The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

ONLY MARKET AND COMIVIRRCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocs. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all descrip'ions were without any material alteration. The sale 3 were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were at a slight decline. The Colonial Produce Markets have opened with a steady appearance, and for some of the principal articles a good demand exists. For tea there is a fair inquiry, and sugar is also in request both for home use and exportation. The market for tallow is thus commented upon by Messrs. Smith and Charles's circular, dated last evening : "The Tallow Market, which in the course of last week declined to 524 6d for delivery in April, opened this morning with firrnue4 , , it being found that the prompts to day of the tallow given off on April contracts were met with punctuality in almost every case. Higher prices were asked, and 531 6 1 was ',lid for all April early in the day. On change a further con. siderahle upward moiement was exhibited, and 549 6d Was given for the same period. Toe market remained firm in ail positions to the close, leavin7 off—Spot and all April, 54s 6 1 ; April and June. 53s 3d to 534 6d ; October and December, 534 6d 'o 534 9:1 ; tallow oil, 87s; do. elaine, 484 61; town tall)w, 534 3d nett cash." Accounts from New York, per steamer Europa, contain very little commercial intelligence of im portance. The demand for money continued active, but as there was a good supply the rates remained Without alteration. The shares of the Russian railway scheme are still called to 1 prem., but up to the present time it may be questioned whether any legiti mate business has taken place. The undertaking is unpopular, and prejudice against Russia willmilitate against the exertions made by Mi!ssrs. Baring. With i t the excepti on o f specu l a t ors f ew wou ld em b ar k in st. such a gigantic enterprise, which is to be completed St 6 2 in 19 years, and then with a prospect of yielding 10 very inadequate profits. Judging from the opinions 12. entertained of the scheme, there is little proba- 25 bility of the attempt to raise the required capital 25 at present-being s uccessful. st. 10 The general demand for discount accommodation 10 continues quiet, and in some instances the best bills are negotiated at 6# per cent. It i s no t su St. P- st. posed, however, that the aspect of the market has 50 permanently changed, although further restrictions 1 2 are by no means appreh en d e d. With f ur th er ar- 25 rivals of gold, and large supplies are expected, the 5 favourabl e t en d enc y ma y h e s t i ll f ur th er d eve l oped, 20 but the Bank Directors will hesitate before they St. revers e their policy, owing to the numerous d e 50 - mands upon their resources, which, although tem- St. porarily abated, may at any time revive with all their previous intensity. There is very little animation in the English Stock Market, the speculators and the investing public both operating with great caution. Al though the Money Market is rather easier, the Bears evince no symptoms of uneasiness, and in the absence of purchases prices remain almost sta tionary. Consols have been 921 to 93 for money, and 931 4 for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been active at 912 to 92, and the Reduced at 91 1 1 I. The _New 2i per Cents. are marked 77. Bank Stock is 212 to 213, and India Stock 220. The March Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. discount, and the June ditto 4s. to 2s. discount. For Foreign Stocks there is a quiet market, and previous quotations are . generally maintained. Cents,Turkish 100. 6 i per Cents. are bei ng fl a t, an d th e 4 per Spanish 3 per Ce n t s . h ave b een d ea l t i N n e a _ t 25 1" 4. Peruvian per Cents, 77. Equador wConsolidated 14i and Brazilian 4,! per Cents. 99. The following are the nominalrices of Foreign Stocks :—p Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi 'an 23g ; Per uv i 5 an per Cents., 77 79 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 96 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41-1 2 ; ditto Deferred, 2 5ii ; ditto Certificates, 6# ditto Passive, 5i 6. Very little business has been done in Railway abates, and with one or two exceptions prices have undergone but little var!a.tion. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Midland and Vale of Neath declined about 55., and Bristol and Exeter, 11. The Foreign ani Colonial lines have been at reduced values. Northern of France declined 10s. ; Paris and Lyons, 11. ; Southern of France, 15s. ; and Eastern of Prance, 11. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; and Great Western of Canada, 59. Mining Shares are at nominal values, the only business reported being in Par Consols at 221. For Joint Stock Bank Shares there was little in li - cluirY. London awl Westminster improved 55., and Western Bank of London 15s. 20 The Miscellaneous' undertakings are inactive, at 20 about previous rates. 17 BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —TH IS DAY. (.From the Official List:) Bank Stook Business dote. ...................... ....... 213 12 3 per C ent. Reduced A ...... OR OR .............. 913 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ... .. .... 92 4 3 ...... New 3 p er C ent. Annuities .................. i i Now 2i per C en t. Annuities ... . 91 2 1 2 .... Lo.ne Annuities, expire Jan .......... 77 . 1 8tio.. . Ditto 30 Years, , expire sth April, 188 2 7-16 .5._ 1 2 7 15.16 India Stock .............................. Wirt Bonds, .ClOOO ................ 0 •••• •• ......... 2 Ditto, 'under £lOOO.. St. 20 [OO 00 Con-olq'or ri - -.‘int . • .• \ ............. .. , + £lOOO Etchequer Bills, lid . .. .. M 9 arch. I June. .261 d 1 4 2 d 2500 . • ................ 3 1 I Small .. ...................... 2 p par I 5 d Ditto tionds, IdsB, 34 per C en t . Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Amtean Bonds, 5 per Cent. trazilian 6 per Cent. • — Ditto New, 1852, 4 per Cent. . 99 Ohillan Bonds, 6 per Cent 10 1 :1, tquadorNew Consolidated 144 i lexican 3 per Cent _ D itto Account Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent ' Ditto Account 77 anssian Bonds, 1822, 1.; St., 5 per Cont lO5 ;ards ai i, 91 n BOris, 5 per Cent. O'n l lll Bonds, . per Cent. .................. ... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per ceir. tiPanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6 ki j 1 TUrhil Bonds, 6 par cent _. Ditto Account .... . 1 4 it D itto Guaranteed 4 por Cent. 004 4- ) . r ot , w ramble n ends on the ab ove :aa it Lund, . Relates, 44 per Cent...... 91f. 25c. ex 25f. 25 c. ... 3 ex 25f. 25c. 6 25 per Cent. x d Consols HIRER O'CLOCK. money , 93i Ditto, Atcount (May 7) MARKET NEWS. — (Phis oay .) 120 20 HAY MARKETS. 3/itlirii-rlELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover do., average s; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 91 per load. „inn supply and a sluggish demand. d 'llligEnLerzn. —Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 03; clover es " 31 103 to Si Os ; an d s t raw, 1/ 4 s t o 1/ O s per l oa d. Trad e dull. A WalyzonAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Oa : clover an!' 31 58 to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os per lead. ...rade generally inactive. fa g Ad imp a COLONIAL. • improvement has taken place in the demand ..cities, and &ra th er ac ti ve b us i ness has b een 4"e at fell - rates. C ommon C n ou realises I.s. O4J. to is. o id. Per lb, o g x4ll • — The h,, t 411.—The market rules active, and a brisk demand urge h or home use and for exportation is experienced. week,q u antities are advertised for public sale daring the In tho and refined m ar k e t b us i ness has b een active, prices are fully supported. Ilt °"itE.— Plantation and Native Ceylon are in good re ri.est at full rates, and the demand for other qualities rules ° i,k at,. in some instances, a slight advanoe in values. 4 '' l CE. The matket is very quiet; no alteration in prices eau be reported. h ItITX.-----The demand is inactive, and but little business al been done •previous rates were barely maintained. . m . . .Low.----Tite market has displayed more activity, and rices have an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot, CA to 51s 9. - 1; May an d June delivery, 533 ; and last turee m onths, 53s 3d t o 53 s 6d per cwt. A l arge b us i ness , 4 as been done in home melted at 54s per cwt. • _._.___________._.__ , ItoTAL FRRE HOSPITAL, fIRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—The num- Dee _, of' patients relieved at this hospital during the week " i ng April 11, 1857, is .1,966, of which 653 were new caseit, a SALE- OF Sr. J AMES ' S TH EA TRE. —Th is afternoo n th e 2 13 °ve pretty little theatre was put up to auction Zu e e r a e b er b 1 Mr. Robins, the well-known auctioneer. A. great of persons were present, amongst wh om many of the theatrical profession. The first bidding was male by Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury lam' for and, after a spirited competition, 16,500/. Nvai offered, which was the highest bid ; but the !leproperty was not sold, as Mr Robins said he had a re rve of 19,900/. fur the vendor, who aocAxiirgly bought it in at that price. %Ira' iii To i() all 3i all 25 all 25 all RAILWAYS. 1 Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junc...... Belfast & Ballymem Birmng. Wolverh. 6 Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsb. d Cheshire Junct......1 Blackburn .... ..... :. I Blyth & Tyne origins,' £25 (iss. at £45).... it. 100 Bristol & Exeter It. 100 Caledonian t. 100 Chester dr Holyhead i 0 all Cork and Bandon O all Cork, Black. & Pass 0 all Cornwall .0 all Do. A 0 8 Do. B O 45 Dublin&BolfastJunc 5 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc , t. 100 East Anglian ........ .0 all Eastern Counties.... it. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk It. 100 Do., do. 8.. .... 5 83 Do. New A... 15 174 East Kent ..,..... it. 100 East Lancashire . 0 all East SulTolk ...... 0 4 Do. It. 100 'Edinburgh do Glasgow 0 1 all l Edinb. and Peebles._ 't. 1100 Edinb.Prtli.&Dunde I 0 all Forth and ClydeJunc. ;t. 100 Furness it. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 0 all ,Great N. of Scotland '. 100 'Great Northern ...., :t. 1 100 I Do. A. Stock ..,., 't. ;100 1D0., , B. Stock ..... it. 100 IGt. Sth.&West.(lre. it. 1100 ;Great Western. ..... t. 1100 Do. Str.V.R gua.S , 2 ' all ,Irish South-Eastern 0 . all :Lancaster &Carlisle. 6i , 14! Do. , Thirds.... ...... . 6i 12 Do. New Thirds St: 100 Lancash. & Yorkshir. .6 I 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... - I I Do., Wst. Riding Un. ! all iDo. Southport...... all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...C' 211 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 1 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Yfanch.Shef.drLineln. I 1. Metropolitan 1 Do. .1. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland 100 !Do. Birming. & Derby 1 all Midland G. West.(lr.) ' all Do. 1 Shares ......... 1 all Newcastle &Carlisle ! all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint 1 & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk. I 31 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British ,100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock . ....... 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 IN. astern Berwick 23i'Do. do. Extension 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch all IDo. Leeds 'lOO IDo. York 100 North L0nd0n......,, 31.1 IN. &S. Wstn., Hamp. stead, and City Jn 171 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 'Portsmouth 10 ' Rhymncy 100 "Scottish Central 100 'Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 'Shropshire Union 4 'Sitingbourne &Sheer all i South Devon ...... 100 :South Eastern O all Do. 41 per c. Shares ;t. 100 South Wales 1 O 17 8. Yorksh. River Dun 0 7 D 0........... ..... 0 all IStaines,Wok.,&Wok 5 all Stockton & Darling 5 15 I Do. do., 1854 5 3 I Do. do., 1855 161 Stockton & Hartlepl t. 100 i Taff Vale t. 100 IDo. Pref., No. I__ 5 22 IThames Hay. D. &R. D all Vale of Neath 3 all iWaterfd. & Kilkenny 3 all ,WaterforddrLimerick ) all , West Cornwall ) all :West End of London and Crystal Palace i all Do. A i all Do. B I all West London LO all Do. First Class 9 all Do. Second Class .0 all , Wmblodon &Croydon 8? 19. 111 52 354 ••• .... 16 - 58 - 3i - 44 - 86} - 34 - 2i 394 - 643 - 96 - 5 - 10 - 11 29i - 30, 6 - 4 106 —16 i 26 27 49 51 2i —16 d 176 186 1 75 75 4i - 46 - 41 - 43 201 -20 i 4# -- 4i 7 - 51 _- BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 0 all !Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen,lnd,guar. 5 p. e. all :Do. 10A Buffalo & Lake 100 - !Buff., Brut& Godch. 100 !6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 I Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 I Do. do., 1 June, '741 2s. ICalcutta and S. East. 2s'4.ECentral Oude (Lim.) lOs !Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 00 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p e.Bnds. ' '57 all Do. do. do., '59, do. 3 - ip 196 - 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 ••• .... ••• 1 -13 p -- 4 107 - 109 11 -11 p 20 all Geelong sk Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. R. 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada )0 all Do. 6p c. Deben 20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c ?03 all Gt. Westn. of Canada !04 8 Do. New )0 all Do. Bets. payable '57 )0 all Do. do., "76, p. '6O r all Do, do., '73, do )0 all Do, do., '73, without option X) all Madras, guar. 44 p.c all Do, do., 5 per c. 9 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 9 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 0 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 9 ss. Oude (Limited) 0 5 iSciude, guar, 5 per C 0 all Do 20i -- 21 64, 1 i -- 89i -- 9O 21 -- -- 1 pl 21a , 25 -- 25il 99 a -- 100 123 -- 128 122 -- 127 106 108 19 20 211 211 d— par gP ••• -- ••• li - Zip f~.;;,,•. l 11. c,.• 11,yd'chi'd 1 (:u rout . , It*, 7th proxl Corn 111 a nde r es erd:ty 8., conitns l ,', muster aod Ain S. 0,3b0r Uc t et - . , ry, and t 1 ,„„ c f mum lov _ i , ioutb, en roll t, is being with. PI will be Pla' :e reserve. t Ihree-dec e , t on livdra li w ' l et has 01 4 11 out next esen-tA to t c-f uudockeu [an n ry to down and 04 yacht is tyle of colw,y ;ements I stearn e forwarded fitted and is 'ye. ool" ! o lleoeat W 4 1, lice 'the 11 1 1 6 1 prty of to PI tints' e fr , ugh the 11 'Jed ollicers :na Reg t y , struction 31 ' ei Colonel Inman d of . ( 7,f nilßattlli en embar ked ptain Mae uBketry 0 4;: i.egiffient, o. -commiesi ° d is ta,tionet; Travers, 'Legiment, ;oing ¢ CO at that g d-quarter ° be rho trooPs r o tegimentl i e l i lye cornrcl' n in the us" Jean prolll°lll made Plter, Q.. A. il is ;- G. u. P tb l "captain ° a t: :he Adven"; l l tmissioned ) the BO 1 the Torti° . DA FA ,011. 0 0 3154 O re l: CO' Of th e i° IOU B befCr° 50 25 12 50 all 50 all 50 all 25 all 12i, all St. 100 10 I all 12 all 50 all 25 all St. ;100 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd.at 501.' St. 100 .Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. St. 100 Caledn. £lO 43 p c. St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 53 pc. St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 6j all Cork&Bandons3p.e. 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 10 2E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. St. 100 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c 6, 2 , all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.] 61 all Do. No. 2 ....... .... 10 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 20 all East Un., G. 6'p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent... it. 100 East Lane ash .6 p.ets. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths 10 5 Edin. & Gl. sp.c. Sh it. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c, it 100 Furness, 5 p. a ..... ;t. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ;t. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. rt. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem t. 100 Do. 43 per cent 0 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. D all Gt.N .of Scot. Ist Pre t. 100 Gt. S di W. (Ireland) ) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.l ) 6 t.W.(B.&H.Ex.Spc 100 Do. con. red. 43 p.c 100 Do. con red. 4p. c 1 00 Do. irred. 4 per gent, 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. all Do. do. 5 p c. d 0.... 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. i all Do. Chesil. Qua, Sh. i all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc. St 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. di N. W. , Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per et., late 3d Shares .. all Londy. & Color. 3Sh all Londy.&Ennis. ) Sh 100 H., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 43 Do. do. do. £6 ... . 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. all Marypt. ~ Carl. 4 p.c, all Do. 43 per cent 10.', Do. do. 100 Mid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 43 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber.. &c., pr sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Niorfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh [OO Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846, 00 Do. 53 p.c. pf , 1847 00 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 00 North British . 31 Do. 71. Preference 'lOO E. Berm. 4p. c. Prf 83 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc No.l 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. - York &S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. Now Pref 100 Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.c 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 41 pr rent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41 per cent all Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Shi 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 41 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all 'Stock. &Dar., sp. c. 15 Do. do. do. all IStock.. & p.c. till July all IlVaterftlez Kilk. 6 pc. BRITIS R 21 12'A1fred Cons. (Philk.; 14 British Iron .... ..... 20 ICondurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dov. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 10/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) Bs6d Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.Basset (Mogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkcllis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2i S. Caradou (St. Clcer 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 4i Tarn. S. kL. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 108 a 9 8 16a 11 MINES. FOR" - UGN. 7 - - 8 - 160 - 170 140 - 460 13 - 14?; 53 - 6i - 6 15 - 17 23 - 25 5 - 6 22 - 23 6 - 7 330 - 340 6 - 7 320 - 330 201 65 4 i 5 9J - 11 41 - 5 200 - 2201 40 lUn.Minen (Gwennap, 12s 6,V. of Towey (Camay.; 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek; 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant, 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht.) 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.; - 1 31 - 33 1.50 - 160 260 - 270 350 - 370 4} - 4i 18 20 44 - 46 22 - 24 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 10 all 4 ntwrp&R tt'( ----- 171— el am 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued 20 18 Ardennes. . at £5 pm) 5 ' all Belgian East. Jnnct, • la i l l 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada ... ... 20 16 Bezien to Graissessac 3 4p 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 19 21 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Coal Mines and Ry. 4/ —5l Co. of Jamaica ll —id 20 12 (Dutch Rhenish -i d 40 all Cob ra C o pp er 6O 6 614 20 all Eastern of France ... 331 —33 j ... 16 Copiapo 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... par —lp p 20 all General 20 IS Gt Central of France 23i 21 3 all Linares 20 18 Great Luxembourg..: 7 74 74 5 1f Lusitanian 10 I Italian Junction • • 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 4 i f 1 1 20 all Lake Con s t. & Bale ..• ••• 20 all Lierre and Turnhout •,.. ...d 1 all Noveau Monde - ••• 20 all Pont•SiLLdbf.4 Smlt 6 820 6 Lombardo-V ene tian 5 bhp ... 5 all Lucca do Pist.sp.c.p. . 5 1 Port Philip.. 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 31j —32 j 16,, Santiago de Cüba ... 20 all Lyons & M e dit erran . ... ••• 1 all youth Australian 334 all Maria Ante - ..'la ••• --• ••• 10 all Do. N ew . 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 20f 211 16 all Northern of France.. 391 39$ 391 0 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 9 10 ; 25 19 Australian Agricult. 204 214 21 20 all Paris and Lyons 62 624 62 1i 10 all Australn, Royal Mail , .., 20 all P ar i s and Orldhns . 20 7 Reeif e 4 S an Fran,, 50 40 Brit. American Land ... .., (Perham.) g. 7p. c par ..-- / p 100 324,Can a d a - 155 10 74 Rome and Frascati... ... ••• St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July ... . ... 20 all Royal D an i sh 17 19 St. 100 D o , 6 p.c. F e b .&Aur. ... ... 5 all Royal Swedish 1 —1/ St. 100 D 0.6 p.c . Mar.&Sept. ... ... 20 all Sambr e and Meuse 9 94 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 33 38 10 all )o. 54 per cent. pref B4 9 25 all Do. Pref. 7j p. cent. 25 27 20 all 3outhern of France 1 3 4 2 324 33 2i 1 5 all Crystal Palace .2j—2/ 21 8j all West Flanders., . . f— 5 5 all D o . P re f erence 10 all Do. 54 per c . Pref. . 94 10 4 all D E Cs. a ti te s t tal o rn n I Pal. s ro t ea o m O f Fl i:e . .. a . n .. c . e . : :.• ..• 20 all IW.&N.W. of France 30 31 20 6 Western ofAustria„ par 1 p I. o t l . 11100 1! E El l e e c e t t i ri ic eT T e e le t gra of ph ire . i: V . 3 .._— 91 20 all IVest. of Switzerlami ... ••• 6 all Wiesbaden • ......... .. . .., ... 6 j all Do. Sp. cent. pref. .., _ ... ••• 5 all En.4Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 11 20 1 all Zealand ......... ~ ..... ~... _ ... 10 10s. Eur. & Ind•Jctu. Tel. par 41 3 25 all Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) ... ~, JOINT - STOCK BANKS, 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Naviaat. ... ~, 20 , 5 London Discount' 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus Si —4/ 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ~,, ... 25 40 'a l l B l f lA ßaTik tra o l f as E 4 ;ypt l2i :-... .! . d ° ' 100 50 Bank of London 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, — ... 40 all 'Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co. ,„ —. ... 10 all Mexican& S. Americn 24 31 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... i -- 5 d 44 5 5 Do. New., — ... 2 5 0 0 al B l i c ß . ri r t k is . b or N in . d A .A m u er .,t ic c a h n . 6 . 1 . 34 1... --- 65 .. id ' 100 50 I City 10 5 Netherlands Land.„, i ...... 1 100 25 Colonial 10 all Do. Do. 100 20 ,Commercial of Lond. ... ... 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld. 4 41 20 all j Eng. Scot. &Au s. Ch t. 17 174 5 1 Do. Do. 'OO 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 22 2100 ail Ditto I) Lo it n t . o C N h. ew ßk.of Aust. 1 1 74 ..... 1 1 8 8 i1174 i St. 100 N.S.V. Gov.s p.c.D. . ... 20 20 London and County .. ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian... .. —•4 4 i 50 50 FLud.4E.Bnkug.Corp ••• ••• 0 ' all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ...d 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ... -- ••• ~„„ all Oriental Gas 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... ••• Vol 12 ss. Do. New Shares ,par —4p I pm 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 25 all Peelßr. Ld, & Mimi 24 24 20 10 Do. New — ••• 5550t110.1 allil. R Pe h n y i rn ns: e l y ar l dt ro O n riental „. ... 674 64 50 22j, National Bank - ••• 50 10 Do. New 20 all , New Sou It Wales .... 46 48 100 1-5 ao oa a 116:011 Submariness li : i. o ,coA o oy . t ua.Nsl Austral,. Now, , 25 all Orientall Bank Corp. .. .. ... il 403 G M w o a v i l. : S e pl t . e . a c .s m be rd..isp. Invest 6. 1 2 64 ___-- 11 6 . 4 8 .4. ii 20 15 Ottoman Bank / d no I 5 t Provincial of Ireland ... ... 110 all Do. New 1 all Do. New -- ••• 5 1 R. Aus. B. &G. Im • Co. ~, .., South c A gi u s st te i:l c . i. Land 3 . 5 . 37 25 all South Australia •11 ..... ••• 122159 l*alslll TDS°rouust&La Co. U.Can. ... -- 1 25 all Union of Australia,,, 58 - 60 •• • 24 Do. New 6/ —7/ 100 10 Union of London - ... 100 50 ICnity 3futual ... - 13 14 / 1 .90 ;Virestrn Bk.of LOW l2 - xod 384es ` fi t 100 Cfo P.eJan.eznimy ... . = 1 - M. 1 00 100 100 bh ARE RAILWAYS. Closing Prices tay. 5 i - 5. 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 89 -- 91 -- 69 34 36 This Day). Business done this day. - 7A, -100 pail 10 2 1 2 i 101 f / 400 65t 1 5 10 St. St, 9 i 2 20 /IRE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21 !8 5 7 4 THE DENISONI CASE Paid ) ItAILvrAYs. Leasing :ornpanie, Closing Prices this day. finsineßs this day. ARCHES COURT—THIS DAY. (Before Sir John Dodson.) DENISON V. DITCHER. The appeal in this case, from the decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered at Bath, in the matter of certain articles administered at the instance of the Rev. Mr. Ditcher, vicar of South Brent, to the Yen. Archdeacon Denison, was resumed this morning. Dr. Spinks in follawing Dr. Bayford, who addressed the Court yesterday on the part of Mr. Ditcher, con tended that the proceedings were not null and void in consequence of the lapse of time. At the conclusion of the learned gentleman's ar- guments, Sir John Dodion said he should reserve his jadgmsaf, in order that he might fully consider the point that had been raised by Dr. Phillimore, viz., that the proceedings against the archdeacon were null and void under the Church Discipline Act, in consequence of two years having tlipsed between the commission of the alleged offence and the citation to appear before the Court at Bath. [lt is expected that the decision of the learned judge on the point will be given o❑ Thursday morning next.] LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN 112 J. C. MAIM. T, -day was appointed for an audit meeting under this •state, but the proceedings were pro forma. The work• which bad been carried on by Mr. J. Johnstone, the messenger of the Court, have been concluded, and the whole of the property sold. The assets realised on the sales amount to 37,0001., besides which there are engines for the South 'Wales Beat Company, supposed to be worth 6,0001., and there will be a further sum under the GOvernment for the mortars and the shaft for the large ship at Blackwall—these contracts having been adopted by the new company. At present it is impossible to say what the first dividend will be, as it will to a certain extent depend on any additional proofs made at the dividend meeting which will take place on Thursday . next. TELE CRYSTAL PALACE FRA.IIDS.-IN RR W.. 7. ROBSON. To day was appointed by adjournment for the divi dend meeting under the estate of the bankrupt, who had been a clerk in the service of the Crystal Palace Com pany, and has been convicted of forgery and fraud in respect of shares of the company. The dividend bad been adjourned in order that the company tnight furnish a detailed statement of the ac-' counts cn which they sought to prove for a sum of 17,8891. against tbo estate, whi(.ll they had done, show ing the following items :—"Transfer from Robson of shares not in his own name, but of other persons. Shares transferred in the names of other persons on ac count of Robson, such persons not being proprietors of the shares, 5,8671. ; shares issued by Robson without payment of any call, 4,6201.; money received by Robson for season tickets not accounted for, 9151. Amount of receipt by Robson in the name of the Union Bank O London, for calls on preference shares in the name ; T. Holt." Mr. Lawrence appeared to support the proof, which was opposed by the assignees, as facilities had not been offered of access to the company's book. The case was ultimately adjourned until the 9th 0: May. Mr. Bagley and Mr. Ingram appeared for creditors., THE LATE EXPLOSION AT LOW . DRILL. LUND B ILL, MONDAY. The preparations for the recovery of the bodies are in full progress. The operation of draining the mine has been continued since Saturday. The water has been considerably reduced, and every thing appears favourable for the exploration of the mine. On Sunday the three bodies which were reco vered on Saturday were interred in the presence of a great crowd of persons. The body of Thomas Gray was interred in a graveyard at some dis tance ; the others were placed in the large graves in Darfield c'eurchyard. The critical position to which affairs have been brought has caused the excitement to increase to a great extent, and the neighbourhood of fiundhill was crowded with people during the whole of Sun glay. Yesterday (Monday), in consequence of the no tices which had bean issued, the men' who have volunteered to descend the mine and assist in the search for the bodies assembled at the offices of the company, where their names were taken down. They were mostly experienced men. Some of them had come from Wigan, in Lancashire ; others from Claycross and Alfreton, in Derbyshire. They 1111 n . bered over 100, On Sunday, Mr. Coe, manager of the pit, along with several other experienced men, descended into the mine, and endeavour•A to penetrate the workings, for the purpose of a3certaining beyond doubt that the fire was extinguished. They suc• ceeded in penetrating a little further than on Satur day, but the roof had fallen down to such a degree that they were not able to, reach the more distant points to which the fire bad extended. at last, of a painful eba,racter, and the incidents are no inprobabla, The plot is well arranged and the story effectively to . d, though the anther, ss would do well to pay mor atte,ton to her etyle. There is a certain want of elegame, which sometimes j , r 8 noon the reader in the middle of an otherwise driking passage. Them is a little carelessness al o in the co istruc•ion ot. her sentences. Such fauitei as these are easily :amended, and should ndt .be allowe 1 to mar the works of one who can writ* with both vivacity and pathos. The pictures of the vulgar and helpless Mrs. Ardee,,ber formidable mother, neglected children, and distracted husband are ably, though rather extravagantly, drawn. The chief interest of the narrative lies iu May Hamd tou's unfortunate attachment, and the love story told with much feeling and interest. It is a Cale likely t., attract the reader and to engage his atten tion ; while, from its brevity, it will not wearyany. The moral is also excellent, as it shows how little k striking appearance or fascinating manner are to t e accepted as a test of character, and that sterling worth and st ea d y pr i nciple will not fail in the end to assert their superiority, althmigh cast into the shade by more dazzling acquirements. As an in teresting story of domestic life, with a proper mix ture of sentiment, it commends itself to the nu merous class who admire romantic fiction. different to Ow, of his undo ; he was no way w, r fitful genius, that. could never command or coryro' himself, but one whose mind, youne as he was, w to any emergency. It tie tel ciisappointmeiti. more keenly tean one less gift cl with suscepiib-iity, ho possessed more fortitude to endure thau one el the common herd could have done. To the surprise and ind'gnation of his kind friends he expressed his determination to comply for the time with Paul's suggestion, since he could never, with their present means, complete his education. It was a struggle to his mind to keep to this resolve, but he overcame, and set forth. Meanwhile, Amy, in her turn, was called upon to give up her lives. She had relinquished a situa tion of great advantage to herself, as governe-s in a noble family, in order to be with Mrs. Lewis, who was aflcted with a dangerous illness, in con sequence of her over-exertion in attending to her husband. She was desirous to occupy herself with something wherewith to obtain means of affording necessary luxuries to her friend, and, if pcesihle, to lay by somethin g towards that future which hung so d ar kly over Fabian. To fulfil this pur pose her plans were unromantic, they consisted in her taking the place of attendant at a little inn close by, which was kept by a worthy couple, who were Kate Lewis' best friends. It may seem quite out of charac'er to suppose a hero and a heroine reduced to such stra'ts of respectability as that one hould serve behind a counter and the other wait on customers at a bar, but it is the prieciple that actuated them to cast aside their worldly a !van tages to serve distress that made them remarkable, not where they were nor what they did. They chose a harder path in a common line, than if they had set out on exploratory voyages, or engaged in the hardships of the most arduous campaign. They were not of th e unscrupulous class who beieve the end sanc:iens the means, but where no harm was done, and they only were the sufferers, they were brave and unmoved. Nor bad they any foolish pride or false shame to deter or draw them back, it was the cause which led them to work, not the effect of that work, which subdued them. Over minds so intent on an important object, over hearts so wrapt in the welfare of others, over spirits that had sacrificed self at the shrine of duty, what power could the world posses ? Upon them (to take an illustration from Coningsby) "the conventional superiorities of life produced as little effect as a flake falling upon the glaciers of the high Alps." The incident of Lord Raymond's arrival at the inn, and meeting in a humble capa city her whom he had considered the ornament of his cousin's circle, and the grace of Lady St. Elois' drawing-room, is an exciting passage. In the con cluding scenes the power of the authoress is dis played in the fitful career of Paul. The generous conduct of his ill-used nephew was the only thing that at all affected the indifferent nature of this man. When he felt what he had been doing he was grieved ; before be would not dwell upon it, but turned away. It will not appear an extraor dinary instance of good fortune that Fabian is at last rescued from his ungenial occupation, and re stored to his chosen vocation. The time he had spent in bumble pursuits had been of more service to him, than what lie could have gained from the lore of sages, or the treasures of collegiate research. He had learned to know himself; which "know ledge is power." He had ruled over his own incli nation, and in that gained a victory greater than his who taketh a kingdom ; and, lastly, he had practised the virtue, the hardest for human nature, and the highest, " which blesses him that gives, and him that takes." Amy 'Grant bad not lost in the estimation of others, nor in that of her own conscience, by waiving for a time her peculiar fancies. She had resolutely withstood the tempta tion of worldly greatness which even in this lowly sphere had found her out. She had the sorrow to know that she had not been able to carry out her grand project of doing something, as she had first intended, to restore Fabian to his right place. The sweet temper and high qualities which more than her beauty made the " Rose of Ashurst" re garded, did not allow her to repine nor to be un grateful if she could not succeed. The early hours of her young life, when we meet her wandering among the wild flowers, like her in the spring time season of beauty, were not without their profit. Their promise was fulfilled in the sunshine, hers in the shade. She had always through life the idea of duty, and to realise that entailed many hard ships and sufferings ; but, by beginning with small, she became prepared for great things. It is peculiarly on this that the authoress's stress is laid here as elsewhere. She would show the diffi culty of an ardent spirit resting on common-place things, but she would also show that the end crowns the work, and the zeal is not without profit. " Self-sacrifice is to the soul what the dream of the patriarch, with a still higher meaning, repre sented steps of that ladder which lead from this world to the gates of heaven, and upon which the angels are seen ascending and descending." THE UNSUCCESSFUL PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES AND THE RSFORJI QUESTION. Marguerite's Legacy. By Mrs. T. F. Steward, Author of " The Prediction." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Whatever faults may b e f oun d w i t h t hi s work. , cannot certainly b e c h arge d with want of originality, or paucity of incident. Tho scene changes from Ireland to France. The characters include French emigres and politicians, Irish par venus and peasants, Engl.sh noblemen, negroes, pirates, and dwellers in the French provinces. The epoch is supposed to be towards the close of the Imperial dominion, and some of the remarkable events of the day are interwoven with the story. It opens with the meeting of two long parted ft iends, Cecile de Polignac and Marie de Perigord, who had formed part of the brilliant court of Mario Antoinette, and had been forced to leave France by the revolution. Cecile had become a convert to the Hugenots, and having married a cure of that persuasion, when happier times arrived they had returned to France, and settled at Montauban. Marie had become the wife of a Marshal, and wan dered about Europe like many other emigres. They met again in middle life, Cecile, Madame de Mouci, being the mother of an only son, and Marie, Ma dame d'Estaing, having an only daughter. Hew ever, the romance that the novel reader would be likely to anticipate, is not realised, as Pauline d'Estaing is already married to an eminent French statesman, M. D'Argenson. She is beautiful and gifted, but somewhat wilful and imperious. She is devotedly attached to her husband, and pro vok• d at the neglect and indifference she meets with from him. Their adventures form a promi nent part of the story, indeed its central point. Madame d'Estaing procurts the post of secretary to M. D'Argeneron, for Louis de Monci. He enter tains an enthusiastic admiration for his patron, who is a man of great abilities, hut with a cold reserved demrauour, having a high character for public and private virtue. He is filially discovered to be a treacherous, designing, and vindictive man, whose virtues are all assumed for an end, and who hesi tates at no crime. The deception as to his charac ter is cleverly maintained. Marguerite, who gives the name to the hook, is a poor It ish girl, supposed be be an orphan, whom Madame d'Estaieg had kindly adopted during her exile, and who is the devoted friend of Pauline. She subsequently disco vers her father, who has entered the Spanish army, and made a large fortune. Her legacy is an old illuminated Testament, filled with notes and directions by her mother, who had been a Hugenot. This book sustains and supports her through the many trials of her life, and makes her the comfort and solace of all around her. The story becomes more complicated towards the conclusion ; events thicken, the characters increase in number, and the plot becomes more intricate. Suffice it to say, therefore, that the interest is well sustained, and the most exciting interests are wisely de ferred till the end. It would be difficult for the most experienced novel reader to divine the direc tion which the events take, and this alone will be to many a great recommendation. Perhaps the most pleasing part of the book, however, is t i volume, in which Madame d'Estaing vi s t f e or her friend a history of her adventures in reland as schoolmistress, and the obstacles she encountered 'from the arrogance of some gliteel lady people, not who thought the manner of the lParisian Court sufficiently distinguished. Ta eYra nd is frequently introduced, and appears in a favourable light. The story is certainly improbable, but the time and the events prove a sufficient excuse. The plot m i g h t, with advautign• be less intricate ; it remi n d s t h e reader somewhat of the old school of fict ion, t h ough that cannot certainly be said of the s t y l e, w hi ch is The authoress, in her anxiety c lear and sparkling. to introduce ce l e br ities, has occasionally marred the effect. The greatest part of the work is written in the form of letters, though it opens and con cludes differently. It is a work which testifies an unusual amount of tale n t, a power o f str iki ng an d graphic delineation, a great amount of skill in dis cerning and depi c ti ng t h e prom i nent features of varied characters, an d th e art o f a tt rac ti ng an d en chaining the att ent i on o f t h e rea d er. I n conside ration of these merits there are few who would not be willing to overlook its errors and deficiencies. A public meeting of the working men of London was held yesterday evening, at the Cowper-street &list:A-room, City-road, " to express regret an 4 sympathy with the unsuccessful Parliamentary can di,lates at Manchester, Huddersfield, Rochdale, and OldhaT, and to take the sense of the working men of L e w ton as to what reforms ought to be demanded from the new Parliament." The room—an immense se e —was crowded. There could not have been less than from 800 to 1,000 persons, nearly all of whom belonged to the operative classes. The chair was taken by Mr. S. LUCAS. Mr. WILES, on ris:ng to move the first resolution, said he regretted the exclusion of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and others, because it showed the low and. enslaved state of the constituency cf England. (" No, no," and cheers.) Much was said of negro slavery, but there was a worse slavery in th a coun try. What must be the state of the working classes when thousauds of the poor crowded the workhouse doors, and could not obtain relief 7 (Hear, hear. ) The white slavery of England was at least as bad as the black slavery of America. Having been re quested by the chairman to confine himself strictly to the resolution, he would read what he had to pro pose, viz., "That this meetine: views with regret the exclusion from Parliament of Messrs. Cobden, Bright. Gibson,Miall, and Fox, ata time when they laboured successfully in checkingdictatorialpower and promot ing beneficial reforms in Church and State, advanc ing popular education, substituting international arbitration for war, and an open int-rcourse between all the nations instead of secret diplomacy, reducing the hurthens of taxation, extending free trade, and establishing amicable relations with all the peoples of the earth : and this meeting thankfully acknow ledges the great services these eminent men ren dered to the commonwealth, and desires to see them speedily replaced in positions of public use fulness, for which their superior talents and moral worth peculiarly fit them." If, he added, the people of England all possessed the franchise, there, was no place in the country where such men would te rejected. Mr. Cobden had made the aristocresy succumb to the trade of England. He hid enabled. the people to procure bread cheap. (Laughter, and a voice, "Sevenpence a loaf.") The gentleman who made that exclamation forgot that the price of bread during the French war was thrice what ithal been recently. (Hear, hear.) It M r . C o bd en h a d done nothing else, h e had immortalised his name by securing the abolition of the torn laws. (Cheers.) Mr. Bright, they all knew was the abl e coadjutor of Mr. C o bd en . A s to his peace views, he was known to have always held them. Mr. Gibson was the great instrument of obtaining the repeal of the newspaper stamp ; Mr. Miall was the uncompromising advocate of religious liberty ; and as to Mr. Fox, there was no man more worthy to represent the working classes. (Cheers.) He had never pandered to them, but had always advocated their rights and interests. As regarded the representation, it was well known that there were in this country about 6,000,000 adult males, and that of these only 1,000,000 had the franchise. This state of things ought to be done away with, and the remedy for the evil included the establish ment of the ballot. , (Cheers.) Mr. CHNNINGTON seconded the resolution. Mr. LAURIE moved as an amendment that Sir Joshua Walmsley should be included in the tribute of sympathy expressed in the resolution, contend ing that his services in the cause of the working classes entitled him to that distinction. (Cheers.) Mr. HEALEY, in seconding the amendment, said in his opinion the gentlemen excluded from Par liament would be of more use out of the house than they would have been in it. (Cheers.) If there was a man more worthy than another of the pro posed expression of sympathy and regret it was Sir Joshua Walmsley. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN ob , erved that the mover and seconder of the resolution were quite willing that the name of Sir Joshua Walmsley should be added to the resolution, and it would therefore be in- serted. (Hear, hear.) A person in the body of the meeting here rose to address the meeting. He observed that the real question was whether Messrs. Cobden and Bright were the friends of the working classes. He was an advocate of high wage, and what had they done to promote that object ? (Hear, bear.) Distress and misery had increased to an awful extent, and when any measures were proposed in Parliament for the benefit of the working classes those gentle• men opposed them. (Cries of "Name.") When the Ten Hours Factory Bill was proposed, Cobden and Bright were found opposing it. When Lord R. Grosvenor proposed a measure to benefit the work ing bak ers,Mr. Bright spoke against it. Again, Sir H. Salford repeatedly proposed a measure to put an end to t he truck system, and Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson male powerful speeches in opposition to it. Now, because they were expelled from the House of Commons, they began to talk about Par liarnent try reform. (" H ear, h ear, " and " Ne, ne.") Every man who had read the newspapers atteetively must know that what he had been saying was correct. (A voice, " Not as to Fox.") No ; and the name of Mr. Fox, the most popular of the unsuccessful candidates, was introduced to secure the carrying of the resolution. (Hear, hear.) He was himself a Spitalfields weaver, and be could speak from experience of the distress of his class. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving as an amendment that the expulsion of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson from the House of Commons was a just retribution for their opposition to mea sures for the social benefit of the working classes. Another person in the body of the meeting, who stated his name to be THOMAS GALE, seconded tire amendment. The original resolution and the amendment ex pressing disapprobation of the conduct of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson, were then submitted to a show of hands, and the Chairman declared the former carried. The numbers appeared to be pretty nearly equal. Mr. J. J. LOCKHART enlarged at some length upon the defective state of the present represent -t t on, and the injustice which it involved to the working classes, and concluded by moans_ --A 1 Th a t this meeting is of opinion that any measure of re form in the representation of the people to satisfy the country at large should at least contam—first, a, morn equa l distTibu manhood suffrage ; second, tion of electors to population ; third, no property qualification for members of Patliamsmi ; fearth, vote by ballot ; filth, triennial P ar li amen t s . (Cheers.) Mr. B. O'BRIEN seconded the resolution, re serving his right, he efid, to go hereafter for the whole six points of the Charter. Mr. BLIGH, who declared himself to be an un- compromising Chartist, moved an amendment is favour of annual Parliaments and the payment of members. Mr. WELLS seconded this proposal. Mr. Ifultsr. who said he had been a factory ope rative in Manchester for 20 years, observed that the Chartists of that city, who were likely to know Mr. Bright best, had done all iu their power to se cure his return at the last election. (Hear.) The resolution as proposed to be amended was then put and carried. Mr. J. P. ADAMS proposed a resolution declaring the meeting to be in favour of a scheme of national. secular education, to be supported by the mo ney now paid to the clergy. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Ilriazy and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and. the meeting separated. EMIGRATION TO A UST R ALIA.--A ponderous blue book, of the light-coloured species, just issued to the public by the printers of Parliament, contains a mass of copies or extracts of despatches relative to emigration to the Australian colonies (in continuation of Paper No. 42 of session 1805). It occupies a space of nearly 200 pages. A. telegraphic account from St. Petersburg of the 15th states that the ice had on the previous day begun to break up on the Neva. That important fact ;vas announced to the inhabitants by a salute of guns fired at sunrise and sunset. It is expected that the naviga. tion of the Gulf of Finland wil be fully open between the 20th and the 25th in,t. The second division of the Russian experimental squadron Will leave Cronsbadt in the early part of May. May Hamilton. By Julia Tilt, Authoress of " Lays of Alma," " Laura Talbot," &c. 1 Vol. Booth, Regent-street. This is an interesting story of domestic life, told in an unpretending and attractive manner. It narrates the fortunes of a young orphan girl, the only child of wealthy and indulgent parents, who is suddenly reduced to poverty by the death of her father, and, by the loss of her mother shortly after, is left almost unfriended. It i s wr itten in the form of an autobiography, but the first two chapters, for some unexplained reason, are in the third person. The story is full of interest, though, Buckgliamsh lesdale Jc. Col.Stotir Vy. !E. Lin. g. G p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. di I Neils. Direct. WO Do. Now all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Shares all Do. 1 Shares all iLon.&Greenw all ,Do. Preference LOO (Lon. Til., &S. 51 Do. B Irk. Sh • all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd, ii Newmarket lluryE.G.spc. N. &Est.s P.C. IDo. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. 1 Shrs. Roystn. & H it. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.gffpe Do. ezSorarst, PREFER: Eat. &N, W. G'alcdon E.IJ. dgE.C, Gt. Ncrthn E. Count. Caldotdan. Do.. Gt. Westn . Y. k Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co, Do Ln.&N.W. d Midld. Midland... E. Count Do L. (kll. W Do Gt. Northn ' T. Brasseyj M. MClean 1 Stk. &Dar Do IM.Vrestn. LOT :7 156 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 02, -- 101 - 89 n - 92L# i - 1 p 54 - 55 i !131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i 31i - 87 - 'OE SHARES. 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 - 135 3 - 44 - 94 -- 96 - 6 - 112 - 112 - ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. NOMINATION. COUNTY LEITRIM.---Brady, Montgomery, and Tenison. •Poll demanded. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(this Day.) LONDON. April 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; moderate breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, April W.N. W.—Arrived—Cape Kong, from Cardiff, for Quebec. POOLE, April 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Stadaeina, for Quebec: - CARDIFF, April 20.—Wind W.—Arrived—Alma, from Savannah. CLYDE, April 19 . — Sailed--General Hemsworth, for Moulmein. DOUGLAS, ISLE OR MAN, April P.—The Alexander and Jenny, for Bristol, has put back leaky, and is discharginz. OFF DOVER.—Allerton, from Moulmein, for Sunderland. COWES, April 20.—Wind W.—Arrived----Manor, from Callao. NEWPORT, April 20 —Wind W.—Arrived—Cablee, from London, for St. Thomas. S a iled—St. Michel, for Sie rra Leone; Nicaragua, Quebec. LRlTll.—Sailed—John, for Montreal. BIDEFORD, April 20.—The Elizabeth, of and for Pad ston, from Newort, was abandoned in a sinking state near Clonelly, 17th inst.; crow caved. CAGLIANI, April 15.—The Virago of Hartlepool, and the Conquering Hero, of South Shields, put in 13th met., after being in contact off Cape Spartivento ; the latter re ceived considerable damage, and must repair. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N. VT. Arrived—Pelican, screw steamer, from Rotterdam; Fe rozepore, Manilla ; Laurel, Charente ; Bencoolen, Bombay. Sailed —Onward, for Quebec ; Conductor, Yarmouth ; Constitution, New York. The Charlotte, which sailed yesterday for Monte Video, has put back, having been aground. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.47 a.m. Wind W.N.W. ; tide last hour's flood; fine. Arrived, April 20.--Heinrich, from Antwerp ; Hand of Providence, Rotterdam ; Mary, Rouen ; Canton, Rot terdam. Arrived, April 21.—Margaretta Hendrika, from Bruges; Britannia., Rouen. _ _ _ Sailed, April 21.—Lady of the Lake, for Port Natal. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.37 a.m. Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed—Rhoda, from Leghorn, for London ; Effort, Granada, London; Catherine, Hamburg, Bristol ; Maid of Judah, London, Sydney; Highland Home, London, Algoa Bay ; Royal Victoria, screw steamer, London, Oporto. Sailed —Moreafoot, for Hong Kong, SUNDAY BANDS ON WOODHOTJSR MOOR, LEEDS.—The first meeting of the Leeds Sunday Recreation Society has just been held. It was resolved to commence this season on the second Sunday in May. As the arrange ments are under the direction of the old committee, wo may expect that they will be carried out as eatibfactorily as they were during the last season. Darnton Lupton, Esq , is again the chairman of the committee, and is joined in that body by no fewer than seven borough and county magistrates. The funds are in a prosperous state —Manchester Guardian. The Record tells the following extraordinary story : "A short time since a decently-dressed pedlar, in the ' course of his rambles, called at a house at the west-end of London, and, by dint of perseverance, succeeded in gaining the drawing-room, where the young ladies of the house were sitting. He presented. his wares—laces and fashionable haberdashery of various kinds. Having duly extolled his saleables, and having disposed of some of them, he directed the course of conVersation very adroitly into quite another channel, and ultimately pro posed to be permitted to introduce the young ladies to Father Faber,' of the Brompton Oratory. Some sur prise was expressed on bearing this proposition, and on being vked what he had to do with the 'Oratorian Fathers,' he admitted that he was himself a French priest, whose occupation it was thus to insinuate himself into society, or, as the Apostle would say, to 'creep into houses, and lead captive silky Women. So, it ap pears, we have in our midst a Jesuit agency, —an under. ground current, trying to subvert the cause of Scripture truth, and to subserve the cause of anti-Christian error." CRYSTAL PAL/mt.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday the admissions on payment were 3,154 ; do. by season tickets, 634—total visitors, 3,75..!,,, LITERATURE. "RUPERT'S MARCH. " Carabine slung, stirrup well hung, Flagon at saddle-bow merrily swung; Toss up the ale, for our flag, like a sail, Struggles and swells in the hot July gale. Colours fling out, and then give them a shout— We are the gallants to put them to rout. " Flash all your swords, like Tartarian hordes, And scare the p r i m ladies of Puritan lords ; Our steel caps shall blaze through the long summer days, As we, galloping, sing our man Cavalier lays. Then banners advance ! By the lilies of France, We are the gallants to lead them a dance. " Ring the bells back, though the sexton look black, Defiance to knaves who are hot on our track. ' Murder and fire !' shout louder and higher ; Remember Edge-hill and the red-dabbled mire, When our steeds we shall stall in the Parliament hall, And shake the old nest till the roof-tree shall fall. " Froth it up, girl, till it splash every curl, October's the liquor for trooper and earl ; Bubble it up, merry gold in the cup, We never may taste of to-morrow night's sup. (Those red ribbons glow on thy bosom below Like apple-tree bloom on a hillock of snow.) " No, by my word, there never shook sword Better than this in the clatch of e lord ; The blue streaks that run are as bright in the sun , , As the veins on the brow of that loveliest one ; No deep light of the sky, when the twilight is nigh, Glitters, more bright than this blade to the eye. • " Well, whatever may hap, this rusty steel-cap Will keep out full many a pestilent rap ; This buff, though it's old and not larded with gold, Will guard me from rapier as well as from cold ; This scarf, rent and torn, though its colour is worn, Shone gay as a page's but yesterday morn. " Here is a dint from the jagg of a flint, Thrown by a Puritan just as a hint; But this stab through the buff was a warning more rough, When Coventry city arose in a huff ; And I met with this gash, as we rode with a crash Into Noll's pikes on the banks of the Ad). " No jockey or groom wears so draggled a plume As this that's just drenched in the swift-flowing Froom. Red grew the tide era we reached the steep side, And steaming the air of old Barbary's hide ; But for branch of that oak that saved me a stroke, I had sunk there like herring in pickle to soak. " Pistolet crack flashed bright on our track, And even the foam of the water turned black. They wore twenty to one, our poor rapier to gnn, Bat we charged up the bank, and we lost only otse ; So I saved the old flag, though it was but a rag, And the sword in my hand was snapped off to a jagg. " The water was churned as we wheeled and we turned, And the dry brake to scare out the vermin we burned. We gave our halloo, and our trumpet we blow ; Of all their stout fifty we left them but two; With a mock and a laugh, won their banner and staff, And trod down the comets as thrashers do chaff. " Saddle my roan, his back is a throne, Better than velvet or gold, y ou w ill! own. Look to your match, or some harm you may catch, For treason has always some mischief to hatch ; And Oliver's out with all Haslerigg's rout, So I'm told by this shivering white-livered scout." • The Rose of Ashurst. By the author of "Emilia Wyndham," "Evelyn Marston," &e. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. In the works of this authoress there is always something more than mere display of talent, or the sole purpose of creating an amusing narrative. To be appreciated they must be considered in their true light ; audit will be seen that, in a simple man ner, some of life's sternest lessons are disclosed, and the hardest struggles, the most bitter trials, are not those that meet the eye of lookers-on, but the bidden conflicts the spirit at war wages within itself, the bitterness of its own that only the heart knoweth of. In the present instance, one of the most painful phases of society is shown—that of an idle and unprincipled individual, marring and de stroying the peace and prosperity of a worthy family. Paul Lewis is an apt illustration of that class of intellectual idlers who consider their talents to exempt them from exertion, instead of being an additional inducement to labour, and who commit the still greater error of believing they have a claim on all who bel ong t o them. "nstable as water, thou shalt not excel," is the doom of their lives, and its evil influence extends to others. There could not have been a greater contrast than that between the brothers Walter and Paul. It is a question whether the former was justified in sacri ficing the prospects of his son to the claims of his brother, if it had been a matter of per sonal advantage it would have been diffe rent, but the future welfare of a promising child was beyond the idle requirements of one like Paul, who did not even yield gratitude for the ser vices of his brother. Kate Lewis, the wife of Walter, is a noble character, generous and kind hearted; without the least trace of weakness in her disposition, she was always firm and resolute in her manner when occasion required. It is a touching scene, in which Walter Lewis is called away to attend his last patient in a contagious fever, at a time when the young surgeon was sinking under exhaustion of body and mind, having returned home worn ou t w ith a tt en di ng upon the fever stricken village. Just as he was on the point of retiring to rest, a fresh summons arrived hem one lying in the last stage of illness. By that intuitive perception often visible at such critical junctures both husband and wife felt that the voice of the messenger was as the destroying angel's trumpet. Walter Lewis was ready at the call ; t o the agonised entreaties of his wife that be would first take rest, he replied, " Nothing can authorise the honourable soldier to forsake his post. This is my mounting of the breach. It is here that I command the for lorn hope." In this spirit he set forth—to soften the horrors of hie return, he could only say, "Blessed are the dead Nebo die in the Lord." After the death of Walter Lewis, the interest of the story is centred in the heroine, Amy Grant, the Rose of Ashurst, and Fabian Lewis, the son of Walter and Kate, and whose early years o f high promise had caused such delight to his father and mother. The sudden death of Walter, in the prime of life, cut short the means of continuing the youth's education ; but at the last hour the father thought of the idle brother to whom he had advanced so many sums, and wrote to him, imploring him to refund by degrees, as b es t su it e d him, the money owed, in order that Fabian might not lose what no after advantage could replace, the benefit of early study. To this rightful claim, coming as it were from another world, Pa u l m a d e ans wer to the his own. and fatherless in a m anne r peculiarly s own. He repudiated the idea. of loans, except as regarded the sum of two hundred pounds once ad vanced by Walter to free him from Pr's". He proposed to invest this sum in pr ocuring Fabian a H situation at Mr. owish's, a mercer in the City, where he had been himself once employed, and in procuring necessaries, his ot , m itfit. The t i o n li h er er in afflicti on , in dignation of a high spjlireit"lif.koer Kate s j a u y st be an i g m e a r - . g A i m ne y d, G n r o a r nt w , aswhsohehaurup hastened d d was awaiting with her, alike the answer from Paul and the arrival of Fabian. The failure of the one made them tremble for the appearance of the other. They need not have done, fig Fabian's talent was Songs of the Cavaliers and Roundivads. By George W. Thornbury, author of "Nature and Art. Hurst and Blackett." We have from time to time admir-cl Mr. Thorn bury's animated effusions as they appeared in the Magazines, m the form of eollickinv, fighting, drinking songs and ballads of the Cavalier and Puritan epoch, when long pikes, and longer prayers, headlong battles, and hyrocrit'cal cun ning, pottle-deep revelry, and fanatical ven geance, curiously and wildly amalgrernat!d in car rying on the contest for ambitious rule. The sub jects afford more scope for dashing, daring, happy go-lucky sort of outpourings than for deep pietlc thought or elevated sentiment ; and our auth r, thoroughly ideniifying himself with the sprit of the cause, has presented us with a characteristic and valuable collection of stirring compositions. There is a freedom and exuberance of expression in most of them, which evince a highly perceptive mind, and rich descriptive powers. The clas p h of the sword-blades, th e ra ttl e o f the b ullets - , the flaunt of the helm-plume, the reeking wine flagon, ' the roaring jollity, and the exciting scenes our rcunding " Old Noll" and his doings, are vividly and graphically set forth ire these chauntings ; and we are borne into the thick of the " troublous times," whether we will or no. We as cordially congratulate Mr. Thornbury on his exhibition of verse as we did on his specimens of prose. His lately published volumes, "Art and Nature," are doubtless by this time in many a well-selected library, and his present production may be worthily placed on the same shelf. We would ventura to suggest to the author a degree more attention to the measure of his rhythm. He has been a little careless in the construction of such a verse as the following : " And I seem to myself alone with the dead, In a twilight purgatory, Till I sit and croon the merry old tune, That I made for Margery." Mr. Thornbury is too soundly gifted.,to permit him self to be indifferent to the melodious "scanning" of his songs ; and, like all starlit - 1g and sensible writers, he will tak e o u r hi n t i n ki n dl y feeling. We shall expect to see more poetry from his hand, for his talent promises largely, and we believe will not d'sappoint the public. We cannot resistgiviug a portion of "Rupert's March " to our readers. Numerous temptations present themselves in his miscellaneous poems, and we would fain make ex tracts of " The King of Champagne," " Regrets," " Harvest Rhymes," and many other sweet and glowing lyrics, but we must content ourselves with the following, referring our readers to the volume itself for the ample verification of our high estimate of its author : a I Si 1110 111 12 73i 3 11~ 85 - 87 - 99 -- 101 9i -- 101 -- 17 10 -- 102 71 -- 73 191 -- 1 9 9i 9fi -- 141 --14; 132 -- 134 '' ••• 137 - 140 113 • - 115 !154 - 156 • • • ..... . , i -- id 66 68 1 ••• -• • L 32 - 134 96 - 98 87 - 89 •.• -- ••• la --. lb ,101 - 103 91 - 9 2 li - 1(1 1 id 211 - 2 .08 - 110 114 -- 116 tOS -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -- 18.] 223 - 233 98 - 102 0i - 104 ,• - ... 27 - 28 2 - 3 p •• .... •• 2i - 3 • 9i 83/4 92 li d 114 ' R. I 104 - 66i i 72 I 8 pl 8p 102 par [O9 105 4i 82k4 534 341 1 25 10 1.0.6