The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY*
The African Royal Mail steam-ship Niger, Cat
George Corbett, arrived here this morning ; a gale
from the south east blowing at the time, which
rendered communication with her difficult.. oer
,i
dates are—Fernando Po, Jan. 30 ; Bonny, Feb. I.°
Lagos, Feb. 7 ; Accra, Feb. 9 ; Cape Coast, Feb
10 ; Liberia, Feb. 15 ; Sierra Leone Feb. 20
Bathurst, Feb. 24 ; Goree, Feb. 25; Teneriffe)
March 3 ; and Madeira, March 6.
She brings 3 passengers, among whom are the
Rev. Mr. Mason and the Rev. Mr. Flock, from
Lagos ; Capt. Raby, R.N., Lieut. Smith, R. 14-1
Lieut. Harger, 2d West India Regiment, and
Lieut. Bevonport, ditto, from Sierra Leone. The
Rev. Mr. West, from Cape Coast, died on the Pas-
- _

-At Fernando Po were her Majesty's ships Mer"
lin, Bloodhound, and Prometheus, with the mer-
chant vessels Guildford, Prince George, and Cal4l-
-

Commander Rathbone, of her Majesty's ship
Bloadhound, died at Lagos,. Jan. 22. The coast
was quiet. Trade moderate, and the season
healthy.
The cargo of the Niger consisted of 1,900 oz. Of
gold dust, 508 puncheons of palm oil, 300 pieceo
of ivory, 200 bags of cochineal, 14 casks of gum,
and 127 pieces of camwood.

MEMORIAL TO THE LATE LORD RAGLAN, G.C.8.--A;
handsome memorial stone, in honour of the late lamented
Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8., is about to be
weds(' in Badminton Church, near the seat of the Duke
of Beaufort, in Gloucestershire, by Mr. Thomas Gaffie,
the sculptor, of Regent-street. The monument, which
is beautifully executed, is of white Carrara marble, Bur*
mounted with military trophies, and in the centre is
wreath of laurel encircling the words " Peninsula " and
" Crimea." A t the bottom of the tables are the family'
arms, with the Peninsular, Waterloo, and Crimean
medals, and a cross of honour.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Her Majesty and his Royal:
Highness the Prince, with the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with
their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted
of the Countess of Desert, Lord Byron, Lord Chariot
Fitzroy, and Captain the Hon. D. de Roe.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—The Prince of Wales and the
Prince of Leiningen, attended by Captain the Hon. D•
de Ros and Mr. Gibbs, honoured the Princess's Theatre
with their presence on Thursday evening. The Prince
of Leiningen left Buckingham Palace yesterday for
Port 'mouth.

LTOSUM THRATIM.—" Virginina " was produced 1111
this theatre last night ; the characters of Virginius at
his daughter by Mr. and Mrs. Dillon. There was a veil
full house, and the performance was highly successful.
Mr. Dillon's Virginius was, on the whole, a powerful
piece of acting, and he deserved the applause which be
received.

Mr. Smith, the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, bag
generously placed 501. worth of tickets of admission to
the theatre for Wednesday next at the disposal of the
committee of the Newevenders' Provident and Benevo•
lent Institution ; and they appeal to the trade and other
friends of the charity to assist them by their attend-
ance on that occasion, and thereby increasing their
funds.
THEATRE ROYAL, DittißT_LAN_E._
Yesterday after-
noon a meeting of renters and nominees was held in the
saloon, for the purpose of taking into consideration a Pr,g.
position which had been made by Mr. Gye to Mr. E. "
Smith, the lessee, respecting the forthcoming opera sea-
son. The meeting was of a very stormy character, and
to attempt to give anything like a report of the proceed'
ings would be utterly impossible, as about 60 persons all
spoke at the same time, and the business from first to
last was conducted in the most irregular manner. The
question under consideration was the right of renters to
a seat in the house at every dramatic performance. Mr.
Smith proposed, on the part of Mr. Gye, that 25 seats
should be set apart for the renters, but this was objected
to on the ground that by thus compromising their right
they would thereby be binding themselves hereafter. An
amendment was subsequently proposed to the effect that
" 50 front pit seats should be reserved for bait an hoer
after the opening of the doors for the renters, and tha!,.
after that time, they should be accommodated with seats
either in the pit or boxes." This was carried unanimously.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION NOR BOYS.—The .
nual festival on behalf of the Masonic Institution for
the Maintenance and Education of Boys, the Sons of
Deceased and Decayed Masons, was held on Wednesday
at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presidency of the
Right Worshipful the Senior Grand Warden for the
year, Br, Loxd Goderich, M.P.

MONEY MARKET

.LN D
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK. r2i
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed
quietly, without any material alteration in prices. fgi
1:13e. sales were estimated at 17,000 bales, 1,000 of
~111011 were taken for export and on speculation. St.
'lO Railway Share Market closed steadily, and 25
Prices were rather lower. 25
The Bank of England. return, completed for the
st.
reek ending the 6th inst., is certainly of an un- St.
4117oarable character, but not more so than was tt_.
fc 20
e,ilerallY expected, owing to the payments on the w
lourtlP of the month, and the continued pres- 20
Bnre for discoun4.3 which still prevails. There is a ig
considerable diminution in the other deposits and 50
the reserve of notes, while the withdrawals of gold 25
have necessarily occasioned a reduction on the stock 26
of bullion. As these adverse influences have been in St.
force during the last few days, it is feared that t
the next statement will not show much improve- 25
raelit. A noticeable feature in the present balance St.
sheet is the falling-off in the private securities, not- 18
Withstanding the advances on bills which the Bank St.
'EI stated to have recently made. The principal
,12
lams, and the changes they present, are as sub- 10
Joined

ii.r3tive Circulation • X 18,827,185
Increase ..... 230,435
tullion 10,310,496
in. Decrease
..leat
3,786,603
Increase
ptiblic Deposits
~,.. Increase
other Deposits
E„ Decrease
eeren-Day and other Bills. 739,595
~. Decrease
Government Securities .. 11,678,516
,„.. Increase .. 104,627
other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Decrease - 246,030
During
the last two or three days it is stated
at several small parcels of gold have been taken
frern the Bank, but the precise amounts have not
transpired.
In the rates of Continental Exchange yesterday
ternoon a slight decline was in most cases appa-
rent

The official return of the exports of the precious
%stale from the port of London for the week end-
INC Thursday last is as follows :

Gold Coin
~
Hamburg ... 1.900/.
so Bars
If „
Silver Coin
)11
Bars
•IA
101:1 :Rotterdam ... 1,700/.
It • •
18 stated that the Riga, and Dunaburg Railway
11,4 Y (the Commercial Railway of Russia)
wehoe ob t'ailtained their concession on favourable terms.
n shares of this company, it will be remembered,
.re excluded from the official Stock Exchange
Di some months ago ; but it is to be hoped that
"P Information the _directors have received this
tltt°4-riling will be amply verified, and that their quo-
-1,3,11 may again be permitted.
report of the Ottoman Bank has been issued,
alltine
31 A:hews that the profits up to the 23d Dec. were
91.) and a dividend of 15s. per share (being
ra 1 to 10 per cent. per annum) is recommended,
Which will leave a balance of 12,7291. to be carried
ieitarljarde It states that branches had been estab-
ued at Smyrna, Beyrout, and Galatz.
...11h_u !re. has been a very flat. market for Public
"-'ve rities to-day, sad a decline of about per
bent.hn has taken lace..p In addition to the heavi-
i",which previously prevailed, the unfavourable
anK Return and the sustained inquiry for money
have tended still further to affect values. Consols
7 Money have been 93k 1, and for account 93} I.
9ohequer Bills are 3s. premium, and the Bonds
,joreign Securities have been rather active.
--Mlrkish 6 per Cents. have been 961 97f, and the
Sent quotation is about 971 I, being buoyant.
4 per Cents. are 100 k. Sardinian have been
'malt in at 91, Spanish 3 per Cents. 41k the
ditto Deferred 241, Portuguese 3 per Cents. 451,
Dutch 21 per Cents. 651, and ditto 4 per Cents. 99.
t. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
14:1,0ks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi- i(i(8)
22T, ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto Three per
Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ;
Wnssian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. per Cents., So'°
1 99; *Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 41k; ditto New 100
-Deferred, 24k 5 ; Ditto Certificates, 6k ; Ditto 100
Passives 5i 6.
20
/144`:, very limited business has been done in the 20
o'"raY Share Market, the dealers having been 20
the occupied with the usual arrangements for 171
settlement on the 17th inst. Prices have been 20
St.
affected to a slight extent on the depression in the 20
glish Market. Caledonian, Edinburgh, Perth 12
andll. Dundee, Great Western, North-Western, and 20
orth..Eastern (Berwick) rule about ss. lower ;
south Western, 7s. 6d. to 10s. ; and Midland and 100
o.'''clith Eastern, 10s. ; North British, Brighton, and 20
teat Northern realise about former values. Northern EI
lf Prance, and Paris and Lyons are also at slightly 24
,°Wer values—the former declined 7s. 6d., and the 100
latter N. Grand Trunk of Canada improved 11.
100
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are ico
"4active, but steady.

14ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List.) _

. .
tlTlOnomihdone
Br , _Per Cent. Consols Annuities 93- 3 1
vuoeols for Account . • 931 i
X zehequer Bills, 24d.
41000
4500 3 p p
email
.„ Ditto Bond 1858, 3;i pN
er Cent. ......
—razilian. Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO3
larenada.New Active, 21 per Cent.
Liu:lean 3 per Cent
lurtuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 455
mardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent.
11)&nith Bolds, 3 per Cent.
... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'.
Wu Bonds; 6 per cent..
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
nt Mettle on the above osrabiw in r•nndcn.
?rolx e h Rentes, 4/ per Cent. 92f. 25c. xd ex 25f. 25c.
butch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 651
-
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 99
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 931 i
Ditto for account

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10
20
10

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_CONPMENoB IN THE GoVNEN
wMENaTs.
ALADTDEBONE.—Yesteray &issPaAeditisitto theOill
electors of the parish of notice
Marylebone, that on Monday
Eext the electors will be convened "to express their
confidence in the present Government, and to disapprove
of the factious opposition it has met with
te borough,
i n the il
andouse
01 Commons." The representatives of the
several Liberal members, are expaencdtedoftotahtetendin
resolutions sup-
Pert of the notice
gin accordance thereto.
of meeting,
Which will be brought forwardk
City
Assizes, Mr. Sheriff
....MAIDEN Assizz.—At York
liollon had to present Baron
risoner nor cause for
kid "ea, as there was neither p
Marti with a airp of white
trial.— Barristers in low spirits.
According to the Journal
ill have the re-
hopes are entertained that the Shah
will
England'
de Constantinople of the 6th,
solution to ratify the treaty
SURVEYORS OP STAMPS AND TAXES.—
% return, that there are in England 11 i Dot y,rnoi. ;
of
peace
with
It appears,
salaries
int a av
taxes, receiving (in the aggregate)
in Scotland, seven, receivin 2 400/. •g , , •,,..,eotofrrsl
three, receiving 1,500/. The number of survey ;
!tamps and taxes is. in England, 197, salaries, 49,7801. 17,
and lreolrasndo,f
In Scotland, 37, salaries, 6,200/ ; and in Ireland,
,x
•
salaries, 4,4901.
Mauszita,es MAtton 12.--A report published by tbe
12050
Chamber of Commerce shows that 40 ships arrived in 0
this port from Newfoundland between the month of 50
Auguit last and the 31st of December, laden with 69,000 20
metrical quintals of codfish, of which 30 000 quintals 100
were re-exported. We have likewise received 10,000 100
Metrical quintals of codfish from Oette, cured on the 100
banks of Newfoundland.
20
THE PUBLIC DEBT.—The gross amount of allsums 10
received and credited (including interest) b the
e 20
sioners for the reduction of the debt on a .zec'unle.ytinfieFl; 0
banks for savings and friendly societies, frome- , 100
1817, up to the 20th of November in 1856,'"ats 50
74,801,6121., and the gross amount of the sums paidlv 100
$7,729,691/. 33,645,8261, was paid for the purchase of 100
the following stock, standing in the names of the co of
20
rnissioners—viz., 27,250,4231. Three per Cents ; 31,900/. 20
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. ; 5,480,000/. Exchequer-bills ; N
and 1,765,0001. Exchequer-bonds. The gross amount 20
of interest paid and credited to savings banks and so- 100
claim' up to and due on the 20th of November last was 10
29,262,481/. 74,2181. immediate and 1,3001. deferred
,s 5
annuities were granted within the year ending the sth
ozs,
of January, 1857. 246,9991. is the gross amount of all "
moneys received and paid by the commissioners on ac- ho
count of the fund for military savings banks between the 100
10th of September 1845, and the sth of January, 1857. 100