The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-27 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The Markets have a very steady appearance, and
prices are well maintained. Common Congon is quoted
1 4d. to 12d. per lb., with the usual prompt.
SUGAR.— A rather active business has been dono in the
better qualities, which realise full rates; other descriptions
are at steady rates. In the Refined Markets higher rates are
current, and dried goods find a ready sale at fully former
quotations.
COFFEE —Only a moderate business has been done, and
prices remain steady at about previous values.
RlCE,—There has been very little business transacted,
but holders demand rather more money.
CINNAMON. —At the public sales prices went at a reduc-
tion of about 2d. to 3d. per lb on first quality, 2d. for se-
cond, and Id. to d. for third quality.
SALTPETRE.—The market is firmer, and a fair business
has been done at full rates.

TALLOW.—There has been a very quiet market. P.Y.C.
on the spot 553. 2d., Hay and June 555., July and Sep-
tember 535., and last thne months 325. 3d. per cwt.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( rizis

LONDON, April 27.—Wind at noon, N.E.; light breeze
and cloudy.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—
Hero:lonia (s), from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, April 25. Wind N., atrong.—Arrived
—Histena, from Monte Video. Sailed---Ajax, for Har-
bour Grace.

FALMOTTrII, April 25.—Wind variable.—Arrived—
H.M.S. La Hogue, from Plymouth, and sailed for
Greenock; her Majesty's gunboat Goshawk, ditto; her
Majesty's gunboat Snap, ditto.
HARWICH, April 25.—Wind E.S.E. —Arrived—H.M.S.
Pembroke, from Sheerness; her Majesty's gunboat Mag-
net, ditto.

.DUBLIN, Ipril 26.—Arrived- Dugel Daley, from Tri-
nidad ; Ulidia, Porto Rico,

OFF QUEENSTOWN, April 26.—Wind N.—Arrived—
Viladet, from Pnr:.o Rico for Deblie ; Fortuns, New
York.

BELFAST, April 26.—Wind N.—Sailed—Aurora, for
Quebec.
PORTSUOUTH, April26.—WindN.E.—Arrived—Sophia,
from Hamburg for Rio Grande.
GLOUCESTER, April 26.—Arrived—Anna Felicie, from
Bilboa.

PLYMOUTH, April 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived —Ohio,
from Cardiff for Havannah, leaky.
SWANSEA, April 26.—Wind N.—Arrived----San Fer-
nando, from Coquimbo.

OFF DOVER, April 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Depen-
dant, from Na.,au N.B.
HARTLEPOOL, April 26.—Wind E.N.E.— Sailed—Or-
neni, for New York.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.

Wind E., hazy.
Arrived—Ripon, steamer, from Alexandria; Despatch,
steamer, Jersey.
Sailed—La Poule and L'Etoile, for Cherbourg ; Havre,
steamer, for Havre.

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind S.
Arrived, April 26—Pandora. from Sanavilla; Marietta,
Maraacibo.

Arrived, April 27—Acme, from Mobile; Jane Adeline,
Rouen.

Sailed, April 25—Rochester, for Philadelphia; Fairy
Queen, Rotterdam.
Sailed, April 26—Georges, for Genoa; Martin Luther,
for Bombay.

(BY SUBIL &RINE AND BRITISIE TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind N.E. ; tide second hour's flood; cloudy.
Sailei— Albion, steamer, for Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind N.E., moderate
Passed—Cornelius Grennell, for New York ; Vero, for
Jamaica.

ILLNESS OF SIR JOHN DoDsoN.—We regret to learn
that the learned judge of the Prerogative Court is very
seriously indisposed.
In conseepeece of the sati4actory nature of the last
adv:ces from Venezuela, the Committee of Spanish Ame-
rican Bondholders have determined on despatching by
the packet of the 17th of next month their commissioner,
Mr. Elias Mocatta, to Caracas to endeavour to arrange
for the I:quidation of the arrears due on the foreign debt
of that republic.
Tee general business of the port of London continues
inactive. The number of ships reported inward during
the pa-t week was 168, the number cleared outward was
184, including 17 in balla'.t. Those on the berth loading
for tbe Australian coto ira amount to 68.
THE NEW STAMPED CHEQUE SYSTEM.—Several of the
leading private bankers of the metropolis have issued
notice to their customers-that they will provide them free
of cast with stamped cneque books to meet the new lean-
cial arrangements of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
One or two of these make a stipulation that these stamped
cheques, supplied gratis. shall not be used fir drawing
lees amounts than 51. In the case of j int-stock banks,
where there is a drawback on the acconnte, there does
not appear to have been any definite mode of action
ngreed upon, but it is expected that, as a general rule,
they will allow the customers to pay the cost of all
cheques drawn by them. A general meeting of the
managers and directors of the principal joint-stock
banks will be held on an early day for the purpose
of taking the subject into consideration.
RESTORATION OF SHAKSPERE S HOUSE, STRATFORD.
ON-AVON.—Tile 13:r bpta.ce C.numittre are put jug the
patriotic and munific,nt gift of 2,500/. fr,m Mr. Jonn
Shakspere (which was oizeiced in the public j urnals
some mouths ago) to good use, by pro ;et.ditig with the
proposed rervivataou or isolation of the !ammo in which the
immortal pet was born. The committee have, we ate
informed, entered into contric a for the restoiati,a3 of a
rtion of the house to the state in wi.ic it was st;p.
posed to be whin Shakepere first drew breath in it; at,d
so far is the matter advanced that a porti. n of the w .ik
may b.- said to be now seti factori'y co plettet. With
wis det rm nation they have also taken the advice
and obtained the a!,siata-Ice of Mr. Edward Barry,
and have adapted that gentleman's report to the
effect that the iuld ng shall be rtstored to the
exact state, as far as c,?..n he, in which it was as Shah-
spere's birth, and that any new features which, f r
saf,ty's sake, may be introduced, shall be distintt!y
stamped as new, and not be allowed to mislead tie pi -
glints who may visit the shrine f an intellect E 0 vast
and noble. Toe souse is now detached from itt neigh- '
bouts on either side, and t mporarily fenced peeving
the planting of the hedge of yew with which it is in-
tended to surr Imo it. .Fir to far therefore it is sofa
from fire, and oilier chances of ecciebnt. The cone-nit:et)
have it in car tem elat,on to by out a garden in a manna r
coeval with the date of the house. Add to this that a
hand, once and appropriate pavement is now laying down
bsfore the house, and it will be seen that the committee
are performing their duty with activity and intelligence.

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

RAILWAY LEGISLATION & COMPETITION.
Yesterday afternoon a deputation of members of
Parliament and othors interested in railways, con-
sisting of the Hon. R. H. Dutton, M.P., Mr.
Briscoe, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Repton, M.P.,
Sergeant Gaselee, Dr. Cowan, Messrs. Teulon,
Scott, Gordon, Thompson, C. H. Pulley, W.
Bridger, Price, Tegg, R. B. Moore, Goodson,
Whishaw, Vance, Croxton, &c., waited by appoint-
ment upon the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, at
his official residence in Downing-street, on the
subject of the ruinous competition carried on be-
twe,n the railway companies and the other burdens
affecting the railway interest. The Right Hon. W.
J. Henley, President of the Board of Trade, was
present during the conference.
The Hon. R. Dutton, M.P., introduced the de-
putation.
Mr. J. E. VANCE said, he had the honour to be
called upon to bring under the notice of the Go-
vernment the present unsatisfactory state of legis-
lation with regard to the railways. The amount
of capital invested in railway property was
300,000,0001., the whole of which was materially
deteriorated by the existing state of things, and
must continue to be so till that was altered. He
need scarcely point out that by the expenditure of
that amount of capital great benefit had been re-
ceived by the country. He would not waste his
Lordship's time by going into those advantages,
but what he wished was that in return their
property should be protected by the Legislature.
Instead of having done that both Parliament
and the Government had heaped a great
amount of taxation on them, and, in addition
to that, a most ruinous system of competi-
tion was being carried on. The first thing
to which he would call attention was the unjust
impost of the passenger tax, levied now on the
gross receipts, when it was originally intended for
net receipts only. The next thing was the parochial
ates on railways. But the greatest complaint was
with regard to the existing competition, which
materially affected the public and the shareholders,
while the competitions were brought about by
parties connected with railways for their own bene-
fit without any regard to the interest of the public.
This state of things prevailed to an enormous
extent, and thousands were continually spent in
c-arrying on the warfare. In the case of two com-
panies at present a fearful race was being carried
regardless of the sacrifice of life.
The Earl of DERRY—But they must pay for it.
Mr. VANCE said—lf his lordship were killed it
would be but a paltry satisfaction for payment to
be made. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the Govern-
ment would introduce some measure to protect
their interest, and he suggested that a Royal com-
mission should be appointed to consider the matter,
and that Government should stop all measures for
further extensions for the present.
The Earl of DERBY asked what was suggested to
put down the undue competition complained of Or
the deputation. Powers were now granted to Par.*
liamult with regard to railways, and what other
tribunal was suggested 8 It would, he thought, be
a difficult matter to induce Parliament to anything
that would take away its own powers.
Mr. VANCE suggested that a Royal Commission
should be appointed and instructed to take evidence
in these-matters ; but he thought that there was st
present sufficient evidence to justify them tin
dividing the country into territorial districts, each
company to have its own district ; arrangements to
be made to secure the interest and convenience of
the public. It might be impossible to recover front
the gulf the thousands it hadreceived, or to reitors
the fortunes of the widows, orphans, and trustees
which had been wasted, but the Government might
confer a great benefit on the public by adopting the
course he suggested.
The Earl of DERBY—If you have a Royal Cony
mission they will have to refer everything to an
other tribunal.
Mr. VANCE repeated his opinion that there Yrs°
sufficient evidence for the commissioners to make
territorial division.
The Earl of DERBY—Nothing can be done with'
out the sanction of Parliament after all. Is the
commission proposed to be a standing one
Mr. VANCE replied in the affirmative.
The Eaf lof DERBY—I should be very sorry for
myself to say the commission should be granted
but, at all events, I will speak to the other members
of the Government about it. The great difficult/
against it is that all its recommendations woe'
have to be submitted to Parliament for contirin°4
tion.
After some further conversation,
The Earl of DERBY said he could not say any
thing more about the commission until it was shoe' _
to be practicable that some good could be got frow.
it.
The deputation, having thanked his Lordship f‘if
iota courtesy, then withdrew.