The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. During the last few days there has been a mode rate inquiry for mest descriptions of foreign and colonial produce. Teas in the private market have been in fair request at fully late rates. Sugars have continued in steady demand, and good grocery qualities have slightly advanced in value. In coffee the dealings have been unimportant, without a ny material change in prices ; and rice, spices, fruit, and saltpetre have been dealt in to a limited extent on previous terms. Tallow has continued dull, but a moderate business has been done for home consumption, chiefly at previous prices. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 58s 6d ; Odessa sheeps', 669 ; beef, 535; and town tallow, 54s per cwt., net cash. Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices advanced id. Per lb. The sales were fully 20,000 bales. About £60,000 in gold was sent into the Bank ur England yesterday. The Magdalena left to-day for the Brazils with £14,600 in silver, and £1,940 in gold. A much easier tone pervades the general discount Market owing to the extensive supplies, and the limited inquiries for commercial purposes. First class bills have been negotiated at stl per cent., and further concessions are expected. It has been notified by the Spanish Financial Commission that the auction of the Foreign Re deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the 2 9th inst., and 1,677,292 reels have been assigned by the Government for that purpose. The directors of the Submarine Telegraph Com- Pany are prepared to receive applications for the remaining portion of the proposed issue of £70,000 debentures, bearing interest at 7 per cent. per an zin for five years. ' During the early part of the day the Market for public Securities was rather firmer, but a decline of S per cent. has since occurred, and the tendency Is decidedly unfavourable. Consols for transfer have been Olt- I and 911 1, and for the May account 91,1 I and 91t 1. The New Threes remain at 891; 90 ex div. ; the Reduced are fiat, at 891 ea div.; Bank Stock has receded to 2261 ex div. ; India New Scrip is steady, at 1001 ; and Exche quer Bills are 3s. dis. tock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock A. fair amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices are tolerably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 731 ; ditto 1858, 531 54 ; SPanish are steady at 481 ; ditto Deferred a t 41i ; and Portuguese at 453 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are tat at 1021, but the 41 per Cents. remain at 91. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have not been of a very extensive character. At the openin g of business prices showed an upward movement, and an advance of about per cent. was exhibited on Great Western, Lancashire and * Yorkshire, North Western, Midland, North British and South Eastern. A reaction, however, has subsequently taken place and the improvement has, in some instances, been lost. Eastern Coun ties have declined a and South Westerns 1. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock. 12 10 stock stocK In the Foreign and Col onial undertakings the transactions have been of an unimportant character. Paris and Lyons have receded 10s. ; Grand Trunk and Great Western of Canada realised former rates, and East Indian have improved 10s, Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares hive continued moderately active without any material change in values, stock stock stock stock BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ' Per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l. i 3 t eer Cent. Concels Annuities N T 4I W . 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l ‘9O 891 ex d New 2i per Cent. Annuities 4 '.nomities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — , Ditto for 30 yrs, expiry sth April, 1886 l5l &Mit), Stock ' 220± .. Ditto A per Cent .. - loo± 100 Ditt o Scrip ........ . .... . Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditt o 6 per Cent. .. .. . Ditto Debentures, 185 8 . Ditto 1859...... bat, B o nds £l,OOO — 0 U ltto under £1,000 ekaole for Account ~i ie,l t ter Bills, £l,OOO, 2d — Ditto £5OO. 3 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK B uenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ......•• Ditto Deferred Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. 454 Ditto 3 per Cent,'lBs6; '7 and '9 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St Ditto Account stock Ditto 41 per Cent. t , Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859.... ''Palaish 3 per Cent... Ditto New Deferred 4lk stock stock stock stock Ditto Account banish Cert. of Coup. not funded si 1 Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. stock 23 13i 0 011801 S, Money Ditto Account 9la I THE CHIEF BARON A DEFAULTER ,—Lord Chief Bon Pollock was summoned on Friday at the Staines l'et tY Sessions for non-payment of poor-rates. Mr. Read, e "llector for the parish of Hamworth, said he had applied at his lordship's residence, and had seen the steward, and could not get the poor-rates in arrear. Once before he had hid the money out of his own pocket, but was only laughed lit for his liberality. The Lord Chief Baron was called three times, and, no one appearing, a distress warrant for the rates gad costs was then issued against his lordship. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE HON. FREDERIC BYRON. •-- -We regret to announce the sudden and premature death of the Hon. Frederic Byron, M.A., barrister-at-law, which °conned on Thursday evening at Lord Byron's town resi. , dense, in Eaton-place. The deceased gentleman was ili scond son of Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. George An. : 1 1 Lord Byron, by Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Mr. l ' e theverell Chandos Pole, of Radborne, Derbyshire, and ,W,SB born in 1822, so that he had only just comple ted his "th year. He was educated at Westminster School and at Bail el College, Oxford ; graduating B.A. in 1843, and t l * 4 -. in 1845, previous to which latter degree he had be en elected a Fellow of All Souls. He was called to ' 4 e bar by the lion. Society of Lincoln's-inn in 1848, Was appointed captain of the Sherwood Rifle Ran si.,lel.B in 1859, and was also a deputy lieute nant of the 1 /111 tY of Essex. He marrie d, Au g ust 19, 1851, Mar y 418 , second daughter of the Rev. William Wascomb, rector of Langford, Essex, co-heiress of Mr. John r splerton Wascomb, of Thrumpton Hall, Notts, and marriedmarried, in 1843, a sister of the Hon. Mrs. Frederic Byron, It " as he had no issue by his marriage, the deceased gentle - Was heir presumptive to the barony of Byron—a posi- L °ll 'which falls to the lot of his youthful son by his pre mature demise. SLIGHT MISTAKE.—About two e'clock this 1, " 4(3 rrling the constable on duty at the mansion of the —4 ohess o f Somerset, Park-lane, discovered a private of the Qoldstream Guards, named William Mason, lying in the .. 4 % of the mansion. It appears that the so ldier bein g in reated, mistook the area railings of the Duche ss ' s resi "lee for those of Hyde-park, and so clambered over them *la d fell through some wire netting to the bottom of the area, Where he was found. A picket was sent for, and by the aid °I a ladder the soldier was extricated, when it was found that besides receiving an injury to his head his hip was also seriously injured. Having been taken to the barracks, he vas subsequently removed to the military hospital in Vin eent-square. HOUSEBREAKING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Satur day, at the Portsmouth Quarter Sessions, the wife of a war rant officer of H.M.S. Castor, lying at North Shields, named Emma Madden, and George Madden, her son, were Fought up under the following circumstances :—The pri soners, who occupy a respectable position in life, rented a house in Grafton-street, Portsmouth, next to which another Warrant officer, named Andrews, resided. The latter, being L lll3 l 3o inted by the Government to a s hi p on the coast of Ire -4°lld, remov e d th er e, and his house, next to Mrs. Madden's , 4 consequently closed. In the meantime Mrs. Madden rd he r son b ro k e i nto th e h o use belonging to Mr. An - L e ws, and completely stripped it of furn iture, books, and 7 4 ables. She sent a portion of the goods t o her husband, W ho delivered them to the police. The robbery was dis • r e ered, tr ace d t o th e p r i soners , an d they were both appre nded. Th e R ecor d er , i n sen t enc i ng the prisoners, said it Was the w ors t case h e h a d t o d ea l w ith during the session, 44 f _ s entenced them to four years' penal servitude. Th e 'kale prisoner fell down in a fainting fit on hearing the sentence. . re t st l e FEßOAT SERVICES.—STOCKTON, Mon day.-- ch o _ rday afternoon, the schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven, row Grangemouth for Middlesborough, with railway Sand, on entering the Tees wont ashore on the South Gaze s t 2) and having atruck heavily soon filled and sunk. - 11 .72: 1 1 er tugs attempted in vain to approach her in the surf. be g io ct these circumstances the Middlesborough Lifeboat, N.:g i ng to the National Lifeboat Institution, was BQ : 4 with launched, and towed down to the vicinity of the ere of • den er She soon succeeded in reaching the Wreek _ g twief. , and in taking off the crew of four men, to their great ~ 1* NtoCk stock stock stock stock 6.1.0. stock Paid. Closing Business Railway s. I Price. Done ;Beim a and Ballymena ;Bir, Wol , and Str. Val ;Birk., La., and Ch June !Blyth and Tyne IBost. Sleaf. and 3lid.Co Bristol and Exeter ; Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan 'Cork and Bandon Cork, lilrock., tPassage Cornwall Do A (A gets no div. (Do B i Intil 6pc peran. hasbeen. d.toß Dublin . Belfast Juno Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock , Do do B do Do Nw A, late rinds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, Jz Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness .... Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do Ti do Gt. S. .t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish Sonth-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon ant Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & th. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'elerry & Ennisxillen Man. Shef. k Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan 3fidland Do new Do Ltirming. & Derbyl Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Po A shares Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle! Newry & Armagh, def I Newry, Warnpt. & Ros ; Norfolk ...... ....... North British .. or.Dev.Rail&Dk. stop' D ., A stk ; A recs no d.' until opchas beenpd.B; 100 Do B stock I 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwick' 100 Dodo, purchase; 10 13 4 Do Leeds ....... 100 all all 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 100 Do York North London Do new _ I _5 [9.16.4 North Staffordshire.— 17i N. and S. W. Junction.., all Sot. tt Grantham Rail.. 100 raebles .... ...... all Portsmouth yrnney • all Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock . 100 Do Scot. Mid. stock ' 100 Shropshire Union lOO Sittinabourne & Sheer all stock I South Devon 'S.-Durham & Lane. Tin. ISJutli Eastern South Wales .......... 100 S. York. and River Dun 100 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all Stockton ct Darlington all Do do I 11 Do New (1860) I 3 (Taft Vale lOO Do Pref. No 1 lOO ThamesllavenDkttßail 22 Ulster . Do ........ 20 Vale of Neath , 100 Victoria Sta. and Pim all Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class .. all WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO West Midland—Oxford, 100 Do. Newport; 100 Do. Hereford' 100 PREFERENCE SHARES. I i Closing Business Share' Railways. I Paid 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £sf , stock 1 kris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 20 I Do. do. do. Shares stock I Caledon £10,41 per cent 1 stock ' Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2., 64 ;Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c.I 20 !Cornwall, 5 per cent 64 I Dun. Perth &A ber.Jun. 14 ;Do Ist Class Pref stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 Stsp.c stock I Do. do. Class B 6 p.c stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c stock IE. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l stock ; Do. do. No. 2 stock i Do. New 6 pet ct. stock . stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. stock I Do. 5 percent- guar...) stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares , stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. & D.l stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. stock Furness, 5 per cent ..... stock Glas.t S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. stock Great Northern, sp. ct. stock ro.sp.c.Redm., 10p.c.pm' stock 'Do. 44 p. c. do. do. "00 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 (;t. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. 1 Ct. Sn. & W (Ireland) -1 4 p. et. pref. stock ,Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct Co. Redeemable, 4-4 p.ct , Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do._ Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. l ot W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do BirMg.frllar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per C. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. C. No. 2 I Do. d g o. 5 p.c p. . c. No. 4 ;Do. do. 41 per cm'. .... Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. et. Pret. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p.c.S.(div.datil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover.. f Do. W. A rceiv. no div. Ex.A til 6 p cis pd on! I Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct..... t Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 4A per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpi anns of 2s. 6d Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh Lon dony. & Ennis. 1 sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ell Do. £6 10 stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 12. 12 stoc 6 stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 125 17Jarynort & Car., 4 p. C 12q i Do. 45 per cent stock Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock stock I Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 1 stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock ; 6 Do. 4; per cent stock , Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st stock 'Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. 5t.1846, stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 18471 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.l B47 stock North British, 5 p. o. stock Do. New, gua. S p. c 101 Do. Bor. lin. g. pf. shs 10 Do. do. do st :Nth.Dev.llall.,t Dck.Co. st 1 N -East Con s.Pref. 4 p. c. st ,Do. 4A p e redeemable st Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 17 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. I 20 'Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 124 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 25 'Do. York, 11. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 ,Rhymney Guaranteed. 85 Scottish Central, new pf st 'Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,zun sp.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 45 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 p.c. Ist is. . 4 outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 14 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire,4 p.c gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. e W.3lid -Oxf Ist Gus stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is, 1.0.6 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W .. . • Bu 3 lcinghamshire lOO IDo ....... 94 96 Chester & Holyhead 100 D 0........ 53i 63 , 1 Do. 5i percent 100 Do. 121 123 Do. 6 lOO Do. • ..... 109 111 Clydesdale June" t 100 Caledon... 99 101 Colchester, Stour Val ' all E.U.&E.O 15 164 E.Lincolnsh. g 8 p,r e ICO Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,HarwichShs I all lE.Counts. 91 4 Do. Woodbridge.. 1 100 . J— Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dra 100 Cale . don...' Do. new 1 100 Do. ... ••• I Gloster &Dean Forest all , Gt. West Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail..l all yk.N.,tßr Hull and Selby. I Do. all Yk.N. Md. 109 111 ** Do. halves... . . all I . I Do. quarters........, all 'Do... ._— lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c., 100 Ln&N:W. 198 202 London & Greenwich.' 100 S.Eastern Al 63 Do. Preference ...., 100 D 0.... ...112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S.-endl 100 Peto .k . Co., 87 90 Lowestoft Erna. 4 p c.. , 100 Norfolk..' Do. 6 per cent i 100 D 0... 'Midland.. Mnc., Bxtn ,&,Matlock all ,L NW . iii 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer - 1 1 '5. 5 6. E.Count s . gua. 5 percent..... .1 I se e w nc m e a S rk l Sock uryEx. I°° Northn.SrEastn. 5 p. c , I, all Do. ....... Do. P all Midland all Do. Preston and Wyre. , all i& L.Yk. I No p r o th . F W 6ix- es e. Western....... ........... •. I : . L& NW I 100 Gt North 132 134 Roystn.Hitch.,& Shep 00 T.Brassey 100 102 Shrewsbry& Hereford 1 ..„ 1 4 1 p Do. i Shares ...... A.! all Do. 1 - 1 - )0 . I Do. do. S.-Staffordshire all 111`Clean...! 10i 11 Wimbledon &Croydn all L.& WirtLlSi jt Wilts and Somerset DO Gt. West.l 89 . 9.1. 31 91 96 P ila 55 57 14 151 1214 1001 Share SHARE, MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHAiIES AND STOCKS. all I 1 oo 100 100 100 all all 8 8.1 80 .82 5} 61 97 99 94i 95 5 6 42 44 8 8i 17 18 49 50 37 39 26 28 83 85 26 26i 111 113 1094 1104 [O4 105 128 1%0 104 106 70} TOI 60 62 1.01 111 eol fit 118 120 45 47 05 95} 01 10 Ili 44} 45 14d 123 124 j 14 1 4P, 97 99 j 7 6d 53 , :5 621 64 1011 102} 4p , 591 90 130 i , 97 99 4 311 91 101 74 76 112 114 33; .144 F 5 87 47 49 10 42 82i 83 58 60 94 97 4 7 40 41 10 /1 p 51 6} P 51 56i 2 3ap ip 74 76 11} 12 5 61 42 44 39 42 78 80 100 102 20 21 5i 6 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 'llO 112 90 92 74 76 113 115 11l 113 101 103 104 106 97 99 97 99 89 91 90 92 100 102 91 10} 17 18 lei 101 74 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15} 12 114 12 114 .38 140 [l2 114 [Ol 103 48 153 [2B 131 70 73 86 88 131 141 125_ 127 -68 : -7 1 0 1101 i 110 i 531 62 2 1 90 i i 83 21 133 135 99 101 91 93 110 112 108 110 1 91 93 WO 101 id ip 22 } i dp i 23 131 lq/ 10-1 102 22, 231 9R 99 98 100 98 100 85 87 26 27 51 32 31 32 45 48 ,121 123 118 121 98 100 1120 122 1114 116 95411 94} 31 70}1 123 4} 11 p stock Share 100 stk 18 204 10 100 100 100 17i 20 stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock FOREIG: 20 Australian 1 I BonAccord Copper,Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 5 !Do.Land and MtningCo. 1 .Clarendon Cons.MinCo 40 Cobra Copper Copiapo . 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr , 1} Kapunda (Limited), $ Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquica 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 20 I Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt.. —1 5 'Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. 28.214 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) D JOINT-ST(I AgTa&UnitedServiceßk Australasia 'Bank of Egypt Bank of London 'Bank of Turkey 'British North American Chtd.Bank of India, Arc. Ch.3ler. 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 100 20 50 ! 25 100 100 20*11 100 Do. new London and County . London Joint Stock London and S.Airican London (it Westminster Nat. Prov. of England . Do. new ••• • National Bank ........ New South Wales...—. Orient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland I Do. new South Australia .. Union of Australia Union of London . Unity Mutual.. !OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU •Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 111 114 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 1121 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :06 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 100 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 ICB 108; Do. 1890 100 108 109 1081 N.B.Gov. 6 p.e. Ja.&July 100 no 1071 104} Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 107; 7 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1865 100 98 99 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwcis 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling , . IK7K s. Au5,G6p.c.187£3.& up lOO Vic.Gov_ 6 p.c. Jo. &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.(tOct lOO 1041 105; 104; 5 DOCKS. stock Commercial I luu stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.3lin 100 1 stock East and West India 1:30 — stock ,Londor. lOO 51 50i stock St. Katharine.. stock Southampton lOO I stook Victoria lOO 97 99 20 Doi New._ .._.._._ 2 par 1000 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican7l Mint Atlantic It. Ml. Stm (Id)' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. TeL A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) ' Canada Land IChan.lslands Tel. (Li m ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stultg Do. Pref. 74 per cent. ,Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb E. In di a Irrig,n. & Canal !Electric! Telegraph Do. New I English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati Great Ship Limited) I Do. 174 p et Preference I Lon. District TeL (Lim.) I L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Die. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis N. Br.&NovaScotiaL and N.t.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.). Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c Rhymnsy Iron lio. Niw Royal Mail Steam..... Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim; South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do Trust and Agency of Austrrasia (16)14 is. Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) Van Dieraen's Land .. THE SUN,' LONDON, TUESDAY -1 66 TING, APRIL 9, 1861. 1 all 2 all 428.6 d. all 1 10s. all all di B. f Li 31 316 1 dis. 39 41 8 10 2 25 22 23 A iP p 9 95 pr 4p 5 id 4 6 J 1 ke.i , IANKS. 78 80 62 64 184 194 51 63 14 lid all all 15s. 8 100 all 100 all all all all 20 20& 32 31 71 73 37 39 15i 16 22i 23 1i 11 34i 35i - - 11 1 85 67 48 50 166 17 38 40 234 244 134 14i 28 30 4} 4i 34 30 18 20 12i 144 113 117 lusiness done 20 i 221 61 301 ITIES. 129} 80i 102 lot 106 108 id d 91 97 31 3f 1 1 1 * 1 11 24 34 1* t d 1 04d 30 i 2k i 1 5 10 1 1 41 p r ; 47 50 68 70 10 11 17, 181 p 164 174 54 60 Si 124 128 32 34 4 5 7 5 5 1 28k I 3 idl 10 iIP 9 CENT.RL CRIMINAL COURT—(7his Day) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) EMBEZZLEMENT BY A SERVANT. William Runder, 70, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with embezz'ing money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Harvey, wharfingers, IVhitefriars. The prisoner, it appeared from the evidence, had been fifty-seven years in the employ of the firm, and the, greatest confidence was reposed in him. The money embezzled had been entrusted to him to pay certain accounts. Mr. Gifford, who appeared to prosecute, said the Messrs. Harvey, on account of the long servitude of the prisoner, wished to recommend hint to mercy. The Recorder said the fact of the prisoner having been so long in the prosecutors' service rather aggravated the offence. He then sentenced him to twelve months' imprisonment. Herbert Williams, late secretary to the Medical Benevo lent College, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with forging acceptances and embezzling money, the pro perty of the college. The Recorder sentenced him to three years' penal servi tude, POCKET - PICKING. George Williams, a person known to the police, was in dicted for stealing the purse of the prosecutor from her pocket. The Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servi tude. CHARGE OF FORGERY. William Manton Tarry, 25, clerk, was indicted for feloniously forging an acceptance to a bill of exchange for £5O, with intent to defraud the London and Westminster Bank. The facts of the case were of the usual kind. The bill was presented at the counter of the London and Westminster Bank by a lad, the prisoner being observed in one of the passages of the building. The prisoner on that occasion wore whiskers, but when he was apprehended he was with out them. A fellow-clerk of the prisoner identified the handwriting also, remarking that at the time the forged bill was;, presented and paid the prisoner was absent from his employ on the ground of ill-health, and when he re turned in three or four days after it was remarked that he had shaved off his whiskers. On being asked why he had done so he said he had had to apply an embrocation to his face. On being apprehended by Haydon, the detective officer, a pocketbook was found in his pocket, in which on one of the leaves the word " accepted" appeared written by itself. The witnesses having been examined, the prisoner read a long statement to the jury, in which he denied all know ledge of the forgery, and solemnly appealed to the jury not to convict him on circumstantial evidence. He also urged that, if he had received the £5O from the bank, it was not likely he should remain to risk being taken into custody. He contended that altogether his actions were those of an innocent man, and "misfortune's iron hand" was upon him. He lost a purse containing £l4, the property of his em ployer, and not being able to make up the amount, he in. serted "an appeal to the benevolent" in the newspapers, which he did not think was the act of a dishonest man, especially if he possessed the facility of obtaining money from the Westminster Bank by forging the acceptance of his former employer. He concluded by imploring the jury to weigh well the whole of the evidence, and in the event of there being any doubt to give him the benefit of the doubt, and if he was acquitted, his incarceration would always remain "a dark unlovely spot" in his memory. In the event of a conviction, he felt certain that the Almighty would enable him to bear it with patience. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) WHOLESALE COINING. Joseph Jones, William Smitb, and Ellen Jones were indicted for having in their custody and possession a mould for coining. The prisoners made no defence, Jones observing that he did not think it was of any use. The jury found the prisoners guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced Jones to twelve years, Ellen Jones to six years, and Smith to ten years' penal servitude. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS—YESTERDAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 15 to 2 agst Thunderbolt (taken) 10 to 1 agst First Lord (take 11) 14 to 1 agst Pancake (taken) 100 to 7 agst giraffe filly (taken) 100 to 6 agst Benbow (taken) 100 to 6 agst Gabriel d'Estree (taken) 100 to 5 agst Physician (offered) 33 to 1 agst Rising Sun (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Danae (offered) - Eto 1 agst Betts (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Butterfly (offered) 25 to 1 agst Horace (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Bto 1 agst Neighbour (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Matador (take 9to 1) 10 to 1 agst Diophantus (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 11 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gardener (take 25 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Walloon (taken) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Dundee (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken) 15 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken) 20 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken) 25 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken) 28 . to 1 agst Matador (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 50 to 1 agst Robin Hood (offered) LATEST CITY BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN. Bto 1 agst Thunderbolt (taken) 12 to 1 agst First Lord (taken) 14 to 1 agst Giraffe (taken) 15 to 1 agst Physician 100 to 6 agst Pancake (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Clair 20 to 1 agst East Sheen 25 to 1 agst Gabriel D'Estrees (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Sawcutter 33 to 1 agst Rising Sun S 3 to 1 aget Sermo (taken) 40 to 1 agst General Hesse 50 to 1 agst Tight-fit (offered) METROPOLITAN. 3to 1 agst Danae 7to 1 agst Betts 100 to 6 agst any other TWO YEAR OLD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Estrelda sto 1 aget any other TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 1 agst Neighbour 9to 1 agst Kettledrum 9to 1 agst Matador 9to 1 agst Klarikoff 11 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn 12 to 1 agst Russley 12 to 1 agst Diophantus 100 to 7 agst Knight of the Thistle DERBY. 9to 2 agst Dundee 15 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon 15 to 1 agst Big Ben 20 to 1 - agst Neighbour 22 to 1 agst King of Kent (offered) 25 to 1 agst Diophantiis 25 to 1 agst Kettledrum 25 to 1 agst Dictator 50 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken freely) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. MONDAY. Danae is still in the ascendant for the Metropolitan at 3 to 1 (taken freely) ; Betts at 6 to 1, and Pretendant at 100 to 8 had also their friends. The principal movement of the day seemed to be speculating on Physician for the City and Suburban. At the opening of the rooms he was backed at 8 to 1, offers became rather plentiful, and all prices were laid up to 20 to 1; he was rather quiet for a time, then to inquirers about him 100 to 7 was the highest offer. Thunderbolt and First Lord were supported for this event. There were offers to take 20 to 1 about Pancake, and 25 to 1 would have been taken against Benbow. The Derby and Chester Cup were blanks. For the Two Thou sand Guineas Matador was in request, although a point more was obtained than could be got on Saturday, and the highest offer against Neighbour was 9 to 1. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9to 1 agst Thunderbolt (taken) 10 to 1 agst First Lord (taken) 100 to 8 agst East Sheen (offered) 100 to 7 agst Physician (offered) 20 to 1 agst Gabrielle d'Estrees (taken) 20 to 1 agst Giraffe filly (taken) 20 to 1 agst Pancake (offered to take) 25 to 1 agst Sawcutter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Chance Shot (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merrimac (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN STARES. sto 2 eget Dance (offered, take 3to 1) 6to 1 agst Betts (faken) 100 to 8 agst Pretendant (taken) '• TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Bto 1 agst Matador (taken ) 9to 1 agst Diophantus (offered) 9to 1 agst Neighbour (offered) 14 to 1 agst Russley (wanted) 14 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (offered) CHESTER CUP. 9to lon the field (offered) 20 to 1 agst Killigrew (offered) YORK STEEPLECHASES.—MONDAY. Match for 20 sovs, h ft; owners to ride. One mile and a half on the Flat. Mr. Cooper's Little Fawn, 4 yrs .. 1 Mr. Elmer's Vixen, aged No betting. Won by three lengths. -- - -- - - - -- The Great Yorkshire handicap of 5 sovseach, 2 ft, with 100 soya added. About three miles and a half. 28 subs. Mr. W. Brisco's Mauchline, 6 yrs, Oat slb _ (G. Waddington) 1 Mr. Markey's Wee Nell, aged, 9st 51b (Knott) 2 Mr. Proude's St. Mark (h.-b), aged, 9st 91b.. (T. Ablett) 3 The following also ran :—Old Ben Roe (late Joe Maley), The Dane, the Emperor, Heads or Tails, Cheery Chap, Riga, Red Robin, and Sharper. Betting-3 to 1 agst Heads or Tails, 4to 1 agst Mauch line, 5 to 1 ag st The Dane, 6 to 1 agst St. Mark, 10 to 1 agst Cheery Chap. Red Robin, with St. Mark and Mauchline, laid in front all the way until they came to the last hurdle in the straight, when the former fell, and his place was filled up by Wee Nell, who, after a magnificent finish, was beaten by a head by Mauchline. St Mark was a bad third. The pace was very great throughout. • The York and Ainsty and the Bramham Moor Hunt Cup, value 25 soya. About three miles and a half. Mr. Bullock's Sir Charles (h.-b.), aged, 13st 71b (Owner) 1 Mr. Scriven's Napoleon (h.-b.), aged, 13st 31b ((.Nelson) 2 Mr. Cooper's Wildgoose, 6 yrs, 13st 31b (Owner) 3 Mr. Batty's Flatteress, aged, 13st 31b (Owner) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Sir Charles, 2to 1 agst Wildgoose, 3 to 1 agst Flatteress. Sir Charles made nearly all the running, and won by two lengths. The , Regimental Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 100 added; 12st each. About three miles and a half. Captain Jarey's The Reader, 6 yrs. (Mr. Steele) 1 Mr. Stevenson's Miss Maude, aged (Owner) 2 Captain Fletcher's Emily, aged (Owner) 3 The follnwing also ran .—Banker (Mr. Morand), The Unknown (Captain Wombwell), Newport (Mr. Blacker), and Colleen Bawn (Mr. Houghton). Betting :-3 to 1 each agst Emily and the Unknown, 4 to 1 agst Reader, and 5 to 1 agst Banker.—Won by six lengths ; and a neck divided the second and third. The Selling Stakes of 1 sov. each, with 15 added, for all ages ; 12 st each. About two miles. Mr. Gray's Riga, aged, lOst 71b (Snowden) 1 Mr. Jewison's The Nun, aged, 1 Ist (Oxendale) 2 Mr. Bullock's Sir Charles, aged, lOst 71b .... (Ablett) 3 The following also ran :—Little Wonder, Pompey, Wad- Charity, Batman, Risk, Courtier, and Cucumber. Betting-2 to 1 agst Risk, 4to 1 each agst Pompey and The Nun, and 6to 1 agst any other. Charity came in first, but was disqualified, in consequence of having lost weight The winner was sold for 23 guineas. _ _ The Hunters' Steeplechase Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each with 20 added, for hunters; four year olds, lOst ; five, lls 31b; six and aged, 12st. About three miles and a half. Mr. Simpson's Red Robin, 6 yrs, 12st (Mr. W. Simpson) 1 Mr. Drinkrow's Croton Oil, aged, 12st (Mr. It. Walker) 2 Sir G. 0. Wombell's Emigrant, aged, 1 2st,`, (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Pickpocket, Jenny Longlegs, Fanny, Jack in the Green, Rose Fagon, and Toby. Betting-2 to 1 agst Red Robin, 3to 1 each agst Emi grant and Croton Oil, and sto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths. There was a neck between Croton Oil and Emigrant. It is understood that arrangements are about to be adopted by the Bank of England to obviate the neces sity for the future of the periodical closing of the transfer books of the several public funds preparatory to the pay ment of the dividends. A communication was made yesterday to the committee of the Stock Exchange upon the subject, and the measure will be of much importance in facilitating generally the business of the country. Mr. Bonamy Dobree completes his two years' term of office to-day as Governor of the Bank of England. Mr. Dobree, in conformity with usage, was Deputy- Governer during the two preceding years, and hqs, therefore, held office through four most important and try ing years in the financi a l history of the country , maintain ing with firmness and courtesy the best interests of the eFitablishment. He will be succeeded by Mr. Alfred Latham, of the East India firm of Arbuthnot, Latham, and Co., and Mr. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, of the firm d Finlay, Hodgson, and Co., will be the uew Deputy- Governor, MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE 01V THE CLYDE. SEVEN LIVES LOST. The North British, Daily Mail of yesterday gives the following account of the accident:— One of the saddest occurrences which we have been called upon to chronicle for many years in connection with the river took place on Saturday afternoon at Govan, whereby at least seven lives have been lost, and h is probable other bodies may yet be ; found, although it is not known with cer tainty that others are missing. The river steamer Lochgoil, from Lochgoilhead, under the command of Captain Archibald M'lntyre, as usual called at Greenock, where a considerable number of working men engaged in the Black Prince war frigate, at present lying in the Victoria Harbour, Greenock, went on board with the view of visiting their friends in Glasgow, Govan, Partick. &c., doubtless intending to return on Monday morning. Things went all well until the steamer reached Govan ferry, where a number of men wished to go ashore. By this time many of them were much the worse for liquor. Whether that was obtained before going on board, or in the vessel, we are not in a positiOn to say, but the fact remains that many of them were much excited by drink. When the ferry-boat in charge of James Docherty, ferryman, approached the steamer, there was a woman in it, named Mary Murray, the wife of Bernard Fitzpatrick, residing at 67, Orchard-street, Partick. Here we may ro that the ferryman should h ave mark, in 'passing, landed the woman before going to the steamer. No sooner had the ferryboat got alongside the steamer, and connected with it by a rope as usual, than a rush of the slack Prince workmen was made into the boat, so that soon not less than 30, and probably more than that number of men got into it. The consequence was that before the boat could get away, it upset, and threw the whole of the persons into the water, including the woman above referred to, and a girl of 12 years of age, both of whom were drowned. The scene of the overloading of the boat —which is only registered to carry 24 persons—the upsetting, and subsequent fishing up of many of those in the water, are well described below in the words of an eye-witness, and therefore we need not dwell on it. Indeed, it is impossible to give any precise idea of what then took place. The captain and crew and the ferryman all did their best to stop the rush into the boat, but their efforts were fruit less. As the ferryman pushed off again and again, some one drew the boat back by the rope, which was still attached, until the fearful catastrophe occurred. A small boat was at once lowered from the Lochgoil, and with the aid of the passengers on board that vessel, many were saved from a watery grave. Two boats also soon arrived from the shore, and one from the Pearl steamer, which was at hand at the time, all of which picked up several persons. William Macaulay, another ferryman, picked up Mrs. Fitzpatrick in his boat ; but on taking her to the Pointhouse life was found to be extinct. Docherty, the ferryman, was saved. As no one knows exactly how many went into the boat, nor how many were rescued, it is difficult to say the number of those who have been drowned. After grappling about the scene of the dire calamity until nightfall on Saturday, no other body was found than that of Mrs. Fitzpatrick ; but, by six o'clock yesterday morning seven boats were on the spot, with grappling irons, Mr. George Geddes, Humane Society's officer, having furnished several of them. About eight o'clock a.m. they discovered the body of the little girl who was on a visit to some friend in Govan. Although the persons in the boats were indefatigable in their exertions, no other bodies were found until three o'clock; but between that hour and six p.m. other five were found, all young men who had been employed at the Black Prince. The names of all those who have been found are subjoined, but this morning the boats will resume their search, as it is believed the other bodies are still in the river:— Mrs, Fitzpatrick, 67, Orchard-street, Partick. Mary Currie, 12 years of age, 6, Sharp-street, Greenock. David Rollay, ship carpenter, Govan. \Vm. Skinner, rivetter, Govan. Neil Connelly, rivetter, Victoria-street, Govan. John M'lnally, caulker, Kelvinhaugh. Peter 'Almond, blacksmith, Kelvinhaugh. Yesterday the banks of the river on both sides, near where the catastrophe occurred, were thronged with spectators, some drawn together by curiosity, but others, as was plainly indicated in their coun tenances, were there in great concern, for of course everybody who had relations who could possibly be in the Lochgoil on Saturday was most anxious to know whether they were safe or not. On the bodies being brought to shore they were all identified by weeping friends, and the scenes which thus occurred baffle description, although any one may readily imagine them. The deceased, we believe, are chiefly young. unmarried men. The occurrence has been reported to the county procurator-fiscal, who, doubtless, will make some inquiry into the affair. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Railways. Paid. Atlantic & St Lawrence' Borri.,Baroda&.Ccnt hid Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. IBuffalo and Lake Huron I Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich ,6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 ,Clcutta.,tS.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town & Dock Scrip 'Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c IDemerara 64 68 92 93 16 164 d 4i 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 'Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. el East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk ofCanadal Do. 6 ner cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 G t. In diarenin. gua.sp. c Do. New KUL 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do, do. _ _ IGt. W ofCanadaAares' I Do. New IDo. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt iDo. p. c. do. '77 do !Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. o. Extension' Do. 5 IMelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. INewßtunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d0........1 Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde . Do. Punjaub Do. Do. .... ••• • fg c. ? Do.lndus.St. Flo. tx ,g 4 iL Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. (100 15 all 100 i 1d 11 MI 98i 9sit 97 98 994 1004 li 4 20 21 63 67 37 40 44 47 *36 39 36 39 93. 94 lid lid 2 1# d Ili 11l 9 81 d U 5 98 90 113 82 84 92 03 86 68 2 1} 5 7 5 7 97 98 2d 1/1 —d 90 92 $ Id FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - 20 Alerian 5 - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 55 57,- 20 A rdennes ........... .. all —p 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 20 14 141 5 Belgian East. Junction all I 4 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all Carmeaux Mine & Rail' 30 114 121 121 100 Copiapo &...... all 10 Ditto Extension .... all 35 21 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 31 2t 20 Eastern of France .... all 224 234 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c 10 20 Do. do. I all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs...i all 65 65 20 Italian Junction ..... all 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all 20 Lyons & Geneva, ...... all 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 75 75 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all .19 20 16 Northern of France.... all 37 38 16 , Do. New Shares —.. 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 361 371 37 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 53 55 20 Recife &S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7p. ct. lim ...... 15 44 4 d 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 16 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all j 13 14 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 54 6 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 85 A 4 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 14 15d 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 14 14 Ifd 20 Southern of France...' all 204 214 20 S. East Portugal 7 p et. 4 - - 81 West Flanders ..... all 6 65 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 95 9/ 20 W. & N.V. of France .. all 19 20 20 Western of Austria 6 20 West,rn of Switzerland an 6 Wiesbaden .. . . .... all 6 Do. 8 per cent * Pref.... all 20 Zealand BRITISH MINES. Al lied Consols (PTiilacli) 2.7.1 24 3 20 British Iron 1 16 1 Clifford nil 180 190 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 340 350 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 102 108 East Caradon . . f 2.14.6 19 194 'E. WI Russel (Tavistk ): 7.4.0 65 7 61 'Gam.&'St.Aubyn(Gwen )! 544 16 18 Great South Tolgus 1 17s 54 6 G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack)' 13.9,6 / G. Wheal Vor (Helston): 40 0 64 , Grenville 1 6.2.6 24 24 'Herod's-Foot ; 8,12 36 18 37 Hingston Downs 1 4.11.6 1 24 24 - , Lady Bertha 1 1.8.6 1 • Margaret (lJny Lelant) 95- 46 48 North Downs ' 2 4 34 4} 'North Frances (Mogan); 114 44 55 N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ,an)11.4.0 5 6 North Wheal Crotty —19.18.0 71 84 Par Consols (St. Blazey) 15 9 94 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 , 37 39 37 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 295 305 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 1 45 , 21 3 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim 1 all 1 5 , S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan),lB.l , 4S' 190 150 Stray Park 24.8.0 37 39 5 ,Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 2 24 10 ,Tin Crort , 9 54 51 !Vale of Towey (Carm )Il3s 6d 6 IWest Basset (Illozan) l4 17 18 IW. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 74 76 i West Seton 'Wheal Basset (Mogan); 51 99 1021 ,Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 75 25 21 ;Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 , Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' 8 15 17 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) . 51 121 131 MINES. THE KING OF THE COINERS. Thomas Freeman alias Jones, a marine store dealer, of Lent-street, Southwark, but well known as the King of the Coiners, and Mary Ann Freeman, his sister-in-law, were indicted for having in their possession upwards of 300 counterfeit florins, shillings, and sixpences, galvanic bat teries, 'moulds, metal, and everything necessary to carry on an extensive business in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit coins. The jury found the prisoners guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced Jones to 15 y ears, and Freeman to 10 years penal servitude. POLICE INTBLLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT THE HOTEL DE L'ETOILE. Gregorie Hoffstetter, 17, Bear-street, Leicester-square, clerk, and a man, who refused his name and address (but whose name was said to be Julian Dendron), were charged with steal ing a purse and contents of the value of £44, including a ticket by pe Roxburgh Castle, for Australia. It appears that the prosecutor, a young man named Lakin, OR Friday night last was at the Hotel de L'Etoile, Great Windmill-street, and there played a game of dominoes with Hoffstetter, the other man sitting with them. While keeping an account of the game Lakin took out his pocket-book and placed it on the table, and shortly after leaving the room and recollecting that he had left the book on the table he went back and it was gone, Dendron being also gone. He asked Hoffstetter whether he had seen it, and he said he had not, but he would try and get it for him. By appointment he met Hoffstetter at the same hotel on Saturday night, when he said he had found the man who had his book, but did not know where he lived. On Sunday morning Hoffstetter called where he resided, and left a letter containing the bill produced, and which was safe in his pocket-book when he left it on the table while playing at dominoes. On the previous night (Monday), he made an appointment with Hoffstetter to meet in Soho-square, when the man who had the pocket book was to bring it, but after keeping him walk• ing about the square same time Dendron came up,' and spoke to Hoffstetter, and a constable (Butcher, 137 C) having been apprised of the affair, they were both taken into custody. Mrs. Itiddick, coffee-house keeper, of Fish-street Hill, said that on Sunday morair g Hoffstetter came to the house and asked for Lakin, and as he did not see him, asked to be allowed to write a note, and did so, and she gave it to Lakin. [The letter contained the bill, and said that the person who had it would not give it back, unless £6 were given him, and if the £6 were not paid the book would be sold.] Mr. Albert having interpreted the evidence to the prisoners, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand them for a week, but would take bail for Dendron. Bail was tendered and accepted. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. - HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to .Eslss ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 5s ; clover, 3Osto £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. A steady demand. WHITECHIPEL. - Meadow hay, £2 Zs to X 5 5s Od ; clove], £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; aid straw, 11 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade steady. ' COLONIAL. TEA—A fair amount of business has been transaeted and previous prices are generally well sustained. SUGAR—There have been steady enquiries for good grocery descriptions, and, in some instances, rather easier rates have been accepted by holders. The refined market has continued dull, and dried goods have slightly declined in price. COFFEE—Business has continued inactive; full rates, however are realised for good and fin e qualities of Planta tion Ceylon. Stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year, show a deficit of about 900 tons. RICE — The market has been very quiet, and inferior qualities have slightly given way in prices. FRUlT—There has been a moderate inquiry for currants, and rather higher rates have been obtained. SALTPETRE — The dealings have been of an unimportant character, and previous rates are barely supported. but only a limited spec u l at i ve b usiness has TALLOW—For home consumption th ere h as been a bet cted. P.Y.C. on the spot i s quoted 58s 6d, bt A eer p e r ni i n i tgr t ila o inrY J sa' une 57s 6d, and last three months 56s to 55s 3d per cwt. iJiIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 9.—Wind this day at noon, N.E ; fresh breeze, and very fine. Po RTSMOU it, April B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—H.M.S. Geyser, for Eastward. DEAL, April S.—Arrived—Sapphire, from Rio Janeiro, for Amsteidam. PILL, April S.—Wind E.—Sailed—Florence Nightin gale, for Montreal. FALMOUTH, April 8. —Wind E. — Sailed —Sylph, for Rio Grande. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, April B—Margaretha, from Bremen; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey; Pomona, from Sunderland. Sailed—Alhambra, steamer, for Lisbon ; La Poule and Le Coq, tor Cherbourg , Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Southampton, steamer, Brilliant, ?rinse, and Leader, for Jersey ; William, for Dartmouth. Arrived, April 9—Alliance, steamer, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tueeday Morning. Arrived, April 9—Alexion, from Boulogne; Saxionas, from Hamburg ; Iberia, from Oporto ; Patras, from Gothenburg. Sailed, April 9.—Anne Lee, for Geelong. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—Premier, of Dover, from north, for west ; Spe culator, from Sunderland, for Naples ; aosina, for Quebec ; Electra, for Cardiff; Dispatch, for Trinidad—all from London; Goliath, from Chatham, for Quebec. ANOTHER MURDER AT DU2VDI2II. The excitement consequent on the terrible murder of old Mrs. Waterman, for which her murderers, Arthur Wedmore and Charles Wedmore, were ex ecuted at Taunton as recently as Friday last, has not had time to subside ere the committal of another very barbarous homicide has been discovered in the same neighbourhood. The circumstances connec ted with the discovery are as follows : • At a distance of a hundred yards or so from the cottage in which the terrible tragedy was enacted is an inn called the Three Compasses, kept by a person named Stallard. Attached to this house is a field, which, strangely enough, formed part of a farm the occupier of which, an elderly man named Hazell, was murdered under circumstances which have never been thoroughly elucidated some years ago. In this field is a pond, to which, on Saturday afternoon, a daughter of Mr. Stallard went for the purpose of dipping out some water. On approach ing it she observed something floating, which she, for the moment, thought was a sheep's head, and supposing that there had been some sheep stealing going on she called her brother. He procured a stick and got it out, and they then discovered, to their horror, that it was the mutilated body of a child. Shortly afterwards, concealed in a hole at one side of the pond, they dis covered some clothes, which had apparently belonged to the same "child. Mr. Shorland, the surgeon, was at once applied to, and disco vered, on examining the body, that the skull of the deceased had been fractured, apparently by being beaten in on the top with a three cornered stone, and also that a wound six inches long had been inflicted on the back of the neck. Information was given without delay to the police, and Superintendent Jones, Police-sergeant Drewett, and Acting-sergeant Moore, of the county con_ stabulary, were immediately engaged in investi. gating the matter. Suspicion falls on a woman of loose character, who is well known to the police as cohabiting with and having had children by a man who lives at Bedminster Down, near Bristol. A short tine ago she was at Dundry, and had with her a child of about four months old, similar to that found. She called at the Compasses Tavern, and Mrs. Stallard noticed that the little creature appeared as . if neglected, and mentioned her opinion to the mother. Some days after wards the woman was there again, but without the child, which she said she had buried at Bristol. The clothes found were submitted to Mrs. Stal lard's inspection, and she expresses the strongest belief that they are the same which the child had on on the evening when the woman brought it with her to the house. The police feel so well founded in their suspicions that an officer has been despatched in pursuit of the woman, and it is believed, from the information received, that she will soon be in custody. The matter, as may be supposed, has caused a painful state of excitement throughont the neighbourhood in which the dis covery has been made. THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, I between 8 and' B. E. M. D. 1F.C.1. B. 9 a.m. ------ —..-.. Nairn 3040 46 42 S.S.W. 3 8 0. 2 Aberdeen Leith BO4B 45 41 S. i 3 4 c. 2 Berwick 30'54 43 39 S.S.W. i 2 6 c. 3 'Ardrossan Portrnsh Shields Galway i 3041 b 2 51 ,S.E. 6 5 c 4 Scarborough 130•62 V O .S.E. 3 4 c. 4 49 48 37 S.E. 1 2 6 C. 2 Liverpool 306.! Valentia .... •• i S. F,. 5 9 0. 2 130•61 44 41 Queenstown , INg 54 51 Yarznouth. •,. • S.S.L ' 4 7 o. 5 E. i 6 2 e. b London '3o 57 43 43 Dover 13052 45 E. ,42 b. 41 EN E 7 5 C 5 Portsmouth Portland ! 30'54 42 39 -. 3 s m. 1 Plymouth l e ; ; Penzance 13 0 .53 .50 47 ' E. N . E . '' , 4 1 b: 6 1. . I -- - ---------- 1 reduced _______ --'------- EXPLANATION.—B. Ba rome t er , corrected an- .., edll i ica l rise to 32 deg at m ean sea l evel ; eac h 10 feet of vel eac h 10 causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution,. an d e . E. deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100tys Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moisten d (true—. • of wlll in e ti c • bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction . ) . Cloud not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—es ura l a ouds etached) ; (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; °., misty (hazy)• o f .1 1. , fo g. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m•, t thunder. A letter overcast (dull) ; r., rain; a., snow; much rain . • S. Sea disturb repeated augments -- thus , r,r., . &no (1. to 9). DEMOCRACY v. ,DESPOTIS.II. (From the New York 2ribitne.) Whene . ver a republic is overturned, or a constitu tional monarchy converted into a despotism, the oracles of aristocratic opinion exult over the fact as affording conclusive evidence that self-government is a fallacy, and a triumphant " I told you so" is chorused round the world. No matter though the subversion be effected by sheer usurpation and mili tary force, as in the successive overthrows of 'the earlier and of the later French Republic, it is at once assumed that democracy is a chimera, and. that government and absolutism are practically synonymous. Why is it that no correspondent conclusion is drawn from any failure of despotism The original French Revolution is popularly re garded as a subversion of monarchy by democracy ; when in truth the old system fairly broke down from its inherent depravity and rottenness, before demo cracy raised its head. Republicanism merely suc ceeded royalty when the former had fallen into utter bankruptcy and decay. In mercantile par lance, the monarchy failed, and democracy was called in to dispose of the assets. A similar experience has just befallen the Aus trian empire. There, despotism has long had free course and been glorified. It may be truly said to have enjoyed as fair opportunities as often as can be realised. A martial, gallant, and mainly loyal people ; an aristocracy wealthy, capable, and intel ligent; a royal house proverbially fortunate, not strikingly deficient in ability, distinguished by courage and persistency, and never otherwise than decorous in manners and decent in life, with a. statesmanship for half a century illustrated by the genius of Metternich. Austria, moreover, has had, and probably still has, powerful allies, and was saved from ruin hardy ten years eince by the armed intervention of Russia, as she had been cen turies before by that of Poland. And yet Austrian despotism, after exhausting its resources in artful shifts and desperate expedients, has just been com pelled to go into liquidation. In the slang of the streets, it has " gone up." Had this happened two generations ago, it would have been attributed to the influence of philosophers and doctrinaires—to the daring speculations of Rousseau, the genius and wit of Voltaire, or the liberalism of Joseph IL Now, there can be no pre.. tence of the potency of any casual influence. Liberalism is coming in at Vienna simply because despotism sadly confesses that its day is over. The Emperor wants to be a despot ; the court, the trusted statesmen, and the great generals of the empire, are all absolutist; but " the stars in their courses" are stronger than emperors and courts ; and it is reluctantly given up that a government of archdukes and Aulic councils has become an impos sibility. So bankrupt despotism abdicates—starved out—penniless ; and asks the people to take the government into their own hands, and see whether they can contrive the ways and means of making the two ends meet. ATTEMPT TO SUFFOCATE A FANILT. At a meeting of the Kesteven justices at Lincoln on Friday last, a married woman, named Fanny Moore, was charged with having, on the 30th ult., feloniously attempted to suffocate a man named Samuel Holmes, his wife, and family, who reside under the same roof as defendant, in the parish of Bcissingham. The complainant stated that he and his family were in bed on the night in question, and at about a quarter past 12 o'clock he was startled by brimstone fumes coming into his bedroom from an adjoining room, under which was a kitchen occupied by defendant. The fumes came from the room below, and entered the spare room through the crevices between the boards. He lived next door to the defendant, but it was all under one roof, and de fendant occupied rooms under their bedrooms. Directly he saw the fumes he got out of bed and went to fetch the police-officer. When he returned, with the police officer he went into the kitchen and saw the brimstone in a utensil placed near the door. In answer to a question from the bench, he stated that there were four families living under one roof. John Holmes, a labouring man, son of the complainant, said when he smelt the fumes he immediately got up and carried his two younger brothers down stairs, and took them out of the house- into the open air. They appeared to be partly suffocated, and did not speak until they had been out of doors several minutes. Police-sergeant Ball said that, from information he received, he accompanied the complainant to his house on the night in question, and, on going into the bed-room, he smelt the fumes very strongly. He afterwards went into defendant's room and asked her for what cause she had been setting brimstone on fire, to which she replied that it was in consequence of complainant's family always throwing water into the room through the crevices, and that it was done to diminish the damp. Complainant added that defendant had threatened to smother him. and his family. In defence the woman stated that she never had burnt any brimstone, but that it was her husband, and he was present to answer for himself. As there was not sufficient evidence to place them on their trial for attempted murder, it was only left to the bench to bind the husband of the defendant in his own recognisances of £lO for six months for the good behaviour of his wife. The expenses, which amounted to 155., were ordered to be paid by defendant's husband. The magistrates expressed great regret at not being able to punish them both, as, if the inmates of the room had un fortunately been asleep, death by suffocation must inevitably have been the consequence. A SHIP ON FIRE. IN THE LONDON DOCKS. Early yesterday morning a fire broke out on board the American ship Hortense, Captain Barncs, . which was lying on the north side of the jetty in the western basin of the London Docks. The ship had completed her loading on Saturday evening for Port Philip, and was to have been hauled out of the dock in the course of yesterday morning to proceed on her voyage, when about a quarter-past six o'clock smoke was observed spurting through the seams of the forehatch, and on the mate taking off the hatch he was met by a dense volume of smoke of a most sulphurous character, which nearly ren dered him insensible. Recovering himself, he pro cured a bucket of water and threw it down the hold in the hopethat the fire would be extinguished in its infancy. A momentary glance, however, suf ficed to convince him that the whole place was in a blaze. Soon afterwards the flames shot up through the batch, and rose nearly half way up the fore rigging, threatening the destruction of the ship and placing many others, which were lying near at the jetty, in great peril. The dock police and firemen by this time had been apprised of the outbreak, and the land and floating-engines were at once brought near the burning vessel, and the most vigorous efforts were made to check the fire. A large quantity of water wts pumped into the cargo in the forehold, and after the most active exertions on the part of the firemen and police, the fire was subdued, but not until much damage was done to the cargo and the forward part of the ship. The sulphurous fumes which arose from the burning mass excited some suspicion as to the real character of the cargo, and the captain admitted that a quantity of lucifers and congreves and fusees had been shipped as cargo in the vessel. ►'his led to inquiries, and the dock police ascertained that in the course of Friday and Saturday upwards of 116 cases of these inflammable articles had been received on board and stowed. As soon as the flames were extinguished, the cargo in the hold which had. escaped entire destruction was got up and put overboard into a lighter, when the very dangerous, character of the shipment was still further dis. closed. Many of the wooden cases had simply a tin lining, the solder of which would be quickly acted upon by heat, the fusees and matches being packed in the usual way in the ordinary thinpaste board boxes. THE WAY TO PRODUCE EITHER SMALL OR Ii_A RGB , POPATOXS.—A correspondent of the j, ester I= writes as follows :—" As the season for plan tin g It p l made is at hand, I send you the result of an ex g ;llon e ten of the a few years since. I picked out o weighed 111 b., and smallest tubers, which I set w hol d e produce was 891 b. rows. They weighed 31b 10oz., as bero, f a tio feet apart in the A single root, consisting of 26 othertu portion 1 cut into 64 the largest potatoe 21b. Ttll:ee 4lb. 120 z., and the produce side of the others, and in the sets, and planted them by same manner; these weig he d . ed 101 b. was 2221 b. A s i n g le roo t The most rerns.rkabl * and the largest tuber 31 _ ediffer encele of six potatoes weigh ~,i ce was the size of the tubers, for you in this Pr.---" 1 which V. , ,ere set whole, will f 26 and only weighed 1 11 b., when a root comas • t e d 0 of the sets which had six weighed 101 b. ; those from one he sets were very superior in quality as well as sizo.. from t produce in the gross weight is also much in favour of observe tbat a root of those l, _ T h e those which were cut, 41b. 120 z., yielding `;..221b., and those which were but whole only producing 8911 b. from 31b Botz. This experiment, as far as it goes, proves that the largest potatoes cut into sets Will produce a larger and better quality, and double the weight of those which were set whole. I should observe that these were a large sort of potato called the De Rohan ; they were planted on the 20th of April, and gut up on the 6th October. The fluke it!an excellent potato, but generally small ; if the smallest were cut and p l ante d i n sets th ere i s no d o ubt eke siz e would be greatly increased. The Ru s sian journals speak of th e breaking up of the frost which till nearly the end of March rey idered 8. tubers the Neva and other rivers bopassable by Vefi 00_ 1