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

DIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLock. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been rather more active. The finer descriptions of sugar have been taken rather freely by the trade for home con am:option ; inferior qualities, however, have been neglected. Coffee has continued in good demand, at full prices. In tea the transactions has been important, and rice, spices, and saltpetre have re mained at previous rates. Tallow has been in better demand, and P.Y.C. has advanced about ls. Per cwt. An extensive demand prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices tended up- Wards. The sales amounted to fully 20,000 bales. About £50,000 in bar gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. To-day a call of £2 per share, amounting to £6,000, became due on the Tenbury Railway. The completion of the payments due on the 4th of the month has been succeeded by a diminished Inquiry for money, and accommodation can be ob tained on slightly easier terms. The efflux of gold to the United States continues to engage attention in monetary and commercial circles, owing to the influence it may yet exercise upon the tendency of the discount market. During the last few days increased remittances have been effected, and a further considerable supply is expected to leave in the course of the week. There has been very little animation in the Market for Public Securities to-day, the dealers and brokers being occupied with the preparations for the settlement of accounts. Consols are 911 1 for money and for the 7th inst., and 921 f, for April. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 911 ; Long Annuities at 161 ; and Exchequer Bills at 7s. to 2s. dis. Bank Stock is at 2321; Indian ditto is firm at 2211 and 22211 and the Debentures are at 951. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, and prices generally are well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 70/ ; ditto 1858, 52 to 52 .1; Portuguese have improved to 461 47 ; Prus sian 5 per Cutts., to 1011 ex. div. ; ditto 3 per Cents., to 61 ; and Spanish Passive, to 17y; but Mexican are fiat at 23 , a 4 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., at 63 1; and ditto 4 per Cents., at 1001. There was rather more activity in the Railway Share Market to-day, and a slight advance took Place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- Westerns, and South-Easterns, have improved ss. ; Great Westerns, Brighton, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midlands, 10s. ; Great Northerns declined ss. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the transac tions have been limited, and prices have not varied to any important extent. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian realise 124 ; East Indian, 99 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 95. Joint Stoitic Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Continue at steady quotations. Bad BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Stock 6 ., per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l# a 1 a t Per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 911 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — I I I I Ditto for 39 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Stock. , ......... .. , 222 1 11 Ditto 6 per Cent litho Debentures, 1858 951 Console for Account, March 7 Exch equer Bills, £l,OOO, 1lel Ditto £5OO 2 dis Ditto Small Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B razilian 5 per Cent Ditto; 1839 & 1859 loof uuenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred u•exican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. . 47 61 1 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St . . 101 f .. Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .... 61 60# °Panisk 3 per Cent. .. Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turkish Cert. of Coup. not funded... . - 61 6 allrkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account . 524 Ditto £lOO Bonds .., Dividends on the above payable in London. uutcb. Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 631 ._.Ditto Certificates. 4 per Cent. riedraontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ' M one y Ditto Account THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS, T his Day, I between 8 and B. E. M. D. IF. C. I. S. ...... 29•53 40 38 S.S.E. 4 6 o. 3 tkberdeen •• • 2916 37 38 S. 7 9 r. 5 rredek ... 2915 38 36 S. 4 9 r. 6 onrush 29/9 47 45 S.S.W. 3 3 0.. 3 ,Bnielda •• • 2918 38 36 S.S.E. 4 o. 2 4 a a l r w, a .......... 29 - 99 48 47 W. 10 poreugh .. 3011 37 36 S.W ; 3 8 a. 2 e rP901.... 3010 42 41 S.S.E. 2 9 0. 2 Mouth.... 30'28 37 84 W. 3 7 m. 4 tondon ...... 3010 39 36 S.W. 3 9 0. p "er r tainOuth .. 3010 44 42 SW. 4 7 0. 3 ,ortland 3012 -44 42 S.W. 3 9 o. 3 03 71 nouth 30•29 40 45 S.W. 3 7 r. 2 enzance •• • • 3012 45 S.S.W. 2 9 m. 3 weriey •••• 34 43 44 42 S.W. 3 5 0. 4 ExrLANATIox.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced t o 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise _,eaUsing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 I,eg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E 4 ' . zposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for "operation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true 114'1 magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud r ., 9 )• I. Initials blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ; icig• • h., , 1 lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., o vercast (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow ' • t., thunder. A letter re peated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb knee (1 to 9). IND AND WEATHER 7n 4 7 1. ) 8 . 8 . W. ; breezy A'arninhm, S.; tine Bostn, S.W. ; fog B ristol, W. • dull earabridgs, 'S. ; dull ~arliel C irdiff, E. rain S.AV. fine W.S.W.; cloudy — ell, S.W. ; fine Dublin, S.W. ; fine N.W. ; wet F. dee, N.W. ; dull P din burgh, S.S.W.; storm altnouth, W. Glasgow, s.w. ; fog ; rain REPORT, Tins DAY, 9 A.m. Gravesend, S.W. ; thick fog Greenock, S.W. ; wet Holyhead, S W. ; fine Inverness, S.W. ; stormy London, S.W. ; fine, cold Lowestoft, W.S.W. ; cloudy Milford Haven, W. ; stormy Newcastle ma Tyne,S.; cloudy Newmarket, S.W. ; dull Norwich, VT.; fresh, cloudy Sheffield, S. ; rain West Hartlepool, cloudy Whitehaven, S.W.; rain Wolverton, S.W. ; fine STORTING INTELLIGENCE. S.E.; BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MONDAY. , There was nothing done on the Two Thousand Guineas S takes or D er by, an d ver y littl e on th e Ch es t er C u p. F or 1 4 e Nottingham Handicap, Furious became a great 4Nrourite, and all the 7's to 2 that could be got were re adily taken. Calpe was also backed for this event, her figure being sto 1. The Liverpool Chase furnished more s peculation. Old Ben Roe, who has been steadily backed for some d a y s past, f i nished at 7to 1 (taken). Franc Picard seemed to recede a little, but we saw nothing higher than Bto 1 booked against him. The Emperor alai appeared at one time to be going, but no serious demon stration was made. Master Begot came with a great rush, finishing at 12 to 1 (taken). Closing prices NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 3to 1 against Furious (offered, 7to 2 taken). 6to 1 agst agst Calipe (taken). Bto 1 agst any other (offered). THE CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) 30 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) Bto 1 agst Jealousy (taken) Bto 1 agst Franc Picard (taken) 10 to 1 agst Emperor (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (offered) 12 to 1 agst Master Begot (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cock-a-too (offered) 200 to 7 agst Brunette (taken) TESTIMONIAL TO SIR J. OUTRAM.—A public meeting was held this day at Willis's-rooms, for the pur pose o f furthering the proposed test i mon i a l to Sir J. O utram, for the services he has rendered to his country io ri ng the late m u ti n y i n I n dia. The chair was taken by 111 Lyvedun, and on the platform were the Earl of llaftesbury, Sir J. Laurence, Bart., Colonel Sykes, and a great many other highly influential Personages Re so l u ti ons a pp rov i ng o f the object Pe the meeting, and for the appointment of a committee C arry the proposed testimonial into effect, were agreed to Lua • a mmously. The speaker dwelt with great effect on the ex traordinary exerti o ns and b raver y o f Si r J. O u t ram d 1111 Ig the m u ti ny , a ff or di ng, as t h ey did , a b right example 0e the eminence to which a self-educated man might ele vate itself. Amon g the passengers who left Southampton in t he Indian packet Ceylon was Sir Leopold 31‘Clintock. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY :EVENING, MARCH 5, 1861. Railways. LA TV .INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE FREESTONE. This bankrupt was described as of Islington, milliner, and to-day came up for his certificate. The accounts appeared on a previous occasion, and there was no opposition. An immediate certificate of the second class was awarded. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A VERY KNOTTY POINT OP LAW,-THE LONDON GENE, ItAL OMNIBUS COMPANY V. MONELL. This was a "running down case," and as soon as it was called on, Mr. 0. B. C. Harrison objected to the jurisdic tion. Neither the cause of action, nor any portion of it, occurred in the City, nor did the defendant reside in the City. His Honour—How can we tell that ? Mr. Harrison—You can enquire. The alleged collision took place at the Elephant and Castle. _ _ _ Mr. Beard (for the company) did not support the case after the objection. His Honour—Then there will be a verdict for the de. fendant. Mr. Harrison—l apply for costs. His Honour—How can I grant costs when I have no jurisdiction. It was suggested. by several legal gentlemen present that there was a case upon the point. Mr. Harrison—Your Honour's court is governed by a special Act of Parliament —and in such a case as this may grant costs. His Honour—The case is a nullity so far as this court is concerned, and, therefore, we can neither nonsuit the plain tiff nor find for the defendant. The proper course would be to strike out the case, and I will consider as to costs. After two or three cases had been heard, His Honour said he should reserve the point. BUS AGAINST DRAY.-THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY V. HANBURY AND 00. This was a great battle between the great omnibus com pany and the great brewers, and the plaintiffs sought to recover £5 damages sustained through the alleged negli gence of one of defendant's draymen. Mr. Beard called a number of witnesses; and it appeared that the accident occurred at the corner of Bishopegate street, upon the question of room. His Honour said there was always considered room if a wafer would go between, but the 'bus driver said that if half a wafer would go between there would be room. It was admitted that the 'bus had not been repaired yet, and Mr. Palmer, for defendants, objected to the company receiving damages when the 'bus had not been repaired. Mr. Beard pointed out that the company were bound to repair the 'bus. Mr. Palmer called witnesses, and his Honour found for the plaintiff £2 and costs, saying he should be very par ticular as to repairs being actually done. This was a great field-day for the Omnibus Company, who had fourteen or fifteen actions. POLICE INIELLIGENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY AT A COURTiILLINER'S.— Anais Chantegreil, described as a milliner, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing an immense quantity of silk, velvet, lace, and other articles, the property of her mistress, Madame Ellen Ratters, court milliner, Berners street, Oxford-street. Three large boxes, containing different articles, almost sufficient to stock a shop, were produced in court. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner, it appears, had been in the employ of Mme, Rutters about four months, as first-hand milliner, at a salary of .E 52 a-year, and board and lodging, and in conse quence of a suspicion Madame Rutters communicated with the police, which led to the discovery that the prisoner, dur ing the whole of the time she had been in Madame Rutters' employ had been carrying on a systematic plan of robbery —taking away materials of every description to the house of a friend, and there having them made up, and using that person's place as a depository for the good s . _ _ _ Madame Rutters identified the property produced, of the value of about £2O, as belonging to her. Madame Juquier proved that the prisoner left a large box at her house full of property, and was in the habit of making up articles at her house, in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, of a Sunday. A young assistant of Madame Rutters, named Ann Elizabeth Shipper, proved seeing prisoner with some of the ribbon in her possession, and other assistants also proved seeing property placed away for removal ; and Madame Blum, sister of Madame Rutters, proved seeing the prisoner take a parcel from behad a glass case in the workroom ; and Mitchell, 298 A, took the prisoner into custody, and found in her hand a small paper parcel con taining ribbons belonging to prosecutrix. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the constable said he found the property produced at Madame Rutter's, in prisoner's box, and also at Madame Juquier's. After some further evidence the prisoner was committed, but will be brought up again. There is every reason to believe that Madame Rutters has been robbed by the prisoner to an enormous extent, the property produced being only a portion of that taken; away by the prisoner. TIIIS DAY'S ILLARRETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £ll6s to £5 Os Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 103 to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. -. Meadow hay, il 16s to £5 03 ; clover, £3 Os to £ss 10s Od ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 18s per lead. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, 16s to £5 Os Od ; clove!, £3 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has continued very quiet in anti.- cipation of the public sales which commenced to-day. SUGAR.—The dealings have been limited and confined to fine granary qualities for home consumption. Prices, however, are steady, and holders have shown no disposi tion to reduce prices. In the refined market goods have been a shade cheaper. COFFEE.—FuII prices have been offered for good and fine descriptions of Plantation Ceylon, and other qualities, have been in moderate request. The stock on hand com pared with those of the same period of last year, show a deficiency of about 400 tons. Rico.-Scarcely any business has been reported, and prices are unaltered. SALTPETRE.—No transactions of importance have taken place, dealers waiting the result of the public sales which commence to-day. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited rather more activity particularly as regards time bargains, and prices have advanced about 6d to is per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 60s 6d to 595, April to June, and 56s per cwt. for last 3 months' delivery. COAL MARK' (rrioes of Coal per Ton at .ET—MARcHT4. t the clo®e of the market d. Bell's Primrose ......14 6 Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 9 Byass's Bebside West Hartley . 16 9 Lambert's West Hart- s. d. ley 16 6 Clark's West Hartley 16 6 Davison's West Hart- ley • • 16 9 Carr's OriginalHartleyl6 9 Wylam l7 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting Walker Primrose 14 3 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 9 Holywell 17 0 Craghead Hartley 16 0 Ships at market Walls End Acorn Close ..18 9 Eden lB 9 Byron . .18 9 Hedley 19 0 Edon Main ...19 0 Framwellkate 18 9 Hartlepool....,, 20 6 Hunwick l4 6 Whitworth l6 6 Tunstall Heugh Hall 18 9 Hetton North Hartlepool l6 0 South Hartlepool 19 3 Kelloe Trimdon Thornley....lB 6 ;, 90 ; sold, 51. lIIIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March s.—Wind this day at noen—South- Westerly ; fresh breeze, and dull, cloudy weather, with rain. DEAL March 4.—Wind N.ll' .--Arrived—Clementin e, from Mauritius;f Queen of the Ocean, from Shields for Shanghae. PLYMOUTH,March4.—Wind N.W. — Arrived—Majestie, from Havanna ; Alby, from Cardiff for Pernambuco ; Augustina, from New York. LOWESTOFT, March 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Life guard, screw steamer, from Newcastle for London, with screw loose, loss of anchors and cable, and proceeded in tow of a steamer. CARDIFF, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Orion, for Pernambuco. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Edward and Mary, from Jersey; Courier, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Ceylon, steamer, for Alexandria ; Monarch, steamer, for Hull. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March s—Fyenoord, from Rotterdam ; Goethe, from Galata. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Dolphin, from Marseilles, and Eliza, from De merara—both for London ; Peterborough, from London for Shanghai. Anchored—Gaharia, from Shields for Barcelona, and landed paot. Sailed—The homeward bound, for the river, and a great many westward. Tile Dolphin spoke the Loyal, of Jersey, in lat. 4.39, long. 12.46. A most attractive concert is announced for next Tuesday evening, at Pleyel's Rooms, by M. de Cassella, violincellist to lI.M. the King of Italy, who enjoys a deservedly high reputation south of the Alps. M, de Cas sella, who makes his first public appearance in Paris on this occasion, will be supported by his wife, who occupies a distinguished rank as a performer on the pianoforte, and several other artistes of distinction. The concert to com mence at eight, Paid, Closing Price. 73 75 92 93 'l6 161 d 4.1 41€1 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 .5 1} 1 d pr 11 16 d 98/ 99i 91 981 100 101 21A 22i 70 74 (.0 63 41 93 50 55 90 45 40 43 044 95i lid 1 d 2f lf Ilf Ilf 9f 9 d 05 100 90 02 82 84 914 92i 85 87 2 It 4 5 7 5 7 961 971 2 d 12t 90 92 5i bf • I —p 1/ 12 13 31211 3i 31 23 24 6/ 7 7i 7; 19 20 17i 38i 8 9 37 38 55 57 3 2id 5j 61 8} 84 1j W I 1 d i 20} 211 6 6} 91 91 21i 22 } BRITISH MINES. AriVeTeonsoli( hilacl)72.l - 1.1 British Iron Clifford nil Devon G. Cons. (Tav!st) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O East Caradon ...... 114.6 [E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 'Garn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) l 54,1 Great South Tolgus 17s G .Wheal Alto. (Philack) 13.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 'Grenville 5.14.6 , Herod's- Foot 8.12 Hingston Downs 4.10.& 'Lady Bertha !Margaret ( Uny Lelant), 9f North Downs 2f [North Frances (Mogan); 111 N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ,an)' 4s North Wheal Crofty . 9.18.9 Par Consols (St. Blazey . )l 11 [ Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co., lls South Caradon(St.Cleer), 11 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim i all S.Wheal Fran. (1110g,ran),18.1.9 Stray Park 24,8,0 Tamar Silv.& Lead 11in , 41 Tin Croit 1 9 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 1 , .3s 6dl West Basset (Illogan) 1 11 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 1 51 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) 7.5 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)' 54 FOREIGN MI 98 100 4 4 par MISCELLANEOUS. 360 951 151 i 8 71 81 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 131 14 10 'Atlantic R. MI Stm (1d) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) a ll 25 ',Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 'Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 41 I ' Leasing Closing 1 Business 50 , British American Land' 40 Railways. ' 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 56 Paid. Co.'s. Price. I Done. 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Um.) a ll 1 8 20 _ Bedford and Bletchiey all Ln &N.W .. .. 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 121 141 Backingliamshire - - 100 'Ln & N.W 95 97 321 Canada Land , all 114 118 Chester & Holyhead. 100 'Do. 153 531 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) all Do. do. 51 per cent.. 100 Do. 121 123 stock Cop. Min.ofEng.&Srnltg. all — Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do ,121 111 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. .. all 20 22 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledoninl 99 101 stock Crystal Palace Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E CI 15 16 stock Do. Preference E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c., ICO ,Gt.North."l3s 137 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id par I E.Union,Harwich Shs' al) ' E.Ccunts.l 44 41 stock Electric Telegraph Do. Woodbridge ...1 100 , Gls .Barr.&Neils,Drct., 100 CaJedonin - 5 English & Aus. Copper ! .all 34 31 31 1 I Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest, all Gt. West. 1 Great Ship Limited).., all 1 1 Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all Irk.N.&Br -- , , II app u n l 00 1 e... a 4l n CsBd Shares ee b g. uss y .. a .... . 5: .: p.: ..:,.:. laanollloill Do. oo k ... N. Md lO9 111 1 Do. 171 pet Preference all 1 1 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 11 if London d p o r n efe & re G n r ce een .. wi .. c . h 100 00 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 11 11 21 , - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Urn.) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Um.) 5 12' lld 'Sll.4'.noliPasNt..l.l.-19°-2 205_ " 20 Nerbu.Coal&,lron (Lim.) 5 1 01d Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend..l 100 peto &CoBB 91 10 Netherlands Land all Lowestoft, gua. 4 lOO Norfolk .. 5 Do.B p.c.Prefl.iss.atl die all 1 1 Do. 6 per cent. .. .. . I 100 Do. .. 100 N.Br.&NevaScotiaLand 85 Mane.,Buxtn. &r . Malk." all LNW ...... — 3l 31 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all Mid. Bradford Prefer-I • ence 5t0ck.....-....._ 100 Midland 95 97 "5. 5 6 E.Counts I 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 Da New Shares (Lim.) . 155. 1 1 pr 10 Orintlin.Steam(Lim.), . 8 44 31 Newmarkt.,Bury p - E e x P • stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min,(Lim.) 100 47 60 guaranteed 5 Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c.l all Do. ...... 55 57 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 68 70 Do. do. 6 per cent ....: all Do. ...... ___ _ 50 Do, New 25 10 11 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp.e all 18 19 p Do. Fixed 5 per cent., all Do North Western 1 all Midland 151 151 50 Rhymney Iron .. „ .... all 161 171 I L& NW Prestos and Wyre. all , L.Yk. _ ..... 15 Do. New all 41 84 190 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 60 A. all 'Do. Gt.NortlJl32 135 Do. 1 Shares stock Sent. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) 100 123 128 26 'South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all l' tt 1 RR i g SRlic'r;tvnibirTu..`elle;rle:flo'crid 101 1 I T.Brassey 100 102 Do. 1 Do, da. registered ..., all i 10 Do. do, ..... all I 8.: 7 SO iulttigi and Stafr Somerset.. . l a w : I DI G t , l iv e a e n s . t. . 9 1 le 9 1 2 1 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.oilfpr.Can. 5 t•- -I.e e .199 Vau Diemen Land ...:281 10 11 10 Wimbledon& Croydn. all LA Brgtn si 94 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 1 d 20 Brazil St.J.del ltey,Lim . 15 31 32 5 Do. Land and 31nungeo. all 4 1 1 .Clarendon Cons.MinCoil 1 dig. 40 'Cobre Copper all ,69 41 'Copiapo l6 8 10 1 I DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 4 1 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 20 22 2 I Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr 4p 11 Kapunda (Limited) ll 1 1% p 3 Linares all 9 10 5 .Lusitanian 2 pr ip 1 Marion' ta lall 1 4 1 N. IthineCopolS.Aus.L 120.6d a 4,1 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead 5 Port Mining and Smelt all 4 6 Phi 1 'Scottish Au lip strin. (L.) los. 4 d 211•2•84 United Mexican . ail 34} 44 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 1 1 De 1 19s. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. —• 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 40 Australasia 1 all 67 69 674 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 52% 4 2 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &e. all 1 204 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 32 34 34 31 100 [City ,..1 50 169 71 100 Colonial ......- ... . 25 37 39 33 20'11 'Cora. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London: 20 -- 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch., all 154 16 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lou. Char. Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 London and County .. 20 :334 344 50 'London Joint Stock .. 10 694 20 ,London and S.African..l 4 2 14 100 'London & Westminster, 20 61% 624 62 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 42 I - 99 20 'Do. new 50 'National Bank ..... •• .. 25 20 ,New South Wales-- .. all I 25 Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 47 49 20 'Ottoman Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 'Do. new 25 :South Australia I all 25 Union of Australia all 50 Union o 1 London 100 ! Unity Mutual.. go COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 ;07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 100% 1101 1004 1 ,Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,1830 100 .07 108 108 74 Do. 1890 100 1(3 109 I N.B.Gov. 6p. c. Ja.&Jnly 100 106 107 106/ Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 -- N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 186c1 100 974 984 Do. sp. 0., 1871 to 187 100 97 98 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwth 100 97 98 974 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO - - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Jr, &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&oo lOO 1074 108 108 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock ;D0.4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock 'East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine. stock Southampton lOO I stock Victoria , •• 100 98 100 go iDo New. • I 2 1 44 nar Business done TILE NAVE On Friday last the Warrior was put " stem on'' at the end of the dock in which she has been receiv ing her engines, and their full force exerted for a considerable time. As was to be anticipated from the extraordinary care with which they have been made, they worked with perfect smoothness and regularity. Messrs. John Penn and Son have taken exactly six weeks to remove from their factory in Greenwich, and erect on board the first of the new Ironsides, these machines, which are the largest marine engines ever made, being of 1,250 nominal horse power, and able to work up to about 6,000 horses indicated. The sailing brig Liberty, 12, was put out of Devonport dockyard yesterday, and warped along side the sheer hulk Kent, in Hamoaze, preparatory to being masted and fitted for an additional naval instruction brig, Great progress is being made with the fittings, external and internal, of the screw steam frigate Liverpool, 51, at Devonport. The artisans in the dockyard are also busy about the hammock net tings and main deck ports of the screw steamship Albion, 90, in No. 1 dock ; and they are at work on the screw steam frigate Constance, 51, in No. 5 dock. The dockyard lighter Devon, Thomas Jennings, master, sailed yesterday from Plymouth, with jury gear and navigating stores for the screw ship Defi ance, 91, at Pembroke, which is appointed to be launched on the 20th inst. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :---W. Hall, chief engineer, to the Cossack. The undernamed have been nominated to naval cadetships :—Alfred W. Cox, Walter A. Wynter, John J. S. L. Long, and John Masterman. It was yesterday rumoured at the head-quarters of the Royal Engineers, Chatham, that several important changes will be shortly made in the disposition of the companies of Engineers new employed on foreign service. The 30th Company, under the command of Capt. A. S. Creyke, now stationed at Dover, where it is employed in the repair of the defences at that part of the coast, will proceed to Malta, to relieve one of the companies now in the Mediterranean, which returns to England. THE NAVY ESTIMATES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Through the kindness of a Liberal M.P. I have been furnished with the Navy Estimates for this year, and the disclosures they furnish to my simple mercantile mind may be worth a place in your columns, and probably induce some of our members to give a little more heed than heretofore to the way the money goes. In pages 20, 21, and 22 I find, fur example, that there are 316 clerks in the Admiralty, viz.:— Secretary's department Controller l7 „ 4,820 Accountant .General Storekeeper• General Controller of Victualling and Transports 57 „ 15,414 Medical Director-General l4 „ 3,287 316 87,822 or an average of £277 each ! Besides this there is a charge of £5,985 12s. for temporary assistance ; in all, £93,807. The salaries vary from £9O to £l,OOO, and by far the largest-portion of the work to be done the style of men employed ought to be at much more intellectual occupations. I believe the great majority of those officials are the sons of gentlemen, have received their education at our best schools, and are tempted into this ser vice by an idea of its security and the prospect of dropping into one of the higher posts some time or another. The progress to these prizes is very tardy, and the dislike to their routine work in the interval is very notorious. But, withal, it is a very costly establishment for the quantity and quality of the work that is per formed. Few people have ever reckoned that this machinery of book-keeping, which has no transac tions equal to Rothschild's, Baring's, or the lead ing London bankers', costs as much as all the flag officers in commission and their retinues, 246 in number (page 6) £55,776 11 3 All the officers superintending dockyards, and their retinues, 34 in number (page 6) .. 396 mates (page 7).. . .. .. 23 assistant-paymasters.ha-charge(page7) SHARE _MARK ET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAttES AND STOCKS. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence B° 1 i e m u . : B 5 percent a ent I n d ! rail . C r losing B D us o i: e 6 . 66 stk Share Railways. rice. 18 j Do, Do. It au Belfast and Ballymena all' 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val' all 881 201 I f Do. New stock Birk., la., and Ch June' 100 80 82 10 Do. Preference 25 Blyth and Tyne all 100 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co I all 6 6 / p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 stock Bristol and Exeter stock , Caledonian llOO 974 98 974 f 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' 50 (Cork and Bandon all 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 20 Cork, Blrock., Passagt, all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 20 ,Cornwall I all 5) 64 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 10 ;Do A (A gets no div 1 10 ;Do B 171 Demerara , until 6pc peran., 1 all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. (1 all stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. r hasbeen. ti. 1011 20 Do. F Shares Ext 5 0 Dublin & Belfast. June.' all 43 44 20 Do. Jubbulpore 25 Dun., Perth, drAb..l unc.l all 8 81 stock East Anglian , 100 15 16 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs.. stock Eastern Counties lOO 481 491 49 4 4 9 100 ! I Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. stock Eastern Union, A stock I 100 37 39 100 Do. 1865-1870 stce.c Do d o Bdo 100 26 28 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds 131 100 Do. 6 pser cent. Pref stock ,East Suffolk stock ;Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 85 88 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. stock (Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 251 261 100 D o. 7 per cent. 1862 .. 10 'Forth & Clyde Junction I all 100 Do. do. 1867 .. stock Furness stock Glass. and S. Western 1 00 11 2 114 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.g•ua.sp.c. 1 0 Great Nthn. of Scotland all 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... stock Great Northern lOO 108 109 108) stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do , 100 129 Ma 129 20 Do. do. stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 108 110 201 , Gt. W. of Canada Share s stock Great Western 100 Do . stock Do Str Val gua. stock 10 0 53 62 Bonds pay. ' 76, with 12 Irish South-eastern..., all opt, till '6O stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1091 1101 1101 iiB4 2 1 0 0 Do. do. '73 till '6O . . stock London and Blackwall 100 60 6 1 604 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 114 115 1 15 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... stock Lond., Chat., and Dover' 100 48 41 481 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '7B d 0... stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 961 98) 96) )1 f stock Machos, guar., 41 p. c... stock Loud. & 11. Western.. 100 91 92 NI ) stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all stock Do. 4)p. c. Extension -25 ;,'Merry & Ennistrillen all 101 114 20 Do. 5 stock Man. Shef. & Linaoln .. 100 46 461 461 1 stook Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 50 Maryport and Carlisle.. all •20 Newßrunswick & Canda 121 Do do 1 shares.... all Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 Metropolitan I 6 81 24d Class A Capital Share stock Midland . lOO 1261 f 271 127 4 1 0 41 7 4 •• Do. do. Land do. 6.4.0. Do new......... ... . . 1 . 4 . 0 . it la p P 20 ;Do. do. B Capital d 0... stock Do Osirming. & Derby 100 100 102 .. iDo. do. Land do. .... 50 Mid. Gt. IV. of Ireland all 20 ;Gude (Limited) . ... 25 Do 4 shares a' 1 stock Scinde ... ...... . ",i...i 25 Mid Kent.. 10 Do, Cray Line ' 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all qg' stook ,Do.lndus.St. Flo. 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all FOREIGN R stock Norfolk. stock North British •..i 100 631 631 63 1 1 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoe 100 20 Ardenne5.............. stock D-, A stk ; A recs no d. 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. until (such as beenpd.B 100 5 Belgian East. Junction stock Do B stock ....... . 100 20 Beziers to draissessac.. stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1001 1003 100 4 1 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 lel 1p 1 d 6 Cat — neaux Mine & Rail stock no Leeds ..... ......... 100 57 571 57 1 100 Copiapo ........&...... stock Do York stock North London .. lOO 99 101 20 Dutch Rhenish . . 10 Do new 5 20 Eastern of France .. 1 9.16.4 North Staffordshire .171 31 31 1 11; 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c.' 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 101 20 Do. do. 12 Not. & Grantham Rail ll 73 75 74 1 2 0 Great Central of France' 10 raebles ...... 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhvmney ..... - dock Scdttish Central dock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 341 20 Namur & Liege ........ dock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 20 Do. 6 c. Pref......... dock Shropshire Union 10 Si ttincrbourne & Sheer. all 16 Do. New Shares ..... dock I South Devon 50 N , lin. Counties Union. 34 d 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. 25 S.-Durham & I,anc.Un: 221 20 Paris & Orleans .... .... dock ( South Eastern Recife lc S. Fran. (Pern.) 100 85} 86 861 0154 I 20 Lock South Wales ........ 100 53 60 gua. 7p. ct. 1am......' . dock S. York. and River Dun — lOO 04 97 20 B Riga & Dunaburg...... I : 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wokl all 4 7 20 Royal Danish... ..... .. 1 25 Stockton & Darlington I all 391 401 5 Royal Swedish ........ 1 25 Do do .l 11 10 11 p 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 1 25 Do New (1860) 3 661 p 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... t took Taff Vale tock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 25 ThamesTravenDk&Ball 22 -- 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Vene tin 1 50 Ulster 25 Do .... ...... 210 Do _ : took Vale Of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 114 111 20 W. & N.W. of France .. f tonic Waterford & Kilkenny: 100 20 West , rn of Austria.... 60 Waterford & Limerisk all 20 Western of Switzerland s 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 6 `Zealand BZealan p d er cent ;'ref.... . 20 10 Do Ist class ....... all 20 Do 2d class .. . .... all BRITISH 3 tock WestlTartlepool Harbr _______ * and Rail lOO .AlfrecTeonsoli(Tlllackr2.l: tock West Midland—Oxford 100 41 46 441 20 'British Iron tock Do. Newport 100 40 43 Clifford I ni took Do. Hereford 100 79 81 Devon G. Cons (Taoist )' . ._ "' • _ , I I Share l l Railways. Paid Closing Business I Price. Done. 25 Itlythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £.5( all :1k (iris. & Exet.4 pctstock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,45 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 61 Cork k Bandon, 55 p. c. all -- 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 61 [Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 6 61 14 .Do Ist Class Prof all stock .E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock I Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 112 115 stock I Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 106 108 stock 'E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. : 1 100 108 110 stock I Do. do. No. 2 100 1 108 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 lirl 123 stock tEastern Union, 4 per et. 106 78 80 stock Do. 5 per cent. g - uar... 100 stock , EdinAGlas.sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock , Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock , Furness, 5 per cent.... 100 stock Glas.& S. West g.a. 5 p.c 10 ° ' stock Greet Northern,' sp. et. 100 113 115 stock I'o.sp.c.Redrnl;lop.e.pni 100 110 112 112 stock Do. 45 p, c. do. do. 100 . Do. 6p.e. Heft,. 5 p.c. pm 80 82 84 10 IGt. NI,. of Scotld. Ist p 6 all ( G t.Sn. & W (Ireland)4 1 100 97 99 stock ) p. ct. pref. stock 1 50 IGrest West. (I3erks and pants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock Co.l Redeemable,4sp.c . i. 100 98 100 99 85 95 stock , Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 89 91 stock 'Do Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 100 1(2 1015 8 'Do. Ilirm. Pref. Shares all 91 105 10 'at. W. Ches. 8 Ile. o. o h all 17 18 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 105 101 stock Do Birmc*.guar. stock lOO 74 76 261 ' Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 135 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 43 pc. pref 4O stock i Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock 'Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc 100 stock ;Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) . 100 -- stock Lon.& Brig. 5 peg% No.i 100 11l 113 stock Do. sp. a. No. ~, 100 111 113 stock - Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 11l 113 stock Do. do. 45 per cenf'. 5 Do. do. 45 p. c. shares all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 160 153 stock I Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P 'd 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '651 100 70 73 .., , - stock ,Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock Lon. ('hat. and Dover lOO 87 89 Do. W. A rceiv. no div _ 10 ,_,E O 9 t i ll e k. , p n c r i o s pd o;-/ All —__ —___ 1 stock r D o o n ..l3 a le n t d ro N po w li . ta c n o m y E . x n e n x : i 25 Nuneaton, sp.et 1 100 116 118 stock Lon. & S.W, 7 p.ct stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 45 per cent lOO 2s. od. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus of 2s. 6d. all 125 Londondy. & Cole. 5 sh. all 125 Londony. & Ennis. 5 814 all 131 141 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 127 129 1275 8 6 Do. £6 43 i iI) stock 'Do. 35 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per oent 5 5 11 , 125 Maryport dr Car., 4p. 0 all 12. Do. 41 per cent all stock Mid. on. 6 p c.. stock_ 100 stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c. 100 134 136 stock . Do, 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 93 95 stock .Norflk sp. c. Ex. 5t.1846 100 stock I Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock .Do.slVay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 1 00 stock 'North British, sp. o lOO 111 113 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c lOO 109 11l 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pt. sh 3 Ili r 10 , ; Do. do. do all stock Nth. Dev. Rail. & Dek.Co. 100 stock .N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c., 100 90 92 stock Do. 45 pc. redeemable lOO stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Prel.l 100 99 100 17 1D o. do. do , 113.4. id p , 20 10. Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 j 13 121 ;Do. do. Quarters, 1848 1 9 15 'Do. York, •.& S. P orc h . . 10 5d 5 p 20 North Staffordshire 1 all 22 23 221 10 i Rhymney Guaranteed., all 85 i Scottish Central, new pt i all stock 'Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock 1 100 stock I Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c,' 100 124 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 134 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s., all 101 101 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent.' all 1.0.6 , south Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1.0.6) stoea Do. 45 per cent. i 100 - stock 1 Do. Fixed 1 5p.c. Ist 10.1 100 stock ' south Wales, gua. 4p. c.l 100 91 93 stock Do. 44 per cent , 100 98 100 stock Do. 5 per cent', lOO stock I S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c gua,' 100 55 87 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 26 27 25 ' Do. B 6 per cent all 515 325 25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c 100 45 48 stock W.Mid -Oxf lst Guastk 100 123 125 1235 stock . Do. 2d do 100 1180. 121 stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 98 100 stock Do.Perpet. 6 p.c. pf 1866 100 121 124 stock . Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 114 116 125 , Do. do. 2d is., 75 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. e 175 186 350 370 95 100 151 16 6 61 21 23 7 71 1 11 1! 21 3 35 17 11 2 46 48 31 4 44 7} 81 7} 84 91 9; 38 40 300 310 31 31 180 1145 40 42 2 21 bi 6 17 1 8 ! 80 62 345 355 102} 1076 115 125 1/ 2} 12 13 19 21 12} 114 stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stocx stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share all all all 100 6 1 I i 13 4 i } 99 8} 91 111 1 1 all all all all all LI all all 10 all , all all all all all all .. 5,795 17 11 26,499 0 0 4,197 10 0 or-699 persons .. £92,268 10 2 .41 junior lieutenants (page 61 .. 80,482 10 0 89 naval instructors (page 7) .. .. 13,400 1 3 530 officers and only about £5,000 less than -152 chief engineers (page 7) , . 166 surgeons (page 7) .. 158 second masters (page 7) .. .. £93,882 11 3 .. 34,197 9 4 .. .. 48,875 1 0 .. .. 15,800 0 0 478 officers .. £98,872 10 4 In addition to the 316 Admiralty clerks, there are heads of departments and other officials (page 23), which bring their numbers to 361, and these are waited on by no less than 81 messengers, at a cost of £7,000, or about one servant to 41 masters, who occupy no less than 197 rooms and repositories (page 23), or less than two gentlemen to each apartment, in the war rens of Somerset-house and Whitehall. This esta blishment is a mistake in every way. The clerks should be arranged as in our banks, with private rooms for their chiefs, and plain directions where the public could find the department wanted. Nine tenths of the clerks should be recruited from the well-conducted petty officers of the Navy instead of .Rugby and other schools, not omitting Eton and Harrow, and you would then have a good class of workmen, to whom the situation would be a great boon, and £50,000 a year might be lopped off the vote. Another striking thing is the difference in the cost of management at our various dockyards. For example : Deptford—The sum to be expended in labour (page 53) amounts to £38,978, and the management (page 45) £9,564, or about 24 per cent. Woolwich—£lo9,s79; management, £19,310; or about L7l per cent. Chatham—£lll,4l6; management, £18,750; or 17 per cut. Sheerness—£lo4,779; management, £16,055; or less than 141 per cent. Portsmouth—£2o6,l44; management, £25,557; or less than 121 per cent. Plymouth—£l93,3o9 ; management; £28,760 ; or nearly 16 per cent. Pembroke—BO' ' 440 . management, £10,093 ; or upwards of 161 per cent. It is quite evident that the sooner the smaller yards merge into the larger the better, and it is well worth inquiry to learn the cause of Plymouth being 31 per cent. moire than Portsmouth. At page 59 there is a. most flagrant vote—viz., for two troopships, £60,000; two ditto, £140,000; total, £200,000. This is based on Captain Eden's evidence before the Transport Committee last year, who have not reported on the evidence. Captain Eden stated that he Himalaya and Per severance had done certain work cheaper than the Indiana hired transport, and, although this has been contradicted again and again, the Board of Admiralty have launched his pet scheme of a fleet of steam transports like the Himalaya. Let any member move for a return of the cost and expense of this ship, and what she has done for the money, and the result will be appalling. Besides, it is a great abuse of the privileges of Government to commence such a tremenlons outlay until the Transport Committee have finished their work. They were not appointed to "lock the stable when the steed is stolen." From pages 60 to 79 there is the record of various works, and it seems a waste of money to go on with expensive operations extending over many years at a great annual loss of interest, instead of hurry ing them to completion at once. The works at Devonport and Keyhavn seem to be instances of this kind, as well as barracks at Chatham, and other buildings at Fort Cum►Derland, Gibraltar, and Malta. I have given you simply the result of one evening's meditation over the Navy Estimates, and I do so in the hope that others may be tempted to take up ithe pruning knife in this as well as other departm pats of the public service.-- Yours faithfully, PRUDENT ECONOMY. THIRD EDITION. 'SUN OFFICE, Soren o'clock. NOTTINGHAM RACES—(This Day.) Atherstone Tyrant .. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Four ran. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. Furious Calpe Jenny Longlegs 3 Nine ran. PARK STAKES. Adamant 1 Yaffa filly Five ran. INKEEPER'S Medora Gwellyan 2 Two ran. STAND PLATE. Tyrant 1 Medora 2 Seven ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 8 agst Master Bakot (offered) IMPE RIAL PA _Rid AME NT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THis EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. CHURCH RATES. Petitions against the abolition of church rates were pre sented by Viscount Dungannon, Lord Romney, the Earl of Hardwick, and Lord Berners. LAW OF DIVORCE. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave notice that on Mon day next he should move for a select committee to inquire into the law respecting parties who have or ought to have the right to sue in the Divorce Court in England, and the Court of Session in Scotland. • PRIVATE BUSINESS The Atherton, Bedford, &c., Gas and Water Bill was read a second time. ADMIRALTY COURT JURISDICTION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which be said, was one of much importance to the mercantile marine of this country, and its object was to enlarge the jurisdiction and improve the proceedings in the High Court of Admiralty. The causes tried in the court last year amounted to 1,618, and the average cost of each suit was £974. With respect to the jurisdiction of the court, it was at present somewhat circumscribed, but the present bill was to extend the juris diction to owners of all ships not residing within the juris diction of the court. The bill also, in his opinion, made other great improvements in the law with respect to salvage and the mode of proceeding with causes in the court. If the bill received the sanction of Parlia ment he had no doubt it would be hailed by all parties interested as a great improvement in the law as it stood previous to the passing of the bill. After a short discussion in which Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown took part, The bill was read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(TIIIS EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. LEADER, who was introduced by General UPTON and Mr. LONGFIELD, took the oaths and his seat on his election for the County Cork. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Devon Central Railways; Edinburgh, Perth, ani Dundee Rail ways (Queensferry Branches); Merionethshire Railway ; Great Dover Road; and Wexford Harbour Commissioners. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favcur of the remission of the hop duties, against legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, against the Parochial Assessments Bill, against the abolition of church-rates, against the continu ance of the income-tax, in favour of the appointment of Roman Catholic schoolmasters and chaplains in Poor-law unions ; against certain clauses in the Highway Bill; by Mr. BRIGHT from a public meeting, held at Newcastle-on- Tyne, presided over by the Mayor, in favour of the intro duction of a Reform Bill this session ; and from other places to the same effect. NEW ROSS ELECTORAL DIVISION. Mr. M'MAHON moved for a copy of the reports made by the inspector appointed to inquire into the late election of guardians for the New Ross electoral division.—Ordered. NAPLES. Sir S. NORTHCOTI' - inoveTan address for copies of the despatch containing the instructions alluded to by Mr. Elliot, in his despatch of the 18th day of September, which commences with the following words :—" In conse quence of your lordship's desire, it became necessary for me to consider the best manner of seeing General Gari baldi ;" and, of the despatches of Admiral Mundy subse quent to the departure of Mr. Elliot from Naples.— Ordered. STEAM-VESSELS. Mr. BARING moved for a return, in a tabular form, with consecutive numbers, of the whole of the steam vessels registered in the United Kingdom on or before the Ist day of January, 1861 ; stating, in separate columns, the following particulars :—Official number of ves sel; vessel's name; port of registry; date of registry ; date of build ' • registered owners ; dimensions of vessels in length and breadth and depth of hold ; ton nage (exclusive of engine room) ; and gross tonnage, dis tinguishing vessels built of iron, and vessels having screw propellers ; also distinguishing vessels measured under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, from these measured under previous Acts ; and estimated horse power of their engines, and giving the aggregate number of vessels and amount of tonnage, with an index for easy reference attached to it, giving the names of the vessels in alphabetical order, with numbers to each, corresponding with the executive numbers in the return (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 449, of session 1860).—Ordered. COALS, CINDERS, CULM, &c. Mr. H. VIVIAN moved for accounts of the quantities of coals, cinders, and calm, and patent fuel, shipped at the several ports of England, Scotland, and Ireland, coast ways, to other ports of the United Kingdom, in the year 1860, distinguishing the quantity shipped at each of the said ports as compared with the year 1859; Of the quantities and declared value of coals, cinders, and culm, and patent fuel, exported from the several ports of England, Scotland, and Ireland, to foreign countries, and the British settlements abroad, in the year 1860 ; distinguishing the countries to which the samo were sent, and comparing the same with the year 1859 ; also distinguished the ports of the United Kingdom from which the same were shipped. Of the quantities of coals, cinders, and calm, and patent fuel, exported from the United Kingdom, in the year 1860, with the rate and amount of duty thereon; and, of the quantities of coals and patent fuel brought coastways and by inland navigation into the port of London during the year 1860, comparing the same with the quantities brought during the year 1859.—Ordered. ESSEX TURNPIKE ROAD. Mr. ALCOUK moved for return of the salaries paid to surveyors, assistant surveyors, and clerks to the trustees, and any other officers paid by the trus tees of the first district of the Essex turnpike roads, giving the names of all the officers, dates of their appoint ments, and the salaries of each respectively, giving also the number of miles, the income and expenditure for the last year's account made up; and, similar return for the second district of Essex Turnpike Roadc—Ordered. TRANSFER OF LAND. Mr. V. SCULLY gave notice that, unless the promised bill of the Government on this subject were shortly intro duced, he would draw the attention of the house to the subject after Easter. HUNGARIAN NOTES. - - Mr. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the alleged manufacture of notes in this country, in the name of Hungary, had been brought to the notice of her Majesty's Government by the Government of Austria; and what steps had been taken thereupon by the order or advice of her Majesty's Government. Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that her Ma jesty's Government had their attention drawn to the sub ject of the manufacture of notes by Kossuth, which bore the stamp of the Royal Crown of Hungary, by the Govern ment of Austria. The matter had been refers ed to the law officers of the Crown, who gave their opinion that the issue of these notes was illegal, but that it would be impos sible to procure a conviction in case of indictment. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. In reply to Mr. HANBURT, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the bill for amending the Industrial Schools Act had been deferred until Government had received a report of the Commission on Education. TELEGRAPHIC CABLE BETWEEN ALVER STOKE AND RYDE, AND MALTA AND ALEX ANDRIA. Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary to the Admiralty why no answer had been given to a report sent in by Mr. Piggott to the Board of Admiralty cf the result of a trial of his telegraphic cable laid down between Alverstoke and Ryde on the 20th of June last ? Mr. CONINGHAM asked for some information relative to the telegraphic communication between Malta and Alex andria. Lord C. PAGET said that the Admiralty had nothing whatever to do with the subject to which the last question referred. With reference to the other question, he would state what had occurred. Mr. Pigott, in April last, applied to the Admiralty for permission to lay down the line of his proposed telegraphic communication. The Ad miralty objected to his carrying such line across the harbour be of Portsmouth, but consented to its being laid down . tween Alverstoke and Ryde. A letter had been since received from Mr. Pigott, stating that the un dertaking had had been completely successful; but the B ar ralty had nothing whatever to doe its respe.ctto.to that com munication, except to acknowledge its receip SIR BALDWIN WALKER. bbeeefonre iii•eesepuemteinhgedhitsoseinattehreeemptigshirt state BaldwinL o r t Lord a C t VtPhaAelkAGercEoinntshhaiae.ddNarcissus. (Laughter.) Sir J. PAKINGTON asked whether it was not the fact that the Acorn had been sent out only that morning Lord C. PAGET said that information had been received which induced him to believe that the Narcissus had been delayed, and there was every prospect that they would be able to cut Sir Baldwin Walker off. (Laughter.) MASTERS AND OPERATIVES. Mr. MACK INNON obtained leave to bring in a bill for establishing equitable councils of conciliation between masters and operatives. COLONIAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Mr. A. MILLS moved for a select committee on colonial The e hon. military expenditure, to inquire and report wheth e r any, and what, alterations might be adventageously. adopted n regard to the defence of the British depende ncies, and the proportions of cost of such defe nce as now defr ayed from iml:erial and colonial funds respectively. fr member, in a speech of some leng th, condemned th e policy pursued by this country in refe rence to the subject,which he contrasted unfavourably with other European States. He contended that instead of this country being requested to expend millions annually in providing for the defence of our forcing possessions, these colonies should be induced to become self-reliant and independent as far as defences were concerned. Mr. MARSH seconded the motion, as he considered a committee would be desirable in investigating many details in connection with this subject. Mr. C. FORTESCITE said that the motion of his hon. friend (Mr. Mills) was not regarded by the Government in a hostile light. On the contrary, as far as he was concerned, he highly approved of the result arrived at by the motion of the honourable member, but he differed with him as to the measures of attaining it. He referred to the reports of the Depart mental Commission instituted by the desire of General Peel during the administration of the late Government, which were an utter failure, so far as affording Go vernment any means of practically dealing with this question. The essence of these reports was that the defence of the colonies should depend on local corps without any assistance from the Imperial country. But the fact was that the presence of British troops was desirable in our dependencies in maintaining a good feeling with the natives, and affording them a greater sense of security. The dis cipline and the esprit de corps of a local army were necessarily inferior to those of imperial troops. As regarded the argument of fostering a feeling of self-reliance on the part of the colonists, he had no doubt that that feeling would manifest itself in momenta of dan ger. He referred to Australia, and other English colonies, to show that in cases of emergency they would supply the necessary means of self-defence. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE-(TRIS EVENING). CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Nicholas Philpot Leader, of Dromagh Castle, in the county of Cork, Esq., in the room of the Right Honourable Richard Deasy, who has accepted the office of one of the - Barons of her Majesty's Exchequer in Ireland. WAR-OFFICE, PALL -MALL, MARCH 5. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Major and Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Smith Baillie to be Lieute nant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet. Colonel Richard Henry R. H. Vyse, who retires ; Captain and B reve t- Major L or d George John Manners to be Major, by pur chase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Baillie ; Lieut. the Hon. Geoffrey R. Clegg Hill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Lord George John Man • ners ; Cornet Jobn Albert Craven to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hill. Ist Dragoon Guards—Cornet Henry Barker to be lieutenant by purchase, vice Cuningham, promoted; Charles Teddy Hatfeild, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Barker. sth Dragoon Guards—Ensign Tames Dennis, from the East Kent Militia, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thomas Burton Henry, who retires. Bth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Edward Pulleyite, to be Instructor of Musketry. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet- Colonel Arthur Lowry Cole, C. 8., from the half-pay list, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Edward Pole, who retires upon half-pay; Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Alexander Oakes to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Cole, who retires ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John De Montgomery Prior to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Oakes; Lieutenant Rebt. Edward Roe to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lieutenant- Colonel Prior ; Cornet David Roche Vandeleur to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roe. 15th Light Dragoons—Cornet Benjamin Winthrop to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walter Theodore Edward Bentinck, who retires. 17th Light Dragoons—Cornet Edward William Pritchard, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Harri son, promoted. Royal Artillery--The name of the Lieutenant appointed on 19th December, 1860, is Herbert Frederic Gaimes, not Herbert Frederic Gairtes, as stated in the Gazette of 22d January, 1861. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Godfrey Wentworth Beaumont to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant and Captain Henry George Bowden, who has resigned that appointment. 7th Regiment of Foot—Major John Birtwhistle, from the 32d Foot, to be Major, vice George William Wallace Carpenter, who exchanges. 17th Foot—Richards Horwood Dunning, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell, appointed to the 74th Foot. 20th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Frederick Houghton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas Aldridge, who re tires ; Ensign Charles Simeon Elliot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Houghton. 32d Foot—Major George William Wallace Carpenter, from the 7th Foot, to be Major, vice John Birtwhistle, who exchanges. 34th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Cecil Clayton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fox, promoted. 49th Foot—Captain Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall, from the 91st Foot, to be Captain, vice George Kemp Chat field, who exchanges. 58th Foot—William Wordsworth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Deane, promoted. 7261 Foot—Captain Alexander Crombie to be Major, by purchase, vice Charles John William Norman, who re tires; Lieutenant William Henry Campion to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Crombie ; Ensign Henry Francis Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campion. 74th Foot—Ensign Arthur Meredith Duff to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Arthur Angelo, who retires; Ensign Archibald James Campbell, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Duff. 75th Foot—Cornet Oliver Ormerod, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign, vice Richardson, appointed to the 88th Foot. 87th Foot—Lieutenant Joseph Noble Beasley to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Colmer Lynch, deceased; Ensign Robert Atkin Hickson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Beasley. 90th Foot—Ensign David Patterson Murray t 9 be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Joseph Outram, who retires. 91st Foot—Captain George Kemp Chatfield, from the 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall, who exchanges. UNATTACHED.—Captain and Brevet•Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Kenny, half-pay 61st Foot, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major, without purchase. BREVET. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Kenneth Wilson, re tired full pay Royal Marines, to have the honorary rank of Colonel, undue her Majesty's Order in Council of 13th September, 1854. Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Sampson, half-pay Bth Garrison Battalion, Staff Officer of Pensioners, retired upon full pay, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. Major Peter John Macdonald, 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain William Wiltshire Lynch, 2d Foot, to be Major in the Army. The Brevet Commission as Lieutenant-Colonel of Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Chas. Napier North, 60th Foot, to be antedated to the 24th March, 1858. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Richard Paddy, draper, Amelia-place, Brompton. BANKRUPTS John Evans, cattle dealer, Lampeter, Cardiganshire. Anna Maria Owen, dealer in china, New Bond-street. Sidney Joseph George French, chemist, Norton Folgate. Thomas George Johnson, jun., wine merchant, Coventry. James Heck, butcher, Lincoln. Charles Powell, grocer, Dartford, Kent. Wm. Gunnell and John Browne, biscuit manufacturers, Landport, Hants. George Edward Walker, victualler, Nottingham. Ernest Weil, merchant, Bank-chamber, Lothbury, city. George Harjette, skein silk dyer Weaver-street, Bethnal green. Catherine Dawes and Charles Fiddian, the younger, malleable nail manufacturers, Birmingham. COURSE OF EXCHAN 9L.—Tuts DAT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 Of 12 1 kntwerp Brussels — 25 65 25 70 Hamturgh Paris Ditto Niarseilles — 25 75 25 80 Frankfort on Maine — 1191 120 Vienna Trieste - 15 45 15 55 Petersburgh — 331 33f Berlin — Madrid Cadiz 48i 48 25 95 25 871 25 871 391 117* 1171 62 62 Leghorn Milan 26 - 21 25 92i Genoa 25 95 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York •• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard).... per os. ES 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 9 9 0 6 1 South American Doublons 39} 1171 117 62 63 THE MAILS. -- - MAILS DUB. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South- Mar. 21. ampton) Do • (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. . • • .. Brazil and Cape 'Verd e &C. Mar. 6. B ue nos Ayres, Monte Video, Cuba and Mexico •.. ••• .. Feb. 28 Canada, &c. (via L'derry) • . .. Overdue. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Mar. 6. Ca e of Good Hope , &c. p . • .. .. March 3. Do (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • . • • Mar. 4. India (Caldutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Mar. 4. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. m ar. 13. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 7. Lisbon • . • • .. •• Mar. 1. Malta, Egypt , and Aden (via Southampton) .. M ar. 4 Do. ( via Mar seilles) ..Mar. 7. Vigo, and Oporto .. United States, California, &c. • • .. bran 1. .. Feb 28. Western Coast of Africa, Madeir a , Teneriffe Mar . 10. West Indies and Pacific, C ar th agena, Cuba, &e. Feb.. 28. In consequence of the re - presentations made by Col. Harness, C. 8., the newly appointed director of the Royal Engineer establishment at Chatham, to at th the the Duke of C am b r id ge, hi s R oya l Hi g h ness h as sanctioned a reor gan i sa tion of the system pursued Royal Engineer establishment, by which the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal and Indian Engineers will in future be employed more on the operations connected with that depart ment of the service, and will be in a great measure exempt from the drill and other duties performed by the soldier, making in fact the Engineers more a scientific corps, and employing that body less in mere military duties. With this view an order has been promulgated at head-quarters , r defining the rules and regulations . Highness the Commander-in - Chief. guidance of the corps, as sanctioned by his Royal 13thrfultren' 92 i ! 95 i 974 7 13} 121 1