The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

rob . MONEY MARKET. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY.I ....... -411— ---r---- . CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. During the last few days there has been more animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Sh are Railways. raid. Closing 1 Business Markets. Tea, however, owing to a pressure of Price. done. sales, has slightly declined. Sugars hav e s h own an .13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 8 Bost.,Sleaf.,and3lid.ko.' all 6 7 i m provement, while coff ees are h e ld f or f u ll y pre- 10 , vious quotations. Rice has been dull and rather s a o t C B o ri r s k to a l n a d n ß d a E n x do e n ter .... 100 91 91 921 at Caledonian lOO 1081 1081 10/ cheaper, while a limited business has been enteredall 2 10 0 0 Cornwall all 6 61 6/ into in fruit and spices at about previous quotations. Do A Do. B A gets no div e ' all 1 2 till 6p e.p an.has Tallow has been dull, and few transactions have i all 5 6 been negotiated either for present or forward de- 50 Dublin leßenelPfaasitdJtuonßc allall 41 10 43 11 25 Dun„Perth,& Ab. June livery. st East A no-liaxt lOO 21 22 21 i it.,. at Eastern Counties . 100 561 571 5 7 i pit A moderate amount of business was transacted st Eastern Union, A • s • to • c • li 100 59 st Do lido d o 100 37 to in the Liverpool cotton market yesterday, and st East Suffolk st Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO 89 91 prices were unaltered. The sales were about 5,000 at Edin , Perth, & Dundee 100 301 501 bales, . at Glasg.* and S. Western. 100 102 101 The bullion operations at the Bank of England 102 rreealrth n. i,. 1137 1 1 1 4 41 1131 14} 100 112 113 1121 12 1 at Do A stock NorthernofScotland R i ll 14 100 132 13-1 yesterday were not of an important character st Do Bdo Friday next has been appointed for a settlement at }Great S Western 73 1 in the scrip of the Chartered Bank of British Co- at i r os. r ira I gun. stock' 100 55 57 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 107 1071 1071 lumbia and Vancouver's Island ; and the 19th inst., at London and Blackwall 1 100 so 62 591 in the shares of the Imperial Bank , and dealings at L o n., Bright ,& S. Coast' 100 122 123 1221 in both are to be officially recorded. at LChat., oa., and Dover' 100 43 15 at Lon. & North Westernl 300 931 NI 94 lino i A steady demand is experienced in the general at Ile'rr & v s &le h n7 , Z Western 1: 1 0 1 941 1 1 71 OK 9 91 discount market, and full rates are required in the g ' man., Shef., & LinTln. all 411 42 411 1 M K T g a a r n ea d Carlisle. a joint-stock banks and private firms for all the SE cll.. 121 rities they negotiate. Very f e w bills are now taken 1 0 at nr a or i liian all 81 9 100 1274 1281 128 7f at 21 per cent., and the consequence is a large 6. a 4 i 0 Do N F w . 2.14. 1! lip P augmentation of business in the discount office of to M r d o :11r . r i rt , j . n . g e;f & lr D l r n b i li 100 ftl 98 101 the Bank of England. 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kent all A dividend of 22f. per share has been declared 1010 Do Cray Line by the directors of the South Austrian and Lom- at i lLe4c o i l t i s c tle and Carlisle lackl 71 — . 5 721 1 t at 'North British bardo-Venetian Railway, payable after the 15 th st Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stock , 100 inst., making the total distribution 40f. for the at Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has beenpdß 100 year. at Do B stork 1 100 A new edition of the " Merchants Shippers t 2 , t 5 Nth. E as t ern —B erw i c kl 100 961 971 97 1 d Eo o , L G e . e lLE. purchase 16.13.4 5 1 54 1 4 5 1 55 Directory" has been published by Mr. Effingham at t i 100 841 854 65} 1 41 Wilson, of the Royal Exchange. It is arranged at NoD4hYio, rok o don for the year 1862, and affords information of a very 10 Do new 5 P Om 196.4 North Staffordshirel2l 4; 41 d useful character to the mercantile classes. One of 1 0 N. andS.W. Junction.) . all 109 111 the most conspicuous features is a list of all the at Scot. asccoolttir,; N. E., Central Aber. stock 100 100 123 T principal export houses, and a full account of the ; f t ) s h D r e o w S fi c , a t2 :1 1 . *. , ij stock pOOl 100 11 105 107 articles exported to and imported from the leading st Shropshire Union st S foreign and colonial markets. 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un. all - . st South Eastern --- at South Wales CITY NEWS--THIS DAY . at S. Y o rk. and River Dun, 100 98 IGO 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 6 7 Two O'CLOCK. 25 Stockton & Darlington all 371 381 381 25 Do 113 81 91 p At the first annual meeting to-day of the Trust 25 Do New, 1860 6 661 p and Agency Company of Au s t ralasia the report, sal D TaffoVa Pr l e e f. No. 1 100 144 148 ' 100 which gave a very satisfactory account of the opera- 25 Ulster 20 24 31 tions of the company since its foundation, was 12.10 B o a 5l 1d 1p at Vale of Neath j 100 02 04 unanimously agreed to. It was stated that in at Victoria sta. and Pim 100 130 135 accordance with the sanction of the preceding half- st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 West Cornwall all 6; 63- yearly meeting, a second issue of shares had been 20 West London I all all announced, when no fewer than 14, 392 new shares ,12g 1 13 o o 2 1 d st :l l a a s s s s all were applied for by shareholders ; and as the entire at W. Hartlepool Har.&R. 100 at West Midland Oxford' 100 46 48 issue only amounted to 12,500 shares, they were st Do Newpor , 100 42 44 Do Hereford 100 87 83 accordingly allotted amongst the proprietary, and a t the deposit having been paid, the amount of capital subscribed is now £250,000. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Continued quietude has pervaded the English Stock Market to-day in the absence of active deal- Railways. Co. a Price. raid. Leasing ClosinF. , , Business Done. ings for transfer or on speculation. Consols are 931 f for money, and 921 -1 less the dividend for account. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.& N.W - The New Threes and the Reduced remain at 911 Birkenhead., . 100 0 b)o o ..azG.w 87 r 6 Chester & Ilolyhea • d.. 100 Do 54 56 f; Exchequer Bills are 15s. to 19s. prem.; Bank Do. 51per cent 100 Do. Stock is steady at 236 and 238; and India 5 per Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon. Cents. are flat at 108 T, 1091. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E. • C There has not been much animat ion in the E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gr.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,Harwich She all E Counts. 41 41 Foreign Market, and prices generally are rather Do. W o odbridge.... 100 • ' '' depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80A k ; ditto, g i t s o . s i 3 { e a r r r i t i L e n " V° ;es t i 1 1 g i t ed ;' l es • t • . •. : •. all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 1858, 701 1, and the Scrip of the recent loan is flat, Hull Do and Selby . halves at 21 It prem. ; Egyptian at 21 prem. Sardinian Do. quarters have receded to 821 ; Spanish Passive to 191, and L. o a o nca an sT a t t Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 199 202 ditto Certificates to 81. Italian 5 per Cents. have D 6 per cent _ O . Bromley. 6 per c 1 all D 0... improved to 711, and ditto Railway Scrip to IDI .New Sh 1861, 4 p.c all D 0........ 20 22 Do. We. Ext. A, 41 pc. all D 0........ 8 9 dis. The Russian Loan is 1 prem. London & Greenwich 100 S.Eastern 62 64 In the Railway Share Market the operations Do. Preferen , have been on the most limited scale, and prices l ii o o rw s Ill& S_ . - -:l p ie e n . a 100 166 i r ' t e o t r7 Norfolk ". " 88 Do 6 per cent Counties, Midlands, and South Wales have declined Mid. Bradford Prefer -ss. ; Great Westerns, North Eastern (Berw ick), Ne e , nce asrtir Bur lOO Midland 95 97 96 n yEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p pm and South Easterns have improved 5 5. , and South Nort gala. h n.&p 5 er cent... Eas tn. sp. c. all Do. Westerns 10s. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. The Foreign lines are rather firmer. Great N l- 3.! . a . Fixed il-1 5 ar p tie c p • o • o • . 1 1(0 a1 1 4 ° E. Ber. ... .. Luxemburg have improved to 15Z-, and South North Western , all Midland 161 I , f Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. I 100 Gt. North. 92 94 Austrian and Lombardo - Venetian to 21 1. Sambre t Preston and Wyre. 1 1 all L&N W & L. ic. i 44 46 and Meuse have deolined to 14, and Antwerp and Do. 1 shares A.' all Do. ••• • .. .. • • Rotterdam to 71. Roystn.Hitch.&Shep.l 100 Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 The Colonial lines are flat. Great Western of Do. Do. 1 3 1111 P Canada realise 121 ; Madras 5 per Cents. have de- S Wilts °' and Staffordshirel'll erset .. ' TO 11?.. i . 7e . 1 ; A 3 II 931 clined to 1011; Eastern Bengals to 1024; East Wimblecln 2 Croydon all IL.&Brgtn 81 91, Indian realise 103; 101 ; and Great Indian Penin- PREFERENCE SHARES. sula, 102 to 1021. Joint Stock Bank Shares are a shade firmer. 1 Closing Business London and Westminster have imp roved to 801; Share / Railways. Paid.price. Done. London and South African to 101 ; Ottoman Bank 25 Blythe and Tyne 0 p.c. to 241 ; ; and Union of Australia to 44k. pref. issued at £5 .... all p c, 11 ) r o ist a E re x a et. 4p. c. at.. 100 94 96 Th e Alliance Bank Share s are 51 I p rem. ; Im perial 1 1 pram- ; Northern Counties 4 2 prem.; st caledon. qr. slim No. 2 100 61 t Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all a British Columbian 1 k prem, ; and Brazilian 21 3 20 ;Cornwall. 5 per aut. . all 20 21 61 I Dun. Perth. & Abu Jun . . all 6 64 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Cl os ing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&NT.W Birkenhead. Bucldngh msliire.. Chester &II olyh ead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 1 00 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gr.lSTerth. 136 138 E.Uni on,H arwich She all E.Counts. 4i 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. • . Gls.Barr.&Nells.Drct. 100 Cledon Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster .t Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per c 1 all D 0....... .. .. D o.New Sh 1861, 4 p.c , all D 0........ 20 22 Do.Wr . Ext. A, 4i pe. all D 0........ ti 9 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen ~ Lon.,Tilb.& S.. - ..thend 100 Peto & Co. 86 69 86 Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LN W& M 3; 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx I) 15.5. 6. E Counts. 1 p gua. 5 per cent... pm North n. &E as tn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed 6p. c.... all Do. N. Eastn--Hartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. lOO Gt. North. 92 94 L&N. W ) Preston and Wyre. I 1 all & L. yk . i 44 46 Do. 1 shares A ' all Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep.l 100 Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. 1 3 11 llp S ou th Staffordshire ' 100 Ln.&N.W . .. .. Wilts and Somerset 100 Gt. West. 93 QS 93! Wimblecln t Croydon, all IL.&Brgtn 8} 9f, Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 [Cork & Bandon, 56 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per aut. ... Dun. Perth, & Abel' ,Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A. 5 p. c. E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l Do NO. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. I p. C. guar. S. & u Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm. Do. 46 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) I per cent Do. redeem. 46 p. et Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct , pretn. In the Miscellaneous Market, Electric Tele graph advanced to 101; Red Sea and India Tele graph brought 18i 19*; Royal Mail Steam 50k; and South Australian Land 33+. 10S 105 109 111 108 110 X 127 129 84 86 ,110 112 90 92 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 1 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 5-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 9ll Ditto 5 per Cent 1 f ,31 Ditto 51 per Cent ...... Ditt o Debentures, 4 per Cent., 0., 1863 ct Ditto dtito April, 1864 100 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account, June 10 E xc hequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent l6 15 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent • . lOO/ 1 Egyptian, 7 per Cent Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) Ditto Scrip i 11 0.1 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 46 -tussian 5 per Cent. 1822 St .. 97 61 - ardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent .1858 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Paia up Scrip 7Ol 69i 701 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4i per Cent., En. 2 - f Dutch 2,..t per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f 7l 1 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 116 118 112 114 104 106 (107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 04 102 104 76 78 Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock.. Do. Birm. pref. stock .. Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester s p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lan. &Carl. 4 p.ok pret Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£ s 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.).. Do. 4i p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.ru. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent d 0... • Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c. st. (di y. def .111'65 I,on.Chat. &Dnv. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. _ _ 76 78 170 180 103 105 [37 139 102 101 115 117 115 117 13A 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 93 95 et., late 3d shares 1 Londony. & Ennis. 6 shs i Man. Sh. & Lin. S per ct. Do. £6 Do. 3 per cent Do. redeem. C percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 46 per cent Midland Con. 6p, c. stk. 1 Do.Con.Brisdt Bir. 6 p.c. I Do. 4-6 p.c. pref. at. rdem Do. 4i p.c. irredeemable I Do. 46 per cent . . Do.Leic. andHft.lper ct Norflk. 5 p. c. Ex. at. 1846 Do. 56 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New Grua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. tin. g. prf. shs. N N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 46 pr. ct" redeemable I Do. G.N. E. 4 p. ct. prei Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. ) Nss oscoo o Dour . : Y otttthhh. tA o s r DsEhb k teaNea , Totdooree. Devon, Ann,sS-: :t u . i P r asa u e dt. r .6lei c . porn l . .1.1 1 ge. ai P. C. pref. stock.— I Da 7 P. c. pret. stock Do. Fixed 46 per cent I AD/I. ' 1.0.6).,,,,_. Do. 4i per cent Do, Fixed 4i per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. Do. 46 per cent ... Do. do. 1859 . ... Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. C. Cue. Do. 5 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 P. a... Do. B 6 p. c... Do. C 6 p. c... Ws - arid & It flkny. 6 p. c. MidDo-O. .xf is do gua stk 2d Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red f. 1866 Do. PerPet.6P. c. P Do. tat 1869 14 141 124 126 I Om, 68 70 IVEARKETS-THIS DAY. HAY MARKETS. SUITIMELD.—Neadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; clover, £3 108 to a Os ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade dull; prices drooping. CUMBERLAN:D.--Mea-low 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. IV HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover .f 3 10s to £6 Os ; and straw, 18s to £2 50 per load. Trade dull. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has not been much business transacted, but owing to holders having pressed sales prices have shown less firmness. &VGAll..—The market has continued moderately active, and full rates have been maintained for good an d su p erior descriptions. In the refined market previous prices have also been well supported. COFFEE.—A moderate amount of business has been re corded in plantation and native Ceylon at previous quota tions,i and other descriptions have slightly advanced n value. ItacE.—t) niy a limited business has been entered into, and prices ha ye generally tended downwards. SALTPETRE. —Business has continued active, and for good and fine o'escriptions a slight advance has been esta blished in prices.. TALLOW.—TiIe market has continued dull, and but few dealings have b cen entered into either for present or for ward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40: to 40s 3d per cwt, and last, three months 48s 6d to 48s 9d per cwt. 125 120 103 123 119 127 125 105 125 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ---- Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. ,Sz,July 1877-S2 ............. • Do 6p. cent.lBB:34 Do. 6p. c. Feb. Alll4. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. ct Sept. Do. 5 per cent........ Do. Inscribed stockl Cape G. Hope, 6p c,1573, Do.Ap & Oct 1880 Do. 18901 Do. Jan. & July, 1891..,' ,Ceylon, N0y.1861, 6 p c' N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.! N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 18661 Do.: p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds, New Zealand 6 p. cent! Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. S Aus' Gr0p.c,1878.&u,.. • iVic.G-ov. 6 p.c. ia.datily I Dp. do. 6 p.o. 111 k A telegram received by a mercantile firm an nounces the total destruction by fire of Enschede, an im portant manufacturing town in Holland, with all its manufactories. Enschede contained a population of 8,000 or 9,000 souls. 1074 7 1011 1 During the violent storm which burst over Bor deaux three days ago, a large portion of the wall of a build ing being erected , on the Place du. Marche des Chartrons was blown down fro-n a height of thirty feet, and came on the roof of an adjoining house, belonging to a locksmith named. Riviore. T he roof was b roken in, and the work shop below filledwith the rui ns . Four men who were at work there, on heicting the first crac k ing noise had the pre sence of mind to tae refuge under . the b enches and escaped injury. They were all g ot out m safety, 1081 105111 et at 10s. 10 1 0. 6 100 100 100 100 all 103 k 38 140 103 105 94 9fs .10 112 LOB 110 1 I.q>m [OO 102 96 28 li i d par i p 22i 23i P 5 140 10 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 100 100 100 all all 110 112 i(i7 109 107 109 11011 1 01 i 1100 101 ' l O9 111 1110 112 illl 113 1112 114 108 IN 1.1)() 101 199 100 1 971 98i 109 111 109 110 lea 110 IGB 110 INS 105-1 THEW ', SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, EVE NINO, MAY - 13, :a 1862. SPORTING , 17 0 T:i3S. Business done THE CHESTER CUP. 1021 age at lb Stampede • - Caller Ou Butterfly Fairwater 1021 15 1 3 i 4 Chere Arnie Wild Rose Henham Lass .... 4 7 13 Royallieu •Springwell •Vancouver Simla 5 7 11 Zodiac Prince of Denmark a ' 7 5 *Reindeer _5 TATTERSALL'S, YESTERDAY. CHESTER. cur. 7to 1 agst Silkstone (taken) Bto 1 agst Stampedo (taken) Bto 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 10 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 100 to 7 agst Wild Rose (taken) 14 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken) 14 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered) 15 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 50 to 1 Sappho (taken) CITY BETTING-THIS DAY. As stated yesterday, I now resume my remarks on the above race. The field will h 3 mere rmmerous than last year, but scarcely half the numter will face the starter than did when Joe Miller won it. The field will be selected from the following:— age at lb Tim Whiffler C by Wild Doyrell —Vest Caractacus 3 6 8 Sappho Silkstone Hadji Stavros *Dalesman Victrix Brighton .. F by Longbow out of Sis. to Stafford 3 6 0 Agag .. 3 6 0 Jung Frau .. 3 6 0 •Astarte 4 6 12. Those I have thus ( 0 ) marked I consider to be doubtfu l starters, so the field will number about five and twenty— some people who pretend to "know all about it," say there won't be more than a dozen—the majority of which have already been in public this year without attaining any very distinguished success, the names of S!ampedo and Brighton being alone enrolled among the list of winners. The former showed himself to be a thoroughly good horse by the style in which he won the Northamptonshire Stakes, but the 101 b penalty he thereby incurred will, I fear, prove fatal to his chance here. Caller Ou I look upon as the best of the heavy weights, and is almost sure to get a place. Fair water is now the very picture of condition, and as her running both for the Oaks and the Ascot Cup displayed first-rate staying qualities, I have no doubt of her getting the distance ; but that she can quite give the weight she has to do to some of the three year-olds is somewhat questionable. Chere Amie, when unable to carry Mr. Naylor's colours to the fore last year, with such a light impost as 6st 81b, will hardly do so now that she will have to carry Bst lb. Wild Rose has been backed for what is termed " good money," and were she really sound and returned to her old form, there would be no occasion to look beyond her for the nil), nor. Henham Lass, it is rumoured, will certainly run, and that she is improved so much there is now every pro bability of her doing the " good thing" she failed to do for the Cambridgeshire. Her backers on that occasion have, however, a too vivid recollection of the inglorious figure she cut on a short c:urse to now trust her on a longer one. Springwell was infirm last year, and I have heard nothing of him this to warrant the expectation of seeing him at the post. Royallieu can only have a very remote chance, if we saw the best of him in the Derby Trial Stakes. Van couver won't like the distance. Simla's running in the Metropolitan last year was good until she fell lame, which !necessitated her being thrown up for the remainder of the season. Her weight is favourable, but though I believe she is now sound, I have little confidence in anything having the character of " a leg' round such a tortuous course. Zodiac has been a "hot 'un" in the market for a long time, money being " heaped on" him to no end, which is scarcely warranted by his running hitherto, as on two or three occasions last year, when also trusted with a " lump," he showed the " white feather" so nnmistakably that I should be loath to trust him in so severe a contest as this is likely to be, bearing in mind how he was beaten at Derby by the two moderate horses, Jingling Johnny and Coronet. The excuse may certainly be made for him that he previously ran a severe race, in which he beat Caller Ou and Sawcutter, a feather in his cap, no doubt, were he not in receipt of considerable weight from both. It must then be, upon what he can now do, not upon what he has done, his owner builds his hopes ; but unless the " course is cleared" for him, which some people believe to be the case, I have no expectation of seeing him pull through. nine° of Denmark is boo slow to enable Mr. Barber to carry off the Cup, for the second time in succession. The " Eme - raider" Reindeer showed some speed as a two-year-old, after which the dicky state of his legs required rest. Being a Mountain Deer, I doubt his staying. Astarte has not had time to improve much since her change of quarters. The Vest colt ran well at Epsom, and as he is better on sound ground than in dirt, he is bound to be forward. The re cent performance of Duke Rollo makes Caractacus only moderate, if his running in the Biennial was correct. Sappho, if recovered from her late slight illness, will take some beating. Hadji Stavros will represent the French division, who are always dangerous when they put the coppers down. Silkstone has been highly tried with Elcho, and her clever party seldom make a mistake over large handicaps. She performed well last year, and as public [form is the best guide, I shall pin my faith to her on the present occasion. Dalesman is rumoured to be a good horse, but though nibbled at for both this race and the Derby, the market, at the time of my writing, has given no sign of his allowing the public to judge of his abilities in the grand contest on the Roodee. Victrix was once fancied a little, but now seems out of favour, from which it is only reasonable to infer that Rap paree has given her the eetip de graee at home. Brighton ran a fair horse in the Metropolitan, and was well up in the Two Thousand, which if not a false run race, ought to give him a great chance here. As only one horse can win, it is no use selecting a dozen, and then claiming the winner, as some of the sporting writers do ; therefore I shall stand or tall with SILKSTONE, as the winner of the Chester Cup. The VEST COLT I ex. pect to sea second, and WILD ROSE third. A FRESH MAN, Wild Rose and Stampedo are very firm at their respec tive quotations. Fairwater is not so firm, but Wild Rose looks like seeing a shorter price. The following is the business done : CHESTER OUT. 7to 1 agst Silkstone (taken) 7to 1 aget Stamped° (take 8 freely) Bto 1 agst Fairwater (offered) 9to 1 agst Vest colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) 12 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 20 to 1 agst Prince of Denmark (taken) 20 to 1 agst Simla (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Chere Amie (taken) 33 to 1 agst Tim Whiffler (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sappho (offered) THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARMA MENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The Lon]) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Stockton' and Darlington Railway (Towlaw and Crook), Crystal Palace and South London Junction, Car lisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock; London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (new lines), Frosterley and Stanhope Railway, North British Railway and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies, North British Railway and Port Carlisle Dock and - Railway Cos., North British Railway (Monktonhall and Ormistoa and Dalkeith Branches), Kington and Eardesley Railway, and Lead burn, Linton, and Dolphinton Railway Bills were read a second time. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Sharer Railwayß. 100 stk 1 Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind' Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and Laxe Iluron Do. New . Do. Preferanoe Buffalo,Brant,3sGodrich t 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 )0 Do. do. July 1, 1573 10 Do. de. Jun,• 1, 16:1 5 Clcutta.&S. Eastn. (Li . ) Cape Town &Dock Seri' in Demerara )ck Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c )ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. !CI Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref to Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct stock 100 Paid. Closing Price. 64 68 102 103 6 Oil 8} 9 83 86 81 84 80 83 5 20i 21, 102 103 103/ 101 24 25 68 71 67 60 37 40 43 46 36 38 36 38 102 1 0 4 101 f 102/ I2i Si 102 104 93 95 92 95 101 102 94 96 92 94 5 7 4 6 103 104 it i t 20k 205 100 Do. 6 per ct. N!bentr, Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndtaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... ;k Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares 04 Do. New .. . .. . . O Do. 6 p.c. '73 witfi't O Do. 5i p. C. do. '77 d 0... 100 100 stocl stoc] 100 stool stool stoc] st od Do: - 1878 . dc Madras. guar., 5 p. 0. .. :k Do. 41 p. 0. Extension ;k Do. 14 d 0. .. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. ) Newßr unswick & Candz Ry. & Lan d(Lim.)g. 6pc Class A Capital Marc Do. do. Land N Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... toci Scinde ...... .... 4$ N Do. Punjaub .... ca E :0 Do. Do. ........ cc. e )ck Do. Indus. St. Flo. tan,f;°. 1 0 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. Btool /100 15 all 100 FOREIGN :AIL 'AC'S, ;0 Algerian •• [0 Antwerp & Rotterdam 10 Ardennes.... ....... 10 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rail )0 Copiapo • • •••• • • I 0 Ditto Extension 10 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 10 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. 10 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs 20 Italian Junction .... 10 Lyons & Geneva .. •• • • 20 Namur & Liege . •. • • 20 Do. 6p. 0. Pref. 16 Northern of France L 6 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 20 Ot'mn ( Smyrna to Aidn) 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. 10 Paris & Orleans 20 5 Recife & S. Fran. (Pcrn ) ua. 7 p. ct. 20 Riga & Dunaburg 20 Royal Danish— -5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venei.in 26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 20 (Southern of France 7f 71 1 11 1 11 11 12 4k 4 1 1 lit) :z 3 15 15i Sa 81 2u 21 414 42i 8 10 8 7 43 44 51 63 4 3 13 15 115 12k 94 10 , Pm gi 4 P, St West Flandera 10 Do. 5i pc. Preference 20 W. Si N.W. of France PREFERENCE SH/ Dividends contingent on the all all all all .RE S 32i 33; 1 7f 8 10i 11 21 22 I rIND Si of each SI 'rofit st '•Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 20 Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp all et *E. Anglian, Cls B, 6 p.c. 100 st • Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 st Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 st Lond'n, &c., per cent.... 1858 100 et Do. do. 4 per ct 1860 100 st Do. do. 41 per ct 1861 100 5 Do. do. 4 , per ct 1861 3t 10 Lon. 1 Chat'in, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 st , Lon. &S.Wcstern 41 p.c. 100 10 'North British £lO Grua. all 102 104 120 123 131 131 80 S 2 103 105 92 95 103 105 1 d id 102 104 Shares, 1861 t *ScottishCentral4l p.c lOO med. pref. 10 S.-Eastern 4i p.c. 1859... all 10 ;Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 10 illo. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3 9} lo I Ia ipr& Oven half subsequen' 102} 2 * Failure of full dividends in any made good out of the profits of any 1011 I. 103} I 15 1 14 I Ba -211 'OCRS parate Year. BRITISH. MINES. - t Itreci Consols (Phi/tick) 3.9.3 , _ „ 20 British Iron I 16 - Clifford 1 nil 28 20 - Devon G. Conb. (Tavist ), 1 430 440 - East Bassett (Mogan). 130 14 46 - East Caradon ...... ...:19.14.0 44 15 44 1 - East Carn Brea... 13.0.0 164 16 141 15 1 - B. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.10.9 21 31 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gw(;n.)l 564 1%5 14 - Great South Tolgus 17s 5 54 - G.Wheal Alfd. (Phil ack ) - - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 64 7 - Grenville 6.15.6 4 45 - Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 - tlingston Downs 14.14 224 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (any Lelant) 91 42 f 4 - Mark e Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim )' 24 2 1 - North Downs 24 4 41 - North Frances (Illog,au)1 12.3 - - - N.Wh'l Basset (Illo.fan)I 2.3 0 24 35 - North Wheal Crotty . 12,2. E 25 24 - Par Consols (St. Blfizey), 11 5 6 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.1 40 42 - 4ortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 4 4 - South Caradon(St.Cleer)l 15 335 '45 - S. Cam Brea (Illogan)..I 3.11.6 24 35 - ?.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)'18.1 ,4 .) 974 1024 - Stray Park I 28.9. 314 125 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 11 11} 10 Tin Croft 0 104 111 - West Basset ((Mogan) l4 124 134 - W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 84 26 341 - West Seton - Wheal Basset ((Mogan) 54 92i 974 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 574 624 - Whl4l Edward (Cals.); 71 11 15 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)! 1.7.2 12 13 - Wheal Mar yAnn (Men.) 8 11 13 - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 16 17 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Llm all 4 4 5 Brazil Land & 311n.C0 all 4 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo I - ' ll9 . 40 Cobre Copper all 29 21 20 Copiapo ... l6 6 8 8 Capula Silver 125. 4 d Jim 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming..Co all I 11p 14 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 1 4 2 N'ortuna. . all 24 34 3 20 g enera l all 23 24 235 4 2 Clt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 11 4 1 d 11 Kapunda (Limited) i I 11. 8 Linares all 7 74 7 1 5 Lusitanian 2 4 d fpm 1 Slariquita all 4 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 1 1 4ds 20 Pontglbaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 14 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 4 15 pm 1 , cottish Austrin. (L.) lO5. 14 15pm 20 St. John del Rey (L.).- 15 54 60 584 94 84 28.2.875 64 1 orthing(Limited).... all i 4 DOCKS. stock ( Commercial 1 100 - stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min.• 100 - stock East and West India stock London ~... ' 100 56 58 574 stock 'St. Katharine. lOO 57 59 875 stock ,Southampton ' 100 - . stick ;Victoria .. ........ -4 100 98 100 ' 20 , Do New ._ _ _ .............„,1 2 Id par • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 ,AgTa&UnitedService Bk I 50 88 90 40 'Australasia all 64 46 25 'Bank of Egypt all 224 234 100 Bask of London 5O - - 50 British North American ful 54 36 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 205 201 25 ICh.Mer. of In. Lon.dt Ch. all 84 15 344 1 100 ,City 100 Colonial 90.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - 20 I Eng., Scot., .14 Aus. Ch all 184 19 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25425 261 20 Do. new all l6 50 'London and . County 50 , London Joint Stock •• 10 364 874 20 iLondon and S.Airican lO 4 tpm 101 4 100 (London & Westminster) 20 795 804 4191 100 IMetrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 4d 5 p 100 !Nat. Prov. of England 42 -' 20 Do. new ..... ..... • - - 50 ;National Bank ..... - - 20 INe w South Wales...-. all 39 11 - 25 ! Orient. B. Corporation .I all 504 514 61 20 \ Ottoman Bank .., .. ~. i all ; 044 265 1 284 4 100 Provincial of I . reland.. a 25 ' 87 10 Do. new - - 25 South Australia .., ...I all 36 37 25 Union of Australia ..'..1 all 44 46 444 5 50 Uni,,,i of London I 12 I 324 334 324 100 Unity Mutual... . 6O 1 - - .year not to be t half year. MISCELLANEOUS. An - 10-Mexican Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (14 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ' I Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7n,c.ti111852 (Lim.) i Do. C. (Limited) 'Canada Land China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg. I Do. Pref. 74 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 r, et. Perpet. Deb E.lndia & Lon. Ship A Do. B. Eindia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigate m Great Ship Limited) Do 174 p ct Preference Indian Carrying (Lim.) Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras hr. and Canal.. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.\ Do. 8 per cent. pref.. National Dis. Co. (Lim.) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.ati dis N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). , Do. New Shares (Lim.). O pRE .RRE ts ee r i ihoriodu n yylo. :n ilLa t i l l&e . niAa l s ,On n auy ii . rd: nilt S gietsisrr.a t ion.rartos e 3( eittnuc a iiieal m nir ndvlr. gi ncise: s.) ( . d( L .4latL. sic ' iipt m apm:i. :c ) ).:..1 Scot. a A Nisln u ee t r ' on CityT le nl .Scrip,. c m i: ii p t s . Land' SubmarineD D o A . udsot. Telegraphr R i a e s I Do. I Trust and Agen cy of ) Tr.& Ln. Co. of Upr.ca n . i Q. 112 dom Tel Co. (ltm.) )0 Pan Ditmen's Load „.. 2i all all 100 100 160 all all 1 all all all all all 100 all 18 :9 2 3 27 28 41 51 25 SO 18 20 9 11 110 114 100 all all a.l all 12 16 35 87 105 IC9 105 100 li Oi par ipm 99 101 2* 21 25i 26* * i i i 3, 3} d, It 1i 2t 3 3. 4i I i P id lip 1 5 1 25*, 4 6 p: id ip 1 11 14 U 9 91 181 19k 1 ,"261 i 1 59k 1[331 2i BETTING AT MANCHESTER—Moximx. To-day being the eve of the Chester Meeting the rooms were thronged, but, as scarcely anything besides the old favourites were spoken of, there was not a large amount of business transacted, exclusive of comparing books and calling over. Zodiac resumed his position of favourite at 7 to 1 (taken freely). Silkstone, Vest colt, Stampedo, Fair water, and Caractacus were each very firm, and 20 to 1 would have been taken about either Hadji Stavros, Wild Rose, or Simla. Closing prices :-- CHESTER CUP. 7to 1 agst Zodiac (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Silkstone (taken) 9to 1 agst Stampedo (taken) 10 to 1 sgst Fairwater (taken) 11 to 1 agst Vest colt (wanted) 12 to 1 agst Caraotacus (taken) 16 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 16 to 1 agst Simla (offered) 16 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered) 16 to 1 aget Wild Rose (offered) 30 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sappho (offered) 33 to 1 agst Tim Whiffler (offered) 50 to 1 agst Agag (taken) 50 to 1 aget Sister to Stafford filly (taken) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst The Marquis (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Zetland (offered) 33 to 1 agst Spite (taken) STRANGE SITUATION FOR A BIRD'S NEST.—Last year a chaffinch built her nest in one of the uprights of the stage that surrounded a ship in process of construction in the building yard of Messrs. Brocklebank at this port. She laid her eggs, hatched them in due course, and reared her young brood till they were fledged. The situation of the nest was within a few feet of where the carpenters were work ing daily, but Mrs. Chaffinch felt and looked as much confl•ience in both men and apprentice lads as if she knew each had got Shenston's lines by heart, and was re • solved fo adopt their sentiment:— I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where the wood pigeons breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'tis a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, she averred, Who could rob a poor bird of its young : And I loved her the more when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. And, confiding in their forbearance, she never suffered the carpenter's operations to ruffle her equanimity a bit. This year she has returned to the yard, and built her nest inside a new ship, on one of the stage supports, between the ends of two planks and under that of another. This time there is only a thin plank between the workmen's feet and the nest. Such perfect faith in the better part of human na ture surely entitles the little creature to the most loving protection.— Whitehaven Herald. The Kangaroo from New York brought £l7 and the Canada £ lO , OOO. T h e next Am erican steamers are also expected to bring some rather large amounts. 1,000 BILL. Earl DE GREY presented a petition from Gateshead in favour of this bill. Lord TAUNTON having presented petitions to a similar effect, proceeded to move the second reading of this bill. He said the subject on which the measure was founded had lately been so fully discussed in the other house of Parlia ment that he need not occupy their lordships by any length ened observations. The object of the bill was to relieve parties taking Government or corporate offices from an oath which was in the highest degree repugnant to , the feeling a great body of her Majesty's subjects. It had been formerly said that the oath was one of the safe•. guards of the Church of England, but instead of being a bulwark, he looked upon it as an edifice of sand. The oath was not required to be taken Ireland, why, therefore, should it be necessary in England ? Moreover, at the present time, the oath was quite unnecessary and quite unintelligible ; and as for any injury following its abolition to the Church of England, he looked upon that as a circumstance quite im possible, for the Church wasnever in a stronger position than at the present time. With respect tocertain Government of fices, an act of indemnity was annually passed to relieve persons taking those offices from subscribing to this oath, He felt certain that not the slightest injury would be done to the Church of England by the passing of this bill, but, on the contrary, a graceful act would be conferred on those who dissented from its teaching. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH opposed the motion. He did not think that there was any real grievance, and if th 9 Dissenters were not actuated by hostile feelings towards the Church of England, they would not object to take the oath required. The bill was sup ported by a society called the Liberation Society, the avowed of which was to destroy the union which now existed between Church and State, and therefore he moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord W ODEHOU SE supported the bill, [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corivan Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered for the third reading :—Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway (further provisions)—Brean Down Harbour, tc.—Bristol Water Bill—Caterham Water Bill—Hull and Hornsea Railway—Scottish North Eastern Railway—Vale of Clwyd Railway. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, chiefly against the operation of the income tax, and praying. for the exemption from the tax of all incomes under £l6O a year; for the repression of the liquor traffic; for an alteration in the poor law; from certain schoolmasters against provisions in the Revised Code, &c. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of Colonel PENNANT, a fortnight's leave of absence was granted to Mr. Holland, on the ground of domestic affliction. REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Sir C. DOUGLAS (in the absence of the hon. member Mr. Stansfeld), gave notice that on that day three weeks his hon. friend would bring forward a motion to the effect that it was desirable to reduce the public expenditure. (Hear, hear.) OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA. Mr. WHITE gave notice that on an early (lay he should call the attention of the house to our relations with China. THE BALLOT. _ _ Mr. BERKELEY gave notic3 that he would, on the 27th instant, move for leave to introduce a bill providing for the taking of votes at elections by ballot. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) REMUNERATION TO POSTMASTERS. Mr. W. MARTIN asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to give any remuneration to the postmasters in consequence of the additional labour imposed upon them by the institu tion of post-office savings banks. Mr. PEEL said that the question was under considera tion. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND). Mr. MACEVOY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any, and, if any, what changes had been recently made by the Irish Government in the rules and manage ment of district lunatic asylums ? Sir R. PEEL said that the subject of lunatic asylums in Ireland and the rules which had been introduced for their more efficient management, had given great satisfaction. CIVIL SERVANTS IN BOMBAY. Mr. ADAM asked the Secretary of State for India whe ther he had rec-ived any memorial from her Majesty's covenanted civil servants in Bombay praying for the redress of certain grievances, and when the memorials from civil servants in Bengal and Madras would bo in the hands of members f' Mr. BARING said that these papers had been laid on the table last Friday. Mr. HODGKINSON asked the President of the Poor law Board, whether ho had any official knowledge that, in consequence of the Government having in the last and the present session promoted a bill to amend the law respect ing Parochial Assessments, the revision of the assessments in a large number of parishes was postponed ; and whether there was a probability of the bill now before the select committee of which he was chairman being reported to the house so as to give sufficient time for its consideration and being passed into law during the present session. Mr. V ILLIERS was understood to say that he had re ceived no official information in reference to the subject of the first question. With regard to the other question, the bill alluded to would shortly be prepared, and would be in troduced in time to enable its being passed this session. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE. Lord R. MONTAGU asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring forward any measure, during the present session, for the pur • pose of carrying into effect the recommendations contained in the report of the committee on miscellaneous expenditure, so far as they suggest a transfer of all public works (save those for naval and military purposes) to one depart ment, and the appointment of a permanent commissioner of works. Lord PALMERSTON said that all the public works, with the exception of those intended for naval and military purposes, were under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works. Her Majesty's Government had no inten tion whatever of appointing to the head of the Public Works Department a permanent officer, because the effect would be to deprive the house of the control which they now possessed relative to public works. COURTS OF JUSTICE MONEY BILL. ' Mr. COLLINS asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was his intention to proceed with the Courts of Justice (Money) Bill, the second reading of which was negatived on the 10th of April last. Mr. CO WPER said it would be most convenient to proceed with this bill. PENSION TO MR. GEORGE LINNIEUS BANKS. Mr. BENTINCK asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether it was true that Mr. George Linnaeus Banks had been placed on the Civil List for a pension of £5O per an num? Lord PALMERSTON said that no such pension had been granted. It was represented to him that Mr. Banks was a gentleman of considerable literary attainments, and in consequence of having devoted a great deal of his time to the promotion of mechanics' insti -1 tutes, a very meritorious act, he had embarrassed himself. Under these circumstances, he (Lord Palmerston) recom mended that he should receive a donation of £5O from the royal bounty, but that must involve a continuance of tae grant. CAPTAIN COLE'S SHIELDS. In reply to Lord R. MowrAcitt and Admiral WALCOTT, Lord C. PAGET said that Captain Coles had written a letter to the Tiases stating that he had not been consulted in the repairing of the shields, and as he had a great respect for that gentlemen he regret ted his having adopted such a course. The shields in question had undergone experiments which impaired them to some extent, and his noble friend the Duke of Somerset decided that they should be subjected to a further with guns of 1601 b. calibre. Capt. Coles was communicated with, and his 40-operation was invited. He repeated his regret that Capt. Coles, as an officer on full pay, should have written to a newspaper on this subject. Captain Coles was not a shipbuilder, and the plan of ships which he presented to the Government had been declined, and he was only responsible for the shields. TRAMWAYS BILL. Mr. AYRTON, in moving for leave to bring in this bill, to authorise the construction of tramways and othe tor roads in England, explained that he did not propose give as extensive powers in th i s bill as were given for the construction of these roads in Scotland and Ireland. He contended that tramways could be constructed free from the defects of those now in the metropolis. In the event of any complaint about any particula r tramway to be ma mad e ses e, the ma tter might be referred to the m a g istates at quarte sions, and they could forbid its construction if they thought fit to do so. Sir J. SHELLEY opposed the motion. After various discussion, leave was given to bring in the bill. HULL CITADEL. Mr. A. SMITH moved for an address for a copy of the case prepared in the War-office for the law officers of the Crown respecting Hull Citadel, and their opinion thereon. Mr. PEEL said that the law officers of the Crown were of opinion that the property belonged to the Crown from hereditary right. After some discu ion n the house dividel— For the motion Against it ....... Majority .... Th e m otion was ac cor dingly lost. .. —139 INCOME-TAX. Mr HUBBARD moved that th e i nc i dence of an income-tax should not fall upon capital or property, an d and that when a pp lied to the annual roceeds of inves ted property it should fall only on the net incomes a rising therefrom ; and that the net profits, gains, or sa l a ries of persons and partnership s (not by public com panies), engaged in any trade, farm, or manufacture, profession, or salaried employment, should be subject, pre vious to assessment, to su c h an abatement as may equally adust the burthen thrown upon intelligence and skill, as compared with property. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. ALLEGED DEFEAT OF HUSSEIN PASHA. In reply to Mr. FREELAND, Mr. LAYARD advised the hon. member not to pay much attention to the telegrams from Ragusa. As far as her Majesty's Government were concerned, they were in formed that the Turkish troops in the Herzegovina were successful, although they had sustained some temporary reverses. The Government were not responsible for the I LONDON GAZETTE.—( Tins Evening.) accuracy of the telegrams which had been received from Ragusa. CAPTAIN COLES' SHIELD. In reply to Admiral 'WALCOTT, Lord C. PAGET said that Captain Celes' shield was to be tried, and the Admiralty had communicated with him on the subject, and the shield would be prepared in accord ance with his own plan and design. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. NE WDEGATE repeeed the objections that, had been urged last year to combining in one bill a number of different items of public income. lie contended that such a course was not only imminent, but unconstitutional, and was leading to the introduction of a precedent that might hereafter prove most dangerous. Mr. BASS contended that the bill was equally objection able in principle and precedent, and that so far as the alte ration relating to hops was concerned it would be of no benefit to the consumer. Capt. DUNCOMBE criticised at some lehgth the general financial policy of the Government, which he said was con ceived and carried out in a spirit of hostility to the landed interest. He condemned the expenditure as too high, and charged the Chancellor of the Exchequer with breach of faith in not having repealed the income tax in 1860. After some observations from Mr. Locap, Mr, DoDsoN, and other members, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined to enter into the discussion either of questions such as that referred to by Mr. New degate, which had already been con sidered and settled by the house, or of details, which had better be reserved for committee on the bill. The house then went into committee, and on the Bth clause, rendering it imperative on private persons brewing beer for domestic consumption to take out an annual license, Mr. BALL protested against the measure, on the ground of its unfairness and injustice, especially to the agricultural community. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his willingness to defer to what appeared to be a very gene rally felt opinion, not to press the clause, which was, there fore, negatived accordingly. Several amendments of a minor character were subse quently agreed to on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and ultimately the bill passed through committee. The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the Lunacy (Scot land) Bill, and the Weights and Measures (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill were severally read a second time. The Moveable Property (Scotland) Bill and the Public Works and Harbours Act Amendment Bill passed through committee. . . Mr. ADDERLEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the giving of a d to discharged prisoners. Leave was given to the Lord Advocate to introduce a bill to remove doubts concerning, and to amend the law re lating to, the private estates of her Majesty, her heirs and successors. The select committees on prosecution expenses and on the Drainage (Ireland) Bill were nominated. Leave was given to Mr. A. Ellis to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the duration of contested elections for counties in Ireland, and for establishing additional places for taking the poll thereat; also a bill to limit the time for proceeding to elections in counties and boroughs in Ireland. The other business having been disposed of, he house adjourned. SPORTING---THIS DAY. CHESTER RACES, THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Egyptian. . Lachesis Juug Frau Eight ran. WYNNSTAY HANDICAP. Voltella Eidolan Mayflower Ten ran. MOSTYN STAKES. Carnival Blithfield 2 Rudiments Seven ran. PALATINE CUP STAKES. Royallieu 1 Dusk Vest colt Three ran. GROSVENOR STAKES. Sawcutter Palestro Dusk Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE SOVS. Leontes Harriet Jacob Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Miss Julia Hetty Abron Four ran. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 6to lon the field (offered) 100 to 15 agst Zodiac (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Silketone (taken) 7to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) Bto 1 agst Stampedo (taken) 12 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken) 15 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 33 to 1 Sappho (taken) 50 to 1 Vest colt (offered) 50 to 1 Prince of Denmark (offered) 100 to 1 agst Royallieu (taken) THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst Buckstone (taken) 12 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (taken) HER MAJESTY'S SHIP 6T. GEORGE. VISIT OF PRINCE ALFRED. This splendid specimen of the wooden walls o Old England continues to be a source of great attraction on the north side of the Firth. On Fr day night, the shore at Burntisland was clad with spectators, whose close p:oximity to the vessel enabled them narrowly to watch the attemp which was made about nine o'clock to get her off the sandbank upon which she had unluckily stranded. It seems that the chart used by the master of the St. George was incorrect—the depth of water at the spot where the vessel went aground having been put down at 7 fathoms ebb-tide, while the depth when the vessel struck was only 3f. She floated easily about nine p.m. with the rise of the tide, and was taken round during the night to the west side of the Railway Pier, where she now lies at anchor a quarter of a mile distant from the shore. From morning till late at night on Satur day, pleasure and provision boats hovered round of the vessel—the former crow ded with passengers both sexes—the weather being fine —and the latter laden with all the " loaves and fishes" Burntisland could furnish, the demand exceeding the u Several trips to and fro were also made by supply.L ferry steamers. No visitors were admitted on board till afternoon, when all who came were courteously e nt part o f the welcomed, and allowed to inspect every ship, the extremely tidy and efficient e appear ance of which was the c sub . l . e t of universal wonder ment and talk, Th e s tG George has 91 guns at present, instead of 86, and 875 men, of whom 150 are marines, Large numbers of the officers and men have been ashore in Burntisland ; and on Saturday Mr. Nicholson, locomotive superintendent on the Edi • nburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway, conducted a party, comprising engineer, and others, through the railway works there, all the departments of which they regarded wich much interest. Since the arrival of the St. George, telegrams have been despatched to and received from Balmoral several ti ales daily by Captain Egerton, and it is now certain that Prince Alfred will leave Balmoral with the intention of joining the vessel to-day (Monday), arriving in Burntisland by the eight o'clock train this evening. Captain Currie, of the Burntisland Artillery Volun teers, having offered the services of the company as a guard of honour to receive the Prince on his arrival at the Burntisland Station, had the follow ing reply by telegraph from Balmoral on Saturday afternoon :—" His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is sensible of your attention, but wishes to dispense, with all ceremony on his return to the St. George. Burntisland is quite on the qui vive at this unex pected visit of the Prince, and it will no doubt _be . difficult to render his reception totally void . n . f d b e monstration. Visitors, we understand, wl whole e gladly allowed on board the St. George the . of Monday, and as it is expected that she will sail for Plymouth on Tuesday evening .to undergo re. pairs, the present opportunity of seeing . a handsome ship-of-war in full compleme nt and in beautiful order, ought not to be lost. It is reported, how ever, that she will ag ain enter the Forth, and up her present position on the 21st of thi s mont h -- with what inte ntions, or if the Prince is to remain on board, has not been stated.—Scotsman. - DOWNING-STREET, 111.8:r 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Joseph Moseley, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of i;er ni.,- jesty's Forts and Settlements on the Gold Coast, and As sessor to the Native Chic's wittin the protected territories, near or adjacent to the said Forts and Settlements. Her I‘l,jesty has also been pleased to appoint James Richard Hotlizan. Esq., to be Colonial Secretary and Clerk of the Council of the Island of Barbados ; and Fleetwood Wilson, Esq., to be Auditor-General for said Island of Bar bados. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Anthony D 1 us grave Esq , to be Lieutenant - Governor of the Island of SaineVineent. The following notification is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 9th May instant : DOWNING STREET, MAY 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Rtv. Piers Calveley Claughton, D.D., Bishop of Saint Helena, to the Bishopric of Colombo, in the Island of Ceylon, va cant by the resignation of the Right Rev. James Chapman, D.D. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Ten. Thomas Earle Welby, D.D., Archde con of George, Cape Town, in the colony of the Cape of Goof Hope, to be or dained and consecrated Bishop of Saint Helena, upon. tie resignation of the Right Rev. Piers Calveley Claughton D.D. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAT 5. The Queen has been graoiGusly pleased to appoint Edward 'Waiter Bonham, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Naples, to be her Majesty's Consul-General at Naples. WHITEHALL, Mar 1.0. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed granting the effice or place of Lieutenant-Governor of her Majesty's Hospital, at Greenwich, unte Rear- Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., in the room of Rear-Admiral Sir William Fairbrother Carroll, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAT 13. STORE DEPARTMENT. Deputy Assistant Superin endent of Stores J. R. Hera path, from half-pay, to be Deputy Assistant Superinten dent of Stores. The relativ3 Military Rank of Lieutenant, granted to Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Stores R. 0. Day, to f 18 1 5 9 4 th , i N ns o t v e e a m d o b f er ll l t a h st F . ebruary, as stated "Gazette" o er, bear date the 13th D INDIAN ARMY. The Gazette of this evening contains a long list of Brevet promotions and alterations of rank in her Majesty's Indian Military Forces. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Bain, carpenter, Red Cross-street, City William Randall, hotel keeper, Dover Joseph R. Whitgreave, Wa , wick-street, Pimlico Thomas Allwright,jun., cheesemonger, Lamb's Conduit street. William F. Silcock, farmer, East Clandon, Surrey Alexander Skinner, shipwright, Millwall Alfred G. Deci. , , Bark-place, Bayswater. Robert Davison, licensed victualler. Castle-street, Lei • tester-square Henry Boreham, bit'der. Upper Holloway. John Austen, cooper, Bow-common-lane Martin Page, builder, Stratford, Essex Walter Robert Bryan Whitmore, clerk, Chelsea Thomas C-eo. Collier, victualler, Bishopsgate, City Thomas Ponsonby, R.N., Wandsworth-road, Surrey George Smith Brent, surgeon, Kentish-town Michael Carins Jewett, grocer, Notting-hill Sybell Brewster, widow, Essex John Woodward, licensed victualler, Notting -hill Henry Moores, grocer, Islip, Oxford Charles Bisset Bayley, R.N., Hammersmith Joseph Hayes, sea., and Joseph Hayes, jun., builders, Gloucester Wm. Kent, wine merchant, Stoke-upon-Trent John C. Read, artist, Exeter Alfred G. Maton, hotel keeper, Gillingham Charles W. Foster, yeoman, Reasby, Lincolnshire James White, sen., pawnbroker, Lincolnshire Anthony' W. Bartho, leather seller, Kingston-on-Hull Juvenal L. Desetancourt, merchant, Liverpool Thomas Richards, tailor, Preston Adam Laytham, ironfounder, Preston George Day, plumber, Matchester B. Knight, gun stocker, Birmingham Edwin Pal etr, grocer's assistant, Birmingham Henry Dean, cabinet maker, Bristol John Levis, contractor, Bristol John Creech, horse dealer, Hanham, Gloucestershire Henry Cowlin, mason, BristA F. Saunders, gamekeeper, Northampton George Morgan, organist, Ely Thomas Mennell, tailor, Wakefield Thomas Murgatroyd, 1ool:-keeper, Bradford Alfred Taylor, baker, Salford Wm. H. Al o9ciy, librarian, Brighton Thomas H. Pillar, mason, Dartmouth Thomas Kimber, cattle dealer, Bagshot Oliver Howells, innkeeper, Merthyr Tydfil John Wharlton, farmer, Sater, Lincolnshire Wm. Bovey, baker, Stokeinteignhead, Devon. James A. Kettle, plumber, Kenninghall, Norfolk Wm. Hood, clerk, Cardiff _ James Potts, brick maker, Hough-v:ithin-Wilmslow John M. Wilkins, shoemaker, F:ome Selwood, Somerset James Jeffa, blacksmith, Refiditch, Worcester John Clarke, cab proprietor, Torquay Frederick W. Baveratock, butcher, Winchester John C. Warr, chair web maker, Crewkeme John Howarth, miner, Roohdale William Tyrrell, brewer, Halesworth James North, Bradford-on-Avon Richard Richards, tobacconist, Liantrissant Fredk. Wm. Hill, shoemaker, Burslem, Staffordshire Joe J eps• n, late innkeeper, Wakefield Thomas Parker, jun., rag inerehant,;;,Huddersfield Wm. John Horsfield, plumber, F:heffield John W,odward Powell, veAerinary surgeon, Lydney, Gloucestershire James Taylor, bleacher, Crimple, Yorkshire Geerge Newberry, saddler, Axminster, Devonshire John Bell, innkeeper, Cumberland Mary Cooke, licensed victualler, Bedford Jacob Goitjes water clerk, North Shields Richard Henry Ritchie, Madeira cottage, Swansea John Thomson, sen., boot maker, Cullum-street, city Murkin L. Caley and James Miles, fancy warehousemen, Newgate-streer, city William W. Paull, builder, Newington Thomas James, jun., stockbroker, Throgmorton.street Seckel L. Springer, general merchant, Leeds William M. 'Watson, professor of music, Brompton William Liversidge, clerk, Walworth Joseph Reeves and Thomas Reeves, wheelwrights, Bir mingham Thomas Rea, dealer in porter, Bristol John Acock, builder, Cheltenham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Andrew Fulton, ship chandler, Glasgow John Logan, jun., and Co., shipowners, Glasgow Hector Reaton, wine merchant, Glasgow COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS Det. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18i 11 18 Antwerp .. 25 47k 25 5 2 Brussels — 25 47f 25 uu Hamburgh — 13 8i 13 9 Paris . _ Short. 25 221 26 321 I '1 25 52} 25 54 1191 13 55 13 55 34 Ditto Months. Marseilles Frankfort on Maine L 2215519, 1 44 5 77; Vienna --13 33t Trieste _ Petersburgh — -- Berlin 491 2P i7l 254499L1 A L: Noxi A i l a cg ulspe d as i h o l d r n a.. . 0 : : : ...:. ....: ...:. ..:: . :: ...*: ...:. ...". ...*: ...... . ...". : !I 25 571 25 621 25 571 2 5 621 39a 391 119 119/ .. 1191 119 k Lisbon —52 i Oporto ......... 5 21 52i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Doll ars ...... Silver in Bars (Standard) South Am erican. Doubloons THE DISSEN7ING PROCESSION. The Commissioners for the International Exhi bition present their compliments to the editor of the hlorning Star, and have observed the following remark in his article in the procession 011 the open ing day : _ . _ " The Church is no less welcome, though it might be borne in mind that there are other Christian communions than the Protestant and Episcopal." They beg to state that, fully recognising the fact, they have made the following arrangement, by which the various Dissenting bodies may form part of the procession at the close of the Exhibition Tho Beadles of the Church of England. Methodists, with Statue of John Wesley. Independents, walking Inderendently. Roman Catholics, with benne]. of Queen MarY Rev. Dr. Adler and his congregation. The Hebrew Barons. Mr. Disraeli. The Kirk of Scotland. The U. P. Kirk. weal Grammar. Dr. Guthrie, bearing his GeograP , anybody else. Several Ministers unable to bear n er of Prester John. Rev. Norman M'Leod, bearing English Presbyterians with . b! own. Brownists, nr Pr I n of the Period. Good Woe da." Quakers, with . 5 . , Brignr. with sandy manes. m aking Plymouth bannerinscribed an d othe r h l 7 e 1, 5 7, Plymouth Brethren, in S ounds. Distinct Baptists. Indistinct Baptists. Swede s n an bo d r e g in ian a : is i ns, Sublapsarians and Superlapsarians. Keeper from Hanwell. Shakers. Dunkers or Tunkers, with wooden pillows. Followers of Joanna Southcote, with Cradle. Muggletonians, with Banner of Ludovick, and Spinning Wheel. Jerkers and Barkers, jerking and barking. Mormonites. Each gentleman attended by five female slaves. Mystics, with Statue of Madame Guyon. Mr. Roebuck, dissenting from everybody. More Beadles. —Punch. A COLONY OF MloE.—ln taking dowv a sta ck of n umber oats at Castlehill of Birnie this week , of mice were cap , mod and killed. The number taken in all was not less than NO, and Mr. gackessaolc estimates that an immense he has been taxed to I I le extent of at least 2 qrs. of gr ain in supporting this colony since 1107013te--.414119$ °Airier.