The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET' 11.10..... COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money M ar k e t rema i ns i n a quiet and slightly easier condition. The inquiry for accom modation is not very active, and although the brokers have an abundant supply of capital at their disposal, they at present manifest no inclination to negociate business at quotations ranging lower than 5 :1 per cent. At the twelfth ordinary meeting of the Chartered Bank. of India, Australia, and China, held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared for the half-year ended 31st Dec. last. The sum of £32,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The London Steam Navigation Company have i ssued their half -yearly report, which shows an available balance of £8,240, and recommends a divi dend of 5 per cent. and a bonus of 15s. per share, Making a distribution for the past year of 11 per cent., leaving a balance of £1,424 to be carried for ward, Two o'CLooK. Accordin g t o Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent, Rentes were 66f. 60c. Flat. The English Stock Market was exceedingly buoyant during the morning, and the Funds showed an impro vemen t of * per cent., compared with the price s current at the close of business last evening. A slight reaction, however, has since oc curred, but Consols are still firm at 861 for money, and at 84 1 for the account. The New Threes are 841 8 5 ; and th e R e d uced Annu i t i es, 848 85 ; Ex chequer Bills, June, ss. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 1041 ; ditto Bonds, 20s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market quotations are Fenerally firm. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 331 34 ; Mexican 20f ; ditto New, 181 ; Greek, 131 ; I , Pa , ci ah Passive, 251 26 ; the Certificates, 151 16 ; 4 a kian, 531 54 ; Chilian Loan, 1 1 prem. ; Egyp 3"an Railway Loan, 4 2 dis. ; Brazilian Scrip, D 2 I dis• ; and the New Egyptian Loan, 1 11 prem.; ' ci 4 . gYptian 7 per Cents, 1864, £5OO bonds, 89f ; it tn) £lOO bonds, 90f ; Peruvian 5 per Cents., ;86, 6 5 , ; and Portuguese 3 per Cents, 1856-63, "'" i• Unit e d S tates Government 5-20 Bonds, 1 4 ; Erie Shares, 80i 4 ; and Illinois, 54f 1. 1,3 In the Rail way Share Market the operations in ritish Railway shares ha s on ly b een t o a mo d era t e extent. Prices, however, are generally a shade rille r• Lancashire a n d Y or k s hi re , B r i g ht on, an d North Western have each advanced f ; and Great i:on orthern A Stock, and Midland, each 1 ; while Chatham, and Dover, declined 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little ani- Mation, and prices remain without material change. B ank and Miscellaneous Shares sustain former prices. Alliance are dealt in at 25 25 ; European at 9 Ottoman at 11 11f ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 471 8 ; General Credit at 4* a ; Tendon Financial at 151 1 ; Credit Fonder and kohl er of England at 6f 7 ; and Overend, Gur 'eY, and Co., at 141 ; the Pasha of Egypt's New Aath a ° an Scrip is quoted 1 1 prem. ; and London, kna, and Dover Scrip, 11 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GOVF.X.NMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols D o. Acc oun t , M ay 9 I3G N" Per Cent. Reduced B4NI 5 ew ew 3 per Cent B4l f 5 2i per Cent. Ja n . 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — A nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — June. 5 dis 5 dis 5 dis March. 1 2cliequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. X5OO Do £lOO and £2OO -- — Bank of England. Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 _— DC. Account 1031 44 10 ,0. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 , 1 -'O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Ji.„o. Certificates _ u ,e. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 513er Cont an. 1872 O. 54 - per t., May 1879 — O. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 DOPe. Bonds, £l,OOO — . under Xl,000 Ar FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. A gentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm .ki, ustrian Bs, per Cent, 1859 44.',.t,zilian 5 per Cent — I JO. doper Cent., 18 52-58-60 1863 , Do. 1865 — teo Account 2i dis xd ik 0 . Se rif , ' £46 paid . r es Ayres 6 per Cent — 0,,,e 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 934 Vall 6 per Cent o ° o s l ciip, £25 paid - Pm 001 0 ,4 i Per Cent pubb - R ia ll 6 per Cent. — b a c k v yer Cent. li a , 18 ' a Per Cent 1825 — bll-11,bi-aell Prineipalties ttt°lt _A count (tor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — js7Di jaP,ro..visional Land Warrant — Q . I r Cent ,),°,5•, ..,econPed Issue ki 4100 Bonds • ( 1864 — „_ 0(0 Bo n d s D o -t ltiO Bond s B9 90 buok: 4Oevernt e ent Railway Debentures. — 4 h 00 535 Paid 2 4 dis . D o. Per Ce n t s., 1824-5, ex Coupons vikt, Q i uPens itali a - „l'a 5 per Cent 0 0 - 7 4 ' Per Cent 1865 ,D o ireeunt atte .. --gtrennnana Bel IP eall 3 Per (3 t 1 way `)O4 o, .A . „,._ en_ r,'utint 184 1. 1) 0 R"'" , 1864 — Ilent-viPaeera.,,,ersnt. A.nglo-French 4°oli B l, 1 .. Per Cent, £3O paid Re r,,flaperie.ls per Cent ____— ° Del 11 bD o L erred and - 1.7 O. 6 yr arrants (Hectares) D ° Xer Cent, 1864 — Pe,..' ‘-Tuarani... . ‘uvia, -veu, 4 per Cent — 1) 0 A e ' e ° Per Cent., 1865 - D o 3 °lint ...... ~ . . - 0 0 4..._ Per Cent (Uibarren) — A ti o. 7 _Per Cent., 1862 ortlia;le"seolint be 3 ,' ° 3 Per Cent., 1853 ItilDso..ktc'ecirouCtletnt., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4 54 I 4 4 4 1 1 5 Per Cent , 1822, £St — 1134.4,212._err Cent 1850 a . Pe Cent, 1860 b o , Per Cent. 1862 8 .1-di ll ' i Per Cent. 1864 — t bo. ,Z il e 5 Per Cent DOPanis4 ,celint -D A " Per Cent o 74 eW Deferred — 6° - ' ec elint o p _ i ~ Do ,4sive ob ...co 26 51 ankh r,eunt 13 D o ,teckJert. of Coup not funded — lvedi BL °lint 15! , D o. 4 1 4 Per Cent. Do u Per Cent. 1854 — ,o A n _ u o 6 "ula 884 4 Do .4 . P5 r Cent. 1858 b /3 ceelint 62 0 6'o Bonds 684 bo A Per Cent. 1.862 Do l ,.., c eelint .. . 63 41 D° . 0 touds. 664 li 6 74 b o , 6 Per Cent 1863 — Do per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — ,1) 4 , A c eeunt 33/ Y 0 -. ' Per r, 4 24 0. 1„ , Ce nt. Guaranteed — . ',.'itt o ~- u Per Cent. ..o ~. -cco uut 1)0 .. 1 per ,ent., ..862 ... . .................. 0 41, ,, k , e c ount • be,. lg)' 1864 per Cent r Illitle I,elleb . ms 4 aB on the above payable in London. N 1. 41 - - "mate s ~ o 5 _..... per •Uo A . .14.-" r Cont., 1861 Ex. 25f. e on ecsillit .......... L 531 i "IB A ter 0 TWO O'CLOCK. .‘,.ccoiliclint "3' Xfp-.....______ 864 , ........... ...... IMP i k 161130c1 Cotton Market —This Day. 111, tisk et V ery dull, a Probably 6 , 0 00 or nprices are again declining. 8,000 bales. Da n 4V'En - Ointment and Pills.— t zi-4. -sTrstllt?srr I—Holloway's • ring ,r o ,. oil, b isea • 111.14,IbilleeFleeting tr flij i g ° s w y lli m a P n tome. The mi) , roach] le * Y y life-long maladies spring Irrellied.qt, the nurserY, becomes, through cpi lessness, the w*th ar a knowledge s ° , l tli f , l'tole torment of after life. •• I .Qose- curative ower of Holloway first seeds of I , Who fail tP - ti gating the . mit 0 use them for ex 1 1 3 , 's Otutment and Pills, tialti, from ailments will have to De. remedies will ro sy g 'Tem their folly. Holloway's scrofula, beer the punishment ;,11(1 1..,,r,1)ti0ns of the s kin, scorbutic disease, and wounds or ‘4ra.430-4' ever description of ulcer, sores 134 f• 41 -11 . ,. by the use of Holloway's excellent, will be .141ved, ti.,eaulests, touch pain and immense expense and '4%05,-.4', 4 great benefit be conferred on the present speedy, and \king elaerations. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. IClosing I Business Price. done. if. 127 128 55 63 13 15 4 67 70 70 72 2) 15 d 114 116 40 4,1 6 !2( 12: 1 7 133 sii 57 59 39 11 31 33 10') 1 02 14(1 :2I 95 07 29 32 1201 all 92 93 61 63 133} 1339 2 t 3 I, 92 4 41' :6 1221 121 18 I; 92 04 E 7 +5B 6 27 ICBj 109 j 71 72 1081 109 13 SB'' 0 54 11 1 , ' 122 121 1 21, 1 2p 74 76 108 112 119 351 66 68 49 61 714 75 8 9 140 143 21 31 100 103 51 53 ,ESSIONS. 0 57 102 103 P iP 51 SI 9i 104 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 103 ` , 9 31 85 87 63 66 55 60 57 59 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 20 .53 108 1 , 0 1. 2 p 1 4 2 p 99 100 91 93 151 16 5 40 et 96 83 et', 1 4d, 99 100 90 92 86 88 62 64 8 . B'2 99 100 98 99 97 99 rT SECUR: 92 91 90 f 4 90 94 74 so 77 SO 104 WI 105 107 105 107 102 IC4 90 ?2 2 104 IVO 1 8 102 104 104 106 164 106 112 104 10J 102 93 95 90 95 87& SB., 9t 95 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 1021 Mil Railways. 14xeter . Bristol an Caledonian .. . Cambrian •••• Cork and 8aud0n..... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc.; &London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang I. st. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. New. is. at 2i pri. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Origina Do. S. V,O. gua., Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport - . Do. Hereford ; Lancashire & Yorkshire' London and Illackwalli Lon., Drigh., & S Coasti 'Lon., Chat., and Dover' Do. Metrop. Ex. A .• Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension....., Metropolitan District Do. de. de. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid'and Do. £9 Share Do, liirmin.. & Dart)) Mid Kent 'North British ... Do. Ed., Pth., & Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1885 ... North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock tio. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo Sr Whiteha I West Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu; 5 per mut.. Do. it' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p:c. :872-3-l••••••••1 Calcutta St S. E., ape Town (It Dock, gu.l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu. sdo East Indian, gu.:s p.c. Do. .1 EXtaistoti Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prt.t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. G ua. 5 per cent.. . Do. New gtia. 5 p. Gt. South of India I gua. 5 per cent D.,. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6p. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited l Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension lielb• Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay N. HI. C'da, 6pc lstpf.bs Scindc ...... • Do. Delhi Do. do . . 4. Do. runiaub.... gen Do.lndus POSS. ltiO XOO 100 all 100 100 100 [lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNMES British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec.3l, 1872 Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Db. 5 p e. inscribed sk Gape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: It , Bo-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9; Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 dot., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p., Do. 1878, do Slauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 'lO. 1882, play 15, Nov, !! Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz Natal qov. c per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.,t,l ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 185 r Do. 5 p c. 18;1 to 1876 .__ • ____ Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: Sew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... . Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,43 1868-9' Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov.6p.c.7a ds July Do. do, April ‘t Oct BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 s+o 580 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 I East Bassett (Illogan) 29i 21 23 East Caradon 2.14.0 8 9 East Carn Brea 3l 31 *I e•ast Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.0 East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 E, WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L4xcy, limited all 20 21 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 I 14 Great Wheal Busy 1 4.9.6 14 G. Wheal Vor 411 25 26 25 Grenville 8.18.0 n 31 Flerod's Foot HillgBtoll Downs 5.10.6 la 5 Mail;aret luny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 41 4 liwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 24 14d New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wun'lßBBB e tt(lllogan 1.1.0 13 15 North Wheal Crotty -- Prosper United.... •.• 7,1,6 34 Pr ,videnee Uny rodan 10.6.7 32 S. Caradon ( S t. Cleer) ll 37 2 5 100 South Condurrow 3 2.0 If S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 15 20 -- Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 Tin Croft 9 13 15 5 Vigra and Clogan, Jim all 3 5 West liassett(lllogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 9 8 9 West Chi rerton ll 721 774 West Seton 471 135 345 Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 20 2t Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 13 15 PREFERENCE StiAlims Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 105} Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pt., 99 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock.ll29l 8 Rid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4) per cent. irred.. 98 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 79/ South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0.0), Ditto,'4a per cent., 01 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &C., 4i per cent., 1858, 95 London, Chatham, &c., 0 per cent: 2d pt., 64 South Eastern 4i per cent.. 1859. 61 Ditto, 5 per cent., 1861, 93 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2121 London and Blackwall, 86 London and Chatham, 4} per Cent.,rBsl Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 5i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. S =bre and Meuse, 8 bouth Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 FOKEIGN MINER. Washoe Gold, lira., 2f Ditto (X 4), if Ydanatuutana of S. Australia, lira., If 1 BANKS. Alliance, lien.. 25 Bank of New Zealand, 19 181 Charles Laffitte and Co., 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 20 Chartered Aler. of India, London, and China, 42 Consolidated Bank, lira., 91 Eng.ish Joint Stock, lira., European Bank, lira., 9 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 15 Imperial Ottoman, 11 Ditto. new, 11 , 1 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 London and Inver Plate, Ditto, issued at 1j pm., 13 London and County, 771 London Joint Stock, 461 Oriental Bank Corporation. 471 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 71/ MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, Sin., 5 Credit Yonder and nobilier of England, 61 7 Crystal Palace, 3s Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 3i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira.. 4i I Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Um.. 21 London Financial Association, lira., 151 London tieneral Omnibus Company, hI dras Irrigation and Canal, - Ditto (all), 17 Otago and Southland Investment, 11 Overend, Gurney, and CO.. Inn., Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 731 Ditto, new, 501 A duel in Presburg has created a great sensation. It seems that Prince Lechnowsky and his friends rose from a table when Count Nemes seated himself. The latter felt it as a personal insult, challenged the prince, and a duel took place with pistols at 20 paces. The count received his adversary's bullet in the shoulder, which was com pletely smashed, and the ball traversed the throat, wound ing the windpipe. It was reported that the count had died, but he still lives, though only faint hopes are enter tained of hio life. 'TIES. 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1866. Mr. Peabody at Guildhall. Yesterday Mr. George Peabody, the eminent benefactor of the deserving poor of London, attended at Guildhall, accompanied by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, at the request of the managing committee, to distribute the prizes gained by the successful competitors at the Working Classes In dustrial Exhibition, which had been held there for some weeks. The ceremony took place-at 4 o'clock, in the presence of a large company, among whom were many of the principal citizens, and the hall was illuminated for the occasion and tastefully de corated with banners. On arriving at the hall Mr. Peabody was hailed with enthusiastic cheers, and having taken a seat assigned to him on the right of the Lord Mayor, on the platform at the east end of the building, the Honorary Secretary read a report, which stated that the aggregate admissions on pay ment during the 35 days the Exhibition had been open had been 41,576. Upwards of 2,500 children of the different ward and day schools had visited the Exhibition free. The number of prizes awarded by adjudicators chosen by the exhibitors was 193, of which 99 were medals and 94 were honorary mentions. The total number of exhibitors was 827, exhibiting 1,521 articles, 32 only of which were ineligible for prizes. No prizes had been given or awards made but to the actual producers of the ar ticles exhibited in conformity with a rule laid down by the committee. The LORD MAYOR, addressing the meeting, said if there was one thing more than another that could add lustre and interest to the proceedings of the day it was the presence of their honoured and dis tinguished friend, Mr. George Peabody. (Loud cheers.) They were, indeed, deeply indebted to him for his presence on the occasion. Their friend had refused all invitations of late, but he had felt it to be a pleasure to witness that beautiful and inte resting sight within that noble hall. (Cheers.) He might repeat a remark which he had heard Mr. Pea body utter in reference to something else within the last half hour. He said the ruling passion of his life had been that every man should go where duty called him—(cheers)—and he took that to- mean that he felt that, after the universal gratitude ex pressed by the people of this country to him, it was his duty before he left this ancient city to take his farewell of those whom he had now the honour to address. He had great pleasure in presenting to their notice their excellent friend, Mr. Peabody. (Cheers.) Mr. PEABODY, who was greeted with acclama tions, said,—My Lord Mayor, Ladies, and Gentle men,—l beg to acknowledge with heartfelt grati tude the kind expressions which the Lord Mayor has just used towards me. I assure you there is no man who feels such language with more sensibility or gratitude than I do, and I can assure you that I am extremely thankful and complimented by the kind manner in which you have received the flattering remarks which have just emanated from my friend the Lord Mayor. Contrary to my expectation, I am able, on the eve of my departure from these shores, to discharge a duty which your kindness has called me to fulfil. Though a stranger to you, and of another country, you were pleased to intimate to me that my presence among you this day would give you gratification--(cheers)—and on my part I am bound to say that while I have been constrained to decline many invitations recently addressed to me, I have reserved to myself with peculiar satis faction the opportunity of meeting the working men of London, whose representatives you are, in the midst of the scene of their honourable rivalry and the display of their most meritorious achievements. (Cheers.) Such successful compe tition as that which meets its due reward this _day must be productive of the highest advantage to the people at large, and all classes of the community derive a benefit from the elevating tendency of the persistent industry and skill displayed in the con struction of these works of art which are now about to receive the token of public commendation. Springing as I do from the people, and owning with you the Anglo-Saxon stock, I unfeignedly rejoice in this fresh evidence of the advancement of the in dustrial classes in the dignity of labour and in those habits of self-reliance and honest independence which ennoble any people and afford the surest guarantee of the true prosperity and moral great ness of any country. (Cheers.) It is true that these , prizes which I am about to distribute are the just reward of your own personal efforts, but I hope you will allow me to remind you that in receiving your certificate for undoubted merit you will accept it also as an acknowledgment made by you in this cen tury which will be productive of good and redound to the advantage of future generations, who must profit by your laudable exertions in the field of scientific research and in the open workshop of a nation's constructive skill. (Cheers.) Should the Great Disposer of all events give to me the happiness of returning to this country, I hope to see the complete success of pro jects designed by me for the permanent welfare of the deserving poor of this metropolis--(loud cheers) —and I may then enjoy further opportunities of intercourse with those in whose welfare and happi ness I have so great an interest. (Renewed and prolonged cheers.) The prizes awarded to the successful competitors were then distributed. At the conclusion of the ceremony, which lasted a considerable time, Mr. PEABODY, acknowledging a Tote of thanks which had been passed by acclamation, referred to the delight he had experienced in meeting them and in seeing the great efforts accomplished by so many working people in this great city. I trust (he said) you will go on and prosper in this good work, until every working man in London shall feel that he is a man and has the dignity of a man as much as any other individual. (Cheers.) It only rests with them selves to do so. Let them feel they are in a position to do things which they have the power to do, and they will not only accomplish what they intend to do, but what will benefit to a great degree this great country and the whole world. (Cheers.) I feel de lighted at the manner in which I have been received to-day, and to see so many of that class of people who have accomplished so much. I say again, Go on in the work you have begun, and you will find this hall will not hold one-half the working people who will be entitled to receive medals for their scientific and other qualifications. On Friday or Saturday I shall be on my way to my native land, and I shall have nothing to carry with me but what I hope will be delightful to my countrymen and delightful to me. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. HEAD, chairman of the managing committee, seconded by Mr. PEABODY, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Lord Mayor. The LORD MAYOR said he had taken a deep inte rest in the success of the undertaking. himself had been a worker in the truest sense from his ear liest life, and he hoped to remain a worker to the end of the chapter. Some 50,000 persons had visited the Exhibition, and he had had frequent op portunities of judging of the manner in which it had been conducted. Many of them had been in terested, many amused, many instructed, and, he hoped, only a few kad been disappointed. It had been said that the persons whom such exhibitions were intended to benefit were not the working classes. If any man had any doubt on that subject lie should have been present that day and witnessed the honest faces, the rude hands, and the in telligent appearance of those who had come up to receive prizes. He was not there to flatter working men. They, like all other men, had their faults. It was a fashion of the day to talk of working men and the working classes, and he held it to be a rule, confirmed by his own experience and observa tion, that the man who lived by the sweat of his brow was among the most useful and independent members of society. He had only to be true to himself and to his principles, and to be honest, steady, and industrious. He (the Lord Mayor) was gratified that this Exhibition in the main had been successful. There had been no less than 827 work ing men exhibitors, 482 had been artificers who had exhibited articles made by their own hands, and 256 of the articles exhibited had been produced by amateurs in leisure hours. He hoped the country would continue to prosper in arts, science, and manufacture, and united in maintaining inviolate the love of country, the 'Qv@ of Queen, and the love of that which was dear to every enlightened citizen —their own independence. (Cheers.) Three cheers were then given for the Lady Mayoress, and with that the ceremony terminated. A meeting of exhibitors, over which Mr. Gallo way presided, was held in the evening at the Guild hall, at which it was agreed that a testimonial written on vellum, and again, at a further meeting, a gold medal, struck from the die of the medal to be presented to the exhibitors, be presented to Mr. Peabody, in order to express their gratitude and their appreciation of the honour conferred upon them by his kindly condescending to distribute the prizes. STATE OF TRADE. -- 4 .. _ MANCHESTER, April 17.—A strong attempt to bring about a reaction in cotton at Liverpool appears to have had some effect. In Manchester private tele grams were carried about this morning, reporting the probable sales at Liverpool to be 20,000 bales, but authentic accounts at the close of the market say only 12,000 were disposed of. These reports have had little effect generally on the yarn and cloth market, beyond giving a little more steadiness and regularity to prices, except in shipping yarns. In these a large business is reported, and in most cases at about ld. per lb. advance on the low sales made on Friday and Saturday last. Many large lots have been cleared out for the eastern markets and for Germany, and this branch of the market closes de cidedly better. In home trade yarns the low prices have tempted buyers to supply their immediate wants, but sellers have had to do business at the low prices of last Friday, and any advance cheeks operations. The only improvement is -a steadying of prices. In cloth the depression of last•week has continued up to the present day, with a more de cided reduction in the prices of all goods, without exception. Large offers have been made at low rates, but hitherto little or no business has been done. We have a little better feeling in the market to-day, but no quotable change in prices. Messes. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth market : " Since Tuesday the heavy drop in prices has been more decided, and we have to make a serious change in our quotations. There is not much confidence shown in the present low rates, and we believe the business done is but on a moderate scale." CARDIFF, 16th.—The activity which has charac terised the steam coal trade for some time past con tinues. The demand for the continental and other markets was never better, and the quantities sent by rail to London and Birkenhead are increasing. In the Rhondda Valley new collieries are being opened, and the outport will be considerably in creased. Quotations for steam are well maintained, and the future of the trade is decidedly promising. House coal is in average request. There is no mate rial change to note in the iron trade, but from some of the foreign markets there is a better inquiry ; still business is not so brisk as was expected. Transac tions with America are rather quiet, and merchants are holding back home orders which are not of a pressing nature. Firmness characterises the pig iron trade. LEEDS, 17th.—The attendance in the woollen cloth-markets this morning has been moderate, but, as for the last few market days, operations have been somewhat limited. This feeling of quietness as to purchases and orders is partly attributable to the season of the year, and partly to the fear of war be tween Austria and Prussia. Still the manufacturers are well employed, especially those of heavy goods designed chiefly for exportation, such as pilots, wit neys, and flushings. The manufaCturers of one of the outlying districts, noted for these kinds of good, have orders on hand that will keep them busy for two months or more to come. The continued hard ening of the prices of wool and other raw material makes manufacturers careful in their dealings as to the future, as it also has the effect of keeping quota tions for all woollen fabrics in the market very firm. NOTTINGHAM, 176.--There was a fair attendance at our Exchange hall to-day. The business done in lace yarns was not extensive, at no material altera tion from the prices of last Friday. The demand for hosiery yarns was quiet, and late currencies were not supported. There was not much doing in silks, and prices were rather easier. Brown nets very dull ; prices much the same as heretofore. ROCHDALE, 16th.—During the week the flannel market has not at all recovered from the quiescent state which has so long been complained of. Buyers from one part of the country or another go the round of the warehouses regularly, but their selec tions have been most meagre. Manufacturers keep pretty well employed, especially those engaged in the making of fancy goods. The home demand for plain goods has, however, called for the application of more industry in that department, and some of the mills are running additional machinery. There is no change in the price of any article, and although the demand for common Yorkshire woollens is almost extinguished, the price of wool forbids any thing like a uniform concession in prices. The price of the raw material is very high, and business, therefore, exceedingly limited. MARKETS.---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were but moderate. The trade for good and fine samples ruled firm, at full prices ; but inferior qualities moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The amount of business transacted wiis moderate, and prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at late rtes. The supply of English barley on sale was small—of foreign moderately large. The trade was dull, and thin samples changed hands at rather lower prices. Malt was in fair demand, and tke quotations ruled firm. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. The trade was steady, and prices ruled firm. Beans were in steady request, at fully late rates. There was a fair demand for peas, at late prices. The flour trade was steady, on former terms. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending April For the corresponding week 14, 1866. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 55,193 —445 5d Wheat 61,605-40s ld Barley 19,055-37 s Od Barley 22,977-29 s 6d Oats THE MURDER IN CANNON-STREET. EXAMINATION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER AT THE MANSION -HOUSE THIS DAY. This morning the man William Smith, apprehended at Eton on suspicion of being the murderer of the unfortu nate woman' Sarah Millsom, the housekeeper to Messrs. Bevington, No. 2, Cannon-street, was placed before the Lord Mayor for examination. Colonel Fraser, Chief-superintendent Foster, Inspector Hamilton, chief of the detective department, and Sergeant Moss of the detective force, watched the case for the police authorities. The following -is the exact form in which the matter is entered on the charge-sheet : April 17, 5.35 p.m., 25 years of age, sft. llin. in height, William Smith alias Denton, 6, Eton-square, Eton, Bucks, labourer, charged by John Moss, detective sergeant, Ed ward Harcock, P.C. 499, on suspicion of wilfully mur dering Sarah Millsom alias Swann on:the night of the 11th April, in the dwelling-house, No. 2, Cannon -street West, by striking her on the head with some blunt instrument. Mr. Wontuor appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Scarth. The prisoner is a powerfully-built young man with dark hair and strongly marked features. He wore a black frock coat with velvet collar and light trousers. . Mr. Wontner said it was his duty to attend before the Lord Mayor, on the part of Messrs. Bevington, to lay before them the circumstances of a murder which was perpetrated on their premises on the 11th instant under circumstances of the greatest atrocity. The. Messrs. Bevington were actuated by a desire that justice should not fail on any peculiar point. It appeared that deceased had been under serious apprehension by the repeated wants of a person who was in the habit of extorting money from her. To such a pitch S had this arose that the poor woman made it a point to answer all the calls that were made at the door. The deceased was acquainted with a person named Terry, and she consulted her as to the best means of raising a loan of £3O. The money was advanced by a person named Sarah Webber. Terry afterwards became the inhabitant of a low lodging-house in Kent-street. He then met the prisoner, and, in course of conversation, told him of the transaction, and he then proposed that he should take steps to get repayment of the loan. It was agreed to, and the prisoner was pointed out the place of business of Messrs. Bevington ; and the matter that had led to his apprehension was a letter which had been found in the box of the deceased, which, it is presumed, Terry gave him to present to the deceased. The letter was read, and was of a threatening character. It went on to recount to the deceased the motives she alleged for borrowing the money, viz., for to pay the doc tor's bills and physicians for her late husband, which she knew was not the fact. It also stated that, as Mrs. Webber had become desirous of her money being repaid, and that, if she did not take immediate steps for its repayment, he (the writer) would have to see Messrs. Bevington and Mr. Harris, and to state to them the real nature of the loan, and that he should also have to bring up her sister in the matter. There were ether circumstances to show that the prisoner had called many times at Messrs. Bevington's, that there were portions of his clothes found saturated with blood, and that when he spoke as to the last time he was in London he had stated that which was untrue. The pri soner had not the slightest right to interfere in the matter of the loan, and, under all the circumstances, he thought after the evidence he had adduced his lordship would judge whether there was not sufficient to justify the most thorough inquiries into all the circumstances connected with this horrible and atrocious murder. The first witness called was Elizabeth Lowes said—l am a cook to Messrs. Beving ton and Sons, 2, Cannon-street West. They are wholesale leather sellers. Sarah Millsom was the housekeeper there, and had been so for the last nine years. We both entered the service of Messrs. Bevington together. The deceased's husband was formerly in the service of Messrs. Bevington, but he died in 1859. The premises are closed at seven o'clock, and after that hour they remained in the charge of Mrs. Millsom and myself. After the premises had been closed for some time past there very often came a ring at the bell, which was invariably answered by Mrs. Millsom. The ring at the bell last Wednesday occurred about ten minutes past nine, and deceased went down to answer it. I did not see her again until a quarter past ten, when, as she did not return, I went to look for her. I found her lying on the ground against the bales of goods, her feet were towards the stairs. I called to her, but getting no answer I became alarmed, and then I opened the street door and called for the police, and constable 467 came up. Deceased had spoken to me onee of a man having called on her and demanded some money. She seemed very excited, and asked me to lend her a sovereign to give him. It is about two months ago, as near as I can recollect. By Mr. Scarth.—l am quite sure that it was about 10 minutes past 9 when the ring came, as I looked at the clock in the dining room. Mrs. Millsom on one occasion told mo about the man calling, and she had borrowed two sovereigns of me. Mr. Scarth. —With respect to the excitement you men tioned on the occasion she borrowed the sovereign of you was it not the usual excitement of persons who are ap plied to for money which they could not pay? Witness.—She was frightened. Mr. Scarth.—Yes, the usual agitation. Witness.—She was much agitated. Mr. Wontner.—Sho appeared frightened you say. Witness—Yes. She appeared so agitated when she came up stairs to borrow the sovereign of me, that, not withstanding I was in my night-dress, I slipped my clothes over them and looked out of the window, when Isaw a tall, biggish man get into a cab, and when she came up stairs I asked her if that was the man she had given the money to, ttnd she said " Yes." I have not seen the man since. Police-constable 467 and Sergeant Ogbourne repeated the evidence given at the inquest with respect to the posi tion in which the body of the deceased was found. Mr. Scarth said, the crow-bar which had been spoken to by the last two witnesses not being in court, he should reserve his cross-examination of them until it was pro duced. Inspector Shelford said—l have examined the papers in the prisoner's box, and I produce tho following letter : " The bearer of this I have sent to you as my adviser. I have taken this course, as I have received so much an noyance from Mrs. Webber, that I can put up with it no longer. He will propose terms to you, which you may accept or not at your pleasure, fail ing your agreeing to his proposal, he is in structed by me to see Mr. Bevington or Mr. Harris and explain to them how the matter stands. You know your 111 reasons you put forward for borrowing the money (for doctor's bills and physican's) for your late husband, which you know was not the case. I shall also have him bring your sister before him, Messrs. Bevington, if necessary, or your obstinacy compels (my adviser) to go to the extreme. —I am, yours obediently, "Received of Mrs. Millson £l.—" W. DENTON. for " GEORGE TERRY." "Mr. George Terry, 26, Old Change." Sergeant Moss said I apprehended the prisoner at Eton, at a beer shop at the back of his mother's house. I said is your name william Smith, ho said yes, I asked him when ho was last in London, to which he replied about the 10th of January last with his mother. I then showed him the letter given above, and said is that your handwriting, and he replied, "yes, it is, I now know what you mean; I wroto a note for a man and took it to her for him." Pri soner's mother then came into the room and asked what it all meant, I said I had been asking him if he had been to London during the last week, and she said she thought not. I asked what time he returned home last Wednesday, and she said she did not know, as she was in bed. She could not, in any of the questions I put to her, recollect what time she saw him last Wednesday. She said her son had been a great trial to her, that he would not work, and that is the reason he has only one shirt. I thought 1 would make him work and get another. Prisoner—l object - to his evidence. Lord Mayor (to Moss)—Was the prisoner present when , it occurred a Prisoner—l was not. Mess —lle was, nay-lord. Mr. Wontner—Did you search the house? Witness—Yes, and I found a suit of olothes spotted with blood. Lord Mayor —Which you believe to be blood. . Witness—l have no doubt, my lord. They were recent spots. I also found a mourning ring which he said be longed to his brother. I asked for his shirts, and his mother said he had but one. I asked her how he got it washed, and she said she did it while he was in bed. His mother is one of the laundresses of Eton College. I told him I was a constable and should take him into custodyjor murdering Sarah Millson, on Wednesday last, at 2, Can non-sheet, City. Prisoner replied "that's a very serious charge, indeed. lam as innocent as a baby. I've not been in London since the Ist of February, when I called on a Mr. Fuggle, Aldermanbury about some money that is due to us. It was £lO my brother lent Mr. Fuggle. I first went with the letter alluded to, in the latter part of last year.; called about 3in the afternoon. She was washing up the things. I believe it was either Thursday or Friday the first tune I went. She told me to come on Saturday, and I called on that day. I said did you write the receipt on the letter " W. Denton," and she said "Yes, it's ao good denying that, as you can prove my handwriting." I asked him why he signed W. Denton, and he said "I have some times used the name, and I have called Mrs. Millson three times, She has paid me three sovereigns, and I wrote a receipt each time. I knew it was all wrong about the money, and I knew Terry was not entitled to it, and that is the reason I did not put my right name to the re ceipt. I told him it was most important for him to show that he was not in town at 10 o'clock on the night of the 11th of April. Ho said he was with Mr. Harris, a hatter in Eton, until after 7 o'clock that night, and then wenttseount for a walk, and met a man whose name he did not men Prisoner—Whose name I did mention. Moss continued—l am not sure about that. You might I have done so while in London. Prisoner said he was in- 3 nocent. Mr. Scarth—Did you make any inqu ir y about the priso ner at Eton ? Moss—Yes, of the police. The prisoner ewsdaasyaeneinghrte.- turning home about 12 or 1 o ' c lock on w BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is quiet. Inferior qualities are difficult of sale, and aro rather lower in price. Fine samples rule tolerably firm. WHITECHAPEL. Our market is moderately supplied with meat, the trade or which is slow, at the annexed rates : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Gd ; lamb, Gs 4d to is 4d ; veal, 4s 8d to ba 4d; and pork, 3810 d to 5s 2d per Blbs by the carcase. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.10 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lie. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-lithe per cent. dearer in Paris than iu London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold Is 427 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 stalin . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about 2.lothe per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The mum' of exchange at New York on London cor bills at 60 days' eight is io6g to lt 6 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd fr.)m the United States. STRIKES AT CARLISLE.—A couple of weeks ago we announced that the marble masons in the employment of Messrs. T. Nelson and Sons, contractors, Carlisle, had struck work for an advance of wages, coupled with a re duction in the hours of labour. A n arrangement has no w been come to, and the strike has terminated. A few days ago, however, a strike took place in another department of the business of the same firm. The bricklayers' labourers struck on account of the employment of a " non-society man" on the works. Messrs. Nelson thereupon secured the services of other labourers to supply their places. This step was resented by the bricklayers, who declined to work with the new comers. The joiners and cabinet makers throughout the town remain still on strike. Yes terday morning the members of the Tailors' Society struck work for a reduction of the hours of labour to 57, keeping the rate of wages up at the 72 days' standard. Mr. Cape's men have not gone out —not being connected with the society ; nor have those employed by Messrs. Wilson and Jespers, who have stned the list of prices submitted by the men. The boot and shoemakers also went out on strike yesterday, the masters being unwilling to accede to tho demands made by the men for an increase of their wages. 401 i 122 i 138} 8 121 1 i aO, 30 9•2 i 3 624 13! 1231 i 61i 711 51 03i Mr. Wontner—That is all the evidence I propose to sub mit to-day. Mr. Scarth said he should be able to prove rin alibi by the most respectable witnesses, that the prisoner was never out of Eton the whole of the Wednesday on which the murder was committed. The apprehension of, and the charge sgainst the prisoner was a very harsh proceeding. The Lord Mayor said he should express no opinion one way or the other, but remanded the prisoner for further examination. The prisoner was accordingly remanded until to-mor• row week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—MIS DAY RENEWAL SWEEPSTAKES StrathconanN Tomahawk 100 SON'S. PLATE, Mr. Pitt • Mazeppa, Janitor MATCH. Horror beat Dot. BETTING ON THE COLESE. CHESTER CUP. 3to 1 agst Delight (taken) 8 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 25 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. CHESTER CUP. 4to 1 agst Delight (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) 200 to CO a DERBY. gst Lord Lyon (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT __l HOUSE OF COMMONS —Tins DAY. Mr. DODSON. the Deputy Speaker, took the chair al twelve o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—Kingston and Epsom Railway, Talacre Pier and harbour (Railwa ABERDARE (NORTHERN) RAILWAY BILL. 37 The second reading of this bill was postponed till the 24th of April. LANCASTER, RYE, AND NEW WINDSOR ELEC _ TIONS. Mr. WALPOLE, Chairman of the General 3ommittoo of Elections, reported the appointment of select committees to try the petitions complaining of undue returns for Lan caster, Rye, and New Windsor. PBTITION. ....... Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow, on the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply he should call the attention of the house to a petition that was presented on Thursday. PUBLIC COMPANIES' BILL. Mr. D. GRIFFITH, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that the measure was practically the same as one which had passed through several stages in a former session, and had been amended and reduced to the simplest form in committee. In these circumstances, had there not been a large amount of new members in the present Parlia ment, he would have moved its second reading without adding a single observation. The object of the bill was the regulation of voting in largo public companies. [LEFT SPEAKING.' LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Blackburn, Shoe, and Lush. CANNON V. CALVERT. This case was heard before Mr. Justice Mellor yester day, and was an action brought by the plaintiff for da mages for a breach of contract on the part of the defendant, who is an eminent chemist in business at Manchester. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £4O, but leave was given to defendant to move for a new trial. Mr. T. Jones, on the part of the defendant, moved for a rule calling on the plaintiff to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that there was no contract within the statute. The only evidence given was by the plaintiff, and the case rested on a correspon dence which had taken place between the parties. The first letter was from the defendant to the plain tiff stating that he was in a position to offer him an engagement in a partnership spectilation. stating that the terms proposed were £lOO for the first year, £l5O for the second year, £2OO for the third year, and £250 for the fourth year. The plaintiff wrote saying that he would accept the situation. Some time afterwards he received a letter from the defendant saying that he con sidered it would be for the interest of both parties that there should be a notice of three months on each side. To this proposition the plaintiff demurred, and afterwards said he would agree to it provided the salary for the first.year was increased to £l5O. The defendant replied, declining his services after what had taken place. Rule granted on both points. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SOLDIERS CHARGED WITII ROBBING A GENTLEMAN. George Brown and Adam Clark, two privates of the Scots Fusilier Guards, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a watch and chain from the person of Mr. Arthur George Shawe, gentleman, of Craven-place, Kensington. Philip Shrive, 82 C—l was in the Haymarket about 2 this morning with another constable in plain clothes. There was a gentleman who was tipsy trying to get into a cafe. The prisoners walked along, and Clark stopped the gentleman, saluted him and said, "How are you, mate?" and went through part of the drill, and then called out to Brown, " Come along you fool." The prisoners and the gentleman then went into Barnes's, but were turned out. They afterwards went into the Anglesea, Tavern, and while there he saw Brown handling the gentleman'e watch-chain, and drawing it through the button-hole of his waistcoat. They then all left the Anglesea Arms. Clark walked with the gentleman, and Brown followed them. They got into Jermyn-street, and then all got into a Hansom cab ; and on my asking the cabman to let me get up behind he refused. The cabman then appealed to a constable in uniform, because we were following him; but I followed him to Cambridge House, where I saw the cab stop and Brown jump out of the right side of the cab, Clark getting out at tho other, the gentleman following him. I asked the gentlbman if he had lost anything, and he said " Yes, my watch and chain." Clark said, " I have not got it," and Brown was walking off, but I brought him back. I then said I was a police officer, and should take him to the station, and we got him into the cab they got out of. I then sent the other officer after Clark, but Clark refused to go, and he bolted away down Piccadilly, but was taken. While in the cab Brown became rather violent, and though I told the cabman who I was he re fused to drive till a constable came up in uniform, al though I held out my warrant card to show him who I was. I then saw Brown put his hand into his pocket and take something out, which he was about dropping in the cab, but I took it from him, and it was the watch and chain produced. I then got him to the station, but not without some trouble, owing to his violence. The prose cutor is not able to be present to-day. Thomas Cheney, 87 C (after corroborating a portion of the previous evidence), said—Clark said he had not got the watch and chain, and knew nothing about it. I got Brown into a cab, and then Clark made off; pursued him, and took him into custody, and, on telling him the charge, he said he know nothing about it, and struck me a violent blow on the chest, and tried to throw me, but a gentleman ren dered me some assistance. He was violent on the way to the station, and threatened me. I found ss. 2d. on Clark, 7d. on Brown. The pr9secutor is a captain in the army, I believe. The cabman said he did not know the persons who spoke to him were officers. The policeman said he was well informed by them who they were. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners, telling the cab man it was a discreditable thing for him to do. ELECTION COMMITTEES —This Pay. HELSTON. The committee appointed to try the merits of this petition met this morning. After some evidence had been adduced in support cf the charge, Mr. Young, the sitting member was then examined, and distinctly disclaimed all knowledge cf the bribery or treat ing alleged until after the election, and denied that he had authorised any agency for this purpose. The Chairman then declared that the committee decided that the election was null and void. The proceedings in the cases of Maidstone, Horsham, Bridgwater, and Nottingham Were resumed this morning. SHIPPING INTELLIGE NCB. - This Da y. cloLeusofDyer.lyos; April 1 8 . — W ind this da y at noon—Souths W moderate breeze, and fine weathe r , b ut a little PILL, April 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Crinaea, for Montreal. N E WPORT, April 17.—Wind S.E.—A rr i ve d —Barlow, f rom Havre for Sagua la Grande. S a il e d - Bonne Union: for Bilboa. PLYMOUTH, April 16 —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Galatea, f rom Teignmouth for Quebec; Duke do Brabant, from Bombay. LIVERPOOL, April 17.—Wind rorn. Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, April 17.—Wind W.—Sailed—Favourite, [or Plymouth. LAUNCH 01' T 111.14 NORTHUMBERLAND, MILLWALL, Tuesday Afternoon. At three o'clock precisely all was in readi ness, and the concentrated gaze of a vast mass of human beings was fixed upon the still immovable vessel resting on the stocks. Five minutes more, and it would be seen whether all the numerous scientific appliances which could be brought to bear had or had not been equal to the task of launching one of the finest _vessels, if not the finest of its kind, ever constructed. The anxiety of that short period, judging by its effect on even the casual spectator, must have been intense to the builders, and other persons immediately concerned in the launch. At length the signal was given, the sho res were cut away, all the other forces were simultaneously employed, and with a splendid tide, showing fully 23 feet, the Northumberland sailed out grandly from her quarters. A deafening cheer rose fror a the multitude asse.nbled in the yard, which -c m , echoed by those on board, and re-echoed by the crowds on the opposite side of the river. A band stationed on the noble vessel also struck up a triumphant air, and the great event, which had been looked forward to with such eagerness, and for so long a time, was now an accomplished fact. LODON GAZETTE..—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Arun 13. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Gecrge Buckley Mathew, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republics of Central America, to be her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. DOWNING-STREET, Arm 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Conrad Payenst, Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council of the Island of Heligoland, and the Rev. Horatio William Laborde to be a member of the Legislative Council of the Island of St. Vincent. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, APRIL 17. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General John Bloom field to be Colonel-Commandant, vice General Frederick Campbell, deceased. 2d Regi men t o f D ragoon G uar d s —St a ff-S urgeon F rederick mßraeivoeout t:p l Henry e William Moore to be Surgeon, vice T. F. Wall, wh o exchanges. 2nd Dr agoons —Major and Brevet-Colonel George Calvert Clarke to be Lieutenant-Colonel, t 1 - Da o rb o y ne u l, n wl t h h o , ut c p .B u . i , • olo ne ch p as fo e ino v te ie d without u e neral ; Capt a i n A n d rew N ugent to be Major, purc tenant James bander ce Brevet-Colonel Clarke ; purchase, vice viceNu Dunbar to be Captain, without rank of fajor, John Dennis with the honorary late Depot Battalion, to be Paymaster, from half-pay, with the honorary rank of aymaster, vice Paymaster, plated upon half-pay. Major, John Henry King, 14th Hussars—Cornet the Honourable John St, Vincent Saumarez to be Lieutenant., by p urc h ase vice Logan White, who retires; Edmund Peel, 'Gent., Jame Logan Cornet, by purchase, vice the Honourable John St. Vincent Saumarez. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant - Colonel and Brevet -Colonel Collingwood Dickson, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice W. Ormsby, removed as a General Officer; Captain and Brevet-Major Matthew Bligh Forde to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice George Thomas Field, removed to Super numerary List ; Captain and Brevet William Townsend Barnett to be Lieut-Col., vice Brevet-Colonel Dickson. Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel George Cecil Henry, from the Supernumerary List, to be Captain, vice John de Luttrell Saunderson, placed upon temporary half-pay; Second Captain Charles James Tyler to be Cap tain, vice Brevet-Major Forde ; Second Captain George Joseph Smart to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Barnett ; Lieutenant William Henry Noble to be Second Captain, vice James Robertson, deceased ; Lieutenant Richard Newton Young to be Second Captain, vice C. J. Tyler; Lieutenant George O'Connor to be Second Captain, vice Francis Montagu Smith, removed to the Supernu merary List ; Lieutenant William Kemmis to be Second Captain, vice Smart. Royal Engineers.—Second Captain Francis Arthur Mar indin to be Adjutant, vice Brevet-Major W. B. Gosset, whose period of service in that appointment has ex pired.—The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenants with temporary rank: Charles Moore Watson; Herbert Jekyll, Charles Howard Peregrine Christie, Edward Crozier Sibbald Moore, Edward Pemberton Leach, Samuel Compton Turner, George Ingelheim Jackson, David Charles Courtney, Matthew Henry Purcell, and John Frederick Garwood. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain Richard GeorgeColes to be Major, without purchase, vice James Pollock Gore, pro moted to a half-gay lieutenancy-coloneley, without pur chase. 2d Foot—Lieutenant James Wharton Harrel to be Captain, without purchase, vice George Wolfe, placed upon half pay, on appointment as Staff Officer of Pensioners. sth Foot—Lieutenant William Douglas Legge to be Cap tain, by purchase; vice Charles John Miles, who retires ; Ensign Edward Marmsworth Ruddach to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Legge ; Charles George Heathcot e , Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ruddach. 13th Foot—Captain R. Blackall Montgomery to ba Major, without purchase, vice Frederick Van Straubenzee, promoted to a half-pay Lieutenant-Celonelcy,. without purchase ; Edward Bernard Calemin, trent, to be En sign, by purchase, vice Edward Chetwood Hamilton, transferred to the 21st Foot. 16th Foot—Captain James William Bostock to be Major, without purchase, vice Thomas Tydd, promoted to a half-pay Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase. 17th Foot—Albermarle Henry Bertie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Morgan John Joseph Patrick O'Con nell, transferred to the 37th Foot. The appointment of Paymaster A. Corcoran has been cancelled. 19th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick George Frith to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles James Forbes Smith- Forbes, who retires; Ensign Arthur Edward Trotter Brown to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frith ; ER sign Thomas Morris Jenkins, from the 99th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Brown. 22d Foot—Ensign Joseph Collins to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William Bell Beatty, who retires P 1 ; „au . us Zmilius Irving, Gent., to be Ensign, b yCollins. purchase, vice 29th Foot—Paymaster, with tho honorary rank of Major, Robert Smyth, from the 69th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice W. F. Scott, who exchanges. 32d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Samuel Hall to be Captain, by purchase, vie Arthur Robert Fowler, who retires; Ensign John Fane Ballard to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hall; Louis Frederic Knollys, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Ballard. 37th Foot—Ensign Morgan John Joseph Patrick O'Con nell, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice John Aubrey Williams, transferred t 6 the 60th foOt. 60th Foot—Ensign John Aubrey Williams, from the 37th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Walter Cowan, promoted. 65th Foot—Capt. and Brevet-Major Robert Henry Mac- Gregor to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet.-Col. George Freeman urray, who retires upon full-pay. 69th Foot - Paymaster with the honorary rank of Major, William Fortescue cott, from the 29th Foot, to bePay- master, vice R. Symth, who exchanges. 99th Foot—Gerard Roseingrave Wilson Macklin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomas Morris Jenkins, transferred to the 19th Foot. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment— Lieut. Sydenham C. M'Gill, to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. David Miller, who re signs the appointment. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.—Lieutenant-Colonel George Thomas Field, Royal Artillery, to be Inspector of Studies, and Second Commandant, vice Colonel F. A. Yorke, Royal Engineers, retired upon full-pay, with the honorary rank of Major-General. HALF-PAY. To bo Lieut.-Colonels without purchase :—Major James Pollock Gore, from Ist Foot; Major Thomas Tydd, from 16th Foot ; Major Frederick Van Straubenzee, from 13th Foot. To be Majors without purchase :—Captain and Brevet-Major Dudley Clarges Hill, from 40th Foot ; Captain and Brevet-Major James Stewart, from 74th Foot; Captain John Samuel Manly, from 27th Foot ; Captain Jesepb Sanderson, from 62d Foot; Captain Robert Douglas, from 23rd; Captain George Percival Drought, from 48th Foot; Captain James Stillman, from 9th Foot; Captain James Dalgleish, from 71st Foot. - REVET. Major and Brevet-Coloß el George Freeman Murray, re tired on full-pay 65th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major-general. C9ptain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Cruice, half-p ay, U na tt ac h e d, an d Staff iee Edmrunofd_ John sioners, who retires upon full-pay, to have t h e honorary rank of Colonel. the death, on the 4th inst., of Gener Colonel-Commandant Royal Artillery_:_— .c.B., The following promo ti o ns to takeal Frederick Royal Artil- Lieut.-General Sir William Gator, R p l ac e consequent on Campbell, lery, to be General. England, Royal Artil- M sby, from the Royal Artillery, Colonel John William Orni to be Major-General. 3/ 'or Daniel William Tupper, 50th lery, aj to or b -G e L en ie e u r V.l 'c l i e e ral ' t-Colone . Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.Edmund John Boyle, 85th Foot. to be Captain the non' V.allencey qualifying C a a s :id Major. mentioned officers, having completed the The uncle 3d February, 1866 service in the rank of Lie utenant -Colonel, to b .13thriT:ntto-yaaljWalrant of onel, • Goionois, undo]. - t Leutenant-Colonel _BroN e William Wigram Barry, 08 . Royal Artillery ; Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Cox, Royal Artillery. The undermentioned officers to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in India:—Major Edward William Bray, 4th Foot ; l aj or Edward Hardinge, 80th Foot. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 13, 1866. Joseph Edye, E,,,.. , -- 1 has been this day promoted to the rank of Paymaster-in -Chief on the Retired List, under Order in Council of 9th July, 1864, with seniority of 2d April, 1866. Mr. Frederick Thomas has this day been promoted to the rank of Boatswain, Second Class, in Her Majesty's Fleet, for gallantry in action against pirates. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 14 Ditto 3 Months. 12 f 12 t 12 Rott er d am Antwerp — 25 4u 25 50 i 25 50 B russe l s 13 9 13 9i Hamburg Paris Ditto2s 42 3 25 45 3Slhionrttha. 2 2 2 5 55_ _1 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste ...................... Petersburgn ............ Berlin ................ Madrid ................. Cadiz ................ 1191 120 10 96 11 10 10 95 11 10 281 28i 6 28 6 28j 46i 47 47 47g- 25 72 - 25 80. Leghorn ..................... Milan ........................ Gen0a........................ Naples ........ , ............... 25 80 25 7 . 21 2b 75 25 80 25 72i 25 80 Share 201 10 too 1 102 a 3 901