The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

THE LEEDS FMB ARTS EXHIBITION. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. (71101 OCR OWN OORRESPONDINT.) LEEDS, MONDAY NIGHT. The Midland train which brought the Prime to ss oodhnford arrived punctually to its time at 5 clock. Long before that time crowds of people from Leeds and the villages near lingered around the station approaches, and some adventurous .pirits clambered up into lofty trees or hung upon the parapets of the railway bridges. About live furlongs off, like a black mound running athwart the fields, some thousands of persons were seen lining each aide of half a mile of the straightest part of the route to Temple Newsam. The high-road from Leeds was rendered impassable by vehicles, and the county police onduty inside the station yard had enough to do to keep out the people. A troop of the Royal Horse Artillery with four 13-pounder Armstrengs were stationed in a meadow the other side of the railway, and a troop of the Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (the Prince's Own), with Mr. A. Fairbairn, the Mayor, as captain, occupied the station-yard. Sir T. Morley and Mr. C. H. Jones were upon the arrival platform, representing the Midland directors. About the platform and station there was not a scrap of decoration, and not so much as the usual bit of red cloth for the Prince to walk upon. The Prince came by an ordinary train, anti as the ordinary passengers kept their heads out of the windows with the hope of seeing something connected with the royal saloon, they in several instances must have narrowly missed being brained by the abutments of the bridges they passed. On the platform the one or two county policemen who kept the peace began to wax frantic as the train approached, and performed several remarkable feats, such as imploring several gentlemen who were squeezing them selves hard against the wall to fall farther back. Mr. Earp, the company's district superintendent, however, got everything into decorous order by the time the train stopped. The Prince was received by the Earl Fitzwilliam, lord lieutenant of the county, and the son of Mr. Ingram, the Prince's host. From the same train there stepped the Duke of St. Albers, Lord Frede i Cavendish, General Sir W. Knollys, and the royal suite. His royal highness entered a carriage with Lord Fitzwilliam and Mr. Ingram, ami, preceded by the Yorkshire Hussars, drove off at once. The Armatrongs in the field ; r... 1 a royal salute, much to the gratification of the . i .,., : tators, and to the intense discomfiture of the un:raitted horses of the escort. As soon as the Price got clear of the station yard, the people tivired upon a cheer. but in a very faint style, if they were afraid of giving offence • once I:I i!li • road, however, the cheering commen ced in art, , t, and continued so until he had reached his 'nation. Other carriages followed, containing T!,.• Prince's attendants. In a stand near the rai1%,3% %,3% 10r1d:.3 a brass band was stationed, and they Itrinley Richards' "God bless the Prince ..; ‘Vales - and the National Anthem until the r: :Lte was at least two miles off. Everybody was • .ti.i at the immense concourse of people, linlo•ring little less than 15,000. They eud to have made their nests in every they covered the banks even when they with prickly furze, and they clung about •' • J 'lndic-gate until the toll-keeper wrung his •—.ll-i in despair, and forsook his post in disgust. T!;.• Prince reached Temple Newsman about twenty ...,.tes to SIX. i weds s% as illuminated during the evening. (by TELEGRAPH.) LEEDS, TRISDAT APT/R:1100N. in Prince I f Wales arrived at the Exhibition twtt,,,m 12 ant I, and was enthusiastically re , o sttee . i, aro filled, crowds having come is :rams from the country. 1:1:1*.1.V . TII.E . 1 : 1 : VK CiFINDIALONDON, Alill CHINA.-(THIS DAY:) Tit, tvnth annual meeting of the proprietors • h.•! I tine afternoon, at the bank, 65, Old Broad•street, ID the chair: r...• r.i...rt, said:—" The net profits for the year, after h. cm; charges and providing for bad and doubtful _ . •• • • f.. • that period, ;Mount 106,3351. 45. fid— or 14 i• • • • • t. on the bank's capital ; of this sum 43,000. has • • prelintwolialf-yearly dividends, add 47,8821. 176.10 d. —t•••1 to meet looses arising out of previous year's t; Lot., leaving a balance of 13,452/. tie. Bd., which • . i•; • rot.: have placed as a special reserve against the i• old accounts, which they consider it ad ,,i i,• to carry forward to the end of this r • abe n they expect to be able to make .':tare adjustment and full provision for them. • i• crate of Eastern trade and exchange, fol the crisis of 1860, continued much longer than • .;•I ....re been foreseen, resulting in diminished business • I piot;tr for the last half of the year, and causing, as a more unfavourable winding up of the pre •. ri rra outstanding' than had been anticipated. But • ,tird reaction from extreme depression has taken •u.l the hank is now reaping the benefit of this im i.t with every prospect of its continuance, so that I directors have good reason to look forward to an in . • .n,, prolitalde, and cafe business in the future." ; • , •i. r I INAN, in moving the adoption of the report, Ito a considerable falling o ff in business, and said : .t the ainount of the reserves was amply sufficient to . •• i all the liabilities. The result of the last half-year's r. -uo doubt disappointed the shareholders ait had • • r. etors. That was partly owing to the stagnation of . L it the principal cause was the unfortunate arrange . to which he bad before alluded of the fear months' •• •• ••. The n:counts showed the result of that, namely, ofritlerable diminution in profits. The lows of 1.• two list half years had all been written off, the t •.1 loss for the year being about 13,0001. The working • t• 'ties in the previous half-year were about 15 per cent., • lin the lost 'milieu they were rather less ; and he old not hold out any hope of a reduction below 14 per • et. The directors had dealt with the bad debts of 1865 •-•1 loo; sui far as they could. There remained some . . .netts which could not yet be accurately adjusted, but the hoped that ere longthey would Walnut extinguished. L. e .tau. 1 the business had greatly increased, and they now look forward to a good year. So far as the ;tors knew there was not a single shilling in jeopardy; n.l he never knew the India and China trade to be in a ~ under state than it was at present. Mr. Iti.owN wished to know the amount of the losses, being the best for the shareholders to know the worst. Ile thought the accounts ought to have contained some information on that subject. Mr. BUII.EIt4oHNRTONE. said his confidence in the directors had led him recently to invest N,OOOl. or 10,030 f. in that bank in addition to his previous interest. lin still felt perfect confidence in the dimple's, and in the stability of the bank, but he should oertainly like to know the amount of the losses. (Hear, bear.) The Clint/MAN, in reply, said the directors would have I ..en very glad if they could have given an estimate of she I. d debts of IKGS and 18416. All he could say, however, that the reserve fund wu more than sufficient to pro % de for them. and the board expected that by the end of thia year they would have extinguished everything of that k.nd without touching the reserve, haying pad a dividend the meantime. The overdue bills amounted to 150,0001. 11.. :.tided that in consequence of the increase of business "hick he had before mentioned, the directors thought it 14..mb1e that after paying the usual small dividend on the July next, they would see their way to an increase • f the dividend. _ _ T .. report was adopted, and the prooeediap terminated the usual manner. I, Nipps-Waltham Church has been restored at “*. rsper4 of 1,000/. Some line old oak rafters have been t"1--a , 1 to view by the restoration which have been con r.-0,1 by loth and plaster for 200 years. t! r. Thomas Cooper writes to the Lincoln •”. The Nottingham papers of Tuesday say lam d. I can assure you I don't think it is true. I don't t• • dtr dying any day last week, though they say I died hot Friday. t Lord, lord,' as Falstaf f says, • 1., a the world is given to lying:' .!! F:10 ..tYltrN BILL—It will be seen from our of th...proceedings last night in tbe House of Lords t • :4: tointsterial bill oneducationhas been withdrawn. 1.. N': -INN Cif A FEL. —After next Thursday, tLct.t; '..o.day, when there will be an early oelebration of ILI) Communion, there will be daily prayers in I.lr.'olh'eine Chapel at A a.m. Al.mtittLTY, MAY 18.-s-APPOINTMRNTS. Staff s osroan;ler Robert B. B a tt , " i n comman d , " t o th e F ox . i .a.utettant Ernest Rite to the Excellent ; Surgeon Wm. G. "In t° the { VW ; and Assistant-Paymaster E. H. W. S. Cala to the Victory. PATRYT-OYPICE MURLC/4, SOUTH Iif,XSENGITON. Nure.u er of vactors for the week ending /day 16, 2 . 434 Toull 112th Igal' nun ' taa a n" Um fin[ of the Museum fns daily It 1858 1. 1,298,147. THIRD EDITION. ItHE ExMEss, i turEsiSAl 19; 11 '11368. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-►(T DAY.) 00IIRT OF BAIiICRUPTOY. (Before Mr. Registrar Pero.; IN NE PALMILR (OTHERW1111) MLUiL The bankrupt, William Henry Palmer, also known and sued as Robert Heller, was described as formerly of the City of Washington, United State', teacher of musk, then of the Metropolitan Hotel, New York ; then travelling in North Amens'', Mexico, Japan, and China, and now of the Lanham Hotel, Portland-place, and the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Strand, prestidigitateur. He came to the court on his own petition, and attributes his bankruptcy to having been sued by Meares. Riggs and Co., of Washing ton, creditors, for ON. The debts an 2,665/., and the credi tors appear to reside chiefly at New York and Washington. The sum of 68/. is stated to be due to Mr. W. 8. Woodin, of the l'olygraphlc-hall, and M. to the United States Internal Revenue, New York. _ This wu the just sitting. One proof was admitted, and Mr. Dubois, accountant, of Gresham-buildings, was chosen assignee. A claim was also entered for 6411., on behalf of Mesas. Riggs and Co., of Washington, in respect of a judgment recovered against the bankrupt. Messrs. Dubois and Maynard are solicitors to the estate. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. LEAK TRAY HE DESERVED. Jenics Henry tininAury, 21, was placed at the bar before Alderman Cotton, charged with committing an ajgravated awatilt upon Elizabeth Alice Ashford, a child of 10 years of age. It appeared that on Sunday, the 3rd of May, the prisoner met the prosecutrix on the stair; and there com mitted the offence with which he was charged. The medical evidence showed that a more serious offence had not been committed. Mr. Alderman Cotton sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner --Thank you, sir, it's less than I expected. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _ _ _ THE TALLOH/eSTRIKE. John Griffith, Regent-street, a unionist tailor, was charged with using threatening lan guage to a non-unionist man named Rose. The misconduct was attributed to the strong feeling which still casts in the tailors' trade, and which, ac cording to Police-sergeant Cole, is increasing. That officer stated, in answer to the magistrate, that there is plenty of work but the men will not do it, and the masters cannot get men to do it. The defendant was ordered to find a surety in the of Wt. to keep the peace for three months. SOITTHWARK. DIMESTIC DIFFICULTIES OP AN RX-OFFICER OF THI, XUsTRIAN ♦RNT. . Al. Paul Roux, a retired officer of the Austrian stay, whose left breast was adorned with decorations and °Mpg, was summoned before Mr. Burcham for corcmitting an aggravated assault upon Sarah Meynell, a domestiereer vane, ►t his establishment in Stamford-street, Blackfriesi road. The complainant said that on Tuesday night, the 12th instant, she took the candle to defendant on the landing for him to go to bed. Because she bad not brought him two be seized the candlestick and threw it at ber head, hurting her very touch. Mr. Burcham—What did be do that for? Witness—Because we won't allow him two candles to go to bed with. When he had two he walked about the house all night making such noises that no one could sleep. Mr. Burtham—Has he ■ wife living with him ? Witness—Oh yes, sir. She had turned him out of her room because he misbehaved himself. (Laughter.) Defendant--Oh, your worship, the young woman struck me with my walking stick on the night in question and slapped m► face. Complainant —lcertainly did strike him with the walking stick for my own protection, and I have frequently given him a thrashing. (Laughter.) I generally gives bun as good as he gives me. (Laughter.) Mr. Burcham—Do you hurt each other! Witness—Sometimes, sir; I dare say we can both show bruises. (Renewed laughter.) In defence Mr. Roux said that he threw the candlestick at her because she insulted him. Mr. Burchain observed that from what the complainant admitted, if he bound her master over he must also bind her over to keep the peace, as it would not do for one to have all the kicks and cuffs. He therefore adjourned the case for a month, and hoped they would both refrain from further violence. THADika nutoi ART ANL) EXTLNESIVE ROBBERY. - _ Joseph Barnett, a Jew clothier, of No. 10, Elder street, Shoreditch, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with being concerned with others in feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the premises of Mr. James Pengelly, tailor, of No. 297,Mi1e-end.road, and steeling therefrom property valued at 100/. The burglary was committed on Thursday night last or early on Friday morning, and the prosecutor's shop was stripped of everything it contained except a few buttons. There are others concerned in the burglary and robbery who have not been apprehended. Part of the goods were after wards offered for sale by the prisoner to a namesake living in Holywell•street, who, on learning that they an swered the description of the articles stolen from the prosecutor's shop, gave information to the police. Mr. Stoddart said his client was a general dealer, and bought the cloth(' in market, and the things being too good to re-sell on exchange he took them to the West end, where he could obtain more for them. Inspector Gee—l believe the prisoner has been convicted of another robbery and been sentenced to penal servitude. Mr. Stoddart— Do you know that of yourowa knowledge? In , pector Gee— I have been informed of it. I really believe it to be true. The magistrate remanded the prisoner for s week, bail being refused. TIIE PROSECUTION OF EX-GOVERNOR EIRE. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) The proceedings in this case were resumed bef3re Mr. Vaughan at the Police-count, Bow-street. The prose cution was conducted, as before, by Sir R. P. Collier and Mr. Horne Payne, instructed by Meats. Sheen and Roscoe. Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland, instructed by Mr. Rose, defended. Lord 41e Blaquierc, the Hon. Major Anson, and Sir Roderick Murchison, members of the committee of the Eyre Defence and Aid Fund, were present. Mr. Lake was re-called, and produced his notes of the proceedingsxt Morant Bay, and also a copy of them given in evidence before the commission. From these he gave some dates end figures which he bad been able to supply before. He said—l arrived at Morant Bay on the 13th October. I maw 33 men hanged on the 18th ; they had not been tried. On the 19th twelve, who had been tried ; on the 20th, eight ; on the 21st, four. They bad fifty lashes each. One of the four was a cripple and one a volunteer. On the 24th four, on the 25th eight, on the 2iith five, and on the same day another batch of eighteen, on the 27th four. On the 28th I fell ill. I was present at the first execution. That was on the 14th Oct. Three' men and one woman were hanged. They were sentenced by a court-martial, at which Colonel Hunt presided. I was present at the sentence, which was accompanied with a recommendation of the woman to mercy. Mr. Eyre was at Morant Bay at that tune. The woman was hanged. On the 18th I saw one man—George Marshall— executed, and on the 21st twenty. Marshall had not been tried ; the others had. On the 23rd eighteen men were banged, and another, JAMS* Gordon, making nineteen. Mr. George William Gordon was one of those. On the 24th sixteen were banged, and sixteen on the 2eith also. On the 27th 18 were hanged-15 men and three women; on the 28th 11 men. That was the time I became unwell. I did not Bee any more executions or floggings at that time. Ciees-examined by Mr. Giffard—l did not refer to that book in evidence before the commission. I have seen Dr. Bruce in London 'eyelet times at my employers. By Mr. Vaughan —At Morant Bay, where I arrived on the 13th of October, order and tranquillity had been re stored, and there was no further outbreak during my stay. _ . ......... 8y . 31r-Gilfard—l was never out of the town, whiele was in the complete possession of the naval and military forces. . _ By Mr. Vaughan—l do not think there is any consider able district called Morant Bay, but there are some small outlying villages :t or 4 miles from the town which are called the district of Morant Bay. I taw Mr. Eyre there one day between the 14th and 20th. He wee away part of the time—backward and forward. Edward Marsh—l was a seaman on board the Wolverine in October, 18&', and went down with her to take troops to Morant Bay on Friday, the 13th, I believe. We landed the troops at Morant Bay, and stayed all night. On the following day (Saturday) we returned to Kingston, and went back to Morant Bay with arms. On the same day I went from Moraut Bay to Port Morant in the Wol verine. Governor Eyre was on board. I think be came on hoard at Morant Bay. We embarked prisoners from Pert Morant shout 9 o'clock at night. We then went to Port A ntonio ; that was on Sunday between breakfast and dinner. Governor Eyre landed at Port Antonio. We remained there till the following day, Monday. On that day they hanged oue man before dinner, and several after. I saw the first man hung and the others hanging. I saw thirteen hanging, but can't say that they were all hung that day. We went neat to Port Monza, and returned to Port Antonio on Wednesd►y. Then we counted the thirteen men. The gallows was a pole set up on two stanchions. I recollect George William Gordon. I saw him when he was brought on board, a pri soner. I was in the boat. He wee taken to Monett Bay. He was some days on board. I took him ashore in a boat at Morant Bay. I can't say whether Governor Byre was on board. I banded Gordon over to the provost-marshal. I remember Dr. Bruce, a very old man. I remember his being takes on board. I landed him too. There was no one to receive him, and -I bard s great deal of troublo with him. He wee so old I had to lift him oat of the boa*. by Mr. Giffeed—l went ea shore several itimes, but net on duty. I saw the schooner that was seized at Fort Antonio with a kit of ke gs gunpowder and • arms. I towed her beak. Than wen some Haytians on board. One was • general. I don't remember his name. 'We put the peopl found on her aboard the guardship at Port Royal. I saw an American barque there full of white refugees, some of them women and children. She was full on deck and everywhere. This was on Sunday afternoon. By Mr. Vaughan--The ship that was seised had a crew of nine or ten, besides this &unseal. Walter Rns—l was in Jamaica in October, 1865. I was • seaman on board the Wolverine. I went to Morant Bay on the 12th of October. I remember the governor coming there next day. He came into the tent on the 13th of October, at night, and he read martial law to us. There were about 100 of us in the tent, sailors and marines. After reading martial law to us he said he hoped we should do our duty. Next day • party of us, about 30 sailors and 20 marines, went to Psra'ngton about 38 miles o ff . (Here Mr. Gifted called at tention to Mr. Byre's evidence as to his issuing orders for this expedition.] Lieutenant Oxley commanded us. We bad rifles and cutlasses, and 40 rounds of ammunition. Our orders were to shoot anybody we saw running away if we could not cateli them. These orders were observed in three places. We saw • man running behind some bushes by the coast. Twelve men fired and wounded him. He ran into the sea, and Lieutenant O'Connor, of the Marines, ran down to the sea side with his revolver, and shot him. I don't think the man was warned. He offered no resirtance,only he tried to escape. The next was a man who was playing • flute outside • cottage. Ho tried to run away ie the bush, and one of the Marines shot at him and wounded him. An other afterwards shot him dead, and two of them threw him into the bush. He did not offer any resistance, only he tried to run away. I did not hear him say anything or call out that be was wounded. There was another cam. We bad coughs a man, and the marines were passing him aft, when be tried to escape into the sugar cane. He had nearly got there when one of the marines shot Lieutenant O'Connor tried to shoot him with the revolver, but it miwied, and • sergeant of marines shot him. When he saw the marine pointing at him, he cried, " Don't shoot, mama." Some of the other prisoners said they had seen him in the market-place brandishing a sugar-cane knife, and inciting the people to rebel. One of the men was conderone i to death, and Lieutenant &dilator% told me if he attempted to escape, or spoke to any one, I was to run him through or shoot him. We stopped at Harlington four or rive days. and after that we went to Stoney Gut, where a woman fired • pistol at us but bit nobody. She was captured. We saw nobody else there. Candles were burning in the houses, as if the people had only just left. It was just turned daybreak. N e pulled down 20 houses and cut down the cocoa nut and hard fruit trees. Next ,day we saw another party burning the houses, and we began burning them too. We stopped three days and destroyed all the houses—about GO—and all the fruit trees. We lived on the live stock—all we could catch—some ran into the wood. I saw 12 men hanged on the day we arrived. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Giffard, but no additional evidence of importance as affecting the witness's I first statement was elicited. Mr. Frederick Augustus Burt Vinen gave an account of his arrest without warrant ■nd imprisonment for 20 days without a charge having been preferred against him. Mr. V►ughan asked how Mr. Eyre was connected with the evidence of this witness. Sir R. P. Collier said that these acts was done by antho rity, and as the natural consequence of the procla mation. But he went further. He referred to a return by General O'Connor to Governor Eyte, and forwarded home by Governor Eyre, giving a list of prisoners at Uppark Camp, in which the name of Mr. Vinen appeared. He had not then been released, and Governor Eyre did not then order him to be released. Mr. Alexander Phillip., a native of Jamaica, gave similar evidence. [The ease was proceeding when our report left.] DEATH FROM IMPROPER TREATME_VT BY A QUACK DOCTOR. An inTortant disclosure of the effects of medical quackery was made at an inquest held before Mr. Humphreys, last evening, at the Black Bull Tavern, Lever•street, St. Luke's. The victim was a married woman, named Susannah Quinn, aged years, the wife of a general dealer of that name. From the evidence of the husband it appears th►t the deceased, feeling unwell, had sent for a French herbalist, named Dense. He saw her on Monday week, and gave her two bottles of medicine, and a large number of pills. He told her that she was to take • glassful of the contents of one bottle every half-hour, and of the other every hour, and he gave her 21; pills to take at frequent intervals during the night. By 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning she had taken the two bottles of physic, 33 doses, and 26 pills. Not feeling better, "although she had taken so much medicine," the deceased sent for Mr. Yarrow, surgeon of the police force. But the effect of this extraordinary physicking was to produce a mis carriage, an effect which it would seem bad not been con templated, for according to the husband's evidence the deceased had said she would rather have 12 children than " stop " one ; and according to the testimony of another witness, her object in taking the medicine was " to drive the rheutuatios out of her bones." Mrs. Sarah Whitehead said that on Wednesday last the deceased said to her, " I have been cruelly used and I have a deal to tell you. They g►ve me 26 cayenne pills and 30 odd doses of medicine. If I had my own doctor this would not have happened. I was not ill, and lam surprised that I was kept in bed." Guillaume Denise was then examined. He said—l was an herbalist, but I am now carrying on business as a bota nic chemist. On Monday last I was called twice to the deceased, because Dr. Bewley could not attend her. I was related to her, and at 5 o'clock I took her medicine in a friendly manner. She was suffering from inflammation of the chest and lungs. I prescribed j oz. of yarrow, t‘ oz. of centaury, the same quantity respectively of agrimony, St. John's wort, and ginger root, and a quarter teaspoonful ' of powdered cloves, all infused in water. I ordered a wine glassful to be taken every half hour. I ordered her pills at the same time. They consisted of 20 grs.of cayenne pepper, and 20grs. of lobeliapowder, mixed withhoney. !could have taken the whole dose myself. I also ordered her a mustard poultice, a hot lath, vinegar cloths, and hot water bottles to her feet, and plenty of blankets. Ido not understand accouchementa. But I never asked whether she was major, and I would have treated her in just the same way whether or no to encourage her to throw off offensive matter by perspiration. Mr. F. J. Cant, pathological anatomist, said that by order of the coroner he had made a post-mortem examina tion of the body of the deceased. Throughout the whole of the organs there was no bare of inflammation, or of any decease. There had been a miscarriage. There was no natural cause for death. The medicine and the treatment of Mr. Denise bad caused the miscarriage, the exhaus tion from which resulted in death. The Coroner said, in summing up, that the case would turn entirely upon the view the jury took of the intention with which the enormous quantity of drugs deposed to bad been given to the deceased. If the drugs were given through sheer ignorance, the verdict could not be a criminal one ; but if they were administered fur the pur pose of procuring abortion, the matter would be very se rious indeed. Ile (the learned coroner) believed that the herbalist bad simply destroyed the deomead's life through gross ignorance and without any sinister design. The jury after deliberating returned the following vex , diet—" That the deceased died from exhaustion resulting from a miscarriage which had been brought on by medi cine taken inadvertently that had been ignorantly pre scribed forber by an unqualified practitioner ; and the jury desire to express their regret that ignorant and unqualified practitioners are allowed to prescribe for patients to the danger of life." Tilt KING OAIL AT BEDDINGTON-PARK.—This noble oak is supposed to be 1,000 years old, and it one of the finest specimens ever seen; the measurement of the butt le 27 feet, the circumference round the middle 20 feet, and it is now 27 feet high, having been broken in felling it. On its removal from Beddington to Croydon it required the services of 12 men with more than the usual apparatus, to place it on the timber carriage, and nine good hones, which drew it through the street. of Croydon, to the surprise and delight of the inhabitants. This is the tree that is generally called Queen Elizabeth's oak, from the fact that when her Majesty visited the mansion close to which it pee in Beddington-park, it was her favourite resort, and beneath its ample boughs, shaded alike from the sun and from observation, she paired much time with her courtiers and her favourites. It has been purchased by Mr. Holdsworth, timber merchant, Hand croft-cud, Croydon.—Surrev Standard. SOUTH KENSLROTON MOSlCUlC—Viaitors during the week ending May 18.—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,322 ; on Wed. nesday, Thursday, and Friday, admission lid.. from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,720 ; National Portrait Exhibitioa by payment, 2,661 ; total, 12,703; average of corresponding week in loaner years, 10 , 852: total from the opening of the museum, 7,386,183. MONEY MARKET.—(THIS Datij OWE O'CLOCK. The stock markets remain very firm, and tias variations in quotations are nearly all favourable.• The splendid weather, the drooping tendency of , the discount market, and the influx of gold to the Bank have induced additional purchases, both speculatively and for investment. Consols are inquired for at yesterday's improve ment. An advance of per cent. has occurred in the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. Some of the railway shares are better, the chief movement being in London and North Western. Foreign bonds are firm, but most of them are unchanged at present. Spanish of 1867 have risen in anticipation of the committee of the Stock Exchange authorising this afternoon these bonds to be quoted in the official list. The tendency of the discount market is still downwards, and choice bills are taken at 1/ per cent. Consols are quoted 942 to /, with dir., for money, anti 931 to 1, ex div., for the account (June 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 931 to 1. Home railway stocks are in demand, and a rise of / to 1 per cent. has taken plum in London and North Western, Great Western, Brighton, and Metropolitan. Annexed are the quotations : —Caledonian, 74/ to 75/ ; London and North- Western, 115/ to Itsi ; Great Western, 541 to ; Midland, 1074 to 2 ; London and South Western, 90 to 22 ; Great Eastern, 34/ to g ; Brighton, 54/ to j ; South Eastern ; 764 to 77/ ; Metropolitan, 1121 to Y ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto A, 961 to 971 ; Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, 18/ to IN ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 128/ ; York and North Midland, 941 to f ; Berwick, 1021 to 1031 ; and North British, 331 to 34. Spanish bonds of 1867 are in request and 1 per cent. better, at 36 to 1, but Italian of 1861 have declined to the like extent—viz., to 49 to 1. Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 761 ; Chilian of 1867, 94 to 116 ; Egyptian of 1864, 811 to 821 1 ; Mexican, 156 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 821 to 831 ; Russian of 1866, 861 to 871 ; Orel Vitebsk, 781 to 791 ; Turkish of 1858, 60 to 61 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63 ; and ditto of 1865, 341 to 1. Indian stocks are without alteration. The Five per Cents, are quoted 116 to 1, ; the Four, 1021 to 1 ; the Bonds, 15s. to 20e. prom. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1. Bank Stock, 246 to 248. Exchequer Bills, ss. to 10s. prem. The market for bank shares is firm. London and Westminster, 701 to 711; Union of London, 341 to I ; Oriental, 41/ to 44 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4/ to 51 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Consolidated, to I pram. Miscellaneous shares exhibit no movement. National Discount, 5/ to 64 prem. ; General Credit, n to I dis. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7 die. ; International Financial, 2 to 11 dia. ; London, 23 to 22 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 154 to d ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 dis. ; Telegraph Con struction, 141 to 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference, 5 to K ; and Anglo-American, 221 to 23. American securities are withount change of importance. The 5-20 Bonds are at 711 to ; Erie Railway shares, 45i to 46 ; Illinois Central, 941 to 951 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 281 to 291 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 311 to 32. A special meeting of the British Colonial Steam ship Company (Limited) will be held on the 4th of June, for the purpose of passing the following resolution, viz.:—" That upon the sale of any ships or other property of the company, it shall be lawful for the directors from time to time to divide rateably among the members the whole or any part, at their discretion, of the net proceeds of such sale." The ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia is called for the sth of June, when a dividend will be declared. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The English funds are unaltered, but most of the principal railway stocks have declined I to per cent. Foreign bonds are firm, and a rise of to per cent. is apparent in Italian of 1861, Mexican, and Turkish of 1865. FOUR O'CLOCK. The English funds are unchanged, at 941 to with div., for money, and 931 to 11, ex div., for the account. Railway stocks exhibit a fresh reduction of f to 1 per cent. Caledonian, 74} to 75 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 1 ; Brighton, 54 to 1 ; South Eastern, 761 to ; Midland, 107/ to 1 ; London and North Western, 1151 to ; and Great Western, 541 to 1. The only change in the speculative foreign bonds is a decline of per cent. in Italian of 1861, sir., to 491 to f. Orel Vitebsk, 781 to 791 ; Nicholai, 6.% to 644 ; New Spanish, 36 to 1 ; and Turkish of 1865, 341 to 351. The sum of 19,0001. in bar gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rented, opened at 69fr. 60c. for the account, being about the same as yesterday. The Germania has arrived from New York with 171,500/. in specie, the Union with 96,0001. and the Siberia with 44,0001. The total is 311,6001. Tele grams from the same port, dated Saturday, an nounce additional shipments of specie to Europe to the amount of 360,0001. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, the 21st inst., a special settling day in the shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company (Limited). No quotation was applied for. A general meeting of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company (Limited) is called for the 29th inst., to receive the report of the directors. The annexed memorandum is from the East India Irrigation and Canal Company : _ _ _ The amount. from Orions brought by the mail of this morning are very satisfactory, both as to the spread of irrigation and the construction of the works. Upon the hibinspore canal one zemindar was about to oonstruct at his own expense a channel to carry water to Us lands, upon which channe' he had en ga ged to empty Ore hundred labourers. This same remin&ir had also signed a lame for 1,000 acres on another part of his property, sad had promised to execute another for 3,000 acres. Navigation had also cornmenoed upon the opened portion of the Ken drapers canal, although none was expected until it. oom pletion to tidal water. The liquidators of the Accidental and Marine In suranoe Corporation (Limited) have convened a meeting of the creditors for the 21st inst., "for the purpose of reporting the result of the communica- ' tion with the creditors generally as to taking legal proceedings to enforce the liability of the past mem bers of the corporation, and to decide as to the mode by which the expenses of such proceedings shall be provided." The following were the traffic returns of the Mel bourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway for th e four weeks ending the 26th of March :—For the week ending March 6, 1868, 3,9331., corresponding week, 1867, 3,6961. ; March 12, 2,4041., correspond ing week, 1867, 2,2841. ; Marsh 19, 2,1971., ow -1 responding week, 1867, 2,0431. ; March 26, 2,1621., corresponding week, 1867, 1,8351. Vice-Chancellor Matins has fixed the 26th inst. for the awointment of an official liquidator of the " Imperial Steam and Household Coal Company (Limited)." The particulars are published of a number of New Granada Bonds which have just been pus: chased under the redemption fund and canal, The sum applicable to the purpose was 3,e001. The accounts from Melbourne announce the failure of Messrs. James M. Darlot and Co. ' , squatters, and of Messrs. Appleton and Tweddell. drapers. The liabilities in the former case were 31,000/., and in the latter 21,000/. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) - ONZ O'CLOCK. The mining market is rather active to-day, with a demand for Great Retallack, Calbeck Fells, West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, Tincroft, and Great Vor shares. Chiverton Moor, how ever, are flatter. Annexed are the prices : West Chiverton, 64 to 65 ; Prince of Wales, 50s. to 525. 6d. ; Calbeck Fells, 12s. to 14s. ; Chiverton Moor, 61 to si ; North Treskerby, 17s. to 19s. ; Emily Henrietta, 39 to 41 ; Chiverton, 2 to 21; Great Retallack, 21 to 21 ; Great Vor, 161 to 17* ; North Chiverton, to 41 ; Trelawney, 81 to ; West Caradon, 41 to 51. Foreign and oolonial mining shares are inactive at the following prices :—St. John del Rey, JAI to 171 ; Doa Pedro, 2to prem. ; Anglo-Hee zilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Pestarena, f to * die. ; Chontalea, 21 to 1 ; Roma Grande, 3-16 to 6-16 prem.; United Mexican, 11 to 1 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; and Port Phillip, If to 1. RAILWAY, 'WINING, AND OTIIIIR SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) [Soles to-day to 1 p.n.] COLONIAL; GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and J uly, IT/7 to 1884, 104. Do., 6 per cent., 1891, March and September, 1013:. Do., 5 per cent, Jan. and July, 911, j. New South Wales Government i , 5 per cent., 1888 to 18%, January and July, 984, 1. New Zealand, 5 per cent, 98i. Queensland, 6 per cent, 1581 to 1885, Jan. and July, 1078. Do., C per cent., 1891, Jan. and July. 10 9 . Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1691, April and Oc- tober, 1102, $, g. ORDINARY SHARES .AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 75, 2. East London, 46. Great Eastern, Mi. Great Northern A, 102,:i. Do. A(A receiver no dividend uctd 6 per cent. has been pail to 1.11, 97. Great Western, Original, 54 2. London, Brighton, and South Cot 641, 4. London, Chatham ' and Dover, 19k, 19. London and North Western, 116, 15.. London and South Western, 911, I. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 421. Metropolitan, 1122, 4. Do. Extension (div. liar. to 6 per cent. till January, 1870, 107, 61. Midland, 1074. 4. North British, :V!. North Eastern—Berwick, 1034. North Staffordshire, 57. South Eastern, 77i, ej, 7i, C. SPORTING I' TO flit IDITOI Or THE MAW. THE 130XICREETEIHIRE STAKES. SIR, —Since my last, I understand that the trial in which the Vixen gelding was beaten by Comers on Saturday was eminently satisfactory, as it was almost • dead heat between the pair, whilst the young one re seised considerably less weight than he dace in the Somersetabire Stakes. Consequently, it is only • ques tion of " the money " being right for him, with Kenyon in the saddle, to prove the more formidable opponent to Ploughboy, who will be ridden by Butler. The race is, in fact, only a match between the pair, the doubt being whether anything beyond Vortigern, Camera, and Mariner will oppose them.—l am, &a., METEOR. (BY TILLIGIL&PH. ) BATH MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL Oritndon ... ... Speculum ... ... ... ... ••• 8 ran. _ TRIAL STAKES. Vespasian Paris Cork Jacket ... 1 3 ran. DERBY. 5 to 2 on the field (off) 7 to 1 met Bine Gown (t) Bto 1 Rosieracian (off) 1000 to 30 Tom Bowline (t) SELLING PLATE Half a utile. Lord Palincai,iistoiei;,voi;lie7, Nicola (mold for 301. each). All are here. BATH HANDICAP. One mile. Vespasian, Tremble, Naivete, Defiance, Foresight, Cromwell, Lord Palmerston, Ganymede, Birdaeeker, Cork Jacket, and Ligurian are hers. SEVENTEENTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Half a mile. Lord Falmouth, Amazone, lone t, Juanita, De Vero, Miss Foote, and Blucher are here. BEAUFORT CIIP. Two miles and ► bait. Julius, Acluesoment, Goodwood, Speculum, and Gower& are here. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. One mile. Veronika, Moonbeam, Cook-of-the-Walk, Defiance, Cromwell, Needle Gee, Tribune, Birdeeeker, flis to Ve dette, Englishman, Lily, Peat, and Ba'vie are here. CRICKET.-{THIS DAY.) 111 C.C. r. COLTS OF ENGLAND. ONZ o'Ctoce. In glorious weather play in this match was pro ceeded with at 12.23 this morning at Lord's. Mr. Forster, the not out, was joined by Mr. Norman, while G. Smith and Farrands started the bowling. After 24 runs had been added Mr. Forster was dismissed by Fernando, and followed by Mr. Allix. With the score at 139, Jigging went on bowling, rice Smith, and just after Farrands clean-bowled Mr. Allix, and in his next over he pent Wootton back to the pavilion. He also dismissed Mr. Norman. The score was 160. The innings closed at 1 o'clock. Two o'CLock. The colts began their second innings with Ferrands and Dean, the bowlers being blears. Wilkinson and Abraham ; the latter lowered two wicketa in as many overs, and none of the youngsters showed any " bitting form" at all until Botting and Clifton gave some indication; of " staying." After the latter had made 6, Biddulph stumped him very cleverly. Wall also showed a better style of batting, and at lunch time. 2.30, the score stood at 34. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETE. (THIS DAY.) (BY TZLZOILAPB.) (rnox out owl; CONBIBIYONDIRT.) . . . Corrotr.- 1 The market steady. &lea about 7,000 bales. Glut,—The market well attended. Wheat in fair demand at a further decline of 2.1. to 3d. on Friday's rates. Flour sells slowly at la. decline. Beans steady. Saidi, 41.. on the spot. Oats and oatmeal dull and the turn lower. Indian corn, prime mixed, is scarce, and brings 6d. per qr. advance, closing at 395. MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SUGAII.—The market is firm but quiet at full prices. The stock at this port has further declined, and is now 27,000 tons less than last year. Refined—Dried goods are in moderate request, but prices are firmly maintained owing to the small quantity offering for sale. Pieces quiet without change in prices. Dort - rt.—The business doing in this article is too small Ito give quotations. Tae.—The public sales of about 12,000 packages were commenced this morning, and are progressing steadily at previous prices. Privately the market is quiet, but firm. CoTrou —Tbe market has again become quiet, but pre ivions prices are supported. BEIM. —For Russian the demand is still limited, at 361. to 361. 10s. for clean. _ Rica.-3,500 toes of soft grain sold afloat; Nei:nark at 100. 10Ad. ; Siam, Ils. ; Rangoon, Ils. 3d. I PEPPED.. —4OO bags West Coast Penang sold at 3d. cash. R 1.11.— No sales reported. SALTPETRE.—Abort 300 bags sold at 205., for refraction 21, short prompt. TALLOW MARKET.-(TI US DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Peters burg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 9d. • April to June, 435. 911. ; October to December, 445. 3d. ; ' December, 445. 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Barton reports trade slow at lest clay's prices. Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 841.; inferior ditto, 63.. to 755. • clover, old, 9tai. to 105 s. ; second cut, 70s. to 90s. ; straw. 30s. to Ms. On Thursday Mr. W. E. Forster will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the new tariff will come into operation, which, in the commercial treaty between this country and Austria was fixed to take date on the lst of January, 1867 ; and, especially whether it will come into operation simultaneously with the new tariff fixed in the commercial treaty between Austria and the Zollvezein, viz., on the Ist June of this year. Mr. Grant Duff, also, on Friday proposes to call ►ttention to the long delays which have occurred in the negotiations with Anaemia relative to • oommercial treaty ; and, to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether be can give the house any hope of the speedy termination of those negotiations. - . _ On Thursday Mr. Perm will ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the opinion of her Majesty's At torney-General bee been received on the legality of the award of the judges of designs for the law cones ; and what is the nature of that opinion, if delivered to the Trea sury. Mr. Kekewich to-morrow will bring forward * bill to make provision, in the case of boroughs ceasing to return members to serve in parliament, respecting rights of election which have been vested in the persons entitled to vote for such members. Mr. Graves will) ask the Chancellor of the Ex chequer on Thursday if it is his intention to proceed with the Electric Telegraphs Bill this session. Mr. Secretary Gathorne Hardy has a bill on Thursday to amend the law relating to the funds provided for defraying the expenses of the metropolitan pollee. On Monday next Sir F. Heygate will aak the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether la the opinion of the government the time is not arrived " when it would be wise to repeal the Party Processions Act (Ireland), and whether in their opinion the pi nervation of the publia poem amid not be equally secured by a Arias administration at the amnion law of the land." On Friday last the Rev. John Fletcher Burrell, clerk, was instituted to the vicarage of Garbrooke Magna and Carbrooke Parrs annexed, in Norfolk, on the present& tion of Richard Dewing, Rag., of Carbroolte. On the same day the Rev. Lewis Duval Hail, clerk, was instituted to the vicarage of Corton, in Su ff olk, on the presentation of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria. - - GIBRALTAR CONVICT EBTABLIFIRMENT. From the emus' report of this prima for 1867, published this morning, it appears that the total expenses of this estab lishment during the paatrarasseantadto 10,8611. 108.11 d. This showed the cost per man to hays be.. 651. a high rate, which L aseownied for by the fact that while there was a greet decrease in the umber of prisoner; the staff of the establishment remained the same. As a set off, however, the value of prisoners' labial on the works amounted to 94901. 19a. 4d., so that Nor actual charge an the pulls wa57,6701. lb. 7d. Tine LONDON LIZZARY, 1 2, ISt. James's-square, t. LOW open tllltll 8 0'4)(4 to the OWDILF, and will COOilline SO be So until the 31et July.—(Advertleement..) PREFERENCE SHAKO Great Eutert;,i;iii;;;Toantie; Ilitension 6 per rent, 97, 6. North &stern, Ycr+, A., and S. Pareaao, 104. . -- PREFERENCE MARES AND STOCKS. Great Western G per cent. irredeemable, 18(4, 101!,, 2. 100 a. London, Chatham, and Dover, Metropoltan Estensiuu B, 6 per cent., 36. Midlard, A and B, 51. rer cent., 104. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Vale of NaME, 95, 6. BRITISH POf3BESSIONS. Bombay, BarOd.T, iidoeniral India , guar. 5 per ew.R. 101 i, 41. Eastern Bengal guaranteed 5 per cent., 107!. But Indian, guaranteed 3 per cent., 114. Do., L Slisres, 11 Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 110, Great Western of Canada, 6 per cent. Bonds payable 1873, 973, ad. Do. 5 . ) per cent., payable 187748, 903. Madras, guar. 5 per cent., 105 e., 5. Dn., 4i per cent., 99.3. Crude and Robilcund, guar. 5 per cent. (Shares), 7g. ficinde ruantnteed 5 per cent., 103. Do., Delhi, 103. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per tent, IN. Great Luxembourg, 11;,, f. Lemberg-ezernowitz, gua. 7 per et. (Lim.), 14,4, 4, x San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per cent., 18t. South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 15. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATION'S. Great Luxembourg 5 per cent.. 3 11-16. Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by "Walnut Governum nt, tee cent., 79, a, COLONIAL AND FORRION MTNES. Choateles Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), 23. Peeterena United t.old (Limited), 23. Port Phillip, la, id. St. John del Rey (Limited), 163, 17. DOCKS. London anJ St. Katharine, 4ti, 5,3. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited), B, 71. Bank of Egypt. British North American, 50. Consolidated (Limited), 41, 11.16. London Chartered of Australia, 241. London and County, 521, 1. London and South Westatu (Limited), London and Westminster, 71, I. Do., Scrip (lamed at 101. prem., none of which ha/ been paid), 481. National Provincial of England, 22d ao 1 3rd vaoo, 31, I. Union of London, 35), (. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 91, 21. Atlantic Telegraph, 54i. Do., 8 per cent., 100, 2). Australian Agricultural, 15. British American Land, 15). Continental Union Gas (Limited), 141. Oredit Fancier of England (Limited), 2 15-16. East India Irrigation and eons!, 17. Ebbw Val*, 'se. Egyptian 9 per cent, Viceroy Loan, guarantied by Egyptian government, 91), 4, ), j. Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 11. General Credit and Discount (Limited), 5 1.16, 5. General Steam Navigation, Pb. London Financial Association (Limited), 8). National Discount Company (Limited), 11. Peel River Lind and Mineral (Limited), 32. Peninsular and Oriental steam, Do., New, 1867, 11. Royal Mail Steam, 62), ad. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 724, 4, 4. Despatches were received yesterday at the Cute. nial-office from the Governors of Newfoundland, Tasman* , the Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Labnan, the A us t ra li s& Colonies, Hong Kong, and the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa. Despatches were sent to the Gosernor of Malta, and to the Governor-General of Canada, TIIE PUBLIC Lutitsants Acr.—A crowded meeting of the electors of Edinburgh was held yesterday in the Music Hall, to °milder a proposal to adopt Ike Public Libraries Act ; the ford Provost presiding. The meeting was very noisy throughout. The chid objeoliat urged by the oppooenta of the movem en t was that there in a safficknt number of libraries in Edinburgh alseady. pe * a show of hands being taken only about 20 wove held up • in favour of the adoption of the aot. As the voting wan ma ting cards, a scrutiny of the votes is 'Ell to be ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLl79.—The yachting season ea the Thames commenced y es t er d ay with a cutter match between 'meth belonging to members of the above club. The weather was delightfully fine, and a who!e-sall breast blew from K&R, making a turn down to the Non and a ran back. dodging from the entries for this mat* ' cil i t e tine on the Thames does not promise to be touch . this year than it was last ; but, doubtless, the pre. peed Channel merchant as usual will secure large entries. ' 1 There was to have bean another match sailed yesterday bet • tween small outsets, bet only two entered, and the °eared the Queen objected to start unless the owner of the Ulna would undertake to give bite lOe in ease of being beaten. • This Mr. Daniel declined to do, and on the matter he 4 referred to the Commedore, Lord Alfred Paget, he ordered •••I the Lena to sail ever the course and take the prize. This was a sensible proceeding, and if other dubs would follow " the example, we should hear lees of yachts refusing to "I start without preposterous time allowances and other eon elderations. The Eagle steamer, with some membe rs o f the club and a few ladies on beard, eatiompaated the match ; the band of the let Life Guards was alto os board. and played throughout the day. 'kis Bose FOR Door.—Naldire's Tablet destroys Item, &asses the skin, rercovea all smell, gives 15111131., y cost Free from peleen.—Pri ,ee la. • of all chemists, WA..I. sale, 01 Barclay and Sons, Farnniiikesatreet --(Advertiseget.t. 1