The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. During the past week there has been little change of importance in most departments of business in the manufacturing districts. The woollen trade at Leeds has, however, remained steady, a few dealings having taken place in both light and heavy fabrics. At Manchester, the advises from America have caused a more cheerful tone, but the operations in both cloths and yarns have been limited. At Leices ter and Nottingham there has been a seasonable inquiry for hosiery and lace goods, while in the hardware districts the chief feature has been a more active inquiry for plate-iron at Wolverhamp ton. In Birmingham and Sheffield very little change of importance has been perceptible in the general progress of business. Continued dullness was perceptible in the Liver pool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices gene rally were rather lower. The sales were about 3,000 bales. At the Bank of England on Saturday the bullion operations were of an unimportant character. The Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India, China, &c., will take out £387,977, of which £375,375 is in silver and the remainder in gold. The Ripon from Alexandria has brought £15,000 in specie. The money market remains in a steady position, but the rates upon the whole are indicative of rather less firmness than was apparent last week. The effect of the payments made on account of the foreign loans lately contracted has in a slight degree subsided, and the requirements of the com mercial public being moderate, the supply of mer cantile paper on offer is by no means extensive. Nevertheless, bankers and brokers ask full terms because they consider an early advance not impro bable. Large supplies of specie, however, are expected from Australia, America, and other parts, which, in conjunction with the prospect of con tinued quietude in trade, induce the impression that while the rates may tend upwards the market at the same time is likely to retain a comparatively easy appearance some time longer. CITY NEWS--THIS DAY . Two O'CLOCK. The English Stock Market to• day has been very quiet, and the quotations have continued firm, Consols being 932 I for money, and 921 1 less the dividend, for the account. Speculation continues dull, and the operations for transfer are also very much restricted. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 911 I ; Exchequer Bills, 15s. prem. ; Bank Stock is 237; and India 5 per Cents. are firmer at 1098 Z. Very little change has occurred in Foreign Se curities, and an average amount of business has been negotiated. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 to 81 ; ditto, 1858, 70* 71; ditto Scrip, 2f 3i prem.; ditto 4 per Cents., 103 ; Italian 5 per Cents. are steady at 70,1 70 ; Russian 5 per Cents. at 97 ; Egyptian Scrip, 11 2 prem.; Spanish Fassive at 19,3 ; and ditto Certificates, 81 fi-; Venezuelan are flat at 231 ; and ditto 11 per Cent., 11. The New Russian Loan is -1 g prem. The Foreign and Colonial lines have generally shown an upward movement in values. South Austrian and Lombardo•Venetian realise 211 t ex div. ; Sambre and Meuse 111 121-; Dutch Rhenish 17/ I; Great Luxembourg 151 ; East Indian 1041 1041 ; Great Indian Peninsula 1021 4 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 24125; and Cape Town ani Dock improved to 1031 1031. Business in the Railway Share Market continued moderately active, and in some instances a further slight improvement has been established. Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, and Midlands, have ad vanced 55., and North Eastern (Berwicks) 10s. North Westerns, however, have declined 55., and Caledonians 10s. Joint Stock Bank Shares were in fair request, without any material change to record in prices. Oriental Bank realise 50 ; and Alliance of London and Liverpool, 4 to 4f; Imperial, 2/ 6 ; London and South African, 10; and Provincial of Ireland, 89 to 90. In the Miscellaneous Market, no dealings of importance were entered into. Rio de Janeiro Im perial Scrip brought 21; London General Omnibu Company, It. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la 1 4 a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9la i India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent ' Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent 10 3 ,1 I I i Ditto 5f per Cent lo9k Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100 k Ditto dtito April, 1864 100 t Ditto Bonds £l,000 Consols for Account, June 10 . 921 a Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent lB Ditto £5OO ... . I)itto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 351 flhilian 6 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cent ' Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 1 eruvian 44 per Cent .. 98 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O — Ditto Account 'inssian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St 97 t 'Sardinian 5 per Cent.. Spanish 3 per Cent 54? 54 A Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Bl Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 T)itto Account' Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 3 21 . , Ditto, Paid . up Scrip 7o a -# Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account . . 234 Ditto 5} per Cent ll Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, en 25f. 7oi 1 701 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .. Ditto Account SHIPPING--THIS DAY. LONDON, May 19.—Wind this day at noon—East ; light breeze, and cloudy he CARDIFF, May 17.—Wind 8. vs,.— -----James Le mon, for Shanghai; Iris, for Havannah . Free Trade, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, May 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—D. B de Wolf, from Havannah Sailed—Bagatelle, for au riti us. FALMOUTH. May 17.—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Jarlen, from Matanzas. LEITH, May 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Baye, from Calmitc. SWANSEA, May 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Queen Hor. tense, for Shanghai. HULL, May 17.—Wind W.—Sailed—Excelsior, for Shanghai. (BY SITHMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrive d, M.ay 18—Conflict, from Calcutta. Arrived, May 19—Rialto, from Rangoon; Mary Blair, from Cont. ntizople; Donald M`Kay, from Melbourne. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Sp,ledwell, for Jamaica; England's Rose, for Berbice—both from London. THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.—This evening Herr Davidoff, a violoncellist, from the Conservatoire of Leipsic, is to make his first appearance in England. Though young, he has gained a high reputation in Germany ; and at the rehearsal on Saturday, we understand, his execution of one of his own concertos showed him to be a performer of the very highest order. An abstract has just been published of the condi tions under which the lines of French ocean postal services, contracted for ny the Compagnie Generale Maritime, will be conducted. From this it appears that the communication between Fiance and the Brazils is the same as that between England and the Brazils—viz., once a month. The com munication between France and the West Indies, &c., will be the same as that which now exists between England and the 'West Indies, &c., viz , twice a month. Between France and InOia and China the communication will be once a month, while that between England and India is once a week, and between England and China once a month. With New "York th e communication from France will be once a forth ight, while that between England and New York is once a. week. The annual mileage of the French servieA3 abovernentioned is 873,024 miles, with a subsidy of £656,520. That of the oEnglish service a b ovement i oned i s 1,898,096, - with a subsidy f 618 e The cont rac t mone y y th 14 thereforee Britisha little over paid by th G d b French overn.m4-O. G ove mantis rn 15 s. per mil, w hile that pal Id. per mlle. less than 7s. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Paid. I Closing Business i Price. done. 7i 8 6 7 91 93 109 f 1091 - - 6f Gf 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 206 21i 566 576 57 59 37 40 921 109 b 89 91 30 10} 102 104 140 145 114 115 112 113 132 134 104 k 1054 73 734 55 57 109 1095 60 62 122 123 44 45 94 044 994 1004 90 45 414 424 8} 9 .1281 129 11 lip 99 101 71 73 64 62/ 971 974 1 4d 551 651 F 5 851 100 102 P fpm d 101 111 122 114 46 4S 105 107 45 47 35 37 84i 841 66 68 99 101 6 7 37i 384 84 94 P I 6 6 4 g 143 147 554 56 24 34 d 91 - 93 130 135 6 6& Sharel Railways. 13.14 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 L 9.18.41 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost., Sleaf., and Mid. Cc. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A Do. B A gets no div ti 6p c.p an.has Leen paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A. stock Do Bdo do East Suflolk Edinburgh & Glasgow lEdin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great'Western Do Str Val gua. stock) Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalll Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast, T.on., Chat., and Doverl Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'clerry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Nlid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 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 I Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union 1 South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok 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 Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport) Do Hereford, 211 201 57i i 1144 112 f 74 1 1091 81 9 123 94“ 42i 2 li 129 81 1.9 72; 62t 46 48 4E 44 87 82 97} i 55 85 i 5 6684 f } LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing I Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W • Birkenhead., Buckingh ms:nre. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. ll3 115 Clydesdale Junction • 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,ll arwich She all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge.— 100 .. • • • • Gls. Barr. &Neils.Drot. 100 Cledon .. . • Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters I all Do .....•. .. .. . ..... , Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do. ...... .. . • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all D 0........ 20 22 Do.Wp. Ext. A, 11 pc. all Do.— ... . 8 9 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen . Lon.,Tilb.& s,. -thend 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,Az Matlock all LNWSz M3} 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p gua. 5 per cent... pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. . Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepooll Ico N. E. Ber .. .. North Western ' all Midland 161 115 Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 1100 Gt. North. 924 939 -11.8z1N.W Preston and Wyre. 11 all & Lsk. 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A ' all Do. •• • • .., .. .. Roystn.llitehAr Shep.' 100 Gt.North.,l3s 131 Shrewsby & Hereford, too T Brassey'l26 130 Do. Do. I South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset ) 100 Gt. West. 93 95 Wimbledn k Croydon all L.&Brgtn 81 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share I Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. Issued at £5 lints. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall, 5 per ant. Dun. Perth, & Abez.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 1 p. c. guar. S. & iGlas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c. Redm.lop.c. pm. Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 94 96 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prey Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do. Barna st£s 2s 10d Pe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.). • Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l 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 ast(dly.detliP6s L on. Chat. &Dnv. 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. 6 percent... Nlaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 44 per cent ........ Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 The Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent Do.Leic. andllitiper ct Nrtrflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 184n, 1 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847' i Do.S Way.ValEx.st.lB47i Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New vua. 5 percent Do. Bor. Un. . prf. shs. Nth.Dvn.Rail. g et Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 4.1 pr. ct. 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, R. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Eastern 3 4 P. e. pref. stock.... Do. Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pret. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern(Readi n , Ann., 1.0.6) . Do. 44 per cent.... - ... .. . Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p c e. Do. 44 per cent .. .. .. Do. do. 1859., Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. e. .. S. D l 7 Or D s k Yorkshire, ec,e4nstpp... cent..,,,,, S. Do. B 6 11 " • W, Mid.-- d r Vatri P d °, i n li x t i . 1 k i C B I l t 6 Y g . u . P 6 ' a ll: t . o k . . Do. 2 d o ' • • ' c i t 513.0.PEre • till 1869 1)0. VI 1866, Dpo°..NreeNTPrpeqr.6 p. c. 10. 8 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 MI 100 100 20 21 6 6i [O3 105 109 111 108 110 [27 129 84 86 112th Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ..........•• •• •• Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France Grand Rus qur.r. 6 p. e. Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur .Sc Liege .... Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern zua. 7 p. et. lim Riga As Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p Ct. Southern of Prance—. West Fiandern Do. 54 p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. FREFERENCE SRA lends contingent on the COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - ,Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July' 100 till 112 I 1877-82 I Do 6p. cent. lBB3-1, 100 - Do. 6p. C. Feb. AL Au_.' 100 100 1 08 11 Do. Sp. c. Mar. & Sept.l 100 1108 1 0 Do. 5 per cent 1 1 Do. Inscribed stock 100 1 .1100011 110021 ,CapeG.llope. 6 p c,18731 100 ;109 111 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 1110 112 1 Do. 1890 k 100 1111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 1 100 112 114 ,Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 1 - .N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&July 100 108 109 .1,0. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 100} 1011] Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 99i Do. d0.,1888 dLupwd9 100 98 99 981 I New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 INova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 1 sterling, 1875. lOO 110 112 ,S. Aus,G6p.c. lB7B . B rup.. 100 tin 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.ALJuly 100 468 110 .—;Do. do. 6p.0 APAOOL• • 100 (106 i; 106 1051 [lO 112 90 92 .16 118 [l2 114 [O4 106 [O7 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 78 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 [3B 1* iO2 101 115 117 115 117 136 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 7' 79 94 95 14 14i 1.24 126 m 1 413 68 70 Iran' 38 140 ,03 105 94 96 10 112 08 110 1 ltpm 100 102 96 98 1,1 PAr i p 22} 235 135 140 10 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 • • .. 1 86 90 28 29 t I p 1 33 34 33 34 42 45 125 127 120 125 103 105 122 124 1119 122 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Atlantic & St Lawrence IBom.,Baroda&.Cent lid Gu. 5 per cent.... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta. &S. Eastn. I ) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext 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 witlet opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do. Do. 1878. Madras guar.. 5 p. a. .: Do. 4t p. o. Extension Do. 4 t do.. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. INewßrunswick a Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 1 all Class A. Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. all Do. do. Land do. ...... Scinde ...... .. ....1 c i.,.: 100 Do. Plilljaub .. 4 1 15 Do. Do. ........ dCi all Do. Indus. St. Flo. t l„r'' 100 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. 1 Closing Price. 64 6,8 102 103 5i 6 d! ii 9 81 85 79 83 78 82 102 101 ' 102 103 104 1016 i 6 24i 254 68 71 57 60 36 38 • 43 46 35 38 36 37 1024 102' .1 1) 1014 104 12a I2i 13 7 k 3 98 100 93 05 91 95 1014 1026 94 96 91 93 5 7 4 6 103 104 - it 1P 20i 201 U 9 100 i i FOREIGN RAIL. - AYS 71 7f --- -P 1 1} 1 1i 11 124 4e 4 1 11 ,IJR z 3 15 15i P i t 8/ 2u 21 41/ 42a 8 I 0 8 7 44 44i 51 63 13 15 12 121 31 32 pi EB3l 344 74 7/ 10 ..10k 22 23 AND S' of each 8, 'Business don, 1031 2 132 104 i 4 21 242 5 42 102} J i 1021 11 MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK -LANE. All kinds of wheat were a dull sale in the country mar kets held on Saturday, and, on the average, prices gave way about Is. per quarter. The transactions in all spring corn were on a very moderate scale, and the quotations had a drooping tendency, Throughout the Continent the corn trade generally is in a most inactive state. The latest advices from New York state that wheat, flour, and Indian corn were offering on lower terms. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 33,777 quarters cf wheat; 34,057 barley; 41,213 oats ; 5,924 beans; 5 tares ; 10,307 linseed ; 9,005 rapeseed ; 434 sundry seeds ; 2,169 sacks and 2,494 barrels of flour. _ _ Fresh up to this morning's market, the: fresh arrivals of English wheat were very small ; but there were again several samples on offer which had not been dis2osed of at the close of Friday's market. However, the total supply was by no means extensive, but the general condition of the samples was good. Great indisposition was shown by buyers in making sales, both in red and white qualities, and prices must be considered nominally the same a 3 on Monday last; but it must be remarked that,' in order to transact business of any extent, factors would have been compelled to accept further reduced rates. Owing to the large importation of foreign wheat, ths trade for all descriptions was in a very sluggish state, and a fall of is per quarter took place in the currencies, com pared with Monday last. Fine Dantzic white wheats sold at 68s per quarter. In floating cargoes of grain a moderate business was doing, on rather easier terms. There was very little malting barley on offer, yet all qualities were much neglected. Grinding and distilling sorts, in consequence of the large importations, moved off heavily, at a decline of is per quarter, both for English and foreign. The malt trade was dull, yet no quotable change took place in prices. Good and fine oats were in moderate request at about previous rates, but inferior parcels sold heavily at a decline of 6d per qr. The market was well supplied with foreign, but very moderately with English produce. Notwithstanding that the supplies of beans and peas were much restricted, the demand for them ruled very inactive, and the currencies had a downward tendency. In all kinds of flour sales progressed heavily, at barely stationary prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASIYRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old — —s white, new. - Ditto, wt... s Ditto, old —s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2Bs 29s Malting 36s 428 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s Brown Ws Ms Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s Chevalier 66s 25s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 2lB 2 s Potato Youghal and Cork, black .. 19s 28s Cork, white l9s 24s Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 37s 40s Boilers Flour—Town - made Suffolk Stockton and Norfolk. ...... . 3Bs 398 ld to is 71d; scoured, is 2d to is 81; handwashed, is Id to is 2;d; lamb, is 21 to is 6±d. Privately, the English wool trade is dull, and prices have a downward tendency. Last week's report was 2,923 bales from Sydney, 6,124 from New Zealand, 2,048 Adelaide, and 3,870 from Melbourne. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI. We were seasonably well supplied with beasts, sheep, and calves from abroad, in, for the most part, fair condi tion. There were some very good Spanish stock amongst the former. The demand was in a sluggish state, and prices had a drooping tendency. The show of English and Scotch beasts was moderately extensive as to number, and, with very few exceptions, prime in quality. All breeds meta dull inquiry at a decline in the quotations, compared with Thursday, of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses changed hands at 4s 4d ; but many beasts of excellent quality realised only 4s 2d, and 4s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,300 Scots, short horns, and crosses ; from other parts of England, 550 various breeds; and from Scotland, 534 Scots and crosses. No beasts arrived from Ireland. Considering the abundance of grass in the pastures the show of sheep was very large. Nearly all breeds were in first .rate condition. Downs and half-breds moved off slowly on rather easier terms; otherwise, the mutton trade was very dull at a decline in value of 2d per 81bs. The extreme value of the best Downs was 4s 10d per 81bs. There was a good supply of lambs in the pens, and the lamb trade was heavy at 4d to 8d per Blbs less money. Prices ranged from 6s to 7s 4d per Blbs. About 900 lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight, and 150 from Scot land. Calves—the supply of which was only moderate, moved off slowly at Thursday's currency, viz., from 4s 2d to st► 2d per 81bs. Prime pigs were firm in price, but large hogs were very dull. Per Slb, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. B. d Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 Primeers-wool d 0.4 0 4 4 Second quality do. 2 2 3 6 S' thclown do .4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Largo crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c.` 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Large hogs. 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Small porkers ... 4 2 4 10 _ _ Lambs, 6s Od to is 4d. Suckling calves, 108 to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 25,370 Sheep and lambs 2,940 Calves Pigs. 430 Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 3,646 head. In the corresponding week in 1861, wo received 5,430—in 1860, 5,215 —in 1859, 3,865 —in 1858, 1,239—in 1867, 2,344—in 1856, 1,761 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 70 .. 136 .. 264 .. 469 .. 14 Harlingen .... 97 .. 315 • 27 • • 17 .. 4 Hamburgh .... 74 .. 1,883 34 Calais Corunna Dordt Amsterdam Vigo — • • Antwerp Of Oporto Boulogne • • Oporto ..... Nieu Diep — - .. - .. -- 124 .. 24 •• 2 •• - "-' •• .-"' •• -- •. - - .. -- .. 3 .. - •• •-• .• 27 .. ...- Total .... 303 .. 2,485 .. 315 .. 491 .. 52 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 861 756 ~ 3,802 ~ 299 .. 328 .. 245 Bno 359 .. 4,210 .. 113 .. 308 .. 225 859 177 .. 3,248 .. 210 .. 206 .. 24 858 144 .. ,757 .. 60 .. 279 .. 857 .. 404 .. 1,762 .. 20 .. 154 .. 856.. -- • • ''''' • • A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, May 20, 1861, and this day, Monday, May 19, 1862. Per 81b. to sink the offal. May 20, May 19, 1861. 1862. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 8 2 10 to 3 0 Second quality do Prime large oxen 4 4 A 6 3 8 4 0 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do .. 310 4 2 3 8 310 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 4 8 4 0 4 4 Prime Southdown do. .. 410 5 2 4 8 410 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 2 410 Beasts Sheep and iamb. 90,460 I 24,630 Calves Pigs 390 430 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAT 21, 1860.—Beasts, 3,480 ; sheep and lambs, 22,920 ; calves, 180; pigs, 420. MAY 23, 1859.—Beasts, 3,760 ; sheep and lambs, 22,040; calves, 138; pigs, 310. NE Wk.TATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of each kind of meat have been on sale here, to-day, for which the demand has ruled steady, and riices have been fairly supported. Per 81b. by the carcase. 4.1 a d sd ad Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Middling mutton 4 0 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 4 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 6 3 10 Veal 3 8 4 8 Do. small do. .. 310 4 0 Small pork ~ 4 6 410 Large pork .... 310 4 4 Lamb .... Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair supplies both of English and foreign potatoes have Ostend, been on sale at these marke ts sinc e our last report. ' The t ra de, generally, has continued heavy at fully the recent fall in the currencies. 38 cie b s a . g s from Last week ' s import was 350 tons from Dunkirk, 7O tons from Rotter dam, 1,159 sacks from Bray eels, 11 lask e t s f rom B ou l ogne c and 130 tons from Antwerp. ___ Scotch Regents l3os. to 150 s. per ton. Ditto Rocks l3os. to 140 s. York Regents 140 s. to 160 s. ,' Ditto Flukes ..180x. t o 200 s. ' " Ditto Rocks l3os. t o 140 s. Kent and Essex Regents — s. to —a., ' , ' Lincolnshire ditto . . 120 s. to 140 s. -,, Foreign 1858. 1859. 1860. i 1861. 1862. Stock this day.... 10,9 0 3,500 28.562 j 66,967 35,489 Price of Y.C. 5359 d to 55s Od to 5256 d to 58s0d to 469 fd to —sOd --sOd —sOd —sOd —sOd Delivery last week 855 971 995 1,316 1,196 Ditto from June 1 101,252 97,608 77,918 77,331 1!6,367 Arrivals last week 2,020 405 736 674 1,643 Ditto from June 1 103.456 94,546 94, -89 117, , 04 95,110 Price of Town 51s 5d 558 9d 52s Od 56s 6d 46s .65 WOOL. e s have inferior parcels however, At the public sales of co l onial wool now in progress, hands more freely, at a g ood decline and fine d li have sold heavily at a reduction of i d to 2d 1: 0 ,r lb, compared with last series. The follow in g p rices ha ve been obtained since ie of I to u a l l d i i t ; our last : —Australian—Clean sheer s , is 3/d to 2s id ; scouted, is 6d to 2s 4d; lamb, is 31d ; pieces and lochs, 91d to is aid ; grease, is id to is 3d, Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 7d to 2s 31d ; scoured, 18 9 d to 2s 3d ; lamb, is 81d to 3s 4d ; pieces and locks, 18 ld to is sd. South Australian —Clean sheep's, is 2d tc is 101 d ; scoured, is 6d to 2s 2d; grease 80 to le 2d. Cope—Clean sheep's, is POLICE- , -THIS DAY. BOW-STREET. ENORMOUS DETENTION OF LETTERS.—Ei ward Oram, an auxiliary letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was charged with feloniously secreting and detaining a great number of letters, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster- General. Mr. John Gardener, one of the senior clerks in the Post office, said—The prisoner was a letter-carrier, engaged at the North-Western District. Tn consequence of com plaints of the non-delivery of letters in that district I made up four trap letters on Saturday, and posted them in the prisoner's delivery. At eleven o'clock in the evening Crocker went to the prisoner's, and found two of the letters I had made up in ono of his pockets, and a great many others. He was asked why he had not delivered the let ters, and he replied he could not find out the address. He was then given into custody. An officer was sent to search his residence, and a number of letters were found. MeHenry—How many ? Witness—about 400. Mr. Henry—And all unopened ? Witness—Yea, your worship. Mr. Henry—You will wait a remand, Mr. Peacock, as it will bo necessary to have all the letters opened. Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-office--Among the letters were two containing coin. Those letters are now in the possession of the Post-office. [The witness here pro duced the letters referred to.] Mr. Henry—They will all have to be opened, so it w ill be as well not to go into that part of the case to-day. Mr. Peacock—The letters may as well be opened as they are here. A special messenger will ho sent out imme diately with the letters found at the prisoner's house, and the letters or covers will be got back, Mr. Henry—The non-delivery of so largo a number of letters must have caused great inconvenience. Many al them may probably contain bills of exchange. Mr. Peacock—A number of them, I believe, contain legal notices. Mr. Henry—Are they all town letters ? Mr. Peacock—Yes, your worship. Mr. Henry—lf you wish you can open the letters you have referred to. Of course you will want a remand. Mr. Peacock—l think we may as well open the three letters I have spoken of. The letters were then opened. One contained a shilling, another a E xpance, and the other two small keys. Gideon Crocker said—l am an officer attached to the General Post-office. On Saturday night I went in com pany with Bingham to the prisoner's residence, No. 11, Melton-street, Euston-square. We went into the room at the back of the shop and found the prisoner lying on the bed. We roused him up, and asked him if he had com pleted his evening's delivery of letters. He said he had, and I then asked him where his bag was. He said he had not got one ; but I told him he had, as I had seen him with one. T Apnlro to his wife and then went into the shop, when she said, " Oh, here it is." I examined it and found in it nine letters bearing that day's post mark. I then searched his coat and found throe other letters bearing the February post mark. The letters were all unopened . I then took him to the North- Western-office, on his way he raid his head was affected, as he had a sunstroke in India. I left the prisoner with Mr. Gardiner, and then went back to the prisoner's house, and there I and Bingham found a box under the foot of the bed which contained a smallpacket of 17 letters of the previous day's delivery (May 16), and under some clothing I found a large quantity of unopened letters. Alogether I found in the prisoner's h use 397 unopened letters. I took them and gave them to Mr. Gardiner. Joseph Forbes said—l am an inspector of letter carriers at the North-Western office, the prisoner since June last has been employed as an auxiliary letter carrier Mr. Henry—At what salary ? Witness-10s. a week. He was only employed from 5 to 9 o'clock of an evening. It was his duty to return all letters he could not deliver early the next morning. His delivery was the Old St. Pancras-road. He was so ent ployed in February, March, and April last. Mr. Henry—How many letters did he generally have to deliver ? Witness—About 30 or 35. Mr. Henry—Because I see on the 13th of February he delayed 33. On tho 14th there were 34. Mr. Peacock—That is all the evidence I propose to offer to-day. Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—What have you to say to the serious charge preferred against you? Prisoner—Nothing. I did not know I was doing wrong. None of the letters were opened. Mr. Henry—You must have known you was doing wrong. You will be committed for trial after your next examination. At present I shall remand you for a week. MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY. TIZE DIONTGBROUS CATAPULT NVISINCE.—James Fullalove, a young man living at 25,Queen-street, Bromp ton, was charged with throwing stones by means of a cata pult in Kensington Gardens, to the common danger of passers. Alfred Heseler, one of the park constables, said he was on duty in Kensington Gardens the previous afternoon, when he saw the defendant throwing stones by means of the catapult produced. The defendant was just inside the gate by the flower garden at the time. The defendant said he was sorry for what be had done, but in consequence of the numerous complaints made by visitors to the gardens of a h ing stones he took him into custody. Defend said he was very sorry, but he did not know he was doing any harm. Mr. Tyrwhitt said - discharging stones from such a thing as that produced was very dangerous. and evars.l—..., know it. It was a practice that could not be permitted, and with the view of protecting the publio he should fine the defendant ss. or seven days. _ _ _ The park constable asked whether he should give the catapult back to the defendant, but Mr. Tyrwhitt told him not to do so. THAMES, THIS DAY. THE LAW OP DISTRESS FOR RENT.—A HARD CASE. — Mr. Harry Joseph Wareham, the landlord of the Commer cial Stores, a house of public entertainment, No. 7, King's place, Commercial-road East, applied to Mr. Woolrych, for his advice and assistance under the following circum stances : Mr. Wareham said he rented his house of a Mr. Ch . arl , es Steel, auctioneer, broker, and appraiser, of No. 6, Sint, h a t place, who threatened, two days after Lad y . Day lest, h t a h if his rent was not paid by the following Saturday, th e his e 29th of March, he would distrain upon him. H e quarter's rent to Steel on Monday, the 31st March. The witness put in a receipt for XS 175., one quarter s rent, due Steel, and dated March Lady Day, 1862, signed Charles 31, 1862. On Saturday the ground landlord or landlady, Miss Bonner, put in a distress for £l7 10s., half a year's rent, although nothing was o wing, and a broker na me d Burden made out an inventory. previous quarter's rent paid Mr. Woolrych —Was the p to Steel. Mr. Wareham —Yes, sir; my predecessor Mr. M usc h amp paid the quarter's rent due Christmas last to Steel. In answer to questions by Mr. Woolrych, the applicant said that Steel was the lessee of the Commercial Stores and auction room and premises, No. 6, adjoining, and had not paid any rent to Miss Bonner for a half year. Mr. Woolrych bald it was a very hard case indeed upon the applicant, who had honourably p a id hi s rent , but the lessor ha d a perfect right to dist ra i n un d er the circum stances. The applicant's remedy was against Steel, who co uld be sued for damages in one of the superior courts at Westminster. Mr. Woolrych—lt is a very hard case up on you indeed— very much like a fraud on the p ar t of th is Charles Steel, who compelled you to pay your rent six days after quarter day. There ought not to be an execution in your house. lam sorry 1 cannot assist you. I would advise you to make your case known at the Bankruptcy Court. BOROUGH 110 P. Owing to the favourable accounts at hand from the plan tations, the business doing in our market is mostly confined to actual wants, at previous quotations. A few samples of old hops, however, have been taken for export. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer has intimated that the amount of drawback to be allowed stocks on hand on September 159 will be 7s per cwt. Mid and East Kents.. 126 s to 168 s per cwt. Weald of Ke ats .. 120 s 135 s 7 , Sussex SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed are dull, and prices have a down ward tendency. Other seeds' command barely an'average amount of attention. The cake trade is very inactive. Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s ICarraway Swede —s —s Coriander l4s 18a Mustard, Brown .. 12s 148 , Hempseed, per qr 46s 48a White, 7sod isOti ! Linseed,Eng.sowing 708 72s Tares, Winter 7s 6d 8s 1 Crushing Old per quarter 3=s 42s Baltic 548 58s Canary, per quarter 4Gs 52s Odessa Rye grass, new —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton -s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. 40s 65s I English .£lo 08£10 be White Foreign Red.... 40s 48s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s White. 56s 80s Rapeseed, per qr.... 64s 68s Trefoil, new. 24s 26s 1 TALLOW. Our market is firmer to-day, and prices have had an upward tendency. P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s 6d per cwt on the spot, and at 48s Sd to 48s 9d for the last three months delivery. Rough fat, 2s 4d per Blbs. Divi, '*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 / Cornwall 44 p.c. ga.perp all *E. Anglian, Cleß, 6 p.c. 100 * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 ILond'n, Brig'tn, 44 per cent. 1858 100 Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 [Do. do. 4i per ct. 1861 100 Do. do. 4* per ct. 1861 3, Lon. 1 Chat'in, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 74 Lon. &S. Western 44 p.c. 100 ! North British £lO Gua. ail 103 105 120 123 131 131 80 62 103 105 92 95 103 106 } d pr 102 101 * F; made Shares, 1861 *Seottisheentral 4i p.c. 100 irred. pref... I S.-Eastern 44 p.c. 1859..' all Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 31 Lilure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any 9i 10 i pm i pm given half •-' subsequent 103 2} rear not to be half year. BRITISH MINES. AliredConsols(Philack) 3.9.3 .. 11ritish Iron Clifford nil 29 11 Devon G. Con, (Taoist ) 1 440 450 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 14 46 45 East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 45 46 46 5 6 East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 161 171 171 17 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)l 7.10.( 21 31 Gam.,lzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.), 561 14 16 Great South Tolgus l7s 54 54 51 G.Wheal Alfd.(Philack)' - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 64 7 Grenville 6.15.6 6 64 61 1 Herod's-Foot ' 8.12 35 40 Ilingston Downs 4.14 24 24 25 Lady Bertha Margaret (Ilny Lelant) 91 42 44 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 2 1 North Downs 24 41 44 44 1 North Frances (Mogan) 12.3 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo.fan) 2.3 0 34 4: 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 5 6 20 Providence(UnyLeint.) 10.6.7 40 42 Sortridg - e Cons. Min. Co. 1 4 SouthCaradon(St.CleerY 11 335 3 45 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) ' 5.11.6 24 3% : . .Wheal Fran. (Illogan),18.1' 4 .I 95 100 Stray Park 5 'Tamar Silv.,Z Lead Min. 44 14 14 10 Tin Crott 9 11 114 West Basset (Illogan) l4 124 134 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 34 36 35 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 921 974 Wheal Buller(Redruth)i 5 50 60 4 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 71 14 11 Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 Wheal MaryAnn(Men.), 8 13 :15 IWhealTretawney (Lis.)! 7 15 171{ FOREIGN MINES. u stralian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Min. Co... Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobra Copper Copiapo Capula Silver Dun Moun. Cop. M inc - . Co East Del Rey (Limited) Fortuna. (general Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mari qui ra N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L rontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Sant aßarbara GldMine -;cottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican 'Worthing (Limited).— 7# all all ; all 1 die. 25 29 6 8 d jm 1 li p 21 34 22 24 , 3d 7 74 t d ip7 de 5 1 20 28.2.81 , 1 2 1 1} a Ipm 1h 'Wm 55 57 _ 57 5 7i 7 if - 76 i i DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and West India I stock London • . 100 54 58 stock St. Katharine stock !Southampton lOO st...ck 1 7 ,etori a -• 100 I 98 100 120 Do New .___ _ _ , 2 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 iAg - ra&UnitedService B; 60 88 90 40 I Australasia all 64 46 1 65} 25 Bank of Egypt all 224 235 100 Ball of London 50 British North American a.l 54 56 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 204 204 25 Ch. Mer. 01 In. Lon.& Ch. all 84 S 5 35 100 City ... 50 95 97 96 100 Colonial .. 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 20 Eng., Scot., Az Aus. Ch.. all 184 19 184 20 Gen. Bk of Switzerland all 2020 Lo D n o ..Ch n ar e . w not Austral all 2 2 0 51 2 2 5 64 50 London and County 39 40 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 364 84 361 20 London and S.Atriclin.. 10 id bra 10 100 London & Westminster 20 795 804 80 1 1 0 0 0 0 MN Nat. tro p p i:o &v.Porto Englandv inl Bnk 10 42 .. . . .4 d 4 p 20 Do. new 50 i National lkink 20 New South Wales.— all 39 41 •25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 49 51 50 1 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. . ... all 254 264 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 89 91 90 210 10 Do. new 25 South Australia .. 25 Union of Australia 50 Unto.' of London 100 Unity hiutual 6O I MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 18 ;9 10 Atlantic R. All. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 25 27 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 55 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 10 20 Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 321 Canada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast Si River Steam Naviga. 24 st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg. all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. st. ,Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. 74 it. Do. B. 74 14 04 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 par fpm st. Electric Telegrapl: 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus: Copper all 2 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 26 27 1 Great Ship Limited) all 4 1 Do 174 pct Preference all 6 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 31- 31 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 14 14 3 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 Die. Co. (Lim.) 5 1. 1 P 20 Nerbu.Coal&iron (Lim ) 5 1d 11p 10 Netherlands Land 1 Oriental,lL_ dseall 5 Do.B p.c.Pret.isa.atl dis. all 4 11 10255 SharesD uit o tio .: o7 :; ne,e4tw G : ,naosicont City ( 105010 N.B.Australasian(Lim.)Nr.&NovaScotiaLan a ll 13 16 L im. (Limited),). allal 1 11 14 1 1 i 1 .. Orintl. In. Steam ( Lim.) all 55 64 of Pee l ß.Lnd.&Min (Lim) 100 56 58 " Pen. & Oriental * Steam all 68 70 20 TeLg.44p.c. all 1 1 8 0 1 1 1 9 2 1 19 1 Submarine Tel 100 Royal Mail Ste st. Scot. Austin. In a v m .(L• 1 Do. do. Reglster e a r y ) 25 South Australian L im Ini.pts. all 1 1 1 2 147 6 4 2 519 14 264 4 100 a 6 1 1 4 3 9 5 0 1 5 4 1 0 4 Scrip„ rid all 32 34 2 Telegraph to Ind a . (I.: ) 10 Do. do.. •• • all : 6 10 Tr A u u st str a l n a d sia t ii g m em t lost. 1 id pr 20 Tr.d;Ln.Co.ot Lipr.Can. , 5 Id lip 6 U. IC dom Tel. Co. (lim.). 1 1 1 14 1.0 0 v an pliater's L. rd .. 284 9 4 (91 81 411 1? 11; 12 'OCKS parate Year. LAW-THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn. IN RE BRAUN AND RORTSOKE.-JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment this morning on the question of last examination. The bankrupts were described as of London-wall, bat and cap manufacturers, and originally presented a petition under the private arrangement act, in September, 1861, at which time the debts and liabilities were stated by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles at about £46,000, but the proceedings were ultimately brought into open court, much delay having been occasioned by Mr. Kortsoke being at Montreal to realise the property. His Honour in the first instance referred to the fact of the elaborate examinations, and considered that a great portion was wide of the mark, incurring a large expense which he was afraid would absorb nearly all the estate at present in hand, and there would be nothing for the credi tors. It strongly impressed upon his mind the necessity of watching these examinations day by day, and not to permit them to proceed unnecessarily. It now became necessary to employ shorthand writers, and the result was there had been great cost. His Honour passed the examination (under the old Act), and said that he could not see any ad• vantage to the creditors by adjournment, He then referred to a remark made by Mr. Lawrence as to the c'sts in the events of an appeal to the Lords J ustices, which, if made, would put the bankrupts to the expense of £5OO for copies and " briefing" the examinations. Another reason why he did not adjourn the examination sine die was that if he did so he could not separate the bankrupts, whereas he thought there was a great distinction, which would be made on the hearing. of the certificate. The bankrupts, therefore, passed their examination. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant "Wheeler.) SINGULAR CASE OF A WITNESS REFUSING TO " TAME TIDE OATH."-POCOCK V. LONG. This was an action to recover for some goods alleged to have been supplied to the defendant. Defendant sent his wife to answer the claim, and a portly, elderly Irishwoman got into the box. His Hlnour (Mr.SergeantWheeler)—Does your husband owe this money ? Witness—Not all of it. His Honour—You must be sworn. Mr. Overall (one of the bailiffs) was proceeding to swear the witness, when she seized the book and kissed it. His Honour—No ; that will not do. You must be pro. perly sworn. Mr. Overall repeated the words of the oath: Witness—No ; I won't swear to that. His Honour—Then I shall find for the plaintiff. Witness—Witness—Very well; I'll see what I can do. Again she took up the book, and again did the bailiff repeat the oath. Witness-7 do not mind kissing the book, but 1 cannot bind myself by such an oath, as it is impossible after all this time to keep to it. His Honour—Then I must find for the plaintiff. THE POWERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON -IMPORTANT DE CISION.-HULET V. REYNOLDS. This was an action against an attorney having some chambirs in Staples• inn, Holborn. Mr. Buchanan objected to the jurisdiction of this court. Defendant's chambers were not in the City, and to prove it, it would be shown that the metropolitan police walked in part of the premises. Mr. Smith, for the plaintiff, said that the map was referred to when the summons was issued, and the process clerk said that the inn was in the jurisdiction of this court. Mr. Grant (the process clerk, and an authority in such matters), was called up, and said that Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 were within the jurisdiction of the City of London, and that gave the City power over the whole inn. His Honour—l must hold that this court has jurisdiction. Mr. Buchanan—After Mr. Grant's explanation, which, knowing his great experience, I willingly accept, I will no longer object. I may say, on the part of the defendant, that the money was tendered some time since. His Honour found for the plaintiff, giving defendant an extra fortnight to pay. SPORTING NOTES. The result of the Chester Cup was an agreeable surprise to the bookmakers, scarcely any of them having written the winner's name. Had not the Vest colt been tampered with on the first day, I have no doubt he would have landed the colours of Mr. Merry successfully. The other events decided had no effect on the Derby; but fur the Derby of 1863 Mr. Merry has again the first favourite, as little as 20:to 1 being eagerly taken about Escape. York Spring and Salisbury, two meetings which have within the last half-dozen years risen to great importance, will this week occupy the attention of the racing world, the northern meeting being fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday, and Sa lisbury for the two following days, an arrangement which will permit those who care nothing about night travelling to visit both. The weights for the Great Northern Handi cap were only sufficiently well apportioned to secure the acceptance of thirty-sevcn of the sixty-six horses entered, and of these a moiety will scarcely reach the starting post. Those likely to be enumerated among the runners are—The Wizard (or Cape Flyaway), Fairwater, Rapparee, Ivanhoff, Finlande (or Surprise), Doefoot, Zodiac, Joey Jones, Prince of Denmark, Alan Rufus, Colonel Crockett, Atropia, Beverley, Caractacus, Carisbrook, Scandal, and the colt by Barbatus out of Flutter. Whichever—The Wizard or Cape Flyaway—is selected to represent White wall must finish in the front rank, as both ran well over this course last year, and the former now carries only 51b more than he won with this time twelvemonths, while Cape Flyaway puts up only 21b more than he was able to run into a good third place behind Rising Sun and Lady Tres pass for the Ebor, the winner receiving 121 b from him, and that both The Cape and Sir Joseph Hawley's horse now stand relatively much the same was proved in the Spring Meeting by the positions they held in the Rowley Mile Plate, wherein Cape Flyaway ran a dead heat with Wine grave, giving him 291 b. Fairwater, I expect, will improve upon her Chester running. Rapparee and Ivanhoff are both good horses when wanted; and, if it could be made all right for the latter, I would not look further for the winner. Silkstone and Caractacus are the only other horses worthy of notice, and from the heaps of money the former carried on the Rhodee she ought to finish in front. The latter, if he has only recovered from the effects of his severe race with Elcho and Asteroid at Epsom, can scarcely lose, as the course will be far more suited for him than that at Chester. With these remarks, it will be seen that I shall be prepared to witness CARACTACUS win the Great Northern Handicap. Cape Flyaway or Virgilius will prove successful for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. For the Great Northern Handicap Caractacus finished favourite, sto 1 being taken freely. 11 to 2 was at one time taken freely about Rapparee, afterwards as much as 7 to 1 was laid, but at the close 6 to 1 was taken, at which price The Wizard and Ivanhoff were supported. Si'ketone ranged from 7 V) 1 (offered) to 20 to 1 (taken and offered) at the finish. 200 to 14 was taken about Beverley. The only business done on the Derby was on Spite, Star of the West, Ensign, and the Stockwell colt; 1,000 to 100 was taken about the latter. Offers wero made to take 6to 1 agst Buokstone. Closing prices : • GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Caractaens (taken) 6to 1 agst The Wizard (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Ivanhoff (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst litapparee (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Beverley (taken) 20 to 1 agst Zodiac (offered) 20 to 1 agst Fairwater (offered) +,, 1 oval ear,fahrner (~fforati) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst The Marquis (offered) 11 to 2 agst Buckstone (offered) 10 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Caterer (offered) 200 to 15 agst Ensign (taken) 30 to 1 agst Star of the West (taken) 33 to 1 agst Spite (taken) 100 to 1 agst Hubert (offered) THE DIVISION ON ALDERNEY,—Mr. Baxter was supported in his oppositioltto the vote of £90,000 for the h a rbour of Al de e ng r ue n na e lt y liy: c o ok n i Friday night, by a minority com- A po d s d ed er a ie l y m , o m st r. R. Montagu e , Mr, W. StirlingW Whiteside supported,eLiberals and Conservatives. M r . Mr. Disraeli, M r Du Cane, Lord c tb o e te, G a o n y d er t. e nt, l on the Col.T the ay b lo o . r, Sir North b other hand, was supported .n member; but ; D al of th e I r i s h Conservatives, by Mr. Collins, the Hy a"e- Hon. W. uncombe, M,j or Ed war d s, M r. F e ll owes , M r. J. It. Gore, Mr.W.R. Gor e , M r . H en l ey , M r . H o d gson , M r . Mac donough, Sir L. Palk, Mr. Peacbcke, Colonel Stuart, Mr. Walpole, &c. HANDEL FESTIVAL.—The great roof over the orchestra at the Crystal Palace will be entirely completed, and the scaffold removed, by the Great Flower Show, Saturday next, 24th May. The following particulars re specting its construction, dimensions, &c., may be interest ing. It is supported by five wooden girders stretching across the entire width of the orchestra-216 feet. The main weight of these girders rests upon iron casings, fixed round the columns supporting the transept roof, thus forming an independent structure from the foundation. The solidity, and firmness of the great transept is, in fact, very consider ably strengthened by this addition. The ceiling covers a space 216 feet wide by 120 in depth, and in the front is nearly 100 feet high : 5,600 square yards of canvas was u_se e to line the match-boarding composing the ceiling. scr T a h . ; organ is receiving considerable additions for the Fl a i l 1 0 one stop, a 32 feet reed, is expected to add la 'de e rable disad the full body of tone so much needed in refnoorrmchestyras. The organ, however, is to-day hard at c° ll ' n not be finally tuned ; enough, however, may be heard of its va ntage, as, until the scaffold a round it is removed, it can powers, to show the improvement resulting from the con ' struction of the roof. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—The visitors on Saturday were more numerous than they have been on almost any occasion since the opening. At 5 o'clock, when the returns were taken, the registers showed that, in all, 15,014 visitors had entered the building, of which 10,212 were season ticket holders, and 4,802 paid at the doors. There were, however, a great many entries after 5 o'clock: so that the totals of admission was probably over M OO ots ; The numbers for the week have been 38,517 by tickets 23,060 by payments ; 61,577 in all. The attendance during' the same week in 1851 was more than double th is - 3 .- 8 - 6 i 7l 87,000 by tickets and 53,386 on payment,. 1 date the Exhi ral impression that prevails that even avit Much of the slackness of paying visitors:l29'3[l:lw there is little real bition is quite unfinished, thoughi 11 O o f arts and manufac ground for the opinion. As a die? Y t awill be a month hence, tures it is almost as complete as it the arrangement of for the minor details connected ill ratively of no great statues, flowers, to the gene at Lyons, was received at t h the Vic©• o°ybj:eTc.t_ofsthaoidEpxhasibiltoio,n itself. roy of Egypt, on b arriving Count de Castellane, the senates impor tance THE e regards regards ic Eu 0 t Bc y h o e . o : i g Fv a r i i e n i g . t e o d inistration of the department of the charged with the seated l a toelpde open h civil and military functionaries; and de tachmentsßhone, and other.were carriage marshal anddrawn b they railway station y a N ni of soldiers present to pay the usual military four in ne whichVicer Viceroy ere entered also senator, an d, preceded by a detachment of Lancers, went at a walking pace to the Grand Hotel d Lyon, e where apart ments had been prepared for him. The suite, which is nu merous, and among whom is Mustapha Pasha, the Vice roy's nephew, and Zeulfukur Pasha, his Minister of Foreign honours. The Affairs, followed in other carriages. Said Pasha is very corpulent, and wears his full beard; he wss dressed in A black frock coat, with the decoration of grand officer of the Legion of Honour. He expresses himself fluently is French, and is rather quick at repartee. On b.:icing., Not whether his voyage had been pleasant, he "and at Civiti very good, for we took in coals at Napnaleb sustibles would Vecchia, and the Roman and Ita lian es e° A sidersiblY•" not agree, which delayed our progress THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK• SPORTING-THIS DAY. TATTERSALL'S, THIS EVENING. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAp, 3to 1 agst Catactacua (take 7to 2) 11 to 2 agst IvanLoff (taken) 6to 1 agst The Wizard (taken) Bto 1 agst Rapparee (taken) LONDESBOROUP C 1.71". sto 1 agst Tiaiphone (taken) sto 1 agst Spicebox (taken) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Marquis (taken) sto 1 agst Buckstone (offered) 10 to 1 agst Caterer (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (take 11 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ensign (taken) 33 to 1 hnt Star of the West (taken) 33 to 1 egst Lord Ilarleigh (taken) 33 to 1 agst Car actacus (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) ARRIVA S AT YORK. Gardner, Blackeecl:, Sanita, Tisiphone, RRpparee, Bohemia, Weatherden, Comet, North Pole, Colonel, Ivanhoff, Pancake, Lachesis, Johnny Armstrong, Sacerdos Lord of Linne, Adventure, Newmarket, Gentlehomme Fairy King, Dutcoi Sam, Wi zard, Laura, Welcome, Crochet, Brother to S': - .ledam, Flutter c, Senorita c Alias Sarah f, Weatherbit f, and Voltu rno . , IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING, The LORD CHANCELLOP. took his seat on tho woolsack at five o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Bill was read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Wilford Bridge, Londonderry, and Coleraine—ln verness and Aberdeen Junction, and Inverness and Ross• shire Railway—Dollow and Kilmore Commons Inclosure— Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway, and London and South Western Railway (additional powers) bills were read a third time and passed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The tion ofm oNn Marquisofrigfur a s BATH, elt e ewho committedha t had givenode eo consider noticeof sirh t his e in ten re solutionio n s i n of thethei rlordships' house regulating h ons house. The e mode nobleof taking marquisdiv - s referred to the mistake made by the Prslaop of Winchester the other evening, when that rev. prelate went into the wrong lobby. If their lordships should be of opinion that the remedy could be met by a resolution, he should not press for the committee, although he thought the subject could be dealt with in the manner he proposed. He thought the way in which divisons were taken in that house was very inconvenient, and he urged that the same mode should 1 , 0 adopted by their lordships, as was the practice in the House of Commons. Earl GRANVILLE thought the matter had been consi dered by the noble lord the chairman of committesetst,eranind he had framed a resolution that would meet the matter question. Lord REDESDALE moved the following resolution : " That if any lord shall have by mistake gone out with the Contents or Not-Contents (as the case may be) having intended to vote on the other side, h; shall wait until the other lords in the same lobby shall have passed out, and on presenting him self to the tellers desire that he may not be counted by them, he having entered that lobby by mistake; and the tellers shall thereupon come with such lord to the table and inform the house of the circumstance, and shall ask the said lord whether he was in the house when the question yaw put, and, if he should reply in the affirmative, whether he desires to vote content or not content on such question, and the vote of the said lord as then declared by him shall be taken by the tellers in the house, and recorded by them accordingly."— Agreed to. REGISTER OF VOTERS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS —Tuts EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. WITHDRAWAL OF THE PETITION AGAINST MAJOR O'REILLY. The SPEAKER announced that the petition against the return of Major O'Reilly, the sitting member for Longford, was withdrawn. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Bolton and Blackburn Road—Bridge of Weir Railway— Falmouth Water—Shrewsbury and Heretord Railway. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading and Meath Railway—Greenock and Wemys Bay Railway—North Eastern Railway (Market Weighton and Beverley Extension, &o.)—West Midland Railway (Additional Works). The following bills were read a second time :—North British Insurance Company, Reading and Reading Union Gas Companies, Wakefield Water, and Windermere Dis trict Gas. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the unjust opera tion of the income tax, for an alteration in the Poor-L a i, Act, for a reduction of the national expenditure, &c, NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for the bor'ough of Kid derminster, in the room of Mr. Bristow, resfgned. CIIURCH RATE, In reply to Sir J. TRELAWNY, Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he considered that ho entered into an engagement with the l=ouse to bring on the subject of the church rates unless ',:ievernment took the initiative. Ho proposed to bring on a motion on the subject next Friday. _ I. Mr. M AGUIRE gave DISTRESS notic N IRELAND e that on Friday week ho would draw the attention of the house to the distress pre vailing in the south and west of Ireland, and to ask the Government questions in reference to the same. CUSTOMS' INLAND REVENUE BILL. On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill, Mr. DISRAELI rose to draw the attention of the house to the existing state of the finances of the country. He contended that the defence of the country and the mainte nance of our empire were matters of paramount importance, and he was not one of those who would imperil them merely with a view to financial retrenchment. (Hear, hear,) At the same time he thought that, in the present state of the finances of this country it was necessary that there should be the greatest eoonomy in the public expenditure. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his statement the other evening, made an admission that the finances of the country were not in a healthy condition, and yet there was no pro position on the part of the Government to restore it to . a sanitary state. He cont ras t e d th e expen d i t ure _HI regard to military and nava l mat t ers between and the present year, and con t en d e d that th e present~ expenditure for this department them were ser vice was uncalled for. In the formerr year and no doubt exceptional demands on the next ye . lr e;nan _ B, d but there of the public last year there were also exceptional d of 0,000,000 in the was nothing to justify the increase The right hon. gentleman military and naval expenditure.. criticism as to the style of having indulged in some caustic ,. iii introducing his finan cialthe Chancellor of the Excheq t ue greatest powers were ex-. the state of Europe, wher e the that called for a symptoms of tranquillity, . huge hibiting expenditure. The noble lord .at the head of her statement, contended military Government had candidly stated the reason that etaorr,ivafrletmhetheConservative maritime p o w benches.). Majesty's rern tehathethern was nothing really in, ment in its military expenditure, vi n , 5 influenced Go , Hear , polder of this that France wantedh ~ country. 1 / 4 ‘‘ t important That was a moa t .matter to be understood. If the desire of the Emperor of suc h were the French, then, he stated emphatically that it Was not policy of this coun-. try to be in alliance with France. He contended that the, fleet of England should stand in the position of the army of France, and he objected to the fact of the number of iron ships in the French navy being taken as a teat of the relative strength of the navies .of the two countries. He appealed to the House to approach this subject in a practical spirit. They must consider that France was either a friend or a foe. If the latter, then he contended that all the discoveries of science should be libe rally applied to enable us to compete with so extraordinary a rival ; but if, as he believed was the case, that France had no desire to supersede the maritime supremacy of this country, then the present war expenditure was altogether uncalled for, and was most reprehensible. (Hear, from t the he Opposition. The r i g ht h on . gen tl eman th en assailed unaltered foreign policy of th e Premier, what he said winur 0. the from th a t pur sue d i n 1R57, 11;4 which %%Pi ! 8 r il e e of peace. principle o f ma i n t a i ng a war armamen t in (Htar, hear.) It mi g ht be s a id that he was of theas inconsistent in not hawing opposed the financial statement Chancellor of the Exchequer when it was delivered. [LEFT SPEAKING.] Share 100 stk 20a 20a 10 100 100 100 17i stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 204 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stook all all all all .RES 4i 3i 5 i i 102 i 12f i 10 34- zol } 171 i 15} 1 21f i