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

W. Yardley, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Vice-Chancellor; the members of Council, the Bishop, the Director of Public Instruction, and -other functionaries connect"d with the educational department, are ex-officio fellows. Associated with them appear some 20 names, English and native, well selected for the most part. " The export market, in cotton especially, is very active, consequent upon favourable accounts by the last mail from England: The money-market continues easy, and a decline of 1 per cent. in the Bank rates is expected in the course of next week. In Calcutta a similar reduction has already taken place. Exchange on London, 2s. lid." The following is the letter of the Times Calcutta correspondent, dated Feb. 23 ; "The Five per Cent. Loan has failed. The sub scriptions were from the first few and far between, and the conduct of the Bank of Bengal has brought them to a close. On the sth inst. it raised its rate of interest on deposit of Government securities to 14 per cent., a rate it has maintained, and which —even in India—is without a precedent. It was at first imagined that the Bank directors, all largely interested in compelling Government to receive four per cent. paper in part subscrip tion to the loan, were putting on the . screw with that end only. I believe, however, that they bad no option, that money was welling out faster than the charter permits, and that even the present rate must soon be raised. The accoupts from Bom bay are equally unfavourable. Madras never has any money, and the Europeans all over India are waiting in the certainty that the Government must give way. The native capitalists of Calcutta, who care nothing'about Bank rates, but act on a system of their own, are determined that the Fours shall be taken up, and they have a power of combi nation of which Europeans are incapable. Almost for the first time in this century, therefore, the Go vernment of India cannot raise money at 5 per cent. I have given you the immediate reasons for the difficulty, but there is one which lies deeper still. The financial blundering of the last four years has created a deep feeling of distrust. It is of no use to tell natives that alt the past operations have been just and legitimate. They reply that their property has been depreciated 20 per cent., while Govern ment, by offering to pay them off in full, tacitly pledged themselves that it should not be depre ciated at all. That is their argument ; and right or wrong, until the Fours are called up, the distrust will not be removed. Strange to say, at the very moment when the Government of India is at its wits' end for money, the Court of Directors keeps on drawing millions, though its balance will amount in May to as many millions as the loan was to have raised. It is -these draughts, even more than the war, which harass the Calcutta treasury. They never know when they are coming or how much they will be. Sometimes the telegraph announces the approach of bills for half-a-million just when they are struggling to meet local liabilities. It is a most careless system. I enclose the figures from the Friend of India : Cash balance on the Ist of May, 1854 By bills on India Railway receipts Alisceilaneous, £2, 410, 280 4,081,700 3;418,718 207,088 10,117,786 Disbursements in home charges, payment of dividend, payments for machinery and railway interest . 5,350,20 Cash balance, May, 1855 Add investments in English funds Balance, May, 1855. By bills on India Railways Miscellaneous Disbursements Balance, May, 1856 —. By bill] on India Railways Miscellaneous 6,655.604 1,484.040 3,936,878 355,490 Disbursements 11,432,012 7,112,436 4,319,576 4,000,000 3,500,000 191,120 12,010,696 8,254,105 £3,756,591 Nearly 1,000,0001. of which balance is invested hi Go- Verarnent securities. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Englishman.) THE CALCUTTA MARKET. SATURDAY, Feb. 21. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Alma, with the London mail of the 10th ult., arrived here on the 13th instant, and her packets were delivered the same evening. This morning we received intelli gence by electric telegraph of the arrival at Bombay of the mail steamer. With regard to our produce market we have hardly any alteration to notice, operations on the whole having been to a moderate extent, and the tightness of the money market interfering in some measure with the course of business. Of all staple articles silk and hides only seem to have continued in favour, while some others, from want of a good demand and larger supplies, have declined in value. ' A steady improvement has been visible in our import market, caused by the favourable advices received from the Upper Provinces and reduced stocks here, which lave rendered holders firmer and the dealers more anxi ous to operate. For British piece goods a good de mand has prevailed, though some descriptions of cloths attract but little attention. Grey goods, such as shirt ing; jaconets, and Madapollams, continue selling freely and at enhanced prices. A steady business has been !lone in mule twist and value slightly higher. No change in metals. Money-market. —During the past fortnight the, pres sure, which seemed to have reached its height, has slightly; moderated, and a better feeling prevails at this moment, combined with expectation of a speedy improve ment. The unprecedented advance in the rates of interest and discount charged by the Bank of Bengal, which we noticed in our last, could not have been taken as an indi cation of the actual state of our money-market, the directors having been driven to the measure by the large loans given to their constituents and the gradual de crease of silver in the Bank's coffers. There has been no change-in the Bank's rates since the sth inst., owing, no doubt, to th e f a lli ng o ff i n the demand for loans by the public, who are enabled to get their requirements satisfied in the Bazaar on more favourable terms than those allowed by the Bank of 'Bengal. With respect to the Government Five per Cent. Loan there seems now more probability of its being filled up, though not speedily, as some of the native Rajahs, it is said, have come forward with liberal subscriptions. government Securities.—We are glad to observe a gradual improvement in foe value of the 4 per Cents., though the 5 per Cents, continue unaltered. A large business has been done in Company's Fours at 19r. to 19r. Ba., and some siccas have changed hands at 20r. to 20r. Ba. A small amount of the 34 per Cents. has been taken at 33 per cent. discount. We quote the Public Works Loan paper at 1 per cent., and the New Fives at -Ba. discount. Exchange on London.--We have had a very steady mail this time first class credit s r u li ng a t 2 s . 2d ., an d document s at , 2s. 21d. to 2s. 2ad. per rupee; Treasury bills are nominally quoted at 2s. id. On China.—Sixty days' sight bills were negotiated to a fair extent at 205 r. to 206 r., but the rates have since assumed an upward tendency, and we now quote 208 r. per $lOO. Freights.—Our rates are 3/. 10s. for London, and 31. Elia for Liverpool. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 1. The clipper ship White Star, Captain Brown, has arrived with advises from Melbourne to the 10th of January, and 20,000 ounces of gold and a con siderably quantity of wool and tallow. The White Star did not, it is reported, leave Port Philip Heads until the 16th. During the Passage she has - experienced very light winds and calms. The clipper ship Tiptree arrived out the day the White Star left. • The screw steamship Simla arrived at Melbourne on the 6th of January, having made the passage in 6 5 days. The Donald Maay bad arrived in 85 days ; and the Tiptree, from Liverpool, had ar r i ve d. The Parliament re-aesembled on the 6th of Janu ary The Governor-General, in his address, stated that there was a net increase on the general re venue of 317,447/. A Bill introduced by Mr. Duffy for abolishing the property qualification of members of the Assembly was read a second time ;,witha majority of seven aga i ns t th e G overnmen t . he Government had also suffered other defeats on blinor subjects. 4 ., The Melbourne Age 9f the Ist of Janu ar y s t a t es that in the previous week a larger quantity of gold d been received by escort than in any previous W eek during the year, owing, probably, to the high price consequent upon the increased demand for B Ll l Ptnent. The returns from Dunolly, Sandhurst, . uryborough, Beechwo r th, and Ballarat were targer than usual. New diggings were reported to have been discovered on the Buffalo. A large number of people had left the Ovens for the new goldfield on the Murray. Nuggets weighing' re aPectively 441 ounces, 180 ounces, and 112 ounces are reported to have been picked up at Amherst. At Dunolly one of 156 ounces had 'been found. l'he Melbourne Argus of January 10 states that there was an active demand for gold for shipment. he escort which arrived on the previous day D rought 51,589 ounces, Price of gold, 775. to 78s. 6d. per oz. Good 811 PP1Y, and demand brisk. Prices of wool hardly so good. A good demand for hides. The summer weath er h a d crea t e d a grea t dem an d for light wines. T here Was a great demand for all Aorti of labour, The commercial advices are of the most meagre description, but we gather the fact that the import market was, if anything, changed for the better. Arrived at Melbourne the Roxburgh Castle, the Rock City, the Stuart Wortley, an the, Francis Henty, from London; the Abbott Lawrence, from Cardiff; the Acadie, the Star of the Ea 4, and the Conway, from Liverpool—the former with damage. Arrived at Hobart Town, the Woodcote, from Lon don ; at Auckland, the Conference, from Liverpool. Sailed from Melbourne—The Orwell, the Dunbar, and - the Austral. 'Arrived at Launceston—The Talentire, fr()E2 London ; the Kate Kearney and the • Alice Walton, from Liverpool. Arrived at Adelaide--The Nabob, from Liverpool ; and the °tient, from London. Projected departures from Melbourne —The Oneida, .for Southarapton, the, 27th ; the Marco Polo and the Royal Charter, for Liverpool, about the 15th ;. the Copenhagen, with 50,000 ounces of gold, 25,000 sovereigns, and a large cargo of wool, tallow, sand, ho., and the Augral, about the 10th; and the Angleiey, the 31it Jan. ; the Escort, the Ist ; the George Marshall, the 7th ; and the Med way, the 10,h Feb. ; the Walmer Castle, the Ist March. The amount of gold intended to be de spatched by these vessels is not stated, but some of them would have considerable quantities. r 'is SUN, L 0 l'T D 0 rq, THURSDAY. EVENING, APRIL' 2, FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The sixth Conference took place to-day. Dr. Kern was present, a 3 well as Count Hatzfeldt, being the first time the Swiss and Prussian envoys have come together. The Senate sat yesterday ; first president Trop long in tbe chair. .The biil relative to converting into law the decrees passed since February, 185 i, concerning customs tariffs, was brought forward for deliberation, and the Senate declared unani mously by 92 votes that it did not see any reason to oppose its promulgation. In like manner, the definitive regula , ion of the budget of the Senate for 1856 was adopted unanimously. Some reports on petitions having been disposed of, the Senate adjourned to the 15th April. Intelligence has been received that Admiral Lyons quitted the .Bosphorus on the 25th ult. in the Royal Albert, to return to England. "The last news from India," says the Pays, "announces that the King of Siam had despatched an ambassador extraordinary to Paris and London. He was to arrive in Europe inthe Month of May." The Caisse de Boulangerie announces the issue of bonds, on credit of the city of Paris, a million of francs--300,00Gf. at three, four, and five months; 300,000 f. at six to eleven months ; 400,000 f. at twelve months, at rates varying from four to five per cent. - The lifpniteur of yesterday contains a circular from the Prefect of Police, M. Pietri, containing instructions to the Commissaires of Paris and the Banlieue for regulating the theatres and exhibition rooms of the capital. It is followed by an ordon nance of 53 articles, providing for means of egress and regress for the public, ventilation, preventions against fire, the sales. of tickets, dr.c., down to the posting of playbills, and even the behaviour of the audiences.-• There are many sensible and not a few ridiculous regulations in the document. BOURSE, 1.- 7 The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c . 4i per Conte per Cents 7O 5 End of Month. —fr. —c. 69 95 New Loan Bank Shares 4,175 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,462 50 Austrian Belgian Fives lOl Spanish Threes... , Pied montese (5) 93 75 Home Debt • RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. _ ft. fr c Orleans 1,565 c. Western Northern 1,045 Strasburg Lyons 1,575 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,150 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Midi London, April 1, 12 o'clock, Consols 933, One, 93g. THE BALTIC. A letter. from Riga, of the. 27th ultimo, in the Hamburg News, says :—"Hitherto the receipt of payment of the Sound dues was considered equiva lent to a quarantine certificate in the Russian ports of the Baltic ; but the Sound dues having now been suppressed, the Imperial Government has issued a notice to the effect that all foreign vessels bound to the Russian ports of the Baltic are to be provided .with bills of health from the port of de parture. Those vessels which, on their way, have put into French, British, Dutch, or Norwegian ports must provide .themselves with quarantine certificates from these ports, and cause them to be attested by the Russian consul." • , SWEDEN. The Swedish Government has just demanded from the Storthing of Norway an, extraordinary credit of • one million of francs, to be employed between the Ist July, 1557, and the Ist July, 1860, in unforeseen and indispensable warlike armaments. The Government, moreover, solicits, in the event of war becoming inevitable, a further sum of ,two millions, which cannot, however, be employed, or even received, except on the condi tion of convoking an extraordinary Storthing within a delay of three months at-the farthest. PRUSSIA. The Bourse Gazette of Berlin, of the 30th ult., says :—" At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday M. Harkort, one of the members, brought forward the question of the Danish Duchies. The President 'of the Council declared that the negotia tions opened on the subjeCt with Austria were still pending, but that he ,could give an assurance that the Government had paid the most serious atten tion, and that Prussia would act iii the affair with decision, and in accord with the whole of Ger many." SPAIN: The Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. General Prim had been elected at Reus. It was re ported that the Government intended to relieve him of the condemnation • lately passed on him. According to the Iberia, the Duke de Osuna, Spanish Minister at Saint Petersburg, has hitherto spent not' less than . 1,500,000 reals a month—a great part of it in charity .The elections continued to ba favourable to the Government; the pro gressists having only succeeded in returning .7 of their party, and the absoldtists 6. The accounts from Cuba State that the colony was making really remarkable, commercial progress ; in 1.856 not fewer than 3,500 vessels entered the principal port. The Royal Mail steatner Orinoco, which sails for the West Indies to-day, takes . out 86,5481., of which 60,7881., is gold, and 25,7601. silver.. The Star of Tasmania, from Launceston, which has made the passage in 77. days, . brings the intelligence of the arrival of the Oneida steamer at Melbourne on the 23d of December, and Sydney on the 29th. The Royal Commission for determining the site of a new National Gallery met on Monday at 17, Great Queen -street, Westminster. Present—Lord Broughton (chairman), .the Dean of 'St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Mr. Cockerel', and Mr. Richmond. CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAY.—The first sod of this undertaking was raised or " cut" on Monday the 30th, b..Y. Captain James R. Lewis Lloyd, of Dol. haidd, the chairman of the company, at Myrtle Hill, in a field adjoining, the Carmarthen station of the South Wales Radlway. FUNERAL or Da. KANE.—The funeral obsequies of Dr. Kane, at Philadelphia, were very imposing, both the civic and military display • being • large and' highly commendable. The flags throughout the city and'on the shipping were raised at balf-Mast, and the stores along the streets through which the procession passed were closed and draped in mourning. On the funeral car was a canopy made of the flags of America, England, France, and Spain. The body of the deceased, however, was not placed in the oar ' but. was borne on th e s h ou ld ers o f the crew th at served with him in his perilous voyage. At the close of the services at the church, the remains of the lamented navigator and discoverer were removed to Laurel-bill, 'and deposited in - that beautiful burying ground. DEATH OF • ME: W. H. FzNN, SECRETARY TO THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. —With feelings of sincere regret we have to announce the death of Mr. W. H. Fenn, who has for many years been the active and zealous secretary to the Royal Free Hospital, Grav's-in n - roa d, the most generally useful charity of it s sort in London. He was the active and earnest cooperator of Dr. Marsden, the founder of the hospital, nearly Since its institution, in extending its usefulness for the benefits of the poor ; and in the discharge of the duties of secretary to the charity for some years back his kind and gentlemanlike manner was observed and appreciated by all those with whom he came in contact. His services to the charity will long be remembered, and death long regretted, by a large circle of friends, by whom he was highly respected. Mr. Fenn's illness was only of a few days' duration ; his death took place yesterday, at his house in Meckien burgh-square, in the 61st year of his age. HER MAJESTY'S SCREW STEAMER HIMALAYA.— SOUTHAMPTON, April I.—This splendid vessel was taken out of graving dock this afternoon and steamed away for Spithead immediately. Notwithstanding she had ail her coals and stores on board and drew upwards of 21 ft. of water, the Himalaya steamed into dock on Saturday and out again to day with the greatest ease, such is the capa ciousness of the graving -dock accommodation at this port and the extent of the facilities provided. One of the Himalaya's 30-feet cutters having been fitted with Clif ford's lowering apparatus, the boat was twice lowered during the voyage round from Plymouth to Southamp ton to practise the crew in the working of the plan. This they were not long in comprehending, the second lower ing being made when the steamer was going at full speed, and with the full crew in the cutter, with the most perfect ease and safety in a few seconds, in which time the boat was entirely free of the ship, -zo IT Tr KONEY v , ,p , - ; ! e r masa agum • - AND •• • COZIDIEROIAL INT'ELLICENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, but firmly, and compared 'with Friday's rates prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were estimated at between .6,000' and 7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was less active, and prices slightly receded. The Ecuatorian Commission of Agency have re ceived a ftirther remittance of 2,6641. 2s. 7d. on account of Ecuador dividends. A special meeting of the Australian Agricultural Company, was held to-day to receive the report of the committee of investigation. Mr. Radenshaw took the chair. The meeting was addressed by Mr. De Salis, who said it was mainly condemnatory of the conduct of their agent, Capt. Brownrigg, and the loose, unsatisfactory ac counts from the colony, which the directors had al lowed to passi.although from them the committee could not ascertain. what was the cost of road making, what of sheep farming, or the expense of the - staff. of the company. The directors ought to have cleared up the discordant state of the accounts before:. this, for, as far as he could make out, there had been 4,0001. al ready spent in roadmaking. The committee, in short, recommended that the capital account should be closed, the mines leased, the London expenses reduced, and the lands pit up for sale to emigrants from this•ceuntry. The 'report -of the committee was replied to by the* chairman, who was left speak ing at the time of this despatch. The fears expressed with regard to the proba bility of the Bank Directors raising the terms of interest and discount are found not to have been with Out good fOundation. After a protracted Fitting (almost an hour .and a half) the autho rites have resolved to increase the rate for the negotiation of paper and for granting loans from- 6to 6i per cent. This measure is cer tainly one of the most unsatisfactory character that could have been adopted, but it was forced upon the directors by the pressure for money and the efflux of gold. With other securities amounting to nearly 20,000,000/. 'a cautious policy was dictated, and the consequence is the. imposition of increased restrictions. Thus the various and confident pre dictions of an early . returu of abundance and ease, so freely expressed at the beginning of the year, have proved erroneous ; • 'and although the aug mented stringency may net be of long continuance, the present step will have a prejudicial effect upon the trade'of the country, *and- perhaps hasten the failure of many firms whose position is uncertain. A further decline of -1 1 per cent. in the English Funds has taken. place. This continued weakness is solely to be attributed to the unsatisfactory con dition of the Money:Market and the drain of gold. The fact, too, that the White Star has brought only 80,0001. has tended to increase the depression of the market. Before the. Bank meeting separated Consols were 93j for money, 93. .1- for the Bth in stant, and. 04 94A- for* Mat. They have since been respectively 93k a and 931 8. Bank Stock for ac count is 222. Exchequer 'Bills '(March) were par to 3s. premium, and the June ditto, ss. to is. dis count. • • ••• • • • The Foreign Market has.also.remained in a dull state, and •in some •cases• lower prices have been established. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 97g t, and the 4 per Cents. 104. Spanish 3 per Cents'. 'are 41k ; Ditto Deferred 25k. Russian 5 per Cents. 105, Portuguese 3 per Cents. 45±, and Buenos Ayres 85i. Peruvian 4• per Cents. have beendealfin at 762 . tb 77. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; !an, 23.1 4.; Peruvian, 76.. 8 ; do. 3 per Cents., 53 5 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents:, 105 7. The last' week's railway receipts, asoe rtained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- ..• •• • . . . 1857. 1856. Great Western North-Western South Western • • ' 12,171 14,479 Brighton 10,529 12,919 Aidland . . v 28,702 28,316 3outh-Ea2fein Caledonian Great Northern 20,102 19,030 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and. Exeter Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 4,77 3473 45;5 4 6 5 5 1 11( 80 5,898 6,192 18 Lancaster and Carlisle W Aanchestet,' Sheffield, 'and Lincoln ' 9,331 8,324 D 2 o ' North Stafford North London Oxford, WOrcester, and Wolierh 3,725 3,432 100 Ulster 1,329 1,294 20 Edinburgh and Glasgow ...... Glasgow and South-Western ~ 6,035 5,674 20 Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada. Nortliern olTrance - ' V 37,078 32,594 20 A very moderate business has been done in the 100 Railway Share Market this morning, and prices 120 in several instances have shown a downward ten dency. Eastern Counties declined 55., Great 100 Northern • 55., - Great Western ss. to 10s., 20 Lancashire and Yorkshire• 55., Brighton 10s., 20 North-Wehtern • 55,,• South-Western 55., Man- 20?20 chester, Sheffield; and Lincoln 10s, Mid- 100 land 10s., North Eastern (Berwick) 10s., Ditto 12 York 10s. South-Eastern improved about ss. 100 The French and Canadian lines have also been at reduced values. Paris and Lyons have receded E 55., Northern of France 55., Eastern of France 55., 20 and Southern of France ss. Grand Trunk of 20 Canada 'Ave declined 2g., Great Western of 20 20 Canada 55.; and East' Indian 15s. 9n In Mining Shares there is little variation to re port. - Alfred Consols realised 22i ; Fortuna 111; Noveau Monde * ; and United Mexican *. Joint Stock Bank Shares rule exceedingly dull, but in one or two instances a slight advancement has taken place. Union of Australia advanced about ss. . . . . In the Miscellaneous undertakings the dealings are limited:• Australian Agricultural declined ss. ; North. of Europe Steam, 10s. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced about 10s. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the Offiesal List:) Boaineis done 3 per Cent. Consols Annuitloo 93 india Bonds,. £lOO9 Ditto, under £lOOO 4 d Bank Stock for Account.. 222 o—sols for Accouut .„,.. 93$ E chequor e. Maicli £lOOO £5OO Par 3 p June. 1 5 d 1 5 d 4 p Ditto' Fonds, 1858, 3i per Cont 98$ Ditto, 1359 1 5 d . PRICES' OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. . . Rrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO Buenos A yres . Bonds, 6 per Cent. . Bsi hiexican 3 per Cent — . .. .. Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent . Ditto Account Ditto 3 per . Oent. . . . Ditto Account s4i a d Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 18534 per Cent. Ditto Account Rnssian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent IOS Ditto,-4i per Cent:. , 95 . Sardinian Bonc.is, S per Cont. . . - Ditto Account ... , 904 SpftniEh Bowls,. 3 ier Cent. Ditto Account Ditte New Deferred, 3 per Cen , . .uitto Account 25& Turkiett - 13ontik 6 per cent... 97 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. • Ditto Account lOl4 4 100 f 1 iilend4 3 , 1 trip ' Above oayaele in ',mum Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders -- Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Peruvian Dollai Bonds, 4i per Con t. 7HREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money.. 931 Ditto, Ac?ouut (April 8) ...„ ...... 93t 1 Wo are sorry to say that Lord Chief Justice Cock burn is suffering from an attack of bronchitis and in fluenza. • . • MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.— f rom following is irom the 100 Committee of._Mexican bondholders "The committee 20 have received advises from Mr. Whitehead, dated 50 Mexico, the 3d ultimo. He advises having sent $4,598 20 180. t o V era C ruz f or t hi s packet, b ut there i s no account 25 'of th e i r b ar i ng. been shipped from Vera Cruz, and the I, 20 packet brings , no other remittances for the dividend fund. 100 Politics were getting iivo a more settled state, but the 1, 2 Congress, by absolting Senor Degollado from responsi -25 bility in'the l•Barron' question,liad again stirred up the 25 embers of that dispute. — lt wan supposed that Senor Fuentes, late Minister of Foreign Affairs, would be ap- 100 pointed to succeed Senor Ledro in the Department of 100 Flamm . ", 100 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. I' RATLWAYS: Closing FTICei: this day. B usiness done this day. Pad 3.0 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. , dr Basta. June..,.., Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour , Birk enhd. Cheshire Janet Blackburn ....... Blyth & Tyne original X 25 (iss. at £45) Bristol dr Exeter .... Ohester -& Holyhead Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. & Pass, Cornwall • • • D 9, A. • • Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc.. Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian • Eastern Cour ties..... EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. .... Do. New A - East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk • • Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles..: Edinb.Prth.drDundee Forth and Clyde Juno. Furness ..... Glasgow & S.Westerrr Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock. • ...... Do., 8., Stock ...... Sth.&West:(lre.) Great Western. ...... Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlislo. • Do., Thirds ..... ....... Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 ..: Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Soutb.port. London & Blackwall Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifth! • • Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths • • • London & S.Wevitern Lndndrry.drColeraine' Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lincln. Metropolitan •::......• Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birining. &Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares .... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.AbergliHrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, .Warrenpoint dr Rostrevor • • • Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British • ' North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock 4. Do., A Stock ........: Do., B Stock ...... N, Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension .., Do do. G.N.E:Purch. Do. Leeds ' Do. York North Loudon N. & S. Wstn., llamp stead, and city Jn North Staffordshire 'North Western N. - 6r S. Westrn. June 'Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton—. 16 I Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 103 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne dtSheer. all South Devon. . 100 South Eastern::: all Do. 4i per c. 'Shares 100 South .... S: Yorksh, River Dun 7 Do. ........... ....... all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do.; 1854' • 3 Do. do., 18K5 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale ' • 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. P: &R. all Vale of Neath. ... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Linierick all Weld Cornwal/.:....., all West End of London i 0 all all ;t, 1100 l 5 „all l 5 all ;t. 100 Rt. 100 it. 100 R) all ?,0 all ?,0 all 10 all .0 '8 50 t allg IGil4f, 16 12 St. 100 16 6 3 I 20 : all 11l all St. ;100 St. jlOO 20 all 10 all 12 2i St. 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 - 1 10i 1 St. 100 - St. 100 50 all all ,)0 all . 0 6 -all 50 9 !,0 all m.llOO St. 100 St. !MO St. flOO St. 100 St. l loo 25 .23 25 16' 50 all St 100 St. 1100 10 ,31.1 A 17i 0 all 0 all ;t. 100 and Crystal Palaco all 'Do. A • all 'Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. SeBOnd Class all Wmble(lon&Croydou. BRITISH P, all Atjan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda and 1_ Cen.lud,guar. sp. c. all iDq.. 110 i BUfealo & Lake - hir. 'MO Buff., Brut& Godch. 100 6 D.9.bd5..,1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 286 d Central Ode (Jim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal. 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all Do.4i p.c. 8nc15.,'57 1 1411 Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong 3z Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 G 4. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt, In. Pen. g. 5 pert 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do., do., '73, do all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 44 P.C all Do. do., 5 per .c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. • 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do • • all Antwrp & Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junet. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of Franco all Do. New • .. 2i. Euphrates-Valley 18 Gt, Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran all Maria Anteula all Do.. New all Namur & Liege ..... . all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. all Northern of France.. all NorwegianTrnk. Pref all Paris and Ly0n5...... all Paris and Orleans.... 7 Reeife & San Fran., • (Fermin.) g. 7p c. 7i Rome and Frascati... all . Royal Danish all Royal Swedish....., all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 52 per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders .0 all iDo. 5i per c. Pref . 9 all W.&N.W. of France !O 6 Western ofAustria 9 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Niesbaden • 6 I all I Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 I all Zealand . 5~ 8i - 65 - 67 Si 9 68. -- 31 - 3i 9 - 19 1 - 2 8 - LOO - 56 - .35 - 35 71.-. 8 96; - 97 87 - 88 121 - 123 LOS - 107 GQ - 671 62 - 64 .70 -- 75 7 -- 8 7. Bp' @lg . -- 102 f; par—fp s . • • ."'' - 107 ,- 10u 101 - 106 • id —' par k, LO3 1041 , . A.. s 6Ai ---: 5 'B2 -- 82 54_- 55 .14 - 16 57 -- 59 3i =-• 3irt 44i - 45i1 86 87 34 3 d 39 24 4 —40 i, 6441 96 991 4 4tl '7 -7, 'lO - 11 30i -- 31 6 - 4 106 -4-• 108 26 27 . 48 50 2h Ihd 174 184 75 76 87 •-• 88 4f 41d 4 3 d 41 - 43 201 - 21. 4i - 4i 2); - 'si OSSESSIONS. 11 lip 197 99 ,96 96 98 par p ••• ~. pi 1 110 - 112 -- 2p 21i - 22 .60 .- 62 88 - 90 21a-2] 1 - 26i - 26 - 3 99 4 -100 b 123 - 128 122 • .127 107 —.109 19i 20 214 —21 i par ip tP 2 2ip 7 - 7} - ... i 3 4 5 6i pan 35i 36 12 —• 13 par --- ip 24 2i 6i . - aa -.34 84 -. 8 - .21f .9 -..10 61 -..62 60 -- 62 ip 18. 20 —..ls 9 9i 8. 9 34 —'34; 41 5 9i 10 32 33 Per 1 p -- • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 0 ( all Australasia. Isi Bank of Egypt ... 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col, Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C. Ilk ;of Ind. Au. dr,ch 50 City 25 Colonial 2W Commercial of Lond all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht all Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust all Ditto New 20 London and County 50' Lnd.'&E.Bnkng.Gorp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst 35 National Pro. of Eng 10 Do. New • " 22i National Bank all New Smith Wales all Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank ?,5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 R Aus. B. &G. Im. Co all South, Australia all j Union of Australia A Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual WatrnEk,o Loud., 93 - 95 2i - 14 56 - a lf id 67 - 69 17 -- 18 17i -- 18 17i -- 183 46 48 38, sgi id i P 55 1;; 6 - 7 foul LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 3t. 100 3t. 100 ;5 all it. 100 5 all 100 R. 100 15 all i 0 all 15 all .24 all all i 0 all it. 100 .0 54 54 all >t. rlOO 6fl sfi 50 all ra . all L 22 all it. 100 LO all 2, all 5 all It. 100 RAILWAYS. Buckgharnsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.a E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & NeiLs.Direct. Do. Now 'Glatr.&Dn.Fr Hull dr Selby. ~hares., Do. Shares. Lou. & Greenw po.Preferenge' Lon. Til., dr c. I Do. Bark, Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Natlock Bradfd. I Newmarket , BuryE.G.spe. 111 . .&E5t.5p.c , Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp, c !rest. j Wyre Do. z Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her, S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Somrst 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 132 - 134 - 4i 107 - 109 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 104 -- 106 P 24 -- 2i 89 -- 91 - 55 -- 57 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i iii - 32, 87 - 89 Leasing Companies Ln. eale&dNon.W..: E. U. & E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do.. Gk. Westn. Y. St N.M Do S.Eastorn Do Pato &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. E. Count Do Do Do Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk. &Dar Do Gt. Westo PREFERENI 1 ,5 all Aly th and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd. at 501., IC 100 'Bris. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. 0 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 4t 4 100 Caledn; £lO 4. p. c, 100. t ehes. & Ho. 5i p.c. t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 6i all Cork&Bandonsip.c, all bun.Pgrth.&Aber.j. 0 2E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. t. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. t. , 100 Do. do; Cls. p 7 p. c. l all Eas.Cct.Ex,sp,eNo.l l all Do. No. 2 ) all Do. New 6 pr. c. St ) all East Un. G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Dobentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent.„ 100 EastLaneasb.6p.cts. i all 'E.&W. York. J. sths I 5 Edin.&Gl. 5 p.c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. 100 'F'urness, 5 p. c . 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn, 5 p.c, , 100 , Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem , 100 ~Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prem. , all Gt.N .of Scot,l st Pre , 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. • 6 Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red, 4 6 p.c. 100 'Bo. con. red. 4 p. c. ;t. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 8 all Do. Birrn. Pref. Sh 0 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S 0 all Do. do. sp.c. do t. 100 Do. Birm. Gna. Stlc 63 all Do. Cbesh. Gua. Sh 3i all Do. do. do J all Do. do. do. t. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. t. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 „pc.No.l t., 100 Do. ,P., sp. N 0.2 L. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. b. 100 Do, do. sp. c., No. 4 b. 100 Lon; & Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares 4 all Londy.& Color. Sh 4 all Londy.&Ennis. Sh ;. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 44 Do. do. do. £6 ... 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. ;i 4 all Narypt. 4 Carl, 4 p.c, all Do. 4. per cent 1 10 : 1, ko. do. 100 gid.Conso,l. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 100 Po. L. di H. Pref. St. all New., Aber.. &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm , 8 o. Perpet. 6 pr. et all Xorf k.D eb..4p. c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 1.00 Pp.Wv.V.sp. .4847 100 North British 3 411).;•. 71. Preferenco .00 - Berw. 4,p.c.Prf. §i Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pe No. 9 Do, do. Qrs 1848, 10 Do. York H. tk.S. Pur. all Nprth Staffordshire 100 Oz., Wor. & Wolv. 6 . p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d, guar , all Scot. Cent. New Pref: 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. .7 p.c.. pf. St. ,100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4i prcent. ; all S. Eastern (Reading l a W $ 8 *y.orAnn.) of £1 Os. 6d. .Wa k l: h s .4 Gu p a .c . : ll 4 .a p .u . c .. 100 Do. 4) per cent . all Do. Fixed 43 p.c. Sli, 100 Do. do. 44 p. c 1 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c. 15 Po. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.a. till July. 1, '56 all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. C 10 0 ,1,7 Prices this day. E SHARES. 92 - 94 4 i -- e i 6 - 6i 108 - 112 108 - 112 - it ) 12 12. ... - ..• 73 - 75 .13 115 107 = 109 1.01 - 103 61 - 63 10f -L. 10i 95 - 96 85 - 87 100 - 102 10 - 10' 163 - 17 10 - 72 - 75 194 194 9g - 9i 141 .7 - 144 135 -1-137 1137 - 140 114 - 116 $ - 66 - 133 - 135 97 - flB 87 - 89 ••• - li - - 101 91 93 li ld 1 id 21f 22 .10 r - 7 - 111 [l2 - 116 105 -- 110 65 - 70 17i - 22k b00- 27 2 -- .•• •• 2t - 3 • BRITISH MINES. ... 12'Alfred Cons. (Philk. 20 11 , British Iron ... 20 I Conduraw (Cambrn.) 10 1 iDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) ... 14s ';Great South Tolgus ... 1013 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) ... 7 iGrt.W. Ver (liolstn.) ... &GO:Lady Bertha ... 7i IN. Frances (Illogan) . . IN.W.Basset (Illogan) 6115'North Wheal Croty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) .▪ .. 9 .Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... 6s. ;Sort. Cons. Min. Go ... 21 S. Caradon (St.. Cleer)' ... 2 ;S. Carl Brea (Illogn.) ... 19 S. W. Frances(llloo ' m. ) 5 4 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 10 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Minc (Gwennap) 12s 6.V. of Towey (Camar.) 11 IW. Basset (Illogan) ~. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) ~. 5H Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). ,„ 5i Wh. Edward(Calstek) 1/ 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) ~. 8 WILMa. Ann (Menht.) 4. Wl. Trelawney (Lis.) FOR,EIGN 7 !Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(inued at £5 pm) all Do. Comes ck Cuiacla 15 Do. St. John Del,BeY Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all CQbro Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Linares li Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all iNovean Mondo all IPQnt.SiI.LdN. & Smltl 30 J 1 1 281 1 Poxt Philip 16, Santiago do Cuba all south Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Pref all United Mexican 211 - 2'4 7 - 8 155 - 165 145 - 465 13 - 14 71 - 6 - fil 16 - 18 27 - 29 51 - 61 221 - 8 - 9 1$ - li 335 - 345 G - 7 320 - 330 - 14 5 - 5.3 210 - 230 1 - 1 I 33 - 34 155 - 165 150 - 270 335 -- 345 •4i 4 Ii 18 - 20 43 - 45 -25 ti MINES. - 24 2 - 3 20 - 22 id 60 .61 .11 13 7i 8 ld p I 5 . 'i = 3• 3i 4 MIS , 19 Australian Agricult. all Australis. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32 e i i Canada 100 Do.,Go.6pc.Jan&July 100 Do, 6p. c.Feb.&Aug. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7I p. ecnt 1 all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all 'Crystal Pal, of France) Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. (1,11 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Load. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, all Mexican &S.Amerien 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do:S p c.PLiss.at id. 1 Do: Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D., all N. B. Australasian all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas ss. i Do. New Shares all 'Peelll,r. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 10 I Do. New all Rliymney Iron all Do. New. 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. est all Do. New LOO S. Aus. Gov. 6p. c. bds. all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered ...... 5 Trust&Ln Co.U.Can. 28a Van Dienion's Land 100 IT,C4o.6p t cJan. July ,ANEOUS. 21 - 22 - ii = Ei 152 - 157 35 - 40 26 - 28 2 - 2$ 5 - 5B 92 - 93~ li l t i par 4P id 4i 4g ••• - • . 21 - - 3 3 4 4-41 Par iP 18 22 _ = '...d1 - if par ip 2i 2i 67 69 4 5 p, 22 24 I - 65 - 67 35 1 -- 1 11 - j. m '.. ••• Business this day. 10 50 St. 10 25 20 20 50 914 69i 9 19 Ili 11 971 61 87 1211 63 74 I 61 1022 3 . 12 2, 108 a 1061 i , R i 51 21 1031 391 9si I st. 83i 23 2k slOt. 20 50 871 6 4e 39f 64t g at 1.2 i i 17i - 76 18 h 6 110.1 211 62 i 60a 60 84 a 9 8 21f 26 1 111 1251 5i i 36i 6 i 5i 41i i 40i 62§ li 15i 15 584 ti, St St. St. St., 20 12 25 20 23 101 10h 20i 1} 857, THE GENERAL ELECTION. (This Day.) STATE OF THE POLLS. ESSEX (SOUTH). MAI DON, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Bramp ton ... ••• ... 26 Wiukfilld ... 24 Smith ••• •-• ••• ... 19 CHELMSFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. BrarnsA ... •• • ••• 108 Winkf. eld ••• • • • • 89 Smith ROXFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. wink eta ... ••• •• • 57 Bramston .•• •• • ••• 49 Smith 47 HUNTINGDONSHIRE. HUNTINGDON, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. lientlicote ... •• ... ... 489 • FeHowes ... ... ... 344 Rust ... .., ... ... ... 341 KENT (EAST). CANTERBURY, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Brides ... ... 59 Deedes ... ... ... ... 49 Dering ... ... ... ... 43 Acheson ... ... ... ... nil ASHFORD, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Deedes ... ... ... ... 16 Dering ... ... ... ... 15 Bridges ... ... ... ... 13 Acheson ... ... ... ... 1 STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH). STONE, QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. Adderley ... ... 51 Child 50 Buller SLIGO (BOROUGH). Wynne and Somers. It is reported that Somers had a majority of 15 at the close, but the Sheriff refused to give the state of the poll. NOMINATIONS. LINCOLNSHIRE (SOUTH). Trollope, Hinson, and Packe. MEMBERS RETURNED. ELGIN BURGHS.—Duff. LIMERICK (COUNTT).—MonsoI! and De Vere. TRALEE —O'Connell. WIGTOWN BURGHS.—Dunbar. THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS. FINAL STATE OF THE POLLS. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Nar ier ••• ... 628 ... ... 592 Lawson ... ... ... 239 Wilson ... ... ... 90 DUNDALK. Bowyer 'Cantwell ... 136 ... 40 WATERFORD. Blake . liasser3 . Barrow . O'Dwyer Bond Sullivan Devereux Kirk Waring ... D.3bbq NEWRY Zl'Donnough ... Ennis liancicock Dunkellin ... O'Flaherty ... French ... Alexander .. Ponsonby GALWAY. Tottenbam Graves CARLOW. NEW ROSS. ARMAGH. KILKENNY. CARRICKFERGUS. ATHLONE. • ... 415 ▪ ... 380 • ... 282 ••• ... 218 ... ... 175 ... ... 162 ... 213 ... 171 ... 246 ... 231 ABERDEEN. Sykes ... ... Leith ... _. -.1,U5 _. -. 849 BERWICKSHIRE. Dunse. Greenlaw. Robertson ... ... 90 ... 85 Scott ... 86 ... 88 LAW INTRLUGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE 8. ADAMS-THE WARE AND HERTFORD BANK. To•day was appointed for the adjourned examination of this bankrupt, who had carried on business as a banker at Ware and Hertford, The statement of affairs, prepared by Messrs. Thomas and Copley, are of a very voluminous nature, consisting of no less than 313 folio pages, of which the following is a summary :—The balance sheet commences 6th Dec., 1854, and ended the 2511 July, 1856, and shows surplus capital at the former date, 13,0791. ; debtor to creditors, 25th July, 1856, 61,8491. ; to ditto holding security, 12,0851. ; notes in circulation, 12,0601. ; liabilities, 56,044/. ; profits, 3,0341. Bs. 2d. ; rents, 2,2011.—t0ta1, 160,3451. Creditors by good debts, 12,2881. 4s. Bd. ; doubtful, 1501. ; securities deposited (7,2081.) estimated to realise 2,5311. ; freehold property, 4,9451. ; ditto, in which the bankrupt has a life interest, 4,934/. ; property 8,030/. ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 13,715/. ; rents, 6,260/. ; trade expenses, 4,8061.; interest on mortgagee, 768/. ; law costs, 386/. ; annuities chargeable on property, 386/. ; domestic and personal expenses, 5,487/. ; depre ciation in value of property, 19,9851. 6s. 6d. ; losses, 9,3031. 4s. 9d. ; ditto in securities, 4,671/. ; liabilities, per contra, 56,044/. ; balance, 8071. Total, 160,3541. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, to ask for a further adjournment, in consequence of an error in the accounts, the bankrupt not having made a cor rect statement as to a loan of 3,0001. to a Mr. John stone. It would be remembered that Johnstone bad had transactions with a young gentleman named Kay, whom he defrauded, and Kay, when of age, filed a bill in Chancery against him, and bankrupt was made a party, as some of the securities had been depo sited with him. Bankrupt had also lent Johnstone about 3,0001., but instead of entering it as a loan he had put the loss to personal expenditure and other items, and the discovery was not made until within the last 48 hours, to the great surprise of Mr. Thomas himself and Mr. Whitmore. He did not impute any fraudulent in tent, or he should have asked for an adjournment sine die, as Johnstone was bankrupt and there were no assets, so the estate was not injured, and bankrupt was probably ashamed to let it appear when nothing could be got. His Honour said it was fortunate the bankrupt had not passed, or he would have been liable to severe punishment. An adjournment must take place to amend. The bankrupt and several witnesses were then called, and the examination will occupy a considerable time. MARKET NEWB.—(Mis Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CO RN For the week ended April 2, 1857, made up from th e R e . turns of the Inspectors in the diffe rent Cities and To Nam in England and Wales, per DPIR/rial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY OATS I RYE I mugs I mks 55s 6d 47s ld 2 3 s 7d I 40s 9d I 39s Cd I 36s 6cl THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT BARLEY OATS I RTE 39s Hd I I BE ANB 39s 5d I p l us 39s 2d Wheat, 98 j e 8 a 4 us ', 6,317 ; 55s 7d 46s Od 23s ENG LISH GRAIN SOLD LA ST WEEK. barley, 43,854 ; oats, 11 ,480; rye, 28; peas, 1,311 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NgwGATZ AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady to -day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, za 6d to 4s 81; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 8d to 511 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April I.—The supplies of fat stock were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows :-- Beef, from 3s 6,1 to 4s 8d ; Mutton, in the wool, 4s 2(1 to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; Pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April I.—The trade generally ruled firm, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 6a Od ; Lamb, 6s to 7s ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Pcrk, 46 to 5s per 81ns. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ N ; clover do., 3/ 1O to 51 Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9x per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s; clover do., 31 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 lOs per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHALPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os per load. Trade dull. ... 643 ... 501 ... 430 ... 127 •.. 79 Sr 44 , 4, 4 j SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. EPSOM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY LLECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INKERMAN PLATE. Flacrow . New Brighton Heroine... Spinet . Woodmite Eight ran. Won easy. BALAKLAVA STAKES. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. A lamas Wardersmanke Bubbl3.. 3 TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES. Polly Peachum Poodle.. METROPOLITAN STAKES. Ad amas Pantomime . Fourteen ran. RAILWAY PLATE. Squire Watt Nightshade Nine ran. PADDOCK STAKES. Polestar . 1 LATEST BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Wardermarske 6 to 1 agst St. Giles METROPOLITAN STAKES. 2to 1 agst Dulcamara sto 1 agst Fisherman 7to 1 agst any other. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. MEETING THIS DAY. - --- - This afternoon a general meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held at the Surrey Music Hall ; Sir W. Do Barth, Bart., in the chair. The SECRETARY (Hr. Ellis) read the directors' report, from which it appeared : " The balance sheet of receipts and paymenls now pre sented shows all cash transactions up to the end of the year 1856. The extraordinary general meeting of October last having directed that all future dividends should be paid in January and July, the accounts of the company will, in future, be made up in December and June of each year, an arrangement which will enable the directors to make a more equal division of profits than if the accounts were made up in April and October, as originally con templated. By the experience acqnirad during the last year, in the short season, which only lasted ten weeks, the directors have been enabled to make arrangements which will, they believe, give large returns for the outlay that a first opening of such an establishment necessarily entailed. They have felt them selves called upon to give additional accommodation to the public in the refreshment department, and these rooms, when completed, will be found well adapted to their in tended purpose. With this additional accommodation they have arranged for the Proper supply of refreshments at m oderate prices, and of superior quality, and fer an annual revenue of 1,5001. to the company. From the sup ply of cigars and champagne a further sum of at least 3001. will be realised, and the certainty of profit to these extents is secured for the year 1857. The regular season is in tended to commence on the 11th of May, when a grand performance of the Oratorio of "Elijah" will be given. The directors resolve that on no occasion whatever shall the admission to the gardens be more than one shilling in the evening ; and although it is intended during the season, to give morning concerts and opera rehearsals, they will form the only exception to the constant price of one shil ling. The directors have made engagements with one of the first continental bands to visit this country, and to perform at these Gardens ; and, during the season, they have arranged for the appearance of the very first Foreign arid English singers. The band, conducted by Mons. Jullien, will be larger than last year, and mare complete ; and at their regular even ing performances madrigals and other pieces will, in addi tion, be given by the Surrey Gardens Choral Society, con ducted by Mr. Land. The fireworks will be on the best scale, and Mr. Southby will, as before, manage that depart ment.. The gigantic panoramas, for which these Gardens have been always noted, will bo produced, with entirely new effects, by Mr. Denson ; and the picture for 1857 will give evidence of the powers of the artists employed thereon. The directors have during the last two months added to their body Henry Boddington Webster, Esq., of Upper Brook-street, from whose taste and judgment they hope to derive great assistance. They have no further power of appointment, nor do they seek any, except by resolution of the shareholders. They ask confirmation and approval of their acts, in full confidence that they have exercised the greatest care to promote the wellbeing of the company. Two of their number, Mr. Bain and Mr. Chappell, go out of office, but being eligible the directors recommend them for re-election." " The balance-sheet made up to Dec. 31, 1856, showed, amongst other things, that 30,4931. capital had been paid up, and that 13,6151. had been received for admission to gardens, rent of Music-hall, &c. Out of those sums 14,0001. had been paid for the gardens, making, with the construc tion account, 33,6781. After deducting the necessary expenses for vocalists, fireworks, &c., a balance remained of 1,1601. Bs. 7d." The CHAIRMAN having addressed the shareholders on the satisfactory state of the property, Mr. COPPOCS moved the reception and adoption of the report and accounts, and, in doing so, said that the meetivg was called in accordance with the terms of the deed, but at an extraordinary meeting held last year the mode of paying the dividend was altered from April and October to January and July, so as to prevent a large dividend one half year and a small one the other, and that accounteil for no allusion to a dividend on this occasion. There was every rea son to believe that the direction had been successful during the past year, and ho had no doubt if the shareholders approved of it, it would continue to be so. The directors were fully impressed with the ne cessity of engaging first-rate talent, and not see ind or third-rate, and they would be actuated by that feeling in catering for the public, so as to increase the dividends. Dr. LEVER seconded the motion. After a short discussion on the balance-sheet, which was satisfactorily answered by Mr. Coppock and the Auditor, the motion way agreed to. Mr. Bain and Mr. Chappel, the retiring directors, were re-elected. A resolution approving and cnnfirtning the acts of the board of director, up to this time, and thanking them for their past service. , , was agreed to. Mr. COPPOCK explained that there•were no outstand ing liabilities except the construction accounts, and that the dividend was paid out of the earnings, not a farthing of the capital being touched for the purpose. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 2.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W.; fresh gale and squally. CALCUTTA, Feb 2l.—The Conrad, hence for London, which put back on the 24th of September leaky, is in dock for the third time. The main keel is quite destroyed by worms, as also some of her bottom and wale planking. BARBADOES, March 13.—The Martha and Jane, from Demerara, to Liverpool, put in here on the sth instant leaky, has been surveyed and is discharging. SHANGHAI, Jan. 5 —The Golden West, from Hong Kong, is on shore on the middle ground above Woosung. Must discharge to be got off. STRA, March 21.—The Albatross barque, of Hartlepool, for Odessa, was driven on the rocks N. W. Co y a p st si o p f le C , e v ri o g r o t on the 16th of March. PORTSMOUTH, Aprill.—Wind S.W. to S. S.E. — Arrived —Harriet, from London, for New foundla nd; Harrier, Ai Loa ad d o o e n :fo f r o c r oDpaoruthmaoguenthltNo e se w t fo u ti p odland ll rigging. PLYMOUTH, A.prill.—Wind S.S.E. — Sailed—Tartar, for Australia. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind blowing strong all n i g ht , w ith h eavy ram. Arrived—Belle, B ed—lelle, from Sunderland; Gower, Neath ; Ann and Maria, Neath ; Le Coq, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Chown Point and Arran, from New Orleans. Sailed—Cintra, (s.s.), for Oporto. QUEENSTOWN, March 31. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Beatrice, from Callao. DUBLIN, April 1. Wind S. Arrived—Weldand, from Rotterdam. Sailed—Priscilla, for Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITI s a TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.16 a.m. Wind W. ; 3i hours' ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, April I.—Schiedam, (s.), from Schiedam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.W. ; fresh. Paseed—Prosperous, from St. Michael's. THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION FOR MIDDLESEX.--At the last general election there were 10,668 freeholders, 958 copyholders, 1,108 leaseholders, and 1,386 occupy. ing tenants, besides other qualifications. COMING EVENTS.—TEe Western Plying Post says that the noble lord (Palmerston) has, as if we may so speak, a royal rock a-head , namely, " the Dowry of the Princess Royal." The Prussian P r i nce, it seems, expects a large annual sum as a dower, with his bride ; and it is understood that the Court is very anxious about it ; but it is thought the house will be afraid to vote the sum proposed. Wo shall be curious to see what course will be taken by the " leading journal," the very weather-cook of the press, upon the 6tl' ject. Mr. Robt. Lowe is reported to have said, a short time since, to a political t b " we" ( mean i ng th e G overnment ) " s h a ll n frien d, fever the bridge till that little damsel is married TA*SACD'S EXHIBITION.—Portrait Models l and has h er money !" Id DAME e of Lord Derby and the Right Hon. B. Disraeli have been lately added to the exhibition. Both of the elo quent statesmen are represented is splended court dresses, dark blue coates elegantly embroidered with gold. The likenesses are most faithful, and the figures Arcs admirably constructed I FOR ;lON. 58 i P Gi i 34 i 25 10 1.0.6 20 25 25 12 25 10 10 50 100 St. 10 25 15 20 'V 11 24 # 3 1 i 1531 931 3 67 7