The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-25 00:00:00

SECRETS OF THE COALITION. (From the Standard of Saturday night".} The Times of- this morning, with its usual indis cretion, charges the Conservative party with a conspiracy with the Irish Brigade the object of the alleged conspiracy being to obtain the defeat of the Ministry on condition of exempting Ireland the statement in the Standard, those names have rung - in - every - club in town. It would - be affects; tion to deny that we have not directly pointed at the - right - honourable official, who retain his old office, presumes at what we may believe is found the most efficient centre of unity, the identity of the new party with the old. There can be no longer any reserve in the affair. What has been whispered in secret has been published on the house-tops. •- Explations, we anticipate, rather racy ones, must be elicited from all: parties in the course of the coming debate. Then arises the ques tion whether Parliament can do 'nothing to check such a system of wholesale traffic in the votes of legislators ?—.:whether, in fact, the whole negotia tion be not a high misdemeanor and contempt of the privileges of the house, which calls itself a de liberative assembly ? We do not undertake now to answer these grave questions. We, at least, have done our duty. We have laid the facts as we believe them capable of being substantiated before the British public, and we conclude as we began by declaring our convic tion that the annals of political profligacy supply no instance of an intrigue more entirely unprinci pled than that to which we must not forget each individual member of the Aberdeen Cabinet is at this moment personally indebted for his place and his salary as a Minister of the Crown. from the income tax. We are now in a position to disclose the follow ing revelation of the means by which the majority of December last, against Lord Derby's Govern ment, was obtained, and our readers will probably judge . to :whom the charge of conspiracy is ap plicable. A. few days before the division on Mr. Disraeli's Budget, which drove Lord Derby's Ministry from power, a meeting of the Irish Brigade was held, to determine the course which they should pursue. One of the stipulations demanded by some of that ..ty was, that in the event of a change of Minis try, an income tax for Ireland should not be pro posed by their successors. A right honourable gentleman who now fills a high office conveyed a pledge to that meeting that an income tax would not be proposed by the party then in opposition, in the event of their accession to power. The pledge was conveyed to the meet ing by three Irish members, one representing a western county, the two others representing south- (From the Daily News.) ern boroughs. _I The anger of T ory i sm i s ki n d led aga i ns t Mi n i s - We can further inform the Times that within the ters because they propose to reform the legacy last 24 hours, when the right hon. gentleman was duty. For upbraided with the violation of-- liii:'-pledge his exemptions from the tax successions by death reply was, that he had pledged himself for the old and instead 1 generations land has enjoyed unjust on ; of being grateful for all it has hitherto Whig Mi n is t ry, and had given none for the Cabinet enjoyed by grace especial, and conscience-stricken now in power. I and silent on the announcement of its discontinu- Comment upon this transaction would be thrown away. (From the Morning Herald.) ance, Toryism aftects a tone of injured virtue, and threatens loudly to take vengeance upon those who would put an end to its unvirtuous privilege. Con scious' however, of the utter weakness of its cause in this particular, Toryism naturally prefers to take issue upon other ground. The unamended income tag will in many respects serve its purpose better, and upon this, therefore, the chiefs of the Carlton have, it is undek-stood, determined to offer battle. `This battle of the session begins to-night, and will probably last some days,. To what extent a counter-coalition may have been formed between the Iris 4 Catholic party and the TDerbyites, we do not undertake to. say. But we record the numerical strength, 'or rather weakness of the former, and can thqefore be neither by its own gasconade, nor by the affectation: of fear, somewhat clumsily assumed respecting it in certain quarters. The entire con tingent that acknowledge the leadership of Mr. Luoas hardly exceeded a score, and there are about as Many who have given in their adhesion from the outset to the Coalition Ministry. The votes of , seineThalf dozen Irish Whigs may be doubtful, but most of them will either stay away altogether or support the Government. Admitting, however, that from sixty to seventy Irish members of all creeds and opinions concur in declaring that they do not wish to pay the same tax upon incomes which, for ten years, has been exclusively borne by the people of England; how much nearer will that bring Mr. ForbeS . Mackenzie to his former Fist of Secretary of the Treasury ? An evening contemporary tells, with all the air of circumstan tial gravity, a story respecting the arts which are said to have been used to gain a decisive majority against the late Administration. Certain Irish meinbeis continued, as the story goes, undecided until the last moment ; no genial arguments or blandishments could fix their waverin- resolve, un less Mr. Hayter could obtain for th%m a pledge _from the coalition chiefs that, were they in office, they would not extend the income tax to Ireland, these intractable gentlemen would not help to turn Mr. Mackenzie out and to put Mr. Hayter in. After some negotiation, the pledge, it is pre tended, was given ; and now these gentlemen, ac cording to the Standard, are fully justified in mak ing-reprisals by voting against the whole Bud get, or any part thereof they do not happen to like. The story is only worth repeating as illustrative of the state of decadence and despair which pervades the party now in opposition. If they had any_ great principle or any, great cause to invoke, we should not hear of such tales of broken faith, or of appeals to such miserable motives as these on the eve of a great party conflict. It is pretty well understood, however, that the more sensible men among Lord Derby's followers have no desire to reopen the old quarrel between town and country. Many of them have concealed their regret at having been misled into desertion of Sir Robert Peel, and since the humiliation to which they were exposed in December last, when at the end of a six years' mutiny they heard every prin ciple of that illustrious statesman practically adopt ed by Mr. Disraeli, these sober-minded gentlemen have made no secret of their determination never to be run away with again by any insurgent genius. They feel that in the main the order to which they belong has everything to lose and nothing to gain by setting itself against the common sense and general interest of the com munity at large. Free Trade has already begun to convince even them of its compensating ad -vantages. The price of agricultural produce has not for a long time been so remunerative, and even country gentlemen are beginning to under stand that low and just taxation is better for every body than high and , unequal imposts. We believe if such persons were to speak the thought which is uppermost in their minds just now, it is an un feigned regret that the Peelites were not induced to join Lord Derby in the place of Lord John Russell. Between Mr. Gladstone's scheme for the renewal of the' income tax, and that of Mr. Dis raeli there is no. substantial difference, which re commends the latter to the approval of country gentlemen. Whatever faith they ever may have had in their Arab chief, utterly died out within them before Christmas last, and of the two, they would infinitely rather follow Mr. Gladstone as their future leader than his more venturous rival. To this it may some day or other come, and mean time we shall not be surprised at finding the names of many respectable county =embers missing in the list of the division on the renewal for seven years of- the income tax. • Like the tax they may not, but they like the notion of a dissolution less, and will not easily be induced, therefore, to neglect their " heavy colds " or " urgent private business" in the country to come to town in order to precipi tate a ministerial crisis. If, upon the other hand, there be some gaps in the ministerial ranks on the present occasion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has only to thank himself for causing them. He knows as well as any man the strength and intensity of the objec tions so long entertained out of doors by men of all shades of opinion to the undiscriminating tariff of incomes. He knows full well the justice of such objections ; and he must feel that, sooner or later, they are destined to prevail. But he seems in this and some other respects more anxious to walk in the shadow of Peel than to emulate those practical qualities of flexibility and adaptation which so eminently characterised his master. There was no thing of detail; of shape, or form which Peel was not ready to sacrifice sooner than endanger a great object. Mr. Gladstone admits—as'lt is impossible indeed, for him to deny—the prevalence and ear nestness of the opposition to an indiscriminate rating of incomes. But, sooner than forego a literal and unreasoiing adherence tothe formulaof the tax, as originally cast by Peel, he offers to dribble it away year by year, and at last to abolish it altogether. Nobody, except Mr. Gladstone himself, seriously believes that the latter -result is likely to arise in our time.- 'Long before 1860 many circumstances will haveoccurred in the natural progress of events which may . render such an abolition imiiassible ; and long before then we doubt not that we shall See the just and natural principle asserted of dis crimination between fixed and fluctuating incomes. It is our duty this morning to bring before our readers a transaction which, take in all , froite of a its inception to its end, from th e giving discre ditable promise to its still more discreditable v'ola tion, edo not designate too strongly when we say that it constitutes an intrigue as disgraceful as any by which power was ever obtai ne d through the secret machinations ofpr u ofl i tg e a o t e n e t are now in a position to n least of the u n d er h an d conspiracy y e n l which,oe porti on l a Decem ber last, plotted and accomplished the overthrow of Lord Derby' s Ad m i n i strat i on. W e procee d to lay the narrative of the transaction before our readers, and Englishmen will judge whether we have applied to it expressions too strong. It now appears that in December last, upon that vote on the budget which we have been so often assured was the result of no factious combination, but the pure and disinterested and accidental agree ment of different hostile parties to reject an unwise measure of finance—it now appears, we say; that the vote rejecting the proposals of Mr. Disraeli was obtained by the employment of that peculiar ma chinery of political negotiations of which the con venience of party assigns the management to the gentleman - who fills, or is expected to fill, that very delicate office, the duties of which are not very in distitctly, although very decorously, expressed by the title of " Patronage Secretary to the Trea sury." Our readers are aware that under the ancient regi►ne of Lord John Russell, the official duties of the post, for which the above is the plausible euphe mism, were ably and efficiently discharged by the Right Hon. Win. Goodenough rlayter, the repre sentative of the borough of Wells. They know also that, under the Ministry of Lord Aberdeen, he has returned to his former office, and still makes his gentle suggestions in the lobby previous to a division in the evening, and still dispenses in the morning at Whitehall the small favours of " tide waiterships," and " clerkships," and " gauger ships," and all other little " ships," by which inde pendent supporters of the Minister are so marvel lously gratified for their country's good. Premising so much, let us ask the attention of all honest men to the revelations which elsewhere we transcribe from the columns of our admirable contemporary the Standard. We do not seek to shelter ourselves behind the high character of that journal. We repeat the statement on our own re sponsibility, as we were in possession of the facts on Saturday afternoon, and as we would have stated them this morning, whether we had been anticipated by the accident of the hours of publi cation of any other journal or not. _ _ The facts are these :—ln December last, a few days before the division on the budget, a negotia tion was opened between the leaders of the Opposi tion and that particular section of the House of Commons to whom we long since affixed the now familiar desi g ua . tion of " the Pope's Brass Band," the object of that negotiation being to induce these respectable gentlemen to add their moral weight and numerical influence to the motley levy of divers tongues and nations—the gathering of the clans, which was then organising to destroy the Ministry against which they had but one bond of union—a common hatred of Conservatism. All the terms of the treaty, unhappily, we are not able to disclose. Among the stipulations, how ever, insisted upon by some of the Irishmen, was a distinct pledge that in the event of their combining with the expectant placemen to drive Lord Derby from power, his successors would not propose an income tax for Ireland. The result was, that at a full meeting of those Irish members who chose to call themselves the popular party, three of their body were authorised by a personage " now and formerly holding high office," to give, on behalf of the opposition leaders, the required pledge, and on the distinct faith of that pledge " the Irish party" voted against Mr. Disraeli's budget, and the Minis try of Lord Derby fell. The pledge, we need not say, has been wholly disregarded. One touch, and one only, is still wanting to complete this exquisite picture. When the " personage in high office" was taxed with the breach of faith, to the indignant upbraidings of the bearers of his message he is said to have replied that he had pledged himself, indeed, for the Whigs if they succeeded to, power, but that he had no authority to give a- pledge for the present Cabinet or Mr. Gladstone. Nay, something still more amusing is behind. On Saturday morning the Times had the indescrib able folly to assail with rather gross vituperation the members of the Irish Brigade, and charge them in terms distinguished by the usual courtesies of the Ministerial journal with conspiring by falsehood and lies with the Conservative party to exempt Ireland from the income tax. It must not be won dered at if flesh and blood could not stand this. It - was bad enough to have been fooled ; but after this to be reviled I ! The admirable discretion that dictated the coarse attack of the Times will be per fectly appreciated when these wretched conspirators for place shall feel the full consequences of the scorn and indignation that must follow the provoked exposure of their unprincipled intrigues. Some lessons, indeed, there may be for all par ties in these revelations. For those Irish gentle men who suffered themselves by such miserable pretences to be drawn into a combination against the only Ministry that has existed of late years disposed to do justice to their country, we confess we have very little compassion, either under their betrayal or the revilings that have been poured upon them. From right-minded men they will probably receive very little pity of any other kind than that which we have heard more than once ex pressed for them in a homely phrase, which uncere moniously refers them for a redress of their griev ances to a personage not more particularly to be named. The Irish people may perhaps be entitled to a little more pity, and be somewhat more capa ble of instruction. We doubt not that many of those who were taught at the hustings to shout " Down with Lord Mummery Russell," will be a little perplexed when they discover that the patriots for whom they roared had scarcely reached St. Stephen's when they were caught in the verycentre of a nice little negotiation to restore the said Lord Mummery to power. Even grave John Bull, we suspect, may rub his eyes with amazement when Lord John Russell is detected in the very fact of sending billets-doux to the brass band. It will not be forgotten that it was from the Russell section of the Cabinet that this negotiation proceeded. We have been already assured by a Lord of the Treasury that between abuse the Brigad e an d th a t m i s e ra ble f a ction who ( . 3 7:re l L iin be o rame of Peel, the closest and most existed. cor- We confess we should have been slowtoelieve that the writer of the Durham letter would have been been the author of an embassy to political catch the alliance ce of the nominees of Car dinal Wiseman an The people of the whole P r_e op a o l e m . may learn something h d i c a h n t a h e n of at t i h on e w is ay m i a n n w e interrupted of this great Lord Derby was driven from office,ud by intriguers. measures were disapproved of by lt not because his Com mons, but because the Whigs had the good of fortune to have a negotiator of tact and dexterity to win upon the favour of his opponent , In d e tie c ause,the Whig leaders were unprincipled enough to authorise him to give any pledge that might b e demantlel by the n minees of the Irish priests as the pie.) of their support. We may all, perhaps, learn something of the blessings of a united Cabinet, when we find that the authorised official of the Ministry exculpates hin 531 f from the violation of a distii.° and solemn ledg, by the excuse that lie gavo it for one sec tion of the Ministry P ' but not for the other. hope, will not be earnestly The matter, let us . not thought it right to e - e Ito rest. We have su Irish members who of the three print the nara:s th e assurance ; but since wer e employed to convey THE RECENT MANSLAUGHTER AT CHELTENHAM.— We reported a few days ago the circumstances attending a brutal attack made in the streets of Cheltenham, upon a man named Richard Mann, by two women and a man, who beat. and kicked him in such a manner that he died from the injuries. It will be remembered that the out rage was committed between ten and and eleven o'clock at night, and that although the disturbance occasioned by the affray occupied at least half an hour, no police man was to be found ; and the unfortunate deceased re mained bleeding in the street until three o'clock next morning, when a policeman found him insensible, but left him in the street for another hour before he had him removed. These circumstances coming to the knowledge of Earl Fitzhardinge, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, through the medium of the newspapers, his lordship di rected that an inquiry into the conduct of the police should be instituted by the magistrates of Cheltenham. Accordingly this inquiry has just taken place before eleven of the local magistrates, his lordship being pre vented from attending by an attack of gout, Mr. Lefroy, the chief constable of the Gloucestershire constabulary, was also present. It appeared the outrage occurred on the night of the Cheltenham Steeplechases, and nearly the whole of the police force were in attendance on the race-course all day, so that the night police did not go on duty until after ten o'clock, and the town was left for at least an hour without a single policeman being on duty. After hearing the statements of the police, the bench came to the decision that on the night in question the town was not protected by the police in the way in which it ought to have been, notwithstanding the ex,U e about their engagement on the race-course. They a S. resolved that "it steeplechase races again take place in the vi cin it y of the tow a n t , ti t i li . e stewards or parties pro moting them s h ou l d, own expense, co n p d r u o e v t i e d d e . the necessary means f or their being properly OFR y ?f , OXFORD, r V d oit C sectionE fi T ER of AND this WOLVERHAMPTONWOLVERHAMPTON TAE line, from Evesham to Wolvercot, near Oxford, will be opened on the 7th of May, instead of the 2d, as recently announced. The d e l ay has arisen from th e consequence of a slip at that great difficulty on the line, the Mickle ton tunnel and embankment. a 7.,..,(1 GENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. Subjoined are the standing and proposed engagements for this meeting, which commenced to-day. - The asterisks indicate the horses which are now at New market. TIIESDAY.--The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas for mares ; four-yr-olds, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 81b ; six and aged, 10st. R.C. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a Subscription of 100 soya each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b ; the .own e r o f th e secon d horse to receive back his stake. R.M. 36 subs. * Sittingbourne *Filbert West Australian *Cobnut * Ninnyhammer - *Nr tpecker c by War Eagle— *Hazlenut Rigolette Barbatus Mr. Sykes *Exhibition Singapore The 'Adjutant *Constantine Towton *Cheddar Milesian The Friar Oxonian Umbriel The Lion Erycthon King David Sir Walter Youthful Days Sweepstakes of 300 sous each, 100 ft, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. 4 subs. *llex *Hugo *The Carrier (paid Lens *Warwhoop Pindna Amazon Osiris Break-o'Day-boy The Iteiver • Orinoco North Pole Mustang Lasedles Pensioner (paid: Match : 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Duke of Bed ford's *Hesperus, Bst 71b, agst Lord Glasgow's Senorita, Bst. WEDNESDAY.—PIate of 50 sovs ; for three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 121 b; five and upwards, 9st 51b ; mares and geldings alowed 31L. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs, if demanded, &c. D.M. Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b ; only one allowance. D.M. 9 subs. Mocassin (31b) Filbert *c by Mary Owen— cby The Emperor cby the Emperor Nell Gwynne (31b) —Coral (31b) —Mandane (31b) Magnet (31b) *Nutpecker *Dabchick (31b) Aneroid (31b paid) Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 31b ; if both, 51b. A.F. 8 subs. *Petrel (31b) • *Cobnut (31b) *Husk *Diomedia (51b) *Speed the Plough *Alamode (3 lb) br cby Lanercost (31b) *Sittingbourne —an Actaeon mare (31b) The One Thousand-Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 BOWL each, h - ft, for three-year-old fillies, Bst 71b. The • owner of the second filly to receive back his stake. D.M. 40 subs. *Mayfair Miss Emma Hybla *Lady Margaret _ bf by Dot: John *Estrella Auld Acquaintance Physalis *Glenavon Incense *Exhibition *Koh-i-noor f by Theon—Aliena Frenzy *Eugenie *Tell-tale Vaultress Amazon Miss Tennyson Nicotine Bounty Elspeth *Valour Mentmore Lass Margaret cf Anjou Charity Bloomer *The Nut Honeydew Strawberry Hill *Noisette bf by Bay Middn. Bridget *Mrs. Nutting --Mangosteen *Comfit Kernel Illusion Belgravia (d, pd) Nutgall Sylphine Oxonia (paid) Match 100, h ft:- First half of Ab. M.—Duke of Bed ford's *Hesperus, Bst 101 b, agst Mr. W. E. Hughes's *So phistry, 7st 71b. Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three-yr olds ; colt's, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; those by stal lions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b ' • only one allowance. A.F. 4 subs. Athol Brose *Tartuffe Speed the Plough (41b) Invasion (4114 Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions or out of mares that. never bred a winner allowed 31b ; only one allowance. D.M. 3 subs. TrtuRsDAY.--The Queen's Plate of 100 gs ; for four-yr-olds, 9st 81b ; five, lOst 71b ; six and aged, lOs 121 b. R.C. Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-old colts, Bst 71b. The winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes to carry 51b extra. D.M. 6 subs. *c by Don John Po- cby Tearaway—Mar- tentia 'llardbake garet *Filbert FRIDAY. *Hazlelut Veteran The NEWMARKET STAKES, a Subscription of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. D.M. 22 Subs. *Molasses *Tartuffe *Filbert *Cobnut *Stone Plover Bright waltham *Dabchick *Constantine b c by Libel—My Dear b f by Old England —Mrs. Bull The Major Orinoco Veteran North Pole Friar nick *Rumour *lllusion Pindus Gavotte William Rufus *Extacy Rataplan Match.-200, h ft., A. F.—Duke of Bedford's *Diomedia, Bst 71b, agst Lord Glasgow's f by Don John, out of Con spiracy, 7st lllb. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. The arrangements to meet the requirements of the public will be found very satisfactory. On Tuesday (the Two Thousand Guineas day) a cheap train will leave at 7 a.m. ; due at Newmarket about a quarter past 10, and will return from Newmarket the same day at 7 p.m. On Friday a special train consisting of first-class car riages will leave Newmarket for London one hour after the last race. Other trains from London each day, except Sunday, at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 30 a.m., 2 30 p.m., and 5 p.m. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, APRIL 23. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Galatea from Guernsey ; Prosperous, St. Michael's ; St. Ma ria, Emden ; Tom Cringle, St. Mies ; Frederich Johanna, Groningen ; Idea, Rotterdam ; Brunswick, Guernsey ' • Johannes, Ditzum ; Frau Margaretha, Carolinensiel • Antina, Hamburgh ; Secundus, Alexandria ; Woodvill e, Konigsburg ; George t.nd Elizabeth, Rouen ; Barham, Calcutta ; City of Bou logne, Boulogne; Thornsey, Swendborg ; Star, Antwerp; Minerva, Hana ; Tarbet Castle. Escomlorera ; Christina Johanna, Groningen ; Jeune Josephs, Dunkirk ; Jenne Victor, do. ; Gezuster Ball, Groningen ; Seine, Boulogne ; Ceres, Memel ; Sophia, North Sea ; Anna Henrietta, Ham burgh ; Hawk, Dunkirk ; Panther, Ostend ; Salvator, Porsgrund ; Venice, Charente ; Juno, Wyck Hilkea ; Johanna, Hamburgli; Aurora, Seniaesand ; Apollo, Dram; Flora, Sarpsborg ; Hoffnung, Hamburgh Claudine, Struer ; Mette Catharine, Copenhagen ; Marie Agnetha, Cullenborg ; Haabets A nker, Christiansund ; Lamine, Emden. . . ENTERED OUTWARDS. FOR LOADING.—The Tiger, for Hambro' ; Forfarshire, Madras ; City of Boulogne, Bou logne ; Imtra Giezen, Rotterdam ; Thornsung, Copen hagen ; English Rose, Bremen ; Victoria, Cape of Good Hope, and Australia ; Ingram, Cadiz ; Ire, Stockholm ; Agneta, Harburg • Panther, Ostend ; Ruby, Elsinore and St. Petersburg ; P oblana,j Bilboa and Sentander ; Joseph Freidlander, Rio Janeiro; Queen of Britain, Trinidad. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Equator, for Algoa Bay ; James and Emma, Brussels ; Herman, Ham burg ; August Adolphe, Dantzic; Attwood, Prince Ed ward's Island ; Bonne Marie, Nantes ; Eliza and Maria, Oporto • Condor, Rotterdam ; Ocean, Havre ; Countess of Lonsdale, Hamburg ; Thames, ditto.; Batavier, Rotter dam ; Earl of Auckland, ditto •Albion, Boulbgne • Diana, Amsterdam ; City of London , Dunkirk; Lord John Rus sell, Harlingen ; Calabar, Adelaide ; Highland Lad, Mel bourne ; Ocean, Hamburg ; Antwerpen, Antwerp ; Foyle, Jersey and Guernsey ; Bullfinch, Elsinore. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Tigris, from Calcutta for Liverpool, March 1, lat. 17 S., long. 4 W. The Scotia, from Bombay to London, April 5, lat. 13 S., long 9 W. The Meridian, from Ceylon for London, March 7, lat. 9 S., long. 12 W. The Seringapatam, from Bombay for London, March 10, .at. 5 S., long. 21 W. . The Fleet, from. Liverpool for Melbourne, April 17, lat. 19 N., long. 7W. ' • The Leon, from London for Madras, March 13, lat. 1 S., long. 20 W., with damage in her upper works. The Nora, from London, April 4, lat. 35 S., long. 13 W. The Clara Anna Maria, from Cardiff to Shanghae, March 16, lat 2 N., long. 21 W. The .Alliance,_ for Calcutta, March 7, lat. 18 S., long. 30 W. The Baroness, from London for California, March 8, lat. 16 S., long. 31 W. The Medora, from Plymouth for Port Philip, April 15, lat. 46 N., long. 9 W: The Elizabeth, from Cardiff for New York, April, 3, lat. 44 N., long. 41 W. The Pallas, from Clyde for Quebec, April 15, lat. 55 N., long. 10 W. SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE RIVER, AND Loss OF PROPERTY.—Thursday afternoon, between 12 and 1 o'clock, a most serious collision took place on the river, under the following circumstances :—lt appears that for some weeks past a number of mechanics in the service of the London Dock Company have been, at suitable intervals, engaged in repairing the outer gates of the chief entrance at Wapping. It was, therefore, necessary to have the use of a patent diving bell, which was placed on board a barge, and was generally made secure to the Dock Company's moorings abreast the gates. By some means yesterday the brig Tom Cringle came in violent collision with the diving-bell barge, which soon filled and went down with the whole of the costly apparatus. The barge in several parts received extensive damage, but fortunately the men were at dinner, or the loss of life must have been very serious. The whole affair has to be fully investigated before the magistrates at the Thames Police Court ; but at present sufficient time has not transpired to enable the officers of the company to make the necessary inquiry. The officers oftkie Thames Police, under the direction of Inspector White, are also making inquiries into the real cause of the accident. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—A'remarkable case of dispute and decision came before the Nottingham magistrates on Tuesday last. It appeared that a man named Oxpring was taking a walk accompanied by his dog, when a young man of the name of Reuben Harrison accosted him, and claimed his canine companion. High words arose, and a policeman being near, fearful of worse con sequences, took possession of the animal, and advised the men to appear at the police-office, and allow the dis pute to be settled by the magistrates. This was agreed to, and at the appointed time and place each of the parties appeared, and produced witnesses. The magis trates, however, being unable to settle the matter by their own judgment, they determined to leave it to the decision of the dog. The men were seated apart from each other in the justice room, and the dog was intro duced with all due ceremony. After searching about some time, and passing Harrison and his witness with the most contemptuous indifference, the dog perceived Oxpring, to whom he at once hastened, joyfully wagging his tail, placing his feet on his knees, and attempting to lick his face. The testimony of the dumb witness was considered conclusive, and Oxpring was declared to be the rightful owner. CHEPSTOW TUBULAR BRIDGE.— This structure is at length completed, and after having undergone an exami nation by the Government Inspector of Railways has been certified to be fit for traffic. LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-APRIL 23. IN RE THOS. HENRY CA/SfABAH, AN AFRICAN PRINCE. HABEAS CORPUS. In this case Mr. Hance had obtained a rule for a writ of habeas corpus before Mr. Baron Platt, at chambers, to bring up the body of Thomas Henry Camabah, a co loured youth, about seven years of age, now in the care and custody of Mr. Swinton. It appeared that the youth was the son of an African chief, called King Camabah, whose territory was near Sierra Leone; and with whom Mr. Swinton, the captain of a merchant ship, now residing at Liverpool, had had some commercial transactions, and his father had en trusted the boy to the care of Mr. Swinton, to get him educated in England. Some correspondence had passed between them, by which it appeared that Mr. Swinton had demanded, in one of his letters to King Camabah, the sum of 2501., which he alleged to be due to him in some business matters, and threatened, unless it were rp,aid, to keep the young prince and make him his ser vant. The writ of habeas corpus was obtained at the instance of Mr. Wilcox, hon. secretary to the Countess of Huntingdon's Society, who have a missionary station in the dominions of King Camabah, on the coast of Africa, and who alleged that they bad authority to obtain posses. sion of the child and educate him in the Christian faith. The rule was made returnable in the full court, and Mr. Swinton now presented himself with his youthful charge, who was of perfectly sable hue, and appeared to be an interesting and intelligent boy of his age. Mr. Willes showed cause against the rule, and said that Capt. Swinton never for a moment entertained the idea of making the boy his servant, although he might have used such a threat to his father. He had about 2 years ago, undertaken to get the child educated, and had been instructed by his father, the King, not to pay attention to any application respecting him which did not bear the impression of a seal. The authority to ob tain possession of the child produced by Mr. Wilcox was written by a person on behalf of the father, but did not bear the impress of the necessary seal. An application had been made to Prince Albert, with a view of obtain ing for the boy a nomination at Christ's Hospital. Mr. Hance having been heard in support of the rule, and having urged the imp or t ance of the society obtain ing possession of the ybung prince, in order that they might educate him in the Christian religion, with a view to its being promulgated and adopted eventually in the dominions over which he might be called to rule. The Chief Baron, and other members of the court, conferred with the young prince, who spoke broken English, to ascertain his feelings on the subject ; and ultimately decided that he should remain in the care of Capt. Swinton, who should undertake not to remove him out of the jurisdiction of the courts of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The parties then withdrew. RENEAUX V. TEAKLE.—LIABILITY OF A HUSBAND TO PAY DEBTS CONTRACTED BY HIS WIFE.—IMPORTANT CASE. This was an action by a milliner to recover the amount of a bill for goods supplied to the defendant's wife. It appeared that the defendant resided in the Acacia-road, St. John's - wood, and had an i ncome o f a b out 3001. a year. He allowed his wife, who lived with him and took care of their children, 301. a year to provide her self with clothes, and the plaintiff was aware of this fact One of the witness at the trial swore that the defen dant's wife was in the habit of dressing herself very finely after her husband had left home in the morning and going out, always returning shortly before he came home, and then changing her dress. The defence at the trial was, that the goods had been supplied to Mrs. Teakle without the defendant's knowledge or authority. The jury, however, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. Mr. Baron Platt at the trial re fused to admit evidence of many similar claims having been sent into the defendant, amounting altogether to 150/. A rule was subsequently obtained to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial. Mr. Brewer now showed cause against the rule; and urged that'the defendant was liable, the goods obtained having been suitable to Mrs. Teakle's station of life. The Chief Baron—Supposing a gentleman of ascetic habits chose to say that his wife should wear only surge, the tradespeople to whom he had given notice of it had no right to supply her with anything she might order. Mr. Baron Martin—lf a man tells his wife, " You shall not have such a thing ;" she cannot pledge his authority for it. • Mr. Brewer said it had been decided by Lord Ellen borough that where a man was living with his wife, he was liable for any goods he permitted her to receive. The Chief Baron—A tradesman is not entitled to trust a man's wife without his authority. Mr. Brewer—But see, my lord, what the consequence of such a doctrine would be, if tradesmen were to refuse to supply ladies entering their shops with goods without first making inquiry of their husbands whether they had given them authority to do so or not. The Chief Baron—lt may not be necessary to make direct inquiry of the husband ; but a tradesman may find out who the' lady is before he gives her credit ; and whether she is in a position of life to warrant her pur chasing the goads she had selected. Mr. Baron Martin—lf a respectable woman goes into a shop, it may be presumed that she has authority to order goods fur herself and children ; but if the husband says, " I gave her no authority to do so, and supplied her with other goods," the tradesman cannot recover. It is a question of authority, the same as with any other servant. Mr. Gray, in support of the rule, quoted "Benedict v.lMontagu," (3 Barn. and Cres., 631) in which Mr. Justice Holroyd laid down the doctrine that where a tradesman supplied goods to a wife, without ascertain ing whether necessity for her having them existed, he supplied them at his own peril ; and the burden of the proof of the assent of the husband lay on the party sup plying the goods, and who acted upon the supposed au thority of the husband. The' Chief Baron—We are all of opinion that there ought to be a new trial. Rule absolute. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL.—APRIL 23. THE QUEEN V. ELIZABETH BROOKS.--A WIFE RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS FROM HER HUSBAND. This case was sent up by the Recorder of Liverpool, before whom the prisoner had been convicted, of receiv ing goods knowing them to have been stolen ; and the point for the determination of the Court was, whether a wife could be convicted of such an offence, she having received the goods in question from her husband, by whom - they had been stolen. On behalf of the prosecution, Mr. Brett contended that although the presumption of law in such a case was, that the wife had acted under the influence and control of her husband, yet there might be evidence to show that she had acted, voluntarily. Mr. Baron Parke said it was perfectly clear that a wife receiving stolen goods from her husband could not, under any circumstances,, be an offence. The conviction must, therefore, be set aside. Conviction quashed;- TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1853. 2PORTI. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—Thomas lames Lee was charged with obtaining money under false pretences. The prisoner wrote to the Rev. Ralph Lindsay, of Loughborough, offering to communicate "something to his advantage," on the receipt of one guinea, and at the same time represented that there was certain property to which the rev. gentleman was entitled through his uncle, Mr. Lindsay, of St. Thomas's-street, in the borough of Southwark, and who, the Rev. Mr. Lindsay was led to believe, was not at present in the land of the living. The prisoner's letters were, however, answered, and afterwards forwarded to Mr. Ralph Lindsay, of Basinghall-street, the gentleman supposed to be dead, who paid the prisoner the fee he demanded, and received in exchange some written information that there was money in stock and unclaimed dividends lying dormant, which might be recovered by the clergyman, as nephew and next of kin to the complainant, who therefore gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Lind. ay said he was not yet dead, as the prisoner had represented, neither had he any interest in stock or unclaimed dividends. He remembered many years back having 5101. in stock, but he sold out 500/. of it twenty years ago, and left the other 101. to go to the Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. Sir R. W. Carden said there was no false pretences proved yet, for the prisoner might have obtained the in formation he gave from an old unclaimed dividend book in which the name of Mr. Lindsay appeared for the amount he had not sold out. From what he knew of the prisoner, he did not helieve he had any fraudulent in tion, for he was mainly instrumental in the matter of Miss ITardwick's charity in recovering the sum of about 4,000/. stock, and unclaimed dividends, which had been standing in the bank-books from the year 1827. On that occasion he required a guine - a for his information, and on its turning out "greatly to the advantage" of the party to whom it was communicated, the prisoner was rewarded with a gift of 251., and it was remarked that, although he was following in the line of Joseph Ady, he appeared a shrewder man, inasmuch as he did not trouble the wrong parties. The alderman then lectured the prisoner upon the impropriety of obtaining laatl e i v ng os e b p y h t ham d s y r d a e nd i s c r r e e c d o i m t a m b le m en de means him adopted m t o be bythe m ore careful for the future, or he - would get himself into very unpleasant difficulties. The prisoner was then discharged. WESTMINSTER. —Two well-dressed men, who gave the names of James M`Mullen and Gcorge Wilson, were charged with picking ladies' pockets at the confir mation held by the Bishop of London at the new church in Rochester-row, Westminster. The two prisoners were seen by a detective officer outside the church in close conversation just before the termination of the service, and when the doors of the church were opened they went in and mixed with the crowd coming out. Each was seen to take a purse from the pockets of ladies, and both were at once secured by the detective officer, who was in plain clothes watch ing them. The prisoners were committed. Besides the above robberies, one lady lost a gold watch ; another lady lost 251. ; and a third her purse upon the occasion in question. GUERNSEY LIGHTHOUSES.—A Parliamentary paper, printed on Friday last, contains an estimate of the erec tion and expense of maintenance of an iron lighthouse on the west end of the island of Guernsey, obtained by the Admiralty from Mr. Alexander Gordon. The ex pense of constructing the tower is estimated at 5,600/. ; but, if with a green stone tower, the work would not cost less than 10,0001., and could not be finished in less than 18 months' time. Mr. Gordon also states that the cost of maintenance ought notto exceed 500/. per annum. STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Guardian ofSaturday.) MANCHESTER, APRIL 22.—From the most trustworthy American accounts, it is seen to be increasingly evident that cotton is very largely kept back from the ports, partly in consequence of the state of the roads, and very much with the view of affectin g p r i ces ; so that the large fall ing off in the excess of receipts (especially considering that the comparison is still with heavy weeks) is not to be taken as materially significant in estimating the ulti mate supply. In our market, the persuasion that prices cannot be maintained ld. per lb. abo ire the level of last year, with so great a stock as there is on both sides the Atlantic is more decided and more general in the pre sent week than it was before ; and the holders of cotton in Liverpool cannot conceal their own distrust on this head, for they are much more anxious to sell, and wil ling to concede fully Id. per lb. from last Friday's quo tations, while the trade quietly persevere in the judicious policy of buying only for their immediate needs. The prevalence of these views among all classes of buyers has caused the business of the week to be much restricted in its aggregate amount. On Tuesday, there were some operations, at full rates, in yarns and goods for the East ; principally occasioned, so far as articles for China were concerned, by the proposed re duction in the duty upon tea ; yesterday and to-day, however, this seems t o h ave pretty nearly passed away, and the whole market is even duller. Speaking broadly, prices are inclined to be slightly in favour of buyers ; but we do not think that there is a quotable difference, except in the medium and lower numbers of yarns, which may be had at a decline of Ad. per lb., though not from all producers. As to this market, there is no apprehension of any material or sudden fall in prices, which are low enough for a range in the raw material id. below the Liverpool quotations. THE MODERN GUNPOWDER PLOT. SEIZURE OF ROCKETS AT ROTHERHITHE BOW STREET-APRIL 23. At half-past one o'clock this afternoon Robert Hale and Willians Hale, father and son, appeared before Mr. Henry. the magistrate at Bow-street, to answer a sum mons charging them with having, in a house in their occupation, a certain large quantity of gunpowder, greater than was allowed by the law to be in the pos session of one person. There were several foreigners present in the body of the court, but in consequence of it not being publicly known that the case was to be brought on, the court was by no means crowded. Mr. Bodkin, barrister, attended on the part of the Crown, and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the defendants. Mr. Bodkin said he was instructed by the Govern ment to submit to Mr. Henry certain circumstances which appeared to them to justify their interference with respect to premises in the occupation of the elder defen dant, if not in the joint occupation of both. He should show that they had brought themselves under the ope ration of a penal act of Parliament, which provided that no dealer in gunpowder should be possessed of more than 200 lbs. of gunpowder at one time and in one place, and that no person who was not a dealer should be pos sessed of more than 50 lbs. under similar circumstances, and this act imposed a penalty of 2s. on every pound above those amounts. Mr. Bodkin then detailed the cir cumstances under which the present seizure had taken place, and stated that the Government had other rea sons than obtaining penalties for instituting the present proceedings. He then called the following witnesses : James C. Evans, a superintendent of the Thames po lice, deposed that he executed, on the 13th April, a war rant, granted by Mr. Henry. The premises were situ ated at the back of the Grand Surrey Canal, in Rother hithe. He got there about three o'clock in the afternoon. He was7accompanied by Sergeant Sanders of the detec tive police. He found a man, who gave the name of James Boylen. He saw him sitting before a machine, ramming in rockets. Witness inquired for Mr. Hale, and he said he was not there. He then asked if Mr. Robert Hale was there, and he said not since Monday. I told him we were officers of the police, and asked him if he kept any gunpowder on the premises. He said they kept no gunpowder—only a rocket composition. I then produced the warrant, and after reading it over to him, proceeded to search the premises. He first showed us a small cask of composition, which he said he was using. There were a number of shells and rockets lying about. There was a shed about thirty feet from the work house. I asked for the key of it. He called it the magazine. He said he had not got the key, which was kept by Mr. Robert Hale. I then said I would break it open. On my threat to break in he produced the key, and opened the door. Among other things in the magazine there was a quantity of gun powder. I took possession of all I found there, and carried it away from the premises. It was weighed at the arsenal, where it was taken. I took possession of 79 cases, containing altogether 1,759 rockets. The witness then stated that on seeing the defendants they denied that the composition was gunpowder, and they offered to refer him to Sir Tnomas Hastings, and otherel in order to show that they were not carrying on a manu facture for illegal purposes. He took a portion of the ma terial to several chemists for analisation. He also made an experiment himself by loading two pistols, one with the composition, and the other with ordinary granulated gunpowder, and on firing them off he found that the balls placed in each made an equal indentation upon a board. Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson--I found no granu lated gunpowder. When I made the experiment with the pistols I could not distinguish any difference between the reports of the two. I will undertake to say that the one with the composition made no hissing noise when it was let off. I know nothing of making rockets. I never was employed in any other proceedings against a party for making rockets or for having gunpowder. (The witness here produced two rockets, one was very small, being about an inch in thickness and four inches in length, but the other, which was charged, and rather startled the counsel and spectators had a formidable appearance, being at least a foot in length, 3 or 4 inches in thickness, and pointed at the ends. It appeared to be encased in iron.) Sir Richard Mayne directed me to remove the rockets and composition to the arsenal at Greenwich. I did not see on.the premises 500 lbs. of what is ordinarily called gun powder. Thos. Clark said he took a quantity of powder from the premises of the defendants, and conveyed it to Mr. Way's chemist in Holles-street, and delivered it to his assistant. John Sanders said—l was present at the firing of the pistols in Scotland-yard. I loaded them myself, one with the composition and the other with a ea rtridge of granulated gunpowder. I put the same quantity in each. I fired at a board, and in both instances the ball went through the board into the wall. — They both went off instantaneously. Mr. J. T. Way, examined, said—l am a professional chemist. I have been engaged in that department of science 12 or 14 years. I received from my assistant a quantity of gunpowder for analisation. I found it to consist of nitre, sulphur, and charcoal. Those are _the ingredients used iu the manufacture of gunpowder. The proportions of these substances vary in different kinds. In 100 parts of this composition there were 70 parts of nitre, 121 of sulphur, 16/ of charcoal, and 1 per cent. of moisture. It does not present the appearance of granulated gunpowder. Powder is granulated by being passed through a sieve, but it can be reduced in a pulp by the application of water. The composition is in my opinion gunpowder. Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—l never saw any gunpowder manufactured. My knowledge of the manu facture is obtained from reading. This composition had the appearance and character of gunpowder. Mr. Augustus Hoffman, professor of the Government School of Mines, in Jermyn-street, St. James's, and also a professor of the Royal College of Chemistry, gave evi dence as to the materials of which the composition con sisted. _ _ Mr. Toser, belonging to the laboratory at Woolwich, stated that the composition was in the same state pre. cisely as the gunpowder used at Woolwich for charging fusees for the explosion of shells. Colonel Wilson, also connected with the same esta blishment, said he had examined the composition, and he considered that it was decidedly gunpowder. Other evidence was adduced to prove the occupancy of the premises by the younger Hale. This concluded the case on the part of the Crown. Mr. Clarkson then replied on behalf of the defendants, observing that he would not enter into the mystery which surrounded the moving cause in this miserable prosecution, for that would probably be the subject of inquiry else where, but would confine his attention to the only ques tion in the case, namely, whether this composition was or was not gunpowder under the meaning of the act. The learned counsel then complained that the premises of Mr. Hale, which were well known to the Government as a place for the manufacture of war-rockets, he having supplied them with quantities of these articles, being entered in such a surreptitious way by the police, especially as he carried on his business not only without any secresy, but in the most open manner. After alluding to the scientific evidence, he stated that the composition in question was purchased from Messrs. Curtis and Hervey, who marked the barrels in which it was contained " Composition," in contradistinction of gunpowder, and that he should be able to prove that its manufacture differed in some important respects from gunpowder. He then called Mr. Charles William Curtis, of the firm of Curtis and Hervey, manufacturers of gunpowder, said, Mr. Hale was a customer of theirs. The material with which they supplied him was a composition—they did not call it gunpowder, nor did he think it was termed so by the trade. It only went through the process of making gunpowder to some extent. It had not gone through the granulating mill a pro cess through which gunpowder always went. They were in the habit of supplying the same composition to firework makers. It would not go off like gunpowder he did not think it would fire a gun, b u t h e had never tried that. Dr. Ure, the chemist, gave it as his opinion that the composition was not gunpowder. Mr. Bodkin having replied, • Mr. Henry said he would take time to consider his decision. The hearing of other summonses was fixed for Thurs day next, at two o'clock. EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY TO AUSTRALIA.-it ap pears from the shippi ng li st of the Hanse Mere intile Gazette that not less than 19 vessels are now loading at Haniburgh for our Australian co onies. Of these ves sels two are to sail before the expiration of the present month, four will sail in May, two in June, four in July, three in August, two in September, and two in October. The joint tonnage of the vessels amounts to 8, 620 tons. PRICES ()F SHARE, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUE‘DAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 19. JOINT-STOOK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per - of Paid. P , ice. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. Australasia........... 64. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 88% Beitish Is orthAmerican 6 . per cent. 50 0 0 sO 0 0 62 Commercial of London. 6.. per cent. 1. 0 0 0 .0 0 0 20 Co'onial .............. 3 . per cent., 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian - Lond. Char Bk. of Aus. - 129 0 0 210 0 15% London and County .. 6 per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 35% London Joint Stock ... ) 61, per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 21 14 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 483,4 Ditto, .‘ew......• - 8.. ,3er cent. 10 0 0 IC 0 0 - ' National of Ireland.... ! 4/. ;.er cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provnclal of Eng. : 61. per cent. 100 0 0 3.5 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ / fit. per cent, 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. 'B3. p ct. 84 b.. 25 0 0 25 0 0 5434 South Australia ...... '6, P. e. , & bs, 25 0 0 25 0 0 493 i Union of • ustralia.. •.6 p. ct &bs 25 0 0 25 0 77 Ditto . - 210 0 - Uni,o of London ..... 7 per cant. 50 0 0 10 0 0 18 Union of Maorid ....• - 40 0 0 40 0 n -- INSURANCE COMPANIEs. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. : £ s. d Albion .........• •• .. 31. 10s. 500 0 0 150 0 0 90 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. i 4s. 6d.bs. 100 0 01 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine ....... 6L p.c.& bs. 100 0 0I 25 1 0 50 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas 13,6 I d. 50 0 0 615 0 '42 rgus Life • • V. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 ) d 7 Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 () 20% County ......., „ .... 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 121 Crown .............. 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 '1 1734 Eagle Equity end Law...... 43! per coat. 100 0 0 5 0 0 534 European Life ...... ... 15s. 20 0 0 4dl paid. 20% General.. -- . ..... .. - 5 0 0 ~ 5% Globe . • .. 61. oer cent. Stock. ~ 150 ( ;uardian ... ....... .. 5/, per cent 1011 0 0 45 0 9 6i 14 Imperial Fire. - - .... 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 6 0 - Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... , ~ -,h, & ••s 100 0 0 20 0 0 58 Law Fire .......• •. • • 2s. & vs. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4'.., Law 1.ife............. - 100 0 0 to 0 0 50 regal and General Life so 0 0 2 0 0 - London Fire Loodon hip.- ..... Marine......... •• Mcd. Invlid & Gen. Life 4 1 4/. per et. 1 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 ISI iecrv.t ...... • • 4p. et. & bs. 20 0 0 20 0 6 Moaarch . .. _ 50 0 10 0 218. National Loan Fund Si. per cent. i2O 0 0 210 0 2 '14 Palladitun Lite s'. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 o 2% Pelican - - - 45 Hicenix ...... - - 173 P.:o'essional Life..." 5/. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 34 P ~ l ee! Lift .... ... Rock i. , 1 fa .. .. .. .. .. 110 Yal- 1 ';' 00 40:e • ...• • 6/, e.c , &bs Stock. all 236 Sun ,• n - Ditto Life l l. Gs - PP fl 65 United Kingdom .... 4t. p. et. & he. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5 Universal Life ic , oria Life - .... • - 51. per cent - 412 6 5% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount iName of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. fi., ngcrfo rd - - - .. - - -- 12 ,ni.b.v ari , -••• • • • - I - 100 0 0 - _ Ditto New of 73Q p c 70s. per cent . 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo - 'lOO 0 0 - 3 oat, Old Ann. of 81. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 2 6 Att.,. Nw ditto of 71. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 ,2% Vauxhall -- - - Av. 2/. 70 10 3 - 21 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Anaum. Share. --- £ s. d. £s. d. - East London fit. per cnt. Stock. 100 12534 Grand Junction .... • • si. per ent. 50 0 0 50 69 Kent.... - .......... C. per cat. 100 0 0 - 8434 Lambeth ............ , -- 100 0 0 - - New River Company.. 21. 10s. - - 60 Southwark &Vauxhall 5' per cnt. 1100 0 0 - 90 is est Middlesex ...... 6/.os. p r ent.l - - 110 DUCKS. Dividend Amount , Name of Company• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial .......... 41. pr cent. Stock. - - East arid West India.. 6341. pr cent Stock - 164 East Country.. - - London • - .•• • • - 51. pr cent. Stock. - 126 Ditto Bonds- ...• • • 4/. per cent. - - - St. Katharine - ...• •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 100 S ; , thampton .......• 11. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 39 Victoria ....._ -.. - 2 n n ! nu CU UNT RY MARKETS. HADDINGTO The following are the pric to-day : Second Third.... WHEAT. BARLEY, 50s 6d 36r Od First ,s 47s 2d 1 33s st 42s Od 131 s 6d , - . - • 19 ,0 14 3 14 Total quantity o f w h ea t i n mar k et, 34 9 qrs.gold 1 n barley „ 272 qrs., ;, 014 PI ff o: is 7) PP PP beans 1, 1 1 5 54 4 qrs., ri l l ell AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat £2 7 2 3.l2ths Di.,to of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans ABERDEEN—APRIL 22. Odi The prices o f gra i n are —Old oa t s oo l , OOs Od to n ot 401bs per bushel ; new oats, 17s Od to OOs Od, 401b01 +, bushel ; be re , 28 s Od t o 29 s Od , 531 b s per b us h e l bari e i t4 28s Od to 28 3 Gd , 531b s per bushel ; wheat, red, ;5 9 L od oa f 40s Od, 621b3 pe r b us h e l ; wheat, white, 46 s Od to ', loll; 621bs per bu s h e l ; oa t mea l , 14 s O c l to 1 5 0 Od per rilif flour, 37 5 Od t o 39 s Od per sac k . Provisions — Beef, P°'B,l; 4d. to 7d ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 6d .. to pork, per lb, O s 5d t o Os Bdd ; salmon, per lb, ls 6d to I „,P 6 1 rabbits, each, 7d to 8d ; tallow, per stone, 4s Od to 441 0; potatoes, per peck, lsto i s 4d ; b u tt er , p er lb, Btl to Os 1 m to eggs, per doz, Os 5d to Os 7d ; hens, per pair, 3 0 '',7;64 3s 6d ; chi c k ens , ditt o, 2 s 6d t o 3s Od; ducks, ditto, L A to 3s Od ; ducklings, ditto, Os .0d to Os Od tuck each, Os Od to 4s 6d ; geese, ditto, 3s 6d. to 4s Od ; for ex _o2 tation (present c ure ), p er cw t, 78s toB oo r oe, dit . .,o (sum mer cure d) , 00 s to OO s Od ; eggs , wholesale P per dozen, 4id t o 00d ; 41b l oa f , 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; A rOcli fine small, Os Od to Os Od ; pork, large, Os Od to ne oo lamb, per qu ar t er, 7 s 6d to 10s; cheese, per llur stone, 5s Gd 7s. CORK APRIL 22 Brls. Currency 4, White wheat 00s Oct to 00s Oct Os Od--2 0 " - - Redwheat oos Od to 00s Od 20 dg'— Ditto 00s Oct to 00s Octoos Od - Ditto OOs Od t o OO s Od 12 Barley l4s Od to 14s Od Od-16 do. Ditto OG s Od to 00s Od ? 005 Od---)' Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od Bore oos 0(1 to 00s Od Os Oil 145 Oats do' Ditto 00 s Od t o 0 0s Oil 105 Oct --- Ditto 00 8 Oct to 00s Od Pigs oos Od to 00s Oct 00s Oct per 014 Quantity sold at the highest prices : i 00 barrels white wheat ; 00 red ; 0 barley ; 0 berg oats ; 0 pigs. , ....., Quantity of grain and nu m b er o f pi gs so ld l as t wee' ;jr Wheat, 16. Barley, 564. B ere , 00 . Oats, " Pigs, 15. • Return of cattle sold for week ending April 16 :--" Pigs, 551. Sheep, 400. Cows, 99. PRICES OF BUTTER. CURRENCY. 91 ) First quality lo6s First quality ............... Second quality lo2a Second quality ........... (11 Third quality 96s Third quality ............... Fourth quality Fifth quality 7 23 Fifth qua lit y ............. 610 Sixth quality 6os Sixth quality .............. ' Od; CORR.—Flour— First, 15s Od to 16s Od ; extra, 17 ,, t 'irdk seconds, 14s Od to 14s 6d; households, 10 s t o 13 s 0,1 ; r 7s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 8s Od to ° e ft , oatmeal, lOs 6d to lls Od; wheat meal, 108 to Ils Od pe p Od Indian corn, 71 5s Od to 8/ Os Od per ton. Bran, 41 ~0,34 ' to 4/ 12s 6d per ton. Hay—F armers , 26 s Od t o 40 s Od; 365; dealers, 40s Od to 60s Od ; average, Os per ton. 0 "`"00 9 Farmers, 25s Od to 27s Od; average, 24s ; dealers, 00sriat0 00s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 'all Od ; household ditto, 6d to Od p er 41b.—F res h butter,: b di lld per lb. Eggs, 4s Od to 4s 2d per hundred. Meat K ato 4Ad. to 8d ; mutton, sid to 7d ; veal, 5d to 8d ; pork, 4011' 6d ; baco4, 7d to 8d ; sausages , Cd per lb.—Fi s h, Non 000; land, 11/. Os to 12/ Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 31 S w i s o l 4 Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes ' white, Iod to 12d; '" - 10 12d to 15d.—Co a l s , N ewpor t , 21 s ; Lydney, 21s ; Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s 10d per imperial gaw'Clo Hides, market, 30s to 365; Salted, 30s to 38s per 0 4 1 4 , skins, 3d per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 3/. per , Fleece wool, 00s to 00s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 158"; red pine, 31. 158 ; rec l ' 3/. ss. per ton; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred.- 13 a 1. 10 8/. to 10/.los. per ton.—Tallow, 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. „ v ole , 71. 10s to 0/. pe r cw t . - T ar, Archangel, 194. per brl.--"' Peruvian, 101. 10s to 11/. per ton. CANT. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23. STOCK EXCHANGE . — The market was s t ea dy a ll oki e oilf closed firmly at the quot a ti ons : —Ch es t er and 1-Dicro: ; Eastern Counties, 134 5-16 ; Lancashire and shire, 774 ; Lancaster and Preston (twelfth sharrie ' London and North-Western, 1191 • Manchester, Sg e IIJ and Lincoln, 30k ; Midland, 74i. ; York, Newcast le -01 Berwick, 174 ; Preference Shares—Lancashire and .„ 30 0 ' ' shire 6 per Cent., 15 1-16 • Leased at fixed Rentals f ie land (Leicester and Swanston), 201 ; Foreign lines--"" Rhenish, 11-16 d. ; Quebec and Richmond, p. LEEDS, APRIL 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market for shares stagnant this morning, and prices in general reresil? no fe l out change. Great Northern s are th e on ly excepts which higher prices are asked, but no transaction ill yet i took place to•day. Lancashire and Yorkshire 10 /1 done at 77i, and Midlands at 74g. • MANCHESTER, APRIL 23. ft ,to STOCK EXCHANGE.—The s h are mar k e t h a o bee s n i,oTh a ll; firmer, but th ere h as b een a very limited busineSo' 0, bury and,Hereford, 31-16 ills.; Midland, 74i; 1) 6( London and North-Western Stock I`2o. BIRMINGHA3I APRIL 23. reej STOCK EXCHANGE. —This market has been, - ere -0 railway sh ares , very active to-day, and prices'vibe° supported. Lond on an d North-Westerns were 120. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend • Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , ---- -__ X a. d. X s. d. British - •• •• •• •• • • - - - - - Ditto Provincial. ••• 11. Bs, 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 Brighton City of London .. •• .. 61, 100 0 0 150 8 0 125 Continental (3dCap.)... 41. i 75 0 0 43 10 0 67 Ktpaitable .•••••• •• •. 501, 50 0 0 50 0 0 Great .........10• • 10 per cent. ,10 0 0 10 0 0 141. Imperial .. ••••- • • •• 31. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 83N Ineependent ....• .. • . 4 1. - 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 , Gondon.• .... •••• " • • - .50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do„ Far!. Preference 61 per cent. '25 0 0 25 0 0 24% p ,,,,i, • ...... •• •• . aii per cent.l 50 0 0 49 0 0 28 Ratcliff •••• • •• •••• • 51 . 100 0 0 90 0 0 United General .• •• •. 1/. 150 0 0 60 00' 20 WestrninsterChartered 51. per cent., 50 0 50 0 0 39 Ditto, New •• .. _, , 51. per cent. 50 n 0 10 :+n 7% LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. ----_ Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----.- -- ---- ---... £ a. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland . ..... 71. per cent. 100 Os• il n 0 - •l 0 u 120/ 0 British Linen Comp.... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 211/ 0 Caledonian . per cent. 10 0 0 2 10 0 3 18 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 , . s. 0/148 City orG ia s Bank gow ls an k q mydeedale Bank •• •• - . 1 /. per cent. 20 0 0 to 0 0 12 158 Commercial Bank •••• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1 841 0 FA3tern Bank •••• • - • • rt. percent. 25 o 0 10 0 A 10/12s Mint, &Glasgow •• • • 31. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. 8s Exchange:link of Scot.. - 100 0 0 31 5 0 Bs. ed National Bank -•• •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 161 ts North of Scotland Bank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0.4/386d Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 5110 Union Bank of Scot. .. 8 Lper cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92/108 Western Bank •••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72/ 101 • , 111ance Fire and Life.. 8 1 4 /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 241105 British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 88 . t ledonian Fire Incur. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261 pd Cite of Glasgow Litt. * (1/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 04/ lOs Colonial Life ......... 51. per, cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 417 s 6d Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21110 s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 217 641 Os Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 4/. Os National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 111. 13s North British Inaur. a Si. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 134/. Os ScottishUnionlnsrno. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 14s Otandard Life •• •• .. • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 ,131 Os United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 '110136d * Ex Dividend. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] _.-- . WO ' British •• •• •• •• •• • • - - - - - Ditto Provincial .. • • . se. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 COUNTRIES. Day when made up From what Jae 0, ~....s . Brighton - Port ' City of London .. •• .. 61, 100 0 0 150 8 0 125 ' . e 4 - - ----r „ Continental (3d Cals.)... 41, 75 0043 10 0 67% America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool .:. A / Kqultahle .••-•• •• •. 501. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - America (by United Sts. AP B Great Centrel!• ••• • • • 10 per c en t . 10 0 0 10 0 0 14% packet) .... •••• • • N April 19 ...:.... Liverpool ... Imperial .. •• •• •• •• •• 'M.& bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 83% America (by U States .., 4 packet) ..........N April 18 ........ Southampton Mal Ineependent ....• .. • • 41. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 - 50 0050 0 0 - Australia (via South.. • 0 4 Do., Peri. Preference 61 per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24% ampton) ..........M 4th of May ...... Southampton AP r r il I p40 ,,i, , ...... ••• • . 31/ per cent. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of May ...... Dover .... •• • P s o itsteliff ••..•- • • .. • 51. 100 0 0 90 00 ; - Ditto (via Cape of 4,,00d isfare l :9 United General .• •• -1/. i5OOO 60 n 0 20 Hope .. • • •...N 2d of June ... ... Plymouth • • Slat / Westsninster Chartered Si. per cent, 150 0 50 0 0 39 Africa (west Coast •• 1\ 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. " n 7O f' Ditto,Nees ........Si. per cent. so n 0 10 , 0 7% Alexandria.... ••..N 8,9, 24, &30of m Dover .... • • ..,' r s i 4 ,0 Alexandria .....• • . -31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton 2 " ii." to LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Bahamas ..... • ..... 61 2nd o; the month Southampton Is if Hsi 16 Belgium ............N i tally ............ Dover .... • • .., it i -, ------ Dividend Amount Brazil .............. Al 9th of the month.. Soatharupton 2 " .. Is Paid. Price. Ituenos AyTes........3l 9th of the month.. Southampton rg a r iii 4 l o Name of Company. per of Annum. Share. Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th of the month Plymouth • • A 40 1 ,, ---- 190/ 0 - - --- - oiv £s.d.£ s. d. Cape de Verds ......N 14th of the month . Plymouth .. AFB , ( 0 ' 0 0 0 ° 100 1°1) 0 0 t f: 211 / Ceylon (see India) April kfr 71. per cent. nt. 1 10 0 81, per cent. t 10 0 0 1 0 0 Ceylon - - ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth •• -- VW' ~ l . per cen. 10 2 0 3 .18s. Channel 151e5........N Mon.,Wed.,&Frld. Southampton' i Caledonian Bank City ofolasgow Bank Si. per cent. 0 0 10 ;.) 0 , 13 Bri ank tish of Lin 0/14s Chi1i........ • .......M _d & 17th of month Southampton M t `y Linen Scotland cnm . . p .. .. .. ,;/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 15s April 3°' ' - nydesdale Bank .• • • • • China (see India) 71. percent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1841 0 Constantinople .. NrBl7 24 &27 ofm Dover ...... ..,., 4 f •1 er cent 25 o 0 10 0 A FAstern Bank ••••- • • r . p . 6 10112 s Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon Southampton s l y 7 ic ellv Minh &Glasgow •• • • 31. per cent. 0 0 50 0 4/. 8s Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ...... Dover -•• • r .. ,,olf Commercial Bank •••• - 100 0031 5 0 Bs. ed Egypt (see India) "Ic." National Bank ••• • • • 6 % Per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 161 1 s France ----AI &IC Twice daily Dover ...• • • „,"0 6 Korth of Scotland Bank 5/ .p er een t. 20 0 o 210 0 4/3s 6d Gibraltar -----31 I, 7, 17, 20, 27 of in. Southampton ."- Exchange:Bnk of Scot Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 5110 Ciro ece (see India) st f I p i ' Union Bank of Scat • • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92/108 Greytown ........ -DI 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton - s , A , Western Bank •••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 721 101 Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London ... •• Td .% Mance Fire and Life " B % i . Pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 241105 Havannah ... ... -- Si 2nd of the month Southampton 10 00 50 British Guarantee 31 8 ,1 City Fire Incur . 1 , 01 . Per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261 Ocl Honduras . .... .31 17th of the month Southampton 0 .4 Citv of Glasgow LI " ". Per cent • 25 0 0 2 0 041 lOs India (viaSoutiimpt . .)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ' s i 1 Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Incur 6/. percent . 100 0 0 15 0 0 24110 s lonian Isles (see India) rifl er' Eng. & Scot, Law Life AL Per cent • 50 0 0 217 641 Os Ireland .... •• ..M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead .• • ~,,,,, , Life Assoc. of Scotland 61 .0er cent. 10 0 0 110 4/. Os Li5h 0n.............. 31 7,9, 17, &28of m. Southampton r'"•"'" Is National Fire and Lilo 61 . per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11/. 13s Madeira ............N 9th of the month Southampton g a l 0 North British Insnr. a 41. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 134/. Os 'Madeira ...... • • .... 5 23rd of the month Plymouth .• 51 Scottish Union Insrae. 7%4 • pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 14s Malta (see ladle) ril Standard Life ••• • .. • Si . per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 13/ Os Malta ..............N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 'llos6cl Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth • • Al' * Ex Dividend. Mexico ....... '•N - lid of the month. Southampton ls - 0 $ New Granada .... :.. m 2 s d h B, ls l th 7t 2 n st o h f o in fig n o th n s lj n o n v t e n r ant .. i . ,t . o . ti mocirt y AP , MISCELLANEOUS. N aples... ...... N't New Zealand.-- ..... By private ship .. Various port , ii ti s i Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Papal States .... • ...N ithlsth2sthohmon Dover ... .‘" - f 0 Annum. Share. Peninsula ..... • ....NI 7thl7th2Bthormon southampio ' n r.' 1, - - Peru .. .. • ..... „IV 'd& 27th of mon 4 outhampton Ili f. 48. d. X Is. d. Port Natal * ..........N 14th of the month / . Iyinoutli .. B ,ty I Assam Tea ••.. •• • .... - 50 0020 0 0 10% Sicily •...... • .......N sthl s th2sthofmor. Dover ...• • • • 51 4 - 3 , i Auction M art ••.• • • , 2/. Is. 50 0 0 - 35 Tuscany ............N s thlsth2sthofmor, Dover ..•• •" / i &ustralian Agriculturl 11. 100 0035 0 0 80 Venezuela ..... ... .31 2d& 17th of month soatham . p . ton g s Australian Trust •• - 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 30 Van Diemen'sLa . nd (see Australian Royal Mail - 10 0 0 2 0 0 - Australia) knglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - West Indies ...... 80 ISI 2cl& 17th of month SouthamptoAlay I 11 0 British American Land 15s. - 28 10 0 -___.................,...........-_, C ana da ............. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 . 10 0 70 111 110. .5 per cent Bonds Si. per cent. - - - _ * When any of these dates f a ll on a Sun d ay, the malls diat (i ~,e Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per cent. - 116 dispatchel on th e f o ll ow i ng d ay, with the exception of the In w _ h er; City Navigation Bonds 3i per cent. -- -.95 Southampton), and th e M a lt a , b o th o f which will be disPa''"" Electric Telegraph (A) - 25 0 0 20 0 0 21% day preceding. Ditto.. •• ••.. • • (B) - 25 0 0 710 0 - Equitable Reversionry Si pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116% - 50 0 0 10 0 0 - se ' _Ar ADVERTISEMENT.-Holloway's Pills for the. c liP vilY Ditto New ...... - Indignstion, Liver sad Bilious Complaints.- Til e t .' Gen. Revere. & Invest .5 p. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - ti° G en .steam Navigation 10 9. et. 10 0 0 14 0 0 3014 are the finest stomachic and the most invigorating o f i Hudson's 8ay...... • • - Stock. 220 tines ever known- for weak stomachs. Persons of fer Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. 10a. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 47% London Institution .... - - 17815 0 - most delicate constitution may use them stot P 0 London Reversionary Si. per cent. lb 0 0 15 0 0 - with P .0i safety. A few doses improve the tone of the ... 0 Russell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 - and induce healthy digestion, by which means s u t hey Price's Patent Band. Co. 101. per cent 20 0 0 17 10 0 24 are restored to a state of vigorous health, which , fe re Reversionary Int. Soc. ' 4 %1. pr cent. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 105 1 % pills or had never dared to anticipate. Holloway's l td Royal Mail Steam •••• 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 74 Smith Australian ..... Trust and Loan Comp. 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 o 49% equally efficacious for bile, sick headaches, liver v r . so nt plaints, and affections of the lungs, and may be frO' of Unaer Canada ... _ 20 0 0 30 0 - to at any season without fear of danger arisia Is is' TRAFFIC RETURNS.- The traffic returns on railways catching cold whilst taking them. Sold by all dr u g g r olA in the week en di ng April 16 amounted to 296,814/. and London. for the cor responding week of last year to 275,65 and at Profess or H o ll oway ' s esta bli shment, 244, St 01., showing an increase of 21.164/ _or7 BR nor nerd,. The --------- - - - TRAFFIC RETURNS.— The traffic returns on railways in the week ending April 16 amounted to 296,8141., and for the correspondin g wee k o f last year to 275,6501., showing an increase of 21,1641., or 7.68 per cent. The gross in the for th e e i g ht rai l ways h av i ng t h e i r ter mini the metropolis amounted for the week ending as above to 1 34,9011., and for the corresponding week of last year to 127,2591., showing an increase of 7,6421., or 6 per cent. Th e i ncrease on the E astern Counties Railway amounted to 1,542/. ; on the Great Northern, to 4,1361. ; on the Great Western, to 1,0491. ; and on the London and North-Western, to 4,7041. ; total, 11,431/. But from this sum must be deducted 361., the decrease on the London and Blackwall ; 1,5031., the decrease on the London, Brighton, and South Coast ; 1,3291. on the London and South-Western ; and 9211. on the South-Eastern ; together, 3,7891. leaving the in crease as above, 7,6421. The receipts on the other lines in the united kingdom amounted to 162.9131., and for the corresponding period of 1852 to 148,3911., show ing an increase of 14,522/. in the receipts of these which, added to the increase on the metropolitan lines of 7,6421., makes the total increase 21,1641. over the corresponding week of 1852. A PRECIOUS STONE.—In the last news from Rio Janeiro, we find the following statement A diamond, valued at 200,0001., of superior quality, and as large as a pigeon's egg, was discovered in one of the miner's districts, by a female slave, the property of a poor l ame man, who principally employed her in searching f or stones of value."--PortsmouthTimes. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 20th inst., at 14, Argyl e - square , St. Panc" 4 wife of the Rev. W. Norman. t S ee° tf On the 20th inst., at C omp t on -P aunee f o Somerset, the wife of the Rev. J. Senior. OF A DAUGHTER. Aft B ' On the 21st inst., at Lower Clapton Middlose' Albert Savory. , On the 19th of Feb., at Hong Kong, the wife of Esq., 59th regiment, A.D.C. MARRIED. a s 0 0 0, On the 21st i ns t. , a t M onkstown Church, Georg e b, Lon, eldest son of G. von Dadelzen, Esq., of Blackhor j3lac g 0 don, to Marg are t , seventh daughter of the late i'• Esq._.../ DIED. Gerg e On the 22 n d inst. at No. 22, Portland-Pl"e Hammond, . On the 20thq inst g ., e 91 at No 1, Randolph-crescent' do. burgh, Kirby Dalrymple Esq., aged 83. - 0 ,101 LONDON : Printed and Published by MITBDO YN o.IIII of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun OfliceP Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the e° Wake; Monday, r►pril 25,1853. T—APRIL 22. ' 3 of grain r.t our raar o ssASS A • 35 0 33s 7, oila U 0 OATII. 22r 6d .4s 20s lld ,Js 17s 6d 50 0 0 2 0 0 CANALS. .1 Dividend' Names of E 2 Dividen. Names of Companies. p er Price. Companies. per ' Annum. Price. 5 c7J Annum. cr; Astitn& Oldlt 8 1/. p. ct. 140 Siacclesdeld • 100 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160, Neath .• • • 100' 161. grknk&Abrg 150' Si. 821 A 100' M. Birmingham 401 41. 1054 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Coventry.... 100 251. Regent's -- 33 I/. Oa. 161{ Derby ••• •• 100 61. 67, Rochdale... •85 21. 42 Ell , re&Chs 69 2p. ct. 34% Sernrset Coal 50 GrandJunctn 100 3, pr.ct. Do.LkFdSt ` l2 i Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. et. Stfrr4 &Wor 25 e " 8 1 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21 . 10 a. Shr e wsbury.. Grand Union 100 11. 10 s. 12% Stourbild got.. 45 , 20/. 290 Kennt & Avn 39 6s. 04. 7% Severn and ' Lancaster . 100 Wye Ball. I 28 21. Os. 24 Leeds& Livrp 100 251. 550 Warwick & Leicester 100 5/. 66 Bi rm i ng . 5 ICO 4/. 40 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 44 1 ,E Warwick& l Lotighlx.rogh 142 70/. 510 Napton.. 100 31. 28 lionmouthsh 100 Worcstr & 3/. Mntgmerysh 100 Birming. 3 MeltnMwbry 100 , Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. 711