The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed rather firmer, and a better business was done. The sales amounted to 7,090 bales, 3,000 of which were taken fur export and on speculation. The Railway Share Market was steady, and prices remained without any alteration from those current on Wedueaday. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the week have been rather dull, owing totheseasrm of the year and the depression which naturally re sults from the disturbance in monetary affairs. Some articles, however, have been in vo I demand, and the aggregate transactions have been quite as extensive as could have been expected. Sugar has met with a good inquiry at full rates. Colory plantation coffee has declined ls. per cwt., but other kinds have remained steady. In tea a fair amount of business is reported, common congou being i s . to ls. 0/,1 per lb. Rice is dull, saltpetre quiet, and cocoa a trifle cheaper. In spices very little has been done at late rates. Tallow is inactive. The specie, &c., received by the Atrato, just ar. rived from the West Indies, is as subjoined : Silver . Gold and Dust Plata, Pina, and Bruta Pearls $242,643 443,158 38,975 5,000 Total 5729,776 The Panama, for the West Indies, which leaves to-day, takes out 60,300/. in specie—viz., 44,3001. in gold, and 16,0001. in silver. The dollars brought by the last Mexican packet have been cold at 3d. decline—namely, at 60d. per ounce. At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Gas Company, held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared. The opinions expressed in the leading journal relative to the position and prospects of the Money Market have bcea discussed in City circles to-day ; and it is almost unnecessary to remark that they are in some respects considered erroneous. One statement especially is objected to, viz., that the financial pressure in Paris has been mitigated by the investments made in Rentes and RAU way Shares by English capitalists, because it is known that the amount of such securities held here is very small. The purchases on English account have been limited, and quite insufficient to reawaken confi dence or diminish the depression at Paris. With regard to our own Money Market there is certainly little prospect of its early amelio ration, as numerous circumstances continue to divert capital from its legitimate channels. Be sides this our note circulation is not sufficiently large, too great a desire exists to promote joint stock enterprise at home and abroad, and there are many minor influences which militate against an improvement. The general demand for money to day is very active at full rates. The Funds opened flatly, but despite the gloomy views indulged by many, they are now firmer, and the tendency is more favourable. Speculation continues dull, as a desire exists to ascertain Whether the efflux of gold will recommence, and if so, whether on a large scale. Consols have been 921 g, 92193, and 921 s for money ; while for ac count the business is recorded at 931 / Tho present values are respectively 93 to 931- and 931 8. The New Threes are 91i- 92. The Reduced 94 The March Exchequer Bills Gs. to 4s. discount, and the June ditto 10s. discount. A very few bargains have been concluded in the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 94} Sardinian 5 per Cents. 90 , and Danish 5 Per Cents. 101. This was all the business which took place up to 1 o'clock, and since then the mar ket has remained dull. The follo►ving are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 617 ; Alexi an, 23 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 76 78 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 ; elan 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 4/1 a ; ditto Deferred, 24i si; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, 5 6. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that there is no change to notice in the market for Ame rican Securitieq. Business continues inactive, and prices remain stationary : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868-101 106. United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 106 Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 80 STATE SECURITIES. Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 89 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) .498 100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 lfisinssippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvani a 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 80 81 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83A 841 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) —1888... 81 86 LOANS . Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds OF CITIES 1856-1865... 82 81 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 91 92 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 86 88 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland IP; Bonds 1860...106 108 Illinois Central (Shares). $3O paid.......... ... 28 30 p Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869— 90 92 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 81 83 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-_ ........ gage 1883... 84 86 York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862.- 78 89 • York and Erie 7 par Cent. Sinking Fund 1875•.:83 85 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865.- -- 93 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 88 r 9 The Railway Share Market has been rather active, and prices generally have exhibited more buoyancy. An advance of about 4 to 1 per cent. may be quoted on most of the principal under takings. Edinbnrgh, Perth, and Dundee, Great Western, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, ss. to 10s. ; Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North- Western, 15s. ; and South-Eastern, 11. Brighton ruled rather flatter. Great Luxembourg and Sambre and Meuse were firmer, but Geelong and Melbourne and Grand Trunk of Canada declined about ss. to 10s. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have been dull. North Wheal Bassett realised 24 and Great Wheal Alf re d 61. , In Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares prices have shown a slight decline. Commercial of London, and London Chartered of Australia de clined ss. to 10s. ; Australian Agricultural Shares 53. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY . AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Rneir , ese done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 914 i 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities- - 3 21 a New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9li l i 2 New 2A per Cent. Annuities Lodz Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... , 2 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 15-16 a 18 India. Bonds, £lOOO • ..... ............. Ditto, under £ lO6O 5 d Consols for Account •-• O 3l i i licchaquer Bills, 24(' . March. 1 June. £lO3 1:590 - — 5 B rasil Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9Bl PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CW( 1 1 . Danish Bonds ' S pee Cent., 1825 Ditto 3 per Cent.. Plrdinian Bowls, 5 per Gent. . ......... tiekihu Bonds, 6 per cent 9 4 3 /4 4 Ditto Account . Dtvidends O.A Mu at)iva ~ s ystne in Lou& n. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money.. 93 h Ditto for account THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL NATION.—This criminal, whose execution is fixed to take place in front of the Somerset County Gaol, at the usual hour, at noon, oa the 21st inst., has regularly received the ministrations of the rev. chaplain of the gaol, who spends four or five to hours daily with the unhappy culprit. Ho is said to tuaintain his self-possession in a remarkable degree, although he now entertains no hope of a reprieve. He was again visited by his father on Monday, when the old man entreated him to confess his guilt and prepare for another world. His solicitor, Mr. Taunton, spent Boma time with him, but the prisoner made no admission of his crime, or of the justice of his sentence. He takes his f3od apparently with a good appetite, but at night seems rather depressed and restless. On Monday he wrote an admonitory letter to one pf his relatives, and ex pressed a w i s h t h at a little b oo k , pu bli s h e d b y the Tract Society, which had been sent him by post, should be given to his brother.— Bailt Ij7tronicle, i INa. Atra`o, b India ytown, Imaic.a, inidad, ;t. Viii a; St. Bishop Steven pea, ls, bruta, sting of 20 b:sgs &c. Work- Lizard, e west- aond.on, T cent. ate bills Dna per 40s. for at 28s. lemand. st: mail. id clean 3g from country Produce ~rchant3 Lain was )nce was uce very cholera dicy had difficul - Grena,da of Neap ate with vhich he naudi of her corn - t wer bad 3cnrneut• Panaw 5 t. The Ivements araiso to Peruvian tilla. ge 'andel of I money , da. The, • ordered them t° ore ope n iok awryl Grena o Payta• ecial con" lost satis ;, weathe vigorone; ufacturee The ll' r 3ad. over• :ulturis o ' ;al to the the death assassins. of March' plied sfi t i li Fine f a , rices. , . d to 3 c q 0 paosl"° no chog6 Inferi or e, chalae(l 39t, S t e‘ Fie r ' 950 13520 -- br l° ' 300 T. lo ost b re ve iroP r . ° ( l, lino i is . 0 0 n Pr / Lat ub te from 6 5 .4 obs cl w o ric e an p .10 4. 0 10 6 8 u, 4 6 6 4 0 8 .6 0 0 5° 0 0 50 'Y. 90 40 ..••10 d. 6 ; 4 .J 0 4 0 4 4 1 0 [0 0 5 no Dor i ' Islow iff W e d '; Y°° t ar ticle le [ad; 0,0 u g OD' : v., go irsl• . 8 0 usli" [ l lt°° I 0 b een ag 13 11 Y , 0 [OOO el a 0° i e t° f hig" .°OJ ;Pg al, 0)4 or fOO usi ge ancl ions• RAILWAYS. Cad I RAILWATS. Closing Prices yestentay. 124 10 Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June 50 all 'Belfast & Ballymena 13i all , Blrmng. Wolverh. & ; Stour Valley St. 100 Birkenhd. Lancsb. drl Cheshire Junct 25 all i Blackburn 25 all jßlyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) St. 1 10 0 Bristol &Exeter- St. 1 1 00 'Caledonian. St. 'lOO Chester & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all ;Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all 'Cornwall 10 all I no. A. 10 S Do. B 50 45 .Driblin&Belfast Juno 25 all !Dun. P. &Aber. June St. 1100 I East Anglian 20 , all Eastern Counties St. 1100 'EasternUnion,A.stk I St. 'lOO Do. ' do. 8..... ...... 25 81 I Do. New ...... 25 1 7?: , ,East Kent ... . St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 20 all Eist Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 ;Edinburgh dr Glasgow 0 I all , Ed; nb. and Peebles._ •t. 1100 !Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 0 I all Forth and ClydeJunc. St. 1100 Furness ... ..... St. 100 ;Glasgow& S.Western 10 all :G r eat N. of Scotland) St. 100 'Great Northern St. 100 : Do., A. Stock St. 1.00 Do. , B. Stock St. :100 . Gt. Stli.(4,;West. (Ire.) St. 1100 ,Groat Western. St. 100 :Do. S tr. V. R.. g,na. St , 12 all Irish South-Eastern. 50 ' all Lancaster & Carlisle. 16 14i Do., Third 5............ 164 12 'Do. New Thirds ... St. 100 Laneash. &Yorkshire 16 I 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... 3 1 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 20 all Do. Southport....... [ll all !London ei St. 100 Lond.Bright. & S Cst. St. 100 ILondon &N. Western 20 all Do. Fifths 10 all Do. 121 21 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western 2 5 I all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ,100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. .0 1 Metropolitan .0 I 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's D M o iadrl ß ara i n rm ndg Derby Nfidl . and G.lVest.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg,.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen !Newry, Wan•enpoint, & Rostrevor Nor - olk. )North. n. Counties Un !North British ......... 'North DeVon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A 5t0ck......... Do. , B Stock ..... .... N. Eastern -- Berwick 1)(7.. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch ,Do Leeds 'Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton...., Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrcln. St 'Shropshire Union !Sitingbourne dr Sheer. ;South Devon !South Eastern 'Do. 43 per c. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun ,Do. St. :100 St. 100 50 all ;01 au St. Too' st. 100 ?,5 ?.5 50 all it 1100 it. .0 13/.1 $a 171 0 I all ;t. 1,100 ?,0 IG [0 10 it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 1100 .0 4 i 0 I all 3t. 100 [0 all it. 100 !O 17 . ) ,0 7 ;0 all 15 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18'5 ;:Stockton & Hartlepl ;Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. ;Thames Hay. D. &E. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny I Waterford&Limeri ck West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B : West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon 5t..100 ;t. 100 l 5 22 !O all 0 all D all 0 all 5 all 5 all !O all 0 all :0 all .0 all DIARKETS—(This Day.) Business done this day. :0 I all 8 I 9 8 1 all 041_19i IO 2s. !O 2sidi !O lOs !O 1 .74 all O 2s. ;t. 100 15 O all O all O all 3t. IC3 )0 all tO . all !,0 4 :Oi all !04 8 )0 all )0 all 10 all )0 all * all * all * 10 O 5 * 5 O ss. O 5 O all .0 all 9 18 5 all 16 6 all BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and, Cen.l nd, guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut. & Go4ch. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Onde (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Thads. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben.., Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p. '60... Do, do., '73, do. Do, do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do; Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR: A.ntwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes... Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeanx& Toulous, Coal Mines and By Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt., Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Liens and Turnhout Lomhard o -Von etian Lucca (t Pist.bp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antezia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Prof Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pre f Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse ')o. 54 per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51i per c. Pref. i W. do N. W. of France Western of A ustria West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. (Zealand .. JOINT-STo 40 'all 'Australasia 25 18i Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 40 all Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co 50 all IBritisb N. American 20 8 C.13k.0f Ind.Au.&Ch 100 50 m o . 100 25 'Colonial )0 20 0 all O all '0 all ;0 20 ,0 50 Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. 'Lon. Ch. Bk .of Aust 'Ditto New London and County Lnd.diE.Bnkng.Corp 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 ,Lond.andWestminst 100 35 National Pro. of Eng 20. , 10 Do. New i 0 22., National Bank 0 all New South Wales t 5 rll Oriental Bank Corp 9 15 Ottoman Bank )0 f '5 Provincial of Ireland , all Do. New.. 5 1 IR.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co. L 5 all South Australia...,, 5 all Union of Australia 2,`,. Do. Now .00 10 Union of London .00 50 iUnityMutual .00 - IWestru Bkof Lola , - 54 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 91 - 92 69 - 69 : i 34 - 36 ••• ..'... 4 - 9! 19A - 20 ni 52 - 54 35 - 36 8i - 98 - 106 51 - 56 33 - 3 • •• -. 71 -8: 96,1 - 97, 86 - 88 1121 - 123 101 - 106 67 - 67 63 - 65' 63 - 72 6 8 6 8 pi 1102 1024; d par-1 ••• '"'" • 5 1 1 6 c i 108 ]O9 1105 105; I id par 1101 102 ; 39 : : io 82 - 82 53 - 54 16 - 1k 58 60 3i 3id 44 45 86 87 3i Sid 2t 24 394 404 64 96 99 5 4i , 1 1 74 - 7i 10 - 11 29 - 30: 6 - 105 - 107 25:j -26 A 49 - 61 2} - 17i -18 i 75 - 76 87 - 88 4i 4 —3. d 41 - 43 201 -20 i 4t -- 41 ''''' ••• 7 - V - rt SSESSIONS. i - iP i -' p 197 - 99 96 - 98 96 - 98 • • •• - •• 1 -li p 108 • 109 li - lip 201 - 21 63 - 65 89 - 90 21/ - 214 - 1 p 25/ -26 ii 3 -34 p 99 - 100 123 - 128 1122 -- 127 106 108 19 20 211 21 id AP 1 -- 3k) tP ••• --- ••• li -24 p 78 - 71 ig - - iR 3 4p 5 d par ' 348 3411 par ip 231 2t 6 61 EiP 32 -- 33 8j - 8 21 - 21; 391 - 40, 9 - 10 621 - 63 61 - 63 Par i 17 19 1 1k 91 811 9 33j 34 5 94 10 31 32 par 1 ,K BANKS. 2f - Ip 63 - 65 17 - 13 171 - 17i - 181! ... - ••• 46 4S 382 39 id—dj 58 6i - i 12 lOd * I 7 ... ~ 104 I 67g 102 i 1084 1051 2i 1011 4 82 i 80. 7 23 23 76 i 20i Ei i 31 4 P 12 THE STN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17 1857 Paid; LAILWAYS. 121 .20 Bnckghamsh. 'Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p.c IE. (Tn. H. Sh. Glaa. Barr. & Neils. Direct. I • 100 I Do. Naw all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all !Hull & Selby all !Do. A Shares all Do. Shares all !Lon.&Greenw all IDo.Prefcrence 100 Lou. Til., &S. 54 Do. Bark. Sb. all IManch.Bxton. and Matlock ( 100 IMdld. Bra,dfd. 54INew , :narket l3uryE.G.spc. all N.&Est.s p.c. 111 Do. 6 per et.. ill I Do.Fixed sp.c 11 Prest. & Wyrel '1 !Do. A Shrs. 1 !floysin. Hit. IShrews.& Her! S. Staffordsh.. I I WearVal.g6pc! D 0.. . 100 100 all 100 100 Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. Calodon E. tr. do E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian., Qt. Woto Y. & N.M Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Closing Prices this day. 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 1 133 - 135 4 - 41 107 - 109 12A - 13 23 -24 101 - 103 2 - 89 - 91 La. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do , Do 50 all 25 all St.lloo WiltsALSamrst Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey MClean, Stk.&Dar Do iit.Westn PREFEREN , Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd.at 50/.; &Ex. 4 p. c. S t, . iDo. 4 per c. Shares.. 'ea , e(ln. £lO 4 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 P.C. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork & Bander slp.c. IDun.Pertb.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. !Do, do. Cls. B Gp. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eag.eo.Er,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un.. G. Op. c. Do. 5/.. 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent...i East Lancash .6 p.cts. E.&1 1 7. York: J. sths Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.kDun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c....... Glas. & 5.W.0.4 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.e. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem...., 5 all I 'it: 100 )0 GO t. limo 12i all 12:i all - St. 100 6 4, 4 , 3t. 100 - 12i all 121 all L 2. 10j it. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 0 all 0 8 .0 all >t. 100 i'L. 10) it. 100 it. 100 .7 831 0 13 9 10 "0 all ;t. 1100 !100 BA-1 all it 1100 it. 1100 it. 11.C3 15 all .0 all D. 6, all it. 'lOO LO all it. 100. it. 100 !O all 5 all 15 15 .26 all 5 all 54 - 56 1:31 - 134 8 9 9 - 9i 311 -32 A 87 - 89 'E SHARES. - 94 94 - 51 - 6 103 - 108 - $ - -A_ - lid - 12 ii --- ii ••• • .13 - 115 107 - 109 100 - 102 IDo. 4a per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. G t.N . of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B. &11. Ex.spc IDo. con, red. 4.3 p.c. IDo. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per .ent. Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. firm. Gua. Stk Do. Cbesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do 60 - 62 101 3 - - 10, 5 i 95 - 966; 99 - 10 - ILan.& York. 6 pc. , Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.5 . ..N0.2 1 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No, 4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. _ • 19,} - 9" -- 132 - late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh, Londy. &Ennis. Sh, M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ..... 137 - 140 112 -- 114 Do. do. 3i per cent. IVlarypt. A Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. ... Wid. Con sol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &IL Pref. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. e. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 v.. et Norfk .Deb. 4 p. c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. •.0.847 North British ... -j .. IDo. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do, do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar....... Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar... Scot. Cent.NeW Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.Gp.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4.. per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sb S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. !Stock,. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. !154 - 156 i - iP 66 - 68 132 - 134 96 - 98 87 - 89 ... - ••• li - lb 01 - 91 93 1a —1(: 1 Ad 21$— 22 O 3 27 10 all !O 15 1 4 10 I all MISCE' .08 - 110 5 19 'Australian Agricult.' .0 all Australn. Royal Mail 0 all Berlin Water Works I 0 40 Brit. American Land n 32i Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 103 Do, 6p. c.Feb.&Aug. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all !Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam ... 100 Electric Telegraph ... all Electric Tel. of Irei. all En.&Aust.Cop.SinCo l 10s. Enr. & Ind.Jctn. Tel.l %11 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 1.4 Gen. Steam Navir ° mt. 5 London Discount all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican & S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at id 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas ss. Do. Now Shares all Peelßr. Ld. & all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do, New all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 60 Royal Mail Steam ail Scot. Austral, Invest all Do. New 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 120 j 5 Trust&Ln Co.U.Can, 1001 284 Van Di eme n' s L an d St 1100 - V.Go.6p.eJan.dkJuly 25 50 50 50 15 100 Ll 4 -- 116 05 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -- 22i -23 i 98 - 102 01 - 104 27 - 28 2 - 3p ••• - •• 21 - 3• NEOUS. 201 - 21il E* ... - ... t5O - 155 35 - 90 26 - 28 54 - 5g ••• --- ••• 93 - 91 I la Ipar ip lb 4 ••• ..• 3,} d A - - 4 4 41 par 18 22 I 2 ."-- i 1, 3 / 4 par 2i Business this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Rinco—Before Lord Campbell and Justices Wight:l2o.n, Erl, and Crompton.) NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ALFOTRI:O TET,EfiRAPII.) 100 SOVS. SWEEPSTAKES. D.M. C by Orlando—Ma tlie Bannockburn Traitor PORT STAKES. Fazzoletto Vanderrnoulin ... (Flintoff) 2 Bird on Wing (A.ldcroft) 3 SWEEPSTAKES, 100 SOVS., AB.M. Rent ... Schiedam 1021 Poodle Prince of Orange Pitapat ~.. Squire Watt Hardwick ... Three ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Four ran. 501. PLATE. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 1 agst Anton (takcn fruly) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Anton (taken freely) GREAT NORTHERN. sto 1 agst Chevalier d'lndustrio (taken) sto 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) sto 1 agst St. Giles (taken) PORT STAKES --Yellow Jack paid forfeit. Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. - - SUBSCRIPTION ROOM.—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9 to 2 agst Vedette (offered) 6to 1 agst Loyolse(taken) 6 to 1 agst Kent (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sydney (taken) 25 to 1 agst Schiedam (taken) • 25 to 1 agst Drumour (taken) 100 to 3 agst Bird-in-the-Hand (taken) 220 to 100 agst Vedette and Kent coupled (taken) CHESTER CUP. 6 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) DERBY. 700 to 16 aget Lambourn (taken) 5,000 even on Lambourn aget Commotion (taken) THURSDAY. The Claret Stakes, a subscription of 200 soyseach, h ft, for 4.yr-olds ; colts 83t 71b ; fillies 83t 21b. , D.I. (2 miles 119 yards.) (3 subs.) Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam's Wentworth, by Bay Middle ton, Bst 71b (N. Day) 1 Mr. W. H. Brook's Manganese, 83t 21b (J Osborne) 2 Sweepstakes of 50 sow; each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts 83t 71b; fillies Bst 21b; cerlain allowances. D•M. (7fur longs 201 yards.) (4 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Cruzada, by Cowl, Bst 21b, (It. Pettit) 1 Baron Rothschild's Western Power, Bzitllb (Charlton) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Cruzada—won by three lengths. Match of 300 EON'S • 200 ft ; last half of Ab M. (3 fur longs 217 yards.) Mr. F. Robinson's Alliance, by Slane, SA 4th (A.Day) 1 Lord Stradbroke's Rosa Bonheur, 83t 9ib...(Flatman) 2 Handicap Plate of 50 sovs for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 240 yards.) Lord Clifdeu's Indulgence, 4 yrs, 63t 71b (T. Fordham) w.o. Mr. Brown's Flyaway, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ....(West) t Mr. Payne's Mabel, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Cock of the North, Jack the Giant Killer, Huntington, Persia, Anemone, Pomorua, Nightshade, Termagant, Polish, bri by Melbourne dut of Birthday, Delusion, Renown, Sichmus. Betting-4 to 1 agst Cock of the North, 7to 1 agst In dulgence, 8 to 1 each agst Flyaway and Delusion, 10 to 1 each agst Anemone, Mabel, Nightshade, and Termagant. A dead heat ; Mabel was beaten about a langth from the first two ; Huntington was a good fourth, Cock of the North fifth, and Nightshade sixth ; Renown, who got badly off, was last. Deciding heat—lndulgence walked over, Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-old colts, Bst 71b. R.M. (1 mile 17 yds.) (5 subs.) Lord Glasgow's ch or ro cby Hernandez (Wells) 1 Mr. Combe's Traitor (E. Sharp) 2 Sir R. Pigot's Korniloff Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, and only 5 if declared, &c,, to go to the owner of the second horse, for 4 yr-olds and upwards. A.E. (1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards.) (4 pubs, one of whom pays 5 soya.) Mr. Merry's Uzella, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Kendall) 1 Mr. Byrn's Stormsail, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Snowden) 2 Mr. Mellish's Squire Watt, 4 yrs, Set 41b (Wells) 3 Mndicap Plate of 70 soya., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Clermont Course (1 mile 6 furlongs 55 yards.) Lord Clifden's Indulgence, 4 yrs, Est 3 b (T. Fordham) 1 Capt. Connell's Little Tom, aged, Bst 71b ...(Clement) 2 Mr. G. Taylor's Newton-le-Willows, 3 yrs, Sat 71b (carried sst 91b) (Plumb) 3 The following also ran—Tame Deer, Knight of Avon, Uzella, Jolly Marine, Laura Selina, Neva, Sorceress. Sweepstakes of 50 rove each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 61b. Certain penalties for win ners. Criterion Course (5 furlongs 182 yards). 6 subs. Gemma di Vergy 1 Lord Nelson 2 Cruzada Won by a neck ; bad third. The Fourth Aske Produce Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 711) ; fillies, Bst 41h ; those by untried stallions or nut of untried mares :snowed 31b. D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) Queen of the East Walked over. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain penalties and allow ances. D.M. 8 subs. Vanity LATEST BETTING. NEWMABKET, LAST NIGHT. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Kent (taken) 5 to 1 agt Vedette (offered) 100 to 15 agst Loyola (taken) 7to 1 agbt Sydney (taken) Bto 1 agst Anton (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 awl Anton (wanted) ANTON AND KENT.—A match has been made between these horses for 3,000/. It will come off on the Monday of the Craven Meeting, 1858, across the flat. LLOYD'S SEFIPPING.—',Tbis Day.) ii -- iii I) 6 - 8 LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.; mode rate breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Aprill6.—Wind S.W to W.S.W.— Sailed —Her 111.,jeaty's steamer Himalaya, for China. PLYMOUTH, April 16.- —Wind S. w'.—Arrived—Mill Bay, from Bridport, for Newfoundland. Sailed—Countess of London, for Quebec. CORK, April 15.—Wind Cann, for Richibucto. LOWESTOFT, April 16. —The Volusia, from Sunderland to London, has been assisted off the Holmo Sand. OFF HURST CASTLE, April 17, at 7 a.m.—Airato (s.s.), West Indies. FALMOUTH, April 16.---Wind S.W.—Arrived—Anna, from Hondurar, with decks swept, loss of bulwarks and stancbcons. I:REDRIcKsrum, April 16.—The Joseph Clarke (Ameri can ship), with cotton for St. Petersburg, is stranded three miles west of the Scaw Point. Wind S. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERroor., Friday Morning. Arrived—Evelyn, from Mobilo ; George Green, New Orleans ; Ben Nevis, Bombay; Pigcono, Antwerp ; As tarte, Keosove. 11 - 1!1- Sailed—Home, for Quebec; Radnagore,-Mutlah ; Lioness, Havre ; Camilla , Newfoundland ; Magdalena, Mentor, and Mai is Catherina, Narva ; Hulda, ; Thomas and Wil liam, end Annandale, Newfoundland; Dauntless, Mar seilles; J. Marcus, Min de, Fr e d er i ca , J o h n , and Ed ward, for Bordeaux ; Diligent , for Oport o ; At mos ph ere , New York ; Bedford, onigsberg ; Arctic, Calcutta ; Argestes, Newfoundland ; Salem, Quebec ; Addie SnoW, New Orleans ; Nicholson and Canada, Newfoundland ; Treaty, Si,. Petersburg; Benedict, Riga; Cornelia, Nerve; Industrious, Leghorn. QUEENSTOWN ; April 15. Wind W. N. W. • Arrived--Stirlingshiro, from Savannah. 35 - 37 i - 1 i - 1 4H (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH. TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.40 a.m. Wind W. ; tide three hours' ebb; weather fine. Arrived, Nth—William Gilles, from Calcutta ; St. George, Callao. Arrived, 17th—Lionne, from Gra.velines ; Highland Mary, Callan. Sailed, 17th—Albert Augusta, for La Rochelle ; Pre grine Oliver, for Hong Kong; Northumberland, for the West Coast of Africa. DEAL, Friday, 9.26 a.m. Wind S.S.W., moderate. Passed—Earl of Chester, from Moulmein, for London. Anchored—Vesta, for Quebec ; Swansea—both from London ; Wave, from Sunderland, for Iceport. THE EXPLOSION NEAR SWANSEA.—The inquest upon the three persons killed by the explosion at the Gorse Colliery on the 9th inst. was held on Wednesday at the Traveller's Well, Casbadel), about two miles from Swan sea, and within a short distance a the coliery, before Mr. Charles Collins, coroner for the district, and a jury consisting of 14 persons. Mr. Thos. Evans, Government inspector of Mines for the South Wales district, was present, and Mr. J. T. Jenkin, solicitor, of Swansea, appeared to watch the proceedings chn behalf of Messrs. Richards and Glasbrook, the proprietors of the colliery. Several witnesses were examined, but, as the evidence as to the cause of the explosio n was imperfect, the in report on th e quest was adj , urned to the 29th inst. HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDLES. --A Highland roads and bridges, yesterd t iy published, stat es that the operations of the commissioi, ere last year were almost confined to the maintenance of the works in their ordinary state of repair. The summer ;Ind autumn were marked by repeated storms, causing n °where any very formidable casualty, but in the aggregat e more than the usual annual amoHnt of deterioration to ‘`.he works. The expenditure in the whole of the (ineludt(:) ounties for repairs was less than in 1855. 11 -- 13 Do.. BRITISH 7 .0 2 11 2 .. •20 1143 11013 1866 d 6115 1 Gs. 24 2 514 9 019 Alfred Cons. (Philk.;' British Iron .... Condurow (Cambrn.) ev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tav,) Great South Tolgus Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) Grt. W. Vor (ifelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Illogan) Nor:h Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (Siaßlaxy) Porkellis U, (Wend.) Sort. Con 3. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Clcer) S. Cana Brea (Illogn. IS. W. Francelllloin. !Tara. S. & L. Min. Co. ITin Croft . 40 [Un. Mines (G wenn* ~. 12s 6,V. of Towoy (Camar.) ~. 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) ~. 5k Wh. Basset (Illogan). ~. 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh. Edward (Calstek ) 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN !Australian ~ Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes di Cniad: Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General .. Linares Lusitania.n Mariquita New Granada INoveatt ➢condo Pont.Sil.LdM.dg Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba -south Aus:zaliau Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican MINES. 21 - 224 7_ - 8 160 - 170 445 - 465 7 - 1i - 14;3 6 5,3 - - 16 - 23 - 5 - 22 6 I A - 335 - 6 - 320 - 4/ - 200 1 32i - 334 150 - 160 260 - 280 350 - 370 4 - 4i 18 20 44 - 46 23 - 25 MINES. , 3 - i 11 - 24 19 - 21 # 60 63 11 13 id 14 15 7 —7?; ld p 1 I - 6 - .i. - ••• 2;} - 2i ~~~~ - 3~ CHOLLET V. HOPMAN. Sir F. Thesiger this morning applied to the Court for a rule to set aside a verdict which had been returned for the defendant in this case, which had been argued on a former occasion. The plaintiff complained of an in fringement of a patent, of which he was the possessor, fur the preservation of meat, vegeable, and other sub stances for use on board chip. To the plaintiff had been assigned by the original discoverer all property in the in vention, which had been patented, but objection was taken on the part of the defendant that such assignment had not been duly registered. The learned gentleman contended that according to the provi-ions of the act of Parliament notice of such objection,should have been given, which had not been done in the present case. Rule granted. ICENRICK V. HORDER, Mr. Edwin James, Q. 0., moved for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why the verdict which had been given when the case was first tried should not be set aside and a new trial granted. It was an action for a criminal information in which the plaintif f ' alleged that defendant had debauched and had hap criminal con versation with his wife, to which a plea ocnot guilty bad been entered. On the hearing of the case, the whole question turned upon, whether or not the plaintiff wog bound to prove his marriage, which had not been previ ously traversed. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 20/., but as the decision was not considered satisfactory by the plaintiff, the present application was made. Rule granted, Sittings at Nisi Prius.—(Before Mr. Justice Coleridge GLANNILLE V. KETMER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a coffee house keeper, in White Lion-street, Islington, against the defendant, the landlord of the Norfolk Arms public-house, at which a loan society was held. It ap peared ,that the plaintiff being in want of - some money, applied to the loan-office, and after some negotiation, a loan of sixty pounds was granted to him, he giving a bill of sale to the society as security. The plaintiff engaged to repay the loan by instalments of 101. every three months. Oa granting the loan the plaintiff said it was clearly understood that he should have eighteen months to repay the money, and it was on that understanding that he signed the bill of sale. The first 101. became due in October, but on the money not being forthcoming his goods were seized and sold by public auction. The whole case turned upon the construction of the deed under which the goods were taken. A verdict was given for the plaintiff, damages GO/. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn.) EELLIIOUSE V. THE CORPORATION OF MANCHESTER. The arguments of Sir F. Kelly, on the part of the plaintiff, occupied the court the whole of the morning. It was an action against the Corporation of Manches. ter by the plaintiff, a wool merchant, who, in conse quence of the construction of a certain bridge, had had his premises inundated with water, whereby a great quantity of property had been spoiled. EXCHEQUER COURT, (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) DALTON V. BACHELOR. Mr. Whateley moved for a new trialn this case, which was an action for tho recovery of compensation for in juries the plaintiff hal received in consequence, as he alleged, of the negligence of the servants of the defen dant, the owner of a timber-yard. It appeared that a man named James, a carman was hired to convey some timber from a certain dock, and as the plaintiff was crossing the road, the cart was moved and be received an injury on the leg. It was contended that James, not being a servant of Batchelor, but merely a perion who had a contract to perform a certain duty, that Batchelor was not liable for his acts. The learned gentleman bad not concluded his argu ments when our report left. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE ROTAL BIIITISII BANK.-DIVIDEND MEETINti. To-day was appointed for . the anxiously expected divi. dend meeting, and a great number of persons who had not proved on the previous occasions were generally admitted without opposition. - Mr. Roxburgh' appeared on behalf of a gentleman named Ramsay, who had proved for 7001. on a deposit account, and 691. 2s. on a current drawing account. The assignees, however, had for some reason refused to pay the first dividend, and he now applied to his Honour for an order directing them to do so. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said that they had not had any notice of the intention to apply. Mr. Roxburgh said the assignees were fully aware of the facts, and, having allowed the debt to be proved, the assignees were bound to pay the dividend. Mr. Linklater said that the ground of refusal was that Hr. Ramsay was the holder of 10 new shares, and a call had been made by the directors of 501. per share, for which he was liable; if there was more than that due to him be could prove for the difference. Mr. Roxburgh said that it had not been decided that be was liable, but all he (Ur. Roxburgh) asked now was that a note should be taken and put on the proceeding, so that an appeal might be had, and that was certain, which ever way the decision was, in order to set the question at rest. The case was adjourned. Mr. Roxburgh then applied on behalf of a Mr. Fronde, to prove for 2701. on the drawer's account, and 5001. paid for shares, which, he contended, he bad been induced to take through false representations. His Honour intimated that, assuming there had been fraud, be could not decide the question finally, and it would be better to adjourn till a future day and take the evidence, so that either party might appeal. The case was proceeding and proofs taken. The list will nct be made np,to-day, but there is little doubt but that ttle dividend will be 2s. 6d. in the pound. CITY SHERIFF COURT. (Before Mr. Prenderga^,t, Q.C.) PALMER V. PULLIN.- EJECTMENT. This was an action in Ejectment. The plaintiff is a builder in Great S. Bartholomew Close, and the de fendant was the tenant of a house in Markwell-street, btiniging to the plaintiff. Mr. Buchanan, Basinghall•street, appeared for the plaintiff to prove the tenancy, but an objection was taken that oral testimony could not be received, as there was a written agreement existing. Mr. Buchanan said he would put in a written paper, but did not tender it as evidence, but the defendant might make it so if he thought proper. Defendant's attorney o`jected that it was not stamped. His Honour read the document, and said that it was clearly an agreement requiring a sta4p. Mr. Buchanan contended on the authority of a case p. 184 Woodfall, that no new tenancy had been created, and relied upon the original verbal contract, and put in the receipts. His Honour said that he considered that it was a new contract, and that the agreement must be read. Mr. Osgood, the chief clerk, said that as the officer of the Court he was bound to take an objection to re• ceiving the document, unless the amount of the duty and a penalty of 101. was pa'd into Court. His Honour regretted that the law was so stringent in such a case, for persons might easily put something into writing which might prove to be an agreement re quiring a stamp. Mr: Buchanan at first said that he would pay the penalty, but ultimately elected to be no neuited. MILITARY TRIAL.-A soldier, named Scipion, of the 95th regiment, was on Wednesday tried by the Military Tribunal on the capital charge of striking superiors. On the 12th January last, he returned to his bar racks drunk, and as was his custom when intoxicated he began abusing and striking his comrades. One of them went to complain to the sergeant, and before he returned Scipion struck another, named Vincent, who expressed his annoyance at being so treated ; Scipion struck him a second time, on which Vin cent became much irritated, and declared that if he struck him again he should repent it ; the man, how ever, did strike again, and Vincent seizing a form felled him to the ground with it by a violent blow' on the head. S:ipion, with blood streaming from his wounds, went as soon as be could to the sergeant to complain, but found that Vincent had preceded bins in doing so. After hear ing both parties, the sergeant declared that Scipion was originally in the wrong, and accordingly ordered him, after getting his wounds dressed, to go to the salle de police ; but instead of obeying, the man struck a corpo ral who advanced to take him to the infirmary, and he afterwards struck the sergeant. He was immediately seized and locked up. Before the court, the prisoner, who presented himself with his bead s h ave d, an d with large scars on his scull, declared that he. was completely b wildered by the blows which be had received, and was not aware that he had struck the corporal and sergeant. The tribunal condemned him to death, LIVERPOOL PRE& LIBRARY AND 1 1 1t7Sr;r7ar. LIVERPOOL, APRIL M. The hat:Tact given by the town to Mr. BroWn, some mark of its appreciation of the munificence played by that gentleman by his princely g ift, was h e ld at St. George's-hail. Upwards of 800 persons were pre sent, the principal table being occupied by Lord Stanley, General Sir Harry Sinith, Lord Talbot, Sir J. Paking ton, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. N. Hawthorne, the Bishop of Chester, Sir J. P. K. Shuttlewortb, Major-General the Hon. Sir E ward Cast, Mr. J. C. E wart, 'Mr. J. Ch:etham, Mr. T. B. Hor-fall, .&c. Mr. James Holrne again officiated for the Mayor, Mr. Shand, who was prevented by illness from belig present. Grace having been said 1,3 , the Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL, the Rector of, Liverpool, The CHAIRMAN read the following letter which had been received from the Earl of Derby : " Lord Derby presents his compliments to the Mayor of Liverpool, and regrets that his absence from home for the .re mainder of this week will prevent his having the pleasure of attending the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Museum, on Wednesday, and the dinner afterwards at the St. George's•hall. He regrets this the more, as indepen dently of the personal interest which be cannot but feel in the occasion, he would have bad lunch pleasure in paying, by his attendance, a well-merited tribute of respect to Mr, Brown for his liberal munificence and public spirit ; and lie will be greatly obliged to the Mayor if he wi , l have he good ness to`offer to that gentleman this expres:.ion of his feeling , . Knowsley, April 13." Tile DEP UTY-111A TOR gave "The Queen," wishing her Majesty a speedy recovery. (Cheers.) Air :—" God save the Queen," " Prince A;hert, Albert Prince of \Vale; and the rest of the Royal Family," was also received with enthu siasm. "The Healrh of the Bishop and Clergy of the Dio cese". was given from the chair. The Lord Bishop of CHESTER, in responding, spoke thus of Mr. ilnown and his gift beg him to be lieve that there is not any person present here who agrees more cordially than inyiself in all the publ c testi monies of honour and respect paid him by ail clasFes of Liverpool this day, on an occasion which, let me say, interests all classes--4 say, it interests all classes. A public library had become a public want ; and I am glad to bear it, for it is the necessary, the happy re sult of the progress of education among the people. I know very.will that the education of our people falls short of the point which we wish it should reach ; and many men, prominent in statio n , h ave t urne d th e i r m i n d s to devise some practical plans to extend the benefits of education, and no one indeed more than our distinguished visitor with whose company we are now honoured—Sir John Pakiogton—(oheers)—one who, if he has shared the fate of many philanthropists—if he has not been able to gain universal assent for his own particular plan, has cer tainly gained universal respect and honour for the enlight ened philanthropy which has prompted his energies and his efforts. (Hear, hear.) But let the defects 4 education be what they way, I may say that even in my own me mory education has made great advances in this country —great advances iu almost all classes—but I am going to mention only one—l speak of the class of superior ar tisans, mechanics, and working men. (Hear, hear.) The persons who compose that class are most of them we nstruoted in the elementary parts of learning, and are natural:y eager to increase their stock of knowledge. There has been latterly an intellectual appetite and taste created in them which seeks for intellectual food. A new class has been added to the reading public of this coun try. But the classes of which lam speaking—the per sons composing those classes are not in a condition to afford libraries in their own homes. God be thanked, every one of them can have at home one book - worth all the boolis in the world beside ; he can have the Bible at home to call his own to bless and sanctify his household and all that it contains. But for other books, if he is to have access to them, he must depend upon public libra ries for the supply—libraries where men of his class can go and borrow works for the payment of a small sum, or without any payment. Now, our worthy friend has come forward at this moment to supply what I have de signated as a public want—a free library for Liverpool. (Cheers.) Things have been tending to this point. All things were in a prosperous turn for the last step, which we have now reached, for a large collection of books had been already formed, and was ready for the public use through the enlightened liberality of the corporation of Liverpool. The experiment has been tried far more than a year —more than two years—and has been found emi nently successful. Multitudes have flocked to profit by the opportunities thus afforded for their intellectual im provement, and I rejoice from my heart in that success. But one thing was still wanting—a building fit to receive that collection of books, with such additions to it as will from time to time be necessary, in order to keep pace with the progress of literature and knowledge. That want has been supplied also, and I rejoice that my-friend has been the man to come forward to do himself and Liverpool the honour of erecting the Free Library and Museum for Liverpool. It will contain a store of use ful, instructive, and entertaining books in every depart ment of our literature. No doubt care will be taken to exclude all immoral, all improper books ; care will be taken to do that. I grieve to say that I have seen it stated in the public prints that vast numbers of such im moral works are continually issuing from the press. I grieve, I say, if this be so. But if it be there is one comfort, that the foul and loathsome publications shun the light of day—that they hide themselves away with the consciouste-s of guilt and shame upon them. The Free Library supplies an antidote to these—a store of wholesooae, healthful general literature, such as will foi ter good principles and generous sentiments and manly spirit, such as, under God's blessing, will not only en large the understanding, but improve and purify and elevate the heart. I rejoice that we are on the way to see the accomplishment of this great work. I rejoice at the step that has been taken to-day, and I rejoice also to understand that the building, when completed, will re ceive that magnificent collection of objects of natural his tory which was presented to the town by the Earl of Derby. (Cheers.) The CuernetAN next gave " The Army and Navy," coupling with the toast the names of Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith and Lord Talbot. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with enthusiasm, the band play ing " The British Grenadiers" and " Rule, Britannia." Sir HARRY SMITH rose amid great cheering. Be said Mr. Mayor, my lords, and gentlemen, the honour you have conferred upon me in associating my name and deeds with the British army is one for which I gratefully thank you. This is not the first occasion upon which I have been indebted to the borough of Liverpool. When in command in India, and when I was fortunately suc cessful by the gallantry of the soldiers under me, I re ceived a most complimentary and congratulatory address upon my victory. I have, it is true, been almost all over the world ; and proud am I to say that I never heard the name of the British merchant mentioned but as a man of integrity, honour, and enterprise. (Applause.) Happy am I to be here now among you to record that feeling which I individually possess, and which I have so universally heard expressed. (Applause.) And now, gentlemen, we will revert to the army. It is now under the energetic command of his Royal Highness the Duke of •Cambridge ; it is progressing favourably in every way ; and, as this is an occasion upon which education is the princip:4l subject, I will mention that upon a re cent inspection of the 2.5 th Regiment there were 310 of that regiment voluntarily attending the school, and pro• gressing in the higher' branches of architecture and in practical knowledge. ,(Applause.) Since the days of old, when our army was ever successful and considered highly honourable, thearchers of those days were thought the best soldiers in the worbl, so now may I say are our infantry considered. We are advancing rapidly in the improvement of the arm called the Minis rifle, and the distant fire is more exact than I can well describe ; but I trust that the eld system of gaining victories by the bayonet, which, in other words, is a rush of gallant men upon a given point, keeping before them their enemies, will not be lost eight of, and that English soldiers will still learn to grapple with their enemies. (Loud ap plause.) Our gallant army, as you well know, has recently returned from a most severe and arduous campaign, having added additional laurels to their standard and to the glory of their country. A consi derable portion of that army is now about to embark, or has •embarked, for foreign service, to carry on a dis tant and costly war—a war which, I trust, will soon and speedily be terminated ; for, however unfortunately it may have commenced, it is one' - which must be sup ported. (Applause.) If England does not support her Majesty's representatives and her officers in authority thus distantly situated, I say England's glory must dimi nish ; and had the person I allude to referred 10,000 miles off fot instructions, I say there is not a man in England, on such an occasion, who would not have con demned him. (Applause.) British soldiers are ever ready to fight, nor do- they split straws or dwell upon legal technicalities. (Laughter, and "Hear !") England is insulted ; her honour is tarnished, and redress must be achieved. They go to work humanely but manfully, and never more so than upon an occasion when the flag of her Majesty the Queen is insulted and the national . honour of England defiled. (Applause.) It has bee? my misfortune, I may say, to have been placed in a simi lar position to the person I allude to. And when a w l e . see the enemy, whose duty it is to preserve paste, ing with contempt the person who has been entrusted by his country to suppress rebellion or to destroy the foe, then I say that we feel that he is who placed in a distant and responsible situation demands and will re ceive, Ido believe, the support of his country. (The gallant general resumed his seat amid enthusiastic cheering.) Earl TALBOT replied in a spirited speech on behalf of the navy. After " The , health of the Lord-Lieutenant of the county," The CHAIRMAN Proposed the toast of the evening,— " the health of William Brown." He said—My lords and gentlemen, I now approach with some diffidencethe toast, of the e vening, because I f eel my inability to do full justice to it ; but I therefore ask you, gentlemen, to do an act of justice to yourselves, as well as to the distin guished gentlematt on my right hand, who is well worthy of your warmest regards. For neatly 50 years as a Liver pool merchant his name has been among us a household term, and he is yet-spared to crown a long and active life by a princely act, which is an example to others, and will perpetuate his name to future ages. (Applause.) I claim Mr. Brown as one who sprung from the middle classes of life—as one who was early cast upon the ocean of business, and most manfully, most success fully, and most honourably has he played his part. (Ap plause.) He is a proof of what may be effected with individual enterprise, with individual honesty, and indi vidual integrity, in a country which was blessed with free institutions, where every man is permitted to reap. the fruit of his own industry, and to employ the fruit of that industry for the purpose of blessing his fellow-men —(cheers)—and extending the benefits of education, and in promoting those numerous institutions which, blessed be God, undr the Christian principles of England, are scattered like bright gems over the face of our land (Loud applause) Eminent as he has been 'aria iner - chant, with transactions which have partaken rat'ier of a national than of a local character, he stands out in boll relief among those eminent merchants —among he galaxy of commercial men of whom Liverpool may in deed be proud ; and, thank God, we have had numbers of men of that character, of that teleet, And of tliiiit benevolence, who, by their enterprise, have Sent Shefe . ships to penetrate icto .every sea—their sails latve whitened every shore ; they have been themeans of c )n. netting is with distant lands—they have been theopeans of giving employment to our manufacturers, by their enterprise in exporting the manufactures of Englishmen to other countries, and importing those raw materials which cause the chimneys of Manchester to smoke, and give employment to the porters on our quays.' It is such men who have raised this port from being merelyia fish ing village to the greatest commercial emporiumin the world. (Applause.) Unassuming; as my friend here is in private life, he has yet been selected to represent 'the great, commercial and manufacturing district of Lime*. shire in the Imperial Parliament, and faithfully and hon ourably has he performed the duty imposed upon him. (Applause.) Of his princely munificence you have today had a striking' ex:maple, and therefore you are judges quite as well as I am. But just as that princely merchant, Guy, has connected his name with Loii don by the hospital ho founded, and just as George Heriot has c onnected his name with the • mag nificent educational institution of modern Athens,- se will the name of Mr. Brown—(applause) —be for ever connected with Liverpool; and future. generations will point to the magnificent establishment at. which this day the first . stone was laid with cheering,. And will re member the none of the beneficent founder, and bless him fer hit benevolence. (Applause.) Gentlemen, it needs no words—it needs no graceful terms, to tell yOu the estimation in which he is held by his fellow -towns men. The assemblage which I see before me, 'which has been brought together for the purpose of doing Lim honour, is far inure eloqumt than the most burning words or the most thrilling thoughts. And, gentlemen, we are able to present to that institution a portrait of my excellent friend by Sir John Watson Gordon ; and there is a well-known sculptor (MSDowell), present at this moment, who will be much more familiar with the linea ments of my friend's face than even I myself am before long. (Applause.) ; The portrait is to hang in the building of which he is the donor. His statue is to stand among the distinguished men whom I see in some of the niches of this magnificent hall—(loud applause and cheers)—a tribute of respkt from the corporation and from the town. But although we shall poitfaldis that portrait as a memorial of him, and though his statue will stand in one of those niches to convey to future genera tions the lineaments of him whom we have assembled to honour, I trust it will be long before we part 'with 'the original, and that it may please God in His bounty long to spare him, that he may still employ his great wealth in blessing others, with a full knowledge that those blessings wid fall upon hie own head a hundredfold. Gentlemen, I know that my excellent friend loves not the language of eulogy, but still the proceedings of this day canape! me to use it. I, however, will say no more than this, that I call upon you with one heart and one voice to do justice to our eminent townsman. I simply, therefore, propose to you the health of William Brown, and I call upon you to do justice to it standing, and to drink it in three times three. (Immense cheering.) Air:—" The Fine Old English Gentleman." Mr. BROWN then arose, amid great cheering, and said—Mr. Mayor, ladies, my lords, and gentlemen,—lt is impossible for me to be otherwise than embarrassed and nervous to find myself thus unexpectedly. honoured in being asked to this magnificent banquet bymylellow. townsmen, to mark nod commemorate the occasion which has brought us together, and still more so froin the very flattering manner in which you, Mr. Mayor, have been pleased to mention my name. lam not vain enough to suppose that I deserve a tithe of what You have said. Laying the foundation stone of a Free Lib rary naturally turns ou r a tt en ti on t o i ts educational ad vantages ; and I trust all those who are desirous, of im proving their minds, and who in our prosperous town I hope are not few, and attend there, as knowledge is of the first and last importance to make useful and respec table members of society. Nothing contributes more to a man's happiness than to endeavour to make himself master of his respective calling, and to cultivate a taste for scientific and literary pursuits. When we look round us, and see the advantages that arise from them, it is the duty of us all in our respective walks of life to aid them as far as lies in our power. No age of the world has been more productive than the last 100 years of that talent and that genius which have conferred the most important benefits en mankind. Taking into view our commercial advantages arising from our mineral wealth, a climate most favourable to continuous labour, and our perfect freedom of action under a constitutional Government, I see no end to our onward progress if we avail ourselves of the advantages we possess. The more we advance the greater field we find for further advance meat. The more we know the better we see our way to obtain further knowledge. I have no pretensions to be a man of science or a man of letters, but I hold in the highest estimation men who employ those talents with which they are blessed for the benefit of their fellowmen. Our quays and our docks would cut a poor figure without the aid of the botanist, the chemist, the mechanic, the en gineer, and many others w ho pursue useful and philosophi. cal pursuits, which are every day making progress towards greater perfection; and we must all feel greatly indebted to those noblemen and gentlemen who areendeavouring to reconcile those unfortunate and unhappy differences of opinion among religious sects that have hitherto pre vented a harmonious union for the general education of the people. Let us hope that those difficulties will soon be surmounted. When we consider the intelligent arrangements of our Transatlantic friends who have ac complished that end, acid the care taken by them for the education of every class, it caa create no surprise, on reading the reports of the Royal Commissioners who were sent out to their Industrial Exhibition, to find the progress they have made in the useful arts of life. We must exert ourselves in this honourable competitions to preserve our caste among the nations of the earth, by having an equally well-educated people. Science hare already done much for us. It has made that giant power, steam, subservient to the use of man—l may say to bridge the ocean, and to set at defiance both - the winds and waves, and has furnished this little island with a manufacturing power which could not be ac. complished by the unaided manual labour of two Chinese empires, or 600,000,000 people. But what are we to say of a more recent application of a power which can carry a message for us at the rate of 188,000 miles in a minute ? It is not impossible that means may be found to make it a still more powerful agent than steam. I hope and expect, before the year is out, we shall be able to send a message from the Old World to the New as quick as thought. It is clear we live in an age of progress. The Times announced the other day that it is probable we shall not be dependent on raising silk worms for the production of that valuable raw material, as it has been discovered that it is in the leaves of the mulberry tree, and can by a chemical process be ob. tained from them to any extent. If this discovery can be carried out with economy, it may make a com plete revolution in the use of cotton by the substitu tion of silk ; and we may see our females cl o th e d i n robes that added to the dignity of a Roman Empe ror. Discoveries of this kind fill es with wonder and' amazement. 'They are due • to advetocing science, and I think clearly point out that there is yet an immense field of enterprise open to the world.._ The long peace we had from 1815 to the commencement of the late Russian war was no doubt extremely faiour able to human progress. Let us hope that our difficulties with China may be of short duration, and end in an hon ourable adjustment of our differences, and that peaceful icommerce will continue to extend, and carry Cturistiaaity and civilisation to every part of the habitable globe. We cannot but feel ourselves in an enviable position that it has been our good fortune and our destiny to•plant . the Saxon race, with our language, our laws, our literature, and our religion e in some of the most rsing countries in the world, who feel an honest pride in acknowledging our paternity, where family differences never should arise to disturb that good understanding and harmony which new happily everywhere exist, and which it is the duty of all to cultivate and perpetuate. It is impossible for me to sit down without again assuring you, collec tively and individually, that I duly appreciate the 'honour you are conferring on me. So long as I live I shall over look back on this day as one of the most happy most pleasing of my life ; and I again beg to o a u s th druok Lancashirewiti thank you. , it The Health of the Members heetbaea fc : S w (Mr, Brown and Mr. J. c three times three. Mr. i n responding, spoke in eulogi s ti c terms ef e Mr. llE AgET ß u row ' n as a representative of the people, and as a man who had extended his beneficence in the manner they had witnessed that day. Ile who struck off the fetters of the slave or enlarged liberty was a bene factor, but he was one of the greatest benefactors they • could have who sought to elevate intellectually, morally, and religiously his fellow-men. He congratulated Mr. Brown, too, in being his own executor in this business, and in thin showing a determination to perpetuate the institution, delivering it from all future chanties of mis appropriation, by connecting it with the Corporation of Liverpool. Being in their bands it could not, without gross negligence in the citFzens themselves, be diverted from its original object. (Cheers.) "The Members for the Borough" was given from the Chair, and received with applause. Mr. HORSFALL and Mr. EWART having responded, Mr. HORSFALL gave " The House of Stanley."—l am sure, he said, that the toast will be received by every one with that cordiality and witb that admiration of the conduct of the Earl of Derby and of Lord Stanley. to which they are so justly entitled. (Cheers.) This would not be a fitting occasion on which to bring forward the records of history, where the House of Stanley has stood in an honourable and pre-eminent position for centuries d past. It would still be a less fitting occasion to allude to the political career of the Earl of Derby or of Lord Stanley ; but I am quite sure that it is a fitting occasion for Liverpool gracefully to say to the son that they his illustrious enter tain the highest respect and regard for illustrious father —(loud cheers)—one who takes so deep an interest in the welfare of Liverpool, and which has been shown on no occasion more than a recent one when he pre seated to the inhabitants of this town a most magnificent collection of natural history, now known as the Darby Museum. (Cheers.) Sir, I will only venture to ex. press one Hope—Use in which I am sure every i n di v id ua l in this join, and that is that the illust r i ou s hea t da s uinbdtihdeinig well l ious heir of the house of Stanley may long be spared, not, as mere hereditary ornaments, but long be spare d to a dd, as I am sure th e y thatwill add, they naY wisdom i to our Legislature, and exert their best energies for the prosperity of our country. (Cheers.) I beg to propose to you " The House of Stanley. . The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Lord STANLEY, in replying, said—My lords and gen: tlemen, I am afraid that Mr. Honied might have found the saute fault with me that the deputy-mayor has just found with one of your borough members, (Laughter.) But whether I have or have nut paid nay town duts—_., q.) :IGN.