The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-08 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AN CUJADIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. . - Der Cent. Consols tlle Account, May . 9o}, i Per Cent. Reduced l. .t '''',„,.ew per Cent .. , ..... .. ................. b_ B l mew 2i per Cent. :lan. 1894 . 1:3 . 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — 'Lalcillities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — ,Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 r.,xchequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. X 6 OO ... ~ - Do. £lOO and .£2OO Ba of England Stock, St per Cent _ Dl2 Aceennt I ''ll4ll Ge`fkuliiittxT SEcuurriEs. radian Lock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 Do- Account . , ..... ...,I 1-06 i Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 1)° . per . ... . .... . .. _. Do. 4 per Cent., O ' ct. 1 . 888 D 0., • Certificates . . . ...... - ... . per Pape; . 4 per Cent Ile. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 EODo. 4 per Cent., 1866 °. E°ll ' lB , Xl,OOO Aug — . 'under £l,OOO Cm ii_. FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Do, Bonds, 5 r Cent.,,,, -2 'iall 5 per Cent, — De. 4i- per Cent., 1852-ie:6o , Do. 1863 "Pos Ayres 6 per Cent C --n° 4c eennt . „. -.- ,--,0 per Per (Deferred 3 per Cent.) '„iliall 6 per Cent Color -ID ' 4- 1 . Per Cent ... . abian 6 r Cent.. °C4Dba),6 Per C P e e nt. • paid D 1 ); -,,Per Cent., 1004 a. Ti ; 'l,',eriP, £55 paid .. .......... . t7 B " 0 per Cent., 1825 -,-,°. 4 per Cent., 1863 .. .. . —., t i Do. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, 4'25 paid — 43111biati Principalities ''l)°4B6P id . ..'. A quado r New a Con; Oli:Cl . a:t . e .. ci..l. per dent.- -'611.„_12'0., Provisional Land Warrant 'l)l,,Ptian 7 per Cent Second Issue 9 - 6 1)° °XI Bends 931 „ Do. 1864 ................... _ . .we 100 Bo ds 43 4ceouran 207 Cr b ep o i. Se .liP, .f. 5. ..... .:: .. : .. . ..... .. .... . ,i''' ') per Cents. 1 824-5, ex Coupons 'O. Coupons '. ...... . , "liateMala d 1 50t it .. 1839 and 1850 ......... .. ... .„ 411 5 per Cent (Maremmana .........) Do 1865 _ 3 Met SriP, ........... paid h can 3 per Cent. ........ ''). Account ....... 2-265 i 13 ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French.,,,,,,....,- ttio-)04 Prenc Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ... . -- 14004Tvidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid — 11.811 Dn. imperial s per Cent — Ne w G nut' A _ 4'o D ra ,0 2 per Cen..i Defer? d .. . ........................ . p 1)° Land ';TarrZis (liectLee) — (1.11'4,a1l _per cent. h ° " Per Cent. (11rib ........ I% -° q per Cent. 1862 ......... .. . — 1 : ) 0. Ac t ' - coun._ ....................... ,rtlinese 3 per Cent., 1853 — 4-10 Account — 1, 3 , 0 3 per cen7., ii'i4, i, ;o, ;g, '62, ' 3 , '-'0 Account 4B} , 1111.rsian s,per'oen7., Yiii, i .St., — uo 41 per Cent , 1850 D u ' 1860 — 1) 0 3 per Cent., 1859 4- ' 0 6 per Cent 1862 B9} 50 r. D u .1 ... 1864 . : 'eardinia 5 per Cent , Do. Account .. . — "Panish 3 per Cent . . DoDo New Deferred DoAccount 44 i Passive ........... . .............. . 4 tDo Account .. . . Smnish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account .. . ... . l6} Swedish 4 per Cent.. — Do. 4f per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1.854 ............. . -- DDo C en t........ tOOO 6 per lB5B Account„ 7Ol Do 6 per Cent. 1862 _bo Account -li. £lOO Bonds 73 2 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — ,1210 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent v enezuela 3 per Cent. 1).„0. Account .... . ..................... — "%Acc, - " 0 . 6 per Cent, 1862 — ount 3B 4"°.,,, b ° 6 13er ceni.:iWii 39 4 per Cent. — 444 . Dividends • on the above payable in London. ria, teik,.6--, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — D --", 1 Per cent., Ex. 25f. Doh" per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil piv,,, Per Cent Certifi,tes Ds-e0°.44-Rec utes, 3 per Cent. — 67 f ali aj , , c(mat b o. i i : per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ... . °°°llA4t ..... . ... : ..................... Co nsol s ..................... b o. A_ o P c°°ll 4t : ............................... 9(10, 1416 Settlement ............ . .........._ TWELVE O'CLOCK. Com p a ratively speaking, th e M oney M arket has been qu i et to-day. Bankers and brokers manifest little desire to enter into new business, or to nego tiate bills, even the best, under the official minimum of 4i per cent. Under this circumstance the com mercial community have not been very active in discounting securities. All are waiting, in fact, to see what turn affairs will take in the course of the present week. About 60 , 0 00 sovereigns from Egypt were t a k en into the Bank on Saturday. At the annual meeting to-day of shareholders of the Trust and Agency Company of Australia, a dividend was proposed for the half-year ending December last of Is. per share, being at the rate of 1 0 per cent. per annum ; also (free of income-tax) of a bonus of 2s. per share on the shares comprised in the lst and 2d issues ; and of ls. per share on the shares of the 3d issue (emitted in June last) the dividend and bonus, inclusive of the ad interim dividend, b e i ng equal to 20 per cent. per annum on the capital called up. Business, although better than for some weeks past, still continues dull in the manufacturing dis tricts. At Manchester prices for yarns have shown a slight i mprovement, and at Leeds, Halifax, Hud dersfield, and Bradford the dealings have been larger, but in the hardware departments of Birming ham and Sheffield continued dullness has prevailed. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 55c. Quiet. The English Stock market has been very dull to day, scarcely any business having been in progress. Attention for the moment is again turned to Ame rican Securities, which show a very good improve inent. Consols continue fiat at 94 for money, and 904 Ifor the June account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88j i; and India 5 per Cents., 1061 i• There has been rather more firmness in the Foreign Market, but business has not been active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 721 73 ; do. Con sondes, 521 s ; Mexican, 261 ; do. New, 251 cates 16 ; Greek, 201 21; Spanish Passive, 30 ; do. Certifi- , ; Italian, 641 ; and Confederate Loan, 131 141. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, but in one or two instances prices have shown an upward movement. Caledonian have advaneed.los. ; and Great Western, North Western, Metropolitan, Midland, and North Eastern (Ber wick), each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally sustain former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or Ptwo cases rather firmer. Estates Investment Com an acy sh ares are quoted 11 2 prem.; Imperial Otto- , 5 per Cent. L oan, 11 2 prem. ; and Russian kron w ° r 4 g ) 3 1 prem. therpool Cotton Market—This Day. kark • or et and hardening. Sales, 8,000 bales, FAT4' ACCIDENT THROUGH A THUNDER-STORM.— body ufrsdaY, at Po ggathorpe, an inquest was held on the cFo °4B ed °- Win ' taintS Paul, aged 15, a farm servant. The de o - f 402,°Jvas employ of Mr. William Ward, farmer, engaged 1 1 30 , and on Tuesday afternoon, while gash 0:11 a geld, a thunder-storm came on. loud an th ey k thunder took place and frightened the horses, A d eiie of necked Wm down, and dragged the harrow over . him,. k aate he teeth peneirating eight inches into his hip. His un' til ! another Person with difficulty released the poor s'e die in .0 unscrew the tooth which stuck in his body. 4eQ4.1 tal aulne evening. The jury returned a verdict of death. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic & St.Lawrenee all 55 68 ' at f Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. ( 100 102 f 103 103 21 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. le shares 2 pr 4p 4 104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 4, 10 Do Preference all t 4 0/ too L Buff.,Brant,&Goderich 100 6 Dodos. Aux. 1 , 872 ICO July , 1873 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 at Calcutta &8. E., lim lOO 99 101 at a e Town & Dock, gu lOO 75 85 00 Demerit! a, 7 p.c. per. p' all in 101 it East. 8en,, , a1, gu., sdo 100 102 103 010 •et East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 10t 106 1031 1 20 Do. J Extension at Grand Trunk o f C ana d a 10 0 181 I'4 191 19 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 65 88 ICO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred If 0 Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds all 55 57 64 100 Do. do. deterred 100 Do. 1. 1 / 4 1 Pref. stock all 45 43 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Prat, stock 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 101 105 1021 20 0. Gua. 5 per cent l2 4 4 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 2 at Gt. South of India (lim. gua. 5 per cent at D .41 per cent lO • et Do 204 Great W, s. of Canada all 104 104 204 Do. New.. 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 all 88 • 2 100 110. 5' do. pay. 1877-8 all 78 62 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 4 1 d st Madras, gua. 5 p.c at Do. 41 do lOO 102 103 1014 2 )00 94 96 at Do. 43 do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel & Hudson's Bay., all 64 66 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B at NT. I.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds 82 81 st Scinde . 100 1014 30'21 st Do. Delhi 20 Do. do p , 2 Id pr st Do. Pun:aub =4,* 100 1014 1021 1014 at Do.lndus St Flo °l ' 100 94 97 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I p a id . / Closing I Business Price. done. 13.14 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val all at Blyth and Tyne lOO at Bristol and Exeter 1( 0 94 96 • st Caledonian llO 130 131 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 11 61 10 Do. AI A guts no div ll till6p.c.p.an.has 10 D" B been paid to.B st Dublin & Belfast June all 62 (6 • 25 Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. all 6 17 st, Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 90 92 at Glasgow &S. Western 103 106 1.8 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 00 4'4 471 st Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 100 7 8 st Great North of Scotland 100 et Great Northern ICO 130 132 1311 1 rt D). A stock lOO 145 147 146 st Do. B:o t Do. New, is. at 25 pm 40 at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 100 66 RS at Gt. Weste n 1 0 ;4 7.3 741 at D. S. V.ti. Bail ,gua. 110 - et Do. South Wales st* 1)o W. Mid.—Ox ord 100 51 63 at Do. Newpo t ioo 46 4)) st Do. He , eford .00 02 )04 st Lo.ncishire&Yorksiiire 100 1211 12 a 12 - 2 st L ,nelon and Blackwali 100 87e 68 88 1 st Lon., Brieh., & S Coast 10 I 106 108 at Lon.,Xhat., and Dover 100 41 43 at Lon. & North Western 100 1214 122 122 ) at Lon. & South Western 104) 98 99 9) 81 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln PO 6 1 4 02 1( 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 121 Do. # shares at Metropolitan 11 1371 133 1374 10 Do. New at Mid and at Do, Birmin & Derby 100 105 1(•7 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland all 2 50 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent at North British at Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun lOO A 26 at Nth. Eastern Berwick 100 114 11l 10)f 55 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.13.4 p et Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 102 1 4 3 lOti at Do. Carlisle „ 100 22 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 37 38 25 De. d 1855-'8 2l p 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l4 94 101 p at North Londou 10 Do. New 10 Do. do. 1804 . at North Sta ff ordshire 100 78 79 10 N. &S. W. Junction ~ all 11 11 at Scottish C. ntral et Scot. N. 14 , Aber. stock 100 44) 51 at 10. Scot, Mid. stick lOO 10 chrewa & Welchpool all at Shropshire Union 1( 0 61 62 at South Devon lOO 55 57 at , outh E stern 20 Btalnes, Wok., & Wok all 84 9) at Taff Vale 10 D o. c 3 3 4 p at Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 103 at West Cornw X l l lOO 46 49 at W.Hartlepool Har.&n lOO at Do. A irredeemable lO3 75 78 at Do. A redeemable 100 . COLONIAL GO VERN SIE N 'British Columbia, 6 per' cent„ Dec. 31, 1572... Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-s4 Do 6 p. c. Feb. St Aug" D . 5 p. c. Mar. 4V, Sept no. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p 0. Inscribed 8k Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; 1690-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon,_ Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.478 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Natal Llov. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189.). New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, 14 pril & Oct BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. cold, lim I Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — 30 31. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 585 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.6 14 15 as t Carn Brea 3.4,0 64 7 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 31 4 East Love.l 2.13.6 10 11 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 34 45 Gam.& StAubyn(Gweu. 60f 4 6 4 Gnat L ,xey, limited., all 161 174 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 14 2 1 G. Wheal Vor (Heist , u 40 504 314 Grenville 7.8.3 4 4 Elerod's Foot .... 8.13 ?5 36 Efingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret tUny Lelant 95 5 7 Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 5/ 4 %lwyndy Iron Ore, lim 25 11 Of Nangiles New Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (I llogan 3.10.6 4 North Wheal Crotty - Prosper ITnited.... vidence Uny Lviant 10.6.7 31 33 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 520 530 S.Wheal Fran. (11logan 18.18.9 20 25 stray Park Tin Croft 9 145 15 West I :assett (II logan 11 70 8, W. Caradon (I. , skeard 9 6 S West Chi verton ll 571 62.) West Seton 471 180 190 heal Bassett 'lllogan 51 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 Whea Ludo,lt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 11 13 W heal Seto!' Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 20 Wheal Uni 4 rltlilleEßENCE SHARES. Great Fastern, E. Anglian, No. I stock 5 per cent., Ditto, C, 7 per cent. pt. , 142 4 treat Weptern, Chester gua. stock. - - Ditto, STer cult. pt. st., 16 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref. 49-1 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCIi. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pt., -- Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL 6 Buckinghamshire, 92 roREIGN RAILWA Y :?. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 22f U rest Luxembourg, 14} 14 San Paulo (Urn.), gua. 7 per cent., BANK:, Agra and Masterman's, lira., 121 1 A nglo Austrian, 71 Brazilian and Portuguese. lira., of Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 511 Hindustan, China, and Japan (limo, Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., Ditto, new, 121 Imperial Ottoman, 151 16 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 481 Ditto, new, 1 4 London Joint Stock, 50 1 London and South African, 221 London and 11 estminster. 95 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 3} I Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 'B} ti Crystal Palace. 361 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 3 Fore-stre et Warehouse, lim., 10} Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Jim., 5} Home and C lonial A ssurance. lim, Hudson's Bay. 151 Humber Iron Works, 41 ImperiAl Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 6 International Land Credit. lim., sf, Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 8 London Financial Association. lim., 22 London General Omnibus Company, 3} London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 21 Milwall ron Works, 6i Panama IN ew Zealand, and Australian Mail, lim., Ef Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 85 PRINCE NAPOLEON sets out on the 10th for Ajaccio, in Corsica, to be present at the uncovering of the statue of the Emperor Napoleon 1., who is represented on horseback, with his four brothers, Joseph, Lucien, Jerome, and Louis, on their feet, and at his feet. The Prince re mains but three days in tho island. It is said that tho Emperor will on his return from Algeria spend a day at Ajaccio. 7 SECURITIES. 93 95 9?. 94 92 04 SI 83 81 83 103 jab 104 105 1(5 107 106 108 104 106 169 112 103 1(5 105 107 107 109 102 103 92 95 99 101 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 94 08 103 105 107 109 IG7 108 100 100 10) 100 100 100 100 100 1 0 100 100 rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY -8, 186 a, l i ta , toteArw' Ca r t dat MARKETS—This Day. qualities are concerned, are decidedly higher, as compared with the late lowest point. The public sales of colonial produce will be commenced on Thursday next. The latest statement of arrivals is as follows : From Bales. Sydney and Queensland 22,114 Port Philip Van Diemen's Land 2,711 Adelaide 21,654 New Zealand 11,461 Swan River Cape HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May 6. The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday morning, and Princess Beatrice rode on horseback. MAY 7. The Queen, with Princess Helena, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, drove out yesterday afternoon. Sir Edwin Landseer had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood arrived from London. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback on Satur day morning, attended by Major Teesdale. The Prince 2,nd Princes of Wales, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Den mark, took a carriage drive in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Den mark, attended by Captain Lund, arrived at Marl borough House on Saturday, on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Crown Prince of Denmark, with the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, Major Teesdale, and Captain Lund, in wait ing, attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The communion service was read by the Rev. the Subdean, the Rev. J. Antrobus, and the Rev. T. Mills. Anthem, " Awake up my glory" (Wise), sung by Master Bristowe and Messrs. R. Barnby and Whitehouse. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas Mills, from Exodus, ch. xx., v. 24. The Archbishop of Armagh, the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscount Sydney, the Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Crowe, Lord Llan over, and the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol were present at the service. • - Visit of the Prince of Wales to Irelaud THIS DAY. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accom panied by the Duke of Cambridge, left London early this morning by the London and North- Western Railway for Ireland, to open the Interna tional Exhibition at Dublin to-morrow. Suitable arrangements had been made at the Euston-square station of the London and North- Western Railway for the reception of the royal party. The platform was covered with crimson dab, and, notwithstanding the rather early hour, a large company was assembled in the terminus to witness the departure of the royal travellers. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at the station about 20 minutes past 7 o'clock, and on alighting were received by Mr. Ewart, M.P., director, Mr. Stewart, secretary, Mr. Cardewell, manager, Mr. Stoff, and other officials. On reaching the platform, their Royal Highnesses seemed much pleased to meet with the Crown Prince of Denmark, who had come to the station to see his royal brother-in-law off on his interesting journey. After a few minutes conversation, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were conducted into one of the royal saloon carriages, which had been arranged in the Irish express mail train for the conveyance of their Royal Highnesses. In attendance upon the Prince of Wales were the Earl Spencer, Major-General Knollys, Majoi Tees dale, and Mr. Fisher. The Hon. Col. Macdonald accompanied the Duke of Cambridge. The Crown Prince of Denmark resumed the conversation at the door of the saloon carriage with the illustrious traveller during the few minutes that the train re mained in the station while the luggage was stowed IGl} j away. The train took its departure at half-past seven o'clock, and as it drew out 'at the station their Royal Highnesses acknowledged the salutations of the Crown Prince of Denmark and the general company assembled on the platform. It is antici pated that the train will reach Holyhead shortly after two o'clock this afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses will then embark on board the Queen's yacht Victoria and Albert, which is expected to reach Kingstown at six o'clock. The train, which was in charge of Mr. Neal, of the superintendent's office, will proceed via Crewe and Chester to Holyhead, and will only make afew stoppages. 64 3 The Crown Prince of Denmark. On Saturday afternoon his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark arrived in England, upon a visit to the royal family. The prince tra velled from Copenhagen via Ostend and Dover, performing the sea passage in one of the Belgian Government mail steamers. Arriving at the Eng lish port shortly after three o'clock, his royal high ness, accompanied by his private secretary and suite, landed at the Admiralty-pier, where he was received by a number of officials, and Mr. E. T. Way and Mr. H. Cox, representing the South- Eastern and the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Companies ; but, as the prince was travel ling incognito, the honours to the rank of his royal highness were not paid. The prince immediately on landing proceeded to the Royal Ship Hotel, where he took luncheon. Subsequently his royal highness was conducted to the new harbour station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, whence he proceeded, at a quarter-past four, by the boat express train for London, arriving at Victoria Station about 5.45 on Saturday evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was to leave Gloucester House shortly before seven o'clock this morning to accompany his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Ireland. Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, C. 8., and Colonel Clifton were expected to accompany his royal highness. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester and family have arrived at their mansion in Great Stanhope-street, from Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, for the season. The Duke of Leeds has taken a mansion in Chesham-place for the season. The Duke and Ladies Osborne are shortly expected. The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Admiralty, will give a full dress dinner on the 24th inst. in celebration of the Queen's birth-day, to the principals belonging to his department of the Government. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is enter taining a select party at Cliefden. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. and Miss Gladstone joined the circle late on Saturday afternoon. The Right Hon. - gentleman was to return to town this morning. TicelMarquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Ladies Hamilton arrived at Chesterfield House on Satur day evening from Cannes, having on their way home made a brief sojourn at Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley returned to their residence on Carlton-house-terrace, on Saturday, from visiting Sir Walter R. and Lady Mary Farquhar at their seat in Surrey. _ _ The Marquis of Exeter passed through .town on Friday last on his way to Burghley House, from visiting Lord Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil at Bath. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The public will learn with great interest that the long-promised prima donna, Ilmadi Mursha, has arrived, and will make her first appear ance on Thursday next as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Among the illustrious individuals honouring Her Majesty's Theatre with their presence on Thursday and Saturday evenings were the following :—His Serene Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Princes Edward of Saxe Weimar (Countess of. Dourberg), the Duke of Newcastle, his Excellency the French Am bassador, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duchess of Manchester, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, the Marchioness (Dowager) of Conyngham, the Marchioness of Hastings, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Blandford, the Countess of Harlington and party, the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Ward, the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of Wilton, Gen. Knollys, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., and Lady Howard, Mrs. and the Misses Knollys, Gen. Sir G. Bowles, K.C.8., and party, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Ex mouth, Mr. H. Wombwell, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Vis count Parker, Sir W. Abdy, Col. Brownlow Knox, M.P., Col. Cavendish, Capt. Bulkeley, Mr. Frederick Cowper, Mr. Mr. Uzielli, Capt. Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton Trelawney. It is believed that in the event of Rear-Admiral Sullivan resigning his appointment at the Board of Trade, he will be succeeded by Captain George A. Bedford, R.N., Superintendent of Charts at the Admiralty.—Army and Navy Gazette. MARK-LANE. Only a moderate business was transacted in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. The supplies of produce on sale were by no means extensive, and previous quotations were supported. For barley, oats, beans, and peas the trade was firm, at full quotations. In flour about an average business was transacted, at quite previous rates. The wheat trade on the continent is rather quiet, at late rates. Spring corn moves off steadily, at full prices. At New York the export demand for breadstuffs continues very limited. Small supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 2,170 quarters of wheat, 10,352 barley, 38,071 oats, 2,000 rye, 656 beans, 182 tares, 28,972 linseed, 38,122 rape and oilseeds, 655 maze, 150 sundry seeds, and 225 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate both from Essex and Kent. The bulk of the produce, however, was received in good condition, and the trade for all qualities ruled steady at fully late rates. A clearance was somewhat readily effected, the recant advance in prices being well supported. A very moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. Owing to the steadiness of the English wheat trade, and to the recent limited arrivals from abroad, holders and importers were firm in their demands, and although sales did not progress with any degree of activity, a fair business was transacted, and last week's currency was well supported. fulFlluouarrtineugucargoes of grain were in full average request at The supply of English barley on sale was small—of foreign, very moderate. The trade was firm for all quali ties, at fully late rates. In malt a moderate business was transacted, at late prices. About an average supply of oats was on the stands. Most descriptions were in steady request, and prices ruled firm. Very few beaus were exhibited for sale. The trade conseqently was very firm, and all descriptions changed hands at fully late rates. Peas were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at very full rates. Most descriptions of flour were in fair demand, and late rates were well supported. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 43s Ditto, 1864 Ditto, white, 1863 438 48s Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1884 ... 478 5281 Rye-- Barley—Grinding 238 268 Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 648 611 Brown Kingstown and Ware 548 618 Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9B 238 Potato Youghal and Cork, black lB. 238 Cork, white l9s 23. Scotch, Feeding l7s 228 Beans—Tick. 328 34s Pigeons, Peas—Grey. 33s 368 Maple White Boilers ' 34s 378 Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 30s Stockton and Norfolk 258 27. American, per barrel 2lB 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign beasts on sale here, to-day, was large, and there was a slight improvement in the quality of most breeds. With foreign sheep the market was well supplied for the time of year, but the condition of the stock was poor. The trade was slow, on rather easier terms. Fresh up from our grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were moderate as to number, and tolerably prime as to quality. The receipts from Scotland were good, and in excellent condition. The demand for all breeds of beasts was in a very inactive state, and prices were in most in stances 2d. per 81bs. lower than. on Monday last. The general top figure for beef was 4s. Bd. ; but a few very superior Scots realised 4s. 10d. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,800 Scots and crosses, from other parts of Eng land, 700 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 773 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 60 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep on sale was moderate, and the con dition of most English breeds good. The mutton trade was decidedly slow. Good and prime Downs and half breds, however, changed hands at, in most instances, th o full prices of Monday last ; but in the value of inferior breeds a slight reduction took place. The top price of mutton was 6d. per 81bs. With lambs, the market was but moderately suppliod, and the trade ruled steady, at about previous rates. Prices ranged from 6s. Bd. to Bs. per 81bs. Calves were in but moderate supply, and slow request, at previous quotations. The top price was ss. 2d. per 81bs. Pigs met a slow sale, at barely late rates. Per 81b to sink the offal. sdsd s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pmeers-wool sheep 5 2 5 6 second quality do —3 1e 4 2 Prime 'thdowri no 5 8 6 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 La ge coarse calvcs 4 2 4 8 Prime Scuts. 1tc....4 8 4 10 Prime small 10 5 2 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 6 Large hog. . 6 4 4 4 6 20 Second quality do ..4 8 5 0 6mM porkers Lambs....6s 8d to 8i Od. Suckling calves, 168 to Vs ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25a each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,82) Beasts 2,070 Cr ws .. Cows. Sheep and lambs 23,750 Sheep and lambs 0 590 Calves zlo Ca ves L97 eigs 450 Pigs 55 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 9,252 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 7,807 ; in 1863, 6,101; in 1862, 1,537 ; in 1861, 5,306 ; and in 1860, 5,959 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Antwe Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. rp Boulogne — .., 244 ... ... ... 132 Bremen ll ... 309 ~. ... 2 ... Calais l4 ... 50 Cadiz ••• •.. . Dordt. • •• Aarhuus Hamburg Harlingen 539 ... 19 •.• 6 ... 2 ... 23 Ostend 3 ... 190 ~. 6 ... 16 ... Rotterdam 956 . 1069 ... 220 ... 552 ... 428 Carrel .., Dunkirk --— - ... 75 - ... - ••• - ••• 89 ... 36 ... 5 ... '-'' ••• '-'". Total .......2153 ... 4,638 268 ... 580 ...1613 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1862 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 9, 1864, and this day, Monday, May 8, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. May 9, May 8, 164. 165. Coarse and inf er i or b easts... 3 2 8 to 3 6 8 4to 3 8 Second quality do. ............ 3 8 4 0 310 4 2 Prime large oxen ............... 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. ..... . 4 6 4 8 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep,,,. 3 6 310 310 4 6 Second quality do. l .. . .... 4 0 4 4 4 8 5 0 Prime coarse-woolled do. 4 6 4 8 5 2 5 6 Prime Southdown d 0.......... 410 5 0 5 8 6 0 Lambs ....... ......... 6 4 7 4 6 8 8 0 Large coarse ca1ve5.......,......... 4 4 5 0 4 2 4 8 Prime small do. .............. 5 2 5 4 410 5 2 Large hogs .. ......... ....... 3 6 4 0 3 6 4 4 Neat small porkers ............ 4 2 4 6 4 6 410 Beasts ..................... 4,780 4,290 Sheep ..................... 22,640 18,050 Calves .................. 158 • 165 • • Pigs ..................... 480 350 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 11, 1863.—Beasts, 4,320 — sheep and lambs, 24 , 4 10—calves, 149—pigs, 370. May 12, 1862—Beasts, 4 , o3 o—sheep and lambs, 24,680 —calves, 125—pigs, 430. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of town and country-killed meat on sale at these markets are but moderate. The demand for most descriptions is in a sluggish state, at the annexed prices:— Per 81b by the carcase. *d a d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small d 4 4 4. 6 Large pork 3 6 4 6 Lamb, 6s 4 adad Inferior mutton 1 0 4 8 Middling mutton 4 10 5 2 Prime do 5 4 5 8 Veal perk 4O 5 0 Small 4 8 5 0 Id to 7% Bd. BOROUGH HOP. An increased amount of business has been transacted in English hops since we last wrote. All good and fine qua lities have ruled firm in price, and the transactions in in ferior samples have been at full quotations. Foreign hops have changed hands to a moderate extent, at late rates. Last week's imports were 14 bales from Hamburg, and 85 bales from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kent ..... 1108 to 200 s per ow'. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings llos to )3..s Bavarian ... 9os to 1305 American --a ►o s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS The arrivals of potatoes to these markets aro tolerably large. Nearly all qualities command a steady sale, and very little change has taken place in prices, as compared with our last report. The import last week was 80 tons from Dieppe, 140 tons from Rouen, and 4 baskets from Rotterdam. Per tort. Yorkshire Regents ... .... ..... 90s to lkOs Flukes l3OB tols s Rocks • ... 85s to 100 s Scotch Regents .00s Rocks Dunbar Regents. lOJs to 120 s Foreign WOOL. Although the business doing in all kinds of wool, both home-grown and colonial, is very moderato, the market presents a firm appearance, and prices, as far as English 154,762 Current prices of English wool per lb. Total.. sd s d Flecces —South Down hoggets ..1 8 1 s) Halt-bred do. 1 8 1 8 Kent fleeces • • ... . ' 8 1 9 outh Down ewes and wethersi 6 l 7 Leicester do 1 8 1 u Sorts Clothing 1 6 1 11 Combing 1 5 2 0 SEEDS. The demand for mustard seed is much less active, and prices have given way. For other seeds the trade is quiet, on former terms. Cakes move off slowly, at late rates. Curnlp, Vl' hite,p. bus.2os to 22s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown —a -s White, Tares, Spring — s New winter, bush 9s ]Os Canary, per quarter 44s 50s Rye grass ClOver, Red Eng., et. 62s 12os White Foreign Red s4s 70s White s6s 80s Trefoil .... 'lss 16s Carraway 33, 33s Coriander :25 20 Clerapseed, per qr 4os 43s Linsced,Eng.sowing 7,15 72s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa .. —s —l3 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os £ll Os Foreign £9los £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 71s 78s TALLOW. The tallow trade is quiet to-day, at about stationary prices. P.Y.C. is quoted at 40s. Gd. per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow commands 40s. per cwt., net cash. Rough fat, 2s. ld. per 81bs. Particulars. I Stock this aay.... Price of Y.C. .. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week nitto from June 1 Prise of Town.... 1851. 188: 67,609 35.042 58s0a :o 45631 10 —6 Od 8 Od 1,327 1,219 76,015 115,171 104 20 ,116,530 93,467 57s 31 408 61 279 78,272 41s 3‘.1 1803, ! 4 .612 ,13561 to, sod 1864. f 50 050 101801 So I —s Od 699 ) 1.0,2 75„:59 1 71,558 6 5 83 701 116 6d POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-S TREE T. A SUNDAY SCENE IN ST. GlLES'B.—Morris Prendergast, a wooden-legged man, residing at 11k Star-court, Little Compton-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with violently assaulting four persons, named James Davis, Philip Tobin, Thomas Mannin, and John Tobin. James Davis, a young man, whose head was enveloped in a surgical bandage, said—l am a billiard-marker, and reside at 34, Northumberland-street, Strand. Last night I went with a friend to see a person in Star-court, when I heard a cry of murder coming fronithe house, and a woman calling out, They are killing my child." I put my hand to the door, which was ajar, and as soon as I got into the room prisoner gave me a violent blow on the head with a stick. The blood streamed down my face, and I went out into the street to go to a doctor's. I saw a constable, and told him how I had been assaulted, and went back to the house, 11}, Star-court, and gave the prisoner into custody. I afterwards went to the Middlesex Hospital and had my head dressed, Phillip Tobin, 111 Star-court, a middle aged man, whose head was also bandaged, said—Last night the last witness and two men came to my place. The prisoner and his wife had made a noise all day. There was last night a row again, and I went into the passage to see the cause, and directly Igot out I was knocked down and kicked. That's all I know because I became insensible. My eyes are in jured by the kicks. I went to the hospital to have my head dressed. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had you any words with the prisoner that day? Witness--No ; nor at any other time. Eugene M'Sweeny, also living in the same house, said the prisoner and his wife were going to bed last night. Mr. Tobin and his family had a lot of friends—all drunk, and when the party was breaking up there was a great noise, and they were locked in the room because there should not be a fight. Some of Mr. Tobin's friends got out of the win dow into the court, and then one of them called out, "I'll fight any man in the house." The prisoner came out of his room on the second floor and was going down stairs, when I told him not to go or he would be hurt, but in my absence he did go, but he had no weapon. He had said he would go down and say he did not want to fight. There was afterwards a general fight down stairs, and they did not known who struck one another. The Tobins owed pri sonei a grudge, and I believe they got some men to fight the prisoner. I never saw the witness (Davis) at the house before. A formidable stick or bludgeon was here exhibited. Thos. Mannin—l had been at Tobin's since 1 yesterday. Prisoner's wife came down with a knife in her hand, kicked up a row, and said she would fight any one, then challenged me out to fight, tucking up her sleeves as she did so. I called the attention of the police to the matter. Afterwards the prisoner's wife or niece tried to drop a stone out of the window on to Mr. Tobin's head. I wont to the inspector at the station, and he told me either to get a summons or warrant. I told him that some person might be killed in the meantime. About 12 last night the prisoner came down and wanted to fight, but I refused, and directly Davis came in I took off my coat, and on fighting outside Tobin's door the prisoner struck me on the head. I then just knocked him down. Some ono then gave the prisoner another stick, and he struck me with it, and set to pulling out my hair and bled my nose. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You was ready for him, but he happened to begin first. (Laughter.) Did he then get into custody ? Witness—Yes. My wife was in the room of Tobin calling "Murder," when the witness Davis pushed the door open, and the prisoner hit him on the top of the head with a stick. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was Tobin sober ? Witness—Neither drunk nor sober. He had said nothing to the prisoner. The prisoner —Tobin gave me a great beating. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Witness, did any of you go up to the prisoner's room? John Tobin, a boy (sou of Philip Tobin), who had a wound on his forehead and two black eyes, said—l was inside the room when the prisoner knocked, and said he would fight any one who would step out. I heard some one outside scream, and I got out of the window. I then heard my father calling out, and on trying to get back to the room the prisoner hit me with a stick. Mr. Tyrwhitt—How did you get the other marks I see on your face ? Witness—l fell. Henry Smith, 147 C—All the prisoners were drunk ex cept Davis and the boy. The prisoner —They called out they would fight any one in the house, and on going down they knocked me all over, and the light was put out. They were all drunk and fighting, and did not know who struck. Smith—The stick was identified as the prisoner's. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 205., or a month, for the assault on Davis ; 10s., or fourteen days, for each of the assaults on Mannin and the boy Tobin, but inflicted no fine for the assault on the elder Tobin. THAMES. There were forty night charges this day to bo hoard by Mr. Paget, who took his seat at the bench with his usual punctuality at 10 o'clock, a courso of proceeding which ought to bo adopted by all the magistrates of the police courts of the metropolis, many of whom do not commence business till 11, an hour after the time prescribed by the Act of Parliament. Mr. Paget was occupied for exactly an hour in hearing applications for warrants and sum monses, and listening to the solicitations of persons for advice and assistance, which is always rendered as freely as the resources of the court will admit. DEAD DRUNK IN THE DOCK.—John Williams, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being dead drunk in the St. Katherine Dock. Richard Moss, a watchman, stated that on Saturday afternoon he was sent for to the vatting department in the St. Katharine Dock, where he found the prisoner helplessly drunk and quite insensible. The case of the prisoner was almost hopeless, and two doctors wero called upon to attend him. The prisoner had drunk a large quantity of strong over-proof rum out of a cask on one of the quays. Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if he was aware that men had been killed in the docks through similar indulgences. One was reported as having been killed by drinking rum in the Dock last week. The prisoner was aware of it. He was very sorry. He went to work on an empty stomach, after seven days' short diet, and a little drop took effect upon him. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner in consequence of not being provided with the new Act for Amalgamating the London, St. Katharine, and Victoria Dock Companies. SALUGGLING.—HEAVY PENALTY.—George Butcher, for merly of the Baron Osy steamer, trading between London and Ostend, was charged on a Customhouse information with smuggling 331 lbs. of foreign manufactured tobacoo. Mr. Richard Beverly, jun., from the Customs Solicitor's Office, attended on the part of the Crown; Mr. Gomm de fended the prisoner. On the 23d of March last, on the arrival of the Baron Osy, from Belgium, at the St. Katherine-wharf, a Custom house officer found 33i lbs. of tobacco behind the boiler. Every one on board denied all knowledge of the tobacco. On the following morning the prisoner said, " The tobacco is mine," and absconded. He could not be found until Saturday, when he was served by Mr. Edward George Weale, an officer of Customs, with process, on which he now appeared. The prisoner was fined .£lOO, and in default of payment sentenced to six months' imprisonment. TYPHUS IN MALTA.—A severe form of typhus fever has lately been vet:, prevalent in several of the coun try districts in Malta. Its virulence has now abated, and from a report made by order of the Governor it appears that it was duo to overcrowding in ill-yeAtilated apartments, 18f 5, 34.454 408 6d to —s od 1,318 89.982 1,253 79,395 4211 3d 10i Sj LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE ROBESON.-ACTION AGAINST RAILWAY COMPANIES. This bankrupt was described as of Bromley, Kent, shorthand writer, and to-day was appointed for a dividend meeting. The debts are £790, and the causes of the bank ruptcy are stated to be insufficiency and sudden falling off of income, severe family and personal illness, and an un successful action for compensation for injuries received on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. The amount of the dividend will be advertised in a few days. IN RE CURGEYSON.--BILLS IN TILE ARMY. This bankrupt is described as a captain in her Majesty's Military Train, at Woolwich, and to-day was appointed for the first meeting, The bankrupt ascribes his failure to " being unable to meet his bill engagements on account of the high rate of interest that he had been charged for discounting such bills, and accumulation thereon." Amongst the creditors are Mr. Morris, of Carlton-chambers, £550, and Julius Calisher, of Jermyn-street, about £2,151, secured to the full amount by an assignment of bankrupt's commission, valued at £2,500, and a life policy for £l,OOO. Debt the amount of nearly £4,500, including the above, aro on the file. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) A NEW NAME.-IN RE THE HEMATITE CO, An application in the matter of this company was heard in private-this morning. The name has attracted conside rable attention, but the meaning is somewhat mysterious. The company itself is a mining corporation. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE OLADSTONE.-REAVY FAILURE. This matter, which has been before the court very often recently, again came oia to-day. The debts are very heavy, and the matter was once more adjourned for further accounts. SPORTING NOTES. Owing to the pressure on our columns, the letter of " A Freshman" is unavoidably postponed until to-morrow. TATTERSALLS'—SeruRDA.r. CHESTER CUP. 3to 1 agst Helen (taken) sto 1 agst Ackworth (offered) 11 to 1 agst Victorious (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 100 to 8 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst La Toucques (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 33 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken) 50 to 1 agst Soumise (taken) 50 to 1 agst Balham (taken) 66 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) Bto 1 agst The Duke (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 20 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 66 to 1 agst Olmar (taken) 1000 to 30 Brahma and Audax coupled (taken) • , LADVERTISEMENT.I " TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place -betting and double eTents. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet -street office. Address, 13, &ills buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. Amalgamation of the Customs and Excise. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 8172.7. Sni,—The true and, indeed, only remedy, having a due regard to the interests of the, public, for the grievances which the Custom-house clerks with so much justice com plain of in their petitions to the Board of Customs and the House of Com Mons, is to be found in the amal gamation of similar and analogous offices in the Customs and Excise, as well as in that also of cognate offices at the West-end. I say " only remedy," for it is in this way alone that the absolute cost of the public establishments can be kept within its present limits ; while the pay of those who really do the work, the bees of the hive, may be raised to a fair and legitimate standard. It is by the abolition of highly paid offices in the amalga mation of two or more departments that the salaries of the subordinates can alone be increased without entailing upon the public any additional burden to that which they already havA to hoar. I need not add that herein I allude to the Controlling, Treasury, and legal departmentsuf tho l uoto mq and the Excise, and the statistical department of the Customs, technically known as the Office of the Inspector- General of Imports and Exports and the Board of Trade. The absurdity of the present division and dispersion of the statistical department of the country, part being at the Board of Trade, part at the Customs, and part at the Excise could only be equalled by breaking up the audit office at Somerset House and constituting a separate audit department at the Treasury, Bank of England, Customs, and Excise, and every Government establishment whose accounts the present Audit-office examines. _ _ I do not believe that there is any real practical difficulty attendant upon the amalgamations suggested which could not be readily overcome. One would, of course, be pre pared to bear that from time immemorial the Customs and Excise have formed two independent departments, having their own 'offices and.their own commissioners. This is the minor and, though sentimental, by no means the minimum difficulty. The major one being, of course, the sweeping away such comfortable berths as those of commissionerships and secretaryships, in which sons-in law, brothers-in-law, and the numerous connexions in volved in the word " nepotism" are comfortably provided for at the public expense. This latter difficulty is the one which will require the greatest amount of public pressure to overcome ; the former argument, that they have existed so long, and, therefore, ought to be respected and perpe tuated, in these days of steam and the electric telegraph is more easily overborne than it had used to be. Boards, it is notorious, have no souls to be saved or bodies to be kicked, and the Board of Customs is no exception to this rule, either in its spiritual or corporeal nature. The Customs' Board, also, like all its fellows, can only be got into motion by severe as well as by long sustained pressure ; and, if, being once moved, it is to be kept moving, them must be no rekxation in the pressure or entire wakefulness and watchfulness of the public as to everything bearing the slightest resemblance to' that foe of all improvement, retrogression. Where, then, except in the vis inertia of the Customs authorities, I ask, is the difficulty of one office controlling the receipts and expenditure of both Customs and Excise ? Where the difficulty of one legal department protecting both the Inland and Customs Revenues ? When the diffi. culty of one great " statistical department," collecting, classifying, and publishing the accounts of imports and ex. ports and the statistics of the country ? It is idle to say that there is any difficulty ! It only re. quires the employment of new and young blood for the difficulty, if difficulty it can be called, to bo grappled with and overcome. And heroin, to be candid, the solution of the matter must bo sought. At the head of the Customs establishment is a man respectable not alone for his admi-, nistrative abilities, as shown in his past management of that great department of the Revenue, but also from his antecedents. I need not remind you that he was a Minister and respected colleague of the late Sir Robert Peel. But I say it with every respect for the talents of Sir Thomas Fremantle that he is the great stumbling-block in the way of the reforms so much needed in his establishment. His very reputation assists him in his obstructiveness. For that which would be treated with no consideration from a man with less antecedents is deferentially listened to when enunciated by the present Chairman of the Customs. There is no denying it, ho has outlived—l say it with no disrespect—his time. He has been left high and dry on the strand of tradition and red-tape, and is perpetually striving to stop the leaks in the ship with Treasury puddle. It is well known that in his evidence before Mr. Horsfall's committee he resisted every approximation to any amalga mation between the Customs and Excise. It is equally notorious that in his opposition to the petitions of the clerks for increased emoluments ho stands alone; but as chairman he overrules the voices and opinions of the more liberal and enlightened commissioners. It is alike well known that the Treasury has of late disregarded--a most unusual thing—the decisions of the Board. After the clerks in one department had petitioned the Board in vain for some improvement in their paltry classification, upon appeal to the Treasury the Board's decision was set aside and the petition of the clerks acceded to. This, 1 need not say, is a complete - bouleversement of the usual order of things. It is always the course of the Treasury to restrain the several Boards in their applica tions for increase of staff, or increase of emolument ; and, perhaps, no more powerful argument could be adduced by the Custom-house clerks in their behalf than the statement of this fact. For the Treasury must, indeed, be aware of the justice of the case, and the solid ground upon which the petitioners rest their demand, when it adniinisters such a rebuke to the impecuniosity and niggardliness of the Board of Customs.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, stb. May, 1865. ►STATIST. The Marchioness of Salisbury will arrive in town to-day, from visiting the Earl and Countess Delawarr at Knowle, the ancient seat of the Sackvilles, in Kent. The noble marquis is doing duty with his regiment, the South Herts Militia, at Hertford. The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained a select party at dinner on Saturday last at their residence in Carlton-gardens. The Earl Spencer was to leave Spencer House, St. James's, this morning, to accompany his R val Highness the Prince of Wales to Dublin. _ _ The Earl Russell will give a grand full-dress banquet on the 24th inst., in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, to the whole of the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, as well as the principal diplomatic servants of the Crown at the time in London. The Earl of Sefton and the gentlemen who accom panied him in his mission to present the Order of the Gart©r to his Majesty the King of Portugal are expected to arrive The Countess Powis and Ladies Herbert ha ve at home this evening or or to-m orrow. arrived at the family mansion in Berkeley-square from Walcott House for the season. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Cambridge House on Saturday from Brockett Hall, Herts. THE DUKE DIIARCOURT died in Paris on Wed nesday. He was born in 1786, and would have completed, on the 22d August next, his 79th year. Th Duke belonged to the old French noblesse. He was a mem ber of the Chamber of Deputies from 1827 to 1837, and was ambassador to Spain in 1830. Ho was advanced to the House of Peers in 1838. On the death of his elder brother in 1840 he succeeded to the ducal title. He was ambassa dor to Rome when Count Rossi was assassinated, and it was to him that the Pope expressed in private his wish to take refuge in France after that deplorable event, though there was no mention of the fact in the duke's public de spatches. For some years past the duke was president of the Polish committee in Paris. He was liberal in politics, esteemed in private life, and regretted by all who had the advantage of his acquaintance. PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LONDON.—On Satur day, at the Lord Mayor's Court, a compensation case, " Balemont v. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway," occupied several hours. The claim was £26,000, for pro perty in New Bridge-street, near Earl-street, which had been taken by the company. Property had greatly in creased in value in the City of London. After a lengthened Bovin investigation a sum of £17 , 500 was agreed up , A ft on . Q.C., Mr. Gwilt, and Mr. Tamer w ere for the .claimant ; Mr. T Lloyd and Mr. Horace Lloyd fo r the company. Tie case was heard before the Recorder and a special jury. A WHIMSICAL FRENCH JEST !—Considerable merriment has been occasioned in French literary circles by the publication in Paris of a squib entitled " Th e tort' of Napoleon ~ y I b Julius Ccesar," THE TRUST DEED QUESTION. His Honour (Mr. Commissioner Goulburn) decided this morning that when a creditor had signed a trust deed he should be entitled to apply to the Court of Bankruptcy for permission to issue process against the debtor upon default being made in any of the instalments. There was a clause in the Act of Parliament under which a creditor was en titled to a Court, andthe Court of Common Pleas has ruled that such Court is the Court of Bankruptcy, and no other. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day, OLD COURT. The May session of the Central Criminal Court com menced this day, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the other civic officials. The calendar is a comparatively light one, although comprises the names of 92 prisoners for theft: _ _ The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the cases to be tried would be of the ordinary description, and although the calender was a light one, it was to be re gretted that it contained a charge of murder. It would present no further difficulty, and it would be a great satisfaction when those cases of child murder be come more rare than was now the case. There was a charge of manslaughter, and a complicated case in which several insurance companies were concerned, but with these exceptions the cases called for no remark. After a short time the trials commenced in both courts, but were confined, during the early part of the morning, to Mint cases. Mary Ellis was indicted for uttering a counterfeit half crown. From the evidence of the prosecution it appeared that, on the evening of the 17th of April, the prisoner went into the French Horn public-house, Crutched Friars, and, having been served with a small quantity of gin, tendered half-a crown which was counterfeit. She was recognised as the prisoner who had succeeded in passing one about a fort night previously, and was therefore given into custody. For the prisoner it was contended that the witnesses had made a mistake in the identity of the prisoner, but the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Recorder asked if anything was known relative to the prisoner, as he observed from the depositions that she had refused all information concerning herself. The officer said he had been unable to discover anything. The Recorder said it was very painful to see a young woman in the position of the prisoner. He then sentenced her to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. THE ALHAMBRA PALACE APPEAL. This morning the appeal of Mr. Frederick Strange, the proprietor of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, was taken into consideration by th.G Middlesex magistrates. It will be recollected that some time since a move ment was commenced on the part of the managers of the metropolitan theatres to suppress various kinds of entertainments which had been given at the principal music halls in London, and which, it was con tended, were "stage plays" within the meaning of the 6th and 7th of Victoria. Mr. Strange was proceeded against very strictly after he commenced the lesseeship of the Alhambra Palace, for—contrary to act of parliament— allowing the performance of an oriental divertissement, which, it was contended, was a "stage play," and for the representation of which ho had not the requisite authority. Tho entertainment in question was the dagger dance from the spectacle of " Azael the Prodigal," and as the ladies flourished their harmless instruments of death in various ways, it was contended by the law preservers that it was a stage play, and, therefore, in perform ing it without a license, Mr. Strange had sub jected himself to a penalty of £2O. The magistrate decided that the act had been infringed, and in flicted a nominal penalty on Mr. Strange, who appealed against the conviction, and hence the present proceedings. The Canterbury and Oxford Hall Company, it will be recollected, were also favoured with the at t.mtion of the Associated Theatrical Managers for the performance of the brilliant optical illusion at the Can terbury Hall, entitled " Hodge Podge," but Mr. Norton, in disposing of the case at the Lambeth Police-court, ex pressed a hope that some alteration would be made in the law, as it appeared to him it was most desirable some de finite steps should be adopted with a view to enable the proprietors of the music halls to give a species of entertain ment of a very attractive nature without infringing the law. The crusade, however, was kept up, and matters became so complicated that Mr. Locke, the member for Southwark, had introduced a bill into Parliament, which stands. for a second reading on Wednesday, to regulate the various kinds of performances at music halls as well as at theatres. The question in dispute to-day contained in the question aye or no was " the Dagger Dance," a stage play. The counsel for the appellant, Mr. Strange, contend it was not, and the other side joined issue on this point. The magistrates had not given their decision when we went to press. (We shall give the decision in our late edition.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May B.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at times. HARWICH, May s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tasaloe, for Caldera. OFF DARTMOUTH, May 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Tra falgar, from London for Madras. OFF TORBAY, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—John Brewster, from Colombo. PLYMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Pasgo, from Buenos Ayres. MUMBLES, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zehluna, from Coquimbo. BRISTOL May 7.—Wind :S.E.—Arrived—Orchid, from Barbadoes ; Ostrich, and Wingolf, from Havannan ; Gre nade, from Mauritius. LAMLASH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Stella, for St. John's, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Oberon, from Bahia ; isfargaretta, from Rio Janeiro ; Ljohnken, from Havannah. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, May 7—Annaud, from Groningen ; Moor of Venice, from Malta; Penelope, from Ofoten ; Bayard, from Calcutt ; Scandia, from Christiana ; Crixea, from Algoa Bay ; Hofuna, from Tonning ; City of Lahore, from Cal cutta ; Geziana, from Thistod. DEAL, Monday Morning. Arrived and passed (in tow)—Exchunga, from Colombo, for. London ; Oliver Cromwell, from Shields, for Aden ; Cecilie, from London, for Canaries. THE HOLBORN VIADUCT is about to be com- B m a e r n s. ced, and a clearance made of t he houses at Holborn a. -- persons are annually killed in London in fewer e th r e th st a re n ets. Fifteent 252 ein g the thousandlclock t oower in u N nd e s w is r s a t l i a li c r -y eq a u d ir required for c t o n mat W ster, and £l,OOO for bas - re liofs to th e estatue of e Richard Cceur de Lion. TRIALS OF LIFEBOATS AT CHERBOURG.---Some comparative trials were made on the 3d and 4th inst. at Cherbourg with Some French-English lifeboat; under the superintendence of some officers of the French Imperial Navy and Capt. Ward, R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to the National Lifeboat Institution. Three of the English life boats had been built under the superintendence of the Na tional Institution ; one of the French lifeboats was on the plan of M. Lahuro, and the others from the design of M. Moue. One English lifeboat only was tried on the occa sion. The boats underwent the usual harbour trials of self-righting, solf-ejection of water, and testing their sta bility, and in each particular the superiority of the English lifeboat was manifest. The French naval officers thought very highly of the English lifeboats, and spoke in special approval of the completeness of their equipment in every respect, and the evidence they showed of every detail hav ing been considered and provided for by the gnglish National Lifeboat Institution. noi said f for- Lira sting from ) wer clefi also iion rio had ter, call 1 1