The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

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Transit, ; only tables covered uage of 3ason— t of the joke to )o(1 has Ports nentary le terra Speech ampton suspect ant will again." minons vkward and we house ing an ave al- It is a tich the 3r, was ;lit in a inistra pro- ce with play of peace, at up a use, the matter would . But, s been t there ley are tbt, no it first ;suit of rd part Ration. ensued LATEST NEWS. TRIESTE, APRIL 23. Accounts from Constantinople to the 17th state that the son of Fuad Paella had left for Paris With the ratification of the treaty of peace. The same accounts state that all right of inter- vention on the part of foreign Powers in the in ternal affairs of Turkey is suppressed. Magnificent presents have been sent by the Sultan to Queen Victoria, in addition to those Sent to the Emperor o: the French and the King of Sardinia. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 22. Prince Menschikoff has been removed from his functions as governor of Cronstadt. An order of the day of the 16th orders the formation of two regiments of dragoons ; and another order of the day sends two fresh regiments of infantry to the Caucasus. BERLIN, APRIL 23. Prince Gortschakoff only replaces M. de Nessel rode provisionally, until the re-establishment in health of M. de Meyendorff. Letters from St. Petersburg state that a thanksgiving service has been celebrated in that city on the occasion of the birth of the Prince Imperial. The Persian Go vernment has recognised the rights of English Consuls, consequently the existing differences may be considered as settled. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 23. The Grand Council of the kingdom has today commenced the discussion on the third reading of t he proposition of the eleven deputies of Holstein. The president announced that he should not per bait the discussion of the other propositions of Tschernings. M. Biomes stated that in the event of his proposition being rejected, he should de -land the support of the Germanic Diet. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. ( Prom the Times' Second Edition.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, APRIL, 11. The preparations for the speedy evacuation of the urirnes are pressed on with rapidity and energy. Each division collects about 40,000 shot a day, and t hey are carried to Balaklava as fast as the means 14 our disposal—railway and laud transport—will permit. It is stated that 6,000 Sardinians will be the first to leave, and the Guards will probably be 'ne first English troops to quit. The Army Works Corps is on the move home- Wards. Several hundreds of them have been al ready, embarked, The floating factory and work shop attached to the Land Transport Corps will Proceed homewards as soon as the demands for her services cease. THURSDAY. a Th e a m i ca ble intercourse between the Allies and their late enemy is on the increase. The Russian Military band (150 strong) at Mackenzie is a great object of attraction. It plays at five o'clock : v ery evening. At the hymn of " God pre 'Frye the Czar," or whatever the exact transla tion of the title may be, to-day all the Russians look off their caps. I could have wished that our t he who were present, and who understood occasion, had done the same, for imme diately afterwards, when the band played " God are the Queen," the Russians uncovered their each and paid to our national anthem the same Russian of respect as they had paid to their o wn. A '''ussian officer—a very young man—covered with order s , was pointed out to some of the officers 48 one who had never left the Flagstaff Bas tion for 11 months. He had been shot through the body, wounded in the head, in the arm, and in the thigh, on different occasions, and had Insisted on remaining in the bastion, nor would he permit himself to be removed to hospital. Many of th e soldiers wore the Cross of St. George and other orders. What a phenomenon would a Bri tish private be with the riband of the C.B. on his heart. The Russians are very anxious to get some Of our medals, and there are some stories afloat e,encerninc , the cleverness with which some men have sold ) their florins (at high prices) for Sebas topol medals. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. Prince Napoleon is about to pay a visit to Eng _4lld. It is expected that his excursion will ex tend to Ireland, Scotland, and Norway. t DotritsE, April 24.—Half-past Three.—The mar fl Continued rather flat to the close, and prices eft off as follows : Cash. fr. e. End orMonth. ti Per Cents 93 50 —f. —e. tPar Cents 74 10 74 35 , 4 New Loa n 74 40 „Jam* Shares 3,950 Roman edit Robilier 1,760 Austrian zei g i an F•„„,, l'ie dniontes ' eTs)........ 93 25 Home Debt ...... . . RAILWAYS—?OE CASH. fr. C. fr. •3 ° rlelkna 1 405 Western - is/ ........ ...... , orthern LYons .. ........ •• 1 , 435 New Ditt0......(x d) 885 noun - . • ••• • ' ol terra 1,665 Grand Central tt 143,0115 Geneva 810 Tests eee 783 75 Austrian Corn. 937 50 C° VNT WALEWSKI'S SPEECH IN THE CON GREsS. We are enabled to lay before our readers an authentic report of Count Walewski's (the First '"esch, Plenipotentiary) important speech, pro nounced in the Congress on April 8. After some formal business, Count Walewski rose and said—He thought it 'was desirable that, before they separated, the pleni- Potentiaries should exchange their ideas upon vari ?us subjects which called for solution, and which itmight be useful to take into consideration, with a view to prevent future complications. Although they had assembled for the special purpose of ar ranging the Eastern question, the Congress might, in his opinion, have to reproach itself if it were not to take advantage of the circumstance which brought together so many representatives of the principal Powers of Europe, to elucidate certain questions, lay down certain principles, and give utterance to certain sentiments—all with the sole object of assur ing the tranquillity of the world by dispelling, while they yet were not too threatening, the clouds which inightalready be seen lowering in the political horizon It could not, he said, be denied, that Greece was in an abnormal situation. The anarchy to which that country had been abandoned had compelled France and England to send troops to the Piraeus, and that at a time when their armies had no lack of enjoyment elsewhere, The Congress knew what Was the state of Greece at that moment. More over, Congress could not be ignorant that the con dition of that country was far from satisfactory at the present time. It would not therefore be a proceeding without its utility it the powers repre sented in the Congress were to manifest a desire to see the three protecting courts take into their ma ture consideration the deplorable situation of the kingdom which they had created, and devise means to apply a remedy. Count Walewski did not doubt . that L or d Cl aren don would concur with him in declaring that the two Governments were most a ll xiously'llooking forward to the moment when they might safely put an end to their occupation of Greece ; but this they felt they could not do, so l ' i .ong as serious modifications were not made in the Present state of things in Greece. The French plenipotentiary afterwards reminded the Congress that the Pontifical States were also in au abnormal situation. The necessity of not leav- V g tho se s t a t es a prey to anarchy had determined r anee as well as Austria to respond to the re quest of th e Holy See in occupying Rome with her ltroopsl, while Austria occupied the Legations. r anee had a double motive in deferring without h esitation to the desires of the Holy See - I st, as a Catholic ; an d 2d, as an European power. A.s the c. eldest child of the Church," a title of which the E mperor was most proud, his Majesty had made i t a duty to give his aid to the Sovereign Pontiff. B ut, further, the tranquillity of all Italy was I naeh too closely connected with the maintenance of order in Europe for France not to have an in terest of the highest kind to assist, by all the means 1 ,, 1 her power, in the preservation of order in the 'nPe's dominions. He fully saw how much there 'W U that was abnormal in the situation of a power which had need of the support of foreign troops in order to maintain its authority. He did not hesi tate to declare, and he hoped that Count Buol wo4l d. Bay as much on the part of Austria, that France was not only ready to withdraw her troops from Rome, but she desired with all her heart that the time when she might do so without compro mising the interests of the Pontifical government, in which the Emperor took so lively an interest, might not be indefinitely postponed. It was most desirable, in the interest of the equilibrium of Europe, that the French forces should he enabled safely to evacuate the Roman States. He did not doubt that the frank expression of these sentiments on the part of France and Austria would do good, and produce a favourable impression. Continuing in the same order of ideas he felt prompted to inquire whether it was not to be wished that certain governments in the Italian Peninsula should by acts of well-considered clemency conciliate such of their subjects as were not perverted though they had gone astray, and should thus put an end to a system which operated directly contrary to its object, a system which instead of restraining the enemies of order had for its effect to weaken the governments that acted upon it, and to augment the number of the partisans of deraogogy ? Iu his opinion it would be to render a signal service to the government of the Two Sicilies as well as to the cause of order in the Peninsula to enlighten that government on the subject of the wrong course which it was pursuing. He thought that a warning con ceived in this spirit and coming from the Congress would be well received by the Neapolitan Govern ment, which could not possibly entertain any sus picion of the motives of advice coming from such a quarter. Count Walewski next called the attention of the Congress to a subject which, although relating more immediately to France, was nevertheless one of real interest to all European powers. It was well known that in Belgium publications were printed every day which contained the most hostile and insulting attacks upon France and her Government, and that in these publications revolt and assassination were openly advocated. Very recently some Belgian journals pronounced an eulogium on the "Mari anne," a secret society whose tendencies and objects were notorious. All these publications were so many implements of war directed against the in t3rnal tranquillity of France by the enemies of social order, who, strong in the impunity which they en joyed under the shelter of Belgian legislation, cherish the hope of succeeding in their guilty pro jects. He protested that the sincere desire of the Emperor was to maintain the best relations with Belgium, and he hastened to add that his Majesty's Government had every reason to be satisfied with the Cabinet of Brussels, which had done its best to mitigate a state of things which it was not in its power to change, because the laws of Belgium did not empower it to repress the excesses of the press nor to take the initiative of a reform which had be come absolutely indispensable. 'We should regret (the French plenipotentiary continued) to be placed under the obligation of ourselves making Belgium to understand that it is imperatively necessary to modify a legislation which is not compatible with the fulfilment by her government of the first of in ternational duties—namely, that of not tolerating intrigues having for their avowed object to disturb the tranquillity of neighbouring states. Any re monstrances on the part of a stronger power would so much resemble a threat that we naturally en deavour, by every possible means, to avoid having recourse to them. If the representatives of the great powers, appreciating this necessity from the same point of view as ou'rselves, should think fit to express their opinion on the subject, it is probable that the Belgian Government, relying upon the great majority of the country, would find itself in a position to put an end to a state of things which cannot fail, sooner or later, to produce difficulties and even dangers which it is for the interest of Belgium to avert. In conclusion, the Count proposed that the Con gress should crown its labours by a declaration which would constitute a real progress in inter national jurisprudence, and would be gratefully accepted by the entire world. The Congress of Westphalia had declared for liberty of conscience ; the Congress of Vienna for the abolition of the slave trade and the free navigation of rivers. It would be, worthy of the Congress of Paris to put an end to long-standing dissensions by laying down the bases of an uniform maritime code in time of war. The four following principles would completely attain this ol.ject :-1. The abolition of La Course. 2. That neutral merchandise covers enemy's merchan dise, except contraband of war. 3. That neutral merchandise, except contraband of war, cannot be seized even under an enemy's flag. 4. That a blockade is only obligatory so far as it is real.— Daily News. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-APRIL 24. CIVIL SERVICE. Motion made and question proposed —" That this house will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a committee to consider of an address to her Majesty to thank her Majesty for having caused to be laid before this house the Report of thd Civil Service Commissioners; to state humbly to her Majesty that this house has observed with great satisfaction the zeal and prudence with which the Commissioners have pro ceeded in applying a remedy to evils of a serious character, the previous existence of which has now been placed beyond dispute ; and also the degree of progress that has been made, with the sanction of the heads of various departments of the State, towards the establishment of a system of com petition among candidates for admission to the Civil Ser vice ; to assure her Majesty of the steady support of this house in the prosecution of the salutary measures which she has been graciously please'l to adopt ; and humbly to make known to her Majesty, that if she shall think fit fur ther to extend them, and to make trial in the Civil Service of the method of open competition as a condition of en trance, this house will cheerfully provide for any charges which the adoption of that system may entail." Where upon previous question put, " That that question be now put." The house divided—Ayes HS, Noes 87. AYES-108. Ball, E. Gladstone, W. Barnes, T. Gordon, A. Barrow, W. Graham, Sir J. Bass, M. Greaves, E. Baxter, W. Greenall, Gilbert Beamish, F. ' Ila.drield, George Bell, J. Hanmer, Sir John Bignold, Sir S. Henchy, D. Black, Adam Herbert, S. Blake, M. J. Hervey, Lord A. Bond, J. Heywood, J. Bowyer. G. Holland, E. Brady, J. Ingham, It. Brown, H. Ingram, H. Brown, W. Jackson, W. Bruce, 11. A. Keating, H. Buck, Col. Kennedy, T. Challis, T. King, L. Cheetham, John Kinnaird, A. Clay, Sir W., Bt. Langston, J. H. Cocks, T. S. Langton, El. G. Colvile. C. R. Laslett, W. Corbally, M. E. Layard, A. H. Cowan, C. Lee, W. Crook, J. Lindsay, W. Currie, Ralkcs Mackie, J. Dashwood, Sir G. MacMahon, P. Dillwyn, L. L. Maddock, Sir EL Duncan, George Martin, P. Dunlop. A. Meagher, T. Ebrington, Viscount nall, E. Ewart, W. Milligan., R. Ewart, J. Michell, William Farnham, E. . Mowatt, F. Ferguson, J. Napier, Sir C. Forster, Charles Norreys, Sir D. Pox, W. J. O'Connell, O. Oliveira, B. Otway, A. Palmer, Bounden Paxton, Sir J. PeHitt, A. Phillunore, R. J. Price. W. Rich, H. IticharLlson, J. Rushout, Capt. G. Russell, F. C., Rust, James Scobell, Capt. Scully, F. Shelley, Sir J. Smith, J. B. Smollett, A. Stirling, W. Stracey, Sir H. Strutt, lion. B. Stuart, Captain Swift, R. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Tite, W. Vivian, H. H. Walcott, Admiral. \Valaisley, Sir J. Walter, J. Warner, R. Whatman, J. Wilkinson, W. Williams, W. Wynne, John T ELLER& Ooderich, Viscount Northeote, Sir S. NOES-87. -- - Agnew, Sir A. Heard, J. Philipps, J. Anderson, -ir J. Henley, J. Phi ilimore, J. G. Baines, Rt. lion. M. Herbert, H. Portal, M. Baird, J. Horsman, E. Power, N. Baring, Sir F. Howard. C. Pngh, D. Bentinck, G, Hume, W. Raynham,:ViscOrtnt Berkeley, G. C. Kendall, N. Ricardo, S. Bethel!, Sir R. Ker, D. Rice, E. Blackburn, P. Kirk, W. Robertson, P. Brand, II B. W. Knatchbull, W. Seymour, 11. Brotherton, J. Laboucriere,Rt.llon.H Smith, R. Child, Smith Lewis, Sir (4. C. Smith, M. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E .Lisburne, Earl Smith, Abel Coote, Sir C. H. Lushington, C. M. Fomerrille, Sir W. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Macartney, G. Spooner, R. Davies, D. Mackinnon, W. , Steel, John Davison, It. 314eGregor, James Talbot, C. Bering, Sir E. Magan, W. Taylor, Colonel Duncan, Viscount Martin, J. Tottenham, C. Dunne, Colonel Massey, W. Vernon, V. Fergus, John Mills, T. Villiers, C. Fitzgerald, J. Monereiff, J. Waddington, D. Fitzroy, Henry Morris, D. Waterpark, Lord Forster, John Naas, Lord Willcox, B. Greene, Thomas Nisbet, R. Wilson, J. Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. O'Flaherty, A. Winnington, Sir T. Grogan, Edward Osborne, It. Wyvill, M. Gurney, J. H. Pack°, C. TELLERS. Hastie, Alex. Palmerston, Viscount Hayter, W. Hastie, Arend. Peel, F. Mulgravo, Earl of THE PENINSULAR MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Evening.—By th e P eninsu lar a nd Orient-II Company's steamer Tagu4, Capt. Weeks, we have dates from Gib raltar, April 16 ; Cadiz, 17 ; Ltsbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ; Vi4n. 21. The Tagus bring on freight specie, value 3,415/. Lisbon exchanges by the packet are quoted, for three months, at 54A on London. ELECTION OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR CLERKENWELL.—Last night a meeting of the vestry of the parish of Cltakenwell was held—Mr. Churchwarden Jones in the chair —when Dr. Griffiths, of St. John square, was elected medical officer of health under the Local Management Act. THE TREATY OF PEACE. — ln'elligence has been re ceived from St. Petersburg that Prince de Liechtensteir, bearer of the ratification of the Emperor Alexander, has quitted that city, and may be expected in Paris towards the end of the mont h. pains rimy be takes to con cea l th e f act, i t i s certain Whateverthat A us tria is disappointed and c h agr i ned at the result of the Pari s Conferences. FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY. —Last night, about nine o'clock, a fire took place on the premises belonging to Mr. Thos. Merchant, known as the Emperor of China's Tavern, situate at No. 43, Broad-street, and No. 1, Endell-street, Bloomsbury. In the course of about two hours the flames were subdued, but not until several rooms were burnt out. The loss, which amounts to several hundred pounds, falls on the Sun Fire-offioe. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, APRIL 24. —Admissions on payment, 2,094 ; ditto by Beason tickets, 577,; total visitors, 2,671. CAMBRIDGE ASVIIM IFOR SOLDIERS' WIDOWS.*--Yes terday, a meeting of the friends and supporters of this charity took place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate: street, the Eton. Colonel Liddell in the chair, when eight widows-were elected from a list of neatdidates. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRITi 25, 1856 SHARE MARKETS. LINES LtrA.SED .FIXED kCENTALB. (THIS DAY.) RArt.wArli Compsulx Clogin4 riloes this thy. ur~ruran this lay. RAILWAYS. !Paid] " RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Business done this day. 26 w 27 - 4* ••• 8i -- 9 174 -- 113 15i -16 i 121 134 88 - 90 69i - CO I 4 - 15 ••ft .N . • ••• .... ••• ... ~- ... 16i - i7i 94. 3t 21 - 26 ••. - 60 - 62 27 28 ... ... 88 - 92 7 - 8 93 - 94 78 - 79 L 24 . 126 102 104 61. 62 58 60 70 - 75 - 7p 5i -6A 87t - 884 .•• - .•• •• 7k - 7k 102 104 100 - 100 i - 4 94 - 95 ... - ...d ••• ... 28t ••• - 4 7 - .5/ - 741 13 - 45 •04 ..... ••• i• -• 115 51- 66 3} Sy' 33i 34i ••• 76} -77 A 6 3i 3 d 16i I n 56 —; 87 —.91, 6 6d 51 64 I.o§ 27 28 654 106 75 77 46 48 15 - 16 71 72 74 4 ,2 lj ,id -- 37 ;04. ...... le. se ""' ... .... SOO 203 4i - 5 61 - 7i 6 - 8 I`i'- 24 5 - OiP • eft ... • •• ... MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and with a good supply, at an advance of id. per lb. The sales were estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 bales, comprising about 8,000 American (1,000 for export and a like amount on specula tion,) 450 Pernam and Maranham, 64d. to 71d. ; 800 Egyptian, Qd. to llid. ; 3,000 Surat, 41d. to 51d. ; (2,000 on speculation,) and 100 Sea Islands, ls. to 26. sd. per lb. There was but little change to notice in the Railway Share Market. The business transacted in the Mincing-lane Markets this week has been limited, in conse quence of no public sales having been held on Wednesday, but there has been a steady demand for most articles at previous prices. Sugar has, been rather active, and full rates, with a slight advance in some cases, have been realised. In coffee transactions have been limited, and the prices have been supported. Cocoa has been quiet, and tea has met with a restricted inquiry. Rum has been taken to a fair extent, and spices have ruled rather heavy. Most of the cochineal offered at public sale was taken in, and indigo has been quiet, in consequence of the forthcoming sales. The May sales of the latter article will include 7,418 chests, and the trade are busily engaged in inspecting late arrivals. The deliveries have re. cently fallen off, and the market is firm at pre vious prices. Tallow has been inactive. Accounts from Constantinople, by way of Mar seilles, mention that the cessation of the blockade of the Russian ports in the Black Sea, with the free export of grain, and the raising of the restric tions on commerce by the Sublime Porte, has created great activity amongst the maritime traders of that city. A crowd of vessels of every nation set sail on the 15th inst. for the Black Sea, when the notification arrived from Odessa, which was published officially by order of Count Stroganoff, the Governor-Gdneral of New Russia. This Im perial decree announces the export of cereals, spirits, wines, hemp, Asc., to foreign countries, on the old basis, with especial mention of the re establishment of commercial relations with France, England, Sardinia, and Turkey. Letters from St. Petersburg mention that the Tallow Market has become active, and prices which exhibited a decline on the 11th instant, were again recovering. The sales for delivery in August had risen from 136 silver roubles per berkowitz to 138 and 139, with the greater portion to be paid in advance. Potashes are dealt in for July at 20 roubles, with all the money paid in advance, and 21, with a portion. Linseed Oil is in demand, and flax rules at 25 roubles. The Grain Markets are not much improved, but Rye is firm at 6 roubles. Exchange on London is steady at 371 and on Paris at 390, 392. The Anglesea, Captain Thorne, has arrived off Plymouth, from Port Philip, with 51,319 ounces of gold. A meeting takes place to-day of the shareholders of the Royal Swedish Railway, to consider the best means of recovering the affair of the company from the frauds committed by Mr. Sadleir to the amount of 346,4131., as stated in the report to be submit ted to the meeting. The final instalments of 15 per.cent. on the Loan, and 10 per cent. on the Funding of Exche quer Bills were completed yesterday, but the Money Market remained comparatively easy, and " out of doors" first-class bills were negotiated at a fraction under the Bank of England minimum. In the Market for Public Securities no change of importance has occurred to-day, but the quotations continue rather heavy, in the absence of any specu lative dealings of importance. Consols have been 92; to 93, and 921 to 93k for money ; for account they are 93 to 93/. The New Three per Cents. are 921 1, and the Reduced 911 to 92. The June Exchequer Bills are 3s. discount to par. Foreign Stocks are generally lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. have receded to 97i Mexican Bonds are 921 Brazilian New 4i per Cents. 95. Grenada New Active 181, and ditto Deferred 7to 7i. Spanish Three per Cents. are dull at 441, ditto Deferred 234 to 24k, and the Passive 71. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report the market for American Stocks as being vary quiet, prices generally continuing without alteration. The fol lowing are the current rates : Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868_105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-105 STATE SECURITIES. .. Alabama 5 per Cent . 80 Alabama 8 8 3 82 K California Kentucky ck y 57 6 p per p e e r r CC C e en e n ut Steß ß o o ln. n l ns s g Bonds)lB6 —1872... 90 m Th i t e r s y i l s a e n ii ( l i pi s pe 6 r Ce p n e t r . (S c t e e n rl t i . ng P810.1n8d45EL.k...1871... 4 ... 83.3 4 89 5 3 Bonds Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16 1.£ . ! P e nnsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock 1 877._ 80 82 ... 87 89 PennsylvaniaTßeo nsVirginiant Virginia o e n s' 566 p r r er c rs Cent. t: B.C. LOANS B 4O S n noA t ot dn e n. s f i ß l ss( i s I): OF Fvß: CITIES. (Divers) Bonds) ) . 1886...1888 84 86 8 89 6 27 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 79 81 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 81i 863 Michigan Central 8 p. Cent. 1860... 91 Do. do. do. 1869... 93 95 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 91 New York Central 6 per Cont., not Convertible 1883... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 81 86 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertihle 1862... 79i 813 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 81i 823 Panama Sterling Bonds Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... 88 90 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—GrenadaDeferred B on d s , 19 20 ; M ex i can, 22a Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 94 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44A 5 ; ditto Deferred, 234 ; ditto Certificates, 5i ; ditto Passive, 7 I. Railway Shares have been depressed by the un favourable character of some of the traffic receipts given under this head yesterday, but at this period last year the visit of the Emperor Napoleon, it must be remarked, increased tha general income. Most of the shares opened heavily, but have since slightly rallied. The foreign lines are weaker. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive. 80 82 Bhr. 20 5 10 18 93 100 1 20, to BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. 20 (Prom the Oficial List.) 40 1-16 17 hank Stock 212 i 3 per Cent. Redacted Annuities..... . 3 t..-tr Cent UOllBOlll iinuaitiev 9 14 4 i 2 Loot; l'le D w it 3 t Annuities, 3 er o ('I T' t Cent• Years,e s e p x i A nnuitiesrpei 5 t t h j is Lta Honda, £lOOO ..... Ditto, under £lOOO 3 8 d Consols lor Account - 3 i 3 i Exchequer Bills. 2i3• March. June. ti- 000 .............. . .... .V 560 par I 3 d par par ....._ gynall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 2 Pi 3dpar 988 i April, 1885 60... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. lOO Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent. . 95 Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. Ditto Deferred. 7 ktexican 3 per Cent . ••• — Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4)1 per Cent. Bpanisb Bonds, 3 per Cent - I Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 24 A 3/ i l'itto Passive Turkieh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account 97 xcl. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account uivaionds on the above styabio In Londoi, THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money 92 i f 3 Ditto Account (May 8) 93 i SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.—Her •Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Albert, honoured the society this morning with a visit to view the Exhibition previous to its being opened to the public ; the Royal party were attended by the Hon. Mary F. Seymour, the Hon. Emily S. Cathcart, Lord Alfred Paget, Col. Seymour, Lieut. Cowell, and Mr. Gibbs. The President, J. F. Lewis, Esq., the Secretary, J. J. Jenkins, Esq., and the Mem ber! of the Council, bad, the honour of receiving the. 1 14 3 , 41=iiisiters at the Gallery.] • .Ili a. beriseen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Janet_ all i3olfast & Ballymena all t irming. Wolverh 4 Stour Valley Lancab di Cheshire Janet all Do. Chesh. & Blrk. £5O and £25 Cono 19 Do:, .. . ... all Rlyth &Tyne origins £25 (las& at £46 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. 61a. Carm. and Cardigan all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Paw 18 Cornwall 8 Do. B 1i CrieT Junction 45 Dr.b!in&BolfastJunc. all Dun. P. & Ahcr. Jnc. 100 East Anglian all Easterl4 Con4tioth• 100 East. Union, A St} 11)) De., B. Stoot Sa Do., New 10 East Kent 100 vast Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgov, all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Rdin. Prth & Dna+, 9 Forth & Clyde Jan% all Furness . all Do. Extension .. . 100 Glasgow &S. 'Peet__ all Great N. of Scotltid, 100 Great Northern ... 100 Do., A. Stock .... . . 1 00 Do., B. Stock • 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. ; • 100 Great Western ... . . 100 Do. Stour Val. Bali Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14;, Do., Thirds.. 8 Do. Nov Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh Do., Wit. aiding Un all Liv.rioy.&Southpt all London & Blackwell 100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 2A Do. Eighth 5.......... 100 London andS. Westn all Do., £5O. all Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enniak. 1()0 Ittanch.She its. Do., Man. & Lin. Tin 1 Metropolitan 1.00 Midland 'lOO Do. Birmng. &Deft) ) all Midi& G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 83 Newry & Enniskiller all Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor. . 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Connties Un 100 North British... , Nth Devon Rail. & 100 Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock. all B Stock all Do., a B Guarantee 100 Lastern--Berwin 21i Do. do. Extension 15 Dodo. G.N.E. v.turoh all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London :31 is N.&S.Wstrn.,Ham! • stead, and City Jn.. 17i North Staffordshire.. all North Western all N. & S.Westrn.Junc. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley , and Leicester.. 110 Ox., Wore., & Wolv. 8 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 'ScottishMidland 100 Shropshire IJni)n a'l. South ,Devon I Ml South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. dF Itic. Dui , pee NM. 1,..• • 16 " &Wel a') Stockton & Darli 16f StcAton & Hnrtlepl 110 Taff Vale 110 1)o. Prof., No. 1 %2 Thames Hay. D.& R ITiverstone & Lance all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&LimeFlc l all I West Cornwall. all West End of Londor and Crystal Palace all Do. A ....... 3 Do. B all West London. all j Wimbledn &Croydon Form GN. ‘AtrerpAtio)tt rd-m 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till'64 10 Ardennes all , ittlgian Earatn. Junc 14 Beziers to Graisama 44 Bombay, Baroda, an Contrallndia,Sarli all Do. ail Demerara ... 11 Dutch 11.1ieniah 411 Eastern of France 19 Do. New qIl Bast Indian, g. 5 p.o 15 I Do. Citension .. all i D0.41p.c.8nd5.,'57 ail Do. do. do., '59, do 15 'Gee ong e Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt.. al Do., Lon. allot., do. 22 t, ,(}d. Tk of CauadaA is , r 1 Do. 93 Do. Cert. or Del - mu con. into Stk. till '6? all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsnl, 14 'Great Lnlcenaborm- Constituted Share= all Do, Obligationß... ' 11 Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. all Gt. Western of Canac! a I Shares , NI Do. New all IDo. Sde., payable's7 with option till '55. all Do. do., '62, p. all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all iDo. do., '73, withow option ..... ... ...... 1 a ll Hamilton Az Ton:at-, all I Do. 6 per cent. 17 Lake Conet. & Basl all I Liorro and Turnhout all Lucca & I'ist. sp. c.p 16 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons ds Meditorran all Madras, guar. 4 i p.c 10 iDo. New a 0., 5 p. c 10 Do. 4i p. c. Erten all Maria Antonia ... all Do. do. Now all Namur 4 Liege (witl lntorost) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.201. She Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B. & Ams.Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons, ~ all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... 1 5 'Rome and Frascati.. all Royal Danish ......... all Royal Swedish all ! Do. Obligations .... all 'Sambre and Meuse.. all Do. 51 p. cont. Pref. 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c all Do .... all Southern of France.. 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A).. ...... . all West Flanders ........ all Do 5A per c. Pref... 18 W. &N.W. of Franc all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ... all Zealand 1 8} 8 par 2 n - 21 31. 4 p . 2p - 41 -41 API 23i 14 231 2ci •• • "'". ... 17 -17 i 75 - 77 86i - 87 9 - 94 2 2k - 221 61 - 7 3 - 36 25/ - 26 3 - f 99 - 100 124 - 129 124 129 108 10►9 25/ 26 id 123 -- 128 fit P lAp 19 - 2O 11 - 2 p 7 = 7i K}.- 64 42 - 42. 12} - 12, 8 - 9 56i - 56 54 - 56 ii = ii "'" • 12 - 12i1 9! - 10 2} - 2/p ... - Pm 4 3 / 4 - 5 35 - 3G. $ • • - . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. U A - 18m m-afs • 5 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London .... ND Bri. Col. Bk.k. Ln. C. sll lirititth N. AMOrieS,7l 5 Ohartd. Bank of Aals 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China i 50 City 25 Colon , al 20 Commercial of Lond. all Eng. Scot. &AUL Cht. all i Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto Nov 20 reendon and Conn' yg 50 Lnd. E. Bnk g. 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Con.Br.Bir. 6 pc Do. 4i p. c. Pref. 8 Do. Pref. 4.} per ceu po. 5/. Pref. 4 p. c.. ;Ditto L. &lit:Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Norfolk Debenture [OO an 21i4 all 10 6 LP all 123 all ,Zt 10,1 It: 100 I It. 100 It. 100 L6l all 5 \ all. st. 100 10 tal 10 aII It. 'lOO jDoßrof. 5 p. o. St( ck It. 100 Do. S 3t. 100 1130. G por ct.pref.,.. It. 100 LDo.'9Voi-. Val. 5 p. c. h. 100 K. WO 17 7 W 13 124 9 /5 10 10 all F D Noith Biitish - V. E. Beret , 4 p.c. P. o. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c :No. l Do. do. Quarters ... 'Do:York Flat S. Pur ;North Staffordshire. It. I Ino Oi all Et all LO 1.1 0.6 all 10x,Wo.4W.H1gpe. Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Soot. Gent. ,New Pr' =oath Devon ,Do. fixed,4i per cent 'S. Eastern (Reading knn.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. C 'D.,. do. 41 p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. IStock. & Dar. , 5 p. c. 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Mar & Sept 10 9 k i 101 6 all Crystal Palace 3 31 31 5 all Do. Preference 5l 5f 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 6 D ust on lion Ore 20 13 Eastern Steam — 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 11 2 St. 100 Electric Telegraph... 9.5 97 961 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Se Collier - 15 14 Gon. Steam Navigat. 27 18 all General Screw Steam ... 151 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3* 31 31 2U 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Slediteran. Elec. Tel. • 8 10 10 9 Ntexiean&S.Americn. 5/ -7 6i 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fueil 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 14 2 11 10 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do. 8 pcPissatld p 21 100 80 New 13. dri‘T.S. Land 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 20 15 Krth.ofEuropeStaam 1 all Oriental Gas ll 14 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" * Rp p m 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 —3/ 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 10 Do. New 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - 75 73 21 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 11 1i 1 1 1 1 Ditto New. 25 all South Austral... Land 37 39 33 Bubo:tar. Tel. Scrip 20 all Do. Registered .. . 16 5 rrust& L. Co.U. OM •• • 100 1 281 cram Diemen's. t•iind 15 16 . V.Go.6p,c.JanolliT as 1-.7 aM . M 101 i 95 6i THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY: (This Day.) The Board resumed its sittings to-day at 11 o'clock. Lord Lucan repented his application to the Board to be allowed to put in Sir D. Dundas's written answers to certain queries he (Lord Lucan) had addressed to him relative to the facilities for obtaining material, &c., from the fleet for the temporary shelter of the horses. The Judge-Advocate-General said that the Board were of opinion that at this stage of the proceedings sufficient reason had not been assigned for their receiv ing secondary evidence. In the event of the Board finding it necessary to receive further information on the point it was intended to call Sir D. Dundas, and if he was unable to attend they would consider how they would receive his evidence. Col. Tulloch then referred to Sir R. Airey's evidence given on a former day, wherein he stated that he gave the Commissioners general answers to general questions, in order to put in an official communication from Col. Gordon, wherein he asked for time for himself and General Airey to answer the questions, 52 in number, on the ground that every one of them appeared to con tain an accusation against some one, and required to be well considered before answered. The letter wag then put and read. Cul. Tulloch then proceeded to address the Board on the evidence that had been adduced before the Board, but before doing so he called attention to the difficult task he had to perform, in supporting the report he and Sir J, M'Neil had presented to Government, by the in complete evidence at his command in this country. Had this inquiry taken place in the Crimea he would have been in a different position as regarded the military evi dence, and he would then have been able to show the daily labour of the cavalry. He had only two courses to pursue with regard to this inquiry —one, to come for ward regardless of these disadvantages; or, on the other hand, to leave the report at the mercy of those who thought themselves aggrieved by it, and who alleged that the Commissioners had distorted the facts presented to their notice. Not the least difficulty the Commissioners bad to contend against was that military officers did not appear to comprehend the guarded expressions which persons em ployed to report to Government were obliged to use, and they appeared to be unable to understand the reason why certain officers were not pointed out at once by name, so that they might come forward and defend themselves, and another difficulty was to ascertain where responsibility commenced and where it ended in reference to the requirements of an army in the field. The gallant Colonel then entered at great length upon an examination of the evidence taken by the Commis sioners, contrasting it with that given before the Board, and the statements that had been made by Lord Lucan and others, principally with a view to show that there must have been a want of promptitude and ingenuity somewhere, when three months were allowed to elapse between the time when an order was issued for pro viding shelter for the horses, and the time at which it was attended to, notwithstanding that the winter was fast setting in. The Commissioners in con ducting their inquiry in the Crimea did all they could under the circumstances to bring out full information, even to the extent of putting their questions in a tone requiring careful and circumspect answers. The want of promptitude and ingenuity resulted simply into this, that the military authorities knew from the middle of November the difficulties in which they were likely to be placed from the want of shelter for the cavalry. Week after week passed, and yet no shelter was provided, al. though the severity of the winter was setting in so fast that numbers of the horses were dying daily. Under these circumstances it was natural for the Commissioners to consider what facilities could be given for sheltering the cavalry before the end of winter, and the evidence in the Crimea as well as that given before the Board by Col. Thompson, Col. Doherty, Col. Douglas, Col. Griffiths, Col. Low, Mr. Bracebridge, and Mr. Rawlinson, showed that temporary shelter might have been provided for the horses by digging trenches mid the use of sailcloth, which was plentiful on board the vessels in the harbour, &c., and the Commissioners were therefore, he contended, justified in coming to the conclusion that there had been a want of promptitude and ingenuity displayed by some person in not provid ing temporary shelter for the horses. He was much surprised at the evidence given by Sir Ed. Lyons rela tive to the spare canvas on board a vessel, and he asked the Board to suspend their conclusion on that subjen until after the production of the returns he had sug gested should be called for by the Bard, stating the amount of reserved sails and canvas en board the fleet at the time alluded to. He called the attention of the Board to the fact that no sailcloth was asked for, nor suggestions made to Lord Raglan that it .should be pr• cured for shelter, nor did Lord Raglan apply to the Ad miralty for any. As to carpenters a full supply might have been obtained in a few days from C mstantinople. The gallant Colonel next referred to the detailed infer. mation furnished to the Commissioners relative to the employment of the cavalry in the Crimea, and of the number of available men and horses for the various duties they had to perform, which Lord Lucan charac terised as minor objections in the report, and contended that the Commissioners were justified in coming to the conclusion, on that evidence, that suf• ficient promptitude and ingenuity had not been displayed in providing shelter tor the cavalry, lie then defended the Commissioners from the charge made against them by Lord Lucau that they bad exceeded their instructions, and looked upon the approval of their report by the Government and the country as a com plete refutation of that charge. Where the Commis sioners bad had occasion to charge blame they had done it in the most guarded manner, but be was sorry to find that caution on their part had raised up enemies in various quarters when a more decided opinion would have involved the hostility of but one individual. The statement of the gallant colonel was received with applause. The Judge-Advocate-General asked Lord Lucan if he could proceed at once with his case. Lord Lucan said he should like to have an opportunity of reading Col. Tulloch's statement first, and asked the Board to adjourn over till Monday. TLe Judge-Advocate-General said that the Board re gretted the postponement of the Court over till Monday, but as he bad stated it was necessary he should have that time to prepare his defence they would accede to his request. If his lordship's case was concluded in time on Monday the Board would proceed with that of Lord CArdigan. The Court then adjourned till Monday. Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S.-THURSDAY. Many of the members being still in the north, the room was thinly attended, and only a small amount of business was transacted. The principal outlay was in support of Pamlotto for the Two Thousand : 4 to 1 was taken to nearly 3001., sod, towards the close, two or three investments were made at 7 to 2. The transactions on the other events named below presented nothing worthy of particular comment. CLOSING PRICES. TWO VOUSAND GUINEAS. 2to 1 agst Yellow Jack (offered) 7 to 2 agst Fazzoletto (4 to 1 taken freely) 7 to 2 agst Porto Rico (take 4 to 1) Bto 1 agst Bird-in Hand (taken) 12 to 1 agst Enchanter (taken) 100 to 8 agst Milton (offered) 15 to 1 agst The Prince (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Imogene (taken) 10 to 1 agst One Act (taken to 1001., 12 to 1 also laid) 10 to 1 agat Yorkshire Grey (taken) THE DERBY. 100 to 40 agat Wentworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Cannobie (taken) 12 to 1 agst Artillery 1000 to 30 agst Fly-by-Night 40 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken) . 50 to 1 agst The Prince (taken) NOTICE.—The Subscription Room will be opened on Saturday (to-morrow). MALTON RACES.--TutmsDaY. The Birdsall Handicap. One mile. Bracken 1 Pembdw................ 2 Five ram Non Norcliffe Stakes. Half a mile. Eugenie ............. Muloto 2 Ge1dart..................W0n .............easily Melton Handicap. One mile and a half. Maid of Derwent Assayer . . 2 Eleven ran. The Two-Year•Old Stakes. Half a mile. Pete....................................... ...................... 1 Marmion Five ran. Won by a length. Selling Plate. Ono mile and a quarter. Heiress Exmouth 2 Four ran. Won by a length. The Amateur Stakes. One mile. Bright Miss Allen 2 Three ran. Urion Hnnt Cup. Two miles. Sir Richard 1 2 Venture , The Hero I Sir Richard and Vekture objected to. C 4- 1? ,6r4-•',*ls'lP,'*MtNl,t o.**44lott . i 711} Pm Pm ~! skin.•. _ . Naval and Military inteilig ence. A banquet was given at the Royal Naval College., p er , mouth Dockyard, last evening, to the officers of the Im erial Preach Navy who atten :ed the review iu hhs Impe rial Majesty's corvette Du Chayla, commanded by Captain tgueville, whose officers are Lieutenants Dewatre and Tit. \rd, Ensigns Garrey and A. Hamelin. The deputation on b. acrd consists of the following officers :—Rear-Adiniral Juri nde la Graviere ; Captains Belveze, Pironne au, Dide lot, I. 'othuan ' Benic, Le Jenne, and Chap eron ; Li eutenants E. HI anelin, Zed°, Dubarquis, Boelle, Touboulic, d e Jon quiere 5, de B eau li eu, Hocquart, andLafont ; Eneigns Le Roux o to Villiers, de Barbarin, Flouriais, and Bu'quet, Com naissaii e de la Marine. The banquet was given by the admirals and captains of the Iles tat Spithead. The College was suitably "ap.: pointed " for the occasion, and the dinner was furnished from the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich. Tho Erebus iron floatin g battery, built by Napier, of Glasgow, arrived at Spithead on Wednesday evening. She is the most seaworthy-looking of any battery yet seen at Portsmouth. She was towed into harbour yesterday after noon. The hospital-ship Belleisle,"Captain Hosken, was yes. terday officially inspected at the Motherbank by Sir John Liddell, C.B. , Director-General of the Medical Department of the NaVy, who expressed himself highly gratified with the hospital arrangements made by sledical Inspector M`Kechuie, Dr. Beith, Staff Surgeon, and the rest of the medical staff. She has now 95 invalids on board from the fleet at Spithead. The Lords of the Admiralty visited the fleet at Spithead yesterday in the Black Eagle. Their Lordships' flag-lien. tenant for the day of the review (Mr. W. Lang, May 12, 1847, of her Majesty's ship Hogue)'tlfey have promoted to the rank of commander. Two new iron mortar floats, Nos. 114 and 115, built at Messrs. Mare's, arrived at Woolwich on Wednesday even ing, and were yesterday morning taken into basin for fit. ment. There still remain at Messrs. Scott Rweeell's esta blishment some eight or ten gun-boats in process of being built, and which, according to the stipulation with Go vernment, are yet to be completed. Messrs. Pitcher's contract for supplying a stated number of mortar floats is also unfulfilled. The Alma contract Ordnance vessel is being laden from Woolwich Arsenal with shrapnel and other shot and ahell for Portsmouth ; and the Inkerceann is taking in a cargo of mortar beds and gun-carriages for the same port. The daily number of mortars and guns under proof at the Arsenal-butt, Woolwich, is now reduced to the small amount of four or five. The transit of bombshells and 'hat to and from the various departments of the Arsenal grounds has almost ceased, and given place to the vast preparations for the great fete shortly to take place in London. Some of the machinery in the great laboratory. room has been removed to clear a space for the preparation of rocket tubes and other pyrotechnic materials. The paddle-wheel steam-sloop Virago, 6, made a trial of her engines from Plymouth to the Eddystone on Wednes day afternoon. The sloop Grecian, 12, Commander George Blame, in Hamoaze, had her masts taken out on Wednesday. Her crew are ordered to be paid off to-day. The steam-frigate Liffey, building at No. 3 slip in De vonport Dockyard, is intended to be launched on the 6th of May. The forefoot and timbers of the Captain hulk, burnt in Hamoaze in 1813, have been raised, and were deposited in Devonport Dockyard on Wednesday. Yesterday the Emperor (screw steamer), Kangaroo, and ' Bahian& sailed from Liverpool for the Crimea with stores and ammunition. They will bring back British troops. To-day detachments of the 2,1 Dragoons and Bth and 11th llussars will embark at Liverpool for Dublin, which place the lith Lancers will shortly leave for Live pool. A memorial, signed by about 100 Paymasters of the army, has been presented to Lord Panmure, in which they beg his lordship to recommend the state of that branch of the service to her Majesty, that she may be pleased to grant some improveruent in the pay and rank of Paymas ters, to compensate for their increased responsibility and the additional work they have to perform, and to place them in the same position as other ranks in the service who have benefited under recent warrants. The memorial refers to various disadvantages under which Army Pay masters labour. Large amounts pass through their hands, and much labour is entailed upon them from the complica tion of accounts arising from various causes. Another allegation in the memorial is that the introduction of rail ways has caused a great increase of their labour. It is also stated that great improvements have taken place in the promotion of officers, from which the memorialists are ab solutely debarred. They then contrast their position with that of Navy Paymasters, to show that it is much more favourable than their own. Having stated these alleged disadvantages, the memorialists proceed to make various suggestions as to the rank which they should hold on ap pointment and after certain length of service, and also in regard to an increase of pay. They then pray that some modification may be made respecting their retirement. To this memorial the following answer has been received from Sir B. Hawes, the Secretary to the War Department, dated Anril 14, directed to Paymaster Burney, Depot Bat tali, n, Preston : " Sir,—l ant directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d of January, enclosing a memorial signed by yourself and other Paymasters of the army, and to acquaint you that Lord Pawn ure, having given it a full consideration, has con sented to the honorary rank of Major being conferred upon those Paymasters who may retire upon half-pay after a service of 30 years, but his lordship can coo no grounds for granting honorary rank to this class of officers while on full pay, nor for increasing the rate of retirement allowed to them by the warrant of the Gth of October, 1854." MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCEIA.NGE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were very moderate, and the show of samples was small. The at tendance of both town and country buyers was by no means numerous, and the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled inactive, at Monday's currency. The supply of foreign wheat was by no means extensive. All kinds moved off slowly, on former terms. We had a good demand for barley and malt, at full rates. There was - a slight improvement iu the oat trade. In prices, however, no change took place. Beans, peas, and flour met a slow inquiry, at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS TIM! WZRIC. Wheat. 4 IlarLoy. Malt.. 1 Oats. ' tngllsh .. 2,430 ; 99a 2,670 I 2:0 1,410 Irish •• • • 4 770 7 4 0 4100 00 sks brig - 6'5 70 2 Foreign • 1 4,530 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was eatouivoly supplied with beasts. Although the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, Monday's improvement in the quotations was supported. Thu show of sheep was moderate, and most breeds were in fair request, at full prices. We were scantily supplied with lambs, which sold heavily, and prices were the turn in favour of buyers. The top quotation was 7s per 81bs. We had a fair demand for calves, at full quotation/. In - pigs very little was doing. Milch cows changed hands slowly, at from 131. 13s to 191. each, including their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the ofTale. 8. d. 8. d.l 8. d. m d • I aferlor Beaste....3 4to 3 6,PrimeSontlidown 5 4 5 8 SeoQud. quality... 3 8 4 01 [Argo erso. calves 4 2 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 til"rinie small do 5 2 5 8 Prime Scots, die. 4 8 4 10iLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ~,4 G 4 4,Sniall porkers 4 4 4 8 Secomi quality ...4 6 4 101 Suckling calves-22 0 29 0 Primo erse.-wllcd.s 0 5 2,Quarter old pigs.2l 0 £7 0 Lamb, 6s ocl to 7a 2cl. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY . . Beasts .. ... ........ 1,3i5 . 40 Sheep and lambs .• ....•• 6,230 • Sheep .................... Calves ......•• .• —•••• .• 192 Calves.••• ...... ...... •• 110 eves.. •• .... ••••—• • •• •• 289 Pigs.— .................. NEWGATE AND LEADENEULL. The rupplies of meat were moderate, and the trade was tolerably firm, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcas& F. S. d. 8. 4. a. 4. Reef, interior lO 3 0 Mutttin, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., middling 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 4 0 4 2 Do. prime large.. 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 4 4 6 Do , do. small ....4 2 4 4 Veal 'I 10- 5 0 Park, large 3 2 3 10 Pork, small 4 0 4 8 Lamb, 5s 2d to Cs 4d. BOROUGH HOP. Middling and fine hops move off steadily, at very fall prices; but inferior kinds are a dull sale, on former terms. Our market is well supplied. The imports this week are 16 halos from Hainbro , and 50 from Rotterdam. Mil and East Kent pockets, 4/ Os to 61 Os per cwt; Weald of Keuts, 3/ lOs to 5/ Os. ; Sussex, 310 a to 41 15s. COLONIAL. TE,I.—A quiet market has been experienced throughout the week, attributable iu some measure to the naval re view at Spithead ou Wednesday. There have been no public sales of this article during the week. SUGAR.—There has been a firmer appearance exhibited in the sugar market than for some time past, and prices have advanced upon late rates about Gd to lspercwt.aon. Wednesday there w as no p ublic sale, many of the aeler being absent. Barbadoes low to good yellowy brought 39s 6.1 to 43s 63, brown 38s to 435, tine 445, foots 37s per cwt. Grenada brown 38s to 40s, low to good yellow 40s 6d to 425. Jamaica fine brown 39a 6d to 40s. Mauritius tine to good yellow, 43s to 44s ; low to mid, 41s to 42s Gd ; good to fine brown, 39s Gd to 40s Gd ; Bengal,. 44s to 47s ; grainy washed, 42s Gd to 43s Gd, and flee grainy white 56s per cwt. The refined market has been firm, and a good business was done at 52s Gd to 53s for brown lumps. Eng lish crushed brought 355, and Dutch crushed have been sold for 34s per cwt. COFFICE—There has been a moderate demand for this article, but the high prices demanded has in some measure checked sales. Plantation Ceylon fine to fine ord 57s to Gds ; low mid to good bold coloury 608 61 to 63s 6d ; good mid to good, 643 to 68s ; triage, 45 s to 57 s 63 , and Peaberry 65s to G9sper cwt. Native Ceylon produced 51s ; Mocha, good small berry, 82s to 849 per cwt. Cocos.—The market has been very dull, and lent little business has been transacted in this article. Grenada, 36s Gd to 39s ; Trinidad, 41s to 47s Gd ; and fine, 50s to b6s per cwt. RICE has been depressed, the stocks on hand being eon. siderably larger than at this time last year. Madras pinky, is 4id ; good, 8s 9d ; Bengal mid white, 9s to 95 6d ; find white, 12s 3d ; and Moonghy, 8s 6d per cwt. Rum,—The market has been firm, full prices having been realised for most descriptions. Jamaica, 3s 6d to 51, according to strength ' • proof leewards, 2s ld to 2s 2 d ; East India, 2s to 2s Id ; Demerara, 2s 4d to 2. 5d per proof gallon. SPICES have been cheaper. Pjmento, good ordinary. mixed blacks to mid coarse, 4 id to 41d. Cloves, mid to good dark, 4d to &id. Mace, mid pale, 26 to 2s id. Nutmegs, small to mid brown, is 6d to 2s 4d per lb. COCHINEAL.—There has been very little demand, and prices have slightly given way. Honduras silvers, good mid to fine 3s 10d to 4s, small dull 3s 7d to 3s Bd, Tene riffe silvers 3s 101 to 3s 11d, low blacks 4s ld, Mexican blacks 4s per lb. SALTPETER.—The market has been quiet. No business of any importance having been transacted. TALLOW.—There is still great depression in the market, and prices have receded. r.Y.C. on the trot 47s to 47s 3d, last three months, 463 9d per cwt, town melted 48e per cwt. GREEN FRUlT.—Market well supported for all kinds and stock re duced, two cargoes oranges, from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at an ad vance of 2s to. 35 per box. Lemons improved in valtiO, Spanish nuts in derazurl, Barcelona dull. . NM( 40 50 25 20 100 100 100 20 20 20 50 10C1 50 100 WO 20 50 20 25 25 25 2f I log i 33i 4 46i 1 42i al 6 40i 70 27e