The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-04 00:00:00

1 1 , ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, LVE o'CLoCK. ADV ANCE IN THE BAN K OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank of England rate of discount has just been advanced to 4i per cent. The necessity for the measure now adopted has been very apparent during the past few days, and. the directors have again shown their commercial prudence and fore sight by not trammelling trade more than is really necessary. An advance of per cent. may have all the effect that is required, and should its influ ence be found insufficient, then an increase of another f per cent, would inevitably follow. The discount houses have made a proportionate • alteration in their allowance on deposit accounts ; 3 i per cent. is to be given for money at call, 34 for seven days, and 4 per cent. for fourteen days' notice of withdrawal. The only bullion operation of importance at the Bank yesterday was an influx of 20,000 sovereigns from Portugal. The Mediator, from Melbourne, has brought £ B ,OOO. The report of Hewitt and Co. (Limited)" for the past half-year recommends a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which will absorb This and l eave £1 , 985 to b e carr i e d f orwar d. -this company was formed last August to take over the fishing fleet of Messrs. Hewitt. A meeting of the creditors of the influential and well-known firm of Messrs. James Marshall and Sons, of Stockport, has been summoned at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, for Friday, the sth inst. According to some reports a proposition is contem plated for a composition of 15s. in the pound, in instalments of 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, the last to be guaranteed. The liabilities are said to range between £BOO,OOO and £1,000,000. The biddings .for bills on India, which were offered to the usual extent of £300,000, took place Yesterday at the Bank of England, but only £44,500 was taken, the proportions allotted being to Calcutta £32,500, and to Madras £12,000. The minimum Price was as before-on Calcutta and Madras, is. 11d. ; on Bombay, Is. 1114:1. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at the minimum will receive in full. On Bombay all the tenders were below the minimum. This result, which shows a further rapid diminution in the demand for means for remittance to the East, is understood to have been anticipated, but it appears that, the-India Council not requiring at present any additional funds, it was deemed unnecessary to lower the terms. At the half -yearly meeting to-day of the share holders of the Asiatic Banking Corporation the report stated that the half-year for which the accounts are now rendered, and during which period . a portion on l y of the existing branches of the _bank hav e b een working, represents not only the least favourabl e season of the year i n Ind i a, but has alBO been characterised by a severe monetary crisis lu. t his country, w hi c h h as necessitated the exercise oflie t he utmost cau ti on i n conduct i ng t h e busi . s s. of the b an k , an d a consequent re !potion of its operat i ons. Notwithstanding cluuese. drawbacks, the net profits, after de e, cl ., u lg all char ges upon the current business a l o _ t , he bank, and fully providing for all bad and s Ztfill debt s , amount to £70,439 4s. Bd. This directorsner propose to distribute in the fol lowinthe rate of Imsapn of 10s. viz• :---4.37,500 by a dividend at the er cent per annum ; £12,500 by a bonus being together share, equal to 5 per cent. per annum, ..g tog e th the paid-up er equal to 20 per cent. per annum on the proprietors liquidationcapital on 31st December, to be paid to in free of income-tax ; £8,484115. 11d. pens es . the wh o l e o f th e preliminary ex which ) 5,50 0 to be add e d t o th e reserve f un d , , with the pr em i ums ar i s i ng f rom th e recen t t° next W. sh ares, will then a m o un t to June 30 9 d th 1-75 ,000; and th e b alance, say £6,454 12s. 7 ey. P r opose to c arry t o t h e cred i t of the prof i t and less account f or the current • ear The dime -4olrsarehhaovidee fu rther the pleasure to Y congratulate the shares, both upon the successful issue of the new 13r0liiptl here and in I n di a, w hi c h were all circulen 11P upon th e t erms spec ifi e d i n t h e ar y tak N i eto _ ;e te addressed at the ti me to t h e or i g i nal pro by a; additional capital, though not required able , - xi gencies of th e bank, was deemed desir- I d° Place it mg b usiness. upon a footing suitable to its increas .l-40 don neral 113, :ci re and meeting of the shareholders of the South African Ba n k t oo k pl ace t o -d a y. ded„,.,4.ing 1 513 rt submitted f or a d option stated that after , all charges for th e pas t year, an d pro dispoVidinzre bad and doubtful debts, there remains a suns f. 2 50 balance of £26,984 Bs. 4d. From this 411 hd, mil have to b e p l ace d t o th e reserve and x j.,8 ,1 14 will then amount to £18,053 6s. 3d., end o f th e 6 e. to preliminary expenses. At the, Ravi n° , year this latte r accoun t will be closed. th e solt7gard to th e d epresse d state of trade i n in o ctoe u African colonies, it was deemed prudent Per cen b t. r last to de c l are an i nter i m di v id en d o f 3 i rec e i ved d u ulY, but th e sa ti s f ac t ory re t urns s i nce to rs to ; 'rem the several branches enable the dime hoick recommend for the a pp rova l o f the share the Pars a, divi oen of 18s. per share, which, with at e of Yment made in October, 1864, will be at the r leavin 8g a b alance, of • per annum, f r ee of i ncome -t ax , Wardan of £377 9 s . 4d . t o b e carr i e d for t° the profit and loss account for the next 1 , - 3rear. to Athihe. daY last a week's railway receipts ascertained up r • e in round figures as under :- Great Western *** W 1865. 1864 ester a ••• trighto w estern .E7l 380 £66,277 ... 111,692 103,950 M kt% ••• 22,649 17,899 '',o4th Eaat.e..rn 45,895 46,761 22 384 20,441 Great N ort ,, •••• ••• ••• tane ks h• uer n ••• ... 37,001 33,035 Ire and • Yorkshire r lstol •" ••• 38 , 546 37,513 xaeto r ... 7,151 6,627 ‘l l, Trzet l e .r-Zter 60 , 537 58,821 tasetre,niSheffield, and Lincolnshire 18,231 17,222 These returns ••• 33,444 32,827 correspendind-wperineodn compared with those of the increase of £1 of last year, show an ,033 then the Lancashire and York- Shire ; 27,742 on the a N a v L es in. te c r o n ln ; ; x £ 1 2 , , 0 1 0 8 9 4 on the Manchester, Sheffield°, the North British ; Lincoln the e North Eastern, on £4,750 on the £617 on the Great Brighton ; £1,943 on the South Eastern Eastern ; £524 on the Bristol and Exeter • £3,969 on the Great Northern ; £5,103 on the Great Western • but ther u a decrease of £866 on the Midland. Two O'CLOC K . At Pari s to-day, according to Mr. R euter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 35c. Ueav y. Il e tnglish Stock Market has been very inactive and heavy to-day. The increase in the Bank rate has occasioned sales of stock, and Consols have re needed to cm - -i - i for money and the 9th inst., and to uOl i for the account. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities . are 8 81 i ; and India 5 per Cents., 1061 107. Foreign Securities opened flat, but have since .ri -e "ed ; C busi n ess, however, i s no t very ac ti ve . durkish on solidds are 518 528 ; Mexican, 261 ; 3 ° O . l‘iew ' 25 8 .3- ; Greek, 20f 2 1; Spanish Passive, c° i 31 ; do. C ertificates, 1611 ; Italian, 64i- f ; and L/Ifederate Loa n , 1 1 13. dat ilsilleBB in the Railway Share Market has been lib o . u . a nd with one or two exceptions prices have Wick) ' l further depression. North Eastern (Ber ta;' have declined £.l ; Great western and South 4a,-,-ern, each, 102. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 5t. , 4 North Western, each ss. Great Northern A `Lek, however, have improved ss. ab o -ul u e li° reigia and Colonial lines remain dull, at gawk t Previous quotations. and Miscellaneous quotations. t ered cind Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Char to 2,, ~c f India, Australia, and China have declined f r , ' 1 ; South Eastern to 121 i ; City of Milan tijrcvement to 8/ ; Moore, M'Queen, and Co. j 'irea are quoted 2 2f prem. ;Ottoman Company, 111° ' 115-lel3a. • Lio n Brewery, 1 11 prem. ; Ply aacc ;L i 611. Ipbuilding Company, I 1 prem. ; London . Ge il „,, c,cilterranean Bank, 1 1f prem. ; Colonial and 4 4 : -a i Laud Credit, 2 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian V 1841414) 3i 3i prem. ; South African Land and Finance, 2 prem. ; and Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 14 prem. BBITHII PIINDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 9Ol 1 6 per Cent. Reduced BBk New 3 per Cent B B4 14 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — Do. £5OO Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5/ per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, Di- per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si r per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FORZIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent — 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 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do £B6 paid — h'quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent — ”Do Second Issue 96 51 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 93i 1 n 31 3 Do Scrip, .£sb paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 69 Do 1865 Do Scrip, £421 paid dis M exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account DE, 1864 251 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent.,.£3o paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 4Bl Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do q per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account .. — Sranish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l 6l 4 Swedish 4 per. Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 7O 69 701 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account . 714 Do. £lOO Bonds 72 1 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 11 per Cent 9 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi—aes French Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Italian 1; per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols 9O/ * Do. Account 9Ol / Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens steady. Sales probably 8,000 to 10,000 bales. The Late Mr. Prescott. Mr. W. G. Prescott, whose melancholy death has already been recorded, possessed hereditary as well as personal claims to the respect with which he was regarded in the city. He was the eldest son of Mr. W. Willoughby Prescott, the leading partner in the banking firm with which the family has been con nected for four generations. His brother, Mr. Henry James Prescott, was well known as Director and Governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. Prescott himself took an active part in the political as well as the commercial business of the city. He was, however, best known in private and social fife as one of the most kindly and hospitable of men. Singularly generous and unselfish in his disposition, he grudged no trouble when he could do a service to any person who had a claim on his regard, or when he could give pleasure to a friend. His sim plicity and benevolence of disposition exercised a strong attraction over an unusually large circle of acquaintance, and his demeanour was habitually characterised by a quiet and natural cheerfulness. The disease of the brain which was the cause of his death was caused by fatigue and exposure, and it was apparently unconnected with any morbid pro pensity of mind. THE WESTBURY SCANDAL —The •inquiry into the conduct of the Lord Chancellor has terminated, as everybody expected it would terminate, in the white washing of the real delinquent. Who believed that six Whigs, four of whom wore Cabinet Ministers, would con demn a Whig Lord Chancellor ? The result proves that the Government were right in packing the committee. A majority of one vote only saved the noble lord from a formal vote of censure, for allowing Mr. Edmunds to re tire, instead of visiting his offences with dismissal. A majority of one vote only released him from censure for withholding the case from the knowledge of the committee that granted the pension, and modified the charge of im proper conduct into one of amiable weakness ! Heaven save the mark ! Lord Brougham, all parties will be glad to learn, is honourably acquitted, Mr. William Brougham censured, and Mr. Edmunds condemned. It remains to be seen whether the House of Commons will rest content with a decision so calculated to discredit the very fountain of justice.—Herald. THE NORWEGIAN SALMON AND LOBSTER FISH ERTES.—A limited liability company has just been formed at Hull for the purpose of rendering more useful to the inhabitants of this country the extensive salmon and lobster fisheries in the creeks and among the islands on the coast of Norway. A contract has been entered into be tween the now company and those who have the control of the fisheries for an unlimited supply of salmon and lobsters, it is said, at such prices that, after selling them in the English market at greatly reduced rates, they will leave such a profit that at the end of the season a handsome dividend will be declared. The company has purchased two fast steamers, one of which will be employed solely to col lect the fish from the rivers; the other will bring it home packed in boxes with ice, and on arriving at Hull it will be despatched per train to all parts of the country. Should the hopes of the company be realised during the present season, it is contemplated to fit out more vessels with wells so that the fish can be brought . to England alive. SINGULAR MATRIMONIAL TRANSACTION.—A man named Thomas Laws, a general dealer, in the Low street, Sunderland, for the last 12 months has been living with a woman, who has a family to him. A few weeks ago, an old acquaintance of theirs, a native of the same town (Yarmouth), came over from Newcastle, where he has been living for some time and working as a shoemaker, for the purpose of renewing his acquaintance. After a conversa tion with them on matrimonial affairs, the shoemaker and the woman became enamoured of each other, and the shoe maker made a proposal to marry her. Laws was consulted, and at once fell in with the proposal. The shoemaker went back tolNewcastle, put in the banns,:and as a manifes tation of his approval of the affair, Laws purchased her some wedding things, went over to Newcastle one day last week, took her to the altar, and gave her away to the shoemaker. The marriage was duly solemnised, and the parties are now spending the honeymoon in Newcastle. rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1865, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. I p a i d. l Closing I Business Price. done. 13.14 st et Bt 50 20 10 10 `Vol.,Bir., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A gets no div till6p.e.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dup,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland, Great Northern D ). A stock • I Do. B .:o Do. sew, is. at 25 pn.' Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original I) S. V. I. Ilail gua. l Do. South Wales Do W. ISIld.-01Cord Do. Newpo. t Do. He , eford Lane shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. 'Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares .. Metropolitan.. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . k Derby, Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares %i id Kent . No•th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. dn. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire-- N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock yo. Scot, Mid. stxk •4h , -ews & welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 4outh E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny' West CornwAll W. Hartlepool H ar. & it Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable 100 00 100 100 10 10 100 11.0 1. o 100 PktEFERItiNCE SHARE 6 146 } 74 1 31 1211 I } 42 1; 121 ; ; 9) 8 1371 61 7i • 1341 851 i i --- Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock, 1181 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKb. Great Eastern 4! per cent. pr., 881 Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 98 Great Northern 5 per cent. irrd., 107 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1011 FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Bahia and San Francisco t li.n.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 1 Dutch Rhenish, 222 Great Luxembourg, 131 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 141 San Paulo (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., ,7i FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lim., 101 East and West India, 135 i DOCKS. BANKS. Agra and Misterman's, lim., 12120 Ditto, new, 591 Alliance I inn.). 33 Chartered Bank of India,' Australia, and China, 28} Consolidated Bank, lim., 10} I Imperial Bank, lim.. 30 2 Imperial Ottoman, 151 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London and Brazilian (lira.), London Joint Stock, Pi 54 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 161 Midland Bank, lim., 17} South Eastern, lim., 12} MISCELLAMEGUIL Australian Agricultural, 19 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 3 Berlin Water Works, lim., 161 Ceylon Company, 10 City of Lonuon Real Property, lim., 3 City of Milan Improvements, Urn., 81 Credit Fonder and Mob!.lier of England, 8 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Rm., .11 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, iim., 6 International. Contract, International Financial rociety, lim., 6} Imperi.,l Mercantile Credit Am., lira., 5f Oriental Financial, lim., 21 Pen.nsula and Oriental Steam. 84f Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 4e Royal Mail Steam, 05/ Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., Universal Marine, Insurance, lim.Z6l WILKES BOOTH THE ASSASSIN.--Yesterday after noon a telegram was received by Mr. Reuter, from Liver pool, announcing that " Wilkes Booth had landed from the American mail steamer Edinburgh at Queenstown, and was immediately arrested." This piece of welcome news was however, speedily contradicted by the subjoined despatch from Queenstown : " The man who was arrested here, upon landing from the Edinburgh, was not Wilkes Booth but a passenger named O'Neill, who bears a striking• like ness to the assassin of Mr. Lincoln, and who had preYi9usly been arrested in Boston. He haabeen liberated:, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd.) IN RE MEIKLAAL—MEIRLAIteS BONDS. This bankrupt was described as a gentleman of Bryan stone-square, and he has been before the Court for some time. The debts amount to about £42,000, and assets de pend in a great measure upon the realisation of certain securities known Its Meiklam's bonds. A further adjourn ment was now asked on behalf of some of the creditors, and his Honour ordered it. Adjourned accordingly. IN RE SIR RANDAL HOWLAND ROBERTS, BART. This bankr - upt was described as of 17, Aldridge-road villas, Bayswater, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination, and for the order of discharge. The accounts showed due to creditors unsecured £1,841, as holding secu rity £427, and liabilities on accommodation bills, £lOO. By good debts, £lOO, bad, £5O. Shares in public companies which have not cost bankrupt any money estimated at £7OO ; pro perty inthe hands of creditors, £440; leaving a deficiency of £1,078. He claims £lOO from the Life Insurance Invest ment Company for worth of labour done as a director, £5OO having been voted to the directors annually. The bankruptcy is alleged to have taken place in consequence of the negligence of an attorney employed by the bank rupt, and which led to his resigning a military appoint ment. The case was not concluded when our report left. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBORO UGH-S TREE T. BURGLARY LN COVENTRY-STREET.—John Callaghan, alias John Williams, alias John Edwards, described as a trades men of Queen Ann-street, Liverpool, and who is said to have been several times convicted, was brought before Mr. Knox by Sergeant Ackrell, 15 F, charged with being concerned, with others in custody, in a burglary at the house of Mr. Stokes, toolmaker, No. 27, Coventry-street, in December, 1863, when a large quantity of property consisting of tools and shades, and materials used in* the nurseries, was carried off by the thieves. Sergeant Ackrell said that in December, 1863, a burglary was committed at the house of Mr. Stokes, and he saw the prisoner with two others, having a quantity of boots and shoes with them, enter a house in Newton-street, Holborn. Two of the men wore taken into custody, tried and con victed, but the prisoner succeeded in effecting his escape. Yesterday he went to Liverpool and took the prisoner into custody. - It appears that the prisoner was charged with a robbery from the person on the 16th April, 1863, and committed from this court for six months with hard labour, there being at that time a previous conviction against him for three months as a rogue and vagabond. The prisoner was formally committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—Edward Devalin, a man about 42 years of ago, was charged with being drunk, and causing a crowd to assemble in the neighbourhood, Knightsbridge. Police-constable M'Gettican, 307 B, proved that at half past ten last night he found the defendant exposing "duffing" jewellery for sale, and asking people to buy a gold pin cheap. He refused to go when told, and was taken into custody. When searched a neck chain, a ring, to represent diamonds and rubies, and a pin were found, all spurious. The police now stated that a person wished for a war rant against the prisoner, for obtaining money under false pretences. Henry Griffin, groom to the Marquis of Abercorn, said he came up from Cirencester a month ago, and was now stay ing with the marquis in Chesterfield -street. He was in Oxford-streeton Saturday last, at four o'clock, and met pri soner, who asked him if he wanted to buy a parrot, stating that he had some on board ship. This prosecutor declined, and prisoner then produced an Albert chain, which he offered for four dollars, or an English sovereign. He took out a knife and cut it to prove that it was gold, and prose cutor believed it, but told him he had not the money. They then adjourned to a neighbouring public-house, and pri soner finding he had only lls. offered to take that for it. Tho money was paid ; and prosecutor being suspicious, went to a jewellers in South Audley-street, and ascertained that it was spurious. Prisoner said he did not represent it as gold ; he said it was gilt, and as good as gold. How could he afford to sell it for lls. if it was gold ? He was remanded till Tuesday for evidence to show that the chain was spurious. INDIA. The French mail steamer has brought us Calcutta papers to April 4. We take the following from the Calcutta Englishman of that date : " Owing to the Galle mail leaving only the day after the one - via Bombay, we shall not despatch an overland mail by the Bengal steamer. To make ip for the deficiency, our readers will receive this num ber by the French mail, and we shall despatch another overland by the Bombay mail, closing here on the 7th. " The screw steamer Bengal, with the mails from London to Feb. 26, arrived here on the afternoon of the 31st ult., and the express portion of the mails of a week's later date also came to hand last evening. Our latest telegraphic intelligence from London is dated up to March 27, via the Indo-European line. "Money continues easy, and there is little to report since our last. The Bank rate remains the same. Governmentpaper at one time slightly improved, but has again retrograded. Exchange has also receded. The markets for produce are dull, and there is little doing. News from Europe is anxiously expected, and there is an unwillingness to act until authentic information arrives of the progress of events in America. " In shares, the new speculations carry all before them, and the progress of these great undertakings is very remarkable. Sir Charles Trevelyan read his financial statement on Saturday, and prominently noticed this great change, promising such remark able things for India. Tea shares and shares in steam companies are neglected. Government seems now to have awakened to the vast advantage to be gained by giving encouragement to private enter prise, and the next few years will see great results." "His Excellency Sir Hugh Rose, previous to his depar ture, issued the following General Order : " Headquarters, Calcutta, 22d March, 1865. " The Commander-in-Chief in India, at the expiration of his term of service, considers it his duty to thank the army for their discipline and efficiency. "All the reports received from the officers commanding divisions and brigades, and the approval of his Royal High ness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, give evidence of the satisfactory state of the one and the other. " Tho links of authority, ascending to the Government of India and the Secretary of State for India, prove that the 'same weed of praise is due to the native army. " The native army, which was remodelled and reorga nised after the events of 1857, had to encounter great diffi culties in the fulfilment of that object; but the unwearied zeal and ability of the officers and the good feeling of the men prevailed over every obstacle, and the State has now at its service an efficient, obedient, and well-disposed native army, who, young as they are, have already done good service in the field. "These results could not have been obtained if the patronage:of the army had not been devoted exclusively to military merit. "In a wise and most disinterested spirit, the Govern ment of India allowed the officer who had been selected for the chief command at a time when one of the most import ant parts of his duties was the re-organisation of the army, to administer its patronage. " Sir Hugh Rose claims no merit whatever, for having considered this honourable trust as a sacred one; he pub lished a General Order in which he announced that in whatever way an officer could prove his merit and good service, he would reward him with the appointments which the Government had been pleased to place at his disposal. "By these means officers, who had given practical and sure proofs that they possessed the highest military quali fications, wore placed at the head of the re-organization of the army. "The Commander-in-Chief thanks the officers of the army for the manner in which they have justified his con fidence in them, and fulfilled their part of their obligation. " Constant inspections have proved to his Excellency how unwearied have been their exertions and the exercise of their abilities to do justice to their selection; and, while it has been his Excellency's duty almost always to eulogize the success of their efforts, their earnest goodwill and judgment have rendered, with rare exceptions, reproof unnecessary. " The re-organisation of the native army, which has - taken place during his Excellency's command has made it necessary that he should dwell particularly on points rela ting to them. " The praise which it is His Excellency's duty to bestow on the officers of the Native applies just as much to those of the British Army; and it may be said, that the officers and mon of all the armies under His Excellency's command have not only scrupulously obeyed his orders and wishes, but have done their best to anticipate them. " The Commander-in-Chief in India entertains the con viction that the army will not relax the zeal and exertions which have brought them to the present high standard, and that they will continue to merit the confidence of the very distinguished general officer who has been selected to suc ceed him, of Government, and their Most Gracious Sove reign. "Sir Hugh Rosa bids the army farewell, with the most earnest wishes for their welfare and happiness. " Their good conduct has rendered his great command a source of satisfaction,- not of anxiety and the parting with them is his only cause of regret. "By order of his Eicellency the Commander-in-Chief, "E. HAYTHORNE, Colonel, Adjutant-General." " Sir William Mansfield has issued the following General Order on the recent changes in the army : Gz.NEBAL ORDER BY 1118 EXCELLENCY THE COM- MANDER-IN-CHIEF. "Adjutant-General's Office, Poonah, March 14, 1865. " When Sir William Mansfield assumed the command of the Bombay army he was aware that great and radical changes were impending over it, as consequences of the terwination of a state of war, and of the transfer of the Government of India from the late Hon. East India Com pany to the Crown under Act of Parliament. His Excel lency then expressed a confident hope that the discipline of the army would not suffer under his command. Sir William Mansfield, now that his command of the Bombay army closed, has the warmest satisfaction in recording his belief that that hope has been amply justified. It may be well to cast a glance at 'the changes which have been effected, Firstly, there was the reduction of the army from a war footing to a peace establishment, which may be stated in numbers as a reduction in all the arms from 70,000 to 40,000 men. Secondly, there was the measure of the amalgama tion, which, while extending, by Official Gazette, the pri vileges attendant on military rank on account of the Indian officers to all the world, instead of being restricted, as they had been heretofore, to India, included the formation of the staff corps, the abolition of the local character of the British portion of the forces of the late Hon. East India Company, and the early retirement of many field-officers and others, owing to the grant of liberal pensions. Thirdly, there was the measure of the re-organisation of the army, by which the regimental position of the officers, British and native, has been raised, a more direct responsibility thrown on both classes, while the roll of a regiment now presents the names of officers actually serving with it, instead of a long list of gentlemen, of whom but a portion was interested in the corps, or ever present in its ranks. Such are the extraordinary changes of the last five years, according to which the entire body of the Bombay army has not only been re-modelled in form, but has been re organised according to ideas absolutely different from those under which it was originally constituted. To carry through such difficult duties in as satisfactory a manner as those alluded to, would have been impossible without the most cordial and intimate co-operation of the Headquarters Staff, during the term of his Excellency's command. It is evident that that Staff has had to perform duties unexampled in the history of the Bombay army. Sir William Mansfield begs to return his most sincere thanks to Lieut.-Colonel Stock, the Adjutant-General, who has been his most confidential adviser throughout for the last five years; to Lieutenant-Colonel Phayre, the Quarter master-General; to Colonel Skinner, the Judge-Advocate- General (now on leave of absence) ; to Lieutenant-Colonel Field, the Acting Judge-Advocate-General; to Colonel the Hon. F. Thesiger, 95th Foot, who acted as Deputy-Ad jutant-General, British troops, prior to the amalgamation of the Staff offices; to Lieutenant-Colonel Kirby, Deputy- Adjutant-General ; and to Major Flood, Military Secretary. His Excellency would further tender his best thanks and acknowledgments to the Major-Generals commanding divisions ; Major-General C. Van Straubenzee, K.C.8., N.D.A. ; Major-General Green, C. 8., N.D.A. ; Major- General Kenner, C. 8., S.D.A. ; and Major-General M. W. Smith, C. 8., P.D.A. ; to Brigadier-General Lucas, late Commandant and now Inspector of Royal Artillery ; to the Brigadiers-General Commanding Brigades, and to the several officers commanding brigades of artillery and regi ments of cavalry and infantry, for the zeal and discretion with which they have performed their respective duties, and their share in affording superintendence and execution to the reforms which have been adverted to. His Excel lency would further beg the Principal Inspector-General, Dr. St ovell, and Deputy Inspector-General of British Troops, Mr. Canning, to accept his warm acknowledgments for the excellent manner in which they have presided over their respective medical departments, and the energy with which they have directed the efforts of the medical officers under their orders for the improvement of the health of her Majesty's troops, and for the spread of sanitary reforms. His Excellency would request the Commissary-General, Lieut.-Col. Dunsterville, and the Superintending Engineers of Circles, to accept his assurance that their zealous co operation in the execution of the orders of Government for the provisioning and lodging of the troop s has, in like manner, been of the greatest advantage to the pubrleiscssheris vice. In conclusion, his Excellency would ep high opinion of the state of the re g iments, several x British and native, serving in the Bombay P resi dency, and of th eir very good conduct, which has rendered his command so pleasant to him. "Subject to the confirmation of Government, all o l f l r m e p a J o . o r t s r - from this date will bo made for the information General Sir Charles Van Straubenzee, K.C.8.1S- By order, .. _ r ae "H. STOCIi, Lieut,-Col., ctoju t UV= AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE MORAVIAN. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, APRIL 22 (Evening). It is positively reported that Sherman and John ston are negociating. The rumour that the latter had surrendered with kis army is at present uncon firmed. Reports receivedfrom Goldsboro' state that John ston's army had become demoralised since Lee's surrender, and Johnston dared not risk a battle. In consequence of Johnston's repeated offer to surrender, a portion of Grant's army has been relieved from guarding the Southside Railroad, and sent to Washington. The Evening Post says private letters from Washington Create _some uneasiness concerning Secretary Seward's condition. • It is reported from Richmond that Mr. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet have reached Augusta, and established a Government there preparatory to flight to the Trans-Mississippi Department. The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions of condolence on account of the death of Richard Cobden. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money abundant. Gold, 1491. Exchange on London, 1611 163. On Paris, 348,1. Stocks very firm. New York Centrals, 951. Illinois, 114. Erie, 77 ; 5.20 United States Bonds, 1068 ; Cotton, slightly firmer ; Middling Uplands, 38c. Flour good inquiry. Wheat and corn slightly firmer. Provisions and coffee steady. Sugar slightly firmer. Petroleum quiet ; crude, 37c ; refined, 52c. CANADA. GREAT FLOODS IN CANADA. MONTREAL, APRIL 22. Great floods have taken place in the districts of Berthier and Soul, in Canada. Several islands in the St. Lawrence have been submerged, and many lives and much property lost. BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent - . Do. kl shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff. Brant & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 _ Do. do. Jude 1, 1374 Calcutta & S. E., Rm.. Town & Dock, gu. Demers. , a, 7 p.c. per. p , East. Bengal, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu..5 p.c. Do. J Eitasion Grand Trunk of Canad a' Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prof. of ock ..l i Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India Om , gua. 5 per cent D 4.1 per cent Do Great W, a. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Co r. Fifth ri p Extension .e. u Bnds. lel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Y. Hl. C'da, pc lst pl. bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ';'s ci. Do. Puniaub E ...3 Do.lndus St Flo OSSK 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ISIONS. 55 58 102} 103} pr 4 4t 65 70 99 101 75 85 1( 1 103 102 103 10F 105 e 4P 184 19 88 64 66 54 56 55 57 47 49 45 43 43 95 25 2% 25 26 101 105 i 11,), 3 5 82 84 101 a 3026 1016 102, pr 1014 1026 94 97 100 1 104} 1041 i 1011 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1972 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. dp. c. Feb. & Auk lOO 92 94 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 92 94 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 SI 83 Do. 5p r. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.Flope, 8 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 104 105 Do. do: 1890-1 100 105 107 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1858, 6 p.c 100 104 106 Do. 1878, do. 100 109 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IN7B Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 107 109 Natal , 3ov. a per cent lOO 102 103 N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 92 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 crc.,1886 00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18 , 1 to 1876 100 93 95 941 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 924 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cont..— Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 101 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18t8-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.la &July 100 - - Do. do, a pril & Oct lOO 107 108 1084 7 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. Cold, Jim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated —3 u Devon G. Cons. (Tav)st 1 575 585 Drake walls 2.1.0 a 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 Blast Caradon 2.14.6 14 15 as t Carn Brea 3.4.0 64 7 Mast Grenville 2.7.0 31 4 East Loved 2.13.6 10 11 131 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 32 41 Gam & StA übyn(G wen. 601 4 6 4 Great L txey, limited all 161 171 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2 1 G. Wheal Vor (Heist lb 40 30a 314 30a Grenvite 7.8.3 4 41 Elcrod's Foot .. 8.13 35 36 Ilingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret f Uny Lelant 94 5 7 slarke Valley 4.3.0 5 51 4 11Wyndy Iron Ore, lira 21 11 02 Nanglles New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.WIII Bassett (Illegal) 3.10.6 6 North Wheal Crofty 2.8.0 15 12 - - Prosper United... 7.1.6 3 34 Pr. vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 31 33 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 520 530 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 30 17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 144 15 West isassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard 9 6 8 West Chirerton ll 571 West Seton 471 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 Whea Ludt:l,a 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Hen 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 20 Wheal Uniun 4 THAMES. THE LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT.—!L VERY HARD CASE.—A young woman named Mary Ann Johnson, of 1, Catherine-street, Poplar, whose sobs almost chocked her utterance, came before Mr. Paget and complained that her goods had been seized for rent owing by another person. Mr. Paget—l cannnt help you, my good woman. If your landlord owes any rent, and has not sufficient goods to satisfy a distraint for rent, the superior landlord can dis train on other people's goods in the same house. The applicant said her case was a very hard one, indeed. She took apartments in the house No. 1, Catherine-street, a fortnight ago, and was not aware arty rent was owing. The former tenant, Catherine Foster, the wife of an en gineer in the Brazilian Navy, who was in the, receipt of £lO per month from her husband, removed from the house the night before she and her husband took possession, and was then £7 in arrear. To satisfy this debt goods, which cost her husband £32 eighteen months ago, had been seized by a broker named Self, of High-street, Poplar, en behalf of Mr. Scratchley, a gentleman of property staying at White's Hotel, in Bond-street, Piccadilly. Mrs. Foster, by whom the rent was owing, was well able to pay the money, and was dwelling at No. 6, Penny-fields, Poplar. Mr. Paget—lt may be a very hard case upon you, but it is not a matter in which I have any jurisdiction. The broker has a right to seize any goods he finds in the house. The Applicant—My husband worked hard to provide a home, and it will be broken up. Mr. Paget—l cannot help you. The poor woman left the witness box crying loudly, and pitied by every one present. THE AMENITIES OF RATCLIFF• HIGHWAY. —A Greek sailor, who gave the name of James Robson, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting Ben jamin Hadley, an American seaman, who came into court with a surgical bandage round his head. The complainant said he was walking along Ratcliff highway last night, in the company of a shipmate named W. Finn, when the prisoner came up to him and called him a son of a —, at the same time knocking him down, and saying, " Take that." While ho was on the ground he was most brutally kicked about the head and body. Ho was badly wounded, and lost a good deal of blood. A foreign woman, who saw the outrage on the American, stated that when she interfered, the prisoner seized her by the neck and attempted to choke her. Benjamin Archer, police-constable, No. 101 H, said the prosecutor was bleedin g f rom t h e e y e very much. The prisoner said he was p us h e d b y t h e co mplainant, and he did knock him d own an d k ick him. Mr. Joseph S m ith , solicitor, said the prisoner, for whom he appeared, and th e complainant h a d a quarrel about their respective countries, and fought. Catherine White, a prostitute, said the complainant hit the prisoner, who returned the blow. Archer said White was not present at the affray, and had sworn falsely. The complainant said he was about to go to sea in the Flying Fish. Mr. Josoph Smith—The prisoner has shipped to go to soa to-morrow. Mr. Paget—l wish he had gone to sea yesterday. He certainly will not go to-morrow. He is sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. THEATRES AND MUSIC HAlLS.—There are 25 theatres in London, and these establishments are capable of accommodating 41,100 persons. The audiences which the 41 principal music halls in London, exclusive of the small tavern concert rooms and the Crystal Palace, can accommodate, amount to nearly double the number, being estimated at 70,300 ; but if we include the' Crystal Palace, which belongs to the jurisdiction of London, is fed by London, and has been licensed by the Lord Cham berlain, the number swells to 179,300, considerably more than four times the number accommodated by the theatres. A few closer.particulars will exhibit still more forcibly how much more important a- part these halls and places of popular amusement have it in their power to play in the moral and intellectual education of the middle and lower classes—by whom this sort of education is most needed—than the theatres. The Alhambra, could accommodate the audiences of Drury Lane and Covent Garden added together, or those of the Haymarket, the Adelphi, St. James's, and the Strand. The Metropolitan Music Hall, in the Edgware-road, is equal in capacity to the Olympic, and the St. James's, or to Sadler's Wells and the Strand. The Agricultura L l a H ne a , ll co c v o e u n i t d Adelphi, Lyceum, G s a w r d a e l l n o:v t h u e p il a h y e m r arket, Majesty's Princess's,u s ri t. James's, Mary lebone, Olympic, the New Royalty, and the Victoria ; and perhaps it is superfluous to add that the Crystal Palace has space enough to receive and entertain nearly three times the number of persons the whole of the theatres of London are capable of accommodating. The question suggested by these figures is obvious. Shall this large and increasing section of the population be excluded from the enjoyment of intellectual pleasures, whocever they can be got, in order to preserve a monopoly of stage-plays in the hands of the London managers ?—The Shilling Magazine. • DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC NONOGENARIAN—An eccentric individual, named Joseph Constable, died at Chelsworth, a few days ago, at the great age of 94 years. The deceased lived quite alone for upwards of 40 years, and performed all his domestic work, including washing and sowing. His dress was as sing wa ys. years ho attended the D issentin g chapel at Bildestonc, including E or m a r n e y d CinOLaLEGE, LEADF,NHALL-STREET. stockings.frequently CITY OF appearingLONDON —The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor will preside at the lec ture to be delivered in the hall of this College this evening, on " Socrates," by the Dean of Westminster, 94 96 131 132 66 66 62 f 6 16 17 90 92 106 1 8 4 I 174 7 8 , 132 V 3 115 147 131 .33 E 6 88 ;4 75 64 66 51 64 46 4J tO2 1 04 121} 12 874 68 106 108 41 13 121 i 122 97 98 614 62i 137 k 133 3 3ip 1341 1351 ' 105 107 1 5t 55 IC 26 llu 111 68 69 102 1( 3 37 38 - -P 9i 10i p 116 11S 1 liP 78 79 11 113 140 144 49 51 61 82 55 57 86 864 84 91 155 158 3 4p 107 109 46 49 75 78 101 102 101 101 101 10id 88 i 2 78 82 di 102 103 94 98, 89 91 64 66 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time : Bishop's Castle Railway (Chirbury to Minsterley), Peterborough, Wisbeach, and Sutton Railway, Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway, and Sevenoake, Maid stone, and Tunbridge Railway. BOROUGH FRANCHISE EXTENSION BILL. A number of petitions having been presented in favour of this bill, Mr. BAINES rose to move the second reading of his bill, the object of which was to reduce the borough quali fication of voters to £6. He said he felt he should not be asking the house in vain for its indulgence, whilst he urged it to redress an acknowledged wrong pressing on the great majority of the people; an acknowledged wrong because the defective state of the representation had been acknowledged by the highest authority. Five times they had been reminded from the throne that such was the condition of the representation ; four Prime Ministers of the Crown had brought in bills, but without success, and the house had passed the second reading of a measure without a division, and yet that objectionable state of things still remained. He had not been anxious to bring forward the measure, because he felt there were others more capable than himself, and he should have been glad had the Government taken up the subject. He should have been exceedingly gratified had the right hon. gentle man, whose sentiments in that bouse had done him so much honour, and which had called forth the gratitude of the people, had been induced to deal with the matter ; but such not being the case, he had felt it incumbent upon himself to attempt to remedy the anomaly. It had been stated as an objection against the measure that the last session of a Parliament, which had but twelve months to run before it died a natural death, was not the time to proceed with such a bill ; but ho felt that of all times it was the most oppor tune, because it would enable its being carried into effect by the new voters created by it. His bill had been copied from that brought forward by Lord John Russell, but it related only to the borough franchise. Although a bill had been brought forward by the hon. member for East Surrey to extend the county franchise by lowering the qualification to £lO, it was not such as to meet tie great want, viz., an extension of the borough franchise, so as to admit the great body of the working class to the exercise of that right to which they were entitled. The noble lord below him (Lord Elcho) had given notice of his intention to move the previous question, as he strongly objected to any lowering of the existing qualification. He was glad it was so, be cause there would be a full discussion of the whole matter, and thus the great want would receive the attention which its merits really demanded. He thought it would be unwise to postpone passing a bill such as that now before them, because if they did so he was well assured that in a short time such a moderate demand would not satisfy the immense body now excluded from the representation, and a strong, and perhaps irre sistible, demand would be made upon them for manhood or universal suffrage. Hisbill only extended to England and Wales, and his observations, therefore, only applied to that part of the kingdom. The upper classes, he contended, were well represented in that house, but the working class, as a class, were nearly entirely unrepresented. Some hon. membersmight represent a few, but they were so scattered that he contended he was right in his observations. It was expected that the working class would be loyal, obedient, well affected, and obeyers of the law, but had they any hand in making those laws they were expected to obey ? Certainly not. Again, it was urged as an objection against the measure that a lowering of the elective franchise would lower the status of the Legislature, but he re garded such an objection as a complete fallacy, and one for which there was not the slightest ground. The foremost men in the country would always deem it an honour to have a seat in that house—(hear, hear)—and those, he felt assured, would be the persons from whom its members would be selected. Suppose there should happen to be an election of a working man, he thought the addition of several intelligent and virtuous working men to seats in that house would be of the greatest advantage. They would bo enabled to give very valuable information—valuable to the body to which they belonged, and of which many of the members now knew nothing, and more than likely those working men might learn something beneficial to themselves and to the class to which they belonged. He looked upon it as a vain fancy if for one moment it was imagined that an adventurer would be elected to a seat in that house ; on the contrary, he contended that wherever there was a large constituency there invariably the most celebrated men that had over adorned the Legislature had been selected. The hon. gentleman then quoted a variety of statistics to show the great progress the country had made the last few years, and concluded by saying that the bill he had the honour to propose would give an additional 241,000 voters, excluding the Metro politan boroughs, or about 32 per cent. to the existing number ; and he felt that the concession would not cost the exchequer a single farthing, bat would increase and strengthen one of the most valuable institutions of the constitution. Mr. BAZLEY seconded the motion. Lord ELCHO moved the previous question. He con tended that the apathy which was exhibited in the coun try when the subject was last under discussion still existed, in proof of which he asked the hon. member who had moved the second reading of the bill whether he saw a single working man standing at the door as he entered the house. The apathy he alluded to existed both in and out of the house, and therefore he hoped the Govern ment would not take the matter under their care at the present moment. It was said that the working class was not represented in that house, but that he denied, be cause he was of opinion that they were represented, and that in no insignificant way. When a member was elected to a seat in that house, he did not consider that he repre sented any particular class, but the whole of the persons comprised in that constituency. (Hear, hear.), With respect to the work in g man beinganxious he he ai w ne a e s ) n e o p t pqeuiarteed.sonsuerheadof htandata acsernhinsmbnoicna. friendi from (Mr. B n f r i i e e n n d i n o f t h h a i s t o n c t a h l iet yiron a d i l s i t t r t i l c e ts, e ff w e h rt i c h ull s l a i h o t w e e c d cu t h p a y t a m .c an l y o house o w r h k n r eg man haeny had now any y c hgorscea great d o e e r s e id to e b in ec o o n m e e o a f p o o n ss ly esso £B ; of the elective franchise would he not make the effort ? Yet although most of them could do it if they pleased, they preferred, in many instances, remainingit.H just e outside th e qu alification rath er than coming within greatly objected to the bill brought forward by the hon. member, which, although it gave a vote to the owner of a .£6 house, refused it to the clerk or other person who paid double and treble that amount merely because he was a lodger. (Hear.) He objected to the lowering of the qualification, because it would lead to universal suffrage, to which he had the most insurmountable objection. The ground upon which the hon. member brought forward the bill would not hold water, and therefore he moved, in effect, its rejection. Mr. A. BLACK seconded the amendment, on the ground that the bill would have the effect of discouraging provi dence amongst the working classes. Mr. LEATHAM said he had no doubt that the Govern ment ought to have carried this measure, but because Go vernment had failed in its duty that was no reason why members who had pledged themselves to refcrm should violate their promises. Mr. LOWE said that this matter should be considered quite irrespective of private rights, because i up f they admit ted the principle, it would inevitably lead to universal suffrage. It was not right to elevate the working classes to debase the means by which they were to be raised. Australia the franchise had been made so easy that the people would not pick it out of a gutter. In Victoria there was a double qualification—that of property and that of representation. Some discovered that ls. should be paid for registration, and that circumstance disfranchised half the population. He believed there were very few of the working classes who could not obtain the franchise if they wished it, and he therefore thought the bill unnecessary, especially as it would satisfy nobody. [The LORD ADVOCATE then rose to address the house, but was met with loud cries of " Osborn, Osborn." T'ho right hon. gentleman maintained his position at the table for some time, but at length resumed his seat, andl Mr. B. OSBORN rose and said ho thought Caat, after the time that had been occupied in the debate, some mem ber of the Government would have risen to reply to the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Lowe). He should like to know whether they could wonder at the apathy without when they saw the way in which the matter was treated in that house. (Hear, hear.) There was ono thing, however, that cou ld not have escaped observation, and that was the civil war that had broken out on that side of the house—(hear, and l aug hter)--and which had bee n ar tf u ll y promoted by the silence of hon. gentlemen opposite. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The measure brought forward by the hon. member for Leeds had been called revolutionary, but he believed his hon. friend to be the most innocent revolutionist ever heard of. He should like to know upon what ground the present Government entered office Why, an amendment of the representation. (Hear, heP.r.) He could not understand how a measure could be called revolutionary which had been four times alluded to in the speech from the throne. (Hear, hear.) What haai become of the great compact which was entered into at the danc ing academy. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) What had become of the great compact which had elicited such extraordinaay cheering at Willis's Rooms. Ho should very much like to know. Why, there was the Lord Chancellor, who, when 'he was in this house, made the strongest speech he ever heaid in favour of reform 'and the ballot, but, since he had been upon the woolsack, he had not made the slightest allusion to the subject, whilo, the great Reform Minister, who was now in the °that' house, he too had quietly let the subject down. (Hear, hesegreat his hon. y h e e n ar ti .revolutionary jeetp f Lted Wa th s e it sub friend the member for Leeds moved in the matter he was n 0 whenye t immediately t called revolutionary. The Liberals had pursued a dog-in a-manger policy—they would not bring in a measure of reform themselves, nor permit hon. gentlemen on the other side. (Hear, hear.) As there was no other course open, he should adopt the present measure, however frag mentary, and give his vote in favour of the second reading. Mr. GREGORY moved the adjournment of the debate, Mr. AYRTON said it was most desirable that time should be allowed the members of the Government to ex press their opinions on this question—(laughter) —and for these reasons he thoughtthe debate ought to be adjourned. Sir G. GREY said a member of the Government had risen to address the house, but there being a disinclina tion to hear him, ho advised his hon. friend (the Lord Advocate) not to throw away his speech. As there were several hon. members who, he believed, wished to address the house, he would offer no objection to the adjournment. Mr. BAINES asked if the Government would give a night upon which the debate might be resumed ? Sir G. GREY said, in the absence of his noble friend at the head of the Government, he could give no promise as to any particular day. Mr. DlSRAELlthought the house had a right to require from the Government a day for the resumption of this im portant debate. He thought there ought to be a distinct promise given on the part of the Government on this great and important question. He thought it most disreputable that the debate should close without a clear expression of opinion on the part of her Majesty's Government. (Hear.) The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then agreed to. [A noisy discussion then ensued as to whether the debate should be adjourned until either Monday or Friday. The discussion was carried on until a quarter to six, when the debate went over, in accordance with the standing order of the house.l The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLATE OF 100 SOVS. Lytham Warrior 1 Six ran. LATEST BETTING. 1,000 GUINEAS. 2to 1 agst Gardovisure (taken) sto 2 agst Siberia (taken) 10 to 1 agst La Fortune (taken) 10 to 1 agst White Duck (taken) LADVEnTISEMENT.] TATTERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May 4.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but showery at times. CLYDE, May B.—Wind S.S.E. — Sailed—Worcester, for Quebec. _ —_. . _. .... FALMOUTH, May B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Commen dator, from Hayti. BRISTOL, May 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Merchant, from Havannah. CARDIFF, May 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--charlotte, from Santander; Favourite, from Pernambuco ; Conference, from Santander. SOUTHAMPTON, May 2.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Saxonia, screw steamer, for New York. Powrsmoirrx, May 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Tartar, from China. Pri.L, May 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Grenada, front Mauritius. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRATE/SEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 3—Countess Leicester, Crescent, Margaret, Temple, and Aliwal—all from Guernsey; City of Adelaide, from Adelaide ; Cornhill, from Zante ; Crest of the Wave, from Valparaiso ; Glendower and Mediator—both from Melbourne ; Gibraltar, from Cadiz; Colonial Empire, from Sydney ; Ida Zeigler, from Auckland ; Robert Selden, from Calcutta; Octavius, from Dunkirk; Delhi, from Shanghai. Sailed, May 4—Neva, steamer, for Dunkirk; Seine, Steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Amathea, from Constantinople ; Flora, from Algoa Bay ; Esperanza, from Havannah ; Wilhelm 111., schooner, from Oporto ; Victor, from Marseilles—all for Eondon ; Penguin, from Alexandria, for Hull; Express, from Marseilles, for Luna; Premier, from Bordeaux, for Madras ; Stads Zierike, from Alexandria, for Sunderland; Dorothie, from Cyrus, for Cronstadt ; Clarendon, from St. Helena, for Hull; Magnific, from tho west from the north. Passed in tow.—Agamemnon, from Bombay ; Mont morency, from Sydney ; Marquis of Argyle—from Adelaida —all from London. NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—We observe with much pleasure that the President, Charles Dickens, Esq. , w ill take the chair at the dinner of the Newsvender's B enevolent and Provident In stitution, on Tuesday next , a t the Freemasons' Tavern. B OTAL A GR ICULTURAL SOCI ETY.—WO lear n that at the meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society yesterday , a resolution was passed b y 21 vot es to 17 in favour of B ur y St. Edmunds as the p lace of meeting in 1866. - 1,44/ 2 11 I A 0 ; :IDL S . c ir gthh C iee h uß t: r i l gm e h s .tpi:te. Clifford ; Mr. J. Pope . A Deputation, consisting of Viscount Fielding ; Lord Petre ; Lord Arundell of Wardour ; Lord Henry Kerr; Hon. Charles Langdale ; the Right Hon Hennessey, M.P. ; the O'bonoghue, M.P. ; Major Gay ; vJ..DAr..mßalnankien, Manning . 3A P. r ; . M.P. 7S n i s r e C il' olm 3l a .P ri ll . the O'Conor Don, Sergeant Bellasis ; the Very Rev. F. Oakley ; Mr. D. J. Bearden ; Mr. Richard Swift; the Rev. Father Kathaway ; the Rev. F. Bagshawe ; Rev. J. L. Patterson ; Mr. T. Wild Blundell ; Dr. O'Bryan ; Mr. T. H. Galton ; and Mr. J. Burke; had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home-office yesterday, on the subject of the grievances affecting Catholic prisoners in county and borough prisons. EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.—LOSS OF EIGHT Lryks.—A serious explosion of fire damp took place at one of the collieries belonging to the Clay-cross Com, parry yesterday morning, about half-past two o'clock, by which eight persons, six men and two boys, have lost their lives. There were about twenty men in the pit at tho time of the explosion, which was first discovered by the engine-. man, who perceived a large flame rise above the shaft, cages accompanied from its by a position loudexplosion,at the top ofthe which shaft, ble and, n o kd n e, e citi o .u f s In formation recoil of the pit-rope upon the head-gearing , f th or e ma getnioenrawlma•sacnoangNe-eryoefdtihmme works,ediate immediately rt.onMor,v. who h engineer, and the heads of departments, mutilated. The other men who wereengaged make an examination of tho mine. They tie Proceededßb mineraloi n d n e tso s of eight persons quite dead, and au d some the3, o foundf th e m a ni shockingly nexthite frroisme workings were not injured , .. e th ol e li p e i ri t along a driftway, which communicates with another