The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

- ' '"....4 •. ~% ..•...,.,.......______ ~ 111 ONEY DT A vlAi ,- & E T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. barker from Liverpool state that the Cotton yest er day closed firmly with a hardening t E44 eney, and compared with Friday's ra 4 e , Tees of A mer ican were fully id. per lb. dealer. 2 1sales were estimated at 14,000 bales, of which were taken for export, and 4,000 on specu - L a ~ r° nL. The Railway Share. Market was very 7 t ive with an evident downward tendency, 41 ' 11 the Foreign and Calonial produce markets I 4 'e is still a good deal of animation, produced by e°llBl linptive, as well as speculative demand, and Il e dearness of money, and the precautions adopted let t he Bank alike fail in depreciating values. This 4, 1/I tY has been most apparent in sugar, the pur k,i4eB of which have been extensive. Prices have 011eed, but owing to tbe demands of ot e importers, and the small quantity , on ii it er l the market is now kept quiet. Coffee.has b L u rought full rates, but the inquiry is not very feu done Rice is steady, and a large business has t o i ti done at 3d. per cwt. advance, and cocoa is ls. k o I * Per cwt. dearer. Tea remains steady, com -411 e° l )gou being 124 d. short, and 12 /d. per lb . tpi2 t qapt. Rum is firm, and also saltpetre. In li tt ' the dealings have not been very numerous, rti lil lee and nutmegs are lower. Tallow is rather q e : . :. The public sales of colonial wool are pro ii g quietly, and the prices realised are in some res flatter. th e er e is still a very quiet market for silver, and I t ta , quotations tend downwards, bars being ii tili l liable a t s s . Lid. per ounce for cash. The o itit, 11 . tion in the demand is proved by •the dis iki:loll of the gold received per Anglesea, which, k itt ,,d of being sent to the continent for silver, as ly e ' Z ated, has, for the most part, been . sold to I<j fl ank. Yesterday, a further portion, viz., ki ti l• Was added to the stores of the authorities, of f 'Jere is reason to believe that the greater part its! tore Australian remittances will be disposed" ',. a similar manner, so that little fear now te ,t e ," With respect to the future movements of the h i°llB metals. , Z excitement produced by the refusal of the ~4 t . ..0 lend upon'Stock has subsided, and there tt4i "-I a Sanguine feeling with regard . to the future. IDN n Operators are still charged with having had ~ t ie Nen of the information yesterday, before the ‘4 • r al public, by which means they sold stock to •i l tiarn ~, ense extent, and thereby netted consider- Pl'ofits. The conduct of the Bank in not observ later caution by which no one could obtain un lit' civantage has excited a degree ofacrimony which 4 tict soon be forgotten by those who are believe .I T a pe been implicated. k N e Puuds have completely recovered the fall of 1 4 `' c laY, and the market is now very buoyan'. light be imagined, it is in an excited state, til e Purchases have been numerous. The Bank oahas b oug ht a b ou t 25,0001. o f Exchequer h t Par, and some large investments in emi r a •ve also been made. Some of these opera if .a have em ana t e d f rom the Savings Bank Com , Ilenl, who have 1,200,0001. at command 'l, ll° - o_ gh the re p aymen t o f the 2,000,0001. Exche tir,,nda, due to-day. Consols for transfer have 4 Bonds, i and 031 A. The account prices have 4, 4,1'4 94, 94 to 94k, and they at present O a 4 ,_ t about 94 to 941. The New 3 per 2 ( i n tl ave been marked 92 to 921, and the Re t'et, F,„ 2 to 92k. Bank Stock is 212/. The 't s 4 .' xchequer Bills are 3s. prem., the June tp he discount to par, and the Bonds 954 i. pap c ," Poreipn Market business is dull. Turkish , thelats. ha ve b ee n 93k 94, but are now 94 to t i, ' 5 4 4 per Cents. 100+, Dutch 21 per Cents. 1 4:: 1 ,, -. ° 4 per Cets. 97k, and Sardinian 5 per ll in ul. i k ; following are the nominal prices of Foreign I. • - • - Grenada Deferred Bonds. 617 ; Mexleln, 1 1 ;) Peruvian 4-i per Cents., 761 77 4 2 ; do. 3 per Isi a ' 5 4 54i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 6 ; I z -11 , 5 per C e nt s ., 104 6 ; Do. 41 per Cents., i'. ',Tallish 3 per - Cents., 4112-; ditto Deferred, <, , s uitto Certificates, 611 2- ; ditto Passive, 51 . ..i la ~;!8 . D. B e ll , S on and Co., report that during Il e , i 'elc there has been very little business in. eau Securities, and prices are unchanged. QOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 14 a Redeemable. Per Cent. kzt e gtat eg G (1 s t . tu per Cents. 1867-1868...101 106, 6 Per Cent_ Bonds 1868-100 106 A 1 41 )4 STATE SECURITIES. 1 1 , 1, 111 , 4 , 3 5 per Cent ... 78 80 ik t - r 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 89 91 hil • nsetts 5 por Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ... 99 100 : d i a PPi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk Ni - 40 42 4% Pl 4 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... -- 04 1 4 ania 5 per Cent. Stock i ltN"L v ailio. 5 per Cent. Bonds '877 79 81. Ltde,, lee por Cent. Bonds lii i i:a, Per Ceni. Bonds 1886... 83 84 1, - ' Par Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 tlt t „ i LOANS OF CITIES. 4 6, 4 ; 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84 k ii ' Le ans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. NibLsilieen.tral 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, tl 4 t)i a l lvertible 1875... 00 91 L ui, ~?ntral 6 per Cent " 1875.- 86 88 liif , )ll,l B `-'entral 7 per Cent. Freeland It4Na ••• .............. - 1860...106 108 ' i,,„,entral (Shares), it,.30 paid-- , ... 27 29 p k, ir,.b. Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... 7 - : ( '4, r.,_(11). Convert 1864... NI: 9? , N `t oic ‘'e,l,l e tr u al 7_ p._Cent. 'Cent., not t;iftettible. Central 6 per 1883... 73 80 l y t a -14 ` and ..... .. i ..... Cent. 3d Mort ',:orift" .... ... ~6 - .. ....... 1883... 82 84 ;10' 4 1 1t 4l ati lri . F ... 7 ..... . o'el;"t .. . Co - n - v . e7iible 1862... 77 79 1 t 1 (1 ale 7 per Cent. Sinking ji Ila ti , '.. .... k 7 ........... 1875... 81 83 kiyi, Per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... bear 4114 Central 6p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... S 8 89 In r t ,, 11 11,0 1 have been recorded in the Grand Rug lit'lla s i l w aY shares at 1 i premium. ve h e arcs of the Piedmontese Mining Company en ti Elk 4 tl l ,, ,-ealt in at i to A premium. ii\ t l'a et'g-Kailw-ay Share Market tha transactions 4 1. ii; l ied to a few dealings in some of the prin.- 01 rl t e h e a l * Prices at the opening of the market Orv a as', but subsequently more buoyancy was k` 1 4 11 ,4, .",e• Caledonian, Edinburgh, Perth, and 11,' N - ,4 1. ` -l reat-Western, North-Western, Midland, k o l °,- ",, - E astern (Berwick), were a shade firmer. a) ,""e, b` b e lgtl and Colonial:lines hre moderately Vtkel s. '" at lower quotations—Grand Trunk of ) ~ receded about lOs ; and Paris and Lyons 1 1 ; t11 / 4 1 4 ' 'lndian are firm. and Great Western of N i ;„ a lld Great Indian Peninsula, realise about i,e r i t . - valu es. 'activuthl Foreign and Colonial Mining Sharessre Jo' e ' Par Consols are 222, and Copiapo, 10. k kl . 4 L,lkli t . Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show 06 I mprovement. British North Amencan, f i lll e and County, and Ottoman Bank having Ipel lt e ,alt in at enhanced rates. Peninsular and . ; 4 ._ 4, Steam improved 10s. ; Royal Mail Steam, qd Van Dieman's Land, ss. • 41 1 FUNDS. —CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. t h , (From the Official List.) 14 '"k f... Business d one . , tuelt ) ( I)e t '4. R e d uced Annuities 92 212* * t''t 3 tilt Consola Annuities 9 3i a A i s ': At e j.e . ent. Annuities 92 i ili ;J,t to „F‘Litl!e, expire stl, Jan. 1859... 2 * 1 1 ,'„Itt o i .l 1 ears, expire sth Jan., 1860 28 V.' l lo, expire sth April, 1685 l7i I.S 'ltto, ~YearsB* 41090 ... • t l / 4 1,,, fe l l: der £lOOO , 4 d tc.11,,,,,. Account klo"ger Bills, 2id. March. 1 June. ktt ) - 6 ,, .. ........ ........ ........ ~,.... 2p 2d 3p i 1 4 d par thiliku. .................................. 2p 2d . .4p I bitto t........,.. ..... ... . . ............... 2p 2d 3p I 1 p D itto. i ( Pc l B, 1858, 3i per Cent. ......... 93 a a N.e,tto'v's9 ............ ... ................. .... 98 i 4 r . :' 44 t ''',,,, OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. k t t lad a I;: i n't lB 3 6 per Cent lO2 It it Al . c 44 3 New Active, 2} per Cent. il l : 11 44 4 ,_ l3ol ' Cent , 23 iP i 'll tr n gs. 5 per cent. . ........ lq , o /.? 0 , 0, 14 ,8. 3 per Cent. - t.'kb 6 ,"°ferred, 3 per Gen'. L. -4 ( 4 . 6 per cent -.. — ,310 izi c eonnt .. 93i 4i N . l tto Ael'eaoralateed, 4 per Cent. , z 1 1 ,4 la ant 100 i b.„, ,(:,.cis, 4 i per Cent h.etz " i densts 1 , , the above .sivatge 1: i 1 ,- n un. "Itt 4 change, per Cen., 12 Guilders 65 Per Cent. Certificates b° 4 401 3 , t , i tt o m ove I y . . 93 I 'Account (June 4) \ A '4 EXPLOSION.—LIVERPOOL, Thuraday. 1 e, 'Oen upon the body of the unfortunate man tntitiskilled on Tuesday at the Edge -hill station of h illt,4s4llt4o.ticila...North-Western Railway commenced at one th, though not dead, is nevertheless ' l, 4•l lst seari o • Le ,r4• and the scalded breaksman is attn. UB 4___csituated. Very slight hopes are entertained of ery of either. ;ts h: statement circulated on Wednesday regarding h l te r li e °l) °secl change in the capital of the Bank of France ' P es t „ 70 d to have been incorrect. The modificationat !I4irit't under the consideration of theCluncil oa I n ti tt : ) ,,be simply for an increase of 4,200,0001.,which, be d `tiiy e r t ' of being lent directly to the Government, is to e. ; I tt ? e d generally "in the service of commerce. i - 41. 1 " and public credit." It is still affirmed, how. that the Bank are to open a credit of 2,000,000 2400 ,000/. in favour of the Treasury, 44' bills. upon three - THE SUN, ELARKETS—(Thi 3 Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Price , this day. Business done this day. RAU,WAYB. 704 i 1 321 1.021 67i 1.02 1 2k 11 2 noi 105 a looi 1 i 40i 1 82a t 3 87 / 40 i 65i 4 St. St. 25 I Paid\ RAILWAYS. 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jc. all Col.Stonr Vy. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e l all E. lin. H. Sh. 100 Mag. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. 100 'I Do. Now 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. Green Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. B%rk. Sh. Manch.lixton. and Matlock 100 Mdld.Bradftl. 54 Newmarket liuryE.G.spc. all g.&Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et all Do.Fixedsp.c all Prost. &Wyre all Do. Stirs. A 100 Roystn.&llit. all glireva.k Her ail S. Staffordsh all WearVaLg6pc all Do.. 1.00 Wilts&S.-mirst Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. Cal «don ... E.U. &E.O Gt. Nortltn 'E.. Count. Caidonian. Do at. Westn Y. lc, N.M Do S. Eastern, Do Peto &Co Do La. &N. W. dt Midld. E. Count Do Do ... Do L. &N . W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MCI ean Stk. , G.Dor. Do. `.3t.W PE,EFEREY Blyth and Tyne 10'p. e.pref. (issd.at 50/.) Bris. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledu. £lO 4. p. c. Ches. & Ho. 51 p. c. Do. do, 5 per cent... Cork St Bandon 5 p.c. Dun.Perth.StAber.J. E. Anglian Cls, A R. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas, Co. Ex,sp. c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lan cash . 6 p.cts. E.daiT. York. J. sths Edin.(k Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth . &Dun. 4p.c. burners, 5 p. Glas. & R.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent .. IDo. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. G t.N . of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. Gt. W.(B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. zed. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per , ent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. S'h Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do 1 Do. do. do 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 ,100 Lau.& York. 6 pc.St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p. c. St. N 0.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. IDo. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 'Lon. & N.V., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 peret. tato 3d Shares all 100 4) 100- Londy.& Color. ASh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. per cent. Marypt. p Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent all 1W 100 100 100 103 all Do. d;, all 100 100 100 100 3 1100 ',Ed. o°llB°l. 6 P.C. St. Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber. • &c., pr.' 5 p. c. red. 5 p. e. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. ' , Tort k .Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1847 North British D). 71. Preference g. E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf Do, do. do Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc....... Belfast & Ballymena h. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Janct...... Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & C a l e donian........ ..... Mester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass ' Cornwall D.. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. tS; Aber. June . Fast Anglian ......... Modern Counties..... Basternllnion,A.stk. Do., do. 8.. ..... East Kent .. ....... East Lancashire ...... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Forth and Clyde June. Furness ...... Glasgow & S.Westerr Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua,. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. D o , Thirds D o , i \ Tew Thirds Lancash. (Yorkshire Do., do. F. .. 4 :1 6 Do., Wst. Riding/17n. Do. Southport. ..... London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths . Do. Eighths London & S.Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.diLineln.' Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . ... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. A Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Knrfo ...... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extensibn o 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 di Wolverhampton 16 !Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdo. St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer, all South Devon.... 100 South Eastern all Do. 43 per c. Shares 100 South Wales 117 S. Yorksh. River Dun 7 1D0............... ..... all IStaines,Wok.,StWok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 ... lii 100 all 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. I_. . 22 Thames Hay. D. &R : 1 1 all Vale of Neath... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek all West all West End of Landon and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do; B West Loudon , Do. First Class_ Do. Second Class Wmblecion &Croydou all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, B azo 4a, and Ceti. I ud,guar. 5 p.c. all Do. ..... 101 Buffalo cis Lake, Hui 100 Buff., Brnt. do Gooch 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72' Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. Aast. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong (St Melbourne guar. 5 per cent GO.. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westu. of Canada ) Do. New Do. Bds., payable 's7' Do. do., "76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4* p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do 7 - 9 2A - 3 5S - 6 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. i - i P Par P 96 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 1 - lip, 107 - 109 - 1 9 4 - 19i1 62A -63 A 90 - 9]. 21 -21 i 1 -- 1P 21k - 24/, 28 21p: 99 - 100 115 - 120 115 -- 120 106 108 19 20 211 21 I d psi 4 - iP 2 -- 2ip 1060 51 ..--. 5.3 8i - 9 66 - 68 8/ - 9 89 - 91 704 - 714 34 - 35 .. -- ... 4 - 5 94 18 19 115 —11 c 54 56 36j 37 -- 7 d 98i -- 992, 56 -- 57 32 - 33 95 - 97 8 - 81 97 - 98 88 - 89 122 - 123 102 - 101 - 67 63 - 65 67 - 72 5 -- 7 p 5 -- 7p 1011 -- 102 a a e}— 110 111 105 1053 I 101 - 101.3. • - ••• 40/ - 41; 82 - 83 53i - 541 M = ii i 61 - 63 3i - 31 43 - 44 , .. ''''' ... - BTi 24 -3. i 2 - 2i 40 - 41 65 - 66 96 - 99 4i Oft 7i - 10 - 11 31 - 32 7 - 5 105 107 25i 26 48 50 2, 1 1 lid • 17j —18 i. 75i 86?.; - 87 6 5d 6 5d 40 - 42 20i -20 t 4f -- 4i Do. Leeds 6pc No.l 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.6p.e. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. DO. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. South Devon ...... Do. fixed 4b pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Si! ' S. Wales Qua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4. p. c S.Yorksli. 4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, 's6' Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. LONDON,. Closing Prices this day. Business this cloy 91 - 93 97 - 99 11 - 13 133 - 135 3 - 41 106 -7 liiii 121 -- 13 23 -- 24 102 -- 101 Par— p 2a 2i 88 :30 - 54 - - 113 8 - 9 9-94 31 -- 34 86 -- 881 !E SHARES. ••• 92 - 94 93 - _ 93 .61 a** 108 - 112 108 - 112 - A - do 11 124 ... " •.. Ili 1 iii 1i • - llb 10G 108 1101 - 102 60 --. 62 10- - 10$ 93 -- 95 83 - 85 81 -- 86 99 -- 101 9i -- 10 16i -- 17 91 -- 101 71 - 73 19 -19 A l l 9i -- 9i 14f -- 14 132 -- 131 [3T - 140 1114 - 116 154 - ]56 " 66 - 68 130 - 132 96 - 86 - 88 'll --- ii; fa. fc:i 91 - 92 1i - 1(1 ii,, id 21§ 22 1110 - 112 114 - 116 105 - 110 i'ii - i.iL 22} -23 i 98 - 100 9i - 27 - 28 2 - 3 p ••• 2 - BRITISH MINES. 2112'Alfrod Cons. (Philk. 14 British Iron .. 20 Conduraw (Cambrn. 20 21 7 8 160 170 150 470 14 15 4a 5i 2&3d 1 lOs 1084 7} 1 18. '64042420i 1 91 90i all all all all 24i h 101 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 1113 G rt. W. Mir& ) 7 Grt. W. Vor (Helstn.) 13s Lady Bertha 74 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St,Blasy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. ) 44 Tara. S. &L. Miu. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un. Minen (Gwennap 12s 6,V. of Towoy (Camay.) 14 Basset (Illogan) 20 rw. Caradon (Liskrd IWIL Basset (Illogan). 5 iWh. Buller (Rdruth). 54 IWh. Edv? ard(Calstck 1/ 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. - I 16 - 18 18 - 20 5 - 6 22 - 23 5 - 6 340 1 6 - 7 310 -- 325 - 1 4 -- 4t4 200 - 220 - 1 29 - 31 'l4O - 150 260 - 270 360 L- 380 4i - 5 18 20 45 - 47 23 - 25 FOREIGN MINES. 22i 11 I FOREIGN. 20 7 Australian - 3 1 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued • 10 all Antvarp&Rotterdam 7 - 71 ' at £5 pm) - li 20 18 Ardennes... ......... .. ... - •.. 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... , 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 18 - 21) 5 all Belgian East. Junct.. , 11 - 11 20 16 Beziers to Graissessac 2 ,- 3 p 1 1 Clarendon Con. Min. 6 all Carmeaux&Toulonse Co. of Jamaica...-. $ - 4d Coal Mines and Ry. 5 } - s ?_l , 40 all Cobre Copper 5B - 60 59 20 12 Dutch Rhenish - i d 16 Copiapo - 12 10 1 20 all Eastern of France ... 32 - 32., 2 all Fortuna 20 all Do. New - •• • 20 all General - 15 20 2s. Euphrates Valley .:. par - 1p p 3 ' all Linares - 71 20 18 Gt. Central of France 231 - 2;1 5 11 Lusitanian - p 20 18 Great Luxembourg._ 7 - 71 ' 1 all Mariquita - 1 1G 4 Italian Junction • - ••• 1 all New Granada i 4 20 all Lake Const. & Bale .., - ... 1 all Noveau Monde - ... 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - .. .d 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM • dt Smlt 6 - 8 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 44 -54 p 5 1 Port Philip - ... . 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... - .. 30 16,. Santiago de Cuba - 21 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 30 - 31 1 all 'touth Australian - ... 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ... 1 all Do. Scrip 33/ all Maria Antellia - - • , 1 all Do. 10 p. C. Pr0f....ref.... 10 all Do. New - 28/ all United Mexican 3A - i 20 all Namur & Liege - 84 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2O - 204 203 MISCELLANEOUS. 16 all Northern of France 384 -. 39 3 , 1 25 19 Australian Agricult. 191 - 20/ 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8 - 94 91 10 all Australis. Royal Mail . • - .., 20 all Paris and Lyons 58.3 -59 581 981 10 a ll B er li n W ater Works.. .4 - 5 20 all Paris and, Orleans 57 - 59 50 40 Brit. American Land ... -- 20 7 Reeifo & San Fran., 100 32! Canada - 155 ' (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. 4 d .- par St. 100 Do. G). 6pe.Jan&July ... - ... 10 73 Rome and Frascati... ~ St. 100 Do, 6 p.c.Feb.&Aufr. ... - ... 20 all Royal Danish l7 - 19 1 St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept ... - . . 5 all Royal Swedish 1 - 11 1 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 32 - 37 20 all Sambre and Meuse.. 8/ 9 1 - 25 all Do. Prof. 7 / p. cent. 25 - 27 10 all Do. 53 per cent, pref: 85 - 8 i 5 all Crystal Palace 2l - 23 20 all Southern of France.. 311 - 32 321 5 all Do. Preference - 5g 8/ all West Flanders 44 - 54 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... 10 all IDo. 54 1 Duston Iron Ore - per c. Pref . 91 - 10 4 8 20 all IW.&N.W. of France 31 - 32 ... 20 18 Eastern Steam ... . . 20 6 tWestern of Austria. . par -1 p St. 100 Electric Telegraph 20 all (West. of Switzerland • .., - ... 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. . . - . 6 all Wiesbaden - - ... • 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 13 - i ';', 1 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. ... - ... 10 10b. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. par - 1 p 54 20 all Zealand - ... 25 all iGen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... ••• ---_ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... -- 20 5 London Discount ... i f 0 43 40 'all Australasia B7 - 89 ' 871 4 all Loud, Gen. Omnibus 3# 31 25 181 Bank of Egypt -11 d 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... - ... 100 50 Bank of London 52 - 54 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... 40 all Bri.Col 8k.&14n. Co ... - ... 10 a ll M ex i can & S Amerien 21 ii 50 all British N. American ... - ... 70 5 -- 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 1 - id 41 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind. An.&Ch 1 - ld 5 5 Do. Now - -. 62 - 0 1 10 5 Netherlands Land •1/ - ltl 100 50 'City 100 25 Colonial - - ..... 10 all Do. Do. 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ... - ..• 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at 1 d 4i -4/ 4d 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. 171 - 1 7 i , 5 1 Do. Do. 100 80 New 13. &N. S. Land p lB ar -- 22 10 all Lon. Ch. Bk.af Aust. 17A - 18 17 1 20 all Ditto Now l7l - 17 i 30 4 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. ~. - ... 20 20 London and County ~. - ... 30 4 1 all N. B. Australasian... .4 - li 50 53 Lud.&E.Bnkng•Corp ... - ... 0 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 93 -10 i 50 10 London Joint Stock „, - , „ 1 all Oriental Gas - 13 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... - ... 12 ss. Do. New Shares p - iP 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. - ~, 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2 -2,/ 20 10 Do. New • - -. 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... - ... 691 pm 50 223 National Bank - 50 10 Do. New - ... 15 20 all Now South Wales .... 46 -48 • 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 403 - 413 41 4 / 15_ 1 all t_lll D ss.coAo , tu N .sieGowust , 20 1 15 Ottoman Bank - par 14 / 60 60 Royal Mail Steam.... 60 -62 611 v r..x 6 l. p l . n e v .b e ds st : . 6 1 . 1 --.... 1 8 . 1 . no :5 Provincial of Ireland ..• - ... 10 all Do. New - - all Do. New - ev, 5 1 R.Aus.B.&,G.Im.Co. ... - ... 25 all South Australia - ... 25 all South Austral. Land 34 - 36 35 25 all Union of Australia 57 59 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 - 1 ... 23 1 D0. Now 6l - 71 1 all Do. Registered - 1 100 10 Union o f L on d on .... .. - ... 251 6 4 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up, chin ... -- 100 50 Unity Mut ua l _ ...... • - 100 234 Van Diemen'a Land_ 10 -- 12 11/ -. . 10 60 Westrußk.o I:ond. : 10 - - Bdt . 100 100 100 all all St. St. St. 50 20 25 it. 10 10 all i lOO I 1 I 1 100 100 1 all 1 9 1 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 400 St. 100 St. iloo 25 23i 25 16i 50 all St 1.09 St. 10 ,31.1 20 20 1.0 St. 20i 100 100 "estn. KAIZET NEWS.—(r his Day,) CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up, to-day, the receipts of English wheat were again very moderate. The attendance of buyers was far from numerous, yet the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled steady, and Monday's prices were well supported. The importe of foreign wheat are only 520 quarters. That article was firm in price; but the business doing in it was by no means extensive. Floating cargoes of grain commanded full currencies. The supply of barley was limited, and the trade ruled steady, at, very full pricer. Malt—the show of which was only moderate—moved off slowly, at late rates. Oats were rather dearer than on Monday, and the value of beans, peas, and flour was well supported. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 2,340 260 3,630 English Irish Oats. 310 2,330 7,750 Florr. 1,590 Foreign.... 520 I 1,340 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in to-day's market was only moderate, yet the demand for most breeds ruled inactive, at Monday's quotatiorp. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which moved off slowly, at the late decline iu value. Lambs were rather dull, at from 53 Oil to 6s 41 per 81bs. About 30i came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We had an im proved inquiry for calves, at full quotations; but pigs and milch cows commanded very little attention. s. d. e. d.t s. d. a d. Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimeSonthdown 5 6 510 Second quality.... 3 8 -4 0 Large crse. calves 3 6 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &e. 410 5 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep _4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 4 5 0 Second quality ...4 8 4 10 1 Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime erso.-wlled.s 0 5 4l Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lamb, 5s 6d to 63 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY; FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves 205 Pigs 3lO Beasts no Sheep and lambs .. 33o' Calves l4O Pigs — NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The trade generally ruled inactive, as follows Per Ms by the carcase. s. d. s. d. a. d. 8. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 ! •Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 310 (Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do. prime large.. 4 0 4 2/ Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6( Veal 3 4 4 8 Perk, large 3 8 4 2 Pork, small 4 4 5 0 Lamb, 5s od to 68 OJ. BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops move off steadily, at full quotations. In other kinds—the show of which was good —very little was done. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3I 105 to 5/ 12s ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 31 15s ; Sussex, 31 Os to 31 Vs ; year- lings, II 102 to 3L per cwt. COLONIAL TEA. —Tho market rules inactive, but prices continue firm. Good qualities of green are in request, at full rates. Common congous realise 14d per lb. SUGAR.— The supplies have been very limited, and ex tremely high prices are current for both foreign and colo nial descriptions. Very little speculative business is now entered into, owing to the high rates. In the refined mar ket goads are scarce and prices aro looking upwards ; brown lumps realise 70s. 6d., and super qualities 71s. to 745. per cwt. COFFEE.—There has been an increased demand for Plantation Ceylon, at slightly improved rates. Other descriptions fully maintain previous quotations. RICE.—A fair basiness has been done, and all good qua lities have realised full values. There was no public sale yesterday, but privately previous rates were current. Rl:mi.—The market rules rather quiet, but prices are sustained. SPICES.—A. steady demand exists for mace, nutmegs, and (ginger, at fully former quotations. Pimento and pepper show a slight improvement in value. COCHINEAL.—The market is quiet, with no change in quotations to report. SALTPETEZ.—A fair amount of business has been trans acted in the liner qualities, at full values, but other quali ties are neglected. TALLOW.—The market continues firm, and a consider able business has been done at the following quotations : —P.Y.C., on the spot, 535. 9d. to 575. ; last three months, 555. 3J. to 555. 6d. per cwt. GREEN FRUlT.—the continuance of cold weather is pre judicial to the sale. The stock of oranges is reduced to a few purchases, and prices will be higher ; the remainder of the cargo per steam-ship Turia, at Valencia, sold by . Keeling, and at public sale went at an improvement upon former sale. Nuts of all kinds are clearing of the market. Lemons improving in value. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-.—(his Day.) ---o--- of her late Royal Highness borne upon a Black Velvet Cushion by Colonel the Hon. Augustus Liddell, Tho Lord Chamberlain The Controller iu of her Majesty's FRIDAY EVEMING, MAY 8, i 857 THE FUNERAL 01? ThE DUCHESS OF GLOCESTE.R.-(THIS DAY). SOUTHAMPTON,;......P . PIDAY MORNING. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended. by Colonel Biddulph and Lieut.-Colonel Ponsonby, landed in the Docks this morning, at 9 o'clock, from Osborne, on his way to Windsor to attend the funeral of the Duchess of Glecester, and re turns by special train at 5 o'clock. The following programme, which was issued kit night, was strictly observed at the funeral of her late Royal Highness, which took placa to-day : CEREMONIAL. On the morning of Friday, May Bth, the remains of her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester, fourth daughter of his Majesty King George UI., and widow of William Frederick Duke of Glocester, will be private:y removed from Glocester-house. in Pisriadilly, for interment in the family vault. in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Her late Royal Highness having desired that her inter ment might take place in the most private manner possi ble, the following limited cerenlonial has received her Ma jesty's sanction _ A.t nine o'clock a.m. the remains of her late Royal High ness will bs removed from Glocester-house to the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, and will thence be conveyed to the station of the same railway at Slough. Guards of honour will mount in front of Gloeester-bonse, at the terminus of the Great Western Railway, at Pad dington, aid at the Slough station of the mine railway. An escort will accompany the body from Glocester-house to the terminus at Paddington, and from the Slough sta tion to St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The following persons, in immediate attendance upon the body, will be conveyed iu mourning coaches from Glo easter-house to the terminus at Paddington, viz. : A mourning coach drawn by four horses, in which will be the Pages of her late Royal Highness. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, in which will be the House Steward and two Dressers of her late Royal Highness. A. mourning coach drawn by four horses, conveying the Chaplain and. Medical Attendants of her late Royal Highness. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, conveying the Executors of her late Royal Highness. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, convaying the Four Ladies who will support the Pall. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, conveying the Vice-Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household and the Controller in the Lord Chamberlain's Department. Her late Royal Highness's State Carriage will follow, in which will be the Coronet of her late Royal Highness, borne upon a velvet cushion by Colonel the Hon. Augus tus Liddell, Controller and Equerry to her late Royal Highness. _ THE HEARSE, Drawn by eight horses. Her Majesty's carriage will follow the hearse, leaving the procession at the Paddington-station. Upon the arrival of the body at Slough the procession will be joined by the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household • the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty • the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty ; the Equerry in Wait ing to her Majesty ; the Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent; the Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge • the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty ; the Bedchamber Woman to her Majesty ; two Maids of Honour to her Majesty ; the Lady iu Wait ing upon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent ; the Lady in Waiting upon her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge; the Lady in Waiting upon her Royal High ness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meeldenburg-Stre litz ; and the whole will then proceed from Slough to St. George's Chapel, Windsor, followed by the three state carriages of her Majesty the Queen, conveying the above mentioned members of her Majesty's household, and also by the state carriages of ber Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. When the procession has reached the entrance of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, the escort will file off, a guard of honour being there in attendance. At the entrance of St. George's Chapel the Dean and Canons of Windsor, attended by the choir, will receive the body, and the procession, being formed, will move up the nave into the choir in the following order : Pages of her late Royal Highness. Dressers of her late Royal Highness. House Steward of her late Royal Highness. Medical Attendants upon her late Royal Highnasa. Chaplains of her late Royal Highness. Executors of her late Royal Higfiness. The Gentleman in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Equerrytober Royal Highness Equerry toiler Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. the Duchess of Kent. Major-General Lieut.-Gen.Baron de Brandis, the Hoa. Sir Edward Oust, representing Equerry to his Majesty his Majesty the King of tho Hanover, accompanied by his King of the Belgians. Aide-de-Carep, Lieutenant de Brandis. Lord, Groom, and Equery to her Majesty in Waiting. The Choir of Windsor. The Canons of Windsor. The Dean of Windsor. THE CORONET LONDON, May B.—Wind this day at noon, E. to E.N.E. ; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, May 7.—Wind N.E. to E.—Sailed — Charles Crofter, for Melbourne. DARTMOUTH, May 7.—The England (s.s.), from London for Calcutta, which put in here 4th inst., has some trifling damage to her screw. PLYMOUTH, May 7.- —Wind E.—Arrived— Eskdale, from Singapore.sailed—Ellen Sophia, for Bombay. Off port— Calphurnia, from Mauritius. SHIELDS, May T.--Wind N.N.E. —Sailed—Salimea, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, May 7.—Wind E., fresh breeze.—Arrived-- Her Majesty's steamer Beagle, from the Mediterranean. Sailed—Sarah, for Point de Galle. OFF MOUNT'S BAY.—Thames, from New York. NEWPORT, May 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrived —Caroline, from Liverpool for Charleston. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—A.raxes (s.s.), from Alexandria; St. John, New Orleans; Petrel, Bordeaux; Eliza Etands, Rio Grande ; Joven Luis, Bilboa. Sailed—Leander, for Maranham ; Jas. Foster, jun., New York; Anna Arendina, St., Petersburg; Columbia, Rot terdam; Alice Counce, Boston. QUEENSTOWN, May 6. Wind E. Arrived—Caroline, from Gallipoli; Thomas, Marseilles; Aldbro' Santander. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.29 a.m. Wind E. ; tide three hours' flood ; fresh and fine. Arrived, May 7—Liberty, from Dunkirk; Sinai, Rot ,erdam ; Friendship, Dunkirk. Arrived, May B—Auguste, from Gravelines. Sailed—Win. France, for Odessa; Madras, Madras. DEAL, Friday, 9.14 a.m. Wind E.N.E., moderate. Passed—Her Majesty's despatch vessel Wrangler, from the river, for westward; Alliance, from Shields for Mes sina; Affiance, from Sunderland for New Orleans; Abra ham, from Sunderland for Coquimbo. RAILWAY TRAFFIC! RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic retarn for the week ending May 3, 1857 £61,186 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 26, 1857 £23,573 11 10 Corresponding week last year 22,528 14 2 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fo the week ending May 3, 1857 £5,348 0 0 Corresponding week last year 5,144 0 0 Increase in 1857 £2o4 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for the week ending May 3, 1357 £22,456 14 11 Corresponding week last year 21,619 6 5 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for th• week ending May 3, 1857 £9oo 8 2 Corresponding week last year . 516 8 9 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffio re turns for the week ending May 2, 1857 £10,921 J. 4 Taa 13arTrail MUSEUM.--The museum will be open on Saturday, the 9th inst., and the new reading-room and library will be open to the public till the 16th inst. The museum is also to be opened to the public on Saturdays during the months of May, June, July, and August, in addition to the usual days—Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. ROYAL Barns BANS.—The settlement of the list of shareholders liable to be assessed in discharge of the liabilities has been proceeding concurrently in Chancery with the inquiry before the Court of Bankruptcy, but it is understood that the liability of the shareholders in the majority of cases will be contested by appeal to file superior courts. CONFIRMATION AT ST. PANCRAS CHlJRoll,—Yester day afternoon the Bishop of London held a confirmation at St, Pancras Church, which was more numerously at tended than on any former occasion. The number of candidates, was about 800, including 36 aged workhouse women, and a number of charity children. The service commenced at three, and did not terminate till nearly six o'clock. FIRE AT A PIANOFORE FAOTORT.—Last night between 10 and 11 o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Cooke and Co., pianoforte manufacturere, in Long-acre, but the building and contents were saved from total destruction by the speedy arrival of the en gines and a plentiful supply of water. Considerable damage has, however, been done, and most of the pro perty in the show rooms was uninsured. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT IN A LEIPSIC BANIL—A letter from Leipsic, of the 30th ult t , says : " The com mercial community of this city were thrown into con sternation yesterday by an event which is of very rare occurrence here. One of the partners of the banking house of B. and Co., left his house clandestinely the night before last, taking with him shares and secu rities to an amount of a million of francs. It is feared that a still larger deficit will be found in the accouts with foreign countries with which this house did a very exten sive business. The retreat of the fugitive has not yet been discovered ; it is believed that he has succeeded in reaching Hamburg by railway, and thence embarked in one of the steamers which leave daily for England. This event will have a very disastrous effect on the fair which is still going on, as a nember of the foreign pur chasers have letters of credit on the houie in question. It has been remarked that at the present fair the Rus sian and Polish dealers pay for their purchases in gold pieces of five silver roubles, instead of, as before, making use of drafts or commercial bills. The abundance of specie in the hands of these foreigners is attributable to the permission which has been recently granted of ex porting from Russia whatever amount they want for their j.nrney abroad. Formerly not more than fifty im perials in gold were allowed to cross the frontier at the pante time. ;heLordChamberla.in's Honseliold. Department. Supporter of the Pall, H. Mrs. Liddell. The Vice-Chamberlain. Supporter of the Pall, Lady Caroline Murray. THE BODY. Supporter of the Pall, Lady Georgians Bathurst, Supporter of the PAL LadyOharles Somerset, Garter king of Arm;. THE CHIEF MOURNER, DUCHESS OF ATHOLL, attended by Lady Couper. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will occupy stalls during the ceremony, the attendants upon their Royal Highnesses having places near. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar will be present. The Lord Steward will occupy his stall. The Master of the Horse, the Lady in Waiting, the Bedchamber Woman, and the Maids of Honour to her Majesty, and the Ladies in Waiting upon their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen burg-Strelitz will be conducted to seats. - Upon arrival within the choir the body will be placed upon tresaels, with the feet towards the altar, and the coronet and cushion will be laid upon the coffin ; the chief mourner will sit at the head of the corpse, the supporters of the pall near the body ; the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household will stand at the feet of the corpse, and others of the procession will be Conducted to their several places. The part of the service before the interment and the anthem having been performed, the corpse will he de posited in the family vault, near the Sovereign's stall, and, the Dean having concluded the burial service, Garter Principal King of Arms will proclaim near the grave the style of her late Royal Highness. After which his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge will be conducted out of the chapel, and the others composing the procession will retire. DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the royal family left Buckingham Palace yesterday morning for Osborne, Isle of Wight. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7. . - Her M9jesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the court, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday en route to` Osborne. Captr.in Wilmot had the honour to present the gun to the Queen, stating that he had been commissioned by the British Ambassador at Cinstantinople to do so, it being a present from the Sultan. Her Lifjesty, who, with Prince Albert, minutely inspected the gun, thanked Captain Wilmot, and both'expressed their sense of its beauty. Her Majesty and the Court then proceeded on board the Fairy, which shortly afterwards left, amid the cheers of the crews of the various ships, returned to Cowes at twenty minutes past two o'clock, and pro. ceeded to Osborne. On the royal yacht entering Cowes harbour a royal salute was fired from the R. Y. S. house; the ships - and yachts were dressed, and colours were flying irons the numerous fiag-stafts on the line o f the harbour. Her Majesty looked, we are glad to say, very well, though somewhat delicate. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. —The annual general meeting of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron takes place on Saturday next, when there are several members to be balloted for, and arrangements to he made for the regatta of 1857 ; the adapting Cowes Castle for their future ciub•house, and other matters. Telegraphic intelligence has been received from St. Petersburg to the effect that the whole of the fleet of merchant vessels which wintered at Cronstadt had put to sea. Some steamers had also arrived out from this side. The navigation may thus be regarded as fairly opened. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly general meeting held yesterday ac the society's house in Hanover•square, the R,iget Hon. Sir George Clerk in the chair, Messrs. A. N. Novelli, F. S. Bent ley, G. W. Allan, and R. Hodge were elected fellows of the society ; Messrs. W. E. Bucki.on, W. J. Page, and A. B. Knight were proposed as candidates for toe fel- lowship ; and Professor Floureus, perpetual secretary to the Academy of Sciences in the Imperial Institute of France, as a foreign member. The report stated that a very healthy male chimpanzee had been added to the collection since the last meeting, and that Capt. Abbott, of the Royal Mail steam-ship Magdalena, had presented two puma cubs still retaining the characteristic stripes of early youth, in which state they have been but seldom seen in this country. LEOTIIIIES ON THE WAR.—Last night Mr. Russell, the Crimean Correspondent of the Times, read some portions of the Lectures on the Crimean War, which he is about to deliver in public, before a select number of his literary friends, in the Westminster Club, Albemarle street. Among the geatlemen present we observed some of the most eminent names in modern literature. The "readings" of Mr. Russell, which were not consecu tive, but taken from particular parts of the preliminary lecture to be delivered on Monday next, occupied nearly an hour and a-half, and were listened to throughout with the deepest attention and the utmost interest. They throw much additional light upon the hiatcry of the late war, and abound with personal incidents of the most touching kind, which have not before been published. Pathos is evidently the forte of Mr. Russell, but many parts of the lecture were enlivened with touches of the happiest humour. The description of the Battle cf the Alma, with which Igr. Russell concluded, is one of the most animated and eloquent pieces of description to be met with in the English language. Judging from the way in which Mr. Russell acquitted himse lf last night, we confidently anticipate his complete success in his new capacity of a public lecturer. HER A AJES2 S T.II I? AT RE. Last evening leTadlle, Piceelotniei and Signer Giuglini appeared for the first time as Lecia and Eigerdo, in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," •. - hich had not been performed for some years at llor MajeAy's Theatre. The house was crowded to the ceiling, as on the famous "Jenny Lind nights" of old, and its general aspect was, as may be well imagined, the intrinsic sp:endour of the vast salle cansidered, really imposing and magnificent. Tire anticipationsexcited by the announcement of Madlle. Piccolomini for the ill-starred heroine of Sir Walter Scott's novel were very great, and anything less than a triumplient re,ul, would have been a disappointment. Fortunately, however, the gifted young artiste was fully equal to the "situation;" and if we mavjudge by the over whelming n pplause bestowed upon her from first to last, she must have more than satisfied the reason, senti ment, and imeginae ion of her audience—which, it should be remembered, was one of the most numerous and critical ever assembled within the walls of a theatre. Signor Giuglini, though nut in the best possiule voice, fully sustained the great reputation he has gained with such unprecedented rapidity in this country, and fairly shared the honours of the evening with his fair compa nion. The claims to unqualified eulogy of that most ad mirable artist, Signor Belletti, who personated Enrico, mot also be duly acknowledged in recording the general success to which his abilities so largely contributed. Piccolomini and Signor Giugl;ni, however, were the " bzigt:t, particular stars," and theirs were the efforts which created a furore, such as we have rarely witnessed even in It a ly, where people are addicted to excessive demonstrations of delight, and where these are consequently less significant and valuable, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The return of that accomplished and popular vocalist, Madame Bosio, h:si, for the last few years, been looked forward to as a special event in the season of ne Royal Italian Opera. Gilda, in " Rigolette," is one of Madame Bosio's most finished perform ances. She sings the music to perfection : every note has its force and meaning, and her ornaments are always tasteful and elegant. Her acting is full of par pose and intelligence ; and, in brief, we question if Verdi Kimself has seen so efficient a representative of the he roine cf his opera. Madame Basin last night appeared in that part, and was received with the warmth due to so distinguished a favourite. She was in her best voice, and sang as charmingly as ever. Signor Mario, who had reserved himself from the preceding Saturday. sang most delightfully, and acted the part of the roué duke with consummate ease and grace. Signor Ronconi appears to the greatest possible advantage as the court jester, and his last scene is a most powerful exhibition Of disap pointed revenge and overwhelming sorrow. The parts of Sparafucile and Madalena, as before, were assigned to Sig. Tagliafico and Mdmo. Nantier Didree, and could hardly be played with greater effect. The lady's one scene is admirable. "Ls TraViata " will be given on Thursday next, with Madame Bosio and Mario. THE ART TREASURES :gXIIIBITION. The total number of visitors to the pa l :ace on Wednes• day, the fint day o❑ which it was open to the public, may fairly be stated at 10,000, though there is ro inothF3 of arrivini at the Extot figures. The charge for admis sion was 2s. 61, and the number who paid was 1,005, the remainder of the visitors being holders of season tickets. The estimate of admissions formed in the after noon, and mentioned in our concluding paragraph yes terday, was therefore correct, but was erroneously worded, so as to convey the impreesion that all those who entered paid half-o-crown at the doors. The ',re sent rate of admission will be continued to the 16th inet, when the " shilling days" will commence. The Exhibition was not opened on Wednesday until 12 o'clock. The arrive is soon became very numerous, and the visitors spread themselves over every part of the building, though the ancient and modern picture gal leries appeared to command a decided prefereece towards evening. Large numbers were always found seated in the transept during the orchestral ".erferinftucv. Prince Napoleon is expected to be an early visitor to the Ex'abition. The Queen is Expected in August, and the Emperor of France is also expected to he a visitor. Tn, attendance yesterday was large, and so far as an estimate could be formed by the money-takers the receipts were quite equal, up to 3 o'clock, to those of the previous day. The first-class refreshment room was Exeeedingly crowded, and it is probable, from the indications already given of success, that it will have to be doubled in ex tent, with a corresponding addition to the staff of waiters. REFUSAL OF THE BANK TO MAKE AD VANCES ON GiOVERNIIIE,.VT SECURITIES. PRESHRVIA TION OF LIFg FROM SHIP- WRECK. I Yesterday a meeting of the Iteyel National Life Boat ' Institution was hel I at its house, John street, Adelphi ' 1 --Thomas Bering, Esq., M.P., in the chair. There were also present Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., Admiral ' Cator, Montague Gore, E sq ., Ad m i ra l Si r T. Herbert, ' K.C.8., General Blanchard, C. 8., Captain Hall, R.N., C. 8., Captain Washington, R.N , :E.R.S , Hydro grapher of tee Admiralty, Captain Hoaslop, R.N., Geo. Lyall, Esq., James Paake, E , q., Captain L. Perrott, Captain Robertson, R.N., Sarvsyor-General to the Board of Trade, Captain Ward, R.N., Inspector of Life Boats to the Institution, Captain Bullock, R.N. Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, A reward of 71 17s. was voted to the crew of the Lie heat of the institution stationed at Newbiggio, for their laudable services in putting off in her and rescuing the crew of six men of the schooner Catherine, of Ipswich, which, during squally weather and thick fog, went on the rocks near Blyth, on the 7th ult. The crew had taken to the ship's boat, in which they were found in a state of exhaustion. Whilst the life-boat was en gaged in saving the men, two oobles put off from Blyth to the wreck, with the view of getting her off the rocks. In this work they fortunately succeeded, and ultimately brought her in safety into harbour. The fishermen could not, however, substantiate their claims of salvage on the vessel, as she was left anchored by her crew. She was the property of a widow at Ipswich, who had not in sured the ship. The Cullsrcoats life-beat, which also belongs to tho society, had also gone off to the assistance of two fish ing cobles, and succeeded during a heavy gale in bring ing them with their crews in safety into harbour. The life-beat in the service shipped several heavy seas, but immediately treed herself of the same. The life-boat was reponed to have behaved very well on the occasion. A life-boat called the B. Wood, the gift of a generous lady of the name of A. Wood to the ,institution, was said to have given much satisfaction to the boatmen, who bad recently tried the boat off Horneea, near Hull, where she is permanently stationed. These three life boats are on Mr. James Peake's plan. `A reward of 61. was also granted to the crews of the life-boat of the institution stationed at Cemlyn, on the Anglesey coast, for putting off in her on Sunday the 6th ultuno, with the view of rescuing the crew of the barque Ellen Oliver, of Liverpool, from Orleans to that port, who, during a dense fog, had struck on the Skerries-rocks. On reaching the wreck she was found cearly on her tisane ends, and filling with water. The life-boat took some of the men from the wreck to the island, but at three quarters flood the ship was got off the rocks by a steam tug, and taken in tow to Liverpool. A compass life-boat lantern, invented by Capt. J. R. Ward, RN., inspector of life-boats to the institution, was of essential service on this occasion, in enabling the life-boat, through a dense fog, to make the shore in perfect safety. Other shore boats, leaving the wreck at the same time, were out many hours and in great danger. The silver medal and 2/. cacti were voted toJas. Pease, Thomas Pease, and John Jones, pilots, and to George Clerk, seaman, who put off in a boat and rescued, at considerable risk of life., and after an arduous pull of four hours' duration, the crew of three out of four men of the schooner Trevauance, of St. Agnes, which, during thick weather and a dark night, was wrecked off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. After striking, the vessel al most immediately sank, when the crew, four in number, took to the masthead, where they remained for several hours before they were even seen from the land. When the boate' crew were . ; within half a mile of the wreck they found that they could not approackiler owing to the heavy sea that was breaking over the sands. At last, when quite dark, and seeing that unless they then made the attempt, an hour or less would seal the pour creatures' fate, as the tide was close up to them, the brat nobly dashed into the sea, aided by strong hearts, took the shipwrecked men, now reduced to three, from their most perilous position on the cross-trees, to which they had clung for 16 hours. There were 30 coasting vessels in the port at the time, but no one would man a second boat to follow and aid the first in case of accident. A reward of 6‘. was Also granted to three men for their praiseworthy and persevering services to the mas ter and a lad of the smack Ann, of Anal web, which, dur iug a heavy gale of wind, had been wrecked near Rhyl. Die vessel was wrecked about tea o'clock at night, and the three men had been engaged from that hour until six o'clock the next morning, at consideraHe risk and much exertion, in saving the master and boy. The former, however, died from exhaustion soon after he was brought on shore. A reward of W. was likewise voted to W. Church, coast-guard,man, and four fishermen, for putting off in a boat, and rescuing, at considerable risk of life, two fishermen, who, during squally weather, bad been capsized from their boat off Malin Head, on the north• west coast of Ireland. The aea was running very high at the time, with a heavy ground swell, su that much danger and difficulty was even incurred in launching the boat that went off for the rescue of the men. The funds opened with increased firmness this morn ing, but subsequently experienced seine rather violent fluctuations, owing to a measure adopted by the Bank, which seemed for a time to be greatly misapprehended. This was a refusal to continue making advances on Government securities. Upon its announcement it was construed as a sign that, instead of the resources of that establishment having improved, an increased pressure was apprehended, and Consols experienced an immediate fall of a.half per cent. Ultimately the grounds of the decieion and its really unimportant character became better understood, and a partial rally took place. It appears that loans on stock which were made during the last shutting, and should have been paid off at the be ginning of April, had been renewed from time to time, first for a fortnight, and next at intervals of seven days, until the present date, and that, having at last dwindled to a comparatively small amount, it was considered that the time had arrived for them to be closed, especially as th e money mar k et was assuming a better appearance, and there was no plea for continuing exceptional aid. The parties, how ever, had relied upon again procuring a renewal, and insignificant as was the total required, the sudden refusal compelled them to offer any terms for it in other quarters. At the same time, the motives of the Bank were adroitly represented in an alarming light by ad. verse speculators, and the entire affair having occurred in the midst of the Consuls settlement, while many pur &ewers were anxious to carry forward their operations to the account oa the 4th of June, an unusual degree of confusion and eireeitement was created. Perhaps it is to be regretted that the renewal had not been declined im mediately after the payment of the dividends, when, as the Bank do not hold themselves bound to make ad vances on stock, no one could have complained of hav ing been taken by surprise ; but the non adoption of this course was caused, most likely, by a desire to avoid creating needless inconvenience, and in the belief that by increasing the charge, and gradually contracting the periods, ample warning would be afforded that they were not to be indefinitely continued. Under the cir cumstances, therefore, the only ground for complaint is that the notification was nit made before the commence ment of business, or that, to avert the mischief uninten tionally inflicted, the loans were not continued for a few days longer, with a positive intimation that they must then be finally met.—Tintes' City Article. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVEN TION BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE iiUN. SlR,—May I request the favour of your inserting the enclosed letter, addressed to the editor of the Times ?—I una, F. HENRY F. BERKELEY. Victoria-square, May 7. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln your paper of to-day I observe a leading article on the late failure to convict a clergyman for inti midation under the " Corrupt Practices Prevention Act," and I venture to predict that after the case of the "Queen v. Barnwell" no one will again be disposed to have recourse to that act for such a purpose. Ia 1855 you pronounced the act in question to be "a pompous profession, meant to be inoperative." In 1856, I ven tured to offer some remarks, founded on a similar view of the subject, in the House of Commons, and proposed to Lord Palmerston that the act should be referred to a select committee, to which his lordship acceded, but I incurred the wrath of the Times, and you let loose at me one of your mercenaries, who from behind that shield of secrecy, of which the Times avails itself, but would withhold from the elector, uncourteously assailed me. The appellations of "this Mr. Henry Berkeley," and a "Mr. Henry Berkeley," were after your usual manner plentifully sprinkled throughout the article, and I was violently assailed because in 1856 I took the same view of the subject as yourself in 1855. I ventured in the House of Commons to attack that species of legislation as uncon,titutional and leading to injustice, and I quoted the opinions of the late Sir Robt. Peel and Mr. Macaulay, who laid it down as an impos sibility that you can legislate so as to punish a man for changing his butcher or his baker, or for ejecting a tenant, or for di-charging a servant for any or no cause, i and now the clause in this ridiculous act against ntimi dation is construed by our sound judge (Lord Campbell) to mean that you must not threaten to get rid of a tenant or tradesman during election time, but y ou ma y get rid of him after the election as soon as you please. I have , only to add that this weak absurdity , this mockery of common reuse, was, according to your report, described by Mr. Skinner, one of the counsel in the case, as a law meant to supersede the necessity of the ballot, What next ? I am, Bcc., F. HENRY F. BERKELEY. Victoria-square, May 7. SUICIDE OF THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. —An inquest was held yes body of Mr. Gudge, wh o f or f orty two tyear s erd a has y on thefiilcd the office of the chief clerk of tho Jour nals of the House cf Commons, in which capacity he has enjoyed the esteem and good-will of all with whom be was brought into contact. For the last 10 or 15 years he had been suffering from an irritated state of the brain, and was liable at times to wandering of the mind. Of late he hart been more ttnn usually irritable and depressed, and was under medical treatment. On Wednesday he was seen on the terrace in front of the houses of Parliameflt by a barge builder employed at Searle's. He was observed to get on the parapet and lower himself down into the wattr, as if he was g ,ing to swim. He was got out almost directly, and taken to the Westminster Hospital, where he died yesterday morn ing. Mr. Newcome, surgeon to the hospital, stated that he had no doubt deceased died in consequence of the im mersion, the effects of which would be aggravated by the deceased's impaired condition of brain. 'Verdict, !` Tem porary insanity.", A reward of 2/. was also granted to John M`Laugh hn fur his gallant conduct in wading into the surf, at the risk of his life, to the rescue of one out of six persons who had been capsized from their boat off P.m Redford, on the coast of Donegal. The boat had proceeded but a short distance from the shore, when several successive 'teas struck her the last me completely overturning her, with five of her crew under neath, who thus unfortunately perished. The other man was thrown into the surf where 111`Laughlin rushed to his rescue, and succeeded, when life was almost ciutinct, in saving him—indeed some time elapsed before he was brought to consciousness. AVLaughlin was aided in his noble act by another man who held him by the skirts of his coat. This man received 10s. from the society for his services. Various other rewards were granted to parties who had meritoriously exerted themselves in saving life from wrecks. The quarterly reports of 47 of the life-boats of the in stitution were, as usual, of a very favourable character. The boats were in a state of great efficiency, and their crews had much confidence in them. Indeed, so much so, that they never hesitated at the call of duty to go off in them either day or night, and in the most stormy weather. In consequence of the superior charac ter of the new life-boats, toe care which the institution had taken to supply their crews with every available security to their own persons, and the encouragement which the higher scale of payments and rewards had afforded ',them, had ; secured the willing and efficient services of the boatmen on our coasts, who, in the hour of danger and amidst the tossing tempest, display bravery worthy British sailors in any age, as the annals of this institution abundantly testify. Let the public then extend its liberal support to an institution which has been instrumental, by its life-boats and other means, is rescuing upwards of 10,000 shipwrecked seamen, and which is now making such strensoes efforts to extend its sphere of operations in the cause of humanity. A beautiful lithographic coloured working drawing on a large scale, of Mr. Peake's plan of life-boats, which is now adopted and successfully used by this institu tion, was exhibited at the meeting. The Duke of Nor thumberland had intimated his intention to have a large number of copies of the same struck off and circulated throughout our colonies and in foreign countries. This suggestion originated with Captain Washington, hydrographer of the Admiralty, to whom the community is much indebted for the zeal and intel ligence which he has, for many years past, displayed in assisting to mature a plan of life-boats which may fairly be c;nsidered the first in the world, and with which his name will over be associated as the chairman of the Northumberland Life-Boat Committee. An interesting report was read from the inspector of life-boats, respecting his recent visit to the life-boats of the society stationed on the south and west coasts of England. About 8001. having been ordered to be paid for various lift-boats and life-boat houses, the proceedings closed. THE TIPPERARY BANK.—DUBLIN, Thnrsday.—A call of 2501. a share has boen made by the Master on all liable in the first degree. The whole of the 195,000/, in gold ex the Angles has been purchased by the Bank, upwards of 100,0001. having been sent in to-day. SINGULAR DISCOVERY.—A few days since as an old brick oven at the back of a house in Philip , street, Bath, was being pulled down the workmen found a cat with a rat in its mouth, both reduced to skeletons, though covered with the remains of their skins. It was apparen t that the cat had pu:sued its prey through a hole and caught it between the top of the oven and a rafter above. From this position it was unable to return, and there it remained and died of starvation. It is remarkable as showing the tenacity of the cat that it had never dropped its pray, although it was evident that the rat had twisted it s bead round and gnawed the shoulder of its captor. D EATH PROM EXCESSIVE DRelNß:hore body i s :4. —Yesterday even emantdheCrown,evidence n Mrs.eD e r Anauthrya-t l S i an Sadler, a e r n b: inquest aged grea disr3.. wasßedford,ltp held a at p e at on the f the deceased was married, but owing to her intemperate habits had been separated from her husband several months. On Monday evening. last she was brought home by the police intoxicated, and went to bed, and on the following morning she was discovered a corpse. Dr. Bainbridge, who had made a post mortal?, examina tion, having shown that her death was the result of the excessive use of ardent spirits, the jury returned a ver dict to that effect. At the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday, the choice of assignees under the estate of Colonel Waugh, late the chairman of the Loudon and Eastern Banking Company, was perfected. On behalf of the general creditors it was stated that the principal question to be considered is the valid.ty of the securities given to the London and East ern Banking Company fur their large advances. It was mentioned that although Colonel Waugh is still absent he will surrender to his bankruptcy. A petition was also heard yesterday for winding up the London and Bir mingham iron and Hardware Company (limited), and an order was made for that purpose. This is the first case in which the Court of Bankruptcy has exercised the powers possessed under the Act of last session, called "The Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1856." Messrs. Linklater and Hackwood are the solicitors ; and Mr. Edwards, the official assignee, has been appointed offi cial liquidator. The Second Chamber of the States General of Holland, at its last sitting, closed the discussion of the bill for the regulation of the colonial press. The assembly, after havino• successively rejected t wo am endments, adopted by 6 a majority of 56 to 6 a proposal for referring back the bill to the Minister of the Colonies, but with the opinion of the Cham ber that the regulation ou the colonial press should undergo a revision. 20 12i 25 20 25 10 L 0.6 100 all 100 100 all all 20 25 25 12i, 106 7 100 1541