The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-05 00:00:00

The transactions in Public Securities to-day have been very much curtailed, and the quotations have undergone very little change. Consols are 92i t for money and account. The attendance of members continues small, and the business negotiated presents no feature of interest. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 914 ; Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 12s. prem.; India 5 per Cent. Loan is 1071 ; ditto per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1031; and ditto 5-1 per Cent., 109. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been extremely' limited, and prices show very little alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 821-; ditto, 1858, 70i; Portuguese 461 ; Egyptian Scrip is firm at 11 prem.; Italian 5 per Cents. are steady at 711 ; Russian Scrip has improved to 1 prem.; and Turkish ditto to 2t prem. ; Mexican are 314. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been exceedingly limited, and prices have ex hibited little change of importance. Great Northern A Stock, however, has improved about 155., Great Northerns, Eastern Counties, North Westerns, South Westerns, and South Easterns remain at about previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines continued dull. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, however, improved to 221, Royal Danish brought 1b; Sambre and Meuse, 111; Grand Trunk of Canada, 231 4 ; Great Western of Canada, 11,i ID East Indian, 1061 d ; Great Indian Peninsula 1041 1 ; and Great Southern of Iddia improved to 1041. The Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. London and Westminster realise 80; Ottoman Bank, 241; Union of Australia, 46 ; Alliance of London and Liverpool declined to 31 ; and Rio Janeiro Improvements remain steady at 271. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li t 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9li I NOW 24 per Cent. Annuities 7 52 .Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5/ India St oc k L'itto 5 per Cent. lO7/ I Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent. .. Consols for Account, June 10 . 92/ india Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 107 k Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 8 12 Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852.58-60 Egyptian, 7 per Cent Gronada Active Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Ditto Scrip. ........ .. ....... Mexican, 3 p er Cent Ditto Account ............ ...... ... 311 Portuguese 3 per C en t ., 1853 .. Ditto Account . ...... .... 46 iii,,ian 5 per Cent iRD - Z - S't ......... ___, Ditt o , S per Cent., 1862. Scrip Cert. of Coup. not funded . .„ „. . 9 -. - Spanish Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. 2 * Ditto 6 per Gent. 1858 .. 701 Dit to Account Ditto 1862 (Scrip) l, I .. 2 701 Ditto, Paid up Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. 7l/ TWO O'CLOCK Consois, Money .................. 92i Ditto Account ...................... 92i t SHIPPING-THIS DAY• LONDON, June 6.—Wind at noon, South-East; moderato breeze, with rain. PLYMOUTH June 4.—Wind, S.W.—Arrived ( —Columbia s), from IlLburg, for Bermuda. Sailed—Bozaleth, for Bermuda. PORTSMOU Ei.. , TH, June 4.—Wind, W.—Sailed—Arrived— horsMe 8 g Sheerness, from Chatham; 1 - I.M. 's ship Race • , from (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.. A.rrived, June 4—Martha Pope, from Trinidad; Leoni das, from Hong Kong ; Waterford, from Guernsey; and Pacific, from Dunkirk? Arrived, June s —Amber Nymph, from Antigua. Sailed, iber" June s —City o f H am b urg, steamer, f or H av re ; la, steamer, for Oporto; returned on the 4th, having been in collision ; and Lord Collingwood, for the Cape of Good Hope. Dam, Thursday Morning'. Passed_ Red Riding Hood from the est lies for London' Calaista, from Mattinzas for London ; Florence Nightingale, from London for Aigoa Bay ; Surprise, of Bridport, and Rose, of Guernsey, both from the North, for West; Berbice, from London, for,B A child, thedau of Lanmeur ghter of a l a b ourer name d M arec , (Fi4igtere) Was found a few da ago suffocated ys in her cradle, it i s supposed from a cat h av i ng l a i n on the child's face durin g the abs ence of th e parents ; the c hild' s mouth was full of the hairs of the animal, which besides -,. was accustomed to sleep ill the cradle. MONEY M ARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The monthly liquidation of commercial engage ments has passed off without the sightest feature of interest. The bills maturing were very moderate owing to the continued inactivity of trade, and the mercantile community had no difficulty in provid ing for all their requirements. The Money Market has retained its quiet and easy appearance, and although gold continues to be withdrawn from the Bank of England for exportation, no further imme diate change is anticipated. There was a further withdrawal of 200,000 sove reigns from the Bank of England yesterday on account of the Turkish loan, and other supplies for the same purpose will no doubt be sent away in the course of a few weeks, while the efflux is likely to be stimulated by remittances to Russia. In the meantime, however, large imports of the precious metals are announced, and it is satisfactory to know that about three quarters of a million sterling are coming forward from the ant:podes. The monthly biddings for bills on India took place at the Bank, of England yesterday. The minimum price declared was ls. lltd. per rupee for bills on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Madras being the same as before. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi ness continued active, and prices were again slightly higher. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures t%s under : 1862. 1861. Great Western North-Western South-Western II ri ghton Midland -,outh-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. Bristol and Exeter N orth-astern Eastern Counties Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 13,371 14,409 Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada These returns, compared with those of the same period of last year, are in some instances more satis factory. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,026, on the North Western of £1,276, on the Midland of £3,833, on the Great Northern of £1,209, on the Grand Trunk of Canada of £1,414, and on the Great Western of Canada of £1,103. The South Western, however, shows a decrease of £5,539, the Brighton of £10,017; owing to the late period this' year of the Derby-day on the South Eastern there is a decrease of £624, on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire of £7,376, on the North Eastern of £4,563, and on the Eastern Counties of £997. With regard to the leather trade the following remarks are from Messrs. Page and Welch's monthly circular :—" The demand for leather has been rather more active during May than for some time past, and a fair amount of business has been done. Prices keep remarkably steady, and buyers seem to operate more freely, evidently considering that the values of leather have for the present reached their lowest point, and that a good harvest or restored activity in the manufacturing districts would probably cause an advance. Large sales have been lately made of South American hides, chiefly Rio Grande, of last season's import, at 6d per lb. for heavy ox. Buenos Ayres and Monte Video hides have also been sold at reduced prices, though some tanners still hold the conviction that rates will yet be lower. By the mail just arrived from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, the ship ment of hides for England and the Continent was progressing satisfactorily, and there is little doubt there will be ample supplies from the South Ame rican ports this season at moderate prices." CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. Two O'CLocK. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Closin:. , Share ealiwavg ' Pant Price. Business done 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 64 68 - , Born-Baroda&.Cent Inc ' s '''' / Gu. 5 per cent.. • l(a ., 1035 104: 205 Buffalo and Laheli urot aU 5 55,1 1 204 Do. New - - 10 Do. Preference I Buiralo,Brant,&Godrich I 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1372 ith ' 80 85 100 100 illo. do. July 1,187 V 100 78 82 100 'Do. do. June 1, ls -, -, 100 76 00 et Clcuttadz S. Eastn. lLi 100 102 104 ' st Cape Town & Dock Scril ILO 104 105 174 Demerara... ...... , all - - stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 1035 1045 1045 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1055 1065 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext all 4 ; stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 23 24 235 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 66 68 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 56 60 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 35 38 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 all 31 36 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 1034 1044 1045 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 5 4 p stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 1044 1 204 'Gt. W. of Canada Shareb all 111 11; 111 1 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 93 95 100 Do. 1878 . all 93 95 stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 103 104 1131 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 95 97 97 stock Do. 45 do.. - .... 100 92 94 stock llelb.Corp. 6p. a. Buds. 100 - - 20 Newßrunswick a Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A. Capital Share .-. Do. do. Land do .... 20 Do. do. B Capital do. • • an 4 6 .. Do. do. Land do. ..... N.Rl.C'da 6pc Ist pf Ws 100 85 08 atonic Scinde .......... , : i....3 100 104 105 20 Do. Punjaub .... a_ T 15 5 4 P 2.0 Do. Do. .... -.. cli c : all 201 201 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,T,,,g. 100 994 1005 10 Trinidad (Lim.) fict.p.. 1 - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 20 Algeriar . 5 - - 10 Antwerp &. Rotterdam. a l l i l 6 . 5 61 -13 20 Ardennes.... .... a 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 165 1 15 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 15 Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 11 12 100 Copiapo - - ............ all - - d 10 Ditto Extension .... all .44 4 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 11 14p 20 Eastern of France ..... all .:2 :3 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. al - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs... all 144 144 20 Italian Junction ...• .. all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 84 81 8 1 2.0 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 20 21 16 Northern of France.... all 414 495 16 Do. New snares -... 15 - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 10 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 15 8 7 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. %11 431 441 20 Paris & Orleans.. - .... all 51 62 20 f Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) 1 xua. 7p. ct. lirn.. .... 19 44 35 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all - - 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 15 16 10 5 Royal Swedish ....... all - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 111 111 115 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 91 10 20 San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p.c. 8 4 6pmBl 1 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetic 18 34 4p> 225 26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 -- 20 Southern of France.... all 335 345,' 84 West Flanders ... ..... all 75 74 10 Do. 54 pc. Preference.. all 10 104 20 iW. & N.W. of France .. all 22 t 3 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year. st '*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 103 105 20 Cornwall4s p.c. ga.perp all - - at *E. Anglian, Clsß, 6 p.c. 100 120 123 st r* Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 131 134 et lEdin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 80 62 1041 - at I Lond'ii, Brig'tn, &c., 44 per cent. 1858 1 00 103 105 at ;Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 92 95 et iDo. 00. 45 per ct. 1861 100 103 103 - 5 'Do. do. 4- per ct. 1861 31 - - 10 Lon. & Charm, Metrop. Ext. 11, 6 p.c 74 1d id st Lou.i &S.Wcstern 45 p.c. 100 102 104 - 10 North British £lO Gua. ail - - Shares, 1861. et *ScottishCentral4s p.c lOO - - irred. pref 10 S.-Eastern 44 p.c. 1859 ; all ' 94 10 10 Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd ) 5 4 sprn 10 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd ) 35 5 ipml - - - - • • - ORDINARY SHARES AND STOe.N.S. Paid. Closing Business Share' Railways. ! ! 1 Price. done, 13.14 12r., Wol., and Str. Val , all 75 8 10 I Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co: all 6 7 st Bristol and Exeter lOO 91 93 at Caledonian lOO 1071 1075 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall I all 64 61 9/ 10 D o A gets no div ) a n 1 2 10 D o. BIA till6p c.p an.has : all 5 6 been paid to B. 1 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc. all 41 43 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc all 10 11 at East Anglian lOO 21 22 .„ st Eastern Counties lOO 551 565 501 at Eastern Union. A stock 100 57 59 at Do Edo do !00 38 39 39 1 at East Suffolk st I Edinburgh & G lasgow st Edin., Perth. & Dundee l 10 0 29 5 801 . at ,, clasp, and S. Western. 100 102 10 1 1 ", GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 14 140 145 at Great Northei r st Do A stock at Do B 100 132 134 do at Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland! 100 1041 1051 1054 100 711 72 at Great Western , it Do Str Val gua. stocl- 100 55 67 st Lancashire & Yorkshire, 1 00 1075 1071 1071 st London and Blackwalll 1 00 59 51 st Lon., Bright..& S. Coast, 100 121 123 st Lon.. Chat., and Dover 100 43 45 st Lon. & North Western, SOO 935 635 93 st Lou. & South Western! 100 99 100 994 st L'derry & Enniskillen. all 40 45 at man.. Shef., & Lincoln. 100 40 401 401 50 Mai ypo-t and Carlisle. all 125 Do 5 snares ! all 10 Metropolitan , all 84 9 st Midland 1 275 6.4.0 Do New at Do firming. & Derby, 1 00 97 99p 985 75 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland! all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all st Norfolk lOO 72 74 at North British st Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stockl 100 at Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has beenpdß 100 et Do B stook lOO st Nth. Eastern—Berwick, 100 961 07 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 1 id at Do Leeds lOO 555 551 at Do York st North London 1 ° Do new 5 m 19.16.4 North Staffordshire O k 4$ (1 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 104 115 at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 45 47 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 104 106 10 Shrew. and weictipool all at Shropshire Union .... 100 45 47 st South Devon lOO 34 36 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un all - st South Eastern st South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok I all 8 7 25 Stockton & Darlington! all 371 381 25 Do i 13 84 81 p 25 Do New, 1860 6 6 61 p at Taff Vale. at Do Pref. No. 1 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 21 31 12.1 0 Do st Vale of Neath , 100 87 91 st Victoria sta. and Pim i 100 130 135 st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 —* 20 West Cornwall all 64 €4- 65 1 20 West London I all 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class , all at W. Hartlepool Har./tR. 100 st West Midland Oxford , 100 45 47 st Do Newport! 100 42 ,44 at Do Hereford! 100 87 83 1 56} IOL 100 39 f 100 ___ 100 107 i stool stool stool stool * Failure of full dividends in any made good out of the profits of any given halt-: subsequent year not to be t halt year. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY,,, EVENING, JUNE 5, 1862. LAW---THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE SMITH. This bankrupt was described as of St. John's .terrace, St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell, surveyor, builder, &c. The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, shows :—Debtor to creditors, £925; to ditto holding secu rity, £4,775 ; property in tho hauls of creditors, £5,289 ; bad debts, £384. The bankrupt passed without opposition. IN RE DENBIGH. This bankrupt, described as a Tottenham-court-road dealer in hams and tongues, passed and obtained his dis • charge. The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, shows a total deficiency of assets. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE HALL AND HILL. These bankrupts were described of Whitechapel-road, builders, and this was an application for discharge. The debts are about £1,500, and the:assets insufficient to mee the expenses of the bankruptcy. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignee, Mr. J. (holding, of Church-street, Shoreditch, boot and shoe manufacturer, who was a creditor for upwards of £l,OOO for damages and law costs. He was, of course, excessively angry at losing such an amount, but as there had been a dispute with Mr. Golding he was afraid he could not bring the bankrupts within the 159th section of the new aot. There was no doubt, however, that the bank rupts had struggled on in the ir omedings and expended their money in the attempt to get the award, which, how ever, went against them, and the consequence was that Mr: Golding was a creditor for £l,OOO, and would not get a farthing. His Honour eaid that no one appearing to oppose the bankrupts, they might take their order of discharge. POLICE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET, THIS DAY. A MERCHANT CHARGED WITH THREATENING THE PROPRIETOR OF THE CAFE DE L'EUROPE.-Mr. Joseph Davison, 156, Cbeapside, merchant, was charged with an noying Mr. Wm. John Wilde, proprietor of the Cafe de l'Europe, 9, Haymarket, and also with threatening to anni hilate him. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defendant. Mr. Wilde said at a quarter to one o'clock this morning he was in the coffee-room when he heard the defendant and three others making a great disturbance. The defendant took hold of him and said, " I'il annihilate you if you dare say a word." He (Mr. Wilde) then called his porter and sent him for a constable. On the constable coming he told him that the defendant had Clreatened him, and asked him to remove him. He told the defendant that he must put his hand on him to remove him, and that if he resisted he 'should charge him with assault. The defendant then turned round and struck at him, btt he moved his head and avoided the blow. The constable then at his request took the defendant into custody. VARIETIES. (From Fun.) LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. Even on Lord Palmerston's lot 2to 1 agst - Mr. Disraeli's Sincerity 4to 1 agst Mr. Gladstone's Surplus 10 to 1 agst Wooden Walls 100 to 1 agst Invasion 100 to 1 agst Mr. Bright's Reform 200 to 1 agst Dissolution By Mr. Lewis—There was a great disturbance in the coffee•room. There were :some foreigners there, and one of them complained of the waiter charging too much. I said the foreigner was a contomptble fellow. The defend ant said he would annihilate the whole in the coffee-room and also outside. 1 did put my land on the defendant. Two or three of Mr. Wilde's waiters were called, with the view of showing that the defendant and his friends, who had been supping at Mr. Wilde's, were leavinG without paying, and that they detained them. Some of them said that:the defendant used the words, " I'll annihilate you" in the coffee-room. _ THE GARDEN. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length, and said that the defendant had been assaulted by Mr. Wilde. Mr. Frederick North, of Leeds, cloth merchant, was called for the defendant, and denied the words " I'll annihilate you" were used in the coffee-room, bat admitted they were used by the defendant in the passage when Mr. Wilde pa' his hand on the defendant. Mr. Buckely, of South-street, Thurlos-square, confirmed Mr. North, and said that they bad a deal of trouble in getting their bill from the waiters, having asked for it two or three times. He paid the bill for himself and three of his friends before they left the coffee•room, and another friend paid his own bill. They were all sober but one, and he was not quite so. Mr. Richard Glaister, barrister, of 10, New-inn, confirmed the other evidence for the defence. Mr. Knox said he should discharge the defendant, and should make no remarks about the case. The business of the Court, much to the inconvenience of all parties, did not commence till an hour after the pro per time. -WESTMINSTER, THIS DAY. THE BALLOT SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the executive committee was held on Tuesday, at the offices in 5, Guildhall Chambers, Mr. M. E. Marsden in the chair ; Mr. Elt, Mr. J. F. Bontems, Mr. Whitehur#, Mr. Sydenham Nodes, Mr. Clowes, Mr. Le Maitre, Mr. Man, &c., werei present. Subscriptions were reported since the last sitting, from Sir De Lacy Evaps, M.P., £lO ; Mr. Wyld, M.P., L 5 ; Messrs. Cross ley and Sons (Halifax), £3 35.; Mr. J. Cunnington (Brent ford), £2 25.; Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Ll. ; Messrs. Raw lins and Son (Liverpool), £l.: A report on the division on the motion for leave to introduce the Ballot Bill was received, showing the actual vote to be as follows : Ayes .. 85 Noes Pairs Tellers 2 Tellers 2 This completely refutes the allegations in the Times, that the ballot as a parliamentary question is going down. The following resolution was agreed to :-- " That this committee begs to tender its best thanks to Lord Fermoy, Sir Charles Douglas, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Mr. E. H. J. Craufurd, M.P., Mr. Gore Langton, M.F., and Sir J. V. Shelley, 111. P., for the valu able aid which they gave to Mr. Berkeley, M.P., in bring ing in his bill for vote by ballot, and it feels assured that the assistance thus rendered to the cause of freedom of elec tion, will be appreciated by the friends of the ballot in all the constituencies of the kingdom." _ _ It was reported that the Ballot Bill had been brought in and read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Wed nesday, July 2. Instructions were given to the officers of the society to communicate with friends in the constituen cies to secure a full attendance of the members favourable to the measure, at the division on its next stage. The re sult of the Shrewsbury election having been reported, and the fact that the cause had gained a supporter by the elec tion of Mr. Robertson, a ballot man, the following resolu tion was agreed to : " This committee congratulates the electors of Shrews bury en the return of Mr. Robertson, M.P. for that borough by which a difference of two votes will be made in favour of the ballot; and points to the large majority by which be was returned as a pleasing proof of the popularity of a really Liberal candidate, as contrasted with that of the half- and-half men who have lately appealed to various con stituencies in vain." A DERBY DAY COUPLET. A man, as a rule, depend upon it, Had better be under the turf than on it. PROPAGATING FLOWER-STEMS.—If the stem of the flower in question is sufficiently strong it will be able to prop a gate ; if not, it won't. TENDRILS.—Every horticulturist who is a volunteer ought to know all about these. Tendrils should be arranged very carefully. Summon your gardeners, arm them with spades and rakes, drill them four times in the morning, the same in the afternoon, and twice in the evening, thus you will have managed your ten drills beautifully. GARDENING IMPLEMENTS.— If a rake is broken, mend it and get your wife to darn your hoes. RIDING FOR " A PLACE."—John Bull—Hullo, Diz. I I didn't expect ever to see you in those colours I Diz.—Oh I I'm going to ride Retrenchment, out of the Manchester stables." _ . A HOPELESS SEARCH.—Distinguished Foreigner— " Monsieur Officer, shall you be so kind as tell me yen) I shall buy one handbook of de Kelly's Directorie ? As 1 did vant to find Mr. John Smith, who shall invite me to spend long time at his ouse ven he shall be in Paris last year, and stop at mine so long as de last rose of sommer ?" STRANGE BUT TRUE.—When Mr. Disraeli held office, he was at the same time, and by a strange coincidence, also out of place I A QUESTION FOR THE DERBY DAY.—May a portrait of Queen Elizabeth be looked upon as a drawn Bet? THE STAFF OF LIFE.—A life-preserver. A RIDDLE FOR THE CHICKETEEHS.—Why is it best to have a dentist for umpire in a long match?—Because he knows when "to draw the stumps." _ If a sensation piece runs 600 nights, how much could Deerfoot do in the same time ? _ _ If 61 tods make a wey of wool, how many Todds will i take to make a way to escape public censure ? . THE MIDDLE LEVEL DELUGE. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid . Co. s Price. Done. - -- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead . Buckingh msaire.. Chester & Ilolyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O 65 67 E. Lincolnsh. Er Apr c. 100 Gr.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4} la Do. Woodbridze.. 100 . • .. .. Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dre:t . . 100 Cledon . • .. • • Gloster &Dean Forest all 44t. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 197 200 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per C all D 0... • • • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c i all Do ..... ... 20 22 Do.W n . Ext. A, 44 pc 1 ail I Do. .... ... 8 0 London & Greenwich 100 IS. Eastbrn 62 64 Do. Preferen Lon.,Tilb.& S. -thend 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. ...... .. .. Ainc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 3/ 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt Bury Ex E —x 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p +ip gua. 5 per cent... pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c.l all Do.. 66 58 Do. 6 per cent ! all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c I all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepooll Ico N. E. Ber .. • • North Western i all Midland 161 1( I Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 1100 Gt. North. 92i 936 93i Preston and Wyre. t i all r . i / V r . 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A .I all ,Do. ••• • •. „ Roystn.Hitch.& Shep.', 100 Gt. North. 136 137 Shrewsby & Hereford, 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire 1 100 Ln. &N.W .. .. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West.) 92 94 Wimbledn t Croydon all ,L.&Brp,;tl3l 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share/ Railwa Closing Business ys. Paid. Price. Done. 5 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all t Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. st 100 '0 Do. shares it Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 ei Cork & Bandon, 53 p. c. all '0 Cornwall, 5 percent all 163 Dun. Perth, dr, Aber,Jun all 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all at E. Angn. Class Asp. c. 100 It E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 at Do No. 2 100 at Do. new 6p.c. at lOO at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 st Do. sp. c. guar lOO at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 at Do. Ip. c. guar. S. & ii„ 100 st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 100 st Great Northern, sp. c lOO at T)0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm. 100 at Do. 43 p. c. do lOO at Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 100 10 Gt. Nh. of Sco'.. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 10( 4) Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent ( it Do. redeem. 43 p. e t . 10( it Do. redeem. 4 p. ct : 10( at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct 10( at Do. sp. c. redeem. pre; 101 at Do. Birm. zuar. stock al at Do. Birm. pref. stock 101 at Do. Chester guar. shares 101 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she 101 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. abs al 0 Lan. & Carl. 43 p.c. prel it Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 10 st Do.Bamsl.st£s 2s 10doe 10 st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 10 it Do. 43 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 10 it Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l 10 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 10 it Do. 6 per cent do. • • 10 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 10 at Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 1 0 st Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 1( st Do. 4p c.st(div.def.liP6s 1( st Lon.Chat.&Dnv. sp.c.pf. 1( Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 11 it Lon. &S. West. 7p. cent. et., late 3d shares .... 1 1 23 Londony. & Ennis. 3 sha a ;t Man. Sh. 87. Lin. 6 per ct. 11 6 Do. £6 at Do. n per cent... 10 Do. redeem. 6percent 12i M aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c 12 4 Do. 43 per cent. .... •• • • at Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 1 at Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. 1 at Do. 43 p.c. pref. at. rdem at Do. 4 0 p.c. irredeemable 1 6 Do. 43 per cent . ; at Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct 1 at N isrflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 1 at Do. 53 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 1 at Do.sWay.ValEx.stlB47 1 it Nort British, 5 per cent. 1 it Do. New gua. 5 per cent 1 0 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. I it Nth.Dvn.Raii.&Dck.Co. ' at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. ' at Dn. 4} pr. ct' redeemable at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref ' L 7 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 120 Do. do. Quarters ; 1848.. Scottish El. b N er o d r e t e l n i- , : a s . t 6 e p ri . : , 9, North Staffordshire.... 10 ° ro il toh FixedD Devon, n , st 3 4 P. c. pref. stock.... o. 7 E p a . s c te . rn pr ( e n t ea s d toc in k g. ' 3)i 1 .. 6 South p Ann, 10s 4 3 per cent Per cent st South Wales,4 at 4 Per cent gua. 4 p. c. 43 at Do. Per c ent . at Do. 5 per cent I** st S. Yorkshire, 4 20 c. Do. sp. C. gua• Do 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 grua * 4;i11.0.6) P. c "5 Do. 13 p. it !Watrf d D & Kilkny, 6p. c. p. it W. Mid. -Oxf Ist gua stk it Do. 2d d 0... ;t Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf. red. at Do. Perpet.6p. c. pf. 1866 Do. till 1869 94 96 20 21 6 61 04 106 [O9 111 108 110 127 129 84 88 110 112 90 92 11(1 118 111 tl3 ' lO4 106 107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 78 78 77 79 170 180 104 166 I- - 1138 140 2 101 415 117 115 117 131 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 94 95 124 126 1 t~m, 68 70 138 140 ,103 105 94 96 10 112 08 110 1 ltprn, [Ol 103 1 96 98 11 / d Par i P 22i 23i 35 140 10 11 234 244 101 103 101 103 86 90 2 0 1 21i 28 29 3 3 34 33 34 42 45 126 127 120 125 102 104 122 124 119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.G or. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1577-S2 ...... ...—.. 100 109 111 Do 6p. cent.lBS3-1 100 I 1 10 Do. Cp. c. Feb. & Au.; 100 1 108 1 1 0 0 Do. 6P. Mar. & Sept. 100 408 11 101 101 101 Do, 5 per cent . , ..... . 100 ;t } 1 D o . Inscribed stock ; 100 1110 101 -- Cape G.hope, 6 0ct.,1 100 110 112 106 107 Do.Ap & 1980! 100 ' Do. 1890; 100 11 11 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 1 100 1 12 114 Ceylon, N0v.1 561 , 6 p el 100 108 N. Pl. Gov. 6 p.c..t a.&July 100 107 :;o. 6P. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 —. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1506 100 100} ini D O . sp. c_lB7l to 1876 100 99 100 00 " w‘sell o , ~ , I al Do. d0.,19811 & upwds, 100 98 New Zealand 6p. cent.; 160 i 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.l i sterling - , 1875 1 100 109 111 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up 100 1193 110 Wic.Gov. 6 p.c. JaduJuly 1 0 0 1 1 08 110 - I Do, do. 6 PA% AP.&OOt 100 1105} 1051 1051 BRITISH. MINES. A I :red Consois (Philack) 3.9.3 . 1 1 IBritish Iron Clifford nil 27 29 Devon G. Con, (Tavist ) , 1 435 445 East Bassett (Illogan) 130 41 43 East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 45 46 East Carn Brea... 13.0.0 17/ 181 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.10.0 21 31 Gam..42St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 56/ 17 19 Great South Tolgus l7s 51 51 G.Wheal Alfd.(Philack) - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 61 7 Grenville 6.15.0 75 71 Herod's-Foot 8.12 4 t 43 Hingston Downs 4.14 21 31 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 44 (6 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 2 1 North Downs 2l 31 41 North Frances (Illogan) 12.3 N.Wh'l Basset(lPo4an) 2.3.0 31 43 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 5 0 20 Providence (Uny Lel n 10.0.7 40 42 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 33 1 45' S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 3.11.6 31 43 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1.4. , 115 125 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 I}' 11 10 Tin Crolt 9 114 12 West Basset (Illogan) ll 124 134 W Caradon (Liskeard), 5 35 37 I West Seton IWheal Basset (Illogan)I 51 921 971 Wheal Buller(Redruth)l 5 30 40 WIP.-41 Edward (Cals.)l 73 13 10 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 1.7.2 101 Ili Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); 8 14 16 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 14 16 FOREIGN MINES. 20 kustrallan 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all a 5 Brazil Land & Blin.Co all 1 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo I 40 Cobra Copper all 25 29 20 Copiapo l6 6 8 2 Capula Silver los. 4 d /m 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 lip 3 East Del Rey (Limited)! 1 i I 13 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 11 4 d 13 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 p I Linares all 7 74 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d 1 Hariquita all 3 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L / ds 20 Pontgibaud Sllver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 2 5 Port Philip 1 1 11 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 1 1 •cottish Austrin. (L.) los. 15 1 pm 213 20 St. John del Rey (L.).... 15 58 60 591 60 28.2.81 United Mexican ........ ail 61 1 Worthing (Limited).... all 3 1 DOCKS. stock Commercial 1100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min I 100 stock East and West India •100 127 129 stock London. stock St. Katharine. ' 100 57 59 stock Southampton ' 100 stick !Victoria n V. ,ck I Vaetoria 8....2•• • 20 IDo New . —_ A 7 100 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 ,Agra&UnitedService Bh 50 88 90 40 ;Australasia all 64 60 25 [Bank of Egypt all 22 23 100 I Raalt of London ......\0 79 81 50 British North American . a, l -- 20 ,Chtd.Bank of In!lia„Ae. all 194 201 25 , Ch• Mer. of In. Lon.eCh. all 34 85 100 ,City 100 ,Colonial .. 25 691 401 90.11 'Com. Bank of Canada.. all 20 j Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 181 181 181 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 26 264 20 Do. new all 254 26 i 26 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Atrican lO 1d ipml 94 100 London & Westminster 20 791 804 80 100 Me,rop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 1 d 1 P 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 'Do. new • • 12 —• 5O National Balk .. —•— 25 20 New South Wales...—. all 39 11 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 50 51 51 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. . ... all 04 25 241 100 Provincial of Ireland .., 25 89 91 10 Do. new 25 South Australia ... all 36 .7'..8 _ 25 Union of Australia .... all 451 461 46 50 -Clat .of London ......1 12 324 331 33 100 Unit Mutual.. ..... ... 60 .... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 171181 184 10 Atlantic B. 311. Rut (1d) all 2 3 000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 24 26 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 50 British American Land 40 50 8.&1.Map.,•. Tel. A. (Lim) all 25 30 20 Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (1imited)........ all 911 321 Canada Land all 110 114 10 Chine. & Japan Coast & R'_ver Steam Naviga. 21 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stnitg. all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent all 12 15 at. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference at Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7l 1G Do. B 7l 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par Ipm at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 2 21 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigate nt 14 26 27 1 Great Sit p Limited) all 1 4 , 1 Do 171 pct Preference all i 4 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District TeL (Lim.) 41 31 31 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 14 20 Madras hr. and Canal 1 22 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 34 41 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 4 1 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 Id 11p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die all 1 1 - 100 N.8r...C/NovaScotia.Land 81 12 14 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 5 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1/ 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) all 6 7 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam a 3 l O l 6 1 8 0 at. Peelß-Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 56 58 50 . , o D Ay o ua . l e N M tr e l a w i l ts l i Steam t(i ) i.t it:. 70 12 1,.2. 1 R at t : hi oo d yt7 : A e n :! 7 : i n ln. . r. T oin e n. .4: i p m . c ) Ilia : Il l! 18 417 1 4 51 19 04 1 gr De ph to Indiado (L ) 1 id pr 18 D n. ,:. . no i a.r t e n : r ee o gi c Tse i t t le. y rse i de m ri p .p. t .. s all 261 261 261 271 i 2 SouthTuel:e Australian Land all 14 3 39 2 5 145 34 01 "0110 Royal 4 1 6 1 10 Trust and Agency 100 Van Pitmen's I: L :: 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot 1 id pr 5 U. N'doniT i Pr , . C d an .. 5 1 11 e . Co (lie n . ) ,bLi 9 2 110 WILFUL DAMAGES AND GROSS MISCONDUCT AT TAVERNS.—EIiza Maratan and Frederick Edwards were brought before the magistrates, the former charged with wilfully breaking a pane of plate glass, and the latter with attempting to rescue her. Harry Jarrett, barrnan to Mr. Woodward, the proprietor of the Lord Nelson, King's-road, Chelsea, said that at an early hour that morning the female defendant came to the bar, and began making a disturbance. She was told to leave, when she refused, and was then put out, upon which she broke a valuable pane of plate glass. She was then taken into custody, and on her way to the police station the male defendant came up and endeavoured to take her from the constable. Face sergeant 35 B said he saw the female defendant break the window, and took her into custody. Male defen dant then came up, and laying hold of hat - by the hand, said she should come with him, and pulled her and witness half across the road. Male defendant was then taken, and went quietly. Female defendant said she was put out of the house without good reason. Male defendant said he had been drinking, which would alone account for his foolishly interfering with a matter that did not concern him. Mr. Arnold—This sort of case has become very frequent of late, and must be put a stop to. Persons going into pub lic-houses and conducting themselves in a disorderly way are very properly put out, in return for which they turn round and break the windows. In all these cases I atm fully determined to support the tavern-keeper, and shall, therefore, treat the offence with severity. I shall commit you, Eliza Maratan, for 10 days to hard labour in the House of Correction ; the male defendant must enter into his own recognizances to keep the peace for three months. MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. IMIERIAL WEEKLY ATERAGEd. Wheat, 558 2d; barley, 35s 7d ; oats, 23s lld ; rye, 411 lld ; beans, 40s 6d ; and peas, 39s 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 57s 7d ; barley, 36s 8d; oats, 22s 10d; rye, 3ss 6d; beans, 40s Od ; peas, 405 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WSEK.—Wheat, 57,718 ; barley, 3,719 ; oats, 8,316 ; rye, 15; beans, 3,233 ; peas, 196 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET To-day's market was but moderatell supplied with beasts, and all breeds moved off freely, at, in some instances, a slight advance in the quotations, the )est Scots and crosses having realised 4s 6d per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was seasonably good, sold slowly, at rarely Monday's cur rency. However, the best old Dons were worth 4s 10d par Blbs. We have to report a dull sale for lambs, at a de cline in value of 4d per Sibs. Prices ranged from 5s 4d to 7s fid, and the quality of each breed was inferior. The supply of calves was good, and the veal trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms, Pigs were firm in price, but mulch cows moved off slowly. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. 1 a. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 0 3 2 IPrimecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6 Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 ; Pme, S'thdowndo.4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 21, Large arse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, 6L - e. 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 410 5 2 Crse. ez. inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Large bogs 4 0 4 4 Second quality do. 4 0 4 2 Small porkers ... , 4 6 5 0 Lambs, 5s 4d to 7s 6d. - lOs to 225; oak . quarter-old store pigs, 20Ssuteok2l9insg elves, 295. TOTAL STIFFLY. BCAStS ............ 920 Sheep and lambs.... 10,660 Calves .........••• 364 Pigs. ...... 340 EXAMINE THE PRISONER ! M. Macaire, on the contrary, placed between two gen darmes, is the very essence of vitality. He is the centre actor of the whole piece. M. le Premier President is always asking him questions, and he himself is always answering those questions, or making little speeches, or interrupting witnesses, or being interrupted. Sometimes, indeed, he grows hot and violent, and gets into personal alter cation with M. le Premier President, with the result of being dragged a little roughly from the room by his two gendarmes. But, on the whole, it is certain that M. Macaire is regularly tried as M. Macaire, and that he has such a trial as could not take place in the absence of M. Macaire ; whereas, the other gentleman, his fellow creature in misfortune, Mr. Wild, is merely a puppet on trial, ornamenting the vacuity of the dock. This is rather a curious difference, and the result is no less curious. This opposite treatment, in our country, arises from a certain sacredness with which the character of criminal is invested. That every man is presumed innocent until proved to be guilty, is the grand maxim ; which is yet developed further, into every guilty man is presumed innocent, until his neighbour shall prove him guilty. The law watchesf he over him tenderly and affectionate l y , checks him, i would speak, pretends not to hear him if he has spoken, sets him free if he h as been adroit enough to com - mit his crime in the absence of of witnesses, or what may be called the dumb testimony circunastances. With M; Macaire, on the contrary, there is no such tenderness. At every damning piece of evidence the president asks him, " Accused, what do you say to that If accused be inno cent, he will thankfully accept the opportunity, and will probably give a satisfactory explanation. If he be guilty, and the statement be really embarrassing, he will invent a lie on the spot, which will be inconsistent with some other part of his statement, and will have the effect of en tangling him still further. He will be allowed, eventually, to explain whatever share he took in the transaction. On the supposition of M. Macaire's being inno cent, such a statement, however unsupported. will be satisfactory so far as it goes ; and, if it be fair and candid and straightforward,r will be very welcome to a jury. If he be guilty,such a statemen t must necessarily be an artificial vi ew the case, only an d being sure to be full of co ntradiction, will be c o m e ano ther proof of g uilt. —Dic kens's " 411 the Yearßeund'' EXTRAORDINARY GALLANTRY OF FRENCH Hus BANDS. —A French _manager ha s hit u p on a b ea utiful ex pedient for filling his theatre ; which was formerly not patronised at all. He has advertised that ladies shall be admitted at half-price, the children at quarter price, and babies for nothing 1 The consequence is, that the wives force their husbands to take them. All the cals. and Wa rnings in the town are quite deserted,—Putsch, PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The Orient, 1,032 tons, belonging to Messrs. James Thomson and Co., London, sailed last evening, with 60 cabin and intermediate passen gers, a full general carp, and 36 valuable rams, for Ade- !aide. This is the ship the cargo of which (2,400 bales o Australian wool) ignited spontaneously on the 2d of Jan., last year, shortly after touching at the Cape of Good Hope. _ _ _ . When the ship was-cleared out in the London Docks 12 of her timbers and five beams were found so much burnt and charred that they had to be replaced, as well as all the main deck from the main hatchway forword. Her repairs, which were most complete, cost about £2,000. When the fire broke out the passengers were transferred to a Dutch merchant• man commanded by Captain Vanzanten. Capt. Lawrence then poured water into the hold until he smothered the fire. He ran the vessel to Ascension and discharged the injured portion of his cargo there. In recognition of ser ♦ices rendered on this occasion, the Board of Trade pre.. sented Captain Vanzanten with a gold chronometer worth £lOO, and various insurance companies presented one piece of plate to Captain Barnard, Governor of Ascension, an other to Captain Lawrence, and the sum of £BOO for distri bution among the master, officers, and crew of the Orient. The wool is supposed to have ignited in consequence of its being packed in a damp state when pressed or " dumped" by hydraulic machinery for stowage on board ship. _ GRAND VOLUNTEER REVIEW ON WHIT MONDAY. Yesterday the final arrangements were completed with the Great Northern Railway Company for conveying a great muster of volunteers from London and intermediate stations to Hertingfordbury, near Hertford, to take part in a review and field day at Penshanger Park. Lord Cowper having made extensive arrangements for a great volunteer display in his beautiful park on Whit-Monday, the above railway company have consented to run special trains at 11 30 and 11 40 a.m., returning at 6 45 and 7 p.m., at the low fare of Is., to the entrance of the park and back. The following corps with others have promised to attend, and are expected to muster very strong on the occasion :—The South Mid dlesex Rifles, under the command of Lord Ranelagh; the West Middlesex, under Lord Radstock ; the North Middle sex, under the new commandant, Lieut.-Col. Whitehead; the Second Administrative Battalion, under Col. Wilkin son ; the St. George's, under Col. Lindsay ; the Central London, under Col. Money; the Artists; the Six Foot Guards, under Col. Somerset; and the let Middlesex En gineers, under Col. M‘Leod. Lords Ranelagh and Cowper take the command, and a sham fight has been arranged to come off on an extensive scale, including pontooning across the rivers by the Engineers, with skirmishing and light infantry movements, for which the pictureque grounds of Penshanger are peculiarly adapted. E XP ORT OF FIREARMS FROM BELGIUM.—The export of firearms from Belgium, which in the first four months of 1860 amounted in value to 3,399,000 fr., and in the year 1861 to 4,397,000 fr., has in the same period of this year reached the sum of 7,040,000 fr., being an iacrease of ande a 60 per cent. on 1861 , an d of 100 per cent. on 1860. From the returns published by the _Belgian Moniteur, it is itnpos_ B ible to know to what co untries those arms hav e gone, as t n am ount of 2,565,000 fr. is set down as having been sent the France, where the import of them is p ro hibited can consequently have only gone there in transitu. lley Eng land has, moreover, taken f or a sum of 1,300,000 fr. ; n t to Zollverein for 1 , 000,000 fr., and the United States for 1,000,000 fr. The new line of r ail way from Toni rejeau has just been officially ex am i ned and Toulouse approved e d o of Mont.b; W the Administra tion of Public Works, and w ill b e opene d of Monday next. A Marseilles letter 8 : says —" M. Lambert, the envoy of the King of Madagascar, stay in Rome, as he has he r hase in the not C madeapr Capri." a , ' , N long An accident, which retur ned might have terminated fatally, Occ urred a few days i back in the railway which tra verses the town of Nantes. The driver of an omnibus, persisting in cross i ng the line just before the arr i va l o f a train, in spite of injunctions to the contrary, got fixed in the rails, and although the breaks were used in the train, a slight collision could not be prevented ; the omnibus was overturned, and several passengers and one of the horses injured. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE.—The San Francisco papers state that snows and frosts continue to keep back adventurers to the Salmon River mines, while the supply of provisions was so scanty that untold misery and death were threatening. Indeed, many already on the spot are unable to work tor the snows, and dreading star vation, were leaving the mines for a time. Considerable sickness existed among them. A similar story may be told of the Cariboo mines in British Columbia. The rivers and interior country continued to be bound up by frost, and pro visions had at many places risen to a famine price. Flour, at Yale, was said to be 75 dole. a barrel, while it was seriously reported that Chinamen there were paying as high as 5 dole. for dogs and cats to keep themselves from starvation. As to the gold prospects, nothing particularly new is mentioned. The lucky fellows write letters to the newspapers, dilating on their 100 or 500 dole. a day, to the hand ; while the unlucky ones, having no thing to say, " grin and bear it," hoping for better times soon. Some c orrespondents, however, do express a fear that the diggings are by no means so extensive as at first believed, nor so rich as interested parties such as steamboat men, teamsters, farmers, and speculators generally —report. 95 4! 100 100 100 all all FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. 210 Pigs .... — MEAT MARRFrS. NEWOATE AND LEADENFIALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows:—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od , mutton, 3s 6d to 48 8d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 10d ; veal, 48 Od to 48 10d ; perk, 4s Od to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 4.—Beasts sold slowly at about pre vious currencies, but all other kinds of stock ruled firm at extreme rates. Beef, from 3s 4d to4s 4d; mutton, 3s 8d the offal. ; si v nk eal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and t p o o r 4 k s , 1 4 0 8 c1 0 ; d lamb, toss 0 6 d s 2 p d e r t o s b 7 s s . 6 t d o ROMFORD, June 4.—The trade get era lly was steady at the annexed quotations :—Beef, from 38 2d to 4s 4,1; mut ton, 38 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 68 Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b ; sinkling calves, 10s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Od to £lB Os each. LYNN, Wednesday Night.—The dropping in o the panels goes on very slowly, it is said for want of materials. Yesterday one of the divers had a nar row escape of losing his life through some disar rangement of the machinery by which the air is supplied to him when performing his arduous work. He was found to be in a state of very great exhaus tion when he was brought up to the surface, not being able to rise of his own accord. After next Friday the tides begin to lift again, and a week from that they will probably be higher than they have ever been since the catastrophe occurred. It is of the utmost importance that the coffer-dam should be completed within a week from now (of which some very grave doubts are expressed), as we have it on the very best authority that if the water was to rise two feet higher in the cut than it is now at high water, the result would be most disastrous to the districts east of the flooded lands, as for miles the banks are in such an insecure state that the water soaks through them. The hole in the east bank is nearly filled up, about five thousand sacks of earth having been deposited here during the present week. The breach in the west bank is 150 yards wide and 27 feet deep. The water does not appear to have diminished to any extent on the land, though we are nearly in the middle of the neap tides. Last evening a steamer from Grimsby arrived here, towing behind her for the works a stupendous raft of timber, composed of I am in formed, four hundred loads ; they were towed up to the sluice by horses. Almost the only hopeful sign of advance is the accumulation of material for future operations. A most determined opposition is being organised against the Middle Level Bill, which was read a third time in the House of Com mons last night. In the opposition (which will be made to the bill in the Lords) all the agricultural interests of this extensive district are combining parties. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £3 10s to £4 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16E to £2 Os per load. A. slow trade. CIIMBERLAND.. — Mea rI ow hay, £2 2s to S 4 15s; clover do., £3 10s to £4 15s; and straw, £1 16i to £2 Os per load. Trade rather heavy. WHITECHAPEL.—Me adow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s; clover 3 lOs to £5 18s ; and straw, 41 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade very inactive. CuE SARA, SARA.—The best excuse for Miss Sairey Todd is in an allegation by a writer in the Yost, that she was formerly a. Laundry-niail, as probably she thought that a carriage -horse had no more feeling than a clothes-horse. Pinch. EPSOM RACES --- THIS DAY. (BY ELECTIC TELEGRAPH.) FOUR-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Struggle . walked over GRAND STAND STAKES. Bryn Gwyn St. Lawrence 2 Traveller Eight ran. TO THE EDITOR Or THE SUN. SlR,—The time in which The Derby was run to-day, as taken by my new " Chronograph " Dial, was min. secs. tenths. 2 45 5 I am, Sir, yours obediently, JAS. W. BENSON. 33 and 34, Ludgate June 4, 1862. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. SPECIAL MEETING THIS DAY. - - - A special general meeting of the proprietors in this com pany was held to-day, at the London-bridge Tavern, in accordance with the standing orders of Parliament, for the purpose of considering the following bills at present before the Legislature :- 1, A bill (as amended in committee) intituled A Bill to enable the South-Eastern Rail wa y Company to make Rail ways to Tunbridge and Dartford respectively, and to widen a portion of their North Kent line of Railway, and to pur chase additional lands for the purposes of their under taking. 2. A bill (as amended in committee) intituled A Bill for authorising the construction of Railways from the Sevenoaks Railway to Maidstone and Tunbridge, and to join existing railways at Tunbridge, all in Kent. 3. A bill (as amended in committee) intituled A Bill for a Lease of the Undertaking of the Mid-Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Mary's Cray) Company to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. 4. A bill (as amended is committee) intituled A Bill to authorise the Mid-Rent Railway Company to make a rail way from the Mid-Kent Railway to Addiscombe. Resolutions of approval were agreed to. OFFICIALISM AND BRITISH ART. Officialism having thoroughly satisfied itself that commerce could not walk alone, and having secured the Exhibition surplus of something like two hun dred thousand pounds, prepared an elaborate scheme for a great Industrial University. It prevailed upon the Government of the day to join in the scheme, and to provide an amount of money from the public purse almost equal to the Exhibition sur plus. Never, perhaps, was molly-coddling pro posed on such a gigantic scale, or a less scrupulous attempt to • rob a neighbour of his business. The Society of Arts was the originator of the Exhibi tion, the creator of the surplus, and the earliest existing society formed for teaching our grand mothers to suck eggs. In the middle of last cen tury it had done all that the Manchester men of to-day are trying to do in "stimulating produc tion." It had sent out commercial missionaries to the West Indies, and had scolded children for de stroying acorns, and so stinting the supply of oaks• There was scarcely a branch of trade to which it had not made unpractical suggestions in carrying out its plan .of encouraging commerce, manufactures, and the arts. Of course, amidst a heap of folly, it contrived to do a little good, for no institution, how ever false may be its basis, or weak its manage ment, can be wholly bad. It struggledon year after year, with varying success, and was not as robust in 1849 as it was at its birth. The Exhibition of 1851 saved it from death, and so far may be said to have repaid its father; but still the society had as much claim to the surplus as the Royal Commis sioners had, though it was not in a legal position to secure its rights. To increase its annoyance, the rival body, which had retained the money, proposed to apply it in starting an opposition business, and the society was only saved from this additional insult by a change in the pans of Government. The British Parliament refused to sanction the re• moval of the National Gallery of Pictures from Charing-cross to South Kensington, and so destroyed the only object which the Government had in view when they agreed to a partnership with the Exhi bition Commissioners. The official union was at once dissolved after this Parliamentary decision, the Government taking the South Kensington Museum as their share of the capital, and the Com missioners taking the Kensington Gore Estate as theirs. The great university scheme for teaching our trading grandmothers was given up, and the Commissioners turned their attention, like sensible men, to the improvement of their land, but not before their ridiculous pretensions had done as much harm to industrial exhibitions as the greatest enemies of those displays could desire.—Once a Week. DEATH OF GENERAL SAN MIG The Madrid papers of the 30th of May announce the death of General Evaristo San Miguel. Of such men as San Miguel Spain may well be proud, for he was a gallant gentleman worthy of her hest days. San Miguel was a native of Asturia. He was born in 1780. He entered the army as a volunteer in 1808, when, on the signal given on the 2d of May in Madrid, the Spanish people flew to arms, and soon proved to Europe that the Bayonne Junta, who basely sold their country to Napoleon, did not represent the Spanish nation. In a few years he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel; joined the army of Cadiz in 1812 ; and was elected member of the Cortes of that city for his native province. He was placed on the retired list of the army after the restoration of Ferdinand VII., who repaid with the blackest ingratitude the services of those who had bled in his cause. He founded the Espectador newspaper a few years after, and was one of its ablest and, for those times, most coura geous writers. When the tyranny of Ferdinand destroyed all hope of liberty in Spain, be joined the expedition of the unfortunate Riego in 1820. He was one of the first victims of the reaction that soon follow e d, an d was ex il e d to Z amora i n 1821. Ferdinand was un a bl e t o stem th e t id e o f pu bli c opinion ; he tried what dissimulation, in which he was an accompli s h e d a d ept, could de. He affected to y ield to what he could not control, and accepted a Liberal Ministry. S an Mi guel was recalled from his banishment, and offered the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, which he accepted. In aceordance with the secret treaty of the Con gress of Verona, which declared the hostility of the great Powers—Austria, France, Prussia, an d Russia—to the establishment of constitutional go vernment, and, above all,to the liberty of the press, as incompatible with the principle of monarchy, France was charged with putting down at all cost the Liberal movement in Spain. Each of these Go vernments addressed a note to the Madrid Cabinet in which these opinions were expressed, and sum moned it to return to the old system ; a n d th e i r ambassadors resident in Madrid were ordered to demand their passports in case of refusal. S an Miguel, as Minister of Foreign A ff airs, replied to those notes. He declared that the Spanish nation was governed by a constitution formally recognised by the Emperor of Russia in 1812; that the Spa. niards who in 1820 promulgated that constitution, which had been put down by violence in 1814, were not perjurers as they were called, but the organs of the nation's will ; that the constitutional Sovereign of Spain was in the full enjoyment of the preroga tives granted to him by the constitution, and those who maintained the contrary were enemies of their country and calumniators; that the Spanishnattiohne had never interfered in the domestic c oncerns o f any other country; that the evils of which great Powers complained were not caused by the constitution but by its enemies; that the Sp a .. nish people never would admit the right of any foreign Power to intermeddle in their internal affairs ; and that his Majesty's Government would not deviate from the line which national honour and its unvarying adhesion to the constitu tion of 1812, and which it had sworn to observe, had traced out for it. These notes and the answer to them were submitted. The Cortes, " faithful to their oath, and worthy of the people they repre sented, would not allow the constitution to be altered or modified but by the will of the nation, arid in the manner and form prescribed by it." The Ambas sadors demanded their passports; they were handed to them the following day, the 11th of January, 1823, by San Miguel. • The French Government lost no time in entering on the honourable office of executioner allotted to it by the Holy Alliance. Eighty thousand troops, under the command of the Duke d'Angouleme, crossed tie Bidassoa, and opened the campaign which closed with the capture of Cadiz. San Miguel quitted Madrid when he could no longer be useful, and joined the bands of Mina in Cata lonia. In the warfare of the mountain he greatly distinguished himself. He was wounded in almost every affair with the French, and in an engagement with the enemy's cavalry in 1826 ho received a. sabre cut in the head so deep that it astonished those who saw it many years afterwards how any one could have survived it. He was taken pri soner, and soon after released, on condition of quitting Spain. The home that the gallant exile sought was England ; and in England, where he maintained himself by his daily toil, he resided until 1834, when the amnesty promulgated by the Queen Regent, Maria Christina, who required the support of the Liberals for her daughter's throne against the assaults of the Carlists, enabled him and others in the same circumstances to return to their native country. He was some time after named by the Queen Captain-General of Aragon, and was elected deputy to the Cortes. He continued to be the warmest supporter of liberal monarchial Government, and of the dynasty of Queen Isabella. He was appointed Captain-General of the Basque Provinces in 1842, under the regency of Espartero. After the fall of the Regent in 1843, and the triumph of the Moderados, 'ne retired into private life, and resided chiefly in Madrid, unmolested, I believe, even during the violent reaction which Lad set in against the Progresistas ; for San Miguel was respected by all parties, and his exceptional popu larity, vived all never political cha Won by i modest ed him with: supp hylluenwlivoerdthyinmetah mnes, manner, with no resources beyondli what his half-pay as Lieutenant - Ge neral he employed his tim e in writing the." Hi story of w hich he published in 1847, and Whi c h , He took no prominen t part n public aff a i rs ; tPhhoiulgiphinio"t" re markable for any very deep research, is still a work of considerable merit. The revolution of 1854 called him once more from his retirement. When, after a fierce struggle for ex i s t en ce, the Sartoriu s Ministry was overthrown, and Madrid left with out Queen, knowing sh e could conafide honour and loy a lt y of the veteran ofj o m v i Gee, pib r i n iecr m ittyiy n , t ni nal named San Miguel Captain-General of Madrid and Minis ter of War, or, more properly speaking, Universal Minister, until such time as Espartero, who had been summoned from Logrono, arrived in the ca pital. San Miguel, on the first breaking out of the Vicalvarist movement in July, had been named President of the Junta that met.in Madrid to aid, and at the same time control O'Donnell, in case of success. Himself a soldier, no man was more averse from military rule than San Miguel, and both O'Donnell and Espartero were held in check by the Junta, which was the nucleus of the Union Liberal. On the success of the revolution, San Miguel was raised to the rank of Field-Marshal, and named In spector-General of the National Militia. He was elected deputy to the Constitutional Cortes, of which he was for some time President ; and:he recorded his vote for the maintenance of monarchical govern ment in Spain. O'Donnell, who had long been trying to get rid of Espartero and keep the supr e me d'etat authority in his own hands, effected h in 1856 ; and Espartero once more, By anrevious Go for ever, retired to Logrono. the P ointed Com vernment San Miguel had been °P o P r the House mandant-General of the Halberdiers, isde°purPobably P ost could net be hold Guard. By old usage h' e tb fi e rst class; and San held but by a grandee of the Queen did not hesi tate was a plebeian. The indispensable qualifica tion.tate to confer on htnstaonthe rank of grandee, with Miguel, and maintained Duke de As a grandee and Field Marshal him in the post. Senate, where t he he supported he sat by right in th title She h o e f Governments to the last. Liberal raised Whatever may have been the faults of the Pro . greenn. „ as as a political party, an d th e i r faults were man y, their bitterest enemies ne ver d en i e d t h em the merit of probity, and of th ose w h o were most noted for a virtue so rare in revolutionary periods, San Miguel stood among the foremost. In private life he was one of the most modest of men, tolerant, gentle, courteous, and affectionate. The new volume of " Once a Week " will com mence With a new story by Mrs. Henry Wood? th e au thoress of East Lynne, with illustrations by Charles Keane ; and a new Historette, by Harriet Martineau, is in hype► and Will appear very shortly, illustrated by J. E. gaiwo. a