The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-11 00:00:00

iILS. ;team south- heavy )f Mr. e left t inst., as ex- i were Alex- ;. were purge, .h the Hen of the fie 3d, Royal e 411- iomp nants ited it.; 10 CONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS . ANOT CITY, Two o'CLocK. HER DECLINE IN THE MINIMUM RATE OF DISCOUNT. A further reduction, viz., to 5 per cent., has just been effected in the minimum rate of discount of the Bank of England. The tendency of affairs during the last few days had fully prepared the Public for the change, and now that the value of 133. ° 11 eY has returned to a comparatively moderate Point there is reason to believe that a revival of commercial activity will follow, notwith stanaing the unsettled state of political affairs. Accommodation could be obtained Yesterday afternoon at 5a per cent. in expectation of the movement adopted to-day, and money being Plen tiful, while the demand is quiet, it is imagined that first-class bills will, before many days have elapsed, be negotiated on still lower terms. A bout £56,000 in gold was sen t i n t o th e B an k o f England yesterday. In addition to the Alliance with £126,000, and th e South ampton with £86,000, which are now due, the following vessels are stated to have left Aus t'Etlie for England, viz., the Copenhagen with 4 , 2 ° 4 ,824, E m p ress o f th e S eas , £20,160 ; O wen Glendower, £56,628; Kleber, £35,488; Kent, £104,216; Marco Polo, £26,280; and the Peru, With £58,248. The Ellora, which leaves to-morrow for Bombay, will convey £45,900 in gold and £100,635 in silver. The suspension of two country banking firms Was announced yesterday after noon — v i z ., o f 1 Pedder and Co., of the Old Bank, Preston, e stablished in' 1776, and of Messrs. Barnes, Med k3Y, and Ansel!, of the Faringdon and Vantage 4 eak, which had a fixed issue of £8,977. Rather. less animation prevailed in the Liver Pool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices were *ln- The sales were 10,000 bales. The traffic receipts of the South Austrian and Lo mbardo-Venetian Railway for the week ending let inst., showed an increase of £2,254 compared with last year. The Market for Public Securities which improved Yesterday afternoon, on the supposition that the :ate of discount would be reduced, exhibited a fur her upward tendency to-day, when the movement actually took place, but sales have since been eff ected, and a slight reaction has occurred. Con -84 for transfer have been 91/ j and 91! 4 ; for the a ccount 92 to 921, and 911 92. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are firm at 901 ; but Bank Stock has receded to 227 ; India ditto to 220 ; ditto ~6 Per Cent. R u pee Paper to 93/ ; and ditto 51 p er Ce nt. to 99/ ; Exchequer Bills have improved to 68 . and Is. dis. The dealings in Foreign Securities have been ex %edingly restricted, and prices show little varia tion. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 70k 71 ex. div. ; ditto 18 58, 539 54 ; Mexican are flat at 23a ; but Danish Itre steady at 82i. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up e this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. . 1860. treat Western :orth-Western s outh-Western b tright on 18,8.07 17,965 Midland tktli-Eastern teat Northern 25, 921 23.690 iioashire and Yorkshire 1,4 1. et0l and Exeter 6,460 6,431 ft!rtli-Eastern lin Southern and Western, Ireland 4laburgh and Glasgow %.7go'cr and South-Western 8,323 7,913 -7 `t Western of Canada " 10,781 9,050 These returns, in several instances, are of an n • h atisfactory character. On the Midland there 14 a decrease of £1,356 ; on the South Eastern °r £866 ; o n the Lancashire and Yorkshire of ' n944 ; and on the North Eastern of £ 2,634 . The n reat Western shows an increase of £623 ; the "rth Western of £1,510; the South Western of ,! 27 ; the Brighton of £842 ; the Great Northern • £2,231; the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £326 ; and the Great Western of Canada of £1,731. In the Railway Share Market a more buoyant t on e has prevailed in consequence of the diminu tion in the rate of discount. Ureat Western, L ancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, North ' v 4astern (Berwick), and South Easterns have im proved 65.; Eastern Counties and Midlands, 10s.; London and Blackwall, 15s. ; and Vale of Neath, t l ; East Anglian have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have raained very inactive, without any change of i mportance in prices. South Austrian and Lom do-Venetian realise 121; Grand Trunk of Canada, 1g: 20 ; Great Western of Canada 1 and Great Indian Peninsular, Hi. ` P °lnt Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares to o il tinne in limited request at previous rates. Bank f ,Australia have declined 5s ; London and West izillister 55., and Peninsular and Oriental Steam , e l'? Shares, ss. 33 Stock BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ; 1 41t k P e z . Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O 1 r Cent. Consols Annuities A,,!' 3 per Cent. Annuities - *".c.,„ uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Mao for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l I ndia Stock . . Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto 5f per Cent Ditto Debentures, 1858 951 6 , Ditto 1859 Otto Bonds £l,OOO — t D itto under £1,000 b oa sols for:Accotmt, May 9 'lt hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 2 1 5 dis Ditto £500 Ditto Sin a l l b, FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK ha; 4ll 3 per Cent., 1825 per Cent 23f - "` - ' ll l 6 per Cent .. - Ditto N L IN. EIW 08.11 Ditto Account .bividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. C onsols, M o ney 912 f Ditto Account THE TVEATRER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 1 , TIT" - uet w Day, i 1 een 8 andf B. E. M. D. F. C. I. IS. Vim. AlbiZ, 30.38 50 46 WS.W.4 1 b. -- 2 . k.,eiii . geen 3w:A 47 45 E. s. E. 3 1 b. 1 tier " • Ar vi ti ,ei 30'41 49 47 W.S. W. 23 b. 1 pod `3Ba n htli i r '' eh 4,pida Si o . /v v ltY .. . 1 30.47 54 51 N.N.W. 4 1 b. 2 tiv - e " , ,._rsugh 30.47 46 44 W. S.W. 2 8 o. 1 ,;(41;„ 01 ttla e ,„ - „wat .. i 30•53 52 49 S. S. E. 3 4 b. 3 ; t r i t 'stoarn I 30'48 48 47 S.W. 1 5 o. 1 .4 4 ,, outb , 30.51 41 40 N.E. 2 1 b. 2 t 0 "On p om ver ....... P O 4',lnlouth AI - and 1 30.50 45 42 N. 2 1 m. 4 I,yrtionth v nBallce i3o 51 48 46 E. 2 4b. 2 EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corr ec t e d an d re d uce d t 03 2 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of ver ti ca l r i se d a _tising about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 )N above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. ‹x . Posed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for LoPoration and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true— d magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud t 4 4 . 9)• I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; OP,,: ° g. • h., hail; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy); 0., t east' (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter ~,,eeeted augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb -40e (1 to 9). NAr B 1 1\111 AND WEATHER 1,:•48.at, calm 'N loomy Vrteitigham, AV. ; fine Iss'eaton, S.W . • fine -grad fo d N * • dull b W . N.w. ; fine Pato], W. . 11:413 ridg e S.W. • fine ediff, S. S. E.; fine ~hathan3S.S.E.; fine bl 4 l, N.: fine b 'leaste r , N. • fine ; fine pruiee, E.S.E. ; fine I.•,,ittburgh, W. ; fine othau?uth, W.; fine (.I•ool44gew calm; fine *.; fine tee li eB o etid '.lr W N . w fine • dull eK O • • • ' ° WI —ea d , S.W. ,• cloudy --, W.s.w. ; fine IEPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M. Inverness, S. ; fine Leeds, W. ; fine Leith, W. ; fine Londonderry, S.W. ; fine Lowestoft, N.E. ; fine Manchester, N.W. ; dull Middlesborough, S.W. ; fine Milford Haven, S.; fine Newcastle on Tyne, W. ; fine Newmarket, S.E. ; fine Norwich, S.W. ; fine Perth, N. ; fine Port Glasgow, W.N. W. ; fine Sheffield, S.E. ; fine Stockton on Tees, S. ; fine Sunderland, N.N.W. ; fine Wakefield, W. ; fine West Hartlepool, S.E. ; fine Wolverhampton, S.E, ; fine Wolverton, N.W. ; fine t 1 'EPLIES T O E SSAYS AND R EVlEWS. —Be s id es )43e vol ume announced some w ee k s ago a s in preparation by I. * Mansell, D r . Th omson, an d other gentlemen, M essrs . J 4 and Jas. Parker are about to publish a similar col bruc'n of replies to " Essays and Reviews" by the Rev. Gculburn, th e R ev . D r. Heurtley, the Rev. Dr. Irons, e 4 Rep.. 11. J. Rose, and th e R ev. D r. Wordsworth. The 110 1) of Oxford is to write a preface. SHARE MARKET (THIS D.i7). Railways. Beitast and Batiyineha 'Bir., Wol , and Str. Val., Birk., La., and Ch Juno! IBlyth and Tyne I Bo,t. Sleaf. and Mid.Co 1 I Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan !Cork and Bandon ' Cork ' I I rock., t Passage iD° `Cornwall A (A gets no div.' I until 6 ran.' iDo B hasbeen pc d. pe toB (Dublin k Belfast. June Dun., Perth, drAb. :June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern 'Union, A Do do B do i Do Nw A, late El:l3ds East Suffolk ; Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction !Furness ;Glass. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland! ,Great Northern Do do A stock Do do Ti do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val glut stock _ Trish South-eFistern ... Lancashire & Torkshir , London and Blackwall Lon., BriEht.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Load. & Nth. Western Lond. & sth. Western 1 L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisaillen Man. Shef. & Lin , oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares , Metropolitan Midland . Do new.... _ . Do irming. Az Derby Nfld. (it. W. of Ireland Do A shares Mid Kent ..... Do, Cray Line . 'ceweastle and Ctrlisle Newry Az Armazh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. Jz Roe. ....... ....... North British.. ... Nor.Dev.ltailleDk.stask D, 4 3tk ; A recs no d.' until 6pelias beenpd.B Do Ti stock ....: Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North c'tailtrdshire..., N. and S. W. Junction.. Not. & Grantham Rail..l Faebles Portsmouth Rhymney - Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stockl Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & l,anc. South Eastern ...... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do. Do New (1860) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim .. Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford do Limerick West Cornwall ...... .. 1 West London .......... I Do let class ........ Do 24 class .. . Westllartlepool Ilarbr and Rail Feat Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 5 6 42 44 8 81 17 18 49 50 37 39 2ot 281 83 85 26 26 53 55 62 62f 10111.02 d ip 59! 601 90 90i 97 99 4 31i 91 0f 7E 76 112 114 33i .14i 85 87 47 49 90 42 824 83 53 60 94 97 4 7 40 41 10 11 D 5 1 PI 51 HI d 2 3 p 74 78 p 114 12 76 5 54 64 42 44 39 42 78 80 ORDINARY SHALES AND STOCKS. 17 491 I 71 I 1111 I i 61 94 5 i 9 3I 1244 4 i P 62. i 1021 001 901 1 831 2/ 31 59i I Closing Business Paid. Price. Done 8 84 80 82 5i ili 97 99 Hi mi 111 113 ;09i 110 i 04 105 [2B Tho 05 107 701 71 60 62 11'1 1111 60 41 118 120 45 47 94 951 94 Ali 10# I 1 44# 45 n zid 1231 124 f li li P 96 98 1 7 6dl PREFERENCE SHARES. Sharel Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. ftlythe and Tyne 10 pert C. pref. (issued at £sn kris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Cal ed on £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, s.per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun , Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. C. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et. stock. Eastern L i nton, 4 per et. Do .s percent. guar... n,uln.kG las. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. o gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. I Furness,.s per cent .... (3,1a5.& S. West.z.a. 5 p.c. Great. Northern, 5 p. et. ro.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.e.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pr. Gt. Sn. & W(lreland)l ) p. et. pref. stock Great (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p. Co. Redsemable,lip.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. firm. Pref. Shares I 4 t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh 110. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 43 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Dollarnal.st.£s3B 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. C. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4t per cen'. Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pre Lon. Chat, and Dover Do.W. rceiv. no div Ex.A tilep cis pd on ^o. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5P2et..7. - . 1 Lon. & S.W, 7 p. Ct. stock Do. 45 per cent. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6d .............. Londondy. & Cole. 5 sh. Londony. & Ennis. sh' Ilan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per all Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent I Do. redeem. 6 per cent ".raryoort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 45 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c I Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. 45 per cent Do. Lefc. & Hit. pref. st Nortik 5 p. c. Ex. et. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 ,Do.slVay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 (North British, 5 p. c Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. trn. g. pf. she Do. do. do & Dck.Co. N - East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. G ae .N rwi . E ck . 4 , p 4 e p r .c. c. p p r r e e t t Do. 45 p e. redee ma bl e D Do o Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. &S. Purch North Staffordshire Rhpamey Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pi 'Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock , Do.Aberdeen,frua.flp.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. I Do. Fixed 44 per cent. ~ outh Eastern (Reading , Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent. I Do. Fixed , sp.c. let is. outh Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua ;Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c I Do. B 6 ner cent Do. C 6 percent I Watrid & Kilkny, 6 p. c I W.lllid -Oxf let Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, let ie. 00 102 20 21 51 8 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 'llO 112 90 92 74 7t3 113 115 111 113 101 103 101 106 97 99 97 99 89 9t 90 92 100 102 9 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15i 113 115 113 115 135 140 113 115 101 103 148 153 128 131 70 73 86 88 131 141 1125 127 i p' 68 70 P. 133 135 99 101 91 93 110 112 1 108 110 i li 1, 91 93 too 101 id ip * d * 22* 23p 131 133 10} 10.1 221 231 94 99 98 100 98 100 85 87 26 27 31 32 31 32 45 48 121 123 'llB 121 98 100 'l2O 122 ,114 116 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and 131etchley Bulking,hamshlre Chester -.3L Holyhead... Do. 5} percent . Do. 5 II Clydesdale Juno ...... , Colchester, Stour Val. E. Lincoln sh. co p r e.! E. Union, 11 ar«•ich Sh s. Do. Woodbridge. Gls.Barr.ttNeila[brCi, Do. new • .I Gloster & Dean Forest, Hrtip'l Dock & Rail.. Hull and Selby. Do. halves. Do. quarters Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c London & Greenwich , Do. Preference .• • • Lon.,Tilbury,S; S,enct Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. Do per cent...... Mnc., Bxtn.,.t Matlock Mid. Bradford Prefer- ence Stock ock ...... Newmarkt,BuryEx. gua. 5 percent..... Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. C. Do. ti p. c. Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western 100 Ilfidland..l 5. 5 6. E.Counts.l all Do. all Do. all Do. . .... all Midland all Lll NW L.Yk. all Do. ... . 100 ,Gt. North. 100 T.Brassey 1 I Do.: all M'Clean 100;Gt. West Ari BMW, Preston and Wyre. Do. i Shares A. Roys tn. H itch., & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. - do. -, S.-Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon &Croydn Leasing ;Closing Business Paid'; Co.'s Price. Done. all Ln&N.W 100 Do ....• • • 94 96 100 Do 54 531 100 Do l2l 123 100 Do. 1100 Caledon 99 101 la all C ( G E t . U . I‘ll r E t . 1 I C 1 1 3 5 2 41 316 44 aL ; c E a . C i e o d ul o i r i t . 8 . .• i 4 100 100 100 D o. all Gt. West. all Yk.N.&Br, all Yk.N. Md . all ,Do. ..... . all ,Do. 100 Lna.W.l 100 : S.Easternl 100 100 Peto_&Co. 100 ,Norfolk 100 'Do." all ,LNW.&SI S 3? 91 96 P ip 55 57 151 1511 1 132 134 'lOO 102 104 1 1 89 91 84 15J I Railways. Sharel stk 18 204 204 10 100 100 'lOO 174 20 'took lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c 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 of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. I Do. New gua. sp. c Gt. South. of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. do. . , i Gt. W. of Can ad;:Shares I Do . 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. IDo. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 4/ p. C. Extension Do. 5 do Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßr unswick t Canda Ry.A;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 ~........1 c. .i..: Do. Punjaub .... 4 g Do. Do. ........ sci Do. Indus. St. Flo. 5,,g4 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Al 2 erian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes ........... Bah.&S.Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo &...... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&. Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron ;Do. New Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich :6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta. &S.Ea stn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastern of France Grand Rua Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France' j,uxem., Con. she... 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. Frau. (Fern ) Rua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 percent. Pref San Paulo, lim, 2.7 p. c S.Aust&Lomb Venetin Southern of France 1 S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandern ...... Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. 85 N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . .Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH MI: I tt a d h C i t) r n o s ol (Ph flack) Clifford . . Devon G. Cons. (Tavistol East Bassett (Illogan).. 'East Caradon ..... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.dSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) , Great South Tolgus... G.Wheal Alfd. (Philackj; IG. Wheal Vor (Helston)i ;Grenville Herod's-Foot llingsbon Downs !Lady Bertha ;Margaret ( tiny Lelant) North Downs 'North Frances Man IN. Wh'i Base.t ( ( 1110 , og an)) !North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lein to Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. [South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Li skeard), West Seton } Wheal Basset (Illoga4 ;Wheal Buller (Redruth) , ;Wheal Edward (Cals.)l ;Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) !Wheal Treiawney 2.7.4 FOREIG: 20 Australian I BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 4 d 20 Brazil St.J.del Iley,Lim 15 31 314 i 314 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all I 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. I 40 Cobre Copper all 39 41 Copiapo . 1 'DunMoun.Cop.Ming•Co ail 4 I 2 (Fortuna. 20 IGeneral all 22 24 2 ,'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 6p 11 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 11 p 2* 3 Linares all 9 9* 5 .Lusitanian 2 pr 4 p 1 , Mariquita all 1 , N.lthineCopotS.Aus.L 1128.6 d. 20 'Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt l all 4 6 5 Port Philip •• 1 '1 Scottish Austen. (L.).. 10s. kJ 281•84 United Mexican . ...... ail 5 6 1 Worthing (Limite d).... all Do. — JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Ag,ra&UnitedServiceßk 50 78 80 40 'Australasia all 62 64 634 2 25 Bank of Egypt. all 186 196 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 204 25 I Ch.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all i 32 3i 100 City 100 Colonial ........ ...... 21 37 39 2011 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O -- 20 'Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 154 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 226 23 20 I Do. new 5 1 11 64 50 'London and County 2O 34* 354 344 6 50 London Joint Stock 10 304 30 20 London and S. African lO 14 14 100 'London & Westminster 20 66 68 676 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 I Do. new . . ... 50 !National Bank 25 20 New South Wales..... . all 25 ;Orient: B. Corporation. all 48 50 494 20 ,Ottoman Bank ... . 100 :Provincial of 25 10 Do. new .... . all . 25 'South Australia • all 25 'Union of Australia .... all 38 40 50 iUnion of London ..... 12 234 244 24 100 I Unity Mutual . COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 1111 114 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent........ 100 1004 101 1004 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 108 1084 Do. 1890 100 108 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1065 1074 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oot. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866, 100 984 994 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 98 99 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1064 1074 S. Aus,thip.c.lB7B.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6p c. •Js• &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1044 1054 1051 4 5 1 10411051 105} i 5 stock Commercial IOU stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min lOO stock ; East and West India stock ILondo^ stock ;St. Katharine. stock 'Southam pton ' 100 stock I Victoria ........ 100 97 99 20 I De - New . 2 id par M ISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint I all 134 141 14 10 Atlantic R. 141. Stm (1d) 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 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) a ll 12/ 141 321 Canada Land all 113 117 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ? all at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. at. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ot. Perpet. Deb. 100 106 108 107 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 fd 1 d st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 31 34 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship 1 ,imited) all # 1 Do. 171 pct Preference all f 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 31 4 L.G.I Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 414 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 11 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lint) all 21 31 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 11 1d34 1 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 O 4 10 Netherlands Land all 5 130.8 p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.ll.Australasian (Lim.) all I 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limit e d), all 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 6pr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 44 34 at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 25 94 106 392 40 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 172181 p 60 Rhymney Iron all 164 176 15 Do. New all 41 51 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 51 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 121 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine TeL Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered ... • a:1 10 Do. do all S t 7 10 Trust and Agency of Austriasia (lhm) ist is. 5 1 20 rr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lirn.) 1 Id I p 100 Van Diemen's Land IC9 111 1198 202 ! 03 1112 117 87 90 7 V C ,f THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL: U., 1861. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA COMPANY. EPSOM RACES—(This Dpy) Paid. Closing Price. usinest don, EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SCRATCHINGS. MEETING THIS DAY, A meeting of the shareholders was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the reports and general statement of accounts for the half-years ending 31st July, 1860, and 31st Jan., 1861, and also the report of the committee of investigation into the reply of the direc tors, preparatory to its submission to the legal meeting to be held in Canada. Mr. GILL occupied the chair. The report,?which has been published in The run, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said no resolution, passed that day, would be legal, and could only be taken as an expression of the opinion of the shareholders until they had been con firmed by the meeting to be held in Canada. The traffic during the last half-year was £45,000, and the shares which stood in April at £l2 15s. now stood at £ll 10s., ore depre ciation of the total share capital of a quarter of a million. This was one of the results of the committee of investiga tion, a circumstance which he trusted would be held up as a beacon by all companies appointing such committees. (Hear.) The committee had reported that a million ster ling had been misappropriated or wasted, but it was a reck less charge, made without the slightest foundation. In con sequence of the:remunerative working of the line the directors would now be able to recommend the payment of dividends. He concluded by moving the reception of the report. Mr. Lno SCHUSTER said, after reading the report of the committee of investigation, and the reply of the directors, he felt that the directors deserved their confidence. He read the report with care, because his predecessor at the Brigh ton Railway was one of the persons accused. He had seen Mr. Laing but once since he quitted the company ; and for the many years he had acted as his deputy, he had never seen anything calculated to create the most distant suspi cion that he did anything except for the advantage of the company. (Hear, hear.) He seconded the motion. Mr. CANNAN moved as an amendment, "That the pro posal of the directors that a dividend of three per cent. per annum for the half-year be confirmed, and with that excep tion the consideration of the directors' half-yearly report be adjourned, and that the report of the committee of investi gation and the rejoinder of the directors be received." The speaker then entered at great length into the various state ments made by the committee of investigation. Some discussion having taken place as to whether the amendment could be legally put, and it having been decided to proceed with it, HOUSE OF LORDS. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) ALLEGED CHILD MURDER. Mr. FILDER said he readily seconded the amendment, and he hoped the meeting would adopt it en masse. Mr. J. B. SMITH characterised the report of the com mittee as one that had done harm to the company rather than good. The committee had altogether abandoned their first charge and had confined themselves to having a hit at an absent man and a personal charge against himself, by stating that his evidence in 1861 differed materially from that given in 1856. He defended his conduct and conten ded that many of the statements were entirely devoid of truth, especially that which stated that Mr. Laing was in the habit, for nine months after he ceased to be a director or shareholder, of attending the board of directors in order to obtain a settlement of Air. Wythes' claims. If the committee of investigation had confined themselves in the inquiry to the actual working of the company, without attempting to find out " mare's nests" they would have done some good, but he felt certain the result of their labours would end in a very expensive abortion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. BEATTIE said if a Committee of Investigation were appointed he thought the company would benefit by such a step. With respect to Mr. Laing he knew that that gentleman never advocated the claims of Mr. Wythes. He might have recommended concessions whilst he was a director, but with the ultimate settlement he had nothing whatever to do. He had hoped that the com mittee of investigation, when they commenced their labour, would go into the matter with a determination to help the company through their difficulty; but he was afraid th• result of their labour proved that they had looked at all things with a jaundiced eye. (Hear, hear.) [The meeting had not concluded when we went to press.] THIS DAY'S MAREETS. COUNCILMAN. CORN EXCHANGE. IMIERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, b6s 4d; barley, 37s 8d ; oats, 24s Od ; rye, 36s 4d ; beans, 41s 8d ; and peas, 40s 2d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 54s 7d ; barley, 38s 6d ; oats, 23s id ; rye, 35s Od ; beans, 408 8d ; peas, 41s 9d, He pleaded not guilty. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 71,056 ; barley, 30,157 ; oats, 10,155 ; rye, 52; beans, 4,289 ; peas, 462 quarters. ANOTHER CHARGE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was seasonably good, and the demand for all breeds ruled very inactive, at, in most instances, a decline in the quotations of 2d. per 81bs. The extreme value of the best Scots was ss. per 81bs. With sheep we were well supplied, and the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at barely Monday's currency. The best old Downs in the wool realised Gs. per Blbs. Prime lambs sold readily at full prices, otherwise, the lamb trade was heavy, at late rates. Calves were in short supply and steady request, at full prices. Pigs com manded extreme rates ; but milch cows were a dull inquiry. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Soots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 5 0 5 6 Prime small do 5 8 6 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 4 10 NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. - Lambs, 6s 8d to 88 Od. Suckling calves, 198 to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . Sheep and lambs.... 8,200 I Sheep Calves Pigs 290 I Pigs .... — MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is less active, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, ' 3B 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 2d ; veal, 4s Gd to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 10d to 58 4d per 81bs._ by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 10.—To-days Market was fairly supplied with stock, which moved off steadily as follows : Beef, 3s 6d to 4s 10d , mutton, 4s Od to 5s 10d ; lamb, 7s Od to. 7s 8d ; veal, 5s Od to 6s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Blbs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 10. —A good demand, as follows :- -Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od ; lamb, 7s Od to 8s Od ; veal, 5s Od to 5s 10d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 15s to 19s ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 28s each; and milch sows, £l4 Os to £lB 5s each. THAMES. GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES.—Clydesdale, Umpire, Satellite, Black Prince, Newcastle, Mountain Nut, Kil donan, Henham Lass, Jacintha, Pounce, and Bandsman. CITY AND SITI3UREAN.—RoyaI Sovereign, Mutineer, Mountain Nut, Industrious, Henham Lass, Rockley, Vol tella, Balham, Vinegar Hill, Tomyris, Sermo, Jacintha, Pounce, Sister to St. Albans, The Nabob—Brawn, Warrior, Necromancer, Meyerbeer, Canary, Letty West, and Monastery. THE TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.—Sweet Jessamine, colt by Rataplan—Fannie, Coulon, The Tutor, Carrowroe, Bolero, Cam, Claverley, Mercia, and Blackcock. THE HEATHCOTE PLATE (HANDICAP). —Emily, Tiara, Spicebox, Isthmian, Necromancer, and Ringbone. THE INX.ERMAN PLATE.—Miss Julia, Emily, Tiara, Hal o'Kirklees, Queen Bee, Ladylike, Squire' Percy, Ne cromancer, Ringbone, filly by Stockwell—Babetto, and Wolsey. LAW INTELLMENCE—(TIas Day). (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Kingsdown, and other Peers.) APPEAL-EWART FT. AL. V. COCIIRANE ET. AL. The further hearing of this appeal was resumed this morning. Mr. Rolt, Q.C., resumed his argument for the 'respon. dent. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, restraining the defendant from ob structing the sewer from carrying away the waste water from the plaintiff's tan -pits into the cesspool in the defen dant's garden at Newton Stewart. The plaintiff alleged that he had a right of easement or servitude over the de fendant's property. The defendant appealed. Mr. Muir (of the Scotch bar) followed on the same side. Mr. Roundell Palmer, Q.C., was heard in reply. At the conclusion of the arguments the Lord Chancellor affirmed the decision of the Court of Session, and dismissed the appeal with costs. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(2bis Day) Ann Reed, 18, was indicted for the wilful murder of her infant, by cutting its throat. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Jane Martin, of Howard-road, Hornsey, said the pri soner came to her house and complained of being ill. She was put to bed. She brought with her a box, and, on being asked for the keys, the prisoner said she had dropped them, but they were afterwards found in the pocket of her dress, and on going to the box the prisoner said, " Oh don't open the box." Witness did so, and then she discovered the dead body of a child. She sent for a medical man. Dr. James said, on arrival he found the prisoner in bed very ill. and suffering from h wing given birth to a child, which he afterwards found in a pie dish in a box. It was full grown, and had an abrasure over the left eye, which might have arisen from a fall. The throat of the child was also cut superficially on the left side, and deep on the right; it was cut to the bone. On the following day he held a post mortem examination, and his opinion was, that the child was born alive. There was an entire absence of blood in the body. The umbilical cord had not been tied, and haemorrhage had taken place in consequence. Death might have arisen from that circumstance, or from the cut in the throat, Other evidence having been given, The learned judge summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of concealing the birth. The learned judge said the jury had taken a merciful view of the case—how merciful her own conscience could only tell. He then sentenced her to twelve months' im prisonment. The prisoner was carried in a state of insensibility from the dock. THE CHARGE OF EMBZZLEMENT BY A COMMON Richard Bache, 68, merchant, for many years manager to Messrs. Tull's Rope and Hemp Factory, Fenchurch street, was placed in the dock, charged with embezzling money, the property of his employer. Ihere were no less than thirteen indictments against the prisoner. In the course of the morning the witnesses were in formed that they need not remain in attendance, as the case would not be taken that day. Emma Papworth was indicted for unlawfully concealing the birth of her child. The prisoner was only seventeen, and resided with her mother at Mile.end, and the body of the child was some time after discovered in a box. • Mr. Cooperrnade a very feeling appeal on behalf of the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The learned Judge said it pained him very much to pass any santencc in this case, as there were mitigating circum stances in it ; yet he could not allow the prisoner to escape all punishment. He then sentenced her to two months' imprisonment without hard labour. John Robinson Gibson was indicted for embezzling and stealing the sum of £l2 165., and divers other moneys, the property of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The facts of the case, which was proceeding when we went to press, have been reported fully in The Sun. POLICE INTBLLIGENCE.—( This Day.) • DARING ROBBERY OF A GOLD WATCH.—John Mur ray Stewart, a young man, who gave the address 8, Cottage place, Vauxhall, was charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with being concerned with another in stealing a gold watch, valued £2O, the property of Mr. William Alexander Hunt, 24, Jernayn- street. The prosecutor said that, about 12 the previous night, he was within a few doors of his own house, 24, Jermyn street, when a female seized him, and would not allow her self to be shaken off. While trying to free himself from her the prisoner came up and asked him the way to the Pad dington-station, and at that moment the female ran away, and he missed from his waistcoat pocket his gold watch of the value of £2O. He then seized the prisoner, who was seen by his housekeeper talking to the female a few minutes previously, when he became very abusive towards him. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said he had seen his watch safe three minutes before when he wound it up at his friend's house in Duke-street. Prisoner—l know no more of what lam charged with than the babe unborn. The female left you (prosecutor) the moment I came up. Prosecutor—Yes, and my watch too. The prisoner gave a false address. Prisoner—As to abusing you, that was because of the ungentlemanly way in which you held me. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. THE GREAT SILK ROBBERY.—This morning large pla cards were issued offering a reward of £6O for the appre hension of James Hunter, late of the Red Deer publichouse, Cambridge Heath -road, Bethnal-green : and Frederick Chas. Agg, late of the Crown publichouse, St. John-street-road, near Sadler's Wells Theatre, who were concernel in the robbery of ten bales of silk, value £l,OOO. Hunter and Agg disposed of the stolen silk to the silk throwster, John Newton, at Derby, and their share of the plunder was a check for £220. Hunter is described as being 45 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, fresh complexion, eyes dark (full), hair and whiskers dark—turning grey, dressed in dark clothes, and sometimes wears a brown coat. Agg is about 35 years old; 5 feet 5 inches high, fair complexion, hair and whiskers (under chin), light, delicate appearance, dressed in black clothes and black hat, or Scotch cap with plaid band. Mr. Mumford, the superintendent of the St. Katharine Dock Company's police, after making the .an nouncement that rewards had been offered for the appre hension of Agg and Hunter, said a further reward of £2O had been offered by the company to any person for infor mation as to whom the persons were who drove the light one-horse van on the night of the 15th March last, con taining the ten bales of stolen silk to No. 2, Hope-street, Spitalfields. _ _ Police-sergeant Copping, No. 3 K, a detective officer, made a very important communication respecting Peter Debock, arrested.at Derby with three £lOO totes, 'received of Newton in his possession. After the four prisoners were remanded yesterday evening, Mr. Angell, his solici tor, asked that a gold watch and chain and two sovereigns, taken from Debock by the Derby police, should be restored to him. Mr. Humphreys, jun , the solicitor, made no ob jection to this, and the watch was about to be restored to Debock, when he (Copping) stopped the delivery, for he believed the watch and the gold albert chain attached to it were stolen. It was a gold hunting watch, a stop watch, with gold dial, and jewelled in 8 holes. The maker's name was John Johnson, Liverpool. The watch and chain were now at Stepney station-house, adjoining the Court. Cop ping added that Debock had been known to be a receiver of any description of stolen property for many years. PROFESSOR HENSLOW.—We regret to learn that this gentleman, to whose benevolent efforts for the en lightenment and improvement of his fellow-creatures we owe so much, is lying in a state which forbids hope of his re covery, and though he may linger for some little time, his decease may take place at any moment. He returned home about a fortnight since very unwell, and shortly after some symptoms of bronchitis appeared; but the more serious malady with which he is suffering is in the heart. He has taken a most affectionate leave of his school teachers and village botany class, and others with whom he has held kindly intercourse,—.Bury and Norwich. Post. 61 68 92 93 16 16i d 4i 6 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4 1 5 d 11 I#d 98 99ii 97 98 994 1001 ii l9i 2 it 0i 64 67 I 36 38 44 47 34 37 34 37 934 944 lid lid 2 1f d 11# 111 1 n v 5 98 90 03 83 85 92 93 86 88 2 1i (-1 5 7 5 7 97 98 2d I —d 90 92 .WAYS. 6i 51 - -P 1t 144 ! 1 , Ili 12} 3 2f I 3 si 22 23 61 61 7f 7i 19 2t) 87 38 8 ç 364 374 51 33 46 4 d 13 14 51 0 81 Pa. d 20& 21 6 6 91 91 19 20 2i 3 I 180 190 340 350. 102 105 181 181 61 7} 16 18 56 6 bi 6 2 21 36 38 2} 2} 61 41 6 Si 94 28 145 IEO 37 39 11 21 5i 51 17 18 74 70 350 360 974 1024 115 125 2} 21 11 12 15 17 13 14 MINES. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £slss ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. ♦ fair demand. CUMBERLAND,— Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 8s ; clover, £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 4s per lead. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. Meslow hay, £2 2s to £6 5s Od ; clove!, £3 Os to £5 18s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. Supply moderate. COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. .ET—APRIL 10. t the close of the market Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 20 0 Lambert's West Hart- Walls End. s. d. ley l7 9 Walker Primrose 12 0 Hartlepool West Hart• ley 16 6 Craghead Hartley.. ? l6 6 Bower's 'West Hirtley 18 0 ranfield Moor 13 6 Holywell 16 6 Howard's West Hart- ley 17 6 Ships at mark, South Hetton 18 5 Hartlepool.. lB 0 Haswell lB 6 Kelloe .. l7 0 Heugh Hall 16 6 Stewart's 18 6 Cassep .... l7 0 Thorpe ' ......... . l7 0 Framwellgate 16 6 Bnddyll'a Hetton 17 3 Russel's Hetton ..17 3 Harton 15 9 Hedley 15 6 ;t, 85; sold, 68. Two provincial banks have stopped payment, Messrs. Pedder and Co. (the Preston Old Bank) and Messrs. Barnes, Medley, and Ansell (the Faring-don and Wantage Bank). The latter had a note circulation of £8,977, but their general liabilities are believed to be small. Messrs. Pedder did not issue their own notes, and their connexions were chiefly among agriculturists. The bank was established 85 years ago, and the aggregate liabilities may amount, it is thought, to £500,000 or £600,000. The stoppage was decided upon in consequence of the death by apoplexy of the senior partner, Mr. Edward Pedder. Among the assets are landed estates and mortgages on lands, and a favourable realisation is considered probable. THE BLACK PRINCE.—This vessel, at present lying at Greenock, has now been fitted with six boilers, and two more are ready for shipment. The boilers were all de livered to Government in June last, and it seems the delay rests with the Admiralty. The plating of the ship is going on steadily, and four of the seven strakes on each side have been finished. About 400 men are now engaged at work of different descriptions on board, but it is not expected that the vessel will be ready for sea for many months.--Scotsman. SALE OF THE GARRICK THEATRE. --Yesterday, Mr. C. J. Baker put up to auction, at the Auction Mart, the Garrick Theatre, which is situated in Leman-street, White chapel, and which has been rebuilt about six years. There was very little competition for the property, which was de scribed by the auctioneer as being capable of being fitted up as a music -hall, or as a circus, for the display of equestrian exhibitions, there being a circle under the pit. He stated that the house would contain 200 persons in the boxes, 800 in the stalls and pit, and 600 in the gallery, and that it let at £6OO a year. Independent of theatrical entertainments, the theatre realised £l2O a year for religious Sunday ser vices. There wore three saloons; the proscenium was 21 feet in width, and the stage 34 feet in depth. The property was leasehold, and was held for a term, of which fifty-six years were unexpired, at a ground-rent of £25 a year, and £2 in lieu of land-tax. It was knocked down for £1,600. RAIL 2.14.61 7.4.0 511 17s , 13.9.6' 40 6.2.6 , 8.12 4.11.6' 1.8.6 lie 1.4.0 9.18.9 le 10.6.7 4 nl 18.1' 124.8.0 13s 6cll 1.f.2 98i 191 20 37 6 :45 35 all all all all all 2 f 12* IMPERIAL PA R MAME NT: HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. T' e 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 pl e d ge th e y h a d g i ven , and which l e d 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, &c. 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 th e p r i nte d 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 their measure of Reform he supported it in this house and elsewhere. That bill same recommended to them by the Sovereign, and its principle received the assent of both sides of the house, 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;thsttetresetemere of this description should be 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 one previous occasion, and with regard to the next objection, he would draw atten tion to the fact that Parliament had 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 Re 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 had 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 regard 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 subject of reform in a period when the people were quiet instead of when they were agitated. (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 %ccasion 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, which 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 be 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 tion of 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 He 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 manufactures, which had increased to an extent unprecedented in the annals of a civilised country. He also adverted to the extraordinary d eve l opment of the . railway system, and to the rapid increase or 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 the education 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 the 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, that the improvements which he had described showed the progress and elevation of the working classes. Notwithstanding 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 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 he found it would be unne ceseary 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 conviy 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 com• 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 most 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 bormigh 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. LEATHAM supported the second reading, and con demned the conduct of the Government relative to the question of reform. Ho 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 revolutionary party, and the most dangerous to that constitution. He criticised at some length the speeches of Mr. Disraeli, Sir E. B. Lytton, and other distinguished members of the Opposition last session on the reform debate, and contended that their argu ments were fallacious. He pointed to the inconsistency of some hon. members who were always praising the working classes, and always voting against them. Sir J. RAMSDEN considered that this subject should not have been brought forward after the statement of the Government at the commencement of the session, and the reasons they had urged for the course they had proper to adopt in reference to reform. He defended the Government, vernment, and contended that the house would be that hist G o o v p e i stulti fying itself if hon. members supported the bill this year, thought affirming, as it did, that legislation was practicable, and yet the slig • htest chance of this n rn io m n e t n h t er r e ef w us a e s d n t o o t attempt it at the present time. bill being carried ; and, with regard to its abstract merits, the Liberal party found they did not thrive on abstractions. 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 benches.) He believed that all parties would benefit by experience in respect to what were now admitted mistakes relative to this guest ion, an d h e ca ll ed 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 pro mised too much, but because they had done little relative to reform, and ho supported the second reading. Ale. BLACK opposed the bill. He contended that this proposed extension of the franchise 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 heard, owing to the continued cries of "Divide." Mr. STANSFELD 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 a d m i tted that apathy was shown, much apathy, notwithstand ing the coup d'etat made by that hou se 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 house then divided, and the numbers were-- For the second reading 193 Against Majority 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, Luna the house adjourned a few minutes before six o'clock. 2HE VOLU:ArTEER _REVIEW AT BRIG.HTON, The following is a copy of an address which has been sent by Colonel Moorsorn to Lord Rane lagh, signed by the officers and men engaged at the sham fight at Brighton, on Easter Monday, together with his lordship's reply : " Headquarters, Brighton, April 4, 1861. "To Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Ranelagh, command ing the Artillery and Rifle Volunteer Forces assembled at Brighton on Easter Monday, 1861. " To you, my lord, as the volunteer from whom ema nated the idea of the glorious display of volunteers on Mon day last, we feel are due the best and most sincere thanks of every officer, non• commissioned officer, and private who was under arms, and under your orders, on that day. " To Colonel Lindsay and your staff, who aided in per fecting and carrying out the arrangements and manomvres, our best thanks are also due. " We feel that the confidence you placed in the volun • teers, and the confidence the volunteers placed in you, was fully justified by the result of the day's proceedings. "'We beg individually to offer you our heartfelt acknow ledgment of the judgment and perseverance displayed by you under very trying circumstances, and to thank you for having afforded us an opportunity of earning for ourselves the high position in which the address of General Sir James Scarlett has placed every volunteer who was then under your command." (Signed by the officers and men of the various corps.) " 7, New Burlington street, April 9, 1861. "Dear Colonel 111 oorsom,—Pray convey to the gentlemen who have signed the address you have been kind enough to forward to me my sincere acknowledgments. lam certain that Colonel Lindsay and my staff will feel equally gratified. I will not disguise from you that, in consequence of the course taken in some quarters, and by a particular paper,' I awaited the result with some anxiety (be assured from no want of confidence in the volunteers), lest any of the acci dents which all experiments are open to might have given occasion of triumph to our opponents. While, therefore, you and those you represent are good enoul'h to express your thanks to myself, Colonel Lindsay, and the staff, I cannot but feel that it is we who ought to feel grateful for the admirable manner in which those in whom we felt we might confide brought us through the ordeal. " I need hardly say how much this support has confirmed the attachment I have felt from the commencement for the volunteer body.—Believe me, dear Colonel Moorsom, truly yours, (Signed) " BANELAGII. " To Colonel Moorsom." STATUE OF 11.4VELOCK. The statue of the late Sir HenrY,Havelock erected in Trafalgar -square was uncovered yesterday. The artist, Mr. Behnes, has a deservedly high reputa tion ; but those who have formed their estimate of his powers from such a work as the statue of Sir William Follett—one of the finest in Westminster Abbey, and combining in a remarkable degree perfect naturalness with the dignity peculiar to sculpture, will be forced to confess that even he is not destined to take away from the noblest site in Europe the reproach of being the chosen home of exquisite dulness and stilted mediocrity. His repre sentation of Havelock is one of those uninteresting. statues with which London is crowded, and of which we have nothing to say except that we never look at them twice, never think of thire, never care t t h o ey re o m f e te m n be s r ho t w hem. great T They are tellig n enc o e t , atlawstaey,sanbaddin dustry— they have all some good points ; but generally, if they excite any positive feeling in our minds, it is a wish that some happy chalice may relieve us of the greater part of our street statuary. The worst fault of the Havelock statue is its un gainliness. The legs are too short for the body„ and the figure, raised upon a huge pedestal, seems to any who takes a near view of it very topheavy. Poor in itself it adds to the poverty of Trafalgar square. We have now begun to give this place the look of a cemetery. We have been shutting up our graveyards and smoothing them over, and it would seem as if the authorities wished to make up the loss by providing counterfeit of liensal green in the heart of the metropolis, In connexion with the statue of Havelock Mr. Behnes has given us, not, indeed, the usual broken column of the burying-grounds, but the next thing to it—a tree cut down. Surely, there is some way of put ting a stop to these exhibitions of bad taste and feeble imagination ? But one hope remains— namely, that Behnes will not fail in the inscription. The incessant blundering which has been perpe trated in the inscriptions upon the Guards' Memo rial compels us to put in a word in favour of good English upon all such monuments. On the Guards' Memorial we observe that the inscription finally resolved upon is, " To the memory of 2,162 officers and men, &e.," from which it may be inferred either that the men were all officers, or that the officers were not men. This, too, after all the criticisms to which the previous inscriptions were subjected I-2imes. THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ON" ESSAYS AND .REVIEW&" _ His Grace the Archbishop of York has made the following reply to an address which has been trans mitted to him by a large body of his clergy : " At a season when some of our brethren in the ministry have been engaged, to our great sorrow and surprise, in a work calculated to undermine the foundations of the Christian faith, it is a great satisfaction to me to receive the assurance of your unabated attachment to the doctrine and discipline of our Church, and the renewal of your promise to endeavour to banish all erroneous and strange doc trines contrary to God's Holy Word. That your moral sense should have been shocked at such a. spectacle as the attempt to disseminate principles subversive of our belief in the Divine origin of Christianity and the inspiration of the Bible, by those who hold places of trust and influence in the. Church of England, is most natural, and in these, your feelings, I entirely participate. You will not wonder, then, that when I.discovered in the volume of Essays and .Revisies arguments which were wont to be the weapons of the avowed adversaries of our religion used, and their use countenanced by clergy men of our Church, when I read the denial of the in spiration of Holy Scripture, of the credibility.of the miracles, and of the existence of the p r ophecies e rbe the of the Messiah's com i ng, in its pages ; when I met with the decla ra ti on that the Bible is to be sub jected to e ac h man ' s reason and consc i ence as it s supreme i n t erpreter, so that it can no long rule of faith an d the guide of conscience; and lastly, when I found i n it a fresh claim of right to sign th e Articles and assent to the Liturgy under a non. natural interpretation of them , I should have consi dered den duty to concur in the declaration lately s i gned. by the Archbishops silenc e culpable, B and ishhopayseoffeltthiet Church of my boun sEtuhneahgelkcason.ndd, conduct onp et o h p e l e p o a f r t E o n f g m l England s t w e will ow hich you tender me your rmited That the common sense and c'ommon also s o o i l 'condemn church, eh, h ones ty of the I entertainat before doub t, n t o limioenregeet atrhw ee and istoh v several their e fe w feel e qua :l 7 confident that articles in that ir due re f u t a ti on ,, e specially of the arguments Mal adverse to the t rut h s of the • Bible and the doctrines volumet wi asli it contains which have not, ,long since received their full an swer. 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