The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-20 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYSLUIKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, APRIL 20, Will be performed ELOPEMENTS IN HIGH LIFE. By Messrs. B. Sullivan, Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Buctstone, and Comp ton Mesdames Fitzwilliam, Roynolds, L. S. Buckingham UUI4.IT, fee. PAR- After which MR. 15UCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF M NASSUS. To conclude with OUR MARY ANNE' ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, Arum 20, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal charac ters by Mr. And Mrs. C. Kean. After which will be performed the new Drama, adapted from the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Peg, ave Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Arun, 20, Will 'be performed USED UP. Principal character Mr. C. Mathews: Atter which, 'VIE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD. Char:le ers. by 141e=srs. Matthews, Suter, Horneastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestige, Mises Robertson, Egliaton, &e. To conclu:e with A PRACTICAL MAN. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Aram Will be performed A DESPERATE GAME. After which. MAsHS A>. I) FACES; or, Before and Behird the Curtain— by Messrs. B Webster, L. Murray, Honey, I'. Belford, and 0. Smith ; Mesdames Celeste, WoolgaBz.c. To be followed by BETSY B KER-by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. ' To conclude with PEPINO THE DUMB BOY, AND PUG, HIS MONKEY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. For the BENEFIT of Mr. KINLOCH. THIS EVENING, APRIL 20, win be performed THE COUNTRY SQUIRE. Characters by Messrs. Farren, Kinloch, Morgan, and Clifton; Mesdames A. Phil lip., 11. Gordon, E. Turner, and Adams. To be followed by a MU-ICAL MELANGE. To c. nelude with THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. Snpportej by Mes•rs. 11. Marston, F. Robson, Kinlcth, Rolfe, and Morgan; hies. dames H. Gordon, and A. rhilli, a. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Cooke. Brilliant career of the New Spectacle. The extraordinary and novel F,sts of the Horses, the Passage of the Boning Wood, the Leap through Fire, and the terrific spring of Amakosa's Steed from the fearful Heights of the Umtata, continue to be nightly received with increased astonishment and enthusiaittic approbaVon. The training - of the Horses for these astounding Feats has occupied Mr. W: Cooke's unremitting attention for months past. THIS EVENING, Ann, 20, - - And during the week, the Performances will commence with the highly successful and magnificent spectacle of AMAKOSA; Or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare; with all Its_ new, beautiful, scenic, inte resting, dramatic, and astonishing Equesti lan Effects. To be followed by a most novel and brilliant Routine of Gymnas and Entlestrian Achievement, in the • canes of the ARENA, sup ported by the most eminent British and Continental Artistes of the day. To conclude with a Popular FARCE. 13,)x-offlee open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rats DAT —Morning 27 min. afterll I Evening 0 min.aft. 0 To-Moarow—M ming 57 min. after 11 I Evening 22 min.aft. 12 THE WEATHER.—Smq OFFICB, APRIL 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 60—highest sinco noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 53 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'85. WIND, N.N.W.—Light breeze, and cloudy, with sun• shine. There was rain in the night. • THE PUBLICATION OF THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON A T THREE O'CLOCK, AND TILE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DE BATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SA ME EVENING, With all other Xews arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Tbt Latest Trains. ~ ~~ ~~ ,~-~ fV] . ;SUM LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1853. - On Monday next the discussion, or rather the series of discussions on the Budget; will commence, and with what result remains to be ascertained. The debate on the renewal of the now extinct Income Tax will naturally obtain priority, for, after all, that is the great feature of the scheme— the point on which the entire structure rests. If that be removed, then the whole must fall to the ground, and there must either be a change of Ministry, or what is called " an appeal to the country," namely, a dissolution of Parliament and a general election, while many petitions are stil pending, and the members have as yet scarce] . ) settled down to the practical business of the nation. This suggestion of a dissolution is rather a formid able one to members, who do not feel very certain of " a renewal of confidence " on the part of their constituents, or whose pockets have been ma terially affected by the legitimate (!) expenses of a contest. This, however, appears to be a merely brutum fulmen—a threat to terrify the timid— which there is not the slightest possible intention of carrying into execution. On what cry would they go to the country ? Would they endeavour to excite the feelings of the " free and independent electors ?" There is no question now depending as to the revival of Protection. The doctrines of " unrestricted competition," or Free Trade, have been accepted on all sides ; and every pos sible security has been taken, not only against any attempt to revive the extinct. monopolies, but even to make more rapid progress in the course which has hitherto proved so beneficial to the country. There is no great question pending, save " an unmodified Income Tax," on which the friends and adherents of the " Joint-stock Admi stration" can claim the suffrages of the people. Even Mr. GLADSTONE himself would scarcely ad vise a general contest on that principle. He may be able to satisfy his own mind by a species of casuistry totally beyond ordinary comprehensions-r--hernay be able for a due " con-si-de-ia-tion," to get rid of the most powerful Opposition with which he had been threatened, to silence the once strenuous ad vocate for the earners of precarious and fluctuat ing incomes ; but he cannot find many " forty thousands per annum" to distribute, and the re sult of such a contest would be at least doubtful. We do not then anticipate a dissolution, whatever may be the final numbers on the first division. The members of the Government must either suc cumb, and compel their unwilling Chancellor to render justice to the physical or intellectual la bourer, or be prepared to relinquish the position for wilich they are no longer eligible. So far as that portion of the financial statement relating to the Property Tax was concerned, there never was a greater tissue of fallacies and contradictions than those put forward by Mr. GlanstoNE. lie showed the extraordinarily benefiCial effects of the impost, wherever it was in operation—that it was equally efficacious in time of war or peace, while hostilities were fiercely waged, or universal tranquillity prevailed ; and for that purpose he directs all his efforts to the extinction of the charge, which he himself has shown to be the nest for the community ! I—which, to use . his own words, " in a time of vital struggle enabled us to raise the income of the country above its expenditure of war and civilgovernment," and "'when this giant, who had once s hi e ld e d us in w ar , was called forth from repose to come and assist our industrious toils i n peace." The second Income Tax prod lled result s n o l ess endur ing and memorable thauth strinnent by which 47e enabled Iti to in - long, id: trodace, and hop e , ere effective reforms of our comnie o r .perfect the cal systems. And yet this trustworthy and ment, this tried and faithful w eapon is fiung away the moment the great e mo has passed by. We are not, it appears, Len fect these effective reforms by its means. p It isetre be reduced in 1855 ! and again in 1857'..! an d extinguished in 1860 ! ! Credat Jnchetts,Apel/(c. Sir ROBERT PEEL, with much greater cause, pro mised its removal in 1845, when the temporary purposes for which " the giant was called from repose" had been accomplished. It survived eight years, the anticipated periodof its dissolution. And a new lease for sevm, not merely for three, is d - Let Mr. GLADSTONE say what 110 W domande . he pleases, he cannot bind his successors in office, :ws p i mps ture Parliament, or give any valid or bind does on such a point. The proposed ter -0 . i,swnikt - of the t a x in 1 8 60),4 neither wore nor - .1& THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1853. less than a gross and palpable delusion—a trap to catch the veriest tyros. And, even if it were practicable, would it be wise or political so to do ? No stronger arguments need be adduced than those put forward by the Right Honourable Gentleman himself in the course of his elaborate statement. The second ground assumed was no less incon sistent. Mr. GLADSTONE declared that "itis on all hands agreed, that the Income Tax is not adapted for a permanent portion of the fiscal sys tem, unless we can by reconstruction remove its inequalities." But that attempt he will not even ' make. He relinquishes this useful and efficient finan cial instrument rather than encounter difficulties from which any merchant's clerk in the City worth 1001. a-year would not shrink. Like Tom THUMB, he " raised the giants first," but unfortunately not for a similar purpose. It was not "to kill them," but to fly dismayed before the shadows he himself had conjured up. Indeed, after the une quivocal admission just referred to, he goes on to show that there is really no inequality to be corn plained of. We trust, then, that Fiscal Reform ers—men who have already pledged themselves in the most solemn manner against the renewal of the Income Tax in its present form—will be true to themselves, and reject the proposition made, unless accompanied with a pledge for an equitable adjustment of the impost. Another Dragon of Abuse has been assailed by the St. GEORGE of Marylebone. Sir BENJAMIN HALL last evening took occasion to direct the at tention of the House of Commons to the evil in fluences too often directing the system of naval promotions and of appointments in our Dockyards. Although the Hon. Baronet rose ostensibly for the simple purpose of condemning the course pursued in this matter by the late Secretary to the Admiralty, acting under the auspices of his Grace the Duke of NORTHUM BERLAND, his weapon of attack proved in reality a two-edged sword, directed with impartial severity, now against the Tory-Reformers and now against the Whig-Conservatives. His accu sations were. thrown yesterday with even-handed justice alternately against the Ministry and againit the Opposition. He balanced his argument delightfully by adducing evidence of gross culpa bility on the part of the DERBY Administration, after insisting upon the heinous guilt of its predecessor, the RUSSELL Government. There is something wonderfully winning in the uncompromising pertinacity with which the Honourable Baronet insists upon the necessity of innovation under every emergency of this character, whether the affairs of the nation hap pen to be presided over at Downing-street by gentlemen in buff or white waistcoats. It matters nothing if the majority of the Ministers of State be the result of a coalition, or the consequence of a selection from available chairmen of quarter sessions. He has carefully stored up against them all proof positive tending to their official condem nation. To a considerable extent, indeed, he occupies his leisure hours by ingeniously enacting the part of a sort of political SMELLFUNGUS. From Dan to Bersheba all is barren—or rather, with him, from Chesham-place to St. James's-square.. He finds in the demerits of our rival administra tors that the proportions run to about six of one and half-a-dozen of the other—yielding, in fact, a highly satisfactory equipoise of demerit. His , obvious rege in criticism would be rather that, we take it, of Mr. SNARL • than of Sir FRETFUL PLAGIARY. He has a marvellous eye for shortcomings. Happily, the House of Commons possesses in him a pilot-fish for those voracious sharks, the Reformers. Other Repre sentatives may pin down their hopes to the cause of some particular and favourite achievement. Mr. HENRY BERKELEY may pine solely for the Ballot. Mr. EDWARD HORSMAN if he could only get " in " again—for just now his position and lamentation seem to be the very converse of those of the Starling would content himself with yearning only for ecclesiastical improvements. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY may satisfy his longings with regard, merely, to the one great scheme of financial retrenchment. The Hon. HENRY FITZ ROY may aspire after legal reforms exclusively. These and others may restrict their efforts re, spectively to their one chosen department. But it is not so by any means with the Hon. Baronet the Member for the borough of Marylebone. Like RICHARD 111. in his " great revenge," he, in his great horror of abuses, " has stomach for them all." Among those abuses may now bo numbered the monster evil discernable in the manner of e.:,nducting naval promotions and ap pointments in the Dockyards. It is impossible for the Derbyites to deny that Mr. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD Came wit of the cursory discussion of last evening, not by any means so satisfactorily as could have been expected, we fancy, by the supporters of the late Administra tion. Although the Hon. Gentleman distinctly contradicted the assertion made by Sir BENJAMIN HALL, that a change had been made by the Board of Admiralty under the Duke of NORTHUMBER LAND, in that memorable circular issued, in 1847, to the heads of the departments by Mr. (now Sir HENRY) WARD, the then Secretary, during the naval administration of Lord AUCKLAND, there can be little question, we fear, that that minute had, even earlier than 1852, become virtually forgotten. That circular can scarcely be forgotten directing, in 1847, that the vicious practice on the subject of promotions should thenceforth be regu lated by the merits of the candidates. Would it not be preposterous to pretend for one moment that this recommendation was scrupulously carried out, either under the RUSSELL or under the DERBY Administration ? Political sympathies, of course, under both, biassed too many of the maritime as well as of the other appointments. Family sym pathies and friendly predilections directed too many of the naval promotions, not less, we are bold to aver, under Sir FRANCIS BARING than under the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. With the latter, in truth, it came by a species of natural or inevitable reaction. Mr. STAFFORD, indeed, can didly acknowledged as much last night, when he said that the cancelling of the order of 1849 in 1852 was attributable to the recognition of the abuses prevailing in the exercise of patronage, and in the favouritism shown in the distribution of work to artisans who enter tained liberal opinions. There is something really admirable in the simple honesty of the de claration. The Liberals under Lord JOHN RUS SELL had enjoyed too many promotions in the Royal Navy, and too many appointments in the Dockyards. So thought the Earl of DERBY and his colleagues, and so thinking, they determined that the bias should be reversed, and that, as M. DE LAMARTINE once said of Russia, that its " slope" was towards the East, so in justice under the late Cabinet the slope of the Dockyards should be towards Derbyism, or, perhaps it should be said vice versa, of Derbyism to the Dockyard. In order to render this change the more feasible the circular of 1849—the circular directing that all ap plications for promotion should be sent through the Surveyor to the Navy —was cancelled, in order that they might be forwarded at once to the Secretary of the Admiralty, to be laid by him before the Lords Commissioners. In extenuation of this course it must be remembered that, as Mr. STAFFORD observed yesterday, not one appoint mant in the doCkyards was made during the ex istence of the Thlit_B.l . Ministry without haVing pre viously obtained the sanction of the Commodore Superintendent. Besides which, as the Hon. Gentleman very reasonably and truthfully remarked, the transfer of the guidance of the ap pointments from the Surveyor of the Navy to the Secretary of the Admiralty made them more amenable to the judgment of the House of Com mons,. Or, In othe r words, brought them more dretlyund.er the stcr • 1 / 1 (c; ce of Parli amen t. Of that th ere can be no doubtl whatever. Neverth eless the whole of th H ALL cannot be justified ng by that Sir bin refe.rence to the needless to enter 's etail s It were letter inopportunely burixt regl;ttrdis they Sir WILLIAM PARKER, or to recapitulate the tsoufficien to note o l3 ilni Le tta : ry l:/ t Ar i explained sirrent eircum- I s v ta A n L c K es Eß T s en r t e i s o ign ne resignation. .A.LowiN the satisfactory upshot of the discussion provoked .yesteoay in the Lower Honoe_. by the dashing. diatribes of the Hon. Baronet the Member for the borough of Marylebone. That upshot is the really important Legislative promise of a con►pre hensive and searching inquiry into the whole sys tem of the exercise of dockyard patronage. AUSTRALIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FALMOUTH, APRIL 20. Just arrived, the Ballerg, Captain Jones, from Melbourne for London. She brings on freight seventy-three thousand ounces of gold, and many passengers. IMPORTANT FROM ODESSA. Dispatches from Odessa, by electric telegraph, state that on the Ist inst. a courier had arrived from St. Petersburgh, bearing an imperial order to suspend the military and naval preparations that have been going forward, for some time past at that place. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Countess de Neuilly and the Duchess Augustus of Saxe Coburg visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-house, St. James's. Colonel Fitzgibbon had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterdayrat the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong from the Colonial-office. ADELPHI THEATRE. Established favourites still constitute the strength and attraction of the. little Adelphi—meaning of course by established favourites both the members of the company and the pieces making up the entertainment. Last evening was a capital illustratioh of this : and the audience—crowded as ever from pit to gallery —seemed to think so likewise, if we might judge from their frequent applause and their hearty shouts of laughter. Keeley was "great," as he always is in that delightful extravaganza, A Desperate Game, but greater still as Mr. Marmaduke Mouser—amorous little Mr. Marmaduke Mouser— the " victim " of the many seductive charms of Betsy Baker. Mrs. Keeley, as Betsy Baker, was, of course, delicious—more particularly in her memorable demand upon Mr. Crummy for her pattens. Mr. Parselle—it seems a ridiculous thing to say —was an excellent Crummy. In the clever drama of Math and Faces—a drama admirably conceived and executed—the feature was (everybody knows what we are going to say, who has ever witnessed it) Mr. Webster's masterly delinea tion of the poor poet , painter-actor-dramatist, starving in his garret--raining tears of despair over the manuscript of his half-written comedy. It is an exquisite por traiture, minutely and delicately finished, and full of genius. It renders altogether subordinate even the im personation by Madame Celeste of merry kind-hearted Peg Woffington--the cynosure of such "neighbadring eyes" as Paul Bedford as Quin, 0. Smith as Snarl, Honey as Colley Cibber, and Leigh Murray as Sir Charles Po mander. The performances closed last night with that strange, fantastic melodrama, Pepin, in which Flex more—that marvel of India-rubber—enacted the part of Pug the Monkey. THE INCOME TAX-TEE BUDOLT. We have reason to believe that the Budget of Mr. Gladstone will, in many of its essential features, have to encounter the most determined opposition from such combinations , of parties as have lately put Ministers in frequent minorities. The right hon. gentleman's pro posals with regard to the income tax are deemed pecu liarly vulnerable. That part of his plan, which per petuates the existing injustice of making no distinction between precarious and fixed incomes, will be strenu ously assailed ; while the proposal to extend the tax to seven years will call forth an amount of opposition, which, we are told, will in all probability prove suc cessful."—Morning Advertiser. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—The great subject of convex.' sation, to-day, both on 'Change and in general circles, has been the Chancellor of the Exchequer's financial statement last evening. All parties agree in awarding to the right hon. gentleman the highest meed of praise for the ability he brought to bear upon the various com plicated questions which he had to grapple with. From what we have been able to gather, the budget, taken as a whole, has been favourably received ; but it cannot be said that the propositions with regard to the income tax have given general satisfaction. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The Chancellor of the Ex chequer's resolutions have been favourably received here, with the exception of that which continues the in come tax for seven years more, and the extension of that unpopular impost to incomes of 1001. per annum. The abolition of the soap duties is justly regarded as a great boon to our calico-printers, and other manufacturers, into whose products that article largely enters. RECEIPT STAMPS.-It appears from a Parliamentary document, just issued, that in the year ended the sth January, there were 2,041,667 receipts at 3d. issued ; 1,568,136 at 6d.; ' 1,051,828 at ls.• 360,628 at is. 6d.; 165,947 at 2s. 6.; 44,109 at 45.; 28,112 at 55.; 15,878 at 7s. 6d.; and 14,356 at 10s.—making 5,290,661 receipt stamps. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.—The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent. per annum yielded by our Go vernment Stocks at present prices. To render the results strictly accurate, the proportion of interest which may have accrued since last dividend period should in each case be taken into account : Int. per cent. Price. Three per Cent. Consols lOOl Three per Cent. Reduced lOO Bank Stock (div at the rate of 7. per cent. per annum) India Stock Exchequerßills March (interest id. per cent. per day) Bs. pm.... 110 3 BAIL IN ERROR.—A return to the House of Lords, has lately been issued respecting bail in error, to which Lord Campbell referred on the first d a y o f term. It appears that in 17 cases recognisances were filed under the Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 68, and, except in one case, no render was made. Lord Campbell said the new rule now made would prevent the gross abuse of the act which gave power to give bail in error,, which in a number of cases had been done to avoid the sentence pronounced. THE ROYAL SOClETY.—Viscount Palmerston was admitted into the society on the 14th inst.. A commu. nication froth Dr. 111`Donald, attached to the Herald conveying ship, was read, describing the anatomy of the antennae in a small species of crustacean. The paper, which was entirely of an anatomical character, was ac companied by very elaborate and beautiful drawings. per annum. £2 19 6 .• 3 0 0 225 ... 3 6 8 2621 ... 4 0 0 ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— Yesterday (Tuesday) morning an accident occurred on the main line of the Great Northern Railway, near the _ _ junction with the Lincolnshire loop line at Peterborough, which resulted in the destruction of property to some considerable amount. It appears that the No. 1 goods train from the metropolis to the north, consisting of several trucks and cattle-vans, had arrived at the junc tion about the usual time, when the man at the points put the train on to the loop , instead of the main line, and then, apparently, discovering his mistake, he sud denly reversed the points, thereby dislocating the train, and producing a shock which threw several of the car riages off the line, smashed some of them, and killed three bullocks. Part of the train being on one line, and part on the other, both were blocked up, and the next down passenger train was delayed an hour before to clearance could be made for it. An investigation into the conduct of the pointsman is immediately to be made. Scorrisa HOSPITAL.—A special court of this institu tion was held in. the Scotch hail, Crane-court, yester day—Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart., in the chair—to take into consideration the propriety of erecting some building for the pensioners of the charity in connection with the chapel and hall, or otherwise. Dr. G. Webster moved a resolution to the effect that a new hall be built, with a home for the pensioners attached. He described the present hall as unhealthy and unsafe. A committee, appointed for carrying out this purpose in 1848, stated the average rent paid by each pensioner was 2s. per week, and that a home could be erected for them at the cost of 8,0001., in which they could obtain lodging for one-half that sum, and yet return the charity a fair in terest upon its outlay. Mr. Wm. Donaldson seconded the motion. Dr. Webster thought that a new hall was necessary, but condemned the project of building the home. Mr. Liddle, Mr. Stephenson, and several other gentlemen took part in the discussion, at the conclusion of which it was resolved to renew the building committee of 1848. DEATH OF LODER THE VlOLlNlST.—Yesterday .G. S. Brent held an inquest at the 02iford Arms, Hamp stead7road, "on Mr. John Fawcett Loder, aged 41, whose performances at the different theatres, concerts, &c., gave him a distinguished character in the musical world. The jury having viewed the body at deceased's private residence, is, Hawley-crescent, the following evidence was given. Ellen Douglas, deceased's servant, stated' in consequence of her master's illness on the previous' night she went to his bedroom on Saturday morning to see if he required anytning, when she found hint appa rently dead, lying half way out of the bed, and she gave the alarm, whereupon medical aid was instantly ob- • tailed. Mr. Henry Loder deceased's brother, said that upon being informed by the previous witness of his bro ther's condition, he immediately sent for Mr. Muschett, the surgeon, who- upon his arrival declared that his bro ther had been dead some hours. On Friday night deceased returned home complaining of illness, which he said resembled cholera, and having taken a small quan tity of brandy, he retired to rest without betraying any dangeYous symptoms. On Wednesday night he per formed at the Philharmonic Concert, Exeter-hall, and zllso a tt en d ed the Haymarket Theatre orchestra the fol lowing night. M r . Muschett, surgeon, made a post ent exami na ti on, an d found that death resulted from lis ? ease of the heart and lungs. Verdict, "Natural death," MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO 0 CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was tame, but heavily supported. Prices of all kinds were in favour of buyers. Americans, at sd. and under, were 1-16 d. per lb. lower. The sales include 250 Egyptian, at 7d. to ls. d.; 20 Sea Island, at 13. 10d. to s.; and the remainder nearly all American. Railway shares were steady. The schedule of new duties published this morn ing enable the commercial public to form a better idea of the plans and intentions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Following an elaborate speech, it is difficult to arrive at an exact appreciation of alterations upon minor articles of consumption ; and, in the present case, the Chancellor only spe cified the more important products that were to be relieved. It is now found that the list of alterations does not remove the objection- so long entertained as to the imposition of small duties upon a list of articles, which, in the aggre gate, do not yield much to the revenue, but at the same time occasion great expense in collection. The progress of the Chancellor, however, is in the right direction, namely to raise a large revenue from some 20 or 30 important staples, and to free the rest. The tables now published show, however, a species of frittering which is decidedly objection able. There is no immediate occasion, if the public income can spare the amount, for touching many of the items included ; but if they are to be dealt with, it would be better that they were at once removed from the duty list and made free upon importation. There seems to be a very unsettled feeling among commercial men regarding this Budget, for although we are bound to state that in substance it meets with great approval, the Income Tax always ex cepted, there is a fear that between the opposition that may arise to the latter, and the dissa tisfaction which the • Irish members may feel, the Government may sustain a de feat. An immediate effect has been produced upon some of the principal articles. Thus tallow has risen ls. per cwt., and palm oil is in great demand, and held for higher prices. Tea is very firm, but there is no positive change in the quota tions. Various suggestions are made regarding particular items of the Budget, and some of them deserve attention. We mentioned yes terday our objection to the placing of mere postage stamps upon receipts, considering that they may be liable to removal by accident or design, a receipt unlike a letter or envelope being retained for many years. It would meet approval, we think, if blank slips were issued, as at present, with the ld. charge stamped upon them • unifor mity of charge ren d er i ng it tolerably certain that every man of business would keep an ample supply for use ; whereas, when the• stamp ranged from 3d. to 10s. it w as use l ess a l mos t t o a tt emp t to keep an assortment, and recourse was had instead to the nearest licensed" - seller. One advan tage of the one penny stamp is the fact that it can be attached to the 'account itself, whereas a separate receipt must be folded therein. A plan that would meet general approbation also would be the stamping of all cheques. If every banker passed his cheque-books through the Government offices prior to issue, and had them indented with the penny stamp, all further trouble and difficulty would cease, the amount being charged by the banker to the customer. As there are a great many parties who do not keep bankers, and therefore never pay by cheque, the Queen's head would suffice for them,. the • amounts involved in such cases being usually very small. - The position of the Land' Companies in the British American Provinces—LCanada more parti cularly—iS likely to be considerably improved by the intended formation of a central railway that will connect the most distant parts, Wand open up tracts of country hitherto debarred from these facilities of communication, which will give a mar ket value to produce. The Canada Company have for years past rendered essential service to settlers upon their estates by attending to this primary consideration, and they have succeeded in enhancing the value of their property, and at the same time in establishing .a character which causes them to rank very high with the agriculturists. Another company, however, having its territory in Canada East, has been much less successful, pre cisely from the absence of that outlet which the ]akes in the upper provinces have partly afforded. The British American Land Company was resolved, however, a year or two back, to take a large inte rest in the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway . Company, which passes directly through their pro perty, the town of Sherbrooke being the principal station. This undertaking will be opened on the Ist of next July. As far as experience yet justifies, this undertaking will be of immense service to the company, and the grand think also is calculated to improve it very considerably. The shares of the Company which were formerly quite neglected iii the Stock Exchange, and were only transferred among a few parties who had care fully watched its progress, have recently been so largely dealt in, and have experienced such an extraordinary rise, that it may be interesting to give some particulars °fits position. The capital is divided into 6,000 shares of 501. each, with 381.105. paid-up, representing 231,0001., against which the company holds 1,2421 acres of land in the town of Sher brooke, containing upwards of 3,000 inhabitants, having doubled itself within the last 18 months, and being still rapidly on the increase. According to the calculations of parties who, being interested, have gone fully into the matter, it is said that this town property is worth 1001. per acre, and the various items are thus computed : 1,2421 acres in Sherbrooke 4124,250 564,016 f acres (taking the average at 12s. 6d , according to previous sales) 352,510 Property in Montreal 377 Mortgage debts and loans secured on real estate 94,390 Bills receivable, accounts, and other debts 3,430 Shares in the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rlwy 25,000 Debentures on ditto ......,.-7 .. . . .... 2,949 Loan to St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway.... 25,000 Sundries, as per report 1,833 £629,639 It is stated that 100,000 acres of the land are about to be sold to a Mining Company, on very favourable tern?, while . the increased value of all the remaining land; when the Canadian Trunk Railway is completed, is estimated at 7s. 6d. per acre. The result, excluding the mining offer and this estimated increase, would be that each shar e might be valued at 10 5/, but of cou rse th ere The are ß certain e Reserve contingencies o Fund is about 25,0001 . Th e l ast ad vices tingencies to be t a k en i n t o account. from Canada state that there is a considerable local excitement about the gold,. and that Professor Logan had examined four localities' on the' Magog river, and has found gold at each spot. This river runs into the St. FranciS River, both of which go through the Company's property, the former very near to, the town of Sherbrooke. Other minerals are said also to have been discovered. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were at about the same rates as previously for three months' bills on Paris, Amsterdam, liamburgh, Frankfort, and Trieste. The English Funds are very quiet, and decidedly -flatter. The quotation of Consols for Transfer is 1001 to , and for AccoUnt 1001 to There is increasing doubt about the Budget passing. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 104 to , and the Three per Cents. 99 to. Bank Stock has advanced to 224 and 227. Ex chequer Bills of .March are 4s. to Bs. premium. Foreign Stocks have been steady generally, but Mexican are rather lower, being 274 to 28. Spanish Certificates bring 7i to 31. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are of to The Railway Share Market is drooping, the de cline being to 1 per cent., but the French lines are firm. _ _ Gold Mine Shares are heavier, and the Land Companies are down 3/. to 5/. The Joint Stock Bank Shares are dull. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock .. . ... . .. .. ...........• " 2251 7 3 per Cent. Reduced A nnu ities t 3 per Cent. • Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities . . ...... ... . Long Annuities, Expi re sth Jan., 1860 -16 6 Ditto 30 Years; Expire 10th Oct. 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., .186 . 0 6 3-16 South Sea New Annuities . ' lOOl Consols for Account Exchequer Bills lAd. June. March. £1090..... £5OO 9 8 4 Small 59 84 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOOl . Ditto New, 1852, 4. per Cent 99i Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent - Chilian Bonds, 6 per C e nt... ..... .....••• lO4 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. ........ Grenada Bonds, Deferred Ditto Ex. Dec., 1149, Couprn Greek ex over-due Coupons . 9 . . Mexican 3 per tent. Ditto for the Account Peruvian Scrip 3l r Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent, . - Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. - Ditto 4. per Cent lO4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. 974' i - Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 4Bi; 8 I, 4 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent • 24 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 7 ll I . 7 . p c THREE O'CLOCK. .. _. . .. Consols.... - - .. 1004 • . Ditto May Account - - - - - - - - 1001 fi YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EGLIN TON STAKES. Ivan Vindex Two ran. Ebtrb YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LONDESBOROUGH CUP. King of Trumps Haricot Seven ran. CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE British Farmer ' Game Tommy Nine ran. INNKEEPERS' STAKES. Surprise ... Sweetness . Three ran. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 on the field. 25 to 1 agst Scarecrow (taken). IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY). The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Mr. SOTHERON. moved, that in the case of the London and South Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury branch) petition for a bill, the standing order No. 151 be dispensed with ; and that the petition for the bill may be presented to the house, notwithstanding that more than three clear days have elapsed since the same was endorsed by the ex am i ner o f petitions for pri vate bills ; and that on the presentation of the said pe tition, the report from the standing orders committee thereupon be read, and that leave be given to bring in the bill, notwithstanding more than three clear days have elapsed since the said report from the standing orders committee has been presented ; and that Mr. Francis Scott and Mr. Danby Seymour do prepare and bring it in. Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, the following mem bers were nominated to serve on the Select Committee on Whichwood Forest Bill :—Mr. Wilson, Col. North, Lord Seymour, Mr. Granville Harcourt, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Langston-; five members to be added by the Committee of Selection. PETITIONS. Sir E. FILMER presented a petition from Kent, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. M'CANN presented a petition, signed by the Mayor and 496 inhabitants of the county of the town of Drogheda, comprising the influential merchants and traders of the town, praying for an additional member to represent its 'several important manufacturing, commer cial, and shipping interest in Parliament. Several petitions were presented in favour of the Public Houses (Scotland) Bill ; and a number of peti tions were also presented against the same bill. Mr. F. MACKENZIE presented a petition from Edinburgh against the abolition of the university tests in Scotland ; also several petitions from Liverpool against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. SALE AND PURCHASE OF LAND BILL. On the motion of Mr. DRUMMOND, the second reading of this bill was postponed. PETITIONS. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from Lin colnshire, in favour of the alteration of the law of settle ment for the poor; also two petitions from Gains borough, in favour of the distribution of Parliamentary papers to literary societies. Mr. J. MACGREGOR presented a petition from Kent, against all taxes on knowledge. Mr. MACAULAY presented three petitions from Edinburgh, praying for the abolition of the taxes on gradations in the universities in Scotland ' • also, several petitions, numerously signed, against the Public-houses. (Scotland) Bill. Mr. FORBES presented a petition from the county of Fife, against the abolition of the Scotch university tests. POOR LAW. _ - Mr. VERNON moved for returns of all applications made to the Poor Law Board, according to the provi sions of so much of the act 13 and 14 Vic. c. 57, as re lates to preventing the holding of vestry or other meet ings in churches ; such returns to specify the applica tions granted and refused : of all cases where, under the provisions of the said act, lands or premises have been taken on lease or purchased, and sales or exchanges have been effected for the purpose of obtaining building suit able for vestry meeting : of all cases where the Poor Law Commissioners have given authority for money to be borrowed for such purposes, and charged to the Poor Rate : and, of all appointments of vestry clerks under the said act. Agreed to. Sir J. WALMSLEY moved for returns showing the amount of annuities for lives and for terms of years granted in each of the years ending the sth day of January, 1852 and 1853, and the amount of capital stock cancelled in each of the said years on account of such terminable annuities : and, of the amount of the annui ties for lives and for terms of years which have ceased in each of the said years, ending the sth day of January, 1852 and 1853 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 657, of Session 1851). Agreed to. REPEAL . OF DUTIES ON SOAP. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he wished to make a statement ,with regard to an error in the custom resolutions lie had laid on the table,for which he took blame. Among the class of articles on which he proposed to reduce duties, was that of soap, and in the resolutions it appeared that the duty on hard soap was to be reduced to 16s. ; on soft 'soap, 18s. ; and on Naples soap, 16s. These figures were prepared by him before he had an opportunity 'of submitting to the Government his proposition for abolishing altogether the Excise duty on soap, and before it had been determined to submit that proposition to Parliament, and owing to the pressure of business, it had escaped him to strike these duties out of the resolutions. It was his intention that the duty on the importation of foreign soap should cease altogether when the Excise duty was remitted at home. (Hear.), PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, Mr. Bouverie in the chair. On the first clause being proposed, Sir F. H. DAVIE moved the insertion of an amend ment for the purpose of preserving the life interest of grocers in the sale 'of spirits, on the ground that some protection should be afforded to those who had invested their capital in business in expectation that they would be allowed to deal in spirits. Mr. F. MACKENZIE considered that grocers could not have a vested interest in the sale of spirits in Scot land, as their licenses had to be renewed every year. His object was to put an , end to a practice which was productive of the greatest mischief in Scotland ; he alluded to persons who went to shops to purchase small groceries, spending their small balances of coppers, or the discount they received, in whiskey. The principle of the bill was the separation of grocers from dealers in whiskey, and to this the amendment of the honourable gentleman was directly opposed. He considered that combining grocers and victualling shops was the cause of the chief evils which existed in Scotland in regard to drunkenness. Mr. JOHN MACGREGOR supported the amend ment, and protested against the principle of the bill, which he did not think would have the effect of remedying the evils of drunkenness which he grieved to say existed to a great extent in the country. ' Mr. EWART said every Scotch member must be anxious to remove from their country the dreadful stigma which now rested upon it, but he bad very great doubts of the government success of Legislation upon such matters, for it was contrary to the principle of freedom of trade. Mr. C. BRUCE, considering that the main cause of drunkenness in Scotland - was to be - attributed to the facility of selling spirits over the counter in grocer's shops, he would vote against the amendment, because if it were agreed to, it would defeat the real object of the bill. Mr. HUME suggested that the bill should be post pond in order that an inquiry might be made by select committee into the licensing system in Scotland, similar to that which was about to take place on the same sub ject in England. Mr. F. MACKENZIE said a select committee was appointed many years ago on the Scotch licensing sys tem. It was composed of men of all parties who were well acquainted with Scotland, and the present bill had been founded on their report. He could not assent to the suggestion of the hon. member. [LEFT SITTING.] • ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAY.) BARNSTA?LE. This committee resumed. this i norning at 11 o'clock. F. M. Clay and S. Kingson, agents of Lord Ebrington, were called to give evidence as to the persons who can vassed at the last election.' S. Kino•son, in answer to questions put by the com mittee, stated that it was notorious that bribery existed to a considerable extent among the freemen, at every election for Barnstaple. F. M. Clay fully corroborated this 'statement. Lionel Metcalfe was town-clerk 01' Barnstaple. Was canvassed -by Sir William Frazer. illessrs. March and Saville were with him. Saw iforni)y, on the polling day, bringing up voters to the. poll; ~most of the voters were dreadfully drunk. Mr. James then proceeded to sum up the case on behalf of the petitionerr, and was proeeekding when our report left. • MAYO. At the meeting of the committee, this •moriling, Mr. Bovill proceeded to sum up the case of tl ie petitioners, and had not concluded his address when o ,report left. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS, RAILWAYS. Clo.ing Prices this day. 28i - 29i l - 6 10 -- •101 7l 6ld 21 -- 22 d 3i— 20 103 -- 105 63i -- 64 ii 21t -- 241 21t 221, • • • - ••• 4 - 5 pml 8 - 9 5i -- 5i 4 -- 4 131 -13 a 10 - 11 7 - 7i 72 - 74 55 - 57 73 - 75 32 - 34 62 - 64 82i - 47 - 49 125 -127 109 —llO 91i -- 92 7f -- 81 92 -- 94 13 -- 13ip 76 -- 77 3i -- 3 d, 15f -16 f 94 —9l 11 -- 24 104 -- 1 1194 -- 120 . 24 -- 3 p p 904 -- alk 44 -34 d 34 -24 d 114 -- 124 19 -- 21 21-- 30k 3 -- 3 d 143 - 45 50 52 3 par 4 pi 3i (1 1 3 31 8i - 9i 52 - 51 36 2i d 342 35?-, 4i -- d 8 -- 81 23 -- 3i 503 -- 513 99 —lOOl 62 -- 63 64 -- 66 73 -- 76 11 -- Oid 17 - 19 84 9i 13 - 15 3 34 ct 20 75 4 754' 364 37 124 134 4 44 19 - 21 3 -- 34 14. -15 A SP 2 - -- 10 - 33 . • 9 10 d par 61 LT 694 7 7 2i 584 59 Shr. I Paid.l Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & hastn. Ji'met—. 3irmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valloy Birkeuhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon , Cork, Blackrock an(l Passage Dublin&Belfast June, Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New (East Anglian (1:25 L. and E. & L. & D.; )o. Do. (181. E.& H. .astern Counties..... Eastern Union, Clam A. (late E. U. Sh Do., do 00.; B. and C.. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. and Peebles iEdin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow &S. Western !Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock !Great Southern and Western (Ireland), Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do . 0 Thirds Laneash.& Yorkshire' Do., Fifths Do.; Wst. Riding Un, Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby. &Southpt. London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sth end. Loud. Bri2;t. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. , £lO Sh. M. &B. C London & S. Western Do £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln iDo., Man. & Lin. Un f Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. i Shares New;astle & Carlisle, Newmarket Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&llftd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry,WatTenpoint, and Restrevo - r Norfolk Do., New Northn.Counties Un, North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswestiy Shropshire Union ISou h Devon South Eastern South Wales.. S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. IThame3 Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath ' Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick. West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn. Woodford . York Newctl. &perw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland-1 PREFERENCE SHIRES. Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian .£lO 'Chester & Holyhea, Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&Bandonsi p.c. 'Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (Xi 17s), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Ediub. Prth.& Dund Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent_ Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.. Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights...l Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent, Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c London &S. Western, Con. Thirds.. . Londonderry & Color A Shares . Loiidndry. & Eunisk 4 Shares Manch., Shef. ,& Lin i Shares, No. 1 Do., New, Do.; £6 . Niarypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4A percent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per et. Do. Waveney Valley, 5 per cent........... North British ..... .... North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. Shrewsbury & Birm New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. Do. 5 per cent..., South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. e. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk. Op. c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland, El. & S. Purchase... 105 - 107 - 19 —2O adl id— i 6 -64 x, 34 - 3 4 4; 1 - li - 2i p li -- 2 p 141 -15 A - lEzi 3i- 3i 1128 1 112 - 113 -8, 61— 7: 1 06 )08 i d 151 153 .• ""•• ... i5l - 154 3i - 4 r 10 -11 13fi 13ixd B . _ ---- 9 loi -- hi i --ipxd 1 48 - 150 - i 22 4 4 -23 p 5 -- 6.1 1i - 109 - 111 25 - 26 2 -2 Pi 101 -- 114 171 --181 14 -15 A pax 4 pl 26a 26' 19,1 —20 i i d nar .02 - 102 5 - 54 par i Pi FOREIGN. Antwrp. &Rotterdam, Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besanvn Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension • Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares ................. Lucca and Pistoja per cent. pr0f..... Luxembourg,,,„„ ... Do. Do. (Rai1way)......... ........ !Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons /gedrterran Madras Maria Antonia IDo. New Namur & Liege (witl, interest Do. (cx interest) Northern of Franee 1 Do. 20/. 3 p. C. Bds (filly. B. Ams. Shs.; Norwegian Truk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and drleans...; Paris and Ronen Paris and Strasbon4 Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre—. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders IDo. 5. per c. Prof... Western of France... West. of Switzerland' ,gew Zealand.., fid id 1 14 13 i 141 3 3 ip 11 pi d 5` 6 p 11 li p 1 2s p 2 2 1 p Ad p ' 7i 4 . lh 2 P -2p 8i 363 -36 i 14 - 15 174 - 18 p i 411 - 426; 44 - 45 34 - 341 51 - 6 p -1 p . 21 - 22 9 -91 i 71 3 1 ?t, 4.4 5 d 11 1.1 d 2 1 d L• usiness done this day. 181 100 100 all all all all 111! 100 100 all 36 100 174 all 10 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 1/.18 1 100 20 too 114 44 341 3 I pm ii LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Bhr.! Paidl RAILWAYS, Leasing Compans. Bedford and' 3N 301 30 304 St. 50 St. 50 25 12. 12i 20 all 100 all 100 114 100 100 180 9i all London & N. West. Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd guarantee Do. withoutgr Bina. \\rely. & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent .. . Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Gt.Westn Do L. &N.W Calcdon.. Gt.Notrhn Gt.Westa Yk. New. 45; Berw Y.&N.Md Do ' Elull & Do. a Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per et 1 Mattel L.Bxton and Matlock Aliddlesbro' & R,edear IDo S. Eastern, Do Norfolk Do Lu.&N.W & Midld Stekton & Dariingt. !Midland_ Closing Prices this day. /07 -109 52 - 54 Ntidld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 - per et.. Do. Fixed sp. e Prest. ckWyre 148 —lsoxd 323 333 112 - 114 56 - 57 27i - 28 14 - 146 26 - 27 -19 i 26 -- 27 - E. Count Do Do L. ,SIS . W ttLual Yk Do 1105 -1( 7 Do. 3 Shares. Roystn.ez Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. dt Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do 64 - 66 Wilts &Somrst! Business this d&7. 149 x a 331 ... - ... IGt . .Northn !Do 113 i 13 1071 Lancash.& Yorksh 51rMelean Stockt. & Darling Do Gt.Westn 141 - 151 149 - 151 1 i d 324 - 331 104 - 105 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 103 all Anglo Californian # p 10 2 Australasian.. — 1 p 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par— > p 1 all Australian Freehold, 1 d ar 1 all Ave Maria 1 all 13aden(Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 1 p 20 13.5 British Iron 6 8 703 35 24a Brazill= Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) s} 6 5/ 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 51 - 6 56 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 1 6 Carson's Creek. 40 all Cobre Copper 46. 471 6 1 Colonial Gold - 2 p. 3 21 ... 14 Copiapo 66 —7i St. all CopperMinersof Eng 75 85 25 all Do. Preference 9 —lO p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co ll —l/ d 31 20 all General l6 —lB 3 2 all Great Nugget Vein 1 — l 4 p 3 all Great Polgooth 1 p 3i 1 all Lake Bathurst ia it 1 all Liberty # 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 1 1 all Mariquita d par I 10 9 Mexican &S. Anteric 8 86 81 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde ll p2i 5 1 Port Philip p a r- p 1 1 all Quartz Rock par— p 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26 246 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 6d 4pxn x new 10 7 Tin Croft lO —l2 zd z d 281 all United Mexican 6 61 1 all Waller par pll 1 all West Granada par p p 1 all West Ma r i posa par 1 all Yuba p p 14 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B7l - - 886 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,, Australia, & 1 p 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lon don • 4 English Scottish and Australian 1 lip 116 20 71 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 34p' 161 151 110 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Loud. dr. Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India par 50 226 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 54 55 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial o f Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co 1 die— par 25 25 South Australia 25 all Union of Australia 76 77 771 7 6 2 10 t ' to N n e o w f Londou . . 8. IT • 9 50 . 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agrienit gp B2 79 62 80 20 6 Austrlasn.Peific.Maii: 83 10 5 l Australn. Royal Mail 38i Brit. Americn. Land 78 - 80 81 79 100 32A Canada • • 696 5 5 Crystal Palace 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — , 1 1 'Electric. Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 'General Screw Stearn 20 26!Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all 'Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 !Netherlands Land ! 20 2/ N rth .of EuropcSteam 50 all Peninsular &Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steara 1 74 25 25 South Austral. Land 48 50 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration' 10 and Colonisation.,.! 100 284 Van Diemen's Land l9 20 20 LLOYDS ; SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 20.—Wind this day at Noon, N.Vi r - ; strong breeze, and cloudy. LIVERPOOL, April 19.—Wind, W.N.W. to W.N.W• Arrived-- Stanley, Galveston ; Arabian, Mobile ; Jan*, and Grotto, Savannah. Sailed— Zealous, Pernambuco ; Union, New York ; Herald, Quebec ; Aldellaran, Sydney , N.S.W.; Argent, St. John's, New Brunswick; St. George , Newfoundland ; Fanny Fordyce, Sydney, N.S.W. ; John Bagshaw, Africa ; - Elizabeth Moore, Bahia ; Esther and Sophia, St. Thomas ; Charles- Walton, Castini ; Western Empire, New York _; Isaac Webb, ditto ; Ocean Queen, Halifax. Off Port—Stranger, New Orleans. Sailed -- Atala, Montreal ; Genova (a), Quebec ; Favorite, Nevi' foundland ; Nerid, ditto ; Camilla, ditto ; Sylla, ditto. DEAL, April 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived from the River—lnvestigator, Sydney, N.S.W. TEIGNMOUTH, April 19.—Sailed - Haberdine, St. John's Newfoundland. NEWPORT, April 19.—Sailed Niord, New York ; Queen Bee, Rio Jaueiro ; Sarah and Louisa, Quebec. WATERFORD, April 18.—Wind, S.W. .Irrived—Saur chatska, Balltimoie. BELFAST, April 18.—Wind, W.Arrived—Achiblo New York. CoRK, April 18.—Wind, W. Sailed—Garland, S 4 John's, New Brunswick. VESSLLS SBOKEN WITH. The New England, from Savannah to Liverpool, Feb. 24, lat. 46, long. 27. The Ocean Queen, April 5, lat. 49 N., l ong. 17 W. The John Knox, Liverpool to Melbourne, Feb. 14, lat. 8 N., long. 23 W. The Arethusa, Hartlepool to the Cape of Good Hope, lat. 15 N., long. 26. W. The Thomas H. Perkins, of Philadelphia, March 23, hit. 33, long. 74. ----i- MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with English wheat • nevertheless, the demand for all descrir Lions was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday. The general quality of the samples was tolerably good. The arrivals of-wheat from abroad have exceeded. 9,00 0 quarters. Really fine parcels changed hands at full quota tions ; but all other kinds were very dull, and almost nominal in value. Floating cargoes off Falmouth were somewhat easier to purchase. Barley—the show of which was limited—sold steadily, and late rates were well supported. The malt trade was inactive, but no change took place in p r i ces . We had a fair inquiry for oats, and last week's quota' tions were freely supported. The arrivals continua' limited, Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, on former terms. ARRITALS TIII3 WHIM Wheat. 1 Barley. I Malt. Oats. 1,120 I 850 ( 450 140 3,690 50 Floe. 710 English .. Irish •• • • Foreign .. 9,56) . I 1,160 500 46 IVIIITECHAPEL. The demand for each kind of meat at this market to-dal ruled steady. The following are the quotations Beef, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 46 4d ; lamb, 6$ to 6s 4d ; Teal, 3s 4d to 4s Id ; pork, 33 ;4(1 to 4s 4(1 per Slbs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very moderately supplied with most kiwis of hops, iu which only a limited business is doing, a t 154 week's prices. THE MILITIA AND THE LINE.—In consequence of tho number of men who have volunteered' frcin the militia into infantry regiments of. the line about to proceed to foreign stations , it has bee n f oun d necessary aga in 0 , enrol men for the first-men t i one d service, in order to fi ll up the vacancies. The Tower Hamlets Militia, 64 )/ 33 : nianded by the Marq u i s o f D a lh ous i e, requ i res a l a rk number to make up its complement, and the officer;' surgeon, and serjeant s o f th e corps are i n atten d a nce daily, at the head-ga r t ers , H ac k ney, t o i nspect an d Pa s such efficient young men as may o ff er themselves. 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