The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-17 00:00:00

High 'n the valked lay. Lifted, Leo- Cam titing, krivate indsor union. High 'ester- -2 and a- was and Lady Lieut. .e, at- It the ended ), will ndsor .eturn 5r the ,y to s and pated ut six ilt at I for ad by Feorge Die of ONEY MARKET AN COMIYIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Total $147,351 08 BRITISR FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. SATURDAY. • . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consol s DO, Account, May 9 9l/ 1 6 per Cent. Reduced B9* 1 New 3 p er C ent B9l 1 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 73 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ." Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,BBs — DO (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 4cliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 7 Do. £5OO Do. £lOO and £2OO — Do Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 242 .A.cco , IND/AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Do Accou Indian Stock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74 — nt Do. 5 p er C ent. July, 1870 Do. Account _ • Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5/ per Cent., May 1879 llO Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. u n d er £l ,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 p er C ent lOO Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Milian 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent. — Colombian 6 per Cent. — • Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 _ Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do £B6 paid — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptia n 7 per Cent Le., Second Issue ~ Do £lOO B on d s ' 7/ 8 Do. 1864 - - Do Scrip, .£sb paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons — Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — I ~. Do. 1839 and 1850 Do 186talian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 681 e Do Scrip, £421 paid — die xican 3 pe r C ent. — Do. Account 27/ 1 6/ 71 De.. 1864 __!Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ).)o French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — •,Hatenoritest diemanpe6ripeal r Cent., X. 30 paid 5 per Cent — Nee. — p_ G,srapenrad_ae . .. ......... . DD°O 't efor t? eci nt ... .. . o and warrant ........ „...... . e . e . :a . r . es) _— _ elm . . rrants rii . 1 Pe vian 4/- per Cent D o 3 r , - • Do per Cent. (Uribarre •) 4 1 Per'bent 1869 l- Do. A ccount 1 - P ortuguese 3 per . 6 ent., 1853 Do Accou n t, . . D_ ,u 0 per oent 1856 '7 '9 '6O '62 '3 481 ,-,0 Acc o u nt i 3I 1 7 7 7 1111.813iat Unt ......... .. . .... .. .. 5 per Cent:, 1822, X .... ~ D° 4 1 Per Cent., 1850 Do Po 3 per Cent., 1859 1860 D o Yo 5 per Cent., 186 2 92f S ara' • -..ma ao 5 per Cent ___ Account S panish 3 per Cent IDO Account.. 4B Do New Deferred — D Do Account o Pa ss i ve ~ o Account — I'„anish Cert. of Coup not funded l6l 1 1 4 1- ; Account S wedish 4 p per Cent. — ,Do 4 er Cent. 1864 i •nrkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 9ll Do 6 per Cent. 1858 D 0 Account 721 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 75 41 Do. £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 1 enezuela, 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. Account Do 6r Cent., 1864 39 D pe Do. 1 per Cent.... ividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. . Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gai1........ Do. 4 per Cent. CertiLates French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. 1 Consols, M o ney 90 91 Do. Account M. THIERS delivered his speech in the Corps Idcgislatif, leaning his hands on the back of the seat occu pied by M. Gueroult, the editor of the Opinion Nationale, who, as you are aware, is a furious revolutionist. The Gazette de France states that M. Gueroult looked intensely o uncomfortable under the operation, and that this an allee Was so manifest as greatly to add to the satisfaction of the clerical members of the house. GERMAN MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT DRESDEN.—A meeting of German singers on a scale of magnitude unprecedented even in Fatherland will be held during the OaPPrcmching summer at Dresden. The hall for the accom dation of th e l arge num b er of people that will be °c w nrtogether is now b e i ng b u ilt. It s proport i ons are b‘ co colossal, as it i s i ntended to hold 28,000 persons besides ance t he singers, and a ll are t o h ave a d ue allow this of apace. For the support and nourishment of multitude there will be immense saloons and counters at which beer can be obtained, and other de rPartraents for the . sale of wine and confectionery, all ile xed to th e main building, which, by the way, will e 4' . 7e th irty or fo r ty l arge d oors f or en t rance and I t. From the middle of May a journal, devoted information respecting the festival, will be pub taild regularly, and will be the official organ of the eclnta ittee. A particular coinage will also be struck and use at the festival ball and in the city, and thus the losses , 1 11 . c urred y by the variety in value of German coins and the ise°lll at 0 11 exchange will be avoided. The committee calculate that the outlay in the mintage of this particular currency will b e d efrayed by the gain that will arise through "llaY persons taking home with them some of the coins as ro- 111°1.415, and thus, of course, they will not be presented ioroezchange at the close of the proceedings. Not less than it 8 'OO drinking glasses are to be made for the festival, and ko a dl iguin a hope is entertained that even sleeping accom- Itii tion will be provided for the singers and the strangers ° bn drawl; together from all parts of Germany. Two o'CLocK. The City presents an almost holiday appear ance. The Stock Exchange is shut, and business in every other department is curtailed as much as Possible, to allow of a great number of the em- Ployds to attend the review at Brighton. There is very little doing in the money market, and the rates for the best bills remain at 3f 4 per• Cent. The bullion operations at the Bank on Saturday comprised an influx of £20,000 in gold. The accounts from the manufacturing districts represent that during the past week there has been little change of importance in the general state of trade. At Manchester a further decline has taken place in the value of both cloths and yarns, owing to the late advices from America. At Leeds, Brad ford, and Huddersfield the operations in spring Dods have only been to a moderate extent ; while at Leicester and Nottingham there has been no material alteration to report in the hosiery and lace de partments. In the hardware districts of Bir ingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, the prospect of a settlement of the dispute in the iron trade has caused a more cheerful tone in most de partments. The following refers to the Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan, 1864 :—The General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of Advices from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and C 0.,. dated La Guayra, 7th March and 25th Much, 1865:of duties collected, as follows, on account of the above loan. Per Statement. No. 21, from La Guayra $5,888 84 No. 22 „ I , 17,314 64 No. 31 ~ . Puerto Cabello 13,322 55 No. 32 „ , f 19,464 09 No. 23 „ La Guayra No. 24 „ I , 15,134 27 No. 33 „ Puerto Cabello 80,490 42 No. 34 „ 11,257 20 „ No. 8 Ciudad Bolivar 9,632 68 No. 9 , 7 7, 1,070 00 No. 10 1, 77 11,522 64 No. ii 11 519 25 SHARE MARKETS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I p aid. l Closing I Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., do Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 95 97 130 1 131,2 Cork and Bandon Cornwall 6} 6 A gets no div. Do. A tillGp.c.p.an.has Do. 13 been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Norther a D.,. A stock Do. B 'o Do. New, ts. at 25 poi Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newpo t Do. He eford Lanc 'shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln lSiaryport and Carlisle DO.I shares .. Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. 6 shares %rid Kent No^th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. New Do. do. 18e4 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock 0. Scot, Min. st 4 h-ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon r'outh E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, 'West Cornw 01 IV.Hartlepool Han& IL Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. BRITIS II P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda. AL Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. l' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff: ,Brant, & Goderich "6 p.c. bds. Auz 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demera' a, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Bernal, gu., 5 do East dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist 'ref. Honda Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds. Do. do. deterred Do. ,!d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. Jndia Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 4/ per cent Do Great W, s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 t)o. 5.. t do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gaa. 5 p.c Do. 4i do • Do. lo do Do. Fifth Extension Nab. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds.l & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B I. C' da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do tri Do. Pun iaub Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GO VERNME N 60 68 :6 17 83 91 105 1s 7 474 484 7 6 133 134 1181 149 131 .'33 87 E+9 75; 76 65 67 53 65 46 49 101 tO3 119 k 120 86 48 107 109 4?, 13 12 , } 1231 95 97 61 63 130 131 24 2fp 137 1374 106 1(8 51 Z 5 /5 1113 112, 69i 70 103 i 114 37 38 1t 12p1 9 10 r,. 115 115 1 1 1 ,p 78 79 11 11,, [3B 142 48 80 61 62 54 5 tot 671 g 10 155 15s 3 4p i 107 109 46 48 74 77 oSIONS. 60 63 1021 1031 pr iP 4 44 91 65 70 99 101 75 85 lt 1 101 102 104 101 105 16 11 87 9) 60 65 50 55 50 55 45 50 43 48 41 14 23 25 22 24 104 105 iP 1011 102, 81 8i 11gd 85 75 78 f Id 101 i 1026 93 95 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 8! lOU 1028 1014 102! d pr 1014 1024 94 97 T SECUR: 89 92 89 92 89 92 77 80 77 80 103 106 106 108 10 , 109 106 108 ►u2 101 105 107 W 2 101 105 107 108 109 104 106 9.1 06 98 100 93 95 9l 93 103 105 87 90 93 CO 103 105 100 108 1066 1.04 NES. 1071 7 1 41 4k 3U R., 570 58 , at at et 20 at at British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-e4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D ~ 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do! Ib9o-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May ,5, Nov. h Natal ';ov. o per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. :3.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. .5pc.18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Ans. Gov. 6 p,c Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, 13 pril & Oct BRITT; Cam Consol. u old, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illog,an) East Cara.lon as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Love .1 E. W'► Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA nbyn(Gwen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvi11e........ Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret , Uny Lelant Marke Valley vlwyndy Iron Ore, lin, Nangl les .. New Se ton North Downs North Roskear S. Wh'l Bassett (II loga n North Wheal Crofty Prosper ITnited Pr vidence Tiny Lql ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin 'Croft.. West Eassett (Mogan W. Caradun (L skeard West Chi rer ton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan' Wheal Buller (Redrutl, Whea LudoAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seto!' !Wheal T elawney (Lis. Wheal eItEFICILENCE 811A1tEs. Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 1231 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10k PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4! per cont. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent. pl., 97 London, Brighton, .Irc., 4 ; per cent., 1658, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS.; ratita and San Francisco k i.n. ) gna. 7 per cent., 151 Imperial Mexican, lira., 21 Ft)IiI4IGN MINES, Scottish Australian, lira., I Yudananautana of S. Australia, 1im.,:11 BANKS. A.gra and 3 listerman's, lim., Ditto, new, 00 Allis t an. ), 331 3 Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo legyptian, lim., 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 28.1 Chartered ger. of India , London, and China, 55 S Continental. Jim. , Ditto, Ditto, new, 13 London London ,o l e i x an i° ?l a im. nd ). S. Imperial Ottoman, 171 1 o A i merlea, London Chartered Bank of Australia,24l London and County, 781 London Joint Stock, 49, 9 London and 11 estminstcr, 951 National Provincial of .England. Ditto. 3d issue, 461 Oriental Banx Corporation, 54/ South Eastern, lim., 121 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 231 Union of Australia, 56 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Um., 101 City Offices, lira., 4} 5 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8/ Credit k'oncier and - Mobilier of %ngland, Egyptian Cora. ana Trading, l i m, 34 E. glish and Australian Copper, lt Hudson's Bay, 151 6 International Financial Society, lim., London Financial Association, Jim., 221 London General Omnibus Company, 3} 1 Marine Investmeut, lim , 21 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Ditto (.C7), Pen nsula and Oriental Stcam, €4i . _ Ditto, new, 57. Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Rm., ND Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., lt EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER.—On Fri day afternoon, about four o'clock, the boiler of an Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway engine at Stirling ex ploded with a loud report. Two men—one named Owen Sampson, a goods clerk, and the other named Smeaton, the driver of the 'engine —were seriously injured. The broken pieces of the boiler were thrown to great dis tances, and one splinter caught in the telegraph wires, about 30 yards from the spot, and broke them.—Edinburgle Couro CRYSTAL PALACE.—Besides other holiday attrac tions, under the direction of Mr. Nelson Lee, the Wizard of the North and Miss Anderson - will re-appear to-day, and continue until Friday. 100 100 'Co 100 10 OSSE 100 f 100 2 100 100 THE SVI4, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIAO, APRIL 17, 1865. MARKETS—This Day. 6,485 bales from Melbourne, 727 Odessa, and 1,963 bales from Port Augusta. Current prices of English wool per lb. 8 c 1 s d Fleeces —South Down hoggete 1 8 1 9 Half-bred do 1 9 111 Kent fleeces t 8 1 9} South Down ewes and wetherel 6 1 7} Leice,ter do 1 9 1 10 Sorts Clothing 1 6 1 9 Combing. 1 7 2 0 The Italian Pelizzioni Nothing has yet been made known from the Home Office with respect to the fate of Peliz zioni. Up to three o'clock this afternoon he was still in the custody of Mr. Jonas, the Governor of Newgate. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Smith.) THE UNITY BANK. The two defendants, Messrs. Birch and Terry, the manager and secretary of the Unity Joint-stock Bank, were this morning placed on their trial, on a charge of having published a fictitious balance-sheet, representing the bank to be in a prosperous condition when such was not the case, with intent to deceive the.shareholders. The trial will at least occupy three days. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, -s-- THAMES. BRUTAL ASSAULT.—Peter Burns, a labourer, in the em ploy of Messrs. Samuda, of Blackwall, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with committing a brutal assault on Mr. Thos. Orton, medical officer of health to the Limehouse District Board of Works, and who is in extensive practice in the eastern part of-London. Mr. Orton was passing along Queen-street, Ratcliff, on Saturday evening, when the prisoner, without any provo cation, struck him a violent blow on the nose with his clenched fist, and caused him to bleed profusely. The prisoner immediately made his escape into a house in Queen-street, and was fetched out by a police-constable named M'Auliffe, 361 K, to whom he said, "I'll give it to the b---- parson." Mr. Orton wears a white neckcloth, and his appearance is that of a clerical gentleman. Mr. Orton was of opinion that the prisoner mistook him for a clergyman, and that he feared that the pri soner committed the assault on him from some feeling of religious prejudice, and that he intended to rob him. He was put to much inconvenience by the blow, and had only beon enabled to attend upon one patient since he received the blow. The prisoner, an Irishman, expressed his sorrow for what he had done, and said he had no antipathy to Mr. Orton, and was not actuated by any religious prejudice. . Sergeant Sutherland, 46 IC, said the prisoner was in liquor when brought to the station-house. Mr. Paget, after a lengthened inquiry, said he believed the act complained of was that of a drunken and disorderly man, and that the prisoner did not intend to rob Mr. Orton, whose appearance, advanced age, and profession, ought to protect him from outrage. As the prisoner had received a good character he would not send him to prison, but give him an opportunity of paying a fine of 20s. for the assault. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day, LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. OFF PLYmorra, April 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Himalaya, from Callao for Hamburg ; Ohio, from Roche pgrt for Shields. CLYDE, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Hermes, from Bahia; Wm. Wilson, from Iquique; Advance, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Sydney, for Demerara. SWANSEA, April 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Delamore, for Valparaiso; Germaine, for Manturo ; Sea Queen, for Valparaiso. DARTMOUTH, April 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Rupert, for Gibraltar. MARYPORT, April 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Fisher, for Quebec. OFF DARTMOUTH, April 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Britannia, from Antwerp for Quebec, with master and mate sick. LAMLASH, April 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed.—Pilgrim, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, April 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Aghira Pellaghira, from Hull for Messina; Far East, steamer, from London for Calcutta. MILFORD, April 16.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Claudia, for Barcelona. NEWPORT, April 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—B. F. La Roche, from Lermine. HAVRE, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—The Ino, schooner, from Brighton for Nantes, with bar iron, leaky, and with other damage. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were very inac tive for wheat, at fully the late decline in prices; barley, oats, beans, and peas, however, ruled firm, at full curren cies. In flour about an average business was transacted, at late prices. On the continent wheat has given way in price, but the trade for spring corn continues firm. The trade for wheat, flour, and maize at New York is very inactive. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 3,570 qrs. of wheat, 3,505 barley, 26,412 oats, 1,150 beans, 283 tares, 10,098 linseed, 16,393 rapeseed, 154 sundry seeds, and 172 sacks of flour. Owing to the holidays the attendance of buyers at our market to-day was very limited. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up from Essex and Kent were small, whilst the condition of produce was but middling. Both for red and white qualities the trade was slow, the business done being at the rates current on Monday last. Floating cargoes of wheat were on dull inquiry, and prices had a downward tendency. Spring corn afloat sup ported previous rates. A very moderate supply of foreign wheat was exhibited for sale. The demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, at about previous quotations, or at a decline of about per quarter from the late highest point. The market was scantily supplied with beans, the trade for which was firm at full prices. Peas, the supply of which on sale was small, changed hands at fully late rates. In flour only a moderate business was transacted ; prices, however, ruled firm. In malt a limited business was transacted at late rates. There was a somewhat increased supply of oats on sale. On the whole, the trade was firm, and previous quotations are well supported. The supply of English barley on sale was small—of foreign moderate. The trade for malting, grinding, and distilling qualities was firm at full currencies. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wiest—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 388 to 415 Ditto, 1864 Ditto, white, 1863 4M 46i Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye-- Barley—Grinding 22s 253 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s4s 61s Brown Kingstown and Ware s4s els Chevalier . 64s Os Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 195 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lB5 23s Cerk, white l9s 23s Scotch, Feeding l7s 22s Beans—Tick, 3:5 34s Pigeons, Peas—Grey. .. 33s 36s Maple White 365 38s Boilers., 34s 37s Flour—Town-Made, per 2801 b Suffolk 285 30s Stockton and Norfolk 2ss 275 American, per barrel 215 253 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign beasts on offer in our market to-day. The show of foreign sheep and calves was only moderate. Sales progressed steadily, on higher terms. . , The arrivals of beAsts fresh up from from our own grazing districts was limited, but in fair average condition. The receipts from Scotland were very prime. From Ireland there were only 70 head. For all breeds there was a steady inquiry, at an advance in the quotations compared with Monday last of 2s per 81bs. A few.very superior Scots and crosses realised 5s 2d, but the general top figure was 5s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,200 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng land, 400 various breeds ; from Scotland, 320 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 70 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was unusually small. The mutton trade was consequently very active, and prices advanced 8d per 81bs. Prime Down and half-breds in the wool realised 70, out of the wool 6s per 81bs. About five-eighths of the sheep were shorn. For the most part the supply was tolerably good as to quality. Lambs were in short supply and steady request. In some instances prices, which ranged from 6s 4d to 8s per 81bs, had an upward tendency. We have to report a steady fall for calves, at extreme rates, viz., from 4s 2d to 5s 4d per Blbs. There was a moderate inquiry for pigs, at full curren cies. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d ads d Crse. & Inf. beasts... 3 6 3 10 Pme crs-wool sheep 6 4 6 8 Second quality do ..4 0 4 4 Prime s'thdown 00.6 4 6 6 Prime large oxen —l. 6 4 8 La ge coarse calves. 4 2 4 10 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4 Crse. and iuf. sheep. 4 10 5 6 Large hogs .3 4 4 0 Second quality do ..5 .8 6 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 8 Lamb3....08 4d to Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. _ _ i Foreign supply. Beasts 1.405 Cows. — Sheep and lambs 3 3BO Ca ves 53 Beasts -3, 7) Cows. — Sheep and lambs 14,€50 Calves 65 Pigs 93 I Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 4,914 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,525 ; in 1863, 3,716 ; in 1862, 2,539 ; in 1861, 3,211 ; and in 1860, 1,939 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp ". 124 .- 17 -. 85 Boulogne l7 .- 80 .- ... 68 Bremen 2l -. 841 -- Calais lO ... ." 14 Cadiz Dordt. Dunkirk - Hamburg - 1371 -. .„ 113 347 -. ". -. 5 -. 8 Ostend Rotterdam 3l9'a Oporto... Vigo Beasts. ••• ~... 395 ..• 7 ... 253 ... 382 • •• Total The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1864 1863 1862 1861 1860 A. s tatement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 18, 1864, and this day, Monday, April 17, 1865. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. April 18, April 17, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 6to 3 10 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 610 7 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 2 410 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts 4,290 4,010 Sheep 19,020 18,760 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 20, 1863.—Beasts, 4,390 — sheep and lambs, 20,540—calves, 130—pigs, 470. April 21, 1862—Beasts, 3,42 o—sheep and lambs, 21,460 —calves, 37—pigs, 445. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The sly of town and country-killed meat on sale at these mar ets to-day was very small, and the trade was very firm at enhanced rates. Mutton commanded high prices. Per Sib by the carcase. scled Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 4 4 4 Lamb, 6e 0, stied Inferior mutton 4 8 4 10 Middling mutton-6 05 4 Prime do 5 6 5 8 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork. 4 8 4 10 Id to 7e 4d. BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the holidays very little business is passing in hops to-day. As regards good and fine produce, however, the trade presents a firm appearance, but inferior hops are a dull inquiry. Last week's import was 2 bales from Bremen, 11 Rotterdam, 5 Boulogne, 6 Calais, 1 Ostend. and 120 packets from Guernsey. Mid and East Kent ..... llos to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex . ... Yearlings llOB to Ms Bavarian - a American !Gs to 13 'a BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are seasonably good. The trade is quiet, but good and fine samples are firm in price. Last week's import amounted to 60 tons from Havre, 140 tons Dunkirk, 28 bags Rotter dam, and 2 casks from Hamburg. Per Yorkshire Regents to 120 a Flukes Rocks .... 90s to tOOs Sx)toh Regents Rocks .. Dunbar Regents. .loos to 120 s Foreign Bos to 701 WOOL. We have to report continued heaviness in the trade for all kinds of English wool, and a further decline has taken place in the quotations. In colonial wool, by private con tract, very little has been done since our last report. The supply of colonial wool now in the market for the next public sales is nearly 80,000 bales, Last week's imports were BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Monday Morning. Arrived in the Sound this morning, from the eastward, a four-masted ship of war—the Minotaur or Achilles. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, April 16.—Lady Maynell, from Terceira. Arrived, April 17.—Blue Jacket, from Port Lyttelton. Sailed, April 17.—Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne ; Jane,. for St. Thomas; William and Clara, steamer, for Aarhuus. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, in tow.—Empress of the Seas, from Callao, for London. WILLS AND BEQUESTS• (From the illustrated London News. The will of his Excellency Don Juan de Mata Sevillano Fraile, Duke de Sevillano, Marquis de Fuentes de Duero, late of the city of Madrid, was proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate, last month, under £140,000 personalty in England, by two of the executors, being his two daughters, the Countess of Goyeneche and the Countess Dowager de la Vego del Pozo. The will is translated from the Spanish, and was attested by eight witnesses. It commences by stating that, upon the decease of his late wife, the Duchess de Sevillano, he divided the property which she left into three parts, giving to each of his two daughters a third part, and retain ing the remaining third himself ; and he appoints his two daughters the residuary legatees of his pro perty. Availing himself of the powers conceded to him by the laws and customs of the country, it is his will that his daughter the Countess Dowager de la Vego del Pozo succeed to the tittle of Marquis de Fuentes de Duero. Amongst his property is the new palace of Vicalvasa, with the vineyards, estates, and land. His olive-fields, mills, and farms he leaves in equal portions to his nephew and niece. There are considerable sums left to the Roman Catholic Church. The will of Lieut.-General Sir Scudamore Winde Steel, K.C.8., of Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, was proved in the London Court on the sth inst., by the executors nominated for England—viz., John Francis Holcombe Read, Esq., of Elm House, Walthamstow, and Joseph Hornsby Wright, Esq., of St. John's-wood—the executors for the East Indies being Messrs. Binney and Co., of Madras. The personalty in Englandwas sworn under £4,000. The testator's property lies chiefly in India and in the funds of that country. He was a lieut.-gen. in H. M.'s Indian Army and Colonel of the Ist European Fusiliers ; was formerly in the Madras Native In fantry ; has served with distinction in India and Burmah, had been Military Secretary to the Go vernment at Madras. The gallant General, who died on the 11th of March last, attained the age of 76, having executed his will in September, 1864. The legacies are liberal, and are made to his son, daughter, son-in-law, and to grandchildren, great part of which is chargeable upon his property in India, as well as an annuity for life to a pensioner in Madras. To his executors—Mr. Read, £2OO ; and Mr. Wr. Wright, £lOO. The residence of his property he leaves to his son, John Steel, an officer in the Indian army. The will of Richard Smith, Esq., late of Whalley Range, Withington, Manchester, was proved, in the London Court, under £120,000 personalty, the executors nominated being Mrs. Anne Smith, the relict ; and the testator's sons, Richard Smith and James M'Laren Smith, Esqrs. The testator died on the 13th of January last. His will bears date 1863, with three codicils. To his relict he leaves an annuity of £l,OOO, together with the carriages, horses, furniture, and all household effects, abso lutely. To his sons, Richard and James, legacies of £12,000 each, and the residue equally between them. To his grandson, William Pitcairn Knowles, jun., on his attaining 25 years, two legacies— £l6,ooo and 36,000 florins. There are several small legacies, and his pensioners are to be paid up for another year. SUSPICIOUS DEATH BY POISONING IN DEVON SHIRE.—An inquest was held at Newton, in Devon shire, on Wednesday and Thursday last on the body of Mr. John Wills, an old man, an invalid, who resided with his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Beare, the' landlord and landlady of the New Inn, Ilsington. The deceased was found dead in bed, and on a post mortem exa mination of the body tracss of oxalic acid were found in the stomach. A poison of that character, " salts of lemon," was found in the house. The daughter and her husband succeed to some small property on the doall of the de ceased. The jury returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died from poison not administered by his own hands ; that the person or persons who did administer it were unknown." A further volice investigation is con sidered probable, 47 8 75}} 531 2, 1191 2 87} 10S1 7} 1231 2; 61i 1301 30 1371 61 71 61 1111 7}70 10j 55 871 61 7 104} 5/ 1021 ITIES. 11 13 I 1 1 11 3 56 31 33 520 530 20 25 15 17 ' 14i 15 : 7 4 8i 6 S 5 7 4 62; 180 IN 100 103 30 35 11 13 20) 210 19 20 SEEDS. Very few sales have been noticed in seeds, and the cur rencies have rem a i ne d una lt ere d . Th e d eman d f or ca k es has been to a fair extent, at fully late rates. Curnip, White,p.bus.2os to 22s Swede --3 —s mustard, Brown White, Tares, Spring - s - s New winter, bush 0, lOs Canary, per quarter 418 503 Rye grass . is 283 Clover, Red pig., et. 62s 1248 White Foreign Red..., 513 70s White. 56s 80s Trefoil Carraway Coriander 228 24s Ilerapseed, per qr 4os 43s Linseed,Eng.sowing 70s 728 Crushing Baltic —s --s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton English llO Os -s —s -s —s £ll Cs FeFeign £9 lOs .£ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr Us 783 TALLOW. Tho tallow trade is firm to-day on rather higher terms. P.Y.C. is quoted at 395. 9d. per cwt. on the spot. Rough fat is selling at 2s. Old. per 81bs. Town tallow, 40s. per cwt. Particulars. 1 1851. 185: 18C3. 1 1864. 1805. -- --- -- Stock this day.... 70.981 37.460 41.823 ( 51%116 37.005 Price of Y.C. .. f —6 Od 9d -s Od —s cl —s Od 1 5956 a 10 4is 01 to 426Jd to-41501 to 395 9,1 to 46s Delivery last week 1,106 1,9.11 1,312 , 1,04 0 2 2,152 Ditto from June 1 71, 4t 101,453 72,6'8 68,370 86,148 Arrivals last week 736 28; 307 50 376 Ditto from June 1 115,328 92.157 76,232 82.639 78,132 Price Of Town .... 5a 6d 478 9d 448 3d i 438 Od 42s 3d COITN TRY MARKETS NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a very thin attendance at market to-day. The supply of wheat was limited , and trade ruled slow at last week's prices. Little doing in barley, and full prices were given for both malting and grinding qualities. In oats, beans, and peas no alteration. White wheat (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 44s to 46s ; red ditto (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 36s to 38s ; best malting barley (weighing 551 b to 561 b), 30s to 33s ; runs ditto (weighing 541 b to 551 b), 28s to 30s ; distilling ditto (weigh ing 521 b to 531 b), 24s to 26s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 37s to 39s ; peas (maple), 36s to 38s per qr ; flour, 25s to 25s 6d per sack. Averages :—Wheat, 2,507 qrs, 39s 2d ; barley, 2,234 qrs., 29s 6d ; oats, qrs, —s Od. YORK - SATURDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat, but the attendance was not numerous. The best sorts were unaltered ; infe rior rather lower. The show of barley was small, and full prices were readily made. The supply of oats was mid dling, and sales took place steadily at rather over late rates. New white wheat, 40s to 45s . new red, 37s to 39s per 36 stone. Barley, for malting, 28s to 30s per qr ; grinding, 26s to 27s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 20s to 22s per 24 stone. Beans, 38s to 40s per 38 stone. Malt, 58s ; rye, 28s per qr. Flour, 28s per sack of 2801 b. NO T TINGHAM-SATURDAY. There was a fair show of wheat, the condition of which was irregular. The demand was steady at late rates. There was a small supply of barley, which realised fully as much money as last week. The show of oats was limited, and the demand healthy at rather over late prices. Old white wheat, 42s to 46s ; old red, 38s to 42s ; new white, 42s to 46s ; new red, 37s to 41s per 36 stone. Bar ley, new malting, 28s to 35s per qr ; old grinding, 26s to 27s ; new, 25s to 27s per 30 stone. O a t s , o ld , 25 s t o 30 s ; new, 22s to 25s ; old foreign, 24s to 26s per stone. Beans, old, 40e to 43s ; new, 37s to 40s per 38 stone. LEICES T ER,-SATURDAY. The market to-day was moderately supplied with wheat, which moved off at about the currencies of last week. Barley came to hand sparingly. The demand was firm, and prices were a shade higher. For oats the demand was firm, and late rates were rather exceeded. Old white wheat, 42s to 45s ; old red, 37s to 41s ;" new white, 40s to 43s ; new red, 368 to 39s per 36 stone. Bar ley, malting, 31s to 34s per qr. ; grinding, 27s to 29s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 24s to 27s ; new, 22s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 39s to 41s ; new, 36s to 38s per 38 stone. DIIBLIN.-FRIDA.Y. Currencies:—White wheat, 22s 6d to 24s 6d ; red do., 20s 6d to 22s Od; grinding barley, 12s Od to 13s Od; malt ing do., 13s to 14s 6d; white oats, 11s to 12s; black do. 108 Od to lls Od. CORK-FRIDAY. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, 7s 6d to Os Od ; white, 8s 8d to Os Od ; barley, 6s Od to 7s Od; oats, be 3d to 6s 8d; black oats, 68 4d to 68 6d; bore, Os Od. Dreadful Calamity at Sea. The New York papers report the destruction by fire of the Federal transport General Lyon, with a loss of over 500 lives. The New York Times gives the following account of the disaster : FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. On Wednesday the 29th ult. the General Lyon a screw steamer, which had formerly been used as a blockade runner, sailed from Wilmington for Fortress Monroe, with nearly 600 persons on board including the crew. Her passengers consisted of discharged and paroled soldiers, escaped prisoners, and refugees, among whom were about 30 women and 25 small children. Two negroes were also among the refugees. The weather was fair on leaving Wilmington, but th• steamer put into the port of Smithfield for the night and resumed her voyage on the following morning. Soon after leaving Smithfield the wind, which was blowing from the south-west, increased in violence, and the vessel made but little progress. At 10 o'clock on Friday morning, when off Cape Hatteras, an alarm of fire was given, and in a few minutes afterwards flames broke out at the rear of the pilot-house and nearly in the centre of the vessel. Several of the crew were in the rigging, and very few persons were on deck at the time, many of the passengers being confined to their berths by sickness. The first, James Gibbs, and the other officers of the vessel immediately got the fire pumps to work ; but the flames steadily gained headway, and although the pumps were 7 rked with unflinching perseverance, the fire soon spread over the centre portion of the deck, driving the crew and those who were• assisting them to the stern and bow of the vessel. The hatches had been closed in conse quence of the decks being so constantly under water, but those below, alarmed by the smoke which was spreading through the cabins, rushed on deck only to be driven back by the flames. The frightful shrieks of the women and children, and their piteous supplications for help Were drowned by the roaring of the storm. Several of the paroled soldiers were sick and confined to their berths. Some of them managed to crawl on deck, and clung there until washed overboard by the waves. In about half an hour after the fire broke out the engines partially stopped, and the vessel . immediately swung round with her broadside to the wind, the flames then spreading across the deck. It had now become quite evi dent that the ship could not be saved. The first officer acted with great courage, and only abandoned the vessel when all hopes of saving her were gone. The fire pumps were still kept at work, and the flames were fought back with great determination. Many of those below were doubtless already suffocated. The shrieks and moans of the dying came up to those on deck, but they could do nothing to help them. Just at this time the United States transport General Sedgwick, Captain Starkey, and a small schooner hove in sight. But neither of them could tender any assistance, owing to the violence of the storm, and the fact that the burning steamer had drifted in towards the breakers. The flames were now spreading with fearful rapidity. The boats were launched, although there appeared little hope of them living in such a sea. Into the first boat ten men lowered themselves, in cluding the captain of the General Lyon. It is affirmed by several of those who escaped that the captain had lost all control of himself, and was evidently crazed with fear. Hardly hall this boat been loosed from the vessel's side than she drifted under her stern, was struck by the screw, and almost instantly went down. Irah Lewis, a private in the 89th New York Regiment, who was in the boat at the time, states that he saw the captain sink. Lewis and two others alone escaped. A second boat was launched, and in this 27 persons lowered themselves and succeeded in reaching the General Sedgwick, which was about a mile and a half distant. As the boat touched the steamer's side a wave dashed her violently against it, and she filled and went down. Of the 27 persons in the boat, seven only were saved. Among these were the mate, Jas. Gibbs, Barney Losey, and John Fitzgerald, of the 56th Illinois. In the meantime a number of the men had thrown themselves overboard. One man (Isaiah C. Colby), after working at the pumps until he was almost exhausted, seized a door one of the doors of the galley and sprang overboard. He was in the water three hours before he was picked up. Others were also in the water for several hours, and many doubtless sank before assist ance could be rendered. It is supposed that the schooner did not succeed in rescuing any of them. When the General Sedgwick loft, being unable to render further assistance, the ill-fated steamer was drifting in towards the frightful breakers off Cape Hatteras. She was then burned down to the water's edge, and every soul on board had doubtless perished. The New York Tribune states that the number known to have been saved was 29, of whom 20 were soldiers, and nine the crew of the ship. Of the 204 of the 56th Illinois Regiment on board, all but four perished, including all the officers. Not one of the women appears to have been saved. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Good Friday night, about 11 45, a shocking and fatal accident occurred at the Anerly station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. A train from Croydon to London was in the act of pulling up at the station, when one of the porters, named Charles Palmer, attempted to jump on to the foot board of one of the carriages, but unfortunately missing his handhold, he fell under the wheels, which passed over his loins, cutting him nearly in half. His body was at once removed to the Royal Oak publichouse, Penge, where it awaits an inquest. Freemason Government in Portugal. LETTER IV. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TABLET. Sir,—l see by the public papers that the resignation o. the Loule Cabinet in Portugal has been accepted. We have no details, and know not how the thing took place ; to me it seems probable, as Saldanha was expected in Lisbon very shortly, when my last letters and papers left that capital, that the arrival of the late Ambassador in Rome may have had an influence in the change of Ministry. We shall soon know how that happened ; but certain it is that, however the partners be changed, the game will continue to be the same—viz., Freemason war more or less dis guised against the Church, its institution; and its most worthy ministers. •By the Portuguese papers I find that my correspondent at Covilhan was very moderate in his letter, copied into mine, last week, when he spoke of the scandalous case of the Rev. Dr. Grainha. The particulars and manner of the occurrence are more important and significant in showing the Masonic rage and bitter animus against all those who do not favour Freemason rule, than the arrest itself. Such particulars I find in a letter addressed to the Nacao, No. 5,162, by a gentleman well known who signs it. The letter fills a column and a half of the paper, and is full of indig nant reflections and severe animadversions against the ruling party; I shall only give its substance and facts : "To the Editor of the Nacao,—There is a fact which your journal and other papers have mentioned already, but which will never be too severely stigmatised as it deserves, and whose circumstances are still very imperfectly known by the public—l mean the rancorous persecution against Dr. F. Grainha, now in prison at Castello-Branco. I do not know which contributed more to this despotic act, whether it was prompted chiefly by political rancour, or by hatred against religion ; as the convictions both poli tical and religious of our friend are well known, and he has always been the same, an exemplary priest, an in trepid defender and preacher of the truths of Holy Gospel, and a Legitimist of the rather breaking than bending sort, qualities now become rather scarce, and such that cannot please the powers that be. " The Rev. Dr. Grainha, had understood in his conscience that he ought not to give his vote to a man for a deputy of the Portuguese nation, unless the same man professed sound religious convictions. Mr. Barros Lima:was presented to him as a fit candidate ; the doctor scrupulously investi gated about the qualities and principles of the candidate, and finding them satisfactory, he used his advice and influ ence to secure the election of the gentleman, who succeeded and was elected. This aroused the ire of the dominant party, who determined to wreak their vengeance on the doctor, and taking advantage of some expressions in a pri vate letter of his to a fellow priest, regarded as his friend, they determined to prosecute him. They brought also against him the charges of preaching gratuitously (!), re ceiving from his auditory great demonstrations of attach ment, and of having called some Liberals Freemasons. On such grounds he was declared guilty. The moment he heard of it at Rome, he hastened back home in order to bear all the consequences, not wishing to belie by his conduct the doctrines he had constantly preached and inculcated. "As soon as he reached Covilhan, he wrote to the two principal authorities, acquainting them with his arrival, and begging the prison to be designated where he was to be detained, as he would at once proceed there and enter it. They did not deign to answer him, and the second of these functionaries even told Dr. Grainha's family that no order of the sort existed, and that should it be issued, they might rest assured he would inform them of it. Thus was Dr. Grainha denied the courtesy customary to be granted to any decent person in similar circumstances. And imme diately after all this they sent their sbirri to arrest the rev. doctor publicly, when coming out of church from saying mass; this in order to give the insult more eclat; and, at the same time, they made also on the occasion a most wicked attempt at provoking resistance from the people, and then punishing their sympathy for the doctor, by a dis play of military force without any necessity for it. "No greater demonstrations of attachment and affection, however, could be shown to anybody than those mani fested to the rev. prisoner, both on the day of his arrest, and on that of his removal from Covilhan to Castello- Branco. They seemed days of general mourning, and then it was not only the persons more attached to Dr Grainha that took part in these demonstrations of sor row, but even the formally indifferent shared in them, as if ashamed of not participating in the general feeling. The clergy came in a body to take leave of their colleague. The streets he passed through when leaving the town were encumbered with people, exclaiming in loud lamen tations, and denouncing the shameful proceeding of the authorities. " One person, whose conduct was the most honourable and praiseworthy, proved to be the officer who commanded the military escort, ordered to conduct Dr. Grainha to Castello-Branco ; he obeyed, of course, his orders, like a soldier, but in every other respect behaved like an honour able and kind gentleman, treating the doctor throughout, not as a prisoner, but as a worthy and respected friend. Honour, therefore, to this officer, Mr. Antonio de Campos, whose behaviour exhibited such a contrast with the pro ceedings of those above him. ("At Castello-Branco (where the doctor had never been before), he was treated with great respect by the municipal body, by the clergy, and by almost everybody. There I saw him receive attentions such as had never boon offered to any prisoner. Not only the Municipal Council offered him for his habitation the room of their sittings, but there he was visited by almost every person in the city and its neighbourhood; the people flocking in crowds, eager to behold ' the apostle of God,' as they call him. " These demonstrations could not please the devil, nor did they please the Freemason superior authorities, who, seeing this, forbade any person being allowed to visit Dr. Grainha, except those who shbuld come well-dressed, and should be known to the gaoler (!) By these means they con trived to exclude from seeing the doctor by far the greatest number of visitors—who enjoy not the honour of the gaoler's acquaintance; this happening especially to those who come from without the city, often from considerable distances, with great inconvenience, as well as with sacrifice of time and expense. These are obliged, therefore, to content them selves with having simply a look at the doctor when he ap pears at the prison window. I have myself seen some, in such case, actually shedding tears both of sorrow and an noyance. I heard that the superior authorities at Castello Branco, had received from Colvilhan, a telegraphic des patch, announcing them, that a large portion of the people of the town, including all the clergy, were preparing to come in a body to the chief city, and pay a solemn visit to Dr. Grainha ; but that an order was for warded from Cas tello Branco for such demonstration to be authoritatively prevented. " Dr. Grainha with true Christian resignation certainly bears all this patiently, and without murmuring ; but it is not less certain that he deeply feels the regret of not being allowed to see dear friends who come to visit him ; above all, however, he feels the deprivation of celebrating the Holy sacrifice, even on sanctified days, permission for which has been asked most pressingly and refused by his perse cutors (!) " There is a specimen of the persecution to Catholics who do not fear earthly powers, who only look for the re wards that are eternal, and who, in spite of all, pray fer vently for their bitter enemies. "If the above is worth appearing in your paper, I shall feel thankful for your giving it publicity.—Yours, &c., N "JOSE DE PISA CARVALHO FARIA FALCAO. " Lousan, Feb. 11, 1865." The above abridged letter shows, I think, as good a speci men of the blessings of Freemason Government as even the most fastidious Catholic can desire. The facts do not re • quire my comment to recommend them to the attention and reprobation of even serious Protestants. I shall only add this remark : the gentleman who writes tho letter guarantees what he says with his name and address ; I do not know how to write anonymously. Would the Free masons, who so scandalously calumniated here my party, my King, my country, dare to append their names to their infamous slanders ? A. R. SARAPTA. Aprill2, 1865. OUR COLONIAL GOVERNORS.—Commenting on the Shenandoah affair, thb Times thus speaks of the position of our colonial governors :—" The berth is not easy, the pay is scanty, and service is no inheritance.' There are most excellent and accomplished gentlemen in our streets such objects of compassion that they will certainly be one day caught up by the police and sent to casual wards, who have been so unfortunate as to be f British viceroys over large populations, with the power . of life and death, the command of fleets and armies, levees and drawing-rooms, and all that sort of thing. These people, who are kings to-day and nobodiersthtoo cmhance of without even the formality of a deposition a attor s gloriousof international decapitation, h l a ff v e e . now Twelve to t and a home, they have to distinguish between shi an a d hi m fhos warranttile k e thousandshship roei of t ster n e s t miles f rom itspprovious pirate; the present position of f w ar o t n li g ei o r his toryoguip;mtehnetr;ighhutmosfnaitpyeaancedfnuel.iri.etratiathantypd; htohwo present themselves. will run on the deck of an a y fot h e o i n g r ne m r i a n y their own ports, and other questions which thy. theirW e w difficultiesi will not suppos e sufferingtha that hey the eve growth of a aggrav ated synsympathy. For the future wo feel sure that anybody ambitious of colo nial sovereignity will most carefully deny himself the luxury of an opinion. But if he has none, he will never theless find the surrounding atmosphe re not so favour able for impartial justice as tho calm of his own mind. While the Governor and his Cabinet are carefully analys ing the grammar of acts and the logic of despatches the person most concerned may be enjoying an ovation within aight and sound of the Government House. All this is delightful to colonists; but what is to be done for the poor governors ? The position itself is fast becoming impossible. Not even the fertile genius and prolific humour of a com petitive examiner can hit upon all the cases in which a governor will have to prove himself perfectly and imme diately at home. We will not venture to anticipate the next dilemma ; but no doubt it will be somethingquite dif ferent from the last. Meanwhile we may say a word to the Victorians and all the other Australians themselves. They are assuredly not prepared to bite, and they had bet ter bark as little as possible." SPORTING NOTES. The Newmarket Handicap, the principal race at the Craven Meeting, will be decided to-morrow. The running of John Davis at Northampton has entirely spoilt the betting. In fact, bar accidents, he cannot lose ; but novr &-days it does not depend on a horse's merits, but on the amount of metallic that can be got on, or got out, as the case goes, that makes a horse win. He has been rather fishy for the last day or two. If he goes to the post with winning orders, he must pull through; but there is a whispering that the Metropolitan will be his journey, and in that case I shall look to Grace Darling or Accident to furnish the winner. Olmar will win the Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs.; Puritan the 50 Sovs.; Fille de l'Air the Derby Trial Stakes ; Cambuscan or Ely the Sixth Newmarket Biennial ; Fille de l'Air or General Peel the Claret Stakes, . as Scottish Chief is an uncertain starter ; and the Sweep stakes of 25 Sovs. is at the mercy of Mr.Pardoe,with either Chapel Royal oz Macdonald. Brendall;ane and Liddington still occupy very doubtful positions in the betting for the Two Thousand, more especially the latter, who may be almost said, in turf slang, to be a " corpse ;" but this week will see those occupying doubtful positions in the betting completely restored to life again, and some of those occupying prominent positions completely knocked out. The Grinder occupies the place of first favourite for the City and Suburban. His perform ances certainly do not warrant it. He has been backed for all the groat handicap; and those who have invested on him should get out of their money as soon as they can. Lampoon looks a more likely horse to carry off the race than either of the Days', viz., Mail Train or The Grindei.. If meant, he will be steered by that accomplished artiste, Jemmy Grimshaw. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXT - RES FOR 1865. Newmarket Craven 17 Durham Blackheath l7 Knighton Canterbury Spring Catterick Bridge l9 Abergavenny 2O Livrrpool Hunt Cup 21 Thirsk " 21 Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Curragh Howth and Baldoylo Newmarket Ist Spring... 1 Llanboidy 2 Chester 9 Howth and Baldoylo l5 York Spring St. Columb l6 Salisbury lB No, th Reds Yeomanry 19 Cork 22 1 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom BO rtiE. Redditch Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Maidstone Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Curragh Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Newmarket July Carlisle Jersey Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Hungerford Stamford New Forest Hunt 14 Winchester lB Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Cambridge 2O Goodwood Down Royal Corp 25 rUST. AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Knutsford 3 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Radcliffe Egham l5 Stockton l5 Warwick Curragh Dover Hereford Leicester Doncaster OCTO Bedford Royal Caledonian Hunt 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct NOTE: Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury • Oxford 17 York Yarmouth • 22 Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 3O Ipswich Weymouth al :MBEB,. SEPTE: Brecon Richmond Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall IBEIL Curragh l7 Newmarket Ho. 31 Worcester [BER. Warwickshire and Leamington Hunt 2l [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TAT TERSALLS' TISSUE."--Commission Agency. --James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " THE Sur; " round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. (SIGNOR GIUGLINI.—We have good authority— no less than that of his medical attendants—for stating that this eminent tenor is being rapidly restored to health. Although his illness has been severe, it has not in an lea s t injured, or even impaired, his vocal powers, and there is no reason whatever why Signor Giuglini should not be enabled to fulfil his engagement at Her Majesty's Theatre, though it may be advisable that he should not appear early in the season. Musical World. PLYMOUTH, Saturday. --The bark Hero of the Nile, from London for Atgoa Bay, was off the Bolt Head yesterday. The brig Pelican, Capt. Such, 58 days from Jamaica for London, and the Hamburg brig Carl, Capt. Pfeiffer, from Porto Rico for Hamburg, were off the port this morning. ThA steamship Far East, Capt. Jones, from London for Calcutta, arrived in the Sound this afternoon. EARLY ARRIVAL OF DISTINGUISHED SPRING VISITORS.—A communication from Cuckfield, Sus sex, says :—" The note of the cuckoo was heard here on Sunday morning. Swallows were also seen the day pr e .. viously, and the " pee pee" cry of the wryneck or snake neck bird, often called the cuckoo's mate, was heard in various places. This bird is usually one of our earliest spring visitants, and mostly precedes the arrival of the cuckoo by a week." st oa t ess is in to f On the thisanePAINFUL SCENE IN A CHURCH.—O n S un d ay afternoon, while the Re v . J o h n B ur t on, i ncum b ent of St. Marga re t' s E p i scopal Chapel, Meigle, was engaged in reading th e serv i ce, a female, elegantly attired in a blue silk dress and f as hi ona bl e. b onnet, entered the church in an excited state, and, p rocee di ng rapidly towards the reading desk where the r ev . gen tl eman was officiating, she threw a small cord over his h ea d, an d se i z i ng the prayer-book, shut it violently, exclai m i ng i n a l ou d vo i ce as she did so that she would not allow him to rea d th a t b oo k . Mr. Burton imme diately descended, and di sengag i ng hi s head from the cord, attempted to pass her, wh en a s t ruggle ensued, and she again attempted to g e t h o ld o f t h e prayer-book. The congre gation, paralysed by th e su dd enness and extraordinary nature of this sacril eg i ous i nterruption of the solemn ser vices in which th e y were engaged, made no attempt at first to interfere, but a t l engt h some of the gentlemen present left their pew s , an d succeeded, not without difficulty, in ejecting f rom th e c h ape l t h e unhappy originator of this painful scene. Mr. Burton th en p rocee d e d w i t h the service, which was frequently int erru pt e d by renewed attempts on the part of the intruder to re-enter the chapel. When the service was concluded, the reve ren d gen tl eman gave out the Evening Hymn, and i n ti ma t e d th at, i n conse quence of what had occu rre d, h e t rus t e d to the sym pathy of his hearers f or di spens i ng on t h at occas i on with his usual ser mon . Aft er s i ng i ng t h e h ymn , the benediction was pronounced, an d th e cong regation dis persed to find out s id e th e un h appy woman wa lking to and fro, still in a state o f grea t exc it emen t. She proved to b e district: hffr a dressmaker livin g i n th e ne i g hbourhood, whose mind fora considerable ti me past has been in a very unsound state. On more than one occasion before, by threateni ng letters and otherwise, she has annoyed Mr. Burton, and ono t the custody of a s o e f l t f h t e he p p o r o o r p y ri o e u tri ng x w o o f ma sev n end s hall of u th cin e e a n formal s m u o n r dea notice t y ha a f n t o r n n e f or 00 0 nm f s h o h u eei r wto r as esi gi d .ue e it m nt ov h g ee e di n r t ip r i y having rece i ved a ; possessio ns. po li ce man to Perth, where the m en t a l malady under which Advertiser. she labours will doubtless r ece ive every attention.—Dunde4 DETECTION OF FIRE-DAMP IN COLLIERIES.—Ap pIying the discoveries of Prof. Graham in connec tion with osmose force, Mr. G. F. Ansell, of the Mint, has invented a simple apparatus, which promises to indicate the accumulation of fire-damp before it becomes dangerous, and either to give the miner notice of it, or to convey that notice to the surface by its connection with some simple electro-telegraphic arrangement. Mr. Ansell proposes to fill a vessel (provided with necessary diaphragm) with ordinary atmospheric air, and place it in the air to be tested, that when the fire-damp enters by endomose force, a lever shall be acted upon, and a bell wrung. Mr. Ansell's invention is practically identical with, though we should think it would be much less sensativo and open to much greater objection than Elie de Beoumont's audible barometer, sug gested for the same purpose, and described in the Mining Journal of Jan. 24, 1857, but whether either the one or the other would be of any great importance for preventing explosions in mines, although it may slowly prove " an un failing indicator of the presence of the collier's deadly enemy—fire-damp," has yet to be ascertained. M. Alcala Galiano, the Spanish Minister of Public Works, who has just died of an attack of apoplexy at Madrid, was one of the best debaters in Spain, and had been several times both Minister and Am bassador. 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