The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market to-day is fair but quiet, the requirements of the mercantile community continu ing moderate, but there is a slight increase in the supply of bills from the country. Accommodation is still obtainable as low as 24 per cent., but this rate only applies to paper of a very superior descrip tion. The terms for loans at the Stock Exchange are rather firmer. The bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday were of an unimportant character. The tenders for bills on India for this month were opened at the Bank of England yesterday. The minimum price declared was—for bills on Calcutta ls. 11'-,,d. per rupee, and on Bombay and Madras 25., being the same as on former occasions. The amount tendered for at and above the minimum rate was about 27t lacs out of 30 lace, for which the Council of India was prepared to issue bills, but the tenders on Bombay being in excess of the allotted amount, applicants will' only receive about one-half of their tenders, while those on Calcutta and Ma dras will be accepted in full. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures hS under : • 1862. Great Western . £56,6129 1861. 64,909 North-Western South-Western Brighton 82,207 20,356 16,295 Midiand South-Eastern . 37,965 . 20,071 38,931 19,135 Great Northern 25,374 25.632 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 31, i7B 6,602 36;062 6,574 North- tastern I,reat South Western (Ireland) ...... 9,263 Edinburgh and Glasgow • Grand Trunk of Canada 39,621 8,996 7,413 17,871 These returns, in some instances, are of a more satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £1,620 ; on the North- Western, of £3,409 ; on the South-Western, of £1,107; on the Brighton, of £2,848; on the South- Eastern, of £936 ; and on . the Great Western of Canada, of £214. The Great Northern, however, shows a decrease of £258 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £4,884 ; the Manchester, Sh( ffield, and Lincoln, of £2,009; the Midland, of £966; the North-Eastern. of £2,598 ; the Edinbugh and Glasgow, of £583; and on the Grand Trunk of Canada, of £93. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. fill and Ledger, export oil and pickle merchants, with liabilities estimated at about £20,000. The claims of a large proportion , of the creditors are secured, and the assets will no doubt prove favour able. It has been notified by the Spanish Financial Commission that the auction of the Foreign Re deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the 30th instant, and the Government have assigned 5,511,472 reals for that purpose. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday bnsi mess was dull, and prices were id. per lb. lower. 'The sales were about 3,000 bales. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY . Two O'CLOCK. The share certificates of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, in exchange for the allotment letter and banker's receipt, are now - ready for delivery. At a meeting of the London and South-Western Railway Company, to be held on Thursday nest, two bills will be submitted to the consideration of the proprietors, viz.:-1. An Act to authorise the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany to make certain new lines of railway in the counties of Surrey and Sussex, and for other pur poses; and 2. An Act for making a railway and harbour ;n the county of Devon, to be called the Sidmouth Railway and Harbour, and for other purposes. At the annual meeting to-day of the National Provincial Bank of England, Mr. John Minet Laurie prebiding, it was stated that out of the profits the directors propose to declare, in addition to the dividend and 2 - )onns already paid to the pro prietors, a further bonus of 7 per cent., making the division of profits in 1861, in all 20 per cent. upon the paid-up capital, free of income tax. After deduction of the bonus and divi,! - lends, there will remain £15,000 to be added to the reserve fund, -which will then stand at £135,015 3s. 7d. The report was unanimously received, and the bonus ordered to be paid. Mr. Henry . M'Chlery was elected a director vice Mr. Robert Bell deceased. The transactions entered into at the English Stock Market to-day have been principally con necteti with the settlement of the account, and the quotations have remained almost stationary, Con sols being 931, 94 for money, and 94 94-1 for the June account. The New Threes and the Reduced are 911 92k; Bank Stock is 236 and 2371; India ditto, to 227 ; ditto 5 per •Cent. 1091 I; and Exchequer Bills are flat itt 18s. prem. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair ertent, and prices generally are rather depressed. Tul-kish 6 per Cents. are 80-1 811; ditto, 1858, 701 7117' ditto, New Scrip, is steady at 21 3 prem.; Italian 5 per Cents. have receded to 701 ; Vene zuelan are flat at 238; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 1001 IL ; Egyptian 7 per Cents. remain at 19 21 prem. ; Mexican have improved to 321 4; Moorish to 914; ,Spanish Certificates, after being 91, have declined to 81 91. The Rn t!sian Loan is I prem. In the R'aßway Share Market business has con tinued dull, , and, in several instances, prices have shown incrcwed depression. Great Northern have receded £1; Great Westerns, 103. ; and North Westerns and ,South-Westerns, 53.; Eastern Coun ties, however, improved ss. The Foreign' lines exhibit little change of import ance. Great Luxemburg realise 141 15; Dutch Rhenish 171; Sambre and Meuse, 11i ,§,-; and South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22 to 22-1. In the' Colonial Market; Grand Trunk of Canada realise 25/ ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1022 a ; Great Southern of India, 102/ 1; and Madras 5 per Cents., Mi. Joint Stock Bank Shares are flat. London and WeSigninster realise 80/ ; London and South African, lei ; City Bank, 95 1 , 96; and Oriental Bank have improved to 511. The Alliance Bank Shares are 51 Q prem. ; Im perial, t- 11. prem.; Northern Counties, 1/ a prem. ; British Columbian, 4 -1 prem.; and the Brazilian, 2Q a prem. In the Miscellaneou s Market prices were with out material variation. Electric Telegraph realised 100 ; Rcd Sea and India Telegraph, 18} ; and Royal Mail Steam, 601 60t. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . ......................... 237}_6_ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India otock ........ 4 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. .. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent. , Oct., 1863 100$ Ditto dtito Aptil, 1864 106$ i Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 Consols for Account, Jan 10.. ......... . . 921 ex dir. Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent lB pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK . Brownian h per Cent Ditto di per Cent, 1852-58-60 Egptian, 7 per Cent 2 i 1i 2 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Imperial Moorish Scrip 9ll, Portuguese 3 per Cent., 18b3 4sa 6 Ditto Small Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account 541 i Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Ccnt. — Ditto 6 per Cent .1858 D;tto Account Ditto,. £lOO Bonds Ditto 1302 (scrip) 3 2i Ditto, Pa. l up Scrip Venezuela, 3 rer Cent .. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 7ot 1 i TWO O'ULOtY Consols, Money 93i Ditto June, ditto LICENSING CABS AND THEIR DRlVERS.—Yes terday morning the Commissioners of Police held a Court at their offices, Scotland-yard, to grant licences to the drivers 4 i2ackney carriages, &c., and the conductors of when several hundreds om nibuses, were renewed and a great many refuodp in consequence of the misconduct of the parties during `he past year. There are altogether 15,000 applications for' divers, and 4,900 for conductors' licences. 2,000 additiona acne carriage licences have been taken out this year, 10, 000 for seven, and 5,000 for six clay plates. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuls.S. PREFERENCE SH/ lends contingent on the .RE S E'rofitE AND STOCKS of each separate Year. Closing Share' Railways. Paid. Price. Business done. - - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrc cm, all 67 72 - " ~,_ ( Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind 8..- Gu. 5 per cent lOO 102 103 201 Buffalo and Laae Huron all f% 61 4 6 ,1 204 Do. New - - Buflalo,Brant,&Godrich „ 0 63 . 86 10 Do. Preference 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 - 100 1 , 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 81 84 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 80 83 5 Cientta.&S. Eastn. (Li: ) all 5 fl 201 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 18 i 1 p 174 Demerara... ..... , all - - stock Eastn. Bengal gu. bp. c 100 102% 1021 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 104 1040 20 Do. do. G Ext.. stock Grand Tr u nk of Canada . 100 25 26 25% 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 71 74 724 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 61 63 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all . 40 43 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 all 38 10 100 Do. do. 1872 all 38 40 37 stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lO9 1021 1021 1021 4 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 4 1 p stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) guarinteed 5 per cent. 100 1011 1024 10 2% it 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 12% 20/ Do. New ...... .. . 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 102 104 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 93 15 100 Do. 1878 . all 92 95 stock Madras, guar., sp. c. stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 94 96 stock Do. 41 do lOO 92 04 stock llelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds lOO - - 20 Newßrunswick et Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. - 20 Do.'do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do • •••••• stock Scinde ..........1 4 lOO 103% 1044 20 Do. Punjaub .... Le a 15 44p 20 Do. Do. •.. . t 7e" ci 1 all 204 204 201 f stock Do. Indus:St. Flo. ' tg. 100 t 9 100 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) scrip 1 1 4t. FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 Algerian - - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 71 71 7% 20 Ardennes .... ....... .: all - -I, 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 164 1 1% 5 Belgian East. Junction ali 14 11 If Carmeaux Aline & Rail 30 11 12 100 Copiapo - .......... t all -- - 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rll9 Guar. 6p. c al - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 141 141 14% 15 11% 20 Italian Junction - - 20 Lyons & Geneva - - 20 Namur & Liege ......., all .84 9 204 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref all 20 21 16 Northern of France- - all 414 421 18 Do. New Shares l5 - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 10 20 Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) 15 8 7 714 20 l'ar!s,Lyons, & Mediter. all 44 15 20 Paris & Orleans ... . . 20 I Itecife & S. Fran. (Peru.) ,gua. 7p. ct. lim l9 4 3(1 20 Riga & Dunaburg all - - 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 154 5 Royal Swedish ....... all - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all - -1% 20 Sambre & Meuse 1 1 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 91 10 20 San Paulo, lim, g.. 7 p.c 8 1 4pm 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 18 41 91p 1 22 4 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 -- 20 Southern of France all 33 31 84 West Flanders .., all 71 8 10 Do. 54 pc. Pre:erenco 20 W. & N.W. of France SPORTING---THIS DAY. NEWMARKET RACES, THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Won easily. .ClOO PLATE. TM; SUN - LONPON, THUMSD -°\Y- , EVENING. Vanguard Costa -! Cape Flyaway Wingrave Farfalla Seven ran. Cape Flyaway walked over, and the stakes divided. MAIDEN PLATE. Revolver .. 1 Intrigue . . Railways. Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleat,and Mid. k2o. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do AIA gets no divl till 6p c.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties ....., lEastern Union, A stock _ _ Bdo do Do East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth. & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. (3 reatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. Rz North Western' Lon. & South Western L'derry . & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle, I Do # shales Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby' Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. A shares 311 d Kent Tiso Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk INrorth British N or. Dev.Rall&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc, has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new. North Staffordshire and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E.. Aber. stock st Do Soit. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welehpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un st South Eastern at South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 'taines,Wok.,andWok. .25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford St Kilkenny West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newpord Do Hereford 46 48 43 45 87 89 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. IPaid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletehlei all Ln.&NT.W Birkenhead., Buekingh my_are.. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 55 Do. 51per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 ; Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 ;Cledon .. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnah. g a pr c. 100 GT-Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dra . . 100 Cledon Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hull Hull and 'elby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 200 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per c. all Do. DlNew Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all D 0........ 20 22 Do.W .Ext.A,4lpc. all 13.). .. . 8 9 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen Lon.,Tilb.& -"lend 100 Peto &Co B6 89 Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk Do n per cent lOO D 0....... Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p 1p gua. 5 per cent... pm North n.&Ea. tn .sp. e. all Do. Do. 6 per cent .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Hastn—Hartlepool 1i 0 N. E. Ber. North Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt North. 92 93 93 21 & N. Preston and Wyre. 1 all s 5 L. yk. W 44 46 Do. shares A. all Do. ••••.. Roystn.flitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Someiliet lOO Gt. West. 92 94 94 31 Wimbledn Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 81 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share/ Railways. Paw l Closing Business Blythe and Tyne 0 p.c pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. CornwalL 5 percent Dun. Perth, & Abu Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c. E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edir.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 1 p. c. guar. S. & Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redm .atsp.c.pm Gt. Is 4 h. of scot. Ist pref. G. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4. per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 6 per cent Do. redeem. ti p. cr Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. et Do. 5 111. c. redeem. pref Do. firm. guar. stock Do. firm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester R p.c. pf. slis Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pre: Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stool Do.Barnal.st£ s 2s 10d , ,c Do. 8 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur Lon.&Brig.sp.",.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 e. st. (div.detlir Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent, Ft.. late 3d shares i.ondony. & Ennis. 4 sh. Man. Sh. & Lin. S per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. e Do. 44 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p.c. pref. at. rdem Do. 4 p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent .... . . Do. Leie_spdHit. Iper et rflk. sp. c. tux. at. liar; Do. 54 p. e. Pref. at. 1847 D 0,5 WaY.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. tn. g. prf. shs Ntli.Dvn.RaildtDck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44pr. et redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. 0. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock SouthDDD o. oo .. A 7}D, b a e . v r e de d o. n e p e i n, irAe p g u tn.enr a s:c et6rpons stock A Do, Fixed 4i South Wales, pet cent south Do: 4k Do. 44 per cent P * c * "11;0:67ce(laRteading Do. do. , 185 . , Do. 5 per cent. ..... : • S. Yorkshire, 4 p. a. Do. 5 p. c. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p, 0... Do. B p. c j). c..: Niiratrfd & Bilkny, 6 p. c. 311d.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do. Do.NewportS p.c. axed. Do. Perpet. 6 p. f. 18661 tell1)0. 18691 94 96 20 21 6 6} 100 105 109 111 los no 127 129 84 86 110 112 190 92 116 118 112 114 1104 106 1107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 04 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 137 139 1102 101 1116 118 1116 118 134 142 116 11C 152 156 129 133 77 79 91 95 14 14} 124 126 ' # liptu 68 70 iPm 'l3B 140 102 104 94 96 [llO 112 108 110 1 ltpm, 100 102 96 98 1i /d, ar p 22i 236 135 140 1 10 11 231 244 101 103 101 103 85 87 l 28 29 133 34 33 34 '42 45 126 128 120 1 25 103 10 5 123 125 119 ,122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. fl p.c.Ja. uly 1877-S2 -I Do 6p. centlSB3-4 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aut.t. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. tt Sept, Do. 5 per cent Do. Inscribed stock -- Cape G.llope, nn c,1873 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 Do. 18901 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p N. .3.Gov. 6 p.e..J a.&July I.io. ap. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 Do. S p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 .35upw& New Zealand 6 p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. B p. c sterling, 1875 S. Aus,Gtip.c.lB7B.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&July Do. do. 6p.0. 111 112 111 i 12} tes 110 1 08 110 1011 102 100 101 09 111 110 112 111 113 112 114 108 109 100 101 99 100 1 18 99 109 111 109 110 let 110 It£3 110 100 104 101/1 ssi I 10 5 i i i P H Closing Business " Price. done. 7 8 6 7 91 03 1095 1901 1 - - 6 61 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 22 226 58 39 59 61 39 41 90 92 304 314 102 101 140 145 115 116 1134 1144 132 134 105 106 74 744 55 57 107 1074 60 01 122 123 45 46 94, 45: 99i 1044 10 12 4t 43 8T 1274 128} if "p 98 10} 67 69 621 a 961 yid -1 554 A5l 841 85* 100 102 4! 4}d 10! 11# 124 128 47i 48* 105 107 46 48 35 38 844 841 67 68 99 101 8 7 37/ 38/ 8} 9 P 6 64 p 145 150 55i sei 26 35 i d ill 93 - 95 130 135 6 i 61 Share 13.14 6.4.0 19.15.4 12.10 58} I 1151 15 ?3 4 4 56i 107} 7 61i 91, 1 100 991 100} 8; 9 127 i I 961 7 i d 841 i HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Paradox Sdge .. Six ran, DISPUTED RACE, - 1 ES TERDAY.—BaII erino gets the stakes, LATEST BETTING. THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 agst Imperatrice (taken) 4 to .1 agst Bertha (taken) sto 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 6to 1 agst Ethel (taken) 7to 1 agst Jung Frau (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Vest colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst Simla (taken) L AW-THIS DAY. EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Channell and a Common Jury.) BOWER V. GRANTHAM-SEDUCTION. This was an action by the plaintiff against the defendant, a farmer, for the seduction of his daughter. The action was undefended. The plaintiff said he was the lather of five ohildren, resid ing at a place called Ilaytort, in Nottinghamshire, and he now sought to recover damages for the seduction of his daughter, Ann Eliza, by the 'defendant. Mr. Gran tham was a farmer, residing a short distance from them. An intimacy sprung up between the parties, and the defend ant was looked upon as the accepted suitor of his daughter. Things went on in the usual manner for some time, when, in consequence of defendant's visits becoming less frequent he made some inquiry respecting him, when he discovered that having given a promise of marriage to his daughter he had accomplished her seduction and then deserted her. After this discovery the witness demanded a fulfilmeat of the promise of marriage, but the defendant refused in tho most decided manner to perform his promise, at the same time saying that he meant to settle all the stinks upon his mother, and then he and all his family might go to the devil. The daughter said she imagined that everything was arranged for their wedding, several articles had been pur chased, and the paper for the rooms that they were to occupy when they were man and wife, had been decided on. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £2OO SHERIFFS' COURT. (Befoie Mr. Kerr.) THE END OF A TOUGH SUIT - HIIMPH.RETSON V. WEIFFEN. This suit came before the Court again to-day, the names of the parties being quite "household words" in the month s of the officers of the court; and Mr. Buchanan informed his Honour that it was quite time the matter was brought to a Close. Upon the last occasion the defendant was to have paid money into court, but to-day she did not come forward. His Honour—ls not Mr. Beard in this case ? Mr. Buchanan—Yes, but the defendant appears to have thought better of the matter, And indeed I do not see how she could have gone into the box and sworn that which would have made the case assume a very grave aspect• Your Honour will notice that not only is defendant absent, but. Mr. Beard does not attend to-day, nor is any money paid into Court. . His Honour—The rule nisi is discharged with coats: Thus the verdict stands for plaintiff. POLICE - THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, PARISH PROSECUTIONS OP BROTHEL KEEPERS.—Geo. Frederick James and Rose James, alias Jane Bird, were charged with keeping a house of ill-fame at 39, St. Mar tin's-street. . The progecution was instituted by . the parish of St. Martin's, and Mr. E, Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended. Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, baying identified the prisoners as the keepers of the house, Mr. Knox committed them for trial, fixing the bail in each case at, themselves in £BO each and two sureties in £4O each. George Goodman and Annie Eyre were next charged with keeping a house oftsimilar description at 22, Green street. Sergeant Appleton having identified the prisoners, they were committed for trial, the same amount of bail as in the previous case being fixed. Inspector Silverton attended to watch the case on the part of the police. MARKETS---THIS DAY. MAIK-LANE. IMIRRIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 58s 10d ; barley, 37s 2d ; oats, 22s 5d ; rye, 37s 8d ; beans, 39s 10d ; and peas, 40s 11d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 58s 3d ; barley, 36s 6d ; oats, 21s 8d ; rye, 36s 8d; beans, 38s 10d , peas, 39s 10d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 65,679; barley, 13,437 ; oats, 9,868 ; rye, 83 ; beans, 3,829 ; peas 431 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although only a moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to-day's market, the demand for all breeds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The best Scots and crosses were sold at 4s 41 per Bibs. We wore fairly sup plied with sheep, which changed hands slowly, at barely stationary prices. The highest value of the best Downs, out of the wool, was 4s 84 per 81be. Good and prime lambs sold freely, at extreme rates ; bat inferior breeds moved off slowly, on former terms. The quotations ranged from 6s 8d to 8s per 8113 s. Atout 600 lambs same to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were very dull, and prices gave way 4d per 81bs. The top figure was 5s 2d per Blbs. In pigs and mulch cows very little was doing. The general quality of the stock was firm. Per Sib. to si ink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 Primecrs-wool do. 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Pius. S' thdown d 0.4 6 4 8 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Large orse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 10 6 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Large hogs 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 3 6 3 8 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 8 Lambs, 6s 8d to 8s Od. Suckling calves, 108 to 245; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Beasts Sheep and lambs.... s,7solSheep and lambs Calves Pigs 3BO Pigs .... MEAT MARKETS. NEITOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, but the demand is inactive, at previous quotations :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 6s 8d to 66 10d ; veal, 4s Cd to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 7.—The supplies of stock were mode rately good, and the trade ruled steady, ss follows :—Beef, from 38 4d to 4s 2d; mutton, 38 41 to 4s 8d; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 7d; veal, 4s 64 to bs 2d; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 7.—Prime stock sold steadily at full prices; otherwise the trade ruled inactive :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 43 ; mutton, 3ti 4d to 4s 8d ; lambs, Os 8d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s Gd to 6s 2cl; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81b ; melding calves, 10s to 18s ' • quarter-old store pigs, 19s to 28s each; and milch cows , £l4 Od to £lB Os each. for lambs, which were in request, at the annexed quota- MAY 8, 1862. ECUADOR AND PERU. The following communication relates to the mediation of the British Government for the amicable adjustment of the political differences between the Republics of Ecuador and Pero : " Ecuador Land Company, 11, Warn ford-court, May 5. " Sir,—The Ecuador Land Company have received a copy of the accompanying official correspondence. General Castilla, alarmed at the interventions in Mexico, endea voured to form a league among the South and Central American States, for the purpose of opposing all European interference in American affairs ; but several of them having intimated to him that his aggressive conduct towards Ecua dor fully merited such interference, and that they them selves would interfere, had they the power, it appears that he has made a virtue of necessity, and at last accepted the good offices of the British Government. " I have the honour to remain, sir, your most obedient servant, " J GERSTENBERG, " Chairman to the Ecuador Land Company." "Legation of Great Britain, Quito, Feb. 17, 1862. " The undersigned Charge d'Affaires of her Britannia Majesty has the honour to inform his Excellency Senor Carvajal, Minb.ter of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ecuador, that her Britannic Majesty, seeing with great regret the very unsatisfactory state of the relations between the Republics of Ecuador and Peru, and being convinced that a good understanding between the two Governments would greatly contribute to the progress and welfare of both countries, has instructed the undersigned to offer his goad offices to the Government of Ecuador, in order to bring about a friendly arrangement of the existing differ ences. Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires, residing at Lima, has made a similar offer, which has been accepted by the Government of Peru. " The undersigned has the honour to assure your Excel lency that it will afford him the highest satisfaction to con tribute, in conformity with the wishes of his Government, to the complete re •establishment of friendly relations between the two countries; and he avails himself of this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurance of his highest consideration. GEORGE FAGAN. " To his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of Ecuador." "Republic of Ecuador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Quito, Feb. 18, 1862. " The undersigned Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador has received with tho greatest pleasure the respected official communication of the Honourable Charge d'Affaires of Eng land,under date the 17th of the present =nth, in which he is pleased to announce that the Government of her Britannic Majesty, having seen with regret the unpleasant state of relations between Ecuador and Peru, and anxious to con tribute to the welfare and progress of these countries, have thought fit to instruct their respective representatives in the two republics to interpose their mediation and good offices, in order to bring about a definite arrangement ; and that the Government of Peru have already accepted this honourable mediation. " His Excellency the President of the Republic, on learn ing this interesting communication, has commanded me to offer, through you, to the illustrious and powerful Govern ment of Great Britain the warmest expressions of gratitude in the name of the Government and people of Ecuador, for the interposition of their good offices in the cause of peace, and for the interest they have evinced in favour of the wel fare and progress of the two Republics. _ _ _ " It is in the highest degrae pleasing to the undersigned to announce to the Honourable Charge d'Affairs of Great Britain that the Government of Ecuador accept the honour- , able mediation of her Britannic Majesty, and he trusts that the same will result in terminating, in a manner becoming and satisfactory to the national honour and to the ends of justice, the differences which unfortunately exist between these two neighbouring and sister States. " The Honourable Charge d'Affaires of her Britannic Majesty will to kind enough to accept the sentiments of especial consideration and high esteem with which the un dersigned has the honour to subscribe himself his most obedient servant, " RAFAEL CARVAJAL. _ _ _ " To the Honourable Charge d'Affaires and Consul- General of her Britannic Majesty." THE LABl' ROMAN PAMPHLE7. M. Pietri's pamphlet on Italy, recommending the withdrawal of the French troops from Rome, and the official recognition of that city as the capital of the Italian Kingdom, is highly praised by the Debats, which declares that the counsel so given is precisely what it has been itself recommending for months back. The present situation is, it declares, alike intolerable for Italy, the Pope and France, and must be brought to a speedy termination. It then proceeds in these terms : " The advice which M. Pietri giveia to "the French Go vernment may be followed by it, without giving rise to a charge of precipitation and of imprudence. Prudence which ends in immobility no longer deserves that name. Moderation would lose its claim to men's esteem, if it were only the abandonment of an incontestable - and . officially recognised right. In speaking thus, we are only the echos of M. Pietri, and we do not wish to be anything more, for we find on this point in M Fietri's pamphlet the firm, urgent, and moderate expression of sentiments and convictions which are our own, with the credit and autho rity which that expression derives from the name, services, and personal position of the author. That is for ns a piece of good fortune which we ought not to disdain. When we support the cause of the American Union, every one knows the little annoyance that happens to us; there are people profound and well advised enough to pretend to see under our cards, and to explain our predilection for the cause of President Lincoln by the presence of two aides-de camp in the staff of the Federal army (the Orleans princes.) When we defend the Italian cause with M. Pietri, we have a right to think ourselves sheltered from those injudicious insinuations, as well founded moreover, in one case as in the other. M. Pietri's pamphlet is for us only an argu ment ; who knows, however, whether something more may not be seen it? Who knows, whether it is not a presentiment —a favourable omen ? Several indications, among which it suffices to quote the recal of General de Goyon, and the words just ipokenby King Victor Emmauel at Naples would appear to give a certain weight to those suppositions and hopes. The imagination of the populations, so prompt in foreseeing great events, regards the triumphal scenes which are now taking place at Naples as a prognostic, and already see the King of Italy on the Capitol. Is not that thrill of impatience and of public sympathy at the approach of the day which will be for Europe an immense alleviation, and will mark in the history of our age a date eternally memo rable, a fact worthy of being meditated on ? Yes, every thing appears to announce that the times are accomplished, and that soon perhaps Italy, resuscitated, free, united, and regenerated, will be able to repeat with enthusiasm the ac cents of her immortal poet— " ' Magnus ab into gro seclorum nascitur ordo.' '' THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. This association has issued the bye laws which will regu • late the great prize meeting to be held at Wimbledcn in July next. There will be 50 targets. There will be six ranges, viz., A, 200 yards ; B, 500 yards ; ,C, 600 yards ; D, 800 yards ; E, 900 yards ; F, 1,000 yards. The shooting at range A shall be off the shoulder; at the remaining five ranges it shall be from the knee, Hythe position, unless off the shoul der. The size of the targets will be the same as laid down in the Army Musketry Regulations. The size of the target at Range F will be the same as at rangeE. In shooting for her Majesty's prize the competitors will first shoot for 20 Whitworth rifles, with long Enfields, pul ling not more than 61b., five shots at ranges A, B, and C. The winners and the 20 next best will shoot for the Queen's prize, seven shots each at ranges D, E, and F, with Whit worth rifles, supplied by the association. Ties at ranges A B C shall fire one shot at range C until the best shot be re turned. Ties at ranges DE F shall be determined by the points gained at the previous ranges A B C. Should there be undecided ties at these ranges (A B C) they shall he de • termined by one shot fired at range F until the best shot be determined. The other prizes are as follows : . . The Harold Cub, value £52, with £5O added by the asso ciation; £25 for the second, £l5 foi the third, and LIO for the fourth best competitors. Enfield rifles. Five shots at A, B, and C. The St. George's Challenge Vase, value £250, to be shot for by individuals representing battalions, with a rifle of some Government pattern. The Prince of Wales's prize, value £lOO. Long Enfields. Seven shots at A, B, and C. Any position at The Duke of Wellington's prize, £ 5O. range D. Messrs. Eley's prize, £lO5. Five shots at B and D. Any rifle carrying cartridges containing their own ignition. The Elcbo Challenge Shiel d to be competed for b y th e Volunteers of England ag ainst those of Scotland. The Earl of Dudley's rr ize, £5O. Five shot s a t B and seven at D. For the w i nn er of prizes during th e meeting. The Rifle Derby; en trance £2. Ther e s h a ll b e three prizes; half of the sum total subscribed shall form the first prize ; three-fifths of the remainder shall form the second prize ; the remaining two-fifths shall form the third prize. Distances, 200 yards, 600 yards, 600 yards. Five rounds at each distance. Targets, bull's eyes, centres, &c., same as at Ily-the. These prizes shall be adjudged according to the aggregate number of points made. FATAL MACHINERY ACCIDENT=An des, Wright, a workman employed at Langholme Distillery, was a few days a go attempting to t urn a tap b y reac hi ng over a re volving shaft, when he was might by his clothes, whirled round by the shaft, and forced through a space between the shaft and the beam, about 18 inches in width, whereby one of his legs was broken in two places, and an arm disclo cated at the shoulder joint. The shoulder bone was also broken, and he sus t a i ne d a m ost severe wound on the head, with other inj ur i es on diff ere nt parts of his body. Surgical aid was quickly procured, but proved of no avail; so fear fully was the sufferer injured, that he expired in about three hours,.—Cumberland Paequet, INI PER IA!, PA t:?: /JAREN'''. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTEUDAY. The SPEAKFR, took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. The Banstead and Epsom Downs Railway Bill was read a ilaird time and passed. etitions were presented by Sir E. Colebrooke, Lord E. Scott and Mr. Finley, from various places in Scotland, against certain portions of the Publichouses Act Amend ment Bill. COUNTY COURTS PROCEDURE BILL. Mr. M'MAHON moved the second reading of this bill, the chief object of which was to give to parties suing in the county courts the same right of appeal which they had in the superior courts. In the county courts, where the sum sued for was under £2O, the decision of the county court judge was as absolute and irrevocable as the fiat of any Turkish Pasha, hnd that was a state of the law which he cons idered ought to be altered. It was, in fact, givin g th e county court judges a penal power over the person t.f the party sued ; and there was a case N vhere a debt or was by thejudge consigned to prison for thithirty days whe n th e debt was only tenpence. He did not wish by the measure to g i ve the right of appeal it all cases, but only when the judge might see it necessary to give leave to appeal. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the measure. The procedure and practice of the county courts were in a great measure above the observati , nof the bar, or of the class of attorneys and solicitors, and were in fact confined to I the County Court judges thems9.lves. It was, therefore, those parties who were best able to decide as to the work ing of that procedure and practice, and having obtained the opinions of the majority of the judges of those courts, he was bound to say that they were all opposed to the provi sions of this measure. Besides, that five out of the eleven . clauses of the present bill—namely, 2,7, 9, 10, and 11 were all taken from the Common Law Procedure Act of 1852, and were in operation at the present time in the procedure and practice of the county courts. Of the remaining - six clauses, three had relation to interpleaders, as to giving these courts jurisdiction to entertain equitable defences; and one, the eighth clause, to give the right of appeal. He considered that the adoption of any of these clauses would have the effect of interfering with the original purposes for which the county courts were established, and he must, therefere, oppose them. He had communicated with the county court judges, for the purpose of ascertaining if any amend. ment could be made in some portions of the county court procedure, and on receiving their reply it might be necessary to found a measure on their suggestion, and in these circumstances he would move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. HENLEY considered that having now almost re leased the upper and middle classes of imprisonment for debt, it was unjust and unfair that the poorer classes sued before the county court judge should be consigned to pri son simply upon the caprice of the judge. He thought that was an anomaly in the law which ought to be amended. Mr. AYRTON also condemned the present system of imprisonment for debt as respected the lower classes. If a man can manage to contract a debt of £2O or upwards he would not be permitted to get into a prison, but might release himself from the whole of his debts, while the poor man, who could not manage to contract a debt of £2O, was cast into prison for the small debts he had contracted, and had the whole of his goods taken from him. Sir G. GREY said the state of the law was certainly an anomaly, and would receive the attention of the Govern ment. After a few words from Mr. M‘MArrox in reply, in the course of which ho stated that were the County Court Judges consulted, as proposed by the Attorney-General, no alteration of the law would ever take place, the socond reading of the bill was negatived without a division. SMOKE NUISANCES (METROPOLIS) ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was negatived without amendment. PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) ACTS AMEND- MhNT BILL. On the order of the day being read for going into com mittee on this bill, Mr. CR AUFURD moved as an amendment, " That in the opinion of this house it is not expedient to sanction any further legislation on the subject of Public Houses in Scotland which does not consolidate as well as amend the present acts:" In moving that resolu tion, he was not opposing the measure before the 'house ; but as there was much uncertainty and difficulty respecting the existing law on the subject, what he wanted was, that the matter should be postponed with a view to the consoli dation of the existing acts of Parliament, by which the public-houses system in Scotland was regulated. All he wanted was, that the House should not be called upon to add confusion to confusion, which they would most certainly be doing by adding this confused and unintelligible act to tho others equally confused and unintelligible which already existed. Mr. BUCHANAN having seconded the amendment, Mr. MURE, who has charge of the measure, opposed the amendment, on the' ground that the adoption of it would be the means of postponing all legislation upon it for the present session. All the public bodies in Scotland had 'petitioned the house in favour-of the measurer, - and that at all events showed that the measure in their estimation was not so confused and unintelligible as the honourable and learned gentleman seemed to insinuate. Mr. BUCHANAN said so soon as he heard of the mea sure being introduced he placed a notice on the paper that any measure on the subject should have for its object the consolidation of the existing law on the subject, and therefore the hon. and learned gentleman .who had charge of the measure could not complain of the present amendment. He was astonished this motley piece of parchment should have been offered to the House of Commons. The men who it would affect belonged to the lowest class of society, and men carrying on public-houses were not to be expected to understand and comprehend all the minutia and whereabout of these acts of Parliament, which even the judges who had to carry them into effect did not understand. He was not un friendly to legislation on the subject and to an improvement of the present law ; but, as he believed this measure would make matters worse, he should oppose it. Major HAMILTON considered the question to be whether they would throw out the present measure for this session or not, and as he was not prepared to do that he would oppose the amendment. Mr. LESLIE, as a member of the Royal Commis sion who inquired into and reported upon the public-house system in Scotland, stated that out of the seventeen recommendations of that commission he considered that the present measure embraced fourteen, and therefore he should give it his cordial support. The measure was not a restrictive but a protective one to enable the people of Scotland to protect themselves from the terrible inroads which intemperance was making upon them, and he hoped the measure would soon be brought into operation. Mr. W. ENVART said that he would vote for going into committee, hut on the understanding that there should be a consolidati , m of the law next session of par:iament. The LORD ADVOCATE supported the measure on the same grounds. Sir E. COLEBROOK E suagcsted that they should pass the bill through committee, and then have it recommitted for the purposes of consolidation. Mr. BASS said as the law on the subject was so doubt.• ful they should pass those clauses of the bill which were absolutely necessary, and then have the law on the subject consolidated next session. After some further discussion the a mendment was nega tived without a division, and th e Speaker having ll left the chair, the house went into co mmittee on the bill. On clause 1, , he Mr. DALGLISH pr o p osed to add aprovir to t effect that the appeals from the justices and magistrates, i n cases of granting licensing certificates, should be taken to the Sheiiff instead of to the Quarter Sessions, as at present the appeals to the latter were siraily an appeal from the justices to the just ices. Mr. MURE, while he admitted that some other tribunal of appeal - might bo advantageously establi s h ed, thought the Sheriff was not the proper party ) and he hoped the amendment would not be passed. Mr. CRAUFURD supported the proviso, as did also the LORD ADVOCATE, as ha cons dered the appellant juris diction of the licensing system the lea,t satisfactory portion of the working of it. Col. SYKES said the clause as it stood was simply an appeal from Philip to Philip, and he was of opinion that some different tribunal of appeal should be established. After some further discussion, the proviso was withdrawn on the understanding that a clause appointing a court of appeal would be brought up with the report. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, Mr. CRAUFURD proposed to introduce words giving retail dealers of spirits, who were also wholesale dealers, power to send out on permits the articles specified in the license certificates at other hours than those specified in such certificates, the object being to place wholesale and retail dealers on an equal footing as to sending out spirits on permit. . The amendment was, however, after some discussion, negatived without a division. Clause 2 was then agreed to, as were also clauses 3 to 12 inclusive. In clause 13, which provides for the police having autho rity to enter the houses of wholesale spirit dealers, ' Mr. CRAUFURD complained that while the mea ure protected the wholesale spirit dealer from the visits of the police, except in cases where there was reason to believe that a breach of certificate was being committed, it gave no such protection to the respectable hotel keeper, whose premises might be invaded at any time, and on any or no pretence whatever. He therefore proposed that they should be placed upon the same footing by inserting the words in which he has reason to believe a breach of certificate is being committed, Mr. MURE opposed the amendment, and the committee having divided, there appeared— 23 For the amendment .................. 109 Against it .......................... Majority against the a mendment . The clause was then agreed to. Clauses from 14 to 33 inclusive were agre e d to, with some verbal amendments, when a quarter to six having arrived, the chairman lett the chair and reported progress, and the house resumed. INLAND REVENUE AND CUSTOMS ESTA BLISHMENTS. On the motion of Mr. HOItSFALL the following corn mittee was appointed to the Inland Revenue and Customs establishment:—Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Peel, Mr. Hankey, Sir H. Willoughby, Mr. E. P. Bouverie, Mr. Chas. Turnar, Mr. Milner Gibson, Loyd Robert Montagu, Mr. William E. Forster, Sir S. Northeote, Mr. Hennessy, Sir E. Gro gan, Mr. Liddell, Mr. Laird, and Sir W. Hayter. The house adjourned at 10 minutes to 6. RAILWAY IN7ELLIG.ENCE. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the committee of the House of Com mons on the question of the amalgamation of the Eastern Counties and other companies, after consi dering the report of Captain Gaiton, to,whom the various matters in dispute had been referred, an nounced their determination that the Eastern Coun ties, Norfolk:, Eastern Union, and Newmarket lines should be amalgamated on the complete fusion of stocks, upon the basis of the agreement of 1854, and that the difference and fixed charges in the respective companies should be adjusted by the creation of preference stoek to be allocated to the Eastern Counties and Norfolk Companies in the proportion of their liabilities, being less than those appertaining to the Eastern Union Company. These amounts in the report are set forth to be £50,000 a year in favour of the Eastern Counties, end £15,150 in favour of the Norfolk ; the consolidated stocks respectively being—Eastern Counties, £5,833,000 Norfolk, £1,166,000 ; and Easte rn U n i on, £1,166,000. The committee then adjourned the further consideration of the subject to this day. The proceedings in the committees on the West Riding, Hull and Grimsby, West Midland, Rad stock and Keynsham, and Wellington and Cheshire Junction Railway Bills consisted of evidence pro and con. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIAI). — Meadow hay, £2 Os to a Os ; eloVer, £3 10s to £6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to £2 is per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. -- Mea 4 ow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A slow demand. WHITECRAPEL. — Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; dove! f 3 10s to £6 Os ;and straw; to £1 18s £2 Ss per load. Supply tolerably good. At the annual meeting of the Sovereign Life Assurance Compsny yesterday, the report stated the new po li c i e s optii. past year to have been 722 for £171,250, yielding in annual prerniums X 6,055. At the annual mesitfg of the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society at Edinburgh, yesterday, the re port stated that the new policies for the year were 654, assuring £289,545, and yielding in annual premiums, £9,264; also that the existing assurances are £5,517,695; the accamulated fund £1,394,949; and the annual revenue, £203,798. Tho surplus accruing for division since 1859 was announced to be £ 1 98,147, and the usual proportion was applied accordingly. TELEGRAPH BETWEEN RANGOON AND SINGA PORL—For the purpose of establishing a telegraph line between Rangoon and Singapore, in order to connect and materially shorten the present system of telegraph commu nication with India, China, and Australia, a company has been formed and wish to obtain a subsidy from Govern ment. A letter from Mr. F. Gisborne, relative to this subject, was read at the meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and the council decided to memo rialise Government in favour of the scheme. _~~~--~, Divi , st *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 102 104 • 20 Cornwall 44 p.c. ga.perp all at *E. Anglian, Clsß, 11 p.c. 100 120 123 st * Do. CIsC, 7 p.c. 100 131 131 st Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 80 b 2 80 st Lond'n, &c., 44 per cent... .... . lB5B 100 103 105 at Do. do. 4 per ct 1860 100 92 95 at Do. do. 4) per ct 1861 100 103 105 5 Do. do. 4 • per ct 1861 34 10 Lon. & Chat'm, Metrop. Ext. 18, 6 p.c 74 1 d pr st Lon. &S.Western 45 p.c. 100 102 101 10 North British £lO Gua. all Shares, 1861 st *ScottishCentral4s p.c lOO irred. pref 10 S.-Eastern 45 p.c 1859-, all 94 10 10 Do. 5 p.c. June ie6l (rd.) 5 * 4pm 10 !Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3) 4 4pm * Failure of full dividends in any given hall-year not to be made good out of the profits of any subsequent half year. 1311,ITISli MINES. Alfred Consols (Philack) 3.9.3 .. British Iron Clifford nil 29 111 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ). 1 430 440 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 134 456 East Caradon...... 5.14.6 41 42 421 East Carn Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.10.0 24 31 GlM.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 566 13 15 Great South Tolgus l7s l 4/ 41 544 G. Wheal Ada. (Phil ack) - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 10 64 7 Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 Hingston Downs 4.14 2 26 Lady Bertha Marearet (tiny Lelant) 91 41 16 Mark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 4d par North Downs 2l 4 41 . North Frances (Mogan) 12.3 • N.Wli '1 Basset (1110 4an) 2.3 0 24 34 North Wheal Crotty . 21 24 Par Consols (St. Blazey) 15 5 6 20 Providence(Uny Leint) 10.6.7 40 42 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 -- South Caradon(St a Cleer) i 11 335 45 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) I 5.11.6 21 21 Fran. (Illogan)ilB.l . ,s 974 1024 Stray Park 28.9. ' 32 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 1* 14 10 Tin Croit 9 104 11 111 West Basset (Illogan) l4 125 135 W Caradon (Llskeard) 5 34 36 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 921 975 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 "574 624 Whig( Edw,ard (Cals.) 71 15 11 Wheal Kitty (ILLelant) 1.7.2 12 13 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 11 13 Wheal Trentwriey (Lis.) 7 16 17 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim ail 1 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all 1 14 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo ; dig. 40 Cobre Copper all 29 11 20 Copt apo 2 Capula Silver iCs. * d 4pm 1 DunMoun.Cep.Ming.t :o ail 14p 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 1 2 Fortuna... all 35 34 20 • general all 22 24 23 2 'it N. Cop. of S. Austr ll d 11 iCapunda (Limited)...., l 4 1 p 3 Linares all 65 74 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d 4 pm I Hari quira all 4 1 Nl.RhineCopofS.Aus.L ds 20 l'ontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt.., all 2 4 -5 Port Philip 1 1 li 1 Santaßarbara pm 1 Scottish Austen. (L.) los. 14 l*pm 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 56 58 575 971 28.2.84 .United Mexican ail 61 71 7 1 Worthing (Limited) all DOCKS. stock Commercial I 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min 1 100 stock East and West India stock London , 1 100 54 58 stock St. Katharine ' 100 57 59 57 stock Southampton lOO st,ckVictoria ........ 100 98 100 120 Do New . 2 id par 98 100 1 d par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - 100 , Agra&UnttedService 8.. 50 88 90 40 !Australasia all 65 17 25 Bank of Egypt all 224 234 100 11a-A of London 50 British North American all 54 36 20 Chtd.Bank of In-11a, &c. all 201 201 25 ' Ch. Mer. of In. .I_, on.& Ch. all 34 35 100 City 100 Colonial ......, ... ~.. 25 89 9,011 Corn. Bank ot Canada.. all 40 39k 20 Eng., Scot., As Aus. Ch.. , all 181 194 181 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all _ 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 251 20 Do. new all 25 161 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO 4 fpm 10; 100 !London & Westminster 20 791 801 801 100 Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 4 d pr , 100 \ at. Prov. of Englanci 42 .‘ 20 Do. new . . ... ....... , l2 . 50 National Bank ..... 20 No, South Wales all 39 41 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 51 52 511 20 . Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new all -'- 25 South Australia .. 25 Union of Australia 50 Una,) .of London 100 Unit % aintual 6O .... NIISC2ILLANEOUS. 1, Anglo-3h'dcan Mint 10 Atlantic 11. 5.11. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 274 285 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 50 British American Land 40 L 25:: r t tt t eoDdyis -50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7me.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited ) all 9 11 321 Canada Land all 113 116 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 21 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg. all 25 Do. Prof. 7/ per cent all 12 t 6 at. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference at Do. 6 p et. Perpet . Deb. 100 105 109 10 E.lndla & Lon. Ship A. 7/ -- It. Do. B. 74 11 04 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par fpm at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 , 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 21 24 15 Gen. Steam Navigati ni 14 251 261 1 Great Slip I ,imited) all * 5 1 Do 171 pet Preterencc all ,i, I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 .- 5 s Lon. District TeL (Lim.' li 31 3# d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 11 11 20 Madras hr. and Canal 1 2; 31 10 lllM.Flxten. Tel. fLim all 3i 4i 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dia. Co. (Lim ) 5 5 4 p 514 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim )• 5 id 14p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.atl die. all 1 14 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 13 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ; 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 14 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). sail 15 li • 10 i Orintl. In. Steam ( Lim.) all 6 7 65 at. I Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Liin) 100 55 57 10 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 70 10 12 leNsaaale o . awiidln Steam :r , e g l ' ei ie s i y t P i . 0 ° ,3, . . 5 0 ,Rhy m n e y Iron 11 D o. New all 41 54 .:, t ,. s ll c t o o I. J . A a n u e s i t r i o n C . l i n t y v . I ( m i., i p m t 5 . . ) laolol 13526 1 2 40 61 265 4 0 52 1 p 51 505 Upr.Can 5 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 iS Submarine Tel. Scrip.. al , 4 4 4 4 1 iDo. do. Registered ph t oI a.( * L .. ..5 all a l i il 6 p r 19 I 10 2 IT T e r luesgt r D Ana trlasia (lim) 2 5 0 u Tr . .kL d n om .C r o r . e o L t Co. (u m .) 1 1 14 11 04 1.00 van Et1 4 191011'6 L..nd ~,, 24 i 9 9i 95 aal6loolil 18174 119913 LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER. A special meeting of this company Was h e ld at the Westminster Palace Hotel, yesterday—L or d Sondes in the chair. Mr. BROOKE, the assistant-secretary, having r ea d the notice convening the meeting, formal resolutions, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Sir C. Roney, were passed, approving a bill for making railways for the Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham ; and also a bill to authorise the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to make certain new lines of railway in the counties of Surrey and Sussex. An extraordinary meeting was then held, and the directors were authorised to raise on mortgage or debenture £43,000. METROPOLITAN. A special meeting of this company was held yes. terday at the office, Duke-street, Westminster—Mr. W. A. Wilkinson in the chair. Mr. HENCHMAN, the secretary, read the notice convening the meeting to consider a bill to autho rise the Metropolitan Railway Company to acquire certain additional lands and execute further works for the purposes of the undertaking ; to confer further powers on the company with reference to the raising of capital, and to authorise further agree , ments with other companies. Mr. BURCHALL, the solicitor, read the heads of the bill, and explained that power was taken to raise the, £300,000 authorised last session, on pre ferential shares, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 5 per cent, per annum. Powers to create a debenture stock to pay off lo ens, and to acquire additional lands at Coppice-row and other places, were contained in the After some further discussion, a formal resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May B.—Wind thiP. day at noon —South; strong breeze, and fine wnther, but rather cloudy at times. PLYMOUTII, 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Camden, from Leghorn. Sailed—Cambrian, screw steamer, for the Cape of Good H ope ; Ll oyd ' s, screw steamer, or Vera Cruz. QIX-DEr May. S.E.--Saile4--Rolrebn—surevr steamer, for Oporto. QuEENsTovrN, May 8.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gyda, from Philadelphia; Scandinavian, from Alexandria. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) POILTSMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The Adriatic steam transport has arrived from St. John's, Now Brunswick, with the left wing of the 97th Regiment —lB officers and 348 men. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Lord Nelson, from St. Malo; Dream and Jane, from Newport; Ellen Martin and Pursuit, from Cardiff; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Mary Coles, from Portma doe. Sailed—Mary Lawson, for Shields. (BY SUBMARINE eND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May B—Soderham, from Gottenburg ; Sydney Jones, from Skjkene ; Elise, from Rostock ; Peter Mogg, from Middelhamis ; Rosalie, from Sarnsoo. Sailed—Albion, steamer for Boulogne; St. Petersburg, s'eames, for St. Petersburg; Gustav Wass, steamer, for Gott enburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed--Racer, of Dartmouth, from Dartmouth; Eva Elizabeth, steamer, from the West; Malabar, from Woo sung ; Heiress, from New York—all for London. DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT EASTERN.—IVIIL FORD HAVEN, WEDNESDAY.—The Great Eastern sailed at 2 40, with 138 passengers and scme cargo. She did not use her paddles, but screw only. She missed last night's tide owing to the fouling of a hauser. THE MINT.—The bronze coinage is proceeding satisfactorily both at the contractors' (Watt and Co.) mint at Birmingham, and the Royal establishment at Tower hill. Fully two years, however, must elapse before all the old copper coin disappears from the channels of circulation, and is completely supplanted by bronze monk.--Mechanics Magazine. INNS OF COURT RIFLES.—The benchers of the Inner Temple have presented a challenge cup to this corps the annual for com petition. It will be s h o t for by bona fide members eou r c a o e u o r f s e t a o r f ge t position p r a c. I d only, r ce i e 1 alawnni In n the o rh t h h et e h a vte p hec g i r o d r osela through :f event o of w le i a ll v t e a b ke einpgarotbitn a ain g ed ran fr d om bri t g h a e d l e ordof field day on Epsom-d owns on t h e 17th i nst., under the comman d of Col. N 1 'M tn, C. 8., Inspector-G enera l o f V o l un t eers . THE CLYDE PORTS.--In the midst of the general commercial depr ess i on it i s sa ti s f ac t or y t o fi n d th a t th e busi nessannual of the Clyde ports is fully maintained. Thus in the month which has just cloaed the Customs' revenue at Glas gow amounted to £79 988, against £75,277 in April, 1861, and £68,658 in April, 1860. At Greenock, too, the Cus toms' revenue exhibits a continuous advance, the receipts during the past month having been £88,019, as compared with £79,491 in April. 1851, and £68,753 in April, 1860. On I 0 , oaturuay last a match between ten officers of the 2d Essex (Colonel Cappers) and the same number of the 3d Essex (Colonel Davis) Battalion of Rifles took place at the Cranbrook• park Range of the Ilford corps, and re sulted in the victory of the former by 34 marks. The com petitors ftom the 2d battalion were INlajor Birt ; Captains Crouch, Strange, Banes, Corby, and Davis ; Lieutenants Nixon and Howlet., ; Ensigns Noble and Barwick. From the 3d battalion Major Russell; Captains Cotesworth and Harvey; Lieutenants Wilson, Burgess, and Myer; Assist ant-Surgeon Dawson ; Ensigns Knapping, Chaplin, and . Fane. The ranges were 300 and 600 yards, seven shots at each, The scores were 178 and 144 respectively, the wirli t ' e t r h s e being in a majority of 18 at the 300 yards, and of 16 600 yards range. Points and hits were both count_. s The u r e s t ad . weather was unfavourable, the wind being Irong f en ra d THE RAILROAD TAX.—A deputat.sonu Committee rse, lsyo oa o ns f entirely n i in t n i s instead of presidents is here to appeal to the Flom , ' the Senate to modify the tax on ra fo i r lr m o , ad arl o em o c r P tp e t ra ts to be equally distributed over the entire being assessed, as in the present form, the income from the receipts from passengers, of the burden—Wash freight to bear but a smallA1:0 ra:na scarcity oa and d small o lir warbird s d e lphict Inquirer. of P POISONED WHEAT. In our ington correspondent OUR BIRDS AND with which against them still there ismuch is less inveterate; but to &Ilion in every neighbourhood. Our rustics shoot owls and bats p eo e u rs n e t c r u y ti t o h n er h e as is a niltetthede rural and then c omplain of mice, moths, and night insects— rats in the stack, and dormice in the woods. They crave credi for the sCOrtS Of sparrows, wagtails, yellow hammers, and wrens that they destroy, and then are ready to cry over the ravages of worms, weevils, cock• roaches, caterpillars, and other plagues. Of late we h N7e heard a goo d deal of the spreading practice of de stro) jog so-c a ll e d " vermin " (not the insects but the birds) by poisoned wheat. I wish such deices could often meet wit h the punishment which I remember seeing candidly narrated in a paper some years ago. The writer of the con fegsion wanted to save a row of peas from the sparrows. lie was struck with remorse when he saw a bird or two staggering on the top of the wall, as if drunk, and falling off ; but scarcely any died, and the peas were not v d t); la of great while the staggering birds on the wall pu shed the poisonedsae grain off among an establishment o f p et f value—every one of which died ,— On ce a irre i . - 10s. 10 10. 6 100 100 100 all all 93 4 .~ ~ j.