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

~~ ki: 1 26. >rincesa LadY drove• iurchill 'rincesS CuesdaY 1 of the to Seek being ighn es s e brated Chap el etas 3 in rY P the I nd the iblidg e :t week ay left unlent9 0 gins Tienn 4 • [i an d squae killste r t vreei‘ ONE "k - MARKET n GUIAMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England directors have not made anY alteration in their terms of discount to-day. Out of doom the rates remain easy at 3i per cent. There has been a fair demand for accommodation, and in the Stock Exchange the applications for loans have been rather numerous. The Scottish Chief, from Port Phillip, has brought £18,760. A general meeting of shareholders of the Inter national Contract Company was held to-day. The niareeplert presented f or a d opt i on state d t h at t h e state d accounts shows a profit of £96,121 7s. 7d., with -which, after deducting expenses amounting to £7,843 4s. id., the directors propose to deal as follows :—By recommending the payment of a dividend at the rate of £lO per cent. per annum, amounting to £30,000, inclusive of the interim dividend already paid ; by placing to a reserve fund the g um of £60,000 ; by allocating £5,000 in dis charge in full for the preliminary expenses ; and car rying the balance forward to next account. Two o'CLocK. At teleg ram, P aris, this day, accordi n g to Mr. Reuter's the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 35c. Inanimate. A general recovery has been experienced in nearly all d escriptions of Stock Exchange Securities to-day. A better feeling prevails in the English department, and Consols have advanced to 94 91 for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 881 99 ; Exchequer Bills, ss. to Bs. 13 „ r ern• ; Indi a 5 per Cents., 106/ 107 ; Debentures, ' 9 i land Bonds, 19s. Foreign Stocks are generally at better prices. Tu rkish Consolid4s have improved to 541 ; Mexi can, ex all, to 26 1 1 ; the New Loan to 251 1 ; Greek, to 201 4 ; Spanish Passive, to 30/ 1 ; Cer a~l4es to 161 / The Confederate _loan is lower, 15. been on In the a Railway Sh are M ar k e t th e d ea li ngs h ave very moderate scale, but prices generally are b uoyant. Gr ea t W es t ern an d G rea t E as t ern have each improved 101, and London, Chatham, and Dover and North Western each £l. The Foreign an d C o l on i a l li nes are dull, and •Wit)°l4 material change in values. n B a nk and Miscellaneous Shares are, in some instanc es, a shade flatter. Alliance are dealt in at 32 i ; Union of London at 531 54 ; Credit Foncier and Illobilier of England at 91 1; Plymouth Ship Budding Co., 11 1/ prem. ; London and Mediter ranean Bank, I to 1/ prem. ; South African Land a nd Finance, 1 11 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navi gation, 4 3 31 prem. ; Rio d e J an ei r o Gas, 111 prem. ; an ' R ussian (Vyksounsky) Iron Company, 28 3 prem. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under Great Western North 1865. 1864 ... £71,398 £65,359 Western . South Western ... Brigh' Eastern ... 110,097 103,704 26,166 22,148 ... 25,074 19,292 ~. 45,743 45,428 ... 23,707 19,679 Northern ... 34,437 32,172 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 39,580 37,320 Bristol and Exeter "'... 6,938 6,692 North E astern 58,440 58,280 tanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,083 16,759 Great Eastern . 32,253 30,705 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, are generally of a satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £6,039 ; on the North Western, of £6,393 ; on the South Western, of £4,018; on the Brighton of £5,782; on the Mid land, of £320 ; on the South Eastern, of £4,028 ; on the Great Northern, of £2,265 ; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, of £2,260 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £246 ; on the North Eastern, of £960 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £324; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,548. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 0. Gorznxiwxyr FUNDS. °..Der Cent. Consols Do. Ac count, May 9 9O 90 1 ° Per Cent. Red uced BB I 9 No v' per C en t B B l. 9 4 I ' 4 eN4 2 1 per C en t . J an. 1894 130 5 per C en t. J an. 1873 A nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs.- t Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Ichequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. £5OO — Do. '4lond 0 B ank of En gland Stock , a 5 1 p £2 er ,4 Cent 5 8 Do Account Trui.o,.. r, I na . --- ~.TOTERNMENT SECURITIES. . l ari Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — D0.5D1 Account • per Cent. July, 1870 Account D o . 4 - per Cent 888 Do. Certific ' Oct.* Do. Enf a , e d at, g B D. 5 ~e „ ..;- , sper 4 per Cent . — . Do. 5.1% . „,,',,ent, Jan. 1872 D°.Do. 4''' per dent day 1879 Per Cent.) Aug. 1866 — 991 DO. uzild%ilers',4lo,ooooo 19 - pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Aust r i a Brazili an n Bond. ~ s, 5 per Cent — Do. o per C ent — 4 1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 811 2 • 1863 -1 1-s ell ° B Ayres 6 per Cent C ,' - '„? I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Do "luau 6 per Cent — 4.1 C• -2 Per Cent — olonibian 6 per Cent. . — DoCub 6 per Cent. 5 -1-,,.. — ,Per Cent., 1864 — ria`'''„.oclip, £55 paid D°.'4lBo 3 per Cent., 1825 t 4 per Cent., 1863 t, 0 -, 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — 4,4401au Principalities .uo .cB6 paid •cquador Rew Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E Do, P rovisional:Land Warrant — gYPtlan 7 per Cent 96 1 Do., Second Issue — Do .£100•Bonds , Do. 1864 931 4 Greek'Jo crip .£SU paid 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 211 8 Do. Coupons Do Account — Qu ateniala 5 per Cent. — , Do. 1839 and 1850 D I 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) o 1865 721 0) , exican 3Do Scrip, .£r4Ce2l nt paid pe Do. Account D(.. 1864 .. , ...... - Do 6 per C en t. A n ... Do Fre nc h S cr i p, E x. 25f 20e — Montevidean 6 p er Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 961 Do 2 per Cent . Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. A ccoun t — n t P C . orhigues e 3 per ...e_ , 1853 .Do A ccoun t _ 11 71. .8 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do A ccoun t R ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St~ DoDo 41 per Cent., 1850 D 1860 56 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 _ _ Sardinian 5 per Cent t , Do. Account 13 Panish 3 per Cent _ Do Account Do New Deferred _ Do Account . _ D 0 Passive ~. Do Ac.coun t 3of 1 onanish Cert. of Coup not f un d e d — Do Account l6l t3wedish 4 per Cent. — r i , 1-3 °. q per Cent. 1864 'llrkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account D ,° 6 per Cent. 1858 -uo Account , I) D ° o £lOO Bonds , 76 0 Account 6 per C en t . 1 862 4 -) Do. £lOO B onds 73} f 6 per Cent 1863 — Do Ire G uarantee s d, 4 per Cent — Ilezuela, r Cent. 1)0. Account Do • 6 per Cent, 1862 _ Do. Account A Dividends on the above payable in London. b e tti. an, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dutch -N Per cent., Ex. 25f. -n a Per Cent., Ex. 12. Gull — F ren c h . -04 per Cent. Certifi.....‘tes — Do. 3 per Cent.' — _ 44, Ac ount _ DO ' 5 per Cent , 1861, Ex. 25f. .-'O. Account . 64f I TWO O'CLOCK. e onm s . 901 91 Do , c 0....., ...ism, ....,.... ~. ~, ~,....., .. C 1 4t .. o. . ............. 11111111111 ..... II 13 ° V 4 Ric - "' .nd .. South - . Great - SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. 1 paid,! Closing Business Price. 1 • done. 13.14 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val.. all - - at Blyth and Tyne ...... 100 - - st ,Bristol and Exeter.... 1(0 94 96 94 5 at Caledonian • 110 132 133 50 Cork and 8and0n...... all - - 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A f A gets no div. 11 - - till6p.c.p.an.has 10 Do. B all been paid to B - at Dublin & Belfast June. all 66 68 23 Dun,.Perth, & e b.Junc. all 18 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 90 92 at Glasgow &S. 1V( stern 100 106 1 , 8 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 00 47 48 461 71 st . Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 100 7 8 at Great North of Scotland 100 - - 81 Great Northern lOO 132 133 i t D.,. A stock lOO 147 149 at Do. B o t Do. New, is. at 25 pm 40 - - at GtS, and W. of Ireland ma P 8 Os It Gt. Weste n -Original 1 0 74 73 74 at il .S. Val. Rail gua. 1( 0 -- - at Do. South Wales at Do. W. 311c1.- Oxford 100 53 64 st Do. Newport lOO 46 49 st Lo. Hereford lOO 102 'O4 st Lancishire& Yorkslire 100 120( 1211 1211 st London and Blackwali 100 80 68 at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10) 107 109 107 st Lou., Chat., and Dover 100 41 13 40.1 1 at Lou. & North Western 100 . 121 3214 1211 st Lon. & South Western 100 97 98 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 61 62 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - 121 1)0.1 shares .... - - at Metropolitan ll 1351 1361 1351 10 Do. New 4l 2/, 31p at Slid and at ' Do, Birmin . & Derby 100 106 118 fl) Slid Gt. W., Ireland all - -- 25 Do. 4 shares - - 25 ‘i id Kent - - at North British at Do. Ed., Pth , - At Dun 100 t 5 26 • at Nth. kastern - Berwick 100 1194 11l • 55 Do. G.NI•E purchase 16.13.4 - - p at Do. Leeds st Do. York iCO 103 114 at Do. Carlisle lOO - - 22 Po. Stock. & Darling. all 37 38 25 De. do. 1855-58. 2l 11 12 p 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l4 9 10 p st North London . lOl 115 118 10 Do. New all - - 10 Do. do. 1804 - 5 1 14) at North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish C,ntral at Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock 110 48 50 at io. Scot, Mid. st _ , ck - - 10 trews & Welchpool all - - at Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 64 58 at -, outh E. stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 at Taff Vale lOO 155 158 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath st Waterford & Kilkenny 109 - - at West Cornw ill lOO 46 49 st W.Hartlepool Hardt& 103 - - at Do. A irredeemable 10) 75 78 st Do. A redeemable - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 54 67 orn aroa, Cen.ln. st BB d 100 102$ 1034 103 24 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. 14' shares 2 pr 4p 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 37 41 10 Do. Preference all 65 9. too f Buir.,Brant,& Goderich ( 6 p.c. bds.An, - ,r. 1, 872 ICO Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June 1, 1574 100 at Calcutta &h. E., Rm lOO 9g 101 st e Town & Dock, gu lOO 75 85 00 Demerit , a, 7 p.c. per. p all 111 10.1 at East. Ben , 4al, gu., sdo 100 101 103 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 101 106 104 20 Do. .4 'Extension st Grand Trankof Canada 100 18 19 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all F 4 87 ICO Do. Ist eref. Bonds all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred 110 Do. 2d Prif. Bonds.: all 55 57 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. :id Pref. stock all 44 48 ICO Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc all 26 27 100 Do. do. deferred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 10) 104 ICS 1C44 20 10. Gua. 5 per cent l2 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 2 I fp st Gt. South of India (lim. gua. 5 per cent at D . per cent 10) - at Do 204 Great W, s. of Canada all 9 91 97 204 D.). New 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 all 85 IA) 100 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 all 75 78 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 el at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 102 101 st Do. 47 do lOO 93 95 st Do. 4i do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 at 3lelb Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 'Mel & Hudson's Bay all 64 66 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B st C'da, pc lstpf. bds ) 82 84 st zicinde . 100 1014 1024 1014 2 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do. `a . 2 id pr 17 st Do. Pun!aub arD 100 1014 102. 1014 st Do.lndus St Flo_ re 100 94 97 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN T SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per Cent„ Dec. 31, 1572. 100 Can.Gov.6 1877-84 lOO 92 94 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 92 94 D. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 ) , 92 94 1 )0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 83 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 104 105 Do. do; 1890-1 100 105 107 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 104 106 Do. 1878, do. 100 109 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 ,, 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. )1, 10) 107 109 Natal 1 4ov. 6 per cent lOO 102 103 N. B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 92 f 5 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p'6.,1866 00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 IC4 106 Do. 6 per cent lOO 88 90 Nova Sc lift Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18r.8-'e 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 pala & July 100 - - Do. do, L 4 pril & Oct lOO • IC7 108 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 685 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 East Cara lon 2.14.6 14 15 ast Cam Brea 3.4.0 64 7 East Grenville 2.7.0 34 4 East Love.' 2. !3.6 10 11 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 44 Gant& StAubyn(Gwen. 601 4 6 4 Great L ixey, limited all 165 174 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2 4 G. Wheal Vor (Heist n, 40 304 314 Grenville 7.8.3 4 4i Herod's Foot 8.13 35 36 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 34 4 Margaret illny Lelant 94 5 7 Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 54 4 11 wyndy Iron Ore, lin, 25 15 Of Nangiles New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear V.W11 . 1 Bassettallogan 3.10.6 4 1 North Wheal Crotty - - Prosper I hated—. Pr vidence Uny ',giant 10.6.7 31 113 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l5 520 530 S.Wheai Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 stray Park 50.17.. 15 17 Tin Croft 9 145 15 • West aaset t (Mogan W. Caradon (L'skeard 9 6 8 West Chi rerton ll 574 82! West Seton 474 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 55 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redrutli 10 30 35 ' Whea Ludo,tt 3.12.8 Wheal 31ary Ann (glen 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Tielawney (Ida 7 19 20 • Wheal Uni...m ...... YItEFEREN(•E SHAILES. Great Northern 5 per cent., 112} Gt. Western. Wt. Ntidland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock. 119 London I.nd S.W., Portsmouth perpet. anns. of La. 6d, 2} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4A per cent. pi., Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 97 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Nottngham and Grantham E. & Q. 91 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Southern of France, 231 FoItEIGN MINES A lamillos, limited, If United Mexican, lila, 4 &gra and Bllsterman'a BANKS. , Um., 114 alliance 33} 21 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 22 Anglo Austrian, 7j City, ICB 9 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10a Imperial Ottoman, 161 London and Brazilian slim.), 44 London and County, 77/ a London Joint Stock, 991 a Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint., 16 New South Wales, 43) Oriental Bank Corporation, 53a Union of Australia, _a 4i DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 68 7i 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 City of Milan Improvements, lira., 101 Credit Fonder an&Mobilier of England, 91 Joint Stock Discount, Um., 7j 8 rational Discount Company, lira., 15 National Financial, Pen nsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 691 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—A general meeting of the shareholders was held yes terday at the offices, 25, Poultry ; Mr. J. A. Radcliffe in the chair. The secretary read the report, which stated that the business of the company was steadily increasing, and that the line was working well. The Government had granted a subsidy of £2,290 towards the erection and sup port of the line, and the directors expressed no hesitation in stating that the advantages of telegraphic communica tion were appreciated . by the colonies. The gross receipts were £6,409, 4s. 9d., which, after the Government subsidy, left a balance of .£4,000 odd. The out-going directors, Messrs. Radcliffe and Acworth, were re-elected, as Mao the auditors, Messrs, Tylbiu and Norton, TEE SUN, LOADON, T.HURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1865. LAW INTE (This Day). COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton and a Common Jury.: SHEDLOCK V. WESTON-A FAIRY FOUNTAIN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant, Mr. Weston, the proprietor of a Music Hall in Holborn, the amount of bill for fitting up a fairy fountain at his establishment.' The plaintiff said he entered into an agreement with a person of the name of Sylvester for the fitting up of the fountain, upon the clear understanding that the cost was to be £l2, but when the work was finished a bill was sent in by the plaintiff for £4O, which the defendant refused to pay. The plaintiff said he was engaged by Mr. Sylvester to erect the foun tain, bM, that it was not for a moment imagined that the tank, itc., was not to be executed for the sum of £l2. The defendant refused to pay more than £l2, being of the opinion that that was quite sufficient, especially as • the fountain, rather than proving a pleasure to his patrons, turned out quite the reverse. Mr. Corrie, Mr. Weston's manager, was examined, and said that, during the time the fountain was playing, many of the audience had to put up their umbrellas to keep the water off them. He, however, admitted that the fountain played nearly up to the ceiling, a considerable height, and' that there of necessity must have been a great quantity of spray. Mr. Vireston's treasurer-was also examined, and he stated that the charge for erecting the fountain was clearly un derstood to be £l2. The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £33 48. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Holroyd.) IN RE SIR JAMES JOHN RANDALL MACKENZIE, BART. This bankrupt was described as of Claridge's Hotel. To-day he came up to pass his last examination for the order of discharge. Mr. Bazley said he appeared for Lord Fitzwilliam, as executor to the late Earl Fitzwilliam. He (Mr. Bazley) asked that a claim might be inserted on behalf of his client. Lord Fitzwilliam had obtained a judgment for X 33,000, moneys advanced upon landed property in Scotland. It was alleged that the bankrupt had mortgaged this property over and over again, and proceedings were now pending in the Scotch courts to determine as to the right of Earl Fitzwilliam to this property. Pending the proceedings in Scotland, he now asked that the claim should be inserted in the schedule. Mr. Sargood (for the assignees) strongly objected to any such course. There was an attempt to saddle this estate with a debt of X 33,000, without any proof that the mort gage was not sufficiently protected by the property upon whichthe money was advanced. His Honour thought there could be no harm in letting the amount be inserted. Mr. Sargood said there was no dividend. Mr. Bazley—Then no harm can be done by the mention of the claim. The judgment obtained by Lord Fitzwilliam in the Court of Common Pleas was long before the bank ruptcy. I ask you to order the claim to be inserted, and also one by Mr. Brown for £7,000 for moneys advanced. His Honout ordered the sums to be entered on the pro .ceedings. Mr. Sargood applied for an adjournment. The accounts were very voluminous, and the deficiency was £26,000, and required investigation. Mr. Lawrence (for the bankrupt)said that Sir James was quite prepared to go on, and objected to any adjournment, The accounts were all vouched, and the creditors had had plenty of time to examine them. After some further discussion, the case was adjourned. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) , GRINDING DOWN THE POOR-EDNEY Y. BUTTON. This was an action to recover ss. for coveting parasols, plaintiff being a poor workwoman, of 9, Underwood-street, Mile-end New-town, and defendant an umbrella maker, of 6, Monkwell-street, in the City. _ _ When plaintiff was sworn she stated that she had charged for covering six dozen parasols. His Honour—Well, but how is this—you have only. claimed ss. ? Plaintiff—Yes, sir ; that is all. His Honour-ss. for covering six dozen parasols ! Why is not l.d. each. Plaintiff—l do not get Id. each. The price paid is 10d, per dozen. His Honour—Why do you not pay this money, defendant? Defendant—Because she soiled the parasols. His Honour—Soiled the parasols ! - Why do you not pay proper prices ? You cannot expect to have them done properly for the price you pay. Defendant—But your Honour must remember that these things are done by a machine. His Honour—Well, machine or no machine, the price you pay is not sufficient. Defendant thought it would be rather hard upon him if he were ordered to pay for these goods when the plaintiff had spoiled them and spotted them with grease. His Honour said there was no hardship at all in the matter. If people would pay such prices as those admitted in this case, they must expect that the work would not be properly done. In this case the plaintiff would have a verdict with costs. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale at our market to-day was tolerably large, and the general quality of the stock was good. For all breeds the trade was very dull, and prices declined 2d per 81bs. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., sold at 4s 10d per 81bs. Most breeds of sheep were in moderate sup ply. Good and prime Downs and half-breeds changed hands at full prices, viz., at 5s 10d to 6s per 81bs. out of the wool ; but inferior breeds were somewhat lower in value than on Monday. All good and fine lambs sold at high prices, viz., at 7s 8d to Bs, to, in so.me instances, 8s 4d per 81bs ; inferior lambs, however, moved off slowly, at late rates. Calves were in large supply and heavy re quest, at a decline in prices of 6d per 81bs—the top figure being 5s 2d per Slbs. Pigs met a slow sale, at late rates. There was a large supply of suckling calves. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d Crse. A; inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen. ..4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &e.... 4 8 4 10 Crse. and inf. stieep.4 0 4 8 btecond quality do ..4 .0 5 2 ads d Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Prime s'thdown 00.5 10 0 0 Large coarse calvcs 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Large hogs ....3 6 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 10 Lambs....6s 8d to 8s cd. Su:kling calves, 18s to 218; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s :0 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Beasts 1,18) Cows 125 Sheep and lambs 5,810 Calves 59) rigs 2to Forelan supply. Beasts 750 Cows Sheep and lambs 1 230 Ca ves 350 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is slow, at high quotations. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 10d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s 0d; lamb, 6s 6d to 8s; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. Although the demand for hops is by no means active, the trade is firm for all qualities, at full currencies. SOUTUALL, April 26.—The trade is firm : Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od; lamb, 7s Od to 8s Od; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81b to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 26.—Trade quiet. Most kinds of stock are firm in price :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s Od ; lamb, 7s Od to 8s ; veal, 4s 4d to 58 2d; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Blbs. Suckling calves, 17s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 to £l9 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £slos Od ; clover, £5 10s to .£6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £4 15s to £5 15s ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 18s per load. A slow sale. WHITECHIPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 15s per load. Trade inactive. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. Hol3rwell Main l6 6 Byass's Bebside West Carway and Duffryn Hartley l6 9 Malting 22 0 Walker:Primrose l3 0 Heugh Hall l7 9 West Hartley Ships at market, 39 ; sold, 24. s. d. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton "lay 19. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pao_et May 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St Helena May 25. China, Penang, and Singapae, via Sou. hampton May 2. Ditto, via Marseilles April 26 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton .... May 2 Ditto, via Maneilles India (B , .mbay), via Southampton. April 26. Ditto, via Marseilles ...May 20. Mauritius, via Southampton May 12. Ditto, via Marsell'e Newfoundland ~May 10. Portugal • •• • .... •.• .. May 4. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. ........... United states and British North America, by Bri tish packet April 26 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton ••••••••• Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry April 28, West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerilfe. May 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Baha uas, Cuba, and Mexico Bahamas, via New Y ork ...... May 4. Bermuda, ditto ' May 10. .... ~, p., ,, , ,m t• ...... Aprll 23. POLICE IN I,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A " BETTING MAN" IN TILOUBLE.—Joseph Blanche, de scribing himself as a " betting man," of 66, Dudley-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Tichborne street for the purpose of committing a felony. Philip Shrives, 82 0, said that about a quarter past one that morning, while in Tichborne-street, he saw the prisoner, who was followed by some companiona.pushing up against different gentlemen. Ho watched the prisoner and saw him make a grab at a gentleman's watch, the gen tleman immediately giving him a blow in the eye. After watching the prisoner a little longer, and seeing him inter fere with other gentlemen, he took him into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox the constable said he knew the prisOner as the associate of thieves. The prisoner said he had just come from Epsom, and got into an altercation with the gentleman who struck him in the eye. The constable first charged him with felony - and then with loitering. In his opinion the evidence was not sufficiently conclusive for him to have been locked up. Gordon, 33, C, corroborated Shrives, and said the pri soner was convicted about 18 months' ago for stealing a sovereign. The prisoner said he suffered the penalty for stealing the sovereign, but he was not a thief. He got a few shillings by betting, but did not thieve. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. THE PROSTITUTE NUISANCE IN REGENT-STREET.—EIiza Smith, a stylishly attired and impudent prostitute, was charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Regent-street, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. The case was proved by Mr. Henry Dolby, engraver of Regent's-quadrant, who proved seeing the prisoner be tween half-past nine and e l e ven last night accost sever a l gentlemen in front of and near his house. She was in the habit of standing with other women about his house, causing an obstruction and great annoyance. Dutton, 337 A, deposed to seeing tho prisoner accost several gentlemen last night before he was spoken to by Mr. Dolby. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 40s. or a month. As she was leaving the court the prisoner made use o very insulting language towards Mr. Dolby. MARYLEBONE. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT IN A THEATRE.— Robert Smith, a labourer, was charged with the following outrageous conduct in the Marylebone Theatre. _ _ _ Mr. Wilding, solicitor, atttended to prosecute on behal; of Mr. Cave, the lessee. Henry Ireland, attendant at the Marylebono Theatre, said—Last night the prisoner, with another young man, was in the gallery, and during the performance his com panion kept up an incessant annoyance by shouting and whistling. Three or four times he was requested to desist, and as he refused to do so, witness took hold of him to eject him. The prisoner jumped up and struck him, and knocked him down. .The prisoner then struck him again, and put his (witness's) thumb out of joint. He was very violent and kicked about. The prisoner was sentenced to one month's hard labour. THAMES. SINGULAR ROBBERY.—CHASE AND °APT - MM.—Th=3llS Olive, a well-dressed lad, aged 15, and who was described as a gunsmith, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a gold watch and chain and a silver watch, value £l3. Mrs. Eliza Pincher, greengrocer and coal dealer, of No. 14, Canal-road, Stepney, stated that the prisoner was for merly in her employ, and carried out coals. He robbed her most "awfully," and she discharged him. On Wed nesday in last week she went into her bed-room to ascer tain the time, and missed two watches, a gold and a silver one, which were hanging to a nail over a sideboard an hour previous. At the same time she saw that some one was secreted under her bed, and noticed the prsoner's feet. Slle was very much frightened, and thought if she raised alarm she should be injured. She ran down stairs to the street door and called for assistance ; while she was doing so the prisoner jumped out of the window of her bedroom into the street and ran away. James White, a police-sergeant, 63 K, stated that he saw the prisoner running along the Mile-end-road, and people were calling out "Stop thief." The prisoner jumped over the parapet of the bridge of the Regent's-canal, and fell upon the towing path below. He jumped after the pri soner and fell a depth of about twenty feet. The prisoner ran along the towing path, and he gave chase to him, and after a smart run of 300 or 400 yards overtook him and secured him. The missing watches were not found on the prisoner, but he had plenty of time and opportunity to throw them into the canal. He asked the prisoner what he had been doing, to which ho replied, " Nothing." He said to the prisoner, "You must have been doing some thing or you would not have been running." The prisoner then said, " You can't do anything to me, for I S have nothing upon me. The prisoner—l did not say anything of the kind about finding nothing on me. The prisoner was committed for trial. EXPOSING GOODS FOR SALE AT SHOP DOORS.—William Donavan, an Irish boy, was charged with stealing one dozen of cotton handkerchiefs from the shop door of Mr. Cossington, draper, in Pennyfields, Poplar. The handkerchiefs were exposed for sale at the shop door of the prosecutor. The prisoner unfastened them and took them away. Ile was caught in flagrante delicto by a young man who gave him into the custody of a police-con stable named Dowle, 470 A, who produced the property. Mr. Partridge said goods ought not to be exposed for sale at shop doors. It was a premium on crime. He corn mitted the prisoner for trial. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LON - Dox, April 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderato breeze and fine weather. OFF THE LIZA:up, April 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.— Flying Fish, from Barbadoes. FALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Scottish Chief, from Melbourne. FOWEY, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Bessie, for Trinidad. PORTSMOUTH, April 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived ;Rox burgh Castle, from Sydney. CARDIFF, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Tangier, for Romberg; Ida Jardine, for Callao; Lucie and Harriet, for Bombay ; Annie Monroe, for Mauritius ; Psyche, for Rio Janeiro. NEWPORT, April 26.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Orion, for Vera Cruz. MUMBLES, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Polar Star, from Caldeira. SwANsEA, April 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—William Jackson, for Valparaiso. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 26 .—Wilhelmina, from Poito Rico. Arrived, April 27.—Carl Frederick, steamer, from Deme rara ; Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Pan ther, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed —Henry, for Quebec; John Gilspick, for Boston; Palawan, for Sydney —all from London. "NOT AT HomE. ,, _—sappose, then, instead of these three words expressing all they do and just what you desire they should express—out of the house, engaged, indisposed to receive visitors generally, or indisposed to receive that special visitor in particular—at any rate a six foot bar put up between you and the street door which not the most pushing can very well force open, you were obliged to tell the exact truth, and tell it too by Mary Maid's lips. "Oh, sir, missis is having her new wig tried on, and please she can't see you." " Please, ma'am, missis is at home, but she says as how you are so unpleasant to her she can't abear to see you, and you do so run on about yourself, and you have such a bonnet as gave her the jaundice to look at." " Yes, sir, master and missi s i s b oth at home, but master ' s in the dining-room a-blowin g u p m i ssis awful, and missis's eyes they are as red as red, and s h e 'd rather you did not see her look such a fright !" "Yes, s i r, they ' re all at home, but there's young Mr. Sparrowh aw k i n the drawing-room aloag with Miss Em'ly he is, and they are looking out for him to say something like a gentleman to-day, for they've all slinked down stairs and left them alone !" These are only a few of the possible features of a perfectly unveiled and honest truth ; and pretty possibilities they are ; lovely features, certainly, to have handed round to all the gossips of your set ! Duns ; it may be bailiffs (I have known such things happen before now) ; poor relations whom you love and value,and of whose sensitive pride you are tenderly careful, bat whose gowns and bonnets are unmistakably shabby, and your visitors a purse-proud couple, who will weigh them only according to the . money worth of their appearance ; washing day and everything pervaded by a smell of soap and steam and soda ; your tceth at the dentist's—no ono suspecting they are " den tists' triumphs" at all; the off-day of the hair dyeing, when you are a mixture of purple and grey ; Christmas bills and papa in a state of fury and effervescence ; a case of mild scarlet fever in the nursery, and you anxious to con ceal the fact yet not subject any one to danger; we can imagine hundreds of instances in which no one would like to tell the naked truth, and where the naked truth would be quite unnecessary, and indeed do more h arm th an goo d . Yet my friends and combatants used to g rave l y assert that "not at home" was an untruth utterly i na d m i ss ib le, and that " engaged" was the nearest approach to a subterfuge possible to be allowed. Engaged ! I wonder how many people would take that for an answer ?—Dickens's " All the Year Round." THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LIFEBOAT.—The people of Derby on the 22d inst. witnessed a most interesting sight in the launch of their lifeboat in the river Derwent. The lifeboat was christened by Miss Wilmot " The Florence Nightingale," after the distinguished lady of that name, who is a native of Derbyshire. The banks of the river were thronged by thousands of spectators who heartily cheered as the boat glided into the water. The cost of the lifeboat has been collected by the people of Derby and presented to the National Lifeboat Institution. The boat is to be stationed at Sunderland where she (trrivo4 on the 25th instant, IGE NCE, RAIL WA GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD. Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held al the offices, Great George-street, Westminster; Mr. P Davey in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. C. Eley, jun., read the notice con vening the meeting, to consider " An act for authorising the construction of a railway from Acton to Brentford, and for other purposes ;" and further, " An act for conferring further powers on the Great Western Railway Company for the construction of works and the acquisition of lands, and otherwise in relation to their own undertaking and the undei takings of other companies and persons and for other purposes." The Secretary read the heads of the first men tioned bill, and, on the motion of the Chairman, a formal resolution approving it was adopted. The second bill not being sufficiently advanced in Par liament the meeting was adjourned to the Ist of June. SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Euston-station ; Lieut.-Colonel T. E. Bigge in the chair. Mr. J. Pearson, the secretary, read the report, which stated that, with the exception of the station-buildings on the second section, the whole of the line was now main tained and worked by the London and North-Western Company, under the terms of agreement with the South Leicestershire Company. The result of the working for the past half-year ending the 31st of December last enabled the directors to recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum (less income tax) on the share capital at that date. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratutated the shareholders on having so good a div:- dend as 41 per cont. per annum for the past half-year. The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 4i- per cent. per annum for the half-year ending the 31st of December last was declared payable on the 29th inst., less income tax. Mr. L. Melville and Mr. J. T. Chance were elected direc tors in the room of Mr. E. Wilson and Mr. R. B. Oakley, who retired ; and Mr. H. Crosfield was elected an auditor in the room of Mr. W. G. Farmer, who retired. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the directors. WEALD OF KENT. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at he offices, Parliament-street, Westminster; Mr. J. Cary in ,he chair. Mr. Jeyes (the solicitor) read the heads of a Bill for en abling the Weald of Kent Company to make a slight devia tion from their authorized line, in order that a proper junc tion should be made with the proposed South-Eastern Railway at Hartley. The CHAIRMAN said that the proposed junction had met with the entire approval of the South-Eastern Company, and would enable the two lines to work continuously and without interruption. He moved a formal resolution ap proving the bill ; and it was adopted. TOTTENHAM AND HAMPSTEAD JUNCTION. A special meeting was held yesterday at the office, Poet's corner, Westminster; Capt. Arrow in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said they had to consider a bill now before Parliament, authorizing the company to make lines of rail way in substitution for lines already authorized, and for authorizing arrangements between the company and the Great Eastern and Midlandßailway Companies. He moved a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. L. SIMPSON seconded the resolution, which was adopted. ABERYSTWITH AND WELSH COAST. A special meeting was held yesterday at the office, Bridge-street, Westminster ; Mr. Gartside in the chair. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. COBB, an agreement entered into by the directors with the Cam brian Company for the working of the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway was unanimously approved. BELGIAN EASTERN JUNCTION. The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. C. Waring in the chair. The report stated that the total receipts amounted to £18,461, and the expenditure to £ll,BOl, leaving a balance of £6,660. The directors recommended the adoption of a dividend of is. per share. The directors had confidence in the future of tho line. It was free from debt, re lieved from a portion of its liabilities, a dividend earned, and the traffic of the line continued to show a steady in crease. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the meeting upon the fact that the traffic for the past year showed an increase of 10 per cent. upon those of the previous year. That increase chiefly arose from 15,000 tons of coal and 3,000 tons of general merchandise. That increase was going on. In the three months of the present year the carriage of coals had increased 6,000 tons, which would make 21,000 tons against 15,000 for the year. There had also been an increase in the carriage of stone during the three months of 1,600 tons. The expenses had been at the rate of 64 per cent., against 75 per cent. in the preceding year. The report was adopted and the dividend agreed to, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. The Shakspere Club Dinner at Stratford. STRATFORD, Tuesday. The members of the Royal Shaksperean Club, Stratford on-Avon, held their anniversary dinner in the Town Hall on Monday evening —Mr. James Cox, jun., mayor of the borough presided ; and there were present about 60 gentle men, including Sir Charles Mordaunt, M.P., for South Warwickshire ; Mr. Flower, the ex-mayor ; the Vicar, the Rev. G. Granville ; Mr. H. 0. Hunt ; the Rev. E. J. Evered ; Mr. James Matthews, tragedian ; Alderman Randall, &c.— The usual toasts having been given, Sir C. Mordaunt pro posed "The army, navy , yeomanry, militia, and volun teers." He eulogised the services rendered by the army and navy, and expressed the hope that they would be main tained in the future in the same state of efficiency as at pre sent; and that, while they continued to be the ministry of the country, they would ever, as now, be the safest guarantee of peace. (Applause.) The toast of " The Vicar and clergy " having been duly honoured, the Mayor proposed " The im mortal memory of Shakspere." Sometimes, he said, they were told that because they happened to live at Stratford it did not follow that they should take a greater interest in Shaksperean matters than others ; that it was rather an fin pertinence on their part to do so ; that they should leave it to wiser and better heads than theirs; and he was quite sure that they would be content to do so if the country at large did its duty in this respect. (Loud cheers.) Until the dis grace under which they suffered was wiped out, until the admirers of Shakspere combined together to erect a me morial in that town, until it was no longer to be said that what had been done for Burns, and for Scott, and for others among their poets—not to speak of heroes, princes, and even successful tradesmen—in the place of their birth, could be done for Shakspere in Stratford, he trusted they would ever find a voice to tell the country of its duty. (Cheers.) This matter ought not to be allowed to sleep, and must not be abandoned. Theirs was the town where honour should be rendered to Shakspere, because it was the place of his birth. He never loved to be anywhere better than at Strat ford, and he coveted no richer tomb than could be afforded him by the side of the bank of that river where he had so often walked. (Much cheering.) Therefore they might conclude that he would prefer to be honoured, if honour be must have—as he should have—in his quiet country home. (Applause.) In responding to the toast of " The Tercentenary Committee," Mr. Flower (the ex-Mayor) alluded to the unfortunate deficiency which, in round num bers, was £3,000, and which the local committee had to pay out of their pockets. They had not been assisted even by persons residing in the country, and beyond the sum of £lOO given them voluntarily by a townsman, and some £2OO he got from his friends, the committee had made up the whole of their loss themselves. He complained that the London newspapers should have turned round upon them. after the tercentenary and upbraided them with their mismanagement. The work they undertook was one of a character in which they could not profit by any experience, because no one had had any experience to profit by. Tho celebration had been most improperly compared to a musi cal festival ; but, in the latter case, the gentleman who superintended them had had many years of experience, while theatrical managers themselves declared that it was impossible to calculate the probable returns of theatrical entertainments. One manager of a theatre broke his pro mise and his word, and did them a great injury ; but from many actors they had received the most honourable, kind, and enthusiastic help. (Cheers.) He very much complained of the great railway companies refusing- to allow visitors to travel the double journey at a reduced _price, which had contributed to the loss they had suf fered. After all, setting aside the loss, of which the mem bers of the committee would say nothing, the tercen tenary had been a great success, and would be the source of a life-long enjoyment to all of them. (Loud cheering.) Several other toasts were given, and the company broke up at midnight. BRAINWORK. —Within a recent period death has been busy with persons engaged in literature and art. Men of mark have been called away, when, by years of experience of human life, by long observation of nature in its various phases, and by the acquisition of the mecha nical, skill which is needed in the production of books or of pictures, they have fitted themselves for greater things, so that we might, if it had been allowed for them to have lived to the allotted time of man's age, have looked for much that would have been honourable to the labourers and advantageous to the community. The pursuit of literature or of art, especially when employed in periodical publications, involves an incessant wear of the brain. There is a never-ending care for the provision for each week's materials, and the mind is seldom at rest. The mill is incessantly at work ; the bow is always bent ; and, before the due time comes, the mill stops ; the bow is broken. We are often forced into such reflections when wo glance around and miss so many contemporaries and associates as we do. Let our readers look around their own particular circles, and it will be found how large is the number of those who, having hardly worked their brains, have for . ever left their pla,ces,—Pui/der, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The day on which "the Metrop.," as the Cockney fond ness for abbreviation terms the great Handicap, is decided is the day par excellence of the Spring Meeting, and the attendance far exceeded on this occasion anything we re member of late years. We could not help recalling the time, now 16 years ago, as we basked in the midsummer heat this afternoon, when a Great Metropolitan had to be postponed on account of the heavy fall of snow—a striking commentary on our changeable climate. The race, as a betting one, has been almost a dead letter and only this morning can it be said to have commanded the attention of speculators. .Verger and Blackdown were the two on whom probably the most money was laid, but the public had each a pick of its own, and Breeze, Dollar, Planet, and Welcome all found eager supporters at their quoted prices. In their preliminary cantor nothing un questionably looked better than those we have mentioned, and Mr. Bowes's horse wits perhaps the most admired of all. A good start was soon effected, and Onesander mak ing play for the favourite soon took a clear lead, which he retained until, his task accomplished, he yielded place to Verger, who looked formidable before reaching the dis tance, where ho dropped back beaten, and Planet, who had been lying well up, came to the front with Sandal and Blackdown only near him, and won with great ease by a length. The truth of the Northamptonshire running, though overlooked by most of the knowing division, has thus been confirmed. Full details of the other events will be found below. A Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, h ft. Five furlongs. 3 subs. Mr. Brayley's Viceroy, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Cannon) 1 Mr. Barnard's Discretion, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Viceroy, who waited upon the non favourite to half-way in the distance, when he went up and won by half a length. The Waterloo Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages; winners extra. Three- - - quarters of a mile. 14 subs. Prince Soltykoff's Nip, 3 yrs, Gst (Carroll) 1 Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Advance, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Lord Wilton's Approver, 3 yrs, Gst 131 b ...(Tomlinson) 3 The following also ran :—Summerside, Danaus, and Roseneath. Betting—G tn 4on Advance,-10A tn 15 agst Summerside. 10 to 1 each agst Danus and Approver, and 100 to 8 agst Nip. After one failure the lot left the post in close company, but after running a few strides the lead was taken by Ad vance, closely followed by Summerside and Nip, who ran nearly abreast to the distance,where Rosenealh joined them; but after crossing the road Nip joined the leader, and raced with him to the stand, when, getting slightly the best of it, Carroll bided his time, and won in the last stride by a head. The favourite, who ran gamely throughout, finished three lengths in advance of Approver, who headed Summerside at the enclosure. Rosenetiffi was fifth. Match-50 soya. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. F. Santly's Rosina, 5 yrs, 9st (Potter) Mr. R. Fihuer's Duchess of Kent, 4 yrs, Bst_ 71b (Fordham) 2 Betting-2 to lon Rosina. Rosina got away in advance, was never after approached, and won easily by half a length. The Walton Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 Boys added ; for 2-yr-olds to carry 6st 101 b ; and 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; winners ex tra, with maiden allowances. T.Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. 15 subs. - Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, 9st llb (Perry) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Catalogue, 3 yrs, Bst 121b(Fordham) 2 Count Lagrange's Plutus, 2 yrs, Est 101 b (Barker) 3 Mr. Saxon's Monitress, 2 yrs, Est 71b H. Sharp) 4 Lord St. Vincent's Brimstone, 3 yrs, Est 101 b _ . (J. Grimshaw) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Attache, 7to 4 agst Catalogue, 7to 1 each agst Monitress and Brimstone. Plutus got away in front, and made play, closely attended by Catalogue and Attache into the straight, where the latter obtained the second place, and followed the French man to the enclosure, where he was beaten, and left the issue with the two. Attache, who always had the best of it, won cleverly at last by a neck. A length separated tho second and third; a bad fourth. The Great Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 sovs if declared, with 100 added ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; winners extra. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course (two miles and a quarter). 94 subs., 42 of whom pay 5 Wis. each. Mr. W. G. Craven's Planet, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (T. French) 1 Lord Wilton's Sandal, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (51b extra) (Challoner) 2 Mr. R. Drewitt's Blackdown, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Goater) 3 Mr. Pardoe's Verger, 4 yrs, 7st (Morris) 4 The following also ran :—Dollar, Breeze, onesander, Welcome, Beatrix, Claxton, Barchettina, Auricula, Pixie, Madame Walton, Friday, Jeannette, Athelstane, Renfrew, and Ceres. Betting-3 to 1 agst Verger, 6to 1 agst Blackdown, Bto 1 agst Planet, 100 to 12 agst Breeze, 100 to 6 agst Renfrew, 25 to 1 agst Sandal, Madame Walton, and Onesander, 30 to 1 each agst Jeannette and Ceres, and 50 to 1 agst Athel stane, Pixie, and Friday. Precisely at the time set down the horses left the paddock, and having taken their preliminary canters with more or less satisfaction to their respective backers, the flag was lowered after one failure to an excellent start. On settling into their places Onesander on the lower side next the rails immediately rushed to the front to insure a pace for his stable companion Verger, closely attended by Ceres, Madame Walton, Renfrew, Planet, Athelstane, Sandal, and Verger, who formed the advance body, who were followed at an interval of a couple of lengths by Breeze, Welcome, Black down, Beatrix, Claxton, Auricula, and Pixie, nearly abreast, whipped in by Friday and Jeannette. On making the turn out of the straight, Onesander considerably increased his lead, and proceeded up the hill some lengths in advance of Ceres, who was followed into the old course by Verger, Madame Walton, Dollar, Breeze, Beatrix, Welcome, Black down, Planet, Sandal, and Friday, at whose heels were ob served Renfrew and Claxton. Descending the hill the leaders closed up, and came round the bend into the straight in close company, but on crossing the road Onesander having performed his allotted task suddenly disappeared from the front, and his position was taken by Madame Walton, who only held it for a few strides, when she was added to the list of the beaten division, and Verger then emerged from the centre of his field and assumed a clear lead, which ho retained to half-way in the distance, where Planet, who had hitherto kept his place with the leaders, came to the front on the upper ground, and, heading the favourite in a few strides, appeared conspicuously in ad vance followed by Sandal and Blackdown, to which three the race was now confined. Mr. Craven's colt improved his position as he proceeded, and won with great ease by a length, which might have been increased. There were two lengths between the second and a head only between Blackdown and Verger. Breeze was fifth, Friday sixth, and Beatrix next. Tho near lot were whipped in by Renfrew, Athelstane, Onesander, and Barchettina. The Balaclava Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 sous added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Ileathcote's Balornock, 3 yrs (.£3O), 9st Sib (Reeves) 1 Mr. Cowper's filly by Costrel, 2 yrs (£O), , sst 91b '(Cartwright) 2 Lord St. Vincent's Shamrock, 2 yrs (X5O), 6st lib (j. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Mysterious Lady, Rapid, Hawkestone, Sylph, Blackbird, Little Jess, and Joss Stick. Betting-7 to 4 agst Shamrock, 4to 1 agst Costrel filly, 5 to 1 agst Balornock, and 6 to 1 agst Sylph. Balornock, Joss Stick, the Costrel filly, and Rapid made the running, followed by Mysterious Lady, Blackbird, and Shamrock. Rapid was soon outpaced, and Mr. lleathcote's horse went on with the lead, attended by the Costrel filly, whom he soon headed, and won by half a length. Sham rock finished a length and a half behind the Costrel filly ; Blackbird was fourth, Joss Stick fifth, and Mysterious Lady sixth. The Durdan Stakes (a free handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added ; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; winners extra. One mile. _ Mr. York's Lytham, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Custancl 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Idler, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham 2 Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain, 6 yrs, B st 71b...(Clement 3 The following also ran :—Rapture, Alabama, and Con federate. Betting-6 to 4on Idler, 3to 1 agst Queen of Spain, and 7 to 1 agst Lytham. Queen of Spain was the first away, and made the running for some few strides, when Rapture took it up and led into the distance, where the pair were headed by Idler, who came on in advance to the stand, where Lytham, who had be en graduallydrawing forward, joined him, and having the best of the finish won easily by half a length. Twice that dis tance separated the second and third, Rapture was fourth, and Alabama next. The New Two-year-old Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added for two-year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile. 36 subs. _ --- Count Batthyany's b o Mazepps, by Wild Dayrell, Bst 131 b (including 31b extra) (Custance 1 C ou nt Lagrange's br f Fleurette, Bst 71b (IL Grimshaw 2 Mr. T. Parr's ch c Lochiel , Bst 101 b ......... A. Edwards 3 The following also ran :—Fury, Gold Pen, Rebecca f., The Naiad, Vexatious, and Bismarck. Betting—Even on Mazeppa, and 4 to 1 each agst Fleu rette and Lochiel. Fury, on the outside, got away with a clear lead, followed by Vexatious, and the favourite ran in company to half the distance, where tho two first -named gave way, leaving Ma zeppa in possession of the lead; but as they approached the stand, Fleurette, who had been lying off, joined him, but Wing unable to get up, was defeated, after a fine race, by a neck ; a length separated the second and third ; Fury was a bad fourth, Gold Pen fifth, and Bismark next. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) 4to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Ariel (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Liddington (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 9to 1 agst The Duke (offered—take 10 to 1) 14 to 1 agst Kangarpo (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Arid (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. M. Newmarket Ist Spring... 1 Llanboidy 2 Chester . 9 Howth and.l3aldoyle l5 York Sprip€, St. Columb:. Salisbury lB Noith Herts Yeomanry 19 Cork 22 Bath Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O rsE. Redditch .................. 5 ..... . Chelmsford ......... Manchester Su Maid tone .....mmer ...... ............. 9 I Ascot ........................ 13 Beverley ..................... 14 Liverpool .................. 19 Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Curragh Odihani 27 Bibury Stockbridge Jr Newmarket July 4 Carlisle Jersey 5 Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Hungerford l3 Stamford l3 New Forest Hunt l4 Winchester Notting . ham .. Southampton ........ Chesterfield ..... Cambridge Goodwood ........ 25 Down, Royal Corp 25 17ST. Oxford l7 York Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter . 29 Derby Summer 3O Ipswich 3 1 Weymouth 3 . ......... 20 AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Knutsford 3 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Radcliffe l4 Egham l5 Stockton l5 Brecon 1 11 .1-1 man Monmouth I 7 Manchester Autumn ... 22 7 Newmarket Ist Oct 26 112 Walsall OCTOBER. Bedford Royal Caledonian Hunt 4 Newmarket Ho. M Northallerton 5 Worcester Newmarket 2d Oct 9 SEPTE Warwick C a a,rn fs It Dover -- Hereford Leicester . Doncaster NOVEMBER. Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TA T TERSAL LS ' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. --James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. GLxsrE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE Sus " round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. Newspapers sent to any part of the world. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. • INNS OF COURT BILL. Sir G. BOWYER, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained the present state of the law, and the remedy he proposed to apply. Benchers of the inns of court exer cised a very important jurisdiction of a criminal naturo, could refuse to call a student to the bar after he had kept all the regulations, and could debar a man even though he were a Queen's counsel. He thought the benchers were too numerous abody to deal satisfactorily with such matter; and it was his object to provide a more satisfactory tribunal. He proposed, instead of cases being heard by the whole body, the benchers should have the power to select judicial committees for the determination of all cases, and to those committees he proposed to give all the powers of a court of record. He proposed by the measure to prevent the exercise of the high penal powers they now possessed ex cept at the instance of one' of these judicial committees. He also altered the present mode of hearing cases, and he (Sir J. Bowyer) thought that the case of the late Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey showed most conclusively that some alteration was necessary. That case, it would be recollected, was heard in private ; there might, however, be cases where such a proceeding might be necessary, but the bill provided that if both parties concur the inquiry might be heard in private, but if this arrange ment was not assented to on both side; then the case was to be heard in open court. Stich an enactment he had em bodied in his bill, and, feeling certain that the measure would be highly effective, he confidently moved its second reading. Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the motion, because he consi dered the bill a good one, and one that would meet with public approval. Mr. LO BE said no case had been made out calling for the passing of this bill. It was admitted that everything had gone on right up to the present time, but it was thought that some day something might occur when somebody might be dissatisfied. He considered the object of the bill was in effect to refer the power at present exercised by the benchers to a select committee.. (Hear, hear.) The third clause he thought highly objectionable. There had been no petitions presented in favour of the bill, and the two hon. members who had spoken in praise of the measure were the only voices he had ever heard in reference to the bill. He should therefore move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. NEATE seconded the amendment. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said, as far as his per sonal feeling was concerned, he was not disposed to offer any opposition to the bill passing the stage of a second reading, but ho must reserve to himself the right of moving amendments to it in committee. He thought that some other day than a Wednesday should be selected for the next stage of the bill, because many of those who could give assistance to the house were unable to attend. He did not think the case of Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey was at all an argument in favour of the introduction of this bill. Sir J. BOWYER said he should be quite ready in com mittee to assent to the alterations his hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General might think it desirable to make. The amendment was by leave withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed ;0-1310ITOW. METROPOLITAN TOLL BRIDGES. Alderman SALOMONS moved the second reading of this bill, and said it was intended to refer the measure to a select committee. The bill proposed to give the Metro politan Board of Works power to treat for the throwing open to the public the bridges of Waterloo, Vauxhall, and Southwark. It was absolutely necessary that something should be done, because the increased value of property on the north side of the Thames rendered the task of obtaining lodgings by the working classes extremely difficult. The throwing open of these bridges would enable those classes to seek homes in the southern part of London, and that thesomethingi t t e e f effectual u w s e o n u l o d t h i; e n s g u l e t fro ou ld m o the e d r e g l i l b .e e a r a t e t r i on ofaci lities and advantages on the working classes than allowing them free access to the south of the river. Sir G. GREY said the object sought to be attained by the bill was very desirable, namely, the throwing open, toll free, the bridges in the metropolis, but th e great question raongarrangement ? He should t i h n eb s i t l i l g o a n te t d h in e under standing was who was t t th o hee p s a be y inco f n o b r de such readingthou i sn li a t tn t e do e ibn . ge thatt to Mr. LOCKE said he objected to the measure as it present stood, because his constituents were selected for increased tax. He dissented from the bill, as it proposed not only to levy a tax of a penny per ton on coals, to gether with a general rate throughout the metropolis, but the extra provision that the parishes situated in close proximity to the bridges should pay an extra rate. There were other matters in the bill that he very much objected to, :but he should not oppose the bill going to a select committee. After a few remarks from Mr. JACKSON, the bill was read a second time and referred to a select committee. LOCOMOTIVES ON ROADS BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. A lengthy discussion ensued, which resulted in Mr. Holland undertaking to make provisions for the regula tion of the locomotives in the metropolis and other large towns, such as Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool. The bill passed through committee with amendments, and was ordered to be reported. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL (No. 2) BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, and the whole of the clauses were agreed to without amendments. POLICE SUPERANNUATION BILL. This bill passed through committee. SUPPLEMENTALhcomnaittee. This LANDbII passed I N t h A r o G u E g The reports on the Mortgage Debentures (Stamps) Bill and the Land Debentures Bill were brought up and agreed to. The house then adjourned,: a• fir° )nce ill 0-dal hinore to 11;5 tSUing Din' )ovool frog W hich ) tak ° Aland car ,t bet e last rail logo' ht at' i re• ciu ..4 ls job a ir or 1, , _ raes aleAs rbic h l U etl 0 1