The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-11 00:00:00

MARKETS.—This Day. ---- • MARK-LANE. grown Fresh up to our mar k e t to-clay the arrivals of home wheat were but moderate. The trade was firm for all qualities, and Monda3's prices were well supported. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. Most descriptions were in moderate request at full cur rencies. There was a steady inquiry for floating cargoes of grain at quite late rates. p arley was i n f a i r supply, but it consisted chiefly of foreig n qualities. Tho trade was quiet on former terms. Malt was in slow request at last week's currency. The market was well supplied with oats. The trade was, on the whole, steady at full prices. Beans and peas ruled firm at fully late rates. Flour was in fair demand at full quotations. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Eng Wheat. E ar l ey. M a l t. Oats. Flour. lish and Scotch 540 130 1740 70 710 Irish Foreign, 1000 8 870 41 8 49,960 1780 s k s . 0000000 00 , , hls. N EWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are fairly supplied with meat. In most hinds sales progress slowly, at our quotations : Per 81b by the carcase. sd sd sd s d Inferior beef ~,,..3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton 3 64 6 Middling do ... 3 8 310 sliddlini; mutton 4 Pi 64 Prime tar=e d0.....4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 6 5 10 n-i,. ,small do.. •.4 4 4 6 Veal 4 6 5 9 ~ arge pork ... 40 4 6 , mall pork. 48 5 0 Lamb, 7s Od to 8s Od. BOROUGH HOP. lit ost kinds of hops have changed hands to a moderate extent, and last week's quotations have been fairly sup ported. New Mid and East Rents Bos to 140 s per cwt. NNew Weald of Kents ew Sussex -13 ~ COLONIAL. The market is dull, and quotations are unaltered. SvGAR_A very limited business has been done, with out, however, any material change to report in value. Ih the refined market common lumps and retlers are quoted 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. per cwt. COFFEE. —Only limited dealings have been reported, and both plantation and native Ceylon are a shade cheaper. RIM —There has been a fair demand for cleaned de scriptions at slightly enhanced prices. TALL OW. - -Business has been dull both for consumption and on speculative account. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 46s 9d 475, and last three months delivery 48s 9d per cwt. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I NTELLIGEN(II TWELVE O'CLOCK. A monetary an d commercial panic now reigns ttahtreod by yut the City. Th e cr i s i s h as b een precipi the suspension, late yesterday after noon, of Overend, Gurney, and Company, O ne of the largest discount undertakings in Loudon. It was only converted into a Joint Stock Association last July, having formerly been the oldest and most successful of financial enterprises. The old partners were well known f or th e colossal fortunes which they ac quired in this business ; but some time after t he junior partners had succeeded to the ma nagement of the concern rumours were cir culated respecting heavy lossses. Notwithstanding this reaction from their former success the house still enjoyed a first-rate position, and when it was transformed icto a limited liability company it rose to a higher estimation, at least with the out side public. The company must have lately overladened itself with securities for unfinished works, not immediately convertible, and when t his became known the shares went to a discount only three weeks since, and a steady drain by the depositors upon its resources ensued. This could not be sustained very long, and all aid being refused by the Bank of England and other large establishments no other course Could be adopted than that of closing its doors. This stoppage has excited wide-spread alarm, and crowds of p eo ple may be seen around the dif ferent banking houses. Many, it is true, are idle g az ers, but the majority are either depositors or other interested parties. The English Joint-Stock B ank has been obliged to suspend payment iu con sequence o f an expected drain upon its resources. It is hoped that this stoppage will be merely tem- Porary, and that the bank will be enabled to re sume its business on Monday. The Bank of England Directors have raised the rat e IZ:li:ae:mit this mor n i ng t o 9 per cent. This expected in consequence of the large deman dthat has b een, and is still likely to be, made u p o n the resources of the national establishment. nQade The weekly return from the Bank of England, up to the 9th inst., shows some slight changes. tio ne chief va r i at i on has been a cons iderable diminu t,: in the stock of gold, with a large increase in se Other Securities. On th e o th er h an d, th e re v "f notes h as b een slightly augmented, and a lar ge addition made to the public deposits. Sub- Pined are the particulars : ilictilivoen Circula t io n Decrease ••• £22,344,395 528,375 ••• ••• •.. Rest 13 , 136 , 140 ()crease 353,000 3,Pu blic D posits e 5 72 829 771 B°s 281 77 Dr ill e r:as° " Other 858,837 eposits—.. "• **. *" •.:: 13,51.5,537 Decrease . . •.. : ... 293,324 Se 0 Decreas e Day and Other Bills ... 462,265 Increase 25,219 G O ••• ••• ••• Wee Increase Securities ... • ... ... ... 10,194,254 Other .• •.• ... ... 20,844,217 U Increase 463,822 Notes nemployed ••• *.• ::: ::: 4,950,325 I ncreasse ... 111075 .• ••• •• •• leThe second series • of colonial • • wool sales for , the ar Comme nced yesterday. 'Th e attendance of ole 'lo an d foreign b uyers was good, but the bid gs were languid, and compared with the previ ous auctions, the rates realised were fully Id. to 2d. per lb. lower for most descriptions. s The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been on a VertVey limited scale. Sugar, however, has generally ained former values. Tea has been dull, while in Coffee, rice, and tallow there has been little change of importance. The gold taken to the bullion department of the Ban k of England yesterday afternoon amounted to £57,000. Two o'CLocit At the Pa r i s B ourse this morning, according . to Iteutor's telegram, the Three per Cent Rentes were quoted 62f. 60c. Very agitated. No information has been received at the Bank respecting additional powers to be given to the a uthorities for the further issue of notes. A very he avy pressure has been experienced at the Bank for discount accommodation, but out of doors the brokers will not work at any price. The Stock Markets have shown considerable activity, and prices have fluctuated very materially. Consols have improved to 851 for money, and 844 ex div., for the account. The Reduced Annuities queB34 and th e N ew Th rees, 824 82i ; Exche r Bills for March, Bs. dis. ; India 5 per Cents, ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101; and -unods, 15s. prem. The fortnightly settlement has commenced in the m a rei gt and Sh are d epartments, and prices have, in 9''alaY instanc es , b een nearly nominal. Greek are iA 11 Spanish P ass i ve, 21 ; the Certifi ca t es, : ; It alian, 36 38 ; T ur ki s h 5 per Cents., 274 G 1 ; and M ex i can, 15 i; United States 5-20 Bonds, " 65 ; Erie, 43 45 Illinois, 72 74. v 1 11 the R a i lway Share Market business has been in values. inactiv e, and a further decline has taken place val ues. Great Northern A Stock has declined ; Metropolitan, £4 ; London, Chatham, and Dover and North Western, each £1 ss. Lan 4 1. ,'( 1 Yorkshire .E cashire 1 ; Midland, ; 155.; Gr ea t W estern, ; , and Gre a t E astern, ss. 12resThe Foreig n and Colonial lines are also de- B ed• G reat Luxembourg have receded 10s., 'lid Great Indian Peninsula, £l. B ank and Miscellaneous Shares aro very dull, an aat almost nominal prices. Bank of London hiv e declined to 10 15, London and County to 64, _Alliance to 13 15, Union of London to 48. Credit Imperial and Alobilier of England are marked 4 dis. ; leolniiplietriaeloA.l,cr3cantile Credit, 44 dis. ; National Dis prem. ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., after being at 15 dis., are now quoted 12i 11 dis. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 B4-- 4 3 per Cent. Reduced B3-} 3 i i New 3 per Cent B3 i 2i 31 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Ceut. Jan. 1873 — Innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — dis Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. [radian Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 2 Do Account — Do. Scrip, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — _ _ _ Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent OB Do Scrip, £25 paid Do. 4-1- per Cent Do. 6 per Cent Jolombian 6 per Cent. 2uba, 6 per Cent. 'cgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue B3 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £5O paid .reek 5 per Cents.. 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ivatemala 5 per Cent. talian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account Do. Maremmana Railway — tlexican 8 per Cent Do. Account Dn 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — ilontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Itoorish Imperial 5 per Cent \Tow Granada — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 ... Do. Acc oun t Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4 per Cent. 1850 D 3 4 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pei Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 82 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Accotint ipanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account 2l vanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4l iwedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 T iirkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds -- Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 57 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch W} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do I par Cent. Certificates French Rentes S per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. ()consols for money Do., Account 9th inst. WHo's Youn DOCTOR ?-1110R1SON'S PILLS. THE CHOLERA IN LIVERPOOL. —The crew of the Helvetia have memorialised the Mayor for leave to come on shore, and have declared than they will not re main longer on board. They asked also that the Jessie Munn should be removed from alongside. The Mayor is doing what he can to obtain warehouses and other places in which to find acoommodation for the emigrants. Dr. Trench had also expressed his intention to allow the pas sengers to land. The workhouse committee yesterday considered what accommodation they could find in the workhouse ; and it appeared that in six wards of the Fever Hospital accommodation could be found for 150 patients, and in the old cholera sheds (built in 1859) for some 200 more ; which it was deemed would be amply sufficient for •any but a very extraordinary emergency. Yesterday it was stated that cholera had appeared among the British subjects on board the War Cloud. There is nothing fur ther from the Jessie Munn or from the depot at Birken head. -- HAZARDOUS BANKING.—The statistics of Barned's Banking Company (Limited) are so startling that they have actually " shocked" the Master of the Rolls, an official who may be supposed to be pretty familiar with folly and fraud in their wildest phases. It appears that about a year ago certain parties trading as bankers at Liver pool, under the name of Barned and Co., took it into their heads that it would be to their advantage to sell their interest in their business for £160,000; and as Messrs. Barned and Co. knew exactly what their business was then worth, it is probable they did not make a very bad bargain. Certain other parties, who were minded " to promote" a banking company (limited), agreed to pay the above-named sum for the business, and easily found people to bask them in the transaction. It is possible that both vendors and promoters may have made a good thing out of the sale of Barned's Bank ; it is quite clear that the un lucky shareholders have made a desperate bad thing of it. So recklessly did the managers of the company plunge into the deepest and most turbiJ waters of speculation that within eleven months from the date on which £160,000 was paid for the banking business it failed for £3,500,000. The managers and shareholders of the bank now wish to be allowed to wind up the concern privately, but the Bank of England is a creditor for £300,000, and will not hear of that, so that the Master of the Rolls has directed it to be wound up compulsorily, in order that the folly and fraud by which such an enormous financial disaster has been so speedily brought about may stand on record, a warning to future fools who are over-anxious to part with their money for the benefit of "promoters " of limited liability companies. —Pall- Gazette. The NATIONAL GALLERY. - -According to the returns just laid upon the table of the House of Commons, the following acquisitions have been made by the National Gallery since 1860. First of all, there are 22 pictures presented by the Queen from the Gottingen- Wallenstein Collection, which we noticed at the time; then ihere are 13 bequeathed, one of which is marked not exhibited ; and seven from various donors. The important pictures are those which have been added by purchase, at a eost of £47,907 7s. 2d., and are 50 in number. The "Raphael," Madona, infant Christ, and St. John, known as the " Aldobrandini Madonna," was purchased of Lord Garvagh for £9,000. The "Fra Angelico," Christ sur rounded by Angels, Patriarchs, &c. (£3,500). A Ma donna and Child enthroned and surrounded by Saints, by Carlo Crivelli (X,182 lls. 5d.); and three others by the same artist. "The Trinity," by Pesellina (x 2,100, if indeed, it is rightly assigned, for Vasari supposes it to have been the work of his grandfather, who was one of the Giottesehi ; and a "Fra Filippo Lippi," which is attributed by some Baldoviuetti. Of the Quattrocentisti we have two pictures of Gfrolamo dai Libri (Jerome Veronese) and Francesco Morone, purchased for £l,BlO at Verona. A picture, ascribed to Previtali, a monk adoring the infant Christ. "Of the school of Raphael, the Madonna and Child enthroned, by Benvenuto Garofalo," says the Post, "is a work of no high merit, and scarcely worth the sum paid for it, £763. Of the imitators of Corregio an altar-piece by Lanini has been added. He is an artist whose drawing is not much com mended by the critics, and his best works were frescoes. It might have been necessary to purchase this, as we find the sum of £2,775 was given for the 'Lanini' and a 'Hobbema' to Mr. G. IL Phillips. Among great names in the list are Rembrandt (1), Vandyck (1), Hobbema (1), Andrea del Sarto (1), Ruysdael (1), Velasquez (1), and one ascribed to Velasquez. The undoubted Velasquez,' a head of Philip IV. of Spain, cost, with the Ruysdael,' a land scape with ruins, £1,200. Of English artists there are a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds of Captain Orme, two portraits by Gainsborough—viz., Mrs. Siddons, and Dr. Ralph Schomberg (£l,OOO each). The Cattle Picture,' by James Ward, and a View of Mousehold Heath,' by John Qrome, both admirable, and, probably, as Mr. Wornum thinks, their masterpieces. Copley's 'Death of Major Pierson ;' another' Gainborough,' a Study of a Head ; an ' Experiment with the Air Pump,' by Wright, of Derby ; and a Portrait of Sir David Brewster,' by Sir John Watson Gordon. These nine pictures represent British art, foreign art being shown by seventy-six pic tures. We say nothing of the seven English specimens among the thirteen bequeathed pictures ; it will be kindest to mention them as possessed of very various degrees of merit."—The Reader. BltlTl 14 ME. cam. Consul. cold, lim. Chiverton GniTord amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. Drakewalls . 6 7 8 10 520 510 East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon Eas tarn Brea mast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Love.l E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StA übyn(G - Neu. Gr. at L xcy, limited Great South Tolg - us Great Wheal tsusy G. Wheal Vor llelst G renvibe lierod's Foot •••• Hingston Liowns Margaret ,Uny Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lirn Ne-v Se Lon North Itoskear '.Wh'l Bassett (Illof_Tan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr vidence Buy lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Iran. (Illogan stray Park • Tin 'croft Vigra and CI gan, West i , assett (Mogan .. W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi rerton West. Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruthl Wheal Mary Ann (Men W heal Setou T eiawney (1,18 2.1.0 29 2.14.6 31 2.4.0 8.3. t, 3.9.0 10.8, 18 19 6} 7. 3 3} 3i 4 8 9 3 31 5 21 62 I 1. 1 It 18 20 va 3 38 40 4* 5 4 6 31 1 - 1 24 1: d 35 40 13 15 I f 32 34 375 100 z 5 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 1 z 7 8 67& 726 130 140 SO 85 20 22 3 5 20) 2 0 i 3 15 PREFEtti+INCE 811AttEs AND sTuta.b. London and S.-Western 48 per cent., 911 011-14:1014 ttAILWAYS. great Luxembourg, 113 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 118 Fi MERIN 611/4 !cottish AuFtrallan, lim., u r rn A .. N 2 K 4 82 , Agra and Masterman • Mom., 14 13 15 Bank of London, 10 15 City, 16 onsolidated Bank, Um., 7 London and County, 66 7 4 M idland Bank, 17} Union of London. 48 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 9i Cowmercial union, I n surance, 5 Credit r oncler and Hobilier of England, 1 oi Gen. Credit and rillBllX ol LJudon, iim.. Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., urn,. 10 116 - 41 International Financial :,ociety, lim., 2 a London Financial Association. lim , 8} 8 National Discount lompany, n 7 8 Overend, gurney, and Co., lim., 15 11i 14 In 11 di, The Tribunal of Correctional Police tried, the day before yesterday, M. Bonheur, money-changer, of the Chaussee-d'Antin, charged with having passed a number of forged Russian bank-notes, knowing that they were counterfeit. The evidence showed that on the 4th of September last Mme. Bonheur .pur chased 50 Russian 25-rouble bank -notes (each worth 80f.), and that 46 of them proved to be forged. The defendant immediately after offered these notes to two bankers, both of whom refused to take them unless with a guarantee of their being genuine, which he declined to give. He then endeavoured, by the agency of several relatives and friends, to get them changed iu small lots and succeeded; but the notes hav ing been remitted to St. Petersburg, were sent back as forged, and the defendant had to refund the sums received for them. A complaint, however, having been lodged with the police, an inquiry was insti tuted, and it was clearly established that he bad passed twenty-seven of them, ropresenting 2,160 fr., after it was no longer possible for him to have any real doubt of their real character. The Tribunal, considering the proof of this fact conclu sive, decided that the defendant was amenable to Acts 135 and 135 of the Penal Code, which impose on any person passing forged foreign notes under such circumstances a penalty of three times their nominal value, and it accordingly fined him 6,480 f., and condemned him to pay all the costs of the pro secution. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1866. FOSS 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 5 100 all 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 MEN iT SECUR 92 94 90 P 3 90 93 7. 80 76 79 102 IG4 IG2 104 162 104 102 104 86 8) 11,2 104 115 17 103 105 107 109 104 108 104 108 99 101 90 93 90 95 876 RB6 91 96 72 73 1001 1001 1 ,ITIES. RACING FIXTI Bath 8 York Spring .. 10 Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton Redditch 2l Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton Kanturk 7 Newark Hawick Odiham Bibury l3 JU. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield Reading Hundleby Nottingham Stamford l9 AUG Jersey 1 7 1 Brighton Brighton Club L ewes lO I Egham l4 1 Wolverhampton l4 I Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCT( Northampton 2 Bedford Lothians' Racing Club 3 Bromley 4 NOVE. Lincoln 1 Liverpool SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEE TIN G-T ItURSDA.Y, The CRAVEN STARES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; penalties and allowances. Ono mile. 9 subs. Mr. Haigh's Cranruore, by Fandango—Cousin Bet, 3 yrs. 7st (Dunbar) 1 Mr. Fobert's Wiseman, 8 yrs, 7st 31b (inc 3lb ex.) (A. Bates) 2 Lord Zetland's Pedant (late Alumnus), 3 yrs, 7st (Kenyon) 3 Mr. H. Robin son ' s H anover, 3 yrs, 7st (R. Challoner) 0 Betting -5 to 4on Pedant, 4to 1 agst Hanover, sto 1 agst Wiseman. Won in a canter by ten lengths. The ZETLAND STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; winners extra ; beaten horses allowed 21b. T.Y.C., 5 fur. 44 yards. 22 subs. Mr. Masterman's Honestish (br to Honesty), by Young Dutchman —All's Well, Bst 81b (Dixon) 1 Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s Manuella, Bst 131 b (in. 71b extra) (Carroll) 2 Mr. Mackenzie's Thermometer, Bst (in. 41b ex.) (Morris) 3 Mr. R. Chilton's Gulnare, Bst 61b (car. Bst 71b) (Osborne) 4 Betting —55 to 20 on Manuella, 5 to 1 each agst Honestish and Thermometer. The STAND PLATE of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages ; selling and other allowances. T.Y.C. 6 subs. Mr. Mackenzie's b f Gentian, by Warlock—Jennala, 2 yrs (£4O), (sst 111 b) Lord Westmorland's b f by Hospodar —Lady Betty, 2 yrs, (.£4O), sst 111 b (Kenyon) 2 Mr. Fobert's Va gran t , 3 yrs, (.£6O), Bst 21b...(Challoner) 3 Mr. Masterman' s Th e Nun, 2 yrs, (£4O), sst 111 b (Kelly) 4 Mr. Haigh's 3, lonymusk, 2 yrs, (£4O), sst 111 b (Canning) 5 Betting -7 to 4 agst The Lady Betty filly, 5 to 2 agst Gentian, 4 to 1 agst Vagrant. The GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP of 200 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, 5 only if declared ; winners extra. Two miles, over the Old Courso. 52 subs, 14 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Capt. Gray's Windham, by Windhound—Fright, 5 yrs, Bst 3lb (T. Challoner) 1 Mr. W. Hudson's Cathedr a l, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Osborne) 2 Mr. Singleton's Fi tzroy, 4 yrs, 6st . Mr. G. Carr's D o l an. 3 yrs, sst 71b Mr. C. Peck, jun.' s R egalia, 4 yrs, Bst Marquis of Hasti ngs ' s R edcap, 5 yrs, Bst (in—c.((7C(KlCrbeaanedryxr°:)elknl))) 0 4 (Cannon) 0 Mr. R. Osborne's Miss Haworth, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (in. 51b ex) (R. Challoner) 0 Lord Zetland's El Cid, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Kelly) 0 Mr. W. Hudson's Duty Free, 3 yrs, sst 71b ...(Canning) 0 Mr. Pryor's Friday, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Loates) 0 Betting-5 to T'agst Regalia, sto 1 agst Cathedral, 6to 1 agst Redcap, 100 to 8 agst Windham, 7 to 1 agst Friday, 12 to 1 agst Dolan, 100 to 8 agst Fitzroy, 20 to 1 agst El Cid. Won in a canter by two lengths. The YORKSHIRE HUNT PLATE of 50 sovs, for hunters ; weight for age ; certain penalties and allowances. Two miles. Mr. G. Ringrosa's Lady Sykes (h b), by Colsterdale— Sister to the Lawyer's dam, 4 yrs, list 71b Mr. F. A. Milbank's C omus (Mr. C. Bo y nton ) 1 , 6 yrs, 13st 31b (Mr. R. T. I'Anson) 2 Mr. G. S. Thompson's Bandana, 5 yrs, list 9lb (Owner) 3 Mr. R. Barker's Fullsail (h b), 5 yrs, list 91b( Mr. Skeane) 0 Sir G. Chohnley's Highflyer (h b), 6 yrs, 12st Sir G. Cholmley's My Friend (h b) (Mr. T. Spence) 0 , 5 yrs, 11st 91b (Mr. Lei g ht on ) 0 Sir G. Cholmley's Tigress (h b), 6 yrs, 12st (Capt. Inge) 0 Mr. H. Lambert's Mischief (h b), 5 yrs, 12st 21b (Mr. Ellerington) 0 Mr. V. Surtees's Cragsman(b b), aged 12st Mr. Edwards) 0 j Mr. Darley's Maid of Kent (h b , a ge d 12 st (Mr. . Wombwell) 0 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Lady Sykes and Comus, 6to 1 agst Cragaman, 100 to 12 agst Highflyer. Won by a neck. THE KNAVESMIRE PLATE of 100 sovs, for 2 and 3-year olds; certain penalties and allowances. Half-a-mile. Mr. Jackson's Narino, by Rataplan— Olga, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (Cameron' Mr. R. Kirby's Treasure Trove, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Carroll Major Stapylton's Lady Eston, 2 yrs, 6st 81b (M. Noble' Mr. Saxon's Lord Craven, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Clement' Mr. Dawson's Belmont, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Dawson' Mi. Giubilei's Flora, 3 yrs, Bst 21b Hopkins; Mr. Herbert's Wentworth, 3 yrs, Bst 12113 (T. Challoner', Mr. Johnstone's lona, 2 yrs, Est 81b ( Hudson : Mr. Mackenzie's Outcast (late Major) 3 yrs, Bst 51b Mr. Pryor's Qui Vive, 3 yrs, 9st 51b (Morris) 0 0 Mr. 11. Robinson's Hanover, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (J. Snowden) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Qui Vive, 9to 4 agst Narino, 3to 1 agst Treasure Trove. Won by two lengths. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS May 3, after 6 p.m, Hasketon Maid, out of Harpenden Handicap. May 4, at 9 a.m., all Lord Portsmouth's horses, except Robin Hood and Whalebone, out of Bath engagements. May 4, at 3.15 p.m., Durham, out of Handicap plate, Harpenden. May 4, at 5.40 p.m., Longboat, out of the Derby. May 5, at 9 a.m., Success, out of all engagements at Manchester. May 5, at 9 a.m., Welbeck, out of all engagements at Newton. May 7, at 9 a.m., Tennyson, out of all engts. in 1866. May 7, at 9 a.m., Salpinctes, out of engagements at York and Bath. May 7, at 9 a.m., Oracle and Dean Swift, out of engage ments at Manchester. May 7, at 5.45 p.m., all Mr. Handley's horses, out of Bath engagements. May 8, at 9 a.m., all Mr. Robinson's horses and King maker, out of their Bath engagements. May 8, at 9 a.m., Young Lord, out of Weston Stakes at Bath. May 8, at 9 a.m., East Lancashire, out of Beaufort Cup at Bath. May 8, at 11.31 a.m., Dubiety, out of Great Northern Handicap at York. May 8, at 11. p.m., all Mr. W. G. Bennett's horses, ou of York Spring engagements. May 9, at 9 a.m., Moulsey, out of Great Northern Han dicap, York. May 9, at 9 am., Visionary, out of Woodcoto Stakes, Epsom. May 9, at 4.20 p.m., All Lord Stamford's horses, out of Manchester and York Spring engagements. NOMENCLATURE. Mr. J. Gilby's foals of 1866. B f by Van Galen, out of Village Maid Dairymaid Br f by Van Galen, out of Eliza, by Hetman Platoff Firefly D. of Newcastle's foals of 1866. C by Ivan, out of Constance Trauma itch 1.: by Ivan, out of Schism Vladimir C by St. Albans, out of Contadina The Martyr F by Mentmore, out of Twitter Jew's flap F by Simple Simon, out of Merry Bird Cocotte F by Rataplan, eut of Hawthorn Blossom ...Floyabella F by Ivan, out of Diana Queen of the Chase Ld Vivian's Yearlings. C by Newminster, out of Lady Langton Redivivus Fby Y. Melbourne, out of Orange Blossom Matrimony F by Newminster, out of Annie Laurie Free Kirk F by Voltigeur, oat of Pauline Bouquetiere Filly foal by Brother to Bird on the Wing, out of Laura Middleton Swoop CDLOURS OF RIDERS. Duke of Newcastle (altered to) Violet and white hoops, violet cap. Mr C. Norton Violet. The following name has been registered :—Mr C. Norton. FORFEIT LIST. Foncier's forfeits have been paid. 'RES FOR 1866. Cornwall 22 Manchester Nye Southwell 24 Ascot Summer 29 Beverley l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Summer Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Worcester L Y. Kim tsford Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Spilsby Cambridge 24 Southampton 25 Chesterfield Huntingdon Goodwood UST. York Au gust 2l 1 Dover ... . ........ 1 23 I Pl ymouth West Drayton I Lichfield T unbridge Yarmouth Derby S umtuer 29 Weymouth ' , MBER. I Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2O . . Monmouth Manche s t er Autumn.... 21 1 Wordsley ............. .. Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall )BER. Newmarket 2d October 8 Harrow .Houghton l6 Newmarket Worcester ............... :MBE R. IShrewsbury _. Leamington Hunt ____ IRISH RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Curragh 1,2, 3 Athlone 15 Baldoyle Spring B, 9 ..................... SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ittarei Railways. ist - 5I and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and Bandon Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & b.Junc J ..London, wcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 1 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock 89 91 125 .27 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 20 15 d 111 113 37i 38) 6 7 120 122 1 ,3f 131 Do. N ew, to. at 25 pm. Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western Do• tf. , Val. Rail guad • . 63i 54 Do. South Wales Do. W Do. Newpo, t Hereford 57 69 33 40 34 3.1 Lancashire & Yorkshire L,ndon and Blackwallii Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & N orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Nletropolitan.... Do. New 118 120 Do Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and Johu'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, tiirmin . & Derb) %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth. l & Dun Nth. Eastern — Berwick Do. G.N'E purohum Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1804 Do. to. 1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mia. st Jck Shropshire Union south Devon -outh E stern . moraines, Wok., (S; Wok Paff Vale Do. C Vale o* Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whlteha West Cornwill ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 118 17j pailiClosing 1 Business Price. I done. 5!2 3 2A 3j 115 14 151 ilb, 19 • BRITISH Atlantic Az gt. Lawrence Boin.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 5 t Do. rpseliacenres Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lirn at c Town & Dock, gu i)emerant, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben al, gu., 5 do East L diatt gu. 5 Do. J EXtenston rand Trunk of Canad% Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist 'ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. tionds , Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do treat VV , a. of Canad 4.. D New. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 18731 o. 5; do. pay. 1877-B—i Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... Do. 41 do Do. 41aq Do. Filth Extension Nlelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. it 1. C'da, 6pc Ist pf. bs_ Scinde '' Do. Delhi Do. do 4 Do. Punjaub 1 Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia, 6 per Cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-'4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D ~ 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 00.Ap1.& Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1680-99 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 I Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana .5 (Jct., 1900... Ceylon, Nov. 1865, 6 p., Do. 1878, do Mauritius,p. c, 1873, an. and July Do. 1-78 • )o. 1882, May )5; Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm Aat al .ov. 0 per cent N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja..t.1 uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 rm., 186 , Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 10 187‘,j Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 181/ New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent—. N ova So tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 18n8-1 , Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,tiov. 6 p.o. Ja cJuly Do. do, t. pril & Oct 93 95 24 26 1161 It7} 91 03; 59 60 121 125 2 201 ft , 92 25 122 122 j lt 2 92 04 67 68 6 27 109 IOH 71 72 109 110 12 3 6 5 1 11 0 ° 1 12 1 22 4; 11 : 74 76 108 112 149 51 6d 68 48 60 73 74 8 9 140 143 1 3 100 iO3 52 54 ;ESSIONS, 64 53 103 104 i IP 4i 5 8 9 76 80 96 98 62 67 100 102 101 102 1031 104 ''l 23 85 87 63 66 55 6i 55 57 50 55 41 41 40 41 25 27 25 27 1 1096 1 v 6 16 2I: 14 2 p 99 101 91 93 151 i 6 5 40 9* 96 83 5 - I} o}i 100 nil 91 03 86 88 81 83 8 9! 99 100 98 99 6 to 97 99 98 100 98 100 105 107 102 103 JUNE. Mulliogar JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Cuxragla 4, 1•61 6 DYCPERIAL PARLIAMENT • - - HOUSE OF COMMONS -LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. Capper took the oath and his seat for Sandwich Mr. Edwards and Mr. Eykyn for Windsor; and Sir S. Northcote for Devon. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a new writ was ordered to issue for the county of Kildare, in the room of Lord Fitzgerald, who has accepted the. office of Vice- Chamberlain in her Majesty's Household. _ . _ WAR DEPARTMENT: In reply to Mr. O'REILLY, The Marquis of HARTINGTON said it was quite true that a department to codify and revise warrants and re gulations was issued by the War-office, aLd Mr.Lockyer and other gentlemen had been applied to to discharge the fresh duties at an expense of £350 a-year. The duties were not part of those lately discharged by Mr. Marshall. Ile could not state the precise economy to be gained by the arrangement, but the saving went iuto the general fund. He should, if it was thought desirable, be able to give a more detailed statement on going into committee of supply. RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND.) • Lord J. BROWNE asked the Chief Secretary of Ire land whether he was able to state the estimated cost of the revaluation of rateable property in Ireland, which it was proposed by the Rateable Property Bill to carry out every 14 years ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the sum amounted to £46,000. CHARITABLE LOTTERIES. Mr. WHALLEY, with reference to a lottery publicly advertised to be drawn for on Saturday, the 12th inst., at Edinburgh for the benefit of St. Vincent Roman Catholic School, asked the Lord Advocate whether his attention had been drawn thereto as being a violation of the laW respecting lotteries; and what, if any, steps had been or would be taken by him to give effect to the law in that behalf ? The LORD ADVOCATE said the lottery in question was one within the power of a public informer to prose cute, and although the public prosecutor could undoubtedly take action in the matter, yet it was not thought proper to take proceedings where those lotteries were devoted to charitable purposes, and not for private gain. The lot teries took place in aid of the charities of all denomina tions, yet in all the cases that had been brought under his attention theßoman Catholics were the onlypai ties against which it was asked to proceed. He did not see why such a distinction should be made. (Hear, hear.) LOANS (IRELAND). Sir F. HEYGATE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to adopt the recom mendation in the report of the committee on. Irish taxation (1865), to the effect that " the advances for land improve ment, &c., should not be limited to the sum of £B,OOO upon any one estate ; that the repayment of loans should be ex tended over a longer period than 22 years ; and - that it should not be compulsory, when a loan is granted for a farm building, upon the proprietor to provide a house at a cost of £200." Mr. C. FORTESCITE said the Government had adopted the first recommendation of the committee, and for the future there would be no limit to the Lord of the Treasury in respect to the repayment of loans. It was proposed to extend the time to 35 years, and for the future loans would be granted for the erection of farm houses as well as farm buildings. LAND TENURE (IRELAND). Mr. CORRY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Tenure and Improvement of Land (Ireland) Bill before Whitsuntide ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said if it was possible he should like to proceed with it before Whitsuntide. COUNTY PRISONS (IRELAND). Sir R. PEEL asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Inspectors General of Prisons had made any representation to the Irish Government with a view to the consolidation and amendment of the laws relating to county prisons in Ireland; and, if so, whether the Go vernment proposed to legislate on the subject ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said such a recommendation had been made, and a bill had been prepared on the subject. He did not think it would be possible to pass the measure this session, but it would- be introduced and read a first time, so that it could be fully considered by the grand juries before the next session of Parliament. THE SUPPLY OF COAL. Sir R. PEEL asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it would not be desirable to instruct the Director -General of the institution charged with con ducting the geological survey of Great Britain and Ireland, by which mineral statistics are annually collected and published, to collect evidence bearing on the carboniferous system o the United Kingdom, the extent of the coal fields, tho thickness and quality, produce, and consumption of all beds of coal, and to report thereon ; and, if so, whether the Government would issue tho necessary instructions ac cordingly ? Sir G. GREY said the Government had anticipated the right hon. baronet, and on the 26th of April last he had addressed a letter to Sir R. Murchison, President of the Geological Society, asking whether that society could for ward the required information. A favourable reply had been returned, but he could not state the nature of that communication as the matter was still pending. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. _ Mr. READ asked the Secretary of State foe the Homo Department if it was the intention of her Majesty's Go vernment to allow the sale of cattle at markets, fairs, and auctions in Great Britain after the Ist day of June. Sir G. GREY said that three weeks had yet to elapse before the order expired ; and therefore the Privy Council had not yet determined upon the steps to be taken. He thought it extremely improbable that at the expiration of that order unrestricted sales would be allowed to take place. What was to be done he could not say at that moment. BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT MIL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second read- ing of this bill. In doing so the hon. and learned gentle man referred to the present state of the law, and said that it was in such a complicated and uncertain state that an amend ment was urgently required. The bill ho had now the honour of submitting to the house proposed to abolish altogether imprisonment for debt, but it was not proposed to take away the power given to county court judges whore, to their satisfaction, there was ability to pay, and wilful non-payment. The bill would further prevent a debtor from wilfully making himself a bankrupt; and that no bankrupt should obtain his discharge for six years without he has paid a dividend of 6s. 8d in the pound, thus giving the creditors power over the bankrupt's estate for that period. Mr. ALOITAT T proposed, by way of amendment, that the bill be referred to a select committee. He pointed out the peculiarity and advantages attaching to the Scotch system of sequestration. Ho complained of the bill, be cause it retained so large an array of officials, while pro fessing to reduce their number; and stated that it embodied so small an alteration in the existing law that it could never command the confidence of the commercial community. In his opinion the only proper law of bankruptcy was one which should induce the unfortunate debtor to declare the fact of his insolvency to his creditors on the moment of its discovery, and thus tend towards the preservation of the estate. Mr. BARNETT gave his warm support to the measure. Mr. AYRTON ridiculed the idea of sending the bill to a select committtee. If the house was really in earnest about the principle of the measure, let them proceed to the discussion of the clauses, and pass some measure on the subject as soon as possible. Mr. FRES lIFIELD criticised the imperfect manner in which the bill was drawn, and suggested the establish ment of some other tribunal than a committee of the house to consider measures of this class before they went for a third reading. In the absence of such a body it would be better to send it to a committee. Mr. BAZLEY considered that there was nothing in the bill which could not be dealt with in committee of the whole house. A morning sitting might well be devoted to the subject. Mr. CRAWFORD supported the bill, which he con sidered would carry out the provisions of the report of the select committee, and be eminently satisfactory to the mer cantile classes. Mr. Alderman LUSK, as a commercial man, thanked the Government for bringing in the bill, which he regarded as a great improvement on the e xisting law. - The discussion was briefly continued by Mr. COWAN and Mr. SAMUELSON. Mr. LOCKE hoped the house would put confidence in the Attorney-General, who he thought was far more cap able of dealing with the subject than a committee. Mr. MOFFATT withdrew his opposition. The bill was then read a second time. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply in a house varying from six to ten members, Mr. SMOLLETT drew attention to the present condi tion of land tenure in the Presidencies of Madras and Bom bay in reference to the supply of raw cotton. He drew a most disheartening picture of the state of the peasantry in these districts, upon whom the rearing of this staple of commerce so largely depended. Owing to the pressure of the land tax they were kept in the position of serfs and paupers, unable to raise the most trifling capital, and with neither energy nor inducement to apply themselves to the cultivation of the soil. He suggested a system of village rents instead of allotting farms piecemeal to individuals. This system he had himself tried with extraordinary suc cess, and he advocated it, as it would lead to a permanent settlement, based on the principlo of the Cornwallis settle ment in Lower Bengal in 1792. Ho concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the matter was deserving immediate attention. _ _ Mr. S TANSFELD said that in 1862 a plan had been laid down with a view to a permanent settlement of the land tenure in these parts of India, and the result of it was that they had a class of peasantry with whose industry no other system could compete, for they had a personal inte rest in it, were daily gaining in wealth, and would soon be is a Dot* pooiti94 than the rest of tha peanutry, who really were serfs under the system which his friend advo cated. The plan now in operation avoided the admitted defects of the Cornwallis system, which sacrificed the in terests of the Government and of the peasantry to those of a few proPrietors. By uniting English capital with the industry, self-interest, and energy of the native cultivators, they had established a system which in future would pro duce untold benefits to the millions of the people of rndia. The motion was withdrawn, and the house went into committee on the Civil Service Estimates. A large number of votes, including the remaining item§ ill Class 3, " Law and Justice," were agreed to. Class 4, "EducatiOn, Science, and Art," was, at the instance of Mr. Bentinck, postponed until a future day ; but the whole of the votes in Class 5, " Colonial, Consulate, and other Fo reign Services," amounting in the aggregate to f,508,408, were agreed to, and progress having been reported, the house resumed. The Fishery Piers and Harbours (Ireland) Bill passed a second reading. The remaining orders of the day were disposed of, an d the house adjourned. ELECTION COMMITTEES—This Day. GALWAY. The committee resumed their inquiry in reference to the petition against the return of Sir Rowland Blennerhasset. Mr. Stubbin said that his counsel had decided on not calling evidence in support of his case, but that he did not approve of that course. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said that, in conse quence of the course pursued on the other side, it became his duty to sum up the evidence on the part of his clients. H e contended that if Sir Rowland Blennerhassett were conscious of purity in his electioneering proceedings, he would not have de clined pursuing the course adopted by gentlemen whose seats had been disputed, and placing himself in the witness box. It was a very curious fact that when Sir Rowland Blennerhasset appeared in the' borough as a candidate the " impecuniosity" of the voters disappeared. (Laughter.) The learned counsel then ref errred to the evidence of Duggan and the other witnesses called. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., replied.. [LEFT SITTING.] MITITARY CONFERENCE OF GERMAN SOVEREIGNS. DARMSTADT, Mar 10. The reigning Sovereigns of Wirtemberg, Hesse Darmstadt, Nassau, and Baden, and Plenipoten tiaries from five other German States, including Bavaria, held a conference on the Bth inst. in the village of Muhlacker (Wirtemberg) respecting the concentration of their respective contingents, and the strategic positions to be taken up by them. Bank of England Returns,--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, May 9, 1866. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....£27,294,720 Governmt. Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £27,294,720 £27,294,720 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,237,587 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 5,781,827 Other Deposits 13,515,537 Seven Day and other bills 462,265 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £10,894,254 Other Securities 20,844,217 Notes 4,950,225 Gold and Silver Coin ....... 861,420 £37,550,216 £37,550,216 r . MILER, Chief Cashier. May 10, 1866. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand. via Bouthampton......3fay 20 Ditto, via Marseilles June 14 Brazil and Cape Verdes. by British packet ..... June 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May • . '5. China, Penang, and Singl.pure. via Southampton—May 20. Ditto, via Marseilles Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via bouthampton May 14. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton... May 2 ) Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. •• May 14 Ditto, via uturseines May 23 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 14. Ditto, via Marseilles May 14. Mauritius, via Southampton May 4 Ditto, via Marseilie Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet May 16 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp . ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, Dy Canadian packet, via Londonderry May !1. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....May 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) May 14 Cuba and latXloo THE CASE OF CHARLOTTE WINSOR.—The Secre tary of State for the Home Department has not yet come to any decision in the case of this unhappy woman. On Wednesday a memorial was forwarded to Sir G. Grey, purporting to be from the wretched criminal herself, appeal ing ad misericordiam for a commutation of the sentence, and urging, it is understood, the delays that have taken place have caused far more mental agony than death itself, and also setting forth that where doubt has existed so long the clemency of the Crown might well be extended to save her miserable life for repentance. Up to a late hour last night no conclusion had been arrived at, but as the final de termination can only be a question of almost moneents now, the decision of Sir George Grey may be almost hourly ex pected. The rumour that was set afloat on Monday as to, an appeal to the House of Lords has quite subsided, and indeed, if the power of such appeal existed, which is very questionable, it is not at all likely that it would be at tempted in the face of the unanimous decision of the entire bench of common law judges. The agent of the sheriff of the county of Devon was at the Home-office several times yesterday, to learn, if possible, the result of the memorial ; but in the event of the Home Secretary declining to inter fere the sentence will be carried into effect at Exeter at eight o'clock on Monday morning next, that being the day to which theprisoner was respited to await the issue of the appeal to the Court of Error. - EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—Mr. J. Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry yesterday morning touching the death of a woman whose name is unknown. Inspector W. H. Maskell, G division, said that the deceased had fastened a piece of string round her neck. She had evidently held with her left hand the end of the twine against the left side of her neck, while with her right hand she had wound the twine 18 times round her neck. Every time that she twisted the string round her throat she had pulled it tight. When found the remains of the ball of twine were in her right hand. On the ground near her lay a black velvet bonnet, which she had evidently taken off in order that it might not be in the way. Several persons who had missed female rela tions in London had called to view the deceased, but they could not identify her. The deceased was about 35 years of age. Mr. George Yarrow, AI.R.C.S., said that he found on the body of the deceased marks of violence. There was a wound on the left thigh, caused apparently by a kick, which tore the flesh. There were bruises on the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the elbow. There were other bruises on the chest. Her left eye had been black ened by a blow. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased woman unknown was found dead, and that the cause of her death was strangulation ; but how or under what circumstance s s h e b ecame s t rang l e d th ere i s no evi dence to show." trialsrlltE of broken PÜBLIC pointersa tiOdF par tridges and grouse commenced on Tues k d e a n y, place. a The large attendance s S et P t O ei n •s T in NG the D fieldnGds was T rhe Do an.—The till the whole of the trials had s t a a locale was near Stafford, and there was present each day. cf sporting noblemen awarded prizes as Viscount Combennere, the judge, the estate of the Earl follows : —Dogs on partridges k and gentlemen has first prize, and Lord entrance: Mr. Brailsforcl's o e u o s to f , or 16 pointers, at 3 gs. of Shrewsbury—Lichfield Stakes Shrewsbury Stakes for 16 Lichfield's Magic, second.. Mr. Armstrong's Duke, first A setter Or prize, and Mr. setters, at 3 G g ri s. rn e s a h c a h w . 's Poll, second. Anson Stakes for 8 puppies, at 2 gs.: Mr. Garth's Carlo, first prize, and Mr Stutter's Major, second. Talbot Stakes, for 8 puppies, at 2 gs. each : Mr. Walsh's Rex, first prize, and Mr. J. Walker's Duchess second. On grouse over the manor of the Marquis of Anglesey—Th e Anglesey Stakes, for 16 pointers, at 3 gs. each : Lord Lichfield's Major, first priz, and Mr. Garland's Bang, second. Beaudesert Stakes, for 16 setters, at 3 gs. each : Mr. Spode's Flash, first prize, and Mr. Darbishire's Bang second. Cannock Lhase Stakes, for 8 pointer puppies, at 2 gs. each : Mr. Stutter's Moll, first prize, and Lord Lichfield's Noble, second. Paget Stakes, for 8 setter puppies, at 2 gs. each : Mr. Walsh'e fiat prize, wasl 4tr, Ihrbiohire'o Pm/ second.. 118 130 28 576 191 2) The Panic in the City. The panic in the City still continues. Lombard.. street is almost impassable from the number of per., sons thronging the thoroughfare, and the run ur . 47, 11 many of the banks in that street, in Abchurch-lau e, and Cornhill to an outward observer seems. - very severe. At some of the banks the aid of the police has been required to prevent the crowds of persons Collected in front of them from blocki.og up the doorways. There was a very general rumour this morning that a deputation from the Bank of England had waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ob tain his sanction to suspension of the Bank Act, order to enable the directors to grant assistance to the banks, but the rumour is without foundation, in fact, so general had it become that amongst the in quiries at the Bank of England into its truth or falsehood was Baron Rothschild. The bank dim e _ tors remained in attendance, and although the rate of discount is now 9 per cent. it would not be a cmraeastteerd before ofsu the thatrprisecilfo.seof th e amountd. .. ay was further in THE MURDER IN CANNON STREET, MANSION-HOUSE.—THIS DAY. COMMITAL OF THE ACCUSED. William, Smith, who stands charged on suspicion of murdering Sarah Millson on the night of the 11 of April on the promises in the occupation .of Messrs. Bevingte,n, No. 2, Cannon-street West, 'was this day again brov.ght before the Lord Mayor. Mr. Wontner, in addressing the Lord Mayor, said he, had no additional evidence to that already given, and GA that he should ask for the committal of the prisoner. There was, however, one circumstance he should men tion to his lordship in justice to the prisoner, and_ th a t related to the evidence given by the costero-monger, William Smallman. It had been thought 'advisable to make certain inquiries relative to this witness, and without troubling his lordship with ...l e d e t a il s of that inquiry he had come to the determination of withdrawing the evidence given by the witness, and therefore he should not ask for his being bound over to apPear at the sessions. man The w e as vi Mr. M.Williams sa id, i n jus t ice to tie prisoher, if Small ndeoutobeooufud over, the woman R o b er t s oug h t a l so to be di sc h arged. tirely omitted, andSniaalilinitha exception, were b ound over The prison er was fully c 0 me n t 0 , 1 no t i h tti : e ve dee rceofvsoit.rde witnesses,e t w n a ni 11 0 n u g l e m r, , withu wan rde s r e hiB - ce at the trial. iiverpool Cotton Market —This Day. There is a panic in the Cotton -market to-,:tay, and it is impossible to give any correct est:nuate of the sales. Everything is depressed. SHIPPING INTELLI GENCE .— This Day. —_— LONDON, May 11.—Wind this day at noon—Nor#;h, Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. Pi:mount, May 9.—Wind S.W.-:—Arrived—Mariner, from Demerara. May 10.—Sailed—Norseman, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. OFF PORTSMOUTH, May 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— John Lidgett, from London for Shanghai; York, from London for Madras. CARDIFF, May 9.—Wind W.—Arrived—Village Maid, 'rom Bilboa. LIVERPOOL, May 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sardis, from New Orleans; Oreflaune, from Bombay; Prince Victor, from Galveston. OFF LOUGH FOYLE, May 11.—Arrived—North America, screw steamer, from New York. SOUTHAMPTON May 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gee long, steamer, from Alexandria ; left Gibraltar on the 4th instant. OFF LIVERPOOL, May 9.—wind N.E.—Arrived—lrene, from Calabar. HULL, May 10.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—lngleborough, for Quebec. CLYDE, May 10. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Aronen, from Trinidad. LBlr ELECTILIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 10.—Chariot of Fame, from Melbourne ; Hudson, from New York; Ann Mitchell, from Porto Rico ; Reward, and Two Friends, from Guernsey; Servannais, from Mauritius; Clio, from Alexandria; Hamilton, from Adelaide ; Thomas Mansell, from Terceira. Arrived, May 11.—Wyven, from Burraene ; Julie, from Nantes ; Clifton Hall, from Trieste ; Enthusiastic, from Antigua; Memel, from Dantsic ; Endragt, from Worcum ; James Russell, from Macao ; Ellen, from Guernsey. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed.—Monsoon, from the Cape of Good Hope, for London ; Ivy Green, from the north, for Carthagena ; Press, from Madras, for \London ; Clarendon, from Bar badoes, from London ;_Fanny Fern, from London, for Corfu. Anchored. -Lizzie, from London, for Cardiff. PERFORATING ANIMALS.—It may be remembered that at the time of the Crimean war much curiosity was excited about certain insects that had eaten their way through sheets of lead. Since then the question of per foraiion has been actively pursued by entomologists, and even the vegetable kingdom has been found to comprise cer tain protophytes capable of scooping out a place for them selves in stones and shells. A communication has, now been sent in by M. P. Fischer to the Acibdemy of Sciences on this curious subject. After enumerating various mollusc; an nelides, chinodermata, spongiaria, ezc„ possessed of that faculty, he says that among the Bryozoaria, a sort of poly.. pifer of the family of the Terebriporides, the existence of perforating cells is a fact which had been scarcely noticed hitherto ; all that was known on the subject being confined to the observation that certain Cellepara, effected a slight erosion on the surface of the shells on which they hap pened to fix themselves ltke cellular crusts. M. Fiecher thinks that as the perforating instrument of thi family has not yet been discovered, the corrosion must for the present be attributed to a chemical action. the genus Terebripora was established by A. .d'Orbigny, in order to classify two Bryozoaria found by him in South America. D'Orbigny showed that this genus differs from all others of its class by its cells sunk into the very sub stance of the shell on which it has expanded. M. Fischer having had occasion to remark the frequency of Terebi pone in the strata of the secondary and tertiary periods, while ho was studying another subject, viz., perforating spongiaria in a fossil state, conceived the idea that the genus Terebripora might after all not be extinct; and it so happened that in September last ho did find, at Arcachon, near Bordeaux, an oyster, the shell of which had been per forated by a colony of this very genus. M. Fischer also announces that he has discovered an individual of the same family, but differing from the others in so far that its cells are situated on alternating axes. To this new species he has given the name of Spothipora. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " The barometer continues to fall on the north of England, and is at 746 mm. at Nairn (Scotland). This decline has extended to the coasts of the Chan nel, reaching 9mm. at Dunkirk and on the North Sea. The mercury continues stationary at Valentia, and is rising slightly at Corunua and Lisbon. On the west coast of Ireland the wind is shifting from S.W. to N. W. Probably in the passage of the gale towards the east the centre has already gone beyond l England. The sky is overcast andainyoveTal The the North of France, Belgium , and Holland. Mediterranean is calm ; but, as was indicated by the last despatch from Madrid a stormy movement The wind is S. and S lt p a l y n .." A t Paris yesterday and strong from the N.E. the sea rough at Alica nt where the sky ' Palma and Barcelona, is overcast. (Gti-2.5 Fahr.) is s co r a a s i ts ny of Spain . the weather was again exceedingly fi ne. At three A man of respectable appearance, about 30 years T aetx h i e sts we o a n th t e h r e the thermometer marked 19.2 Cent. o f age, having a portmanteau which seemed to be well furnished, applied the evening before last at the Hotel du Louvre for a 1 s eeping-roo m , to which he was shown. In the morning about four he rose, and, quietly examining the vicinity, found the key in the door of a bed-room close by, which he entered and possessed himself of portenaonnaie and jewellery to the amount of about 1,500 f., when, in withdrawing, he knocked against a table on which were some glasses, which came down with a crash and awoke the occupant of the chamber. This latter calling out " Who's there ?" and receiving no answer, jumped out of bed and gave chase to the thi e f, w h o had tried to make his e scap e along th e passage ; th e prisoner's cries, however, e front door aroused some of the servants, and t being closed the man was taken into custod y and handed over to the police. 71 false keys, very skilfully In his trunk were found m ade and capabl e o f opening the most com plicated locks • also boxes of He has hitherto f used to re ma tches, candles, &C. _ of himself further than st a ti ng , give any account first, that he was an Englishman, and then a Ger man, ne ither of which languages however he can speak. r.'' lifter ; out nces3 b out ,n ded 111 3111 and a the , v ith f the TinCo e, at- lit t° abou t ti rfaCe tter °f from t oted , aturY , rec iter , ion of TOY wa s 10050 P °l'ilt° bo )Ce - ), . 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