The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-18 00:00:00

PAPER MILLS:

Yesterday morning the following re44urn was issued of the
number of paper mills at walk in .England, Wales, Scot.
land, and Ireland respectively is each year from 1838 to
1860 :

England
Scotland, Ireland. Total.
and NVales.
1838.. 416 49 .. 60 .. 525
1839.. 414 .. 60 .. 55 .., 519
1840 .. 362 .. 48 .. 52 .. 462
1841 .. 388
.. 48 .. 50 .. 486
1842.. 375
.. 48 .. 49 .. 472
1843.. 389
.. 45 .. 59 .. 464
1845 .. 356
1844.. 363 ..
42 •
50 448
46 .. 62 .. 461
..
..
1846 .. 359 .. 46 .. 47 .. 452
1847.. 360
.. 48 .. 45 .. 453
1848 .. 354
.. 49 .. 44 .. 447
1849.. 345
.. 50 .. 41 .. 436
1850 .. 328 .. 48 .. 39 .. 415
1851.. 327 .. 61 .. 37 .. 416
1852.. 312 .. 48 .. 34 .. 394
1853 .. 308 .. 52 .. 30 .. 390
1854 .. 325 .. 51 .. 29 .. 405
1855 .. 328 .. 52 .. 29 .. 409
1856 .. 314 .. 51 .. 28 .. 393
.
1857 .. 294 .. 52 .. 28 .. 374
1858.. 307 .. 52
.. 27 .. 386
1859.. 308 .. 52 25 .• 385
1860.. 306 .. 52 .. 26 .. 384

Mr. Richard Cobden, M.P., has left the Hotel de
la Grande Bretagne, Rue Caumartin, Paris, on his return
to England.
THE NEW CANADIAN MAIL STEAMSHIP HIBER-
NIAN.—This vessel, which is a new screw-steamer of great
power, sailed on her first voyage from Liverpool to Quebec
on Thursday last, but, we regret to learn, met with some
accident when off Donaghadee yesterday morning, which
caused her to return to Liverpool. This has occasioned
much regret. The Hibernian is an entirely new vessel,
with all the modem improvements, and is considered a very
fine specimen of naval architecture.
DEATH OF MRS. HERMANN VEZIN.—We regret
to announce the decease of Mrs. Hermann Vezin, wife of
the esteemed actor now at the Princess's Theatre, who died
on Saturday afternoon after a long illness. Mrs. Hermann
Vezin, who eajoyed some celebrity as an actress in Ame-
rica and on the Continent, appeared at the Surrey Theatre
two years ago, and made a very favourable impression.
The deceased, whn was in her forty-second year, breathed
her last in a state of unconsciousness, and was thus hap-
pily spared much pain.—Era.
MR. BRIGHT ON THE REFORM MOVEMENT—A
public meeting was held on Thursday evening at Bilston
to establish a political union for that town. About 200
persons, chiefly operatives, were present. A letter from
Mr. Bright was read, in which the following passage oc-
curs . • 4, What is wanted is a better organisation of the
towns in favour of Reform, that the working men should
express the opinions they hold on the subject of Reform.
If this can be brought about during the coming autumn
and winter, we may see a great change in the temper of
the House of Commons during the next session. The
towns in your part of the country might do something
imp,,rtant if they would enter into correspondence on
this great subject. The attacks upon me do not affect me,
but I feel deeply the slanders which are uttered in the
House of Commons against the majority of my country-
men."

OPEN-AIR SERVICE IN GREENWICH PARK.—By
the kind permission of her Majesty's First Commissioner of
Works the open-air service in Greenwich Park, under the
auspices of the Lord Bishop of London, which last year
proved so successful, will be recommenced on Trinity Sun-
day. The Rev. J. P. Courtenay, London diocesan home
missionary, has been again appointed the preacher.
It appears that the irregularities in the service of
the Galway American Steam Company have resulted in the
withdrawal by the Government of the contract granted by
Lord Derby's Cabinet to M r. LeVer, under which a subsidy
of between £70,000 and £BO,OOO per annum was payable to
that undertaking. After the warnings already given to the
company the Chancellor of the Exchequer was bound to
take this step. The directors allege that they are prepared
to answer all the complaints of the Post-office; but,
although, notwithstanding the discreditable and reckless
character of the original grant, no one desires to see them
harshly treated, it is difficult to conceive that they can
'raise any complaint that due consideration has not been
shown them.

Mar e Antoinette's hair, during her imprisonment, became
completely colourless. Such changes or colour may now be
completely restored by Herring's magnetic brushes, &c., of
which Dr. Hassall reports, " I regard them as the most per-
fect brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical con-
struction, and their magnetical action." They are the re-
medy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. N.B.—Coun-
terteits are bethg made. moo, 32, Basiughall-streets
Lyndal.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Some important changes are shown in the Bank
of England return completed to the 15th inst. The
bullion has been diminished by nearly half a million
sterling owing to the remittances to America. The
reserve of notes has also been reduced to a consider-
able extent. The increased demand for money is
shown in the large augmentation in the other
securities, which exceeds half a million sterling.
The public deposits have been largely increased,
While there is a diminution in the private balances.
One of the chief features,:however, is a considerable
decrease in the Government securities. The other
items of the balance-sheet and the changes they
present are shown in the subjoined table :
Active Circulation .. .. .. £20,042,790
Decrease .. .. .. 131,895
Stock of Bullion .., .. .. 12,382,446
Decrease ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. 491,173
nest 3, 261,606
..
Increase .. .. .. .. 16,764
Public Deposits .. .. .. 6,725,187
Increase .. .. .. • • 641,592
Other Deposits .. ..., 11,591, 539
Decrease .. • • • • • • 479,372
Seven Day and other Bills .. • • 661,019
increase .. . • • • • • 24,847
Government Securities .. •• 10,180,938

„ 92,000
Other Securities .. • • • • 19,796,757
Increase .. .. 655,109
Notes unemployed 5,978,195
Decrease .. .. • • .. 337,820
About £40,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of
England yesterday.

The steamer Ceylon, which leaves on the 20th
inst.: for India, Chive, &c., will take out £247,581,
viz., £9,987 in gold, and the remainder in silver,
inchtding £100,289 on Government account to Cal-
cutta.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Intercolonial
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company a dividend
was agreed to at the rate of 71- per cent. for the six
months ending 31st Dec. last.
On Monday, the 20th inst., a call of X 1 per share,
amounting to £165,000, becomes due on the Lon-
don; Ohatham, and Dover Railway Shares (Metro-
politan Extension).
A general advance took :place in the Foreign
Exc hanger yesterday afternoon.
Mere was rather more activity in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were without
alteration. The sales were about 8,000 bales.
The Market for Public Securities has been very
quiet to-day, and the quotations have not shown
any change of importance, Consols being 911 -a for
money and 911 for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced are flat at 891 d ; Bank
Stock has improved to 2331 ; India 5 per Cent.
loan is steady at 101 t ; and Exchequer Bills are
at 6.5. to 3s. dis.
A fair amount of business has been recorded in
Foreign Securities, but prices generally have de-
clined. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 711; ditto
1858, 551 to 56; Mexican have receded to 221 i;
Spanish to 504; Dutch 4 per Cents. to 9917 Rus-
sian 41 per Cents. to 91; Portuguese to 478 ; and
Venezuelan to 1917 but Sardinian are firm at
Sit, 82.

The following communication was issued yester-
day, :•—" The Committee of Mexican Bondholders
aae this afternoon received advices from Mr.
Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th ult. On the
4th the Ministry was dissolved, including not only
the Minister of Finance, Senor Prieto, but also his
Dnder-Secretary, Senor Iglesias. Senor Mate,
..'who had left the city on his way to England,
Ilan been named for this office, but it is not
"Pected that he will accept it. In the mean-
'While this, of course, puts a atop to all pro-
gress in the matters Mr. Whitehead was treat-
ing about. The Congress ought to be installed on
the 21st of April, but this will depend on circum-
stances. The agents in Tampico report, under date
'of April the 2d, that, in spite of Captain Aldham's
convention, they have no prospect of receiving a
single dollar, unless one of our ships be sent to that
port, and from none of the other ports of the
Republic had Mr. Whitehead received advices of
anything having as yet been received for the divi-
dend fund. Mr. Whitehead had addressed Mr.
Mathew en the subject, but his answer was very
far from encouraging."
A very limited amount of business has been
transacted to-day in the Railway Share Market,
but a slight advance has taken place in prices.
Midlands and North Eastern (Berwicks) have im-
proved 55.; Bristol and Exeter and North Westerns,
10s. South Easterns declined ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were
almost neglected. San Paulo realised 2! ; and
Great Indian Peninsula, 97 to 97k.
In Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there has been a very limited inquiry, without any
material change to record in prices. New South
Wales realised 341; London Joint Stock, 311;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 721 ; and Royal
Mail Steam, 471 47-1.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9± 1
India Stock .. .
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enticed Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 5} per Cent .. 99i
_Ditto Debentures, 1858 961
Col tsols for Account, June 6
Extlequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Equador New Consolidated
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 3± per Cent. l6
Ditto Deferred 5l
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853......... •
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822. £ St —
Ditto 44 per Cent.
91
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859....
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent...
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto 14 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Relgian."4i per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2-± per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
O'CLOCK
Consols, Money TWO
914 1
/
Ditto Account 9ll

COURSE OF EXCHANGE..—YESTERDAY.
Amkterdam
Ditto aMontha. 12 0 12 1
Rotterdam — 12 0 12 1
Antwerp
25 55 25 671
Brussels — 25 55 25 671
Haraturgh
13 8 12L35 37
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 65 25 72}
30
Frankfort on Maine — 118
Vienna
14 10
14 10 14 30
Trieste
Petersburgh — 331 33/
Berlin
Madrid —
Cadiz
Leghorn Milan —
Genoa —
Naples
Palermo —
Lisbon—
Messina
......
°P°l"to :
New Y0rk............
• • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17••9
Mexican Dollars
'• 0 4 111
Silver in Bars (Standard) .. If
0 5 0
South American Doublons
~ 0 0 0
T.

481
484
25 "t 5
25 65
25 65

117
117}
62a
521

25 90
25 75
25 70
39t
1171
1171
524
52i

Railways.

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Leasing !Closing'
Pam .1 Co.'s I Price.

94
Bedford and Bletchley all tn di/C.Vir.--7-
Bulkinghamshire lOO D o
Chespteor it HsVpyehrecaedn t 110000 Do Do. .......
. ..
..
..
.. ..
.... i. 4129366
Do. 5 ~
Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 15i 10i
__._.____________
HE 13AN„,„
E.Lincolnsh. g 6 pPr c.l 100 Gt. North.
,130 132
Clydesdale June lOOlOO CDale.d.o.n:... 100 2101
. --nuPTcy BILL. The select com- E.Union,HarwichShs all lE.Counts. 4i 41
mittee of the Rouse of
Lords to whom this Bill was re- Do. Woodbridge lOO '
(erred has adjourned Gls.Barr.ct Neils.Drct lOO Caledon..,'
of
after the Whitsuntide holydays. Do. new
It is expected that the labours of the committee will ter- . 100 ills
Gloster .t Dean Forest all
urinate at their next sitting. There is reason'to fear that Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail..' all
the forebodings of those banke andl merchants who pre- Hull and Selby I all
dieted that a select committee would so alter the character Do. halves.
of the measure as to make it un
Whose interests it affects will be completelyloo
the House of Lowestoft gua. 4 p
LoDno;TPilluferrrve;
C lOO
12
Commons will refuse to pass it in the mutilated form in Do. A per cent 1100
Which it will now be returned for consideration. Mnc., Bxtn ~.sz Matlock' all
The municipal authorities of St. Petersbn Mid. Bradford Prefer-
-r enee B.ock lOO
g have
determined to found an hospital for poor artisans, i ono, Newmarkt,BuryEx.
gua. 5 per cent.,... 1 5.5
flemoration of the emancipation of the serfs. It is n toc --b-e Northn.&Eastn. sp. c„ al
called the Alexander Hospital, and the project has been Do. 6p. c a
favourably received by the Emperor. NorthD o . Fixed
Western sp . c a
E
NEW ..ZEALAND.—Two despatches appear in the Preston and Wyre. {
Gazette of last evening from Major-General Pratt. C. 8., Do. 4 Shares A.I
the particulars of which have been already published. tieoalvi tus
b. Hr
yi Hitch., hon.,e&r
eSfho er pd 1 '
~ont r Majesty's Commissioners for the Interne-
tu_
pc, t Exhibition of 1862 have received a notification of the B*-Stn
Wilts and Some t
P in went of the teealbers of the comzeini= 'or 1•1114"' .t.Vilallie(l9"Cf;;il:

Caledon..,
Do. •• • •
Gt. West.
Yk,N. & Br
Yk.N. Md.
Do.
Ln&N.W.
S. Eastern
Da .......

'Peto tCo
Do.

NW&MI

lidland
E.Counts
Do..
Do.
Do.
Midland
L& NWI
& L.Yk.
Do.
Gt. North.
T.Brassey
Do.
M'Clean
Gt. West
G& Brrn

Si 31
94 96
i i P
55 57

15i 16

130 132
117 122
101 ali P
80 91
81 21

/ losing
Share! Raßailways.o
(Paid , price.
Business
I Done.
._
25 'll,ythe and Tyne 10 per
c. pref. (issued at .£5,, all
stock fsris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 100
20 Do. do. do. Shares
stock Caledon £lO, 44 percent 100 100 102
stock I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 107
64 'Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all
20 (Cornwall, 5 per cent.
61 !Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 54 6
14 'Do Ist Class Pref all
stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &5 c lOO 99 101
stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 108 113
stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 105 108
stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 108 110
stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 103
stork I Do. New 6 per et stook. 100 122 124
stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct 108 80 82
stock Do. 5 per cent guar._ 100
stock EdinstGlas. sp.e. shares 100 109 111
stock Do. 4p. o gua. S. &D. 100 90 92
stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 77
stock 'Furness, 5 per cent .... 100
stock IGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100
stock'Great Northern, sp. et. 100 113 115
stock Fo.sp.c.Redm., 10 pc.pm 100 110 112
stock 'Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 pm. pm 80 100 108
10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. CH
stock f
Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 3 100 97 99
f p. ct. pref. stock 1
50 Great West (Berks and
Hants) Ext. sp. et. . 6
stock to. Redeemable,44p.ct: 100 98 100
stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. et 100 89 91
stock D 3 Irredeemable, do._ 100 90 92
stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103
8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 94 10
10 Ot ST. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 17 18
10 Po. do. sp. et. pref all 104 101
stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76
268 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21
13 Do. do. do.
20 Do. do. do.
100 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref 4O
stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO
stock Do.Barnsl.stf..s3s 10d pc 100 —.—
stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.)
stock Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu. No.) 100 113 115
stock Do. sp. e .No. 2 100 113 115
stock Do. gua. 6p. c.
stock Do. do. 541 p. c. No. 4 100 113 115
stock ' Do. do. per cent lOO 101 103
5 Do. do. 4 p. c. shares all
stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 150 155
stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E&C.P ) 100 28 131
stock Do.4p.c.S (div.def.til '65) 100 71 74
stock Do. 4 per cent. Pre lOO
stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 86 87
Do.W. A rceiv. no div
10 I Ex.A tilapc is pd on } all
1
Co. B B. & Brom ex. all
10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 24
stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and
Nuneaton, sp. ct lOO
stock Lon. &S.W, 7 p. et. stock 100
stock Do. 44 per cent lOO
2s. 6d.i Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns
1 of 2s. 6d..... all
124 'Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. all
124 C .£ondony. & Ennis. 4sh all 131 144
stock 6 fan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct' 100
o. 6
stock o. 34 per cent
100 68 70
10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 i 1 P
124 ',Taryoort & Car., 4p. C all
Do.
121 Do. 44 per cent all
stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO
stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.c lOO 134 136
stock , Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103
6 ' Do. 44 per
stock Do. Lela & Hit. pref. st. 100 91 93
stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. 5t.1846 100
stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100
stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100
stockstoek North British, sp. o.
I Do. New, gua. sp. c lOO 108 110
101 I Do. Bor. ITn. g. pf. shs 3 4 14 p
10 ' I Do. do. do all
at INth.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100
I
et N-East.Cons.Pret 4 p.c. 100 91 93
st 'Do. 44 pe. redeemable lOO 99 101
st Do. G.N.E. 4 per a pref NO 100 101
17 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref 8.13.4. p 4p
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13
124 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9
25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch lO 4d 1p
20 North Staffordshire all 224 23
10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all _
84 , Scottish Central, new pf all
At Scottish North-Eastern
rer. stook.. -
st Do.Aberpdeen,gua. 6
p.e. 100
st Do, 7p. a pref. stock 100 13s 133
10s. south Devon, Ann. los. all 10 104
10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all
1.0.6 i South Eastern (Reading
Ann~ 1.0.6)
st Do. 44 per cent. lOO 99 100
st Do. Fixed lip.c. let is. 100 99 100
st , outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100
st Do. 14 per cant lOO 08 100
st Po. 5 per cent". lOO
et S.:Yorkshire, 4 p.o, gua. 100 85 87
25 Stock. & Dar. A. sp. o 1 all 264 274
25 Do. B 6 percent
25 Do. C 8 percent 4 all all
53214 33234 '
110225
st Watrfd 6c Kilkny, 6 p.c. 100 45 48
st W. Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 124 128
at Do.
2pd.ed.patred.
110000
110200 st Do.NewPort 5
at Do.Perpet 6p.c. pf 1866 100 120 122
at Do. till 1869, Ist ILI 100 115 120

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

Business
Done.