The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-31 00:00:00

MARKETS.—This Day. M ETROPOLITAN CATTLE:' There was a full average supply of beasts on sale in our market to-day, in good condition. All kinds moved off Slowly, at a d ec li ne i n the quotations, compared with Mon day, of 2d per 81bs. The top figure was 5s per Blbs. The sh ow of sheep was moderately extensive, 2d and sales P: ° gressed h eavily, on rather lower terms. The bee ;wile and half-breds, however, were worth 6s per Sibs 6 : ha d a fair inquiry for lambs , at late rates—viz., f rom " d t o 8 s per 81 bs. No change ' took place in the value ofo calves, which were in li m it e d supply. P r i me small orkers sold freely, at ext r e me currenc i es, b u t l arge hogs we re very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal. Cr ee. 4, e d s d ( s d s d a eco inf. beasts... 3 84 0 P me era-woo l s h eep 54 5 8 p r , 4 t4 quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime S'thdown Co 5 10 6 0 r jule large oxea . A 8 4 0 La - ge coarse calvi.s.i 4 5 ;0 pairte Slats •tc 5 0 5 2 Prone small d0......8 06 4 ,rse. _ .., . , •• •• 4 0 4 4 s et: , Liu int. sheep. 3 10 4 4 Large hogs v 4 ( l quality do e p'4 65 2 , small porkers. +6 5 0 Lamb....6s 8d to 8, Od. 84 ; 10, t)3 ng Calves' 21s to 233; and qu a rt er - o ld s t ore p i gs, 30s as each Head of stock on sale. i l ea. ,_ . T otal supply. Foreign supply. 0047. ............ ... 1,(5 / Beasts ..,.... 3 lO bile a.. ......... Cows C alv e e P s .... lambs ...... 8,900 Sheep and 1 nib 3 1 3OO eie.. ................ 8/ Ca ves SO ko ................. 210 Pigs 7O MEAT MARKETS. lip - 11 GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are 3S 4d and the trade is steady, as follows :—Beef, from Bis by to 48 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s 8d to L v d; veal, 4s sdd • to 5s 8d; and pork, Be 10d to 5s 2d per u by the carcas. B HAY. 041TIfFIXID.-11eadow hay, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; clover, Asio to 46 lO s Od ; and straw, £ 1 18s to £2 4s per load. 4 'cr trade.ymi, t 5 0 -- " ItL AND.--Ileadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s Od; clove; T rade s to x 6 103 Od • and straw, £2 Os to £ 2 5s per load. steady. ' m EL 4- 0 a t O --c/r4 P.--Meadow hay, £4 Os to £ 5 10s; clover, 81°1P1)1 S only B £6 12s Od straw, £1 188 to X 2 4s per load. moderate.;.. and COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. tt ~ a. }le s. d. r_Np,24 Lyons . ... 16 0 Caradoc lB 0 If e W e i l .r d Moor Butes 14 6 Davison'sGray l5 0 14 da' s ' art leY .. ... 17 3 Holywell Main l7 0 ota—Yells 1 fett0 — n .. ..... 17 3 South Hartlepool l6 6 14t h Itett o 3 n......... 18 Ships at market, 27 ; sold, 15. 'IONEY MARKET AND C°tIDIERCIAL :?r 'T ELLTGENCE, TWELVE OCLCK. de di rectors of the Bank of England ' have not th 6 ellie d it necessary to make any further alteration at -- . 1 111 „ °r iling in th e ra t e o f di scount, wh i ch rema i ns t o Per cent. - Since the arrivals of gold from reet er ica within the past few days, and the partial corh `Ntien of confidence that has taken place in brpreial circles, no change was anticipated. The dat e appear appear more willing to negotiate short uarlkers' acceptances, but for three months' PaPer t is Sh out he charges remain the same . as before.. r efr „ , (1 the Gazette return to appear this evening be _lrrotefi :ea as favourable, a slight concession may be etPtiected in the charges for first-class bills, and the is now anxiously awaited. so'uo Stoppage of Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and 1 1 118, of London and Liverpool, has been announced. ew e were engaged in the metal trade, and has fat 33 : sl a high reputation for many years. The is attributed to commitments with Messrs. 4 , 11 t0, Perez, and Co., who lately suspended. It is it ' i ted that on taking the yearly balance there was t 2 pus. surplus. The liabilities are estimated at °‘-1,000, and the liquidation, it is stated, will prove v 1- favourable. 13 4 1 1 1 ;ere was an influx of £17,000 i n go ld a t th e ~,,4 1( Yesterday. The directors of the St. John d'el Rey Mining f o j i 'lPany (Limited) have received per Rhone the p; 42 :;?ing report, dated Morro Velho, 28th April : v t - °' l toe second division of April, 10 days, 14,362 1 1 ," °48 ; yield, 8.381 oitavas per ton. ei,`,e following is from the London and Provin- Starch Company (Limited) TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN : Sour beg to i n f orm you that the petition named in *l(4. °l le,' article of the 15th i ns t., for winding up the the complllPany, has b een w i t h drawn, by the consent of °a Op the pet i t i oner paying the costs of the peti `` I t w _:t a Me eting of the s h are h o ld ers, held yesterday, t, ° 4 w res olved unanimously, that the filing of such peti ikwiel4is e ntirely Uncalled for, as the shareholders h ave th e c c°l4 cl ence in the management and future prospec t s company „_I am, &c., 23, 14 " WILLI4I3I A. ToHNER, Managing Director. folly'll:44trtill' lane, Canon -street, E.C., May 30. wg memoranda have been received dor. v s Peet to the debts of Venezuela and Ecua --. VENEZIIELAN DEBT. 11, Warnford-court, T he co • Bank, London, E.C., May 30, 1866. tli e foil barnittee of Venezuelan bondholders have received ~ Marshal °w lug new s : 't k a Falcon had assumed the Presidetcy as on the Ist Minister of p ir then he appointed Senor Rafael Arve 4,11;1:14 Congress had elected General Colint as First, Marque z as Second, Vice-President. r eel ewill 1 h i 1 1 ea - -us be seen that Guzman Blanco has not been ' l 4 t: t il : as 'Vice-President, a circumstance highly favour- Mars 'us interests of the bondholders. 0 to,asz) Palcon is reported to be a very honourable man, k ellt wi Zb li t tiwhillbsonl enter into a satisfactory arrange- The Q..VNEztr'ELA SIN PER CENT. Loa; 1864. i ll r . erteral Credit and Finance Company (Limited)are to 4 ee elPt of advice from their agent; Messrs. IL L. Bou . - coil 4 , 11 , 4 Co., dated La Guaira, 9th May, 1866, of duties f.olloeZl:.....chand remitted) on account of the above loan, as 01, 20 :_per statement No. 90, from Puerto Othello, f ' .°4l 1!3 . d itto, No. 91, ditto, $8,915 73 ; ditto, No. 77 23 ,701 l a G uaira, $25,087 22; ditto, No. is, ditto, t -0: total, 871,624 68. to this la week's ra i lway receipts, ascertained up cl aY, are in round figures as under :- 176 1866. 1865. IcrattilWesterii 76,773 92,' bu t v i ' v Y ‘ ,l 6 ern 1?_11.34 112,036 845 Ir r . ?o t oll ''' . t.c..rn .................................... 29 u 24,942 19,7 n ii,oticilit!trld G re at ,asterrt 7 9 tc,, s l e ° I. I. t a l It rand 35,438 1: . . . : ::: 6 35 :7 4 5 3 2 8 g 4, : m ),intol ri... , ~_ .1. orkshire 7,421 6,962 ii°arth 481,42ceter 73,795 69,106 , G'r e zie llest r'sni; ............... *:* ............. 26,682 17,6?0 z oilac t ttB t tc , ,r4 . effteld, and Linc01n......... 40,241 33,424 'IP and 01 ;a .. ..1;a - m .. . and . 8 . ... r toes ese returns when compared with those of the rr ding period hatief returns, period of last year, are of a very ther44CtOrY character; —On the Great Western h q;,. Is an increase of £7,239 ; on the Nort - i s ' e , s ll l of £12,917, on the South-Western of Of :2 ) on the Brighton of £5,153, on the Midland V' 4 ,289, on the South-Eastern of £7,392, on the /' L t Northern of £489, on the Lancashire and 4474nire of £24,001, on the Bristol and Exeter k k , 59 , on the North-Eastern £4,689, on the 4 1 . heater, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 87, on the eit t Ch4tb astern of £6,817, and on the London' TC a ltl, and Dover, Of £3,271. tatiofficial returns relating to trade and nay% 114 v t l , fe z' the four months ended the 30th April ,tlict:,ell Published. From these it appears that 4(itim"B4. declared value of exports from the United 4 7Y 0 13 n 111 for that period was £62,357,579 against . Ise4 fiel' ,BlB in the like period in 1865. The in- N teh ga.B b een most perceptible in coals and culm, 44td;B:114411factures, haberdashery and millinery, , I' ' c 'ell e ,, er3 and cutlery, linen manufactures, and . t'°rt .. ttnd manufactures. The un -13 4tl Ons worsted • le s have ttNn 1 of the principal articles roie44ll'er in live animals, rum, cotton, lettr, I,,,lll'Provisions, quicksilver, tallow, wheat, I'l4 eh5..4,111, brandy, unrefined sugar, and wine, 411 44 4 ,' 41 1er in hemp, rice, rum, silk, sheep and T ile Nvl,ool' coffee Pepper, tea, and tobacco. 4111 ft.. ligiPPin ' ;414 of g accounts exhibit an increase o c Lthe etit t"enge employed in the foreign trade, 44-INrqc, Is's inwards, and also for the clearances t he pe l .. .i' oa w , ll ‘ ile in the coasting trade during the the clears t the entries show a small decrease, but - eJrr eB CeB outwards are rather larger than in Pending period of last yea Th o , iQb t - R re tim , Two o'CLocs. '" e vfs -' 'leans this morning, according to Tho ,_teleg,,a_ , iti)Dea k;no ith c, Lii, Were 65f. 35c. t11t , q,,,, r4 4c e 4,,,,,°t°ck market opened with a heavy re r rti "" in th e - , b u a decline of I per cent. was ii7l t , l eki a „ ' unds. Subsequently there was more I\ 'e / t°l ' Z vatell t lb prices, and Consols recovered 11 r tli t .4°ll e3", and 86e i for the accoun t. Th e Qe a 4re 85i i ; 444 Reduced AnuAities, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 B6 / 3 per Cent. Reduced B5l New 3 per Cent 8 54 4 4 I New per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l3/ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 _ . March. Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 5 10 Do. £5OO lO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2lOl Dc. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 por Cent Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent, May 1879 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 Do: Bonds, £l,OOO 8 Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pin Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent -- Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 6Bl 9 i Do. Scrip, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 31f Milian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent Do Scrip, £5O paid Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities Do. Account • iquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -- Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred 6gyptian 7 per Cent — Do., Second Issue B3 Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 Blf 2+ 1 Do £lOO Bonds Bs+ 5 f 6 Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £5O paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account (ivatetnala 5 per Cent Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account — Do. Maremmana Railway — Mexican 8 per Cent — Do. Account Dr) 1864 l6 f Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ffontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) New Granada ?eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren). — Do 4+ per Cent., 1862 Do 2 per Cent — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 44 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4+ per Cent. 1850 Do 4+ per Cent., 1860 54- Do 3 - pei Cent. 1859 . Do 5 per Cent. 18G2 ~ Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent • Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account 84 1 31 4} Do Passive 2Ol Do Account 2Ol, + Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4l i Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do .£l.OO Bonds 5B Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 62 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 por Cent. — Ditto account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 1)0. Account Do. 1 864 3Ol 2 30i Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, I+ per cent., Ex. 251 Dutch 21 per Cont., Ex. 12 Gail — Do I per Cent. Certificates French Routes 3 per Cent. — Italia:. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f Do. Account ......................... ~- THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for money .................... , ......... 871 i Do. Account, June 6th........... . B6f 1 x d Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. Market opens with a good demand at steady rates. Sales, probably 15,000 bales. A BABY BARONET.—Some months back di ed Sir Allred Joseph Doughty Tichborne, the last baronet of Tichborne, Hampshire, a young man of 26, who had figured in Basinghall- s t ree t b e f ore hi s d ea th. By his wife, a young daughter of L or d A run d e ll o f W ar d our, h e left no children, and great wer e th e l oca l l amentat i ons a t th e ex tinction of an old Hampshire family and the transference of the estates to that of Lord Dormer, as was understood ; fur were not the Tichbornes in Hampshire before the Con quest at the mouth of the Itchen, whence their name " de- Itchenbourne," or Tichborne ? and was it not a Sir John Tichborne, High Sheriff of the county, who, on hearing of Queen Elizabeth's death, posted to Winchester and pro claimed James 1., who created him a baronet and knighted four of his sons? It seems that Sir Alfred left his widow enceinte ; and the son, whose birth was announced yester day morning at Fencoto Hall, in Yorkshire, is now 12th baronet of Tichborne. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S CITY CASKET.—The casket in which the freedom of the City of London is to be represented on the 7th of June next, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, is from a design by the same artist who wrought out the elaborate casket of gold presented to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his marriage. In this instance, however, the old tradition of having the box entirely of gold has been departed from; for the Common Council decided that it should be emble matical of the great profession to which his royal highness belongs. It was therefore determined that the casket should be of oak, carved from a beam of the old roof re cently removed from Guildhall. There was,we understand, considerable competition among the principal jewellers for the honour of maki ng t hi s f i ne work of art, but Mr. Ben son's design was selected. The casket is about 16 inches long by 10 inches high, oval in shape, and in the cinque cento style. It is difficult to describe the minute tracery of carved work, or the fine gold ornaments, in high relief, with which all parts of it are covered. A superb gold and enamelled ornament, forming the City arms, surmounts the apex of the casket, and in the centre (in front), on an enamelled gold panel, the prince's arms are blazoned in colours; two small panels of dark blue, on either side, con tain the prince's monogram, with the Admiralty anchor. On the back of the box, in a rich gold framework, small raised letters of pure gold, in blue enamel, form the follow ing inscription :—" Phillips, Mayor. Presented by the Corporation of London, with the freedom of the City, to his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, Thursday, 7th June, 1866," On the inside of the lid, on a chased gold panel, is engraved, "This casket is carved from the oak taken from the old roof of Guildhall." On the outside, at each end, are beautifully carved masks; and between the tripodial supports of oak and gold, on which the casket rests, are winged seahorses, exquisitely carved• and enriched. It is impossible in a mere description to convey an adequate idea of its general effect—of the rich coloured contrasts which the dark oak, the enamelled plaques, and the tinted gold ornaments afford. All its cornices are of gold, with alternate wreaths of oak leaves and acorns ; and altogether, more than 30 ounces of pure gold are employed in these decgrations alone, The oak carvings are by Mr. Rogers, 85f 1 ; Annuities, 1885, 13f 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to ss. dis ; for March and ditto, ss. to 3s. dis.; Bank of England Stock, 247 k 248 ; India Stock, 210 f ; ditto 5 per Cents., 106 f ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101; ditto 4 per Cent. Debentures, 99/ 1001 ; and ditto Bonds, Bs. dis. In the Foreign Stock market quotations are generally lower. Spanish Passive, 20k ; the Certificates, 14k ; Greek, 11 12 ; Mexican, 181 1 ; ditto New, 15} 16 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 30/ ; Italian, 41f ; and Brazilian Scrip, 6 5 dis. ; United States 5-20 Bonds, 661 67 ; Erie Shares, 78f 79 ; and Illinois, 65f 66. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been on a very restricted scale, but prices generally have remained steady. Metropolitan have declined £1; while Midland have advanced 55., and South-Eastern £l. In the Foreign and Colonial lines there is also little variation. Dutch Rhenish are steady, at 18 ; Grand Trunk of Canada are at 191 20; and East Indian have declined to 102/ 103/. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Alli ance have improved to 18f 191 ; Agra and Master man to 23 24 ; London Joint Stock to 65/ 661 ; and Union of London to 491 501 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are 2/ 21 dis. ; General Credit, 2f dis. ; and National Discount Company, 7 7+ prem. ThE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1866. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SIIAItES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I raid./ Closing Budseinne.ess Bnstol and Exeter .. at . Caledonian at Cambrian 50 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cornwall . al at Dublin & Belfast June. 10( at Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. It( 00 &London, t crip Certi. all Do. at Glasgow &S. Western 10( at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 10( at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 10( st Great North ot Scotland 10( at Great Northern lOl D). A stock .. 10( at Do. B stock at Do. New, is. at 25 pro 10 at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 101 at Gt. Western ILI at Do. S. Va , . Ball gua. 101 at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.— Oxford to at Do. Newport lO st ereford if at Lane tahlre &Yorkshire L. at L. , ndon and Blackwall 100 at Lon., Brig - h., & S Coast 103 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 10) st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO at Lon. & North Western 100 at Lon. do South Western 100 st Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 at Metropolitan. all 10 Do. New 7 10 , __Do. Extension 8 ss 01 :26 28 60 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 91 01 25 15 d, 112 111 37 891 6 7 10 1121 123 10 131 ;33 :0 I 51 56 10 I 34 10 )0 34 3 3 10 I Metropolitan District. al Do. do. do. 1 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd It ll lid a,nd Do. £9 Share. at Do, Birinin . & Derby 105 25 aid Kent at North British at Do. Ed., rth , & Dun lOO at Nth. Eastern— Berwlei, 100 a Do. G.N•E purchas( 16.13.4 at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO St D&. Carlisle t 5 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB it North London l 0 Do. do. 1884 ... 7 l 0 Do. do. 1885 it north Staffordshire t IN.dil. W. I al ItScottish Central _ I 10 it Scot. N. E Abcr. stock 101 it 00. Scot, Arid. stook; 10 It Shropshire Union lOl it South Devon It south Ey stern !Co Staines, Wok., lz Wok al it Taff Vale lO LC Do. C Vale 0 Neath gt Waterford & Kilkenny la [0 Waterloo & Whiteha it West Cornwall SESSIONS. ENT SECUR )0 92 94 ,0 90 b 3 )) 90 93 )0 77 79 )0 76 79 )0 10Z 104 10 IG2 101 10 102 104 )0 102 IC4 1211 3 13' 55j4, 1211 1 27 6 i 7 1181 2 11281 7 124 1 72 11 110 1 1031 21 20 101 1071 81 ITIES. 91 7 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day BA IL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor and a Common Jury DIOBY V. JONES AND ANOTHER. This was an action by the plaintiff, who is a printer in partnership with Mr. Atherton, carrying on business in Chancery-lane, for an alleged libel which appeared in the Morning Advertiser on 27th February last. Mr. D. Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. iridgeman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Bernard for the defendant. Mr. D. Seymour stated the case, from which it appeared that the present action arose out of a letter signed by the proprietor of the South London News and Croydon Free Press, the former of which is defunct, and were the property of a person named Cannon, whom the learned counsel' described "as connected with the press, and a person of some literary pretension." The plaintiff and his partner printed the papers in question, but some difference arising between the parties, Cannon becoming gradually in arrear, the plaintiff declined to continue to print the papers. Some legal proceeedings took place, and ulti mately the letter which constituted the libel was inserted in the Morning Advertiser. There was another action by Mr. Atherton, but before witnesses were called an arrangement was entered into, and the proceedings terminated. Mr. Coleridge stated that the letter in question had been inserted inadvertently, and without the knowledge of the editor. THOMPSON V. SHAW. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the amount of a bill for refreshments supplied by order of the defendant to a number of persons who were invited on the 14th of August last year to participate in the pleasures of a croquet party and ball at the Staff College, Frimley. Mr. Brown, Q.C., said his client was formerly messman at the Military College at Frimley, and in August last it was proposed by the officers to give a croquet party and ball to their friends. The plaintiff was appointed to supply the refreshments, and he agreed to do so at 3s. 6d. a head for supper, and Bd. a head for tea. There were, according to his client's computation, 150 persons at least present, and they did ample justice to the refreshments provided. The tea was served at 4 o'clock, and there was a brisk demand for it up to nearly 9 o'clock in the evening, the hour fixed for the supper. As the amusements commenced at two, it was not unreason able to suppose that some of the party omitted to take dinner, and plaintiff suffered accordingly. (Laughter.) The ladies consumed an enormous quantity of tea, and the more substantial viands were generally welcomed by the gentlemen. After the ball ho sent in his bill, when pay ment was refused, on the ground that he (plaintiff) had contracted to do the thing at 2.3. Bd. per head, with tea for 6d. The defendant, labouring under this notion, made up an account for 100 persons at that figure, but the plaintiff refused to accept less than 3s. 6d for the supper and Bd. each for the tea; and it was for the difference between the two' sums that the action was brought. The plaintiff, in his examination, said—l engaged to supply the supper at the Croquet party at the college at Frimley in August last. My charge was 3s. 6d. a head for the supper, and Bd. for tea. I never agreed to do it for less. I could not do it. Things were too dear. I had cold lamb, ham, tongues, fowls, pigeons, lobsters, lobster salids, jellies and fruit of all kinds, on the supper table, and with the tea I supplied cut bread and butter, cake and biscuits in profusion. Tea and coffee was served at 4 o'clock, and continued to receive attention unti). 9 o'clock, when I ordered it to bo removed for supper—(laughter)-- but Capt. Shaw ordered it to remain, and so it did. Supper was served at nine, and was a good 'un. (Laughter.) I never was found fault with before. I know the guests relished the provisions. (A laugh.) As the dishes were emptied I had them replenished. There were, I should say, 150 people there, at least. There was dancing after supper. My son cooked the provisions and afterwards made out the account. I was from home when this was done. Soda and brandy, cigars and cards were supplied for the wall flowers. (Laughter.) Those are persons who did not dance. Capt. Shaw sent for my account, and when it was rendered he said I had overcharged. I never agreed for supper at 2s. 7d. Fowls were 6s. a pair. I could not supply tea for Gd. a head. Why, one cup is charged 6d in the mess-room on ordinary occasions, and look at the quantity they took while mine was on the table. I put an extra penny on the next tea I supplied. (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Iluddleston—l will swear that the letter I have in my hand is respecting the party. That is to the best of my recollection. I was blowed up by gas some time ago, and I can't recollect so well as I used. (Laughter.) The letter does not refer to the par)y which was held on the 15th of September, but to the one held in August ; that is, to the best of my belief. There were over2oopersons at the September party, but I did not get paid for more than 180, and that I had to wait six months for. (Laughter.) My son used to act for me. I don't know that he wrote for a copy of the supper bill of fare. There's been a good many parties. I will swear there were more than 100 persons present at the August party The case will probably last the whole day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde, without Juries.) WILSON V. WILSON, THE QUEEN'S PROCTOR INTERVENING. Ia add case the wile had obtained a dueraa niJi on the ground of her husband's cruelty and adultery, but infor mation having come to the Queen's Proctor that she had been guilty of adultery, he applied to the court to have the decree reversed. The defence was an alibi. The Solicitor-General and Dr. Spinks were counsel for the Crown; Mr. D. Seymour, Q.C., and Dr. Swaby for the petitioner; and Mr. S. Hill for the respondent. The case was not concluded at the rising of the Court. Royal Dramatic College. The annual meeting of the above institute was held yesterday on the stage of the Adelphi Theatre; Mr. B. Webster in the chair. There was a numerous attendance of the profession, and amongst others Miss Sarah Booth was present. This lady is nearly 90 years of age, and was a favourite with the play goers of the early part of the present century. Mr. ANSON, the secretary, read the report, which was as follows : "Fortunately for dramatic art, the royal family of the present day give to the theatres their constant patronage ; and it is with pleasure the council refer to the gracious kindness of the Prince of Wales in attending at the college on the sth of June last, formally to open the central 110, and thus to associate himself with his lamented father, in completing a work for which the members of the theatrical profession will ever feel grateful. It will be recollected that the late Mr. T. P. Cooke bequeathed to the college £3,000 Government Stock, and that the interest of £2,000 was to be appropriated from time to time as a prize for the best national or nautical drama. In answer to advertisemento, 23 dramas were presented, which, under the terms of the will, had to be placed.in the hands of some competent per son, who was to choose six, and from the six so obtained the council was to select one. Mr. J. Pa'grave Simpson generously undertook the labour, and the prize was awarded to Mr. A. R. Slous. The next duty of the council was to offer the drama for representation, and proposals are now under consideration. The anniversary of the birthday of the late Mr. T. P. Cooke, which was also the anniversary of the birthday of our great dramatist, Shakspere, was cele brated in the central hall of the college on the 23d April last, and the interest of the remaining sum of £l,OOO be queathed by Mr. T. P. Cooke was disposed of in the manner required. The stained glass windows referred to in the last report have been supplied by the gentlemen who promised them, and are acknowledged to have greatly added to the beauty of the central hall. The council have to thank many liberal donors for contributions to the central hall, and the funds of• this institution, which have been duly acknow ledged. It is gratifying to the council to be able to report that the inmates of the college continue to enjoy the bless ings of health and comfort to an extent greater than per sons of advanced age usually experience, and that their ex pression of gratitude to their friends who have benevolently provided for their declining days are frequent and sincere. Since the last annual meeting a vacancy at the college has occurred by the death of Mr. Eugene Macarthy, which will have to be supplied by election from the candidates, due notice of which will be given. An account of the receipts and payments of the past year and a balance sheet will be printed for distribution among the subscribers at the meet- ing. The exertions of the council, and the ready and willing assistance afforded them by all branches of the profession, caused the fancy fair of last year to be one of unusual bril- Haney and profit. This gratifying result has enabled the council to add considerably to the funds of the college. This popular entertainment will be repeated, with addi tional attractions, on the 7th and 9th July next." The financial statement showed the total receipts of the year to be £5,046 6s. 9d., including £2,835 income from the Dramatic College fete at the Crys tal Palace in July last. After deducting for expen diture, a balance is left on the year of £725. The CHAIRMAN said he was happy to meet the subscribers at the close of another successful year. All connected with the college gave their services gratuitously as a labour of love, and he was happy to be able to announce the deep interest taken in the college by the Prince of Wales. Being indisposed he would not further detain the meeting, but con cluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. POWELL seconded the resolution, which was agreed to unanimously. The other resolutions, which were of a formal character, giving votes of thanks to the wardens, --- council, and other officers, were spo k en to b y Messrs. 7 T. R. Anderson, Toole, Reddish, Stuart, May, Gruneisen, Mr. A. Wigan, and others, and the pro ceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman for his many services to the college. P 00 Atlantio&St.Lawrenee al atßorn., l3aroda, Az Cen.ln. 101 I gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. 1' 'shares Buffalo & Lake Huron a l 0 Do. Preference a N IBuff., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- at Calcutta &B. E., lim 101 at aFe Town & Dock, gu. 101 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al 3t East. Ben_fal, gu., sdo 101 st East gu. 5 p.c. 104 :0 Do. J Extension ll s t Grand Tr unk of Canada 104 00 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al' 00 Do. Ist Pref. 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Lar.d and Finance, Um. , 4 Bombay Gas, lim., Ceylon Company, 91 Commercial Union, Insurance, 61 :V Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 21 1 1 a Egyptian Com. and Trading, inn., 5/ Fore-street Warehouse, Um,. 101 Gun. Credit and Finance of Landon. lim.. 11 1 International Financial :.-ociety, lim., International iand Credit. lim., 31 London Financial Association. lim., 6 1 6 National Discount Company, 12 t Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 71, At Ascot on Tuesday the Princess of Wales wore a silk dress of pink and white in medium-sized checks, a white lace shawl, and a pink bonnet—sufficiently small to be fashionable, and yet large enough to be a bonnet and not merely a bit of lace—with pink ribbons, and a bouquet of lilies of the valley drooping from the top, POLICE ]NTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SERIOUS ANNOYANCE TO TRADESMEN.—Thomas Osborne, a boy, was charged before Mr. Knox with throwing a stone at the shop of Mr. Charles Buckland, greengrocer, of Long's-court, Leicester-square. . From the evidence of the complainant it appeared that about eight o'clock the previous night he saw the defen dant, with about 30 ether boys, armed with sticks, going through Long's-court; and as they passed his shop several of them struck the shutters with their sticks, while tile defendant flung a stone into his shop. He caught the de fendant and gave him into custody. in answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said a number of boys were in the habit of doing the same thing every night. Police-constable Coulson, 216 C, said that he noticed about 60 or 70 boys, most of them having sticks, knocking at the doors and shutters in Leicester-square , and se vera l of them throwing stones. He went after them, and the complainant, who had stopped the defendant, gave him into custody. The defendant said he only went to see what was tke matter, when the complainant caught hold of him, lie never throw any stone. Mr. Knox fined the defendant ss. or three days, and told the complainan.; that if he was annoyed again and applied to hit; he would soon put a stop to the annoyance. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.—Mary Ann Ryan, alias Castor, a tall, strong, masculine woman, with a baby in her arms, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting Jane Webb, of Market-street, Poplar. The complainant, a respectable and modest young woman, the wife of a bricklayer, who is far advanced in pregnancy, said she went out last night to obtain her hus band's supper, when the prisoner and three other women who were perfect strangers to her boat her in a most brutal manner. The prisoner seized her by the- hair of her head and knocked her down, and when she was down stamped upon her. She was rescued by the bystanders, and carried to her home. In answer to questions by Mr. Partridge, the complain ant said she offered no provocation, and never offered an insult or spoke a word to the prisoner. Edmund Langton, a police constable, 280 K, said the prisoner was a dissipated character, and ranging the streets at all hours of the night. The prisoner made use of several int er j ect i ons and ex clamationsa a and saidshe whilethe witnesses her last night, an d h a d a were was carrying large family at home. Her landlady had th reatened to swear her life away. - child giving their evidence, a . The prisoner's landlady, Mary Ann Harley, tsaidihsehecohm ad p gil a v i e n n an th t e h p a ri d s n o o n t e h r in t g w t o o v d e o rb w al ith no t t h ic e e m s to quit, Mr. Partridge said the prisoner was a s avage and mis gmueiadte d andwoman. hard He sentenced . her to six Weeks' imprison labour pawnbroker, was b roug h t be machaDr;d with bein g d runk and incap able of taking care of himself. Thiin prisoner on notorious business tror and his partner, tre t e Mr. Fren c h, w hil e ry Poplar, rendered themselves complaints and sum monses against them, and were often convi c t e d for offences against the Pawnbrokers' Act. Their prem i ses, stock, carpo ious the a High-street, e frequentig h -s and an immense number of pledges were destroyed by fire on Saturday, April 23, 1863, and a good deal of •litigation afterwards took place relating to the salvage. Mr. French afterwards committed suicide under strange circumstances. His partner has given way to dissipation ever since. "Last night," said a police constable, named Joseph Soper, 693 A, I saw a great crowd of persons in the East India-road, and the prisoner in the middle of them, shouting,, sw ear i ng, and hallooing. He was very drunk and violent, and I had a good deal of trouble with him. The people said "There is our Uncle Ogilvie." (A laugh.) The Prisoner—l am Mr. Ogilvie, the pawnbroker. Mr. Partridge—:E7 in gold was found on the prisoner? Pplice-constable—Yes, sir. The Prisoner—l am sorry to think I acted in that way. Mr. Partridge—You are fined ss. for being drunk, Mr. Ogilvie. Dir. Ogilvie—Thank you, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH EASTERN. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, of approving the following bills now pending in Parliament, intituled, " An Act for making a rail way from Maidstone to Ashford, and for other pur poses ;" and, "An Act for incorporating the Dagen ham Dock Railways Company and for authorising them to make and maintain railways from the Dagenham (Thames) Dock to the Great Eastern Railway and the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway, and from the North Kent Railway at Eritl to the River Thames near Crossness Point, with piers, and, to provide and run steam and other ves sels in connexion with the railways, and for autho rising arrangements between the company and other companies, and for other purposes." The proceed ings were entirely formal, and only occupied a few minutes. Mr. Watkin having taken the chair, Mr. Smiles, the secretary, read the notice convening the meeting. The Chairman then stated that the two bills laid before the shareholders were bills in which they had no interest except that they included in them power to form working arrangements, should it be necessary hereafter to do so. By the 50th clause of the Maidstone and Ashford Company, power was given to the company to make arrange ments and enter into a contract with this company for the user of the railway, to run over it and make arrangements for conducting the traffic, and similar optional power was given to the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. In respect to the Dagenham Docks similar power was inserted in the bill so as to enable the, ,oath-Eastern. cpmpany,to,,Anter into arringements and obtain the use of the line No. 3. The resolutions were agreed to, after which the meeting was made special for the ,purpose of authorising the directors to exercise the powers conferred by the South Eastern Railway (ex tension to Cranbrook, Hythe, &c.) Act, 1864 ; the South-Eastern Railway (extension to Westerham) Act, 1864 ; and the South-Eastern Railway Act, 1865, of borrowing on mortgage, in addition to the sums which the company have previously to those acts been authorised to borrow, a sum not exceeding £417,600; and a resolution to that effect having been agreed to, the proceedings terminated. HOAXING THE PRESS. —The Times of yesterday contains the following statement :—" The public must during the next few days be prepared for false alarms and lying news manufactured for stockjobbing purposes. The following is a copy of a telegram received at this office on Monday evening with the forged signature of our Paris correspondent The Italian Government has rejected the Conference as not offering a basis for the immediate cession of Venetia. The excitement of the people is no longer controllable. There have been disturbances at Milan. Garibaldi is supposed to be on board the Rd d'ltalia with Persano. Hostilities are expected at once. The Paris Bourse is very flat.' The knaves who originate these falsehoods for their own purposes certainly deserve punish ment as much as the ordinary forger or swindler, and it is much to be desired that the law could be made to reach them. They are likely to ply their iniquitous trade with activity during the coming discussions, and therefore it is as well that the public should recollect that until the final rupture of the negotiations and separation of the Confer ence there is not likely to be any act of war." It would appear from the annexed telegram in the Daily Telegraph of yesterday that that journal has really been imposed upon :—" Refusal of Austria to join the Conference. From our own correspondent. By submarine telegraph. Paris, Tuesday night. Count Mensdorff has refused to take part in the Conference. This, I learn from Vienna, is certain. The forces on the Saxon and Prussian frontiers have been advanced. Nothing positive has been received from FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MERSEY.—On Tuesday morning a fishing boat was upset by a squall on the Mersey, near Egremont, and sank in deep water. Her crew consisted of a blind man, named William Makin, and William Idenden, a fish-dealer, who lived near Egremont Ferry. The latter sank with the boat; but the blind man was discovered by some persons from a brigantine, who lowered a boat and picked him up. The deceased w ad vanced in years, and leaves a widow. , The Chinese, to whom we must look for the initia tion of many so-called European ideas, have, time out of mind, been in the habit of collecting the impregnated eggs of fish, and of depositing them in the clear streams irrigating their rice fields. Nay, they have even anticipated our eccaleobion in a most ingenious manner for the pur poses of pisciculture. In order to facilitate the hatching of fish eggs, they aro in the habit of making a small aperture in a fowl's egg, sucking out its contents, and replacing it with fecundated fish ova. The egg is then placed under a hen for a few days, and the ova are thereby so far ripened that it is only requisite to break the egg into sun warmed water in order to speedily produce—not a chicken, but a its enormous of youn g fi s h es ! I n Chi na , no t w ithstanding enormous population, fish is so cheap that it forms a very important part of the food of the people, and nothing, we are told, more astonishes the Celestial than the high price of this kind 9f food iziEnglaud.-0 4 0 a Ina. 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JO 110 102 10 1(5 1 7 )0 102 )0 103 1) 101 o vo 10 I 72 IC4 105 tO3 106 101 10 96 99 10 98 100 0 110 100 10 1 100 102 MINES. 7i 6 7 10 8 10 1 49) 510 1.0 * I !di 13 15 11.6 5 6 3f 1j 2 14.0 1* 2 3.6 * 9.0 8 9 .B.c 3 34 66 1 21 14.0 .9.0 1 { Iv 16 18 18.0 It 2 LO.O 37 39 10.6 41 6 17.6 4 6 Lc o .6 4} 2, 2t lac 13t 35 45 38f 2 4 4.0 I I A: 27 29 1a 350 315 ?..0 If z 18.9 Ab 20 15.6 8 9 11 LII 3 5 la _ 1 2 9 0 7 11 07i 178 125 135 728 58 80 85 10 128 178 8 3 5 6 5 195 205 7 13 15 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocs. THE FRENCH BUDGET. PARIS, May 31. The official report of the Budget for 1867 has been distributed to-day in the Corps Legislatif. It fixes the ordinary expenses of the year at 1,523 million francs, lf millions less than the amount requested. The ordinary revenue is stated at 1,617,375,877 francs. The resulting surplus of revenue over expenditure is thus 941 millions of francs, of which 90 1-5 millions have been carried to the ordinary Budget. In the extraordinary Budget the expenditure for which authority was requested is reduced by 1,225,000 francs. Th e expenses amount to 132 f millions francs, showing a surplus in the extraordinary Bud get of 1 50,000 francs. BANK OF FRANCE. P, May 31. The Bank o f F rance return for the ARIS week ending to-day shows the following changes as compared with the previous account : INCREASE. Cash Bills Advances ......... 2 6,500,000 francs. ....... 50,650,000 ~ _ _ _ ........................ „ Notes ............................ 40,2 500,00000,000 „ Private accounts ............... 43,400,000 DECREASE. „ Treasury balance SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This ASCOT RACES—TyIs DAY, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) /100 PLATE. Capt. Gray's Centaur (Challoner) 1 Lord Rendlesham's Effervesence (Fordham) 2 Mr. A. Day's Chilbelton (Goater) 3 Priestess, Fair Rosamond, Claret, Defy, and Nutrition also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Effervescence and Light ning, 5 to 1 agst Centaur, 10 to 1 agst others. ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES. Mr. Payne's Staghound Mr. Merry's Primate (Covey) 2 Mr. W. Robinson's Maori Chief (Fordham) i 3 Betting—Even agst Staghound, 2 to 1 agst The Primate, sto 1 agst Maori Chief. Won easily. FOUTH BIENNIAL Lord Falmouth's Sunnylocks (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Merry's Marksman (Covey) 2 Mr. G. Jones' Huntsman 3 Arundel, Mr. Pitt, Langham, Magician, and Lochabar also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Arundel, sto 1 agst Mr. Pitt, 5 to 1 agst Lochabar, 6 to 1 agst Sunnylocks. GOLD CUP. Count Lagrange's Gladiateur ...(IL Grimshawe) 1 Mr. C. Peck's, jun., Regalia (Challoner) 2 Mr. Chaplin's Breadalbane (Custance) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Gladiateur, 2to 1 agst Regalia, 20 to 1 agst Breadalbane. Won by twenty lengths. LHIRD BIENNIAL. Lord Portsmouth's Robin Hood (French) 1 Count Lagrange's Le Mandarin (Grimshaw) 2 Count Batthyany's Mount Palatine (Daley) 3 Primate, Ischia, and Mistletoe also ran. Betting-5 to 1 agst Le Mandarin, 6to 1 agst Moun t Palatine and Ischia. NEW STAKES. Colonel Pearson's Achievement (Custance) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Salamanca f (French) 2 Count Lagrange's Dragon (Grimshaw) 3 Betting-100 to 40 on Achievement, 4 to 1 agst Dragon, 10 to 1 agst others. Stolen Kisses, Blinkhoolie, Bandmaster, Bar rington, 0. K., Chignon, Arundel, and Tynedale also ran. ITAMPT ON MEETING. —THURSDAY, June 7. Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handi cap) of 10 sovs each, with 80 added. Two miles. Age st lb 1 Age st lb Pearl Diver ... 6 8 12 D u l c i mer ... ... 4 6 12 Buckfoot ... ... 58 8 Black Pribce, by Endsleigh ... ... 4 711 Knight of Kars 3 6 8 Nu ... ... ... 47 8 Il ebe ... .3 6 8 War (inc. 71b ex.) 3 7 7 Hasketon Maid ... 3 6 4 Mazurka ... ... 3 7 4 Wildair .. ... 3 511 The highest weight accepting being Bst 81b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR EN GAGEMENTS. May 23, at 6 p.m. (to Mr. Johnson, of York), Moulsey, out of Manchester engagements. May 24, at 9 a.m., Miner, out of Gold Cup and Alex andra Plate, Ascot. May 24, at 4.30 p.m., Artesia, out of all engagements in Lord Falmouth's or Mr. Naylor's name. May 24, at 4.30 p.m., Reginella, out of all engagements. May 24, after 6 p.m., Breadalbane and Durham, out of Hunt Cup, Ascot. May 25, at 9 a.m., La Fronde, Y. Monarque, Rothonno (dead), Vagabonde, Macaron, Longchamps, and Rabelais, out of Ascot engagements. May 25, after 6 p.m., all Mr. G. Hodgman's horses out of Ascot fngagemcnts, 1866. May 26, at 9 a.m., Sydmonton, out of Alexandra Plate. May 26, at 9 a.m., Whalebone, out of Derby and Third Biennial at Ascot. May 26, at 11.30 a.m., Corsair, out of Ascot Hunt Cup. May 28, at 9 a.m., Voigtlander, out of Ascot Stakes. May 28, at 9 a.m., Christmas Carol, out of Hunt Cup, Ascot. May 28, at 9 a.m., Success, out of all engagements a Newton. May 28, at 0 3 p.m., Copenhagen, out of Hunt Cup, Ascot. May 28, at 1 45 p.m., Knight of the Crescent and Knigh of St. Michael, out of Ascot engagements. May 28, at 6 25 p.m., Tormentor, out of Fern Hill Stakes at Ascot. May 28, 9 a.m., Queen of Trumps, out of Queen's Stand Plate at Ascot. May 28, at 10.55 a.m., Greville, out of Ascot Stakes. May 28, at 11.56 a.m., Strathconan, out of the Hunt Cup. May 28, at noon, all Mr. Naylor's horses out of Prince of Wales's Stakes, Ascot. May 29, at 9 a.m., Savernake, out of Prince of Wales's stakes at Ascot. May 29, at 9 a.m., N'abocklish and Flare-up, out of all races handioapped to date. May 29, 'at 2 p.m., Hawthorn, out of Hunt cup, Ascot. May SO, at 9 a.m., Greville, out of all engagements. May 30, at 1.57 p.m., Moulsey, out of the Gold Cup Ascot. May 80, at 2.30 p.m., Staghound, out of Hunt Cup, Ascot. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-st ree t, St. J ames ' s, L ONDON. SI R. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from £1 upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at all the_ principal meetings. For further parti cu l ars and prices, seethe advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of damped directed envelope. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied ed that all intending b ac k ers o f h orses, w h o may h ave o b:. t merly in doubt w h om t o trust, w ill , w i t h ou t fear t sta tion, send their comm i ss i ons , t o a ny moon, to 100, Jernlyn-street." THE RACE S.—For dust, heat, or rain, NICOLL'S WATERPROOF OVERCOATS, One Guinea each.—H. J. and D. IN xc oLL, 114, street. W.; 22, Cornht , l. E.O. 6. 118, 120, Regen t -10, Mosley-street, Man. che_ter ; and SU, Bold-street, Liverpool. SERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--THIS EVENING. The LORD CluscELLoß, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The f o llowing bills were read 1 third Hill, :—Bristol an d Exeter Railway (Additional Powers), kingsbrid ge an d Dart m outh Road, Rochdale and Eden field Road, Abercorn Road, Be/fast Burial Ground, Manchester, S heffield, and Lin colnshire Railway (Additional Powers) Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway (New Lines), Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (Outer Works Alteration), Conibmartin and Ilfracombe Roads, Leeds Borough, Hull Docks, Hull, Southbridge, Kingsbridge Railway; Bradford, Ecclesliall, and Idle Railway ; Aberdeen County and Municipal, Loudon and South-Western Railway (Poole awl Bounae. month Junctions); Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire Railway (Liverpcol Exteniion) ; Bristol Harbour Junction Railway and Wharf Depot, Great Northern Rail way (Additional Powers), and Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway (Works), and King's Lynn. The Birmingham Waterwork; Bill was read a third time and passed. f . Several p e titi ons were presented against the a b o liti on o f church rates, - and from the office rs o f the I n d ian Army, praying for a redress of their alleged grievances. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the•LORD CHANCELLOR, The house went into committee on this bill, Clauses 1,2, and :3 were agreed to. 'On clause 4, • Earl GREY moved that it be omitted. .The clause re lated to the distinction made between murder of the first and 'second degree, a distinction which he considered would lead to confusion, and would never be generally under stood: Such being the case, he thought it was only coth-,. mon sense that there should be no such clause in the bill. The LORD CIIANCELLOR'saicI that the classification proposed by this clause had been found to work efficiently in Massachusetts and other . parts of th e United States. When the bill was drawn up 111 conformity with the re 'commendations of the commission it was -submitted to the judges, the majority of whom were in its favour. 11 0 eo ,, ki not consent to-the withdrawal of the clause, the retention of which he considered necessary to tile efficiency of the bill. • Earl RUSSELL agreed with his noble and learned friend (the Lord Chancellor) and supported the clause. After some further discussion, the house divided, when the numbers were— Contents son-Con vents The amendmen t, according to the practice of the house, was then carried. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING: The &TARE - It took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS _• • . The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Bodmin Roads, Caledonian Railway (Greenock and Gourock Extensions), East Barnet Gas and Water, Glas gow and South-Western Railway (Ayrshire Lines) ; Grange and Cartmel District Gas and Water; Great Western Rail way, Greenwich and Woolwich Lower Bead, London and North Western and Cockermouth and Workington Rail way Companies, London and North Western and White baven Junction Railway Companies, Manchester-Division Petty Sessions Court, South Essex Estuary and Reclama tion, and Teme Valley Railway. THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. L. DOULTON gave notice that in committee on the Representation of the People Bill he should move that the borough of Lambeth. be divided into two divisions, each division to return two members. __ THE VICEROYALTY OF EGYPT. agnateofMohammed to t Vice lc ir i y to alt t y he o f de E see gy tt p d Foreign GREGORY asked the Under Secretary of , State for succession nAffairs whether a change had taken place in the il t h e ep•'re: present t' an f ts ro o m f t Vice tedy ro :if how the c h ange o f succession had been effec, end whether subject which might hatiiere was any information on the Mr. LAYARD such a laid before the house? un derstanding between the change Vie had taken place on an with which he believed no foreign of Egypt and the Sul tan, do. similar change, it Nvoul3digtePower had anything to Sometime ago in Persia. A firmanreifollected, took - place ad been isgued an nouncing the change, and he believed a be forwarded to this counry, which Whesntatement was to he would lay on the table t of the hells°. he received it, AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. Mr. GREGORY asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Austria, by an imperial decree dated May 13th, and Prussia by a decree dated May 19th, had agreed, in case of war, to confer on the enemy' s xn „_ chant ships at sea the same immunities as had been granted to neutral vessels by the Decla ration of Paris (1856); - whether this principle w ag set forth in the Italian Maritime Code, and that therefore no new declaration to this effect was required from Italy ; and whether her Majesty's Government had , received any recent communication from foreign Powers upon this subject? Mr. LAYARD said there was some ambiguity in the 0 first part of the question of the hon. gentleman. The,.,, declaration of Paris related to foreign goods, and not to foreign ships. With respect to the second portion of the question he would make inquiry. No communication had been received on the subject from foreign Powers. S . Mr. B. STANHOPE COUNTY asked TATISTICS the President of the PoO`r law Board when the returns relating to county statistics moved by Lord Burghley and by himself in February were to be presented to the house ? Viscount ENFIELD said about 600 returns had been receivod, but 49 were still wanting. He had written to' each of those 49 places desiring that returns might be for warded with the least delay. Mr. HUNT asked whether they could not have the 600 returns without waiting for the wanting 49. Viscount ENFIELD said he would make inquiry on the subject. CHILL Mr. LIDDELL asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the Chilian Mi nister had demanded his passports ; and, if so, what were the grounds for this rupturo of friendly relations with that. Government ? Mr. LAYARD said the Chilian Minister had not de minded his passports ; but he had presented a letter of re call. His Excellency did not assign any reason for such a proceeding. From communications that had been received by her Majesty's Government, he did not anticipate any interruption in the friendly relations that at present existed between Chili and England. VISITORS FROM CHINA. Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Pint and his sou Yo-ho, and their Tartar and Mo ngo l f r i en d s f rom P ekin, who have accom panied Mr. Hart, the Imperial Inspector of Customs, and were now in England, were accredited to the British Govern ment in any official capacity, or were merely recommended to its courtesies as travellers from China ? Mr. LAYARD had to state that these Ohinese gentle men are not accredited to this country in any official capa city, but they had come on the recommendation of the Chinese Government to soe the country and the inte resting features in it. Her Majesty's Government under such circumstances would do all they could to make their visit pleasant. (Hear, hear.) He believed in a short time there would be a more formal visit, which he hoped would lead to a state of things which would be of great benefit to both countries. i te a g m ue e r la if w th w e he C t d h l t e u ' p l r i c i : h r E e R,S .ore i,i c A t b d o a l p i t i l. o i : r a e B t h i - e l Mr. P. SURTEES asked the Chancellor of the Ex ohmeerpliritlUsmoß•orCyullidC vicar of Stockton-on-Tee s for the time being of the su m of £2O a-ye ar , w hi c h was settled on him " for ever here after" byan Act of Parliament passed in the reign of Queen Anne ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the matter was entirely beside the influence of the Compulsory Church Rate Abolition Bill. If the hon. gentleman should feel disposed to move the insertion of clauses to meet the matter, such clauses would receive the best consideration. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. GOLDSMID, onithe motion for going into Com mittee on Representation of the People and Redistribution of Seats Bill, moved " That this house is of opinion that, if the proposal of the Government to group boroughs having, according to the census of 1861, a population of less than 8,000 be adopted, it is expedient that all boroughs which then had a popula tion above 8,000, but under 10,000, and which return two members, should henceforth return one only ; and that all groups of boroughs, the combined population of which, according to the said census, was above 10,000, should iu future return two members to this house." Mr. GOSCHEN said the amendment of the honour able gentleman who had just sat down was re markably distinguished from that of the honourable and gallant member for Wells, because in the one there were a number of vague generalities, whilst in the other the honourable gentleman who had just sat down thought he had discovered a bolt in the bill and he had gone directly to it. He thought, however, that the hon member who had brought forward the amendment was rather in a pecu liar position of hardship, because he himself represented one of the boroughs which came just within the lino lof the Government measure. ifoniton, Bridport, and Lymo Regis possessed as large a populaton, it was true that no great measure could pass through Parliament with out inflictigg hardship on some parties.) (Hear, hear) However, there was one consolation to the small boroughs its was proposed to group, and it was this, viz., that in place of disfranchisement, which they must have expected, they were to be banded together, and thus, to a certain ex text, retain their voice in the Legislature of the country. He denied that the Government had arranged the dis tribution of seats upon any but the fairest principles, and instead of attacking the principle of the bill the great party opposite confined their powers to matters of . procedure and obstr uc ti on. The amendment of the hon. and gallant member for "Wells was neither more nor less than a mo tion for delay—(hear, hear)—and one of its great charac teristics was the circumstance he had stated. The Go vernment, in framing the bill, had been actuated he b d u e t fie / one principle, that was impartiality—(hear)—and i rtion of the hon. gentlemen opposite to show proposal o res not the bill where that great and just Government measure. dis tinguishing characteristic of the Government considering the bill He thought one of the grounds of the boroughs grouped, was the distance from each other that the boroughs in but hon. seemed to forget eh greater distance Scotland were situated at those d ea lt w i t h i n from each other thau (Hear, hear.) He the bill of the Government. had been fairly dealt with that the counties c . of "No, no" from contended , Cites in the bill of the Government.th,At was not the fact, where was the the Opposition') If amendment complaining o f the injustice done t o the f rom Ministerialists.) The amend counties ? (Chee rs ga ll a nt member for Wells did n o t go to t h e pr inciple of me nt of the bo.t a h i t i , d bin, a nd the Government would there fore on such a propositi on, b ecause it fore not accept a dealt with matters i which could be di sposed of a) m.. n inittce [LEFT SPEAKING.] Bank of England Re An Account, Pursuant to t . cap. 32, for the Week ending ISSUE DE Not? issued ....,£26,431,205 £26,434,205 1 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal i(cnihnge esql uu deDri Banks, pgasonEaskivx:£l4,ss3:ooo Rest Public Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 3,188,5 12 Other Deposits 20:467,080 Seven' Day and • other bills ... 54-3,'°o 4'l-6,172,081 'U l 'ns,•--This Evening. she Act ith and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, May 30, 1863. PAUTMENT. Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 8,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 213,434,205 EPARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £10,864,638 Other Securities 83,447,463 Notes 415,410 Gold and Silver Coin ~,,,,,,, 441,57 Q 44311 72 , 0 1