The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET 'YN77I --- iii7l , ivEl4,3;. CITY, Two o'CLoca. The Bank of England return, completed to the 13th inst., is again of a very satisfactory character. The bullion, owing to the arrivals of specie from the continent and Australia, has been augmented by about a quarter of a million sterling; in the reserve of notes there is an increase of half a million, and the other securities share an important diminu tion. The active collection of the revenue, as usual at this period of the year, has augmented the Public DePosits, and a small diminution has conse quently taken place in the private balances. The Government Securities show an increase of about half a million. The other items of the balance sheet exhibit no alterations of importance ; they Will be seen in the subjoined table : Notes issued • • • • • . Increase .. • • Rest •• • • •• Increase .. Public Deposits • • Increase •• e • • • Other Deposits • • • • Decrease Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease• Government Securities Increase Other Securities .• Decrease .. Reserve of Saes .. Increase .. Gold and Silver Coin Decrease . • Stock of Bullion .. Increase .. Active Circulation .. .. £25,918,975 .. 292,220 .. 3,816,784 • . 13,585 .. 6,6 8,884 .. 732,397 .. 11,691,684 .. 157,094 .. 669,206 .. 53,918 .. 9,479,729 .. 524,953 .. 20,021,017 .. 516,982 .. 6,883,645 .. 549,860 .. 885,167 .. 22,861 .. 12,329,142 .. 269,359 .. 19,035,330 Decrease •• •• •• 257,640 The interest has been announced for payment on Chilian 6 per Cents. and 3 per Cent. Bonds. Donew... Notice has been given that 200 special 6 per' Cent. Chilian Bonds have been drawn by lot, and will be paid off, together with the interest on the', Ist proximo. The sum of £6,548 108. has been applied to the; redemption of 89 Chilian 3 per Cent. Bonds of £lOO each; and £4,094 to the extinction of 50 Chilianl 4k per Cent. Bonds of the value of £5,000. A meeting has been called of the holders of the! New Grenadian Bonds for the 20th inst., for thel purpose of submitting to them the particulars of, the agreement recently concluded by the coml reittee with thel Government for the adjustment' of the Foreign Debt of that Republic. About £45,000 in gold was sent into the Bankl of England yesterday. _ _ The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were in most instances a shade lower. The royal mail steamer La Plata has arrived from the West Indies with £261,000, nearly all in silver. The shareholders in the Oude Railway Company! are requested to send in their scrip certificates for! sZamination, preparatory to the repayment of the! sum of ss. per share to the holders thereof. Rather more activity was exhibited in the Liver • . Pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were well supported. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £720,300, and the reports 1311,740. The Seine, which leaves on Monday for the West' Indies, will take out only £660 in specie. There has been a quiet market for Public Securi ties to-day, the speculative transactions having been limited, but the Funds have been steadily supported, Consols being 914 92 for money, and i and 921 f for the account. The Bank of England return has exercised a favourable influence. Indiai 6 per Cent Loan is steady at 1001 ; ditto Newl Scrip has improved to 100 ; ditto 5 per Cent.' Rupee Paper is 948 ; ditto 51 per Cent. 1001 1. Exchequer Bills, 14 per diem, are flat at 64. to is ' die. ; ditto, 2d. per diem, at 2s. prem. A fair amount of business has been recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices generally are well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 734 3 ; ditto, 1858, 541 1. Sardinian are steady at 824 ; Spanish have improved to 494 ; ditto Deferred to 41f ; and Portuguese remain at 464 47. Russian q per Cents. are flat at 904 ; and Mexican at 244 I . The dealings, in the Railway Share Market have been on a very limited scale, and there is little change of importance to notice in values. Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North Eastern, Berwick, and South-t , asterns have declined ss. ; and Brigh ton and South-Westerns advanced 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings prices, have been very steady. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained very quiet. Union of London have de-1 e lined ss. ; and London Joint-Stock, ss. • BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 11 per Cent . Consols Annuities India Stock ••.. Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Scrip Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 6/ per Cent 941 4 Ditto Debentures, 1858 lOOl I 1 Ditto 1869 96/ lid. 2d. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 6 1 d 2pm Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Iloaiean 3 per Cent — Ditto Amount 2411 / Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 Ditto Account ....... 46/ Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ............. 101/ 1 Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account tipanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred — Ditto Account gPanish Cart. of Coup. not funded 54 Turkish 6 per Cent .. NI I Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. butch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO o'CLOC is. Consols Money 91i 2 Ditto Account 92t 1 THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. T hi T hi Day, ht tween S and a. m . Nairn .. it berdeei; **** * •• • • Ardroru u er w id i ****** Po rtrsshan • Shields ** • • • Galway **** Surbor ******** Liverpool.... Valentin ?neenstown ar inouth. London • • Dover ******* P ortsmOi;t2; Portland . • Pe ym nzance- Plouth . • " Jersey ~,,,• ;; 29'47 29'56 29/0 29'70 29/3 29/5 W.S.W. W.N.W. s. W. N.W. W. W.S.W. S. W. N N. W. N.W. 2 W.S.W. 4 S.W. 4 W. 3 W. •, 5 S.S.W. 4 11 3' 3 3i '4 ej S.W. 4 W.S.W. 1 2 W.S.W. 5 ExPLAb Tio , to 32 deg at Barometer, corrected and reduced sausing about sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise deg above 32 de g of an inch diminution, and each 10 Exposed thermometer nearly 3-100ths increase. E. (evaporation and dew- p shade. M. Moistened bulb (for not magnetic). F. F orce D . D. Direction of wind (true — (1 to 9). I. Initial. :—b (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud f., fog. ; h,, hail ; 1., bial? aky ; e., clouds (detached) ; overcast (dull) ; r., ram ; 11 . 14 g ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., repeated augments—thue, r. ',." 4 "?; t., thunder. A letter • much rain. S. Sea disturb- Slice (1 to 9)• Railways , aiß774lTiz Bsckinghamshir t e - .. . LONDON, March 16.—Wind this d Chester &Holyhead:. with rain. as at R eo n_s . w . Do. do. 5 e Moderate breeze ~ p r e en ti Do. do. 5 stock .4tock stock stock stock stock 12i IRIS DAY'S szte.p., DEAL, March 16.—1 x -- rived—AmaliA 1 from Belize, for Chatham. OEF DOTER, March 15.—Arrived—Barb ara D from New York. D av idson, DARTMOUTH, March 15.—Wind W.N.W.--s ail __, Gx eyhound, for Pernambuco. 1 OFP HunsT CASTLE, March 16.—Arrived —La Plata) steamer, from West Indies. TORBAY, March 15.—Wind N.—Arrived—Ohilo, fromi Shields, for Havana. FALMOUTH, March 16.—Sailed— Orme, for Ha vana ; I 33 ilb Don Quixote, for Buenos Ayres ; Eostiena Alicia, for: Q uixote, OZP PENZANCE, March 15.—Arrived—Talbot, horn! Loudon, for Bombay. Busurr March 14.—Arrived—Inisfail, from New! 'York. ' P ORTSMOUTH, March 15.—Wind W.S.W. to N. ~I TT .- 1 - -Arri ved—Providence, from London, fo r Havana. r C°wEs, March 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Her taarin, from Hong Kong. A „ BRISTOL, March 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Archer ,tl R'om New York. Benet and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juno IBlyth and Tyne IBost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co I Bristol and Exeter jCaledonian Carmarthen & Cardig - an Cork and Ban don Itlrock, t-.Passagei Cornwall Do A (A gets no div 1 Do B ,until9p. peran 1 hashe9n • d. tolil Dublin Belfast. June.' Dun., Perth, AzAb. unc I East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock ' Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edin. Perth, dc Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness . . Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern DO do A stock no do T 1 do rt. S. ez - , W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gin. stock !Fifth Sonth-eastern Lancashire & Torkshirf , London and Blackwall I Lon., Brizht.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Loud. & -th. Western L'derry It Coleraine ;,'Merry k Ennisalllen Man. Shef. & Maryport and Carlisle Do do 4 shares Metropolitan Midland DO ' , Arming. Jr Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland I Do A shares Mid Kent ..... Do, ('ray Line ...... vewea.tle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def.. Newrir, Warnpt. & Roe. North British ... or.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoo , D • A stk ; A rees no d., until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock I Nth. Eastern—Berwickl Dodo , G.N.E. purchase' noLeeds •• •• . • Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junotion N ot. & Grantham Rail reebles Portsmouth Rhymney.....- ScOttish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. MM. stock Shropshire Union Sittinebourne & Sheer. South Devon N , hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern ..... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok! Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale ....... ...... Do Pref. No 1 TharnesHavenDkAtßail Meter Do .. .. ........... . .. D 0... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cnrnwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class Westriartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 100 100 100 100 41 45 40 43 79 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid Closing Business Pries. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 pert c. pref. (issued at £5 , 'kris. & Exet.4 p.et.stoelc Do. do. do. Shares Caledon 110,4 i per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, si p. c. 'Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth &Aber.Jun. • Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. coma. Ex. 5 p. 0. No. I Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 8 per et. stock. Eastern Union,4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.kGlas. sp.e. shares Do. 4 p. o gua. S. & D. F.din. Perth. Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. (;rest Northern, 5 p. et. Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.e. Redm. 5 p.o. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. jGt.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock , rest West. (Berks and pants) Ext. 5 p. ct Co. Redeemable, 44 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Rim. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. 'Ash 1 11 0. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do RI rtng*.zuar. stock I Do. Chester gun. shares , Do. do. do. Inm do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4i p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. o. stook ' Do.Barnal.st.ts3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pawl. No I Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. iDo. do. sf. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cell'. Do. do. 4. p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref T .on rh at. and Dover ,Do. W. /*A reeiv. no div Ex.A Map cis pd on "o. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lou. and N. W . Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. et. ... . Lon. & S. W, 7 p. ct. stock i Do. 4,l per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl sans of 2s. 6 4..... ..... ..., Londondy. & Cole. i sh Londony. & Ennis. sh' )lan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et" , Do. £6 99 101 20 21 6 61 99 101 WO 112 104 107 106 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 - IDo. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent :Tary , ort it Car., 4 p. o Po. 44 per cent. Ifid. Con. 6 p a stock Do.Con.Bris. & Mr. 6 p.c (Do. 44 p. c. pret. stock Do. with option till 186,0 Do. Leics. & Hit. pref. et. Norffic 5 p. 0. Ex. at. 1R46 Do. 54 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 Do.slTay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. II n. g. pf. shei Do. do. do Nth. Dev. Rail. as Dok.Co. N- East cons. if'ret. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p a. redeemable.. Do. Berwick„ 4 p.c. Pret. Do. do. do 6 Do. Leer's, P . a . N o. 1 Do. do. 'Quarters, 1848 Do. I r c,rk, .& S. Pur c h ' , North Staffordshire I Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stook Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pret. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. south Eastern (Beading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 'per cent. Do. Fixed pm. lst is. youth Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent. Do. 5 per cent; S.-Yorishire, 4 p. a gua, Stock.. & Dar. A 5 p. o Do. B 6 uer cent.. D,o. C 6 per cent ;Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. C. W.Mid -Oaf let Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do, do. 2d is. 46 54 123 E Ca.n.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 —4.. Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug DO 107 109 Do. 6p. o. Mar. & Sept 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 100 f 1001 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 107 f 108 k Do. 1890 100 108 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1061 1073 Do. 6p. o. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 97f 98f Do. 5 p. C., 1871 to 1876 100 97f 98i Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 97 98 97f Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja, &J uly 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1118} 109 108 DOCKS. stook Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and Vireet India stook London • 100 stock ,St. Katharine lOO /85i rook ;Southampton lOO stock ;Vietoria 20 iDo. New 2 id par 98 100 id par MISCELLANEOUS. 110 112 90 92 [l3 115 110 112 102 104 83 85 97 99 97 99 89 91 90 92 100 102 91 10} t 7 18 14 10f 74 76 20 21 10 104 15 15i 135 137 - ,- tll 113 111 113 [35 140 111 113 101 103 48 153 48 131 70 73 87 89 131 14} 126 . 71 'l2B 69 * 1), fp 134 186 99 101 91 93 111 113 109 111 p 91 93 too 101 id ip d 132 134 102 221 231 91 93 98 100 ES 87 261 271 81 321 31 321 45 48 123 125 118 121 98 100 121 124 114 116 'Presto' and W 3rre. THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE.ODo. Shares ...... A.! --It is understood that the joint deputations from Liver- , :i l sV. T e s , t r n s . b li ry i rti e t S f h o 4 r l ( 3l Pool and M anc h es t er who waited upon the Chancellor of 4 Do. Do. Ex chequer to soli c it hi m to stand for the county received South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset., reply from the right hon. gentleman. Wimbledon a croydn, - ----- --- Railway s Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 133 14 10 ,Atlantic R. M 1 Stm (Id) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1000 Atlantic TeL (Limited) all • 25 ;Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 'Berlin Water (Limited) all 43 41 paid : Leasing I Closingi Business ' 50 VBritish American Land 40 Co.'s I Price. I Done. • 53 (B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36. rr 20 IDo. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 Bedford and 14 et,l fey ~ TEriaikr. ''' 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 124 143 , Bsekinghamshire .... 100 Ln &N.W 94 96 all 114 118 Chester & Holyhead.. , 100 Do. 53 533 ' 324 ICanada Land . 1,. 10 iChan.lslands Tel. (( Lim ) all Do. do. 53 per cent. 100 Do. 121 123 `,.'' stack ICop.Alin.ofEng.&Stnltg all Do. do. 5 _per cent. 100 Do. 109 111 1104 425 Do. Prof. 74 per cent •AClydesdale Junction.. 100 'Cr.ledonin 99 101 "t stock Crystal Palace Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 154 164 stock Do. Preference 1 ''-' E.Linoolnshire,m6p., .„ r ..,, Gt North. 135 137 E.lTnion,Harwich Shs all E. Connts . 4 44 4 Do. Woodbridge . • 100 Gls.Bart&Neils,Drci. 100 Csiedonin --- Do. New ••••• • • • • • 100 Do 1 • •••••• 1 ' Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West Hartlpool.Dok.& Rath all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ••• • • • all Yk.N. Md. 109 111 Do. 3 Shares all Do Do. 3 Shares .••• • • • al. ,Do. .... „ _ _ Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 1 I I Lill; '''''''' 20 - 1 2 - 04 '2O E.lndialrrign. & Canal lld I d ;` stock Electric Telegraph .... 100 97 100 25 Do. New l5 • 5 English &Aus. Copper all 33 3; 84 1 ','• 15 Gen. Steam Navigall m 14 . 1 Great Ship I ,imited) all 4 , •, 1 Do. 174 pct Preference all I . 4 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 .3 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 13 .- , 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 Peto -17)o & Co 87 90 L l. Do o on n . .di:Tornejibeity7G:roeseoeun.iwe.nlcd..h. 100 'S. East... 61 63 112 117 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.a. 100 Norfolk 4Do. 6 per cent. '— . 100 IDo. •Manc.,Buxtn. & Ma . tk. all L NW&M 33 33 33 ;.• 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim.) all 24 33 25 National Die. Co. (Lim.) 6 14 14 • .i. 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 13 0; 44 10 Netherlands Land ,`. 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis all a — 4 1 - `,,, 100 N.l3r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 -, 1 N.B.Australaslan (Lim.) all i 1 1,, Mid. Bradford Prefer- ' 4, 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all I 1 1 e lle , s tock.... 100 'Midland gi 9 6 r', Ne wmarkt.,l3ury . ix . l 5 5 6, E.Counts 34 p 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 158. 3pr 1 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.) 8 44 34 L.,.. guaranteed 5 p C. 1 ' ANorthn.& Eastn. 5 . p.c. all ,Do. 55 67 ' 1... Do. do. 6 per cent .. . all Do. 1 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 68 70 4 50 Do. New 25 10 11 34 i Do. Fixed 6 per cent. ' all Do. . ..... f 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.43p.e all 18 19 p North Western ...... all Midland 153 151 I? l ',Prestoa and Wyre. • 50 Rhymney Iron Lk NW I. 15 Do. New all 44 54 , 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 494 504 1. Do. 4 Shares . ~, stock Scot Austin. Inv. (Lim.), 100 123 128 ;,,, Roystn.Hitch., h .A. all ali 1 1;0 1' ... Y . k . Ji : ....... 100 Gt.North.ll 32 134 an Skrewsbry& Elereford 1 00 T.Brasoey 100 102 ' 2,5 South Submarine Tel. Scrip all i t Land all 32 34 A Do. Do. 1 i - 1 Do. do. Registered .... all 9South Sta ff ordshire .. all M'Cl ean .. 103 11 183 1 0 Do. d 0...... all 6 4 7 4 Wilts and Somerset.. Do Gt,. West 90 92 ' 20 ,Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. 5 Wimbledona Croydia. all L.4lll,,viii 65 95 ' " 1 00 yaw Dlenieu'el•and -.. 84 ti 101 - r. & Ln. ComfUpnean.l yaw Diana's Laud • ei ti 101 l '3.14 4tock rock +tock stock stock stock 3tc,ar 25 stock stock stock hock 4tock +took stock itock .4 tock htock ,took itOCk stock AtOCk 10 19.16.4 , tock +tock 4tock 4tock 4tock stock stock stock I +took .tuck 12 10 +rock 4tocK ;stock ( stock stock (took 'rock 4tock •cock stcck Htock ;stock +tock 2I I.i 100 rock stock stocic stock stock stock stock stock ,took 4tock theli Ptock stock 10 10 "stock itock itock !r§. rid. 124 124 stock itoci stock itoct , 10s, to 1.0.6 4 totx +tuck stock ~took stock I itock SHARE MARKET.:::(THIS DAY-:; ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways ! pad. Closing Busi Don nee6 Prim. I e. all .1 all 100 all all 100 100 all 8 81 80 82 5 6 97 99 951 90 51 61 42 44 8 8& 164 174 50 51 37 39 26 28 85 87 25 26 110 112 LO9 110 101 102 [29 131 107 109 74 71 80 82 11,E 112 80 92 [lB 118 47 49 98} 961 91 02 loi tli 47 48 8; WI 128} 1281 It 3 P 101 108 7 6d 52 64 631 64} 1011104 id 604 61 kp 901 61t 98 100 3 31 1 Of l lOl 73 75 114 116 34 ES 86 83 49 50 40 42 - -d 84i 84! 59 51 94 97 4 7 41 42 104 114 p 5 64p 551 51 2 • €1 74 77 p 111 11l 6} 6i 100 100 100 15 13 4 100 100 100 5 17i all in 1100 UV 100 100 all all 17f 20 stock 17 60i i 39 104 1021 111 i I 1161 17i 96t 911 21 2 471 I 128 1 i i 1 i P 6 4 i 4 1011 21 If 6011 1 91 1 90 litock 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock 'stook stock litook 4 1011 5 1 281:81 127 k $ S 9 9 99 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent L ., Do t _ Do. B ruffalo and LaKe Huron IDo. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Bran t, & Go drich '6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 18721 Do. do. July 1, 18731 Do. do. June 1, 187 Clcutta. &S.Eas tn. (Lim [ape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. ape Town & Dock Scrip eylon Guarautd. 6 p. c. !merara 'Ewan. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c: Do. F Shares Ext 1 Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debontrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canad • Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent:lB62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. IGt. NV, of Canaditharesi Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5i p. e. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4i p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 4f p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. l Newßrunswiek t Canclai Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.tip Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do., Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .. Oude (Limited) ........' Do. Scin Punjaubde. . Ls e j Do. Do. ........ Do. Indue.St. Flo. s c ,g 4 i Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. [lOO 15 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. ' 100 68 72 92 93 16 161 d 4 1 4id all all all 100 100 100 all AT 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 111}d pr 11 lid 09 100 97 98 991 1001 ll 6 21 22 68 72 58 62 40 42 48 52 38 42 28 42 95 96 lid 1 d 2 11 d 91 el d 95 100 90 P 3 81 E 3 92 93 86 88 0 2 If 0 6 7 5 7 97 98 2 d d 90 92 { di FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardenne5............ Bah.d&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Cto-neaux Mine & BAR Copiapo . . Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre az Turnhout .... Lyons az Geneva. ...... Namur & Liege . • • • I Do. 6 p. e. Pref. „ ,Northern of France.— Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref.' Paris,Lyons, az Mediter. Paris az 0r1ean5...... .. Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7_13. ct. lim ...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... oyal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, g. 7 la. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 'West Flandern Do. 5 p. c. Preerence.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden 1 )0. 8 per cent Pref.... ;ealand .. . . Ifrefi Consols (Philaok) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) lEast Caradon ..... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.diSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 1 [Great South Tolgus 1G .Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Holston) ;Grenville Hin,gston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Cay Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Mogan); N. NMI BasePt (1110 ~an)l North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.)i iSortridge Cons. Min. Co. I South Caradon(St.Cleer): S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim j S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan), IStray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min ,Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Cann)! West Basset (Illugan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)l Wheal Buller (Redruth) t Wheal Edward (Cals.)l Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal eal Treiawney (Li d FOREIGN Australian IBonAccord Copper,Lim. l , !Brazil St.J. del Iley,Linfl D o.L and and MiningCo.' Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo . DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr liapunda Linares Lusitanian Mariquica N. RhineCopot S. Aus. L Pontg,ibaud Silver,Leadj Minin and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican 1 1Worthing (Limited) De BRITISH MINES. "AYS. bi Of 1/ / 1/ 1i 4 12 13 3121 d 3f 3fl 23 24 7 7} 7; 7; 19 20 37; 38; 8 9 37 38 55 67 4 30 5; 6; 8 4 4i, I d 203 213 6- 61 9; 9i 213 223 -E 1- 175 185 350 370 110 115 144 151 Oi 7 18 20 Business done LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. r(Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices of Appeal.) APPEAL-JUDGMENT-WILLIAMS V. SKOTTOWB-SKOT TOWE V. 'WILLIAMS. This is, an appeal from Vice-Chancellor Stuart, raising the question as to the validity of a deed of appointment executed by a married woman in 1821, in favour of her husband. Mr. Jesse' resumed his argument for the respondent. Mr. Elmsley, Q.C., followed on the same side, and seve-' ral other counsel were heard for other parties. Mr. Moline, Q.C., was heard in reply for the appellant. The Lord Chancellor, in delivering judgment, said I am of opinion that the decision of the Vice-Chancellor ought to be affirmed and the appeal dismissed with costs. I think that there are no grounds whatever for impeaching th(- validity of this deed on the ground of fraud, misrepresenta tions, or that it was executed in ignorance of her rights, and therefore the deed must stand. ILord Justice Knight Bruce was of opinion that whatever' right this woman originally had to set aside this deed, the i (time was now elapsed, and it was not c ompetent no w t o do Lord Justice Turner entirely concurred with the Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor dismissed the appeal with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT ST. JAMES'S CHURCH.—Alexander Ben • nington, an old man, was charged before. Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing some church services and hymn books from St. James's Church, Piccadilly, the property of Mr. Gregory,' a pew renter. Frederick Greig, of 5, Swallow-street, Piccadilly, the beadle of St. James's Church, said that in consequence of some church services being missed from a pew in which he had seen the prisoner on Wednesday evening, the previous ..ght (Friday) on the prisoner again entering the church, he kept a sharp look out from the lobby. The prisoner entered pew No. 74, and after being there about a quarter of an hour left the church. He then stepped up to him and asked him to step back. Re objected to do so, saying, " I'm a gentleman, and will be treated as one, and am no thief." The prisoner did come back, and on searching him we found three church services and one hymn book, the property of Mr. Gregory, a pew renter, in the pocket of the cape he had over his arm. As the prisoner was entering the Church he dropped a chisel, which, on being compared with the marks on the box in the pew, was found to exactly correspond. At the station another hymn book was found on the prisoner. Latterly several books had been missed from the Church, and only a few months ago the poor boxes at the Church were found wrenched open. Mr. Gregory, of the John O'Groat's Hotel, Russell street, said the books were his property, and of the value of about a guinea. He rented the pew, No. 74, in St. James's Church, and the books were taken from the box belonging to him. Sergeant Lombard, C Division, said the prisoner denied the robbery. He found on him an envelope on which was written " St. James's Church, Marchll3" (the evening the first lot of books was lost from the Church). He found the marks on the box to correspond with the chisel. The prisoner said he would plead guilty, but he was re. mended till Thursday. THAMES. THE OLIO Goosn AND THE YOUNG GOOSE.—Ann Mur phy, a servant girl about 18 years of age, whose mother, a poor but respectable woman, is dwelling at No. 13, King's Head-court, High-street, Shoreditch, and Catherine Bar rett, aged 60, a married woman, of No. 12, Plough-street, Whitechapel, were brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempting to commit self-murder. The magistrate had remanded both prisoners to the Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week to give time for repentance to meditate on the foolish acts they lad committed, 'and to receive the excellent advice and exhortations of the worthy chaplain of the gael, who has effected much good. The prisoner Murphy had thrown herself into the Hermitage lock of the London Dock a few nights since. The water there is 24 feet in depth. She narrowly escaped drowning and was save I by the exertions of a police-constable named Tack, 110 H. When she came to her senses, she said it was all through " John." It appeared that since she had left her last situation she had carried on an illicit inter course with a fellow named John Neale. She met him by appointment on the night of the Bth inst., near the Monu ment, and another young woman, who was present, claimed John as "her young man" on which the prisoner straight way proceeded to the Hermitage lock and attempted to drown herself. The prisoner now said she was very sorry for what she had done, that the kind-hearted chaplain of the House of Detention had promised to obtain a situation for her, and that she would not repeat the attempt on her life for John or any other young man. Mr Selfe read her a lecture on her wickedness and folly, and suffered her to depart with her mother. The old woman Barrett was next arraigned before Mr. Selfe. She had silvery hair, and appeared very ill. After a quarrel with her husband she took up a knife and cut her left arm in a frightful manner. Hatton, a police-constable, 134 H, saved her from bleeding to death, placed her under medical treatment, and then brought her before the magis trate. Mr.Selfe said a young goose had just been discharged by him for attempting self-destruction. The prisoner was an old goose. He was surprised to find a woman 60 years of age acting so wickedly and foolishly. Halton said the primer was almost continually intoxi cated. He had known her seven or eight years, and had never seen her sober more than three times. The prisoner said that her husband was beating her for I two or three days, and in a passion she cut her arm. Mr. Selfe—l don't wonder at your husband beating you if you are continually getting drunk and making his home ,uncomfortable and wretched. The prisoner was discharged, with an admonition not to repeat the offence. A FINE SPECIMEN OP A DOMESTIC SERVANT.—EIiza Pitus, aged 43, was charged with stealing three sheets, two blankets, and a pillowcase, the property of Mr. Edward S. Parker, the master of an excellent educational institution called the Green Coat School in White Horse-street, Rat cliff. The prisoner was engaged by Mr. Parker, a young gentleman, only a fortnight sime as housekeeper and general servant. She was well recommended to him and , he at once informed her that his time was so fully occupied with his scholastic duties, that he must place every confi dence in her, and intrust her with the sole management of .his domestic affairs. She was to receive very liberal wages, and had a well furnished room in the school-house provided for her especial use. She abused the confidence placed in her by robbing Mr. Parker of his pro perty, pawning the same and continually getting drunk. She borrowed 10s. of Mr. Parker a few days ago, which she squandered in the indulgence of her favou- Elite propensity for strong drinks. She was continually intoxicated for four days, and put her master to great loss and inconvenience. At last he called in a police-constable and discovered he had been plundered. He traced three sheets, two blankets, and a pillow-case to pawnbrokers in the district, and had missed other things. Mr. Parker said he was astonished at the prisoner's con duct. She had moved in a most respectable sphere of life, and her connections were good. He strongly recommende d her to mercy, and said he would not have prosecuted her -at all if she had not been guilty of the most black ingrati tude by pawning his property, after he had advanced her money. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. THE BUILDING TRADES.—Last evening a ()row ded :::-, meeting of carpenters and operatives of the building trades ." was held in Freemasons'-hall, in furtherance of the nine: hours' movement—Mr. Hamlyn in the chair. Several ';. speakers addressed the meeting, urging upon the men the, s , necessity of renewing the agitation with redoubled vigour. A resolution was carried to the effect "that, after an agita tion of three years, it was the duty of the masters to meet a deputation of the men, in order that the question might' be settled In a friendly manner." Mr. Potter (the secretary) said the masters had granted a concession, although it had not been officially announced to him. It would, however, be considered by a general meeting of delegates. A cordial ` vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. , BUILDING TRADE.—IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.— ! Four of the most eminent building firms of London, viz., h Lucas Brothers, K elk, G. Smith (of Pimlico), and Peto and Co., have decided, on and after the 23d inst., to pay , their workmen by the hour, in order to cut away the'.. slightest excuse for another strike on the nine hours' ques- h tion. The trade generally will doubtless adopt the arrange-' ment in a short time. The rate of wages to be 7d. per hour for skilled mechanics, and 41d. for labourers, whereby an _. advance of wages will result of about ls. 2d. per week to mechanics, and Bd. per week to labourers, assuming they work 581 hours per week, as at present. STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADES.—Since the let of March the great body of the masons and joiners in Edinburgh and Leith have been out on strike for the nine :?hours system. The men offer to accept the old rate of pay • per hour, and to work nine hours on five days a week, and ,six hours on Saturday, thus reducing their present work hours from 57 to 51 per week, and the wages from 235. 9d. to 21s. 3d. The great body of the masters resist the de ,. mand, on the ground that, though the ten hours' pay is not at present asked, it is involved in the demand, as a scarcity . of hands would be occasioned, and higher prices immedi r ately claimed. On the let of March there were 860 masons. .4 on the strike-roll, but the number has now fallen to about 350, owing to large numbers having gone to other towns, '.. where they have taken work on the ten hours system, and , ':to others being employed by masters who have conceded the point. About 400 joiners are standing out for the nine ... hours' system, 150 have obtained work for the restricted hours, and about 200 are working on the 10 hours' prin . ciple. Most of the other operative trades have held meet ings and passed resolutions of sympathy, and given promise] of support, and the building trades in the other towns have' given similar encouragement. Arrangements are making] for a conference to settle the differences, but meantime bothl partite appear tuilikely to yield the main poin,te at ingot The capital of Fermanagh will probably affordi : some occupation to the gentlemen of the long robe, in a case somewhat analogous to the late exciting trial of " Thelwall v. Yelverton," with the excep tion that the Enniskillen fair one has been the bigamist, and the male biped the deceived. It ap pears that a sailor named Croker, a fine-looking specimen of the British tar, had the misfortune to link his fate in the silken bonds of matrimony with an interesting female called Mary Anne Mullins (no relative, we trust, to the Aughrim traitor), and after enjoying some months of connubial bliss in the society of " his own Mary Anne," who appeared to the simple sailor the belle ideal of what a wife should be, Croker had to leave the arms of his p eharmer, for duty called him from her. He yielded' obedience to the mandate, and, amid the sighs and' tears of his deserted bride, the gallant tar tore him-1 self away. Before leaving, he intrusted his money, amounting to £3O, to Mary Anne, and on pertingi he also gave her a bottle of brandy, no doubt con-1 sidering that grief is dry, and the poor creature! wanted some consolation in her hour of trial. Croker sailed for foreign parts, and Mary Anne, it will be considered, went home, and remained in an 'inconsolable state of grief after her sailor husband. Quite the contrary. The ship had hardly left:, Gravesend when the inconstant Mary Anne left. London for Enniskillen, and in three weeks after the departure of the deceived Croker, his faithless wife was married in Enniskillen, to a young man named Eyre, residing in Bellmore-street ; and they had lived very happily for the last eight months, when, to Mary Anne's great surprise and sorrow, who arrived in town the other night but the be 'trayed sailor, in search of his runaway wife ? Of course he heard of her marriage, and the lady promptly informed him of her determination to stick to Eyre,!who is, it seems, the best match. Thus the matter stands. Croker does not seem disposed to yield up Mary Anne without a struggle, and she is not inclined to leave her comfortable domicile in Enniskillen for the uncertainties and discomforts of .nilnr'..rifo. We hear that this nice question is to be referred to legal adjudication.—Fermanagh i Mail. ANOTBER MARRIAGE CASE. We understand that Sir David Dundas, who l tilled the office of Solicitor-General under Lord John RusH sell's Government, will be proposed as a candidate fori Sutherlanishire, in the room of the Marquis of Stafford,l with every prospect of success. The Hibernia leaves Southampton to-day for! ;Galway, to commence running from that port to America lon the 26th instant. Mr. WAY, M.P. FOR BATH.--Mr. Way, who ar rived last week from Nice, has been prevented by a severe /attack of gout from attending to his Parliamentary duties. !Under medical advice, the hon. member is about to visit Vichy for the recovery of his health, his present intention being to return to this country after the Easter recess. PAPER DUTIES.—A return, issued yesterday to an order of the House of Lords, states that the number of l !pounds' weight of paper manufactured in 1858 was 192,847,828; in 1859, 217,827,197; in 1860, 223,575,285.; !The gross produce in 1858 was £1,234,614, and the net , receipt £1,103,754. In 1859 the gross produce was , 1i1,414,595, and the net receipt £1,258,464. Last year thej !gross produce amounted to £1,482,804, and the net receipt' I to £1 320 105 _ , , . SHIPPING AT LITERPOOL.—At the meeting of the! ,Mersey Docks and Harbour Board on Thursday, Mr. ILockett, the chairman of the Docks and Quays Committee,! 'stated that there was an unusually large quantity of ship: !ping at present in the docks and river. There were in the, :Liverpool docks 508,058 tons of shipping; in the Birken: !head docks, 13,678 tons; and in the river, 64,669 tons;! i total, 586,405 tons. Mr. Rankin, chairman of the Finance{ :Committee, said that while the figures of tonnage wero large,l :the revenue was also large, being 10 per cent. greater than it ever was before at the same period of the year. PRODUCE or NEW TAXES.—The new tax of ld.; i on each package of goods imported, or on goods in bulk, and , 'also on animals, produced in 1860 (after the 16th of May, I when it came into operation) the sum of £82,868, and the 6d. stamp on shipping bills and bills of lading, £30,254. 'The 3d, duty on dock warrants, which commenced on thej '3d of April, produced £8,595. The stamp duty on bills 1 exchange for above £4,000 was also altered to an ad va4ora !duty, and we learn that the duty reseived on foreign bills! in the year amounted to £245,601; in the previous year the' luty on all bills, inland and foreign, produced £521,329. It appears that the Congress of the seceding American States have resolved to raise an 8 per cent. loan iof £3,000,000, redeemable in 10 years. As the new con federacy includes in its total population of 5,100,000 no less than 1,050,000 who are pledged to repudiation, it is diffi cult to understand the possibility of anvil an amount being raised either in home or foreign markets. This feeling is increased by the fact that, indirectly, the entire population may be considered to have signified their approval of repu diation as a principle, by having selected Colonel Jefferson Davis as their first President. This personage has long been regarded as the apostle of repudiation, and the holders of Mississippi bonds have reason to remember his cole ibrated speech, delivered within the Legislative-hall, built by British money, in which he ridiculed the " crocodile ;t ears " of the dupes who had ventured to petition for pay- Iment of their claims. DRAMA IN REAL LIFE.—On Tuesday evening, as M. r-, an army contractor, was walking on the Boule yards, he perceived his son with a young woman, very t . plainly dressed, but of modest and respectable appearance, ! hanging on his arm. He advanced towards the couple, and asked his son in an angry tone how he dared to keep corn pany with a workwoman. " Father," replied the young man, " I intend to marry Mademoiselle, if I have not hitherto spoken to you of my project it is because " "Because, Sir, you know well that I would never consent to such an act of folly." " I do know that, father, and therefore it is that I have waited for my majority. I am of age this day; I have ob tained the consent of this young person's parents, and we', i are to be married very soon." " And I, Sir," cried the choking with rage ; " I shall be under the necessity iof addressing you a respectful summons" (mmmation re spectueuse—a formality indispensable in France in the case of a marriage by any person, however old, without consent of parents). "I will convert all my property into ready money, and you shall never have a penny." " I prefer happiness to richness," was the reply. The exasperated father raised his cane to strike his son, but suddenly hia hand dropped, and he staggered and fell into the arms of one of the crowd which the noise of the discussion had col lected. He was a corpulent man, of a sanguine tempera Invent, and his anger had killed him.—French Paper. INTERESTING ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES AT CHESTER.—The Marquis of Westminster having contri buted the munificent sum of £3,000 towards a fund (amount ing to upwards of £5,000) that has been raised by recent subscriptions in the city and neighbourhood for re storing St. John's Church, the interior renovation has commenced. It is asserted that this venerable pile of ecclesiastical architecture, supposed to have been founded in the year 689, is the only perfect specimen of the late Saxon style in the kingdom. It appears that while the whitewash, &c., with which the whole of the stonework is thickly encrusted was being removed from a pillar at !the northwest corner of the building, traces of a very fine painting were discovered, which, on further investigation, was found to embellish nearly the whole of the column. The principal figure represents (life size) a man, holding in his hand a large book, on the cover of which rests a lamb ( with a banner piercing its side ; on this is emblazoned red cross, and at the top of the flag thero is another cross, still partially refulgent with gilding. The mouth of the chief figure is open, as if in the act of proclamation. In the ;background, placed perspectively, are various buildings' !with Norman towers and battlements, and a forest, in which are roaming a herd of stags. The popular conjec lture in the city appears to be that the igure represents St John the Baptist, the patron saint of the church, and that the accessories have reference to an ancient legend in con nection with the selection of the site. Other interesting paintings in fresco, fragments of curious and antique pave oent, &c., have been discovered, evidently indicating the 'comer splendour and beauty of this fine old edifice. A Fox HUNTER THRASHED BY A FARMER.-013 Tuesday the North Warwickshire hounds met near Leam ington, and in the course of the run one of the gentlemen fashionably arrayed and dressed in " pink," endeavoured to ride over the private garden of a farmer. The farmer's, wife had previous to this allowed the huntsman to enter the garden in order that he might take his " cast." The farmer, therefore, remonstrated, when the gentleman at tempted "to plough up his garden." Remonstrance was of no avail ; words ensued, and the farmer was struck by the gentleman severely on the head. The Brit ish !yeoman returned the compliment, and challenged) ~. _ the rider to dismount and fight in a fair old English way. This the gentleman did not choose to comply with, and / rode away to follow the hounds. Reynard, however, made a return, and the farmer's land was again crossed, - Dloßuling his steed, the farmer joined in the hue and cry. Coming up with his assailant, he inquired if he was the,. ] person who had struck him a short time before. Uponi being answered in the affirmative, the strong arm of the farmer lifted up his whip, and most unmercifully thrashed !the gentleman, inflicting marks so severe that many daysl Tw ill elapse before they are removed from the face of the ifoxhunter. This castigation was continued until they were off the farmer's land, and were brought to a cluster ofk "the field," who, on perceiving who were the combatants,., cried " Shame" upon the gentleman, who was showing the white feather most disgracefully, and loudly and; % heartily applauded the pluck and courage of the farmer. They insisted upon the gentlezan shaking hands wit tm apo l og : on the spot. Since: 1 Pthe farmer, and making the occurrence, the gen tl e man in question has for warded a written apology to the farm er, a: rd presented him with a piece of a plate. The res p ective age,: of the parties' were as follows: — The f armer, 54, a heavy Weight ; the' g entleman, 20, six feet high, and in good os.ndition.—' Birmingham kiligy.eol, share ?.14.6 7.4.0 17i 13.9.6 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 a 11 4 4s 9.18.9 1* 10.6.7 ail 18.18.9 1 124.8.0 !as 6cll 47i 5/ 6 7.5 1.7.2 20 1 20 5 40 all 12,8.6 d all 1 10s. all all JOINT-STOCK B. lAgra&UnitedService Bk (Australasia.. Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey , British North American IChtd.Bank of India, &o. I Ch. Met of In. Lon.& Ch. !City ;Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London . Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London and &African.. Louden & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales.-- Orient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland ;Do. new......... South Australia .. ;Union of Australia : (Union o , London [Unity Mutua1.......... !OLONIAL GOVERI :o•11 n; 83 2 s2i all all all all all 5f li t - 4 # 300 310 3 3i 170 I SO 36i 386 2 LI St 17 18 77 79 365 375 105 110 115 125 2 2} 12 13 18 20 12 13 # d 294 304 1 dig. 39 41 8 10 2 4 20 22 pr ip 1 p 9 10 pr ip td 4 6 `ES. 4 4i 11 I i ,ANKS. CO 65 19 20 51 63 lid 20a 21 33 35 69 71 38 39 15} 16 226 23 33& 346 2 li 62) 63) 49 61 18 19 24 25 T SECU ATIW - 3oi i 33i 4 31 291 6 24 i MEN' THIRD EDITIO L A'UN OFFICE, Six o'clock. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT. (Front the London Gazette Extraordinary.) WHITEHALL, MARCH 16. This morning, about half-past nine o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent departed thisl life, at Frogmore House, to the great grief of hell Majesty and all the Royal family, after long suf . - I fering, which she bore with exemplary patience. The Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince l Consort, and her Royal Highness the Princess' .Alice, who had arrived from London at eight! o'clock last night, and remained during the night at Frogmore, were present when the Duchess ot Kent expired. SPLENDID AURORA BOREALIS. Mr. Lowe, writing from the Observatory, Bees t'on, under date of March 9, says :—This evening`, we have had an Aurora Borealis which in magnifi- 1 sense has not been surpassed for some years. In 1841 (on March 22), Professor Phillips at York, and Professor Stevelly at Belfast, described a very simi lar display, and on the 3d of December 1845, a grand auroral arch crossed south of the zenith of this Observatory, but was less bright than the present phenomenon, and also had features differing much from that of this evening. At 8 p.m. there was an auroral glare on the northern horizon , and from. 9h. 45m. till 10h. 45m. p.m. the whole northern: heavens were covered with bright red aurora. At this place much cloud intercepted the northern heavens, which rendered this part of the phenome non confused; but within the distance of a couple A' miles a red arch was seen which, from the descrip tion, must have passed near Polaris. At 10 o'clock the southern half of the heavens became cloudless, and a colourless arch was seen stretching across the sky from east to west. This arch remained visible till 10h. 45m. p.m., when it faded away and' the sky became overcast. At 10h. 18m. I took the position of the arch among the stars ; it com ,menced in the west at Orion's belt (those three stars being about 20 degs, within the arch), it passed across Procyon, Jupiter, and Arcturus. and ex tended 15 degs. below the latter star. These 'prominent objects are excellent guides by which Ito ascertain its height above the earth. The arch ;was a broad band of soft, white, calm, strong, !steady light, being broadest at the apex, and. ',apparently rolling round upon itself with great !rapidity, with a short, tremulous, vibratory, and un adulatory motion. The stars were not dimmed by it, and stars of the third and fourth magnitude were, :seen shining through it, but the pla \ met Jupiter was very sensibly dimmed, and often a baw was formed around this planet. One observer told me that it !hid stars, but I am quite as positive that it did !not, and that the circumstance of Jupiter being ,dimmed has led to the belief that the stars also. 4 I were dimmed in light. I find, in reference to this ;point, that sometimes the stars have been found ito shine brightly through an auroral arch, and' 'that at others they have been known to be quite tobscured. Sir W. E. Parry remarks that on Jan. il5, 1820, " the stars were somewhat dimmed, con trary to former experience ;" that OR July 8, 1820, Aldebaran and the Pleiades were sensibly ;dimmed ;" that on October 2, 1820, " stars were 3 sometimes altogether obscured ;" and that on Dec. 114, 1821, " stars of the second magnitude were • I dimmed." Professor Stevelly remarks on March 122, 1441, that " stars in the Lion shone brighter iithrough the aurora." Dr. Falconer, on December - 3, 1845, states that " in the centre of the arch stars were invisible," while from this observatory on the same occasion I made a note that " stars shone ignite brightly through it." 'j The arch did not always keep at one brightness being sometimes considerably brighter ; mostly :!whatever change occurred east of the apex also ;:,,occurred west of it. From 10h. 18m. till the time :;it disappeared the arch did not move among the !stars ; except a bending about the planet Jupiter at 1 10 h. 32m., and a little oscillatory motion near the Ispex, the legs of the arch never moved their posi- Non. During the latter portion of the time the arch split almost longitudinally in the north-east several times, and re-united. In fading away the cdiminution in brightness was gradual and equal throughout the whole arch. No doubt, this phenomenon will have been very generally observed. The day had been very fine, !with a westerly breeze.. TEIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The show of trait continues much restricted, and only moderate supplies of most kinds of vegetables are on sale. laenerally speaking, the trade is firm, at the annexed rates: FRUIT. s. d. s. d. ['ine apples, perlb 12 0 to 11 0 Colonial do., each 1 6 to 2 0 '3,rapes,per lb 10 0 to 12 0 Foreign do 2 0 to 3 0 Ilelons, each Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12 61 Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 6 0 fipples, per hf.ev. 2 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do .... 3 0 to 6 0 \ Oranges, per 100 5 0 to 15 0 Lemons, per 100.. 4 0 to 10 0 etpricots, per dot 2 0 to 4 0 e. d. e. d Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 1 oto 1 0 Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 2 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Figs, per doz 2 oto 4 6 Strawberries, oz 2 0 to 9 0 Gooseberries ht sv 0 oto 0 c Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 'MMES. - Greens, dz bunch 5 0 to 7 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6 to 1 9 1 Savoy do., pr do. 1 6 to 1 9 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 160 01 New ditto, pr pun. 1 0 to 0 0 Peas, per A sieve 20 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 4 0 to 5 0 Carrots, pr do 7 to 8 0 Cucumbers 1 0 to 2 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach, hf.-sv 0 6 to 0 8 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 3 to 1 9 Old onions, hf. sv. 1 3 to 2 0 Do. ' dz bun French beans, 100 4 0 to 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE ANI Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 E , Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 6 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 Mushrooms,p pun 0 9to 1 8 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Radishes, dz buds 0 6to 0 0 Tomatoes, hf sve 4 010 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 C Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 0 Asparagus, pr do. 6 oto 8 0 Seakale, per pun. 0 9 to 2 0 ) LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 108 Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; ;eese, 4s Od to Cs Od ; goslings, Os Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 3s 6d to 58 Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 9d to is Od each ; large Surrey fowls. 8s Od to Us Od ; chickens, 68 Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls. 4s Od to 8s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 4s Od to Os Od ;rouse, is Gd to 2s Od each; pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ptarmigan, 2s Od to Os ; woodcocks, 4s Od to Os Od; snipes, 2E Od to Os Od ; teal, Os to Os is 6d ; wild ducks, 25 6d to Os Od ; widgeons, is 3d to is 6d ; plovers, is Gd to Os Od each : guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to 9s Od aach ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 7s 6d to 95 Od ; French do, 7s Od to 8s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d Co 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; iamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3F 8d to 4s 10d per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal. 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 3d to 45 10d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2.9 63 to 38 Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 5s Od to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; cod, 3s Od to Gs Od ; brills, 2s Od to 5s Od ; doreys, is Gd to 3s 6d ; mullets, Os Gd to 2s 6d: lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, td to is Od each; soles, 3d to 2a 6d per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 40s to 45s per bushel ; whitings, 9 4 Od to 4s Od ; haddocks, 6s to 10s Od ; smelts, is Gd ; flounders, is Gd to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 60s ; fresh herrings, Os; bloaters, Os to 8s per 100; carp and tench, is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. 1 The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9id , of household do., 7id to 80 per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31-d ; 641 b to 721 b, aid to 34c1 ; 721 b to 801 b, 31c1 to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3.l`d to 4d 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4ld to sd. Horse hides, 8s Od to 960 d ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 3s 6d ; do. full, Os Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 8s Od to lOs Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to 8s 3d ; nnvne, 5s 3d to 6s 6d ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, is Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow £2 Os to £5 5 s Od ; clove' do., £3 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, lOs to £1 18s per load. Trade firmer. V Os to S 5 5s ; 31over CUMBERLAND £3 Os to £ss 15s Od d ; an d straw, 12s to £1 18s per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £6 5e Od ; clover, £3 Os to £ 5 15s Od ; and s traw, £1 lOs to £1 186 per load. Trade steady. COAL MARKE (Feces of Coal per Ton at a. d. ;T—MARCH 15, the close 01 the market IByass'a Bebside West H ar t1ey............ Lambert's - West Hart ley ,Carwtly . and Duffryn_ a. $. Davison's West Hart- 15 6 ley •••• Walls End. Acorn Close. l7 0 17 0 Thorpe .......... Brsddyll's Hetton lB 0 Harton l6 6 ........ l7 6 By r on.. Whitworth 16 0 Cassop ........ 17 6 Brandon •••..160. South Whitworth..... 16 0 Malang 24 0 Howard's West Hart ! " ( ley ..15 6 Tanfield Moor 13 0 Tanfield Moor Butes _l3 0 Locomotive Coke. 23 0 Straker's West Hartloyls 3 Hastings Hartley 1 3 Walker Primrose 15 Ships at market 127; sold , 83. The return of the Bank of France shows a fur ther considerable improvement in the position of that esta- Ibliehment, the bullion having experienced an increase of nearly £550,000, while the note circulation hag diminished' £530,000. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTERDAv.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at aye o'clock. ARMS ACT (INDIA). The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from Simla and from pefsons generally in India against the Indian Disarmament Act,which passed a short time ago, and which was received with great dislike by the natives. The people of Simla said that as they were situated far from any troops, and as they were continually called on to defend their property, it was unjust to deprive them of tha arms. The other petitioners asserted they were permitted by the bill of rights to bear arms, and therefore it was unjust to deprive them of the privilege. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said he did not think -that act was received with general dislike. The Governor- General and the Government at home felt that there was great difficulty in making distinctions between natives and Europeans in India; but the act contained certain powers of exemption, and in the exer cise of that power, he issued a circular to the effect that, as under certain circumstances Europeans might fairly ome under that exemption, arms might safely be left in their hands. The Government felt the Governor-General had acted wisely in so dong,. POLAND. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE wished to call the attention of their lordships to a statement that ;bad appeared that morning in the public journals ;with respect to disturbances that had occurred in ithe capital of Poland. The statement was that there had lbeen great disorder and loss of life at Warsaw, and he could not but say that the people and the authorities that had been suddenly called up to act had done so with the greatest moderation. The question he wished to ask was whether her Majesty's Go vernment had received any official information that war calculated to give a true account of what had actually taken place, and if they had such in their possession, whether there would be any objection to lay the same on thn tahlp of thA house ? Lord WODEHOUSE said the Government had received from the Consul-General at Warsaw an account of what had taken place there. He had received his noble friend's intimation of his intention of put• tin ' °. his question so late a s t o him prevent t com municating with the noble lord the Secretary of ;State for Foreign Affairs. Under those circumstances he must ask the noble lord to wait until Monday for an "answer to his question, as to whether or not those papers would be laid on the table. ?i PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Clithero Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. CHARITABLE USES BILL. Lord CRANWORTH moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to improve the law with re spect to persons making charitable bequests, and altering the law of mortmain, which, in some instances, had been found to work prejudicially with respect to the intent,, of charities. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would assent to the second reading of this bill, but he felt it right to say 'that he did so with no degree of satisfaction. The .law of =Amain was no doubt in a most lamentable state, but he did not think the bill now before the house would in any great measure improve it, or remedy the (Ails which were so generally complained of. In ;order to show that there should be some check upon ;he definition of charities, the noble lord quoted several ;curious cases, amongst which was a case of a person who, by his will, left £3OO per annum to a person unsuccess iful in literature, on the condition that he should read rand uphold the testator's works. The works were unknown, so the Court of Chancery had to be applied to ascertain what they were, and it WII4 ultimately decided that the be quest was a public charity. Another cause was where a ,um of money was left to 15 maidens between the ,ages of 15 and 25, the prettiest in the parish, iand those who went most regularly to church ,—(laughter)—and 15 spinsters with the like qualification. !The great difficulty was how to make the selection, and the !Court of Chancery was again applied to as to how the se lection was to be made, and whether such a bequest was a public charity. (Laughter.) The Court held that the object was a good charity, and the provisions of the bequest were carried out, excepting certain portions of it with respect to ladies going to church—so as long as the shines the fifteen pretty maidens and spinsters would lbe paid the sums bequeathed to them by the testator. Lord ABINGER opposed the bill Lord WENSLEYDALE approved the principle of the bill, but thought the clauses required some amendment, which, however, could be done in committee. Lord CHELMSFORD also supported the principle of he bill. The prospective and retrospective clauses, how ,!ver, required serious consideration, which he hoped would be effected when each was discussed in detail. After a few words in reply from the LORD CHAN . CELLO it, the amendment was negatived, and the bill read .1 second time. COMMITTEE ON THE MARRIAGE LAW. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the appointment of the select committee on the Marriage Law, consisting of the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Buceleuch, Lord HastingF, I the Earl of Donoughmore, Lord Colebrooke, Lord :Redes lab), Lord Brougham, Lord Panmure, Lord Monteagle, Lord Cranworth, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Wensleydale. and Lord Chelmsford. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER. took tho chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third tune and passed : —Bristol and South Wales Union Railway ; Dublin (City) Steam Packet Company; Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway; Edenfield Chapel to Little Bolton Road. The Manchester and Milford Railway (Aberystwith) Bill was read a second time. SMITHFIELD MARKET, &c. - - On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the reports relskting Smithfield Market, &c., were agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Parochial Assessments Act, the Abolition of Church-rates, in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays, and generally against Sunday trading, &c. Mr. ABEL SMITH presented a petition from the inhabi. tants of Hertford, including the mayoress, clergyman, and other inhabitants of Hoddesdon, and the minister and con ;regation. of Independents at Hoddesdon, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SPAIN. Sir R. PE presented a number of petitions from vari ous parts of the country, including Manchester, Bath, and Liverpool, respecting imprisonment of persons in Spain on Account of expression of their religious opinions. He begged to read the petition from Liverpool, which was numerously signed by bankers, merchants, clergymen, &c. s it conveyed the general sentiment pervading the country on this subject. The hon. baronet then read the petition, which prayed the house to direct their attention to this im portant subject, in order to induce the Spanish Govern ment to rescind those statutes of their code which rendered the profession of Protestantism, under certain circum stances, penal, such a law being injurious to a cordial understanding between the two countries, and cal culated to interfere with their commercial relations. TILE WARRIOR. On the motion of Sir J. SMITH a copy of every corres pondence that may have passed between the Admiralty and the contractors who built the Warrior in reference to the non-fulfilment of their contract within a stipulated time, was ordered. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered for the county of Sutherland, vacant by the elevation of the Marquis of Stafford to the Upper House, in consequence of the demise of his father the late Duke of Sutherland.: ITALIAN CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. HENNESSY gave notice, that on going into corn_ mittee of supply, he would draw the attention of th e house to the correspondence which had been laid on the table in reference to Italy. REMUNERAT lON ITNESSE SOF PROSECUTORS AND 'W. In reply to Col. SMYTH? Sir U. C. LEWIS said he had considered this subjeeto lnd did not think it advisable to recommend any gen eral i ncrea se in the remuneration of prosecutors' witnesses'ea, but h e would bring in a bill to enable any countY which dui not think the present remuneration adequate o increase it out of the local rates. WAR EXPENSES IN CHINA. In reply to Sir S. NonrnceTry Mr. F. PEEL repeated the substance of his reply th e other evening to the effec t that by ,this vote the expenses, ordinary and extraordinary, had been provided for at horse and abroad, but h e could not enter into further details at present. Sir S. NORTIICOTE gave notice that on going into committee of supply he would draw attention to the subject. THE BUDGET. In rep ly to Mr. MOFFATT, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said t h a t he would be able to make his financial statemen t earl y in April, he hoped about the 11th of that month. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Mr. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if no despatches were sent to Sir J. Hud son between the 31st August and the 27th of October last; and, if so, why those despatches were omitted in the fur ther correspondence relating to the affairs of Italy : And • to ask, what were " the interests which Great Britain had in the Adriatic," which the despatch of 31st August stated "her Majesty's Government must watch with careful attention." He said that the Government took credit for their policy of non-intervention with other countries, but that non intervention was all a hoax (laughter.) They had not in terfered with respect to Rome or Naples, because thepeePle in those places did not ask their permission te talc! the course they had done. Butin Austria Government had inter fered to assist the army and to keep down those who had been tnannised over. The contents of the despatch of Aug,3l ly ve 11- tie