The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-27 00:00:00

lIONEY MARKET AN CUIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, T OCLOCK. The B an k of England directors WELVE have ' not made any alteration in their terms of discount to-day. Out of doors the rates remain easy at 3; per cent. The re has been a fair demand for accommodation, and in the S tock Exchange the applications for loans have been rather numerous. The Scottish Chief, from Port Phillip, has brought A general meeting of shareholders of the Inter national Contract. Company was held to-day. The r eport presented for adoption stated that the state ment of accounts shows a profit of £96,121 7s. 7d., With which, after deducting expenses amounting to f 7,843 4s. Id., the directors propose to deal as °1 " :* -- - 1 3y recommending the payment of a dividend at the rate of £lO per cent. per annum, amo unting to £30,000 , i nclus i ve of the i nter i m dividend ahead the y paid ; by pl ac i n g t o a reserve f un d charstun of £60,000 ; by a ll oca ti ng £5 , 000 i n dis ge L T , full for the preliminary expenses ; and car rYiug the balance forward to next account. Two O'CLOCK. 4 . 1 111 Paris, this d a y, accor di ng to M r. R eu t er ' s at the 3 pe r C en t . R entes were 67f . 85 c . Auanirnate. _A general recovery has been experienced in nearly ad. descr iptions of Stock E xc h ange S ecur iti es t o -d a y. A better feeling prevails in the English department, and Consols have advanced to 90i 91 for money uniti es are 84 89 ; and account, The N ew Th rees an d R e d uce d A n - Exchequer Bills, ss. to Bs. 13 , 1 ' n er cl. ; India 5 per C ents., 1064 107 ; Debentures, ` l 4 ; and B on d s, 19s. T Foreign Stocks are g enera ll y a t b e tt er p r i ces . kish Consolides have improved to 541; ex all, to 26 ; the New Loan to 251 ; t ' r eek, to 24 ; Spanish Passive, to 30* ; Cer ificates to 16f I . The Confederate Loan is lower, at 1415. I been the Rail way Sh are Market the deal i ngs have n on a very mo d erate scale, but prices generally ,are buoyant. Great Western and Great Eastern ha ve each improved 10s., and London, Chatham, and Dover, and North Western each £l. Without ma terial change in values. ank a nd Miscellaneous Shares are, in some instances,324 a shade flatter. Affiance are dealt in at ; Union of London at 53 54 ; Credit Foncier a t ad Mobilier of England at 91 ; Plymouth Ship a Co., 1.1 prem. ; London and Mediter rnean Bank, t o 1i prem. ; South African Land an d Finance 1 gation, li prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navi d 3 3f prera. ; Rio de Janeiro Ga s , 11* p rem . ; an Russian (Vyksounsky) Iron Company, 23- 3 Prem. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up t ° this day, are in round figures as under 1865. 1864 Great Western ... £71,398 £65,359 North Western • •• • • 110,097 103,704 LSouth W estern •• • 26,166 22,148 ix • 25,074 19,292 Indidghton an(' ••• ••• ... 45,743 45,428 South Eastern •... ▪ 23,707, , 19,679 Great Northern ' • 34,437 32,172 Lan cashire and Yorkshire ... 39,580 37,320 134401 and Exeter ... ... 6,938 6,692 North E aste i n 5,410 58,80 kanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,083 16,759 (heat Eastern ... • ... 32,253 30,705 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, are generally of a satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £6,039 ; on the North Western, of £6,393 ; on the South Western, of £4,018 ; on the Brighton of £5,782; on the Mid land, of £320 ; on the South Eastern, of £4,028 ; on the Great Northern, of £2,265 ; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, of £2,260 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of 1246 ; on the North Eastern, of 96 0 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £ 324 ; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,548. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ... GOV ERNMENT FUNDS. Ojaer Cent. Consols . 130. Account, May 9 9Ol / 1 °viper Cent Reduced BBl / 9 'I ew 3 per Cent BB 9 l ieW 2.i. per Cent. Jan. 1894 — ,Po• 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — •.-unuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D o Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — t (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — zehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. £5OO Do. 13aht. £lOO and £2OO Do--• ofgla England Stock, 51 per Cent 5 8 Accou nt Linty v ri I,A: ,rOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 7 1 1 Stock, IA per Cent., AprillB74 -- ° A ccount Do. k 1061 7 D - Per Cent. July, 1870 Do_ Account Do 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do • Certificates . Ent Do. 5 d Paper 4 per Cent Do. 51. Z C ent., Jan. 1872 Do. 4 r`l . Cent. May 1879 — Do. Bo er Cent., Aug. 1866 991 p " ds, £l,OOO — 0. wader £l,000 FOR EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrianbraz Bonds, 5 per Cent — j);, 4 11 , 5 Per Cent lOO —Uneno•;lAyr per Cent, 1852-58-60 4 Do 1863 es 6 per Cent — e ls. ,'? i per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) "-Luau 6 per C ent — Do 4.1 . L 1 • -2 Per Cent C D" orabian 6 per C en t. 'llb a) 6 per Cent Do 121 5 per Cent., 1864 Dan ?, B criP, £55 paid Do.`Bo 3 per Cent., 1825 ~ 1 , 4 per Cent., 1863 — D —0 - 5 per pal 77, £25 paid — ,1111bian Princiities I , 4- ' o X.B6p a id — ''Tiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D O., Pr ov i s i onal Land Warrant — `467ptian 7 per Cent 96 1 1) , •u 0 , Second Issue 954 o £lOO Bonds — ~., o Scr Do. 1864 93} 4 Do £55 paid Do. Coupons Cat Do Account 2ll mala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (ltlaremmana Railway) Do 1865 72f 3 ... Do Scrip, £421 paid Ai exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account • 264 4 Dc 1864 % . , ...... . . 251 1 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian. 41 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)_ Do 41 p er Cent., 1862 Do. Ac coun t kortliguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do A ccoun t - Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 48} 71 Do A ccount Bussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do Do 4 } per Cent., 1850 3 1860 Do per Cent., 1859 Do • Do 5 per Cent 1862 S ardini an 5 1864 per Cent Do. Account '''Pallish 3 per Cent — D-Do Account 4- oNew D e f erred Account — D 0 Passive r ,, Do Account 3 o} I I lonanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l6f 1 s wedish 4 per Cent. — • ' I , D °. 1 per Cent. 1864 •-tirkish 6 per Cent. 1854 9l Do Acco t — Do R Account Do Per Cent. 1858 Do Account , 711 Do -£lOO Bonds i 76 1) 0 per Cent 1862 D o per Do. £lOO Bonds ' l 2° Per Cent. 1863 74 I ,e-uo Guaranteed, 4 p er Cent — V D 0. 3 per Cent. — Do. Account r) o• 6 Do. Ac countperunt Cent, 1862 -ICI A. Divi dends on the a b ove payable in London. la t e \ s „. tr iati, 5 per C ent., Ex. 10 Florins 'an Due i 4 l Per cent., Ex. 25f. French Do per Cent. Certifi.,..tes Ren oAccount 3 per Cent.: 1 .,_ 4 • ...t. a .- per Cent. _ 1:1 4 . 4 ? er Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. °' Account C onsol s THREE O'CLOCK, D oe . ......... ..... 90} 9 1 . . , ° t . SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I Paid.l C P r i s ce ll , Bidg:°.ls Wol., do Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 91 5 Do . A A gets no thy. till.c.p.ahas Do. B been Gp .paid t n. o B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. We stern Great Eastern, (3rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northera D A stock Do. B o Do. iN ew, is. at 23 po G t S, and W. of Ire:and Gt. Weste n . S. V. hail gua. Do. South Wales L•e. W. Mid.— Ox!ord Po. Newpo t II e• eford Lane shire &Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., 8i1h.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. 6 shares %lid Kent .. No th British Do. Ed., Pth Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N.11 purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1855-!.8. Do. do. 180-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1814 North Staffordshire . N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t. o. Scot, Mid. st zirevrs & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 'ouch E stern Itainee, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford St Kilkenny, West Cornw . W.Hartlepool Har.& R. Do. A Irredeemable:. Do. A redeemable .. 13.14 et at et 60 20 BRITISH F Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gm 5 percent... Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do . Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Auz 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lien 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demera' a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben:al, gu, 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension larand Trunk of Canada 'Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2 d Pref. stock— Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deferred. :: Gt. India Pen. glut. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p.c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 4 per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bdq. pay 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4f do - Do. 44 do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B pc Ist pf. bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do a.c Do. Puniaub Do. Indus St Flo " 94 96 132 133 ti 6i 62 (6 :6 17 i3O 92 106 1:8 47 18 7 8 132 1:1 147 140 131 33 F 6 $3 ;4 75 65 67 51 54 46 44 .02 C 4 1212 1221 87 6 , 3 107 109 41 #3 112 i ;23 97 98 61 62 1361 1374 2; 3fp 1351 136 106 118 51 45 :5 26 11J 111 69 70 103 1(4 37 38 12 p 9 10p 115 115 1 14)1 18 79 11 11 140 144 49 51 61 62 f 4 55 861. 661 9 10 155 15S 3 4 p 107 109 46 49 75 78 ISIONS. 54 1 .7 102; 10% pr 4p 4 4. ri 0 70 9g 101 75 85 Icl 103 102 1(4 lot 105 tn 18i- E 5 88 8i 67 5S 55 55 57 47 50 4i 50 44 48 26 2' 25 26 1034 1044 1 I P E P 101 102 10 10V 10110,01 88 ' 78 E 2 i 0 102 10 t 94 96 1 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 1014 102 i 101 1021 :(1 pr 101 i 102 94 97 COLONIAL GCVERNM.ENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per Cent„ Dec. 31,1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-'4 Do 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 92 14 D•.sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10' 92 04 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 83 Do. 5p o. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.Hopc, 6 p.c. 1873 100 • 103 166 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 164 105 Do. do' Is9o-1 100 115 107 Do. Jan. & July, Mt lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1808, 6p. c 100 104 106 Do. 1878, do. 100 1(9 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , i78 Do. 188?, Mayls, N0v..0 101 107 109 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 102 103 N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.l uly 100 92 95 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p v., 1866 00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 921 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 IC4 106 Do. 6 per cent lOO 88 90 Nova Sc _tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18c8-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 pm. Ja &July 100 Do. do, a pril & Oct lOO 1(7 108 1073 8 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. cold, Bin 1 - - Chlverton k_lifford Amalgamated — 3 .) 1 , !,„ Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst. 1 575 685 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.. 14 15 ast Cairn Brea 3.1.0 63 7 last Grenville Eabt Love.l 2.13.6 10 11 K W'l Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.6 31. 41 Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. 604 4 6 4 Great L .xey, limited all 163 173 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2., G. Wheal Vor (Heists 40 301 313 Grenvihe 7.8.3 4 43 Herod's Foot 8.13 25 36 Ellngston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret tUny Lelant 93 5 7 Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 53 4 \iwyndy Iron Ore, lira 23 13 Of Nangiles .. New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 1 North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 33 Pr vidence UnyLtilant 10.6.7 31 33 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l3 520 530 S.Wheal Frin. (1 Hogan 18.18.9 20 25 stray Park 30.17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 141 15 . West hassett (Mogan \V. Caradon (L ske ar d 9 6 13 West Chiverton ll 571 623 West Seton 471 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redrutl, 10 30 35 bets Ludoott 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal T. elawney (Lia 7 19 20 Wheal 4 PREFER ONCE SHARES. Great Northern 5 per cent., 112 i Great orthcrn, 5 per cent.. red. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Gt. Western. Wt. Midland. Oxford 2d guaranteed stmt. 119 London und S.W., Portsmouth perpet. aims. of 2s. 6d, 21 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pi., Ditto,s per cent. pf., 97 Ditto, new, 5 per cent. pf., London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 98 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Nottngham and Grantham R. & G. 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS?. Southern of France, 231 FOREIGN MINES. Alan:thins, liknited, United Mexican, lini., 4 BANKS. &gra and 31 isterman'2, lim,, 111 Ditto, new, ;61 7 Alliance hm , I . 33k 21 Anglo Dit Austrian, 71 to, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 22 Australasia, Ditto, new, 67 City, 108 9 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 101 Imperial Ottoman, 161 London and Brazilian (11m.), 44 London and County, 77a 4 London Joint Stock, 49) 1 I Merchant Bank, iim., 251 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 16 New South Wales, 43) Oriental BanK Corporation. 631 3 Union ot Australia, 65 41 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 68 7i 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 City of Milan. Improvements, lim., 101 Credit Fancier andllobilier of England, t 4 Joint Stock Discount. lim.. 7i 8 National Discount Company, lim., 15 National Financial, Una_ 7i Pen nsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 691 " Advices from Turin," says the Presse, "inform us that M. Vegezzi has not gone to Rome charged with any political mission, but to examine the books of the public debt, in order to ascertain what part of the burden ought to be assumed by Italy." Two French artists, MM. Elias Robert, sculptor, and Gabriel Davioud, architect, have obtained the first prize in the international competition opened by the Portu guese Government for the erection of a monument in Lis bon to Don Pedro IV. No fewer than 85 plane . werepre- Belated, among which are 28 from France. 100 iOO ICO 100 10 40. 10 . 3! 10 1 4 _0 I'o Ino OSSK 100 100 {lOO 2 100 - SUA, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1865 THE SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton and a Common Jury.) SHEDLOCK V. WESTON-A FAIRY FOUNTAIN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant, Mr. Weston, the proprietor of a Music Hall in Holborn, the amount of bill for fitting up a fairy fountain at his establishment. The plaintiff said he entered into an agreement with a person of the name of Sylvester for the fitting up of the fountain, upon the clear understanding that the cost was to be £l2, but when the work was finished a bill was sent in by the plaintiff for £4O, which the defendant refused to pay. The plaintiff said he was engaged by Mr. Sylvester to erect the foun tain, bui that it was not for a moment imagined that the tank, &c., was not to be executed for the sum of £12.. The defendant re f use d t o pay more than £l2, being of the opinion that that was quite sufficient, especially as the fountain, rather than proving -a pleasure to his patrons, turned out quite the reverse. Mr. Corrie, Mr. Weston's manager, was examined, and said that, during the time the fountain was playing, many of the audience had to put up their umbrellas to keep the water off them. He, however, admitted that the fountain played nearly up to the ceiling, a considerable height, and that there of necessity must have been a great quantity of spray. Mr. Weston's treasurer was also examined, and he stated that the charge for erecting the fountain was clearly un derstood to be £l2. The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for .£33 4s. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Holroycl.) IN RE SIR JAMES JOHN RANDALL MACKENZIE, BART. This bankrupt was described as of Claridge's Hotel. To-day he came up to pass his last examination for the order of discharge. Mr. Bazley said he appeared for Lord Fitzwilliam, as executor to the late Earl Fitzwilliam. He (Mr. Bazley) asked that a claim might be inserted on behalf of his client. Lord Fitzwilliam had obtained a judgment for £33,000, moneys advanced upon landed property in Scotl&nd. It was alleged that the bankrupt had mortgaged this property over and over .again, and proceedings were now pending in the Scotch courts to determine as to the right of Earl Fitzwilliam to this property. Pending the proceedings in Scotland, ho now asked that the claim should be inserted in the schedule. Mr. Sargood (for the assignees) strongly objected to any such course. There was an attempt to saddle this estate with a debt of £33,000, without any proof that the mort gage was not sufficiently protected by the property upon whichthe money was advanced. His Honour thought there could be no harm in letting the amount be inserted. Mr. Sargood said there was no dividend. Mr. Bazley—Then no harm can be done by the mention of the claim. The judgment obtained by Lord Fitzwilliam in the Court of Common Pleas was long before the bank ruptcy. I ask you to order the claim to be inserted, and also one by Mr. Brown for £7,000 for moneys advanced. His Honour ordered the sums to be entered on the pro ceedings. Mr. Sargood applied for an adjournment. The accounts were very voluminous, and the deficiency was £26,000, and required investigation. Mr. Lawrence (for the bankrupt)said that Sir James was quite prepared to go on, and objected to any adjournment. The accounts were all vouched, and the creditors had had plenty of time to examine them. After some further discussion, the case was adjourned. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR-EDNEY V. BUTTON. This was an action to recover 58. for covering parasols, plaintiff being a poor workwoman, of 9, Underwood-street, 'Mile-end New-town, and defendant an umbrella maker, of 6, Monkwell-street, in the City. When plaintiff was sworn she stated that she had charged for covering six dozen parasols. His Honour—Well, but how is thisyou have only claimed ss. ? Plaintiff—Yes, sir ; that is all. His Honour-ss. for covering six dozen parasols ! Why it is not Id. each. Plaintiff—l do not got id. each. The price paid is 10d. per dozen. His Honour—Why do you not pay this money, defendant? Defendant—Because she soiled the parasols. His Honour—Soiled the parasols !- Why do you not pay proper prices ? You cannot expect to have them done properly for the price you pay. Defendant—But your Honour must remember that these things are done by a machine. - His Honour—Well, machine or no machine, the price you pay is not sufficient. Defendant thought it would be rather hard upon him if he were ordered to pay for these goods when the plaintiff had spoiled them and spotted them with grease. His Honour said there was no hardship at all in the matter. If people would pay such prices as those admitted in this case, they must expect that the work would not be properly done. In this case the plaintiff would have a verdict with costs. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. MARKETS—This Day. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TAT TERSALLS'.—Th!s Evening. TWO THOUSAND. 7to 2 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 7to 2 agst Kangaroo (taken) 100 to 15 agst Ariel (taken) 11 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 100 to 6 agst Chattanooga (taken) 100 to 8 agst Bedminster (taken) THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) Bto 1 agst The Duke (offered) 15 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) 100 to 6 agst Archimedes (taken) 33 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 33 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Ackworth 10 to 1 agst Victorious 13 to 1 agst La Toucques 14 to 1 agst Lord Zetland 25 to 1 agst Leprochaun 25 to 1 agst Chocolate A very thin attendance and little betting, Ariel being the only one in force for Guineas and Derby. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day• CROYDON RACES-THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. INNKEEPER'S PLATE. Marble Hill 1 Oliver Twist 2 Simpleton Seven ran. CROYDON CUP. Aggressor V.O. MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. Best Man Bachelor of Arts Four ran. SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE Betsy Baker Irish Boy Deception SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Cantab Ace of Trumps Caledonian [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TA.TTERSALIAS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE SUN " round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. Newspapers sent to any part of the world. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. The day on which "the Metrop.," as the Cockney fond negs for abbreviation terms the great Handicap, is decided is the day par excellence of the Spring Meeting, and the attendance far exceeded on this occasion anything we re member of late years. We could not help recalling the time, now 16 years ago, as we basked in the midsummer heat this afternoon, when a Great Metropolitan had to . be postponed on account of the heavy fall of snow—a striking commentary on our changeable climate. The race, as a betting one, has been almost a dead letter and only this morning can it be said to have commanded the attention of speculators. Verger and Blackdown were the two on whom probably the most money was laid, but the public had each a pick of its own, and Breile, Dollar, Planet, and Welcome all found eager supporters at their quoted prices. In their preliminary canter nothing un questionably looked better than those we have mentioned, and Mr. Bowes's horse was perhaps the most admired of all. A good start was soon effected, and Onesander mak ing play for the favourite soon took a clear lead, which he retained until, his task accomplished, he yielded place to Verger, who looked formidable before reaching the dis tance, where he dropped back beaten, and Planet, who had been lying well up, came to the front with Sandal and Blackdown only near him, and won with great ease by a length. The truth of the Northamptonshire running, though overlooked by most of the knowing division, has thus been confirmed. Full details of'the other events will be found below. A Sweepstakes of 200 sous each, h ft. Five furlongs, 3 subs, Mr. Brayley's Viceroy, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Cannon) 1 Mr. Barnard's Discretion, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Fordhain) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Viceroy, who waited upon the non favourite to half-way in the distance, when he went up and won by half a length. The Waterloo Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages; winners extra. Three- quarters of a mile. 14 subs. Prince Soltykoff's Nip, 3 yrs, Est (Carroll) 1 Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Advance, 3 yrs, Est 41b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Lord Wilton's Approver, 3 yrs, Est 131 b ...(Tomlinson) 3 The following also ran :—Summerside, Danaus, and Roseneath. Betting-6 to 4on Advance, 100 to 15 agst Summerside, 10 to 1 each agst Danus and Approver, and 100 to 8 agst Nip. After one failure the lot left the post in close company, but after running a few strides the lead was taken by Ad vance, closely followed by Summerside and Nip, who ran nearly abreast to the distance, where Roseneath joined them; but after crossing the road Nip joined the leader, and raced with him to the stand, when, getting slightly the best of it, Carroll bided his time, and won in the last stride by a head. The favourite, who ran gamely throughout, finished three lengths in advance of Approver, who headed Summerside at the enclosure. Roseneath was fifth. Match-50 sovs. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. F. Santly's Rosina, 5 yrs, 9st (Potter) 1 Mr. R. Filmer's Duchess of Kent, 4 yrs, Bst 71 (For b dham) 2 Betting-2 to lon Rosina. Rosina got away in advance, was never after approached, and won easily by half a length. The Walton Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 50 80`173 added ; for 2-yr-olds to carry 6st 101 b ; and 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; winners ex tra, with maiden allowances. T.Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. 15 subs. Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, 9st 11b ............(Perry) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Catalogue, 3 yrs, Bst 121b(Fordham) 2 Count Lagrange's Plutus, 2 yrs, Est 101 b (Barker) 3 Mr. Saxon's Monitress, 2 yrs, Est 71b (H. Sharp) 4 Lord St. Vincent's Brimstone, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Attache, 7to 4 agst Catalogue, 7to 1 each agst Monitress and Brimstone. Plutus got away in front, and made play, closely attended by Catalogue and Attache into the straight, where the latter obtained the second place, and followed the Frolich man to the enclosure, where he was beaten, and left the issue with the two. Attache, who always had the best of it, won cleverly at last by a neck. A length separated the second and third ; a bad fourth. _ _ The Great Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 sovs if declared, with 100 added ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; winners extra. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course (two miles and a quarter). 94 subs., 42 of whom pay 5 sovs. each. • Mr. W. G. Craven's Planet, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (T. French) 1 Lord Wilton's Sandal, 4 yrs, let 101 b (51b extra) (Challoner) 2 Mr. R. Drewitt's Blackdown, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Goater) 3 Mr. Pardoe's Verger, 4 yrs, 7st (Morris) 4 The following also ran :—Dollar, Breeze, Onesander, Welcome, Beatrice, Claxton, Barchettina, Auricula, Pixie, Madame Walton, Friday, Jeannette, Athelstane, Renfrew, and Ceres. Betting-3 to 1 agst Verger, 6 to 1 agst Blackdown, 8 to 1 agst Planet, 100 to 12 agst Breeze, iOO to 6 agst Renfrew, 25 to 1 agst Sandal, Madame Walton, and Onesander, 30 to 1 each agst Jeannette and Ceres, and 50 to 1 agst Athel stane, Pixie, and Friday. Precisely at the time set down the horses left the paddock, and having taken their preliminary canters with more or less satisfaction to their respective backers, the . flag was lowered after one failure to an excellent start. On settling into their places Onesander on the lower side next the rails immediately rushed to the front to insure a pace for his stable companion Verger, closely attended by Ceres, Madame Walton, Renfrew, Planet, Athelstane, Sandal, and Verger, who formed the advance body, who were followed at an interval of a coupe of lengths by Breeze,Welcome, Black down, Beatrix, Claxton, Auricula r and Pixie, nearly abreast, whipped in by Friday and Jeannette. On making the turn out of the straight, Onesander considerably increased his lead, and proceeded up the hill some lengths in advance of Ceres, who was followed into the old course by Verger, Madame Walton, Dollar, Breeze, Beatrix, Welcome, Black down, Planet, Sandal, and Friday, at whose heels were ob served Renfrew and Claxton. Descending the hill the leaders closed up, and came round the bend into the straight in close company, but on crossing the road Onesander having performed his allotted task suddenly disappeared from the front, and his position was taken by Madame Walton, who only held it for a few strides, when she was added to the list of the beaten division, and Verger then emerged from the centre of his field and assumed a clear lead, which he retained to half-way in the distance, where Planet, who bad hitherto kept his place with the leaders, came to the front ou the upper ground, and, heading the favourite in a few strides, appeared conspicuously in ad vance followed by Sandal and Blackdown, to which three the race was now confined. Mr. Craven's colt improved his position as he proceeded, and won with great ease by a length, which might have been increased. There wore two lengths between the second and a head only between Blackdown and Verger. Breeze was fifth, Friday sixth, and Beatrix next. The near lot were whipped in by Renfrew, Athelstane, Onesander, and Barchettina. The Balaclava Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Heathcote's Balornock, 3 yrs (£3O), 9st 31b (Reeves) 1 Mr. Cowper's filly by Costrel, 2 yrs (30), sst 91b (Cartwright) 2 Lord St. Vincent's Shamrock, 2 yrs (x5O), 6st llb (J. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Mysterious Lady, Rapid, Hawkestone, Sylph, Blackbird, Little Jess, and Joss Stick. Betting-7 to 4 agst Shamrock, 4to 1 agst'Costrel filly, 5 to 1 agst Balornock, and 6 to 1 agst Sylph. Balornock, Jess Stick, the Costrel filly, and Rapid made the running, followed by Mysterious Lady, Blackbird, and Shamrock. Rapid was soon outpaced, and Mx. Heathcote's horse went on with the lead, attended by the Costrel filly, whom he soon headed, and won by half a length. Sham rock finished a length and a half behind the Costrel filly ; Blackbird was fourth, Joss Stick fifth, and Mysterious Lady sixth. The Durdan Stakes (a free handicap) of 10 SOPS each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added ; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. York's Lytham, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Custance) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Idler, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordhara) 2 Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain, 6 yrs, Bst 71b...(Clement) 8 The following also ran :—Rapture, Alabama, and Con federate. Betting-6 to 4on Idler, 3to 1 agst Queen of Spain, and 7 to 1 agst Lytham. Queen of Spain was the first away, and made the running for some few strides, when Rapture took it up and led into the distance, where the pair were headed by Idler, who came on in advance to tho stand, where Lytham, who had been gradually drawing forward, joined him, and having the best of the finish won easily by half a length. Twice that dis tance separated the second and Oil (1, Rapture was fourth, and Alabama next. The New Two-year-old Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added for two-year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile. 36 subs. Count Batthyany'a b c Mazeppa, by Wild Dayrell, Bst 131 b including 31b extra) (Custancl 1 Count Lagrange's br f Fl eure tt e , B s t 71b (11. Grimshaw 2 Mr. T. Parr's ch c Lochiel, B s t 101 b (A. Edwards 3 The following also ran:—Fury, Gold Pen, Rebecca f., The Naiad, Vexatious, and Bismarck. Betting—Even on !iazeppa, and 4 to 1 each agst Fleu rette and Lochiel. Fury, on the outside, got away with a clear lead, followed by Vexatious, and the favourite ran in company to half the distance, where the two first-named gave way, leaving Ma zeppa in possession of the lead; but as they approached the stand, Fleurette, who had been lying off, joined him, but being unable to get up, was defeated, after a fine race, by a neck; a length separated the second and third; Fury was a bad fourth, Gold Pen fifth, and Bisraark next. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale at our market to-day was tolerably large, and the general quality of the stock was good. For ail breeds the trade was very dull, and prices declined 2d per 81bs. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., sold at 4s 10d per 81bs. Most breeds of sheep were in moderate sup ply. Good and prime Downs and half-breeds changed hands at full prices, viz., at 5s 10d to 6s per 81bs. out of the wool ; but inferior breeds wero somewhat lower in value than on Monday. All good and fine lambs sold at high prices, viz., at 7s 8d to Bs, to, in some instances, 8s 4d per 81bs ; inferior lambs, however, moved off slowly, at late rates. Calves were in large supply and heavy re quest, at a decline in prices of 6d per 81bs—the top figure being 5s 2d per 81bs. Pigs met a slow sale, at late rates. There was a large supply of suckling calves. Per Sib to sink the offal. d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 becond quality do ..3 to 4 2 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 8 4 10 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 iSecond_quality do ..4 :0 5 2 Ided Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Prime blhdown 00.5 10 6 0 La ge coarse calvcs 4 2 4 Prime small do 4lO 5 2 Large hogs ....3 6 4 4 Small porkers 4 0 4 10 Lambs....6s 8d to 8, Od. Eu3kling calves, 18s to 215; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. 730 Beasts Cows. Sheep and lambs 1 230 350 Ua ves Pigs Beasts _ 1,18 Cows .. 125 Sheep and lambs Calves 5,850 Pigs 591 • .• • • 210 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL —The supplies of meat are moderate, and the t ra d e is slow, at high quotations. Beef, from 3s Od t o 4 s 4d • mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 10d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s 0d ; lamb, Gs 6cl' to 8s; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. Although the demand for hops is by no means active, • the trade is fi rm f or a l l qualities, at f u ll currenc ies. SOUTHALL, April 26.—Th e trade is firm : Beef, from 3s 2d t o 5 s Od • mutton 4s O d t o G s Od ; l a mb, 7 8 Od to 8s Od ; vea l , 4 s '2 d to 55 , 2 d Od per 81b to s i n k th e offal. 7 ROMFORD, April 26.—Trade quiet. Most kinds of stock and pork, 38 4d to 5s are firm in price :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 45 2d to 6s Od ; lamb, 7s Od to 8s ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 17s to 205 ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 25a; and milch cows, £l4 to £l9 each. RAY MARKETS. SMITEPTELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5105 Od ; clover, £5105 to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £lBs to £1 14s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 155 to £5 15s ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 10s ; and straw, £1 103 to £1 18s per load. A slow sale. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4105 to £5 lOs ; clever, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 15s per load. Trade inactive. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. _ __. s. d. _ a. d. Holywell Main l6 6 Byass's Bebsid e W es t Car 16 9 Malting 0 walker' Heugh Hall l7 9 West Hartley walatying and puffryn Hartley Ships at market, 39 ; sold, 24. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton May 19. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet May 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 25. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton May 2. Ditto, via Marseilles April 26 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...,Mayy. 2 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. , • April 20. Ditto, v viaia g ies So ~..May 26. Mauritius, May 12. Ditto, via Marseil'e 3 . May 6. Newfoundland .......................... . .......... May 10. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lis bon a u rs th el a i mion United States and British North America, by Bri- tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ' ten ...... .......... ........... Ditto, via C.;rk Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. April 28. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe . May 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico .................. ...• ......... 28. Bahamas, via New York.. laay 4. Bermuda, ditto ..................... . .............. May 10 . Cuba and Mexico IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack el five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Bolton Improvement Bill, the Leicester Lunatic Asylum Bill, the Limerick Embankment and Reclamation Bill, and the West Worthing Improvement Bill were read a second time. _ _ The Dublin Metropolitan Junction Railway Bill, the Belfast and County Down, and Belfast and Holywood and Bangor Railway Companies, and Mestley, Thorpe, and Walton Railway Bills, were read a third time and passed. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Earl RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday next he would move an humble address to her Majesty, expressive of commiseration in the feelings she must experience in reference to the assassination of the President of the United States. _ _ _ Earl DERBY said he only hoped there was nothing in formal in the course proposed by the noble earl. With regard to the substance of the motion he entirely agreed, as he believed every member of that house, as well as the public generally, viewed with sorrow and indignation the atrocious act which had been committed in the United States.• (Hear, hear.) Earl RUSSELL said that he believed there was nothing informal in the motion of which he had given notice. DISTRICT CHURCH TITHES BILL. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved the second read ing of this bill, which was agreed to. EAST INDIA GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S POWERS, &c., BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE TREATMENT OF A BRITISH CONSUL. Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the house to the imprisonment and severe treatment to which a British consul and other British subjects had been exposed by the orders of the Emperor of Abyssinia, and asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps had been taken to relieve our fellow countrymen from the severities to which they had been subjected, and were still sub ject, and he moved for certain papers on the subject. The noble lord entered into some details to show that the Emperor of Abyssinia exhibited a hostile disposition to wards Europeans, and that his conduct towards British subj ects, under circumstances which have already been before the public, was most unjustifiable. He condemned the conduct of the Government in allowing the letter from the Emperor of Abyssinia to remain un answered from February, 1863, to June 1864. He thought, also, that the autograph letter, with the sign manual of her Majesty, should have been presented to the King of Abyssinia by some person of position ; and, al though intrusted to a person of respectability, he was un fortunately the very person to whom it should not have been entrusted. He read a letter from ono of the parties who was suffering from the severities of the imprisonment and ill treatment they had to endure and were still enduring in Abyssinia. Earl RUSSELL said that the noble lord was under a false impression if he supposed it was so easy to have replied immediately to the letter in question, as the kingdom of Abyssinia was in a very unsettled state. He contended that the gentleman selected to deliver the letter of the Queen was a person in every way qualified for the dis charge of that mission. (Hear, hoar.) The King of Abyssinia was engaged in constant war with neigh bouring chieftains, and unfortunately there were persons who took advantage of his position to poison his mind against French and English subjects. Her Majesty's Go vernment had done all in their power to effect the liberation of the parties imprisoned, but the matter was surrounded with difficulties, and he hoped the noble lord would not press for the production of papers, as that would tend to increase those difficulties. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Buckfastleigh Totnes, and South Devon Railway ; Edg ware, Highgate, and London Railway ; Glasgow and South Western Railway. (City of Glasgow Union); Great Torrington Roads; London, Blackwall, and Mill wall Extension Railway ; Scottish North Eastern Rail way ; Sunningdale and Cambridge Town Railway; and Whitehaven Junction Railway. THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Sir G. GREY said, in order to give the house an oppor tunity of expressing an opinion on the assassination of the President of the United States, his noble friend Lord Palmerston, on Monday next, intended to move an humble address to her Majesty expressing its sorrow and indigna tion at the assassination of the President of the United States, and also for conveying its sympathy to the Go vernment and the people of the United States under the lamentable calamity. CROWN DEBTS. Mr. HADFIELD asked the Attorney-General whether he intended to bring in a bill to amend the law respecting the registering of Crown debts, so as to render it unneces sary for bona fide purchasers of real estate to make searches, at considerable expense, before they could safely complete purchases from persons who were the apparent owners thereof. - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was not the in tention of the Government to introduce any such measure during the present session. MOROCCO. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the Emperor of Morocco had withdrawn the firman, delivered last year to Sir Moses Montefiore, promising to the Jews in Morocco the security and protection of regular justice ? Whether any information had reached the Go vernment of the imprisonment of twelve chiefs of the Jewish community of Tetuan for the alleged non-payment of a Moorish guard at the gates of the Jewish quarters ; and whether any steps had been taken to ascertain whether any of the twelve chiefs were British subjects. Mr. LAYARD said he had no reason to believe that the firman referred to had been withdrawn. On the contrary, he believed it was the wish of the Emperor that it might be carried out. No official information of its withdrawal had been received by the Government.- THE BUDGET. The home having resolved itself into a committee of ways and means, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose amid loud cries of " hear, hear," to make his annual financial statement. In commencing his observations he referred to the Chinese war, and said the clouds had passed westward, and the latest trouble that had become known was that which yesterday arrived from America, and which created one general thrill of horror throughout the country. He was thankful that this country had been tranquil, and he might say that on the whole its trade and commerce and general condition had been prosperous and satisfac tory. Its income during the past year had been greater than had ever been known either during a time of peace or war, whilst the expenditure for the same period had never before reached such an amount either in troubled o tranquil times. The expenditure for the year 1864-5 was estimated at £66,890,000 the Appropriati9 Bill was for £67,730,000, whilst the actual expenditure was £66,462,000, which was less than the estimate by no less a sum than £611,000. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to compare the expenditure of the country with the revenue for the last year, and said that the total revenue for the year amounted to £70,313,000, showing a surplus over the whole of the expendi ture of £3,851,000. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") With respect to source .of revenue, the Customs had considerably increased, and the revenue derived from the Excise had increased up wards of £1,000,000, showing most clearly that general prosperity had been the cause of general im provement. There had also been a great increase in both malt and spirits, both of which had yielded more than was estimated. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman then compared the position and condition of the country in the years 1840 and 1852, the outbreak of the war with Russia, and the year of great expenditure, 1859, and compared the revenue with the expenditure of the present year. He said satisfactory as the financial position of the country was at the present time, yet prosperity could not be safely relied on for a single year, because a deficient harvest would entirely upset and set aside all calculation. (Hear, hear.) The national debt had been reduced during the pre sent year by no" less a sum than £5,340,000, subject to deduction for the sum voted for fortifications, while the reduction of that debt for the last six years had amounted to the goodly sum of, • in round numbers, £l7,ooo,ooo—(hear, hear)—which was, on an average, £3,000,000 a year. (Hear, hear.) He looked favourably on the results of the reduction of the paper duty, but it was a source of great gratifica tion that the trade of this country with France, both in imports and exports, continued steadily to increase, and he would take that opportunity of saying that the impression that prevailed in some quarters that the expenditure of France was greater than England, such an impression was altogether erro neous--(hear, hear)—and the fact was easily apparent because the French accounts were kept with a clear ness and precision worthy of the highest admiration. The imports for the past yearhad been £294,000,000; the exports, £212,000,000 ; making a total of £489,000,000, or an increase of £219,000,000 since 1854. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to argue that the comparison of the trade of England with that of France, was not a fair one, but the countries most subject to such rates, such as Belgium and Holland, were the best tests for comparison, and comparing' it with either of these countries, the trade of Eng land would be found to have increased rather than diminished. He then passed a glowing eulogium upon the late Mr. Cobden, and said a more devoted public servant never existed, and alo that the result of his brilliant genius had yet to be fully felt in order to enable us to put a just appreciation on his transcendant abilities. Having read over the different sums estimated for the present year, he said he now come to the difficult task of dispos ing of the surplus. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He proposed to charge the duty on transfer of shares and conveyances by a different mode of stamp. The duty on agreements on small tenements would be reduced from 6d. to Id., and the tax of appraise ments would be reduced naturally to 3d. Special pleaders could have a licence for three years. He also proposed to reduce the duties on charter par ties from ss. to 6d. ; and he also proposed to reduce the charge now made on time policies on marine insurances, and the duty on the Railway Assurance Company, the Acci dental Death Company, and Plate Glass In surance Company would be modified. He now came to the consideration of the argu ments that have been put forward for the reduction of the malt tax, which, according to some people, although it only brought the country £6,000,000, cost the consumer £20,000,000. If the malt tax was repealed, he was of opinion that that would be the death-warrant to our system of indirect taxation. But reduction was not repeal, and that was the point to which he should invite their attention, in order to ascertain at which point reduction should commence so as sensibly to lower the price of beer to .the consumer. After the most careful calculation he had come to the conclusion that the taxation on a barrel of beer, that is the beer within the barrel, amounted to 20 per cent. Iwo shall give the conclusion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech in a later Edition.] 46} 71 107 40i 1 1213 971 135} 1351 103 2f 104 31 1041 31' 1011 2 17 101 i FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in continuation, said—lf 20 per cent. was added to the beer by the imposition of the malt tax, he would ask the house to bear with him while he stated to what amount they would have to deal with the malt duty, in order to reduce the charge for beer to the consumer by one farthing a quart. Why, to reduce the cost of beer only to that amount they would have to reduce the charge on the bushel of malt from 2s. Bd. to ls. 2d., and all just to give a reducton of a farthing in every pot of porter. Now what would be the loss of revenue by such a reduction of the malt duty ? In the first year the revenue would lose £2,400,000, and in the second year it would amount to £3,360,000. He should like to know what was the cause of demand for re duction ? Were the beer drinkers dying off ? On the contrary, all the figures he could gather showed an upward tendency. In 1722 the consumption of 'hew was 6,000,000 barrels, which, according to the population at that period, was a barrel a head per annum. In 1830 the consumption of beer fell off to 8,000,000 barrels ; but . in 1864, owing to the stringent manner in which spirits had been dealt with they had got back to the good old times of 1722, and the consumption was, with a population of 20,000,000, over 20,000,000 barrels per annum—(laughter)—being an allowance for every adult male in the population of 600 quarts a year—an amount which was actually consumed. (Laughter.) Speaking of the producers of barley at large, he did not think there was any just cause of complaint. Tea, he considered, ought not to be taxed more than beer ; the latter was, speaking of its value by the barrel, 20 per cent., whilst the duty on tea was li 40 per cent., a state of things quite undesirable ; but, under all the circumstances, what he proposed to do was, to give the maltster the option of having the duty charged either by weight or measure. That, however, would have nothing to do with the system of taxation for the year, as he should bring in a bill to effect that alteration. On the article of tea he proposed a reduction of the duty of 6d. in the pound, which would reduce it 20 per cent., and thus place it on an equality with beer. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman then said the income tax was now practically at its lowest, and the reduction the Government proposed to effect in that tax would, he thought, place it within manageable limits, suppos ingto measures were taken some future day remodel or remove it. The to submit to the house waspre sentthlecyhad t oou reducend proposal, one-third. . (,e a r hhaeragre, hadf 6d .10 u d h cheers.) thepound, Thus, instead of 6d. the duty charge d for the future would be 4d. in the pound. lie hoped that would prove that it was the great desire of the andG Government nttodeal with the income tax in amanner. (Hear, hear.) ,The only other tax he had to make any reference to was the duty on fire insurances. The subject had been frequently discussed in the house, and the tax had been called one on prudence, but he was one of those who never defended it on its merits. A resolution had been agreed to by the house some time ago relative to the reduction of the fire insurance, and the Government now pro posed to make the reduction. The duty of is. 6d. would therefore be made • uniform and it was also proposed to abolish the is. paid for the stamp on the effecting an insurance, which was quite a diStinct thing from the duty itself ; but intended for the future to demand that id stamp be placed upon all receipts for payment, and he was not quite sure, however, that the present law did not meet that. The reduction it was not proposed to commence till July, by which means the Govern ment would receive the whole of the tax for the first half, and the reduced duty for the remainder of the period. After all the reductions there would still remain a quarter • of a million, but lem hoped the house would allow the Government to retain that amount to meet any unforeseen contingen . cy. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the house would be of opinion that the Govern ment had exercised • the wisest discretion in selecting the items they had done for reduction and that the .Government would receive the suppdrt of. the house in carrying them into effect. (Hear, hear s ) The hon. gentleman having • expressed his earr.ezt hopes for the continuance of his country's pros perity, resumed his seat amidst general cheering. POLICE INTELLIGENCE;—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A " BETTING MAN" IN TROUBLE.-- JOSepil Blanche, (- I ,e_ scribing himself as a "betting man," of 66, Dudley-stre e t , was charged b e f ore Mr. Knox with loitering in Tichborne street for the purpose of committing a felony. Philip Shrives, 82 C, said that about a quarter past ono that morning, whilo in Tichborne-street, he saw the . prisoner, who was followed by some companions pushing up against different gentlemen. He watched the prisoner and saw him make a grab at a gentleman's watch, the gen tleman immediately giving him a blow in the eye. Aftrz watching the prisoner a little longer, and seeing him inter fere with other gentlemen, ho took him into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox the constable said he kneAv the prisoner as the associate of thieves. The prisoner said he had just come from Epsom, and got into an altercation with the gentleman who struck him in the eye. The constable first charged him with felony an d then with loitering. In his opinion the evidence was nut sufficiently conclusive for him to have been locked up. Gordon, 33 0, corroborated Shrives, and said the pri soner was convicted about 18 months' ago for stealing a sovereign. The prisoner said he suffered the penalty for stealing the sovereign, but he was not a thief. He got a feN shillings by betting, but did not thieve. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months vdth hard labour. THE. PROSTITUTE NUISANCE IN REGENT-STREET.--EliZ & Smith, a stylishly attired and impudent prostitute,' was' charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Regent-street, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. The case was proved by Mr. Henry Dolby, engraver of Regent's-quadrant, who proved seeing the prisoner be tween half-past nine and eleven last night accost several gentlemen in front of and near his house. She was in tho habit of standing with other women about his hone% causing an obstruction and great annoyance. Dutton, 337 A, deposed to seeing the prisoner accost several gentlemen last night before he was spoken to by Mr. Dolby. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 40s. or a month. As she was leaving the court the prisoner made use of very insulting language towards Mr. Dolby. MARYLEBONE. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT IN A THEATRE.—Robert Smith, a labourer, was charged with the following outrageous conduct in the Marylebone Theatre. Mr. Wilding, solicitor, atttended to prosecute on behalf of Mr. Cave, the lessee. Henry Ireland, attendant at the Marylebone Theatre, said—Last night the prisoner, with another young man, was in the gallery, and during the performance his com panion kept up an incessant annoyance by shouting and whistling. Three or four times he was requested to desist, and as he refused to do so, witness took hold of him to eject him. The prisoner jumped up and struck him, and knocked him down. The prisoner then struck him again, and put his (witness's) thumb out of joint. He was very violent and kicked about. The prisoner was sentenced to one month's hard labour. Letter from the Hon, J• M. Mason, The Index publishes the following TO THE EDITOR OF THE INDEX. " Sir,—Time will develope the mystery as yet attending the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, late President of the United States, and the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward, his Secretary of State. I desire only to repel at once the calumnious assertion of Edwin M. Stanton, the Secre tary of War, in his letter to Mr. Adams, printed in the London journals of this morning, that these acts were 'planned and set on foot by rebels, under pretence of avenging the South and aiding the rebel cause,' and of which he says there is evidence obtained.' " Mr. Stanton's letter is dated on the 15th April, and states that Mr. Lincoln was assassinated in the theatre at half-past 10 the previous night, and died at 20 minutes past seven on the morning of the day that he wrote. I adduce this to show how unlikely it is, in the hurried excitement, and the necessary occupations attending such events, that any but the wildest theories would prevail in regard to the. cause of the event, or the objects of the perpetrators. Mr. Stanton adopts that which he deemed would be the most useful before the public of his country. Should the evidence' to which he refers to support his calumny ever see the light, it will be scanned with the experience de rived in regard to other evidence, unscrupulously fabricated in the same quarter, during the present war, for base political effect. It is the crudest conception, too, that the murder of Abraham Lincoln was planned and executed for the purpose of 'aiding the rebel cause ;' but I can well understand that it may have material influence in aiding the cause of that overpowering party in the United States which Mr. Stanton is the type, and Andrew Johnson, who succeeds as President, with Butler of the notorious prefix, are the exponents and leaders—a party in whose path the late President and his Secretary were acknowledged obstacles in their projected schemes of plunder and rapine to follow their dominion over the Southern States. " For the rest, 1 learn from a well-informed source in London that Wilkes Booth,' who is accused of the deed, is a son of the celebrated English actor of that name, was of his father's profession, which he pursued principally in the Northern States, and was generally understood as in heriting those traits significant of his father's name, Junius Brutus Booth, by whom he was named John Wilkes, after the great English Radical—an origin and mental training little likely to engender the slightest sympathy with the great cause of the Conservative South. As to the crime which has been committed, none will view it with more abhorrence than the people of the South, but they will know, as will equally all well balanced minds, that it is the necessary offspring of those scenes of bloodshed and mur der in every form of unbridled license, which have sig nalised the invasion of the South by Northern armies, unrebuked certainly, and therefore instigated, by their leaders, and those over them. "Pardon the length of this note. I desired only in stantly to repel the atrocious calumnies in the letter of Mr. Stanton. " Very respectfully yours, "J. M. MASON. "24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, . London, April 27, 1865." Bank of England Returne—Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, April 26, 1865. ISSUE DEP A.RTMEDI T. Notes issued 1.......Z28,793,055, Government Debt £11,015,110 Other Securities .. 3.931,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13.910,415 Silver Bullion £28,50,445 RANKING D oprietore Capi- .£28,500,4 15 , EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn nulty) £10,931,441 Other Securities 19,057,904 Notes ......... 7,551,410 G o ld and Silver 814,350 Coln tal _ . £14,553,000 at st VublioDeposits (in cluding Exche- Auer, Savings' Banks, Conarnia missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 6.208.382 Other Deposits 13,9.35,270 Seven Day ad other Bills 35,433,169 £33,438,169 r. MILLER, Chief Cashier. April 27, 18C5. SHIPPING INTE LLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, April 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. OFF THE LIZARD, April 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.— Flying Fish, from Barbadoes. FALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Scottish Chief, from Melbourne. FORTY, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Bessie, for Trinidad. PORTSMOUTH, April 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Rox burgh Castle, from Sydney. CARDIFF, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Tangier, for Romberg; lda Jardine, for Callao; Lucie and Harriet, for Bombay ; Annie Monroe, for Mauritius ; Psyche, for Rio Janeiro. NEwrorr, April 26.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Orion, for Vera Cruz. MUMBLES, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Polar Star, from Caldeira. SWANSEA, April 26.—Wind Jackson, for Valparaiso. THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LIFEBOAT —The people of Derby on the 22d inst. witnessed a most interesting sight in the launch of their lifeboat in the river Derwent. The lifeboat was christened by Miss 'Wilmot " The Florence Nightingale," after the distinguished lady of that name, who is a native of Derbyshire. The banks of the river were thronged by thousands of spectators who heartily cheered as the boat glided into the water. The cost of the lifeboat has been collected by the people of Derby and presented to the IsLational Lifeboat Institution. Tho boat is to be stationed at Sunderland, where she arrived on the 25th instant. ft acess Lady rove• cess sday I the seek ►eing hness rated wel pe als ii the 1 the ridge week a ster week first co in .day more ) 1115 llipg rO hick tako land ; can' lies laS t ula" 8,19, at- a i 3 )111 .5 ill )r b iiel l 11: 111 ill- 4$ 01° i