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

THE - CITY NEWS. SUN, LON . . ---..........,......_........_____ ,.... _ _........ ........ _ zio _ -YEr MAKET A.NRI) -,511-4RE MARKET.-(MIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. L . • tt _____„...,..,... Closing + [y CITY, Two O'CLOCK. O RDINARY SHA ES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Price. BusineStidOlie is During the last few days there has been rather B A. o t m litU .,B tiC ar & od S a t t L .c a e wr nt e i n n ce d ail 9 6 2 4 - v O -g; 924 3 ---- Br more animation in the markets for foreign and , , 1 Closing Business Gu. 5 per cent Share Railways. Paid •' Price. stk I 0. Colonial produce. Tea at public sale maintained Done 18 Do, Do. B all 16 1s1: Previous prices. Sugars have been in fair request, : 5 ;. .0 14 ; Beltast and Ballymena f all' - - 205 Buffalo andLaee Huron all 45 5 ;t, Bir. Wol and Str. Val.! all 88# 204 ' ;Do. New - - h and at slightly advanced rates. Coffee, however , , is stock i Birk., La., and Ch June.: 100 80 82 10 Do. Preference .... . all 6 7 ' 25 (Myth and Tyne all - - I Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich • 100 75 80 10 ~a 8 undergone little change. In rice the transac- 10 (Bost. Sleet: and Mid.Co ! all 55 65 100 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 non --0 have been • • stock !Bristol and Exeter I 100 97 99 99 100 Do. do. July 1.1873 100 65 70 • on a moderate scale, and inferior in dew.: 0,. Eiptions have slightly declined. For dried stock 'Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 65 70 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim; all 41 5 50 Cork and Bandon all --- 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. - " it of all des cr ipti ons th ere h as b een a f a i r i nqu i - ry 20 Cork, 11l k rock., Passage all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 8 14 11 d of at late 20 Cornwall , uq otations. Saltpetre and tallow have been ,r- deal •CA . .ge . ts no div all - - 174 Demerara. - - , in to a moderate extent without any material 10 DOA 1 . - 'll6 pc peran. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 15 n 15 d N u 10 Do B 1 u nt . hasbeen •d. toll stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 1 0 0 9 4 99! 98 1 9 5 st a , Change to report in values, P.Y.C. on the spot 50 Dub' I all . - - Dublin & Belfast June all 42 44 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... all - - ,e- uele g quoted 58e. 6d. per cwt. 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab.Junc all 8 85 stock East Anglian lOO 165 174 20 Do. Jubbulpore all - - 100 Do. 45 pc. Debentrs all 97 98 ic In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, busi- stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 49 4 I 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 995 100; of stock Eastern Union A stock 100 37 39 1143 continued rather active, and prices were etc ar D do 'B do 100 261 261 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 14 # eteadiistock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 21 20 ~ ,,oY b am l ea s i . n tained. The sales were estimated at 25 ' Do o Nw A. late EU3ds 135 - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 64 67 67 .0 nA stock East Suffolk - - 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct. all - - stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 83 85 100 Do. 6per ct. Debentr. all 36 38 The reduction of the Bank of En land minimum stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 27 27 # 100 Do. 7 p er cent. 1862 .. all 44 47 g 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 31 37 to 5 a stock Furness - - 100 Do. do. 1872 ..all 34 37 36 Per cent. has not led to any increase in the stela stock Giese:. and S. Western 100 111 113 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 93 5 95 5 and for accommodation, the money market still 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 8 lid I}d 1)- 417 0.ai • fling in a very inactive state, although first- etock Great Northern lOO 110 111 stock Gt. South.oflndia(Lim) stock Do do A stock - - le. cl eas bills are negotiable at 44 per cent. stock Do do Bdo 1 100 128 ILO 20 Do. do. 18 214 d stock crt. S. &W. of Ireland I 100 105 107 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 111 111 111 ; Of About £50,000 in gold was sent into the Bank stock Great Western 1 stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 62 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 95 98 2 Nland yesterday, 12 Irish South-eastern ... all - - 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 93 3 A t a gof the creditors of Messrs Schilizzi stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 111 111 4 1114 1 . 100 D o. 5 s p. c. do. ' 7B do all --- meetin . stock London and Blackwell 100 60 61 stock Madras, guar., 45 p. c lOO 83 85 ht, 12 4 Vuros, Greek merchants, it was resolved to stock Lon Bright.. & S Coast 100 118 120 119 181 stock Do. do. 5 per cent • ac cept ~ composition of 10s. in the pound 6s. at once, stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 45 47 661 6 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 86 88 ft, stock Land. & Nth. Western 100 955 95 20 Do. 5 d0.. - al l th the remainder in October. stock Lond. & Nth. Western.. 100 935 045 941 4 stook Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO - - ,he 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all - - 2 O 2O Newßrunswick & Canda 1 A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. J. G. 25 ;.'derry & Ennissillen all 10 5 11 5 R y .&Land ( Lim.) g .6 p c all 5 7 I 1 , 'el lrends and Co. has been called for the 15th stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln.. 100 441 45 441 Class A Capital Share 50 Maryport and Carlisle.. all - - .. Do. do. Land do.. ._ '2 1 42 stant, 125 Do do } shares..., all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do , • • all 5 7 , 3 10 Metropolitan 75 35 lld .. Do. do. Land do. ...... 4 The directors of the Eastern Bengal Railway stock Midland - - are 6.4.0. Do new ilt a a Prepared to receive applications at par for stock Do ui ing. & Derby 100 96 98 20 Do. Punjaub lLs„9 , 15 151 11 , 1 13} a- ' Ue bentures, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Do. - - d ice ten t, per annum, which, together with the prin- 25 Do 4 shares 25 Mid Kent. - - stock Do.lndus . St.l Flo. .r a ' l O 100 90 92 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip ' f ' .l 1 0 1 d ly, pal, will be guaranteed by the Secretary of State 10 Do, Cray Line - - . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 'at, to r India. 100 Newcastle and Ctrlisle ; all - - 10 Newry & Armagh, def I 9 7 6 d 20 Algerian , 5 - - ck,lo Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 61 51 ao, 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Rog.; all -, - The interest has been announced for payment stock Notiole.. _.. .. ........ 1 100 5.,, 44 . 20 Ardennes .... ....... .. all - -p % the Cape of Good Hope Government 6 per stock North British.. . 100 621 821 621 2O Bah.&S.Fran.lim.7 p.c. 20 11 15.1 stock or.Dev.Rall&Dk.stoce 100 - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1 en, fit. Debentures and Natal 6 per cents. stock Da k itk ; A recs no d. 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - - 1 i until 6pch as beenpd.B 100 - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 115 125 Although the liabilities of the Preston Old Bank stock Do B stock .;. _ _ 100 - - 100 Copiapo - ...... &...... all - - ;es, stock Nth. Eastern-Be • ewick 100 102} 1024 102 5 1 10 Ditto Extension .... all 31 211 itte stated to amount to between £600,000 and d 310, 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 scl jp 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 31 31 ! sse 47 00,000, it will be seen by the subjoined cir- stock Do Leeds .............. 100 591 eel 20 Eastern of France .... all 22 23 N o stock Do York - - rds %, I which has been issued by Mr. Henry stock North London lOO 97 99 97 20 Do. do. all - - rge 41e waham Pedder, the surviving partner, who had 10 Do new 5 - - 20 Great Central of France all - - 19.16.4 North new 175 4 31 i 13 4 1 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 61 ran 1 , 1 ' 4 taken an active part in the management, that ti' N. and S. W. Junction ., I all 91 10} 20 Italian Junction ...... all - - t a stock Not. & Grantham Rail I 100 7t 76 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - ne, h- estate is expected. to pay, if not 20s. in the 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - ir e. Po to reeeies ......- - ! ! all - - 2 0 Portsmouth • 1 all - - 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 71 8 '14(1 1 a very favourable dividend :- 'n 4 10 Rhymney.....- --_ I all - - 20 Do. 6p. a Pref. ........ all 19 20 Old Bank, Preston, April 10, 1861. stock Scottish Central - I 100 112 114 16 Northern of France.. ~ all 37 38 the Idi- b ear Sir,-In consequence of the sudden death of my stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock , 100 335 444 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock ' 100 85 87 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref . . all 8 9 late, brother and partner, Mr. Edward Pedder, who had stock Shropshire Union ... ; 100 47 49 20 Paris, yens, & Mediter. all 365 375 ;et- ; 4e entire management of the bank, I have been engaged 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all - - 20 Paris & Orleans.. - .... all 51 63 iral stock South Devon L l•t ba last few days in looking over the accounts, and in elo, 25 S. -Durham & I.anc.Un. 224 - - t gua. 7p. et. lim ...... 15 4} 31d ZS l ng to form new arrangements which would give satin- stock South Eastern - - Mt, . stock South Wales Alt, cti °r l and security to the public. In this latter attempt, A „ stock S. York. and River Dun 100 94 97 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - - to atil li aOrry to say, I have not been successful, and, atter 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok' all 4 7 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - this • „ eldtatiou with some of my best friends, I have come to 25 Stockton & Darlington I all 40 41 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 51 5; lurs 25 Do do .' 11 10 11 p 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 8} 0 4 lug the Conclusion that, in justice to all parties, I had better 25 Do New (1860) I 3 5 1 6 5 p 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 14 111 008 e the bank, and have its affairs wound up. From the stock Taff Vale ~ 100 - - 20 S.Aust&Lomb Venetin 14 1; 1101 re- e ecorni ta, as they stand in the books, there would appear stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO - - 20 Southern of France... all 205 215 the2s ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 --- 20 S. East Portugal 7 p et . . 4 -- - to be sufficient to pay all demands in full ; but, in any 50 Ulster . - • ' all 551 561 81 West Flandem ...... .. all 6 61 nod tency. 25 Do 20 2 3 p 10 Do. 5,,}} pp c. Preference.. all 91 91 e, there seems no probability of any serious defici sae, 12 10 Do ... : ' 2 d p 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 19 20 Zith great regret for any inconvenience this may cause stoc k V a l e o f N ea th ; 100 74 76 23 Western of Austria.... 6 - - uad. `ge numerous friends of the bank, and with gratitude for 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim i all 115 12 20 Western of Switzerland all - - spia stoca Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 41 1 past kindness, I remain, dear sir, your obliged and on ' 5O Waterford & Limerick ' all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref all - - kedient servant, HENRY NEWSIIAM PEDDER. 20 West Cornwall ........, all 55 65 20 Zealand - - ick, The Joint - Stock Banks, following the movement 20 West London ..........1 all - - BRITISH MINES. ling 10 Do Ist class ........ all - - Ge- . 13 f the Bank of England, have reduced their interest 20 Do 2d class - ;_._. ...., all - - stock WestHartlepool Harbr - , Alfred Consols (Philack); 2.7.4 2} 21 . 20 ;British Iron I 16 1 s ;elo t il deposits to 4 per cent., the London and West- and Rail 1 100 - - - !Clifford nil 180 190 stock West Midland-Oxford 100 43 44 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 340 350 un- ' tl inater, however, only allowing 3 per cent. for stock Do. Newport 100 40 42 - East Bassett (Illogan) 130 102 105 104 d a 44 111 s under £5OO, and the discount houses offer stock Do. Hereford 100 78 80 - East Caradon I 0 14.6 18} 181 the I - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.); 7.4.0 61 7} 7 Per cent., for money at call, and 41 per cent. - ,GamleStAutern(Gwen.)' 541 16 18 and PREFERENCE SHARES. - Great South Tolgus .... I 17s , 54 6 rth, 'pith seven days' notice. - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philacko 13.9.6' A ; A - IG. Wheal Vor (HelstonY 40 51 6. ow l , I t A sudden decline of 1 per cent. has taken place In the - ,Grenville . • I 6.2.6 2 21 'vin - ~ Market for Public Securities. Consols being sh are ! i paid Closing Business - IHerod's- Foot ; 8.12 36 18 way' elt a So me 1 - for transfer, and 91a I for the 10th proximo. 1 Railways. I , Price. Done. - Hingsbon Downs ' 4.11.6 21 21 10 0 •-• Lady Bertha ' 1.8.6 4 1 . r ue extensive sales have been effected, which, - Margaret (IJny Lelant) 9k 46 48 led, 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per - North Downs 25 31. 4} Nether with the receipt of lower prices from c. pref. (issued at £5( all - - - (North Frances (Illogan) 114 41 5} ltO t' • stock Kris & Exet 4 p ctstocl; 100 - - - IN.Wh'i Basset (1110 ,any 1.4.0 5 6 a,. 41.18 , have caused the prevailing depression. The 20 Do. * do. do. • Shares: - - I - 'North Wheal Crotty .. 9.18.9 75 85 I. " 7 3 per Cents. and the Reduced remain at 901 ; stock !Caledon xio, 44 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 - - - Par Consols (St. Blezey), 14 9 95 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.), 10.6.7 36 88 ' 2 In dia Stock 2201 ; Bank ditto is steady at 227 ; 6} Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - - ,Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 1 5 • ss 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. - ISouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 295 305 der, d Exchequer Bills are ss. dis. 65 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 55 6 - S. Cern Brea (Illogan).. 40 21 31 14 Do Ist Class Pref ~., A moderate amount of business has been recordedl S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 4 1 stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. l a ll.o 99 - 101 - - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 0 .9 140 150 to 1 44 ,, Nreign Securities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 stock Do. do. Class B 6 px lOO 108 113 - Stray Park 124.8.0 36 38 to stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 105 108 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 11 2} ain 4° l; ditto 1858, 531 1 ; Spanish have improved stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 108 110 10 Tin Crcat 9 554 - tine stock Do. do No. 2 100 106 108 106 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 13s 6d 1 4 won 19 4 t ; Mexican, 23i 24 ; and Brazilian, to 98 ex. div. ; , e h .. stock Do. New • 6per et. stock. 100 121 123 - West Basset (Illagan).. 15 17 18 r. llian, 43- per Cents. are 822 ; and Dutch 4 per stock , Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 82 -W. Caradon (Liskeard), 5 74 76 and stock I Do. 5 p ercent. guar._ 100 - - - West Scion hers _ Ve tts 98' 3 *9 .1 i • stock ,' ledin.&G las. sp.e. shares 100 110 112 - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 975 1024 The market for American Securities during the stock , Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 110 120 ges, tan stock ~ Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 74 i 6 - Wheal Edward (Cals.) ] 71 21 21 week has been more active. Messrs. D. stock ! Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 1.7.2 11 12 ra• oell, B a n, and Co. state that " during the past stock e IGlas.dr S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 - - - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) ! 8 15 17 s) 1 Iteek there has been a more ae.tivet business in stuck 'Great Northern, sp. et. 100 113 115 stock ' is o 5n a Itedm. lop c.prn ,00 011 113 - Wheal Treiawney (Lie.) 55 135 145 -__ -- - _ -- --- - - r) 2 stock tio: 4§ : i.). c. do: do. - aslNns. 3) 3 American Securities. Some large purchases have 100 '1)0. sp.c.Redm. 5 p.e. pm 80 104 106 20 Australian' I i l i gh• be en made of State Stocks, while the first-class 10 Ii; t. NIL of Scotld. Ist pi. all - stock _ 1 IlionAccord Copper,L Im. 17.6 d 20 'Brazil St.J.det Rey,Lim 15 31 815 31 star Railway bonds are in good demand, with only a i ) p. ct. pref. stock 1 5 Do Land and Mining Co. all / 1 • ' I • 'ter s • • , y limited supply. United States Five per Cent. ic G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 100 97 99 50 !Great West (Berks and ' Rants) Ext. sp. ct 6 - - 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 1 - di9, 40 • Cobre Copper all 39 41 d, 6 ' 4501 14 81 to 83. stock Co. Redeemable, 45 pet. 100 97 99 - Copiapo ere. , • stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. et. 100 89 91 1 IDunMoun.Cop.Ming Co 'ail 1 4 231 The dealings in the Railway Share Market have stock Do Irredeemable, do_ 100 90 92 2 Fortuna. roes stock Do. 5 p.ct, Redeem. Prof.. 100 100 102 20 General all 22 24 ace, b een limited, and prices have not shown any ma- 8 Do. Rirm. Prof. Shares. all 94 10 2 (General N. Cop. of S. Austr. 1 5 Sp I rite, te e , lila variation. Eastern Counties, North 'Western, 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 17 18 10 Do. do. sp. et. prey all 10} 101 1} ,Kapanda (Limited)..... 111} p 3 !Linares all 9 95 was Sen t Western, Midland, and South Eastern have stock Do Birrng.gue.r. stock.. 100 74 76 5 Lusitanian 1 2 1r ip old ~.a dv anced Ss and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; 3 Do. do 2 1 61 Do. C d h o este . r gua. shares all 20 21 all 10 105 1 Marigulca all 4 .9 1 'N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L i26.13d. 6 id half 20 Do. do do. aird u , reat Western, North British, and North Eastern 100 Lan. & . Carl. 44 pc. ptet 40 - _ 20 IPontgibaud Silver,Leallt di erwick), have declined 55., and London and stock Lan.&York 6p. C. stock. 100 - - • I Mining and 5me1t....1 all 4 6 bad stock Do.Barnstst.E.s3s 10c1 pc 100 I 5 Port Philip 1 "ghton, 10s. . stock Do. 6 p er c. (E. Lan.) _ - - 1 I Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. I 5 i stock Lonat Brig. 5 peg% No.l 100 113 115 381.85 United Mexican . leaf The Fo rei g n lines are inactive, and prices are stock IDo. 5 p. altered. c. No. 2 100 11 3 1 15 1 Worthing (Limited).... all 4 ; co. , %p stock Do. gua. 6p. a lOO 136 140 stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 113 115 Do haveaoint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares stock , Do. do. 44 per cent. .. .. 100 101 103 • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 5 IDo do. 45 p. c. shares.. all - - 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 60 1 78 80 I) 1 been. dealt in to a fair. extent. English, stock Do.. 7 . ct. Prof. stock. 100 148 153 40 ;Australasia all 61 63 b 1) 2 ) 3 S cottish, and Australian have receded ss. ; Oriental stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 131 sank improved lOs., Crystal Palace Stock, lOs., and stock Do.4p c.S.(div.dettil '651 100 70 73 stock , Do. 4 Per cent. Fret lOO - - 25 ',Bank of Egypt 100 (Bank of London 20 !Bank of Turkey 50 51 13 3 15 11d • ght Royal Mail Steam, 10s. . stock !Lon.Chat. and Dover.. 100 87 88 , 87 5 50 'British North American all - - ad)! iDaW. A rceiv. no div. 10 t , Ex.A til 6pcispd on i all - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 205 25 ,Ch. Mer. of In. Lonat Ch. all 32 31 BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Do. B B. & Brom ex. all - - 100 ,City reg ; bank Stock . . . •••• 227 to Do. Metropolitan Ex B 25 - - 100 Colonial - . 25 ,37 39 ?per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O i stock Lou. and N.W. Cov. and 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all - ~,Per Cent. Consols Annuities o N n un t e s a . t w on :7 s p p e . t et s . t . oc . . 1 . , 1 10 00 0 _...- _.-- 100 ; Commercial of London. 20 - - India 3 per Cent. Annuities - - 20 'Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 155 16 154 ) 1 01 Idia Stock .. . - - i) 2 - - 20 I Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 225 23 Ditto 6 per Cent 2o Do. new 5 11 11 65 ) 3 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent _ 12i Londondy. &• • C • ole:I • sh all - - 50 'London and County 20 344 355 125 Londony. &Ennis. sh all 134 14} Ditto 5 per Cent. - - 30} stock Sian. Sh. &Lin. 6 per oil 100 125 127 n3;20 ,London and S. African .. 10 14 14 "Ditto 5i per Cent 'ne t Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - stock IDo 3} per cent - - I md „ Ditto under £l,ooo _., ... _......... 12 - • tcateols for:Account, May 9 - - 50 !National Bank - - 12a Do. 45 per cent all - - • Q dzeheciner Bills, £l,OOO, lid. - stock I Mid. Con. 6p a stock.. 100 - - 20 New South Wa1e5...... all - - the ... Ditto £SOO .of Ditto Small stock Do. 45 p. a pref. stock.. 100 99 101 101 20 'Ottoman Bank ... _ . all 165 17 100 'Provincial of Irela:nd . :. 25 - ard 6 i Do. 4i per cent 3 - - 10 ;Do. new - - FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK stock Do, Lela & Hit. pref. st. 100 91 93 25 , South Australia ~ all 1 - - 14 111 2ilian 6per Cent • 9825 'Union of Australia .... 1 all 138 40 304 9 I •, ditto 44 per Cent. vi,,• • 86 i stock Norfik sp. a Ex. st. 1846 100100 -__ .__ stock Do. 54 p. c. Prof. do. 1847 stock iDo.sWev. Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 50 Union' of London 100 (Unity Mutual.. 1 12 1 24 25 , ' 60 I ... _ -,lian 6 per Cent stock 'North British, 5 p. 0... li tiitto 44 per Cent, stock !D o . N ew , gam s/I 0.... 100 108 110 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. R ussian 3 per Cent 24 35 101 I Do. Bor. 17n. g. pf. she 3 515 p •Allesian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. - 10 I I Do. do. do all - - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July Spanish Ditt o 45 per Cent. - - - 1877-9 lOO 111 114 1111 - Do, 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - ) 3 per Cent. •. • • 494 Dividends on the above payable in London. st N-EastCons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 st 'Do. 44 pc. redeemable.. 100 - et ;Do. G.N.E. 4 per a pref. 100 100 101 - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. a Feb. & Aug. 100 107 109 1085 batch Exchange 12 Guil. 24 per Cent... - 17 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 8.13.4. Icl ip - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Ditto Certificales, 4 per Cent. - Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 101 101 1001 125 I Do, do. Quarters, 1848.. 0 - - - Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 108 1085 1084 TWO O'CLOCK. 25 I Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 5d 1 p - Do. 1890 100 108 109 Consols, Money - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 . 1065 1075 1075 I - Ditto Account 914 5 10 i Rhymney Guaranteed. all - - - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - Si Scottish Central, new pt all - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. a, 1865 100 984 995 an st Scottish North-Eastern - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 98 99 981 ail 35 p. a pref. stock.... 100 - - - Do. p.c.,1888 &upwde 100 98 09 ,ed THE WEATHER. st , Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. 100 - .- - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 • 100 1065 1075 -4e i sl o tos . ' s , o D rou o to h .. r 1, 7 D p exv . e od a ni p i r Ap e e f n . rn s 0. t ei o no c st l; .. l aa o ll 0 11 131 1_4 13_ 10 3 4 - S. Au5,G6p.c.18713.& up.. 100 - - - Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Jab&July 100 - - METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 1 . 0 .6 .9 outh Eastern (Reading - Do. do. 6 p.c. ApatOct.... 100 1041 105} 105} 1 , 1 Ann., 1.0.6) ~_Triii bay, st Do, 45 per cent lOO 95 99 - - - - - --- in ' b etween 8 and B. E. M. D. IF.C. L S. at Do. Fixed qp.c. lst is. 100 98 100 at I o outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - --. stock Commercial lOO I - H. 9 a.m. I ----___ .- -- -- st , Do. 45 per Bent. lOO 98 100 stocks stock t o 2o c k 1 1 L D spoo o oun . dNho p ea, e mw r :p C ent.Pre f. 1 I i n . 100 stock lEast and West India .. 100 - - lie Nairn 20•49 49 146 W S.W. ! 3 1 b. 2 at i Pb. 5 percent' . 100 .--. Aberdeen .... 30.50 45 44 S.W. ' 3 1 b. 1 at ,' S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c gua. 100 85 87 stock I St. Katharine.. _ .... 1 . ..... 100 100 - to ,Lei 5,,,,,,,, 30'51 46 45 E. 2 9f. 1 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. 0.. all 26 27_to: .. ' 100 1® 97 - 99 2 5d par er. -- Berwick 3 0 .5 t 49 48 N.E. 1 9f. 1 25 Do. B 6 Der cent all 51 32 stock Victoria . lirdrossan ... 30.53 42 40 S.W. 2 1 b. 1 25 I Do. C 6 per cent ell 31 32 itO Porerush .... 30'51 47 46 W. 3 3 b. 3 at Watrfdl & ICilkny, 6p. cd 100 45 48 _ _ Of Shields Galway 30'54 50 48 AV. 4 1 1. 2 at ; Do. 2d do 100 118 121 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..I all I 135 144 Scarborough 3048 48 47 N.N.E. 3 4 b. 2 s t ' D o. Ne wport .spc.ptred. 100 98 100 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) - - Liverpool - - Valentia ' 30•58 51 4 9 E.S.E. 1 5 b. 1 at i • Do. till 1869, Ist 15.1 100 114 116 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 Queenstown, I 30•50 45 144 N.N.W. 2 3 o. 1 Yarmouth....! 3045 47 46 N.N.W. 3 4 in. 2 50 British American Land 40 - - London 130 43 51 47 N. 1 9 o. - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 50 Baltl.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 be Dover 3042 48 45 N.W. 3 8 o. 1 20 Do. 8,7p.e.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 3 9 o. 1 _______ 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 15 let Portland . , 3041 49 46 N. , P lymouth .. .13044 49 46 N.N.W. 1 7 f. 2 i 325 Canada Land all 113 # 117 be FlYmonth ..:: 1 3044 46 145 N.W. 31b. 2 Railways. i Paid' Leasing 'Closing 1 Business 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) all - _ ey P enzance .... 3049 52 149 N.E. 14b. 2 I Co.'s i Price. Done. • I 1 1 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all - - Lo' -....._ Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W • • . • 25 Do. Prof. 75 per cent. .. all - - Bulkinghamshire _ . 100 Do ....... 91 96 95# at . Crystal Palace ed , EXPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and reduced Chester & Holyhead.. 100 D 0.... 531 631 .... at. Do. Preference ea ' 0 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise Do. J s s s utno p eu e r r ee Val.nt I 100 Do 121 123 st Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 106 108 Do. 5 ; 100 Do 109 111 20 E.lndia Irrig,n. & Canal 1 15 4 d be d eg about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 ,c o, el e Clydesdale ste r, ~ 100 a11 C E a . u l e . do n ... 99 101 st Electric Telegraph .... 100 93 96 at ?g above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. E Lincolnsh. g 6 t.a. • ' 10C Gt N t or E t • h C 1 1 3 5 2 4 1 1 3 4 4 133 4 25 Do. New l5 - - he '4xposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for E.Union,Flarwic Sli i 's • .' all ,E.Counts: 45 4 5 English & Aus. Copper. all 35 31 eV and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true-- Ut hot Do. Woodbridge..,,! 100 I . I- - 16 Gen. Steam Navigate in 14 - - a 1 Great Ship IM - tilted).- all 4 r i -- , magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12-estimated). C. Cloud is to 9). I. Initials :-b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; Gl D s. o ßa . n rr e . w &Neile.Dr . c . t :, 100 100 Cpa01.e..d.0.n....:1 -:. -..... 1 Do. 171 p et Preference all 1 to ',fog, ; h., hail; 1., lightning ; ro., misty (hazy) ; 0., 5 Lon. District Tel, (Lim.) 34 ed o vercast (d u ll) ; r., rain; s., snow • t., thunder. A letter Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt West.' - _ Hrtip'l Dock & Rail.. all Ylt.N.,tlle - - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all ;15 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 11 r epeated augments-thus, r.r., much rain. Hull and Selby . TOall Yk.N. Md. 109 111 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 25 34 ice (1 to 9). Do. halves..., all Do. S. Sea disturb - - Do. quarters.. . ....., all Do. - - 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 1 05d a t Lana&Carl. gua.sp.c.l 100 LniN.W l9B 202 10 Netherlands Land all -- f QOMPENSATION. - Sinee 1820 the public have London & Greenwich.' 100 o F , ye Do. Preference .... I 100 la' • jaeLern 61 63 - 0 . •• . -.. 112 117 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 51 ' 100 N,Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 it paid to various corporations, companies, and other bodies Lon.,Tilbury,& S.-endl 100 .Peto &Co. 87 90 88} 8 1 N.lo.Australasian (tim.)• all TOO Do . . the enormous sum of £978,914 as compensation f o r their Lowestoft gua. 4 p o . • 100 ;Norfolk.. _ Do: A per cent 1 Oriental Gas (Limited), all a Cam :!1 - - 1 g to levy differential dues on foreign ships. Hull has m n e., Bxtn.,&slatlock all ,L NiVatm 334 ei 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. I I pr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.), 8 45 35 ig h ad above £470,000, and now gets £24,000 a year ; New- Mid. Bradford Prefer -51. 0 5 0 Cun B. pi p at. Peelß.Lnd.BzMin.(Lim) 100 47 60 castle has had £250,000, and is receiving £17,000 a year ; once Si ock 6. E M . id o land t .. 91 96 95 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 Nei 8 re Li 50 Do. New 25 95 105 395 , Liverpool has had £172,000, and at this day has above Neguwam.asrpket'rßcuenrYt.E..x.: 1 D -20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4sp.c all 171 18}p e.all o. 55 57 50 Rhymney Iron all 165 17 year. The paymen t Q ) 00 0 a ra Year l5 Do. New all 44 54 In ar was L 55,906, and the amount is constantly increasing D e , Fi xe d sp . c ..,.. all De. No p rt o h . n . 6 & p E . a c s tn . ..... p . ...... 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 51 50# 1 c- Vith our increasing foreign trade. It is now double what North Western....... all Midland 15} 151 L& NW ) at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 124 128 1t was 15 years ago, and it is impossible to say what it Preston and Wyre. { all ,t L.Yk. i - - 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 atl Submarine Tel. Scrip., a ll t - _ le vi a reach-already it might have been £140,000 a year, Do. 4 Shares 'Altßoystn.Flitch., & Sh A ep 100 Gt.North.l l32 134 10 1 Do. do. Registered .... all Do. do •• •• • • all 5 7 er that opportunity has been taken in various places to y r Ii se 'lOO 102 . Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T. ras y; all Do. 10 Trust and Agency of 0 Purchase the claim, or to abolish it by a clause in the local i Do. do. 1 I Do.. 51 P Austrlasia (lim) Ist is. 5 5 i i S.-Staffordshire all M'Clean... 104 11 act, and in some places it was voluntarily relinquished 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 - ( Wilts and Somerset lOO iGt . Wesel 89 91 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lira) 1 t d i p 14441 Y years ago. i wietle49ll &Grogu All 'LABren 84 2 1 0 0 Van Diemcn's Laud y 285 95 1 0 5 _. ... Paid. Closing Business Sh a re Railway s. Price. Done 50 ; Belfast and Ballymena f all' Bir., Wol , and Str. Val.) all 886 stock i Birk., La., and Ch June ' 100 80 82 25 !Blyth and Tyne all 10 i Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co ! all 51 61 stock !Bristol and Exeter 1 100 97 99 99 stock 'Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 20 Cork, Blrock., k Passage all 20 Cornwall .. . 10 Do A(A gets no div until 6 pc peran I all 10 Do B hasbeen , d. toB all . 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 42 44 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab.Junc all 8 8/ stock East Anglian lOO 161 174 stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 40 11 I stock Eastern Union, A stook 100 37 39 steug 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 27 271 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 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do IIOO 128 ILO stock rt. S. &W. of Ireland 1100 105 107 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 62 12 Irish South-eastern stock T,ancashire & Yorkshire 100 111 1111 stock London and Blackwall 100 80 Al stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 118 120 119 181 stock Lond., Chat, and Dover 100 45 47 stock Land. & Nth. Western 100 954 93 96 6 stock Lond. & Sth. Western lOO 9 31 041 94 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 ;,'derry & Enniskillen all 101 116 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 445 45 444 50 Maryport an d Carlisle all 121 Do do shares..., all 10 Metropolitan 74 31 If el stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new stock Do lairming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares — 25 Mid Kent. 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and C trl isle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def I 9 7 8 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk .. .. stock North British.. . 100 621 624 624 stock 'cor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 stock Dr% k stk ; A recs no d. until 6pch as beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock .. _ 100 stock Nth. Eastern—lie . twick 100 1021 102 102 1 1 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 Id 4p stock Do Leeds .............. 100 591 601 stock Do York stock North London .. 10 Do new 5 19.16.4 North °taffordshire l7l 4 31 9 134 1 1" N. and S. W. Junotion stock Not. & Grantham Rail lOO 7t 76 10 Peebles .... •• -. 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney ..... I all stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 .141 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 85 87 stock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 Slain gbourne & Sheer all stock South Devon ...... _ 25 S.-Durham & I,anc.Un 224 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 94 97 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington I all 40 41 25 Do do . 11 10 11 p 25 Do New (1860) 1 3 5/ 61 p stock Taff Vale lOO stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 -- 50 Ulster .•• 25 Do 20 2 3 p 12 10 Do : ............ 2 d p stock Vale of Neath , 100 74 76 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 12 stock Waterford & Kilkenny: 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall , all 51 61 20 West London all 10 Do Ist class all 20 Do 2d class .. all stock WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 43 44 stock Do. Newport 100 40 42 stock Do. Hereford 100 78 80 .(This THE - SUN, LONDON - ,FRADAY .EVPNINR, APRIL 11 4 :Xs6l. , ;PSOM ~ayJ BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LATEST BETTING. METROPOLITAN. sto 2 agseDanae (taken) 4to 1 agst Betts (taken) 6to 1 agst Simla (taken) Bto 1 agst Parmesan (taken) 100 to 8 agst Blue Jacket (taken) THE CASE 01 7HE EARL OF KINGSTON. This morning, in accordance with an arrangement made yesterday, Mr. Digby Seymour said he had received a com munication from the medical gentleman he had spoken of. Dr. Seymour, 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 to 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. • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA COMPANY. The following appeared in a portion of our impression of yesterday evening : A meeting of the shareholders was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the reports and general statement of accounts for the half-years ending 31st July, 1860, and 31st Jan., 1861, and also the report of the committee of investigation into the reply of the direc tors, preparatory to its submission to the legal meeting to be held in Canada. 131 Mi. GrIL occupied the chair. The report,' which has been published in The sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said no resolution, passed that day, would be legal, and could only be taken as an eniression of the opinion of the shareholders until they had been con firmed by the meeting to be held in Canada. The traffic during the last half-year was £45,000, and the shares which stood in April at £l2 15s. now stood at £ll 10s., or a depre ciation of the total share capital of a quarter of a million. This was one of the results of the committee of investiga. tion, a circumstance which he trusted would be held up as a beacon by all companies appointing such committees. (Hear.) The committee had reported that a million ster ling had been misappropriated or wasted, but it was a reck less charge, made without the slightest foundation. in con sequence of the'remunerative working of the line the directors would now be able to recommend the payment of dividends. He concluded by moving the reception of the report. Mr. LEO SCHUSTER said, after reading the report of the committee of investigation, and the reply of the directors, he felt that the directors deserved their confidence. He read the report with care, because his predecessor at the Brigh ton Railway was one of the persons accused. He had seen Mr. Laing but once since he quitted the company ; and for the many years he had acted as his deputy, he had never seen anything calculated to create the most distant suspi cion that he did anything except for the advantage of the company. (Hear, hear.) He seconded the motion. Mr. CANNAN moved as an amendment, " That the pro posal of the directors that a dividend of three per cent. per annum for the half-year be confirmed, and with that excep tion the consideration of the directors' half-yearly report be adjourned, and that the report of the committee of investi gation and the rejoindir bf the directors be received." The speaker then entered at great length into the various state ments made by the committee of investigation. Some discussion having taken place as to whether the amendment could be legally put, and it having been decided to proceed with it, _ _ Mr. FILDER said he readily seconded the amendment, and he hoped the meeting would adopt it en masse. Mr. J. B. SMITH characterised the report of the com mittee as one that had done harm to the company rather than good. The committee had altogether abandoned their first charge and had confined themselves to haying a hit at an absent man and a personal charge against himself, by stating that his evidence in 1861 differed materially from that given in 1856. He defended his conduct and conten ded that many of the statements were entirely devoid of . truth, especially that which stated that Mr. Laing was in the habit, for nine months after he ceased to be a director or shareholder, of attending the board of directors in order to obtain a settlement of Mr. Wythes' claims. If the committee of investigation ' had confined themselves in the inquiry to the actual working of the company, without attempting to find out " mare's nests" they would have done some good, but he felt certain the result of their labours would end in a very expensive abortion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. BEATTIE said if a Committee of Investigation were appointed he thought the company would benefit by such a step. With respect to Mr. Laing he knew that that gentleman never advocated the claims of Mr. Wythes. He might have ..recoinmended concessions whilst he was a director, bin'svith the ultimate settlement he had nothing whatever tor'db. - lie - had hoped that the com mittee of investigation r when they commenced their labour, would go into the matter with a determination to help the company through their difficulty ; but he was afraid 'the result of their labour proved that they had looked at all things with a jaundiced eye. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WATKINS condemned many of the observations that had been made on the conduct of Mr. Laing, who being in India, was unable to defend himself ; he believed the statements had been made by political opponents. (No, no, and disapprobation and cries of Withdraw.) He insisted they were bound to pursue a course which would improve their property, and appoint a new staff and board of directors. Alderman DARIN condemned the conduct of the direc tors for their impolitic conduct and want of prudence. Mr. BRIDGES said some gentlemen wanted him to say something about the £4,000 he had received from the De troit and Milwaukee Company. He had hoped the explana tion in his letter to the directors, which was in the hands of the shareholders, would have been sufficient. All he could say was he received the £4,000 from the Detroit Company for services which they believed he had rendered them. He de fended his conduct generally as being only for the interests of the company, and by that conduct he would stand or fall. (Cheers.) _ _ _ Mr. B . RAITRWAITE said, looking at the position of the Buffalo and other railways, they ought to congratulate themselves they were in no worse position than they were. Mr. SALISBURY condemned the un-English conduct of the committee in bringing charges against Mr. Laing in his absence, and when he was unable to defend himself. (Cries of " The charges are withdrawn.") Several other gentlemen endeavoured- to address the meeting amid loud cries of "Divide, divide," and general confusion. ___________ Colonel Sir HENRY BAYLEY said, having read the report of the committee, the directors' report, and the rejoinder of the committee, and all that he had heard that day, he had come to the resolution tkat if the meeting came to a resolution against the directors they would be commit ting suicide. (Cheers and laughter.) After some further remarks, The CHAIRMAN p4t the - amendment, which was negatived by a large majority.: The original resolution was then put and carried, that the report of the dir4ctors be received. A dividend of 3 pir cent. on the half-year ending 31st January last was then declared. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH moved the re election of the chair man, directors (Mr. Lance and Mr. Waite), and auditors. Payment of the expenses of the Committee of Investiga tion, after some discussion, was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the Committee of Investigation was negatived. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting was dissolved. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 12.—Wind this day at noon, N.; light airs, and very fine. DEAL, April 11.—Arrived from the river and sailed— John Bunyan, for Buenos Ayres ; Neptune, for Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, April 11.—Wind gal, for Quebec; James Montgomery, for New York. FALMOUTH, April 11.—Wind variable—Sailed—Jane Monce, for Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, April 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Megsora, from Gibraltar. SWANSEA, April 11.—Sailed--Thames, for Singapore. SUNDERLAND, April 11.—Wind N. N.W.—Sailed—Ann, 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 Demerara. Arrived, April I2.—Leopard, from Hamburg ; Chanti cleer, steamer, from Stettin ; Seine, from Boulogne. Sailed, April IL—Onesiphorus, for Port Natal. ailed, April 12.—Falke, steamer, for Bremen ; Cosmo politan, steamer, for Hamburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Monarch, for Cardiff; Regina and Norge, for Montreal; Silver Cloud, for Cape Town; Moor of Venice, for Malta • Wolfe, for Halifax; William Mitchell, for Toulon—all from London. The last advices from Mexico show that the new GoVernment has now been formally recognised by England, the United States, and France, so that any endeavours on the part of Spain to operate in favour of a renewal of anarchy are likely to be rendered ineffective. The United States seem especially desirous to do everything in concert with England and France that may place the Government of the country on a basis to prevent it from falling under the power of the new Southern Confederation, and Mr. Corwin will be likely to act with energy ani good faith upon thai principle. The particulars of the attack upon Captain Aldham, of the Valorous, the commander of the British squadron, have not yet been received, but a telegram an noi nces that his leg was broken by a shot, that he had been re oved to good quarters at Cordova, and was free from fev r. The surgeon of the Valorous Was fortunately with hith WA the occasion. 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 curice 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 had 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 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- I 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 instances, rather lower prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 1,290 236 3,830 1 880 1 1,640 Irish.. — - 1,600 , - Foreign.. . . 20,570 7,010 68,720 i 1,280 sacks 1,210 brie. NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. 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' s d s d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime do 4 8 4 10 Prime large do. 3 8 3 101 Veal Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 1 Small pork .... 5 0 5 4 Large pork .... 4 4 4 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 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 varce. Medium and inferior parcels, as well as hops of last year's growth, although in only moderate request, corn • mand extreme rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 200 s per cwt. W eald s 6os 168 s „ Sussex Yearlings .....110s 180 s ~ 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 reEnod m arket, 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. Rl—The inquiries have been limited, and at public sale M a large quantity offered was taken in by holders at about late quotations. FRUIT.—The market has been firm, and fully 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 material change to note in the demand. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58s 6d ; June de livery, 57 sGd ; and last tnree months, 55s to 55s 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 wad mom in demand. Oats, beans, and peas 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 34- Old white 6ss to 70s New do 26. to 30. Red do. 60s to 60s 1 Beans. 40s to 44s Barley, malting.... 38s to 44s 1 Beans, new 38s to 45s Peas, ....44s to 555. MELTON MOWBRAY—Arnii, 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, 564 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 st. ; barley, 40s to 44s for malting, and 28s to 34s per qr. for grinding; oats, 29s to 38s Od per 24 stone. CORK-APRIL 10. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, —8 Od to —s Od ; white, 26s Od to —8 Od; barley 15s Od to —8 Od ; oats, 13a 6d to 168 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 Beans -12th Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .ll6o:gra Sold 796 qrs Barley... 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,'W fair quality; higher prices asked, and a clearance effected. A short supply of sheep, maiutaining high prices. The supply of calves plentiful ; but fat pigs were in rather scarce supply. Beet TO to 71d Veal 6ld:to 7d Mutton .. 9d to 91d Pork Lamb —d to —d Rough fat, 5s 3el per stone. Hides, 2id to 4iel ; calf skins, 5d to 6d. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South- April 18. (via Islarseilles) April 12 .. May 4. ampton) Do. Brazil and Cape Verde Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. Cuba and Mexico Canada, &c. (via L' derry) .. April 29, .. April 17 M 3 Cape of Good Hope, &c - . _ _ay China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) April 18, Do (via Marseilles) April 12, Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. April 18. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) April 18, Do. (via Marseilles) April 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. April 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. April 19. Lisbon .. .. April 11. Malta, Egypt, and Adon (via Southampton) .. April 18. Do. (via Marseilles) .. April 12, Vigo, and Oporto .. .. April 11. United States, California, &c. .. April 11. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe . • O ve rdue. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cubs , 8zo• Apra 13. RAPID PASSAGE FROM CHINA TO LIVERPOOL. — The ship Scawfell, Capt. Thompson, of this port, arrived on Thursday morning from WhamP°s, China, with a cargo of tea and silk, after a capital passage, having left her an chorage at Whampoa on the 15th, discharged her pilot on the 14th, and arrived at Liverpool yesterday, making the passage from port to port in 8S days—one of the fastest recorded, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD @II INCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE SPIRIT DUTIES. The Earl of EGLINT ON presented a petition from the distillers in Scotland praying their lordships to recon sider the determination arrived at last session of increasing the duties on spirits. THE MARRIAGE LAW. Lord GAGE presented three petitions in favour of lega lising the marriage with a deceased wife's sister. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway, Metropolitan Rail way (Extension to Finsbury-circus), Northampton Water, Wigan Gas Meter and Fitting Coiupany, West Cornwall Railway; Hamniersmith, Paddington, and City Junction Railway. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. This bill was read a first time. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT BILL. This bill, on the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, was read a third time and passed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord REDESDALE moved that no private bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Tuesday, the 9th day of July. That no bill confirming any provisional order of the Board of Health, or authorising any inclosure of land under special report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, or for confirming any scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, shall be read a second time after the 9th day of July, and that when a bill shall pass this house with amendments, these orders shall not apply to any new bill sent up from the House of Commons which the Chairman of Committees shall report to the house is substantially the same as the bill amended. The noble lord said he had not brought forward the subject with respect to public bills, because there was a committee sitting on the subject. Earl GRANVILLE said he had not the slightest objec tion to the proposition with respect to private business. The noble lord had exercised a wise discretion with respect to public bills, as there was a eommittee appointed to con sider the subject. The motion was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—CYESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Belfast and County Down Railway ; Gainsburgh Bridge to East Ret ford, &c. Roads ; Great Western Railway (Capital) ; Kil rush and Kilkee Railway and Poulnasherry Reclamation ; Morayshire. Railway ; Portadown, Dungannon, and Omagh Junction Railway ; Preston Markets, &c. ; Shrews bury and Welchpool Railway ; Wallasey Improvement ; Wrexham and Minera Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) ; Garston and Liverpool Railway ; Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway ; Inverness and Aberdeen Junction and Inverness and Nairn Railway Companies Amalgama tion ; Marlborough Railway. The Forest of Dean Central Railway Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the following motions were agreed to :—That the order that the Kilkenny Market Bill be read the third time, be read, and discharged, and that the bill.be recommitted to the former committee; also, that the minutes of the evidence taken before the com mittee on the Westminster Improvements Bill (1859), be referred to the committee on the Westminster Improve ments Bill. Mr. BLACKBURN moved that it be an instruction to the committee on group (C) of private bills, that they have power to consolidate into one bill the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks (Capital) Bill, and the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks (New Works) Bill.—Agreed to. Sir E. GROGAN moved to nominate the select commit tee on the BorOugh of Dublin Bill—Sir Edward Grogan, Mr. Vance, Mr. George, Col. Dunne, Mr. Wm. Ormsby Gore, Mr. Longfield, Mr. Torrens, Sir Wm. Verner, Mr. Bond, and Lord Arthur Edwin Hill, and five members to be added by the committee of selection.—Agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Parochial Assessment Bill, against any alteration in the present law of marriage; in favour of legalising marriage with a de ceased wife's sister ; against the abolition of church rates ; in favour of the affirmaiions ; against the sale of intoxicat ing liquors on the Sabbath ; by Mr. BRIGHT, from certain inhabitants of Rochdale, relative to the recent refusal by the county court judge in that town to recei're the evidence of a witness on the ground of want of religious belief, and praying for an alteration in the law relating to this matter, &c. GRAND JURIES. On the motion of Mr. CARDWELL, the following was ordered :—Return of all fees and other emoluments received by each secretary of a grand jury in Ireland, by virtue of his office, in the year 1860; and whether any other office or employment is held with that of secretary, and whether the secretary be resident in the county, and whether he discharges his duty it:person. COUNTY COURT REGISTRARS. Mr. ROEBUCK moved an address for return of the name of each registrar, and the name, residence, and occu pation of each High Bailiff of the County Courts. Of the amount paid to each in the year 1860 on account of salary, and the amount of fees received, and mileage, in respect of insolvency business, sepa rately stated. And, of the amount of allowances made to each for offices, clerks, or on any other account ; and the amount of compensation annually paid to any of the said officers of the county courts, on account of the resignation of any part of any circuit to which they were originally ap pointed.—Ordered. MARYLEBONE. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered for the borough of Marylebone, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Edwin James. NAVY BOATS. Mr. BASS moved that the order (9th April) for return relative thereto be read and discharged ; and, instead thereof —return of the number of boats of all sizes, viz., lighters, launches, barges, yawls, cutters, jollyboats, gigs, and dinghies, that have been built in her Majesty's dockyards during the years 1858 and 1859, for the use of her Majesty's navy, specifying their respective lengths, whether copper or iron fastened, and the cost per foot of one bf each de.. scription of boat : and, similar return for such boats for the use of her Majesty's navy as may have been acquired by purchase or contract.—Ordered. NEW SOUTH WALES (MILITARY EXPEN DITURE). Mr. A. MILLS moved an address for copy of a despatch bearing date the 16th day of April, 1860, from Sir William Denison to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on mili tary expenditure in New South Wales.—Ordered. THE MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. In reply to Sir S. NORTHCOTE, _ . Mr. F. PEEL said that a portion of these estimates would be laid on the table to-morrow, the remainder on Monday. BLEACH WORKS. Major EDWARDS asked the Secretary of State fur the Home Department, whether he had any intention to in crease the number of sub-inspectors of factories upon the Bleach Works Bill coming iato force Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he had addressed r. commu nication to the inspectors of factories asking if there were any necessity for increasing sub-inspectors, which was not of an official character to be laid before the house. He had not yet received a reply to that communication. THE CONSERVATION OF THE THAMES. Mr. LOCKE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the annual return of the Conservators of the Thames would be made, according to the provisions of the Thames Conservancy Act of 1857 ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said that as the return of the censer. vators of the Thames was not made to the Home Depart meat, he was not in a position to answer the question. WOODEN VESSELS. On the motion of Lord C. PAGET for going into Com mittee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, Mr. LINDSAY moved the following resolutions as amend ments :-1. That it is expedient to defer any further expen diture on the construction or conversion of wooden line-of battle ships; 2. That it is inexpedient to incur, during the present year, the expenditure requisite for the completion of the line -of-battle ships now on the stocks ; and that, during the present year, it is not expe dient to commence the construction of any wooden vessels which carry guns on more than ono deck. 3. That it is inexpedient, without further experience, to sanction the expenditure of any money for the purpose of adapting her Majesty's dockyards for the construction of iron vessels." He said, in bringing forward these resolu tions, he felt, as he believed the great majority of the house felt, that the safety of the country was the first considera tion, and that no premium could be too high for maintain ing that safety, if it were in any way menaced. But the causes of danger to a nation were to a great extent within its own control. Danger was often created by mistakes in policy and by speeches in that house, such as the speech delivered the other night by the noble lord at the head of the Government, which had been commented upon by the Journal des Debats. The effect of all this was that the French went on increasing their navy, and their proceedings reacted on the English, and thus both danger and enormous cost were incurred. This rivalry had been graphically de scribed in a paper which they all read, as the game of ,c B eggar my neighbour." He called attention to the figures ho was about to quot e . Speaking only of steamships, he found that France had 35 line-of-battle ships built and two building ; being 37 in all. England had 53 line- of-battle ships and 14 building, making 67 in all. Surely, then, there was no reason to fear that France intended to attack Eng land. He had taken some trouble to inquire into the fact, ar d he found that England had 22 steam line-of-battle ships built and building more than all the other nations of the wOrld put together, all the world besides having only 45. ale therefore trusted that the house would agree to his first resolution. Now how, he woul d ask, did the case otaud with regard to frigates ? lie Lad aser. , rtainerl on inquiry that France had 25 screw and 18 paddle frigates, while England had 43 of the former and nine of the latter, so that in point of the number of those vessels we exceeded France, while so far as their efficiency was concerned we were superior to her or to any other nation. 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 he had 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 in 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. He 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 way 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 fer 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 of a Government so absolute and des potic that neither th 3 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 been 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 France was 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 £ 4463,000, and the sum expended £3,327,000. In 1851 the sum expended was, as in the previous year, less than the sum voted. In. 1852 thesum 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 doted was £3,800,900,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 £4,170,000, 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 £1,165,000, 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 £ [2,000,000 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 .L 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 2,93 S men extra. Oa 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 tab:e. 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 the Government should have it in their power to test the cost of that description of work, so that they may have 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 results are not to be relied upon for any practical purpose." (Hear.) No sentence could be more severe than that, although it was obviously written with great delicacy. If the accounts weroo no value for practical purposes, they were no t on l y wor thless b u t positively deceptive. (Hear, hear.) It 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 Wool w i c h D oc kyard no fewer than 7,906 errors had bee n discovered—(heal., h e ar)—within a period embracing on l y e i g ht mon ths. These errors related to wages, the s t or i ng o f ti m ber, and extended, indeed, to almost every branch. At that rate, in all the , dockyard accounts, there must be some 60,000 errors. These errors represented sums of £l,OOO, £1,200, and £4,480. In on e instance £5,210 was omitted to be charged. Such a state of things was most lamentable, and no . language was too e mployed in . the dockyards. With the ant of to characterise it. The house will remember the evi dence in this case was not that of interested witnes , Aes ; eve ry person examined before the commission was a servant did the house suppose were the balances made up ? Why, by the assistance of an item called trs genieral this Ys expenditure. te, . ow (Hear, hear.) He hoped for the credit of the . public service that the Commissioners were under some misapprehension in this matter; but explana e of no use for i:h estimating e explana tion must come eith er f rom them or f rom t h e no bl e l or d th e Secretary Adra i Admiralty. l t t b y e . c sThesetof building accounts,u ships. t h e n ( lia c e ou r l . d ) b The iron ships b u ilt i n t h e R oya l d oc ky ar d s since 1848, ex clusive of the charge for plant and the interest on capital, had cost nearly double the amount per ton for the bare hulls. which anybody at all conversant with ships would tell 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. beyond that sum. In the face of these facts, he was asto nished that the Government should now ask the iron to house be to used in her Majesty's dockyards , w h ere such bad accounts y for vote £198,000 partly for new plant and partl were kept, in the construction of ships at the ouornaows costs