The Express. — London, England, 1867-06-08 00:00:00

1 . 111.: L.ITL LuAEmuriv; cosrErzscEs. morninq were issued the protocols of the ~,,,:eren.A.4 in London respecting the grand duchy of .entleir,:, 1 ted in French and English. .1: the tint , fitting, when the plenipotentiaries, on the ..f Count Apponyi, proposed to entrust the tie.y to Lord Stanley, his lordship made tho fol -11.; rvin.krks: •- I t'. in.: you fur the proof of confidence and goodwill 1.. h ou Luse given me in inviting ale to preside over t., ul..otr , of this conference. I 'mope that the duration ..f oui ,ittings will t:Jt be long, and that their result will I, the e ,tabli.linieut of a lasting peace iu Europe. You I, wady all of you, the advantage over me of a long xist ience, and I reckon on that experience and thr couwels which you will be good enough to give me, to .direct our labours, to avoid useless prolixity, and to brim; our deliberations to a successful termination. I beg t propose that the drawing up of the protocols be en v te.te.l to the Honourable Julian Fame, First Secretary to hcr Britannic Majesty's embassy at Paris." The larquis D'..axeglio, on the proposition of Lord e.,. 0 .h.y, was then invited to take part in the Conference on I , h..lf ..f the King of Italy. Expressing his gratitude to Lo r d stinky for taking this initiative, the Marquis said —" We had not, like other Powers, a prior right to take part in the Conference. We owe it to a 1111.11 A of du ferenee on their part. We prefer this title to :oty .el.-r." The project of treaty prepared by Lord sunlcy was then examined article by article, the great majority of the plenipotentiaries supporting an amend ment of the Pruseian plenipotentiary placing the neu trality under a collective guarantee, and Lord Stanley pro pi-hug to refer the matter to his cabinet. At the next 5it ta,,...11 May 9, his lordship announced that the Eng ii.h government accepted the amendment ; for shich the Prussian plenipotentiary said he was convinced Europe would be grateful, and the other pleni potentiaries unanimously adhered to this declaration. The ph nipotentiary for the Grand Duchy, Baron De Tor en..., having raised the question of compensation to the inhabitants of Luxemburg, Lord Stanley and Count De Ilernsturff expressed their opinion that that question could not be entertained. Baron Brunnow said he hoped that the delay in the withdrawal of the troops would he as short as possible, " and that his Prusaian Majesty may deign to satisfy the wishes of Europe by facilitating the speediest settlement of this question." The othotunce of what passed at the remaining sittings is shown sufficiently by the treaty itself. At the sitting of the I Ith ult Baron de Itrunnow spoke as follows : ".1s senior in age, I ask your permission, gentlemen, to sp .Lk, in onler to thank our president for the proofs of contidenoe and consideration which he has been good enough to give us during the course of our deliberations. In expressing this sentiment in your name, I am sure of uht.doing your unanimous approbation. With this con viction 1 fulfil an agreeable duty in begging Lord Stanley to believe that we are happy to acknowledge the assistance which he has so cordially given us to bring our labours to a favourable conclusion— that pacific result which was invoked by the de sires of all the powers of Europe." The plenipotentiaries cordially concurred in the sentiments expressed by the Burden aintsissador, whose words, on the motion of the Belgian plenipotentiary, it was decided to quote in the protocol. Lord Stanley said:—" Gentlemen,—l am most sensible of the honour which you have done me in adopting the sentiments of good-will towards me which have found so graceful an expression in the wonls of Baron de Brunnow. If the result of our labours has answered our expectations, it is due, gentle men, to the good and conciliatory disposition which has been shown on all sides, and to the co-operation which you have lent me to bring our deliberations to a happy issue. I sincerely congratulate you on having attained the end which was the object of your labours, and I hope that each of us will have reason to rejoice in the part which he has taken in the work we have just accomplished." On the lath, when the signatures were taken, the pleni potentiaries, on the proposition of Baron Brunnow, o ff ered their thanks to Mr. h'ane expressing to him " how much they appreciate the zeal and talent with which he has fulfilled the duties which the president was good enough to entrust to him." DUTY OF VOLUNTEERS IN TIMES OF RIOT. The following memorandum, " in regard to the employment of volunteers in aid of the civil power," has just been limed from the War 011ie. : " MKKORANDUX. "1. Questions having arisen as to the power of the civil authority to call upon the volunteer force to act in aid of the civil power in suppression of riot or public commo tion, and doubts having been expressed as to the duty of the members of the volunteer force, if so called upon, the following circular is issued for the general information of the volunteer force, in accordance with the opinion of the law officers of the Crown. " 2. lier Majesty's subjects are bound, in case of the ex istence of riots, to use all reasonable endeavours, according to the necessity of the occasion, to suppress and quell such riots ; and members of the volunteer force are not ex empted from this general obligation. "3. The civil authority is not in any case entitled to call upon or order volunteers to act as a military body, with or without arms, in the preservation of the peace. " 4. Members of the volunteer force mr y, in common with all her Majesty's subjects, be called upou and required by the civil authonty to act as special constables for the purpose of auppresring and quelling riots. 5. In case of riots and disturbances cot amounting to insurrection, and not having for their object the commis sion of felonious acts or the subversion of the civil govern ment, special constables, whether volunteers or others, should not be armed with or use any weapon other than the ordinary constable's staff ; and in such cases no volun teer should, when acting as a special constable, appear in his military dress. cases of serious and dangerous riots and disturb. ances--for instance, in caseof insurrection, or of riots having for their object the commission of felonious acts or the subversion of the civil government—the civil authority may call upon and require her Majesty's subjects generally, including volunteers, to arm themselves with and use such other weapons of defence or attack as may be in their power and may be suitable for the occasion, and such ether weapons may be used accordingly, by her Majesty's subject', including volunteers, according to the necessity ofth• occasion. "7. Firearms should be the last weapons so to be called into action, and should be resorted to only in cases when, without their use, it would be practically impossible to quell the disturbance. "8. All her Majesty's subjects, including volunteers, in acting either as special constables or otherwise, for sup mewing and quelling riots, are entitled to use and put in action such knowledge and practice of military disci pline and organisation as they may possess, for the pur pose of making their combined strength and the use of such weapons as the occasion may justify more effectual. "9. Her Majesty's subjects, including volunteers, in eases in which it is proper for them to act for the guppies 'Soo of riots, should act, if it be practicable, under the direction of the civil authority ; but they will not be re leased from the obligation to use their reasonable endea vours for the suppression of riots and diaturbsnoes accord ing to the neoemitiea of the occasion, if magistrates should not be present or not within reach of immediate communi cation when any such occasion arises. "10. In the event of an attack upon their storehouses or armouries, members of the volunteer force may combine and avail themselves of their military discipline to repel such attack and to defend such storehouses and armouries, and for such purposes may, if the necessity of the occa sion require it, use arms." DixEcr COMMl3.4loNB.—There will be two exa minations for direct commissions in August next, com mencing on Thursday, the lit, and Thursday, the Bth, re4peetively. The following are the twelve members who voted hat night in supply spinet the item of 2,000/. for the furniture for officers' billiard-rooms : Msesni. A. S. Ayrton, T. Barley, J. Candlish, J. Cowen, C. Gilpin, A. F. Kinnaird, D. ll'Laren, C. 11. Norwood, A. J. Otway, D. Pugh, T. 3. Rohartce, and Alderman Salomon'. TeUeni—Memrs. Lusk and Nook. "Those who have remarked the proceedings of the so-called' Young England party' on the turf will be Probably quite prepared," says the Imperial &Tier, " to glee credence to the current rumour that Mr. Naylor of Hoot= has become the purchaser of the residence of the Duke of Hamilton, in Arlington-street ; and the Marquis of Bute has purchased Loudoun Castle in Ayrshire, the seat of the Marquis of Hastings, for 3.50,000/.“ The Rev. Coemo R. Gordon, M.A., late curate el St. Paul's, Onslow-square, Brompton, has beenappointed by the Marquis of Westminster to St. Mares Chapel, Park.street, Park-lane. The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society has, determined, with the consent of the exhibitors, to sties.' the time of keeping open the 11reat Show to Whit- Monday and Tuesday, so as to give the numerous holiday ^.3kers a chance of seeing this really magnificent display. The plants are still as fresh as on the opening day, and it LPl...trs probable that, as with the international show laut thesefew extra days will make the present exhibition a great ounces,. %% TA/MINSTER ABBET.—Dean Stanley will Mach two sermons in Westminster Abbey to-morrow Its Sunday), viz., the first at the 10 a.m. service, and !,he secon d at the 3 p. m serv i ce . I n th e even i ng the !o`v. W. (1. Cowrie, M.A., rector of Stafford, will preach in the wive. At the close of the last service a collection will he made made in aid of the funds of the Society for the Propagation of the GcspeL LAW INTELIIUENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.--(Before Lord Chief Justice Korai and Justices Willes, Keating, and Smith.) GLOVER r. THE EAST LONDON WATERWORKS COMPANY The plaintiff was a carman, in business in King Henry. street, Kingsland, and on the 28th March last he was driving a van, with some furniture in it, along a new road called Lefevre-road, Bow. A trench had been dug to lay on the water to some now houses, and this trench had been filled up with soft stuff, into which the horse's foot sunk. This caused the animal to plunge forward, and the wheel then sunk in, and the van was overturned. The present action was to recover for the injuries sustained by the van, harness, and furniture ; and at the trial before Mr. Justice Smith the verdict was for the plaintiff for Is!.4s. _ Mr. T. Jones, Q.C., now moved for a rule to enter a nousuit, upon the ground that there was no evidence of the defendants' liability. The facts were that Mr. Morley was building some houses in the Lefevre-reaul, and on his behalf his foreman, Price. applied to the company's inspector in reference to laying on the water. He was told that if the company opened the trench the charge would be a guinea, but if Mr. Morley opened the ground he would have to pay only 18e. Price said that his men should dig the trench, and they did so. Under these circumstances the cornpanycontendell that as they had not dug the trench they were not liable for the consequences of its having been improperly filled in ; but on the other hand it was said that the Water works Muses Act gave the company and them only power to open roads and therefore that they must be taken to have done the work by means of Mr. Price's men. The learned counsel added that the company considered the case to be one of very great importance to them. Rule granted. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1867. Mr. Xewton observed that if this was not agreed to, he should dismiss the summons with costs. There was of course no aspersion on defendant's character—that was understood. The reward wu handed over, and the watch once again changed hands. THAMES. DEATH OF A !MOLAR ON BOARD MHIP. On Tuesday last, a poor man. named Mc:luinneas, and his wife, dwelling at No. 54, Bell-street, Edgware-road, came before Mr. Partridge, and complained that their son, Allan Goodridge McGuinness, ordinary seaman on board the ship Marlborough, had been brutally murdered on board that ship in the course of her voyage to the East Indies and back, and that four or five of the crew bad informed them that he was badly used by the captain. Mr. Partridge ordered an immediate inquiry to be made by Daniel Smith. a police-constable, No. 415 K, who now came before the court with three seamen, and said the deceased was sent aloft to grease the masts in consciuence of some neglect of duty, and while thus engaged he had the misfortune to be attacked with coup de Nadel! or or sun stroke, which affected his intellect, and he died 11l days afterwards. He was not able to ascertain that the captain had treated the young man with any particular harshness before he was attacked with a sun• stroke. After the seaman was taken ill he received medi cine, and was attended by the captain till he died. Mr. Partridge, after questioning the seamen, said he did not see any grounds for his interference at present, and he should leave the case in the hands of Inspector Allison, an experienced officer of the K division, who would make further inquiries, and interfere if he thought there were any reasonable grounds for doing so. 'Whitson week is pretty well crowded with racing fixtures, West Drayton on Monday, Windsor on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Hampton on Thursday and Friday, giving the metropolitan division plenty of choice. - - - - The Sporting Life says it is believed that the Marquis of Hastings has won at Ascot this week quite 20,0001. in bets, " which is a fair instalment of his lord ship's late heavy Derby losses." Fonstost-orries, JUNE t —The Queen has been pleaserito Approve of Mr. T. H. Probst as consul at Hong Kong for his Majesty the King of Prussia.-6'n:rtfe. UNITED LAW Cuticles' SOCIETY.—The Vioe- Chancellor, Sir R. Malin, will preside at the 35th Fes. tival of this Association. to take place in the New Hall of the Freemasons' Tavern, on the 14th June, and will be supported by some of the judges and leading members of the bar. The society now numbers 760 members, and has nearly 40,0001. surplus capital. GOOD GROUNDS FOR A STRIKE. —The whole of the pitmen usually employed in Washington Colliery, on the Wear, have struck work, and have refused to go Into the pit until proper " Imps" are put into the shalt, to prevent, if possible, the recurrence of an accident to the cage, such as that which happened at the pit last week, by which two men and lads were killed. The masters promise to get the " keps" put in as soon as possible, but the men refuse to resume work until these safe guards are completed. The men also complain that their lives are en dangered by • locomotive being allowed to run between the engine-house and the 'haft month, by which, if the men are being drawn to bank at the time the engine is passing, the engineman is likely to be prevented from seeing the cage arrive at the bank. The men have determined to seek legal advice to see if it is possible to get some legal compensation for the families of the men who were killed on Friday week. Two of them only were members of the Miners' Permanent Benefit So ciety.—Lord Kinnaird writes to the Times Another fearful accident, attended with serious loss of life, has oc curred in the Washington Pit, near Newcastle, the result, it would appear, of culpable negligence on the part of the proprietors of the pit in not adopting the safety cage and the automatic disengaging hook. Accidents are of fre quent occurrence from overwinding and breakage of ropes, and yet mine owners and managers will not adopt these simple precautions by which the majority of such accidents might be prevented. I cannot help thinking that it would be worth while for the Miners' Association to bring an action of damages on behalf of the relatives of these poor people against the pro prietors of the pit. They might, perhaps, recover damages, as in the case of railway accidents, on the plea that proper precaution had not been taken to prevent accidents. I suspect this will be the only way of dealing with some mine owners who are reckless in regard to the life of their men, as I despair of the legislature making the adoption of proper precaution for the safety of human life coin. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquest I was held at the University College Hospital yesterday by I Dr. Lankester, on the body of William Stable. aged 26, a fireman, in the employ of the London and Nor th-Western Railway Company. On Tuesday last an engine and ten ' der, on which was deceased, was proceeding slowly towards I the Ruston-square station. Deceased got on the top of the coals in the tender, with his back towards the direction in which they were going, in order to get some food from his box. He did not observe that an engine was taking in water on an adjoining line, and that the ball projecting from the arm of the watering pipe was over the line on which he was travelling. Having got what he wanted from the box he rose and turned, and just as he did so his head came in contact with the ball, and he was knocked from the top of the tender to the ground. He was taken to the hospital, where it was found that he had sustained severe laceration of the skull, and a fracture extending from the base of the I skull round to the forehead. He died in 48 hours. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and ap pended a resolution recommending the railway company to abolish the projecting halls where they endanger life. The representative of the company stated that the balls were being abolished and hoses being substituted. A LADY DROWNED WHILST BATHING.—A very melancholy occurrence, resulting in the death of a young lady and the narrow escape of her mother, took place at the sea-tetthing resort of Silloth on Wednesday. The two ladies, having gone into the water to bathe, got beyond their depth, and before • rescue could be effected life was found to be extinct in the case of the daughter, and the mother was so much exhausted that fora time no signs of life were apparent. The deceased young lady, Miss tireig, had just left a boarding school at Peebles, and gone home to Selkirk to join her mother and aunt, who were about to proceed to Silloth, and who arrived there on Wednes day of but week. The news of the mournful event reached Selkirk on Thursday forenoon, and as it became known throughout the town a general feeling of sorrow was ex for the melancholy fate of the young lady, and heartfelt s sympathy for her relatives, who are highly re spected by all classes in the town and district of Selkirk. —Edinburgh Courant IMPROVED POSTAL ARRANORMLNTS.--COOTary readers of London newspapers will be glad to learn that the Post-office authorities have in contemplation an im portant modification in the arrangements for despatching newspapers by the morning mails. Inquiries are now being made with a view to ascertain whether the change would be likely to work well, or whether it would so limit the time as to render it generally inconvenient. It is proposed . to send the newspapers by the letter mails, at 6 a.m., instead of a separate despatch at 8 a.m. aa at present ; and as they would thus have the advantage of a quick transit instead of a slow one, the difference in the time of receipt at distant places would frequently amount to several hours, so that the advantage would be enormous. The Post-office at present require the papers for Ireland to be separated from those for other parte of the kingdom, to facilitate the despatch ; and by extending this order, by the division of the kingdom into (say) ten postal dis tricts, with one for Fr race and one for Ireland, the time from the publication of the newspaper in London and its delivery to its distant readers would be reduced to the minimum.—Mislay Journal. -------- A STUPID H05.1.--Some West of England paper —which will, we trust, explain its connection with the anecdote—recently published a piece of intelligence to the effect that her Majesty had determined to bestow a half-a million sterling upon a London hospital. The first thing to observe about such a hoax is that it is absolutely stupid and childish. Anybody who had the opportunity of pro mulgating rarely, and without risk of personal detection, such an assertion might of course do so, and be believed, until his story was contradicted by the few persons who could do so with authority. There is no reason why any one should be ashamed of accepting the falsehood in the first instance as true. Its wide circulation reflects no shadow of dishonour on the credulity of the world. It exposes no literary charlatan, it raises the laugh at no impostor. The story is nothing better than a lie ; and, unless a horse-dealer's lie about a horse or a grocer's lie about a chest of tea is a clever and witty joke, the lie about the Queen's charitable donation is not either clever, witty, or jocose. In the second place, the sole object of the hoax—if hoax it can be called—has been to annoy and vex those about whom it was invented. And lastly, this annoyance and vexation was meant to be inflicted on a woman whocannot protect herself against such unmanly cowardice, and who has done nothing to deserve it. Against the anonymous malice of • ruffian there is of course no remedy ; but when practical joking takes this form. it does not deserve condign punishment the less because it often succeeds in escaping it. Anybody can chalk up an impertinence upon a door and run away. Any body can fling mud at a passing carriage and make off down the nearest alley. This is precisely what the originator of the silly fraud to which we refer has done. Probably it would not be impossible to discover the offender, but it is equally probable that, when discovered, he would turn out to be some poor creature to whom a ducking in a horse-pond would not really be a serious indignity. The occurrence will, we trust, be sufficient to call attention to the vulgarity and uselessness of such brilliantand ingenious literary jokes, which are not, we regret tonal, becoming leas common in this country as newspapers increase in number and in circula tion. If there were nothing else to be said against them, it is desirable that the authors of them should learn to appreciate the fact that liters 7 hoer., ought at least to have some literary merit. There is nothing more ludicrous, except indeed when it results in mischief, than the forced and dull facetiousness of an ass. The ass in Aeon's fable who took upon him. self to amuse his master by his gambols received as his only reward a sound cudgelling, and though the cudgel in the present case will possibly be dispensed with, we cannot congratulate the press of the West of England on their =on amongst them of • romping donkey.—Saterday COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) GOWER V. GOWER. The Solicitor-General, Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard for the petitioner; Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Middleton for the respondent. The petitioner, Mr. James Gower, a gentleman farmer, at Itridge-house, Badington, Suffolk, sued for a divorce on account of his wife's adultery with his brother Zechariah. The marriage had taken place so far back as January, 1846, and the parties had lived happily together till 1863, when the pe titioner invited his brother to come and live with him. Very soon afterwards they were all coming home in a car riage together, the petitioner being on the box and the respondents inside. Happening to look in, Mr. Gower saw the respondents behaving together in a manner to excite his suspicion. When they got home he taxed his wife with her misconduct, and told her that it could not have been for the first time. Mrs. Gower went on her knees, and begged for forgiveness ; but he sent her away. It was only latterly, however, that he had been able to procure what he thought decisive evidence of her guilt. The co-respon ilent,who was represented to be an idle worthless fellow, had since died. The petitioner, it should be added, was often from home, but he had, of course, no idea that his brother would requite his kindness in the manner he was alleged to have done. On behalf of the petitioner n number of aervants were called, and they deposed to various acts of familiarity. They were sharply cross-examined, and Dr. Deane con tended that their evidence was unworthy of belief. [The case was not concluded when our report left.] THZ POLICE COURTS. (THIB DAY.) CLERICENWELL. THROWING STONES AT RAILWAT TRAINS. Thomas StainAley, aged 12, of r Charlotte-street, St. Pancras, was charged before Mr. itrker with wantonly throwing stones at the railway trains on the Metropolitan Railway. From the statement of Inspector Lovelace, of the Metro politan Railway, it appeared that there were frequent complaints made by the drivers and stokers of stones being thrown at them as they were passing under the bridges, and it was only last week that one of the men was severely injured by a atone being thrown at him, and one of the carriage windows was broken. On Friday afternoon, in consequence of complaints and seeing stones on one of the engines, he sent Joseph Sharp, one of the constables, to see if he could not apprehend the boys. On that constable going up Field-street be found the defen dant sitting on one of the bridges, and before he could get up to him he saw him throw several stones at • passing train. There was a younger boy handing stones and brick ' bats to him, and when the defendant was taken into cus tody he had half is brick in his band. The defendant, who pretended to cry, said that he was only dropping stones into the funnel of the engines, and did not intend to hurt anyone. He and the other boys were only having a lark. • Mr. Barker said that the practice of throwing stones war one fraught with much danger, and must be put a stop to. He should do all he could to check this evil, and he should order the defendant to pay a fine of 405., or in default he would have to go to the House of Correction with hard labour for 21 days. The defendant was locked up in default. MARLBOROUG EET. OUTRAGE:OUB ASSAULT IN A PINING-BOOMS. - - - _ John Lesson, described as a veterinary surgeon, of no fixed address, wascharged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Frederick Darlesson, waiter at the dining-rooms, No. 30. Coventry-street. The complainant said that on the previous afternoon the prisoner came into the rooms of his employer to dine, and after dining went to sleep. He woke the prisoner several times, and the last time he did so he struck him and knocked him down, and also struck a young gentleman who was dining at the rooms, and came to his assistance. The prisoner behaved in a very violent manner, and broke some glares on the table, and was the cause of a pane of glass of the value of 12s. being broken. A constable was sent for, and the prisoner was then given into custody. Two gentlemen proved seeing the prisoner strike the waiter and knock him down, on him waking the prisoner up and asking for payment. Police-constable Smith, 45 C, said that on being called to the rooms he found the waiter holding the prisoner down on the floor. The prisoner had been drinking. Mr. Knox asked the witnesses for the waiter whether be bad done anything to provoke the prisoner, and they said he had not. The prisoner said he had been travelling from Dublin And went to the place to dine, and being tired tell asleep. The waiter came and woke him up, and he shoved the waiter off, and then the landlord and another person came up and struck him, end he bled from the nose. Mr. Knox asked the constable whether prisoner's nose was bleeding, and the constable said it was. The prisoner said he had been roughly treated. Mr. Knox said it was outrageous conduct for a man to go into an eating-house and act like the prisoner had done. He would give him the option of paying a fine of ;W. or going to prison for a month. WORSHIP-STREET. LIARILITIVS OF PAWNBROICIIES. Mr. Jnhn Fremet, carrying on ths business of a pawn broker at No. 17, Whitechapel-road, was summoned for detaining a gold bunting watch when lawfully claimed by its owner. Application bad been made to Mr. Newton, the magis trate, for a similar process of more stringent character to issue, but it was refused, and the present one took its place. Mr. Neste, solicitor for the Pawnbrokers• Association, defended, and much interest was manifested in the pro oeedinp by the trade. Mr. Jones Thomas, gentleman, resident at 1, Caroline. cottages, North Brixton, deposed—On the 17th of May last I was at the races, and lost my watch. No doubt it was stolen. That produced is the same. I gave 12/. for it. It bad an engraving on the outer case ; it was a lion rampant. I gave information to the police, and a reward of 51. was offered. Subsequently I was communicated with by authority of the police, and proceeded to de. fondant's shop in Whitechapel, saw the watch, and claimed it. It was in a greatly altered oordition, and I felt ensured that proper caution had not been exercised whenofferedin pledge. (Complainant pointedoutthealleged obliteration—the noble animal had disappeared, and the pin protruded in a most unseemly manner.) This I pointed out at the time, and I am now confident and firmly believe that defendant or some of his people bad cut off the then protruding portionof the pin and polished the cases. — A Sergeant of the F division—lnformation was sent by the H division that defendant had sent word to them respecting the watch having been pledged. I communi cated with complainant and proceeded with him to de fendant's shop. The pin certainly appeared larger than now, and scratches were visible on the back that are not now apparent. Mr. Neste—lf this were so would my client have acted as he has in this matter What are the facts The watch was lost on the 17th of May, 4 Friday, at the noes ; pledged on the Saturday for 7/. with the defendant. On Monday (the only intervening day being the Sabbath) immediately the police list is seen he forwards information to the H division, in which district his business lies, that the property is in his possession—that knowledge is duly trans mitted to Bow-street Police-station and the rightful claim ant has an opportunity of recovering on payment of the 5/. reward he volunteered. Complainant—l said that I was willing to pay either the pawnbroker or the constable, but not both. Neale—lf the assertion that the property has been tampered with is persisted in, I shall ask for an adjourn ment, for I will call into court every employe in defen dant's business to rebut the imputation. He has been :10 years in business, and the officers of Ws court must well know his respectability. Bull, warrant officer—l have known Mr. Fryett 19 years, sir, and never heard any complaint against him. Mr. Neate—The watch was pledged in the eowlition it is now in ; 71. was lent on it, and It can be had for the U. o ffered sea reward. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK. The attendance for Saturday was very mall, and the business t =meted was not of any great amount. For the Northumberland Plate Fervacques and Vixen oult were both in considerable twined, and the first-named was backed at as little se 9to 2. The St. Leger betting was confined to Hermit, 5001. being invested upon him at 2to I, and another 5001. that he best Vauban. Prices as follow : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 9 to 2 opt Fervacquee (t) 7 to 1 Vixen e(t and off ) 10 to 1 Lady Vane (t) 100 to 7 Newland It and off) 100 to 7 Challenge (t and off ) 100 to 6 Rama (off ) 100 to 6 Mandrake (off ) 6to 4 Vixen c, 1,2, 3 (t) 2to 1 Lady Vane, 1,2, 3 (t) ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 agat Hermit (t to 5000 sto 2 Vauban (t and off) 500 even on Hermit apt Vauban (t) CONVOCATION OF CANTERBURY.-(THIS DAY. This morning both houses met pro forma—the Upper House in the board-room of the Bounty-office, and the Lower House in the college-hall. Of the bishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury was the only one present. Prayers having been read, the prolocutor and his assessor proceeded to the Upper House to present the resolutions on the reform of convocation, and the religious services of convocation agreed to by the Lower House during Friday's sitting. On the return of the prolocutor he announced in reference to the resolution on reform of the Lower House, that he had reason to believe that his grace the president would at once put himself in communication with her Majesty's government. with a view to the carrying out of the object. (Hear, hear.) The schedule of prorogation was then read, proroguing the convocation to Tuesday, the 27th day of August, when, should parliament be sitting, of which the archbishop says be has but little doubt, both houses will meet for business. CRICkET.-( THIS DAY.) THE OVAL SURREY r. YORKSHIRE. Play in this match was resumed at the Oval this morning at a quarter to 12. Surrey had to follow on, and, of course, sent in the usual pair, Jupp and Humphrey, the bowling being entrusted to Greenwood and Freeman. Humphrey was had in the slips in Greenwood's second over, and the first Surrey wicket fell for 5. Mr. Noble joined Jupp, and the former was missed by Mr. Wilkinson when be had made four. When 14 was reached Pinder disposed of Mr. Noble at the wicket. The next Surrey champion was Pooley, who gave an easy chance to Holgate after obtaining four. Three for 21. At 1 o'clock live Surrey wickets were lost for 26 runs. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (er TILLZGRAPH.) (ram out owe OORMSPONDENT.) The market quiet but steady. Sales about 8,000 or 10,000 bales at yesterday's rates. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is firm at the following prices :—Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 6d. ; June, 435. 6d. ; October to December, 44a. 6cL to 9d. ; December, 44a. 9d. to 45a. MARKET ATERAGI3.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; fat by do., 2a. 2d.; yellow Russia, 4%. ; melted stuff, 345. ; rough do., 18s. 3d.; gresves, 18a. ; good dregs, 6a. CO VENT GARDEN. -(TH IS DAY.) Supplies and prices about the same as last week. Peaches and nectarines, French cherries, and apricots may still be obtained at moderate prices. Grapes are plentiful. Strawberries from the open ground have begun to make their appearance. Forced vegetables comprise French beam+, potatoes, and rhubarb. A few Kent Cobs may still be - bad. Green peas are now coming in plentifully. New potatoes are arriving from the Continent in large quantities, and meet with a ready sale at moderate prices. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, pelargoniums, caleeo. larias, cytisus, mignonette, and roses. IRUIT. Apples, per bushel, 4s to S. I Lemons, per 100, 7s to Se Grapes, per lb., 4s to se Oranges, per 100, 4s to IS. Note, Kent Cobs, per 100 lbs., Pine Apples, per lb., Ss to Se 75a to SC. Strawberries, per lb. , Se to 8s HAY MARKET.-(THIS ]?AY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the follow: ing prima, viz. :—Prime clover, from 100 a. to 110 s. ; in ferior ditto, 80a. to 905.; prime second cut, 90a. to 100 a. ; Inferior ditto, Ms. to 80s. ; prime meadow hay, 80s. to 85s. ; inferiot ditto. 60s. to 70a. ; straw. 40s. to 465. CRYSTAL PALACE. —This afternoon a more than usually varied afternoon'. entertainment is to be given at the p alac e At three o'clock the opera concert will com mence, and later in the afternoon the band of the Cold stream Guards will play. At half-past seven Herr Liphard's ' troupe of highly trained animals will perform on the stage in the centre transept. At about nine o'clock the display of fireworks and illumination of fountains (postponed from Wednesday last) will commence, and the palace will be illuminated for promenade until half-past ten, during which Mr. Coward will play on the great organ. THE BELGIAN VOLUNTEERS.—A public meeting was bald at the Town-ball, Manchester, yesterday (but generally restricted in attendance to volunteers), to take steps to aid in obtaining funds for the purpose of securing • proper reception to the volunteers from Belgium about to visit this country. Resolutions were adopted acknow ledging the hospitality accorded to our own volunteers in Belgium in 186 b, and in favour of • subscription to enable Manchester to do her share in the proposed return visit, as well as to enable the committee, if possible, to invite the visitors to this city during their stay in England. Captain Mercier had tendered his gratuitous services as an artist to take a likeness of the Kind of the Belgians. A PULPIT MIBTAKE.—Lest Sunday a local preacher connected with the Primitive Methodist per -11111408 was planned to preach at Elland, he residing at Huddersfield. Being a comparative stranger to Elland be inquired the way to the Primitive Methodist Chapel, but by some mistake he was directed to the Unitarian Chapel. Arriving at the verge of time for commencing the service, be introduced himself as the preacher, requested to conduct the service for the day, and as the regular minister was away, no particular inquiry was made, and the " local brother" mounted the pulpit and gave out • hymn. All went well until be came to prayer, which was of so fervid and evangelical a character that suspicion began to be aroused if some mistake had not arisen in the preacher. At the close of the prayer he was asked where he was planned for, and he answered Elland Primitive Methodist chapeL The mistake was at once apparent, and he was made aware of it. He, of course, descended the pulpit, The person who had been arranged to conduct the service had taken a seat in the body of the chapel, imagining that he had been "pdted."—Leeds Mercury. A woman a suffrage association hail been or ganised in St. Louis, and some of the moat prominent ladies have been selected for officers of the organisation. Upwards of 70 citizens, male and female, have petitioned the Connecticut legislature for the erasure of the word "male" from the state constitution. How MRS. JONES GOT HER SUBSCRIPTION. —At the earnest request of Mr. Wilberforce, she set up a school in her parish, and at once became a mark for the deter mined and insolent hostility of the farmers and the smaller gentry. She and her sister were mobbed by angry agriculturists, who wished to know what the ladies meant by turning their labourers into Jacobins. In vain the poor women protested that all they Mined at wee to enable the girls to sew and cook and read their Bibles. In vain they disclaimed the monstrous charge of teaching the chil dren of peasants to write and cipher. Mrs. Hannah More has embodied her sorrows in one of her admirable tracts. She tells us how good Mrs. Jones resolved to set up • Sunday school, and called upon the neighbours to raise funds for its support. When she came to Farmer I Hooking, she told him that as be was the richest farmer in the parish she looked to him for a handsome subscrip tion. "Subscription !" said he, " it's nothing but sub scriptions, I think. A man had need to be made of money. Well, madam, what is the subscription now " I am going to establish • Sunday school, farmer; and I come to you as one of the principal inhabitants of the parish, hoping your example will spur on the rest to give." " Why, then," said the farmer, " as one of the principal inhabitants in the pariah, I will give nothing; hoping that my example will spur on the rest to refuse. Of all the foolish inventions and new-tangled devices to ruin the country, that of teaching the poor to read i s the very worst" " And I, farmer, think that to teach good prin ciples to the poor is the most likely way to save the country. Now, in order to do this, we must teach them to read." " Not with my consent or money," said the farmer ; " for I know it always does them more harm than good." But Mrs. Jones, who evidently knew the way to the hart of Mr. Hoskins, took pains to let him know that all the genteel and wealthy people had subscribed ; so at last he said, " Why, as to the matter of that, Ido not value • crown; only I think it might be better bestowed. And lam afraid my own workmen will Sy in my face if once they are made scholars; and that they will think themselves to good to work. But, to please you, if you do not think that religion will spoil myung servants, I do not care if you do put me down f or half-a-guinea. What his Farmer Dobson given!" " Half.a.guinea," said Mrs. Jones. " Well," said the farmer, "it shall never be said that Ido not give more than he. Put me down for • guinea. Scam is guineas are now, I'll never be put on the same footing with Dobson, neither."—irrsuer'sMagazinc for June. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) 011 o'Czooz. The markets for public securities are generally flat to-day, and prices have declined in many cases. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday next (Whit Monday), and this circum stance has led to num: roue realisations by recent speculators for a rise. The members, as a rule, do not like to be away from business for a couple of days with any large transaction' opened. The introduction of the New Russian Loan, and an expectation that applications from other quarters may soon follow, have likewise added to the depression. Consols have receded per cent. ; home railways, 1 to 4 ; and some of the speculative foreign bonds, to 4. There is a fair demand for money to-day, owing chiefly to the arrival at maturity of a large amount of Indian paper. The rate for the best bills, however, is still 21 per cent. Loans on English government securities are offered in the Stock Exchange at 2 to 24 per cent. Consols are now quoted 934 to 94, ex div., for money, and 94 to 4, ex div., for the account (July 10) ; and the Three per Cents. Reduoed and New Three per Cents., 93 to 4. The scrip of the new Russian Railway govern ment loan is quoted 1 to 14 prem. Foreign stocks show dulness, and a de cline of to 1 per cent. has occurred in Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and Mexican. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 594 to 604 ; ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 334 to ; Greek, 154 to ; Spanish Passive, 241 to 1 ; ditto Certifi cates, 154 to f 7 ; Italian of 1861, 511 to 524 ; and Mexican, 161 to 17. Financial shares are unchanged, apart from a recovery of 2s. 6d. in General Credit, viz., to 14 to It dis. International Financial are quoted 14 to 14 dis. ; London Financial, 20 to 18 dis. ; and Credit Fonder, 54 to 51 dis. Bank shares exhibit a drooping tendency. Alliance and Union of London are 10s. worse, at 74 to 64 dis., and 44% to 454 respectively. London and Westminster are quoted 108 to 110, and Imperial Ottoman, 4 to 1 dis. American securities and Atlantic Cable shares are without change of importance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 72i to 73 ; Erie Railway shares, 39 to 40 ; Illinois Central, 78} to 79 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, lBg to ji ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4i to b. Two o'CLocx. Consols are without variation, at 93i to 94, ex div., for money, and 94 to it, ex div., for the account. About 7,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank yesterday. The England, from New York, has brought 31,0001. in specie. On Change yesterday afternoon there was a de cline in the rates for three months bills on Hol. land, while the Italian exchanges were rather higher. The list is given below : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 11.191 ; ditto, short, 11.18 to 11.19 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 , to 11.191 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 Brussels, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.91 to 13.10 ; Berlin, Cologne, &0., 3 months, 6.26 to 6.2t31; St. Petenburg, 3 months, 314 ; Paris, short, 25.15 to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 1201 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 12.70 to 12.80 ; Trieste, 3 months, 12.70 to 12 . 80; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to 481; Santander, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 491 to 49; Malaga, 3 mouths, 481 to 484; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Bar. melons, 3 months , 491 to 49 ; Mhos, 3 months, 484 to 48/ ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ,• Messina, 3 mouths, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 52 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 52 to 511. At Par ia and Hamburg the rates of discount are somewhat below those current here, being 2 and l per cent. respectively. At Vienna and Turin the rate is 5 per cent. ; Frankfort and Brussels, 2} ; Amsterdam, 3 ; Berlin, 21 ; and St. Peters burg, 8 per cent. The failure is announced of the Messrs. Harford, old and highly respectable underwriters, of Lloyd's, with liabilities for a considerable amount. Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co. have now issued the expected prospectus of the loan of the Pro vincial Orel Vitebsk Railway Company. It appears that the Emperor of Russia having granted a con cession of this railway, the Provincial Estates agreed to constitute a company for the purpose, with a capital of 0,000,0001. Of this amount 1,500,0001. is represented by shares, and the re maining 4,500,0001. by bonds guaranteed by the State. Upon this guarantee the prospectus is very explicit, stating that his Imperial Majesty has granted to the holders of the bonds of this loan the unqualified absolute State guarantee for the punc tual paymentof the interestthereon, and repayment of the capital to them free from all contingencies whatsoever." Of the above amount applications are now invited by Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co. for a first series of 2,000,0001. in bonds of 1001. each to bearer, with interest at 5 per cent. per annum from the 17th of April last. The sinking fund is to redeem the loan at par in 86 years. The price of issue is 77} per cent., reduced by allowances to 75, apart from the option of paying in full under discount. The interest is payable half-yearly in London, Berlin, Frankfort, and Amsterdam, so that the new stock is adapted for a European currency. Forms of application may be obtained of Messrs. P. Care nove and Co. and Messrs. Hittchinson and Son. The decision given on Thursday by the Lords J no tices, wherein Mr. J. M. Smith was removed from the list of contributories and also from all liability in respect of his 100 shares in the Reese River Sil ver Mining Company (Limited) in liquidation, is considered to have a most important bearing upon the disputes of the Defence Association with the liquidators of Overend. Gurney, and Company (Li mited.) It appears that originally Mr. Smith ap plied to the Master of the Rolls to be relieved from his liability as a shareholder, but that that judge re fused the application, and ordered Mr. Smith to pay all the coats of the suit. _ _ _ We understand that at the meeting of the Im perial Ottoman Bank on the 27th inst., the directors will recommend a further payment of Ba. per share, which, with the interest paid in January, will make 18s. per share, or 9 per cent. for the year ending December 31, 1866. Besides this it will be proposed to add more than 21,0001. to reserve, leaving a balance of about 4,0001. to be carried forward to the present year. When it is recollected that these results have been attained during a year of disaster, it will be seen that the shareholders have great cause to be satisfied. At the meeting of the African Steam Ship Com pany, held yesterday, the directors report, which was adopted, stated the amount to the credit of the revenue account at 5,3421., and recommended the payment of the usual dividend of Bs. per share for the half year ending the 30th of April last. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week an increase 6121. over last year. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the London Joint Stock Bank will be held on the 18th of July. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock )change list of last evening : Insurance—Commercial Union, 41, 1, 1 ; Eagle, 71 ; London and Provincial Marine, lf ; Marine, 98 ; North British and Mercantile. 151; Ocean Marine, 191; Uni versal Marine (Limited), 31. Gaslight and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 41. 5, 41 ; City of Moscow Gas, 16f, 1 ; Commercial, 32 ; Great Central, 121. 13 ; Imperial Continental, 96, 4A, 51 ox div. ; London, G 2, 3; Phcenic, 26; Westminster CGartered, 64; Ditto New, 36, 74 ; Western C, 6. Docks—East and West India, 126, 1 ; London and St. /Catharine, 59, 1, 9. Waterworks—Berlin, 121, 1, I. FILWAT ZVLIIIIC. Consols, which closed yesterday at 94k, "sellers," ea div., for the 10th of July, opened this morning at NI to and clue iat 94,t to 1. For looney the last price was 94 to 4. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 931 to k. The official business report is as fellows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94g, 4, t, 4,1, 4ex div. ; ditto, for au ootmt, 94k, 1,4 ex div. ; Thr ee per Cents. Reduced, 93f, k ; New Three per Cents., 934, 11,1 ; Bank Stock, 253; India Stock, 2204 ; ditto Five per Cent., 109, 4, ex div. ; ditto Five per COIL enfaced" rupee paper, 1041, 4 ; ditto Bonds, L7s. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady. The Five per Cent. rupee paper has improved. _ _ _ The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 225. 275. prem., and the June 18s. to 235. prem. The foreign stock market was flat, and the course of prices unfavourable. Russian stocks, including the Scrip, were offered, and fell 4 to 1 per cent., owing to the attempt on the life of the Czar, combined with the issue of the new Railway Luau. Spanish Passives declined ; the Com mittee's Certificates, d ; Chili= Scrip, 5 ; (lreek, 4 ; Italian of 1861 and Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, t tian , sto 15 • Buenos Ayresn Six per Cents. a. Deferred, Brazilian of 1863, Turkish of 1858, 1862, and 1865 (Six per Centa.), qua Peruvian of 1862, 1 ; and New Grenadi an " ex all," and Three per Cents., 4to 4. Creek Coupons, however, rose I. mnosa-(THIS DAY.) On o'Ciocz.. The transactions in the mining market to-day are rather numerous for a Saturday, and the ten dency is firm. Subjoined are the quotations fur the shares which are in chief request, viz.:—(scat Vor, 19 to I ; Wheal Basset, 674 to 70 ; Prince of Wales, 58a: to 60s. ; Chiverton Moor, 6 to 4 ; Wheal Beton, 120 to 122/ ; Wheal Chiverton, 68 to 70 ; West Kitty, 20s. to 225. lid. ; North Crotty, 4, to j ; North Chiverton, 4to ; and Great Re tillack, 4 to I. Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet, but prices are steady. St. John del Bey are quoted 62 to 64 ; Don Pedro, 31 to g prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, 9-16 to 11-16 prem. ; Bosse Grande, 11-16 to 9-16 prom, ; Pestarena, + to I , prem. ; Anglo-Italian, to / prem. ; Chontalea, to j prem. ; United Mexican, 2to / ; and Port hillip, I to 1. The Mining Exchange will be domed on Mon day next (Whit-Monday), as well as the Stock Exchange. At the meeting yesterday of the Scottish Austra lian Mining Company the report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 71, per cent. per annum de clared. The subjoined report on the metal market is from Messrs. von Dadelszen and North Although nearly all the markets show a decided im provement the business in metals has been without activity, and prices show no variation from last week's quotations. Iron.—Welsh and Staffordshire iron are unaltered in value, with a very moderate demand. Scotch pig iron has kept its position, closing at 51s. 91. cash. Copper.—The tendency in if anything in favour of buyer, though holders are very reluctant to make concession in price. Manufactured has been done to a small extent at 831. Tough, 714/. ,mad SW. A few small lots of Burns have changed hands at 871. There are sellers of Widlaroo at 84/. ; buyers at 83/. Chili bars in Liverpool quiet, 711. to 711. 10s. Tin. —A good business has been done, though prices are unsettled. Straits, according to quality and time of delivery, from 86/. to 881. Bence, 901. nominally. English tin quiet. The price of Banta in Holland has re ceded to 62i. Tin plates show no signs of animation; prices unaltered. Lead quiet but steady. Good soft English pig 191. 17s. 6d. to 201. Spelter.—Thero is a steady consumptive demand for parcels on the spot here at 21/., half-a-crown less ex ship. Specials in outporta 211. to 211. 2.. rid. RAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.) OBIS o'OLomt. The railway market is fiat, owing to a prepon derance of sales. London and North-Western stock has declined 1 per cent. ; Metropolitan, ; I Midland and Great Eastern 1 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 1; and Great Western, 1. London and North Western stock is now quoted 1154 to 1161 ; Metropolitan, 1261 to 1 ; Great Western, 46 to t ; Midland, 1151 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 129/ ; Caledonian, 1121 to 111 South Eastern, 681- to 1 ; Great Eastern, 321 Great Northern, 1161 to 1171 ; ditto A, 115 to ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19 ; North British, 34 to 33 ; and London, Brighton, and South Coast, 631 to 1. [For to-days Shale List see page 4.1 PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. tarlirool, JUNE 7 -Sam to.dny: Great Eastern, ' 1 3 A 3 -Great Western, MI }-Lancashire and Yirkshire, IBA -Lon don and North Western, 11 61 t -Manchester, Simetle d, and Lincolnshire, ilot 1-Metroputitan, 1271-Midland, MI lA.- North British, 34 South Eastern, eti 1-Great Western og Canada, 151 }-Dutch Rhenish, 6 p -Great Luxembourg shares, 121-Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool I Limited), 6 d Bank of Liverpool, 21.4 -Rapti, 7 per cent., 105-Marttime issue &nee 'Limited , 1 Union Marine Litultcd), p - ttlantio Tel 6 per cent 7-16 e- and Irish Magnetic Telegraph, A, WA—National Steam 161 d.-Pmine Steam, W. It anensoria, Jung 7.-The market was steady, with bun little lousiness doing. Anglo-American Telegraph t Limited , 10} -Consulidatal Hank, New Limited), 1 6-it p -Credit Fonder of England 'Limited , . 5 1.16 d.-Eriat, Mkt- threat Eastern. 33} i 3-Great Luxembourg, 12 346 1-Groat Neaten of Canada, 15 5-16-Great Western, 461 f i 1 11-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12P4- Loudon and North Western, 116 F-Manchester, blieMeld, and Uncohubire, 461 I - Ectr o l 6 Wltsa, irk 11 i - indiaati• 116-Ditto, New Convertible A:22 sham, ' ' p.-. North Itritioh„ 34; 1-Bouth Eastern, 66} 1 1 f -Thames and Mersey Mame Insurance Limited .3 13-16 p.-London and Brighton, 611-01na gow and Mouth Western, 1104 111111111011 all, Jt Ns 7.-Taw sales to-day wore- In Birminghant Joint Stock Bank sham, at 32; Birmingham Towu and !Balm* Bank, at 111 . Ho> Lin Bank Willed , at 71 prem. , Midland Financial 'Limited at 1 D . Birmingham Wagon shams, at 111: Metropolitan Wagon chars, at Pl Liter Patent Nut and Boit shares, at a dia. Closing prices :-M knead Wagou shares, 'ellen, at V 6 ; Mantle Metal shares at 2 3 It to 2 din DUBLIN, JCIIN 6.-Three per Cent. Consols, 91.-New Three per Cant. mock pgl 1 1-Ditto. for amount. lOthJady. 33 3 . 1 -India Five per Cent. Stock ,transferalde at ibee Bank Ireland, 1001-Great Southern and Western tall paid , PO ' Waterford and Limerick nil paid', fer account. 12--Derblin, wienion, and Wexford, 6 per cent. perpetual (all pad, 117--- Ditto, 6 per cent. (1600, nideem.ible 146/1 fall paid', 47i. TRAFFIC Racstrrs.—The traffic returns of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending June 1 amounted on 12,792 miles, to 740,6161., and for the cor responding week of 1866 on 12.512 miles, to 708,2121., showing an increase of Le4o miles and of :32,404/. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal milers'', in the United ICingdoin amounted for the week, on 9,247 miles, to 617,764/., end for the corresponding week of Last year, on 9,054 miles, to 590,891 i., showing an increase of 1113 miles, and of 27,1811. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to 0121. ; on the Great E a stern to 6051. ; on the Great Northern to 3,1371. oa the Great Southern and Western to 8191 .: on the Great Western to 216 f. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to LOW. ; on the London and North Wester"! to 2,4091.; on the London and Brighton to 2,055(.: on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 2,8011.; on the Midland to 10,3531.; and on the North British to 1.3621.; ma the North Eastern to 4,3681. ; and on the South Eastern to 3,040 f. ; total, 32,8211. But from this must he deducted 5,8401., the decrease on the London and South Western, letivi , :g the increase as above 27,1811. The receipts on 52 other railways in the United Kingdom amounted on 3,54.5 miles to 122,8521., and for the corresponding week of last year on :1,459 miles to 117.029/.. @bowing an increase of l'6 miles, and of 5,?.23!. The goods traffic on the 14 systems of lines above-mentioned amounted for the week to 341,0811., against 313,5021., showing an increase of 27,579 f. The passengers, parcels, mails, &c., traffic on those lines amounted to 276,6831., and for the corresponding week of 1866 to 277,081/.. showing a decease of 398 f. The total receipts of the past week show an increase of 7251. as compared with those of the preceding week, ending Ma/ 25. lIPOILING A POINT. —Whether the rural actor does not belong either to romance than to reality, wbo in said to have maliciously spoilt a neat which Mr. Ma mead,' need ti make in Richard, by not only exclaiming, " My lord, the Duke of Buckingham I. taken !" bet ad,l irg the further information, " and we're cut oil his head !" —cannot mow be determined. There 49, h',wever, some warrant for another stray story in connexion with this passage. Two strolling players were acting Richard and Catesby, at the Bullock-Smithy, or some equally els gent theatre. Catesby, ever eager to do well, went wrong and missed his text. " Ily lord," he said, " the 1 Mice of Richmond is taken!" Upon which Richard, with humorous gravity upon his foie, steeped forward and intimated to the house :—" If what this fellow says be strictly true, and Richmond now be held in durance vile, the play you see comes suddenly to end !" And nothing could be truer then that fact, although it was delivered is blank verse, to fashion which i• to the actor sport. thetiAil/ Magazine for June.