The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and prices were at a slight improvement. The sales were about 2,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with a steady appearance, and prices were fully maintained. The Bank of England return for the week ending the 2d inst., is not so satisfactory as could be de sired, for although there is a slight increase in the bullion, the reserve, and the public, as well as the private deposit, an augmentation in the other Securities is exhibited. This alteration is to be ex plained by the preparations for the 4th of the month. On the whole, the var'ous items present little feature of importance, but the next one will, no doubt, be awaited with interest, because it wilt show the effect of the commercial paym6nts, and also tare liquidation of the 2,000,000/. Exche quer Bonds due yesterday. At present the imme diate cause which led the Bank to suspend its loan Operations is not ascertained, but future returns Will no doubt prove that it was advisable for the directors to husband their resource 4. The princi pal items and the changes they exhibit aro as sub joined Active Circulation Decrease Bullion Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills ` 755.370 Increase .. . 30 315 Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Increase The Riga Railway Company have issued a ❑ew prospectus. The term of the concession is stated to be for '75 years, with a guarantee of 4l per cent. per annum, and a sinking fund. The line, it is estimated, will cost about 1,343,000/. The shares are to be reduced from 1001. (their original amount) to 201., and on these 201. shares M. 10s. will be required to be paid, which will be redeemable at par out of the sinking fund at stated intervals. All crown lands are to be given free of expense ; and as it is to pass through a commercial district, the prospects regarding its success are likely tJ impart confidence to the shareholders. The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week end ing Thursday last is as follows : Gold Coin ... Belgium ... 180 Ozq. „ Boulogne ... 4,080 Ozi. ... Hamburg ... 100 Ozi. & 3,8501. Silver Coin Hamburg ... 800 Om. „ Bonllgne ... 800 Ozs. „ ... Belgium ... 800 Ozs. The Funds opened with a very buoyant appear ance in consequence of large purchases. The Go vernment broker bought a further amount of Ex chequer Bills, viz., about 30,0001., awl this naturally tended to support the market. There has since been rather less firmness owing to a few of the operators having realised their profits after the advance, which has affected the values to the extent of per cent., but they are still very strong, with an upward tendency. Consols for transfer have been 93;1 1, 931 1, and 93i ' 1 !. For the ac count they have been 941- and 941 Their present value is about 931, 94, and 941 respec tively. The New Threes are 921 ; the Re duced 92 ; the 5 per Cents. 1141 ; the June Exchequer Bills 2s. discount to par, and the Bonds 9811 4. - Foreign Securities have remained firm, and busi ness is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. have ruled steady 64 1 1, and the 4 per Cents. Guaranteed have been dealt in at 1001 ; Spanish Deferred Bonds are 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; Dutch 2 i per Cents., 65 1 ; ditto 4 p er C en t s . 971 ; M ex i c an Bonds, _ ; South American Securities were at nominal prices. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stooks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexic 23i ; Peruvian, 77 78; do. 3 per ; Cents., 51 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 oei Cents., 104 106 ; Do. 41 per Cents. 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 *; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6. In the Railway Share Market prices have ruled steady, and the business done has been unimpor tant. Caledonian and South-Eastern improved 108 ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, ss. ; and Edin burgh and Glasgow, 1/. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midland declined about ss. ; and North-West ern, lOs. The Foreign and Colonial undert +kings were very quiet. Grand Trunk of Canada rose 1/. , but the other lines exhibited no change in value. Mining Shares were inactive. Condurrow brought 163. For Joint-Stock Bank Shares there was a mode !ate inquiry, and yesterday's rates were in most instances realised. Tie Misc.ellaneous undertakings were very quiet. Netherlands Land, London General Omnibus Com pany, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, brought Previous values. lIRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the 011imal List:) v E?nk St oc k 211 it; 13 Per tient. Reduced A . n u uities .1 per Cent- Consols Annßities 93 giWi New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i 1 t 8 Per Cent. Annuities ll4:' Loa:: Annuities, expire stt. .tau, 186 u Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 3-16 ildis Sends. 130911 Ditto, under £lOOO 4 d Consols for Account ... .. 941 i i Exchequer Bills, 2 tel. March. I Juno. £1000 £5OO Small.-- I ••••• • Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Mexican :3 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanikh Bolds, 3 per Cent. Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Cen . Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. no t fun. 61 # / Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent .. ................ Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ......... .Ditto Account 1031 ~1 wends 0 , , the above %wawa In Langan. Dutch Exchange, %. per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 65 3 / 4 - Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOC E. Consols, money 93i 4 Ditto for account • 91 1, - 4 DEATH OP REEVES, THE VOCALIST.—The New York correspondent of the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette (April 18). givesthefellowing :—" Poer Reeves, the tenor singer, who was with the Pyne and Harrison troupe re cently, died on Saturday, the ilibinst., o f dropsy, leaving a wifeand three children entirely destitute. He was a broth er o f th e ce l e b ra t e d S ons R e eves, the English vocalist."—Era of this day. THE METROPOLIS ROADS.--Yesterday the Commis sioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads north of the Thames held a public meeting at their office, No. 22, "for the purpose of letting by auction, to the best bidders, for the term of one year from the Ist of July next inclusive, the toll payable during such Year at th e gates an d b ars upon an d by th e side of the several roads i n th e di s t r i c t." The commissioners Present were Mr. Lambert Jones (chairman), and Messrs. Pownal, Kempshead, Questin, Bitlihed, and There was a numerous attendance of lessees connected with the metropolis and all parts of the country, among whom, it will be seen, there was no c ompetition fur the several roads, except for the Edgware and the City-roads, the latter having gone up 3001. beyond what it fetched at the sale last year. The tolls put up, and the prices they were offered at, which prices were what they produced last year, were as follows :—The toile at the Kensington, Brentford, and Islewortb-roads. at 14,950/. The tolls arising from the upper division of the Tyburn and Uxbridge-reads, and the lower division of the Uxbridge -road, at 9,210/.; do., arming from the llar row i.e arid liampstead•roade, at 4,834/ . 1 34. 4d. The tolls ct the upper and lower districts of the Stamford-hill ra4o;dist:,gand of the Green lanes ditto, at 8,0101. The tells from the Hackney and Lea-bridge roads, at , °° o /- The tolls arising fro m th e N ew North road, at 01 . ; ; and thos e f ro m the Marylebone and Finchley "ds, at 1,550/. Neither of the above tolls were let or sold for the year. The tolls arieing"from the Kilburn JunEdgvvare roads, which were let for th e y ear en di ng ae 3 0, 1857, at 3,3401., were knocked down for ~1- ; and th ose arising from the City-read, w hi c h ere let f or t h e clear yearly rent, ending June 30, at 2.5601.,e,.. reali se d 2,8401. The former were purchased by T, Taylor, and the latter by Mr. Bolton. P.M• ologe s hangs' an' , 1 It si l " Cour Toledo 'BIL ed xraeri- eP ,cip r . g ,tII alts of 30 11131" oo b° % b t ' obis .r ar to, ve • h Maud ) ger o l, • an,tl, r'9O, ( S) on ''"o6 7 3 lef t 'Se ci a f le s ' it le%a ° abra lt :o thee" ko o thaelOf .ter °i e 1 e ais l L' t ' the „ i d, Id Co' nes. 9if ro ni Le ( 011 :$1' iven —n if a, kbe ache a llig eft. re' ihieh r g hea d v ao of rititie° c oo" 's 1 h e , ' ms s ° f 0 !cell le tba e9 IA cliv. c e% e 10` 3I S Tlieg v n f oi „ v ., co , the if o 0 ior o 1.() 10 4 i droli ti 11 0 f ki s' for ge OP )0 11 " vsl" ta igo a Or °. caP„ e ' s ioo seci/ ~/ .clo,' Fri fro bere ro il' the rail' , To e 0, fr o I , ;D TC ;11 et,ll clot` e coo' 4 01 0 1 '1'01 fed oa rs nd g e for ce ' tba t t tb ant id e tt o o 3 he , e itb , c io , 00 09 bt e , jou to f f tni°* SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Trice , yesterday. Business done this day. thr.; ralo. 2 ; ',1 10 io all . 3 all ;t. 1100 $ ! all 15 all It. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 0 all 9 all .0 all 0 8 ri all t. 100 M I all ;t.;100 it.lloo 25 25 IV 2 St. 100 20 all 10 4 St. 100 0 all t. 100 0 all 1100 ;t. 100 .0 all it. 100 7t. 100 7 t. 100 it. 100 31.'100 >t. 100 12 all iC all .6i' 10 6 12 3t. 100 16 6 3 • ?.0 all ;1i all >t. ;100 ;t. :100 !0I all O all 2? ; ! 2A ;t. 100 15 !all all ;5 ! all q. 1100 1.0 1 LO 1 St. 100 St 1.00 41 all 25 all 00 ail 25 all 50 9 20 all it. 'lOO 1 50 St. 100 1 St.loo St. 109 St. 100 St. WO 25 23 . 1 25 50 all St 109 St. 1.03 10 31.1 20 20 all 10 ' all St. 1100 !O 1G 1.0 10 it. 100 3t. 100 3t.1100 4 i 0 all 3t. 100 [0 all it. 100 !O 7 :0 all 15 all . ) ,5 15 ?,5 3 16i' it. 100 ;t. 100 5 22 ;Cs all !O all 50 all ',O all LO all 5 all 5 all !O all LO all l 0 all LO all l' , o all 18 9 .8 I all ;oi, 10/ 2 )0 1100 )0 1100 /0 1100 !CI 2s. !O 2sßd !O lOs .74i all !O 2s. ;t. 100 !O 15 )0 all )0 all 20 all It. 100 tO all !O all !O 4 !O all l 0 8 )0 all )0 all )0 all 30 all A all A all ;0 10 !O 5 !O 5 !O I 5 !O all RAILWATB. 1 — Am" Nottng,. Bost. Eastn. June ißelfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkcnhd. Lancsh. Cheshi - e Janet._ Black burn ..... Blyth k Tyne original £25 (iss. at .£45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian..... ...... . ' Chester do Holyhead ,Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian ......... ;Eastern Counties..... Eastern Uni on , A. stk. Do., do. 8... Do. New 1 E:1.4 Kent ... . East Lancashire l E..st Suffolk ..• ••• Do. ; Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles tEdi nb.Prth. &Dander Forth and CI ydeJunc. Furness ... . ..... . !Glasgow & S. Western ,Great N. of Scotland ;Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&,West.(lre.) , t Western. I Do. Str.V. R.. gua. St ITria'n South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds.... ...... Do. New Thirds Lancash &Yorkshire Do., do. F..£16 Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Southport..... London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifths ..... Do. ,161.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London 4 S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Linelr . Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ........ ..... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West . (Ir. ) Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle New pt.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. EKtension Do do. G. N.E.Purch :Do Leeds IDo. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. (Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton I Portsmouth Rhymney sottish Central Scot. N E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. ;South Devon ;South Eastern • Do. 4l per c. Shares South Wales 'S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. •Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18N5 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 (Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeri c' West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London .. ' Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH Pi Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo di Lake Hur. Buff. , Brut. do Gorfeh. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East.; Central Oude (Litn.), Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c. Buds. ,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong di Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p C. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. iGt. Westn. of Canada, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '571 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 P.C Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Onde (Limited) iScindc, guar. 5 per c Do Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes. Belgian East. Junct. Be zi ers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and By iDutch Rhenish 'Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction .... : . Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran Maria Ante:ala I• Do New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 7 iltecife an Fran., I - (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all'Sambre and Meuse all I )o. Si per cent, pref all 'Souther n of France all \West Flanders... all 'Do. 5i per c. Pref. all W. & N.W. of France' 6 i Western of Austria all 'West. of Switzerland all 'Wiesbaden all I De. 8 p. cent. prof all Zealand ......... ..... JOINT-STOI Australasia . Bank of Egypt IBank of London Bri. Col. Bk. & Lu. Co. British N. American Ind.Au.&Ch City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng,.Scot.&Aus.Cht Lon. Ch. Ek.of Aust !Ditto New . (London and County Lnd.&E Bnkng.CorP .London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst . National Pro. of Eng. ? National Bank ... New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. ;Ottoman Eank Provincial of Ireland Do. New E.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co ! South Australia 'Union of Australia :Do. New -1 , Union of London Unity Mutual ••• Westrn Bk.o Loud , 10 Si - 9 66 - 68 81 - 9 89 - 91 71} - 72 31 - 334 J 4 --- 8i —9, 18 - 19 11a 11' 54 56 361 37/. 8 - 7 ( 1 98 - 99 --- 57 32 - 33 ... - 95 - 97 8 - 81, 97 - 98 87 - 89 22 - 123 102 - 101 661 - 671 , 63 - 65 67 - 72 5 - 7r 5 - 7p 1011 - 102 I - 6h - 6 110 -- 11 1 1041 -- 1054 ICOt 101ia toi 824 - 83 534 - 541 16 - 161 61 63 3i 3 d 43 41 86. - 874 36 - 3 0 2i - 2# 40 - 41 65 - 66 96 - 99 41 4id 10 11 30? ; - 7 - - 5 105 107 253 26! 48 50 2 —13 d 18 19 86? - 87 6 - - 5d 6 5d io --: * 42 kii - 2O 4i - 4i V - 5i - ... - SSESSIONS. i - i P par i p 196 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 ..i. = ii•pl 107 • 109 - Isp 19 - 20 1 63 - 65 90 - 91 21 - - 1 p 214 - 243, 2i - 232 99 - 100 115 - 120 115 - 120 106 108 19 20 211 21i1 1d par, $l , —gip ..2 = 2 Yp. 7 - 71 11 if 2 3 u 5 —5?; 1 O r d 32 —32 i par 23 1 - 244 7 7i - :1i i - 5 Pi io ---- ii. - 8k 20 - 201 38i - 39 8k - 584 - 57 - 59 d par' 19 1 81 Si 81 8i 31i; 32 5i 94 10 31 32 par 1 a BANKS. 87 89 2 lid 52 54 - 1(11 62 - 64 171 -- iii 17A -- 18 171 -17 i 46 48 404 41i 1 Ad par ••• ...... .00 57 59 6t -7: - - 8(1' ..._ 32 i i I 6 Ti i i 105} 5 81 ii SG 7i leBk 161 621 4 901 91 21$ 24 I 10i Leasing Closing Prices Business Shr. RAILWAYS. Companies this Say• this dsy —• St. 103 I B uc kghamsh. lin.&N.W., 01 999 3 921 St. 100 10lydesdale Jc. Calinlon 97 25 all C6l.Stour Vy. E.U.dtE.O 11 13 St. 100 iE.Lin. g. 6 p.c Gt.Northn 133 135 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 3 - 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldenian. Neils. Direct. ••• ••• St. 100 Do. Now Do ... ••• 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr, Gt. Westn ••• 5$ all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M lO6 108 25 all ',Do.. Sh ares . Do • ..• 12A all Do. i Sh are s. Do — 121 all !Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2 121 23 20 all IDo.Preference Do St. 100 !Lon. Til., S. Peto &Co lO2 104 10 51 Do. Birk. Sh. Do I par —4 p 5 A all IMancli.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock ez Midld 2i 20 21 St. 100 Mdld:Bradfd. Midland BB 64 51 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc. E. Count p - 4 P Pm 50 all tg.&F.st.s p.c. Do — 56 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 I all Do.Fixedsp.c Do • --- ••• 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &N. W — ••• 121 all Do. A Shrs. fi Do — St. 109 noystn.& Hit. Gt.Nortlin 130 133 10 all ; Shrews.& Her T. Bras se y 8 9 12 j all !S. Staffo 'Ai.. M. MClean 9 91 50 IV all earVal.g6pc Stk.&D ar. •.. ! all !Do.. ,Do 3IA 321 St. . ,100 I,Vilts,iLS,,lnrstlGt.Westn B6 88 251 all PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (iscd.at 501.) Brig. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares ;Caledu. V 0 4A p. c Ches. & Ho. 5. P.C 'Do. do. 5 per cen Cork L...l3andorslp.c. Duo .T'erth. &A.ber.J. 'E. Anglian Cls. A Sli. Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c• Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 5/.. 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancasb.6p.cts York. si,hs Ee'n.&Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth . &Dun . 4p.e Furness. 5 p. c Glas. & p.c Great, Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redee - r at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. G t.N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S &W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i —.c. Do. con. red. 4 Do. irred. 4 per Ic• Do 5 p. c. red. pre'. Do. Birm. Pref. S'h Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S Do. do. 5 p c. do Do. Birm. Gna. SA Do. Chest). Gus Sh Do. do. do. Do. eo. do. Lana York. 6 pc.St. L0n.&13.G. 5 pc.No.l l D0.,P., 5 0.c.5t.ii0.21 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lo &N. W. Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon. & S. W. 7 per ct. 92 - 94 93 - 95 = 108 - 112 108 - 112 - - tIP 12 - 121 ... ;t. 'CO 5 all 10 5 W 100 q 100 ;t. 100 it 100 it 100 -72? i 113 - 115 105 - 107 ''oo - 102 ;t. 100 )0 60 GO -- 62 10i -- 104 011 it. 100 -- 6 i 93 -- 95 83 - 83 84 -- 86 99 -- 101 94 -- 10 161 -- 17 91 -- 104 71 -- 73 19 -- 1911 9i -- 9;1 - 14i -- 14 132 -- 131 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 8 all 0 all 0 all it. 100 !Ili all .3i all ;,) all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. jlOO all all it: 100 6 42 2 it. 100 L2A all 1.2. i all ,20 10! it. 100 3t. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 LO all 10 8 10 all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 .2?j 9 15 10 !O all it. ,100 137 - 140 114 -- 116 ;t. 1100 si ;t , lOO ;t.llOO St. 1100 25 1 all 10 al 1 .0.6, all >t. 100 .0 all it. 100 it. 100 !O all :5 all .2AI all 5I all 154 - 156 late ;;(1 Shares .. Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh M., S. ,&14. 6 p. Do. do. do. £6 IDo, do. 3 1 per cent. Mary dt. t barl. 4 p.c. Do. 46 per cer_: - , Do. do. ~lid.Conso'.6p.c. St Do. Con.Br. l 3ir. 6 p.c Do. 46 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New.,Aber.. &c., pr sp. c.red. c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 - a-. ct Nod k Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 56 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1347 North British ..... Do. 71. Preference N.E. Berw. ). do. do )o. Leeds 6pc No. / Do. do. Q. 1848 Do:Nark H.& S. Par., North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. &Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc..J.E.P oer.g.6n.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pl. Do. d 0.36 p.c. pf. South Devon Do. fixed 46 p cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 46 per cent Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. C Do. do. 46 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p. c.Gnar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd&r;.ilk. 6 pc. ••• ••• a P 66 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 86 - 88 11 - 111 102 :7_ 104 91 92 1d - 21 1 - 22 1110 - 112 114 - 116 105 - 110 17i - 18, 22i -23 i 98 - 100 9fi - 9i 27 --- 2 - ••• - •• i 2/1 - 2 1101 Pm 12i 1004 100 1 1291 •• • -. BRITISH MINES. 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 'British Iron ...... ;Condurow (Cambria.) IDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s IGreat South Tolgus 11/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 ;Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 13s'Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Miran) . . N.W.Blsset (Mogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty lit Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 I Porkellis U. (Wend.) 65. . ISort. Cons. MM. Co Caradon (St. Cleer' 2 S. Carn Brea 9 S.W. Franees(lllogn.) Tam. S. & L. Min. Co I Tin Croft 10 Un.Mines (Gwennap !s 6,V. of Towey (Camay.) Li INV. Basset (Illogan) Zp IW. Caradon (Liskrd ) 5h I Wli. Basset (Illogan 5 I Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 5 3 Wh. Edward(Calstek) .1 7s'Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 4. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.)l 5 4 10 I 9 20 -- 21 7 -- 8 160 -- 170 150 -- 470 14? -- 6A -- 7 4 -- 51 f 17 -- 19 19 - 21 5 - 6 22 - 23 5 - 6 -- 1- 330 - 340 6 - 7 300 -- 320 - 4 - 44 200 - 2'20 - 1 29 - 31. 140 - 150 260 - 270 :360 - 380 - 5 18 - 20 45 - 47 23 - 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 35 27 grazilianlmp.(issued at pm) 30 all Do.. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 18 20 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica l 1d 40 all Cobre Copper 5B 60 . l6 Copiapo . 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada # 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.l4M4 Smlt 6 8 5 1 Port Philip ••• 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 2 21 1 all 4outh Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref . . 28A all United Mexican MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 191 204 10 all Australn. Royal Mail .. 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 50 40 Brit. American Land ... 103 321 Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.JanSauly St. 100 Do, 6 p.c.Feb.,k,Aug. St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. . . St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 32 37 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace • 21 24 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... ••• 1 Duston Iron Ore •• ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam.. St. 100 ElectrieTelegraph 92 . —9l 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. . . 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10 108. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. par iP 25 1 , 11 Gen. Ir.Se.Col.(lim.). ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ••• 20 5 London Discount id 41 4 all bond. Gen. Omnibus 3t 3i 3g 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. . 10 all Mexican & S.Amerien 2i 31 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... --i 41 5 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 11 1 1i 10 all ,Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p c,Pf.iss.at ld 9/ 4.4 4g 5 1 Do. Do. 1 0 0 80 N ew B. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N. S. W. Gov.s p. e. D. 1 all N. B. Australasian..., a _ 0 all INrth.ofEuropeStcami 1 all O rien tall Gas 12 58. Do. New Shares P 4P 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl 1 2 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 691 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymuey Iron 15 all Do. New 6 8 60 60 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 1A all Do. New —S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds — 25 all South Austral. Laud :34 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip •—• 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus. En. Co. Up. Can. - • 100 284 Van Diemen's Land lO 12 12612 MARKET NEWS.— (This D COVENT GARDEN. Tc- lay's market was fully supplied with vegetables, but the show of fruit was limited. The trade generally ruled steady, at full prices:-- FRUIT. Filberts, per lb 08 to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 1.108 to Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od per 100 Od too s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per ounce Bd to is Gooseberries, per half sieve . Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Plums,:per do. Os 01 to Os 01 Green gages, do. Os Od to Os 01 R a spb3rries, p. potl. 01 001 'ABLEb. IShallots, per lb 03 to 04 Horseraddish, p. bun. Os to Os Parsley, per do. 3d to 6d Celery, per do Os 9d to is 01 Beet, per doz. Os 0.1 to 0; Od Parsnips, per do. Os to Os 01 Small salad, p. pun. 01 to 01 It uslirooms, p. pt I . 180 , 1tols 6d Artichokes, each to 03 Lettuces, per score Cy/ to 9,1 Endive, per score 180,1 to 2s Radishes, p.doz.bun. 21 to tid Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. Os to Os 0,1 Walnuts per 100...08 Od to Os Chillies, per 100 Os od 10 03 01 Capsicums, per 100 O. 01 to Os Rhubarb, p. bun. 3d to is 2d Asparagus, per 100 4s 01 to 8s Seakair, perpun As 31 to 28 61 Turnip greens, per bush Os Od to Os 01 Pineapples, per lb.7s 0.1 tolOsl Colonic I do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per lb.. 12s Od to 20s Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each ....Os Od to Os Od Peaches, p. d0z.... Os to Os Od Nectarines, do. Os Od to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. 3s lid to Ss Od Pears, per d0z....8s to I Os 0i Oranges, pot. 100. 5s 0.1 to 12s Lemons, p. doz. 038 d to is $d Apricots, p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od VEGET. Greens, p. doz. bun. Os to 0s °al Cabbages, per doz. is to is 6,1 Savoy do. , p. do. Os 0(1 to Os Od Cauliflowers, do.o 0,1 to O. Od Brocoli, p. bun. is 01 to is Potatoes, per ton 110 s to 193, New do., per do Os to 0. Peas, per quart ...0,1 to 0, 0,1, Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4 d Carrots, per bunch 8d to is 6.1 Cucumbers, each 9d to 24 Ocl Garlic, per lb .....0d to Os Od Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0- Spinach, p. do...is Od to is 6:; Brussels sprouts, per half do is 0(1 to 2s 0,11 Onions, p. bush Os 01 to Os Od New do., per bunch 2d to 61 French beans, per 100 2s Od to Os Od Leeks, per d 0......... cm to Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL• Turkeys, 5s Od to 7s Oil ; Poults, 5s Od to 7s 61; Geese, Os Oil to Os Od each ; Goslingi, Cs (kJ to 7s 6d ; Duck lings, 3s 64 to 4s 9d'•, tame rabbits, is 03 to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d to is 01 ; Pigeons, 8,1 to 10d each ; large Surrey Fowls, 88 to 12s ; barn-door do., 6s Od to SR ; Chick ens, 6s Od to Os Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, Os 01 to Os Od ; Grouse, Os Oil to 01 Od each ; Pheasants, Os to Os Od ; Partridges, Os thl to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os Od to Os Oil ; Snipes, 0,1 to Os Od; Teal, Os Od to Os Od; Wild Ducks, Os 01 to Os Od ; Widgeons, Os to Os 01 ; Plovers, Os Oil to Os Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 4s to 8s 01 ; Roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s 0(1 ; English do., is ld to is 4d per lb. ; English eggs, 7s Od to Os 01; French do., 51 6(1 to Os 3d per 120; Leverets, 3s Od to 5s Od each. NEWPORT. Boer, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 01 to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 6.1 to 4s 81; pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per Blbs., by the carcase. WILITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; mutton, 313 6d to 4s 61; lamb, 4i Ed to 6s Od ; veal, 33 Si to 53 Od ; pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per 81b3., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s fid to 15s ; Brills, 1s to 7s each; Salmon, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 0,1 to 5s each ; Sole., 3d to ls 6d per pair Trout, Is to 010 d per lb ; Lobsters, 13 to 3s 6d ; Crabs, yd to 28 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to I2s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, bOs to —s per 13813.; Mackerel, 261 to 353 per 100; Smelts, 3s Od to 030 d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, 03 01 to 0- 01 per gallon ; Bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4s to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, 63 Od to Os Od psi bushel; Doreys, is Od to lOs each; Haddocks, 5s to 15s per doz.; Pike, 01 ; Sturgeon, Od per 11) ; Prawns, 6s Od to 7s; Mullets, 6d to 2s 6d. each ; Plaice, Od to Os each ; Halibut, Od per 113 ; Flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 81d ; of household ditto, 6d to lid per 4 lb loaf. - HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, sid to 5111; 6416 to 721 b, sid to 50 ; 721 b to 801 b, 50 to 64 ; 801 b to 881 b, 6d to bid ; 881 b to 961 b, 6id to GAd ; 961 b to 1041 b, GO to 6i d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 12s Od to Os 04 ; Caif skins, light, 3s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 8s 6d to 9s 64 ; Polled Sheep, --s 04 to s 04.; Kents, Os 0,1 to Os Od; Half-breds, 8s Od to Os 64; Downs, Gs 64 to Is Ed ; Shearlings, is 5d to is Gd ; Lambs, 2s 64 to 3's Gd. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 hs to Si ss; and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 101 per load. A moderate supply and a steely demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow bay, 2/ 101 to 41 8s ; clover do., 31 5s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 7s to 1/ 10s per load. Both hay and straw sold freely, at full quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ 4s : clover do., 31 5s to 51 103 ; and straw, 1/ Es to 1/ lOs per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. Prices on the advance. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) --~----- LONDON, May 9.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light breeze and cloudy. DOVER, May B.—The Hitlichina, from Lisbon to St. Petersburg, struck on the Mole Rocks in coming in, and afterwards grounded near the South Pier. DARTMOUTH, May B.—Wind E.N,E.—Sailed—England (s.s.), for Calcutta, after repairing her screw. PENZANCE, May 7.—Wind E., strong and squally—Ar- rive --Britain's Pride, from Pernambuco. CARDIFF, May B.—Wind E.--Sailed--United States, from Hong Kong; Sans Souce, Monte Vidco ; Planton, Rio Janeiro. TRALEE, May 7.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Devon, for Quebec ; Onward, Now York. STETTIN, May B.—The Stolpe (s s.), has run down a Hanoverian vessel, supposed to be tie Gesina. ST. PETERSBURG, May 7.—The Ward Jackson, from Hartlepool, took the ground near the London Chest yes terday • a steamer went to her assistance, but the ice pre vented her approach. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOI, Saturday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—George Hughes, from Alexandria; Hannah Eastee, Paraiba ; Streonshalh, Gonarves ; Rosalia, Per nambuco ; Gisour, Mauritius. Sailed—J. Moreton, for New York ; Lively Lass, Nantos ; Margaret, San Sebastian ; Pet, Rouen ; Befion, Narva ; Volant, Boston; Norfolk, Valparaiso ; Creole, Rotterdam ; Robert Hastie, Halifax ; Moor of Venice, Genoa; Nile, Stettin. Wind E. QUEENSTOWN, 3611 1 Y T. Arrived—Professor Schiegard, from Odessa; Brazilian Tetaun. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIT'S!' MEG RAPII.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Wind E. ; tide two hours' flood . fine. Arrived, May 3—Alma, from iredericksball ; Kierine, Thirsted ; Laura Ann, Charente. Arrived, May 9—Hinds, from Stettin ; Wilsons, Algoa Bay. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind E.S.E., moderate. Passed—Ceres, from Savanilla, for London ; Glenwood, from London, for Cardiff • Marmion, from Loudon , for Launceston ; Agrippina, from London, for Monte Video. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Receipts. opened. NAME OF RAILWAY. 1857. 1857. 1856. - -- - BRITISH. X X 115 Aberdeen .... ...... •• •• .. •• •• ..... - - 65 Belfast and Ballymena ....... ••• • • • 1,286 1,033 17 Belfast and County Down.. • • • • • • •• • • - - 11733 B ri sßristol Birkenhead, andELxaentecr . Lancashire .. s h . i r . e . i . a . n . d .. . Cheshire ..... . . 2 6 ..9 28 53 1 2 5: 3 62 45 , 2 6 56 Bolton,Dlackburn, and West York •• • • 1,070 929 198 4 Caledonian. .......... ..................... 12 ; 8 6 1 6 0 2 116 5 3 1 7 8 94. Chester and Holyhead . : ... .......• • • 5 , 348 5,144 6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •••• •• 222 191 20 61 CorkDpuubbil Dublin a nn n aa d nn dn ß ri a ß i r t eo d igf o ha n .e;d J . ll . 1;..n .. e .. t . i .. o.n . . .... .... .. ... .• .. 30 8 303 1,201 1,032 40 ) 4, Dublin and Kingstown .. ••..••• • • • • • 2,127 2,276 16 % Dundee and Arbroath ••••••• • • • • • • • 612 514 !!, Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 1,101 1,061 ye East Anglian.... ••••••• • • • • • • • .... •••• • l • °„", Dundalk and Enniskillen.• .. •••• • • •• 450 337 ,'„?, East Lancashire .. •• „...• •• ........ 6,125 5,466 2 1 5 ' 2 10 5 8 8 22,471 897 i ' ' Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. ~ Eastern Union.. •.•••••••• .. • • • • • • _) 128'1` Edinburgh and Glasgow ••• • • • 5 796 5,469 6 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ••• • • • 6,2t0 5,799 Exeter and Crediton.. • • .......... • • - - 22 ,.., Furness Railway •• • ••.. • • ...• •• •• - - ''"7 4 Glasgow, and South-Western...... - 6,501 5,785 283 Great Northern .• •.. 203% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 7,560 6,733 415 Great Western •••• • • • • ............ 28,593 26.094 25 , 5 i 4 Irish South Eastern •••••••• ~ •• •• •• 321 215 , s ' n ",, . Lancaster and Carlisle • ..... ........ 6 , 214 5 156 4 " 3 Lancashire and Yorkshire. - Leeds Northern .. • • • • • • • • •• •• - - .. - - 161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport- •. - - 637 ., London and North Western ......... 61,186 59.115 , O ',A., London and Blackw all .• • ... ~ ...... 1,318 1,356 „" 1 „: A. London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 13,292 13,036 9 "' London and South We5tern......... 14,606 15,606 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 753 582 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 1 ~• , 3 , '', M anc hester, Sheffiebl,and Lincolnshire 9,311 8,70 2 .f, 3 Manchester and South Juncti on...... 852 744 Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • „ ...... 953 829 50' Midland • .... ••••••• • • • • • 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 3,788 3,286 52 , Monklands •••••••• •• •• • • -- ........ - - 78,72 Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• „ ........ _ .. 1 49 North British ••..•••• • • • • • • ........ 4,670 4,754 233 North Staffordshire ••• • .. 47 North-Western •• • • -•• . . 87 % Scottish Central •••••• • • • • „ ........ _ - 3 . 2 Scottish Midland •••••• • • • • ......., _ - 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... 1,793 1,728 48 Shrewsbury and Chester „•• • • 3,062 2,540 30 Shropshire Union .. •• • • ............ 1,020 i 874 575( South Devon .•••••••• •• • • •• • • .....• 2,649 2,398 289 South Eastern ••••••••••• • - . . .• .. .• 16,769 16,417 1 7 11% South Wales .• .• •••• • • • • .......... 6,556 5,990 97 South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. 2,731 2,097 39 Taff Yale ••••••••• • • • • • • • •. ...... .. 4,576 4 ; 002 36 Ulster. . ........ .•. • • . ... .. 1,543 1,362 1,5_03 1,030 611 517 2 7 1 7 7 u li i a hi re t s ei oft err Cornwall ooarrva and nn A ct end Limerickonrc.tihi.Junction Midlandn. .. .. . ... ... .. .. 8: .. L: e: e: d: s: .. . 483 332 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & - errane . a . n . . .. .. .. .. FOREIGN. 109 Dutch Rhenish •••••••••• •• • • .• •• • • 2,128 2,011 344 Lyons monte and rea u _ - 63 - - - Namur and Liege • • • • • • • • .. •• „, •• ,„ - - 445 Northern of France • ...... .......... 39,409 35,06' - Orleans and Central ~, „ ........... - _ 3 a i n e ci l Troyes it - 387 Paris and Lyons ••.• • • • ..„ „,, ....._ - - Paris and Rouen. ••.• • • ........„ .: _ - 406 Paris and Strasburgh •••. ~ „ .... .. - - - Rouen and Havre •• .. • • • ...„ ... .. - - 556 West and North-West of France .... - - A DISTANT IZELATIVE.—Ao actress in Paris sent wcrd that she could not play on account of the death of her mother. A day or two afterwards the manager met her, dressed in fl a ming colours. " Ah," he exclaimed, " " It is not the custom to h w o ea w' r s tmhioso,rnuointgin mourningfordietau:''relatives." " And you she died in America." call your mother so 1 " " Oh, yes, IVOVEL EXPERIMENTS. Some curious experiments have just taken place at Paris, to test a new contrivance for protecting firemen from the action of the flames, end ena,blieg them to resist a strong heat. It consists of gloves made of amianthus, a kind of filamentous mineral, a helmet of the same material, fi:ting into another of wire gauze, and a shield one metre in length and 80 centimetres broad, besides other garments of the above-mentioned materials. Three firemen, having put on the gloves, were enabled to carry iron bars at a white heat for three minnt-s with out being ob'iged to let go their hold. Straw was afterwards set fire to in a large cast-iron cauldron, and continually kept •up, while a fireman wearing the double helmet above-mentioned stood above the flames, which he warded off with the shield. Although they rose at times above his head, he was enabled to keep his post for a minute and a half; at the end of which time his pulse, which was at 72 before the experiment, had risen to 152. Another fireman followed, who, having covered his forehead with a piece of amianthus, was en abled to resist the flames for three minutes and 47 seconds. Two longitu,dnal heaps of chips, splin t-rs, and straw had been prepared, about five feet asunder, and 30 feet in length ; two lateral op,-n -ings being left to enable the firemen to get ow in case of necessity, four men wore now equipped it' complete suits of wire-gauze, with boots of ami anthes ; two of them wore, besiles, a dre-s of anti authus over another suit of clothes rendered incom bustible by means of borax, alum, and phosphate of ammonia ; the two others wore a double dress of prepared cloth ; one man, moreover, was en trusted with a basket of wire gauze on his back, containing a boy ten years old, protected by a hel met of amianthus. The heaps bAug set fire to, these men went into the flames together, and walking at a very moderate pace, performed the distance several times. At the end of sixty seconds, the boy shrieked out aloud, and the fire man who carried him immediately stepped out of the flames ; the bey was examined, but was found perfectly uninjured ; his skin was cool, and his pulse, which was at 84 before the experiment, had only risen to 96; he might therefore have resisted longer, had he not been frightene.l at seeing the flames meet over hishead, while, at the same time, one of the ropes which held the basket had slid down the fireman's shoulder a little, with a slight 'shook. A few minutes after he was as gay m ever and betrayed no signs of indisposition. The fire man's pulse, which was 92 before, was 116 after the experiment. The three other men remained 2 minutes and 44 seconds in the flames, and stated on coming out that they had experienced no parti cular painful sensation, except that of excessive heat. Their pulses, which were 88, 84, and 72 be fore, were respectively 152, 138, and 124 after. A circle of fire about ten metres in diameter was now formed around them, and they withstood the effect extremely well with their fire-proof coverings, al though at a distance of five metres the heat was so intense that none of the numerous bystanders could resist it. FUNERAL OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. (From the Court Newsman.) The remains of her Royal Highness the late Duchess of G:oucester arrived at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, at half-past 12 o'clock yesterday. A guard of honour of tht3 3d Battalion of Grenadier Guards was on duty at the entrance, and the band of the regiment played the " Dead March in Saul." The nave, through which the funeral procession passed, was covered with black clo!h, and the floor and also the seats in the choir were covered with the same matelial ; and in front of the read ing-desk was an escutcheon of the arms of the late duchess. On the procession moving from the entrance, the gentlemen and boys composing the choir of St. George's Chapel commenced singing the 25th and 26th verses of the 11th chapter of St. John, " I am the resurrection ;" and, when the body reached the choir, the 90th Psalm, " Lord, thou 11..5t been our refuge," was. chanted. The coffin was placed upon tressels, with the fec.t towards the altar, and the coronet and cushion were laid upon the coffin. The chief mourner, the Duchess of Atboll, sat at the bead of the corpse, attended by Lady Cooper. The supporters of the pall (the Hon. Mrs. Liddell and Lady Georg‘ana Ba . hurst) and Lady Caroline Murray and Lady Charles Som-r.et sat on either side. The Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane, stood at the feet, having on his right the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce, and on his left the Coinptro'ler and Chief Equerry of the late Duchess, Colonel the Hon. Agustus Liddell, and the Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain's Department, Mr. Norman Macdonald. Shortly befote the arrival of the procession, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, entered the chapel, and were conducted to stalls immediately adjoining to that of the Sovereign. Prince Albert and the Duke wore the riband and star of the Garter. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar was also conducted to a seat. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meekleu burgh-Strelitz, and the Princes Mary of Cambridge were in the royal closet of the chapel. Earl Spencer, Lord Steward of the Queen's Household, and the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to the Prince, occupied their respective stalls as Knights of the Garter on opposite sides of the chapel, and each wore the riband and star of the order. Beneath Lord Aberc3rn's stall were seated the visitors, friends of tite late Duchess, viz.—Earl Howe, Viscount Fai Viand, Lord Redesdale, the Hon. Mr. Waldegrave, Sir William Gomm, Colonel F. H. Seymour (sou f Sir George Seymour), Col. Forster, and Colonel Stephens. On the entrance of the procession m the choir the executors of her Royal Highness the late Duchess, the Earl of Verulam, Mr. W. H. Vincent, and Mr. Mortimer Drummond were conducted to seats in front of those occupied by the friends e! the deceased Duchess- There was a large number of the nobility present. Garter King of Arms, Sir Charles Young, bear ing his gold sceptre, stood near the coffin. The Canons of Windsor, the Rev. William Can ning, the Rev. Charles Proby, and the Hon. and Rev. Edward Moore, preceded the body from the entrance of the chapel ; and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Cust was also present. The 90th Psalm having been chanted, the Dean of Windsor, the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley (who wore his badge of office in the order of the Garter) read the lesson com mencing, " Now is Christ risen from the dead." When this was finished the members of the choir of the chapel sang Handers anthem (from Job, chap. xxix., v. 11 and 12), " When the ear beard her," together with the chorus, "She delivered the poor that cried." The coffin, of crimson velvet, with gilt mountings, which bad been covered with a black velvet pall, having eight escutcheons of her Royal Highness's arms emblazoned thereon, was then un covered, and was removed to the entrance of the royal vault, and the dean proceeded with the rer vice, " Man that is born of a woman," and "For asmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God," when the coffin was gradually lowered into the vault, near the Sovereign's stall. The choristers then sang, "I heard a voice from Heaven" (Croft) ; the Dean repeated the Lord's Prayer, and also the prayer "Almighty God, with whom do live the spirit' of them that depart." A second anthem, also by Handel, "Her body is buried in peace, but her name liveth evermore," was then sung. The dean of Windsor having concluded the burial service, Garter King of Arms proclaimed near the grave the style of her Royal Highness the late Duchess as widow of William Frederick Duke of Gloucester, fourth daughter of the late King George 111., and aunt of her present Majesty the Queen. The Lord Chamberlain and the gentlemen of his department remained in the chapel after the depar ture' of the Royal Family, to superintend the closing of the vault. The funeral was 'conducted by Mr. Banting, of St. James's-street, whose experience in ceremonies of this character now includes no less than 14 Royal interments, dating back to that of the Princess Charlotte. DEATH OF MR. CHING, TEE VETERAN USHER. We have heard with regret of the death of Mr. Ching, the veteran and venerable usher of the Court of Queen's Bench. Missing him from his accustomed post—a post which he occupied upwards ef forty-six years with great credit to himself and satisfaction to the bench and bar, we inquired for him, and heard that he had passed this life, lie had seen, in his time, many changes in the Court of which he was himself not an important part. lie had seen several men elevated from the bar to! the Chief Justiceship of his Court, and many other men of high legal attainuienA raised to the dignified position of Judges there in, and in the various judicial successions he had the good fortune to be respected by all. As an instance, we may refer to a little incident that reflects honour on Lord Campbell, and credit on the memory of Mr. Ching. Some years ago when the late Lord Denman presided as Lord Chief Justice of the Court, Lord Campbell, who now occupies that position, and who had then ben raised to the dignity of Lord Chancellor of Ireland, had official occasion to present himself in court ; and, seeing Mr. Ching, his lordship stepped down from the bench and shook hands with him. His order and regularity in his arranuements, and his memory of the statutes, we: e such that he knew where to lay his hand instantaneously upon every law authority, from "Doomsday B ink" to " Coke upon Littleton," and from " Coke upon Little ton" downwards, and thus, amidst a multitude of authori ties and statutes, showed his valuable aptness as a law libr alai:), in a position where the authorities called for require to be produced concurrently with the points of the arguments which call fur their suppers. His habits were most temperate ; and during his long ser vice he had never been a day absent from his put, nor a minute late in the morning in appearing at it at the sitting of the Court, His death was not expected. lie had been always healthy; and in the fulness of years, after a well and usefully-spent life in the public service, he passed from this life while sitting in his chair, with out a struggle, his death being as placid as the even tenor of his way was undisturbed. A gentleman in an usher's gown, Mr. Ching enjoyed in life the respect of all who knew him, and is accompanied in his grave with the regret of .his many friends for his death.— Advertiser. DEATH OF LORD WILLIAM FlTZROY.—lntelligence the death of this nobleman was received in London yes terday. Lord William was the third son of the third Duke of Grafton by the daughter of the late Rev. Sir Richard Wrottesley, Bart. He was born in 1782. We regret to announce the death of the much respected Lady Mildmay, in her 93d year, which took place at her ladyship's residence yesterday, in Belgravia. Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, her great-grandson, is heir to Dogmersfield-park, in Hampshire, and the vast estates in different counties. The baronet is married to the daughter of the ex-Speaker, Vi sco unt Eversley. By the death of Lady Mildmay the large families of Mildmay (one of our historic names) , Radnor, Boiingbroke, Methuen, Radstock, Paulet , Bulkeley, Ellice, Baring, Shaw Lefevre, be placed in mourning. THE GENERAL VALUATION OFFICE, IRELAND.—The employdi in the General Valuation -office ot Ireland commenced extra work on the Ist inst., and are fully ocupied. Some five or six have obtained an in. crease c of pay, which is to take effect from the same date. —Civil Scrvke Gazette. MINIM—The market opened heavily this week, but improved after a fe w days, though we cannot report any great amount of business transactions, or any par ticular novelty. There has been some excitement re garding Trefuiis, the lode in tne shaft having improved to 601. per fm., and shares, which a few months since were unsaleable at 3, rose to 12 ; this only strengthens what we have more than once remarked in reference to mines in the neighbourhood of the Bassets. Great South Tolgus has also very cons_derably improved, and sharss have been in demand at 14 to 15. Grambler St. Aubyn bas staid its first dividend, havin g at the meeting per share) and charged th mouth's ores ; the againstdivided 4861 . t*o (2 I mine re t e ho m u o g n h th n s o ' t c t o h s e t present productive part of it, h as b een Working upwards of 40 years. Botallack shares have advanced to 270, and will probably go higher ; the lode at Wheal Cock has much improved, and there is a fair probability that the dividends will further increase. South Frances shares have been rather more freely offered, at 320 ex div• of 101. per share, which was declared at the meeting on Monday ; to pay this dividend the balance in hand was reduced 2501., but in the accounts 3251. was charged for balance of a steacr-whim ; the new dis covery on Basset lode is worth 91. per fm. on the north part; altogether, the report of the mine is not so favour able as that presented at the last two monthly meetings. Xininy Journal (of this day.) THE COUNT DE CHAMBORD. The France-Centrale of Blois publishes the fol lowing letter addressed by the Count de Chambord to General Count de la Rochejaquelein on the oc casion of the death of }his sister-in-law : " Venice, March 17. "In reply to the letter by which you 'have charged .the Duke de Levis to announce to me the serious loss you have sustained, I am anxious to express to you myself, my dear General, all the part I take in your affliction, and in your fraternal regret. Why could I not have been a witness of the great homage which has just been paid to your venerated sister, and in her person to the whole of La Vends; e. I wish I could have heard the magnificent tribute of just praises paid to so exemplary a life by the successor of St. Hilary, who added to all these honours the authority of his presence and the seal of his eloquence. I could not read without deep emotion the affecting recital of the funeral solemnity ; I joined from a distance in this family mourning, conducted by the first pastor of the diocese, shared by a faithful people, and become in a moment for France a source of public affliction. My mind and heart accompanied to her last dwell ing, with the crowd which followed her coffin, that high-minded woman, the wife, the daughter, and the sister of those heroes and martyrs who fought so valiantly, and whose generous blood was shed SO la vishly in one of the most sacred and most glorious struggles that ever took place. I am anxious also to again express to you, on this occasion, my esteem and my lively gratitude to the illustrious name of La Roche jaquelein, so nobly borne by you, and which, I doubt not, will revive in your grand-nephew Julien. Tell him from me that such is my firm confidence, and I am sure that I shall not be mistaken. Be, under these melancholy circumstances, my interpreter to him and to the rest of your family, whose invariable devoted ness I have known for so many year:. Rely, my dear General, on my gratitude and my constant friendship. (Signed) " HENRI." ROYAL BRITISH BANK.—A further divid end of 2i. 6d. in the pound will be paid next Wednesday. ELECTION LOGIC.—" I tell you wot ; the Haristo cracy is a set of harrogant, parse-droud hupstarts ; and wot is wuss, boftentimes no better than paupt REVERSE OF FORTIINE.—One of the country papers states that among the competitors for the clerkship of the Abbeyleix Poor-law Union was a gentleman who had spent S,OCW. in contesting the representation of the Queen's County with Sir Charles Coote, one of the pre sent members, and was only defeated by a majority of 11 votes ; he was, moreover, a magistrate of the county, and a Master of Arts in Trinity College, Dublin. None of those circumstances, however, were of any avail, and the appointment thus coveted was won by a person in comparatively humble life. Cm OF LONDON UNION.—FRAUDS OF MANINI AND PAUL.—The guardians of the City of London Union have summoned the overseers of the parish of St. Ste phen, Coleman-street, to a special sessiou of magistrates, to be holden at Guildhall, this day (Saturday), at eleven o'clock precisely, to show cause Why a warrant of dis tress should not issue against therr goods for the sum called for by the guardians, and which includes the de falcations. The question affects every ratepayer in Lon don, and is therefore a highly important matter. The Austrian steam-frigate Novara, which, as already stated, left Trieste on the 30th ult, in order to c;rcuni navigate the globe, is under the command of Commodore Bernard Wullersdorf Von Urbair, and Captain Peeck, second in command. The Novara is a vessel of 1,800 tons, and is pierced for 44 guns, but in this expedition she carries only 30. Her total length is 350 feet, her breadth 45 feet, and her bulwarks stand 18 feet above the water. Her crew consists of 351 men. The committee of scientific men she has on board is composed of Dr. Hochstetter (geology and natural philosophy), M.M. Trauenfeld and Zelebor (zoology), Dr Schwartz, and a gardener, M. Jrllineck (botany), Dr. Scherzer (ethnography, anthropology, national economy, and commerce), and lastly, M. Selleny (painter). It should • not be forgotten that the Novara is ordered to proceed to China, and the captain has fill powers to negotiate a treaty of commerce with the Celestial Empire, as soon as we have paved the way for Austria. Two MILLIoNs OF TONS OF SILVER.—The ocean holds dissolved two millions of tons of silver. To three French chemists the discovery is due. They took gallons of water from the coast of St. Malo, a few leagues from land, and analysed it in two ways. A portion of the water they acted upon by the usual tests for silver ; and the presence of the precious metal was clearly ascertained. The remainder of the water they evaporated, and the salt they obtained they boiled with lead. This gave them a button of impure lead, which they subjected to what is termed cupellation. This rather grand word denotes a very simple process. The button is placed upon a little tiny saucer made of lime, and is submitted to heat sufficient to melt lead, but not high enough to affect the silver, should any be present. The lead soon begins to melt, and as it melts it is sucked up by the porous little saucer or cupel ; it grows smaller and smaller until no lead remains, and in its place is a little brilliant speck, far brighter than the boiling lead. The cupel is then removed from the fire, and as it cools the red hot spark cools too, and you have a homesopathic globule of silver, very much like one of those small pills that druggists de lode smokers into buying to take away the smell of the fragrant weed. The operation, as I have said, is very simple, and is the ordinary mode of procuring silver from the ore. Analyses are being made in this way every day at the Mint. When the presence of silver is doubtful the work is most exciting. I raw an English ore so tested the other day, and sure enough, after a fe w minutes of anxious watching, shone forth a bright spark about the size of a pin's head, for which our eyes were longing. The ore proved a very rich cne, and we shall most likely soon hear more about it.—Dickens's louse hold Words. STATISTICS OF THE LONDON POLICE FOR 1856.—1 t appears that in all 73,240 persons were taken into cus tody, of whom 45,941 were tables, and 27,299 females ; 18,000 of the apprehensions were on account of drun kenness, 8,160 for unlawful possesien cf goods, 7,021 for simple larceny, 6,763 for common as saults, 2,914 for assaults on the police ; 4,303 women were taken into custody as prostitutes. The pe riod of life most prolific of crime is that between the 20th and 25th years. The conviction upon trial in 1856 were in the following proportions :—Uncii-r 10 years of age, 1 ; -10 years and under 45 years, 91 ; 15 fear' and under 20 years, 610 ; 20 years and under 25 years, 770 ; 25 years and under 30 years, 390 ; 30 years and under 40 yease, 41.0 ; 40 years and under 50 years, 188 ; 50 years and under 60 years, 90; 60 years and upwards, 37. The commit tals for murder in the year 1856 were 11 ; they were 12 in 1855, le in 1854, 7 in 1 8 53 , 11 in 184;2, 8 ire 1851, 11 in 1850,19 in 1849, 11 in 1848, and 10 , in 1847. Of the larcenies in dwelling•house- last year e my committed by means of false keys; as many' as 2 1 175 315 were through doors being left open, 679 by lifting . up a window or breaking glass, and 31 b ent!ri_ry_ attic windows from empty houses. Aga in, 1 , 595 1,701 . by such larcenies were committed by lodgers, servants, and as many as 637 by means of false messages. The cases enumerated under the last three heads are such as the police could hardly be expected to , prevent. 2,371 persons were reporte d last year to 'Gale police as lost, and of these the police restored 1,08 In the same period 127 wieides were committed. 1,728 2,540 874 2,398 16,417 5,990 2,097 4.002 2,010 35,062 LITERATURE. 0 Adventures of a Cat. By Alfred Elwes, author of "Adventures of a Bear," " Adventures of a Dog," &c. With eight illustrations, by Harri son Weir. Adey and Co., Henrietta -street. Cats and kittens are among the household idols of childhood. Who of our philosophers, states men, and financialists has not in his time indulged in luggings, buggings, and tuggings of some feline member of the world's family ? Have not the greatest and wisest of us lavished admiration and devotion on some tabby or tortoiseshell mamma and her beautiful offspring, with all possible theo retical kindness, but, we fear, too frequently, with considerable practical cruelty ? However, it is an established fact that we all have bad a natural yearning to kittens, puppies, bard-bake, and but t?rcups end daisies; and we believe there are many among us who retain enough of childhood's fresh ness and folly in, their hearts to enable them to peruse this book - vii; h a smile of pleasurable radia tion and a palpable degree of sympathetic interest. The story is well concocted, being rather above the usual ord-r of juvenile volunits, but perfectly within the comprehension of auy tolerably acute Miss Polly or Mater Freddy. The numerous illustrations, by Harrison Weir, are fraught with expression and fun. The assistance of this talented artist is alone enough to sell a much higher priced and less amusing production than "The Life of a Cat ;" and we predict a large appreci a ti ng c i rc l e of admirers at the shrine of such a learned and en tertaining Grimalkin. Systematic Philosophy, and New Theories of Light and Heat. By George Fellows Harrington. Smith, Elder, and Co., Cornhill. 'The author of this ,attempts to perfectly recon cile and elucidate all practical and developed sciences and natural existences, with Scriptural assertion and revelation—a rather delicate and difficult task, wh'cti we are neither ashamed nor afraid to confess is so far beyond the power of our blindly reverential brains that we decline even offering an opinion on its merits ; saving that we think the abstruse ratiocination. of its tendency to desire to explain the mighty mysteries of creation in their intinite and sublime origin, will limit its circulation to comparatively few readers. Kansas. By T. H. Gladstone. Routledge. This little volume is founded on a series of let ters on the state of Kansas, which appeared in the Times newspaper during the course of last year. They have been revised and rendered more com plete, and are now published, in the hope of giving a faithful picture of the political strife and border warfare, of which Kansas has been lately the scene. The author bas wisely avoided discus sions on the vexed questions of the district, having only incidentally referred to the subject of slavery, nor has he advocated any of the Free State party measures, though he appears to consider them favourably. Having desired to confine himself chiefly to what he saw and verified personally, he has only noticed cursorily the events •that have occurred since his departure. A few concluding chapters on the origin of the troubles in Kansas will be of service toithose unacquainted with the rise and progress of the contest. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Eluci dations. By Thomas Carlyle. Vol. 111. Chap man and Rail. The third volume of this work has now been issued in the new edition of Mr. Carlyle's works, publishing. Two of his most remarkable works are therefore completed—" The French Revolu tion" and " Oliver Cromwell." His great ad miration for the Protector is well known ; but however much his reader may differ from his opi nions of the English Dictator, it cannot be denied that the present work is most valuable to the his torical student, as the letters, speeches, &c., are given to speak for themselves, and the reader is able to draw his own inferences. The series is issued monthly, and will include the whole of Mr. Carlyle's works. 7hv Woodman. By G. P. R. James. Hodgson. The Parlour Library is one of the best of the cheap series. It consists chiefly of reprints of standard works, and, as these are far superior to translations from the French and original works of an indifferent character, those who wish to pur chase cheap books of fict:on should avail them selves of it. " The Woodman," by G. P. R. James, is the last issued. Those who pre fer the foreign school of literature will find some books from the French among the series, but it is to be regretted that so many of these are now in circulation, as they form anything but a desirable library for those of limited experience. The Heroes of Asgard and the Giants of Jotnheini. By the author of " Mia and Charlie," and her sister. Bogue. This is a pleasing and instructive little book for young folks. In a simple manner a very good ac count is given of the early mythology of the Druids. This author has previously published some excel lent works for the young, and therefore many will regard with satisfaction an addition to the list, in the shape of one containing a description " Of forests and enchantments drear. Where more is meant than meets the ear." Jack Hinton, the Guardsman. By Charles Lever. Chapwan and Hall. Another work of this brilliant author has just appeared in the cheap series, and it is one which is generally a favourite among his admirers. The illustrations are some of the happiest. of its clever _ _ illustrator's, and how successful H. K. Browne is F o ()times every reader of the serial stories of the day must know. The edition is offered at a mode rate price with good type and binding, and is iu every way suitable for a library. D©n Vignette. By H. Jameson. Effingham Wilson. This is a Spanish story, full of romantic adven ture, and not devoid of interest. It does not dis play any great ability, but may serve to entertain an idle hour for those who follow its hero's Quixotic fortunes. Ziaval and Bliiitaly Intelligence. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon.—Archibald Elliott, M.D. (1850, to the Victory. Paymaster's Assistant.—Alfred Whiffin (1855), to the Centurion. Clerk's AssiAaut.—George B. Westcott, to the Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH—FRIDAY. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have again returned to their determination that none but " continuous-service men" shall be permitted to enter her Majesty's ships of tvar. The death of Admiral of the White the Right lion. Lord William Fitzroy gives promotion to our respected commander in chief, Vice Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour, who now becomes admiral of the blue, and whose flag will be, doubtless, hoisted at the main of the Victory, guard ship, to-morrow. We have it on good authority that Vice-Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius will be appointed to the command iu chief at Sheerness. The Hastings, 6 0 , screw b lock ship, Capt. Wm. M. R. Maude, C. 8., was ordered to be undocked yesterday, but owing to the prevalence of the north easterly winds the tide has fallen short by a foot. , Orders were received this m orning that out extra dock. exer. ti o ns were to be used to get the ship of is alo . ngsid . e the dockyard, The Argus, 4, screw revenue cru . iser, Commander taking out oGutrilenodaYls' of an . inferior nature, to re jjceeotihtvyne, others in lieu. She is also receiving some additional improvements in her furnace depart ment. The MelvillP, hospital ship, Commander Henry Troltope, in No. 2 dock, had her hold filled with avatar this morning, to discover a leak. A great deal of her copper and planking had been stripped off pri▪ or to this. Sheis DOW undergoing a thorough exami▪ nation, and her defects will take some days to repair. The Melville will convey the head. quarters of the 23d (Royal Welsh Fusileers) to China, and four companies will go on board the Assistance. TIT lieutenant governor, Major Gene ral Breton, ht the 23d. on the common yesterday, and, after putting them through several field movements, expressed himself well satisfied with, their steadiness and efficiency. The Agamemnon, 91, screw, Master Commander C. T. A. Noddall, will come out of dock on Tues day or Wednesday next. She is likely to proceed to Greenwich about the 20th. The submarine cable will take at least 40 days to coil down into the after hold (1,300 miles). The fore hold is fitted to receive 15 miles of large cable. and - -- E LECT ION OF A MASTER .AND MATRON TOR TEM MARILEBONE WORKHOUSE.— Yesterday having beer% appointed for the election of a new master and matron to the Marylebone Workhouse, the parochial authori. ties proceeded with the &ction by ballot at one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Jellings were the successful candidates. THE CITY SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR ENBIIING.—It un d e rstood that Mr. W. Lawrence, of the ward of Bread street, will in the ensuing year fulfil the duties of one of the sheriffs of the City of London, which office be would have undertaken before had it not entailed upon him such duties that were inc ompatible with the respect d ue to the then recent derni se of his father, the late a lderman of the ward. The other sheriff will be Mr. E. Eagleton, alderman of the ward of Farringdon. Within. red !erg 1011 ned au had who ;on- ult. by erect t stall and ? rate• 1 3 to is up' Iroro 4 l sUa 31Cag° 'all 11Si 10 5 25 25 FOR: 51 - lON. 184 lli i 37 6; 1011 401 i 75i i THE SHUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1857, 88 74 40,! 7 14k I 26 ri