The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-27 00:00:00

(DS. ulated if loco- 3 main Kamp ted, as e were 7eadal - :entific motive , ns by e y, for roads, ggons; nd re- were failure 0 feet power, ervoir, ggeats of the pas- enter II the it, in —the treat; 1 the ne 011 MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The demand for money has become rather active in consequence of the mercantile community providing themselves witlfaccommodation for the engagements falling due at the end of the month. The rates are consequently rather firmer, and although the best bills may be negotiated at 64 per cent., the general rate is 7 per cent. in the Open market as well as at the Bank of England. A small amount of gold, viz. £16,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. Rather less animation prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, but there was a good demand, and prices were firm. The sales amounted to about 10,000 bales. At the meeting of the proprietors of the Otto man Bank held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. free of income tax was agreed to. Business in the Market forPablic Securities con tinues exceedingly dull, and without the slightest feature of interest, the few dealings which have been effected having taken place at the quotations previously current, Consols being 91/ ; for transfer, and 92k for the account. India Stock is flat at 220} ; ditto 5 per Cent. remains at 1001- ; ditto at per Cent. Rupee Paper 100 ; Exchequer Bills are heavy at 15s. to Bs, dis. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has con tinued exceedingly quiet, but prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74-1 a ; ditto, 1858, 54+, 3 ; Mexican have improved to 24Z 7 ; Peruvian to 93/ and Spanish are steady at 491. The half-yearly dividend on Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds of the loan of 1854,, will be paid on and after the 10th proximo. Notice has been given that the sum of £9,827 has been applied to the redemption of several City of Toronto Corporation Bonds. The liquidation of the account has occupied the chief attention of the dealers and speculators in the Railway Share Market to-day, and in some in stances rather more buoyancy has been displayed. The variations, however, have not been important. Eastern Counties have improved ss. ; and North Westerns, North Eastern (Berwick), and South asterns, 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midlands have declined ss. ; and Blackwell, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the tran sactions have been limited. Recife and San Fran cisco brought 11, and Great Luxembourg 7; East Indian improved to 991 991, and Great Indian Peninsula to 95k; Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 21, and Great Western of Canada improved to 11*. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue in very moderate request. London and Westminster have improved to 641, and Chartered of India, Australia, and China, to 21k ; Crystal Palace Stock to 291, and Peel River Land to 484. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES 3 per Cent. Cons"ls Annuities New 3 per Cont. Annuities 9oi og. I India Stock.. •• Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5} per Cent nitto Debentures, 1858 93f 100 99! 951 f __ Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Cowl°ls for Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d. Ditto, Small l3 8 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Mexican 3 per Cent 241 I Ditto Account Peruvian 4i per Cent 93i Ditto 3 per Cent '' • • 75 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Spanish 8 per Cent... .. • . 491 Npanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 51 ; Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Ditch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent 631 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll 1 Ditto Account 92 i THE WEATIIER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This bay, 1 between 8 and B. B. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.rn .---____ • Nai r , — -- 29.31 44 - 44 E. S. E. 2 3 c. 1 Aberdeen**** Leith, ” —1291 45 t S . S .E. 3 9 r. 1 x erwf v *** .. 29 . 4 o. 2 42 4S 45 S. E._ 1 9 t d r c ,„ °Lan ... N:4O 45 43 S.W. 3 5 f c . . 3 - “zush 23.34 43 S.W. 3 IS hield '' ' ' gab. 8 2945 46 45 S.S.W. 2 3 in. 3 8 441 4 3"....... 29.40 49 47 W. 6 4c. 4 borough .. 2949 46 45 S.W. 3 9 0. 4 L iverp oo l V. 2948 45 43 S. S. E. 2 9 tn. 1 u; nti a •. • • 2945 47 46 W. 1 sb. 4 - -natow — n .. . 2945 44 43 W.: 3 2 b. 2 arrnouth ” 29.57 45 44 S.S.E. 2 6 f. 2 Dever l 29 53 50 47 S. 27 C. .... pntiouth IT d nn and p.Yraonth ... , 29.45 e n lance i 2347 47 46 N.N. E. 2 7 0. 2 eriley I 2941 47 46 S. S. E. 3 5 0. 2 ... XPL...LNATIos.—B. Barometer, corrected and:reduced to 32 de g at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise eg above about 1-100th of an inch diminutio n, increase. E and each 10 Ex posed 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths . :' ll Posed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for `jaPcration and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true— i°l_rnagnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud 9)• I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; .) fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter l'epeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATHER Birmingham, S.W.; wet Boston, S. ; very fine Bradford, W. ; fine Brighton, W. ; fine Bristol, S.E. ; fine Burnley, S.E. ; dull Cardiff, N.E.; rain Chatham, S.S.W.; fine Darlington, N. ; fine Deal, S.; fine Dublin, S.W. ; fine .Thindee, N.W. ; fine A.,,„dinburgh, W. ; fine f,almouth, N.W. ; rain vlaegow, N.E.; fine Goole, N.W.; fine G ravesend, S. ; cloudy Ilarrogate W.; fine ; fine tEPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M. Huddersfield, W. ; fine Hull, S.S.W.; very fine Inverness, S.W. ; fine . Kendal, S.W.; fine Kingstown, S.W.; tine Leeds, S.W.; fine Limerick, calm; fine Londonderry, S.W. ; wet Lowestoft, S.W. ; dense fog Manchester, S.W. ; fine Middlesborough, W. ; fine Milford Haven, N. ; fine Newcastle on Tyne, S.E. ; cloudy Sheffield, S.W. ; fine Sunderland, N.E. ; dull West Hartlepool, S.W. ; rain Whitehaven, S.S.E.; damp Wolverhampton, S.W.; wet THE MARBLE ARCH STREET RAILWAY.—The ~..4 14110 animated scene along the Bayswater-road from the - narble Arch to Notting. hill Gate still presents itself as on Saturday and Sunday, from the large number of people a ttracted by curiosity to witness, and, in most instances, to ride upon the first metropolitan street ra ilwa y . In the urse of Monday two accidents and several obstructions , wthe latter alleged to be wilful, took place, but fortunately blattended with serious consequences. The accidents 41 : 430 from a cab, said to have been hired for the purpose O f o bstructing the tramway, being driven slowly imme flat* hunt of Mr. Train's cars until it arrived at laden Marble Arch end, when the horses of a heavil y 'ell coal waggon, coming in an opposite direction, 1 434 into collision, and turned suddenly round amon g st he Crowd of people there assembled, thereby narrowly ~ aPirkg the upsetting of the coal waggon, and doing in- ArY to some of the people. In the second case a cab — said to be the same vehicle—whilst being driven on and off the tram, directly in front of one of the tram cars, the pole of the latter ran into the hind part, completely staving it in. Two cars were kept running from ten in the morning to eight in the eveni ng , and on each journey were crowded with passengers. Notwithstanding a large number of men were employed with brooms to keep the line clear, stones would frequently get upon the rails by some mysterious tacans, and throw one or other of the cars off. In order to get the car again upon the track the passengers had on each occasion to be entirely discharged, and the car to be lifted 1%14 by the sweepers and others employed upon the tram way. THE COMING CENSUS.—During the 50 years of Which the ten-yearly census has taken account the popu lation Nes been almost trebled in the 20 priudpai metal t itlanufactuilug districts ; while it has increased only 80 per Cent., or h as no quite dou bled, in the rest of the c ountry. In the 10 y ear s bey wean the Preced e d it th e i nc rease of last tcensus and thia EnglandNehich population in ai and Wales was rather more than an addition of 12 soul, to every 100. The whole population rose, in round numbers, from 16,0 00 , 000 to 18,000,000. So that for ii , ,7 8 part of the United Kingdo m we may expect a re -41111 of more than 20,000,000 next month. The rate of increase varied much, as we have said, in different places. In Wilts there was even decrease. InCambridge there was v ery little m ore than the average increase. In Durham the ; ii iier Tifso was of above 25 ; in London nearly of 21 on every ared. L on d on had advanced, and the exact figures are Worth g Yin in this case, from 1,918,417 to 2,362,236. The Pi.eB6nt Population, th ere f or e, may not be many thousands s hort of 3,000 , 000 for the pace of gro wth is quickened.— 4 a the Year Round. SINGING THE " WRANG TUNE."—The Arbroath Gov sa Y 8 ,—On Sunday week a Presby terian congrega th I worshippi ng i n an anc i en t pile not many furlongs from ' 8 town, were somewhat tickled to observe their precentor Cease_ singing in the middl e o f a verse and hear him give out 1 .8 following line for the s p ec i a l edification of some one in immediate vicinity :—" I say, Betsy, woman, you're aingg the wrang tune," and then resume his avocation hadsolemn a counten a nc e a s if nothing particular 14 4 occurred. 6'll ARE MARKETS-(TATS DAT.) ORDINARY SHAILES AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. Paid. / Closing Business Price. Done Belfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., I a. 2 and Ch June. # all ! all 100 IBlyth and Tyne ;Boat Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, itilrock., tPassagel Cornwall Do CA gets no divdiva,o R ; until pc Peran f hasb ent d.toßl Dublin & Belfast Juned Dun., Perth, ‘l,-Ab.,lunc i ;East Anglian rEastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock' Do do , B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Gla so - . and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt S. do W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val qua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell ion., BriErht.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & gth. Western T,'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisiollen Man. Shef. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do # shares !%Te tropol tan Midland . Do new .. . _ _ Do Pinning% & Derby and. Gt. W. of Ireland Do I shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry dr Armazh, def Newry, Warnpt. ds Ros Noifolk. North ..... N'or.Dev.RailSzDk.stocv D^ A stk ; A recs no d.' until (ipch as beenpd.B Do B stock ......... Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , U.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London . Do new North Staffordshire— N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail Peebles Portsmouth 'Rhymney.....- Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock, Shop shire Unionock..' • I Sitting:bourne & Sheer. South Devon .......... INt hn. Counties Union.. S.-Durham & I ,anc. Un. 'South Eastern ........ South Wales .......... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale . Do Pref. No 1 ThameellavenDk&Rall Ulster Do Vale Ofikieaili Victoria Sta and Pim.. Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall ........, West L0nd0n.......... ' Do Ist class Do 24 class .. .... I Westilartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newporti Do. Hereford: 13.14 stock stock stock Itock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stook 10 BLOCK stock stock stock stock 44 i I Share Railways. ' raid Closing Business Price. Done. Illythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 l, kris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares I Caledon £lO, 4i per cent, Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.1 Cork do Bandon, 5i p. 0.1 Cornwall. 5 per cent. Dun.rerth&Aber.Jun IDo Ist ClaQs Pref lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e. IDo. do. Class B 8 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 ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... I 141dln.&G las. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 8 p.c. 'Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm I Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do. 5p c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. lst pr Gt. Sn. & W(freland)4 p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and I Hants) Ext. SP. et. • Co. Redeemable, 44 p.ct I Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et., Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares IGt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pl.sh 1 Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Ilirrng.guar. stock I Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s Xs 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. MIA. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Po. do. 45 per cen , . Do. do. 44 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock iDo. fip.c. do. (W.R&C.R) Do.4p.c.S.(div.clettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover 1 Do. W. A rceiv. no div I Ex.A tilflp cis pd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct 'Lon. & S. W, 7 p. ct. stook Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. 6d. Londondy. & Cole. i eh. Londony. & Ennis. sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et I Do. £6 ;Do. 31. per cent I Do. redeem. 6 per cent Naryoort & Car., 4 p. et i Do. 41 per cent. IMid. Con. 6 p c. stock I Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c IDo. 44 p. c pref. stook Do, with option till 1860 I Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. INortik 5 p. C. Ex. st 1846 i Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay. Val. Ex. 5t.1847 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. lin. g. pi. she Do. do. do Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. N-East Cons.Pret 4 p. c. Do. 41 p e. redeemable Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, •.& S. Parch. I North Staffordshire.. . Rhyraney Guaranteed. 'Scottish Central, new pt !Scottish North-Eastern 14 p. c. pref. stook Do.Aberdeen,gUa.t3p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4t peicent Do.F xed p.c. Ist is -louth Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' [S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. qua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. o B o o: 1 , 3 6 6 ne e ; o c e e n nt Watrfd &VCilkny, 6 p. c W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk _ Do. 2d do Do. Newport sp.c.pf.red. ' rllo.Perpet. 6 p. c. pi 1866 Do. till 1869, let is. Do. . do. 2d is. FOREIGN RAIL' Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes Bah. &S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Bezlera to Graisseasac.. Cr - neaux Mine & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ........ Pastern of Prance . Grand Rue xuar. 6 PI c. Do. do. Great Central of France Grillf-:tylat o ae.m . elriL6nrauseun p rxj ! j ; uG . lmi:' P ue.ic. r nret e Cugei t :oh ; nao ; u : g.itT•••• ••: Northern of France.. • • Do. New Shares •• • NorwNian Trunk Pref. Oaris ' L &yons, Paris 45 &OrleansMe,diter• RecifeS. Fran. (Pern. • .) ua. 7_p. ct. Riga & Dunahurg Royal Danish... Royal Swedish . : Do. 7 per cent. Pref.: Sambre & Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref !San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. e I i.Aust.SzLomb Vene tin ISouthern of France I East Portugal 7p ct I West 'gander's Do. a p. c. Preference W.,ty - N,W. of France 4 • West'rn of Austria Westan of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 par ceht Pref iZealapd . •• #ll all all all all all all all all all all all all al 99 101 20 21 6 61 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 110 112 90 92 113 115 111 113 102 104 83 85 97 99 97 99 89 91 90 92 100 102 91 10} 17 18 10} 101 74 78 20 21 10 10} 15 15 135 137 112 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 101 103 148 153 128 131 70 73 86 88 13f 141 [2B 128 } op 66 70 i il) 133 1115 100 102 91 93 11 113 .09 111 I lip 91 93 [OO 101 tel ip - - iip 22i 23 130 132 Di 102 221 231 99 100 99 100 98 100 85 87 26k 271 Sli 32 314 32 45 48 ,122 124 118 121 98 100 121 124 114 116 bi of —P If; 11 101 12 13 2f ,- I 31 811 22 23 031 7} 71 71 19 2o 874 384 8 9 37 38 55 67 41 32d 6 6 131 11 11 1A td 201 21 6 6/ 91 91 21# 221 8 8i 80 82 5} 6i 98 99 951 95i tii 6 42 44 8 8, 17 18 49} 60, 37 39 26 28 84 86 25i 261 111 113 110 111 [044 1051 .29 131 107 109 714 711 60 62 Lll} 11.1 81 112 LlB 119 46 118 954 96 91i O2i loa 48f 47! 94 14c1 127 1274 1 1 1 1P 99 101 7 6dl 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 ' 100 100 stock 54 66 Of 641 102 1021 id 4p 601 60 90f 91.} 97 99 ?:4 311 91 101 7( 76 114 116 34 ,15 86 88 48 60 90 42 - -d 831 841 59 61 94 97 4 7 40} 41} [O4 115 p 6 el p' 85 2 1 51 I, d 75 78 111 11 5} ei 43 45 40 43 79 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 100 100 100 131 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1.4.0. 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 I 100 100 5 all 17,1 100 all 100 all all all all all *ll 1100 r_v "4 4, Ne IV 18614- ' EDNE A SD I - 4 , lARCH 'ERE kIU - N; rIIIO..._ND°N, W Paid. Price. !Business done' 100 100 100 all all all all all all 100 :11.101 65 70 92 93 16 16i di 4f sdl 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 1} 1 d ll I rit 11 1} d 99 100 1 97 98 99i 1001 11E 3; 20)- 211 40 42 45 50 38 42 38 42 944 95i lld lid 2 led l9lle lli 9} d 95 98 90 13 82 84 92 93 86 88 j 2 14 d 5 7 5 7 974 984 2 d ltd —d 90 92 4 it cll ES. i 2 - 175 185 350 370 1074 112 1 174 184 81 8/ 18 20 6 64 1 II 2 2f 36 18 2f 21 46 48 30 2.14.6 7.4.0 54t 17s 13.9.6 9} 5.14.6 8.12 i 4.10.6 1.8.6 4 44 44 5 5 64 7 4 84 9 98 37 39 9.18.9 11 10.6.7 I 1 300 310 41 ;18 1 1 1 4 12t:8.0 1 150 IZO 34 36 2 21 51 52 17 18 7$ 78 350 360 'lO5 110 120 130 21 3 12 13 15 17 11 13 li3s 6d 7.5 1.7.2 DOCKS. d 304 314 4 1 dim. 39 41 8 10 2 4 21 22 1 p 9 94 pr 4p id 4 6 I a 41 :511 ANKS. 78 80 63 65 184 19i 51 $3 1i lid 20f 33 211 3k 73 39 151 151 22i 23 33k 34k 2} 11 83 85 1:07 109 110 112 1100 i 1001 ICB .108 i 108 109 106,1 107} 98 99 98 99 97i 98& 106 107 /10711081 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 93 2 id par LANEOUS. 13 14 28 30 41 41 - - 34 36 18 20 121 141 114 118 all all 15s. 8 100 all 29 80 102 101 edjd 96 99 100 all all all all 5 28i 3k 3) I I 14 14 24 It 34 14 lid 1} op i 1 1 1 pr 41 3/ 47 50 67 69 10 11 18/ 19 p 16/ 17/ 41 51 60 51 123 128 32 34 13j. /9 ifit i I 51 4 si 1O 21i * 1 941 51 I (190 1 51 5 i 22 3 29 3 8 111 19 24 } ITIES. 100 1 &I 1081 8 47j 35 i 184 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, ss'ix-a'cck, ITALY. A Naples letter, in the Anzi de la Religion, says : The commander of Gaeta, who was a prisoner on parole in this city, has just been assassinated at midday in a street near the Toledo ; his arm was first of all broken, and afterwards his skull smashed with a club." The Italie says :—'f As soon as the official noti fication of the new title of King of Italy, assumed by Vietor Emmanuel, shall have been made to the English Government, M. d'Azeglio, Minister plenipotentiary at London, will take the title of ambassador, and Sir James Hudson, English Mini ster at Turin, will do the same." Among the petitions which have been sent to the Italian Parliament, praying for the recall of IVlazzini from exile, the Unita Italiana, the Maz zinist organ, publishes one from the celebrated composer Verdi. now a deputy. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A SALE Roo3l.—James May, a young man, described as a glass-blower, but who refused his ad dress, was charged with stealing a watch of the value of £5, the property of Mr. Randolph Btinghall, grocer, of 194, Ring's-road, Chelsea. The prosecutor said he was in a sale room in Oxford street the previous afternoon, when he felt a tug at his pocket, and missed his watch, and charged the prisoner with stealing it. The crowd was so great that prisoner could not leave. The watch was picked up and handed to him. Alfred Pike, artist in hair, of Dove-court, Leather-lane, said, while in the sale-room he saw the prisoner take his hand out of the pocket of his Inverness cape, and drop the watch from his band, it striking his (witness's) foot in falling. He picked it up and gave it to the prosecutor. Prisoner asked him if he had seen him drop it, and he told him that ha certainly had. Thomas Jacobs, 182 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody, and Welsh, the gaoler of the court, having stated that he was well known, the prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. Just previous to the above robbery notice was lodged at the Marlborough-mews station of another watch robbery at the same place. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST CITY BETTING. The betting in London yesterday was principally con fined to the races to take places at Northampton next week the Stakes being the chief event speculated upon, owing to the acceptances for Earl Spencer's Plate having to be de clared during the afternoon. For the latter event Spanish Fly, Lupellus, Spicebox, and Zitella, were those most in quired for, anything over 6 to 1 being taken freely about the first named, while Lupellus was backed for a let of money at prices varying from 100 to 7 to 12 to 1, the latter odds being scarcely obtainable towards the close of the even ing. Spicebox and Zitella were each backed at 100 to 6, and 20 to 1 was offered, bar four, Ellerton, who was supported at the Corner on Monday, at 100 to 8, receding to the odds named. For the Stakes, Horror maintained his position of first favourite, 10 to 1 being taken several times, though an impression was abroad that the stable had been forestalled. King of Diamonds had friends at anything over 100 to 8, the odds offered against Sister to St. Albans, and 100 to 6 was taken about The Rap and Danae, Man-at-Arms going to be knocked out at the price of 50 to 1, double those odds being laid once or twice. Avalanche was nominally at 15 to 1; if a . couple of points mare could have been obtained, she would have been supported for a lot of money. The other races at Northampton were scarcely touched, though there were several inquiries about King of Hearts (a youngster in the interest of Lord Stamford) for the Althorp Park Stakes. The Chester Cup is noticeable for the support awarded to Man-at-Arms, and a higher price than 100 to 7 could not be obtained, 9 to 1 being offered against his stable companion, Chere Arnie. There was no change in either the Derby or Two Thousand. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 6to 1 agst Spanish Fly (taken) 11 to 1 agst Lupellus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Zitella (taken) 100 to 6 agst Spicebox (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ellerton (offered) •LTHORP PARK STAKES. sto 1 agst King of Heitrts (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NUKES. 10 to 1 agst Horror (taken) 100 to 8 agst King of Diamonds (taken) 100. to 8 agst Sister to St. Albans (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Avalanche (offered) 100 to 6 agst The Rap (taken) 100 to 6 agst Danae (taken) 50 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (offered) .: ~~ CHESTER CUP. 9to lon the field (offered) 100 to 7 asst Man-at-Arms (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TVESDAY. There was no lack of subscribers at the rooms to-day, but the business transactions were not extensive. For the Northamptonshire Stakes, Sister to St. Albans had sup porters at 100 to 8, and offers were very free against Horror, but the support given to the Sister to St. Albans was all that we saw booked for this event. For Earl Spencer's Plate we saw only one animal backed (Lupellus 11 to 1 -taken); rand any•price was offered against Thunderbolt for, this race. The paltry nature of the Derby transactions scarcely needs a passing comment. The Two Thousand Guinem found more employment for the metallics, as Klarikoff, Diophantus, and nearly all the horses quoted had a fair share of support, but Overton was in most force. The latter remark is also applicable to Thunderbolt for the City and Suburban Handicap. Closing prices : 'HESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (offered) 16 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) 16 to 1 agst Man •at-Arms (taken) 25 to 1 agat Horace (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wallace (offered, take 30 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 13 to 2 agst Klarikoff (taken) Bto 1 agat Diophantus (taken) Bto 1 agst Kettledrum (offered, take 9) 9to 1 agst Matador (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (offered) 12 to l'agst Russley (taken) 14 to 1 agst Overton (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Nautilus (taken) 33 to 1 agat Will o' the Wisp (offered) DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 100 to 8 agst Rouge Dragon (offered) 50 to 1 agst Yorkminster (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. Bto 1 agst Spanish Fly (offered) 11 to 1 agst Lupellus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Zitella (offered) 12 to 1 agst Ellerton (offered) 14 to 1 agst Seclusion (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thunderbolt (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Sister to St. Albans (taken) 100 to 7 agst King of Diamonds (offered) 100 to 7 agst The Rap (offered) 16 to 1 agst Horror (offered) 20 to 1 agst Rattlebone (offered) 20 to 1 agst Moorhen (offered) 20 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst East Sheen (taken) 15 to 1 agst Thunderbolt (taken) 15 to 1 agst First Lord (offered) 16 to 1 agst Industrious (offered) 20 to 1 agst Benbow (offered) 33 to 1 agst Dover (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pancake (taken) 33 to 1 agst Hilarity (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sawcutter (taken) LORD PALMERSTON.—The following is the ad dress which Lord Palmerston has issued to the electors of Tiverton, soliciting re-election :—" Gentlemen,—Her Ma jesty has been graciously pleased to confer upon me the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and, although there is no salary attached to that office, yet there are some local advantages connected with it, by reason of which its acceptance vacates my seat in the House of Commons. I have, therefore, again to offer myself to y ou as a candi date for the high honour of being one of your representa tives in Parliament ; and I trust that the manner in which I have performed my duties in the long course of years during which you have honoured me with your confidence may justify me in now respectfully asking of you a renewed proof that your confidence has not been withdrawn. I shall in a few days have the honour of attending upon you at Tiverton ; and, in the meantime, I remain, &c.— PALMERSTON." IMPUDENT ROBBERY. Yesterday morning, shortly after the premises had been opened for business, some daring young tlief impudently entered and took a valuable oil painting in a gilt frame, of no small dimen sions, from the front window of Mr. Wilcox, the picture dealer of Wardour-street, Soho. A tradesman residing near the spot, who had noticed the painting when exhibited in the window, saw a boy walking off with it i n th e direc tion of Oxford-street, but supposing from the careless man ner in which he went along that he was employed as a porter by some one who had purchased it, no suspicion was excited, and the daring scamp escaped with his booty. RELIANCE AND EAST OF ENGLA.NID LIFE ASSURANCE' COMPANY. ANNUAL , MEETING. The ordinary annual meeting of. the members of this association was held yesterday- at the offices, .71, King William-street, London-bridgb, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors for the past_year,,and for the , election of directors and auditors. Henry T. Priusep, Esq., chairman of the board of direc tors, presided. The minutes of the last meeting having been confirmed, The CHAIRMAN called upon the secretary (Mr. Edward Butler) to read the reports of the directors and actuary, which were as follows : " The directors, in placing before the members the ac counts and transactions of the past year, are happy in th e i r ability to point t o th e cont i nue d prosperity of the society. " 395 policies were issued in the general department—the amount assured being £146,270, yielding £5,048 ss. 4d., annual premiums. £6OO was received for immediate an nuities, whilst the total receipts in the year, for premiums and interest, amounted to £34,469 4s. sd. " The claims by death have been comparatively few, viz., —in respect of 18 lives, and for the moderate amount of £5,,124 19s. After providing for these claims--the payment df annui ties and bonuses—the purchase of policies—and discharging all current expenses, a sum of £14,801 17s. 9d. has been added to the accumulated funds of the society. " The members will bear in mind that every three years that portion of the general fund in excess of the sum neces sary to meet existing liabilities, is distributed among them, less a prudent reserve for fluctuations , in mortality. The last distribution took place in 1859, and the next will occur after the general meeting to be held in 1862. The recent valuations of the actuary show that the existing liabilities are amply covered by £95,594 25., whereas the assets are £114,686 ls. Bd., thus leaving the sum of £19,091 19s. Bd., as the surplus since the last distribution, to be held in account for the next division of bonus. " The directors have taken steps, and are pursuing them, for securing to the society energetic and trustworthy agents. Their efforts have met with considerable success, but in this respect there is yet much to be done. They are, how ever, sanguine that in due course the society will be effi ciently represented throughout the kingdom, and their business, in consequence, largely augmented. The directors retiring by rotation are John James, and John W. Lay, Esquires, Major Skianer, R.A., and the Rev. Arthur Pearson, M,A., who are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. Charles Phelps, Esquire, is the retiring auditor; and John T. Abdy, Esquire, LL.D., who has on previous occasions filled the office, to the satis faction of the members, is a candidate for the vacancy. " The directors refer with pleasure to the report of the the actuary, and take this opportunity of aeknowledging the services of the agents, and the valuable assistance ren dered by many of the - niembers.— " On behalf of the Board, " H. T. PRINSEP, Chairman. ACTUARY'S REPORT. " Reliance and East of England, March 4, 1861. " Gentlemen,—l beg to submit herewith detailed valua tions of the soeiety's policies in force on the 31st December, 1860, the totals of which are as follows : " GENERAL ASSURANCE. 2,308 Policies, assuring £854,588, inchl ing bonus .. Net Liability, £70,234 16 0 " INDUSTRIAL ASSURANCE. 636 Policies assuring £9,729 Non-partici pating. " ANNUITIES IMMEDIATE AND DEFERRED. 87 Policies assuring £4,310 on various contingencies Net Liability £18,734 14 0 3,031 Policies Total net Liability £95,594 2 0 " These calculations are based, as at the preceding inves tigations, upon a 3 per cent. rate of interest for the assur ances ; the annuities, as of more limited e x t en t a n d dura tion, being computed at 3i per cent. " The difference of value between the risk and office pre mimums, not included in the above estimate, but to be brought to account as realised, amounts on the present occasion to £85,359 12s. " The average ages of the lives assured are not unfa vourable to the societx„ a moiety being under 40 years, 65 per cent. under 45 years, 80 per cent. under 50 years, and less than 6 per cent. exceeding 60 years. " The claims during the past year have bean singularly light, not amounting to one half of the sum • estimated at its commencement as the probable mortality among the members of the society for the period under review. You will, however, with your accustomed care, see in this ex emption from anticipated loss, an additional cause for re taining full provision against adverse fluctuations of vitality. " Sincerely congratulating you upon the satisfactory state of the society's affairs, I have the honour to be, with much respect, gentlemen, your very obedient servant, " E. OSBORNE SMITH, Actuary. " To the Directors of the Reliance and East of England Mutual Life Office." LIABILITIES. X s. d. £ Present value of £864,317, Assured on Lives .. 426,785 2 0 Ditto, £4,309 10s. Annuities, immediate and contingent 24,003 12 0 a. d. - 450,788 14 0 Balance at credit of Society ASSETS. £469,880 13 8 Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrenc( Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Do, Do. 13 Buffalo and Luce Huron iDo. 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.Eastn. (Lim Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lint; Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara. . lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulp ore Do. 4i 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 ct..l Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1572.. Gt. In diareni n gua. sp. c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c. • • Gt. South. of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5,1 p. c. do. '77 do Do. 56 p. c. do. '7B do Madrts, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4.1 p. C. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick zt Canda Ry.ttLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... {Oude (Limited) ........ :'Scinde 1 ... ...... ' 4 ..a tDo. Punjaub .... osg Do. Do. .... —.. as . Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? t e,' ,Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. BRITIS ,Alfred Console 20 'British Iron .. 'Clifford 'Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) ; East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon . .. E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) iGam.deSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South To G. Wheal Alflit. (ghilack); G. Wheal Vor ( elston)! 'Grenville Herod's-Foot Hings bon Downs (Lady Bertha • Margaret (lTny Lelant)! North Downs 'North Frances (Illogan)I I N. Wh'l Basset (1110 'An)! North Wheal Crofty ;Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 20 'Providence (UnyLelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. I 'South Caradon(St.Cleer); .S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lint ! ,S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park 5 , Tamar Silv. & Lead Min 0 Tin Croft - !Vale of Towey (Caren) - ,West Basset (Illogan) ,W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) (Wheal Buller (Redriith) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.' Wheal Treiawney (Lis. - - - 1 FOREIG: 20 'Australian 1 IBonAccordCopper,Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del Itey,Lim 6 Do.L and and Miningeo. I 'Clarendon Cons.MinCo 10 ,Cobre Cower Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming. Co Fortuna. General 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr I Kapunda (Limited) Linares 'Lusitanian iMariquita I N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L Tontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt ! 5 , Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 28.213, United Mexican 1 ' Worthing (Limited) Do 5 Agra&UnitedService Bl Australasia Bank of Egypt. Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Chiller. of In. Lon.& Ch City Colonial .. Com. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Gen. 13k .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London and S.Airican.. London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new ...... 100 100 20'11 ;National Bank ...... 'New South Wales.... :Orient. B. Corporation . ; Ottoman Bank ......... Provincial of Ireland .. Do. new iSouth Australia .Union of Australia . Union of London ... Unity Mutual... ...... . I all 425.6 d JOINT-STOCK B. COLONIAL GOVER: Can.GOT. 6 p.c.Ja. &July Do. 6p. cent. 1879 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Cape G.lclope, 6p 0,1880 Do. 1890 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. GOT. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwde Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7B.ffup Vic. Gov. 6 p. c. Ja, &July Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct..„ Commercial Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min East and West India London I St. Katharine 'Southampton Victoria • • Do New MISCEL . Anglo-Mexican Atlantic R. MI. Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.& I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands TeL (Lira.) Cop. M in. ofEng. &Smltg. Do. Pref. 7} per cent. Crystal Palace Do. Preference E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English &Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati Great Ship I ,invited), Do. 174 p ct Preference Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr% and Canal Med. Exten. TeL (Lim ) National Dis. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pret,iss.atl die N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). New Shares (Lim.). Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) Peel R,Lud.&Min.(Lim) Pen, & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4ip.c. Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do Tr.& Ln.Co. of Trpr.Can. Van Diemen's Land 50 62 17 18 38 40 234 244 MENT SEMI s. d. s. d. Presentvalue of office pr,emiums 440,554 4 0 Leas value of offide inatgin.... 85,359 rig- ~ ~:., 255,194 12 0 Bankers' balances, Government stocks, and other Securities, as per audited account .. 114, 68r1 1 8 £469,880- 13 8 The CIIIIRMIN said he had great pleasure-in meeting the policy holder's that afternoon, but the gratification would have been heightened had there beetr-a greater attendance on the part of 3,000 poliek holders; who, each and all, had an interest in the success °rale society'? But, although the attendance was somewhat limited, he looked upon it as a circumstance that showed the great confidence reposed in the directors. Had there been anything to com plain of or wrong in their proceedings there would have been a very large attendemee, but as everything was so ex ceedingly satisfactory the policy holders were content to let the directors continue their exertions undisturbed. (Hear, hear.) He had to congratulate them in the first place on the amount of business transacted during the year, for during that period .they had issued no less than 395 new policies, a number far greater than they had succeeded in obtaining in either of the preceding years. The annual income of the society, as . a nature, consequence, also had greatly increased, and as long as that happy state of things continued there could be no liMit to their prosperity. .Another .matter of congratulation Was the small number of deaths that had occurred amongst the" assurers in the Reliance Association; it was a very great deal below the number calculated upon, and the assurers, he was certain, would agree with him, when he said it showed the great care taken by the* medical officers to introduce none but, gpod lives into their offices. (Hear, hear.) Among the deaths that had occurred since they last met, a gentleman of-the greatest ability had been taken from amongst them. He alluded to the late Dr. Rowe—(hear, hear)—and he could net pass over that event without giving expression to the deep regret the board of directors felt for the loss of so able a colleague. (Hear, hear.) The society, as all the assured knew, divided their profits in the shape of bonuses triennially ; they divided a bonus in 1858, consequently next year, 1861, the sum to be divided (after a prudent reserve) would then amount to more than £20,000. (Hear, hear.) The society have secured the services of a body of energetic agents, but much might be done to in crease the success which now happily attended their efforts if the assurers themselves were to agitate the subject of life assurance amongst their friends and acquaintances ; he thought a man was conferring the greatest benefit on his fellowman in persuading him to make a provision for those near and dear to him, when, as in the ordinary course of things, he had paid .the debt of nature. (Hear, hear.) The society had increased their agencies in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Wales, and he hoped that the policy holders would second the exertions of the directors. (Hear, hear.) He did not think he need detain them with any lengthened explanations with respect to the accounts. They were already set forth, and he. saw the paper in the hands of every gentleman in the room ; ,in the event, however, of any explanation being required, he should only be too happy to give any information in his power. He would therefore resume his seat by moving that the report sub- I mitted by the directors be adopted. Mr. A. C. VELEY thought the very small sum set down as law charges showed clearly the society was not at all litigious. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He had very great pleasure in seconding the motion of the chairman. The resolution was then formally put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. Resolutions passing and approving of the accounts were also agreed to unanimously. The retiring directors—John James, and John W. Lay, Eggs., Major Skinner, R.A., and the Rev. Arthur Pearson, M.A.—were re-elected. Major SKINNER returned thanks. Charles Phelps, Esq., and J. T. Abdy, Esq., were elected auditors for the ensuing year. A resolution thanking the directors for their exertions during the past year was carried unanimously, and acknow ledged by The CHAIRMAN, who, in the course of his remarks, paid a high compliment to Mr. Osborne Smith and Mr. Butler. He said a more able actuary than the first named gentle man, or a more zealous and energetic secretary than Mr. Butler, was not possessed by any office in London. (Cheers.) They had a capital working staff of officers, and an active body of agents ; and, that being the case, he did not think, as they had all contributed so much to the success of the society, the meeting could do better than recognise the fact by an unanimous vote of thanks to all those gentle men. A resolution to that effect was carried unanimously. Mr. SMITH and Mr. BUTLER gracefully acknowledged the compliment. Thanks were also voted to the medical officers and to the chairman, after which the meeting terminated. A DETERMINED *SUICIDE.—A singular suicide was committed on Sunday by a workman, fifty years of age, of the Boulevard de Grenelle. He was found hanging dead by the neck near his window, and on a table was a paper announcing that he intended to put himself to death on account of domestic sorrows, and these singular lines were added to the announcement :--‘, The rope has broken before strangulation was effected, and lam still alive. I will go to bed for awhile to gain strength, and then I hope that I shall complete my job." The rope by which the man was hanbing being a little old was found to have broken, no doubt beneath his weight, but it had been tied together again, and strengthened by having his braces wound round it,—GaAfnani. lin t 95; 6 51 94 12 1271 61 7 *9 P 1021 601 22 11. stock 1 , stock stock stock 1 1 stock 1 stock '1 stock I . 20 1: THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) . • • • • April 18. Do. (via Marseilles) April 12. Brazil and Cape Verde .. April 6. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &a. Cuba and Mexico .. .. • • .. .. April 1. Canada, &o. (via L'derry) .. March 27. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. April 3. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) April 4. Do (via Marseilles) Mar. 29. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. Mar. 28. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) April 4. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 29. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Mar. 28. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. April 4, Lisbon .. .. April 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Mar. 28. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Mar. 29. Vigo, and Oporto .. . April 1. United States, California, &c. Mar. 28. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. April 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. April 1. A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.—Mr. W. Carter yesterday held an inquest on Thomas Keeling, a child a year old, the son of poor persons. The mother, who sold water-creases, left her home for a few minutes only when the child crawled to the table, and pulled the table-cloth, upsetting a pot of boiling coffee. The child was dread fully scalded, and died in consequence. Verdict—Acci dental Death. REFORM MEETING AT 11 UDDERS. FIEZD. • ' Last evening, a meeting called by the Huddersfield Registratiot Soci , was held in the Philosophical Hall, Huddersfield, for the purpose of considering Mr. Baines's bill for.t. e reduction of the borough franchise to £6. Mr. Benjamin Robinson ;took the chair. There was a very large attendance. The Rev. R. Baucz moved the first resolution, which was as follows : " That this meeting, while expressing its regret that her Majesty's Government has not fulfilled its pledges on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, and that the House of Commons has rejected Mr. Locke King's bill for the extension of the county franchise, rejoices in the introduc tion of Mr. Baines's meas ure for the extension of the borough franchise, as an important step in the direction of such a comprehensive reform as the country needs." Mr. JOSIAH RHODES seconded the resolution. Mr. LEATHAM, M.P., rose to support the resolution, and was greeted with deafening applause. He said when he last had the honour to address them they met together to promote th 6 Reform Bill of Lord John Russell. That was a Measure mild and moderate—a measure which, con sidering the position of the House of Commons and the circumstances in which the Cabinet were placed, but. more than all the strong attitude of indolence which the great nials of the people maintained with respect to the question of reform, they felt they ought not to reject but ought to accept as an instalment. Introduced late in the session, overlain by other Government bills, the measure fell at last before the supineness of the Government, the unwearied hostility of the oppo sition, and before the lukewarmness of the people. But when the measure was allowed to fall, it was with the distinct understanding that it was to be renewed at the earliest possible opportunity. (Hear.) During the recess, and more especially as the time approached for the re assembling of Parliament, ugly rumours began to circulate to the effect that the session of 1861 was not to witness another Reform Bill at all. Those rumours were confirmed and contradiated until people hardly knew what to be lieve. But, amidst all the contradictory rumours, there was no one who judged so ill of Lord John Russell, there was no one who had so thoroughly measured the matchless audacity of Lord Palmerston—(a laugh)—there was no one who had become so thoroughly convinced of the prostitution of our public men, or of the per fidy of the Government, as to believe, as to venture for one moment to foretell that that which had occurred would occur—that after the Government had taken their seats only upon the question—(hear, hear)—had thrown out another GoVernment upon this question alone, and had 'given every possible promise and pledge which men could give —after they had recommended this measure from the august lips of the Sovereign herself—no one imagined that this despicable and delinquent Govern ment, flinging to the winds its faith, its honour, and its reputation, and casting on one side the confidence of those whose support was vital to its very existence. There was no one, he repeated, who had the hardihood to fortell that without a pledge to the nation, without even attempting to hold out one specious hope for the future, they would renounce, with a sneer upon their lips, the whole policy upon which alone they had been made a Government at all. (Loud cheers.) He did not hesitate to say that there was nothing more painful in the whole history of Ministerial failures than the prodigality with which Lord J. Russell had cast aside a great political reputation, had disappointed the expectations of half a million of his countrymen, expectations which he himself had been the first to raise, and which, when it suited his purpose, he was the first, with simpering jocularity, to betray. (Applause.) These were bold words, but he meant them to be so. There were times when boldness became a virtue, and this was one of them. They had arrived at a crisis when there was only one course open to straightfor ward Liberal politicians. It might be a coUrse.which they would follow with reluctance, but it was a course which was imperatively and conclusively demanded if they were to maintain those great principles which were dearer to them than the flimsy ties of party, or than the security of a renegade Administration. If, some fine morning after Easter, he read over his breakfast table amongst the other deaths in the paper the announcement of the death of Lord Palmerston's Government, he must confess for himself that his appetite would not be very materially impaired thereby. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Leatham reviewed the way in which the Government had dealt with the great questions of the ballot, which was laughed out of the house by Lord Palmerston—the Church Rates Abo- lition Bill, on which subject the one great speech against the bill had been made from the Treapury benches—the Lords' Aggression and the Reform Bill: If this were a Liberal Administration, all he could say was, from hence forth might Providence protect them from Liberal Admi- nistrations. (Cheers and laughter.) put it, was said that it was the foreign policy of the Government, and mcie_esßeciallY.the course they had 44n , with regard to Italy, which was to blind the people 1110. errors. He contended that' the policy the Government had adopted ibi_ _ h regard to that -country was the irrevocable policy of the people of England, and that neither Lord Derby nor anbother man could have pursued a different course. (Applause.) But what had been their policy with regard to Hunger)/ Why Lord John Russell was never weary of be spattering with praise the most contemptible Government on the rite Of the earth—the Government of Austria—(hear, hear)-and only within the last few weeks, this great and in dependent Government of England had condescended to do that which was odious in the eyes of Englishmen. (Applause.) They had become so far embued not only with the love of Austria, but also with Austrian notions, that they had condescended to play the spy on Louis Kossuth. (Loud applause.) It, was also said that they Must keep Lord Palmerston in, in order that they might keep Lord Derby out. (A laugh.) Now, he had yet to learn that these were the only two Men whom Providence had fitted to conduct the Government of this country. (Cheers.) But, granted that it were so, he would venture to affirm that Lord Palmerston was capable of doing more injury to the cause of liberal opinion in one year than Lord Derby was in five. (Hear, hear.) Nay, he would go further/ aifd' say that Lord Palmerston had done more injury to the cause of Liberal opinion in England during the past year than Lord Derby had done during the whole of his _past life. (Applause.) If, Lord Derby came in it would be on sufferance, and he must keep peace with Frarice, must take % right course with regard to Italy, and must refrain, above all, from bringing forward party measures. Mr. Leatham concluded an eloquent peroration by urging upon the working men to take the nastion of Reform in their own hands, to petition from every village and from every mill, aid to register a solemn vow that night to • give no slumber to their eyelids, and no rest to their eyes, until they had ceased to be the slaves of other men, and to be the victims of other men's taxation. He sat down amidst enthusiastic cheering. The following resolutions were subsequently proposed, and carried unanimously : " That this meeting is of opinion that the intelligence, morality, and patriotism of the working classes, impera tively demand such an extension of the franchise as shall give lo these classes a fair share in the election of represen tatives to Parliament." " That a petition ernbodying the previous resolutions be immediately prepared, and that Mr. Leathern be respect fully requested to present it to the House - of Commons." THIS DAPS MARKETS, - CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English grain, fresh up, to this morning's market, were considerably on the increase, and in compa ratively fiiir condition. All good and fine qualities were in steady request, at fully Monday's advance in the quota tions ; but inferior sorts moved off slowly, on former terms. The imports of foreign wheat were tolerably extensive ; nevertheless all descriptions met a steady consumptive in quiry, at full quotations. In the value of floating cargoes of grain no change took place. . Fine malting barley was held at 455. per quarter, but all other kinds were very dull and difficult of sale. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates. The oat trade ruled steady, at full currencies for all good and fine corn. Beans and peas realised Monday's quotations, with a moderate demand. Most kinds of flour were in steady request, and prices were well supported. Next Friday, being Good Friday, the market will be closed. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Encr115h........ 1,880 ( 1,240 1,940 lOO I 1,150 Ira F0reign........ 13,470 910 9,250 1 700saaks 11,340 brls. WHITECHAPEL. The market is weicsu;lielwithbeef and mutton, but scantily with veal and pork. Generally speaking, the trade is slow, as follows : Beef from 2s 10d to 48 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 48 2d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 48 10d per 81bs. BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops continue in steady request, at full quotation. Other kinds are a slow inquiry; nevertheless, prices are supported. THE PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mule prem., and the short exchange on London is 25.40 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 6-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 per mark, and the sho r t exc h ange on Lon d on is 13.7Mper £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 7-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange atNew Yor k on London for bills at 60 .odwaysst'hseightis exchange 0 i to b lo e 6 ag fo ain r firs: t ggland, the high r a t e ofas s bills. Although thi s 811 interest in both countries, and the loss of time before the gold is received back from the American Mints, render it doubtful it any profit can be made at the present rates by sendin gold to the United statel. BAST LONDOA REFORM DEMON .STPA77IOH. Last night a very crowded meeting was held in the Standard Theatre, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of promoting the cause of parliamentary reform. A large concourse of persons had assem bled outside the theatre long before the hour of meeting, and on the doors being thrown open, pit, boxes, galleries, and stage were instantaneously filled. Mr. NEWTON, who was called to the chair, said that they were then met not so much to discuss their right to reform as to manifest their feelings, for it seemed it was agitation and not reasoning that was now required from the people. (Hear, hear.) The whig and conservative governments had admitted the necessity of reform—the whigs most likely to enable them to retain place—the conservatives because thecrown recommended that a reform measure should be considered by parlia ment. Lord J. Russell, in introducing his reform bill of 1860, said that a time of quiet, when the people were calm and tranquil, was the best for considering the question of reform, and declared that he did not wish to see it carried by such agi tation as existed during the discussion of the Reform Bill at Nottingham and Bristol and other places. But Lord J. Russell said in 1861 that agitation was necessary—that indignation meetings were requisite to pass the measure. It seemed to him that there was great contradiction between these two statements. (Hear, hear.) What did Lord I. Russell want ? Did he wish to see the seditious, incendiary, and almost insur rectionary proceedings of 1831 revive again ? (" It looks like it," and cheers.) Was it the conduct of true statesmen thus to appeal to the paisions of the 'people ? (Hear, hear.) Well, per haps the people had been slumbering too low?, But when they awoke, would they entrust the ca Ak and conduct of their interests to such men as Lc 0 Palmerston and Lord J. Russell ? (No, no.) I believed there was no greater enemy of Parliarres , tart' Reform in the kingdom than Lord PalmersPi (Hear, hear.) And perhaps not without reason for if the House of Commo n s was truly the repre sentation of the people, no one who had been sus pected of forging documents would have been allowed to escape the investigation of a public com mittee. (Hear.) The people had of late 'borne many and odious insults at the hands of the scions of the aristocracy, but let the people show that they " knew their rights, and knowing, dare maintain them." (Cheers.) • Mr. SLACK moved the following resolution : " That we regard with indignation the conduct of Government and the House of Commons in their I extravagant expenditure of public money and their contemptuous refusal of reform ; that the efforts of Mr. Locke King, Mr. Edward Baines, and other independent members, to obtain an immediate ex tension of the county and borough franchise, are worthy of approval and support ; and that we most cordially recommend the formation of societies like the London Political Union, aiming at nothing less than the complete enfranchisement of the people, by means of universal registered suffrage, the ballot, short Parliaments, and equitable distribution of members,, and the exemption of candidates from personal expenses," Lord TEYNHAM, who was received with loud cheers, said that when one man looked in the face of another man, whether high or low, he looked upon an equal. (Cheers.) They were all equal, for they were all taxed. 'When in former times some of their. fellow-men were held in slavery, the poor slave was represented with the chain around him, and with this motto written under, " Am I not a man and a brother ?" (Cheers.) Well, wore not the unenfranchised of this country men and bro thers ? (Hear, hear.) Were they to be kept in, political bondage, and for how long ? Let them not expect a reform bill from the House of Lords or from the present House of Commons. He believed the present Government took the most dignified course they could—that was not saying much—in. leaving reform alone. (Hear, hear.) But let the. people out of doors be of one mind, and reform. could not be resisted. (Hear, hear.) Had they a. leader in the House of Commons ? (No, no, and cry of " Bright.") The restitution asserted the right of the people to universal registered suffrage, vote by ballot, and short parliaments. The people were entitled to that. He resAeted Mr. Locke King and Mr. Baines for pUrsuing their own idea of reform,' but whilst he would. support their bills he could not approve of them, for he never could un derstand how the possession of a shilling more or less could make a man worthy or unworthy of the franchise. (Hear.) With regard to the ballot it was necessary that the voter should be pro tected from the intimidation of the landlord or the customer. A man was not the less brave because he used a shield. (Cheers.) Their aim must be manhood suffrage and vote by ballot. The means must be the creation of a great national reform, union, by which the opinions of London, Manches ter, Birmingham, and other great centres of activity could be brought to a focus. How was this to be done ? By sending delegates. Where ? To Lon don. When Whenever Parliament was sitting. Then and then only, would they obtain the reform they wanted. (Cheers.) Mr. W. WILKs next addressed the meeting. He thanked them for corning there in such numbers.. Such a vast assemblage was the best answer the people could make to the impertinent appeal which had been made to them. . There were at least 4,000 persons within that theatre,, and 4,000 more would have been in it if they could find room. (Cheers.) Not only in that place butrin many towns through out the country reform meetings had been held. (Hear, hear.) The people therefore were not dead to the sense of their political degradation. Let them only work wisely but work on, and the time 1 was not remote when they would obtain all they asked for—all in fact that was included in a word which was still dear to millions of his fellow countrymen—chartism. (Cheers.) True, that flag had been sometimes sullied, but it had its martyrs and its confessors, and he believed it would still be inscribed with the symbol of triumph. (Cheers.) As a matter of policy, however, he would let in as many persons as possible through the window, in order that they might open the wide door to the multitude waiting for admission. (Hear, hear.) Let them join this political union—let them sign the petitions which would be pre ' pared for their signatures—and let them be ready for the 10th April. (Cheers.) They knew the 'significance of that. They must avenge that horrid day, not by tumult and violence, bat by the exhibi tion of numbers. (Hear, hear.) Let them be present on that day, if possible, at the House of Commons. But if they could not be present, let them at least sign the petitions ; and if not to-day, they must soon get all they asked for. Let them make a solemn league and covenant on this great question, and let them resolve never to dissolve that league till it was .made unnecessary by success. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and adopted. Mr. M`GILCHRIST moved the adoption of a petition to Parliament in favour of reform, which was seconded by Mr. Lucraft, and support e d by Mr. Finlen. The motion was adopted, and the meeting separated. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 27.—Wind this day at noon, South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, March 26.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived— Woloerene, from London for Trinidad. FALMOUTH, March 26.—Wind S. W.—Arrived—Eliza Jenkins, from Pernambuco ; Frederica, and Thetis, from Lisbon. ' _ ------- CORK, March 25.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Anna Gray, from New York. OrP PORTSMOUTH, March 26.—Arrived—War Eagle, from London for Charleston; Young America, from Lon don for New York.' • WATERFORD, March 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Exam pler, for St. Joh n's, N.B. CARDIFF, March 25.—Wind S.E.--Sailed—Jenny W. Paine, for New York. QUEENSTOWN, March 25.—Wind Elizabeth Buckham, from Demerara. FLEETWOOD, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Volant for Norfolk, U.S. (ET ELECTRIC TEL SOITTHA MF TON, Wednesday Morning. ufrobi;CarentanAlliance, stea mer, from Havre ; ,Alarm, from Newport ; Arrived, March 26—Earl, from New York ; Ceres, m steamer, from D Argyll, steamer, Wear, from S u nderland; Edward and M ary, from Jersey; Marquis of Bute, from S underland ; Atalanta, Jersey ;lWilliam, f rom Newport ; Desmond, h Si a l m en p t t , on ; from Arbroath; George an d Mary, from Little- S a iled—Panmure, for A r b roat h ; Mantura, for Blyth ; C e res, steamer, for Londo n ; E dward and Mary, Brilliant, an d Resolution, for J ersey; Woodlands, for Sunderland. f e r t o ea ni mpero,ofirome. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March 26—Thea, from Gravelines; Thetis, from Rotterdam; Expert, from Antwerp; Tyne, from. Point de Galle. Arrived, March 27—Helston, from Guernsey ; Sarah aad Christiana, from Bruges; Triton, from Calais. Sailed, March, 26.—Retriever, for Vancouver's Island. Sailed, March 27.—Gnefae Berg, for Port Phillip ; Anna Henderson, for Rangoon; Governor M'Lea, for Cape Coast Castle ; Hanover, steamer, for Calaia. DEAL, Wednesday liforningtive Passed.—Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, for westward, for the river; Indian Belle for Ctlba Hero, Hongkong; Chanticleer, for Newfoundland; Isabella, Ferrol; Bellona. for Demerara ; Wynan do for Shanghai; London Gateshes .d, Assyrian, for Shaughae--all fromm from Cork, for Napl es. from Odessa, for London; sarepta. Anchored—Neudbo Bel Morice, for St. John's ; Spirit of th e for atiri , aut. from London* p ane , w S ay aztande_ M ,r • ine stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10t 10 - stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 121 12 stoc stock 124 10, 20 8f st Bt 10 10 1.0.6 10 f 20 20 5 20 100 100 100 all all 'AYS. stock 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock 1000 Sham 100 stk f 18 20i 206 10 100 100 100 stock took, •