The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-30 00:00:00

DIONIIIIARKET AND COMMERCIAL NTELLI GEN CE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is quiet, as the brokers will not negotiate commercial bills upon a large scale, while the state of financial affairs remains unsettled. The receipt f rom A mer i ca yesterday afternoon of nearly £ 1 ,000,000, and the intelligence that a further large amount is coming forward, have assisted to create a very favourable impression, and there is also reason for believing that the end of the financial panic has been seen. At the Bank of England the inquiry for assistance is still active, but as soon as confidence shall be more fully restored, the brokers in the discount market will evince greater inclination to enter into monetary transactions. The Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company and Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., of Liverpool, have transferred their accounts to the London and I ‘. e stminster Ba n k, w h ere a ll ou t stan di ng d ra f ts 'will be duly paid. A meeting took place yesterday of the share holders of the European Bank, when a resolution Was adopted that the affairs should be wound •up voluntarily under the inspection of the Court of Chancery, and recommending the appointment of Messrs. John Ball and Frederick Whinney and one director and one shareholder as liquidators. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £1,621 ls. 6d. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great n extern Railway for the month of April, amounted to P 94,553, equal to £65,756; against p 43,408 o r £ 4 9,000 in 1865, and $181,034 or £22,630 in 1 864 ; showing an increase of £16,756 and_£43,l26 res pectively. The above is calculated at the cur rent exchanges of the several dates. Two O'CLOCK. The French Rentes, this morning, according to Renter's telegram, were 64f. 85c. • Late yesterday afternoon the Stock Exchange markets closed with a limited but a sustained hn- Provernent, and the recovery has made further pro gress this afternoon, the latest prices being + per "at higher than they were last evening, viz., at 87 1 b for money, and 86f / for the accou n t. A 8G month ago the prices were respectively 861 f and i• The improvement therefore has been con siderable, especially when the extraordinary mone tary and commercial events are duly weighed. To day the advance has been promoted by the tele {FaPhic announcement of a rise of rather more than per cent. in the French Funds. The rumour too na t a recip roca l arrangement has been made betw eeu the B an k o f F rance an d B an k of E ngland has conduced to the general buoyancy. 'ln the Foreign Stock market the chief business attended to has been the arrangements for the settlement of the account. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 30i 31* ; Mexican, 17: 4 1 18 ; ditto New, 154 16 ; Greek, 9f 10} ; Spanish Passive, 20f i ; the a Ce tthicates, 14f ; Italian, 41} ; and Brazilian J'-' ,"" c riP, 6f 6 dis. ; U n it e d St a t es 5-20 Bonds, 662_ ; rie Shares, 46 47 ; and Illinois, 76+ f. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been to an average extent, and prices gene tally have tended upwards. Lancashire and York shire and North-Eastern (Berwick) have each advanced £1; Midland, 15s. ; Great Northern A Stock and South-Eastern, each 10s. ; and Metro- Politan 5s , • In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is not much variation. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined I, and East Indian rose 1. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in some instances show a firmer tone. Agra and Masterman have isiproved to 22 25 ; London and County to 65 67. Consolidated are 2i I.f dis. ; Alliance, 9 7 dis. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 2i 21 d. • Egyptian Trading Company, 6i di s . ; an d ational Disconnt Company, 7 7f prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 Ge ' VE RNMEST FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 tileJer Cent. Reduced B 6* i i 851 6 51 x Vr 3 per Centsl i 1 i 85k I 6 e jr 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4.4_.4i tiz7 Cent. Jan. 1873 — D 0• for 3(3)o yr Yr lx e p x ir p 1885 ire e sth Jan., 1880 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.• isarch. dis 'llelleqtter Billa. 41 000 3 per Cent. Do. , , , 4500 _ tt Do 4100 and 4200 I VE of England Stock, 5 per Cent , 11,0 Account I Thil,.. r• an.l: —, kx O VERNMENT SECURITIES. ' 47 a Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — D Do • Account D ' 6 Per Cent. July, 1870 ,-,°. 4 per Cent., Oct 1888 Do.. uu. ei.,rt.l4 • ' " — e.„. A •...I..cs -P. nfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ b u• 0 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ° • , 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 _ D„, ° ' "°., 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 _ -,.• under 41,000 AreAll'4tilleOßElGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4, -- Republic, 6 Cent,., 415 pd -pin IltAr i , lir -- • a4 - ponds, 5 per 1859 blz e ilb ar , 5 per Cent .._ ' 4 l Per Cent. , 1852-58-60 D°. Do 1 1863 _ D A 1865 too Account 68/ 1 180 ~'Scrip, £4,5 paid t'°B Ayres 6 per Cent e 1 ,,,0 I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) Do,4,Lnao 6 per Cent ~0 41 Per Cent 92 15' • 6 per Cent 001 0 ° ,„ 8 ,,P, 450 paid eub,,""Tall 6 per Cent. ba.,71,0 per Cent. b " u sa 3 per Cent., 1825 ari1449.11 Pram' alities „,..0. Account 1 1) 57 "Viktor NOW Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D o o , is I, I.Pefroorrviesional Land Warrant 7 141 a1l 7 per Cent —0., D o £lOO Second I ssue B3 Bonds Do, De. 1864 B2 4100 Bonds B3 5 .„'-'O. Government Railway Debentures B5l ti -.-'0• 450 paid ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons —dis 1),_0• Account 1) ,_0• Co upons 1 10 •ue• Accountltaliakxuatemla 5 per Cent. Italian 5 • ci - ' - 'a June, 5 dis r , per ~0 per 56 De. M aremmana Railway . . Mexican_. 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 lio 6 per Cent. Anglo-French !/ontevidean 6 per Cent., X3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent -- . 1)0 Land Warrants (Hectares) °W Granada Doan 5 pe r C en t ., 1865 DO per Cent. (Uribarren) 4 -',O 41 per Cent., 1862 1 , ue 2 per Cent V i z l gqiese 3 per Cent., 1853 tub°o.3.4peecrouCnetnt., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, 'B, 431 Jj e o la , 4 ll 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D o I per Cent. 1850 .D 3,1 per Cent., 1860 I ,' 0 per Cent. 1859 Tl ° 6 Per Cent. 1862 — 0 5 85 4 ktad L , Per Cent. 1864 — I) ( 4 itta 5 per Cent ep a „: 4 -, eeount ,° Account -U b 0 -, ew D e f erred ho A.ccou,,t 321 u o b --- .0 ... assive Sba ° 4c olunt 201 ei o eh Cert. of Coup not funded — 13 'cz A c count 111 i eci le . , b o. p . % per Cent. — DoTurkiji Per Cent. 1864 4 6 per Cent. 1854 D o Lec'3unt ............................ b e, 46 rer Cent. 1858 D o 6 ,_°° Bonds ...................... D o Aver Cent. 1862 Do ,;,colat .. D o T oo Bonds . 6l 2 D o 5 Per Cent., 1863 — t o 41.5er Cent., 1 865, paid up Scrip BO; 1 ,D o ("ecnint ve lez o , l3 . e r Cent. Guaranteed — Oitt n la 8 Per Cent. I) I) - ne ceu t 6„„ , 4 -- Do, Arr '-'ent., 1862 — ,ceunt --'O. 1864 3Ol ao Di r ,-, 1 Pel z i a - -teuds on th e a b ove payable in London. 4•Ntehll44 Per cent., 1, 1 )0 1 t P 8:, CAnt., Ex. 12 Gull 571 c, r eueh fi e : nt. Certificates 4 L114, 4 , Wes 3 per 5 Cent. er 0 °. Ac e P o „ ent., 1&61, Ex. 25f. unt --- , ent 1865 . ............... 17i 18/ 0000000 000000000000000 000 ear, 4301 3 , THREE O'CLOCK. 1)Q. f or Ito At.e,lacy ................... Op 1L o th e 86t t x d ........ SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways, Paid.! Closing Price. Ilidatol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon.... Cornwall . Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Pertb,& a b.Junc.l ELLondon, crip Do. Glasgow J S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No.'! Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pa , Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford lio. Newport )o. Hereford Lanceishire Yorkshire L.::ndon and Black wall Lon., Brigh.,k S Coast Lon., tar., and DJV, r Do. Metrop. i<x. A Lou. A :ortli Western Lon. 6z South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do and .t.t. john7s-iV'd lid and Do. £9 Share Do, Binniu Jr, Derb id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern— &Twit', Do. U.N•E purcha., Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock !o. Scot, Mid. stJek 'Shropshire Union South Devon 'ouch E stern italries, Wok., & Wok Tad' Vale Do. C Vale of treath Waterford & Kilkenny. Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West Cornw.ol ES 91 125 27 60 65 13 15 3 5 67 7J 70 72 25 15 d 112 111 37 89 6 r 121 123 132 t3l L 1 65 33 40 34 3i 20 122 91 96 26 28 1171 )171! 'al* 926 0) €2 123 116 16 2 6 I 85 90 t 24 i2I )1 If 93 )5 , 100 all 100 100 100 I 6,13.-1 10u t(JO 100 all 14 (6 4 26 IC7 I(t9 70 ;2 107 109 354 3il 1U 11 p 121 222 I 1 2p _1 2p 73 7S 108 112 118 15,1 65 L 7 46 19 71 72 7 8 140 143 1 3 ) 100 203 52 51 70 1 1(8 } Business done. 901 1 122 isl 3i 108: 9 rutrTis It Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Barocla.x , Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. .. Do. F dharcs Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bufl:,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- 1 . • • ••• •• I Calcutta & 8. E., lim 1 ,:at c Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben,al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extcnsion ; ran d Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d fref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. !'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Sowh of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 , per cent Do. Great VV( a. of Canada D. New ...... Do. 6 p. e. Bd9. pay 187:i , o. 54 do. pay. 1b77-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extensiot gelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds & Hudson's Bay N. 111.C'da, 6pc Ist pt. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndua St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1372. ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July _ Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. sp. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope. 6 p.c. 1873 D0.Ap1.&0c1.1890-1900 I Do. do; 1880-9, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprill an ci 15 Oct., 1900.:. Ceylon, Nov. 1869, 6 p. Do. 1876, do Mauritius, 6i p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1',78 Do. 1882. May (5, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. Natal qov. 8 per cent N. B.Gcv. 6 p.c.Ja. Ss.l ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 187( Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189_ New Zealand, 6p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gcv. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 0 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 pos. 1868-1 , Do. 1878 & upwards Via,Gov. 6 p.O, At & July , Do. do. April& Oct 1 BRITIS Cam. Consul. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavest u raki, wails .. East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Earn Brea ast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G Wert. Gnat L orey, limited Ur rest South Tolgus Great Wheal G. Wheal Vor (foist .1 Grenville Elerod's Foot ilingston Downs 11: ir r l k g :e r d V e ) t r a Va l lley... j o y n n . Y . O . L . r . e e . , il a . n n t New Sewn ........ North Roskear v•Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Whe 11 Crotty Prosper United...• • • • • Pr,,vldenee UnyLvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) Synth Condurrow &Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Lkskeard West Chi verton west Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seto , ' Wheal Trelawney (Lis lESSIONS 64 5(1 100 IC2 Id 1• . 41 4f 8 9 76 60 63 65 100 102 100 102 101 i 102 2) 22 85 87 60 63 55 6) 55 57 50 55 42 43 42 45 27 30 108 11 2 1 11 2 I, 99 101 01 93 141 15,E 5i b vi E 6 83 , s 5 , If 0) 100 112 10 02 80 88 6t 63 8 98 100 97 99 97 99 :T SECUR I'2 04 tO f 3 00 93 77 79 70 79 104 104 IC2 101 IG2 104 102 11.4 86 8) 110 102 lts 1 7 102 1(4 103 105 101 (03 104 100 99 (01 00 13 92 91 90 15 83 R 8 91 03 72 73 96 99 98 100 10 106 100 102 1011 f 1 6 7 8 10 49) 510 1 3 5 6 14 2 it 2 8 0 3 31 21 '42 LA fi 16 16 11 2 37 30 4! 5 4 6 3.1 41 21 lid 34 45 2 4 t 1 27 29 350x75 Z 15 20 9 li 3 5 I 2 7 671 724 125 135 80 85 121 - 3 . 5 195 205 13 15 ['REFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4i per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., Stockton and Dal (ing - ton B, 6 per cent., 3! Ditto, C, 6 per cent., 32 I'IIi4FERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London. Brighton. &c., 5 per cent., 1863, 102 London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 911 VOILEIGN RAILWAYS, Dutch Rhenish, 182 f iireat Luxembourg, 3 Recite and San Francisco, lim. gua. 7 per cent., 11 San Paulo. gua. 6 per cent., , 131 141 11 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 12i if FOREIGN 01INICR. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 34 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim. , 24 2 14 8 . ; Alaauee, Um., 18 I9 s 17 184 Anglo Austrian, 5i Bank of London. Bank of Victoria, Australia,r4l Chartered . 1 er. of India, London, and China, 31 Consolidated 5 16 Bank, lim., 2 11 2 12 East London, lint, 3 22 European Bank, Um.. 34 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 6 Imperial Bank, lint, 244 54 Imperial Ottoman. 01 1 Ditto. new, 84 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3 London and County, 651 54 5 London Joint Stook, 45 4 2 London and 11 estminster, 90 2 Merchant Bank, lim , 18 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 10 Midland Bank, lim. ' 17 National Provincial of England. ISt National Bank, 654 New South Wales, 424 3} ()dental Bang Corporation, 43 Standard of British South Africa, ICI 02 Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 24 Union ot Australia. 18 Union of Ireland, 15 Union of London, 48 7 9 84 • 31ISCELLANE01:18. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 24 Ceylon Company, 9 Ditto, A shares, 2 Commercial Union, Insurance, 54 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of hngland. 2113 2 4 : 4 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 61 54 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 11 10 ) Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon, lim., 11 Hudson's Bay, 154 International Financial Society, lint, 34 3 International /And Credit, lim., 24 3 Italian Irrigation (Canal Colour), 8 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. IE7O, issued 00, C 5 London Financial Association, lim . 6 1 4 London General Omnibus Company, lim, $1 211 Merchant Shipping, lim., National Discount Company, 121 4 12 Ocean Marine Insurance), •,2 l'eninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 46 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lira., 20 The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £1,621 Is. 6d., on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. 3.2.6 18.18.0 35.15.6 1211 203 271 61 7 tlBl 18!1% 92k 127 8f 71 ah 81 981 65 I 124} I 4 101 103 2j 3i 4 .92 24i 51 108 EN .ITISS. THAMES. THE STRIKE OF SEAMEN IN THE PORT OF LONDON.-- John Crawford, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Part ridge, charged with illegally deserting from the steamship Forth, while under a written agreement to serve in vessel as a stoker, for 255. per week. Mr. W. Goynes, solicitor on the part of the Carron Com pany, said the prisoner deserted the Forth yesterdaymorn ing, in the parish of Aldgate, off the Carron-wharf. This was a case arising out of the strike of seamen in the port of London, and was of the greatest imponance to the com merce of the port, which could not be carried on unless seamen fulfilled their engagements. The Forth was a vessel trading between London and Grangemouth, and the prisoner was engaged at Grangemouth, on the 10th of January last, at the rate of 255. per week. The vessel arrived here on Sunday morning, and the prisoner deserted yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and was found the same night acting as stoker on board the Palmerston, a saloon passenger vessel used in the river. Evidence was given of the engagement and desertion, and it was stated that it was the practice to pay the crew every fortnight at Grangemouth, and that it was the practice for all engagements to cease there, and not in Lunlon. Richard Newton, a Thames police constable, said he arrested the prisoner on board the Palmerston yesterdtty evening, and he said he did belong to the Forth, and did not intend to go in her again, but intended to go on board and obtain his clothes. The prisoner said he had a quarrel with the engineer of the Forth yesterday, and that caused him to leave the vessel, My. Partridge said he did not wish to send the prisoner to gaol, and asked him if he would go back to the Forth? If ho did n o t, h e wou ld be liable to 12 months' imprison ment and bard labour. The prisoner said he would return to the ship and do his duty. The solicitor and wharfinger of the Carron-wharf said they would not receive the prisoner on board the Forth again, and the magistrate simply declared four days' wages due to the prisoner to be forfeited, and discharged him. Mr. Partridge at the same time observed that the articles of agreement were very loosely drawn, and there was not a word about notice or the duration of the agreeinent. MARKETS. 7 -This Day. MAItK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate. The demand for all qualities was in a very sluggish state, yet no change took place in prices, as compared with Monday. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. In all descriptions a very moderate business was transacted, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late cur• - English barley was in short supply, but the market was fairly supplied with foreign produce. The barley trade was very quiet, at late rates. Malt was in slow request, at Monday's currency. Oats were in good supply, and the demand was in a sluggish state, with a downward tendency in prices. Beans and peas were firm, at full quotations. There was a fair demand for flour, at fully late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 390 60 1510 70 220 Irish .................. ..22,670 3,030 Foreign i" 19,560 3,670 sks. bls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN. For the week ending May' For the corresponding we e k 26, 1866. last year. s Q,rs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 57,969- 47 s 4 d Wheat ....... 80,224-41 s 9d Barley 2, 551-3 6s 6 d 8ar1ey..... 3,802--29 ld Oats BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is firm, and all qualities of produce fully supported late rates. The plantation accounts are somewhat unsatisfactory. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat on sale are moderate. The trade is steady at the annexed quotations : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ' • mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; l am b , 5s 6d to 7 s 4 d ; veal , 5s 01 to 5s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. YACHT VOYAGE FROM AUSTRALIA.—The cutter yacht Alert, 33 tons, Captain Worden, the property of Mr.Williain Walker, the commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, from Sydney on the 20th of January, for Portsmouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Saturday night, ri'a Falmouth. This small craft, for such a lengthened voyage, was built by Mr, Ratsey, at Cowes. She made the passage out in 108 days at sea, and now returns in 115. She carries a crew of seven hands all told, and by them is pronounced to be a most excellent sea boat. She has made the passage to England under a jury rig.— Western Morning News. AMERICAN PASSPORTS.—The number of Ameri cans visiting Europe is shown by the amount of passports issued by the Department of State to be largely increas ing. More have been issued in 1866 than in any previous year—sometimes as many nn oiu in6le day.—.l York, Het alyd~ . . ThE SUN, I,oitamiN,_ WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde without Jurios.) KOSKELSKE V. KOSKELSKE. This was a suit institutes by the wife for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of the cruelty and adultery of her husband, to which he pleaded denial. Dr. Deane, Q,.C., and Mr. Lord were for the petitioner, and the respondent, who is a wine merchant, defended himself. From the evidence for the petitioner it appeared that her mother kept a lodging-house at Mo rnington-road, where the respondent was in the habit of visiting one of the lodgers, and an intimacy sprang up between him and the petitioner, which ended in their being married at St. PanCras Church in January, 1864. There was one child issue of the marriage still living. The ill-treatment consisted of abusive language and imputations on her moral character, and were alleged to have been committed about a fortnight after marriage. There was no act of personal violence charged against the respon dent. The adultery alleged was stated to have been committed with a servant girl. Last December was con fined in Whitecross-street Prison, and the petitioner dis covered that he had been carrying ou an improper inter course with another female for ten years. The respondent called several witnesses, who deposed that the parties appeared to live on good terms, and the most positive evidence was given in denial of some of the allegations of the petitioner. He asserted also that he led a most wretched life with his mother-in-law and wife. He did not address the court in his behalf, Dr. Deane summed up the, evidence and contended that the witnesses called were not sufficiently acquainted with the domestic life of the parties to be able to speak as to the terms on which they lived during the period of their cohabitation. His Lordship said that the evidence went to show that the respondent had been guilty of very rascally language to his wif e, and such as no man should use but that would not of itself ba .such as to constitute legal cruelty. But there was another charge of cruelty, which he considered fully proved. With regard to the adultery, one of the females with whom it was alleged to have been committed had stated in the witness box that there had been such adultery, but with the evidence in regard to that adultery he might possibly not have been satisfied. But it appeared that he had been living along with another woman before his marriage, by whom ho had two children, and whom he was in the habit of visiting frequently after the. marriage although he was not in the habit of remaining with her long. While he was in prison this woman stated to Mr. White, the solicitor for the petitioner, that the respondent had had connection since his marriage, although she denied this in the box, probably having become recon ciled to the respondent, and having repented what she had done. He felt bound to pronounce a decree nisi, with costs against the respondent. Dr. Deane then applied to the Court that the. petitioner should have the custody of the child which was prayed for in the petition. His lordship decided in the affirmative, the respondent being allowed to have access to the child at such times as might be agreed upon batwsen him and the petitioner's solicitor. POLICE iNTELLIGENCE,---This Day --<9-- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RESCUED FROM MISERY.—SENDING A GIRL OUT TO BEG —Lavinia Connor, a girl, was charged before Mr.Tyrwhitt by the Marquis Townshend with placing herself in Picca dilly for the purpose of exciting charity. The Marquis said that, on the previous evening, he saw the little girl sitting on a door step in Piccadilly for the purpose of exciting charity. She had pursued a similar practice for the past 12 months, and about that time he had assisted her mother, in the hope that it might be of benefit to the girl, but it appeared that the mother had pot only sent her own girl out to beg, but another girl with her. The girl was in the habit, every time he saw her, of running away as fast as ever she could, but yesterday evening he succeeded in handing her over to the police, thinking it desirable that something should be done for her. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the girl her age. The girl, whose appearance was most wretched, she being only about half clad, and with naked feet, said she was about 12. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the child ought to be out of such hands she appeared to be in. Mr. Welsh, the office keepor, said he could find a schoo] for the girl. Mr Tyrwhitt said the child was a good subject for an industrial school for girls, and he would remand her for a week, so that she might be rendered fit to be admitted to an industrial school. rencies. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE ASCOT STAKES DAY. The promise of a very brilliant meeting was fully realised to-day on the opening day of Royal Ascot. Favoured with the most lovely weather and honoured by the. presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke of Edin burgh, and Prince of Teck, the course presented a very lovely aspect, and it was generally acknow ledged that the " Stakes Day" was never so largely attended. The long line, of drags and carriages opposite the Stand occupied, as they were, with elegantly-dressed ladies, gave an additional charm to the scene, and, the stand and enclosure being well filled, no greater contrast could possibly be imagined to the dreary appearance which the heath presented at the late Spring Meeting. There was an abundance of sport, commencing at half-past one with the Trial Stakes, and concluding at 5.40 with the Twelfth Ascot Triennial Stakes ; and, as will be seen by the annexed return, the fields were very numerous. Speculation was exceedingly brisk, but the luck of the backers was decidedly 'not in the ascendant, the defeat of the Duke 'twice, and the overthrow of Lord Lyon by Rustic in the Prince of Wales's Stakes, being severe, blows to •. those who had " plunged" on these supposed " certainties." It is unnecessary to comment on the running, every de tail of which will be found below ; but we may re mark that the non-starting of Ackworth for the Stakes called forth some disagreeable remarks from the public as the horse had been heavily supported both up to and during yesterday morning. We were glad to observe Fordham in the saddle again after his long compulsory absence. from the pigskin, and his success with Rustic was received with quite as much enthusiasm as i s assoc i a t e d w ith th e D er by, the Duke of Beaufort wheii he'appeared being again and again loudly cheered. 'There was literally no time for speculation on future events, the bsok makers' time being so fully occupied with the various events under discussion. Lord Lyon, after his de feat, was somewhat unsteady in the. St. Leger quotations, but he quickly, regained his firmness, and. sto 2 was taken to hundreds. The following return contains every detail of the running : The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for two yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling al lowances; if exempted from sale to carry 91b extra. The New Mile. 17 subs. . • Mr. W. Day's Out and Outer, by Stockwell—Sortie, 4 yrs (£600), 9st 91b ............................ (Parry) 1 Lord Westmoreland's c by Promised Land —Maid of .) (£600), Bst 71b) (Di xon) 0 Lincoln, 2 yrs (V 00) sst 71b ..................... (Kenyon) 2 yrs, nc. 9 g.G' G sst . C7 G rlab r u e (r y ni 31 h b e ;rx S s w if t, 4 yr s (£2 00 ), 9st 41b Baron Rothschild's b c by North Li ncoln—Protection, ............. ..... . (Peake) 3 M Captain r2 (Challoner) 0 Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (inc. 91b ex.) (Cannon) 0 Lord Portsmouth's b c by Vengeance—Midis, 3 yrs (£600), Bst 71b ?Wells) 0 Mr. Saxon's Lamboufne Lass, 2 yrs (X 200), sst 71b (Seaton) 0 Mr. Savile's Brother to Guerilla, 3 yrs (.£600), Bst 71b (Goater) 0 Mr. R. Sutton's Black Draught, 4 yrs (£600), 9st 91b (Thomas) b Lord Stamford's Archimedes, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (inc. 91b cx.) (A. Edwards) 0 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Piano, 2 yrs (£200), sst 71b (Wyatt) 0 Mr. York's Kingmaker, 3 yrs (£ 200 ), B st 21 b ...`Coates) 0 Mr. W. Nelson's Clodhopp er, 2 yrs (.£600), Est 121 b (Cameron) 0 Mr. Chaplin's c by Promised Land—Bave,rd's dam, '2 yrs, (£200) sst 71b... (Barker) 0 Betting-7 to 4 ags Mr. Pitt, 4to 1 agst Maid of Lin coln colt, 7 to 1 agst the Protection colt, 8 to 1 agst King maker, 12 to 1 agst Cranmore, 20 to 1 agst Out awl Outer. Won by a head. The Protection colt was beaten about a neck for second place, Kingmaker being fourth, Mr. Pitt fifth, Cranmora sixth, Lambourne Lass seventh, Archi medes and the Bavard's dam colt were next pulling up —the Swift and Piano being the two last. A MAIDEN PLATE of 100 sovs for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Half a mile. 35 subs. Sir J. Hawley's The Palmer, by Beadsman—Madame Eglantine, Bst 101 b (Wells) 1 Mr. I'ayne's Captain Kidd, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 2 Baron Rothschild's Chignon, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 3 Mr. Haig's Esmeralda, Bst 71b (Dixon) 0 Bst 71b _...(S. Adam) 0 0 Duke of . of T ß en ea ß uf r gr e t e 's k' V s Piano, endetie, Bst 101 b ...(k'ordha 0 Marquis of Hastings's Lupa, Bst 71b (Cannon Mr. •H. Smith's b c by Trumpeter—Alkali, Bst 101 b (Cowley) 0 Mr. W. G. Craven's Stewardess, Bst 71b (Goater) 0 Mr. Saxon's Little Rover;Bst 101 b (Clement) 0 Mr. R. Jeffery's c by Weatherbit—Fairy Knowe, Bst 101 b _ (J. Osborne) 0 Mr. W. King ns - ChisWiiS; 'lolb (Hibberd 0 Mr. Mackenzie's The Prelate' ' Bst 10:b (Morris 0 Mr. H. Savile's D'E s t ourne l, Bst 101 b (Doyle 0 Mr. Elliott's Barrington, Bst 101 b (T. French) 0 Mr. J. B. Starkey's B Flat, Bst 71b (C. Page 0 Mr. G. Angell's Python ,...Parr 0 Mr. Forster's Binnacle, Bst 71b Grace 0 Count Batthyany's Rus in Urbe Bst 101 b (J. Smith ) 0 Mr. Maund's Columbine, Bat 71b' (Payne 0 Mr. Lowe's Maid of the Mill, Bst •71b (Pearson 0 Mr. R. Drewitt's ch f by Magnum, dam by Orpheus— Lady Ann, by Cato, Bst 71b (J. Mann) 0, Mr. W. Robinson's Highland Sister, Bst 71b (H. C ove y) 0 Lord Westmorelan's c by Vedette—Helen Raglan, Bst 101 b (Morgan) 0 Mr. John Foy's Changeable, Bst 71b (Thompson) 0 Lord Stamford's f by Voltigeur, Bst 71b ...(A. Edwards) 0 Mr. Land's Englemere, Bst 71b (Jackson) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst The Palmer, 7to 2 agst D'Estour nel, 8 to 1 each agst the Blondolle filly and Captain Kidd, 100 to 7 agst any other. . Won very easily by two lengths; Chignon was a mode rate third ; Stewardess, at an interval, fourth ; the Blon -Icl. illy fia'a ; Esmeralda s:lth, The Prelate seventh, D'Estournel eighth ; Rus in UM° next. The others, widely scattered, were brought up by Piano, Lupa, and Eng/emere, who were the last three. The QUEEN'S STAND PLATE of 200 sows, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, for two-year-olds and upwards weight for age, with penalties and allowances. T.Y.C, 25 subs. Baron Rothschild's Hippia, by King Toni—Daughter of the Star, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Peake) 1 Mr. W. Goodwin's Saccharom e t er , 6 yrs, 9st 81b(F or dh atn ) 2 Mr. W. Bevill's Ostre gor , 4 yrs, 9st 51b (Mr. W. Bevill) 3 Sir R. Bulkeley's Don Basilio, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ...... (G oa t er ) 0 Mr. H.Delamarre's Collet M on te, 3 yrs, 6st 121b(G. Pratt) 0 Marquis of Hastings's The Duke, 4 yrs, 9st 81b (Cannon) 0' Marquis of Hastings's King Charles, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (11. Day) 0 Captain King's Mephistopheles, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (J. Mann) 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Le Mandarin, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (11. Grimshaw) 0 Mr. H. Coventry's Narino, 2 yrs, Est 121 b • (Childs) 0 Mr. Merry's Marksman, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (H. Covey) 0 Mr. 11. Savile's Maid Marian, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (11uxtable) 0 Lord Stamford's f by Wild Dayrell—Rupee,2 yrs, 6st 91b (Murray) 0 Betting-2 to lon The Duke, 7to 1 agst Saccharometer, Bto 1 agst Hippia, 10 to 1 agst Marksman. Won elevei-ly by three-quarters of a length. Ostregor finished a good third close up, The Duke being fourth ; Marksman was fifth, Maid Marian sixth, the Rupee filly seventh, Narino eighth. The last three were Collet Monte, Mephisto pheles, and King Charles. The ASCOT STAKES of 25 sous each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 200 added; winners extra. Two miles and a half. 43 subs, 25 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Mr. Bowes's War, by "Warlock—Victoria, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Cameron Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer, 3 p-s, 7st 41b (J. G r i ms h aw : Mr. Payne's Dulci mer , 4 yrs, ist 21 b (Carroll, Baroa Rothschild's Love Apple, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Mr. R. Ten Broeek's Forester, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Payne' Mr. Cr. Angell's Black Prince, 8 yrs, Est 131 b (in. 71b Iluxtable l Captain Gray's Chronometer, 3 y rs, 6 st 51b ( ( 11. Clarke: Mr. R. B. Jeffery's g by Windhound Jetty Treffz, yrs t 6st 31b (Thomson ' Mr. Naylor's c by Newminster—Barege, 3 yrs, Est 31i 0 Mr. W. Craven's Hazeidea; 3 yrs, 6st 81b y Marquis of Hastings's Black P r i nce, by Knight of Kars, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ............. . .............. 6 S e c n or o e n y )) 0 (Phillips) 0 Betting-100 to 30 agst Forester, 6to 1 agst War, 7to 1 each agst Love Apple and Lucifer, 8 to 1 agst Dulcimer, 9 to 1 agst Black Prince, by Knight of Kars, 10 to 1 agst Chronometer, 20 to 1 agst Hazeldean. Won in a canter by two lengths; Dulcimer was a moderate third, Black Prince, by Knight of Kars, was fourth, Love Apple fifth, the Jetty Treffz gelding sixth, Forester next; Black Prince and Chronometer, beaten off, walked in last. 'he PRINCE OF WALES'S STARES of 50 sovs each, h. ft., with 1;000 sovs added, for three-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra ; the second to receive 200 sovs, and the third 100 sovs out of the . stakes. New Course, about a mile and five furlongs. 125 subs. uke of Beaufort's Rustic, by St ockwell—Village Lass, Bst 131 b (in. 31b ex.) .. . ........................ (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon, 9st 51b (in.9lbex.) (Custance 2 Baron Rothschild's Robin Hood, B st 31b (J. D a l ey 3 Mr. Savile's Sealskin, B st 31b ......................... (Doyle 0 Lord S tamford's Chibisa, Bst I.lb(in3lb ex) (A. Edwards) 0 Mr. W. Robinson's Maori Chief, Bst 31b (Challoner) 0 Betting-75 to 40 on Lord Lyon, sto 1 agst Rustic, 6 to 1 agst Robin Hood, 10 to 1 agst Maori Chief, 100 to 7 agst Sealskin. Won cleverly by h a lf a l ength ; Robin Hood, who passed Maori Chief at the half distance, was a bad 1 hird ; Sealskin was fourth, Maori Chief next, pulling up ; and Chibisa, who walked in, W as last. The GOLD VASE, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep stakes of 20 sous each, for three-yr-olds and upwards; mares and geldings allowed slb ; penalties and allowances. Two miles. 12 subs. Mr. R. Sutton's Elland, by Ra taplan—Ellermire, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b .............................................. (Thomas) 1 Marquis cf Hastings's Tim Duko, 4 yrs, 9st (in. 41b ex.) _ (Cannon 2 Mr. H. Savile's Corsair, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (II. Covey 3 Lord Batenian's Moulsey, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (Morris 0 Mr. W. G. Bennett's DalbYt 5 yrs, 9st 31b (Hibberd) 0 M. H. Delamarre's Florentin, 3 yrs 7st 71b (C. Pratt) 0 Mr. Johnstone's Lady Vane, 3 yrs, 6st 121b...(Cameron) Mr. G. Reynolds' Kinghorn, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Heartfield) .0 Capt. Gray's Windham, 5 yrs,, 7 st 3lb ...... .. (Challoner) 0 Betting 9to 4 agst The Mike, 4t5 1 agst Windhe.m, street, IN, AP,- 5 to 1 agst Elland-7 to 1 agst Dalby-8 to 1 each 3 gsi Coirsair and Florentin-100 to 7 agst Moulsey. Won in canter by six lengths. The Duke, who came with a we. sail at the finish and passed a lot of pulling-up horses, was second, Corsair being a bad third ; Florentin was fourth, Windham fifth, Dalby esixth ; Lady Vane, Moulsey,j and Kinghorn walked in. The FIRST YEAR of the NINTH ASCOT BIENNIAL STAKES Of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Gib; the owner of the second to re ceive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. G 1 subs. Mr. Chaplin's Hermit, byNewminster— Seclusion,Bst 10'ib (Custance) 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Dragon, Bst 101 b (11. Grimshaw) 2 Lord Stamford's Arundel, Bst 10lb (Edwards) f• Mr. Mackenzie's The Dean, Bst 101 b ............... (Morris) t Mr. R. W. Cameron's Lochaber, Bst 101 b ......... (Lynch) 0 Duke of Beaufort's OpLicleide, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 0 Duke of -Beaufort's Charming May, Bst Glb ...... (Cannon) 0 Mr. E. Brayley's Priority, Bst 101 b (Cowley) 0 Mr. F . Dark's The Rescue, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) 0 Mr. W. Day's The Leading Suit, Bst 101 b (P arry) 0 Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s, Manuella, Bst GM (Challoner) 0 Baron Rothschild's Jasper, Bst 101 b (w ens) 0 Mr. W. S. Cartwright's b c by Musjid—Miss Aldcmft, Bst 101 b . • ( 1 1.' French) 0 Mr. G. Jones's Huntsman, Bst 101 b (Osborne 0 Mr. Padwick's Pericles, Bst 10 1 b (Goater 0 - Mr. J. Saxon's Lady Craven, Bst alb (Clement 0 •• • • - • -- Betting-100 to SO agst Leading Suit-4 to 1 agst Her mit-5 to 1 agst Arundel-8 to 1 each agst Lochaber and Dragon-12 to 1 agst the Miss Aldcroft colt-20 to 1 agst The Rescue Won by a neck. Arundel and The Dean beaten several lengths from the second finished a dead heat for third place; Lochaber was fifth, the Leading Suit, who headed a lot of others, pulling up, being next, Priority bringing up the rear Third of the TWELFTH ASCOT TRIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for four-yr-old horses, Bst 101 b; mares, Bst slb ; with certain allowances. Nearly two miles. 51 subs. Mr. H. Chaplin's Breadalbane, by Stockwell—Blink Bonny, Bst 101 b (Custance) 1 Mr. R. Sutton's Gardevisure, Bst PiaHoner) 2 Mr. T. Valenti ne ' s C e l err ima, Bst (Parry) 3 Betting-7 to 2on Breadalbane, who made nearly all the running, and won in a canter by 12 lengths, Caller rima, who was beaten off, walked in. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST LEGER. sto 2 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 3 to 1 agst Rustic (offered) THE RHEUM AT LA MARCHE. —We hear that the " dif ficulty" between Mr. Riddell and Count Deauville has been settled. The Frenchman has apologised for the offensive expressions, Mr. Riddell having previously offered to back Magenta for 1,000 louis, and allow any person to ride L'Africain. THE EARL OF STAMFORD v. DAWSON.—This Case, to which we made allusion in our Saturday's impression, has been decided in favour of Lord Stamford. With regard to Chesterfield House and the stables, the Vice-Chancellor decreed that Dawson was no more than an agent or trus _ tee for the plaintiff; and with respect to Chippenbam Gallop, the case was of too shadowy a character to enter tain jurisdiction, although his Honour intimated that if he had had to decide the legal question he would have done so in favour of the plaintiff. The defendant has to pay the costs of suit, except so far as they had been increased by any claim set up by the plaintiff to the Chippenhana Gal lop; but the plaintiff has not to pay any costs in respect of that claim. The Duke of Edinburgh in the City. - -4 Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin burgh, complying with an unanimous invitation of the Master and Wardens of the ancient guild of Grocers, one of the 12 great city companies, that he would accept the freedom of their order, went in state to the city for that purpose. The company is not only famous among the civic guilds forits wealth and munificent charities, but as being one of the very oldest of them, having flourished for more than 500 years. Kings and Princes have been among its grand masters, or have adorned the roll of its honorary members. • Its name, adopted probably for the sake of brevity, scarcely does justice to its original constitution as a fraternity of merchants, seeing that they were men who traded in all the va rious products of tropical climes, and especially in spices and condiments, though, like most of the City companies, it has to a great extent ceased to be a fellowship solely of persons engaged in the pursuit of the particular branch of trade or commerce sym bolised by its name. The Prince, who was attended by Col. the Hon. A. Liddell and the Hon. E. Yorke, arrived at the hall of the company in Princes-street about half past 1 o'clock, and on alighting at the entrance was received with every mark of high consideration and respect by the Master (Mr. Coventry Mark Wood house), Mr. J. N. Lay ton, and Mr. H. W. llarri son, two of the principal Wardens ; Mr. Heath, se nior member of tho Court of Assistants ; Mr. A. Pott, Mr. H. Warner, Mr. J. Hodgson, Mr. Henry Browning, Mr. J. Cotttun, and Mr. 11. Grace, with Mr. Win. Ruck, the clerk of the company. Thence his Royal Highness was conducted to the drawing room, a gorgeous apartment decorated with marble busts of the Queen and Prince Consort, and of Wel lington, Nelson, and Sir John Lawrence. At the Master's request, Mr. Ruck, the clerk, read the re solution of the court passed on 18th April, confer ring the honorary freedom of the company upon the Prince, in testimony of the feelings of loyalty and , attachment entertained by them towards her Ma jesty and the royal family. His Royal Highness then took the customary oath of a freeman, by which he pledged himself to bear true allegiance to our Sove reign Lady the Queen, to be obedientto the wardens of the company in all lawful things, to keep secret all the lawful councils of the fellowship, and truly observe and obey all itsrules, impositions, and ordi nances. ' The MASTER (Mr. Woodhouse), addressing the Prince, said—As Master of the Grocers' Company it was his pleasing duty and high privilege to pre sent to his Royal Highness the honorary freedom of that ancient corporation, and to express the dutiful acknowledgments of the Court of Assistants for the distinguished honour conferred upon the Company by his Royal Highness becoming one of its members. His Royal Highness would permit him to remind him that the Grocers' Company re ceived its first charter from his Majesty King Ed ward 111. ; that it takes rank second in the list of the old trading fellowships of this city, and that during a period of more than five centuries it had been distinguished for its loyalty and hospitality, as well as for its liberal support of the public charitable and educational institutions with which this metro polis happily abounded. He might also mention that at the restoration of the Monarchy the Com pany was among the foremost to welcome King Charles 11. to the city of London, and that the Com pany had the honour to record his Majesty as its Master for the year 1660. His Majesty King Wil liam 111. was also a member of their fraternity, and they found it recorded that he served the office of Grand Master. He was proud to add that their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were now members of the Com pany. With these precedents in view the Court of Assistants ventured to solicit permission to enrol the name of his Royal Highness among the illus trious members of the Grocers' Company, and, on behalf of the Court, he again thanked his Royal Highness for his condescension in attending there that day, and welcomed him as a Brother Grocer. The Prince, taking the document conferring the freedom, which was enclosed in a magnificent gold box of elegant design and workmanship, bowed his acknowledgments, and then having subscribed the roll of freemen and been presented by the Master to the gentlemen present, was escorted to the Court room of the Company, a stately apartment, where a dejeuner had been prepared for his Royal Highness. The table was graced by some of the ancient gold drinking cups of the Company, and by four magnifi cent plateau in silver, embodying a series of groups emblematical of the different branches of commerce in which the company had been engaged. Other specimens of the massive gold and silver plate of the guild were displayed on side tables iu different parts of the room with charming effect. At this entertain ment the Master of the Company presided, the Prince occupying a seat on his right hand, and the suite of his Royal Highness, with the Wardens and members of the Court of Assistants and their clerk, being placed according to rank and seniority, Mr. Heath, the senior member of the Court, occupying the vice-chair. Three toasts only were drunk on the occasion—namely; " The Queen," "The Prince," a and " The Company." His Royal Highness, in few graceful words, expressed the great gratification he felt at the honour which had been co nferred upon him by his admission into the fellow shi p of their an- cient corporation. At the conclusion of the luncheon the Prince took his departure, being escorted, as before, by the Master and Wardens to the entrance in Princes- THIRD PinftiOW. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. INTELLIGENCt—This Day, ASCOT RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIe TELEGRAPH. VISITORS' PLATE. Mr. Saxon's Monitress (Murray) 1 Baron Rothschild's Love Apple (Fordham) 2 Mr. Wodson's Boleno (Heartfield) 3 Godding's Black Prince, Proserpine, Latitude, Emblematic, Beckhampton, and Fair Lady also ran. ASCOT DERBY. Mr. Payne's Staghound (Challoner) 1 Lord Portsmouth's Robin Hood (Wells) 2 Duke of Beaufort's Ceylon (Cannon) 3 Mount Palatine, Peer, and Dalesman also ran. Betting -7 to 4on Ceylon, 4to 1 ag4 others. FERN HILL STAKES. Baron Rothschild's Hippia (Peake) 1 Mr. Pryor's Fripounier t. M ' (Covey) 2 Mr.. Chaplins Vespasian (Custance) 3 Defiance, Magician, Gretna, and Conde Veredis also ran. , 4, Betting -6 to 4 agst llippia, 7to 4 agst Fripon nier, 9 to 2 agst Vespasian, 10 to 1 others. Won easily. CORONATION STAKES. Mr. Meredyth's Mother of Pearl (Payne) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Ischia ............... (Fcrdharn) 2 Mr. Naylor's Wild Briar .............. (Challoner) 3 M M irella, alabar, La Muta, Penelope, Pl otwe ll , La Dauphine, Lass o' Gowrie, and Pas de Charge also ran. ROYAL HUNT CUP. Mr. G. Angell's Attache ..................... (Parry) 1 Sir F. Johnstone's Historian ......... (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. T. V. Morgan's Molly Carew ... (Craddock) 3 Mail Train, Broomielaw, Sundeelah, Brahma, Peeress, Nu, Morris Dancer, Lord Ronald, Deer foot, Holstein, Split the Difference, Siberia, Wild Poppy, Chapel Royal, Nukuheva, Lanz ham, Dalesman, Viceroy, Wild Parsley, The Star, Bi gote, Pilgrim, Grey Stockings, The Czar, Toma hawk, and Centaur also ran. EIGHTH BIENNIAL. Rustic . Janitor Mephistopheles Ch ibisa Won easily by a length. FOURTEENTH TRIENNIAL. Achievement Vauban Rupee filly PRUSSIA AND THE CON 'ERE NCE. [REUTERS TELEGRAM.] BERLIN, May 31. Prussia has accepted the proposed Conference at Paris. The reply of the Prussian Government was de spatched on Monday last, the same day upon which the identical letters of invitation from the Powell; were delivered at Berlin. BERLIN, May 30. A Ministerial Council was held to-day, at which the King presided. The Council lasted several hours. The Crown Prince of Prussia has arrived here. KIEL, May 30. A fray has took place here between the Austrian and Prussian troops in the Schutzenhof. No deaths occurred. Au official inqury has been instituted. IMPERIAL FABLIAIYIENT HOUSE OF COMNIONS—Tnis DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following were read a third time and passed :=The Economic Telegraph Company and Severn Junction Railway. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. CLAY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to confer the elective franchise upon all persons of full age, and who were capable of under going an educational test in reading, writing, and arith metic. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho must oppose the motion, and in doing so he thought that course was much better to pursue than to follow tho course which was in fashion elsewhere, to pick certain portions of the bill and show that it fell short of the object intended. If he thought that all the conditions of an educational test could always be obtained, he should not object to it ; or if a test of that description could be formed on extreme simplicity, he should not so much object; but to take, for instance, the test of writing a signature, why it was patent that the signatures of some of the most highly-educated of our men were illegible. He objected to the bill because there was no presumptive or prima facie ground for it, and also be -eause it proceeded upon the principle of universal suf frage. Of course it was desirable that education should become universal, yet -that time had not yet arrived in England. He thought it moro desirable that the father of a family should receive the elective franchise rather than that privilege should b 3 conferred upon a young man just fresh from school. The right honourable gentleman proposed that these should undergo a test of writing from dictation and elementary arithmetic. Such a test was much more severe than was required by the Civil Service Commission from those who applied for clerkship; and it was just ono of those things which broke down more applicants thau anything else he could men tion. (Hear, hear.) Then, with respect to the arithmetical test—with addition, subscraction, and multiplication there would, ho apprehended, be no difficulty ; but he should like to know how,many labourers in this country could pass an examination in division of money—(hear, hear); but, flying at higher game, ho should like to know how many members of that house could undergo success fully such an examination. He should like to know how many members could take a given uneven large sum of money and divide it by £2 13s. Bd. (Laughter, and cries of ,‘ Oh, oh.") He did not mean to say that there were not some members who could perform the operation, but the majority ho contended in that house— Lord R. MONTAGU said that no division could be worked out with such figures. (Loud laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said one illustration was worth a thousand arguments—(loud laughter)—and yet the noble lord opposite was ono of the financial authorities in that house. (Loud laughter.) H e was fully alive to the high intentions of the right hon. gentleman who had introduced the bill ; the Government had no fear of the £7 franchise, but the qualification pro posed by the bill now under discussion was of a nature that would produce nothing but failure. It was quite true that where some men saw daylight, another saw nothing but darkness, and giving the highest motives to the hon. gentleman, he thought the bill would act directly the reverse of the object intended, and therefore he should move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord R. MONTAGU said he did not rise to complain of the extremely conservative tone of the speech, but to express his hope that when the bill was read a second time, it would be referred to a certain committee as a complement of the Reform Bill. He felt certain that there were many highly and respectable and intelligent men who never could hope to test was elective f ranc hi se w ith ou t an e d uca tional than was adopted. If the test proposed was more sero then the test adopted by the Civil Service Commissioners, the Exchequer, he he it o was thought rem thated testthe was bet altogether ter. Nv With ha respectfarce, and to the the sooner atit metical problem of the Chancellor off mby t money, contended that you could divide by sa o t ut that opi nion. Professor de Morgan would bear him regarded to the electoral nion. The only chum that his had fellow-citizens, l e o w knowledge, c itiz : ns, fhroawlichtoisegwivaesainvtoeltleigfeonrcte•h:e,ilf2nhheel::l!:tfuhe elective franchise, then in his opinion he ha d bill q u e r w , s o , u a l n d d b be he should amalgamatedvote withan d the thereforechan hecChancellor for the second reading. o st f e t d h t e h E a tha t the had heard nothing from Sir J. Chancellor of the Exchequer that ought to deter the the Mr. EpWAAKßlTNsGuip,pooNrtesaditdhehboill. house from considering the bill in the fullest manner, be_ cause it appeared to him to contain materials which evi dently might lead to the settlement of the vexed question of reform. lie doubted whether, if the bill was rejected, tho house would be so submissive to the will of the Govern ment that they would continuo their sittings until October. He could not, entertaining the sentiments that he did, consent to vote against the principle laid down in the bill, but in giving his vote in its favour he reserved to himself the right of objecting to many of its provisions in com mittee. Mr. GOSCHEN said he was much gratified bythe speech of the right hon. baronet who had just sat down, because he admitted the one qualification that was required in the working class to entitle them to the franchise was fitness. It Ips hon. gentlemen intend to vote for this bill as a supplemental measure to the Reform Bill introduced by the Government, they would be but acting precisely as they had on 'Mon. day night, namely, throwing every obstacle in the way of the passing of a measure they had declared ought not to Ireceive the assent of Parliament. Ile did not know how hon. gentlemen opposite had given their consent to the bill, especially as they had not called for statistics, whiCh were invariably required by the honourable member fur Stamford. (Hear, hear.) The bill was in principle one of universal suffrage, whilst in principle it would ad mit but very few to the privilege it sought to confer. It appeared to him that the bill was supported by the oppo site side of the house merely to obstruct the measure in troduced by the Government, and not with any real desire to extend the suffrage in the manner it proposed. • Mr. B. MOPE said he should vote for the bill in the might t be ice r a ef p e er rrad fec t t n a an nd im co m m a l e )i u e l t a e te r c e u fo ni r m i;l it ,vhi hope c h t h w a t a s i t t o m p i bill under the guidance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. DENMAN objected to the bill, because by the test proposed a larger number of working men would lie ad mitted to the exercise of the elective franchise than was desirable. He thought an educational test altogether mistake when it was proposed to adopt it in political matters. Mr. WHITESIDE admitted that the principle of an edu tioual franchise was Conservative. He affirmed that it was preferable to confer the right of voting upon persons, even without property, who reached a certain 'standard of education rather than to give the franchise to persons who were not so intelligent although they were possessed of a certain amount of property. The hoe. and learned member quoted from the writings of Mr. Mill as showing that the latter was in favour of an educational test, which would leave the suffrage in the bands of the best of the working classes. But the hon. member for Westminster proposed to give the franchise to ladies ; ho recommended him to withdraw that proposal in his next election. The ladies would turn out all the Radicals and put in Conserva tives, and he therefore warned him what would take place. (Laughter.) Ile did not want to swamp the middle classes, for ho believed that if a preponderating power was put in the hands of the lower claSses the coun try would go to ruin. He meant this as a supplemehtary measure to make up for the *ant of property by the pos session of intelligence. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster complained that they had no statistic; but he (Mr. Whiteside) did not know what statistics he could want. Mr. BRIGHT was unable to see the righteousness of the principle or the possibiiityot theadvantageouspractice with regard to any measure of the kind. Those who looked at his (Mr. Bright's) opinions and did him any justice, would Consider him one of the most conservative peliticianiof his times. (Laughter.) He differed from those who satopposito in n many things, an d , among other; in this, that he was uunwthing to d epart from the constitution of the county y de to r a circumstances, where where such circumstances did n o t appear be absolutely necessary for the public goo d. T o speak o f a reading considering this wci pue inand writing qualification was almost acted !' for Drileublin UniversitKe h question. The h on . m e m b er highly cultu re d had just s a t d own was no d ou bt but ( Mr . B r i g ht) was of opinion that if the Governme n t h ad pon the p r i nc i p l es o f th e Universities th ere had been kingdoea during the last hunrecrarchy been comparable to tho anarchy thTteta w rs ou t l h d a h t a would , have ie in any European d amongst us. (Applause.) The clergy generallyly 43erie.evawi well learned, but many of them knew very little of politics, and were not so much fitted t o vote for a member of , Par liament as others who had npa received so good an educa tion. To take away the franchise from fathers because edu ation was net so general in their youthful days, and give it to their sons would be a great insult to a great body of the working classes. He was for standing on the old donsti tution, of the country. He thought our forefathers were right when they entrusted the representation of the kingdom to Leads of families. Holding to that opinion, he should oppose any of these fancy franchises, which were depar tures from the ancient constitution. He had no sympath y with the opinions of those literary gentlemen outside who they had the London weekly papers, and who, because had a smattering of two dead languages, talked of culture, and said that the great body of the working classes should be excluded from the franchise. If he might be allowed to give a word of advice to gentlemen who sat on the oppo site side of the house, ho would ask them if it would not be better, instead of vacillating as they did, and showing a great enthusiasm for an extension of the franchise one day, and opposing reform on the next, that they should adhere to the ancient lino of the constitution, and if they found it serviceable to admit any number, great or small, to the possession of the franchise that they Should travel on the same road that their forefathers had travelled —lt road which was adequate for all the purposes of the most complete and satisfactory representation—a read which he would undertake to Say the working men looked to for the emancipation which they claimed, and not to any fanciful proposition. (Loud cheers). Lord CRANBORNE said the Government w their best to remedy bill ould on Monday night, increase corruption, which they did but they had another objection to the bill—that it would give power to ignorance, and they were now doing their best to remedy that also. H e u ged tho house to accept the bill of the hon. me m b er f or Hull as a most valuable corrective to the measure of the Government. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the conduct of the Opposition called to his mind the words which they had often heard—organised hypocrisy. (Cheers.) He deprecated amplicating the reform question by sending the bill before the house to committee, and tendered his thanks to tho hon. member for Birmingham for the great public service he had done by disclaiming the advocacy of the extreme and revolutionary measures which had been so frequently attributed to him. Mr. ADDERLEY adverted to lite principle of the mea sure saying that no argument had been adduced against it except on points of detail. Mr. LOCKE was at a loss to know how two things tend ing in the same direction could be a check upon one another. He thought the hon. member who had just sat down had treated the hon. member for Birmingham unfairly, for ho was not aware that tho hon. member for Birminghatu had ever expressed an opinion at variance with that to which he had given utterance today. He objected to the bill because it was not to apply to committees. If it was necessary to increase intelligence in cities and boroughs, iz fortiori, it was necessary to increase the intelligence of the counties. In fact, he thought the bill was more necessary for the counties than any other part of her Afajest,T's dominions. (Laughter.) And what• would be the result'if this bill be came law over the country. The noble lord the member for Stamford —and he was not the only one who would do so— would get together a class of young men and teach them u wthaenythshoofutlhdeucnoduesrusttuaenndcytlraernigthhotsyowf otuhledcohnasyteittu:sit to a certain p o i n t. I t would not be at all necey thatp d ' O ri 'D v r o u t h l d be this—they would have to go to the examination well crammed with their reading., writing, and arithmetic, and then the noble lord would let them loose upon the commu nity for the rest of their lives. What class of voters would that be. The Opposition had been very philosophical, but he wanted them to CO3M down to the region of common sense, which taught them to vote as they thought. He was opposed to this bill, which he characterised as a new-fangled scheme, on grounds similar to those ex pressed by the hon. member for Birmingham. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said one of the most remarkable conjunctions that had occurred during the debate was that of the Attorney-General and the hon. member for Bir mingham. (Hear, hear.) The two members were uow in perfect accord, and he thought , such a coincidence was peculiar. With respect to the elective franchise, he thought that whatever they intended to do it was best to do that effectually, and at once. lie thought if it was the opinion of the house that the franchise was to be lowered below £lO, then it would be desirable to go down at onco to household suffrage, but such a proceeding he should always most strenuously op pose. Mr. AcLAN and Mr. M. CHAmnEns opposed the bill. The latter hon. gentleman was addressing the house when, at a quarter to six, the debate terminated, in accor dance with the standing orders of the house The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. Li verpocl Cotton Market —This Day. Market very excited, and a great deal of cotton is being bought on American account at id. to Id. above yesterday's prices. Sales 20,000 bales or more. CRYSTAL PALACE,--One Shilling Day, Tuesday, May 29.—Admissions on payment, 3,631; ditto by season ticket% 1,507 ; visitors,HlNDLlP-lIALL.._Thie s,finl3Be. property, situated within four miles of the • tyof Worcester, on the borders of Malvern Ch ase, and whichcl ow in connexion with the Lord Mon n t s ea s g or o o o li f j is i t t o m ri e e ws ce p l ar bi io it c r and more recently as a possess i on o f the ancient family of the Southwells, was sold yesterday by public auction at the .Guildhall-coffee-house, by Messrs. Driver, for the sum of £81,500, to Mr. Henry Allsopp, senior partner in the rm of Samuel Allsopp and Sons, of Burton-upon-Trent A circular has been issued by the directors of the Delhi railway, to the effect that payments in full, in anticipationfof calls on shares in the Delhi Railway, will be received until further notice ; and that the 5 per cent. interest guaranteed by Government will accrue from the date of payment thereof into the Treasury of the Secretary • in Counci l . It is of State for India s tated that several shareholders have expressed a wish to have the privilege of paying in full u p on their shares accorded to them. The gold taken in to the Bankyesterda / amounted £Bl,OOO. PLYMO urn, Tuesday. — The ship Verulam, tons, Cabelo ng i ng Capt. H Angel, to 6OO Wisbecli, was off the Isl e of Wight Mr. W. Stevens, of 8 a.m , under all sail, wind light yesterday morni ng a t 150 tons copper, 1,500 bales wool, f or L on d on w i t h , with ten cabin and t wo steerage a quantity of bifrk, &c., George's Sound on Feb. 26 passengers. She left King crossed the hue April 23, , Cape of Good Hop e Ap r il 4 , and spoke April 9, Ist. 23 S, long. 4 W , t h e Dutch ship James M.'lleury, 59 days front Batavia for Rotterdam; 29th, lat. 4N, long. 27 W, the British ship - Ferozepore ' 93 days from Manilla for Cork ; long. and May 4, lat. 19 N, I 38 W, the ship General Neil, 87 days f rom C a ll ao f or Antwerp. Tho Verulam was de tained several days in the Channel by the • ' prevailing cast erly winds. The remains of the Rev. Francis Mahony (Father Prout) were interred on Monday in the family vault at Sandon, Cork, having been received by the friends of the deceased from Paris on the previous evening. THE COMMERCIAL CRISIS.—The tone on the Liverpool Exchange yesterday was much better than \ on Monday, owing to the advance in American cotton, and the-large arrival of specie from America per the Scotia and City of Paris. THE CHINESE MISSION. --His Excellency Pin- Tu-lin and suite, accompanied by Major Brine, lt.E., Mr. Bowra, and M. de Champs, yesterday paid visits to Mrs. Gladstone, the American, French, Swedish, and Prussian Ministers, Earl Russell, and Sir John Bowring. They afterwards visited the British Museum and Professor Owen, and inspected Mr. 11 `Lean's photographic studio in the - Haymarket. In the evening they witnessed the perform ences at the Olympic Theatre, _ • 9. Ided !oni - r the jot's NO been tter 3 , dig itain )usT, the ;rleY, goo" was ;ouch w for ratis" °ha's what ceful has' TO bee nies'S 391 P. . 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