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

MONEY MARKS AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocir. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly with a hardening tendency, and compared with Friday's rase , ., prices of American were fully id. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 14,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for export, and 4,000 on specu lation. The Railway Share Market was very inactive with an evident downward tendency, In the Foreign and C denial produce markets there is still a good deal of anima•ion, produced by a consumptive, as well as speculative demand, and the dearness of money, and the precautions adopted by the Bank alike fail in depreciating values. This activity has been most apparent in sugar, the pur chases of which have been extensive. Prices have advanced, but owing to the demands o' the importers, and the small quantity on offer, the market is now kept quiet. Coffee has also brought full rates, but , the inquiry is not very brisk. Rice is steady, and a large business has been done at 3d. per cwt. advance, and cocoa is ls. to 23. per cwt. dearer. Tea remains steady, com mon congou being 1241 short, and 121 d. per,lb. full prompt. Rum is firm, and also saltpetre. In spices the dealings have not been very numerous, but mace and nutmegs are lower. Tallow is rather firmer. The public sales of colonial wool are pro ceeding quietly, and the prices realised are in some instances flatter. There is still a very quiet market for silver, and the quotations tend downwards, bars being obtainable at ss. ro. per ounce for cash. The diminution in the demand is proved by the dis tribut;on of the gold received per Anglesea, instead of being sent to the continent for silver, as anticipated, bas, for the most part, been sold to the Bank. Yesterday, a further portion, viz., 80,0001. was added to the stores of the authorities, and there is reason to believe that the greater part of future Australian remittances will be disposed of in a similar manner, so that little fear now exists with respect to the future movements of the precious metals. The excitement produced by the refusal of the Bank to lend upon Stock has subsided, and there is again a sanguine feeling with regard to the future. Certain operators are still charged with having had possession of the information yesterday, before the general public, by which means they sold stock to an immense extent, and thereby netted consider able profiss. The conduct of the Bank in not observ ing greater caution by which no one could obtain un due advantage has excited a degree ofacrimony which will not soon be forgotten by those who are believed to have been, implicated. The Funds have completely recovered the fall of yesterday, and the market is now wry buoyant. As might be imagined, it is in an excited state, and the purchases have been numerous. The Bank broker has bought about 25,0001. of Exchequer' Bills at par, and some large investments in • Con sols have also been made. Some of these opera tions have emanated from the Savings Bank Com missioners, who have 1,200,0001. at command through the repayment of the 2,000,0001. Exche quer Bonds, due to-day. Consold for transfer have been 93k and 93 8 4. The account prices have oeen 93i 94, 94 to 94i, and they at present stand at about 94 to 94+. The New 3 per have been marked 92 to 921, and the Re duced 92 to 92k. Bank Stock is 2124. The Marck Exchequer Bills are 3s. prem., the June ditto 4s. discount to par, and the Bonds 984 In the Foreign Market business is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 937 4 - 94, but are now 94 to ?, 4 1, the 4 per Cents. 1001, Dutch 24 per Cents. ditto 4 per Cents. 97k, and Sardinian 5 per cents. 91. The folloWing are the nominal prices of Foreign B tocks:—G rena da Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ;Mexican, „ ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 761 ; do. 3 per cents., 53 3 / 4 544 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 6 ; Russian 5 per Cants., 104 6 ; Do. 44 per Cents., : 5 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto Deferred, 45 i 1; ditto Certificates, ; ditto Passive, 51 Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., report that during t he :week there has been very little business in. rilerican Securities, and prices are unchanged. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. llllitedßedeemable. Per Cent. _ States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105 106 Q uad, States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 1063 . . _ STATE SECURITIES. klabama 5 per Cent ... 78 80 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 89 91 MassachuseLts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ... 99 100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk _ Bonds . • ' 1841-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 79 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 Virgini a , 5 per Cent. (S'xrling Bonds) 1888... 84 LOANS OF CITIES. LLontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 43 ew Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 90 91 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 86 83 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Ilonds 1860...106 108 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O 27 29 p kiehigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860... 1)0 . do. do. 1869... 90 92 "' v ew York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 186 i... 91 S3 "" e ‘v York Central 6 per Cent., not Con verti ble 1883... 73 80 '" Ne w York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort „,.gage 1883... 82 8 , 1 ) ,.,..York an d E r i e 7 p. C en t. Convertible-1862...77 79 "• York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 1 , Fluid 1873... 81 83 Pe nnsylvania 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... ' ll naYlvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 88 r 9 Dealings have been recorded in the Grand Rus cian Railway shares at 1 premium. The shares of the Piedmontese Mining Company h ave been dealt in at to premium. In the Railway Share Market thg translctions W ere confined to a few dealings in same of the prin cipal lines. Prices at the opening of the market Were heavy, but subsequently more buoyancy was observable. Caledonian, Edinburgh, Perth, and 1)1111 E 1 (3e, Great-Western, North-Western, Midland, c al, Th d North-E as t er n (B e rwi c k), were a shade firmer. no Foreign and Colonial lines are moderately ' t ive, but at lower quotations—Grand Trunk of Ca nada receded about lOs ; and Paris and Lyons 5 ; East Indian are firm, and Great Western of C anada, and Great Indian Peninsula, realise about Previous values. -British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares are In active. Par Consols are 2 21 , and C , piapo, 10. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show Ellight improvement. Briti s h N ort h Awer i can, London and County, and Ottoman Bank having ") s een dealt i n at enhanced rate s . P en i nsu l ar and oriental Steam improved 10s. ; Royal Mail Steam, li * ; and Va n Dieman's Land, ss. 1141113 a FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ''CLO , ;H„.. (From the 0i1 1 0 , 4 1 Lest ) Business done. 'Sank Stock 92 4. .., n.t. tteduced Annuitia, Per t , ,Per -Ent. noesola Annuities T ' W 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 . 1 1 —°ag A.nunities, expire iitr , •lan• 1860 . 2 Di tto 30 Y ears, exp i re sth J an., 1860 23 Con 131 ' 44 ° 30 Years, ex pi re sth April, 1885 174 18 901 s for Account (4th June) •••••• ..:934 4 £1 Exchequer . gills, t;,tu March. 1 June. oo . Csoo 2p 2cl 3p 1 1 4 dpar 2p 2,1 Fp I Smell .. I,ll: l : i i t t ilat to ol:ai l l o s ii s d 9 ;,.iidg, iipar Cent 1, D itto, ~.. ga —. .' • OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE o'ol.o , +. BonAs, 5 per Cont. Ditto }lends, tiper cent — '-'itto Account P On 4 touiitt.ttoo Account Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 10)1 131 v!dands li , tee iii,love Ay alii, ,. U. etch Exchange, 2:1 , per Cen;., 12 Guilders 65 li l t s 4 par Cent. Certiileates .. ..... TWO O'CLOCK.. Consols, money Ditto for account , 414CTEN SIVE EMBEZZLEMENT IN A LE IPS IC B A NK.—A letter fron t L e i ps i e, of the 30th ult., says : " The corn al community o f thi s c i ty were thrown into con tsternation yesterday by an event which is of very rare eoekltrence here. Ono of the partners of the banking .ll3e of B. and Co., left his house clandestinely the banking 17i before list, taking with him shares and secu litles to an atuount of a million of francs. It is feared t hat a still larger deficit will be found in the accouts with f?reign countries with which this b.ouse did a very exten "ell ve business. The ret rea t of the f ug iti ve has tact yet I:ea`th discovered ; it i s b e li eved that h e Las succeeded in ,in t g Hamburg. by railxa - y, and thecti embarked ;,.',?ne of th e s t eamers w h ic h leave daily u for England, 'uli event w ill h ave a very disastrous eff ec t on the fair Vwhich is still going on, as a on tuber of the foreign pur -itlasers have letters of credit on the house in question. has been remarked that at the present fair the Bus 81an and P o li s h dealers pay for their purchases in gold Pieces of fi ve silver r.mbles, instead of, as before, making 11 " of drafts or commercial bills. The abundance of 'Note in the hands of these foreigners is attributable to the perwishion which has been recently granted of ex- Porting from Ramia whatever amount they want fur their ii.urney abroad. Forraell ,, not more than fifty Aerials in gold were allowed to c j ross the frontier at the 4417 11 e time, The 3s, in Tba; s gr id Afier )r ities, )r 1.„1 a eir bati. o tied I w ere Aca s It a . 3 })oth [NO. ITU ° th e t Ilan)? ti , baS 1 tod ° e tbao Lestia° Pa telij . e fuse 03 0 1 l a l that ) theif dier ) f ° n e t is n o O ri all' 1 w ho t r esti pine to nper' t F9t 43 30 fr , e ; 701§ , 76fl 7 66 . 64, 670, , , 7123 4 r' SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. BAILWAYEI. ) Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Juno Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. 6 Cheshire Junet Blackburn ...... B 1 vth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Cheater ix Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... 'Cork, Black. & Pass. Cornwall . D. A„ Do. B . Dublin &Belfast Jllll'3. Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian Ea'tern Cour ties.. EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. 8..... ...... Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Minds Forth and ClydeJur e. Furness Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stook Do., B. Stock ..... St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 all 5C all Gt. SUL &West. (Ire. ) Groat Western. ...... Do. Str.V.R•. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster (St Carlisle. 16j 14 Do. , Thirds... 16i_12 IDo. New Thirds st:',ioo Lancash. &Yorkshir Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Tin. Do. Southport. • London & Blackwall Loud. Bright. d; S. est. London & N. Western Do. Fifths ...... . D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western ' Lndndrry.diColerainel Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. She f. &Linclr Metropolitan ........ Do. J. L. Ricardo': arrangement Midland ...... Do. Birmiug. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt. Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry; Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k..... Northn. Counties Un North British . North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G. N. E Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... Portsmouth Rhymney 4 cottish Central , Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St L 6 I 6 3 1 20 all ll all St. 100 St. 100 20, all 10i all 12h 1002 i St. 25 I all SI all t s . 100 10i 1 10 I 1 St. 1 100 5t,,,100 50 all 25 all 1 00 I all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 St. 100 St. 100 St. 400 tit. 100 St. 100 25 23 25 16 50 all St WO St. !100 10 31.1 20 20 10 St. 16 1.0 100 100 100 4 all 100 Shropshire Union .... Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Ea5tern......... all Do. 4i per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. River Dun all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton t Hartlepl 1 100 Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Ilay. D. &R Vale of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limers dr West West End of London and Crystal Palaco Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wrnbledon &Croydo) BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff., Brut. tSt Gooch 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central oud e (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. all I Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p e.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do.. '59, do. Geelong At Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. G. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '75, p.'60... Do. do., '73, do. Do, do., '73, without option !Madras, guar. 4. p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. „ 0 tide (Limited) Scinde, guar: 5 per c I Do FOR all 1 k ltwrp& Rotterdam 18 Ardennes all Belgian East..Tunet. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt Central of France 18 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turn'iout 6 Lombardo•Veastian all , Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all I Lyons and Geneva all Lyons St. Mediterran. all Maria Ante is all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. all Northern of France all NorwegianTrnk.Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife di San Fran , (Fermin.) g. 7 p. c. 73 Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish •, all Royal Swedish . ...... all Sambre and Meuse.. all Do. 53 per cent. pref all 'Southern of France. all West Flanders all IDo. 51 per c. Pref all 11V.diN.W. of France Western of Austria._ all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ........... all Do. Bp. cent. prof. all 'Zealand JOINT-STO , tll (Australasia 18i.Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co all IBritish N. American 8 C. Pik .of Ind. Au. &Ch 50 City 25 IColonial 20 'Commercial of Lond. all Eng . . Scot. &Aus.Cht. all iLon.Cli. Bk.of Aust all !Ditto New 20 London and County 53 iLud. &E. Bnkng. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 iLond.andWestminst 35 ; National Pro. of Eng 10 ;Do. New 122 A National Bank 1 41 New South Wales :di, ;Oriental Bank Corp ' 15 !Ottoman Bank 15 !Provincial of Ireland ,all IDo. New 1 R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co all !South Australia all 'Union of Australia 2. Do. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual .50 Wept= Bk.° fLond., - Si - 9 65 - 67 8 - 9 89 - 91 69 - 70 344 -35 i i --- '' ... .. ,•• -. • 83 18 19 lid 54 56 36i 37? 8— 7 d 98? 99,! 55 - 56 E - ii 95 - 97 8 - 97 - 98 88 - 89 122 - 123 [O2 -101 66t`-- 67] 63 - 65 67 - 72 5 - 7 p 5 - 7p 1011 - 102 - 6 11 - 6 f 1110 - ]ll j 1054 - 105, d 101 o 40 82a 83 53a 54; ••• ...... • •• ••• •• ...... • •ei 16 - 16 , 61 - 63 3i - 3i , 1 43 - 44 86a 3i 3 d 2t 24 40 41 65 66 96 09 4i 43,1 - 10 - 11 30, - 31 7 - 5- 106 103 25) 264 48 50 24 lAd 174 —18 i 75# —75 i 86 - 87 6 5,1 6 5 d ... - ... 40 - 43 2O -- 2O 4f -- 4 N - 53 - ••• ''''' SSESSIONS. i - I P par i p }96 98 95 97 95 97 ... -. •• • - 1 - li p I - i 107 - 109 li - lip - 19 I 64 - 65 00 - 91 21 -21 i - 1 pl 21 - 2i - ,99 - 100 1116 - 121 116 -- 121 '10:5 107 19 20 211 21/ d par - ••• ---- ... 2 -2,1 p 7 - 7f f - 2 - 3 - 54 1 - 32i - 324 par iP 23 - 211 7-71 . ...d - 5 —51 PI io -- 31 8 - 20 - 201 384 - 39 - 8i - N 58j - 59 57 - 59 i d parl 17 19 1 1i 84 9 8 314 32 4i — 5; 94 10 31 32 par 1 I R BANKS. 87 - 89 H 2 - IDI 1 52 - 54 is 62 64 f7i 174 -- 171 --174 ••• 46 48 40 41 ? 2 (I par 57 59 6i ••• ...'"- ••• 1 10 ,'" 8d all 10i ;100 ;100 12sQd 10s 111 E STN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1857, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing 4empanles Cloatng PfiCed yesterday. RAILWAYS Buekghamsh CiricsdaleJc. Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p.( E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. do Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull (k Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Birk. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket 13uryE.G.5pc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per Do. Fixed sp. c Prost. dt Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews .& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pel Do WiltsdiSomrst PREFERENCE SHARES. Ln . &N. W. 08,1 w -ion ... E. U. d; E. C I Gt. Nor thn E. Count. Caldenian. Do. Gt.Westn. Y. Jk Do S. Eastern Do Pet° &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Kidld. iiiidland... E. Count Do Do ... Do L. &IS . W Do smT G: k.I33I N . aßrc o aD li ca t sa li erny n Do Gt.We.stn 190 - 92 97 - 99 11 - 13 13:3 - 135 3 - 1166 - 158 i 2 13 23 24 102 101 I par p -2f 23 88 ::U p - 54 - 54 i 116 133 gt - 9 - - 86 - 88 106 7 ttusineas this dsy THE N'UNERAL OF TIIE DUCHESS GLOCE3TAR.-(1' HIS DA.Y). SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Biddulph and Lieut.-0 JlO nel Ponsonby, len.ded in the Docks this morning, at 9 o'clock, froin . Osborne, on his way to Wifidsor to attend the funeral of the Duchess of Glocester, and re turns by special train at 5 o'clock. The following programme, which was limed la3t night, was stric'ly observed at the funeral of her late Royal Highness, which to.* place to-day `CEREMONIAL. On the morning of Fliday, May tits, the remains of her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester, fourth daughter of his Majesty King George M., and wi low of William Frederick Duke of GloceAer, will be privately removed from Glocester-house. is Piccadilly, for interment in the family vault in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Her late Royal Highness having desired that her inter ment might take ple.ce in the most private manner possi ble, the folloWing limited ceremonial has received her Ma jesty's sanction :-- At nine o'clock a.m. the remains of her late R)yal High ness will be removed from Glocester-house to the terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, and will thence be convoyed to the station of the same rai►way at Slough. Guards of honour will mount in front of Glocestor-house, at the terminus of the Great Western Railway, at Pad• dington, and at the Slough station of the same railway. An escort will accompany the body from Glccester•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 frarn Glc cester-house to the terminus at Paddington, viz.:— A mourning coach drawn by four boraes, in which will be the Pages of her late Royal Highness. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, in which will bo 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, conveying the Four Ladies who will support the Pall. A mourning coach drawn by four horses, conveying the Vice-Cbamberlain 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 heats©, 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 Msjesty ; the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty ; the Equerry in Wait ing to her Majesty; the _Equerry to ber 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 in 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 Mecklenburg-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, an I also by the state carriages of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and of his Royal Highness the Dnke 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 . RoyarHighness. Medical Attendants upon her late Royal Highness. Chaplains, of her late Royal Highness. Executors of her late Royal Highness. The Gentleman in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. EquerrytoherßoyalHighnessEqnerrytoherßoyal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. the Duchess of Kent. Major-General Lieut.-Gen. Baron deßrandis, the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, representing Equerry to his Majesty his Majesty the King of the Hanover, accompanied by his King of the Belgians. Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant do Brandis. Lord, Groom, and Equery to her Majesty in Waiting. The Choir of Windsor. • The Canons of Windsor. The Dean of Windsor. THE CORONET of her late Royal Highness borne upon a Black Velvet Cushion by Colonel the Hon. Augustus Liddell, The Lord Chamberlain The Controller in of her Majesty's the LordChautherlain's Household. The Department. Vice-Chamberlain. Supporter of the Pall, Supporter of the Pall, Hon. Mrs. Liddell. Lady Caroline Murray. THE BODY. Supporter of the Pall, Supporter of the Pall, Lai) , Georgians, Bathurst, Lady Charles Somerset, Garter King of Arms. THE CHIEF MOURNER, DUCHESS OF ATHQLL, 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 ther Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, th Duchess of Cmn bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mocklen burg-Strelitz will be conducted to seats. Upon arrival within the choir the holy will be placed upon tressels, with the feet towards the altar, and the coronet and cushion will be laid uhion the catlin ; 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 be 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 chape!, and the others composing the procession will retire. DEPARTURE Ol' 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. PORTSUOUTH, MAT 7. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the court, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday en route to Osborne. Captain Wilmot had the honour to present the gun to the Queen, stating that he had been commissioned by the British Ambassador at C.mstantinopte to do so, it being a present from the Sultan. Tier Mi.jesty, who, withaPricce 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 co!ours were flying from the numerous flag-staffs on the ling of 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 be made for the regatta of 1857 ; the adapting Cowes Castle for their suture club-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 at the society's house in Hanover-square, the Riget 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. Buck on, W. J. Page, and A. B. Knight were proposed as candidates for the 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 tbat Capt. Abbott, of the Royal Mail steam-ship Magdalena, had presented two puma cube still retaining the characteristic stripes of early youth, in which state they have been but seldom seen in this country. LECTURES ON THE WAR.—Last night Mr. Russell, tbe 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 VieettninsterClub, Albemarle street. Ate:kong the gentlemen present we observed some of the most eminent names in modern literature. The " readings" of Mr. Magni', a hien were not consecu tive, but taken from par,%icular parts of the preliminary lecture to be delivered on Monday next, occupied nearly an hour and a-hall, and wcre listened to throughout with the deepest attention and the utmost in terest. They throw much additional lighi; upon the history of the late war, and abound with personal incidents of the must touching kind, which have etot before been published. Pathos is evidently the forte of Mr. Rosati!, but many parts of the lecture were enlivened with touches of the happiest humour. The description of the Battle of the Alma, with which Mr. Russell concluded, iv one of the most animated and eloquent pieces of description to he met with in the English language. Judging from the way in which Mr. Russell acqu fitted himself last night, we confidently anticipate his complete saccese in llioev,, opacity . of a public lecturer. all I 100 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c.I Ches..& Ho. 5 13. P.C. Do. do._s per cent...l 92 - 91 ~3 - 93 Cork kßand..ot.tsip.?. Dun.Porth.SzAber.J. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. do. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 5 - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 - BP 111 12; 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 cen: - .... East T_ianc ash .6 p. cts. E.&W. York. J. 5 Lhs & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c....... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. 72 - 73 -- 115 at 10 p. C. prem.... Do. 4. per cent ..... . Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 51 106 - 108 1 01 - 102 p. c. prem. Gt. N . of Scot.lst Pre G. S do W. (Irelard) Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spe Do, con. rod: 4# n,c, Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per 'mt. Do 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sb Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do, do. 5 p. c, do Do. Birm, Gea, Stk, Do, Chesil, Gus. Sh. 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Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar..... Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. CeuL.New Pref , Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pt. Do. d0.3„ 3 / 4 p.c. pf. St South Devon id 214 22 - 112 - 116 - 110 iii - 181 Do. fixed 4. pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh , S. Wales Gua. 4 R. c Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. e Do. do. do. 22i - 23 98 - 100 911 ‘.--- 9i 27 - 28 2 - 3p Stock. & Hartl. g.:5. p.c. till July 1, '5 3 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. 2 / 1 - 2i BRITISI3 MINES. . . 2112'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 20 21 20 14 !British Iron . . 20 Conduraw (Cambrn.) 160 170 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 450 470 ... 14s iGreat South Tolgus l4 15 ... 11/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 6 7 1 7 IGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 4I 5i 13s:Lady Bertha 74 N. Frances (Illogan) 16 ]8 . • ••• N W BAscet (Illogan) 18 20 zd ••• •• • 6/15INorth Wheal Crofty 5 6 1i Par. Cons. (St•Blasy) 22 23 221 9 :Porkellis U. (Weed.) 6 7 ... 6s. !Sort. Cons. Min. Co ... 2? ) S. Caradou (St. Cleer) :130 340 2 IS. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 6 7 ... 19 S. W. Franees(lllogn.) 310 -. 32:5 I 5 44 Tam. S. &L. gin. Co. 11 10 9 ITin Croft 4 40 lUu.Mineu (Gwennap) 200 `AO • ... 1.2 s 6V. of Towey (Camar.) 1. Basset (Illogan) 29, sl ... ▪ 20 AV. Caradon (Liskrd ) 140 150 Basset (Illogan). 260 270 5 IWh. Buller (Rdruth). 360 380 '5. I Wh. Edward(Calstek) 4 5 ... 11 7s l Wli. Kitty (U. Llant) 18 2J ... 8 WIL Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 45 47 ▪ 4. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 ' 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 18 20 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica— id 40 all Cobra Copper 53 60 ... 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitaniau 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Noveau Mondo 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&' 6 8 5 1 Port Philip ••• ••• 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all `outh Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. 284 all United Mexican,,,.,. 31 4 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 191 201 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 50 40 Brit. American Land IC3 321, Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc•Jan&July St. 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. ••• St. all Copper MM. of Eng. 32 37 25 all Do. Pref, 7,1 p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace , 21 21 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ..• ••• 1 t Duston Iron Ore ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam ••• ••• St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all :‘.:lectrie Tel. of Trel 5 all En.&Aust•Cop.SmCo 11 1i 10 10s. Enr. & Ind.Jetn.Tel.par 4p 25 all Geu. Ir• Se. Col.(lim.)I „, ••• 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Navia * at. •• 20 5 London Discount 4i td 4 ad Loud. Gen. Omnibus, 3g 3k 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. • 10 all Mexican &S.Amelicni A 3 5 5 (Nat. Discount Co I _— 5 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land 1k 1$ 10 all Do. Do. j 4 41 41 I 5 all Do.B p c • Pf.iss.at Id, 4k 5 1 iDo. Do. 100 80 ;New 13. &N. S. Land 18 22 St 100 IN. S. W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1 all IN. B. Australasian... A a alliNrtb.ofEuropeSteam 9;' 103 1 all 'Oriental Gas 12 ss. Do. New Shares p 1p 25 all iPeelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2 50 all 'Peninsular & Oriental .„. 691 pm 50 10 Do. New ... 15 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 all Do. New I 6 8 60 60 Royal Mail Steam.,,, i6O 62 611 1 all Scot. Austral, Invest, 1.1 all Do. New • ••• S,. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds — 25 all South Austral. Land 34 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 1 all Do, Registered 20 5 Trus, Ln. Co. Up. Can, ... • - 100 2811 Van Diemen's Land lO 12 11/ 102 1i 21 13 110} 105 i 1001 1 26 13* 20 St. St. 12a 12 12a 20 121 25 20 L 0.61 1081 I 18 64:1 3 4 2 4 91 100 all 100 100 all all 154 k (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ETON STAKES. C;eintrla di Vergy Fisherman Two ran. HANDICAP STAKES. Catl•arine Lgie Welbam Lady Florence Ten rao. LATEST BETTING. 6to 1 agst Skirmisher (offered) 10 to 1 agst M.D. (taken) 100 to 6 agst Strathnaver (.offered) 100 to 6 apt Arsenal Offered) 100 to 8 ayst Anton (-flared) 18 to 1 agat Zuyder Zee (taken) 20 to 1 agst AdarnasWaken) GRAND S rAND CUP. L )rd Nelson the only hor.e enquired after. Arrived—Delaine and Kingslind. CHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) MA aa - LT NEWZ.—(This Da.i) 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 imports of foreign wheat are only 520 quarters. That article was firm in price; bat the business doing in it was by no means extensive. Floating cargoes of grain co m man d e d f u ll currenc i es . The supply o barley was limited, and the trade ruled steady, at very full prices. - Malt—the show of which was only moderate—moved off slowly, at late rates. Oats were rather dearer than on Monday, ani the value of beans, peas, and flour was well supported. ARRIVALS TIM WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. i 2,340 260 3,630 310 a- 2,330 7,750 Florr. 1,580 Irish Foreign 620 I 1,340 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in to-day's market was only moderato, yet the demand for most breeds ruledinactive, at Monday's quotations. We were fairly supplied with sheep. which ved off slowly, at the 1 .te &cline in value. Lambs were rather dull, at from 5s 6d to 63 41 per Blbs. About 301 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We had an im proved inquiry for calves, at full quotations; but pigs and mulch cows commanded very little attention. e. d. s. s. d. s 41. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimeSonthdown 5 6 510 Second qnality....3 8 4 OilArge crse. calves 3 6 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 BPrime small do 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, dm. 410 5 OlLa rge hogs" Inferior Sheep _4 , 4 6..,ma1l porkers „, 4 4 5 0 Second quality ...4 8 4 10ISuckling calves 23 0 30 0 t'rimecrse.-wlled.s 0 5 4 ,),uarter old pigs 21 0 i 8 0 Lamb, 5s 6d to 63 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY, Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves 205 Pigs 3lO Beasts Sheep and lambs . Calves l4O Pigs NEWGATE AND LEA.DENFIALL. The trade generally ruled inactive, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. I I. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 Do., middling...„3 6 310 Do., middling 3 Do. prime large.. 4 0 4 2 Do., prime - 4 Do., do. 5ma11....4 4 4 6 Veal.... 3 I Perk, large 38 4 2 Pork, small 4 Tiamb, is Od to Os Od. 4. 8. d. 2 3 6 8 4 0 2 4 6 4 4 8 4 5 0 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, 3/ 10s to 51 12s ; Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 31 15s; Sussex, 310 s to 31 Vs; year lings, 1110 s to 3/. per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA. —The market rules inactive, but prices continue firm. Good qualit;es of green are in request, at full rates. Common congous realise 124 d per lb. SUGAR.--The supplies have been very limitod, 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 goods are scarce and prices are 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. RIOE.—A. fair business has been done, and all good qua lities have realised full values. There was no public sale yesterday, but privately previous rates were current. Rum.—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. SALTPETRE.— A fair amount of business has been trans acted in the finer qualitie3, at full values, but other quail.. 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, 5 is. 9d. to 575. ; last three months, 555. 3d. to 555. 6d. per cwt. GREEN FRUIT.—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 romaimier 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.—(This Day.) --- ~--- 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 Crofte r , 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. hailed—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.—ArriveJ —Caroline, from Liverpool for Charleston. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind E. (s.s.), from Alexandria; St. John, New Orleans; Petrel, Bordeaux; Eliza Hands, Rio Grande ; Joven Luis, Bilboa. Sailed—Leander, for Maranbam ; 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 BBITIS L TELEGRAM.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.29 a.m. Wind E. ; tide three hours' flood ; fresh and fine. Arrived, May 7—Lilaerty, from Dunkirk ; Sinai, Rot terdam ; Friendship, Dunkirk. Arrived, May B—Auguste, from Gravelines. Sailed—Wm. 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. THE BRITISH MIISEIIAL—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 IGth 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 BRITISH BANK.—The settlement of the list of sbarehoi4ers liatile to 1.3 assessed in discharge of the liabilities has been proceeding concurrently in Chancery with the inquiry before the Cuurt of Bankruptcy, but it is understood that the liability of the shareholders in the majority of cages will be contested by appeal to the superior courts. CONFIRMATION AT ST. PANCRAS CHURCll.—Yester day afternuon the Bishop of Loudon 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 PIANONORE FAOTORY.--Last night between 10 and 11 o'clock, a fire broke out on the premi:Ns of Messrs. Cooke and Co,, pianoforte manufacturers, 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. THE EDGE-HILL ExmosroN.—LIVERPOOL, Thursday. —An inquest upon the body of the unfortunate man who was killed on. Tuesday at the Edge-bill station of the London and North-Western Railway commenced at one o'clock to-day. Seth, though hot dead, is nevertheless in a precarious condition, and the scalded breaksmaa is similarly situated. Very slight hopes are entertained of the recovery of either. The statement circulated On Wednesday regarding the proposed change in the capital of the Bank of France is believed to have been incorrect. The modification at present under the consideration of the Council of State is said to be simply for an increase of 4,200,0001., which, instead of being lent directly to the Government, is to be etnyloyed generally "in the service of commerce, in dustry, and public credit." It is still affirmed, how• ever, that the Bank are to open a credit of 2,000,0001, or 2,400,0001. in favour of the Treasury, upon three months' bills. HER MAJESTY ' S THEATRE. La , t evening Mallle. Piccolormni and Signor Giuglini app ared fur the first time as I,rcia, and E lgarclo, in Donizetri's " Lucia di Lammermoor," w blob had not been performed for some years at Her Majesty'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 splendour of the vast suite considered, ready imposing and magnificent. The auticipationsexcited by the announcement of Ma,dlle. Picc.ilomini for the ill-starred heroine of Sir Walter Scott's novel were very great, and anything less than a triumph tut re-orl: would have been a disappointment. Fortunately, however, the gifted young artiste was fully equal to the "situation;" and if we mayjudge by the over whelming applause bestowed upon her from first to last, she must have more than satisfied the reason, sentr ! men', and itusgination 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 Gingiini, though not in the best possit is voice, fully sustained the great reputation be has gained with such unprecedented rapidity in this country, and fairly shared the honours of the evening with his fair comp , pion, The c aims to unqualified eulogy of that most ae rnirable artist, Signor Belletti, who personated Enrico, m's-t also be duty acknowledged in recording the general success to which his abilities so largely contributed. Piccolomini and Signor Giuglini, however, were e " bright, • particular ' , tars," and theirs were the efforts which cr,aterl a furore, such as we have rarely witnessed even in Iraly, where people are addicted to excessive demonstrations of delight, and where these are consequently less sigaificant and valuable. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The return of that accomplished and popular vocalist, IVlAdAtue Bosco, h s, for the last few years, been lioked forward to as a special event in the season of the Royal Itelian Opera. Gilds, in " Rigoletto," 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 pur pose and intelligence ; and, in brief, we question if Verdi 6itnself has seen so efficient a representative of the he roine of bis opera. Madame Basic, 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 roue duke with e , msurninate ease and grace. Signor Roeconi 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 Mdme. Nantier Didiee, and could hardly be played with greater effect. The lady's one scene is admirable. "La Traviata " will be given on Thursday next, with Madame Bos) and Mario. THE ART MEASURES BXHIBITION. Toe total number of visitors to the palace on Wednes day, the fir,t day on which it was open to the public, may fairly be stated at 10,000, though there is no mode of arriving at the exact figures. The charge for adinis- Rion was 2s. 6d., and the number who pail was 1,995, 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 impression that all those who entered paid half-a-crown at the doors. The 're sent rate of admission will be continued to the 16th inst., when the "shilling days" will commence. The Exhibition was not opened on _Wednesday until 12 o'clock. The arriesh 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 preference towards evening. Large numbers were always found seated in the transept during the orchestral performances. Prince Napoleon is expected to be an early visitor to the Exhibition. The Queen is expected in August, and the Emperor of France is also expected to be a visitor. The 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 exceedingly 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 VANCE'S ON GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The funds opened with increased firmness this morn ing, but subsequently experienced some 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-halt per cent. Ultimately the grounds of the decision and its really unimportant character became better understood, and a pataial 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 bad arrived for them to be closed, especially as the money market was 4ssuming 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 Consols settlement, while many pur chasers were anxious to carry forward their operations to tee account on the 4th of June, an unusual degree of confusion and excitement was created. Perhaps it is to be regretted that the renewal bad not been declined im mediately alter 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 gr iund for complaint is that the notification was not made before the commence ment of business, or that, to avert tne mischief uninten tionally ieflicted, the loans were not continued for a few days longer, with a positive intimation that they must then be finally met.—Times' City Article. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVEN- TIO N BILL. PRgSii.RVATION OF LIT FROM SHIP- JVR EC K. Yesterday a meeting of the R .Sal National Life Boa Institution was ha at its house, John street, Adelphi Thomas B wing, E-q., M.P., in rho chair. There were also present Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., Admiral Cator, Montague Gore, Esq., Admiral Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., General Blanshard, C. 8., Captain Hall, R.N., U.B , Captain Washington, R.N , , Hydro grapher of the Admiralty, Captain Heaslop, R.N., Geo. Lyall, Esq., James Psake, E q., Captain L. Perrott, Captain Robertson, R.N., Sarv,yor-General to the Board of Trade, Captain Ward, R.N., Icspector 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 17 , . was voted to the crew of the life boa of the institution stationed at Nowbiggin, for their laudable services in putting off in her and rescuing the crew of six men of the schaoner 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 tho chip's boat, in which they were found in a state of exhaustion. Whilst the life-boat was en. gaged in caving the men, two nobles pot off from Blyth to the wreck, with the view of getting her off the rooks. In this work they fortunately succeeded, and ultimately brought her in safety into harbour. rue fishermen could not, however, substantiate their claims of salvage on the ve,zsel, as she was felt anchored by her crew. Sh e was the property of a widow at Ipsaicn, who had not mired the ship. The Cullercoats life-boat, which also belongs to the society, had also gone off to the assistance of two fish ing conies, and succeeded during a heavy gale in bring ing them with their crews in safety into narbour. Tt lite-boat in the service shipped several heavy seas, but imuaediately freed herself of the same. The life-boat was reporte.i 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 bsatmen, who had recently tried the boat off flt.ameea, 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 sth ultimo, with the view of rescuing the crew of the barque Ellen (Liver, of Liverpool, from Orleans to that port, who, doling a dense fog, bad struck on the Skerries-rocks. On reaching the wreck she was found nearly on her beam 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. It. Ward, R.N., inspector of lite-boats to the institution, was of essential service on this occasion, in enabling the life-boat, through a dense tog, to make the shore in perfect safety. Other shore boats, having the wreck at the same time, were out many hours and in great danger. The silver medal aid 2/. each were voted to Jas. Pease, Thomas Pease, and John Jones, pilots, and to George Clerk, seaman, who put off in a boat and rescued, at considerable risk of las, and after an arduous pull of four hours' duration, the crew of three out of four men of the schooner Trevauaoce, of St. Agnes, which, during thick weather and a dark night, was wrecked off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Atter striking, the vessel al most immediately sank, when the crew, four in number, took to the masthead, where they remained for several hers before they were even seen from the land. When the boats crew were, within half a mile of the wreck they found that they could not approach her 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 poor creatures' fate, as the tide was close up to them, the hJat 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 61. was also granted to three men for their praiseworthy and persevering services to the mas ter and a lad of the smack Ann, of Aml web, which, dur iug a heavy gale of wind, had been wrecked near Rhyl. rile vessel was wrecked about ten o'clock at night, and the three men had been engaged from that hour until six o'clock the next morning, at considerable 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 GI. 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, had been capsized from their boat off Malin Head, on the north west coast of Ireland. The sea was running very high at the time, w►th a heavy ground swell, u 9 that much danger a►nd difficulty was even incurred in launching the boat that went off for the rescue of the men. A reward of 2/. was also granted to John 111'1.augh lin for his gallant cuuduct 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 Port Redford, on the coast of Donegal. The boat bad proceeded but a short distance from the shore, when several successive seas struck her the last roe completely overturning her, with five of her crew under neath, who thus unfortunately perished. The other man was thrown into the surf where 111`Laughlia rushed to his rescue, and succeeded, when file was almost extinct, in saving him—indeed some time elapsed before he was brought to consciousness. APLaughlin 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 wero, as usual, of a very favourable character. The boats were in a state of great efficiency, and their crews hart much confidence in them. Indeed, so much su, 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 01 the new life-boats, toe care which the institution bad 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 ithew, had secured the willing and efficient services of the boatmen on our coasts, who, in the hour of danger andarnidst the tossing tempest, display bravery worthy British sailors in any age, as the anna►s of this institution abundantly testify. Let the public then extend its liberal support to an institution which has been instrumental, ny its life-boats and other means, is rescuing upwards of 10,000 shipwrecked seamen, and which is now making such strenuous 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, bydrographer of the Admiralty, to whom the community is much indebted fur 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 ever 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 life-boats and 'ife-boat houses, the proceedings closed. THE TIPPERARY BANK.--DUBLIN, Thursday.—A call of 250/. a share has boen made by the Master on all liable in the first degree. The whole of the 195,0001. in gold ex the Anglesea has been purchased by the Bank, upwards of 100,0001. having been sent in to-day. though covered with the remain s of their skins. It was apparen thg SINGULAR DISCOVERY.—A few days since as an old brick oven at the back of a ho use in Phili p street, Bath, r w a a t s i n being its pulled moutu , down b o th th r e ed w u o c r e k d me to n f s o k u e n l d eto a n c s at , that the cat had pursued its prey through a hole and caught it between the top of the oven and a rafter above. From this position it -eras unable to return, and there it remained and died of starvation. It is remarkable as showing (he tenacity of the cat that it had never dropped its prey, although it was evident that the rat had twisted its head round and gnawed the shoulder of its captor. DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING —Yesterday even ing an inqaest was held at the Ruse and Crown , Drury. lane, before Mr Bedford, on th e b o d y o f rs. Ann Sadler, aged 53. I t a pp eare d f rom th e ev id ence t h at 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 mortens 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 London and Eastern Banking Company, was perfected. Oa 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 u nder the Act of last se ssi on, called "The Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1856." Messrs. Liuk.ater and Hackwood are the solicitors ; and Mr. lEdwards, the official assignee, has been appointed dil 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 having successively rejected two amendments, adopted by 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. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —May I request the favour of your inserting the enclosed letter, addressed to the editor of the Times &c., 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 intl• 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 whicu 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 alter 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 legielation as uncon-titutional and leading to injustice, and I quoted the opinions of the late Sir Robt. Peel and Mr. Macsulay, who laid it down as an impos sibility that you can legislate so as to punish a men for changing his butcher or his baker , or for ejecting a tenant, or for discharging a servant for any or no cause, and now the clause in this ridicul ous act against intimi dation is construed by our sound judge (Lard Campbell) to mean that you must not threaten to get rid of a tenant or tradesman during election time, but you may get rid of him alter the election a 3 soon as you please. I hav e only to add that this w eak absurdity, this mockery of si of th e b a ll o t . com mon sense, was, acco rdin g to your. n the case, as a report, descr i b e d lbeywMr meant. necessity What nest I—l am, c, F. HENRY F. BIRKRLRY. Victoria-square, May 7. SUIOIDE OF TEE CHIEF CLERK OF THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE of COMMONS.—An inquest was held yes terday on the body of Mr. Gudge, who for forty two years has filled the office of the chief clerk of the jour rads of the House of Co mmons, i n w hi c h ca p aci ty h e h a s enjoyed the esteem and good-will of all with whom he was brought into contact. For the last 10 or 15 years he bad been suffering from an irritated state of the brain, and was liable at times to wandering of the mind. Of late he had been more thin usually irritable and depressed, and was under medical treatment. On Wednesday he was seen on the terrace in front of the houses of Parliament by a barge builder employed at Searle's. He was observed to get on the parapet and lower himself down into the water, as if he was g.,ing to swim. He was gat out almost directly, and taken to the Westminster Hospital, where he died yesterday morn ing. Mr. Newconae, 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.", of rd ly tly he I.ty the on. s ere bad 1 to ;or md, ipal f t ir, hem ch if iages E the ores I I I 18 20i .00 .00 20 204 00 00 00 20 20 20 20 3311 10 20 20 ;lON. 70i i 1023 67i 4)1 1 651 !. 5S 9 41 14 i 100 51