The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY NEWS, YESTERDAY. Notwithstanding the telegram of to-day from New York, indicating that the Government is again endeavouring to create an impression that there is a prospect of cotton being brought in at New Orleans, the Liverpool market shows a further upward movement, the rates being now id. to id. above those of Friday last. There were no gold operations at the Bank to-day. The following gold ships are announced to have sailed from Melbourne :—The Latona, with 7,400 ounces ; Agincourt, 31,329 ; Dover Castle, 46,144 ; Suffolk, 35,587 ; Formosa, 12,975 ; Marco Polo, 10,855 ; and Sussex, 27,980 ; making a total of 172,270 ounces, worth £690,000. The Great Eastern, from New York, has brought £ll,OOO. Exchequer-bills, which have been in diminished demand ever since the advance of the Batik rate to 3 per cent. lest month, showed increased flatness to-day, on the likelihood of a fresh movement by the Bank, and at one time touched par. Ultimately the price was 2s. to 6s. pm., or 2s. lower than yes terday. CITY NEWS-:THIS DAY . CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owing to the expectation of an increase in the Bank rate of discount, the Money Market during the morning has remained in a state of suspense. Transactions have been delayed until after the de cision of the Bank Court can be ascertained. There still appears to be an abundant supply of money in the hands of the banks and discount firms, but the large efflux of coin must have trenched upon the reserves of bullion, and it is consequently imagined that the authorities will deem it expedient to adopt some measure of restriction. There has been a meeting to day of the London and Tilbury Railway Company, for the election of directors. The Latona, from Melbourne, has arrived to-day With £29,600 ; the Atrato, from West Indies, with £215,300; and the City of Baltimore, from New York, with £85,500 in specie. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up I to this day, are in round figures as under : 1862. 1861. Great Weste rn North-W es t ern. 92,223 83,178 South-Western. Midlßrighton ............................ 28,332 17,794 South and .............................. 39,962 36,409 -Eastern ........................ 23,306 22,381 Great Northern ....... 26 074 22,940 Lancashire and Yorkshire .............. 31 ' 964 36,195 .Bristol and Exeter ................... 7'066 6,838 'Worth -Eastern ..... ......... 37,433 38 ,77 1 'Eastern Counties ... ' 28,551 26,163 :Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire.. 14,295 14,997 Edinburgh ' and Glasgow -G 015 7,586 -Great Western of C anada • These returns are in most instances of a very satisfactory character, arising chiefly from the extra passenger traffic caused by the Whitsuntide holi days. On the Great Western there is an increase of £7,791; on the North Western, of £9,047 ; on the South Western, of £11,007 ; on the Brighton, Ot £10,558; on the Midland, of £3,553; on the South Eastern, of £925; on the Great Northern, of £3,134; on the Eastern Counties, of £2,394; and on the Great Western of Canada, of £1,653. The Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, shows a de crease of £4,231 ; the North. Eastern, of £1,338 ; and the Edinburgh and Glasgow, of £571. CITY NEWS, THIS DAY. Two O'CLoorc. The alteration which many persons imagined would be made to-day in the minimum rate of discount has not been realised. The directors of the Bank of England, however, held rather a pro tracted meeting, and the question of an advance was no doubt fully considered. Although they have not deemed it necessary to make an immediate change, it is still imagined that an alteration will be announced at an early period. Continued heaviness is perceptible in the English Stock Market, prices being per cent. below those current the preceding afternoon. The unfavour able state of the weather and the adverse specie movement have tended to create the prevailing depression. Consols are 91 for transfer, and 911 s for the 10th proximo. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 911 ; Exchequer Bills 2s. to ss. prem. ;-Bank Stock is firm at 236 ; India ditto at 231 ; ditto 5 par Cent. Loan remains at 1071 Increased dullness has prevailed in the Foreign Market to-day, and quotations have shown very little change. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 821 8211 ; ditto 1858, 691 701 ; ditto New Scrip, 21 3 Prem. ; Egyptian Scrip is flat, at 11- prem.; Italian 5 per Cents. are heavy, at 7l d 4 ; Mexican, at 311-- ; and the Spanish Certificates at 9 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. remain at 100/. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been exceedingly limited, and little change of im portance can be reported in values ; in some in . stances, however, a slight improvement has taken place. Great Westerns have advanced about 55.; and North Western and South Easterns, 10s. ; Mid lands have declined about ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little varia tion in price. Bahia and San Francisco are steady at 17t ; Recife and San Francisco. at 14i; East Indian have declined to 106 i 1061 ; Great Indian Peninsula realise 1041 4 ; Great Southern of India; 102/ ; and Madras 5 per cents., 1021. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are neglected, and prices remain nominally unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 236 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er C ent. Annuities ... , 911 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 5-16 India Stock ................ Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 99f. Ditto dtito April, 1864 99t Ditto Bonds £l,OOO ...... .. ........ .. 20 Consols for A ccount, July 10 ........... 91i Exchequer Bills Zl,OOO Cent ...... 5 2 Ditto , 3 per £ 50 0 ......... ...... 5 2ND S — ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FU Brazilian, 5 per Cent. Egyptian 7 per Cent .. ........ Ditto Paid-up Scrip ... .. .............. Mexican, 3 per Cent .................. 31 a Ditto Account ...................... 31a Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .......... 46a 'Znssian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St .......... Ditto, Paid up Scrip • ...... 93 1 Spanish 3 per Cent Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded '1 urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account . & Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 2 3 1 Ditto, Paid u p S cr ip Dividends on the above payable in London. l . 1 Italian 5 per Cent 1861, ex 25f. • Consols T Money W O9 I7 O ILOCIi. 91 it Ditto 'Account - n named v „ iw ADU LTERY AND MURDER.—,A .• S oong w Ronda, of the commune of Tonrtres (Lot-et-Garonne) , had)tilaci married a f ew months back a girl aged 17, and his sus p ici ons awak ene d b y the light behaviourt himself for a of his young wife, pret ended that he was forced to absent few days, and then unexpectedly returned in the middle of the night armed with a double-barrelled gun. On crossing the threshold of his room he observed by the fired moon two persons rise from the bed ; he immediately both barrels, the first charge striking the stranger under light of the the. chin, causing death instantaneously, and the second wounding his wife almost in the same place. She never t : theless had sufficient strength to get up and obtain oasis ance, but died in a few hours after. Roudet at once pro ceeded ti the town of Tourtres and gave himself up as a prisone The stranger was discovered to be an unmarried man, named David, a farmer in the neighbourhood. Since the extension of the limits of Paris, all the railway termini are within the walls of the city, conse quently any merchandise to be sent by rail must enter the capital t 3 arrive at the railway stations ; and should the articles be subject to a duty, it is necessAry to deposit at the oAroi the amount to W hich they would be liable if intended for consumption in Paris, which is only returned after con siderable delay, on proof of the good s h aving arrived at their destination. To remedy this in the environs of Pari stat e of thi ngs the merchants rl have petit ioned the Minister of the Interior to cause each railw ay company to establish a goods receiving station outside the fortifications to avoid those inconveniences. PIGEON SHOOTING AT HORNSET.---W a re pit'geoofnthe shootin g at Rornsoy. requested to state that the weather, till Frida wood is postpo ne d, on accoun the 13th inst. ( wea th er permitting), y, SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuKS. Closing Business Paid' Price. done. 7i 8 6 7 91 93 107 f 10811 ei 7 1 2 6 0 41 43 10 11 21 22 56 37 58 60 39 40 88 9 0 201 601 102 101 140 145 113 k 1141 11081 109 k 132 134 105 106 711 721 55 57 107} 1071 59 61 121 123 45 47 £4 04,1 99 100 49 45 40 41 8 9 '127 1271 lit Ilp 9? 99 73 75 61t 62i 96i 97 1 id 55 55i 84 99 101 P ipm 4i 4 10a 11# d 118 120 45 47 102 104 45 47 34 36 831 81 65 N 99 101 8 7 37i 38i 8 1 R P 6 6i p, 145 148 55* 56* 2* 3* 89 91 134 138 61 7 45 47 39 41 87 83 Share Railways. 13.14 10 st st 50 20 10 10 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B ti 116 p e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stoehl Do lido do East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern.... • • • • Do A stock at Do B do at Gt. S. ani TT. of Ireland, st !Great 'Western st Do Str Vai gua. stock ! at Lancashire & Yorkshire! at London and Blackwall: at Lon., Brig,ht.,& S. Coast' st Lou., Chat.. and Doverj at Lon. & North Western! at Lon. & South Western , at L'derry & st Man., Shet, & Lincoln. 5 0 Maryport gnd Carlisle. 124 Do # 5hare5........ 10 Metropolitan at Midland 6.4.0 Do New _ _ _ _. • ! Do birming. & Derby MM. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares ➢lid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk North British N or. Dev. Rail &Dk. stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 nc. has been pdß Do B stock 19.18.4 1 Ntb. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South DeTon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and liver Dun S tai n es, Wok. , a r dWok. Stockton & Dar , in gton Do li. 1 0 Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny' West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Alldland Oxford; Do Newport Do Hereford 94i 991 i 404 127 i 6.1 100 i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing Closing Business t Co, s Price. Done. --' Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh nr+lr•re lOO Do. 87 06 Chester & Holyhead lOO Do 56 56 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon.. Colchester, Stour Val., 100 EX. &E.C 65 67 E. Lincolns•h. g6pr c. 100 Gt. North 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs, all E.Counts 4l 41 Do. Wdbdbridge.... I 100 .. • • •• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dret.' 100 , Cledon Gloster &Dean Forestl all ,Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby ' all ' 1 7 1. N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 196 199 Lou. and Chat. Ext. I 3 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Do ~..... .. • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c , all D 0........ 20 22 Do.Wn. Ext. A, 46 pc ; all D 0........ 8 9 London & Greenwich;l 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen E.. , Lon.,Tilb.& S._ lthend, 100 I Peto &Co B3 90 89 Lowestoft gua. *p c.. 1 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Ainc,.l3xtn.,t Matlockl all LNW& AIL 31 4 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer-I ence stock 1 100 6. Al o l c d o la u n n d ts. 9 p 5 9 1 7 p Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 5 g - ua. 5 per cent... j ' ' Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. 6B 68 Pm Do. 6 per cent. all Do. Do. Fixed 5 p. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1(0 ' N.E. 1 3er , .. .. North Western . all 1 1.11 d land l6l 17 Not. Gran. El. & Cl. 100 Gt.North.l 93 94 ; LNAS' Preston and Wyre. 1 U . y all i & Lk. 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Lo. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.ilitch.& Shep.l 100 G 6.1, o• .'l. 135 131 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brrssey 125 130 Do. Do. I 3 • li 4p South Staffordshire,,,, 100 ,Ln„SaW, .. .. Wilts and Somerset , 109 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn Az Croydon: all IL.&Bip,,ln 1 81 91i FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.— Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rail Cupiapo ................ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Gt. Luxem., Con. els... Italian Junction - t,yons & Geneva .... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 5 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & Orleans ..... . Recife & S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. ct. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust ILomb Venal, S. East Portugal 7 p et. Southern of France.... West Fiandero Do. pc. Preference W. & N.W. of France PREFERENCE SH) Dividends contingent on the PREFERENCE SHARES. Share, Railways. Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. Biythe and Tyne i 0 p.c pref. issued at £5 I a Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. st I( Do. shares Caledon. qr. slim No. 2 11 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. a Cornwall. 5 per coat— . a Dun. Perth, &Aber.Jun. a Do. Ist Class Frei a E. Angn. Class Asp. c 11 E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l U Do No. 2 1 1 Do. new 6 p. c. at Eastern Union, 4p. c 11 Do. 5 p. c. guar ll Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 11 Do. 1 p. c. gmar. S. & 1/ IGlas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c l, (Great Northrrn, sp. c 1 D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 1 , Ut. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. t Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 1 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 45 p. 1 I Do. redeem. 4p. cfr. Do. irredeem. 4p. ct 1 Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 1 Do. Birm. guar. stock I Do. Birm. pref. stock 1 Do. Chester guar. shares 1 Do. Chester S p.c. pf. she 1 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 1 Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10dpe 1 Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. par. 1 Lon.&Brig.sp.c.f.,ru. No.l 1 'Do. 5 per ceuLdo. No 2 1 Do. 8 per cent - d 0... , 1 Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 1 Do. 7 per oent. pref. stk 1 Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p c.st(div.detlil'6s Lon.Chat.&Dny. sp.c.pf. : Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. : Lon. & ft. West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares Londony. & Ennis. 1 she Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 35 per cent, Do. redeem. 6 percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. C Do. 41 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. ,Do. 41 p.c. pref. at. rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable Do. 4i} per cent . . 1 IDo.Leic. andllit4per ct INcrfik. 6 p. c. Ex. at. 184c' Do. 51 p. c. Pref. at. 1847; Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47l t Do. Bor. Ga.tC U . oE n n. Sort British, 5 per cent. s. DN f. E t o oo hl . New. 44 Leedsv p n r. 7 u l cu t ta6 a: ct. Do. York, 1-1.Z9 arch. North Stair° . Do. Berwick 4 • 1848 Do. do. Scottish North-Easterne•••• 34 p. e.pref.stock Do. Aberdeen k• •• • I Do. 7p. pref. South Devon, An st it Do. Fixed 41 South Eastern peeracent (it ding Ann., 1.0.6) .. rii,si4Egi.s.ed:p.4,pdpsscrp.:Dlereer:Nefm.r..c.k4opeas. .pnrcbhel. e. 111, Do. 45 per cen • t • Do, Fixed 41 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 13. C. Do. 41 per, cent ..... Do. do. 1859.. Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 n. c. gua stock. & Dar. A: 5 p. Do. B 6 p. c.. Do. C 6 p. fWated & Kilkny. 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua atk Do. 2d do t I Do.l , Tewport 5 p.c. pred Do. till 1869 I Do. Perpet.6p. c. pf. 1866 •• •• gZi 20 1 21 23 29 33 34 33 34 42 45 126 1'27 120 125 102 104 122 124 1119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. July 187 100 Do 7-82 6p. cent.lBB3-41 100 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.l 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar.& Sept. 100 Do. 5 per cent lOO Do. Inscribed stock 100 Oape G.Hope, 6 p c,1873 100 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 Do. 16901 100 Do. Jan. & July, 1801., 100 , Ceylon, Nov.lBBl, 6 p c' 100 ' N.ll.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&July 100 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.t 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p. 0.,1866 , IN Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876:, iou De. d0.,1888 &upwds , 100 New Zealand 6 p. cent.' 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. • sterlinq, 1875. lOO S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up r 100 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. JL&July 100 IDo. do, 6 p.o, Ap,e)ot„ 1 100 103 110 11081 1 _ - 'log 107 109 107 109 99 100 1 97 99 1106 107 111 113 1 111 113 ,112 114 106 108 194 101 i 99 100 99 100 109 111 1108 110 103 110 1108 110 1.10511 100 94 96 20 21 6 6/ 104 106 109 111 103 110 127 129 ,84 86 1 110 112 90 92 116 118 11.1 113 104 106 1107 109 97 99 101 103 91 93 92 94 103 105 77 79 77 :9 170 180 104 106 - - 1138 140 102 101 416 118 1.16 118 1 138 142 ,116 118 1152 156 I 2• 135 78 80 96 98 124 126 1 T>m 68 70 i Iran 139 141 1103 105 94 96 rlOO 112 3 110 1 1 lq.m, 101 103 96 98 11 1d 223 233 135 140 10 11 •• •• 23 24 101 IG3 101 103 •• .. •• •• 10. 8 100 100 100 all all ssi 3 105 i I THE SUN LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1862. RBITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. lAtiantic & St Lawrence Born., Barcda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per ..... Buffalo and Late Huron Do. New Do. Preference .... Bullalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1871 Clcutta. &S. Eastn. DO Cape Town & Dock Scrip Demerara... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, Cu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 28 Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 1867 Do. do. 1872.•. Gt.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.e. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lira) guaranteed 5 per cent. G t. IV, of Canada Shares Do. New . ... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't op Do. 5a p. c. do. '77 do.. Do. 1878 Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4t p. c. Extension Do. 4 do ........ Mclb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Ncwßrunswick t Canda Ry.‘4sLatid(Lim.)g - .6pc Class A Capital Share IDo. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... 1 N.Rl.C'da 6 pc Ist pi bias Ccinde ........ •• 43 Do. Punjaub .... Es , t u 90. Do. .... •• • • . 3 c i :Do Indus. St. Flo. q,g. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. all 100 /100 15 all 100 Closing Price. c 4 68 103 104 41 5 d 8 8i 80 85 78 82 76 $ 0 103 105 106 108 105 106 106 107 I ; 22i 23 64 68 53 56 34 37 42 46 33 35 33 35 104 105 103 104 91 lla Si 97 100 93 95 93 95 1021 1034 t 6 cB, 93 95 5 7 4 8 85 E 8 1( 5 103 4 in 201 20; 100 101 61 63. :: ---P lk lt 1 1i 11 rz 4; 4,i 1 1 liP 22 23 141 14j 84 St 20 1 41& 42i 8 10 8 7 43i 44} 50 62 5 4d 15 16 111 lle' 91 10 I ipm 4 i 4 i PI 33i 344 74 7! 10 II 214 t2i A'ND S 1 of each 31 103 105 120 123 130 133 81 83 103 105 92 95 103 105 d ip 102 101 9i 10 ipm, 1 pr pr given half- . subsequent Business done LAW---THIS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) WEESTER v. BOUCICAITLT. This was an application to the court on the part of Mr. Benjamin Webster, the lessee of the Adelphi Theatre, against Mr. Dion Boucicault. A few days ago an interim injunction was obtained by the defendant against Mr. Webster, preventing him from issuing certain announce ments as to the performance of the " Colleen Bawn" with new scenery, dresses, &c., at the Adelphi Theatre. An agreement had been, some time ago, entered into between the two parties relative to the management of the Adelphi, Mr. Boucicault taking the direction of the stage, and Mr. Webster the front of the house and the finances. Mr. Boucicault proposed that the entertainments for the months of June, July, and August should consist of the "Octoroon" and the "Colleen Bawn," with an open farce on alternate nights, but Mr. Webster objected, as he considered some novelty was specially required at that season of the year, and he accordingly announced in the play bills that, in addition to the " Colleen Bawn," a new farce, a new and original drama by D.Boucicault, a new and original drama by Watts Phillips, Esq., &c., were in pre paration. Mr. Boucicault considered this an infringe ment of the agreement, and moved the Court accord ingly, and obtained an interim order. While these proceedings were pending it became known to Mr. Webster that Mr. Boucicault had taken Drury-lane Theatre. This circumstance he (Mr. Webster) considered a direct infrac tion of the Bth clause of the deed he had entered into with Mr. Boucicault, and an application was accord ingly made to his Honour for an interim or der, to the effect that Mr. D. Boucicault might be restrained—during the currency of agreement of July, 1861, made between plaintiff and defendant—from bringing out or performing in the piece called the " Colleen Bawn," or any other theatrical piece, at Drury-lane Theatre, or from causing or permitting any of his (the defendant's) theatrical pieces, referred to in the eighth clause of the said agreement, to be performed at Drury-lane for theatrical representation either on his own account or in connection, either directly or indirectly, with any other person. That interm order was granted by his honour ; but since that an advertise ment had appeared in one of the morning newspapers, announcing that Mr. Boucicault would make his appear ance shortly at Drury-lane Theatre, and this morning it was intended by Mr. B. Webster to go on with the pro ceedings he had instituted to prevent him from so doing. Mr. Rolt, on the part of Mr. Boucicault, applied for a short postponement, in order that he might have time to answer the affidavits of the plaintiff. His Honour ordered the case to stand over until Tuesday next, when it could be taken into the other cause of " Bou cicault v. Webster," the defendant, in Mr. Webster's case, giving an undertaking, in accordance with the bill of the plaintiff, not to open the theatre. Leave was also given to Mr. Webster to amend his bill, so as to prevent Mr. Bouci cault from issuing advertisements announcing the perform ance of the Colleen Bawn. at Drury-lane Theatre. Mr. Wilicocks, Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Swinburne, and Mr. B. Webster, jun., were the counsel for Mr Benjamin Webster; and Mr. Rolt and another learned gentleman appeared for Mr. Boucicault. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) CURIOUS ACTION ABOUT A SEWING- MACHINE. - SILVER V. GREY. This was an action to recover back a sum of money paid on account for a certain sewing machine. Mr. Hubert 'Wood, for the plaintiff, called his client, who said that he had paid a portion of the amount charged by the defendant for a sewing machine, and as the article proved useless plaintiff considered that he was entitled to have his money back. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—But the machine was not to become the property of the plaintiff until all was paid. We have an agreement. The agreement was put in, and hie Honour said it was rather one-sided. Mr. Wood—l apprehend that if the machine was useless we are not bound by the agreement. His Honour— Of course not, A witness was called for plaintiff, and stated that the machine would not answer. Mr. Buchanan called a witness, who deposed that the article was a very good one. His Honour said he would soon settle the matter by ad journing the case, the machine to be given up to the defen dant and the money to be returned to the plaintiff. Adjourned. A. RUNNING DOWN CASE..-GREGORY V. THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. This was an action to recover £lO damages to a van through the alleged negligence of one of defendant's drivers. Mr. Smith, for the plaintiff, called several witnesses, who were subjected to a very severe cross-examination by Mr. Beard for the company. After hearing both sides of the question, his Honour said be could not reconcile the evidence of the witnesses called by the plaintiff, and found for the defendant with costs. POLICE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-ST BEET. ASSAULT BY A COLONEL'S FOOTMAN AT LORD DERBY'S PARTY . —Thomas Price, footman to Colonel Jocelyn, was charged with assaulting Crosbie, 54 C, while engaged superintending the carriage arrangements at a party at the Earl of Derby's, St. James's-square, the pre vious night. Ic appears that the coachman of Colonel Jocelyn broko the rank formed by the police, and on the constable Crosbio attempting to move the carriage back, the prisoner pushed the constable under the horses' feet, and on his getting up, having fallen on his hand s , th e pr i sone r struck him a severe blow with his fist. Prisoner—l am in Colonel Jocelyn's service, and all I did was by accident. I have been locked up all night, and as I shall probably lose my situation I hope you will be lenient. Mr. Knox—Do you mean to say you gave the constable a blow by accident. Bunce, 27 C, confirmed the first witness, and said the blow given by the prisoner was a deliberate one. Mr• Knox—But, for believing you will lose your situa tion when your master, Colonel Jocelyn, knows you have assaulted a constable while doing his duty, I would send you to prison without a fine for a mouth. I shall, how ever, order you to pay 205., or a month. STEALING A VALUABLE DIAMOND RlNG.—Brian. Connor, a workman, was charged with stealing a diamond ring, of the value of £3O, the property of Mr, John Newton Tomkins, surgeon, of the National Vaccine Institution, 8, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. Mr. Tomkins said he saw the ring safe on the writing table of his study the day before, and yesterday he missed it, the prisoner having been engaged in the house with other workmen. The ring was of the value of £25 or £3O. 'Sergeant Franklin, E, said the ring was found in the pri soner's possession when the police were called. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. ' WESTMINSTER. UNFOUNDED SERIOUS CHARGE.—Catherine Foley, John Wainwright, and Ellen Coventry, were charged with highway robbery, under the following circumstances : Samuel Jones, an old man, who described himself as a general dealer, said that at a little after twelve last night he was proceeding through Strutton's-ground, Westminster, on his way home, when the two female prisoners came in front of him and put themselves in fighting attitude. He endeavoured to avoid them, and begged of them not to ill use him ; but they commenced striking him, and after they had given him several blows, the male prisoner came be hind him and kicked his heels up, and he fell on the ground when the women fell upon him and pinched his throat. He called out " Murder," and "Police." Foley then put her hand into his waistcoat pocket and took six shillings from him, although he made a strong resistance. The male prisoner then kicked him on the head and caused a severe wound. They then left him, and he immediately gave in formation. to the police. Mr. Arnold asked if he had ever seen the prisoners befo►e. Prosecutor replied that he had, and was well acquainted with their persons by sight, although he had no intimacy with them. The female prisoners said they had previously met the prosecutor at a public house, where he had taken out a knife and threatened their lives, and afterwards trumped up a false charge against them. The male prisoner denied all knowledge of the transaction. Mr. Arnold asked the prosecutor whether there was any truth in the women's statement. Prosecutor declared in the most positive terms that there was not, and solicited the magistrate to have inquiries made. Prisoners were ordered to be put back while the pro prietor of the public house was fetched. On his arrival he stated that the prosecutor was drunk in his house sitting upon the floor, that he charged the women with robbing him, and in fact, did exactly what they had stated and he had denied. Mr. Arnold said he was perfectly unworthy of credit, and it was a shame that the accused had been deprived of their liberty. They were discharged. The Africain, of Constantine, states that as a woodcutter was lately proceeding from St. Charles to Gas. tonville, ho suddenly saw crouched in the road before him an enormous lion. Seized with terror he turned round and ran off, when the lion pursued and went past him, and on reaching a certain distance in advance again lay down as if to await the man's approach. The man again turned round and went back, the lion once more rushing beyond him and lying down. This mancouvre was repeated by the animal several times, when the man at length fell to the ground, exhausted by fright and fatigue. The lion then approached him, and, after examining him from head to foot, walked off with a friendly roar, as if expressive of its pleasure at the trick it had played him. The man was confined to his bed for some days after. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. The following is the full text of the paragraph in La Patric concerning the proposed mediation of France and England in America : " It is asserted (on assure) that negotiations will shortly be opened (vont etre ouvertes) at London, to come to an understanding which will allow pro positions of mediation in the affairs of America to be promulgated. "If the negotiations in question succeed the mediation of Franca and England ,will ba offered simultaneously, it is said, and in identical terms, to the belligerent parties." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 11. Her Mejesty, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Alice and Princess Beatrice, drove out in a car riage and four yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill and Major-General Seymour. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Clotilde and Princess Amelie of Saxe Coburg arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left to-day. Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg visited her Majesty. Earl Russell arrived at the Castle, and had an audience of her Majesty. On Monday, the 9th, Earl Russell, her Majesty's Prin cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Villa, Melros House, Wandsworth. On the same dal the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse, also paid a visit to his Highness. The Viceroy paid private visits to the Great Exhibition on Tuesday and yesterday, and upon all these occasions his Highness was accompanied by the Hon. Charles A. Murray, who has been appointed by her Majesty's Govern ment to attend upon the Viceroy during his visit to this country. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone hay. returnod to their residence on Carlton House terrace, from Bowden-park, Chippenden. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, June 12.—Wind this day at noon—South- West ; moderate breeze, with hetsy rain: PORTSMOUTH, Juno 11.—Wind S.W., blowing hard— Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Actaeon, from Hong Hong. PLYMOUTH, June 11.—Wind S.W., blowing hard— Arrived—Result, from London for Melbourne, having parted both anchors in the Sand, and was moored in the Cutwater ; Xantippe from London for Rangoon; Her Majesty's ships Trafalgar, Revenge, Chanticleer, and Emerald, from Portsmouth. DARTMOUTH, June 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Maria, from Huelva for Newcastle, with mainsail split and other damage. PENZANCE, June 11.—Wind S.W., fresh gale—Arrived Arethusa, from Buenos Ayres. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGBAI , II.) PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The barque Agricola, with 1,200 bales of cotton from India, has passed up Charnel. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Start, from Jersey ; Alarm, from Dunkirk; Atrato, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Alhambra, steamer, from Lisbon; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Tonning, steamer, for Corunna. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) _ _ GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning . Arrived, June 11—Kund, and Eiche, from Nykiobing ; Mars, from Calcutta; Ann, from Gottenburg ; Amelia, from Rochester ; Camilla, from Alicante. Arrived, Juno 12—Water Nymph, from Melbourne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Raby Castle and Emily Famutn, ft:Om Calcuita ; Astronomer, from Akyab ; J. P. Keeler • and Liverpool, from New York; Ellen Rose, from Bathurst; Latonia, from West (in tow) all for London. Anchored—Regulus, for Cardiff; Triumph, for Trinidad ; Lavinia, for Bussorah; Jehu, for Mossel Bay—all from London; Pietrino, from Shields, for Messina. THE LATE NEWS FROM Am ERICA.--A writer in a contemporary says :—" There are two items in the late news from America which may not be understood without a word of explanation. The first is the vote of Congress to enlarge the locks of the Erie and Oswego canals. These canals are State works, with which the general Govern ment. has nothing to do; hut they are now seized, like the railways, for military purposes. When these locks are en larged every gunboat in the Federal navy can pass into the great lakes, including lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence. The enlargement of these locks means the in. vasion of Canada and war with Great Britain. The second item is the Union mobs at Baltimore. The Union party In that city consists of a tew respectable "Republicans" and a large body of "rowdies" of the "native" or "Know nothing" party, who have been the terror of the city for years. The Maryland Union Regiment was composed of these rowdies, and when they were cut in pieces by the Confederates their friends in Baltimore wished to revenge them. The Federal army was largely recruited from the "roughs" of the Atlantic cities, and there are no worse ones than compose the Nativist Clubs of Baltimore. When it is certain that General Butler has committed the atro cious outrage reported of him at New Orleans, be will, I doubt not, receive the sentence he deserves. If his Govern ment do not punish him it will share his infamy." GIFT OF A PUBLIC PARK.—About 12 months since Mrs. Joseph Locke, widow of the eminent engineer, in order to mark the connection of her husband with the town of Barnsley, in addition to giving £2,000 for the foundation of scholarships in the grammer school, and £l,OOO in aid of the Catholic schools, offered to present the town with a park, if a suitable site could be found. In accordance with that desire she caused a piece of ground, about 17 acres in extent, close to the town, to be purchased and laid out. The whole has been inclosed, and now forms a magnificent recreation ground. Provision has been made for cricket playing, bowling, and a variety of other games. Whit-Monday was appointed for the ground being handed over to the Board of Health as the representatives of the town, and the inhabitants vied with each other in showing their appreciation of the munificent gift. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.—III addition to the opposition of the Crown lessees and the Duke of Buccleuch, petitions have been presented to the committee on the bill praying for special protection to their properties along the northern side of the river, and, as connected with their jurisdiction, from the Metropoliton Board of Works, City of London Corporation, City Commissioners of Sewers, Con servators of the Thames, Westminster Steamboat and Pier Company, Charing Cross Railway, London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, Vestry of St. Martin's, Marquis of Salis bury, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Radnor, City Gas Company Watermen and Lightermen's Company, Heralds' College, Mr. Drummond, proprietor of Adelphi-terrace, residents of streets in Strand, abutting on the proposed embankment, National Mercantile Assurance Company, Grand Junction Wharf Company, Messrs. Barraud, Reid and Co., Mair and Co., and other wharfingers. The total number of petitions before the committee amounts to 22. A MODEL " CANDIDATE."—The following is a verbatim copy of tho letter of a candidate for the office of librarian to the Yorkshire Mechanics' Institution :—" Hol beck, May 25, 1862.—Gentlemen, —In offering myself to you as a candidate, I confess I have no credentials to bring before you. This is an age of sudden impulse, an age when reason seems to be surcharged for want of proper scope to expand. We see, almost daily, virtue immolated, gravity change into buffoonery, philsophers turn fools, wise men arrant rogues. Then what is character to-day is not for to-morrow. Character is but the summary of conduct gone by, and no reliable sample. I have a slight knowledge of geography, natural and physical astronomy, astrology, astronography, meteorology, mythology (ancient and modern). Teach the use of globes, maps, and charts. Very little acquaintance with history, except ancient. Can speak of Eocene, Miocene, and Pliocene periods in geology. Can point to probable cause of the disruption, at various epochs, of the crust of this our earth. Understand magic lanterns, dioramic or dissolving views, or phantasmagoric performances.—Yours, &c." MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. —Yesterday the annual festival, " election day," took place at Merchant Taylors' School. On this day the result of the electionsd to to the exhibitions at the University is publicly proclaime the fortunate candidates, and prizes aro awar :ed to the comparatively ismobilo vulgus of the school. The elections to the two scholarships at St. John's, Oxford, fell upon Mr . Edward Bond, the head monitor, and Mr. T. Nolan, the fourth monitor, while Mr. C. Evans, the second monitor, was nominated to the Steuart scholarship at the same college. Mr. E. S. Dewick, as the best mathematician of was als o r the school, was the fortunate nominee for the Parkin ex hibition, and Mr. Coving ton, as second best, w a p s theo. mo ted to an exhibitio n, both at Cambridge.--Ther e customary banquet in the evening. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REG ENT'S-PARK..--21' 745 pers ons visited these gardens on Monday —a nu m ber less by 1,808 than atte nded on Easter M onday , The difference is to be fully .12-ounted for, howeve r , b y the showers which fell in the forenoon, just about the time the people were en their way to the gardens. At holiday times these gardens a re visited by the working classes ins lar g numbers, and w we are glad to perceive that such ereductions are made in the old refreshment tariff, by Mr. Finney, as enable these people to purchase their frugal fare within the gardens, instead of being compelled to bring it with them. INCONSISTENCY.--Wh en charged Sheridan with inconsistency, some stupid fellow ncy, the wit replied that the accusation reminded him of the reasoning of the enter tainer of a convivial party, who, hearing his friends observe that it was time to take leave, as the watchman was crsing F past three, observed " Why, you don't mind that fellow, do you? lie changes hit story every half-Hour," all all all all S Profits l*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp all l*E. Anglian, Cls B, 6 p.c. 100 * Do. MC, 7 p.c. 100 'I Edin,Prth,&D - dee,4p.c. 100 ILond'u, Brig'tn, &c., 4} per cent 1 858 100 !Do. do. 4 per ct 1860 100 Do. do. 41 per ct 1861 100 'Do. do. 4 s per ct 1861 31 Lon. & Chat'm, Metrop.' Ext. B, 6 p.c .l 74 ,Lon. &S.Western 4i p.c. 100 North British £lO Gua. ail Shares, 1861 l*ScottisliCentral44 p.c lOO irred. pref... ..... S.-Eastern 4. p.c. 1859 ! jDo. 5 p.c. June IS6I (rd.) iDo. 5 p.c. Aug.lB6l (rd.) 'allure of full dividends ii good out of the profits in any of any BRITISH MINES. A Pred Consols (Philack) 3.9.3 41 IBritish Iron , Clifford nil 26 28 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 430 440 East Bassett (Illogatt) 3O 10 12 East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 424 435 East Carn Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk )i 7.10.0 21 31 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ), 561 i 16 18 Great South Tolgus 1 17s 44 6 G.Wheal Alfd. (Phil ack), - - G. Wheal Vor (llelstony 40 6 65 Grenville . ' 6.15.0 7 75 llerod's-Foot ' 8.12 41 43 LI ingston Downs ! 4.14 21 34 Lady Bertha Margaret (Gny Lelant) 91 43 41 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro 24 14 1 • N o rth Downs I 24 31 37, North Frances (111ogan)i 12.3 N. WWI Basset (Illo4an) : 2.3 0 31 44 North Wheal Crotty • . 2.2.9 24 24 Par Consols (St. Blazey)! 11 5 6 20 il'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6 r 40 42 I Sortridge Cons. M'n.Co. , 1 4 SontliCaradon(St.Cleer)l 340 '5O S. Carr. Brea (Illogan) 5.11.6 3} 45 S.Wheal Fran. (I1logan),18.1q.1 112 115 Stray Park 5 Tamar SilvA Lead Min. 44 1 14 10 Tin Crott 9 11 114 It Basset (Illootn) l4 12 13 1V Caradon (Liskeard)l 5 34 36 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)I 54 90 05 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 35 45 I Whcid Edward (Cale.)! 74 11 la !Wheal Kitty (U.l.elant), 1.7.2 105 114 ! Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), 8 14 16 • Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)! 7 13 15 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim ' all 5 Brazil Land Sz Min.Co all 4 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo — die. 40 Cobra Copper all 25 29 20 Copiapo 2 Capula Silver les. 4 d fpm 1 Dnnilloun.Cop.Ming.Co l all 1 15p 3 East Del Rey (Limited)! 1 5 2 Fortuna.., I all 24 34 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Ausir l4 4d 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 4 t p Linares all 7 74 6 Lueitanian I 2 4 d 4pm 1 Slariquira , all 4 1 1 S.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 4 1„. 4ds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining' and Smelt... all 2 5 Port Philip 1 14 14 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 1t 5 4pm 14 1 ' 4 cottish Austrin. (L.) lOB. 11 11 pm 14 2 20 St. John del Rey (L.) 1 15 59 61 534 28.2.8; United Mexican .. .. all 65 7 64 1 I Worthing,' (Limited.) ! all 4 DOCKS. stock Commercial 1 100 stock ; Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min ' 100 stock j East and West India , 100 stock 11,ondo— ~ , ! 100 stock St. Katharine. lOO stock Southampton ' 100 et,ek Victoria . •••••*• • • 100 20 Do' New .... —......, ' 2 13s) 133 55 57 66 58 97 100 Id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 60 e 7 89 40 Australasia all 64 48 25 Bank of Egypt. all 22 23 100 , I4a7k of London 5O 79 81 50 'British Nor th American ad _ 20 'Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 19/ 20 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 84 86 100 City 100 Colonial 10.11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 20 i Eng., Scot., k Aus. Ch.. all 175 18 20 ;Gen. Bk .ot Switzerland all 20 ,Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25/ 264 20 Do. new all 254 26 . 50 London and County 50 iLondon Joint Stock 20 [London and S.Airican lO 5d spm 100 'London & Westminste - 20 795 805 79/ 100 .Metrop. & Provinl. Buk. 10 4 d 4p 10 100 I Nat. Prov. of England 42 -. 20 , Do. new . . ... ..... . 50 iNatio na 1 .... 20 Ne %, South Wales.— all !39 11 4;4 25 Orient. B. Corporation ~ all 1 555 515 20 Otto , nan Bank ... ..... .' all "4 25 100 Provincial of Ireland ..1 25 ;89 91 10 Do. new . all :-- 25 South Australia ~ ... I all 137 78 25 Union of Australia .... ' all ' 454 465 50 Gill ,lo of London ...., . 12 321 135 \ 100 Unity Mut ua1.......... 60 l ..... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 i Ang,J-M exican Mint .. all 17/ iSi 10 1 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d)I all 2 3 1000 lAtlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 !Australian Agricultural 19 24 26 10 ; Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4/ 51 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&LMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 10 20 Do. 8,7n.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 13 20 20 Do. C. (Limited)........ all 9 11 32i Canada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 25 st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stultg. all 25 I Do. Pref, 75 per cent all 12 15 st. !Crystal Palace st. 'Do. Preference . . .... - 100 107 110 st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 107 110 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 75 1G Do. M 75 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par ipm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper all 1; 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 26 27 1 Great Ship Limited) all 4 4 1 Do. 174 p. et Preference all i 4 2 Indian Carrying. (Lim.) 1 5z.140t1 NNationalL . eoDGr. Lon. Bb.o p.u..BOmnibus . c Co. (( L L i i m m )) a 1145 3 1 1 5 35 1 d 2 10 0 I:o.tdMadras.3hr.els,ixNal Eaten. as. e. s. n .LT d caoe : C I. i i t L. Land (Lira )na a l i . i aaBll l lll 23/4 453 po per apr he ti f c s i e ir n sos t n. Co. a p (( ti,L r i e l dr am f . 1 e )). a a 1 1 551 1 i - 4: t i p p 1 14 Non ri •B n .A ti :trilasi n (Li )' all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 12 5 — 1 1 4 4 i 1 Shares (Lim.). all 551 2; lIIID R Pe : 33. d ioI S; a & v i rd : l3lin 8. ( Li m ea m) ,i .. la a oo3l l ol l 7150 6 71 8071 7 23 at IPeoß: w i l :on n, i S e te .t a a. m .l. (i t. Am ) a ll nriro . . ymney f ron el.g.4s . p.c. all 18/ 194 2 5 1 0 5 5 , : h i Do. 6.t....“- • • all 17 19 v T ••• all 44 5& 100 i Royal Mail Stani` rnPts ' a ll 275 274 St. 'Scot. Austin. inv.(ii • 60 51 53 25 South Australian T ir 'l " 0 135 140 "2 !Trust 1 ' e A le u g i s t . 1 Submarine Tel. Scrlp, - al! 32 34 a ra p ina l A s ' i t a O AO l ig : e l ; . 10 a s ; t ( L i i i . . 1. ) 1 , 1 I Do. do. Registered • all i 10 Do. do .. • • • • I mil 4 6 id Pri 20 Tr.. 4; Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 iil Pr loo s v U. 4 K D ' ro do it m ui T eu el ;a Ct. , ( u l a it 1 4 2 lito 'OCKS , parate Year. .year not to be t half year. SPORTING-THIS DAY. CHELMSFORD RACES. THIS DAY. CHELMSFORD HANDICAP. Breechloader .~ Dorking 2 Flighty ........ .. Five ran. Reining in torrents. SEVERE THUNDERS7'ORII, RE..IIARK ABLE ESCAPES. .) A severe ( t F li o n m d t er ' : a r e s p h a l s r s e e l d " o r v 2 ai r some parts of these northern counties on Th urs d ay last the sth current. In some localities, as in the Banff district, for example, the storm only gave expression to itself in oceasional showers and distant murmurs. In some other districts, however, it seems to have been felt with peculiar force. A correspondent in Forgue writes:—" On Thurday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, we were visited by a thunder storm, accompanied by hail, or rather pieces of ice, such as have not had a parallel in these quarters for many years past. The thunder-cloud, which at first appeared in the west, soon gained in magnitude, ac companied by a dull and lowering darkness, which made the cattle moan in the fields. The dismal cloud passed right over this district when it divided into two equal parts, one taking a northerly and the other a southerly direction. At this time the hail was tearing up the ground, and the lightning flashing from pole to pole, in all its forked and most dangerous aspects. At the farm of Bogton, in pos session of Mr. Peter Forsyth, a cow and a ewe graz - ing in the open fields were struck by the lightning and killed on the spot. At the same time Messrs. Forsyth, sen. and jun., along witk M rs . F orsy th and other members of the family, happening to be standing outside in a line with the cow and ewe, were all struck to the ground, but soon afterwards recovered. The electric fluid next entered by the top of the dwelling-house chimney, and on its en trance threw a stone at;eve a cwt. several yards from the roof of the house. Taking a gambol through the house, its first attack was on a metal pot hang ing on the fire, which it smashed all to atoms. It next uplifted the wooden top of a bed, and after driving it to splinters, made two windows share the same fate; and strange to relate, a ben sitting with chickens under her, the whole brood were killed and the hen unhurt. The fluid, finally tearing the papering of the room and breaking several dishes upon a table that had been set for supper, took its departure from the house by a back window, where it struck a heap of stones, smashed them into pieces like road metal, and at last sunk into the earth,' leaving a hole several feet deep. After looking at the havoc inside the dwelling-house, we cannot but notice the Divine interposition in behalf of the ser vant girl, the only person inside at the time. She was in the act of taking down the scissors from the win dow sill, when she was struck to the ground, and the scissors she had in her hand driven through the win dow. The scissors were found several yards distant from the house. At the same instant a large pave ment stone nigh to where she was standing was broken into several fragments. We are happy to state at the time of which we write (Saturday) the girl is almost recovered." A correspondent in Glass says " On Thursday night this district was visited by a very severe thunderstorm, accompanied with hail, which covered the ground to the depth of several inches. A great deal of harm was done to the tur nip land, and where the fields were brae-set the melting hail carried down considerable quantities of the soil." The same thunderstorm, though, as we have said, very slightly felt in Banff district, was felt very severely about Gamrie, a few miles to the east. A correspondent in that quarter says—" The peals of thunder re-echoing among our lofty craigs were truly terrible, and the flashes of forked light ning were very vivid. The storm, however, did not last long; neither was it attended by any of those unusually heavy outpourings of rain which sometimes accompany a thunderstorm. It did not, however, pass over us without leaving a disagree able memento of its visit. A valuable cow, belong ing to Mrs. Rankin at Middleton, was struck by the electric fluid, and killed on the spot ; and seve ral large holes, the depth of which have not as yet been ascertained, have been driven into the earth." In the New Pitsligo district the storm was severe. Our correspondent there says—" The peals of thun der were very loud, the lightning very vivid, and the rain very heavy. The shower commenced about 3 o'clock p.m., and lasted three hours. During the storm the electric fluid entered the dwelling-house of Mr. J. Murry, crofter, Gonarbrae, and; after knocking down Mrs. Murray and the servant girl, it passed through the back wall of the dwelling house into the milk-cellar, where it destroyed seve ral dairy utensils. It then darted through the wall of the milk-house into ,the cow byre, in which were three cows, and passing one of them it killed the second or middle one, a fine cow, and only a day or two calved. The third cow like the first escaped unscathed, and we are glad to say that Mrs. Mur ray and the girl, although much frightened when thrown down, were in no way hurt." The commercial advices from Australia by the present mail are not satisfactory, business of all kinds being in a state of great depression and some very large failures having been announced. The chief were those of Mr. William Rutledge, mer chant at Belfast, near Melbourne, for £90,000, and Messrs. T. and C.B. Fisher of Sydney, for £260,000. The stoppage of Mr. Rutledge is represented to have been caused by a withdrawal of credit on the part of a large firm to whom much of his property is mortgaged. Among his uncovered debts is a sum of £B,OOO for small deposits, lodged with him by settlers in his district. Messrs. Fisher are said to possess assets, valued at £310,000, and expectations are consequently expressed that in their case the creditors will eventually be paid in full, with interest. They are the largest landed proprietors and sheep farmers in the colony, and their temporary difficulties are attribute d to their funds being locked up in real estate at a time when a heavy fall has occurred in the price of sheep. Their lands are stated to be of t he best descriptdescription.At a meeting of creditors o n the 9th of April it was unanimously resolved to grant an extension of time to the firm, and a committee of three was appointed to assist in conducting the realisation of their assets. The existing unsatisfactory state of general business had been increased by an intima tion of an intention on the part of some leading mercantile establishments to collect their capital and withdraw from further transactions. The dates from Adela ide, Sou th Australia, ar e t o April b y was open edtlae 26. The Sir Colonial olonomiaic the prec e di ng ParliamentDiy,on day. Trade continued extremely d u l l, and the mar- Governor, l n Daly, mar kets aro represented as being glutted with every description of goods, while the agricultural interest was also much depressed. At the annual meeting of the Burra Burra Company en the 17th of April, the directors stated that they expected to be able to declare a dividend daring the present month, and the shares were still quoted at £llO. Copper was steady at £9O per ton; flour, £lO 15s. to .£ll 10s. per ton. The banks bought bills on London at 60 days' sight :at par, and sold bills at 2 per cent. premium. The shipments of wheat for England had thus far been less this year than during the cor responding months of 1861, but it was thought that they would soon be made more freely, as they were full stocks on hand. THE BRIGHTON MURDER.—FIood, who mur dered ono of his fellow-privates in the 18th Russel s, at Brighton, on Sunday last, as fully reported in our Tuesday's impression, has been committed for trial on the charge. THE MURDER NEAR LAUNCESTON.—At the coro- ner's inquest holden near Launceston, on the body of the unfortunate man whose murder we announced yesterday, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Doidge, who stands committed for trial on the charge. THE MEETING OF CHARITY CHILDREN. The annual meeting of the children of the charity schools of the metropolis took place this afternoon at St. Paul's Cathedral. On account of the stormy and unfavourable state of the weather, the children, attended by their instructors and that important functionary, the parish beadle, arrived in covered van•. Thus the children were prevented enjoying the usual gratification of displaying the different prizes they had gained by their attention and industry. The scene inside the Cathedral was ex.treinely imposing, and the appearance of the children, ravaged around the vast amphi theatre under a banner bearing the names of their respective parishes, produced a feeling of pride and gratification amongst the whole of the vis'aer§t SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. A LADIES' PARLIAMENT. The various departments resumed their sittings yesterday. The chief interest was centred in the Social Economy Section, in which, under the pre sidency of Lord Brougham, a Ladies' Parliament was held, to discuss the question of employment for their sex. The section was crowded during the whole day by a throng of ladies, who filled, not only the area of the court, but the jury -box and the seats for counsel, and gave the chamber very much the appearance of the College of the " Princess" with i ts rows of " fair girl graduates in their golden hair." The gentlemen were in such a miserable minority that they were scarcely visible, and if they were not to be seen they certainly took good care not to make themselves heard. Whether they were too craven to utter their real sentiments or whether they lcw w ao de e n i r see e esai:e c ton o wmne cannot un e esg t at ted b ytbo;e the e y t but, amplitude he if inferred the s f o r o f tmevl silence. fl ic eatnedhscaeegio.ref skirts, the hs uolmdoser of fu o utu r nhd s de: not a little difficulty in getting into the tribune: and, when there, were at the first rather nervous, dropping their voices to a confidential whisper, and searching paper whi c h were never to be found. ofsoon regained th e i r con fi dence oun d. for But scraps they and spoke out with a distinctness and animation which might put most young curates, and even some barristers, to the blush. The proceedings comm ence d with a paper by Miss Emily Davies on " Medicine as a Profession for Women," which was read by Mr Russell Gurney. The Secretary communicated a paper by the Rev. J. S. Howson, advocating the official employment of women in works of charity. Miss Bessie R, Parkes next delivered in a clear, firm voice,an interesting addre ss , p ar tl y prepared and partly extempore, on "The Balance of Public Opinion on Woman's Work." She expressed an opinion that we are now passing through a stage of civilization in which women are excluded front many ocoupations in 'which they are oualified to excel, while they arc confined to others, such as factory work, for which they have no aptitude, and which tend to interfere with the true sphere of woman —the household. Miss Emily Faithfull fol lowed with a paper on some of the drawbacks Con nected .with the present employment of women. She attributed the wio which eh inaccuracy eambietns a nd were re want ueni i o .un f r persistentigeeram to iut tedne e w du it c h at attention t industry could not be expected to follow a girlhood of negligence. She suggested the establishment of a tribunal to examine and certify as to the attain. ments of women, and protested against the idea that marriage should he a mere refuge for the desti tute. The system of training which she advocated would, in her opinion, promote matrimony, because it would furnish women with accomplishments which would render them valuable acquisitions in the houses of those prudent bachelors of limited means who were afraid to mate with extravagant and useless " fine ladies." Mrs. Inglis, in discuss ing the papers which had been read, observed, amidst some applause, that it was woman's own fault if employment was denied hcr. The sex were so ridiculmiSly afraid of being deemed " strong minded"or unladylike"that they shrank from doing true woman-like work. Lord Brougham remarked that the talent of women in debate had been clearly proved, and appealed to some of the gentlemen pre sent to exhibit their powers in the same way ; but whether from timidity or gallantry, the invitation was not responded to. In answer to questions Miss Faithfull stated that she had more applications for work in her printing establishment than she could meet. Mrs. Jellicoe read a paper suggesting the employment of women as supervisors over their own sex in factories. Miss Barbara Corbett reported the progress of the Dublin Society for the employ ment of Educated Women. Since last year 200 pupils have attended the classes for book •keeping, law-writing, sewing with the machine, cutting out clothing, &c. A lucid and able essay on the legal disabilities of women was contributed by Mrs. Tabor. A paper by Miss Florence Hill, showing that there is a sphere in the colonies for educated women, was read by Mrs. A, Hill ; and the report of the Women's Employment Society, by Miss E. Faithfull. A BOURBON JAIL. It was a room large enough to contain about 30 persons, but it was made to serve for the accommo dation of 70 ; and it was black and smoky, like a forge. The floor was of flags, with here and there one missing. A large bench ran around the walls. This was for prisoners to sleep on ; upon it, lay in one place a heap of rotton straw ; in another, a miserable old mattress; in another, a sickening heap of rags. A dirty lamp hung from the centro of the ceiling, and four sinks, one in each corner of the room, uncovered, and exhaling a revolting odour, served as receptacles for the refuse of every thing. The large gate opening into this den was of dark oak. Through a wicket in it, the prisoners passed in and out ono by one, bending the ir bodies, and putting in, first the unchained foot and next the other—a mode of proceeding which O occupied so much time that it took nearly- hour a i l % this for all of us to enter or pass out. entranco was the door to a close t, p un covered,whichoso and kept without care or decency, All Lund our wall in p prisoners actually lived. night to frionmai:hpiicahtesh,upnog. were everything d affording refuge to ringers, saucepans, clot millions of bugs, which riven belon one corner of the room was suck our blood. In belonging numberlessng t o ht r, came down by a b e d, far different from the rest, with a little cupboard beside it, within which were a few wine glasses and a large bottle of win e . Above the head of the bed hung some pictures of saints, before which a lamp was at night kept burning. This spot belonged to the chamber-keeper a prisoner notorious for his crimes, who was set in power and authority over his comrades. During the night the atmosphere of this room was so utterly abomi nable and stilling, that the new inmates instinc• tively leaped out of bed and approached the win dows ; but even this relief could not always be in dulged in where the prisoners were chained in couples. "What rendered it still more difficult and dangerous to breathe the poisonous air, was the cloud of 'lust produced by the constant spinning of hemp—a dust which, penetrating into the lungs, caused incessant irritation and often severe inflam mation. I went out to walk a little in the yard, and met among the criminals some whom I knew to be chamber-keepers, and through whom I was enabled to obtain part of the money which had been aken from me.—Dickens's " All the Year Round." THE BALLOT SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the Executive Com on Tuesday, e s s y d d ay en , h a a t m t N he od o e ffi s c i e n s was Chambers, held o Whitehurst, Mr. M. E. Marsden, Mr. Subscrip- Bontems, Mr. Le Maitre, &c., attendedji ackley, £1 ; tions were announced from Mr. IC . t Gaselee, £1 Mr. T. Openshaw, £1 ; Mr. Sergean le. ; Mr. Whalley, M.P., X . l e • c , or 0 .. A letter from an activesseeln I the es;lhiGayeirni.l d i aN t A I i t il a rr l .. l has rather surprised read, stating, " Mr. my A letter was also read from an t i b la e . l n i e there rteh had a t there n w f a o s r and th the Ballot s ; a and ni e , o l f chaini v si o cal l Osg e nse i us i tr , jet :hurry, et i Mr.t s b HIY andsS:: tldn'aoSwgttuhiabelesghreassrwiiiinaPaars-lstel n of et ti p ie ro s mamilse-eidderminster, stating in reference to the elector of more bribery 'a'wchriistiedre's some years." Mr. Smith's Municipal Elections Ballot Bill was examined by the Committee, who unanimously late electio:hoiitninnhuee. agreed to the following resolution :—" This com mittee on examining the provisions of Mr. Smith's bill, to allow the votes of municipal electors to be taken by way of Ballot, in all places where the town council shall so thi n k fit, observe with reg ret, that it is me re l y a permissive measure , and also,byt that he the secr ec y oft e Ballot is left to be settled ecure _ _ y different town councils, instead of beini, , ..s .u, jic d ip b ai a a legislative enactment, bind in g 00 11 constituencies." -----'-------------- Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-eif co from the Governors of the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa, Share 100 atic 20i 204 10 100 I 100 100 173 stock stock 20 stock 100 stock stock • Fl made AIL" "AYS 1031 lon 1061 1 1041 } 1021 102} 1031