The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

even condi ts has xpect e cas ts are accus - der it lders. tures, Ids of Wong ftieth gives Lto of The 'a has rites, .orks, little adies make t this . is so will be ; in the ,n who istitu tilos°- , right ;about serves isfor lot to nest cy. ut is, than wen's truth n the 31e on .st at 1 is a )rej a npor- d and that le uni he ex mrned n that itions. Lotion, " He t, and of Sir union. very lively orners 1 is to F!lcome r. It les of wards, t part v Eco of its e. It nbers, derate tinued ; Lon n the cts of mpire .ading ated," Bxtert ix that 'pared which MONEY MARKE7' AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from most of the manufacturing districts.represent that, during the past week, there has been little change of importance in the general state of trade. Rather more activity has prevailed in the woollen cloth trade of Leeds, owing to the favourable alteration in. the weather. A fair in quiry has existed for goods at Manchester, suitable to the East India and China markets ; for the home demand, however, business has been inactive. Piece goods at Bradford have been in moderate request, but wools and yarns remained inactive. At Leices ter the various branches of the hosiery business have been dull ; an improvement, howea er, is anti cipated owing to the beneficial change in the weather. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has shown little alteration ,; and business at Bir mingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton has con tinued dull. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, the transactions were rather less extensive, but prices were firm. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales. Within the last day or two a slight increase has been perceptible in the inquiry for money, which may be accounted for by the requirements of the trading classes who, in many cases, refrained from obtaining the accommodation they needed until after the Bank directors had met on Thursday, as there was some expectation of a decline in the rate of discount. The terms, however, have not been influenced by this additional activity, and a further reduction is fully anticipated; gold continues to flow into the Bank, and the next return, it is imagined, will also exhibit a falling off in the other securities. The Edinburgh, from New York, has been an nounced this morning with £20,230 in specie. A call of 12 florins per share has been made by the Directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway, pay - able on the Ist September next. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £506,614, and the exports £228,079, exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last : Cold coin, Calais )) Hambro' 71 Boulogne 240 „ ~ Belgium .. 106 „ „ bars Hambro' „ Boulogne 5,250 „ Silver coin, Calais 60 „ „ „ Belguim 1, ~ Boulogne 1,600 „ „ Hambro' The market for public securities remains in a quiet state, and during the next few days the liqui dation of the account will engage the attention of the members. It is probable, also, that the tendency of values will be influenced by the necessary arrangements ; and already the effect of some of the preliminary movements does not apar to have been altogether favourable, rather a heavy tone being exhibited. Consols have been 951- for money and the 9th inst., and 951 2 for June, but they are now 95 to 951 and 951 a respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are steady at 931 1; the Reduced at 94 I; Bank Stock jias improved to 226 2272; India ditto has receded to 219 ; ditto New-Loan to 106 i 5 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enlaced Paper is firmer at 98a ; ditto 62 per Cent. ditto at 1041 ; Exchequer Bills, Os. to 82. prem. In Foreign Securities a moderate amount of business is recorded, but prices generally are de pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 77 to 771 ; ditto New, 62 to 621 ; and - the 4 per Cents. have receded to 1011 ; Portuguese, to 45i; Mexican, to 214 ; Spanish, to 4S-} a ; and ditto Deferred, to 371 38,1 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are steady, at 1001; and ditto 41 per Cents, at 91t. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 3 prem. ; the Universal ditto, 4 4 prem. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been rather more active,'and prices have shown more firmness. Eastern Counties, Great Northerns, Brightons, Midlands, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South Easterns, have improved Se., and North British 10s. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton have declined ss. In the Foreign and Colonial market& there has been little change of importance. Lombardo-Vene tian, with £2 more paid up, are quoted £l3 ex dividend. East Indian, Great Indian Peninsula, Grand Trunk of Canada, and Great Western of Canada, realised about former rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinned dull, but no change of importance took place in values. Union of London realised 25 to 25/ Bank of Australasia, 701 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 80. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 353er.Cent. Reduced Annuities 93f a a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock ** .• 219 i 2l Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 par Cent. Ditto 5} per Cent. lO4l i / Ditto Debentures, 1858 - 961 7 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO 5 10 Dittolßonds under £l,OOO Consols for Account (May 9) i 95.1 1 5 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Scrip, 1860 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Account z Milian 41 per Cent B6l Mexican 3 per Cent., Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 . — Ditto Account Russian 6 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent Sardinian 5 per Cent. Account.. Spanish 3 per Cent. Account • Ditto Now Deferred 3 per Cent Account 381 7i 81 Turkish 6 per Cent.. Ditto Account ... Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. mel i Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. 95 / 95 1 77i i Consols, Money ... Ditto Account . VIENNA, May 2.—Private letters from Caschau fully confirm the information given relative to M. Zsedenyi. That gentleman is permitted to have breakfast, but no supper. On the 28th of April, a judge and a commissary, who were attended by several agents of the police, went to the house of a barrister at Trieste and took from him all the papers belonging to Baron Bruck which they found in his possession. The majority of the Vienna papers continue to insist on the perfect innocence of thri late Minister of Finance; but it hardly admits of a doubt that the Government is in possession of evidence which leaves no doubt of his complicity with some of the persons who are in arrest. A private letter says the 15th of this month is the day fixed by the Turin Parliament for the debate on the treaty concluded between the King of Sardinia and the Emperor Napoleon for the , cession of Savoy and Nice to France. It is said that the Deputies Itatazzi, Garibaldi, Migiiettti, and others of their party are determined to make a strong opposition to the ratification Of the treaty, but it is certain that notwithstanding their opposition the treaty will be ratified by an overwhelming majority. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following members of the College having undergone the necessary examinations, were' admitted licentiates in midwifery at a meeting of the board on the 4th instant, viz. :—Messrs. Thomas Charles Steuart Corry, Belfast, diploma of mem bership dated Oct. 2, 1846; Edgar Shaw Blaker, Lewes, Sussex, April 15, 1859; Edward Adolphus Brown, East wood, Nottinghamshire ; Charles Whiston Hind, Swindon, 'Wiltshire, Dec. 5, 1645 ; John Woodman, Exeter, Devon, April 17, 1860 ; Edmund Holland, Rugeley, Staffordshire, April 19, 1860; William John Hunt, Sheerness, April 19, 1860; Alexander George Davey, Walmer, April 13, 1860; Edmund Strickland, Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire, April 20, 1860; Henry Grant Sutton, Ilminster, Somerset, April 17, 1860; Harrison Hanna, Belfast, May 11, 1852; and Wm. Thomas Salmon, Canada, July 18, 1859. THESE SEAMEN.—W e trust our lives to these seamen, and how nobly they fulfil their trust They are under heaven, as a providence for us. Whilst we sleep,. their untiring watchfulness keeps guard over us. All night through that bell sounds at its season, and tells how our sentinels defend us. It rang when the Amazon was on fire, and chimed its heroic signal of duty, and courage, and honour. Think of the dangers these seamen undergo for us ; the hourly peril and watch ; the familiar storm ; the dreadful iceberg; the long winter nights when the decks are as glass, and the sailor has to climb through icicles to bend the stiff sail on the yard. Think of their courage and their kindnesses in cold, i t tempest, in hunger, in wreck I " The women and children to the boats,"' says the captain of the Birkenhead, and, with the troops formed on the deck, and the crew obedient t, the word of glorious com mand, the immortal ship goes down.—" Cornhill M'aga:ine" /or May. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1860. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business RP ORTING NOTES. Share ! Railways. Paid. Price. Done. • PAST AND FUTURE. Share) Railways. Paid. Closingßusiness done Frice. ~. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 84 : . stk 1 Bom.,liaroda&.Cent Ind 100 974 974 971 Gu. 5 par cent. 18 Do, Do. B 135 Id id 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 45 55d is 20/ Do. New 10 Do. Preference 100 f Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 78 82 1 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July y. 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. par 4 p 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 11 11 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 75 15 1 d 375 Demerara all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. 5p c 5 Id 4d 45 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 102 1024 1021 42 11 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 10 par 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 1 p 100 Do. 45 y. c. Debentrs all 995 1005 stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 102 102 15 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 204 215 214 Geelong Corporation 6 sto. 100 per cent. ponds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 31 35 34 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 92 ) 93) 93 21 3, 1 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 68 70 68 5 3 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 995 1005 1005 100 5 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 4dsd 51 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 11 15d 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 131 13/ 134 1 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 103 spt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do. stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 90 stock Do. do. 5 per cent . stock Do. 45 p. c. Extension 100 91 93 20 Do. Fourth d.o lO 4 1 d 20 Do. do. stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 Newßrunswick & Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim. ) g .6 p c all 5 7 Class A Capital Share • Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do ' all 5 7 • Do. do. Land do. ...... 20 Oude (Limited) ........ ss. steck Scinde .......... ,„..,.; 100 100 1005 20 Do: New . ...... ea gl all ; d 1 d 20 Do. Pnnjaub el . .. o _. 5 1 3 d { stork Do. Indus. St. Flo. ?..„.,,. 100 91 95 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. .0 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 45 41 20 Ardonnes ..... ......... all —p 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 7 4 5d 5 Belgbin East. Junction all 1 1 . 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 24 21 35 6 Carmeaux Mine & flail all 25 21 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension .... all 11 11d 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 51 5 d 20 Eastern of France .... all 234 214 20 Grand Rua. Guar. 6p. e. ' 6 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 74 765 7 20 Italian Junction .. ... all 20 Lake Constance & ]tale. all 23 Lierre & Turnhout .... all 20 Lombardo Venetian .. 10 41p 13 121 20 Lyons & Geneva . ..... all 334 Maria Antonia .... ... all 10 Do. New .. .. .. .. .. .. .. all 20 Namur & Liege :.. . 20 Do. 6p. c. Pret 16 Northern of France all 394 39/ 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk P re f a ll 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter all 341 361 • 1 20 Paris & Orleans all 53 55 i 2 0 Recite &S. Fran. (fe rn ) gua. 7p. ct. lim l3 14 lid i 20 Riga & Dunaburg lO 10 Rome & Frascati 21 Royal Danish......, all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish . ... all 1 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 81 84 l 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 5 id 4 20 Southern of France all 20 21 ] 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference.. all 95 91 20 W. & iN.W. of France .. all 22 23 20 Western of Austria.... 6 . 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealind It is questionable whether the "Cup" excited so much interest amongst the vast masses of people who crowded Chester during the past week, as did the presence of the hero of the day, the redoubtable Mr. Thomas Sayers. Ho was the lion of the meeting; admiring, shouting crowds attended him to the race course, and morning and evening blocked up the road in front of his hotel. Tom seems to be getting quite accustomed to these ovations, and acknow ledged them with great coolness and condescension. Had he won a Waterloo his popularity could not have been greater amongst the masses. The weather during the week was extraordinarily fine, and we seemed to have emerged with one step from the middle of winter into the middle of summer. The attend ance, too, was enormous; perhaps a larger crowd of spec tators was never before seen on the Roodee. The walls and the embankment were black. with human heads, and the entire scene reminded one more of the interior of the Alhambra Palace on the occasion of a wondrously-attrac tive performance, than it did of a racecourse. The pro gramme was, however, the weakest ever issued at Chester, and, with the exception of the Dee Stakes and the Cup-- the popularity of which has rather increased than dimini nished—the racing was of the most insignificant character. Wm. Day won two races on the Tuesday, but the respec tive successes of " the Land" and Traducer brought neither of those animals into the market again for the Chester Cup, albeit Petra rose rapidly into increased favour. Mr. Saxon's fine strapping colt Big Ben carried off the Mostyn Stakes without an effort.. The result of the race for the Cup confirmed the repute- tion which St. Albans acquired by his Epsom and New market victories. He won at Chester with remarkable ease, literally jumping from one side of the course to the other when called upon by his jockey. If he be not stale after his three recent races he will take a deal of beating for the Derby. Petra showed trial. William Day was quite justified in making her the trusted representative of the Woodyates stable, and many people entertain a belief which, however, I cannot share, that she ought to have won according to her running with Tame Deer on the Friday. The performance of the old Deer, who looked nearly double the size he was at this time last year, caused Buccaneer to be advanced in the Derby bet ting. By the way, Lord Portsmouth is determined to in vestigate the causes which led to the movements in connec tion with Buccaneer for the Two Thousand; and it is said that he will leave no stone unturned to discover the holders of the milking pail. Underhand ran for the Cup more with an eye to another Northumberland Plate than with any expectation of success. Satellite did not show to much ad vantage, and his running rather damaged the position of Umpire in the market. Longrange was beaten from start to finish, and his sorry exhibition created almost as much astonishment as did the Two Thousand success of the Wizard. After the easy success of Brother to Rainbow for the Dee Stakes, I was surprised that Thormanby did not receive more support for the Derby than he did, albeit he was backed for money by his own party. I shall be much surprised if both Sir William and Upperhand do not prove very dan gerous outsiders for the Epsom event. Tuesday's racing was very meagre and very uninteresting. There will be plenty of sport this week in the north. Two capital meetings will be held, one at Doncaster and one at York, and in the south the pleasant Salisbury gathering will take place. Doncaster will commence to-morrow. The Trial Stakes has ten nominations, which are somewhat moderate. Balnamoon may prove the best of the lot. For the Handicap a pretty good field may be anticipated, and I shall select Birmingham and Weatherbound, both of whom were thought good enough by their respective parties to win the Chester Cup. The Hopeful Stakes now annually furnishes a most interesting race. lam somewhat doubtful about the probable starters, but should Longshot go to the post I shall expect him to improve upon his Chester running. For the Londesborough Plate I shall select Spicebox. The Betting Room Stakes may go to Black Diamond, and the Glasgow Plate to Lupus. The result of the Chesterfield Plate will depend upon the issue of the preceding handi caps. A FRESH MAN. TRIS DAY'S MARKETS. Adelaide—Grease, 10d to is d ; ditto lambs', is ld. Cape —Clean sheep's, is 6d to is Ild ; other kinds, is to is od per lb. Privately, the market is heavy, and prices are al most nominal. Last week's imports were about 7,000 bales. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. 1860. Stock this day.... 16,607 9,308 11,528 9,911 28,922 468 Od to 56s 9d to 5489 d to 56s Od to 55s 2d to Price of T.C. f 46s 6d —a Od —a Od —s Od 54a 3d Dmiivery last week 2,124 1,503 792 1,618 1,059 Thtto from June 1 103,656 102,399 98,510 95,279 76,171 Arrivals last week 1,1 , 2 127 278 288 43 Ditto from June 1 113,721 94,737 98,385 93,623 93,012 Price of Town ... . 48s 3d 58s 9d 55s 9d 57s 3d 55s 9d THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seren o'clock. TATTERSALL'S-(THIS EVENING). DONCASTER HANDICAP. 6to 4 agst Weatherbound (taken) 6to 1 agst Birmingham (taken) 6to 1 agst First Lord (taken) THE DERBY. 3to 1 agst The Wizard (offered) sto 1 agst St. Albans (offered) Bto 1 agst Umpire (offered) 10 to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 10 to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered) 100 to 7 agst Mainstone (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst High Treason (taken) 100 to 6 agst Nutbourne (offered) 25 to 1 agst Tha Drone (offered) 25 to 1 agst Horror (offered) 40 to 1 agst The Rap (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Sir William (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) 1000 to 10 agst ppperhand (taken) ASCOT GOLD'VASE 4 to 1 agst St. A,lbana (taken) CITY BETTING THIS DAY. The Racing Times says there was a great crowd of people at the various spots, and little else but settling was going on. The Doncaster Handicap was speculated upon, and Weather bound was in strong force, anything over 2 to 1 would have been taken. 6to 1 each was taken about Independence and First Lord, and 8 to 1 was taken about Birmingham to a small sum. The Hopeful Stakes—Hawk's Eye and King of Kent were the only two backed. The Great Northern Handicap—Ben Webster and Weatherbound were the two most inquired after, and the price was about 5 to 1 each_; Shafto and Gladiolus were at 10 to 1 each. The Derby-7 to 2 was offered about the Wizard. 5 to 1 was taken to £lOO about St. Albans, and 7 to 1 freely was offered against Umpire. Buccaneer and Thormanby were about 11 to 1 each. They offered to take 12 to 1. Nutbourne and Mainstone were very queer, and 16 to 1 about either was offered. 20 to 1 was taken and offered about High Treason. From the outsiders Wallace and Confectioner were backed at about 1,000 to 3 each. For the Oaks, 4to 1 was laid to £2OO against Seclu sion, and the same price was afterwards offered. The following are the quotations ; DONCASTER. HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Weatherbound (5 to 2 taken freely) 6to 1 agst First Lord (taken) 6to 1 agst Independence (taken) Bto 1 agst Birmingham 100 to 8 agst any other HOPEFUL STAKES. 4to 1 agst King - of Kent 4to 1 agst Hawk's Eye. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Ben Webster sto 1 agst Weatherbound 10 to 1 agst Shafto 10 to .1 agst Gladiolus 12 to 1 agst Stockton WETLAND STARES. Even on Walloon. THE DERBY, 7 to 2 tgst The Wizard (offered) sto 1 agst St. Albans (taken) 7to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 11 to 1 agst Buccaneer 11 to 1 agst Thormanby 16 to 1 agst Mainstone 16 to 1 agst Nutbourne 20 to 1 agst High Treason 2.5 to 1 agst The Drone 40 to 1 agst The Rap 1,000 to 15 agst Tom Bowline 1,000 to 'lb agst Upperhand 1,000 to 15 agst Sir William 1,000 to 10 agst Confectioner 1,000 to S agst Wallace TEE OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Seclusion (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Rupee 6to 1 agst Sagitta 10 to 1 agst any other ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER. Molly filly, Little Lady, Hetty, First Lord, Black Cloud, Weatherbound, Independence, Adam Bede, Birmingham, Ivanhoff, Sister to ,Ryleston, Lady Bird, Stockton, Des mond, Red Eagle, Lopcatcher, Shafto, Nayton, Souvenir, and Brown Agnes. AIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack tt five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Great Southern of India Railway and the Manches ter Water Bills were read a second time. The Royal Naval School, the Lincoln Heath and Marke t Deeping Roads , Andover and Redbridge ; Railway, West Somerset, and the Midland Railway (use of to and near London), bills were read a third time and passed. IRIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON', May 7.—Wind this day at noon, North-East; moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. PLYMOUTH, May s.—Wind E.—Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Euryalus, from Spithead ; Norman, screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. DARTMOUTH, May 6.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Thetis, steamer, from Patras, with machinery out of order, and left for London. SCILLY, May s.—Wind E.S.E.—Axrived—Psyche, from Moulmein. PORTSMOUTIE, May 6.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Melpomene, from Plymouth; Royal Rose, from Colombo. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived, May 6—Wonder, steamer, from Havre ; Rain bow, from Seaham. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Undaunted, from Penang; Caroline, from Dantzio. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S.E. by E. ; moderate. Passed—Florist, from St. Vincent's; Agamemnon, from Calcutta ; Despatch, screw steamer, from Liverpool—all for London. Passed off Dungeness, May 6—Anvervois, from Havan nah for Antwerp. The Anvervois hLs lost her anchor and 45 fathoms of chain. • THE RED SEA CABLE.—Up to the 25th of April the injury done to the Red Sea telegraphic cable had not been wepaired, and consequ3ntly telegraphic eommunica tion between Aden and Sue, remained interrupted. CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, and all kinds met a dull in quiry at drooping currencies. For spring corn the demand was much less active, and some descriptions of flour were offering on easier terms. Throughout the Continent wheat has supported late quo tations, but the demand has ruled inactive. All spring corn, however, has commanded extreme rates. In the United States no change of importance has taken place in value of either wheat or flour. The arrivals of home-grown produce into the port of London last week - were only moderate. The imports from abroad, however, were liberal—viz , 15,336 qrs. of wheat, 9,272 of barley, 27,360 oats, 170 beans, 206 peas, 55 tares, 65 linseed, 175 sundry seeds, and 1,000 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market this morning a very limited supply of wheat came to hand, both from Essex and Kent, in fair average condition. There was a slight increase in the number of millers in attendance, and most kinds of wheat of home produce were taken by them somewhat slowly at last Monday's decline in the quotations, and at which the bulk of the supply was disposed of. At the close of business, however, Kentish wheats gave way is per qr. Foreign wheat, the show of which was moderately good, changed hands slowly ; nevertheless no change; took place in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were much less active. In prices, however, no change took place. Malting barley was dull, and irrEiu, lar in price ; but grinding and distilling sorts changed hands steadily at late rates. We have to report a dull sale for malt on former terms. The, oat-trade was steady, but no change took place in prices. Beans were in short supply and fair request at full quota. tions. There was a fair inquiry for peas at fully late rates. The flour trade was in a sluggish state, at last Monday's quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 42s to 523 Ditto, old 458 54s • Ditto, white, new 43s 591 Ditto, old 448 56s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 44s 53s Ditto, aew Bye—Old —8 —8 New 3ls 343 • Barley — Grinding.. Malting 348 483 Chevalier 403 463 Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk s2s EBs Brown sos 528 Kingston and Ware 52s 70s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 24e Potato 26s 30s Youghal and Cork, black 2OB 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2ls 26s Beans —Tick Pigeons 4ss 498 Peas—Grey Maple White 368 388 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 345 37s Stockton and Norfolk METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 4,229 head. In the corresponding week in 1869 we received 1,455; in 1858, 1,344; in 1857, 1,213; in 1856, 272 ; in 15.55, 2031; and in 1854, 898 head. IMPORTS INTO LON DON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam . 11.1 .. 313 .. 7.. 223 .. Harlingen - Ib2 .. 40 .. 2.. 6.. Hamburgb. Antwerp Dordt . Oporto Total 225 3,257 9 259 179 The yearly compoxison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. She6p. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1859 291 .. 948 .. 28 .. 216 .. 2 1858 3ll .. 616 .. 20 . • 367 . -- 1857 lO4 .. 773 .. 5 .. 319 .. 1856 2l 152 .. 11 .. 93 .. 1855 961 .. 572 .. 3 .. 449 46 1854 .. .. .. .. Per Blbs to sink the offal. d. R. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Priznecrs-wool do. 4 8 4 10 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme.S'thdowndo. 5 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 ( Large crse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10, Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 3 10 4 6 Small porkers Ti ambs, 5s 6d to 7s 2d. Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter .old store pigs 23s to 295. TOTAL SIIPTLY. t FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,740 r Beasts 360 Sheep and 1amb5......25,350 Sheep Calves Pigs The show of forlig,n stock here to-day was only moderate. The whole change d hands at full quotations. From our own g razing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning w sre only moderate, and the general quality of the supply was: by no moans first-rate. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., sold. steadily, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs., thou general top figure being 4s 10d ; other wise, the beef tracles was far from active on former terms. The arrivals of :)I.3asts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire alrtounted to 2,500 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 350 various breeds; and from Scotland, 46 Scots and crosses. We were seasonably well supplied with sheep, in for the most part middling condition. The mutton trade ruled steady, at fully hat Monday's quotations, some prime old Downs out of the wool having realised 5s 2d per 81bs. We have now ceased ti) make any distinction between the value of the woolled and shorn sheep. There was a fair demand for lambs at full prices, viz., 58 6d to 7s 2d per Sibs. Prime calves sold briskly at very full currencies, but in ferior calves were a dull inquiry, on former terms. The pork tradle was heavy, and prices ruled a shade lower. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 9, 1859, and this day, Monday, May 7, 1860 : Per Sibs, sinking the offal. May 9, 1859. May 7, 1860. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferan. beasts . , Second quality ditto 3 8 4 013 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 44 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . Coarse and inferior sheep • 3 6 4 0 , 3 4 3 8 Second quality'ditto . Primo coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 6 4 B'4 8 410 Prime Southdown ditto . .4 10 5 0 0• 6 2 Lambs . 5 2 6 4 5 6 7 2 Large coarse calves . . . 310 4 8 1 4 6 6 2 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts 3,610 3,740 Sheep me lambs . . . 23,300 25,250 Calves 107 149 Pigs 250 , 520 SUPPLIES ON r SALR, May 10, 1858.---Beasts, 3,976 ; sheep and lambs, 20,880 ; calves, 166 ; pigs, 380. FOREIGN.--Betts, 3,667; sheep and lambs, 21,210; calves, 120; pigo 440. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report full average time of year supplies of both town and country killed meat have been on offer. The trade generally is heavy, on lower terms. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef .... 2 10 3 0 Middling d 0.... 3 2 3 6 Prime large d 0... 3 8 3 10 Do. small d 0..... 4 0 4 2 Largi! pork.... - . 3 10 4 4 Inferior mutton... 3 8 4 0 I s. d. s. d. Middling mutton 4 2 4 4 Prime do Veal Small pork 4 6 4 10 l amb.... BOROUGH HOP. The plantatinn accounts are on the whole favourable, Good and useful hops continue in fair request, at full prices. but the demand for them is by no means active. All other kinds are a slow inquiry. Mid and East Kent pockets.... 80s to 140 s per cwt. Weald of Kent ............ 62s to B2s „ Sussex BOROUGH AND SPITALFIF,LDS. Since our last report only limited supplies Of potatoes have come to hamd, coastwise and by land carriage. Good lower qualities sell briskly, at extreme rates, and other kinds are firm in price. • York Regents ...... 160 s to 180 s per ton. Do Flukes l2os to 180 s ~ Kent and Essex Scotch Do Cups Dunbars.. l2os to 140 s ~ Rocks SEEDS. Linseed has been in g3od request, at rather higher prices. Rapeseed has been largely dealt in, and the quotations have advanced is per qr. Cloverseed and canary are unaltered in value. Tares continue in good supply, and prices rule low. Cakes are firm in price, with a fair demand. furnip,White,p.bus. l2B to 14 siCarraway 36s to 38s S we de Slustard, 8r0wn.... 118 1461 ITempseed, per qr 34s 36s White, new.... 13s les Linseed,Eng.sowing Ws 70s Tares,Winter, new.. 7 ; o d 8 s Crushing Old . — s — s Baltic -s -s Canary, per quarter 48s 50s Odessa Rye grass, new..... 22s 26s Linseed Cake, ton X 9 Clover, Red Eng., et. 48 s 60 s English .... X 9 lOs .£lO 158 White .. 86s 948 Foreign, p tonX9ss .£ll 284 d Forelin Red.... 418 62s Raps Cakes,p. ton 4 15s 5 6s Whitt 80s 9 1s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 56s 608 trefoil, new. ... The 248 WOOL MARKET. The public sales of colonial wool have commenced. Al though the attendance of both home and foreign buyers has been somewhat numerous, prices have had a drooping tendency. Port Philip qualities hare given way ld to 2d ; Sydney, ld to 13d ; and Adelaide, id per lb. Port Philip — Clean sheep's has sold at is lld to 2s 5d ; lambs', is 100 to 2s 21d; grease, is 3id ; pieces, is 6id to is 71d. Syd ney—Clean sheep's, is I lid to 2s 2d ; scoured, is 61d to 2s 4d; super ditto, 2s 5d to 2s 3d; skin, Is 5d to is 7d. CENTRAL CRL?E!INAL COURT-(TIII8 DAY) OLD COURT. The May sessions of the Central Criminal Court corn monced this morning, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Sir F. Moon and Sir R. Carden, and Sheriffs Philips and Gabriel. Ainongst the gentlemen summoned to serve on the grand jury was Richard Wyndham Phillips, artist, who claimed to be excused. The Lord Mayor—On what ground, Mr. Phillips, do you claim to be excused. Mr. Phillips—l have served, my lord, once within the present year. My residence is in Kent and my studio is in London, and on the present occasion I am summoned for my London property. I think it a great hardship to be called upon to act as a grand juror again, as to a person like myself, an artist and working man, the sacrifice of three days is a heavy loss; besides, my lord, this is the opening day of the Royal Academy. The Lord Mayor—As you have property both in London and Kent you are liable to serve. However, as you, I dare say, are willing to serve on another occasion you are for the present excused. The Recorder then, in charging the grand jury, said, there were rather more than the ordinary number of cases in the calendar, but none involving any difficulty. There were three charges involving the loss of life, but the charges did not amount to more than manslaughter. The first was that of a person named Harper, and the deceased it appeared died in the workhouse from concussion of the brain. It appeared from the evidence that two days before his death he was engaged in,a, fight with the prisoner dur ing which he fell and received a blow on the back part of the head. If they should be of opinion that death arose from the injury, and that it was caused by the prisoner then they would return a true bill. The next ease was that ( f death resulting from furious driving, and if ix the evidence that would be laid before them it should clearly prove that there was a want of proper precaution on the part of the pri soner, the . owner of the vehicle they would also have to return a true bill. One circumstance that was much to be regretted was, that the prisoner in this case, as in the preceding one, was under the influence of drink at the time. The other charge of manslaughter was that of a female, who was charged with causing the death of her in fant child by exposure to coll. All they would have to do was to calmly consider the whole of the facts of the case, and upon the result they would have to act. There was an indictment, however, in the calendar to which he thought he ought bri( fly to allude. It was the case of a person named Pullinger, who was charged with robbing his employers, the directors of a joint-stock bank in the City. He was not aware that there was any difficulty in the case, and the prisoner did not ap- pear to deny his guilt. The circumstances he could not help adverting to, namely, the fact that nearly the whole of the proceeds of the robberies charged to the two indi viduals found their way to the stockbrokers in payment for losses incurred on the Stock Exchange. Gambling of that description, under any circumstances, was calculated to be mischievous ; but it appeared tc have been an exceeding impropriety, to use the mildest term, of any stockbroker to engage in any transaction of the description for persons in such positions as the one which Pullinger occupied, without the knowledge of their employers. It was impossible that these negotiations on the Stock Exchange could be carried on by such persons without great losses occasionally, and it was hardly to be expected that persons could at all times resist the temptation when large funds were temporarily placed in their hands of appropriating them to their own purposes, and it was scarcely possible that any broker engaged in the transactions should not have some suspicion that the money usEd in them comes trom the till of the master. No person, therefore, should engage in these trans actions with• persons placed in the confidential position of clerks or cashiers of banks without the full understanding that he should be at liberty to communicate with the employer of the person engaging him. He could not help thinking that in many cases in which large busi nesses were carried on, there must be something wrong be tween masters and their employees. Ho was not willing to encourage suspicion between employed and employers. On the contrary, when he saw how businesses were conducted, he was astonished that such cases were not more frequent. Such suspicion ho believed would be unfounded, and s he thought it was the duty of the employers not to encourage temptation by any unnecessary unwatcht'ulness on their part. Carelessness, or inertness, or unwatchfulness would give facilities for crime, and any employer who was careless was guilty of the no mean crime of casting a stum bling block in his brother's way. Before he con cluded his remarks he must allude to the loss the court and the public had sustained in the death of Mr. Straight, the clerk of arraigns. Although he had not held the office for any long period, he had learned the duties in the office of, and succeeded, the late Mr. Clerk, and having studied in such a school, he could not but be a valuable public servant. With these remarks ho dismissed them to their duties, and said that in the event of the assistance of the court being required it would be most readily afforded. The grand jufy then retired to their room. THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF HYDE PARK. This morning a numerous deputation of noblemen and gentlemen, from the association formed for the purpose of promoting a communication between the districts lying north and south of Hyde Park, waited upon the Hon. W. Cowper, First Commis sioner of Public Works, to impress upon him the necessity of immediately making the desired im provement. The deputation was introduced by Earl GRos- VENOR. His LORDSHIP then addressed Mr. Cowper informing him of the great necessity that existed for the formation of a road across Hyde-Park, espe cially, as the population was largely increasing. The public interest would largely benefit by, such an arrangement, and access to the Kensington Museum, the New Horticultural Gardens, and the proposed Exhibition in Hyde-Park in 1861 would be greatly improved. Mr. COWPER replied, that the proposed road would no doubt be a very great improvement to the residents in the locality; but before he could give any promise upon the subject he of course must consider the interests of the general public. Hyde park was now very much attended by pedestrians and children, and the plan of making a road through that open space would have to be very fully con sidered. There would be some expenses connected with the proposed road, and before he could give the deputation a promise he must make some in quiries. If, however, the object could be carried out without detriment to the general public conve nience, he should be very glad, as no doubt an im proved means of communication was much required in the neighbourhood. The deputation having thanked the hon. gentle man, retired. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, as Ranger of the Park, was next waited on by the deputation, and Earl Grosvenor having made the same explanation of the object of the deputation, His ROYAL HIGHNESS replied that the subject would of course require to be duly considered, as he could not be expected to give an answer off-, hand. The interests of both parties, the resident in the locality and the general public, would have to be thought over. Of course it was necessary that large open spaces should be preserved, but the proposal was one well worthy of consideration. He was free to admit that access to both neighbour hoods was very inconveniently wide. There would also arise the question of expense, and he did not think the public would be inclined to lay out large sums for the convenience of any particular locality. If the road was made a new bridge would have to Le constructed over the Serpentine, as the one in existence would be of no use. Mr. TITE said a sunken road might be made by which the general appearance of the place would not be afficted, and as for the Serpentine they could go under it. His ItOYAL HIGHNESS said he would give the subject every consideration, and he should be very much pleased if he could assist in carrying out the objects of the deputation, The deputation then withdrew. It is stated in a letter from Nice that a petition to the Emperor, praying that the title of Count de Nice may be conferred on - the Imperial Prince, is being numer ously signed in all towns and villages of the county; and that the ladies of the city are signing a similar petition to the Empresa TALLOW Since our last report, very little business has been pass ing in our market, and prices have had a drooping tendency. Advices from St. Petersburgh state that the supply of tal low this season will be 138,000 casks. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 54s 3d, and for the last three months 51s per cwt. Rough fat, 2s lld per 81bs. Blythe - and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £.50 & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent... Dun. Perth &Aber Jun. . E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. Do. do. Class B fi p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Ulas.sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. gna. 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. 4i p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. (G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 t p. ct pref. stock Great West. (Becks and Rants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. Ut. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sh. Do. do. 5 p. - ct. pref Do. Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock. Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10d pe Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) .. f,on.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4a- per cen'. Do. do. 4i p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref stock Do. 6p.c. do.'(W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, Lon. & S. W, 7 p. et. stock Londondy. & Cole. sh. Londony. & Ennis. sh. 11an. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct, Do. £3 Do. 3 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent Mary,ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 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. c. with option till 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is Do. do. 2d Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1816 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1817 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. c Do. New, gna. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. 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. Pure)]. North Staffordshire.... Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. C. Ist g. Do. Redeem. 2d gua.... Do. Irredeem. 2d guy... Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 3i p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 4:1 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed p.c. Ist is south Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid .' Leasing \Closing Business 's Co 's Price. Done. • Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W, .. .. Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln:&N.WI 96 98 Chester & Holyhead. 100 Do I 511 511 Do. do. 51 p er cent. 100 Do .'125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 1 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. 100 Gt.North.'l39 141 E.Union,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonin Do. New • • • _...... 160 D 0... — Gloster& Dean forest all Gt. West. Bartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... alt Yk.N. Md. 110 112 110 Do. 1 Shares .... •• • all Do.— Do. 1 Shares Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.& N.W 207 210 d . : 110000 PetoDo. & Co 91 97 95 .. London & Greenwich 100 S. East 63 65 115 120 W&M 21 31 iL Do N . L LD c o o u w . ' P e' T s r t ei o rbe l ta cS t e a ° . u 4. i p e. n .. c' . 100 Nnrfo 1 k . . -_ 3 D r o a . n 6 c. p x e u r x ce tn n . t i . Mid. Bradford 31 " a -ti. 1 :1 0 1 Prefer ence Stock..... .... 100 Midland 95 97 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5 5. 6 E.Counts' i 1 p guaranteed 5 p. c. ) • ! • Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do 56 58 Do. do. 6 per cent .... all D o . — Do. Fixed (1 per cent. all Da. North Western ...... all Midland 141 15 k NW Preston and gyre. t all L & Lyk. 1 'Do. 1 Stares A. all 'Do. Iloystn.Hitch., & Shep 100 G t.North 135 137 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 101 103 Do. Do. 1 i " i i P South Staffordshire .. all 3PClean l4l 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 9l 93 Wimbledon & Croydn. all L.& Brg•tn , 711 R DOCKS. Share' Dozkg, P a id . Closing Business Price. Done. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min I 100 stock East and West Indies lOO stock London lOO stock St. Katharine 1100 stock Southampton lOO stock lrictoria . 30 Dp. New 169 I 69 3 I stk 20 stock 12.10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 124 stock stoc 124 124 stock stock stock stock 10 12 101 12i stock stock stock stock stock 10 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10s. 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock stock SHARE MARKET- (THIS DAY.) Share! Ea ilways Amberg.,Notting., Boat. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shcf. and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon 1 ork, I , lrock., &Passage Cornwall A gets no div Do A until 6pc perin Do B hasbeen pd. toB Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun., Perth, &A b. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, . ft )ck Do do is do 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 1 , 0 do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall 'Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. She. & Lin-oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do i shares Metropolitan Midland Do 'arming. & Derby Mid. G. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber. & Herefd Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk N hn. Counties Union .. North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc D • A stk ; A rocs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.Bi Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick' Do do , G.N.E. purchase! Do Leeds ..... .. Do Yor e North London North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney ........ Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union .. Sitting bourne & Sheer. South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do !Stockton & Ilartlepool Taff Vale ......... . Do Prof. No 1 ThamesHavent k& Rail Ulster . • • Do Do' • 'Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick y West C rnwall West London.. Do 1.4 clas3 Do 2nd class WorcestA• & Hereford 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stck stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stocx stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock all 100 31 100 100 14 1 58 60 10 11 stock 5i 6 3 2d ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 6 61 8 81 70 72 114 124 6/ 7i 102 104 901 01 61 7 8 81 17/ 18 54 55/ 37 39 26 28 70 80 31} 32 00 100 116 117 113 120 131 133 113 114 691 701 60 65 105} 10G 70 71 11-1 115 11 12 01 1021 Id 111) V 2 93 104 114 42 424 21 2 d 1174 . 118 94 96 31} 2 mi 70 } 101. 11 7 6ct 54 56 34 3d 611 621 Mt 611 2 961 061 4 1 d DI 50 80 80i 106 108 ZI Sid 9i 9i 45 47 80 1 11 13 1 1 452 6 5i 115 117 35i 36 88 90 43 50 4 3d 42 44 87 871 66 68 77 80 6 8 39i 40i olp 36 1 i 87 1 i 1 6 1 67 i 551 591 24 lip Paid. Closing i Business Price. Done. 18 54iiiii 117 161 16 1191 19 lOst I 115 14 91 2fo2* 1 92110 11 3 10 1171 1S 18 Milli 12.10 93 98 100 103 br 61 99 101 110 113 108 112 110 112 108 110 124 126 80 82 110 112 90 92 754 761 118 120 117 119 110 112 103 105 85 87 06 08 98 100 88 90 90 92 102 103 01 lot 17 18 10 104 74 76 191 20 9' 101 14. 15 138 140 116 118 116 118 138 142 116 118 101 103 154 157 132 136 68 70 21 22 115 117 1521 1571 12 12i 125_ 127 - - 11) 68 1 70 I in 139 141 101 103 94 96 P 9 loi 111 121 110 111 i In' 91 93 96 98 11 id 2tt 4T 124 126 1119 121 73 75 10 10} 23 23i 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 81 88 28 29 32i 33i 32 33 50 53 all 1 100 121 1 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all CONSOLIDATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had the honour of laying on the table the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the seven bills that had been intro, duced for the consolidation of the criminal law. He was happy to say that the committee had not only been attended by the law lords, but by reverend and lay lords, who had afforded the most im portant information, and gave a favourable opinion of the whole of the bills, and he hoped they were now in a condi tion to be laid before this and the other house of Parliament. He should move that the bills be proceeded with on Thursday. SAVOY. Earl GRANVILLE said, seeing the noble marquis in his place, who had a motion on the paper for that evening for papers relating to Savoy, that it would be impossible for the Government at present to produce the papers; he thought, therefore, the noble marquis might think it desir able to postpone his motion. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said uncle' these cir cumstances he should postpone his motion. SUNDAY TRADING. The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against Sunday trading. CHURCH RATES. Petitions against the abolition of church ratesiei76;- seated by the Bishops of London, Oxford, and Chichester. HORSE RACING BILL. Lord REDESDALE said he had some time ago intro duced a bill to prevent horses racing with ridiculously light weights, and he had hoped that it would not be ne cessary to proceed with it; but as the Jockey Club had taken the matter under its consideration, he would therefore postpone proceeding with it on the day he originally intended—namely, the 15th May, in order that he might become acquainted with the views the Jockey Club took of the bill. AGRICULTURE IN INDIA. The Marquis of CLANRICA RDE said, in the absence of certain necessary information, he should postpone until a future day the motion he had on the paper for certain de spatches on the subject. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII regretted that the noble marquis had been compelled to adopt that course, be cause India was at that moment in a most dangerous con dition. It was suffering from an agricultural insurrection, and it was of the utmost importance that the causes of the disturbances should be inquired into. SUNDAY TRADING. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Lord TEYNHAM appealed to the noble and learned lord to postpone further proceeding with this bill for the present. Lord CHELMSFORD said , it was only proposed that the bill should be committed proforma that evening. The bill was accordingly committed pro fornta, and or dered to be re-committed on Thursday next. THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. Lord LLANOVER postponed his motion for papers on this subject. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. ' The following bills were read a third time and passed : Epping Railways (Dunmow Extension), Faringdon rail- Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, and Sheffield Cutlers' Company. The Belfast and Ballymena Railway, Bucks County Rate, Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway, and Limerick and Ennis Railway Bills were considered and ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Highways Bill, against and in favour of the Wine Licences Bill, and in favour of the Reform Bill, &c. ASSAULTS ON WOMEN. Mr. Alderman SALOMON'S moved an address for re turn of the number of persons who have been sentenced during the last five years to terms of imprisonment by the City or metropolitan magistrates for aggravated assaults on their wives or other women.,—Ordered. TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. Sir J. WALSH gave notice that on the motion for the second reading of this bill he \mull move that it be read a second time that day six months. OFFICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY. Sir 11. STRACEY asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Secretary of State for India had not sent to him the names of certain , officers of her Majesty Indian Army, who have for their distinguished services been recom mended by the Governor-General of India and the Comman der-in• Chief for the Companionship of the Bath; and, if so, why this honour had not been conferred ; and whether there would be any objection to their names being recorded in gazette ? Mr. S. HERBERT said that there was no disposition on the part of Government to delay conferring the honour al luded to, but.circumstances had arisen that prevented the Government from carrying out the object to which the hon. baronet referred. • IRISH ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. VANCE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when it was his intention to introduce the bill for the better regulation of the Irish Ecclesiastical Commission ? Mr. CARDWELL said that the billwould be introduced into the other house. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the hon. member for Dun dalk, when he intended proceeding with the bill respecting Roman Catholic charities, upon which the Secretary o State for the Home Department had informed the house that the hon. member had been in communication with the G.ivernment ? Mr. BOWYER said there had been no delay en his part in bringing on this bill, but the measure ha I been retarded in consequence of the difficulties that arose from the diffe rence between Roman Catholic and other churches. The bill hied been placed in the hands of an eminent convey ancer, and he was in communication with the Attorney General on the subject of the measure. He was quite prepared to go on with the bill in committee. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF TILE PORTE. . . Mr. HADFIELD asked the Secretary of State for Foreign A hairs whether (under 14th protocol, page .59, of conferences of the plenipotentiaries of Paris, 1856, relative to the treaty of peace),t here had been a revision of the stipu lations which regulate the commerical relations of the Porte with other Powers, or in the position of foreigner resident in Turkey; and whether (agreeably to the recorded wish of the plenipotentiaries) a delibera tion had yet been opened at Constantinople, since the conclusion of peace, between the Porte and the representatives of other powers, with the vier of attaining the twofold object in such a manner as to afford entire se, tisfaction to all legitimate interests; and, if there had been no such , revision and deliberation, whether this country, in its commercial relations with the Porte, ranks with the most _favoured nations (with Russia especially), in all commercial transactions, flat residence of BritiSl subjects in Turkey, fiscal and other du4ieS; and whether any beneficial or other change has taken place since the commencement of the war with Russia, or is intended ; and are negotiations in progress to facilitate the commerce of this country with Turkey. Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to answer the ques tion in the negative. Mr. CRUM-EWING asked the President of the Board of Trado if he intended to bring in a bill on the subject of trade marks, and false markings of measurements, and if so when. Mr. M. GIBSON said that a bill on the subject had been prepared, but there was a bill before a committee which contained a clause relating to this subject, and, conse quently, ,the bill was postponed. TROOPS FOR CHINA. In reply to an HoN. - -EMBED, Mr. S. HERBERT said that there were 14,000 troops despatched to China. LAW OF RATING. Sir W. MI LES asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department n hen he proposed to bring in the bill for the amendment of the law of rating, which he had stated he had prepared ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said that'there Was no doubt the pre sent system of rating was inc‘rreet, Vat in the pre,' ent stale of public business . the Government were not prepared to go on with the bill this session. • - • MR. WALTER AND ➢IR. HORSMAN. - Mr. WALTER said that he would move the adjourn ment of the house in order to enable him to snake an el•pt.anaticn of a matter personal to himself, and also relating to the Luse. He had made a speech at one stage of the discussion of the Reform Bill. On that occasion he had , deprecated a dissolution of Parliament as it stptillir,on the palliti - niol the Reform. BIM 4 An article on the subject of the - . bill had appeared 'in the Ti)iies, and . the ; honeurable : member for Stroud - (31r. Horsmau) had addressed him a lettcr cn the subject, I:e was not responsible for any article that appeared in the Times, and therefoie the article alluded to, which was sup posed 'to reflect on the house, was not to be made a matter of censure to him Personally. (LEFT SPEAKING.) WEST INDIAN ENCUMBERED .E 8 T., I I'ES. This Court, so ably presided over by Mr. Chief Commissioner 11. J. Stouor, has frequently been praised for the excellent manner in which it has worked, in affording efficient and speedy relief to persons interested in West Indian Estates. A case in this Court has been the subject of much com ment in legal circles., owing to the reversal of a re cent judgment. The 6 lobe remarks upon it :—" It is not often that a decision affecting the rights of property is of more importance, within the limits ofits operation, than that contained in the elabo rate judgment of the Privy Council recently deli vered by Lord Kingsdowne in the case of Fraser v. Burgess on appeal from the West Indian Encum bered Estates Court. There has always been a floating, and not incorrect idea, that West Indian. estates were subject- to very peculiar claims or liens, resembling more the liabilities of a trading concern than the burdens of a landed estate. Consignees—i e. London merchants who received consignments of sugar and rum, and made advances for the cultivation of the crops —have long since been held to have liens for those advances, not only on the produce which they re ceived, but on the estate whence it came. Embol dened by their success, managers and agents have frequently endeavoured to assert similar claims for advances made by them in the performance of their duties, and the latter have now been at length 41- mitted by the Privy Council. In the court below Mr. H. J. Stor, the Chief Commissioner, in what Lord Kingsdown terms 'a judgment of remarkable learning and ability,' had gone through all the au thorities and declined the responsibility of extending the lien in question to managers or others besides the consignees. He, however, very strongly and credita bly recommended to the parties to bring a case so pro per for its decision before the Court of Appeal, who have now,after much argument and consideration, de cided (as we have already mentioned) in favour of the managers. The effect of this decision will un doubtedly be to add a heavy burden to many West Indian estates which have been left unheeded by owners or mortgagees in the hands of managers and agents, frequently without requiring any accounts. It is to be hoped, however, that it will have another effect of general benefit, namely, that of reconciling the managers and agents to the immediate intro duction of the Incumbered Estates Act in these colonies where they have hitherto opposed it. The West Indian proprietors, the mortgagees, the colonists—especially the negro population—and lastly the British public, are all deeply interested in such a result, and after the complete success of a similar measure in Ireland it is only to be won dered that it has not been attained. Certain it is that until the land is thus freed from its present fetters, capital, enterprise, and industry will never be restored to the West Indies." The United All England Eleven commence their season on May 14 at Sheffield, and on May 28 the two Elevens meet for the fray at Lord's. Tarrant, a promising young player from Cambridge, will, it is said, join the All England side on that occasion. June 7,8, and 9 are the days fixed -for the champion 11 to meet another 11 at Traf ford Ground, Manchester. During the present month George Parr is giving the benefit of his professional lec tures to Harrow, Jackson to Oxford, and Caffyn to Win chester. OUR COLONIAL EMPIRE.—We have at-present no fewer than 50 coloniei—viz., South Australia, obtained by settlement in 1836 ; Western Australian, obtained by settlement in 1829 ; Antigua, obtained by settlement in 1732 ; Ascension, obtained by settlement in 1827; Barba dos, obtained by settlement in 1625; Bermuda , obtained b y settlement in 1609 ; the Bahamas, obtained by settlement in 1629; Ceylon, obtained by capture in 1795; Canada (East and West), obtained by capture in 1759-69 ; the Cape of Good Hope, obtained by capture in 1806; Cohimbia, ob tained by settlement in 1858; St. Christopher, obtained by settlement in 1623; Dominica, obtained by cession in. 1763 ; the Falkland Islands, obtained by settlement in 1842 ; Guiana, obtained by cession ih 1803; Gambia, obtained by settlement in 1631;. Gibraltar (military), obtained by cap tute in 1704; Gold Coast, obtained by settlement in 1661; Grenada, obtained by cession in 1763; St. Helena, obtained e s si b o y n oo in s s ion 1670 in and 184 5 2 e rle- the by cession in 1673 ; Heligoland, obtained by cession in 1814 ; Honduras, obtainedbys inent in 1742 ; Hongkong') obtained three Indian Presidencies, placed under the direct dominion of the Crown in 1859 ; the lonian Islands, obtained by 035- siert in 1814; Jamaica, obtained by capture in 1655; La buan, obtained by 'session in 1816: St. Lucia, obtained by capture in 1803 ; Malta, obtained by capture in 1800 ; the Mauritius, obtained by capture in 1810; Montserra s , ob tained by settlement in 1632; Natal, obtained by st ttlenaent in 1824 ; New Brunswick, separated from Nos a Scotia in 1784 ; Nova Scotia, obtained by settlement and capture; Newfoundland, obtained by settlement in 1608 ; Nevis, ob a'n d by settlement in 1628; New Soutl I Wales, obtained by settlement in 1783 ; New Zealand, ob ainod by settle ment in 1839; Mince Edward's Island, )1) a fled by settle ment; Queensland, separated from Nev South Wales 1859; Sierra Leone, obt aincd by sottleau ut in 1737 ; Ta - mania, obtained by s,it actil:nt in 1891; T. bago, obtainer by cession in 1761; Trinidad, obtained by capture in 1797 ; Turks and Caicos Islands, formerly included in the BA-. hamas ; St. Vincent, obtained by cession in 1763 ; Victor a, senaeated from New South Wales in 1833; and tue Virgiu Islands, obtained by settlement in 1666. THE SICILIAN INSURRECTION.—Our Malta cor respondent announces the receipt of direct intelligence at that island to the 26th of April, from Palermo, and to the 27th frbm Messina. The insurgents outside of the town and in the country districts about Palermo were Maintaining a fit m position, and a royal regiment is suspected of an incli nation to fraternise with them. A Sardinian frigate is said to have arrived at Palermo, to protect the subjects of the King of Italy, which fact has e ncouraged the people At Messina matters were quiet, but alarm had not yet sut sided, and most of the shops continued closed. Both here and at Catania the people were awaiting the result of af fairs at Palermo, luous arest ezin, pore. , alled d re- man ;hick stock rkent. 'dna- )ing. an. tand , pre aited