The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England at their meeting to-day have advanced their rate of dis count from 2/ to 3 per cent. The extraordinary magnitude of the withdrawals of sovereigns on account of the Turkish loan, and the full rates asked in the discount market which caused the bulk of the commercial bills offered for negotiation to be taken to the national establishment, fully prepared the public for this alteration, and it has consequently created little commotion either in monetary and commercial circles or at the Sto:k Exchange. The bullion has been trenched upon to a considerable extent, and the weekly balance-sheet to appear this afternoon will no doubt exhibit a considerable addition to the bills under discount. Under the circumstances it would not have produced much surprise if the authorities had carried the rate to 31 instead of 3 per cent. There is an active inquiry for discount accommo dation, and full rates are demanded in all instances. In accordance with the advance in the official inlnimum, the Joint Stock Banks and discount houses have made a corresponding alteration. The Banks now allow 2 per cent. for deposits, while the private firms give 2 per cent. for money at call, and 23 ; per cent, with 7 days notice of withdrawal. The bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday were of an unimportant character. The Bremen from New York has brought £2,000, and the Alhambra £1,483 in specie. A meeting of the Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company has been called for the 30th inst., for the declaration of the dividend. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures 1:49 under : ____ 1862. 1861. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern 20,177 20,397 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 31,119 38,663 Bristol and Exeter Worth-eastern Eastern Counties Manchester, Sheffield, and Linc01n...... 13,498 15,975 Great Southern and Western of Ireland 8.406 8,186 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada These returns show a continued decrease in the ` 4 ; receipts of most of the principal lines. On the E Great Western it amounts to £2,655; on the South Western to £1,832; on the Brighton to £215; on 12 the Midland to £2,403 ; on the South Eastern to F £220; on the Great Northern to £3,387; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £7,544; on the North Easter to £3,203; the Eastern Counties to ‘.< £2,047 ; and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln to 12,477. The London and North Western, how ever, exhibits an increase of £2,251, and the Great Western o f Canada of £1,476. I❑ the Li'verpool Cotton Market' yesterday there was considei.able animation, and prices were id. per lb. highe,r. The sales, however, amounted to 45,000 bales, owing to the advanced rates. CITY YEWS-THIS DAY. Two O'CLoox. A decline of 8 per cent. has taken place in the English Stock Ma rket since the advance in the Bank rate was announced. Consols are 934 a for transfer, and 911 92 less the dividend for the ac count. The New Threes and the Reduced are flit at 914 4 ; the New 24 per Cants., 774 ; Exchequer Bills have receded to 13s. and 16s. prem. ; Bank Stock is 2364 and 237; and India 5 par Cents. re main at 1094 4. The dealings in the goreign Mark :t have been rather circumscribed, and prices show no important variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 802 ; ditto, 1858, 701 ; ditto New Loan Scrip, 24 4 prem.; Egyptian, 11 4 ; Mexican , are flat, at 314 4 ; Grenada 2 per Cents. at 254 ; and Italian have de clined to 694 ; Spanish Passive are 194 ; and ditto Certificates 8: 4. The Russian Loan is 4 4 prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and prices have shown little change of importance. Eastern CountieF, Great Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North Eastern (Berwick) have receded ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also at slightly rei laced prices. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian have declined to 211 ; and Great Luxem boi arg to 144 4; Grand Trunk of Canada have im proved to 244 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, to 103'. J cint Stock Bank Shares continue inactive. Lon don and County, however, have improved to 38t ; 00to man Bank, to 254'; Alliance of London and Li ve; rpool realise 91 ; and Union of Australia, 45. 'Th e applications in London for shares in the Um'ot f Bank of Ireland are stated to amount to neal-137 the entire capital. In the Miscellaneous Market there has been little Chan ge of importance to report. Peninsular and Oriel ta 1 Steam are steady at 69 ; Red Sea and India Te le graph at 19 to 191 ; Madras Irrigation at 3i; and Atlantic Royal Mail Steam at 3. BR .ITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Citoi 311 3 per c en, t. Reduced Annuities 914 i 3 per Ce ,nt . Consols Annuities New 3 t ,er Cent. Annuities 914 i 1 Nev qi pe r Cent. Annuities 774 Annuiti es, 30 yrs, expire :ith Jan., 1880 — Ditto , for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsf India St 00 k Ditto t i per Cent. U9I 1 Ditto 1 I.lni'aced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 pear Cent Ditto 51 ' per Cent Ditto Di ibuntures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditt o dtito April, 1864 100 Ditt, Be nd,s £l,000 Ditto uni ier £l,OOO Consols for Account, June 10 'ndia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent Exchequer , Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent l6 13 Ditto £SOO liitto Smal. T FOREIG 1 \T FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 p et . Cent. — Ditto 41 per ( .3ent., 1852.58-60 Egyptian, 7 pi 'r Cent Greek Ali xican, 3 pei . Cent Ditto Accoun t •• . 3 la ii i New Grenada, 2 per Cent Portuguese 3pi Br Cent., 1853 — Ditto Accoun t lussian S per C 'en t 1822 £ St 96i 7 Spanish 3 per C eni : Ditto Passive • Spanish Cert. o f Cc iuo. not funded 'Turkish 6 per c ', lt . 1854 .. Ditto, £lOO B ands - Ditto 1862 (Se rip') - 21 Ditto, Paid up Scrip 70 1 4 1 Ditto Guarar t eed, 4 per Cent .. Dividend; 4 On the above payable in London. Italian 1861, ex 2sf, THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money . , Ditto Account , 9ll 2 ex div. BA A"1 OF ENGLAND. An Account, punt, 'R nt to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, fur the week e tiding on Wednesday,; the 21st day of May, 1862: Of 'E DEP dotes issued J 97,3151 ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,000 Other Securities .. 3.634, 4 00 Gold Coin & Bunion 15,447,345 Silver Bullion .... X 30,097,345 1 l' £3 0, 097,345; BAN RING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Secu tal .E 1 .4.50.000 Titles (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nuity) .......... .£10,335,491 eluding Exche- Other Securities .. 19,000,55 3 quer, Savings' Notes ............ 9.217,290 Banks, Commis- Gold and •Silver 897,595 missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) Other Deposits l4' 6,557.811 671 Seven D a y and'''' ' other Bills . 659,375 £39,450.9_9 M. £35,450,929 .RSITALL, Chief Cashier. 31,11 , 22,1862. It a t wears tat, in addition to the remarks of his Roy a l H, ghness the General Commanding• in-Chief on the late court:r, :Marti. al on Captain Robertson, published on the 17th inst., i t vla s intimated to Major Jones that he was not to expect a, ay further promotion, and Lieut. Rintoul was informed tE at the practice of making notes of the private conversatio, of his brother officers, and producing them afterwards against them, is unwarrantable and repre hensible. A CON. F. :)It ,NATURALISTS.—What creatures may be said to liv eon th,cir relations? Why, the Aunt-eaters, to be sure I- —Punch. The 1)1 fecrors of L'he Australian Agricultural Comps n y lave decided to recommend at the annual meet ing in th at sheep breed2ng on the company's estates be resum ed in 1863. If after consideration the shareholders adopt thi. V req ommendatiou, a etzll of capital will be neces- Miry, SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOultS. Share! Railways. 1 Paid. Closing 1 Busdo iness Price. ne. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,andslid.eo. Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B ti I] 6p c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. (3reatNrthn of Scotland Great Northern...... Do A stock 7i 8 6 7 91 93 108 1081 R} 61 I 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 204 214 58 57 57 59 37 40 89 91 30 80} 102 104 140 145 114 115 112 113 132 134 1044 1051 72i 721 55 57 109 1094 1 60 62 122 123 44 45 934 83! 99 100 40 45 404 414 Do B do ,Gt. S. an W. of Ireland 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock) Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast! f on., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Snnth Western L'clerry & Enniskillen. man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do a shares Metropolitan Midland Do New — ' 8A 9 1271 1281 1 1 1 98 100 Do Ilirminv. & Derby Mid Gt. W. of Ireland' Do. A shares Mid Kent _ . Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk N'orth British Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d 71 73 64 621 till fi pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do,_G./sI.E. purchase, 971 4 97i 551 651 85 854 100 102 P Wm 4i 4$ d 101 11# 122 124 46 48 105 107 Do'Lecds Do York Kurth London ' Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction seottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock) Do Scot. Mid. stock shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union 1 South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Ktaines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. .. 45 47 35 57 831 84 f 6 68 99 101 6 7 371 381 Si 9 i P 6 61 p 143 147 Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster Do 551 561 26 36 _1 d ip Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim ( Waterford & Kilkenny, West Cornwall West London I Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford, Do Newporf I Do Hereford' 46 48 42 44 87 82 88 8 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Ipaid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh ins_Lre.. Chester & llo'ynead.. 100 Do. 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 128 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 1100 Cledon., lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. i 100 E.1.7.&E.0 E. Lincolnsh. fr ~ pr c. 100 G--.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs 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 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 - Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 8 per e all D 0....... .. .. 133. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c all Do 2O 22 Do.W . Ext. A, 44 pc. all a, ... 8 9 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 82 64 62 Do. Preferen , Lon.,Tilb.& S. - "lend 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. 4 p a.. 100 Norfolk Do s per cent lOO Do. ..... . .. .. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock; all LN W& M 31 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer-I ence stock ; 100 Midland 95 97 Newrnarkt, BuryEx 1 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p gua. 5 per cent... , Pm Northn.szEastn. sp. c.; all Do. Do. a per cent ....! all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... I all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepoolt P 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western ' all Midland 164 14 Nob. 0--- ni. .. ....A. 1 100 ~.......Nortn. ut 9441 Preston and Wyre. all tL&IN.W)I4S L. y k. i 44 46 Do. 4 shares A all IDo. ••• • _ .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 'Gt.North, 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 95 94 i Wimbledn tz Croydon, all L.&Brgtn I 81 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. I Paid Closing Business 1 Price. Done. :5 Blythe and Tyne 0 p.c. pref. issued at £5 • ;t Bris. & Exet. 4p. c. at.. !CI Do. shares ;t raledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 0 Cornwall. 5 per mit... . 61 Dun. Perth, & Abei Jun. 0 Do, Ist Class Pref.. ;t E. Angn. Class Asp. c. it E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 ;t Do No. 2 st Do. new 6p.c. st st Eastern Union, 4p. c -3t Do. sp. c. guar it Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares A Do. i p. c. guar. S. & ) A Glas.& S. West. gu. 5 p.c st Great Northern, sp. e st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm. st Do. 44 p. C. do at Do.sp.c.Redrr.aMp.c.pm 10 ! Gt. Nh. of Scot. let pref. at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 60 Great West. (Berko and Hants Ext) 5 per cent at Do. redeem. 44 p. ct st Do. redeem. 4 p. ct at Do. irredeem. 4p. et at Do. sp. a redeem. pref. st Do. firm. guar. stock st Do. Rirm. pref. stock at Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester s p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she 00 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pre; at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stocL at IDo.Barnstst£ s 2s 10d ; .e st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur. st Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l st Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 st Do. 6 per cent d 0... .. st Do. 5 per cent, do. No. 4 at Do. 7 per cent pref. stk at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) st Do. 4 p cost(div.detliP6 6 at Lon. Chat. &Ploy. sp.c.pf. st Lon. &N. W., Coy. it Nuneaton, 5 per cent. at Lon. & I.West. 7p. cent. et., late 3d shares .... 121 Londony. & Ennis. she st Man. Sh. &. Lin. 5 per ct. 6 Do. £6 I it Do. 31 per cent. 1 . 0 Do. redeem. 6 percent .21 II aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c .24 Do. 4 per cent ;t Midland Con. 6p. c. stk.t it Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. p.c 3t Do. 10 p.c. pret. st. Mem 3t Do. 40 p.c. Irredeemable l 6 Do. 44 per cent . 3t Do.Leio. andHit.4per ct it N,.rfllc. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 1 at Do. 54 p. c. Fret at. 1847 ' at D 0.5 Way.ValEx. st.lB 4 7 at Nort British. 5 per cent. at Do. New gua. 5 per cent 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. I at N Dck.Co. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. at Do. 44pr ct redeemable) at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pret. - 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 120 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... at Scottish North-Eastern 3 D i o p . c b . er pref.dee e . at st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock Os. South Devon, Ann, 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent 0. 6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) ... at Do. 41 per cent . .. St . Do, Fixed 44 percent at I South Wales, gua. 4 pi. o at Do. 44 per cent .. .. at , Do. 'do. 1859.. at Do. 5 per cent........ 2130 t Yor v ica o hire, s p . c. gua. 2525 Stock.rop& Dar. AB p Do. ar. c p p .. . 25 5 1 2 k pa n . c y ci et Do. Perpet.6 p till 1869 et Do. at iDo:tie T_ °xf 1 . 17: 1 8 8 : at 66 \-STlW.a3ltrliC3l'd Vl: o& D -.olC r it Po6f.pre COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.Gor. 6 p.c.Ja. &July in , ,. lit ...; 112 111 i -- 1577-S2 Do sp. ce nt.lBB3-4 100 . _._. .. „, tm. e, p. C. Vet). & Au, . 100 1 1 . 6 ; 1 , ',.: Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 IllE 1 1 02 1011 Do. 5 per cent -- Cape G. H ope. A p (0 , 73; Inn .09 11l Do. Inscribed stock' 100 1 11 10 1 0 1 1 0 01 Do.Ap .Oct. 1880 100 ;110 112 Do. DM; 100 1111 1 13 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 ; 100 'll2 114 ;Ceylon, Nov.l*6l, 6p of 100 105 ;N. d.GO9. 6 p.c.J a.&July' 100 108 109 108 .... so. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 _ N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,1866; 100 11004 1011 _ Do. °p. c.. 1871 to 18761 100 f 99 100 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds , 100 98 99 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 NoYa. Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 lOO 1110 112 S. Aus,G-tip.c.1876.& up lOO 1108, 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.ar,July 100 ;108 110 ~, Do. d0.6P.0. APAOct.• 100 11054 106 1061 tI I 13.14 10 st st 91' 03 - 130 135 6 1 4 94 96 20 21 6 6i [O3 105 [O9 111 [OB 110 127 129 84 86 110 112 90 92 116 118 112 114 104 106 107 109 97 90 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 38 140 102 101 115 117 115 117 138 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 N 94 95 14 147 [24 126 68 70 IPm 138 140 ,103 105 94 96 10 112 ,08 110 1 'gm 100 102 1 96 98 li 2d Par i p 224 236 35 140 10 11 23j 24i 101 103 101 103 86 90 2 8 29 p 33 34 33 34 42 45 125 127 120 125 103 105 122 124 110 122 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 IHE ' LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways, Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. . Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant, &Godricb 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187:: Do. do. July 1,187 e Do. do. June 1, 1 N:; Clcutta.&S. Eastn. rLi Cape Town & Dook Seri! Demerara Eastn. Bengal go. 6 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. _ Do. do. G Ext Grand trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 6 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt I Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 1878. Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. 4; do... Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. I Newßrunewick Candy Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land. do. ...... Scinde ..........1 44a Do. Punjaub .... til,l Do. Do. -.. .... co c-: Do. Indus. St. Flo. g c s, , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. all all all lo“ all {lOO 15 all 100 Paid. Closing Price. C 5 69 102 103 5} 51.1 8} 8} 81 85 79 83 78 S 2 102 104 103 101 102 103 10 , 4 1042 I i 21 2 , 1 67 70 57 60 36 38 43 46 35 38 36 37 102} 1021 * I P 102 103 121 126 81 8 98 100 93 95 92 95 1011 1026 94 96 91 93 5 7 4 6 103 104 20k 20k it O P u 9 100 I I .! 'AYS 1021 3 2i FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... Bah. &S. Fran.. Li m. 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine 45 Rail Copiapo ...... • ... • • •• • • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish •• Eastern of France Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Gt. Luzern., Con. she... Italian Junction Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. a Pref. Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) I'arls,Lyons, & Mcdi ter. Paris Ai Orleans . • Recite & S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. ct. 1irn...... Riga & Dunabrg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of France.... West Hander* ...... Do. 54 p c. Preference .. W. & N.W. of France .. F REFERENCE SHA lends continent on the 6/ 711 - -1) 1 1} 1 1i 11 12 44 4 lt 16P, ta . 141 15 8i 81 20 21 414 424 8 10 8 7 431 441 51 53 13 15 111 12 3k 31 1 1 91 91 i Pni 33i 34/ 71 71 10 22 23 10i 1 AND ST of each 3( 103 105 120 123 131 134 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 105 d pr 102 104 of 10 ipmi ipnil given half-: subsequent 8 8 29 31 445 455 43 45 43 44 19 20 3} 14 16 5 5} 6f 7 6 64 3S 40 2} 2i 44 ti 91 10} 2 1 41 4f 3} 3! 3 3 5i 8 i 40 42 a 34 350 3} 95 PO 35 87 11 If 11 115 124 134 34 36 260 270 929 974 60 60 11 it 10 12 15 17 14 16 Business done LAW---THIS DAY. COURT 0 BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) IN RE STIPP. This was a meeting for the last examination and dis charge of Mr. Stiff, late proprietor of the Morning Chronicle and London Journal, and part proprietor of the Weekly Times. The business of the day was principally for the proof of debts, most of which were admitted without comment. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Pook for the creditors, and Mr. C. E. Lewis for the bankrupt. After a short examination the case was adjourned, Mr. Joseph Hart, the nominee of the Court, not having had sufficient time to complete.the accounts, but he states liabi lities, £60,000; assets, considerable. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RE BROWN. This bankrupt was described as formerly of Deans- row, Walworth, physician, but now of Bedford-row, Barnsbury, editor and author, and this was an application for release from custody. Mr. T. Beard supported, and the release was opposed. His Honour said that as the debt of the detaining credi tor was contracted seven years ago, and as the bankrupt, by his imprisonment, had lost a considerable portion of his practice, and had five motherless children to support, he would order an immediate release. SHERIFFS' COUTRT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.) THE DISTRTC T SAVINGS RANH RUBBLE.-IMPORTANT DE CIS lON. -HAIL T. EA GS IIAW. This was an action to recover £6 18s. 10d., for certain teas and other refreshments, alleged to have been supplied to defendant. Mr. Reed (counsel for defendant) took a preliminary ob jection to the plaintiff's recovering. In this case the pro ceedings arose out of the District Savings Bank affair, and it had been decided by the Court of Bankruptcy that no one should be made liable except under certain circum stances. The defendant here had been sued by the plain tiff for refreshments supplied as if to himself, whereas the proper course to have pursued was by proving the debt in the Bankruptcy Court, and then plaintiff would get his money. His Honour—l see that there are unlimited " teas." (Laughter.) There are " teas, teas, teas," " lobster," and then a whole string of " teas." (Great laughter.) Mr. Reed—The plaintiff must sue the defendant as a contributory to the list of shareholders, and here it is simply a case of goods sold and delivered. The Joint-stock Com panies. Act is express upon that point, and I contend now that the defendant cannot be made liable upon this form of action. _ _ His Honour (to Mr. Osgood, registrar)—What do you link of this ? Mr. Osgood—The plaintiff has sued in the form of a simple contract and cannot recover. His Honour —Precisely my opinion. Plaintiff—But defendant has promised payment. His Honour— It is no matter what the defendant has promised, you cannot recover in this form of action. You are opposed by a very able and learned counsel, and I would recommend you to employ an attorney. Mr. Reed—lf he gets his debt regularly proved he will get his money, but he is sure to be defeated if he comes h ere. - His Honour—Plaintiff is nonsuited, and must pay costs. POLICE---THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, THE BURGLARY IN MAYFAlR.—peter White, boot maker, of 36, York-street, Westminster, was charged by Inspector Wilson with having in his possession part of a burglary, at No. 2, Chapel-street West, Mayfair, which took place a short time since, when plate to the amount of about £7O, the property of a gentleman named Doherty, was stolen. John Horne, 176 F, said—About 6 o'clock yesterday evening, at the corner of Little Earl-street, Seven-dials, a man came to me and pointed out a lad who had a silver spoon in his possession, saying he had offered it for sale. I asked the boy where he got it from, and at 26, Little Earl-street, the boy and the prisoner being together, the boy said the prisoner gave him the spoon to sell. I asked the prisoner how he become possessed of it, and he said he found it in Leicester .square. I then took the prisoner into custody, and from inquiries made by Sergeant Joy, it was found to be a part of a burglary committed in Mayfair, but since the prisoner had said he received the spoon of his own bey. The prisoner is a shoemaker, at 36, York-street, Westminster. At the station a purse was found on him which he said his boy had given him. Miss Ann Barber, 2, Chapel-street West, Mayfair, said —The spoon produced is my property, and part of a large nuantity of plate stolen. A , ...id be was a boot-olosei .6 oe, -17_1 ..a.„„, said—The prisoner came to my father's between 4 and 5 yesterday afternoon and gave me the spoon produced to sell. He said he did not know whether it was silver, and that he had found it. Mr. Knox said—lt comes to this, prisoner, that you are found in the possession of a spoon, the produce of a bur glary. Inspector Wilson—l examined tho premises, and there was a burglary. Mr. Knox asked whose property the plate was, and Miss Barber said Mr. John Doherty's (the son of the late Chief Justice Doherty). Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner till Saturday, giving the officer instructions that the prisoner should be well Locked up. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. KIDDERMINSTER. The nomination has been fixed for Monday next. Col. White and Mr. Huddleston are pursuing their canvass, and both have addressed the electors; but the prcceedings have so far been destitute of interest, and, having in view the notoriety of Kidderminster from the time of Mr. Godson's elections down to recent occasains, popular feeling has not yet exhibited itself immoderately. SHREWSBURY. Mr. R. Banner Oakeley, of Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, who three years ago entered upon a canvass but did not go to the poll, has announced himself a candidate in the Conser vative interest, and assures the electors " that on this occasion at least he will resolutely go to the pall." His chance is not promising. No Liberal candidate has yet appeared, but Mr. W. J, Clement, one of the local leaders of the party, has issued an address, calling on the electors to reserve their votes, as he had promised Mr. Slaney on his death-bed that "he would not desert the good old cause, and would try to get a good man to succeed him." He says that in a few days a gentleman in every respect well qualified will be ready to contest the honour of representing then. SHIPPING--THIS DAY. LONDON, May 22.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy sometimes. KINOSTOWN, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mark, from Philadelphia. C DII, May 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—St. George, screw steamer, for Montreal. Put bank—Stella, for Ha vannah. QUEENSTOWN, May 22.—Arrived—Blenoathna, from Moulmein; Vibilia, from Laguna. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHANPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre; Jane Cochran, and Mary Ann, from Cardifl. Sailed—Alarm, for Sundeiand ; Elbe, packet, and 'Wil liam, for Middlesborough. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) . GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 21—M edits, from Jamaica; Duncan Dun ba-7 f rom Sydney; Thorcas Snooke, from Cape Coast Castle. Arrived, May 22—Alam, from St. Vincent; 'Young England, from Colombo Union, from Havre; Mento, from Worcum ; Cospatric:, from Bombay; Fortuna, from Dram; Star, from Guernsey; Excelsior, from St. Valery. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Waterlily , froa St. Kitts ; Witch of the Wave, from Algoa Bay; Aodels Mexican, schooner, Patine and Julia, of Bayonne , Admial Prinzadalee r , s hip, and Flying Cloud, from the west ;"Nalana, brig, from Porto Rico ; Fairlaghte. from Shanghai Windward, from Hobart Town; W oo lloomooloo, from Spit*.; Jenny Jo nes , sc h ooner , f r om D emerar a; El Dorado, fom Tuticorin ; John Souchay, frog London, f or M aur iti us ; Stra- Henrich, from Hamburg, for St. Thomas ; Wil l i an from Gottenburg, for Truro ; f d r e o iA m i an ;c ß hf a ro r or b me a d d 3 _ o l e eE lJ ip y .oc n r, Gqport; C. L. J. Behr , fro m Meial, for Cardiff. TAY SALMON FisiTNG.—During the past week there has been fair fishkg, both on the upper and lower stations, and the salmcn laded of large size and in splen did condition. The pricef salmon in Perth is is. 6d to ls. 7d. per lb., and trouts, Is. g. to Is. 4d. per lb.—Scotsman. THE NORTHERN CUNTIES.--Mr. M'Combie of Tillyfour, who has donenore than any man alive to im prove the polled breed c cattle, is to be entertained at a public dinner, in celebrion of his recent successes in Fran , e and elsew here, 1 an ea rly day.—The ancient en r ancer on b e h a lf o f th e C r own. —T inhe north hav e grea tly i m proved Ntite-faced ewe at Broodley, Kil- British ee. T ssalmon fis season,h i n a n t eg e i l 11 3 . r Banff ha s b een c l a i me d by the Lord oflate.—This t Treasurer's urn found a drumtnie, gave birth to tree lambs. The mother took to two of them, but repudied the third. The little animal, deserted by its unnatul " parient," was taken up by a collie bitch, which, beinauder milk, allowed the lamb to suck her, and continues prove a most attentive nursing mother. Both seem fon of each other.—North, British Maid. GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY OF CANADA. HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY). The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in this undertaking was held this day at the London Tavern. The chair was occupied by Mr. F. S. HEAD. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the directors' report, referred to that document, which showed that the receipts on capital account amounted during the last half year to £5,202 17s. 6d., making the total receipts, on the 31st of January, 1862, £5,218,300 6s. Od. The expenditure amounted to £5,019,662 12s. 6d., including the cost of renewing the wooden bridges in stone and fresh jointing eight and a half miles, during the last half-year, There were still remaining about 90 miles to undergo the same operation, which will, in future, be charged to capital, and the item of expenditure includes a sum of £14,618 9s. 4d. The revenue account showed that the gross receipts were £265,951 lls. 111, the working expenses to £125,424 17s. 10d., leaving a balance of /140,526 14s. ld., fr,m which had to be deducted for in terest on Government loans, and other charges £89,249 6s. 5d., leaving £53,277 7s. 4d. as a balance of the half year's working, out of which it was proposed to pay a dividend of 3 per cent. per annum, the balance to be carried over to the account being £14,054 6s. 6d. The account showed a balance of £21,500 above the 'sum required for the payment of the dividend; but the directors had thought it prudent to write off ls. 3d. of the sum of £22,000 owing to the Detroit and Milwaukie Railway. The traffic was most satisfactory, the through traffic to the east being enormous, while that to the west was not so large, and the local traffic was in a very good state, but the number of through passengers had been diminished by the American war and other political causes. Various renewals had been made at a reasonable rate, although it was in some quarters thought that too large a Faun had been laid out but the proprietors weld find—on comparing the sum paid by the North-Western, the Great Northern, and the Lon don and South-Western—that that was not the case. With respect to the Detroit and Milwat.kie line, he was of opinion that it was a good investment, and that it was calculated to be of the highest importance to the company in the way of business. The directors asked the propriotors to give them power to spend £lO,OOO in the construction of a short branch line of railway of about 12 miles to the oil springs. From recent circumstances it was evident that such an out lay could not but prove remunerative to the company. As to the position of the company with the Commercial Bank their legal advisers in Canada had informed them the Bank had no case, and they hoped that no discussion would take place on the question, as it could lead to no good but most likely be productive of evil—the chair man then stated that the accounts of the Council of Investigation had been paid in full. The amount being £8,816. He had to ask the forbearance of the meeting to arrangements under consideration with re spect to the Grand Trunk line. He trusted the meeting would not at that time insist on a discussion of the subject, but that they would place the greatek confidence in the board of directors, resting satisfied with the assurance that nothing would be finally agreed to until the shareholders had had the opportunity of fully considering and deciding upon the point. Mr. HOYES seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. H. SMITH asked if the details of the arrangements with the Grand Trunk would be laid before the proprietors some time before the shareholders were called upon to assent or dissent to the proposal, in order that they might come to the meeting familiar with the provisions of the arrangements. The CHAIRMAN said he would see that that was done. Mr. CAMERON said if the union with the Grand Trunk was carritd, it would be found that the shareholders of the Great Western would be literally swamped. A PROPRIETOR asked whether the bill in the Canadian Legislature was for an amalgamation, or merely a traffic arrangement. The CHAIRMAN said it was not an amalgamation, but he could not give the information required without telling the whole of the arrangements. Mr. M'EwEN said he had received from Canada a copy of the bill of the proposed arrangement with the Grand Trunk Railway, which had been presented to the Canadian Parliament. He read extracts from the bill to show that the nature of the agreement was an entire amalgamation. The CHAIRMAN said the directors in England had not yet received a copy of the bill. Alderman DAKIN thought the shareholders ought not to be left in the dark respecting the terms of the arrangement. There was a bill before the Canadian Legislature, and the directors ought to have given the shareholders every infor mation. ------- Mr. BRAITH WAITE supported the courso taken by the directors. _ _ Mr. JAMIESON moved that a copy of the bill should be furnished tp every shareholder, and then a meeting called to consider its provisions. Mr. HARRISON seconded the proposition. The CHAIRMAN said the provisions of the bill could give no idea of the arrangement. The measure was simply one in flowing pace tnrormatton, and when the time came nu should defend the agreement, and he confidently expected to receive the approval of the shareholders. If it should be thought the directors had erred, then he would cheer fully consent to its being cast to the winds. The arrange ment must be considered as a whole and not in parts, and in about six weeks he thought he should be in a position to place the whole matter before the assembled shareholders. He begged to remind the meeting that the bill was merely a permissive one, and would be totally in operative without the consent of the shareholders. Mr. CAMERON moved a resolution stating that the meet ing, having heard that day for the first time of the bill be fore the Canadian Legislature, strongly protests against it. In accordance with the wish of several of the share holders the secretary read the provisions of the bill in ques tion, after which a number of questions relating to arrange ments about to be entered into, were put by several speakers. The CHAIRMAN repeated that which he had already stated, namely, that, having entered upon the subject at the present moment, at the proper time he should be in a posi tion to give the fullest information. . Mr. HUGHES, the solicitor of the company, said the pro posed bill would require the consent of three-fourths of the shareholders before it could be enacted. Mr. CAMERON repeated unless the meeting protested against the bill they would be swamped by the proxies of shareholders who knew nothing about the matter. Mr. JAMIESON thought the proprietors ought to be fur nished with a copy of the heads and substance of the pro posed agreement of the bill three weeks before any special meeting was called for the proprietors to give their decision on the measure. The CHAIRMAN then moved the reception and adoption of the report, Mr. CAMERON, as an amendment to the proposition, moved that the report, excepting the paragraph relating to the agreement between the directors of the Grand Trunk Company, and the paragraph as to the sum of £8,219 3s. 7d. advanced for the Port Huron and blilwaukie Railway, be adopted. The CHAIRMAN said the amendment amounted to a vote of want of confidence in the directors. After some discussion, the CHAIRMAN put the resolution, with the understanding that it was not intended to affect anything the directors had already done. The amendment was carried, and the dividend was made payable on the 3d June. A resolution authorising the directors to construct the railway to the oil spring, at a cost of £lO,OOO, was also agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION. HOUSE OF CONIMONG.—MAT 21. SALE OF SPIRITS BILL. Order for second reading read, Motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, "To leave out the word ' now,' and at the end of the question to add the words ' upon this day three months.' " Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided —ayes, 82; noes, 53. ATt g - 82. Angerstein, W. Gavin, Major Pilkington,james Atherton, Sir W. Grey, lit. Hn. Sir G. Potter, E. Ball, E. Gurclon, B. • Proby, Lord. G. L. Bass, M. T. Hadfield, Geo. Puller, C. W. Beecroft, G. S. Hanbury, R., jun. Ramsden, Sir J. W. Berkeley, Hon. H. Bay, Sir J. Richardson, J. Black, Adam Henley, Lord Robertson, D. Blencowe, J. G. Hervey, Lord A Roebuck, J. W. Brady, John Heygate, Sir F. Scholefieal, w Bramley-Moore, J. Bibbert, J. Scully, V. Brand, H. B. Holmesdale, Lord Smithherid, Sir F. ,H. B. S Butler, C. S. Hunt, G. W.. Caird, James Hutt. W. Spooner , , R. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Kershaw , J. Siaepoole .W. Steel, John Carne C. Kingla ke, Serj. J. Stuart, n Clay, James Knatehbull-H» Taylor, C P 0 . 1 A ... Clifton, Sir R. Lanigan, J. Cobbett, J. M. Lea der, N. - Tits, Wm. Vernon, Cox,•W. L ewis, Harvey H. Crossley, Frank Liddell,i:Houn. H. G. Walter, John Watkins, J. L. Dalglish, Robert Locke, John; .., T. V. Denman, G. Monson, w• J. Western, S. Wickham, H. W. Edwards, Major H. Newdegate, C. Williams, W. Egerton, A. F. Padmor_e, R. Evans, T. W. Paget, C. Winnington, Sir T. Fitzwilliam. C. W. Palmer, Sir___ R. TELLERP: Forster, Charles D. Peel, Sir R. Martin, P. W. French, Fitzstephen Peel, F. Dodson, John G. NOES-53. Agnew, Sir A. George, John Mure, David Baxter, W. E. Goldamid, Sir F. North, F. Berkeley, C. Gore, J. R. O. Ponsonby, A Bernard, Col. Gore, W. R. G. Powell, J: A. Blackburn, P. Haliburton, Justice Powys, L. P. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hamilton, Jas. H. 'c SemiwolYlinetc, P. J. Bruoe, Sir B . Henley, J. Horsialt T. B. Vance,Somes, Joseph Chapman, J. Cobbold, John C. Jervoise, Sir J. Cole, J. L. Kendall, N. John Davey, R. King, J. K. Vansittart, Wm. Walcott, Adm. J. E, Davie, Slr E E . R . F . Lawson,KL eniagthcthou•. W Dickson, Col.Whalley, G. H. Sir B. Whiteside, i J d a e s , ... T. Dunlop, A. East, Sir J. B. Lyall, G. E s toourt, S. Macdonogh, F. Whitmore, H. Forster, Sir G. Mackie, .T, A Forster, W. E. Mahn's R., TELLERS. Gard, R. S. Mills,A. yrton, A. S. Deedes, Wm. PROOF POSITIVE. —Jones says he is never satis fied that a lady understands a kiss unless he has it from Dior own lips, 24 i I i 114 i 108 n 81 44 48 931 1271 8 72 } 971 7 55k 85} 13: I 831 i 1451 i *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 Cornwall 44 ga.perp all *E. Anglian, Clsß, ti p.c. 100 * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c., per cent... .... . . 18',8 100 Do. do. 4 per et. 1860 100 Do. do. 4! per et. 1861 100 Do. do. 4 per et. 1861 31 Lon. & Chat'Fn, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c......... 74 (Lon. &S.Wcstern 44 p.c. 100 orth British £lO Gua. ail Shares, 1861 *S.:ottishCentral44 p.o. 100 irred. pret S.-Eastern 44 p.c. 1859 all Do. 5 p.c. June 161 (rd ) 5 ,Do. 5 p.c. Aug - . 1861 (rd ) 31 allure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any Al :red Consols (Philaek) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... East Carn Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.), Gam.4tzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus , G.Wheal Ada. (Phil ack)l G. Wheal Vor (Helston) l Grenville Herod's-Foot Kingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) Mark e Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Mogan) N. WWI Baseet (1110 ;au), North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey)l Providence (Uny Lelnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer)l S. Cam Brea (Illogan) •'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan), Stray Park Tamar Silv.,lz Lead Min. Tin Crolt West Basset (Illovan) , W Caradon (Liskeard)! West Soton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller(Kedruth) Whcal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), Wheal Treiawney (Ms.)! i:la BRITISH MINES. 1.12 FOI-LEIGN MINES. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Clarendon Cons.MiuCo Cobre Copper nopiapo. Capula Silver I )unMoun.Cop. M.('° l East Del Rey (Limited) Fortuna. general , 4t N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Ilariquita .RhineCopotS.Aus.L , 'ontgibaud Silver,Lead Minim?: and Smelt... Port Philip San t a Ba rbara(yldMinel ,cottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (L.) (hilted Mexican • Worthing (Limited) I ilig. 25 29 6 8 d jpm 1 lip 21 3} 22 24 I 7 7i d t i de 2 I 1 1i ItiO el I i _I DOCKS. stock Commercial 1100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min 100 stock East and West India ! 100 127 129 stock London stock St. Katharine.., ' 100 57 59 stock Southampton 1 100 • stick 'Victoria 100 98 100 20 l'i)“ 2 5d par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServieeli 50 88 90 40 'Australasia all 64 46 25 ,Bank of Egypt all 224 235 100 MBank of' London 50 (British North American a,l 54 56 20 iChtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 205 25 ,Chiller. of In. Lon.St Ch. all 34 35 100 (City 100 Colonial . . 25 39 40 395 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 20 Eng.. Scot., k Aus. Ch.. all 185 19 13/ 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 20 20 Do. new all 255 , 55 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO id }pm. 9/ 100 London & Westminster 20 795 805 jBO 795 100 Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 i d 5p95 10 100 Vat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new . . ... .... • 50 National Rani 20 Nev. South Wales .......l all 39 41 25 Orient. B. Corporation .I all 49 51 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. .. .. all 85 26 255 100 Provinoial of Ireland ..I 25 89 91 10 Do. new •• 9 all 25 South Australia ... all j 36 38 25 Union of Australia all 44 46 45 45 50 fink of London . . l2 1325 335 32; 100 Unit', Mutual.. ...... 60 M ISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Dlexican Mint all 18 +9 10 Atlantic R. MI. Stm (1d) all 2 3 3 'OOO Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 ?5 27 10 I Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 55 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag - . Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 10 20 Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 II 32) iCanada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 25 st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. ali -- 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all 10 15 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. fi p ct. Perpet. Deb 100 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. 75 15 Do. B. 74 14 05 20 E.lndia & Canal 1 par }pm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper all 2 21 2 15 Gen. Steam Navigatt m 14 26 27 1 Great Slip I,imited) all 1 Do 175 pct Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) . 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 31 35 8 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 15 1/ 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 21 3 3/ 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ; all 34 45 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all . 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 11p 5 4 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 id I}p 10 Netherlands Land all • 5 Doti p.c.Pret..iss.atl dis all 15 100 N.Fir.&NovaScotiaLand 81 13 16 I B 5 : 0 102 e D o o t N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ; 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 15 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 15 15 Red Sea&ln Tel.g 45 10 Orintl. fn. Steam (Lim.) all 54 65 et. Peellt-Lnd.&Alin.(Lim) 100 56 58 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 69 Telegraph NA Submarine s w tl n t . To n. v ds. c all3o 18105 19512 191 10 20 5 1 04 5 R R h i p : r a ni f w i r ir C o City y mp P t • • alla a l i 2 147 6 1' 2 5194 65 10025 South h l Mail Australian Steam do all 11 4 32 9 4 51 346 10 1 0 1.1 135 140 4 t u t' a c s c i " 0 ( 1 1 l u m p ) r l . s e t a i n s 1 5 sd l 41 1 1 Do. do. Registered a i 1 1 Do. a.l 10 Trust and Agency of scl pr 1 5 11 r . A. K u ' L clom Co ( . cLa :li ii(Pin oa l" ) : 20 100 'Pau Divnen's nd 28.2.8 1 3.0.0 7.10.0 561 176 6.15.6 8.12 4.14 1.14 01 4.3.0 26 12.3 2.30 2.2.9 10.6.7 3.11.61 17f } i 22} 14& 221 'OCKS !parate Year. rear not to be half year. 445 44 44f 191 f THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING-THIS DAY. YORK RACES, THIS DAY. BY MLBOTILIC TELEGRAPH. TWO-YEAR -OLD STAKES. Brahminie .. L'Hirondelle 2 Volturno Five ran. MALTON HANDICAP. Tim Whiffler ..... . ............ 1 Pembroke .... Prologue Three ran. SALISBURY RACES, THIS DAY. CRAVEN PLATE. Filly by Voltigeur 1 Surbiton 3 Seahorse Ten ran. WILTSHIRE STARES. The Roo Dusk .. 3 South Australian Eight ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Weymouth and Portland Railway and Extension to Harbour Bill was read a second time. The Halifax Corporation bill was read a third time and passed with amendments MUMBEE'S DIVORCE (INDIA) RTLL• This bill passed through committee, and was reported with amendceents. COPYRIGHT (WORKS OF ART) BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to give to the artist a copyright in a picture of his production durin g his lifetime, and for seven years to certain parties after the death of the producer of the work. The protection was unly to be given after a written agreement had been made by the artist and the purchaser of the work, and in the event of no such agreement tak ing place, then the present law was to govern the case. There was an important provision in the bill, viz., that it did not interfere with reproductions, but confined itself entirely to the production for which the protection was given. Lord OVERSTONE objected to the bill. He thought it was giving extraordinary and comprehensive powers, without taking into consideration various conflicting inte rests. Their lordships ought to well consider the subject before they agreed to the second reading. He thought the best course to pursue was to withdraw the bill for the pre sent, and to re-introduce the measure in a more complete and comprehensive form. Earl STANHOPE supported the bill, although he could not see how the p inciple was to be applied to photographs. Lord TAUNTON thought the bill likely to give rise to endless litigation, and one that appeared to him framed rather towards giving protection to dealers in art in pre ference to producers. If the bill was read a secondltime he hoped that some very stringent amendments would be made in committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR urged their lordships to agree to the second reading of the bill. The bill was read a second time. CHANCERY REGULATION BILL. This bill passed through committee, the Lord Chancellor withdrawing his amendments. Their lordships then adjourned. 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 : Dublin and Meath Railway, Greenock and Wetny.s Bay, and North Eastern Railway (Market V/eighton and Bever ley Extension, &c.) LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL POWERS) BILL. On the Motion for the consideration of this bill, Mr. BASS complained that there had been a breach of faith on the part of the promoters of the company, because passengers travelling on the line were compelled to pay the full fare from Edinburgh to London, although they might require to go only to some intermediate statimns. After some discussion the motion was agreed to, and the bill was accordingly considered and ordered for third reading. THE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC TELE GRAPH COMPANY. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HUMBERSTONE said that important powers were taken by this company, and he thought that further progress of the bill should be postponed for a week in order that the public might be made acquainted with the details of a measure that would affect their interests materially. Mr. HENLEY seconded the motion and contended that a work like that proposed by the promoters of this coin- Dan y s hould cnvw.r,l by impsinia of IVate bill. (Hoar.) Sir F. SMITH hoped that the amendment would not be persevered in, as the object of the company was to confer a boon on the public. (Hear.; ' Lord A. CHURCHILL supported the bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said that lie had received several com munications relative to this bill; but the Board of Trade had no special jurisdiction in regard to this subject, and they had no right to interfere with the plans of any public company that had for their object the carrying out of any scheme like the present. (Hear.) He thought under the circumstances that the company had a right to have their bills read a second time. The bill came from the House of Lards and recommended in rather a singular manner any alterations that might be proposed in committee, if hon. members considered them desirable. He repeated that the promoters of the bill were entitled to have it read a second time, and he thought it would be undesirable to discuss the bill in its present stage. After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the motion was agreed to. FORCED LABOUR ON THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether herMajesty'aGovernment would make seri ous efforts to prevent the continuance, on the part of the Pacha of Egypt, of the employment of forced labour on the Suez Canal ? - Mr- LAYARD said that the matter was entirely between the Pacha and the Government of Egypt. In answer to Mr. MALcotx, Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that Government had re ceived information from a gentleman named Colonel Sleigh, who represented the company, who stated that the arrange ments proposed by the company would be carried out. According to the statement of that gentleman none but able-bodied young men would be taken out, and that women and old persons would be excluded. Under these circum stances, therefore, Government thought it unnecessary to interfere, notwithstanding that the company would notain their opinion be able to carry out what they proposed. He believed, however, that the hardships to which the passen gers would be subjected would not be of an extent which young, able.bodied men could not endure. Mr. ROEBUCK—Has Government anything to do with it P Mr. C. FORTE SCUE—Nothing whatever, (Laughter.) CHURCH RATES. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to introduce any measure on the subject of church rates P Lord PALMERSTON said [that this subject was at tended with much difficulty, that Government did not pro pose to introduce any measure in reference to it this session. THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. DOULTON asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether there was any probability of the commis sion on the embankment of the south side of the Thames making their report before the prorogation of Parliament P Mr. COWPER said he hoped the commissioners would be able to make a report shortly. HE INUNDATION IN LINCOLNSHIRE. InrePly to Mr. BENTINCS, Mr. FELLOWES said that it was true that no less than 6,000 acres of land in Lincolnshire were submerged to the depth of two or three feet, but all the means that could be adopted had been had recourse to in order to meet the cala mity, and Mr. Hawksbawe, the celebrated engineer, had been despatched to the eoone of th. a;..eter, THE INDIAN NAVY. On the motion for going into committee of supply,e D a Mr. AYRTON moved that a select committee b pointed to inquire into the amount for which the harbou . ; and fortifications at Alderney will be completed. reference e thatnce to although this matter, uaaIiEDUCATION IN IRELAN D. The O'CONNOR DO N drew the attention of the house sitraililtYit did not was etoxitsht in Irelandissubject,ainnd oc cupying a considerable portion of public attention in th a t coun try. He then adverted to the Ireland to the system of national _ great objection in d i sseve rance of religi ous and education, namely, the secular instruction in pu blic schools. The h on . member ral principle of Governmenti next alluded to the gene and he contended interference i n na ti ona l thateduca tion, limited merely t o assisting such int er f erence s h ou ld b e compre hensive schem e o f i and not originati ng an y educat circumstances, on, except under very exceptional TEE MIDDLE L k VEL IN UN DATIONS. LYNN, WEDNESDAY: Yesterday the poor fellow Davis, whose foot was caught in the wheel of a timber drag, and who was very seriously injured thereby, died. The poor fellow's body presented a ghastly and horrible appearance, being literally split up. He died after great agony. Another poor fellow was brought into the hospital yesterday afternoon who had received very serious injuries. Every effort seems now to be made to master the tidal waters; several cradles have been put down, and the practice of throwing sacksful of earth into the current is continued. The rumour that the bridge had fallen in turns out to be false. Meetings of the commissioners are being held almost daily, and individual cases of distress becoming 'known, exciting sympathy on all hands. There is little or no appearance of the tidal waters being stopped. A meeting of the Meydale Drainage Commis sioners was held this day on the bank near the ss b r ao e un a ne c rd h se , tr hs t ,a h et e .tEh ß .e, e rw v e a . ws iN ap T sr . ae B s ge . rn e n t at a h b ao y l eh i bo n ewi n t e he e tmh c ae h dc a eo i r mi . n mt A. s e s o n p o p tdt ohsEstalolttype allpwt e h idt e l lhbeb b ye r e e sai a ons e mtu h nseidd i m n ae east bank 26 feet d eep, and 40 feet l ong, di rectly teeoa t df b n. e ts hd w eAi er fenstse telegram lt b el yg a u n :pa k t mht . oe was ea f osswu t l h nt h i s a willmi be an imme diately forwarded to the secretary requiring atten tion to it. Mr. A. Saunders, C.E., waited upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department yes terday, and asked the interference of Government with the Middle Level Commissioners. He promised to do all he could in the matter, which was to write to the secretary of the Middle Level Commission on the subject. There appears to be no probability of the darn being constructed before the tides begin to increase again. There is no head to the great num ber of men who are at work. The alarm is now spreading rapidly, and vast numbers of p ersons visit the banks daily, and, seeing the inactivity and confusion, grumble fearfully. To-morrow the tides begin to increase, and the general impression now is that the whole of the Level will be flooded. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE GAME LAWs.—A Kentish family of " noto rious °etchers," w h o h ave b een conv i cte d a b out 20 t i mes, and one of whom writes to a contemporary, coolly stating that he stole partridges " because he was out of employ- Tent," being far too haughty to accept the humble contri utions of the payers of poor rates, had set a child to snare game. The child was detected, and the Maidstone magis stratus imposed a heavy fine, avowedly intended for the punishment of the parents, who paid it, and said that they would have done so had it been three times as heavy. Meantime, there was a great burst of virtuous indignation about consigning a child to prison, and one soft-hearted goose sent up the amount to the poachers, without inquiry, probably neglecting some really meritorious needy person near him, so much pleasanter is sentimentality than honest charity. Sir George Grey was interrogated on the subject by the patriot Digby Seymour, and gave this explanation, for which the Gushers might have waited.—. Punch. It is rumoured that a telegram has reached Go vernment from Lord Elgin, the new Viceroy of India, asking permission to send a body of British troops t o sup port the new ruler of Cabul, who has solicited ass istanc e against the Persians. At a meeting to-day of the Queen Insurance Com. pany, held at Liverpool, it was resolved, on account of the increase of business, to increas e the capital from £ 500,000 to £1,000,000. R. S. V. P.—Ladies, which are the best? M an . ohestor, or London Bosses—.llinohl COMMITTAL OF A NOTORIOUS SWINDLER. At the St. Helen's Police-court, yesterday,before Messrs. R. Dalglish and W. Pilkington, pin., an aged and respectably-attired man, who gave the name of Francis Whittall Jackson, and his son, Septimus Jackson, a boy about twelve years old, were charged with obtaining a large quantity of various articles from tradesmen in the town by false pretences and with intent to cheat and de fraud. Several witnesses were examined, and from their testimony it appeared that the elder prisoner is a plausible fellow, who has for some years car ried on a gigantic system of fraud, which eclipses the nefarious transactions of the notorious Gil mour. A gentleman from Mr. Mactaggart's es tablishment, Bold-street, in this town, gave the prisoner a very unenviable character, and enume rated about twenty Liverpool firms who have been victimised by the rogue, some to the extent of above £5O. Jackson's moduli operandi was this. He first contrived to obtain an introduction to his intended dupe, to whom he would tell a very plausible story. Sometimes he would represent himself as a traveller for an extensive tea and coffee establishment, or wine merchant; at other times he stated that he was a retired wine merchant, who had just taken a house in the neighbourhood, that he had heard the trades man mentioned in flattering terms, and had bee. thus induced to patronise him. He would then select a few portable and valuable articles, and carry them off without paying. During last week he patronised the tradesmen of St. Helen's. From Mr. Porter, draper, he obtained goods to the value of £5 ; from Mr. Butler, a watch of the value of £5 55.; from Miss Johnson, harness, &c. ; from Mr. Dawson, a carpet bag and drapery ; from Mr. Mort, boots ; and at Mr. Booth's he ordered ironmongery of the value of £ll, but, fortunately, only a few of the articles were delivered. He also engaged apartments at the Raven Hotel, where he stayed only one night, and then, after borrowing 4s. from the ostler, decamped without paying the bill. It was likewise shown that the prisoner, in waiting upon the tradesmen of St. Helen's, re-. presented he had taken a house at Rainhill, where he was residing, and that he was well known to the stationmaster at that place. He was liberal in 1z,1c3 ot devil for goods, and directed that every thing should be sent to the care of the station master. One of the tradesmen took the precaution of going with the goods, and ascertained that tho station-master knew nothing of his " friend" except that he had lodged for some time at a house in the village. It was also ascertained that the porters carrying the goods were generally met on the road and the goods taken from than. The result of these disclosures was the apprehension of the swindler just as he had booked at the St. Helen's Junction Station. The bench thought it was one of the most exte d nsivetre beforelt o so p risoner%in swindling transactions forr iwithin e rn public tt hrt ehf s a o a ell rca prisoner that trto Kho s e three eretekri oado h sare odaun a rh d a ye com mittedbe years. sessions.hae ra MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. llelZ ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 578 11d; barley, 37s Od ; oats, 23s 5d ; rye, 31s 5d ; beans, 39810 d ; and peas, 39s 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 58s 2d ; barley, 36s lld ; oats, 22s Id ; rye, 36s 6d ; beans, 39s 4cl; peas, 40s ld. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 66,313; barley, 7,98.5 ; oats, 10,444 ; rye, 120 ; beans, 4,186 ; peas 198 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI. To-day's market was scantily supplied with beasts nevertheless, all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's cur rency. Sheep, the show of which was only moderate—. were in fair request, at full prices. The bat Downs realised 4s. 10d. per 81bs. Lambs were very dull, and the quota tions further declined 4 d. p er 8 1 bs. The y ranged from 53. Bd. to 7s. per Blbs. The supply in the p en s was season ably extensive. We have to r eport a dull inqui r y f or ve on tfoarbmouetr Pigs terms. In of c h ang e took place. Per 81b. to si n k t h / 3 , no sialolwlys, e offal. a. d. B. d. i Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 3 0\ P - 5. d. a. Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 p rimecrs-wool d 0.4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 01 nae.S'thdowndo.4 8 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 42 4 Largo orse. calves 42 4 8 Crse. & inf. s h e ep 3 4 Prime small do 410 5 2 4 3 6 Second quality Gl.O. 38 _ 3 10 1 3 8 4 0 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 10 ' Lambs 6 5 8d t o 7 a 4d . Su s *ling calve 1 19s to 28 s . ,28 to 20s; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and, **** 886 lambs,... 8,540 Calves ..... ... ... 130 Pigs. 350 FORMIGN SUPPLY. - Beasts - 14a Sheep and lambs 990 Calves 7O Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 4d ; veal, 48 Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 10d to 5s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL ' May 21.—We continue to be well supplied with stock. Generally speaking, the trade rules inactive, as follows:—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 68 Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 21.—Prime beasts and sheep were in fair request at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was in 1 sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3 0 r to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 48 10d ; ZrP Od Od to 4s 8d per 81b ; suckling calves, 108 to 19s ; old store pigs, 19s to 26s each; an d miloh i cows, £lB Sc each. l q 4 u Od to HA Y M clover. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, AR £ K 2 E O T O Sto. :64 160 6d £3los to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16 s to £2 Os per load, Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.--Mea4ow hay, £2 Os to £4 16s; clover do., £3 10s to £6 16s; and straw, £1 16m to £2 Os p er l oa d . A heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 16s; o i acer £3 108 to £6 15s •, an d stray'. £ 1 1 58 to £ 2 Oa per load. Su I g ood , t ra d e dull. pp THE POPE AN D HT E FRENCH EMPEROR, -- M. de Lavulette is still lingering in Paris, at least he was there on Monday, an d made one of a party a t the Tuileries do honour to t o the Pasha of E gypt. People are u t o known w he ther on his return t o R ome— i f he curious to will cony with hi m anything in the shape o f an u lti m atum, or fresh in s t ruct i ons for himself. There is reason to believe that the Emperor has been weighing in h i s mind the propositions which it would be advisable to submit to the Pope. The most remarkable of these pro positions was that of France guaranteeing to the Holy Father the patrimony of St. Peter, on condition that he sent deputies to the Italian Parliament. Whether the Pope should have the right of veto on the acts of the deputiesjs to o his own states was also weighed, but not decided. It is be feared there is not much chance of Cardina A *1 5' t ,....„ 1 , i" tce accepting this offer. The Pope has very recently o d n e; that if Piedmontese troops entered Rome, Whetherevohitho uolines• French remained, he should quit it. authority that ho a n is to be seen, but it is stated upo n has said so. will persist in his resolve when matters con's to the worst Share 100 elk 1 174 stock stook stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock a tow( stock * Fl made 20& 204 10 1001 100 100 Divi all all all all k.RE S Profite 4fi 3fi 102 f 5 i I 104; 44} I 68 71 1 02} i pi 1. 1011 Si i 11, gi 81 21i 7 i i