The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-30 00:00:00

- 010-VEY MARKET AND Cl7'l" .11' BM'S. --------...-___ CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The money market-during the last few days has not undergone any change of importance, the de mand being moderate, while the rates charged for accommodation have still tended downwards. Rather more business may now be expected conse quent upon the Stock Exchange settlements, and the large supply of commercial bills which will arrive at maturity on Monday next. The rates at present are rather irregular, but they still range a trifle below 4 per cent., and the mercantile clauses find no difficulty in obtaining all the accommoda tion they require. _ . . The fullinger frauds still attract much attention in the City, owing to the investigation now being made by the Stock Exchange Committee with re gard to another broker who is stated to have tran sacted business for that delinquent. The result will probably be known in the course of a few days, and in the meantime currency is given to a variety of exaggerated rumours with regard to the extent of the operations in this particular case. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of public • importance. The bar silver by the last West India packet has been sold at ss. lid. per oz. standard, being without altera tion ; and the dollars have been disposed of at ss. 21d. per oz., showing an advance of Id. com pared with the price realised for the previous supply. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no change of importance. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a very inactive appearance, and prices were depressed. The sales only amounted to 4,000 bales. The railway business continued limited, but quotations were fully supported. The market for Public Securities has not pre sented an animated appearance to-day, but the quotations have rather tended downwards, partly in consequence of the flatter tone of the Paris Bourse ; speculation being very dull, a few dealings are sufficient to influence prices. Consols, however, are 951 4 for money and account, being only 9 per cent. lower. It appears that a large amount of stock for transfer has been disposed of, which has contributed to the prevailing weakness of quotations. The New Three per Cents. are steady at 931 e ; the Reduced are firm at 93/ 1; India Loan remains at 10611 ; ditto 5 per cent. Enfaced Paper at 102,1 and 103 ; and Exchequer Bills are is. to 102. prem., being without alteration. There is no alteration of importance in Foreign Securities, and the transactions have been exceed- ingly limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 744 to 75 ; ditto New, 574 to 57/ ; Dutch 21 per Cents. are flat; at 66 ; and Mexican at 24 ; Brazilian 44 per Cents. remain at 91 ; but the Scrip had re ceded to 4 dis. ; Spanish have receded to 474 48. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 24 prem.; the Universal ditto, 1 4 prem.; and the Thames and Mersey ditto, 14 4 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, the chief attention of the dealers and speculators being directedlo the settlement of the usual half-monthly account, Several of the prin cipal lines, however, have shown an upward move ment, owing to the favourable character of the traffic returns. Caledonian, North-Eastern (Ber wick), end South-Eastern, have improved 55.; Great Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; and North Westerns, 15s. Eastern Counties have declined about ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the transctions have been extremely limited. Great Luxembourg realise about former rates. Great Western of Canada . have improved ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s.; East Indian, 55.; and Great Indian Peninsula, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown no material variation. London and Westminster have declined to 611. Ottoman Bank improved to 171. Canada Lpd are 120, and Peel River Land 46. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reducod Annuities 939 i 3 per Cent. ConFivls Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock .. . 222 3 Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. Ditto 6 3 / 4 - per Cent - Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, £1;000, lid D .to £5OO 7 10 p Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 0 per Cent. 1858 .. 91 Ditto 0 per Cent. Scrip, 1860 Mexican 3 per Cent : Ali i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. .. 45 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 108 k Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent.. . . Turkish 6 per Cent .. 75 4i Ditto New Loan Ditto Account • Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2i per Cent 66 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto June Account GENERAL GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION.—The in formation that General Garibaldi, on the 6th of May, took with him his only son, as contained in a letter received by the Opinion Nationale, and circulated by several papers, is not correct, as the general has two sons, the youngest of whom; 13 years of age, is being educated at New Brighton College, near Liverpool, under the care of the Rev. Dr. Poggi. The New York advices yesterday are favourable as regards the stock and money markets. The rate of ex change was steady, but the amount of bullion to be sent to England by the next steamers was not likely to be large. Another instance Of: j)Olitical malversation had just tran spired, Mr. J. V. Foidef, 'the postmaster of New York. having just abs&A.ded, 16aN ., ing a deficit of £31,000. He had held office for 'seven years, an unusually prolonged term for any American functionary, at. d is described as a highly popular politician. Loans to partisans and specu lations on the Stock Exchange are said to have been the channels of loss. His friends had notified their firm deter ruination that he should not be capsured, adding that he was already in a place of security 300 miles from the city, and that a fund would bo raised to enable a compromise to be effected with the Government at Washington. THE NEW BISHOP.--413 7 the translation of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Montagu Villiers from the see of Carlisle to that of Durham, Dr. Wigram, the newly-consecrated Bishop of Rochester, obtains a seat in the House of Lords. The new Bishop of Carlisle, whoever he may be, will re main out of Parliament until a vacancy occurs among the members of the Episcopal Bench, other than the two Arch bishops or the Bishops of London, Durham, and Win chester. THE LY-EE-MOON STEAMSHIP.—This vessel being completed, a trial of her speed was made on the river yes terday. She attained the astonishing speed, under steam alone, of 16i knots an hour, being above 19 miles an hour in still w4ter. This vessel is built for the China trade, upon the proportions given by the commander, Captain Norman Hill. The constructors of the hull being the Thames Iron Ship Building Company ; engines by Seaward and Co. She is 1,000 tons burden, and 350 nominal horse power, and is.fitted. with all recent improvements for steam ships of the . first class. A numerous company were on board, including Mr. Dent, Mr. P. Holt, Mr. Ash (designer of the ship), Mr. Galloway, and Mr. Brunel. EDUCATION IN NORFOLK. —An action has been heard in the Norfolk Country Court, to recover L 2 155., alleged to be due on a promissory note. The following is a literal copy of this prec ious document :—" I here by pro mise to pay James Spragg senor Grimston the sume of two Pounds 15 Shilings at my Disease Be fore My Body is Moved out of this House. Slued THOMAS HOWA.RD." " I hare by cirty that i Witne ss this shied by Mr Tomas Howard. WILLIAM RUDD." The plaintiff, who admitted, in reply to the judge, that ho was bringinc, a n action against a dead man, was non-suited, the deceased, " Mr. Tomas Howard," not having left any will or any assets. SIR CHARLES BARRY AND THE COMPLETION OF HIS GREAT WORE..—It is said that the very da first named for his funeral was one on which the great architect of our age might hale hoped to crown with the Royal standard the superb Tower of Westminster, just finished — the dearest wish of his late years having been the desire to live to see it complete.—Builder. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. —During the week ending the 26th May the visitors have been as follows : On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 3,509 ; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 4,006; on the three students' days (admission to the public. 6d.), 1,720 ; one students' evening (Wednesday), 146; Saturday evening, Society of Arts' conversazione, 2,soo—total, 11,881. From th e opening of the Museum, 1,456,527. ESTABLISHMENT OF A FIRE BRIGADE IN DUBLIN. A fire brigade similar to that in London under Mr. Super intendeni Braidwood, is about to be established in Dublin with a dozen large and powerful engines and stations as wellas Pre escapes. Rewards will be given to persons who may give information of fire, and day and night attendance of disciplined men at the stations will be maintained. A RAILWAY GUARD KILLED.—An inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Hertford. city coroner, on the body of James Mitchell Smith, late of Sheffield-street, Ardwick, a goods guard in the employ of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company. On the 7th inst. the deceased got between some waggons at the Guide Bridge station. for the purpose of uncoupling them, and gave the driver the signal to proceed. In getting away one of the buffers of a waggon caught him, knocked him down, and the wheel passed over his leg. He died at the Manchester Royal Infirmary on Sunday. The deceased was 40 years old, and has left a widow and two children. A verdict of accidental death was retumed.--illanchester Guardian. SHARE 211ARKET-(TRIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. R always 8 8i 70 72 lli 12} 6 7} 102 104 90i 001 raid.) Closing i Business Pr ioe. Done. Belfast and Ballymena Vol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shcf. and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter Paledonian rarmarthen & Cardigan, Cork and Randrn .. ! 1 1 , ork, iqrock., &Pas4age l Cornwall Do B A gats no until Ono per d tn. I ;s r ( hasbeen pd. toB , Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock; Do do B do I Do NW A. late EU3ds ! East Suffolk Do Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction . Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern no do A stock Po do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gll3. stock Irish South -en al ern Lairashire k Torkshir:d London and Blackwalli Lon., flrieit.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover! Lond. ct Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & th. Western L'derry , Az Coleraine 1,'. - !erry do Ennlslll !Man. Shef. & Lin 010 Nraryport and Carlisle Do do I shares Nretrorolitan Midland .. Do Irwin & Derby G'. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares 11i4 Kent Do, Cray Line . . vewervtle and C irlisle New., Aber. & llerefd.. Newry & Armagh, def.. Newry. Warnpt. & Ros. Norfolk... .. ........ N hn. Counties Union.. North British.. vor.Th-v.Rail&Dk.stee D A stk • A recs no (1. 1 until Spehas beenpd.B Tlo B stock , Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, G.N.E. purchase; )n Leeds ..... ilo Yor , r •.. (North London INorth Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction .. Not. &Cr'rantham Rail.. Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles.. Portsmouth !Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrrpshire Union si ttin °bourne & Sheer. Soilth Devon . 'South Eastern .... ISniith Wales ........ • • IS. York. and River Dun I Staines, Wok,. and Wok ,Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton ct Hartlepool Taft Pale Do Pref. No I ThamesHavent Ulster •• ( Vale of Neath !Victoria Sta. and Pim 'Waterford & Kilkenny !Waterford & Limerick Wost C rnwall West L0nd0n...... Do iPt class I Do 2nd clogs ....... Worcester & Hereford. PREFEREN 8 9 16 17 531 54/ 38 38 25 27 77 70 301 301 101 103 115 i 1164 116 117 131 133 112 114 69 691 60 65 1012 1051 70 71 114 115 11 12 101 .. 14 1i _. Id p 93 94 10 11 41i 42 24 2 d 1164 117 94 96 10 11 7 6d M 56 3 _! di voli i t 931 61i 62 96i 041 If d. 51/ 521 EO,l 801 105 107 l 3 13 91 14 61 61 41 46 14 16 114 116 31 35i 87 89 48 10 4 3d 41 43 83} 851 67 68 78 80 6 8 38i 39i 8 0p 55* 56* 2 3ip * d 55 60aP 10 11 54 6 531 4* 85/if 2 1 d ARES. Share 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock sto(•k stock stock stock stock stock 11A stock stock stock stock st'ck stack stock stock stock Stock stook stock stoc% stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock Sharel Share' ytk 120 stock 12.10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock s to^k stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 124 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Stock stock stock stock stock 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock stock Railways. 'CE S Paid Closing Business `" Price. Done. Mines. Redford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W • • • • - Buckinghamshire .. .. 100 Ln &N W 96 98 MISCELLANEOUS. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 514 52 Do. do. 51 per cent. 100 Lo. 125 127 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all ' 15 154 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Po . 113 115 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all Clydesdale Junction.. , 100 Caledenin 2,5 Australian Agricultural 19 304 314 Colchester, Stour VaU all E.U.&E (1 16 17 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 5 E.Lincolnshire.g.6 p.c.; 100 Gt. North. 138 140 50 (British American Landl 40 E.Union,lTarwich Shs all E.Counts. 4 4 4 1 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 37 39 - Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls aim& Neil s,Drct. 100 Caledonin - 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 Do. New ... ...... 100 Do.. . . . • ' 321 Canada Land Gloster& Dean ' Forest all Gt. West. all 11J 123 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) all 6 8 Hartlpool.Dek.&RaiL all Yk.N.&Br stock Cop.Min.ofEng&Smlig. all 22 27 Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 25 IDo. Pref. 74 per cent. Do. 4 Shares ....... all Do. .— , stock Crystal Palace Do. 4 Shares ....... all Do. — stock Do. Preference .. 100 98 100 Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 103 Ln.& v.W 205 208 stock Do. 5 p.c. Perpet. Deben. 100 103 106 London & Greenwich 100 S. East..., 6.3 65 stock .Electric Telegraph .... 100 105 107 LDoon.PTrelifiewrerseou.ien.. d ... 1 100 00 Do. peto & co. 115 1 120 25 Do. New l5 p 1 p ~ 5 English &Aus. Copper all 24 2; 24 1 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 ,N , rfolk ..I Do. W&M 24 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 4 i 1 10. 17+ p. ct. Preference i Mid. Bradford Prefer 3Droa.n6c.p.Beur 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. -- xcetnn.t&— cent........ l all oo 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 1 d Newmarkt.,BUrYbx 1 5. 5.6 E.Counts 4 1 p ence Stock ....._.. 100 Midland 96 98 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1 1344 guaranteed 5p.C. I 55 57 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 1; 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 2; p 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Do. do. 6 per cent . • • •• Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c.l 1:11 Do.;I . — 144 — l4! 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 1 Old I. V :N W North tylixiveedstserpner.c.e.n..t.. all al I l lo id . iii_n . 4l . 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 :14 Old Preston and Wyre. 1 a ll t t L.Yk. 10 Netherlands Land all Do. 4 Stares A. all Do. ...... , - Gt.Nortli.l3s 138 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.att dis. all Roystn.Hitch., & Shep, 10 0 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 i 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all a 1 i * II ) 1 I Do. 1 1 ..... I 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all Sh D re o w . sbry& Hereford' 100 T.Brassey 10t 103 1021 South Staffordshire .. all ThClean.. 104 , 1 Do. Is ew Shares (Lim.). 15s. 4d p Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. Virest., 9 , 9 4 lO Orina 10 Ditto B. Wimbledon & Croydn. all LA Brgt ll ' 7 i s A 10 Ditto C 2s. DOCKS. stock Peelll.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 45 48 46 Business 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam Share DoAs. Paid Dyne. 011 e. 50 Do. New 2O 14 16 p 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.44p.c 174 4 id • 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 6 sto-k Commercial lOO 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 484 404 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 1201 1 stock Scot. An stln. Inv. (Lim.) 100 120 130 124 stock East end West Indies.. 1,12 -- 25 South Australian Land all 344 35i : 35 4 stock London lOO 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all i I stock ,St. Katharine lOO 1 Do. do. R g,istered .... all stock ISouthampton lOO 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. 5 stock I Victoria 30 IDo New .4 1 2 1 , , i ' ' _...------ Blythe and Tyne 10 per - &Bre 1 Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 34 45 c. pref. (issued at £5O all - - 20 British Iron Rris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 100 96 98 97 61 - Clifford 270 280 Do. do. do. Shares - - - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 445 455 Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 103 101 103 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 DO 110 Do. ()liar. Shares, No. 2. all - - - East Caradon 2.14.5 71 8 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 11 111 1 1 Cornwall, 5 per cent... all - - -- Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 54/ 39 41 Dun. Per llt &Aber..Tun. . all 5/ 64 -- Great South Tolgus l7s 121 13 E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e. 100 101 103 - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 11 11 i Do. dn. Class 13 5 p.c.... 100 112 115 Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 109 112 -G. Wheal Vor (Holston) 94 1 I - Grenville 5.14.6 3 31 E. Coln. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 110 112 Da do. No. 2 100 109 111 - Herod's- Foot.. -.. .. 8.12 29 31 - Hingston Downs 4.7.0 4 41 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 124 126 Eastern Vnion,4 per ct. 100 81 83 - Lady Bertha Do. 5 per c•n t. gear... 100 - -- M irg,aret (Uny Lelaut) ilk 41 gear... Edin.A.-Glas.sp.c. shares 100 110 112 -- North Downs 2l 51 45 6 Do. 4p. c. gun. S. &D. 100 90 92 - North Frances (Illogan) 11 4 5 Fdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 76 - N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) 5 s 55 n - North Wheal Crofty Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 100 118 120 Glas.& S. c. -- Par Consols (St. Blazey) 1 4 12 4 131 pi, at Northern Webt.g.a. 5 p., sp. et. 100 116 118 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10 . 6 . 7 43 45 Do.sp.c.Redna., 10 p.c.pm 1 00 111 112 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 12 s 414 O. 4/ P. e. do. do. - South Caradon(StCleer) 15 3 00 3 10 Do. sp.c. Swim. 5 p.c. pm 8') 85 87 - S. Caro Brea (Illogan).. 3 3 4 31 Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. ei 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 1 15 - S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.1=.9 1621 16 7 4 1 G tSn. & W (Ireland) I 1 1 0 0 97 99 975 5.- - Stray Park 26.18.0 52 54 53 24 i p. et. pref. stock.... 3 great West. (Berke and Tam tr Silv.& Lead Min 44 24 2/ 44 10 Tin Croft 9 4 1 5 41 Harts) Ext. sp. et. . 6 - - Do. Redeemoble,4l p.et: - Vale of ToNvey (Carm.) 1 3 s 6 d 4 100 99 101 i - West BaSset (Illogan) 2.4 19 20 Do. Red , emable, 4p. et. 100 89 91 -W. Caradon (L'skeard) 5 76 78 78 Do. Irredeemsble, d 0... 100 91 93 - West Seaton Do. 5 met. Redeem. Pref. 100 103 105 - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5f 150 160 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 91 105 - ,Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 90 ICO qt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 17 18 - 'Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 2; 34 no dcs p. et. pref all 104 101 104 - ,Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 14i 15 Do Biring.guar. stock lOO 74 76 - . Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 ' 22 24 no, Cheater gua. shares all 191 205 - "Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)i 51 26 28 Do. do. do. D 6 do. do. T.ar , .&York 6p. c. stock lOO 139 141 _ 20 Australian Tlo.T3arns l .stXs3s 10d pc 100 - - Do. 6 per c. (3.. Lan.) .. 100 - - 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim. 155 p 5 p Brig. 5 pawl. No.l 100 116 118 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £' p. ) 27 5 - Lon.& Do. sp. C. No. 2 100 116 118 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lfm 15 29 30 29 Do. Lima. 6p. e. - - Do. do. sp. c. No 40 Cobre Copper ... 43 45 - di s. 1)o. do. 44 per cell'. .... 100 102 104 1 02 1 iapo Do. do. 44 p. C. shares.. 2 5 - - - CoCop 10 11 13 1 Dun 3foun•Cop.Ming.Co a ll Do. 7p. et. Prof. stock. 100 154 157 1 1 2 Fortuna. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 . 1 35 Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 1 00 68 70 20 General all 23 25 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 5 d par Lon. Chat. and Dover.. .11 21 22 15 Kapunda (Limited).... • 1 14 14 p 25 Lon. and N.W. Coy. and 3 Linares all 101 114 Nuneaton, sp. et..... 100 115 117 5 Lusitanian 2 1d p Lon. & S.W, 7n. et. stock 100 1524 1574 1 Mariquita all 1 I 'Londondy. & Cole. A sh. all - - 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L los. 5d p Lon don y. & Ennis. 4 sh. all 12 124 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 126 128 Mining and Smelt all 5 6 Do. £5 4l i 1 P 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per c , nt 5 4 1 P 28.2'81 United Mexican . -..... ad 14 2 Mary ort & Car., 4p. C a lla I - - 1 Worthing (Limited).... all Do. 44 per cent - - 1 Do l9s. I ; Mid. Con. ti p. c. stock.. 100 - - Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.C. 100 140 142 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 102 103• Do. with option till 1860 3 . 1 1 p 100 Ag,ra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - Do. Leis & Hit. pref. st. 100 94 96 40 Australasia I all --- en ( Newport, Aber.&e.pref. 5 25 Bank of Egypt. 'all 21 1 22 1 t p.c.re&em.st 5 p.c.pm. all 01 ioi 100 Bank of London 5O 51 53 y. 525 Do. Perpet. 6p. c. with • 20 Bank of Turkey 3 - - option till 1 8 66 ..... . all 111 12 5 50 British North American all - 0 1)o. till 1869, Ist is. 0 1 11 p 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 205 Do. do. 2d 14. 21 - - p 25 Ch. Mer. of Lt. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 . - Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 - 100 City Di.54P. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 -, - 100 Colonial ..... - .... - - Dn.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 1 00 - - 2011 Com. Bank . of' Canada all - - c North British. 5p.C. , . 100 110 112 100 Commercial of London . 20 19 21 I Do. New, P. sp. c.... 100 - 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch all 161 161 I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. sits 1 i I P 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - Do. do. do. all - - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 23 231 c Ntli.Dev.R ail. & Dek.Co. 100 - - 50 London and County - - c NEastcons.Pref. 4 p.c. 100 91 93 50 London Joint Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 96 97 100 London & Westrrrnster 20 - Do. do. do 4 13.4 1 5 ' 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 - - Do. Leeds, 6p. c. Nd. 1 13 20 Do. new . ... - - 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. • 9 • - -; 50 National • Banic - - Do. York, IL &S. Porch. 10 4d* P 10 20 New South Wales all - - ";,395 9 North Staffordshire.... all 23 24 20 Do. new - - k Ox.Wr.Wol. 6p. c. Ist g. 100 123 125 25 • Orient. B. Corporation - - k Do. Redeem. 2d gua.... 100 - - 20 Ottoman Bank... .. all 17 18 171 k Do. Irredeem. 2d gun... 100 119 121 100 Provincial of Ireland .. a - - 25 - - Rhyraney Guaranteed. all - - 10 Do. new ll 4 Sco'ti'h Central, new pf all - - 2.5 S o uth Australia - - - k Scottish North-Eastern 25 Union of Australia all --- :14 p. e. pref. stock.... 100 73 73 50 Union o ' London - - 25 4 4 5 1 ,k Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 109 - - 100 Un i ty Mutual 60 - lc Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 - - ------- is, South Devon. Ann. 1 0 8. all 10 . 10 4 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT aICURITIES. 1 Do.4Fixed 41 per cent. all - - • .6 South Eastern (Reading - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 114 116 ' i. Ann., 1.0.6) - Do. 6p. cent. 188 , 100 - - - Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 - - 3k Do. 44 per cent lOO 101 103 102 4 Ist is lOO 101 103 31c Do. Fixed 4p.c. - Do. 6p. cent. 1 8 82 100 - - 31c 'ouch Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 89 01 , - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 1 00 110 112 3k Do. 44 per cent. lOO 99 101 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 3k S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. 100 86 88 c Do. 5 per cent - / Do. Scrip lOO 1814 1011 101 1 4 34 - - 5 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.. all 28 29 5 Do. B 6 per cent all 324 334 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1 07 4 1084 1085 5 Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 - ' Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 991 100 99& ck Wat rfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 44 48 - Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 90 i 100 - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds' 100 991 100 1004 LINES LEASED AT FIXED------ RENTALS. - N ova Scotia 875 Gov. 6 p. 0.1 i - I - ster ' Leasing Closing B usiness - S.Aus.Gt 6 p.c. 1878 &up lOO ,110 112 Railways. Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - 106 ~. _ ' - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1064 107 1064 ; 1 THE SUN, LONDON; WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 30 , 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing Frice. Business done 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 84 86 • ( Bom.,Baroda&.Cent hid t- , t k 100 96 117 961 Gu. 5 psr cent 18 Do, Do. B 134 1d 1 d 24 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 1141 5 d 2 0 4 Do. New 10 ( Buffalo, po. B Preference rant4Go . d r . i . c . h . all 61 61 100 75 80 100: 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.l4l;astn. (Lim) 1. 30. / d I P 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 2 11 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 11 4 d 171 Demerara.. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 1 1 d stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1011 1024 102 1 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO par 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par j p 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 931 091 stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 1001 1011 1001 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 32 33 311 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 91 03 921 2 4 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 62 61 63 2 3 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 all 65 70 100 Do. do. 1872 all 65 70 stock Gt.ludiaPenin.ua.sp.e l OO 9 9 4 1 00 100 4 20 Do. New tam sp. 0 6 4dlci 51 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 14 lid guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 121 201 Do. New X 7l d a 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with I all 98 100 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '7:3 till 'GO all 98 100 99 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 93 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 01 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 90 stock Do. do. 5 per cent . stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 91 93 20 Do. Fourth do.. lO 1 1 d 20 Do. - do ..... stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO Newßrunswick & Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Ms. , A Capital Share ▪ Do. do. Land d 0... 20 Do. do. B Cap do i al do . • • all 5 7 • Do. do. Land 20 Oude (Limited) i stcck Scinde .. 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... 73 ,9 all 11 d 1 d 20 Do. DJ. .... . . . ' 9 5 d sto lc Do. Indus. St. Flo. ?,„.,", 100 944 951 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) terip.. 1 • f 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 20 Ardennes all —p 20 Bah.&S.Fran Lim.7 p.c. 7 1 Id 5 Belgi in East Junction all i 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 21 4 44 p 6 Carmeaux Mine & Hail all 21 24 100 Copiabo ........ &.. .... all 10 i litto Extension .. .. all lf lid 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 51 told 20 Eastern of France .... all 231 211 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c 6 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all —, 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 61 Of 20 Italian Junction . . all 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all 20 Lyonl3 & Geneva ...... all 331 Maria Antonia ... all 10 Do. New , ... ..... .... all 20 Namur & Liege .... • ... all 81 81 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 191 19f 16 Northern of France.... all 33 39 20 Do. New Shares . ... 12 p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 311 341 20 Paris & Orleans ..... ... all 52 54 20 f Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 2 1 4d 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 10 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all —. 20 Roy - al Danish... ... all 13 15 13 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse .. all 51 51 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 84 81 20 San Paulo, lira, n. 7p. c. 2 1 Id 11 4 20 S.Aust &Lomb Venetin 12 4d 311 20 Southern of France.... all 20 21 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 64p. c. Preference.. all 91 9 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 2'2 23 20 Western of Austria.... 6 -- 20 Western of Switzerland all -- 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all ' 20 Zealand BRITISH .11IINES. Paid.' Closing I Business Price. Done. LAW INTELLIGENOE.--(THIS - DAY.) SECOND/AIRS' COURT. (Before Mr. ?otter and a Jury.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE-DAMAGES, £300. SEDUCTION.-G&DSDEN V. CUTLER. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages, laid at £2,000, in a breach of p'omiso of marriage, defendant having suffered judgment to go by default. _ _ Mr. Pearce, instructed bykr. Clapham for the plaintiff, said this was one of the mos% cruel cases ever brought iiSto a court of law. These crises are generally marked in a general way, but this case would be found to embrace pecu liarly heartless points. Plaintiff, a young lady aged 26, was the daughter of a farmer at Hemel Hampstead, owning some where about 600 acres of land. Defendant was the son of a farmer at Luton. The father (with whom defendant lived) carried on a straw plait manufacture, and had fitted up alarge linen drapery establishment at Dunstable, so that it would be seen defendant was in a very good position. An attach ment was formed between plaintiff and defendant in 1855. There was a promise to marry, and though the matter was postponed from time to time, the letters now in possession of the learned counsel would show that matters were upon that footing. After five years' ccurtship, and after so many express promises, defendant succeeded in seducing the plaintiff, and bringing disgrace upon a virtuous young girl and a highly respectable family. The fall of her child be came known to Mrs. Gaisden, and on the 19th of Sep tember last an interview took place, at which the defen dant promised to marry the plaintiff at once, an das soon as as could get a license. The following morning, however, Mrs. Gadsden received a letter from defendant, in which he declared that he had had nothing to do with plaintiff, and that she had brought trouble upon herself. Tho truth was that defendant had become acquainted with a young lady of Luton, with many thousands—this was the reason that defendant had broken his promise. On the 14th February n the present year a child was born, and defendant, in the prospect of a larger dowry with the other lady, thought he was acting properly in refusing to fulfil his promise. Evi dence would be given of the position of defendant and his father, and the jury would no doubt give substantial damages, although nothing would recompense plaintiff for the loss of her honour. Mrs. Mary Gadsden said her husband was a farmer, of Hemel Hempstead. This lady generally bore out the facts contained in the foregoing speech, adding that it was now the talk of Luton that defendant was paying his ad dresses to Miss DaTis, a rich young lady at Luton. Mr. Hood cross-examined this witness as to defendant's means; and whether he was not a labourer on his father's farm at ss. per week. (A laugh.) Witaess thought he was not. He kept a good appear ance, and frequently hunted. Did say Mr. Gadsden would give defendant £lOO when he married plaintiff. Mr. Gadsden said that defendan; hunted with Lord BrownLw's hounds, and gave general evidence as to the means of the father. In cross-examination, he said he did not know that the horse he rode was an old one, used to draw loads of straw over the father's farm, but should think not, Believed that Mr. Cutler, senior, had nine children. Defendant's father was in a good position. John Gadsden, plaintiff's brother, said that defendant acted as a gentleman in the country ; hunted and shot, and was not a farm labourer. Could not say if he worked on the farm. Had seen him frequently with Lord Brownlow. Plaintiff's aunt proved that plaintiff was confined at her house, and that defendant called upon her there in October. Did not say he was not the father of the child, but said he was accused wrongfully. He wanted his letters back. Had no doubt defendant was the father. He remained with plaintiff about two hours, and parted affectionately. Kissed plaintiff. Heard the kiss. (Laughter.) Mr. Pearce then read some letters of a particularly high flown and melodramatic cast. In one letter defendant con fessed that he had behaved cruelly to plaintiff, and that his conduct brought a blush to his cheek. Mr. Wood then, on the part of ;the defendant, said that no doubt plaintiff must have a verdict, and went cn to say that the child was not defendant's. He also read a paper signed by defendant, in which Alfred Cutler was required to certify that he would marry Catherine Gadsden. He (Mr. "Wood) would call evidence to prove that defendant was only a labourer, earning ss. per week, and yet plaintiff asked for £2,000. The reason defendant did not fulfil his promise was that the child was not his. Defendant's father was then-called, and said he had nine children. His farm was about 350 acres. The straw plait manufactory was a very small affair. Since 1866, defendant having been unfortunate in business, worked upon wit ness's farm at a salary of 55. per week, and had no other means. As to the " hunter," witness tried to sell it fur £5, and no one would buy it. (1 aughter.) Cross-examined—Did not know if there was a meeting of the subscribers to Lord Brownlow',„s hounds to-day. Lord Brownlow was witness's landlord. Kept an account at the Luton Bank. Defendant was not here—was advised not to come. Out of the nine children only one besides defendant was at home. Would swear he only paid defen dant ss. per week and no more. As to the hunter, witness had chopped him away for a dying horse, because no one would buy him. Did not know that his son was engaged to Miss Davis, but had heard so. Had not heard that Miss Davis had £15,000 in her own right. Had heard that the defendant had paid his addresses to the vicar's daughter and was accepted. Mr. Wood and Mr. Pearce then briefly addressed the jury, and the learned Secondary, in summing up, said it was for the jury to say if they thought £2,000 was too much, and the jury, found for plaintiff—damages, £3OO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE AGAINST A BARMAID OP ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN A SITUATION BY A FALSE CHARACTER.—SIN GULAR DETECTION.—Miriam Hudson, a barmaid, living at 47, Bookham-street, New North-road, Islington, was charged, before Mr. Beadon, with attempting to obtain, by means of a false character, a situation in the service of Mr. Leonard Hammond, of the Gloucester Hotel, Park-street, Grosvenor square. From the evidence, it appeared that Mr. Hammond answered an advertisement in a paper, in consequence of which the prisoner presented herself at the hotel on Friday last, and, referred to a Mrf. Thomson, of the Mount Ephraim Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, where she said she had lived for two years, for her character. Mr. Hammond told her he would go to Tunbridge Wells on Monday, ble, instead of doing so, proceeded at once, and there saw the landlady of the hotel, Mrs. Cur tis, who had kept the house for ten years. Having told Mrs. Curtis his errand, he returned to town, and found a letter from the prisoner declining the situation. Mrs. Ha,m mond then wrote to the prisoner, telling her that Mr. Ham mond could not go to Tunbridge Wells, but would write. The prisoner then went down to the Mount Ephraim Hotel, and having waite'a for Mr. Hammond's letter, which she asked for as being directed to Mrs. Thomson, sat down in the cofferoom and answered it, giving herself an excellent character of course. The prisoner then returned to town, and on presenting herself at the Gloucester Hotel yesterday morning and stating that she was sorry she had written the letter declining the situation, as she thought it would suit her, she was asked into the parlour by Mr. Hammond and introduced to a constable. The prisoner adulated all the facts, pleaded guilty, and said she herself wrote the letter. Mr. Beadon fined the prisoner £2O, or three months' im prisonment. THIS DAY'S SIIIPPING. LONDON, May 30.—Wind this day at noon—North- West; moderate breeze, and fine weather. DARTMOUTH, May 29.—AVind Majesty's steamer Ranger, for Falmouth. PLYUOUTH, May 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Anonimee, from Havannah. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Royal'Albert, for Dear. FAudouni, May' N.W.—,Arrived—Wur sata, from Havaucah. HA.RWICII, May 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived.—City of Hamburg, steamer, from Hamburg for London, short of coals, bulwarks stove, side-houses washed away, and seve ral sheep and oxo . lost overboard. MiLiouu, May 29.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Euphe mia, from Buenos Ayres; Venetia, from Liverpool for Mogadore. COY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Arago, steamer, from Havre ; Tonning, steamer, from Oporto ; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin; Aquila, steamer, from Jersey; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Caroline. from Waterford. Sailed—Sedgmore, for Algoa Bay ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W., tide first hour's ebb, weather cloud Arrived, May 29Ranen, from Sannesund ; Elwy, from Rio Grande. Arrived, May 30—Albion, from Jamaica; Alice, from Granada; Director, from Jamaica; Calcutta, from Genoa; Spartan, from Foo-choo foo ; Cynosure, from Nevis • Con stance, from Barbadoes ; Sir G. Grey, from Cape of Good Hope; Der Gwafflmai, from Moulmein; Blanche, from Porto Rico. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W., moderate. Anchored—Cormorant, French transport, from Brest for Hirre. Passed in Tow—Blenheim, from Calcutta for London. ' 4 Passed--Ann Pitcairn, for Valparaiso; Mary, for Tc bago—both from London. The Lord Stanley, from Shields for Alicante, has been supplied with an anchor and cable hence. Sailed —Most of the coasters and several outward bound. ME DIVORCE COURT.—The Divorce Court Bill, which will enable the (Judge-Ordinary in all cases to sit alone in the first instance, without waiting for other judges to sit with him, has now passed the House of Lords, and waits the pleasure of the House of Commons. An appeal from the decision of the Judge-Ordinary to a full Court already lies in certain cases, and to these the bill adds the question of the grant of a new trial. There is also a provi sion to the bill that no decree for a divorce shall be absoluta for three months, and during that time any person may 'show to the Court that there has been collusion, or that material facts have been suppressed ; or information may be given to the Queen's Proctor, who, if he suspects collusion, may intervene in the suit. THY D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. 111ANCILESPER RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PHILLIPS HANDICAP. Lady Grosvenor 1 MMontrone2 Gay Girl SAPLING STAKES. Doe Foot.. •• 1 Amain • Lily • _ Seven ran. UNION CUP. Rising Sun.... Ripon Sir William Won by a head ; same between second and third. Thirteen ran. PRODUCE STAKES. 2 Restes Bab-at •tbe-Bowrster Four ran. TRAFFORD HANDICAP. Rameses .. Griffln Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. UNION CUP. 4to 1 agst Sutton (taken) 4to 1 agst Sir William (taken) 6to 1 agst Horace (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rising Sun (taken) 10 to 1 agst Druid (taken) 12 to 1 agst Clio (taken) 12 to 1 agst Miss Lucy (taken) 14 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken) THIS DAPS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market, coastwise and by land carriage. Good and fine samples were in fair request at full prices ; but inferior qualities changed hands slowly at late rates. The show of foreign wheat was moderate. For all kinds the inquiry was much restricted ; nevertheless, we have no change to notice in prices. Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper. Wo have to reiort a dull sale for barley at Monday's de cline in value. There was very little doing in malt. Prices, however, were supported. For oats the inquiry was somewhat restricted at Mon day's currency. _ Beans and peas wore in fair request, but flour was a dull inquiry on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Whe t. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Engli5h.... .. Irish - 2,600 F0reign.......... 9,010 4,4'20 I 5,060 I,no sacks. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for nearly all kinds of hops has become some what heavy, owing to the favourable accounts from the plantations. The duty has been done at £lBO,OOO. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 6d; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; Trbrk, 3s 5d to 5s Od per Sibs. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 161 Antwerp Brussels — 25 • 30 25 35 Hamhurgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 2.5 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste 1174 13 65 13 65 1171 13 70 13 70 Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan 343 49# 49$ 30 40 25 40 34 49a 49k 30 45 25 45 Genoa `25 4O 25 46 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon - 52 621 - 521 521 Oporto Rib Janeiro. — .. .. New York — GO .. Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. Z 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars silver in Bars (Standard) , 0 5 la South American Doublone DURING HER MAJESTI"S PLEASURE. What is her Majesty's pleasure as to criminal lunatics This is a question which probably many people have asked themselves with that vague kind of wonder which melts into a general and indefinite belief, that, no doubt, it is reasonable enough. It is, however, a question for which we are particularly interested in obtaining a satisfactory solution now that legislation impends. An excellent little pamphlet, recently published by Dr. Hood, fur nishes the materials for an answer. Some of those who axe thus sentenced to indefinite detention are. guilty of slight offences, while others have com mitted the gravest crimes—even murder. But the verdict of insanity carries with it the sentence of prolonged imprisonment, whatever be the offence of the defendant. Hence lately, in the case of a certain Thos. Johnson, charged before Baron Martin with an offence punishable by one month's imprisonment, but who pleaded insanity, only the humane interposition of the judge pre vented a sentence which might probably have led to imprisonment for life, by suggesting the with drawal of the plea of insanity. In these cases not only is justice violated by a cruel and exaggerated punishment, but the State is charged unnecessarily with the support for life of one who should contri bute his share to the resources rather than to the burthens of the country. Dr. Hood suggests as a remedy, that whenever insanity is set up as a defence, the trial of the prisoner for the offence of which he is charged should be post poned, at whatever stage it may have arrived, until the state of the patient's mind be ascer tained before an ordinary jury, whose verdict of insanity shall be recorded by the court as an answer to the previous indictment. These cases are atptesent tried hurriedly before juries as sembled for trifling criminal causes, and often dis posed of without any previous notice of the intended defence being given to the prosecutor. Even if such verdicts be correctly given, another evil often follows in the existing state of things. A villain of the worst character, being acquitted on the score of insanity, and ordered for confinement in a lunatic asylum, recovers from his mental aberration, and remains all his life a vicious and violent inmate of a medical institution, where none of the arrange ments are calculated to punish his crime or to sub due his propensities, and is a constant source of anxiety to those who have charge of him. It is surely desirable that power should be given for duly trying after recovery prisoners found insane upon arraignment. These considerations should be urged in the subsequent settlement of the Law of Lunacy.— The Lancet. THE RIFLE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT AT BIRMING HAM. —A review of the first eight companies of the Bir mingham battalion of Rifle Volunteers took place, in cele bration of her Majesty's birthday, on Monday. The corps assembled in Bingley-hall at 9 o'clock, and afterwards marched thence, preceded by their band, to Calthorpe-park, where a very large concourse of spectators was collected, the ground being'kspt by the ninth and tenth. companies, as sisted by a body of police. Under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Saunders, the foi ce went through a variety of evo lutions in a steady, precise, and soldierlike manner, four of the companies in addition practising with blank cartridges, and eliciting the cordial approbation of well qualified judges for the closeness of their volleys and the quickness of their file firing. At the conclusion of the proceedings, which occupied about four hours, the whole of the battalion was formed in quarter distance column, and addressed by the Hon. C. G. Scott, the lieutenant-colonel commandant, who complimented them very highly upon the manner in which they had acquitted themselves. In the afternoon about 500 of the non• commissioned officers and privates were con veyed by special tra'n to Aston-hall, and dined together in the spacious glass pavilion adjoining the edifice. The Mayor (Mr. Thomas Lloyd) captain of the fourth company, pre sided, in his capacity of chief magistrate of the borough, and the occasion was honoured by the presence of the Hon. Col. Scott and the majority of the officers. The chairman, in proposing the toast of " Success to the Volunteer Rifle Corps Movement," said it was a source of pleasure to him to remember that he was one of the first volunteers to enrol himself, and he congratulated the audience that although Birmingham was ‘t first slow to move in the matter, the town could now boast that it possessed an efficient force of 1,200 members, GREAT CHESS MATCH AT BRADFORD.—On Fri- day night Herr Harwitz, the eminent chess player, entered into a contest, blindfolded, with six members of the Brad • ford Chess Club—namely, Dr. Macnish, M. Ammelburg, M. Landoll he, Mr. Petty, Mr. J. Barker, and Mr Knowles. The six games proceeded simultaneously—Herr Marwitz not having a sight of the boards. There was a large num • ber of members and friends present during the evening. The contest, which began at half-past seven o'clock, pro ceeded slowly and cautiously on the Fart of some of his opponents, but they were all ultimately vanquished one after another. His last opponent, Mr. James Barker, did not relinquish th 3 contest till two o'clock on Saturday morning.—Manchester Guardian. The bar silver brought by the West India packet has been sold at 611 d. per oz., showing no alteration, and the Mexican dollars at 62id., being an advance of id. on the rate realised for those by the preceding Mexican packet, but a decline of id. from the price obtained for some recent arrivals. ADVICE TO. TRAVELLERS.—The best adhesive label you cal} put ouluggage is to stick to it yourself. IHE EARTHQUAKES AT LINA. A letter from Lima, dated April 26, says,—" I am now going to give you an account of what hap. pened here on Sunday, the 22d inst. (April). I was that day at Chorrillos, which, as I have before stated, is a bathing place on the seacoast about nine miles from here, when, at 2 p.m. the severest shock of earthquake was felt that has ever been ex perienced here within the memory of the oldest in habitant. I was at the time on a visit at the house of my friend, Mr. It , together with several other people, among whom were the American Minister, wife, and daughter; on the first oscillation we all rushed out ; it was really frightful, the earth heav ing in the midst of atremendous subterranean noise —the houses and walls falling, the women scream ing, and in the midst of such a thick cloud of dust that we could not see the ground we were standing on, the shock lasting for the space of about 50 seconds, when it ceased ; the wind gradually drew off the thick cloud of dust raised by the trembling of the earth and the fall ing of walls and rubbish ; the sight then began to look somewhat ludicrous, the whole population in the open air begrimed with dirt, many ©n their knees crying out Misericordia !' and the women fainting all round. Several houses were thrown down, and nearly every house more or less injured, the one in which I was at the time, though not entirely thrown down, was rendered uninhabitable. My house scarcely suffered at all, being new and strongly built, a few bottles and crockery being the extent of the damage; two poor women were killed, and several injured. Of people who were bathing at the time some were injured and some were killed by the cliff falling upon them. Had the shock taken place during the night or during church time the loss of life would have been very great; indeed it was so severe that we expected Lima would have been laid in ruins, but to our sur prise less damage occurred there than in Chcrrillos, the houses of this city being very massively built in order to resist such accidents. A great deal ef damage, however, has been done, and the papers have since published daily long lists of casualties, though but few lives have been lost. The earth continued trembling at intervals for 36 hours after, and the next morning (Monday) at 6.45 a.m. another very severe shock was felt, though not so strong as the one on the previous day. This, of course, added greatly to the panic generally felt. No carts or carriages were allowed in the streets, for fear of their noise adding to the general alarm. The shops were closed, and all business suspended, everybody remaining at the doors of their houses, ready for a run at a moment's warning. Many people went into the fields, and the two following nights were passed by thousands in the open air. On Monday evening the image of our Lord of the Miracles was taken out of his church and carried in grand procession, followed by an immense concourse of people, to visit St. Peter, where it remained all night, and was conveyed back again the next morn ing. This act of devotion did a great deal of good by quieting the minds of the common people, who believed that it would put a stop to the earth quakes—in fact there have only been sonic slight shocks since. It was an impos'ng sight to see a procession of 8,000 or 10,000 people going along the streets by torchlight, and praying in a loud voice, in a more solemn and probat)ly more sin cere manner than they ever did in their lives be fore. The sensations I felt by the shock were such as are felt by all ; no animal courage is of avail in such cases, as in fires, shipwrecks, or any other com mon disaster, where the danger is palpably before you, and cannot-be altogether realised. In severe earthquakes both man and beast are tilled with in describable terror ; of course, coolness and presence of mind are very necessary where you may happen to be in a dangerous situation. When the second shock occurred, the next morning, nearly every one was in bed, and many got up and rushed into the street in the state they were ; and, of course, wan!. laughable stories have been told of the figures cut by some. 1 was in Lima, in our own house—as I came from Chorrillos at once to see what damage had been done--and in bed. I got up, but did nut leave my room. Our house is a very strongly built one, and I knew that in the event of any earth quake strong enough to bring it down there would be no escape for any one, so I kept quietly where I was. One poor woman was killed by running out of her house into the street, the well on the opposite side falling upon her. Had she remained quietly in her house nothing would have happened, as it remained quite firm. " A chasm nearly a mile long and several feet wide, has been opened in the ground at some dis tance from the city, and all the farms have been much injured by the unsettling of the surface of the ground. It is net likely we shall be disturbed again for a long time, as these very heavy shocks only occur at long intervals." THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The annual meeting of the children of the charity schools of the metropolis, which has so long be en annually held in St. Paul's Cathedral, will this year be discontinued. Fortunately the disappointment which would have been felt by thousands of persons at the cessation of these time-honoured celebrations will be removed by making the Crystal Palace available for the occasion, and it is announced that a more than ordinarily great gathering of the children will take place at the Palace on Wed -ilesday next, June 6, preparations for which have been in active progress for some time past. The great Handel Orchestra, being double the diameter of the dome of St. Paul's, affords opportunity for the introduction of a much larger number of children than were ever assembled in the cathedral together. The favourable cen• struction of the orchestra also renders it a much more appropriate locale than the old staging in the ecclesiastical edifice. The vault will proba bly therefore be more successful than the meetings at St. Paul's, although they have hitherto been regarded as among the great sights of the metro polls. In order that the children may enjoy a lengthened holiday they will be conveyed to the Palace by special trains and vans at an early hour of the morning. At three o'clock they will be assembled in the great orchestra for the musical per formance, and more than ordinary attention will be paid to grouping them according to the colour of the clothes worn by each school. The various schools have for some time past been under careful training by Mr. W. G. Martin, whose success with the great meetings of the Aletropolitau School Choral Society and with the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral is well known, and a great advance on former musical efforts may reasonably be antici pated. The treasurers of the various schools, under the chairmanship of Mr. Alderman Finnis, with many other influential members of the corporation, including the active hon. secretary of the commit tee, Mr. John Stewart, have entered most heartily into this holiday scheme, and as, by the liberality of the Crystal Palace authorities, the opportunity will be afforded to the parents of the children to provide themselves beforehand with tickets at the lowest excursion rate, there can be doubt but that Wednesday, June 6, will be one of the great days at the Crystal Palace, and the popular annual solemnity of the " Charity Children" of the metro polis will more than ever retain its attractions. On Friday, June 8, and . two 'following days, a great Fancy Fair and Bazaar, supported by many of the leading City houses, and under distinguished patronage, will be held in the Central Transept, for the benefit of the Warehousemen's and Clerks' School's. LIFEBO A 7 SERVICES. LOWESTOFT, Monday night.—We ,have had a fearful gale here all day, although now somewhat abated. The Lowestoft and Pakefield lifeboats, both of which are in connexion with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, have been actively employed during the whole day. The Lowestoft boat has landed the crews of a brig and a Humber keel. In the latter were a mother and daughter, and 'an infant, all in a most exhausted state. The mate was supposed to have been previously drowned, as the keel had been in collision in the gale with another vessel. Both these vessels, the brig and the Humber keel, were abandoned. The two lifeboats are still afloat rendering as• sistance, as many vessels are in great distress. It was reported that five vessels have gone to pieces on the Scroby Sands, and that all hands have perished therefrom. WINTERTON, NORFOLK, Tuesday Morning.—The 2Eolus, of North Shields, coal laden and bound for London, was totally wrecked yesterday, during a terrific gale of wind. She sprang a leak and ran for the beach, about two miles to the noith of this village, and became a total wreck in less than half an hour from the time she struck the beach. Two of the crew (the master and cook) were saved by catching pieces of wreck, but the remainder, five hi number, perished. The whole of the men were on the mainmast when it fell over the side. The life-saving apparatus was immediately de spatched to the scene of the wreck, but bad not al rived when the vessel brake up, and the lifeboat of the National Institution was started as soon as horses could be procured, but had not got more than half the way when it became plain that , her ser vices could be of no avail. Another vessel (name unknown) foundered near the same place, and it is supposed that the whole crew perished. Many other vessels have been dis , masted, and no doubt much damage has been done, .of which at present nothing is known. The gale was terrific, hardly less violent at one time than that of February last. THE PAPER _DUTY. With regard to the measure itself, although w fully admit the objectionable character of the tea we do not think that the time was well chosen for its remission. The financial state of the countr3+ did not warrant the abandonment of such an amount of revenue. To be obliged to augment thei income-tax to almost a war rate, and to suspend the promised reductions on tea and sugar, in order - to allow of its remission, were sufficient proofs of its inopportuneness. And not only so, but in order to make up the required amount for the year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was reduced to , the necessity of deferring payments and shorten iug credits, which could only be regarded as drawing from the resources of future years for the wants of the present. But there was a vet stronger objection to the removal of the duty. It is the worst part of the scheme by which France is to receive all possible benefit from this country, and to concede nothing. At present the Excise duty on home-made paper is 11d. per pound; the Customs' duty on foreign paper is 2d. The re moval of the former is intended to be accompanied by the entire removal of the latter, leaving the im portation ef foreign paper entirely - free of duty. Now, we are free-traders in the largest sense of the term ; we hold that no duty should be imposed for the purpose of preserving to our own manufac lurers a monopoly of an article which may be pur chased more cheaply elsewhere. But it does not, therefore, follow that we should legislate in such a manner as to create a monopoly in our market for a foreign country. Yet this is precisely what is contemplated with regard to the paper duties. France and the other Continental States impose a prohibition or a tax upon rags, in order to keep down the prica, of the raw mate rial, while England is drained of her stock for the American market. The effect is that the dif ference between the value of rags in England and in France is considerably more than the difference, of a penny on the pound of paper between the home and foreign- duties. Yet that difference, the effect tot of any natural advantages, but of direct legislation by a foreign Government, it is proposed to sanction and to render effectual for the unfair advantage of the foreign paper maker, by admit ting his manufactured article to unrestrained com petition with our home manufacture, while the re strahit on the raw material is continued. We say that this is not free trade, but the reverse of it, or it is free trade run mad. It has no analogy to the repeal of the corn laws, which has been quoted in its justification. To make the cases parallel it would be necessary to suppoec a duty laid by the Powers of Europe on their corn, and England legislating to admit their biscuit free of duty. Or, to bring the case closer to the Manchester gentlemen, by whom the repeal of this tax is so strongly insisted upon, it is as if the Ateericans were to lay a tax on raw cotton, in order to scenic to themselves its manufacture, and the British Parliament were to acquiesce in that tax by allowing a free import of American calico. The Chancellor of the Exchequer intiniates that, if the Excise duty on paper is continued, Parliament will be bound to reduce the import duty on tire foreign manufacture to the precise level of the Excise duty, in compliance with the terms of the French Treaty and the Address of the two houses of Parliament. We cannot admit such an obliga tion. In the treaty, it is true, her Majesty " pro mises to recommend to Parliament to admit mer chandise from France at a rate of duty equal to the Excise duty imposed on articles of the same de scription in the United Kingdom ;" but it cannot be maintained that these general terms, and the still more general terms of a Parliamentary Address, can have created an obligation to admit every article of merchandise at the precise level of our Excise duties s whatever legislation France may adopt to ren der such admission 'injurious. _The duty on the export of rags by that country is to all intents and. purposes a bounty on their manufacture, and a burthen upon ours, and it would be mon- - strous to say that we are bound by Mr. Cobden's clumsy negotiation to sanction and give success to that policy against our own people. The duty on paper was not one of the articles included in the changes of the tariff with the wine and silk duties, but was erpressly reserved for separate legislation, and until the French Government has conceded a free access to her rag market, we trust that our Parliament will retain an equivalent tax upon her paper. By the terms of the treaty any effect of our Excise duties in augmenting the cost of the article beyond the hate amount ef the duty was to be taken into account, and the spirit of that clause demands that any enhancement of the cost of our paper by the effect of the French tax should be considered in fixing the duties on imports. The plain meaning of the clause is to place the manufacturers of each country on an equal footing; let France do her part in thia and we are contented. But until she con cedes this, and until we can get a free supply of rags to our own mills, neither France nor the Bri tish consumer can expect the full benefit of the re mission of duty ; and to insist upon it at present Would in our opinion be both impolitic and unjust. —.Bury and IVorwich Post. .21 7 ETVB FEN DERS' BENEVOLENT 4. PROVIDEN T INSTITUTION. Last night the anniversary festival of this excel lent institution was celebrated by a supper, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn-fields. The chair was taken by W. H. Russell, Esq., L.L.D. On the removal of the cloth, _ _ . The CHAIRMAN, in giving the toast of the Army and Navy, referred with pride to the deeds of the united services in the Russian war, and coupled the toast with the name of Col. Addison. Drunk with all the honours. Col. ADDISON returned thanks in a very humorous and effective speech, which was loudly cheered. The CHAIRMAN, in giving the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Newsvenders' Benevolent and Provident Institution," referred especially to the advantages which such a society was capable of con fcring upon its members, and to the claims which the newsvenders had upon the general support of the public. After referring to several instances to show the usefulness of the society, he concluded by giving the toast, which was chunk with all the honours. _ _ _ .The CHAIRMAN said the nest toast he had to propose was " The President, ('harks Dickens, ; the Vice-Fresidents, and the Trustees," and in. doing so he remarked that the iociety had 11-en 21 3 - ears established, and with reference to that fact he felt great pleasure in coupling with the toast the aame of Mr. Wood, of the Weekly Dipprteh, as one who was greatly instrumental in the establish ment of the society. . . The toast was runk with all the honours and loud cheering. Mr. Wool), in very feeling terms, returned thanks, and bore testimony to the strong claims which the newsvenders had upon public support. Mr. SHIRLEY BROOKES, in very complimentary terms, proposed the health of the chairman, which was very cordially responded to, and drunk with all the honours. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and expressed the great gratification he felt in presiding over the meeting of that evening. Subscriptions were announced to a liberal extent. The company separated at a late hour after spending a very agreeable evening. The supper was exceedingly well served. The musical arrangements were under the direc tion of Mr. Burgess. THE THIRD CHINA WAIL Intelligence has been received by the present mail of the receipt of the reply at Shanghai from the Pekin Government to the ultimatum forwarded by Mr. Bruce. The precise nature of it has not been made public, but it is reported to be unsatis factory ; and from the fact of the French Gene ral having returned to Hong Kong, it is therefore assumed that the expedition will at once move to the Gulf of Pecheli. Gen. Hope Grant, the Commander in-Chief of the British forces, arrived at Shanghai in the P. and 0. chartered steamer Granada on the 6th of April, with his staff, consisting of Colonel Foley, Eng. Com. at Foreign Head-quarters; Col. Wolseley, D.A., Q.M.G. ; Major Wihnot, Judge- Advocate-General . Major Anson , A.D.C. ; Ma j o r R ca e p b t o a u i l n , GFrraenntc,hACom. D.C.; Lieut.Englisl Head-Quarte rs ; 13 1 iddulph, Military Secretary ; Lieut. Johnson, R.N., Naval A.D.C. ; Rev. J. McGhee, Chaplain ; Dr. Home ; J,Mongan, Esq., Interpreter attached to head -quarters. The a rrived on the same day. Th e reinforce transport .Assistance, with the Hovel 'Marine ltongunners, gKong to repo r t by thi s-ma il con sdrivers, an d seven officers, &e., 1 0 yI n1 e 2p .oc u o n i d o e n r e 1 Barry, from Englandby Armstrong ls ee of. )te L ju t. verland ro u t e . F rom I n di a 884 men andtcwAmhhisiercatttnrhioti f 2 a g officers o of the 3d B enga l N a ti ve Infantry, 105 officers and m en o f t h e R oya l A r till er y, 838 o f the 21st Madras Native Infantry, 517 officers and men of H.M.'s 44th Regiment, 10 officers of H.M.'s 31st Regiment of Foot. A great number of these arrivals have been landed on the Kowloon side of Hon o .. Kong, waiting conveyance for the north. The French transport Renommee had arrived from France with troops, and the remainder of the British and French expedition had reached Sin• gapore en route to Hong Kong, and the next mail should bring us advices of the safe arrival of the whole,. . _ _ Up to the present time no casualty has been re ported in either the naval or military portions of the expedition.—London and china Telegraph. 911, all 100 3# 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 171 all 61. 7 I'2ll 69 1161