The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-15 00:00:00

Out th 0 e latter T to dc- I in ter ly sent a pag e Same Chaw tt these muskelg anyl de• of men )n, Kasi Os were body of lus~ia►ns ki took against success detach- flight of er must lirnit, d the drew to tedious h endea over, in e 10tb, ensions ral La oilitary ii he is to have of War Itrating to pre nstauce A. ustria Gazette estab irons of Bo'h ghbour-. 'DO near Lau, the a large under stein, is ,nil the to be ), states ;try was ial Con of the )le, and don the ning of and the ty, not- i of the 1 article Lae occa !ria (the )lozaga, a to the egarded at came with the me time -ocate it ained in s speech efforts nent iri a mg' one and in their nity, ►re, and rnment• against ter clan' ut more min tell ; which involve inciliate vide it. les the 'fiends; rho elate it, iui and danger, lour or t some licb which, !trines, J tour re will what• as ar° inst• agton ration it GO' i Eng re not of the been ers at Itral, the a de ;37. on ders. 'heat ONES' 7.47 A r.), FTS 111.' alm AND COMMERCIAL INTTILLIGENCT. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was flat and inanimate, but it subsequently closed with a tame aspect, without any alteration in prices. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales ; 1,500 of which were taken for export, and 500 on speculation. The Railway Share Market was flat, but at the termination of business there was a slight re action. In the principal manufacturing towns of the north of England business is rather depressed, but the Easter recess will partially account for the dulness. At 111:anchester prices are generally steady, but the trawactions are limited. The failure of a small cloth agent is reported, with liabilities to the amount of 10,0001. In the Leeds markets there is father more inquiry for light spring goods, but in the woollen cloth trade no improve ment is reported. At Leicester trade is quiet, but the operatives are described as being well em ployed. The high rates of discount retard business in all departments, and the urcertainty felt with regard to the future, additi- , nal restrictions not being deemed improbable, inducias increased caution among all classes of traders. In Mark-lane to-day there has been a moderate demand for English wheat, and. Monday's rates have been well maintained. The directors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. recommend a dividend of 21,. per share for the second half-year of 1856, and a bonus of 11. 10s. free of Income Tax. About 170,0001. of the gold brought by the Royal Charter was taken into the Bank of England yes terday, and it ^is stated that the remainder will fallow to-day. The demand for discount accommodation is ceeclingly active, and many are of opinion that the Bank Directors wi'l resort to further restrictions. On the Stock Exchange the inquiry is also very extensive, as some heavy loans, have to be repaid to-day. A further slight decline has taken place in the English Stock Market owing to real as well as speculative sales. TL e Bears show no disposition to contract their engagements, and the market there fore remains in a depressed state. Consols have been 92 and 921 ; for transfer, and 931 and 93 -I for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 91,1 L and the Reduced 91t . The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. premium, the Bonds 98i- I, and India Bonds Bs. discount. For Foreign Securities there has been very little inquiry, the arrangement of the account being now in progress. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 931 to 94k, and the 4 per Cents. 1001. Sardinian are 901. Russian 4i per Cents 95i. Dutch 2/ per Cents. 65, and (lift) 4 per Cents. 96i to 91. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 23i ¢ ; Peruvian, 76 8 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 5 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 par Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 1 ; ditto Deferred, 2415 k ; ditto Certificates, 62 ; ditto Passive, 5i 6. The usual arrangements' for the settlement of tilt) half-monthly account have engaged the chief attention of the dealersin Railway Shares, and the business transacted has been in most instances inre 7 ference to that event. The va'ia,tions in priceshave not been great, but most of the principal lines allow a slight decline. Chester and Holyhead, Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Western, and North British, were each North-Ea s t ern ss. lower, South-Eastern 10s., and (Berwick) 1/. Great Western, Midland, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, a nd East Anglian improved about 55., and Great Northern 10s. The French lines ruled very dull, and prices are nominally unaltered. Grand Trunk of Canada receded 155., Great Western of Canada about 55., and East Indian 10s. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have been inactive, the only transaction reported being Wheal Edward at 41. For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there was a moderate inquiry. Bank of Egypt have receded ss. Bank of London, Ottoman Bank, and Union of: Australia realise former rates. Electric Telegraph Shares have declined 10s, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced 1. BUITISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —TB IS DAY. • ( from the Ofiictal .List;) Itnltne, done 33 ner Cont. Reduced A.nnnitie ,, 3 per Cent. Consols .Annuities 92 i 7 - $ .3 i New 3 per Cent. Annuities . 9ll i II 1 Loo Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860.....,, 2.i Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 17 15-16 ' India Bonds, E,l .011 G ... ....... .........,.., 8 d Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d Consols for Account .. .. 93 i 3 E teheqner Bilis, 2.tdi. March. I June. £looo ' V•5O l) 2mall - I 871 5 'Ditto Bonds, 1853, 31 per Cent. ... - Ditto, 1859 ...... . 9 31 i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Danish Bends, 3 pet Cent., 1825 Mexican 3 per Cent — bitto Account rertwian Bonds, 4i per Cent — _ Ditto 3 per C en t. - Ditto, 4i per Cent. 95i ...ardinian Bo4s, 5 per Cent. . ......... T. arkm B on d s, 6 per cent Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. , i,•icien,i4 on the above ~i vahl in T., )-,.At n. I)lll c ll .Exchange, 2 i 1 3 per Cen';., 12 Guilders 65 DittO 4 per Cent. Certideates HIRER O'cLOCK. Consols, money 923 93 if Ditto, Account (May 7) The Amsterdam Bank has just declared a dividend of 1 ▪ 52 guilders per share of I,ooo—nearly 151 per cent. Dobeli, better known under the name of " Sydney ~..I• ondys," ha s d e li vere d a l ecture a t Edi n b urg h on "Th e Amore of Poetry," which seems to have given much g r atification to the critics of that city. The High Constables of Calton (Edinburgh) have, we Understand, resolved to present, as a free gift to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the consta,i,u larY baton, 1747; moderator's official baton ; moderator's state staff ; silver-mounted horn, w i th 14 me d a l s an d other insignia, as a memento of the corporation, accom panied by an address printed on vellum.—North. British baily Mail. THE BANQUET TO LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COCKBURN. - -SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.--Saturday, the 25th inst., is the day fixed on for the banquet proposed to be given to the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas by the Chamber of Commerce of this town. The borough mem bers (Messrs. Willcox and Weguelin) and the represen tatives for the southern division of the county of Hants (Sir J. C. Jervoise and the Hon. R. H. Dutton) have received and accepted invitations. The dinner will take Place in the Council Chamber. ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS,—There are about 100 candidates this term for admission, including several articled clerks, who were " plucked" on the last occa sion, and sent back to "read up." Formerly it was a "ely easy matter to pass, but an examination in the several branches of jurisprudence in the present day re quires some consideration. Some curious answers are reported to have been made. A sharp lawyer's clerk was once asked, what was the first thing he would do when asked to bring an action ? to which interrogatory he replied, "Ask for 101. on account." It is presumed he passed. GRNAT STEAM-SHIP AT MILLWALL.—The prepara tions for launching this ship are rapidly progressing, and it ie expected that she will be ready for launching early , -n 'llly- The plan intended to be adopted is thus de scribed by Mr. Brunel. In constructing the foundation 0 1 the floor on which the ship is being built, provision is made, at two points, to insure sufficient strength to bear the whole weight of the ship when completed. At those t wo points, when the launching has to be effected, tire cradl es will be introduced, and the entire fabric will e lowered down gradually to low water mark, whence, " the ensuing tide, the vessel will be floated off. The t eent ractors, Messrs. Treadwell, o f Gl ouces t er an d Bris ol, have undertaken the excavation, piling, and other w°ll fe necessary for the foundation of the launching 431 gran MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.—The Belgian :',rYal Mail Company's steam-ship Belgique, Captain zratitzen 8.11. N., arrived in Cowes-roads this morning 5t eight o'clock from New York, and, after disembark- The her m a il s an d p assengers for Southampton, pro 43eeded on to Antwerp. She left New York at 11 a.m. On the 31st ult., and her news is consequently antici- Tated. She had' ten passengers for Southampton. The ourope an an d Amer i can C ompany ' s steam-ship Queen Bre men South, Captain Beale, sail e d thi s afternoon for • "leni whence she takes her departure on the 25th I ,ste and f rom Southamptcn on the 29th, 134 %i for Ne w Y or k . The S- panish screw steamer Hamburg°, Capt a i n Lagier, e led to-day w ith fie:; pa serigt-is :led nearly 500 tone of argo fee Santander a n .l other .Srinish prig. The snii ,shiPPuffolk, launched et the Northam ship-building 'V l '''. of Alessrs. Wigram about a couple of months since, a °lng been thoroughly fitted for sea, left here this afternoon for the Thames, in tow of a powerful steam tug from London The Suffolk ' is intended for the Aus titijau . . At • on trade. eimigr SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Patti RATIMAYS. Leasing Companies Olosiriz nices this day. Business this day. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' likiLwAYB. ,I Pal Nottug. Boat & Eastn. June. ..... . Belfast 4 Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkonhd. Lancsb: et; Cheshire Blackburn all Elyth & Tyne original 4'25 (iss. at £45) 100 ristol & Exeter....: Oa s edonian. ....... 100 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all D.. A 8' Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all Dun. P. &Aber. June. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Count'es 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 1(X) t o. ' do. 8.. ...... 8:1 Do. New A............ Tit ast Kent ... St. 100 'East Lan cashirc 20 all East Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgov -0 ail' Edinb. and Peeblei t. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 0 all Forth and Clyde June. St. 100 Furness . . ... St. 1(X) !Glasgow dr S.Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock ..„. st. 100 Do., B. Stock ..... St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.; St. 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle. 161 1 14N Do., Thirds.. 16 r f 12 Do. New Thirds .. St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire. 16 6 Do., do. F. £l6 3 I Do., Wst. Riding Un 20 all Do. Southport 11:3 all London & Blackwall St. 100 Loud. Bright. dr S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western l 0 all Do. Fifth ... 10 I all' Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 I 124 Do. Eighths St. 'lOO • London & S. V. — eaten 25 all Lndndrry.drColeraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100' Nfanch.She fokLincln. ilO 1 Metropolitan 10j 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 'Midland .... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(rr. ) Do. i Shares Newcastle & Carlisle INCTirpt•AbO.g.drlirKl Newry & Enniskiller Newry, Warrenpoinl & Rostrevor ........ 'N0rf01k........... Northn. Counties Un North British St. 1100 St. 100 50 all 25! all 100 I all 25 I all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. , 100 St. 1100 North Devon, Rail, Dock Stock St. 100 Do., A Stock ......... St. 100 Do., B Stock St. 100 N, Eastern 13crwick 25 23i Do. do. Extension 25 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch 50 all Do Leeds St ; 100 Do. York St. 100 North London 10 31.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jo 20 174 North Staffordshire 20 all North Western.. 10 !, all N. 4S. Westrn. June St. ilOO Oxford WOrcester do Wolverhampton 20 16 Portsmouth 10 10 Rhymney St. 100 Scottish Central ... St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdo. St St. 103 Shropshire Union 10 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer 50 all South Devon St. 100 . South Ea5tern......... 10 all Do. 41 per c. Shares St. 100 South Wales 20 17 IS. Yorksh. RiverDunl 20 all Staines,W — ok.,&ii'ok. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 25 15 Do. do., 1854 25 3 Do. do., 18.5 16 Stockton & Hartlepl St. 100 Taff Vale St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R 20 all Vale of Ncath... 20 all Waterfd. di Kilkenny 50 all Waterford&Limerick 20 all West C0rnwa11......,. 10 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all - Do. A 5 all Dh B 20 all West London 10 all Do. First Class 20 all Do. Second Class 10 all Winbledorx&Croydon BRITISH PI ;0 all Atlan. and St. Law. S 9 Bombly , Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. .8 , all Do. 20, 4 1 10?!Bunlo & Lake liur., 1.00 1100 2 ; Buff. , Brnt. & God 6.1 100 1100 10 p.c.bds., / Aug.,'72; Do. do., 1 July, .00 1100 Do. do., 1 June, '741 20 2s. iCalcuttaand S. East ! 20 i2s'l4'entral Oude 20 lOs Ceylon A shares 20 1 I Do. B. do. .7.1 all 9 2s. ;t. :100 Demerara . Eastern Bengal !O 15 )0 all East Indian. I all Do. C Shares Do 4 1 p.e Bnds '57 ;0I all Do. do. do., '59, .do. 3t. 100 )0 all !,0 all ?.0 4 !O.', all !O, 8 )0 I all G3elong S, MelboUrne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben G. In. Pen, g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c 'Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New ?0 all )0 all Bds., payable '57 do., '76, p.'60... do., '73, do. ...j ?,0 all ?0 a.ll :?0 10 ?0 5 ?0 5 !CI ss. !O 5 !O all Do. do., '73; without option Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 44 p. c. Exten. Do. 3,1 Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c, Do. 0 all !O 18 5 all n 16 6 all FOR Altwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Juuet. Beziers to CI raissessae Car meau x & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New • Euphrates Valley Gt Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction ILake Const. gr, Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dr. Pist. sp. c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons ST. Mcditerran Maria Antrzla . Do. New . Namur Sz Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife 4; San Fran., (Pernam..) g. 7 P. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse '')o. 51 per cent. pref 'Southern of France.. 'West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pref W.& N.W. of France ,Western of Austria._ West. of Switzer and Wiesbaden . ' Do. S p. cent. pr o f. Zealand ......... JOINT-8' all Australasia 18 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 50 City 25 IColonial .............. 20 [Commercial of Loud all lEng.Scot.&Aus.Cht all I Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all (Ditto New ..........•• 20 London and County 50 Lud.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst 35 National Pro. of Eng 10 Do. New 223 National Bank all ,New South Wales..., all ,Orie-rtal Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank .:5 Provincial of Ireland all ,;Do. New 1. 'R. Ans. B.S;G.Im.Co all ISou th Australia all Union of Australia_ 2S 'Do. New 10 Union of London . _ 50 "Unity Mutual 0 Westrn Bk.of Load., 5} - 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 9) - 92 8 - 68 34 - 36 • - . 8i -- 9i' 191- 20 114 -- 11, 52 -- 54 35i -- 36, 8 i lid 99 100 - 333 - 31:14 • • • ''''' • • -8: 96 - 97 86 -' 88 L2l - 123 LO3 - 105 661 - 66 63 - 65 68 72 j 6 8 6 8 :003 101 d par 5i - 61; .07 - ]O9 .01 - 104. , . ...... ... id par .00 101 , • ""'" : • • 381 39: 81 -81 i: 53 - 54 • '''' • • 16 - 163 58 Co 3i 3i i 44 45 , .. ..-... ... 85A -86 A 2t 3i - 2i 39j -40 A, 63j - 641: 9G - 5} 7# - 7 10 - 11 293 - 6 - 4 105 107 253 26 49 50 lid 17 18 71 i 753 87 - 44 - 4ii 4:j - 41 = 43 201 -2 0 i 41 -- 4i 7 - 9 2h- 3 - 6 , SSESSIONS. 3 - fp - P 197 - 99 96 - 98 96 - 98 1 - 11 •pi 108 - 110 1 3 - ••• , _ 20j -- 21 62 -- 63 88 -- 90 218 -21 a -- 1 p 25i -- 261 3 - 342, 99 -- 100 123 -- 128 '122 -- 127 1106 - 108 19 - 20 211 -21 i - - li -24 p SIGN. a - 7$ ••• 1 4 - 3 - 4p 5 51 d ^ par 34 }--34/1 par 23i— 24 .d - 61 .5gP 3 - 3 3 81 -- 21 -21 A 394 -39 i 9 -- 10 61 -- 63 I Par`- i P 17 19 1-11 9 9. 8?; 9 33/ 334 4t 5 9i 10 31 32 par 1p K BANKS. 9:F::: s - 76 - 1 2§ -- lip 1 } I d 63 65 17 - 18 17A - 18 i 176 - 186 -- ... 46 48 38i 392 2d— par 58 60 6j - fidl 100 'Buckgbarnsh. !GO C'•lydec;lale Jc. all Col.Stour Vy. IOQ E.Lin. g. 6 . p.c all 'E. Un. H. Sh. 1.00 . IGlas.. Barr. dr Neila. Direct. • !CIO Do. Now all .Glstr /On Fr • • • all 'pull & Selby. all Do. a Shares. all - Do. J Shares. all ILon.&Greenw all IDo.Preferelee 100 - ILon. Til., &S. 5:11Do. Birk. Sh. all Mancli.Dxton. and 'Matlock Mdld.Bradfd. • Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. N. &Est. 5 p: c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn.& Hit. Shrews. & Her ' S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Samrst;l 100 Calecion E.U. & E. C, Gt. Nor thn E. 'Count . Cagonian., Do.. ‘l.t.'l•Vestn. Y. & N.Af Do Do S.Eaitern Do Peto & Co. Do • Ln. &N. W.l & Midland... E. Count Do Do L. ttr 1\ . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean StMiDar Do 'est n. 92 - 94 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 - 135 31- 44 !Myr - 109 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i 31i - 32 87 - 89 E SHARES. 12A -- 13 23 - -- 24 101 -- 103 P I 2i- 2i 89 -- 91 i - $ P 54 - 56 o i - - oi :: 56 51 - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 - $1) 11i - 12 73 - 74 .13 - 115 -- 109 -- 102 68 1 334 19i 111 i i 50 all 25 I all I St. ;100 , Gt. WI PREFEREN all 'Blyth and Tyne 10 p c.pref. (issd. at 501.; 100 IBris. Ex. 4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 104. Chcs. & Ho. 5i p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... all Cork laandonsip.c. all• Duu.Perth.kAber.J. 2.. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 100 Do, do. Cis. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 all. Do. New 6 pr. c.. St. all' East Un., G. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all. Do. 101. Debentr,Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent...) 00 East Lancash.6 p.cts. all E.&W. Yoilc. J. sths 5 Min.& Gl. 5 p.c. Sh. (00 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, 5 p. c....:.. 100 Gles. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. 00 Great Northn. 5 to:C. .00 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... MO Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. preen. 0 all Gt.N.ofSeot.lst Pre St. 100 Gt. S & IV: (Ireland) 20 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 50 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc St. 100 Do. eon. red. 41 p.c. St. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p: 6. St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. St. 100 Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. 1 8 all Do. Birm.'Pref. 10 all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. 10 all Do. do. sp.c. dd St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 26 1 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh 13A all Do. do. do 2i all Do: do. do St. St. St. St. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc.St. , 100 Lon; &B.G. 5 pc. No. I 100 p.e.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct , 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares all Lond.y.& Color. 6Sh all Londy.diEnnis. 1 Sh 100 ',A., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 44 Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. all Marypt.2 , Carl. 4 P. c. all Do. 41 per cent 10!„; Do. do. 100 ‘lid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 D0.C0n.8 . r.8ir.615.c 100 Do. 41 p. c. I'ref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all gorf Deb. 4p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Est. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wy.V.sp. ~1847 166 North British ..... 3. Da. 71. Preference 100 • E. Beni. 4p. c.Prf. 8i Do. do, do 13 Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York IT.&S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wet.; & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 160' Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar 12 14 120 St. 25 10 1.0.6 all Scot. 0 . ent.Nesv Pref. 109. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 103 Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4. pr cent an S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 109 Do. 4,4, per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p.c. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p, c 100 Do. do. 4A p. e all S.Yorksh.4 13. c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp, c 15 Do. do. do. all 'Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfcl& bilk. 6 pc. 96i i i 6 St. St. St. 105 44 6 661 7 6i 10 6, 101 l i i iooi 1 19, 1084 4 8 Wit 4 i 23 100,i 100 4 9 8j 441 4 8761 109 f 8i 9 16 211 62 11 2 88,i 9 1 F# 211 # 261,- 6 i 51- 11A 11 10 10 50 [OO St. 16R 53 4 100 St. 25 50 50 50 15 100 • • • '-' • $ - 66 - •• • - [32 - 134 97 - 48 87 - 89 ii ----: .• ••, ~. ..-. •• 100 - 3.6 91 - 93 - 1(1 1 ild 21§ 22 1108 —llO !•• • .14 - 116 .05 - 110 65 - 70 17i - 18; 22i -23 i LOO -101 - 104 27 - 28 2 - 31 •• -- ... 2i - 3 BRITISTI MINES. ... 2/ 12'Alfred Cons. (Philk.), 20 14 British Iron ... 20 I Condurow (Cambrn.) 10 1 IDev.Gt. ensls. (Tay.) ... 14s Great South Tolgus ... 1013 Grt. W. Alfid. (plink.) ... 7 IGrt.W. Vor (Ilelstn.) Bs6dLady Bertha N. Frances (Mogan) N. W. :Ba sse t (Mogan) 13115 North Wheal Crofty ... 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... Cs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co . 21 I • Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Cain Brea (Illogn.) . . 19 S.W.' Frances(lllogn.) 5 4 j Tam. S. & I.; Min. Co 10 9 Tin Croft 40 ,Un.Mines (Gwennap) 1280:V. of Towey (Caviar.) W. Basset (Illogan) ... ▪ 20 W. Caradon• (Liskrd. ) ... IWh. Basset (Mogan) 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). s : ] ; Wh., Eclward(Calstek) 1/ 7s;Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) ... 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) ... 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 213 - '12,1 7 - - 8 - 160 -170 145 - 465 1:33 - 143 EG - 7 53 - 6 A - 16 - 18 23 - 25 5 - 6 22 - 23 6 - 7 335 - 345 6 - 7 320 - 330 - 4; 4 1 - 5 200 - 220 32- 1 4 - 334 150 - 160 260 - 280 350 - 370 4 - 4i 18 20 44 - 46 5-3 - 25 MINES. 4 4 2i 1 2 19 21 id 60 63 11 13 id 14 15 7 7i p I. 1 ..6 = ir i* .•• - ••• 1-3 3i ,ANEOUS. 2O -- 241 **4 = 1' 153 35 - 40 26 - 28 2i - 2 - ••• ••• 93 - 91 i par i - 4 - ..1 Pi - I - 4 4 par ip 18 22 i - i :i#— par . ip 2k 2i ,•.. 23 -25 8 - 8 li - li 35 - 37 - n - 13 FOREIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Dcl Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copia po all Fortuna all. General all Linares 14 Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all ji‘Toveau Mondo all Pont.Sil.l4M. & Smltl 1 Port Philip IG, Santiago de Cuba all S'outh Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c.. Prcf, all United Mexican MISCEL - 19 'Australian Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32i Canada .00 Do. Go. 6pc.Jan&July .00 Do. 6p. c.Feb.&Auir. .00 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all. • Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 73 p. cent all Crystal Palace all iDo. Preference 41 a' 11 'Crystal Pal, of France l Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all - Electric Tel, of Irel all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. qll Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) L 4.. Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Loud. Gen, Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican & S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do, New... 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. ....... all Do. 8 p c.Pf. iss. at Id. 1. Do, Do, 80 New B. &N. S. Land 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp.c. D. all ,N. B. Australasian... all ,Nrtlr.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas 55.4D0. New Shares all. Peelßr. La. & ➢fi;ul. all Peninsular & Oriental 10, Do. New........ , '. all Rhymney Iron all. Do. New 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austkaj. Invgst all Do. New 10Q . S. Aus. p.c.bds all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all' Do. Registered 5 Trust&Ln Co. U.Can 28i Van Diemen's Land 100 I r.Q o . 6 l4cJan. dinTUIT 101 2,1 P 65 m H pin 23} 4i 22 121 671 14i I * 1 „.. b. T 747 t t 44, g„- 7P 1 : 14, 41 IP t SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELECIRAPB.) " 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Claude Lorraine Knight of Avon Noisette Twelve . ran.Won'by a neck. 501. PLATE. Stormsail Beechnut . Five ran. 50 SOPS. SWEEPSTAKES. Bel Esperanza llejica ...... Moose .. • Four rat). COLUMN STAKES. Ayacanora King of Forest Special Lic?nse Fiv© ran. LATEST BETTING. GREAT NORTHERN. sto 1 aggt Cheialier d'lndustrie (taken freely) 6to 1 agat.Skirmisher (off) 15 to 1 agst Derwentwater (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Vedette 6 to 1 agst Loyola (taken) CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES. • (This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. Admiral Lyons IVlartlett .......... Seven ran. 3 EASTER TERM. This being the first day of Easter Term, the learned Judges and a large number of the members of the bar were entertained at breakfast by the Lord Chancellor, at his residence, Bruton-street. They afterwards pros needed in state to Westminster Hall, and commenced the business of term shoitly after two o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Wigbtman, Erle, and Crompton.) ICIRTON AND • PIERSON-BM:M.011 OF PROMISE. _ _ Mr. Mellor, Q.C., moved for . a new trial in this case, which was an action for breach, of promise, tried at Lin ' coin beHe Lord Campbell, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, damages 1001., on the ground that the damages , were excessive. The plaintiff was a young woman about 27 years of age, in service near Louth, and the'defehdant was a baker of that place, and of the age 0f.60 or thereabout.. The .parties kept company to gether for some time, and then it was broken off, wben the defendant condoned, and advanced 101. for the pur chase of wedding-dresses. .Shortly after the reconciliation another " lovers' •quarrel" took place, and, through a friend named Salmon, the defendant agreed to give the plaintiff 25/.,t0 be.off from the match, which the plaintiff consented to accept, but her brother interfered, and pre vented her taking it, and an action was then brought as above !stated. The Court refused the rub. Lord Campbell, who heard the case, said' there was no reason for disturbing the verdict. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. 'efore the Chief Baron, and Barons Bramwell, Martin, and Channel].) RHODES V. HULL. Mr. Huddleston moved that the defendant be die- Charged out Of custody •on the ground that his appre hension was illegal: It' appeared that 'a man held the warrant for the capture of the defendant. They went to his residence at Siddenham about twenty miles from Reading, and then one of the men placed a ladderagainst the window and got into a,roorn where-he lay down and cried murder. Upon this the other man eobsidered himself justified, the whole thing being a stratagem. The defendant wtii:arrestod and taken to Reading Gaol. Rule granted. - _._ _ .: -~ WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT. (Bator° jr. Bayley, Eq.) THE LORD arm JUSTICE SUED FOR A CAB FARE.— BERRIDGR V. SIR J. A. COCKBURN. ' This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a fly and cab proprietcr at Kew, against the Right Hon. defendant, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, to recover the sum of 143., for the hire of a fly from Richmond to Hampton Court, a distance of ten miles. Defendant also charged 41. for waiting whilst his lordship and friends dined. The transaction occurred in May last, and, on application to his lordship, he said that he would pay the 103., but not the waiting time. Plaintiff then took out.a summons, when his Honour expressed an opinion that it was a case of disputed fare under the Metropolitan Carriage Act, and therefore that he had no jurisdiction, but ditring the sitting his lord ship, who was then on the circuit, sent a request that the case should be adjourned for the case to be argued. The case was called on again to-day, when Mr. Davies appeared for the plaintiff; and a legal gentleman, whose name did not transpire, for the defendant. His Honour still held that he had no jurisdiction. The defendant's solicitor said there was no desire to take any technical defence. He relied on the law of the case, as it might appear ha did not offer any objection as regarded the jurisdiction. His Honour said that ho would hear the merits by consent, but he did not comider it as a case strictly within bis jurindiction. By the plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he had charged "post chaise" price, ls. a mile, and therefore was not entitled for waiting time. His Honour suggested tbat 10s. should be paid, without any order or costs on either side. This was assented to, and the matter dropped. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. SCOTLAND. WICK BURGHS. The declaration of the poll was made at Wick on Satur day. The SHERI/PE having read the returns, the majority in favour'of Lord John Hay was declared to be 104. Lord'JoHif HAY very briefly addressed the electors. Dr. BANNISTER, as agent for Mr. Sbaw, protested against the validity of the election, on the ground of treat ing, intimidation, and bribery. The large assemblage then quietly dispersed. [lt is worthy of notice, as showing how complete our arrangements were for getting the earliest returns of the elections, that the state of the poll at Kirkwall at 2 o'clock, on Thursday, was known in The Sun office and published 12 hours before it was known in Wick.] . IRELAND. LONGFORD COUNTY. CLOSE OF THE POLL. White ... ... Greville... ... Forbes ... ... ▪ ... 1,930 • ... 1,496 • ... 932 iIyVICKLOW COTTNTy. CLOSE OF TER POLL. Elf Milton -,- Hume Monck ... ~.1,491 ...1,141 ... ... 858 [ANTRIM COUNTY. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Pakenham .•• MiCartney ••• O'Hara ..• .. ... 4,538 ... ... 4,223 •.. ... 1,453 CLARE COUNTY. CLOSE OF THE rola,. Conyngbam ... ••• ...2,852 Calcutt ••• ••• ... 1,375 Fitzgerald . .•• 1,227 DUBLIN COUNTY. cLosKor THE POLL Hamilton ... „. ...2,450 Taylor ••• 2,340 Doraville *... ... ~.1,645 TupERARY COUNTY. The O'Donoghue and Mr. Waldron were yesterday returned without opposition. LAW CHARGES IN ENGLAND. — According to an official document the estimate of law charges in England for the current year, under the head " S dicitor, Treasury, and Law Charges,". was 35,8161. THE TOBACCO QUESTION. —By a return just issued it appears that last year the "real Value" of tobacco, &c., imported was 2,240,2701. The duty last year exceeded 5,000,0001. EVEt ., ::I:rt;G, 'APRIL 15 1857 THE E4BTER VESTRIES. THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE CHURCH DISPUTE. ELECTION OF CHURCEWARDEN YESTERDAY. During the last day or two the inhalitants of the western district of the metropolis have been in formed by placards that a "great Protestant de monstration" would come off to-day (Easter Tues day) on the occasion of Mr. Westerton's again offering himeelf as churchwarden of the parochial district of St. Paul's, Knightsbr'dge, and a hope 2 `Teas expressed that as a, candida'e in opposition to 3 him was to be brought forward. by the High Church party, persons who sympathised with Mr. \Vests' - ton would attend, in order, by their numbers, to declare their abhorrence of Tractarian iunovations in the services of the Church. From some uncertainty as to the time appointed for the commencement of the proceedings crowds of persons assembled early in the morning, amongst them being a large number who had no connection with the district. They found to their disappoint ment that the nomination of candidates was nut to • commence until half-past 2or 3 o'clock. The Hon. and Rev. B. LIDDELL took the chair at the meeting, which was held in the school-room, Wilton-place. After nominating Mr. Jackson, as the minister's warden for the ensuing .3ear, he called upon the parishioners to procee I with the nomination of their warden. The Hon. and Rev. F. BARING moved, and the Hon. GRENVILLE BRRKELEY seconded,there-election of Mr. Westerton. Both gentlemen denounced, in very severe terms, the system pursued by Mr. Liddell and the High Church party in conducting the services of the Church, and expressed a hope that the recent decision of the Committee of Privy Council would put a stop to all such innovations for the future. There being no other candidate, Mr. Westerton. was declared duly elected amidst oud cheers. Mr. WESTERTON, in thanking the parishioners for his re-election, said that from the opinions the Bishop of London had expressed he had every rea son to believe that his lordship would set his face against those innovations of which Churchmen ge nerally had so much reason to complaio. In re ference to the recent decision of the Committee of Privy Council he hailed it as a great triumph for the Protestant party. It had been decided that ,there should be no altar in the church, and with the altar of course the sacrifice would falL He had reason to know that the Archbishop of Canter bury hailed the decision as a great triumph for the evangelicals, and had expressed an opinion that the sacramental party must now retire from the church. (Hear, hear.) He thought the committee of coun cil deserved great praise for their impartial judg ment, moreparticularly when it is remembered that noblemen, fashionable ladies, and others who had influence, did everything they could to bias th e i r minds in favour of the Tractarian party. On the motion of Mr. WESTERTON, seconded by Mr. PAKIXGTON, a vote of. thaeks was awarded to Mr. Liddell for his conduct in the chair. The prcceedings then terminated. ST. PETER'S, SAFFRON-HILL —A meeting of in habitant householders was held yesterday, in the vestry-rooni of the church, Saffron-hill. The Rev. J. W. Laugblin, incumbent, nominated Mr. 131- rough as his ohurchward.en for the year ensuing. Mr. Cottrell proposed that Mr. Green be appointe 1 churchwarden for the district during the year en suing,,which was seconded by Mr. Allen, and unani mously agreed to. Mr. - Hanslip stated that the church was greatly in want of 'cleansing and repairs, the cost of which was estimated at 2501., and there being no other fund from 'which the cost could ba defrayed. it was proposed to borrow.the amount ors the security of 1601. per annum received from the Thavie Estate, and to repay it by annual instal ments of 251. The Charity Commissioners had given their sanction to this mode of rasing the amount, and it was proposed to apply to Vice- Chancellor Stuart for his authority for so doing. The meeting sanctioned the proposed mode of raisin , the money for the purpose stated, and directed that the proper notice be affixed to the church-door an nouncing the intention to apply to Vice-Chancellor Stuart for big sanction to such proceeding. The business of the day terminated with a rote of thanks to the chairman.. ST. ANN'S, LimEnousE.—At a vestry held yesterday under the Metropolitan Management Act, Mr. S. D. Skillett in the chair, Mr. Wm. An der on, Mr. James Edmonds, Mr. James White head, Mr. Joseph Dear, Mr. James Samuel Rosp,. Mr. Jobn Barrett, Mr. John Longmore Holmes, Mr. Francis Bernhard, and Mr. Stephen Dadd Skillett, mere put in nomination for the office of churchwardens. A ballot having been taken, Mr. John Longmore Holmes and Mr. Stephen Dadd Skillett wore declared duly elected. Mr. Arthur Antoine Walter was elected asvestry clerk. ST. ANDREW, HOLBORN.—At a meeting of the Tua.vie Trustees, held in the Inquest Room, St. Andrew's-court, the Ray. J. J. Toogood, rector, in the chair, Mr. Charles Maney, of High Holborn, was e'ected senior churchwarden ' and Mr. Robert Scott, of Fetter-lane, j un i or churchwarden. Messrs. Gilham; Brett, Abbott, and Webb were elected sidesmen for the ensuing year. ST. GEORGE-THE-MARTYR.—At a vestry meeting held in the Vestry-room of the palish church, Queen-square, the Rev. W. Short, rector, i n th e chair, Mr. Herbert William 9, of Great Ormond street, and Mr. W. C. Hugman, of Great Ormond strect, were elected churchwardens for the year ensuing, and Messrs. Tibbetts and New wore elect ed sidesmen. HOLY TRINITY, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.-- Mr. Ste phen Pearson, of Lamb's Conduit-street, and Mr. W. Melton, of Bedford-row, have been appointed churchwardens for the year ensuing. ST. SEPULCHRE, LONDON. —At a vestry meeting , held yesterday afternoon in the vestry-room of the parish church, Skinner-street, the Rev. James Jack :.ollk, vicar, in the chair, Mr. Geo. Scamell, Mr. Chas. C. Lucombe, and Mr. Thos. H. Fox, were elected churchwardens for the ensuing year. ST. SEPULCHRE, MIDDLESEX. —The guardians of the poor elected for the portion of the parish which forms part of the Holborn Union are Messrs. Thos. Lansdown, Wm. Goldsworthy, John Edwards, and , Robert Winder. ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—At the usual annual Easter vestry meeting, Mr. Wm. Clark and Mr. Thos. Paddon were elected the churchwardens for the ensuing twelve months, and the following gen tlemen were the successful trustees :—Mr. James Fraser, Mr. John Fraser, Mr. Artnwrong, Mr. Chatwood, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Fairclougli, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Stretford, Mr. Bond, Mr. Thomp son, Mr. Francis, Mr. Carpenter, and Mr. Foulger. Overseers : Mr. Rumbold, Mr. Shaboe, Mr. Hasted, and Mr. Herbert. MILE-END OLD TOWN. —At a vestry held. on Easter Monday, Mr. Samuel Stephenson and Mr. George Davies were chosen churchwardens. ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL-GREEN.—On Monday, at a vestry meeting, Mr. Thomas Martin was ap pointed churchwarden, and Mr. Robert Brooks was voted in as renter-warden. ST. SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWARK. —The elected vestry held their annual Easter meeting last evening, at the church, when the following gentlemen were elected as wardens :—Mr. S. Pegg, warden of the great account ; Mr. Beard, renter's warden ; Mr. Nevin'e, college warden ; Mr. Tiffin, Bell warden ; Mr. Saundly, Newcomen's warden ; Mr. Plant, Spratt and Jackson's warden. Messrs. Byers, Toby, Brydges, and Williams, were then elected overseers. After the election of some minor officers, a petition, numerously signed, was pre sented, prayingforthe proceedings ofthe parish being conducted in open vestry, instead of as at present, under the 18, 19, and 20 Vic., by which this parish is. incorporated with Christchurch, the proceedings being conducted by elected vestrymen. The petition was read, and without auy discussion it was ar ranged that the propriety of presenting it to the Legislature should be considered at a subsequent vestry. Thanks to the chairman closed the business. CHRISTCHURCH, 13LACKFRIAR.S. —Yesterday a public meeting of the ratepayers of this parish was held in the Vestry-room, adjoining the church; the Rev. J. Brown, rector, in the chair. Mr. B. Hem ming, the late senior churchwarden, was re-elected, and Mr. Johnson was chosen in the room of Mr. Chenu, the junior warden, who retired. The audi tors of the churchwardens' accounts were then elected, as well as other officers, the proceedings terminating with a vote of thanks to Messrs. Hem ming and Chenu, the past churchwardens, and to the rev. chairman. ST. OLAVE'S, SOUTHWARK. —At the Easter TUE S day vestry of this parish, held at the Veitry-house, adjoining the church, the following gentlemen were elected wardens—Messrs. W. Snook (rector's war den), W. H. Pettigrew, J. Peake, and S. Jenkins. MILE-END OLD TOWN. —At a meeting of the ves try of the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town, held yes terday, under the Metropolis Local Management Act, for the purpose of electing 50 trustees, and ar ranging other affairs under the recent act of Parlia ment, Mr. S. Stephenson, the senior churchwarden, I occupied the chair, and anumber of the most influ ential officials were present. The following gentle men were the trustees under the local act :_Mr. P. Atrill, Mr. S. Baster, Mr. R. Becton, Mr. W. H. Cable, Mr. J. Canhon, Mr. B. Cooper, Mr. T. W. Crow, Mr. P. Edinger, Mr, J. Ely, Mr. J. Giles, Mr. F. J. Gold, Mr. J. Griffith , Mr. J. Haigh, Mr. J. J. Hickmott, Mr. H. H ollingsworth, Mr. J. K. Hort, Mr. E. Horton, Mr. J. Jacks, Mr. T. Jen.kins, Mr. G. Laundy, r. E. Leigh, Mr. H. J. Leati2t-Irdale, Mr. J. Lynn Mr. C. Moody, Mr. S. Morse, :jr. W. Newton, 'Mr. J. Norris, Mr. J. Snow, Mr. T. Patten, Mr, .H. Preece, Mr. J. Sad grove, Mr. R. Shalders, Mr. I Single, Mr. W. E. Smith, Mr. J. Stainer, Mr. E. Strevens, Mr. J. Sykes, Mr. D. Tadl,w, Mr. G. W. Taylor, Mr. C. Tattioar, Mr. J. Wetton, Mr. H. Wright, Mr. W. Hollingsworth, Mr. C. C. Moore, - Mr. W. P. Jackson, Mr. A. Single, Mr. E. Nelhatn, and Mr. J. Simpson. The vestry clerk having read tket minuses of the business which transpired, the usual vote of thanks terminated the proceeding,i. ST. MARGATLET, NEW FISII-STREET. —Yesterday, at a meeting of the vestry and inhabitants, Mr. Keeling, although of the Hebrew faith, was re elected, for the third time, churchw ar d en o f th i s parish ; the interests of the church being viewed hy the parishioners as faithfully protected under • his care. TIIFINEW RUSSTANRAILWAYS. Those persons who have resolved not 'to specu late in Russian railroads will applaud their own judgment when they read the subjoined extract from a letter addressed by th i e late Count Ficquel ' mont, who for many years was Austrian Minister at St Petersburg 'to the late Marshal Marmont, Duke of Ragusa : • " There ape persons who believe that the construction of railroads would change the face of this country (Rug: tie), by bringing the places of production and those of exporta'ion nearer to each other. Doubtless rail roads would be beneficial for the landed proprie tors, but would the profit be in proportion to the ex pense of constructing and of keeping in repair such railroads ? General Destrem, a skilful engineer, and a man who is more competent than any other to give an opinion on everything that concerns Russia, bas clearly proved that the keeping in repair of (Russian) railroads will always be too expensive. As the soil, even in the so-mlled south, freezes to a depth of four feet, would not the thaw continually throw the rails out of their horizontal position ? Besides, what labour and how much money would be required for repairs that would have to be made at such enormous distances. " I can well understand that such roads are made in countries which Are so . rich that private companies can undertake to construct them. It is a good method of in vesting capital, and it besides enables people to travel more economically ; but is such the case when States must borrow money in order to make them ? As the interest on loans necessitates an augmentation of the taxes, tilt se - who do not travel are obliged to pay a part of the expenhoi of those persons who make use of the rail roads. This would be more especially the case in Russia, where the Stats can :lone construct railways. The time which elapsed before the St. Petersburg line was com pleted proved that bogs are even greater impediments to the construction of railroads than mountains." Theletter from which the foregoing passages are taken is dated February 14, 1851, and is contained in the ninth value of the Memoirs of the Duke of Ragusa. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Aram 14. The yarn market cootinues very firm, with a har dening tendency, in fact spinners have in many cases raissd their quotations from to 4 per lb. Shippers continue to purchase freely, even at advanced rates. In cloth there is little or no change ; a very firm feeling exists, which is maintained by th e high price of cotton and yarns. NOTTINGHAM, Arum 14. The bome demand for hce continues good, but the holydays are interfering with business this week. Plain nets are in request at high prices, and there are signs of improvement in the fancy and silk branches. The price of silk and cotton - is still very high. The hosiery trade has been active for a considerable period, and is still in a satisfactory state. Worsted yarns and silk are exceedincly dear. LEICESTER, APRIL 14. We are in the midst of the Ilts.er holydays, and therefore there is not much doing. In most branches business is q iiet. Up to the present time the opera tives have been tolerably employed, and as stocks are lqco anything like a demand will cause briskness in the labour-market. LEEDS, APRIL 14. There has been a little more inquiry for light materials suitable for spring, but in the other branches of the woollen cloth trade no improvement has been manifested since Saturday. The holyday seasons generally in fluence business, and this morning there was only a small attendance of purchasers at the cloth-halls. The transactions were few, and a quiet tone prevailed. The inclemency of the weather tends to retard the demand fur summer goods. HUDDERSFIELD, APRIL 14. The cloth trade of this district has rather retrograded, the improvement noticed last week not having been maintained. Teem have only been a small number of buyers in the town, who have principally bought odd lots, at a little reduction in price, or have contented themselves with looking out for new patterns. There is no auircatiou in any branch of the trade. , THE MISSING STEAMSHIP ONEIDA. Allen Young, Esq., of the Oriental Club, writes : By the late ad vices from the Mauritius we hear that the ship Ville de Basle encountered on the 14th and 15th of February, in let. 13 deg. S., long. 74 deg. E , a severe hurricane, which commenced at south and a❑ded at we s t. showing that she must have passed through the N.W. quadrant. Now; as these storms arise near the west coast of Sumatra, and prograss in a W.S.W. direction, at the rate of about 250 miles a-day, it is very probable that the Oneida may have met the "Ville de Basle's hurricane in about lat. 8 deg. 30 min. S., and long. 92 deg. E., where she would be on the 10th or 11th of February I do not, therefore, agree with your correspondent "5.," who asserts that the Oneida would not cros3 the track of the hurricanes ; but I think with him that there is as yet no cause for positive alarm for the safety of a ship so well equipped and so ably commanded. She may have disabled her engines or lost her masts, and the near have fouled her screw, which would take a con siderable time to clear, especially in unsettled weather, and I trust that we shall ere long hear of her having safely arrived at the Mauritius, for which port she would most probably bear up, if circumstances did not admit cf her continuing oo the shorter, but far more un certain, route to her destination, or to Batavia. LLOYD'S I.IIPPINC 4 .—(This Day.) LONDON, April 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light brecza and tine. DOVER, April 14.—Wind N.N.W. to N.W.—Arrived— Fanny, from Gravesend, with loss of bowsprit. CowEs, April 14.—Wind W., and fine—Arrived—Pil grim, from Foo-Chow-Foo, and Sailed for Rotterdam. Sailed—Emma Arvigne, for Bremen. PILL, April 14.—Wind W.N. W.—Sailed—Amelia, for Miramichi. PORTSMOUTH, April 14.—Wind N.W to S.W.—Arrived Bo.cawen, from Bermuda. Sailed—H.M.S. Transit, for China; Charity (s.s.), Cape of Good Hope, PLYMOUTH, April 14.---Wind N. W.—Sailed---Belmont, for Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Calm and fine. Arrived—Four Brothers, from Swanage; Venus, London; Will Dayrell, Cardiff. Sailed—Venue, steamer, for Jersey ; Suffolk, Lond on ; Matthew Thompson, Cardiff. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived —Athenfe, from Norway; Aurora and John Bright, New York; Ruben, New Orleans; Prophete, Ostend; Rankin, New Orleans. Off—Concordia, from Mobile; Albatross, Callao. DUBLIN, April 14. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Baron B. Shott, and Caroline, from Odense ; Ceres, Memel. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.50 a.m. , Calm ; six hours' ebb ; fine. Sailed—Denmark, for Havre ; Palm, Antigua ; Forester, St. Vincent. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind W.S.W., moderate. Anchored—Bee, from Sunderland, for St. Valerie; St. John's, Hull, Quobec. Passed—Talbot, from Sunderland, for Southampton ; Marchioness of Douro, Mauritius, London; St. Geor g e, Callao, London ; Calypso, Jamaica, London. Sailed--The Oliver Cromwell (in tow), for London; Gee, long, Northumbrian, Excelsior, Goldfinder, Alexander with the homeward bound. The Duchess of Beaufort, from Hartlepool, for Torquay, got on the off-part of the Goodwin Sands ; was assisted off on the flood, and proceeded to Ramsgate. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market, coastwise and by land carriage. For most kinds we had a fair demand, and Monday's prices were well supported. The show of foreign wheat was less extensive. Good heavy samples were in improved request, at full quotations; but inferior parcels met a dull in. quiry. Floating cargoes of gra in. were held at fully late rate s ; but the inquiry for them was by no moans active. The show of barley was seasonably . extensive, an d a f u ll average business was transacted in most kinds, at unal tered currencies. Malt moved off slowly. Prices, however, were supported. fl b eans , peas, andour were steady, Oats, at the late de cline. English.... 1ri5h........ Flour. 830 11980 brls. 6 1 990 3OO scks. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. I Oats. I,Bloj 320 2,180 Foreign 1 2,360 1 9,850 BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business doing in our market is very moderate. Prices, however, are supported. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to Gs 10d ; veal, 4s Oa to 5s 4d ; pork, 4s Od to Gs Od per Blbs., by the carcase. Trade steady. THE LATE SERIOUS ASSAULT AT MAIDSTONE.— MAIDSTONE, Tuedday.—The uptortunate woman Etiza bah Jones died yesterday morning at two o'clock, quite insensible. The body was removed to the New Inn, to await the inquest. It is believed that no blame attaches to Chumley's companion. ESCAPE FROM THE COLCHESTER BOAOUGir GAOL: (From the Essex Berard.) On Sunday morning considerable bustle and con sternaVon took place in the town in consequence of the extraordinary escape from the borough gaol of the prisoners, Geo. Partridge and Jas: Greelograz.s, two members of the London swell mob, who Were remanded on a charge of being,concerned in steal ing a canvas purse, containing between 51. and 61., from the till iu the shop of Mr. Geo. Cant, fruiterer, Wire-street, on Thursday week. The Mayor gave strict orders to the gaoler to keep the prisonar epa rately, and not to allow them to hold any coenmu nication with each other. They were accordingly kept in different cells, but complained of want of airing. Mr. Harvey, the gaoler, released them both from the cells for that purpose about ten minutes past six o'clock on Sunday evening, and allowed them to walk in the large yard together. Shortly afterwards Mr. Harvey hearing a noise found it to proceed from a deserter, and a boy, prisoners in the cells, who exclaimed, ' " Them two fellows are off !" meaning Partridge and Greengrass, whom they heard scaling the high walls of the gaol. Information was given to the police, who upon going . round to St. Runwald's churchyard, in Angel-lane, behind the BorOngh Gael, discovered Partridge resting behind a tomb stone. 'He appeared to be suffering, as if stunned irom,a fall, and was immediately conveyed Vack to the gaol. ifs companion, Greengras s' had ef fectually made his escape, for althou g h the borough police were despatched in all directions, and Many of the inhabitants were actively searching lerennd there, he has not since been seen or heard of. Mr. Turner, assisstant to Mr. Nunn, surgeon to the borough gaol, was called in to Partridge, - whose head was stunned, face bruised, and arm much swollen from his fall. On examination it was discovered that the prisoners bad made their eaeape from the gaol in a most daring and extraordinary manner. Partridge, a rather tall and muscular young man, had, it appears, pushed Greengrass, a small but very active young fellow, up -the high perpendicular door of a dust-bin, over winch hung a revolving chevaux de frise, oa to which ho somehow suspended himself. From this height of at least twelve feet, he was en abled to pull up his companion Partridge, when they both got over some lattice brick-work on the top of a high wall, which cleared them of the gaol, by admitting them to the roof of the Adjacent Blue Boar public-house, Angel-lane, whence they slid down the tiles and fell about twelve feet into St. Itunwald's churchyard. Greengrass being light and active, escaped, it is supposed with out injury, but Partridge, who was a taller and much heavier man, injured himself in the,. man ner described, and prevented further escape, other wise, as he afterwards said, " he should have been off." Superintendent Dunn, by desire of the niayor, was iu London on Thursday and Friday, anal succeeded in ascertainingthat prisoners belonged to a gang of the mess expert swell • mobsinen in, the neig ,bourhood of Whitechape', Kingsland, and Elaggerstone. The superintendent also diseovere I that the female to whom Greengrass directed a let er since his inca'ceration in the borough gaol, was a notorious prostitute. Mr. Dunn put himself in communication with the police of the metropolis of that locality, and Lim no doubt that during this week he shalt be able to gain the whole of prisoners' antecedents. Although their escape from gaol undoubtedly detrac•s from the merit of their original capture,. it is fully ex pected that Greengrass will soon be retaken, as his escape has been telegraphed to Loudon, and,every nook and corner of this town and neighbourho3d is under strict police surveillance. Yesterday (Monday) the prisoner Partridge was placed at the bar before' the Mayor, and J. Mann, Esq., at the Town Hat), when he appeared extremely crestfallen at his capture. Superintenclea t Dunn handed to the mayor a loiter he had received from the police authorities at Cardiff, who denied 'all knowledge Of prisoner, who pre viously stated that he came from that town. The evidence of the prosecutor and witnesses was now read over to prisoner, who was committed for trial at the next borough session. Prisoner wit ti some emotion) denied all knowledge of Greenp.rass, and. asked to be permitted an interview with his wife iu attendance, which was granted him. He was afteiwards removed by the two o'clock train tl Springfield gaol for safe custody to await his trial. DISGRACEFUL IVEDDIN,7. On Easter Monday a remarkable wedding took place in Bradford parish church. James Tetley, a pauper well on in years, was married t o Betty Stockdale, whose previous husband was killed at Bowling ironworks. The parties had lived some time as.man and wife, and the legalisation of, the marriage . was necessary to secure pauper relief. A procession left the neighbourhood of Sticker-lane, where the couple resided, shortly after eight o'clock, accompanied by thousands on its onward march, the multitude still increasing in density as it passed down Leeds-road and up Vicar-lane to the Old Church. It was led by a man on horseback with white hair, 97 years, of age, dressed in a scarlet cloak, and this patriarch of the cavalcade gave away the willing bride. Two other horsemen followed, one dressed in a soldier's coat and a sorry bat, with his face painted as re d as the coat; and the other in a beardiin jacket or cape, with hat to match, and his face painted like that of a savage New Zealand chief. Then followed, in a cart, the bride and I , ridegroom, with an object sitting low between them, resembling, in his crouched position, the figure of " Old Nick," playing the bagpipes in " Tam O'Shanter." The bride sat calm and meek, seldom looking round her, but the excited brde groom often gesticulated violently, showing the in tended wedding-ring on the little finger of his right hand. Thirty riders, on patient-looking donkeys, came next. Many of them were smoking, had their faces coloured, and were dressed in all imaginable costume. Behind these came several vehicles full of " weddingers" and others enjoying the singular scene ; and to add excitement to all, a band of musicians made the welkin ring with their furious execution of "See the conquering hero comes." By the time the procession had reached the top of the Church-bank no fewer than 20,000 persons, who had ec•tped chiefly from mills and warehouses, Crowded the churchyard and many of the adjacent streets. When the knot was tied they were pre vented from parading through the town by the police, and went to a publichouse up Harrowgate road, thousands still following. --Manchester Ex aminer. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT LUND- HILL. On Sunday last, in consequence of the finding of the body on Friday night, the pit was visited by great num bers during the day, many of those present being rela tives of the unfortunate men in the pit, as it was gene• rally thought that other bodies would float on the pit being unroofed. At 6 o'clock in the evening the chair which was at the bottom of the shaft, and which could not be pulled up with the entire strength of the two powerful engines, was bared about two or three inches. As the removal f this obstruction was essentially neces sary not only with regard to the using of both buckets and the speedy emptying of the pit, but also the libera tion of any of the bodies which might be kept down by the chair, it was determined late on Sunday night that an attempt should be made the next morning to hoist it out, and that no efforts should be wanting to effect this most dangerous but highly impor tant object, which would be the means of making the emptying of the pit a comparatively easy matter, occu pying only , so me three or four days. F or t hi s purpose, at eight o'clock on Monday morning, five picked mon descended to the surface of the water in the shaft and ex amined the chair. After almost superhuman efforts for upwards of eight hours, the men, all the time being drenched to the skin, the heavy cumbersome chair gave way, and was moved into the centre, and was then raised by the power of the two engines. The getting out of the chair, the most important and difficult operation that has et taken place since the openin g o f t h e shaft, will, it Is expected, speedily bring the labours of the gentlemen on whom has devolved the responsibility of eiainguislaing the fire and reaching the bodies to a conclusion. Had the prooeedinge not been conducted with such secrecy, these is no doubt but that a much larger number of persons would have been pre sent. The coffin having been deposited in one of the compartments of the graves constructed for the reception of the bodies, it was sealed in such a manner as to pre vent any noxious smell arising therefrom. From the time of the chair being got out up to yester day afternoon the operations of draining had been sus pended, and the workmen were employed in getting out debris and lengthening and repairing the conductors at the bottom of the shaft. It was expected that by last evening the operations would have again fairly com menced, and if no further stoppages take place the water is expected to be unroofed this day. On Thursday next the freedom of the Burgh of Harail• ton is to be presented to James Merry, E sq., m.p. The number of patients relieved at the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, during the week ending April 4, 1857, is 2,0 06 , of which 703 were new cases. ,) M A DAME Tuas E XHlBlTloN.—Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather on Monday whole troops of admiring visitors attended this long-established exhibition, abd which continued in streams throughout the day. The various groups and figures of all classes, f ro m the monarch on the throne to the wretched convict, art , here represented—al. to instruct and amuse the visitors who honour the proprietors with their presence. Many additions have been lately made in the decorations, and when complete will present one of the most gorgeous suite of apartments in the metropolis. %Hort ritisb ndal r the vided btaiA g• on peal' wing and was raffia net, the ork- 811 k 53i 74. i 96i 9q 62 i 39.1 141 35 i 59i 9 19.4 141 ••• .- 102 10A 9/ . lad 13 24 i 93i 11 i 107 i 100 66i 7