The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

'IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In . • si: of Connotes yeaw.: CRAN- Ch 1.1.4.1: sit ExcitEor tit, in questions as t.. when the Irish Reform Bill and the Scotch Reform Bill-will be introduced, said the Scotch Re. , 1111 Bill was more pressing than the Irish, beer.co• there was an Irish Reform Bill of a com paini!,ie! !.t date. He hope , l to iotroduce a Sc:oteli in Bill soon, but it vas necessary 5r:4 ~atne progress with the English bill. With reg. , rsi m soother question on the paper, why tilt.r, I I,:•re tieing no et , inpoun<ling ~ f rates in , I!.• lid, lie ' , reposed to give the fr..nch:be to every aseholder in Scotch burghs, he said it wo he Inure conveniean than he should eki,hin the i , rovisions of the bar. when he made the Lenernl ,tatement with regard to it than in answer io ,nterrogatori,..s. leolv Mr. DARBY GRI I F:TI.7, Lord Srt LEY said : A great :uany communications, pri.::',cable und im pre..ticab,e, wise and foolish, have :addressed to Ise on the subject of Luxemburg, by various persons, in the course of the last few weeks ; hut all the arrangements which will regulate the political future of that country :oust be made in the conference. And I soy •ow say I have reason to hope that that conference will me—t at g very early day. (Hear, bear.) I cannot, of sou, se, anticipate the exact date ; but my hob, friend has forgottm one fact. which, of course, be must have known, namely, that during the last 28 years, since the treaty et 18.31, Luxemburg bas been under European guarantee, to which England was a party, and it wa in our character as • signitary to the treaty that we were invited to interfere ia the negotiations. Mr. TEEVELYAN called attention to the system of purchasin4 commissions in the army. He said the qualification for a commission in the English army was not skill and knowledge, but the po3ses siou of money. The army could never be, in the red sense of the word, a profession as long as the purchase system existed, for the very meaning of the word "profession" was that a man should live by it. The purchase system did not give any in ducement to officers to study their profession. It formerly existed in other departments, but had been abolished in them, and why should it find a home in the army f Was there any reason to be lieve that the army would fail to attract a sufficient body of gentlemen if the purchase system were abolished f The navy did not fail, nor the church, and why should the army f One result of the abo lition of the purchase system would be to reduce the enormous half-pay list which was kept up in • great measure to compensate officers who could not sell their commissions. He !Loved that the system of purchasingcommissions in the army tends greatly to diminish the efficiency of our military force. Coionel Sykes seconded, and Captain Stanley sepported, the motion, and it was opposed by Colonel North and Major Jervis.. kill' J. PAKINUTON said he did not defend the purchase system in theory, but it had been in existence a long time ; its abolition would be at tended by financial difficulty, and it was argued that poor officers by this means got more rapid promotion than they would otherwise obtain. If it were dealt with at all it must be dealt with as a whole, and in connexion with other changes. Our whole military system was in a state of transition. They bad lately had presented to them the report of a commission on recruiting ; the late Secretary for War recently brought before the house a plan for an army of reserve ; and it would be his duty in a few day s to lay before the house the report of a committee over which Lord Strathnairn presided, and which went to make considerable changes in the administrative staff of the army. He reserved to himself the fullest freedom to consider all these subjects, including that of purchase in the army ; and he hoped that under these circumstances the bun. gentleman would not press his motion to a division The Marquis of HAETINOTON said the system of purchase was very objectionable, and he believed there was no friend of the army who did not wish to see it abolished, if a system could be substituted which had not greater disadvantages, but he joined with Sir J. Pakington in pressing his hon. friend to be satisfied with the discussion and not press the motion to a division. He hoped that with the other contemplated changes the Secretary for War would take into consideration the desirability of making some alteration in the system of purchase. But he believed that neither the house nor the public was ripe for a decision on the subject. Before they abolished the system they must make up their minds what they should substitute for it, snd most he prepared to pay the sum necessary to carry out the change, and also to pay the cost of &liberal system of retirement in order to give the same amount of promotion that was given now. And besides voting money they must be prepared to put an amount of trust in the military autho rities, which he had never seen the house disposed to do. Mr. TZSYILYAN having shortly replied, the house divided, and the motion was negatived by 116 to 75. Mr. R. MILLI§ moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the several acts granting and regulating the appropriation of 20,3001. from the Oonsolidated Fund for the ecclesiastical establish ment in the West Indies ; and after a few observa tions from Mr. ADDERLZY, leave was given. Lord R. MONTAGU also obtained leave to bring in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws of vaccination ; and Sir C. O'Loontis to amend the law as to the granting of sites for Roman catholic churches and schools, and to facilitate the creation of glebes and the erection of residences thereon for Roman catholic clergymen in Ireland. One or two bills were advanced a stage; and in committee of supply 302,000/. was granted towards the site for the new courts of justice. The house adjourned a few minutes before eight o'clock. LoRD GROAVENOE AND THE 5/. RATIN , : AMEND maNT.—The following circular has been sent to the various municipal bodies throughout the country by Earl Gros venor :—" 25, Princes 's-gate, Kensington, W.. April 21. Having given notice of an amendment in committee of the Reform Bill to alter the Small Tenements Act by making its provisions apply to houses below 51. rating, and making ft compulsory upon landlords of tenements rated at • sum below that figure to pay the rates themselves, I shall be much obliged by your kindly giving me your opinion as to whether such alteration would be likely to cause serious inoonsenienos to the vestries in their arrangements for levying the rates." itKVRRARNTATION or ABERDEENSHIRE.—We understand that Mr. M'Combie, Tillyfour, the well known breeder of black polled cattle, is pursuing a regular can. VASS in the county of Aberdeen. He is attending the markets, and there soliciting support, and obtaining signatures to • missive declaring him to be • fit and proper person to fill the seat which it is anticipated will be given to that county by the Reform Bill. Various re ports sr. current este Mr. M'Combie's political creed. He stied as one of Sir James Elphinstone's committee last year, but we are informed that be now intends to support liberal measures, whatever that may maim—Edinburgh Courant. ..... . REFORM MEETING AT NORTHAMPTON.-011 Mon day 1:. , t a meting ass held by the Northampton branch of the Reform League, to oonsider the government reform bill. There was a crowded attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr. Councillor Gurney, who, in his opening speech, referred to the various clauses of Mr. Disraeli's bill, which he declared was a gross fraud and an insult to the people of England. The first resolution was moved by Mr. James Mien and seconded by Mr. W. Clarke, both working men. The Rev. T. W. Barlow, rector of Little Bowden, supported,in an admirable speech, the resolution, which tow as follows—" That, in the opinion of thin meet ing, the measure of reform introduced by the present government is unjust in principle and intention, and can not in any sense be accepted as a settlement of the de mands of the people ; and that nothing short of registered residential manhood suffrage, supported by the ballot, with a more equal distribution of seats, will be satisfactory to the nation.' This This resolution was carried amidst loud cheers —Mr Purser proposed the neat resolution:— "That while this meeting desires to maintain peace, law, and order, it believes that the continued obstructions to reform, and the treachery of the Rouse of COLIMODS in reference to the greet constitutional question, will tend to exasperate a loyal and industrious people, and if perse vered in may ultimately lead to anarchy and revolution ; and the meeting further resolves that this and the fore going resolution be forwarded to her Majesty's governmest and the members fur this borough." This was seconded by . Mr. Stormer ' and supported by Mr. Forwell in a stirring speech. The business, which was prolonged to beyond the usual hoar, concluded with votes of thanks to the Rev. T. W. Barlow and the chairman, which were car r{ d with acclamation. Plum. HE!! MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Lus• right crdi'A I Lombardi was ref ve..l at this eat sbitshntent after an interval of fifteen years. This open. to the early period of its compueer. career. hat rug Ls, a originally produced in 1:i4:1, the year after his 1 - O' , 4er , • and twe year. before Kroner, the opera by which cele!rity was first esten , ively diffuse The tits: pe. tui mance of I Lombardi in Engi-ad, according to M. Lwaley's "'Reminiscences of the Opera." took place t Her Majesty's Theatre on March 1:Oh, Ist.; -Grisi. Mario , and Formisari being the principal singers. In 1.47 the libretto was re-written for the French 1 1 stage by Messrs. A. Royer and G. Veer. and the opera was Longlit out ~t Paris under the title of .10,w/rm. The music of I Lom , ,Trafi, while containing abundant proof of that fertility of melody which Verdi unques tionably possesses, offers, hke most of his operas, frequent instance, of inappropriateness of character—a defect pecu liarly be:origins to the modern Italian school—frivolous. although pretty, tunes being often wedded to situations of serious interest : and heroic and even tragic sentiment being *onetime* trilled out to strains of the lightest and most volatile nature. The opera commences with a short orchestral prelude, one of those apologies for an overture so frequently resorted to by Italian composers who have never been thoroughly trained in instrumental com position. Most of the modern Italian composers have resorted frequently to this poor evasion, by which a grand opera loses the preliminary importance conferred by a well-written overture, and the composer apparently steads confessed as being deficient in a most essential portion of his musical education. The intro ductory chorus, commencing with a series of pompous chords for the orchestra, at once dashes off into • rollick ing kind of dance tune for the instrumental accompani ments, the tenors and basses singing a series of unison passages, which are followed by a second strain likewise in unison, returning to the first subject in the orchestral ac companiment, with a climax in choralluumony. There isno denying the brightness and tunefulness of this movement, but it is more fit for a modern ball-room than for association with such a subject as that of I Lossbardi. Here, as else where in the opera, we distinctly trace the abiding indu ence of Rossini's earlier style —an influence also observ able in the two principal airs for Giselda, " 0 Madre del cielo," in the second act; and "Non fu sogno," in the fourth act ; both in the florid ornate style of the great master, but written with an occasional want of consideration for the singer's throat that Rossini scarcely ever displayed in his most elaborate seems. The air last named is especially trying to the singer from its merciless use of the higher notes B flat and C above the lines. To Millie. Titiens, how ever, these difficulties are as nothing, and to her splendid singing in these and other portions of the opera, such RUC eess as it achieved last night is chiefly owing. ViclintLes prayer in the first act (expressively sung by Millie. Coral) is graceful and elegant rather than reli gious. and derives much of its effect from the deter instrumental accompaniments. It is however rather reflective of the tone of the drawing room than of sacred associations. The chief solo displays for the principal tenor (Oronte) are in the scene and cava tins in the first act, and the romance, with chorus, in the last act—the former including the well-known air " La min letizia," which is still one of the favourite street organ pieces. There is no denying that this is a beautiful melody of its kind, the love-sick style of Bel lini ; and, moreover, it is eminently vocal, a quality not always belonging to Verdi's melodies, which are some times as torturing to the singer as the harshest German writing. In this piece Mr. Kohler, who appeared at short notice instead of Signor Mongini, won great applause and an encore by his graceful vocalization. This melody, with many others throughout the opera, is of that pleasing character which procured for Verdi that rapid and universal popularity which is already beginning to find its reaction. The music of Pa9ano derived more importance than it deserved, from the admirable decla matory singing of Mr. Santley. His airs, " Scia. gurata ! " and "Oh ! Speranza," were admirable specimens of dramatic vocalisation. The secondary part of Arvin." was well filled by Signor Tama, who gave the air "Pond° " with excellent effect. The music of Pirro was excellently given by Signor Gassier, who is always efficient, however varied the parts in which he appears. The concerted pieces, although containing occasional instances of vigorous writing, yet betray the want of that appropriateness of character which is the chief and highest quality of dramatic composition. Thus the " Hymn of War," sting in unison, is nothing better than a pretty and very danceable quadrille tune—being, in fact, one of various proofs which Verdi has given in his nu merous operas of a want of that distinguishing feature of dramatic genius, the power of adaptation to time and place. To sum up the characteristics of I Lombardi, it contains abundance of that animated and striking melody of which Verdi pos sesses such command, some passages of real dramatic power, with others of rude violenoe-- occasional beauties, jostled by frequent crudities—altogether indicating, as most of Verdi's operas do, capacities which with sounder musical training and more deliberate workmanship might have produced far better results. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Since our last notice of the performances at this establishment Signor Cotogni has appeared in the part of Valentine, in Gounod's Faust, in lieu of Signor Guada gnini, essayed the character three or four weeks since. Valentine has little opportunity for display, either dramatic or vocal, until the duel scene in the fourth act, and here a dramatic singer of sufficient powers has an opening for producing a profound effect in ocie of the best musical, and one of the most affecting dramatic, situations in the opera. Of Signor Cotogni's great merits we spoke in high terms on the occasion of his first appearance as Neluako, in L'Afrienine, two or three weeks since, and his performance in l'aleat fully confirms the favourable impression we then recorded. His sonorous and sympathetic voice and fluent and finished vocalisation, combined with his undoubted dramatic power, render him • valuable accession to the already strong company of this house. His dying scene at the end of the duel trio was most powerfully given without the least tendency to e Con_ We look with much interest for the promised appearance of this artist in the more important parts of Don Giovanni, and Figaro in Rossini's II Barbieri. Lest night Auber's Masseid/o was given with all that splendour of scenery and costume, and that marvellous triumph of stage management, as espe cially displayed in the insurrection in the market scene, which have rendered its representation at the Royal Italian Opera an altogether unique performance. The cast was the same as that of last season, with the excep tion of Madame Lemzuens-Sherrington's filet appearance as Elvira. Tuz HZALTII or LONDON.—It appears from the Registrar-General's return that in the week that ended ea Saturday April 27th the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,766; the deaths registered, 2,768. The annual rate of mortality was 23 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,240 boys and 1,145 girls, in all 2,3115 children, were re gistered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-66 the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,097. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,240. It was the 17th week of the year; and the average number of deaths for the week is, with • correction for increase of population, 1,404. I The deaths in the present return are less by 124 ' than the estimated number. Thirty-four deaths from small-pox were registered last week ; 3 in the sub- district Islington Enst, 2 in St. Giles South, 2 in Bethnal. green Town, 2 in Bow, 7 in Poplar, 2 in Lambeth Church second part, and 16 in other sub-districts. Typhus was fatal to 42 persona 2 of whom .lied in the sub-district of St. John, Paddington, 4 in St. Paul, Hammersmith, 2in Regent's-perk sub-district of Pancras, 2 in Mile-end Old Town West, and 32 in other sub-districts. 19 deaths occurred from scarlatina, 4 from diphtheria, 44 from whooping-cough, and 12 from diarrhma. One death from cholera was recorded. The deaths from phthiais were 185; from bronchitis, 123; and from pneumonia, 55. Four children died from bum+ or scalds, and 6 from suffocation. Holborn, St. Andrew, Eastern—At 10, Cottrell-plaoe, on 25th April, a tin-foil beater, aged 41 years, " diarrhoea (4 days), cholera (12 hours)." The deaths of 3 persons who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets were registered :—A gentleman, aged 77 years, knocked down by a horse in Berkeley-square. Died on 13th April in St. Georges Hospital. (Inquest.) The wife of a car penter, aged 54 years run over by en omnibus. Died on 22nd April in the Himpetead-road, near Ampthill-square. (Inquest.) A baker, aged 74 years, fell from a cart. Died on 21st April at West-end, Hampstead- (Inquest.) The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per 1,000 in Lon don, 25 in Edinburgh. and 28 in Dublin ; 21 in Bristol, 20 in Birmingham, 24 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 22ii. Salford, 24 in Sheffield, 20 in Leeds, 19 in Hull, 32 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 20th inst., when the mean temperature was 0.2 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 21. _ _ - --• [Advertisement.] HOLLOW...T . B Pitts. 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The time-honoured contest for the great (*.Arian prize —the Cup—hie been pro ductive of some of the most nnuerk _de and startling surprises the turf, that of klealt.in.the Pm, being the moot recent, but this year the popularity of the Chester ('up with racing men see ms to have diminished. The public, however. have been tt it, to their traditional inten-4 In the great 1: :melee race. and se des Meets/,ling that bona cm:minions have locen com paratively a rare occurrence in the money market, almost every animal is the race has from time to time received support. The antique town of Cinder on Monday was literally besieged. not by Fenian, bat by the constant arrivel of racing . ..baton then all parte of the conetry, until all the hotel accommodation was absorbed. Ew iy arrivals killed time by strolling on, the walls and on the rare course, which was pro nounced to be very "heavy going," iu addition to being thickly covered with herbage. 'fee evening was delightfully Gee, and the charming scenery on the balite of the Dee looked truly beautiful lit up with the rays of the setting sun. the charm ing effect being heightened by the netting operations of the ffaher men, pursuing their avocation somewhat lazily, but fruitfully, as they succeeded in landing some splendid salmon. The subscription ri o ins at the "Grosvenor" were almost untenanted until nearly ten o'clock, when a few members broil to drop in. bat it was not until the arrival of the five o cluck express front London that the attendance could he called even mot:Death Speculation was comparatively small, lout any information as to the scratch ings yid the position of horses in the London market wan eagerly nought after. Lecturer was wonderfully firm, No to SO beteg accepted oases that price, however, was offered to the dose, bat at any advance over the quotation several hundreelswintid have brew entrusted to the Marquis of Hastings' represeutative. Miss Havelock, about whom : to I was accepted in London, was decidedly secoud favourite at S to 1, while Rama still occupied that mysterious position he has filled for the last few days. It was currently reported that he was scratched, which proved Incorrect, and there were offer, to take 10 to 1 about him but la,yers were particularly shy In 'lulus with Lord Westmorland's home Archimedes was backed at 9to 1, and 100 to 7 was accepted about /inswing. Rescue, and Lucifer, the latter to win a thousand, and at 3 to I a hundred was invested on Lord Si. Vincent's horse for • place. chan ce Year was beaten for a small amount at SO tO 1 on the off of Ids g hi s s stable companion. Archl : medes. The Derby betting was so Antall that It is suntan% to I an, that 7 to 2 was taken about both Vauban and The Rake, 9to I about Dragon, and 25 to I about Marksman, Mr. Merry's colt being backed for a place at 4 to I. An even " Ility" was laid between Julius and Marksman, one, two, three, the adherent to the yellow and black cap offer ing' to go on. The weather underwent a great change during the night, rain falling In torrents for several hours. This was very unfavourable for the course, which was already, as we have previously remarked, very heavy going, ' but this dismal state of things improved by the time the sport I commenced. At the Subscription Roams during the months there was a good attendance, but wagering was a dead letter, not a single bet being laid in our hearing. The attendance was remarkably good for the tinning day, the knodee looking very enlivening with its usual complement of booths and pleasure seekers, while the carriages drawn up opposite the stand some what modified the otherwise too plebeian of the gather ing. Racing commenced at tw o o'clock aspect th the Ungrenor Stakes, which was considered at the mercy of Regalia. Monkey and Honestish, however, opposed Mr. Graham's mare, Lo-d liateman's horse receiving some support from the usual followers of his lordship's popular colours. cdds of 11 to b were freely laid on Regalia, but as they rounded the bend for home, she was beaten, Moulsey almost pulliag Jemmy Gehnshaw out of the addle. Half a dozen only of the eighteen animals on the card for the Ws snstay Handicap appeared at the poet, and (nonfat justified the confidence of his backers, who freely 'meted 6 fe 4 about him, by winning easily. Th e If ostyn Stakes w ith but four runners proved the good thing it looked for Lady Highthern, =by her running at Northampton, where it will be remem he finished third to Lady lethal:nth and Suffolk. Odds of ti to I and 100 to 15 were freely laid on Mr. NayloYs filly, who quitted her only opponent, Traviata, the moment Challoner called upon her, and won esally. Lord Bateman ran two, High. and Belle Sauvege, both stable companions of Lady High. thorn. Jemmy Grimshaw wearing a yellow jacket and white cap on the latter to distinguish him from Custance. The Yana Plate Induced but five of the eighteen hones entered to appear at the poet, Sycee being installed favourite at even suoney, but before the close to 5 was laid against her. The Archeresa was intro duced at 5 to 2, but she receded to as much as 7 to 2, which price was freely offered against her when the fiag fell. Sycee and the Archness Oily got away In advance of the others, the race being throughout a match between the pair, but the favourite could never get on terms with the Archaean filly, who won by half a length. Kenyon carried 4lb over weight, ' from his legibility to ride set 71b, and not for a penalty as was supposed. There was some absurd talk about lan objection against the Archeress filly for not carry. leg a penalty for her success at Newmarket last week, bat no such objection was made, nor was the filly penalised, as the race she won was is private sweepstakes. The favourite. Red kiband, defeated her three opponents in a canter in the besterfield Stakes. The winner, originally called Brown Riband, is by Van • ust of Ornament, the dam of Blue Mend last year's Danbury Derby Impostor. A selling stakes with three runners produced a rattling finish between the Sala' nella colt, with Kenyon up, and the Annie Laurie colt, with Custance In the saddle, the former winning byes head. The race was .great gambling one, and the greatest excitement was manifested as to the result. The Selling Stakes was also won by a short head, the winner In both the last two races being ridden by Kenyon. The last race of the day, the Palatine Stakes, re sulted in a walk over for Peened Garde. During the afternoon some spirited and extensive letting took place on both the Chester Cup and the Derby. Lecturer retained his position of premier for the first event, 4to I being accepted to £2OO. MW Havelock, Archimedes, and Lucifer wen also in great request, the last named being especially fancied for a place. One of the features of the betting was the retrogression of Rama, who, after having been backed at 8 to 1, receded to as much aa 100 to 8 offered. Among the "outsiders" the only two who attracted any attention were Newland and Weather Star, about whom 1000 to 30 and 600 to 15 were taken respectively. Yor the Derby Vauban was In great force, the substsagal bat of 650 to 200 being taken In 000 band. Hermit had also a coming appearance, the odds of 9 to 1 meeting with ready takers. Julius was inquired alter, and would have been supported at 10 to 1, but a 100 toe was the highest price obtainable. The leg bet of 8000 to 400 about Grand Cross concluded the speculation of the dee. 011,0arg:401 117•1821 of 10 son. each, h ft, with 50 added for 3.yr-olds and upwards : penalties and allowances. Grosvenor course (I mile 2 !thong". Lord Beteman's Mackey, by Teallagnes—ambre, 6 est !lb Orlasia ll 1 Mr. liasteneases Hooestish, 3 yrs. On 1161, „Craddock 2 Mr. Graham's Basal* yrs. 911 413 (Ise 7 ex; ( eartfieldj 3 Betting : 11 to Bon Regalia, 66 to 40 apt Bonham and 100 to 8 apt tionsetish. 'ma WYMNITAY HANDICAP of 5 ion. oath. with 100 added; for 3-yr-oida and upwards ; winners extra. About a ndle. t2l subs) . _ _ Lord Coventry's ClooJerat, by Stockwell—Lady Gough, 4 TM bat 71b fit Morgan) I Mr. J. Barber's Contract, Spa Est Mb 'Gradnell, 2 Mr. T. Masterman's Honesty, 4 yrs, list .... (T. Cballoner) Three others also run. Betting : 6 to 4 agst Goojerat, 9 to 4 apt Una., 6 to 1 apt Contract, and 106 to 14 agst Ware. Tn. Moans Slangs of 10 soya each, h ft, with SO added, for 2.yr-olds ; colts. Pt bib: and Mlles, bat tab • winners extra. T. Y.C. (6 furlongs). Mr. Naylor's Lady Illghthorn, by Stockwell—lndy Elba both, gst 61b •Challuner) I Martinis of Haglap's Travtata, Est 411 b 'Cannon) Lord Batsman's Bells &wrap, Bst 61h (Orinisbaw) fugleinan also ran. Betting: 6 to 1 on Lady liighthorn. Tms Enos PLATE (Handle2p) of 30 sows, tor 11-yr-olds sad up wards ; winners extra. Half a male. (12 cabal Lord Wilton's f, by Parmesan—Areberses, 3 pa, 6et 7th Mir list IIC enyonj 1 Mr. Markeizzle's nycee, 3 yrs, fist 112 b (las 101 b extra) g unetm) I Mr H. D. Trafford's Hundred*, yrs, 121 b..( astable) 3 Two others also ran • _ Betting : I to 6 eget byeee, 7 to 2 'at first t sat The Areberees t, 6 to 1 eget Pantaloon, and 6 to 1 agst C,olumblne. CHISTZIWIELD STAKES a 6 SOth. lea, With 100 added, for 3-Ir-olds: erbthers extra. Seven furlongs. (60 subs.) Marquis of llastloga's Red lUband, by Van Galen—Orna ment, 4 yrs, lit fib Itenyon) 1 Lord Stamford's Arundel, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Morrie Mr. Barbees Bedford, 4 yrs, Est 12Ib 'Cameron; S Aral also ran. Betting : 6 to 4 agat Bed alband, x to 1 mat Bedford, and 100 to 30 east ArtutdeL SEL - ano tersami of 6 eon. each, with 30 added, for an ago,: penalties and allowances iliree4parten of a mile. (3 subs) Sir.. Johnston'. c by Yoong lialhonrns—Sstanella, by Neenulneter (SW, 2 yrs 64t 3lb /Kenyon) 1 Captain Machell's cby rningtoti—Aanie Laurie 6630 , , (enflame) 2 L 0 32 47 t li aatuorland'a Harlequins (430). 4 yrs. An Bth (Oriradiaw) 3 Betting: sto 4 on the Satanella colt, 6 to 4 agat the Annie Laurie colt, and 6 to 1 aunt iltriequina . _ _ HANDICAP PLATE of 40 son., for 2-yr.ohls and upwards winners extra. Fire furlong Cf lobs .) Lord Westmorland's Crown Prince, by Newminster— Princess Royal, 4 yrs, 74 Sib (Meidment) Mr. Brewer's Gentian, Syr, Ant 7lb 'Butler) 2 fir. EW. Taylor's Volbyida, 4 yrs, 7.1 Jackson) S Hawthorn also ran. Belting: S to 1 on Crown Prime and 4 to I sot Gentian. PALATIXI STAKES of b sown each, with 50 added, weight for age. About I mile I furlong (blobs ) -- Mr. T. Euiith's PretiezViedii, VorosTemor—Myetie, PS, Est 131 E 4;200 (Haworth, vr.o. Lmer SCRATCHINGS.—CHIWZR Cur.—Caithness., Chepstow, Bes Mew, fitokeley, acid Dubiety. ADDITIONAL Altairata.—Rama, Endalelgli, Whirligig, Spend thrift, and Van Amburgh. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 4 to 1 apt Lecturer It to I 100 to 8 apt Hama off,atter £156) 1 1 Bto 1 had tl to 1 Miss Havelock been taken land of 7: 140 to 7 Beeawiug tit o' Bto 1 Archimedes 20 to 1 Leap Year t) 10 to 1 Lucifer ,t) I'oo to 30 Newland t) 1011 to 8 The Rescue (t 500 to 16 Weather Star and off, 300 to luu apt Liter, 1,2, 3:C DERBY. 850 to 200 apt Vauban It lOO to 6 apt Julius (off, t 7to 2 7be Rake 20 to 1) 9to 1 Hermit t) 8080 to 400 OrandCroant) BETTING AT MIDNIGHT. CHEST= OUP. 9to 2 apt Lecturer 2) 26 to 1 apt Leap Year (I) 7to 1 Arcbimedealf 25 to 1 Weather Star Bto 1 50 Havelock f, (I mid of) 100 to 3 Barry 12 to to 1 vv. PAM 3) ford *oft) 100 to tl Lucifer 'it f) 1000 to 30 Finds& fail 100 to 7 The Redeye it; 50 to 1 WA •oit 100 to 7 Beeirwhig (t) 300 toloo Lecturiir. with 20 91 to to 1 New 1 %Mo land ( I t` a 'tort (t) DZIBY. 3to 1 apt Vauban (t &0; 7 to 2 The Bake (of) 9to I Dragon (t) . _ id° to 6 Vat Julius 'off, t2O to 1 20 to 1 Grand Crossit f ZS to 1 The Palmer ,t , tidos were the steady support advance of Weather Star. 10 to 1 Melina ~ ti The chief features of the eve awarded to Archimedes, and the ADMIRALTY, APRIL 30. —APPOINTMENTiI. —Sur •on—Dr. Daniel O'Connor (additional), to the Pembroke. Assistant Paymasters—J. Carlisle, to the Fisgard ; E. 8. M. Power, to the Cumberland. Naval Cadet—C. S. Nicholson, to the Zealous, as supernumerary. lido inttlifirtnet. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—APRIL 30. Sittings in &moo.— (Before Lord Chief Justice Bola and Justices Bylee, Keating, and Smith.) BALLARD r. THE riuzmn IN NEED IN:it:RANCE courErr (UNITED). The plaintiff in this case was a victualler, keeping the Castle, at Highgate, and be bad insured for I,OOW. in the defendants company against accident. One of the con ditions of the policy was, that the plaintiff should have an allowance of 6/. a week during the time that he should be totally disabled from attending to business by accident. During the continuance of the policy the plaintiff was thrown from a cart, his left collar-bone was dislocated, his right thumb was severely sprained, and he was otherwise hurt. He was not confined to his bed, but walked about his house, and he also was driven out in a ran. He made a claim for payment upon the ground that he was totally disabled from attending to his hominess for five or six weeks. The defendants, however, contended that be was only partially disabled, and they paid money into court upon this footing. These wax conflicting evidence, but the jury found for the plaintiff. Subsequently a rule was granted calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why there should not be a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, or to enter a verdict for the defendants. because the plaintiff had not sent in a proper medical certificate to show that he was totally disabled. To-day cause was shown against this rule being made absolute. Kr. Kenealey appeared to show cause ; and Mr. N. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Kydd to support the rule. 1 The Lord Chief Justice said that there was no doubt strong evidence for the defendants that the plaintiff was not totally m disabled; but the question wan one entirely for the jury, and the judge could not say that he was dia. /satisfied with the finding. Upon looking at the conditions on the policy he could not find that it was necessary that the plaintiff should send in a medical certificate of total disablement. Under these circumstances the rule would be discharged. Rule discharged. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—APRIL 30. Sittings in Banco.—{Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Pigott.) THE ♦DELPHI BANK (LIMITED) T. JOHNSON. This was an action by the Adelphi Bank, at Liverpool, against Mrs. Zoluison, a lady residing in that town, to recover 4,32.3 f. upon a promissory note, made and signed by her with five other persons in favour of the plaintiffs. The defendant pleaded that she was induced to make the promissory note by the fraud and misrepresentation of H. and C. Gannet', of which the plaintiffs had notice ; and secondly, that she was induced to make the note and deliver it to the plaintiffs through the fraud of the plain tiffs and of others in collusion with them. There was also an equitable plea, that the note was signed as surety for H. and C. Gambia ; that there was no other considera tion ; that the note was delivered to the plaintiffs on the condition that the defendant should be liable only as such surety, and only until the guarantee of one Twents man should be obtained by the plaintiffs. The trial took place before Mr. Justice Lush at Liverpool, when the jury found a verdict for the defendant on the pleas alleging fraud, and for the plaintiffs on the other plea. As long ago as last Michaelmas term Mr. Mellish, Q.C. on behalf of the plaintiffs, obtained a rule nisi fora new t rial, on the ground that there was no evidence to support the verdict, and that if there was, the verdict was against the evidence. It seemed that Mra. Johnson had guile to the bank and requested them to take up certain cheques, being under an apprehension that criminal proceedings, which had been threatened, might be taken against her eon for having been a party to fraudulently obtaining money upon them, and certain negotiations ensued, which resulted in the giving of the note in question. She said she gave it on the representation of the manager of the hank that H. and C. Carpi= were solvent at the time, whereas they really were not, and to the knowledge of that functionary. The arguments, which had been partly heard last term, were resumed and concluded to-day. Mr. T. Jones, Q.C., and Mr. L Temple appeared, with Mi. Mellish, Q.C., in support of the rule ; and Mr. Ed. ward James, Q.C., and Mr. Bayliss against it. Mr. Baron Martin said the real question seemed to be whether it was fraud in a person to take a guarantee if he believed that the person in whose behalf it was given was insolvent. Mr. Mellish said there was no evidence to show that the bank manager knew the Gamines were insolvent when the note was given. The Lord Chief Baron observed that the transactions took place between the 12th and 18th October, and the Giu-nissee remained solvent, and carried on business until March sth afterwards. He wanted to know what species of insolvency was proved to have existed in October, and to be known to Ellison, the manager, an d concealed or misrepresented by him. Mr. Mellish said there was no evidence whatever as to the state of their affairs—the allegation of their insolvency was a mere inference. The Lord Chief Baron said the court thought that the evidence as to the state of the affairs of theGarnisece, their alleged insolvency, and the question of fraud, was unsatis factory. Under all the eireurnsteness. they thought there should be a new trial, but it must be on the payment of owls. Rule absolute. CHARGE OP CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD AT LIVERPOOL. A case of considerable commercial interest was brought yesterday before Mr. Barnes, the Liverpool stipen =magistrate, an information being laid against Messrs. , ironfounders, of Liverpool, and Mr. Hyde, manager of the National Bank, Liverpool, charging them with having conspired to defraud Mr. Thos. Pearson of the sum of 10,0001. The complainant was represented by Mr. Smith, solicitor, of Birmingham ; the Mess rs . R an ki n by the Hon. A. Liddell and Mr. Tidswell, banisters ; and Mr. Hyde by Mr. Higgin, banister. The court was densely crowded, and the case is exciting the greatest interest in Liverpool, especially in commercial circles, owing to the high social position of all the parties conoerned. - The case for the prosecution was stated at length by Mr. Smith, who said that his client, Mr. Pearson, a gentleman of property, was in 1865, and previous to that time, residing oa his estate in Devonshire. Hearing in 1865 that the Messrs. Rankin were seeking fora partner with ample means, he entered into negotiations with them through the medium of • gentleman well-known in Liverpool as an extensive ship owner Mr. James Beasley. Mr . Pearson had subsequently several interviews with the Messrs. Rankin, and he msde all the inquiries he thought necessary. He was told by them that they had an undisputed credit at their bankers amounting to 15,0001., and that their profits averaged about 10,0001. a-year. Mr. Pearson was then, on asking for references, referred to Mr. Hyde, of the National Bank, with whom they banked. From Mr.. Hyde Mr. Pearson in quired what position the Messrs. I+ , kin held in the com mercial world, and what was their position with reference to the bank. He was told by Mr. Hyde that the Rankin' were very respectable, rising, and industrious men, and that they had an unquestioned credit of 15,0001. at the bank. Further negotiations ensued, Mr. Pearson employ ing Mr. Harwood Banner's his aocountant and Mr. Edward Banner's hissolicitor. Mr. H. Bannermadeout &statement of accounts, which (Mr. Smith said ),subsequently proved en tirely incorrect, and would form the subject of another in vestigation. Mr. Edward Benner was solicitor to the Rankin., and also to the National Bank, to which Mr. H arwoo d so was the auditor. From this Mr. Smith argued that the interests to be served by the Messrs. Banner were not likely to be those of Mr. Pearson. Mr. Smith, having referred to the representations made to his client by the Rankine being corroborated by Mr. Hyde, the manager of the National Bank, backed again by Mr. Beasley, one of the directors of the bank, where they (the Rankine) had an account, went on to state that the partnership was entered into, the Rankine agreeing that Mr. Pearson should have 2,000/. from the business the first year, and a full share of the profits afterwards. Naturally thinking that h e was entering into • "good thing " he paid 10,0001. as the price of his admission into the firm as • partner. At the very time this money was paid by Mr. Pearson, and when the above representations were made to that gentleman, the Itankine owed the National Bank at least 13,000/., and he (Mr. Smith) was in a position to show that had not the 10,0001. been so obtained bankruptcy must have inevitably ensued; that the 10,0011. went into the bank, reducing the Rankine liability to 3,0001. In fact, only five days after the commencement of the part nership Mr. Pearson was coolly informed that the him must provide for ever yt hing, that their credit would not be ex tended, and to his intense astonishment he learnt that at the very time the above-mentioned representations were made the Messrs. Rankin were little better than paupers, and that the National Bank manager, Mr. Hyde, had been pressing them for at least two years for money, sometimes telling them that if certain bills were not provided for the bank would not advance them another shilling. Some times the bank threatened to "stop" them, pressing them for money in every conceivable manner. A ter the part nership had existed for seven months the firm became bankrupt, and made a composition of 12s. in th e p oun d. He (Mr. Smith) would be able to show by the books of the Hankins that their payments for income-tax never ex ceeded 561. a year, and that they returned their year's profits at the rate of only 2,500/ a year in place of 10.0001. It further appeared from Mr. Smith's statement that when the firm became bankrupt Mr. Pearson refused to sign the deed securing the creditors 12s. lid. in the pound, but subsequently, under the pressure of adjudication of bankruptcy, he did sign it, as well as • release from all claim or demand on the Messrs. Rankin. Mr. Smith inquired if this was done at the instigation of the Messrs. Rankin. If it was, it was another feature in what he would term the conspiracy. But release or no release it had nothing to do with the offence charged against them and against Mr. Hyde of having conspired to get the 10,0001. from Mr. Pearson. In conclusion, Mr. Smith said that the result of Mr. Pennon's connection with the Rankine was a serious derangement of his health. He became very excited, and they had been obliged to defer that prosecution in consequence, his medical advisers j not thinking him in a fit state previously to undertake it. Mr. Pearson was then put into the witness -box,and deposed ' to the facts in the "bitterns tits made by his solicitor,Mr.Senith. He said that when he entered actually into the partner ship he found that the concern was struggling daily and constantly to obtain money for the payment of wages and FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. [RAWLS OP SOLICITORS AND rum= Ltancrozras To ss OBTAilf ED AT TIM ()mos or THI CHARS lUSOISTRAR, COURT or BANKRUPTCY, BASISORALL-STRITT.] BAN [llO7lll. WILLIAM FIALA!, Hammersmith, patent sash-fastener maker, to surrender May 13, at lt RICHARD leis. Hen and Chleken-lane, Old Kent-road, Ash- mower, Slay is, st 1. LINNINGTON Minos, Portsmouth, chemist, May 111, at I. WILLIAM BURTON. Walworthroad, yublicsa, May 13, at 1. JOT , Clltsigite..Upps . oloacrotar-plaos, Marylebone, professor of gnomic, ltayl3,i2 2. -- WILLIAX plogAll [LOUT, Nevnleetreet, Bromptoo. picture restorer. May 15, al 11. Ganes 1111.9 m, Branswick-parade, Anerleytoad, and High street, Penne, oilman, May 13, at 1. JOHN MAR DARTOR. Paternoster-row. bookseller. May 13, at t JOHN Ronne SLAM, Approach-road, Victoria-park, journeyman biker, May 13, at 2. JOHN ARTHUR JRATERZOOII toRKRIS, Manes, Cambridgeshire, clerk an holy orders, May la, et 2. WILLIAM TADOZLL. Balloon, Surrey, builder, May LS, at t CHARLES WOoDHAS, Putney-commou, surrey, bay dealer, May 93, It 12. 1 1 JOHN BLAHS, °Nadas-road. Peckham, builder. May 19, at 12. DAVID 800110 /PLASM!, North Andley-street, mechanical en . .. - Khmer. May 28, MIL . . , SAMUEL ACCHNUTT DICKSON, Wellington-square, Cbelsea, lieut.- colonel la the rankle., May tit at It WARDEN BAILIN, Walworth.road. draper, May ts, at IL Iit.TIRKT 2!TILIVILL, Lampeter4treet, Mato; dealer in fancy • bores, ) lay 28, atl _ . - ROSTRA M ATILDA PICKARD, Fishatrect hill, batter, May 13, at 11. (Mows Maiuuterr, Market-alma-mews, Mayfair. tate publlum, May 28, at 1L Ttioltaa Pt TT. Chapel-street, Shoreditch, cabinet manufacturer, Ilay 28, at 11. (Moms 11 salt' CnLz, FAward's terrace, Peckham. and South. ampton-street,Cambanrell,knife board manntactr.,Maylii.st 11. Gismos roLutr, Itobtnhood-lane. Poplar, dairyman, May 224, at 1 J ARE , niga.ll, Cross-street, Shomalitch, carman, May 93. at 2.. Wictisis Tam., Walbrook.bollilings, City, and Argyle street, King a-cross, commission merchant, May Al, at 1 gsltali PLIMSOLL. Brownlow-street, Holborn, boarding-house keeper. May 17. at 11. MiMaT MAmMq. Bermondsey s treet, felhnonger, May 27, at 12, Joss MTACItY, Jolui.st , snt.road, railway clark,May2T,at 12. MMIIARD MoYELL, Park road North, Bow, manager town engineer, "- " May 15, at 2: — „ 010101 Gaol - as, Bolingbroke grove, Battersea, journeyman candle manufacturer, May 27, at 12. EDwA an Putnam Ilanagar, Lorrimore-road, Walworth, tobac conist, May 15, at 2. James Corr Mt, Plincesßisborough, Bucks, woohtapler,llmls.atif EDwARD STACIT, Silveretreet, Edmonton, omnibus driver, May 27, at 12. Vagnintat gaRENAN, Hemel Hempstead, Herta, cheesemonger, May 27, at 1. Joegrii CALDwat, West Tilbury, Essex . Bedford place, Old Kent-road and Ilidemarket, Bermondsey, hide salesman, May 17, at 1. WiLmAx HickLmo, Nottingham, innkeeper, May 14, at 11. WILLtaN LAMINAR, Nottingham, agent, May 14, at 11. Hagar Wiwi, Nottingham, beer retailer, May 14, at 11. JOBS WlLLirougs, Leioester, builder, May 14, at 11. BIOLJANix Tinmanni, liolAcum•Brailley, Leicestershire, coal master, May 10, at 12. ALIRRD Davis°, Hereford, cabinet maker, May 15, at 12. Emits LADDRR, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, merchant, Mayls,at 12 WiLLIAN louteeNza, Market Drag:LlU op,maltster.Mayls,at 12. HUar CODITRIN, Oloncester , were foreman, May 10, at 11. F.Lits Jests. Newport, Monmouthsh.. stdpchandler,Mayleat 11. TuoilAa :SANDFORD, Axminster, Devonshire, dealer In wood, May 13 at 12. garca PoRLMLARD, gen., South 'Merton, Devonshire, farmer, May 10, at 12. JosattA Sturman, Enowsione, Ilevonsh, farmer, May 10, at 12. JONRPH EALRINGIBILIDOR, South Stockton, Yorkshire, heathens° keeper, May 16, at 11. EuwAitu 11C1.1., Liverpool, beerhouse keeper, May 16, at 1L DERNARDSANUEL, Liverpool, licensed victualler, May 13, at 11. Joetre 1111003, Liverpool, joiner, May 16. at 11. EDWARD KM, Mach yulleth , Montgomerysh,drogglaf,Mayl6,atl t MAU TooTtLL, Busholme, Lancashire, printer, May 10, at 11 Jose's lvtattog,Barrow-in-} urnaa.Lancash.,draper,Mayl3,Mll. WILLIAM TAYLOR, TynemoutE, and ffaradon, Northumbmiand, joiner, May 10, at IS. DANIEL LANR,lllrmlngbam,straw bonnet manufactr ,Maylo,at 10. Jena DARNALL, Birmingham, Journeyman butcher, May 10,at 10. HURT KaaDSJCS , King's Norton, Worcestershire, farm bailiff, May 10, at 10 Wilmer Ktuvraan, Kington, Herefordshire, butcher, May IS, at It WALTER WILCOCK. Wotton.onder Edge, Gloucesitersilize, brush maker, May IS, at 11 WILLIAM 'Actium, Bucknall, Staffordah , potter, May 18, at 11. DAVID EDGAR Nixon, Carlisle, provision dealer, May 13, at 1L THOMAS HIATT. Shrewsbury, carpenter, May 13, at 11. JANSS KititallAW, Rochdale, woollen carder, May 14, at 11 WALTER YUDGR, Reading, greengrocer, May 11, at 11 RICHARD Yonne, Kingston upon-Hull, policeman, May 14, at It WILLIAM VaLui-D, Cheltenham late Innkeeper, May 14, at 11. lolls JAMB HRIDIRsoN, North Shields, Innkeeper, Mayls,Mlo. Omni WILLIAMS, Rhydwyn. Anglesey, tailor, May 16, at 11. MARIA WILaSY, Bolton, provision dealer, May 16, at 10. RICHARD llamas, Norwich, late baker, May 13, at 11. MAST SUZAN/TM TAYLOR, Upenshaw, Lancashire, bestseller, May 14, at IS. JOHN PEACH, Ilania,Staffordsh ,late warebouseman,MaylB,atll. JOSEPH HARRISON, ftralem. StatTordth , potter, May It, at 11. WILLIAM AUSTIN HARTLIT, Overton. Lancashire, innkeeper, Mar 10, at It Jaivi Sualitegg, Middlesbrough, Vorksh joiner. May 8, at 11. SancrMWsreou,ttlackburn,journeyman wheeiwrlght,MayLS,atl. 101111 IlioximStourport. Worcester*, greengrocer,May 13,11 IL JOHN HARM, jun, Ducklastleigh, Dmonshirvi, timber mer chant, May 11, at It Wilgus* Assort, Chesterfield, general dealer, May 10, at It JOHN NOSIWARNIL Derby, r:b t., 10, at 12. HOBERT ELLiowr %Aeon, y, brewer's clerk, and Notting ham, ale and porter salesman. May 10, at it. 010.0. NICHOLAS WILLIAM Trill THOMPSON, Derby and Bor. foe-on-Trent, bide factor, May 10, at it DiXJAMIN Hewn.. Derby, meat salesman, Way 10, at 12 EDNUIID DAVIS. DISMODINa , glove manufacturer, May is, at 11. Mouse litannino,Bromy Herefordsh.,Manalles,May Itat DAVID DAVIIII, 3lassSeg k laroo , cordwalner, May 8, at 12. EDMUND Mon, South e, Norfolk, victualler, May 16, at 3. BOTCM Joins, Gloucester, Innkeeper, May 11, at 1g Sarum Jonas, Mostyn, Plintahire, labourer, May 14, at 11. THOMAS Max DII.IIAPIS, EgreSOOOL, Cheshire, accountant's cleft. May 11, at 10 . WILLLAM PALMAS, 84 Bud eaux, De vonsh vlctualler, May 10,11 11. Joss MORRIS DONA", Leamington Priors, professor of music, May 11 at 11. GODYYRT BINOLICY HIRST, Ellesmere, Shropshire, land sur veyor, May 11, at 11. BANKRUPTCIES ANNPLLED. April 17. EDWARD 11111111. Thronlneedle.street, ship broker. April M. Jong TROIKAS BToWILL, Oloucaster-grove, Old Bromp. ton, late licensed victualler . April 26. caws. Bats/its, Bolton, butcher. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. Osoiton Itarnotin, Terlekenbiun, reserved commander In the royal navy—let dividend of 3s. id., May 1, and three subse quent Wednadays, at Edwards', Basinghall-street. AMMONS CHALL, Dametilam. South Wiltshire, grocer-Ist dividend of ga. Sid., May 1, and subseqeruit Wednesday, at Parkyni. Basinghallatreet. EDWARD MAT 001:LDOWITH, Barnaburyatreet, IsUngton, late licensed vianaller—iddividend of I, Old., May 1, and subse quent Wednesday, at Parkyns'. Ilsaloghall.Ureet. Joan Pale., Suntiniford. Hertfordshire, attorney—ld dividend of 3jd., May 1, and subsequent Wednesday, at Perky's'''. Dashighall-street WiLusis THOKAS MATTHEWS Dudley, Worcestershire, beer. seller—lit dividend of Is. 6d., any Thursday, at Kinnear's, Sinnisighion. 8. D. Motoosi, Pentiordd-y-Bedw, farmer-Ist dividend of 4e. 6d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool JONATHAN DOSSING. Liverpool and Southport, merchant—lst dividend of lid , any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. Jong PLUS, Liverpool. butcher-Ist dividend of Is., any Wed nesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. CIROROR Paws, Liverpool, attorney-Ist dividend of D. 6d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Live rpo ol JAMS WARD, Liverpool. glass dealer—ld dividend of 21d., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. Joint Srainiut Jonas. Portmadoc, attorney-Ist dividend of Is. ed., any Wednesday. at Turner's, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. _ _ _ . . Stay 15. J. Davies, Oritin.yard, Borough, dairyman—June It J. A. Wright, Great Grimsby, grocer—June It W. Lintin, let. ford, Linoolnahlre, steam thrashing machine proprietor fur hire —May 17. P Colley, Barnsley, Yorkshire. bookseller--May 14. T. Waller, Ingmw, Yorkshire, wonted spinning nerlooker— May 10. S. Pigott, Derby, hawker—May 11. G. Nicholls, Buller Downs, Cornwall, miner—May 11. A. Goldsworthy, Itedruth, Cornwall, cabinet maker—May 11. ma Manley, Itedrath.high. way, srldow—May 11. C. A. Williams, Carvell green, trinter, dealer In agricultural seeds—May 16. T. Pickard, Mosses.withln- Bury, Lancashire, plasterer—May !i. T. Woollons, Worcester, tailor—May 21. T. Walters. Jun., Worcester, butcher—May 41. S. B. Bivwer, Worcester, schoolmaster—May 11. G. Hill, Port man, Carnarronshire, photographic artist—Slay 30. T. Young, Canterbury, leather seller. PARTNRILSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Foul& and R. campbell, Bradford, commission worsted manufacturers—J. LC Pullen and K. Horne, Fore-street, City, and Partiamentetreet, atictJoneers—W. Elmore and E. Dickin. son, Liverpool, licensed victuallers—C. H. Barker and R. Adams, Pontefract, engineers—C. H. Goodies, W. E. QuenteU, C. Bruins, and Louisa Waßroth, Austinfriars, so far as regards W. g. QUesh tell—W. Voriey and W. Cooper, Newman-market, meat sales men--K Wylam and W. A. liactin, Cannon-street, City, en gineers —M. Eland and L. Vinton, Leeds, solners—W. Boundy, C. Boundy, and J. W. Hughes, Swansea, broken, 10 far as re gards J. W. Hugbes—T. Barker and H. Barker, Xing Edward terrace, Liverpool-road, corn dealers—H. Hewes and C. Norton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, attorneys—F. Retalay and IL Powers, Red Lion-square, and Coventry, varnish manufacturers—T. Mar tin and W. 'Ravers, Crieklade. Wilshire, mercers—J. Sutcliffe and I. Sutcliffe, Halifax, blacksmiths—D. Jones and T. Taylor, Bradford-on-Avon. Wiltshire, clothiers—H. Allen and A. Mien, Greenhorn and Newbury, Berkshire. plumbers—it Robinson and J. Varley, Huddersfield and sturniand, Yorkshire, smoke pre venters—J. Hodgson, G. W. V. Grant, J. 0. Hodgson. and J. Chambers. Yencharcipstreet, tobacco brokers, so far as regards J. 0. Hodgson—T. Fisher and B. Smith, Leeds, fiat dressers— J. Dawson, T. Dawson, W. Dawson, and 8. Dawson, Bottom Yorkshire, wool dealers, so far as regards T. Dawson—J. H. Piper and J. Bentley, Havantock-hill, nursesymen—F.. C Bida bothem and J. C. Skids - ahem deceased Manchester and DroyLeden. Lancashire, cotton spinners —W. Butterworth and J. Butterworth, Oldham. cotton spinners —R. Stilwell and Martha Flixabeth Bailey, Whiskupstreet, Clerkenwell, watch elders — W. Groat and K. Green. Burton.upon-Trent, coopers—E. Sykes and J. Walmsley. Stockport, cotton spinners —.I. Weide and J. Borman. Leadenhalletreet, merchants—W. T. Lethaby and A. J. Earle, Liverpool, cotton brokers—W. Gilbert and J. Gallon, Bingstomnpon-Hull, engineers -8. Russell and E Stedman, Three Colt-street, Lirnehouse, drapers—J. Collins, J. Preston, and W. Nell, Great Horton, Yorkshire, masons, so far as regards J. Preeton—R. J. &Union and R. Bartrop, Broadatreet, Blooms. chandl.-rs—J and T. Fors) tl , mertanta. fat as regards J. Forsyth aleceaatC sooicu sieussraimoNs. JOBS N1'1'11.411., Diognll, later, 114 y 4, at Ngiutyl Hotel, DingWIHI. AL/DCANDEJLI, Glaago H/LOO, Glasgow, =Otter, May 7, G. the Fami ty Halw. Tnomss Wsesosi, Hol3rton, slater, May 6, at the Douala, a w Clydesdale Hotel 'UAW. , Hamilton. ALIMANDER Mottamoll Briraix, Dundee, stationer, Hay the Britiah Hotel, Dundee. MARKETS. TALLOW.—TCSOPSY ILYininte.—The market aka steady rg, day. Spot. 441. 3d. June. Hs °tierce to Deena* 441. to 441 ad. Deliveries to last evening, casks . arrivals. OOTTON.—LIMPOOL. APRIL 30.—V. ith a fair Immix. , wi c , have remained steady. &Unmated males to-day, 12,u00 bales, ig eluding 3,000 speculation and export. 7.000 American, gig_ ; 400 Pennant, & 12d. to 12i d. ;60 Ilaranham, 13 d. ;Ra Egyptian. 14d. to 160. a., ; 100 Smyrna, 10d. to 10jd . IMO Beak fild. to Ild. : Bengal, Wade, &c.. 61d. to 70.. 00 Pen, Voir Dhollerah, 91d. ; tab Oanrawaltee, ; fair Broach, Wd fair Bengal, 744.: ;; fair , ; fair remain. ; Ming Bowed; 114.; Orleans, 19.14. COTTON G00D9.-Ifaararaseast, Aratra 30.—The mast for cotton yarns and cloths has bees in a rather feverish and excited state for several days pad, owing to the reaction In prices whit set in at Liverpool on Thursday la the raw material, accompanied by pare-hues on • rather cede-able wale, lot which, as et learn by telegraph, has subsided to • very sensible extent t-day. In shipping yarns our market to-day has been of • disappoirain g character. 110r1 bed of course INIVILIMA their quotation vely with the advances in cotton. In moat rafts tbey rbeat asking Id. and in some lid per lb. shove the loam prices of last week, but though sales could be made freely today at advance, at Id. to lit advance there was an evident check to It was perceived early this morning that beyen bad resolutely set their faces Walnut the reaction, and era determined sot to follow an advance which was evidently only of a speculative character, aud appeared so totally ea. warranted by any altered feature of the market or its pra, pee*. What business has here, done to-day has been effected chiefly on the basis of the advance of Friday and taranlay, which gives only • rime of about ed per lb fro the towed point. The badness has not been extra sive. In home trade yams a similar advance has beta made in sobers' quotations, but It bas checked busbies Manufacturers have operated cautiously, and but little bra sees has been done, the market closing not so strong se it opened. In cloth, dote our report of last Tuesday, we het had a similar change to that we have described as taking plan in yarns, The advanced pies of cotton has of course re-ailed on cloth. There has been • good deal of excitement, and. ,4 • course, manufacturers have not been slow to advance their qra tationa The quotations of shirting' advanced in some came ae much as eld. to ad. per piece ; but buyers have shown the lea disposition to he led away by it. because of the ample extent to which they had met their requirements when the market an nearly at its lowest point, in the early and middle portions of lan week. To-day, with the declining tone of the Liverpool raw", market, sellers have had to recede a little from the nominal advance up to yesterday. All classes of goods are quoted at the high prices we have indicated above, but these rant rare not been established by any response on the part of Wien, and the market closes upon • day which has been marked by but few transactions. WOOLLESI.—Larne, Aran. SO—The attendance at the dote halls this morning has not presented any change from the dm rector of our recent reports, and has again been limited both sit manufacturers and merchants. The amount of business truo acted has been merely nomlnal.and in the coloured hall counsel chiefly to the plain cloth department ; a few parcels of dart coatings have also changed hands in the way of sampler he the ensuing season. The demand for hair-lists in the Mat market continues without much alteration, as they have hem transferred only In small quantities, simply to sort up storks .e to supply present orders. There has been a little Imaineas dote in beavers and other heavy makes, also as samples. Prices hasp in many instances been somewhat easier, probably in contempic ton of the approaching wool sales, which, on account of the loogcontinued dulness of trade throughout this district, art b u t expected to be of a buoyant character. MANI:FACTURES -Hui Ana "?.—There be been an fncreaxed attendance of buyers in the market to day.L sum, of them have only been on the look-out for job Isaias:kr sost, while others have been maidng alight purchaser in ledi coloured summer goods for sorting up stocks. The general trek continues quite as dull as heretofore, and stocks arc accumuld ing in nearly sU the different branches. The local madam with one or two exceptions, have been unusually flat during tie week, and complain very much of the smallness of the wild, they receive. WOOLS.—HoDDOLSMIX, APRIL S'.—Although manufactann might buy on more favourable terms they cannot be inducel operate. The large quantity to be brought forward neat Geode sale, commencing about the middle of May, with the state of trade, causes au Impression that prices will = lower. COLS.—fiC L, Aran. 30.—At to-clay's market there is a moderate supply of Y.ngllsh wheat, which sells slowly, it u ads mace of Is. over Mat week's curnmcy. Foreign meets awn Manny, at prices rather In favour of same Barley of dee riptions fully as dear, and all sweet parcels meet a belles mak Beans: no attention. Peas scarce, with a slight hawse ase..t In value. Oats are in better request, and 10 parcels ail easily at ed. to Is. over last week's prices. Foreign anneals fee the week :—Wheat, 7.317: barley, 12,705; oats, 5,124: hem& 49: peas, 30; tam, 230; !aril= oorn, 141 gni. IPSWICII, APRIL SO.—Scarcely any wheat offering here to-day Farmers asked U. per qr. advance upon last week's currescia and millers were obliged to pay many all they demanded to ek Min their requirements. Beans and peas each Is. per qr. deem. LI WOOL, Aram 30.—We had only a very mode* attendance at our market today. Wheat and dour met a eat consumptive demand at full rates. Indian torn in lair wee at 445. to Ms. 3d. for Inland American oats and oatmW tr changed. Liens, A►an. 30.—The more pacific political news has la parted a calmer feeling to the trade, but bolder, of wheat de not at all leas firm, and demand the full Mee of Friday feed deacriptkum. Barley and other articles erre r dear. LYON, Alan 30. —To-day's market was fairly attended to growers, although the quantity of wheat on offer was but mode rate ; the trade wad very firm at theadvanced rates of last wed The HUM barley showing fetched tat. to la per qr more moon Beans and oats prices unaltered. Per Imperial qr. to de grower :—Wheat, white, new, 611ba to alba per Impend Ma. to Ms.: ditto, red, &Ste. to Ittlba, 60a. to Be. barley, best Chevalier malting, Whs. to Stites., 475. to 511 ditto, rues, Chevalier, ditto, 52114. to 531b5., Us. to 4k. oat., Sane. to Reba, In. to Bic : beans, aura to gabs., Be to lea ; pees, maple, 113lba, to 641 be., 37a to 41e. NgWingnidrou-Trin, Brun. Ro.—Atom market this fienk lag we had a moderate show of wheat from the growen as ed as from the coast, but from abroad the arrivals art to s extent. The very firm feeling throughout the country wm pprr Urinated In here today, sad a fair steady bungee rodWI chiefly In foreign, but One was not that activity Saturday. For choke new red Rostock, 70s. per yr.,=pri a es willingly paid and Me for good mixed Dimino Flour imbed for • further improvement of ls. to 2s. per seek, which had tk effect of checking the demand. In other articles we have hues variation to note, If we except oats, which may be written et dearer. TRAFFIC RETURN& RAILWAY& Mlles Pu- Mer- Total, Tehl open. seogers. chandist 1867. late Week ending Feb. 23. A A A 1 Bombay. BerodeoteentralL 31011 4,352 5,356 9,748 9,-) West ending Aprli 6. Northern of Gess . . , 97 679 1,665 !. 17 3 Lu Week millng April It Nrsad Combs 21. 61 416 4214 MO - a m iti India = Irma sad It Waik ending April 27. (114 . 4g07 & 3?iith Wrtera. 2411 11,102 11,Z Week ending April 314 Cambrian 134 1,164 1,044 1149 3V Great Luxembourg 173 1,596 3,665 5,183 6,1. 1 Metropolitan North London ll 3,812 1,361 5,173 4.0, SOVRAMPTON, APRIL 30.—The Hamburg ant American Company's steamer AUemania, Captain Nur. has arrived here with 156 paaeengers, two sacks of mul. 1,900 tone on freight, and 247,500 dole. in specie. till., left New York on the 20th inst., and during her paw 4 spoke the following ships :—April 22, at 5 a.m.. LL 41.7 N., long. 62.57 W., the Hamburg steamship Borussia on the 27th, 8.30 p.m., lat. 49.20 N., long. 23.39 W., rs. changed night signals with the North German 1.1070 steamships; on the 29th, noon, Li 49.24 N., long. 01.` W., the American ship Emeline, all bound westward. Blum., Aran 30.—The Transatlantic Company steamship St. Laurent, from New York on the 20th inet. arrived here today with 196 passengers ; 306,000 doh. specie, and a full cargo. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BUNEURY.—ApriI 29, the wife of P Dunbar!, Egg, of 1 FEAR hter — . N. April MI. at Grey Friars, Cheater, the wife of U. f irearm, ray., of a daughter. MI STO.—April 29, at Castelnau % alas, Barnes, the wife ..l i 7. N. Mato, of a daughter. POWELL—ApriI 29, at Priory-read, Kilburn, N.W.. the wife ROBERT Peva, Esq., a t e Boa. A—April fa, Augustusaqttare, Regent's.park. wife of li,. A. Roberta, of a son. SILLAIL—Apt 29, at Matheraa, gyillenham-0111, the wile el C. taller, req., of a daughter. MARRIAGE:S. CHISHIRE-BWlTll.—April 27, at St. Cambe" n '1 the Rev. C. Bassett, 8. H. Cheshire, late of Helaine. china to Kato Anne, daughter of C. Smith, Eau. , of Grove laa. Camberwell. GRERN-BMITII —April 27, at Samuelos, Paddington. 1,2 the Rev. W. D. Vetch. Sydney, son of Dv, A. Cos -1 of Brighton. to Margaret Steward la Ykur, daughkr 8. Smith, Ifeu,, of Weetboarne-terrace-read. WRATH ERIIV—WEATHKRBY—ApriI 77, at St. John'', No , " Dog-hill, by the Rev. W. Allen. E. Weatherby. IN, Evelyn Mary, daughter of J. Weatherby, lay., of Upper Loo dowue-terrace. DEATHS. APIIDOWN.—ApriI 211, at Clarendon-street. Werffia. l " " ' Pimlico, Olen Fletcher, wife of J. dandown, Fay REATTIK—ApriI In. at the Loudon Orphan AS)111111, Wt. the Ker. H. Ileattle, C"l'Vt . gil. — April 28 at Oakley-equare, Mien, J . Crox turd, EN., aged 87. DUX'SMICH.—ApriI 24. at Felt's= Howie, not Some. W. O. Donator& rap GABTON.—ApriI 24, %tory _Rebecca Garton, only illughta Mr. Charles Onto& of Dulwich-road. Brixton. aged t MOlAK—April el, at York-place, rortinanoquare, 30 . Moore, god go. WHATELY.—AprfI IS. at Egerton Howe. Great Berthenste t T. Winter, nos of T. Wbately Eq., aged SC Printed and Published by WILLIAM [MG HAM, of Tic. is linbard-street, In the city of London, Printer, 01 inure, In Lornbard-street, In as Priatind of Wltitsfraw . WiDNIIDAT, MAT 1„ the meeting of acceptances. He did not understand it, but hr did not at first conipia'n, th, ugh he was employed more like a clerk to oollect limey than ass partner. Some correspondence which had passed between Mr. Pearson and Mr. licaley was put in. In this correspondence Mr. Beasley stated that had he known the true position of Rankine' firm, he would not have consented to Mr. Peer son joining them. A legal argument took place as to the release signed by Mr. Pearson. the magistrate observing that he could not see how Mr. Smith could get over this. The complainant could not have a civil and criminal remedy at the same time. During the case it transpired that Mr. Pearson had filed a bill in Chanoery against Messrs. Rankin. In cross-examination he admitted that he wmaware that the bank had allowed Ranking to overdraw to the extent of 16,000 f., and also admitted that after the com petition he had offered to purchase the business. Mr. Raffles thought the evidence would not justify him in sending the case for trial, and dismissed the summons.