The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-14 00:00:00

n NEB' JIIARKET COITMEROIAL iNTELLI GF, V., lisp e d TWELVE O'CLOCK. As We stated on Saturday; the affairs of last week with a tranquilised appearance. The pub the correspondence between the Government and the Bank of England was considered very re assuring, and it was not supposed that the corn niencement of business this morning would be marled by any exciting ha ppened th at symptoms. But it h as so P es much commotion prevailed 3n d oscillated rather violently. It would thus ap p e ar that this monetary fever is of an intermittent character. On Saturday it abated, this morning it re turned, and at the moment of our writing it has again Partially subsided. Stat Affairs are i n a very unsettled e, and it will be some time before they assume a normal position. ll mercantile credit so well sustained in such try ing ti mes. That other failures will occur appears to be inevitable, and, as may b e suppose d , many ruM ours of altog e ther an unfounded character are in co urse of c i rculation. eiders, com p The City quid nuncs, out various broken-down members of the rising de p ar tments of busi ness , h ave con .is rath er tributed largely to the recent agitation ; and it sin gular that so muc h i mportance should con k been attached to their vaticinations. The „Lind; many of th e F ore i gn Stocks, Railway and I scellan e ous Shares a re b etter. But, as already although the result of the day's business is in doubt ere seems to be an opinion that an amelioration Wi ll speedily ensue. b On Satu r d ay £58,000 in gold was sent into the "" a llk, and no withdra wa l s of importance took place. Two o'CLocri. According to Reuters telegram this morning, the reach Rentes w ere 64f . sc. Firm. 11 The dealers and brokers at the Stock Exchange mire been ve ry b usy all day. Besides the arrange of th e liquidation, a very large amount of new a si ness has b een en t ere d i nto, and principally for iB e in prices. Yet all is confusio n , and there i s a f h ate political element in the ex i s ti ng state ci ffairs. There is most assuredly a want of confid ence i n the monetary world, and it with banks failing and a 10 per cent. mimimum leis not surprising that the Stock Exchange . should a gitated. Co nso l s are 85j for transfer, and 86 :, -1 6 13-16 f or the account, or + per cent. higher than they were on Saturday evening. A very ex tensive business has been transacted in the New Thr ees and Red uce d Annuities at enhanced quota -278. Indi a securities are particularly quiet at 38 ely n ominal pric es . E xc h equer Bills are marked Ve r • eign Stocks have been dealt in at firmer prices. 2, ; ditto New 13 ; , ic lirkish 5 per Cents, are 29} 30 ; Mexican, 154 Greek, 9 i ; Spanish Passive, (1 . 1 ; C ertificates, 144 15 ; Italian, 39 40 ; and 140 New, 54 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 87i dis. .ea Business in the R a il way Sh are M ar k et h as b een .?' connected with the settlement, but prices t4aayseterand(vßanercwedickl, , a ve shown an upwa r d movement. G reat Eastern South Weste rn an d N or th each and Metropolitan 1. T he Forei gn an d Colonial lines remain without material change, except East Indian, which have ac t cT anced 1. Ba nk and miscellaneous shares continue in fair d e°l4 ad, at a slight demand on previous rates. Lon ;a and C ounty are marked 70 75 ; London and or," es tminster, 94 ; Union o f L on d on , 50 ; General ; National Discount, p 111 to 12} ; an d uv erend, Gurney, and Co., 14i 15i dis. i The fresh su ppli es o f h ome - grown w h eat on offer 41 t he corn mar k e t s t o -d ay were t o a mo d erate ex tent, and bei ng i n goo d con diti on f actors d eman d ed , advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Only a limited Nvliiiness, however, has been transacted. Foreign b:eat re mained inactive at f ormer ra t es . B ar l ey , -ails, peas, and flour were without material change. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE 8 4acrERNIUNT FUNDS. O'CLOCK 861 1 i i 7i 6/ Der Cent. Consols a DO. Account, May 9 B5l 6 5f 6 "e" No w 3 Reduced Cont ....... . N A , , Pc'r .................... ",'' 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A ."°. per Cent. Jan. 1873 _ — Do-.44llitis, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — (Red Sea Telegraphl Aug., 1908 — June. March. Ex t. etLequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 3 die an Do £5OO ........ .. . 3 die 8 a 1,- £lOO and . £2OO .-. of England Stock, 5 per Cent 3 die ,;-'0 Account„.. b,,',IIDN GIPTERNMENT SECURITIES. 'it 640 0; 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Db ' Acc olint ...... , --°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 • oertiacatee D 0 ............. -,0. Enfaced Pape " l:l per Cent — 1- ' O . 5 per Cent , Jan. 1872 , 5i per Cent., . MaylB79 Do. eb., per Cent , Aug. 1866 f u° ' %lid; £l,OOO .... ° under £l,OOO 4keurgsetr.tlitoi:el3°ReoltnP:llB,lbGalilic'6E per Cent., pOd:C--LOPCInK. razilian paper Center D °. 4 Cent, 1852-5840 bo. 1863 Do 661 8 D o • 1865 Account --_,.. dis x4...i ;aid ilherws Ayres 6 per Cent .. ... . ...... cf,"; l ° , l Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) U . 6 per Cent ._. lio'-,.', Scrip, X 25 paid .41 per Cent ........................ e I , ) °. 6 per Cent cowl:tibia, 6 • Per Cent Cent ............................ 8 4 , b( t, 6 per Cent ...... . ........................ i Pti a° 7 per Cent ........................... hO.) Second Issue ........................... "0 £lOO Bonds .................. 83 Do. ... 1864 .... .20.£100 Bond ,uO. Governmenst Railway Debentures. Do Government £5O paid dis li.neek Account ents , 1824-5, ex Coupon,. 91 • ,'-'O. tzubuo°te.inCi4alleape°Psllll:lPeotsernCt en 1 8 .65 I ta lion 5 541 ~,00 Account ,„ '. Morel:an:Lana Railway — 151 15 161 ..Lexicon 3 per Cent Do. Account 13 Dri 1864 ~1 ) 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French aiontevidean 6 per Cent. paid , , 00rish Imperial 5 per G ent 'e Gran ads. s 'vc. Cent., 1853 .. .......... ;.. Dooitguese 3 per - 6 , 7, , 9 , , 60, '62, 3. 3 per Cent., 180 , Do. Account 411 seian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St bo 41 per Cent. 1850 Da 4 per Cent., 1860 50 Lo pei Cent. 1859 83 bo 5 per Cent. 1862 _ far,?.b per Cent 1864 ~„inian 5 per Cent p i U. Account 'Penish 9 0 Neper Cent Do Account w Deferred — u° Arteount bo Passive 22 11 4 Do Accaunt 221 * 1 14+ 15 6DO Cert. of Coup not funded 4 "0 Account "W-hedieh 4 per Cent. — ip,,,..",,. 4 * per Cent. 1864 ii,-'Bll Per Cent. 1854 — Doo Account 56 0 6 per Cent 1858 00 A.Feount ... . .5..t.0 Bonds D o 62 61 Do 6 Per Cen.t. 1862 „7..,..° Account . . 60 1 ......... ,uo 4100 .... 61 5 4 Do Bonds ......................... Do 6 Per Cent 1863 --.0 5 p 4 ..."' is— •,1 scrip._ 291 30 1 Dobo , per ...,en., Leo°, pa id up 29i 301 Aee'llat 1r•• 4 per Cent. Uuaranteed — )11,ezilela 3 per Cent 13 4° account .. . per Cent , 1862 Jao. not . .00. ii.e..i. ............ 29 Datm, .Pividends on the above payable in London. I' .4 i . per e t E 12 Gail 59 v() Fren ch Per Cent. Certificates — it,. itentes 3 r Cent. — 4 " 5 tent,2sf -... 39 49 o_,. Per lB6l, Ex. . 40* v Accou..... ~.*" - .................... TWO O'CLOCK. ConsolL" 85} 6, rj_ Arc money 86 11-16 13-16 'J.) ount 9th inst liir NSW Your, DOCTOR ?—MORISON'S PILLS.a le ta, 4 ". S Tu es d a y l as t the following 1i ell Were elected Associates of the Royal Academy : the order in arel?„88r87 Wells, Nicol Pettie, Teames, painter ; Street, 1 4 'et and Durham sculptor. The elections took place which $4 have placed the names. til° Leh tile a 1 011. ,ottio% icti°avid " t ;ti e 4 P 0 I,2°tv p a i d. ' Closing I Business Price. done. E 8 90 124 126 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 26 15 d 111 113 37 38 6 7 120 122 131 131 G 3 54 57 50 3 , 3 40 34 31 118 119 52 91 23 25 115 i )16 91 03 56 59 23 '24 1.1 2 p id 88 90 1181 19 II , 2 88 JO 52 4 5 27 106 108 68 i 0 106 108 354 30A 10 It 120 )24 1 2p t 2pl :3 76 108 112 148 150 66 68 45 48 70 72 8 9 140 143 1 3 y 100 103 62 54 ,ESSIONS. 54 56 99 101 i iP 4 4i 8 9 76 80 96 98 60 85 100 102 99 101 100 102 18 20 85 87 60 63 55 60 55 57 50 55 41 41 40 41 24 26 104 1 1i 99 101 91 93 15i 16 6i hid 9 Q 6 83 5 11 01 100 101 91 93 86 88 61 ‘l3 8 84 98 100 97 99 i t 96 98 1• t.t.; IJ 92 94 90 13 90 93 77 79 76 79 102 114 102 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) IC2 104 1(7 1 9 102 lr 4 107 109 104 (06 104 106 99 101 90 i 43 00 95 87& $8 94 98 72 73 98 109 98 100 104 106 102 103 6 7 8 10 520 540 I 18 19 66 74 3 36 36 1 8 9 3 34 5 21 <2 1 14 15 17 'Li 3 38 40 44 5 4 6 31 4i 24 101 35 40 13 15 4 1 32 34 375 400 It x 5 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 8 671 72i 130 140 80 85 20 22 3 5 195 205 13 15 311 d ( LAiLES. riIIgrNILEN(III: :onsolidated, 6 per cent, stock, 'to. Bristol and Sinn., 6 per cent., Ito, 41 per cent. irred., 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 12i BANIEIS. Agra and 3lsstermati's, DUI., 34 Australasia. C 6 Bank of London. 194 22 184 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Mina. 19 City, 174 194 Consolidated Bank, lim., 8 Nast London, lim., 34 Imperial Bank, lim.. 26 imperial Ottoman, 91 105 Ditto, new, 84 London and Couuty, 735 London Joint Stook, 44 London and South-Western, MTh. 15 Oriental Bans Corporation. 414 MISCELLANEOUB. Berlin Water Works, Um., 94 Credit ioncler and nobitier of England, 2 Egyptian Com. and Trading, ,11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London , Inn.. Ot Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.,llm., 94 lo London Financial Association, lim , 74 6 National Discount ompany, 1i 111 orth British and Mercantile Insurance, 161 Overend, Gurney, and Co., Hm., 15 14 isi Peninsula and Oriental . Steam, 74 Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. Market opens very strong. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. The five Southern States--V irginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and the two Carolinas—owe the Government on the direct tax levied in 1861, the aggregate sum of $2,128,776. AMERICAN PATENTS. —According to the ' United States Patent Office report, the number of patents issued during the six months ending December 26, 1865, was 3,275. Of these, 828 were issued to persons in New York, 489 to Massachusetts, 385 to Pennsylvania, and 240 to Ohio. Patents issued to persons in the South are omitted on account of the unsettled state of society there. To foreigners there were issued 101 patents, of which 51 were British and 20 French. The average weekly issue was 125; the largest was for the week ending July 25, 173 ; the smallest for the week ending August 29, 90. The number of persons on the Federal side who perished in the late civil war was less than has been popu larly supposed. The Provost Marshal General has com pleted a careful statement from the muster rolls of all the deaths in battle, from wounds and from disease, in every regiment and company of every local state from the be ginning to the close of the war. It appears that 280,739 officers and men have lost their lives in the service. Of this number, only 5,221 officers and 90,886 enlisted men have been killed in action or died of wounds, while 2,321 officers and 182,329 enlisted men have died of disease, or, In g fow cases, from accident. SHARE MAR ORDINARY SHA Railway.. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June , Dun„Perth, & b.Junc 1 ti. London, scrip Corti Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Aug]. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pan Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original, Do. 6. Val. Rail gua, Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. ?I_ewp.oit. Hereford Lane tshire tt Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast, ton., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Mc. A Lon. 45 forth Western Lon. it South Western Man., Stmt., & Lincoln Metropolitan ...... Do. New Do. Extension..... Metropolitan District Do. - do. do. Do. and z,t. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Hirinio & Derby .lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwieb, Do. 1+.1%1•E purelis, Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .. Do. JO. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ccntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock !o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern 3taines, Wok., & Wok Tall Vale Do. C Vale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall :ETS.—This Day. HES AND STOCKs. BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence . r dl; e a:e n s c e Bom.,Barod a, C en .l n U. 5 per cen t ... Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. e Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6p. c. 872-3-1.. • ••• • • Calcutta & S. E., lim. • 'ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p. Nast. Bemzal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist o'ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred , Do. 2d Pr, f. Bongs Do. do. deterred Pref. stock Do. do. deferred D.. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.u o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua..s p. o South of India gus. 5 per cent 1 D . 41 per cent Do. I(3reat Wcs. of Canada D... New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds• pay 18731 , o. 5 do. pay. 187 7- 8 - • Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do. Do. 43 do Fifth Extension Ilelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. it 1. C'da, 6pc lstpf. be Scindc ........ Do, Delhi Do. do. frs Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo 01.. 4 )N IAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per; cent., Dec. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. a Feb. & Aug Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 'Cape al:lope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 IDo. do: 1880-95 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. , Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 ... • Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug at al • ,ov. o per cent N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&.July N. S.W. Gov.s p•0..186e Do. o p.c. t5 , , , 1 to 187 t Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc,tia Gov. 6 p.c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards 'Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, epril& Oct , BRIMS Cam. ConsoL livid, Chiver ton Clifford amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal Is East Bassett (Illogan) Nast Caradon East Carn Brea oiast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Lovell E. Wil Russell (Tavistk G am.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L txey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Lindy. G. Wheal Vor (Helst , .tt Grenville ilerod's Foot ilingston Downs M a rgaret , llny Lelant Marke Valley uwyndy Iron Ore, liw N ew Sewn North Roskear .Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper I baited ..... Pr vidence Uny L,lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. k illogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lira West liassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi verton West Beton . Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Butler (Itedru th Wheal Mary Ann (Men, Wheal Setou Where T,eiawuty (Lis. 2.1.0 295 2.14.6 3i 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.„ 108 6 1051 ei L 1014 1004 "fITE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1866. MARKETS.---This Day. --.ob--...,_...-..-...... MARK-LANE. The imports of foreign produce with London lastiweek, amounted to 17,031 quarters of wheat, 4,284 barley, 58,374 oats, 2,088 rye, 1,180 beans, 2,287 linseed, 51,121. refined, 14,058 Indian corn, 1,701 sundries, and 2,194 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were again moderate, but in improved condition. At the opening of business factors demanded an advance of from ls. to 2s. per qr. for both red and white qualities. Sales, however, progressed slowly ; nevertheless last Monday's currency was well supported. Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means extensive—was held at Is. to 2s. per qr. more money. Millers purchased cautiously at late quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were quite as dear as la s week. The show of English barley was limited—of foreign, moderate. The sale for all kinds was inactive, at about stationary prices. Malt was in full average supply and steady request, on former terms. We were heavily supplied with foreign oats; yet a full average business was transacted in all kinds, at last week's currency. The few beans on the stands wero disposed of at full quotations. Pigs were quite as dear as last week, with a fair demand No change took place in the value of flour. The amount of business transacted in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was but moderate. Prices, however, ruled firm, and in some instances higher rates were obtained. 'The spring corn trade ruled quiet, on former terms. Flour was in but moderate request, at late rates. On the continent the wheat trade is steady, at full prices. At New York both wheat and flour are selling at higher rates. CUtLREXCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old . 46s 51s Do., white, old s:'s 5s Do, new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., navy Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 36s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 21s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 27s Cork, white 23s 28s Scotch, Feeding 22s 27s Beans—Tick Pigeons .., 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel _ . French, p . e sack 34s 38s METROPOLITAN C A.T TLE. There was a full average supply of foreign beasts and sheep on offer here to-day, in but middling condition. With foreign calves we were very scantily supplied. Sales progressed slowly, at drooping currencies. The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts were only moderate. The quality of. most breeds, however was prime. From Scotland the receipts were by no means extensive, but in very prime condition. The supply from Ireland was limited. The attendance of buyers was rather limited, and the beef trade was in a sluggish state. Com pared with Monday last, however, no quotable change took place in prices. The primest Scots and crosses sold at from 5s to 5s 2d per Blbs. The arrival of boasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge amounted to about 1,100 Scots, crosses, and short-horns; from other parts of England, 550 various breeds; from Scotland, 260 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 40 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was moderately good, but there was no improvement in the weight of the various breeds. The mutton trade was heavy, and inferior sheep declined fully 2d per Blbs. The best downs and half-breds, out of the wool, produced 6s per 81bs. Our quotations now refer to shorn sheep only. Lambs were very dull, and ad to 8d per 81bs lower than on this day se'night. Tho supply was limited. - - - The few calves in the market sold at irregular quota tions. Pigs were a dull inquiry, at barely stationary prices The number on sale was small. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 5 8 Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime 'thoowo to 510 6 0 Prune large oxen ..4 0 0 La ge coarse calves.s 45 .0 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 0 5 2 Prime small d0......6 0 6 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 0 4 6 .t..arge hogs .4 0 4 4 Second quality do ..4 8 5 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 10 - • Lamb....7a 4a to i , 6d. Suckling calves, 2:1; to 21s ; arm quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 33s cacti. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 3,500 Beasts, I2OD Cows. — Cws . bheep and iambs 23,300 Sheep rtn I mo. 7 two Calves Ca yes 2 Eggs 3OO Pigs 4O The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 11,973 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 11,279 ; in 1864, 6,478 ; in 1863, 6,189 ; in 1862, 3,646 ; and in 1861, 5,430 ; and in 1860, 5,215. Sydney, lid ; and CaP9 4 wool, Id per lb as compared with last sales. Privatel y, the woci trade is dull, and prices have a drooping tend ency. Current prices of Erglish wool per lb. sd a d Fleeces—South Down hogets.. 1 91 1 101 Half-bred do 2 0 2 1 • Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers.; 1 7 1 2 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing . TA. Our market i s somewhat he LLOW vy, and prices are eu-ooping. P.Y.O. on the spot is selling at4ss. 6d. to 455. 9d. per cwt. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 39,541 49,554 33,406 27,295 Price of Y.C. —s Od — 8 Od —S Od 45s 9d Delivery last week ~, 1,291 1134 1,163 1,025 Ditto from June 1 ~. 77,238 72,368 91,125 100,790 Arrival last week ...... 220 638 115 338 Ditto fa in June 1 78,492 83.761 79,510 95,112 Price of Town LAW INTELLIGEACE (This Day.) COURT OF QUEI'N'S BENCH, (Nisi Prius Sittings at Guilclhall7l;efo;iirTLstice Mellor and a Commcn Jury.) STRUTT V. CARR. This was an action brought ly the plaintiff, a builder, residing ai Peckham, to recover a snm of £25, alleged to be due by the defendant, as commission on the sale of some houses and land. From the evidence it appeared that the defendant had been in partnership with Mr. Eludson, recently deceased, and carried on business as a timber merchant in an exten sive way at Millbank. In June, 1864, the plaintiff, who had transactions with the firm, mortgaged three houses and some land in Meeting-house-lane, Peck ham, to the defendants, in consideration of money which he owed them. He subsequently became a a bankrupt, and undertook to dispose of thr property in question for the defendants, the stipulation being that he should receive 5 per cent. en the account of purchase money realised. He contended that the money had not been paid, although he had succeeded in selling the pro perty for £1,050, and, on the other hand, the defendant produced an acknowledginent of £2O to the plaintiff, and had also paid £5 into court. The plaintiff's contention was that his bankruptcy voided the validity of this document, and that it had reference to a different transaction alto gether, which was denied by the defendant. The plaintiff was examined and swore positively to his version of the transaction, and evidence was given to show that 5 per cent was the usual commission given on the sale of house and landed property. The defendant and Mr. Gibson, a solicitor, who purchased the property, gave evidence to the effect that the plaintiff had been fully paid what was due, with the exception of £5 lodged in court. His Lordship, in summing up, remarked on the conflict ing character of the evidence, and the jury immediately found a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,Th s Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WATCHMAKER CHARGED WITH STEALING WATCHES LEFT FOR REPAIR.—HUMOROUS CASE. —Mr. Cole, a watchmaker, formerly living at No. 3, North-row, St. George's, but latterly at 15, King's-place, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a watch and chain of the value of £7, the property of John Searle, a coachman, residing in Ham-yard, St. George's. The prosecutor said that about two months ago he took his watch and Albert chain to the prisoner's house, No. 3, North-row, the former to be repaired and the latter to have something added to it. He called upon the prisoner several times, but each time was put off by some excuse and on tolling the prisoner, about a fortnight ago, that he was determined to be put off no longer, and to have his watch and chain done or undone, he then said that he had pledged the articles. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutor whether the prisoner was a watchmaker. The prosecutor said ho represented himself to be one. The prisoner said he was in want at the time, being out of employ, and that induced him to part with the property. Inspector Bowles asked for a remand, as there would be other cases against the prisoner, not fewer than 14 dupli cates all relating to watches, no doubt left with him to repair, were found in his possession. Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the application. Charge of Robbery against a Major's Son. BOW-STREET (THIS DAY). Edward Hamilton Finney, gentleman, the son of Major Edward Hamilton Finney, an officer in the army, residing at 9, Godolphin-road, Hounslow, was placed at the bar this morning, charged, before Mr. Vaughan, with stealing a silver spoon from•the Albion Tavern, Gt. Russell -street. Mr. Sleigh attended on the part 01 the prisoner. John Jerrard sBid, on Saturday last the prisoner entered the Albion Tavern between three and four o'clock to dine ; and as a large quantity of plate had been lost since last Good Friday, it was his directions to the waiters to ob serve the number of silver spoons, &c., placed on each table. He told the waiter to watch the prisoner, and re port to him if anything was missed. There were three silver spoons on the table at which the prisoner was sitting. He partook first of some saddle of mutton, and when the waiter was clearing the table for the second course he missed some of the silver, and reported the circumstances to him. After this the prisoner's father came in and eventually the prisoner quitted the dining-room for the smoking room. He sent a constable into that apartment to watch the young man. He knew him to be a son of the elder gentle man, who was in his company, viz., Major Finney. Mr. Vaughan—ls it a habit to count the silver of each of the tables in the dining-room ? Witness.—Yes, in consequence of the losses that have taken place. Mr. Sleigh—Can that be taken down, sir, as evidence ? Mr. Vaughan—Yes, I think it can. Mr. Sleigh—Bo it so, by all means, then. Mr. Vaughan—Was there any other person sitting at the table beside the prisoner ? Witness—Only his father, and he did not come into the dining-room when his son entered. Mr. Sleigh—You knew Major Finney when he came in, did you not ? Witness —Yes, sir. Mr. Sleigh—Did not the major go into the smoking room with his son ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Vaughan (to witness) —You ought to have stated that fact in evidence. Joseph Hanscomb said—l am waiter at the Albion. The last witness told me to watch the prisoner and the plate that was on the table. I did so as requested, and saw there were three silver table spoons lying there. After the young gentleman had his first course I missed one spoon. I think the prisoner came in about a quarter to four, as near as I could recollect. It was my duty to watt at the tablo and the next one to it. No person was sitting at the table near the prisoner. The saddle of mutton, of which he partook, was served as soon as he came into the room. Mr. Vaughan—Had the prisoner's father entered the room before the mutton was cleared away ? Witness—No, sir. Mr. Vaughan—And that you swear ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Vaughan—The prisoner's father, then, had not come into the room before you had missed the spoon. . Witness—No, sir. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh-1 reported the loss of the spoon in less than five minutes after it was gone. The major came in after I had missed the spoon. The major and his son left the room together; they went to the smoking-room. I was not present when the prisoner was taken into custody. I did not see the two gentlemen leave the house. William Lynch, detective constable, of the F division, said—At 5 o'clock on Saturday evening I was sent for to the Albion Hotel, and the prisoner pointed out to me as a person who was suspected of stealing a silver spoon. I sat in the box adj o i n i ng th e one h e occu pi e d. The prisoner and his father then went into the smoking-room, and sat there until they both left. I watched them. They pro ceeded down Brydges-street, and haying followed them as far as the Strand, prisoner's father left him, and then he (prisoner) went into billiard room No. 252. When he came out he went to wards Charing-cross, and returned, and entered an umbrella-makers' shop. The next time I saw him he was in custody of an officer, in a cab, nearly opposite the shop door. I accompanied the officer to the station-house. Prisoner had a walking-stick in his hand, which Mr. Wallis said he had not paid for, when he was taken into custody. When he was at the station he was asked to show what he had in his pockets. He took a number of things from his coat pocket, but when I told him he had got something else there I took out the silver spoon produced. Mr. Vaughan—Did he say anything about it ? Witness—No, sir, he made no reply. Mr. Sleigh—Do you mean to say he said he could not account for it. Witness —No ; he was unable to reply for about a quar ter of an hour after he was charged with the robbery; pri soner then said he could not account for it. Mr. Sleigh—Was he taken into custody for stealing the walking-stick ? Witness—Yes; I believe ho was. John Dowdell, another detective officer of the F divi sion, said—On Saturday afternoon, I watched outside the Albion Hotel till about half-past six, when I saw the pri soner and his father Come out. They stopped at different places, and before the prisoner's father left him the priso ner went to 368, Strand—the shop of Mr. Wallis, having an umbrella in his hand. When he came out I saw he had a walking-stick as well as his umbrella. Directly he came out of VV atus's shop he hailed a Hansom cab, and then Mr. Wallis came running out after him, and when he saw the prisoner ho said to him, " You've stolen my stick." Those, I think, were the words. The prisoner then took out his purse and said he would pay for it. I then told Mr. Wallis I was a police constable, and that I would take him into custody for stealing the stick. Mr. Sleigh—Mr. Wars did not give him in charge then? _ _ _ Witness—No, sir. Mr. Wallis, however, afterwards came to the station house, and charged him with stealing the stick. I told him, when he was at the station, he could take his things from his pockets himself if he choose, and he then took out a number of articles, but in consequence of his not producing all, I said, " You've something else," and I then put my hand in the same pocket and pulled out the spoon. Prisoner said, on being asked to account for the spoon, that he could not do so. The witness Jerrard here identified the silver spoon found on the prisoner as the property of his master, Mr. Cooper. It had the words " Albion Tavern, 26, Great Russell-street," engraved on it. Dowdell then produced the articles found on the pri soner's person. They were of the most miscellaneous description :—A purse, .£2 is 6d. ; do. £2 11s. ; loose cash, 3s. 3d. ; silver watch, gold chain, gold ring, gold pin, silver tooth pick and case, 2 knives, railway key and case, fusee box, tobacco pouch, 19 keys, 2 pair of kid gloves, 1 pomade bottle and case, 3 small bottles of scent, 1 pot of cold cream, 1 pot of extract of meat, a tin case, a packet of tobacco, 2 packets of tooth powder, 1 packet of dye, 14 small combs, 1 small ivory handled knife, 3 new pairs of gloves, a silk hair net in box, 1 ivory hammer, 3 glove patterns, a knuckle duster, 8 receipts, a silk umbrella, half a return railway ticket, and a meerscham pipe and case. Mr. Wallis—l keep:a shop at No. 368, Strand, and am an umbrella manufacturer. Prisoner came into my shop on Saturday evening, and said he wanted a stick similar to one he had purchased of me some time ago. I showed him nearly all I had, but he did not select one. Another cus tomer came in, and then he left. I observed he had a stick in his hand. I followed him, and on seeing him in the street, I said, "That stick belongs to me." He was just at Exeter Hall when I saw him get into a cab. He then offered to pay for it. A police-officer came up, one of those, I suppose, who was watching him. He was then taken to the station-house. I cannot say whether the prisoner ever bought a stick at my shop. I don't wish to press the charge against prisoner. Mr. Vaughan—The charge has been made, and I cannot allow it to be withdrawn. This being the whole of the evidence against the prisoner, - Mr. Sleigh said he felt that the course taken would be to commit the prisoner for trial, but he had to ask that he might be formally remanded for a week, which would pre vent his trial taking place at Middlesex Sessions then sit ting, He was a young gentleman of the highest respect ability, and up to Saturday last had borne the highest cha racter for honour. He also asked that he might be admitted to bail. His father, Major Finney, and his solicitor, were quite prepared to enter sureties for any amount. Mr. Vaughan said he had intended to remand the pri soner in order that inquiries might be made about him. There were two purses and other things that required some inquiry to be made. Mr. Sleigh—A great many of the articles were undoubt edly the property of the prisoner—the knuckleduster, for instance—that was given him by his father, who was pre sent, and could state so if necessary. Mr. Vaughan said, under all the circumstances, he should remand the prisoner for a week, but he would take two sureties of £250 each for his appearance on Monday next. Major Finney and his solicitor having entered into the required recagnisances, the prisoner quitted the dock and left the court in company with his father. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day. LONDON, May 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate_breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, May 13—George P. S eymour, from St. Vincent ; Masonic, from Silkie ; Ludwig Hoy; from Dantsic ; Ka trina Marie, from Uddewalla ; Likkens Hoeb, from Dantsic ; Protector, from Gothenburg; Queen of Sheba, from Tobago, Celestial, from Nickorie. _ _ DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, May 14—Clifton, screw steamer, Tigress, barque, and Redbreast, barque, from the west ; Alma, from New York; Asia, from Sydney—all for London ; Oliveira, for Oporto; Margaret Smith, for Demerara—both from Lon: don. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE comprises, all told, 6,882 persons. There is a fearful item of £3OO per wawa toz their faunal ()sp•nses• SPORTING NO CES. THE DERBY. The Epsom Meeting, which attracts to the Downs nearly the whole elite of England, commences to-morrow. The Prince and Princess of Wales will be present on Wednes day and Friday. The Woodcote Stakes (run to-morrow) will be won by Achievement, her most dangerous opponent being Hermit. The Rous Free Handicap reads well for The Pirate or Endsleigh, and the Brighton Stakes for Attache or Sidewind. The Badminton Stakes is at the mercy of Problem. • Wednesday is the red letter day in the calendar of sports of not only the United Kingdom but of the wide world, for in what part of the known globe does not the "Derby" absorb the attention and excite the imagination of all who take an interest in the progress of the equine race ? Is the I the name not known at Morocco, whence came the Byerley Turk, and are not the nomadic dwellers in the desert beyond Euphrates, who sent us the Godolphin Arabian, the Dailey Arabian, and many other Arab steeds of the highest lineage to improve our Eng lish breeds, familiar with the magic word ? And is it not known and speculated upon in every capital in Europe, as well as in the far distant East, and even at the Antipodes, where many a "nugget" will change hands upon the result of the great event, the probable chances of which it is now my duty to discuss ? The race at hand is the 86th anniversary of the Derby, which was first run for onlyi D n io l r n 7 8 ( 3 od, 86, when wo n t i h t ho e f n n Fi u ni m oo r b ri e zo r eoi o nb f eyr h s o r s it es nominated for it was Herod,fell wtoitShirisiCa Major O'Kelly'slinbury',s Boudrow, by Eclipse, second. Since then the vast increase of breeding and racing is told by the fact that now the entry comprises no fewer than 274 horses, so many of which, it is to be regretted, have been tried and found wanting, that the field will not number more than 25 or 26. The following are the most likely runners : Mr. Sutton's Lord Limn by Stockwell Oustance. Duke of Beaufort's Rustic,Cannon. Marquis by Stockwell nnon. Marquis of Hastings's Blue Riband, by Fazzoletto Marquis of Hastings's Lecturer, by Cos terdale H. Day. Lord St. Vincent's Redan, by Artillery T. F rench. Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer, by The Cur e M r. Bevill, jun Mr. Chaplin's Vespasian, by Newminster J. Grimshaw.Mr. Naylor's Monarch of the Glen, by Stockwell Mr. Naylor's Hawthorn, by Stockwell.. Norman. Marquis of Exeter's Knight of th e Cres cent, n. wbee. by Knight woifckS,t.bPyastrtoicekk ....... ... .. T. Asha Mr. Earl of Glasgow's c by Young Melbournevl Parry. Earl of Glasgow's c by Brother to Bird on the Wing—Rapid Rhone's dam J. Osborne. Mr. Mr. R D i a g w b y s 0 ' s n s be Stabber,r gel d i , b b y y Marquis of Ailesbury's J. I.oGialst.ner: Watts'sStraLthancoenreat,n,bby Newminstery Newminster LSnyonwoh.den. Mr. G. Bryan's Mr. Savil e s L e yb ourne , by Musjid Mr. Savil e ' s Corsair, by Skirmisher E. Sharp. Baron Rothschild's Robin Hood, by North Lincoln Baron Rothschild's Janitor, by King Tom Wells. Mr. Robinson's Maori Chief, by Lord of the Isles Lord Stamford's Freedom, by Newminster A. Edwards. Lord Lyon has held tke first position in the betting since the downfall of Student. That he could give Elland 101 b and lose him, as Mr. Sutton stated, after the latter defeated Breadalbane and Dalby, is all " blarney ;" but still the easy way he won the Two Thousand entitles him to be held in the greatest respect. Redan, from his dead heat with Lord Lyon and his subsequent running, must be there or thereabouts at the finish. Rustic has been backed for no ends of money. Blue Riband and Ceylon are both in the same stable. If the latter was in any other stable he would be as good a favourite as either Lord Lyon or Rustic, as he has beaten all the public four of this year, and when 1,000 to 5 is laid against him, it shows that the stable have got a clinker in either Rustic or Blue Riband. Rustic won the trial easily, and will be the mainstay of the Danebury interest. Strathconan has no chance. Lord Glasgow's Toxophilite colt has been asked a question which he has satisfactorily answered to his noble owner's satisfaction, having in a trial beat his lordship's horse, who ran fourth in the Two Thousand, in a canter by eight lengths, which is quite sufficient to make the backers of the favourites tremble. Monarch of the Glea will be more at home over the Derby course than he was in the Two Thousand. Knight of the Crescent is almost sure to get a place if he does not actually win. Leybourne's easy victory over Beelzebub at Newmarket ought to give him a great chance, as the horse was not quite fit in the Two Thousand. Vespasian will represent Mr. Chaplin's interest, and that will be all. He will be ridden by J. Grimshaw, whose term of suspension ceases at the Epsom Meeting. Aber geldie hails from Lyttleton, and is a remarkably good looking horse. He is the property of a Liverpool gentle man, who would like nothing better than to win the Derby. His form, lam told, is the same as if The Clown were in at Bst 21b, and those who would back the latter at that weight should got on Abergeldie ; but I confess, I should not fancy Mr. Barber's horse, except at about 7st 71b, when he might have a chance. Jem Goater will have the mount. Westwick is a big rough kind of outsider, whom we saw run in The Craven Week, and has, I con ceive, the same chance as is indicated by the odds that are offered against him. Janitor will run a much better horse than he did at Newmarket, and if any surprise is in store for the fielders there is none more likely to accomplish it Both Nottingham and Stabber are affected with the "metallic fever," and they had better be left alone at pre sent. In forestalling the judge in his decision I will place RUS TIC 1 TOXOPIIILITE COLT 2 LORD LYON 8 But Knight of the Crescent and Monarch of the Glen will try and get placed. The field for the Oaks will be made up from the follow ing : Mr. Johnstone's Elfeta, by Newminster Morris. Marquis of Hastings's Repulse, by Stockwell Cannon. Duke of Beaufort's Ischia, by Wild Dayrell Lowles. Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Tormentor, by King Tom J. Mann. Mr. Harlock's The Queen, by Fitz-Roland Norman. Mr. Swindell's Proserpine, by Marsycs J. Goater. Capt. Gray's Castanet, by Rataplan Daley. Mr. Merry's Mirella, by Gemma di Vergy H. Covey. Mr. W. Morris's La Dauphine, by Stockwell A. Edwards. Mr. Naylor's Wild Briar, by Stockwell Mr. Harenc's Honeymoon, by Rataplan H. Grimshaw Mr. S. Thellusson's Actma, by Stockwell Deacon. Lord Glasgow's f by Y. Melbourne —Maid of Masham Osborne. Lord Glasgow's Sister to Minie, by Barbatas Parry. Mr. Bowes's Klarnet, by De Clare Ashman. Mr. Saxon's Monitress, by Idle Boy Tho winner will be either REPULSE or TORMENTOR the former for choice. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. MAY. Manchester Wye Southwell 24 Ascot Summer 29 Beverley 33 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Summer Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Worcester 'Y. Knutsford Radcliffe 23 Epsom Summer l5 West Drayton Redditch. Cornwall _22 JU Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Kanturk 7 Newark 7 Hawick Odiham Bibury l3 JU. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield Reading liundleby .., N ottingham Stamford l9 12 17 SEPT: Baden-Baden B, 5, 7 Chantilly AUG Winchester 24 Spilsby Cambridge 24 Southampton 25 Chesterfield Huntingdon Goodwood 3l :MBER. Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 UST. Jersey 1 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham 14 Wolverhampton 14 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCT Northampton Bedford Lothians' Racing Club 3 Bromley 4 E Lincoln NOV Liverpool York August 2l 1 Dover 23 `Plymouth 1 West Drayton Lichfield Tunbridge 2B Yarmouth Derbyßummer Weymouth MBER. Hendon (Welsh Harp) 20 Monmouth . Manchester Autumn 21 Wordsley ............. . 24 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall ,BER. Newmarket 2d October._ 8 Harrow ..... 16 Newmarket Houghton ... 22 Worcester :MBE R. I Shrewsbury 1 Leamington Hunt l9 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. JUNE. Mullingar JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. C a rmgh - OCTOBER. Curraj , ................ 4,5, 5 :h ....................... . .............................. 16, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. JUNE. Vincennes ...........•••..14. . 17 24, Toulouse Montauban ............ l7 24, 28 OCT BER. .................. 28 Paris .......................... 7 I Vincennes Chantilly .... . .......... 14, 18 I The Committee of Council on Education intend to have a collection of Periodical Literature at the Paris E x hibition of 1867. The coll ec ti on i s to include one specimen, which may be of any d a t e i n the year 18E6, of ea ch newspaper, review, literary, artistic, or scientific journal, magazine, tract, or pamphlet, play, &c., street ballad and the like, published in the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any of the British Colonies, in the course of the year 1866. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--{This Day.) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. DERBY. 75 to 40 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 3to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 13 to 1 agst Rodan (taken) 16 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken), 20 to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken) 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 30 to 1 agst Yespasian (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst Robin Hood (taken) TATTERSALLS'—SA T URDAY. THE DERBY. 65 to 40 agst Lord Lyon (offered, 70 to 40 taken) 3to 1 agst Rustic (taken and wanted) 100 to 7 agst Redan (taken) 15 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken) 18 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (off, 25 to 1t) 22 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Vespasian (effered) 33 to 1 agst Toxophilite colt (taken) 40 to 1 agst Stabber (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Strathconan (taken freely) 1000 to 15 agst Bribery colt (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Corsair (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Westwick (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. 65 to 40 agst Lord Lyon (taken) • sto 2 agst Rustic (off, 3 to 1 ta k en to £ 1,000) 12 to 1 agst Redan taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Blue Ri p,nd ( offered) 20 to 1 agst ToxophiVite colt (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Knight 4,f th. O , .bcent (taken and, offered) 28 to 1 agst VespasisT (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 West Stalker (taken and offered) 1000 to 5 agst Lecturer (taken and offered) 2100 to 1200 on Lord Lyon, Rustic, and Blue Riband (t) THE MANCHESTER MARKET. The transactions on the Derby have not had a wide range. . Lord Lyon is very firm, 7 to 4 taken and offered. In to 40 was booked Hundred even was laid that Lor d a L bo sf u o t n didnot start one instance the first favourite. Afterwr ads Rustic appeared a t s rh h ei a tin k shaky, e , sl teasnsd duringwl 0 a s 0 tdotehe3elOi week.ned. aid. absolutely On e 3s to 1 that could be o w bt a l laid, Rustic, and . the—lmituat l en e hy but in the evening all about him were taken ao T dan has been also in The Commissioner has 13 o 1 to taken as low as 10 to 1; and after lettingh quiet for any amount, a day or two he offered to take 100 to a h nn i d m ta b k e en about tio the latter 7 all to and finished by taking Nothing less than 100 to t ? has been he could get. price Blue Riband. Monarch of the Glen A.bergeldie have received about an equal amount of s having been backed at 100 to 6, but finished 20 to 1 taken and offered, and offers were made to takeatth about Monarch of the Glen. Knight of the Crescent,at though backed at 25 to 1, has not been in great dem a nd, o a k The same price was taken about The Stabber early in a tj u i day, but after the demonstrations at Tattersalls 40 to 1 could have been obtained. Lord Glasgow's lot were at 40 to 1 (offered) during the greater part of the day, but later on 25 to 1 was taken about the colt by Toxophilite—Phy_ salis ; 100 to 1 was offered againstany of the others, 5 to 1 being takers his lordship finished in the first three. Any price offered against the Bribery colt, and a few "tanners' were put on The Corsair and Laneret at 1000 to 10 each. Not a transadion booked on any other event for the week. CLOSING PRICES. DERBY. 7 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 13 to 1 agst Redan 14 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken and offered) 18 to 1 agst[ Monarch of the Glen (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken and af.) 25 to 1 agst Vespasian (offered) 25 to 1 agst Toxophilite colt (taken) 83 to 1 agst Stabber (offered) 50 to 1 agst Bribery colt (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Corsair (taken): 1000 to 10 agst Laneret (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Janitor (taken) THE CHANTILLY RACES. PARIS, Sunday. The Chantilly races were run to-day, with the follow.. ing result : Piux DU DANGER. Gontran Tonrmalot PRIX DE L'OISE. 1 ._ , 2 Scavola Bruneau Salambo 1 HANDICAP Florentin . Baionette. Silouet , Czar DERBY. Auguste Won by a neck. Fourteen started. PRIX D'ETANQS. Anglo-Saxon. 1 MR. DURHAM'S STATUE OF HER MAJESTY, intended fo r th e f ron t tower of the Record Of f ice, is finished, an d w il l be immediately raised to its permanent place. THE ORIGINAL MEPHISTOPHELES in M. Gounod's "Faust," M. Balanque, who sang here as Signor Bilanchi, is dead ! THE CANNON -STREET TRAGEDY. —The behaviour of William Smith, committed to take his trial for the murder of Mrs. Mil!son, has been for some time the prevailing subject of conversation in Eton. So far as mere demeanour is concerned, Smith's conduct in Eton just previous to his arrest would lead to a supposition of his innocence. On Sundays of late he has regularly at tended a place of worship once or twice a day, having fre quently attended St. John's Church, Eton. While present at one of the services of this church, since the murder, a little girl commenced crying, and this trifling circumstance seemed highly to amuse Smith. In no respect did the ac cused alter his mode of life since the day on which the murder was committed. He lounged about Eton, or fre quented his favourite "house of call," just as usual, and if guilty certainly gave no indication of anything unusual having happened. Many persons in Eton have a great belief in his innocence. Although Smith has been leading an idle, purposeless sort of life for the last fow years he is a man not destitute of education. in his boyhood he was sent to the "Porny" school in the High-street, where he received a good plain education. He is an adept at figures, his forte being mental arithmetic, and he possesses the sin gular qualification of being able to work out a calculation and give the results in a few seconds mentally. His pen manship also would be a model to any clerk. Yet with all these attainments, which should have secured him a fa vourable position in the community, he seems to have made but little way, and to have by degrees become what is known at Eton as a " cad." CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-GUINEA DAY.—Satur day, May 12..—Admissions on payment, 3,207 ; ditto, by season tickets, 11,068 ; total visitors, 14,275. THE SCOTCH BANKS AND THE CRISIS.--The Glas gow Citizen of Friday night says:—" It is satisfac tory to know that in the midst of the panic which has disturbed so disastrously, and we believe causelessly, the various markets of the country, the Scotch banks were never sounder, more prosperous, or their resources more ample than at present. Trade with us is also generally sound, and in many departments there is much briskness. Any panic felt in this quarter has been confined almost entirely to the Stock Exchange, where much valuable pro perty has been thrown away at prices preposterously 1 17- low their real wor th, an d w h a t, when the storm blows y, they will again pAa raR speedily cu cco, s sA : : t i a a ! r n . " aj ne Jefferson, original sac, . inn ß , a ntuhwcr three -act aa.yrh,ea told "Theul p drn ro t th d oap u tLa c ; e :en d snhdt ol a ecn t m.l ea 3 ruk l , a w, n i clf will rin e sa Mr.tkeer his A fi l r . st ß a i p s on his re has given a new word to quer is used as the synonym the French language. -8' e: that;a°:ytThAien-re n-stree-t is a chambe of trkllev, 0 cheat. with that heat, at that establishment' Th e super intendent F 0 n vt o l a i t r hst, D lC lt t . erm; HEAT AS A CURE ww in ir t ti e ht n et de g n ob t a o ac f no t dn h rt e eam T di u pa r ot ki ir i gr ; o p en gratuitously, for the admission of persons afflicted disease. The hospitals admit such eases, but avowedly no medical treatment av ails . It is most desirable it should be known that there is within the reach the means of relief and cure, as heat, raised to a sufficient po i s ons that are not sudden in their point, ext rac t s a ll effects. H SUICIDE OF COLONEL OBBs, _The La Plata arrived at Southampton day of the voyage i n the y e sterday- On the second St. Thomas' s , c o l . Hobb Tyne steamer, from Kingston to s, who was a passenger, jumped overboard. Col. H o bb s gaged in s uppressing the wasone of the commanders en outbreak of negroes in Jamaica. issued A notice h as been warning travellers intending to enter the Austrian States, either by the Tyrol or any part of the Italian frontier, that they should have their passports viseci at the Austrian Embassy either in London or Paris. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week have generally been unsatisfactory, consequent upon the disturbed state of financial affairs and the disturbance in political circles on the continent. Business at Manchester has been partially suspended, while at Leeds, Bradford, and H u dde r sfield the operat ions have been on a very limited scale. In the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there has been a want of activity ; while a heavy tone has prevailed in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, awl WW.YerhamPton. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp l2 ... 3225 ... ... 18 ... 20 Boulogne 172 ~. 383 ... ... ... Bremen 157 ... ... 120 ... ... 10 Gostemunde BB6 ... 1166 ... .., ... Arhaus 387 ... 8 ... ... ... 14 Calais.. Gothenburg Vigo BO ... Dunkirk - ••• ___ ... __ Dieppe. ....... Hamburg 2Bl ... 1246 Harlingen ...... Havre — Ostend l2 Oporto Rotterdam.. ''''' ••• ... -- ... 26 ... --- •.• - 5 ... --- Plower Show at the Crystal Palace. Despite the variable weather of Saturday, there were some 14,000 persons at the Crystal Palace to see the exhibition of flowering plants and fruits. Its features were, in many respects, those of the show at the Botanical Gardens during the week ; but the one at the Palace had the advantage of being four or five times as large, and presented a grand mass of magnificent bloom. The show altogether must be pronounced an exceedingly good one. Mr. r-r.lraac.aoc, ai,hb tlacusaa in number and excellence—the mass of variegated blossom occupying a large portion of the space. They would have been still better for a sunnier April ; bat though in some there was a want of colour, Mr. Turner fairly won the first prizes for eight greenhouse azaleas, six ditto, and 12 in pots, not larger than 10 inches. The collection of six were very tall and beautifully coloured, the delicate Gledstanesi Formosa being particularly noticeable. Mr. Turner was successful for a first prize with six fancy pelargoniums in pots not larger than 8 in. across, and also for 12 pelar goniums ditto. His specimen of the Empress Eugenie was well deserving its name, as a more lovely plant could not have been wished for. Once more the same exhibitor carried off honours for 12 distinct varieties of roses in pots, not larger than 13 inches across, open. The varieties of foliage, plants in and out of flower, were the finest that have been exhibited for some time. Mr. Peed took a first prize for 16 stove and greenhouse plants (amateurs), which were very good, as also were his 10 specimens (amateurs). Mr. C. Smith joined in having a first prize (amateur) for the same class, stove and greenhouse ; while Mr. Rhodes had the same value prize for the class open to nurserymen ; and Mr. J. J. C. Lee for the open class, which con sisted of fine foliage or variegated plants and plants in bloom. In class first and second, where the prizes were taken by Mr. Peel, and the second won by Mr. Rhodes, two species only or distinct varieties were admitted—orchids, fuschias, pelargoniums, and calceolarias being excluded. Orchids, considering the time of the season, are very good ; the first prize takers being Mr. R. Bullen, 20 exotic (ama teur), Mr. Ball 10 exotic (nurseryman), Mr. Penny, 12 exotic (amateur). In these three classes dupli cates were admitted, but preference was given to those collections which contained the greatest num= ber of decidedly distinct and ornamental kinds. Mr. C. Penny likewise took a prize for 6 exotic orchids (amateurs) distinct species. There was a good col lection of rhododendrons in flower by Messrs. Lane and Son. A variety of new and rare plants was sent by Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, of great merit and interest. These were shown in the tropical depart ment, and formed one of the most attractive fea tures of the day. The other prize -takers were Mr. Rhodes, Cape Heaths, distinct varieties ; Mr. Peed, ditto; Mr. J. 'Ward, fancy pelargoniums ; Messrs. Lane and Son, distinct varieties; Mr. J. Wiggins, dis tinct varieties of roses. For twelve distinct varieties of roses in eight pots (open), Messrs. Turner and Paul were equal, and both were veryineritorious. Messrs. Barr and Sugden, Covent-garden, had a stand of " jem ferns" which are very elegant for a drawing room. The lawn and ornamental gardens of Rock 'hills, the residence of the late Sir Joseph Paxton, were thrown open. In the front of the house there is an old tree of Wistaria Sinensis, one of the finest in the country. At present it is only in partial bloom. Had the day been finer the stroll in theSe grounds would have been most enjoyable. The musical per formance was given by the orchestral band, strengthened by those of the Coldstream Guards and the Ist Life Guards. In the earlier part of the day they played in different parts of the Palace, but during the promenade were massed in the Handel orchestra, and played a charming selection. The promenade was one of the most brilliant of the season, bonnets—if they can be so called now-- being marvels of arrangement in lace and flowers. The scene, as viewed from under the centre transept, was exceedingly pretty. ARMENIAN MSS. in the library of Edcimiadzin, near Mount Ararat, the seat of the Patearch. Amongst them are some unpublished works of the Fathers, and also some unpublished fragments of Aristotle and Diodorus Siculus. Copyists are employed in the library, and these treasures, hitherto inaccessible, are now thrown open to scholars. THE PENALTIES, FINES AND FORFEITURES levied by the London magistrates during the year which ended December 31st, 1865, were paid iut9 the Exchequer, and araowitod to £13,58617A. --- ... - ... 328 ... 16 ... 3 Total 1,952 4,498 120 54 ... 544 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1865 1864 1694 -. 3896 -. 99 -. 512 ...1606 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 15, 1865, and this day, Monday, May 14, 1866. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. May 15, 1865. May 14, 1866. a d s d s (1 .--- ti - d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 810 to 4 2 Second quality do. Prime large oxen - 4 4 4 6 410 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 0 6 2 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 510 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 6 410 Beasts...... 4,260 3,500 Sheep and lambs 22,910 23,300 Calves Pigs 0 May_ .,a lv e l s, 6, 1 1 9 8 2 61. p —i g ß s, e 1864.—Beasts, a d. 4,670 May 18, 1863—Beasts, 4,l7o—sheep and lambs, 26,410 — ca lves, 20 9 pigs, 510. r a ndL IE f am ON s , SALE, sheep NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with all kinds of meat, in which only a moderate business is doing on lower terms, Per 81b by the carcase. _ s d s d s d s d (nferlor beer 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 6 4 0 Middling do. 3 8 3 10 Middling matton..4 , 1 0 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 6 5 10 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 6 5 0 Large pork 4 0 4 6 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 Lamb, 7s Od to 8s Od. BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is firm, and prices are rather in the advance. The market is moderately supplied for the time of year. Last week's report was about 50 bales from Rot terdam, 60 from Ilamburg,,and 30 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East Keats Bos to 140 s per cwt Weald of Keats 7os to 126 s per cwt Susses 6os to 112 s per cwt BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets aro fully supplied with potatoes. The trade is firm at the annexed quotations : Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 7os to 100 s 11 „ Flukes 7 7 docks 70a to 80s - tl SEEDS. Linseed has moved off slowly at is per qr. less money ; otherwise, there has been a fair demand for seeds, at abou t late rates. Very little business has been passing in cakes , and prices have given way 5s per ton. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool are now in progress . The arrivals amount to 166,467 bales, comprising 25,564 bales from Sydney, 80,177 Victoria, 21,143 Adelaide, 5,738 Tasmania, 16,852 New Zealand, 1,932 Swan River, and 15,061 bales from the Cape of Good Hope. Owing to the high rate for money, the panic in the City, and the unfa vourable accounts from Germany, the biddings have ruled heavy OU 19wor terms. 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