The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

W. Yardley, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Vice-Chancellor ; the members of Council, the Bishop, the Director of Public Instruction, and other functionaries connected with the educational department, are ex-officio 'fellows. Associated with them appear some 20 names, English and native, well selected for the most part. " The export market, in cot , on especially, is very active, consequent upon favourable accounts by the last mail from England. The money-market continues easy, and a decline of 1 per cent. in the Bank rates is expected in the course of next week. In Calcutta a similar reduction has already taken place. Exchange on London, 2s. 1/d." The following is the letter of the Times Calcutta' correspondent, dated Feb. 23 " The Five per Cent. Loan has failed. The sub scriptions were from the first few and far between, and the conduct of the Bank of Bengllhas brought them to a close. On the sth inst. it raised its rate of interest on deposit of Government securities to 14 per cent., a rate it has maintained, and which —even in India—is without a precedent. It was at first imagined that the Bank directors, all largely interested in compelling Government to roceive four per cent. paper in part subscrip tion to the loan, were putting on the screw with that end only. I believe, however, that they had no option; that money was welling out faster than the charter permits, and that evep the present rate must soon be raised. The accounts !rem Bom bay are equally unfavourable. Madras never has any money, and the Europeans all over India are waiting in the certainty that the Government must give way. The native capitalists of Calcutta, who care nothing about Bank rates, but act on a system of their own, are determined that the Fours shall be taken up, and they have a power of combi nation of which Europeans are incapable. Almost for the first time in this century, therefore, the Go vernment of India cannot rase money at 5 per cent. I have given you the immediate reasons for the difficulty, but there is one which lies deeper still. The financial blundering of the last four years has created a deep feeling of distrust. It is of no use to tell natives that all the past operations have been just and legitimate. They reply that their property has been depreciated 20 per cent., while Govern ment, by offering to pay them off in full, tacitly pledged themselves that it should not be depre ciated at all. That is their argument ; and right or wrong, until the Fours are called up, the distrust will not be removed. • Strange to say, at the very moment when the Government of India is at its wits'. end for money, the Court of Directors keeps •n diawing millions, though its balance will amount in May to as many millions as the loan was to have raised. It is these draughts, even more than the war, which harass the Calcutta treasury. They never know when they are coming or how much they will be. Sometimes the telegraph announces the approach of bills for half-a-million just when they are struggling to meet local liabilities. It is a most Careless system. I enclose the figures from the Friend of India : Cash balance on the Ist of May, 1354 £2,410,280 By bills on India Railway receipts 3,418,718 . Misceilaneous. 207,088 Disbursements in home charges, payment of dividend, payments for machinery and railway interest 10,117,756 5,350,204 Cash balance, &lay, 1855 Add investments in English funds ltala'nce, May, 1855 . By bills on India Railways Misdellaneous .... 5,655,604 .... 1,484,040 .... 3,036,878 ~... 355,490 11,432,012 7,112.436 4,319,576 ......... 4,000,000 3,500,000 191,120 12,010,696 8,254,105 Disbursements Balance, May, 1856 —. By bill+ on India Railways—. Miscellaneous Disbursements £3,756,591 Nearly 1,000,000/. of which balance is invested in Go vernment securities. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Englishman.) THE CALCUTTA MARKET. SATURDAY, Feb. 21. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Alma, with the London mail of the 10th ult., arrived here on the 13th instant, and her packets were delivered the same evening. This morning we received intelli gence by electric telegraph of the arrival at Bombay of the mail steamer. With regard to our pioduce market we have hardly any alteration to notice, operations on the whole having been to a moderate extent, and the tightness of the money market interfering in some measure with the course of business. Of all staple articles silk and hides only seem to have continued in favour, while some others, from want of a good demand and larger supplies, have declined in value. A steady improvement has been visible in our import Market, caused by the favourable advices received from 'the Upper Provinces and reduced stocks here, which have rendered holders firmer and the dealers more anxi ous to operate. For British piece goods a good de mand has prevailed, though some descriptions of cloths attract but little attention. Grey goods, such as shirt ings, jaconets, and Madapollams, continue selling freely and at enhanced prices. A steady business has been done in mule twist and value slightly, higher. No change in metals. Money -market.—During the past fortnight the pres sure, which seemed to have reached its height, has slightly moderated, and a better feeling prevails at this moment, combined with expectation of a speedy improve ment. The unprecedented advance in the rates of interest and discount charged by the Bank of Bengal, which we noticed in our last, could not have been taken as an indi cation of the actual state of our money-market, the directors having been driven to the measure by the large • loans given to their constituents and the gradual de crease of silver in the Bank's coffers. There has been no change in the Bank's rates since the sth inst., owing, no doubt, to the falling off in the demand for loans by. the public, who are enabled to get their requirements satisfied in the Bazaar on more favourable terms than those allowed by the Bank of Bengal. With respect to ' the Government Five per Cent. Loan there seems now more probability of its being filled up, though not speedily, as some of the native Rajahs, it is said, have come forward with liberal subscriptions. qovernment Securities.—We are glad to observe a gradual improvement in foe value of the 4 per Cents., though the 5 per Cents. continue unaltered. A large business has been done in Company's Fours at 19r. to 19r. Ba., and some siccas have changed bands at 20r. to -20 r. Ba. A small amount of the 3i per Cents, has been , taken at 33 per cent. discount. We quote the Public Works Loan paper at 1 per cent., and the New Fives at Ba. discount. Exchange on London.—We have had a my steady mail this time, first class credits ruling at 2s. 2id., and documents at 2s. 21d. to 2s. 2id. per rupee ; Treasury bills are nominally quoted at 2s. ld. On China.—Sixty days' sight bills were negotiated to a fair e x t en t a t 205 r. to 206 r., but the rates have since . assumed an upward tendency, and we now quote 208 r. per $lOO. . Freights. —Our rates are 3/. 10s. for London, and 3/. • se. for Liverpool. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, APRIL L The clipper ship White Star, Captain Brown, has arrived with advices from Melbourne to - the 10th of January, and 20,000 ounces of gold and a con siderable quantity of wool and tallow. The White Star did not, it is reported, leave Port, Philip Heads until the 15th. During the passage she has experienced very light winds and calms. The clipper ship Tiptree arrived out the day the White Star left. The screw steamship Simla arrived at Melbourne On the 6th of January, having made the passage in 5 5 days. The Donald M'Kay had arrived in 85 days ; and the Tiptree from Liverpool, had arrived. The Parliament re-assembled on the 6th of Janu arY. The Governor-General, in his address, stated that there was a net increase on the general re venue of 317,4471. A Bill introduced by Mr. Daffy for abolishing the property qualification of Members of the Assembly was read a second time with a majority of seven against the Government. The Government had also suffered other defeats on minor subjects. The Melbourne Age of the Ist of January states that in the previous week a larger quantity of gold had been received by escort than in any previous week during the year, owing, probably, to the high Price consequent upon the increased demand for shipment. The returns from Dunolly, Sandhurst, Maryborough, Beechworth, and Ballarat were lar ge r than usual. New diggings were reported to have been discovered on the Buffalo. A • large number of people bad lett the Ovens for the new goldfield on the Murray. Nugg.ts weighing re spectively 441 ounces, 180 ounces, and 112 ounces are reported to have been picked up at Amherst. At Dunolly one of 166 ounces had been found. The Melbourne Argus of January 10 states that there was an active demand for gold for shipment. The escort which arrived on the previous day brought 51,589 ounces, Price of gold, 775. to 78s. 6d. per oz. Supply, and demand brisk. Prices of wool hardly so good. A good demand for hides. Good The summer weather had created a great demand for light winos. There was a great demand for all oortfi of labour. The commercial advises are of the most meagre description, but we gather the fact that the import market was, if anything,,changed for the better. Arrived at Melbourne, the Roxburgh Castle, the Rock City, the Stuart Wortley, an I the Francis Henty, from London ; the Abbott Lawrenbe, from Cardiff; the Acadie, the Star of the East, and the Conway, from Liverpool—the former with damage. Arrived at Hobart Town, - the Woodcote, from Lon don ; at Auckland, the Conference, from Liverpool. Sailed from Melbourne—The Orwell, the Dunbar, and the -Austral. ..Arrived at Launceston—The Talentire, from London ; the Kate Kearney and the Alice •Walton, from • Liverpool. Arrived at Adelaide—The Nabob, from Liverpool ; and the Orient, from London. Projected departures from Melbourne —The Oneida, for Southampton, the 27th ; the Marco Polo and the Royal Charter, for Liverpool, about the 15th ; the Copenhagen - with 50,000 ounces of gold, 25,000 sovereigns, arid a large cargo of wool, tallow, sand, &c., and the. Austral, about the 10th; and the Anglesey, the 31st Jan. ; the Escort, the Ist ; the George Marshall, the. 7th ; and the Med way, the, 10:h Feb: ; the •Walmer Castle, the Ist Mar Ch. The amount of gold intended to be spatched by these vessels is not stated, but some of them would have considerable quantities. FRANCE. . • PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The sixth Conference took place, to-day. Dr. Kern was present, as well as Count Hatzfeldt, being the . first time the Swiss and Prussian envoys have come together.'"• • The Senate sat yesterday ; first president Trop long in the chair. The bill relative to converting into . law the decrees passed since February, 185 ~ concerning customs .zariffs, was brought forward for deliberation, and' the Senate declared unani mously by .92 votes . that it did not see any reason to oppose. its promulgation. In like manner, the definitive regulation of the budget of. the Senate for 1856 was adopted unanimously. Some repot on petitions having been - disposed of, the Senate adjourned' to the 15th April. t, Intelligence has been received that Admiral •Lyons quitted the Bosphorus on the 25th ult. in the Royal Albert, to return to England - . "The last news from India," says thee Pays, " announces that the King of Siam had despatched an am.bassador extrAordivary to Paris and London. He was to arrive in Europe in the Month of May." The Caisse de Boulangerie announces theissue of bonds; . en credit 'of the city of Paris, a million of franes*-300;000f. at three, four, and five months; 300,000 f. at six to eleven months ; 400,000 f. at twelve months, at rates varying from four to five per cent. The Moniteur of yesterday contains a circular from the Prefect of Police, M. Pietri, containing instructions tothe Commissaires of Paris and the Banlieue for regulating the theatres and exhibition rooms of the capital. It is 'followed by ah ordon nance 0f,53 articles, providing for means of egress and regress for the public, ventilation, preventions against fire, the sales of tickets, he., down to the posting of playbills, and even the behaviour of the audiences. There are many sensible and not a few ridiculous regulationS in the document. BotrusE, April 1,--The following were the last quotations : - Cash. fr. c. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 7O 5 New Loan .— End of Month. —fr. ----c. 69 95 Bank Shares 4,175 Roman Credit Mobilier. 1,462 50 Austrian Belgian Fives lOl Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9O 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. tr: c. ft c Orleans 1,565 Western 822 50 Northern 1,045 Strasonrg Lyons 1,575 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,150 Grand Central ' 615 Lyons Geneva Midi • &2 50- Austrian Com. ... 775 London, April 1, 12 o'clock, Consols 938, One, 93g. TEE SLIN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, _1857, THE BALTIC. A letter from Riga, of, the..27th ultimo, in the Hamburg News , says :—" Hitherto the receipt of payment'of the Sound dues was considered equiva lent to a quarantine certificate in the Russian ports of the Baltic ; but the Sound dues having now been suppressed, the Imperial . Government bas issued a notice to the effect that all foreign vessels bound to , the Russian ports of the Baltic are to be provided with.bilLs of health from the port of de parture. Those vessels which, on their way, have put into . French, British, 'Dutch, or Norwegian ports must provide themselves with quarantine certificates from these por;,s, and cause them to be attested by the Russian consul." SWEDEN. The Swedish Government has just demanded from the Storthing of Norway an extraordinary credit of one million of francs, to be employed between the Ist July, 1857, and the Ist July, 1860, in unforeseen and indispensable warlike armaments. The Government, moreover, solicits, in the event of war becoming inevitable, a further sum of two miThons, which cannot, however, be employed, or even received, except on the condi tion of convoking an extraordinary Storthing within a delay of three months at the farthest. PRUSSIA. . . The Bourse Gazette of Berlin, of the 30th ult., says :—" At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. liarkort, one of the members, brought forward the question of the Danish Duchies. The President of the Council declared that the negotia tions opened on the,subject with Austria were stall pending, but that he could give an assurance that the Government had paid the most serious atten tion, and that Prussia would act in the affair with decision, and in accord with the whole of Ger many." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. General Prim had been elected at Reus. It was re ported that the Government intended to relieve him of the condemnation lately passed on him. According to the• Iberia, the Duke de Osuna, Spanish Minister at Saint Petersburg, has hitherto spent not less than 1,500,000 reals a month—a great part of itin charity. The elections continued to be favourable to the Government ; the pro gressists having only succeeded in returning 7 of their party, and the absolutists 6. The accounts from Cuba state that the colony was making really remarkable comnierciat . progress ; in 1856 not fewer than 3,500. vessels entered the principal port. The Royal Mail steamer Orinoco, which sails for the West Indies to-day, taken out 86,5481., of which 60,788/. ' is gold, and 25 ,7 60 /. silver. • The S.tar of Tasmania, :from Launceston, which has made the passage in 77 days, brings the intelligence of the , arrival of the Oneida steamer at Melbourne on the 23d of December, and Sydney on the 29th. The Royal Commission .for determining the site of a new National Gallery met on Monday at 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster.- Present---44ord Broughton (chairman), the Dean of St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Mr. Cockerell, and Mr. Richmond. CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAY.—The first sod of this undertaking was raised or "cut" on Monday the 30th, by Captain James R. Lewis Lloyd, of Dol haidd, the chairman of the company, at Myetile Hill, in a field adjoining the..Oarmarthen station of the South Wales Ralway. FUNERAL OF Da. BANE.--7The funeral obsequies of Dr. Sane, at Philadelphia, were very imposing, both the civic and military display being large and highly commendable. The . flags throughout the city and on the shipping were raised at half-mast,, and the stores along the streets through - ;which - the procession passed were closed and draped in mourning. On the funeral car was a canopy made of the fiage . Of Arnerica, England, France, and Spain. The hody of ;the deaeased, however, was not placed in the car, but was borne on the shoulders of the crew that served with him ip his perilous voyage. At the close of the services lit the church, the remains of the lamented navigator and discoverer were removed to Laurel-hill, and deposited in that beautiful burying ground. DEATH OP MR. W. 11. FENN, SECRETARY TO THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. With feelings of sincere regret we have . to announce the death of Mr. W. H. Fenn, who has for many years been the active and zealous secretary to the Royal )free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, the most generally useful charity of its sort in London. lie was the active and earnest co-operator of Dr. Marsden, the founder of the hospital, nearly since its institution, in extending its usefulness fin the benefits of the poor ; and in the discharge of the dutie s of secretary to the charity for some years back his kind and gentlemanlike manner was observed and appreciated by all those with whom he came in contact. His services to the charity will long be remembered, and death long regretted, by a large circle of friends, by whom he was highly respected. Mr. Fenn's illness was only of a few days' duration ; his death took place yesterday, at his house in Meckleu burgh-square, in the 61st year of his age. lieu MAJESTY'S SCREW STEAMER TATA LAY T. — SOUTHAMPTON, April I.—This splendid vessel was taken out of graving dock this afternoon and steamed away for Spithead immediately. Notwithstanding she had all her coals and stores on board and drew upwards of 21 ft. of water, the Himalaya steamed into dock on Saturday and out again to day with the greatest ease, such is the cep a . ciousness of the graving-dock accommodation at this port and the extent of the facilities provided, One of the Himalaya's 30-feet cutters having been fitted with Clif ford's lowering apparatus, the boat was twice lowered during the voyage round from Plymouth . to Southamp ton to practise the crew in the working of the plan. This they e ere not long in comprehending, the second lower ing being made when the steamer was going at full speed, and with the full crew in the cutter, with the most perfect ease and safety in a few seconds, in which time the boat was entirely free of the ship. AI 0 7 Y N " .i.b AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market ygsterdpy closed quietly, but firmly, and compared with, Friday's rates prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were estimated at between 6,000 and 7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was less active, and prices slightly receded. . The Ecuatorian Commission of Agency have re ceived a farther . remittance of 2,664/. 2s. 7d. on account of Ecuador dividends. A special meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company was held to-day to receive the report of the committee of investigation. Mr. Radenshaw took the 'Chair. The meeting 'was addressed by Mr. De Salis, who said it was mainly condemnatory of the conduct of their agent, Capt. Brownrigg, and the.loose, unsatisfactory ac count, from the colony, which the directors had a'- lowed to pass, although from them the committee could not ascertain what waS the: cost of road making, what 9f sheep farming,. or the expense of the staff. oft: comPany., • . The directors ought to have o cleared up the discordant state of the accounts before . ...this; for, as far as he could make out, there had been 4,000/. al ready spent in roadmaking. The committee, in short, recommended that the capital account should be closed, the mines leased, the London expenses reduced, and tl;e lands put: up for sale to emigrants from this country. The report of. the committee was replied to by the "chairman, who . was left speak ing at the time of this despatch... The fears expressel with regard to the proba bility of the Bank Directors raising the terms of interest and discount are found not to have been without pod foundation. • After a protracted sitting (almost , an hour and a •half) the autho xites have resolved to' increase the rate for the negotiation of, paper and- for granting loans from 6to 64 per cent' This measure is cer tainly one of the most unsatisfactory character that could have been adopted, but it was forced upon the directors by the pressure for money and, the efflux of gold. :Withother . securities amounting to nearly 20,000,0001. a cautious policy-was dictated, and the consequence is the imposition of increased restrictions. Thus the various and confident pre dictions of an early . return of abundance'and ease, so freely expressed at the beginning of the year,, have proved erroneous ; and although the aug mented stringency may not be of long continuance, the present step will have a prejudicial effect upon the trade of the country, and perhaps hasten the failure of. many firms whose position is uncertain. A further decline of 4 per cent. in the English Funds has taken place. This continued weakness is solely to be attributed to the unsatisfactory con dition of the Money Market and the drain of gold. The fact,. too, that the White Star has brought only 80,0001. has tended to increase the depression of the market. Before the Bank meeting separated Consols were 931 4 for money, 93i for the Bth in stant, and' 94 94A- for May. They have since been respectively 93i a and 931 4. Bank . Stock for ac count is 222. Exchequer' Bills (March) were par to:3s. premium, and the June , ditto, ss. to is. dis count. • . The Foreign Market has also remained in a dull state, and in Soma cases lower prices have been e3tablished. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 97g0 I, arid the 4 per Pents 1011. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 41i ; Ditto Deferred 25i. Russian 5 per Cents. 105, Portuguese 3 per Cents. 451, and Buenos Ayres 85k. Peruvian 4i per Cents. have been dealt in at 76i to 77. _ _ _ The following are the nominal prices of Foreign itoCks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds; 6 3 / 4 7 ; 231 ; Peruvian, 76 8 ; do. 3 per Cents.; 53 5 ; Portugues3 3 per Cents., 44 3 / 4 5 3 / 4 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 105 7. . . . The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1857. 1856. Great Western -• • £25,395 £26,549 North-Western 57,849 South Watern . . 12,171 14,479 Brighton Midland 10,529 28,702 , 12,919 28,316 3outh-Eastern 14,318 17,113 Caledonian 11,855 10,683 Great Northern • • Lancashire and Yorkshire • • Bristol and Exeter 20,102 21,415 5,473 19,030 21,074 •-6,451 Chester and linlyhead East Lancashire • • • Lancaster and Carlisle. 4,773 5,808 5,471 4,565 6,192 5,031 Slanchester, Sheffield, • and Linen) n North Stafford North London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh Ulster Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow atid South• Western Scottish North• Eastern 5,323 6,035 3,356 5,293 5,674 3,296 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada.... Northern..a France 11,437 10,468 37,078 4,823 8,307 32,594 A very moderate business has been done in the Railway: Share Market this morning, and prices in several instances have shown a downward ten dency. Eastern Counties declined 55., Great Northern. 55.; Great „Western ss. to 14, Lancashire and Yorkshire 55., Brighton 10s., North-Western 55 . ; • SOnth-Western 55., Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10s, Mid land 14; NOrth *Eastern (Berwick)• 10s., Ditto York 10d. South -Eastern improved about ss. The French and Canadian lines have also been at reduced .values. Paris :and Lyons have receded 55., Northern of France 55., Eastern of France 55., and Southern of France 'ss. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined . 21., . Great Western of Canada SS, and East Indian 15s. In Mining Shares there is little variation to re port. Alfred Consols realised 22k ; Fortuna ; Noveau. Monde k ; and United Mexican k. Joint• Stock Bank Shares rule exceedingly dull, but in one or two instances a slight advancement has taken place. Union of Australia advanced about ss. In the Miscellaneous undertakings the dealings are limitigd. AustraliattAgricultural declined ss. ; North of Europe Steam, 10s. ; Peninsular and Oriental Bbeam adVanced . about 10s. BRITISH FUNDS, THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. • (Fran the Offiaal List;) ftrionns3 don't) 3 nor Colt. Consols Annuities 94 A Bank Stock for Account Cons Zor Acconu~. . , 93s i . , . It:chequer Ella, 244. March. 1 June. £100!) £5OO — 11 5 d 4- 1 5 5 d Omni! . 4 p Ditto Bonds, 1858,3; per Cent. .... . . 9.3' i Ditto,lBs9 .... - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 8 ra,zitian'Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • lOO Buenos Ayres Bonds, 8 - per Cent. • B5 Peruvian Bonds, 4; per Cent -- Ditto Aecount .. • 784 7 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account • • • 451 an - ssian 80nd5,1822,• X St., 5 per Cent lO5 Sardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent,. .. ........ Ditto Account .... . 9oi • Spanuh 'Bonds, 3 per Cent. • — Ditto Account • • 1 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Oen. < — _ .. Ditto Account 2sk `74 Turitibh 'Bonds, 6 per cent • 94 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account • • , . lolh Vic foeiran on the above payable in Londcn. •" ' • • • . TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, money ' 931 $ Ditto for account , 931 if Ditt'd May Account . ~., We are sorry to Hay that Lord Chief Justice Cock. burn is Buffering from an attack of bronchitis and in. fluenza, MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.—The following is from the Committee of ,Mexican bondholders "The committee hays feeeivea advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated xico; . the 3d ultimo. He advisee baying sent $4,598 18c. to Vera Cruz for tLis packet, but there is no account of their,baving been shipped from Vera Cruz, and the 'packet brings no other remittances for the dividend fund. Politics were getting into a more settled state, but the Conga s, by absolving Senor Degollado from responsi bility in the Barron' question, had again stirred up the embers.of that dispute.. It, was ,supposed that Senor Fuentes, late Minister,of Foreign Affairs, would be ap pointed.to succeed. Senor. Ledro in the Department of Finance." • • MADAME TASSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—Portrait Models of Lord Derby and the Right Hon. B. Disraeli haie been lately ridded to the. exhibition. Both of the elo qtrent •statestnen are represented in. splended court dresses, dark blue coates elegantly embroidered with gold. The likenesses are most faithful, and the figures are admirably constructed. • • IVIAR.KETS—(This Day., RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterAlay. Business done this dsy, _ RAILWAYS. . 10 Amhg. Nottug.,l3ost & Eastn. Junc..... Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey.:::..... I3irkenhd. Lane*. e; Chesbira Blank arn . ... . Blyth & Tyne origins' £25 (iss. at £45).... 1 Bristol dr Exeter..... Caledonian.... ....... . Mester Is Holyheat Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. &. Pass. Cornwall Do A Do. B Dublin&Eelfast.Jnne Dgp. P. 4Aber. June East Anglian ......... Eastern Cow Eastern Union, A. stk Do, ' Po. '8..... .. ..... Do. New A._ 'East Kent 1001 East Lancashire...—. all lEmt Suffolk ....... , 4 I Do. ! 100 Edinburgh dr Glasgow all Edinb. and 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , all Forth and ClydeJunc. iOO Furness .. ~. .. ()0 Glasgow & S.Wpstern all !Great N. of Scotland, yooGreat Northern. 100 Do ., 100 D o ., B. Stock 100 IGt..Sth.&West.(lre.) 1130 - IGgeat Western. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St all Irish South-Eastern all 7l, Lane,aster &Cariisle. .43 Do., 2 I D Q . New Thir:ds liancash, &Yorkshire 6 Tio., do. F. £l6 Do., Wet. Riding lin. ill D Q . Southport : , ....-, al LoAdon I _BLickway. . . Loncl,Bright.4S.Cst: Loctou &N. Wqstern' 11 Do. ,Fifths Al Do. ,10/.5h.,11413..,C pp.. Eighths 1 4 opdon.it S.Wi?titern 11 Lnclndrry.&Coleraine I 11 riwindriy. di Ennisk. Aianch. Shef. daincln 1 Kctropolite 1 ........, 1 Do. J. Ti. RiCrdo's arrangome 4 _ Nticlland ...... LOO Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G.West.(lr.) all Do. Shares .. .. all Newcastle &Callisle., all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, 'Warrenpoint dr ROstrevor )0 Norfolk. 3i Northn.Counties lln )0 North British )0 North Devon, nail. di Dock Stock .., )0 Dn., A Stock )0o B Stock D .. . . 10 N.iastern— Berwick !34 Do. do. Extension [6i Do do. G.N.E:urcli, 11 Do. Leeds 0 Do. York )0 North London .1 N. &S.Wstn.; Hamp 7 stead, and City Jn .7i North Staffordshire all North Western.. ..... al R. dz S. Westrii: June Ciford Woreeiter di Wolverhampton [6 Portsmouth • io inhymney _ . . Scottish Central .1 SC'ot. NcE.Abrdn. St' 10 Shropshire Union ...: 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer ill South Devon'' • )0 South Hastern ' ail DO. 4_ per c: Sharei )0 South Wales ll 8. Yorksh. River Dun 7 Do al Staines,Wok:,&Wok. 611 Stockton & Darling:: [5 Do. dO., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 L6i Stockton & Hartlepl J 3 Tiff Vale 00 Do. Prof., No. 1.,.._: n Thames Hay. D. &L. Xll Vale 0f.•Neath......... 611 Waterfd: & Kilkenny II Waterford&Limerick Li West Cornwall... West End of London and Crystal Palac's 1 . Do. A 11 Do. B illlWest London: all I Do. First Clals all "Do. Sacond Class.:: all Wmbledon&Croydon 108 1068 4 21 1031 i 391 9 838 2i 10 St. 20 50 St. sa , 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 91 - 92 - 70 35 37 - 4i 94 - 101 191 20?, 111 - 113 51 53 -- 37 8 - 7 100 - 101 56 - 57 35 8. - 97 - 98 87 - 7 - 88 1 21 123 !CO - 107 68 - 6,8 ; 62 - 64 70 75 7'— 8 F l 7 -- •L•-8 pi • 1 03} 'Par P 1 - 08 .;;.; 100 LQ6 -.107 id pal LO3i -104 • --, ',i9l - .39i 821 -83 i 514 - 552 ••• - ••• 15i - 16;3 '57 59 3i 3jd 45 46 87 - 88 3z— 3d "2t 21 40A 411 2 64 --- 65 96 99 4i 4i (1 7 - 7t 10 - 11 30i -31 i 6 4 106 108 26 27 48 50 24 lid 17A *.;L- 184 761 771 87 •- 88 4 3 d 41 - 43 20i - 21 41 7 - 9 2i - 3 6 •.. ""'" • Idj RAILW4TEI. 100 Buekghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jo. all Col.StounVy. ~ 100 E.Liti. g. 6 p.e V all E. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils.Direet. 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all. Hull & Selby all • Do. Shares all Do. i Shares St. all Lon.l . Greenw all Do. Preference . 100 Lon. Til., &S. 0 54 Do. Bark. Sh. all Manch.Exton. ' and Matlock 100 Mild. Biadfd. 51 Newmarket 13uryE.G.5pc. • all lll.bEst.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct.. Oall Do. Fixed 5p . all Prest. &Wyre 'all Do. i Shrs. k. 100 lloystu.& Hit. all Shrewt,.& Her all S. Sta ffordsh.. 50 all WearVal.g6pe 25 all ID°. St.:100 Wilts&Somrst Losing , Companifa Ln. &N. W. Calodon E. U. &E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. D t o .lirestn. Y. & N.M Do Do- • 1 S.Eaatern j Do Peto 4 Co Do La.&N.W do Midld :gidland j E. Count Do Do Do L. &N W Do Gt. North* ,T. Braaaoyl IMpan i Stk.&Dar Do w(lstn PREF EREN all 011th and Tyne 10 p. e.pref, (issd. at 50 /.) 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn.r£ l o 41 p. c. 100 cites. & Ho. 51 p.c. l 100 Do. do. 5 per cen.;...1 all Cork & Bandor 5 p.c. all ppm.Pelth.&Aher.J.l 2 - 9. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. C l l. B 6n. C. 100 pp. do.. Clz. c . 7 p. c all Na.s.Co.Ex,sp.9l\To./ all Do. No. 2 ........... all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un.. G, 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent; all Do. 10/. Debeiitr.Sh:l all ,Do. do . 4 per cent... [ 00 East Lancash .6 p.cts. all EAW.fltork. J. sth., 5 Edin.&Gl. sp. c. 100 ,E(l.Prth,&Dn.n.4p.O. 100 Furness, sp. 100 Glas.„& •,;•.W.G.5 p.(;. 100 ,Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. B:edeer at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 4i per cent . 60 Do. 5 p - .c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem.. all GLN.ofScot.lstPre 100 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc 100 )o. cop. red. 4i p. C. 100 )o. con. red. 4p. c. 100 )o. irred. 4 per mt. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm.. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0...: 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all DO. Chesh. Gm. Sh. all Do. do. do all . Do. do. do. 100 Lan.&llrork. 6 pc.St. 100 Lon. &B. G. si; c. No:1 100 D0.,P.; 5 p.c.St.No.2 iO 4 O Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. N0."4 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 P. ct 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per cc, late 3d Shares all Londyi& Color. iSh. all Londy:&Eniiis. 1 Sli. 100 M., 5.,&14, 6p. Cent. 41 Do. do. do. £6 . 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. all Marypt.l§ Cirl. 4 all - Do. 41 per cent 101 Do. do. 100 Mid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 . Do.Con.Br.r*r.6n.b 100 Do. 44 - p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. :a H. Pre.: K all: Xew., t ekber.: B:c., pr sp.c.red. 5 p.c.pm: 8 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. all Noe k j Deb.4 „). c. Sb. 100 bo. sp, c. Md. 7848 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 100 Iklorth)3iti§h • 71; Preference:- 100 N. Berw. 84 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6Te.N0'..1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 184 S 10 all IsTorth Staff6Vdshire'.*. 100 Ox.,Wor. & Wolv. 6 Ist guar 100 Do, p.c., c. 2d guar: all" Scot. Cent. New Pref 100 Se.N.E.Abcr.g.6n:c: 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. Pf. 103' Do. c10.3i p:e: pf. St:, all SOuth'Devon • all Do. fixed 4i pr cent. all S. Eastern (Ren• -, ng • 'Ann.) of £1 • Os. 6d: 100 Do. 44 ger cent all Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gas*. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh .4 p.c.txuar an Stook. &Dar., bp P 15 Do, do. do all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, 'su all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 p*C. Closing Prices yesterday. 92 - 94 98 - 102 11. - 13 132 - 134 - 4i iiii - 16 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 101 -- 106 - i P 24 -- 2i 89 -- 91 i - 3 P 55 - 57 1 131 - 1:34 8 - 9 , 9 - 91 - 314. - 32; 87 - - 89 E SHARE& 92 - 91 - = tij§ - 112 1103 - 112 # 12 - 7_ 7s ... 113 = 115 107. , 7 -- 109 101 -•103 61 -- 63 10k - 95 *- 96 .g 8 -- 87 100 -- 102 10 - 101 - 16i -- 17 10 - 101 1 - 72 -- 75 194 --194 91 -- 9i 14/ -- 141 135 -- 137 137 - 140 114 - 116 455 - 157 - 66 - 68 133 - 135 97i -98 i 88 - 89 ••• ••• ••• .-- 102 - 101 91 - 93 1i - 1(1 ••• - 21. - 22 'llO - 111 1- 112 - 116 105 - 110 65 - 70 174 - 183 22i - 23 100 - 101 -10 i 27 - 28 2 - 3 p ... - -- 2i - 3 BRITISH NINES. 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk, 4"lBritish.lron ... 20 Conduraw (Cambrn.)! 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 1.4 s i Great South TolguS 10/ 3,errt.W.Alfrd.(PAilk.) 7'll. rt. Vir. Vor tlielstl2:) ady Bertha 74 IC. Frances (Illogan) . N.W.Basset (illogan) 6/15;IsTorth Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (Sl;.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s:' Sort. Cor s.' Min. Co 24* S. Caiadon (St. Cleer 2 S. Carty Brca (Mogi]. France-:(Illogn. 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Fin Croft • • ' 40 U11.3/film (Gwennap) I2s 6,V., of Towey (Camay.)) 14 W. Ragset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ; 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 6i • Wh. Edward(Calstck' 1/ 70 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant' 8 Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht.' 44 Wk. Trelawney (Lis. 40 2 20 t 22,1 7 8 P 1 .55 165 Igo 460 i g• H 14 7 - 8 • _ • A -18' 28 30 51 6 11 22i 8 9 133 r 36' - 346* 6 - 7 1320 - 330 210 - 230 1 1 33 - 34 160 - 170 250 - 270 335 - 345 18 - 20 43 - 45 23 - 25 MINES. g— le 1 / 2e 2 3 19 21 a Aal 60 61 11 13 a — lid, 7A - 8 - P ..7 ,_ 9. • • • 2.4 ' - '77 3 • • ••• . .. :3`; - 4 ,ANEOUS 21 - 22 it 1 -- - li II - 157 35 - 40 26 - 28 2$ - 2$ 5$ - 511 921- 93;,s I {par 4 - fi'l 4 k ‘ - 43 2i - 3i 3 4 4 4. par 18 22 ii i - .. ,,,. .d it, * --- li I par ; Ir 1 6 2 7-- 6291} p .. 2 4 2 5 i "...-- 2 5 4 7: . 65 --- 67 . If -- 16 36 - 37 A . - 1 if - 1 ... - •.• 11 - 13 i ! •• = ..• FOREIGN 7. Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issuec , at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaea is Cuiaclr 15 Do. St. John, Del Roy t Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica..,,, all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Linares 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita ......... , all New Granada all Noveau Mor.do all Pont.Sil.Laf. & Stilt 1 Port. Philip 16.. Santiago de Cuba, all '4outb Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Pref all ,United Mexican MISCELL. 5 19 jA us tr a liau Agrult. .0 all ~ A ustraln. Royal Lail all Berlin Water Works.. 40-1.0. it, American Lare 32 2 Canakla ............... 1 LO IDo.O ~ 6pc.Ja, ' Tuly 100 Do. 6 ...). c.F3b.&Ati-. 100 T)0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pre". 7§ p. cent. all.. Crystal Pa1ace......... all Do. Prerorcnce ...... all Crystal Pal. of France i Duston Iron 0re...... 18 Eastern Steam... ..... 100 Electric Telegraph ... all Electric Tel. of Irel. i all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCol / 10s.Eur. & Ind.Jetn, Tel. 5 %11 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 5 L 4 Gen. Steam Navi•rat. 0 5 London Discount° ... 4 all bond. Gen. Onmibus 01 10 ,Magdalena St. Navig,, .0 aii I Mediteran. El cc. Tel. .0 all Aiexican& S. Amelica, 5 5 Nat. D,,count C 0..„ 5 5 Pe. Nov „. 10 5 Netherlands Ltz.nd.... ,0 all Do. Do. ........... • • 5 all. Do. S p c.Pf.iss.at Id. 5 —. 1 Do. Do. ........... 80 New B. &N. S. 'And! IC') N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D., all N. B. Australasian._ all Nr th. o f EuropoSteam all Oriental Gas is. Do. New Shares all Peclßr. Ld. & Minrl all lecninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New all- Rhymney•lron all Do. New 60 'loyal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. New . . 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. all South AuStral. Land all . Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered ) 5 Trust&Ln, Co. IJ .Can ) 284 Van 'Diemon's Land IA . V,G0,6p,a0.14 4 MX Business this day. THE GENERAL ELECTION, (This Day.) STATE OF THE POLLS. ESSEX (SOUTH). MALDDN, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Bramaton ••• ••• 2t3 Wink&ld ••• 24 Smith ••• ••• 19 CHELMSFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Brarustou ••, 108 Wink&ld ••• ••• ••• 89 Smith ••• ••• ••• ••• 72 ROMFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Winkfield 57 Bramstm 49 Smith HUNTINGDONSHIRE. HUNTINGDON, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. 31,athcote ... ... .., ... 439 F,llowes ... ... ... 344 Rust ... .., ... ... ... 341 KENT (EAST). CANTERBURY, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Bridges ... ... ... ... 59 Deedes ... ... ... ... 49 Deri-g ... ... ... ... 43 Acbe.on ... ... ... ... nil ASHFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Dtedes ... ... ... ... 1G Dering ... ... ... ... 15 Bridges ... ... ... ... 13 Acheson ... ... ... ... 1 STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH). STONE, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Adderley ... Child ... Butler SLIGO (BOROUGH). Wynne and Somers. It is reported that Somers had a majority of 15 at the close, but the Sheriff refused to give the state of the poll. NOMINATIONS. LINCOLNSIIIRE (SouTa). Trollope, Hillson, and Packe. MEMBERS RETURNED. ELGIN BURGHS.—Duff. LIMERICK (CouNTY).—Monseli and De Vete. TRALEE —O'Connell. WIGTOWN BURGHS.—Dunbar. THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS. FINAL STATE OF THE POLLS. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Napier Hamilton Lawson Wilson C2B 592 239 90 161 1 16i .1 St, 10 20 ll la] St, ID St, 1101 10 a, 124 6t: 101 25 f a] st. 13.1 st. St. 10( St. 10( St. 10( 25 2: 25 ,11 50 al St 101 St. i,lOl 10 3/. 20 I 1 10 I, a] St. I'lo 20 1i 10 11 St. 10 St. ID St. St. Ilk 10 St. 101 20 1' 20 al 25 a] 25 25 - St. IC' St. If 25 20 20 al 10 al 5( a] 5 I a 20 10 20 , •• . BRITISH POSSESSIONS. .. 100 all Atlan. and St. Law. ..., •_:.: ..„ 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and ' Con.' nd,guar. sp, c. i iP 18 i all Do. 20i 106 Buffalo & Lati Hull •14 '— lip 100 'lOO Buff., Brnt. &Godcli. ; 197 100 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 j — 99 Do. d 0. ,.. 1 July, '73 96 ' 98 100 100 . Do. do., 11ine,'74' 96 .--- 98 20 2s. Calcutta and S. EP - I. par 1 p 20 2sld Central Oude . (Lina ) ... .., 20 lOs Ceylon 7 A shares ' .. '2O 1 Do. B. do. l/ 1 p 173 all Demerara — •.. 20 2s. Eas;:ern Bengal ' - . ... St. 100. East Indian • • 1.10 - 112 110.1 20 15 Do. C Shares ll 2p 100 all D 0.43 p.c.8ne15.,'57 ... ... - 100 • all Do. do. do. '59, do. ... ... 20 , all Geelong & Melbourne guar.'s per 'cent. St. 1C a Gd. Trunk. of Canada 62 61 62 A . 603 100 all - Do. 6p. c. Deben.:: 89 -- 91 873 3 1 9 20 . all 'Ort. In. Pen. g:5 per 6: 211'— 218 211 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. 1 1 3 / 4 p 3 201 all Gt. Wdstn. of Canada 26 1 '' 261 261 268 3 / 4 201 8 'Do. New ' ' - 3h —33 p 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 99 100 100 all Do. do., '76,' p. '6O 123 '— 128 1253 100 - all D. do., '73, do. 122 - 127 . 1C 3 - all ' Do. do., '73; witho ut • • option 107— 109 . 20 all IVladras,guar.'43 p.c ' 193 - - 20 20 all Do. do., 5 per e 21 3 / 4 211 20 10 Do. 4/ p. e.'Exterf 'par "-- ' p - 20 5 Do. 3cl Ex., g. sp.e R -- p 20 5 — Do. 4th Ex.; do.::: I s p 20 ss. Oude (Limited) 20 5 Scinde, guar:" 5 per u'• 2 . 2ip 20' all' Do FOREIGN. • . 10 all katwrp&ROtterdare' 7 73 20 14 Ardennes.. ... ." 5, all Belgian East. Junct. IA. 11 20, 16 IlezieKstoGraissess 34 7 43p 6' all • Carmeaux&Toulon 4, Coal Mines and Ry. 51 51 53 3 20 12 Dutch Rhenish ' 4 3 20 all ' Eastern of France :.. 35 361 361 20 all Do. Now - 13 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 , 18 Gt., Central of France 24 3 / 4 24/ 20 17 • Great Luxelhbourg;.: - 6 3 / 4 -- 63 61 3 10. 4 - Italian-Junction •-- ••• 20 , all Lake Const. & Pale .., • ... 20' a''.l Liam and Tdrnhout ~ , ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 53 -51 p 4, all Lucca & Pist.6p.c.p. 20 all' Lyons and Geneva .-. 331 .313 20 all Lyons & Mediterrai. .... ~ ~. - . • ' 331 all Maria Antezla - ' ... 10 all Do. Nov - - —•' „, 20 all Namur & Liege - 83 20, all - Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2l ' 211 16 all . Northern of France 4 1 3 /4 411 413 3 10 all Norwegianiznk.Pref 9 10 ' • 20 all' Faris - and Lyons 20 all' Paris and (Means.::. 60 -'- 62 • 20 7 Recife & San Fran., (Fermin.) g. 7p. c. 4 3 p 71 10 7i • ome and Frascatt:. ..; ... 20 all • oyal Danish lB 20 5 all Royal Swedish l3 11 20 all Sambre and Meuse •9l 93 10 all' DO. 53 per cent. pref fq 9 20 all 'althorn of France: 3 4 3 /4 —35 34 83' all West Flanders 4l 5 • 10 all o. 51 per .e. Pref - —lO 20 all W. & N.W. of France 324 - 333 . 20 6 Weltern of Austria par..— .1 p 20 all West. of Switzerland ... ... 6 all 'Wiesbaden 6 all I Do. Bp. cent. pref. .... ... 20 all 'Zea1and,...,.,..„ .„,. ,„ ,„ 1.91 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia I ißank of Egypt • Bank of London • ,Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. British N. American .C.Bk.of Ind.Au.tkCh .City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot. dEAus. Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bnkn g. Carp London Joint Stock.. Lond.andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. Row National Bank New South Wales Orieltal Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New R. Aus. B. &G. Im. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of Lon(' on% Unity Mutual Westrn Bk,o Lond 93 - 95 1 p 56 - 58 11 - 40 67 - 69 17 - 18 174 - 184 17 i 3 / 4 - 18, • •• """ • • • 46 48 .38i 39b' P 55 6 - 56 7 12 " ......... iod. 8,324 6,920 2,217 3,432 1,294 9,331 6,969 2,123 3,725 1,329 50 50 11a 50 25 6i 12/ i 17a 18 761 87i I 25 10 10.6 20 25 41 # 621 I 1 1 i i 10 BO 78 IC3 St. DUNDALK. WATERFORD. ARMAGH. Bowyer Cantwell Blake Ilassard . Barrow . O'Dwyer Bond Sullivan Devereux NE WRY Kirk Waring ... Dobbs 111‘Donnough ATHLONE. Ennis... GALWAY. Dunkellin O'Flaherty French ... CARLOW. Alexander ... Ponsonby KILKENNY. CARRICKFERGUS. NEW ROSS. Tottenham Graves ... Sykes,... Leith ABERDEEN. BERWICKSHIRE. Dunce. 90 86 Robertson Scott ...1,0E5 ... 849 Greenlaw. 85 88 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 2.—Wind this day at noon, &S.W.; fresh gale and squally. CALCUTTA, Fob. 21.—The Conrad, hence for London, which put back on the 24th of September leaky, is in dock for the third time. The m ain keel is q uite destroyed by worms, as also some of her bottom and wale planking. BARBADOES, March 13.--The Martha and Jaue, from Demerara, to Liverpool, put in here on the sth instant leaky, has bran surveyed and is discharging. SHANGIII'. Jan. 5 —The Golden West, from Hong Kong, is on shore on the middle ground above Woosung. Must discharge to be go', off. SYRA, March 21.—The A lbatross barque, of Hartlepool, for Odessa, was driven on the rocks N.W. Coast of Carigo on the 16th o€ March. PORTSMOUTH, Aprill.—Wind S.W. to S.S.E.—Arrived —Harriet, from London, for Newfoundland ; Harrier, Loudon, for Dartmouth, Newfoundland ; Hypsiple, Port Madoe, for Copenhagen—to set up rigging. PLYMOUTH, A.prill.—Wind S.S.E. —Sailed—Tartar, for Australia. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind S.VV":, blowing strong all night, with heavy rain. Arrived—Belle, from Sunderland ; Gower, Neath ; Ann and Maria, Neath ; Le Coq, Chez bourg. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Chown Point and Arran, from New Orleans. Sailed—Cintra , (s.s.), for Oporto. QUEENSTOWN, March 31. Wind N.N.N. Arrived—Beatrice, from Callao. DUBLIN, April 1. Wind S. Arrived—Weldand , fro m Ii otterdam. Sailed—Priscilla, for Barba& es. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIT] SLt TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thtirsday, 10.16 a.m. Wind W. ; 3} hours' ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, April I.—Schiedam, (s.), from Schiedam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.W. ; fresh. Passed—Prosperous, from St. Michael's. TEE LAST GENERAL ELECTION FOR MIDDLESEX.—At the last geueral election there were 10,668 freeholders, 058 COpyholde'rs, 1,103 leaseholders, and 1,386 occupy: log tenants, besides other qualifications. MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS FOR THE PEOPLE.—On Monday evening next, the 6th inst., the Lord Mayor will pay a state visit to these popular concerts at St. Martin's Hall. His lordship will be accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs, and several noblemen and other distinguished personages. On this occasion a miscellaneous performance of sacred music will be given, supported by Miss Birch, Miss Augusta Manning, Madame Bassano, Miss Clara Mackenzie, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Wallworth and the London Vocal Union. • COMING EVENTS. —The TVestern Flying Post says that the noble lord (Palmerston) has, as if we may so speak, a royal rock a-head, namely, " the Dowry of the Princess Royal." The Prussian Prince, it seeing, expects a large annual sum as a dower, with his bride and it is understood that the Court is very anxious about it ; but it is thought the house will be afraid to vote the sum proposed. Wo shall be curious i t? see watt 11, short time since, to a course will be taken by the " leading] ourna , ' the very weather-cock of the press, upon the subject. Mr. Robt. Lowe is reported to have said, the Government) " sh a ll political friend, IC we " (mea n in that little damsel is not be safe over th e bride till married and has her money TESTIMONIAL TO TILE CITY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. buperannuated from the City of London —On Monday last the officers and constables who have been lately police force wa ited on the commissioner. at his office in the Old Jewry, aid presented him . with a testi monial as a mark of their feeling of respect and grati tude which they entertain for their bite chief. The tes• tiinonial consisted of a massive silver inkstand, expressly designed for th occasion, and an elegantly-chased tray, with the usual appointments, and surmounted by the figure of Justice beautifully executed in frosted s ilver. Upon one bide was engraved the commis sioner's arms, and on the other was Ike following inscription : " Presented to Daniel Whittle Harvey, Fsq•, Commissioner of the City of London Police Force, by 57 officers and constables, upon their retirement on superannuation, as a testimony of profound respect and deep gratitude for his unswerving justice and uniform kindness to them, and his unremitting and successful en deavours to promote their interests while under his com mand." The commissioner received his old officers with the greatest kindness and affability, and, in accepting 1 h e handsome testimonial, said that their relations as office' s in the City of London police force having ceased, he addressed them as friends, in which character he could best appreciate the graceful present they had offered him, and the gratifying inscription it bore, Handcock ... 415 ... 380 ... 282 ... 218 175 162 EPSOM `his Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPB.) INKERMA.N PLATE. Flacrow • New Frighton Heroine Spinet Woolrnite Arrived—G-r)sehound. METROPOLITAN STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Dulcamara .to 1 agst Fisherman 7to 1 agst any other. Eight ran. Won easy. BALAKLAVA STAKES. LATEST BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Wardermarske 6to 1 agst St. Giles .2 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RE S. ADAMS—THE wArbE AND HERTFORD BARK. r Today was appointed for the adjourned examination of this bankrupt, who bad carried ou business as a banker at Ware and Hertford. The statement of affairs, prepared by Messrs. Thomas and Copley, are of a very voluminous nature, consisting of no less than 313 folio pages, of which the following i s a summary :—The balance sheet commences 6th Dec., i 854, and ended the 25th July, 1856, and shows surplus capital at the former date, 13,079/. ; debtor to creditors, 25th July, 1856, 61,8491. ; to ditto holding security, 12,0851. ; notes in circulation, 12,0601. ; liabilities, 56,0441. ; profits, 3,0341. Bs. 2.1. ; rents, 2,2011.—t0ta1, 160,3451. Creditors by good debts, 12,2881. 4s. 81. ; doubtful, 1501. ; securities deposited (7,2081.) estimated to realise 2,5311. ; freehold property, 4,9451. ; ditto, in whch the bankrupt has a life interest, 4,9341. ; property 8,0301. ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 13,7151. ; rents, 6,260/. ; trade expenses, 4,806/. ; interest on mortgages, 7681. ; layucosts, 3861. ; annuities chargeable on property, 3561. ; domestic and person - al expenses, 5,487/. ; depre ciation in value of property, 19,9 851. 6s. 63. ; losses, 9,3031. 4s. 9d. ; ditto in securities, 4,6711. ; liabilities, per contra, 56.044/. ; balance, 8071. Total, 160,3541. Mr. Lawrence appeared fcr the assignees, to ask for a further adjournment, in consequence of an error in the accounts, the bankrupt not having made a cor rect statement as to a loan of 3,0001. to a Mr. John stone. It would be remembered that Johnstone bad had transactions with a young gentleman named Kay, whom he defrauded, and Kay, when of age, filed a bill in Chancery against him, and bankrupt was made a party, as some of the securities had been depo sited with him. Bankrupt had also lent Johnstone about 3,000/ , but instead of entering it as a loan he had put the loss to personal expenditure and other items, and the discovery was not made until within the last 43 hours, to the great surprise of Mr. Thomas himself and Mr. Whitmore. He did not impute any fraudulent in tent, or he should have asked for an adjournment sine die, as Johnstone was bankrupt and there were no assets, so the estate was not injured, and bankrupt was probably ashamed to let it appear when nothing could be got. His Honour said it was fortunate the bankrupt had not passed, or he would have been liable to severe punishment. An adjournment must take place to amend. The bankrupt and several witnesses were then called, and the examination will occupy a considerable tune. IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 14th of February, 1857, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz.:— Average circulation of the Irish banks £7,253,905 Average circulation of the Scotch banks ... 3,957,810 Average circulation during past month ...211,211,715 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Abnanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation 1— Tho Irish banks are above their fixed issue £839,411 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 870,601. Total above the fired issue £1,770,012 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,711,446 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 1,722,403 Total of gold and silver held £4,433,849 The above statements complete the returns of the cir culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month ending the 14th of February. These returns, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, will give the following results of the circulation of notes in tha United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Tan. 17, 1857. Feb. 14, 1856. Increase. Decrease. Bank of England .. • Private Baiiks Joint-stock Banks •• Total in England Scotland Ireland ..•....• United Kingdom .. • • I 9,1! , 3,100 3,727,473 3,0)0,917 25,71,520 4,125,178 7,1t,8,667 137,265,305 1*,983,205 3,693,025 3,037,124 209,895 31,443 13,823 25,713 354 3,957,810 7,253,905 85,298 258,168 167,368 136,925,069 310,236 Showing a decrease of 258,166/. in the circu lation of notes in England, and a decrease of 340,236/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 17ili of Jan. ; and, as compared with the month ending the 16th of Feb., 1856, the above returns show a decrease of 52,5171. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of 349,0751. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 14th of February was 10,123,7911., being a decrease of 52,2371. as compared with the previous month ; and a decrease of 425,7571. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 14th of February was 4,433,8491., being a decrease of 163,7001. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 383,272/. when compared with the corresponding period last year. MARKLT NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 2, 1857, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns iu England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY 1 OATS I RYE I BEANS I PEAS 6d. 55s 47s Id 23s 7d 40s 9d 398 6d Ns 6d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT 1 BARLEY OATS I RYE I BEANS I PEAS 55s 7d 46s Od 23s 7d 39s Sd 39s 5(1 39s 2d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK,' • Wheat, 98,784; barley, 43,854; oats, 11,/80; rye, 28; beans, 6,317 ; peaS; 1,311 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. AlN)rDiceLsl.3ADL;elrtLot-isT4htei t tr o al s e 6 71 ; ed m s u t t e t a o d n y Veal, 4s Od to , Pork, 3s 8d to ba 2d. B 5s Od • 3 t p o se - N r d 6 Lg a l l i y vir bt , os G a : A i t b : r y f E u st l , l hi ;,3 c a jr,s e A I.—Tho supplies of fat s tock SOUTHALL, —P were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, a s follows :—Beef, from 3s 6(1 to 4s 8d ; Mutton, in the wool, 4s 2ti to 5s 10,1 ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; Pork, 4s Od to 530 d I.—The trade generally ruled firm, at p r f e u tl tB° p i r l ' il if s fs tit : DS' B inA e kil ef rt , hil f e r l o °. m 3s 4d to 5s ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 68 od; Lamb, Cs to , 7s; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Pcrk, 4s to 5s per Sibs. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os • clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1 / 4 s t o 1/ is per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s ; clover Flo., 3/ lUs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 10s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 Os ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os per load. Trade dull. The estimated expense for the current year of the royal palaces and buildings is 196,6691. By the new act the Government has to provide the salaries and • xpeeses. The estimated expense for the current year is 195,0001. LIVERPOOL FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUBL—LIVER POOL, April I.—At a meeting of the town-rceoeukncifilrtio:deany. gagd in h it was stated that the fouu dation-stone of the New Li brary and Museum will be laid on Shaw's-brow (near St. George's - hall) on t he 15! h inst. The e failurecorn ()fMr. N. Z igunia9' a announced ; but the liabili ties are not believed to be considerable, and the loss will probably fall chiefly upon houses at Odessa, Mar seilles, &e. The preparations for the Atlantic telegraph are ex pected to be completed by the time originally named. About 650 miles of the cable out of the 2,200 are now finished, and the aLuregate rate of c,iustrue:ion at the works of -Messrs. Kuper and Co , at Greenwich, and Messrs• Newall and Co., at Birkenhead, is more than 200 miles per week. The ,whole line is to be shipped by the end of June, and the c,iminunioation is hoped t o oe established by the middle of July. We understand that during the last month or so la"ge bona fide purchases of French railway shares have been made on English account. These investments assist in explaining the flow of gold from this side. St. 11l st. lb 100 100 100 58 a 4ei 64t 97i 1021 1132 136 40 213 171