The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

310NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There has been rather more activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days. Tea has been at full rates, and the fine descriptions of sugars have slightly advanced. For coffee, however, the demand has been limited, and holders have accepted rather lower rates. Rice has been dull ; and in fruit, spices, and saltpetre the dealings have not been extensive. Tallow con tinues exceedingly dull, and prices have tended downwards for both present and forward delivery. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, 8,000 bales having been sold at previous rates. No alteration is exhibited in the general condi tion of the Money Market. The inquiry, although not very active, is sufficient to impart firmness to the quotations, but, at the same time, ample accom modation can be obtained for the purposes of trade. Subscriptions are still being made to new companies, which also tend to augment the general inquiry. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. A call of £2 per share, amounting to £1,500,000, is due to-day on the South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian; and of £1 7s. 6d., or £41,250 on the Buffalo and on the Lake Huron Railway shares. The half-yearly dividend has been advertised for payment on the several Brazilian 5 per Cent. Bonds. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool have been well attended during the last few days, and a slight advance has been established in the rates for the better descriptions of Sydney and Port Philip. At the public sales of indigo, prices have been steadily maintained, good and medium qualities having realised an advance of 3d. to 4d. per lb. on the rates current at the previous auctions. The sales will close to-day, and the quantity already held has been 3,202 chests. There has been very little activity to-day:in the market for Public Securities, as speculation is dull and the attention of the dealers is principally absorbed with the liquidation of the account in Foreign Stocks and Railway Shares. Consols, are 944 95 for money, and 95 to 954 for the account, being lower than they were at the close of business yesterday. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 934 ; Indian New Loan is steady at 1064 4; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is firm at 984 ; ditto 54 per Cent, ditto remains at 104, and Bank Stock at 226 and 2274. Increased heaviness is apparent in Foreign Secu rities, and the tra,nsactions ]rave been rather limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 to 754 ; ditto New, 594 to 604 ; and the 4 per Cents, have receded to 1014 ; Spanish Deferred, to 37 ; Chilian 44 per Cents., to 854 o ; Russian 3 per Cents. are firm at 644; but Mexican remains at 214 4, The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 24 prem.; Universal ditto, 4 4 prem. ; and the Thames and Mersey ditto 14 2 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather inactive, and the principal dealings have been connected with the liquidation of the fort nightly account. Prices have been flat, but in one or two instances a steady improvement has taken place. North-Eastern (Berwick) and South-Eastern have advanced ss. ; and North Eastern (Leeds), 10s. ; Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western, have declined 55.; Bristol ar d Exeter and Midland realised previous rates. The Foreign lines were very inactive. Buenos Ayres and San Fernando declined to 64, and Pernambuco to 111. In the Colonial Market East Indian receded to 1011 ; Great Indian Peninsula were 981 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 324 33. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued inactive, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Bank of Australasia im proved 10s. to 154.; City Bank, 10s. _ BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 227 k 6 7k 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 .34 t 3 3 per Cent. Consol s A nnu i t i es 9 4 4 ir i New 3 per Cent. Annuiti es Ditto 2f per Cent India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. . lO6l f i Ditto'Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent . - Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5f per Cent lO4 Ditto Debentures, 1868 96 i Ditto Bonds£l,000 Ditto under £l,OOO l2 Consols for Account (6th June) Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto Small Chilion 4kper ß C FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ent Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account . 2ll 4 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, St •• Ditto Account - Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 64 1 4 a Spanish 3 per Cent.. - Ditto New Deferred 3 per Cent Account 37 Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account • • Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent. Guar TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto June Account THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER.—The confirmation of the election of the Bishop of Rochester took place this day at Bow Church at 11; and the consecration of the right rev. prelate will take place on Thursday, at Lambeth Church, at 11. Advices from Southern Russia give a favourable account of the growing corn crops. Strong hopes are en tertained that the harvest may repair the deficiencies of recent years. The Norwood has arrived from Melbourne with 9,465 ounces of gold, worth about £38,000 ; and the Athe nian from the West Coast of Africahas brought £lO,OOO. The French rate of exchango shows weakness, and it is thought that in the course of a few days remit tances of gold to Paris may possibly be resumed. It is a satisfactory consideration that if the in telligence reported from St. Petersburg to Paris should be confirmed the possibility of the contemplated Russian loan being negotiated in the London market will be wholly at an end. According to a circular of Messrs. Arles Dufour and Co., of Lyons, the present position of the silk trade ' during the past month has but slightly improved. Orders for the United States, as well as for European consump tion, although very limited, have cr ea t e d a cer t a i n ac ti v i ty, and prevented a further decline in French and Italian silk but, in consequence of the fall in London, China descrip tions have been somewhat lower, and several transactions have taken place, particularly in Tsatlees. The accounts thus far of the prospects of coming silk crops ar on the whole, more favourable th an f or severa l seasons past ; b ut, with e exception of Spain, where the worm has reached the fourth stage, it is yet too early to speak with perfect confidence. CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS.—A curious return has just been presented to Parliament, in which an attempt is made to classify the male householders of Edin burgh, taking " the real rent of their houses without deduc tion," as stated on the valuation roll for 1859-60. The first class in the return comprises those occupations none of whose members occupy houses under £lO rent or value ; the secondclass, those occupations some of whose members live in houses below £lO, above half these latter being at £6 or more, The third and fourth classes comprise the more skilled labour classes, and the less skilled, respectively. The result of the paper is, that the present constituency comprises 1,763 persons of class 1, 3,484 of class 2, 2,185 of class 3, and 431 of class 4 ; whereas if a Reform Bill gave the franchise to occupiers of houses rented at or above £6, the constituency would comprise 1,763 of class 1, 4,477 of class 2, 4,285 of class 3, and 1,285 of class 4. Of class 2 nearly five-sevenths live in £lO houses, and such a Reform Bill would enfranchise two-thirds of the remainder ; of class 3 nearly a fourth live in £lO houses, and such a b ill would give the ftanchise to nearly anotherfourth b ; il o l wfciad trebleauiss4,one fourteenth live in £lO houses, and such a the number enfranchised. The constituency under such a bill would comprise more than half the householders of EdinbUrgh. But it is added that many persons classed in this return as occupiers of dwellings rented under £lO are already on the roll of voters as occupiers of business pre mises with £lO rent, or which with the dwelling-house make up £lO. A Jeremy Diddler visited Stamford last week. He selected for his hostelry the Roebuck Inn, Broad-street, where he took up his quarters on the 80th ult. He repre sented himself as manager for Mr. Gay, contractor for the metropolitan railway now in progress, and stated that the object of his visit to Stamford was to purchase timber in the locality for his employer. He went and examined the trees in B urghley -park that had been blown down during the late gale and on his return to his quarters he informed the landlord'that he had purchased the whole of them by private contract. He then expressed a wish to be recom mended to some higglers, who would remove the timber to the his railway station, an d w i th the view of assisting him in introduced undertaking, Mr P reston, landlord of the Roebuck, him , to Messrs. Smith and Dexter, higglers, of Easton, with whom he bargained to remove the timber at 3d. per foot. There was a sale of timber, the pro p Mr. erty of Preston kindly drove his patron in a "trap" hired of Mr. Repolds. On alighting at the village the man pi o ceided in the direction of the wood where the sale was being held. Mr. Preston shortly afterwards followed' thither, and informed the auctioneer and others assembled that he had brought to the sale an extensive purchaser of timber, not forgetting to tell them also that he had pur chased all the fallen timber in Burghley -park. Inquiries were then made for the eminent contractor's agent, the managers of the sale being p a rticularly anxious t o b e intro duced to him. He was, however, nowhere to be found, and at length Mr. Preston's suspicions were aroused that he had been victimised. The fellow (a Scotchman, and who stiemembeerd)thoaa not t ss a good knowledge of th e measurement of !since been heard of.—Stamford Mercury. .w..c, _-At* fillar, [ls ex- Liver -1,500 She inst. The )0,000 sco at aearly :ed at Demo o the ormed r con e Pre ballot, ?,ssary I been ,very. [NG. prices. .e, 16 ; at flat. down- Y 1. 1 bales. e days uthera its for AX. .Y 3. ng un cy, has closed steady. lightly Vir 2. ianged. ) days, 'S mail oti te for es from 1 30 for 222,297 irg and Ike the 3.21 N.► que Isle and on 9.18 N.► at. 49.26 th ult., ie 30th. :s of the to .Yor British listress - Lion bee tried to manner• ilVerSab ey. T ll9 half a ie bully , th for so away iri d paws' I, and 1. o Wash' call had THoLlc .THRO ly been rich 1 1 ° many ° .l, in th e little t° ) of lat e Micliele t work 00 enable d ling an d h as laid difficul t life, but For the, tono ur al re itself , to ti le less 1113' i.ation 1, i n th e h of Sa ll e orde r ; were Q ; nal, an d 1 and 6 1 L s woul d 3,tic an s of ag e, I f i g ure, nfluen c° itent by tural, of yes we re ivacy , vhich it le mind 11 a $ 11° ; labit o f plianc e° t° king oil, Grp and„ harles infernal [ng COO ° r prey he veil ons of 5 Dun(' I'l on he r t. Th e ,o thei r codes' likwil e )m P° ll shed by r ated th e district Licatiog atter of nst th e with dre d to Tl'° :tende d tent of -...inn°6 wet', 15 louvg stheor by th ° ill Pr () ; 3, 11'310. , a „geo x ial be LING. SHARE MARKET-(IMS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways Paid, Closing Price. Amberz.,Notting., Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballythena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juno 'Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., &Passage l Cornwall A (A gets no div D " Do B until 6pc perm. hasbeen pd. toll Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun., Perth, & A b. Juno. East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A. late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Maw. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gni). stock irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshir London and Blackwell Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover Land. & Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennis= Man. Shef. & Litroln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares lfetropolitan Midland Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Hid Kent Do, Cray Line Vewcastle and C irlisle New., Aber. & Nereid Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk.. hn. Counties Union North British... o r. Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc D ‘Astk ; A recsno d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ......... . Do York North London North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Oil. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles . Portsmouth Rhymney. Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinebourne & Sheer. South Devon ..... South Eastern South Wales . ..... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 Thames HavenL k&Rail Ulster ... •• .. Do ... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West C rnwall West London Do Ist class Do 2nd class Worcester & Hereford • PREFEREN' Share' Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 pert Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent... Dun. Per th&Aber.Jun. . E.Angn.Class A 7 ALsp.c. Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No. I Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 pOr c -mt. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares C. pref. (issued at 150 Brie. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Do. 4 p. e. gita. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 44 p. C. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm G t. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. G t.Sn. k W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and Rants) Ext. 5 p. ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p.et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do d c sp. ct. pref • Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.tYork 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 44 per cen`. Do. do. 4i p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P ) po.4p.e . .S.(div.dettil '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy, and Nuneaton, 5 p. et Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et. stock Londondy. & Cole. sh. Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent Mary( ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Blr. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Newport, A ber. &c.pref. 5 p.c.redeem.at 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p. e. with opiiou till 1866 . I Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.stitB47 North British, 5 p. c Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. Dck.Co.l N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. C. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. c. Ist g Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d gus.. Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. C. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. per cent Do.Fixed4ip.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Stock. BSc Dar. A. 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd k Kilkny, 6 p. c 8 Si 70 72 ill 124 6f 71 103 104 90f -011 8 9 17 18 54 55 36 39 28 28 7a 80 32 32& 99 101 116 117 117 119 131 133 113 114 691 691 60 65 104! 1051 7C 71 114 115 11 12 101 i 102 id IP 92i 93f 104 114 421 42 2i 2 d 1171 118 94 Od 7 6 d 54 56 di 64' 961 07 1 d 511 51i 80i 81 106 108 3id 9i 91 45 47 14 16 115 117 354 36 88 90 48 50 4 3d 42 44 861 F 174 66 68 78 80 6 8 394 9 404 8f 4131 55 2 1 564 31p d 57 59 10 11 54 6 I 2 1 d 'E SHARES. (Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. 96 96 1101 103 St 61 100 102 110 114 110 115 110 112 108 110 124 126 81 83 110 112 90 92 75 76 18 120 [l7 119 110 112 103 105 85 87 97 99 99 100 88 90 90 92 102 104 9f 101 17 18 10 104 74 70 191 20 9 101 14. 15 138 140 ,16 118 Ll 6 118 38 143 16 118 LOl 103 54 157 32 130 68 70 21 22 115 117 154 1571 12 124 125 127 i IP 68 70 I il) [39 141 [Ol 103 94 96 9/ 101 111 12} LlO 111 4 IP 91 93 97 98 1 Id }d 3p 224 235 124 126 119 121 73 75 10 10 23 23i 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 85 88 28 29 32i 33i 32 33 50 53 INES LEASED AT FIXED RE. Railways. Paid . l Leasing , !Closing Co ' s ' I Price. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire .: .. 100 n & N.W 97 99 Chester (tr, Holyhead. 100 Do. 5ll 511 i Do. do. 51 per cent. 100 Do 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent 100 Do. 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 10 Caledonin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val.; all E.U.&E C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c.' 100 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Union,Harwich Shs' all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge . . 100 Gls.liart& Neils,Drc.t. 100 Caledonin l Do. New ... ...... 100 Dm .. .1 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West.) Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. Do. 1 Shares .... • all Do. ' Do. 1 Shares ..... all Dm ... —I Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.&N".W London & Greenwich 100 S. East I Do. Preference .... , 100 Do. Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.. 100 Peto & Co.' Lowestoft, g•ua. 4 p.ct. 100 INArfolk I Do. 6 per cent lOO IDo. Manc.,Buxtn. & Mat k all 'L NW &M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock..... Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6 E.Counts I I 11 Do Do. do. 6 per cent .... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. No g r u t a h r n a . n & te E e a d st s n. Ps a p.c. a . North Western ...... all ' Midland L ir NW i ) Preston and Wyre. 1 all & L.Yk. Do. 3 Stares . A. all Do. - Shrewsbry& Hereford' 10 0 T.Brvsey 10'.. i Roystn.Hitch., & Sheploo Gt. North. 135 , 1 1 38 04 Do. Do. 1 13 1 South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean i 101 Wilts and Somerset.. 1100 Gt. West.' 9' 94 Wimbledon & Croydn.l all L.& Brgtnl 71 84_. 21. 31 95 97 I IP 56 58 144 15 KS. Closing Pa... lice. Docks. Commercial lOO Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.3lin lOO East and West Indies ICO London lOO St. Katharine I 100 Southampton 1 100 (Victoria . Do. New 2 103, sto k stock stock stock stock stock stock 30 Business Done. stock 12.10 stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 121 r stock a sthec 124 124 stock stock stock 6 stock 12 10 124 stock stock stock stock stock 10 1 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 108. 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock stock 981 51i-4 rTALS. Business Done. 110 112 207 209 63 65 115 120 95 97 Business Done. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) SPOR. Railways. Paid. Closing Frice. IBusiness done HOUSE OF LORDS. Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Sze. Atlantic &St Lawrence) Bom.,Barod a& Cent Ind 84 80 - 97i 97, d d 4t 514 Gu. 5 par cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron HENDERSON V. JOHNSTONE. This was an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Sootland in an action of declarator calling on the defen dant to denude himself of certain heritable trust estates, conveyA to him in security of money advanced, bills granted, and professional business done for the pursuer ; and convey them to the pursuer. . _ . 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. (Lim , C ape,Eas tn. Prov. (Lim. , Cape Town & Dock Scrip. Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Q 71 75 80 70 75 68 73 par }p The Lord Ordinary, by his interlocutor of i 2th December, 1857, afterwards affirmed by the Court of Session, ordered the defendant to produce his professional accounts in pro cess, and failing his doing so, ordered him to convey the estates in question to the pursuer. Against this decision the appellant appealed. _ _ Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i y. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1861 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua sp.c Do. New via. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Mr. Young and Mr. Neish were heard for the appellant. The learned counsel contended that the appellant had a lies upon the estates fur the money advanced by him, and he was not bound to denude himself thereof until the money due to him was paid. The Lord Chancellor, without calling on the respondent's counsel for a reply, considered that the decision of the Court of Session was right, and ought to be affirmed. The other noble and learned lords were of the same opinion. Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with spt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O . . Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras, guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do .. . The Lord Chaimllor affirmed the decision of the Court of Session, and dismissed the appeal with costs, reserving to the Court of Session to repone the appellant on payment of costs and production of his accounts, against the interlocu tors complained of, of 12th December, 1857, and 12th January, 1858. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT--(TITIS DAY). Do. d 0..... Melb.Corp. p. c. Bnds. Newßrunswick & Canda OLD COURT. Ry. &Lan d(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do . (Before Mr. Baron Channel and Mr. Justice Keating.) The trial of Richardson, the late secretary of the London Rifle Brigade, has been postponed until next sessions, owing to the illness of Colonel Hicks. Do. do. B Capital do. Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Pnnjaub Do. Da. . . Do. Indus. St. Flo. l g . St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim:) Scrip.. THE C ISE OF THE REV. MR. HATCH AND EUGENIA PLUNIMER. Much curiosity was exhibited in court this morning with respect to the sentence the learned judge would impose upon the child Eugenia Plummer, in consequence of the verdict of guilty that was returned against her late last night. In consequence of the recommendation of the jur,y, with which the verdict was accompanied, it was suggested than the girl should be removed from the charge of her parents for some considerable time, and placed under the care of some persoti to be agreed upon. _ Application has also been made to the Secretary of State for the release of Mr. Hatch from Neweite. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE STOHWASSER CASE. The prisoners, Edward and Eliza De Welzenstein, Her mann Frick, and Madame Jourdain, who were found guilty of conspiring together to obtain from J. Stohwasser the sum of £3OO were placed at the bar to receive judgment. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said the prisoner De Welzenstein appeared to be the chief actor in the con spit acy, and therefore he should sentence him to two years' imprisonment with hard labour, and the other three he should only sentence to six months' imprisonment with hard labour each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE GERMAN BAND NUISANCES.-Philip Arleston, a boy, one of the members of a German street band, was charged before Mr. Beadon as follows : Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the complainant, Mr. Martin, eatinghouse keeper, of 6, Market-street, Oxford-street, and said that his worship might remember that some time back the com plainant appeared at that court in consequence of being annoyed by a neighbour, a publican, named Flower, who had exhibited in his window some offensive placards and engaged musicians to play in front of his house. The an noyances had ceased for some time, but Mr. Martin had now to complain of defendant being ordered to play when ht was requested to leave. Share! 31ines. Mr. Martin said at eight o'clock that morning a band of musicians, seven in number, came and played oppo,ite his door. His child had been ill for some days, and w s not expected to live. He first sent out his servant to tell them to debist, and on their refusing to do so, he went out him self and asked them to do so, but they positively refused, and continued playing. THE SUN,I LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1860.; 4to 1 agst Sagitta 9to 2 agst Seclusion Bto 1 agst Avalanche Bto 1 agst Emily Bto 1 agst Rupee cIi4MPIONSIIIP. V INTELLIGENCE. TA.TTICRSALL'S—(YRsTERDAY.) BATH AND SOMERSETSRIRE STAKES. 4to 1 agst Pan (taken) 4to l'agst Telegram (taken) 4to 1 agst Philomel (taken) 4to 1 agst Cock-a-Hoop (taken) 10 to 1 agst Danae (taken) 10 to 1 agst Precise (offered) 10 to 1 agst Mesmer (taken) DERBY. 3to 1 agst The Wizard (offered) sto 1 agst Umpire (takeh) Bto 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 100 to 6 agst St. Albans (taken) 20 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 25 to 1 agst High Treason (taken) 25 to 1 agst Horror (taken) 30 to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered) 33 to 1 agst Restes (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Rap (offered) 50 to 1 agst Cramond (offered) 50 to 1 agst Sutton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Loiterer (taken) 2000 to 25 agst Tom Bowline (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Cape Flyaway (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Confectioner (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Largesse (taken) 6to 2 agst John Scott's lot (taken) THE OAKS. 4to 1 agst Seclusion (taken) sto 1 agst Rupee (taken) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. LANSDOWNE STAKES. 2to 1 agst Amsterdam (taken freely) 3 to 1 agst Fitz-Avon (taken) 6to 1 agst any other EIGHTH BIENNIAL. sto 4 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) 3to 1 agst Brother to Rainbow Bto 1 agst any other SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES. 7to 2 agst Philomel (4 to 1 taken) sto 1 agst Telegram sto 1 agst Cock-a-Whoop sto 1 agst Pan B`to 1 agst Timandrd 10 to 1 agst any other THE DERBY. 7to 2 agst Wizard (taken) sto 1 agst Umpire (taken) 7to 1 aget Thormanby (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 11 to 1 agst St. Albans (offered) 100 to 7 agst i3uccaneer 20 to 1 agst Nutbourne 25 to 1 agst High Treason 25 to 1 agst Horror 23 to 1 agst Restes (40 to 1 taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Cramond (off) 40 to 1 agst The Rap (taken) 50 to 1 agst Tom Bowline (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sutton (off) 1000 to 15 agst Winton (taken) The following letter has been addressed to a contemporary : Sir,—Ever since the appearance in your paper of May 7 of the letter of Tom Sayers, I have endea voured by every means in my power to ascertain from him in an official way, guaranteed by the presence of the editor of Bell's Life, whether he in• tends to abide by the date recently fixed for us by that gentleman for the champion's belt and stakes. The editor of Ben's Life,in view of the sentiments of that letter, acknowledged the propriety of such inquiries on my part, and also of such proposed official response on the part of Sayers, and did what he could by letters and telegraph despatches to get Sayers here to answer. Until Saturday, however, it was impossible for him to ascertain, with cer tainty, even in what part of England Sayers then was, and finally, through the failure of such efforts, I received information on Saturday-from the editor and referee, that he could not interfere further in the matter. Now, sir, as I am left as it were " all at sea," and as it was yesterday stated in Bell's Life that I was desirous of bringing the matter to an amicable arrangement with Sayers, I will state what I am willing to do. I am willing, first of all, to accept of the pro position made by a writer in Bell's Life, that Sayers and I should have a "belt apiece," t 3 be gotten up by public .subscription, provided that the true champion's belt remain in the hands of the editor of Bell's Life, to be fought for again, the best man to take it. If that be not agreed to, I will accept the proposition put forth in Punch—viz., to divide the belt—l to take one half, and ayers to keep the other half. I will then head a subscription tolprovide a new half to his, and in this way I think good feeling may be preserved on both sides. . . If neither of these propositions (proceeding, as they do, from English sources) are allowed me, then I shall claim that Sayers meet me on neutral ground, where our late battle may be properly re sumed. Though lam not yet quite ready to be come a member of the Peace Society, I will cheer fully vary my propositions somewhat to suit him. As the belt may be said to be equally owned by both of us, I will agree to run him a foot race from one hundred yards to five miles for the stakes and belt, or I will wrestle with him for the belt, or I will row him for the belt, or I will swim a mile with him for the belt, or I will take hold of hands and jump from a housetop with him for the belt. If all these offers will not do, I will agree in two months to be ready to fight the four best men that can be produced in England, beginning with Sayers, at intervals of 30 days apart, for the belt. I was told, if I won it I could have it; I would rather fight for it than anything else; but I am willing, under the present state of public feeling, to accept of half of it. If that be denied me, and through the exceptional action of the British authorities I be deni2d the privilege of another meeting, I shall have no alternative but to go home, refusing all English testimonials and sub scriptions, and shall hereafter feel at liberty—nay, justified by all the equities of the late transaction —to sign myself " The Champion of the World." —I remain, sir, your obedient servant, _ JOIIN C. HEENAN. Saracen's Head Hotel, Snow-hill, London, May 14. AN ACCIDENT _AVERTED. A correspondent s ay in a cont em p orar y sa :—" I believe it is not generally k nown w h a t a . merciful escape the passen gers by t h e l a t e express tra i n f rom Paddington had on Monday evening last, and, as I feel that such things ought to be made public, I send you an accurate description of what occurred, and hope you will be so good as to insert my letter. " We left Paddington at the proper time, and all went right till we were about half-way between Bath and Bristol, when we felt a violent jerkin°. motion ; a cloud of dust an d s t ones fl ew past thee windows, all t he breaks were applied, danger whistles sounded, fog-signals were thrown, and in a wonier fully short space of time we were brought to a stand, and we heard a cry, " All passengers out ; we can not move, and both an up and a down train are nearly due !" the fact being that the axletree of a van just behind our engine had snapped, and the van was across the rails, but whether so far as to endanger the coming up-train no one could tell. What would our position have been had it oc curred in the Box tunnel ! As it was we were just about to enter a tunnel, but, providentially, we were stopped just at the spot where we could best escape. Our engine, too, happily, was not off the line ; so it ran towards Bristol to warn the coming train, and the guard (who behaved admirably) ran back to meet the Salisbury train, and thus try to prevent a three fold collision. You will believe that our train was soon emptied, We were on an embankment, with a high wooded hill on the near side, and a sheer descent to the river on the other ; and just opposite to where we stopped there was a cutting in the wood for the purpose of running stones down. Men and women were all soon over a high gate, and making our way, in heavy rain, up this place, as we were told if there should be a collision it was impossible to say how far fragments might be driven. In two or three minutes we heard the up-train com ing, and all held our breath to see if it would pass clear. It did, and there was a very ,, general exclamation of " Thank God !" passengers in that train were probably quite unaware of their escape, but on examination it proved that there were barely two inches be tween the corner of the vans and the footboards of ; that train. Still, there we stood in the heavy rain, and began to feel assured, as the Sali▪ sbury train i did not appear, that the guard had succeeded n stopping it; and now the men began to venture back to get umbrellas and cloaks for the ladies, i and all began to speculate how long ▪t . would be before we were released, and it was not till the end of 50 minutes that our engine came back with fresh carriages, and we proceeded again. Nothing could exceed the kindly spirit among the passengers, and one circumstance struck us all—viz., that an in valid lady, who was carried by two persons (and whom it would have been extremely difficult to re : lease from the train in haste where there was no platform), had only got out at Bath. all 100 131 all all all 100 100 100 1. 3 0 1 g i d Id 4 d 1011 1021 par l o p ii par 99i 1p 101 102 21 22 33 34 921 031 67 69 83 85 6) 71 69 71 99 1001 f d id 11 11d 131 13f 71 ,1 6d 98 100 98 100 98 100 92 94 87 89 98/ 99/ 91 93 1 d 5 7 5 7 100 100} 1 d d 91 95 I Id WAYS. 44 4.1 i s 4 P 1 3 3 2j 2 [ 1 lid 5.1 sdi 23 61 7} 8 84 19 191 39 391 - 8 - 9 131 34i 35 52 54 li 11(11 13 15 5f 6 8 81 id 20 21 91 91 22 23 Share) stk 18 20/ 20/ 10 100 174 20 stock 100 stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock 201 20 100 1 1 gg 100 stock stock stock stock stock stork FOREIGN !Antwerp & Rotterdam' Ardenne5.............. Bah. &S.Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Buen.Ayres & S. Ferndo Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo . bitto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs... Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre ez Turnhout .... Lyons_ Genera Maria Antonia .... Do. New Namur Jr Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.... ,Do. New Shares 'Norwegian Trunk Pref. hParis,Lyons, & Mediter. (Paris & Orleans (Recife & S. Fran. (Pern ) gua. 7p. et. lim Riga & Dunaburg l aome & Frascati .. .. ...... Royal Danish ........ . Royal Swedish ...... :. Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse . . Do. Si per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... `Vest Flanders ........ Do. 61 p. c. Preference.. W. N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref Zealand . BRITISH MINES. Paid. ' Closing I Business Price. Done. .lire I Consols (Philack) Iritish Iron i 64 iiff°rd Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon . .. .., E. WI Russel (Tavlsik) Gain.&StAubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (I'hilack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's- Foot 1 2 285 295 4 110 4 17 0 511 4 1 5 185 0 11 36 38 17; 12.13.9 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.7.0 1.8.6 Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Dlirgaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs 1 1i at 3 30 31 31 4 3f 4f 43 45 6 4 5 North Frances (Illogan) N.\Vh'l Basset (1110 an) North Wheal-Crofty • . Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Surtridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Der. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran (Illogan) Stray Park TamAr Silv. & Lead MM Tin Crort 9.18.9 la 10.6.7 12s 8" 9' 125 135 44 46 li 300 310 all 18.18.9 126.18.0 Vale of Towey (Carm.)! West Basset (IIlozan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) !West Seaton 'Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (V.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 1.7:t FOREIGN MI: Australian BonAccord Copper,Llm. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ i p.) Do.St.Johndel Re7,Lim Do. Land and MinmgCo. Clarendon Con s.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican !Worthing (Limited) Do. JOINT-STO' all 1 10s, ad all 19s. !K B . 3 31 1 1i 145 155 48 -52 4 21 li 5 20 1 21 1 84 86 150 160 90 95 24 21 15 14 21 23 27 19 P iP 251 26j 281_ dm. 44 46 11 13 1 21 31 2 25 d par 11 14 p 101 114 d d p 5 6 Id i p 1121 19! 731 4 354 33 } 61i E 164 said he saw the prisoner and six others playing. and they refused to go. On the way to the station, the prisoner said the landlord of the public-house had given him 4d. not to go away. 9 0 I Prisoner said he did not understand it. Mr. Beadon said it was monstrous and cruel on the part of the publican towards a neighbour. Ire should fine the prisoner 405., of month in default. THAMES. ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT ON BOARD SHIP.— A gentleman named White applied to Mr. Yardley for a summons against Captain Doyle, the master of the ship Horissa, for falsely imprisoning his son, a yOuth for 84 days at sea. Mr. White said his son, who was standing by his side was entered as a midshipman, on board the Horissa, and he paid a premium of 61 guineas with him to the owner of the ship, and expected he would have met with good treat ment from the captain, who, however, had been guilty of a gre t stretch of authority by confining his (the applicant's) son for 84 days on the homeward passage. Mr. Yardley--How long did the passage last ? Mr. White-129 days, sir. The applicants son, in answer to questions from Mr. Yardley, said he was confined in his cabin 81 days, and only allowed bread and water. An officer of the ship here said ho was only allowed one quart of water daily. Mr. Yardley said the case was not one he could decide summarily unless an assault was committed. He thought the case was one more suited for one of the civil courts at Westminster in an action for damages. Mr. White said no violence was used. His son was or dered to his cabin nndkept there 84 days, and he considered it was a very tyrannical proceeding. Mr. said if the case was made out all he could do would be to order the defendant to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions. Mr. White asked if the captain was not liable for depriv ing his son of proper food. Mr. Yardley said the 223 d section of the Merchant Ship ping Act, 1854, would meet such a case as that, if the youths allowance of provisions was reduced by any quantity not exceeding one third of the quantity specified in 'the agree ment the complainant would be entitled to compensation at the rate of 4d. per day, and if his allowance was reduced by more than one-third of such quantity, Bd. per day. ThQ complainant might, if he thought proper, take out a sum mons against the captain to recover summarily 565. for a reduced allowance of provisions of more than one third for 84 days, being at the rate of Bd. per day. Mr. White said he would adopt the course suggested by his worship, and afterwards consider whether he should not proceed by action against Captain Doyle for false imp prisonment. IANKS. 75 77 69 71 214 224 51 53 10 20 71 73 38 40 19 21 17 17i 221 23 17i IS 'T SECURITIES. G ll4 116 109 111 110 112 ,101 i 102 1107 i 1081 991 1000 99R 1001 991 1001 108 109 110 112 :107 1071 :113i 1011 I 361 1 ,14181 1061 i THIS DAY'S' SHIPPING. LONDON, May 15.—Wind this day at noon—South; moderate breeze, and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH May 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Virago, from Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, May 14.—Wind Alice, for Madras. QUEENSTOWN, May 14 . — Arrived—America, steamer, from Boston, and proceeded for Liverpool ; Triumph, from Mauritius. DARTMOUTH, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dun can Dunbar, from Sydney, N.S.W. OFF QUEENSTOWN, May 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Queen, from Callao for Rotterdam. MILFORD, May 14.—Wind S by W.—Allived.— Portugal, screw steamer, from Brazils and Lisbon. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, May 15 —Havre, steamer, from Havre Hammonia, steamer, from New York, and left for Ham• burg. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. 'Wind E.S.E. ; tide last hour's flood ; weather very light and fine. 15— Agatha, and Rich mon d , from Alex. an A cir red, May DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S., light. Anchored—Princess Royal, schooner, of Leith, from north to west. Sailed in low—Gibson Graig, for London. A schooner, apparently a foreign one, was observed on shore on the Goodwin Sands at daylight this morning, but came off on the flood with assistance ; her name, &s., un known at present. T HE MONEY MARKET. —The tnglish funds opened yesterday morning at a recovery of an eighth from the depressed prices touched after the regular hours on Saturday, but the subsequent appearance of the market was far from favourable. Although the belief still prevails that a new war was not included in the plans of the Em peror Napoleon for the present year, the doubts whether events may not be hastened by accidents daily increase. The allegation from St. Petersburg this afternoon that Russia is again beginning to threaten the Turkish Government and to incite the Christian population of that country to rebel against their " intolerable" position, coming at the present juncture, although it requires confirmation, served to recall the warning given by the limes a year ago of the existence of a secret agreement with France. At the same time, an article in the Paris Passe of Saturday, to the effect that, if Naples is to be incorporated in an Italian kingdom, Franca will require compensation in the shape of a fresh extension of territory, contributed to increase the general distrust, which was further promoted by the po ss ibility of the occurrence of Ministerial embarrassments at home. — Times' City Article, Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia . Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey 13ritish North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. City ... Colonial ........ Com. Bank of Commercial of London . Eng., Soot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and Count .. London Joint Stock .. Londen & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England . Do. new National Bank New South Wales Do. new Orient. B. Corporation . Ottomai Bank ... ...... Provincial of Ireland: Do. new South Australia Union of Australia ,Union o London 'Unity Mutual 'OLONIAL GOVERNME: Can.Qov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1830 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do_ 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. 5 per cent lOO Do. Scrip 134 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 Do. 6p. c. Ap. Oct. , 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwde, 100 Nova Scotia Gov. p. o , sterling, 1875 lOO S.Aus.Gt. p.c.1878 &up , 100 yVic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap. &Oct. 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslauds Tel. Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smlig. Do. Pref. 7i per cent. Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 5 p. c. Perpet. Deben. Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation Great Ship (Limited).,. Do. 17 p. ct. Preference Indian & Aust. Telegr. Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) London Discount (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Die. Co. (Lim ' Nerbu.Coal& Iron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.ati die N. Br.S.;NovaSootiaLand N. B. Aus trala scan (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) . Orin tl.ln.Steam( Lim.)A Ditto B. Ditto C Peelß.Lud.&Min.(Li tn ) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4ip.c Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. It. gistered •• • • Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. Van Diemen's Land 100 all all all 5 286 15 15i 31f 324 4. 5 37 39 20 22 If 4 16i 120 123 0 8 25 30 24i 25i 30 35 99 101 103 106 105 107 2j 24 1 0 1 d 1 1 3 31p 3 4 1 Old 11 1 d 10 151 1 1 P d 47 50 79 81 pp 40 22 5 6 49 :51xd 120 130 35 36 - _ 10 11 5 1 282.81 100 100 2011 100 " CI 1000 324 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock stock 100 stock 101 I i 100 f li 3.1 21 821 69+ 70 69+ 94 all 100 , all 1 100 all 5 100 ,ATL 2.11.10 j 10 I 2.14.5 7.4.0 1 II r 7 TILE NAVY. The screw steamship St. George, 90, at Plymouth ; will be put in commission shortly. It is reported that after the screw steam frigate Euryalus, M, Capt. Tarleton, has been to the Cape of Good Hope and Gibraltar, she will return to England, when his Royal Highness Prince Alfred will leave her for the St. George. The Fcrew steamship Orion, 91, Capt. John J. B. E. Freer, which has been some time in the Medi terranean, is daily expected under canvas only at Plymouth. Her machinery is deranged, and when the screw revolves she leaks aft; the decks also are reported to be in a very bad condition. She will go into Keyham steamyard. The screw steam frigate Melpomene, 51, Capt. J. F. Ewart, flag of Admiral Martin, from Portsmouth which put into Plymouth Sound on Sunday after noon, sailed in the evening for the Mediterranean The Virago, 6, paddle, Commander M. B. Dunn, arrived at Spit.head yesterday morning from the eastward. The Rainbow screw gunboat steamed out of Portsmouth yesterday to Spithead to test her ma chinery, preparatory to proceeding to Queenstown as tender to the Ajax steam coastguard ship at that port. Tie Immortalite, 51, screw, is being coppered in No. 7 Dock, at Portsmouth. The Ariel, 9, screw, will go out of Portsmouth harbour this morning to Spithead, for the purpose testing her machinery. The Argus screw coastguard vessel sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for the westward, with the broad pendant of Commodore Yelverton at the main. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Henry Lanchester, acting 3d class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for tempo rary service in the Stork ; aid W. J. Hall, pay master, to the Bacchante. THE ARMY. Major-Gen. Lord IV: Paulett, C 8., will assume he command of the South-west District on tht [7th inst. Capt. Norton, several of whose inventions and missiles have recently been brought under the no tice of the Government, has succeeded in effecting some improvements in the balls fired from the ordi nary Brown Bess musket. The balls used by Capt. Norton in the trials he has made at Chatham and Gravesend are those cast in a No. 12 mould, and enclosed in his gossamer cartridges, a very small charge of powder only being required. In the experiments made at Gravesend Master Gunner Alexander, R.A., the artillery instructor to the volunteer corps, fired 20 shots in succession at a two-feet target, each shot striking the target at a distance of 200 yards. The range was then ex tended to 250 yards, and the same number of shots fired, when, with only two or three exceptions, each struck the target. In firing these 40 rounds not the slightest difficulty was experienced in loading, although the balls fitted so closely that the barrel appeared to be effectually sponged out by the gossa mer casing of the cartridge. The charge of powder used in each cartridge was only two and a hall drachms, and from the size of the gossamer cart ridge there was no loss of propulsive power by windage. THE DEFENCES OF PORTSMOUTH. A lecture was delivered on Friday by Colonel Shafto Adair, at the United Service Institution, on the subject of the Defences of Portsmouth. Sir John Burgoyne occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of military men and members of the House of Commons. The LECTURER entered into very lucid and inte- , resting explanations respecting the existing land defences of Portsmouth, pointing out that the prin cipal channel was fully commanded by the South sea and other works, and that no large vessel could enter with any chance of success under the fire of that battery. In the event of an attack by gun boats and vessels of light draught of water, it would be desirable to have some supplementary works on Southsea-common, the fire from which could be cir culated on the channel. The works on Portsdown hill are of a very extensive and complete character, but it is necessary to have other forts in advance of the Elson works, in consequence of the extended range of projectiles. A battery of Armstrong's or Whitworth's guns can send shot from Hyde-pier into the centre of Portsmouth Dockyard. Every increase of range in projectiles involved the neces• sity of new forts in advance of existing ones in order to meet the breaching power of an invading army. The Isla of Wight required to be for. tified very extensively. The gallant lecturer re garded that island as a great outwork of the naval fortress of Portsmouth, which it was neces sary to protect, The position of each of the forts and batteries on the island was explained, and the greatest importance attached to the one on Cliff End, nearly opposite Southsea. For the manning of these extensive lines of defence he relied to a great. extent upon the services of the volunteers, of whom there were now not less than 14,000 in the various artillery corps. He passed a high eulogium upon the soldierly bearing of the volunteers, and referred to the advance in line of 1,500 of them, on a recent occasion, with a precision and steadiness not surpassed by any of the regular troops. Regarding Portsmouth as the basis of military operations in the case of invasion at any point in the south of England, he suggested the formation of a military district with three divisions of about 15,000 men, of whom one-third would be regulars, one-third militia, and the remainder vo lunteers. The line of railways Which extended from Dover to Plymouth would, in case of neces sity, afford great facilities for the movement of these forces, and the construction of stockades and batteries, at places which he indicated, would be most valuable in offering resistance to the march of an enemy. The lecture was replete with valuable details re specting the defences of this great maritime arsenal, and at its conclusion, Sir John Burgoyne, in propos ing a vote of thanks, stated that many of the sug gestions had been under the consideration of the Government, and some of them were in course of being carried out. T.HIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—DIuadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss Ocl ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. Supply good. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. A slow inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £1 15s Od ; clove' £4 5s to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 10s per load. Both hay and straw changed hands heavily, on easier terms. COLONIAL. TEk.—There has been a good demand for most qualities, and prices are exceedingly firm. SUGAR.—The market has been steady, but only a mode • rate business has been done at about previous prices. In the refined market fully former rates have been current for dried goods. COFFEE.—The inquiries have been limited, and prices have undergone a material alteration. RICE.—The market has been very dull; prices, however, are well maintained. SALTPETRE.—A moderate amount of business has been transactea in the better qualities, and prices have advanced about 6d. to ls. per cwt. TALLOW.—Business, on the spot, has been inactive , at slightly reduced rates, 'but for forward delivery there has been more animation. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 535., and last three months 50s. 3d. to 50s. 6d. per cwt. STRIKE OF JOINERS AND CARPENTERS.—The joiners and carpenters of Bury have struck for an advance of wages. For some time efficient workmen have been in receipt of £1 6s. per week, but others have been receiving rather less. The present demand of the workpeoplo is that in future 2s. advance should be paid to every man. The masters, we understand, aro willing to give £1 S s . p er week to efficient workmen, but are not disposed to give the same wages to all the workmen alike.-13ctiv Times. A FATAL FIGHT AT CAMBRIDGR.---On Satur day evening last two young men, named Nathan Brazier and Henry Wales, after playing several games at the Bell public-house, Northampton-street, Cambridge, h a d a quar rel, and eventually got to fi ghting, when, after three rounds, the latter received a fatal blow, an d di ed instantly. Isterd N ay ort m h o a rn m Northampton-street, an inquest was held at th e M er t on. Arms, ', when, aft er a l engt h ene d ein quiry, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" aga i ns t Brazier, and also against Royal Parr, the landlord of the Bell, where the fight occurred, f or i nc iti ng th e sa id Nathan Brasier. The p9soners were formally remanded before the magistrates till Tuesday, when they will be committed upon the coroner's warrant. ARMY GOOK IN GI: That military affairs are passing through a " peri:4l of transition," and that the transit is attended with considerable denrind on the pubrip purse, are truths which we need hardly be at the pains of repeating. The Army Estimate's have impressed the facts very forcibly on the public mind, and a bill of X 15,000,000 for a single yer r tarnishes a characteristic monument of the crisis. Among the sundry notable inventions, however, which have contributed to the efficiency of the umy, there is one which deserves - especial notice, for its object is not the destruction, but the preservation of life, and its operation will be, not to absorb money, but to coon, rnise it. To the ingenuity of Capt. Grant the Soldier is indebted for a new system of cooking. Th ose who know what kind of practices were superseded by the discovery Will be able of themselves to ap preciate the magnitude of the reform, but ordinary readers will probably be the better for a little in 'brmation on this curious subject. When the health of our troops was taken into arnest consideration by the authorities a short time ago it came out that the soldier, among other gratuitous privations, was debarred froth. those salutary changes of diet which instinct no less than experience is found to suggest. Regiments lived exclusively upon boiled meat. Even at home stations, in their own barracks, and with all the appliances of civilised life around them our soldiers were confined to the same sodden ratio , day after day till the stomach revolted from tn.! unnatural monotony. There was a good deal spec t , upon the army, to be sure, but not enough to give "We soldier the benefit of an oven or a fryingpan. Here and there the men would club their pence together to get a little indulgence by way of pri vate subscription. At Woolwich, for instance, the town baker would do a bit of cooking for the garri son, but the annual cost to a body of 400 men was £lso—a considerable tax to be paid for an occasion a escape from the everlasting " soup and bouilli." All this while, too, the expense of the established system was really very large, and the regulation " boilers" consumed ccal enough in their dreary work to turn out a good Lord Mayor's dinner. This was the system on which Captain Grant pro ceeded to operate, and, after the usual difficulties, he succeeded not only in devising, but in intro ducing, a scheme of great merit. His invention consisted 'of a simple cooking ipparatus, or "battery ," b y means of which the men, with about a quarter of the usual fuel, could dress their victuals in the manner most conform able to their tastes. His " kitchen" would not only boil, but would bake, stew, steam, or fry. It would turn out meat puddings, suet dumplings, hot pork, and roast potatoes. It would make good soup or Irish stew, and connoisseurs even remarked that its baking was done particularly well, being wended with a flavour equal to the best " roasts. As to its economy, we learn from an official report, - dated at Woolwich on the Gth of March, 1858, that the saving of coals accomplished by Captain Grant's ipparatus would amount to no 1e53 than 297 tons per year for every 1,000 men. Testimony was riven also to the excellence of the system in all ither respects, and' the summary of the results was perfectly surprising. The saving in fuel, not only for cooking, but for kindling, was exceedingly large. The new methods of dressing placed at the soldier's discretion were acceptable in the extreme. ['he action of the machine allowed of a regular rotation being established, so that roast, stewed, boiled, or fried meats, varied with vegetables and puddings to suit, might be served to the different rooms in due succession. The men themselves escaped the tax of the town oven, and the facility with which the apparatus was managed and regu lated produced a material economy of labour and trouble. After this description of Captain Grant's inven tion, it is almost unnecessary to add that it forced its way into favour. An apparatus was first eon itructed to cook for 1,000 men, and when the plan biad been found perfectly unobjectionable it was in troduced at Aldershott, which encampment is served, we believe, upon Captain Grant's system to the present day. In October, 1858, the Secretary of War pronounced the system to be better than my of those submitted to him for such purposes, And he proposed to adopt it generally in barracks as circumstances allowed. Altogether, " kitchens" have been established on this plan sufficient for the wants of 60,000 men, and it is clear that the inven -ion holds its position still, inasmuch as Captain Grant was requested to prepare his apparatus for the use of the expedition to China. What the re iults of the discovery must have been in respect to economy and comfort we need not attempt to com pute, but it can hardly be too much to ascribe to this cause some of that singular improvement in the health of the troops which Mr. Sidney He bert himself hardly know how to explain. The men have now wholesome victuals and appetizing food. They are, somehow or other, in far better condition than formerly ; and common sense, we think, suggests that these two facts must havo some connexion with each other. This was the case introduced to the House of Commons by Colonel Lindsay on Friday last. The fact is that, line most inventors, Captain Grant has taken little by his discovery. He has been suc cessful, no doubt, and has probably been paid for his kitchens and kept harmless for his dis bursements; but' he has received little beyond. His invention, which really amounts to a public benefaction ' was prosecuted at his o wn ri s k, an d established from his own funds. Had it failed to to approve itself to the authorities the loss would have been all his own, and, as the result has been successful, it does appear as if something beyond mere purchase-money and reimbursement might have been conceded to his claims. There is a 'curious antithesis in the two " batteries " which are supplied to the Chinese expedition, as representing the latest discoveries of modern science. One is warranted to mangle and destroy at distances before unheard of ; the other is expected to keep men in good condition, and to mitigate by its wonderful efficiency the hardships and privations of life on a campaign. It is some thing like the old contrast between Congreve rockets and vaccination. Unhappily, we depend as much on one develoyment of science as on the other, and nobody ?grudges Sir William Armstrong his rewards ; but poor Captain Grant is naturally of opinion that his more peaceful invention might also have been acknowledged by some substantial kind of compliment. We doubt if the public will consider Mr. Sidney Herbert's explanation in the matter as quite satisfactory. No doubt, the new kitchens have been duly preferred, bought, and paid for ; but, besides all this, there is surely some obligation re maining? No doubt, too, other inventors have deserved well of the State likewise, but Captain Grant has certainly enabled us to improve the sol dier's condition, not only without fresh expense, but with a positive saving. He has done for us at no charge at all what we must needs have done somehow at a considerable charge. He has been practically successful in a public en terprise involving considerable risk, and has proved himself a true benefactor to the British army. Are such services sufficiently rewarded by a gratuity of £5OO ? We think not, and we arc moreover of opinion that, while we are so uncom monly liberal in every other department we might well afford a trifle on the score of national gratitude. FREEDOM OF TIIE CITY TO CAPTAIN ITCLIN TOCK, R.N.—The Lord Mayor has fixed Saturday, the 19th, at one o'clock, for the presentation of the freedom of the City to Sir Lecpold M'Clintock, at the Guildhall. His lord ship has invited a large and distinguished company to the Mansion-house on the evening of that day to meet Lady Franklin, Captain M.Clintock, and his gallant comradss of the yacht Fox.—City Tress. AN ADVENTUROUS PADDLE STEAMER.—Advices from Fernando Po state that the Littleton, of London, a small paddle wheel steamer of not more than 80 tons l a 6 t t I St. o of l u a l r e dol March Loando and at the Cape o f Good Hope fot:iu,thor su pplies. bur den, had put in there, in distress, on he r vo y a g e to New Zealand. She had been five mon ths from England, at tempting to make the passage by sail, although a p erfectl y fl un at de b r ot s t t o e m am . h S e h r e c l a e p ft ta F in ern pu a rp nd o o si P ng o to o tout n the h At a meeting of the creditors of John and s e r il w d e: err Horn, given were of P Anthony Blaikie, advocates, held last week at Aberdeen, iitnm namedeb d u d t enanso, the approxi mation and d e 0 W. corn Mr. Archibald Borthwick, C.A., Edinburgh, was ap p pointed trustee upon the sequestrated estate. Messrs. rnA N id e sa w smi a o l sn l ocn 7 s r h n as e r t ee , vber a ro d a i e o cr c i a aA t i e mb , was made as to the actual state of affairs. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Friday' last, whilst the workmen employed at the Rainhill Asylum were pulling down some walls in order to carry out the improvements going on they found a living toad embedded in the solid masonry. From the position in which it was found it is quite evident it must have been built in the wall at the time the building :was erected, now some 15 years ago. It is ali ve a t th present time, and, indeed, quite lively.—Liverpool Post. SNAKES FROM AUSTRALIA.—Tn company with a few black swans, wild duck, pied crows, &c , which have arrived in Liverpool by the Lightning and Great Britain from Melbourne, a cane of some of ths principal snakes from Australia has been received by Mr. Edward Wilson, for presentation to the Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park. They have been placed there in the society's splendid eel lection of serpents, having arrived in first-rate health and condition and are interesting as the first Australian snak( ever introduced into England.—Australian and Xew Zea land Gazette. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE IN SCOTLAND.- - Within the last few weeks a disease of a fatal description has broken out among cattle in the neighbourhood of Auchterarder, which has deprived several farmers of nearly all their stock. The epidemic appears to be spreading to neighbouring parishes, where several animals have already died after a few days' illness. The malady seems to be new. After becoming affected An t die in a sh ort tim e. 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