERMASTRRS. Mr. SCULLY asked the Under Secretary of State for War if his attention had been called to the scale of pay and allowances to militia quartermasters ; and if it was intended to place them more on a par with other staff officers in that branch of the public service. Mr. BARING said that the committee to whom this question had been referred had reported that the pay which the Quartermasters received was sufficient, and, therefore, it was not intended to propose any increase in the amount of their remuneration. THE AMERICAN TARIFF. _ . In reply to Mr. GREGORY, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Government had re ceived a copy of the American tariff. KING'S COLLEGE, ABERDEEN. Mr. W. LESLIE asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether the estimates would include a grant for the pur pose of providing certain new buildings at King's College, Aberdeen; and, if so, to state the sum, and the nature of the proposed additional accommodation. Mr. F. PEEL replied in the affirmative, and said that the estimates would be laid on the table in a few days. THE CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY. _ _ _ _ _ _ In reply to Mr. MONSELL, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the correspondence rela tive to the Christians in Turkey had been received by the Government, and would be delivered to members to-mor row or Monday. STATE OF INDIA. Mr. LAYARD said that, as the Secretary for India was not present, he would not propose the following question of which he had given notice, whether, notwith standing the minute of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal upon the Report of the Indigo Commission, dated 17th December last, a bill had been introduced into the Legislative Council of India to enforce contracts for the delivery of agricultural produce ; and, if so, whether such measure had been introduced with the sanc tion of the Government of India : And, whether he would lay upon the table of the house copies of that report and minute, and of the Act XL of 1860 of the Indi an Legisla ture, together with the correspondence thereon between the Governor. General of Ind ia, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ben gal, the Indigo Planters' Association, and other documents and papers relating to the cultivation of indigo in Bengal." This subject was one of the greatest importance, and he trusted his right hon. friend the Secretary of State for India would shortly be in his place to answer his question. The statement which he (Mr. Layard) had to make on this question would be such as was scarcely ever paralleled in the annals of this house, and exhibited the conduct of the Europeans in India in the worst character, and the sufferings of the natives in the most harrowing light. If he was not placed in a posi tion to bring this subject on before Friday next he would then ask his question on the motion for adjournment. Mr. KINNAIRD expressed a hope that an early oppor tunity would be afforded his hon. friend (Mr. Layard) to bring this subject forward. THE NELSON MONUMENT—TRAFALGAR SQUARE. _ Admiral WALCOTT called attention to the incomplete state of the Nelson monument in Trafalgar-square, the vote to complete the same having been granted in the ses sion of 1858. Mr. COWPER admitted that there was great delay in completing the monument in question, but there might be something worse than. delay in reference to works in Tra falgar-square. (Laughter.) The lions for the monument were entrusted for design to that eminent artist Sir Edwin Landseer. THE DUCHIES OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Mr. H. BAILLIE asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the house the correspondence with the Governments of Prussia and of Denmark, relative to the affairs of the duchies of Schleswig and of Holstein ? The hon. member expressed his approval of the manner in which the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) discharged the duties of his difficult position, but at the same time he considered that it was most desirable the house should be put in possession of the foreign policy the Government proposes to pursue. He then entered into a narrative relating to the hostilities be tween the States and Denmark. Sir H. VERNEY brought forward a motion of a similar character, and expressed a hope that her Majesty's Go vernment would end3avour to mediate so as to arrange the difference between the States. Lord J. RUSSELL having described the different dis putes that had arisen in the. States in question since the armed interventionof Austria and Prussia, said that various propositions were made between these States which were not mutually satisfactory. Last year the Danish Govern ment applied to this country, and submitted a proposition to their consideration—certain propositions which hor Majesty's Government did not consider would receive the the approval of the German Confederation, and they ccm municated their views to the Danish Government. The French Government applied to the English Government for any correspondence which had taken place in re ference to these disputes, which was instantly supplied, and M. Thouvenel stated that on the part of France he had adopted a course similar to that pursued by her Majesty's Government. He believed that the Governments of France, Russia, and Sweden were ready to unite with the Government of this country in endeavouring to arrange these differences, but consider• able difficulties existed in effecting that object. In support of this statement the noble lord entered into details relative to the conflicting interest and THE CASE O 1 211 E EARL OF KINGSTON, This morning, in accordance with an arrangement made yesterday,. Mr. Di g b y Seymour said he had rece i ve d a com munication from th e medical gentleman he had spoken of. Dr. Seym our, the gentleman referred to, said he had had an interview with his lordship, and, upon the whole, he was of opinion that he was quite incapable of managing his own affairs. He did not think it would be consistent for him, as he had expressed his intention of being guided by the opinion of Dr. Seymour, to offer any further evidence. Mr. M. Chambers, for the petitioners, said they had been solely actuated in instituting the present proceedings t o provide for the comfort and safety of the noble lord. Mr. Commissioner Warren then declared in the usual form, that the Earl of Kingston was of unsound mind, and incapable of managing his own affairs. sentiments of the inhabitants of the States in:question. It would be most injurious to the interests of Europe if anything occurred to affect the integrity of Denmark, and the best exertions of her Majesty's Government would be directed to effecting An amicable adjustment of the differ. ences that had un•ortunately arisen. (year, hear.) LLEFT SPEAKING.] EPSOM RACES—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, WATERLOO PLATE. General Hesse .1 Angelo Oliver Eight ran. WALTON STAKES. Kildonan Parasite Barbiton . 3 .3ix ran. Won easily. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Parmesan Bumble Bee 2 Danae 3 Fifteen ran. NEW TWO •YEAR -OLD STAKES. Marignan . Patriot .. Walpole Eleven ran. LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING). WHITEHALL, APRIL 12. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Reverend Morton Drummond, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Exmoor, in the counties of Somerset and Devon, and diocese of Bath and Wells, the same being void by the resignation of the Reverend William Henry Thornton. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John M'Gregor to the Church of Kinloek Luichart, in the parish of Contin, in the Presbytery of Dingwall, and shire of Ross, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Evan Mac kenzie Masson to the Church and Parish of Dull, in the Presbytery of Weem. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Arno, 12. 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—For First Lieutenant John Chaytor, from the Tipperary Artillery Militia, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Oliver Ormerod, &c., as stated in the Gazette of 9th instant, read, First Lieu tenant John Chaytor, from the Tipperary Artillery Militia, to be Cornetoiwithout purchase, vice Oliver Ormerod, &c. CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT. The Reverend Sydney Clark to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-Qeneral of the Navy, Admiralty, S omerset- H ouse, April 9. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now being made for the intended dis tribution of the proceeds received and tonnage and slave bounties awarded for the brigantine, name unknown, cap tured on the 26th September, 1859, isy her Majesty's ship Spitfire. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share telong ing to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as pos sible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual docu ments, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the Accountant •General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house. Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette of the date proposed for the commencement of distribution; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be an nounced. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Thomas Blaber Daniel, ironmonger, High-street, Poplar. John Vingoe, builder, Westbourne-grove, Bayswater. BANKRUPTS. John King, hatter and clothier, Shepard's-terrace, West 'lndia Dock-road, to surrender April 26, at one, and May 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Woodruff; butcher, Manchester, April 26 and May 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. John Lake, builder, Pelage, Surrey, April 25, at half-past twelve, and May 24, at eleven, at the Court o f B an k ruptcy. John Calverley, builder, Maida-vale, Middlesex, April 25 and May 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Jackson, hatter, Brighton, April 23, at half-past two, and May 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Weston, tailor, Leek, Staffordshire, April 24 and May 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Henry Norris and Wm. Norris, jun., builders, Hackney, April 24, at two, and May 22, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John James Christopher Young, licensed victualler, Stonebridge-common, Kingsland, Middlesex, April 24, at half-past one, and May 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. William James Webb, rug manufacturer, Ball's Pond road, April 25, and May 23, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Henry Austin, manufacturing chemist, Bermondsey street, Bermondsey, April 25, at half-past one, and May 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Webb, builder, Sudbury, April 22 and May 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alfred Edward Williams, cpoper, Slainsby-road, Lime house, April 25 and May 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.. Samuel Wynn, contracter, Upper Tranmere, Cheshire, April 26 and May 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. John Robinson, plumber, Liverpool, April 24 and May 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Demetrius Stephen Pezzali a n d G eorge Stephen Pezzali, mercharitS,'Great Tower-street, April 24, at two, and May 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Frederick Barrett, ironfounder, Baker's-row, Clerkenwell, April 22, at half-past two, and May 27, at twelve, at the Court oßankruptcy. Philemon Roberts, grocer, Darlaston, Staffordshire,April 26 and May 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.' John Knighton, licensed victualler, Nottingham, April 25 and May 16, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Hunter, grocer, Edinburgh. Peter Elder, farmer, Summerhill, near Aberdeen. Robeit Fid ' ayson grocer, Edinburgh. William Stewart Andrew, Glasgow. James Sillars, blacksmith, Glasgow. James Wilson, jun., Wright, Glasgow. M'Allan Brothers, calico printers, Glasgow. Robert Gardiner, grocer, Aberdeen. Robert Bald, ironmonger, Glasgow. i • Robert Cruickshanks, grocer, Auchinairn, Lanarkshire. George Longstaff, public -house keeper, Castleton, Rox burghshire. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 10th day of April, 1861: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 11,525,333 Silver Bullion .... 848,362 £26,848,7001 £26,8‘8,700 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ae- EPARTMINT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,222,938 Other Securities 18,618,006 Notes - 6,890,360 Gold and Silver Coin 748,732 counts) 4,902,527 Other Deposits 13,201,791 Seven Day and other Bills 653,155 £36,478,036 M. ] £36,478,036 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated April 11, 1861. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 9th day of April, 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain Muscovado, the produce of the British pos- PER CWT. sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s —d Average price of the foregoing .. 24s 3id COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19i 12 0 Antwerp Brussels — 25 521 25 60 Hamturgh Paris Ditto Nlarseilles — _25 60 25 65 Frankfort on Maine — 1184 1191 Vienna Trieste - 15 55 15 65 Petersburgh — 33 331 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 488- 48 Leghorn — 26 90 25 95 Milan — 25 75 25 80 Genoa — 2,5 75 25 80 Naples Palermo — 1171 117/ Messina — 1171 118 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro — • • • • New York — .. • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars g .0. ~ 00 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 0 0 South American Doublons ,0 0 0 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) WOODEN VESSELS. (Continued from The Sun of last night.) Mr. LINDSAY said he might add that of the 25 screw frigates possessed by France five were of only 200 horse power, while of the 18 paddle-wheel frigates 16 had been built 21 years ago, and could not be said to rank on the score of construction with ours. Taking next into consideration vessels mounting 20 guns and upwards, we had at the present moment of that class of ships about 145; France, 75; all the world com bined only 139. That being so, he thought hehad adduced sufficient evidence to justify him in asking the house to as sent to the second proposition which he had risen to submit to its notice. He now came to iron ,ships, and of those France possessed only one—La Gloire—ready for sea, while she had two launched and capable of being got ready for sea in the present year, besides three of a similar class in progress of being built, making in all six iron vessels, mounting each from 36 to 52 guns. She had also four mounting 14 guns, built specially as battery vessels for the protection of her harbours, and five mounting only two guns ; and, so far as he was informed, all those vessels could not be ready for sea before the expiration of a period of two years, or two years and a half, from the present time. That being the position of France with respect to iron vessels, he should briefly inform the house how this country stood in that particular. We had seven of those ships either built or in progress of construction. Two of them, the Warrior and the Black Prince, had been already launched, would be ready for sea in the course of two or three months, and were in point of tonnage and power equal to four La Gloires. The house, moreover, independently of that fact, knew full well that England possessed the means of producing iron vessels to a far greater extent and with much more rapidity than France, so that if it were found that France could have the vessels to which he had referred ready for sea even with in a year and a half, there could still be no doubt we could outstrip her is the race. ,It was, however, said that the Emperor of the French was building ten more vessels, all equal to La Gloire ; but he had failed to find out where they were being constructed, although he had inquired somewhat closely into the subject. Ile had also a very good reason for doubting that those 10 vessels were about to be built, founded upon the difficulty which must lie in the wa d e', of obtaining the money necessary for the purpose. But it might be argued that in France money voted for one pur pose might be expended on an object entirely different from that for which it had been granted, and that thus the Emperor would have no difficulty in securing the amount which he might require for the building of iron ves sels. He had, however, examined into the justice of that argument, and had ascertained that it was untenable. In deed, he held in his hand a letter, the writer of which, a most intelligent Frenchman and a member of the Senate, stated that it was utterly erroneous to suppose that France was under the rule cf a Government so absolute and des potic that neither the French Chambers nor people exer cised any control over the finances of their country, adding that those finances had never ceased to be under the opera. tion of a system of control and guarantee ; that they were regulated still, with the exception of a few alterations, by the ordinance of 1838 ; that the estimates for each Govern ment department were voted by the Legislative Body; that credits were granted by decrees passed in Council and pub lished in the Gazette, and that Ministers never failed to pub lish at the close of every year a statement of how the public money had I.le en laid out under the different heads of expen diture. Some hon. members might still believe that somehow or other money voted for one purpose in Francewas expended for another. Such was not the case as far as the navy was concerned. He had read the votes for the French navy for the last ten years, and also an account of the actual expendi ture during the same period. In 1850 the sum voted was £3,463,000, and the sum expended £3,327,090. In 1851 the sum expended was, as in the previous year, less than the sum voted. In 1852 the sum voted was £3,738,000, and the sum expended £3,412,000; in 1853 the sum voted was £3,763,000, and the sum expended £3,972,000; in 1854 the sum voted was £3,800,000,and the sum expended £4,696,000; in 1855 the sum voted was £4,118,000,and the sum expended £8,600,000; in 1856 the sum voted was £1,170,000, and the sum expended £8,309,000. It would be recollected that the years 1854, 1855, and 1856 were the years of the Russian war, which accounted for the largely increased expenditure upon the navy. In 1857, when the sum voted was £4,165,000, the expenditure fell to £5,076,000 ; and in 1858, when the sum voted was £4,607,000, the expenditure was £5,400,000. He had not the expenditure for 1859 and 1860, but the sums voted in those years were £4,910,000 and £4,940,000. For the present year the sum of £4,975,000 had been voted. He was afraid that we could not show so close a connexion between estimates and expenditure. In 1859 the Navy Esti mates amounted to £9,813,000, but the minister asked and obtained a supplementary vote, which raised the expendi ture to nearly £2,000,000 more than Parliament originally voted. In 1835 the votes for the navy amounted to £4,204,000 ; in 1852 they amounted to £5,800,000 ; in 1857, to £8,200,000 ; in 1858, to £8,800,000 ; in 1859, to £11,775,000; and in 1860 to £12,822,000, or more than double the votes of France. Notwithstanding the enormous sums expended last year, the house was now asked to vote no less than £12,029,000. For what purpose was that vast amount of money wanted ? In 1859 we had to reconstruct our navy. Such was not the case now. We had now a fine fleet—a fleet larger than all the navies of the world com bined. Surely upwards of £12,000,000 was not wanted to build more wooden ships. The Government was said to have made up its mind not to build any more wooden ships; and, in that case, it could not want £1,000,000 for timber. In 1850 the votes for timber amounted to £325,000; in 1852 they amounted to £322,000 ; in 1858, to £363,000 ; and in 1859, when we were reconstructing our fleet, to £453,000. Now that we had a reconstructed fleet, why should Par liament be called upon to vote £1,000,000 for timber? If the Admiralty were not going to build any more wooden ships, vote No. 10 ought to be reduced. That vote amounted to £3,489,000, or £300,000 more than was asked last year. In his opinion the vote for timber might with. perfect safety be reduced from £1,000,000 to £700,000, the metal vote from £270,000 to £170,000, and the hemp vote from £400,000 to £320,000. In the same way—always supposing that the Government, as reported, did not deem it advisable to go on with the building of line-of-battle ships—£lBs,ooo might be struck off the vote for machi nery, reducing it to £500,000; while, with respect to trans ports, he thought it would be wrong to spend money upon the purchase of more of that class of vessels until the Transport Committee had presented its report, which would probably be ready in a couple of months. Altogether he thought vote No. 10 might be reduced by the sum of £876,000 without in the slightest degree impairing the effi ciency of the navy. Then, if they were not going to build any more large timber ships the vote for carpenters, black.. smiths, &c., £1,112,000, might be considerably reduced. Yet they were asked to vote 2,938 men extra. On that vote there might be a saving of from £150,000 to £200,000. On vote No. 6 there should be a reduction of about £23,000. With regard to the number of clerks there were no fewer than 426 at the Admiralty; and in the Accountant-Gene ral's Department, with 154 clerks, there was a demand this year for £6,000 additional under that head. On these votes taken together there might be a reduction of £1,150,000. His third resolution was, "That it is inexpe dient, without farther experience, to sanction the expendi ture of any money for the purpose of adapting her Majes ty's dockyard for the construction of iron vessels." No portion of the votes he desired to reduce would take away one penny of the money wanted for the construction of iron ships ; but the question he had to put was,—could they go on constructing iron vessels in her Majesty's dockyards ? He said it was not advisable to spend money in adapting the dockyards for that purpose. This led him to refer to the report of the Royal Commission on the dockyards, which had recently been laid on the table. That report, he must say, was a most impartial and able production ; and it was manifest that those who drew it up not only felt that they had great and important duties to discharge, but that they deeply regretted the nature of the report they had to make. (Hear.) They said, " We are of opinion that iron shipbuild ing should not be carried on in her Majesty's dockyards under the existing system of accounts. It has been stated to us as a reason for continuing the practice that it is necessary tho Government should have it in their power to test the cost of that description of work, so that they mayhave some check on contract prices." But the Commissioners went on to state that under the present system of accounts no such test can be obtained. "The system of accounts," they said, "is elaborately minute, but so far as we can judge its r esults are not to be relied upon for any practical purpose." (Hear.) No sentence could be more severe than that, altho u g h it was obviously written with great d e li cac y. If the accounts were o no value for practical pu r p oses , th e y were not only worthless but positively deceptive. (Hear, hear-) I t would be in finitely better to have no accounts at all. As a proof of the inaccuracy of the detailed accounts the Commissioners stated that in the accounts of Woolwich Dockyard no fewer than 7,906 errors had been discov ered—(hear, hear) — within a o f timber, and extended, i n d eed, to t ai e m w os a t ge e s v , the edrysub mr s a t s : r i coh n f. g 4 1A t , o t 0 o h , at rate, in all th e dockyard accoun ts, there mus t be some on ly e ight months. These errors relat e d period embracing £1,200, 8 and 4 450. In one 80,000 error s . Th ese errors 210 was omitted to be ch arged. Such a state of tr instance p i n r g e s s e n w t 15e a ; most lamentable, and no language was toe strong to characterise it. The house will remember the evi dence in this case was not that of interested witnesses ; every person examined before the commission was a servant of her Majesty Employed in t h e d oc k yar d s. With t h e ac counts in this state, how did the house suppose were the balances made up? Why, by the assistance of an item called general expenditure. (Hear, hear.) He hoped for the credit of the public service that the Commissioners were under some misapprehension in this matter ; but explana tion must come either from them or from the noble lord the Secretary for the Admiralty. These accounts, then, could be of no use in estimating the cost of building ships. (Hear.) The iron ships built in the Royal dock - yards since 1848, ex clusive of the charge for plant and the interest on c a pttal , haul cost nearly double the amount per ton for the bare hulls . which anybody at all conversant with ships wouldll them they ought to have cost. They might have been built for £l7 or £lB per ton, but they had actually cost £l3 3s. sd e beyond that sum. In the face of these facts, he was asto.. nished that the Government should now ask the house to vote £198,000 partly for new plant and partly for iron to be used in her Majesty's dockyards, where such bad accounts were kept, in the construction of ships at the enormous cos 01 an ed se Red Ddin F. 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