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

ONEY MARKET AND COMMEROIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. The general discount market this morning has been slightly influenced by the increased available resources now in the hands of bankers and brokers. The demand for accommodation for all purposes continues active, and there seems to be no immediate Prospect of its relaxation. The extra supplies of capital, however, have imparted a degree of compe. titi " among the brokers, and they are consequently charging first class bills 5i and 6 per cent. The Ceylon, which left to-day with the India and China mails, conveyed £188,965 in specie. The Parana has arrived from the Brozils with £7,743. T ha General Credit and Finance Company of -1-iondon have, as the financial agents to the Govern !tent of Venezuela, announced a new 6 per cent. loan for the Republic. The amount required is £1,500,000, issued in bonds of £5OO, £2OO, and £lOO each, beari ng i nterest payable half-yearly in Lon con at th e off i ces of the company, or at Cologne, by Messrs. Salomon, Oppenheim, jun,, and Com fl3r. The price is £6O for every £lOO stock, 4134 the subscriptions are allowed to extend over a Period of six months, payable as follows on applicati on , £lO on a ll otmen t (l ess £3 h a lf- year ' s interest accrued), £l5 on Ist June, £l5 on Ist August, and £l5 on Ist September (less half-year's Interest). On prepayments discount will be allowed at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, which, with allowances, will reduce the price to about £55. Th e object, of the loan are to Effect a settle ment of the financial condition of the coun -1 , rY, to assist in making roads and other communications, inland and coastwise, to pay 4 43 , 1 r s ome existing claims, and genera lly t o d eve l o p e ` 4O agri cu l tura l resources and industry of the coun- L l 7. Th e l oan, i nterest, and sinking fund are secured 37 a special hyp o th eca ti on o f th e w h o l e export duties leviable at the ports of La Guayra. Puerto uabtllo, Maracaibo, and Ciudad Bolivar. Should the produce of these imposts not prove sufficient, a farthe r special hypothecatiou has been obtained for . h t he unchar ge d i mpor t d ut i es a t a ll th e ports . L or d 'taasell has consented to allow the British consuls in connection with the General Credit's agents to co llect the moneys which are to be transmitted le London twice a month. The price of the new lec tlrity is 1Q 2 prem. It is notified that the subscription list of the 1111w1 3' . announced Home and Colonial Assurance 3111 Pany will be closed to London applicants on W ednesday, and to those com i ng f ro m the cou ntry on Th urs d a y next. Shares have been a Plied for d ou bl y i n excess o f t h e num b er t o b e allotted. There is a rumour of a most important amal gamation with this company. It is stated that the Egyptian Commercial and Trad ing Company have received advices from Alexandria by which it would appear that pre liminary arrangements have (subject to the ap itTval of the shareholders) been made for the Navigation of that company with the Egyptian 4°lgation Company, with the combined capital of fourth e millions, as it at present stands, and on which e G overnment, with the sanction of the Sublime Porte, has agreed to guarantee 7 per cent. per tc ntl atn for 90 y ears , an d t o accor d to the amalga thaAted company special privileges connected with navigation of the Red Sea and Nile. Also that e Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company 1 ,,. 1r e nearly completed arrangements for the este unahrnent of the Anglo-Egyptian Navigation Corn -14.117) With a li ne o f steamers between London, M arseill es , and Alexandria, touch i ng at H avre , &c., the prospectus of which will be issue d in a few days. die accounts received from the mnnufacturing `ltricts for the past week have generally been 44 tilfactory. At Manchester, however, there has been very little activity; while the demand for spring goods at Leeds, Bradford, and i addersfi e ld h as not been quite so animated. l l the lace and hosiery districts of Leicester and Nottingham there has been no material change, 7hile at Birmingham more activity has prevailed 1 , 4 moat depart men t s , w ith th e excep ti on o f t h e gun t rade, which still continu e s ra th er inactive. The Share Listof the British Columbia and Van eeever Island Investment Company will be closed 434 Thursday next. The application list of the London Commercial ° WI Company will close on Monday for London, d ° nTuesday for the country. ' N otice has also been given that the subscription 114 of the National Financial Company will close °ll Thursday next. rti The thirtieth annual meeting of the shareholders I.he Agra and United Service Bank (Limited), 0 ° „ °1 ". Place on Saturday. Mr. G. G. Macpherson oc -1;11ked the chair. The report, which was nnani :tll3lY adopted, i s o f the most satisfactory character to 411 concerned in the operations of the bank. The m fbrt states that, after making amigo provision for bad and d ou b t f u l d e bt s , th e ne t p ro fits of the ofui for the year amount to £242,909 12s. 6d. Out t a thiB sum the di rec tors declared, free of income ne -1 two half-y ear ly di v id en d s a t th e r at e of 10 p er ilt ' Per annum each, and added to the last of these th▪ : 1148 Of £4 per share, thus making a return for o n - . Year of 18 per cent. on the paid-up capital of million sterling. From the balance remain t hey refunded to reserved fund account the Year ) and £7,341 2s. 4d. taken from it last tz - : r ) and, in consideration of the greatly n e ndied business of the bank, carried to credit 4ertlier sum of £25,000, thus raising that fund to 2500 0. They also passed the sum of •L 5,000 to su p er annuation fund, and £15,000 to building fund, n - L r Yieg forward £10,568105. 3d. to credit of profit l oss account for the current year. The chair -0:11 said that there was a gross profit of £486,000, il eatiy half the paid-up capital of the bank, and Pant a ct profit of £242,000 from the operations of the year —a result due in a great degree to the abl e kr and excellent conduct of the general manager, lib • Balfour, and of the oth er o ffi cers a t h ome an d , r ' ) ard. In ackno w l e d gment o f t h ese serv i ces i t Os ;propo se d t o grant t o a ll the employes of the hig a gratuity of 10 p er cen t. Th e c h a i rman f.l 80 announced that sati s f ac t ory arrangemen t s h a d 4 23 entered into with the Fi s hm onger ' s C om p an y ' ) t a long lease of a most eligible site at the n ° , t her of Lombard-street, Gracechurch-street (one i; the most desirable situations in the city for 4a luess) for their new premises. Th e f a ct of the y et Profits being over 24 per cent. on the paid eapital this year was principally attributed to h cl e i ,exeellence of the management by the share "Ts themselTes at the meeting. Two o'CLocK. tea t Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's ( 1 1.61.4 , the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 10c. 1 413 " English Stock Market presents a very fiat ei t , l 4 ' r anCe. The business now daily recorded is o vv i eet lllagly limited, which is in a great measure th i ; t :it to the all-absorbing attention now given to as Joint-stock bank shares. Consols show scarcely 4 1 -i mprovem en t, an d th e quo t a ti ons are 912,- 1 for 4 4 1/ h 4l and account. The New Threes and Reduced ui tiee are 89' t; Exchequer Bills, '7s. to 2s. kis In dia 5 per Cents., 1048 fo and the Bonds, ' 6 3 8. dia. 44 1 t he Foreign Market general heaviness prevails, ar e business is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 25, 71c,t 724; do. C 3 nsolides, 531 54; Greek, 241 131' ° Penish Passive, 35a ; do., Certificates, C o * „: ; Mexican, 451 ; Portuguese, 494, 1, and the it7derate Loan, 54 66. eot the Railway Share Market the dealings have h 4 Pe v ery extensive, and in some instances prices h kv e la llevm rather less firmness. West Midland ti re e receded 55., and South Western 10s.; while • j at West ern h ave improved 3s. eh a _" Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little 0 6 of importance. ta t i„"k Share s cont i nue i n act i ve reques t, an d quo oti7e Still ex hi bit considerable buoyancy. Lon (lsttad Westmi nster realise 95 99; U n i on o f L on . 44 4 6 ° 61 ; Alliance Bank, 56 56 ; and Imperial, 14 th e Mis cellaneous M ar k e t M erc antile Credit T tl ' La proved to 151 16. current quotations for some of the principal •-- . • new undertakings are as subjoined:—Oriental Financial Corporation, 21 1, prem.; Port Augusta and Northern Railway of South Australia, k prem.; North Australia Company, to 1 prem. -; Sabloniere Hotel, 1 prem, ; Ottoman Financial, prem.; Central Argentine, pars prem. ; Lon• don and Liverpool Hotel, 11 lt prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B9l a New 22 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. dis Ditto £5OO .. dis Ditto £lOO and £200 hank England Stk, 4/ per Ct. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. [ndia Stock, 102 per Cent., April 1874.... Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent. Oct. 1883 Do n Certificates Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 5} per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — dis Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent - 91 101 f Ditto, 1839 and 1859 9Ol Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 1 pe' Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ct ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. :Julian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 pei Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l4 Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Egyptian 7 per Cent 100! Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian S per C;ent.(Maremmana Railway ) 741 Nlexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4 Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Pexuvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto i per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account,. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto:Account 493 Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid . • pm Ruskin 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9Ol Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 BBi Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 9l Sardinian 6 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 46k Ditto Passive Ditto Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account - Swedish, 4 per Cent — rurkish 6 per Cent. 1864 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1868 . — Ditto Account 7O 691 Ditto, £lOO Bonds 7B} Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71i 2i Ditto £lOO Bonds.. — Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 6l 60/ 1i Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond , a. Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Dutch 2/ per Cent., .Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861,Ex.25 francs -- Dittc; Account Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto April Account POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DEFRAUDING A CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONo—WHOLE SALE SYSTEM.--Germain Soyez, of 21, Crown-street, St. Ann's, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with obtaining by false pretence, about £BO,. with intent to defraud M. John Baptiste Girerd, the honorary secretary of the French Dis pensary, 92, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, Great Marlborough-street, prosecuted, and Mr. Albert inter preted the evidence. Mr. Sayer, in opening the case, said he would bring forward five cases that day, but there were more than 100 against the prisoner, who, up till June last, was the collector of the French Dispensary, at which time he left, taking with him some of the books of the society. Mr. Girerd, of 36, Newman-street, jeweller, said—l am the honorary secretary of the French Dispensary, 92, Charles-street, Fitzroy.square. About two years ago the prisoner was appointed the collector, receiving a per tentage on all sums he collected. Everything went on well till June last year, when he left without _giving notice, and taking some of the books of the dispensary with him. I had no idea that ho was collecting money, but thought he had gone abroad. One of the books he took away contained a quantity of receipts. I learnt from the new collector that, on the 27th Feb., the prisoner had received some money, and had since made inquiries and ascertained that the prisoner had received several sums of money—about £4O. Mr, Sayer—lt is nearer £BO. M. Francois Duclos, of 49, Conduit-street, Regent street, shirtmaker, said—l know the prisoner at the bar. He called upon me on the 31st of March for a subscription for the French Dispensary, and I gave him half a guinea. He gave me a receipt from a book, and asked for a pen and signed it. M. Felix Touchard, 17, Great Russell-street, Blooms bury, jeweller, said—On the 15th March I gave the prisoner 2s. 61. He showed me a book which contained the names of other persons from whom he had collected money. Other cases being proved, Mr. Girerd said—lt was the prisoner's duty to account for all sums of money he received. He had not accounted for any of the sums mentioned. Charles Kingston, 181 C—On Saturday I took the pri soner into custody, he having been brought to the station by a gentleman. The prisoner said he know he had committed himself, but he was very thankful to Mr. Girerd and the other gentlemen for the kindness they had shown him. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for trial for stealing the money as well as the fraud. THAMES. AMENITIES OF WORKHOUSE RULE.—Catherine Mori arty, a poor woman, who looked very pale, thin, and feeble, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with wil fully and maliciously breaking a large pane of glass and a globe for a gas lamp in the Poplar Workhouse, of which she was an inmate. George Mart, porter at the workhouse, said that the pri soner refused to perform the task of oakum picking assigned to her, and she was put into imprisonment, and out of re venge she broke a pane of glass and a globe. He put in a certificate from the Union doctor that she was in a fit state and able to do the work assigned. The prisoner said she could not work. She was very ill. She had undergone a painful operation in the Poplar Hos pital, and any independent doctor would say that she was not fit to work. The sub-matron of the Popular Union said the prisoner had undergone an operation two years ago, and had been an inmate of the workhouse at repeated intervals for 3± years. When she came into the horse she would do nothing. Mr. Paget—ls she really able to do any work? Witness—Yes, light. , Mr. Paget—What do you call light work ? Witness —Oakum picking. Mr. Pager—ls that light work I' Witness--lt is, a little of it; she is not required to do much, or to work beyond her strength. The prisoner, who trembled very much, said she could not do the work. Mr. Paget said two witnesses had sworn tho prisoner could do the work assigned to her. It was a mischievous act to break the property in the workhouse. He sentenced her to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ALEXANDER MILNE, K.C.8., is hourly expected in his flag.ship, the Nile, at Plymouth j where the ship will be put out of commission. Despatches were 'received on Saturday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were cent to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hongkong, and Labuom. TEE MN, LONDON, AIONDA Y EVENING, APRIL 4, 1864. BEARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Paid. Closing Business Railways. ra" 4. l Price. 4 done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andaid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ........ Cork and Bandon C0rnwa11........ D o A Ereta no div D o. B b ti e l e l n fip pa p id an t . o h ß as . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perthot Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ~ .31asg. and S. Western. 'GreatEastern, Ord. stk 8 8i Si 9 83 f 5 118 1181 Ditto A stoCk_. Ditto East Anglian std GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So%ith Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares... .• Metropolitan Midland Do New _ Do Binning. do Derby Md. Gt. W. of Ireland) Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New .... North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock . Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon ....—..• • South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186& raff Vale.. • • Do B Do C Water Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford 8c Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Harofrat West Midland -Oxfords Do Newport) Do Hereford BRITISH Pi 100 all all all all 100 100 10 1%13.41 ISSE 47& i 1311 I 1 0 n I i 98i 116 i 16 1011 Business don, MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets continue to be amply supplied with wheat, and at those held on Saturday the trade was in a sluggish state, at about previous quotations. Good and fine malting barley moved off steadily, at full prices; but other descriptions met a slow sale, on former terms. For oats, beans, peas, and flour, there was a moderate demand, at late currencies. At New York the export trade, as regards wheat and flour, remains without improvement, and at the leading continental ports the demand for produce for shipment to Great Britain is much restricted• Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were seasonably good, but the receipts of flour were far from extensive. The imports from abroad amounted to 2,079 qrs wheat, 1,855 barley, 16,417 oats, 750 beano, 1,000 peas, 1,184 tares, 13,460 linseed, 14,165 oilseeds, 30 maize, 10 sundry seeds, 320 sacks and 14,574 brls flour. A limited supply of home grown wheat was received fresh up to our market, to-day, both from Essex and Kant, and there was a falling off in the general condition of the produce. For all qualities the trade was in a sluggish state, and last Manday's quotations were barely supported. Factor, however, succeeded, in most instances, in obtaining previous quotations, The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. In all descriptions, sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place in prices, compared with this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes of grain Were in limited tepee, at late rates. Owing to the mildness of the weather there was less activity in the demand for malting barley, and prices had a drooping tendency. Grinding and distilling qualities met a slow sale, on former terms. The show of samples, both English and foreign, on the stands was moderately exten sive. In malt a very moderate business was transacted, yet prices ruled stationary. The market was well supplied with home-grown and foreign oats. For nearly all dsscriptions there was a good consumptive demand, and the prices realised were 6d per quarter higher than those current on Monday last. The supply of beats on sale was very moderate, and the trade ruled firm on rather higher terms. Peas were the turn dearer, and the demand for them ruled steady, The supply on offer was somewhat restricted. The flour trade, on the whole, was steady at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1803, per qr 39s to 42a Ditto, old —s —s _.... , Ditto, white, 1863 42s 488 Ditto, old — s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —8 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 23s 25s Malting 2ss 38s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 668 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 18s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 238 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Feu—Grey - 2Bs 30s Maple 3lB 338 White 338 36s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk. •-- 27s 29s American, per barrel 193 25a vious quotations. The inqt former terms. Linseed and rl there is a fair average inquir: Turn l p,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, Spring.... 4s Od 46 6d Old per quarter - -s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6 Zs Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et 42s 72s White Foreign Red 4os 48s White sls 68s Trefoil, new. 22s 276 dry for tares is inactive, on tpeseed are steady. Fcr cakes 7, at full prices. Carraway 22s 26s Coriander 125 18s Hempseed, per qr 448 46 a I Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s Crushing s3s 63s Baltic ... —s —s Odessa —B —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —8 —s English .£9 10a.£10 I.os Foreign £9 lOs £lO 5s Rape CalEes,p tona Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s TALLOW. The tallow trade is quiet to-day, at about previous quo tations. P.Y.C. is quoted 41s 9d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow is selling at 41s 3d per cwt, net cash, and rough fat at 2s 2d per 81b, Particulars. 1850. 18ei I 1862. 1863. 1864. Stock this day.... '33,523 71.736 40.3r5 43.626 54,055 f 5653 a to 58s Gd to 46501 to;43s 6d to 41s 9(1 to Price of Y.C. —s Od 58s Gd 46s 3d 43s 9d —s Od Delivery lastweek 572 733 2,236 945 700 Ditto from June 1 71,262 69,355 107,407 70,556 65,266 Arrivals last week 453 225 1,423 75 2,7 Ditto from June 1 92,704 113,927 90.951 75,9)3 82,474 Price of Town .... 56s 6d 56s Gd 48s (3d 45s Od 43s 9d light grey, and round his neck lay loosely the well known pink and white silk kerchief, while a black silk cravat set off his grizzled beard. When he came on deck afterwards, it was seen with what pain he walked, and it must be said that it was hardly con siderate to compel him to such exertion, when to the most casual observer the loosely-fitting slipper and the writhing limp showed at every step the discomfort, if not actual pain, to which he was being subjected. It was thought that perhaps the pilot would cot risk the entrance to the docks, even with the advantage of the young flood; but pre sently a little ball, which had been hanging above the foretop, broke into a red burgee, which, with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's flag, told to all that the Ripon herself was going in. At the main was an Italian flag, very creditably made up for the occasion by the sailmaker, end at the stern was the red ensign. As we neared the docks the Italian flag was made out by the people assembled on the jetties, stages, and breakwaters, and there was a faint cheer. But as th 3 Ripon got nearer the crowds seemed to increase. Railways A.t.antio & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. s_per cent— Do. New . ••••• Do. E. Shares Buffalo and Lam; Huron Do. Preference Buiralo,Brant,LtGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1877 Do. do. Jutie 1, lb; •l Cleutta.aS.Eastn.(Lth , ; Cape Town &Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. Bast Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. let Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPentn.gua.sp.o. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ...... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5* p. 0. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc. 4* Do. Fifth Extension. rlelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 31ortg. Bds. Newßrusswick a Caudal Class A and B. N.ltl.C'da3 pa Ist pt bds Sobade ) Do. Delhi Do. do .... Do. Puoj sub Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo. all 100 (100 100 2 all 110 I‘loo 6j 7 35 37 16 17 90 92 10F 106 47 474 6i 7i 1281 1291 120 131 130 132 91 93 041 ai 109/ 1101 67 89 1031 1011 431 441 1091 110 97* 98} 51 b 5 116 317 128 i 1264, 98 100 51a b2i 24 20 101 1011 551 64 88 88i 128 131 le 2i p 78 79 lof 11t 121 123 41 43 98 100 53 64 83 35 91i 911 99 101 i i 37 38 91 10 t 7i 8 a 163 166 5 7 1 - . 1 3 E 191 94 06 SSIONS. Ciosing Price. 59 451. - 103 IC4 P I I) p 1p 5i 6 7a 81 101 IG3 99 101 1041 105} 104} /011 P 6 1F 19i 20} 74 76 58 62 66 68 51 63 48 50 40 (2 25 27 22 C 5 103 104 1 103 104 9i 10 1c 101; 92 94 81 83 1 i E O2 10 P 3 97 99 S 2 94 55 58 stock stock stock S 6 14 1 0 8 0 2 105 fr 14p4 102 103 98 100 OCIK 111411115.01. V 10. J COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J a 4July 1877-81 • t * 100 101 103 1 0 2 Do. 6p. c. Feb. .1.6 Aug. 100 100 102 Do. 6p. o. Mar. de Sept. 100 99 101 Do. 6p. o. Jan.&July. 10i 88 89 891 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c. 1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 110 112 Do. 189 C 100 1/1 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 1 00 109 111 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 108 110 IN.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.dr.Jul) 100 1.01. 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 - - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p a., 18ot 100 99 100 —• Du. sp. c.,18i1 to 1:37C 100 99 109 Do. d0.,1888 & upwth 100 90 100 94 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling. 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 100 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 109 111 - iVio.Gov. 6 px, Ja&July 100 - - Do. 10 100 losi 108 109 k Bi_ BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 Id ulitrord Amalgamated 355 864 --Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 555 065 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 675 725 East Clogau Gold Ltd - lEast Caradon ...... «14.0 31 3.?. - i East Carn Brea. ... 'K WlRussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 31 45 1 - 'Gam ctSt.Aubyn(Gwen 581 10 11 - Great South TolOis l7s 35 4 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 37 39 Grenville 6.16. t• 81 91 f3erc4l's-Foot 8.12 85 37 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 4 4i Lady Bertha 51argaret (Guy Lelant' 14 19 21 Halite Valley.. 4 11 Y 1 1dy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 1} 4 New Seton l9l 85 95 -- North Downs 24 15 2 N.Wh'i Basset (Illo.Tan, 3.1.0 2 25 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blaze): - ,i'rovidenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1} 440 460 iS. Cant Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 famar Silv.dt Lead Min. fin Croft 9 19 20 - West Basset (Illocran) l5 10 11 W Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Soton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 55 875 925 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott 3.5.8 25 3 Wheal Mary.AnnNen.) 8 135 145 Wheal Seton 585 190 200 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ), 7 28 24 Wheal Union 1 3.17 25 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 107 Great Western, Birminghiun gua. stock, 75i Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 1341 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 113 Midland 44 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 104:11 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Midland Bradford pref. stock, 94i Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 55 Notting - ham and Grantham R. kG. 94, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent, 17} Belgian Eastern Junction, Great Luxembourg, 11 Namur and Liege gua. 141, per annum, 8f Recite and San Francisco (Um.), gua. 7, per cent,[l7i San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 21i West Flanders, 7f Western and North-Western of France, 21 ' JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (Um.). 574 8 6 Ditto, new, 474 64 Anglo Austrian, 71 1 4 Anglo-Italian, limited, 7 64 74 Australasia, 741 Ditto, new, 484 Bank of Egypt, 30 284 301 Bank of Otago, Vim., 44 Bank of Queenslandalim), 211 1 2 Bank of Wales, lira., 174 184 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 81 9 British and American Exchange (lim.), 181 Chartered Bank of India , Australia , and China. 44 1 Chartered iller. of India, London. and China, 71,743 City, 125 8 Consolidated Bank, Um., 101 ; : Continental, lim., 161 17 East London, lim., 71 85 Ditto, new, issued at 11713111-. 547 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 214 English and Irish (Urn), 17 / European Bank, lira., is 124 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 37 0 74 61 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm.,171 5 184 Imperial Bank (lim.), 41 5 3, Imperial Ottoman, 191 I Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 41 4 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 17 191 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 Ditto, new, 51 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 194 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 8 London and County, 604 591 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., Um., 18 171 i London Joint Stock, 421 3 London and Northern (lim.), 154'15 London and South Airican,l274 Dino, new, 264 London and South-Western (Um.), 20 1 London and 'Westminster, 93 100 97 8 4 WO 90 3 Merchant Bank, Urn., 141 1 Mercantile and Exchange. , 15/ netroP. and Prov. Bank aim.), 284 - "71 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Urn., 3i: ; Ceylon Company, 11 Crystal Palace, 341 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 n'aptian Conuivrcial and Trading,, lira,, 51 5 5 Financial Corp oration,6 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lima , 81 1 9 1 International Financial ,9,ociety, 12 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The show of foreign stock in our market, to-day, was only moderate, yet the demand for it ruled inactive, at barely late rates. From our own grazing districts, the arrival of beasts fresh up this morning ; were on the increase, and the quality of most breeds was prime, especially the Scots and crosses from Norfolk and Scotland. The beef trade was in a very inactive state, at last Monday's quotations. The general top figure for beef was 4s 8d ; but very prima arrivals realised 4s 10d per 81b. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridge, amounted to 2,200 Scots, shorthorns and crosses; from other parts of England, 600, various breeds ; from Scotland, 266 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. We were fairly supplied with sheep for the time of year, and nearly all breeds came to hand in good saleable condi tion. Prime Downs and half-breds in the wool, sold slowly, at late rates; otherwise, the mutton trade was dull and heavy, sheep declined 2d per 81b. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s; ont of the wool, 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81b. The top quotation for clipped Lincolns was 4s 4d per 81b. Lambs moved off steadily at from 6s 8d to 75 4d per 81b. A few very superior lambs pro duced 7a 8d per 81b. The supply was only moderate. Calves—the show of which was moderate—were in slow request at lates, namely, from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81b. The demand for pigs was in a sluggish state, at last week's currency, Per Blbs.to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primeers-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, too. 4 S 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second qualityclo. 4 8 5 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs,....6s 8d to 784 d. , Suckling calves, 16s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pies, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows Sheep and lambs 22, 830 Calves ...... 4101 Pigs The total imports of foreign stoct into London, last week, amounted to 4,115 head. .In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 6,130 —in the corresponding 1861, 2,035 —in 186 0 , 2,114 —in 1859, 2,425—in 1858, 806 head. IMPOSTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 726 Sheep and lambs Calves .. 124 Pits •.•.. . — From Beasts. Sheep, Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 201 .. 117 .. 108 .. 129 Harlingen •• • • Hamburg .... 28 • .. 2457 Amsterdam.• Bremen ....... 24 .. Dordt. ......... .• Nieu Diep .. • • Antwerp. ...... 11 .. Ostend ......... 52 .. Calais .......... Oporto ........ - • • - • • - • • • • • • -- 117 —"' • • ..." • • "'—' • e 137 • • ... • • ...... • • "... - •• - •• 8 .. 6 120 ..... .. 10 .. 236 - •• - .. - .. 161 •• - •• - •• - -- .. -- .. 124 _ imports is as follows : ___ Total .... 3 7 5 • • 2831 — .. 133 .. 776 The y ea rly ße c a o s m ts p . ariso s n h o e f e weekly p• Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 296 .. 5 , 344 • • 40 . 423 27 1,559 .. = .. 21 .. 19 1862 9l .. 1,922 .. __ • • . 1861 209 .. 2,999 .. .. 239 .. 252 30 117 .. 2,238 .. __ • • „, • • 1858 1 1 840 9 .. - .4 , " •• --- • • • ' ---- • • .• A. sta t eme nt and comparison of the suppli es an d pr i ces o f fat stock exhib ited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle d mar A k p e r t i , i: o 4, on 18 1 6. on 4 day, April 6, 1863, an d thi s day. Monday, Per 81b. to sink the offal. April 6, April 4, 1 863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do ....... 3 8 4 0 310 4 2 Prime large oxen ........... 4 2 464 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. ...... 4 , ...... 8 110 4 8 4 10 iu,"/20 310 3 8 4 4 484 4 5 2 13 4 10 °4 g u 66 4 6 8 CoarsesPrime()on d c a cio n ua d ra sl eit.yw inferiordo oo il. e. a sheep d.o... ... ... ... ... Prime Southdown do . ..... 5 ( 8 ) 6 10 610 6 0 Lambs ... . ............... 7 806 8 7 4 6 4- 10 0 4 6 25 2 5 4 844 6 0 PrimeL L a a r r g g Large o coarseh smallog hogs ................... : ....................... 1 6 —423 6 4 0 642 4 6 ,7? " 4 1 -il 4,250 Neat sm Esh a eeas ll ept p s o a r ia k .d e . r . s la. . ....................... * 18,170 Calves ............. 82 360 82 Pigs ................. 260 SUPPLIES B ox SeLz, Ap ril 7, 1 82.--Beasts, 3,630 sheep and lambs, 23,830 —ca lves, 107— Pigs, 510. APRIL 8, 1861.—Beasts, 317 21—n teep• 19,680—calves, 69—pigs, 370. NEWGATE AND LEADENI IALL. These markets are moderately supplied with town and country killed meat. On the whole, the trade is steady ) at prices without any ma t e rial change from last w ee k. Per Sib. by the carcase. ads(' Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Aiddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10 sclad giddlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork [ j amb .-• BOROU Ti HOP. - We have to report a less active market both for old an d new English hops, as well a s for foreign produce. G oo d and fine parcels were tolerab l y firm in price, othe rw i se th e quotations have a drooping tendency. The i m p or t i nto London last week amounted 'to 310 bales from Antwerp, 31 from Hamburg, 15 from Rotterdam, 15 from Bremen ; and 947 bales from New York. Mid and T.:ast Kents.. £ 5 Os to £ 9 10 s per cwt. Weald of Keats...... sOs to 7 7s ~ Susses . ... 4 15s : to 6 15s ~ Yearlings ............ 3Osto 5 Os „ 8avaria*............ 55s to 8 8s ~ • Belgian ............ 4Osto 4 15s ~ American .......... sas to 6 12s ~ BOIIOLGH AND SPITALPIELDS. Large supplies of potatoes continue at sale at these markets. For all qualities the trade is in a sluggish state, and prices have a drooping tendency. Good and fine pro duce is, however, tolerably firm in value. Yorkshire Regent 5............ 40s to 60s per ton. Flukes , ....... 80s to 90 s , Rocks . ....... • ......... 40s to 55s ,: Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regen ts 40s to 60s -; Rocks Kent and Eisex Regents SEEDS. There is 9. steady sale for clover seed at full prices. T4re. foil rules film, For canary there is a dull demand at pre HERO-WORSHIPPING, Garibaldi's Arrival at Southampton. (FROM THE " TIMES." Garibaldi landed here about an hour ago, and, in spite of the cold rain which fell throughout the day, was received, with immense enthusiasm, by great crowds of spectators. The Ripon was telegraphed from Hurst Castle soon after 1 o'clock, and, in stantly on the receipt of the news, the gentlemen who wished to welcome their visitor hurried to the steamtug in the docks which had been waiting, with steam up ready to start at a moment's notice, since last night. Among them were the Duke of Sutherland, Mr. Seely, M.P., a deputation from the Italians resident in England, consisting of Mr. Negretti, Mr. Sermanza, Mr. Serena, and Mr. Vivanti ; Mr. Cowan, from Newcastle, and several members of the corporation. A short run down Southampton Water soon brought the party in sight of the Ripon, rounding the point at Hurst Castle, and as soon as she was near enough to dis tinguish the flag of the tug the Ripon stopped, and the gentlemen at once scrambled on board to welcome General Garibaldi to England. The party made a considerable addition to the com pany in the state cabin of the Ripon, where the majority of the passengers were ladies, with their children and Indian nurses, invalids, and a few officers coming home on furlough— the usual complement of passengers, in short, of all the Peninsular and Oriental steamers home from the East. Garibaldi was in his cabin, for which, of course, such a rush was made by all his eager welcomers that only a few could get in, while the remainder so effectually closed the entrance that the General himself could not get out. The Duke of Sutherland and Mr. Seely, however, managed to get into the little apartment, and after a short and hurried welcome to its famous occupant the General came out to receive the congratulations of his other friends in the saloon. He was dressed in the plain uniform of the Italian Legion, a dress which became him well, and in which, through the portraits, we have hither, o been most familiar with his features. With him was his son, Menotti Garibaldi, who was wounded with his father at Aspromonte, but who has entirely recovered the effects of his injury, though Garibaldi still suffers, and, from the stiffness of the tendons of the ankle, is likely to feel his hurt for some time. One of the chief reasons assigned for his visit to this country is that he may place himself under the care of Dr. Ferguson, and, if possible, remove his lameness be fore it becomes chronic. Accompanying Garibaldi on board the Ripon were Signors Bosco and Lugeso, his secretaries, Colonel Chambers, and an Italian surgeon. The efforts to which we have alluded of persons anxious to induce Garibaldi to honour them with a first visit instead of going either to the Mayor or Mr. Seely became almost at once a subject of discussion, or, to use the very mildest term, of arrangement, It then transpired that so anxious were the persons who had favoured the idea of General Garibaldi's visiting a Mr. Richardson, instead of the Mayor of Southampton, that on Saturday night they had hired a steamer, intercepted the Ripon at some dis tance from the land, and given an invitation to Gen. Garibaldi to stay with Mr. Richardson—an invita tion which Garibaldi, on the advice of Col. Cham bers, who entirely supported the views of what may be called the party of Mr. Richardson, was induced to accept. Thus, therefore, before Garibaldi landed he found that two most distinct and divided par. ties were anxious for the honour of entertaining him, and that he was pledged to one, while he saw at a glance that propriety would lead him in courtesy to accept that offered by Southampton in the person of the Mayor. It was a long time un certain which would be finally accepted, and deci sions were come to and altered every minute; but at last, on the urgent request and explanation of Mr. Seely, Garibaldi decided in favour of going to the Mayor's, amid loud applause. By the time this last resolution was arrived at the Ripon was . close on the docks, all th© quays of which were lined with crowds. Garibaldi at once went up on the paddlebox, and the instant he was seen he was hailed with tremendous cheers, which were continued incessantly till the vessel came alongside. The formal invitation to the Mayor's house was then given, to which General Garibaldi replied by shaking his worship warmly by the hand, and say ing, " I am grateful to you for your kind reception, and thankfully accept your hospitality.' The General then left the Ripon, and proceeded in en open carriage through the town to the Mayor's resi dence at East-park. Everywhere he was received in the streets wiih the most hearty enthusiasm, and notwithstanding that it was Sunday, flags were hoisted in all directions. Befere leaving the Ripon, Garibaldi gave to Mr. Negretti, a countryman of hie, and an old friend, a small scrap of paper, on which he wrote with a pencil— Cari Amici,—Desidero non aver dimostrazioni politicali. "G. GARIBALDI, l 4 p.s.—Supra tutto, non eccitare tumulti," (" Dear Friends,—l do not desire any political demons- Etration ; above all, not to excite any agitation.") On Friday next ho will be entertained at a grand banquet here, and on Saturday arrive in London. While in the metropolis he will be the guest of the Duke of Sutherland at Stafford-house. (FROM ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) In les! then ten minutes I was on board the smal steamer going out to receive the mails, if the tide then at dead ebb, would not allow the Ripon to come into dock; and in a very few minutes more the steamer was under weigh, and bound down the Water, which scholars say is named by Tacitns as the Antony ; on the shores of which took place, Etc• cording to all accounts, the scene between Canute and his courtiers ; down which passed Henry V. on his martial way to France, after detecting the con spiracy of Lords Cambridge and Scroop and Sir Thomas Gray; up which came Philip of Spain, on his way to his Royal bride ; and by which floated in a rich argosy bound for Venice—a o lden days many port long connected by ties of trade with Southamp ton and the Itchin River. Lying to between Netley and Calshot Castle, the Ripon could not be distin guished over the point until nearly two o'clock, when there appeared through the mist which lay thick upon the water the dim form of the dilatory packet, which had been, so it is said, saluted with musketry by some persons at the Needles. The tug of the quarantine officer and of the Custom House having boarded her, the mail boat was allowed to approach, and in a few minutes I was on board the Ripon and making my way aft. Here I found that almost at the same time a number of persons had boarded the packet from the port side, and had at once rushed to the saloon where Garibaldi was seated. The gentlemen, among whom were the Duke of Suther land, and Mr. Seely, M.P„ were less demonstra tive than the others, who, upon one pretence or another, had come aboard; and it was pitiable to :see the way in which they took possession of that ; lame man and grovelled before him. The general looked careworn, and in some boaily pain, but he chatted as well as the throng would permit with those Italians who had come down to meet him, and prominent among whom was Mr. H. Negretti, - He wore his red shirt, over which was thrown a grey • _ cloth cloak, lined with red. His trousers were of P. Pale'. all luO 100 100 100 100 100 100 THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. [The following letters have been sent to ns for publication, and our readers, we are assured, will thank us for inserting them, seeing that they are the very original comments upon an enthralling theme penned by that veteran Traveller and Natu ralist, Charles Waterton, the veteran Squire of Walton Hall, better known to the world at large out of Yorkshire as the celebrated author of the " Wan derings:'—ED, (1) Walton-hall, March, 1864. The roar of Lord Nelson's cannon has long ago informed the world whereabouts this useful river terminates its course. But its source has not been so satisfactorily de fined. _ _ _ _ _ No doubt in its own native land the fountain-head of the Nile, be it large or small, is as well known to those who inhabit its vicinity, as the source of the river Calder is to us industrious people who cultivate lands in the West Riding of Yorkshire, The comforts of home have but little hold on the mind of the explorer; thus, the missionary for the love of God, the merchant for the love of gold, the soldier for glory, and the adventurer for fame, will defy difficulties and resolutely enter countries where death in all the horrors of fever, starvation, and ill-treatment is everlastingly staring them in the face. Great minds will untinchingly contend with great diffi culties—difficulties apparently unconquerable. On some day, not far off, when winter's cold blasts shall howl dis mally around us, we may in the social chimney-corner take a comfortable view of old father Nile, and see what those brave souls have done when engaged in long pursuits of him, in his mysterious windings to the threshold of his distant hiding-place. CHARLES WATERTON. Walton Hall, March, 1864. " Nilos in extremum fugit perterritus orbem Occubuitque caput, quod adhuc latet." We have before us on the page of history four separate accounts of good old Father Nile. Ovid, some 2,000 years ago, has informed us that during the awful conflagration of the world (caused, we are told, by the follies of a brainless cabman), Father Nile was scared out of his wits, and took himself off into Mother Earth's extremest boundary. There he hid his head, which still lies concealed ; so far the poet. For some centuries after this no one knew what had be come of the terrified fugitive, until one day some adventu rous and holy sons of St. Ignatius d a Loyola stumbled on him in Abyssinia, whilst they were engaged in preaching Christ crucified to the surrounding Gentiles. Things went on gingerly in these distant wilds of Africa, when a well• known native of Caledonia travelled into these regions in quest of Father Nile's dark cavern. He fancied that he had succeeded in his investigations ; and he then informed the scientific world of his success, congratulating himself that he alone was the discoverer of the long-hidden source o f the Nile. And now, in our own days, two hardy explorers, dissa tisfied with former accounts, sallied forth from home, and stopped not until they had reached the very spot where the scorched king of the Nile had hidden himself at the time when the world was on fire. Should these accounts still be unsatisfactory, let us hope that some experienced investigator may speedily go on his travels, and that (avoiding, however, the track of the go rilla, in which science has lately cut so sad a figure) his discoveries may content all parties, and prove to the world at large that the source of the Nile no longer remains a doubt. Whilst talking of the River Nile, we wish to hear no more that " Adhue sub judice lis est." 1 CHARLES WATERTON. (3) Walton Hall, March, 1864. "Serino ocins sors:exitura." Leaving to the Roman poet his river and his river's mysterious hiding-place, let us see what lights the labour! of investigators have thrown upon the wonderful Nile during these our later times of scientific research and useful exploration. There appeared towards the close of the 15th century a Bascayan gentleman, whose genius, piety, and zeal have placed science at a surprising altitude, and procured the blessings of domestic happiness to the most barbarous nations of the then known world. This was Don Ignatius of Loyola, an officer in the Spanish army, and the illustri ous founder of the Society of Jesus, Its members became such intrepid and staunch apostles of the Catholic creed that Voltaire, the sworn enemy of our Redeemer, was often heard to say he could not destroy Christianity until he had destroyed the Jesuits. A most merited compliment indeed I These indefatigable missionaries soon penetrated into Abyssinia, where their labours and their successes asto nished the surrounding multitudes. In order to form a correct notion of what these intrepid men effected, I refer the reader to a work called "Lathes Edifiantes et Curi enses," of which I shall translate an extract in my fourth letter on the Nile. There will be seen what is said of the river Nile in the new edition of " Memoires du Levant." Tome troisieme .1 Paris Chez G. 1116rigol (le jeune) librairo, Quai des Augustine, au coin de la Rue Pares, M.D., cc. lxxx., avec approbaiion et privilege du Roi, p. 331. CHARLES IVA.TEETON. (4) (Translated from the French.) There are only about 60 French leagues from Tremba to the source of the Nile. I had intended to see these famous sources, of which so much had been said in Europe, and the Emperor had the goodness to give me a company of cavalry to conduct me thither, and thus serve as an escort ; but I could not avail myself of so favourable an opportunity, having found myself at the time much incommoded by a disease of the chest. I besought Mourat, one of the Primo Ministers of the Emperor, and uncle of the ambassador, concerning whom I have already spoken, to give me information about the Nile. Mourat is a venerable old man aged 104 years, who has been employed during more than 60 of these in most important negotiations with the Mogul, and in all the Courts of the Indies, The Emperor has so much conside ration for him that he commonly calls him Baba-Mourat, or Father Mourat. See what this Minister, who has been often at the sources of the Nile, and who has inspected them with care, reports to me concerning them. There is in the kingdom of Goyame a very lofty moun tain, at the summit of which are two strong springs of water, one to the east, the other to the west. From these proceed two streams which precipitate themselves in a headlong course towards the centre of the mountain, into a spongy and boggy soil, producing 'canes and rushes. These waters only appear ten or a dozen leagues from this spot, where, winding, they form the river Nile, which in a short time increases in siza, as it receives the water of many streams. It is remarkable that the Nile flows through the middle of a lake without mixing its own waters with those of the lake. This lake is so extensive that it is called Bahal Dembea, i.e,, the sea of Dembea. The surrounding country is of the most enchanting de • scription. On every side are to be seen hamlets and fine groves of laurels. It is about 100 leagues in length, and from 35 to 40 in breadth. The water is soft and pleasant, and much lighter than that of the Nile. About the middle of the Lake there is an island in which the Emperor has a palace in no degree inferior to that of Gondar for the beauty and magnificence of its architecture, although it is not quite so large. CILARLES WATERTON. ( 5 ) Walton Hall, April. IS6I Rome, daring her days o f Fagan s plendour, dealt lar ge l y in fables. But, after her acceptance of Christianity, her chimeras gave way t 3 truth, and in due course of time, the sable sons of Ethiopia received n troi her hands a pl en tif u l i s upply of heavenly g race. It e . impossible t o rea d t h at &M valuable work, the " Lettres antes," and not be con• v i nc ed that the sou rces of the Nile were well k nown to Europe about the close of the 15th century, th roug h th e incessant exertions of Loyola's faithful and enterprising Eons. On perusing, long ago, the travels of th e C a l e d on i an ea Plorer, in six volumes, from the year 1768 to 1773, I felt sorry to find them replete with venom against those valu able missionaries; although he does not seem to have been personally acquainted with a single individual of that learned band. Indeed, I concluded that their labours were a fatal ob stacle to his own claims as the discoverer of the true source of the Nile, and that, in order to obtain this desired end, he must absolutely destroy the credit of the Jesuits with the public by defaming their character for veracity. Thus did Herod, in Judea, cause to be slain the first bora 'in every family, lest, one day or other, a claimant might arise from amongst them and dispute his right to the crown. Not that I would wish to subtract a single iota from the merit due to his well-earned trophies. Certainly, without any title to the discovery of the source of the Nile, his labours were tremendous. Far distant from the comforts of an hereditary home, he bore privations with a heart as strong as that of Hercules himself. Giant dangers dwindled down to dwarfish obstacles as he fearlessly approached them, while sickness never once subdued his manly soul. Pity indeed it was that some time after his safe return to his native land death struck him suddenly, and at the very time when there was every appearance of his reaping a well-merited reward for the many troubles, anxieties, dam. gers, and disappointments he must have undergone in his wanderings through the trackless wilds of distant Ethiopia., " Ye gentlemen of England Who dwell at home in ease, Oh ! little do you think upon The dangers of the seas;" In a word, methinks that everything in the way of reward, is due to him, saving the fame of being the first discover dr of the source of the wonderful Nile. CHARLES WATERTrix; SECOND EDITIONT SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BL CH ARE ST, APRIL 1. The bill on rural law has been presented to th e Chambers. A vote of want of confidence in th e Ministry was rejected by a large majority. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Days CITY BETTING.—TnisIDAy. CITY AND StBURAN. 7to 1 agat Gordian Knot (taken) 9to 1 agat Veternarian (taken) 14 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) _ _ _ 16 to 1 agst Jantiooton (taken) 20 to 1 agst Flying Fish (taken) 25 to 1 agst Monsley (taken) 33 to 1 agst Vivid (offered) 33 to 1 agst Stookinger (taken) 33 to 1 agst Lord Burleigh (taken) 33 to 1 agst Count Cavour (offered) METROPOLITAN. 6to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mileika (taken) 14 to 1 agst Sammerside (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. APRIL. Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring . 7 Newmarket Craven .... 1] Llanboldy Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Blaydon l6 Radcliffe l6 Ju: Wye Maidstone Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge Liverpool July Stamford Newcastle and Gateshead 14 Knighton .. 15 Liverpool Hunt Club.... 15 Lewes Spring l9 Cardiff Newmarket First Spring 25 Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Redditch l6 Bath Manchester , (Summer Harpenden Epsom 24 Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on- Tyne Woreest.r (Summer) Ipswich LY. Nottingham • Winchester Southampton 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood Dover York August 23 Yarmouth Huntingdon 9 Wolverhampton Plymouth Lichfield 29 Reading ll Egham Oxford is Stocktcn Devon and Exeter Derby 3l SEPT: :MEER. Weymouth Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Bridgwater Doncaster Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 OCTOBER. Bedford 4 Lincoln Northallerton 6 Gloucester Newmarket Second Oct. 10 Newmarket Houghton 2l Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet and unchanged. Sales about 5,000 bales. Import, 18,697. Previously, 6,078. The Right Hen. Sir George Grey arrived in town on Saturday from Stratton-park, Hants. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Saturday evening for Cliefden, on a visit to the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL'S BANQUET to the en fans de troupe, his companions in arms, took place on Fri day, in the Ciialerie de la Pah, at the Tuileries. His Im perial Highness presided, wearing for the first time his stripe as a sergeant. The Emperor and the Empress, who have hitherto presided on such occasions, were present as spectators. The fete passed off to the perfect satisfaction of all who took part in it. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF GLENGALL.—The long illness under which this lady has been suffer ing terminated in her death on Saturday afternoon, at the family residence, in Grosvenor-square Ths deceased was youngest daughter and co-heir of the late Mr. William Mel lish, of Woodford, who by his successful government con tracts during the wars of Napoleon achieved a colossal fortune. She married in 1831 the second Earl of Glengall, who died in 1858, when the family titles in default of male issue became extinct. LYCEUM THEATRE.—On Saturday evening Mr. Fechter, having recovered from his severe accident, reappeared in his former character of Angelo in tho romantic drama " Bel Demonio" He was very warmly received by a crowded house, and went through his part with all his usual earnestness. The evening's receipts were handed over to the committee for alleviating the sufferings caused by the dreadful accident at Sheffield as a donation from Mr. Fechter. . . - _ -- TELE BISHOP OF OXFORD went to Calais and St. Pierre last week, to hold a confirmation. A HINT TO LONDONERS.—Four of the streets adjoining or abutting on the new Grand Opera-house at Paris are to bear the respective names of Halevy, Adam, Auber, and Scribe. LORD PAL3IERSTON will open the new Town Hall at Tiverton on the 19th of May. Preparations are being made for a banquet, MADAME GRlST.—According to accounts from Paris, Madame Grisi and her husband, Mario, are cneonwtlyrebs built g t e of something like two million francs. The great artist, we and in fu th rn e is m he a d gn in ifi t e re t Ch m a amn p sisonElt y hEeleshaatvaecroes; are told, was to be seen wandering " about this splendid mansion, attired in brown velvet a la " Lucrezia Borgia," looking the very personification of royalty—the furniture of the saloons, all after the old fashion, with oak carvings, sombre tapestries, and massive gildings, assisting to com plete the illusion." In the midst of so much luxury, 'which a long and arduous career has secured, Grisi still sighs for the excitement of public life. Her voice is wo n d er f u ll y fresh, and in personal appearance she is equally remark able. "Ma voglie cantare" is the leading theme of her discourse, and she declares that, as soon as the arrange ment expires by which she bound herself not to sing in Lon don,medalportraitentry beinto the voice of N orma shall a g ain be heard in the great city. This wi ll be at the end of 1865 . WroN OF REGENT -ST REET h as just com pleteduaLconkfodnil aho.en o i c to. executionhe em the 7otr hat ofoi Princess commemoration thexi ofoc h awr heror work Royal f Wales , a o Highness's a m f 1863. The likeness is g very satisfactory. A NEW CANTATA.—Among the new pieces to bob brought h t out at th e Bi rm i ng ham Festival next ;autumn is a Sullivan, cantata called " The Masg i u s e a o b f o li uuti en th il te w ol o i r b t t r h o' " t ' o G publish iII octavo the R i Llr.i‘Cih, Reportco ,01 f , Ee his 1 i s s AtN Connection author onneetion with the A b r Y my M e r f . the Potomac," from its first formation ; with an introdnc• fory chapter on the campaign in Western Virginia, which does not appear in the report as sent to the Government. THE ARMS OF THE FIJI TROOPS are of the most varied description. Soms had one club, others two ; some bows and arrows, others rusty muskets, and some spears. Ihe dress was much in accordance with the traditional idea of the fall dress of the South Sea islander —namely, a cocked hat and a pair of straps. Every one wears something, but that isomething was very little. They seem to devote their particular attention to paint and head-dresses. " Many had their faces blackened, and aloo a part of their bodies; others were painted in strip,?e, One man of very eccentric taste had his lace entirely black ened, except the point of his nose, which was tipped with vermillion, giving him a very odd appearance; others, again, wore immense wigs; while some of simpler tastes helmeted themselves with bright-coloured leaves." The Fijians, scanty though their clothing be, ate very vain about personal adornment, even in time of peace. Neck laces of sharks' teeth an best d beautiful shel carels are very comment mon among them, and they ow great on the adjust of tlacir hair. 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