The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is a shade easier, and there is a better feeling prevailing in discount circles. The rates, however, show no change of importance, 5- and 6 per cent. being still the lowest charges for three months' paper, and 51 per cent. for bankers' short-dated acceptances. "TO gold operations of importance took place at the Bank yesterday. Mr. Candlish, .M.P. for Sunderland, has joined the Board of the London Steam Collier and C oa l Company as Chairman. S ubscriptions are invited by the London and South African Bank for an 8 per cent. loan of £50,000 required by th e D ur b an Corporation, Natal, for proving the thoroughfares of the borough authorised by a law of 1865, and for which the . se curity off ere d consists of 1,875 acres of the town l ands, besid es the general revenue of the corpora tion, upon which a charge of £5,000 exists. In the foreign and colonial produce markets dur ing the last few days there has been very little activity, The operaticns in tea have been deferred untilthe public s a l es , w hi c h commence thi s d ay. Sugar has remained at about previous rates, while superior descriptions of coffee have been in fair re quest, at steady prices. In rice, fruit, and spices there has been no change, while tallow has been in Moderate demand, at steady quotations, for both present and forward delivery. An allotment of the shares in the Mysore Coffee Company has taken place. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 75c. Flat. The English Stock Market has continued to show increa se d_ symptoms of buoyancy, and a further irtnprovement of 1 per cent. has taken place in the 3 , lln ds. The aspect of affairs both here and on th e Continent is more promising, and speculators are therefore purchasing for a rise in values. °Il slB are quoted 861 1 for money, and 864 -1 .rll° ?r the account. Th e N ew Th rees are 841 ; an d , Reduced Annuities, 844 4 ; Exchequer Bills, Ba to 3s . dittoLis. for March; and ss. dis. for June ; England St oc k, 243 ; I n di a St oc k, 212 ; itto 5 per Cents., 1031 , 1 1 ; and ditto Enlaced 54 Per Cents., 1073- A good business has also been negotiated in firms Stocks, and the market has presented a i , _ln a ppearance. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 334 1 ; lexi can, 204 ditto New, 181 ; Greek, 13 ; „Panish Passive, 251 26 ; the Certificates, 154 1 ; di Han, 53,4 54 1 ; Egyptian Railway Loan, 4 2 Government 5-20 B on d s , 684 69 ; E r i e Sh ares , ' 4 4 53 ; and Illinois, 791 1. Business in the Railway Share Market has continued inactive, but in a few instances prices are a shade firmer. M etropo li tan h ave a d vance d 15 5., Great Eastern 108., and Great Western and Lanca ,e and York s hi re eac h 5 5 ., w hil e C a l e d on i an 'lave declined 15s. The F ore i gn and Colonial lines show little change of inaportance. flank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in some e ,,, s es, a shade firmer. Alliance are dealt in at "I 1 ; Bank of New Zealand at 19 ; Imperial Bank at 28 1 ; Oriental Bank at 47/ ; General Credit at ; National Discount Company at 131; and verend, Gurney, and Co., at 14 141. Th e S cr i p of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company is quoted 11 2 prem., and the Pasha of 13'Ypt's New Loan Scrip 4 14- prem. The subscription list of the Mineral Rights'Asso elation was closed yesterday afternoon, and the 411 Inber of shares applied for was nearly 40,000. The allotment will be made in a few days. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I Pali Closing I Business Price. dene. ross: 100 100 100 all 100 100 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 861 1 i u per Cent. Consols 861 i bo..A.ecount, May 9 84 / 1 !,,Per Cent. Reduced 84* f, Nee, 3 per Cent _ mew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ A 1)0. per Cent. Jan. 1873 munuities, 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, ' expire sth April) 1)0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 - 1885 — Ma e llecl 3 rch. ner Bills, £l , OO O, 3 per Cent, _ Do. £5OO 8 Ba nk D o £lOO and £2OO 243 oi England Stock, 5 per Cent D 0 Account ............................ Lib.. •• 1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 7 khan Sock, 1 01 per Cent., April 18 4 212 DD Account 1031 i 1 1 ) °. 6 per Cent. July, 1870 D 0 1 per Cent Oct. 1888 ,JO. Certi6 t ~ _ Do, „,.. ea es _ e• t;ula.ced Paper 4 per Cent _ D° 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 1071 h ° ' 6 i Per Cent., May 1879 -0. Deb , 4 per' . 1 Cent Aug. 1866 Do . L 1, j)0. °lsus, .£ l ,OOO _ under £l,OOO Pm A 11‘011EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. tihrgelltine Republic, 6 pei. Cent., £l5 pd — pm _ Britoillliaal igTecirsbsen.,pter OC9-131;- 1859 94-1 • 4 4 Per Cent 18'2 58 60 1)o. ~, bo 1863 ' 1865 4',0 Account )..) 0. s e , .... ................... ....... • 32i 3 dis x 844 .11), £4;) paid , es Ayres 6 per Cent ~ ."0 £1(0 Bonds — D o el l ir 1 Per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) lax ) , 6 _ bo c. .per Cent Do. ').4c,rlP) £25 paid t00,..„4-.1 Per Cent — enba.g"la° 6,.per Cent. — Dalai; "Ter tient. 1 ),,„1 , . - Per Cent., 1825 — u _ b 'an Principalities klm 4c ,c o lint 0 0 °I. m elt" Consolidated, 1 per Cent _- 4, •,.Provisional Land Warrant i )tijt ' 4l ° _ ) 0 R Per Cent 0 1 'iecond Issue ° 4100 Bouds 93 - 21 .r) D o 88 1 7 . - 1 ..... 0 -. • 1864 891 4 DO. ( J Bonds dis Do .",t.cvernnient Railway Debentures. — 3 tiro e i '', 3 6 . paid D o - ,`' Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons _- 4, 44,'°,0Pons 'tali - ),7 t a. 6 ent. — 0 a - " Per cent 1865 • A e D,O caromt 701 1 70 keg-.l4aana Railway —D o A ll 3 Per Cent - "-ceount , D o ~..,..0 6 1864 ~41.ont„P,er Cent. Anglo-French . ,1,4100,,.;',10ean 6 per Cent., £3O paid geW Q.-;tllolPeria.l 5 per Cent D o 2 o ltda D o TIPP' Cent 0 1.--elerred 130.06-altl Warrants (Hectares) _ LI, Del* Cent, 1864 pe g narant d 4per Cent ''Viall 6ee ' 1865 () D0 ..0 .kce... Per Cent., 641 •U 3 °l ila 41Per Cent (Uribarren) —o . 1 Per Cent., 1862 l'ortlb‘'-ceount , e se 3 per Cont., 1853 13 ° u per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, ' 6O , '62, '3, —si 1 hlisl:keculint 1) 8-11 J 0, 4 I t Per peCent Ce £ nt., 1822,5 t . 1850 Lo 5 Per Cent., 1860 D o ‘g I'l Cent. 1859 ) 30 A Per Cent. 1862 (1 3.1.di 11 u. Per Cent. 1 86 , 1 • 92 D l A 4II 5 Per Cent span: i'econnt . t 4) -.3 . 1 3 per Cell. ............... .0° Ac count oo Beep Deferred ............... /2)0o P a . assive ... : i,4ifi, ceaunt Do Cert. of Coup not funded Aec 18Wetti (runt D o 8 / 1 , 4 Per Cent. pirk-is.ly;rerc_ent. 1864_ o Age:Quut.(3ent. 18,)4 ... 88 71 IT ) c, 6 A Per Celli. . 1.8.8 .............. to o .Z ji 1 3 11 3 , 3 1 0 t .. .ds I),346kPer Cennt. 1.82 .................. Do .c 1 ,7511,1 t 6 64_ 1 3 6 1 _ oe ° bonds •. , 00 . Per Cent 1 . 86% .. I) '' PPr Cent.' 1865 paid up, Scrip — on 1 , t, Aecouut . ..) .. ' : Ircl e ' zii 4 P er Cent . Gi . i . a .. r . a . n .. teed 9B I)(tto''a 3 Per Cent. D o e account 1)0 'Per Cent., 1.862 1 , -a.°llot , O, i i per ee1864 1)14 :11,ividencInst ............. . above payable inLoudon' , , 431'ser Card, Ex. 12 Guil r. relicll:ker Cent. Cer'tilicaies 93}- 4 tia.lia,. ,gentes 3 per Cent. D O g . e e ePoeuri en t. , 1 861, Ex. 2sf. THREE O'CLOCK. IN 4B OIB Up . A for rnone, 2,y .............................. 861 "4“, ........ tosatt ........... 11.111111111 $6l June. 5 dis 100 et 1 20 204 10 100 I Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian ... Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, scrip Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. sew, Is. at 25 pat Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail g;ua. Do. South Wales ..., Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire L3ndon and I:lad:wall Lou., & S Coast 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. do. do. Do. and St. John'BW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Derby Mid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling*. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., tiz Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha IWeat Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic t St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. PiefeTenee Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. ;872-3- I. • •••• • • Calcutta & S. E., Um cape Town & Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pf East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Po. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New ... Do. 6 p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. N do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N.Bl.C'da,6pc let pf.bil Scinde ..... 4 Do. Delhi Do. do - Do. Punfaub Do.lndus St. Flo 80 9t 127 128 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 20 15 (1' 114 116 40 41 6 7 121 122 I'•7 233 58 54i 57 59 39 41 34 SI 10 1 1 02 1:S1 1211 A 5 97 29 1201 )211 92 13 61 63 1331 1339 21 3 3 1 lip 92 V 5 122} 123} II II I. 92 i 4 57 58 •,6 27 1081 1091 71 72 108 J 109 35} 36} 10 11 p, 122 12t 1 2P 1 2p 74 76 108 112 149 151 66 68 49 51 746 75 8 . 9 140 143 -- ii -3 6: 100 103 51 53 lESSIONS. 65 57 102 103 P iP 51 6j 9i 10}, 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 103 P 9 31 85 E 7 63 (6 55 60 57 59 50 55 45 40 42 45 30 33 BO 33 108 1(9 14 2 p 14 2 p 99 100 91 93 15} 16 5 40 9+ 46 83 e 5 1 id 99 100 90 12 86 88 62 64 8 ► 82 99 100 98 99 1 8d 97 99 127 k 401 I 4 13; I 5 "1 i 121 1 1 gio 3 t li 211 fill 924 3 62/ 134 4 31 9 93 21 31 1234 4 109 i P 109 k 751 4 1011 102 k I 1 3 109 3 i 1001 151 1 COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31,1572. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. k July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk ICape Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 llo.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 I Do. do: 1480-9, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April . , and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Kauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July DO. 1 ,, 78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.,15.1u1) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186i, Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1871 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 189:. New 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,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. J a &July Do. do, d pril & Oct _ BRITI, Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan).„ East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tavistk StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus.., Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist ni Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margar et (Uny Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, 11w New Sewn ........ North Roskear Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.. •• . • • • Pr,vidence Uny ',dant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 'MEN' 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 SECUR: 92 94 co 90 94 7s 80 77 !•0 102 104 105 107 105 107 102 104 90 n IC2 )04 106 1 8 102 104 104 105 104 (06 112 104 10a 102 93 95 00 95 87i sBt 91 95 79 81 ,II MINES. 6 7 14 16 510 68J 2l 23 8 9 3f 41 3# 4 I 2.1.0 294 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8 9 3 3 5 20 2 1 1 1 1 25 2 6 n 38 4 0 4$ 4 4 4 2i 1 d 35 4 0 13 1 5 1 I 32 34 375 400 14 2 ,5 20 4 6 11 15 3 5 1 2 fi 9 724 774 135 141 80 8 5 20 22 3 5 20) 2 0 13 15 ,ITIES. 91 S 7 i 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent irred , 80} (it. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed itock, 111 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4} per cent. irred.. 98 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., D,tto 4i per cent., rd., 95/ Stockton and Darlington C, 5 per cent., 31 North Staffoidshire, 21 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, 105 i London, Brighton, .tc., 4i per cent., 18.58, 92 London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pf., 64i 4 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 96 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, lhn., gua. 7 per cent., 15 Great Luxembourg, 14} Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), n Sambre and Meuse, 8 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 21 1 3 St. John del Rey, lim., 53} Washoe Gold, lim., 21 11 Ditto (£4), if BANKS Agra and Masterman's, lim., 49 51 Alliance, lim.. 21} I f Anglo Austrian, 51 I Anglo Egyptian, lira., 11 Bank of British Columbia, 21} Bank of New Zealand, 19 British and Californian, Um., 4} Chartered fler. of India, London, and China, 10 2 City, 201 Consolidated Bank, lira., Of English and Swedish, lim., 13 Kuropean Bank, lim., 8f / 8 Imperial Bank, 11m., 2s Imperial Ottoman, 102 11 Ditto. new, 10 . _ Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 4 London Think of Mexico and S. America. Ilm., 121 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 22 London and County, 77 8 71 London Joint Stock, 461 2 London and South African. 15 141 London and South-Western, lim., 181 London and 11 estminster, 981 Merchant Bank, Um 21 oriental Bank Corporation, 471 2 1 Union of Australia. 521; Union of London, 512 2 lb 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 22 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 1.4 1 Consolidated Discount. lira , 5 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 62 2 Ditto, new, 01 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Rm., 71 7 Ebbw Vale, 71 Egyptian Com. and Trading, Um., 213} Gen. Credit and Finance of LondOn, lim., 4 1 1 Hudson's Bay, 161 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.. Jim., 21 If International Financial society, 11m., 4 1 Land Securities. lim., 3 Merchant Shipping, lim., 11 National Discount t,ompany. 1311 41 14 Orerend, Gurney, and Co.. Jim., Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, 1101., 81 Royal Mail Steam, 113 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 31 Warrant Finance, 14a., VS 100 08 100 105 107 IC2i 103 f LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Smith, Shee, and Lush. KNOWLE V. NUNN-DISEASED MEAT. In this case the plaintiff, a farmer near Leeds, brought an action to recover damages for the loss which he sustained through the death of five bullocks. It appeared that the plaintiff purchased six bullocks from the defendant, who gave him a warranty that the bullocks were free from disease, but instead of being as he stated at the time of tho sale 14 days in his possession, they had been purchased only 4 days previously at Leeds market, and had been brought from the Newcastle market, where as it was well known, the cattle plague prevailed at the time. Two of the bullocks were diseased, and commu nicated the plague to bullocks of the plaintiff, five of which died. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Keating and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £3O, being the value of only two of the bullocks, but the learned judge gave plaintiff permission to move for a rule to have the amount awarded increased to £231 10s. 4d. Mr. Mauisty, Q.C., appeared iu support of tho rule nisi, which was granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1866. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING.-3IoNDAy. Newmarket-heath is generally in one of the two extremes of mud or dust. To-day it was the latter that gave us a 1.:4:.t0 of its quality in the early part of the day, succeeded by rain in the afternoon. The great race of the meeting— the Two Thousand—hardly excites the usual interest Booked as a certainty for Lord Lyon since the disappear ' rwee of Student from the rank of favourites, speculation on it has been paralyzed, and the belief that the field would be small as it was moderate in quality has made it almost a dead letter in the market. In the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a handicap over the Rowley Mile, Mr. Chaplin's Broomielaw, who was the fa vourite, despite evincing signs of temper and boring on his horses at the finish, managed to win. There was a close finish between the three placed in the Maiden Plate, the favourite Batty, a Buccaneer filly, and Primrose finishing a head and neck from the Marquis of Hastings's Prodigal,which, coming on the victory of the Duke'in the Handicap Plate, proves the Danebury stable to be in form. The rain held up, and the afternoon turned out fine. The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 4-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each ; penalties and allowances. One mile, 7 furlongs, 56 yards. 6 subs. Mr. S. Thelluson's Salliet, Bst 101 b (Parry) 1 Mr. Merry's Mcestissima filly, Bst 101 b (11. Covey) 2 The betting opened at 7 to 4 on the Moestissima filly but closed at 5 to 4 on Salliet. The Moestissima filly made the play at a very slow pace across the flat, and to half-way up the hill, where Salliet came away, and won in a canter by a length. Handicap Plate of 50 sous, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile 17 yards. Marquis of Hastings's The Duke, 4yrs, 9st Glb (Cannon) 1 Mr. IL Sutton's Elland, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Thomas) 2 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascha,m, 4 yrs, Bst (T. Chal loner) ............................................................... 3 The following also ran :—Attache, Rose, Eakring, Grape shot, Arbutus, Chronometer, Tomahawk, Denmark, Hop vine, Bearnais, and Ninoveh. Betting—Even agst The Duke, 5 to 1 agst Arbutus, 100 to 15 agst Hopvine, and 10 to 1 agst any other (offered). The flag fell to a capital start, and Grapeshot at once went to the front, Chronometer, Arbutus, Tomahawk, El land, and The Duke . 'showing well up in the wake of the leader. The horses ran in compact order to the Bushes, where Grapeshot, Arbutus, and Chronometer gave way, and Elland, closely waited on by The Duke, Sister to Ascbam, Tomahawk, and Eakring, took the command. Half way up the cords The Duke made his effort, at once took the lead, and eventually won cleverly by three quarters of a length ; three lengths between second and third ; Tomahawk was fourth, Eakring fifth, Arbutus sixth, and the last three were Denmark, Chronometer, and Le Bearnais. The Prince of Wales's Stakes, of 200 sous, added to a Han dicap of 25 sous each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, for 3-yr olds and upwards. Certain penalties. One mile 17 yards. -- Mr. Chaplin's Broomielaw, 4 yrs, Bst ...... (T. Challoner) 1 Lord Rendlesham's Effervesenee, 3 yrs, sst 71b (T. Sadler) 2 Mr. Brayley's Endsleigh, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Murray) 3 Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, 3 yrs, 8g (Cannon) 4 The following also ran :—Vandervelde, Pintail,Sister to the Drake, Plutus, Tournialin, Claverhouse, Loughrea, and Vulture. Betting.-2 to 1 agst Broomielavr, 100 to 30 agst7Loughrea 5 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt, 100 to 15 each agst Pintail and Vander velde, 10 to 1 agst Claverhouse, and 100 to 8 agst Efferves cence. Loughrea cut out the work, the remaining horses, headed by Broomielaw, Endsleigh, Mr. Pitt, Effervescence, and Pintail running wall together to the bushes, where Lough rea was beaten, and immediately afterwards Pintail gave way, as did also Plutus and Vandervelde, who had run in good positions to approaching the cords. At this point Endsleigh, who had taken up the running at the bushes, was joined by Broomielaw, Effervescence, and Mr. Pitt, but Broomielaw, although he hung very much, and seemed disposed to give in at every stride, finally won a good race by a neck ; a length and a half between second and third ; head third and fourth. Pintail was fifth, and Plutus headed the pulling up horses, the last pair being Claver house and Vandervolde. Maiden Plate of 50 sous, for 2 -yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Last half of Rowley Mile. Marquis of Hastings's Prodigal ..................... (Cannon 1 Mr. Savile's Primrose _ (Doyle) 2 Mr. Browty's Hatty Coates))) 3 The following also ran:—Lady Dundas filly, Bonno Fortune, My Love, Helier Skelter, Knight Templar, Molly filly, Araba, Bus in Urbe, and Pyrrhic. Betting-11 to 10 agat Hatty, 5 to 2 agst Prodigal, and 8 to 1 bar two. The lot ran nearly in a line to the Bushes-hill, where Primrose, wide on the right, took a slight lead of natty, My Love, Knight Templar, and Prodigal. Half-way up the cords Primrose was joined by Prodigal and Hatty, and a slashing race home was decided in favour of Prodigal by a neck; head between second and third. My Love was fourth, Kaight Templar fifth, Arabs sixth, Rus in Urbe seventh, the last pair being the Molly filly and Pyrrhic. Plate of 50 soya for 3-yr-old; 7st 41h; 4-yr-old; Bst 121 b 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st 31b; mares and geldings al lowed 31b. The winner to be sold for £2OO if demanded, ,3,0. ; if entered to be sold for £l5O allowed 71b ; if for £lOO, 121 bi, if for £7O, 16113. Ditch Mile. Lord Westmoreland's Echo, 5 yrs, 7st 121b(£70) (Morris 1 Mr. T. Archer's Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 71h (.£7O) (Parry 2 Mr. John Dawson's Eappel de Minuit, 3 yr s , 6 s t 21b (.£7 0 (Cameron 3 Mr. Chaplin's Willie Sharpe, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (.£7O (Murray 4 Gen. Angerstoin's Sister to Willingham g, 3 yrs, Est 21b (.£7O) (Gibbons) 5 Betting-5 to 4on Echo, 4to 1 agst Willie Sharpe, and 5 to 1 agst Rappel de Minuit. Lightning, with Echo at his girths, made the running to half way up the cords, where Echo, who appeared in diffi culties a quarter of a mile from home, came again, and won a close race by a neck ; bad third. Mr. Archer claimed Echo, and Lord Westmoreland claimed Lightning. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; _ _ _ fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ; winners extra. First half of Abingdon Mile. 5 subs. Mr. Chaplin's Problem, Bst 121 b (including 51b extra (T. Challoner 1 Baron Rothschild's Water Cure, Bst 71b (J. Daley 2 Lord Falmouth's Lady Bugle Eye, Bst 71b ...(T. French 3 Betting-7 to 2on Problem, who made all the running, and won easily by three-quarters of a length. Tho Spring Stakes of 40 soya each, h 2-yr-old; 6st 101 b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 31b ; winners of 300 soya to carry 71b extra. Five furlongs, 140 yards. 10 subs. Marquis of Hastings's King Hal, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Cannon) 1 Count F. do Lagrange's Atalanta 2 yrs, Est 71b (Kenyon) 2 Lord Falmouth's Reigning Beauty, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Huxtablo) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Atalanta, and 6to 4 agst King Hal. Atalante showed the way into the " dip," where King Hal closed with her, and a fine race home was de cided in favour of tho Marquis of Hastings's colt by a head ; bad third. MARKETS.—This Day. lIAY. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Demand inactive. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s Od; and straw, .£2 Os to £2 5s per load. A moderate inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 58 per load. Trade slow. BOW-STREET. CHARGE or FORGERY.—A respectably-dressed man, named Griffiths, was placed at the bar, charged with forgery. From the statement of Mr. Mullins, the solicitor, it ap peared that the prisoner was formerly in the service of Messrs. Boone, Gould, and Co., publishers, Bouverie street, and the cheque in question was originally drawn in 1862, by a lady named Phillipson. The fact that the forgery was not discovered until the present time was occasioned by the lady residing in the country and her banker's book not having been made up until 1866. The cheque was originally drawn in favour of Messrs. Boone, Gould; and Co., in payment for a book, the price of which was £3 3s. The cheque it is supposed came into the prisoner's posses sion, as he had access to the letters as they arrived from the Post-office early in the morning. A re ceipt was produced ou the part of Miss Phillipson purporting to be that of Messrs. Boone and Gould for her account. The endorsement on the cheque and the writing on the back of the bank notes wa3 supposed to be that of the prisoner. He had obtained £33 3s. for the cheque by inserting an additional figure 3 before that originally written in the cheque by Miss Phillipson. He was remanded. WESTMINSTER. FRIGHTFUL CASE AND VERY; PECULIAR RESULT.—John Godwin, a man who has been two or three times convicted for assaulting his wife, was this morning charged with assaulting and wounding her in several places. Mrs. Sarah Balleford, mother of the accused's wife, said that she had been wounded in the head in many places, and came to her yesterday afternoon covered with blood, when she put her into s cab, and, after calling at the police-station, convoyed her to St. George's Hospital. She had before this complained of her husband ill-using her, and witness went to their lodgings yesterday after noon to give her the money to procure a warrant against him, immediately after which the attack which gave rise to the present charge was commenced. James Brooke, 34 B, said that after accompanying the prosecutrix to the hospital he went to apprehend her husband. He found a pool of blood inside the door and a shovel, the edge of which was covered with blood and hair, and corresponded with wounds on the woman's head. The wife left the hospital without the consent of the surgeon. A woman here exclaimed, " The wife is present." Mr. Arnold said he would hear her account, but instead of giving it she turned out of the witness-box exclaiming, "Let him come home." Mr. Arnold—l must insist upon your telling me what your husband did to you ? The Wife—l don't know, perhaps he didn't do anything, Let him come home ? . ➢ir. Arnold—l must hear from you how this occurred. You have wounds on the head. The Wife—l dare say I got them myself. I don't know anything about it. It is no good asking me. I have got nothing to say. _ _ _ Mr. Arnold—You have seen the shovel produced, with human hair and blood upon it. The Wife.—That's not the shovel it was done with at all Mr. Arnold.—Which was ? The Wife.—l don't know, I suppose I fell upod a shovel. I don't know anything about it. Mr. Arnold (to the wife's mother)—And your daughter yesterday gave you a clear account of how this occurred ? The Mother.—She did. Mr. Arnold (to the wife).—l shall not, be trifled with. Will you tell me how it occurred ? The Wife.—l don't know anything about it. Mr. Arnold.—The prisoner is remanded for a week, and I shall commit the wife until the same time to the liou.” Detention for refusing to give evidence. THAMES. ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.—John Brand, a stout and powerful German, a cigar maker, of 22, Greenfield-street, Commercial-road, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting John Turner, a policeman. At ono o'clock this morning the prisoner was in com pany with two females in Greenfield-street and making a disturbance. The policeman requested the prisoner to be quiet, and leave the place. The prisoner resented this and used very foul language. He threatened to strike the con stable, and said he was close to his own door, and would do as he pleased. The constable did not wish to provoke so irritable a man, and walked away. After going round his beat he returned to Enfield-street, and saw the prisoner and the disorderly women on the same spot, and making a disturbance. He again requested him to depart. The prisoner would not, and repeated his threats and bad language. Turner then made an attempt to take the prisoner into custody, and the prisoner made a blow at his face, which the constable parried, and it fell on his breast. The constable attempted to secure the prisoner, who made a second blow at him, and that was also parried. Another constable named Dillon, No. 210 If, who was not on duty, got out of his bed on hearing the disturbance, and assisted in taking the prisoner into custody. Mr. Paget fined the prisoner 405., which he paid. John Berrey was s^,it sentenced to one month's im prisonment, for a violent assault on Stedman Nicholls, a constable. CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Patrick and Mary Kelly, a rough-looking, desperate Irish couple, were charged with unlawfully wounding Mary Daly, of No. 2, Turner's court, Robin Hood-lane. The female prisoner and the prosecutrix quarrelled on Christmas-day last, and some blows were then exchanged between them. Mrs. Kelly had not suffered the sun to go down upon her wrath, bat often v)wed revenge, which she attempted to put in force last night. She entered the abode of the prosecutrix, and cut her face and nose with a teapot. The male prisoner then made his appearance, and said he would stab any one who struck his wife. He then took a knife from his pocket, and cut Mrs. Daly across the wrist. The injured woman was fearfully wounded and was carried to a surgery, where her wounds were dressed. Her arm was in a sling, and there was a surgical plaister across her noise. The defence was that Mrs. Daly had some time ago struck Mrs. Kelly's father. Tho prisoners were remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THROWING CAYENNE PEPPER IN A BARMAID'S FACE. — Josiah Silverstone, porter, of No. 17, Dnke-street, Man chester-square, was charged before Mr.' Tyrwhitt with assaulting Amelia Edmonds, barmaid at the Flying Horse, No. 2, Oxford-street, by throwing cayenne popper in her face. The complainant said—The prisoner last night came into our house and was served with a glass of ale. He then lit his pipe, and afterwards set light to a piece of paper containing cayenne pepper and sulphur. I went round the bar to take it from the prisoner, when he threw the contents of the paper into my face, some of it going into my eyes, and causing me great pain. The prisoner afterwards said that ho was very sorry, and that ho had been sent to do it. It is the third time it has been done— not by prisoner before, but by othars whom I have seen with him. It has caused the customers to leave the house. Police-constable Richard Smith, 742 A, said—l was called to No. 2, Oxford-street to take the prisoner into cus tody for throwing cayenne pepper into the complainant's face. He said ho was sorry for it, but it was given to him by a gentleman outside the house. The prisoner—l have no questions to ask. lam sorry for it. Mr. Tyrwhitt—That is no answer to the charge, and 1 consider the man who is hired to do such au act basz:r than tho one who sets him on. It is a mean and petty way of injuring some poor girl. You are a base fellow, and you will go to prison with hard labour for a month. ELECTION COMMITTEES—This Day. The proceedings in the cases of Maidstone, Horsham, Bridgwater, and Nottingham were resumed this morning. NEW LONDON CITURCIIES.—Monday, May 7, has been fixed for the consecration of St. Saviour's Church, which has been erected for a very destitute por tion of the parish of Hoxton. After the ceremony of con secration the new building will become the parish church, wholly free, for about 8,000 souls of the labouring, artisan, and warehousemen class. The Rev. J. T. Jeffcock, M.A., of Oriel College, Oxford, formerly curate of Swaffham, Norfolk, will be the first incumbent of the new church and district. A new church, to be dedicated to St. Cyprian, is to be erected in Park-street, St. Marylebone, for a district to be erected out of that parish. The Rev. Charles Gutch, 8.D., of Sidney Sussex College, Cam bridge, curate of All Saints, Margaret-street, will be the first incumbent, COLONIAL. TEL—Business has remained very dull, the trade having deferred their operations until tho public sales, which commence to-day. SITGAR.—The market continues dull, and prices gene rally are unchanged. Refined goods, however, are in better request, and, in some instances, command a slight advance. COFFEE.—There has been a fair enquiry, and superior descriptions of Ceylon fully maintain previous quotations. RICE.—A very limited business has been reported, and prices have shown no material variation. TALLOW.—The tallow market has been very steady throughout the past week, with a fair business doing, chiefly to close contracts for April to June, there has been a good demand for forward periods, the last three months being most in favour; but the importers have not been ready to satisfy the wants of buyers at current rates. On tho spot, the trade demand is light, owing to the greater abundance of the home make. Last week's prices are well maintained at 48s 3d ; spot, 48s ; April to June, 48s 6cl ; Juno, 49s 6d ; October to December, town tallow, 465, nett cash. Australian beef, 47s ; Odessa beef, 47s Gd. MR. GEORGE PEABODY. Mr. Mayall, the eminent photographer, of Regent-street, has just completed a life-size portrait of this eminent gen tleman, which has been taken and coloured expressly for the purpose of presentation by Mr. Peabody to the Institute bearing his name in Danve rs, Massachusetts. The positive is a most extraordinary one, it having been printed life-size from a negative no larger than half-a-crown. This operation is performed precisely as we enlarge subjects in the magic lanthorn, the large sheet of prepared paper being just as sympathic as the smaller ones, tho only difficulty being in surmounting the supply of light, because as the picture enlarges the rays ;of light become less powerful. However, all the difficulties have been surmounted, and within one fortnight Mr. Mayall has pro duced a painting, and at the same time, a likeness which all who have the good fortune to look upon must be ac knowle to be a perfect triumph of art. Such is the plea sure of the eminent gentleman, whose directions have thus been carried out, that he has ordered a duplicate copy for presentation to another institution, in which he takes a lively interest, in America. - _ M. Fe Helen David, whcvas reported ill at Mos cow, has just returned to Paris in good health, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SOVS. Klarinska mr.o HANDICAP PLATE. Indian Star IVin. Pitt Brick Eleven ran. MATen—Assineboino beat Claymore. SWEEPSTAKES OF 200 SOVS. Selina ... Hermit TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Lord Lyon, by Stockwell —Paradigm (Thomas) 1 Monarch of the Glen, by Stockwell—Glen gowrie Knglit of the Crescent, by Knight of St. Pat rick—Besika (Ashman) 3 The following also ran:— Mount Palatine, by Newminster—Pauline 0 Jack-in-the-Green, by Glenmasson—Mayday 0 0, by Brother to Bird on the Wing—Rapid Rhone's dam 0 Apsley, by Arthur Wellesley—Daisy .. 0 Auguste, by Monarque—Etoil du Nord . 0 The Student, by Oxford—Blanche of Middlebie 0 Robin Hood, by Lord Lincoln —Blooming Heather Janitor, by. King Tom—Mrs. Hobson Sealskin, by Skirmisher—Doeskin, or Leybourne, by A Musjid—Harlequin's dam Freedom, by Nowminster—Licence 0 Harefield Leybourne 0 Betting at starting-4 to 4on Lord Lyon, 9to 2 agst Janitor, 10 to 1 agst Freedom, 20 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; a neck between second and third. COFFEEROOM STAKES. Claverhouse w. 0. PLATE OF £lOO. Duke Christmas Carrol • Won easy. Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. Rose Nem Ruthven 2 Won easy. Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5, SOVS. T. Y.C. Sharper 1 Milinda 2 HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Gemma Orytheia 2 Ethelred Six ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 9 to 2 agst Redcap (taken) 6 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 7to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 14 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 100 to 3 agst Delight (offered) DERBY. IGO to 30 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 4to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 100 to 6 agst Redan (taken) 18 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 25 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Delight (taken) RACING FIXTI AP. RES FOR 1866. Newmarket Ist Spring... 16 I Chester Liverpool Hunt Cup...... 20 I Curragh LAUNCH OF THE 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 giren, the shores 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 from the multitude assembled in the yard, which was 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. JAMAICA. The West India and Pacific Steamship Com pany's steamer American has arrived at Liverpool, with Jamaica dates to March 26. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuis EVENING. The LORD ClidNegkLoit, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. INNOVATION ON THE CHURCH RITUAL. The Earl of SuArraapay laid on the table several petitions against any alteration in the ritual of the Church of England. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Paisley Water Bill was read a second time, and the following bills were read a third time and passed :—Titanic Steel and Iron Company, Lowther's Naturalisation, South Essex Railway, and Banbury Gas (Amendments). THE DIVORCE ACT. The Earl of CARNARVON presented a petition from Harlowe praying for a repeal of the Divorce Act, and also against any innovation in the Church service. CATTLE, &c. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill, and explained some of its provisions, which he said were calculated to make it simple and expeditious in its operation. The bill was then read a second time. CATTLE SHEDS IN BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Duke of ARGYLL moved the second residing of this bill, which was agreed to. COUNTY COURTS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the third NlVling of this bill, which was agreed to ELECTION RETURNS. Lord CAMPBELL moved that a select committee be appointed to examine the electoral returns laid on the table with a view to the changes they suggest as desirable or necessary in the right of voting ; and to inquire into the conditions upon which the occupatien franchise might be lowered with advantage in counties or boroughs of England or Wales. The noble lord, after some preliminay observations, said that with regard to tho desirableness of an inquiry of this nature by the house, he thought it only necessary to refer to the identity of circumstances that existed at present as compared with those of 1860. The suggestions that had been made in the latter year bad been canvassed. Then, as at present, the possibility of a large constitutional change. At the present time, as in 1860, the house were called on to exercise its power in altering or modifying a measure which proposed to make alterations in the state of the franchise. Having adverted to the policy pursued by i Lord Palmer ston in reference to the previous reforms introduced, and to his opposition to anything tending to effect a violent democratic change, he contended that much benefit would result from the inquiry of the committee he proposed. Mr. Dudley Baxter had written a very interesting pamphlet on the subject of electoral statistics,- and it appeared that some hallucination prevailed on the subject. The effect which would be produced by the house exercising its functions in reference to this matter would be, that it- would throw a light on the actual political position in which the class to whom the franchise would be extended, would stand in regard to capitalists. It was very important to ascertain whether the class in question would be likely to be influenced by those who employed them, and whether they were likely to act on their own judgment, or to be operated upon by agitators. If the latter were the case, the effect would be one not contem plated by many supporters of the extension of the franchise because it would throw a large amount of political power into the hands of employers and demagogues. He con tended that a large extension of household suffrage was a measure that required great consideration, and the inquiry ho proposed was calculated to secure for the subject that consideration. No doubt those in favour of a large mea sure wore desirous of securing a settlement of the question and restoring tranquility, but he considered that no measure however comprehensive would secure that result, because popular disquietude arose from distress, the desire of the democratic class to extend their power, and other causes withomt the control of any act of Parliament. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. DOVER ELECTION. The petition presented against the return of the sitting members for Dover was withdrawn. FACTORY ACTS. Mr. FAWCETT asked the Secretary o f State for the Home Department when the Government would intro duce their promised measure for the extension of the Fac tory Acts. And whether the Government had consi dered the desirability of regulating the e mployment and education of children who are employed in agriculture. 'Sir G. GIi.EX W 4 It was ih3peopible that he could Az day for the objects named by the hon. member. With re spect to the latter part of the question he had to say that no plan was under consideration for regulation of the chil dren employed in agriculture. TROOPS IN INDIA. Mr. O'REILLY asked the Secretary of State for War when the following cavalry regiments would return from India :—the 7th Hussars, and the 2d and 3d Dragoon Guards ; and what length of time each of these regiments would have served in India ? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the 7th Hussars would return to England in 1871, the 2d Dragoon Guards in 1869, and the 3d Dragoon Guards in 1870. The regiments were kept there solely by circumstances connected with the late mutiny in India. _ _ THE PROBATE COURT. Mr. MONK asked the Secretary to the Treasury whe ther the proposals submitted to the Treasury by the Judge of the Court of Probate for the future regulation of the salaries and emoluments of the clerks and officers of that court embraced the district registries. Mr. CHILDERS said the proposals related to the prin cipal registry Tll E ROYAL ACADEIIY. Mr. GREGORY asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he had received any communication from the President of the Royal Academy on the subj set of changes in the constitution of the academy ; whether that corn munic-ition had been approved of by the Government ; and whether be would order it to be laid before the house ? Mr. COWPER said a letter had been received from the President of the Royal Academy, announcing- that the Council of the Academy had determined to make certain alterations, in accordance with the opinions expressed by Government, to render it more in accordance with the - ivuts of the present time. The proposals of the Academy w ore approved te l ayo the hbeythe correspondenceG over nmen n t n . t hHeesho table.ul d have no Mr. BEAUMOPNR objection T US aa S k lA nd A tn N e D un l d T e A r ITALY. for Foreign Affairs of State statement to besubstantially whether he had reason to believe the Liam as to the alleged correct inithe Neues Frentden fensive, between ed treaty of alliance, offensive and &- Mr. LAYARD had Prussia and Italy ? was correct. The no reason to believe the statement Government had received no such in formation.QUEEN'S UNIVER 11r. S. AY TOUN asked the (IRELAND). Home Department whether iteN Secretary of State for the vernment to bring in a bill vas the intention of the Go the purpose of grantin g a duringnewetke present session for University in Ireland, or of altering t r e ter to the Queen's senate • and, if so, whether the bill composition of the an early period of the session ? would be brought in at Sir G GREY said he hoped to be able to introducethe bill at an early day. There were cer tain matter s to be in quired into which at present prevented hire doing so. THE STATE OF DUDE. Colonel FRENCH asked the Under Secretary of State for India whether, with reference to the pledge which had been given to this house that all the public and bona fuze claims against the State of Ou de would • be•paid out o f t h e revenues of the country, it was the intention of her M a _ jesty's Government to support the report of the commissi on appointed by the Governmeht of India to investigate end report upon the cases of the several claimants, or what steps were intended to be taken for the purpose of adjust ing the same ? Mr. STANSFELD said the report of the cases Was not yet complete, and therefore he was precluded from giving the hon. gentleman a definite answer. THE DOCKYARD ARTISANS—THE REFORM BILL. .. . _ _ _ Mr. OTWAY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government adhered to its intention of dis franchising tho artisans iu her Majesty's dockyards, arsenals, and factories ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was inexpedient to give answers at the present moment as to what course the Government proposed to take upon cer tain clauses of the bill now under the attention of the house. THE MALT TAX. Sir P. KELLY rose to move the following resolution : —" That upon any future remission of indirect taxation, this house will take i n t o cons id era ti on th e d u t y upon malt, with a view to its immediate reduction and ultimate re peal." The hon. and learned gentleman took the oppor tunity of going at some length into the question of the repeal of the malt tax. He said the Government had re duced the duties on bricks, timber, glass, cotton, wool, corn, flour, soap, cattle, and provisions of every description, yet the poor man's only comfort, if it could not be called a necessary, was still subject to an oppressive and unjust tax. The duty on wine, an article of foreign produce, and consumed only by the rich, had been greatly reduced, yet,malt, three-fifths of the whole manufactured was consumed by the poor, and still maintained a high and unjust figure. The effect of a reduction of the tax would be to give the poor man good beer instead of bad, and that fact alone, he thought, ought to weigh greatly iu favour of his motion. If the malt tax was repealed, he believed he was quite correct in stating that beer could be pur chased at one-third less than the price now paid. [LEFT SPEARINGI LODON GAZETTE.—This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 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, APRIL 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Conrad Payens, Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council of the Island of Heligoland, and the R3V. 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 Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Staff-Surgeon Frederick William Moore to be Surgeon, vice . T. F. Wall, who exchanges. 2nd Dragoons—Major and Brevet-Colonel George Calvert Clarke to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Henry Darby Griffith, C. 8., promoted Major-General ; Captain Andrew Nugent to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Clarke ; Lieu tenant James Brander Dunbar to bo Captain, without purchase, vice Nugent ; Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, John Denni s S w i n b urno , f rom h alf-pay' late Depot Battalion, to be Paymast er , v i ce P aymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, John Henry King, placed upon half-pay. 14th Hussars—Cornet the Honourable John St. Vincent Saumarez to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Logan White, who retires; Edmund Peel, Gent., to be 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 J. 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. Goeset, 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, Samue l Compton Turner, George Ingelheim Jackson, David Charles Courtney, Matthew Henry Purcell, and John Frederick Garwood. let Regiment of Foot—Captain Richard GeorgeColes to be Major, without purchase, vice James Pollock Gore, pro moted to a half-pay lieutenancy-coloneley, without pur- chase. 2d Foot—Lieutenant James Wharton Harrel to be Captain, w i t hout purchase, vice George Wolfe, placed upon h if p a ii, appointment as Staff Officer of Pensioners. Foot - -Lieutenant William Douglas Legge to be Cap -sthtafaso; on by purchase, vice Charles John Miles, who retires ; Ensign gn Edward Harmsworth Ruddach to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Legge ; Charles George Heathcote, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ruddach. 13th Foot—Captain R. Blacken Montgomery to be Major, without purchase, vice Frederick Van Straubenzee, promoted to a half-pay Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase ; Edward Bernard Coleman, Gent., to bo En sign, by purchase, vice Edward Chetwood H am ilt on transferred to the 21st Foot. , 16th Foot—Captain James William Bostock to be Major, without purchase, vice Thomas Tydd, promoted to •ft half-pay Lieutenant-Col one l c y, w ith out 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 be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frith ; ER k 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 ; Paulus /Emilius Irving, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Collins. 29th Foot—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major Robert Smyth, from the 69th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice W. F. Scott, who exchanges. retiree: 32d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Samuel Hall tobeCaptain, by purchase, vic Arthur Robert Fowler, who n , , _ Ensign John Fane Ballard to be Lieutenatt l,o pur chase, vice Hall ; Louis Frederic Knollys, Gent'' Ensign by purchase, vice Ballard. 37th Foot — Ensign Morgan John Jo nell, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensf root. Williams, transferred to the " t ' b ri° . from the 37th Aubrey W iLaan:-, 60th Foot—Ensign John Co romoted. Waiter Foot, to be Ensign, vice et-Major Robert Henry Mac snePbic-PeaJtlnkA°ubrey 65th Foot—Capt. and Bre: a who retires upon full-pay. George Freeman Muriw-ay, the honorary rank of Ilajor, w ith purchase, vice Brevet.-Col. Gregor to bo Major, th Foot -Payniaster,ootitt,li from the 29th Foot, to be Puy_ rave Wilson Macklin, Gent., master, vice, R. vice Thomas Morris ho exchanges. 99t1hViFlloiaz_FGoorntiteus.dcsu3euilriSocisthheainsNeg, to be Ensign, by purchase, Foot. Jenkins, Canadian Rifle Regiment- Lieut. Sydenha C Royal vice Lieut. David Miller, 1:11 C. WGill, to be. Adjutant, who re signs the appointment. transferred to the RoYA.T. be Inspector of MILITARY ACADEMY.—Lieutenant -Colonel George S E e n c gi on n d ee C rs, om re m ti a r n e d d a u n p t, on vi f e u e n- C p o ay lo , n Nev l it F h . Thomas Field, Royal Artill er y, to the h o norary rank of Majo r -G eneral. Y St o u r d k i o e , N ß a o n y d al HALF -PAY. . To be Lieut.-Colouels without • purchase :—Major James Pollock Gore, from Ist Foot; Major Thomas Tydd, from 16th Foot ; Major F re d erick Van Straubenzee, from om 13th Foot. To be Majors without and purchase :—Captain Brevet-Major Dudley Clarges Hill, from 40th F oo t ; captain and Boyet - Alajor Joraeg Stewart, frpra 7itli Foot; Captain John Samuel Manly, feom 27te Foot ; Captain Jesepb Sanderson, from 62ud Foot; Captain Robert Douglas, from 23rd ; Cadtata. George Percival Drought, from 48th Foot ; Captain Janies Stillman, from 9th Foot ; Captain James Dalgleish, fro= 71st Foot. - VE Major and Brevet-Colo n el Gee George Freeman Murray, re tired on full-pay 65th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major-CeneraL Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund John entice, half-pay, Unattached, and Staff Officer of Pen sioners, who retires upon full-pay, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. The following promotions to take place consequent on the death, on the 4th inst of General Frederick Campb e ll; Colonel-Commandant Ro yal Artillery : Lieut.-General Sir William Cator, K.CB Royal Artil lery, to be General. Major-General Poole, Vallencey England, Royal Artil lery, to be Lieut.-Gen era l, to be Colo M n aj el John William. Ormsby, from th e Royal Artillery, or-General. Captain and Brevet... Major Daniel William Tupper, 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain the Hon. Edmund John Boyle, 85th Foot. to ba Major. The undermentioned officers, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of. Lieutenant-Colon e l, t o be (2_o ß l orne Brevet l a s i , u L n i d a e a r t e t h a e a a R t _ o c y o a l l a l n V e a l rr l a \ i r t i t l l o i a f m 3 d Feb \vig r ;at antly,BlaBl6,.6y: C. 8., Royal Artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Co; Royal Artillery. The Lieutin a n u a n a d t C r mentioned alane l officers iadia: _ t m h a a j v a e r the Edward loal rank vil li a o f Bray, 4th Foot ; Major Edward Hardinge, 80th Foot. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 13, 1866. Joseph Edye, Esq., 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. HORRIBLE MURDER IN DRURY-L &NE. (THIS DAY.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. This morning another horrible crime was added to the list which it has been our painful duty to publish during the last few days. In this case the parties are in the lower walk of life, and inhabited a small room in one of the courts in Drury-lane. The scene of the murder is Feather's court, a cul de sac, containing about a dozen houses, the majority of which are let out in single rooms to those whose necessities compel them to accept that mode of living, and and a public house called the BluoAnchor. About half-past six this morning the terrible discovery was made that a married woman named Mary Whitley, a resident at No. 8, Feathers-court, had been brutally o m f u t r h d e ered, and on the police entering the house the body the stairs. goingd intoth°thie)asfsraognme blood in woman was found lying in a pool of The coistables. Proceeded up-stairs, and on ar h o e o r m h he ad trestinghe thir d on floorthe bottomthey there o f w n otn ua a m n o l d James Whitley, the hus bandfound the body of a of the murdered D th f ro fs at. wa T s h fl e ow i n v g isi f s ro n m ai a su d rg ee s p on w oonf ;Z t i hi n negtbie thed in blood, which on her throat was n of police was immediately sent for, and . v h • • on is arrival an examination of both the man and his wife which, without doubt, was the cause of death. The man was not dead, there mede. was Th a e dreadfulwoin was s unc ci tu u re it l d w s o ad' und a , " although the wound on his throat was so deep an d severe that recovery is altogether out of the question. The wound was a clean sharp cut across the throat, similar to that which would be produced by a razor or some such keen instrument. Dr. Harvey did all that was possible at the moment, and without the least delay the man was ccm- Toyed to King's College Hospital, where he lies until death, which is certain to follow, takes place. A strict search has been made in. the room and e. clasp knife covered with blood has been found, and this without doubt is the instrumentby which the fearful deeds have been committed. No particular noise was heard to proceed from the room the Whitleys occupied that morning, so that the inference to be drawn is that some quarrel had taken place between the man and his wife previous to his going to work, and that he had cut her throat during the quarrel, and then made a desperate attempt at self-destruction. The two led a very unhappy life, and the quarrels between them were very frequent. Early on Saturday morning last there was a very serious disagreement between them, and the woman on that occasion shouted " Murder," but as that was by no means an unusual cry in the neighbourhood, the other lodgers took no notice of the circumstance, and slept on until their usual hour of rising. It then became known that the husband had threatened to "do" for his wife, but his threat was looked upon as that of an angry man, and one that was not so near its realisation as has turned out. Another shocking matter in the tragedy is, that there are seven children left, of the respective ages of 3,5, 6,9, 10, 11, and 17. Five of the children have been taken to the Strand Union, and the other two, as they expressed a wish to be conveyed to their uncle's residence, havti been con veyed thither. Whitley was a bricklayer, doing a small business on his own account. The murderer, it is said in the neighbourhood, has been excited to the commission of the crime by feelings of jealousy. The age of the man was 43, and the woman 38. On arriving at King's College Hospital at noon to-day, our reporter was informed that the man was, to the astonishment of the surgeons of the establishment, still alive, although recovery was beyond all hope. The body of the unfortunate woman has been conveyed to the dead-hoUie of St. Mary-le-Strand, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. DEATH OF THE MURDERER. The man Whitley died from his wounds to-day at a quarter before 1. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 1I 171 Ditto 3 Months. 12 i 12 i Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 40 25 50 a Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 10 25 20 _ _ Ditto 3 Months. 25 37} 25 42} Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine , 1191 120 Vienna . , 10 95 11 ; 10 Trieste --. 10 95 11 10 Petersburgn - 281 8 8,i 6 2 6 28} Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 25 75 - 25 80 25 72+ 25 80 Liverpool Cotton Market. —TUs Day. The market opens with a steady demand and with a slightly better feeling in prices, but the quo tations are still a penny below Friday. Sales pro bably 12,000 bales. SKIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This D ay, Lofivx, April 17.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but it little cloudy. FALMOUTH, April 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sebas ,ian, from Matanzas. LITERPOOL, April 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Princess Dogma; from Bombay; Cornelia, from the Cape of Good Hope. NEWPORT, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Perseverant, or Bombay. PLYMOUTH, April 16 —Wind N.W.--Arrived—Galatea, from Teignmouth for Quebec; Duke de Brabant, from Bombay. DARTMOUTH, April 15.—Sailed—Star of the Ocean, for Ichabol. _ BRISTOL, April 16.—Wind S. W—Arrived—Bessie Stanton, from Mauritius. PILL,, April 15. —Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Klasins, for Baltimore. from Bordeaux [I3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, T uesday Morning. screw steamer, from London, ca;clifsserriv;ded,;_faTAr;nLroilisciteiltree:.—oniSmteiullaor(ds,tefarnioe:the west, Zings (steamer), from Alexandria. ._....raulina,nfEroA4na Rostock. DEAL, Arrived, April 17. Morning. , for for the north. -------7._ ...... . te l l ia th .l e bond and stock holders tritleofGtrhaenddirTecrtuoursk ending g of n Canada The r states that the increase o l f w th ay e gross C ompany receip o ts f t f h o e r c te rr h es a po lf- n y d e i a n r g e . ec. 31, as compared with t o h f e l :vh pe ol r e the increase of the ordinary 1 . 864, has been at the rate working e x p enses 5 m an h d asbeen £714,780,. the ordinary per cent. The gross receipts of cent., syste working expenses £395,674, and the whole expen diture for renewals and works £B9 689 , , which leaves a balance of £229,417., , The amount due from the company to the postal and military bondholders is adjusted and a dividend paid to Au g ust last, and a further dividendrate o f £1 at the 9s. per .UOO to February last declared. Ills Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and Countess Apponyi entertained on Sunday evening a small circle to dinner. Among the gue sts entertained were_ The Earl and Countess Granville, Prince Gortchacow, the Portuguese Minister, Couut r a hlen, Baron de Baude, Marquis de la Force, Mr. Edward Erskine, and Mr, Henry Greville. The Earl and Countess of Westmorland have' loft the St. George's Hotel. The Eatl and Countess of Dudley have left their residence, Dudley House, Park-lane, for the Continent. The earl and countess are expected to return to town about the middle of May. Lady Townshend Farquhar's dances are fixed tp take 'place on the 7 d blay