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

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the discount market to-day there is at present an active demand for accommodation, and full rates are required for a ll d escr i pt i ons o f bill s. Gold, amounting to £13,000, was taken yesterday to the Bank of England ; but it is understood that 200,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for transmission to Scotland ; yet operations of this kind are not at all unusual at the present period of the year. Annexed is a letter from the Chairman of the Stock Exchange Committee in reply to Mr. David Robertson M.P. the , repecti ng th e reso l u ti ons passe d at and the meeting of the hold ers o f S pan i s h P ass i ve B on d s Certificat es : Committee Room, Stock Exchange, London, May 4, 1865. enclosing resoluti ons passed at meetings of the holders of Spanish Passive Bonds and Spanish Certificates, I am desired by the committee to inform you that they have ordered that your letters and their enclosures b 3 entered the their mi nutes. lam further directed to assuro you of e sinc ere hope o f th e committee that the proceedings to 'Which You allude may lead to a speedy and satisfactory arran gelnent•—l remain, dear sir, yours very sincerely, (Signed) MATTHEW FLOWER, Chairman of the Committee for General Purposes. b. Robertson, Esq., M.P. „. it is not i fied that the directors of the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Limited) have made a cal l ef £5 p er s h are, payable in two instalments of £2 10s. per share on the 24th inst. and 24th July respectively. The offices ha ve b een remove d t o 10 , St. Swithin's-lane. The movement s o f t h e precious metals since h Mon day last h ave b een on a very limited scale. im ports have a mounte d to a b out £259,659, tieftY from the We s t I n di es, the Pacific, and the raz ik The exports have been to the extent of ,1' 293 ,129, the greater portion of which has been ueslia.tchecl to the Continent. Two O'CLOCK. R AI the P aris Bourse this morning, according to euter's telegram , the Three per Cent R en t es were quoted € 4c. 80f. Firm. Foreign politics still exercise paramount influence eu the markets for stocks and shares. Yesterday A afte rnoon the latest prices of Consols wore * per :eq• better, but to-day there is a reaction to the 'axile fractional amount. They are now 86/ 4- for Ill e ne Y , 86 1 for the account. I n a ll th e o th er °vernrnent securities there is also a considerable "Tee of depression. alle-tbreign Stocks also c l ose w i t h an extreme appear eof heaviness. Italian have further receded 3 Per c ent. tiaeates .3. Spanish Passive, 1* per cent. ; the Cer ke • s per cent. ; Brazilian Scrip, ; and Ilc an, per cent. ; but there has been a recovery latest nearly 1 per cent. in Turkish. Annexed are the ~. quotations ;---Turkish 5 per Cents., 29/ 30 ; t al i li can, 18+ ; Spanish Passive, 23/ ; the Cer eates, 141 ; Italian, 411 42 ; Brazilian Scrip, )3 7i 0 6 di s• ; and United States Government 5-20 lids, 67/ 681. L ill the Railway Share Market the dealings have b een 1! On a limited scale. Great Eastern have de s, t ; South-Western, 1 ; Great Northern A 1 7 45 ek, ; Metropolitan, 11 ; while North Western 400 improved 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material Vari tion. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and 11,4 so me instances are a s h a d e fl atter. Alliance In dia marked 20i, 20i ; C hartered Mercantile of ', ll dia, London, a n d Cbi na , 39 , 40 ; Imperial Bank, 46 ) 27 ; Union of London, 534- ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 34-, 4 ; General Credit a nd Finance, 2*, 3 ; London Financial 11*, 12 ; a nd 0 vereud, Gurney, and Co., 13/, 14. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Der Cent. C onsole 861 ° Do. A ccount, May 9 861 1 'A„Per Cent. Red uce d B4f N ow 841 i ew 3 , W 21 Per Cent per Cent. Jan. 1894 A DO. 5 p er Cent. Jan. 1873 - - o,M mities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 - (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 Al c .4e tz h quer Bills, £1,000,3 per C ent. arch. June. Do - Do. .£5OO - £lOO and £2OO Da Cuf England Stock, 5 per Cent - Ibo Account - /,‘,l`lDlOl GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. '<an Stock, 10 C t April 1874 - Do.per en ~ D e - F\ ' Account '' 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - un. Certificates - 1).„0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent - "„ 0 . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 `,-°. 5 / per Cent., May 1879 - *. l)eb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 ij°' 13011€18, £l,OOO - 0- Dnder £l,OOO - pm Ar gentin e rOREIGN FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd - pm Rilat • t i . -„nall Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - t z uian 5 per Cent - °' li Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 - Do. 1863 - .1))00 t.eco.unt 7 6 8 1 41 die t u • ') c1113, £45 paid stios A37res 6 per Cent cilllOittltip6e.rpeCren..tia(tDeferred 3 per Cent.) - - Do L ' e r , l), £2O paid - pm CO. pe r er Cent. - 01:' 6 Cent - ,_ Inbian 6 per Cent - bar "l ' 6 Pe Cent. b lli sh g per Cent. ~182 i .... 80 allubian Princi al itie b o. ~ P s ''eel -Mt ................................ (111111tdor New Consolidated 1 per Cent - ITgY pt ...'°',ian 7 Provisional Land Warrant per Cent - I,l))°o,4l.eoci,o_nocllllssue - v .1 CIS ..................... Do D ' 1864 B5l 2/ .„,0 .£lOO Bonds 89 .ue. 11, D e s-,..Dverntuent Railway Debentures. - ( ire ..£OO paid die D ek 6 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D ° Account 1 - 11- 1.4-10. Coupons „4"'?.• Account it'at,eniala 5 per Cent. e t tl 5 per Cent 1865 - Il e °. care er Railway r,'"can 3 per Cent - 'JD. Account 181 1 19 , D o 1864 l6l 0 " Bpdr Cent. Anglo-French paid - koliteean 6per Cent., £3O tki:°_ri,..ell ImperiL 6 per Cent p: liranada i\ligllose 3 per Cent., 1853 -r,° P er Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 421 3 .1;'0. Acount 1 % 84 41 5 per Cent., 1822, £St B6 8 1 , -- ' 0 4i per Cent. 1850 ___ ''', l 3 41- per Cent., 1860 1-, -° 3 per Cent. 1859 _ Lo 5 per Cent. 1862 90/ /3.7, e ' 5 per Cent. 1864 _ rttinian 5 per Cent _ $p "0. Account AOisli per Cent 'Jo Account 38 1) ,-,° New Deferred - Dsue Account o Passive ti,° Acebunt 24 1 1414 Cert. of Coup not funded 13,...,-'0 Account 141 1 T r ealeh 4 per Cent. T,_, ° . 4 1 per Cent. 1864 - P u •sh 6 per Cent. 1854 ~.-10 Account - ° BB u i ., 6 per Cent. 1858 - De Do Account 611 13 .£loo Bonds D 3 per Cent. 1862 - - ° Account 621 31 1,-)se 4100 Bonds Do 6 no , per Cent.,1863 I,el)r, ' -) A Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip - ).. Account - -o• 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed o.c,zuela 3 per Cent. - - Ditto account - Do 6 Per Cent., 1862 - "'° A ccount 1,),,- 1/3G.i 0„, ' :triz..encls on the above payable in London. , 4, 0 ~ . ___ 1),„ 11. fl For Cont.,Gull *Per Cent. Certificates 92 itZienli ltentes 3 per Cent. 11 5 Cent 1861 Ex. 25f. ..... - -01 Acce'u t " ' 421 11 4 TWO O'CLOCK. 00 11 , 1 . \, °8 . for Money 86 1) Account 861 if Account Juno Account B6l 7 RP D Al ,opOLIC. The rtESENTATION OF TIIF. -..ETP IVilation. of the metropolis has been estimated by the It, • gistrar-General at 3,054,940 on the Bth of April, 1866, 1_ - .‘'s /ears from the date of the last census. Of this popu a boort)°, 2,629,339 are within the Metropolitan Parliamentary 0 l'ghs, represented by 18 members in the House of th e iill i /11°48 ; the remaining 423,601 persons are not within of in th iitnits of any of the boroughs. The "metropolis" d ° Ilegistrar-General extends from Fulham to Plumstes. , and fronl liampstead to Streatham. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I Paid.' Closing' Business Price. I dens. (}Bristol and _Exeter Caledonian Cumbrian.. Cork and Bandon 89 Ot 27 128 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc ; &London, ncrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ( )rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No Great North of Scotland t; reat Norther❑ D.). A stock Do. II stock 20 15 d 113 113 384 39), 6 7 122 123 1 ssi i 3 Do. is. at 25 pu. Gt S, and W. of Ireland :It. Western -Originaii Do. S. Val. Hail gun_ Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford G3} 54 57 t 9 35 40 31 31 Lancashire&Yorl:l3llir(; London and Blackwalt Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Fix. A Lun. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Slid., ct; Lincoln Actropolitan Do. New Do Extension 120 4 121 95 97 26 2i 1101 ,I 20! 92 43 60 62 1304 2 aki 1i ill 92 96 Metropolitan Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid• and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby mid Kent . North British 122 122 I 2 92 04 Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purcham. Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle . . ... Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire 57 58 6 27 109 1091 71 72 109 110 36 3di 10 11 p 120 124 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 199 151 66 68 v. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ccntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stack ' Shropshire Union South Devon South E,‘ stern 48 60 73 74 8 9 190 113 1 3 100 103 Staines, Wok., & Wok fall Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 52 t 4 BRITISH Atlantic & gt:Lawrence Born.,Baroda, Az Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buf f alo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff; ,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- 1.. • •••• • Calcutta & 8. E., lim ,:ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p! East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension G ran d Trunk of Canada 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. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. ;'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. G t. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent Do [great W a. of Canada.. • Do. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 00. 56 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 6 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Rl.C'da, 6pc lstpf.bs. Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do t's Do. Puniaub... • a,“ , Do. Indus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VEIL British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 'Do. do: 1880-90 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct 1000 Ce 3 lon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1, , 78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov It no. lace, Pet, ds Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p.0.,186 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 e Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 1. Au& Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 dc upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja July Do. do, epril J 4 Oct BRITIS Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnialake .. East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavistk Uam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Lixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist renvil le Herod's F00t..... , II ingston Downs Margaret lUny Lelant Marke Valley titwyndy Iron Ore, N Sewn North Roskear Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United. .... • Pr,,vidence Uny I.oant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tln - Croft Vigra and Clugan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton ..... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seto n Wheal Trelawney (Lis 111 MINES. 6 7 8 10 520 540 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 3t 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 i i 18 x 0 6. 7i 3 3 4 4 I 8 9 3 3j 4.1.0 2.13.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 13 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 9 all 5 7 21 1 1} 18 20 !i 3 35 40 4i 5 4 8 31. 41 24 1 4 d 35 40 13 15 i I I 1 32 34 375 400 If 2 j 5 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 1 2 7 8 67i 72. 130 140 SO 85 20 22 3 5 20) 2 0 13 15 YIifI.]FERENCE SHAM M Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Ditto, 6 per cent, pf., 1.3 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm.,:105 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., gg London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock,-No. 1, 104 North British s!per cent., No. 1, ILO PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £s,pf, 103 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 pa' cent., 1( 9; FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 10} Great Luxembourg, 1203 Sambre and Meuse, 7i South Austrian and Lombardo Tenetian,:l2l FOREIGN MINEP. Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, 21 lion Pedro, North Del Rey, i I , rontino and Bolivia bold, lim., I Valhamas3a Gold, Rm., t i • BANKS,. Agra and Masterman's. Urn., 4il 4 Alliance, lim„ 2ti 201 2e Anglo Egyptian,,,lim.,;sl Australasia, t 95 ; 0 Bank of London.: 22} Bank of utago, lim. 7 British and Californian, lira., 31 Charles Laffitte and Co , 81 Chartered 4.ler. of India, London, and China, 40 39 Consolidated Bank, lim., 8: Eng ish Joint Stock, Bal., 6 4/ English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 European Bank, lim.. 51 6 Imperial Bank, lim., 254 7 Imperial Ottoman, 04 I LAT d Mortgage Bank 01 India, Ilm„ 31 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at pm., 131 London and County, 77i 4 London Joint Stock, 471 8 London and 11 estminster, 061 Oriental Bank Corporation, 45 Union of Australia, 50/14 Union of London, 534 DOCKS. East and West India, 132 11 ondon and St. Katharine, 71 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 5 41 China Steam .hip and Labuan Coal Company, 9 Commercial Union, lusuranse. 6 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England. 41 1 1 1 1 4 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Hm., 24 1 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, ltm., 31 / 3 21 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, 1im.,11 1 1 Import.' Mercantile Credit Aeso.. tun.. 5/ 7/ International Financial Society,"lim.. 31 1 4 London Financial Association, lim 124 111 12 114 London General Omnibus Company, lint, 3 2 I M +dims Irrigation and Canal, 131 Ditto (all), 8 National Discount ( ompany, 121 Ditto, issued at 5 prem.. of which 31 Is to pay, 5 National Steam Navigation, 11m., 21 rOverend, Gurney, and Co., lint., , 114 131 alu thla, NW Zealand, and Australian Mali, lint., sj * rossEssioNs. 100 100 100 all 100 100 91 23 64 56 103 104 i IP 4i 5 8 9 76 80 96 98 62 67 100 102 101 102 1031 1041 85 87 63 66 55 60 55 57 50 55 41 41 40 41 25 27 25 27 1091 110 i 1i 2 1 , 14 2r, 1091 I I 99 101 91 93 151 i 6 5 40 9k 96 83 ,;5 Old 100 101 91 93 88 88 61 63 8 8t 99 100 98 99 97 99 1" 01 1001 IT SECURITIES. 02 94 00 P 3 90 I'3 7i 80 76 79 102 IG4 102 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) IU2 104 1(5 17 103 105 107 109 104 tO6 ind. 106 99 101 90 93 90 95 87i 884 91 08 72 73 98 100 98 100 105 107 102 103 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Error, before Lord Chief Justice Erle, the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Paget, and Justices Byles and Smith). THE QUEEN V. CHARLOTTE IVINSOR. Mr. Falkard, Q.C., resumed his arguments this morn ing on behalf of the prisoner. He said he did not propose to go into various cases in which defective verdicts bad formed the subject of consideration of courts of appeal, but which did not apply to the present case. In this case the indictment was perfectly good, and a verdict might have been given upon it, and the sole contention on behalf of the prisoner had reference to the fact of her being tried twice on the same indictment. He could find no case in " Coke" that applied to the present, but he called their lordships' attention to the case of " Campbell v. Queen." In that case Baron Parke, in his judgment, proved by analogy that two trials could not take place. The learned counsel cited several other cases tending to the same inference. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Ilannen appeared for the Crown. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) MC SWINEY Y. M'LAUGHLIN. This was an action to recover rent of certain premises required by the corporation for the improvements in the city. Mr. Philp, on behalf of the defendant, contended that plaintiff was not in a position to recover rent as he had given the defendant £3 10s. to go out of the premises. Plaintiff denied this, and said that defendant owed him rent, but when he left the rooms plaintiff lent him £2 to enable him to get another place. Defendent was called and said that ho had occupied rooms in plaintiff's house for some time time. He had notice to quit, but he felt it rather hard upon him, and plaintiff agreed to forgive him the rent, and make him a present of £3 10s. if he would go out, as the corporation wanted the premises. Defendant's wife detailed at some length the circum stances under which the money had been handed over by the plaintiff. Plaintiff denied that he had either forgiven the amount due for rent or had given the defendant any money to go out. Mr. Philip—Who pays the rent now ? Plaintiff—That has nothing to do do with the matter. Mr. Philp—But 1 am entitled to know. Plaintiff —Well, the expiration pays me. Mr. Philp then urged that in these days there was nothing unusual in a landlord giving his tenant money to go out, and his Honour (➢Tr. Commissioner Kerr) felt that he ought to give evidence to rebut the defendant's evi dence. It was extremely unlikely that a landlord would lend money to a tenant who already owed him money for rent. There wero two witnesses in this case against the plaintiff, and the verdict must be for the defendant. Verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. REFUSAL OF OUTCASTS TO GO INTO THE WORKHOUSE.— Three young women, named Ann Anderson, Georgina Goodall, and Eliza Smith, were charged, before Mr. Knox, with being found in Ifyde-park, without any visible means of subsistence, and not giving a satisfactory account of themselves. John Tippett, park-constable, No. 31, said—About six this morning I saw the three females lying against the wall of the Magazine Barracks. I had cautioned Ander son repeatedly before, she having been for some time past in the habit of sleeping under the trees of a night and on the benches in the day-time. I took them to Mount -street Workhouse, and the authorities offered to admit them, but they refused to go into the house, and I then charged them. Mr. Knox—Why do you not go into the workhouse and be taken care of ? You cannot be allowed to be about the park, and you will die of starvation and disease if you do so. Have you any means of subsistence ? Anderson—No. Anderson— I was a dressmaker, but, being ill, had to go into the hospital, and having parted with my clothes, have not had the means of getting them back again. Mr. Knox—The end of it will be that some day you wil be jumping into the Serpentine. _ _ Goodall--I should not like to go into a workhouse, as I have no wish to be passed to my parish. Mr. Knox—l think the mildest and most humane thing I can do for you will be to remand you for a few days, and, after a few days' reflection perhaps you will alter your mind. The prisoners, who appeared very reluctant to go to a workhouse, were then removed. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY FROM A SHOP DOOR.—Thomas An derson, a decently attired man of 32 years of age, was charged before Mr. Arnold with stealing 32 yards of cloth, value £2 10s. From the evidence it appeared that the cloth was outside the shop-door of Mr. Alfred Southon, a mercer, 5, Tach brook-street, Pimlico, at 0 o'cio,k on P.-Iday evening. He was seen by a servant at a house a few doors off to take up the roll of cloth and carry it away. She informed William Turner, assistant to Mr. Southon, who pursued the prisoner with an apprentice. The prisoner threw away the cloth and ran, but was pursued by the appren tice calling "Stop thief." Some men caught prisoner, and ho was given into the custody of 249 B, to whom he acknowledged his guilt. Prisoner said he was sorry he had stolen the cloth, but he did it through hunger. He had been in Portsmouth five weeks, and came up to London on Thursday. A man took him to Whitechapel and inveigled him into a house, where ho was robbed of his watch, money, clothes, and everything he possessed. Mr. Arnold asked him if he thought he was justified in stealing this cloth because other people had robbed him of his clothes. Prisoner asked to be summarily dealt with, as this was the first offence. Ho was remanded till Wednesday for inquiries to bo made. ELECTION COMMITTEES.--This Day. DEVOIsiPORT. The members of this committee, Mr. C. Wyn, chairman, assembled for the first time this morning. The petitioners in this case are electors of Devonport, and they alleged bribery, treating, and undue influence against the sitting members, Mr. Fleming and Mr Ferrand The petition prayed that the election might be declared null and void, and that the return might be amended by striking out of the sitting members and substituting of Mr Brassey and Mr. Phinn. Mr. H. James and Mr. Lopes were counsel for the peti tioners, and Mr. Karslake, Q.C., Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Cooke for the sitting members. Mr. James, in opening the petitioners' case, gave a brief outline of the political history of the borough for some years and down to a short period preceding the election. The sitting members represented the Conservative party, and the unsuccessful candidates the Liberals. A large number of the population of the borough were engaged in Government works, and 400 of them supported the sitting members at the last election. He would prove to the satisfaction of the committee that in several instances bribery had been resorted to as well as the other corrupt practices alleged in the petition. On the day of voting the men employed on a the Government works were all allowed a half-holiday to enable them to record their Votes. They suffered no pecuniary loss in conse quence, but those who supported the sitting members were paid a half day's wages by their agents. The votes of the men were, in fact, purchased by this description of pay ment; but it would appear, in evidence, they received still more substantial remuneration. The learned counsel then proceeded to describe the nature of the evidence he pro posed to produce. Several witnesses were then examined. TIIAMES. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY IN THE LONDON Docx.—James Pinkett, aged 39, a dock labourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a pound and a half of tea, the property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Com pany. The prisoner was leaving the London Dock yester day afternoon, and a gate-keeper, named Augustus Reed, rubbed him down in the usual manner and found some thing bulky under one of his pockets. He was given over to the custody of Inspector Edward Ellis, of the dock police, who found upon him a long canvas pocket. It was a continuation of his ordinary trousers pocket, and hung down his person. It contained a pound and a half of tea, which was of the best description, and quite clean. Inspeo tor Ellis asked him where he obtained the tea, to which ho replied that ho had taken it out of some chests in a warehouse to which he had access. The prisoner made a singular defence. He said ho had contracted debts for his wife, and brother, and was involved in difficulties. He thought he would relieve himself of his difficulties by taking some tea out of the dock. Mr. Partridge—You could not do that by stealing tea the property of your employers. The prisoner—Yes, sir, I could obtain a shilling or two. Mr. Partridge—You are a very foolish man. You are sentenced to 21 days' imprisbnment and hard labour. SUCKING THE MONKEY.—Daniel Rowl?-nd was charged with an offence called sucking the monkey in the London Dock. He was caught in flagrante delicto by a watchman named Bow, who saw him stooping over a cask of port wine with a long tube in his mouth, which he had inserted in the bunghole of the cask, and was sucking the wine out. The watchman seized him, and he threw down the tube and became very insolent. He struck the watchman twice, and attempted to throw him. Assistance was at hand, and he was secured. The prisoner said he would own to " sucking the monkey," but denied the blows. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. DRUNK AND INCAPABLE.—Alexander Duncan, a Scotch man, aged 40, described as a manufacturing chemist, of the Albion Works, Old, Ford, Bow, appeared before Mr. Partridge to answer a charge of being drunk and in capable of taking care of himself in High-street, Bow, on Thursday night. Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner why he did not appear yesterday ? Duncan—l was ill, sir. Mr. Partridge—You have forfeited your recognizances. You are now fined ss. for being drunk and incapable.," Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. The market opens flat, at id. below yesterday: Sales probably 5,000 bales. BATII AND SOMERSET RACES.—The Beaufort prize cup, just completed by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, is a sil ver vase, with cover, surmounted by a statuette of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. The panels on the body illustrate historical subjects in Bassi-Relievi : the recep tion of Charles I. at Raglan Castle, after the battle of Naseby, A.D. 1615, by Charles Somerset, first Marquis of Worcester ; Charles 11. after the Restoration, A.D. 1682, conferring the Knighthood of the Garter on Henry Somer set and creating him Duke of Beaufort. It is a beautiful specimen of art, and will prove a real prize to the fortu nate winner. VETERINARY SURGEONS.—The bill laid before Parliament by Mr.liolland - imposes a penalty upon any one who, not being a membor of the Royal College of Veteri nary surgeons, shall assume the title of veterinary sur geon ; but the bill is not to affect persons who have assumed the title six months before the passing of the bill. Railway and other Companies. GRE. :AT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the 4ondon Tavern—Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he hoped they had read it with satisfac tion. The traffic for the past half-year amounted to £617,969, against £313,175 in the correspondi ng half of 1864, showing an increase of £304,794, and the net receipts amounted to £249,582 for the past half-year, or more than at the rate of 6 per cent. on the capital expended on the open line. During the last half-year the great increase had been in the merchandise, £252,360 in the receipts, and 128,003 tons in the weight carried. It had been stated that the enormous amount of receipts had been caused by the conveyance of cotton, and that they roust not expect that trade to continue, because when American cotton came into the market they must expect a smaller return from that source. But what were the facts ? The total merchandise carried during the half-year was 526,000- tons, of which 37,000 tons only were of cotton. The total receipts, as he had stated, amounted to £617,000, of which £185,000 was from cotton, which showed that they were not wholly de pendent on cotton. He believed they had not been able to carry one-fourth of the cotton, certainly not one-third, of what was offered them. A considerable quantity of cotton came by the old route and ordi nary means of conveyance. The company had only a single line and a limited amount of rolling stock. They had sent out rolling stock as fast as they could get it, and the deficiency was now being remedied. They had been sending out waggons as fast as they could be made. Another difficulty with the cotton traffic was that it was sent loose in bags, so that each waggon could only bring two tons of cotton, but when the whole of the cotton could be pressed before sending it by railway each waggon would bring four or five instead of two tons. The!returns have been improved to some extent by the maximum charges that had been allowed them. But their agent had been very careful in increasing the rates so as not to injure the traffic, all their charges being still below the amount sanctioned by the Government. The expenditure had been reduced from 73.26 per cent. in the corresponding half of 1864 to 59.64 per cent. in the past half-year, being a decrease of 13.65 per cent. At the same time the directors thought the expenses were still very large. He was glad to say that their locomotive superintendent bad the gratifi cation of appointing some natives whu had been 12, 17, and 18 years in their, employment to the post of engine -drivers. Considering the difficulty and ex pense they had in getting drivers from England and keeping them in India, it was gratifying to have the prospect of turning native talent to account in that department. The permanent way was a very great expense, from the inferior timber for sleepers they were obliged to use originally, but these were being replaced by teak and iron pot sleepers ; 51,478 sleepers had been replaced during the half-year. The compensation artlounted to £25,000, but only £B,BOO belonged to the past half-year. The rest consisted of claims for preceding half-years. Those claims for damages were occasioned by robberies and fires, and they hoped in future those causes would entirely disappear. The spark-arresters on the engines would prevent fires from that source, and the robberies would be checked or prevented by the new system of police which had been adopted, with the assent of the Government. On the whole, he thought they might fairly congratu late themselves on the financial affairs of the com pany for the past half-year, considering that the monsoon lasted during three months of it, and their net receipts were above £249,000, which would go towards the reduction of the interest account with the GOvernment. With regard to the interest ac - count, it amounted to £2,500,000, and would have to be repaid to the Government out, of half the surplus profits above 5 per cent., the shareholders taking tho other half. Questions had been asked as to when, and how far, the company would be able to deal with that surplus. Some thought the surplus profits were not to be divided until the railway was completed. He might state they were not obliged to wait until the construction of the line, as the contract with the Government was quite clear on that point. The surplus profit 3 were divisible in any half year when the net receipts from the railway exceeded the amount of interest paid or payable by the Government on the total capital for that particular half-year. One moiety of the sur plus would go towards paying off the debt due to the Government for advances of interest, and the other moiety among the shareholders in addition to the 5 per cent. guaranteed interest. There was every probability from the progress they were making that a division would take place sooner than some supposed. During the current half-year, from the Ist of January last to the end of the first 11 weeks, the traffic had averaged about £56 per Mile per week, or £38,000 per week. The guaranteed interest would amount to £360,000. At £38,000 a week the gross receipts would amount to £988,000. Taking the working expenses at about £368,000, or the same as last half-year, there would be a net amount of £620,000 ; at all events, if the expenses were more, there was every probability of 1 a good surplus above the 5 per cent. They would shortly open 80 miles of additional line. As to the certainty of maintaining the £38,000 a week average he could only say that the stations along the line were blocked up with traffic, and from the traffic now going along the ordinary roads, the £38,000 average per week would be fully kept up for the rest of the half-year. Every effort was being made to obviate the evil, and to carry if possible all the traffic brought to them, by increasing the rolling stock as fast as possible. By this means and the doubling of the line they expected to be able at least to. double the present capability of the company for carrying the traffic brought to them. With regard to the works in course of construction, he thought they would be able to open at the rate of 100 miles every six months. Early in 1867 would be completed 111 miles to Estarsee, and to Jubbulpore, 162 miles, in the spring of 1868. This would complete the whole of the north east line ; the junction with the Madras Railway at Raichoor, 159 miles, would be completed in the course of 1869. So that 499 miles would complete the whole undertaking, and it would be all open for traffic in 1869, in about 20 years from the date of the first contract, which was on August 12, 1849. Mr. J. G. FRITH, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. In reply to Mr. 11. SMITH, it was stated that the simple interest on the £2,500,000 advanced by the Government to the company on account of the guarantee would have to be paid out of one moiety of surplus profits until the whole was liquidated. The company had power to borrow an additional sum of £1,000,000. The report was unanimously adopted ; the retir ing directors, Mr. Frith, Mr. Ayrton, and Colonel Holland, were re-elected, and also Mr. G. Smith, the retiring auditor. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. DEMERARA. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the fortnight ending the 31st of March amounted to $5,350, against $4,247 for the corresponding period last year, showing an increase of $1,103. LEVEN AND EAST OF FIFE, The report stated that there was an increase of £303 in the revenue; and it was proposed to divide 8 per cent. on the Leven and 3i per cent. on the East of Fife stock, being 1 per cent. more on the Leven, and per cent. more on the East of Fife than was paid at this time last year. NEWPORT DOCK. The half-yearly meeting was held at the offices, Newport, on Thursday ; Mr. S. Homfray in the chair. The report stated that the revenue had increased £1,015 as compared with the previous half-year, and the avaliable balance, after the payment of all expenses, including £1,500 law and Parliamentary charges, amounted to £3,603. The report was unanimously adopted, and the following dividends were declared :—fi per share on the Ist preference shares and six months dividend, less income-tax, on the 5f per bent. preferential shares, leaving a balance of £283. In reply to Mr. BATCHELOR, The CHAIRMAN said the -balance of law expenses not paid amounted to about £1,500. The retiring directors were re-elected, and Mr. E. Jenkins was elected in the place of Mr. T. Powell who resigned, and the proceedings terminated. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Railways. Mlles Opened. 1601 A 1865. 18(6 tea Receipts £ G Belfast and N. Counties 94 901 2, 28 1.086 Belfast and County Down.... 49 19 (53 663 Blyth and Tyne . 10 20 2,5'45 2,33 u Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter 1214 121; 7,191 7,!51 Caledonian, Scottish C en t ra l 4lsi 408 26 795 24,07 Cambrian I3J 121 2,232 2.139 Coc.ermouth K & Penrlth - 47) 282 Cockcrmouth and Workin C C : o e re r km k i ad a ne n d d . Bandon y o. ug..h .a. 1. ..... . . . . . 36 2 5 0 .1 36 2 2 0 51 I ,352 4 4 : 4: 9 1 1. 341 2 10 8 1631 0 1 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l fi Cornwall .. . ................... . 17 17 Do Extension . • ' 5 Dublin & Beif astt ed unction.... 63 1 i 63 5 i 1,4 1 2 4 7 1 Li 1942 Dublin and andalid Drogheda a . .. . . 7 3 g , 5 7 5 5 1 • 3 84 0 8 1 '36 75 1 Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid. 106 Frourrnthesatn,daoC.l.yde Junction 3O 9 3 1. 0 1 3 '3 2 2 28 1 3 2 . E Glasgow & Soli.t.l;:iie"si;;n".. 24 30 9 2 3 4; 1 3 1, 9 37 '2 2 10,364 Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union 1213 6684 34.594 35 3i7 Great Northern . Great North of Scotland: .. 422 401 28,023 37,0 4 Do Branches ... . ... . 5B 53 1,-,73 1.794 ! 42 4! 1,031. 1,186 (4t. N orthn. & 'Westn. grew., 89; 9LSouthn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 384 * sR77I/ 7el 701 Great Wv‘tern ...... - 129 - 12 - 70' 71,692 77.199 7 9 1. 8 19 8 9 1 Hull & Horn ea ........... 13 Highland 13 143 106 Irish North-Western 145 14 Lancashire & Yorkshire 40 5 1,9 .0 1,938 Limerick and Ennis .. . 3 241 44.680 38.546 2c,4 iii/ Limerick and Foynes 2 26 154 166 Llanelly 46 461 77 95../ Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western • -.6 23,384 27,163 Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 267 London, Chatham , , t; ,St xt D e Oze jo r n ; 11 1 3 2 51 1121 J 2 14: • 74 0 ; 1 4 2i , .. :,2 64 ,0180 9 Do. Kent toast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend _ l2 i 1,137 1,666 Man.,Sheffield,&Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 95 1 , 898 8,439 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 677; 6633 50,383 46 : 895 Midlandonint houGt.BNhV hail. of I c r a ln na cL I 14 01 2601 35:919689 2,897 1552 m North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee . 5.023 N N o -E rt a h ste Lo rn nd a o n n d Stock. & DarL 120 1 7 1 1 1160 9 4 59 4 , , 9 5 6 5 9 0 65 3 , 3 1 3 0 9 3 North Staffordshire 258 258 9,118 7. 623 Pembroke and Tenby . 115 115 117 71 Rhymney 1 94 19; 1,20 1,041 Scottish North-Eastern ll3 138 5,1'83 6,773 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,175 1, 068 South Devon South-Eastern • Taff Vale Ulster Vale of Clwyd 3 1 9 0 6185 5 1 4 3 1 r 51 55 28 2 24 , 22 7 164 7 1703 7 2425 : 5 : 885 3 349 7 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 3,9 320 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,736 1,718 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 10 856 726 FOREIGN AND COLONIA.L, Austrian B2B 828 29,332 32. 001 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 264 264 348 352 Bombay, Baroda, & Can. India 306 806 8,052 5.818 Detroit and Milwaukie - lB9 189 6,772 6.548 Dutch Rhenish Eastern 01 France 1695 1151 72,091 67,842 Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 27,888 27,247 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2a5 6,598 5,711 Great Indian Peninsula 6964 592 36,525 23,591 Great Luxembourg l3* 134 6,144 5.142 Great Southeen of India Great Western of Canada 341 315 16,423 14.065 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant 778 713 17,181 14,864 Northern of Canada Northern of France 724 724 50,574 57,745 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman . . 483 484 731 611 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 2006 197 ) 148,753 140,343 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1618 82,013 71,117 .Recife and San Francisco.&e, 773 774 2,E45 1,359 Sc.nde. . . 115 105 2,220 1,605 Do. Punjab, &c 253 45 2,331 298 South Austrian, &c .. . 1798 1648 6( . 4963 55,401 Southern of France 663 823 31,631 28.417 Victoria Welland. West t N-Wn. of France .. 1155 10 - 16 51,793 49,468 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Regalia (taken) 100 to 15 agst Redcap (taken) 7to 1 agst Cathedral (taken) Bto 1 agst Dalby (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) 12 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 25 to 1 agst Aldcroft (taken) DERBY. 9to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) sto 2 agst Rustic (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 100 to 3 agst Blue Riband (taken) 100 to 3 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 100 to 3 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) LATEST SCRATCHINGS. — The following scratchings ha ve , been made to Messrs. Weatherby since the publication of the last sheet Calendar on Thursday ;—llasketon Maid, out of the Harpenden Handicap ; all Lord Portsmouth's horses, except Robin Hood and "Whalebone, out of their Bath engagements ; Longboat, out of the Derby. TirE JOCKEY CLUE.—Tho genet* meeting of the Jockey Club, which was advertised to be held on Saturday, is postponed. Sleigh, the rider of Dubiety, in the Chester Cup, was reported to the Stewards by. the Starter, for disobedience at the post, and he was severely reprimanded. Student was struck out of the Derby on Monday, the 30th ult., at 3 p.m. The colt by Stockwell out of Bribery, 3 yrs, has been named Nottingham. Professor Anderson was claimed at Salisbury, on Thurs day last, by Mr. Lapidist. Regalia was struck out of the Beaufort Cup at Bath, on Wednesday last, at 9 a.m., awl Gladiateur the same day, at 2.15 p.m. _ _ _ Mr. Joshua Holt,'senior partner in the late Leeds firm. of Holt and Crook, died on Sunday week. RACING FIXTI M. Bath 8 York Spring Harpenden lO Epsom S mer West Drayton Redditch.. Windsor Summer Newton Hampton ........ . Kanturk 7 Newark Hawick Odiham 13 Bibury JII. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield 12 Reading Hundleby Nottingham Stamford l9 AUG Jersey 1 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham 14 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT] Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCT Northampton 2 Bedford Lothians' Racing Club 8 Bromley 4 NOV] Lincoln Liverpool "RES FOR 1866. Cornwall 2% Manchester We Sou y Ascot Summer 29 Beverley l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford.., lll ILiverpool Summer I . ps wick LI u ngerford . . Newcastle on-Tyne , 26 Worcester .............. +. 28 Y. Knutsford .................. 19 Radcliffe . . 23 Winchester 24 Spilsby 24 Cambridge 24 L Southampton 25 Chesterfield ............. 25 Huntingdon 3.1. crersoTo.dwood York August 2l Dover t:3 Plymouth West Drayton ...... ...... 23 Lichfield Tunbridge 2i Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 :MBER. Hendon (Welsh Harp), 20 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Wordsley Newmarket Ist October 24 Walsall BER. Newmarket 2d October... 8 Harrow Newmarket Houghton ... 22 Worcester :MBE R. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Curragh 15 Ba]doyle Spring B, 9 I JUNE. Mullingar JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Curragh OCTOBER. Ourragh 16, 17 la FRENCH RAC NG FIXTURES. Vissembourg 2l. I Paris (Summer) 96, 27 Bruxelles 3, 6 Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La Marche 2l JU Vincennes 3 Montaüban Toulouse 24, 28 JULY. 1 1 Abbeville 1 f Le Pin 22 8, 9 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 28 8, 9 Saintes 2B, 29 15 Caen US T. Deauville....., 4, 5, 6 .A.UG Le Mans Bochefort 5 Laon ..................... 19, 20 Bourges... I 19, 22 Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 I Toulouse :. St. Omer Rouen Metz... Amiens SEPTEMBER. Badon-Baden 3, 5, 7 I Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 Chantilly OCTOBER. Paris 7 1 Vincennes Chantilly l4, 18 1 PRUSSIA. MOBILISATION OF 150,000 MEN. FLORENCE, May 4, 12 30 p.m. A telegram received here from Berlin announces that the Prussian Government has ordered the mobilisation of 150,000 men. LONDON GAZETTE.--Last Evening. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 3. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Holston-Robert Campbell, Esq., in the room of Adolphus William Young, Esq., whose election for the said borough has been determined to be void. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening, Amsterdam Short. 11 15 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 19} Rotterdam II 19 12 19 Antwerp 25 42} 25 47f Brussels Hamburg Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine --119 f 114 Vienna — 12 20 12 50 Trieste .-12 3U 12 60 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid _ 46t 46i Cadiz 2847± 29 411 0 29 0 Leghorn _ 28 __ Milan 28 29 0 __ Genoa _ Naples 2S tabdaitedulinillitpetre have thea e last Foreign few au L d e c ss o a lo n n in ia ia l t p io r n od h u a c s e b il ee i n ar e ke ;i w al hil e e ha r n ic g e e as regards days. Only moderate dea li ngs have taken place in sugar ; full rates, however, have been ma i n . tained. Coffee, in some instances, has declined prices. Tallow has become a shade cheaper fo r both present m eN a v t t e . and future delivery. ab beenou t ls . withoutper ADVERTISEMENT.] -Avoid medicines ; aggra vate chronic complaints, b u t Du they always Restoring Revalenta Arabica F 00dBarry's Deli c ip us Beata the nourishment of th e b ..at , Whi c h y i elds three times in other remedies and mea t , saves fifty times its co s t , strong nerves, so und I inv ariably restores perfect digestion. 'lags, healthy liver, pure blood, re freshingsleep, tunotio n disordered or cute al regularity, and energy to the most C um b eure A ..,. 0. e_ lel We extract a few out of 60,000 of seven 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, Years' liver ' complaint, was;ing away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous pa , pitation all over, bad diges tion, constant s'eeVessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. — Cure o. 1,771. Lora Stuart de Decics. Lord Li eutenant of wa o. 7 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, fla tulen, y, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly."—Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange ment, and partial dearness.—Cure No. 47,121. 51iss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.-Cure No. 64,b16. The Rev. Jas; T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk , " of Indi g estion a nd torpt dity of the liver. which had rcsiste i all medical treatment.'• In tins, 11b, 25 9d ; 21b, 45 6.1 ; sib, Ils i 121 b, 22s ; 241 b. toe.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea &Mere, 8, Ring William -street ; likewise at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 4 9, Bishopsgate street Within ; 63, )50, and 298, Oxford-street ; 830, Strand; 54, Upper Baker-street; 103, 'T ottenham-court-road; 96, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, hotting- hill; Close Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queeh's-terrace, St. , . John's-woos, London; and all resp ectable grocers and chi ! wins...4,o4re 9t opuriminlitatioas. GALWAY. The members of this committee met to-day for the first time ; Mr. Vivian, chairman. In this case there are two petitions. The first is from Mr. John Orrel Lever, a candidate, complaining that the return of Mr. Morris and Sir R. Blennerhasset was pro duced by bribery and other corrupt practices. The second petition was presented by Mr. N. Stubber, who was also an unsuccessful candidate, who prayed that the election might be declared null and void, that the names of the sitting members should be erased from the return, and his own substituted. From tho nature of the inquiry it is likely to occupy some days. HEREFORD. The evidence in support of the petitioner's case was re sumed this morning. MARKETS.—This Day. • COVENT GARDEN. Considering the time of year, the market is well sup plied with fruit and vegetables, and the trade is steady, at our quotations : FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, Is 6d to 3s ; foreign do, Os to Os Od ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 4s to lOs ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cabbages, 9d to ls 2d ; horseradish, is to 2s per dozen heads; greens, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; turnip radishes, 9d to is 6d; spring onions, 9d to is 3d per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 6d to is Od per bundle ; cucumbers, Gd to 3s each ; old onions, is 9d to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, is to 2s Od; mushrooms, 9d to is 3d; new potatoes, 2d to 8d 3d per punnet; turnip peens, 6d to 8d; brocoli sprouts. 8s to 10d per bushel basket. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; geese, Gs Od to 9s Od; ducks, 3s 6d;to 5s Od; ducklings, 4 s to s s; tame rabbits, is 6 d to 2s Od; wild do, Os 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, Gd to is each ; Surrey fowls, lOs to 14s; do. chickens, 6s to lOs; barn door fowls, 4s 6d to 7s per couple. English eggs, Gs to 9s ; French do., 5s Od to 7 s Od per 100. Ostend fresh butter, is ld to is 2d; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, Os Gd to 6s per pair; cod, 5s to 10s Od ; brill, 2s Gd to lOs ; mullets, Os to Os ; doreys, 4s Od to lOs each ; turbot, 5s Od to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s per 120; mackerel, 40s to 60s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 6d ; lamb, Gs 6d to 8s ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. WIIITECHAPEL. Beof, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Gd ; lamb, Gs 6d to 8s Od ; veal, 4s 10d to 5s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 6d. to 7d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AM) SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 21d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 3id ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 31d ; 80 to 881135., 3-1 d to 3-1 d ; 88 to 961b5., 3d to 4d ; 96 to 1041b5., Od. to Od. Horse hides, 9s to - I.os 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, Gs 6d ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od; downs, 8s Od to 10s Od; hunbs, 3s to 4s 9d; shearlings, is 10d. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 Ss to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. A limited demand. CUMBERLAND.-Meadowhiy, £4 4s to £5 lOs Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load. A slow inquiry. WILITECTIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to .£2 4 s per load. Trade stead' STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, May 4.—There is no alleviation of the gloom which has been gradually settling upon this market for some weeks, and the advance in the Bank rate of discount, by further depreciating the value of cotton, has only intensified the feeling of depression and distrust which exists. The prospects of war on the Continent interfere with one of our best markets for yarn, and the rumours of impend ing failures continue to induce caution both among buyers and sellers. In the export market for yarns we have had exceedingly little business to-day. There are a good many offers making, but at some thing like 2d. per lb. below the quotations at which spinners are willing to sell. These, however, are offers which are not entertained. The market closes very quiet, with a slight inclination to lower prices. From home-trade yarns the market has been quiet, and prices again are in favour of buyers. Manufacturers are still very cautious in their operations, and buy only to keep their machinery moving. The cloth-market also continues to give way. The depression has continued all the week, and day by day prices seem to decline. To-day, owing, as is supposed, to the difficulties in the money-market, buyers appear to have been holding entirely aloof from business, and will scarcely make an offer. The reports from some quarters of the market are scarcely so gloomy, but generally they are very discouraging. NOTTINGHAM, 4111.—We had about an average attendance at our Exchange-hall to-day. The de mand for lace yarns assumed a quiet tone, and the prices of Tuesday were supported. The business done in hosiery yarns was entirely retail, previous rates being generally quoted. Silks very firm in price, but scarcely anything doing. The inquiry for brown nets was extremely dull, and the ten dency in prices, if anything, was downwards. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. Lay ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Princess Royal, from Havre ; Camillus, from Alexandria; Aurora, from Christiania. Dx4i, Saturday Morning. Passed—Medora, screw steamer, from London, for Car diff ; Margaret and Mary, of Carnarvon, and Miss Hunt of Carnarvon, from the west, for the north ; Hero of Shore ham, from the north for the west; Cornelius Grenelle, from New York ; Fasce, from Trieste ; Irt, from Lisbon; Nim rod, from Villa Nova ; Colleen Bawn, from Alexandria ; Sarah Black, brig, from Algoa Bay ; Ocean Bello, brig, from the west ; Sclavonia, from Alexandria ; Toftcombs, from Demerara—all for London ; Clayton, and Symmetry, from Aquinas, for Shields. PEACE OR WAIL—We have reason to believe that active negotiations are on foot with a view to the assem blage of a Congreas to determine the vexed questions which are at this moment the cause of so much anxiety and danger to Europe.-1 1 forning Post. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO TILE HIGHLANDS.—Herr Majesty the Queen is expected to leave - Wi n d sor C astle for Balmoral on or about the 17th inst. NEW POTATOES.—NearIy 100 packages of this excellent root had arrived at Weymouth up to Thursday last by the mail steamers from the Channel Islands, being the first consignment to the London markets this season. THE PROSPECT AT WASHINGTON. --The Washing ton correspondent of the New York Commercial writes as follows :—Meauvhile there is a decided improvement in the aspect of affairs here, and those who but a week two since were denouncing each other now show a desire to conciliate. The President, while at Li eut. -G eneral and a courteouslyaroached by paid Grant's Thad: Stevens,rec e pt who ono n Fridayo ffered hi sh night,ad a his respects, and other Radicals also saluted the Chief Magistrate. At the circus, yesterday afternoon, I noticed Senators Hendricks and Trumbull, seated side by side, laughing at the nonsense of Dan Rice, while a score or so of other Congressmen, of different political opinions, en-. joyed together the antico 01 the menkep, 39k 9 1351 i 511 31 [2l 191 954 119 f f 20 921 Pi 30} 1 2ft 91 9 91i 1221 3 73 2, THE CHOLERA. (From a Supplement to the London Gazette of last nigbt.) At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 4th day of May, 1866, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council—present the Duke of Somerset, Earl Russell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir George Grey, Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Goschen. Whereas by an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, chapter seventy eight, it is, amongst other things, enacted, " that it shall and may be lawful for the , Lords and others of his Majesty's Pri v y C ounc il, or any two or more of them, to make such order as they shall see necessary and expedient upon any unforeseen emergency, or in any particular case or cases, with respect to any vessel arriving and having any in fectious disease or distemper on board, or on board of which any infectious disease or distemper may have appeared in the course of the voyage, or arriving under any other alarming or suspicious circumstances as to infection, although such vessel shall not have come from any place from which his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, may have adjudged and declared it probable that the Plague, or any such infectious disease or distemper may be brought, and also with respect to the per sons, goods, wares, and merchandise, and other articles, as aforesaid, on board the same ; and in case of any infectious disease or distemper appear ing or breaking out in the United Kingdom or the islands aforesaid, to make such orders and give such direction, in order to cut off all communication between any persons infected with any such dis ease or distemper, and the rest of his Majesty's subjects, as shall appear to the Lords or others of his Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them, to be necessary and expedient for that purpose, and likewise to make such orders as they shall see fit, for shortening the time of quarantine to be performed by particular vessels or particular persons, goods, wares, merchandise, or any other articles, or for absolutely or condition ally releasing them, or any of them, from quaran tine; and all such orders so made by the Lords or others of the Privy Council, or any two or more of them, as aforesaid, shall be as good, valid, and effectual, to all intents and purposes, as well with respect to the commander, master, or, other person, having the charge of any vessel, and all other persons on board the same, as with respect to any other persons having any intercourse or communication with them, and to the penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which they may re spectively become liable, as any order or orders made by his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by and with the advice of his or their Privy Council concerning quarantine, notified by proclamation or published in the London Gazette And whereas a certain vessel named the Helvetia, having a certain infectious disease on board, that is to say, the Asiatic cholera, has arrived, or is ex pected to arrive, at Liverpool, and whereas it is expedient to cut off all communication between per sons on board that vessel infected with that disease and the rest of her Majesty's subjects. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers con ferred upon them by the above quoted section of the said Act, the Lords of the Council do order, and it is hereby ordered : 1. That in case of such vessel arriving at Liver pool, having such disease on board, no person shall land from such vessel for the space of three clear days after her arrival at Liverpool, without the permission of the Mayor of Liverpool. 2. The Mayor of Liverpool shall forthwith cause all pers ons on b oard the said vessel to b e exam ined by a physi c i an or surgeon, an d s h a ll permit all such persons to land im m edi a t e ly who shall b from suchecertified by such physi c i an or surg eon to be free disease. . ' of such 3. All persons certified surgeon to . be affected symptomstheir condition .permits of dis ease shall be removed, by such physician or Mayor of Liverpool; and no t ace to be designated for e it,su such h o psouirnpeosheoshpyitthal o3r.rapifyl s hall quit such hospital or person so removedhysicifm o . r surgeon 'shall have. h person is free from the Said certified that such place until some p disease. 4. All persons offending against this Ord er s h all be liable to such penalties as are imposed by the said Act o f Parliament upon persons offending against the provisions thereof. ARTHUR, HELPS. i‘ Spiritualism;" as it is termed, is spreading in Russia. Two works are just published in Russia, a trans lation of the book of Messrs. flare, Edmonds, and Tal madge, and a treatise on " T he Simplest Fordo of Spiritualism" by M. E.ardec. Swedenborg's :" Heaven" 144 4140 inert tombiated. 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 te4l 2if 151 i 103 21