The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET SHARE MA RIO T S.--T his Day . AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for money continues rather active at the current. quotations. About £50,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yEst(-rdEly. Thy T9.,m :nitin has arri7ed from the West Indies with £816,704. A new Turkish loan, amounting to £6 000,000 in a 6 per cent. stock, arnpy secured, is to be issued by the Credit Nlobilier and the Imperial Bank of Turkey in Paris in bonds et 500 francs or .£2O each. It will he remembered that of the £16,000,000 which M. Mires was authorised to raise, only £2,000,000 Was actually obtained, and as Bth of the duties as signed to that debt is sufficient for the interest on its partial issue, the remaining iths are now assigned, together with other securities, for the operation now contemplated. The traffic receipts on the Bengal division of the East Indian Railway for the week ending 4th Jan. were £12,012 against £7,446 in 1862. On the North-West Provinces division they were £4,774, against £5,355 last year. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the bast few days, there has been very little animation, and most of the principal staples, such as tea, sugar, coffee, rice, and tallow have remained at about previous prices, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 445. to 445. 3d., and last three months' deli very, 465, 6d. per cwt. At the annual meeting to-day of the London General Omnibus Company, the directors proposed to declare a dividend of 3s. per share, free of in come tax. This dividend will absorb £22,278 155., leaving .£506 Os. 7d. to be carried to the general reserve fund, out of which the income tax will have to be provided for. A lengthy discusbion en sued, which was not concluded when this report left. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Union Steam Ship Company the report stated that the Postmaster-General had accepted the company's tender for a new contract for carrying on th," Cape of Good Hope postal service for a period of seven years. The operations for the past year had b .en highly satisfactory, and the earnings enabled the directors to recommend a half-year's dividend of 20s. per share. The report was unanimously car ried, and the dividend declared payabie on and after the 4th April next. `h , nt , %1)! sPARE,-• AND STOO- • Ii ivl: wayr, 3.14. Sir.. Wol., and Str. Val. isiythe aiid Tyne. 10 llost.,Sleat.,aTiCi Mid. et Bristol and 1 4 .Netk:r at Caledonian 50 t ork, lian, , on Uorn I Closing Busnic, Price. done 8 8i 10 D u A *. `f t, 11, d:, ~ .. t o Do B ti Inpe.pan.lio ' 1 I been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. a Dun., Perth,& Ab. J unc. a: ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. at !Glasg. and S. Western. st IGrea; Eastern, Ord. stk st Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian +t' st GreatNorthof Scotland St Great Northern.. ..... st Do A stock st Do B do st iGt. S. an 'w. of Irelan(i; st 'Great Western et Do Str Val gua. stock st !Lancashire & Yorkshire St London and Blackwai! et Lon., Brig - ht.,& S. Coast) at Lon., Clint., and Dover l St Lou. & North Western at ;Lon. & South Western' st Ilan., Shot., & Lincoln. I 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 , Do i shares 10 :11etropolitan Midland . 4. st 4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line St North British at Edict., Perth, & Dundee et Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase II St Do Lecds St Do York at Do Carlisle.... St North London 10 Do New .15.4 North Staffordshire Is IN. and S. IV. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 1 st Do Sc ,, t.Mid. stock 1 10 Shrews, and Weichpool i st Shropshire Union st ,South Devon 1 st !South Eastern At 'South Wales *q S. York. and River Dun 1 20 s tai nes, Wok.,and Wok. a 25 Stockton & Darlington o Do . • • Do New, 18,10 st Taff Vale. . ll 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 15 Do .10 Do. it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and I'im it it Waterford & Kilkenny 1( t West Cornwall IC it W. Hartlepool Har.&R IC t West Midland 0/fiord IC t Do Newport) IC t Do Lierefordl 1C 7 8 85 87 112 113 al) all all ) 41) 13i 7 40 42 13 14 SR 88 1E: 7 309 49 ISO 46 48 24 25 1201 1214 120 122 134 136 101 M 3 63 (61 [OB 1(131 74 7-, 113 115 39 40 97 071 10 104 44i 45 I 13 I 123 i 23, 14p 91 93 50 5t 24 25 98i 9tl 49Z R 464 i 1211 110} 15 97L 1001 44i 123 li i p 9 81 i d 16i 14 gli ; C 6 79i 80 43 (4 36 39 99 101 Tw j O'CLOCK. A' P iris this day, according to R. , uter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Renter were 69f. to 69f. sc. Inani mate and unsettled. S )on after the- commencement, of business in the Engiisti Stock Market to-day Consuls improved k per cent., viz., to 92,31- for transfer, and 926 for May, but less buoyancy has since resulted from a few sales, and the pry sent quotations are 922 I and 922 1 respectively. The de.lings have been ex- 4; tremely limited. Business has been recorded in the New Threes and the Reduced Annuities at 91 91, showing a alight decline. Exchequer Bills are very heavy, at ss. to 4s. discount. India 5 per Cent. ;: Stock is 1081 1, and the En faced 53- per Cents. 1131. 11 Business in the Foreign Market has been quiet and prtces have slightly tended downwards. 61 : Turkish 6 per C en t s ., 1858, h ave rece d e d to 6 8 Z but those of 1862 have improved to 70 - 1 . 4 , while the „ t ; Consolides have declined to 48 Greek Bonds have receded to 262 27; ditto Coupons, to 11 Mexican are 32i 338 ; Peruvian, 87 ; Portuguese, 474 ; Spa- 1: nish Passive, 271 28; and the Confederate Loan 1 if 11 prem. The shares of the New Theatre Company (Limited) have been this day dealt in at l prem. II In the Railway Share Market there has been little change of importance as regards prices. South Wales have improved about 55., and Great Northerns, 10s.; while North Westerns and South 8 Westerns have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continu a inactive, Great Luxemburg being quoted 151 ; Great Western of Canada, 121 121; and Bombay and Baroda have declined to 105/. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re mained steady at about previous quotations. Join t- Stock realised 35k. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 1 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Aug. 1861 or 66 1001 Dt„ • Bonds cLI too .... .. , . Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account. April 8 921 Exchequer Bills, SlOOO, 2/ per Cent 4 5 die Ditto £SOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Egyptian 7 pet Cent 97 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent , 1824-5, ex-Coupons 274 Ditto Account 27/ 1 61 7 Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Aczonnt.... Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Peru , qn 41 per cent. •• • Ditto 4 , per Cent ~1862 . Ditto Accoui.t Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid....., - pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1 822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 .. 95/ 1 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1812 Ditto Account 7Ol 70 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 641 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. consols, Money iiitto Account Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 31. Steady. No change. Sales, 5,000; import, 5,088. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 10s to £5 10s; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. Supply moderate —trade, dull. C;IiIIBERLAND.--MerVIOW bay, £2 Oe to £4 Os; clove, do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. A slow demand. W B ITECHAPTIL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 10s; and straw, IA 10s to £1 15s per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA—Only a limited amount of business has been trans acted, at about the rates previously current. SUGAR—The market has continued inactive, and the few hip-gains entered into have been chiefly for exportation at previous quotations. Refined descrip ions, however, have maintained full prices. COFFAK—Holders of Plantation and Native Ceylon hive demanded tull prices, which has in some measure che..ltEd operations. Other descriptions continue without changq in values. 1 - um—There has been rather more inquiry for East India, but without much business being entered into, prices being .tully supported SALTPETRE.—The speculations have b-en limited to a few transactions for home consumption. and there is no change of iml.ortance to record in values. TALLOW—The market has been rather dull, but prices have remained steady for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the soot being quoted 44s to 44s 3d, and last three months 46s 6d per cwt COAL. MA. rtKET -rte.. o; Coal per Ton at tbe clout. of the market. 13uddlo'sWest H ar tl ey 16 d Ol W a ll s E n d o. lipid:an Bebside West Haswell .. . 16 6 Hartley .. . ..15 0 , Hetton l6 6 Carway and Duffryn I Cassot, l5 0 Malting .. l9 6 Riddell ... Lambert's West Hart- Hartlepool 16 3 ley 15 0 South Hart1ep001......15 0 Davison's West Hart- Eouth Hetion ...... ...16 6 ley Tar -field Moor l2 0 Frawwellgate 14 0 Tantield Moor Butes..l2 0 Wharneliffe l 3. 9 Vk alker Primrose 11 0 Tnnsta I lioly*ell ..15 6 Edon ',`., r 0 II . . . Relloe ......15 9 Wall;4 End. Russel's I ie+ton 15 0 lieugh Hall 14 6, South 1ie110e..........15 0 Ships at market, 135; sold, 74. 55 66 86 87 116 118 1 14 16 It 114 12 110 122 42 14 Ico 48 6,0 32 34 911 911 67 69 99 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 7f 7/ , 149 Itn 5 .4 3 1 1) 79 81 150 160 28 30 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Lit.t.ittr. p.c.Ja J u • 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. Az Aug 100 1,5 07 Do. dp. c.Mar. Sept 100 u 5 It 7 Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. 100 1 , 7 98 96} 71 Do. S Inscribed stow. 100 96 98 (*ape G. Elope, 6 p c. 187: 100. 169 111 Do.Ap &Oct 1884 100 113 115 Do. 189 101' 414 116 Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p to -3, u itius per cent .. LOO 111 1:2 , Na'a' G-v. 6 per cant. 110 'll 112 q.UOV.OP.C.JX.S.JIII •th it)64 dp. (LA o. Oc. 101 , `. S. W. G ov. R p 100 101 102 -- Do. sp. to i r 100 loot 1011 - Do. . d0.,1888 dzupwdt 190 1004 161 100& 1 1001 New Zealand 6 p „tent, 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. ster:ing, 1875. lOO 1064 1074 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 1 113 - • Aus Glip.c.lB7atic up. 100 111 113 vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&.11113 100 108 110 —-1 n An.&Ont. 100 1111 111 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 J id - .iiituro Amalgamated - 20 22 - Devon (.4. Con.. iTavist 1 520 530 —k: a 9 1 Bassett (Illogan $ 30 75 80 I East Clogau Gold Ltd 58. id ip East Caradon ?..1-t. 42 43 421 13 1 - East earn Brea... '.o.' 91 91 9 1 -- HI W'l Russel (Tavistk., 7.19.0 4, 41 - Garn..kSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57, 14 16 - , treat South Tolgus - l. Wheal Vor (Belstoo d . ) 8, 7 - li - olivine . - )(Tod's-Foot.— .. • $ 46 18 - , ngston D0wn5...... 4. 7.0 2 23 Lady Bertha - 51 rgaret (tiny Lelan $ 3 3 4 St . s - 'larke Valley.. '3 I , 1 yndv Iron Or e (Li m. tI 3rl - New Setun .. 19 130 140 - .orth Down.. , 2i 3 - W s;' 3 Basset (111,, a, 'l7 41 4' i - orth Wheal Crotty 2.4 5 6 53 3 3 - , ar Consols(6t. Blaze, 1 4. 6 10 'rovidence(Uny Lelni. 10..,. 2 44 - South Caradon(St.Cleer 1 , 4 CO 410 - 3. earn Brea (11logan).. 5.15 • 3 4 - ~•'. Wheal Fran. (Dinah 10.1 A. 873 923 - Stray Park 6 , rnmar Silv..k Lead Ilin l3 1 1 :0 lin Croft i 2 3 223 2.3 - West Basset (Illogan) l. 12 13 - W Carzdon (Liskeard 5 32 34 - West Seton •• • • 474 2 65 275 270 51- heal Basset (Mogan (3 75 80 ..heal Bulleraiedruth; 6 (0 65 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 _ _ IWhealLud ott ........ 2.10.8 63 o f Wheal Mary Ann Olen.) 8 163 103 - heal Seton . . 583 $,15 265 - heal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 5 53 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carr sle, 2061 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 90 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81- Great Luxembourg, 154 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., (2i), 31 FOREIGN MINES. East del Rey (lim.), fl Fortuna (lim.), 58 St. John del Rey (lim.), 55+ United Mexican (lino, JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 231 Bank of New Zealand (lim.), 9 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 23 Chartered .. l er. of India, London, and China, 46+ + City, 9 1i Continental,' 1 English and Irish (11m.), 3+ 500.., and Australian Chartered, 24 London and Colonial (lim.), 3+ London and Comity, 41 London Joint t-tock, 354 London and South African, 261 London and Westminster. ?f' 7 Oriental Bank Corporation, 67 Ottoman Bank, 43} Ditto, new, 121 Provincial of Ireland, 89 Union of Ireland (lim.), 9/ Union of -London, 34: + MISCELLANEOUS. Electric Telegraph, 101+ National Discount Company (lim Peninsula and iental Steam, 771. 8 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Urn.) (42), 3 I Royal Mail Steam, 59+ 60 BRITISH POSSESSIONS, !coon -hal.. itailwayr Paul. Price. otstnes- (Pot 100 , r 'antic .11 St Lawrent.. tt, 62 64 00 , ) ,! -- ,m.,B;troda.t.Ccot i!!. , 1 6 ~,7 10,31 ei / Go. 5 per cent.. • ..... 20 or, Vet:, 20 Do. E.: hares. 4 .4 i p ..t , :+ ',taw. total...KC t_d4r ~. ~, i SA• 11 Do. Preference .... 1001 •pitialo,flrant,/zGodriet , _ ...... . p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1 , —.. to , 00. do. July 1, Is 7: • 100 •!, iO, .1 1, 1 0 ' 81 la , 1.t:',E;1.0 . 11. ! 10( I , 5 11.7 1054 St 11 , ,TOWn .0 flock S' 100 106 ,07 stock Itlattitn. Bengal gn. 5 1,, 10 1(7 8 1013 itotoi t ant lud.an. tru. sp. 1.. 0 3 1 9 107 f 20 Do. do. 1 Kxt... 5 14 I , 20 Do. do. H do. . 5 1 p l'o , t , Gr,Lnit I ' , lttik ot , ' , ,,,ti . 194 0 20 In , . ' ‘,. Ist l'r• . Bonds 64 06 100 Do. ,o.e ef erred ...... all .o 51 iOtt , tt, •rtt Prot Bon s., ~ 5i 57 57 100 D,. do d fer ed...... all 43 .5 100 Do. 3d 1' ef. sto I ... 41. 40 44 100 Do. do. d .ier r d...... ;tit 34 is 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... all 25 27 100 Do. do delerr d...... all 21 23 tock Gt.lnchaPknoi.gua.op.c. 1 1X , 1064 1074 1074 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 1 ) 20 Do. January, 1 862 .. 4 4 1 p lock Cit. South.of India(Lim .ruaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 105 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 12f 3 124 I 204 Do. New . .. Is 74 74 101 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 100 IG2 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 93 t. 5 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 ,4p 'Oa „ Madras guar., sp.e. .. 100 104 lus 105 i .ock Do. 44 p. e. Extension. 100 07 98 ock ric. 4. d 0........ IGO 94 "t 6 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 ( 31,2 Ilelb.Corp„. p. o. Bno• ice - 105 5 " Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 47 49 00 Do. 7p. a ilortg. lids. al, 20 \it-wEr annwica et Can& Class Aen t B ... all 3 5 NT. R bile. I.C'da6 pc Ist pi e. 100 81 13 s O t C t S D C O. in D de elfii •••• ‘...1 (In , 107 1. 8 Do. do i l 10 1 E. O . It: 1 4 Fe, lo .. ' ,_;', E 1 2 I 42 2 4 10 Do. Punjaub .... t i 0d .4: e. , 3 1 DO. Do. ........ , , 1(0 (05 1(6 1054 - tek Do. Indo s .St . Flo.) . 4 1 1. Pt 99 101 SHIPPING— This Day, SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived— Bremen, steamer, from Bremen ; steamer, from Carentan ; Alliance and Atalanta, steamdrs, from Havre. Sei ltd—Edward, for Darden ; Flaah, for Briton Ferry; John Watson, for Shields; Rioherd and Elizabeth, for Sunderland Ann.. Dixon, for Cardiff, (ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH •) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Albert the Good and George Washington, from New York; Emma Concordia, Marshall, Louisa, Albion, H ro, tiumillty, Jane and Esther, and Mary, from Guern sey; Gustave, fr'm Baltimore; Ascendan , , from Singa pore.; Parsee, from Penang; Adelaide, from ('alcuita; Pansenn Louisst, from Algoa Bay ; Nunclue, from Madras; Longstaff, from Port Na al. Sailed—Golden Land, for Geelong, THE - SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Cornmlssioner Holroyd ) IN RE FALCONER. Mr. E. Reed said he applied to his Honour for an exten sion of time for Mr. Falcont,r to file the accounts direct-d by the Court. Notice of the intended application had been given to Mr. Keene, the solicitor to the opposing creditor, and he was now present. The learned counsel said that his application was supported by an affidavit by Mr. Fal coner that immediately after the order made by the Court on the 19th of February last, he, with his treasurer, Mr. Foster, had proceeded to make. out tee accounts, which, huw•• eve , were of such an intricate and peculiar a nature that it would be impossible to complete them in time, and it was abs Mutely essen ial th•it it should be extended. His Hon, ur stud the affidavit ought to go further, and show what had been done and what remained to be done. Mr. Reed said that it would only show a mass of crude figures. His Honour—Let Mr. Foster make an affidava as to what progress he has made and what he is likely to do. Mr. Keene opposed the application, and contended that ample time had been allowed. His Honour said that if Mr, Foster made an affidavit, and it was satisfactory, he would give further time. The case, therefore, stands over till to-morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARL BOROUGH-STREET. " BLOOD OR MONEY."—BRUTAL ASSATTLT.—MichaeI Driscoll, a rough Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, charged with assaulting William Lecbard in a savage manner. Prosecutor, whose head was bandages, and who had evidently received some very rough usage, said that while in the Globe public-house, Compton-street, on Saturday afternoon he asked the prisoner fora shilling he owed him, and prisoner said he had not got one, Subsequently, on the prisoner's wife coming in, he asked her for it, and she put down a sixpence, which prisoner tried to get at, and because he could not he knocked him (prosecutor) down and kicked him about the face with his heavy boots, severely injuring his mouth, and then ran away. A constable said that seing the prisoner yesterday on a scaffold, he called:to him to come down, but he raanaged to get away. subsequently he took prisoner into custody, when he said the prosecutor had aggravated him, saying f he did not have money he would have blood. Prisoner said prosecutor had once bitten a piece of his ear off, and that on Saturday he woul,l have either " blood or money." Prosecutor denied the prisoner's statement, and declined Mr. Tyrwhitt's suggestion that the matter should be settled between them, stating that since the attack the prisoner had threatened him. Mr. Tyrwhitt avid it was a most brutal way of attacking a man, and fined prisoner 20s. or 14 days. CONSERVA' SOCIETY. MEETING THIS DAY. The quarterly meeting was held this day at the offices in Norfolk-street. Th 9 SECRETARY (Mr. Gruneisen) read tho advertise ment convening the meeting. Lord RANELAGII, chairman, read the following report of the Executive Committee The Executive Committee of the Conservative Land Society submit to the shareholders the annexed satisfactory return of the receipte for two first quarters of the eleventh financial year : Qrs. ending Shares In Sh ares T o t a l "8 progress. Compl e t e Sh ares. Receipts. Dec. 24, 18'2 .. s. d. 116 67 203 15,916 15 2 March 25, 186 d 2OS 24 232 18,413 19 11 -- ----- Half year ending Lady-day, 1863 341 91 435 31,560 15 1 Totals to Sept 3P, 18'2 14,780 3,921 18,685 625,392 13 2 - Grand totals to --- Lady-day, 186', 15,101 4,016 19,120 656.053 R 19,120 The motion was carried unanimously, and thanks having been awarded to the directors and manager, the proceedings terminated. BANK OP ENGLAND AND FRANCE, MEETING THIS DAY. An extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors of tho Bank of England and France was held to-day to con firm the articles of association in lieu of the provisions con tained in schedule 13 of the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1856; Mr. Colchester in the chair. The meeting was merely of a formal character, and the necessary resolutions having been carried, the proceedings terminated. West Indian, Mexican, and Pacific Mails. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 30. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tasmanian has arrived here with the above mails, 4,083,524 dols. in speck, 2,886 packages of cargo, and 131 passengers, including Baron Wagner, Prussian Minister to Mexico. The Tasmanian left St. Thomas's on the 16th inst. The marriage of the Prince of Wales was celebrated there with great loyalty. Salutes were fired from the shipping and the forts. The English mail which usually leaves Mexico on the 2d had not arrived at Vera Cruz on the 3d, when the Tasmanian left. The Prussian Minister left Mexico on the 18th of February, and embarked at Vera Cruz on the 3d inst. General Forey left Orizaba with his staff on the 23d ult., to join the main body of the French army at Acultzingo. All preparations were made for marching upon Puebla ; 18,000 Mexican troops were in that city, under Ortega, and 3,500 occupied San Martin, on the road from Puebla to Mexico, under Comonfort. General BJzaile was menacing this position with 6,000 men, quartered between Naupaluca and Hui , mantle. The Juarez Government continued its extortions in Mexico, and the principal capitalists left with the Prussian Minister. They were attacked near Soledad by Mtxican guerillas, who were repulsed by the French escort. The health of the French troops was good on the plateau, but they had suf fered from intermittent fever and dysentery on the coast. In consequence of the bombardment of Acapulco by the French fleet the Governor of Ma zatlan had gone there with 2,000 men. No news had been received of the whereabouts of the French fleet since the bombardment of Acapulco. Mr. Waltham, in charge of the British legation, was still in the city of Mexico. The news from Chili is unimportant. The Val. paraiso markets were more animated. The wheat harvest would be abundant and shipments heavy. Discount and interest were unaltered. Exchange on London, 441 d. to 45d. the dollar. The principal subject of attention in Peru was the new currency law, which had given great dissatis faction to the merchants, who held an indignation meeting, and protested against it. Various Peru vian vessels employed in the transportation of emi grants from Polynesia had been detained by the French authorities, under the impression that these vessels were taking passengers from places belong ing to the empire. Almost all the vessels detained had been released on condition of their abandoning the trade. A battle was fought on the 23d between the Guate mala forces under Carrera and the Salvordian forces under Barrios, resulting in favour of the latter. Carrera was repulsed, leaving his killed in the in trenchmeuts. The following day Carrera renewed the onslaught, and, after eight hours' fighting, the Guatemalians were completely beaten, when they retired in great disorder, leaving their arms, muni tions of war, and the killed and wounded on the field. Congress was in Session at San Jose on the 28th ult. No opposition was likely to be offered to the Government candidate, Senor Jiminez. The coffee crop was a failure, and would not ex ceed 70,000 quintals. The people of Antioqua had loaned the Ganeral Government 1,400,000 dole. by subscriptions. The news front the West India Islands is unim portant. The elections at Jamaica were drawing to a close, and were unfavourable to the Government. His Excellency the Governor had issued a procla mation for a general holyday for the 12th ult. in celebration of the marriage of the Prince of Wales. Business was dull. Public health good. At Demerara the weather was fine. Trade stag nant with no prospect of improvement, Produce was arriving at market slowly. Tonnage was abundant, and freights declining. At Barbadoes the weather was favourable to planters, and the sugar crops were promising. The health of the island was good. Provisions dull, excepting butter, which waslwanted. The Confederate steamer Floric:a left Barbadoes on the 25th ult. The Federal steamer Vanderbilt, in search, arrived on the 6th inst. Exchange on London, 60 days, 490 dole. ments to £128,223. Our total advances on loan for the same period have amounted to £272 556, supplying effective relief and assistance to hundreds in time of difficulty, and unquestionably fulfilling a great public requirement, not fulfilled either by discounters or bankers. Our total ascer tained losses on this large amount amounted to no more than £4,040, showing that our losses from the commencement have not reached 1 per cent, of the amount advanced. We may justly point to uur deposits as showing that we have merited and obtained the confidence of the public, and to our loaning, as giving very positive evidence of the care, circumspection, and judgment which have been unceas ingly bestowed upon it. " With regard to the balance in our favour, as shown by the statement of assets and liabilities, the directors are strongly of opinion that it would be imprudent to recom mend any portion to be dealt with as a division of profits. They consider that the interest of the company will be much better consulted by applying for the present all available resources to produce results in the future. In their (pinion the object for which wo should all work is the extension of the company's operations, based on an exten sion of its funds, and we cannot help here reminding our shareholders how often we have appealed to them to aid ) us to the utmost of their power towards this end, and have urged on their notice the simple fact, that with our staff and machinery, and without sensible increase of outlay, we could as well transact a loan business of £200,000 perannum as one of .C 59,000. " Before closing this report wemay mention that we have now under consideration a scheme for extending our opera tions, from which we have good reason to hope for a favour able result. It would be quite premature to enter into any details now, but we hope that when we have the pleasure of meeting you at the end of another year wo may be able to report both the completion of our scheme and its success ful operation. " We recommend that the share dividend be the same as last year, namely, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum." The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report just read be received and adopted, congratulated the meeting on the great success and increase of busi ness that had attended their operations during the past year. This was a circumstance which he felt certain would give satisfaction to every per son present, and showed that the objects of the company were largely appreciated by the general public. They were at present the largest Loan and Annuity Company in the metropolis, but with the present effective staff and machinery they possessed, they could transact double the amount of business if it only came to their office. Individual exertion would do much, and he did not think he was asking over much if he pressed on the shareholders the mutual advantage that would arise from additional business. (Hear, hear.) Another matter of congratulation was the result of the close of the quinquennial period, from which it would be seen that from the origin of the company to the end of the financial year just closed the receipts on deposits had amounted to X 167.447, the total repayments being £128,223. (Hear, hear.) The total advances on loan for the same period amounted to X 272,556, thus, as the re port truly stated, supplying effective relief and assistance to hundreds in time of difficulty, and unquestionably fulfilling a great public requirement not offered to the public by either discounters or bankers. While this large amount of business had been transacted it was highly satisfactory to know that the total loss from the commencement of the society amounted only to X 4,040. (Hear, hear.) After some further observations, the Chairman resumed his seat, after formally moving the adop tion of the report. DO WNING-STRE ET, MARCH 28. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Rev. William Wa , rongJackson, D D , Lerdßishop of Antigua, to be a member of the Legislative Council ofthe Island of Antigua. Her Majesty has also been pleesed to appoint James Kirk, Esq. to be a Me m b er o f t h e P r i vy Council of the Island of Tobago; Joseph Goodman, Esq , to be a Mem ber of the Legislative Council of the Island of Saint Lucia; John Stevenson Grant, E,q., to be a Member of the Legis lative Council of the Bahama Islands; and Copeland James Starners, :Es 4., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos islands. WHITEHA t.L, MARCH 28. The Queen has been pleased to oirect letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Sir Richard Madox Bromley, K C. 8., to be one of the Commissioners of Greenwich hospital. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 31. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards— Assistant-Surgeon Joseph Augustin Fitzpatrick, tram let Foot, to be As sistant. Surgeon, vice McSheehy, M.D., appointed to the Staff. 2d Dragoon Guards—Thomas Teed, Gent , to be Cornet by purchase, vice Malet, transferred to the Sth Hussars. 4th Dragoon Guards--John Downie, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Colqutioun, promoted. 6th Dragoon Guards—Percy Richard Gay, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice ()elver, transferred to the 25th Foot; Acting Veterinary-eurgenn William Hall, to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice A. J. Owles, appointed to the Staff, at Aldershott. let Dragoons—Cornet James Henry Herbert Croft to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Carteret Houston Kemp son, who retires. 2d Dragoons—Lieut. George Edward Graham Foster Pigott, fr m 60th Feet, to be Lieutenant, vice Moodie, who eaohougem. sth Lancers—Wm. Ludlow Forster, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hamilton, promoted. Bth Hussars —Cornet Francis Arthur Hutchins to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Toenochy, who retires ; En sign Alfred Robert Hale Swindley, from 28th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Philip, who exchanges; Cornet Wm. St. Lo Melee from 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Hutchins. 12th Lance-a—Captain Robert Campbell to be Major, by purchase, vice Robert Herbert Heath Jary, who retires ; Lieut. Erasmus Gower. to be Captain, by purchase, vice Campbell ; Cornet John Hervey Browne to be Lieute , nant, by purchase, vice Gower. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Charles Hogge, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Francis Burton Boileau, retired upon full-pay ; Captain and Brevet Major William Alexander Mackinnon, C. 8., to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Hogge; Second Captain Robert Murray to be Captain, vice Mackinnon; Lieutenant Minto Elliot to be Second Captain, vice Murray; Lieutenant Henry Webster Shakerley to be Second Captain, vice Burnaby, appointed Adjutant; Gentleman Cadet Charles Francis Baring Grey to be Lieutenant, vice Elliot; Gentleman Cadet William Edward Sharp to be Lieutenant, vice Shakerley; Second Captain Michael Tweedie to be Ad jutant, vice Bevan, who declines the appointment ; Second Captain Alexander Dickson Burnaby to be Adju tant, on augmentation; Sergeant-M a j or H enry Nelson to Quartermaster, on augmentation ; Quartermaster-Ser geant Robert Steven to be Quartermaster, on augmenta tion Royal Engineers—The date of Colonel William Barclay Goodfellow's Commission as Colonel-Commandant to bear date 28th November, 1854, not Ist August, 1854, as stated in the Gazette of 29th April, 1862; Colonel William Robinson, from the Supernumerary List, to be Colonel. vice Walpole, promoted to Major-General. Military Train—Gentleman Cadet William Leir, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice McMahon, promoted. Scot. Fusilier Guards—Major and Brevet-Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur chase, vice Brevet-Colonel Ridley, promoted to be Major- General; Captain and Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet- Colonel Henry Percival de Bathe to be major, without purchase, vice Brevet -Colonel Seymour, C.B. ; Lieute nant and Captain George Grant Gordon to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet- Colonel de Bathe Ensign and Lieutenant Stephen James Ram to De Lieutenant and Captain, without pur chase, vice Gordon ; William Julius Gascoigne, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rem. let Regiment of Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Edward Brock to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Joseph Augustin Fitzpatrick, appointed to Ist Dragoon Guards. 6th Fory—Lieutenant-Colonel Edward W. D. Lowe, C. 8., from 21st Foot. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet- Colon°, James Elphinstob Robertson, who exchanges. 9th Foot—Ensign John Court Ferguson Grier to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Francis Tuach Rolls, who re tires; George Edward Vernon, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Grier. '.oth Foot—Ensign George William Cart er t o b e Lieute nant, by purcha se , vice Samuel Fred Poole, who retires; Gentleman Cadet George William Truecott Martin, from the Royal Milit ar y C o ll ege, to b e Ensign, by purchase, vice Carter. th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Langford Dillon t o h e Ca -P -tain, without purchase, vice Edward Abbot Anderson, seconded on being appointed Instructor in Military Sur veying at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; En sign Charles Crawford Yates Butler to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Dillon; Paymaster, with honorary rank of Major, Charles Fade Heatly, from 86th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with honorary rank of Major, John Cornea, deceased. 21st Fo ot — Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet-Colonel James Elphinston Robertson, from 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Edward W. D. Lowe, C. 8., who ex changes. 22d Foot --Ensign Robert Fleetwood William Rynd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William S. W ar d, w h o retires; Robert Arthur Blane, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rynd. 28th Foot—Cornet Henry Philips, from Bth Hussa rs , t o b e Ensign, vice Swindley, who exchanges. 34th Foot—Ensign John Macredie Mure, to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Julius Dyson Laurie, pro moted. 36th Foot—Ensign John Dickinson Atkinson, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice William Ru-hton, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Henry Thomas Cramer Roberts, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase. 38th Foot—C a pt a i n Henry Payne Hurford, from 75th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hume, who exchanges. 44th Foot—Lieutenant William Arthur Wood to be Cap tain without purchase, vice Brevet Major John Loftus Otway Mansergh, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet William Wood, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, in succession to Lieutenant W. A. Wood. 65th Foot—Lieutenant Cotton Edwin Theobald to be Cap tain, withoutpurchase, vice William Hamilton Richards, Seconded, on being appointed Instructor of Military Drawing and Surveying, at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Lieutenant Robert Fitzgerald Dalton to be Captain, by purchase, vice John G eorge E c h a l az, who retires ; Ensign David Anderson Ogden to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Theobald ; Ensign Frede rick Baird to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dalton ; William Thomas Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baird. 56th Foot—Lieutenant Michael Clare Garcia to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant John William Flnakisson, who resigns that appointment. 58th Foot— Captain Ralph Lovel Thuraby, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Captain, vice G. F. Morant, who exchanges ; Gentleman Cadet Harloren Morley Saunders, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, by purchas e , v i ce Ch a rles Lucas Methuen, trans ferred:to the 79th Foot. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Daniel Moodie, from 2d Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Pigott, who exchanges. 75th Foot—Captain Walter Hume, from 38th Foot, to be Captain, vice Huriord, who exchanges. 78th Foot—Ensign Anthony Jones Carstairs to be Lieute- WESTMINSTER. A MODEL DOMESTIC SERVANT: I :I7E entleman solicited the magistrate's advice in the tohowing matter. He sad that the subject (which he had to complain wa , the gross misconduct of a female servant, who had caused very considerable annoyance and tnconveßif nck at his house. She b. td yesterday morning informed her mistress that she should leave her situation, and although the linprepriety of such a proceeding was pointed out to her, together with the inconvenience it must necessarily cause, she per sisted in her intention, and carried it. into effect at once, and in the evening coolly made application for her clothing, which, under the peculiar circunis anees of the case, had been withheld, until the magistrate had been consulted upon the subject. Mr. Selfe— How long had she been in your service ? Applicant—Only a week ; she had come for a month on trial. Mr Selfe—Had the given any notice of her desire to leaves ? Applicant—She said nothing upon the subject until Sunday, when she said that she should like to go on Wedn,,sday. Mr. Selfe—What did she say before she left ? Applicant—She said she should do no more work, and kept her word. What redress bave I ? Mr. Selte—None that iam aware of. Let her go. You are well rid of such a person. Applicant—Cannot I punish her Ft all for this miscon duct ? Of course her leaving until we were suited caused much inconvenience. It ih not the otject of the wages, or any thing of that sort; it is to make an example of her, and protect others. I would give anything I recovered to a charity. Mr. Selfe---You may try the matter in the County Ccuri if you think fit, but I don't advise you to do so. Applicant—Can't I keep her clothes ? Mr. Selfe—You had better not. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. BERMUDA, March 3.—The English brigantine Rosalind arrived at St. Thomas on the 27th ult. fromffillnington, North Carolina, with 24 harela rosin, 308 barrels turpentine, 172 bales cotton, and 25 boxes tobacco. Nothing further had been heard of the Florida. CHARLESTON, March 3.—The British steamer 'histle, which got ashore on the beach of Sullivan's Island while attempting to run the blockade at Charleston some days since, is still ashore. Several ineffectual attempts have been made to her off Most of the cargo has been saved. NEW YORK, March 17.—The Magiciene, from Liverpool for Matamoras, which was taken into Key West as a prize, has been released. The gunboat Fort Henry captured on the 26th ult., up the Suwa nee River, Georgia, the schooner yacht Anne, from Nassau, with salt, dry goods, powder, &e. The Adele (prize steamer), from Key West, via Hampton Roads, has arrived here. She was captured June 6, off Abacco, is built of iron, 1,200 tons burden, has double engines, 300-horse power each, was formerly the Earl of Eglinton's steam yacht, and at the time (f her capture she was wider the command of Capt. Walker, formerly of the Great Eastern. The Queen of the Wave, with a cargo valued at 250,000 dols., was captured by the Federal gunboat Conemaugh while making her way to the entrance of the North Santee River. Fearing capture, the captain, officers, and crew of the Queen of the Wave took to their boats and landed, after having run the vessel on shore and set fire to the after part of her. The crew of the Federal gunboat extinguitlod the fire bef re it had done much damage. Tne Queen of the Wave was a new Clyde. built steamer. The schooner Hortense, from Havannah for Mo bile, and the Anne (schooner), in endeavouring to break the blockade of the coast of Florida, have been captured. LIVERPOOL, March 30.—Ttie Lightning, under British coloure, from Nassau to Charleston, with an assorted cargo, has been captured by the Federal vessel Brenville. THE COTTON FAMINE. Lord Shaftesbury has issued the following Ad dress to the operatives in the Cotton Districts : " My dear Friends,—Day by day I receive the most gratifying proofs that you have not forgotten me, and ddy by day I may say that I have you and yours in remembrance, the long conflict we sustained together, and the happy issue of all our labours. " I have watcned with unspeakable admiration and gratitude your wise and noble conduct under the greatest privations. I have rejoiced to hear the testimony borne by everyone to your practical good sense, Christian principle, and power of self-control. Often, while observing your heroic demeanour, and calling to mind your repeated assurances in former years that so soon as your grievances were redresse,d disturbance ana sedition would be banished from the manufacturing districts,- I have felt deeply and truly thankful that all the best years of my life had been devoted to do you service. "You may, then, imagine my sorrow and distress when I read in the papers the accounts of the sad and shameful outbreak in one or two of your towns. I am sure that the great bulk of the operatives do not, and that they will not j in such tumults or entertain such sentiments. But the world in general does not know you so well as I do, and I tremble for the fair fame you have so fully and so justly acquired. Let me implore the sensible, steady, and true portion of the operative class (and it is the vast majority) openly to protest against such proceed ings; to warn these disturbers of our social peace that, if they nave grounds of complaint, this is not the way to obtain redress, either from the adminis trators of the common fund or from the public at large. Intimidation and violence will be efitctually and justly resisted ; but I feel as confident as I can feel ot anything that you have the warm and genuine sympathy of everyone of your fellow-subjects, and that perseverance in your patient and dignified con duct will, under God's blessing, obtain for you all the counsel and aid that it is in their power to bestbw. " nelieve me, ever your sincere and affectionate friend, SHAFTESBURY. "London, March 26." 'The magnetic needle does not point to the North with greater certainty than Is the effect produced by Herring's magnetic brushes, &c. Dr. Ilabsall states, "I regard them as the most pert. ct brushes hith, no made, as respects their mechanical construction and their magnetics! action." They arc t e remedy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. N.B.—Counterfeits are being made, Offices, 32, Basing ball-Ntreet, London. 656,953 8 3 Completed. Drawn. Seniority. 4847 3191 1681 Deduct Rights exercised on estates, &c.. Total 9719 7419 New estates have been recently acquired at Southampton, Ramsgate, and Ipswich; the first is situated in " The Avenue," on the London road one mile from the Bargate; the second is on the West Cliff, close to the sea ; and the last is within a very shoat distance from the railway station, adjoining Handford Hall Vill-s. The tt ree towns are increasing, and new houses are in demand. South ampton as , umes every year a more important aspect as the port for the Peninsulmr, East and West India trade and passenger traffic. Ramsgate in the autumn will have the advantage of two railroad., namely, the already existing one of the South. Eastern, and the other, the Coast Line, the London, Chatham, and Dover, the station of the latter being at the foot of the East C iff at the Sands, adjoining the pier. Ipswich is also extending in every direction. The executive committee have the pleasure to report that Captain Jervis, ALP., has been elected a member of the board. The committee, in conclusion, whilst congratulating the shareholders on the new purchases in South Hampshire, East Kent, and East Suffoik, have to report that other in vestments are receivin g careful consideration. As the times and season are favourable to building operations, the atten tion of the allottees is directed to the expediency of fencing in their plots, and of announcing their intention of selling or leasing by putting up notice boards on their land. The owners of land on estates acquired by the Conservative Land Society are reminded that applications to the board from allottees for building purposes take precedence of all other advances on security, every facility being afforded for the erection of villas and houses. Tha report was unanimously adopted, and thanks voted o the executive committee. Protector Endowment Loan and Annuity Company. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices, 34, King-street, Cheapside. Alfred Smee r E•q., F.R S., chairman of the board of di rectors, presided. The routine business having been disposed of, the following report was submitted to the meeting:— " We have again the pleasure of meeting you to submit our annual report of the operations of the company, and our statement of receipts and disbursements for the year, which ended on the 31st of December last, and also to transact such other business as devolve:3, by our constitution, on the ordinary annual general meeting of the shareholders of the company. A period of five years having elapsed since our last valuation of the company's assets and liabilities, we shall also on the present occasion have the pleasure of lay ing before you our statement of valuation of these matters as they stood at the end of the year 1882. "The directors who retire by rotation on this occasion are J. L. Hancock, Esq., and J. Beadnell, Esq. ; both gentle men are eligible, and are willing to continue their services in the same capacity as heretofore, and ara therefore now recommended to you as forming the present list for election. " It is also required by our constitution that the auditors of the company's accounts retire ennually—George H. Ladbury, Joseph Williams, and George Lowe, Esqs., therefore now retire : these gentlemen are all eligible to occupy their former position, and are willing to give their services tor the current year. " The statement of receipts and disbursements for the past year is as follows : "We shall now submi►t to you the statement of the assets and liabilities of the company, valued up to the end of the year 1862. '' STATEMENT. " The statement of the receipts and expenditure has been printed and duly forwarded to each of our shareholders. It contains in itself a complete record of the transactions of the company for the year in every department, and shows as a result in figures a very considerable improvement over the operations of the year preceding. Beyond this there is no point sufficiently prominent to be made the subject of re mark. Our mode of conducting the business has Low been so long and thoroughly fixed and determined in all its de tails by our past experience, that every branch Works with the most constant and perfect regularity. " As heretofore, the directors have been constant in their ende,ivours to advance the interests of the company, and have been always ready, whenever occasion has required, to devote their time, their labour, and their thought towards this end. " Since our last general meeting the Joint Stock Cora panies' Act, 7 & 8 Vic., cap. 110, under which we were origi nally incorporated, has been repealed, and has been replaced by the Companb-s' Act of 1862,' We have now to repo..t that we have duly complied with all requirements nrcessary for registration, and that we are now incorporated under the new Companies' Act the 25 and 26 Vic., cap. 89 ; we have made no change in our constitution, the liability of our sham holders remaining limited as heretofore, by special provision, in all the contracts of the company; the employ ment; of such special provision being compulsory under our deed of constitution. " As we have arrived at the close of a quinquennial period o f the company, and have had the pleasure of laying before you a valuation of assets and liabilities, it will not be out of place j ib? to review very brie fly the results of the two lead ing departri:ents of our business—our deposits and our ad vances on loin:. From the origin of the company to the end of the financial 7ear just closed the total receipts on deposit have amounted) 41 6 7)447, and the t o t a l repay- Compared with the receipts of the corresponding. period last year the present half-year's returns show an increase of £209 15s. 10d. ; besides an increase in the total issue of shares of 63. The total Withdrawals since the formation of the society (September, 1852), to Ladyday„ 1863, £190,440 14s. ld. ; the total sale of land to Lady-day, 1863, £323,024 12s. 4d. Tho returns of the Register of the Order of Rights are as follow : ' Unexercised Rights ........ The last share number on the register by sonority, is No, 13,853, and the last share number issued up to Lady Day, 1863, was No 19,120. The first allotment of the current year took place on the 18th of February, and the holder of rights of choice had the privilege of selecting in rotation, building land, houses both freehold and leasehold, and ground rents. Tho New Estates comprised the first portion of the Woodhouse Estate, vi anstoad, in Sluth Essex, and the final portion of the Woodbury Park Estate, Tunbridge Wells, in West Kent ; the Ground -rents were at Roman road, and the houses and villas at Old Ford, Roman-road, Enfield, and Camberwell. As regards the Wanstead pro p rty, the executive committee have much pleasure in re porting to the members, that the Woodhouse Mansion, with about four acres of the grounds, at the extremity of the estate, has been sold to a very excellent institution, leaving most eligible land to be disitosed of, either in large or small quantities. The first portion allotted is situated in Wig ram's-lane and Cann Hall-lane, and, after widening these two roads, new frontages have been created in a new intersecting road, called Woodhouse -road. These works will be constructed forthwith. Wanstead is in such a healthy neighbourhood, is so well supplied with railroad and omnibus communii ation, and is within such an easy dis tance from town that it cannot fail to become one of the popu lar Netropolitansuburbs. Plots in the Woodbury -park estate, Tunbridge Wells, continue to be in demand. The Gothic cottages have all been sold ; new villas and houses are spring ing up in the Queen's-road and other parts, and the works opening up the new communications with the boun daries of the property at Strattons's-wood, the Calverley Estate, and the South-Eastern Railway, are in active pro gress. The very ittpid development of the entire neigh bourhood would rollow the opening of a new passenger station at the extremity of the Woodbury Park Estate, at the Grcsvenor Meadow-road, where a portion of land has been reserved for the purpose. The roads and drainage of the first portion of the Col. chester Estate are on the eve of completion. A great ire provement, has been effoctt d by the widening of Mersea road, and the construction of the new communications, :Myrick and Pownall-crescents, which connect the Mersea high road with the Berechurch-road, frontage to the Camp and Government Barracks. Building has commenced on Meyrick-crescent, the whole of which has been sold; as also the large hotel plot in Berechurch-road. The remain ing works on the Roehampton and Putney-heath estates will bo completed this spring. The finishing of the Bess borough -road and the Alton-road, fronting the Roehamp ten-lane, has open d up fine building sites, commanding views of Richmond Park and the Surrey hills. The opening of the Underground Railway, and the ge nera, extension of the metropAitan lines, have already caused a demand for land on the society's suburban estates, with every prospect of a considerable increase in building j operations. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. CARDIFF RACES.-THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGARPII. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Piff Puff Longford 1 Biscuit 3 Three ran. HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. The Crab..., Safeguard Bald Coote Nine ran. 3 F A.IRIVA.TE R STEEPLECHASE. Unprotected Female Miss Stuart 1 2 Four rau. CITY BETTING--THIS DAT. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 aget Physalim colt (taken) 11 to 1 agst Attanian (taken) 11 to 1 agat Canace (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Oberon (taken) 14 to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 20 to 1 apt Merry Maid (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6to 2 aget Hospodar (taken) 100 to 15 agat Saccharometer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 50 to 1 apt Early Purl (offered) THE DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 12 to 1 agat Hospodar (taken) 14 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 50 to 1 agst Early Purl (offered) LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 28. With reference to an Order in Council the following appointments have this day taken place : Royal. Marine Artillery—General Charles Menzies, K.H., to be Colonel, Royal Marine Light :Infantry—Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Burdon Ellis, K.C.8., to be Colonel of the Ports mouth Division; Lieutenant tieneral Thomas Wearing to ba Colonel of the Plymouth Division; Lieutenant -General Henry Ivatt Delacombe to be Colonel of the Chatham Di. vision; Major-General John Alexander Philips to be Colonel of the Woolwich Division. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 31. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Lieutenant -Colonel Arthur Purees Phayre, of the Bengal Staff Corps, Chief Commissioner of British Burmah, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Cless, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, FOREIGN-OFFICE, p MARCH 25. The Queen h as been graciously leased to appoint John Gordon Kennedy, Esq., now Attaché to her Majesty's Legation at Washington, to be a Third Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. MARCH 30. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Beda as Vice-Consul at Leith for his Majesty the King of Prussia. MARCH 31. The King has been pleased to approve of Mr. B. R. Hebeler as Consul-General in London for the Free City of Frankfort. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. Course of the Exchange—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 18k Antwerp • • 25 47k 25 521 Brussels — 25 47k 25 52k Hamburgh — 13 71 13 71 . Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine -119 k Vienna . 11 45 li 50 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid ...... .. Cadiz Leghorn — 25 524 :15 60 Milan — 25 55 25 60 Genoa — 25 55 25 60 Naples • — 25 671 2.5 62} Palermo — 25 CO 25 65 Messina — 26 60 25 65 Lisbon — 521 52/ Oporto —52 f Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Nlexican Doll ars - 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Ironplate Committee, consisting of Col. Hen ', derson, R.A., Dr. Perry,.Mr. P3le, and Captain Harrison, R.A., yesterday assembled in Woolwich Dockyard for the purpose of inspecting the process of bending and preparing the coating of the Cale donia. The committee arrived at half-past 1, and having been attended by Mr. Turner and Mr. Thorn - tun, master and assis`ant•master shipwright, and other officers of the department, they inspected the hydraulic presses and machinery, and examined with careful attention the method by which the heavy slabs of iron are reduced and curved with the most minute accuracy to the form necessary to fit the spot allotted o❑ the ship's sides. The work is progressing speedily and with much success, 120 plates having been affixed to the Caledonia without a single mishap occurring, and in a manner which called forth the admiration of the committee. For some weeks past the Caledonia has been inspected by many eminent shipbuilders, who have expressed their opinion that the utmost ingenuity and intel ligence are observable in the entire construction. Eighty additional hands have been added to the number employed, in order to hasten the comple tion of the work. Her Majesty's 13 gun screw corvette Archer was yesterday commissioned at Woolwich, and the pen nant hoisted on board. The Archer, it is stated, has been fitted out to relieve the Brisk on the West Coast of Africa. The paddlewheel frigate Firebrand, Commander S. B. Piers, yesterday discharged her ammunition at Woolwich Arsenal, and went up to theDookyard to return stores and pay off. On her arrival she took up her moorings alongside the Hebe, and crossed royal yards in readiness for the senior officer's in spect ion. The Catherine Ann Bright, hired troopship, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Thames, and is ordered into Portsmouth harbour to embark the headquarters of the 2d battalion 18th Regiment, for conveyance to New Zealand. A naval court-martial assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victo r y, at P ortsmouth, for the trial of William Coles, able seaman of her Majesty's ship Fawn, on a eharge of desertion. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sen tenced to 9 months' imprisonment in the naval pri son at Lewes. The trial having been concluded, the Fawn, 17, screw sloop, Commander Cator, re cently arrived at Spithead from service on the coast of Australia, sailed from Sp ithead for Chatham to dismantle and pay out of commission. The Cadmus, 20, ' ,crew, Capt. Ross, is still de tained at Spithead, pending a forthcoming court martial on her former captain ( Hilyar ), on a c h arge of cruelty. A strong impression prevails that the charge will fall to the ground. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. St. I. S.Hornby to the Excellent ; Robert Sutton, midshipnian, to the Geyser; Owen J. Llewellyn, surgeon, to the Archer; Thomas W. Hughes, assist.-surgeon,to the Archer; Charles I. Webb, paymaster, to the Harrier; and John Hymes, clerk, to the Impreg nable. THE PENNY DUTY ON PACKAGES.--A return of the total amount of dues levied under the acts of 1860, im posing the Id. duty on packages, &c., states that during the year 1862 the Id. duty was £280,150. During the same year the amount realised by the ls. 6d. duty on shipping bills and bills of lading was £39,679, and the amount of the 3d, duty on dock warrant stamps sold was £9,339. nant, by pu rc h ase, v i ee Edward Jackson Fitzsimons, who retires; Ge n tl eman C a d et Oliver Graham, from the Royal Mi it ary C o ll ege, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carstairs. 79th Foot--Ensign John B re b ner t o b e Li eutenant, by purchase, vice R o b er t S tewart, who retires ; Ensign Charles Lucas M e th uen, f rom 58th Foot, to be Enivgn, vice Brebner; Li eu t enant Arthur Hume to be Adjutant, vice Stewart. 8 1st Foot—A ss i s t an t S urgeon William Robert Wall, from 18 th Hussars, to b e A ss i stant-Surgeon, vice Henry Pat ricb son G regory, appointed to the Staff. 82d Foot—G eorge Masson Abbott, Gent.. to be Ensign, without p urc h ase, vice Standish Henry Carroll, deceased. 86th Foot—St a ff Assistant-Surgeon Robert Wm. Jackson to be Assi s t ant -Surgeon, vice Thomas Stawell Barry, who excha nges , 90th Foot—Ensign Frederick Hone Carleton to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Win. Rennie, promoted; Lieutenant James Felix Haig to be Adjutant, vice Wm. Rennie. 1011 h Foot —Ensign H owe F rederick Showcrs to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice H enry Carter, deceased. 106th Foot---Lieutenant John Henry Gaitskell to be Ad jutant. 109th Foot—Lieutenant Oscar Schmidt to be Adjutant. 2d West India Regisnent—Arthur James Plunkett, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hugh Lawrents Balch; in, deceased. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Alexander Stewart Hineks, to be Captain by purchase, vice Aylmer Strang-. ford Craig, who retire*. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Captain George Francis Moraut, trout 58th Foot, to be Captain, vice R. L. Thursby, ',ho exchanges. C.V.ALRY DEPOT (Canterbury) —Veterinary Surgeon of the k irst Class, William C. Lord, from sth Lancers, to Veterinary Surgeon. MEDICAL DEPA'ITMENT Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Stawell Barry, ft oin 68th Foot, to be Staff Assistant- Surgeon, vice Robert William Jackson, who exchanges ; Assistant-Surgeon Edward Louis McSheohy, M.D., from Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Staff AEsistant•Surgeon vice Edward Brock, appointed to Ist Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Henry Patrickson Gregory, from 81st Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice William Henry Jones, M.D., deceased. STAFF (at Aldershot)—Veterinary Surgeon of the First Class Alfred Job Owles, from 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Veterinary Surgeon. BREVET. Colonel Francis Barton Boileau, on retired full-pay Royal Artillery, to be Major-General, the : rank being honorary only. Colonel John Walpole, Royal Engineers, to be Major- General, vice Alexander Gordon, deceased. The undermentioned officers having completed 5 years service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provi sions of the Rcyal Warrant of 14th October, 1858, to be Colonels, viz : Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Spence, C. 8., 31st Foot. Lieutenant -Colonel Willi am Hope, .8., 71st Foot. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 30. The following promotions, to date the 23d inst., conse quent on the death, on the 22d inst., of Admiral of the Red the Right Hon. Anthony, Earl of Lauderdale, G.C.8., have this day taken place : Admiral of the White the Right Hon. George, Earl Cado gan, C.B. to be Admiral of th e R e d . Admiral of the Blue Sir John Gordon Sinclair, Bart., to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admirals : The Right Hon. George James, Earl of Egmont, and bir George Augustus Westphal, Knight, on the Reserved List, to be Admirals on the same List. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Provo Wm. Parry Wallis, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir George Robert Lambert, K.C.B , to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Robert Lambert Baynes, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bart., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White John Elphinstone Erskine to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Edward Belcher, lint., C. 11,, to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain William Smyth, Captain George Dobson, to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List. Captain George Henry Seymour, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Vice-Admirals : George Brine, Honourable John Gordon, William Popham, to have the rank and title of Retired Admirals under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 7th May, 1858. The following Retired Captains to be promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals on the terms proposed in the Lon don Gazette of the Ist S:ptember, 1846, but without in= crease of pay : Captain Edward Burnaby Tinting. Captain William Kelly. MAR= 27. Royal Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Thomas Bent to be Captain, vice Mudge, to half pay; Second Lieutenant Edward neon William Holbrook to be First Lieutenant, vice Bent, promoted. A I be 1113 • Lere cf 5t row this mas :ed :on 'he rs of 511.