The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-10 00:00:00

ath are trans• works iddenly I officer in the , s afloat (ford in Cepa' a ped in ned the Les Saw joined ) , ssel he and i' i north• e south as Fig n 1828, F tr oops se Co was aC" ►ns bore ; Cool' 1837; pester' n, etas' ulliverf aster s w. P' Lndin;' Ids al p larg e ded en I coast , for the le river ies for ken bY' nmence yal Ar' Day, WO oint er tha t tst copse" • eB pect . 11, and e is 0 qies io ie tid e , en 10' Ltteries be stv rations es ar e ' Luentlf m pleta ,ve at' at the reste r sels of ent has on th e edwal a addl. abject , even Of •ed. ;tor at b with , large guar' aen of DO. off , ; flat the MONEY M. 41 .KET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocI. There is no further alteration in the general appearance of the Money Market, but the tendency continues favourable, and a further decline in the minimum rate of discount is expected at an early date. The opinion prevails in some quarters that an immediate reduction will be announced, but the general impression is that a delay of at least another week will intervene, notwithstanding the easier terms upon which the mercantile com munity are now enabled to obtain supplies; how ever, trade in almost every department continues inactive, and the inquiry for commercial purposes 18 still exceedingly moderate. As the Banks and discount houses have abundant supplies they are willing to employ them at lower rates rather than keep them idle and unproductive. A small amount of gold, viz., £6,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a slight decline in the rates on Amster dam, Hamburg, and Paris; but on Antwerp, Vienna, and Trieste, the quotations were rather higher. Gold is now 5-lOths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and about 4 -10ths per cent. higher than in Hamburg. The interest, viz., 6 per cent. per annum on the shares, and 5 per cent. upon the Bonds of the Royal Danish Railway, w ill be paid on and after the 25th inst. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day continued active, and the previous advance was fully maintained. The sales were about 15,000 bales. The Market for Public Securities opened firmly, and a rise of k per cent. speedily occurred, but to wards the afternoon sellers appeared and a reac tionary tendency became apparent. The art ival of lower prices from the Paris Bourse also produced an unfavourable effect. Consols for money have been 91a and 91 it, for the 10th pros. they have been 911 92, and 91-1 The New Threes and the Re duced are firmer, at 891 901 ; Bank Stock is 227 and 2281 ; the 5 per Cent. Annuities are 107 ; India Stock remains at 2201 and 222 ; ditto 5 per Cents., at 1001 ; and ditto New Scrip has improved to 100-7, ; and Exchequer Bills are steady at 7s. to 3s. discount. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, and quotations are generally well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 71 ex. div. ; ditto 1858, 531 .54 ; Mexican remain at 234 ; Sardinian are firmer, at 82; Dutch 4 per Cents., at 981 ex. div. ; Buenos Ayres, at 891 ; and Chilian 41 per. Cents. have improved to 821 83 ; Brazilian are steady, at 99. In the Railway Share Market only a moderate amount of business has been transacted, and prices have undergone little change of importance. Eastern Counties and Norfolk have declined about 55., while Great Westerns have improved 10s.; North Western, Brighton, Midland, and South Eastern maintained previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial Markets have been dull, and prices are a shade flatter. South Austrian and Lombardo•Venetian realise 14; Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 19k; Great Western of Canada to 112 ; East Indian to 981; and Great Indian Peninsular to 91 and 941. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue at almost previous values. Union of London realise 231 1. Crystal Palace Stock has advanced to 31, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 69 and 691. B MTISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .. 2281 27 .. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9/ I 90 k 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 6 per Cent. Annuities India Stock. .. .. Ditto 5 per Cent .. _ lOO 1 100 Ditto Scrip Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent 994 100 Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto 1859 96 Coßeols foilA.ccount, May 9 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. D ~e £500 Ditto Small vo REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .. 99 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 .. Bot Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. I)itto Account Ditto Deferred Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent, Mexican 3 per Cent .. Ditto Account Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent.. . Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent • • Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll 4 Ditto Account 9lt RESIGNATION 01 MR. EDWIN J MES. It will be seen from the subjoined address that Mr. Edwin James has determined to resign his seat in Parliament, and that a vacancy in the represen tation of the borough of Marylebone is imminent. Gentlemen,—With deep regret I return into your hands the trust you have twice confided to me as one of your representatives in Parliament. I deem it an imperative duty to make this com munication first to you, and at the earliest mo ment of my resolve. The faithful discharge of the onerous functions devolving upon a mem ber for so large a constituency as yours, and the constant attendance at the discussion of all ques tions affecting your interests, require a correspond ing sacrifice of my professional pursuits, which I cannot, at present, afford to make. I did not seek the representation of your borough as an empty honour ; it was my earnest wish, as it has been my sincere endeavour, to prove myself worthy of the confidence you reposed in me, and I have devoted my time and faculties to the study and promotion of your interests. I have seldom been absent from a division, and I resign my seat—the retention of which I would not dishonour for any personal ad vantage—the moment I find that the punctual and strict performance of my duties as your member is inconsistent with a more assiduous attention to the claims of my profession. My memory will treasure to the last hour of my existence the recollection of the honour you have conferred upon me, and the esteem and friendship of many of you will, I hope, remain unchanged by the severance of our political relations.--Believe me, &c., EDWIN JAMES.—Tem ple, April 9, 1861. MR. WYLD AND HIS CONSTITUENTS,—Mr. Wyld, one of the members for Bodmin, addressed a large meeting of his constituents in the Guildhall on Monday evening. Mr. Wyld said it had always been his custom to visit his constituents at least once a year, not precisely to give them an account of his stewardship, but, as it were, to take counsel of them upon the events of the day, to repeat to them some of the events that had passed, and to judge what his and their conduct would be in the future. Last year he had not the good fortune to present himself to them, and he was then engaged on a matter which he trusted would not be distasteful to them. The Parliamentary session had been a long and wearisome one. During the session of that Parliament there was an arduous struggle going on in the Peninsula of Italy, and a man whom he was proud to call his friend—Garibaldi—was strug., ling there to emanci pate his country, and to confer freedom upon some twenty millions of people; he (Mr. Wyld) had humbly assisted him during the earlier part of the year, and he went out to see what assistance he could render him at a later period of the year. Mr. Wyld proceeded to say that, in his opinion, there were only three great events of the last session of Parliament which were for a moment worthy of considera tion—namely, the Reform Bill, the commercial treaty with France, and the attempt to repeal the paper duty. After commenting upon these subjects, the hon. member entered into same statistics respecting Parliamentary Reform and the army and navy, and gave his opinion that Ministers, as men of honour, were bound to bring forward a Reform Bill. Mr. Tomkins proposid, and Mr. Seantlebury seconded, a vote of confidence in Mr. Wyld, which was adopted ; after which Mr. Burton proposed a resolution whereby the meet ing expressed its indignation at the great increase in the taxation of late years. This was seconded and also carried, after which the meeting separated. CABINET COUNCIL—The Cabinet Council origi nally summoned for to-day has been postponed till to-mor row (Thursday), owing to the indisposition of Viscount Palmerston. 'We understand that the Premier fully in tended to leave Broadlands for town on Monday, but he has been detained at his cousitry selt by an attack of gout. Ilia lordship will, in all probability, be able to come to town from Hampshire to-day. The announcement in an evening paper that there was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the First Lord of the Treasury's official reside - Ic^, in Dowuing•street, is without foundation. SHARE MARKET.---(THIS 111 Y). ORDINARY STIAttES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. p' I Closing 1 Business Paidl Price. I Done 50 Belfast and Ballymena f all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val.; all 884 stock .Birk., La., and Ch June ; 100 80 82 25 Myth and Tyne ; all 10 !Bost. Sleaf. and 31id.00 1 all 51 61 stock !Bristol and Exeter lOO 97 99 stock (Caledonian 10 ;Carmarthen .k Cardi , ar all -7. 5 0 ;Cork and Bandon all —-- 20 !Cork, 111 rock., k• Passage all 20 Cornwall 10 ID o A (A gets no div 1 all 10 Do B , until 6p, peran , all f hasbeen • (1. toP•1 50 Dublin , Belfast. ..luncl all 42 44 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. :lunc 1 all 8 8 4 East Anglian stock 100 17 18 171 stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 90 491 1 stock Eastern Union, A stool: 100 37 39 StCOC Do do B do 100 26/ 281 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 13 4 stock East Suffolk stock "Edinbnrgh & Glasgow 100 83 85 stock ,Edin. Perth, & Dundee 11 00 26 261 10 {Forth & Clyde Junction all stock ;Furness stock ;Glasg. and S. Western 100 111 113 10 'Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock IGreatNorthern lOO 109,1 1101 stock no do A stock stock Po do B do 1 100 128 1:-0 stock Gt. S. &W . o f I re l an d 1 100 105 107 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gus. stock 1 100 60 62 12 Trish South-eastern stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 111 1111 111 1 stock London and Blackwall 100 60 61 6 0 4 20 stock Lon., Bright.. &S Coast llB 120 119 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 45 47 stock Loud. &Nth. Western 100 951 951 95 1 +.l stock Lond. & Sth. Western lOO 931 044 94 # 3 2 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Ennisaallen all 101 111 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln., 1 00 44 4 45 45 41 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 124 Do do 1 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock midl an d , , l OO 1 2 3 1 1241 1244 4 6.4.0. Do new stock Do uirming. & Derby 100 06 08 96 50 :Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do A shares :it 15 Mid Kent all • 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. j all „, stock Norfolk. stock North British... lOO 62 621 stock Nor.Dev.liall&Dkstoe 100 • stock D• 4 41" k ; A recs nod. until 6pchas beenpd.B' 100 stock Do B stock tock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1014 1021 1021 2 1 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 Id AP d stock Do Leeds ..... ....... 100 591 601 59 1 6) 4 stock Do York • • 100 90 901 90 1 stoca North London 10 Do new 5 ..„, 19.16.4 North c taffordshire "' N. and S. W. Junction... all 91 104 stock Not. &Grantham Rail 1 100 74 76 ; 0 trebles ..... . ........ all 20 Portsmouth 10 Central ol stock Scottish Central • 100 112 114 stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 331 .14/ stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 85 87 stock Shropshire Union...— lOO 47 49 10 Sittinghounie & Sheer all stock South Devon 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Un 221 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 54 97 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok, al'. 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington 1 all 40 41 25 Do do 25 Do New (1860) J 3 51 61 p stock Taff Vale stock Do I'ref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster . ' al. 554 561 25 Do ' 20 24 3 p 12 10 Do . : stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim , all 111 12 stocK Waterford & Kilkenny; 100 50 Waterford .k Limerick ' all 20 West" Cnrnwall i all 51 61 20 West London all 10 Do let class . ' all 20 Do 2d class .. . stock WestHartlepool Iltarbr l and Rail ! 100 stock ' est Midland—Oxford. 100 42 44 43 stock flo. Newport' 100 l 39 42 stock Do. Hereford 100 78 80 PREFERENCE SHARES. , Closing Business Share Railways. Paid Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per a pref. (issued at £5 O all. stock Kris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 100 —.- 20 ' Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 iOO 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c., all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 5 4 6 14 Do Ist Class Pref all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 pm_ 100 108 113 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 105 108 stock E. Conn. EL sp. c. No.l 100 108 110 1081 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 108 1061 stock Do. New 6 pet et. stock. 100 121 123 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 80 82 stock I Do. 5 per cent. near... 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.e. shares 100 110 112 stock Do. 4 p.c gum S. & 11. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 74 76 stock Furness, 5 per cent „, , 100 stock Mits.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 I stock Greht Northern, sp. ct. 100 113 115 stock , Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.ptu 100 111 11.3 stock :Do. 4J p. c. do. do. 100 Do. 5p Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 104 106 10 int. Nh. of Scotld. lst p 0 ell stock Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) , 1 100 97 99 p. et. pref. stock 50 !great West. (Berks and 1 !Tants) Ext. sp. et. stock ''ro. Redeemable,4l p.et 100 97 99 stock ' Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 89 91 stock IDo Irredeemable, do lOO 90 g 2 90 stock Do .5 pet Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 1001 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 91 101 10 hit. W'. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 17 18 1. 1 )o. do. sp. et. pref all 101 104 stock 1)o Birme . ...uar. stock lOO 74 76 261 DO. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O stork Lan.&York 6p. c. stock, 100 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10(1. pe 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) . 100 stock Lon.&l3rit;. 5 pc.o. No.; 10 0 113 115 stock I Do, sp. c No. 2 100 113 115 stock Do. gua. 6p. a lOO 136 140 stock , Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 113 115 stock Do. do. 44 per cell'. .... 100 101 103 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 1148 153 stock 'Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 131 stock no.4p.e.S.(div.deftil '65 \ 100 70 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Prk 4 lOO -- stock T,on. Chat. and Dover., 100 86 88 Do. W. 1A rceiv. no div. 1 0 Ex.A til pcispd on all 'so. B B. & Brom ex. all 10 DO. Metropolitan Ex 11 21 stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, sp. et._ 100 stock T.on. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 2s. id. Do. (Prtsm. perpl a.nns of 2m. 6d,, ..... all 121 Londondy. & Cole. 4AI all 121 I Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh' all 13/ 144 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et , 100 125 127 6 iDo..£6 stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 4 1p 51 121 - ,Tarynort & Car., 4p. c all 126 Do. 41 per cent. all stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c lOO 133 135 stock iDo. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 99 101 1011 6 !Do. 41 per cent stock I Do. Lek- & Hit. pref. st lOO 91 93 stock :Nortik sp. c. Ex. st.lBlr. 100 p. — stock I Do. 51c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. a. stock Do. New, gna. sp. c lOO 108 110 101 Do. Bor. 1.7 n. g. pf. 810 3 I 1 4 p to Do. do. do all st Nth. Dev. Rail. &Dck.Co 100 st v-East.Cons.Pret 4p. c. 100 91 93 at Do, 41 pc. redeemable lOO S t Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 100 100 101 1 7 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 8.13.4. Itl 1p 2 0 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1818 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 id t P 20 North Staffordshire all 221 23 1 0 Rhymney Guaranteed. all 81 Scottish Central, new pt all at Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. a pref. stock.... 100 at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 131 133 10s. South Devon,, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 41 per cent lOO 93 99 at Do. Fixed 1 p.c. Ist is lOO 98 100 st '-outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO at Do. 41 per cent lOO 98 100 st Do. 5 per cent' lOO st S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua lOO 85 87 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 26 27 25 Do. B 6 uer cent all St 32 25 Do. C 6 percent all 31 32 at Watrf d & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 45 48 st W.lllid -OxflatGuastk 100 121 123 121 at Do. 2d do 100 118 121 st Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 98 100 at Do.Perpet. 6p.e. pt 1866 100 120 122 at Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 114 116 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J a. &July 1877-9 lOO 111 114 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 112 13 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1005 101 1005 4 Cape G. Elope, 6p c,lBBO 100 iCB 1085 108 Do. 1890 100 108 109 1084 :C.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 1065 1075 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 986 991 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 98 99 985 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1065 1075 S. Aus,Glip.e.lB7B.&up 1 100 - - Vic. Gov. 6p.c. Jr. &July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO MI 1051 101 k 51 DOCKS. stock Commercial 1 10u . stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min I 100 stock East and West India j 130 116 stock (London , i 100 .-,.. 504 1 stock iSt. Katharine. ! 100 stock !Southampton ' 100 stock , Victoria . 20 ;Do , New . .. 7 ,,_...,„.,. :7 , :7177 ; 2 I id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ! all 136 141 10 Atlantic R. MI. Stm (1d) - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 121 145 321 Canada Land all 113 117 10 Chandslands Tel. (Lim all et. Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb 100 106 108 20 141.Indit Irrign. & Cana' 1 f i d 1 d st. Electric Telegraph 2i Do. New l5 5 , English & Aus. Copper ail 31 31 81 1 IS I)an. Steam Navigata ni 11 1 ;Great Ship Limited) all 1 a 1 I Do. 171 pet Preference all 4 4 5 I Lon. District Tel. (Lint) 31 - 1 4 1 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 4 11 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 13 15 1 10 Sled. Exten. Tel. (Lim all 21 35 , 25 National Dia. Co. (Lim , 5 11 1 d 20 i Nerbn.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 04d 10 • Netherlands Land all I. 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die ' all 4 1 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand SO 6 10 1 N.B.A ustralasian (Lim.) ail 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 4 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). Iss. 5 pr 10 orintl. In. Steam (Lim.), 8 45 31 st. Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) l 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 63 70 695 9 50 Do. New 25 01 105 401 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c all 174 18%p 17 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 44 55 100 1.16yal Mail Steam 6O 50 51 st. scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 121 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 331 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 4 4 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do a l l 5 7 10 Trust and Azency of Austriasia (lim) tt.t, is. 5 1 i 20 I`r.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 1 d 1 p 100 'Van Diemen's Land ~ 564: 91 101 , LINES LEASED Railways. .T FIXED RENTALS. I I Leasing IClosing l Paid., Co.'s Price. Bedford and Bletchley all iLn &N.W Ea gringhamshire lOO ,Do 94 96 Chester & Holyhead lOO D 0.....• • • 53 1 431 Do. 5i percent, 100 Do. l2l 123 Do. 5 „ , 100 Do. Clydesdale June lOO Caledon... 9 0 101 Colchester, Stour Val ' all 1 1113.&E.0 15. 161 E. Lineolnsh. g(5 p'-r Gt. North. 132 131 E.Union,HarwicliShs. alt lE.Counts. 41 4 Do. Woodbridge lOO I— Gls•Barr.&Neila.Dret lOO Caledon... Do. riPw. . lOO Do. ...... Gloster & Dean Forest all 'Gt. West. Hrtip'l Dock & Rail i all yk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby. ' yk.N • Md. 109 111 Do. h Do. quarters all Do. Lanc.&Carl. gita. 5 p.c. 100 IL n & N.IV l9B 20? London & Greenwich. 100 'S.Eastern 61 li3 Po. i'referenco ....j 190 D o ..112 117 Lon.,Tiibury,& S.-end 100 I , eto &Co., 87 tO Lowestoft nun. 4 p c.. 100 ,Norfolk.. I Do. ;'• per cent lOO 'Do... • .... • Mnc , Bxtn.,& Matlock all L NW&M! Mid. Bradford Prefer ow 100 e Stock • Newmarkt,BloWEL 5. 56- u a . 5 per cent • • SS Nort h n. &Eastn. 5 p. 0. all Do. 0 1 1 . all Do. Fixed 5 p. c.... • North Western all all Preston and Wyre. A li all Do. t Shares Roystn.ilitch.,& Shep( 100 Shrewsbry& Hereford: 100 1)0. do. 1 S.-Staffordshire alt Wilts and Somerset l OO Wimbledon &Croydn ' all ;Midland.: E.Counts. 'D0........ 1D0....... Do. Midland L& NW) L.Yk. Do. I Gt.North T. Brassey 3 31 I Do: 'M'Clean... t. West. L. Bxztn 91 96 P ip 55 57 151 nt ;132 134 100 102 11 1p 89 91 staid Business Done. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY :EVENING, APRIL 10, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Railways. I Paid. !Business done At lantieez St Lawrence all. Bom.,Barodat.Cent Ind No Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, 9. Ball Buffalo and two ITuron all Do. New ... all Do. Preference Aii Buffalo,Brant,&Godrleb IGo 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 Cleutta..tS.Eastn. (Lim' an Cape,Eastn.Proir. (Li m 2s. Cape Town ,t Dock Bcrip 8 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c i Demerara all Eastn. Bengal go. sp. c 15 East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shareg Ext all Do. Jubbulpore all Do. pc. Debentrs all Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 Sfl Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada 1 00 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all Do. 2d Pref. d per et all Do. riper et. Debentr all Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 1 art Do. do. '1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO Do. New g - ua. sp. c 8 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 11 0 Do. do. 18 IGt. W. of Canada Sharest all 61 68 92 93 .16 10 d 4 / ) 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 Do. New Do. 6 r.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5f p. c. do. '77 do I Do. 5 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4f p. 0 Do. do. 5 per cent •. • Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 g. c. Bn . ds. Newßrunswick Candal Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0.....• .• Do. do. 13 Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) . . Scinde Do. Punjaub c. 9 Do. Du. ........ c? Do. Indus. St. Flo. qg ,, , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. FOREIGN Al2erian Antwerp it Rotterdam. Ardennes • . • Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Oarmeaux Mine a Rail Copiapo , )itto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. kGretCentral of France Gt._l..uxern., Con. MIR... Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva .. • • • • Namur & Liege .... • • • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref..... • • • • Northern of France Do. New Shares ..• Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (fern ) gua. 7 p. ct. lim Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish ........ • • Royal Swedish .......• Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p Ct West Flanders ..... Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France West'rn of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . i'Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand li 11 d I if 1# 11 d 981 99} 97 98 1 991 1001 3 i 19i i 201 64 67 36 38 44 47 34 37 34 37 93i 9I lid lid 2 14 d 114 1 1 1 9i 9(i cl 5 98 90 93 83 85 92 93 86 88 2 5 7 5 7 ss. /100 15 all 100 1 97 98 21 if Li 90 92 d, AIL WAYS. 5 i 5 i - - I) 1$ l i 4 I 1 11i 12i 31 31 21 q 22 23 Gi 7; 7; 1 20 37 38 8 9 364 37i 51 53 all all all ail all 4i 4 d 13 14 5/ 6 81 Ai 1; ll' 1; lid 201 214 6 61 91 9/ 19 20 661 5 92} 6 1 1 94 91 81 927, 191 65 61 51 94} 6i 111 I CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT--(ahis bay) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams) MANSLAUGHTER. George Chapman was indicted for the manslaughter of Michael Hearne. It will be recollected that the prisoner was the driver of a railway van, and that on the 11th of March the deceased was killed in consequence of the driver coming in collision with a barrier erected in Liverpool-street, Bishopsgate street, in front of a sewbr that was under repair. Chapman appeared to be intoxicated at the time. The jury found him guilty, and he was sentencel to six months' imprisonment. THE PENNY TAXES. The following memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer suggesting the abolition of the new taxes "in aid of charges for collection of revenue," was presented yesterday : . "To THE RIGHT HON. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE BRTTIS Al fred Consols (Philack) , British Iron 1 ;Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon E. W 'I Russel (llinvistk )! IGam. eSt.Aubyn(Gwen ); Great South Tolgus ! G.Wheal Alfii. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (1Ielston)! 'Grenville .. . ' llerod's- Foot I - ling - Bton Downs !Lady Bertha Margaret (Jny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Mogan); 'N. WWI Basset (1110 ;an)! North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) !Providence (Uny Lelnt.), ;Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) 'S. Cant Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron .Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) , Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min.! Tin Croft 1 ;Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard); 'West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)i !Wheal Buller (Redruth); :Wheal Edward (Cals.)! 'Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelant)l I Wheal Mary Ann (Olen.)1 Wheal Trelawney FOREIGI 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lirn. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 5 Do. Land and Ilinineo. 1 ,Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo ............. • I 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co, _ _- 2 'Fortuna. 20 20 General 2 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr ; 11 Kapunda (Limited) ; 3 ,Linares •••I 5 Lusitanian .. 1 i 3lariquira 1 IN.lthineCopotS.Aus.l 20 Pontgibaud Sllver,Lead Mining and Smelt 5 ;Port Philip 1 Sco t tish Austrin. (L.) 381.81 United Mexican . ...... 1 Worthing, (Limited) Do. — J OINT-STO, Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. CM%ler. of In. Lon.& Ch. City Colonial ....... ......... Corn. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London., :Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch... I Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char. Bkof Austral Do. new 'London and County I London Joint Stock London and S.Airican London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England . I Do. new ....... National Bank New South Wales Orient. B. Corporation . ,Ottoman Bank ... iProvsnelal of Ireland I Do. new ...... • (South Australia •• • Union of Australia (Union o' London ..... 'Unity Mutual COLONIAL GOVERN gES. 1 t tsi i ti I EXCHEQUER. " London, March, 1861. " Sir,—We the undersigned merchants, brokers, and traders of the port of London, beg leave to claim your atten tion to the results of certain new taxes imposed on the trade and commerce of the country in the last session of Parlia ment in aid of the charges for collection of revenue.' " Many of your memorialists were opposed to these new taxes at the time of their creation, upon the generally re cognised principle that the main object of ta±ation is to pro duce the largest amount of revenue with the least possible inconvenience to its payers, neither of which conditions aro fulfilled by these new imposts, while they cause great trouble, obstruction, and delay, both to merchants, traders, and revenue collectors, for which the extremely slender financial results offer no adequate compensation. " These new taxes have now been in operation for a period sufficient fairly to test their pecuniary value, as well as the consumption of time, clerical labour, constant delays arising from error in calculations, unavoidable in the in. tricacy of many of the items, and theimmense multiplica tion of figures which have thus been created. " Thus the tax of ti per cent. on the Customs revenue is equivalent to little more than a fee of Is. upon every entry for payment of duty in the United Kingdom. Payment of all such fees was abolished about 25 years since, as being alike unwise and impolitic ; but the tax as now levied re quires special calculation for every entry, and the employ ment of a series of figures which, under the existing form of business, have in each case to be repeated several times, thus causing an immense number of varying calculations for an income of little more than £50,000. " The one penny stamp on units of entry Is yet more in tricate, vexatious, and obstructive, owing to their varying and complex application—in some eases including many packages in one unit, in others, dividing one package into several units ; so that it has been found necessary to esta blish a tariff of units.' Thus, while large sacrifices of revenue have been made to establish simplicity and freedom in the national tariff, the tax has engendered the necessity of establishing a small tariff, which brings ith irritating and hindering powers into action upon every article, however unimportant or insignificant, of the imports or exports of the United Kingdom, frequently stopping the delivery and clearance of cargoes, involving delays, consumption of time, and obstructions to commerce, for which the revenue of £130,000, raised upon the entire commerce of the coun try, is an utterly inadequate compensation. "Again, the penny stamp on delivery orders has been prolific in delays, contention, and difficulty of collection, raising nice points of law as to ownership, and from its nature constantly open to variation in its application ; it is believed that this tax yields little more than £5,000 per annum, while its application has given rise to more annoy ance and discontent than any other source of Customs revenue. " The threepenny tax on warrants (which appears to yield the small sum of £9,000), although not liable to many of the objections which exist in regard to these other taxes, yet is found to be extremely par tial in its application, being mainly paid in the port of London, in consequence of such docu ments being little used at the other ports ; tending also to the gradual disuse of a most valuable commercial document. So also the tax on bills of lading proves in practice unequal, troublesome, and inquisitorial. "Your memorialists respectfully suggest that whatever taxation the State may require should be raised in the mode least onerous and annoying to the class from which it is to be obtained, and they earnestly hope that provision may be made for the abolition of these small vexationp duties in the forthcoming financial statement, as being alike annoy ing and obstructive to trade and commerce, without equiva lent advantage to the revenue." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A REFRESHMENT HOUSEKEEPER SUMMONED FOR SELLING BUNS ON GOOD FRIDAY.—Mr. Isaac Augustus Cooper, refreshment housekeeper and confectioner, of 70, Oxford-street, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer a summons for unlawfully opening his house before the hour of one in the afternoon of Good Friday last. Frederick Walls, 27 G, proved that at 20 minutes past 11 on the morning of Good Friday, seeing two women purchase hot cross-buns at the defendant's. Defendant—l had my house open for the sale of buns, as I have done for many years. Mr. Tyrwhitt—But the Refreshment Act has only been passed a short time. _ Defendant to the constable—Did you see me serve any wines, or do I open of a Sunday. Officer—No. Defendant—l was not aware I was doing any wrong. Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is against the law. The Refreshment Act says, " Nor shall any such house be open for the sale or consumption in it of any article whatever at any time during which the houses of licensed victuallers s'3all be closed, on any Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day." It is the first year the act has been in force, an a nominal fine, as you now understand you have not obeyed the law, will suffice. Fined Is. and costs. ROBBING BROTHER JONITHAN.—Sarah Kelly, a well dressed young female, was charged with robbing Mr. Edward Herbert, an Ameriean gentleman, residing at 13 Craven-street, Strand. _ _ _ The prosecutor said that he was a stranger in London, and while on his way to the Vaymarket Theatre the previous evening he asked the prisoner the way to the theatre, and while doing so felt her hand in his pocket, and missed his purse containing a sovereign, a half-sovereign, and two American gold dollars, and other American money.. The French coin produced, and which was loose in his pocket, he could identify. He told thQ prisoner she had robbed him, but she denied it, and he then gave her into custody. A female, named Elisabeth Palmer, here stepped for ward and said she resided at Shoreditch, and the prisoner resided with her, and she always believed her a respectable young woman. Mr. Tyrwhitt—But we don't know who you are. Mrs. Palmer (whose appearance certainly did not bear out her statement), said her husband was a surgeon's assistant, at West Ham. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Well, we will remand her for a few days For inquiry. THIS DAY'S MAR.KETS. -.1 , ... CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat to this morning's market were somewhat on the increase, for the most part in fair condition. For all kinds the demanl was in a very inac tive state, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations of Is. to 2s. per quarter. _ . _ Sales progressed heavily in all descriptions of foreign wheat, ani previous rates were with difficulty maintained. The imports are rather large, viz., 14,580 quarters. Floating cargoes of grain were much neglected, and prices had a drooping tendency. The demand for barley ruled heavy, at Monday's reduc tion in value. Malt attracted very little attention, for the quotations were unaltered. The oat trade was in a very sluggish state, at fully the late decline in prices. Boana and peas, however, ruled firm, at extreme curren cies. The transactions in flour were of a limited character, and in some instances the quotations were decidedly in favour of buyers. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 0 English 1,1301 86 I 2,290 850, 920 Irish Foreign .... 14,580 7,10 61,820 sacks 1,210 brls. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand rules steady, at the following prices : Beef from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4 . d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Gs Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s 61 to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. There is a decided improvement to notice in our market, and nearly all kinds of hops command a fair sale, with an upward tendency in prices. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 10.—Wind this day at noon, E. fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. JERSEY, April 7.—Wind E.—Arrived—Swift, from Gibraltar. __________ DEAL, April 9.—Wind E.—Sailed—Blyth, for Madras. FALMOUTH, April 10.—Arrived—Helena, -from Mau ritius; Weasel, from Santander. CARDIFF, April 9.—Wind E.—Sailed—Clarendon, for Quebec. Poursmouu, April 9.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Jay, for Porto Rica. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Three line-of-battle ships, under courses, topsails, top gallantsails, and royals, are outside the Eddystone—desti nation unknown, going apparently up Channel. One is now on the starboard tack, standing in towards White Sand Bay, the other two are on the port tack. Wind north -easterly, a light breeze. The Isis, 44, and Dee 4, in the Sound arc demanding the names of the strange ships. Admiral Erskine's squadron, the Edgar and others, from Lisbon, were reported off Berry Head On Monday evening. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 9—Maria, from Denmark ; Garteraig, from Poole ; Rob Roy, from Hull ; Firefly, steamer, from Cardiff ; Oak, from Dublin ; Alliance, steam er , from Havre; Mary Ann, from Poole; Led a, fr om Dublin; Pirate, f r om London. Sailed—Mary Ann, for Port Madoc ; Cornubia, for Car diff; Magdalena, steamer, for Rio Janeiro, CKARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Charles Williams and William Webb were indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Hughes, with intent to rob him. The prosecutor was in a cigar shop in Drury-lane, and having made a purchase left the place, when he heard one of the prisoners call out "put it on him," and the next moment he felt the prisoner's (Williams) arm round his neck and with great violence pull him to the ground, while the other prisoner put his hand into his pocket. The pri soners ran off, but they were captured and taken to the station house. The jury found Williams guilty, but acquitted Webb. The learned judge sentenced him to 12 months' impri sonment. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) UTTERING FORGED NOTES. George Cohen, clothier, 40, was indicted for feloniously uttering a forged L 5 Bank of England note with intent to defraud. Mr. Giffard prosecuted, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the p isoner. Mr. Giffard having stated the case against the prisoner, called the following witnesses : James Warwick—My shop in Rosemary-lane is opposite to prisoner's. I have known him for some time. He deals in old clothes. I recollect in March last, on the 9th, in the evening, he came to my shop to get change for a £5 Bank of England note. I gave him it. The note was not marked in any way. I placed it in my private bag, in which there was another £5 note. That was marked in ink, " Marriners, Wells-street." The not© produced is that one. I took the 'Money home that evening and locked it up with my other cash. There were two other notes there, but the only note not marked was the one I took from the prisoner. I took the notes to the Bank, and the cashier marked "forged" on the one I got from the prisoner. I went to him and asked him if he recollected changing a five-pound note. He said "Yes." I said, "Do you recollect you did not put your name on it ? He said " Yes." I told him I had taken it to the London and Westminster Bank, and they said it was a bad one. He said he did not know any thing about the note, but he would give me the money I had given him back again. He said he had taken it in trade from three Scotch sailors, and they had left London. He said he would give me the money when they came back. I told him I should not wait for that, but that I intended to have my money back. lie then said he did not know anything about the note. I then gave it to the officer. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—He took no means to get the money back. I sued him for the amount, I have changed many notes for the prisoner. He keeps a shop frequented by sailors as purchahers. I never had a bad note from him before. I have known him six years. George Chapman—l am barman at the City of Carlisle. I recollect on the 9th of March the prisoner giving me a £5 note in the afternoon. I gave it the same day to my mistress. Y. Cross-examined I have known him some time, and never got a bad note from him. Martin George said—l am the landlord of the City of Carlisle publichouse. The note taken from the prisoner was sent, about ten days after it was received, to my brewers. They returned it as a forgery. I sent it to the prisoner the same day that I received it back. Cohen shortly after came in and said he had taken the note in the way of business. He acknowledged it was the same note he had changed at my house. He said he took it from some sailors. He said he would give me £2 back, and a per son named Moss would pay the remainder at ten shillings a week. I refused this arrangement, and ho then gave me his 1.0. U. for the remaining three pounds, and I returned him the note. Cross-examined—Moss was standing with his back to the bar when the conversation occurred. Moss, in reply to the prisoner, said he would pay a pound or 10s. a week. I have known him ten or twelve years. I always looked upon him as a straightforward man. I have changed a great many notes for him. I should think 200 or 300 during the time I have known him. Many for larger amounts than £5. Mr. Brant, a licensed victualler, Whi tcchapel —I received' a £lO note from the prisoner. It was not marked. I had other £lO notes, but they were all marked. I got the note I received from him returned to me as a forgery. Cross-examined—I have known the prisoner 17 months. I have changed a great many notes for the prisoner—two or three a day. I never got a forged note from him before. Mr. rai t oer, collector to Messrs. Tanquray—l received from the last witness some money. Amongst it was a forged £lO Bank of England note. I returned it to Mr. Brant. John Moss.—l am a coii7."e shop keeper in Back Church lane. I have known the priso:Jer for seven years. I owed him some money. I met him one; day and he said, " Well Mess, are you going to pay me any money." The next time I saw him he said, " I expect to get into trouble about some notes, and if you can get me out of it I'll never for get you. I want you to say you brought me three Scotch sailors, and that they bought some clothes, and ; that I gave them change for notes." One of them he told me to say got £2, one 305., and the other £2 10s. I said I would do so. Ho afterwards came to mo and told me to mind he said, if I was asked anything about the notes, what he had told me. I saw him on the following Thursday. I was looking for some clothes for a sailor. He told me I had better go home and bring the sailor man to his shop and he should have all he wanted. He put his arm in mine, and said he was proceeding to a publichouse, and that lie was going to say, " This is the man that brought the sailors." He said he did not expect I should be asked anything ; but, if I was, I was not to deny that I brought the sailors. Ho got a forged note from Mr. George and tore it up. When we got to his door he gave the bits of the note to his boy, and told him to put them in the fire. I went round for the sailor, and he bought clothes to the amount of £6, for which I signed an I 0 U for the M. Cross-examined—l did not mind telling a few lies for the prisoner. It was not to get off my debt. I told the lies in order to do the prisoner a good turn. (Laughter.) I did not expect to get anything from him. I began to feel uncomfortable, and I went to the prisoner's solicitors and told them all that had taken place. My wife said I had done wrong and that I should not persist in the statement. I then told Cohen I did not mind telling a few lies for him if it was wanted, but I would not swear about the Scotch men. I first met Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor for the prosecution, near Arbour-square, by accident. He told me to be at the police office at half. past ten. I first went to Mr. Freshfield's. It was up Leman-street. I am con founding Mr. Freshfield with Mr. Turner, the solicitor for the prisoner. Mrs. Cohen took me to Mr. Turner. I've come to this court to say what I can for the prisoner . (Laughter.) He wanted me to tell a lot of lies, but my wife told me I was not to swear to anything untrue. I was compelled to come here by subphoena. I can't be sure the exact day I was examined at the police court. Sergeant Ballantine—When did you tell the attorney for the prosecution that Cohen wanted you to commit perjury. Witness—When the officer told me to go to Mr. Fresh•• field's. Sergeant Ballantine —How did the officer know what you had to say ? Witness—l don't know. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you consult your wife about your evidence to-day ? Witness—No, My wife told me on the night before I went to Mr. Freshfield's that I had to go. I will swear I made no statement to the officer. I never had a convcr eation with the officer about my evidence. I keep a lodging house for sailors. I might have taken three or four sailors to the prisoner's house. I have never taken as many as 30. I take them to Mr. Harris. I became indebted to the prisoner for paying out the broker when he was in my house. I've not seen the boy here that the prisoner told to chuck the notes into the fire. I have never been in any difficulty in my life. Re-examined—I first received notice to attend the police court to-day, and give my evidence. The solicitor for the P risoner,i Mr. Turner, told me to be here at half-past 10. I tad told Mr. Turner what was untrue. I then had a conversation with my wife. When 1 got to the police-oliee I told Turner I was not goiwz to swear to what I had told him. Turner said, "What iVare they all lies ?" I said, "Yes, and I'm not going to swear to them as the prisoner had told me. I was put into the witness-box at the police court by the officer. I had told nobody but Mr. Turner what I in tended to say. The magistrate asked me what I had got to say, and I told him all about it. I saw Mr. Freshfield the second time I was examined. I was bound over to give evidence before I went to Mr. Freshfield's house. Mrs. Moss, wife of the last witness, corroborated his evidence. Constable Donnoway said he took the prisoner into cus tody. He said he was innocent of the charge of uttering forged notes, and that he had, been drawn into it. He afterwards gave me two or three other bad notes, and said some men had attempted to pass them at his shop, but on being discovered they ran away. The inspectors of notes at the Bank of England said the notes were bad in every respect. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine then addressed the jury for the prisoner, commenting strongly on the evidence given by Moss. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and he Wail sen. tenced to ten year' penal servitude, 491 9 I 17 39 23 1 I 4 ITIES. all 1 18.1Q.9 !24.8.0 13s -_43dl 81} 1 1 all 128.6 d 4 6 - 72 - 1 1 2 180 190 310 350 102 105 18} 181 61 7} 16 18 54 6 _ . 2. 2* 6 36 !8 2i 21 I 46 48 31 4 41 hi 5 6 7i 8 9 941 36 28 295 305 3k 1 140 150 37 39 11 21 51 5/ 6 17 18 74 76 350 360 971 1021 115 125 21 2/ 11 12 15 17 13 14 a If d 31 311 a 1 39 41 8 10 a a 2 2i 22 .;.•4 a 1 4 p 1) 9 94 pr ip li. BANKS. 78 80 62 14 183 19i 51 s 3 li lid 20 201 32 3 t 71 73 37 39 15i 16 224 23 11 344 356 1 14 C£3 48 50 16i 17 38 40 234 24i MENT SECU THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading : Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Branches to Shaw forth, &c.), Lancashire and Yorkshire (Extension to Settle), London and North-Western Railway (Eccles, Tyldesley, and Wigan), Midland Railway (Additional Powers), Mid land Railway (New Lines). PETITIONS. A large number of petitions werepresented from different parts of the country, and most numerously signed, in favour of the Borough Franchise Bill, and censuring the conduct of the Government in abandoning the question of Parlia mentary Reform, after the distinct pledge they had given, and which led to the Derby administration being turned out of office. Several petitions were also presented against the Poor Law Removal Bill, the Parochial Assessment Bill, the Highway Bill, the Abolition of the Church Rates, and Legalising Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister, &e. _ . THE LAW COURTS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that on Thursday, the 18th inst., he would move for leave to bring in a bill for the concentration of all the law courts, includ ing the Probate and Divorce Court, the Admiralty Court, and the Equity Courts, and for the application of funds in Chancery for the purchase of a site for that purpose. CENSUS PAPERS. On the motion of Mr. SCULLY, copies of the printed forms of the census papers for England, Ireland, and Scot land, respectively, were ordered. BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. BAINES, in moving the second reading of this bill, appealed to the house for the indulgence that was conceded to a member who was anxious to discharge his duty con scientiously, and said he was there to advocate the interests of a large body of his countrymen, who, he believed, de sired and deserved to be admitted to the political privilege from which they were at present excluded. When the Government introduced theirmeasure of Reform he supported it in this house and elsewhere. That bill acne tecommended to them by the Sovereign, and its principle received the assent of both sides of the helm, and when an appeal was made to the country at the last general election, it received also the assent of the country. In introducing this bill he was, therefore, not bringing forward any new principle, but one that had already been sanctioned by the Sovereign and the house. He was met with two preliminary objections, namely, that a measure of this description sh ou ld b e introduced by her Majesty's Go vernment, and not by a private member, and that Reform should be dealt with by a comprehensive measure and not in detail. His answer to the first was that this measure had really been introduced by Government on a previous occasion, and with regard to the next objection, he would draw atten tion to the fact that Parliament h a d legislated on the ques tion of Reform in separate and detached parts, and with great success. The experience of the last nine years showed how difficult it was to carry out any general measure of tte form through that house ; and he referred to the progress of legislation in regard to criminal law and bankruptcy in support of his position. It had also been objected that the people did not make any demand for reform, but that was more correct when it was at first asserted than it was at present, as was apparent from the petitions which bad been presented to the house, and the meetings that had been held throughout the country in favour of reform. He was ready to admit that, in conse quence of the general prosperity, there had been - an apathy with tregard to this subject, as well as to other popular questions. But they had no security that the present calm would not be converted into a storm, and he cited the authority of Lord John Russell, to show how much more advisable it was to legislate on the bubject of reform in a period w h en th e peopl were quiet instead of when ' they were a g it a t e d. (Hear, hear.) He would be able shortly to show that during the last 30 years there had been an increase in the intelligence of the people not only in proportion to their population, as had been stated on a previous occasion by the ho nourable member for Buckingham, but in consider able excess of population. . During the period to which he alluded the population in England and Wales had risen from 14,000,000 to 20,000,000, which was at the rate of about 43 per cent., and he contended that the £6 occu • pier of 1861 was better qualified to exercise the fran chise than the £lO householder of 1825. His bill simply proposed to meet this state, by extending the fran chise to £6 occupiers, whi c h was what the Government had endeavoured to effect. He had, however, an advantage which Government did not then possess, being in posses sion of returns relative to male occupiers in parliamentary boroughs, which had been returned to the parochial autho rities, by whom they were amended and re-presented to the house. It appeared that the whole number of voters in boroughs in England and Wales was 442,210, and his bill proposed to add about 211,269 to that, which would make a total of over 653,400. But there would be deductions from these in consequence of persons omitting to register or from other disqualifica • tions. He founded this upon what was shown to have taken place with reference to the £lO voters, which amounted to 27 per cent. deduction, and he contended that in the case of the poorer voters the deduction would be larger, from their more frequent removals and other causes. The conse quence of this deduction would be to reduce the 211,300 additional voters to something like 200,000. There were deductions to b 3 made with respect to scot and lot voters, and the amount would be further reduced to 180,000 , additional voters. The great bugbear relative to the reduc ot the franchise, was, that it would admit a majority of the working-classes to the electoral body ; but the fact was that only about three-fourths of these classes would obtain the franchise, which would reduce the amount of voters from that body to 135,000. The hon. member then went into additional statistics to show that the number, of electors of the working classes would, in reality, not exceed 20 per cent, of the whole electoral body lie then alluded to the improvements that had taken place in the c: ndition of the working classes during the last 30 years in foreign trade, commerce, navi gation, and manu f ac t ures , w hi c h had increased to an extent unprecedented in the annals of a civilised country. He also adverted to the extraordinary development of the railway system, and to the rapid increase of news papers, periodicals, and educational works, to show the great extension of the intelligence of the community ; and he contended that this improvement must be taken to the account of the working clauses, as thOducation of the upper and middle classes had been previously provided for. The honourable member then went in detail through the various social, moral, and intellectual developments of the community during the period to which his observations alluded, and argued that this fully de monstrated that the working classes were entitled to the possession of the franchise. He recapitulated tha different points to which he had already adverted, and dwelt strongly on the growth of temperance and mechanics institutes, and the diminution of crime, and the cost of pauperism, in support of his assertion, th a t th o i m p rov e men t s w hi c h he had described showed the progress and elevation of the working classes. Notwithsnanding the prosperity which this country had enjoyed, they ought not to forget that they had already had one bad harvest and were threatened with another. Moreover, there was some doubt as to the supply of the raw material on which Manchester and other places depended for their manufactures, and a tariff had I been decided on in America which excluded their manufac tures, and their horizon was darkened in other directions. He maintained that greater security for the defence of the country and the permanence of the constitution depended on the contentment of the masses, and he concluded by an earnest appeal to the house not to reject his bill, which was calculated to promote that spirit of contentment amongst the humbler classes of the community. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, in seconding the motion, said that he came to the house prepared with a number of notes on this question, but ho found it would be unne cessary to use them in consequence of the able speech of Mr. Baines, which had quite exhausted this subject, by presenting the working man in his different relations to society. The bill of his hon. friend did not seek to revolu tionise but to popularise the constitution, by admitting within its precincts a large number of well-conducted and thinking men. The measure was intended to give effect to the principle of the ancient constitution, which gave the rights of voting to all those paying scot and lot. The bill of 1832 gave admission to a large number of the mer cantile and middle classes, who had been previously , excluded from a voice in that house, and his honour able friend (Mr. Baines) merely proposed to supplement that bill. He deprecated in the strongest manner the con duct of the Government in respect to the Reform Bill, and called on the house to support the present measure, as one that would give a large instalment of reform, and lead to soothe the feelings of the working classes, who were neces sarily exasperated by the manner in which successive Go vernments had treated them in reference to the extension of the electoral franchise. Mr. CAVE moved as an amendment the previous ques tion. He had listened with great attention to the speeches of the two hon. members who had addressed the house, but he could not discover anything new in their arguments or the facts which they adduced to induce Parliament to de part from the determination of last session, particularly after the decision communicated a few weeks since to the house by her Majesty's Government. He contended that the bill was presented in a more objectionable shape, at a most inopportune time, and emanated from a quarter which was not entitled to respect. In regard to the last ground of his objection, he disclaimed any personality towards the hon. member for Leeds, and merely wished to conv. y that the house had a right to expect that a measure of this kind, which proposed to reorganise the constitution of the country should be brought forward on the part of a united Cabinet. He argued that there was no general expression by the coin• munity in favour of reform, and that the people were arming themselves in support of that very constitution which it was now sought to reconstruct, and that it would be m ost dan gerous at present to assent to the proposed alteration. Mr. A. SMITH seconded the amendment. He alluded to the case of Sheffield, where, if the lower class of voters were increased, as the bill proposed, the whole political power of the borough would be speedily transferred. This would occur in other places, and the principle of the consti tution would be gradually subverted, and he considered the further discussion of the bill would be a waste of time. Mr. LEATIjAM supported the second reading, and con demned the conduct of the Government relative to the question of reform. He commented also on the conduct of those members who, before the last general election, were so zealous for reform, though now so indifferent to the ques tion ; and he believed that if there were another general election they would all suddenly again be Reformers. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) His hon. friend the member for Birmingham (Mr. Bright) has been accused of using inflammatory argument, and being revolutionary; but he considered that those hon. members who opposed the admis sion of a larger number within the constitution were , in reality, the revol u ti onary party, an d t h e mos t dangerous toe that constituti on . H e criticised at so me length thet speeches of M r. Di sraeli Sir E. B. Lytton, last session dietingui s h e d mem b ers o f the Oppo sition m s e e s u si t o s n w o o n ro th fu e l r l e a f e o io rm us d . ebHatee,panoindtcoodno the tended t h a t their argu inconsistency of pais some hon. me m b ers w h o wer e always the working . classes, and a l wa y s vo ti n g against themr.i g Sir J. RAMSDEN considers after the this statement should of the not have been brought forward hat subject they e t h e course had thought reasons they had urged for Government at the commenc ement of the session, and the proper to adopt in referenc e to reform. Heould be stulti fying itself if hon. members defended the Government, and contend ed that the house w supported the bill this year . , —1 affirming, as it did, that legislation was practicable, and yet that Government ref used to attempt it at the present time. was w n i o th t r t e h g e ar s d l i g t h o t e i t s s t a c b lia st n ra c c e t merits,ln his opinion there sz d, bill being carried; t h e Liberal party found they did not thrive on abstraction'. The Government were declining in honour and credit with the country, in consequence of their having held forth expectations with regard to Reform which they could not realise, and making promises they could not perform. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition benche=.) He believed that all parties would benefit by experience in respect to what were now admitted mistakes relative to this question, and he called on the house to negative the further progress of the bill. Mr LAWSON said he believed that the Government was declining in honour and credit, not because they had pos sessed too much, but because they had done little relative to reform, and he supported the second reading. Mr. BLACK opposed the bill. He contended that this proposed extension of the fianchise would be impolitic, and alluded to the increase that was annually taking place in the electoral body to show that there was no necessity for a measure like the present. The hon. member addressed the house at some length, but was very imperfectly hem d, owing to the continued cries of "Divide." Mr. STANSFIELD condemned the conduct of the Libe ral members in reference to reform, who had departed from the professions upon which alone they were returned to that house. (Hear, hear.) They had been told that there were no indignation meetings to show there was any interest felt on this question, and he admitted. that apathy was shown, much apathy, notwithstand ing the coup d'etat made by that house on their political morality. (Hear, hear.) He believed however that apathy was not destined to last, and hon. members might yet find constituencies would visit with indignation profes sions volunteered without faith and abandoned without shame. (Hear, hear.) The hou se stehethseencodnidvirdeeadiiinangd the numbers were— For Agains t Majority —s2 The bill was accordingly lost. GRAND JURIES, &c. (IRELAND), BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed till Friday evening. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned a few minutes before six o'clock. IVINDSOR .RACES—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRIPII. MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. ____ 1 Nimrod The Dodger 2 Three ran. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Red Rover oo 0.00 1 Franc Picard. Ten ran. SCURRY STEEPLECHASE. Escape Savernake Hazard Five ran. MANCHESTER BETTING, 3 P.M.—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to lon the field (offered) 20 to 1 agst Intimidation colt (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 20 to 1 agst Janus (taken) DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Janus (taken) ARRIVALS AT EPSOM. Bolero, Sheerness, Mountain Nut, Mutineer, Physician, Sporting Life, Oliver, Furious, Atropia, Balham, Rapture, Braun filly, Robinson Crusoe, Mantrap, Pixie, New Brighton, Apollo, Nunnery, Wild Bird, Man Friday, Juliet, Pescatore, Von Stroom, Trovatore, Newburghe, Lord of Tees, Prince Frederick, Voltella, Vesper, Lucy, La Reux, The Rock, Barbadoes, The Despot, Lord Dur ham, Mermaid, Cam, Rudersdorf, Tibbie Shields, Guilder, Angelo, Light, Gouvienx, Pretendant, Lilydale, Calpe, Gabriel d'Estrees, Camerino, South Australian, Fitz Avon, Joskin, Merrimac, Selina filly, East Sheen, Rising Sun, Sir William Armstrong, Gallus, Wimbledon, Fantasia, Acre, Crickat filly, Lord Durham, Betts, Pancake, Feodo rowna, General Hess, Sawcutter, Star of West, Thunder bolt, Starke, Benbow, Paradox, Nutbusb, Malta, Wombat, Chance Shot, Estrelda, First Lord, Giraff filly, Parmesan Lady Clare, and Express. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Alex. Winchester, Esq., now British Consul at Canton, to be her Majesty's Consul at Hakodadi. APRIL 8. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don M. B. Sampson as Consul in London, and of Don Samuel Phibbs as Consul at Liverpool, for the Argentine Republic. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 9. _ _ . The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Msjesty's Minister at Turin, reporting that British spirits will. in future , be admitted into Sardinia at the same re duced rates of duty as those levied on Hanse Towne spirits under the Supplemental Convention between Sardinia and the Hanse Towns, of 20th Sept., 1860, viz.—ln casks of strength exceeding 22 deg., 10f per hectolitre; in casks, of or below 22 deg., 5f 50c per hectolitre; in bottles not ex ceeding 1 litre 10c per bottle. 'WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 9. - 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Francis Wood gate, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry John Lloyd Wynne, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant George Augustus Curzon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Woodgate. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards Lieut. Wm. Bruce Armstrong, to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Wentworth Lamb, who retires ; Cornet Arthur Hare Vincent, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Armstrong. 6th Dragoons—Lieutenant George Luck, from the 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Mollie, who ex- chanties. 9th Light Dragoons—First Lieutenant John Chaytor, from the Tipperary Artillery Militia, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Oliver Ormered, appointed to the 75th Foot. 13th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Robert Bunion, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry T‘spham Clements, who retires ; Cornet John Saunders, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burdon. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain Henry B. Harrison Rocke, from the 43d Foot, to be Captain, vice Frederick Augus • tus Smith, who exchanges. 2d Foot—Surgeon Henry Clinton Foss, to be Surgeon- Major. 4th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Tanner, to be Captain, by • purchase, vice Laurie, promoted by purchase, to an unat tached majority ; Ensign Walter Stewart Brown, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tanner. 6th Foot—Edward Pakenham Robert Hamilton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice A. C. Hall, promoted ; Staff-Surgeon Colin Matheson Milne Millar, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Ivey, whose appointment, as stated in the Gazette of the sth February, 1861. has been cancelled. 7th Foot—Lieutenant Corbet John Coventry, from the East Kent Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bolam, who retires. 9th Foot—Ensign William Henry Spooner, from the 42d Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice John Aplin, cashiered by sentence of a general court-martial. 10th Foot—John Skelton Brougham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Montfort. promoted. 11th Foot—George William Westropp, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams, promoted. 12th FooZ—Affred Bayly Dowling, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whipple, promoted. 15th Foot—Lieut. Wm. Moule, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice George Luck, who exchanges ; Arthur Sernmis, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Richard Collingwood Robinson. appointed to the 60th Foot ; Richard Pearson Crozier, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Henry Hudson. who retires. 17th Foot—George James Maillard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Godfrey Wills Burleigh, who retires. 31st Foot—Rowley Richard Conway Hill, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Andrew Munro, who retires. 33d Foot—Ensign Alfred Handcock, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Easton, promoted. 34th Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon Wm. Christy Robin son, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Pennington, appointed to the Staff. 42d Foot—Ensign William Sanders Walter, to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice William Thomas Fraser, who re tires; George Thomas Maitland, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fielden, promoted in the 44th Foot. 43d Foot—Captain Frederick Augustus Smith, from the Ist Foot, to be Captain, vice Henry B. Harrison Rocke, who exchanges. 46th Foot—Quartermaster - Serjeant William George Street, to be Quartermaster, vice Georgo Sanderson, deceased. 47th Foot—Serjeant-Major Edward Downey, to be Quar termaster, vice William Mclntosh, who retires on half pay. 49th Foot—Lieutenant Harry Denham, T. Savary, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rolland V. S. Grimston, who retires •, Ensign Thomas Cowper Mucks, tb be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Savary. 50th Foot—Archibald Scott Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Gregor, promoted. 53d Foot —Ensign and Adjutant Charles Pye, to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign Henry John Beckwith, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Porter, who retires ; Chyton Barnett, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Beckwith. 61st Foot—Lieutenant Robert Hutton, to be Cal4ain , by . Ed purchase, vice Robert Greig, who retires ; En,_ si g n '-i . O _ by purcuase, v i c e ward Ellis Borton to be Lieutenant, Hutton. John Livingston 64th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surge° n, vice Le Febure, ap- Power, to be Assistant-Surgo" , pointed to the Staff. n J rg ohn . S " adlier Br.ereton, from eon Nicholas Avent , to 66th Foot—Staff Assistanant-St fiempuni, appointed to the. Assistant-Surgeon, vice Staff. Militia, to be Ensign, without 67th Foot—First Lieuten , f ej li tra ll t ); eB m E o su t ts e ui d gat, C .v a ire p e the Tipperary _t enry Shep perary Artillery Militia, to be paid, from th P Cap tam John Andrew Po purchase, Pay master, vice —aP William C amp b ell pe, deceased. 72d Foot —Surgeon Seaman, M.D., to be Surgeon -Major. h t l it r i nton Duesbery, 75th Foot — Morris, promoted. 76th Foot—William Thomas Durham, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Bartleet. 79th Foot—Lieutenant William Barclay Gordon Cleather to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis Gore Currie, who retires ; P. i :o ar : et: 17EvithicelseFigirloloft —llB .gr , Robert M‘Gowan. Borthwick to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cleather; Henry Frede rick Rowley, Gent., to be Ensign, b purchase, vice Borthwick. y vice Borthwick. 81st Foot — Lieutenant Robert John Mac Donnell to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Richard Swift, invalided home. • 87th Foot—Captain Montague C. Browning, from the 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Robert Gibson, who ex changes. 89th Foot—Captain Robert Gibson, from the 87th Foet, to be Captain, vice Montague C. Browning, who ex changes. 91st Foot—Ensign William Grant to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Gurney, Promoted Quartermaster , Sergeant Peter Murray to be Quartermaster, vice James Paterson, who retires upon half - p a y . 96th Foot —Alfred Herbert Morse, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Albert Jackson Harcourt, who retires. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Arthur George St. George, from the Fermanagh Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith, promoted, O . ' 010 )f I ' s ad 0 Mani silt I ig 201 204 io 100 i (00 100 17i 20 stock 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20X 20i 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 100 20'11 100 2.7.4 2.14.0 7.4.0 17e I 13.9.0 47 6.2.6 8.12 4.11.6; 1.8.6 lii 1.4.0 9.18.9 1i 10.6.7 1.f.2 all 1 10s. ail all 301} 231 1 21 i 5 i I ; 30 I