The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

INDIA.

The following is from the Bombay Gazette of the
26th April:—

His Excellency Sir G. R. Clerk, K.C.8., took his
departure from Bombay on the 24th April, having
embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Dalhousie
at 5 p.m.

His Excellency the Hon. Sir H. B. E. Frere,
K.C.8., assumed the charge of the Government of
Bombay and its dependencies on the 24th April, and
took the oaths and his seat under the usual salute
from the garrison.
The budget of the Government of India for 1862-
63 was brought forward in the Imperial Legislature
by the Hon. S. Laing, on the 16th April. The
financial statement of our able Chancellor of the
Exchequer occupied more than two hours in the
delivery. The general results were stated as fol-
lows :—" The year 1860-61 closed a long series of
deficits with one still estimated at £6,000,000, and
which in reality was upwards of £4,000,000.
1861-62 sees this deficit extinguished by a reduction,
of £5,000,000 of expenditure effected within
12 months in a total expenditure of £20,000,000
open to revision. Further reductions and continued
buoyancy of revenue find us in 1862.63, notwith-
standing the remission of the licence tax, and a large
increase of outlay on opium and public works, with
a surplus of £1,428,623. We apply this surplus-
-Ist, In further augmenting by £524,813 the grants
for public works and education ; 2dly, in reducing
to the normal rate the exceptional import duties.
imposed on manufactures ; 3dly, in relieving two..
thirds of the payers of income tax from all further
assessments. We close the year 1861-2 with a cash
balance of £17,690,000. We have every reason to be-
lieve that our estimates are on the safe side, and that
we shall close the year 1862-3 with at least an equal
balance." The statement must give the greatest sa-
tisfaction to the people of India and of Britain ; to
the former especially, for the announcement it con-
tains that " there is every fair and reasonable pro-
bability that we may in three years or sooner be
able to dispense with the income tax." Mr. Laing
concluded his clear, able, and satisfactory statement
with these sensible words—" This is the simple state
of facts laid before you without exaggeration or
embellishment. There is no doubt that it contrasts
favourably with the financial statements which In-
dia has been accustomed to receive, and with those
which other great empires of the civilised world
have been recently making. Let us not be too con-
fident in this prosperity or relax that wise economy
which has been the principal means of effecting so
beneficial a change. And, above all, let us not for-
get that, while thankful to the Almighty Ruler of
events for giving us peace and tranquillity and this
foretaste of material prosperity, we shall best merit
the continuance of these blessings by using them as
means for higher ends, for the diffusion of civilisa-
tion, the moral and intellectual elevation of our
people, and, all that goes to the mighty task of
buildingp solidly and securely the foundations of
a great and enduring empire. It is, I trust, a happy
augury, that as our late viceroy was able to close
his career in India by relieving 5,000,000 of her
Majesty's Indian subjects from the imposition of
the licence tax, his Excellency the present
Governor-General is enabled to inaugurate his go-
vernment by relieving two-thirds of the income
tax payers, and reducing duties which press on the
commerce of. India with the mother country. I
closed my statement last year with the expression
of a confident hope that India might become the
brightest jewel of the British Crown. I close it now
with a still more confident expression of the same
hope, and with a feeling that the twelvemonths
would not have elapsed without something being
done towards its realisation."
Mr. Saunders, commissioner to report on the cul-
tivation of cotton, has published a very interesting
report on the province of Oudh. The province
contains 25,000 square British statute miles, or
16,000,000 of acres. The population is 280 persons

to the square mile. The soil is most fertile, well
adapted to the growth of cotton, flax, sugar-cane,
and all the cereals and other crops that are grown
in any part of India. The climate is cool and moist.
Oudh possesses fine rivers, navigable for steamers.
It contains a million of acres of waste lands, the
soils of which are open, free, and porous. The pro_
vince is capable of producing large quantities of
excellent cotton.

The great Maharaj libel case has been decided in
the Supreme Court of Bombay. There was but one
opinion in the community as to the nature of the
judgment that would be pronounced in this case.
It was universally expected that it would be one
which would vindicate the liberty of the press, the
justice of English law, the cause of progress in this
land, and more especially the moral reform which
is struggling to make headway in this community
against the most powerfully antagonistic influences.
The judgment delivered by the puisne judge, Sir
Joseph Arnould, has fully realised and justified the
public expectation of libel ; there was the most
fully justifying occasion for his exposure of the
scandalous practices of the Maharaj, and the justi-
fication has been completely established. We
regret that7we are not able to characterise in the
same terms the judgment of the Chief Justice, Sir
Mathew Sausse. In his judgment, Kursondas
is 'guilty of libel, and there was. not justifying
occasion for his accusations against the Ma-
haraj. At the same time, the Chief Justice con-
sidered the justification established. His judg-
ment, therefore, was for the Maharaj on the plea
of libel—damages five rupees, without • costs.
This will go forth as the judgment of her Majesty's
Supreme Court in this important case. We greatly
wish that her Majesty's judges had been of one mind.
in this matter. We need not say that we fully
agree with the puisne judge ; if we did not, we be-
lieve we should stand alone in an inglorious isola-
tion from the public of Bombay, European and na-
tive, unconnected with the case.
The capture of Furrah by the Persians under
Sooltan Ahmed Jan is confirmed by latest intelli-
gence from Cabul. Ahmed Jan's troops at Furrah
are said to be 14,500. Persian troops near Herat
"reported to be innumerable." All Affghanistan is
up. Our ally, the old Ameer of Cabul, has taken
personal command of his troops and marched to
Khandahar, resalved either to take Herat from Sool-
tan Ahmed Jan or die under its walls.
The C
in
Affghan frontier of the Punjaub are manifesting an
os ssyya hthseat nadnidy n
etaeca h s
har. The Murrees on the
are still giving serious
trouble
unquiet disposition.
A further extension of steam communication on
the river Indus has taken place, opening the river
as far as Kala Bagh.
It is stated that there is a compact between the
Peninsula and Oriental Company and the Messa-
genies Imperiales that in the matter of passenger
carriage the Frenchmen are not to underbid the
Englishmen, but are to charge precisely the same
rates between the different ports on the steam line.
The head quarters of the Commander-in-Chief of
India are now established at Simla, where his Ex-
lency Sir Hugh Rose arrived on the Ist April.
Pandurang Rao, called Rao Sahib, a nephew of
the miscreant Nana, and an adherent of Tantia To-
pee, has been captured at Chenanee, in the territory
of Jammoo, by the deputy commissioner M'Nabb.
The Hon. C. J. Erskine, Bombay member of the
Viceregal Council, has been appointed Vice-Chan-
cellor of the Calcutta University, vice the late Hon.
Wm. Ritchie.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company
have sustained a considerable loss from a fire which
occurred on the 15th April at their Campolee sta
tion. Incendiarism is very prevalent in India.
Treasure to the amount of eight or ten lakhs of
rupees has been found by some convicts in an old
havelee near the Lahore Gate in Delhi.
The proclamation for the transfer of North Canara
from Madras to Bombay has been published. The
, transfer took effect on the 16th of April.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, Mf AY Vl9 1862
•
..--
- is..o.6_,E•noff 3................ ..................
..+, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. y MARKETS—THIS DAY. 1d to is lid; scoured, ls 2d to is 8?,-; handwashed, is Id
MONEY MARKET. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. r
I.ciosing,
4, to is 21d; lamb, is 21, to is 64d. Privately, the English
---110---- 4. - Share' Railway°. I Paid. Price. Business done MARK-LANE. wool trade is dull, and prices have a downward tendenoy.
SHARES AND STOCKS.AII kinds of wheat were a dull sale in the country mar- Last week's report was 2,923 bales from Sydney, 6,124
ORDINARY
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 100- Atlantic &St Lawrence -Taff-C468- from New Zealand, 2,048 Adelaide, and 3,870 from
During the past week there has been little change
Gu. 5 per cent.. Melbourne.
Paid.' Price.
Business Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind
way about Is. per quarter. The transactions in all spring
of importance in most departments of business in Share Railways. Price. done. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 55 6 ii. Cii 1 BOROUGH HOP.
204 Do. New •• all - --, corn were on a very moderate scale, and the quotations had
the manufacturing districts. The woollen trade at • ( ' 10 Do. Preference ...... all 84 9 t Owing to the favourable accounts at hand from the plan-
the drooping tendency.
13.1418ir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 74 8
100 81 85
Leeds has, however, remained steady, a few dealings to ißost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. all 6 7Buffalo Brant &Godrich
100 16 p. 1,
ct. ods. Aug.' 1, 1872 Throughout the Continent the corn trade generally is in ations, the business doing in our market is mostly confined
having taken place in both light and heavy fabrics. ata .pTtilsetdoolnailland Exeter ....
110 1094 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 79 83 ' a most inactive state. The latest advices from New York to actual wants, at previous quotations. A few samples of
At Manchester, the advices from America have 50 Cork and Bandon ll2 109914 93
all - - 100 Do. do. June 1, 18:4 100 78 E 2 . old hops, however, have been taken for export. The Chan-
state that wheat, flour, and Indian corn were offering on
20 Cornwall all 6/ 61 st Clcutta.&S.East ti. (Lie ) 100 102 lot cellor of the Exchequer has intimated that the amount of
caused a more cheerful tone, but the operations in A. gets no div ) all 1 2 st Cape Town & Dock Seri' 1( 0 - - :1034 I lower terms.
10 Do A ' 174 Demerara all - - drawback to be allowed stocks on hand on September 15,
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
both cloths and yarns have been limited, At Leices- 10 Do. B I tielleOnp celant'oh B.
i all 5 6 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. SP. c 100 102 103
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1031 104 j 1041 4 4 were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 33,7,,7 will be 7s per cwt.
ter and Nottingham there has been a seasonable 50 Dublin & Beltist June. all 41 43
25 Dun. Perth,&Ab. June. all 10 11 20 Do. do. G Ext alt / 6 quarters cf wheat; 34,057 barley; 41,213 oats ; 5,924 beans ; Mid and East Kents .. 126 s to 168 s per cwt.
inquiry for hosiery and lace goods, while in the at (East 'Anglian lOO 204 214 211 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 25 26 241 544 Weald of Keats .. 120 s 135 a ~
hardware districts the chief feature has been a ata Eastern Counties lOO 57 58 57/ 4 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 68 71 5 tares ; 10,307 linseed , 9,005 rapeseed , 434 sundry seeds ; Sussex loss 130 s ~
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. all 57 60 2,169 sacks and 2,494 barrels of flour.
t Eastern Union, A stock 100 57 59
mere active inquiry for plate-iron at Wolverhamp- at Do Bdo do 100 37 40 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 37 40 SEEDS.
Linseed and rapeseed are dull and prices have a down-
' Fresh up to this morning's market, the:fresh arrivals of
st East Suffolk - - 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 43 46
ton. In Birmingham and Sheffield very little change at Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO 89 91 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 36 38 English wheat were very small ; but there were again '
100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 36 37 several samples on offer which had not been disposed of at ward tendency. Other seeds: command barely aWaverage
of importance has been perceptible in the general st Edn., Perth, & Dundee 100 30 SO4
st Glasg.. and S. Western. 100 102 104 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 1025 1021 1024 1 amount of attention. The cake trade is very inactive.
progress of business. 10 GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 140 145 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 1 p
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim the close of Friday's market. However, the total supply .
was by no means extensive, but the general condition of the
itusStawredd,e
Turnip, White,p.bus 11s to 14s i Carraway 26s to 28s
Brown .. 12s 14s Hem seed, per qr 46s 488
at Great Northern........ 100 1134 1146
_ll2l -a -s Coriander l4s 18s
Continued dullness was perceptible in the Liver- sDo A stockguaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1015 1024 samples was good. Great indisposition was shown by
L i n soße
Odessa
Baltic
an g . sowing 70s 72s
pool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices gene- ett Do 11 do
20i Do. New • • .. . 18 81 8 buyers in making sales, both in red and white qualities, and
quarterquarter 7 :36°4sdas fi
845122d55:
4 734 ii 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 102 1047 s 6d 8 Crushing 603 65s
rally were rather lower. The sales were about at Great Western .. ...... 100 73;
:72.
st Gt. S. an iW. of Ireland 11000000 110115322 111031631
100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 93 9.5 prices must be considered nominally the same as on Monday
Linseed Cake, p ton -s -s
Ms 58s
st ' Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55_ ',I
1081 ..„1 9 Tares,
53s 58s
3,000 bales. at Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 1084 -Les 100 Do. 1878 . all 91 95 last ; but it must be remarked that, in order to transact
At the Bank of England on Saturday the bullion st stock Madras guar., 5p.C. .. 100 1014 1026 102/ 2 business of any extent, factors would have been compelled Clover, Red Eng., et. 40s 61s English
100 122 123 123 London
.and Blackwell 100 59 61
stock Do. 41 p. C. Extension 100 94 96
at Lou., Brig,ht.,& S. Coast 43 ~. to accept further reduced rates. Canary, per
grass,
sew
56s 7,s Foreign .X.4 lOs 10 lOs
stock Do. 46 do ........ 100 91 93
operations were of an unimportant character. st Lou., Chat., and Dover 100 l. 944 , Foreign Red.... 4Cs 48s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s
st Lou. North Western aOO 94 ell stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 - - Owing: to the large importation of foreign wheat, tbe White. 56s 80s Rapeseed, per qr.... 64s 68s
The Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India, at Lon.' & South Western 100 994 1005 20 Newßrunswick & Canda trade for all descriptions was in a very sluggish state, and Trefoil, new. 24s 26s
Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
China, Sze., will take out £387,977, of which4o 45
Class A. Capital Share a fall of is per quarter took place in the currencies, cam- TALLOW.
st Man., Shef., it I,incoln.
st L'derry & Enniskillen.
1001111
41 415 425 2
.. Do. do. Land d 0........ pared with Monday last. Fine Dantzic white wheats sold Our market is firmer to-day, and prices have had an
£375,375 is in silver and the remainder in gold. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all - -
, all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .•
124 Do / shares all 4 6 at 68s per quarter. upward tendency. P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s 6d per cwt on
• The Ripon from Alexandria has brought £15,000 10 11.retropolitan .......... all 81 9 .. Do. do. Land do. ......
st Midland ........ . ..... 100 1285 129 129 84 clots Scinde ...... .... •4
....: 100 103 104 10 )4 In floating cargoes of grain a moderate business was the spot, and at 48s Mto 48s 9d for the last three months
in specie. 6.4.0 Do New ............ 2.14. 11 )1p p 20 Do. Punjaub .... Ls „9 15 *1 p
Price
The money market remains in a steady position, st Do Birming. & Derby 100 99 101 10 Do. Do - ...... 5, 'i all 204 201 201 doing, on rather easier terms, delivery. Rough fat, 2s 4d per Blbs.
50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. 5,,,F,' 100 ~9 100 There was very little malting barley on offer, yet all
but the rates upon the whole are indicative of rather 25 Do. 5 shares - - 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. I 1 4 1k! qualities were much neglected. Grinding and distilling 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862.
all
less firmness than was apparent last week. The TO mtiolCCernaty Line - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS sorts, in consequence of the large importations, moved off
DDietltivoetrryonilasjtunweeekl
101,825525
Stock -this day.... 10,9,0 i 3,500 28,562 66,957 35,489
effect of the payments made on account of the 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - heavily, at a decline of is per quarter, both for English
20 Algerian 1 5 - - of Y.C.
.. .s.B to 55s 01 to 5256 d to 58s0d to 46s rto
.. •
at Norfolk lOO 71 73 721
10 ,kntwerp & Rotterdam. all 71 71 75 and foreign. I 5-3 sq Od -s Od -s Od --s. Od -s Od
foreign loans lately contracted has in a slight st North British
20 Ardennes.... ....... .. all - -P
st Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - The malt trade was dull, yet no quotable change took 77,999)85
771:333116
1118:139876
20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 165 1 14
degree subsided, and the requirements of the com- st Do A stk. A revs no d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 li place in prices. 97,967081
Arrivals last week 2,020 40s 736 674 1,643
Inertial public being moderate, the supply of mer- till 8 pc. has beenpdß 100 - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 11 12 Igtotoo
ofrom June 1 103.456 94,546 04,184 117, 'O4 95,110
Good and fine oats were in moderato request at about
at Do B stock lOO - - 100 Copiapo .....• • • ........ all - - f Town .... 54s 5d 55s 9d 52s Od 56s 6d 46s 61
cantile paper on offer is by no means extensive. at Nth. Eastern-Beriviok 100 975 971 974 4 previous rates, but inferior parcels sold heavily at a decline
d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 46 4
1 id of 6d per qr. The market was well supplied with foreign„
Nevertheless, bankers and brokers ask full terms 25st poo,LGe.eNd.sE. purchase 6. 3.
11010 4 551 551 554 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 15 14p 174 i
20 Eastern of France .... all %2 but very moderately with English produce. '
because they consider an early advance not impro- st Do York
20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. C. al. - - Notwithstanding that the supplies of beans and peas were
st North London
bable. Large supplies of specie, however, are 10 Do new 5 P Om 20 Italian Junction .. •• .. all - - and the currencies had a downward tendency.
expected from Australia, America, and other parts, 19..4 NorthT Staffordshire
___ 20 Lyons & Geneva .. -.. all - - ille
10 ' . and S. W. Junction. all 101 111 131 20 Namur & Liege .... - - all 85 81 6, In all kinds of flour sales progressed heavily, at barely BOW-STREET.
which, in conjunction with the prospect of con- st Scottish Central
at Scot* N E Aber. stock; 100 46 48 ENORMOUS DETENTION OF LETTERS.-Eiward Oran],
16 Northern of France.... all 415 425 CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASUIM
tinned quietude in trade, induce the impression st 'Do scot. Mid. stock 1 100 105 107 16 Do. New Shares - ... 15 - - an auxiliary letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was
that while the rates may tend upwards the market 108 Shrews. and. Welch ooh All
4-5 -47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref.. all 810 Wheat-Essex and Kent, red, new
t Shropshire Union ...., ley 20 Ortnn (Smyrna to Aidn) 15 8 7 Ditto, old -s -s
at the same time is likely to retain a comparatively st South Devon lOO 35 87 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. all 435 445 Ditto, white, new s4a 61s number of letters, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster-
-25 S. Durham & Lanc•Un. all - -
easy appearance some time longer. st South Eastern
at South Wales - s
- at S. York. and River Dun, 100 99 101 ( glut. 7p. ct. 1im...... 19 45 34 Ditto, new
20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all - - Talavera,
CITY NEWS---THIS DAY . 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok.; all 6 7
25 Stockton ,lie
Darlington; all 374 385 20 Royal Danish. - ........ all 13 15 Rye-
Turn O'CLOCK. 25 Do - - Barley-Grinding 2Be 29s of com-
n dlt ttl Is. 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - Malting 36s 428 plaints of the nen-delivery of letters in that district I made
__ ... , .nr-Ii- ~....4 Nnrfnllr en. Alla White,
h.wipptieeenrrt e r

Two O'CLocK.

The English Stock Market to-day has been very
quiet, and the quotations have continued firm,
Consols being 938 I for money, and 92.-1 -1 less the
dividend, for the account. Speculation continues
dull, and the operations for transfer are also very
much restricted. The New Threes and the Reduced
Are steady at 91a ; Exchequer Bills, 15s. prem. ;
Bank Stock is 237 ; and India 5 per Cents. are
f*mer at 1094- e.

Do
Do New, 1860
it (Taff Vale..
it Do Pref. No. 1
0 Ulster
25 Do

841 841
66 68
99 101
8 7
37 38i
8i 9i P
6 6j P
144 148

55& 564
24 3i
it d ir

Paris%tbrleans........
Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.)
gua. 7 p. ct. 1im......
:0 Riga AD Dunabrg...,
Royal Dani5h..........
5 Royal Swedish
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref....
!O Sambre & Meuse ......
t 0 Do. 54 per cent. Pref.....
!0 San Paulo, lira, g. 7p. c.
9 S.Aust.3zLomb Venetia
9 S. East Portugal 7 p ct.
9 Southern of Prance....

. 20

11R- 11
ti 9z-
-1 pm
3 31 p

121 11; 12

211 i

.10 Do
st Vale of Neath
st Victoria sta. and Pim
it Waterford & Kilkenny
!O West Cornwall
!O West London
[0 Do Ist class
l 0 Do 2d class
;t W. Hartlepool Har.&R
;t West Midland Oxford
3t Do Newport.
3t Do Hereford

81 West Flanders
10 Do. 5i pc. Preference..
20 W. & N.W. of France ..
PREFERENCE STU
Dividends contingent on the

all
all
all
all
.RES

33 34
7i 7J
10.
.19

46 48
4% 44
87 89

Very little change has occurred in Foreign Se-
curities, and an average amount of business has
hem negotiated. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 to
81 ; ditto, 1858, 701 71; ditto Scrip, 21 31 prem.;
ditto 4 per Cents., 103; Italian 5 per Cents. are
stem* at 70a- 70; Russian 5 per Cents. at 97 ;
Egyptian Scrip, 11 2 prem.; Spanish Passive at
19,3 ; End ditto Certificates, 8i a-; Venezuelan are
flat at t3i; ; and ditto If per Cent., 11. The New
Russian Loan is .77, prem.

The Foreign and Colonial lines have generally
shown an upward movement in values. South
Austrian and Lombardo-Tenetian realise 211 a- ex
div. ; Sambre and Meuse 11i 12k ; Dutch. Rhenish
17 -Z-; Great Luxembourg 151 ; East Indian 1042
1041- ; Great Indian Peninsula 1024 a ; Grand
Trunk of Canada, 241 25; and Cape Town and Dock
improved to 1031 1034.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Leasing Closing' Business
Railways. IPaid. Co. s
..Price. I Done.
_
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W
Birkenhead .
Buckingh 1119.1, re lOO Do. 95 96
Chester & Hwyitead lOO Do 54 56
Do. 5i per cent 100 Do 126 128
Do. 5 „ 100 Do. lll3 115
Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon _llO2 104
Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O
E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138
E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4i 4!
Do. Woodbridge:... 100 .. ..
Gls. Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Cledon . . .. •
Gloster &Dean Forest all 'ot. West. .. :
Hull and Selby all Yk.N. 31141110 112
Do. halves
• • •
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlisle; 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202
Lon. and Chat. Ext. Bj
6 per cent
Do. Bromley. 6 per C. I all D 0....... • • • •
Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c., all Do ..... ... 20 22
Do.W,•. Ext. A, 43p c. all Do ..... ... 8 0
London & Greenwich; 100 S. Eastern 62 64
Do. Preferen . 1 100 astern 62
120
Lon.,Tilb.& S, -thend' 100 ;Pet° &Co. 86 89
Lowestoft gua. 4p c 100 INorfolk .. . • • •
Do 6 per cent lOO Do.
31nc.,8xtn.,& Matlock; all LNW& 31 3i 43
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock 1 100 Midland 95 97
Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. P 3 p
gua. 5 per cent... pm
Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do
Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool Ico N. E. Ber. .. -.
North Western
Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 92i 934
Preston and Wyre. i all krirNlN 44 46
Do. 4 shares A I all Do. -•• • .. • •
Roystn.Hitch.& Shep ; 100 Gt. North. 135 131
Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey ;124 128
Do. Do.llp
South Staffordshire
Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 05
Wimbledn k Croydon! all L.&Brgtni 83 93

it *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk

;0 ICornwall4i p.c. ga.perp
l*E.Ang Han, geß, ti p.c.

Profit

100
all
100
100
100

* Do. ClsC, 7 p.c.
it Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c.
it ILond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 4i
per cent. 1858 100
it !Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100
!Do. do. 44 per ct. 1861 100
5 Do. do. 4, per et. 1861 3!
10 Lon. & Chat'n, Metrop.
Ext. B, 6 p.c.... 7i
3t Lon. &S.Wcstern 4.a p.c. 100
LO .North British £lO Gua. all

Shares, 1861
it I*ScottishCentral.4l p.c lOO
irred. pret.
0 S.-Eastern 4i p.c. 1859 all
[0 IDo. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd ) 5
0 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd ) 3¢

* Failure of full dividends In any
made good out of the profits of any

21} 224
AN D S'

of each s,

BRTTISH. MINES.

Consols (Philack)
firitish Iron
Clifford
Devon G. Con,. (Taoist ),
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon ..... I '
East Carn Brea...
F. W'l Russel (Tavistk.),
Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.)l
Great South Tolgus
G.Wheal Alid.(Philack)
G. Wheal Vor (llelston)I
'Grenville
ilerod's-Foot
•
II ingston Downs f
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Lelant)!
Mark e Valley..
4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lini )1
North Downs
North Frances (Illogan)'
N. W h 'I. Basset (1110 4an)
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (St Blazey)!
20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.),
Sortridge Cons. Min. Co.!
South Caradon(St Cleer)i
S. Carn Brea (Illogan) !
F.Wheal Fran. (Mogan)
Stray Park
5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Altn.l
10 Tin Croft
West Basset (Illoa'an)
W Caradon (Liskeard),
West Seton .....
Wheal Basset ..........
Wheal Buller (Redruth)l
Wheal Edward (Cals.)!
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)!
Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)
Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)

Business in the Railway Share Market continued
moderately active, and in some instances a further
slight improvement has been established. Eastern
Counties, Great Westerns, and Midlands, have ad-
vanced 55., and North Eastern (Berwicks) 10s.
North Westerns, however, have declined 55., and
Caledonians 10s.

3.9.3

28 80
435 445
44 46
46} 171
164 17
2,1 31.
13& 14
51 51

?..14.6 I
3.0.0
7.10.0
561
178

f 3.15.6
8.12
4.14
1.14

6i 7
6 6&
3S 40
2 2i
42 44
10 10i
2 1
4i 41

Joint Stock Batik Shares were in fair request,
without any material change to record in prices.
Oriental Bank realise 50; and Alliance of London
and Liverpool, 4 to 41; Imperial, 21. 4 ; London
and South African, 10 ; and Provincial of Ireland,
89 to 90.
In the Miscellaneous Market, no dealings of
importance were entered into. Rio de Janeiro Im-
perial Scrip brought 21; London General Omnibu3
Company, lt.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stos*
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll i
India stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.' lO9l 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. lO3l 1
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto dtito April, 1864 100 t
Ditto Donds £l,OOO
Consols for Accounts June 10 ... 921 1
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent —
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Egyptian, 7 per Cent
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent l±
tiissian 5 per Cent. 1822 £ St .. 9 97
Spanish 3 per Cent —
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent .1858
Ditto Account: 7l
Ditto 1862 (Scrip)
Ditto, Paid up Scrip 70,1 1
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
'Venezuela, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 5i per Gent ..
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. ... 701 1 701
TWO O'CLOii ~.
Consols, Money
92
Ditto Account

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Paid Closing Business
Sharel Railways. Price. Done.

IBlythe and Tyne 10 p.c.
pref. issued at £5
Bris. & Exet. 4 p. C. at
Do. shares
ICaledon. qr. shrs, No. 2
11 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c.
Cornwall. 5 per mut... .
Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun.
Do. Ist Class Pref. .
E. Angn. Class A. 6 p. c.
E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I
Do No. 2
Do. new 6 p. c. st
Eastern Union, 4 p.
Do. 5 p. c. guar
'Edin.&Glas.s p.o. shares
i Do. 1 p. 0. guar. S. & O
IGlas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c ,
Great Northern, 5 p. C
D 0.5 p.c. Redm.lop.c. pm.
I Do. 41a p. c. do
Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm
Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref.
i G 5. Sn. & W. (Ireland)

4 per cent
Great West. (Berke and
Hants Ext) 5 per cent
Do. redeem. 46 p. ct
Do. redeem. 4 p. ct
Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct
o. 5 p. c. redeem. pref'.
Do. Birm. guar. stock
Do. Birm. pref. stock
Do. Chester guar. shares
Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs
Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. ails
Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prel
Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock
Do.Barnsl.stLs 2s 10d pe
IDE). 6 p. e. (East Lan.)
Do. 46 p. c. (Blackb. pur.
Lon.ezßrig.sp.e.gu. No.l
Do. 5 per cent do. No 2
Do. 6 per cent do
Do. 5 percent. do. No. 4
Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk
Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.)
Do. 4p c. st. (ell y. def . Ur 65
Lon. Chat. &Dov. sp.c.pf.
Lon. & N. W., Coy. &
Nuneaton, 5 per cont.
Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent.
Ft, late 3d shares ....I
Condony. & Ennis. 4 shs
Man. Sh. Sr, Lin. S per ct.
Do. £6

94 96

100
all
all
all
all
100

20 21
6 6i

Do. 34 per cent ........ I
Do. redeem. 6 percent...
Marort & Carl. 4 pr. c.
yp
Do. 44 per cent ........
'Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. I
Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c I
Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem I
Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable I
Do. 44 per cent . .
Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct
Norflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 '
Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847
D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47
Nort British, 5 per cent.
Do. New emu. 5 per cent
Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs.
N th.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co.
N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c.
Do. 44pr. ct' redeemable
Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref
Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref.
Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. I
Do. do. Quarters, 1848
Do. York, H. & S. Purch
North Staffordshire 1
Scottish North-Eastern)
34 p. e. pref. stock 1
Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.ci
Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock
per cent
South Devon, Ann, 10s
Do. Fixed 44 per cent
st South War 44 per cent
South Eastern(Reading
st 1.0.6)
Do. 44 cent
st Do, pi
St Do. gales, gua. 4p. c.
st Do. percent
st Do. 5 per cent 1859 **
St S. Yorkshire, 4 *******
20 Do. gua.
. c.
25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p gen a.
25 Do• B 6 P: c:• •
25 Do. C 6 p. c.::
St rWatrf d & Kilkny. 6p.
st W. Mid.Oxf lst
do guastk
st
Do. 2d
6p C. pf. 1866
ort 5 p.c. pf.ted.
st Do. Perpet P.
Do. till 18691
st
st ,Do.Newp

[O3 105
[O9 111
108 110
127 129
84 86

4.3.0

2
12.3
2.3 0
2.2.9
1k
10.6.7

100
100
100
lot
i 100
I 100

28.9.

'OCKS
varate Year.

rear not to be
half year.

46 5i
17k

6i:i

1.7.2

3i 3/
21. 21
5 6
40 42

-4
I
335 145
2j 3#
95 100
314 524
11
11 114
124 134
54 36
255 265
92R 974
574 624
11 11
11 12
12 14
16 17

35 i

FOREIGN MINES.
20 Australian
1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 1 all 1 4
5 Brazil Land & Mln.Co all 1 1
1 Clarendon Cons.MiliCo ; dis.
40 Cobre Copper all 25 29
20 Copiapo
2 Capula Silver les. 4 d jpm
1 DunMoun.Cop.Minty.Co ail 1 14p
3 East Del Ray (Limited) 1 1
2 Fortuna.
•20 General all 23 24
2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 11 2 d
11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 P
3 Linares all 7 71
5 Lusitanian 2 1 d ipm
1 Mariquita all 4 1
1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 1 4ds
20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead
Mining and Smelt ail 2
5 Port Philip 1 1 11
Santaßarbara GldMine 4 4 Ipm
1 -icottish Austrin. (L.) los. 1 11pm
20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 59 60 57 5
28.2.81 United Mexican . ail 7 71 71
1 Worthing (Limited).... all 4 1 I
DOCKS.
stock Commercial lOO I I
In.. k pr,.t.min.' 100

stock ,Commercial
stock I Do. 4,per Cent.Pret.Min ,
stock East and West India I
stock L0nd0n..........., '
stock St. Katharine.
stock 'Southampton
its/0k 'Victoria . .......
20 IDo New

127 129
54 58
57 59

98 100
id par

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old —s —s
Ditto, white, new s4s 618
Ditto, old —s —8
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s a
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2BB 29s
Malting 36s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Limolnsh., Feeding 2lB 2 a
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l9s 28s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick 33s 368
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 378 40s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3Bs 42s
Stockton and Norfolk

BOW-STREET.
ENORMOUS DETENTION OF LETTERS.—EiWard Oram,
an auxiliary letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was
charged with feloniously secreting and detaining a great
number of letters, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster-
General.
Mr. John Gardener, one of the senior clerks in the Post-
offioe, said—The prisoner was a letter-carrier, engaged at
the North-Western District. In consequence of com-
plaints of the nen-delivery of letters in that district I made
up four trap letters on Saturday, and posted them in the
prisoner's delivery. At eleven o'clock in the evening
Crocker went to the prisoner's, and found two of the letters
I had made up in one of his pockets, and a great many
others. He was asked why he had not delivered the let-
ters. and he replied he could not find out the address. He
was then given into custody. An officer was sent to search
his residence, and a number of letters were found.
Mr. Henry—How many ?
Witness—about 400.
Mr. Henry—And all unopened ?
Witness—Yes, your worship.
Mr. Henry—You will wait a remand, Mr. Peacock, as
it will be necessary to have all the letters opened.
Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-office—Among the
letters were two containing coin. Those letters are now in
the possession of the Post-office. [The witness here pro-
duced the letters referred to.]
Mr. Henry—They will all have to be opened, so it w ill
be as well not to go into that part of the case to-day.
Mr. Peacock—The letters may as well be opened as they
are here. A special messenger will he sent out imme-
diately with the letters found at the prisoner's house, and
the letters or covers will be got back.
Mr. Henry—The non-delivery of so large a number of
letters must have caused great inconvenience. Many of
them may probably contain bills of exchange.
Mr. Peacock—A number of them, I believe, contain
legal notices.
Mr. Henry—Are they all town letters ?
Mr. Peacock—Yes, your worship.
Mr. Henry—lf you wish you can open the letters you
have referred to. Of course you will want a remand.
Mr. Peacock—l think we may as well open the three
letters I have spoken of.
The letters were then opened. One contained a shilling,
another a sixpence, and the other two small keys.
Gideon Crocker said—l am an officer attached to the
General Post-office. On Saturday night I went in com-
pany with Bingham to the prisoner's residence, No. 11,
Melton-street, Euston-square. We went into the room at
the back of the shop and found the prisoner lying on the
bed. We roused him up, and asked him if he had com-
pleted his evening's delivery of letters. He said he had,
and I then asked him where his bag was. He said he had
not got one; but I told him he had, as I bad seen him with
one. I spoke to his wife and then went into the shop,
when she said, " Oh, here it is." I examined it and
found in it nine letters bearing that day's post
mark. I then searched his coat and found three
other letters bearing the February post mark. The
letters were all unopened. I then took him to the North-
Western-office, on his way he said his head was affected, as he
had a sunstroke in India. I left the prisoner with Mr.
Gardiner, and then went back to the prisoner's house, and
there I and Bingham found a box under the foot of the bed
which contained a smallpacket of 17 letters of the previous
day's delivery (May 16), and under some clothing I found
a large quantity of unopened letters. Alogether I found in
tke prisoner's h use 397 unopened letters. I took them and
gave them to Mr. Gardiner.
Joseph Forbes said—l am an inspector of letter carriers
at the North-Western office, the prisoner since Juno last
has been employed as an auxiliary letter carrier
Mr. Henry—At what salary ?
Witness-10s. a week. He was only employed from 5
to 9 o'clock of an evening. It was his duty to return all
letters he could not deliver early the next morning. His
delivery was the Old St. Pancras-road. He was so em-
ployed in February, March, and April last.
Mr. Henry—How many letters did he generally have to
deliver ?
Witness—About 30 or 35.
Mr. Henry—Because I see on the 13th of February he
delayed 33. On the 14th there were 34.
Mr. Peacock—That is all the evidence I propose to offer
to-day.
Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—What have you to say to
the serious charge preferred against you?
Prisoner—Nothing. I did not know I was doing wrong.
None of the letters were opened.
Mr. Henry—You must have known you was doing
wrong. You will be committed for trial after your next
examination. At present I shall remand you for a week.

LAN

,AY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.
IN RE BRAUN AND KORTSOXI.—.7IIDGIIENT.
His Honour gave judgment this morning on the question
of last examination. The bankrupts were described as of
London.-wall, hat and cap manufacturers, and originally
presented‘ a petition under the private arrangement act, in
September, 1861, at which time the debts and liabilities
were stated by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles at about
£.45,000, but the proceedings were ultimately brought into
open court, much delay having been occasioned by Mr.
Kortsoko being at Montreal to realise the property.
His Honour in the first instance referred to the fact of
the elaborate examinations, and considered that a great
portion was wide of the mark, incurring a large expense
which be was afraid would absorb nearly all the estate at
present in hand, and there would be nothing for the credi-
tors. It strongly impressed upon his mind the necessity of
watching these examinations day by day, and not to permit
them to proceed unnecessarily. It now became necessary
to employ shorthand writers, and the result was there bad
been great cost. His Honour passed the examination
(under the old Act), and said that he could not see any ad.
vantage to the creditors by adjournment. He then referred
to a remark made by Mr. Lawrence as to the costs in the
events of an appeal to the Lords Justices, which, if made,
would put the bankrupts to the expense of £5OO for
why h
orcopiees
and " briefing" the examinations. Another reason
didso he notco adjournulcould
not
separate
rexaminationthe
rstu.nre
tsd,i e that if
ugitthhoedid
t
there was a great distinction, which would be made on the
heariu-; of the certificate. whereaswast h
- •

The bankrupts, therefore, passed their examination.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.)

SINGULAR CASE OF A WITNESS REFUSING TO " TALE

TILE OATH."-POCOCK V. LONG.
This was an action to recover for some goods alleged to
have been supplied to the defendant.
Defendant sent his wife to answer the claim, and a
portly, elderly Irishwoman got into the box.
His H,nour (Mr.SergeantWheeler)—Does your husband
owe this money ?
Witness—Not all of it.

His Honour—You must be sworn.
Mr. Overall (one of the bailiffs) was proceeding to swear
the witness, when she seized the book and kissed it.
His Honour—No ; that will not do. You must be pro-

perly sworn.
Mr. Overall repeated the words of the oath.
Witness—No; I won't swear to that.
II is Honour—Then I shall find for the plaintiff.
Witness—Witness—Very well ; I'll see what I can do.
Again she took up the book, and again did the bailiff
repeat the oath.
Witness—l do not mind kissing the book, but 1 cannot
bind myself by such an oath, as it is impossible after all this
time to keep to it.
His Honour—Then I must find for the plaintiff.
THE POWERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON -IMPORTANT DE-

CISION.-RULET V. REYNOLDS.
This was an action against an attorney having some
chambers in Staples.inn, Holborn.

Mr. Buchanan objected to the jurisdiction of this court.
Defendant's chambers were not in the City, and to prove it,
it would be shown that the metropolitan police walked in
part of the premises.
Mr. Smith, for the plaintiff, said that the map was referred
to when the summons was issued, and the process clerk
said that the inn was in the jurisdiction of this court.
Mr. Grant (the process clerk, and an authority in such
matters), was called up, and said that Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4
were within the jurisdiction of the City of London, and
that gave the City power over the whole inn.
His Honour—l must hold that this court has jurisdiction.
Mr. Buchanan—After Mr. Grant's explanation, which,
knowing his great exp zience, I willingly aocept, I will no
longer object. I may say, on the part of the defendant, that
the money was tendered some time since.
His Honour found for the plaintiff, giving defendant an
extra fortnight to pay.