The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-16 00:00:00

7 - THE SUN/ LOIN MONEY MARKET. SHARE MARKET-THIS DAY. 1 Closing . - ,is Share' Railways. Paid. Price. Business don , CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ad° St Lawae - & i Owing to the recent movements in the Money ta , f Bom„Baroda&.Cent Inn Market the Bank of England return, compiled for Sh are I Closing Business B " / Gu. 5 per cent........ 100 102 103 1024 Railways. Paid. , price. done. done. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huro n a ll I 52 54 1 the week endingWednesdaylast, exhibits alteration s 1 t 204 Do. New of rather an important character. The position of 13.14_ Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. all I 75 8 10 Do. Preference ...... all 81 84 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 10 Bost„Sleat andalid.Co. all 6 7 100 f 100 81 85 the establishment is still indicative of a large accu- at Bristol and'Exeter .... 100 , 91 03 924 /I 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 ,at Bristol 'Caledonian muiation of resources, but if the bulk of the paper 2060 li l n c co o oi r n k Al a v n ai d i. Bandon lOO 1084 109 1109 I 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 79 83 all ' 100 Do. do. June 1, la'A 100 78 i 2 brought forward by the mercantile community con- at Cape Town & Dock Scrip 20 tinues to be taken to the authorities for negotiation, 10 0 , Do. B A gets no div `1 r all 1 2 176 Demerara. 1 - 1116 p c.p =Alas , j all 5 6 and should gold be required to any large extent for stock Eastn. Bengal gu. Sp. c 100 102 103 50 'Dublin l ie l e .3 n elia a sTJ t u o n - c . . all 41 43 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1034 1041 1 0 4 5 4 exportation, there is reason to believe that an ad- 25 Dun.,Pei :11,&Ab. June. all 10 11 20 Do. do. G Ext all 5 6 st East Ana - liain lOO 21 22 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 245 251 245 6 vance will shortly be made in the minimum rate of at Eastern Counties ...., , 100 565 575 5 7 64 7 4 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 68 71 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 67 60 discount. It will be seen from the subjoined at a 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all '36 39 Eastern ro Union, stock 100 100 57 5 10 9 38 analysis that the bullion has been largely trenched at East Suflolk s upon, while a con s id era bl e augmentat i on has taken Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 89 91 100 Do. do. 1867 .. a ll 36 38 at Edin , Perth, & Dundee 100 305 204 100 Do. d o . 1872 .. a ll 36 37 place in the di scoun t s : at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 102 101 s tock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 1025 1024 102 4 i I 10 GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 140 145 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 5 4 P Active Circulation .. .. .. £20,887,755 stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1015 1026 Decrease .. .. .. .. 160,825 astt Gr D e o at A N s o t r o t c h k ern llOOOO ,1121135 1 1 1 14 3 5 mei 100 132 134 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 125 _Bullion . .. .. .. .. 16,919,147 at ,DoB do at et S. an ,W. of Ireland 100 105 106 205 Do. New .. .. . 18 81 81 Decrease .. .. .. .. 346,598 , at 'd-rea Western ... ... Rest .. .. .. .. .. 3,123,473 at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55 57 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 93 95 94 Increase 20,032 100 Do. 1878. all 92 95 .. .. .. .. stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 101 i 1026 1016 Public Deposits .. .. .. 6,304,683 B a t t La n c London Lancashir e i a r n e A t B Y l o a r e k k e w h a l r i e l 160 1 6 0 0 7 1 6 0 2 7 i 6 1 u 2 4 7 / . 14 1425 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 94 96 Decrease .. .. .. .. 1,199,308 at Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 122 123 stock Do. 45 d 0........ 100 92 94 Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 14,948,3085t0ck Melb.Corp. 6p. C. Buds. 100 Increase .. .. .. .. 1,081,665 B at t LLoonn..,&ChNaot.r,thanA,eDsoterrner 100100 N i 4 64 5 914 42 at Lou. & South Western 100 995 1005 20 Newßrunswick at Canda Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 731,025 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 10 12 . Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 increase .. 26,721 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 41 5 42 41 5 Class A Capital Share Government Securities .. 10,331,368 50 IMaryport and Carlisle. all Do. do. Land d 0........ all .. 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 4 6 Decrease .. .. .. .. 900,000 125 IDo 5 shares all 85 9 .. Do. do. Land do. ...... Other Securities .. .. .. 18,647,729 6 :a 4t 0 t .0 I , Increase .. .. .. .. 1,014,883 ',% 1 1 - Dpi e d t ool r a o Nßn p ied o rw l m i t i an n 2.14. 1: lip p 20 I Do. Punjaub .... ca n 15 14 p Notes unemployed .. .. .. 9,809,500 10 ,Do. Do. ~ ...... r 3 ca all 20/ 201 Decrease .. .. . 194,625 g-. & Derby 100 98 10 ) 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland all stock ' Do. Indus. St. Flo. ra. 100 19 100 21 Do. 6 shares The amount of notes in circulation is £20,887,755, 25 ;Mid ent being a decrease of £160,825 ; and the stock of bul- I 2 I Do Cray Line 100 !Newcastle and Carlisle all lion in both departments is £16919,147, showing a at 'Norfolk lOO 71 73 714 2 20 ,Algerian . .... 5 - - 'lO Antwerp a., Rotterela.m. all 74 74 74 at 'North British 20 Ardennes.... ...... .. all - --1, decrease of £346,598 when compared with the pre- st INor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 20 Bah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. 165 1 15 175 at Do A stk ; A recs no di ceding return.tilll3 pc. has beenpdßl 100 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 14 Payments of 10 p er cen t. on th e T ur ki s h L oan o f at D o B stock lOO Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 11 1.. e, 100 Copiapo ................ all st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 964 975 97 d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 45 4 £8,000,000, and of 5 per cent. on the Russian Loan, 25 Do . , G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 1 id 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 15 14p 175 4 100 555 654 5 5 1 20 Eastern of France .... all %2 53 were effected yesterday. The total amount of the a a t -1130° Lee d s lOO 844 855 85 20 Grand Rue G car. 6p. c. al Turkish Loan now paid up in full is £5,150,000. at North London 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ails... all 144 155 155 4 0 5 I) 11 3 m 20 Italian Junction ...... all I Do new The Money Market remains in a very firm posi- 19 .16. 4 'N0rth Staffordshire tion, and bankers and brokers do not appear at all 1 ,3 ? N. and S. W. Junction 100 a OM 1 84 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 85 8; t Scottish Central anxious to transact much business at the curren t at S co t . N . E ., Ab er. s t oc k 100 46 48 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 20 21 16 Northern of France.... all 415 425 at Do Scot Mid. stock lOO 105 107 a 16 Do. New Shares .... 1 5 quotations. The consequence is, that the inquiries 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref.. all 810 at the Bank of England are exceedingly numerous, s a t z i ngsw e r v e o U n nion and it is generally expected that the next return 2si t Laam Eastern &Lanc.Un all i 8 — 8 - 2 0 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. all 935 (45 44 844 i 20 Paris & 0r1ean5.. a ..... all 51 63 from that establishment will show a further con- at South Wales ( gua. 7_p. ct. 1im...... 19 4 3ii siderable augmentation in the stock of other secu- E 2 l , g i T in or e k s .Ap o d k. R ,a i n v7Zu k n . 100 all 9 6 8 11 100 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all rities. 25 Stcokton & Darlington all 375 385 20 Royal Danish. ........ all 13 15 25 Do l3 84 95 p 5 Royal Swedish .. all At the Bank of England, yesterday, the bullion 25 Do New, 1860 6 6 65 p 4 Do. 7 ner cent. Pref....l all 115 12 115 et Taff Vale.. . operations were of an unimportant character. at Do Pref. No. 1 The dividend warrants on Chilian 4 1 per cent. 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 25 35 20 IS.Aust &Lomb Venetin 18 34 25 p 205 1 Bonds will be paid on and after the 2d proximo.2o !S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 54 5 dsp Do . Vale of Neath The Teutonia, from New York, has brought 100 92 94 12.10 at at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 130 135 84 West Hander; ..,•.... all 74 8 £36,260 in specie. at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Do. 55 p a Preference.. all 105 )(1, The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the 20 West Cornwall all 64 63- 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 I 20 West London Bank of British North America will take place on 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class i all the 10th proximo. at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at *Caledon. £lO Grua. Stk 100 103 1()5 1035 In the Liver 00l Cotton Market esterd t West 11 , 1icllaird Oxtord 100 46 48 20 C ornwa ll 45 p .c. ga .p er p a ll p, yay, B at Do Newport 100 41 44 a t *E . Ang li an, Clsß, a p.c. 100 120 123 business was exceedingly dull, and prices tended at Do Hereford 100 87 83 at * Do. CIsC, 7 p.c. 100 131 134 downwards. The sales were onl I at Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 80 82 y about 2,000 .. at Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c.,45 tales. per cent.... ...... 1858 100 103 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. at Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 92 95 During the last few days there has been rather 5 )Do. do. 4 par et. 1861 31 leas animation in the Market for Foreign and Leasing Closing Business 10 'Lon. & Chat'an, Metrop. Railways. Paid.l Co. s Price. Done. Ext. B, 6-p.c , 75 4d Id Colonial Produce. Tea, at public sale, realised full ! at Lon. &S.Wcatarn 45 p.c. 100 102 104 10 North British £lO Qua. ail ratez, and Assam qualities advanced 2d to 3d per Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.& N.W , Shares, 1861 lb. Coffee, owing to the high prices demanded Birkenhead. at *ScottishCentral4s p.c. 100 'Buckingh ma,nre lOO Do. 195 96 has been dull ; rice, fruit, and apices have continued Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 I irred. pref... 10 ' S. -Eastern 45 p.c. 1859.. all 95 10 at steady quotatio ns , w hil e sa l tpetre and tallow Do. 55per cent 100 Do. 126 128 I 10 .Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 1 Oral Do. 5 „ 100 Do. 10 IDo. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 35 5 spint have beta a shad e c h ea p er . P.Y . C ., on the spot, is Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.C I * Failure of full dividends in any given half-year not to be quoted 46,i 9d per cwt., and for the last threemade good out of the profits of any subsequent half year. E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 10.. Gt.Ncrth.ll36 138 months 483 6d per cwt. E.Union,HarwichShs, all E.Counts.i 45 4; aaa wa.,,,,...i.,,,. , inn Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&X.WI Birkenhead . Buckingh msmre lOO Do. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.1;.&E.0 E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt.Ncrth. 136 138 E.Union,llarwichShs all E.Counts. 44 4; Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. • • • • Gls. Barr.&Neils.Dret. 100 Cledon Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves I all Do. Do. quarters ' all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per C. , all D 0....... .. .. Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all D 0........ 20 22 Do.W,t. Ext. A, 4i p c.l all Do ..... ... 3 6 London & Greenwich i 100 S. Eastern 62 04 Do. Preferen - a Lon.,Tilb.& S.. - thend 100 Peto &Co B6 89 88 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do a per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 3g- 4i Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx ) 5 5.6. E Counts. p 4 p gua. 5 per cent ... 5 Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do . Do. Fixed sp. a.... all Do. N. Eastn—Flartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 92 94 92& 3 Preston and Wyre. I all kr i . i f . 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A all .Do. ••• • . . .. .. Roystmllitch.&Shep. 100 , Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassev 124 1:8 Do. Do. , 3 .. li lip South Staffordshire •1 100 ILn. &N.W .. .. Wilts and Somerset 1 100 i Gt,. West. 93 95 Wimbledn AD Croydon, all L.4kßrgtp 84 94 BRITISH MINES. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. Two O'CLOCK. --- --- The English stock Market opened this morning with a quiet and steady appearance, and a mode rate amount of business has since been negotiated, without producing auy effect of importance upon the general tendency of quotations. Consols have been 931 for money, and 92i 1, less the dividend, for the account, but they are now rather flatter, being 931 2 and 92i respectively. The New Threes are 911 1 ; the Reduced, 911 ; and Ex chequer Bills, 14s. to 17s. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. Stock is firmer at 1091; and the 5 per Cent. En faced Paper, 1031. In the Foreign Market there has been very little animation, but prices generally have shown more firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 81; ditto, 1858, 70-} 71; ditto New Scrip, 21 -& prem.; Egyp tian, 2 prem.; Mexican are 311 ,-1-; Spanish 3 per Cents. are 541 ; ditto Passive, 191 ; ditto Certifi cates, 81 ; and Italian 5 per Cents., 708 71. The Russian Loan Scrip is d a prem. The Northern Counties Bank Shares, 1 prem.; and the Brazilian, l a prem. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been more active, and most of the principal British undertakings have experienced an advance of about to per cent. The Foreign and Colonial lines are generally a shade firmer. I [Joint Stock Bauk and Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive, and prices are without material va- riation. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 914 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 1 1 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Consols for Account, June 10 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per C en t .. _ . FORBIGN FUNDS-ONR O'CLOCK. Equador New Consolidated Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Sardinian 6 per Cent .. B3i Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. . Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account : Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 Ditto Account Ditto, MOO Bonds Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 2l i Ditto, Paid up Scrip 7o± "Venezuela, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account .. Dividends on the above nayable in London. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 2sf, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY NEW COUtT. (Before Baron Clannell ) Charles Patterson, who had bun convicted for uttering a forged £5 note to Mr. Wright, )f Camberwell, was sen tenced to 6 years' penal servitude. David Hayes, 3i, a painter, wlo pleaded guilty to the charge of uttering a forged L 5 nob, was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude. Henry Dufaur, a foreigner, desc-ibed as a clerk, convicted of uttering a forged £5 note, was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. Thomas Jarvis, who pleaded guilty to a similar charge, was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. Eliza Clarke, convicted of utteiing a forged one pound Scotch bank-note, was sentenced to 18 months' imprison ment. Frederick Acton Driver, a cleri in the Jermyn-street District Post-office, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing a letter containing two half sovereigns, the property of the Postmaster-General. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. FOURTH COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) GAROTTE ROBBERY. Michael Devine pleaded guilty to a garotte robbery in Shoreditch, Mr. Daly prosecuted ; Mr. Diclie defended. In a scußle which ensued at the time of the robbery, the hats of the prosecutor and the prisoner were knocked off, and the prisoner picked up the pr)secutor's hat, and when at the station-house the hat was identified as the prosecu tors ; otherwise Devine was not identified. sentence, 12 months' imprisonment. ASSAULTING A WIFE.. James Burton was indicted for feloniously assaulting his wife with intent, &c. The prisoner and his wife had only been married two years, there being one child. The wife separated from her husband on the ground of his alleged cruelty towards her; and on the day the assault took place the parties met in Phosnix-street, Brick-lane, where the prisoner lived, and carried on the business of a shoemaker. Although gene rally a well-conducted man, the prisoner had been drinking, and on the refusal of the wifo to return home he struck her with a shoemaker's knife and inflicted two wounds on her neck. Assistance being at hand, tire woman was rescued and the prisoner was given into custody. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly recom mended him to mercy. Sentence deferred till next session. Frederick Dickinson, pugilist, and John Harrington were charged with a robbery with violence, and stealing a gold chain, value £6, from William Tidy. It appeared that a quarrel took place at the White Lion public louse, Stepney, and the chain was missed after a scuttle. 2cq 1 The jury acquitted both prisoners. POLICE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH -STREET, THIS DAY, THE HAYMARKET AGAlN. — Several charges from the above place were brought before the magistrate this morn ing. George Henry Garcey, of 20, Haverstock-hill, Camden town, and Joseph Whitbread Jones, of 17, Water-lene, City, wine merchant, were charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket. John Brown, 128 C, proved seeing the defendants trying to get into the Turkish Divan, in the Haymarket, about 1 this morning, and as they got a large crowd of disorderly persons round them, and refused to go away, he took them into custody, with assistance. Mr. Knox asked the defendants what they had to say, and they replied that they were inebriated. Mr. Knox—l wish young gentlemen like you to feel that to be found at such an hour in the Haymarket, with the dregs of society, is a far greater punishment than any trumpery fine I can impose. I wish you to feel the posi tion you are in, being placed in a dock where perhaps the next two persons placed there may be thieves, and also that your friends will know.where you have been. Don't come here again. The defendants were fined 10s. each. Edward Douglas, a inedical student, was next charged with assaulting Nathan Leech, 324 A, in the Haymarket, but tho case was ordered to stand back for the attendance of a witness. The defendant was afterwards fined 10s. Frederick Manford and Elizabeth Evans were charged with being drunk and riotous in the Haymarket. The first was fined 55., and the last-named, a drunken prostitute, was committed for a month. The female alleged that she had been ill-treated by the police, but there were no grounds for the allagation, and it was proved that she was a very disorderly person. John Collins, a footman, at 11, Bolton-row, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance in the same place. Fined ss. There were other similar cases, and in each case a fine was imposed. DARING HOUsRBREAKING A 7 TRANMERE. Yesterday afternoon a case of housebreaking oc curred at Lower Tranmere, accompanied with daring impudence and brutality on the part of the thieves not often heard of in th a t l oca lity. About half- pas t 3 o'clock, a lady who re s id es in a house not far f rom the railway noticed th ree men lounging abo u t near the residence of Mr. A r th ur , o ne of the Se a B an k villas, and was induced to watch them. She saw one of these men proceed to the rear of the premises, and enter by the back door, and shortly afterwards the two other men, who had remained in the front of the house, entered by th e f ro nt door. Thinki ng thaeurgehwtears across some to something auspicious house suspic o iouf Edwattl Cor r i s , s in this, she.aent her d joiner and builder, wh ose res id e nce is is the imme diate vicinity of M r . A r th ur 's, and to whom Sea Bank Villas belong. On hearing what had taken place, Mr. Collis at once went to the house in question, and found the three men in the sitting room. The moment Mr. Corris made his appear. ance the fellows pretended to be bailiffs come to " take possession," and one of them took out a book and began writing, as though he was taking an inventory. Mr. Corris inquired their business there and offered to give them every or any information they required. The scoundrels made no reply, but taking life-preservers from their pockets, they made a murderous assault on the unfortunate gentleman, beating him about the head and face most unmerci fully. He shouted murder with all his might, and fortunately for him his cries were heard by some of his workmen and the neighbours, who rushed to the rescue. Finding they were in danger, the cowardly assailants beat a retreat, rurning in different directions. Two of them bolted from the house by the front door across the ad joining fields, pursued by the workmen and other people, who raised a hue and cry that attracted general attention. Several of the county police were on duty in the neighbourhood at the time, and joined in the pursuit. One of the housebreakers was appre hended by police officer No. 110 (Potts) in the Old Chester-road, and another by No. 198 (Jas. Oakes) n e t c at the co rner o f Q ueen-street. Th e t hi r d man made his exit b y t h e b ack door of Mr. Arthur ' s house, and succeeded ho l r last night they had his escape. every exertion t o capture him, b ut up to a late hour t been successful. Thepolice made As sistance was rendered to Mr. Corris as soon as pos sible. He was found covered with blood, and we regret to state that he has sustained great injury —a severe contused wound on the left side of the head, another contused wound no the shoulder, and others on various parts of the body ; and he has lost a considerable quantity of blood. Dr. Gorst and other medical gentlemen were speedily in attendance upon him, and it is satisfactory to know that no immediate danger is anticipated. It seems that at the time their house was entered Mr. and Mrs. Arthur had gone from home, and shortly after they left the servant also went out, so that it is evident the scoundrels had been lounging about in the vicinity, and had watched for an opportunity of committing the depredation unmolested by the in mates. Though they had been but a few minutes in the house they had ransacked a portion of it, and carried off a quantity of jewellery, which they dropped in their flight, and it was taken possession of by the police. The two captured men were con veyed to the county lock-up, where they still re main. They are respectably dressed, but they are no doubt well acquainted with this kini erf busi ness. A number of skeleton keys were found upon one of them, we understand. They refuse to give their names. The life preservers with which they attacked Mr. Collis are in the hands of tae police. _Liverpool Mercury. FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY.—The Sons of the Clergy Society will celebrate the 280th anniver sary on Wednesday, the 21st inst., under the dame of St. Paul's Cathedral. There will be a full choral service on the occasion, in which the choirs of the Chapel Royal, St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, and St. George's, Windsor, and others will assist, embracing in all about 250 voices. The Rev. A. W. Thorold, M.A., rector of St. Giles-in-the - Fields, will preach the sermon. , The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany's steamer Samphiro sailed on Tuesday afternoon from Dover to Calais and back, accomplishing the distance with greater speed than has ever before been attained by any vessel. She was 1 hour 23 minutes from Dover to Calais, and 1 hour 18 minutes from Calais to Dover, the former being at the rate of 15 . 762 nautical, or 18.252 statute miles per hour, and the latter 16'769 nautical miles, or 19418 statute miles per hour. The mean speed was 16.265 nau tical, or 18825 statute miles per hour. 44i 5 45h 7 16$ 2 :6 51 61 SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, May 16.—Wind this day at noon—North; light breeze, and cloudy weather. Cowns, May 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Teutons,burg. screw steamer, from New York, and proc ee d e d f or Ham- FALMOUTH. May 15.—Wind N E Arrived —Her Ma castle forty jesty's ip "ViYorvid, k from the eastward Olga, f rom New ew. PLYMOUTH, May 16,—Wind N.B.—Arrived—King Lear, from Bombay OPP FALMOUTH, Ha burg, May u 6 rg. I.—Arrived—lien_Ly and Oscar, from Singapore for SUNDERLAND, May 15.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Caprera, for Shanghai. —Wind N.E.—S a il e d —Otudine, for SHIELDS, May 15, Ceylon. SWANSEA, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Constance, for Melbourne, POOLE, May 15. Wind N.E.—Sailed—Venus, for New foundland. (BY SUBMARINE AND MIGNYTIC TELEGRAPH.) GRA. VESBND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 15—Norma, Fermania , Fremont, and O tto Link, from Dantsic ; Henrietta, from Anclarn ; Volunteer, from Koaingsberg ; J o h n B u ll, from Hamburg. Sailed, May 16.—Hydaspes for Calcutta and Madras; Beta, steamer, for Oporto. DRAL, Friday morning. Passed.—Victoria Regina, from Calcutta, for London; Indus, for London (in tow) ; Crenmaster, screw steamer, for Hartlepool. BANE OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 14th day of May, 1862: T ERME DEPARTMENT. otes Issued .........E30,697,255 Government Debt £11,115,030 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 16,047,255 Surcr D ulliou .... £30,697,255! BANKING D Pro ta prietors' Capi- Rest ............. . £143.515.23 3 . 0 4 0 7 0 3 Public 64 . ....... eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commi nuasioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) .... 6,104,683 Other Deposits 14918,308 Seven Day and other Bills £30,07,255 :PARTMENT. Government Semi- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,331,368 Other Securities 18,647,729 Notes Gold and Silver 871,8j2 Coin 731,025 £39,660,489 £39,660,489 31. 11ARSIIALL, Chief Cmhier. May 15, 062. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid.( Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Brig. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 56 p. c. Cornwall 5 per ant.— Dun. Perth, & Abe7.Jun. Do, Ist Class Pref.. E. Angn. Class A 5 n. c. E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new .6 p. c. sl, Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. o. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do, 4 p. o. guar. S. & Glas.& &West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern. 5 p. c 'Do 5 p c.Redm.lop.c.pm • • Do. 46 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redtr.at%p.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G*. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 6 per cent Do. redeem. 46 p. et Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. et— Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stook Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester Ft p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lan. & Carl. 46 pm, prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stook Do. Darns]. st£s 2s 10d oe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 46 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon..&l3rig . .spho.gu. No.ll Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. d 0... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p a. st. (div. def. lir 65 Lon.Chat.&Dny. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 Per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. et. late 3d shares Londony. & Ennis, 4 shs Man. Sh. & Lin, 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent, Do. redeem. 6percent... Mar ort & Carl. 4 pr. c. yp Do. 44 per cent ..... Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p.c. pref. at. rdem Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable (Do, 4, l " . per cent . . Do. Leto. and Hit4per ct Nora' 5 p. 8. Ex. st. 184 C Do. 54 p. c. Pr4t, at. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEX.st.lB47 I Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New glut. o per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. Ntli.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N- East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c.. Do. 44 pr. et' redeemable Do. G, N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848, ' Do. York, El. & S . B urc h . Sc; st t )o t o. l .4 s pi h tx e North-Eastern rdee44 ,R,gue ar ecep:lct. North Staffordshire,,,, 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Booth Eastern South c. pref. stock eading ''" L'evdn, Ann, lOs _Ann. 1 Do, 4 peep ...... Do, Fi xed 4i n pe ... South Ny a i" cent Do. 4 4 per , ce g il i t 411 Do.. d ... o. 1 8 ; 9 Do. per cent .. S. Yorkshire, 4 ID. .... Do. 6p . c. r u a• Stock. & Dar. A 5 13. . a : Do. B 6 p. e ,.. Do. C p. c.... ,Wated & Kilktiy, 6 p, c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist glitt stk Do. 2d do . Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf. red iDo. Perpet.6 c, pf 186-61 1 Do. tut 18691 94 96 20 21 6 63 [O3 105 [O9 111 103 110 [27 129 81 86 [lO 112 90 92 .16 118 112 114 .04 106 107 109 97 99. 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 [37 139 102 101 115 117 115 117 131 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 93 95 14 144 124 126 im 68 70 tpm 138 140 ,103 105 94 96 TiO 112 108 1.1.0 1 Itiam too lOi 98 98 1 li idi par p 24 231 135 140 10 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 85 ii i I} 28 29 33 34 33 34 42 5 125 12 4 7 120 125 103 1 . 0 5 123 125 119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SAOURITIES. il2 i k 111 1877-8 2 . • Do 6 p. cent.lBB3,ll 100 j Do. 6p. c. Feb. & 100 _ !NI 1 0 1 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Se p t.' 100 107 I Do. 5 per cent . . .... lOO 1101/ 101/ inn Do. Inscribed stock 100 100 101 Cape C 111 8 11 0.A np p e. ,t 6 0 13 ct. c. 873 D o. 1890 1 00 ;111 113 - ; Do. Jan. & July, 18 91 100 1111 113 1880 1 11000 11C190 ,Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 ii. Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&July 100 108 109 too. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N.(i ov. sp. c.,1866 10 0 100 lnl 5 1:.• c.,1871 to 187 6 100 9f, 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwils 100 07i O Si 985 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 N'oya Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 109 110 S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7B.&up lOO CS 110 'Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dirJuly 100 08 110 r- ,Do. dO. 6p.c.Ap.400t.e. 100 06 1951 105 1 1 1 Al trert Console (Phitack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alld. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant)l Mark e Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. WWI BasePt (1110 ;an) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) F'rovidence (Uny Lelnt.) Surtridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer), S. Carn Brea (Illogan) ; E.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.,Sz Lead Min 1 , ( Tin Croft i West Basset (Mogan)..! W Caradon (Liskeard)l 'West Seton Wheal Basset (Illozan)1 Wheal Buller(Redruth); Whcnl Edward (Cala* Wheal Kitty (U.Lelantll Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); I Wheal Trelawney (Lis.), 3.9.3 28 SO 430 440 14 46 46i 171 16i 17 21 31 131 14 51 51 64 7 55 51 37 30 2 2} 42 44 10 104 2 1 44 41 2 31 21 6 6 40 42 4 335 `45 21 974 1021 31 24 1i 1 10 11i 12 13 24 36 255 265 92i 97 574 62i 11 11 12 13 11 13 16 17 NES. 1 / 2 1 - 41;9. 25 29 6 8 d m 1 1 / ip P 24 23 t 4 d p 7 74 d t ipm l I I del 2 1 1 1i i IPm 1* Ipm 6i 61 7 7i 126 128 54 58 57 59 98 100 id par 10, 6 1011 Q 46 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING MAY 16, 1862 SPORTINGmTgIS DAY. CHESTER RACES, THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LADIES' PURSE. Sybil Sattellite Diana Five ran. CHESHIRE STAKES. 2uleika Tommy Jones 2 Allezyrondement .. Four ran. DEE HANDICAP. Master George General Hesse Brilliant . . Seven ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Vest colt Palestro Lady Ripon 3 Four ran. STEWARDS' Cur.—Wild Rose was scratched at 12.5 and Caractacus at 12.45. ENTRIES FOR THE ASCOT GOLD CUP. The gold Cup, by subscriptions of 20 sovs each, with 200 added from the fund. If five subscribers, the cup will be of 300 soya value, and if twenty subscribers, the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; three yrs old, 7st 21b, four, Bst 71b, five, 9st, six and aged, 9st 21b ; m and g allowed 31b ; to start at the Cup post and go once round, about two miles and a half (15 subs). Stampedo Fairwater Silkstone 3 Asteroid Malek Caller Ou Palestro Thormanby 5 Yrs Buckstone Vest Colt Zetland Harlequin Brown Duchess Brighton 3 Carbineer .. 4 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS May 6, at 11.22 a.m. Marble 11111 and Keane, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 5, at 6.25 p.m- Morocco, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 6, at 6.30 p.m. Brown Bess c. and ro, c by Y. Mel bourne, dam by Lanercost, out of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 5, at 6.45 p.m. Flexmore, Predatore, and Citadel, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 5, at 8.15 p.m. Wimbledon, Duntroon, and Argo naut, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 5, at 9.45 p.m. Gemse, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes. May 7, at 11 a.m. Watchman and Prince Edward, out of all their engagements until the 7th of Juno. May 7, at 11.20 a.m. Pagoda, out o f th e Ch es t er C u p. _ _ _ _ May 10, at 1.55 p.m. Henham Lass, out of the Cheater Cup. May 13, at 4 p.m. Springwell, out of all engagements. HEALTH OF LONDO.N _DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The deaths in London in the week that ended on Saturday were 1,249 ; they were less than they had been in many previous weeks. The average number of deaths as derived from the returns of corresponding weeks in ten previous years (cor rected) is 1,224. The mortality, therefore, still exhibits an excess aver the estimated amount; but in the present instance the excess is not consider able. The births in the week exceeded the deaths re gistered in the same time by 697. The fatal cases of scarlatina declined from 53 in the previous week to 39 last week ; while those of measles rose from 28 to 41. The latter disease found two-thirds of its victims in the East districts chiefly Spitalfields, St. George-in-the-East, Mile end Old Town, Bow, and Poplar. But scarlatina prevailed for the most part in the South districts ; and its chief seat continues to be the sub-districts of Lambeth Church, in the second of which there were 7 deaths last week. These 7 deaths, added to those of five previous weeks, give a total number of 70 in that portion of the Lambeth district. Seven teen deaths from typhus occurred in the London Fever Hospital. Four from typhus in the Maryle bone Workhouse. The total number returned by the London districts as having been caused by this disease in the last week is 89. Eighteen deaths were from diphtheria. Eight children died from syphilitic diseases. Seven nonogenarians were returned, the oldest of whom, a widow, had attained the age of 97 years. Last week the births of 1,015 boys and 931 girls, in all 1,946 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1852-61 the average number (corrected) was 1,851. MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. There was a moderate, but by no means extensive show of samples of English wheat on sale here to-day, and the trade was in a sluggish state for all qualities at fully Mon day's fall in the currencies of is to 2s per quarter. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. There was no improvement in the demand for any description, yet no quotable change took place in prices, compared with Monday . _ _ _ A fair business was doing in cargoes of grain afloat, on about former terms. Barley moved off heavily, and the quotations had a downward tendency. The inquiry for malt was confined to actual wants at late rates. Good and fine oats were in steady request at full quota tions ; but inferior qualities sold slowly on former terms. There was a large supply of foreign on sale. Beans and peas were firm at full prices. The flour trade was in a sluggish state, at quite the re cent fall in the quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,130 j -- 12,590 i 220 ' 650 saok9. 1ri5..... 1,200 Foreign 29,890 . 30,720 34,160 j 2,60) 2,900 bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The arrivals of meat to these markets, though less exten sive than of late, have been to a fair average extent, and the trade has ruled steady for all descriptions on rather higher terms. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Niiddling do. .. 3 2 3 4 Prime large do. 3 6 3 8 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Large pork 3 8 4 6 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 ad ad Middlingmutton 4 0 4 2 Prime do . 4 4 4 6 Vaal 3 10 4 10 Small pork Lamb .7 0 BOROUGH HOP. A fair business is passing in all useful and fine hops, and prices are well supported. Inferior parcels, however, com mand but little attention. Mid and East Kents.. 126 s to 168 s per cwt. Weald of Keats .. 120 s 135 s „ Sussex losa 130 s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—At the public sales the dealings have been mode rately active, and good and fine qualities have fully sus tamed former rates. Assam descriptions also realised an advance of 2d to 3d per lb. SUGAR.—The market has been less active, and West India descriptions sold slowly at almost previous quotations. In the refined market there is little change of importance to record as regards prioes. COME.—Only a limited business has been done, but holders demand fully late rates. In the private market no public sales have been held during the last day or two. RlM—The operations have been confined principally to East India qualities, and in most instances a slight decline has taken place in values. SALTPETRE.--Business has continued moderately active, but the late advance has not in all instances been sustained. WooL.—The public sales of colonial have progressed steadily, and the rates established at the commencement have generally been well maintained. TALLow—The market has been dull, and prices for both present and forward delivery have shown a downward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 45s 9d to 465, and for last three months delivery, 48s 6d per cwt. FOB.EIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..May 19. via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. June 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, v v i i a a S m o a u r t a hr lle p a to . n i l a a y y 1, 19 : . Falkland Islands ............... Gibraltar, via Southampton .... May 19. India (Calcutta), mad Ceylon, via Southampton May 19. via Marseilles May 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles May 26. May 20. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... M ay 19: via Marseilles ........ May 14. _ N ew f ou ndland . ............... M M a a y y 1 1 1 1 . O por to and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 14 by U.S. packet.. . by Canadian packet . . May 14. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe B a h a mas, via New York May 10. Mexico All parts of West Indies, including C .ll" ili,..Peru,.i i‘ A l i a a y y 2 1 9 4 ' • C a lifornia, and British Columbia.. .......... MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—A special meeting of this company was held at Maryport on Wed nesday, Mr. Ostle in the chair, to consider a bill to enable the company to construct a branch to Bolton. A formal resolution, approving the bill, was carried, 1.7.2 FOREIGN MI Nostralian Ron Accord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo Capula Silver DunMoun.Cop.Minz.(`o East Del Rey (Limited) N'ortuna. ieneral lt N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Niariqui ta N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip S ant aßa rbara UldMine Scottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) Commercial Do. 4 per Cent.Pretillin East and West India London I St. Katharine.. Southampton Vietori a .. 20 I D„ New . 71 all all i all 5 t 1 20 28.2.81 1 stook stock stock stock stock stook st,ok JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1 1 20 0 50 0 cß A h g a tt eor l o t i S oL e no r n v k . a t : 10 0 1 3 88_ 4 9 1 0 5 8 3 4 . 6 43 40 !Austral as i a all 64 86 4 n of 25 'Bank o f E gypt all 224 234 50 British North American a,) 54 — 56 20 'Chtd.Bank o f &c. all 104 20 Ch 100 City 100, c o .Colonial m . B a nk a 01 20 I Eng., S c ont, of Cana..' A C a u n s . a d c a a 25 1 1 55 :1 9 1 _ 3 8 95 1 497 20 ;Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all --- 19 14 20 I Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 26 9.0 I Do. new all 25} 251 50 !London and County 50 'London Joint Stock 20 ILondon and S. African lO Icl 4p m 100 ;London & Westminster 20 794 804 100 IMetrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 4 d a p 100 Nat. Prov. of England 12 20 Do. new l2 50 I National Bank ....... 25 20 Ne w South Wales.— all 39 11 25 ' Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 50 51 20 ' Ottoman Bank ...... all '154 264 26 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 9 -5 87 89 10 I Do. new - 25 I South Australia . I all 36 37 25 Union of Australi a I all 44 46 50 Ulu of London I 12 324 334 100 I Unit,,, Mutual 6O 33 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 18 :9 10 Atlantic H. Ml. Stm (1d) all 2 3 000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 ?5 27 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 54 150 British American Land 40 50 IB.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 30 20 I Do. 13,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 I Do. C. (Limited)........ all 9 11 321 ,Canada Land all 110 114 10 (China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 24 st. Cop.slin.ofEng.&Smltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 71 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 Do. B 7/ 14 04 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 par 4pm at. Electric Telegraph . 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Auf.. Copper, all 2 21 15 IGen. Steam Navigatx m 14 254 261 1 ;Great Ship I,imited) all 4 1 1 tDo 171 pct Preference all a I 2 I Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 31 34 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 11 II 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 31 44 10 Po, 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 1 1 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id 1 4p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B dis. all 4 11 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 13 16 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 11 1 Do New Shares (Lim.). all 14 1 4 10 lOrintl. Steam(Lim.) all 54 64 6 a;_t,; IPeelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lirn) 100 56 58 'Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do, New 3O 10 12 20 Red Se a a r & in i e n.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 181 19 4 50 rz, —.4taney Iron C 1 5 1 0 Ot! R its 00 1. 13 o yt l a ka New all t o ng .sriant Insets, ni t eaa y vrmne.(d . a a a a6 1 1 1 : 11 1 ) 4 . 2 1 9 7 1 5 2 619 1 6 4 1 21 g s3 ub ut 1:2 4 d51 ) 4 6 54404 p r 10 10 Truat ip,. Agency of 20 T T e r oA . l. 2z eudg rLsorit.nar:Pl.na • Ci icis o tt . ra°l ;f lir "len d . epd So r :.lLa . E:rs l a aao l lll' l l d P 5 U. K'dom Tel. c o . (lim n ; . 5 1 15 100 Yals Dineen's Lia lc ro 14 284 9 9 2.14.0 3.0.0 7.10.0 561 17$ 6.15.6 8.12 4.14 1.14. 4.3.0 12:3 2.3 0 2.2.9 1/ 10.6.7 3.11.61 18.1` , .1; 28.9. 603 7i i KS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of BATH gave notice that on Monday he should move for a select committee to take into considera tion the mode of taking divisions in their lordships' house, with a view of ascertaining whether any improvements could be introduced. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition against any bill for amending or altering the services of the Church of England. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The St. Giles's Disused Burial Ground, Edinburgh Roads and Streets, Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway, Keighley and North Valley Railway, Midland Railway (additional powers), Midland Railway (Rowsley and Buxton Extension), Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway, Rickmansworth, Awersham. and Chesham Rail way ; Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway ; and Launceston and South Devon Railway bills were read a • second time. The Tendring Hundred Railway Bill was read a third time and passed, REGISTER OF VOTERS BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1 being proposed, _ _ „ . The Earl of CARNAE,VON objected to the bill. lle thought the bill altogether unnecessary, and the effect of this clause was to render registration compulsory instead of permissive, that being so he should move an amend ment to the effect that registration remain as at present, viz., permissive. Lord LI/ VEDEN objected to the amendment. The course the nolole earl had adopted was to reopen the discus sion which took place on the second reading of the bill. If the house agreed to the alteration proposed the whole object of the bill would be defeated. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH supported the amend ment. Earl GRANVILLE supported the clause. He thought the bill would prove a very useful one. After a short discussion, in which the Earl of DERBY and Earl GREY took part, the amendment was agreed to. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill was reported with amendments. BILLS OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND) BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up and received. THE RIFLE MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Earl GRANVILLE—Before-the house adjourns it will be convenient for your lordships to know whether there is any truth in a certain rumour that this house is likely soon to be at war with the other House of Parliament. (A laugh.) It appears that a challenge has been offered in due form and accepted. How far my noble and learned friend on the woolsack was authoriesd by any order of the house to go the length of accepting that challenge without some preliminary notice, which might have led to a more amic able understanding between the two houses, I am not pre pared to say. The LORD CHANCELLOR—My lords, it is undoubt edly true that the Lord Chancellor stands before you as one who has to confess, I am afraid, to another irregularity. But, my lords, I will state the manner in which it occurred. As I was leaving the house I had the honour to receive from the Speaker of the House of the Commons a challenge. It came from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, and it was delivered to me. It is true that I did not stop to inquire whether I had the authority to accept such a chal lenge. But, having that spirit which lam sure every one of your lordships would have desired me to exercise and exhibit, I accepted at once that challenge on behalf of your lordships, and returned an answer that we would meet the House of Commons in honourable rivalry at any place, at any time, and with any weapon. (A laugh.) I might pro bably have been irregular, but I felt at the time that it would not do to hesitate, although if I had had the fear of the noble duke (Buccleuch) before my eyes, I might have abstained until I had 'referred the question to your lord ships. I trust that we shall meet the House of Commons in the same spirit in which they have offered to meet us. I am sorry to say, therefore, that your lordships stand pledged to this combat, and I venture to p: ophesy that your lord ships will not recede from it, but that you will enter the lists in a manner worthy of this House of Parliament. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : East London Water, Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway, ani Wem and Bronygarth Roads. PETITIONS. Some petitions were presented in favour of a change in the Irish Poor-law; against the undue operation of the Income-tax; for an alteration in the licensing system, Jte. THE HULL CITADEL. Mr. A. SMITH gave notice that he would move for a select committee to inquire into the circumstances of the Hull Citadel being the property of the Crown, as stated in the debate on the subject the other evening. CANADA. Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that he would move for the prodnetism of every paper received by Government with regard to a reciprocity treaty with Canada in regard to THE INDIAN NAVY. Sir K. WILLOUGHBY gave notice that he would call the attention of the house to circumstances connected with this subject, and that ho would ask for some information in relation thereto. THE SLAVE TRADE. Mr. BUXTON asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps the Government had taken to wards the punishment of the parties privy to the fitting out for the slave trade, in Liverpool, in Nov., 1860, of the slaver Nightingale ; what had been the result of the application which Earl Russell instructed Sir Arthur Magenis to make to the Portuguese Minister for the Colonies on the 14th of August last, relative to the practice of sending slaves, as domestic servants, by the Portguese mail steamers and other conveyances from the province of Angola to the neighbouring island of St. Thomas, under the representation of their being the pro perty of passengers going there: What answer had been returned to the recommendation made to Senior Collantes at Madrid, by Sir John Crampton, on the 10th of December last, at the request of Earl Russell in his de spatch to Sir John Crampton of the 12th of November preceding, that, with a view to suppress the slave trade to Cuba, the slave trade should be declared piracy, and the m Isters, crew, and all concerned in the navigation of slavers, be subjected to martial law, a recommendation made by the present Captain General of Cuba : What reply had the French Government returned to the representation Earl Russell instructed Earl Cowley to make to it on the 19th of December last, relative to the continued shipment, as engages, of slaves from the Comoro islands to Reunion and other French pos sessions, "contrary to the orders of the French Government, and also in violation of the engagements contracted by that Government towards the Government of her Majesty on the subject :" and, what explanations had Mr. Consul Sunley, at Johanna, tendered on the subject of his employ ment of large numbers of slaves on his sugar plantations, ns, in reply to Earl Russell's communication on that matter of the yen esit,hs complaint, November mpl eiotthat t last, w h a i ;ledconsequencesao iey o pposes o r f m M the h the Tehon pro secution of the French immigration system from at Ani ouan, Co moro isles, he does not scruple to collect slaves wi h a t o h o e ou c o. on t sent of the chiefs, and to e m p lo y them on his own Mr. LAYARD said, with respect to the first question, and the there vessel w alluded t h t i o n g w a t o s soasitliifnyg her under Majesty'sA me ran ofuce colours, rs de taining her. From the information received subsequent to leaving Liverpool it was discoverei that she was a slaver, and she had boon seized.' With regard to the second question, he regretted to say that a considerable slave trade had sprung up between Portugal and Island of St. Thomas. Her Majesty's Government had made representa tions to the Portuguese Government which he trusted would lead to the latter adopting steps to put an end to the slave trade alluded to. As related to the third question he was sorry to say the Spanish authorities countenanced the slave traffic in Cuba, and the Government of this country had made fresh r emittances to the Spanish Government on the subject, w hi c h he trusted would be attended with beneficial results. With respect to the next question, Lord Cowley had been instructed to make re presentations to the French Govern ment on the subject, who had issued a commission to inquire into the matter. Considering the French Emperor's desire to put an end to the slave trade, he hoped his Government would take th e steps necessary to carryout the desire of the Emperor. In reference to the last question he wished to say that he had received information from Mr. Consul Sunley on the subject. That gentleman was a man of great hum anity. He employed 300 slaves on his plantations, but so far as he was concerned they were free and paid for their labour. (The hon. member read a letter from Consul Sun ley, which was to the effect which he had just stated.) He added that the slaves on his estate were under no circum staßces compelled to work. However, it was under consi deratien of Government how far Consul Sunley was justified in employing slave labour. THE BOY THOMAS CONVICTED AT MAID- STONE. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his attention had been called to a statement in the newspapers that a child of the name of Thomas, aged nine years, was lately fined £5 lls. by a bench of magistrates at Maidstone for being found in possession of a snare for catching rabbits, and in default of payment was sent to prison for three months; whether he had taken steps to ascertain the fa cts of the case; and particularly, whether any evi dence was laid be fore the magistrates to show that the child was acting at the instigation or was under the control ofothers Sir G. GREY said that the chairman of the bench of magistrates had been communicated with by the Home office, amd had made a report on the subject. From that report it appeared that there was no doubt the offence with, which 419 boy was c harged had been committed, The magistrates in considering the amount of fine to be in flicted on the boy were influenced by their knowledge of the fact that he was the instrument of his parents, and that members of that family had been frequently fined for similar offences, and actually lived by poaching. The fines inflicted on that family within a certain time amounted to £24, which were paid. The fine on the boy in question was paid the morning after he was imprisuned by his mother, and she said she would have pa 'd the amount li , ol it been three times as large. (Laughter.) THE CADASTRAL, SURVEY. Sir F. HEYGATE asked the Secretary of State for War, whether it was the intention of the Government to act upon the report of the Cadastral Survey Committee ; and, if so, whether he would bring in a supplementary estimate this , session, to enable their recommendation to be carried into effect. Sir G. LEWIS said that he had not come to any col elusion on the subject ; but he might state that he had not any intention to bring in a supplementary estimate to carry out the recommendation alluded to. THE BREHON LAW PUBLICATION. _ _.. Mr. STIRLING asked the Chief Secretary for Irehrnd what progress had been made with the Brehon Law Publi (cation : and, whether the surviving editor, Mr. Curry, is prepared to continue the work. Sir R. PEEL t., ,i , I that !he papers in the publication in question had been tral,itel, and that the Government bad corm -nun lel ted w; t h the en i nent philological scholar alluded to on the subject. THE 13 'JUTISH MUSEUM. Mr. GREGORY /,ked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, before tho second reading of the bill fer the re moval of certain collection s from the British Museum, he would be able togivethe house an estimate of the cost of the alterations of the present structure of the British Museum and of the proposed addition, and of the cost of the building and fitting-up of the proposed New Museum of Natural History at Kensington. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the affirmative. DELHI AND LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY. In reply to Mr. DEEDES, Mr. BARING said that some portion of the prize money had been paid in India, and steps had been adopted for the payment of those officers and soldiers who had returned from India. THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. The house went into committee on this bill. clauses from 1 to 21 were agreed to after som o discussion. On clause 22, Mr. GIBSON agreed to the suggestion of Mr. HENLEY of allowing a second nautical assessor. Lord HOTHAM moved the omission of the 36th and 37th clauses, which related to pilotage. On a division the clause was retained, the numbers being—for the clause, 138 ; against it, 27. Clauses 62 and 63 were postponed. Mr. LOCKE moved an auiendment to the 65th clause, but was rejected on a division, and the chairman reported progress. The Inland Revenue Bill was reconstructed, and clauses introduced allowing a drawback of 7s. per cwt, to all per sons who shall have in stock one ton of hops of markotabl quality on the 15th of September. The Peace Preservation 13111 was read a second time, after a division, the numbers being —for the bill, 78 ; against it, 13. The Landed Prperty Improvement (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The second reading of the Poor-law Officers Superannua tion Bill was postponed until Monday week. The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. Sir ROBERT PEEL brought in a bill, which was read a first time, to amend the regulations relating to the ap pointment of county surveyors in Ireland. The house adjourned at 2 o'clock. THE IN2ERNATIONAL EXdIBMON. Yesterday's most wintry weather exercised its full effect upon the attendance of visitors at the building —that is to say, it checked the steady and rapi rise which the daily numbers have lately shown ; but the diminution was, after all, not so large as might almost reasonably have been expected. The falling off was entirely among the season-ticket holders, who were in a minority yesterday as compared with those who paid at the door;. On payment there were 3,568, and by season tickets 3,376, or, in round numbers, 7,600 visi tors up to five o'clock, the hour at which the re turns are taken, though by no means the hour at which the entries cease. As opposed to this falling off in the number of season-ticket visitors, the sale of season tickets themselves is still as brisk as ever, and though, of course, nothing like what it was before the opening, is, strange to say, proportion ately still ahead of the sale in 1851. The executive were rather desirous of one good day's rain, to as certain how far their precautions against leakages had been effectual, and the result of yesterday's experience must have satisfied them. There were a good many odd places at which the rain came in rather freely, and most especially under the western dome; but, on the whole, the annoyance from this source was less than on the lest occasion. In no part of the building is it niore necessary that leakage should be guars! ,;d against than in, the Sheffield Couit for ste',l goods. A few drops finding their way in Ilere do more damage, in the way of rust, than in any other class of goods. For their own sakes we would recommend all exhibitors to furnish themselves with oiled calico covers, both for goods and cases, as the leakage which occurs in the night has time to do its worst long before it is discovered on the following morning. The interior arrangements are fast being com pleted, and everything begins, though very slowly, to wear its best aspect. This week ought to see all finished and in place. A rigorous order has been issued that under no pretence whatever is anything to be admitted to the building after Saturday next, and on that day all cases which may still remain unpacked will be ejected summarily, whether full or empty. If this rule is really carried out, it will e effect a v i g s irteoart will I p l r v o v s r e y m e e n a t— tu r s a o l y g r e e e a k t, w i n h f y a c i t t , that not done before. The truth is that the executive have allowed themselves to be influenced by pres sure from exhibitors till every single rule they the weakness we have laid down has been brokenwtehakronuegash openly that there are now virtually no rules what avmra asc speakingaint vacillation print ef within the mark when ever, and the mere verbal regulations that still re main only Commissionersoff hasof nthotosbeeteon w p h ub om r a n d Q we say that by the - Com missionersow-th h i r h ds there is not a single law or order issued publicly infringed by it was . s pecially . meant to a 1 3 1 ) -3'. Every • one, in fact, seems to do pretty much as he lik es ; and when, every two or three days, this culminates in some g Commissione rs suddenly , the rent disorder wake up to a sense of their position, and issue a general regulation of such un mitigated st • ringene y that, like the laws of Draco, none care to use it ; so that, after a few hours, it is Consigned to the same oblivion as its predecessors. There is, in short, a want of anything like individual responsibility among those nominally in charge of eri angement. Everything is departmental, and each department works in independence, if not in con tradiction, of the other. But that the Commis sioners had the good fortune to secure the services of a most able body of superintendents of classes, who threw themselves into the work heart and soul, the whole affair would have been a mere chaos. The heat and labour of the day has been borne by these gentlemen, by the contractors, and, above all, by the most courteous and indefatigable secretary, Mr. Sandford, who has had to reconcile the m_!.. 11 7 agement of the Commissioners with anythi i ng order or regularity. It is time that there shou ld b e a that end of all this, and we, therefore, hail the orde rilsasign everything shall be finished by Saturday d on e their y of a better system. The exhibitors h a veoo collec tion as has part by massing together such s own Comm i ss ioners now never yet been seen. Let th e h e to little expe dients theirs, and, instead of de s cending or person that dients to make money on ev eryth ing rea lize the magnifi cen t enters the building, , let tb or ld has combined to pl a o s capital which a l l the v 7 at their disposal. fR Carter, D E R t h A e rr coronerP ECiC il f for I East Y S e u ti r t r e e r ; • nest at the Kentish Drovers Commercial opened an mg Inn, Peckham, on the body of John Simmons, aged 33, the master of the barge Fox, of Rochester, 'who it was alleged had been robbed and afterwards thrown into the basin of the Grand Surrey Canal at Peckham. It appeared that de dayTfßorEenAoolnLME.=---Gr ALLEGED ceased had taken a cargo of cement to a wharf on the Peck ham cut of the Surrey Canal, and was found drowned as above stated on Tuesday last, he having been missed since the previous Friday. At first it was suspected from the d fact of no money being found upon him that deceased ha been robbed and then thrown into the canal, it being proved hn that he was slightly under the influence of drin t k he w ap.t last been. It was now, however. suggested, from n g o t pearance of deceased's trousers that he had d h u e n e fi: gone on deck for a natural purpose, and . t 0 _ b acc i r dent a the water. The jury returned a verdict death,