The Express. — London, England, 1867-06-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) seems r. Manisty. r!.('., and Mr. Inderwick appeared for thL aaitf ; and Or. Spines, q.c., anti Mr. llannen for the defendant propounded the will of the late Mr. sug.len. of Wortley, near Leeds, who died on the of M The proper execution of this document a ,. deq.ated by Mr. Sugden, a son of the deceased, brother to the defendant, who alleged that at ti.e time his father made the will he was of un tele& It appeared that the testator was boiler. and the plaintiff and defendant ..• o i ly surviving son and daughter. He lived upon ay unhappy term. with his wife, and was separated from 1... lon her death ho went to reside with his daughter, I:ailry, and he was very much attached to her. As suplen, the plaintiff, he was very differently dupvt•e 1 , because they had had • quarrel on account of his r• to set his son up in business as a currier. The son maids went to Australia, and the father was often ,r.l to say that he would never leave him a I...liptauv. Irn the :Nth of February, I.Nlili , the t,. -, tor, while in a state of intoxication, fell down st.ir+, anti fractured several of his ribs, besides receiving r He was taken up insensible and remained !nail twit day. On becoming sensible he ordered his sohotor to he sent for, and a will was executed leaving th. whole of the property to the daughter, and disinherit ie.: tile , :on. The testator died shortly afterwards, and or main i,sue wits the state in which he was at the time tl.e will was executed. .1 ;teat number of witnesses were called on behalf of klis. Palley to prove that her father waa perfectly conscious the time he tlieposed of his property by this will. (The cane was proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner ionlburn.sl IN RE W. R. GOLDER. The bankrupt, who was described as a boat-builder, of Folke,tone, h.id been four months in prison, and Le now althea for his release. The application was opposed on batalf of Mr. Minter, a solicitor, at Folkestone, the de tuningcreditcr:. _ _ Mr. J. H. Miller appeared for the bankrupt. The I . unit.iisAuper, being informed that the bankrupt not completed the proceedings under • former "..nkrupicy, , I..clined to interfere on his behalf, and dike missed the application. IN RE E. BLOCET. This was a sitting for examination and discharge. The hanlaupt was a wholesale milliner, of Ureat Russell-street, blawrailmry. His indebtedness is stated at 1,:i52/. and tnrro art no :assets, the debts due to him being doabtful sad bal. Mr. R. Crirfiths opposed for the assignees. He said that the bankrupt had contracted his present debts during short trailing of 14 months, and be appeared to have been in the habit o f pledging goods which be bad obtained upon credit. The bankrupt had been examined at a private sitting, but his answers were very unsatisfactory, and the as s ignees de sired to obtain better information in reference to the goods pledged, which they proposed to do by means of requisi tions. _ His Honour maid that requigitiona might be delivered, and dire‘ted an adjournment for that purpcee. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLEItEEN WELL. DARING RObBICKT Or THIRTY.TWO John Rai* • cattle drover, was charged before Mr. Cooke with stealing 32 Isle of Wight lambs, the property of Mr. John Fuller, muter drover, of 3, Lyons'-views, Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and said he should have to ask for a remand, as the lambs stolen had not yet been traced. They were stolen on the night of the 27th of May last, and were marked with green paint on the top of the head and shoulder. A reward of WI. had been offered for their discovery, and it was to be hoped that the police would obtain a clue to their whereabouts. The prosecutor stated that on Monday, the 27th May, he bad 71 horned, or Isle of Wight, lambs in his field at Tufnell-park. He saw them safe at 6 o'clock. The field is building-ground and inclosed with hurdles, adjoining a road called Tufnell-park-road. lie went there the next morning, and found that 32 of the lambs had been taken away. The field was properly inclosed. The ground was dry ß so that be could n o t t race th e way t h ey went. Richard Al/cock, of North-road, Highgate, a drover, said on Monday, the 27th May, between 10 11 at night, be was walking along the Kentish-town-read, when be saw the prisoner,with a drove of lambs, coming down Gloucester place int. the Kentish-town-road. There were apparently about :KO lambs. There was an imperfect light, and he only noticed the lambs as they went round the corner ; but he could see the lambs were Isle of Wight lambs. The prisoner was coming the direct road from Tufnell-park, and as be turned the corner he (witness) said, " Hellos, Jack, is that you ?" The pri mmer went to him on the pavement, and said to him, "Hollow, Dick, is th a t y ou ? Will you have a glass of ale r They went to a public-house and had some ale. He noticed that the prisoner had on a new slop like &butcher's slop. They stood talking together for a minute or so, and then the prisoner said he must go after his lambs, and be went away. On the following Thursday he saw the pri soner in the Metropolitan Cattle Market. He (witness) was 'peaking to Alfred Dickson when the prisoner came rep. He sal to prisoner, " I was just telling Dickson what a job we had to find a carrier to take those two beasts of Mr. Pearce s, as I told you on Monday night." The prisoner called me on one side and said in a low voice, " Don't say anything to anyone that you saw me on Mon day night." Police-sergeant David Older, 16 Y, said that from in formation he received he took the prisoner into custody, and told him there had been some lambs stolen from a held in Tufnell-park, on Monday night, and asked him if he had had any occasion to be that way with anything, and be said, " No, I was in bed at 5 o'clock, and never got up any more." He told the prisoner he should have to take him into custody for stealing the lambs. He made no reply at first, but afterwards repeated that he went to bed at 5 o'clock and did not get up till the next morning. The prisoner's master, Jack Hayes, came up, and the pri soner said, " He in going to take me for them lambs on Monday night." Hayes said, " You were along with ins up to late." The prisoner replied, " No, I went to bed early. don't yen remember ?" He then took the prisoner to the palice-station, and on the way there he said, " I think it searly time I turned up my game if I am going to be Pulled into these kind of things, but I am not going to take this all alone." Mr. Ricketts here applied for a remand, and opposed the prisoner being admitted to bail as he had before been in custody on a charge of stealing two bullocks. Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoner, and refused to admit him to ball. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CIIARGE or STEALING PLANTS IN HYDE-PARIL Thomas Sinfield, a young man, described as a groom, of Hover-yard, Berkeley-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing four geraniums in Hyde-park, the property of the Goininisdoners of \Yorks. Pulice.constable Finlow, 201 A, stated that at a leaner to 12 last night he was on duty in ydepark, between Stanhope and Grosvenor-gates, when he saw the prisoner jump over an iron fence separating the walk from the flower-bed, and then he stooped down and put his hsnd on the flowers. He wont towanls the prisoner, who, seeing him coming, got beck over the rail and ran away. He pursued the prisoner and time by where he stopped be picked up four geraniums, newly plucked, and on going back to the bed where Ito had seen the prisoner stooping he found that some plants had been pulled up and one or two broken. The prisoner said he bad no queations to ask the con stable. He neither plucked the flowers nor touched the flower.hed. lie told the constable he was having a lark with the boy who was with him, and that he got over the hnce to get a hall the boy threw at him, and the con st able said he should charge him with stealing the flowers, but be never touched them. Mr. Knox said that the prisoner was peen to stoop over the flower bed, and whoa he was stopped some plants were found near him. The constable said the prisoner told him he went over after the ball, but although search was made no ball was found. bergeant Martin, 14 A, said that four geraniums were Incited up near where the constable stopped the prisOner, :Aid two were found broken off at the spot where the con stable saw the ,wisoner stooping. There had been a great mmy pl ints dams e ,ed and stoh-o lately. Mr. s.id he did not believe the prisoner, end ho had no doubt whatever of his guilt. He should deal with the case under the police act for wilfully damaging the Plants, and fine the prisoner 40s. or a month. MARYLEBONE. STEALING NEWMPA PERS. /lei Temple wax brought up before Mr. d'Eynoourt for c...nination on the charge of stealing a number of news. NKr.. the property of Messrs. Smith, the well-known agents of the Strand and elsewhere, his muter,. Tile prisoner pleaded guilty, an d s a id it was his first off' rice. •- •ii. " .ltyncourt said the offence was a serious one, bras s if not di4covered, it brought all employed under "ulstion. The facilities were great for stealing news and the difficulty of discovery equally so. There- Lic wb , n a cote was made out it was his duty to punish kverely. The case had not been pressed by Messrs. Smith, ttkin g i nto consideration than t h e pr i soner h a d hitherto borne a good character, he should indict the morhr.do puuisitment of one month's imprisonment with 4r4 WORSHIP-STREET. ROBBERY IN THZ POLICE CELLS. Two wretchedly clad children, who gave the names of &het Lc e and Rote Ler, and stated that they were brother and sister without any home, tint their mother was dead, and that their father had deserted them, were charged by the police with bein found destitute in the streets in the middle of the nig ht . The fact was proved and the girl, who is the e ldest, could only state that her father was by trade a carpenter out of work and had left them in lirick-lane, us they were found (nearly naked), telling them to go to their uncle, whom, however, they could not find. They were directed to be taken to the workhouse, but a second charge against the boy was stealing money from a lad named Henry Harrod, himself a prisoner in the police-oell on a charge of obstruc tion. That case having been disposed of by a fine of ls. Harrod said he could have paid it if he hint not been robbed by some one in the cell during the night of fifteen pence. The constable stated that the some complaint had been made before coming to the court, that the boy Lee was consequently searched, and the identical amount found on him. Harrod was sworn as to the truth of his statement, not any denial of it was made by the prisoner, who was remanded while the money was directed to be handed over to its owner ; very gladly he received it, paid his fine, and went rejoicing on his way with the odd threepence. SOUTHWARK. SERIOUS INJCET ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER ILULWAY.. Aan Sweeney, an aged female, who was ao severely in jured that she could hardly hobble into court, was sum moned before Mr. Burcham, for unlawfully getting out of a train on the London, Chatham, and Dorer Railway while in motion. Mr. Church appeared on behalf of the railway company. Charles Liming, a guard, said he had charge of the train from Clapham, at 12 on the night of the 25th ultimo, and he arrived at the Borough-rood station a little before his time, and before he started again the defendant opened the door, and, as the train was in motion, she jumped out and fell between the platform and the carriages, injuring her self severely. Witness added, that before the defendant got out he called out to all the passengers to keep their seats. The defendant here said that the company's servants were at fault, end through their misconduct she was injured for life. On the Oaks day she walked from the Borough to Clapham-common, carrying with her a basket of trotters and a pair of trestles. After disposing of them she got into the train at Clapham with a young girl whom she knew, and whose fare she paid. When they got to the Borough-road the train stopped and the latter got out first. She then handed her the basket and trestles out of the car riage, and was about to get out herself when the train moved on, and she fell between the carriage and the plat• form. She was injured in a very serious manner, and not likely to have the free use of her limbs again. A gentleman in the nest compartment corroborated the chief part of her statement ; when, after other evidence watoven, . . . Mr. Bureham said he was of opinion that the train started when she was about to follow the girl. It was not at all probable abe would have allowed the girl to get out and pass her basket and trestles totter if the train had then started. Under all the circumstances he dismisse , l the stlllllllolll. The Timm publishes several letters describing robberies with more or less violence committed at mid-day on Monday by a body ruffianly thieves who accompanied the Finsbury militia through the stints, and who appear to have insulted and plundered people right and left with impunity. DAYAUE TO A STATUE OP THE QUEEN.—The beautiful statue of the Queen, over the fountain in High street, Maidstone, presented to the town by Mr. Alexander Randall, has sustained serious damage. It would seem that late on the night of Thursday last a member of the West Kent Yeomanry climbed up the base of the statue, and decorated one of the carved figures at the angles with an officer's cap and a table n►pkin. Unfortunately in doing this be broke otf the sceptre which rested in ber Majesty'► left hand. As the whole statue, including the sceptre, was cut out of one solid block of the purest marble, and is acknowledged by eminent judges to be the beet likeneu of her Majesty extant, the mutilation is to be the more lamented. —AfaWaloat Journal. PROFESSOR HUXLEY ON THE NEGRO.—In the course of a series of lectures on " Ethnology," at the Royal Institution, Professor Huxley, on Saturday last, arrived at the subject of Africa and the negro. In closing his re marks, he said that the negro is not the " missing link " between men and monkeys ; he is further removed from anthropoid apes in many respects than the English are. For instance, he has woolly hair, and no monkeys are so ornamented, except perhaps a few scarce species in South America. The spur heel of the negro has been spoken of to his disadvantage, but it is doubtful whether his heel projects more than en Englishman's and that it is not an indentation of the part above the heel, which sometimes glees the appearance of unnatural projection of the latter. Many foolish things are said by opponents of the negro, who frequently quote as a fact what has often been re futed, that the brain of the negro is covered with a black membranous envelope. It is not so, and if it were, is that a reason for condemning him to slavery ? The friends of the negro likewise say foolish things, and argue that England would be all the better for an infusion of negro blood. He did not believe so. One thing is certain, the negro is improvable, because he can now till the ground, smelt iron, and work gold, which be did not do originally. How far he is improvable is a question yet to be solved. It must be remembered, however, that cer tainly for five or six thousand years, perhaps more as proved by Egyptian monuments, the negro has lived in Africa much as at present, without in any degree civilis ing himself. No nation can elevate itself by condemn ing another to slavery, and no nation can do its duty to inferior races, or itself attain the highest p oi nt of civilisa. Con, without trying to raise less favoured nations to the highest point they are capable of reaching, be it high, or be it low. This concluding remark was received with much applause. SINGULAR CHARGE OF CRUELTY RY A CLERGYMAN. —At the Andover petty sessions held on Monday, the Rev. &della Birkett, vicar of Charlton, near Salisbury, was charged with cruelly ill-treating two children, aged seven and nine respectively, the daughters of Mr. Edward Coles, of the Eight Bells Railway Hotel. It appears that the reverend gentleman had occasion one day last week to put up his " trap " at the above-named hotel, and on leaving, the children expressed a wish to have a short ride with him, the mother consenting. The prisoner took them a short distance as far as the Whitehurch-road, he then showed them some trinkets, braes and bone ear-rings, &e., and asked them if they would like to have ear rings in their ears. Of course the children said " Yea." Re then pierced their ears with sete blunt instrument, and sent the children home with their necks covered with blood. It was stated in evidence that the prisoner had tried to compromise the matter by making arrangements with the father, which the latter declined to accede to, but put it in the hands of the police, who arrested him at the vicarage. He could offer no motive for what be bad done. The magistrates, after consultation, ordered him to pay a fine of 5/, or a month's imprisonment, stating at the time that they (the magistrates) thought the prisoner was not a proper person to be a clergyman any longer. As the rev. gentleman had not the cash by him he was allowed a week to pay. ACCIDENT AT A LsuNcir.—One of the finest iron steamers ever built on the Lancashire side of the Mersey was launched yesterday from the yard of Messrs. T. Royden and Son at Liverpool. The vessel is called the France. As she was gliding into the water one of the guy ropes, by some mischance, became entangled with the prop of a stage upon which were stationed a large number of persons, and the result was that the stage was pulled down, and several persons thrown from a great height to the ground, and others into the water. Fortunately no very serious injuries, except in one ease, were sustained. A man had both his thighs broken, and is in a precarious condition. THE HEALTH OF Io odic.—lt appears from the return iasued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended on Saturday, June 1, the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,727 •, the deaths registered, 2,879. The annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,176 boys and 1,061 girls, in all 2,237 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1837-G6, the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 1,983. The deaths registered in London durum the week were 1,250. It was the '22nd week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for the week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,232. Tho deaths in the present return approximate closely to the estimated amount, hnt exceed by 132 the number regis tered in the week which ended on 2.5 th May. Eighteen deaths from smallpox occurred last week, 11 of which were in the east districts. The deaths from whooping-cough were 47 ; 5 in the west, 15 in the north, 5 in the central, 7in the east, and 15 in tho south districts. Forty-one deaths from typhus, 17 from measles, 18 from scarlatina, and 15 from diarrhoea were recorded. The daughter of • tide-waiter, aged 41 years, died on 30th May at 10, Windsor-terrace , Carlton-road-west, Peckham, of "cholera (eight days) exhaustion." The deaths of four persons who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets were I registered. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. —A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday in Edinburgh, to consider a bill for creating pre-preference stock. Mr. Stirling, the chairman, defended tie proposal of the di rectors as being the most practicable and advantageous of l i the schemes suggested. It had received the went of 85 per cent. of the shareholders, and had passed the referees and the Commons' committee. Mr. Blackburn protested against the measure, but would not divide the meeting on the question. Mr. Wilson moved a resolution to pay their debts on the principle of a terminable annuity. Several bands were held up for the amendment, but the chair man's motion was carried by • great majority. lefacazasi— —The quantity of mackerel caught on the Cornish coast during the past week was not nearly so large as in the preceding week ; still the Moneys-bay and St. Ives' boats managed to get about 100 tans of fine fish for the London market, in addition to a fair supply for Devon and Cornwall. Good prices were realised, the figure for numerous lots being 45e. per six score. Two large new boats were launched during the week, and four others are sourly completed, THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1867. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The firmer,' took the chair at a quarterpast 12 o'clock. Mr. J. S. MILL gave notice, on behalf of Mr. Ayrton, of his intention to move as an amendment in one of the clauses in the Bankruptcy Amendment Act, that while persons who incur debts exceeding 50/. may be discharged from their debts by being made bankrupts, it is unjust that persons who incur debts below MX may be subject to repeated imprisonments. Mr. EWART moved the second reading of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Education Bill. The object of the bill, be said, was to restore the universities to their ancient use. On looking to the history of the universities, it would be found that the university was everything and the colleges nothing ; but the colleges had gradually over shadowed the universities ; the universities were intended to cheapen education ; hut they had made it dearer. This bill would open the universities to all the world, without requiring that students should be connected with any oolkge. M 7. B. HOPE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. POWELL seconded the motion, and Mr. NEATE was @peaking in rapport of the bill when our report left. CONVOCATION.-(TH18 DAY.) LOWER HOUSE. The house assembled at 11 o'clock this morning ; Archdeacon BICICIRHTETN, Prolocutor, presiding. The dignitaries and representatives of chapters and clergy, forming the Lower House, met for the Snit time in the College-hall, which had been placed at their disposal dur ing the college vacation by the Dean of Westminster, and which, as regards light, space, and ventilation, is far more convenient than the old historically celebrated Jerusalem chamber, in which Convocation has, when not in abey ance, been accustomed for centuries to transact its bust- DON. INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE. Archdeacon DENIYON gave notice for to-morrow of a resolution requesting the president to direct the appoint ment of a committee of the Lower House to consider the subject of assistant bishops and report thereon. RITI'.II.IKY. The Rev. J. W. JOYCE presented a memorial from the President of Council of the English Church Union against Lord Shaftesbury's bill, declaring it to be unconstitutional for parliament to legislate on questions concerning the doctrine and discipline of the church without the advice of convocation--and that the vestments and practices with which that bill proposed to interfere were symbolic of the dogmas of the established religion. THE 29,nicksos. In reply to Mr. TATHAM, the PROLOCUTOR explained the masons why the baptismal canon, passed by convocation some yeah ago in substitution of the ?kb canon, had not been confirmed by letters patent, the principal ones being an objection taken by the late Lord Chancellor to the wording of the canon, and a difference of opinion between the convocations of York and Canterbury on the subject, it being obviously undesirable that a canon which was in force in the province of Canterbury should not take effect in that of York. The Nev. Mr. T %TN %/I suggested that it had been de cLired by high authority that • canon once passed and proinulge4l by convocation was the law of the church, and Canon SKTWOUR asked whether it was now to be under stood that the Prolocutor now authoritatively pronounced the opinion that it was not the law of the church until confirmed by the letters patent. The Pluumccron—No, I give no opinion as to that, I am only explaining why the letters patect have not been issued. Subsequent, Canon Scraouit gave totice for the appointment eta committee on the subject. CONVOCATION LIBRARY. A committee, consisting of the Dean of Westiningter, Canon Hawkins, Lord A. Compton, the Rev. Mr. Gibbs, and Prebendary Kemp, was appointed to take measures for the formation of a library for the Lower House. THE. ADDITION TO CHURCH FUND CONMICRATION BILL. A message having come down from his Grace the Pre sident, permitting the House to discuss this bill, as requested yesterday, Archdeacon DENISON, while admitting that the amend ments of which Lord Redesdale had given notice removed some of the objections, took exception to the preamble, which assumed that all additions to a church went on all fixers in regard to consecration, whereas the principle was that if the chancel and altar were changed or added to, consecration of the land on which the addition'al portion stood must be requisite. Consecration, as he understood it, applied to the land on which the church stood, and extended to the building erected upon it, but if additions of land were afterwards made to the land either of the church or churchyard such additions should be consecrated. He fully approved of the object of the bill, but complained that its introduction into parliament before Convocation had been required to express its opinion upon it was a violation of the principle which the house yesterday affirmed. [left aitting.] PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVI GATION COMPANY.-( THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at 1 o'clock, at the offices of the company, Leaden. hall.atreet , • Mr. P . D . /LWOW in the c h air. The repo'rt, which was Maned and published last week, having been read by the SzeRETARy (Mr. C. W. Howell), The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. After referring to the absence of the chainmui from indisposition, he ob served that the report was a very disappointing one, par ticularly as dividends had been regularly received for many years past. The causes of the deficiency were, however, very clear ; they were the great rise in expenses, and the cessa tion of that freight which the company had so long possessed. The receipts from specie which usually amounted toloo,ooo/. in the half-year, were under 5,000/. The company had also suffered greatly from the commercial depression in the East. During this state of things the company bad been compelled to perform its mail contract entered into at a time when wages and other charges were mnch lower than at present. As regarded the foreign competition, not only did the French government pay a very large subsidy to the French company, but they advanced part of the money required to establish it. As to the difference of time be tween the service of the two companies, he remarked that the Peninsular and Oriental Company was compelled to call at more places than its rival. Wishing to state the worst at once, he would mention that the English government were about to put on transports for the con veyance of officers of the army and their families to and from India ; that would to a certain extent diminish the company's revenue. At present he could not bold out much hope of improvement, but the company must be patient, and look forward to better things. He hoped the government would take a liberal view of this contract question. He concluded by reading a letter from the chairman of the board, Mr. Anderson, in which he said he trusted that a careful perusal of the report had con vinced the shareholders that there had been no fault on the part of the board, adding that he had ROO shares, that hia remuneration, as managing director, was depen dent on the success of the company, that ho regarded the present depression as only of a temporary character, and that he hoped the lees on the freight of silk would he com pensated for by the increased traffic in raw cotton. Mr. J. C. EWART seconded the motion. Mr. WARD would like to know what steps the board had taken in order to obtain a cheaper supply of coals in the Ent. It had been stated that Australian coal was at least equal to English coal, and he believed the time would come when no other coal would be used in the Indian ABM Mr. JOHN FRANKS observed that the expenditure of coal was a matter of vital importance, but the question was not merely one of the cost per ton, but what a ton of coal would produce. He would be glad to know whether the contracts for provisions and everything else were thrown open to public competition. He had been told that more was paid by that company than by either the Royal Nail or the Cunard Company. He knew some of the directors of the klessageries Company, and he knew that that company had done this one serious injury. (Hear, hear.) Dr. ReArrtx said, at a meeting five years ago he pre dicted that this company would suffer from the French Company ; but a director, who was absent, said he did not share in his apprehension. He must confess that he did not expect liberal treatment from the English government, especially as the other night, in reply to a question in the House of Commons with re gard to the postal service to the Hut, a hope was ex premed that the Menageries Company would tender for the conveyance of the mails. He was astonished that any one could desire that the mails to English dependencies and colonies should be carried by a company which was under the influence of the French government. (How.) A SHAREHOLDER remarked that there were steamboat companies which made a good profit without having a postal contract, and he did not attach much importance to that branch of the company's work. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left.] When the Port Admiral last week inspected the Phabe at Plymouth he observed some scratches on the nose of a young midshipman, who, on being questioned, answered it was the "government mark." Capt. Bythesea was then requested to report, and, his letter having been sent to Whitehall, two of Icen of the ship—viz., Mr. Bayn ham, master's assistant, and Mr. Meddle, midshipman, were on Monday dismissed from her. In the afternoon Captain needy made a second inquiryon board the Phoebe, and his report is now under the consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty. The father of one of the dismissed oM. cell says that " scratching " means drawing a broad arrow about the size of a horse-bean on the tip at the nose, and rubbing in cayenne pepper, but the application of cayenne pepper was omitted on this particular occasion. The mid shipman was a consenting party, and all looked upon the affair as a " capital joke." The marks made on the nose disappeared in a few dam sad not the slightest disfigure ment remains. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY TILIGIAPH.) ASCOT MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) Bertie Pintail Rupert c VISITORS' PLATE. - 0 t 2 0 I 3 ran. TRIENNIAL STAKES. -..—.. ..... —..— Europa ... lJneas ... ... ... Formosa ... ... ... 12 ran. BIENNIAL STAKES. Hermit ... ... ... ... Julius ... ... Dragon ... - 6 ran. ROYAL RUNT CUP. Jasper Attack o . . Wild Agnes ... 34 ran. LATEST BETTING. 6to 1 agst Camellia (t freely) 9to I Mdlle. Cleopatre (t) 12 to 1 Bar two FIFTEENTH TRIENNIAL. T.Y.O. Michael de Basco. Restitution, Hatchment, Europa, For mosa, Banditto, Pearlfeather, Gondola, Parson, Vale Royal, Helvellyn, and Warrington are here. FERN HILL STAKES. Half a mile. Lady Hester, Lady Elizabeth, Bismarck, Blue Gown, Dulcet, Gunton, Hi Nyanza, Bounceaway, and Corinne are here. ASCOT DERBY. Swinley Course. Hermit, Thornapple, Star of India, Master Willie, The Palmer, Montgoubert, Priest, Mandrake, Cordell& o, Beanstalk, and Leap Year are here. ARRIVED.—Chelsea, Auguste, John Davis, and Lee. turer. THE NEW MEAT AND POULTRY MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.-(THIS DAY.) It is, we believe, over aux years since the City obtained an act for the construction of a meat market on the site of Smithfield, but now the work appears to be progressing in earnest, and this afternoon the ceremony of laying the chief corner atone will take place at the eastern extremity of the works, Longlane. A temporary cover ing has been erected, but as • few persons only are ex pected to be present the dimensions of the inclosure have been limited. The process of laying the 'tone will be performed by Mr. H. L. Taylor, chairman of the Market Improvement Committee. It is said that the contem plated improvement will cost the corporation nearly half a million, 250,000 t. having been paid for the land alone. The market is to be enclosed, and will be 623 feet long, 420 feet wide, and 15 feet high, and there is to be a roadway fifty feet wide through it from north to south. It is thought the market will afford accommodation to 200 shops ; and such will be the situa tion of the stations and depots of the several railways underneath that by means of lifts the meat will be placed at the doors of the salesmen. The members of the com mittee and those invited will dine at the Trafalgar, Greenwich, this evening. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARK-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were limited ; nevertheless there was • want of animation in the demand, ►lthough Monday's prices were supported. The quality of the supply was middling. The show of foreign wheat no the stands was good. Fine parcels met • ram sale at full prices ; but inferior aorta were neglected. There was a moderate show of foreign barley, but very little English. The trade on the whole ruled firm at Mon day's currency. In malt very little was doing at about late rates. The inquiry for fine parcels of oats was steady at full prices, otherwise the oat trade was devoid of activity. Beans were in good request, and prices ruled firm ; whilst peas commanded a fair share of attention on former terms. The flour trade was steady at about stationary prices. Very little business was passing in either seeds or cakes. Om S. T. Scotch potato Mak black „ white 2l to OD Main= 35 to 37 Tick 36 to 37 Harrow Mecca 4l to 46 —._ PEAL Grey 22 to 40 )leple White Boilers BUM 40 to 42 _ . Tow's ' Stsriffb lbs. Household ld to 5. Country 44 to 52 Norfolk and Suffolk, ashy 43 to 47 OATS I. • Dantab and Swedith 24 to 30 Russian BLANS. Malin nuptial& -- NIA.S. Lea ..... PIUCEb trUltEdleT. Monad. Per gr. Want , . a e. Mee; Kest, red, old M to 72 . „ wew 59 10 70 „ be. white, old 6b o 74 Norfoih sad f.la oo l w u " to 70 red, DOW Lamy. Halting Distilling Grinding 22 So S 4 YAWL Yawn, Norfolk, ;n4 Suffolk 3O to 73 Kingston and Wars ow 73 Frown Ms 7.:N ;Ai a New 32 to 37 OATS. English, teed 23 to 31 potato /leach, swt Per i. s • Dentate and Konigs berg 6l to 74 Rostock ais Meeklen- burg l9 to C 9 Daniah Madan. hard son „ white saaur Per Qr. Per Qr. 37 to 39 Hi to el DMus Malt. 29 to 41 Grinding Distilling Malting Oast Ul to 311 Span French, per sack .... 44 to 62 to 62 ish „ Dutch lwewing feeding ARRIVAL@ OF ORAIN, Ac., INTO LONDON BY WATER CARRIAOR THIS WEEK. White Yellow .. Wbeic. Bang. - Mat,.. CP4& qr I Moor. s. qrs. qrs. sub Earl qrs. lshandScoteh 1.03 .. 1170 10 M brig. 00 . . Irish - .. .. •• •• Polka MOO .. i .. 6100 1 660 .. Total LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (Br TELEGRAPH.) (now ooa OWN COILIMPONDENT.) The market very steady and prices are against the pur chaser. Sales about 12,000 bales. DirNCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR.—The market continue. buoyant. Prices now show a general advance of 6d. to 1.. per cwt. on those of last week. The sales include West India, at 295. lid. to :Ma.; Mauritius, As. to ;Ili.. ; grainy jaggery Madras. 265.; Native, 26.. Ikl. to gds. ; cloyed Manilla, Ms.; uncl.yed, 2.1*. lid. to 265. Refined continues firm. _ _ Corr/Li—The parcels of Ceylon brought to public sale continue to sell well. Plantation at the full valuation ; fine and fine ordinary, 725. to 764. ; low middling and middling, 775. &I. to Ns. lid. ; pea berry, 914. to fi4s. : native, at • slight advance, sold at 71a. ; good ordinary, ; small. Ms._ . . r6A.—The public sales are progressing steadily, at prices fully equal to those ruling by private contract. Rum.—The market is steady. Demean sold, fine, Is. A;(1. to Is. 10. d. ; common, le. 6d. ; pale Leewards, Is. fid. PCPPER.--400 bags of Singapore sold for cash, at 31d.; and 2,500 bags of Penang at 2 J.. for cash, 2 15-16.1. with prompt. RICE.-800 bags of Ball= sold at 14s. I'd. to 14s. 3d., and 5,000 bags of Necranrie, abort prompt, at lls. 4id. COTTON.—There is an active inquiry, at firm rates. Jirrs.—About 3,000 bides sold at 20f. 10.., with cuttings at W. 15s. SALTPETRE.-4,000 bags sold at barely the previous currency. _ _ Carnal .—The next quarterly melee of East India are fixed for the 9th of July. TALLOW MARKET.—(rais DAY.) The market is steady at the annexed quotation.. Town tallow, 41a. 9d., net ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6d. ; July to September, 445. 3d. to 44.. 6d. ; October to December, 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. ; December, 44e. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—.(Tms DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report no alteration in the trade since Monday last. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walla End Hatton, 19a. ; Will. End Haswell, 19s. ; Walls End South Hatton ' ills. 9d. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, lx.. 9d.• Walla End Original 9d. Hartlepool, 19a.; Walls End Hartlepo ol, 18s. 3d.; Walls End Tees, Ix.. 9d.; Walls End Kenna, 18s. ; Will. End Caradoe, 18s. 6d. ; Will. End Wharneliffe, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Eden Main, 17s. tkl. ; Wylarn Moor, 17s. 3d. ; Walbottle Hartley, 15s. 6d. ; Holywell Main, 171.—Ships at market, 39 ; at sea, 56. The rose gardens in Salisbury and its neigh bourhood have received very serious injury through the severe weather during the last month. Tho South of England Oyster Company have now, it is estimated, 5,000,000 young oysters in their beds at Hsyling Island, and the Jiggling Oyster Company have 5,0001. worth of oyster spat on their beds. The aristocracy now visit Hailing Island to partake of oyster luncheon. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL) Oars &Owes. The recent important advance in prices, coupled with the announcement of a slightly increased demand for gold for exportation, and with the wet weather, has at length induced some considerable realisations in the Stock Exchange, and the ten dency of most of the markets is downwards. This remark applies especially to British railway securities, which are freely offered both by recent buyers for the rise and by fresh speculators for the fall, and exhibit a reduction of to 1 per cent. The monthly settlement in Consols, which will be completed to-morrow, shows a small supply of stock, yet the price has declined Ito per cent. The relapse in some of the foreign bonds amounts to Ito per cent. Banking and financial &hares, however, still meet with inquiry. The inquiry for discount continues moderate, and the rate for choice bills is still 1 per cent. below the Bank minimum. Loans for a few days on English government securities are offered in the Stock Exchange at 11 to 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 941 to 1, ex div., for money, and 941 to 4, ex div., for the new account (July) ; and the Three per Cents. HOuced and New Three per Cents., 931 to 1. The Indian Five per Cent. stock is steady, at 109 to 4, ex div. The government broker has bought to-day 16,0001. New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.. for the Sinking Fund, at 761, ex div. Foreign stocks are flat, and prices have given way. Turkish Bonds of 1862 have declined per cent., ditto of 1865, Greek, and Italian of 1861, 1 ; Spanish Passive and Mexican, 1, &c. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 591 to 601 ; ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 33 to 1; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish Passive, 24e, to ;;; ditto Certif icates, 151 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 511 to 521; and Mexican, 17 to 1. In the market for financial shares, London Financial are still in demand, and have experienced a further rise of 10s., viz., to 171 to 161 dis. The shares of the other companies are somewhat better. International are quoted 1 5-16 to 3-16 die. ; General Credit, 1 5-16 to 3-16 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 41 to 44 dis. The market for bank shares is firm, with the ex ception of London and Westminster, which have declined about 21., viz., to 107 to 110 ; Union of London are quoted 45 to 46 ; Imperial Ottoman, dis. to prem. ; and Alliance, 7to 6 dis. It is notified that a half-yearly dividend at the Irate of 8 per cent. per annum and a bonus of 9 per cent. will be payable to the shareholders of the National Provincial Bank of England on the 10th of July. With reference to the British and Californian Banking Company, it is announced that all claims or outstanding demands arc required to be ren dered for settlement prior to the 20th instant, in order to enable the liquidators finally to close and wind up the affairs of the bank. The liquidators of the General Exchange Bank have appointed the 10th and 11th inst. to settle the list of contributories of that undertaking. The annual meeting of the Ceylon Company (Limited), will be held on the 18th inst., when a dividend for the six months ending March last will be declared. An extraordinary meeting of the Rajawelle Coffee Estate Company is called for the 20th inst., " For the purpose of submitting, and (if approved) of passing a resolution authorising the directors to borrow on mortgage, in addition to the sum which they are now authorised to borrow the sum of 5,000/. on the estates and property of the company." The directors of the Dagenham (Thames) Dock Company have made a call of 21. per share, pay able on the Ist of July. HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOM. Consols are fractionally better, at 94i to 1, ex div., for money, and 94i to ex div., for the account. About 48,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 70fr. 30c. showing a decline of A per cent. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday next (Whit Monday), that being ono of the fixed holidays at that establishment, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the committee in Febniary last. No gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, and the influx during the next few weeks will be upon a smaller scale than of late, owing to the diminished remittances from New York and Australia. At the same time there is a moderate inquiry for the continent. _ _ _ The silver market is inactive, with no demand for the East, and only a moderate inquiry for the continent. Bars are quoted os. Odd. per ounce, and Mexican dollars 4s. 100., showing no change. On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on Vienna and for three months drafts on Paris were quoted a little lees favourably for this country, but there was no general alteration of im portance. The list is subjoined: • • Amstardans, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0.1 ; ditto, short, 11.18 to 11.19 ; Itotterdam, 3 months, r.O to 12.0 i ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 23.45; Bromieli, 3 months, 25.40 to 26.45 ; lismburg and Altana, 3 mouths, 13.9'. to 13.10 ; Berlin, Cologne, he., 3 months, 6.26 to 6.164; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 314 ; Paris, short, 25.15 to 25.2 - 1 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Frankfort-on.the-Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1 . 284 ; Vienna, 3 months, 1265 to 12.75 • Theme, 3 months, 12.65 to 12.75; Madrid, 3 teonthir, 49 to 484 ; Santander, 3 months, 49 to 481 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 49.1 to 49; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 48.'• Valencia, 3 months, 48,', to 48i . ; Bar. colons, 3 mouths, 4 1 . 4 to 49; Bilbao, 3 months, 48, to 481; Saragossa, 3 months, 4el to 481; Leghorn, 3 mouths, YAL9O to 27; Genoa, 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Naples, 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Palermo, 3 months, 26.90 to 27; Messina, 3 months, 26.90 to 27 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 52 to 51/ ; Oporto, 90 days' date. 52 to 51;;. The liquidators of the English Joint Htock Bank (Limited), Mr. C. F. Kemp and Mr. Henry Chat tens, have this day notified their intention to pay a further dividend of 4s. in the pound to the cre -1 ditors on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th July next. This, with the dividends previously paid, will make a re turn of 16e. in the pound within twelve months of the liquidation. At a meeting yesterday of the West London Wharves and Warehouses Company it was resolved that the undertaking be wound up voluntarily, and Mr. Whifiin, Mr. Eve, and Mr. Randall were appointed liquidators. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company have given notice of the closing of their transfer books on the 19th inst. until the Ist July, also that the payment of ss. per share by way of interest will be made on the lit of July. An extraordinary general meeting of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company (Limited) is called for the 10th inst., " for the purpose of laying before the proprietors proposals to supply coal, received by last mail from the Bast India Railway Company, Calcutta." Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—London and Provincial Marine, li; Thames and. Mersey Marine (Limited), 51; Universal Life, 33; Universal Marine (Limited), 3), I. Gaslight and Coke—City of Moscow Gas, 16#, f ; Continental Union (Limited), 9A; European, 131; Great Central, 13; Imperial Continental, 94, b ex div. ; London, 63 ; Phcenix, 51; Ditto New, it, 5 ; (loath Metro politen, 70 ; IVestminster Chartered, 54 ; Ditto New, 36 ; Western 11, 7 ; Ditto C, 6. Docks-East and West India, 125 7, 6 ; landau and St. Katharine, :.94, 9. Waterworks-Berlin, In, 12 ; Ditto New, bj, I. Amongst the prices obtained at the sale yester day at the " Open Stock Exchange (Limited)" were the following : Imperial Land of Marseilles, N. Is. ; Anglo Bray Fold, IL 3e. 9d. ; Ckylon Coffee Estates, 19s. to IL Is. ; Turin and Savona Beltway, 3/. ; Departmental Railway of France, se. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 41. 4a ; Assurance, 6a. 3d. ; Oriental Inland Steam, 11. ; European Six per Cent. bonds. 16e. ; ditto, Seven per Cent., 17a. ; Acadian Charcoal Iron, 14s. ; ditto, Preference, 17e. 6d. ; Vale of Rheidol Silver Lead, 501. Bond Ten per Cent., 11. 7s. 6d. ' • Clakeston H. and Ff. Railway, 40 dohs. shares, 2a ; Agra and Staeterman's Bank, 61. to 61. 7s. 6d.; belgian Pub. Works, 61. 2s. 6d. ; Specie Basis, 100 dole. Mortgage Bends, 41.:e. to U. 12s. 6d. ; Confede rate 1,000 dole. Seven per Cent. Bonds, 12e. ; 1,000 acres Foyabrian Land, 265. ; Varna Railway, 3/. 2e. fkL ; ROOM Grande Gold, 10s. ; Chouteles Gold and Silver, tid. prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway, overdue coupons, 10a. TUESDAY Evoirio. Consols, which closed yesterday at 941 ton ex div., both for money and next Thursday's settle ment, opened this morning at 94/ to 1, and, after declining to 94/ to !,., closed at 94/ to 1. For the 10th of July the last price was 941 to 4. At three o'clock the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted 94 to 1. The official business report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94/, /, 5, 41, g, i, ex div.; ditto, for account, 941, si t 42, 4, ex div. ; t ri Three per Cents. Reduced, 941„ 4, 1, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 94k, 1,4, 1, 3 i lank Stuck, 253, 5 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto ve per Cent., 109/, 9, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent., " en faced" rupee paper, 86, t ; ditto Five per Cent., 104 ; ditto Bonds, 528., 575. prem. The government broker resumed his purchases for the Sinking Fund to-day • the amoant taken was 13,0001. New Three per Cents., at 944. The India Five per Cont. stock was steady. The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 225. to 275. prem., and the June 18s. to 235. prem. The dealings in foreign stocks showed a pre ponderance of sales, and the market was flat. Italian Bonds of 1861 declined a per cent. ; the Marenunana Railway Loan, 1 • Greek and Turkish of 1865, ; Mexican and Sp anish Certificates„ ( ; some of the Egyptian and Turkish of 1863, 1 ; and Spanish New Deferred and Turkish of 1868, 1. On the other hand, Chillan Scrip improved a ; Russian of 1850 and 1866, ti to 1 ; and the scrip, 1. The shares of the financial companies showed firumess. London Financial were in request, and rose 11. 10a., and International were 2s. 6d. higher. Prices closed as follows :—lnternational Financial, 14 to 11 dia. • General Credit, la to n dis.k Lon don Financial, 18 to 17 dia. ; and Credit Foncier of England, 41 to 44- MINES-(THIS DAY.) Oil O'CLOCK. The market for British mining shares is active to-day and the general tendency of prices is up wards. Subjoined are the present quotations : Great Vor, 171 to 185 ; West Chiverton, 66 to 67; Wheal Buller, 20 to 225 ; Prince of Wales, 58 to 60 ; East Russell, 21 to / ; Great Retallack, 3/ to 4 ; Chiverton Moor, 4/ to 5 ; North Treskeaay, 15 to 1 ; Devon Consols, 410 to 420 ; Wheal Seton, 120 to 125 ; Marks Valley, 4/ to b ; Chiverton, 65. to / ; East Basset, 15 to 17 ; East Caradon, 50 to • Providence, 29 to 30 ; Herodafoot, 34 to 36 ; East Grenville, 2/ to 1 ; South Condurrow, 10s. to 12s. 6d. ; Tincroft, 13 to 14 ' • West Seton, 145 to 155 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 14 to 15 ; Clifford, 41 to 5 ; Great Laxey, 175 to 18/ ; and East Lovell, 8 to 85. Foreign and colonial mining shares are also firm. St. John del Rey are quoted 61 to 63 ; Don Pedro, 34 to 1 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, 4to prem. ; Roes& Grande, 7-16 to 9-16 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 7-16 to 9-16 ; Pestarena, to . 5 prem. ; Anglo-Italian , Ito 5 prem. ; Chontales, to 1 prem. ; and United. Mexican, 1/ to 2/. Nerbudda Coal and English and Australian Copper shares are in demand at 1 to 2 prem. and / to 1 respectively. At the extraordinary meeting yesterday of the Otea Copper Mining Company it was proposed that the directors be authorised to borrow any sum not exceeding 10,0001., with interest thereon at 10 per cent. per annum, to be secured by the issue of debentures, payable three years after date, and to carry, in addition, a bonus of 15 per cent., payable only out of the profits accumulating from the date when the debentures are fully paid. It was agreed, however, to adjourn the matter till the 18th inst., the date of the annual meeting. At North Treskerby meeting yesterday the ac counta showed a credit balance of 7851. At North Downs meeting yesterday a call of 7s. 6d. per share was made. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAT.) Oxi o'CLoor. The railway market is heavy to-day, and prices show an important fall. Midland, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, Great Northern (Original), and London, Brighton, and South Coast stocks have declined 1 per cent. ; Great Western and London and North Western, j ; South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Great Northern A, 4 ; and Metro- Mtan f. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 127} to ; Great Western, 45!. to 46 ; London and North Western, 1161 to ' • Midland, 1153 to 1161 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, IWI. to 129 ' • Cale donian' 1124 to 11341 ; South Eastern, 68il to 3 ; Great Eastern, 334 to 3 ; Great Northern, 116} to 1174 ; ditto A, 115 to ; London, Chat ham, and Dover, 19 to ; Brighton, 62 to 63 ; and North British, 344 to 36. [For to-day's Share List see paits 4.1 PROVINCIAL SIIARR MARKETS. UTIMPoOL, JUNE 4.-iklei tally: Caledonian, 1121--Grend Eastern, 331 43' ' "-Glkkon and South Western, 110-Great Western, 461 / 6-Laneaslaire and Yorkshire, 130 A-Loon:an, Brighton, and South Cows!, 62„ . ' I 3 -Loodon sod North Weatcrp, 117 161 1 ` 17 -Manchesta - r. and Lineeinshire, 491 Metropolitan, 1281 S 7;-Ditto. Katenalon. 112-111..(1and, 11,4 j 111 I s, / 1 1613 }21)01..., kV convertible, 11 ' p -Nan als aiti , 3.5-South Eastern. aksa .1 1 1, 11,1 91-Bult. l a and Lake Hunan, 41 1.14--I;eanti Trllllk of eaunada, 181 1-a .reat Indian Peninsula, 112-Great astern of Canada, IS n an-seirgte, Delhi. laxii-Erie, 4eal 1-Usaiteal States 8-5), 18e .a, 73-Dutis ithenish, 5/ ^ 1 p.- Carrat Luxembourg share., 12„ :.•18 1 3.16- Alliance Barak. London and Liverpool ;Limited), a d dated Rank (Limited . new. Ibanehester and I..earpool bit triet, 171 p - Mantime liartaranee 1 13 .., -Qua fit Insurance, 3-18 1 - -I'ni•an Marine Limited!, p.-Atlantic Telegraph, 10-Ditto. S per tent., 44-Paeilic Steam, WI-Run corn Soap and Alkali allauitett, par-West India and Paciffe Steam. 7 al. gatictindrlit, Amp 4.-Prins Were generally on& with good badness dolor. Atlartic Telegraph Preferent• per Cent., 1411--Coleknw. taujaan, and Company :, .1 --Cousoli dated Clank. New (Limited 11 p.-Estes, 401-G, It Eastan, 34 3,1 1 / 1-Crest LUNcll.6rtieW. 121 7-16 / :-heat ':erthern A, 116 1161 16-Great Wasatern of Canada, 151 Great western. 4i;,-1111in..14,75,-lauicashire and Y.. lashire. IJO 911 / :;aa :21;/ . -Lamtiou and South Western, !1g .. ; 1 . 111.117 Int i l e 7 o -Nl i anaNse 2 tA i r, l ? I saia s 7 . 1 . 4 ; and s 7 New Coneertiblek.22 shares, 111 - ( - 6(a. 241 :14/ 1 1 -south Eastern, 61.11 0 9 3 . /- tapanisix Pasaives, 241-Thames anal Mersey Mare, Insuraneo Limited'. 33 p. -London, Brighton, and South.'-:wt, 4.11 Turkish Five per Cents., 24-Peak Forest Canal, 60 -r.atsolidated Bank, ill p. BIRMINGHAM. Jutar. 4.-Business done: Lloy,l as Bank ,L - mitest, at 71 pm.: hirminc' ..no Financial , Limit. , , at 11 dis. ; Midland Flnancbal Coiled, at 11 ; Birneyel,m Wagon (Limited , second issue, at jy pay : ditto Preferena y a, per cant, at AI; Gloucester agaan .Litnited;. 111th Lame, at pat. and Mantis Metal (Limited ,at 21 dl.. Closing pai,:- . • •Mincham Joint Stock ittautk (Limited . 31 to 3 Ma. ; 1 s! .1, and Slab (Limited', / to' din.; and Staffordshire Wheal ..a.l Axle Li nutted), I as.. sellers. CRYSTAL PALACE. —The illumination f fountains and fireworks are postponed until Saturday, it. c. 'impieties) of the wind and rain today. ENFRANCHISEMENT Ur WOMEN. —At a meeting of the committee formed for obtaining th.. meat of women, held at No. 8.3, Mosley-t::i , t, Man chester, on Wednesday last, the Rev. S. Alt. Steinthal in the chair, it was resolved.** That this C01111 . 1.'.t , desire to express their grateful r...cognition of the Nervice which Mr. Mill has rendered in the House of Co,o;oiss to the cause of the enfranchisement of women, and o its penes of obligation to the 79 members who suppor',.l Mr. Mill's amendment, without which household suffra k : , still only a name in England." Resolved, " That a yof this resolution be sent to Mr. Mill, and to each of th, members concerned." A meeting of the Schools inquiry r'. :omission was held at 2, Victori.ostre,t, S.W., pate, .1' Preset: — Lord Taunton (the chairman), Lord Lytte!toi.. Dam of Chicheeter, Rev. Dr. Temple, Rev. A. \V. T:.• Mr. Achim], M.P., Mr. Baines, M.P., Mr. Erie, t'. , '., and Dr. Storm.. Mr. Roby, the secretary, attended th.: soeetiug.