The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-17 00:00:00

MmA ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK The prospectus has appeared of the Norddeutsche Schiffbau Actien Gesellschaft, or the North German Ship Building Company, with a capital of £1,500,000 , h alf of which is to be first issued in shares o f £3O each. The object of the company is to build and repair ships of all descriptions (especially men-of-war), and to construct dockyards in the port of Kiel. It is under the protection of the Royal Prussian Ministry of Marine, and has been incorporated according to Prussian law. A preference for repairing and building all their vessels has been promised by the Prussian Government, and also an order for an ironclad as soon as the company is in a position to commence work. A site suitable for docks and shipbuilding works, near the Altona and Kiel Railroad, has been purchased, and the right of reclaiming, free of charge, a con siderable portion of the harbour near the company's lands has been conceded. The list for shares is to be closed on Monday next. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 70c, Offered. The English Stock Market has been very de pressed, and little business has been in progress. Consols are a little lower than the prices at which they closed last evening, the quotations for money Th in g 90 be i # and for the accou n t, ex di v. , 89} 1. e New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 I ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 100 • Foreign Stocks are generally weaker, and there is very little animation. Turkish 6 per Cents. ( 18 62), are 734 744 ; ditto Consolides, 48 + ex div. ; exican, 25* j ; ditto New, 254 25 ; Greek, 20+,1 ; B Panish Passive, 29* ; ditto Certificates, 15* ; Italian, 65* -a ; Russian (1862), 894 90 ; and Con federate Loan, 9 11. In the Railway Share Market there has been a. slight reaction, and prices have in most instances been depressed. North Western have declined £l, Great Northern A Stock and South Eastern each 155., and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Metropolitan, and Midland each *. The Foreign and Colonial lines have not varied to any material extent. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are quiet. Char tered of India, London, and China have declined to 4 9 ; London Bank of Mexico to 9} ; Agra and Masterman to 114 115 ; and Joint Stock Securities, to Bi. Russian Ironworks Company's shares are 6 i 7 prem. ; Estates Improvement, 24 31 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman 5 per Cent. Loan, 1* 1 dis. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GO VERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent Consols Do. Accoun li t, June 6. B9i 1 1 O per Cent. Reduced BBf 1 i „„w 3 pe r C ent BBk 1.1 i ziew 2i. per Cent. J an . 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. jan. 1873 _ 4S,nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 , Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — kzehlaciner Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 Do. £5OO 13 Do. £lOO and £2OO 4 , 1 1 k of England Stock, 51 per Cent — 11 1 ....! Account j ih '"D, LOT GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - 1 -Tala Stock, Hi per Cent April 1874 .-.. .7 1-,." Ac COUnt --- .. ' ,, o ' 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4-'O. Account D _ -,°. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 _ Do. Certificates D o - L , _ Do. .4P -faced Paper 4 per Cent 100 h u• 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ -1)°• 4 Per Cent. , May 1879 ~ ____ Do. Per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ 1)0 . Lands, £l,OOO • Under, £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Al _ tr Zen Bond; 5 per Cent • „ 5 per Cent •Lio. 4i• per Cent 1852-58-60 p D oper Cent., 1863 -11 ,-, ell ° B Ayres 6 r Cent • chi?DO Account Pe ? I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) nian 6 per Cent • Do Per Cent — Col • eub ° ,!"-an 6 Per Cent. „:131 D ? per Cent per Cent., 1864 — D,,,,_9• ,Scrip, £55 paid •Zi .. au 3 per Cent., 1825 i tu li .xBb4japipr cui Cent. 1863 _ _ D a • Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — cipalities — -tclukler Zvi- Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t 0., Provisional Land Warrant — T r Ptian 7 per Cent 9l 01 Second Issue 95 Do. 1864 92 3 Do timo 130 ds 92 n2l D o y • 11 ch. ,^ ) erip, £so paid ee' Ao Accounnt . per Cents , 1824-5, ex Coup ons 100;. Cou pons 2Ol r Account , laretuala per — itel?. 183 9 and 1850 Cent. 44 5 Der Cent (Maremmana Railway) - 1)0 1 865 .L., 0 s • _die ii ez . erg; £571 paid , l ean. 3 per Cent. .0. A ccount 26 1 51 DC ~° 6 1864 251 5 4f '''' per Cent. Anglo-French • k, 0 / rend). Scrip, E x . 25f 20 c iin t evidea°4Bll I n 6 . per Cent., £3O pa id le w Granamd penal 5 per C en t ' a vDo 2 per Cent 011 g li ese 3 C t 1853 Do A„ P er e n *) tl, ount 1 , 0 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, It --0 A ccount 481 tan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., 4 1 per Cent., 1850 11)0 Do 1860 1) 3 per Cent. 1859 1859 90 891 901 5 Per Cent . IN2 D o .7 921 2 1 Sard in, . ian 5 per Cen l t B64 , Do, Account "PaPish 3 r Cent —De New Deferred — Do Account 40 1 De Passive Do A t S Deeun ................................... banish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account .. . ... .. S wedish 4 per Cent ~. Do. 4-i per Cent. 1864 T urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account ..... . . Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account.. Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 p er C ent. 1862 -.- . . """"""•• •• 741 Do Account ... Do. £lOO B on d s . .... Do 6 per Cent. 1863 74f 4 ............ VDo Gua ran t ee d , 4 per Cent enezuela 3 p er Cent. Do. Do. A ccoun t Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Account Pc 6 per Cent., 1864 ...... , .. , 1864 39 D O' . Dividends on the above payable in London. ttistrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dut ch ''' 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. ....... 97 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 62 k , 1) 0. 4 per Cent. Certificates Itch- Bentes, 3 per Cent. he' . AccountA iZ o n per Celli., 1861, Ex. 2ii. • • 4ceollut ecn so THREE O'CLOCK. i. 90 1 ... Do. 1 e . c ....... ....................... - 0 ~. 16V t ..... 1 ix d t Li..........._ verpool Cotton Market—This Day. 15: 0 k . et very fpm a nddearer, Salesprobably u bales. Atii,," RE DYM 0 KES BECAME C RAMP lONS. toll - ,7 84 t the most distinguished of the Conqueror's l qn; . : I'B was Robert de Marmyon, on whom the Norman Nt'll-3.llOcgst other gifts, conferred the castle , of . Tamd -41 14 'Warwickshire to hold by knight s service, an 80 th e 11131 14 0 , 41411 . 0 r of Scrivelsby, near Horncastle, in the , t , l lat h i ' Lin colnshire, to hold per baroniam, and ` 4 e fe 1 Peculiar service and duty was to perfo rm -...c e c 't tin leir c 4 Champion to the Kings of England on the days l'elsb, ,eoronation. From this time the Ilarmyons of Sheri c'h-tii;uutiecatae baron s of the realmper tenuram, and t ey iteli erat . to flourish among the greater nobles . for several 401 (1. 1°118 With mach lustre and renown, intermarrying I. Qar ot w of eeent with the heiresses of some of the most powerful eibililiA Ma a ge• But about the twentieth of Edward 1., r erorcla-.`"-arclYon, fifth from the companion of the Con ,glie •&' "led, leaving only female issue ; and thus the great Vet l i i rl ' - ort, ce i ° 4 l „the family came to be divided, the Castle of MmeY th e -p . ..uag to the Frevilles, and the manor of Seri eires; 1-1,..421._010w5, by . themarriage of whose daughter 41- eelc, jilt() that 4f gart, with Jhu Dymoke, Knightot ancient and honourable name.—Once a COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1690-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. It7B Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.16 Natal Gov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c. 18, 1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... ... Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875...... ... Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.la &July Do. do. A pril & Oct.. BRITI, Cam. Consol. cold, lim IChiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake wal ls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Cam Brea Nast Grenville East Loved E. WI _Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn,(G7ven. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lielst•n• Grenville Herod's Foot .... ningston Downs . Maikaret iUny Lelant Marke Valley vlwyndy Iron Ore, Lim Nanglles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (lilogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United__ Pr vldence Uny Ltlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Illog . an W. Caradon (L'skeard West Chirerton ....... . West 5et0n........... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea' Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnoy (Lis Wheal Uniln ...... 3.12.81 13 2071 20 YKEFEILENUN tillAttEb. Great Northern 5 per cent., 113 Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stook, 1181 - - PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern, Boston and Sleaford 41 per cent,, 9t LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford Pref. stock, 92 14 sc i o * tilLti.) gus. 7 FOREIGN RAILWAYS.' GBarehalt L an u d xe S m an bo F u r r rciper cent., 141 14 Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean, 351 San raw° gua. 7 per cent.. 171 i St. John d el Rey (), 34i FOREIGN NINES? United Mexican, Rm., 41 Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto (X.3),7,4 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, urn., 115 14 Atli ince , hurt. 3O 11 306 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 20 Anglo Austrian, 76 Australasia, Bank of London. 143 Bank of Queensland, lim, 22 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 256 7 6 56 Chartered Her. of India, London, and China, 19 86 Continental. Dm., Ditto, new, 11i European Dank, lim., 13 126 Hindustan, china, and Japan aim.), Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 10 Imperial Ottoman, 161 1 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4,6 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,:96 London'Chartered Bank of Australia, 23/ London and Couuty, 77 London Joint Stock, 0} London and South-Western, l m. 21 Ditto, new, 13 London and 11 estminster, 956 6 51 Metropolitan and Provincial hank, Um., 101 National Bank, Ditto, new, 9061 New South Wales, 426 Oriental Balm Corporation. 526 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 2 Ditto (.£lO , 7 Union of Australia, 55 4} DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67k MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company,"lol 1 Continental Union Gas. lim., 10} Contract Corporation, lim., 1 Credit loncier and Mobilier of England, 81 Discount Corporation, 12,: Ebbw Vale, 91 Egyptian Com. and Trading, ,Um 3 F inancial Corporation, f Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 101 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., him., 5 1 Indian Carrying, lim., I International-Financial Society, him., 6 Joint Stock Discount, lim., fik London Financial Association, lim., 221 Milwall Iron Works. Northbrn Assam Tea, lim. , Pen' nsula and Oriental Steam. 85j 54 quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 5 Scottish Australian Investment, Um., 124 SHARE is day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. el Railways. I paid ) Closing I Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., , Str. Val Blyth and Tyne .Bnatol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall all 100 ICO 1(0 all all 94} 1318 1 A gets no div. Do * A till6p.c.p.an.has B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great N orth of Scotlan d Great Northern D.,. A stock Do. B Do. New. is. at 25 pm 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 Po. Hereford Lane 4 shire &Yorkshire Llndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Doter Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do.* shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. d shares Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Uo. Scot, Mid.stvic Sipews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon , outh Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok ,'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Har tlepool Har.& H Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable BRITISH Pi Atlantic St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, R Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderichl 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, ISA Calcutta & 8. E., Um Ca e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Do. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Um , gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6p. o. Bds. pay 1873 Do. N do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4,1 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B .- -- g. ltl.C'da, Pe Ist pf.bds Seludo Do. Delhi Do. do tis' 4, Do. Panjaub.... Euz Do.lndus St. Flo " ISH M. 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8:3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.6 214 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 rHE SUN, LONDOIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 186 a, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Dasent and a Jury.) RAILWAY CROSSING GATES AND STRAYING CATTLE.-IM PORTANT CASE.-THURGOOD V. THE' GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover .£35 damages, the value of a mare, belonging to the plaintiff, which was killed by an express train on the line belonging to the company. Mr. Shaw (instructed by Mr. France, of Ponder's-end) appeared for the plaintiff Mr. Barnard (instructed by Mr. Ashley, of Charles-square, Hoxton) representing the company. Mr. Shaw, in opening the case to the jury, said that his client was a market-gardener, of Ponder's-end, and he owned a mare worth £35. Close to the field in which the mare was kept was a railway crossing called the Duck Lees crossing, and hero the defendants had put up a gate, but in consequence of the insecurity of the fastening plaintiff's mare went through and strayed upon the line on February 24 last, it being subsequently run over and killed by the Norwich express train. For the loss of this animal the present action was brought, and the learned counsel urged that defendants would be clearly liable if it could be shown that proper care had not been taken to put up a gate with a proper catch to it. Plaintiff said that the catch on the gate was very inse cure, and he had found it open on more than one occasion. Amongst the witnesses a man named Wallis deposed that it was no person's duty to keep the gate closed. Mr. Barnard submitted that there was no case to go to the jury. Mr. Shaw urged that plaintiff had made out a case. He quoted sec. 10 of 5 and 6 Vic., cap. 55, an act for the regulation of railways, and contended that defendants were bound to put up a gate which fastened itself if opened for any purpose. Mr. Barnard then pointed out that plaintiff had not taken proper care of his own horse, which was a trespasser on the defendants' line. He argued that the defendants were only bound to put up a gate with a catch, and it would be proved, if necessary, that a very secure gate had been erected. The learned counsel referred the Court to several cases. His Honour ruled that there was no case for the jury, and that the company were not bound to put a gate which was self-fastening, it being sufficient that a gate to be fastened by hand should be erected. Plaintiff nonsuited, with costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. The name of the solicitor who appeared for the plaintiffyesterday was gi ven as L everson, instead of M. H. Levirton. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE -OF PICKING POCKETS. Nicando Cantelli, an Italian, and William Bodkin were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to pick pockets in Regent-street. A little boy proved seeing the prisoners together in Regent-street, and that Bodkin put his hand into several ladies' pockets, the other prisoner covering Bodkin. Police -constable Fitsch, 335 A, said that while on the way to the station Bodkin said to the prisoner in French " Don't say anything." The prisoners were then re manded. The following day a gentleman applied to the magistrate to have Cantelli relieved from custody, as undoubtedly there was some mistake, Cantelli being the son of a gentle man of high position in Florence, and having only come to this country for pleasure, and having plenty of money at his command. The application not being made to the magistrate who first heard the case (Mr. Tyrwhitt) the request was not complied with, and therefore Cantelli remained in custody. Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, instructed by Messrs. Humphrey and Morgan, now attended for Cantelli, and said he would be would be able to convince the magistrate of the mistake which had been made in the case. Cantelli was a gentle man who was sent to this country by his parents to see London, being furnished with a letter of credit upon the banking house of Messrs. Krauetler and Melville. He (Mr. Sleigh) would state how he became acquainted with the other priscner, for undoubtedly in his company he was. Cantelli, being unable to speak English, wandered about in search of lodgings, and seeing a notice of a room to let in Regent-street, Westminster, took the room, and there, un fortunately for him, the other prisoner was lodging. Bodkin being acquainted with the French language, they the more speedily became acquainted, and on the day in question Bodkin asked Cantelli to take a walk with him, and they went to Regent-street, and there what ever Bodkin did Cantelli was wholly innocent of. The matter had been placed in the hands of Mr. East, the Italian Consul General, who, having made strict in quiries and seen documents in Cantelli's possession as well as the letter of credit, was convinced that Cantelli was innocent, and had sent his secretary to the court to prove the prisoner's respectability. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Sleigh) felt no doubt the magistrate would dis charge him, as it would, no doubt, be a lesson to theyoung man in future as to how he formed acquaintances with strangers. The secretary to the Italian Consul-General was then called, and said that the Consul-General, as well as him self, were entirely convinced of Cantelli's innocence and respectability; that his father occupied a high position in France ; and that the young man could be in no want o. money. Mr: Tyrwhitt said he could well understand the case. A foreigner, unacquainted with our language, had the misfor tune to go to a house like the one in question, and there became acquainted with a person, and then all the rest fol lowed as a matter of course. The case showed the impru dence of hastily making acquaintances. He should dis charge Cantelli, and remand the other prisoner for a week, the more especially so as the officer said he had no doubt he was known. The Last Battles of the War. The statements of the enclosed extract may be relied upon :—" I think I have gone through the list of those nearest to you, and perhaps a glimpse of public matters may be worth something now cut off as you are. I tell you what I received from the highest authority, that General Lee had surrendered 7,500 muskets only; that his men had fought eight days on the rations of one day ; that on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday they had each and all day fought ; that never once, when they reported the enemy coming in force, in this direction or that, and he ordered them to drive them back, had they faltered ; they had obeyed cheerfully, and never once failed to drive them back. On Saturday morning, when he formed, they had subsisted for four days on the corn provided for the horses (they being without forage), and they had only 7,500 muskets ; they were still ready to follow him, confident they could yet cut their way through, if he deemed it best ; but if he thought the terms of the surrender such as he might accept, they were equally ready to yield to those terms. He said such noble and devoted lives he could not sacrifice. He felt it was his duty to surrender to an overpowering enemy. Their force is variously estimated ; General Meade put it at 75,000. I have heard from many officers that the victory of Friday—the last day of their fighting— was the victory of the war. The conduct of the troops under Custis Lee, who commanded the forces around Richmond,is strongly commented upon. He said of them himself 'they fought not like men, but lions.' They had in charge a large train heavily laden, the roads being extremely bad—mud up to the heels of the wheels. His command was only 2,000 men ; they fought three days without food, on either side of their waggons. On the morning of the 4th, General Mahone went, or was obliged, perhaps, to go ahead for a little while. This left a gap in their lines, which was instantly filled by the enemy, who,with their overwhelming numbers, sur rounded and captured most of them. Our loss in this and in General Lee's continuous fight, is repre rented as incredibly small by our own officers, o whom I have seen many." A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. C. Joyce and Co., in the Alexandria trade, who suspended on Bth of April last, was held, yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern, when a statement of their affairs was presented by Messrs. Kemp, Cannan, Ford, and Co., the accountants. The total liabili ties were originally £1,340,000, but they have since run off, and now only represent £312,029. The assets against these are placed at £121,093. It re mains to be seen whether the liquidation will prove favourable. The underwriting account of Charles Joyce and Frederick George Westmorland exhibits debts and liabilities of £8,461, and assets £10,025. After some discussion, a resolution was put to the meeting, proposing the wffiding-up of the estate under the inspection of three creditors, the terms of which will be communicated to parties interested. The demand for discount accommodation in the open market is comparatively small, and the rates for the best bills are rather easier at 41 per cent. The supply of money on offer is now daily in creasing. The share-list of the Petroleum Company o: Western Virginia will close on Thursday next for London, and on Friday next for country appli- cations. PICCADILLY AND PARK-LANE NEW ROAD BILL.— The.evidence taken before the Select Committee on the bill promoted by the Metropolitan Board of Works for continuing Hamilton-place and making it a thoroughfare into Park-lane has been printed. The evidence was chiefly directed to the question whether this is better than widening the Piccadilly end of Park-lane. Sir R. Mayne gave testimony in favour of the Hamilton-place road, and said he should prefer two narrow thoroughfares to one wide one, as the police could divide the traffic. Much was said of the narrowness of the space left in Hamilton-place for traffic if carriages are drawn up at the doors of opposite houses; and Sir R. Mayne mentioned incidentally that an omnibus takes lift. But the chief traffic of the busy part of the day in Park-street is of a lighter character ; a witness standing at the end of it from 12 to 5 on the 30th of March counted the following numbers coming from the west and going up Park lane, or coming down Park-lane and passing to the west :- 911 cabs, 862 carts, 47 private carriages, 73 omnibuses, 264 waggons, 18 drags or breaks, and 10 funeral carriages. The eastward traffic had only 70 vehicles. Mr. Tite, M.P., sup ported the opening of Hamilton-place, as practicable at such a reasonable cost as the Metropolitan Board of Works could undertake ; but there was contradictory evidence upon the question whether this work can be done at the estimate of the board, or at all near it. The Commissioner of Woods and Forests considers that the destruction of the privacy of Hamilton-place would be a violation of good faith with the tenants of the Crown, and the question of compensation arises. Witnesses took quite opposite views of the compa rative merits of the Hamilton-place plan and the widening of Park-lane plan ; the widening of the whole of Park-lane, moving back the park railings, was suggested, and also the continuation of South Audley-street into Piccadilly. The committee unanimously rejected the bill for the Hamilton place scheme, and stated that they felt a difficulty in draw ing up a special report, as they had only one scheme before them, and it was possible that a third schema might be better than either this or the Park-lane widening scheme suggested by the opponents of the bill. A Vienna letter mentions that the famous drama of " Frank Muller" has now given place•to a new piece, entitled "Abraham Lincoln; or, the Civil War in Ame rica," and consisting of a prologue and seven scenes. These are named as follows :—Prologue—" The Plough, at the President's Birthplace." Scene 1. " The Father's Tomb;" 2. "A Slave's Vengeance ;" 3. "A Lev& at the President's ;" 4. " The Conspiracy of Good Friday at Richmond ;" 5. " The Spy ;" 6. " Victory and Joy on the Announcement of Peace at Washington ;" 7. "Death of Lincoln." JEFFERSON DAVIS IN PERIL I—We regret to understand that it is the opinion of the highest Confederate authorities in this country that President Jefferson Davis will have great difficulty in escaping through the Federal lines; and, if he should be captured, they have but little hope that he will receive any merciful consideration at the hands of the Washington Government. The news of this morning corroborates this impression ; but we are still lotirto believe that, in the face of the uni versal protest that would be shade against such a proceed ing, President Johnson will so far outrage the feelings of the civilised world as to condemn the chosen head of a nation of 6,000,000, however unsuccessful, to the ignominy of the death of a felon.—The Owl. WESTMINSTER. AN INCORRIGIBLE THIEF.—Eliza Hargrave, a woman 40 years of age, was charged with stealing a great quantity of property. _ _ Thomas Downes, shoemaker, 18, Lawrence-street, said —Yesterday, in the day time, a pair of blankets of mine were stolen, and I suspected the prisoner, she had been in talking to my wife. She is a lodger. Some boys gave me information, and I went to the station. Frederick Bishop, 22, Church-street, said he saw the woman about half-past two in Church -street. Some boys were hal]oaiug after her. I saw the blankets under her arm. She was drunk. I have seen her before and am sure of her. James Gardner, 132 V, said—The prosecutor called my attention this morning, and I looked after prisoner. This morning I found her in Oakley -street. She said she did not recollect anything about it. Prisoner—lf I did it I was drunk and know nothing about it. Upon searching the prisoner's place the constable found a quart pewter pot, two half-pint p ew t er pots, a pewter haif-quart and she ernmeas was ; 8 or 10 cans , quarts, pints, and half-pints,as further charged with stealing them. John Edward Hudson, the Black Lion, Church-street, Chelsea, said the pewter measures are all mine. We missed the two half-pints and the half-quartern yesterday ; they were safe yesterday morning. I have seen the prisoner at my bar as a customer. Prisoner said she was drunk and might have taken them by mistake. The quart pot she had the night before with beer in it. She was remanded till Tuesday next. THAMES. ADVICE GRATIS.—THE WIDOW AND HER BROTHER-IN LAW.—Mrs. Mary Ann Payne, a widow of No. 2, Bow Common-lane, applied to Mr. Paget for his advice. Her husband, lately deceased, left seven children by a former wife, the eldest, a son, was 22 years of age. He left no will, and no letters of administration had been taken out. Her husband's eldest brother, Mr. Payne, a marine-store dealer, had taken possession of all her late husband's effects, and sent a girl to her house to take care of the property. This was done in defiance of her and against the express wishes of her late husband's children. Mr. Paget said if the applicant's husband had left no will she was entitled to one-third of the property, and the chil dren to the remainder in equal shares. The brother of the deceased had no light to take possession of the property, or to interfere with it in any way whatever. If the girl put in possession by the brother when directed she could be removed, using no more force than was ne cessary. The applicant thanked Mr. Paget for his advice, and retired. ROBBING A SAILOR. —Ann Buckley, aged 22, and Katherine King, 11, were charged with stealing £9 from Nicholas Clariss, a seaman. The prosecutor, an homeward-bounder, met with King, and after treating her with a good deal of liquor, was in veigled into an infamous place, No. 5, Bluegate-fields, Shadwell, where many sailors have been robbed and ill used. In this place King and the sailor were joined by Buckley, and they run away with the sailor's trousers lifter he had gone to bed. All his money, £9 in gold, was in his trousers' pocket. He called out lustily for the police, and his trousers were returned to him, but without the money. The prisoners were captured yesterday by Donald M‘Kay, a police-constable, No. 275 K, who said both pri soners were hardened thieves. They plundered every mariner they could inveigle into their infamous haunts. Both prisoners had been repeatedly convicted for robbing sailors. Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial, and said it was very much to be regretted that seamen would not adopt the advice given them upon their wages account to carry no more money than was sufficient for their imme diate necessities. Sailors could leave their cash with the managers of those excellent institutions, the Sailors' Homes, in Well -street and the East India-road, and re ceive interest for the same. It was a pity that seamen did not learn a little common prudence. A FEMALE SAVAGE,—Jane Carter, a masculine-looking vioman, was ch arged with assaulting William Soul, a mariner, belonging to the ship Sarah Jane. The prisoner was endeavouring to steal a ring from tho finger of the complainant's shipmate. He interfered, and she struck him several times with her clenched fist. His eye was blackened and swollen, and there were other con tusions on his face. Mr. Paget—This is a brutal assault. No doubt the pri soner intended to rob one of the sailors. I sentence her to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. ',IKETS-:-This Day. MARK-LANE . A modemie quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day. The condition of the produce was good, and the trade ruled steady, at quite Monday's cur rency. With foreign wheat the market was scantily supplied, both ex ship and ex granary. The trade was decidedly firm, and all descriptions changed hands at fully lato rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, at full prices. The supply of barley on sale was small. The trade, however, was very inactive, and prices h a d a d roop i ng tendency. _ Malt was in moderate demand, at late rates. There was a large supply . of oats o n sale. All descrip tions met a slow sale, and prices had a downward tendency. Beans and peas ruled firm, at full currencies. The sup plies on sale were small. For flour there was a fair demand, at full quotations. .I.l.l"al2tic. ' Oats. Flour. ..1 n w r a h v e a A t L . s B It Tills English and Scotch..l,l2o 110 830 640 550 Irish• — 1,200 Foreign 5,920 8,470 --- 30,810 40 eke. brls Comparative Quantities and Prices o f G ra i n .—F or th e average, 40s. ndi 1d ; b ending 131a.y1a3; 1865.—Wh eat, 74,649 quarters. ley, 8,387, 4295. 7d.; oats, 5,495, 235. 3d. For the corresponding Week last ye ar .—Wh ea t , 68,066, 38s. 9d. ; barley, 11,274 30s. 3d. ; oats, 6,482, 19s. bd. )30ROUGH 110 P. English hops continue firm in price, and a moderate de mand. In foreign hops a fair business is doing at late rates. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, and the trade is firm, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s 0:1 to 4$ 10d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 811iS, by the carcase. Mr. Lever, the popular author of " Harry Lorre quer " and so many other charming novels, has just passed through Paris from Italy on his way to the Dublin Exhibition. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, MIDLAND. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at Derby, Mr. W. E. Hutchinson in the chair, for the purpose of considering several bills now before Parliament. Mr. G. N. BROWNE, secretary, having read the adver tisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said he was sorry to state that the Addi tional Powers Bill was not ready to be submitted at the present meeting. The preamble of the bill had been proved, with the exception of one point. The clauses were not at all settled by the committee, and that was the reason why it had not been brought forward that day. He then submitted a bill authorising the construction of a joint station at Bristol, for the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, and Midland Railway Companies and other pur poses. It would be erected at the expense of the three companies in equal proportions. The sum to be raised for that purpose was £150,000. After some observation, the former resolution approving the bill was agreed to. The next bill (as amended in committee) was for autho rising the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway Company to make lines of railway by way of substitution for lines already authorised to be made by them, and for authorising arrangements between them and the Great Eastern and the Midland Railway Companies. The Chair man explained that the alterations would prove of great advantage to the Midland Company, and a formal resolu- tion approving it was agreed to. The next bill was for making the Bedford and 'North ampton Railway, which would be of advantage to the Mid land Company, who were to work the line for seven years, and to retain 40 per cent, of the receipts for the first seven years, and 50 per cent. afterwards. Tho resolution approving the bill was put and carried. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the following bills were approved :—A bill authorising the Peterborough, Wisbeach, and Sutton Company to extend their railway to Upwell and Crowland ; a bill to authorise the Lynn , and Sutton bridge Railway Company to execute certain works at Sut ton-bridge and at Lynn; a bill authorising the Halesowen and Bromsgrove Branch Railways ; a bill to enable the London and Blackwall Railway Company to lease their undertaking to the Great Eastern Railway Company ; and a bill to authorise the construction of the railway from the Wilts and Glocestershire Railway to the East Glocester shire, with branches. The meeting was then adjourned to the 25th inst. ROYAL SARDINIAN. A special general meeting of this company was held on Monday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration a recommendation contained in the report of the directors for raising the necessary capital to complete 125 miles of railway—Mr. Grenfell, M.P., in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN explained that the proposal he had to submit was for the purpose of enabling the existing holders of £2O shares to limit their liability to completing the pay ment of £lO per share, being only half the capital they had subscribed, and by converting the remaining half shares into a 10 per cent. preference stock, it would have the effect of enabling the company to raise the necessary capital for the completion of the first group of railways they were authorised to make. Those works were in a forward state, and it was absolutely necessary that they should be com pleted as soon as possible. The sum required for this pur pose was £663,317, which included every sort of liability that could possibly arise in the completion of the 125 miles of rail way; and upon the opening of this portion of their under taking for traffic the Government guarantee of £72,720 a year would become available. Very important negotiations were now guing on with the Italian Government upon the whole question of the company's concession, and more espe cially with regard to the lands granted to them along with the guarantee. It was, therefore, of the utmost importance that they should obtain the funds and complete the portion of the undertaking he had mentioned without delay. It was true that by the present proposal the original shares would be cut down from 6 per cent. to 3 per cent. ; but they would have the benefit of being relieved from further calls, and be paid off at par when they could realize money from the sale of the land which was to come into their possession after the completion of the line. With regard to the 10 per cent. preferential shares they proposed to issue, it was only necessary to state that the contractors and other cre ditors would accept them to a certain extent in case they were not immediately taken up by the public or the share holders ; but those shares would, of course, be offered rate ably to the shareholders in the first instance. Mr. BELL seconded the motion for adopting the report and authorizing the directors to carry out the recommenda tions therein for raising the requisite capital. He said when they constructed the railway they would have 500,000 acres of land immediately granted them, which might become of considerable value to the company. The directors were assured that the traffic on the line would amount to as much as the guarantee, or thereabouts, so that the Govern ment would only have a small difference to make up in paying the guarantee. In reply to questions by Mr. Turquand and Mr. A. Beattie, it was stated that there was due on the allotment of shares £538, on the first call £4,431, and on the second call £26,427. There were 13,446 shares in all in arrear of calls. The £663,000 would bo ample to complete and stock the line for traffic. It would also enable them to complete and open a portion of the second group of lines. They would cease paying the interest at 6 per cent. during con struction, but when the necessary capital was raised and the line completed the ordinary shares would receive 8 per cent. and the preference shares 10 per cent. per annum. Mr. BEATTIE and other shareholders said they were quite willing to go on paying the calls on the ordinary £2O shares, and let those who did not pay up take the conse quences, otherwise he feared that those who were willing to pay up would be placed in a very much worse position than they ought to be under the circumstances. After a long discussion and various explanations, the re port was adopted, and the directors were authorised to carry their recommendations into effect for raising the requisite capital and completing the works. The proceedings con cluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors PLYMOUTH AND DARTMOOR. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Great George-street,, Westminster, Mr. Harrison in the chair, to consider a bill now before Parliament, to authorise the raising of capital, and amalgamation with the South Devon Railway Company. The CHAIRMAN said the amount of additional capital proposed to be raised was £35,000 in shares. He then moved the formal resolution approving the bill, which was agreed to, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. DEVON AND SOMERSET. A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Parliament-street—Lord Poltimore in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said there was one clause in the bill he had to submit to which their assent was requisite. It em powered the company to make working arrangements with the Tiverton and North Devon Railway Company, and also with the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. He moved that the clause be approved. Lord FORTESCUE seconded the motion, which was agreed to, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. DITTCH-RIIENISH. The receipts of this company for the fortnight ending April 30 amounted to £11,003, and for the corresponding period of last year to £9,019, showing an increase 0f.£1984. The receipts from May 1, 1864, including the above, amounted to £270,934, showing an increase as compared with the corresponding period of last year of £41,880. The working expenses for the fortnight amounted to £4,666, or 42.31 per cent. of the receipts, and for the corresponding period of last year to £3,766, or 4F74 per cent., showing an increase of £9OO. The working expenses from the Ist of May, 1864, to the 80th of April, 1865, amounted to £102,531, or 37.84 per cent., and for the year 1863-64 to 38.16 per cent. of the receipts. RAILWAY BILLS. In Court B, the promoters' case of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 3) Bill was continued all day. In group 8, the Furness and Yorkshire - Union Bill, being un opposed, was referred to the General Committee ; and the Skipton, Wharfdale, and Leyburn Junction Bill was pro ceeded with. In group 9, the preamble of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Purchase, &c.) Bill was proved; and the case of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bill was com menced. In group 11, the preambles of the Chester and West Cheshire Junction, of the Great Northern and Man chester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire (Cheshire lines, &c.), and of the Cheshire Lines Bills were proved. In group 12, the preamble of the Central Wales and Staffordshire Junc tion Bill was not proved. In group 14, the Great Western and the Stonehouso and Nailsworth Bills passed. The case of the East Somerset Extension Bill was proceeded with. In group 17, the Newry and Greenore Bill being unopposed, was referred to the general committee; and the case of the Spalding and Bourn Bill was proceeded with. In group 19, the Carnarvonshire Bill being unopposed, was referred to the general committee; and the case of the Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corwen Bill was considered. A MAN SUFFOCATED IN A MALT BIN.—On Saturday, at noon, the borough coroner at Dover, Mr. W. H. Payn, held an inquest at the Flying Horse Inn, on the body of Richard Taylo r , a man b e t ween 50 an d 60 years of age, who had been in the employ of Messrs. Leney and Evenden, the extensive brewers, and who had met with his death on the previous aftehoon from suffocation, having been found in the malt-bin of the brewery, where ho had been placed to " tread" the malt about an hour pre viously. The receptacle in which the deceased was found is called a " skry," the malt passing from a bin above through a small aperture. Simultaneously with the pro cess a workman is employed to tread it down in the skry, and it is feared that the deceased either lay down to sleep or was seized with a fit, and was thus by a slow process buried alive, although within reach of his fellow workmen, who were pursuing their avocations unconscious of his fate. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."— Kentz . ,sh, Gazette, 94 06 131 132 bi 6 62 66 16 17 91 93 105 11.7 46 47 6i 74 130 131 144 145 131 :33 66 SR 73 13 63 65 51 51 45 48 102 104 1204 12 1 88 90 103 107 401 I/.1 1211 1221 98 99 61 6: 137 137} 3 31p 131 134 103 1(5 51 55 Y 3 I 5 V. 9 110 67i 68 ! 101 37 38 - - 9i 104 p P 116 113 1 tbpll 78 79 11 11 , 140 144 49 51 60 61 57 69 841 651 84 9j 155 153 3 4 108 108 46 48 77 80 SIONS. 55 68 102 103 pr ip 4 4, as 9i 65 70 9g 101 75 85 1(1 10.3 101 103 103 104 61) 18 19 85 88 63 65 54 56 55 57 47 45 4S 43 45 25 27 25 t 6 103 10t P 10) 102 10 lo& d 88 42 80 84 }d 101 i 1024 93 95 ' 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 101 302 101 10 d id 101 102 94 97 rT SECU: 94 98 93 95 93 95 83 65 8: 84 104 IG7 105 107 106 108 107 109 1 , 4 106 109 112 103 105 105 107 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 94 98 103 105 106 108 1071 1081 INES. 1031 4 4 1084 8; 5i C 29 31 590 600 130 f 30 145 k 41 4 731 1 120; i 106 411 98/1214 I 1 1374 8 6 ! 133 g 1092 9 P 24 117 i 17 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 '16.13.4 100 58 85i 4i 'OSSE, 56 1031 21 1031 4 3} 1141 31 101/ / 914 ITIES. 13 15 e 2 2. 21 36 32 35 510 520 176 22 13 15 161 17 7 4 8 106 11: 626 6 - 6 180 190 90 95 50 60 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day YORK RACES --THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Gil Blas Summerside Ten ran. EGLINTON STAKES. 1 . .................. 1 ..................... - 2 Osiris Credulity LONPESBOROUGH CUP. Sundeelah ... Lozenge Grappler Twelve ran. FLYING DUTCHMAN HANDICAP Donnybrook Finesse Aline Seven ran. CITY PURSE Squaw filly Sister to Bombay Portrick Six ran. TYRO STAKES. Relic filly Jolly Boy Full Bloom 3 Four ran. TALLY-HO STAKES. Four ran. MATCH—Redpole beat Bryan. LATEST BETTING. IRE DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Gladiateur (taken) 13 to 2 agst The Duke (taken) Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 7 agst Longdown (taken) 1 3 Cemerosa Mischief Oustwick IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. THE HON. MR. BETHELL. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Attorney-General by whose authority the document was prepared from which he read his reply with regard to Mr. Welch on Monday evening ; also, whether he would lay on the table the letter of Mr. Welch, and the Hon. R. Bethell confirming the same. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OATH BILL. Mr. MONSELL moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to relieve Roman Catholics from certain oaths which they consider obnoxious. The hon. member did not make any remarks on the subject. Mr. LEFROY moved as an anendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He contended that the oaths imposed on a member of the House of Com mons was a part of the arrangement upon which Catholic Emancipation was conceded, and therefore he was of opinion that it could not now be objected to on conscien tious grounds. He also objected to bringing forward the measure at the present time, because it was ill-advised, and there appeared to be a very extensive movement going on amongst certain parties for the dismemberment of the Established Church in Ireland, and that if the change was required it ought to be brought forward by the Govern ment. Mr. WHALLEY entirely concurred in the observations of the hon. gentleman who had just sat down, and, there fore, he should vote against the second reading of the bill. Mr. C. FORTESCUE supported the bill, in order that certain oaths which still impair the great and important, but tardy, act of justice done to the Roman Catholics by the passing of the Emancipation Act, might be done away with. (Hear, hear.) The oath he considered was ambiguous and immoral, and he hoped the time had come when one portion of the members of that house would be anxious to relieve their brother members from that brand of suspicion, that banshee of superstition which was forced upon them by the compulsory administration of the oath. He did not think it generous on the part of the majority of that house to impose this oath on the mino rity, because there was no good actually in doing so, and it was only that the number of persons forced to take it were comparatively small that had led to its remaining in force up to the present day. He could not see the slightest usefulness in the proceedings, he entirely ob jected to these flimsy fair weather securities that vanished when they were wanted, and said he could only compare them to the frowning fortress on the stage, which, on close inspection, we at once see to be quite use less as far as any practical purpose was concerned. (Hear, hear.) It had been said that the Roman Catholic members of that house had nothing to complain of, but toleration was not enough. He was of opinion that every member of that house ought to hold his seat on equal terms. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the measure would meet with the ap proval of the majority of that house, and then they would show that they were not disinclined to listen to the call of generosity and the commands of morality. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WHITESIDE opposed the bill, as he considered the proposal 'to abolish the oath dangerous and rash. The oath had been taken without the slightest objection for a great number of years, and he could not understand the reason that had induced the hon. member to bring the matter forward, because ho had never heard any very seri ous objection to the oath it was now proposed to abrogate. He considered it was absolutely necessary to preserve the Church to retain the oath it was now sought to abolish, and that being his opinion, he should give his vote in opposition to the bill. Sir G. GREY said the hon. member had appealed to him to state the course the Government proposed to take with respect to this bill, but ho thought that such an appeal was unnecessary, because for the last ten years the Government had been endeavouring to abolish those oaths, and therefore there ought to be no occasion to ask the opinion of the Government with respect to the principles of the bill now under discussion. He denied that any compact was entered into at the passing of the Emancipation Act, and it was unjust and ungenerous to the memories of the late Duke of Wellington and Sir R. Peel to make such a statement. He felt the bill ,had jus _ _ tico and right on its side, and therefore he should vote for its second reading, especially as its object was only to assimilate the oath taken by Roman Catholics with that taken by Protestant Episcopalians and members of the Jewish persuasion. He could not believe there was the slightest reason for retaining the objection able oath, because he felt that the loyalty of her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects might be as firmly relied upon as their Protestant brethren. For the sake of argument, suppose they were not, then he was firmly of opinion that the law of the land would be found quite equal to the calls that would be made upon it. (Hear, hear.) Ho could not believe that there was a single Roman Catholic gentleman in that house who believed that he was absolved from alle giance to her Majesty, or that he would be justified in murdering a prince or potentate excommunicated by the Pope. (Hear, hear.) He objected to the oath on the ground of its injustice, because he did call it an injustice and a wrong to call upon Roman Catholics to take an oath which reflected upon the Church to which he belonged, or the faith he entertained. Never was itif or a moment seri ously thought that the passing of this bill would endanger or disturb the Act of Settlement. Why, such a supposi tion he looked upon as perfectly absurd. He did not see that the oath provided any great security for the preserva tion of the Sovereign and our institutions, and he was of opinion that the general feeling in the country would be in favour of Parliament giving its sanction to the bfll. (Hear, hear.) He did not see in this oath any great security for the Protestant religion such as had been stated by the objectors to the measure. He looked , forward to the time when one common oath should be framed, which could be taken by every member of the house, and thus all sent to the Leglislature would take their seats quite on an equality. (Hear, hear.) He should therefore give the bill his support. Mr. WALPOLE thought the wisest course would be to adhere to the act of 1829, because the effect of not doing so would be to raise up religious feuds, than which nothing was less desirable. Supposing the house thought there ought to be an amendment of the oath, then he frankly admitted that there were parts of the oath it was not ad visable to retain, but the subject ought to be dealt with by the Government. He thought it would be wise to put all upon one footing, and that one oath should be taken byall entering that house, but that was not the object sought by the bill. The measure would do nothing but disturb th e settlement come to in 1829, and therefore he should giv e his vote against the second reading. Lord H. LENNOX thought there ought to be but one oath for members of that house, and for that reason he should cordially support the motion for proceeding with the measure. Mr. T. KENNEDY approved of the bill, and said he considered the house as ;.competent to deal with the sub ject now as it was 30 years ago, and he did hope that the liberal and generous feeling that at present existed between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Ireland would not be disturbed by the rejection of the bill. Mr. COLLINS did not think the present House of Com mons was bound to the acts of their fathers 35 years ago. (Hear.) He thought it was quite true that that which had generally been admitted to be an injustice should be at once removed. Ile was in favour of ono oath being framed for the general use by all members of that house. The great danger to the Church of England did not, in his opinion, proceed from the Roman Catholics, but it came from those who were hostile to all connection between Church and State, and from those free-thinkers who were I opposed to all subscriptions to the articles of the clergy (Hear.) He hoped the house would give its assent to the principle of the bill by voting for its second reading. The house then divided, when there appeared-- For the second reading l9O Against it Majority -56 The bill was accordingly read a second time and ordered to be committed on Friday. Mr. NEWDEGATE gave notice that on that day he should move that the bill be committed that day six months. Wit SMOKE NUISANCES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. DOGS REGULATION (IRELAND) BILL.I The house went into committee on this bill, but the dis cussion was continued up to a quarter to six, when the debate closed, according to the standing orders. NEW FIRE BRIGADE. Mr. BARING obtained leave to bring in a bill for the establishment of a fire brigade within the metropolis. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and tho house adjourned. O'Malley Irwin v. Grey, Bart, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sra,—The reports of the above case correctly state that counsel on behalf of Sir George Grey, the defendant, alleges " Mr. O'Malley Irwin had made a mistake and had set it down in the wrong court ;" but altogether omits that the plaintiff (myself) pressed upon the Court that "it was their own officers and not the plaintiff who had set it down, — that the officer of the Court below declined to do so ; and that if those officers were not competent and efficient to dis charge their duties, it was the duty of the Court to have them removed, and to have competent and efficient officers appointed." I trust to your usual impartiality to insert this letter, not only in fairness to myself, but because I think it is important, to a degree, which does not admit of ex aggeration to the administration of justice throughout the United Kingdom ; more especially as the policy of procrastination, so long adopted in this case on behalf of the defendant, cannot eventually deprive me of my con stitutional right of appeal to a higher Court from a judg ment of the Court below, which is not considered satisfac tory by my legal advisers.—l have the honour to be your obedient servant, GEORGE O'MALLEY IRWIN. May 17th, 1865. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE:This day. LONDON, May 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with a little rain. PLYMOUTH, May 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Saxon, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope, and proceeded for Southampton. BRISTOL, May 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Minnie, from. Sagua la Grande. CLYDE, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—The Wave, from Trinidad. OF SCILLY, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mystery, from Havannah for Antwerp ; Sydney Egerton, from Shanghai. QUEENSTOWN, May 16.—Arrived—City of Washington, screw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Liver pool. SwANsEA, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chelynda, 'rem Caldeira. OFF . PLYMOUTH, May 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— Agincourt, from Calcutta for Hull. PIEL, May 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Fanny, for Barbadoes. SUNDERLAND, May 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Fanny Palmer, from Demerara. JERSEY, May 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Adabama, for Newport and Pernambuco ; The Electra, for Bar badoes. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, May 16.—Viking, from Alexandria; Pursuit, from Charente ; Weardale, from Terra Nova. Arrived, May 17.—Alert, from St. Brieux ; Eliza, from Rouen ; Pesurneione, from Odessa. Sailed, May 17.—Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk . ; Vigilant, steamer, for Calais ; Rhine, steamer, for Bou logne ; Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, May 16—Diligontia, from London, for Sydney. Passed, May 17—H.M.S. Medusa, for the river; Vinedas, Swedish frigate, for the East—both from the West. Sailed—Harriet Wardale, for Jamaica. The Price of Gold. The quotation 01 gold at Paris is about 1 per mile pin., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price 01 £3 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. PRINTING IN COLOURS.—The most interesting improvement in modern wood engraving is the printing in oil colours, which has been so successfully established by Mr. George Baxter. It is the old chiaro-oscuro engraving improved and carried on to perfection, and is practised as follows. Tie ground, minute details, and outlines are depicted on the first block, and printed from it in neutral tint. After this, block succeeds block, each bearing a different colour or shade ; and some of the beautiful little printed paintings (if we may use the term) we see so cheap have received impres sions from no less than 20 blocks. This process has been ap plied to a certain extent in the printing of coloured maps, but being too tedious and expensive has been most ingeni ously adapted and modified. Suppose a map wants four colours, four coloured blocks are fixed in ono frame, which moves by machinery in the most exact way on the table of the printing-press. Beneath this frame, a large four-quartered sheet is placed, and receives an im pression, each quarter bearing a different colour. This done, the frame is turned round one quarter, bringing a different colour to bear on each portion of the printed sheet. The impression is again taken, and the process continued until the whole number of colours has been deposited. Even the union of two colours to form a third—namely, yellow and blue to make a green—is accomplished now to per fection, from the rapidity by which the process is carried on, and thus six or seven colours may be produced from the four blocks in the frame.—Chambers's Journal. THE CASE OF ALLEGED MURDER AND ROBBERY IN SPITALFIELDS._Mr. Humphreys held an adjourned inquest yesterday morning at the Seven Stars Tavern, Brick-lane, Spitalfields, on the body of Joseph Rickleswortb, aged 77, who, it was alleged, had been drugged and robbed in a lodging-house, No. 194, Brick-lane. Before he died he made a statement to that effect, and said that Black Charley, a quack doctor, and another man had done the deed. He had been ill for some time, and as there was no corroborative evidence of his statement, not even of con nection with the post-mortem examination of the body, the jury returned a verdict of " Death from effusion of serum on the brain by natural causes." THE LIVERPOOL PENSIONERS.—This corps was inspected at Everton yesterday byGeneral Sir John Jones The officers in command were Col. Mounsteven and Major Faulkner. The total muster, rank and file, was 347. After putting the corps through battalion movements the inspect ing officer complimented the men upon their clean and orderly appearance, and said that in all respects he would be able to present a favourable report to the War-office. During the firing a boy was shot in the face, owing to one of the men having left his ramrod in the barrel, and he will probably lose his eyesight. The ramrod struck the ground before hitting the boy. THE ALLEGED WILFUL MURDER AT EXETER.— The man Knowles, who killed Mr. Phillimore by stabbing him, in the course of a dispute some ago, was on Saturday committed for wilful murder by the Exeter magistrates. THE INMAN LINE.—LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company ef New y have t, k whichad ed hasto their arrived flee t from thew steamship City Clyde, where the new she was built by Messrs. Tod and M`Gregor, of Glasgow, the builders of all the other steamers ordered by the com pany. She ran the measure distance on the Clyde at the rate of 12.614 knots per hour, and is expected to be a fast and good ocean-going vessel. With this addition to their fleet, the company announce their intention to send two vessels, one on the usual mail day, Wednesday. and the other at the end of each week from Liverpool to New York, and vice versa, offering facilities for traffic be tween England, Ireland, and the United States not hitherto equalled. The company have also building by the same builders the steamship City of Paris, which is expected to surpass all their other vessels in size, power and speed. THE RIVAL RAILWAYS OF NORTH YORKSHIRE.- Telegrams were received ih Malton, on Monday afternoon announcing the rejection of the Gilliug, Helmsley, and Pickering scheme of the North-Eastern, the competing scheme with the Leeds, North Yorkshire, and Durham, which was quashed on the referees' report on Wednesday last. Messengers were despatched to the towns in Rye dale (Helmsley, Kirby, &c.), where the news was received with rejoicing. The effect of the decision will be to insure the re-prosecution of both schemes de novo next Session. Mennwhile the great agricultural district of the North Riding and the vast ironstone deposits of the Yorkshire moors are deprived of the facilities so greatly desired. Tho promoters will now have time for the better perfecting their schemes, and it is said that both parties will include the town of Malton in next year's projects, so as to utiliso the Malton and Driffield and gave access to THE CIVIL SERVICE CLUB.—The members of the civil service, who have for a long time past been looking about for a suitable place in which to establish their newly formed club, have at length found a home. After treating for Montague-house and other places, they have at length secured as their local habitation the new block of buildings erected on the site of the once famous Thatched-house tavern, in St. James's-street, the premises adjoining the Conservative Club. It is expected that the doors of the club will be opened for the reception of members early in June. 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