The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONt MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 1 SHARE MARKET— (TBIS DAY.) . BRITISHPOSSESSIONS. 4 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. P a id. Closing ,Business done CITY, Two o'CLoCK. . Frice. , 100 i A Bo t m lan m tic ar t d S a t t L c a e w n r t e l n n ce d a l l O l O 9 8 6 4 9 86 7 964 R9ilways. Closing I Business Paid. Pr Ice. Done. There is rather more inquiry for discount accom - Share I stk - ( Gu. 5 psr cent modation in the general market, and the rates ap - Belfast and Ballymena, all 18 Do, Do. B 131 1d / d pear a shade firmer ; but a plentiful supply of ' 50 13.14 Bir., Wol ,and Str. Val. 8 85 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 5 d 100 20/ Do. New money is on offer, and the mercantile classes find stock Birk., La., and Ch June all 79 72 10 Do. Preference no difficulty in obtaining all the assistance they re- 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne a ll 16 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 quire at the current quotations. When the bills 10 Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co lOO 64 74 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 stock Bristol and Exeter . due on the 4th are provided for it is probable that co 102 104 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 mi a stock Caledonian —. i' 9 901 91 .vs : 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. 1 d 41 1 the market will exhibit symptoms of increased ease, 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan a ll 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 2 14 dll especially if the accumulation of gold should con- 20 Fork, iilrock., &Passage all 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 15 4 d 20 Cornwall 64 7 171 Demerara all time.. 10 Do A (A gets no div. f all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 1 4 d The sum of £5,800 has been applied to the 10 Do B until ope peran. all stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 102 102/ 1024 14 24 2 , t f hasbeen pd. toB a ll 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO par 1 p 15 redemption of 37 Special Danish 5 per Cents., and 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 1 p 44, of the value of £6,500, have been drawn for st 2 oc s k un. East - 16 17 100 , A P n e g rt l h ia , n &Ab. June 100 8 9 100 D o. 41 pc. D e b en t rs. a ll 984 991 stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 1001 1011 101 531 541 payment on the Ist September next. stock Eastern Counties lOO 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all 21 22 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 Geelong Corporation 6 100 Rather more animation was exhibited in the stock Do do B d o 81 25 27 sto. per cent. Bonds Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices 20 East Suffolk - =- 25 Do NW A. late EU 3 ds all stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 311 32 321 4 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 91 93 921 were without alteration. The sales amounted to 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 1( 0 77 79 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 78 80 8,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market a mode- stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee all 30 31 30 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 65 70 100 _--- ...= 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 61 70 rate amount of business was recorded, but quota- stock .. ,, o i r rn tl e t s & s Clyde Junction 10) stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 994 100 100 tions were rather less firm. stock Glasg. and S. Western all 101 103 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 5d 4 d 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland 100 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 15 I.ld At the meeting of the Trust and Loan Company stock Great Northern lOO 116 117 1161 16 guaranteed 5 per cent. stock D° do A stock of Upper Canada, the report, which has already stock Do do Bdo been published, was adopted, and a dividend at the stoc k Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 112 114 111 4 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 stock Great Western rate of 81 per cent, per annum was declared. stock Do Str Val gua. stock all GO 65 100 Do. do. ' 73 till '6O all 98 100 Some sales of mone stock, and the circulation of .12 Irish South-eastern.... 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 y tock Lancashire & Yorkshir , 100 1045 105 1041 1 1 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 94 unfavourable rumours with regard to foreign po. stock London and Blackwall 100 70 71 70/ stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 88 90 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast all 114 115 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 98 09 litics, have imparted a heavy tone to the English 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover 11 12 111 100 10011511 1014 f 1 i 1 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 91 93 20 Do. Fourth d 0.... market. Consols have declined to 94i 95 for stock Lond. &Nth. Western 124 Do eighths 20 Do. d 0..... .... all money, and 95 to 954 for account. The speculative stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 93 94 9 all I 4 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 25 L'derry & Coleraine operations have been limited. The New Three per2o Ry.&Land(Lim.)f.T.6pc all 5 Cents. are steady at 931- ft ; the Reduced at 93! ft ; 25 L'derry & Ennistu Joo " 10 11 stock Man. She. & Lin - oln • • all 50 3laryport and Carlisle• • 411 42 it , 11 __--- —__ Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land do.. ... 7 Bank Stock has declined to 2271 and 228; India 124 Do do 4 shares 2O Do. do. B Capii al do. .• 10 Metropolitan ditto is firmer at 2211 to 224 ; ditto New Loan re- stock Midland mains at 1064 1- ; and Exchequer Bills are 7s. to stock Do Rirming. & Derby an 94 " stock Scinde .......... d,; 100 991 104 50 3lid. Of. W. of Ireland 2O Do. Pnnjaub .... tt. Fi all 11 d 1 d all 10s. prem. 25 Do 4 shares — 20 Do. D. ..... .. "c 4 Z. , ' 5 d 25 arid Kent . all stork Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4, 6 .,, 100 945 951 95 In the Foreign Stock Market business has been 10 •• Do, Crpy • ...... ... •••• • • • all all _ 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 inactive, but prices have tended upwards ;at the 100 elvcastle and Carlisle 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 i 1 d 25 New., Aber. & Herefd all 10 11 present moment, however, less firmness is apparent. 10 N'ewry & Armagh, def Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 741 ; ditto New, st 2 o o ck Norfolk.. l"er3r all Warnpt. & Ros. 1 , 00 5 - 4 — 56 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 44 20 Ardennes..... ... . . ... . all —p 57 to 57 1 ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 101 1 ; 50 N hn. Countiestnion 70 31 31 3 d 20 BalL&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 7 fd 6 4 stock North British 614 62 61f 5 Belgian East. Junction all Dutch 21 per Cents. have improved to 664 ; ditto stock or.Dev.Rail&Dk.stcc' , 100 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 4 per Cents. to 101/ ; Mexican to 211 f i ; but stock D, A stk ; A rocs no d. /00 10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 21 p until 6pchas beenpd.B 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 24 Peruvian have declined to 821. stock Do B stock . 100 Copiabo , ......&...... all stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick •'•' • • ' • 100 96{ 95i. 94 i i 100 —___ _7 10 Ditto Extension .... all 14 1141 The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 25 Do o , O.N.E. purchase 16134 15 4 d 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 54 std 84 100 52 524 52 12 1 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24 prem.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, Ift Z- prem. ; stock Do Leeds .......... •• • • •,,,,-, Do York - 801 80, 805 4 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. e 6 the Universal ditto, 1 1 prem. stock North London and North Staffordshire 171 131 134 20 Great Central of France all Messrs. Bell report the following as the prices 20 N. and S. W. Junction all 94 94 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 64 61 61 of American Beautifies : 12 Not. &Grantham Rail /0106 41 6 4 4 C 6 4 45,1 20 Italian Junction .. ... all Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn2o Lake Constance & Bale. all stockall ___ _ Redeemable. Prices. 10 Peebles ...... ....... 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 20 Portsmouth • • all 14 16 20 Lyons & Geneva, ...... all all _ 331 Maria Antonia .... ... all Do. 5 per Cent Bonds Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 955 965 stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 344 355 20 Namur & Liege Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock... 100 87 89 l a .o°ll 484 1 3 0 d 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. Bonds Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock — 82 84 10 silt inr , bourne & Sheer. 20 Do. New Shares . ... 12 —— p Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — 75 77 stock South Devon .......... 100 41 43 stock South 100 85 8 5 1 85 4 i 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 31 341 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 90 92 00 67 68 stock South Wales Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80 20 I Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 8 7 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 8 8 ( gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 13 2 11d Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 79 81 2.5 Stockton & Darlington all 304 nos 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 10 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 'Vrginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds *2 82 84 Stockton & Hartlepool 163 • _ Royal 2O Danish stock Taff Vale i Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds s t oc k D o P re f. No I lOO 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.. all Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 18 7 5 79 80 25 ThamesHavenlik&Rail 22 - Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 75 77 50 Ulster • • all 551 561 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... ail 51 54 10 Do. 51 per cent: Pref..... all 81 81 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 2 5 Do (Freelands) 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 scl 1p Do. shares, 60 dole. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 82 83 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 81 West Flanders ........ all 51 6/ Do. do. shares 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 IV. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 20 West C , rnwall ........ all ; 55 6 20 Western of Austria.... 6 20 West London .........• all 1 20 Western of Switzerland all to this day, are in round figures as under : 10 Do Ist class I 1860. 1859. 20 Do 2nd class ........ all 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all .-, --- 124 Worcester &Hereford.. 111 2 1 d 2O Zeal Ind . 1860. Great Western ..... South-Western .. ]3righton 22,598 Midland South. Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern Bristol and Exeter 6,917 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,413 West Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,520 Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 1859. £31,940 17,245 13,852 35,639, 19,379 23,217 32,050 32,070 6,520 10,819 4,603 3,483 6,206 7,919 8,730 6,992 It'll.. oo Ivo eQU • ‘.• stern .. 22,598 13,852 Paid. Closing Business 41,315 35,6394 Share l Railways. Price. Done. Share M ines. Paid*/ Closingrice. tern P Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O & 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. Per thkAber.Jun. E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. a No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. MI. 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. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. , Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland)l I ) p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. .Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. ,Do.-Irredeemcble, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. Ht. W. Ches. 8 p.c. IA sh. no d c 5 p. ct. wet .. Do Birmg.guar. stock.. Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.kYork 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 35 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pagu. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gm a. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cent Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(cliv.dettil '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy, and Alf re 1 Consols (Philack)' British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... N 4/ 96 98 1 2 . 270 280 445 455 1::0 130 7/ 8 11 11/ 39 41 12 33 14 14 1 3 34 29 31 [ol 103 1271 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) l Gam.&St.Aubyn(G wen.) Great South Tolzus.... ,G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack)' G. Wheal Vor (Helston) l Grenville ......... Herod's- F00t...., 51 51 101 10 112 115 ,09 112 110 112 109 111 ,24 125 81 83 It will be seen, therefore, that a decided improve ment has taken place in the traffic of most of the principal railways during the past week, compared with those of the same period of last year. The intervention of the Whitsun holidays, together with the attractions of the Derby-day at Epsom, have largely added to the receipts of the pleasure lines to the south of the metropolis. The increase on the Great Western has been £7, 7 158 ; on the South-Western, £7,184 ; on the Brighton, £8,746 ; on the Midland, £5,676; on the South-Eastern, £2,177 ; on the Great Northern, £340 ; on the Lan cashire and Yorkshire, £5,606 ; on the North- Eastern, £5,675 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1,515 ; on the Edinburgh and Glas gow, £314 ; on the Grand Trunk of Canada, £2,696; and on the Great Western of Canada, £462. Hingston Downs 'Lady Bertha !Margaret (Uny Lelant)i ,North Downs 31 4 2i 2kl 41 46 51 5 , 1 4 5 5 6 8 9 121 131 43 45 110 112 90 92 75 70 North France 3 (Illogan) 1 N.Wh'l Bisset (1110 an) :North Wheal Crofty Tar Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (tiny Lelnt.) Sortridze Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron .Gen., Lim S.Wheal Frau. (Mogan), Stray Park Tam ix Silv.& Lead SI in Tin Croft 118 120 [l6 118 11l 112 103 105 85 87 300 11 310 31 1 ii! 152 i 1675 50 52 97 99 21 21 4t 5 19 20 76 78 330 340 150 160 90 100 2 3} 14 15 22 21 26 23 99 101 89 91 91 93 .03 105 91 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 191 201 9 1 10 141 15 [39 141 !Vale of Toomey (Carm.) !West Basset (Illozan) W. Caradm (I.!skeard) (West Seaton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 'Wheal Buller (Redruth) ,Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 'Wheal Trelawney (Lis.), In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been rather limited, and little variation of import ance has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, and South-Eastern have declined about ss. Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and North Eastern (York), improved 55., and North-Eastern (Leeds), 10s. Great Northern Shares have been a shade flatter, but the decline has not exceeded 4 to i per cent. The Foreign and Colonial markets have shown very little animation. Great Luxembourg are steady at 6a, and Lombardo-Venetian are quoted prem. to f dis. Grand Trunk of Canada realise 32k; Great Western of Canada 12.2_ ; East Indian, 1011, 1021 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 100. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are a shade firmer. Bank of Australasia have advanced 10s. ; London and County, 103. Crystal Palace have declined to 314, 32. 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 102 104 54 157 .32 136 68 70 21 22 Nuneaton, 5 p. ct..... Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 IDo. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Mary ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Newport, Aber. &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. [l5 117 [s2i 157} 12 124 125 127 4 fp 68 70 4 IP BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 1 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 l3l, Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l7 0-16 India Stock .. . 2211 4 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 51 per Cent lO2l Ditto Debentures, 18:58 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO I Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO lO 7 Ditto Small Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brasilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip, 1860 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Turkish 6 per Cent . 75 4 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Datch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 6 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. i Consols, Money 95 95 Ditto June Account .. 94 Do. do. 2d is. Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 184(1 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 North British, 5 p. c Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.R ail. & 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, IT. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.lVr.Wol. 6 p. c. Ist g. Do. - Redeem. 2d gua. Do. Irredeem. 2d guu Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 21 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. los. Do. Fixed 4 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent. Do. Fixed '4p.c. Ist is. , oath Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent. 9.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. g - ua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c I Do. Ti 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c THIS DAY'S SHIPTTSG. LONDON, May 31.—Wind this day at noon—South- East; moderato breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. FALMOUTH, May 30.—Wind variable and light.— Arrived—March, from St. Kitt's; Sisters, from Newfound land. Cams, May 30.—Wind W.—Arrived—John Denham, from Antwerp for Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, May 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Suf, folk, for Melbourne. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W L S.W. ; rain. .._ Arrived, May 30 —Isabella, from Ibrail ; Arannah, from Rotterdam ; Despatch and Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Georges, from Cherbourg; Ross D. Mangles, steamer, from Sunderland. Arrived, May 3l—Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed, May 30—Whim, for Jersey ; Georges, for Cher bourg Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Arago, steamer, for New York ; Diana, for Potchard ; Marquis of Bute, for Sunderland ; Alice, for Llanelly. (BY SUBILARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W., tide last hour's flood, weather cloudy, with S outh o, D D Staffordshire rain. Wilts and Somerset. Arrived, May 30—Garland, from Nevis ; Anna, from t Wimbledon & Croydn Griefswald ; Helena, from Danzig; Oberon, from Wystab ; Blenheim, ;from Calcutta ; George, from Danzig ; Stork, from Ligbon • O re sund, from Gergenti ; Trebislow, from I Marianople ; 'Mary Scott, from Adelaide. Arrived, May 31—Norma, from Porto Rico. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Share Wind S.W., moderate. Anchored—Constantin, of Southampton, for west, from north ; City of Tanjore, ship, for Clyde; Gipsy Queen, for Cherbourg ; Harbinger, for Montreal—all from London. Passed—Warrior, screw steamer, in tow of Friends of All Nations, tug, for Jondon, from west, 1.11.... , Docks. • Paid. fCgclens --_--- 'al lOO r Cent.Pref.Min d 100 B D uß o ill ne el . lB J. West Indies IC2 —120 f 100 86 f iarine. ipton lOO - 4 nn '1 nn 11161 sto^k Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Prefllin lOO stock East and West Indies IC2 stock London lOO stock St. Katharine. lOO stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria . 30 Dp 102, 140 142 102 103 I 1 94 96 93- 10 111 14 .4 li P I 110 112 1 .113 91 93 96 97 1 d, id ip 23 24 123 125 119 121 73 75 10 10 231 231 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 32i 331 32 33 44 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E. Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. E.Union,Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Barr.& Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest HartlPool.Dck.&RaiL Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares • Lanc.& Carl. gua.s PC. London & Greenwich Do. Preference .• •• • • Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. Do. 6 per cent.. • • • • . • Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ... • . • • • • Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent .. • • Do. Fixed 5 per cent North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. 3 Stares A. Roystn.Hitch.. & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Caledonin! Do. Gt. West.' Yk.N.&l3r, Yk.N. Md. Do. Ln.& N.W S. East. o. Peto & Co N lrfolk Do. ,L NW&M Leasing \Closing Business raid. Co.'s. Price. Done. Ln&N.W Ln &N.W 96 98 Do. ' 514 52 Do 125 127 Do. ll3 115 Caledonin E.U.StE C 16 17 Gt.lsTorth. 138 140 E.Counts., 41 4,1 110 112 205 208 63 66 1115 120 1 94 97 21 3i 96 98 P 55 57 100 Midland 5. 5. 6 E.Counts all Do al; Do. all Do. ... .. a ll Midland L W all k L.Yk. all Do. 100 Gt. North 135 138 100 T.Brassey 101 103 , 1 ... fIP all 11P . Ulean. 14 11 100 Gt. West. 9' 91 all L.& Brgtn DOCKS 141 1411 P iP :28i 29i dig, 42 44 11 13 2f 31 23 25 d par lk 1 p 101 11fr d p d p 5 6 I I 1t d 2 p 1 I ANKS. 211 221 51 53 19t 20} 30 32 19 21 16t 16 231 . 23 t 17 18 'MENT ECU 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ,114 116 'llO 112 110 112 101} 102 l ilo7l 1081 991 100 991 100 99f 100 108 109 ,110 112 100/ 107 stock 12.10 stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock 264 13 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock 12 stock 6 stock 124 124 stock stock stock 6 stock 10 12 10 121 stock stock stock stock stock 10 1 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 8k stock stock stock 10s. 10 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock 25 25 25 stock all 1 100 1101 105 4i 991 1001 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1860. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TAT7ERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING). ASCOT CUP. 6 to 4on Thormanby 6to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 10 to 1 agst Gamester (offered) ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) ASCOT STAKES. Bto 1 agst Flitch (offered) Bto 1 agst Ancient Briton (offered) 12 to 1 agst Duneany (offered) MANCHESTER RACES. (This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES. Wynnstay Amain • 2 Four ran. CITY HANDICAP. Lady Grosvenor Griffin Six ran. TRADESMAN'S CUP. Ben Webster Rameses Five ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the East Somerset Railway Bill, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton and Severn Valley Railways Bill were considered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading. The Horsham and Guildford Direct Railway Bill, and North Kent Water Bill were read a third time. The following bills were considered and ordered f,or third reading :—Border Counties and North British Railway Companies; Dover Gas; Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerby Junction Railway ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and Port Carlisle Dock and Railway, and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies ; Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway ; Galashiels, Innerleithen, and Peebles Railway ; Kilrush and Kilkee Railway and Poulnasherry Embankment ; and West of Fife Mineral Railway. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for the suppres sion of prize-fighting; for adopting means of purifying the Thames ; for the house maintaining its privileges intact in reference to the recent vote of the House of Lords, &c. CHINA. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table further correspon dence with Mr. Bruce in reference to China. TAXATION. Lord FERMOY gave notice that on the motion for the adjournment of the house to-morrow he would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, as the House of Lords had rejected the bill for the repeal of the paper duty, he proposed to remit any other tax, considering that one penny per pound had been added to the income•tax. THE ACCIDENT AT TILE CURRAGII. In reply to General PEEL, Mr, S. HERBERT said that he had received a letter, addressed to the Military Secretary from General Sir Geo. Brown, on the subject. The right hon. member read the letter in question, which stated that the officer in question, Captain Collis, had been shot while proceeding incautiously to the camp during the time rifle practice was going on at the Curragh. He acted against the order of the command ing officer, and inquiry would be instituted into all the circumstances connected with the unfortunate event. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. Major EDWARDS asked the Secretary of State for War, whether any correspondence had passed between the War Office and the Treasury, or any other department of the Government, respecting the omission from the army estimates of the usual vote for the annual training of the Yeomanry Cavalry ; and, if so, whether he had any ob - jection to produce such correspondence. He drew the attention of the house to the fact, that when the country was threatened with invasion by the first Napoleon, they had a force of 300,000 vo lunteers at their disposal. (Hear.) Ho believed that the omission proposed would have a most injurious effect on the cavalry force, and would prevent their retain ing as good horses as they would otherwise have done. He eulogised the volunteer force, and contended that notwith standing opinions to the contrary, they would be found brave and effective when an emergency which required their services arose. The gallant gentleman cites the statement made by Pitt on the subject of providing ade quate defences for the country, and called on the house not to sanction a vote that would impair the efficiency of a con stitutional force that for two centuries had rendered the country good service. Sir J. TRELAWNY called attention to the selection of lieutenant-colonels of regiments upon the relative posi tions of the Guards and Line in cases of exchange ; and asked whether the grade of salaried full colonels might not be abolished (as regards the future) without disadvantage, and so as to effect a considerable saving. General PEEL said he wished to offer a few observations before the hon. gentleman the Secretary of War re plied. He considered that it was most desirable there should be a permanent and adequate peace establishment, and he denied that the expenditure for war purposes justified the terms e to xtra it v . agan H t e an r d ef u er n r n e e d eee t s o ar d the most eminent military authorities to prove that y the vhi o c p h init d s b o e f en soV e odf saanid that t a t ti G n o t N l r l e e rn a m rm en y t o h f a u d .h b ich e . co h m e e acting on those opinions, increased the forces by over 6,000. The kon. and gallant member then entered into different hadbeen a necessary, member, au'd h e details in support of his views. He contended that every opportunity should be afforded to the militia in order to render them efficient, considering the valuable services they might render the regular troops. Ile thought that if they were not made effective it would be better to abolish them altogether. He ex pressed considerable approval of the volunteer force, and maintained that it would be impracticable to effect any re duction of the estimates dependent on the number of men iu the army. Notwithstandi ng this it was now proposed ' to reduce the army esti ma t es by flB,OOO, while they in creased the number of soldiers. There was also to be con sidered the expense that would be incurred by the erection of the barracks that was proposed. Mr. J. LOCKE called the attention of the house to the claims of the artificers of the Land Transport Corps en listed during the Crimean war, for the non-fulfilment of the conditions under which they were so enlisted; and asked the Secretary of State for War, whether it was the intention of the Government to satisfy those claims, or to cause an inquiry to be made respecting them. He said that there had been an inadequate inquiry into this subject, and considered that there should be a commission composed of persons competent to de cide the claims made by the corps in question. This corps was enlisted under peculiar circumstances. In 1856 it was considered necessary to form a corps containing a body of artificers to serve in the Crimea. These men were earning a competency for themselves, and yet they came forward volu n t ar ily t o enlist. They were enlisted not by a common sergeant but by a captain in her Majesty's service and placards were distributed amongst them stating that they would receive ss. or 6s. a-day. It was also stated to them that they were to serve for two years, and if they were required for a further period they were to serve for two years longer by an order of council. Thirty of these men had made a declaration to this effect on their oaths be fore a magistrate. Notwithstanding this agreement 130 of the men wore discharged after seven months' service with a pound, which was all that would be given to a com mon soldier. Another body of 170 men had been sent from Malta to England, and discharged at Bristol, having been previously discharged at Bristol. Ho complained that the Government had broken faith with these men, and that they had been treated in a one-sided way in the inquiry that had been instituted. Alderman SALOMONS said that he was lord mayor at the time when these men were discharged, and when they applied to him they appeared all to be respectable artificers. They had been seduced from their employment by representations which we're not realised, and he thought their case was one of great hardship and called for redress. Tt was true, according to the terms of the proclamation, that the Government reserved the right of discharging these men at the end of the war, but he contended that to all intents and purposes they were to be considered as hav ing had a yearly engagement. After a few worts from Colonel NORTH, Mr. DEEDES expressed a hope that the Secretary of War would give an explicit answer with respect to the questions relating to the Militia. Col. LINDSAY called the attention of the house to the army promotion warrant of Oct., 1858, in respect to the position of certain general officers who accepted promotion on half-pay, in accordance with the terms of the general order of the 25th day of April, 1826, and are now receiving only the half pay of their former regimental commissions. And also to the medical warrant of the Ist day of October, 1858, in respect to its retrospective action upon certain efficient medical officers. (LEFT SPEAKING,) THE LONDON "E NT ERTAINMENTS."—That parti cular class of public amusement that goes by the distinctive name of " entertainment" is becoming much less extensive than it was a few years ago. The lamented death of Mr. Albert Smith extinguishes the most celebrated of the spe cies, nor is it easy to foresee what will take the place of Mont Blanc and the expedition to Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul, who have exhibited their versatile talents in song and mimic representation nearly 1,000 times, and seemed' to have grown into a per • manent institution, have now reached their last week at St. James's-hall. On the other hand, Mr. John Parry, who has not been heard of for something like nine years, and may almost be regarded as the patriarch of " entertainers" in general, is announced to appear on Monday week, as a co-operative with Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Reed ; and on the same evening, but not at the same place, Mr. Washington Friend will unfold an American panorama, which he . will illustrate with song and characteristic anecdote. The Christy's Minstrels are settled at Polygraphic -hall till the beginning of Ajigust, when their en t erpr i s i ng manager, Mr. Rayner, writ retire from office. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT DYSART.—On Mon day forenoon, as the pilot here was proceeding to a schooner which was making for the harbour, his boat c ame i n con tact with the steam tug nhich had the vesse l i n tow, an d lllNvaens andcapsized, were ab w hen the crew, cons i st i ng of the P ilot, two men, boy, were thrown int o th e water. The three rescued—one of them very much exhausted—but he boy was drowned. AMUSEMENT FOR TEE YOUNG.--A kitten should always be kept where there are children; when they are tired of pulling its tail they can put it into their father's boots. A box of colours is also a source of great amusement, affording them an opportunity of daubing . their faces and of appearing in illuminated pinafores. It is well to let them know where the preserves and pickles are kept, so that, going after the jam, tiny may get a bite of the capsicum. On wet days they shoud be allowed to put pears into the piano, and thump the keys with their drum s ti c k. T ra i n themto pull gentlemen's whiskers, and 'wipe their candy hands on ladies' dresses,—,Picayune, lONIAN BANK. At the annual meeting of the lonian Bank, held this day, the report of which the following are extracts was unanimously adopted :—" The Direc. tors have pleasure in reporting that the negocia tions for a renewal of the Charter from the lonian Government, to which reference was made in their last annual statement, have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that the Bank has been reconstituted for a further term of 20 years. The only material alteration introduced, is the non renewal of the privilege of exclusive issue. The Court, however, had no hesitation in consenting to this surrender, seeing that by the provisions of the Bank Law, no rival establishment having the power of issue could be set on foot without affording such guarantees, and being subject to such conditions as would render competition improbable, and at all events harmless. The operations of the year 1859 were necessarily much restricted by reason of the long protracted suspense and uncertainty as to the renewal of the Charter. They are, however, under these circumstances highly satisfactory, as appears from the following financial statement : The balance to the credit of profit and loss on the Ist January, 1859, was £13,181 4 6 The net profits of the year, after charges and allowance for contingencies, as in the pre ceding year, were Making together £24,587 6 7 From which is to be deducted the amount of two half-yearly dividends at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum Leaving to the credit of profit and loss, on the Ist January, 1860 £17,087 6 7 THE ACCIDENT ON TEE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The enquiries that have been made this morning have added nothing very material to that already known with respect to the alarming accident. It appears it is en'irely to be attributed to the drunken ness of one of the guards, named James Warrener, who was given : into custody when the train arrived, and was this afternoon examined at the Clerkenwell Police-court. Mr. Leech, from the firm of Johnson and Leech, con ducted the prosecution. The first witness was Mathew Skinner, a servant in the employment of the company—He said he was at the station when the train came in last night. It was coming much faster than he thought safe, and he called to the guards carriage that the breaks might be put on. He could not see the guard ; as the train passed he saw Warrener in his carriage lying on his back drunk. The break was off. The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said he did not wish to ask any questions. Mr. Leith, superintendent of the Great Northern Rail way, said the prisoner was in the service of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire railway. For the convenience of both the two companies work together. It was his duty to look for signals from the engine-driver and exercise his own judgment whether he should apply the break or not. Prisoner did not put any questions. The Magistrate—Where, approaching the station, ought the break to have been put on ? Mr. Leith—That is a matter which is left to the discre tion of the guard. The engine rushed through the barriers, and finally landed in the street. Several persons were in jured, but none seriously. The front break had been ap • plied, but the prisoner's break had not been put on. Thomas Church, a fireman in the service of the Great Northern Railway, acted as the fireman to the excur sion train last night—The driver shut off his steam be tween the Seven Sister's-road and Holloway. He sounded the whistle three times in order that the breaks might be put on. By the Magistrate—That was the usual way in giving signals, and that was the usual place for them to be given. William Stabbing said he was one of the guards of the excursion train from Manchester yesterday, and rode in the front break-van. He put the break on at about 200 yards from the Holloway platform. He always exercised his dis cretion as to the place at which the break should be applied. It depended altogether on the speed at which the train was going. Warrener was in the break-van behind. By the Magistrate—There was nothing unusual in the speed at which the train was going. Warrener could not tell whether he had the break on or not Peter Sheldrake, a signal-man at the King's-cross sta tion, sum 11U Wil3 Ois duly wk., eko Bain arrived. He saw the train was coming too fast, and called fcr the breaks to be put on. He told the passengers to keep their heads in side the carriages. Immediately after the accident he went to Warrener's break and found him sitting in the box. He was quite drunk. The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say in an swor to the charge, said I did put on the break before we came to King's-cross. I did so at the second tunnel from the Cross. The Magistrate—But the witnesses say that it was not on at all. Sheldrake was recalled, and positively asserted the break was not on. Prisoner—l saw the train was going too fast and I put the break on, and then sat down in the van to save myself in case of accident, as I had been injured before. Magistrate—But they say you were drunk. Prisoner—l had had a glass of ale, and a gentleman at Peterborough said, " Guard, I've got some gin here ; will you have a drop ?" I took about half a tea cupful. lam certain I put the break on, and it must have worked off again. The Magistrate—This is a case which I think is easily to be understood from the evidence. The first witness says he saw the prisoner drunk and lying on his back. It is clear the break was never applied at all. Prisoner—l did put on the break. Magistrate—Where is the evidence that you did so ? I find nothing of the kind. Prisoner—l laid down to prevent myself from being hurt. I knew the train was going too fast. Magistrate—That would have been all very well if you had had the break on. Andrew Williamson, a signalman, said he noticed the train as it passed him before the accident, and he saw the second break was not on, but was hanging down. The Magistrate--It is quite clear the break was never applied, and that the prisoner was drunk. If the guard was attending to his duty he would know whether the break was acting or not. This closed the case. The magistrate said it was of the highest importance to the public, especially as railway travelling was increasing every day, that the greatest catr..tion should be observed by those entrusted with any duty on the lines ; more especially should caution be used in rogard to excursion trains, and the greatest possible care should be taken to protect them. Large masses of people are tempted by the lowness of the fares to take trips into the country,and if the greatest attic ntion is not paid to these large trains the most dreadful acdidents would most likely arise. It is clear that in the present case there was a great neglect of duty, and was occasionocl through your drunken ness. I shall, therefore, commit you to prison for two months, with hard labour. The prisoner, who throughout the examination appeared at times quite vacant, was then locked up. POLICE INTELLIGE.N‘CE-( THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG T33.lEF.—.ThOmas Smith, a boy who has been in custody a'bfiut 50 times, the last for stealing a jacket in Regent-street, when he was committed for three months, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing some silver from the till of Mr. Portsmouth, eating-house keeper, of 15, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital. It appeared that Mrs. Portsmouth heard a noise in the shop, and on going behind the counter found the prisoner there kneeling down with the till: open and his hand in it, and on a customer being calleh by her to assist the money was taken from the prisoner's heard, and a constable being called he was given into custody.. Sergeant Cole, 23 C, having l n oved a conviction against the prisoner, who made no defenf:e, he was committed for trial. ATTEMPTING TO PICK POCYETS AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Three young men, na mod Millington, Hamilton, and Middleton, were charged by - Gordon, 336 A, and Ser geant Joy, 9 0, with attempting to pick pockets at the entrance of the Alhambra natio the previous evening, there being a large crowd assess bled in consequence of Sayers and Heenan being present. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great. „Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prisoners. - Mr. Beadon said the officers hrui ' acted very properly in taking the prisoners into custody„ a s they had thereby pre vented a felony, but the evidsnce not being sufficiently strong he should discharge the pr . ,* Tiers. '2.11.101 16 2.14.5 7.4.0 17s I 12.13.9 91 5.14.6 8.12 4.7.0 1.8.6 9.18.9 IA 10.6.7 12s all 1 18.1 .9 1 ,26.18.0 13s 6d 2.4 5 9 I' 1.7.2 I 8 I , 54 FOREIGN MI Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ > p.) Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N. RhineCopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican 'Worthing (Limited) Do. JOINT-STO Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt .. Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. 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Van Diemen'o Laud ... 100 all all all 5 28} 15 15i 303 313 4 5 37 39 19 21 13 15 11? 123 6 8 22 27 24i 251 31 34 98 100 103 106 105 107 p 2 l 21 i I 11 Ail 1 A' 2 1 n p 3 4 1 O4d 1 1 d 10 15 1 t i; 45 48 77 79 14 16 p I Id 20 22 5 6 49i 50} 120 130 8 10 1 1 2 20 2 5 1 28/'n 100 100 20'11 100 291 1 1 9 all 1 10s, ad all 195. K B 77 8 66 7 61 21 32 61/1 RITIES. 1011 I 1071 81 100} 991 ! 106 i f METROPOLIS GAS. I A meeting of the delegates was held yesterday, at St. James's Vestry Hall, Mr. Davden in the chair ; and delegates from St. George's, Hanover square, St. James's, Westminster, St. Pancras, the Westminster District Board, Lambeth, Wands worth, &c., were present on the occasion. The Hon, SECRETARY reported, that the Parlia mentary committee on the bill assembled on the Bth instant, when the following companies ap peared as petitioners, namely :—The Victoria Gas Company, the Wandsworth and Putney, the Crystal Palace District Gas Company, the Commercial Gas Company, the Brentford Gas Company, ;the Gas Light and Coke Company, the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company, the Independent Gas Light and Coke Company, the Phoenix. Gas Light and Coke Company, the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company, the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company, the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company, the Woolwich Equitable Company, the Mitcham, Merton, and Tooting Company, the Equitable Gas Light Company, the London Gas Light Company, the Western Gas Light Company, the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company, the Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, the Woolwich, Plumstead, and Charlton Gas Company. Mr. Denison ' Q.C., and Mr. Webster appeared as counsel for the parishes. That difficulties had arisen from the peculiar opposition of the Crystal Palace, Victoria, Brentford, the two Woolwich Companies, the Wandsworth and Putney, Mitcham, and Eltham Companies, which had been met by special exemption from the bill. That thefollowing witnesses have been examined before the Com mittee :—On the second day, Dr. Challiee, from Bermondsey, on the part of the Southwark con sumers. On the third day, Mr. Slee, Vestry Clerk of St. Olave's, Southwark; and Mr. Warren, from Lambeth. On the fourth and fifth days, Mr. Hughes was examined. On the sixth day, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Arutz. On the seventh day, namely, the 21st May, Mr. Arutz, from Westminster; and Dr. Letheby and Mr. Crossley. On the eighth day, Mr. Crossley continued, and Mr. Livsay and Mr. Robert Bell, of Rochdale, were examined ; Mr. D. Chadwick, town clerk of Salford ; and Mr. T. A. Hedley, C.E., of Banbury. On the ninth day, Mr. Cleft, of Birmingham, was examined; Dr. Dundas Thomson, Mr. Dangerfield, vestry clerk of St. Martin's ; and Mr. Lahee, vestry clerk of Chelsea. On the tenth and last day, Mr. W. Wilde and Mr. Watson, representing theatres, were examined; also the Chief Librarian of the British Museum, together with Mr. Kintrea, from Camberwell ; Mr. Green well, vestry clerk of Marylebone ' • and Mr. Wilkinson, the town clerk of Walsall. With this witness the case of the promoters was concluded. So far as the proceedings have already gone, I think that the committee have most attentively consi dered every point, and that if a satisfactory result be not arrived at, it will be more due to the limited means at our command, restricting the number of essential witnesses as to price, and necessitating reliance on local and somewhat conflicting expres sions of opinion, than to any inattention on the part of the committee. The important point is yet to come, namely, the answer of the companies to the allegations made. I anticipate their case will pro bably last some five or six days, and then the im portant question of clauses will have to be gone into. This will probably bring us to about the middle of June, and the bill, as it may then stand, will be read a third time ; and from this point com mences its progress through the House of Lords. It is impossible to say what may be the duration of that ordeal, or whether the opposition will be renewed there. It is not likely, but it must not be altogether left out of your calculations. Mr. Beal then referred to the state of the finances, to the heavy expenditure going on, and to the necessity for a fresh fund being raised to support the bill in the House of Lords. He also stated that certain returns as to capital and dividends, ordered by the committee, had been furnished by the gas com panies, that the case of the parishes was now closed, and that of the companies would be opened on Monday, the 4th of June. The committee had or dered the evidence to be printed, and this had en tailed an unexpected expense of £l5 a day. The honorary secretary reported a large mass of corre spondence. He also reported further contributions of £5O from Lambeth ' £5O from Chelsea, £2O from the Holborn Board of Works, £4O from St. Mar tin's, and £25 from Camberwell. He was also au thorised to say that further contributions would be made by St. James's Vestry, that a vote of £lOO would be moved for in St. George's, Hanover square, and also a further vote in St. Martin's Vestry. Resolutions were passed relative to obtaining the necessary funds for prosecuting the bill in Parlia ment, and the delegates then adjourned for a week. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) DIVORCE COURT. (Before Sir C. Creswell, Mr. Justice Wiles, and Mr. Jus• Lice Hill.) RlTCar,x - Y. nvron.. ANTI 11 ALL. This was a suit instituted by George Bradford Kitchen for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. The hearing of the case, which commenced at the last sitting of the full court, was resumed this morning. It appeared that the parties, who are in humble life, re sided at Boston, Lincolnshire, and were married in 1850. They continued to cohabit until 1853, when the adultery pleaded was discovered by the husband. The case, which was undefended, stood over for the pro duction of ad litional witnesses. Emma Kitchen was examined, and stated that she was the sister of the petitioner, and visited him and his wife at Boston, in 1850. She remained about a week, and during that time Mrs. Kitchen took her with her to the Railway Tavern in the town, which was frequented by men em ployed on the railway, and women of bad character. Mrs. Kitchen's conduct while at this place was most unbecom ing, and she was in the habit of using very bad language to the persons in the house. Sho desired her not to tell the petitioner of her visiting the house, as it would make him angry. She called on them again in 1852 and 1853, and found her sister-in-law with a pair of black eyes, and her dress very disordered. She was frequently drunk, and the petitioner knew nothing of her conduct. He was in the habit of going out to work, and remaining away for some days; and though he occasionally scolded his wife, his general treatment of her was very kind. From a letter which she received in 1853 she afterwards went to Peter borough, where her brother and his wife were then living. She saw the latter, who was drunk and dirty, aad who said that she acted in such a manner that her husband would never forgive her. They then separated, and had not since cohabited. The Court considered this evidence sufficient, and de creed the dissolution of the marriage. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. MR. BRIGHT AT BIRMINGRAM. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 30. A town meeting on the subject of the Govern ment Reform Bill was held in the Town-hall here to-night. It was convened by the Mayor, upon a requisition signed by about 1,500 persons. The Mayor presided. _ _ At the time his warship took the chair (20 minutes before eight) the ball was about two-thirds full. A letter from Mr. Scholefield was read, apologis ing for his absence. Letters of a similar character were read from Mr. P. H. Muntz and others of the Reform party. Mr. Alderman BALDWIN (papermaker) moved the following resolution : " That, inasmuch as the Government Reform Bill will considerably extend the privileges . of voting among the working classes, this meeting, while asserting the right to a more comprehensive mea sure, and especially regretting that it does not pr?- vide a lodger franchise, is of opinion that the bill is entitled to the candid support of all friends of Par liamentary reform." Mr. I. LORD, Dissenting minister, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Alderman HAWKES moved the second reso lution : " That this meeting, having observed with ap prehension and disappointment the various obstacles raised by some nominal supporters as well as by avowed opponents to hinder the progress of the Reform Bill in order to insure its defeat, earnestly urges upon Parliament to proceed with the same with all possible despatch." Mr. H. W. TYNDALL, solicitor, seconded the re solution. As to the interference with the House of Commons on the Paper Duty Bill, he thought that Mr. Gladstone had got himself into the difficulty by not adhering to precedent, simply moving a resolu tion remitting the paper duties. The Reform Bill he found fault with, because it did not contain a clause for the ballot. The resolution was carried. Mr. C. SMITH, who avowed himself a working man, moved the next resolution : " That this meeting records its emphatic protest against the disparaging terms employed with refer ence to .the industrious population by members of both Houses of Parliament in the course of the re cent debates on the Reform Bill, and this meeting declares that such aspersions are in the highest de gree unjust and undeserved, and demand the severest condemnation." The resolution and another of a kindred character having been carried, _ _ Mr. LAWDEN moved, and Mr. MIDDLEMORE, a borough magistrate, seconded, a resolution expres sive of confidence in Messrs. Scholefield and Bright, and of condemnation of the unjust imputations and cowardly attacks which had been from time to time made upon Mr. Bright, in consequence of his fear less advocacy of the cause of the people. Mr. BRIGHT said, that he felt sure there was not a man in the confines of the kingdom who would express a doubt as to the earnestness in which the people of Birmingham had at all times exhibitedin the cause of Parliamentary reform, and never was that more required than at this moment. He had witnessed the meeting of to-night with more plea sure than on any former occasion since he had been politically connected with the borough, because on no occasion had there been so much earnestness in the speeches delivered, or more interest manifested in the subject than on that occasion, and this was most necessary, for the battle in which they were en gaged was not over, neither was it likely to be over. They knew in what manner the question of reform had been treated by both parties in the House of Commons. Those who sat on the Ministerial benches, and those who hoped to get there—all who were supposed by the press to be alone fit to govern the country, had admitted that an extension of the suffrage was necessary; and yet, after all the pro mises made, there was still the disposition to deprive the people of their political rights. He remarked on some admissions which had been made respect ing the Reform Bill of 1832, and went on to re mark that those who had opposed the £lO franchise then were for its perpetuity now, but expressed it as his opinion that that which was wise in 1832 would be wise now, adding to those votes a still larger number, thereby giving stability to the Government and spreading content among all classes of the people. \Valli' reference to the borough franchise, as proposed 'under the Govern ment bill, he said that to substitute a higher one would be to cheat the people, and to destroy what faith remained in those who were thought to be the loading men in the government of the country. His highest estimate in the increase of the consti, tuency under the new measure was 350,000. This small number out of 7,000,000 some of Lord Derby's friends regarded as " dangerous and revolutionary." He alluded to speeches of Mr. Disraeli and Sir Bul wer Lytton on this question. With reference to that of the last, he designated it as a speech of elaborate eloquence, but wanting in the kernel and soul of true eloquence—it wanted one particle of truth. It contained everything about the fancy democrats of two thousand years ago, but nothing with regard to the character and rights of the population of this country of the present day. He spoke of an expression used by one whom he desig nated as "one of the titled feeble of the House of Commons," who had expressed an opinion that if the Reform Bill passed the working classes might meddle with the " incidence of taxation." He re ferred to the circumstances abundant upon the re jection of the Reform Bill of the Derby Govern ment last year, and said that that party appeared disposed to behave as honourably now as they did thirty years ago. In reference to this question elaborate and unfortunate slanders were circulated against the people, of which some day they might take advantage. He paid a tribute to the spirit of endurance and other high qualities displayed by the industrial population of this country. He remarked on their obedience to the laws, and expressed an opinion that nothing could equal the blindness of those who charged such a class with meditating the overthrow of the constitution under which their forefathers had. lived ; but the vast industry of the people the go verning class valued only because it afforded the means by which a vast amount of taxes might be raised. The hon. gentleman next alluded to the recent conduct of the House of Lords on the Paper Duty Bill. There, he said, was an irresponsible hereditary body, famed for no deeds or services to the State, who neither attended on platforms nor issued addresses, nor received votes, seeking to be their masters, and exercisinr , a power in 1860 un known and unrecognised by t ' their forefathers for centuries. It was in 1860 that this new monster made its appearance, and it was for the people to extirpate it at once, to put such a ban upon it at once that it might never be heard of again. No duty could be worse than the paper duty which it was sought to retain ; it was a tax on their books, on their amusements, on their hours of leisure and. intellectual culture. The treaty with France would., be productive of the greatest advantage to both. countries. A Government which could inaugurate. such a policy and a Chancellor of the Exchequer who would make it the pivot of his Budget, were entitled to the moral support of the whole of the industrial population. Mr. Bright resumed his seat amid immense cheering. At the time he concluded there were about 5,000 people in the hall. CORN EXCHANGE. IMf ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 52s 6d ; barley, 36s 2d; oats, 26s 6d; rye, 378 3d ; beans, 44s 8d ; and peas, 408 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 618 8d ; barley, 37s 2d ; oats, 25s 3d ; rye, 34s 4d ; beans, 43s Id ; peas, 398 7d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat 115,798 , barley, 3,513 ; oats, 5,951; rye, 57 ; beans, 3,124; peas, 315 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with beasts, and all breeds changed hands steadily, at fully Mon day's currency. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, moved off freely at extreme rates ; in some in stances prices were 2d per 81bs. higher. The lamb trade was firm, but no change took place in the quotations. We have to report a firm sale for calves, at full currencies. Pigs commanded quite last week's prices, and mulch cows were steady. During the late gales about 2,000 sheep, on pas sage from Hambro', were thrown overboard from the various steamers. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 10 4 2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 4 4 8 Second quality do. 4 10 5 4 - - B. d. s. d. Primeers-wool do. 5 6 5 10 Pme.S'thdowndo. 5 10 6 2 Large arse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime small d 0... 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers .... 4 8 5 0 )d to 78 6d. Lambs, 6s Suckling calves, 21s to 24s 23e to 30s. ; and quarter •old store pigs; TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts —•-- - -- - - 856 Sheep and lambs 7,500 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 230 Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENIIALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade generally is steady, as fol lows : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 6s Od to Gs 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 30.—About average supplies of stock were on offer here to-day. On the whole, the trade mid, steady, at our quotations : Beef, fri_qu 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs Od ; lamb, Gs Od to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 4s 4d to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 30.—Our market continues firm, as fol lows :—Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs Od ; lamb, Gs 8d to 7s Gd ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 48 Od to 4s 10d per Slbs; suckling calves, 16s to 18s ; quarter old store pigs, 23s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l5 Os to £l9 Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £163 to £1 14s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 16s ; clover, £4 Os to f 5 15s Od ; and straw, Ll 6s to 14s per load. A heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lis Od ; clover £4 Os to £5 153 Od ; and straw, £163 to £1 14s per load. Trade heavy. CURTIS ON MANHOOD -NEW EDITION: A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON DISEASES Just Published, the 125th thousand, with numerous plate., in a sealed envelope, price ls. Sold by all Booksellers, or sent post paid, by the Author:for, 12 stamps, MANHOOD: the CAUSE an d CURE o f PRE MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for Perfcet Restorati on t o Health and Vigour. By J. L. Cultrle. t 5, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS : IN TRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure. and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. C i T . AIT E R I I.—Causes of Supermatorrlicca and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect. C II AFTER lII—A Review of the various Disqualifications al Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse,_ the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTER IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of 25 years. CHAPTERS V. and VI. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting cases, to which is added the Author's receipt of a preventive Lotion. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. . . Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South .. .. .. June 10. ampton) Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. June 7. Canada, &e. (via Cork) • • • • • • • • May 30. Cape of Good Hope &c... • • ,• • • • June 1. Chi na , Penang, and Singapore (via S ampten) J une 2. Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. Gibraltar (via Southampton) June 2. RETIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the souroc of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. 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