The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

ItONEY MARKET AND O MIKERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is little if any diminution in the demand for discounts, but the supplies of money on offer are a little more extensive. About 60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for shipment to Alexandria. The Essex has arrived from Port Philip, with £ 9 2,956 in gold. The commercial public are now anxiously await ing the forthcoming budget. A belief seems to be generally entertained in quarters where reliable in formation cught to be obtained, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will take a very bold course with regard to the sugar duties, making at once such a substantial reduction, instead of every year induc ing fresh fiscal agitation, as will give a stimulus to this particular trade, and place it on a permanent ba s i s• No alteration, it is supposed, will be effected t his session in the imposts on tea, nor is it at all con sidered probable that any change will be proposed in the Customs charges upon spirits. Probably some concession will be made as regards the income tar, partly, it is thought. as a compromise to the ° PPosition for their deferring the question of the Malt tax. During the last few days there has been very little animation exhibited in the markets for foreign nd colonial produce. As regards tea the dealers have been principally occupied with the samples °t „ the lots to be offered at public sale to day. Sugars have been in some measure neglected, owing to the uncertainty felt with regard to any al,era tion that may be effected in the duties. Coffee hEis be en in fair request, at full rates, while in rice, saltpet re, and tallow, there has been little change of importance. 'lhe Lemberg-Czernowitz lioilway Company, in troduci-d to the notice of the public by the Inter t(itioneti Financial Society and the Anglo- Aus;rian requires a capital of £1,250,000, in shares of £2O each, under a guarantee from the G ivernm nt of Vr,rina, producing a nt.t: minimum dividend of 7 Per cent., payable in silver. Provision is mine fur payrnenT by ;he co,vrecor, of 111 - t ert:St at 6 per cent. per MITI OM durin4 conbniict this new line will form a coainuarion horn L2tri- b erg to near the Moldavian frontier, enteric .g into the heart of the grain aodcattlo producing district, thence the Cart-Ludwig railway obtains i:s most important traffic, and being consti tiered at a lees cost Promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the Bth April, a special settling-d.y in the sh ares of the Ottoman Financial Association (Lquitee), the Imperial Financial (Limited), the South Eastern Banking Company (Limited), and th e Imperi a l B an k (Limited), all of which are to °a marked in the daily lists; also in the 'hares of the Wallachian Petroleum Company (Limited), and i n . the Ch.aring-cross Hotel Company (Limited), which are to be marked in the biweekly list. The shares of the Marine Investment Company have also been ordered to be quoted in the official lists. The directors of the British and Californian "king Company has announced that they have e ?ncluded an arrange ment with the firm of Messrs. Faulkne r , Bell, and Co., of San Francisco, for the acquisition of their banking and exchange business. M r. James Bell, of that house, will be a local direc tor at San Francisco, and Mr. Henry D. Harrison, of the same firm, will join the London board. rhe subscription list of the West Worthing In vestment Company (Limited) will close on Thurs day next, the 7th inst., at 4 o'clock. The prospectus of the Clarence Hotel Company, Dover (Limited), has been issued, with a proposed capital of £75,000 in 7,500 shares of £lO each. The deposit on application is to be 108., and 10s. f urther on allotment. The calls are not to exceed £ 2 pershare. The board of directors is eminently r espectable, being composed of gentlemen whose names are a guarantee that the objects of the c ompany shall be fully carried out. The company la now erecting a first-class family hotel upon the freehold formerly belonging to the Clarence• house, sebsett nes just been purchased by the directors. The ground. occupy a most eligible position in the Marine Parade, facing the sea. The directors are of opinion that from the exist ing want of hotel accommodation the Ciar enee will command a large share of support, and enable them to declare large dividends ficm tome to time. Tne building of the hotel is 113 t he hands of Mr. Glenton, the enterprising con tractor, and is rapidly progressing to corn raetion• The first stone of the Cllrence was hurl , 6 t autumn by the chairman of the London, ( 'hhtham, and EtJvcr Itailvvay. A considerable pertie„ of the capital has been already subscribed to r, and the project is recommended to all who de ali‘eK tae and profizable investmen% The prospectus of the National Financial (Joel- P lll 3' sill be found in another column. It is pro- Pose d, in the first instance, to start with a capital °f £500,000, i n 10,000 shares of £5O each. Per 'laps there is no class of institutions to which the P r inciple of limited liability has been more success /:,I1Y applied than the financial companies, and - I t iintlgh large capitals hey° been subscribed, it ca nnot be denied that there still remains a wide fie ld Open for the profitable employment of capital b oth t in English and foreign enterprises. The Na . decal Financial proposes to commence business Under very favourable circumstance, and a I : h r evisional agre ement has been entered into for e acquiring a valuable railway concession with a c i nvere ment guarantee, and negotiations are &so pendi ng for securing several undertakings which e anhot but be beneficial to the company. The eli ecutiye is composed of active business men, and t 0 show their faith in the matter they have declined rec eiving any remuneration until the shareholders have received 5 per cent. upon their investments. VOre than half the capital, we are informed, has b een subscribed, and business wili commence imme diatelyu after the allotment of the shares, which, 'cce.rding to present arrangements, will take place i thstat the Bth or 9th of the month. It has transpired that arrangements have been cltl , cluded by the directors of the Home and Colonial Assurance Company with the directors of the. Eastern Marine Insurance Company for an 4 bE,orption of that undertaking upon equitab e r me, subject to the confirmation of the shareholders ;z 1 the latter company. The directors of the Eastern 41firine and some of the most influential shareholders Wi ll join the board of the Home and Colonial. 11 4 meeting of the shareholders of the Warrant " — t ,.." king Company is called for the 13th April, at 'e London Tavern, when resolutions will be pro 1300ged to change the name of the company to that the Warrant Finsnce Company, and to amend e ti el lain clau s es i n the articles of association. It :Pears that the directors have received an iotima -411 ' 3 from o very influential persons that the wor d h as << is Fable to be misundersto od, and it been considered desirable, before commencing :rations, to convene a meeting to make the bug ,.t.,-ted alteration in the title of the company. W e rl e eubsr , ription list of the Atlantic and Great i n e t ' l ern Railway (Second Mortgage Bonds, payable 1 4 " 4°l3 dob), will close to-morrow, the 6th inst. It tc:lnderfpood that the applications are very unme citi:' end greatly n excess of the amount to be \I t "- Toil are quoted at 2 prem. E D. Pass, of Fenchurch-street, has joined o~bctrd of direction of the National Financial tly, Two O'CLOCK. t5 At Paris this day, eccordiog to Mr. Renter's g r am, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. sc. I11 r " 4 rl• , te. r e , - : English F u nds remain without any appa a ‘ i mprovement, Consols being 91 Z - I for money n - _ , acc..ottnt. The New Threes and Reduced An.. I t : lt ies are 89f ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 2s. dig. ; t (l „ ia ' 5 per C en t s ., 104 i 105 ; do. 4 per Cents., 99 ; - ,,'Ll'eed 5 p er C ents., 1041 ; an d t h e Bonds, 3s. di e , r,re ign Securiti es are a little firmer. Turkish 6 G ~,, . 1862, are 71 1 - 3 72 ; do. Consolides, 54 I ; 25 i - d ; Mexican, 44:4- 45-4-; and Spanish Pas -491, 3 4 1;; do., Certificates, 13,1 1; Portuguese, ; and the Confederate Loan, 52 54. Q 3 transactions in the Railway shares have been very retricteel, and in some instances prices have slightly given way. Great Eastern, North- Eoitern (B,rwick), and South-E9.-;tern have each declined -nd London an& Brighton ; white Metropoii(an have improved Land Great Northern A Stock, 1. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have remained inactive, at about previous rates. Bank Shares have again been in active request, at enhanced prices in most instances. London and Brazilian realise 60 ; London and Westminster, 94 97; City Bank, 126 129. In the Miscellaneous Market there is rather more animation, and prices are in most instances well sustained. Subjoined are the current rates of some of the principal new undertakings : —Oriental Financial Association, 1- prem. ; Port Augusta and Northern Railway of South Australia, 11- prem.; Central Argentine Railway, par 4- prem.; Sablo• niere Hotel Co., -} 1 prem ; North Australian Co,, to 1 prem. ; Ottoman Financial Association, d l 4 prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel, 17,-, a prem. ; Imperial Financial, 71 prem. ; City Offices, 3-1- 4 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 4i 5 prem.; Credit Foncier, 61. prem. ; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Co., 3: 1 ,- prem.; Queensland Sheep dis. to par ; Financial Corporation, 31 prem. ; and the Lemberg and Czernowitz Railway, 1. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 3 per Cent — dis Ditto £500 Ditto £lOO and £200 ant: England Stk, 4 per Ct. Ditto Account.. INDI ill GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB 20 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . ...... Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent , Jan. 1872 Dit .o 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1306 Ditt , tionds t'i •)0.. Ditto under £l,OOO — ais FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, kustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent _ Ditto 1859 13raziliau 5 per Cent Ditto 11 per Cial' „ 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863. , BSI lila &itiador New Consolutated, 1 per Cent.. Ditto 1 pet Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Egyptian. 7 per Cent lOO 1001 100 1 Ditto, Second Issue creek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup al,. , Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — i hit° Account Ltali:in o per Cent.(Mareininana Railway 74 4 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account ..I.tiorish. Imperial 5 per Cent New Grauaaa. ••••—•••• Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent — Oitto 3 per Cent. - Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 491 9 Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pin Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ at — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 9ll a Sardinian 5 per Cent . — Ditto Account . — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account _ _ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Aocount 46} Ditto Passive Ditto Account 351 I Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account — Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. - Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 711 2 i 11 Ditto £lOO Bonds . 72 11 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent' Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 I)it to Account Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond qi Austrian, 5 per Cent . Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 0 per Cent., Ex. 25f... — Dawn 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail. — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Etentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f, — Ditto Account .. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Es. 25 francs.. Ditto Account. Pie Itnontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f Feruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TdREE O'CLOCK, Consols Money .. Ditto April Account 91t POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day. MARLBOROUGH-S A YOUNG auFFlAw.—Bartholotnew Prendergast, a boy, was charged as follow: , :-- Police constable James Aldridge, 205 C, said that on the preview , evening he heard the prisoner quarrelling with a female in Husband-street. He told the prisoner to go away, but he refused, and set to kicking him about the legs, and then gave him a violent bl)w on the nose, causing it to bleed a good deal. Inspector Bowles, of the C division, said the prisoner was one of a number of boys who hang about Husband-street, and were the terror of the neighbourhood. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 10s. or 14 days; and cautioned him th-t, if he came to the court again for as saulting the police, he would send him for a month without a fine. THAMES. REFUSAL TO RECEIVE PRISONERS ET THE GOVERNOR OF THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—PoIice Sergeant Baker, of the K division, who has charge of one of the vans which conveys prisoners to and from the various gaols and this ceurt, returned to Mr. Paget two commitments signed by the magistrate yesterday afternoon, sentencing two men, named Henry Bowra and Charles Juniper, to three months' imprisonment and hard labour for non-payment of arrears on orders of bastardy. Roche, the gaoler of the court, inti mated to the magistrates yesterday that the prisoners would not be received in consequence of an order from the Middlesex justicei who have the regulations of the gaol not to receive ptisoners committed on civil processes. An order was issued by the justices for yrisoners on civil process to be removed to the debtor's prison in Whitecross-street, who, acting on the opinion of the City solicitor, refused to receive any prisoners committed by the magistrates of the Metropolitan police courts. Mr. Paget asked what had become of the prisoners Bowra and Juniper Sergeant Baker said when the Governor of the House of Correction refused to •receive them, he had no alternative but to release them. _ • • - _ Mr. Paget expressed his astonishment at the state of things which ex sted in the county, and said he should write to the Home-office on the subject and forward the ,wo commitments to the Secretary of State. A young woman made application for a warrant against a man who had not paid the arrears on a bastardy order for an illegitimate child for six months, She was informed it would be useless at present to issue a commitment for the imprisonment of a man for non-payment of bastardy arrears, The young woman very properly postponed her application for a warrant until the law was settled on the subject. An application is to be n.ade to the Court of Queen's Bench on the first day of Easter Term for a mandamus against the Governor of Whitecross-street Prison, and upon the decision of the Judges will depend whether prisoners on civil process from the police-courts are to be confined in the House of Correction or Whitecrosss• street Prison. MARKETS—This Day. RAY MARKETS. °,MITHFIRLD.—NIeadow hay, f 3 Os to £4 10s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, 4s to £1 10s per load, Trade slow. C U MBERLAND.--MortiOW Lay, £3 08 to £4 Od ; clover 414 Os to £5 10g Od ; and straw, _EI 4i to £1 108 per load. A stow sale. _ W RITECITA.PEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover, £4 Os to Id 106 Od ; and straw, Z 1 4s to £1 108 per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair amount of business has been done in the late arrivals of the new season's crop, and full rates are cur rent, particularly for fine qualities of greens. A. rather large quantity of China is announced for public sale this day. SUGAR,—The market has been dull, the operations having only been to supply immediate requirements. Good grocery qualities, however, maintain full rates. In the refined market there is little change of importance to report. CorrEE,—There has been a steady demand for Colonial descriptions, and good and superior qualities maintain former rates. Rim—The operations have been on a very limited scale without any material change in quotations. TALLOW.—Business has been less active, and in some Instances a slight decline has taken place for suits, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41a 92i ; June delivery, 42s 3d to 42s 9d, and last three months 45s per cwt. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. - _ ORDINA I?Y SHARES AND STOUTS. RNiiways, Closing Busine6iJ Paid. Price. C done. 3.1..1 Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ..•. Colt'. and Bandon Cornwall Do A cA nets no div 'Do B till 6p e.p an. has (been paid to Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun., l'erth,& Ab. Juno. I Edinburgh & Glasgow.l Ulasg. and S. Western. l Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock S th Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stociz Do B do ,Gt. S. an i W. of Irelan 'Great Western Do Str Val g,ua. stock Lancashi:c &I Yorkshire Lohdon and Blackwall Lon., Bright., & S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover' Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So•.th Western Alan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. D 6 .1 shares... ..... Metropolitan Midland Do Nets , Do Birmintr. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. ¢ shares Mid Kert _ _ Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Eastern—Berwien% Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do I ork Do Carlisle.. 'North London Do New North Stairovishire N. and S. W. Junction. !Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stoe- t...-.eut. Mid. stock shrews. Bald Welehpoo (Shropshire Union ,Routh Devon South Eastern 'South Wales 'S. York. and River Dui, '',tames, Wok and Wok. ;Siocxton & llaflingto., Do . Do New. 180 - Tali Vale. . Do El Do C inter Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and I'im aterford Bt Kilkenny 1V est Cornwall VV. Hartlepool HarAlt , West Midland Oxtor(I Do Newporf lla Hereiorn 8i 9 83 R 5 118 119 Itl FISH POSSESSIONS. Closing r .oar. Paid. Price. Business don, &St Lawienc , all 63 (2 I(l,ni.,Baroda.t.Cent n c 1.0 1021 103 1(3 21 Gm. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New . 8 p 1 p Y 0 Do. E. 5hare5......... 71 P 1 p Builalo and Lane Huron 61 Du. Preference ...... all 71 81 00 3101alo,Brant,&Godrich I p. et. bds. Aug. .00 Do. do. July 1, 187: - 400 100 Do. do. Juno 1, 107-) 100 st Cloutta.&,S.Eastn.(Li;l:, 100 101 tC3 1 0 1 at (Jape Town it Dock Scri l 100 90 101 stock Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p.* 100 iC4I 1051 105 steck Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1044 1011 1041 1 20 Do. do. G Ext..— 15 1 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 1 1 p stock Grand Trunk of Canada Wu 191 201 100 1)o. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 75 17 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 60 63 6 1 1 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 51 63 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 40 Et 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 25 stook Gt.lndiarenin.gua.6p.c 100 103 104 10311 431 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 / Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 101 91 10 201 Do. New 18 101 1016 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 04 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 81 83 82 11 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 ip 2/ stock Madras. guar., sp. o. 100 iut 103 10 !1 stook Do. if p. c. Extension 100 97 09 stock De. Is d 0........ 100 1,2 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 llelb. Hobson's Bay. all 57 50 68 100 Do, 7p. c. 51Ortg. Bds. all 20 Newßranswick Candy Class A and B. all 3 6 N.lll.C'daB po lat pt bds 100 82 14 stock &lode ...• 1 (100 104 105 1041 stock Do. Delhi.. d I i 100 1016 iOl6 tO Do. do 3 2 / by at Do. Punjaub ‘1 1 all 1021 1031 Do. Do. ........ , 100 - Vocv Do. Inclus.St. Flo.) I 1 10) , 97 9) otAiNt L MEN'S' o p. .Ja ze.Jut:, - 1577-84 101 103 162 - Do. bp. c. Feb. & Atu, 10. 180 102 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. .& Sept. 10t.• 100 102 - Do. p. c. slan.&July. 10. 89 dt 90 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 - mte ilope, tip c,187. 10, 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 18st 10u 110 112 - , Do. 180( 105 111 113 - Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111 - Ceylon, Nov.ls7B, S p 112 114 - Maui ittus i per cent .. 100 196 108 - Natal Gov. d per cent.. WO I.CB 110 100 iO2 154 102 uto. Sp. e.Ap. & Oct. - N. S.W. (iov. p 995 1005 p. e.,18,. to 10)) 99 W Do. do., 1868 &t.tortie 10 1 .: 99 100 9)f 100 iNew Zealand 6 p I , ii! 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. S p. c. -• I :4teriing, 1875. lOO 104 106 ;Queensland Gcv. 6p. C. 100 - - 'S. Aus G0p.c.1675.& up.. 100 109 111 ; Vic. Gov. d p.c. Ja.&Jul) 10() - - .- Do. io oat( e's 100 1085 10951 1084 1 4. BRITISH MINES. 'ambriau Consul. bold 1 6 Icl I. Itlord Anialgamated.. l - 355 861 [/,..ven G. Cons. (Tavist.,. 1 650 460 East Bassett(lllogan).. 30 075 725 - k;ast Clogau Gold Ltd. -.- - - East Caradon ...... 2.14., 31 31 - east Carn 8rea........ 3.4.tt 7 74 - !E. W'i Russet Cravistk.: 8.9.0 45 44 - IGana.dilit.Aubyn(Gwen , 11 - :Great South 17, 31 4 - i(1. Wheal Vor(Deletor'• 40 37 39 - ircuvitlel6 t 84 9/ •• . • - 11er.d'a-F00t.......- • 8.12 25 37 - i ingston Downs 4.: 8.0 1 45 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Uny Lclant 9 19 21 -llarlte Valley. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim: 25 14 f - New Seton l9l 85 95 - • North Downs 24 15 2 Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 25 - North Wheal Croity - Par Consols (st. Blaze): - - Providence(Uny Lelut.) 10.6.7 41 43 - I SoutliCaradon(St.Cleer, 15 440 160 - [O. Cara Brea (Illogan) - heal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 50 55 - /Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 - Tamar Silv..2 Lead Kin - - - fin Croft 9 l 9 20 • - West Basset (Illogan) l5 .10 11 - W C' radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - West Seton - Wheel Basset (Illogan) 55 875 925 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 35 10 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - WhealLuthott - 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 135 145 - Wheal Beton . 585 190 200 - Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)l 7 22 24 - Wheal Union 13.17 25 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 106 5 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 106 Great Western Orig. 46 per cent. pr., 98 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 876 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, 46 per cent., Blackburn pur., 1006 North British 5 per cent., 1 , 8 North Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase, 10 South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0,6), Ditto, fix. d 4 per cent., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pf., 71 LINES LEASED AL' FIXED RENTALS. Wilts and Somerset, 91i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (limo gun.. 7 per cent., 17 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., St FOItEIGIti Alamillos, limited, # Cape Copper, lint., 14 14i Fortuna (lim.), Yudanaututana of S. Australia, 11m.,'_31 DOCKS. SECONIJ► EDITION. bUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day. THIRSK RACES.-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SO WERBY PLATE. Madeline colt Brother Sam Operator Twelve ran. MOWBRAY STAKES. Oppressor , Brown Bread Leader Eleven ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usu.' hour. Lord COLVILLE of CULROSS presented a petition praying tor a partial or total repeal of the malt duty. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS AND THE WORKING CLASSES. The Earl of DERBY wished to call the attention of their lordships to a petition he was about to present, which related to the railways in the metropolis. The petition was from the parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, and it stated it was inhabited by a number of very poor persons, the whole parish being set down at 53,000 persons, and was already densely crowded. One railway had already destroyed 100 houses, and 300 families had been displaced, and what was worse there was no accommodation for them in the neighbourhood. His noble ttiend the Earl of z , hattesbury, some time ago, wished that clauses should be introduced into all metropolitan railways compelling them either to fie d accommodation for those rendered houseless by their works, or that they should give compensation. That had been found impossible, and he (Earl Derby) was afraid that the resolutions already passed by their lordships would also become no protection at all. The prayer of the petitioners was that their lordships should compel all railways at present before Parliament which required to come into a metropolitan terminus to run two trains in the morning and another in the evening, to enable the working class to arrive in London early in the morning, and leave it at the close of the day's work, at the rate of Id for the entire distance. He be lieved one railway, the London, Chatham, and Dover, in tended to adopt an arrangement which, by the payment of is per week, they would convey the working classes by an early train in the morning, and a late one in the evening, to a distance not exceeding ten miles. He thought it would be advisable for their lordships to consider whether clauses could not be introduced into all the metropolitan railways before Parliament, compelling them to run certain trains at fares considerably less than the ordinary ones, for the accommodation of those who had been compelled to leave the metropolis in consequence of the construction of those works. The Earl of MALMESBURY said such a system as that referred to by his noble friend had been in force in Paris, and had been found to be of the greatest service to the working classes. Earl GRANVILLE said the idea was a good one, and no doubt her Majesty's Government would consider it. Earl RUSSELL said one of the great difficulties that stood in the way was, who was to purchase the land upon which houses were to be built for the accommodation of the working classes, as the railway companies were pre vented by Parliament from doing so. The Earl of DERBY said he had said nothing about building houses. He had confined himself solely to the question for granting facilities to the working classes who were compelled to live a short distance from the metropolis. The subject then dropped. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bedtori Gas--Clayton, Allerton, and Thornton Gas—and Wellington (Salop) Markets, with amendments. FEDERAL ENLISTING IN IRELAND. In reply to the Earl of DONOUGHMORE, Earl RUSSELL again explained the course pursued by the Government in reierence to the case of the Kearsage. The Earl of DERBY enquired how it was that the United States Government could be ignorant of the illegal enlisting that was going on when the men enlisted were seen by the surgeon, paid by the United States, and clothed is the uniform of the United States Navy. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he had seen no statement to the effect that the Kearsage was now refitting in one of the English ports. MALT FOR ANIMALS BILL. The reporioianieniments on this bill were brought up and agreed to. THE COURT OF CHANCERY (DESPATCH OF BUSINESS) BILL. This bill passed through commiVee. CONVEYANCE, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES (IRELAND) BILL This bill was read a third time and passed. REMOVAL OF CONSULS BY THE CONFEDE RATE GOVERNMENT. The Marquis of CLA N RICA UDE moved for copies of any oorrespondence that had taken place in reference to the removal of British Consuls from ports in the Confederate States of North America, or in reference to their ceasing to act, [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :- Dublin and Meath Railway, Lancaster Local Board o Health, and Market Harborough and East Norton Railway THE MALT TAX. A very large number of petitions were presented from different parts of the country praying fur the repeal of the malt tax. THE CASE OF CAPTAIN MELVILLE WHITE. In reply to Colonel FRENCH, Mr. LAYARD said that he had received a communica tion promising satisfactory information relative to the claims of Captain Melville White. SURPLUS EXPENDITURE. Mr, A, SMITH gave notice that on Tuesday, the 19th inst., he would move for a select committee to inquire into the surplus public expenditure, in order to see whether a reduction in that branch of the public disbursements might not be effected. THE PENAL SERVITUDE BILL. Sir G. GREY gave notice of the further postponement of this bill from the 1 lth unti l the 18th inst. THE LISBURN ELECTION COMMITTEE. The CHAIRMAN bruught up the report of the com mittee, to the effect that they ha d adjourned until to-mor row, in consequence of the house last evening not having consented to the motion for the exemption of Mr. Stirling from further attendance. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said there was no doubt the question raised by his hon. friend the member for Northamptonshire (Mr. Hunt) last evening was very im portant. Having stated the position in which tae question stood, he suggested that the proper course would be to accept the excuse of the hon. member for Perthehire (Mr. Stirling) for non-attendance, and to allow the committee to meet. A suggestion might then be made to them to the effect that a question had been raised as to their competency to sit, and then the matter could be referred to the house again, on the report which the committee would present. Sir H. CAIRNS said that this was a subject which re quired great deliberation, in order to avoid a collision with the other House of Parliament, and with courts of law. After some observations from Mr. HENLEY. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL denied that there was any legal question involved in this question. Some further discussion ensued in which Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lygon. Mr. Forster, Mr. M'Donough, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Paull, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. M. Smith, and Mr. Clarke, took part. Lord STANLEY said that the house was evidently in a difficulty from the novelty of the circumstances which had occurred, and he suggested as an amendment that the dis cussion should be adjourned until that day six months, which would of necessity suspend the functions of the coin• mittee and enable the house to come to a proper decision on the subject. 1 lMr. WALPOLE objected to the proposition of his noble friend (Lord Stanley), which, he contended, would have the effect of increasing instead of diminishing the difficulty, and suggested that the committee should be allowed to come to a decision, which could then be discussed, and so the whole question of the functions of the house in respect to committees be determined. The ATTORNEY •UENERAL also objected to the course proposed by the noble lord, as superseding the act of Parliament, and contended that ihe method he (the Attor ney-General) proposed was the proper means of meeting the case. After a few words from Mr. ADAIR, Lord STANLEY withdrew his amondment. The original motion out of which the discussion arose— namely, that Mr. Stirling's excuse for noneettendance on the committee on the 224 ult. should be received—was adopted, which, in fact, carried out the suggestion of the Attorney-General. MAILS FROM SOUTHAMPON AND BRISTOL. In reply to Mr. BERKELEY, Mr. F. PEEL said that there was no intention to make an y alteeation at present in the departure of the mails from Southampton; but the Government were open to any offers that might be made on the suect. THE SAXON. Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether he could give any information to the house of the results of th reference to the American Government r especting the seizure of the Saxon, and the conduct of Lieutenant Donegan. Mr. LAYARD said that her Majesty's consul at New Yolk had reported that the vessel and cargo had been re stored to the owners withwatt expense, but that the question of salvage had been reserved. He believed that Lieut. D onega n was to be tried. DISMISSAL OF MR. MORELL. Lord R. CECIL asked the Vice President of the Council if he would state to the house the grounds upon which Mr. Morell had been dismissed from the office of her Majesty's inspector ? Mr, LOWE considered it would not be fair to the gentle man in question to make an ex parte statement ; but if the noble lord would make a motion tor the production of the correspondence that led to his dismissal, it would be laid un the table. PUBLIC LANDS AND BUILDINGS (LOCAL RATES). Mr. Alderman SALOMONS called attention to the ex emption from local taxation now claimed on account of pro perty in the occupation of Government departments, and moved that all lands and buildings used and occupied for public purposes should be assessed to local rates, and pay rates accordingly, A and was RMY ESTIMATES. In reply to a question, The Marquis of lIARTINGTON said he would bring in the Army Estimates when the Chancellor of the Ex chequer made his financial statement. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. LANG moved for a select committee on the Post office, with an especial view to the improvement of existing arrangements for the transmission of mails in provincial districts. The motion was seconded by Mr. G. CLIVE, and sup ported by several hon. members, Mr. PEEL, after giving explanations in reply to Mr. LONG, and statng the rules observed by the Post-office in relation to the acceleration of mails, observed that he was far from saying that there was not room for improvement ; but this was the province of the Post-office department, which had facilities for obtaining local knowledge, and he should not be justified in agreeing to the motion. After some further discussion, The CHANCELLOPi , of the EXCHEQUER sug• gested that, as the Post-office department Ras not repre sented in that house the motion was premature until the Treasury (according to the general principle observed by the house) had had an opportunity of examining the subject in conjunction with the Post-office. The amendment was ultimately negatived, and the house weat into a committee of supply upon the Navy Estimates. On the vote of £1,164,100 for naval stores in the Store keeper-General's department, a long discussion took place, embracing, among other topics, the state of the effective list of the navy, the condition of the steam reserve, the actual strength of the iron-plated navy of France, the policy of employing upon a larger scale private yards in the con struction of ships of war, the comparative merits of the Royal and private dockyards, and the question whether we were to rely upon armour-plated vessels alone, or whether wooden ships were to form a part of our navy. Upon these matters, explanations were given by Lord C. PAGET, who stated the number of ships proposed to be built in the course of the year (contingent upon what might be doing by other nations), and that wooden ships could not be entirely done away with. The vote was ultimately agreed to. The house adjourned at a quarter past 10 o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 2. MEMBER RETT:RNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT yin- LIAMENT. County of Armagh—James Matthew Stronge, jun., Esq., of Tynan Abbey, in the county of Armagh, in the room of Maxwell Charles Close, Esq , who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chilbern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 5. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain Courtenay William Bruce to be Major, by purchase, vice Thomas Bott, who retires—Lieutenant John Fryer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bruce—Cornet Cecil Edward Martyn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fryer—Sydney Charles Du Vernet, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Martyn. 13th Hussars—Lieutenant George Croft Huddleston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis James King, who retires—Cornet Joseph Bonham Clay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Huddleston. 3d Regiment f Foot—Captain Charles Edgar Gibson, from 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Huyshe, who exchanges. 6th Foot—Captain Spencer Field, from 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice Stillman, who exchanges. 7th Foot—Ensign Henry Francis Keane Penrose to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Francis Johnston Murray, Murray, who retires--Ensign Hugh Massy Barton, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Penrose. 9th Foot—Captain James Stillman, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Field, who exchanges—Cyril Rippingall Jackson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Samuel Goodman, who retires. 24th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Thomas Ross, from half-pay, late Particular Service, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vita the Honourable Daniel Greville Finch, who retires upon temporary half-pay. 25th Foot—Captain Theodore Gordon, from 92d Foot, to be Captain, vice St. Leger, who exchanges—Duncan Wm. Cork, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry Hartley Prior, transferred to 100th Foot. 32d Fool—The names of the Gentleman Cadet appointed to an Ensigncy, in the Gazette of 22d March, 1864, are Matthew William Lister and not Mathew William Lyster, as then stated. 47th Foot—Ensign John Larpent Utterton to be Lieute• nant, by purchase, vice Richard Parker Haw kes, who retires—Edward Montagu Manning, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Utterton. 49th Foot—Captain Alfred George Huyshe, from 34 Foot, to be Captain, vioe Gibson, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Gentleman Cadet the Hon. Augustus William Charles Ellis, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gerald Henry Talbot, who retires. 61st Foot—Lieutenant Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart. from the 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dash wood, who exchanges. 67th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh Massy Barton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice William Mascall Kenrick, promoted—Philip Quirk, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hugh Massy Barton, transferred to the 7th Foot. 78th Foot—Lieutenant Audrew Murray to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Thames Owen Silvester Davies, promoted—Quartermaster Charles Skrine to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Joseph Webster, who retires upon half-pay. Blth Foot—Captain John Penton to be Major, by pur chase, vice Cornelius Charles Rolleaton, who retires— Lieutenant Henry Latham Brownrigg to be Captain, by purchase, vice Penton —Ensign Norcliffa Gilpin, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brownrigg--Charles Lionel Maitland Kirwan, Gent., to ba Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gilpin. 91st Fnot—Lieutenant Hubert Plunkett Burke to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice John Charles Sweny, who re tires—Ensign William Darling Caudwell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Burke—Charles James Thorburn, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cand well. 92d Foot—Captain Henry Hungerford St. Leger, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gordon, who exchanges— Lieutenant Charles Francis Dashwood, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, who exchanges. 98th Foot—Ensign Edward Haughton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice W. Henry Simmonds, who retires— Gentleman Cadet Alexander Harley Hyslop, from the Royal Military College, to be Easiga, by purchase, vice Haughton. 99th Foot—Ensign Anthony Charles Montague Jellicoe to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Henry Kinahan, deceased—Gentleman Cadet Charles Robert Gibson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jellicoe. 100th Foot—Lieutenant John Worthy Chaplin to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice John Lee, who recres—Ensign Waiter Hudson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaplin—Ensign Henry Hartley Prior, from the 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hudson, 105th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh De la Motte Hervey, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Henry Eastfield Wilkinson, deceased—Rile Brigade, Ensign Leopold Victor Swaine to be Adjutant, in suc cession to Lieutenant George Roberts Noseley, appointed Paymaster. 4th West India Regiment—Thomas Aked, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Cairnes, promoted. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT. —Purveyors Clerk Arthur Bull to be Deputy-Purveyor, vice George Washington Warwick, resigned. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel John Hinde, C. 8., Bth Foot, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel, under the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858, to be Colonel. Paymaster (with the honorary rank of Major) Joseph Webster, retired on half-pay, late 78th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Paymaster William Causabon Frend, 51st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 5. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Michael Quin has been ap pointed to receive a pension of £l5O a-year, as provided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June, 1851, vacant by the death of Admiral Sir Edward Tucker, G.C.8., and the name of Vice-Admiral Ouin has been removed to the Reserved Half. pay List accordingly. In consequence of that removal the following promotions, dated the 28th ult., have been made : Rear• Admirals Brunswick Popham, Thomas Ogle, George Evans, and John Hackett, on the Reserved List, to be Vice Admirals on the same List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Frederick Bullock to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Edward Belcher, Mit., C. 8., to be Re .r-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Henry Seymour, C. 8., to be Rear. Admiral of the White. Captain Arthur Forbes to be Rear• Admiral of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admiral John Parker to be Retired Vice- Admiral, in pursuance of the Older in Council of 7th May, 1858. Southampton, 691 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 1291 32 Alliance Jun... 551 6 51 6/ Ditto, new, 40: 1 Anglo Austrian. 71 1 4 Anglo-Italian, limited, 71 61 7 Australasia, 751,41 51 4/ Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 314 21 11 Bank of tago, lint, 4? / 5 Bank of Queensland:(llm), 211 2 1/ 2 11 Bank of Wales, lira., 20 19) s 2U Bank of New Zealand, 151 Brazil' in and Portuguese, lfm., 81'1 9 1 9 British and Californian, lira., 71 / 6 6 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 121 / Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 44 6 1 Ditto, new, 30 1 Chartered :oer. of India, London, and China, 72 1 2 701 11 City, 127 9 6 ! , J4iDitto, new, 100 Consolidated Bank, lira., 111 1 I Continental, lira., 16 East London, lira.. 9 81 Ditto, new, issued at 11 pm, 6/ English and Irish (lira.), 171 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 1/ English and Swedish, lira., 14 European Bank, lirn., i2i Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.). 371 7 8 6} Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 20 181 Imperial Bank (lim.), 43 1 3 Imperial Ottoman, 191 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 / London Bank of Scotland, lira., 192 19 20 London and Brazilian (lira.), 60 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 54/ Ditto, new, 61 6 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, 11m., 20 / London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26/ London and Colonial (lira.), 151 16 London and County, 66i 44 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., lira., 181 18 London Joint Stock, 451 41 London and Northern (lim.), 21 / London and South Atrican,',2B4 8 London and ,tiouth American, lirn., 91 1 SPORTING NOTES. toO too too 100 too 100 95i 5 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Committee Room, Town Hall, Stratford-on -Avon, April 4, 1864. [No. I.] JOINT-STOCK BANK?—[Continued.] London and South-Western (lim.), 22 1 London and Westminster. 91 7 6 14 Merchant Bank, gm , 19 181 Mercantile and Exchano - e. lim. ' 161 1 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 31 1 Mexican, Bin, 6} 7 Midland Bank (lim.), 141 15 National of Liverpool, limited, 181 Ditto, new, 13 National Provincial of England, 1451 5 New Zealand Bank, 15 Oriental Banx Corporation. 6641 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim.. 124 13 Standard of British South Africa (lim ), 29 1 t Union of Australia, 50 Ditto, new, 31 Union of London, 50 49 501 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Bombay Gas, limited, 54 British American Land. 21 Ceylon Company, 11 Company of African Merchants. lim., 2 Consolidated Discount, lim., 8 74 Contract Corporation. Lim., 6:1 1 Credit Fonder, 11 1 Discount Corporation, limited, 111 12 131 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Rm., 51 6 52 Electric Telegraph. 99 7 8 Financial Corporation, o 5 6 A. Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, 11w.,10} Hudson's Bay. 19 i 13 International Financial Society, 12 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint .stoek Discount, lim. Land Securities, Um., 5 47: 51 London .Financial Association, lim., 281:4 —Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm, 16 1 Londn Provincial Marine, 34 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lirrt.,`2l Mercantile Credit Association, Ifni, 15 'd National Discount Company, lam., 14 Peel River Land and Mineral, 461 Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, 83 Royal Mail Steam. Scottish Australian Investment, lira, 1 4 2 Societe Financiere d' Kgypte, lim., 5 Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., 54 5 The Epsom Meeting commences on Thursday. The first great ev.nt to be decided is the City and Suburban Handicap. A great many horses have been backed for this race. Liston held the premiership in the betting for the last two or three weeks, but has now received the coup de grace by having the pen drawn through his name. Jarnicoton very nearly met a similar fate, having retro graded in the betting from 15 to 50 to 1, but has now returned to even a shorter figure. The French division are now in great form, and if not the actual winner, he is sure to finish in the fiqit flight. Gordian Knot and Veterinarian are the most formidable of The light divi sion, Brindisi, a cast - off from Lord Stamford's stable, will represent the Duke of St. Albans. There is only one 1)01 in the race, viz, Torn Fool, and as the month of April is said to be rather propitious to that class of animals, it is just possible he may share her favours and those of the judge on the present occasion by his being re corded the winner. He has been backed to win a large sum of money by his spirited owner.; If I was certain lie would only run kindly, I should prefer him to anything. He has a bad temper, and there is no dependence to be placed on him. I shall give my final selection both for the City and Suburban and the Metropolitan to-morrow. The winner for the City and Suburban I expect will turn up in either VETERINARIAN, GORDIAN KNOT, BRINDISI, JARNI COTON, or Tom FOOL. The Metropolitan ought to be won by LORD ZETLAND, but I would advise him to be let alone at present, as it is quite possible he may not put in an ap , pearance. 101 A FRESH MAN. EPSOM SPRINGSCRATCHINGS. - April 4, at 150 p.m. : Liston, Blarney, and Lucky Star, out of the City and Suburban ; Cachuca, out of the Metropolitan ; and Gunner and all Mr. Bryan's horses out of their Epsom Spring engagements. _ _ THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, MELTON MOW BRAY.—We are authorised to state that Mr. Behrens, the owner of Game Chicken, objected to Cooksborough, the horse that came in first, on the ground that Mr. Lotan, who rodo him, was neither a farmer nor gentleman jockey, as required by the conditions of the race. The stewards will investigate the case on Thursday at Epsom. THE LATE CHERTSEY MEETING .—Alcibiades, who came in first for the Hunters' Stases on the second day, has been objected to as not being qualified to run, and the matter will be investigated by the stewards as soon as possible, and notice of their decision given in due course. Shaksperean Tercentenary Celebration at Stratford-on-Avon, Sin,—lt is with sincere regret that the Stratford ,on-Avon Tercentenary Festival Committee are compelled to announce to the public that Mr Fechter has broken faith with them by declining to put the play of Hamlet upon the stage on the 27th instant, and to take the part of Hamlet. At this late period it is totally impracticable for the Com mittee to place any tragedy upon the stage, as forming part of the Tercentenary Celebration, which they much deplore both on account of the public and the occasion. The Committee, however, deem it right that the pubPc should be made acquainted with the circumstances attend ing Mr Fechter's breach of his engagement, entered into with the Committee in De . cember last. The announcement in the preliminary programme was drawn up by Mr. Fechter himself, and most extensive pre parations made, and the stage enlarged under his directions, expressly to allow of the scenic effects which he required ; and up to the day of his unfortunate accident ho was in most friendly communisation with the Committee. Judge then of the consternation and surprise of the Com mittee, when, on the' 26th March last, they received the letter from Mr Barnett (No. 1), dated the 23d and posted at Ventnor in the Isle cf Wight, on the 24th. The vice chairman, Mr Flower : wrote at once in reply the letter (N.. 2). On Monday morning (the 28th) a paragraph appeared in one paper only, the Star, stating the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter from Stratford, whereupon a meeting of the Com mittee was held, and the resolution (No. 3) was passed and forwarded to Mr. Fechter, through Mr. Barnett. This has produced no alteration in his determination, and now, at the eleventh hour, we are placed in our present ' difficulty, without any fault of our own ; and are driven to the necessity of offering to those who have already taken tickets for the performance of Hamlet, a return of their money or an exchange of tickets for other entertainments. —I have the honour to be, S:r, your obedient servant, HENRY KINGSLEY, M.D. Hon. Sec., of the Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Committee. To the Terce ntenar y Co mmittee, StratfO i r a d r - c u h po 2 n 3 !A G E NTLEMEN,—Mr. Fechter, p revented b y hi s a ccident from writing himse lf, re q u ests me to inform you of the pain 18v6on. t. ful necessity your late resolution has placed him under, namely, declining the honour of appearing at the Stratford Celebration. The said resolution giving the force of truth to the false and injurious statement spread about by one of your mem bers, and published by unfriendly papers, viz.; that Mr. Fechter, by '° undercurrent and tri c k ery ways," forced on the choice of his f ' Hamlet." Mr. Fechter would have felt proud to serve in his humble the Immortal or personal vanities I mmortal Master but he can noto afford to lose his rep utat ion as loyal artist a nd honest wao the ou g man, hthoughtless over which he cannot , nor will not, have any control. I am desired by Mr . Fechter t o add that the scenery is at t through c elebration the disposal of the Committee, he having no wish to pre vent the carrying out certain proposals so honourably made by the already mentioned member still sitting in yourcom mittee, and simply retires, forced to such decision by your own will and resolution. ---I am, gentlemen, your obedient [NO 2 ] servant, H. BARNETT, . . The hill, Stratford-on-Avon, March 26, 1864. DEAR SI R, —A letter received from you this morning, dated the 23d inst., addressed to the Committee, and opened by me as vice-chairman, is most incomprehensible to me. Should Mr. Feohter break his engagement after his re• pested pledges to the Commiree, he wo u ld b e d o i ng us a wrong which, at this late hour, would be irreparable, to say nothing of the still greater wrong Mr. Fechter would do to himself. Your letter has not been shown to the Committee, but to a few members of it privately, for I cannot imagine that Mr. Fechter, after having in so straightforward a manner acceded to the request of the Commit tee, will really break faith with th.rn at the eleventh hour; now that they, have pledged themselves to the public, and have, wit h great exertions, made their difficult and expensive ar rangements to suit hi s v i ews an d lowly of them under his own directions; besides whiCh we have in the country sold largely of tickets, with a prospect of speedily selling the whole. It is my opinion that the Committee cannot accept Mr. Fechter's resi , mation, or in any wa y be a party to such a breach of faith with the public, the consequences of which must rest with him alone. Mr. Fechter's engage ment with us is not, and cannot be affected by gossip and " unfriendly papers," and there is not the slightest foundation for saying that the Committee have by resolution, or in any other way, given any sanction to the false reports to which you allude ; in fact, we are quite at a 10FS to know to what resolution you refer, or who are the members of the Committee meant in your letter. Do lay this letter before Mr. Fechter at once, and let me have a reply by return of post, es I hope that, upon reconsidera tion, he will prevent the matter going before the Corn mittee.—Yours truly, (Signed) E. F. FLOWER, H. Barnett, Esq. [No. 3.] That the reasons assigned by Mr. Barnett for the with- drawal of Mr. Fecbter from the part of " Hamlet," are wholly unintelligible to this Committee, who have hitherto worked with cordiality and in harmony with him. The Committee, who cannot be parties to any breach of faith with the public, are still prepared to co-operate with Mr. Fechter in the same spirit, and under these circumstances they trust that Mr. Barnett 's letter may be withdrawn, and Mr. Fechter's engagement for the performance of Hamlet fulfilled. THE FRENCH LANDSCAPE PAINTER Alexander Caiame, pupil of Francois Didays, and one of the most emi nent masters of our time, died a few days ago at Mentone. A magnificent funeral has been prepared at the expense of the French Government. 6j 7 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. 106 17 :74 61 71 128} (29i 1311 1321 130 132 91 93 61i (15 101 1091 67 E 9 1031 (01i 41 45 109& 110 970 9Si 5k L 5 11 , 4 )161 128 i Izfil v 8 100 52 63 25 '45 1011 102 56 67 88i 59 128 J3l 14 2i 1 , 78 79 Et ilk t2l 123 41 43 98 100 53 64 33 35 90i 9L 99 101 di 9i .s 7 38 gi 10 8 8i ;63 766 5 7 3 _ -, 91 96 47k 1 131 } } 13! 1} 65 41 1091 68} 8 1031 4 44# 6 109; v 8 541 116} 15i 128 k i 52 i 25, 101} 34 90a I BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of comme:clal im portance in the Gazette : William Henry Swift, publican, City-road John Alexander, labourer, Lower Kenington-lane Isaac Brooks, licensed victualler, Old Gravel-lane: Alfred Silvester, photographic artist, New Bond -street John Hale. builder, Carlton-street, Kentish-town Samuel Rogers, grocer, King-street, Plymouth Isaac Charlton, provision dealer, Liverpool Thomas Baylis, grocer, Stafford Matthew Bates, commission agent, Huddersfield William Henri Connold, watchmaker, York Catherine Peters, grocer, Maidstone William Lusher, tea dealer, Cambridge Thompson Chadwick, cattle dealer, Mexbrough Alfred Abrahams, auctioneer, Birmingham John Lewis, tailor, John-street, Harrow road Charles Rose, licensed victualler. Wellclose-square SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas A. Allan, grocer , Glasgow James Templeman & Co., chemists, Glasgow Andrew Turnbull, saddler, New Catchcart, Renfrew William Scott, ironmonger, Brechin Hugh Reid, grocer, Glasgow Jermiah M'Lacblan, lodging house keeper, Port Glasgow Course of the Exchange.--This Day. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto .......... 3 Month!) 11 134 Rotterdam — 11 19 Antwerp.......... • • 25 45 Brussels '2s 45 Ramburgh — 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseille; Frankfort on Maine 1191 Vienna Trieste Petersbargh Berlin Madrid Nadia Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 4S 474- 25 621 25 62f 25 621 25 65 25 65 25 65 11 161 11 191 11 19i 25 50 25 50 13• 71 25 25 25 571 2.5 57t 1191 12 0 12 0 4Si 4SI 2.5 67? 25 671 25 6'fl 25 70 25 70 25 70 FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 7 o'CLocx. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THIRST RACES.—This DAY. SELLING STAKES. Good Advice Rose of Annandale Seven ran. HAMBLETON STAKES. ... 2 My Mary Newchurch. Sir Watkin Eleven ran. EUNT CUP. ._....-. - _ . Adonis.. Vandal Fly-by-Night Fourteen ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SLBURDAN. 100 to 15 agst Veterinarian (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lord Zetland (taken) Liverpool Cotton lVlarket—This Day, No change in mark, t, Sales about 4,000 bales. Import, 14 919 PrFrinwlF, 23 773. The Railway Invasion of the City, Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, a conference of members of Par liament representing the city of London or connected with it, and of bankers, merchants, and other principal ciizens, was held in the banking house of Messrs. Rothschild, in New-court, St. S within's.lane, in reference to the impend ing railway invasion of the city, which has given rise to a great deal of public anxiety end alarm. Baron Rothschild, M.P., occupied the chair, and there were present, among others, l'ar. R. W. Crawford, M.P., Sir Samuel Morton Peto, M.P., Mr Tite, M.P., Alderman Salomons, M,P., Mr F. W. Russell, M.P., Mr John Abel Smith, M.P., Mr S. Morley, Major Snell, Mr J. P. Gassiott, Mr Trower. Mr Corrie, City Remembrancer, Mr Charles Candy, and Mr B, W. Horne. It was stated in a circular convening the meeting that a public meeting was recently held at the London Tavern for the purpose of considering in what manner the city of Lou- don could be best protected against the various Railway bills now before Parliament, which propose to occupy space within its limited area so greatly needed for business pur poses, The meeting was very numerously and most influ entially attended, resolutions were passed and a committee appointed to effect the objects set forth. The House of Commons had appointed a select committee to consider all the Railway bills which affect the metropolis, and it meets on the 11th of April. A petition, praying that legislation with respect to all railway schemes which propose entering the city of London shall be postponed until some of the large works already sanctioned shall be further advanced, and time thus obtained for more mature consideration, had been almost unanimously adopted and most influentially signed. It had, therefore, become necessary to consider carefully in what manner the objects of the petitioners could be best attained. Mr. S. MORLEY, as chairman of the committee appointed at the public meeting, enumerated the public works which had been already sanctioned within the city, and were now in course of construction or in contemplation. These, ha said, included three bridges across the Thames, two for railways and one for ordinary traffic at Blackfriars; the Thames Embankment, the new street from Blackfriars to the Mansion-house, a railway station in Cannon-street, and two others in Broad-street and Finsbury-place, together with an extension of the Metropolitak Railway, for all of which a large number of houses had yet to be taken down, in addition to those which had bean already demolished. There was also the projected viaduct over Holborn-val ley, to which Parliament had given its sanction, and which would involve an enormous destruction of property. There existed at present, he said, a feeling of deep anxiety among citizens as to how they were 10 find space in which to conduct their various business, and he believed it would be most acceptable to the great body of them if the Legislature could be induced to abstain until next session, at least, from sanctioning any fresh projects until those which he had enumerated, and some of which were advancing rapidly, were completed. The memorial reflected the sentiments of a large proportion of the citizens on the subject. They did not in the least present them selves before Parliament in any antagonistic spirit, but they were of opinion that the limited area of the city of London, the seat of au immense and rapidly increasing trade, should be protected against the intrusion of any rail way which was not absolutely requisite for the convenience of the public, and it would be a great relief to them to be spared, for a' ime at least, from the imposition of any fresh. schemes. All the bankers, he . believed, had signed the petition, and a very considerable number of tho leading merchants and trading classes. They utterly repudiated the idea of needing at present the schemes which were now in contemplation. He knew men who were absolutely at their wits' end as to what they should do in the event of projects with which the city was threatened being carried out. All that the petitioners said was, " Spare us for the present," and he believed that a wide , spread feeling in the city of London was reflected in that wish. A conversation followed as to the course to be taken with the view to give the greatest possible effect to the wishes of the petitioners before the House of Commons. Mr. Craw ford was of opinion that, not represening any corporate interests, the memorialists could have no locus standi before the committee of which Lord Stanley is chairman. Any petition, he said, against a particular scheme would be re ferred by the house to that committee, and not be consi dered singly by the house upon its merits. With the view of testing that matter, he said, he recently moved the house to postpone a particular line of railway--namely, that from Blackfriars-bridge to the Tower, but he did not succeed, and the bill was now in the hands of the com mittee. The petitioners might be able to obtain a bearing before the committee through counsel, but in that case there must be a private interest to represent. Mr. Morley said the petitioners made no reference in their petition to any particular line. Alderman Selemons remarked that the memorialists were merchants, bankers, and many other per sons interested in the question, and their petition might possibly be referred to a select committee. Mr. Tite re • minded the meeting that the committee of which Lord Stan ley is chairman was one to which all the schemes in the city were to be referred. The petitioners did not object to any particular scheme, but to all the schemes for the pre sent, and it would be, therefore, of no use to them to have their petition referred to Lord Stanley's committee. They ought rather to endeavour to interest Lord Palmerston, as the head of the Government, in the matter on its merits, and when the petition was presented Mr. Crawford or some ether city member might move that it be read at file table and referred to a select committee to consider the previous question, so to speak. Mr. John Abel Smith suggested that it would be desirable in that case to move also that the peti tioners be heard by counsel. Mr. Morley said he should like Lord Palmerston to see a deputation on the . subject be forehand, believing that if he was assured that beyond all controversy there was a deep feeling of anxiety on the sub ject among men engaged in the various departments of banking, trade, and commerce, and that their object was not to oppose in any unreasoning sense, but simply to ask that time might be given, his lordship would support a pro • position so reasonable. Mr, Carrie, the City Remembran. cer, remarked that the bills in question baying been read a second time, and referred to Lord Stanley's committee, there would be a difficulty in taking them out of the hands of the committee; but if this petition and that of the cor poration of London on the same subject were presented to gether, a motion might be made to refer them to the com mittee, with an instruction to inquire as to whether it would be desirable to postpone legislation for a time. The corpo ration of Lundon had instructed him to consider the schemes in question very carefully, ,and he had that day had a conference with one of their committees on the sub ject. They had gone through the various bills and come to a decision as to which they would not oppose. They had agreed not to oppose the Charing-cross Railway, the North London Rtilway, or the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way Bills of the present session, inasmuch as they only asked for powers to perfect schemes previously sae.ctioned by Parliament, and which the corporation rather regarded as improvements than otherwise. They should, however, move the insertion of clauses with the view to promote the public convenience in some respects. With respect to all the other schemes the corporation would petition Parlia ment to postpone them. It was eventually decided that inquiry be made as to the course to be taken to give the greatest practical effect to the prayer of the petitioners, consistently with the forms of the house, and that, before the petition was presented, Lord Palmerston be asked to see a deputation on the matter. The conference then terminated. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April s,—Wind this day at noon—East i fresh breeze and cloudy weather, with rain. D E AL, Tuesday Morning. Passsed—Alfred, of Scarborough, from Sunderland, for Jamaica—Sunbealn, from London, for Quebec—Brunette, screw steamer, from West, for London—Emerald, of Dart mouth, from West, for North yore noon SUPITSED CHILD MURDER. —Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr. John Payne, coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, at the Howard Arms, Arun del-street, Strand (a Liberty of the Duchy) on view of the body of a newly-born. female infant , which wa s found on Friday last, by a boy, i n the Thames, off the Essex .street steamboat pier. Evidence of the discovery of the body having been given, Mr. Walsh, surgeon, Blackmore•street, said that he had examined the body of the deceased, which he believed was born alive. It had not been attended to by a medical man. The umbilical cord was not properly tied, and in his opinion death resulted from neglect at its birth and the want of medical attendance, A verdict w*s returned to that effect. 1194% ~_