The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets the dealings during the last few days have been less animated. Tea has been neglected, owing to the approach of the public sales. Sugars have re mained at about previous prices, while coffee and rice have slightly declined. Saltpetre and tallow have continued dull, the latter article being quoted 465. per cwt. for P.Y.C. on the spot, and 48s. 9d. to 495. for last three mouths' delivery. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there was more activity, and prices exhibited greater firmness. The sales were about 5,000 bales. There is a decrease of £1,645 in the traffic re ceipts of the South-Eastern Railway for the past week. Monday next has been appointed for a special settlement in the shares of the Indian Branch Rail- way, and of the East Clogan Gold Mining Company, and dealings in both are to be officially recorded. The Ottoman Railway Debentures are also to be marked in the official lists. At the Bank of England yesterday the bullion operations were of an unimportant character. There is rather less demand for money, and the rates appear a shade easier. The majority of the railway traffic returns to be published this week will probably show a consi derable falling off, as the comparison lies with Whitsun week last year. The Brighton return shows a decrease of £3,677, and the South-Eastern a decrease of £1,645. The report of the directors of the Eastern Bengal Railway Company states that the chief works of the line will be finished by the 30th of June next, and that since the commencement of this year they have received the sum of £340,800 from the issue of debentures, making up with their previous receipts on that account, the whole of the amount of £400,000 authorised to be raised on debentures, and completing the necessary capital required to finish the construction of the line. The meeting will take place on Friday, 30th inst. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY . Two O'CLOCK. A very small amount of business has been nego tiated in the market for public securities to-day, and the variation has been limited. Indications of buoyancy are nevertheless exhibited, and the ten dency of prices, notwithstanding the dullness of speculation, is decidedly favonrable. Consols have been 93/ 2 for transfer, and 92 923, ex dividend, for the 18th proximo, but they are now rather firmer, being 932 and 921 respectively. The New Threes are steady at 911 1 ; the Reduted are heavy at 91/ 4 ; and Exchequer Bills remain at 10s. to 14s. prem. ; India Stock has improved to 228* ; ditto 5 per Cent. to 10981; ditto 5 per Cent. En laced Paper to 1031 ; but ditto Debentures are 998; and the Bonds 255. prem., being slightly depressed. A moderate amount of business has been nego tiated in the Foreign department Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80k ; ; ditto, 1858, 701; ditto New Scrip is steady at 21 prem.; Italian 5 per Cents. are firm at 701; Mexican at 321; Portuguese remain at 451; Spanish 3 per Cents. have improved to 541 ; ditto Passive are steady at 191. The New Russian loan is firm at -} -a prem. ; Spanish Certificates have declined fully 1 per cent., viz., to 81 a, in conse quonce of the receipt of the following communica- tion : The committee of Spanish certificate holdets have received a letter from the chairman, in which he informs them that in consequence of the advanced state of the session, and the engagements of the Finance Minister, he is aware that justice cannot he done to the question during the remainder of the session, and that it is therefore his intention not to ask the Minister of Finance to bring it for ward until the Cortes meet again in October next, when he expects the Minister will be prepared with a measure to submit to the Chamber for bring ing the matter to a close. A further slight decline took place to-day in the Railway Share Market; only a limited amount of business, however, was entered into. South-West erns, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Easterns have receded 55., and Caledonians, Eastern Coun ties, and North Westerns 10s. Great Northerns, however, improved £l. For the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there was also a very limited inquiry, without any change of importance in value. Great Luxembourg realise 14; 15 Bahia and San Francisco, 171 7 5 ,-; Grand Trunk of Canada, 241 ; East Indian, 104: 105; Great Indian Peninsula, 103 ; Madras 5 per Cents., 102 ; and Cape Town and Dock, 104, Joint Stock Bank Shares have been dull. Oriental Bank realise 501 ; Ottoman Bank, 251 ; Alliance of London and Liverpool, 31 34 ; Chartered of British , Columbia, 5 ; and Imperial Bank, 11. In' the Miscellaneous Market prices were nomi nal,'y flatter, the only business recorded being Peainsular and Oriental Steam at 69k. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank - Stock 3 per , Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per rent. Consols Annuities New 3 oier Cent. Annuities 9ll 1 India S `,(,kck Ditto 5' per Cent Ditto L'nfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lO3l 3 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto dtito April, 1864 99/ 100/ 'Ditto Eo,'lds £l,OOO Consols for ,Account,'June 10 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent lO 14 Ditto £SOO I>itto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852.58-60 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account . Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 9ll Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. — Ditto Account .. , thssian 5 per Cent, 1,822 £ St — Ditto Account , Ditto 41 per Cent, 1810 Ditto, S per Cent., 1862. Scrip Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Passive., Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded "s . • urinsh 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent .1858 Ditto 'Account Ditto, £lOO B on d s • .., . Ditto 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Paid. up Scrip 2l a 70i 70 .vclends on the above i i D :ayable in London. Exchange Dutch 21 per Cent., 12 Gail 641 Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25 f•70/ 70 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .. .... 93} a Di t t o Account ADELPIII THEATRE. Lasi, night " The Octoroon,"• certainly a m uch better drama than "The Phantom," was revived, and drew avert' crowded audience. Mrs. Billington sustained Mrs. Bonci.. cault's part of Zoe, but the author resumed his part of Salem Scudder. The drama went off with great eclat, and no doubt our country friends now on a visit to the metro polis will avail themselves of the opportunity of witnessing this exciting drama. The " Colleen Bawn" is also in pro cess of revival, with new scenery, dresses, and appoint ments, so that those who have not yet seen this extra ordinarily successful drama will now have that opportunity, and that of witnessing it in all its pristine beauty. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. and Mrs. Wigan commenced a short engagement at this theatre last evening, and appeared in Charles Selby's adaptation of " The Poor Nobleman." Both received a very cordial welcome, and their performance was witnessed by a very large audience with evident gratification. The new extravaganza " Prince Amabel," seems to in-. crease nightly in attraction. HANOTER-SQUARE ROOMS. Madame Puzzi's annual concert is invariably one of the most brilliant and successful entertainments of the season, to which that of Yesterday presented no exception. The rooms in Hanover square were indeed thronged with an elegant assembly, and the bill of fare tendered to them watpf more than usual variety and excellence From the performers we may select the "Sisters Marchisio," Madame Lemmens- Sherrington, Mdlle. Parepa, Ma4ame Lemaire, Miss Augusta Thomson, Herr Reichardt, and M. Gassier, as having especially distinguished themselves among the voca lists, and M. Ascher, on the niansforte, and Signor Pezze, on the violoncello. among the instrumentalists. The pieces in the programme numbered 25 and the artiste counted more than 20, so that in re city the concert verged upon what is commonly denominated monster." The majority of the company were ladies, and the applause in consequence was faint in any part of the performance. While we were present, nevertheless. Herr Reichardt was encored in his wn charming "Cradle Song." SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOC:II.S. Closing Business Railways. Paid. Price.' I done. Wol., and Str. Val. liost,Sleat,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon (Cornwall IDo A gets no div Do. B Whip c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. I Dnn.,Perth,&Ab. Juno ;East Anglian (Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Suflolk Edinburgh & Glasgow ,Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. IGreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern.. I Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalll Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast] Lon., Chat, and Dover! Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western! L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f 5hare5........ , Metropolitan Midland Do New .. Do Birming. & Derby, Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland. Do. shares Mid Kent 7i 8 6 7 91 03 107! 11Y,4 61 6/ 1 2 5 41 43 10 11 21 22 55i 16& 58 60 38 40 89 91 29t 304 102 104 140 145 114 115 112 113 132 134 104 i 1054 724 73 55 t 8 108 1081 59 01 121 123 44 45 93} 01 99 100 40 45 101 411 8} 9 128 128 i 11 10 98 100 Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk North British 71 73 6'2i621 N or. Dev.R aihDk. stock Do A stk ; A recs no d' till pc. has been pdß l Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new 97 VI 1 4(1 551 551 844 85 100 102 P fpm 4i 4S d 10} 11} 122 124 45 47 105 107 North Staffordshire 1 N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stack Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union ... 1 South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un 1 South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun St ain es,Wok.,an dWok Stockton & Darlington] Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do Pref. No. 1 [Ulster Do. Do. Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland -Oxford' Do Newportl Do Hereford 46 47 42 44 87 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasin g g Closingri Businessuo --- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead.. Buckingh mq_nre. Chester &II olyhead lOO Do 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon .. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.1.L&E.0 E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,llarwichSlis all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 .. • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dre:t . . 100 Cledon • .. .. Gloster &Dean Forest, all Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 1 110 112 Do. halves • Do. quarters : all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle' 100 Ln.&N.WI99 202 Lon. and Chat Ext. BI 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per *** ! all D 0... •• • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all Do ....... 20 22 Do.W i, . Ext. A, 44 pc. j all Do 8 0 London & Greenwich, 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen '• , 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.& S.. - I •siend' 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. I p 0..1 100 Norfolk Do IN per cent , 100 Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5 qua. 5 per cent... ' s ' 6 ' E Counts. p 1 p Pm Northn.&EaB tn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent ... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c...: all Do. N. Eastn--Hartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber . .. North Western Not. Gran. El. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 924 93i W&N.W 1 , Preston and Wyre. t i all I tL y k 144 46 Do. 4 shares A. all 'Do. ••• • . 1 .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt.North . . l l3s 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 ' Do. Do. 1 3 .. 1 1 f4P South Staffordshire 1 100 Ln.&N.W .. .. I Wilts and Somerset. 100 'Gt. West. 93 95 911 Wimbledn t Croydon; all L.&l3rgtn 1 si 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 I Brie. & Exet. 4p. c. st„ 1 Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 1 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per ctnt.... F Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. Do, Ist Class Pref. E. Angn. Class A. 5 p. c. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 I 'Do No. 2 1 Do. new 6 p. c. st 1 Eastern Union, 4 p. C Do. 5 p. o. guar 1 Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares I Do. I p. c. auar. S. & u S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. Do. 41 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 4i p. Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. Irredeem. 4 p. Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock .. Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. 9toC'i; Do.Barnstst.£s 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.).. Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. d 0...... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c.st.(div.def.lil'6s Lon.Cha.t&Dov. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. st., late 3d shares .... Londony. & Ennis.lshs Man. Sh. & Lin. S per ct. Do. £6 . 94 96 20 21 6 6a 04 106 ,09 111 tOB 110 127 129 84 86 Do. 3i per cent. ........ 1 Do. redeem. 6 percent... arort & Carl. 4 pr. c. yp Do. 44 per cent ........ Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 1 Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p.c. pref. at. rdem I Do. 4i p.c. irredeemable I Do. 45 per cent . Do.Leic. andHit4per Ct 1 Norfik. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 1 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 1 Do.sWay.Vallilx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New iiva. 5 percent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44 pr. eV; redeemable) Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pret Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. , - Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Eastern 3 4 P. c. pref. stock.. .. 1 12o.Aberdeen,g-na.gp...el 1)0 . 7 p, C. pref, stock South Devon, A nn 108 e_?ent Do. Fixed 4 South Easter n Ann., . "ng Do. 4‘i per cent“....... Do, Fixed 44 per *** South Wales, gua. cent Do. 44 per cent .. Do. do. 1859, Db. 5 per cent ........ S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. sp. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.„ Do. B 6 p. c... Do. C 6 p. c... \ - sratrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c. Mid. D -Oxf Ist o. 2d do gua stk Do. Newport 5 p.c. pl.re d. c. pf. 1866 Do. Perpet.6p Do. till 18a 10 112 90 92 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 78 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 [3B 140 102 101 115 117 115 117 135 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 X9l 95 124 126 08 70 m tipm' 3i 140 03 105 94 96 10 112 LOB 110 1 16pm 101 103 1 96 98 li i d ar p p 22i 23i 35 140 10 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 86 90 28 9 1 2 % p 33 34 33 34 42 45 126 127 120 125 102 104 122 124 119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I (2a n lB . G n o - r 5 . 2 6 p .. . a . .. Do 6p. cerit.lB B3-,1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. Am.; Do. 6 p. c. Mar. ,4z Sept.; Do. 5 per cent . : Do. Inscribed stock . Cape G.II ope, 6 p c,1873; Do.Ap & Oct. 1880, Do. 18901 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 ; 'Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c, N. li.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&July bo. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct.! N. S. W. G ov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 P. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 & upwdg ,New Zealand 6 p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7a& up I Vit.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July I Do. do. 6 p.o. 110 112 1 100 i . 100 i 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ; - 100 .103 1 08 9 100 ' - 100 11001 i 1011 100 190 100 100 9S 99 100 1109 111 ;108 110 to 1,0 'lOl4 102 100 101 1 09 111 110 112 .1.11 113 112 114 IGO 109 111 100 110 100 168 110 1 100 Lima log 1101 110 1011 i Share' 13.14 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 19.16.4 1 10.6 THE'STJI 4 I, 4 9.4ONDON, TETESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1862. POLICE-THIS DAY. THIS DAY. (Br ELECTIC TELEGRAPH.) CLOSE OF THE POLL• White .... Talbot .... • 229 • 219 Majority Town excited, but peaceable. PRIVATE BUSINESS. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. The St. Thomas's Hospital, Daventry Railway, Mary port and Carlisle Railway, Tewkesbury and Malvern Rail way, Wem and Bronygarth Roads, Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway (further provisions), Scottish Northern Junction, and Hull South Bridge bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Dovey Reclamation, Weymouth and Portland Rail way and Extension to Harbour, and the St. Giles-in-the- Fields Disused Burial Ground Bills were read a third time and passed. THE SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM brought the subject of the treaty with America for the suppression of the slave trade under the attention of their lordships, In reply to which Earl RUSSELL promised to make a statement on the matter on Friday next. 'ACT OF UNIFORMITY AMENDMENT BILL. Lord EBURY rose to move the second reading of this bill, which he considered one of great importance. He commenced by referring to steps he had taken on a former occasion to obtain a royal commission to consider the changes necessary in the liturgy, which for a period of two centuries had remained without alteration or modification. On the first night of the session he intrcduced two bills on the subject of the form of religious worship, but as they had been withdrawn he would not then make further reference than to say that at the proper time he should be perfectly ready to defend them. He was also fully aware of the extreme difficulty and delicacy that surrounded the present subject, especially as the terms of the Act of Uniformity had remained so long without alteration. According to the act as it at present stood, every clergyman appointed to a benefice was called upon to make a subscrip tion that he would conform to the liturgy, and that he accepted everything contained in the Book of Commcn Prayer. Even with respect to the pre sent translation of the Bible, he thought that such a declaration was too rigid, but with respect to the Book of Common Prayer, he was convinced that if the act had to be passed over again not one of their lordships would be found to vindicate such an enactment. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Andover and Redbridge Railway—Liverpool Corporation Water—North-Eastern Railway (Team Valley Extension) —Salford Improvement—Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway —and Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading : —Aberdeen Police, Water, &c.— Glasgow Police—Mid Wales Railway (Deviations, &c.)—Tupton and Ashover and. Birken Lane Roads—Wellington and Cheshire Junction Railway—and West Riding, Hull, and Grimsby Railway. The Liverpool Fire Prevention Acts Amendment Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of the bill for superannuation allowance to poor law officers; in favour of the bill for the prevention of fires; for a reform of the Irish Poor-law, in favour of the Irish Fisheries Bill, in favour of au alteration of the present mode of licensing Public Houses, &c. TH PRESIDENCY OF MADRAS. Mr. 11. BAILLIE presented a petition signed by 15,000 inhabitants of the presidency of Madras, complaining that the promises held out when her Majesty assumed the ducal Government of the Empire of India had not been fulfilled. The petition drew attention particularly to the injustice which it was alleged the Nawab of the Catnatic had been treated. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that on that day month he would submit a resolution to the house on the subject of education in Ireland. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. Mr. WHALLEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether be was prepared to give effect to the recommenda tion in that part of the report of the commissioners ap pointed, in the year 1853, to inquire into the manage ment and government of the College of Maynooth, that " a calendar be annually publishd by the college, stating the names of the several students who have left the college after the completion of the course, and their respective destinations ; its alumni at the time alive, and the places in which they were severally performing their functions." Sir It. PEEL said that he was not then prepared to state whether he would give effect to the recommendations in question, but he did not see why the College of Maynooth should not publish a calendar similar to that of the univer sities of Oxford and Cambridge. THE DEFENCE COMMISSIONERS. In reply to Mr. GREGORY, Lord C. PAGET said that in the absence of the Secre tary of War, he could not state when the evidence taken by those commissioners would be laid on the table. PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. Sir H. CAIRNS moved that an humble address be pre • sented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to issue a commission to inquire into the working of the law relative to letters patent tor inventions. He said that this was a subject of more importance than might at first be considered, and there was no less than 14,000 patents in existence. It was most desirable that every encourage • ment should be extended to inventors by the Government of this country, in order to promote discoveries in science and arts. He considered that the mode of encouragement should be as analogous as possible to the plan of giving an interest to inventors for a certain number of years in their inventions. Having adverted to the alteration in the patent laws of 1852, he said there were three grounds of objection to the present state of the law in reference to patents. It was alleged first that too great facilities were offered for taking out letters patent, which led to the multiplication of worthless and trivial patents which operated injuriously in a commercial point of view. The second objection was, that the cost of patents was too large, and the third complaint was that the tribunal before which patent cases were tried was very expensive and un satisfactory from the want of knowledge of such tribunals. He referred to France and the United States of America, which he contended exhibited a more healthy state in regard to patents than this country. The patents granted in this country annually were about 3,000, while in France they were from 4,000 to 5,000, and in the United States about 5,000. He argued that there should be considerable facilities afforded to inventors, notwithstanding the ob jections that were urged against the adoption of such a course of policy. He alluded to the different inventions which had been made in science and art within the last century, which to some extent was attributable to the en couragement afforded to patents. In his opinion, what was required was a short and inexpensive mode of investigating the merits of any invention, and calling in and cancelling those patents which had been granted without just ground. He contended that the point to be discussed was the amount of the sum that should be fixed for the price of a patent, which would be sufficiently large to deter worthless in ventions, but not so large as to operate in restricting bonafide and valuable inventions. Having called some cases to show the expenses that were incident to the litigation arising out of patent cases, which in the instance of proceedings arising out of an invention for capsuling bottles cost the parties £24,870. There conld be no doubt that ordinary juries were very often incompetent to arrive at a correct conclusion in respect to disputed patent cases. In order to remedy this defect it had been suggested that a jury formed of experts should be constituted to try cases of this character, but he confessed that he was not satisfied as to such a solution of the difficulty. Again, it had been suggested that a jury of three or tour persons of scientific attainments, and with minds sufficiently trained to enable them to direct their intelligence to considering questions that might arise, should be appointed with the assistance of S judge, to determine any questions arising out of patents. He thought that the subject was one that required very grave consideration, and he contended that beneficial results would necessarily follow from the appoint ment of the commission for which he moved. Lord STANLEY seconded the motion, and argued that the object proposed would be effected best by allowing patents to be obtained at an inexpensive cost. [LEFT SFEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE.—(ThaI Evening.) THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, MAY 26. The Queen has directed letters patent to be passed, in the name and on behalf of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, appointing Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beau mont Phipps, K.C.8., Receiver-General of his Royal Highness in respect of his Duchy of Cornwall. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Randal Callender, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at St. Cathe rine's, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rhodes. CRO WN OFFICE, MAY 27. Michael William O'Brien, of Lincoln's Tnn, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., and Frederick Lowten Spinks, of the Inner Temple, London, Esq., were on the 13th day of this instant month of May, severally called to the degree of a Sergeant-at-Law, by writ, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 27, 4th Regiment of Hussars —Henry Hyatt Collings, G to belCornet, by purchase, vice Charles H. Hignett, appo i n t me nt as stated in the " Gazette" of the 22d whoseAi, 1862, has been cancelled. 19th Hussars — G eorge Couch, Gent to be Riding 20t h H u ssars —Staff-Sergeant Major James Edward A rdN l V a Willis, from the Cav alr y De p ot, Maidstone, to be Ridin g Master. Grenadier Guards—Lord Claud John Hamilton to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vic e Vi scoun t Hinchingbrook, promoted. Coldstr2nra Guards—The Christian names of Ensign and Lieutenant Lord Wallscourt are Erroll Augustus Joseph Henry, and not Joseph Blake, as hitherto stated. Ist Regiment of Foot—Suigeon Charles Bush Hearn, hav ing completed twenty years full-pay service, to be Sur geon-Major, under the provisions of the royal warrant of Ist October, 1858. 2d Foot--Lieut. James M'Gillicuddy Magill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stanhope L. Douglas Willan, who re tires. Ensign Francis Charles Murhall Griffith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Magill. George Arthur Scott, Gent., lat e Lieutenant, Wicklow Rifles Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Griffith. Bth Foot—Lieut. A r th ur Holden Turner, from the 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cook, w ho exchanges. 10th Foot—Lieut, Philip Wride Matthews w be Captain' BRITISH POSSESSIONS RailwOys. 0 !Atlantic &St Lawrence '.3hare IDorn,liaroda,tt.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. . !oa ißuffalo and LaKC Huron 20i Do. New 10 Do. Preferauce )0 ( Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 18% )0 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )0 1)o. Jun, 1 h+7 , l 3t ClCTllta.k•S.Elvt-0.( , :1,th ) ;t ClapeTown & Dock Seri) IDemerara.. ....... .)ck ( Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c )ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. o. !O Do. do. G Ext..... )ck Grand Trunk of Canada )0 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. 10 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per Ct.. 10 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. )0 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. )0 Do. do. 1867.. )0 Do. do. 1872.. )ck G t.lncliaPenin.gua.sp.c :0 Do. New gua. 5 p. e... )ck Gt. South.of India (Lfm . _ guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer zoi Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... [OO • Do. - 1878 Sladrms guar., 5 p. c. ek Do. 41 p. 0. Extension , ek Do. 45 d 0... Eck Nielb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds Newßr unswiek Candy Ry. &L an d(Lim. )g. 6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do ii) Do. do. B Capital do. ~ Do. do. Land do. - N. Rl.C'da 6pc Ist pf bds l °ea Scinde ...... .• • • 4 ..; !O Do. Punjaub .... zs ,T, ,0 Do. Do. —.... .. ca c. )ck Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,,g LO Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. FOREIGN l 0 Algerian ,0 Antwerp & Rotterdam !O Ardenne5.............. 10 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rail )0 Copiapo ............... • 10 Ditto Extension .... 10 Dutch Rhenish . 10 Eastern of France 10 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. 10 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... 10 Italian Junction 10 Lyons & Geneva 10 Namur & Liege 10 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ [ 6 N orthern of France.... [8 Do. New Shares LO Norwegian Trunk Pref. 10 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aide) 10 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. 10 Paris & 0r1ean5........ 10 {Recife & S. Fran. (Peril) gua. 7. et. lira.- 10 Riga & liunaburg...... 10 Royal Danish. • ........ 5 Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 10 Sambre & Meuse ...... 10 Do. 55 per tent. Pref..... 20 San Paulo, lira, g. 7p. c. 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetia 20 IS. East Portugal 7 p ct. 20 ;Southern of France.... 8/ West Ftandera ...... 10 Do. 5i pO. Preference.. 28 W. & N.W. of France .. PREFERENCE SHJ Dividends contingent on the Paid all 100 Closing I Price. ;,65 - 19 .7; 104 10:4 51 54.1 8i 9 81 85 79 83 78 E 2 102 108 103 101 1024 1034 1044 105 1 24 25 66 69 57 60 36 38 43 .46 35 38 36 37 102; IC•3 P 102 103 14- 121 8,1. 7k 97 100 93 95 9g 95 1011 1026 94 - 96 91 93 5 7 100 /100 15 all 100 AIL 4 6 85 88 103 iu4 20;I 1) 204 4,9 100 I d IVAYS ei 7i -P 1 1} 1 1i 11 1z 4i 4 11 z : 2 23 14,1 15 8i 8 20 21 414 121 8 10 8 7 431 l4i 51 63 4i 4 i 15 16 11 12 94 91 3 ! Pm P 71 33i 34i 7f 10 11 22 23 AND ST of each a, It liCaledon. £lO Gua. Stk 103 105 :0 Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp it *E. Anglian, clap, 6 p.c. „ t * Do. ClsC, 7 p.o. it Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.o. it Lond'n, Bri,g'tn, &c., 4i per cent.... lB5B 100 it Do. do. 4 per ct 1860 100 tt Do. do. 4i per ct 1861 100 5 Do. do. 4 , per ct 1861 31 10 Lon. & Chat'ai, Dletrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c.... ... 1 7i t Lon. &S.Wcstern 4 - t ; p.c. 100 10 North British £lO ua. all 120 121 131 131 80 b 2 103 105 92 95 •103 105 i d pr 102 101 Shares, 1861 i ;t *ScottlshCentral 4i p.c 100 irred. pret. I 10 ,S. -Eastern 4i p.c. 1859 1 all 10 iDe. 5 P.C. June i s6l (rd ) 5 LO t Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd ) 31 oi 10 tpm , liven halt- . subsequen' * Failure of full dividends in any made good out of the profits of any BRITISH. MINES. Altred Consols(Phßack) 3.9.3 i 1 British iron Clifford nil 29 11 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 445 465 East Bassett (Illogan) , 30 45 47 East Caradon ?.14.6 42 43 421 - East Carn 8rea......... 3.0.0 175 175 171 6 I E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)i 7.10.1 24 3 GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen.) , 565 16 18 -6. Great South Tolgus 1 17s 44 5 54/ G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack) - G. Wheal Vor (Helston); 40 61 7 Grenville ....... 04 7 Herod's-Foot 8.12 41 43 ilingston Downs 4.14 21 21 Lady Bertha Margaret (Gny Lelant) 91 45 47 Mark e Valley.. 2 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim.) / 2 1 North Downs 2l 35 41 North Franceg (Mogan) 12.3 Baseet(lllo.fan) 2.3 0 31 44 45 North Wheal Crotty 2.2.9 3 3! Par Consols (St. Blazey)i 15 55 65 20 Providence(thwLelnt.) 10.6.7 40 42 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) , 15 340 '45 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. t 5.11.6 35 P.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 . .‘ 100 165 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.4sLead Min ; 46 15 11 10 Tin Crolt 9 115 12 West Basset (Illoaan) 1 15 12 13 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 34 36 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 92 975 Wheal Buller(Redruth) l 5 40 50 WIR,dI Edward (Cals.); 7) 1) 14 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 105 115 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 14 16 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 14 16 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAocord Copper,Lim all 5 1 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all 4 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 1 die. 40 Cobre Copper all 25 29 20 Copiapo 2 Capula Silver los. d 4pm 1 Dunllloun.Cop.Minvr.Co ail 1 15p 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 5 4 11 2 Fortune. 20 General all 22 24 2 Clt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 15 4 4 d 15 l[apunda (Limited) I t I p I Linares all 7 75 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d 4pm 1 Aariqui Fa all 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 5 5 ds 20 i'ontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 1 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 5 5 k pm 14 1 icottish Austen. (L.) lOB. 11 l 4 pm 20 St. John del Rey (L.).... 15 58 80 586 28.2.85 United Mexican all 65 71 75 1 Worthing (Limited).... all 1 DOCKS. stock Commercial 1100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min 100 stock !East and West India I 100 127 129 128 stock IJ.ondon ~.... 100 54 58 stook ISt. Katharine. lOO 57 59 stock Southampton lOO !Lek Victoria ........ 100 98 100 20 IT). New . _ 2 Ad nar ' 98 100 id par -year not to be A half year. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService 11) 6O 88 90 89 40 Australasia all e 4 gg 25 , Bank of Egypt all 221 al 100 !Bank of London 60 Illritish North American ail 54 ,- 36 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &e. all 191 201 25 Ch.lBler. of In. ion.& Ch. • all 34 35 100 City 100 Colonial . . 25 s 9 "40 .80 , 11 ; Coin. Bank of Canada.. ,- all . -!•1 --- -, 20 , Eng., Scot., lz Aus. Ch.. all 181 19 • 20 ,, Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all '- - . 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 20 I Do. new all 255 /51 50 London i and County 50 I London Joint Stock 20 ILondon and S.Airioan„ 10 4d_ ;pm' 91 100 (London & Westminster 20 795 805 . 100 Metrop. lir Provinl. Bnkl 10 I id f p 100 Nat. I'rov. of England 42 - 152 20 , Do. new . . ... . . ... •-• • I 12 - - 47 50 I National ?Sank ..... - - 20 New South Wales all 39 41 25 ; Orient. B. Corporation 20 . Ottoman Bank 100 I Provincial of Ireland 10 I Do. new all -- - 25 South Australia •., „ ' all 136 28 25 Union of Australia 50 Uni,ui of London 100 Unity blutual. - - MISCELLANEOUS,__ 10 I Anglo-51exican Mint .. all 18 19 10 I Atlantic B. 511. Stm (1(1)1 all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Ag - riculturall 19 24 26 10 ;Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 ' Berlin Water (Limited) ail 4} 5 1 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lini.) all 25 10 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 321 Canada Land all 110 114 10 , China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 2i st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. al 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent all 12 15 st. Crystal Palace at. ' Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 1108 10 E.lndia & Lot. Ship A 7 3 /4 15 Do. B 7 3 /4 20 E.lndiairrign. & Canal 1 par }pm St. Electric Telegraph 100 99 102 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 2 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 26 27 1 Great Slip Limited) all / 1 Do 17} pct Preference all / 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.), 4i 31 31 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1/ 1 3 / 4 1/ 20 Madras Trr. and Canal.. I 1 2/ 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3/ 4 3 / 4 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Die. Co. (Lim.) 5 lip 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id 11p 16 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.atl dis all / 1} 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 12 14 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ; 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all II 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all it it 10 n S . t T e e a l m ,g ( . L 4 im.) all 6 7 asto Pee l ß.Lnd.&Min.(Lirn) 100 56 58 50 Pen , ti ;Autee O us; r sii i tn e sr:r n atiele t nil a aav l mn. Steam all 870 f9} T i ip.c. all:i 1 1 8 0 1 1 1 9 2 i 41! 25 R ta i l o Y d rn a le e y ir loreio ntey g) im • d 0. .,, aa a all l .ll l l 2176 4 : 21 6 96 100 1 Ito D y o a . i et. Scot 1.2 DTeol.edgro.aplthegit:tin. 25 ;South Inv.( Lim.) im Land. l a a 6 o l l 0 01 1 135 44 3 2 : 140 55 3 4 41 5 1 'Submarine Scrip all (La (L ) 1 I pr 10 o, 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasta(lim)lst is. 20 Tr..t Ln.Co. of Upr.C an. I i d P r 5 U. K' dom Tel. Co. (11m.) 1 5 l it 100 Van Diemen i e , 9 10 Business don,, 103 21 104 3i 104 i 5 41 24} 4 67 8 103 2i 102 102 95k 0 5 MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.— FORTUNATE CAPTURE.—John. Williams and John Carter (the latter of whom was only discharged yesterday owing to the absence of the prosecutor, a foreigner, who had been robbed of a watch, and who was then told by the magis trate that ho had had a lucky escape) were charged with attempting to rob Mr. Henry William Hayes, auctioneer and house agent, of No. 4, Great Marlborough-street. The prisoners are a couple of determined fellows, and it is a most fortunate thing they have been captured. Mr. Hayes was walking alp /tag Long-acre, at two this morning, when the prisoners, accompanied by two females, walked up to him, and Williams put his hand on his (Mr. Hayes') waistcoat pocket twice. He pushed Williams away twice, and was walking away, when he received a blow on the neck from Carter, and at the same time felt his hand in his coat pocket. Believing that the prisoners from the first meant to rob him, he turned round and knocked Carter down. He (Mr. Hayes) then walked on into St. Martin's-lane, all of them surrounding him. The prisoners attacked him, and he defended himself till the police came up, when he gave them into custody. Mr. Wm. Tijon, mechanical engineeer, Bridge-street, Westminster, corroborated a portion of Mr. Hayes's evidence. Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said .both prisoners had repeatedly been convicted. The prisoners were fully commi , ted for trial DRENCHING A SHOPMATE.—OUTRAGEOUS PROCEED ING.—WiIIiam Glendon, a workman in the employ of Messrs. Edwards, tailors, Hanover-street, Bond-street, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the complaint of Osmond Locke, a young man, living at 25, Wilton-terrace, Pimlico, also a workman in the same employ. . Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the complainant, and in opening the case said his client had to complain of an assault of the most outra geous description. The defendant and his companions had thought proper to make a law of their own in order to coerce their fellow-workmen. The complainant had been in the employ of Messrs. Edwards, respectable tailors, in Hanover-street, for some years, and went to his work on the day of the assault as usual, and continued to work for some hours, when he was requested by the defendant to send for a gallon of ale, and on the complainant's refusal the defendant said that, if he did not, he should put him under the water butt. The complainant refusing to comply with the extortionate demand, the defendant and four or five others dragged the complainant down stairs, and placed him under the water tap, and there held him till he was thoroughly drenched, and in consequence the complainant had been under medical care. In addition to this the complainant had to leave his situation owing to the threats of the defendant. He (Mr. Lewis) felt it a case in which he must ask for a severe punishment. The complainant corroborated his advocate's statement, and said that being in a state of perspiration at the time he had been very unwell, and obliged to seek medical assis tance. _ In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said he was kept under the tap three minutes. A witness corroborated a portion of complainant's evi- dente. The defendant said that only a small quantity of water was thrown on the complainant. The object they had in view was to enforce more cleanliness in the workshop than hitherto, the complainant not having put on a clean shirt. . „ The defendant's statement was denied, and Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 40s. and costs, remarking that it was an outrageous affair. THAMES, THIS DAY. AN UNPROVON.ED ASSAULT-Mr. John Shoubrale, a cab proprietor, was charged before Mr. Woolrych With annoying the hackney coach attendant, at the cab stand, High-street, Whitechapel. Mr, Wontner was en g a g ed for the prisoner. P o li ce Constable Browning, H 132, said that on the pre vious afternoon he was called to the assistance of the hackney nigh-street, White chapel. He preventing the attendant m went pursuing Witness spoke to him, and told cabfrfrom attendant, there a h t thed calling. f c o a u b n d s td , m he away.h w i i m tne h s e s w tHo a oo s k doing h im refused. t v o e t r h y ends wrong,station-house. on continued the annoyance, -house. and that he had better go Mr. Wontner asked the witness if the prisoner offered any resistance to him ? The witness stated that the prisoner remarked, " I will not go away for such a - fool as y o u, ,, Mr. Wontner, in his cross examination, wished to show that the prisoner was violently assaulted at the station house, but this was denied. Mr. Wontner stated that there was An ill will on the part of the attendant against his client, and that there was no ground for the charge. The prisoner was discharged. VIOLANT ASSAULT BY A FEMALE ON A CHILD.— Catheiine Crawley alias Driscoll,l well-known to the police for her pugilistic powers, was charged with a violent assault on a little girl named Anne Sullivan, at a public house in Well-street, St. George-in-the-East. The complainant, whose face exhibited marks of the pri soner's violence, said that she saw the prisoner striking a friend of her mother's. She went and told her mother. On her (complainant's) retarn the prisoner struck her and took up a quart pot, She was prevented by several persons from striking her with it. She was sent to prison for 10 days. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May 27.—Wind this day at boon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. OFF PLYMOUTH', May 26.—Arrived—Tiptree, from Sydney ; Heinrich, from Maracaibo for Hamburg ; Goulam, from Adelaide; Maynard, and Sarah Black, from Algoa Bay. OFF SEAFORD, May 26. L--Wind W.—Arrived—Anglo- Saxon, from London for Shanghai. QuEENsToIvN, May 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Regatta, from Monte Video, and sailed for Liverpool ; Glannine, from Barbadoes. SWANSEA, May 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dorset shire, irom Cuba. OFF QUEENSTOWN, May 26. Arrived America. steamer, from Boston; Gardena, from Monte Video, for Liverpool; Annie, from Monte Video, for Plymouth. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Lady Constance, from Sunderland ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Clements, from Cherbourg. Sailed—Mary Lloyd, for Seeking. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, May 26—Sampson, from Dantaic, for London; Lord Rollo, Jessie, Margaret and Elizabeth, Elizabeth, from Dantsic ; Main, from St. Melo ; Jane, and Anion, from Lieuskel ; Jane Cameron, and Laura, from Konigsberg ; Prospero, from Grenada; Annia Henrietta, from Aalborg; Falcke, from Torsund • Ottoman, from Memel. Arrived, May 27—Phantom, from Boulogne.. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Richard Thornton, from the Mauritius ; Queen of Ava, from Pondicherry; Henrietta, schooner, from the west—all for London ; Jessie of Northampton, from the west, for tlia north. Anchored—Mag,na Bona, from London, for Kurrachee ; West Australia, from London, for Swan River. WILL CO7'ION COME FROM THE SOUTH? The belief in this country appears to be that the successes of the Federal arms in the Southern States will not lead to any material or early increase in the supply of cotton, accompanied as those successes are by a wholesale system of cotton-burning by the Confederates themselves. It is only by a collation of the very conflicting accounts received from the spot that truth can be elicited. We therefore give below an extract of a late number of the Union, a journal published at Nashville, Tennessee,where the Federal authority has recently been re-established. Our readers must make such allowance as they may deem requisite for the bias of the local reporter : There is a great briskness in the cotton market at this point. Loads are constantly passing through the city on their way to the river. One boat, the day before yesterday, left with some 200 bales. Buyers are scouring the country in all directions, as far as the protection of the Union lines extends, and even further. The planters are acting like men of practical sense, and are quick - to trade. Good mid dling readily brings 16 to 17 cents in specie or United States Treasury notes, and 22 to 25 cents in current Tennessee paper. There is no holding back on the part of the planters. They all fully appre ciate the immense benefits which reviving trade will scatter over an almost bankrupt country. One thing has forced itself upon the minds of those even who were unwilling at first to admit the fact—inter ference with private property, / which has not been included in the rebellion, will not be made by Union troops. All parties now feel secure in this a . Irom the respect. Our friends abroad may hail this as a sign o f reviving commerce in Nashville.— from Money Market Review. THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION. —According to information which we receive from a good channel we can give the important fact to our readers that next month will witness an assembly of Plenipotentiaries of different German States at Vienna, in order to deliberate on the project of a reform of the Confederation. The objects of their delibera t i ons will be, first, the convocation of delegates of the Ger man Constitutional Chambers, with a View to a general l eg i s l a tion for Germany; secondly, execu tive power; and thirdly, a Supreme Federal Cou rt of Arbitration,—Court Journal, the composition of an Bt, 211 li 50L 5i 11 1111 15 1081 8 I et et et , et 93 it i 9941 81 128 k a p 72Z } 97j i f 55,1 132 3 72i I 45 47 35 37 831 84 66 68 99 101 6 7 371381' ei 8 i P 6 61 p 145 147 55i 564 2f 34 __* dap 88 - 92 130 135 61 61 831 i 100 100 100 all all 981 1 1 110 k ion i i i all all alI all .RE S Prof! 100 all 100 100 100 171 f 14/ 15 'OCKS parate Year. by purchase, vice John Grahame, who retires. Lieut. Herman Wayne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry Henderson, who retires. Ensign Henry P. Bluett to be Lieutenant, by purchase,vice Matthews. Ensign Henry Masters . Sproule to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wayne; Richard Stephen Burgess, Gent., to be En by purchase, vice Bluett; Charles Knatchbull, Gent.' to be En s i gn , by pu r chase, vice Sproule. 14th Foot—Lieutenant George J. Newman Beamish to be Captain, by pu rc h ase , v i ce Willi am R usse ll Russell, who retires;" Ensign John Lawrence to be Lieutenant, by L ei i l e att ut t er oh n n t John do j n o a s Macdonald, who Grierwhh resigns to be A t d h j a u t t an a p t • pointrnent. 16th Foot—Lieutenant George Palmer L o c kw oo d to b e Captain, by purchase, vice Christopher James Magnay, who retires ; Ensign Edward Daly " to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lockwood. 18th Foot—Captain"George Joy, from the 59th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hotham, who exchanges. 20th Foot—Lieutenant William Glencross to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John Armstrong, promoted, without u chase, to an Unattached Company; Ensign Tho p ma r s - Alfrea Davies to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Archdall, deceased. 24th Foot —Ensign Samuel Gun Raymond, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Ensign, vice Magill, promoted. 25th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Arnold David Saportas, from the Royal Military College, to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Binny Douglas, whose appointment on the Ist April, 1862, has been cancelled. 27th Foot—Ensign James Mortimer Vernon Cotton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robert Lloyd, who retires; Albert Grant Dunn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, ice Cotton ; Robert William B ro wnrigg, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dunn, appointed to the hur Thomon 100th Foot ; Staff Surgeon William Art M. 8., to be Sure-eon u , vice George Peacocke, M.D ~s ap , pointed to the Staff. 28th Foot—Lieut. Arthur Cook, from the Bth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Turner, who exchanges. 41st Foot—Ensign Arthur Gray to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Henry James Nolan, who retires; Francis David Webb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gray. 48th Foot—Ensiem. Charles W. Hume to be Lieutenant , by I purchase, vice Rawlings, promoted; Harvey C. Tyron, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hume; Alfred 11. C. Lynch, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tudor, promoted. 51st Foot—Lieut. Arthur W. C. Read to be Captain, by purchase, vice Martin Budd Lewin, who retires ; Ensign Arthur Shaen Carter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Read ; Ensign Robert C. Gracile, from the 66th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Carter. 53d Foot—Ensign Charles H. Bonney to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Pye, who retires. 58th Foot—Captain Henry George Charles Burningham to be Major, by purchase, vice Leslie Jenkins Thompson, who retires ; Captain Henry Turner, from the 70th Foot, to be Captain, vice Tighe, who exchanges; Lieutenant George Onslow to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bur ningham ; Ensign Henry Thomas Butler to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Onslow ; William Henry Bameby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Butler. 59th Foot—Captain Charles Hotham, from the 18th Foot, to be Captain, vice Joy, who exchanges. 61st Foot—Redmund Uniacke Somerville, Gent., late En sign Lincoln Militia, to be Ensign, by pu rchase, vice John Robert Cockle, who retires. 66th Foot—Thomas Eales Soady, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grreme, appointed to the 51st Foot. 70th Foot—Captain John Augustus Tighe, from the 58th Foot, to be Captain, vice Turner, who exchanges. 75th Foot—Major Richard Roundell Currer, from the 96th Foot, to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Mellen, C. 8., who exchanges. 78th Foot—Surgeon Joseph Jee, C. 8,, having completed a period of twenty years full-pay service, to be Surgeon- Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of the Ist October, 1858. 82d Foot—Captain John Briggs, from half-pay, late Mili tary Train, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Jarvis ap pointed Adjutant to the Staff College. 87th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Howard Southey, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Benja min D'Urban Musgrave, who exchanges. 95th Foot—Ensign Arnold David Saportas, from the 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Golding, promoted. 96th Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel William Campbell Mellen, C. 8., from the 75th Foot, to be Major, vice Currer, who exchanges ; Arthur Francis Lamb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James Moubray, who retires. 100th Foot—Ensign Albert Grant Dunn, from the 27th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Baldwin, deceased. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Benjamin D'Urban Musgrave, from the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Arthur Howard Southey, who exchanges. Cape Mounted Riflemen —James O'Brien Drury, Gent., ' to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Raymond, removed to the 24th Foot. Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Lieutenant John J, Mathew to be Captain, without purchase, vice Alexander M‘Leod, who retires upon half-pay ; Ensign Thomas Howard M‘Dougall Murray to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mathew; Robert Knapp Barrow, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Murray. UNATTACHED—Lieut. John Armstrong, from the 20th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. STAFF—Major and Brevet Lieut.-Col. John Miller, half pay Unattached, to be Fort Major at Gravesend and Til bury Fort, vice Capt. and Brevet. Col. Thos. Kelly, half pay Cheshire Regiment, promoted tp the rank of Major- . _ - General. _ MED , CAL DEPARTMENT. Surgeon George Peacock°, M.D., from the 27th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon, vice W. A. Thompson, M. 8., appointed to the 27th Foot. William Nelson Duggan, M.D., to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon. BREVET. Lieutenant-Col ,nel Robert Murray Curry retired upon full-pay, of the Royal Marines, to have the honorary rank of Colonel under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 13th November, 1858. Paymaster William Edmund Adams, 31st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of 27th January, 1860. BANKRUPTS. Henri Truyan, importer, Lawrence Pountney-lane Thomas Robert Hasdell, gunmaker, Strand Itic•aard Dover, accountant, Hammersmith Thomas Scott, timber merchant, Lambeth John Patrick Furguson, pilot, Gravesend William B ran chflower, silk manufacturer, Bethnal-green William Hutchins, horse agent, Curtain-road George Hutley Stabbing, farmer, Easthorpo Eli Read, bonnet maker, Hackney- road Henry Cohn, compositor, Stamford-st., Blackfriars-road Robert Case, dealer in oils, Old Kent-road Thom is Bell, butcher, Oxford-street John White, bootmaker, Upper Norwood Joseph Smith, carman, Bishopsgate Robert Eden, brewer, Birmingham Richd. Bell, china manufacturer, Longton, Staffordshire Thos. H. W. Croft, surgeon, Snitterfield, Warwickshire Edmund Millward, coach body maker, Biggleswede William Hanstock, journeyman printer, Chesterfield Philip Jordan, baker, Edenbridge Thomas Mason, tailor, Bricigenorth, Salop Thomas Binham, licensed victualler, Warwick Robert John Barnard, innkeeper, East Harling, Norfolk John Monks, brickmaker, Leeds Samuel Jones, currier, Walsall, Staffordshire] William Simpson, brass caster, Birmingham Thomas Blakoe, victualler. Birmingham Henry Parker, shoemaker, Leicester James Henry Thacker, hair dresser, Nottingham Andrew Ford, coachbuilder, Nottingham William Cook, joiner, York William Allen, screw and rivet maker, Birmingham Thomas Barnwell, Birmingham John Charlesworth, builder, Mansfield, Nottingham Frederick Cooper, boot maker, Bristol George H. Corbett, master mariner, Liverpool Henry Southam, wine merchant, Ardwick, Lancashire William Bridge, grocer, Newton, Lancashire Thomas Goulden, coal dealer, Ardwick, Lancashire Benjamin Dimmock, miner, New Town, Staffordshire James Richardson, wool sorter, Batley, Yorkshire William Boulton, glove manufacturer, Westbury, Wilts John Breeze, boot and shoe maker, Pontesbury, Salop Edward Stallard, general dealer, Sheet, Hampshire Thomas Britton, plumber, Leeds Elijah Bottomley, stuff manufacturer, North Bierley, Yorkshire Richard Rogers, innkeeper, Welshpool ThomasJosephMorgan, A mory jfoairnnerre,r,L=sotoonl -common , Cheshire Thomas C. Oakes, brewer, Newcastle -on - Tyn e James Burman, North Shields Wm. Mayhollam, grocer, Cockermouth Henry Beedle,plasterer, Union-road, ,Newington, Surrey Joseph Douglass, watchmak er, Haslemere Richard Burdett, painter, Seymour-place, Bryanston.- square Thomas Hazard, printer, ; Garlick-hill, Lower Thames • street John Lambert, baker, Commercial-place, Plough-road, Rotherhite Charles Coleman, carpenter, Wallgrave terrace, Earl's illt,a s ff l Staffordshire court, Kensington Charles Selson Davis, bookbinder, Banner-stied, S. Luke's Charles Curtis, edging tool manufacturer, Kirby-st ree t , Hatton-garden Wm. Black, builder, Charles - street, Holloway Richard Ashton, butcher , 'Wigan H Th u o g m h as sk ß el o t b o i n n , s h on ay , m d i e l a le le r r , , B G u e r i s d le e m nh , Hyde, e, Cheshire J a mes Lees, cotton manufacturer, H Edward Sibbick Prauguall, br ewer, John Foreman and William Raw ' don, ilil. Ma r yblacksmith,Baslo w , D er b ys hi re Newportst masons, K one upholsterer, n e g o s Kingston-upon-Hull. George n e Aua Lees,pr p o i n es l Regent-street Wm. Morison, lodging h Samuel Waters, manager ou s: f a keeper, hak e A r y g , tt r s • street, ou th am Strand pton. terrace,alnVdaterlooi-re Dunlop,oad Alex er i‘nn Jeremiah Smith,' farmer, R a y s e sis s t u a s n s t ex surveyor, Lorraine place, Hollow ay George Anthony, warehouseman, Foster-lane, City William Stovell, cab owner, James-street, Kennington Patrick White, commission agent, Little Trinity-lane, City Theodore Harden, commission merchant, Fenchurch-st. John J. Powell, surveyor, Petersfleld, Hants. William T. Holdaway, fellmonger, Peterafield, Hants. Thomas J. Taylor, photographic case manufacturer, Lower Marsh, Hants. Benjamin Trouter, beer retailer, Tipton, Stafford. William Hotson, grocer, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Joseph Hutchinson, labourer, Kielder, Northumberland Wm. Pratt, jeweller, Norwich John T. Neal, Dissenting Minister, Boston Thos. Woodward, butcher, Leverton, Lincoln James Palmer, cabinet maker, Boston James Edwards, farmer, Anstey, Wilts William Edward Davies, baker, Haverfordwest James Talbott, jun., carpenter, Sparkford, Somerset George Gibson, Barton-upon-Irwell Tanton Pockley, fish salesman. Manchester Richard Ctunberbatch, engine fitter, Great Bolton James Simpson, general dealer, Rochdale Charles Shore, vroolsorter, Rochdale John Parkinson, joiner, Barnoldswick, Cra ven George Smith, shoemaker, East Cowton Thomas Edwards,scT publican, Ick ß le u s, FneAr.Hotherhara SCOTCH James Law, clothier, Glasgow John M'Knight, warehouseman, Glasgow William M'Farlane, bookseller, Glasgow Robert Marr, grocer, Aberdeen G . lc w . is go The Netherfield Coal Compa n y t merchant William M'Lachlan, wine and spin GI asgow Th© Marchioness of Salisbury has returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess Cowley at the residence of the British Embassy, Paris. SPORTING-THIS DAY• (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BATH RACES, 'I HIS DAY. TRIAL STAKES. General lless Birdhill Star of the West Nino ran. WELTER STAKES. Paul Clifford ~. Villager Tonio Seven ran. THREE-YEAR-OLD BIENNIAL. Clive Branch Tolurno . . Knave .... Bloodhound Eight ran. Dead heat between Knave and Bloodhound for third place. TWO-YEAR-OLD BIENNIAL. Bright Cloud ... !Etna Escape Nine ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNnAv. For the Somersetshire States, 3 to 1 would have been readily taken about Dusk. Attaman, who had not before figured in the betting, was supported as low as 6 to 1, which price was offered against West End, but any advance would have been booked. 12 to 1 was laid bar three. Fcr the Derby, both The Marquis and Buckstone was very firm. Caterer receded to 2,000 to 80, but afterwards 20 ponies were taken., Spite, who has been steadily advancing for some time, and about whom early on 20 to 1 was booked, receded to 40 to 1 (offered), and was apparently friendless, Cl o sing prices : SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES. 3to 1 agst Dusk (wanted) 6to 1 agst Attaman (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst West End (offered) 12 to 1 aget Moorcock (taken) 12 to 1 agst Draghound (taken) 12 to 1 aget Costa (offered) 12 to 1 agst Caractacua (offered) 14 to 1 agst Sappho (offered) THE DERBY, 7to 2 agst Marquis (wanted) sto 1 agst Buckstone (wanted) 12 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Caterer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Neptunus (offered) 25 to 1 apt Norroy (offered); 40 to 1 agst Spite (offered) 40 to 1 agst Nottingham (offered) THE FRENCH DERBY. The Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) of 20,000 f, for 3-yr-old colts and fillies. Entry I,ooof. Forfeit 600 f, or only 500 f if declared two days before the race. The second to receive 2,000 f from the entries. Colts, 1061 b ; fillies, 1051 b. Distance about 2,400 metres. 47 subs. M. J. Robin's Souvenir (Kitchener) 1 Baron Niviere's Stradella (C. Pfau) 2 M. A. Schickler's Choisy le Roi • (Wells) 3 M. Delamarre's Tamberlik The following also ran :—Provocateur, A la Rescousse, Vapeur, Orphelin, Oiseleur, Marignan, Mi,tral, Falendre, Pigeon-Vole, Mazeppa, Solferino, Noelie, and Ville franche. Betting-3 to 2 agst the great stable lot, 3to 1 agst Stra. della, 5 to 1 agst Souvenir, 8 to 1 each agst Marignan and Tamberlik, 10 to 1 each agst Provocateur and Mistral, 15 to 1 agst Choisy-le-Roi, Solferino, and Noelie, 20 to 1 agst Vapeur, 25 to 1 agst any of the rest, A capital start was effected, the horses all passing the stand in a mass, with Vapeur, Orphelin, Rescousse, and Choisy-le-Roi slightly in advance. At the turning they began to settle down, the horses just named still leading, with Stradella, Souvenir, and Pigeon-Vole coming after. At the stables Souvenir had taken the first place, with Choisy-le-Roi second, and Stradella third ; and the race thenceforth was almost entirely between the three. At the straight Stradella was second, and made a hard attempt to overtake Souvenir, but unsuccessfully, the latter winning by a length, Choisy•le-Roi passing the post third, andTam berlik fourth. The value of the stakes was 49,000 f. PEDESTRIANISM. MATCH BETWEEN JAMES MIT.,:gS (OP BRIXTON) AND J. OLIVER (OF CHELSEA) FOR £lOO A-SlDE.—Since the match between Miles and Spooner, on the I9th Feb. (when they contended for the championship, the distance being 14 miles), there has been no event decided that has pro duced more interest than the present match, which, took place yesterday on Mr, John Gariatt's enclosed ground at Wandsworth. There could not have been less than from 2,000 to 3,000 spectators. The betting was of a spirited de scription, and there can be no doubt that some hundreds changed hands. The men had to make the circuit of the course 32 times to complete the distance, having to walk eight miles. Miles gave his opponent a start of one minute and a half ; no trifling advantage for a competitor of such merit to receive. The confidence of Oliver's friends may be gathered from the fact that they freely laid the odds of 6 and 7to 4. The match had been fixed to take place at half-past six o'clock, but was deferred for the purpose of suiting the convenience of racing men, many of whom came from Tattersalls' to the ground. At seven o'clock, then, the pedestrians (Oliver being attended by Rubens and John Oliver, who had trained him, Miles being waited upon by W. Lang) came on the course. The condition of both men was allowed to be faultless. Miles has just reached 22, while Oliver has not at present passed his 23d year, so there was little difference in this respect. When the " tickers" he.d been correctly set, Oliver was bold to go, and on the instant he dashed off at a rattling pace, and in the given time covered 400 yards. Whr.,n one minute had expired Miles received the brief word, of command from the referee, who was intently eyeing his chronometer, Get ready." A momentary glance at the po'sition of his man, and then Jem, with a confident nonchalent air, placed him self in position at the scratch. Another slight pause, and then came the a elcome signal to those who had invested their money on the Brixton ehampion,of "Go." With 11 1i i n le g s as if he had been impelled by power ful machinery, dashed off at a speed which astonished the spectators. From the instant Miles had got thirty on the move, he of began to Miles in seven minutes and 57 mile, which was walked by Mil something like 40 yards on his com petitor.gain on his opponent, and at the termination. the first seconds, he bad gained son 'llafter the first • , unimpeachable fairness , st , us l ta 'h in i o i d i 2 gh an cu d t o t n he th s o ec fi on n d ish Oliver was mit uestionably walking well, and with did pot in his action, or in the manner he pulled himself together, exhibit that tine dash we have noticed in him in mile of thethi this struggleort portion was a o f the match, which was ammplished by Miles p in 16 minutes and 14 second, it was ascertained that Jem had f or me d r m m ir a s te b h ly es s . still more considerably reduced the distance between him self and opponent ; but, although this was the case, it did not make the least alteration in the betting. On the con trary, odds, and tempting odds too, were offered that Oliver won. The three miles Were done by Miles in 24 minutes and 21 seco n d s ; four miles in 32 minutes 33 seconds ; and the first five miles were accomplished by Jem in 41minutes and 51 seconds; and when this portion of the match had been completed Oliver did not at most head his man more than 130 yards, so that from this it was evident Miles had gained 270 yards out of the 400 covered by his opponent in the minute and a half start. The struggle on the part of both was admirably carried on. The sixth mile was Miles in 49 minutes 45 seconds, and the seventh in 58 minutes 9 seconds. Miles, when this portion of the match had been completed, being within 40 yards of his game opponent. Now came the tug of war. The pedestrians had com menced the eighth and last mile, and while walking the 30th lap (seven miles and a half), Miles, who had been still closing on his man, came to the front after a tremend ous struggle, and at the moment he did so he was hailed with deafening cheers. Although Olives had been thus caught and passed by his opponent, he walked gamely to the finish, Miles, who walked (official time) the distance_nle 1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds, going in the win ner of the 11 match by not more than 20 yards. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuis Der. Amsterdam Ditto Short . 11 151 i ll N I .. 3 Months. 11 18 / II 181 Rotterdam ll 18 25 50 Antwerp — 25 421 . h 25 50 Brussels — 5 4 ,2 2 ` 13 8 1 Hamburgh l3 .., Paris Short. ~52 5 4 2 2 0 1 25 47/ Ditto Marseilles .. .. - 119 i 119 I Frankfort on Maine — 13 50 13 65 Vienna __ 13 65 13 65 Trieste Petersburgh ..... 341 Berlin .......... 49i 49i 25 60 Madrid;Lei g d l a h i 1, 2 orn : . .: ... .: ... , ... • ... . ... ..: ..: ..: .: .... ...7 7 - - 25 5_ 4499 ; 0 5_ 25 60 MiTan ......... 25 55 25 60 391 39k 119 1191 1191 119 k 52i 521 52i F °Ll‘F.lsq'rl o Plaeaes r °lnsPb e ers:l i rtie g a n a.°: .: G01d ....::.: i : . n : ...... *********** (Sta n . - ----; rd ) , per o x 52 £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American. Doubloons THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.—Last week several of the Ross. shire hills took on a fresh coating of snow. The students of Blair's Roman Catholic College, near Aberdeen, h ave p resen t e d Bi s h o p Kyle with a mitre n address on the conclusion of fifty years' service by a priest. The girl Craig, who was tried for child cedutert six the late Circuit Court at Inverness, hto Asylum, Inverness. her mind, lodged in the nglts wn .00nse l u m last week,--North The unfortunate girl died in the asy qanuednoeserci)f the state of years' penal servitude, was , i n British Dailt' Nail. ro pOut••••••• •• ! NO. I I