The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. During the past week there has been no material improvement in the general progress of business in the manufacturing districts. At Manchester the advices from America have caused an almost total suspension of business, as both spinners and manu facturers defer operations until further particulars are ascertained. The woollen trade at Leeds has been dull and inactive, and at Leicester and Not tingham there has been litcle variation in the gene ral aspect of business in the hosiery and lace de partments. At Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver hampton prices have exhibited no change of import ance. Extreme dulness prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices were rather depressed. The sales were only about 2,000 bales. There is a steady demand for discount accommo dation, both in the general market and at the Bank of England, although the requirements of the mercantile community continue moderate. Ful rates are required by the banks and discount houses, and a preference is shown for short-dated bills, owing to the probability of a further advance if extensive remittances of gold should be made on account of the foreign loans lately negotiated in this country. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of 6 England on Saturday requiring special notice. The Ellora, sailing to-morrow with the Bombay mail, will take out £24,714 in specie. I An instalment of 10 per cent. became due to-day on the Italian Railway Loan of £1,331,000. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY . Two O'CLo cic. The English Funds this morning have shown symptoms of depression, and Consols, which closed on Saturday a t 931 f-, for money, and 921 -I for the 19. : account, less the dividend, are now 93-I 1 and 921 respectively. The New Threes are 91 ; the Reduced, 911 ; Exchequer Bills 14s. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. Stock remain at 1091 Most of the Foreign Securities are tolerably well maintained, and a fair amount of business has been recorded. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 801 81; ditto, 1858, 70 ; ditto New Scrip, 21 prem.; Russian 5 per Cents. remain at 971 ; ditto New Loan is firmer at -t- prem ; but Egyptian 7 per Cents. are flat at 1/ prem ; Italian are 70 ; Mexican, 311; Spanish Certificates, 91 ; and Venezuelan 3 per 12 s Cents. are 23k. In the Railway Share Market a heavy tone has been apparent and most of the principal lines show a further decline of about to per cent. Great Northern, Great Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland have declined 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire and North Western, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change of importance. Bahia and San Francisco realise 171 t-; Eastern of France, 224 ; Riot Indian, 104-t, and Great Indian Peninsula, 1021 103. Joint Stock Bank Shares are flat at barely former rates. London and Westminster realise 791 ; Union of London, 32i ; and Alliance of London and Liver pool, 3e 3Z-. In the Miscellaneous Market Crystal Palace Stock remains steady at 33a ; Red Sea and India Tele graph at 181 ; and Royal Mail Steam improved to 501. The Leeswood Coal Company's Shares are quoted prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9IA i a a Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., ISBO — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 154 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account s :June 10 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 por Cent l4 10 14 pm Ditto £SOO nitto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852 .58-60 Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 451 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O -- Ditto Account. .. Busgihn 5 per Cent, 1822 £ St .. 971 Ditto 41 per Cent .. Ditto, 0 per Cent., 1862, Scrip Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Cert.. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent .1858 Ditto Account 7Ol Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 2! I 1 Ditto, Paid up Scrip . 704 1 70 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex 25f 97 Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 2 5f Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. 7O THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May 26.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but a little cloudy. QUEENSTOVN, May 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Sharp, from Porto Rico. Sailed—Saint George, for Quebec. Orr PLYMOUTIT, May 26.—Arrived—Tiptree, from Sydney ; Heinrich, from Maracaibo for Hamburg ; Goulam, from Adelaide. FALMOUTIt, May 26.—Arrived—Eliza C. Felton, from ' the Cape of Good Hope. OFF PILL, May 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lris, from New York. OF QUEENSTOWN, May 20, Arrived America, steamer, from Boston. PORS3IOUTII, May 25. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Char. lotto, irom Navigator's Island. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAE II.) • SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived—Emma Jane, from St Main. Sailed—Argyll. steamer, for Carentan. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, May 25—Lord J. Russell, from Dunkirk ; Roman Emperor, from Calcutta; Die Each , !, from Waldau; Jessie Brown, from Melbourne ; Ernst Eliza from Dant sic; Henriette, from Wandau; Nestor, from Dantsic ; Sir Geo. Buorn, from Konigsberg; John, from Gottinberg ; Napido, from Warborg ; Eligheden, from Konigsberg. Arrived, May 26—Saicilia, from Lisbon ; Xenitt, from Dantsie. DEAL, Monday 'Morning. Passed—Jackdaw, yacht, from Dartmouth, for Roches ter ; Village Belle, from Sagua-le-Grand, for London; Scotch Maid, from from for Rouen; Elise Mary, for Port Natal; Vision, for Cardiff —both from London. Anchored—Stornoway, from London, for Sydney. HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE AT YORK. List week, whilst a stonemason, named Robert Jennings, was work ing at a wall which overhangs a railway cutting near York, he fell a distance of 30 feet to the gr oun d. He was se verely injured, but under the treatment of his medical at tendant, Dr. Arthur, hopes were entertained of his recovery until Tuesday evening last, when he made a frightful attempt at self-destruction. It seems that Jennings has led a debauched any'profligate life, and since the accident h as been q uit e r'.ckless as to his future state. When he was 2 suffering from paroxysms of pain, his conduct was of the most violent nature, and his chief anxiety was that he might die, and thus put an end to his sufferings. As he still lingered, he determined to destroy himself. On Tues day he succeeded i n o bt a i n ing a knife, and having by a Pretext got rid of his attendants, cut across his stomach three times, causing his bowels to gush out in a mist horrible manner. Dr. Arthur shortly afterwards arrived, and succeeded in sewing up the wound; but as Jennings still announced his intention of terminating his existence, his arms were strapped securely across his chest to prevent his tearing the wound open. In this frightful state he at present lies without the slightest hope of recovery, and per tinaciously refuses to partake of any food, in the hope thereby cf hastening death by starvation.—Liverpool Mer cury. THE INTERNATIONAL EiIIIBITION.—TWENTY SECOND DAV—Saturday was a five-shilling day, and the numbers present were 15,154. Of thes3 10,176 were ad mitted by season tickets, and 5,278 on payment. Viscount Palmerston was present. and spent the greater part of the day in visiting the more interesting portions of the Exhi bition. Thero were also present the ex-Queen of the French, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Countess of Mornington, the Duke and Duchess of Man chester, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, Lord Hopetoun, Lord Lennox, and others. During the day Herr Pauer per formed on some of the Austrian pianofortes. '1 here were a l so a performance on one of Mr. Hopkinson's pianos, under the eastern dome. Several pieces of music including the National Anthem, in honour of the Queen's birthday, were played by Mr. W. Biggs, organist of St. John's Congrega tiona Church' the organ erected b y M r. Henry Jones, Ful-road, The following are the arrangements for the week ending May 31 :—This day, Tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, ten a.m., 2s, 6d, ;Saturday, twelve a.m., fig, The days come 400 ou Nonday, Juno 2, SHARE MARKET-THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Cl os i n g Business i Price. done. 13.14 PAr., `Vol., and Str. Val. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andllid.Co. st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 'Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 7i 8 6 7 91 03 108 104 92i 108 i 10 IDO. B - , 10 Dr , A A gets no div, 1 till Op c.p a nit as I been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc. l .5 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno 3t East Anglian 1 st Eastern Counties 3t Eastern Union, A stock st Do Bdo do st East Suflolk st Edinburgh & Glasgow , st Edin., Perth, & Dundee , 3t Glasg. and S. Western.' LO .GreatNrthn.of Scotland; St 'Great Northern I st Do A stock it Do B do ,Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland SL 'Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock; st Lancashire & Yorkshire, st London and Illackwalt; st T,on., Bright.,& S. Coast: st lon., Chat., and Dover Fit Lou. & North Western , st Lon. & South Western; St uderry & Enniskillen. , est m an., Shef., & Lincoln. 10 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do I shares.. ...... .. , 1 0 Metropolitan st Midland .4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby' 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland , 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line I 00 Newcastle and Carlisle , st Norfolk st yorth British st N or.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock st Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß st Do B stock st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase st Do Leeds Bt Do York st North London CI 61 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 21 22 56 57 57 59 33 40 89 91 291 301 102 101 140 145 1114 115 112 113 132 131 1041 105 i 721 I 55 tfi 1081 IG9 19 61 122 123 44 15 933 dli 99 100 ' 40 45 40) 8} 9 124 1281 98 IGO 71 73 62} 62! 971 id 97i 551 t5l 841 85 100 102 p 6Pni 4& 4$ d 101 11% 122 104 45 47 105 107 10 Do new 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction stScottish Central st Scot. N. E., Aber. stock st Do Solt. Mid. stoek 1 10 Shrews. and Welchpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon_ 45 47 35 37 25 §:Durham & Lane. Un st South Eastern st south Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 c4tai n es, Wok. ,an dlVok. 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do 25 Do New, 1860 st Taff Vale. st Do Pref. No. 1 5 0 Ulster 25 831 84} 86 68 99 101 8 7 37/ 38/ p 6 6/ f] , 113 147 Do .1 0 Do 55i 50 2f }dip ;t Vale of Neath ;t Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny; 1 0 West Cornwall !O West London [0 Do Ist class 10 Do 2d class 3t W. Hartlepool Han &R 1 gt West Midland Oxford et Do Newpor , ' 9t Do Hereford 46 48 42 44 87 88 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. iri Leasing Closing Business Railways. I Fa— Co. s Price. Mlle. 1 ..----- 1 Bedford and Bletchleyi all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead 1 100 Dr.&G.W 87 89 Buckinglt mg:fire... lOO Do. Chester & Eoynead.. 100 Do. 54 56 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ 300 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Ciedon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. g :', prc. 100 GT.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,DarwichShs all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 .. • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.DreY. 100 Cledon Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves , all Do. Do. quarters ' all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 , Ln.&N.W 199 2(2 Lou. and Chat. Ext. BI 6 per cent ' all Lon.&Cht 11 117 Do. Bromley. 6 per c ! all Do. . . DD.New Sh 1861, 4 p.c ' all Do .. 20 22 D0.W ,, . Ext. A, 4 pc. all Do .. 8 6 London & Greenwich i 100 S. Eastern 62 R 4 Do. Prel ercn . , 100 Do. Lon.,Tilli& S.. -"lend 100 Pcto &Co B7 69 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. k 100 i Norfolk 1 .. . • Do 6 per cent lOO Do. ...... 1 .. • .. Mne.,Bxtn.,4, IVlatlock! all LNW& IT 3& 4i Mid. Bradford Prefer- i once stock N lOO Midland 95 97 ewmarkt,BuryEx 1 5. 5 6 E Counts. p i p gua. 5 per cent... j , " Pm Northn. &Eastn. sp. c.! all Do. Do. A per cent ....I all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c...., all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepooll 1( 0 .N. E. Ber .. • . - North Western Not. Gran. 111. & Cl. ' 100 IGt.North. 931 930 921 'L&N.W Preston and Wyre. 1 all 1& L. Yip 1 44 46 . Do. i, shares AI all IDo. • • ••... .. .. Roystn.Hitch.lz,Shep lOO (:',1 . ,.1NT0rth.'135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford' 100 ; T Brasseyll2s 130 Do. Do. South StaiTordshirP lOO 1 1 . .n.&N.W! .. .. Wilts and Somerset. 100 iGt. West.: 93 05 ; 93 Wimbledn k Croydon all .L.&Brgtn 8i 9il PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. r Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. :5 Blythe and Tyne , 0 p.c.! pref. issued at £5 j all 3t Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. st 1 100 10 I Do. shares ; 14 at raledon. qr. stirs, 100 1 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. C. all .0 :Cornwall. 5 percent , all 6i ' Dun. Perth, & Abc7.Jun all i 0 IDo. Ist Class Frei . , all A E. Angn. Class A. sp. c. 100 5t E. Couu. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1 00 ;t Do No. 2 100 it , Do. new p. C. it ;Eastern Union, 4 P. c— 100 A I Do. 5 p. C. guar lOO it 1 1 3 7,(1111.&G1a5.5 p.c. shares 100 it IDo. Ip. c. guar. S. & 2 00 it Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 100 it Great Northern, sp. c lOO it D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. 1 00 it Do. 44 p. c. do lOO ;t Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.piri 100 O C4t. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all it Sn. & W. (Irelandi 4 per cent lOO ;0 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 it Do. redeem. 44 p. et._ 100 A Do. redeem. 4 p. et lOO it Do. irredeem. 4p. et lOO it Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 it Do. Ilirm. guar. stock.. all it ')o. Birm. pref. stock .. 100 it Do. Chester guar. shares 10C Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs 10C Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she all )0 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref 8( t Lan. & York. 0 p.c. steel, 10( I3t Do.Barnsl.st £s 2s 10di e 10( it Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 101 it Do. 4F p. c. (Blackb. pun 101 it Lon.&Brig.sp. , 3.gu. No.I i 10 , it Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 101 it Do. 6 pee cent. d 0... 10 it Do. 5 per ccitt. do. No. 4 10 it Do. 7 per cent pref. stki 10 it Do. 0 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 10 it Do.4p c.st.(diy.def.liPos 10 it Lon.Chat.&Doy. sp.c.pf. 10 it Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 1C it Lou. & S.Wext. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares .... 1( 121 f,ondony. & Ennis. 1 sin.; j a A Sian. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 1( 6 Do. ..C6 it Do. 34 per cent. 11 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 121 aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c 121' Do. 41 per cent. it Midland Con. op. c. stk. I it Do.Con.Bris.& Mr. 6 p.c 1 it Do. 41 p.c. pref. at. rdem t it Do. 44 p.c. rredeemablel I 8 Do. 41 per cent..... I . it Do. Leto. and liit.4per ct 1 1 it Nfirlik. sp. c. Ex. st. 18401 1 A Do. 51 p. c. Pref. at. 18471 1 at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB IV 1 it Sort British, 5 per cent.; 1 it Do. New gua. 5 per cent ' I [0 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 3t N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c.' 1 at Do. 41pr. ct redeemable' 1 at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref 1 ( 20 D D D O OO ... B Ldo e e rw .egd siucaokrp4t;pre... Quarters. 1848..! 840 p . r 8 e 1. 1 . . 20 D N 0c.3.1.4Yt p. e. Staffordshire.... a , pf. U. rf & d s B s k u e S o t s. S s c o o u c t t h i s h u :o cii r n t p li - E .stern at a D r . o ...A z_p berdeen ( a n u en a r: • r i e k t. stock Do. Fixed 11 p cn 1 0 0 . 6 South Eastern Readily,' Ann., 1.0.0) ... et Do. 44 per cent at Do, Fixed 41 per c'j .. at South Wales, gua. 4P. at Do. 44 per cent et i Do. do. 1859 . at Do. 5 per cent. ..... :1 at S. 'Yorkshire, 4p. Rua. 20 1 DO. sp. ague, 25 ;Stock. & Dar. A 5 /3. c„ 26 ) Do. B p. c... 25 I Do. C 6 p. c... at IVatrf d & Kilkny, 6p. C. at ss tt D d w . 0 - p. ( 0 ) r x t 5 21s d Id). t e gi . to : f. at .. rsed i,. at ; Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf.lSO6 at till 183;9 94 96 20 21 6 61 104 106 109 111 109 110 127 129 84 86 110 112 00 92 97 99 100 102 91 9:1 92 04 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 [33 140 102 104 115 117 115 117 13R 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 91 95 14 14 124 126 65 70 ipm' 133 140 103 105 Q 4 96 1110 112 108 110 1 16pm 101 103 96 08 1} a d par i p 226 236 [RS 140 10 11 23i 247 101 103 101 103 88 90 28 29 p 33 34 33 34 42 15 126 127 120 125 1102 104 1122 124 113 122 COLONIAL GO`' ERN SECURITIES. ; Can.l; or. ti p.c,.J a. k.. 1 1! - i77-S2 i g: 0 0 0 . .. C 65 p p p . . e 6 c e r i: . t‘ tt iB a l. . cent Do. Inscribed stock, Cape G.flope. 6 p 0.1873' Do.Ap t Oct. 1880 Do. 1890; Do. Jan. & July, 1801 ! Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c : N.B.Gov. p.c. uly 1/3. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.l N. S.W. Gov. sp. e.,1866 , Do. 5 p. 0.,1871 to 1876 i Do. d0.,1888 , icupwds! New Zealand 6p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.t sterling, 1876 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up Yic.Gov. 6 p.c. JA.datly ;pip 00. 49. 0 r.e. ApAQct ; 88 - 92 130 135 61 67( 100 100 100 all all IDO ,111 112 100 i 170 Its 110 1 0 0 .110gotl 1 102 , 0 100 400 101 100 11 0 111 100 110 112 1 00 1111 113 100 ,112 114 100 100 100 100 100 100 1(0 1071 108 104 101 i I 90 -100 98 99 109 111 109 111 IC3 110 , 1 1G8 110 [lo6* 104 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, EVENING, MAY 26, )1862. MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. The whole of the country markets, held on Saturday, were very dull for wheat, and a fall of ls. to fully 2s. per quarter took place in prices. The spring corn trade was devoid of animation, and sales, in most instances, could only be effected by submitting to lower terms. On the Continent, the corn trade has been inn most in active state, and the quotations have had a downward ten• dency. At New York, owing to increasing supplies, wheat, flour, and maize had given way in price. Limited supplies of English produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad were 25,272 quarters of wheat ; 11,910 barley ; 15,842 oats; 2,200 beans ; 746 tares, 11,260 linseed ; 4,458 rapeseed ; 1,110 maize; 87 sundry seeds; 53 sacks and 6,463 bales of flour. The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's market were much restricted, and the condition of the samples, generally speaking, was by no means first-rate. Owing to the fineness of the weather, as wall as to the favourable accounts which have been received concerning the crops, the trade was very dull for all qualities, and it was impossible to transact business except by submitting to a further reduction in prices of from is to 2s per quarter. A considerable portion of the supply was left unsold at the close of the market. The show of foreign wheat was large, a considerable proportion of which consisted of superior qualities, suitable to the London millers. All descriptions sold heavily, and compared with Monday last a fall of is to 2s per quarter took place; but where sales were forced, ex ship, the latter figure was more general. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, and the quotations had a downward tendency. In the value of barley no quotable change took place. The better qualities were steady as to price, but low foreign parcels were difficult of sale. The malt trade was inactive at last Monday's quotations. For the time of the year the show of oats was by no means extensive. Good and fine samples moved off steadily at full prices, but inferior parcels met a dull market at barely late rates. With beans and peas the market was very moderately supplied. The demand for them, however, was far from active, nevertheless the quotations ruled firm. In all kinds of flour a limited business was transacted on rather easier terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE!. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old —s s Ditto, white, new 554 56s Ditto, old s —5 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2BB 29s Malting 36s 42s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware s6s 708 Chevalier 66s 25s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 21s 268 Potato Youghal and Cork, black ... 194 268 Cork, white l9B 24s Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . ~... 35a 368 Maple White 375 408 Boilers 378 40s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3.4 42s Stockton and Norfolk . 3Bs 395 to 2s 4d ; pieces and locks, is to is sd. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 6d to is 9d ; scoured, is 9d to 2s 2id ; lamb, is 8d to 2s 2d ; pieces, Is 2d to is Sid; grease, is ljd to is 2id. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, is 9d to is lld ; lamb, is 9d ; pieces and locks, is 2d. Adelaide—Clean sheep's,. is 4d to is 63d; handwashed, Is 4d to is bid; grease, 71d to is 2d. Cape—Clean sheep's, is 5d to is 9d ; scoured, Is Id to is 111 d ; handwashed, is 21 d to is 4d ; lamb, is 2i to is 6}d; pieces, 101 d to ls ; grease, 7d to 10Id per lb. Privately, the English wool trade is dull, and the quotations have a downward tendency. Last week's im port was' large, viz., 3,487 bales from Sydney, 1,958 Hobart Town, 3,502 Geelong, 3,461 Port Philip, 3,899 Melbourne, 2,286 Adelaide, 1,941 Algoa Bay, 219 Cape Town. and 200 Port Natal. 1 the northern ports in foreign bottoms has been with drawn. This will be highly beneficial to shipping. "At Japan matters appear more tranquil. Mr. Al.cock, the British Minister, has vacated the post, permanently it is supposed. Colonel Neale, one of the secretaries to the embassy at Pekin, succeeds. " Shipping continues scarce and much wanted; in fact, trade is restricted in consequence. " SHANGHAE.-Our neighbourhood is still in fested by the Taeping rebels, but from the vigorous measures adopted by Admiral Sir James Hope they are kept in check from advancing in force upon the city or settlement. Every few days, however, accounts reach us of small marauding parties plun dering some unfortunate village or farm which may have previously escaped their rapacity. Immedi ately it is known in what direction they are, armed parties sally forth to attack them, almost invari ably with success, and for the time being drive the murderous rascals away, sometimes with heavy loss on their part but rarely much damage to the troops In this harassing work great credit is due to Capt. Holland, R.M., and the marines of her Majesty's ship Imperieuse, who have in the most indefati gable manner scoured the country in all directions for many miles around the settlement, succouring the industrious inhabitants, and giving the rascally Taepings a taste of British prowess. " On the morning of the 3d inst. a combined expedition of English and French naval and mili tary forces started from the settlement to attack the rebel camp at Wongkadza, which has been the head-quarters of the marauding parties devastating the western environs of Shanghae. The expedition had been in contemplation for some time past, and only awaited further reinforcements, which were obtained on the arri al of the sth Bombay Native Light Infantry from Hong-Kong, All the avail able troops and blue jackets from the ships of war in the harbour were mustered and marched out on the day mentioned, equipped for active service, and the prospect of a warm engagement. That night the whole force bivouacked at a rendezvous a few miles from the camp, which was 12 miles west of the settlement. " On the morning of the 4th they marched on the camp, driving in the outpost of the enemy, and about tea a.m., stormed the intrenchments, which were of a very formidable character. The rebels showed fight, but evidently the great body of them had escaped by the rear. There was a sufficient number, however, to do some damage to the attack ing force, for we learn that two or three men on our side have been killed raid several wounded. Among the latter is Dr. Escott, of the Snake. The camp was soon taken by storm, and the rebels, who fled beyond the entrenchments, were attacked in the rear by some Imperial troops, with consider able loss. The fortifications were as far as practi cable, destroyed, and the entrenchments rendered untenable. It was conjectured that the retreat ing rebels would retire upon Tsing-poo, when in all probability their progress would be inter cepted by Colonel Ward's troops, who were to have attacked the camp in the rear. That further fighting had taken place was supposed by our informant, who heard heavy firing in the afternoon as he started to return to the settlement. On his way he met some Imperialists carrying heads of Chun Maos to their camp, one man having fifteen strung up by the hair. In addition to the foregoing we learn that Admiral Sir James Hope, seeing so little accomplished in consequence of the main body of the rebels having fled, accompanied Colonel Ward with a party of his men, told off to attack a second position of the enemy. They had scarcely come within gunshot of this post when the insurgents seeing only Chinese troops advancing, made a rush at them, and the Imperialists retreatet without effecting their object. In the skirmish a stray bullet wounded the British admiral in the leg, which necessitated his returning to Sik-a-way for medical assistance. The whole party is expected to return to the settlement to-morrow." SEEDS. We have to report a sluggish trade for all seeds, and prices have a downward tendency. Cakes are a dull in quiry, at our quotations. Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Mustard, Swed e ßrown l -2: 1 - 4: White, 7sod 9sod Tares, Winter 7s Od 8s Carraway 26s to 288 Coriander l4s 18s fiempseed, per qr 46s 4Ss Linseed,Eng.sowing 70s 72s Crushing Baltic s4s 58s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os_VO 5s Foreign £ lOs 10 10s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s Rapeseed, per qr.... 64s etis Old per quarter 3's 42s Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Rye grass, new —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct 4os 618 White Foreign Red 4:13 488 White s6s 80s Trefoil, new. 24s 26s TALLOW. The market is less firm, and prices have a downward tendency. P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s 6d per cwt on the spot, and at 49s for the last three months' delivery. Rough fat, 2s 4d per Sibs. 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. Stock this day.... 10,560 , 11,941 27. 6 38 66,041 36,506 Price of Y.C. .. 5 51s 0:1 to 51s 3d t 01528 3 .1 to 5756 d to 465 Ad to —s Od —s Od 52s fel —s Od —s Od Delivery lastweek 1,073 1,411 924 1,24 , 2 1,317 Ditto from June 1 1u2, , 32 99,019 78,532 78,533 117,684 Arrivals last week 723 4,8 2 , 276 2,334 Ditto from June 1 101.179 9.9393 94,'81 117,480 97,444 Price of Town .... 54s 3d 558 Od 55s Od 568 Od 40s 6d CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAIL By the overland mail we have received papers from Calcutta to April 22 ; Madras, April 28; and Hongkong, April 14. The following is from the Friend of India of April 22: " For some months Ram Rao, a rebel who claims to be the natural head of the Mahrattas in the en forced absence of the rival pretensions of his uncle Nana Sahib, has been exciting discontent in Hyder had, that focus of all intrigue since Oude was annexed. But for the energy of Salar Jung, the able minister who did so much in 1857, a conspiracy which Ram Rao had raised into dangerous proper. m o ig utbreak. The might have been taioocnesesbayfolaioliebaeorasilogusea of gold, temporaryol leader and his assistants fled in time, and the for mer seems to have turned up near Sealkote, where he is said to have attempted to shake the fidelity of the chief of Cashmere. There his capture has been cleverly effected. He was the friend and companion of Tantia Topee, whom he has somewhat resembled in his marvellous übiquity, and is not to be con founded with Bala Rio, who perished too soon for justice on the Nepaul frontier." COMMERCIAL. (Front the Calcutta Englishman, April 21, Evening.) PRODUCE MARIIET.— We have no material changes to report in this market, for the three days intervening since our last mail have been close holidays. IMPORT:~IARKET.~~Idvices from the interior, reporting a largo business at advancing prices, led to considerable sales in this market, and some advance was established on M anc hester goods. The reduction in the rates of duty has, however, checked business, but holders show considerable firmness, and no decline has taken place. GOVERNMENT S EC URITIES. --There is little to report of fir Governmen t securities ; higher prices have been realised, and the favourable accounts from England have strengthened the hands of speculative holders, who look for a further advance when the Government purchase for account of the note currency. This we think very doubtful, even if the Government should purchase at these rates, which is not probable. MONEY MARKET.—There is no new feature to note in this market. The demand for business purposes is limited, and the supply very ample for all purposes. CHINA. The dates from China are Hongkong to April 14 and Shanghae to April 7. The news is almost en tirely confined to the proceedings of the rebels, be tween whom and the Europeans open and avowed hostilities are now acknowledged. The China Over !and Trade Deport says : " Skirmishes have been frequent between the allied British and French force, assisted by the Taoutai's levies under the filibuster Ward on the one side, and the Taepings on the other. Two re verses of a serious nature have been sustained by the Taepings, and their cause in the neighbourhood of Shanghae ig seriously damages. Sir John Mitchell, the Britisl_ military commander-in - chief, has been superseded by Brigadier Stavely, who has been, since the Pekin treaty, commandant of the British garrison at Taku and Tien-tsin. " It would appear that the Imperial Government have really been making during the winter pre parations for a campaign on a large scale in the spring. A large force collected a few weeks ago on the north bank of the Yangtsze opposite to Nankin, and after wasting much time in menacing it at length attacked it. The Taepings again proved that their resources are greater than was deemed pos sible. They hurried a portion of their main army up from Haugchow, showing that the report which was current of a famine prevailing at Nankin was either untrue or greatly exaggerated. Had the Imperialists made their attack before these rein forcements arrived they would probably hay e been successful; but making it afterwards they failed miserably. Subsequently the Taepings made a sorties, and with comparatively a small number of men drove the Imperialists before them. ‘• The strength of the Taepings may now be partially estimated with some degree of precision. They have large garrisons at Soochow and Hang chow. They are being besieged at Wuhu, an im portant city on the Yangtze. They hold Nankin, as already explained, and then there is this heavy force menacing Shanghae. Besides all these, they hold other places not so well known to foreigners, and it should be observed that much uneasiness pre- veils even at Canton regarding them. Although the allied British and French can undoubtedly easily bombard and eject the Taepings from Shanghae , Niugpo, Wuhu, and Nankin, there really appears nothing worth mentioning to arrest the march of these immense masses of insurgents south. Nor does there appear anything reliable to prevent them from carrying out their threat of ravaging the tea and silk districts. " Admiral Hope continues to attack the Taepings in the most implacable manner. He appears quite insensible to danger in hie measures against them. He had a narrow escape of being made prisoner a short time since, and has at length been wounded in the leg whilst reconnoitring, accompanied by a few of the Taoutai's levies. " Tientsin is to be evacuated by the allied garri eon immediately, and only a small Britishforce will be kept in one of the Taku forts until the balance of the indemnity shall be paid. The troops thus relieved will of course be made available on the Yangtsze. About 1,000 French troops have been sent on from Saigon. These have already been despatched north. " Her 11Iajesty's minister at Pekin still throws difficulties in the way of British merchants and missionaries visiting Pekin. This is the more pro voking, inasmuch as ether foreigners are permitted to go by their authorities without let or hindrance, nor do the mandarins throw the smallest obstacle in the way. " As for tradal matters they continue a subject of congratulation. The spring has not yet suffici ently far advanced to admit of the season commenc ing, but the vigorous preparations which are being made at Hankow and Kewkiang unmistakeably in dicate that a good trade is anticipated. At both these ports the Imperial levies continue their eg gressive conduct towards foreigners and are almost intolerable. It is likely that ships will load at Hanchow next season direct for London. The Peiho is nearly clear of ice, and prospects are good, although business had not fairly commenced. The trade of Foochow will be good if this matter of the contemplated attack by the rebels can be overcome. At Canton as much tea is expected as was received last year. 4( The prohibition which was stipulated in the treaty egaiust the exportatiou of pulse, 8z c., from METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of yea-, the show of foreign boasts here to day was limited, but the supply of sheep, lambs, and calves was tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly, at late cur- rencies. With English and Scotch beasts wo were seasonably well supplied as to number, and their general quality was very prime. The attendance of butchers was numerous, and the beef trade ruled somewhat firmer than last week. In prices, however, no change took place, the best Scots and crosses having sold at 4s 4d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,300 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng land, 700 various breeds ; and from Scotland, 480 Scots and crosses. The supply of sheep was moderately good, and all breeds came to hand in prime condition. On the whole the mutton trade was firm, and the currencies were well supported. The best old Downs realised 4s 104 per 81bs. The best halt-breds were worth fully 4s Bd. Prime Down lambs were scarce, and in request, on higher terms, viz., from 7s 6d to 7s 8(I, in some instances Bs, per 81bs, but inferior breeds ruled heavy, at barely pre - vious rates. About 400 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We have to report a slow sale for calves, at previous quo tations, viz., from 4s 24 to 5s 2d per Sibs. Prime small porkers sold steadily, at full prices. Large hogs, however, were very dull. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. , -s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 3 01Primocrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 , Pea a. S'thclown d 0.4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Large hogs 3 8 4 0 Second quality ao. 4 0 4 2 Small porkers , 4 24 10 Lambs, se, 8d to is 3d. Suckling calves, lOs to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 19s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. , FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 24,630 Sheep and lambs C a l ves Pigs 380; Pigs .... The total imports of foreign stocK into London, last week, amounted to 3,929 head. In the corresponding week in 1861, we received 6,147 —in 1860, 6,972—in 1859, 3,762 —in 1858, 2,132—in 1857, 2,229—in 1856, 1,617 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS'S WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 117 .. 410 .. 588 513 .. Harlingen .... 51 1093 21 1 Hamburgh 25 .. 780 .. • • Calais Corunna Dordt - Amsterdam — Vigo — • • Antwerp ... . • Oporto — • • Boulogne — • Oporto ..... Nieu Diep Total .... 193 .. 2,536 .. 657 .. 542 .. 1 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1861.. 18 , 4) 625 .. 5,668 .. 255 .. 380 .. 1740 1859 lB4 .. 2,789 .. 477 .. 112 .. 1858 77 .. 1,658 .. 166 .. 231 .. 1857 .. 117 .. 1,772 .. 45 .. 295 .. 1856 23 .. 1,290 .. 111 .. 223 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices cf fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, May 27, 1861, and this day, Monday, May 26, 1862. Per 81b. to sink the offal. May 27, 1861. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4 to 3 8 Second quality do 3lO 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep S econ d quality d 0.4 0 4 2 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 410 Prime Southdown do.' 5 0 5 7 4 Lambs Large coarse calves 48 5 2 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 Beasts Sheep and lambs 22,410 Calves Pigs 390 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAT 28, 1860.-1 sheep and lambs, 28,500 ; calves, 130; pigs, MAY 30, 1859.—Beasts, 4,180; sheep and calves, 210; pigs, 290. May 26, 1862. 2 10 to 3 0 32 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 4 3 8 3 10 40 4 2 44 4 6 4 8 4 10 58 7 8 1 4 2 4 8 X4lO 6 2 38 4 0 4 2 410 3,840 24,630 241 380 feasts, 3,930 ; 270. Lambs, 25,770 ; NEWJATE AND LEADENHALL. Only moderate supplies of meat have been on sale here since our last, and the demanu, almost generally, has ruled steady, at full prices. Lamb, however, has fallen consi derably in value. Per 81b. by the carcase. s u g dI s did Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Middlingmutton 4 2 4 4 Middling do. 32 3 4 Prime do .. 46 4 8 Prime large do. 3 6 3 10 Veal Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Small pork 4 8 5 0 Large pork 3 10 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the favcurablo accounts which have come to hand this rooming from the plantations, the market for all kinds of hops is dull, and sales can only be effected by sub mitting to lower prices. Mid and East Bents.. 126 s to 16Ss per cwt. Weald of lisats .. 120 s 135 s „ Sussex loss 130 s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. There has ham a fair arrival of old potatoes to those mar kets since our last report, and the demand has ruled very inactive; at drooping prices. The show of new potatoes is seasonably good, and the quotations range from lls to 16s per cwt. Last week's import was 160 tons from Dunkirk, 70 sacks from Btivsels, 142 sacks from Antwerp, and 50 bags from Ostend. Scotch Regents 120 s. to 140 s, per ton. Ditto Rocks l2os. to 140 s. „ York Regent s 140 s. to 160 s. „ Ditto Flukes lBos. to 200 s. „ Ditto Rock s l3 o s. to 140 s. „ Dent and Essex Regents Foreign 1) Regents. —s. to —a. ,) Lincolnshi re d i tto —;. ~ WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool aro progressing with decidedly more animation, and in some instances prices b ott ve admoed id per lb. Sydney—cl e an s he e p's, 10 50 COMMERCIAL. TEA.—The business of the fortnight has been small, prices aro firm, and have an upward tendency, but the small assortment remaining is hardly sufficient to indicate a mar ket. The supplies next season will be large, unleFs the movements of the rebels interrupt the trade. Shipments of new congous will probably be made direct from Hankow to London. Large supplies ere expected there. The Canton men have managed to secure 200 to 300 chops, which will be sent down to Canton as usual. Sanguine expectations are entertained of Kewkiang as a market for green teas in future. At Foochow as much tea is expected as there was the pre:ent season. The shipments this season to Great Britain are expected to be 91,000,0001 b. POLICE-THIS DAY. BOW-STREET, THIS DA.Y. A PROFESSIONAL BEGGAR.—William Newman, who had the appearance of an extraordinarily clean mechanic, was placed at the bar charged with begging. Horsford, jun., one of the Mendicity Society's officers, said—About half-past 10 this morning I saw the prisoner In Whitehall-place, following a gentleman, begging. Knowing him to be a professional beggar, from the fact that I had had him in custody twice before, I watched him closely. He was not successful in his first effort, and he then selected another gentleman near Northumberland House. I beard him say " I'm in great distress, pray assist me. I've work to go to, but the tools are in pawn, pray assist me to get 'em cut." The gentleman walked on, and by this time the prisoner had got as far as King Wil liam-street, Strand, when he fixed on a third gentleman, and told him the same story. When I saw him get some thing given to him I then went up end took him into cus tody, and found two penny pieces in his hand. As soon as I had told him should take him into custody for begging, h• managed to get a small packet of combs in his band, which he had bad concealed up his sleeve, and then he said, " I've sold the gentleman a small comb for 2d." His system is not to stop gentlemen, but to walk by their side for a con siderable distance. He has been about London for the last three or four years as a beggar, Mr. Henry—Well, what have you to say to the charge of begging ? Prisoner—l wasn't begging; I was selling combs, and its devilish hard a poor fellow can't sell a few combs with out being collared for begging. Mr. Henry—But the officer says you were begging. Prisoner—Then believe him of course. (Laughter.) Do you think I should be knocking about ashore if I could got a day's work, but this is the beauty of being nearly blind, Mr. Henry—The officer says distinctly he heard you beg. Prisoner—He heard me trying to get a living, What's a poor man that's nearly blind to do. Mr. Henry—Why, to the workhouse in preference to begging. Prisoner—l don't want to go to the workhouse. I want to earn a living. I've been in the service for 12 years, and on my discharge I got 6d, a day for two years. Mr. Henry—What object can the officer have in telling an untruth ? Prisoner—What object I Well, I'll tell you why, to got a conviction to be sure. (Laughter.) To do that he'll swear that black's white, and white's no colour at all. (Laughter.) He'd swear a man's head off, ho would. (Laughter.) Horsford—l distinctly heard him begging, your worship. Prisoner—Oh I where do you expect to go to. (Laughter.) As a man, your worship, I tell you I wasn't begging; but, if you like to believe him in preference to me, of course you can. (Laughter.) You can do as you like. As for that fellow he'd not mind swearing anybody's life away. He's a bad 'un ,ho is. (Laughter.) The evidence of the officer having been con firmed, were Mr. Henry saidr—l've no doubt at all but that you b e gging, and therefore I sh all send you to prison for three weeks. Prisoner —Very well. s ir ; it's no use objecting. me As he was leaving the dock the prisoner ca very close to Horsford, and s aid—" You're a nice article, you are You'll get it hot some day." 1.............•••••• MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, THE HYDE -PARK ORATOR AGAIN. Owen, pro f ess or of music, 13 Shaftesbury-place, Aldersg,ate-street, and who is well-known as the Hyde-park orator, was c harged befor e I\lr. Tyrwhitt with begging in Hyde-park yesterday (Sunday), and Wm. Wilkinson, of 7, Colville place, Fitzroy square, glass decorator, was also charged with attempting to rescue Owen from custody. Af ter the examination of witnesses, Mr. Tyrwhitt dismissed Itlr. Wilkinson on his own bail, and required Mr. Owen to find two bail in £25 each for six months. The question of begging to be left open. The receipts on the old lines of the Paris and Orleans Railway for the week ending the 13th inst. amount to 1,288,478 f. 85c., being a decrease of 73,933 f. 48c. as com pared with the corresponding week of last year. The re ceipts from the Ist of January to the 13th of May amount to 22,614,939 f. 4c., being a diminution of 2,027,827 f. 86c. as compared with the corresponding period of the year 1861. The receipts on the new lines far the week show an increase of 80,754 f. 27c., and since the Ist January an increaso of 1,300,877 f. 25c, 111 112 11i 723 i losi 1 i 44 I 93i I 4 NI fit 40,1 1 128 I i 11 p 971 { 871 I 67i_6i tli 4 1021 23i i 1111 1131 10 f THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING---THIS DAY. TATTERSALL'S, THIS EVENING. 69 BATH ttoo 41 aa,gr.4.s A stt N lD D vue S ss O kt M E( E tna li ka S e E ( i h r e fi STAKES. n n: 7to 1 agst Attanian (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Dragliound (taken) 10 to 1 agst Costa (taken) THE DERBY. 100 to 30 agst The Marquis (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Bucketone (taken) II to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 100 to 8 agst Stockwell colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst Caterer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ensign (taken) 20 to 1 agst Neptunus (taken) 30 to 1 agst Star of West (taken) 33 to 1 agst Duke Rollo (taken) 40 to 1 egst St. Alexis (taken) 40 to 1 agst Argonaut (take..)) 50 to 1 agst Notroy (offered) 50 to 1 agst Spite (offered) 50 to 1 agst Lord Burleigh (taken) ARRIVALS AT BATH. Avongrove, Avondale, Bright Cloud, Oakeapple, Bird hill, Star of the West, Bay Shirley, Olive Branch, Gemse, Tolurno, Highflyer, Knave, Batsman, Commander, Dr. Toole, Churchman, Escape, Royal Stag, Rioter, Nativity, Man-at-Arms, RQdpole, Royal Sovereign, Margery, Split vote, Jack-in-Box, Tonio, Pet Lamb, Paul Clifford, Curie, Hypermnestra, Bloodhound, Pellucid, and Vanity filly, THE FRENCH DERBY. Souvenir Stradella Choisy le Roi .... AQUATICS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CLASPER AND DREWITT FOR £2OO A SIDE. This race took place to-day, when Clasper beat Drewitt. STRATFORD AND CONSTABLE FOR £25 A SIDE. This race likewise took placo to-day, the distance being from Putney to Barnes. Stratford won the choice of sta tions, took tho lead from the commencement, and won very easily. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Metropolitan Railway, Bala and Dolgally Railway, L9ndon Railway (depot and storehouses), Cromford and II gh Peak Railway (!case), and the Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corwen Railway Bills were read a second time. The Dovey Reclamation and Frosterley and Stanhope Railway bills were read a third time and passed. THE TREATY WITH AMERICA. Lord BROUGHAM drew the attention of the noble earl the Secretary:of State for Foreign Affairs, to the provisions of the treaty lately entered into between this country ani the United States for the suppression of the slave trade. As the matter at present stood Porto Rico, a place that afforded great facilities for the landing of slave was exempted from the operations of the treaty. He be lieved the American Government were perfectly sincere in wishing to put down the detestible trade; and if proper re presentations were made, he believed it would be possible to obtain such a modification as would bring that place within the operations of the treaty. Earl RUSSELL said ho was confident the American Government was thoroughly in earnest in their wish to put a stop to the slave trade. With respect to the position of Porto Rico ha could not, as the noble and learned lord well knew, give an offhand answer, but he was certain the Ame rican Government were quite ready to listen to any sugges tions that were calculated to make the treaty most effective. He would see that, the point to which the noble and learned iord had referred was not overlooked. MUMBEE'S DIVORCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. IRISH NATIONAL SCHOOLS. Viscount CLANCARTY moved for a copy of the memorial addressed in the month of March last to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland by the Bishop of Down rela tive to the use of the Holy Scriptures in the Irish national schools, and his lordship's teply thereto. [LEFT SPEARING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnis EVENING. The SPEARER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered with amendments : Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock—Edgware, Llighgate, and London Railway — North tiritish Ra ilwa y and lisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies —North British Railway end Port Carlisle Dock and Railway Companies—North British Railway (Monktou hall and Ormiston and Dalkeith Branches). The following bills wore read a third time and passed : Caledonian Railway (Leith Branches)—Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum—Eastern Counties Railway and other Com panies Amalgamation—London and North Western Rail way (Additional Powers)—Mid Kent and Addiscombe Railway—West Midland Railway (Additional "Works). The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Barton-upon-Trent Railways—Great Western, Hereford, and Gloucester, and Ely Valley Rail ways—Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Railway (Deviations) —Leeds and Birstal Road—Leeds Water—Llanidloes and Newtown, Mid "Wales, and Manchester and Milford Rail ways—Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market (Western Approach)—North British Railway, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway, and West of Fife Railway and Her bour Companies—North Eastern and Newcastle-upon- Tyne and Carlisle Railway Companies Amalgamation-- West Midland and Severn Valley Railways. - NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a burgess to serve in Parlia ment for the borough of Shrewsbury, in room of Robert Aglionby Slaney, Esq., deceased. CUPOLA STEAMSHIPS. Mr. 'WILLIAMS asked the Secretary to the Admiralty if any money had been paid to Captain Coles for his claim for the invention of the cupola iron tower for ships? Lord C. PAGET replied that no sum of money had as yet been paid to Captain Coles for his invention, but it was intended to grant to him, in consideration of his giving up the right of his patent to the Admiralty and the War office, a sum of £5,000, and, further, to allow him during the continuance cf the patent a sum of £lOO for every shield that was manufactured under it, either for the use of the Admiralty or the War-office. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the order of the day being read for the second reading of this bill, The LORD ADVOCATE stated that it was not his in tention to proceed with the measure this session, and he had therefore to move that the order for the second reading be discharged. it e did not do so from any opposition which the measure had encountered or was likely to encounter, but from the course which had been adopted respecting it by those who were opposed to it, ho considered that it would be but a waste of time to proceed with it this session, while he should, on a future day , mo ve for leave to intro duce another bill on the subject, simply for the purp9se that it might be printed and circulated during the vacation of Parliament, and receive the consideration of the country. After a few words from Lerd H. SCOTT, who had an am endment on the paper, in opposition to t h e measure; and Mr. BLACK, who considered that the announcement of the 1 withdrawal of the bill od bs received in Scotland wihthe much disappointment, w the mo ti o n that the order for t second reading of the bill ha discharged was agreed to. The bill was accordingly w ithdrawn. HIGH WAYS BILL. On the order of the day being read for the house going into committee on this bill, Lord HENLEY objected to the measure, as it would en tail an immense additional expense upon counties, without metahKiiossriatiya he had two any counteracting advantage. He had made a calculation of the additional expenses which the passing of the mea sure would entail upon the county of Northampton, which was a very small county, and he found that it 'would not be less than £3,000, or 10 per cent. ad ditional to what it was at present. The manner in which this expense was to be provided for also objectionable. It was to be voted by the Courl va o s f Quarter Sessions, so that the ratepayers could have n voice in the matter whatever. (near, hear.) That he o considered most o bjectionable, as it would be te means of creating a bone of contention between the ratepayers and the magistrates. He would, therefore, suggest that before the magistrates divided counties into districts in terms of they should first have measure,o the boards of guardians in the which. were that it NN as too much of a cen tralising objections ter and that it touched too much on the thet c h o uene Der.t . o y n 1 3 . gme clau sese Ee n :a : s a o uTr f ri o ae a N : c tior o a n it t ihs r i o‘ which the ratepayers at present exercised over the obviatin isi g E t m he r s p e E h G e had , a s o . management of the road W l‘ a i r r w . ick, which he rep objection to the measure. If amendments were introduced represented, was w fe s e s lin a g s m in nen the ag e e o i un ns t t y th o e f measure as was that of the pe,ple of Northamptonshire, which had been r e f erre d t o by the noble lord opposite. All that was wan t e d was to place the roads under whena proper the system of surveyorahip, so that reads were not kept in a proper state of repair, the . parties neglecting so to do • might be liable to an indictment at the instance of such surveyor. With that alteration, the law, as it at present stood, would be quite sufficient. He must say that he was himself somewhat alarmed at the centralising character of this measure, as he saw no use whatever for the interfer ence of the Secretary of State in the matter. Mr. DODSON contended that so far from the measure inducing centralist tion, it was a measure which gave aEldi tionat power to the local district boards, so far the manage ment of the reads were concerned. The great defect of the present system was that the law could not be properly put in force, for what was everybody's business was nobody's business, and therefore the object was that each parish should have a board elected by the ratepayers for the pure pose of seeing that the law was carried out, and that the roads were kept in proper repair, the Go- Mr. ALCOCK said he was much indebt to . dared it vernment for introducing this measure, as be onsi too he would, if passed into law, be of great advantage country. • of additional I`.lr. A. SMITH objected to the creation would be the districts as proposed by the measure, as they o f manage means of causing an increase in the expense w ent. He had such objections to the measur e, that if an day amen d m ent was moved for going into committee that six months he should support it. Sir G. GREY saidthe bill was exactly the sam etas intro duced last year, and as he had fully explained o sions in moving the eeond readies of it, he cou1(1 E3B) ' nothing now in explanation of it. There was no intention of_ anything like centralisation aimed at by the measure, but it, in fact, gave the ratepayers powers which they did not at present possess for the purpose of enabling them to have the roads placed under a proper system of supervision. Besides the measure was a permissive and not a compulsory one, so that those counties who refused its operation coull not have it forced upon them ; and as to the question of expense, he had no doubt that ultimately the measure would have the effect of reducing rather than in increasing the expenses of the management of roads. Sir M. RIDLEY considered that, while the measure had several recommendations, it had a great many defects ;out at the same time many of the latter could be amencted in committe. He hoped, therefore, the house would at once go into committee on the measure. [LEFT SITTING.] THE TRAGEDY EV LUDGATE-Rny. CORONER'S INQUEST.-(THIS DAY). The Coroner's inquiry into the causes connected with 11. deaths of Anne Howard Vyse, aged seven, and AliceVyse, aged five years, commenced this afternoon at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, before Mr. Payne, the coroner for the City of London. Mr. Humphries, jun., the solicitor, watched the case on the psrt of Messrs. Keating, chemists, St. Paul's Church yard, and Mr. "Vining attended for the family of Mr. Vyse., The jury having been sworn proceeded to view t / .10 bodies. On their return, the first witness called was, Mr. John Saunders Moon, residing at Oakley-road, Islington, said he was a member of the Stock Exchange. He knew the two deceased children, one was Anne Howard Vyse, aged six years and 10 months, the other Alice Kate Vyse, aged five years. They were the children of Valen tine and Ann Cornish Vyse. He was one of the assistant-surgeons at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He first saw the children on Thursday afternoon about five o'clock, in a front room in the top floor of Mr. Vyse's house. They were both dead. The bodies were much discoloured and livid, and although they were quite warm, having almost tke living temperature, they were quite rigid. The youngest was rigid all over, the eldest in that state about the jaws and neighbouring p ar t,, sir oh bodies h examination o e f n t e i a r e c l h y , but On F r t i h d e a y r l i g m i d a i t d y e a o f p the o s port disappeared, decomposition had already commenced. The witness then proceeded to give a description of the appear ance of the intestines, but said he had not examined the contents of the stomach, because he believed that it was necessary that a chemist of authority should make the exa mination in preference to a surgeon. Ho might, however, state that he had made certain experiments on a cat with, a portion of the contents of the body, and from effects pro duced, he was of opinion that strychnia was contained in the stomach. The Coroner—Then we are for the present stopped. Witness-1 thought it necessary, as the examination of the stomach would be connected with very important re, sults, it would be better that a chemist of eminence shorAld undertake the analysis in preference to a surgeon. The Coroner—What has become of the contents of the stomachs ? Witness—They are in jars, under lock and key, in my possession. Coroner—Because it is important they should not be tampered with. Witness—That is the very reason I have not touched them. Coroner—l should not call your touching them tamper ing. It is very important no one should interfere with them. Witness—l will take care that no one shall touch them without your order. I simply did not make the analysis, because I consider no surgeon, as a surgeon, is competent to make that analysis. Mr. John M. Taylor, assistant to Mr. Keating, chemist, St. Paul's-churchyard, was the next witness examined. The Coroner—Did you sell any poison on Thursday ? Witness—Yes, to Mrs. 'Wyse, about a quarter to 12. Coroner—Did she come to your shop ? Witness—Yes. I knew her as a customer. She asked to be shown somo perfume. I showed her some, and she chose a bottle containing extract of spring flowers. She said it was very nice. She afterwards said she was much infested with rats and mice at her house, that it had lately cost £5 to repair the damage they had done. She also said they were much troubled with them in the bed room, so much so that she could not sleep, and that one even came, up on the bed to her, that she had to put her hand out to shake it off, and that she heard it fall on the floor. She was afraid that they would get to the baby, and she asked for some prussic acid or other stuff to destroy them. She was told she could not have it, and some poisoned wheat was recommended. This she declined, and asked whether any other thing was kept for the pur pose. I told her we had Butler and Battle's vermin killer, She took away some of the latter. By a juror—l told her it w,uld require great care in the using, and that she must be careful the children did not come near it, I did not know the mixture contained strychnia, or that it was of so deadly a nature. Mr. Frederic Marshall, another assistant to Mr. Treating, said he sold the servant of Mrs. Vyse a large packet of th e powder her mistress had purchased in the morning, Mary AnnilN.l'Sweeny said she was housemaid to Mr Vyse, and had been so for about six months. She :yaw the children is the afternoon upstairs. They told her they were going to lie down. She saw them afterwards :asleep on the bed. They had their boots off. Whilst upstaikvs Mrs. Vyse called her down and told her to g to Mr. Beating's and gat a packet of the same powder she had had in the morning. She went and got the powder, and on going to her mistress's bedroom door she found it shut. She knocked at the door but got no answer. On knocking again she heard a noise as if some one vomiting. She went and told the cook she could not get in to Mrs. Vyse's bedroom; but on knocking a second time, Mrs. Vyse said, "Who's there; you cau't come in." She then went down into the shop and told Miss Saunders, Mrs. Vyse's sister, that something was the matter. They both went upstairs and broke the door open, and found Mrs. Vyse near the marble wash stand with her throat cut. Miss Saunders said, "Pray God, what are you doing ? Let me die with you." Mrs. Vyse said, "I am mad. Let me hang myself. I wish to die." She also said the two children were in heaven, and she wished to be with them. Witness said she would go for a doctor, but Mrs. Vyse said it was too late. She had seen Mrs. Vyse since the . occurrence, but she has not spoken on the subject. Sarah Saunders, sister to Mrs. Vyse, recollected her going out on Thursday, and also her return home. The children dined about 2 o'clock. She knew of nothing until t h e housemaid called her upstairs. On going into her sister ' s room witness said, " Dear, what have you do,t2e It wasM Vyse pointed to the wall, and said, " Go thehrere. in an since foundt, e the the t d w ir e ec c t h io i her sister on the subject. g ener e al e l hi y l r d e r s e i n de o d nl i y n the By they usually u ldr o e f n th g e ui n t e e x d t e r a o d o . m. Sh Sehheawd lie down after dinner, by Ns By the Coroner—The children went not t spoken e country, but when they her..sh! the Exhibition • tended to take them to that she in 11 : i l u f e a h g w ra o i u n ld of d s e t p ry ea ch d n u it i r o , n or he e w ven it rived in town on Wednesday m orning, the mother saying Mr. Savory,ran thdehsonr : s e g o n oi eosi3eimn opinion dth—aHt it contained said eent. a h i e n h e d a had strych ninetestedthe pow adjourned. in some form. He gave four and a half grains to a w r less, a a b TB b h i wet administered.oi whichnu i k r y i k l kill a l laecsdhiiltd. then. PUGILISM. ea,hd"-as'e:gmdse THE CHAMPIONsHIP —Tb.e game struggle between James Mace and Thome; King for £2oo lt a-side,h afteran d the championship, took place in of the gamest battles of modern times as fOr w th e e n belt K o in ne (though he at one period made it as Mace himself after the g tourney acknowledged, a great deal "too warm" to be pleasant) suffered defeat. There wore strong expectations entertained that Tom would avail himself of the earliest opportunity of again entering the list with his successful opponent. Tom, however, did not challenge his antagonist. Since the contest above referred to, four months have elapsed without any candidate turning up forthe champion honours. At length this calm has given place to active movements, and the initiative step has been taken by Bob Brittle, the leading man of the Birmingham division. Brettlo,who has a faculty for looking up fresh " hardware," has recently intimated that he has discovered a man of sufficient merit to match against the accomplished cham pion of England for £2OO aside, and the belt. In proof that Brettle is in earnest, he has deposited a " fiver," which has since been covered by Mace to make the match, the articles for which have to be ratified during the rs n a : week. Brettle's man is styled " the Unknorn,"..er_ sated to may be anticipated there is no little curiosity rasina e nougu, ascertain "the Unknown's" identity. Singulainr Ythe field no sooner does there appear a fresh oandida:n fo than rth Mace's desirous list,ng rousesai T.( j gt ore ta kn i:a a t o e wn l; an earnest reasons n to o t earher.otod iron n ß w re h tt i l l e e ditoeiss hot.not a headquarters; and gicvhealtloenthgoesemwahcoe require " an tehnae: withw though he cannot u the champion hammerman that the shtealacleahoordeerallsatbtuahaintaessg:ednebtasle,m:Ptine' g:fotoihnyeswt.trithy'.'t,hwweiamisi have! pen mg. A match for the belt ' Sc° ` ... _ afitresht:•tiblotiasteathereeii:fl:iemtl'do,thyeedrt. iNI O SOCIETY.—The general exhibi tions 4, rt 0T d the A m erican on a day in J une , o f w hi c h d ue July 9, an tions w ill take p lace on Wednesday, May 28, J uno 18, an d not i ce will be given. --P R INCTS ALFRED AND ARTHUR IN PERTH.--. Prince Alfred, accompanied by Major Cowell, arrived at the General Station, Perth, on Thursday evening, by the Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway. The Prince drove to the Royal George Hotel, where he and Major Cowell par took of tea and supper. They left yesterday morning 0 7 Elphinstone, the 12.30 mail train for Aberdeen en route for Balmoral. Yesterday morning Prince Arthur, accompanied by e Major al ..._. tion by the Scottish Central morning train. ia Tb eorgeriotel, Royal Engineers, arrived at the G__! .. e prin b: and Major partook of breakfast in the Royal a Sp inal of and left at 11 a.m., by way of Blai e r o go snw i n n aturday, Cilonshee, en rode for Dalworal. — §' t t. w w II 1