The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

THE NEW BEADING-BOOM AND LIBRA BIBS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The new Reading-room of our National Museum and Library is now substantially completed. We announced on Thursday last that it would be opened to public view on the Bth of May for a week only, and that on the following week readers will be admitted to its use under the usual regulations of the trustees. In the meanwhile our readers will be interested by an account of one of the most re markable public buildings and architectural won ders of modern times. The Times, in a leading article on the 7th of May last year, contained a general description of the building then in progress ; and we humbly conceive that, by our then pro test against any false economy or miserable stint of means for embellishment, we contributed to the perfection of interior decoration. With the ex ception of a brief article in the Builder, of the 24th of March, 1855, when the foundations were just laid, accompanied by woodcut plans of the in tended area and interior, we are not aware of any public notice of this marvellous work. Its site, in the internal quadrangle of the Museum, has concealed its progress from the public eye, although the lofty awl capa cious edifice occupies an area of 48,000 super ficial feet. This site was indeed its proper and only situation from the obvious necessity of the new Reading-room being adjacent to the vast magazines of books and manuscripts contained in the various apartments of the Museum. In the public view, therefore, the magnificent structure when visited will appear to have been created by the wand of a magician. Except to a few favoured visitors it is unknown and has been unseen. The present number of volumes in our great public lir , rary is upwards of half a million but even that large fig ire does not 'comprise the far lArger collection of separate and distinct articles— in tracts, pamphlets, and manuscripts. They an legion, and not yet accurately cat tiogned or com- piited. , Probably, theeuormous quantity of pamph let, political, theological, and scientific of Great Britain, since the Reformation, cons itute the Bri- tish Museum Li brary the largest collect' an of printed literature in the world. Maps also form a rela tiiely considerable portion. The rate of increase is enormous. In the Parliamentary return for the year ending the 24th of December, 1856, not yet published, it will appear that the last annual addi tions number 10,434 volumes, including music, maps, and newspapers, of which 753 were pre sented, 4,018 purchased, and 5,831 acquired by home copyright. The number of distinct articles in these volumes was 27,516. In addition, the Library had accumulated numerous maps, charts, and plans, variously obtained. The number of pieces•of =pie alone added was 2,347. In gross, the total additional articles that year numbered 42,639. Of the complete works accumulated in the 12 months 1,908 were presented, 2,005 purchased, and 7,933 were acquired under the Copyright Acts. In the same year, also, each article being stamped, the number of stamps used was 162,940 1 The number of books returned to the shelves of the General Library was 110,873 ; to those of the Royal Library, 8,869 ; to those of the Grenville Librar , 1,018 ; to the closets iu which books are kept .om day to day for the use of the readers, 79,598 ; making a total of 200,358, or 604 per diem. Adding the number of volumes returned to the shelves of the Reading-rooms, about 144,000, the whole amounts to 3 7 41. 358 or 1 , 175 per diem. The whole number of readers within that year was 0,209, or an average of 181 per diem, the Read- ing-rooms having been kept open 293 days. Each reader had, therefore, consulted on an average 6A volumes per diem. Thus had our giant Library outgrown its local habitation since its foundation in 1753, and when the first contents of " Montagu House," Blooms bury, consisted of the SloAne Collection, including Only a few books, the Harleian.MSS., and the Cut tonian Library ; Parliament providing no money, but by act authorising the provision of 30,0001. by a Lottery ! The old mansion continued perfectly sufficient for the whole miscellaneous ? contents of the Museum until a few new rooms were added for the Egyptian antiquities obtained in 1801, and for the Townley Marbles. In 1823 the present entirely now building, designed by Sir Robert Smirke, be- came necessary. - Montagu House was finally levelled with the pound in 1845, the new portico :being only finished April 19, 1847. It is worthy of record that in the month of July, 1759, only five readers attended the public reading-room. The utter insufficiency of the institution for book room and accommodation for readers existed during the last four Parliaments, and without a remedy. The public, the trustees, men of letters in the Legislature, in vain devised various plans, and de manded pecuniary aid from the Commons. Select committee reports and annual returns followed in rapid and abortive succession. The blue-books and other Parliamentary papers and privately printed statements would almost fill a private _library. ' It is sufficient now to rcfrr our readers to the two volumes of reports in 1835 and 1836, and to the various Parliamentary returns asked for since 1850 ; to similar Parliamentary volumes on Public Libraries in 1849 and 1850 ; and, lastly, to the effective Report of the Royal Commission (with 800 appended folio pages of evidence) appointed in 1850 to inquire into the c mstitution and government of the Museum. The practical result was an unanimous representation of the Commissioners that " the subject of additions to the Museum was one which must evidently, at no distant period, engage the attention of her Ma jesty's Government. Mr. Hume, fortunately, was an active member •of the Commission, and con- curred from honest conviction in the necessity of an early and munificent grant of public money. The tßoyal Commissioners, reporting the inade quacy of book-room, the injury to the valuable contents of the library by the existing reading room arrangements, the slave-labour of the attend ants, and the bad accommodation of the readers, stated that " these circumstances have suggested to Mr. Panizzi a scheme of extension by which the buildings to be constructed would consist of new of space ; its " suburbs," or surrounding libraries,' 750,000. The building is constructed principally of iron, with brick arches between the main ribs, sup ported by2o iron piers, having a sectional area of 10 superficial feet to each, including the brick casing, or 200 feet in all. This saving of space by the use of iron is remarkable, the piers of support on which our dome rests• only thus occupying 200 feet, whereas the piers of the Pantheon of Rome fill 7,477 feet of area, and those of the Tomb of Mahomet 5,593. Upwards of 2,000 tons of iron have been used in the construction. The weight of the materials used in the dome is about 4,200 tons—viz., up wards of 200 tons on each pier. The first standard was only fixed in January, 1855. The framework and scaffolding upon which the dome rested were re moved on the 2d of the following June. No sub sidence or " set" of material was observable on the wedges being removed. The entire dome was roofed in and copper covering laid in September, 1855. The roof is formed into two separate spherical and concentric air chambers, extending over the whole surface ; one between the external covering and brick vaulting, the object being the equalisation of temperature during extremes of heat and cold out of doors ; the other chamber, between the brick vaulting and the internal visible surface, being intended to carry off the vitiated air from the read ing-room. This ventilation is effected through apertures in the- soffites of the windows, and pat tly by others at the top of the dome ; the bad air pass ing through owlets provided around the lantern. In order to obviate the effects of condensation, all the skylights, lanterns, and windows throughout the building are double. The quantity of glass used amounts to about 60,000 superficial feet. In order to guard against the consequences of an avalanche of snow fallin g from the dome on to the surrounding libraries, th e building has been carried up outside perpendicular t o suc a height above the spring of the arch as to form a gallery nine feet in width, provided with proper outle% by which the snow is intercepted. This vast Dome contains ample and comfortable accommodation for 300 readers. Each person will have a separata table, 4 feet 3 inches long. He is screened from the opposite occupant by a longitu dinal division, which is fitted with ahinged desk graduated on sloping racks, and a folding - shelf for spare books. In the space between the two, which is reces3ed, au inkstand is fixed, having suitable penholders. Thus the whole table top is free from writing implements or other embarrassments, and every precaution is taken to preserve the books if the readers will but use common care. The framework of each table is of iron, forming air-distributing channels, which are contrived so that the air may be delivered at the top of the lon gitudinal screen division, above the level of the heads of the readers, or, if desired, only as each end pedestal of the tables, all the outlets being under the coutrul of valves. A tubular fuotrail also passes frum end to end of each table, which may have a current of warm water passed through it at plea- : sure, and be used as a fuotwarmer if the readei have a slow circulation, or perchance there comes a Moscow winter. The atta!ogue tables,- with shelves under, and air-distributing tubes between, are ranged in two concentric circles around the central superintendent's enclosure or rostrum, the latter being fitted with tables, ticket boxes, and with dwarf partitions sur mounted by glassscceens, dividing a passage leading to the surrounding libraries. The pedestals of the tables form tubes communicating , with the air chamber to ow, which is six feet high and occupies the whole area of the Reading-room. It is fitted with hot-water pipe, , , arrange in radiating Itne3. The supply of Irein air is obtained from a shaft 60 feet high,built on the north side of the north wing about 300 feet distant, communicating with a tun nel or sub-way, which has branches or loop-lines" fisted with valves for diverting the current either wholly through the heating apparatus, or through the cold-air flues, or partly through either, as occa sion may require. The air channels are of suffi cient capacity to admit a supply of fresh air for 500 persons at the rate of 10 cubic feet per minute, and at a velocity not exceeding .1.0 Lot per second. For summer ventilation steam pipes, placed at the summit of the roofs and dome, will be heated, and extract the foul air when the external and internal temperature is unfavourable for the purpose. The new lebraries now deserve description. Their arrangement is equally remarkable and origi- nal as the other parts of this immense and ingeni ous structure. It is calculated that the inner lib rary shelves in galleries within the Dome-room wilt contain 80,000 volumes. Two lifts are place] at convenient stations for the purpose of ritisii,g the books to the level of the several gallery tiocrs. The bookcases are of novel and simple construc tion, the uprights or stau dards being formed of mal leable iron galvanised and framed together, having hard wood insetted between the iron to receive the brass pins upon which the shelves rest. The framework of the bookcases forms the support for the iron perforated floors of the gallery avenues, and which are generally eight feet wide, [he central six ft et, being appropriated to the perforated floor, and bite remainder being a clear space between th e back of the books an d the flooring, and by which contrivance the light from the skylights (in all cases extending to the full width of the avenues) is turown down the back of the books on each storey, so that the lettering of the backs may be easily discerned throughout the book ranges. The shelves are formed of iron galvanised plates, edged with wainscot and covered with russet hide leather, and having a book-fall attached. They are fitted at each end with galvanised iron leather covered, and wadded pads placed next the skeleton bookcase framing, to prevent injury to the binding when the books are taken out or replaced. Between these pads the skeleton framing of the cases forms an aperture, by which a current of air may pass and ventilation be kept up throughou•. The shelves rest upOn brass pins, the holes for which are pierced at three-quarters of au inch apart from centre to centre ; but by a contrivance in cranking the shaft of the pin, which may be turned upwards or downwards, this interval is practically halved, and the positiou of the shelves may be altered three eighths of an inch at a time. There are 2,750,000 of these holes ! MSS. rooms and a new enlarged reading-room, In all cased, except against the external walls, the which would enable the trus , erse to devote the pie- bookcases are double, the books be - ng placed beck sent MSS. rooms, including that at present made to back, a lattice of iron work being tilted for their over to . the Grenville Library, to the printed longitudinal separation, Thus, throughout the books. This report lay dormant almost for four whole interior of the new building there are no years. "Questions" were constantly asked iii the walls, the division being in all cases formed of a • House of Commons as to the intentions of the Mi- double range of books, back to back. The only maters of the day. The answe r a were o f th e usua l exce pti on i s a t the shelving provided for news circumlocutive character. The ordinary annual papers, a single range of which necessarily occus vote was now and then opposedby individual mein- , pies too space of two ranges of woks. Three berg, on the ground of theindecisionor indifference thousand superficial fret of cases are provided for of the Government to the recommendations of the newspapers. Commission. Actually the trustees one year de- For convenience, of access to the galleries the dined to take more than half of the sum proposei staircases have been placed r-o that, throughout the to be voted for the purchase of books and other ohs building, they are within 40 feet of each other. jects of acquisition, assigning as a true reason that The building contains three miles lineal of book the Museum would be inadequate for the reception cases, and which in ail the cases are eight feet high ; of increased contents. Matters thus continued in assuming theni alt to be spaced for the averaged status quo. In the meantime tae difficulty of find- octavo book size, the entire ranges .form 25 miles of ing room for the current accessions t 3 the Library shelves. Assuming the shelves to be filled with became daily greater. book, of paper, of average thickness, the leaves The plan first suggested by Mr. Panizzi, an d plac e d .e d ge t o e d ge wou ld extend about 25,000 alluded to by the Commis:4°nm, bad to be aban- miles, or more than three times the diameter of the doned on the ground of expense and delay.. As a globe ! last resort, Mr. Panizzi proposed to the trustees The cost, about 150,0001., includes the fittings that a building should be erected in the inner quad- and furniture and the neces4ary shelves for the raugle of the Museum. By this scheme the cost of working of the existing library estatliehment ; purchase would be avoided. This proposal was a , e The decoration of the interior dome is happily companied by drawings, showing the ground plan, an ex ce pti on to th e mono t onous and dingy shadews and a general detail Of the manner in which it was usually adopted in this country. Light colours and proposed that the interior arrangements for the ac- the purest gilding have been preferred. The great commodation of the readers and of books should be room, therefore, notwithstanding its circular shape, framed. Tie architect of the trustees, Mr. Sydney has au illueeineted and elegant aspect. The decor- Smirke, was directed to confer with Mr. Panizzi on rative work may Le shortly describe! :—The inner the-details of this plan, and reported favourably surface of the dome is divided into 20 cowpart upon it It is a remarkable circumstance that, a!- mente by moulded' rib.., which are gilded with leaf thou g h some modificetione were made by Mr. prepaied from pure gold, the soffii es being in orna- Panizzi in his original plan, they were ultimately meutal patterns, and the edges touching the adjo'n abandoned, and the soh me, as lie first conceive I ing margins fringed with a l ea f- pa t tern scollope e it, carried out. Mr. Smirke has the great merit edge. Each compartment contains a circular that, baying aside all professional jealousy, he has herded window, 27 feet high, and 12 feet wide, always shown himself ready to carry out the plan with three panels above, the central one being we of the original designer ; and the result is a build- dalliun-shaped, the whole bordered with gilt mould ' ing, than which none are better, few perhaps so ings and hues, and the field of the panels finished thoroughly, adapted to the purposes for which it is iu encaustic azure blue, the surroundhig margins intended. Ultimately, on a "Supply night," on being of a warm cream colour. The details of the the 3d of July, 1 854, Parliament, by its'last even- windows are treated in like manner,—the spandril ing vote, on the " " miscellaneous estimate," granted panels blue ; the enriched column and pilaster cap s , • 55,2251. for the British Museum establishment," the central flowers, the border moulding and lines towards its ordinary expenditure, and 101,1421. for being gilded ; the margins cream colour through irnew buildings and fittings." In this latter gross out upon the tops of the main ribs' rests. The estimate there was .an item of 61 ,0001. " for the mould rim of the l an t e r n li g ht, e hich is gilded and erection of a building within the interior quad- overcoated to correspr nri, is 40 feet diameter. The ripple, for the purpose' of affording ..increaFed ac- sash is formed of gilt moulded ribs of a ray-like commodation." One member only "thought the pattern, emanalieg from a central medallion, in sum a great deal too much." Such. w as th e fi rst which the Royal monogram is alternated with the vote for the great national monument we are now Imperial Crown. describing, The first grant was not half enough, The under cornice, f. one which the dome springs, as. will Bowe be seen; ' still it was a'beginniege, and is suitably massive and almost wholly gilded, the laid the f oun d a ti on . Within three years the vast fringe being formed into panels bounded by lines structure has be e n completed, at the Cost of terminating at the ends with a gilt fret ornament. 1 50,000 i., or about that sum when all the "ex- 'Each compartment of the cornice is marked by a tras" are accounted for. bold enriched gilt console, which forms atone° the The building is circular. It does not occupy the support of the main rib and a base for statuary. entire quadrangle, there being unavoidably a clear I The feet of there ribs is designed for colossal marble in' ervel of from 27 to 50 feet all round, to give light statues, the advent of which art we ardently in and air to the surrounding buildings, and as a gu , ird yoke. against possible desiructien by fire from the outer Between the cornice and the floor the space is parts of the Museum. The dome is 140 feet in . filled with the bookcases and galleries of access, the diameter, its height bein g 106 feet. In this diwen- ;,csrnice, sta n d ar d s, and !alleles of which are wholly sion of diameter it is only i n f er i or to the Pantheon !gilded, the panels of the soffites of the latter being of Rome by 2 feet ; St. se Peer's being only 139 ; St. blue, having gilded orna men ts therein. Maria in Florence, 139 ; th e tomb of Mahomet, ; The tables and attendants' enclosures Ir e o f Bejapore, 135 ; St. Paul's, 112 ; S t. Sop; ia, C. - ' wainscot,. the chairs of ma h ogan y, th e d oors b e i ng op etantinl n e, 107, and the church at Darmstadt, 105. covered with Kamp-tuli con. In other particulars our new dom e i s far superior. I The main entrance into the new reading-room is The new reading-room contains I,2so,ooocubic feet direct from the Great Hall,:and there are secondary entrances via the King's Library and the Great Northern Library rooms. filed in the diocese of London instead of in the dio cese of Bath and Wells. 4. That the Archbishop having summonedthe defendant to appear before him at Doctor's-commons, the archdeacon duly attended ; and, as no charges had been proceeded with against him, he was entitled to be dismissed. 5. That more than two years bad elapsed between the alleged commission of the last offence charged, and the day on which the archdeacon was cited to ap pear before thearchbishop of Bath. A second pro test had also been filed to the effect that, inasmuch as the 29th article was not in the imprinted Book of Articles mentioned in the statute of the 13th of ElizAbeth, the defendant could not be puni-hed under that act for any alleged contravention of that article. He (Dr. Phillimore) suggested that these protests, should be disposed of before they went into the merits of the ease itself. We should not do justice if we omitted to give credit to those who richly deserve it for individual aid in this invaluable service of the public. To Mr. Panizzi, as wa have shown, is due the merit of the first conception of a single and sufficient struc ture. His indefatigable industry and his untiring interest in the Museum have been devoted to the daily inspection of the works, and he has originated constant and valuable suggestions in the course of their progress. Some of the trustees have given a similar attention and individual aid. The archi tect, Mr. Smirke, has his merit in the preparation of the original and first designs. The contractors, Messrs. Baker and Fielder, share no common de serts in their professional labours. Indeed, tbe skill, perseverance, and ingenious resources of their managing partner, Mr. Fielder, have been beyond all praise. All worked together, we understand, without vanity or jealousy, to complete a public reading-room worthy the Museum and their coun try. It is gratifying to record that such a vast and lofty building has been completed without loss of a single life or any serious accident. Dr. Bayford objeCted to this course as being likely' o protract the proceedings to an enormous length. The Court, however, decided to hear Dr. Philli more on the fifth article of the former protest. Dr. Phillimore said the archdeacon had preached three sermons on the Holy Eucharist—the first on the 7th of August, 1853 ; the second on the 6th of Nov., in the same year ; and the third on the 14th of May, 1854. The charges relating to this last, however, the court below had not re garded as proved, for the archbishop' did not make the least reference to it in his sentence ; and it would, therefore, not be competent for the pre sent court to entertain any charges in connexion with the third sermon. Mr. Ditcher made an ap plication to the archbishop on the 20th of October, 1854, and the commission was issued on the 30th of November in that year. It met on the 3d of January, 155, and made its report on the 10th. The alleged articles against the archdeacon were served on the archdeacon on the 4th of August, 1855. The citation of the archdeacon to attend at Doctors'-commons was dated the sth of May last ; and that to appear at Bath was served on the ICth of June. Now, he (Dr. Phillimore) contended that the proceedings were not instituted within the meaning of the 20th section of the Church Discipline Act till this last date ; and that, there fore, the suit was barred by the statute. The object of the preliminary commis-ion was not to inquire whether " further proceedings" should be taken, but whether there were any grounds "to institute pro ceedings" at all. Such was the language of the sth, 7th, 13th, and other clauses • and the 20th clause must therefore be construed in conformity with that use of the term. The point had, moreover, been decided by Sir H. Jenner, in the else of " Brooks v. Cresswell" (R. , bertson's Ecclesiastical Reports, vol. I.), where it had been held that the proceedings commenced from the date of the cita tion. The same thing 'had also been decided by the learned judge himself in the case of the "Bishop of Hereford v, Thompson" (Robertson's Eccle.ias tical Reports, vol. II.) At any rate it must be admitted that the qaestion was one of very grave doubt ; and, such being the case, the defendant was entitled by every principle of English juris prudence to the benefit of that doubt. Dr. Deane was also heard on the point. Dr. Bayford contended that the commencement of the proceeding dated from the ,notice of the 'archbishop to issue the commission ; or, at any rate, front the time a copy of the criminal articles were serves upon the archdeacon, which was on the. 4th of August, 1855, three clear days within the two years from the date of the first sermon. But that was not all. The court at Bath was the mere creature of the Cl-rgy Discipline Act, and to this day was literally without a name. It would be absurd, therefore, to hold it bound by the rules which had been establishe I by long •usage in the regular courts of law. Moreover, the alleged " citation" was not a " citation" in any technical sense, it was merely a notice when and where the court would be held. Anyhow, Mr. Ditcher had done every thing in his power to expedite the proceedings, and if delay had occurred the court would not hold. him responsible for the lathes of the archbishop, whom it had been found necessary to compel by manda mus to proceed at all. Lastly, the Court of Queen's Bench had virtually decided by the manner in which it spoke of the case, that the proceedings at Bath were the continuation of a suit already begun, not the commencement of a new one. The vexed question of the new catalogue need not be mooted. In fact, the real pr)gress of that laborious and unprecedented undertaking is now unquestionable. The amalgamation of the several catalogues, which are drawn up on various plans, with one catalogue prepared on a uniform plan, is proceeding rapidly. • Letters A, B, C, D, E, F constitute about one third of the en tire catalogue, and this portion completed will be placed in the new reading-room on its opening ; it will be comprised in 500 volumes. The comple tion of this Herculean work is now under the re sponsible superintendence of Mr. J. Winter Jones, the intelligent successor of Mr. Panizzi in the keepership of the department of printed books, Mr. Panizzi being now the Principal Librarian. It may be the subject of vain regret that such a public building, so perfect and grand within, has no archi , eccural exterior or outward presence. But it must be obvious to all our readers acquainted with the limited area of the Museum ground, and with the extensive buildings already erected, that no sufficient or tolerable new frontage existed consis tent wilh the proper and more important objects of the new erection. An improved reading-room was the public want and con,tant demand—an object of utility, not of ornament. Further, any exterior architecture would have been at an enormous cost, for which the House of CL,mmons would not have been justified in providing the means. We must, for our generation probably, be content with this large gain of reading accommodation, superior to any afforded by our , continental rivals. We intended to have given the statistics of the chief foreign libraries, of Paris, St. Petersburg, Munich, Copenhagen, Berlin, Vienna, Dresden, Madrid, and the Vatican—not for vain-glorious or jealous comparison—all more or less possessed of invaluable and particular treasures, but our limits will nut now permit the detail. The fact, h)wever, may be sated, that in number of volumes is the British Museum excelled by the Imperial Library of France alone. Ours, ere many years, with the increase of room and publications, may obtain pre cedence in bulk. In value we are already without a rival, and now in sumptuous accommodation for readers we surpass every similar institution in the world. The completion of the new reading-room is an era in the reign of Victoria.—Times. LAW .INTELLIGENCE.--A pril 20. ARCHES COURT. (Before Sir Jolin Dodson.) ARCHDEACON DENISON'S APPEAL. DENISON, CLERK, V. DITCKER, CLERK. This was an appeal from the decision of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, sitting at Bath as pro-dio cesan in the matter of certain articles administered at the ins'ance of the Rev. Joseph Ditcher, vicar of South Brent in the county of Somerset, to the Venerable George Anthony Denison, vicar of East Brent, and Archdeacon of Taunton. The proceed ings bad been instituted under the 13th of Eliza b-th, intituled "An Act for the Ministers of the Church•to be of Sound Religion," under the pro visions of which the latter g-ntlernan had been sentenced to deprivation of all his eceesiastical pro motions for an alleged infraction of the 28th and 29th Articles. The material pirt of the pro-dio cesan's judgment, it may be remembered. was in the following terms : " That whereas the said archdeacon, in a sermon preack7d by him in the Cathedral Church of Wells, on Sunday, the 7th of August, 1853, did advisedly maintain and affirm, " 'That the 'Body and Blood of Christ, being really present after an immaterial and spiritual manner in the consecrated bread and wine, are therein and thereby given to all, and are received by all who come to the Lord's table f and, " That to all who come to the Lord's table, to those who eat and drink worthily, and to those who eat and drink unworthily, the Body and Blood of Christ are given; and that by all who come to the Lerd's table, by those who eat-and drink worthily, and by those who eat and drink uuwo:thily, the Body and Blood of Christ are received;' " We, t';e said archbishop, with the as iist mice and unanimous concurrence of our assessors did deter mine that the doctrine in the said passages was directly contrary and repugnant to the 28th and 29th of the said Articles of Religion mentioned in the aforesaid statute of Queen Elizabeth, and that the construction put upon the said Articles of Religion by the Venerable the Archdeacon of Taunton —viz., that the Body and B ood of Christ become so joined to, and become so present in, the consecrated elements by the act of consecra tion, that the unworthy receivers receive in the elements the Body and Blood of Christ is not the true or admissible construction of the said Articles of Religion, and that the true and legal exposition of the said Articles is, that the Body and Blood of Christ are taken and received by the worthy re ceivers only, who, in taking and receiving the same by faith, do spiritually eat the Flesh of Christ and drink his Blood, while the wicked and unworthy, by eating the bread and drinking the wine, with out faith, do not in anywise eat, take, or receive the Body and Blood of Christ, being void of faith, wh-reby only the Body and• Blood of Christ can be eaten, taken, and received." . . . And where a4 the said sermon or discourse contains the follow ing among other passages, . . . " It is not true that the consecrated bread and wine are changed in their natural substances, for they remain in their very natural substances, and therefore may not be adored. It is true that wor ship is due to the real, though invisible and super natural presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, under the form of bread and wine' —we, the said Archbishop, with the as sistance of our sail assessors, did determine that the doctrines in the said passages are directly con: trary and repugnant to the 28th and 29th of the said Articles of Religion." In anoth er p assage o f the judgment similardoctrines set forth in a sermon preached in Wells Cathedral on the 6th of Nov., 1853, were likewise condemned. The two articles referred to are in the following terms : Dr. Spinki was proceeding t , ) address the cour on the same side, but Sir J. Dodt , on'adjourned the discussion till this day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-4pril 20. MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. D. W. Harvey, the commissioner of police, and Mr. J. Macgregor, and Mr. M. Ware, two memb2rs of the committee of the Ragged School Shoe Black Society, attended at the justice-room. Mr. Harvey, addressing the Lord Mayor, said— It has been frequently represented to the presiding magistrate in this court, that the police interfere with boys who are endeavouring to earn, as it is stated, au honest livelihood by cleaning the shoes of those who apply to them, such boys not belonging to the society known as the Boys Shoe Black So ciety. In order that the public may understand the principles upon which bo h this society and the police act in reference to these boys, it is necessary that their minds should be disabused, and that they should understand how utterly impracticable it is to pursue the course that has been suggested, namely, of allowing every boy to obtain what is called au honest livelihood without the intervention of Vie police ; whereas, we wish to re p resen t t o your lordshp that unless these boys submit to government, and are under those regulations which the gentlemen who are here representing the society feel necessary, the result must be that they must be all forbidden ; becau-e if it is once understood that any boy may place himself where he pl4asea in the City with his box and brushes, pressing to clean the shoes of pasers-by, the inconvenience will become altogether intolerable ; while, on the other hand, if boys have their allotted localities, and submit to wholesome regulations, it is a great advantage to them, 'and not loss to the public. Mr. Macgregor, as a member of the Ragged School Society, begged leave to explain the matter. There are two sorts of shoeblacks—those who are under regulation, and those who are free to do as they please. The boys who are under system be long t four societies, all of which are managed in the same way by gentlemen connected with the Ragged School. The b - Irs are selected for good conduct from the Ragged School ; they are under a regular t.ystem of discipline and control ; they come at fixed hours ; they go t o fi xe places ; they go in fixed numbers, and they have a fixed rate of payment proportionate to their earnings. A regular system of discipline and of promotion, of reward and punishment is established, and theirre ligious and intellectual education, as well as their advancement in life, and their preparation for emi gration, is attended to. This costa a considerable deal of trouble, birt I am happy to say that, al though very expensive, the whole expenses from one end to the other are, in the oldest of the four societies, entirely borne by the boys ; and this isthe first instance of a self-supporting reformatory insti tution in the world. The othr boys seen in the streets earning money by shoe blacking are wholly without control, they leave at such times as they please, in such numbers as they please, and forsuch purposes as they please. No person is responsible for their conduct, and the question is whether the boys shall be wholy left without control, or whether the discipline that is now extended to those in the' Shoe-black Society 'shall be such a warrant to the public for their good management as would jus ify the publice in com mitting to the'police that exercise of their discretion which is already vested in other cases in the streets The earnings or amount of money taken by the Shoe-black Society have been about 2,5001. during the past year. We think some arrangement ought to be made by which the boys who do not belong to the society should not become an annoyance to the public " XXTIII. —Of the Lord's Supper. —Th e Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather is a sacrament of our redemp tion by Christ's death, insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ. Tran,subatan tiation (or the change of the substance of the bread and wine) m the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ, but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions. The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten in the supper only after a heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten, is Faith. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or wor shipsa" IX.—Of the wicked, which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper.— The wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith, although they do carnally and visibly press with their teeth (as St. Auaustine saith) the sacrament of the Body an d Bloodp of Christ, yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ ; but rather to their condemnation do they eat and drink the sign or sacrament of so great a thing." Dr. Phillimore and Dr. Deane appeared for the archdeacon • Dr. Bayfurd and Dr. Spinks for Mr. Ditcher.. Mr. Ditcher and half a dozen other clergymen were present, but the case did not ap pear to excite much general interest. .Dr. Phillimore said he bad tendered in the court below a protest containing five pleas against the re port of the commissioners who had sat at C:eve land, and upon the report of whom the subsequent proceedings were all founded. If these pleas, or any of them, ware held to be valid, they would put an end to the casa ; and it would, th-refore, pro bably be the most convenient course to argue the protest first. The Ave pleas of the protest were as follows :-1. That the proceedings of the commis sioners were null and void by reason of the rejec tion of a plea tendered before them, and celled re cusatio judicum. 2. That the commissioners had refused to hear the defendant either by himself or by his agent upon the subject on which he stood charged. 3. Because the requisitions of the at itute with respect to the filing of the depositions, pr,- ceedings, and report of the commistioners had not been, complied with, the documents having teen Lord Mayor—l am glad the Commissioner bas come to see me upon this subject, because, like many others, I have felt the great evil likely to arise from what we wish to be a great advantage to the public. I at one time thought that one boy had as much right to sand in the street and black shoes as another. During the last two or three months I have been watching and have paid great attention to these boys, and I believe that the pretence of blacking shoes has been made the means of congre gating pickpockets and thieves, whose system is al most as well organised as that of the Shoe-black: Soc'ety. Certainly, the boys belonging to the so ciety do conduct themselves most properly, and since I have occupied this chair not a single charge has been brought against them. If after this the Commissioner complains to me of annoyance to the public occasioned by boys who are not under the control and government of the society, I shall im mediately endeavour to put a stop to it. I should feel myself perfectly justified in punishing any boys who obstruct the public streets by blacking the shots of passers-by, unless they are under proper control. If you were to form a brigade for sweep ing crossings as well as for blacking shoes, I believe you might employ about 1,000 boys in the metro polis, and I am sue that passengers would willingly give them a id. or ld. for their labour. Unfortu nal ely the prasent-crossing sweepers are a vary dis reputable class, and on a dirty day as soon as they have got a pocketful of halfpence they, leave their station, and not unfr,quently spend their earnings in drink. Mr. Ware—By the end of this week I believe Shit a plan ahnil3r to that suggeEted by your lord ship will be tried in Southwark, when about 20 boys will . be employed. The commissioner and the deputation thanked the Lord Mayor for the attention with which he had listened to th-dr remarks, and withdrew. James Brooke, a ferocious looking fellow, was charged with an unprovoked assault. Frederick Malcowbe, a merchant carrying on business in London Wall, said—Late on Saturday night, as 1 was passing through Lombard-street, the prisoner rushed against me, giving me a most severe blow. It was a most wilful blow. The pri soner is a perfect stranger to me. Several constables said that the prisoner was a most dangerous character, and was in the constant habit of ill-treating children in the street without the slightest provocation. He had repeatedly been in custody for assaulting persons in the street, as well as upon the charges of robbery. The Lord Mayor—This is not the first time you have .been here upon the charges of assault and theft. The gentleman may think himself fortunate that you did not Succeedinrobbing him of his watch. The prisoner was sent to prison for 21 days, with bard labour. GIIILDHALL.—John Samuel Thorne, a porter in the employ of Mt. Barnard guller, a furrier, 'of 172, Alderso.ate-street, was charged with stealing forty-two-sable tails, value four guineas, the pro perty of his employer. The sable tails were missed, and found in the pri soner's possession. The prisoner confessed that he had taken a false step, and was very sorry for it. Between 8/. and 9/ was found in his possession, and it was stated he had been about 10 or 12 years in his master's service. The prisoner was remanded. WOWS' RIP-STREET.—Wm. Woodie, a hard ened looking youth, about 19 years of age, ;was placed at the bar, before Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged with having assaulted his father, a coachtnaker, in New-i►nn-yard, Shoreditch, an l also with cutting and wounding a police-constalile, who apprehended him. Davidga, G 159, who was evidently in a sate of severe exhaustion, and appeared with his face en veloped in bindages, stated that while on duty in Curtain-road, Shoreditch, on the previous after noon, he was suddenly accosted by the prisoner's father, who expressed his intention to give his sou into cu , tody for having brutally , ill-treated him. Witness accordingly accompanied him to his house, which he was about to enter, when the prisoner rushed forward and struck his father a violent blow in the face. Witness endeavoured to protect the old man, but when he seized the prisoner by the collar be fixed his teeth in the upper part of his thumb, which he bit so severely as to compel him to release him. The prisoner then retreated into a back room, where he caught up two table-knives, which he brandished, and declared he would mur der the first man who ventured to approach him. Witness was attempting to disarm hm , when the prisoner made a rapid thrust at his breast, which cut through his coat and under-clothing, and im ' mediately afterwards stabbed him in the face, and inflicted a frightful gash under his left eye. He was almost blinded with the blood which flowed from the wound, but he managed to get out bis trun cheon, and at length the prisoner was overpowered and secured. The prisoner's father, a respectable elderly man, who wept bitterly while giving his evidence, en tered into a sad relation with regard to the profli gate habits and turbulent conduct of the prisoner. The prisoner wag ordered to be remanded for depositions. WESTMINSTER.—A native of China, who gave the name of Hudson, was charged with begging. policeman stated that, at half-past three on Sunday afternoon, he found the defendant seated upon the pavement in the Bromptou-road, hat in hand, collecting alms. He then removed a few paces, and sat down again, as though he was very ill. He received more money there, and upon the •onstable's taking him into custody, declared that all the money he had got was the amount in his waistcoat pocket, sevenpence, but upon searching him sixpence was found concealed in a rag under his armpit ; seveupence more in a private waistcoat under all his clothing, and some leaf tobacco and inciters secured next his skin on the middle of his back by his flannel waistcoat. It was stated by the constable that the defendant understood Ehglish very well when taken into cus tody, but his acquaintance with it appeared to have completely evaporated, and, as the worthy magi strate was completely puzzled to know how either to communicate the patticulars of the) charge or re c.ive the accused's reply in any intelligiolo tongue, defendant was remanded till to-day fir an interpr,:- ter. William Blakewell, a boy of 14, was charged with robbing William Hart of his watch, value 91. —He was remanded. MARYLEBONE.—Ann James, aged 18, and Mary Burke, aged 19, well-dressed females, were charged before Mr. Broughton with stealing 36 yards of gingham from the shop of Mr. Johnson, linendraper, Edgware-road. It appeared from the evidence of police-constable Parsons, 182 D, that on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, he was on duty (in private clothes) in the Edgware-road, when he observed the prisoners to gether. They were strangers to him, but from their manner he thought that they wanted an opportunity to take property from some shop or other. They stopped at the house of INIr. Johnson, where the prisoner James entered. He observed that she cut a cord, on which hung several pieces of muslin and gingham. After doing that they both went away. In about half a minute they again proceeded to the shop, and then Burke dragged away one of the pieces, which she put under her shawl. They were about to run away, when he ran up and secured both prisoners. In the struggle Burke dropped the property from under her shawl. At the sta tion-house, he (Parsons) found upon James half-a dozen yards of sheeting, for which he has to fin 4 an owner. There was also a printed card. The words obit were as follows :—" To be raffled for, on Thursday, April 30th, at the Swan, Chequer alley, a gold ring, for the benefit of Rt. Blount, who has come out of trouble. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock. Sixpence each member. Ned Crune, chairman." The ring was on the prisoner James's finger. Mr. Broughton directed the inspector, who was pres.tnt, to report to Mr. Hughes, the superinten dent of the division, that great credit WAS due to Parsons for his vigilance. __ _ The prisoners Were remanded for a week. GREENWICH.—SamueI Morris, a pork-but cher, at Forest-hill, Sydenham, was charged with travelling on the London and Brighton Railway without paying his fare. On the 30th March last the defendant arrived at the Syd'enham station by the Epsom train, and heing unable to produce his ticket the full fare from the place whence the train started was demanded. This he refused to pay, saying that a friend, who would arrive by the next train from Forest-hill, had taken tickets for two, and would produce them. Mr. Inspector Antcombe, of the Brighton Rail way Company, said he called upon the deferidatit about four days afterwards for the fare, which he not only refused to pay, but said he (witness) was one of those vagabonds whom he had to pay to wards keeping. The defendant said that himself and a friend ar rived at the Forest-hill station just as the bell rang for the departure of the train, and his friend ob tained tickets for both, but after he ran of lk to the platform the door was suddenly closed, and his friend prevented him from taking his seat in the train. Mr. Adams, the friend in question, a master gar dener at Sydenham, corroborated the statement - , adding that on finding defendant had gone by the tiain, he had the money returned to him which he paid for the second ticket. Mr. Seeker r aid the servants of the company were perfectly right in demanding the full fare from the place whence the train started. The de fendant must pay a penalty of 10s. and costs. The defendant-1 will not pay the fine. Mr. Secker—Then I shall order a distress war rant to issue immediately. Defendant left the court without paying the fine. EMIGRATION FROM THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—The Spring fleet has just sailed for Canada from the north east cuast of Scotland, carrying out 1,500 passengers. They are chiefly agricultural labourers, and for the most part young anti newly-married people. Large sums of money continue to b e rece i ve d from settlers in Upper Canada who bad previously gone out, chiefly from Aber deenshire, and there is every prospect that before many years few agrieulturi-1 labourers will be left at home. Wages Lave risen, but when we state that the highest rates do not exceed 201. a-year, it will not be thought surprising. 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Soc. 4%1. pr cent 100 0 0 all - Ditto New •• -- - 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - P.oyal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 to Scottish Aus. Invest. 15/. per cent. 1 0 0 all - Scuth Australian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 0 all 36 1 ,( Trust and Loan Comp. 752.. pr cent. 20 0 0 O 0 0 -- Vats Diemen's Lend.. 103. (00 0 0 28 10 0 Vis GOY. 6 ptr cI.BCB. 6 per cent, , - _ 6 - 77, i Sporting Intelligence. TATTERAL T./6 - 110NDA Y. Durirg the early part of the afteroon the room was numerously attended, hut in order to leave London for York by the Great Northern express, sub,cribersi die pefsed before the usual hour. The settlement of the past week's accounts engrossed nearly all attention, the bet Ling was very limited, and, with one or two exceptions, unimportant. GREAT NORTHERN TIANDICAP.—St. Giles only was in demand. At first 5 to 2 wa•c taken freily about him, subsequently 9 to 4 was booked, and at the el iss some blisiness was done at 2to 1. Skirmisher and Chevalier d'lndustrie were backed at 9 1 . 6 2 each, and that price was obtainable about either with little difficulty through• out the afternoon. 15,000 to 30 was hid against St. Giles winning the Great Northern and Chester Cup, and Anton the Two Thousand and Derby. 1,400 to 20 Rrs laid against St. Giles winning the Great Northern, and Warlock the Chester Cup. Two THOUSAND. —Kent was steadily supported. Much money was ieveeted on him at 4 to 1, and at the close 7 to 2 was taken to nearly 2001. Several investments were made on Anton at 5 t.) 1, 11 to 2, and 6 to 1 ; 600 to 100 w 2.8 taken about Loyola, who was backed for various smalltr corns at the same rate c.f odds. 500 to 15 was Ind against Kent's winning this event, and Learn gton the Chester Cup. 1,000 to 20 was laid against Loyola's winning this event and the Derby, and 2,500 to 5 was betted against Latubourne's winning this event and Blue Jack.-t the Derby. CHESTER Cur.—Leaminszton and Mineeiiie were as usual in brisk demand. The odds quoted against Dul camara were taken to 1001. DERBT.—No transactio n relative to Blink Bonny came under our notice. 1,500 to 100, 1,400 to 100, aria 2,400 to 200 were taken about Anton. 100 to 6 was booked to some money about Arsenal, the takers offering to go o❑ at the price. Scott's lot does not this year comprise any very formidable animal, for 1.000 to 5 was detect five times against Athlete, ant 1,000 to 5 once against Colonist. CLOSING PRICES. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 2 to 1 agst St. Giles (9 to 4 taken freoly) 9to 2 agst Skirmish er (taken and offered) 9 to 2 agst Chevalier d'lndustrie (taken aad at) 200 to 6 agst Siiing (taken) CHESTER CUP. t') 1 agst Learniegton (taken) 13 to 1 agst Mincepie (Laken and offered) 20 to 1 ag,t Dulcamairt (taken) 30 to 1 a st Zig ZAg (taken) 50U to 5 ag4t Lauce (raker) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Kent (taken) 11 to 2 agNt Anton (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Loyola (taker) 6 to 1 apt Vedette (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Sydney (offered) ONE THOUSAND. sto 4 agst Blink Bonny 3to 1 Ayacauora 6 to 1 agst Tasmania DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Anton (taken) 100 to 6 agst Arsenal (taken) 25 to i agst Tournament (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken) 25 to J agst Lady Hawthorn (offered) 40 to 1 agst Wardermarske (taken) 50 to 1 agst Chevalier d'lndustrie (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Athlete (taken and off,red) 1000 to 5 agst Colonist (taken and offered) THE Two THOUSAND GUINEAS, &c.—The London Racing Indicator of Monday next, price sevenpence, will contain eltifney on the Newmarket Spring Meeting, with probable winners. Private Circular on Saturday next. Enclose 12 stamps and direc . ed envelope. Sent twenty-one winners last week. Office, 1, Savo -hillo strand, London. Country Dilarkets. :D-APRIL 17. i best wheats was to-day con?' ,ualities were difficult to quit corn firm, without altelatioll a. U. Oats, per qr. Peas, Partridge 4l 43 White 39 46 Boiling 39 45 Dun 37 3 9 Beans, Tick 35 Harrow ticks 39 47 Mazagan 34 36 Ditto, new 34 31 rEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 185.7 PRICES OF SHARES. Prom rUBLISIIED EVERY T 1 LONDON, F. the Official Last. lESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENTN RID AY, APRIL 17, 1857. CANALS. Names of Companies. Ashtn 3.1•01d1, Birmingham Coventry.... Derby .. • . Grand., tinctn Do., 6 pr. Ct. Grand Union liennt S, Avp Leeds &Livri , Leicester Leicstr &NU Loughhorogh Macclesfield. Ne 0xf0rd...... Dividend per Y., Annum. 98 71. r. ct. 40 41. 100 11, 100 61. 15s. •00 pr. ct. 10 6/. pr. ct. 100 7s. 6d 40 65. 100 25/. .00 5/. 83 17.55. 113 70i 100 21. 10s. 100 161. 1100 Name of Company. Berlin . East London Do. 4 per Cent Pref. Do. 5 per Cent Pref. Grand Junction ...... Do. New •• • . Kent. ..... .......... Lambeth_ ...... • . • • .. Nev River Company.. Southwark A: Vauxhall West Nlioillesex .. • • • . Do. D 0......• Name of Company. Southwark l)itto New of 7 1 ,4 p.c. Waterloo ...... Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall •. Name of Company Commercial .• Do. Preference East and West theta Grand , urry D. & Canal Do. Loan Notes Do. 5 per cent. Przf. London .• • • •••• • • • it. Katnarine •• • • •• •• outhairoton ........ Victoria •• ...• .• •• Ditto New GAS-LIGII . Name of Company. British Frovincial Brighton .• ........., City of London Equitable.. •• European .... .•• Treat Central Imperial ...• Ditto New Ditto Detentures Do. Continental 1 st Cap. Do. Do. 2d Cap. Do. Do. 3d Cap. Do. Do. 4th Cap. Independent ..... London Part. Preferen. Pho3nix • •• •• •• •• •• Bateliff.. •.. Surrey Consumers United General .. •• •• Westminster Chartered Ditto, New •• •• Western A. Ditto B Name of Company. FRANCE COMPANIES. .... • • .... • • .. I.lllanLa Bri For. Ditto 'Marina ....... .Ithence am........... krgus Life ... • • • • • • • • British Commercial Church of England .. City of London • • Clericl•Aled.& Gen.f.ile County . Crown • • . • .• • • • • • . • • Eagle Equity and Law.... • • European Life...... ... Family Endowment • • General ........ • • Globe Gresham Life . ..... • • Do- 1)0.. ....... Guardian ............ Imperial Fire... •• Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... •• Law Lite... •••• Legal and General Life London London & Prov. Law • Marine ..... • . • • Med. fr.vlid & Gen. Life Minerva ••..•• .. • • Monarch • • • • • • • • New Equitable Pelican •• •• • • • • • • •• •• Phcenix Profes?ional Life • • • • .. Provident Life .....• Rock Life • • .. Royal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Life ..... United Kingdom .... Universal Life • ..... Victoria Life ...... •• Name of Company. Names of Companies. I'eak Forest. Regent's .... Stard &Work IStotarbridgc. ISevern Wye Rail. j Warwick & Birming. Warwick & Napton.. j Worcstr & Binning. j ,Wilts & Brk WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 51. per cnt. tic. per ent. 4!. per cent. 5!. per cent. 4 . per cut. SI. per cnt 41. per cent BRIDGE Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Price. lOs per cent.! 11. 12s. Cd. 11. Od. 2Ss. DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 61. pr zent. 41. per cent. 51. pr cent. 4%Z. per cnt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. [T AND COK Dividend per An - num. 71. per critt 1. per cent. 21. per cent. 21. 61 per cent. 81. per cent 101. per cent. 3i. ss. 41. 158. 4/. 10s. 6'. per cent 5 34 per cnt 5/. 8/. per cent. 168 Od per sh 7, per cent. s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 Amount Share. £ s. d. Stock. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 10) 0 0 25 0 0 stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Dividend per Annum 281 121. lOs 1/. 16s. 10s. 7s. Od. .£ s. d. 100 all Z a. d Paid. I Price. Z s. d. Stock. oo 0 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 COMPANIES. Amount of Share. Paid. 1. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 2) 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 5 , 1 0 0 Stock 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Dividend per Annum. 71. per c. 71. 1 4s. 6(1. ;1. p.c. & Us 15s. 01. & bs 41. per cent. 71. 10s. 71. 10s. si. 5 pr et.& bs. li. per share l 183. ss. 5 1 4 per cent. I/. 41. per cent. G per cent. 51. per cent 57. per cent 121. I er cent 5 t. p. et. &bs. 2s & 2s bons 24G. per sh. Is. per sharei 18s.& bs. t per cent 5.. per cent. Si. per cent. 6, 4 per cent 51 p. et. 51. per cent 51. per cent 12% per c. is A p e. & bs p c & bs 11 14s & bonus 51. & bonus. 51. & bonus TINT-STOCK Dividend per Annum. Amount Share. X s. d, 500 0 100 0 100 0 1 0 50 ,/ 100 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 100 0 100 0 50 0 50 0 100 0 20 n 100 0 5 0 Stock. 20 0 0 (00 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 59 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 lOU 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 ANKS. Amount Share. £ S. d. all 160 3 U 42 19 100 0 t' 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 10 0 0 all 4 0 0 £ s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 a!! 4 0 0 47 5 v 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 2 10 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 12 11 n 2 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid, Z s. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 1r) 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 Pt 15 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 CHEL S FOli An advance of is per qr. on plied with, but second-rate q at last week's rates. Spring in value. Wheat, white, old, per s. R. qr. 32 70 red, new 'l5 old 30 new 3O Barley 35 Chevalier 40 Grinding Malt 73 Chevalier 75 Official Statemen t of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receifed i in the port of London, from the following ports, fro's , April 13 to 18, both inclusive. 6 Colchester Harwich T sou Leigh 311 7 82 7 — ;: n klaldon COLCH :STER- APRIL 18. A fair supply of wheat. There is more life in the traae than for several months past, at is to 2s per qr. over P i ' week's currency. Barley less inquired for, the ma lting season having (hewn nearly to a close. Beans and peas ar e without any material change. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 564 to 6 45 ; red, 46s to 565; barley, 44s to 48s ; oats, 23s to 21s ; bean.' Mazagan, 34s to 36s ;• middle and small, 36s to 445; PeP' l4 white, 38s to 42s ; grey, sOi to 42e. KIRKCALDY —Arm 18. To-day Nye had only a f ew sac k s of wheat, barley, oa oats at market, not a tithe of ou r or di nary supp l y. S a les quick. Wheat. I Barley. .1 Oats. 1 Beali d First s6s Od 41s 0,1 33s Od I Od Os S ec ond sos Od I 3 , is 0(1 I 26s Oct Os Third 34 s Od I 353 0,1 1 24s od i Os U d Oatmeal, 36s to 38s per bag of 280Ib. Seco r. —APRIL 20. the close of the market. Wallsend t tea. I s 4 1 Framwellgate l6 I ffaswell 18 0 ffetton lB 0 6 Lambton l7 . Plummer Russell's Hetton 16 6 south Hetton 17 Stewart's lB 9 Cassop 17 0 Hartlepool Hetton l7 0 g acugh Hall l6 ". Kelloe 16 6 South Kelloe 16 9 18 9 roes , Whitworth l6 9 16 6 4 Caradoe . Braddyll l6 ;, 122 ; sold, 69. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton a s d Bates's West Hartley l5 0 Bell's Primrose l3 0 Buddle W. Hartl e y .. l7 3 Howard's West Hartley Netherton . . .... . ... l7 3 Longridge's Wst Hartley 17 3 Taufield Moor ,13 3 Taufield Moor Butes 13 3 Walker Primrose 9 West Hartley Grey's 16 9 Wyl am . ........... 16 3 Hastings' Hartl e y ......17 3 North Percy Hartley _l5 0 Wallsend, St - e. --- Acorn Close ............... 16 9 Eden .16 Eden Main ............... 16 6 Denison. .................... 16 6 Ships at market LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL. APRIL 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market w as somew h a t Ao ser to-day, and not much business done. The following We/ the sales : C a l e donia,ns, 34i i—London and IsTortP Western, 105 4 e — Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln; shire, 34 9 9#—Lan cas hi re an d Y or k sh i re, 1014—So uth Eastern, 2 2 o—Eastern Counti e s, 11.8.9, 4—Gra l aa Trunk of Canada, 1G? —Great Western of C ana d a, 25t t —Ditto, new, 2i prem. ex di v. —El ac kb urn Lancashire, 981—Midland s , 82,. , MANCHESTER, APRIL 20. STOOK EXOBANGE.—The market to-day was doing very quiet business, but prices were slightly firmer st the close. London and North Western, 105---Midlan d q 2; 1 4 4—Smith Eastern and Dovers, 22 7-16---Leeds, 1011 I —Grand Trunk o f C an ada, 16 i—Sh..llfields, 39 s*" London and North Western, Eighths, I,- die.---Ara n chebta Assurance, 7 pm. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. ---The market w as d o i ng o nly 6 limited business to-day, but prices remain steady, at the marks of Saturday. Great Western Birmingham Gnarl; teed, 73 Midland Dolby, 53 - I—Stour Valleys, 84--Sou t Staffords, 9.. BIRTHS, ON A SON I 1 On the 19th inst., at Lee, Kent, the wife of Arthur ro , - e I May , Esq. de On the 20th inst., at 12 , Clift on Vill as , M a ida-hill, the ' 6.- of Edmund P. A. Thompson, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On, the 18th inst., at 43, Upper Mount street, DO lifj ' Lady Burke. cls On the 20th inst., at 12, St. Paul's Villas, St, Paurtil-r°3 Islington, the wife of Mr. Twynam G. Shaw. • irArtnlED. tbir 4 On the 17th inst., at St. Paul's, Newington, George . .., son of the late Rey. James Willing, rector of Melton Da %if in the county of Norfolk, to Jane Elizabeth Mary Anll,!' o . child of William Simpson, Esq., of Bradmoro House, mersudth. - - - •p,„ tb ° On the 18th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Dover, J0.2„,,,1t youngest son of the late John Boot-n, of Folkestone, to 'Too Kolcey, fourth daughter of the late George J a ueway, same place. DIED. On the 20th inst., at Albion-square, Dalston, IsTathl. I tal. deu Layers, Esq., aged 53. -pe hsr a On the 19th inst., at th e h ouse o f h er son- i n -l a w, --l e ,„er:l Eaton, Esq., in Meeklenburgh-square, Mrs. Saunders , " 92. the Esq., the 18th inst., a t L eam i ng t on, J osep h Holdsw°"tbe Esq., of Belle Vue, Wakefield, Dep.-Lieut. and J.P. for West Riding, aged CS. tro to On the 18th i ns t ., M r. B en j am i n Howton, of Thayer 4— Manchester -square, aged 68. On the 17th just ,at Sydenham, Lieutenant-Colonel J. ll° Pond, Ist European Bengal Fusiliers, aged 45. 4, rOA d r On the 17th in.t., at. Marlborough-road, Old lien-" - M homas Jackson aged 67. NE thi e f' On the 18th inst., Thomas Dear, Danford House, —c Yorkshire, aged O. _____........... ------ v740 LODTDON : Printed and Published by MURDO Y‘-' , 'N o . of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Otliot u' 112, Arand, in the Precinct of the 'Savoy, in the Oil — of Mitidlesax, Tees ay, Avil 21, 7 857. _ Price. OA 490 51. Os. 17s Paid raid. Paid. Price. Price 4 1 4 106% 102 1 4 Pricd. 21% Price, 20 1 4 110 34 8 R 275 Price. I vl ' al ti G 0 to ii 0