The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

MARKET MONEY AN!' COMMERCIAL MTELLIGENCE, The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair demand, and generally sustain previous rates. London and County have improvedto 75} i ; Mer cantile Exchange, to 6} 7 ; Hudson Bay Company, to 15i 16 ; and Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to 9i ; Financial Insurance Company shares are quoted 1} 2 prem.; and Millwall Free hold Land, par f prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 9lf 1 1 b per Cent. Reduced B9l 8i 9 1 New 3 p er C en t B9l 8f 91 1 9 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3p m Do. 4500 5 Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 240 2 Do Ac coun t IndialAN GOVEILNMENT SECURITIES. n Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 215 7 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian 5 per C en t Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. . Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent, 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 B4 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Dc. 1864 lOO Danubian Principalities Do £B6 paid — -Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l2l Do., Provisional 7 per Cent Land Warrant — Egyptian Do., Se con d I ssue Do £lOO Bonds Do. • 1864 94i 1 1 Do Scrip, £sb paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2ll 1 Guatemala &per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 — It alian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 „. Do Scrip, £421 paid 3l I dig' .80 exican 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid New Imperial' 5 per Cent New Granad 13 1 Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred ,eDo L . and Warrants (Hectares) _I - yuvian 41 per Cent. Do R ? 3 per Cent (Uribarren) 3 7 )0. q Per nt, 1862 Account Portuguese 3Do a ccount Per Cent., 1853 831 . DDo 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, o Account 4Bl Russian 5 pe r C ent., 1822, 4 S t., Do Do 41 per C ent., 1850 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859..., — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 911 1 Do . 1864 ...... . ... Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account 4B/ Do New Deferred Do Account 4 ll Do p------ -'0 Passive 3ll Do Account 32 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l7} Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4f per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 91f DDo 6 per Cent. 1858 ............. . o Account ...... . ................. . Do £lOO Bo n d s i ..- Do 6 pe r Cent. 1862 ....... o Account ...... . 741 Do. .£lOO Bonds . Do 6 per Cent. 1863 .... VDo Guaranteed, 4 per Uent enezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account ... Do. 6 per Cent , 1862 .............. Do. Account ... . . Do 6 per Cent., 1864 Do. 11 per Cent .... .... ............ ... Dividends on ihe above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4I per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Gai1 .........". 63 Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi.,..ces French Rentes 3 per Cent. Do. Acco un t' Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account Do. Coupons THREE O'CLOC K. Consols, Money 9l Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. -Fair demand for cotton at the full prices of Saturday. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000 bales. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to present indica tions of extreme easiness and quietude. There is, in fact, more money on offer than ordinarily, and as the number of bills seeking discount negotiation is rather small the rates for accommodation are easy. Already the brokers in the open market are charging about I per cent. below the Bank minimum, and as business continues restricted there is a pros pect that the terms will be still further relaxed. About £5,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday. The Parana, which left yesterday for the Brazils conveyed £19,900. A telegram from Bombay, dated the sth, states that Bank bills are done at ls. 11d. 13-16ths. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India for presentation to the second ordinary general meet ing of shareholders state that the accounts which are made up to the 31st Dec., 1864, comprise actual operations over eight months only, which show a net profit of £12,288 7s. Bd, to which is added the in terest earned in'lndia to 31st March, £10,651, show ing a sum of £22,939 7s. 2d., available for dividend, &c. A dividend of 4s. per share (free of income tax), being 5 per cent. on the paid-up capital, is proposed to be payable on and after the 22d inst. It appears that the capital in India on 31st March amounted to £611,933 19s. 3d., of which £404,407 was invested on mortgages of real property, and £197,970 on Government Securities, at an average rate of 9 per cent. The total applications for mort gage loans amounted by last advices to £1,318,500, of which £404,407 has been granted, and of the re mainder under consideration a large amount will probably be accepted. Two o'CLocr. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 75c. Flat. The Markets for Stocks and Shares, to-day, have been particularly buoyant, and a rise of per cent. has been recorded in the English Funds. Thd knowledge that the Government broker will soon again commence operations, and the prospect that money will become cheaper, have assisted to occa sion a general improvement in all descriptions. Consols, for money, are 90i 91, and for the account 91i. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88i 89i ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1061 ; and the Bonds, 16s. prem. Au almost general improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business has been active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 741 ; do. Consolides, 54i ; Mexican, 271 ; do. Ne 26i e ; Greek, 204 211 ; Spanish Passive, 31* 32i; do. Certificates, 174 ; Italian, 64* 65 ; do. New, 34 41 dis. ; and Confederate Loan, 31 33. The business in the Railway Share Market have has been moderately active, and prices have in most instances exhibited more firmness. Metropolitan have improved 15s. ; North-Western, 10s. ; and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, South-Eastern, and North-Eastern (Ber wick), each ss. Colll- pulse, and anied le in rence SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND •STOCKS. Share) R a il ways. I p aid./ Closing Business Price. done. 4 Mr., Wol., & Str. Val al ;t Blyth and Tyne it Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian ll 0 Cork and Bandon a 0 Cornwall 0 I 95 1 97 1 . 0 130 k 131! 96 5 61 6 10 Do. A l'A gets no div. ; 10 Do. B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B a at Dublin & Belfast June al 25 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. al st Edinburgh & Glasgow 101 at Glasgow &S. Western 101 et Great Eastern, Ord. stk 0( at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 10( at Great North of Scotland 10( at Great North era 10( at D). A stock . 10 st Do. B •0 t Do. New. is. at 25 pm .1‘ at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 101 at Gt. Waste n -Original 1 I at D . S. Val. Rail gua. 10 st Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 10( at Do. Newpo, t 10( at Do. He eford ......., 10( at Lane ,shire & Yorkshire 101 at Lyndon and Blackwali 10( at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10. at Lon., Chat., and Dover 101 at Lon. & North Western 10( st Lon. & South Western 101 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln 10( 50 Maryport and Carlisle al; 124 Do. * shares .. at Metropolitan. .l 10 Do. New st Mid and Bt Do, Birmin . & Derby 10 10 Mid Gt. W., Ireland al 25 Do. i shares 25 !1 id Kent • al at North British . at Do. Ed., Pth ;At Dun lO4 at Nth. Eastern Berwick 101 55 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.1 at Do. Leeds at Do. York it( st Do. Caylisle . . ... .„, , 10( 22 Do. Stbck. & Darling. al 25 De. do. 1855,t8 2 25 Do. do. 1800-61 II at North London 10 Do. New al 10 Do. do. 18.4 at North Staffordshire „ 101 10 N. &S. W Junction st Scottish C, ntral at Scot. N E , Aber. stock 1W at • o. Scot, Mid. lA.‘ok IPI 10 Qh , ews & Welchpool„ al at Shropshire Union „,,, 1( I at South Devon lOl at , outh E stern /0 . •Ataines, Wok., & Wok al at Taff Vale lOl 10 Do. C .. It Vale 01 Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny 101 it West Cornw 01 10( it W.Hartlepool Han& R lOl it Do. A irredeemable loi t Do. A redeemable „ if 66 68 16 17 8) 91 10 107 t 9 0 47 18 10 7 8 10 - )0 -1311 132 )0 1471 1981 0 131 33 0 I 87 89 0 ;51 76 0 64 66 )0 52 N )0 46 49 JO 101 1 03 .00 1191 120 )0 88 58 I) 107 109 K) 4! 11 10 124 123 )0 98 97 )0 591 601 11 128 129 0 2 211) /0 1364 137 9 106 118 5; t 5 z4ll 15 110,1 Ill; 60 70 103 1031 37 38 ll 12 p 9 lop 15 lls 1 14p 78 79 11 11; [3B 142 48 50 60 61 52 55 86 661 9 10 155 15S 3 4 p 107 109 46 48 10 I - - 10 I 74 77 BRITISH P 30 Atlantic & St. Lawrence a, 3t JBom Baroda, Cen.ln. 101 g - u. 5 r cent.. W j Do. V shares .0i Buffalo dz Lake Huron a 7 tO Do Preference a I p 1 Buff ~Brant, Goderich ( 6 p.c. bds. Aug'. I, 872 10 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 io Do. do. June 1, 1574 100 it Calcutta &S. E., lien lOO it a e Town & Dock, gu lOO Demera: a, 7 p.c. per. p all It East. Ben . 2 - al, gu ,5 do 101 t East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 101 0 Do. J Extension IGrand Trunk of Canad.il 101 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c a, 100 Do. Ist rref. Bonds al WO Do. do. deferred at [CO Do. 2d Pry f. Bonds al. 100 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. F. el Pref. stock al' 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deferred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 10( 20 I'o. Gua 5 per cent B 20 • Do. New gua. sp. c at Gt. South of India (Lim. gua. 5 per cent at D ‘. 4f per cent lO st Do ... 5 20 1 Great Wes. of Canada all 20& D;. New . DO Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 all DO Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 all 10 Indian Branch, limited ' st Madras, gua. 5 p.o ... • / It Do. 42 do st Do. 4i do NI Do. Fifth Extension tt Helb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. ;0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay at :0 New Brunswick & Can ass A d B It R Cl l.C'da, p an c Ist pf.bds 10 it Scinde it Do. Delhi Do. do 4 it Do. Pun iaub u,,a 100 t Do.lndus St. Flo 64 100 COLONIAL GOVERN : British Columbia. 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-s4 lO Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug._ 101 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 101 Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 10 Do. do: 1F , 90-1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.c 10 Do. 1878, do lO Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 10 Do. 1882, May , 5, Nov.. h 10 Natal '4ov. 6 per cent - N. B.Gov. 6p. c. Ja. &July 1 N. 8. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 11 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 6 per cent 10 Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9l Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1 (- 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 1( Do. 1878 & upwards lr Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 1( Do. do, a pril & Oct 1( BRITI )0 91 96 10 93 95 ), 93 95 )0 83 85 10 81 84 O 103 106 O 106 108 10 106 1(8 O 105 107 O 102 104 O 1(5 107 2 y• 'am (Tuw=C, lim 1 - - - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - 29 31 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 570 58 - Drake walls 2.1.0 f i - East Bas se tt ( Il logan) 3O 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.6 144 15: - as t Carn Brea 3.4.0 64 7 - East Grenville 2.7.0 3} 3( - East Loved 2.13.6 10 11 - E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.6 31 4; - Gam. & StA übyn(Gwen. 601 4 6 4 Great L , xey, limited all ls 19 - Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist a , 40 304 311 - Grenvile 7.8.3 4 4; - Elerod's Foot .... 8.13 Z. 15 36 - Elingston Downs 4.18.1 34 4 - Margaret (tiny Lelant 94 5 7 - Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 54 4 VI wyndy Iron Ore, lito 24 If Of - Nan,giles - New Se ton - North Downs 3 - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 3.1 - North Whe.l Crotty - Prosper United 7.1, - Pr vidence TJnyLecant 10. , - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 1 - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.1 - Stray Park :0.1 - Tin Croft I - West Hatisett(lllogan 7 - W: Caradon (L skeard - West Chi rerton 1 - West Seton. ... .. - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan t - Wheal Buller (Redruth ll - Whea Ludoott 3.l' - Wheal Mary Ann (Men - Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal UniJn.... .21 12 14 10.6 4 t 3. 0 11 2 1 .6 3" 31 .6.7 33 35 11 530 550 18. 20 25 17.6 15 17 9 141 25 9' 6 8 71 81 11 571 62t 171 180 190 51 100 103 0 30 35 12. 8 11 13 7 I 201 210 19 20 ITIES. 912 22 ion} as eItErEILENCE S Great Northern 5 per cent., 112 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent. pl., 99 London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d TA, 76 London and South-Western, 44 per cent., 98 North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78 It.ES. per cent. pm., 1061 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead,"— Ditto, 5 per cent.. 1112 Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1012 South Staifor,shire. FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Antwerp and Rotterdam,:lol Dutch Rhenish, 2211 Imperial Mexican, lim., 2i Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 10 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. 11} liapuLda (11m.), I I. BANKS. &gra and Ulsterman's, lim., 1206 1 Alliance "liras.. Bank of Egypt, 3.i Ditto, issued at 20 pin., 231 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China; 30 Chartered aster. of India, London, and China, 516 Consolidated Bank, lira., 10/ Continental. lira., Ditto, new, East London, lira., 6 European Bank, lira., 13# Imperial Bank (llm.). 30t Imperial Ottoman, 176 # 1im.,:106 London Land n g a k g o e t Bank alexi of and t n d s a lira, Amer.si a London and Brazilian. London and County, 75 Merchant Bank, dm 28 Oriental aleant Exchange, B ile a a n D k d Corpora n, tfo n 5l m 4 761 Ditto, new. 511 Provincial Banking Corporation, Jim., 3 1 South Eastern, lien., 12 Union of Australia, 65) Union of London, 031 4i MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 11m.. 10 Credit Fonder an d.Mobilier of England, Ditto, new, 71 8 Discount Corporation, 156 Ebbw Vale, 8 7} Egyptian Com. and Trading , lira., 31. English and Foreign Credit, Financial Corporation, / Financial Discount, lim., 41 Fore -street Warehouse, 1im.,r106 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lien., Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 6 London Financial Association, lira ., 221!1 London General Omnibus Company,l3l Madras Irrigation and Canal, —g Ditto (all), 201 N RN oa a ytt a ill Provincial r i so s t c velan u me n I, t a Comp, m arl a u n e y ;l l l lr a. , 15} ILO Warrant Finance, lira., 8 ,SESSIONS. 11 50 E 4 0 102 f 103 k 2 pr ip I 1 4 4i 75 85 11 1 0 1 103 10 102 104 )0 101 105 0 - - 10 I 16 18 11 87 11 60 it 50 11 50 11 45 11 43 11 41 11 23 11 22 )0 104 1031 24 21 P I 101 i 102;1 [1 81 84. 8 Ilk llid Li 85 ‘u 1 5 78 2 7j Idi 0 1011 1026 0 93 95 89 91 2 11 I 64 us 3 5 82 8 .00 1101 e 1024 .00 1014 1024 td pr 1014 1024 94 97 INT SECU. 102 104 0 105 107 a 108 109 0 104 106 0 9,1 96 0 98 100 0 93 95 91 93 103 105 87 90 94 07 103 105 0 1 105 107 106 i 1074 MINES. MA Day. New Zealand, 2,098; and from the Cape, 1 5,101—total 69,637 bales. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very inactive, and in some instances prices - declined is per qr. Most descriptions of spring corn were in fair average request, and the quotations ruled firm. For flour there was a fair demand at full prices. On the continent the wheat trade is less active at droop ing currencies, but for spring corn the market presents a firm appearance. At New York the trade for wheat, flour. and maize is very chill. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were somewhat on the increase. The imports from abroad consisted of 530 qrs of wheat, 4,411 barley, 150 malt, 8,511 oats, 1,400 beans, 1,089 tares, 18,760 linseed, 3,964 rapeseed, 154 sundry seeds, and 779 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex were moderate, and the total supply of that county's produce on the stands—owing to a considerable proportion of last week's supplies being again brought forward —was tolerably large. From Kent a fair average supply was ex hibited for sale. The general condition of the produce was but middling. The trade for all qualities was in a most inactive state, and, as compared with the highest prices lately current, the quotations showed a reduction of from ls. to 2s. per quarter. About a moiety of the supply was disposed of at that decline in the currency. . The market was but moderately supplied with Russian, Prussian, and other continental wheats. The supply of American produce on sale was small. For all descriptions, however, the demand ruled very inactive, and the total amount of business was much restricted. In some instances prices were rather easier than on Monday last. Wheat, afloat, was dull, and the quotations had a droop ing tendency. Floating cargoes of spring corn, however, were held at full prices. A very moderate supply of English barley was on sale ; but with foreign qualities the market was fairly supplied ; generally speaking, the trade was slow. Good and fine samples, however, changed hands at fully late rates. Malt was in slow request at late rates. There was a fair supply of oats, chiefly ex granary, on offer. The trade ' was by no means active for any description, but prices ruled firm. No quotable change however took place. Beans were in short supply, and the demand for them at full quotations. The flour trade was rather quieter than on Monday last, but without leading to any alteration in prices. The supply of American flour on 'sale was very small. French flour was in fair supply. Peas continue firm in price owing to the limited supply on offer. The business done to-day was at last Monday's currency. Current prices of English wool per lb. Fleeces -South Down hoggets 1 10d Half-bred do 2 1 Kent fleeces 1 11 South Down ewes and wethersl 8 Leioe,ter do 1 It Sorts -Clothing 1 6 Combing. 1 8 I d 1 11 2 2 1 11i 2 1 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets Good and prime qualities move off steadily, at full quota tions ; otherwise, the trade is quiet. Last week's import was 30 tons from Caen, 212 tons Rouen, 41 tons Rotterdam and 32 boxes from Lisbon. Per to t 9's to 1203 .130 s tois 90s to 100 s 91s to 00s 702 to 8 s 10 's to 120 s 0 ato 70s Rocks SEEDS. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 383 to its Ditto, 1881 Ditto, white, 1863 4ls 464 Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 ' Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye— 26s 28s Barley—Grinding 22s 251 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s4s 61s Brown Kingstown and Ware s4s 61s Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincoinsh., h ceding. 19s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lBs 233 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l7s 228 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White Boilers., Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 2ss 27s American, per barrel 2Ls 25s TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, IFt5. :,--This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign beasts on offer here to-day in but middling condition. The show of sheep was of poor quality, but that of calves and pigs was tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly at depressed currencies. With home-fed beasts we were but scantily supplied, and the condition of most breeds was very middling. The arrivals from Scotland were good, but a portion of the stock was suffering from the foot and mouth disease. The beef trade was heavy, at a decline in the quotations com pared with Monday last of 2d. per 81bs. The rates for Scots and crosses were 4s. Bd. to 4s. 10d.—in some instances ss.—per 81bs. Prime shorthorns sold at 4s. 6d. to 4s. Bd. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,500 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, various breeds; from Scotland, 370 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade was very inactive at 2d. per 81bs. less money. The best Downs and half-breds, in the wool, sold at 6s. 6d. ; out of the wool, ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. per Blbs. Lambs, the show of which was good, sold steadily at from 6s. 4d. to 75..8d. per Blbs. The arrivals from the Isle of Wight consisted of 600 head. A few very.prime lambs realised Bs. per 81bs. We had a dull sale for calves at 2d. per 81bs. less money. Prices ranged from 4s. 2d. to ss. 4d. per 81bs. In pigs very little was doing, at about stationary prices. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d e da d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 510 6 2 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime s'thaown u 0.6 4 6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 La ge coarse .calvcs.4 2 4 10 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 8 4 10 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4 Crse. and inf. sneep.4 6 5 0 Large hugs ....3 4 4 0 second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 8 Lambs....6s Cd to 7: Od. Suckling calves, l9s to 218 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s 4: - ) 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,010 Beasts Cc ws .. Co ws . Sheep .... .. Calves l4l Ca ves 129 Pigs 4lO Pigs 4O The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 7,234 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,316 ; in 1863, 3,403 ; in 1862 2,615; in 1861, 2,615 ; and in 1860, 3,825 head. . . IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 339 ... ... 19 ... 340 ... ... ... 208 432 ... ... ... - - ... 2 ... 67 Antwerp Boulogne 53 Bremen ••• Calais ll Cadiz ... •.• Dordt. Dunkirk Hamburg Harlingen 349 Ostend 6 240 Rotterdam 687 - Oporto... Vigo 96 ~ 240 240 ... - ... 17 ... -- 181 ... 17 ... 214 ... 630 •• • - Total 1474 4,325 17 255 —1163 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1864 375 2831 ... 133 776 1863 1862 1861 1860 ... 252 ... 30 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 11, 1864, and this day, Monday, April 10, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. April 11, April 10, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4to 3 2 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 6 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 2 410 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts 4,540 4,010 Sheep 21,190 18,760 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 13, 1863.—Beasts, 4,020 — sheep and lambs, 21,710—calves, 154—pigs, 240. April 14, 1862—Beasts, 3,76 o—sheep and lambs, 13,370 — calves, 151—pigs, 280. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with Town and country killed meat. For all descriptions the ;rade is heavy, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. ed ad Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 .0 Prime lar,4e do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 4 4 4 sde Inferior mutton 3 8 4 0 d Middling mutton 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork. 4 6 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. There is no change of importance to notice in the hop market. The supply of English produce on sale is small ; of foreign, moderate. The domand is chiefly confined to good and fine samples, which fully support previous rates. Inferior hops are dull, but without change in value from our last . report. The imports into London last week amounted to 14 bales from Hamburg, 43 Rotterdam, 7 Antwerp, 11 Ostend, 14 Boulogne, and 1,369 bales from New York. Mid and East Kent llos to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings . ...._. Bavarian —e to - s American Bos to 13:s WOOL. As regards prices, the English wool trade is without material change from our last report. The demand is also without improvement, and the small amount of business passing in the market is at fully the late decline in prices. In colonial wool, very little has been done since the close of the public sales ; the quotations, however, rule sta tionary. The arrivals to the next public sales amount to 69,637 bales, of which the following are the particulars:— From Sydney and Moreton Bay, 14,815 bales; Port Philip, 25,378; Van Dieman's Land, 1,324; Adelaide, 10,921; 119 k 19 811 f 10i 71 412 24. 2 3 1212 22 ; 9ai 6 60 2 .281 9 10,1 1 5434 86 Yorkshire Regents lelukcs . Scotch Regents.. Rocks Daubs!' Regent& Fordign Clovorseed and trefoil were in steady request, at full prices. For other agricultural seeds the demand was by no means extensive, on former terms. East India linseed and rapeseed changed hands slowly, and the currency had a drooping tendency. There was a firm demand for linseed cakes, at fully previous quotations. Cottonseed cakes London made, realised £6 6s. per ton, with a steady in quiry. Turnip, White,p.bus.as to 22s Swede —s —s itustard, Brown —B —s White, Tares, Spring — s s New winter, bush 9s 10s Chnary, per quarter 44s 50s Rye grass ... 248 28s Clover, Red Eng., ot. 62s 120 s White Foreign Red 548 708 White s6s 80s Trefoil .... Carraway 33s $3 Coriander l2s 24 s flenapseed, per qr 4os 43s Linseed,Eng.sowing 708 718 Crushing Baltic - —g —8 Odessa -8 -8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os .€ll Cs Foreign £9lOB £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 108 Rapeseed, new,pr qr 718 788 TAL: low. The tallow trade is very dul way. P.Y.C. is now quoted at and 40s 9d to 41s for October ti tallow commands 41s net cas] 2s id per 81bs. _ 11, and prices continue to give t 39s 3d per cwt. on the spot ;o December delivery. Town, h. Rough fat is selling at Particulars. 1 1861. 1881 1863, 1864. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. .. { Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This day. OLD COURT. The April session of the Central Criminal Court corn menced this day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs. The grand jury having been empanelled. The Recorder, in delivering his charge, said that in con sequence of the absence of the judges on circuit since the Court last sat, a larger lapse of time had occurred than was usual, and to that circumstance was to be attributed the large number of persons awaiting trial. Although the number exceeded the usual average, the offences, he was happy to say, were not of a serious description. There were two charges of wilful murder. In both cases the persons charged were the mothers of the infants, the cir cumstances of whose deaths they would have to investigate He was sorry that this particular crime appeared to be on, the increase, and although that court was not the place to question the law, yet it appeared to him that some recon sideration of it appeared urgently necessary. There was a charge of manslaughter against a female named Sarah Orchard, who stood charged with causing a person's death by a blow from a shoemaker's last, which was attached to the end of a string. There had been a quarrel and the blow was struck during the disturbance. They would have to say whether there was a prima facie case agains the accused. Another person was charged with man-t slaughter through furious driving, and a female was in dicted for attempting self - destruction. There was a charge against two persons named Steel and Arrowsmith, for an offence against the bankruptcy laws, and a number of per sons charged with the committal of several extensive jewel robberies in the city of London, and other places ; but the facts were very simple, although the evidence was of extreme length. Ho need not detain them by any lengthened explanation of the law on the matter, but he would at once dismiss them to the execution of their duties Nothing was said relative to the case of Serafino Peliz zioni. -L' Win. Wallis, 86 C—At h a lf- past 11 on Saturday night I Boa. was called into the Alhambra, there being a disturbance. I 71.351 39.165 42.828 ? 51..055 38.781 saw the first witness on the stairs having Carey in custody. 5380.1 :0 1569110,136 id to 41631 so 3953(1 to —s Oct 46a 31 436 9d —s Od —a Od I saw Johnson an d G errar d having hold of the constable, 981 2,k36 ' 915 701 1,966 and twist him downstairs and force him against the balus -70,35 107.107 7,5 6 8 8; 85 83 . 996 ters. He was then calling to :rescue Carey. I then col 195 1,423 75 227 1.065 114,592 90,957 75,903 82.474 77,7 6 fired Carey, when I was pushed downstairs by Johnson, 5s 61 418 61 456 01 438 Od 42a 3d but I pulled Carey with me, and we fell together. On getting up I got a hold of Carey. I was then struck by Gerrard and had my hat knocked off, but I did not loose my hold of Carey, and took him to Vine-street police station. By Gerrard—l first saw you in the balcony trying to rescue Carey. You struck me with a stick. l Sergeant Richard Pincher, 23 A—l was on duty in the Alhambra Palace about 11 o'clock. There was a good deal of shouting of " Oxford" and " Cambridge," and a person • not in custody misconducted himself and threw a glass at the barmaid at the refreshment-bar. The prisoner and others succeeded in rescuing the person, and he got away. I afterwards saw Carey in custody and the other prisoners trying to rescue him from the custody of the police. By Carey—The reason why we did not take all of you and the others creating the disturbance was because we had not enough force to do so. By Gerrard—l did not see you strike any one, but you had a stick. I did not at the station say you struck me with a stick. Emmerson, 161 A—The four prisoners were the ring leaders of the disturbance which took place on Saturday night. There were about 150 persons pushing one an other about and swaying to and fro. Sharpe said that in going into the station to ask for bail he was taken into custody. Gerrard said there was some confusion and disturbance at the Alhambra, some persons calling out " Oxford " and some " Cambridge." He went to the station and was then taken into custody. The other defendants said there was a little disturbance, but they did no more than push them down as the others did Carey, adding that it was all through his friends interfering on his behalf. 0' Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought Carey might well say "Save me from my friends," and Sharpe might almost say the same. The prisoners were only part of a large number who took part in the disturbance, and had the ill luck to be taken, as there did not appear to have been more violence on their part than on that of the others. He thought the taking Carey and Sharpe to the station and bringing them to the court was enough for them, they would be dis charged. Gerrard seemed to have struck the constable, and Johnson appeared to have pushed the constable down the stairs. Carey and Sharpe would be discharged, and Johnson and Gerrard fined 10s. each. THE HON. CAPTAIN COLBORN'S CASE. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Sleigh appeared for a postpone ment of this case, Capt. Colborn being indicted for a libel on Mr. Phineas Davis, an attorney, of Clifford-street. The learned gentlemen grounded their application on the fact that the captain had been arrested on a civil process on Saturday last by the sheriff of Kent, and that he was now in Maidstone gaol. Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Poland, who appeared for the prosecution, said that they had been informed that Capt. Colborn's arrest took place several days ago. A gentleman, from the offices of the sheriff of Kent, said that to his certain knowledge Captain Colborn had been in Maidstone gaol for ten days. After some conversation it was arranged that Captain Colborn should be brought up by habeas, and that the trial should take place, if possible, during the present session. THE UNITY BANK. An application was made for a further postponement o, the trial of Mr. Bird and Mr. Terry by Mr. Giffard. Sergeant Parry objected, and stated his reasons at great Length. The Recorder said he did think the facts stated in favour of the application would justify him in submitting the de fendants to the further inconvenience of postponement upon the mere chance of getting additional evidence to that offered before the magistrate. The trial had been post poned from time to time, and as the defendants strenuously objected to further delay, he thought the case should be taken during the present session. Mr. Sergeant Parry asked his lordship to fix a day for the trial. The Recorder said he could not do that. There were a great many large cases for disposal, for instance the case of Pelizzioni, and the manslaughter case arising out of the Blackheath tunnel accident. He did not think it would be possible to take the Saffron-hill case before Monday. The counsel engaged had better make application to the learned judges, who would attend the sessions on the matter. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. JOHN CASSELL.—The funeral of the late Mr. John Cassell, the publisher, ,00k place at 4 o'clock on Saturday, at Kensal-green Come ,ery. The funeral procession consisted of a hearse and 12 mourning coaches, containing the relatives, friends, part ners, and principal literary and other employes belonging to the establishment of the deceased. There was also in attendance a deputation from the National Temperance League, consisting of Mr. George Cruikshank and other gentlemen. On arriving at the gates of the cemetery, the mournful procession was joined by a large number of the hands employed in the printing, publishing and other establishments belonging to the firm with which the de ceased was connected. There was also a considerable crowd .around the grave, amongst whom might be recognised Mr. Thos. Beggs, Mr. G. M. Murphy, the Rev. Dawson Burns, and other friends of the deceased. THE ORIGIN OF SOAP.—The application of soap as a detergent is not of high antiquity. Like other useful things, electric communication, for instance, it seems to have been known as a fact for a considerable time before it was turned into its most serviceable account. Soap at first was merely a cosmetic for smoothing the hair and brightening the complexion. When once its valuable de tersive powers were discovered doubtless by accident— its employment spread rapidly. Numerous soap manufac tories sprang up in Italy, notably in the little seaport town of Savona, near Genoa, whence the French name of soap, "Bayou." The manufacture spread in Spain and France. Marseilles became famous for its marbled soaps. Our word "soap " may come from the Latin " sapo," which is men tioned by Pliny as an invention of the Gauls. As woollen garments preceded linen, so the fuller's art (for cleansing, scouring, and pressing cloths and stuffs) is older than the washerwoman's, being due, it appears, to one Nicias, the son of Hermias. His grand discovery would be the em ployment of an earth, since named after the persons who used it. The Roman fullers, who washed dirty togas, were persons of no little importance. Their trade, and the man ner of carrying it on, were regulated by laws, such as the Lex Metella de fullonibus. At one time fuller's earth (found of a very superior quality.in Staffordshire, Bedfordshire, and other English counties) was considered indispensable for the dressing of cloth that, to prevent foreigners from rivalling English fabrics, it was made a contraband com modity, and its exportation made equttlly criminal with the heinous and wicked export of wool ! How completely public opinion has changed. No weathercock could make a more perfect gyration from north to south, from east to west. What is it criminal to export now ! Convicts and contra band of war, perhaps ; but certainly not harmless earth and woo l.—Dickens' All the Year Round. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.---In the year ending at Lady-day, 1864, there were 120 convictions in the city of London for using false weights and measures. The population resident—that is to say, sleeping—in the city is about 110,000, WHAT UPON EARTH IS IT ?—The Athenzum says : A dozen specimens of portraits taken by the Wothlytype process are before us—men, women, and chil dren. It is asserted that portraits taken by this process will last as long as printing and engraving ; a statement which time will either verify or disprove. Opinions vary very much. But as to the beauty of these specimens, there can be no dispute. The faces have a delicacy rarely seen in such works. CRYSTAL PALACE.-HALF-A-CROWN DAY.- SATURDAY April B.—Admissions on payment, 1,162; ditto by season tickets, 3,038; total visitors, 4,200. THAMES. THE INDEPENDENT WIDOW LADY.—Elizabeth Hine, a very portly widow, fat, fair, and forty, who owned to 37 years of age, and was very expensively and showily dressed, and whose broad green silk bonnet ribbons hung loosely over her shoulders, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Christopher Ginn, a police-constable, No. 212 IS said the prisoner was intoxicated and making a disturbance in the Mile-end-road, and her gesticulations and her denun ciations of " that man, that villain, that perjured wretch," brought a great mob of disorderly persons about her. She broke a pane of glass in a tradesman's window, and said that was how she would like to serve the owner of the shop. He wished her to go away, and she would not, and he took her into custody. She was drunk and noisy six weeks ago. She used disgraceful language. The Prisoner—l protest most indignantly and empha tically against this man's statement. I was not drunk 'people were all more or iless intoxicateed. (A laugh. I mean the rabble, the dross, the musty superfluity. Mr. Paget--What disgraceful language did she use ? Ginn —She said she would break the tradesman's win dow, and that she had supported him at the expense of her own honour and dignity. The Prisoner—l did not say such a thing. I could not have said it because it is not true, and I could not have given utterance to what was not true. He had no right to take me and consign me to a filthy cell. lam a lady, and do not belong to the lowly herd. (Laughter.) Mr. Paget—l am afraid your conduct was not very lady like. You caused a disorderly mob to assemble, Mrs. Hine The Prisoner—A parcel of children, sir. Mr. Paget—What are you ? The Prisoner—A widow lady of independent means, living on my income. Inspector Griffin of the K division—That is so, your worship. Her address is No. 24, Regent-street, Stepney. Ginn here said there had been frequent complaints of the " lady" getting drunk and being noisy and quarrelsome in the Mile-end-road. The Prisoner—lt is not true. I have not been there for months. • Mr. Paget—You were drunk this time. The Prisoner—That shall not occur again. Mr. Paget—You must pay 20s. for being drunk and dis orderly or be imprisoned for seven days. The prisoner offered her I 0 U to the gaoler for the amount of the fine which he refused to accept, and she then appealed to a little smartly-dressed young man, who said, " I will pay the fine on condition that you keep your promise to the magistrate. The Prisoner (sneeringly)—l have made a promise, cer tainly—what more, sir. _.... The fine was paid by the smart young man, and the "widow lady of independent means," who has frequently indulged in copious libations, left the court with him. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Smith, an Irish la bourer, was charged with committing a violent assault on Catherine Apearn, of No. 1, Sun-court, St. George-in -the- East. The complainant, who was as pale as a spectre and whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, had a quarrel with the prisoner in the Duke of York public-house, High street, Shadwell. He annoyed her very much. He seized hold of her arm, and then both left the house. The woman came in again staggering and bleeding from a wound on the head. He followed her, and was turned out by the landlord. While the prisoner was in the street, he acted most outrageously and pulled his coat off. He then struck the woman and knocked her down. She fell on her head and a severe wound was Inflicted, from which she bled copiously. The only provocation given by the woman was that, when the prisoner made a proposal to her to go home with him, she said, "Go home to the woman you live with." In addition to the wound inflicted by the fall on the pavement she had been cut on the head with a sharp instrument. The wounds were of a dangerous character. Edward Dillon, police sergeant, 19 K, said he appre hended the prisoner at 51, Brook-street, Ratcliff. There was blood on his face, shirt, and clothes. He told the pri soner the charge, and said, " I understand a knife was used." The prisoner used some imprecations, said he had only struck the woman with his fists, and that he would murder her yet before he had done with her. The prisoner was remanded fora week, and the woman, who was in a weakly condition, was taken back to Ratcliff workhouse, where she had been under the medical care of the surgeon of the union. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Says very wisely, ' It is ten o'clock : ' Thus we may see,' quoth he, ' how the world wags.'" SHAKSPEARB Benson's Pocket Dials are artistic, accurate time markers, made in every size, suitable for everybody, and are sent to every part of the kingdom, safe by post, at 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 guineas in gold cases; and at 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 guineas in silver cases. A descriptive pamphlet post free for two stamps. -J. W. Benson, Ludgate-hill, watch and clock maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. POLICE IN' MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A'SCENE AT THE ALHAMBRA THROUGH A DIFFERENCE OP OPINION ON THE BOAT RACE.-Mr. W. Sha. - -pe, of No. 50, Percy-street, Islington ; Mr. W. Johnson, of No. 24, Great Coram-street ; Mr. James Gerrard, of No. 52, Guilford street; and Mr. A. Bassett Carey, of 19, Bernard-street, Russell-square, gentlemen, were charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting Police constable Russell, 108 A, at the Alhambra Palace, Leices- ter-square. James Russell, 108 A, said—On Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, I was on duty at the Alhambra, Palace, Leicester-: square, when I was called to assist in removing a person from the refreshment bar. The person was rescued from us, and we were surrounded by about 100 persons, the prisoners being the ringleaders, and all concerned in it. At half-past 11 1 was again called to the refreshment bar to remove the prisoner Carey. I attempted to do so. The prisoners were very disorderly, their being a dispute about the boat-race, and every person who differed with them was thrown down stairs. I saw Carey and the others do so. I assisted in taking them from the bar, and in going down stairs I was thrown down by the prisoners and others. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had not differed with them about the race, had you ? Witness—No, Sir. 86 C then came to my assistance, and the prisoners tore my coat. On the way to the station Carey and the others tried to excite the mob by crying out Oxford, to the rescue ! " By Carey —I saw no fighting at the bar, but a good deal of ill-feeling through a difference of opinion respectin g Oxford and Cambridge. You called to your friends to assist you. You struggled as well, and afterwards asked your friends to let you go quietly. By Gerrard—You struck me twice on the shoulders while in the Alhambra with a stick. You also struck 86 Cas well. I took you and Sharpe also, and would have taken you at the tima, but could not do so. By Mr. Tyrwhitt—Johnson and Carey were taken at the Alhambra. By Carey—l did say that if it had not been for your friends, I would have taken you out of the building and let you go. 2 0 Political Duel in Belgium. It may be added in explanation that M. Delaet is opposed to the policy adopted by the Government in permitting the formation of a Belgian legion for Mexico, and that in the course of the debate he had attacked the Ministers for exposing the country to hostility of the United States by unnecessary inter vention in Mexican affairs. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BRUSSELS, April 8. A duel with pistols took place to-day between Baron Chazal, the Minister of War, and M. Delaet, the deputy for Antwerp, in consequence of language used towards M. Delaet by Baron Chazal at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the sth inst. General Chazal was very slightly wounded in the side. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, April 10.—Wind this day at noon—South• Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. LAMLASIc April B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Washing ton, from the Clyde for Quebec ; Prince of Wales, from the Clyde for Bombay. Slumps, April B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed--Hotspur, for Shanghai ; Wenershaum, for Quebec. CARDIFF, April 7.—Wind S.—Arrived—Therese Asis tide, and Louise, from Bilboa. Sailed—Old Dominion, for Nevi York. OFF DOVER, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Patrician, from Calcutta. MUMBLES, April 7.—Wind S.W.—arrived—Georgiana Grenfell, from Caldeira. OFF DARTMOUTH, April 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— The Great Victoria, screw steamer, from Melbourne, for London. TORBAY, April 7 . —* Wind,S.W.—Arrived—Mary Blake, from London for Bermuda. HOLYHEAD, April 7.—Wind S.—Arrived —Coral Queen, from Liverpool for Matanzas. SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Wind for Quebec. CLYDE, April 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arri♦ed—Sydney, from Demerara. PILL, April 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Elizabeth for the West of Africa. PORTSMOUTH, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Her Ma jesty's ship Fury, for London. OFF MOUNT'S BAT, April 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Urania, from St. Domingo, and sailed for Hamburg; had experienced heavy weather. SOUTHAMPTON, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Gilmore, for Quebec. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) , Monda orning. Arrived, April 9—Mont GRAVESEND rose, from St. Vincent; Jessy, from Guernsey. Arrived, April 10—Mary Helen, from St. Michael's; Admiral Nelson, from Guernsey. DEL, aorning. Passed—Amazon, screw steamer A , for Mond Lisbon; City (31 Hamilton, for Quebec —both from London. Anchored—Douglass, from Shields, for Carthagena. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary closed their visit to the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle on Saturday last, having stayed over the Croxton Park Races. Their Royal Highnesses, attended by Lady Caroline Cust and Colonel ,Purves, passed through town on Saturday to Cambridge Cottage, Kew, where it is their intention to pass the Easter recess. The Earl and Countess of Cawdor leave town in the course of the week for Stackpole Court, Wales, for the Easter recess. The Countess Cowper and Lady Florence Cowper have arrived at Panshanger from visiting the Earl and Countess Spencer at Althorp Hall. The countess and family intend to remain at Panshanger during the Easter recess. • The Earl de G re y and Viscount Goderich have gone on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Sandringham. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter will remain at Burleigh until after the Easter holidays, when they come to London for the season. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., left their residence in Carlton-gardens on Saturday for her ladyship's seat in Somereetshire. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and family are not expected to arrive in town till the first week in May. The Countess of Listowel is shortly expected in town from Connamore, Fermoy, county Cork. The Earl Russell, accompanied by the Countess and Lady Georgiana Russell, has gone to his seat near Stroud, Gloucestershire, where Viscount and Viscountess Amberley and other members of the family are staying. TEA IN A NUTSHELL—Dr. Attfiield, Director of the Laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, has published a very interesting account of the result of an examination which he has made of the Kola nuts of Western Central Africa. A few ounces of dry hard fragments of these nuts were placed in his hands by Dr. Daniell, who stated th a t i n th e f res h s t a t e they were largely used as an article of food and medicine by the natives of Western Central Af r i ca ; th a t h e had once partaken of the fresh nut, the eff ec t b e i ng that ha was kept awake for tea, coffee, th inf at er w re h d ich th e a x t is t t h there ey in yfs must fresh coffee, &c ., namely, theme ; and that he had, in fact, by a resemblingr o ughchemical theme Asa in omedicine,binig nut, Dr. Daniell said, was esteemed of great value in diarrhoea and affections of the liver; and that indeed for all purposes, it was in the fresh state that the nut was ge nerally employed, portions being chewed, the juice swal lowed, and the solid part ejected from the mouth. If the nuts were allowed to become dry, they were considered to have depreciated in value, and were then only chewed by the lower classes of the natives. Dr. Attfield has deter ' mined the presence of theine in dried Kola nut in the pro portion of about 2 per cent. Coffee contains from .5 to 2.0 and tea from .5 to 3.5 parts in 100. So that the Kola nut really has a considerable food value. The discovery of theine in the food materials of an African race of people is highly interesting. It is well known that coffee, tea, cocoa, matao, Paraguay tea, and guarana, which constitute the beverage of the European, American, and Asiatic peoples, have been selected by an unerring instinct, which has di vined in each plant the remarkable alkaloid, theine. Dif ferent in botanical characters, varied in genera, not very unlike in flavour, they have been instinctively chosen as containing this valuable active principle. The investiga tion of the food value of Kola nut is thus one of particular interest, and which will, we hope, bo carried further.— Lancet.; The Journal de Charleroi contains the following details of a *disagreement which occurred at a recent sitting of the Belgian Chamber between M. Delaet, the Member for Antwerp, and the Minister of War, during a debate on the Mexican question. As will be seen by the telegram which follows, a duel has been the result--" A painful occurrence took place at the sitting of the sth inst. In replying to M. Delaet, who had given out that blanks had been left in the orders of authorisation delivered to the Mexi can volunteers, in order that the power of proceed ing against them as deserters should be reserved in case they made use of their leave of absence for any other purpose than that of going to Mexico, the Minister of War said that those only were capable of committing such infamous acts who attributed to others the thought of doing so. At the word in famous M. Delaet rose, and addressing the Presi dent in a deeply agitated voice, asked if the Cham ber meant to let such an expression pass without censuring the speaker who had made use of it. To the great astonishment of the tribunes the President answered not one word, and M. Delaet was obliged to sit down without having received from either the right or the left benches the slightest indication of sympathetic support. But no sooner had the Minister of War concluded his speech than a messenger of the chamber delivered a sealed note to t him from the member for Antwerp (M. Delaet), the contents of which I am ignorant of, but which appeared to produce a deep impression upon him, for immediately after receiving it, and while M. Cooman was replying to his speech, I saw him rise from his chair and go down into the hemicycle, where some deputies, amongst others M. Vriere and M. Rogier, at once joined him. What took place at this little council I cannot say, but conversation was extremely animated, and in the tribunes it was generally thought there was a chal lenge to a duel. This supposition became still more probable after Mr. Cooman's speech. M. Delaet asked to speak, in order to repeat the question he had in vain put to the President once before. Thus brought to the point, M. Vandenpeereboom asked the speaker to explain the sense he had attached to the words he had uttered the previous day ; this M. Delaet did, declaring that he not the slightest intention of imputing any infamous act to the Minister of War, but that if the Mini ster did not withdraw his words he should have to consult him alone in order to obtain reparation for the outrage which has jus been committed against his dignity as a represen. tative in Parliament. The Minister remained silent So the matter stands." SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TAT TERSALL'S.---Th's Evening, CITY AND SUBURBAN. Btc 1 agst Grinder (taken) 100 to 12 agst Mail Train (offered) 20 to 1 agst Perfumer (taken freely) 50 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) CHESTER CUP 11 to 1 on the field (offered) 100 to 7 agst Mcestissima filly (taken); 100 to 6 agst La Toucques (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Thalestris (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tiollyfox (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 7 to 4 agst Liddingtou (taken and offered) 7to 2 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) 16 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 33 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) THE DERBY, 11 to 2 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 17 to 2 agst Tho Duke (offered—take 9to 1) 20 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) 22 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 'lOO to G agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken) 40 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken) 40 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 40 to 1 agst Christmas Carrol (taken) 50 to 1 agst Grappler (taken) 50 to 1 agst Joker (taken), 50 to 1 agst Ariel (offered) 66 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TAT T ERSALL S' TIS SUE.":--Commissi on Agency. —James Hopkins exe cu t es Commissions on all R aces throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post -office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. G. R. °LEND; Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " TEE Sox " round the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.-- Commissions executed. The accounts from the manufacturing districts during the past week have, in some instances, been unsatisfactory. At Manchester there has been a ery limited business transacted in tablecloths and yarns, and prices have, in some instances, shown increased depression. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, however, has slightly improved, consequent upon the fine weather, while in the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there has been no material alteration. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, a more favourable tone has also prevailed. FRENCH VIEW OF THE OXFORD AND CASK BRIDGE BOAT RACE.—The following remarks of the Siecle respecting the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race may afford some:amusement :—" The great question that agitates the English mind just at the present moment is this—will the students of Oxford or those of Cambridge be the conquerors in the approaching regatta on the Thames ? For several years Oxford has been victorious, and Cam bridge on this particular occasion is determined to make, unheard-of efforts to carry off the prize -cup (coupe d'hcii neur.) The two crews that are about to compete are already housed in two separate hotels in the vile age of Putney, where the regatta is to come off. Placerl under a most severe system of training, sent to bed at 4 .wilight and made to rise at dawn, drinking neither beet nor any spi rituous liquor, bent over their oars twice every day, gain ing little by little in the rapidity of their stroke, in gaug ing their strength, and in recovevAng their wind, these young men are going through a novitiate which in all re spects, save the religious ceremony, recalls to memory the ordeal of the wrestlers in +Ale games of ancient Greece. Le Sport, in this sense, celitributes essentially to the strength of a nation. It is not in this way that we practise it in France—it is not very likely that the boating men of the Seine and Marne, even in the hope of winning the most splendid of cups, will ever submit to the training of the boating men of Cambridge and Oxford. THE PRITCHARD CASE.—From all we can learn amid the close secrecy preserved it would appear that the quantitative analysis in the case of Mrs. Pritchard is nearly, if not quite, completed, with the result, we hear, of showing that exceptionally large quantities of tarter emetic or tartarized antimony were lodged in the tissues, espe cially of the stomach. The extent to which the body ap pears saturated with the drug would seem to indicate that its administration had extended over a long period. In ex planation of the erroneous rumour regarding the deceased ! lady, to the effect that she was in the habit of using wine, we may mention that it may not impossibly be shown that during her fatal illness, the delirium of an apparant fever was induced by administration of sparkling wines and aniesthetics. At first there would appear to have been, among scientific men, a suspicion that monkshood had been an agent in the death of Mrs. Pritchard ; but it is understood that this suspicion has not been supported by the analysis. On Friday Professor Penny, of theAndersonian University, Glasgow, visited Edinburgh, having been called in by the authorities to aid in the investigation, with the view, if required, to corroborative evidence. With regard to the inquiry into the causes of the death of Mrs. Taylor, the authorities in Glasgow have received a communication from Edinburgh, to the effect, we believe, that the appear ances presented in the body of the deceased lady were not of the nature that might have been expected had death re sulted from paralysis or apoplexy, as certified by Dr. Pritchard when he registered the death. This report, of course, has no application to the chemical analysis of the organs of the late Mrs. Taylor, which is now only in process.—Scotsman. WORRIED BY DOGS.—A few mornings since a shocking affair, which terminated almost fatally, occurred to a man named Etherington,who keeps the post office at St. Catherine's, a village situated a short distance from Guildford. It appears that shortly after 7 o'clock on the morning in question Etherington started to deliver letters at the various houses in the village, and on entering a yard adjoining the residence of Mrs. Pope he was attacked by a large mastiff, aided by a retriever, which knocked him down and lacerated his hands, arms, and other portions of his body in a frightful manner. In addition to other in juries the poor fellow received a compound fracture of the right leg, which was attended with very serious symptoms. Several of the female servants wont to the assistance of the unfortunate postman, and with great difficulty succeeded in beating the dogs off; but had they been left to themselves a few moments longer the animals would most certainly have killed their victim. The services of Messrs. Butler and Schollick, surgeons, were obtained, but in spite of every attention the poor fellow is not yet out of danger. The ex planation given is that it was usual to allow these large dogs to wander about the premises during the night, and that the boy whose duty it was to fasten them up had not arrived when the postman called. The dogs were notorious in the neighbouthood, and were never allowed out of the grounds without a keeper. ain the room o f SOUTH SHROPSHIRE.—The writ for the election of o the Upp er H ouse, Viscount s me e ou n m t he r Ne , f , o p r o r t„ S o r t h h o is Shropshire,elevated through the death of his father, the Earl of Bradford, has been received, and the election will take place next week. At present there are no indications of a contest, the only candidate being Colonel the Hon. Percy E. Herbert, C. 8., formerly M.P. for Ludlow. The hon. candidate in his ad dress to the electors refers them to his votes When member for Ludlow as the best indication of the general line of politics which he should pursue if elected. He adds : « should you favour me with your confidence I shall en deavour to secure for the agricultural interest a fairer share than has of late been allotted to it in the remission and re duction of taxation. I shall support such measures as are securities for establishments ea in peace. a necessary for th e ma i ntenance of our naval and military stateA tthe of same eciteimnce I efficiency be neoofptphoesebdetsot extravagant and unnecessary expenditure." RECOVERY OF A BODY ON A WELSH MOUNTAIN.*--- In the month of January, it was stated in the Guar dian that two men were lost in attempting to cross a huge off-shoot of Carnedd Llewellyn mountain, on their journey from Bangor to Cwm Eigia Slate Quarry, on one side of the hill which flanks the Vale of Conway. Since then one of the bodies has been found ; but that of Owen Jones was not discovered until last week, by reason of the snow which lay so deep on that elevated part of the mountain, and then only by an apparent accident. A shepherd, accompanied by a lad and his dogs, was on the hill looking after the sheep, when his attention was drawn by the dogs to a cer tain snowdrift, where, upon searching, he discovered a portion of a jacket projecting above the snow, and he was not long in perceiving that a human body was lying there. The shepherd informed the relations of Jones of his dis covery, and a sufficient number of men was procured. They took with them spades and a pickaxe, and were upwards of an hour releasing the body from the frozen mass of ice which surrounded it. The man's features were but little altered, and the whole body was in a marvellous state of preservation, so much so that it was instantly recognised. The men proceeded to search his pockets ; but, in order to get at his watch, which was only slightly the worse, they had to use an adze. The watch looked quite bright out side, with only a very little rust upon it. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 2.5.222 per .£l. sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 i7s. 10 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. THIRD EDITION. It went lness ;rday lour. nded fred, ?old, ntle .orn- ) the A at ning asses 1 by ltess left per It r in 1 of seen in g. out alf- Tith Ater aye the aed the me led ers of 3a 1a )ad no )se 11- El o o' its Lie I 103 1011 f 1041 4