The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-03 00:00:00

3101TEY MARKET • A I D GONMERCIAL NTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The official minimum of 4 per cent. is still required among.s bank ers and brokers for the negotiation of the best description of short-dated paper. The approaching liquidation of monthly accounts on the 4th will no doubt create a fresh demand for dis callt accommodati on, and there is therefore, with e present small supply of capital in the market, very little likelihood of any relaxation in the :terms for assistance. The Mexican dollars brought by the West India stea mer have b een d i sposed of at 591 d. per oz., a howin k l no alteration in the rate. The small quantity of bar silver by the same steamer has been B°l , d at 604 d. per oz Messrs, de Mattas and Godefrai, merchants and elchan ge dealers, h ave suspen d e d payment, b ut their liabilities are stated to amount to only about £130,000, and a fairer realisation is expected. ,In the foreign exchanges yeste r d a y a fte rn oo n here was no material alteration. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The Oneida has arrived from the Brazils with ... 43 1 95 2, and th e W ave of Life, from Melbourne, with £12,984. Th e committee of the Stock Exchange have ap- P oi nted Frid ay, M ay 5, a special settling day in the Shares of the following companies—Reuter's Tele am Comp any, to be marked in the twice-a-week list; West London Docks and Warehouses Com pany to be marked ; and in the Trinidad Petro ,4lllll Company, no t t o b e marked, the mode of irr 4811 e and the allotment being unsatisfactory and An order has been made by the Master of the R olls for the winding -up of the Joint-Stock Corn- Pan ies' Associ a ti on (Li m i ted), under the supervision of the Court. Mr. George Scott, of Bond-court, Walbrook has been appointed :iquidator. It has been notified that Sir Arthur Buller, M.P., has joined the direction of the Library Company. Two O'. At Pa r i s t o -d a y, accor di ng to Mr. Reuter's CLOCK tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 35c. heavy. The English Stock Market has been very depressed to -day, and at one time the Funds receded fully per cent. A very slight recovery, however, is in Progress, and Consols for money are 901 Ex chequer Bls, 7s. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 107. A general downward movement has taken place ~,u 1 the Fo re i gn Market, and business is very d u ll. Turkish Consolidds are 52* 53i ; Mexican, 26 ; 3 ° . New, 251 s; Greek, 20/ 21; Spanish Passive, ; do. Certificates, 13. ' ltalian, 64/ 16i f; and the Co n f ederate Loan, 11 Business in the Railway Share Market has been du ll' and prices have in most instances shown less firmness. Great Eastern, and North Eastern (Berwick), have each declined ss. ; Midland, 10s. ; LGreat Western, and South Eastern, each, 15s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western, -acrir,l, £1 ; and Great Northern A Stock, .-"ae Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, itt_hout any material alteration in values. B allk and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to a moderate toady London extent, and prices generally re ma i n and Westminster have improved Musad a 5i n. ; a l i r d on Agra and M as t erman to 118 119 ; prem. Works C ompany are quoted 2 21 p r i n t :;; Lamop.oerriea,l O ttoman 5 per Cent. L oan , 1 1/ Lion Brewer M`Queen, and Co., 22/ prem. ; 81 11 14. g co ` Y) 4 2/ prem. ; Plymouth Ship 41 PanY, 1* 2 prem. ; London and liccikerraneatt Bank, 1 1/ prem. ; Colonial and s",earrd al Land Credit, 2 21 prem. ; South African and Finance, 1/ 2 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian avigation 31 Prem. ; 1 4 prein. and Rio de Janeiro Gas, BRITISII FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. - Der Cent. Consols ' . 9Ol 1 . Do. Account, May .9 - 8 7_ _ 11 - Per el'lt. Reduced B/ I -,,,-elv . Per ent .. . ... . : .. . BB} f 8 .11 evi, 2fCent. Ta - n .. . . 1894 --, Do. o per Cent. Jan. 1873 .. . - .A.tmlities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 • Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth ApriB B4- * ll° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 Ex b uer Bil £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 7 De, a ' - £OOO .. .. ~. . n Do, .....a / - 6 £lOO and £2OO .14)° 1 ., , , ,.. of England st oc k , 51 p er Cent 24o} Aecoont ......... . 1 "..-°l4-N1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4(l4OStock, 101 per Cent. April 1874 2l6} Do Ace° - ' (Int .................. 107 1) °. 5 per Cent. :iiiiv iici Do. Anco • - , nut ... ~.. .. . .. . ............. Do. 4 per Cent., ..... 1888 b°' eel tificat s ~e, .................. t, ° : R, ofaced raper 4 per Cent '.'• °Per Cent, Jan. 1872 1 2 ,`"' 1 Per Cent., May 1879 b O . 4 per. Cent 1866 _ ~,O. 1300ds, xil Au g' .yo. under £l,o°ooo° ..................... a FOREIGN PU NDS—CLOSING —PRICES. -11'144411 13 de, - per Cent — 13 1) 411441 Per C:nt 11 .°' %Pe: Cent., 18.i48-6.0 1863 tibello°,B.4•Yr_es 6 Per Cent i __ ei, 3l ,_ 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C 7 eetorA p Per Cent •'I Per Cent ... . - abiart 6 ner Cent. a ij a 6 Per Cte-nt. .2, Dfi n ° 4nPer Cent., 1864 a - , i.. 1,1 r il; £55 paid r's. 3 per Cent. • . • 1825 "". r ,o. 4 per Cent., 1 863. .;_ ....... 1) ."'°' 4 Per Cent , 1773-77; .ii pa... ' 41,11bian PrinciPaities 'Jo 486tid - :, . ...... " : , 40 4). o. : r, - e:iv . Co' n.. s - o . lid . a . ,te . fd,l per Cent ___— E jju'(.l"rovisional Land Warrant 96 g plan 7 per Cent 96 0., SecondSe Issue 97 i Do oBonds 931 fa I i 1.1 Do. 1864 u z ---° SeriD £so paid 'r b eek . 5 -Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons -,-,0 -o-ecotmt ................... r , •`-'O. Coupons ..... ... . ........................ mUatereala 5 per 'Cent. .1 1839 and 1850 ........ , Man 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway ) DD43 1865 ___.-- dis exica° s crip, 1421 paid n 3 per Cent. __ _ O. Account Dc 1864 .. .„.. ..... , ,_DDo b per Cent. Anglo-r renen o French Scrip, El. 25f 2 0c., . , --__ Alontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O . paid New Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent •.............. _▪ 1; Granada Do 2 per Cent ...,• • ...... Do Deferred ..................... ......... _ n Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .......... ...... reruvian 4} per Cent. ................... _ p. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ...... 41 per Cent., 1862 ..................... ...... „ uo. Account ' ortuguese 3 per . Cent., 1.853 .............. bo Account... ... - ....................... ;, . , Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, 3, D Do Account ........ .., ................... , .... 9 48 1 1 . -4 .eian 5 per Cent . „ 1822, • £ St:, u ° 41 per Cent., 1850' .............................. 881 D e ' 1860 ..................... Do 3 per Cent., 1859 ..................... . 7:-. .. , 01 D ° 5 per Cent., 1862 ...................... 90# t 1 ;1 )0 .1 1864 184,clinian 5 per Cent ........................... 'l7;lnnuo. Account .. . ............................. "-.,;441 3 per Cent .............................. u() Account ...... . ............................ 1° ,0 New Deferred ........................... —°.T4ceount ................................... 77_ _ raseive ................................. 301 i Br,Do Account ... .. ... .......... .. . .................. -...-- D° ctuish Cert. of Coup not funded ......... 161 II , Aceolint .......................... IN'.„?dish 4 per 6 ;1 ' ; .. , ....................... a , r , .. 41 ~,,i 6 0 Liur Cent. 1864. ..................... ti c s u 0 per Cent. 1854 ..................... 661 I 90 Account ........................... jo i)° ,, 6 , Per C ent. .... ................... - -ecount ..................... 70 1) 0 ° POO 80na.....;;;:::::::::................ ~-, 1,),- - Per Cent. 1662 ...... . ................. i4t n 21 - , i) A Per .. . ..................... ` 2 , 2 3 2 Dno. 100 Bonds. ....... ......................... i s O 6,Per Cent. 1863 ..... ... . ............... I : xret." 'lllaranteed, II per Cent................ :.zilels. 3 per Cent ......................... • 18} D o A R ee°lo4 ............................ —0 1 :, • - Pere nt, 1862 40 1)- i......... ..... no - A Ce°lllll .. .......................... n ;per Cent .. 1864 ....................... —,, ".,IPer Cent .. ~ a. .. .. i.,ondon. A .., iiivideudsl; . the . above payable in 65 111184411 5 Pe Ben t E 10 Florins ... e 1.;,,, ',... r ~ r. Dnt,"4"--,2M- per cent., Ex. 25f. . — FrDo 4 }Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 621 445 ken .Per Cent Certifi....tes Do,ll4Ztes, 3 per Cent. ............. all '' PerluiCte .. .. 1861 . i;c: . 25f. - "'°. Ace° 11 ' , 1114 .......................... • Con t.'s .. bo. ........................ ......... ..1111 E9EOOIO'CLOCK. Ace"lat ................................ SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. Closing I Business Paid */ Price. done. Mr., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ', Cornwall . Do. A A gets no divJ Do. B been paid to B' Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & GlasgoW Glasgow & S. Wfstern Great Eastern, Ord. st k Do. E. Angl. st. No. 1 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D f. A stock Do. B_ 94 06 131 ra C 4 64 62 (6 16 17 90 92 106 1 8 4 , 4 47 7 6 13! IV3 145 147 131 33 Do. New, ts. at 25 pn. Gt S. and W. of Ire!and Gt. Weste n -Orisinal D . S. V 4 ,. Rail gua. Do. South %Vales .... Do W. Mid.— Oxford F 6 ;4 75 C 4 66 5 t 54 46 49 iO2 1 04 1211 12 4, 87. 68 106 108 41 13 1211 122 97 98 61i 62i1 Do. Newpo t Po. B e eford Lane ,shire &Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon , & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares .. Metropolitan.... Do. Nets Mid and 1371 133 3 3 l 1341 1331 )p , 105 117 Do, Birmin & Derby Mid .Gt. MT.. Ireland, Do. 4 shares mid Kent No• th British Do. Ed., Pth ,".St Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick' Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 5t 55 :4 20 11J 111 C 8 69 102 li 3 Do. Stock & Darling. De. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1136041 37 38 —P 9i 10i I') 116 Ils 1 North London Do. New Do. do. 1814 . North Staffordshire N. ,k S. W. Junction Scottish C. ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t o. Scot, Mid. st 4 1vews Sc Welchpool Shropshire Union 1 78 79 11 11 14D. 144 49 51 South Devon -outh E stern Rtgin es, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale 61 62 55 57 86 86j 84 9 ) 155 153 Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Han& it Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemab►e BRITISH I' Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, gu. 5 per cent... Do. te shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.a bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1574 Calcutta ttt 8. E., litn 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demerit. a, 7 p.c. per. p* East. Ben _al, gu, 5 do East Indian , gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist **ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. :id Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gus, 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lina gua. 5 per cent D . 4 per cent. Do reat W 4 R. of Canada D.). New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Po. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 fndian Branch, limited MadraB, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Kxtension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick St Can Class A and B q. Bl.C'da, pc Ist pt. bds Schidc ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo " COLONIAL GO VER' British Columbia, 6 per! cent„ Dec. 31.1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. July 1877-'4 Do: 6 p. c. Feb & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape (I.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Du. April & Oct. 1880-8 Do. do: I‘9o-1 Do. Jan: & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov..h Natal qov. o per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.Ap.luly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c 18 1 to 187fi Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18,8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do. ts pril & Oct BRITI Cam Consol. La old, lim IChiverton Clifford A malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara ion as c Cam Brea East Gzenville East Love.l E. W't Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. Great L ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,e Grenville Elerod's Foot Elingston Downs ,Margaret Tiny Lelant 31arke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, liu IN ew"Se ton North Downs ( North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogran North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr midenee Uny L,lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 3.Wheal Fran. (Illoganl Mtray Park Tin Croft West I' asset t (Illozan W. Caradon (L skeard West C hi rer ton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth ,vt(ea Ludo ,tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal T, elawney (Lis Wheal Uni • • 3 4 ' 107 10 9 46 49 75 78 SSIONS. 55 68 102 i 104 pr 4 4, j ri 65 70 99 )01 75 95 111 101 102 103 101 105 IP 18} 19, F 5 88 64 66 54 56 55 57 47 43 45 44 43 45 25 2/ 25 26 104 105 P P 101 102 10110 i: )01 100 88 2 78 82 6 Ict 102 10s 94 96 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 84 101 f 3024 101 y 102 •fd pr 101; 102,. 94 97 SECU 93 95 9t 04 92 94 81 83 81 63 113 106 104 105 Ics 107 106 108 104 106 1(9 112 103 1( 5 105 107 107 109 102 103 t 15 99 101 93 95 91 93 IC4 106 88 90 94 08 103 105 107 108 107 108 41 51 30 :',l, 575 585 13.14 st st et 50 20 'll 13 1} 11 3 86 31 33 520 530 20 25 15 17 14} 15 74 8, 6 180 190 100 103 30 35 11 13 201 2:0 19 20 ritmaeEltr;NO.N.: Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex. , No. 1, --- Ditto, No.'', 105 Great N orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pin., 106.1 8 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per oent. stock. 131 North Eastern. Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. Lc., 41 per cent., 1858, 98i Great Northern 5 per cent. irrd., 107 LINES LEASED AT FIXED !MTATA. Lcndon, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco kli.n.) gua. 7 per cent, 141 Great Luxembourg, 135 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 81 1 , 0314:1(4N MIN S. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lira., la $ DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 674 BAN Ks. Agra and 31 astern:ma's, lim., 118 10 Ditto, new, 6 0 A Ili 'nee inn.). 33 Anglo Austrian, 74 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 123 Bank of Egypt, 314 Bank of London. )44 Bank of Queensland, lim, 211 Brazilian and Portuguese, Jim., in Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 20; Continental, lira., 20 4 1 East London, him. 5 1 1 European Bank, lim., 124 1 Hindustan, china, and Japan aim.), 24 3 Imperial Bank, lim., 304 30 Imperial Ottoman, 164 1 4 16 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London and Brazilian (lim.), 45 6 London Joint Stock, 504 London and South African, 211 London and South-Western, lim., 201 London and 11 estminster, 953 Merchant Bank, urn , 264 7 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 7 Oriental Bans Corporation. 63 2 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., Ditto (X:0), 7/ South Eastern, lira., 13 Union of London, eti Australian Mort. Land andMISCELLANEOUS Finance, Bm.. , 33 Ceylon Company, City of Milan Improvements, lim., 81 9 City Ofnoea, lim., 4i .3 Credit Fonder and:Mobilier of England, 841 Discount Corporation, 12/ 134 124 13 East Indian Financi i n n., 5 East India Irrigation and Canal, 83 E gyptian Com. an d T rading, lim., 34 English and F ore i gn Credit, 4} E nglish •irn E ng , neering, 64 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6 51 Gene:al Steam Navigation, 261 Home and ti lonial A ssurance, lim, Hudson's Bay, 15i London General O mnibus Company, 34 Marine Investment, lim ,, 44 100 iOO 100 100 10 rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 186 ac POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A Love AFPAIR.—THREATENING TO KILL A GIRL.— John Downes, described as a tailor, of No. 8, Poller-street, Hanover-square, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by Michael O'Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers, charged with threatening to kill Rose Newton, a delicate and in teresting girl, about 16 years of age, residing with her parents, in Lancashire-court, Old Bonthstreet. The complainant said she used to go out with the pri soner, and on Sunday night last, she not having been out with him that day, he threatened her dreadfully, and said that if he did not have her no one else should. On Mon day, while dancing with another girl in the court to an organ, the prisoner said, "Don't dance before *me; unless you want a scene in the court." -Shortly after, the girl who was dancing with her, and who lived in the same house as the prisoner, went up stairs and found him with a knife in his hand. Tho reason why she had gone out with the prisoner was principally because he had repeatedly threatened her if she did not ao so, and she went in fear of him. Mary Ann Charles, the girl alluded to by the com- plainaut, proved seeing the prisoner with a knife in his hand, sitting on the stairs, and crying. She told her father, who came down and took the knife from him. The prisoner said he would not annoy the complainant again. He sent to the complainant to come to him that he might beg her pardon, but she did not come. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not wonder at that. Nobody liked to be stabbed if they could help it. The prisoner would have to find two bail to keep the peace towards the complainant for six months. GROSS CRUELTY TO A PONY.—John Monteith, of 2, St. Peter's-road, Kingsland, marine-store dealer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the instance of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly treating a horse by working it in an unfit state. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 10s., or 14 days. The Paris Universal Exhibition, (From Tuesday's Gazette.) Here Majesty desiring to promote the success of the Universal Exhibition of Works of Industry and Agriculture as well as of the Fine Arts, to be held in Paris in 1867, has appointed the following Commis sioners to advise her upon the best mode by which the products of industry and the fine arts of the, United Kingdom, the British colonies, and depen dencies may be procured and sent to the Exhibition, viz. :—The Prince of Wales, Earl Granville, the Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Hertford, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Rosse, Earl Cowley, Earl Russell, Lord Stanley, Lord Elcho, Lord Port man, Lord Overstone, Lord Taunton, Lord Hough ton, Edward Cardwell, or the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies for the time being; Sir Charles Wood, or the principal Secretary of State for India in Council for the time being ; William Francis Cowper, or the Chief Commissioner of Works for the time being, William Ewart Gladstone, or the Chancellor of the Exche quer for the time being.; Sir George Clerk, Robert Lowe, Charles Bowyer Adderley, Henry Austin Bruce, Sir Stafford Henry North cote, or Sir Edward C. Kerrison, or the president of the Royal Agricultural Society for the time being; Sir Alex. Young Spearman, Sir SamuelM. Peto, Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Sir Roderick I. Murchi son, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, or the president of the Royal Academy for the time being ; Sir Francis R. Sandford, Lyon Playfair, Edgar Alfred Bowring, Warren Stormes Hale, or the Lord Mayor of the City of London for the.time being ; Chas. Lawson, or the Lord Provost of Edinburgh for the time being; - John Barrington, or the Lord Mayor of Dublin for the time being ; Edward Akroyd, - or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Halifax for the time being ; Henry Ashworth, Chas. Atkinson, or the Master Cutler of Sheffield for the time being; Thos. Baring, Thomas Bazley, Somerset A. Beaumont, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of New castle-on-Tyne for the time being ; Geo. T. Clark, Thomas Pearson Crossland, or the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Huddersfield for the time being ; Thomas L. Donaldson, or the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects for the time being ; Thos. Fairbairn, Chas. Forster, Wm. Henry Gregory, Thomas Field Gibson, Wm. John Hamil ton, or the president of the Geological Society for the time being ; Lewis Heymann, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Nottingham for the tune being ; Michael D. Hollins, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Potteries for the time being ; Chas. Hoskins Low, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Bristol for the time being ; Darnton Lupton, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Leeds for the time being; John Robinson McClean, or the president of the Institute of Civil Engineers for the time being ; Jas. Macauley, or the president of the Chamber of Com merce of Belfast for the time being ; John McEwen, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow for the time being ; John Francis Maguire, John Moreton, or the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Wolverhampton for the time being ; Philip Henry Rathbone, or the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool for the time being ; Richard Redgrave, Henry William Ripley, or the chairman of theiChamber of Commerce of Brad ford for the time being ; R. Russell, or the presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce of Limerick for the time being ; E. Sabine, or the president of the Royal Society for the time being ; W. Scholefield, or the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham for the time being; J. Sharp. or the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Dundee for the time being; F. Tayler, or the president of the Society of Painters in Watercolours for the time being ; H. Thring, and H. H. Vivian. Authority is given to any three or more of the commissioners to nominate and appoint other per sons to be commissioners, and to name and appoint jurors for the Exhibition. H. Cole, C. 8., is appointed secretary. The com mission, which is dated the 27th ult., will continue in force till the close of the Exhibition. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat, fresh up to our market, to-day, were very moderate. The condition of the pro duce being good, the demand for all qualities ruled steady, at Monday's advance in prices. A portion of the supply was taken off by buyers from tho North of England. With foreign wheat—both American and Continental — the market was very moderately supplied. For all descrip tions the trade ruled arm, and late rates were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, at full currencies. Barley was in very moderate supply. The trade for all qualities was firm at fully late rates. Only a moderate business was transacted in malt at late rates. There was a good supply of oats on sale. Most descrip tions wore in steady request at full prices. Both beans and peas were very firm. The market was scantily supplied. . _ .. __ Most descriptions of flour moved off steadily. In some instances a slight advance took place in prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 620 10 1,460 50 1,170 Irish Foreign brls COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN for the Week ending April 29, 1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 62,756; average 39s 5d barley, 16,974 ; 30s Od—oats, 3,612 ; 22s 7d. Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 76,375 ; 39s 7d— barley, 23,095 ; 31s id—oats, 6,648 ; 19s. 9d. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN. A special meeting of this company was held at Glasgow on Friday, Sir A. Orr in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had to submit three bills for their approval. The first was a bill authorising the company to make a railway from Glasgow to Kilmarnock. It would commence by a junction with the Glasgow Union Railway at Hospital-street, and run almost in a straight line to Kilmarnock. This would shorten the distance to England by 12 miles, open up an entirely new district, and greatly improve their system. A formal resolution approving the bill was carried. The next was a bill to authorise the company to subscribe £300,000 towards the Glasgow Union undertaking. The power was permissive, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company had likewise in serted in their bill permissive powers to subscribe a similar sum. The heads of the bill having been read, a formal resolution approving it was adopted. Thd next bill which the meeting approved was for authorising the Glasgow Union Railway Com pany to form an improved junction with the Glasgow and South-Western Railway, in lieu of one condi tionally sanctioned last session. The meeting was then adjourned for the consi deration of other bills to the 12th inst. ROYAL SWEDISH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. Austin in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in he Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the permanent way and rolling stock were in good order, and that some further re pairs and renewals would be necessary. The com pany had worked the Goverpment line from Orebo. to Halsberg at a profit of £l,lOO, but subsequently the Government had taken it into their own hands, and so that account had disappeared from the com pany's revenue. There had been an increase on the traffic of the railway, especially in the goods depart ment, but the expenses were also heavy, as they had to renew 1,500 sleepers. They obtained trafficfrom the Nora branch, but not so much as if it were their own. They had received £3,000 from the Nether lands Land Company, with 5 per cent. interest to the time of 'giving up the bonds. With regard to the proposed branch from Linda into the mineral dis trict north of their line, if they could have made it, between £2,900 and £3,000 a-year would have been added to their traffic, but they had had no means available for that purpose. If the Government should lease the company's line, they might be induced to assist in the making of the Linda branch. The line of ten miles from Arboga to Koping could now be completed for £lB,OOO in stead of the £20,000 or £25,000 originally esti mated. It would probably be the object of the Government to have possession of the whole system of Swedish railways. The efforts heretofore made by the directors to induce the Government to pur chase the company's line had been futile. Owing to the state of the Swedish finances they were not perhaps in a position to purchase the company's railway, at the same time they had the benefit of the line in the country. The Swedish Government had not acted liberally towards them, and, owing, to the non-completion of the line by the time speci fied, the company were not in a position to enforce the guarantee. The Government line from Gotten burg to Stockholm was 350 miles in length, and the extension from the company's line joined it at Hals berg. The Government were about to make a line from Christiana to Stockholm, and they could work over the 35 miles of the company's line, and thus save a considerable sum. It would, therefore, an swer the purpose of the Government to lease the line and work it in connexion with the Linda branch. The Diet would meet in October next, and it was understood that the Government were favour able to leasing the line, and if ,they should agree to do so for five or seven years both would be enabled to see their way more clearly. He then explained that the directors proposed to pay 2s. per obligation to the obligation holders, which, with 2s. paid pre viously, would enable the company to get rid of two coupons, leaving a reserve in hand.- Mr. CHAPLIN seconded the motion for the adop tion of the report. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that they proposed to lease the line in the first instance at £5,000 a year, and half the surplus profits for a term of five or seven years. The inte rest on the obligations would amount to £6,000 a year, and until that was paid, together with arrears, the preference and original shareholders would get nothing. The traffic on the line was increasing, and during the first three months of this year the increase was £4OO. The line might be worth £lO,OOO a year at the end of the five or seven. years, as it was in the power of the Government to develope the traffic. The Swedish chairman of the company had been in negotiation with the Swedish Minister on the sub ject of leasing the line. The report was adopted, and the payment of 2s. per obligation on the Ist of June next was agreed to. It was thought advisable to leave the question of leasing the line in the hands of the Board, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. RAILWAY BILLS. In the committee of Lords yesterday the Ban bridge Extension, the Downpatrick and Newry, and the Bray and Enniskerry Bills were withdrawn —the Navan and Kingscourt Bill was referred to Lord Redesdale. In e f Room Mr. F B,r proofs were gi ven er S e t in n p the following Bills :—The East London, the Glas gowbo and South-W es t ern (Kilmarnoc k di rec t), S un - oradriensg-eocrt f Standing-order r o Sun ningdale and Cambridge -town ; and the Glasgow and South-Western (City of Glasgow Union.) In the Commons committee the case of the Bur ton-upon-Trent Bill was opened in Group 10. In Mr. Ingham's committee the Connahs Quay Bill was opened, it was decided that the portion of the bill relating to the docks should be referred back to the referees, and the railway portion proceededwith. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was examined on behalf of the promoters. In Group 12 the committee vent through the clauses of the Bishops Castle (Extensions to Craven Arms, &c.) Bill, the. pre amble of which was declared proved on Monday. The case of the Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Bill was opened, and evidence for the promoters was taken. In Group 13, the Northampton and Ban bury Junction (extensions) Bill was passed. In Group 14, the committee will suspend their decision in the cases of the East Glocestershire and Wilt shire, the North and South Wiltshire Junction, and the Wiltshire Bills until all the evidence in each case had been taken. The North and South Wiltshire Junction is to commence by a junction at Christian Malford, on the main line of the Great Western, passing in a southerly direction to Caine and Devizes. It is to form junctions with the Wiltshire Railway and the South IV estern Railway near Salisbury. The evidence for the promoters was taken and con cluded, and that on behalf of the Wiltshire Bill was proceeded with. The case of the North British (Edinburgh station and market) Bill was opened, and engineering evidence was taken. The Callan der and Oban Bill was passed. In Court A, the case of the South Wales and Great `Western direct Bill has been under consideration for several days. The chief point in dispute is a pro posed bridge over the Severn, which the opponents contend would interfere . with the navigation of the river, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING. THE TWO THOUSAND DAY. It is the fashion to speak of each recurring anniversary of turf events as surpassing all those preceding it in the excitement and interest it evokes. Doubtless it is a mere figure of speech in many instances, but it was assuredly the truth to-day. The concurrent testimony of all sporting writers, as well as of that large section of society who dabble but lightly in the dangerous waters of racing, all help to prove our assertion. For the reason of this we must look to the high private reputation of Breadalbane— the very large sum paid by Mr. H. Chaplin for him and his stable companion Broomielaw, and the flattering accounts given of the former's appearance and style of going. Never has a " dark" horse excited such attention or com manded such confidence as this splendid-looking son of Stockwell. Though on his arrival here at the end of last week he was pronounced hardly as fit as he should be for this important event, and though the sudden rush to get on Bedminster, consequent on Sir Joseph Hawley's victory with Argonaut yesterday, and the coming again of Liddington, somewhat shook his position, yet both last night and this morning no one ventured " to take liberties with him," and one of the leading bookmakers would not lay more than 5 to 1 against him. The crowds brought by road and rail into the town this morning exceeded anything we have seen of late years. It was a Derby, and not in miniature. The horsemen formed a body of irregular cavalry difficult to avoid ; the carriages were many deep ; the foot people countless. Elaborate luncheons, after the manner of Epsom, were the rule ; and the only drawback to complete enjoyment the wind and dust, the latter being in greater force than we ever remember. Beyond the scratching of Chattanooga and the rise of the French horse Gladiateur there was no change worth recording. As the hour drew near which was to unravel the mys tery and set at rest the hopes and fears of the last six months the excitement deepened. There were several failures of course, but at length a capital start was effected, the 18 were seen coming along in line, with Pantaloon making running for Kangaroo in the van. The race is so fully described below that we will not repeat the tale here ; sufficient to say that the pace was first-rate, the favourites were always in front, and that from the bushes in one of the finest races ever seen ensued beiween Liddington, Gladiateur, Archimedes, Zambesi, and Breadalbane, the French colt staying the longest, and, thongh closely pressed by Archimedes, winning, after an exciting struggle, by a neck amidst loud cheering. He is a bay colt, of immense power and great quality, and bids fair to perpetuate the triumphs of the French stable on the downs of Surrey. Plate of £lOO, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.M.M. 7 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Menace, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b ...(Murfett 1 Baron Rothschild's The Giant, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (J Daley 2 Mr. Saxon's The Brigand, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ...(H. Sharpe 3 Mr. Naylor's Equinox, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Perry 4 Betting-12 to 10 agst The Giant, 3to 1 agst Equinox, and 4 to 1 agst any other. Equinox got away in front and made the running at a bad pace, followed by Brigand, The Giant, and Menace in the order we have given them. They ran in these positions across the flat, but on reaching the cords Menace quitted her rearward position and joined Equinox, closely attended by The Giant, the three finishing the race home, Menace winning very easily at least by a neck ; a bad third. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 5 ft for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 12 subs., 6of whom pay 5 sovs. forfeit. The highest weight left in being Bst., it was raised to Bst 101 b, and the others in proportion. Mr. W. Morris's Armadillo, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ...(S. Adams) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Durham, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Caryophyllus, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (car. 7st 111 b) (Fordham) 3 Baron Rothschild's May Bloom, 4 yrs, Bst 101b...(Wells 4 Mr. Saville's 011erton, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Heartfield 5 Mr. Elphinstone's Glen Isla, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Carroll 6 Betting-3 to 1 agst Durham and Armadillo, 4to 1 agst 011erton, and 5 to 1 agst Caryophyllus. They ran nearly in a line to half-way inthe cords, where Armadillo drew in advance and won very cleverly by a length and a half. Durham finished second, three quarters in advance of Caryophyllus ; a head separated the third and fourth, and a like distance the fourth and fifth. Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; for 3-yr-old colts, 7st 101 b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 131 b ; fillies allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. if demanded. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Mr. Price's Salliet, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Morris 1 Mr. Ten Broeck's Birague, 3 yrs, 7 st 101 b (car. 7 st 111 b (Fordham 2 Mr. Naylor's Knight of the Whistle, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Medicis, Tring, Mortlake, Demivolte filly, and Silverlocks. Betting-5 to 2 agst Medicis, 7to 2 agst Tring, sto 1 agst Knight of the Whistle, and 6 to 1 agst Salliet. The Demivolte filly, in company with Birague, Knight of the Whistle, and Medicis, made play to the top of the hill, when they were joined by Sublet, who came up on their right, and as they entered the cords he took a slight lead, which he retained to the end, and won a fine race by a neck ; half a length separated the second and third ; Tring was a bad fourth, Silverlocks fifth, and Medicis next. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. R.M. 88 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Gladiateur, by Monarque (IL Grimshal 1 Lord Stamford's Archimedes (Aldcroft 2 Mr. Merry's Liddington (Daley 3 Duke of Beaufort's Tibia (Salter 0 Mr. Ten Broeck's Jack o' Lantern (Morris 0 Lord Durham's Ariel (Ashman 0 Lord Glasgow's Rifle Mr. W. Harlock's Regalia (Norman 0 Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloo n (Cannon 0 Sir J. Hawley's Bedminster (Wells 0 Mr. C. P. Hudson's Tilt (Edwards 0 Mr. W. I'Anson's Breadalbane (Custance 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Le Mandarin (Hunter 0 Mr. Merry's Zambesi (H Covey 0 Mr. Naylor's Lazzaretto (Challoner. 0 Mr. W. Robinson's Kangaroo (Fordham 0 Sir C. Rushout's Cedric (Mt. Walters 0 Captain White's Joker w (T. French 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Bedminster, 9to 2 agst Liddington, 5 to 1 agst Kangaroo, 6 to 1 agst Breadalbane, 7 to 1 agst Gladiateur, 100 to 8 agst Archimedes, 20 to 1 agst Ariel, 40 to 1 agst Jack o'Lantern. The flag was lowered, after a delay of 25 minutes, to an excellent start. Pantaloon on the extreme right was the first away, and, with Regalia, Tibia, Zambesi, Rifle, and Bed minster in close company, made the running at a great pace, Liddington, who headed the others, lying in the centre of the course, having on his left Jack o'Lantern, Le Mandarin, Gladiateur, Breadalbane, and Kangaroo, and some lengths in their rear Archimedes, Joker, Ariel, and Cedric. They ran in these positions to the Bushes-hill, where Pantaloon, having performed his allotted task, dropped back, and the running Was immediately taken up by Zambesi, followed on the extreme left by Kangaroo, close in whose track were Gladiateur, Breadalbane, Archi medes, Liddington, Bedminster, and Jack o'Lantern, who ran in such close order that a sheet would have covered the lot. On reaching the Abingdon Mile-bottom, Kangaroo l i and Bedminster were beaten, and Zambesi on rising the hill was headed by Gladiateur, who as they entered the cords was joined by Lord Stamf ard's colt and Lid dington. Thence ensued one of the finest'mees between the four witnessed for many years, the French representa tive winning in the last stride by a neck, Archimedes de feating Liddington by a like distance for second;. Zambesi finished fourth, beaten a head, close up with whom Breadal bane finished fifth, Jack o'Lantern sixth, Bedminster seventh, Ariel eighth; and then came at wide intervals Le Mandarin, Pantaloon, and Kangaroo. The last lot were Joker, Cedric, Lazzaretto, and Tilt. Plate of 100 soya ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. R.M. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Troublesome, 6 yrs, 9st 21b (.£300) (G. Fordham) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Bavarde, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (£3OO Morris 2 Baron Rothschild's Hippolyta, 4 yrs, 9st 31b (in. 71b ex. I (Wells 3 The following also ran of Devon, Keepsake, and Beatrix colt. Betting-7 to 4on Hippolyta, and 100 to 30 agst Trouble some. The Beatrix colt, in company with Hippolyta and Trou blesome, made the running to the bushes, where the former was beaten, and Troublesome came on in advance, followed by Bavarde into the bottom, where the Baron's filly was disposed of, and Troublesome won a fine race by ahead only. There were two lengths between the second and third. Plate of 100 soy; added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, sft ; far 3-yr-olds and upwards. Criterion Course. 17 subs. Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Heartfield 1 Mr P. Smith's Miss Bowzer colt, 3 yrs, 6s tl3lb (Maidmont 2 Mr. Alexander's Peon, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (T. French 3 Mr. James Smith's Countersign, 4 yrs, 7st 61b...(C. Gray 4 Mr. Saxon's Rose of Denmark, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (li. Sharpe 5 Betting-6 to 5 agst Miss Bowzer colt, 100 to 30 agst Vixen, 4 to 1 agst Peon, and 5 to 1 agst Countersign. The favourite made the running, followed by Vixen to within half a dozen strides of the chair, when the latter headed her, and won cleverly by three parts of a length ; a bad third. BETTING AT MIDNIGHT. THE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Gladiateur (taken) 9to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 8 agst Wild Charley (taken) 20 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 40 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) CHESTER CUP. 6to 1 agst Helen (taken) 9 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 100 to 7 agst La Toucques (taken) 18 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) FOURTH EDITION BOROUGH HOP. As regards prices, our market is decidedly firm. Sales, however, progress slowly, and the demand is chiefly con fined to English hops, and to good and fine foreign produce. WHITECHAPEL. Tho demand for meat is by no moans active, as follows : —Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6(1 ; mutton, 4s Od' to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 8d ; veal, 3s 101 to 4s 10d; and pork, 8s 8d to 5s Od per Blbs, by the carcase, REWARDS FOR SALVAGE SERVlCES.—Yesterday, at the Admiralty, two cases were heard in which claims were made for salvage services. The Court awarded a sum of £750 against the owners of a vessel called the Martin Luther, which had been abandoned, or was a " derelict ;" and, in tho case of a vessel called the Rich mond, the owners were ordered to pay £1,500. There had been yellow fever on board ; the captain had died, and only a boy was able to read the burial service. When the Emblin came up the crew were ready to abandon her ; she was however brought safely to England. The Court said it was a most meritorious service, and awarded the sum mentioned and costs. The Earl of Dunmore has arrived in town from his seat, Dunmore Park, Falkirk, N.B. for the season. AWnsibis Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Market opens steady. Sales probably 8,000 bales. The Countess Cowper and Ladies Cowper come to town early this week from Panshanger, Herts. The Countess will have an evening party on Tuesday next. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1# per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.17# per £1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears th at go l d i s rather more than 1-ICth per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. 47 6} 1321 146 11 731 k 4k 122 11 It 1061 7 121; 97i 81 137 6j I 134; 1061 1101 10 1 P es .ITIES. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. ARREST OF THE MURDERER OF MR. LINCOLN. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3. A telegram received here announces that Wilkes Booth landed from the Edinburgh, at Queenstown, and was immediately arrested. A MER I C A. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM 4) ARRIVAL OF THE MORAVIAN. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, APRIL 22 (Evening). It is positively reported that Sherman and John ston are negotiating. The rumour that the latter had surrendered with his army_is at present uncon firmed. RepOrts receivedfrom Goldsboro' state that John ston's army had become demoralised since Lee's surrender, and Johnston dared not risk a battle. In consequence of Johnston's repeated offer to surrender, a portion of Grant's army has been relieved from guarding the Southside Railroad, and sent .to Washington. The Evening Post says private letters from Washington create some uneasiness concerning Secretary Seward's condition. It is reported from Richmond that Mr. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet have reached Augusta, and established a Government there preparatory to flight to the Trans-Mississippi Department. The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions of condolence on account of the death of Richard Cobden. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money abundant. Gold, 1498. Exchange on London, 161 i 163. On Paris, 3484. Stocks very firm. New York Centrals, 958. Illinois, 114. Erie, 77 ; 5.20 United States Bonds, 1068 ; Cotton, slightly firmer ; Middling Uplands, 38c. Flour good enquiry. Wheat and corn slightly firmer. Provisions and coffee steady. Sugar slightly firmer. Petroleum quiet ; crude, 37c ; refined, 52c. CANADA. GREAT FLOODS IN CANADA. MONTREAL, APRIL 22. Great floods have taken place in the districts of Berthier and Soul, in Canada. Several islands in the St. Lawrence have been submerged, and many lives and much property lost. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) .£5O HANDICAP PLATE. Lord Douglas 1 Jupon 2 Spice Nine ran. £lOO PLATE. Todleben Attache Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. Juneaton Ropley Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SON'S Argonaut Gemtna Four ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. King Hal Plutus William Pitt Sixteen ran. SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES Hawkshaw Idler Hromeski FREE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Bradama.nte Beatrix 2 PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. Idle Girl _ 1 Paris 2 Four ran. CHAMPION STAKES. New York w.o. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Cassiope W.O. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 9 to 2 agst Helen (taken) 11 to 1 agst Victorious (taken) 100 to 8 agst Lion (taken) 18 to 1 Gratitude (taken) 20 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Nuneaton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Redcap IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. BOROUGH FRANCHISE EXTENS lON BILL. A number of petitions having been presented in favour of this bill, Mr. BAINES rose to move the second reading of his bill, the object of which was to reduce the borough quali fication of voters to £6. He said he felt he should not be asking the house in vain for its indulgence, whilst he urged it to redress an acknowledged wrong pressing on the great majority of the people; an acknowledged wrong because the defective state of the representation had been acknowledged by the highest authority. Five times they had been reminded from the throne that such was the condition of the representation ; four Prime Ministers of the Crown had brought in bills, but without success, and the house had passed the second reading of a measure without a division, and yet that objectionable state of things still remained. He had not been anxious to bring forward the measure, because he felt there were others more capable than himself, and he sluiuld have been glad had the Government taken up the subject. He should have been exceedingly gratified had the right hon. gentle man, whose sentiments in that house had done him so much honour, and which had called forth the gratitude of the people, had been induced to deal with the matter ; but such not being the case, he had felt it incumbent upon himself as to attempt to remedy the anomaly. It ha d been stated of a an objection against the measure that the last sessionbefore it Parliament, which had but twelve m onths to run ed such died a natural death, was not the ti me to proce with tune, because it would enable it s beingcaa' a bill ; but he felt that of all time s it was r. th ed e iut e moste ff o e p c p t o h r y - the new voters created by it. Ills bill d r he that brought forward by Lord Joilintbou gh a bill had been only to the borough fra nchise. , en bu c t op it ie r d el f a r to om d extend the county franchise by o t want viz an brought forward by the hon. member for East qualification y tie t n o admit the ;eat etoxttnlOsi,eint not the exercise of that right to body of the working h a s f r a t t e r m h e i o s e t t a te a g a : e a e in et t e e d nt t i o on an t y o move the netlistisesd. The noble lord below him which they (Lord Elcho)wh;dr°gievehne of the existing qualification. He was glad it was so, be causenotice strongly o f hiso j there would be a full discussion of the whole previous question, as and thus the great want would receive the h its merits really demanded. He thought it would be unwise to postpone passing a a m t a te t n te t r i , c which bill such as that now before them, because if they did so he was well assured that in a short time such a moderate demand would not satisfy the immense body now excluded from the representation, and a strong, and perhaps irre sistible, demand would be made upon them for manhood oruniversal suffrage. Hisbill only extended to England and Wales, and his observations, therefore, only applied to that part of the kingdom. The upper classes, he contended, were well represented in that house, but the working class, as a class, were nearly entirely unrepresented. Some hon. membersmight represent afew, but they were so scattered that he contended he was right in hie observations. It was ' expected that the working class would be loyal, obedient, well affected, and obeyers of the law, but had they an hand in making those laws they were expected to obey ? Certainly not. Again, it was urged as an objection against the measure that a lowering of the elective franchise would lower the status :of :the Legislature, :but he re garded such an objection as a complete fallacy, and one for which there was not the slightest ground. The foremost men in the country would always deem it an honour to have a seat in that house—(hear, hear)—and those, he felt assured, would be the persons from whom its members would be selected. Suppose there should happen to be an election of a working man, he thought .the addition of several intelligent and virtuous men to, seats in that house would be of the greatest advantage. They would be enabled to !give very valuable'information—valuable to the body to which they belonged, and of which many of the members now know nothing, and more than likely those working men might learn something beneficial to themselves and to the class to which they belonged. lie looked upon it as a vain fancy if for one moment it was imagined that an adventurer would be elected to a seat in that house ; on the contrary, he contended that wherever there was a large constituency there invariably the most celebrated ' men that had ever adorned the legislature had been selected. The bon. gentleman then quoted a variety of statistics to show the great progress the country had made in the last few years, concluded by saying that the bill he had the honour to propose would give an additional 241,000 voters, excluding the Metro politan boroughs, or about 32 per cent. to the exising number ; and he felt that the concession would not cost the exchequer a single farthing, but would increase and strengthen one of the most valuable institutions of the constitution. • Mr. BAZLEY seconded the motion. Lord ELMO moved the previous question. He con tended that the apathy which was exhibited in the coun try when the subject was last under discussion still existed, in proof of which he asked the hon. member who had moved the second reading of the bill whether he saw a single working man standing at the door as he entered the house. The apathy he alluded to existed both in and out of the house, and therefore he hoped the Govern ment would not take the matter under their care at the present moment. It was said that the working class was not represented in that house, but that he denied, be cause he was of opinion that they were represented, and that in no insignificant way. When a member was elected to a seat in that house, he did not consider that he repre ' seated any particular class, but the whole of the persons comprised in that constituency. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the working man being anxious he was not quite so sure of that as his hon. friend (Mr. Baines) appeared. He had had a communication from a friend of his in the iron districts, which showed that Many men in that locality by a little effort might occupy a £lO house where they now chose to reside in one of only £B. If a working man had any great desire to become apossessor of the elective franchise would he not make the effort ? Yet although most of them could do it if they pleased, they preferred, in many instances, remaining just outside the qualification rather than coming within it. He greatly objected to tho bill brought forward by the hon. member, which, although it gave a vote to the owner of a £6 house refused it to the clerk or other person who paid double and treble that amount merely because he was a lodger. (Hear.) He objected to the lowering of the qualification, because it would lead to universal suffrage, to which he had the most insurmountable objection. The ground upon which the hon. member brought forward the bill would not hold water, and therefore he moved, in effect, its rejection. Mr. A. BLACK seconded the amendment, on the ground that the bill would have the effect of discouraging provi dence amongst the working classes. Mr. LEATHAM said he had no doubt that the Govern ment ought to have carried this measure, but because Go vernment had failed in its duty that was no reason why members who had pledged themselves to reform should violate their promises. Mr. LOWE said that this matter should be considered quite irrespective of private rights, because if they admit ted the principle, it would inevitably lead up to universal suffrage. It was not right to elevate the working classes to debase the means by which they were to be raised. In Australia the franchise had been made so easy that the people would not pick it out of a gutter. In Victoria there was a double qualification—that of property and that of representation. Some discovered that I.s. should be paid for registration, and that circumstance disfranchised half the population. He believed there were very few of the working classes who could not obtain the franchise of they wished it, and he therefore thought :the bill unnecessary, especially as it would satisfy nobody. [The Lon]) ADVOCATE then rose to address the house, but was met with loud cries of " Osborn, Osborn." The right hon. gentleman maintained his position at the table for some time, but at length resumed his seat, and] Mr. B. OSBORN rose and said he thought that, after the time that had been occupied in the debate, some mem ber of the Government would have risen to reply to the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Lowe). He should like to know whether they could wonder at the apathy without when they saw the way in• which the matter was treated in that house. (Hear, hear.) There was one thing however, that could not have escaped observation, and that was the civil war that had broken out on that side of the house—(hear, and laughter)—and which had been artfully promoted by the silence of hon. gentlemen opposite. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The measure brought forward by the hon. member for Leeds had been called revolutionary, but ho believed his hon. friend to be the most innocent revolutionist ever heard of. He should like to know upon what ground did the present Government enter office ? why an amendment of the representation. (Hear, hear.) Ho could not understand how a measure could be called revolutionary which had been four times 'alluded to in the speech from the throne. (Hear, hear.) What had become of the great compact which was entered into at the dan cing academy. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) What had become of the great compact which had elicited such extraordinaay cheering at Willis's Rooms. He should very much like to know. Why, there was the Lord Chancellor, who, when he was in this house, made the strongest speech he ever heard in favour of reform and the ballot, why, since he had boen upon the woolsack, he had not made the slightest allusion to the subject, while the great Reform Minister who was now in the other house, he too had quietly let the subject down. (Hear,. hear.) Was it revolutionary when these great Liberals ventilated the subject ; if not, yet immediately his hon. friend the member for Leeds moved in the matter he was called revolutionary. Tho Liberals had pursued a dog-in a manger policy—they would not bring in a measure of reform themselves, nor permit hon. gentlemen on the other side. (Hear, hear.) As there was no other course open, he should adopt the present Measure, however frag mentary, and give his vote in favour of the second reading. Mr. GREGORY moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. AYRT ON said it was most desirable that time should be allowed the members of the Government to ex press their opinions on this question—(laughter) —and for these reasons he thoughtthe debate ought to be adjourned. Sir G. GREY said a member of the Government had risen to address the house, but there being a disinclina tion to hear him, he advised his hon. friend (the Lord Advocate) not to throw away his speech. As there were several hon. members who, he believed, wished to address the house, he would offer no objection to the adjournment. Mr. BAINES asked if the Government would give a night upon which the debate might be resumed? • Sir G. GREY said, in the absence of his noble friend at the head of the Government, he could give no promise as to any particular day. Mr. DlSRAELlthought the house had a right to require from the Government a day for the resumption of this im portant debate. He thought there ought to be a distinct promise given on the part of the Government on this great and important question. He thought it most disreputable that the debate should close without a clear expression of opinion on the part of her Majesty's Government. (Hear.) The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then agreed to. [A noisy discussion then ensued as to whether the debate should be adjourned until either Monday or Friday. The discussion was carried on until a quarter to six, when the debate went over, in accordance with the standing order of the house.l The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. A Deputation, consi stin g of Viscount Fielding ; Lord Petre ; Lord Arundell of Wardour ; Lord H enr y Kerr; Hon. Charles Lgngdale ; the Right Hon. Monsell, M.P. ; Sir Charles Clifford ; Mr. J. P o p e H enn essey, M.P. ; the O'Donoghue, M.P. ; Maj or G av i n , M.P. ; Sir Colman Ologhlen, M.P. ; J. A. Bl a k e, M . P . ; the O'Conor Don, M.P. ; the Right Rev. Dr. Manning ; Mr. Sergeant Bellasis ; the Very Rev. F. Oakley ; Mr. D. J. Bearden ; Mr. Richard Swift ; the Rev. Father Kathaway ; the Rev. F. Bagshawe ; Rev. J. L. Patterson ; Mr. T. Wild Blundell ; Dr. O'Bryan ; Mr. T. H. Galton ; and Mr. J. Burke; had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home-office yesterday, on the subject of the grievances affecting Catholic prisoners in county and borough prisons. PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ASSASSIN. Our clever neighbour, Mr. E. Fehrenbach, one of the ablest photographers in London, has just issued from his German School of Photography, at 111, Strand, a couple of carte-de-visite-liknesses of the young actor, John Wilkes Booth, who is believed to have been the murderer of President Lincoln on Good Friday last (of all days in the year, on Good Friday !) at Ford's Theatre, in the city of Washington. One of these cartes is in profile, the other in three-quarter face —the latter represents the assassin in a loos tt e- g Inverness cape, the former in a tightly buttoned And both frock coat. The head in both least in the heads are wonderfully handsome— n°.tn the re e d. iea instant to be world what one would imagin e for a f s ,glw features—dark the bloom the effigy of an assassin. A comely is uncove hair and dark moustach e, the beard otherwise shorn —the head itself seemingly ver y good indeed phrenologically ! and freshness of youth upon t—squiline f k i Alt oge ther an incompr ehensible and utterl y bewilderin g w ho has perpetrated so ruthless and lik ene ss of a man de testable an assassination. OSSE 100 1100 2 100 100 'MEN' 100 100 101 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 iII M 2.1.0 2.14.6 31_.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 .60/ all' 1.1.0 7.8 - .3 8.13 4.18.1 4.3.6 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.8 10.6.7 li -18.18.9 30.17.6 3.12.81 'NES. 1021 1011 831 3 104 108 I I