The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-28 00:00:00

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There are at present no orders in London for the further transmission of gold to St. Petersburg on account of the Russian Loan, and it is understood that the contractors still have a rather considerable supply in hand to meet any requirement that may arise. 74 8 6 7 91 93 1071 10, Thus far no specie has been taken from the Bank of England on account of the Egyptian loan of £2,195,000, but it is supposed that the recent de cline in the Paris Exchange was partly attributable to purchases of bills on that city, with a view of send ing gold thence to Egypt via Marseilles. The general bond for the amount of the Egyptian loan has been signed by Ismael Pasha, the Regent of Egypt, in the absence of the Viceroy. The power of attorney appointing Commissioners to sign the small bonds has been executed by the Viceroy him self in Paris, and it is said the bonds are likely to be ready for issue about the 15th of June. si 61 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 21 22 554 50i 58 60 38 10 89 01 20i 501 102 104 140 145 1114 115 112 113 132 134 1041 1 0 4 721 73 65 f 8 108 1681 , 59 01 121 123 44 45 931 61 99 100 40 45 401 411 A further supply of sovereigns, amounting to £400,000, was withdrawn from the Bank of Eng land yesterday on account of the Turkish loan, and it now appears that nearly £2,500,000 has been forwarded by the contractors. This efflux of specie is likely to be stimulated by shipments on account of the Egyptian and Russian operations lately negotiated in this country. The movement will no doubt .exercise an important influence upon the tendency of the money market during the next few weeks. At present the rates of discount continue stationary, but notwithstanding the comparative quietude of the demand they exhibit firmness, and very little if any accommodation can be obtained under the Bank of England minimum of 3 per cent. Some of the discount firms are asking rather higher terms, and a large proportion of the securities brought forward is consequently taken to the na tional establishment. 0 127; 128 11 14 . V 8 100 19.16.4 1 71 73 62 624 105 i, MONEY MARKET. 1 SHARE MARKET-THIS DAY. paid. i Closing 1 Business Price. done. 61 i 1072 f 55 1 I i i 58 381 i 72111 1071 8 431 931 i I 991 100 991 41 40f 127; I 97 1 d 81 64i The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited: no change requiring special notice. Gold is now of about the same value in London, Paris, and. Hamburg. A call of 25 per cent. became due to-day on the Bombay and Barodo, Railway 5 per Cent. Deben tures. There is a decrease of about £21,000 in the traf fic returns of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way for the past week compared with the corres ponding period of last year, which, however, it must be borne in mind, included Whitsun week. A moderate amount of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were tolerably firm. The sales were about 4,000 bales. The returns of the Bank of Russia were published at St. Petersburg, on May 27 :—The receipts of bullion since the date of the last return amount to 1,150,000 roubles. 188,000 roubles have been with drawn by private individuals, and 350,000 by Government. The stock of bullion in the bank amounts to 93,500,000 roubles. The amount of totem isen e d is 708,000,000 roubles. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. Two O'CLOCK. Business continued quiet in the market for Eng lish Securities, the adjustment of the account in foreign bonds and railway shares occupying chief attention. Consols are, nevertheless, firm, being 931, 1 for money, and 92 1, less the dividend, for the 10th proximo. The large withdrawal of coin from the Bank of England yesterday appears to have checked the symptoms of buoyancy previously manifested. The New Threes are steady at 911 1; the Reduced flat at 911 1; Exchequer Bills remain at 10s. to 14s. prem. ; Bank Stock is heavy at 234 and 235 ; and India 5 per Cent. Loan, 1094 1. Scarcely any alteration has taken place in the Foreign Securities, and the dealings have been to a moderate extent. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 80181; ditto, 1858, 701 ; ditto New Scrip 21 prem.; Egyptian Loan, 1-1 g ; Mexican have receded to 31*; Venezuelan to 23 ; Italian are steady at 70; Russian 5 per Cents. firm at 971 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 91*; ditto New Loan remains at 7, 1 prem.; Spanish are flat at 541 ; ditto Passive at;181 19; and ditto Certificates at 81 1. Increased depression has prevailed in the Rail way Share Market, and prices have given way about h to 1 per cent. North Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns have receded Ss., and Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, and North Eastern (Ber wick) 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also dull, and prices tend downwards. Antwerp and Rotterdam realise 6i ; Dutch Rhenish, 17i ; Great Luxem bourg, 14i ; Great Southern of India, 1021 ; Great India Peninsula, 1021 103 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 24; and Cape Town and Dock has im proved to 104 k 105. Joint Stock Bank Shares continue flat. Alliance of London and Liverpool have declined to 31 ; Chartered of British Columbia to 4i ; London and County to 37k; and London Joint Stopk to 36! I. In the Miscellaneous Market there was very little animation; Peel River Land brought 58, and National Discount Company SZ. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93i i f New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2:1 per Cent. Annuities 77 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. IC9I I, Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. 1621, 3i Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent.. Oct., 1863 Ditto dtito April, 1864 99k ' Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l.OOO Consols for Account,'June 10 .. India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent . .lO 14 Ditto Small — l3 10 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. lOO I Ditto Account . Ditto 41 per Celli., 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated Ditto Land Warrants 4 Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cent Russian 6 per Cent,'lB22 £ St 971 Ditto 41 per Cent.. 9 1 3 /4 Ditto, b per Cent ., 1862, Scrip Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive . Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent .1858 Ditto 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Paid np Scrip " 701 Venezuela, 3 per C en t 23 Ditto 1 3 / 4 per Cent l l 3 /4 11 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 5 per Cent . ... ... .. Italian 5 per Cent, 1861, ex 25f. 7O TWO O'CLOCK • Consols, Money .. Ditto Account TRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold•at Paris is about 1 per mule premium and the short exchange on London is 25 . 20 per £1 sterlin g : On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 75. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it ,appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 426} per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5! per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about the same price in London and Hamburg. 60 The course of exchan ge a t N ew York on London for bills at days'k sight is 113 / to 114 per cen t . , and the premium on gold i s 3/ per cent. At the above rates there is a profit on the portation of gold from the United States. THE COUSINS ARE COXING. A SONG OF THE SEASON. The Cousins' are coming, I fear, I fear, For Cousins 'twill be a most terrible yaar ! By ones and by twos they'll drop in, and half-dozens, _ They' ve so many inducements —those dear country cousins I Are so anxious to see one--been planning so long, t, To pop. in on one quite what they call " Mien the Great International, of course, we must visit, " sans fassong . ' And it's hardly worth coming for that only, is it ? But then, you're aware, there's the Royal Academy) And not to see that would be really too bad of me; And then the two Operas, both going together ; And the Crystal Palace —the place in fine weather— With the Flower -shows and Saturday Concerts, and all, 'Winding up with the Great HANDEL Festival I And then there's the week's Rifle Shooting at Wimbledon, But that, in a da thee can get (if one's nimble) done , Wound up with Grand 'Volunteer Review— For which your open carriage and pair will just do. y es , We've so ranch to see, you' ve so little to do, Now the Session-worlea over, the season well through, That we hope to be with you, next Wednesday, D.V. or p'raps, two or three---" To spend a week with you, Oh, the Cousins are coming, in files and in sections I For folks with town-h3uses and country connections, the year waken.s serious reflections 1 The look-out for — finch. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Irak]. Legi:g Cl os i ng _ Done se Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Iluekhvh mgaire lOO Do. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 ,Do ... 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 IDo 126 128 1 Do. 5 „ 100 IDo. Clydesdale Junction , 100 Cledon., lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val.l 100 EX. &E.O E. Lincolnah..g ;1 pr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,llarwichShs' all E.Counts. 414 E Do. Woodbridge.... I 100 .. • • •• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct., 100 Cledon Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby ' all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves : all Do. Do. quarters I all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Lu.& N.W 197 2(B Lon. and Chat. Ext. 131 6 per cent I all I Lon.&Cht 11 111 111 1 Do. Bromley. 6 per c all Da...—. . . • • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c , all 1 D0........ 20 22 Do.Wn. Ext. A, 41p at all iDu ..... ... 8 0 London & Greenwich , 100 IS. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen ..?. 1 100 I Do. Lon.,Tilb.&S,r - Ithend l 100 r Peto &Co B7 69 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 I Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc„Bxtn.,&Matlocki all LNW& M ll 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 ence stock Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 ' 100 Midland 95 97 p pia. 5 per cent... 3 '5- 5- 61 E C oun t s. 1 p Pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c.! all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do • • • • Do. Fixed sp. c....! all Do - N. • . N. Eastn--tlartlepooll 1(0 N. E. Ber. . • . - North Western Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 1 100 I Gt.North. 9:1 934 93 Preston and Wyre. 1 I all iVe r . il 1 : 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all , Do. •• • • .. 1 .. .. Roystn.llitch..o Shep. 100 pt.North.' 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 1T Brassey '125 130 Do. Do. 1 3 i 1$ :.1p South Staffordshire lOO 'Ln.&N.WI .. .. Wilts and Somerset 1 100 felt. West! 93 t. 5 Wimbledn 0 Croydon, all , L.&8ri,, , t131 8} 94 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share' Railways. 43.14 10 st st 50 20 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ;Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do Af A gets no div ' !Do. B till ep c.p an.bas I been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Junc. East Arlo-limn Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Bdo do 6.4.0 Do East Suflolk Edinburgh & Glasgow. Edin., Perth, & Dundee iGlasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn,of Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do 1G t. S. an 1 W. of Ireland Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover! Lon. & North Western! Lon. & South Western L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I 5hare5........ Metropolitan Midland Do New Do firming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. a shares Mid Kent _ _ Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk North British N or. Dev.R ail &Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase, Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire • and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham & Lane.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an dWok Stockton & Darlington Do 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 liar. &R West Midland Oxford' Do Newpor Do Hereford 97 97i 1 id 551 65/ 814 85 100 102 P bin 44 41 d 101 114 122 124 45 47 105 107 45 47 35 37 831 831 66 68 99 101 6 7 371 381 8 i 8 :l p 6 64 , p 145 147 55f 55f 2f 3f f d fp 88 - A 2 130 135 46 47 42 44 87 83 Share Railways. PREFERENCE SHARES. r a i d j Closing Business IPrice. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.e. pref. issued at £5 Bris. Exet. 4p.c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per curt... . Dun. Perth, & Abei.Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c. E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. a st Eastern Union, 4 p. o--- Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 1 p. c. guar. S. & Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm Do. 45 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c,pm Gt. Nh. of :Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. cr Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. C. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Cheater guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lap. & Carl. 44 p.c. pret Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.stLs 28 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. put Lon.&Brig.sp.e.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent, do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c. et. (di v. def.lll'6s Lon.Chat.&Thw. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. AT. Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent st. late 3d shares l.ondony. & Ennis. 4 shs !Wan. Sh. Sr, Lin. S per ct. Do. a . Do. 34 per cent, ........ Do. redeem. 6percent .. NI arort & Carl. 4 pr. C. yp Do. 44 per cent ........ Midland Con. G p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 4i p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent .... .. . Do.Leio. andilit4per ct Norfik. 5 p. C. Ex. at. 1846 Do. 54 p. e. Pref. at. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. nirse,tro.ecraks .ct.co•epn•ci N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 4i pr. et' redeemable Do. G.IsT. E. 4 p. et. pref Do. Berwick 4 P. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. C. No. 1 Do. do. Quarterg, 1848 Do. York, ff. & S. Perch North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern Rouths South o toon p i ... nl A . 7riE) c b pi . 1. sex ! P v r e4c r d od.e :: :; , i f p e i . Ann, 10s. (Reading Do. 44 per cen.t........ Do, Fixed 44 per Cent South Wales, gua. 4p. c. Do. 44 per cent ... . Do. d . : Do. 5 pe cent. 1859. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. .gua Do. sp. c. gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 /3. c Do. B 6 p. c.„ Do. C 6 p. c Vatrf d & Kilkny. 6 p. o W. 11.11d.-Oxf Ist gee stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 1)o. till 1869 94 06 20 21 6 Oh 104 106 109 111 108_ 110 127 129 84 86 110 112 90 92 116 118 112 114 104 100 107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 1 1 102 104 78 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 1138 140 1102 101 1115 117 115 117 138 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 91 95 124 126 68 70 ipm 133 140 103 105 94 96 !110 112 1 108 110 1 1 lipm, 101 103 06 98 11 d par i p 22i 23i 135 140 10 11 23i 244 101 103 101 103 so 66 p 2 8 11 29 33 34 33 34 ' 42 45 120 127 120 125 102 104 '122 124 119 122 041 i 4 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July , 1877-82 D D o o . 6 p . 6 c .p Feb. s cen t ,t . 188 3 Aug.' -1 100 108 - 110 Do. op. c. Mar. & Sept, 100 108 1 1 0 Do. 5 per cent 1 0 )( —._ Cappoe-Gailnospceri.bed stock Do.A p &Vete:lBBB73o 1 . (0 ) 11000 110012 1014 4 14 109 100 Do. 1890 100 111 113 100 110 111121 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p 0 100 — . au 107 4 8 --N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.J a.&July 100 1074 ~ ,,,s -- Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 1004 1014 Do. sp. e.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 98 08 On i New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 . . . S. AtINGOp.O.IB7B.I up , 100 103 110 • Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja./¢July 100 108 110 . !•-• DO. 49, B PA AP.8600‘,., 100 105 i 1061 10511 i 8 3 i i i '*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 Cornwall4i p.c. ga.perp all *E. Anglian, Cis% 6 p.c. 100 * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.e. 100 Lond'n, Brig'tn, Ne., 41 per cent. 1858 100 Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 IDo. do. 44 per ct. 1881 100 IDo. do. 4 per et. 1861 31 Lon. & Chat'in, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 7i Lon. &S.Wcstern 4 p.c.' 100 Borth British £lO Gua. all Shares, 1861 -- i*ScottishCentral 4i p.c : 100 irred. pref.. 'S.-Eastern 41 p.c. 1859.. all 'Do 5 p.c. June 15 61 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 31 Inure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any BRITISH MI Alfred Coimls (Philack) f;ritish Iron 3.A.3 Clifford Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... 29 11 445 4t5 45 17 42 43 171 171- 2a 3 16 18 44 5} 'East Cam Brea... E. V4''l Busse). (ravistk )! 3.0.6 7.10.0 561 178 Gam.&St.Aubin(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G.Wheal Alter. (Philack) G. Whea 1 Vor (ilelston)! 40 ! , Grenville 6.15.6 Herod's-Foot 8.12 ingston Downs ! 4.14 Lady Bertha Margaret ((Tny Lehint)! 91 Marko Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 North Downs ! North Frances (thogan)l 12.3 N. WWI Basset (Illo4an)! 2.3 0 North Wheal Crofty 2,2.0 Par Consols (St. Blazeo 14 Providence (Uny Lelnt.)[ 10.0.7 Sertridgc Cons. Min.Co.l 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer)! S. Cam Brea (11l ogan) ! 5.11.6 F.Wheal Fran. (Illnr,n),lB.l'.'. Stray Park Taniar Silv.& Lead Min 4; Tin Croft 9 West ilasset (Illogan) 1 14 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 West Seton 474 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 Wheal Buller(lledruth) 5 Edward (Cass.); 71 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)' 1.7.2 I IVheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 I Wheal Treiawney (Lis.): 7 51 7 7 71 4t 43 2} 2g. i * 45 47 9; 10 2 1 31 4} st 4i 3 3i Si 0i 40 42 340 45 31. 31 109 1(5 32 34 1i 1/ 111 12 12 13 34 36 260 270 92i 971 40 50 • 13 11 101 111 14 16 14 16 448 45 421 i 151 3 18 ei 7 FOREIGN MINEis. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all 1 5 Brazil Land 8z Min.Co all 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo ; d i 9. 40 Cobra Copper all 25 29 20 Copiapo l6 6 8 2 Capula Silver lCs. Idm 1 DunMoun.Cop.Mine..Co ail 1 sip 3 East llel Rey (Limited) 1 2 Fortuna... all 3 Si 20 General all 22 24 231 1 2 CA N. Cop. of S. Austr ll # id 11 Kapunda 1 p 1; Linares all 7 71 6 Lusitanian 2 4 d 4pm 1 Slariquita all 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L ds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt..., all 2 6 Port Philip 1 1 11 Santaßarbara GldMine ; pm 1 •cottish Austrin. (L.) 10,4, 11 lin in 14 20 St. John del Rey 15 58 60 581 28.2.81 United Mexican . all 64 74 7 1 , Worthing (Limited) all 1 / DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and West India stock London. stook St. Katharine lOO 57 59 stock Southampton lOO stick Victoria .... 100 41? 100 20 Do New . _ 2 id par AY 100 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1 0 0 Agra&UnitedServioe 131, 60 88 90 4 1 25 00 A" au Bark rtskt r a o o IffaEsig Egypt 11t a London 50 British North American ail 54 66 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Oh. all 34 15 341 100 City 100 Colonial 25 39 40 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 20 Eng.. Scot., A; Aus. Ch.. all 184 19 181 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 26 26 ' - 20 Do. new all 254 ?51 254 i f 50 London and County 60 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO 4d }pm 100 London . Westminster 20 794 804 100 Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 id 4 p 100 ' , Tat. Prov. of England 42 ... 20 Do. new l2 _. — . 50 National Ihnk 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 39 11 25 I Orient. B. Corporation . all 40 61 504 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. all 95 26 254 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 89 91 10 Do. new .... . all 25 South Australia . -... all 36 38 '3B 25 Union of Australia .... all 44 48 50 Uniou of London .... 12 324 334 100 Unity Blutual. - MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 10 Atlantic R. MI. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 24 26 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 151 50 British American Land 40 60 R&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 80 20 Do. 8,7n.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. ( Limited) all 1 1 324 Canada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 24 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg, all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all 12 15 st. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference at. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 74 -- -- 16 Do. B 74 - 20 E.lndialrrig - n. & Canal 1 par 4pm at. Electric Telegraph ... , 100 99 102 26 Do. New l5 5 English &Aug. Copper, all 2 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigattm 14 26 27 1 Great Ship Limited) all 4 4 4 1 Do 174 pct Preference all i 4 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) I 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 31 34 d ' 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim) all 11 1/ 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2/ 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 34 44 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 451) 6 4 i 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 Id 11p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 11 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 12 14 1 IN.B.Australaalan (Lim.) all / 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 4 14 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 14 10 chino. In. Steam(Lim.) all 6 7 B. P ee l ß.Lnd.&slin.(Lim) 100 56 68 58 Et Pe e n d .: ea& o i r n ie a n , t e a Lg l Steam .4ip allall 18468 71904 INeMail Steam 3O 10 12 20 it oya . 50 RhYmney Iron all 17 19 16 Do. New all 44 65 25 Rio Janeiro City Impts all 261 261 60 49 51 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land all 32 84 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all fi t ' 1 Do. do. Registered ,-, a 1 10 Do. d - ' 0 .. • 6 i 2 Telegraph to Ind a (L ) 1 id pr 10 Trust and Agency or Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 4d pr 20 Vr..t Ln.Co.ot Ilpr.Can. 6 1 11 5 U. K'domTeL Co. (limy 1 14 04 100 Van Diemeu'a Ithud •• 20 4 1 9 10 . - - IHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY . EVENING, MAY 28, 1862. Railways. lAftantio & St Lawrence jßom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New ...... Do. Preference Buffalo,BrantotGodrich 16 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 'Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Cleat ta. tiS. Eastn.(l. Cape Town Dock Seri' Demerara ,Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. c j East Inthan, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext 1 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 'Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 wltlet opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 1878 Madras guar., 5 p. 0. Do. 41 p. c. Extensim , Do. 4 d 0... 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds NTewßrunswick Cand. 11.y.&Land(Lim.)g.0pc Class A Capital Sharc Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... N.Rl.C'da 6 pc Ist pf bds scinde ........ •• Do. Punjaub .... s c:3, ff, o. Do. .. ca...... (.; o.lndus.St. Flo.. r i ,g rinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine to Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France .... Grand Rue guar. 6 P.C. Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. Parts & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. 1im...... Riga it Dunaburg...... !loyal Danish lloial Swedith •.: 1)o. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lira, e,*. 7 p. c S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p et. Southern of France West Fianderti Do. 5/ p o. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France PREFERENCE Sill lends contingent on the Closing Price. M 6 — 69 104 /03i 5i 5,11 8} 9 81 85 79 , 83 78 E 2 102 104 103 101 1021 1031 104 f 1054 24 25 66 69 57 60 36 38 43 46 35 38 36 37 1021 IC3I * aP 102 103 121 121 8t 6 97 100 93 95 93 95 1011 102 c 5 96 91 93 5 7 4 6 85 88 103 104 * 0 P 20; 20/ 100 d rAYS, Ei 71 - P, 1 11 1 1i 11 12 4; 4 Z. 2 23' 14i 15} Si SI 20 21 41f 92f 8 10 8 7 43i (4i 51 53 4i 3i I 15 16 111 12 Vi 91 1 prn :I SI P 33} 34i 71 7f 10 10ii 22 23 AND ST of each s( 103 105 120 123 131 131 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 10; d id 102 101 oi 10 ipm' iPm given half.; subsequent Business done LAW-THIS DAY. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) AN ACTION FOR SIXPENCE.-" PARR'S LIFE PILLS."- 'OBIN V. BUTTON. • This was an action to recover Sixpence, plaintiff being an an appraiser, of Stepney, and defendant a " medicine mer chant," of Bow-churchyard. The plaintiff said ho went into defendant's shop to pur chase some pills, and defendant gave him change for a two-shilling piece instead of a half-crown. His Honour—Are you sure you put down a half-crown ? Plaintiff—Yes; and defendant behaved very rudely to me. His Honour —You went into the shop for some pills. What pills did you get ? Plaintiff—Parr's Life Pills. (Laughter.) His Honour—Pares Life Pills ! What makes you buy them ? Why, man, bread pills are better for you. (Laughter.) Plaintiff—l obtained them for my wife. His Honour— Oh very well ; if a woman sets her mind upon Parr's Life Pills there is no turning her. And so the defendant did not give the right change ? Plaintiff—No ; and he was quite rude to me. His Honour—And you take the trouble to bring an action for sixpence ? Plaintiff—l should not have done so under any other circumstances. His Honour—Well, he doss not appear, and so you will have a verdict. Plaintiff My costs ? Mr. Osgood—lt is such a very small sum. His Honour—Oh ! he is forced into these proceedings, and must have something. Allow him ls. costs for bring ing an action for sixpence about Parr's Life Pills. (Laughter.) SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Common Jury). NOVEL AND IMPORTANT ACTION UNDER THE BANE. • RUPTCY ACT-DAMAGES £45-MOODY V. ARTHUR. This was a writ of enquiry sent down from the Court of Exchequer to assess the damages, laid at £3OO, for retain ing certain property, defendant having suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. Walter Butler, of Tooley-street, for the plaintiff, said the plaintiff was the assignee of a bankrupt named Fancourt, the defendant holding certain goods, which, of course, was, upon the bankruptcy, vested in the assignee. It would be proved that Arthur had sold the goods and pocketed the money. The goods consisted of some very valuable cases of insects, which the bankrupt had been many years in collecting, and which he had parted with to the defendant (under certain circumstances) at a time when ho well knew he had no right to do so. It was by the merest chance that the knowledge of these goods came to the plaintiff, and in fact the bankruptcy was nearly if not quite over when tho facts came out. He (Mr. Butler) would read to the court certain passages from the examina tion taken at the Bankruptcy Court, and than prove the case generally. After hearing the document read, the learned Secondary directed the jury, who assessed the damages at £45. POLICE-THIS DAY. BOW-STREET, Tins DAY; EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A SOLICITOR..—A, gentlemanly-dressed man named John O'Brien was brought up on a warrant charging him with having, on the 23d of May inst., written and published a false, malicious, and scandalous libel against James Graham Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, 3, Ely-place, Holborn. Mr. Giffard appeared for the prosecution, and the defen dant conducted his own cause, although a solicitor was in attendance on his behalf. Mr. Giffard, in opening the case, said that in November, 1861, the prisoner filed a bill in Chancery, in which he com plained of a variety of transactions between himself, as client, and the Messrs. Lewis, as his attorneys, stating that they had kept back moneys which they ought to have paid him, they putting in an answer which extended to a great length, after which the defendant obtained leave to with draw and amend his bill of complaint, and struck out all the charges in the first bill except one which related to a sum of £3OO. The proceedings in the Chancery Court were still pending, and the defendant, instead of carrying on as he had a perfect right to do, adopted the course o. writing libellous letters charging the Messrs. Lewis with perjury and embezzlement, and sending those letters to many per sons which was calculated to do them serious damage in their profession as solicitors. On the 23d of May the defendant wrote to Mr. James Phenoas Davis, solicitor, of Clifford street, Bond-street, the letter contained charges against the Messrs. Lewis, and on the following day he also wrote Mr. William Bishop, the gunsmith of New Bond street—directing the letter to the Archbishop of Bond • street—a letter of the same injurious description. It had also come to the knowledge of the Messrs. Lewis that letters of a similar description had been transmitted to Mr. Abraham, a solicitor, of Bloomsbury-square, who was now present, but who was unwilling to give those letters up, though probably he would do so under magisterial pres sure. Of course it was of the grra est importance to the Messrs. Lewis that the system should at once be put a stop to, and the present proceedings were instituted for that purpose. The learned gentleman then called, Mr. William Bishop, who said—l am a gunsmith, carry. ing on business in New Bond-street. A few days ago I re ceived a letter addressed to the Archbishop of Bond-street. It was written by the defendant, lam enabled to say so because I am familiar with his handwriting. The letter was handed in and read. It contained a num ber of offensive observations applicable to the Messrs. Lewis, charging perjury and embezzlement, and threaten ing them with revenge. Mr. William Frederick Hobrow said-1 am managing clerk to. Mr. James Phineas Davis, solicitor, who resides at 15, Clifford-street, Bond-street. I was present when Mr. Lewis opened the letter I produce. It is signed John 0' Brien. The letter, after being identified by Mr. Bishop as being in the handwriting of the defendant, was then read. It contained similar charges to those mentioned in the letter produced by the first witness. Mr. Samuel Benjamin Abrahams, solicitor, of No. 7, Bloomsbury-square, said—l hava in my possession many letters from the prisoner; but I have been subpoenaed to produce two letters by the Messrs. Lewis. I have a great disinclination to producing them. However, lam entirely in your worship's hands. • Mr. Henry—l think you had better produce them. The letters were then handed in. Mr. Davis—l showed the letters to Messrs. Lewis. I did so as I thought it was the wish of the defendant I should do so. If I had thought they would have been made use of in this manner, it is but fair to say I should not have done so. One of the letters handed in was read. It was similar in effect to the two mentioned above. It contained imputa tions of perjury. Defendant—Did you ever speak to me about making a compromise with Messrs. Lewis ? Mr. Abrahams—The subject of a compromise was dis cussed. Mr. Giffard—Lot's have it all out, Mr. Abrahams. Mr. Abrahams—As a mutual friend of both parties I thought it best the litigation should end. I found that Mr. O'Brien was not opposed to such a course, but Messrs. Lewis were resolutely determined against such a proceed. ing. Defendant—Did I ever authorizo you to offer any terms? Mr. Abrahams—No ; certainly not. I acted simply as a volunteer. I don't say for a moment that you did. Mr. Giffard—Mr. Lewis is now in court. He was not at the commencement of the hearing. Mr. Henri—Do you wish to call him P Mr. Giffard—l do not; but if the defendant wishes I will put him into the witness-box. Dafendant—l wish to cross-examine Mr. Lewis. Mr. James Graham Lewis, of Ely-place, was then sworn, and the prisoner put a series of questions to him relative to the action pending in Chancery between himself and the defendant. Mr. Henry—l don't wish to stop the cross-examination, but I may as well inform you that the present investigation has nothing to do with the proceedings in Chamery. The , only question I have to deal with is whether you have published a defamatory libel. _ _ The defendant having put a'few more questions,:took the advice of the magistrate, and desisted. Sergeant Robinson of the Detective force, said—l appre hended the prisoner last evening in the Strand. I asked him if his name was Mr. James O'Brien. Ho said it wasl I then told him that I was a police-officer, that I held a warrant for his apprehension on a charge of libel. I then took him to the station. Mr. Henry—l shall send this case for trial, but I will accept bail, viz., two sureties for £2OO, and your own recog nisance for £4OO for his appearance at the sessions. Tho defendant said he would be ready with the required bail as soon as possible. MARLBOROUGH .STREET, THIS DAY. A RUFFIAN PROFBRLY PUNISHED.—John Williams, a bridle cutter, living in Vi r ardour-street, Soho, was charged with the following ruffianly treatment of a young woman named Emma 'tiff, with whom he cohabited. The complainant said the defendant had frequently ill used her, and after being out all Saturday night, he came borne at 10 on Sunday morning, and dragged her down a flight of stairs and kicked her till she was insensible, and while in that state she was told that he kicked her again. The Clerk asked how she got such a bad eye (it was fear fully discoloured), and the complainant said it was the effect of one of the prisoner's kicks. Mrs. Mary Barton proved seeing the prisoner kick the complainant several times, and drag her down a flight of stairs in a most brutal manner. She had often seen the prisoner kick the young woman, who was well conducted, and assisted him in his work. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the prisoner, said he did not mean to deny the assault, or that the poor woman had been ill-used, but if the prisoner was sent to prison she would have her means of support cut off. He thought if a remand were granted some settlement be tween the parties might be come to. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was just one of those brutal cases they often heard of. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE;, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING-72 HIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BATH RACES, THIS DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Knightsbridge 0 • 444 Redpole Dartmouth Nine, ran. WESTCN STAKES. Cerintha Vivid Orlando filly .. Nine ran. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. Caractacus Fitz Avon Dusk Thirteen ran. BADMINTON STAKES. )Etna King of the Forest 2 Bohemia Nine ran. THE SHORTS HANDICAP. Tanagona Vengeance colt 2 Mnsquetaire Eight.ran. DURHAM PARK. Don John Church Militant 2 Villager LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 3to 1 agst Marquis (taked) 7to 1 agst Buckstone (taken) 30 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken) 50 to 1 agst Warminster (taken) both in the Lower and Upper Shannon the fish had very much increased. As to the deep sea fisheries, he believed the deterioration in the fishery had not taken place in con sequence of Acts of Parliament, but in consequence of the fish changing their haunts. Sir E. GROGAN considered the matter too large and serious to be left in the hands of a a private member, while it was moreoever impossible to give it proper consideration at this period of the session. He at once agreed with the hon. and learned gentleman who had charge of this bill, that there m as in the sea around the coast of Ireland a mine of wealth, which would afford employment and food for a large portion of the population of that country, provided it was properly raked ; but how it could be so required much inquiry, and the best way for obtaining information he con ceived would be to refer this bill to a select committee. If that was done, and if it was seen that they could not pass a generatmeausure on the subject during the present year, a measure of a limited character might be passed, obviating the most prominent evils which might be found to exist in the present system. NEWCASTLE-ON= TUESDAY, The Northumberlan, TYNE MEETING. JUNE 24. d Plate. Two miles. Age st lb Cape Flyaway 5 8 12 Ivanhoff 4 8 9 Bivouac 5 8 7 Caller Ou Rapparee Sir William ~ 5 7 12 Upperhand Wild Rose 6 7 10 Doefoot ... 4 7 7 Knutsford .. 4 7 7 Tim Whiffler 3 7 7 Joey Jones .. 4 7 4 Paste Neptunu■ Matador 4 7 3 Springwell 5 7 0 Montrose Timandra Zuleika Johnny Armstrong 3 7 0 Crusade 4 7 0 The Knave Invader .. 4 6 10 Boabdil Prologue Bushman Spite Age at lb Pilot Gardener Welcome Bathilde 4 6 6 Piccador My Mary Queen of Spain 3 6 4 Principal Bernice Brighton Haddington 3 6 0 C by Y. Melbourne; dam byLanercost 3 6 0 Lord Stanley 3 5 13 Town Councillor Beverley Queen of Trumps 3 5 11 Wallachia 3 5 10 Patrick. Tommy Jones King of Kars Adventure 3 5 9 Hartington Montebello Jackal Scarsdale Jenny Jones 3 5 7 BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY. For the Somersetshire States, Dusk and West End were most in request ; Attaman, Draghound, and Moorcock were the only other three mentioned, but they were not supported to any large amount. Fcr the Derby there is little change, The Marquis and Buckstone being very firm. St. Alexis was in demand, but nothing less than 40 to 1 was booked ; and 30 to 1 was taken about Star of the West. Closing prices : SOMERSETSIIIRE STARES. sto 2 agst Dusk (taken) 5 to 1 agst Vest End (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Attaman (taken) Bto 1 agst Draghound (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) THE DERBY. 3to 1 agst The Marquis, (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst Bucketone (taken) 20 to 1 agst Caterer (wanted) 30 to 1 agst Star of West (taken) 40 to 1 agst St. Alexis (taken) 40 to 1 agst Norroy (offered) 60 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken) 100 to 1 agst Tolurno (offered) IMPERIAL PAELIAAIENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This DAY. The SPEIKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The South-Eastern Railway (Tunbridge and Dartford Lines) Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third time :—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and ife and Kinross Railway Companies ; London and North- Wtstern Railway and' Chester and Holyhead Railway (Capital) ; Red House and Weeland Roads; Stockton and Darlington, South Durham and Lancashire Union, &c., Railway Companies ; and Wellington, Drayton, and New castle Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. M'Alahon and several other Irish members, in favour of the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. 11PMAHON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which, he said, was simply to assimilate the law respecting the inland and sea fisheries of Ireland with those of England. There was fish on the coast of Ireland sufficient to feed three times the population of that country, and yet at the present time a large portion of the people of that country were starving. The fact was the Irish fisheries were totally neglected, while fish was imported into that country in large quantities from Scotland. Several causes have been assigned for this, but the real cause was the bad laws which regulated the Irish fisheries. Until they were restrained by act of Parliament from fishing freely as they were wont to do, there was abundance of fish of every kind caught on the Irish coast. In the middle of the seventeenth century the Irish were not only able to procure a sufficient supply of fish for themselves, but to compete with the Dutch in their own markets. In 1654 there was a larger quantity of fish cured in the town of Wexford alone than there wore in IM3 in the whole of the empire, so that there was no doubt when let alone the Irish :fisheries were prosperous, but such had been the consequence of the interference of Parliament, that, while in the year 1734 Ireland exported 21,000 barrels of herrings, in 1834 she exported none, but, on the contrary, she imported 149,000 barrels. In 1785 an interference took place with those fisheries in the shape of a new description of trawling, and a consolidation took place of all the worst portions of the Acts of Parliament respecting the Irish fisheries. From that time, therefore, the Irish fisheries decreased, and instead of exporting fish they became im porters, and that to such an extent that for the twenty years previous to 1860 the average yearly importation of herrings into Ireland was 127,000 barrels ; and in 1834 they imported from Scotland alone 121,000 barrels of herrings. The Lion. member then proceeded to detail the restrictions placed on the Irish fisheries, from which the English fisheries were entirely free, and which he ascribed as the cause of the failure of the fisheries in the former country. It was the object of the measure, therefore, to remove these restric tions, and place the fishery laws of the two countries on a similar footing, in terms of the report of the Irish Fishery Commissioners ; and he concluded by asking the house to allow the measure to be read a second time. NEW MEMBER. Colonel SYHITE here took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Kidderminster, in room of Mr. Bristow, who has accepted the office of Secretary to the Admiralty. The hon. member was introduced by Mr. Brand and Mr. Beamish. Lord FERMOY then resumed the debate on the Irish Fisheries Bill, stating that he considered a bill on so im portant a measure as this ought not to be left in the charge of a private member, but should be taken up by the Go vernment. The consequence of the executive Govern ment not doing so was, that the time of the house was taken up with discussions which resulted in nothing, while the Government, instead of helping on and forward ing measures for the good of Ireland, prevented and ob structed such measures from being carried out. He thought the hon. and learned gentleman was wrong in bringing up the deep sea fisheries and the salmon fisheries in one bill, and he thought. moreover, that Irishmen were too apt to depend on legislation for the development of the resources of their country. He would rather have them rely on the maxim that heaven helped them that helped them. selves ; and the Bay of Dublin being at present fi s hed by Cornish fishermen, who made a good living by doing so, afft , rded a moral which h e hoped his of, perseverancelyhch waEot they p'eadt his countrymen would se e the meanin g were they to show the same industr y a nd could do the same, and there would b e no necessity having recourse to Cornish men to fish the Bayofllu f bli u n r . He did not admit that the system of state cranes and bag ne ts had been the means of diminishing fish caught in Ireland, as he fo und, from retu e rn q s u w an h t i i c t h y he had procured from the London fishmarket, that while up to the month of May in the year 1861 the quantity of salmon brought into the London market from Ire land was 3,647 boxes, the quantity brought into the sam e market up to the month of yea r was 6,783 boxes, being May in the present an increase of nearly 30 per cent. He, however, protested against a measure of this nature being in the hands of a private member, and he should move as an amendment that it 1243 be read a second time that day six months. Col. YANDELETJR also opposed the measure, contend ing that the system of stake wires and bag nets had the effect of deteriorating t 13,0 0811ezieN, Ie undontood Sir R. PEEL said he was rather inclined to approve of the proposition to refer the measure to a select committee than to adopt the amendment of the noble lord the member for Marylebone The question was a most important one, and he thanked the hon. and learned member for Wexford for introducing it to the house. Ho had had innumerable communications from Ireland on the subject, and all of them complaining of the stake nets and bag nets, and which he believed himself to be a deteriorating cause of the failure of the fisheries. He understood that in the Shannon there was 135 fixed engines doing an immense injury, and which prevented fish passing up and fructifying and mul tiplying as they could wish them to do. He had been in communication with:the Fishery Commissioners and the Solicitor -General on the subject, all of whom state that the measure was capable of being made a good bill, and that it ought to receive the assent of the Government. (Hear, hear.) That being so he thought they should read the bill a second time in order to refer it to a select come mittee, when he had no doubt they would be able to frame the measure so as to meet the exigences of the case and be beneficial to Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GEORGE supported the measure, and considered it would be the means of raising the fisheries in Ireland to that state of prosperity to which they ought to assume. Mr. CAL C TT considered that the right hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland ought not to have been so hard upon stake nets, as Government had themselves leased two fords on one of the Irish rivers, where they had erected stake nets. On the understanding, however, that the mea sure would be referred to a select committee he should sup port the second reading. Mr. LONGFIELD contended that the act of Parliament regulating the Irish fisheries did not authorise the erection of those fixed engines which had destroyed the Irish fishe ries, and quoted the opinions of the late Baron Pennefather and other judges to that effect. He was connected himself with the River Blackwater, in the county of Cork, and ho could state that that river—one of the finest in Ireland, having a course of some 70 miles--was hermetically sealed to salmon in consequence of these engines. Mr. H. HERBERT considered that a sifting and search ing inquiry was necessary before they passed a measure on the subject, and were this measure read a second time, and sent to select committee, an opportunity would be afforded for making that inquiry. To show the necessity of such in uiry, while he found it stated that the fisheries on the Shan non are gone to ruin, he found the conservators of the fishe ries at Limerick stating, in reply to a query put to them by the Fishery Commissioners, that the fisheries had improved and that the prospect of further improvement was very good. That staggered him, and without a proper inquiry into the matter, it was impossible to get at the truth one way or other. He did not hesitate to st a t e , a t th e same 1 _ _ . time, that the restrictions imposed by the act of 1842 had deteriorated the fisheries; yet inquiry was absolutely ne cessary on the subject, and he hoped the measure would be sent to a select committee for that purpose. Mr. WHITESIDE also agreed that the measure should be read a second time and sent to a select committee, but he did not think that their doing so was an implication that the Government should take up the measure, as he thought that any of the Irish members conversant with the subject should do so themselves. Mr. MONSELLL considered that as they had the state ment upon legal authority that the fixed engines in the Shannon, and other Irish rivers, were not authorised by the act of Parliament, he thought there could be little doubt as to the necessity of a measure on the subject. He thought, therefore, that much good would result horn the inquiry as regarded that point, and he confessed that he had himself grave doubts upon the point. Mr. BRADY supported the measure, and hoped, from the unsatisfactory state of the law at present, that it would be assuredly brought into operation, Mr. V, SCULLY said there were no less than 14 Go vernment bills relating to Ireland, and 15 introduced by Irish members, now before the house, and he thought, therefore, that the right hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland was not liable to the charge of neglecting legisla tion for Ireland, and of cementing the union between Ire land and this country by means of it. He soul,) not see whether the measure would be properly investigated before the select committee ; but he supposed that, as the discus sion had been conducted in that house by interested parties —for, with one exception, all those who had spoken upon it were in some way interested either as stake-men or bag- Ten —(laughter)—it was not unlikely that the committee might be composed of parties having the same interest in the subject. He had no objection to the bill going to a select committee, provided the committee had powers to send for persons and papers in order to make a searching inquiry into the matter. Mr. BLAKE would not bind himself to all the provi sions of the measure, but he should vote for its second reading, in order that it might go to a select committe, and hoped the noble lord the member for Marylebone would withdraw his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn .and the bill was read a second time; and, on the motion of Mr. M'MAUoN, was ordered to be referred to a select committee. INNS OF COURT GOVERNMENT BILL. The second reading of this measure was postponed to 'Wednesday the 25th of June. JURIES BILL. This bill wns read a second timo and ordered to be com mitted on the 23d June. ELECTION FOR COUNTIES (IRELAND) BILL.' Mr. A. ELLIS moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which is to limit the days of polling for members of Parliament from two days to one, the same as in Eng land. Mr. HENNESSY considered that the measure would be the means of increasing the expenses of Irish county elec• tions, and as they had not the same extensive railway system in Ireland as thcy had in England it would be im possible to poll one of the Irish counties in one day. Colonel FRENCH supported the measure, as by increas ing the number of polling places they could prevent voters being conveyed large distances. Mr. LEFROY also supported the measure, as he thought one day quite sufficient. After a few words from Mr. V. SCULLY, who said that he had no objection to limit the polling to one day or to one hour, if possible, but he objected to the measure in the number of polling places. Sir G. GREY said the limit of the polling to one day had worked most beneficially in England, and ho had no doubt it would do the same in Ireland. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Tuesday next. ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill, whichreadasecondtime, was stated tto b a a n driderto orderedthe precedin g- b e com one, was also mitted on Tuesday. CROWN PRIVATE ESTATES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. JUDGMENTS LAW AMENDMENT IRELAND BILL. Mr. V. SCULLY moved that the select committee on the Judgments Law Amendment (Ireland) Bill and the Land Debentures (Ireland) Bills do consist of nineteen members ; and that Mr. More °Terrell, Sir Edward Grogan, and Colonel Greville be added to the committee. Mr. WHITESIDE objected to nny increase in the number of sixteen already appointed. On the house dividing there appeared_ _ - For Mr. Scully's motion .............. 39 Against it Majority against • the motion ...... —22 Mr. SCULLY then stated that he wished his name with drawn from the committee. --- The house then adjourned at five minutes past 5 o'clock. —.--__ The contemplated trip of Queen Victoria to Coburg has been made the occasion for addressing to her Majesty an invitation on the part of the Austrian Court. It is hoped that her Majesty, after a stay at Reinharts. brunn, where she is to meet the Crown Princess of Prussia, will pay a visit to the Emperor at the Palace of Greinburg, in Upper Austria. The Countess de Flahault has issued cards for assemblies on the sth and 19th of next month, at Albert gate House. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE ON LOCHLOMOND. —On Saturday forenoon three yonng men, named respec tively James and Gavin Morton (brothers), machine printers, residing in Alexandria, and James M'Ewan, a field-worker, residing in Bonhill, left Balloch in a small sailing boat, belonging to Gavin Morton, for a day's plea sure sailing on Lochlomond. They proceeded in safety as far as Luss, which place they left in the evening on their return home. '1 hey were all quite sober, it is said. The weather being somewhat squally, they were cautioned on leaving Luss as to the danger of setting the ir sails, a caution which they unfortunately did not attend to, as, shortly after leaving, the sails were observed hoisted. Nothing more was heard of them till Sunday morning, when the boat was found lying on the beach on the north side of the loch, nearly opposite to Luse, with keel uppermost, the young man, no donit, having met with an untimely and watery grave. All Sunday and Monday large numbers of boats, plied by willing hands, were in search of the bodies, whi c h have as yet not been recovered. On Monday, MT wan's cap was found floating on the water about a mile above Luss. The ages of the u nfortunate men ranged from 25 to 30 years, Whey Were all tvamarned. Sometimes it is the wife who is p . ut und er the screw of her husb an d' e peculiarities somet im es it is the husband w h o i s martyred by his wife 's ex travagances. I know a little woman whose life is a perpetual sacrifice to blinds and boots, and ano ther who will surely never res t i n h er grave becaus e of the creases in the tablecloths, and a certain silver tankard which never is c l ean , never was clean, and never will be clean, yet which the maid polish es twice a week with rouge, and rubs up every d ay with " chamoy leather." My little friend who is under the screw in the matter of blinds, has long ago been squeezed flat and shapeless ; but then her husband wields a very formidable machine, and knows how to give the extra turn scientifically. A third is under the screw of her husband's disorder and irregularity, having to subdue herown instincts of order and organisation and clear methodical punctuality, in obedience to his demand for muddle, and being obliged to neglect her own life in the vain attempt to stitch up the rags and rents of his. In point of fact she is held in the tightest vice of all, her whole life being passed in a state of uncom fortable pressure and inharmonious servitude, where she has not even the wages of service—the plea sure of accomplishing the work she undertakes to fulfil. As a rule I should say that wives are more frequently under the screw than husbands,oni woman's with a larger proportion of smash e d v i tality, but sometimes they take their revenge, and a w revenge, like most things feminine, is apt to be ex cessive and by no means well considered. When they once get hold of the screw-handle, pray how much nerve and muscle do you think is left entire P And do they ever leave off turning until their victim is a mere superficies—a flat tened bit of cardboard bearing but a remote resem blance to a man ? The screw of old maiden primness which squeezes down all exuberance and indivi duality and naturalness and moral richness, as if all men ought to be pulped into one homogeneous whole, and then run off into moulds like so many jellies of the same shape : the screw of housekeep ing meanness, where there are barbed points and salt to rub into their wounds, over and above the lawful amount of pressure : the screw of feminine gadding, which cannot rest quietly at home and will not gad abroad alone, but must have a compa nion to fly in the same concentric circles: the screw of sullen taciturnity, which will not open its own lips to speak, and forbids you to open yours ; con trariwise, the screw of chattering, which cannot lot you keep silent, not if it went with your life or reputaptoiowne;r, whenceare not n all o human these screws soul can hundred horseof issuei n rightful form, or with due proportion of numbers P The screw takes the life-blood out of them.--, Dickens's "411 the Year Round." MARKETS---THIS DAY. 103 1041- 5 4i 5 102 i I cis 7} 8} 'OCKS parate Year. year not to be t half year. ALARMING FIRES AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Yesterday - Yesterday morning, at an early hour, a fire hap. pened on the premises belonging to Mr. Parsons, grocer, situate in the Bethnal-green -road. The discovery was made by the police constable on the beat, who, after some time, succeeded in arousing the inmates, who made their escape out of the firat floor window. The engines of the London brigade and the parish quickly attended, and the fire was soon extinguished, but not until the whole of the stock in trade was nearly consumed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The sufferer was in. cured in the County Fire Office, from which coca pang Mr. Charles White attended to take charge of the salvage. A fire took place on the premises of Mr. W. Clark, Vauxhall-walk, by which a son of Mr. Clark, aged eight years, was burnt in a fearful manner. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, but little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Another fire happened on the premises of Mr. C. Capes, harness-maker, in Penny-fields, Poplar, but it was soon extinguished, and before any consider. able amount of damage was done. Insured in the Sun Fire Office. THE' ALI TR12110.117141L SCREW. MARK-LANE. Very small supplies of English wheat were received fresh up to this morning's market, yet all qualities sold heavily, at fully Monday's fall in the currencies. There was an extensive show of foreign wheat ; for which the trade ruled excessively dull, at barely Monday's cur. rency. Floating cargoes of grain were dull, and prices had a downward tendency. The demand for barley was in a sluggish state at droop. ing rates. Very few samples of English barley were on offer, but there was an extensive supply of foreign. Malt sold heavily at about previous rates. The oat ti ado was less firm, and inferior parcels were ob. tainable on rather easier terms. Beans end peas were in slow request, yet prices were sup ported. In flour sales progressed heavily at barely Monday's quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 650 i i 2,250 1 660 I 460 sack,. Irish.. .. : -- F0reign........ 25,560 16,610 1 28,150 4,800 blot. 190 sack's BOROUGH HOP. Our market is dull, and prices are with difficulty sup. ported. The accounts at hand from the plantations this morning aro favourable. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade r u l es heavy, as follows .—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; lamb, 6s 6d to Gs veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8 ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4 s 6d per Sibs. by the carcase, rirff CATTLE TRADE. ROCHESTER, May 27.—A brisk business was done at this cattle market to. day. In beef there was a - slight improve ment. Prime heifers 45 4d to 4s Gd, and other kinds 45 to 4 ,4 d per stone. A few mulch cows were at market, and good animals were bought up at from £l2 to £iB per head. In mutton there was an active business, the sales being confined to Kents. For sheep out of the wool the terms were 4s 4d to ss, at which figures everything on offer was taken. The lamb trade was brisk, and prices are still very high, the rates being 7s to 8s per stone. In calves there was little doing, and the supply was very short at unaltered prices, the general figure being ss. per stone. Pork steady, and, if anything, a shade dearer. The market was well supplied with horses, and numerous sales took place at from £l2 to £3O each. ROTHERHAM, May 26.—At this cattle market to-day the show of fat beasts was barely an average, and the tone of the trade was somewhat quiet, at rather over the prices of last week, the hulk of the samples y being s a demand,eit. of good quality. with supportedstead T la he rates show of were value. Quotations :--Beef (prime), 8 s:; other sorts, 7s to sheep fully s sustained. limited, and, L a ab 7s 9d per stone ; mutton, 6d to 8d ; lamb, 81id to 10d per lb. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, May 28.—Wind this day at noon —Sout h ' Westerly ; light breeze, and fine weather, but rather eloudy. ,---.. (Bt SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Giovanni, Arrived, May 27—Martha, from I' !_ ; Benjamin Scott, ' from Mauritius ; Furet and Lionnec, fro ar rfrom Barbadoes • salie, from Mayaguez; Sarah Prit h . WedAnke t7 la ra abl v . e 3l lin " e n s i ,_• ngl3. a. Frances Henrietta, from Rio Janeiro Algoa B ay ; Caloaney, from Guernsey; Maynard) fr°ln ; err S im ar a all e, from Porto Rico. for Calais ; Bl A ac r ic r , hie ro d m , Mmagyoa2j3B-BBerbice, from Demerara steamer, Sai f — or Bermuda.Hanover, steamer, DEAL, Tuesday limning. A chorea—Gazelle, from Shields, for Shanghai ; bath, from Ilainburg, for La Guayna. Passed —Her Majesty, for Bombay ; 'Wanderer, from the West—both for London. The Marchioness of Salisbury has returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess Cowley at the residence ot the British Embassy, Pads. LES POWER .—Napoleon the Great had asingular poser of maki ng great men, or, in other wor d s , NAPu po O m N , ' e discovering and eliciting the capacity with which they are endowed by nature. His Generals and Ministers of State had a greatness of their own, which was indeed called forth and disciplined by his peculiar agency, yet was not a mere reflection of the ability o f th e i r c hi e f ; hence, in all d arve is, now , ments, civil and milit ar y, he was served it efficiency, seeming to be like an infinite w mul w h tl a ir li in eat Z, o a f himself, which astonished the world, asoudocese: that might harmony of action and a uniformity of than the divided agency of P iaxlY. well seem to result from the forecast of A Hillgle mind rather 12.10 10;6 G' ei 100 100 100 all all 1451 t 154 5 12& Share 100 stk 204 204 10 100 100 100 stock stock Divi * P; made Paid. 100 {lOO 15 all 100 AIL all all all all RES ProfitE 103 2f 95i i 20} 1 ti 7 17i 22 14; 91 211