The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

MONEY IILAILTET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. This being Good Friday, a close holiday has been observed in the City. (YESTERDAY.) BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock. ... ~ Ditto 5 De r Ce l ;+ .. , ** 100 995 1001 Ditto Riafaced Paper, 4 per Cent co D aDeo i i t i t ti o os — Ditto 5 er Cent. 53 11)0 per rebAe Cent. Account 1858 953 t , .. 913 Exchequerßills, £l,OOO, 2d l3 15 dis Ditto £5OO l3 die F a iDREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ii •razi •u S per Cent p Ditto 43 per Cent. 1860 C hilian 6_ per Cent. loi Equador New Consolidated e zioall 3 per C en t 24i 1 Ditto Account Ne w , Grenada A c ti ve , 33 per Cent 165 eruvian 4-3 per Cent — Ditto 3ort per Cent P - ugliese 3 per Cent., 1853. Lardinian 5 per Cent. D itto Account IS Panish 3 per Cent .. .. 493 . Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 55 .41 ;„kish 6 per Cent D itto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. . lOO 995 Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money 9lf f Ditto Account COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAIt. k talterdam Ditto Ro tterdam, 12 1} 12 11 h 4 nbiverp I. „'llizsels — 25 621 25 671 Paris 13 9-1 13 94 Short. 25 35 25 421 Ditt o -,1113, 5 ti, p --- ...ines — 25 721 25 75 1 ; 1 : 41 k-fort on Maine —118 f „..e ni , 15 35 15 40 1 ti..-, "le .". 15 35 15 45 Peterab h 331 334 kaka lirg ..... —.- 48,1 481- t eatii4 ?a 25 9 481 481 t7f 26 5 25 85 25 90 Ge 4 Nft ir 25 85 ?x 39 90 P a l m " 1, o ... -0 8s i na 116; 117 116! 117 Li eh ou - 2Porto N l ° Janeiro —•• • • p o . r k e r eign Gold in Bars (Standard).... per oz. S 3 17 9 su zican Dollars s o le r in Bars (Standard) )9 0 5 Oi Iltiz American Doublons PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Manchester meeting was held yesterday morning in the Manchester Town-hall to consider the question of parliamentary Reform. The Mayor (Mr. M. Curtis) took the chair, having convened the meeting 41 compliance with an influential requisition. Mr. R. N. PHILIPS moved the first resolution :-- "That in the opinion of this meeting an extension of the suffrage, which will at least eonfer the fran thise on every male person who is rated for the relief ( If the poor, together with vote by ballot, a more e quitable distribution of seats, and shorter Parlia kents, is a necessary measure of reform." Mr. BAZLEY, M.P., supported the motion, and I tas warmly 'cheered. He wished that her Ma- J .s tfe Ministers and Liberal members of the l l lit o nit ua y e of Commons, who were sceptical as to the of reform, c ould have witnessed this large meeting. They would have mutually exclaimed, `re must set our house in order." (Cheers.) He l!aatrit iii denever for a moment doubted that there had been the minds of the people a sincere desire f or a comprehensive, practical, and beneficial mea sure of reform. Because the people had not been turbulent, but q uiet and orderly, pursuing their °Min nary duties life, maintaining the social fabric eg ,„" integrity, adding lustre to the renown of their I ,,7,ntry, and doing honour to themselves, it had It — „T of them that they were indifferent to reform, "" . ,00ntent with things as they are. Before pro to the House of Commons for this session k„ took publi e an d private opirrtnnities of making I,n his opinion that a period of calm and con- Roent ought to be taken advantage of for effect ing reform in the House of Commons. He had toted for Mr. Locke King's motion, and should it ext end the member for Leeds in his proposal to thethe franchise. (Cheers.) He believed that e,. ° trust reposed in the people had been bene fi c iall y , - s e relsed, and, for himself, he was perfectly pre •;ftred to b e id en tified with them, believing that an 4 1 ensicin of the franchise, a redistribution of seats , , 3 ,, ajadicious amendment of their representation ii pld be accompanied by greater prosperity and tlt '', 44 ,faction in the country. Considering the diffi n't'es in the way of reform inside the House of 4. 3 -rilt aens itself, he did not blame the Government do as many of his Liberal friends were inclined_ k n . for the course that had been taken. The people °f Commons take more care to send members to the House ' , commons who would really carry out large oensures of reform, and act up to their professions 4 the hustings, but he did think her Majesty's Platers had erred extremely when they stultified D e form in the lat e s p e ech from the Throne. No speech 4 ught to have come from the Queen that did not i elude the word " re f orm ." (H ear , h ear .) If the c tl i evernment felt powerless in the matter, they might have said, through th e vo i ce o f th e S overe i g n, that there were State reasons why reform could not be Aroposed at that particular juncture, but that the lovernment were pledged to it, and that at the ear liest possible opportunity reform would be conceded. This declaration would have placed the Govern kent in a much better position, and given to the people more encouragement to confide in them. (Cheers.) Mr. R. COOPER, on behalf of the working classes, 1 40 were unable to attend this meeting in any tr.ecgth, owing to the inconvenient hour of assem tht,ng, wished to say that the prevalent feeling t vong them was that they had been betrayed by e very Government in whom they had been led t a llaee more confidence than in any since 1832. rd X. Russell had been faithless to his cause and t i e ' reputation. Had all the really Liberal mem -1.8 of the Government given in their resignations qh Al en Lord Palmerston wished them to ignore this i e -elli ticon, he (Mr. Cooper) believed that indepen kollt, steps would have led to the retirement of the 44. ,g treacherous Prime Minister of modern times, i lti g a Cabinet would have been formed that would ee been equal to the wants of the country. tk ,9nd cheers.) A Tory Government might have t er ' B t rn ed for a time, but could not have lasted long , a pir Toryism was utterly incompatible with the of the present age. The great object of the sent Premier, ought now to be to get rid of their pre- It rremier, whatever the consequences might be. ben nonsense to be afraid of a Tory coming in tgen we had a Tory in already. (Laughter.) He neW of nothing more impudent and ungrateful teethe plea that the people wanted no reform, t h eir best friends to rely on the solemn pledges of eke Government, and therefore remained quiet and sii_fr p ‘e e r c e t n a t nt b . eca ( u n s e ear . ) Were they to be called in they had trusted to the promises _r e. ' gentlemen ? " (Cheers.) Those who had de- Z . !v . ed the people on this question—gentlemen so I:Ted—were political blacklegs, who having got I ,' o power under f a l se p re t ences no w sought to :_ea.ain there by trickery and subterfuge. Let it ! -9rth, then, t o E urope t h at i t was th e demoral tetion of the high er c l asses , an d not o f t h e l ower , C lt s c't threatened this nation with disorder. (Loud t lleers.) This talk about popular apathy was a mere b t s csak for treachery. It was no less sound in argu rat now thanat the time of the last election and rfinutly, when so called Liberal members a n d can didates emphatically declared reform to be at that e necessary and expedient because the people p e re so quiet. (Cheers.) Did the Government s a , a , " n t another Cato-street conspiracy , Peterloo mas- Ve, Brist o l an d Birmingham riots, orNotting hamConflagration ? If so, let it be k nown that it has our rulers, and not the people, who were insti "Lors to 111 physical force. (Cheers) The resolution was passed unanimously. Mr. Alderman HEYWOOD moved : v: tb , ( l i lat, in the opinion of this meeting, her Majesty's Go snt, having taken office with a distinct pledge to more comprehensive Reform Bill than that of Lord 4 bill .Government, is morally bound either to pass such 1 , without delay or to re,ign." Was Nvo rk; th e greatest possible mistake to suppose that they `ng men were indifferent on this question, but a nd if certainly more rational than formerly, A are not admitted by the upper classes to a fair ob t of politi ca l power th e y wou ld p rocee d t o th ai n i t by means more deliberate and effectual an th ose ref erred to by the last speaker. (Cheers.) 1:) r. WATTS seconded the motion. tta. 4 l l ,_fte! several oth er speec h es , th e mo tion was ' tn ohl,,rede resoluti unanimously, as well as a petition founded ona. Or..DrNAILY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ben ast and liltllvmrna. Air., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bo,t. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian all 100 all all 100 100 all 8 8i 80 82 5i Ili 97 99 951 MI Carmarthen & Cardjgar, Cork and Bandon (;ork, lllrock., &Passa,g - c Cornwall . . . I ' A ( A gets div. util 13 ran. Do B ha n sbeen p pec, d. toB Dublin & Belfast, June Dun., Perth, &A b. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, 4 Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Gilts , . and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock ►rich Sonth-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Lond. & *qh. Western.. L'derry et Coleraine .. L'clerry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. dt Lincoln.. Maryport and Carlisle.. Do do I shares.... Metropolitan .... Midland Do new..... Do Pirming..t Derby 111 d. Gt. IV. of Ireland Do 4 shares Kid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. ds Ros Norfolk.. . North British.. Nor.Dev.Rail&Dksto& I) , A stk ; A recs no d., I until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, a.N.E. purchase, no Leeds • • Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. dr Grantham Rail reebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittin ebourne Jr Sheer. South Devon hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. 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 I ThamesHavenllk&Rail Ulster .. Do Vale of Neath IVictoria Sta. and Pim.. Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall • • • • West L0nd0n.......... ; Do Ist class ........ Do 2d class .. WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford, Paid. ! Closing Business Railways. Pr tce. Done all ail c all all 5} 6 42 44 8 85 17 18 49 60 37 39 26 28 83 85 25i 2f5 111 113 110 111 105 106 129 131 105 107 701 71 60 62 IA 111 61 42 18 119 45 48 95} 95f 911 92& 14 Ili 45 46 Si Ad 125} 1251 1 4 1 1P 98 100 7 6d 54 46 621 621 1011 102 k id 1p 60 604 904 01 97 99 74 31 1 91 101 7E 76 113 115 34 ,15 88 88 47 49 90 42 - d 831 832 59 61 94 97 4 7 404 414 104 114 p 6 64p 551 56 2 3 p 4 75 '7B 19 ni Si • 64 43 45 40 43 29 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. Myths and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O fsris.liExet.4 p.ct stock Do. do. do. Shares ICaledon £10,41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent. Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.— [Do. do. Class C 7 p.c F. Coun. Ex sp. c. No. l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edln.&G las. sp.c. shares . Do. 4 p.c gua. S. & 1). i Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. I Furness, 5 per cent !Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ot. ro sp.e.Rerlm..lop.e.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. j Do. 5p.3. Redm. 5 p.s. pm ,I (it. Nh. of Sootld. Ist pf. 1 (G t.Sn. Az W (Ireland) 4 1 p. et. pref. stock (treat West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. et Co. Redeemable, 45 p.et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares (it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh t le. do. 6 p. ct. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gun. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 44 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.l3arnel.st.£s as 10d pc Do. 6 per 0. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 6 p. c. No. 2 Do. gm 6 p. C. I Do. do. sf.c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cell'. Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. flp.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '6s' Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover I Do. W. A reeiv. no div. Ex.A til 6pcis 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. stock Do. 4i per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6 d........ • - • - • • Londondy. & Cole. i sh Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. £6 Do. 3} per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent jarynort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option tllllB6O Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. ;Nordic 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 18 4 7 ,Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. 0 Do. New, gut. 6 p. C Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she Do. do. do Nth.Dev.ll ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 4? ) p e. redeemable Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, • ...Sr S. Purch. I North Staffordshire.... Ilhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt !Scottish North-Eastern 3i p. C. pref. stock Do.Aberdeenaua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. t South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent. Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist is. south Wales, gun. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent. Po. 5 per cent: , S.-Yorkstdre, 4 p. a gua ,Stock. it Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 ner cent Do. C 6 percent Watrid &I[ilkny, a p. c -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. I Do. Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. I Do. do. 2d is. 100 102 20 21 6 6} 99 101 108 113 105 108 107 109 106 108 121 123 80 82 110 112 90 92 1113 115 111 113 102 104 83 85 97 •99 97 99 89 91 90 92 100 102 91 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 20 21 10 101 15 15# 135 137 tl2 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 101 103 198 153 128 131 70 73 86 88 131 14 126 128 68 7 0 vj 133 135 100 102 91 93 110 112 108 110 i li 13 91 93 100 101 id ip p 22i *d i 23 130 132 101 102 22i 23 99 100 99 100 98 100 85 87 261 271 ?.11 324 311 321 45 48 122 124 118 121 98 100 121 124 114 116 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid.! Leasing Closing Business Co.'s , Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all ILn &N.W Buckinghamshire . 100 IDo Chester & Holyhead.. 100 iDo... Do. 5 i percent 100 Do 94 96 53 534 121 123 109 111 99 101 15i 161 132 134 4 Do. 5 ~ 1 100 IDo. ...• •• ' Clydesdale June .. —.. , 100 'Caledon... Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O E.Lincolnsh. gfi per c.I ICO 'Gt.North. E.Union,llarwichShs.' alt lE.Counts.' Do. Woodbridge.... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 .Galedon...l Do. new lOO ,Do. —• • Gloster & Dean Forest all , Gt. West. Hrtip'l Dock & Rail..' all 'Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby i all I YIt.N. Md. Do. ]calves.... ' all Do. ' Do: quarters........ I all I Do. . _ Lanc.&Carl. gna. 5 p.c.! 100 !Lna*.W London & Greenwich. 100 S.Eastern Do. Preference .... 100 Do Lon.,Tilbury,& S.-end 100 Peto &Co 4 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 11 100 No r f o lk ..l Do. 8 per cent lOO Do. ... _. 1 Mnc., Bxtn.,& ll atlock all L NW&Nr Mid. Bradford Prefer-, 4 ence Stock ' 100 ,Midland.. Newmarkt,BuryEx.l 5. 5 8- E.Counts. all. i 1. or • all 1)0 Do. (5 P• c N gu t a h . n s ty p E er a c s e tn n . t.wi . .. 0 a Do. N or th Western ', , s „ j L& NW Preston and WYre• 1, all AP L.Yk. Do. Fixed 5 p lc.-- aalill Midland Do. 4 Shares . Roystn.Hith A. h.,&Shep 00 ,T.Brassey polol !:North. Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 I ..... Do. do. D a S.-Staffordshire al i - . rest. Vi Wilts and Snmerset 1 100 'Gt 1 l Wimbledon &Croydn. all L.& Brgtn, 109 111 201 204 81 83 112 117 j 87 90 3 94 96 P ip, 55 57 15* 151 132 184 100 102 104 1 1 89 91 81 SHARE 31ARKETS. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 7 ' 7 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1861. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom., Barod ak. Cut t Ind Gu. 5 per cent ..... Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron iDo. New . Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do, do. July 1. 1872 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clentta. tS. E a stn. (Lim' Cape, Eas tn. Prov. (Lim. Cape Town &Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. C Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. C. Do. 14` Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 . rand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct..l Do. 6 per ct. Debentr.l Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.6p.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. IGt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. .. IDo. Bonds pay. '76, With opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5A p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4i p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do .5 . Melb.Corp. 6 p. o Bnds. Newßrunawick t Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pi Class A Capital Shari Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .... Oude (Limited) ........ { Scinde ......... ...I . i Do. Punjaub .... Es, e, Do. Do. .... •• • • ..1 Do. Indus. St. Flo. A g Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Antwerp & R&terdam. Ardennes ........... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. I Belgian East. Junction' Beziers to Graissessac.. (Ca- - neaux Mine Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France ] Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhoui Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, & Mediter Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.)' gua. 7 p. ct. lim 1 Riga & Dunaburg 'loyal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref... , Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref.:. San Paulo, Hm, g. 7 p.c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct WesrFlandern Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH MI: Allred Consols (Plilliek) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )I 'East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. WI Russel (TavistA )! Gam.&'S t.Aubyn(Gwen )1 Great South Tolgus. • • • G. Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (11elston) 1 Grenville Herod's- Foot Hingsbon Downs Lady Bertha !Margaret (LJny Lelant), North Downs North Frances (Illogan) IN.Wh'l Bawl (Illo4an) , North Wheal Crotty . Par Consols (St. Blazeyji Providence(Uny Lelnt.), Sortridge Cons. Min.Co South Caradon(St.Cleer)' 1 S. Carn Brea (Mogan) 1 4 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)18.1R.S !Stray Park 24.8.0 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 Tin Crott 9 Vale of Towey (Cann ) As 6d West Basset (Illogan) l4 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 'West Seton Wheal. Basset (Mogan), 5 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 'Wheal Edward (Cals.) 7.5 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 _I Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)( 54 EIG: Amara Han BonAccord Copper, Lim. Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim Do. Land and limingCo.l ( Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo .. DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. ;General 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquita IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.l Pontgibaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) I United Mexican Worthing (Llmited) I Do JOINT-STO Agra&UnitedService Bki Australasia 78 80 62 63 184 194 51 63 14 lid Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. tCh.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. 'City Colonial . pCom. Bank of Canada.. 'Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London and S.Airican.. London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England . Do. new . . ;National Bank ...... .. I New South 'Wales.... Orient. B. Corporation: 'Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland 'Do. new ISouth Australia ,Union of Australia (Unity of London . lUnity Mutua1.......... 201 21i 33 31 70 73 38 39 151 15f 22i 23 33} 34i - - 21 11 63 65 50 62 161 17 38 40 234 241 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 1104 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 111 104 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 101 Cape G. Hope, e p c,lBBO 100 ICB 1084 Do. 1890 100 108 109 N.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 1064 1074 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1868 100 98 99 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 974 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 1064 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6p c. Js. &July 100 Do. do. 6p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 07f 1085 108 74 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock 'Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. l 100 I stock I East and West India stock I London stock St. Katharine. lOO stock Southampton lOO stoc 2o k Victoria ... . 10 2 0 9 4 7 4 p 9 ar 9 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) I 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 I 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 D0..13,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 124 144 324 Canada Land all 114 118 10 Chandslands Tel. (Lim ' all et. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Sraltgs all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all at. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference 20 E. India Irrign. & Canal 1 fd i d at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Ans. Copper all 34 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 I Great Ship Limited) all I 1 Do. 174 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all I 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 11 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 24 36 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 Ild 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 5 0 4d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 DO.B p.c.Pref. .iss.atl die. all 4 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 89 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 f 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. pr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 44 34 at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 67 69 68 50 Do. New 25 10 11 355 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 18 184 p 50 Rhymney Iron all 164 171 15 Do. New all 44 6 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 51 501 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 124 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. dp . . all 54 4 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 100 Van Diemen's Land .. 284 94 104 91 TILE INDIAN FAMINE. A public meeting was held in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion House, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, to devise immediate measures for alleviating the distress caused by the famine which is now prevailing in India. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided ; and amongst the gentle men on the platform were the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Col. Sykes, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Gregson, M.P., Sir Herbert Edwardes, Sir Edward Ryan, Mr. Var sittart, M.P., Alderman Salomons, M.P., Aldermen Mechi, Rose, Finnis, besides Mr. W. Dent, Mr. Arbuthnot, and other gentlemen interested in our commercial relations with India. The Rev. Mr. Davis, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, having offered up a special prayer composed for the occasion, The LORD MAYOR briefly introduced the subject, remark ing that he had been requested to convene this meeting to Iconsider the' means of relieving the sufferers from that great calamity which had lately fallen with unexampled severity on the population of a great part of our Eastern Empire. He was much gratified by witnessing in the numerous attendance that day a proof of the sympathy with which that object was regarded by the public, and he was especially pleased to meet on that occasion several most distinguished gentlemen, who were either members of her Majesty's Government, or members of one or the other House of Parliament. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had kindly undertaken to move the first resolution. (Cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE—My Lord Mayor and gentlemen, I shall submit to the meeting a:resolution which has been placed in my hands, and the purport of which is as follows :—" That this meeting, deeply sympathising with the distress arising from the devastating famine in the north-western provinces of India, and being desirous of aiding the noble exertions of the relief committee in Calcutta and Bombay in their en deavours to relieve the distress of their fellow subjects in India, now reduced to a state of appalling destitution, feels called upon publicly to record its sense of this calamity, and its sympathy with their suffering fellow subjects." I apprehend I am right in saving that this large meeting has been called at a moment's notice, but the subject on account of which it has been convened does not require much deli beration, and the citizens generally of London, and not least those leading persons in all classes and all pursuits whom I have the satisfaction of ,seeing in this room, do not, I trust require much time to consider whether they shall step forward and save from the horrors of famine their suf. fering fellow creatures in India. (Cheers.) My Lord Mayor I cannot but be reminded by this noble hall, 'in which it, has been my lot, and the lot of many I see around me, to appear before, often and often, how we came to this board to share the hospitality of the City of London in the time of many of your lordship's predecessors. We have enjoyed at the tables laid in this hall the good things which Providence has bounteously 'given for our sustenance and comfort. May our recollections of the facility with which we our selves :arrive at such means of sustenance and comfort, and the abundance with which the blessings of God have been poured upon us, move every heart among us with one thought and one desire to do what we can for an object, than which no more urgent or more noble one, I would venture to say, ever was proposed to an assembly of the citizens of London. (Cheers) I have not come to' this place to-day because I felt that it belonged peculiarly to me to do so, or that I had any peculiar qualification for as - sisting you in the high purpose of this meeting, but I was desirous that such a meeting, for such a purpose, should not pass by without the appearance of at least one member of her Majesty's Government—(cheers)—to testify in his own behalf, and I am certain I may say not less on behalf of every one of my colleagues, our hearty approval of, and warm sympathy with, the object for which you have called your fellow-citizens together. (Cheers.) You are well aware that it is not necessary for me to apologise on their behalf. They have sought, or are seeking in change of air that relief from their parliamentary labours which, after all, it is not unnatural they should seek ; and I am bound to say that I myself was arrested in the execution of a similar intention, which I very gladly postponed to attend this meeting. (Cheers.) My Lord Mayor, I shall not presume to instruct the meeting on the particular case which has brought us here, for whatever may be required to be said upon the subject, you will hear much better from those who are acquainted with the particular circumstances of India, and whose correspondence and constant intercourse with those who are resident in that country give them higher qualifications, and enable them to afford greater and more accurate information. It is enough for me to say that I find it authentically stated to us that though the know ledge of this famine has come somewhat suddenly upon us, yet the features of it are so broad and so appalling that it must at once speak for itself. Fifteen hundred thousand human beings, as it is stated to us on what I believe un doubted authority, have nothing under Providence but the hand of charity to trust to to save them from the horrors of a premature death. (Hear, hear.) That alone, I think, is such a basis of fact, such an ample justification for your assembling yourselves together, such a ground for appealing to the whole people of this country, whom on these occasions the City of London appropriately leads, that nothing, that can be said even by others better informed than myself can add much force to the ideas conveyed by those few simple words, A million and a half of men, women, and children dependent on charity for the very means of subsistence, not in the gene ral sense in which we are accustomed to use these terms, but for the means of rescue from a horrible and otherwise in evitable death. (Hear.) The ties which connect us with India are of a nature which render this appeal if possible still more forcible than when it is considered on general grounds. I confess lam not one of those who are in the habitual belief which has so widely prevailed in this coun try, that it is to her connexion with India, and such like connexions, that England owes her material greatness, wealth, and prosperity. I am strongly and deeply convinced that the roots of the greatness of this country lie within the shores of these little islands, and not beyond them. (Cheers.) At the same time, no man who is capable of appreciating what belongs to the welfare of mankind can fail to see that, with whatever feelings it mrly have been, we have undertaken immense responsibilities with respect to our transmarine possessions, and we come under the con ditions of a sacred trust towards them which we cannot but discharge. (Hear.) We carry to India, and in constantly and rapidly increasing quantities, the productions of this country, and exchange them for the productions of India, and it is satisfactory, even on an occasion of this kind, when we deplore the want of the necessary means of subsistence for a portion of our fellow creatures, to recollect that the pursuits in which the great bulk of the citizens of London are engaged are pursuits the daily and inevitable tendency , of which is to render the occurrence of these great visita tions more rare, and to mitigate their severity when they arrive. (Hear.) Still they do arrive, and on this occasion they stare us in the face, and I ask whether on every ground, whether as men, as philanthropists, as citizens, or as Chris tians, we ought not to rush forward to avail ourselves of the opportunity which is now afforded us to relieve this distress ? (Cheers.) For though no doubt we set a high value on our commerce with India, as we do on our commerce with the world, though that no doubt is the prevailing source of the wealth and power of this country—we have more to do with India than to unite it in the bonds of commercial intercourse with ourselves, valuable as in my opinion those relations are. We have to carry to India more than wealth which our shores produce. We owe to India a boon of which we can never acquit ourselves by thc; mere exercise of political rule, and by our sway over the millions who inhabit that country. We must desire to communicate to them some better and higher gift. Often and often do we hear of the duty—and we hear rightly and reasonably of the duty and of the hope —a bright and glorious hope—that something may be done towards carrying Christianity into India. (Cheers.) And, my lord mayor, let me venture to say that in my opinion this meeting is no small missionary meeting. (Cheers.) You have difficulties in making known the gospel to the multitudes who inhabit India. You are beset by your own differences—you are beset t still more perhaps by the fact that you exercise political authority o ver the people of India, because we are liable to the suspicion that when we attempt to teach them directly, and by that means attempt their conversion—when we teach or attempt to teach them the truths of the gospel, we are liable to the suspicion that it is with political objects Sand ends that we engage in that holy work. Ido not state that as a reason why that work should not be prosecuted, but as a reason why that prosecution is materially and seriously injurei. But here you have an opportunity to which those Lin drances do not apply. (Hear.) There are arguments in Christian life and in Christian works which nothing can resist. The residents of India have it in their power, each of them, to become a living sermon—each of them to be, as it wore, an apostle by his own life and conversatior, and by exhibiting, in the face of the people of India, what are the doctrines of Chris tianity by letting them know wlat are the practical results of Christianity. (Cheers.) Atd if we will, on this occa sion, follow the example of that Saviour who was content to spend His time and thought m earth in assuaging the woes which beset human life, I trust we may do something to convince our suffering ani afflicted fellow-subjects that the religion we profess io indeed a religion of love, and by means which can excite no suspicion that we are doing something to win them towards us. (Cheers.) My whole purpose is to bear willing and cordial testimony to the sacredness and worthiness ef the object for which this meeti of those nghas3en who, co etntvoogkehde an d on my own b e h a lf an d on behalf r w.th myself, form for a time the administration of the count* I earnestly commend it to your hearty and cordial support; and I further venture tc express a hope that this meeting is not to be the accom plishment, but only the beginnirF and starting point of a great work—that the words 'Watch, uttered within these wall, will be echoed from one and of the country to the other, and that we shall be able to bear something lik e a national testimony, and make ,omething like a nati ona l offering, in order to mitigate the pressure of one of the severest visitations sent upon any portion of mankind within the memory of any of to now present. (Cheers.) The Hon. A. R.INNAIIID seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Sir E. RYAN moved the second resolution :--" That in consideration of the extreme urgency of the case, and of the necessity of adopting immediate measures to relieve the misery now so unhappily existing, this meeting most anxi ously entreats the benevolent. contributions of our fellow citizens, and of the public at large ; and recommends that subscription lists be opened, and that all the London and all 100 A 5 70 92 93 16 16 3 / 4 d 41 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 li li d I if n lid 99 100 97 98 994 100 1 14 3 : 204 24 39 41 45 t,O 38 42 38 42 9t 95 lfd lil 2 li d 111 Ili 91 9i d 95 98 90 83 82 84 92 03 86 88 2 lad 6 7 5 7 97j 98.11 2 d lfd, —dl 90 92 t II id 'AYS. 61 51 - -P If 114 I 11 12 13 3 2}i 3f 3i 22f 23} 6/ 7/ 7f 7; 19 20 87# 38f 8 9 361 374 55 67 4} 3d 51 6 81 ' 11 11 Ild 111 201 211 6 4 si 91 21i 221 2 . ! 1 2 184 190 345 355 1071 1125 191 20 6 1 6 17 1 9 6 65 1 11 1i 2 21 36 18 21 2f 46 48 1 31 41 4 51 5 61 7 84 9 94 37 39 295 305 1 3} 155 1(10 35 37 2 21 5i 51 17 18 75 77 350 360 1105 110 115 126 21 21 12 13 15 17 11 13 td y 30i 314 i 1 -- dig. 39 41 8 10 I 2 24 22 23 g i p pr 14 pr 4p id 4 6 I a 5 5i i i 'K BANKS. IBusiness done provincial bankers receive and remit such contributions to the Lord Mayor ; and that the amount so collected be de spatched by each mail to India." Alderman FINNIs seconded the resolution, which, after a few words from Mr. JONES, was passed. Mr. R. W. CRAWFORD then moved the third resolution: —" That this meeting is of opinion that all the cities and towns in the United Kingdom should be animated to co operate with the committee now appointed, in their efforts to carry out the above object." Mr. VANSITTART seconded the resolution. Mr. GREGSON then moved the appointment of a com mittee to carry out the objects of the meeting. The motion, having been seconded by Mr. J. A. ARaum- NOT, and supported by Mr. FRITH, was agreed to. The proceedings ended with an announcement that the subscription-list had been headed by Mr. Gladstone with £5O. The Bank of England subscribed £5OO, the Agra and United Service Bank, £300; Oriental Bank, £300; Gold smiths' and Mercers' Companies, £2OO each, besides other large gifts. THE SIEGE OF THE CITADEL OF AfESSIWA The citadel of Messina having been the last bulwark o 1 the Bourbons in Italy, a few details of its fall may, perhaps ; be not without interest. Ever since the battle of Melazzo in July last placed tiles. sina in the hands of Garibaldi, there had been a truce be tween the town and the citadel, held by a Neapolitan gar rison, and it was confidently expected that on the fall of Gaeta Marshal Fergola and his soldiers would be only too glad to accept the honourable terms offered to them in the name of King Victor Emmanuel. Gaeta fell on the 13th of last month, and the citadel was immediately summoned by Gen, Chiabrera, commanding the Ttalian brigade Pis toja, but instead of conforming to his repeatedly declared in tentions, Marshal Fergola first alleged himself to be obliged to await an official announcement of his Sovereign's depar ture from his own superiors ; and finally, after the arrival of one Colonel Villamatta, replied that he should defend himself to all extremity. The Italian Government could only reply in one way, and accordingly Admiral Persano and General Cialdini were ordered to repair to Messina without delay. The latter arrived on the 26th February, and operations would have begun at once had not bad weather delayed the landing of the siege train for some days. The citadel is in reality of no great strength, according to modern ideas of fortification, but its position at the bot tom of the port is such that the town is at its mercy, and when Fergola ordered all merchant vessels to leave the harbour with threats of laying Messina in ashes great ap prehension was felt from the remembrance of the fearful bombardment of 1849. The citizens, nevertheless, bravely declared themselves ready to submit to any sacrifices so that the citadel were taken, but General Cialdini resolved, if possible, to prevent unnecessary bloodshed, replied to the threats of the Neapolitan by an intimation that if he fired upon the town an officer should be shot for every civilian killed, the Marshal himself and the garrison given up to the vengeance of the populace, and the property of the garrison confiscated in compensation of damages. This ener getic reply soon brought forth a promise to respect-the town, and up to the 9th of March all remained quiet. On that day the Neapolitans began to fire upon the works of the be siegers, and continued to do so throughout that and the two following days. Their fire was irregular, being extremely violent on the 10th, and dying away in the course of the 11th, ceasing almost entirely at night. On this latter day the state of siege was proclaimed in the town, and every cart and carriage laid under requisition for the transport of powder and munitions from the landing-place below the city to the batteries. At dawn on the 12th the garrison resumed firing, not only from the citadel, but also from the detached forts—Don Blasco on the right looking from Messina towards the Cala brian coast), and San Salvatore on the left at the mouth of the harbour. This cannonade continued without intermis sion till noon, when a more distant shot announced that the attack had begun. A few of the first balls fell into the sea, but this slight deviation was soon corrected, and from that moment rifled shot, grenades, and bombs continued to pour upon the citadel with unerring accuracy. In about 10 minutes the Neapolitans might be seen scampering out of Don Blasco and taking refuge in the covered way, where they remained until the cessation of the fire. The nearness of the besieging batteries, within musket range, made every shot tell, each successive explosion caused a quantity of earth and stones to be flung high into the air, and about 4 o'clock the barracks burst into flames, just as part of the Italian fleet steamed up to Cale part in the attack. Shcjrtly after a small powder magazine blew up, and the Neapoli tans, who from the beginning of the attack had not fired a single gun, then displayed a white flag, but on a point so low as to render it all but invisible. This not having the desired effect of stopping the cannonade, the garrison, in their terror and impatience, actually displayed seven white flags on different points, which being observed from the fleet, first the ships and then the batteries ceased firing. At half-past 5 o'clock some Neapolitan officers came out to parley, and at 6 the flagship of Admiral Persano, the Maria Adelaide, steamed into the port, her band playing the Royal March amidst the enthusiastic vives of the population, who crowded the Marina. The parleys lasted great part of the evening, the Nea politans demanding an armistice and terms, while General Cialdini insisted on an unconditional surrender, and finally declared he should re-open fire unless the garrison submit ted without further delay. To back up this reply the Maria Adelaide left the port, and fired one or two shots, upon cchich Marshal Fergola sent to say he was ready to surrender at discretion. Early on the morning of the 13th the 36th Italian Regiment marched into the citadel to take possession, and at noon, precisely 24 hours after the com mencement of the attack, the tricolour banner, with the white cross of Savoy, was hoisted on tke highest point of the citadel, amid the salutes of the Italian fleet, and even of the batteries of the fallen fortress. Thus did the Bourbons lose their hold upon Southern Italy without a shot being fired in reply to the besieging batteries—a silence the more striking after the violent fire kept up so long as there was no attack. But this supine ness of the defence by no means diminishes the merit of the Italian army and its general. The artillery of the former deserves all credit for the rapidity and accuracy of their fire, which in so few hours inflicted great damage on the fortress, and the latter for the admirable arrangements which would have made any prolonged defence impossible. A VOLUNTEER FINED AND DIS- DfIS,SED. A duly constituted court of inquiry was held in Bingley-hall, Birmingham, a day or two ago, to investigate a charge made by Captain Hebbert, commanding No. 10 Company of the Birmingham Battalion of Rifle Volunteers, against Private Daniel Joseph Clarke, a member of that company, for having, on Saturday evening last, " been drunk when on parade for,battalion drill in Bingley-hall, and behaved in a disrespectfulemanner towards his superior officers, such conduct being subversive of good order and military discipline." The proceed ings were conducted openly, and were attended by a large number of volunteers, who behaved with the most becoming propriety, and seemed to take great interest in the matter. The court and the witnesses appeared in full-dress uniform. On Sun day Captain Hebbert addressed a letter to Private Clarke, expressing his sorrow that he should have added to his first offence of disrespectful conduct on the previous evening on the parade ground to Lieutenant-Colonel Mason, by coming into the orderly room,. when in a state of intoxication, and conducting himself there in a very reprehensible manner. The captain added, " I shall be compelled to report you for trial before the battalion commit tee, unless you take the opportunity, which I shall afford you in the course of Monday, of sending a written and ample apology." Instead of sending an apology, however, Clarke tendered his resig nation, which, under the circumstances, was re fused. Clarke, on being asked whether he had any objection to the members of the court, re plied that he had not. The order for the assembly of the court was produced and read, and the court then proceeded to the examination of the witnesses, on the charge as above-mentioned. The evidence, which it is needless to particularise, was taken down in writing, but, according to the rules of the service, no oath was administered. After a careful and patient investigation, which occupied three hours, the court was cleared for de liberation, and it was afterwards announced that the court had found as proven that Private Clarke was not absolutely drunk, but excited by drink ; that his behaviour was disrespectful and insubordi nate towards his officers ; and they recommended that he be fined 30s. and dismissed the corps. The evidence and the finding having been duly sub mitted to Lieut.-Colonel Mason, commanding the battalion, that officer took occasion to read the fol lowing confirmation and remarks to the volunteers present at drill on Tuesday evening:—" The com manding officer is pleased to approve and confirm the finding of the court of inquiry on the following grounds,—lst. An opportunity was afforded Pri vate Clarke by his captain of apologising for his misconduct as a member of the corps, of which he did not choose to avail himself, thereby rendering an investigation into the charges preferred against him, pursuant to the rules, imperative. 2d. Drunk enness is an offence at all times disgraceful and reprehensible ; but when a volunteer so far forgets himself as to publicly present himself on parade, clothed in the uniform of the corps, in a state of intoxication, it is absolutely necessary that such conduct should be visited with the punishment it deserves. 3d. Obedience to orders is a first prin ciple of military law; without it, discipline is im possible. A laxity in this respect can only lead, as in this case, to insubordination and disrespect of authority. So strongly does the commanding officer feel it to be his duty to enforce its observance, that he is prepared to use all the means vested in him by act of Parliament and the rules of the corps to carry out; as on this occasion, the important and responsible duties with which he is entrusted." 491 i 106 53 3 i 71 7o# 110 f ; I; I 61i 951 92i 45 i 125 iiii p i li 100 62j f 102 d 191 94 t Ft 3 l I I I 60 5 1 182 1 100 100 20'11 100 1341 4 RAIL' 1.8.6 2 11* 4s 9.18.9 10.6.7 lls all 126.6 d. all 1 10s. all all 2% li 40 39 95 4j 131 ) 911 s 4 12 4 i i 19 iiii 6I li I 4 i 111 E, STEAMSILIP COLUMBIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The new steamship Columbia, built for the Atlantic Royal Mail Com pany by Messrs. Martin Samuelson and Co., of Hull, and intended for the mail service between Galway and the United States, underwent her official trial trip to-day in the presence of the Go vernment authorities. Among the gentlemen on board were Captain Patey, R.N., Admira:ty super intendent of mail packets at this port ; Messrs. Luke and Dinnan, Admiralty surveyors; Messrs. Murray and Rubie, Board of Trade surveyors; Messrs. Samuelson, Mr. A. M. Weir, Mr. Glover, Mr. T. Summers, Mr. Tucker, of Pari s , & c . Th e Columbia was taken to Stokes Bay, where she ran the measured mile six times with the following results :-Ist run, 4m 535, equal to 12.283 knots per hour; 2d run, 3m 475, equal to 15 . 859 knots; 3d run, 4m 555, equal to 12.203 knots; 4th run, 3m 525, equal to 15517 knots ; sth run, 4m 525, equal to 12.328 knots ; 6th run, 3m 565, equal to 15.319 knots. The official mean taken was 16 2 statute miles per hour. Steam, 221 b ; vacuum, 20. Draught of water at starting, 16ft Sin forward, and 17ft 2in aft ; displacement at this draught, 4,000 tons ; weight on board, 520 tons of coal and 60 tons of water. The wind was light during the trial. The Columbia is a steamer of 1,590 tons register, and the following are her principal dimensions:—Length of keel, 360 ft ; length over all, 378 ft ; breadth of beam, 40ft ; depth of hold, 3011. She has two oscillating engines, of 800-horse power (nomi nal), working up to 3,200 during the trial ; cylinders, 98ft diameter and Bft stroke ; and air pumps worked by two auxiliary engines of 34 in. diameter. She has eight tubular boilers, with five furnaces each, presenting a total of 800 square feet of firegrate and 20,000 square feet of heating surface, and is fitted with Partridge's superheater. Her main saloon is 122 ft. long, deco ' rated in the highest style of art, and the cabins are models of convenience and comfort. She has accom modation for 197 first-class and 360 steerage pas sengers. The Columbia is commanded by Captain Robert Leitch, and is appointed to leave Galway on Tuesday, the 9th of April, with the mails for St. John's and Boston. This is the sister vessel of the steamship Anglia, now being built by the same firm for the Atlantic Company, making, with the Adri atic, recently purchased, and th e Hibernia, a fleet of four steamers of the largest class and horse-power of any afloat. A fine barque of about 500 tons bur den was launched at noon from the yard of her builder and owner, Mr. John Ransom, at Northam. She was named the J. H. Ransom, the Mayor of the borough (Mr. Alderman Coles) performing the accustomed ceremonial, and is intended for the South American trade. MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED? Yesterday afternoon the following rather curious case was heard at the Marlborough-street Police-court. It was a summons for bastardy arrears. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared for the-defendant, a respectable looking youlig man, named Bearon, and on the case being called on said his client had no wish to shrink from paying for the support of the children, but he was anxious that they should be properly brought zip, which, if what he had heard was true, was not likely to be the case. Mary Heard, the complainant, said she was still a single woman. She could not produce the orders made in her favour, as she had given them to a friend in St. Giles's workhouse five years ago. The orders were made eight years ago, and the defendant, for a long time, paid ss. a week for the two children. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could do nothing till the orders produced. When did she receive any money last ? Complainant said seven weeks ago. Mr. Lewis then proceeded to ask the complainant a few questions, and the following were her answers. lam not married. lam cohabiting with a person named Rich. I can swear I have never been in a chapel with him. At a church at Petersburgh-place, Notting-hill, the banns were published last June or July. Rich put them up, but we were not married. We were to have been that day three weeks. We did go to the church once after, but we got tipsy and didn't get married, and I have never got a paper from the church. We went to the gin shop and got tipsy, and the minister told us we were tipsy, and he would not marry us. We went into the vestry-room, but no book was presented to us. The minister told us to come the next day but we didn't go. A young mail and a young woman were with us, and we all went into the vestry by the minister's direction. Mr. Lewis said it was almost a Yelverton marriage. Complainant continued—The minister told us to get an emetic for the man, and the only emetic we got was more gin. (Laughter.) I went last Sunday to St. Patrick's Chapel, and of course there was somebody with me—there was the congregation. (Laughter.) I never got any paper from any other church, and never got any ring. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Nor the church key. Mr. Lewis said he was credibly informed that complainant, was married to the man Rich. A daughter of complainant's said she remembered her mother going out to get married. John Crockett, a porter in Covent-garden Market, said he remembered going to a church in Bayswater, but he could not remember where. It was two months ago—in the winter (the complainant said in June or July). He went with the complainant and Rich. He went to give the man away. (Loud laughter.) After going into the church they went into a room and saw the clergyman there. What they went into the room for was to be married. There were some books there, but no one signed them. By Mr. Lewis—Don't :know the reason they were not married. Believed the man " had the drop taken" was the reason. The clergyman spoke to them, but he had no idea what he said. All came away together and went into a public-house opposite St. Giles's !Church, and there had something to drink, and complainant went home. • _ Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is common with these people when they get drunk not to go to the church again. The case was then adjourned that evidence might, if possible, be produced of the complainant's marriage. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'—THURSDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 9to 1 agst Merrimac (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Horror (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst The Rap (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Sister to St. Albans (taken) 14 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken) 100 to 6 agst Avalanche (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 6to 1 agst Spanish Fly (offered) 100 to 40 agst Spanish Fly, Lupellus, and Zitella mixed (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 13 to 1 agst First Lord (take 14 to 1) 13 to 1 agst East Sheen (offered) 100 to 6 agst Pancake (taken) 25 to 1 agst Giraffe (taken) 30 to 1 agst Beabow (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Schism (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Klarikoff (offered) 15 to 2 aget Kettledrum (taken) 10 to 1 agst Matador (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 11 to 1 agst Knight of Thistle (taken) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 25 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 30 to 1 agst Robin Hood (taken) 12 to 1 agst Diophantus (offered) 33 to 1 aget Gardener (taken) 33 to 1 apt Neighbour (taken) THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. Do. Brazil and Cape Verds • • • • Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico .. .. April 1. Canada, &c. (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), Ceylo n , & c . ( v i a 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, &e. Mar. 28, Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. April 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba. &c. April 1. •• • • .. .. April 18. (via Marseilles) April 12. .. April 8. MR. ROEBUCK AND HIS CONSTlTUENTS.—Ar rangements have at length been made for Mr. Roebuck to address his constituents with reference to his recent speech on Italian affairs. Iu consequence of the application made to him last week to explain his views, Mr. Roebuck has this week written to the mayor, expressing an earnest de sire to give his constituents every explanation in his power, a nd placing himself entirely in the hands of the marl'. His worship, after consulting with some of Mr. Roebuck's friends, telegraphed to that gentleman yesterday suggest ing Monday next for a meeting ; and Mr. Roebuc k having replied assenting to the arrangement, the mayor immedi ately issued placards as follows :—" John Arthur Roebuck, Esq., M.P., having represented to me his wish and inten tion to co me d own to Sheff i eld for the pur pose of addressing his constituents on our foreign relations and other matters, I hereby appoint a public meeting of the burgesses for that o a nchester Guaraw n . Purpose on Monday next," ko.— THE CONVICTS AT CB A TRAM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--As the character of Chatham Prison bag been undeservedly prejudiced in the estimation of the public by the exaggerated and false reports which have been circulated of riots among the convicts, I would vulture to ask the favour of your allowing the insertion in your columns of a letter which appears in the Tints: of this day, from Captain Powell (the Governor), explaining that no such riots took place. It is unnecessary for me to say that his letter contains a faithful and accurate statement of the facts.---I rim, sir, your obedient servant, JOSHUA JEBB, Major General. 45, Parliament-street, March 28. " TO THE EDITOR OF TT IE TIMES. " SIR,—As a matter of justic e to me, a ho am responsible, as Governor of Chatham Prison, for the discipline and good order of . the establishment I must beg the favour of your allowing me to state that you have been misinformed in regard to the continued outbreaks which are represented as bp i ,_ ing occurred ; especially that any disturbance either took place or was contemplated upon Sunday last. Indeed, so little apprehension did I feel on this subject that, instead of taking any extra precautions on that day, as stated by your correspondent, I gave leave of absence to one-third of the prison officers, and allowed my children to attend the services in. the prison chapel as usual. "Since the outbreak which occurred on the 11th of February, and which was promptly and vigorously suppressed, there has not been any symptom of disorder but once, and that occurred during the dinner hour on Wednesday, the 20th inst., when a very fow men rapped at the cell doors, &c., and five or six voices were heard by those who were in the corridors close to the cells. This did not last more th an a f ew m i nutes; i ndeed, Major Ogilvie, the deputy -governor, who was within the corridors during the whole time, mentioned to the visaing director that he never even heard any voices. " Intimation of an intention to create a disturb. ance had been given by several well-conducted prisoners on the previous day, whi c h i n d uced me to take some extra precautions ; and, among others, I requested the general commanding at Chatham to send a stronger party than usual to the ground, in: the immediate neighbourhood of the prison, where the troops are in the daily habit of being exercised at target practice, and to authorise me to call in their assistance i n th e even t o f any disturbance taking place. The party thus sent might amount to about 100 men altogether, not much in excess of the number frequently on the ground. " With respect to the civil guard, a force of 24 men, having loaded with buck shot, that descrip tion of ammunition has been served out for years past; and it will be easily understood that if ever it should unhappily become necessary to are, its effect would be less severe than ball cartridge. " I may mention, in conclusion, that any precau tions which 1 may deem it my d u ty t o ma i ntain are chiefly necessary in consequence of the directors having determined, in accordance with my sugges tion, that not a single man should be moved to Mill bank or Pentonville. The whole, therefore, of those who were ringleaders in the outbreak before re ferred to, are still inmates of the prison, although, they are more or less under restrictions and prive... tions. It cannot therefore be expected that under such circumstances these men will at present be entirely reconciled to the position into which they have brought themselves. " The extra force maintained at the prison is a military picket of 24 men.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servirnt, " 'l'. FOLLTOTT POWELL, Governor. " Chatham Prison, March 27." LITERATURE: BULWER'S LIBRARY EDITION.: Leila and Calderon. By Sir E. Bulwer 'Lytton. One Vol. Wm. Blackwood and Sceas. Another volume of this admirable, Library Edition has placed in the hands of the sub scribers two of the least known and least popular, but not altogether by any means two of the least remarkable products of air Edward. Lytton's ima gination. Originally these two charming little fic tions appeared separately, and each of them in a far more costly form ; being what are called gift-books, exquisitely bound and profusely illustrated. Their having been published in this resplendent manner in the first instance, we cannot bat think may account in some measure for their comparative lack of popularity, when contrasted with the morn am bitious novels and x omances penned by th , 4 same master hand. Nevertheless, it must br, borne in recollection, that neither "Leila," nor yet "Calderon," aspires to arrogate to itself; credit for anything at all like the elaboration eif plot or the minute delineation of character for which the majority or the world-famous Bulwer Novels and Romances are so renowned and noticeable. Yet, in some respects, too, they are each of them—each of these minor stories (both being founded upon incidents recorded in the pages of Spanish history), they are each, in some respects, equivalent in merit to the happiest triumphs of their author's fancy. So dramatic is " Calderon the Courtier," that Sir Bul wer Lytton tells us in his preface that he at one period meditated the idea of turning it into a tragedy. So delicately defined is the position occupied by Alm amen, between Moor and Christian, that the romancist avows that that portion at least of his narrative of " Leila" he could not improve now with all the aid of his matured judgment. Viewed as lighter sketches, penciled by the hand of a great master, they are both of them, in their way, as worthy of examination, and each, when examined, will be found, after its own fashion, as interesting to scrutinise and as delightful to appre ciate as the artists more extended and more gorge ous masterpiece's. Assuredly there is scarcely one among the more ambitious and, in most particulars, more remarkable of the Bulwer Romances, that closes with a more pathetic or a more bewitching tenderness than "Leila:" where Boabdil pausing in the mountain pass, thenceforth called El 'ultimo suspiro del Moro, weeps over that last glimpse of his conquered kingdom, while the trumpets and cymbals heard in the distance, tell of the triumphal march into Grenada of the Spanish soldiers of Ferdinand and Isabella. Distinguished, however, above the clangour of the cymbals and trumpets of the Christian army—the sigh of the Moor is appropriately enough the latest sound audible in this romantic record of the history of the glory and the downfall of the last of the Abencerages. The Cotton illanufacture of Great Britain investi gated and illustrated. With an Introductory , View of its comp ara ti ve S tate i n Foreign Coun tries. By the late Andrew Ure, M.D.. F.R.S. To which is added a Supplement, completing the statistical and manufacturing information to the present time. By P. L. Simmonds, F.S.S. 2 vols. Bohn, London. Mr. Bohn deserves our best thanks for introduc ing into his cheap and beautiful series of standard works the late Dr. Ure's valuable work on the " Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain." Dr. Ure's is a standard work. It only needed a continuation up to the present time, which has been furnished by the competent pen of Mr. P. L. Simmonds. The original work is wisely preserved intact, for it needed additions only, not correction, and those additions have been supplied. The illustrations are numerous, and many of them valuable ; they seem to have been always introduced when a figure ren dered description more easily comprehensible. We do not remember any other work which gives so complete a view of ouT cotton manufactures ; it is full of interest to the general reader, while all per sons connected with the trade will find a collection of statistical tables compiled from Government re turns and documents widely scattered, and acces sible in their completeness to very few, at least not without much trouble and expense. Our cotton manufactures have made a bound during the last quarter of a century, which is probably in the history of any branch of industry in any t n. of the world. The foll ow i ng marv ellous table in. Mr. Simmonds' i n t ro d uct i on w ill illustrate the truth of this re mar k : unsurpassed 17751867504,103080 ‘).:8'463°."----::325 COMPARATIVE TABLE. Population of Great Britain ........... 363,702,963 1,390,938,752 450,009 ~ of Manchester ... ._. . es . ,_ 3 Cotton Production U. Stats, Dal . - 1 ,- 51 , 28 4,675 , 770 Cotton worked up in 1 333 013 464 1 105 965 000 Colt s on .. ino . r . t . !c . l . i .di. 7 o. a . t . B . r .n. l . t d ,. u f .s , : o st r i t r e n d e , d d4: n 1 ' , , • , dared value .................... £ 22,128,305 £52,013,482 the United Kingdom,, estimated X 29,504,405 £60,350,976 r k e d in Cotton ( C 3c o 't t: ° o n n £35,000,000 £100,000,000 dom 9,350,000 33,000,000 so. o f Persons employed in Cotton . S C p at i pr id t ia l n e l s Ee Ft : work laand • I . n . United I Ki n g, Manufacturesl%lafe exp orted, Factories in ditto.. 216,858 500,000 Aggregate Value of the gross Im ports of the United Kingdom , £48,911, , 542 £214000,000 Aggregate Value o f E xports of Bri-, tish Produce an d Manufactures I £47,372,270 £135,892,817 Revenue of the United kingdom._ , £5l„ 347 320 i £71,967,494 A- Surely Pre..., - V— —l:_t.--- --- _ , -A_ , . . _surely every Englishman ought to be acquainted with the history, progress, and present state of a native manufacture like this ; and nowhere will he find the information he should have more easily than in the present edition of Dr. Ure's book. We' should not omit to state, for those who do not know Dr. Ure's work, that it contains an interesting ac count of the cultivation, growth, and manufsettrre of cotton from the most ancient times to the pre sent, and of the state of the trade in all other countries as well as in our own. re d of h of utta, nue, 56-7, rears a re ,980, 58 to i ; in from And esti- ding 657 ,8 to 770 ; for eney year •9 of 130; 7 of the 097, ,nsa- a in ttion og ; 91 tself, and that after Lou- e for lave ncea ?ply 7iina LB., we !ed I a air ur nd Ana on sul -ed )er Share 13.14 stock 25 10 stock stock stock stock 8.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stocK stock stock stock stock Share' stock 20 stock stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock 26i 13} 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 10' stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 12 12 stoc 6 stock st st 10 10 1.0.6 all 1100 100 100 100 all all ~,~, Share 11* 18 20i 204 100 100 100 176 20 stock stock 204 20 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock 10 20 20 5 20 all all all all all Paid. 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