The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-12 00:00:00

ibited that s tyle 43 and mo st ,end' e d to tchess larl- nem ,s and :sle of a m to royal GO' Loll - way h the royal a jestf all at )y the ichese aer of ft the 1 and Thel c i the cards Count a_gar- n the 8 , 0 , for 'i nn er Ley th e ro , the i herst , i. gisS r Marl retre or the o Tyf for a jestY'° ici. The Assassination of President Lincoln. Confederate Gen. E. G. Lee has addressed the following letter to the Montreal Gazette, denying the assertion of Mr. Stanton that the assassination of Mr. Lincoln was approved in Richmond : TO THE EDITOR OF TUE MONTREAL. GAZETTE. Su, -Although it is beneath the dignity of a Govern ment, or the humblest servant of a Government, to notice any charge made against it which is preposterous for its littleness and meanness, yet, as I know of no one now out side of Confederate and Federal lines who can better speak Upon the subject which prompts this note, I beg leave to address the public through your columns. _ln a d espatch addressed to Major-General Dix, dated Washington, April 24, 2 p.m., and marked official (in which Mr. S ecretary Stanton announces the capture of Macon, Georgia, in violation o f an ac k now l e d ge d arm i s ti ce , an d state s his Permission for the Federal commander to rectify, his dis honourable act), the following language occurs This Department has information that the President's murder was organised in Canada and approved at Rich -4_rn°l24l. One of the assassins now in prison, who attempted hill Mr. Seward, is believed to be one of the St. Albans r aiders. "E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War." (The italics are mine.) My object in writing this is to say that I, as an officer of the service of the Confederate States of America, in their be half, deny everything which Mr. Stanton means by the assertion that the " President's murder" was "approved at Itisiunond." I assert that no official of the Confederate States authorised, or was cognisant, of that assassination ; and I mak e thi s assertion because I have heard both the r• resident and Secretary of State express views concerning the policy of th e C on f e d erate S tates i n con d uc ti ng thi s war se utterly at variance with the unmanly charge of the Fede ral Secretary that I know they neither prompted nor sanc tioned the deed. It is my high privilege to know most of the members of the Confederate States' Government, and to l ave had frequent official intercourse with them. And for the m (as th e i r own self-respect will not permit them to no dee it) I aver, upon the faith of a Christian and the honout of a gentleman, my belief that they were as little the pro moters of the murder as Secretary Stanton or Vice-Presi dent Johnson. A few days before I left Wilmington (a broken invalid) I had the honour of conversing with the President and Mr. i3en iam . and the remembrance of the high, noble senti ments expressed by both increases the wonder how Mr. Co nfederate who knows th em , an d th e o th er members of the vo nfederate States' Government personally so well, could lend himself to this low slander, when he must have known it to be such. In denying it indignantly, contemptuously, Ilear that I am even in my own humble person conde scending too far ; but I think this despatch should not go UU contradicted to the world, although, perhaps, our past re cord would have been it best rebuke. Whether , President Lincoln's murder was " organised" in Canada or not is a Matter of which lam equally ignorant and careless. I bell Love this statement to be false—l know it to be so, so far as it involves any imputation of instigation, complicity, or remotest connection ou the part of myself or of any other Confederates, so far as my knowledge extends. As the act of an individual whose motives are, as yet, undeclared and unknown, it was a daring one, concerning the perpe trator more than any one else, and each one may criticise i t as his feelings dictate. But as the act of a Government Would be a cowardice which I would scarcely have be lieved that even Mr. Stanton could have charged upon the Confederate authorities. If he have any proofs let the World have them,, and judge between the two Govern raents.--3I am, respectfully, &c., EDWIN G. LEE, ' Brigadier-General, Confederate States' Army, Bt. Lawrence -hall, Montreal, April 25. ZIONEY MARKET AN 0 GuhuIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. VerY good i nqu i ry h as prevailed to-day for dis count accommodation, in consequence of a large kunber of bills having fallen due in connection with the trade of India. Brokers still require 4k 13e r cont• for the negotiation of the best short-dated h 3llllller cial paper. At t h e B ank of Eng l an d t h ere ave also been numerous applications. a T he weekl y returns of the Bank of England present sges more sa ti sfactory than were generally ,ined, the bulli on and reserve of notes h av i ng Itri increas e d , while a reduction has taken place in ataount of other securities. Subjoined is our usual analysis • • Acti Ye O uculation ... £21,233,875 •.• ..• •.. tniii Decreas e 369,525 'te st Increase... • •" • • .• • •• • • 14,862,102 •• • • • •.. •.. ••• 182,128 1,13.bp Incre r 3 120 554 "1113lic .ueposits .. _.. 8;988 ~ Jase 49 114 • ... ... • - Other Depilioesritesase.. •••.: .1.: I. ••• 137:7263326:613440196 so t: 1 . : t ai D i ) ee and : n e ed : s so e e t h . T rnraent Securities ::: ::: er 13 .. i ' 11s .: .: :: : ::: 467,505 No alteration. Oth er s . . 20,068,537 Notes ttiDeinecprieoayseed , (+curdles . •.• ... :: : :: : .. .. .. .... ... ... 10,984, 441 206,370 7,340,950 Bc h Increase ... ••• ••• , e return issued this morning by the Bank Fr 472,3 0 35 f e an increase is shown in the bullion amount thete £ 3 60,000, an d a di m i nut i on of £720,000 in ... bills discounted. The a d vances ha v e been £22 4 agginented £32,000, th e no t es i n c i rcu l a ti on ,000, and th e Treasury balances £24,000, Wile th e current accounts have been reduced £168,000. ter , - £3,000 i n gold was taken into the Bank Ye y. tllle dir ectors of the City Offices Company have ma he Call of £2 10s. per share, payable on or ,_"ore t he 15th o f J une, at the Agra and Master &gates B ank. .11 nted e Co mmittee of the st oc k E xc h ange h ave ap - Zae Shares Wednesday next a special settling-day in t h of the Registere 44: are not t o b e marked at Land Company, but present in the official pit' t ice is given th a t th e su b scription-list of the '„ °lab. Shi pbuilding, Dock, and Ironworks Com pany close on Tuesday next, the 16th inst., for %%c Wn ' an d on Thursday, the 18th, fo r coun t ry ans. C The subs cription -list of the Estates Investment ih- °lll P arl Y tant will close on Tuesday next, the 16th - .4. • k Th i _e d ealings in the Foreign and Colonial Produce ji ar,Lets during the last few days have been on a nli scale. Tea has been neglected, while few transactions of importance have been effected in 411 gar or e coffee. Ri ce has been in demand, but, hasto the high h r ates demanded b y h o l ders, there there as bee n only a moder a t e b usiness. For tallow has been a moderate inquiry at steady rates. At the public sales of colonial wool (bein g the second series for the present year), which com menced yesterday, there was a good attendanc e of both home and foreign dealers, and a fair competi tio4 prevailed for the better descriptions of Aus torfalian. Prices, however, compared with those the previous sales, exhibited a decline of about _d. to ld. per lb. The quantity to be offered amounts to about £168,724 bales, principally Australian. At P aris Two O'CLOCK. —4l ll , the to-day, a rding to Mr. Reuter's tele- French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 70c. ot The a -- ngash Stock market has shown symptom to Y, and quotations have varied, although bed i " n Y impo r t ant extent. The Funds, after Ilo ln u7 lo wer, have recovere d , an d C onso l s are 893 - cla°te cl 90 1 for money w ith th e di v id en d, an d efor the account, without the dividend. The v Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89- 'chequer Bills, 6s. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 196 1 P OI % • eign Stocks have been dealt in to a rather v a c': e Ueht, and a few changes have occurred in M "'c.a. Turkish Consolides remain at 51f ; v„e'4lcall are better, the ex all b e i ng 26i I, and the eapish Loan 25.} ; Greek a re fi rm a t 201 21 ; e an hav e a d vanced to 298 308, and the Of per ce lfi•CateS to 151 ; Italian are 64i ; and a rise town nt. has taken place in the Confede ra t e bas a' Which i s now 13 15. The American market et been very p ry animated; United St a t es B on d s fain at 63 i; Illinois at 75 ;, and Erie at 55 1. heen 'll the Rail way Share Market the dealings have inst ant restri c t e d , and prices have in several ha ve c P shown a slight depression. G r eat N or th ern We st ' ecl ined 10s. ; an d G reat W estern, North each ss.e Metropolitan, Midland, and South Eastern The p c , 414,.e rei gn and C o l on i al lines remain without rial alteration. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dull. London and Westminster have receded to 95, Union of London to 53, and London Financial to 22. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new projects :—Russian Iron Works, 3f 4 prem. ; Estates Investment Company, 21 prem. ; Ottoman Loan, dis. par ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 14 prem. ; South African Land and Finance, 1 1 prem. ; Colonial and General Land Credit, 1 1k prem. ; London and Mediterranean Bank, l 2 prem. ; Blackwall Shipbuilding Company, 1i if prem. ; Animal Charcoal CoMpany, 14 21 prem. ; British Mining and Smelting, 1 l prem. ; Anglo- Egyptian Navigation, 4 1 prem. ; Lion Brewery Company, 21 2i prem. ; Ottoman Co., 1 11 prem. ; and Moore, M'Queen, and Co., 1i 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT F UNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, June 6 B9l I a per Cent. Reduced B Bi i I New 3 per. Cent BBl 1 I New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — Do. £5OO 6 Dq. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 240 2 Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITEES. Indian Stock, lei per Cent., April 1874 2lB 16 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4-} per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do .£B6 paid Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — .... Do., Provisional Land Wari=ant — Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 93 21 I Do £lOO Bonds 93/ Do Scrip, .f.. 55 paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2O/ Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do'. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 — Do Scrip, £574 paid 44 i 4 dis M exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Da 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidea,n 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 44 per Cent. — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 484 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 44 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — Do Account 4O Do Passive — Do Account 291 4 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account 154 i 4 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 44 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 904 90 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 7Ol 4 Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account 721 31 Do. £lOO Bonds 73 1 4 24 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO4 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent.,1864 — Do. 14 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. - Dutch 24 per Cent., En. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 964 French Relates ' 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, En. 25f. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet and drooping. Sales, about G,OOO bales. CEN TRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day, OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE SUGAR ROBBERIES. John Green, Samuel John Phillips, and William he mee, were again placed at the bar, charged upon a fresh indictment ; the two former with stealing, and the latter receiving, a large quantity of sugar, the property of Messrs. Holdsworth, Hunt, and Co. The prisoner Phillips was last night aquitted of the charge laid against him, but the present indictment was proceeded with to prove, if possible, his complicity in the robbery. The jury, alter an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty against Green and Phillips, but guilty against Ivemee. Mr. Poland said as there were still other indictments against the prisoners he should proceed with them. Commercial Treaties with Prussia and Austria, The President of the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce has received the following letter from the Foreign-office respecting our commercial relations with Prussia and Austria : "Foreign-office, May 9, 1865. " Sir,—l am directed by Lord Russell to acquaint you, for the information of the Chamber of Commerce over which you preside, that her Majesty's Ambassador at Ber lin, having addressed to tho Prussian Government certain questions as to the position of her Majesty's Government with regard to the new Zollverein tariff, has received in re ply authoritative information to the following effect : • "1. Great Britain will be admitted to all the benefits of the new tariff of the Zollverein States on the Ist of July next, whether the treaty between Great Britain and the Zollverein be concluded or not at that date. "2. The tariff of the Zollverein States, which will come into force on the Ist of July next, will embrace all the re ductions contemplated by the Franco-German treaty of 1862, including those for 1866. "In communicating the above information the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs requested that the attention of her Majesty's Government might be called to the two fol lowing points, although he added that the events to which they related were not likely to happen : " 1. Should the treaty recently concluded between Austria and the Zollverein not come into effect their relations will continue to be regulatedby the treaty of 1853, which grants certain preferential rights to Austria until the Ist of January, 1866 ; and in that case England, in common with other Powers, would not he admitted to those rights until the last-named date. Should the treaty be accepted and ratified at Berlin and Vienna, Great Britain will be admitted to all the exemptions and deductions of duty accorded by it to Austria, from the Ist of July, 1865. " 2. In case the commercial and political relations of the Zollverein should not be entirely regulated with all foreign States before the Ist of July next, England and the other States - which are freely admitted to the benefits of the new tariff might incur the obligation of exhibiting certi ficates of origin on goods imported into the Zollverein. " I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, " A. H. LAYARD. " To the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool." By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 stcrlin2. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 10ths per cent. clearer in London than in. Hamburg. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1865. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Paid.' Closing 1 Business Price. done. 94 06 120 i 130, fi Bj 6?. 66 t 6 17 90 92 105 1( 7 45V 464 61 74 100 100 100 100 lt 0 1794 130{ 194 145 131 i 33 E 6 98 73 23; 64 66 51 53 45 48 102 104 1206 121 88 90 105 107 40 it 1214 3211 07/ 93/ 61 62 137 133 3 alp 131 1341 IC4 1(6 54 65 t 4 26 1,9 110 67 68 101 102 37 38 — P 91 IN p 116 Ils 1 78 79 11 11 140 144 49 51 60 6t 55 57 85 851 81 91 155 153 100 29i 46 5/ 6k 13') 291 144} 3; 73 * 4 1201 i 89 1211 i I 974 i 8 61f t 134 k f 5f 133 f 3 f 541 i 4 1091 I P 43? 8 101 78 8 85 4a 51 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE WALHEIM-A WEST-END MERCHANT ARRESTED. This morning an application was made for the release of Mr. Walheim, a merchant, of 14, Charles-street, West bourne-terrace, and also of Alexandria in Egypt, now a prisoner for debt. It appeared that Mr. Walheim has been arrested by the Scinde Bank, who are creditors for £24,000, under an order of Mr. Justice Mellor, upon the allegation that Mr. Walheim was about to leave the country. It was stated that the English-creditors alone represented a sum of £lOO,OOO. Mr. Linklater, who appeared for the petitioning creditor, did not oppose the release. The affairs of the estate were now under administration at Alexandria, and, it was believed that the presence of Mr. Walheim would be advantageous to the creditors in that country. Creditors to the extent of £60,000 had no desire that Mr. Walheim should be any longer confined. Mr. Sargood, also on behalf of creditors, said he should not oppose the order of release if good bail wore offered. Mr. Bagley, on behalf of the Scinde Bank, opposed the application, and urged that it would be much better if the estate were administered in this country in preference to Alexandria. His Honour adjourned tho consideration of the order of release until assignees should be chosen under the estate. Order refused at present. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT. - (Before Mr. Sergeant Jones.) THE LATE SPORTS AT TUE AGRICULTURAL lIALL.-DISPUTED PRIZES.--11YERS V. DOUGLASS. This was an action to recover £2, the value of a certain prize, which plaintiff alleged that he had won at therecent sports at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. His Honour—What is this £2 for? Plaintiff—A long jump. His Honour—What ? A long jump ! What do you mean by a long jump ? Plaintiff—l was one of the competitors at the sports at the Agricultural Hall. His Honour—What are you ? Plaintiff—l am a professional pedestrian, and I fairly won the prize for £2 in the long jump. His llonour—Well, but cannot this case be settled ? Como, defendant, can you not settle this ? Defendant—No, indeed, I cannot, for I consider it to be a very great imposition. His Honour—Well, for aught I know it may be. I can not tell, as I do not know anything about sporting matters. You had better go into the other office and see if you can not make some arrangement with the plaintiff. Plaintiff and defendant went out together and conferred for about half an hour, and upon their return into court defendant said, " I am agreeable to refer the matter to the editor of Bell's Life in London." Plaintiff—l cannot agree to that as I shall have to pay for the report. His Honour—Oh ! no, you will not. All the costs will be the charges made by the editor of Bell's Life as referee. Plaintiff—Oh! then, I will agree. His Honour.—lf you are successful you will not have to pay anything, and your hearing fees paid to-day will be returned. The case was then referred. There was a second case against the defendant, but it was not gone into in consequence of the above being re ferred. The Court was crowded with sporting men who were interested in the result of the action. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the wrivals of English wheat were very moderate. Most samples were received in fair average condition, and the trade ruled steady, at full prices. With most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was somewhat scantily supplied. Holders of all qualities were firm in their demands, and previous quotations were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at full currencies. The•market was very moderately supplied with barley. The trade was steady, at full quotations. Malt was in fair request, at full prices. With oats, the market was well supplied. Generally speaking, the trade was quiet, yet very little change took place in prices. Both beans and peas were in short supply, and . fully previous rates were obtained for both articles. There was a fair demand for flour, at full currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch-1,340 480 1,420 1,030 1,130 Irish — Foreign 3,930 2,460 41,710 820 sks. brit; NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are fairly supplied with most descriptions of meat. The trade generally is slow, at rather lower prices. Per 81b by the carcase. glided Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do 3 6 3 10 Prime large d0.....4 0 4 2 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 6 4 6 Lamb, 6s 4 • eded Inferior mutton 4 0 4 8 Middling mutton 4 10 5 2 Prime do 5 4 5 8 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 A to 7a Bd. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops on sale is very moderate. Most qualities are in steady request, at fully late rates. In foreign hops about an average business is doing, at full currencies. Mid and East Kent ..... 110 s to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex .. .... 100 s to 145 s Yearlings llO3 to 1308 Older hops SOs to 9)3 American —s to POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share( Railways, 13.14 st et et 50 20 !Bin, Wol., & Str. Do. B do DO. - i shares . Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid 'and • Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do: 185548 Do. do. 1850-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A B gets no div tll6p.c.p.an.has • been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No: 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock .. Do. New. is. at 25 pw Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original . S. Val. Rail gua. 1 Do. South Wales Do. W. .1111(1.—Oxlord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shut., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , - Sc Dun. Nth. Eastern-Berwick, Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South 11 - stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornw W. Hartlepool ar.& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable 3 4 p 107 109 46 48 77 80 BRITISH POSSE, Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda. A Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. N' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Go derich 6 p.c. bds. AUX. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 1 Calcutta & S. E., 'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p: East. Ben.-.;al, gu ~ 5 Co East Icdian, gu. 5 P.C. Do .1 EXtensiori Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist i'lef. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. °d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lira gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent.... Do Great VV, a. of Canada.. D. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Meld. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. I? I.C' da, pc ist pf.bds Scindc . Do. Delhi Do. do t's Do. Puniaub 1 Do.lndus St Flo ‘" 100 1100 2 100 100 SIONS. 53 68 102 103 pr ip 4 4, ti 9i 0 70 9g 101 75 85 1( 1 10.1 101 103 IC3 104 4P 18i 19, F. 5 88 64 66 54 56 55 57 47 4.► 45 43 43 45 25 27 25 26 103 101 i IP t il) 10) 102 101 10i 10} 10 d' 88 42 78 82 4 ,*dl 101 102 93 96 89 91 i 55 i 102 i 3 1031 t a 103) t 101 10 1011 i 64 66 82 84 1014 too 101 d ad 1004 1014 94 97 1001 • • • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 94 96 941 51 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 93 95 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 93 95 Uo. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 82 84 Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk 100 81 84 Cape Galope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 104 106 Do. 1590-1100 1(5 107 Do. Jan. & July, 189 i Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p.c 100 105 107 Do. 1878, do. 100 109 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 188'2, Mayls, Nov.l 5 100 107 109 Natal goy. 6 per cent lOO 102 103 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.drJuly 100 91 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 yrc.,1866 ;00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189) 100 91 93 924 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent... . 100 88 90 --Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 lOO 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 103 105 104 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. - J a &July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1071 108, BRITISH MINES. 2 tam. Consol. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 29 31 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 575 685 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 18 20; East Caradon 2.14.6 131 14 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 64 71 7 East Grenville 2.7.0 34 3 East Loved 2.13.6 134 14 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 34 41 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 4 6 4 Great I.4lxey, limited all 184 194 184 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2 G. Wheal Vor (Helstnn 40 304 311 Grenville 7.8.3 31 46 Ilerod's Foot ... 8.13 33 40 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 34 3 Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 6 81 Marke Valley 4.3.0 54 51 4 tiwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 21 14 Of Nangiles New Scion North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illo,gan 3.10.6 4 1 North Wheal Crofty - Prosper United 7.1.6 24 11/ Pr„vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 144 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 510 520 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 171 22 Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 161 17 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (14 , skeard 9 101 116 West Chirerton ll 521 6 , 1 West Seton 471 180 1906 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 50 60 Wheat Ludoutt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 18 20 Wheal Union 4 YREFERENVE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 1021 North British 5 per cant., 107 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 27 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4A per cent. pi., Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., Ditto, new, 5 per cent. pf., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. S. Yorkshire and River Dun, 1(31 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Bahia and San Francisco klian.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 22g Great Luxembourg, 13} BANKS. &gra and Masterman's, lira., 121 alliance um. I. 311 2 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 20 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 271 Chartered Ater. of India, London, and China, 504 Eng , ish Joint Stock, Bra., 121 Imperial Ottoman, 16, London Bank of Mexico and S. America. lim., 10 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 774 London and %I, estminster, 051 4 5 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 6/ 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 53 Union of Australia, 64; Union of London, 531 3 3/ 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint, Berlin Water Works, Jim.. 10 1 1 British Indian Tea, lim., 12/ Ceylon Company, 101 City of London Real Property, lim., 2/ City of Milan Improvements, hm., 91 Commercial Union, Insuranze, 8 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim„ 7/ Ebbw Vale, 81 1 9 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lint, 21 3 Electric Telegraph, 120 Financial Corporation, Gen. Credit and Finartze of London, lim., 51 1 Home and C ,lonial A ssurance, lim, 41 Hudson's Bay, 154 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lint, 6 Indian Carrying, lira., International_Contraet, 8 • International Financial :,ociety, Urn., 61 6 International Land Credit, lim., 5y Joint Stock Discount, lim., 91 81 London Financial Association, lira., 22 London Mercantile Discount, lim., 21 1 M ,dras Irrigation and (anal, • Ditto (all), 191 Milwall Iron Works, 61:,4 Natal Land and Consolidation Company, lim., 44 ational Discount Company, lim., 151 Ocean I%i arine Insurance). 221 Oriental Inland Steam, 2t Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 85 1 Ditto, new, 59 i Royal Mail Steam, 101 21 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 125 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 1 11 Telegrar h Construe. and Maintenance, Um., 8 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im.,;64 , Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 61 COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has remained very quiet, and there is scarcely any business doing. Good common congou is quoted 11d. to 12d. per lb. SUGAIL—OnIy a moderate business has been done in West Indian without any material change in prices. In the refined market good grocery lumps are quoted 435. per cwt. CorrEE.---There has been a very limited amount of busi ness transacted, but quotations for both native and Plan tation Ceylon are firm. RICE.—The high rates demanded by holders has in some measure checked business. Soft grain East Indian, how ever, continues in demand. TALLow.—The market has remained without material alteration as regards prices. P.Y.C. on the spot, and to June, being quoted 40s. 6d. ; and for last three months, 41s. 9d. per cwt. IRON SHIPBUILDING AT SOUTHAMPTON.—The largest iron steamship ever built at Southampton was yesterday launched from the premises of Messrs. Day and Co., the eminent engineers and shipbuilders of the Northam ironworks at that port. This vessel has been built for the Hamburg and American Steampacket Com pany, and will sail between Hamburg, Southampton, and New York in conjunction with the Germania and other vessels belonging to the company. The following are her dimensions :—Length between perpendiculars, 813 ft. ; breadth, 40ft. 2/in. ; depth, from base line to spar deck, 351 t. 10in. ; tonnage, builders' measurement, 2,484. She has a spar deck flush tore and aft, straight stem, and round stern, and will be brig rigged. Accommodation is pro vided for 60 first-class, 160 second-class, and 600 emigrant passengers, and she will carry 900 tons of cargo, with 800 tons of coal in her bunkers. Her contract speed, with these weights on board, is 13 knots per hour. The noble vessel was designed by, and has been built under the superinten dence of, Mr. Macormac, the contractor for Messrs. Day, and is a very handsome specimen of nautical architecture. Her engines of 400 horse-power, nominal, also supplied by the builders, are fitted with horizontal cylinders, surface condensers, steam-jackets to the cylinders, and other im provements. She will have four boilers, with superheat ing apparatus, and an auxiliary boil er f or h ea ti ng th e cabins and cooking for the emigra n t s . A f ew m i nu t es morning Lieutenant- Gen.b)fo before r elevenJosias ando'clock L a d y y e c s i t o e e r t d e a , Col. Sir H. J ames , ILE., of the Ordnance Survey Department ; M r . Di e d er i c h sen , the mpr. r representative p u rbeei Capt. p e , n t. t T a t r i a v u the com man d er of the new ship ; surveyor to the Board o f T ra d e ; Mr. Davidsone tmann, of the Hambu rg an d American Com panyand Mr. Lamb, the general and engineering superinten dents of the Peninsular and Oriental Company at South- 1 ampton ; Mr. Mercer, secretary of the Union Steamship Company, Messrs. Day, Stebbing, Summers, Duncan, and other gentlemen, assembled on the platform to witness the launch. Everything being in readiness the dog-shores were knocked away, and Lady Cloete christened the ves gently glided down tho slip she of water when launched wasinto "The the loft. A water. sthe as mean draught vessel w as i n th e wa t er s h e was taken under the factory sheerlegs to receive her machinery, and the principal visitors adjourned to a luncheon, at which Allemannia" sssoon Heron a "Success to the Allemannia" was cordially drank. The new steamer is expected to be ready for sea some time in the coming month of July. Two other large iron steamers, one of them for the Peninsular and Oriental Company, are in an advanced state of construction at Messrs. Day's yard. THE GOLDEN ROSE AT ROME. —Henrietta Maria, when at Amiens in 1625, was presented with the Golden Rose by Urban VIII., and is, I believe, the last of the English crowned heads who have been so honoured. The ceremony of blessing the Golden Rose took place this Lretare Sunday in the Papal Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at Rome. A cardinal priest said mass, the " General" of the Carmelites delivered a sermon in Latin, and the Rose was blessed by the Pontiff himself. It was at one time expected that the Golden Rose would this year have been presented to the Empress of Mexico ; some named, however, the young Queen of Portugal ; but we believe that the Golden Rose of 1865 still remains in the Papal treasury.—Shilling Magazine. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNLICENSED THEATRICALS.—Mr. G. C. H. Lewis, Of Ely-place, applied to Mr. Yardley this morning, as the solicitor to the Dramatic Authors' Society, on behalf of Mr. Stirling Coyne, the secretary of the society, for a sum mons against the proprietor of the Eclectic Hall, Little Denmark-street, St. Giles's, for the performance of stage plays at the hall on the Bth of March last. Mr. Lewis said the bill of the entertainment for the night in question would not show the nature of the pieces performed, but he should be prepared to show by witnesses that stage plays had been performed, and the Act (the 6th and ith Vic.) thereby—the place being unlicensed— infringed. Mr. Yardley granted the summons. THREATENING A TRADESMAN IN REGENT-STREET.—THE PROSTITUTE NUISANCE.—EIiza Smith, of 8, King-street, Soho, prostitute, was brought before Mr. Yardley by Rose killy, one of the warrant officers, for using threatening language towards Mr. Henry Dolby, of Regent-street. Mr. G. C. H. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marl borough-street, for the defence. In opening the case for the prosecution, Mr. G. C. 11. Lewis said he appeared on the part of Mr. Dolby, a gentle man who had been trying for some time past to put down a most serious nuisance which existed in Regent-street, and in consequence he had brought upon himself the ire of a number of persons, amongst them that of the prisoner. A short time ago Mr. Dolby had caused the prisoner to be taken into custody for annoying him, and she was then fined 40s. He (Mr. Lewis) mentioned that circumstance to show the course of the prisoner's habit towards Mr. Dolby. Mr. Henry Dolby, engineer, of 56, Regent Quadrant, was then called, and said—On the evening of Wednesday last I was ih the neighbourhood of the County Fire-office, and there was a crowd there. I approached the crowd to see what was the matter, and then I heard my name pro nounced by the prisoner, who was then in custody of Austen, 336 A. She said, "That Dolby, I'll do for him. He has caused me to be arrested. I'll have my re venge on him, and I'll smash in his new plate-glass front which he has caused to be put in with the money he has got for prosecuting us." In consequence of that I went to wards the station, and seeing Sergeant Owen, told him to go to the other constable's assistance. I followed him, and when I got nearly back, the crowd was trailing over the road towards the station. I walked in the crowd, and heard the prisoner repeating similar threats, mentioning my name, and the police could hear all she said. I saw Mr. Williams there, he having given prisoner in charge. While being given in charge the prisoner became very violent, and tried to get at me, saying, " You —, I'll have my re venge on you ; and if not now, when I come out." This was said in the presence of Mr. Williams and the police. I once gave her into custody, and she was fined 40s. at this Court. I swear Igo in bodily fear. By Mr. E. D. Lewis—When I first saw the prisoner she was soliciting for the purposes of prostitution. When she used the threatening language she was in the custody of the police. She did not say, "If you give me into custody, I'll take your life or have revenge." Austen, 336 A—OnWednosday night I was on duty near the County Fire Office, and had the prisoner in custody. She was in custody when Mr. Dolby came up, having been given into custody by Mr. Williatm, and she was struggling with one hand on the railings. I heard her use threatening language. She said, "That old Dolby shan't take me up for nothing. I'll shoot him or burn him in his bed. He's got a new plate glass front through us, and I'll either break it, or employ some one to do it." Sergeant Oliver then came to my assistance, the prisoner was taken to the station, and on the way the prisoner threatened Mr. Dolby. While at the station he said, "You— I'll break your window when I get out," and she then endeavoured to strike Mr. Dolby, but was prevented. She was so violent that the acting inspector ordered her to be removed and locked up. [lt should be stated that on Mr. Williams' charge the prisoner was brought to the court yesterday, but was discharged.] Last night when taking her into custody she said " I don't care now, Mr. Knox is not there. I've got a gentleman to find me plenty of money." By Mr. E. D. Lewis—She did not say " If you give me into custody I'll have revenge." She was in custody when she first made use of the threat. Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, and acting inspector Dodsworth having given evidence, as also Mr. Tyrwhitt Jones Wil liams, principal of the firm of Hendrie and Co., wholesale perfumers, of Tichborne-street, Mr. E. D. Lewis addressed the magistrate on the pri soner's behalf, contending that the threats made use of by the prisoner were not such as to cause Mr. Dolby to go in fear, and that they were only made use of by the prisoner while under excitement consequent upon being given into custody. Mr. Yardley said there was no doubt in his mind that there was abundant evidence of personal threats towards Mr. Dolby, and Mr. Dolby's fear was the fear of a mind of ordinary strength. He should call upon the prisoner to find one surety in £5O, or two in £25, to keep the peace for a month to Mr. Dolby and every other person. THAMES. A DISHONEST NEIGHBOUR.—EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.— William Olack, a mean-looking man, aged 40, and described as a fishmonger, of High-street, Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing a bushel and a half of oats, the property of Mr. William George Drew, licensed victualler's biscuit baker, in the same street. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner. The prosecutor has extensive stabling for his horses and carts in a place called Sun Tavern-gap, Shadwell. Clack rented a small stable, in which he kept one horse and a cart, opposite. For some time past Mr. Drew has missed large quantities of corn and other provender, and his recent losses have been at the rate of ten quarters per months. A few weeks since Mr. Drew lost a large cask of lard valued at forty pounds, which was rolled out of his stable in the day time in the temporary absence of his servants. Last night, a few minutes before 12 o'clock, a police constable named Wenham, No. 248 K, while exa mining the stables of Messrs. Drew and Son, found one of the doors open. Believing there was something wrong he went round to Messrs. Drew's establishment in the High street and rung the bell, but failed to disturb the sleep ing inmates. In a short time he returned to Drew's stables and saw the door close quickly. Wenham pushed it open, turned on the light of his bull's eye lantern, and saw the prisoner Clack inside with a bag of corn in his hand. The policeman said, " Hallos, what are you doing here ?" The prisoner made no answer, but trembled excessively, and dropped the bag on the ground. The constable took the prisoner into custody and searched his stable. In a loft he found a sack filled with corn, on the floor about another sack of corn loose, and in the lower part of the stable a bushel and a half more samples of the corn which the prisoner dropped in Messrs. Drew and Son's stables, and the various parcels in the prisoner's stable were produced. Mr. George Thos. Jessup, horse-keeper to the firm of Drew and Son, and Mr. William George Drew, sen., had no doubt of the corn being the property of the prosecutors. It consisted of two sorts of oats with a few tares mixed with it. The prose cutors' stables were made fast at five or ten minutes past 11 last night. Tho corn dropped down a funnel from the granary above into a square bin. Mr. Jessup left that bin about three parts full last night. It was in the same state when he was aroused at three o'clock this morning, but it was very easy to remove corn from the bin which held 10 quarters, and let more down from the granary above. The witnesses could not say how much had been taken away, the bulk was so large. Mr. Drew, Gen., said that a sack, with the name of Kidd upon it, was found in the prisoner's stable. Mr. Kidd was the name of his miller. Mr. Charles Young said hundreds of bakers dealt with Kidd the miller. Mr. Drew, sen., said the prisoner did not deal with Mr. Kidd, but had been using his (Mr. Drew's) corn and selling it for some time. He had lost ten quarters per month. It was a most serious loss. . The Prisoner—lt is the first time I have ever been in custody. Mr. Charles Young—You will hold your tongue, Mr. Clack, if you wish me to defend you. Mr. Partridge—l shall send this case to a jury for trial. Mr. Charles Young—The prisoner will reserve his de fence. Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, afterwards attended, and said he was instructed by Drew and Sons to prosecute the prisoner at the sessions. SALMON FISHERY BILL.—Sir G. Grey's Bill has been printed. It contains provisions for the forma tion of fishery districts by the Secretary of State on the application of the Quarter Sessions, and new provisions for the appointment of boards of conservators to see to the execution of the law and the protection and improvement of the salmon fisheries, and to appoint water bailiffs for that purpose. The conservators are to grant season licenses for fishing for salmon, the funds thus obtained to be em ployed in carrying the law into effect. The licenses may range from £1 (or less) for rod and line to £lO for a box, crib or cruive, or V weir; the Home Secretary to approve the scale of charges to be made for fishing weirs, &c. The observance of the law is to be enforced by penalties, and persons convicted for a third time of fishing with lights or spears, or fish roe, or out of season, may be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour. " Fixed engines" are de fined, and ancient rights to use fixed engines are to protect only such as were lawful in use in 1861 in pursuance of ancient right. Three special commissioners for English ' fisheries are to be appointed. They are to decide on the legality of fixed engines in use, and of fishing weirs, &c., subject to a right of appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench. The prohibition against fishing with lights, spears, &c., and using roe as a bait, is to apply to trout in a salmon river subject to a board of conservators, and in any such river it is to be close time for trout from Nov. 2 to Feb. 1. Boards of conservators are to have power to fix, with the sanction of the Home Secretary, a close season in the first half of the year for such eel fisheries in a salmon river as are fished by nets, baskets, iron gratings, or other contri vance attached th'ilams or posts driven into the soil. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHESTER RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CHESHIRE STAKES. Moulsey Success Macbeth Eight ran. LADIES' PURSE. Qui va lh 1 Birague Tar Whoop 3 Six ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Gipsy Girl Cutaway 2 Attraction 8 Seven ran. BADMINTON STAKES. Tina 1 Miss Harriette 2 Four ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Carnbroo 1 Lyra Abbott .. 3 STEWARDS' CUP. Lion 1 Clown King Arthur STAMFORD WELTER CUP. Helen Stanton 2 had brought the matter forward had made out a case fo i the favourable consideration of the Ch ance ll or o f t h e Ex chequer. Mr. F. PEEL said it would be a very bad sys tem of payment for public servants, if the sala ries were made dependent upon the surplus of any particular sum after the payment of the expenses. He thought that the proper system was to make that payment irrespective of that, because then the pub lic servants would then be quite independent of the success or non-success of the system they might be , engaged in carrying out. There were about 3,000 post masters engaged in carrying out the Post-offices Savings Bank Act, and of that number 2,200 were sub-officers, and 800 men were of a higher de scription. The remuneration paid was according to the work done, just as was the case in the Post-office money order offices. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZE rTE—This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 9. This day, Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the Queen's name, and on her Majesty's behalf, delivered to General Sir John Bur goyne, Bart., G.C.8., the keys of the Garrison of the Tower of London, on his appointment as Constable of the Tower, in the room of Field Marshal Viscount Comber mere, G.C.8., deceased. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 3. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Francis. Gerhard Myburgh, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Nagasaki, to be her Majesty's Consul at Kanagawa. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Francis Howard Vys ,e Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Hakodadi, to be her Majesty's Consul at Nagasaki. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Abel A. J. Gower, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Hakodadi. MAY 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Juan Pisani as Consul at Gibraltar for His Majesty the Emperor of Mexico. HANDICAP. Lady Bohun'.. 1 Danaus 2 Peignoir Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Queen of Trumps Tragedy 2 Aline Eight ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS The following bills were read a second time :—Elliott's Trust Estate, Sunningdale and Cambridge Town Railway, Winchcombe Roads, St. John's Chapel (Portsea), Preston Gas Bill, Brierly Hill Gas, and Newport Pagnell Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Hyde Park-gate Estate ; Llanelly Railway ; Banbury Water and Gas ; Chesterfield Water and Gas ; and St. Alban's "Water. EMPLOYMENT OF JUVENILE PERSONS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY rose, in pursuance of a notice which he had given previously, to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty praying that a commission be appointed to inquire into the employment of juvenilepersons. He said that his object was merely to place this question in a tangible form before the house. He drew the attention of their lordships to the fact that children were employed in the country, under what was called an engaged system of " Agricultural Gangs." The Bishop of LINCOLN thanked the noble earl for hav ing brought the matter forward. He had information of the fact that children were - so employed, and one of the effects of field labour was to incapacitate the girls from perform ing the duties required of them at home. Earl GRANVILLE approved of the motion, which was carried. THE ROAD MURDER. The Marquis of WESTMEATH inquired if the conduct of Mr. Wagner had been reproved in respect to his refusal to answer the questions put to him at the trial of Con stance Kent, on the ground that he would be bettaying the secrets of the confessional _ _ _ The LORD Y CHANCEI,LOR said the law does not per mit even Roman Catholic priests to refuse to answer a question in a court of law. There was no doubt Mt. Wagner was bound to answer the questions put to him if he had been pressed by the magistrate ro do so. Most likely the matter was not deemed sufficiently important by the magistrate to induce him to visit Mr. Wagner with any of those serious consequences his refusal laid him open to. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnis EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. . The following bills were read a third time and passed)— Belfast Gas, Belfast New Streets, County Antrim and Belfast Borough, and South Devon Railway. WIMBLEDON COMMON BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. FOSTER the order that the Wimbledon Common Bill be committed was read and dis charged, and the bill was withdrawn. DEE AND MERSEY JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Lord R. GROSVENOR moved that the Dee and Mersey Junction Railway Bill bo recommitted to the former committee,with leave to sit and proceed upon Mon day next. Mr. LAIRD seconded the motion. Mr. HUMBERSTONE objected to the proposition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they ought to view with jealousy the proposals to recommit private bills, and he had made it a rule where he had a personal interest in any private bill never to vote on it, but as in the present instance his personal interest was opposed to the course he thought the house ought to take he would just make one or two observations. The bill had been re ported against, as it would interfere with the navigation of the river Dee, and the question for the com mittee to have considered was whether the public convenience of the bill outweighed the objections raised against it. The committee did not consider that question, and therefore he thought the bill ought to be recommitted. Sir B. LEIGHTON said when the right hon. gentleman was examined before the committee he admitted he had some property, and therefore he did not think that opinion could be looked upon as impartial. Mr. ROBERTSON said if this motion was agreed to, and the bill passed, the navigation of the Dee would be impeded, and the trade of Chester seriously injured. The gradients for the bridge were all wrong, and he therefore called upon the house to support the referees, and refused to agree to the motion now before them. Mr. CLAY thought the house ought to stand by the re port of the referees and the decision of tho committee, and refuse to entertain the proposal for the re-committal of the bill. Mr. BONHAM-CARTER objected to the re-committal of the bill. _ Mr. DODSON hoped the noble lord the member for Flintshire would withdraw his motion. The matter had been well considered in committee under the chairmanship of one of the most experienced members of that house, and as their report was adverse to the bill he trusted the noble lord would see the propriety of acceding to his request. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the re-committal 47 Against it ... 144 Majority 97 The motion was, therefore, negatived. THE FRANCHISE. Lord ELCHO gave notice that on an early day he should move an address to her Majesty praying for the appoint ment of a royal commission to inquire how the parliamen tary franchise can be extended without lowering the qualification. PRIZE MONEY. Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary of State for India why the third instalment of the Delhi prize money had not been paid according to the recommendation of the Prize Committee, and when it would be paid. Sir C. WOOD said the committee had been considering the advisability of making a third distribution ; but as it had come to their knowledge that there were a number of prior claims still unsatisfied, the further distribution had been postponed until those claims were satisfied. EDUCATION. Mr. F. S. POWELL asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, when the annual report of the committee would be laid upon the table ; and, when the new minute as to endowed schools would be distributed among members. Mr. BRUCE said he did not think he would be enabled to lay the report on the table before the month of June. He knew that would be late. With respect to the discussion which might arise in the educational estimates. With respect to the production of the minute, it had been laid on the table that day week, and he did not know why it had not been produced. The delay must rest with the Queen's printer, and he would take care that the attention of the authorities was drawn to the matter. PUBLIO BUSINESS. • Mr. DISRAELI said it would be for the convenience of the house if the right hon. baronet opposite would state the order of business for Monday next. (Hear, heiir.) Union Chargeability G. GREY said the adjourned debate on the Chargeability Bill would be taken the first thing on Mon day next. THE IRISH CHURCH. h th en e he Mprr. proposed 0 1K.N s e a 0 p X r o a e s e k e e d d i n t g h e w h i o t n h . n h i i e s m i li n e o r t i f o o n r S r e w l a a t n i v s e e a to w Irish Church ? DILL a W s pYoNssisbalt i he shouldd Government i g v l o a n d la to g b iv ri e n h g im it M onas r. early a day for the purpose. (Laughter.) f the Gove h rne Mr. S. KNOX asked the right I.i,onid ho a rl c . c b e a d r e on to et t ( h S e ir reci G. n G eo r t ey o ) f whether the Government the hon. member ? Sir G. GREY replied that at the present time all the Government days were fully occupied with b us i ness. (Laughter.) SUPPLY —THE POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. CAVE rose to call the attention of the house to the allowance to postmasters in respect of post-office saving banks. Ho said, speaking generally, the postmasters throughout the country were greatly dissatisfied in conse quence of a very great amount of labour being put upon them, and that labour not being properly paid for. He moved that in the opinion of the house it was neither just nor expedient that labour and responsibility should be im posed upon public servants without adequate remune ration. AYRTON thought that a committee ought to be at once appointed to inquire into the working of the a.ctiulder which they were established, with a view of discovering how the matter stands with respect to carrying on this new branch of business. If it was found that these banks could not be carried on without a loss the sooner new ar rangement could be entered into the better. He thought that course much more advisable, that it at once met the case by an increase of expenditure. Mr. SCOURFIELD thought the hon. gentleman who SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May 12.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, May 11. Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bunson, from Rangoon. SWANSEA, May 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Riverhead, from Caldera. Sailed—Countess of Bective, for Cuba ; Jura, for Coquimbo. LIMERICK, May 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cecile, from Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH, May 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Graf von Bubon, from Sulina. CLYDE, May 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Runnymede, from Pernambuco. Sailed—Michael Georplo, for Bom bay. • CARDIFF, May 11.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Anna Magda lena, for St. Thomas. HOLYHEAD, May 11.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Palestine, scrow steamer, from New York. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 11—Zephyr, from Gothenburg; Apollo from Skeen. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Agnes, from Jamaica; Balcombe, from Gre nada ; James Russell, from China—all for London ; Colum bine, from London, for Naples. THE TRIAL OF DR. PRITCHARD.—This trial will, we believe, take place at Edinburgh in the end of June. — Scotsman. THE DISTRESS IN LYONS.—The Emperor, who, on learning from the Prefect of the Rhone of the distress among the silk weavers, had forwarded a sum of money for their relief, has now announced a further donation of 20,000 f. The Empress has also sent 10,000 f. for the same object. • CRYSTAL PALACE, ONE SHILLING DAY, Thurs day, May 11.—Admissions on payment, 1,381; ditto by season ticket, 719 ; total visitors, 2,100. FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.—The Moniteur of Wed nesday publishes the following note :—" A telegram just received informs us that M. Benedetti, his Majesty's Am bassador at Berlin, and the President of the Council, Minis ter for Foreign Affairs of Prussia, have exchanged ratifi cations of the treaties of commerce and navigation, of the arrangement for the international railway traffic, and of the literary convention concluded on the 2d August, 1862. These acts, which will very shortly be officially published both in France and Prussia, will take effect from the Ist July next." NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.— A paragraph which appeared yesterday under this heading in a morning paper states that the Prince of Wales had a narrow escape while travelling on the Chester and Holy head line on Monday last. We are informed that there is no justification for this startling announcement. The train was delayed six minutes in consequence of a hot axle, but reached Holyhead in perfect safety, and only four minutes late. THE BLACKBURN RELIEF COMMITTEE.—Atter an existence of upwards of three years and a quarter, the Blackburn Relief Committee finally closed their chari table labours this week. The distress was first felt in tho cotton districts by the operatives of Blackburn at the close of 1861. Early in 1862 a large number of the operative classes of Blackburn and other towns in the cotton districts were plunged into the deepest distress by the stopping of the mills and manufactures in which they had been employed " To such an extent was the distress experienced in the town of Blackburn that at one time 30,000 out of its 63,000 inhabitants had to be supplied by and worn dep endent on public charity for their subsistence," quot in g the words of the Relief Committee, which may b e a ccepted as most re liable testimony. The developmen t of labour schemes and of the sectarian industrial c lasses contributed to the main tenance of public order during the most critical period, and the timely and liberal aid granted by the charitable of this and other nations alleviated their suffelings and soothed s t erner feelings. Happily, the distress has gone i n t o the i past, so far as Blackburn s concerned, with ou t any dis ttiuoin.b,aollic• havinge an) , er been promoted by the su ff er i ng popula tion, injury or damage to property having been committed by them. Tho distress has not, however, b ee n without its mitigating circumstances upon the people. ,ee to read, a l; s li write, t o selv,Hundreds of working men, an d women " too, have been taught andk knit, and nand plait.frem 800070330:tgorand ave been also teffect of the panic now rapidly going into the past is, that the people of every grad e are more sympa th e ti c w ith each other than it found them, and that out of 30,000 former recipients of the charity of the Relief Committee there were last month only 156 receiving their bounty, though there were then 4,500 persons usually employed in mills and cotton sheds out of work, while nearly 19,000 were working full time. At a meeting of the Relief Committee last Monday night, Alderman Sturdy presiding, a statement was read which showed that last week 119 personshadbeen relieved by the committee at a cost of .£9 Os., and that their total expenditure for the month just ended was £304 lls. Gd., including£l23 16s. general relief, £169 12s. 6d. in clothing, £35 Bs. 6d for the school fees of 1,080 children, and £ll 14s. Gd. expenses of management. The amount of funds received from strictly local sources during the whole period of dis tress has been £18,565 12s. The balance in the hands of the committee is £382155. 3d. The committee unanimously resolved, owing to the decrease of distress, to finally close their relief operations at the end of the present week. REVIVAL OF TRADE AT MONTE VIDEO. 1, letter of our Monte Video correspond ent will be perused with satisfaction by our mercantile readers. News by the present mail is, as he observes, ', ca lculated to raise the drooping spirits of shippers o f g oods to the River Plate. The political and social con dition of the Banda Oriental was rapidly improving u nder the firm but temperate ad ministration of General Flores, and it is to be hoped that peace has now been established in the country on a secure and lasting b as is.—Brazil and River Plate Mails WHITEHALL, MAY 10. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Montgomery, Lord Belhaven, K.T., to be her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. MAY 11. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. David Stewart to the church and parish of Kennoway, in the presbyteiy of Kirkcaldy, and county of Fife, vacant by the Rev. David Bell. ADMIRALTY, MAY 12. The following flag promotions, dated the sth inst., have been made in consequence of e death of Admiral Sir Edward Harvey, G.C.8., on the 4th inst.:— Vice-Admiral Sir John Burnet Dundas, Bart., on the Reserved List, to be Admiral on the same list. Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Lambert Baynes, K.C.B„ to be Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. Rear-Admiral Richard Laird Warren to be Vice-Admi ral in her Majesty's Fleet. Captain Wallace Houston to be Rear-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. 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