The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-11 00:00:00

COCOA.

—lraports; Consumption.
lbs. lbs.
Feb 1861
„ 1862 1,101,305 341,905
„ 1863 254,148 397,164
COFFEE.
Feb. 1861
„ 1862 6 580,256 2,884 982
„ 1863 3 803,757 2,602,965
U GAIL.
Feb. 1861
„ 1862 580,061 730,443
„ 1863
TEA.
Feb. 1861
„ 1862 7,871,694 5,831,665
„ 1863 16,129,280 5,223,881
The results presented by the above tables are as follows :
Of cocoa the importation during the month of February
Was 77 per cent. less than the quantity imported in Feb-
ruary, 1862, and 124 per cent, more than that in February,
1861; while the consumption was 16 per cent. more than
in 1862, and 40 per cent. more than in 1861. Of coffee the
importation was 32 per cent, less than in February, 1862,
and 9 per cent, less than in 1861; while the consumption
was 10 per cent. less than in,either of the two preceding
years. Of sugar the importation was 3 per cent. less than
in February, 1862, and 10 per cent. less than in 1861;
while the consumption was 6 per cent. more than in 1862,
and 15 per cent. more than in 1861. Of tea the importation
Was 115 per cent. more than in February, 1862, and 39 per
cent, more than in 1861; while the consumption was 10
per cent. less than either of the preceding years.
The twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the
Agra and United Service Bank has been held today.
The report, which was adopted, stated that the
audited accounts for the year ended 31st December
last, exhibit a surplus of £173,815 17s. sd. The
directors regret to say that a very serious loss has
been sustained by the opium frauds at Hong Kong,
the whole of which they have deemed it their duty
to write off to debit of the reserve fund, according to
the discretion vested in them under the deed of settle-
ment. Out of the above sum of £173,815 17s. 5d.,
the directors have paid the usual dividend and bonus,
amounting to £120,000, and have transferred the
balance, £53,815 17s. 5d., to credit of the reserve
fund, which now stands at £192,658 17s. Bd.
Since the last annual meeting, the directors have
opened a branch of the bank at Sydney, under
the management of Mr. Alexander Camp.
bell, the progress of which has been satis-
factory. The house occupied by the Bank in Cal-
cutta has long been found insufficient for the ex.
tended business at that Presidency ; and the direc-
tors are glad to report that a most eligitle site has
been secured, on which suitable premises will be
immediately erected. The directors have purchased
the freehold of the premises in Carmen-street, on
favourable terms,

Two O'.
At the Paris Bourse this day,
accordingCLOCK to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 95c.—Rather firm.
The market for the English Funds has continued
rather heavy, Consols having closed at 924 for
Money, and at 92i I for the account. Business has
been exceedingly dull, owing to a disinclination
on the part of speculators to extend operations.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
marked 91k; Indian Stocks have remained steady,
and Exchequer Bills closed at 3s. discount to par.
The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been rather active, but no important change has
taken place. Greek Bonds are 27/ 28k, and the
Coupons, 13 a ; Mexican, 3244 ; Peruvian New Loan
Is steady at 871; Portuguese ditto, 951 ; Spanish
Passive are 29/ ; and the Certificates, 10a a;
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 87 88 ex div. ; ditto,
1858, 671 68 ; ditto, 1862, 694 a ; and the Con-
solides, 471 4. The Confederate Loan is 14 2 pm.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
dull, and several of the principal lines have slightly
declined in value. Great Northern A Stock has
receded £1; Great Easterns and South Easterns,
55.; and Great Westerns and Midlands, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinued dull, without any material alteration in
values.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in
one or two instances are a shade firmer. London
and County improved ss. ; Union of Australia, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 235 3
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Ceat. Annuities
tnnut ties, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., •1880 —
IDitto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1.908. 21 7-16
ndia Stock.
Ditto 5 per Cent .............. 109 i 9
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent,, —
Ditto 51 per Cent,
...............
Ditto under £l,OOO
16
Consols for Account, May 7 9 12 pm
2i
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 3
dm par
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Egyptian 7 per Cent _
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
Ditto Account..
13 i
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
....
Ditto Account.... ..
New Granad 32}
a ................... 15
Ditto 2 per Cent.,
...............
Ditto Deferred .21
..... . ...f
Ditto Land Warrants (H
ectares)
Peruvian 3 per Cent .....
Ditto 1862..... ,
.....
Ditto Account.
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
481
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St.
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.
a.
Ditto 5 per Cent,, 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 53
i
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 10.2 1 i
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
.Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852
Ditto Account
.. 691 1 I
V
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 p er Cent
enezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto —. 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
nut,h 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
_t Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
1 alian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex 25 francs —
Ditto Account.. :'. • • ' *
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, 111 one
9)1
Ditto Accort
...
,__

Liverpool Cotton Market-. This Day,

(RETJTEWS TELEGRAM.)
Mort, I,s69.arket dull. No change. Sales, 5,000 bales.
Imp

At the quarterly meeting of the Council of the
lialitax Chamber of Commerce, held yesteiday, it was de-
idei not to entertain a report from the New York Cham-
°er of Commerce, touching the buildiog ha this country of
War ships for the Confederates.
The classes of the College de France for the second
half-year of 1863 will oomlnfince 9A DimlaY next.

BRITISH POSESSIONs.
Closing
Shari Railways Paid. Price. Business don'
100 ?antic &St Lawrcnec all 62 et
llom.,Baroda&.Cent In(
stk 100 I(6} 1676 107
Gu. 5 per cent..
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares., ... 5 1 413
106 Buffalo and Lane Hurun all 44 at
10 Do. Preference ..... all 76 8
100 /Buffalo,Brant&Godricli 10u
p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 1879 100
at ...31cutta.&S.Eastn.(Lir ) 100 105 107
st Cape Town & Dock Seri' 100 107 108 108
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1074 184
stock Bast Indian. gu. 5 p.c. 100 108 09 1034 1 1
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 14 14p
20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 I 1p
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 194 201 20
100 1)o. Ist FrAl. Bonds.. all 60 65
100 Do. ao. deferred...... all 45 50
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 50 55
100 Da. do c1,fer,ed...... all 40 15
100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock ... all 25 40
100 Do. do. d,ferred...... all 30 35
100 Do. 4th I'ref. sto.k... all 20 25
100 Do. do deferred...... all 18 22 204
stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. luo 118 109 1084
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 14
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 4 1
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 107
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares` all 124 124 121 4
204 • Do. New 18 84 740 10
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 100 102
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 .. all 91 23
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 14p 34
stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 105 f 106
stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 99 10 t 1004 100
stock Dc. 4 - d 0........ 100 95 37
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds 300
50 llelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 47 49
100 Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick a Can&
Class Aan i B .. all 3 5
Itl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 80 12
stock Seinde .... •••• • • (1)0 1674 1084
st f Do. Delhi
Do. do lOO 106 108
4 2
20 Do. Punjaub.. 15 14p
st I Do. Do. ...... , 100 1056 1( 66 1664
stock IDo. Indus. St. Flo.) f)0) 100 102 101 2
..c)LDN IAL (8. I Ett.N,'•l h.,' 1 1
An.(ioy. 6 p.c.J a &Jul..,
1877-St
Do. ep. c. Feb. &Am 100 11.4 ~ 6
Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 10u 104 106
Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 054 91)4 964 454 64
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 06
G. Hope, 6 p c,187: 100 110 112
- Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 111 113
Do. 189, 100 111 113
-
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 113 115
Ceylon, N0y.1861, 6p c 100 -
Mau' itius 8 per cent .. 100 111 112
Natal Guy. 6 per cont.. 130 111 112
N..13.1i0y. 6 p.c.J a.&J al) 100 it 56 1066 1054
j Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oci. 100
- N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,18 100 101 102
Do. sp. c.,18,1 10 18 ;1 100 101 102
Do. d0.,1888 di upwth 100 101 162 1014
New Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C.
sterling, 1875 lOO 1064 1074
Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO :1 113
S. Aus (16p.c.1876. &up lOO 111 113
- vic.Goy. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110
Do. n.c. An..tilict.. 100 1084 1094 1084 9

BRITISH MINES.

2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ' 5d
!Gil/ford Amalgamated ! 20 22
Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ,1 1 613 525
East Bassett (I1lozan) 30 851 871 89
1 !East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. id 51,
:East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 25 431
'East Carn 8rea...... .
3.4.0 485 84 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.)j 8.1.6 4 45
GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen.); 575 14 16
Great South Tolg-us 17s 5 61
Cr. Wheal Vor(lielston' 40 65 7
;Grenville
!Herod's-Foot 8.12 46 18
Ilingston Downs 4..7.0 2 21
Lady Bertha
;11argaret (tiny Lelant 195 35 37
Illarke Valley.
4 nyndy Iron Oro (Lim )! 25 1 4 d
New Seton
North Downs 125 25 3
N.Wli'l Basset(llio4an 2.17.1! 4 45
North Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 5 55 g 5
!Far Consols RA. Blazey.; 15 45 61
SO f'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.;,' 10.6.7 12 14
;SouthCaradon(St.Cleer,l 15 300 400
!S. Cam Brea (Illogan) , 5.15.6 35 34
Fran. (Mogan 118.1 ‘.9 871 921
,Stray Park
!Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 45 I I
10 !Fin Cron 9 21 22
i West Basset (Illogau) ;15 12 13
! W Caradon (Liskeard:: 5 32 34
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Mogan), 55 675 724
!Wheal Buller(Redruth)l 5 68 62
- Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)i 2.0.6
WhealLud..ott ....... 12.10.8 55 54 55
111 Wheal aryAnn(hfen.)l 8 154 164
Wheal Seton
.1 581 215 265
heal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 17 18
; Wheal Union 3.17 5 51

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 111 101
Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1161
Great ortheru, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 103
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., SJ
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 100
Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33
West Midland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 1271 7
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern 5 per cent. pf., 101$
Ditto, 44 per cent., 954
London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext.,7C, 6 per cent., Si
LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS.
Buckinghamshire, 95) 5
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 211
Dutch Rhenish, 171
Sambre and ➢leuse, 11 1

FOR N M INES.
Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, /
Linares, 7„
N. Rhine Copper of South Australia (lira.), /
Port Philip,

JOIN T- STOCK
Agra and Unitea Service (lim.), 100 RANKS.
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11m.), 241
Bank of Egypt, 30k
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 25k 5:/
Ilindusta
City, wi
London
English and Irish OlinA 6/
Eng., sco,
London and
~ and Australian Chartered. 211
t;tB(.laina, and Japan aim.), 13}
qjeored Bank of Australia, 481
nion, 551 6:
I-bS°ro:l,l44tß)A-'aica(lnita' 27.
44
AlLentrdo°pn. Mid
Oriental Bank cO2.
Scinde, Punjaub,
Union of Australia, 52 VII (11ra.), 21
Union of London, aik 4
311 SCH
Berlin Water Works, 81 I LLIINEous.
limited, 2
ylrtiriagsa' Irrigation (Canal Cavour), si
I Discount Company aim.), tsi
land Steam (lim.), 6k 8
Oriental' In
Rail ana Mining (11 Quebrada Land, Rl.), 11 2k
NlBtoaamtliioabnnaa

Admiralty
.lnovel
PICKING UP STRAY SHOTS.—
A somewhat
of prosecution on the part of the
was disposed of at the Portsmouth bench last weeicralty
waterman was charged with picking up the spent shots 4tof
the Excellent, used in gunnery exercise. The shots, it ap-
pears, are now marked with the broad arrow, in order that
they may be identified, and eight watermen are licensed to
pick them up and restore them. The prisoner was not a
licensed man, and hence he was prosecuted for having such
shot in his possession. It was stated that a similar case had
not been brought before the magistrate for 20 years. It Was,
however, pr, ved that the Admiralty had been in the habit of
purchasing such shots from other than licensed persons, who
had restored them ; and the defence was that the receivers
were as bad as the thieves. The magistrates, taking this view
of the case, dismissed the prisoner, observing that if the
Government desire to prosecute in such cases they should
give notice of their intention. It is a good illustration of
the freedom of our laws when the will of the Government
ix put aside by local magistratoo.—Wese amp; sgoze((f•

Done at Washington, the 17th day of February, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three.

(L.S.) LYONS.
(L.S.) WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)

The will of the Right Hon. Elizabeth Dowager
Baroness Stafford was proved in the London Court
on the 24th ult., by the executors appointed for
England—namely, Sir Wm. Lawson, Bart., and his
sons, John Lawson and Thomas Paulinus Lawson,
Esqs.; the personal property in this country being
sworn under £40,000. Her ladyship was the
daughter of the late Richard Caton, Esq., of
Maryland, U.S., and married, in 1836 (as second
wife), the late Lord Stafford, who died in 18M.
She possessed considerable estates, mines, oil wells,
itc., in America. The executor appointed for
America is Basil R. Spalding, E,q., of Baltimore.
Her ladyship died at St. Leonard's-on-Sea in Octo-
ber, 1862, having executed her will in 1860 and a
codicil in June, 1862. Her lands, estates, and pro-
perty in America she leaves to her two sisters, the
Dowager Duchess of Leeds and Mrs. M'Tavish, who
are also the residuary legatees of her general estate.
This property is to be held by them for their re-
spective lives, and after their decease one half will
go to the relatives of Mrs. M'Tavish, and the other
portion to be applied to various Roman Catholic
institutions in England. There are numerous
legacies to relatives and friends, and to several poor
persons in this country and in America who have
been in her ladyship's service, or connected with
her establishment.

The will of W. Hobson, Esq., of Harley-street,
Cavendish-square, was proved in London on the
25th ult., under £300,000 personalty, the executors
and trustees being John Day, Esq., his son-in-law,
and Francis Hobson Appach, Esq., his nephew, the
other executor appointed (John Irving Glen nie,
Esq,, his son-in-law), having died before Mr. Hob-
son, the testator, who died on the Ist March last,
having executed his will in 1856, and two codicils
in 1857 and 1862. He has devised all his free-
hold property to his son. Robert Hobson, Esq.,
to whom he leaves his plate, bcq teathing to each
of his sons and daughters specific bequests from
his valuable collection of art. The residue of
his property is to be divided equally between his
two sons and three daughters. There are several
legacies to the testator's personal friends.
The will of ''Gilliam Stammers, Esq., of Nay-
land, Suffolk, was proved in London under
£140,000 personalty. There are six executors and
trustees appointed, namely, Henry Daniell, the
nephew, and James Frederick Blyth, Esq.; these
two are the acting executors. The others are
William Daniell, a nephew, Thomas Blyth, Her-
bert Alger, and Frederick Alger, Esqrs. The
testator died in February last, having executed
his will in December, 1860. He bequeaths to
his nephews Henry and William Daniell each a
legacy of £lO,OOO. Liberal legacies are also left to
his sister, and to other of his nephews, and to nieces,
as well as to relatives and personal friends. The
testator directs that after the payment of the follow-
ing bequests—viz., £lOO to the Essex and Colches-
ter Hospital, £175 to his housekeeper, and legacies
to other of his servants, end a sum of £3OO, the
interest of which is to be applied for the benefit of
the minister of the Dissenting congregation at Nay-
land—the residue of his property, real and personal,
shall be divided amongst the legatees of his will in
proportion to the amount of their respective legacy.

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