The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-19 00:00:00

XO:NEY 4.- ' MARKET AND WAGIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCg• The Money Market presents a much easier ten dency to-day. The favourable Bank returns, and the authoritative denial given to the reports of com mercial failures prevalent during the last few days, have engendered more confidence. Discounters have shown a willingness to negotiate paper at cheaper rates, and while they have generally charged 4 1 4i per cent. for first class bills, they have taken in exceptional instances 4-1 per cent. The alterations shown in the Bank of England return are very encouraging, an increase having been made in the reserves of the establishment. Annexed are the particulars:— Active Circulation X 21,807,000 Increase 73,125 331111i°11 '" • :•••. ••• ••• 15,023,913 Increase ...• „. ... 161,811 Rest 8,213,265 Increase Public Deposits ... ••:•• :::• 11,711 7,660,977 Increase 311,863 Other Deposit s •.:: 18,489,291 Decrease 270,741 Seven Day and Other Bills 462,022 Decrease 5,483 Government Securities 10,9 84 , 441 No alteration. Other Securities ... "' ••• 20,027,201 Decrease 41,836 Notes Unemployed •.. ••• • ••• • 7,426,115 51,165 Increase ••• ••• ••• For the £2,000,000 of the unapplied for capital of the £10,000,000 of the Peruvian Consolidated 5 Per Cent. Loan applications have been invited. The price is 83i, and applications can be made till the 24th inst. An improvement has also been made and announced in the original terms of the loan. The sinking fund is to be advanced from 4 to 5 per cent., and drawings are to take place at par, instead of purchases being made in the market. The Bank of France return is also of a very favourable character, the bullion having increased £613,333, while the discounts have decreased £760,000, and the notes in circulation £386,666. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 55c. Firm. The English Stock Market, after opening at a slight improvement this morning, shows a tendency to lower quotations. The funds were at one time 1 higher, but have since receded. Consols for money are 901 3-, and for the account, 898 1 ex div. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1061 1. Foreign Stocks exhibit general depression, and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 731 ; ditto Consolides, 471 4 ; Mexican, 251 8 ; ditto New, 241 8 ; Greek, 194 201; Spanish Passive, 29 1 ; ditto Certificates, 151 1 ; Italian, 641 651 ; and Confederate Loan, 9 10. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a limited scale ; prices, however, in one or two instances, exhibit rather more firmness. Great Northern A Stock and Metropolitan have each im- Pro.ved 155., and Brighton 10s., while Great Western have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, without any material change to report in values. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are, in one or two instances, a shade flatter. London and Brazi lian have declined to 43 ; London Joint Stock to 60 ; South Australian have advanced to 37 ; Gene ral Credit and Finance to 5 ; and National Dis coant Company to 151 f. S ou th African Land and Finance shares are quoted 13- 2 prem. ; Colonial and General Land Credit, 1i 2 prem. ; London and Mediterranean Bank, 1 2 prem. ; Plymouth Ship building Company, 1i 2 prem. ; Moore, M'Queen, iand Company, par 1 prem. ; Ottoman Company, 4 prem. ; Lion Brewery Company, 2i prem. ; and Peruvian Railways Company, 1 1k preen. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. - +3 Der Cent. Consols Do. A ccount, June 6 B9f Oi 9 O per Cent. Reduced BBf i 1 Ne 3 per C en t BB- 1 2i per Cent.. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 p er C ent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — , (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — .Eixchequer Bills, 41,000, 4 per Cent — Do. D o. £5OO 2 pm £lO and £2OO — tank of England Stoc 0 k, 51 per Cent 2411 40 2 Do Accou n t - I-Nines GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account _ D DO . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 0. Account D 0 . 4 0 . per C en t ., O ct. 1888 DCertificates o.Enfaced Paper 4 p er C en t — 5 per Ce n t., J an. 1872 '-'°. 51 per Cent., May 1879 ,Do. 40 . Bonds, £l,O r Cent., 00 Aug. 1866 991 V 4 ' o . under £l,OOO BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent _ Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 .7 per Cent 1852-58-60 Do Buenos Ayres 1863 6 per Cent _ D 0 Account Do 1 6 r Cent. (D e f erred 3 per Cent.) %Riauper Cent — Do. 4* per Cent Colo Colombian 6 Per Cent. — a, 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.i; id .. Danubian P rincipalitie s - a 801 Do .486 paid ............................ Equador New donso li:d;i:ie ' d,..il;(; . cent_ EDu., Provisional Land Warrant — gyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue ... . Do. 11364 921 1 Do £lOO Bonds .... . GreekDo Scrip, £56 paid 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons Cl DO. A ccount uatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 4* dis , Domanip, £571 paid A' 3 per Cent. — o. Account 241 -1 I Do 1864 48* D il ° IPer Cent. Anglo-French —° rrench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Moutevide 6 Cent. £3O paid — x . , arl per 1 _ N °°rlB4 Imperial 5 per Cent -,ew Granada Do 2 per Cent — Pe De Land Warrants (Hectares) ' e - n ril viao q per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds 1 Pro o -u° 3 Per C ent. (Uribarren) — Do Def 4- 11 per Cent., 1862 .. erred ro rtagues e 3 per Cent., 1853 D o Account 1 . ) .° 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, De Account'9, '6O, '62, '3, 48 48 1 1 1 Russian 5 per Cent , 1822, £ St., 1)0 4 1 per Cent., ' lB5O D o 1860 541 D T ,° 3 per Cent., 1859 90i 1 39 1 " 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 _ Sardinian 5 per Cent 791 .. Do. A.ccourit 14Prsenish 3 per Cent 1 /0 New Deferred D 0 Account Do Passive 29 1 / I 1 Do Account 'T'ailish Cert. of Coup not funded 151 1 1 i Do Account el't.sedish 4 per Cent. _ . 1 -'O. 4* per Cent. 1864 I urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 _Do Account _ Do DO Arco 3 per CeuntnDt. 1858 — De £ l OO Bond s o 6 per Cent. 1862 Do A ccount 73/ o D. £lOO B onds 731 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. De. Aount _ 80 . 6 p er Cent, 381 1D862 Do Account _ o DO. ii , per C per t., 1864 _ Cen e Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. t tistria n 5 Cnt Ex. 10 Florins ... Dutchper e , '..elgiall, !li per cent., Ex. 25f. 2i per Cent Ex. 12 Gull , Do. .per Cent. CertiticaLes .Prerich Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Itali ali 6 , per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 641 .vo. Account Con so l s THREE O'CLOCK . 901 ............... 1 - )0 . ..... ... .................. 881 9 SHARE MARKETS—This ORDINARY fillAliES AND STOCKS. Railways. Bir.. Wed. ' & Str. Val Myth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no cliv. till.e.p.a n.has DO. B been 6p paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock Do. B io_ _ 9$ 96 13)i 131,: ti 6i ew. is. at 23 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. Bet eford Lane ishire & Yorkshire L •ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland, Do. shares %lid 'Kent No , th British 100 100 160 100 1( 0 1441 r a id . ' Closing 1 13usiness Price. done. • al Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchabe Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18t4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock, o. Scot, Mid. st.,ck sh , ews & Welchpool , Shropshire Union South Devon South E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W. Hartlepool Har.& It. Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable , BRITISH POSSE, Atlantic c St.LaWrenee Bom.,Baroda.N Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. Ws. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1674 Calcutta & S. E., lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu ' 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonch 1 eharge 6 p.c Do. Ist "ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d, Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. r 0. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New pia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada.. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 .o. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Po. Filth Extension' Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Pnds. Mel. & Hudson's nay Nev' Brunswick & Can I Class A and B B I. C'da, pc let pi. bds Scinde I Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub..: Do. Indus St. Flo 100 { I Oo 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNhIEN 'British Columbia, 6 pert bec. 31, 1572: Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-t4 - • Do. G p. c. Feb. & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept !Jo. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed ak Cape (*.Hope, 6 P.C. 1873 tfo. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. Ib9o-1 Do. Jan. & July. 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 18 73 , Jan. and July b 0.178 - Do. 1882, May i 5, Nov. .6 Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. v. p Go 5 •c., 1 87 866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 16 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... . • . Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875........ Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. s.Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 DO. 1878 & upwards.. Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & July Do. do, b pril & Oct.. 100 %00 10) 100 100 190 100 100 1.0 100 100 62 C 6 16 17 91 93 105 1(7 46 47 6! 7t 129 i 130} 143 114 131 .33 E 6 BR 72i )3i 63 65 51 53 45 48 102 104 121 121 88 90 105 107 404 11.! 12!I 1211 1 98 99 1 6i 62 1361 1371 21 3p. 13 s 134 103 I(si 51 55 t 3 25 1081 109 i 67i 681 100 1 10 14 36 37 si Di i 116 116 1 11P 78 79 11 111 14Z 14* 63 '55 60 61 58 CO 84} 841 84 CP) 155 153 3 4pl 106 106 1 47 49 79 81 IKONS. 55 t 8 102 i 1031 pr ip 4 4 , ti 0t 65 70 9g 101 75 85 ILI 101 101 103 IC3 104 k in 18 14 .F 5 88 62 64 54 5,4 55 57 47 4) 45 43 43 45 25 2 7 25 26 103 10i i par 4PI 10) 102 91 10} 101 10}d 83 86 83 t 4 d 101 102 i 93 95 89 91 61 66 3 5 82 84 1015 1026 [OO5 1016 id id [oo} 1013 94 97 I)3j } I T SECIJ. 94 96 93 95 93 Pb 82 84 8! 84 104 107 105 107 106 108 107 109 101 103 106 108 103 105 105 107 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 94 98 103 105 106 103 108 109 !NES. e ei 294 30 595 606 1 14 15 13 14 6f 71 3 31 23 14 4 44 3 5 19 2) 11 21 30 31. 31 31 is 40 31- 3 6 81 5 51 11 Of 18 18 35 45 13 15 6 2 ff. 21 8 32 55 1 510 520 17i 22 13 15 17 18 71 8 101 12 521 WI 180 190 90 95 22i' 25 11 18 2021 2071 18 20 BRITISH H Cam Consoi. Vold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon • as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk G am. & StA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist in Grenville Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear. N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr••vidence tiny Lalant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Luskeard West Chiverton ,West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludo,tt Wheal liary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Ti elawney (Lis. Wheal Uni • , 2.1.0 4.3.6 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 sot all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.12.81 YREFERENtIE SHAKES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2. Ditto, 6 per cent. pf., 1214 Manchester, Suffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent.. 123 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and South-Western, 44 per cent., 08 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 144 Midland Bradford Pref. stock, 924 rottElGti RAILWAYS. Eastern of Prance, 20 reat Luxembourg, 144 1 Sambre and Meuse, 7 FOREIGN MINES, Port Philip, 1 BANKS, &gra and Ulsterman's, lira., 1141 Ditto, new, 58 &Ili ince um.,. 211 it Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 181 10 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 12 A ustralasm. 6,+1 Bank of Queensland, Urn, 211 British North American. 451 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 25 Chartered &ler. of Indies, London, and China, 47 81 Imperial Ottoman, 1611 Land Mortgage Bank or India, lim., 41 London and Brazilian aim.), 43 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 761 London Joint Stock, 50 London and South African, 181 17 London and 11 eatminster, 951 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., Ditto, new, 111 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 21 South Australia, 37 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 18 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 181 City of Milan Improvements, lim., 10 Co,,mercial Union, Insurance, 8 Contract Lorporation, lira., 1 01 Credit Foncier and Mobiller of England, 81 Credit Fender of Mauritius, lim„ 71 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Um., 21 Financial Discount, lim., 5 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 101 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 5; 1 Home and C Joni al A ssurauce, UM, 4 Hudson's'Bay, 151 Humber Iron Woks, 31 Imperl,l Mercantile Credit A sso., Um:, bi Joint Stock Discount. lim., 84 / London County Land and Building, lim., 11 LondoaFinancial Association, lim., 21/ iroo: era:: noit d :gi E r , no, a a netsi g aaaj: IntiaaudDnr r j gation and Canal, Dittoosiln,lo),ow,u2oo,ilri,‘so. Company, o 151 1 51 Northern Assam Tea, lira., 11 andeaSis o r , oul lira. , Oriental t Im provements, Steam, Investment, 85 ii 4 Ditto, new.:so l 60 lira 24 31 Royal Mail Steam , 911 Smith, Kni g ht , and Co., lim., 3 Telegrath Construe. and Maintenance, 'llln 71 118.18.91 p 0.17.61 -~''.` DIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. rgRE BAYNTON.-A CO-RESPONDENT IN CODRT. In this matter the bankrupt was described as a brewer's clerk, of Bristol, and he applied, through his counsel, Mr. Robertson Griffiths, to have the proceedings removed to Bristol, where all the creditors resided' and carried on business. It appeared that the bankrupt was the co-respondent in a divorce suit of " Gough v. Gough and Bunton," the re sult of that cause being a verdict for the petitioner, a dairy man of Bristol, with £5OO damages. The bankrupt attri butes his failure to his being cast in the damages and costs of this suit. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to-day were but moderate. The trade for most qualities was somewhat quieter, yet very little change took place in prices as compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was some what restricted. Although the demand was by no means active holders were firm, and previous quotations were supported, rloating cargoes of grain were in fair request at extreme rates. There was an increased supply of foreign barley on offer, but the market was scantily supplied with English produce. The barley trade was in a sluggish state, at barely sta tionary prices. Malt was in fair demand at full potations. The market was well supplied with oats. In most de scriptions a moderate business was transacted on rather easier terms. Beans and peas were in short supply, and both articles changed hands at fully late rates. The flour trade was steady at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. l3arley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1 770 190 1,810 680 580 Irish — 1,200 Foreign brls American Ships of War. The annexed important correspondence from the Treasury has just been issued with regard to the revocation of the orders issued by Earl Russell, in his letter of the 31st of January, 1862, in connexion with the belligerent Powers in America : " Treasury Chambers, May 12, 180, "Gentlemen,—With reference to previous correspon dence, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you herewith, for your information and guidance, a copy of a letter from the Foreign-office, dated 11th instant, in regard to a modifica tion of the regulations for the treatment of war vessels belonging to the belligerent States in North America, which may arrive at ports in her Majesty's dominions. "G. A. HAMILTON. (Signed) .‘ The Commissioners of Customs." (Copy of Letter referred to.) "Foreign-office, May 11, 1865. "hiy Lords,--I have the honour to acquaint your lord ships that, in the existing state of the civil war in America, and the uncertainty which may be felt as to its continuance, THE nOLIDAYS. The holidays have been taken this year somewhat before the regular time, and in consequence the court is one con tinual scene of confusion, though it is somewhat amusing to witness the professional men engaged in cases, and the reporters anxious to do duty for their respective papers, dodging backwards and forwards from the commissioner's private room to the court, in grave doubt as to when the cases will be eventually taken, if, indeed, they will be taken at all. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. -- MARLI3OROVGFI-STRtET. ITALIAN BEGGAR BOYS.—Pasquale Pelag and Philippa di Felice, two good-looking Italian boys, were charged be fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging. Police-constable Tyler, 164 C, proved seeing the boys go up to carriages in Hanover-square and beg of the occu pants, and receive money, and afterwards hand it over to a man who was waiting to receive the alms they gathered. Inspector Harrison said the boys were a great nuisance, and much complained of, the instrument the man who was with them played being most inharmonious. Through Mr. Albert, the interpreter, the boys said they came from Naples about two months ago with their cousin and brother, to whom they gave all the money they col lected—three or four shillings a-day—he playing a pipe. Mr. Tyrwhitt said perhaps they would like to go back again. The boys, smiling, said they would rather not, and did not know why they should. l►tr. Pyrwhitt said he should remand them for a week, and hoped to be the means of sending them back. In the House of Detention they would be cleaned, both of them being nice looking boys. The boys were then remanded, that Dr. Pius Melia, the almoner to the Italian Minister, may be communicated with. _ THAMES. 11TJEVIANLY ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—John Daly, aged 20, and Thomas Farrow, 39, seamen, belonging to a coaster in the riYer, were brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk . and disorderly in High-street, Shadwell, and violently assaulting James Stockley, 164 K, and Jere miah Reardon, 469 K. Last night Daly was drunk and noisy, and he was re quested by Stockley to go home or return to his ship. He refused to do either, and, after abusing the constable, said, " Stop till I draw my staff "—put his hand in his pocket. Stockley rightly suspecting that he was about to draw a knife seized his hand. The prisoner released it and made a second attempt to draw a knife, which he called a staff, and succeeded. The prisoner said "That is my staff " and flourished it. At the same time the prisoner made a kick at the lower part of his person. He stepped back and avoided the kick. Reardon then came to the assistance of Stockley, and Daly put his legs round him and tried to throw him. A struggle ensued, and Daly made an effort to bite Reardon, and said he would ruin him for life. The policemen secured Daly, and Farrow then came up and said " You shall not take him." He laid hold of Daly and tried to pull him away Another severe struggle took place, and ultimately other constables arrived, the disorderly people, thieves, and loose women who abound in Shadwell were dispersed, and pre vented rescuing the prisoners, and they were secured. Mr. Partridge said a serious outrage had been committed by Daly, who had the audacity to draw a knife on the police-constable who was doing his duty very properly. But that was not all. The prisoner attempted to injure the constable for life. There was no doubt Daly was a very savage fellow, and he sentenced him to be imprisoned two months' and kept to hard labour. He sentenced Farrow to pay 405., or bo imprisoned one month. WILD SPORTS OF THE EAST.—Julia Connor, aged 27, and Mary Pay, aged 30, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged, the first with assaulting Honorah Sweeney with a knife, and the other with striking her with a poker. A police-constable, named Charles Gilbey, 171 11, stated that the injured woman, Sweeney, was in the London Hospital, and could not be removed for some time. It appeared that the prisoners and Sweeney dwell in an Irish colony called London-terrace, Commercial-road East. This terrace is a close and narrow alley, where rows and bloodshed have been frequent. There was a disturbance there a few days ago, and some persons were injured. An officer of the court named Howland, 89 H, holds a sum mons against some of the parties. This gave rise to another quarrel last night, and the prisoners attacked the woman Sweeney, cut her with a knife and beat her with a poker. They left her bleeding and insensible. The contest was described by another, Honora Sweeney, of No. 7, Bowyer's buildings, St. George, as a frightful one. The prisoners were furious and mad. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoners until Thursday next. WESTMINSTER. A NOTOILIOVS THIEF AND IMPUDENT DEFENCE.—Jane Mansell, a middle-aged woman, who has been repe itedly charged with felony and other delinquencies, was placed at the bar charged with robbing Henry Hayes, a working man, of his purse containing £1 6s. Prosecutor said that he met the prisoner, whom he had known for years, yesterday afternoon, in Chelsea, and went with her to a beershop in Oakham-street, where they had something to drink, and while standing engaged in con- Versation afterwards the prisoner put her hand into his pocket and robbed him. He seized her hand and endea voured to take the purse from her, but she struggled vio lently and got away for a moment to some companions, and prosecutor again seized her and held her till the land lady came and a policeman was fetched. Mr. Arnold—Has the money been found ? Prosecutor—No, it has not. . _ Prisoner—How should it be when they've taken the wrong party. If they had taken Mary. Elliott they'd have found it. I saw her take the purse. She was going to do it, and I said, " Don't, he has paid for some beer," and she said, "Mind your own business," and then she took the purse and walked out of the house. The policeman knows it as well as I do. William Beat, 238 B, was called, and said he found pri soner in the grasp of the prosecutor, and took her in charge. Mr. Arnold—Did she give this account then ? Policeman—Not a word, until after she had been locked up some time. Prosecutor—Her hand was in my pocket at the moment I first laid hold of it. Prisoner was remanded. RAILWAY ON EPSOM DOWNS.—Epsom races will this year be .signalised by the opening of a new railway—the Banstes4 and Epsom Downs line—terminat ing within a short distance of Tattenham-corner, and not more than half a mile from the Grand Stand. This rail way, which does not exceed 4i miles in length, was pro- ' jected by an independent company, but it has now passed into the hands of the London, Brighton, and South Coast directors, whose main Epsoin line it leaves at the Sutton station, and gradually ascending to the village of Banstead, terminates, as already mentioned, between Tattenham corner and the Grand Stand, each of which are within a a few minutes' stroll over the greensward. Captain Yol land, of the railway department of the Board of Trade, has certified the line to be in perfect working order, and it is fully anticipated that the great bulk of the railway passen gers to Epsom will thts year adopt the new route, thus avoiding the extortion of fly-drivers, and the insufferable nuisance of traversing the dusty road between the village of Epsom and the racecourse. The new line is in direct communication with tho Victoria and London-bridge Rp.ii- way stations. PROOF POSITIVE.—The Graaf Reinet Rerald tells the following amusing story anent a wool farmer, who was anxious to get full value for his produce. It says : —" Since it was known that there has been no assizing of weights in this town for four years, and that there were differences in the scales of several dealers, an amusing in cident occurred. A. farmer who reads his newspaper came to town resolved to be wide-awake in selling his wool ; so he went to the first store, and brought up the subject of weighing people. Stepping on the platform scale, he said, "I wonder what I weigh now ?' His weight was read off, and away he went to the next store ; and so on to others When he came back he knew who had the lightest scales, and did not go there with his wool." THE MAOPIES.—As to the natives being " neither cruel nor vindictive," not less than 38 cold-blooded mur ders of unarmed me; women, and children were committed by them during this war, as shown in the Governor's pro clamation exempting from the amnesty the perpetrators of those crimes. In the war of 1845 and 1846 a naval officer was scalped, a captain of the regiment I belonged to was mutilated and partly eaten, a wounded soldier was roasted alive, another soldier, who had strayed from the camp, was found with both his eyes scooped out, and his tongue and cheeks cut off. In the present war some of the soldiers were decapitated, and Captain Lloyd's head was paraded about for months as a trophy. I know not how a people who act thus can be considered " neither vindictive nor cruel," though no one can dispute their bravery and mili tary qualities. I have no feeling against the natives; but as a military officer who served in the colony for a number of years, commencing from a very early period of its history, I think myself an impartial and competent witness, and, considering the colonists to have been grossly maligned, I write in the interests of truth and justice, in opposition to a Sentimental but mistaken philanthropy---" mistaken" even in the interest of the natives themsolves.--New Zea land Examiner. No change has taken place in the value of English hops since we last wrote. The supply of home-grown produce on sale is very moderate, and the demand rules steady at full currencies. In foreign hops a fair business is doing at late rates. Mid and East Kent ......•• 110 s to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings llos to 130 s Oder hops Boe to 915 American --a to NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade is firm at the annexed quotations :-- Per 81b by the carcase. sdsd sdsd Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 4 2 4 10 Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Middling mutton..s 0 5 6 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 8 5 10 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 0 Large pork.. ...... 3 6 4 6 Small pork... 4 8 5 0 Lamb, 65 4d to 78 Bd. BOROUGH HOP. COLONIAL. [TEA.—Business has been very dull, without any change to report in values. Good shipping congou is quoted lld to 12d per lb. Suciu.—The market has remained rather quiet, al though full rates are current for West India. Refined goods are scarce and command high prices. COFFEE.— Superior descriptions of colonial have been more inquired for at enhanced prices ; other qualities have remained at about former rates. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done in soft grain descriptions at full prices. TALLOW.—The market has continued rather quiet, al though quotations for both present and forward delivery are steadily maintained. Pence Kapoleon at Ajaccio. The Paris papers publish the following :- 4 , AJACCIO, May 15. " The inauguration of the monument erected to the memory of Napoleon I. and of his brother's has just taken place, amid the greatest enthusiasm, and in presence of an immense multitude. All the authorities of the depart ment, all the land troops, and sailors from the ships were present. The Montebello, ship of the line, the frigate La Gloire, and the corvette Jerome Napoleon, at anchor in front of the spot selected for the inauguration, fired salvoes of artillery. Prince Napoleon made a long speech, often interrupted by loud applause. He dr ew an eloquent bio graphical sketch of the Bonaparte family. He passed an eulogistic review upon the life and the acts of Napoleon 1., and finally traced a programme of liberal policy. After the troops had marched past, and the deputations from the communal districts had been received, the Prince distributed a certain number of decorations. The Prefect, the Procu rour-General, M. Charles Abbatucci, and the Mayor of Ajaccio have been appointed Officers of the Legion of Honour ; M. Gavini, Deputy, and some others have been appointed Knights of the same Order. " The agricultural and industrial display has been most successful. The prizes will be awarded to-morrow. On the 17th there will be races and a grand banquet. Prince Napoleon will then leave for Bastia." Prince Napoleon's speech fills thirteen columns of La Presse. He concluded as follows : "France has never been ungrateful towards her hero ; she proclaimed him, and the rights of the Napoleons have always had their source in the votes of the French people ; no other name has been hailed for 50 years when the people were called upon unanimously to choose a chief. Those are our title-deeds, and I own it with legitimate pride. Tho great shadow of Napoleon hovers over France ; it pro tects his successors. The organisation of Democracy is the problem of the future ; on all sides aristocracies are falling— the good ones as well as the bad ones—in Poland as in the United States; it is reserved to France, to the great nation, to resolve that necessity of the future, because she is always the initiative nation on account of her past acts as well as of her genius. Hai() I allowed myself to be carried too far by my deep emotion ? Could it be otherwise, speaking of Napoleon and of his brothers in this spot under such circumstances ? For many years my mind has been tor mented by those false interpretations of Napoleon which some draw, who can only see in him the agent of a reaction of frightened interests, of petty passions to be satisfied, while he is the initiator of all grand ideas and of progress. That is his true tradition. " Corsicans ! we must understand each other. We enter- ain the same hope, the same faith in the triumph of those - - inseparable principles —the nationalities, the greatness of our country—liberty ! My task is done, if, like me, you are convinced that The mission of Napoleon was to achieve emancipation through the dictatorship." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoxDoN, May 19.—Wi n d this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. CLYDE, May 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Melma, from Rio Grande; Albert Fraseer, from St. Jago de Cuba Gluckunf, from Bahia. Sailed—James Stewart, for Ha vannah. QUEENSTOWN, May 18.—Sailed—City of Cork, screw steamer, for Liverpool. PLYMOUTH, May 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Defence. SOUTHAMPTON, May 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—Toon* screw steamer, from Alexandria. BRISTOL, May 18.—wi n d N.W.—Arrived—Dauntless, from Jamaica. from Jersey f or H avannah ; NEWPORT, May 17.—Wind W.—Arrived.—Alexander, Per nambuco; Bilb oa , f rom Bilboa. S a il e d—S cu tari, for Vera Crux. Albina, from Jersey for DARTMOITTIT, M ay 1 8 . —Wi n d for Labrad or . N.E.—S ailed—Escort, CARDIFF, May 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Estella, from St. Nazarre. EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Engel holm ; GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived.—Emilie, from Kongelf ; Katharine, from Engel- Calcutta. g; a d J o celyn, Omen, From Allbor Ldv steamer, from DEAL, Friday Morning. No arrivals. WEDGWOOD'S DOMESTIC HAPPINESS.—Here and there we get passing glimpses into the home of peac e and industry which Mr. W e d gwood had the supreme hap piness to call his. They a ro most delightful—sma ll but Funny pictures of scenes and things long passed away, but bearing on them the stamp of governing refinement, which, growing and increasing, was p repar i ng for the day o f hi g her things. "I have just begun a course of experiments for a white body and glaze which promises well hitherto," writes Mr. Wedgwood to his brother John, March 6, 1765. " Sally is my chief helpmate in this as well as other things, do that fire,as the phrase is, I have ordd. the s pi nn i n g wheel into the she Lmuamybneort be room. She by haveing too many Irons in the hath learnt my characters, least to write them, but can scarcely read them at present—This business I often think if you could but once enter into the spirit of it, would be the prettiest employment for you imaginable. Ido not intend to make this ware at Burs lem, and am therefore laying out for an agreeable and con venient situation elsewhere." In this we have the first hint of Mr. Wedgwood's intention to remove from Burslem and establish his works on a larger and more permanent footing.—Meteyard's Lift of Wedgwood. FRIGHTFUL FALL FRO3I THE TOWER OF WHITE CHAPEL CHURClL—Yesterday, as some workmen were en gaged in repairing the tower of *the church of St. Mary Whitechapol, one of them in stepping from a ladder to the scaffold, incautiously placed his foot upon a loose plank, which instantlytilted, and he was precipitated to the ground from a height of 30 feet. The unfortunate man was picked up insensible, and bleeding profusely. Ho was immediately removed to the London Hospital, but having his head fractured, besides having sustained severe injury to the spine, not the slightest hope is entertained of his recovery. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been rather less animated. Sugars have been in moderate re quest and at steady prices, while superior descrip tions of coffee have been more inquired for, and in some instances enhanced rates have been current. Rice and cocoa have fully supported former prices, but tea has been neglected. Tallow hasbeen dealt in to an average extent, without any material change as regards value. it appears to her Majesty's Government that the time has arrived for ceasing to enforce so much of the orders which, in pursuance of my letter of the 31st January, 1862, were issued by the several departments of her Majesty's Govern ment, as empowered the authorities of any port belonging to her Majesty, either in the United Kingdom, or in the Channel Islands, or in any of her Majesty's colonies, or foreign possessions or dependencies, to require any ship of war or privateer of either belligerent which might enter any port, roadstead, or waters belonging to her Majesty, in order to obtain provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or to effect repairs, to put to sea as soon as pos sible after the expiration of a period of 24 hours, without permitting her to take in supplies beyond what might be necessary for her immediate use, and not to suffer any such vessel as might have been allowed to remain within British waters for the purpose of repair, to continue in any port, roadstead, or waters, belonging to her Majesty for a longer period than 24 hours after the necessary repairs should have been completed, and also so much 'of the same orders as limited the quantity of coal, and the period within which it might be obtained, to be embarked on board such sbp of war or privateer of either belligerent. " I have addressed a similar letter to On Secretaries of State for the Home, Colonial, War, and Indian Departments, and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. " I have, &c., (Signed) "Russ,. " The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury." " Custom House, London, May 13, 1865. " The aforegoing copy of a letter from Mr. Hamilton, one of the secretaries to the Lords of the Treasury, dated 11th inst., together with copy of the letter from the Foreign office therein referred to, is transmitted to the collector at for his Government. "By order of the Commissioners, (Signed) "J. B. HALE." President Johnson's Proclamation. ________ + MONTREAL, May 5. A profound sensation was created here yesterday by the publication of President Johnson's proclama- tion, asserting that, from evidence in the Bureau of Military Justice, it appeared the recent tragic events which took place in Washington were incited and concerted by Jefferson Davis, Jacob Thompson, C. C. Clay, Beverley Tucker, Georgh N. Sanders, &c., for the apprehension of whom large rewards were offered. Sanders and Tucker departed for Quebec last evening, for the purpose, it is stated, of having an interview with the Governor-General. Tucker has addressed the following letter to the people of Canada : " Montreal, May 4 " I have this moment seen the proclamation of Andrew Johnson, acting President of the United States, stating that 'it appears from evidence in the Bureau of Military Justice that the atrocious murder of the late President Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, was incited con certed, and procured by and between Jefferson Davis, late of Richmond, Va., and Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders, W. C. Cleary, and other rebel traitors against the Government of the United States harboured in Canada,' and offering rewards for the apprehension of the accused, $25,000 being the sum offered formy arrest. It is scarcely possible that such proclamation would have been issued unless some such evidence has been adduced. What such evidence is I am totally at aloes to con jecture. lam compelled, therefore, to content myself with the declaration, that whosoever hath sworn to anything authorising in the slightest degree suspicion of my having incited, concerted, or procured, or of any knowledge what ever by me of the attacks made on the President and Mr. Seward, or any acts or projects of a kindred character, or of any plan to kidnap or capture either of them .or any of the Federal authorities, hath blackened his soul with diabolical perjury. Until information reached here of the attack on President Lincoln by Mr. J. Wilkes Booth, and that on Mr. Seward by some other person, I did not know that any such person as J. Wilkes Booth existed. I had never heard of him before. Ido not know any of the persons in arrest at Washington, and never heard of them till I read the notices in the United States news papers of their apprehension. I have within a day or two past made inquiry, and ascertained that Mr. Booth left St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal, on the 27th of October last. The officers of the Ontario Bank state that on that day he purchased of the bank a bill on England for £6l 12s. ld., for which he paid in American gold, and at the same time made a deposit of $355 Canada money, which yet remains to his credit, and that he stated he intended to run the blockade. Whether he made such attempt or went into the United States by railroad I have not ascertained. "The clerks in the St. Lawrence Hall inform me that he arrived at the house on the 18th of October, being, there nine days. I was not in Montreal during that time. My association with the other gentlemen named in this atrocious proclamation has been intimate for years, and I admit it would be strange, if they had any knowledge of Mr. Booth's purposes, that I should be in utter ignorance of it. " The whole business is, in my deliberate judgment, an attempt to get up a pretext for a difficulty with the British Provinces, and the consideration that since I have been hero I have received nothing but hospitality, and kindness from you impels me to make this brief address, to aid in the dissipation of such pretext. "I have to-day appealed to President Johnson and Secre tary Stanton to allow me copies of the allegedevidence with respect to myself, to give me a chance to disprove it. " I will add, that I will go before any magistrate here and verify the above by my solemn oath, and that I will agree that the United States Consul, or any respectable counsel he may designate, shall cross-examine me in relation to the alleged evidence,'or any other and all acts of my life. (Signed) " BEVERLY TIICKEIL" Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market Nery firm at hardening rates. Sales pro bably 20,000 bales. Orders have just been issud that the 110-pound projectiles previously supplied for the Armstrong breech loading 110-pounders are to be recalled from all foreign stations, ships, and arsenals. They are to be replaced by projectiles of 901bs. weight, which will be issued as the manufacture of the 100,000, now ordered, proceeds. It has further been finally determined that the charge in future shall be 101bs. only, the original charge, it will be remem bered, being 141b5., which was afterwards reduced to 121 b. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE REGENT'S CANAL.- Yesterday an inquest was held in the Kingsland-road, on the body of Thomas Parrott, aged eleven years. The boy was riding a horse, towing a barge, near the Kings land Basin of the Regent's Canal, when another barge came up, and the towing rope swept deceased and his horse into the river. The animal was got out alive, but the deceased was drowned. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. THE SHUNT GUN TRIED AND CONDEMNED.—Our predictions with regard to the ultimate destiny of the shunt system have been singula r ly an d com pl e t e ly verified. After a protracted trial, it has at length had that verdict pronounced upon it, which we, from the first specified. The shunt gun has been definitively abandoned, and no large guns will for the future be rifled on that principle. The 64-pounders which have so very recently been finished and issued to the royal navy, have utterly failed on trial on board ship. The shot with the hollow head did not travel in a straight course, and were found to break up on impact, or even by a fall upon the ship's deck. Tie intention now is to make new shot, which are to be hollow in the rear. The shells from this naval 64- pounder have been found to burst prematurely in the gun, and in one gun, on board the Excellent, the rifling was en tirely destroyed from this cause. A second gun was also seriously damaged by a similar premature explosion of the shell. The rifling of the French gun, which has a gaining twist, has been strongly recommended by the Ordnance Select Committee, for naval guns. The committee, how ever,states that it will be necessary to introduce sundry, fortifications, which it is now engaged in carrying out previously to applying the system to the naval guns of 7,8, and 9 in. bore, weighing 6j, 8, and 12 tons, respectively. The new gun constructed according to the committees' modifications of the French rifling, is to be called the " Woolwich""gun. This, then, is the present position of matters in this respect, a position which spea ks so plainly for itself as to render more than superfluous any comment on our part.—Mechanics' Magazine. AN IRISH OUTRAGE.—EarIy in the morning of Thursday last, some diabolical ruffian went to the stable of Mr, John Butler, of Minawn, adjoining Callan, a re spectable fanner, and deliberately cut one ear off every beast therein, comprising five horses and a donkey. The deed must have been committed ear l y in the morning, as it was not till between twelve and one o'clock that the owner brought into the stable one of the horses, a most valuable animal, worth at least £loo.—Kilkenny Moderator. 87 72/ 3 I 1201 f t.9i 9 106 51 i 121$ i 981 I 611 136 k 71 f 7f 133 I 1841 10'1 I IT 11S. ~. r. ~..~ e L _._ .~ THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPOATING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SALISBURY RACES--THis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP PLATE. Crytheia Yeti-as dam colt Five ran. LONGFORD CASTLE STAKES, Hobin Hood Garland STONEHENGE PLATE Cottyto colt Sweet Anne Fanny Fern Five ran. GUINEAS. Friday 1 Ackworth Blackdown Pive ran. LEAT HANDICAP. Blackrock Guardsman 2 Others went the wrong side of the post. Five ran. RAILWAY PLATE. 1 Kill'em-and-eat'em May Queen 2 Seven ran. WILTON PARK STAKES. lon Sta,ghound . 4. 2 Wild Dove 3 Eleven ran. =Ss_ _ LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Gladiateur (taken) 7 to 1 agst Duke (taken) Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 8 agst Wild Charley (taken) 12 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 14 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 100 to 7 agst Broomielaw (taken) 20 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Friday (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. THE EPISCOPATE. Lord LYTTELTON said that he would postpone his petition, which stood on the paper for this evening, until Friday next, when he would present it. FINAL dOURT. OF APPEAL ON CHUBCH OF ENGLAND DOCTRINE. Lord LYT TELT ON said that he had a motion on the paper for Friday next on the subject of a court of final appeal on cases of doctrinal differences in the Established Church. In the state of business, and at that advanced stage of the session, he did not think the subject would receive the full discussion to which from its merits it was entitled. He would therefore postpone until next session, but he hoped to be able to bring it on at a verrearly stage of the session. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Halifax Extension and Improvement Bill ; Cheltenham Water Bill; Tees Valley Railway; Forcet Railway ; Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway ; Millis and Eye Railway ; Great Eastern, and London and Blackwall Railways ; and Bury St. Edmunds and Thetford Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Clonmel, Lismore, and Dungarvon Railway ; Waterford, Lismore, and Fermoy Railway; Waterford and Passage Railway and Ferry ; Burnley Water ; Westminster Im provement : Newport and Pagnell Railway ; Brierly Hill Gas ; Neath Water ; Preston Gas ; and Littleborough Gas. THE CASE OF JOHN AND CHARLES HANINGAN. Lord LIFFORD called the attention of the house to the case of these lately prisoners in Lifford Gaol, and moved for a copy of their petition to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, dated the 28th November, 1864, and of his Excellency's reply thereto. He said that it was always a painful matter to call into question the ac tions of gentlemen entrusted with the commission of the peace, and to whose services the country were much in debted. It appeared that the Hannigans had been applied to for county cess, amounting only to 3s. 6d , and the money not being immediately forthcoming, the collector seized a horse on the farm of the parties, and it ap peared one of them struck him, without, however, inflicting any'great injury, and they were both sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. The county of Donegal was free from disturbance, and he considered that the per sons in this case had been treated very harshly. The Earl of GRANVILLE said there was considerable difficulty experienced in the collection of the rate in ques tion in the county of Donegal, which would account for what otherwise might be regarded as rather a second pro: ceeding. The subject then dropped, The Oxford Vinerican Foundation, the Customs and Inland Revenue, and the Public • Superannuation Bills passed through committee. METROPOLITAN HOUSELESS POOR. This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC OFFICES SITE AND APPROACHES BILL. This bill was read a second time. INDIA OFFICES SITE AND APPROACHES BILL, This bill'was read a second time, and after some discus sion, The house adjourned. HOUSE pp COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE MILITARY RESERVE. Lord HOTHAM gave notice that on Monday next he would ask the Under Secretary for War whether he will undertake that the accounts of the military reserve fund shall be made up to the 31st of December in each year, so that they may be laid on the table with the army esti mates. He would also ask by whom those accounts were audited. THE BREAKWATER AT ALDERNEY. Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it was true that damage had been done to the breakwater at Alderney, which it will take at least £50,000 to repair, and if serious apprehensions were entertained for the safety of a larger portion of that valuable structure ? Mr. PEEL said there had been some damage to the masonry, but there was no apprehension of further danger. The cost of the repairs would be £15,000, but this amount would not fall entirely upon the public, as the contractor was liable'for any damage before the completion of the works. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OATH. In answer to Sir B. BRIDGES, Mr. MONSELL said he would proceed with this bill on Wednesday next. MEDALS.—THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. Mr. W. MILLER asked the Secetary of State for India if the officers and men of several corps, regular and irre gular, employed in the Deccan and elsewhere, and who were actually engaged against rebels and mutineers, had not received the medal. Sir C. WOOD said he was not aware that there were any persons who were entitled to these medals who had not received them. AMERICA. Mr. D. GRIFFTH asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether his attention had been drawn to the prgelamation of the President of the United States offering $lOO,OOO for the arrest of Mr. Jeffenon Davis ; and, whether her Majesty's Ministers were prepared to make any representa- tions to the Government of the United States in reference to the treatment of the Southern leaders. Lord PALMERSTON—The only answer I can give to the question of the hon. gentleman is that her Majesty's Government have no intention to attempt any interference with the internal affairs of America. (Loud cheers.) • (LEFT SITTING.) THE INTERNATIONAL REFORMATORY EXHIBITION. OPENING CEREMONIAL-(THIS DAY. The ceremony of opening this exhibition, at the Agri cultural Hall, Islington, took place this day by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The articles of exhibition were arranged on stalls erected on either side of the hall, and on innumerables stall in the centre, and consisted principally of articles of wearing apparel—plain and ornamental—iron and tin ware, mats, carpets, rugs, furniture, and embroidery, sent from all parts of the world : from Baden, Switzerland, Portugal, Hanover, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States, Prussia, Italy, France, Wurtemburg, Saxony, Ghent, Bel gium, Austria, St. Hubert's, and all the reformatory insti tutions in Great Britain. At the end of the hall a chair of state was placed on a raised dais for his Royal Highness, surrounded by others for the more distinguished visitors, and a choice display of flowers placed at the back of the chairs gave a very beau tiful appearance to the spot. On either side of the Great E x hibition organ the boys and girls from the English re fo a tories were ranged, forming a choir of upwards of 1,000 voices. The galleries were all occupied by stalls, the names of the institutions or countries, contributing the article; being well displayed in white letters on a red ground. The appearance of the hall, filled with a brilliant company, principally of ladies, was very imposing. Amongst thpse present were the Earl of Shaftesbury, Miss Burdett Coutts, the Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Cave, M.P., Hon. Mr. Kinnaird, M• P. ) Sir C. Fox, &c. A very excellent selection of music occuping the time until the hour fixed for the arrival of his Royal Highness (four o'clock) was executed by the band of the corps of Commissionaires, and on the grand organ by the Rev. Mr. J. Xempthorne, M.A., and precisely at the appointed hour, just as the last sounds of the magnificent Hallelujah Chorus were dying away, a flourish of trumpets an nounced the arrival within the building of his Royal Highness and suite. The majority of the committee were in attendance to receive his Royal Highness, and he was then conducted to the dais, the Archbishop of Canterbury walking on the Prince's right, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs following on the left. On the arrival of his Royal Highness at the dais in front of the orchestra the vast assemblage of children sang the "In doing so they have borne testimony, common with ourselves, to the value of those international exhibi tions in promoting the growth of those Christian and kind feelings towards each other which we ought to pray should animate the whole of the nations of the world." The children then sang the Old Hundredth Psalm, and his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury :then offered up a prayer, at the conclusion of which the children sang a piece of music entitled " Gotha," the music being the com position of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort. This portion of the ceremony having conclUded i his Royal Highness then advanced to the front of the dais and exclaimed, in a loud voice, " I declare this Exhibition open." The announcement was received with vociferous cheering. His Eoyal Highness then descended the dais, and was conducted by the committee round the hall to inspect the articles of which the exhibition was comprised. The work from Wurtemburg attracted his royal highnetses attention, and so did the extremely beautiful embroidery sent from the British Syrian Industrial School. This contribution consisted of cushions, purses, table-covers, and ladies' girdles of velvet, upon which was worked devices of the most ex quisite design in gold thread. When the fearful massacres in the Lebanon, and other parts of Syria, in 1860, placed thousands of widows and orphans within the reach of Christian sympathy, and an English lady, Mrs. Bowen Thompson, hasttened to raise the unhappy creatures in their social position by instructing them in needle work and other useful occupations. The benevolent ob ject prospered, and now a very remunerative return is made, as Messrs. Howell and James, of Regent-street, have undertaken the sale of the articles for the committee. A contribution from a prison in Ghent excitedmuch curiosity, as did the straw manufactures from Austria. The contri butions from the English reformatories were quite worthy of the country—the various articles of useful wearing apparel, being made in a manner that distanced all compe tition. ,There were some very excellent specimens of cabinet work, all of which reflected great credit on the institutions sending them for exhibition. The prince, having made a circuit of the building, took leave of the committee, and on entering his carriage in the Liverpool-road he was received with loud and great cheering, amidstwhich the Prince. .w# National Anthem, and then the Earl of Shaftesbury ad_ vanced to the front, and presented to the Prince an address, who handed it to Gen.Knollys, on behalf of the Reformatory and Refuge Union. The address entered at length into the great benefits that had resulted to the industrious poor by the founding of these institutions, and it expressed the greatest pleasure that kindred establishments now existed all over the world. It then went on to say, the boys and girls, seen actually at work around -us in some thirty dif ferent handicrafts, are chiefly from institutions in our busy towns, while there are many country schools and asylums, occupied, in gardening or agriculture, which cannot so well exhibit the fruits of their labour now in the spring time of the year. The committee of the union believe that your Royal Highness, as patron of our society, which is the centre of 300 British institutions, will graciously welcome these numerous representatives from abroad, who, responding to our invitation, have brought here from almost-every part of 'Europe, and from Africa and America, the evidences of their interest in this peculiar field of Christian work. The noble lord, on concluding the reading of the address, handed it to the Prince, and, His ROYAL HlGnlcEss replied as follows : " Your Grace, your Excellency, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—l have gladly taken a part in the proceeding of this day, and have complied with your request that I should attend, as the patron of this society, with the greatest satisfaction. The benevolent purpose of this exhibition cannot fail to be followed by the desired suc cess, and claims the co-operation of every one who has the interests of the industrious poor at heart, and who desire to forward the object which the Reformatory and Refuge Union has in view, viz., industrial with moral training. "The committee do me justice in believing that I cor dially sympathise iu the welcome this society offers to the representatives of foreign countries who have responded to the invitations they have received by their presents and contributions. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. ADMIRALTY, MAY 16. Mr. Edwin Gossage has this day been appointed Engi neer in her Majesty's Fleet. MAY 17. Mr. James Cameron has this day been promoted to be Assistant Engineer of the First Class in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 11th May, 1865. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the Gazette containing, the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 174 11 184 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19i 12 3. a Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 47 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 174 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 424 25 474 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 f Vienna — 11 224 11 271 Trieste — 11_ 224 11 .. 27. _ _ Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 84 4'7 •.• 47 1 25 48 57/ 25 2 25 57/ 25 62 25 57 25 62 25 57/ 25 62 25 57 25 62 25 57 25 62 STOPPING THE TELEGRAPH. —A correspondent writes from Savannah on April 29 :—" A curious incident occurred yesterday. The telegraph to Hilton Head sud denly ceased working, and visions of guerillas disturbed for awhile the brains of the operators. On investigation, however, it was discovered that a few miles down the river some negroes, who were engaged in rafting logs, wanting some rope to secure their rafts, and having none at hand, ' had concluded to use telegraph wire for that purpose. Accordingly they had actutilly cut down one of the poles, and taken three or four hundred feet of wire to tie their logs together with. The damage was soon repaired, and the audacious darkies will probably not venture soon to repeat their experiment." PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S FIRST DOLLAR.—In Phila delphia, on the 24th ult., the Hon. Wm. D. Kelley, who was on terms of intimacywith the late President Lincoln from the day of his election to that of his tragical death, delivered an address upon his life and character before the Girls' High and Normal School, in the course of which he related the following anecdote :—One evening in the execu tive chamber there were present a number of gentlemen, among them Mr. Seward. A point in the conversation sug gesting the thought, Mr. Lincoln said, "Seward, you never heard, did you, how I earned my first dollar ?" " No," said Mr. Seward. " Well," replied he, " I was about 18 years of age. I belonged, you know, to what they call down South, the ' scrubs'—people who do not own land, and slaves are nobody there. But we had succeeded in raising chiefly by my labour sufficient produce, as I thought, to justify me in taking it down the river to sell. After much persuasion I got the consent of my mother to go, and constructed a little flat boat large enough to take the barrel or two of things that we had gathered, with myself and little bundle down to New Orleans. A steamer was coming down the river. We have, you know, no wharves on the Western streams, and the custom was, if pas sengers were at any of the landings, for them to go out in a boat, the steamer stopping and taking them on board. I was contemplating my new flat boat, and wondering whether I could make it stronger or improve it in any r p i a a r g t e i c s ul N a v r i , t h w h t u n n t ka w , o a m n e d n l c n o n ni k e i n down w atn t t o h e the shore different in b oa car- s singled out mine, and asked 'Who owns this ? I answered somewhat modestly, I do.' Will you,' said one of them, take us and our trunks out to the steamer ?' 'Certainly, said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning some thing. I supposed that each would give me two or three bits. The trunks on were put on my sculledio ii a t t e thine themtp a se ho n ue g at e v ytr to pt seatedthe et sotne atmh steamec aste.lavTgeahsiengtheotnrubonkAard,aannfladd trunks, and put them on deck. The steamer was about to when I called out that they had for gotten to pay me. Each of them took from his pocket a silver half dollar, and threw it on the floor of my boat. I could scarcely believe my eyes as I picked up the money. Gentlemen, you may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle ; but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day—that by honest work I had earned a dollar. The world seemed wider and fairer before me. I was a more hopeful and con fident being from that time." A POPULATION COLU3IN.--For the benefit of those who discuss the subjects of population, war, pestilence, famine, &c., it may be as well to mention that the number of human beings living at the end of the hundredth generation, commencing from a single pair, doubling at each generation (say in thirty years), and allowing for each man, woman, and child an average space of 4ft. in height and one foot square, would form a vertical column, having for its base the whole surface of the earth and sea spread out into a plane, and for its height 3,674 times the sun's distance from the earth. The number of human strata thus piled one on the other would amount to 460,790,000,000,000. —Sir John Ilcrschel in the Fort- nightly Review. The report of the Brazilian and Portuguese Bank, to be presented on the 30th inst., shows that owing to the late commercial convulsions at Rio the profits of the year, amounting to £27,283, have been ab sorbed, and that £19,717 still remains to be, pro vided for to cover the estimated losses, which are set at £40,000. A new local committee has been appointed at Rio. I ! Share 3.14 I 100 et I 10i 10 100 1 100 100 204 204 100 lOC 781 i 80 75 1031 a 65 6 101} ca 4i 921 1 1081 8 '10.4