The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

It, TON. )(1. to ill dumns• expla• day. ' admi . ry the Ice MP trodac . atehest with 0 ye see!) 5 Pelf , 2 addi , Flog Uel stale• 311 of ;tor ill wader Hee D.D., is, and behind Yott mean o ld de' ly, the ribing octoee g, and rear, ) gra• t with the pro , to-clay, " Dutch I claim escribed , Bishop .r," are r in any re, thef Indeed sally ex' Thef! d their d some' 111 iren)i nber ofi s—viz.f em, the id their in cony Church ess the iich the .xplana' ONEY MARK AND CO - VIMERCIAL ETTELLIC-ENCF, CITY, Two o'CLocK, The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very steadily, and prices of all kinds were unaltered from the rates current last week, Ths sales were estimated at 4,000 to 5,000 bales. A good busi ness was transacted in the Railway Share Market, and although prices were depressed at the opening of the market they gradually improved, and subse quently closed at their best point. An official statement just issued shows that the number of vessels trading within the limits of the Hon. East India Company's charter, which cleared outwards from . the United Kingdom from the Ist January to 31st ult., was 247, of the aggregate capacity of 155,618 tons, against 253 vessels of 160,631 tons in the late period of 1856. The clearances were 352 ships of 244,301 tons, against 275, of 134,628 tons in the corresponding quarter of last year. The late advises from Victoria announced the arrival in the colony of the first vessel despatched by the Australian Auxiliary S team Clipper Company, namely, the Istambonl, which performed the voyage in seventy-two days, although she was drawing 21 feet of water. This vessel was built by Messrs. John Pile and Co., of West Hartlepool, and her performance of the passage has given gene ral satisfaction. She was only 14 days 15 hours under steam, and consumed 210 tons of coal. When the vast extent of her freight is considered the voy age must be deeti3ed very favourable. She was appointed to sail on her return home on the 2d of March. • In the rates of exchange on most of the Conti nental cities there was a slight advance yesterday afternoon. The market for silver remains quiet, but sup plies continue to arrive from the Continent, about 40,000/. or upwards having come in yesterday. There can be no doubt that a large quantity of the gold expected from Australia will be sent away. Some portion, however, will probably remain here, and 21,000/. was sold to the Bank of England yesterday. The present aspect of the Money Market is very unsatisfactory, and from the frequent measures of restriction adopted by the directors of the Bank of England, it would appear to be even more so than has hitherto been supposed. On Thursday last the minimum rate of discount was advanced. On Mon day borrowers on stock were informed they would have to pay half per cent. more than the minimum for such accommodation, and yesterday it was in timated to the bill brokers that their paper would not be negotiated which had more than one month to' run, advances on bills of longer date being only granted for a fortnight. This plainly shows that the Bank must be severely pressed for loans and discounts ; and, although it is impossible to tell bow successful these steps may prove, there is nevertheless a fear that affairs will yet become More embarrassed. Large amounts of gold, it is true, are expected, but it is useless to calculate upon their probable influence, as a considerable proportion may be absorbed on Continental accounts. The dividend payments, which commence to-day, will not render much as sistance, since a very large amount has been ob tained in anticipation, which will have to be re turned forthwith. There is consequently great uncertainty regarding the future operations of the Directors, but the fact is universally acknowledged that money will remain extremely dear, and that there is, therefore, a necessity for extreme caution in all speculative and commercial transactions. The English Funds are exceedingly flat to-day, the new regulations of the Bank being unfavour able. Sales are effected, which, together with the arrangement of the account, depress values. Con sols have been 921 for money, and 93 to 931 for the 7th proximo. There has consequently been very little variation in prices compared with the closing prices yesterday. The New 3 per rents. have been 914 /, the Reduced 91 1, the March Exchequer Bills 2s. discount, and the June ditto Os- discount. The Bonds were 981 /. India Stock is 2234, and Bank Stock 216 to 218. Very little business has been done in the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96g ' A t for money, awl transactions for the account have been recorded at 9Gi and 97. Their present value is 964 97. The 4 per Cents. are 100 k I. Mexican Bonds are 234 Chilian 6 per Cents. 79, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 97. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Ctrenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 23za ; Peruvian, 77 8 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 5 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 441 ; ditto Deferred, 24 25 • ditto Certificates, 61 3 . ; ditto Passive, 6. • In the Rail wa y Share arket, this morning, a very limited amount of business has been done, Li and, with one or two exceptions, prices may be quoted at a slight decline on yesterday's rates. Great Northern receded 10s., North British 10s., , and South-Eastern 10s. to 15s. Great Western li advanced 55., North-Western 10s. The French 11 and Canadian lines were moderately dealt in, but at lower quotations. Northern of France have 1 1 fallen 10s., Paris and Lyons about 55., Grand Trunk of Canada 10s., and East Indian 103. to 15s. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares are at previous rates. Joint Stock Bank Shares have shown a slight improvement. Bank of London advanced about 1 - 1 . London and Westminster, 10s. ; and Union i j of Australia, 1/. 11 ' The Miscellaneous Shares are at nominal rates, With the -exception of Canada Land, which de dined 1/. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official Lieti) _ _ _ nl:lB3 ,l ^Sb done Bank Stock ' ~... 21R 16 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities - R 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 i i New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l, il Lodg Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 7-16 India Stock indin Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, ander £ lOOO 5 2 d Consols for Account, May 7 ...... .. 93i .a , 3 Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. I £l009 June. 6d 2 d 2 6 d 2500 Small .. . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Chillan Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. 79 Mexican 3 per Cent 234 i Turkieti Bonds, 6 per cent 961 t Ditto A ccount 97 61 , Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above ~s vable to Donlon. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Coml., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 97 TWO O'CLOCK. 92. ;3 Min •••• 93i buyers Consols, m0ney....., Ditto for account A correspondent informs the Augsburg Gazette that a civil war is likely to break out in Montenegro. The National Hall, in Holborn, is about to be altered and re-arranged, so as to form a concert room capable of receiving an audience of 4,000 persons. The murrain has appeared among the cattle- at Un gariech-Hradiscb, a station on the Northern Railroad, at a distance of about 100 English miles from Vienna. CRYSTAL PAL ACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday the admissions on payment were 1,385 ; by season tickets, 365 ; total, 1,750. FAILURES.—The accounts from New York state that a few failures bad occurred. the principal parties being Alex. Frear and Co., for 160,0001. ; Blashfield, Clark, and Co., for 50,000/. ; and M. Bettman, for 26,0001. It appears that several of the recent steamers to New York have taken out amounts of gold ranging from 20,0001. to 50,0001. These shipments as mere exchange operations would involve a loss, and it is therefore con jectured they may have been for transmission to Mexico or Cuba in payment for silver. THE 'UNITED STATES.—NEW YORK, March 24. The steamer wbich leaves Boston to-morrow (the America) will take the amended draught of the Da las- Clarendon Treaty, or the modifications the United States' Government is prepared to ratify, should they be accepted by the Government of Great Britain. The amendments sent by the Senate to the Washington Cabinet were there further amended, and it is reported the dabinet improvements are alterations calculated to make the treaty more acceptable in Downing-street. It is taken to England by a special messenger. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT LlVERPOoL.—Liver pool, Tuesday.-1 1 be youngest son of the unfortunate maniac Gibbons, whose attempted murder of all his family was reported yesterday, (lied of his injuries at the Infirmary last night. The wife and daughter Margaret are still alive, although on inquiry at the Infirmary there were no hopes entertained of the foriner, but the latter continues to improve. An inquest was held this fore noon on the body of the deceased children, Joseph Gibbons, aged four years, and Thomas Gibbons, aged 18 months. The prisoner, l a b our i ng under temporary insanity, Was not 'present. The first witness examined was the eldest son of -the prisoner, an intelligent lad of 11 years of age, who deposed to the facts as recorded yesterday, and added—" I have thought that my father was out of his mind for some time past, and he is out of his mind. He would say there were people taking like nesses of us. He used to say we would be put in au iron cage, and prosecuted." Much sympathy is felt for the unfortunate survivors, as the family were at one ti me i n good circumstances, and the misfortunes they met with so preyed upon the poor man's mind as to utterly deprive him of reason, and caused hial to commit the tragic act. ay you John, f Haar ead the Bishops ption ;" ing sig. t called r infor- wise be is, that lign the :atholie tri-enist sore for niunion to and , Inno eePBo/F, I Grace d 1638. d, I ex senism, church, in Hol preten- )ersone. Utrecht i a very iey had urinary. that the in Hol- in Hot present is liier- Jtrecht, 'ope de a of Ca met and , ht, P,i• 53, was loliness s to the i list of ins IX. Imma the Bth a mark d to the entitled hen the plain to fallen in a docu• ed Jan• letter a 3rES. raE SUN, L'ONDON, WEDNESDAY EVANING, APRIL. 8 1857, IVIIDDLEEX ELECTION— s ihis Day.) CRIMINAL . COURT—(Tres Day.) OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL, MARACI7S—(this Day.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices estcrdiiy. Business done this day. 10 Limb;. Nottng. Bost & Basta. June all Belfast & Ballymena all Birmug. Wolverh. dr Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancs. & Cheshire Janet all Blackburn i r all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 1 100 Bristol dr Exeter.— , 1 1 100 Caledonian.. .. ... 110 0 Chester & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon , all Cork, Black. & Pass all C ornwa ll all Do. A. 8 Do. B .... .. 45 Dublin&BelfaslJunc all Dan. P. dtAber.Jnnu 1 0 0 East Anglian ..,....... all Eastern Counties..... 100 HasternUnion,A.st, 100 Do., do. B. 83 Do. New A............ 173 East Kent .......... 100 East Lancashiro •- - all East Suffolk ...... .. 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee all Forth and ClydeJtme. 1(X) Furness ..... ~. .. .. .. . 100 Glasgow dr S.Western all !Great N. of Scotland 100 'Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 'Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Western... . , 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. S . i all Irish South-Eastern all l Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds „., Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F.£l6 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport.... London do Blackwall 1 1 , 0 o n iu d i o .lj n ig i l s I r tI vre S. e Western rn t DO. Fifth! D0.,104.5h.,31&13...0 Do. Eighths London do S. Western Ludndrry.diColeraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan IDo. J. L. RiCardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. Northn:Counties 17n North British ......... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock. ...... ..... ,Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E.Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.& S.Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. do S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmcrnth • 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.H.Abrdn, St 100 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer •all South Devon.... 100 South Eastern .all Do. 41 per c. Shares ,100 South Wales .17 S. Yorksh; Riv4rDun 7 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. .15 Do. d0.,•1854. 3 Do. do., 18.15 163 Stockton• & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath • all Waterfd: & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall....- all West End of London • and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wrabledou &Croydon 16C 1.4 16f 12 St. 100 16 6 3 1 20 'all 11i all St. ,100 St. 100 20 1 'all 1 10 i all, 12AT "2i' St:100 25 I all 25 all St.lloo 10` 1 10 . .1 3t. 1100 it. 100 i 0 all ',5 all 15 I all ;c4 Lau r ;t.,100 ;,.1100 jlOO 100 3t. 100 ;5 23'1 '5 161 i 0 all St 1100 St. 1100 10 ,3/.1 !O 172 1 0 all 0 all it. 1100 3 - oSSESSIONS. liP 97 99 96 98 96 98 par—gyp ... - 1 - ... 1 li p 109 - 111 1?., - 2p 260 14 -- --62 i 88 -- 90 211 -- 21# 26 3 1 -- 312 99 -- IC9 123 -- 128 122 -- 127 107 109 19 20 211 211 sd iP - iP - iP I .•• - ..• lf - 24 p '0 I all 8 -9 s I till olwo 100 ►o 1100 O 2s6d lO l s 0 • .74 all St. 100 :0 15 10 all 10 A» . O all )0 all O all 10 4 10i all 104 8 )0 all )0 all 10 all )0 all M all M all :o 10 !O I 5 !O 58. ',O 1 all BRITISH Pi Atlan. and St. Law. Bornbay,l3aroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. • " Buffalo 4 Lake Hur. Br I. , Brut: di Gedch. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. d 0.,. 1 June, '74 Calcutta Add S. East. Certral Oxide (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. d 6. Demerara ; Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shres ' D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & MelboUrne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Prank. of Canada Do. 6 pl'e. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New ' Do. Do. Do. Do. Bds. payable '57 do., j 76, p. do.; '73, d 0.... do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 41 p. c. Exten, Do. 3d Ex. ' g. sp. c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Onde (Limited) • ISeiude, guar. 5 per c. IDo . FOR: Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graisscsaac Cartheaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Lutembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & rale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Plat . sp. c. p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antonia Do. New • ' Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern - of France Norwe,gianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife 4 San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. .0 74 Rome and Frascati X) all • Royal Danish 5 all. Royal Swedish 0 all Sambre and Meuse .0 all - Jo. 5i per cent. pref all Southern of France 8i all West Flanders • 0 all Do. SA per c. Pref. . 0 all IW.&N. W. of Prance 6 . j Western of A ustr i a 0 all 'West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 a ll Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 all Zealand ......... 10 all 20 14 5 all 6 I all !O 12 !O all' !O all ;0 18 !O 17 ,G 4 !CI all !O all !O 6* 5 all !O all !O all L - all !O all !O all - L 6 all . all 0) 7 JOINT-STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col Ek & Ln. Co British N. American I: •CBk of Ind.Au.&Ch City................... Colonial Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust. Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bukn g. Corp London Joint Stock.. Isond.andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. Now National Bank Now South Wales Oriental 13auk Corp. V) '.5 )0 all 5 1 (5 all (5 all Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New IL Ans. B. &G. Im. Co South Australia Union of Australia 2A Do. New .00 10 Union of London., , .00 50 Unity Mutual .... .00 50 Weetrn Bk.ol Loud.; 0 0 25 100 40 all . LSD 50 all all 50 25 CIA all all all : 20 10 224 all I. all I, 7 - 74 ••• 5' 5i d Par 34 34:3 par ip 2R - 24 ; 64 6:1 - 33 - 34 -8: 21 - 21. 39i - 40 9 - 10 62 - 60 - 62 Par ipl 18 20 1 —1;. 9 84 9 334 344 4; 5 9i 10 31 32 par 1 p BANKS. 93 95 - /41, ... -- ... id 65 67 j 17 -- 18 17i -- 184 17i - 183 OM.. 46 48 38i 391 d par 57 • 6i - ): : ail 51- Si - 9 65 - 67 8 - 9 90 - 92 681 - 694 31 - 36 ... ..... 1 - 9,1 - 10:1 19 - 20 11t - 1111 52 - 54 354 - 36 8 - 7 991 - 99 u : ii ..• 341 - 31 7i -- 8j 964 - 974, 86 -- 88 121 -- 123 101 106 66i -- 67,E 63 -- 65 i 68 - 72 6 - Bpl 8:7,l 101 —lO2, 4 d parl 6 - 6f 107 - ]O9 1103 - 1011 id par, 1014 102 11. 3i4 7: 56 81 - 811 53 - 54 , is 3s 57 - 59 3i - 3fl 44 - 45 86 87 3}— 3d 2t , 21 396 403 63 64, 96 99 1 5 4id 7 10 11 30 - 31. 6 - '4 106 108 • 25:i 26. 48 50 2h lid .174 —18 i, 74 75 87 - 88 4i— 4 4 3dl 41 = 43 20} -- 21 4t r- 4i le ''''''. ... 7 - 9 21 - 3 5X - 6 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Shr. Paid Its,r,wkirF. • Leasing Closing Prices Business Companies yesterday. this day. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 92 94 St. 100 ClydeidaleJc. CaMon_ 98 102 25 all Col. Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 11 13 St. 100 E.Liry. g. 6 p.c Gt.Northn 132 134 5 all E. Un. H.Sh. E. Count. 3 - 44 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. Now Do. — ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt.lirestu. ... .. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & N.M. 107 109 25 all Do. i Shares Do — ..• 12. all Do. 1 Shares. Do — ••• 12i, all Lono&Greenw S.Eastern l2l 13 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 —24 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co lO4 106 104 4 10 54 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 4 ?t p 1 53 all Manch.l3ston. Ln.drN.W and Matlock & Midld 2i 2i St. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland B9 91 391 64 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count i - R P Pm 50 all N.drEst.s p.c. Do 55 57 50 all Do. 6 per et:. Do ... 50 . • all Do.Fixedsp.c Do • ... 25 all Prest. dr Wyre L. dr/%. W ... ... 124 all Do. ?.: Shrs. A Do —... St. 100 Roystn.dr Hit. Gt.Northn 131 134 10 all Shrews;& Her.T. Brassey 8 9 12 all S. Statfordsh... M. MClean 9 91 50 all WearVaLg6pc D Stl o .K.dD .v. a . .r. 3 .. 1 . 4 .._— iii 324 25 all Do St. 100 ,Wilts&S,,mrst Gt.Westn. 87 89 PREFERENCE SHARES. 5 1 all Blyth and Tyne l 0 p. e.pref. (isyd. at 501.) Bris. &Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent._ Cork kßandons Dun.Perth.taber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do,. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. N0..2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10.3. Debentr.Sh. Do. d0..4 per. cent.., East Lancash . 6 p . ets. E.dtW. York. J. sths Edin. dt Gl. 5 p, c. Sh, Ed.Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn, 5 p.c Do. 5 p, c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent .. Do. 5 p.c., Red. ;,t 5 p. c. preen. Gt.N . of Seot.lst Pre Gt. S dt W. (Ireland) Do ..4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc IDo. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con, red.. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per vit. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birni. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gna. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh., Do, do, do Do, do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &13. G. 5 pe. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p. e. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p:e. Do. d0..5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late Id Shares ... Londy.& Color. 3 Sh. Londy. &Ennis. 3 Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 8,1 per cent. Maryptql. Cart. 4 P.C. Do. 44 per cent IDo. dO.' Kid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c.red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norf lc. Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846' DO. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 7L Preference. K.E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do..Qrs., 1848... Do. York a &S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c.„ Ist guar..:.... 150..6 . p. c. 2d guar. Scot. dent.Neir Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. d0..7.p.c. pf. St Do. do.3 t i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 42 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reding Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4S per cent . Do. Fixed 4S p.c. Sh. S. WalesCua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksli .4 p.c.Guar, Stock. &Dar., sp. c. Do. do.'do. Stock. & Hartl. g. p.c. till July 1; '561 Waterfd& Kilk: 6 pc. - 94 -- 98 --... • *• ~ - 11~ -- 73 75 112 114 107 - 109 101 - 103 61 63 loB 10; 95 - 96 85 -- 87 100 -- 102 10 -- 10 16i -- 17' 10 -- 10 72 -- 75 194 -19 i - 9- tT 141 -- 14 135 -- 137 137 - 140 114 - 116 1154 - 66 - 68 133 - 135 97 - 98 87 - 89 ••• •••••• ••• li 41 101 - 103 91 - 93 1i- 1(1 1 id 21i,— 221 1109 - 111 112 - 116 LOS - 110 65 - 70 17i - 181 22} - 23 LOO -101 9 - 108 27 - 28 2 -- 3p ••• .... ••• n - 3 BRITISH MINES. 2/12 .14 .. 20 (Alfred Cons. (Phihi.) British Iron Conduro* (Cambrn.) Bey. Gt..Casls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. BassPt (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Po=.:kellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co 14s 10/ 3 1886d1 6/15 1 6s. .. 2 19 5 ,44 [0 .9 .. 40 1256 .. .16 .. 20 .. 5 .. _s' IS. Caradon (St..Cleer S. Cam Brea (I11ogo.) S.W. Frances(lllogn.) Tam. S. L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Minen (G wennap) V.'of Towoy (Camar. W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdiuth). Wh. EdWard(Calstek) _ _ 11 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llaiat) 8 Wb. Ma. Ann (Menht.) 4i Wh. Treliwney (Lis.), 22 -- 23 7 -- 8 160 -- 170 145 -- 465 13i -- 7 r - 8 .6 - 16 - 18 27 - 29 5 - 6 22 - 23 6 - 7. 18 - 335 - 345 6 - 7 320 - 330 - 44 - 51 210 - 230 - 1 .33 - 34 155 - 165 255 - 275 345 - 365 - 44 18 - 201 44 - 46 21 - 26 MINES. 21 1 21 20 - 22 id' 60 63 11 13 7i - id- p - 1 4 - .• •- ••• 6 8 21 - 3 34 - 4 FOREIGN lAustralian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issneti at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes 411 Cuiada •15 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Con. Min. • Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General 6 all Ltnares 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Mondo all IPont.Sil:Ldber.& 1 Port Philip 16, Santiago do Cuba all youth Australian all Do., Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Pref all United Mexican MISCEL: 19 Australian Agricult. .0 all Australis. Royal Mail 0 all Berlin Water Works 10 40 Brit. American Land 13 32i Cana( l l 100 Do. Go. pc. Jar Saul y 100 Do, 6p. c.Feb.&Ar 100 D 0,6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref, p. cent all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France Dnston Iron Ore 18. Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En.drAust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind,Jctn, Tel. 'ill Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (11m.) 14 Gen. StcaM Navigat. 5 London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig, Meditoran. Elec, Tel. ad Mexican &-S.Amerien 5 Nat. Discount C 0.,,, 5 Do. New .5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do.B p c.EL iss. at 1d 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N, S. Land 100 N. S.W. gov.s p.c.D. all N. B. Australasian... alb Nrth.ofEnropoSteam all Oriental Gas 54. Do. 'New Shares all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New all Rhymney Iron all Do. New. 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. New 100 S. Aus. Gov, Gp. c.bds South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Trust&Ln Co. U.Can 284 Van Dieihou's Land 100 V - S 49 .6P.CJW. 6W, ,ANEOUS. 20i -21 ii - ii 1- ii 1.50 - 155 35 - 40 26 - 28 .5$- 53 - 9~ 1 par p - Hl 4 -4.; ••• ••• .24 3,f - - ti - 3 4 4 41 par 18 22 I -- i 1h par ip 2i 2i 23 - 25 6 - 8 ..• 1 - 1 ••• .14 35 - $7 - 1 - 1 - 1 3 The official declaration of the poll was made this day, at noon, by Mr. Sheriff Mechi and Mr. Sheriff Keats, from the hustings in, front of the Market-house. .A general feeling prevailed that the proceedings would not pass off quietly, but that some unpleasant ebullition of popular feeling would be displayed by the friends of the defeated candidate., Lord Chelsea's friends and sup porters, even " to the lowest," were invited to attend, and'no doubt this urgent appeal was the cause of num bers assembling in the open srlce of the market place before ten o'clock this morning. All the shops in the square, and the approaches leading thereto, were closed. A etrong,body of police was on the ground, and several of the mounted patrole were stationed at the different points contiguous to the hustings. Happily their services were . not required otherwise than to keep the approaches to the hustings clear. The early gatherings comprised men and women of the working-classes who behaved themselves in the most peaceable. and orderly manner, and presented a striking contrast in their favour to the conduct of the militia " roughs" who assembled on the nomination day and so disgracefully interrupted the proceedings. The windows of the houses were filled with fashion ably dressed ladies, who expressed their sympathy with their favourite candidate by waving of handkerchiefs, About five minutes past tw&lve o'clock Lord Chelsea arrived on foot, acconii)anie'd . by many members of his committee, and took his station on the hustings in silence. A. placard was then fxhitited from his lord. ship's side of ' the 'hustings bearing the following "Result of the poll, 3,000 whole votes against 4,000 split votes." The former referring to Chelsea's plumpersy and the latter to the successful candidates pelting. The two successful candidates did not arrive until nearly 20 minutes after his lordship.. They were enthusiasti cally received by the assemblage, which had then greatly increased. They each arrived in a carriage drawn by four grey horses, preceded by banners, horsemen - and a band of music. On the banners were inscribed, " Down with the Tories, they are the people's enetnies,"-- " He who taketh bread ,from the poor, the people shall curse him," "Down with the monopolist, and the robbers, and the oppressors of the poor," &c., &c. :The cavalcade was a very extensive one, consisting of numerous horsemen, several carriages-and• four, with outriders and colours, broughams, omnibuses, vans, &c. The appearance of the candidates wrs the signal for an outburst of applause, which the disconsolate friends of Lord Chelsea on the hustings in vain attempted to msr•by groans and hlsses. Finding it to be more in jurious to their lunga than to the cause of reform they shortly desisted, and •consoled themselves by pondering over their ignominious defeat. Lord Chelsea, on pre• smiting himself in fiOnt of the hustings leaned his chic, on his hand, and slightly acknowledged a few faint cheers that wet* raised, but was speedily overpowered by cries of " Go back to Dover," and other such ebulli tions of popular fervour. Mr. Sheriff Macai announced the clo-e of the poll as" (Before Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Williams.) Robert Goodacre,•aged' 19, pleaded guilty to two in dictments, charging him with forging 'cheques upon Messrs. Drummond's, the bankers, of Charing•cross. The prisonerlad been in the service of a gentleman named Abrahams, who banked with the Messrs. Drum mond, and during the last 12 months he bad forged eNyen cheques to the amount of 2001. The jury, found him guiliy r ,but sentence was deferred. Charles Jackson, a .young man, employed in the General Post-office, — pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging him with stealing several registered letters, containing cheques and securities to the amount of 570/. Mr. Bodkin•said the prisoner was in the constant ern: ploy of the post-office, and his duty was to exAmine the bags, after they.had been received from the country, to see that they were empty. By some means he got into his possession the letters containing the securities, with which be was charged with stealing. The prisoner, after being charged with the offence, confessed his guilt, and gave such information that led to the recovery of nearly the whole of the property. The learned-Judge ; in passing sentence, said it was'of the greatest importance to the public that honesty should bentrictly enforced at such an establishment as the Post office. Under these circumstances it became necessary to punish all those severely who, having obt a i ne d th e i r sitnations en the ground of their honesty, deviated from that course, and committed acts similar to those thwbich. the prisoner bad pleaded gtiilty. The prisoner was then sentenced to fOur years', penal servitude. James Wright, also in the employ of the General Post office, was charged with wilfully detaining five post letters. The prisoner wag one of the letter carriers in the Streatham district, and in consequence of constant com plaints of the non-delivery of letters in that district, cer tain test letters were made up and posted by some of the post-office officials. The letters were never delivered, and were subsequently discovered in the possession of the prisoner. The jury had not returned tbeir verdict when our de spatch left. DEATH OF LORD DOUGLAS. GLASGOW, MONDAY. James Douglas, Baron Douglas, died at, his seat, Both well Castle, upon the Clyd e , thi s morn i ng . Th e d ecease d peer had been in indifferent health for, a lengthened period, but the illness which finally' carried him off was only of two or three days' duration. He was born in 1787, and succeeded to the title and estates on the death of hie brother, in September, •1848. He married in May, 1813, Wilhelmina, second daughter of the late General James Murray. The deceased was in holy orders, but subsequently to his accession to the family estates he lived principally either at Douglas Castle or at Bothwell Castle, and rarely took any activeipart publio affairs. He was also very seldom seen in the House of Lords. Dying childless, he is succeeded in his estates—which are principally situated in Clydesdale, and estimeded to be worth about 55,090/. per annum—by his sister, Lady Elizabeth, married in 1832 to the Earl of Home. This lady is the mother of a large family, the eldest of whom is Lord Douglas. The deceased peer was the son of the first Baron Douglas, in whose name " The Great Douglas Cause"—the most-im portant legal case of the last century —was carried on. In connection with the death of the last male heir, it may not be out of place to give a brief sketch of this celebrated case. The Duke of Douglas died childless in 1761, when the title became extinct, but the real and personal estate was claimed by his nephew, Mr. Archibald Stewart, who was served nearest heir to the Duke in the same year. The assumption of the estates led to this memorable lawsuit. Lady Jane Douglas, sister to the last Duke already men tioned, was one-of the handsomest women of her time, and in August, 1746, being then 48 years of age, she was secretly married to Mr. Stewart, afterwards Sir John Stewart, of Grandtully: They resided abroad, principally in France, from 1746 till the end of December, 1749. At the latter date they returned to this country and took up their residence in 'London, bringing with them two male children, of whom they gave out that Lady Jane had•been delivered in Paris at a twin birth in July, 1748. The youngest of the twins, who was named Sholto Thomas Stewart, died in May, 1753, and in November of the same year Lady Jane died - at Edinburgh. Immediately after the Duke's death theguardians of the surviving youth pro ceeded to put him in possession of the estates of the Dou glas family. He was served heir to the late duke before a jury after the examination of a great body of evidence, the-examination or inquest having been atiended'by coun sel on the part of the Duke of Hamilton, who claimed the Douglas estate as heir male. The guardians of the Duke of Hamilton were not - convinced, however, of the legiti macy of Stewart-or Douglas, and with the view of clear ing up the case they sent agents to the continent, who brought back a great body of evidence to prove that the pretended delivery of Lady Jane was a fiction, and that the twins really belonged to two poor families in France, named respectively Mignion and Saury. The guardians of Mr.- Stewart, on the other hand, brought forward persons to swear that they had seen Lady Jane in a state of preg nancy, and that they were actually present at the birth of these twins. After evidence had been collected pro and con. from every -quarter, and most minutely sifted and cri ticised, the case came on for judgment in the Court of Ses sion•in Scotlandon thelth of July, 1767, and so important was the cause deemed that the 15 judges took eight days to deliver their opinions. The result was that seven of the judges voted in favour of the identity or legitimacy of Mr. Stewart and seven against it; the Lord Prc - ident, who, bad the casting vote, agreed with the latter, by which dAt D aork o uc u in g ti l ebt a dao s i , sdl a hus l e a oe HsivoL.Suratstde: Lady ajrfraLt Douglas, Lords, d e t e c as however,t sister ie o c n i o the b y whichsv r world the without ju d g . m ei e th .t e - r o n f atmheecooruersttaotfe. SessionA n appeal p w e i s frr,,o‘frmreatrhsteehdtli to be d enb e ed c l i u7 s tk i t;a oi a w eHnn a de- s now retained undisputed possession of the estates. Archi bald Douglas was created a British peer, by the title of Baron Douglas, by George 111., in 1796. The peer who has just departed was his son and last male heir. MARKEr NEWS —(This Day.) follows : . Hanbury 5,426 Grosvenor Chelsea :Laughter.) He therefore declared the two former as duly elect =d to serve as knights of the shire in the next Parliament for the county of Middlesex. (Cheers.) The usual ceremony. of girding the members with a sword having been gone through, Mr. HANBUIit, jun:, first returned thanks, express ng his gratitude to. the eledtora for having returned him, and also for the .manner be had been received by all. (Cheers.) On that occasion he should be short, and he hoped sweet—(cries of "Sweet beer")—and in the course of his remarks he alluded to so young a man; without political experience, being placed in . so high a position. Although they might have elected a more experienced man, they could not have selected one who would more efficiently do hid duty to the constituency and the country at large. He hoped all would work for the moral, social, and religious im provement of the country. (The hon. gentteman wag interrupted by frequent allusions to beer.) He alluded to three members of his firm being in Parliament, which was met by cries of "Sweet beer,"." Push the trade," cheers, and hughter. He asked theta not to _ . condemn on a future occasion without having his expla- nation. (Cries of "The representative of Small Beer." Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, in returning thank=, said be bad not been . disapPOinted by the result of the election, and referred to the emblem of mortality pushed in hie face•on the day of nomination, labelled with the wrong ticket, forinstead of "No Grosvenor," the el:?.tors triumphantly returned him. He should return to Par- /lament as, hitherto, determined fearlessly to do his duty alike to the couniy.an:d; the country. (Cheers.) Lord CRELsize having briefly addressed the electors, thanking them for what they had done, said that, althbagh defeated, he was net disheartened. (Cheers.) Thanks to the. Sheriff terminated the proceedings. STATE OF THE POLLS.— Day.) NOMINATION. WICK BURGIIS—Hay and Shaw. SLIGO-FIRST DAY. Booth Cooper Balle Swift ... ... 1,113 _. ... 1,095 ... - 28 MEMBERS RETURNED. ROSCOMMON.—French and -Grace. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH DURHAM. The poll was declared on Monday at the Town-hall, Darlington, by General Beckwith, the High Sheriff, as follows : Mr. H. Pease (Quaker and Liberal) 2,570 Lord Harry Vane (Liberal) ... 2,645 Mr. Farrar (Conservative) 2,091 ..LANARKSHIRE. The announcement yesterday by electric telegraph that Mr. Baillie Cochrane had been returned turns out to be.. erroneous. We are now informed by telegraph that Sir E. Colebrooke was elected by a majority of 36. At the official declaration of the poll the numbers were declared to be—. . . • For Sir E. Colebrooke Mr. B. Cochrane Majority ..„ ...1,233 ... ...1,197 --- --- -36 UNOPPOSED RETURNS-YESTERDAY. MEATH.—Mr. Michael Corbally (L), and Mr. E. peEvoy (L), late•members. KILDARE.—Mr. W. Cogan (L), and Mr. D. Henchy (L), late members. • FINAL STATE OF THE POLLS. SUSSEX (EAST). . Dodson ' ... ... 2,527 Peveneey ... 2, 444 Cavendish ... . 2,287 Fuller ... 2,214 FLINT - SHIRE. " Mostyn (L. and M.) Glynne (T. and 0.) Flint —. 143 ... 85 Rhyldlan 287 ... - 68 Mold .... • 256 ... 382 Overton .114 ... 233 Holly well 34,8 ... 89 1,148 .857 Majority for Mostyn... 291 CORK (COUNTY.) • M'Carthy ... ... 2,634 Deasy ~. ...2,219 Scully • .:. • 816 WEXFORD COUNTY. 31'4ahon_ . George —. lirstehell. • 1,374 ▪ ... 837 684 MAYO COUNTY. Higgins Palmer Moore ... ... 89013 ... ... 7 ••• ... 779 LORD ALTIIORP. —On being elected (with Mr. Kuightley) for South l•forthamptonshire, in addressing an audience of about 20,000 in the Market-place, Lord Althorp said—Gentlemen, the Liberal interest of North amptonshire until last Friday had been for more than 20 years without a representative in Parliament, but on Friday last, by an immense majority, you declared that the time when the Conservatives should remain in sole power had gone by—(cheers)---for you then returned a Liberal member and he now stands before you. (Loud cheers.) I feel a very heavy iesponsibility devolves upon my shoulders, especially as such an enlightened constituency as you hate returned me. I feel diffidence before you. I feel my inexperience ; but I can assure you that my zeal will make up for my inexperience. I will endeavour to perform my duty in the Reuse of Commons. I hope that I shall be able to assist the cause' which I feel anxious about-•-to promote religious and civil liberty. (Applause.) I shall give an indepen dent support to the Minister who can best protect and rustain the interests of this great country—who shall support and defend the honour of our flag, and the honour of England in peace as well as war. (Cheers.) CORN EXCHANGE; Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with English wheat. • Compared with Monday there wal rather more firmness in the demand, yet a very limited business was transacted at that day's decline in value. The imports of foreign wheat are only 3,790 quarters, but .the show of• samples was good. All kinds moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were dull. We were heavily supplied with barley, which sold slowly, at barely stationary prices. Malt moved off•heavily at late rates. Oats, beans, and peas were dull, but not cheaper. The top price of the best town•made flour was 52s per 280 lbs. No market will be held here on Friday next. • ARRIVALS TUTS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. English 1,350 420 • 2,510 Irish • Oats. Flour. 490 Foreign..... 13,790 1 19,760 17,810 brls. -- ecks. • BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate demand for most kinds of hops at Monday's currency. WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat moxed off slowly, as follows :—Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8 ; lamb, 6s to 78 ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s Ed to 5s Od per Sibs., by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{,'his Day.) LONDON, April B.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; light 'breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, April 7. —Wind W. to W. S. VT. —H.M.S. the Minx, from Ascension. Sailed- Transit, for the . Cape of Good Hope and China; Enryalus, for Devonport. Pugoutn, April 7.---Wind S.W.—Arrived —H.M S. Minutia, from Malta, and left for Sheerness ; Napoleon, Corunna. -Arrived -H. M. S. H.M.S. FALmoIITII, April 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Adrette, from Pernambuco. DARTMOUTH, April 7.—Wind W.—ailed—. Tames Hartley, (s.s.), for Calcutta and the Cape of Good Hope. CARDIFF, April 7.—Sailed—Wind N.W.—Sailed— Vivid, for Bahia ; Vetue, Quebec; Buon Giuseppe, Alex andria ; Fildmena, Corfu; Padre, Corfu; James Bailie, Palma. PILL, April 7.—Wind W.—Sailed—Lotns, for Quebec. SWANSEA, April 7.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Kestret, froni"Callao ; Duke of Northumberland, Cuba. GAMEY, April 7.—Wind E.—Arrived—Rival san Norden, from Savannah ; Luyra Zye, Alexandria, SCILLY, April 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Chapmans, for Liverpool, for Monte Video— leaky,. and would pro- bably have her topsides at least caulked, (PEB ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wedoosday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrive i,'April 7.—Jane Manning, from Demerara ; Vi kengen, Manilla ; Louisa, Bordeaux; Ayrshire Lass, Hon duras ; Aurora, New Arrived, April a—Menzies, from Calcutta ; Cannamoro, Bombay; Anna Santander ; Lucy Thompson, Mobile ; Devon, Apalachicola ; Perthshire, Savannah ; Regina, Cadiz. Sailed—Commodore, for Pugwash , Young Dorchester, Dorchester, N. 8.; Northern• Chiof, Now York ; Graf Dirk, Singapore. QUEENSTOWN, April 0. Wind S.E. Arrived—:Meg Lee, for Ibraila. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRPfISH T IILEGRAInis) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.57 a.m. Wind W. ; tide quarter flood ; fino. Arrived, April 7—Robert, from Grieswald ; St. Johan nes, Stralsund ; Jane Dalrymple, Galatz. Arrived, April B—Emunos, from Demerara • Schiedam, 'steamer, Schiedam ; City of D u bli n , Calcutta ; Auguste Ferdipand, Stralsund. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.44 a.m. Wind W., light. Passed in tow--Loyal from Derbiee for London_ Passed—QUeen of the South, for Saleombe ; Serpent, Portsmouth ; Faith, Charlotte Town—all from Loudon. Anchored—Zetland and Margaret, for Quebec; Acorn, Algoa Bay; Alice, Demerara—all from London. THE BRUTAL OUTRAGE NEAR BARNSLEY. — The A 522171 of yesterday contained the particulars of the brutal assault and robbery. ‘committed on a boatman, named James Squires, at Barnsley, by four men who are now in cus tody. Squires has since died, and at the inquest, opened on Saturday night, the surgeon attributed his death to a fracture of the skull, 11 inches in length. Th e i nqu i ry Was adjourned, and wia be resumed this day. Ili 68 i i i G 7 Gi 74 1 0 1 1i3i 103 105 4 5i 21 1011 i 38i / 81 i 53i L 26 all 126 all it. 100 6 4?, it. all ') 1 all --a 26 114 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 0 all o 8 .0 all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 It. 100 3t. 100: . VT 8: !O 13 1.2 i 9 0 I all it. 1100 it. X lOO 8i all it. 100 it. 100 St. 10 25 all 10 . all .0.6 all 3t. 100 LO all it. 100 it. 100 !O all 5 all 5 'l5 .2i all 5 all 74i i 10 25 15 20 53i 41 tit. 50 50 50 15 100 44 6i ;t. 1100 10..60 LO all ;t.. 100 !O . . 15 ;0 6 ;t.. 100 ;t. 100 d RAILWAY IA TELLIGEWCE. BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA. The consulting engineer of this - company, Lieut.-Col. Kennedy, has issued a second edition of his report to the shareholders, .giving an analysis of railway construction, and explaining the measures adopted by him to secure for them a good and remunerative railway at a moderate cost. The information is of a practical character and very interesting to the shareholders, lie enters at some length into railway management, the duties of direc tors, engineer; and • shareholders, and gives various details connected with the construction of the railway, and, when completed, the mode of working the traffic, so that the shareholders can readily comprehend the patticulaes andbeariits of the whole undertaking. He has also embodied a vast amount of information re specting the cost of construction of various railways in the United Kingdom, varying from 292,8971. per mile on the Blackwell to 4,5901. per mile on the Leven Branch Rail way. From the table given it appears the average costper mile of. 145. railways exceeded an average of 33,0001. par mite. Of these 37 railways had cost less than 11,0001. per mile, and 26 lines less than 8,0001. per mile. Had there been a proper system of railway legis lation and management the 297,000,0001. expended e n British railways ought to have not only completed the 8,200 miles ire"the Urtited Kingdom, but 16,000 miles of colonial railway, and, instead of producing on the ave- . rage about 33, the whole ought to have paid the share; holders 10 per. cent. per annum. He adverts to the industrial cepabiiitiee of the flindoos, and tie great ad vantages that must arise to Great &Rale from the ex teneion of the railway system. in India. The expenditure of capital in Irrlia on the construction of the Baroda Railway would amount to only one-fourth of the total outlay, the other three-fourths being expended in Eng land for rails,' sleepers, engines, materials, working stock, and other matters. He shows that supervision of Indian railways by the Government would require im proyemeret, with a view to afford greater feed ties for carrying out the works, a: speedily as possible, on the most approved principles. A table is given showing that it would require 183 years to eoMplete the Baroda Railway of 335-miles in length at the rate of progress up to May, 1:56, of the East Indian Railway ; 25 years at the same rate of progress as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway; and 'l6 1-eyears at the rate of progress made by'the Madrais Railway. The dividends to be advanced during construction, if the time as prOposed for that pur pose be two years, would amount to 125,6251., but if the time of construction .were expended to 25 years the inte rest would amount to 1,281, 3751., the total estimated cost of the railway being at 6,0001. a mile, 2.010,0001. ; bat if they were permitted to construct the 335, miles of liue from Boinbay to Ahmedabad in 2 years the debt to the Government for interest would be repaid in 3 years after the opening of the line for traffic, and if four years the debt would be liquidated in six years. He shows clearly that it is the interest of all parties that the works should proceed as repidly e as possible, and the lines be opened for traffic at the earliest period. Tables shoe ing the advantages of running from one to four trains each way, the ruling gradient being one in 500 ; the effect of gradients on loads of trains, and the effects of velocity from 70 miles to 7 miles per hour, are shown by diagrams. He states that the shareholders of this com pany have a guarantee of 5 per cent, per annum, pro vided the revehtle is sufficient to pay the working costs of the railway. It is only their power of receiving divi dends beyond 5 per cent. and extending them to the maximum rate of 10 per cent. that will be limited to the surplus of revenue over working costs. If the revenue should not be sufficient to pay the working costs and 5 per cent. dividends during the term of the lease of 99 years, as well as the-debt for advances, the Government must lose any balance they may pay of the 5 per cent. dividends, and the interest thereon. He states that if the revenue be'insufficient to pay working costs and 10 per cent. dividends, the shareholders must lose to the extent of such *deficiency not covered by their guarantee of 5 per cent. Hence both the Government and the shareholders of the company have a common interest in the investigation and adoption of the soundest possible principles that shall insure the lowest rate of working costs in reference. to the highest amount of traffic. Col. Kennedy shows by means of diagrams thaterteep gradients are the most formidable enemies to low. working costs and high dividends, and that high ve locity is the second enemy to profitable working. The ruling gradient on the Baroda line is 1 to 500. He states that travellers 'in India who have been accu s t ome d t o make long journeys, of which ths rate has been limited to 1Q or 12 miles a day on their own horses, or 20 or 30 miles a day in palanquins, will be delighted to find those rates accelerated to 20 miles an hour in railway trains. The calculaticn in the working-cost tables, given in the report, is based • upon- a rate of 20 miles per hour for passenger trains, and 10 milse for goods trains. Pru dence suggests that these ratceshould not be accelerated until experienee shall have proved that the speed of pagsenger trains' can be increased without bringing the dividend of the shareholders below 10 per cent., or the, fares and freights of lowest-class goods and lowest class passengers above what would be suitable .to the present limited means of the Indian population. Should the.results be arrived at by the careful mode of proce dure laid down in the report, be considers that the chief barrier to the improvement of the Indian empire will have been removed, confidence will have been established, and he has no 'doubt that British capital will be freely invested in constructing Indian railways, without the necessity for any guarantee. From the results derived from.the working cost table in the report it appears that the entire ordinary working cost on the Bombay and Barieda Dile,' when running one train daily each say, would slightly exceed. one-half of the guaranteed interest on the capital of 6,000/. per mile, and if the traffic should yield onlynne4xth of the full load for one train in each direction daily, the working expenses and renewal fund would be thereby covered and the shareholders exonerated from the only possible contingency that can bring their dividends:below 5 per cent., fares being for the lowest class passengers one halfpenny per passengerpermile, and freight for lowest class goods one farthing per ton per mile, or about half the .usual rates charged in England. If the traffic should yield only half a load for one train daily in each direction the revenue would suffice to pay working costs, renewal fund, and 5 per cent, divide n d s to the shareholders on their capital, thereby exonerating the Government from further payment of the guaranteed interest. If the traffic should yield two-thirds of a load, revenue would suffice to pay all expenses and Miser cent., and, if the traffic should yield three-fourths a load for one train.daily in each direction, the revenue would pay working costs, renewal fund, and 10 per cent. totbe credit of shareholders, of which 23 percent. would be paid to Go vernment until the liquidation of their debt, leaving the shareholders 73 per cent. during its liquidation, and 10 per cent. afterwards. The contract limits the amount of net revenue to 10 per bent. on the outlay ; consequently a fullload carried daily each way would reduce the freights and fares to three-fourths of those stated ; if a full load for two trains a-day each way the fares for lowest class pas sengers would be. reduced to one-eighth of a penny per mile, and goods to one-eighth of a penny per ton per mile ; and if the traffic approached a load for four trains each, way daily, the lowest class passengers and goods would be 'carried at one-sixteenth of a penny per mile, and per ton per mile respectively. This reduction would take place in order to keep the net profits of the railsiay within gip limits of the 10 per cent. dividend. The report states that the main trunk conceded to the company lies between Bombay and Baroda, and must, in time, receive the tributary traffic of at least eight iropor tant-branchee. In addition to the trunk portion, the Government have conceded to the company the impor tant Main branch from Baroda to Ahmedabad ; 'bat the Home Government have stipulated that the remote portion between Surat and Ahmedabad shall be exe. cutod before proceeding with the constitution of the most important part between Bombay and Surat, notwith standing that the.directore, sanctioned by the views of the Governor-General in Council and the Governor -of Bombay in Council, were strongly in favour of execut ing the whole 335 . miles simultaneously. The distance from Bombay to Surat is 180 mile; and from Surat to •A.hmedabed 155 miles. It appears that the 335 miles could be as easily 'constructed, and in as short time as either of its parts taken separately, and if, either should be done before the other, it ought to be that contiguous to the great commercial capital of Bombay. The direc tors were desirous that the 335 miles should be executed in two years simultaneously. This principle would have bad the most beneficial effect upon the traffic returns; the effect as regards economy of construction would be still more striking in the saving of engineering and other expense,' and, more than all, of interest paid in dividends during construction. In examining the country for the railway and branches it appears that 4,000 miles of line were surveyed in order to ascertain the best lines ilia commercial, engin..ering,and political point of view. The borings of river beds for bridges were very-satisfactory, and the mode of passing e. e Vindiah range to reach the tableland of Mahwah and the States of Central India was the most favourable that could be desired ; the direction of the range being parallel, to the main line would enable the company to obteionc.a gradual rise on a long line of ascent from either F or Baroda to the summit of Tyrilla Ghat. point a line had been surveyed by Indore, ht under the Jhanei to Agra, which line has been brought BlifrErsam:athnibds for consideration of the Governor-General to forma ap proval as an extension line from Bare! from the junc tion with the East India Railway going north west to Calcutta.' The mode of constructing the earthworks is explained, as well as .the oremr and fencing sa, consisting tion of bridges, of certain means of iron piles and iron girders , . parts which can be r eadily fitted together, so as to make a bridge of any height or length where required. The best mode of constructing the permanent way became a question of importance with the consulting engineer. Several experiments on the suspension girder rail of Mr. A dams, w heel is laid down on a part of the Great Northern Railway, over which the whole of the coal and goods traffic of that company daily pass were made with a view to test its advantages. Thi:!: plan of rail had been approved by six engineers, anti appeared to be peculiarly adapt e d f or ra il ways ;i n I n di a , from`'its great strength and uniform surface for the wheels to 1e"."5 over 'for it, consistin entirely of iron, it was calculated to lam.. 24 years without renewal, while the ordinary rail laid on some of the Indian lines, being supported by ti tuber sleepers, requires remittal in this respect every three years, The ravages of insects and the destructive effects of the climat e rendered the wooden sleepers very infe rior to the eirepnsed plan or permanent way, an account of which appeared in the newspapers several montint A table is given in the 'report showing the advantage of using the girder rail over the ordinary one, but the authorities decided against using any other than the old plan of rail With fish-ioints and timber sleepers. The estimated cost of the latter for 24 years is stated at 7,9551. per mile, and of the iron girder rail and sleeper at 3,1951. per mile. The latter being a very much better road for India than the former, especially as the wooden sleepers have to be sent from England. The consult ing engineer aneertained that the engine best ;suited . . ► to the general work of the railway for goods and pas sengers was a class of six-wheeled goods engine, with four wheels - coupled, limited to a weight of about .24 tons ; cylinder, 16 inches diameter, and 22-inch stroke - a five-feet driving wheel ; Alien's valve motion ; and having the best principle of smoke combustion applied to the firebox. The advantage of the 5i feet gauge would enable them to secure engines of that class with a high power as regards the traction of heavy loads at a velo city of 20 or ',lO miles an hour. The carriage stock is so arranged that there may be the smallest admissible amount of dead weight as compared to the productive load conveyed. The relative proportions of first, se cond, and third class passengers on the East Indian line was one first class passentier to six second, and seventy third class passengers. The first-class passengers would be conveyed in composite carriages having one first- . .ilass compartment, and three second-class compartments. As the great mass of Indians sit on the floor instead of raised seats, it would enable Cie company to provide a cheap fourth-class carriage for them with two floors, and, without raised seats. The costs of conveying passen gers by this method would be a portion above halt of what it would require by the ordinary third class. The report concludes by alluding to th 3 means adopted for carrying on the'works in India and the best mode of managing the affair 3 of the company. UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices, in Cannon street ; Dr. Lloyd in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said it would be recollected that in Sep tember last, at a special general meeting, a committee had' been appointed, with the consent of the directors, to in quire into the whole of the affairs of the company, and to report thereon to the general meeting. Perhaps the best course now to pursue would be to call on the committee fur their raport, after which a report from the directors would be presented, so that the proprietors would have all the facts before them upon which they would be called to express their opinion. Mr. J. BRADSHAW, chairman of the committee, then read the statement of Mr. Coleman, the public accouue tant, who had examined the books and accounts of the company to the 30th of June last. It appeared from the accounts that 14,70/. had been paid as commission upon the sale of shares, or about f 0 per cent. on the amount called up--an amount probably more than had been ex pended in the establishment of most offices for preliminary charges. There hod also b :en expended in advertisements 8,246/. ; allowances to the London and local directors, 7,052/. ; gratuities, 2,8101. ; law charges, 3,7171. ; postage and parcels, 3,0751.; printing and station e ry, 7,2097.; travel ling expenses, 3,e021. ; salary, wages, &c., 21,122/. ; com mission and allowance on premiums, 7,3431., in three years and a half ; the result being that they had created a business which yielded from premiums 30,000/. per an 'num. One gentleman had been engaged only in obtain ing the signatures of the proprietors to the deed of set tlement. About 4,000 shareholders had subscribed it, ,and to procure these 'signatures the cost had been 1,2701., or about 6s. per name. Another great item of expenditure arose from printing and pamphle teering. One of these pamphlet s l e d t o ' an act i on for libel, and though the plain iii only obtained nominal damages, it cost the office 2,0001. It appeared that the total receipts for fire premiums 'to the 30th of June last were 69,0751., while the expenditure of the office for carry ing on the business was about 9C,000/. ; showing that 21,0001. has been taken from capital, besides 51,0001. to pay for fire losses. There were still available assets, how ever, amounting to 5.1,343/., in addition to the buildings valued at 15,5857., making together upwards of C 6,000/,, subject to liabilities of 17,2861. In closing their report the committee could not help expressing their conviction, that though much of the expenditure was owing to the manage ment of the late managing director, the directors were open to censure for allowing it to proceed so long uncon trolled. The committee were of opinion that the whole of the expenditure had bean fixed as too high a rate, and recommended its revision; but it was but justice to state, that since December, 1855, the directors had only taken half fees. They recommended that the office of managing director should be abolished; that a manager or secretary should be appointed, such manager having been hitherto altogether unconnected with the office, and allowed a libe ral fixed salary, without commissions or other additions ; that the offices of accountant and cashier should be amal gamated ; that the local boards and man agers w ith sa l ar i es should b abolished; and that the local agents should transact their business direct with the head office. The effect of the alterations, suggested by the committee, which had been carried into execution, would cause a saving of little less than 10,0,10/. a-year. The committee further re commended that the board should be wholly or partially reconstructed, and expressed a hope that every person would cordially lend a hand in carrying out these recom mendations. They bad great satisfaction in assuring the shareholders that they had no reason to suspect or believe that there had been the slightest improper trafficking in shares, fraudulent use of the fends, or dishonesty, of any kind exercised in the company. (Cheers.) They believed that the share registry had been most honestly kept, and the moneys all fairly expended, though with a profusion that they felt called upon to condemn. Mr. GRAY, the manager, next read the audited accounts to the 31st Dec. last, which showed that, after meeting every liability of the company, there yet remained avail able assets to the extent of 42,991/. 13s. 1111.; and the auditors, in their report, whilst deploring the large amount of the company's losses, congratulated the proprietors that the honour and integrity of the company had been main tained untarnished, and that they had laid the basis for a large future business. The report of the directors was next laid before the pro. prietors, which, after alluding to the retirement of the late manager, and the appointment of Mr. Gray, stated that the very strictest economy would be exercised in the working details of the company ; they themselves set the first example by surrendering, as they now do, all claim for fees or salaries of any kind; considerable reductions have already been made in the enormous staff of officers accumulated under the late manager, and these reductions will continue wherever it can be done with safety to the efficient working of the association. The directors are also now convinced that the future success of the association will greatly depend upon the maintenance of an ample paid-up capital ; and as the funds now in baud amount only to 42,9971. 13s. 11d., they strongly recommend to the shareholders that the capital should be made up to at least 100,0001. To accomplish this a call upon the share holders will have to be made of ls. 3d. per share, which the directors now recommend. The CHAIRMAN said it now became his duty to propose the adoption oe the report just read; he and his brother directors could 1. ok back on the past with a steady gaze, feeling that they had discharged their auty honestly, though, perhaps, they might have been sometimes mis taken on measures which they believed to be for the best interests of the company. They had heard that since December, 1855, the directors had only taken half fees, and he had now to inform them that henceforth they would relinquish all claims to any foes whatever. He trusted they would adopt the report and agree to the call, feeling assured if they did so they teed have no fear as to their future prosperity. In conclusion, he begged to move the adoption of the report, and the declaration of a call of ls. 3d. per share, or 50 per cent., on the 2s. 6d, already paid. A long discussion ensued, in which, though some dissatis faction was occasionally expressed at part of the proceed ings, the utmost confidence appeared to pervade the pro prietors as to the future prospects of the institution, and the justice and fairness of making the call. Mr. Mechi cautioned the shareholders not to consider the whole of their money as lost, as their business would be readily purchased, if it was desirable to sell it, by most respectable companies, at a price which would give a large return to the shareholders. Mr. Smith, Mr. Buchan, and other pro prietors, also called attention to the fact that ls. per share, if generally met, would raise sufficient to produce the 100,000/. capital ; and it was therefore, with the consent of the directors, resolved to amend the report by reducing the recommendation of a call of ls. 3d. per share to is. Ultimately the report was adopted, with only three or four dissentients. The call was made and a resolution carried that in future no interest on capital should be paid except out of earnings. Auditors were appointed, the retiring directors re- • elected, and a cordial vote of thanks given to the commit tee of investigation for their valuable and gratuitous sere vices. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 7. There is not quite so much business in shirtings, mada pollams, and jaconets suitable to the India markets as on this day week. The advance made by the Bank on the rate of discount has affected this trade more than others, from it being mostly carried on by means of long-dated paper, on which the effect of high discounts is felt more severely. There is a fair bucineas in T-cloths, longcloths, and some descriptions of heavy narrow domestics, at very full prices, and the demand maybe regarded, on the whole, as quite equal to the production. in yarn there has also been a moderately good demand from the home trade, but more especially for :30's water twist and 40's mule for Russia, and these are fully Ld. per lb. higher then ou this day week. Most numbers and qualities of yarn are more may be r o e r g l a e r s d s eadffeacstfiedrnainer pr, and taw nd as th la o st m w a e r e k k e . t generally Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth-market : " Since our last report there has been an active demand for various qualities of 'f -cloths and longcloths, and a consider. able business has been done in these goods at very full prices, and in sumo instances at a slight advance , on last Tuesday's rates. The lower qualities of sLdrtings, jaconets, and mada pollams, which were in request on this day week, are quieter aga in, as are also the better qualities of printing cloths. In other respects there is no change to notice, either in demand or prices." NOTTINGHAM, APRIL 7. The home demand for lace is manifesting a further im provement, but not to the extent anticipated. Plain goods are still in request, at high prices. More is doing in silks and fancy laces, and, although the high rates at which both silk and cotton are sold require the manufacturer to proceed with caution, it is generally believed in the trade that the season will be a busy one. The hosiery trade continues good. For a long time past this branch has been active, both with home and foreign orders. Yarns and silk continue very high. LEICESTER, APRIL 7. The hosiery tra s ie, although slightly improved, is still by no means active ; most branches are, however, in a healthy state, and a s the spring advances, and the political world becomes less agitx•ted, manufacturers are of opinion that there will be a good seasonable demand. LEEDS, APRIL 7. a sma ll attenda nce of bu y ers in the . ;oods. The trade, is still firm though Wool i There has been only an d inurchases have been confined cloth-balls this morning, chiefly to small lots of summ er quiet, is in a healthy conditioC• price. _ ITDD Et',SFIELD, APRIL 7. There is a slight improvement on last week. The de - •o-day is chiefly c onfined to summer goods of choice n 3"" ,tterns. shippi n g trade quit.t. There are few and new ~„o rs i n I ,h e mar k e t. wool presents no but Scotch it goes off well, but stock. 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