The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

XONEi--- MARKET ♦N f) GONNERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the discount market the supplies of floating Capital are very small, which induces brokers to re fuse to negotiate even the finest bills below the official quotations of 4i per cent. The demand for accommodation, however, is by no means large, con sequent on the important curtailment of trade,which has been going on for some time past. The share list of the London and Mediterranean Bank Will close on Tuesday next for London, Wed nesday next for the country, and Thursday next for the continent ; that of the Ottoman Company on Wednesday next ; and that of the Brighton Arcade Compan— y on Wednesday next for London, and Thursday next for the country - . The subscription list for the New Imperial Otto man Five per Cent. Loan is to close on Monday for London and the country. About £155,000 in bar gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. In the F ore i gn Exchanges yesterday afternoon there was an upward movement, the demand for bills being very limited. Since Saturday last the imports of specie have amounted to £178,900, and the exports to £614,250. M-r• Thomas W. Kennard, the engineer in chief of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Com pany, having arrived in England, a meeting of the holders or bonds, debentures, and shares of the company will be held at the London Tavern on Monday, the 15th instant, at one o'clock, to re ceive a report as to the position and prospects of the company. The Land Mortgage Bank of India have just issued a notice that they are prepared to issue deben tures in bonds to bearer of £2O, £lOO, £5OO, and £ l ,OOO, each redeemable at par within 30 years by half -yearly drawings. The interest is 5 per cent. per annum, and the price of issue £B7 for every £lOO. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 55c. Firmness. The English Funds have remained stationary from the commencement to the termination of busi ness, and there have been comparatively few bar gains. Consols are 90i f for money, and 94 91 for June. The New Threes and Reduced are 88/ f ; India 5 per Cents., 1064 ; and Exchequer Bills, 6s. prem. General heaviness and dulness prevailed in the Foreign Ma r k e t . Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 721 ; do. Consolides, 521 ; Mexican, 26/ 4 ; Greek, 201 ; Spanish P ass i ve , 301 ; d o. Certifi cates, 161 ; Italian, 641 ; and Confederate Loa n , 14 15. In the Railway Share Market the deali ngs h ave non a very limited scale. Caledonian and Mid land have each declined 1, and Metropolitan 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about previous quotations. Bank an d Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and in _ Some instances are a shade flatter. Subjoined are th e current quotations for some of „ e P r incipal new projects. Ottoman Company, prem. ; c‘u lonial Longo n and Moore, M'Queen, and Co., 2 21 prem. ; Mediterranean. Bank, 11 2 prem. ; ath Ar- • and General Land Credit, 2 21 prem. ; -.-Lrican Land, 2 3 prem. ; Lion Brewery, 1 1 1 1 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 3 3f P r r ern• ; Freehold and General Investment, 111 P r era• ; Ilynaouth Shipbuilding Company, I+ p ern. ; Iron c de Janeiro Gas, 111 prem. ; Russian 1 2 prem. ; eta Pany 3 P 41 rem. ; Estates Investme n t prem , 1 and Imperial Ottoman Loan, 1 211 BRITISII FU NDS —CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols • 991 13°. Account, May 9 (:)}_ 0 Per Cent. Reduced. BB} Neu, 3 per Cent .. . .._ . BBl i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 S pent. Jan. 1873 .. . . — Annuities,yrs. expire sth Jan., 1880 - , - 7 , _ 46 Do. for 30 yrs, ' expire sth AugBs 13 10 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent...... ; o. 6 .£5OO ... . . .._ . ............ 6 pm Do. £lOO and .£2OO Bank of England Stock, 5i per Cent 240 Acc°uut , •,4 0Lt1 , 1 Go vEnntENT SECURITIES. In Stock, 101 per Cent, Aprill.B74 — 'Jo- Pe rt Acc . .. . .. . ........ . 106}— i Do. 5 ent . . Yu); 1 . 870 Do. Account 7 - Dipoo. 4cepletircceatti.,'.dcl'i.Biiii __-- . .............. .1,10. Ettfaced Pape . ; .. per Cent ..?... 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 " n u 6 ,1 Per Cent, May 1879 , -- ' O . 1 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ '`'°' 130114, £l,OOO _ o/3' lua(ler £l,ocso 41'8tri:°/3011:18Ic41‘-TpPerUNCenntS B - - —CLOSING PRICES. 421 411 5 per c ° t D 0 A , p en ............. •li Per Cent 1852-58-60 D o .1 82 Bil 1863 Do Ayres 6 per Cent ..-,..-,10 Account .. . . ._ . ...... .. "° I per :.. ............... . per Chilian 6 per Cent..... I)° ' l i Per Cent. ...... ColoaThian 6 per Cent.. Cil h ba l 6 Per Cent. • „. - ' 0 per Cent., 1864 1) °' Bc riP, £55 paid . --anish 3 Per Cent a 1825 1825 D. h o- 4 Per Cent:lB63 .. . . - DO.II ' 5 Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid 3 -ilbian Principalities --Y°•4B6,poid . - .._... ... , ...... ~ . ouador IN elv o .............. .. per (..1 ent — Do-, Provisional Laud. warrant — Doli 7 per Cent 1 ° Se Issue XlO Bonds D 1)0. ii'di T.", 0 £lOO Bonds .. .... -.Jo Scrip, .zso paid ... .. . Greek 5 per Cents., 1 824-5, ex Coupons D GuateoO. Coupons Account .... .. ... mala 5 per Cent.. . no. 1839 and 1850 ........ - ...... -galian 5 per Cent (liaremma. na Railway) 70 .A.DoDo 1865 .... ...... ~ Scrip, Cent id Ai exican 3 per Do. Account ..... - Dc i46:i Do 0 per Cent. Anglo-Frenci; Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 yer Cent., £3O paid New Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent DoGranada Do 2 per Cent Deferred -- PeruDo Land Warrants (Hectares) vian 41 per Cent. DoDo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Oq per Cent., 1862 . Account .. .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account DoDo 8 Per Ced., iiis, i, '9, '6O, ii, '3, Account - ...... hussian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St., Do 4i per Cent 1850 - .1 D o 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 Per Cent., 1862 p D o 1864 'ar,littian 5 per Cent 14 uo• Account Cent I „auieh 3, per r,° New -° Ne w 1 ) count.. • BraD° Passive it IDO P ass t . un ........................ S, nsh Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account ~( 11,31 1 4 per C'ei?...... - ,r Li°. 41 per Cent 1864 111-11d811 6 Per Cent. 1.854 ~, _ -121°, Account D 6 Per Cent. 1.858 ~.,o Account .u e 6 b A Per Celli. ii6"i ..."(Z4.kroooilitri-d. .. .. : 4 7 D e n IA ' Per Cent 1863 .., 0 G 0 . • ye, aranteed, 4 per Cent. aezliela 3 - per Celli. J°. Account ..................... . 62 °' 6 Accountnt, i.. 8 38i 8 Do ...................... 38 9 6 Per elli, Cent 18b4 D 0 liCent bividends on the above itl• telstrian, 5 Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ..—: D igl4ll, 4i- cent. Ex. 25f. payable in London. _ 'itc h 2 i Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail D o A 061 p re .„= ker Cent. Certifi,,ces _ /poet,. ttentes, 3 per Cent. It i• 4 ii i r , t Per Celli , .... ix. 25f. • 4ec°ll,at ....,,, „ALeeo,,,.. IL • ...." _ ......... ' L L , L ...................... TWO. O'CLOCK 00 4801 4 D o j.._ June Settlement ..... . ................ SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid'i Closing Business Price. I done. Share! Railways. 111 7 1 et of et 50 20 Do. /vew, is. at 2.5 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Uri; inai I) . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Md.—Oxford Do. Newpo t North British Do. Ed., Pth , - ,SL Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock Vo. Scot, Mid. stock c• - • 11.• ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon youth E stern Staines, Wok., & Walt Taff Vale • C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw sll W. Hartlepool Han& It Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable Bir., Wol. ' & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall . Do. A A gets no dm. till6p.c.p.an.has, Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D ). A stock Do. B o Do. He Lanc,shire & Yorkshire London and Black wali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares Metropolitan.... Do. New and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. VV.. Ireland Do. i shares %lid Kent 94 1 1 8 180 131 ti iii 62 16 16 17 90 92 106 1 8 41 4711 7 6 130 132 145 147 131 33 E 6 $8 74 25 (4 66 51 51 46 49 iO2 'C4 121 i 12 I 874 458 106 108 41 13 121 f :22 93 99 61i 62/ 1371 134 3 3} p 1341 1361 105 107 5t 55 z 4 26 110 111 68 69 10! lt 3 37 38 - -p 9i 104 p 116 113 1 lip 78 79 n n 140 144 49 M 61 62 55 57 88 66! 84 9 i 155 158 3 4 pl 107 109 46 49 75 78 42 lg 12 II 2 98 g 1374 7 76 1341 4 1094 9 67i 4011 i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 55 L 8 et Born., Baroda, .t Cen.ln. 100 1021 1034 ( gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. N' shares 2 pr ap 104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 4 10 Do Preference all ei too Buff.,Brant, & Goderich too .._ I 6 p.c. bds. Aug'. 1, 872 leo Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June 1, 1574 tuo at Calcutta & 23. E., limn. 100 9g 101 st ca e Town & Dock, gn. 100 75 85 00 Demers.. a, 7 p.c. per. p all 111 101 st East. Ben2al, gu, SCo 100 102 103 st East L:dian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 10) 106 1034 431 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunkot Canads 100 184 14, 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all .E 5 88 1(0 Do. Ist eref. Bonds all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred 1' 0 Do. 2d Prd. Bonds all 55 57 6 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Id Pref. stock all 45 43 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Prof. stock 100 Do. do. deferred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOl 104 105 103; 1 20 l'o. Gus. 5 per cent l2 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 2 p 24 st Gt. South of India (lim. gua. 5 per cent - st Do 45 per cent.... 10) 2 204 Great W, a. of Canada all 101 104 204 D.~ New . 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 all 88 2 100 Do. 5$ do. pay. 1877-8 all 78 62 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 4 id at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100004 9 102 1036 1014 et Do. 41 do 'oo at Do. 4i do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 et Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 el. & Hudson's tsay all 64 66 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B at ttl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds 101 82 84 at Scinde 100 1014 3020 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do ti• 2 d pr at Do. Pun i aub neD 100 1014 102! IG2 et Do. Indus St Flo 100 94 97 • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 92 94 D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 ; 92 94 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 83 832 Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 104 105 Do. do: 1890-1 100 R 5 107 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 1071 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 1 00 104 106 91 2 Do. 1878, do lOO 1(9 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1••78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. , 5 103 107 109 Natal i;ov. 6 per cent lOO 102 103 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 92 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 •93 921 2 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So .tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 08 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,tiov. 6pala & July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 107 108 107 BRITISH MINES. 2 "Cam. Consol. Cold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — 30 K. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 585 Drake walls 2.1.0 I East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.6 34 15 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 64 7 East Grenville 2.7.0 34 • 4 East Loved 2. t 3.6 10 11 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 32 41 Gam.& StAubyn(Given. 601 4 6 4 Gr,at L ,xey, limited all 161 17/ Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 2 1 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 'ft 40 304 314 302 1 GrenviLe 7.8.3 4 4 Herod's Foot . 8.13 85 30 Hingstonllowns 4.18.0 34 4 Margaret , Uny Lelant 94 5 7 Clarke Valley 4.3.0 5 54 4 M wyndy Iron Ore, litn 24 11 0 4 Nangi les .. New Se ton North Downs 3 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 4 I North Wheal Crotty -- Prosper United 7.1.6 3 8 6 Pr vidence Uny Dilant 10.6.7 31 33 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 520 530 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 30.17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 144 15 West 1 , assett (Mogan W. Caradon ( L skeard 9 6 West Chirerton ll 574 024 West Scion 474 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 100 103 IVheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 LudoAt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 11 13 Wheal Setou • 584 20 / 210 Wheal Tt elawney (Lis 7 19 20 IVheal Uni • rREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 90 1 Ureat Eastern, E. Counties Ex., Nu. 2, 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lrndon, Tilbury, and Southend. 1011 Midland Bradford 4Pref. stock, 92} Nottngham and Grantham R. & Q, co. FOREIGN RAILWAYK Bahia and San Francisco gun. 7 per oent" 141 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 22 6 iireat Luxembourg, 141 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 FOREIGN MINES, Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, Fortuna (lim.), St. John dcl Rey (lim.), 32 United Mexican, Rm., 4 Washoc Gold, lim., Ditto (£3 , 5 BANKS. Agra and M asterman's, lim., 1201 20 Ditto, ne w,:60 Alliance 321 3 Anglo Austrian, 71 Bank of British Columbia. 16 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 431 City, 115 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim., 124 Hindustan, China, and .japan (Um.), 22 Imperial Bank, lim.. 291 Imperial Ottoman. 16 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4} London and Brazilian (lim.), 441 London and County, 771 London Joint Stock, 501 50 London and it estminster, 951 Midland Bank, lira., 18 oriental Balm Corporation. 6311 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 2 South Eastern, lim., 14 Standard of British South Africa, Um., 221 Union of A ustralia, 55 $ Union of London, 511 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 681 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 3 11 City of London Real Property, lim., 2! City Offices, lira., 44 Contract Corporation, lim., 1 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 8 Ebbw Vale, 84 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 3 i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., Internati o nal Contract, 71 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto ,6 per c en t . Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 621 Joint Stock Discount, Um- 8 it Rational Discount Company, lim., 15 i Oriental Financial, lim., 24 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, BM, Ditto (.£7., Trust and Agency of Australasia, 24 THE. Stilv, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SHAFTO V. SHAFT°. This was a petition presented by the wife, praying for dissolution of marriage, on the grounds of cruelty, deser tion, and adultery. The respondent was a retired captain, and the petitioner a lady of independent property. The marriage having been proved, Mrs.. Shafto, the petitioner, was examined to prove the desertion. She said—l was at Berwick-on-Tweed in 1861, very unwell. My husband was with me for about 12 months. Wo had a house of our own there. In conse quence of the state of my health I went to consult Dr. Simpson at Edinburgh. I went with my husband's con sent, but he refused to go with me. He was thbn living upon my means, with the exception of a small allowance from his father. A lady living in the town, then quite a stranger to me, thought I was too ill to go alone, and sho accompanied mo to Edinburgh. I resided at an hotel two months in a very dangerous condition, but my husband came but once to see me, and then ho only stayed about ten minutes. As I was informed mine would be a long and tedious illness, I returned to Berwick. I got there in August of the same year, and soon after my hus band told me he had let the house and that I must remove. I objected, but he told me he was master, 'and, I mustgo. I had to remove in about two days although I was very weak, and in a day or so after that the new tenants took possession of our house. My husband told me to go to Gilsland in Cum berland, and that he would come to me. He did not. I received a letter from him telling me that he had gone to Norway, and that he would never see me more. 1 enclosed it to his father, and implored him to come to me. He did so, and in a very short time I left Gilsland with him for his house in Carlisle, where I have remained ever since except occasionally visiting my friends. I received one letter from my husband in November, 1862, but with that exception I have never seen him but once, and then it was by accident, and he did not speak to me. Harriet Manning said—l lived at Priory-grove, Bromp ton. A lady and gentleman also lived in the house, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour. [A photograph of Captain Shafto was here handed to the witness.]. I identify this as the portrait of Mr. Seymour. Mr. Shafto, sen., proved the photograph to be that of his son, the respondent. The witness Manning was then asked to look at the pe titioner, and say whether she'vras the person living with Mr. Seymour as his wife. Having done so she said she was not. Dr. Spinks said ho proposed now to prove the adultery at Southend if the court thought it necessary. The learned Judge thought that quite unnecessary. The allegations in the petition had all been made out, and he should grant a decree nisi, with costs. Dr. Spinks made an application for the custody of the children. The learned Judge directed them to remain with the petitioner until further orders. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) SCENE IN COURT-EWINS V. WYATT. This was an action upon a bond, Mr. Beard appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Louis Lewis representing defendant. Mr. Beard produced the bond, which was handed up to the Court, and his Honour asked what could be the defence? Mr. Lewis said that when the agreement was first made it was in blanks, and certain words had been put in since. His Honour—l shall not believe it. Mr. Beard—Now, Mr. Lewis, you hear this statement. Plaintiff—lt is utterly untrue. That agreement was properly made out, and has not had a dot put in since. His Honour—Look at the stamp on the back, Mr. Lewis, and tell me how it could have been altered. Mr. Lewis—Your Honour will see that I am only acting up to my instructions. I have evidence in court to show that considerable additions have been made. A witness for defendant—And I can swear that all one side wits not in when the agreement was read over to me. His Honour—Now, Mr. Lewis, you have your duty to perform, and I have mine. I have carefully looked at the agreement, and if defendant and his witness get into the witness-box and swear that additions have been made to it, I shall commit them to the Old Bailey for trial for perjury. At this announcement the defendant quickly left the witness-box, and went out into the body of the court. Mr. Beard—You see, sir, that defendant declines to be sworn now. Mr. Lewis pointed out to the court that he was merely the mouthpiece of his client, and had to obey his instruc tions. At the same time he wished to say, in justice to his client, that he believed the bond was a good one, and all properly made. His Honour—Oh, certainly; you have your duty to perform, but I have a duty also to the public, and I shall do it. Look at the bond. Mr. Lewis—l feel, sir, that I must submit to a verdict. Verdict for the plaintiff, with full costs. POLICE INTELLIGESCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-S TREE T. CURIOUS CASE OF NEGLECTING TO MAINTAIN A WIFE. —James Turrell was charged with neglecting to maintain his wife, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of St. Martin's. When the prisoner was first brought before the magis trate the case was proved against him by Mr. Bowman, the relieving officer of St. Martin's. He then declared with an oath, that he would never contribute a farthing towards his wife's support as she had not been faithful. He con ducted himself in such a manner that the magistrate had some doubts as to his sanity, and remanded him for a week that the state of his mind might be inquired into. When he was being taken from the cells by Barns, the gaoler, and Sharvill, the assistant-gaoler, he became very violent, and broke from them and dashed his head against the wall. However, he was at last got into the van. On being brought up the following certificate was handed to the magistrate - " House of Detention.—l certify that James Turrell has been in a low and desponding state since his admission, and that he tried to commit suicide a few days ago. He has shown no other symptoms of insanity. " Wm. SMILES, M.D." Mr. Leonard, the medical officer of the parish, with Dr. Duncan, of Great Marlborough-street—the latter gentleman being specially called in—examined the prisoner, at the request of the magistrate, and both being of opinion the prisoner was not in a fit state to go at large, the magistrate discharged him, and Mr. Bowman took him to a cab in waiting to convey him to Hanwell. As soon as the pri soner wes put in the cab a young woman wearing a profu sion of ' ringlets, and with whom the prisoner has been cohabiting, tried to follow him, but was prevented, the wife of the prisoner being present. The young woman, however, followed in a second cab all the way to Hanwell, making every effort to speak to the prisoner, and not for getting to abuse Mr. Bowman. ing the home prepared for her mother, and that it was time the prosecutor was married to save the remainder of his property. Other evidence against the prisoner was given, and Mr. Partridge remanded her for a week to enable the police to complete the case. Fall of a Mill, Lon of Three Lives, and Wonderful Rescue. On Thursday afternoon a fearful catastrophe occurred in Gaythorn, Manchester, a portion of the mill owned by Mr. James Fernley having suddenly given way and buried four workmen in the ruins. The mill is of very spacious dimen sions, being eight storeys high, and extending the entire length from Gaythorne to Finch-street. The building was erected in 1817, we believe, as a cotton mill, and was partially destroyed by fire in 1848, since which period it has been used occas'onally for warehousing purposes, &c., and has undergone frequent repairs. Lately a part of the building has been leased to Mr. Bentley, calenderer, and was being fitted up with engines required in the business by that gentleman. A number of men had been employed on the building for some time past strengthen ing that portion of it which abuts on Finch-street, and on Thursday a number of bricksetters and labourers were occupied at this work, without any apprehension of the fatal event that was to take place. In the afternoon there were six men so - engaged, two of whom had left for tea, leaving four others behind. They were on the first floor when, shortly after four o'clock, a dreadful crash took place, and they were instantly crushed between the ruins of the fallen building, which was rent from top to basement. A large body of labourers wore speedily set to work to clear away the debris. The names of the men who were missing are :—James Jackson, bricksetter,• married, but no family ; Martin M'Garry, labourer, married ; Michael White, labourer, married, leaves a widow and six children; Denis Cluney, labourer, married. Many tons of rubbish had been removed before any trace of the un fortunate men was found, but at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock a jacket, which was identified as belonging to White, was come upon, as were also his tea can and the remnants of seine bread and butter. About a quarter past 9 the body of Jackson was discovered. The body was removed to the Oxford-road Inn ; Jackson's watch was still going. Con tinuing their labour, the men at length heard the sound of a voice, and it proved to be that of Denis Cluney. The poor fellow told his name, and begged that'some one would take the weight from off his head. He was rescued, and removed to the Royal Infirmary. Immediately after him the body of Michael White was recovered, and that of M'Garry alone remained beneath the ruins. The men were in the em ployment of Messrs. David Cochrane and Co., contractors, of Gloucester-street. Four children, one of 10 months old, who was in a perambulator and in charge of a little girl of five years, narrowly escaped with their lives, as they were close to the building when the fatality happened. Yester day morning, about nine o'clock, the body of the fourth man, Martin M'Garry, was recovered. Denis Cluney, who was taken' to the Royal Infirmary on Thursday night, has since died. The inquest on the bodies of the four men was to be opened yesterday afternoon before Mr. Herbert, the city coroner. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, 5111 es Opened. Receipts. .......—A— -1865. / ~- 1864. 18e5 1864.. £ £ Belfast and N. Counties . 100 100 1,986 1.8:9 Belfast and County Down.... 49 49 813 7.s Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,330 1,981 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} 7,151 6,6 8 Caledonian 2814 262 i 18 51s 17,^A ____. Railways. Cambrian Cociiermoutti K & Penrlth .. 31i Cockermouth and Workin 9 Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6k Cornwall Deeside _ . 1,627 1,457 215 - 337 303 380 330 20i 181 1,6:3 1.728 358 290 -. Dublin & Belt ast J unction 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9ll 911 Furness, &o 5O 5 , Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Unien 663 663 Great Northern 404 365 Great North of Scotland 99 99 1,1 t. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7lt 71t It.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3B7} 373, Great Western I2EB 1225 Hull & Hornsea 1,404 1266 1,775 1.528 861 288 3,469 3,( 81 2,966 3 439 9,653 9,367 33,444 32,827 87,0.4 33,045 1,7 -4 1,649 704 555 9.869 8.882 71,3 6 ~277 Inverness & Aberdeen June 1171 1171 Inverness & Perth JunAion 1191 1191 Irish North-Western 145 145 Kent Coast 27 27 Lancashire& Yorkshire 403 402 Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 Limerick and Foynes 261 261 Llanelly 46' 14 Lt - i Valle — 20 1,691 1,376 •1, 35 1,36 3,899 1,83 1,2.0 b3O 38,516 2,7,5i3 287 191 166 35 950 685 ,lynvi Valley London & North-Western London and Blackwall 53 54 1,893 1,859 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 264 2513 22 613 17,899 London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 723 5,960 5,391 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 104 2,200 1,400 Lon., Tilbury, & Southend lian.,Shellieid, & Lineolnsh Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham -93 9} 1,439 1,333 llaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,451 1,601 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.- Western) 663} 611 15,8 5 46.761 Midland (3 t. Wes tn. of Irani Monkland Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,807 3,029 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl lOl9 1093 60.5 7 58 8 f., North London 9 9 3,339 3..,31 North Staffordshire 254 25t 7.9/.8 8.808 Rhymney 192 193 1,. , 48 1,0:37 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,390 5,186 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,003 651 South Devon South-Eastern 3OB 306 22,355 20,411 Taff Vale 57 b 7 6,539 5,836 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 320 305 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,718 1,5 6 West Cornwall 271 2 71 879 947 W.llartlepool Harbr.&ltail. _ 521 621 4,419 4.374 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 10 ;25 859 Whitehaven Junction Whitehaven & k`urness Jun 35 35 821 1,030 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Au5trian..........,..,.,, B2B 828 27,776 28,607 Bahia and San Francisco .. 76/ 7 61 727 475 Belgian Eastern J unction 264 261 355 355 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 184 5,387 3,828 Detroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern 01 Prance 11;6 1424 67,348 64732 Eastern Bengal . 110 110 3,642 1,56 East Indian ..... .. 1105 977 35,527 2 4219 Grand Trunk of Canada...... 1377 1235 28 251 22,013 Great Central of Belgium.... 295 2 2 5,9.8 4,886 Great Indian Peninsula...,.. 590 5531 • 24,542 14.086 Great Luxembourg ......... 184 134 5,142 4.275 Great Southern of Ludia. .. 79 79 621 451 Great Western of Canada.... 345 315 14,035 13,497 Madras ...... 571 448 6,802 5.174 Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant.. (8) 650 22,051 23.836 Northern of (Janata. ........ 91 91 2,328 1,508 Northern of France.......... 728 724 57,716 59,842 Norwegian Trunk .......... 44 41 979 6 6 Ottoman .. .. Paris, Lyons, .& Mediterru.... 1967 178 E 140,343 133,994 Faris and Orleans ........ .. . 1616 1611 71,117 66.90 j Recife and San Francisco. &c. 774 77 1 1,635 I'o4l Scinde.... .................. 105 102 1 , 963 2,190 Do. Punjab, &.: .............. 32 32 303 287 _ - PLYMOUTH, Friday. —The ship Damascus, 964 tons, Capt. Murray, belonging to Messrs. G. Thomp son, jun., and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has passed up Channel for London, from Sydney. She left January 31, rounded Cape Horn Feb. 26, crossed the line March 30, and made the Lizard May 1-90 days. Her cargo includes 300 tons of tallow, hides, and other dead weight, with 2,500 bales of wool and sundries. The nine passengers are Capt. and Mrs. Walker, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Puxley, Miss Bohme, Dr. Bayldon, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Page. She expe rienced moderate weather generally throughout ; passed say 12 icebergs, and had no south-east trades, wind varying from east to north-east. After passing the north-east trades encountered very light winds from all quarters. During the last 12 days in April she experienced light airs and easterly winds, and passed a large number of ships. The Damascus spoke March 13, let. 30 S., long. 30.10 W., the British ship Andromeda, 29 days from Liverpool for Cal cutta ; 23d, lat. 17.10 S., long. 28.20 W., the brig Ricardo, 'from Marseilles for Calcutta ; 23d, let. 17 S., long. 28.10 W., the British ship Countess of Minto, from Liverpool for Bombay ; 31st, lat. 1.32 N., long. 30 W., the American ship Charger, from Boston for San Francisco ; Aprill9, let 39.38 N., long. 34.38 W., the British ship Mediator, 80 days from Melbourne for London ; 22d, lat. 43.58 N., long. 21.50 W., the Bremen ship Nord Stern, 142 days from Sourabaya for Amsterdam ; 23d, lat. 44.34 N., long. 201 W., the French ship Eclair, from Iquique for Havre ; 23d, lat. 44.34 N., long. 201 W., the Danish brig Enrico, from Rio Janeiro, for. Falmouth ; 24th, lat. 44.55 N., long. 19.46 W., the Dutch ship Doelwijk, from Sourabaya for Rotterdam ; and April 27th, lat. 48.15 N., long. 17.51 W., the British brig Mettle, from Rio Janeiro for Norway. The Damascus left at Sydney the Rifleman, Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinder ella, Liberator, Walter Hood, Strathdon, Stornoway, Queen of the South, and Nourmahal. The Rifleman expected to sail February 1; the Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinderella, and Liberator would follow. The iron clipper ship Corn wallis, 1,21410n5, Capt. Joseph Leeman,. R.N.R., belong ing to Messrs. Liston, Young, and Co., of Cannon-street, from London, March 1, bound to Sydney, was spoken March. 6, in lat. 3.0 N., long 242 W. She encountered westerly winds in the Channel, and a severe gale in the Bay i if t o f v i accompanied by a he avy sea, wh i ch b ro k e d e s r e a a r casks of acids stow e d on d ec k , but did no uh e dm as e B ageFgaisssteengers and cr ew a ll we ll . T he b ar k Eaglet, r c; Captain J osep h Gi nder, belong ingf t 3a9 2 tons re to Messrs. F. Campbell and Co., was 18 miles W.S.W. off Start Point yesterday morning, under all plain sail ; wind, southerly, light. She left Cochin on the 17th of December, for London, with a cargo of oil and coir, and spoke, March 14, lat. 1-50 N., len. 20.38 W., the bark Ham let, 23 days from London, for Madras; April 4, lat. 28.2 N„ an d May 2, lat. 48.20 W., l on . 10.5 0 W ., the bark lon. 37.8 W., the brig African, 17 days f rom C ar diff , for Jamaica ; Lady Prudhoe, bound to the westward. The ship Colonial Empire, 1,305 tons, Capt. James Ross, belonging to Messrs. George Thompson and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has passed up Channel for London, with a cargo of 500 tons of iron bark timber, 3,416 bales wool, and sundries, valued in all at £139,100, with 27 cabin and. 11 steer age passengers. She left Sydney the 27th of January, and on the 6th February, when to the westward of Anti podes Island, fell in with ice, and continued to pass bergs daily (an occurrence almost unexampled) until near Cape Horn, which was rounded on the 25th. The line was crossed the 28th of March. Frequent protracted calms occurred in the tropics ; light south-east trades ; long variables on tho Equator ; the north-east trade winds were so strong that when the ship was in lat. 34 N. her longitude was 50 W. A large number of ships were beating against the easterly winds subsequently experienced. French Theatricals, GRAND OPERA.—The posthumous opera of Meyerbeer, " L'Africaine," has, as our readers are aware, at length made its appearance, after years of anticipation and delays utterly unexampled in operatic annals. Its production must be admitted to have been attended with the greatest disadvan tages ; no work, however, great its genius, could possibly withstand the detrimental effects of the " puff preliminary," so constantly resorted to in its behalf ; for the last five-and-twenty years not a season has passed without a flourish of trumpets in honour of " L'Africaine ;" and the natural result, whilst it has been to stimulate public curiosity, has also been to rouse public expectation to such a pitch that disappointment was nearly inevitable. When we add that Meyerbeer's invariable practice was to finish his operas whilst they were in the course of rehearsal, and that this, his last performance, lacked the ad vantage of the master's eye and the master's hand, it cannot be felt surprising that though containing many beauties worthy of Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots, L'Africaine cannot be set down as a de cisive and unquestioned success. As for the libretto, it will be sufficient to say that there can be no dif ference of opinion about it ; it is the dullest, most absurd, prosy, and dreary affair that can be im agined. We will not inflict on our readers a minute description of the plot. The hero is the Portu guese navigator Vasco de Gama, who discovered the passage to India round the Cape of Good Hope, and the whole interest of the story, such as it is, lies in his passion for two ladies —one, Ines, who is the daughter of a Portuguese grandee, the other a sable beauty called Selika. Both Ines and his dusky inamorata embark with Vasco in quest of the " South-East Passage." A storm comes on, which naturally affords an opportunity for a prayer and chorus, and at length the ship (a section of whose deck is represented by the stage) strikes on the inhospitable shores of Madagascar. After landing, Vasco marries Selika, and is likely to become a Madagascar chieftain, when Ines, who has disappeared after the wreck, is once more intro duced. Vasco immediately veteris agn oscit vestigia flammx—their mutual passion burns more fiercely than before, and Selika, finding her life is the only obstacle in the way of lovers' happiness, obligingly removes herself by lying down under the deadly shade of the upas-tree, and in a plaintive melody warbles her soul away. On this canvas Meyer beer has composed one of his elaborate parti tions. It is, so to speak, overladen with music, and it is impossible not to suppose that, had the great master been spared to bring out the work himself, he would have reduced the exuberance with a more unsparing hand than any " musical executor" would dare to venture on. Thus the first three acts, though there is much that is admirable in all three, produce rather a feeling of exhaustion, and the hearer, when the real beauties of the fourth and fifth acts challenge his wearied attention, is hardly in a condition to appreciate them. The mor ceaux which appeared to produce most impression on the audience were the finale of the first act ; in the second, a duet, admirably sung by Mme. Marie Saxe (the Africaine) and M. Faure ; in the third (the famous ship scene) there is a fine chorus, and a song of M. Faure's, and in the fourth and fifth acts there is hardly a measure that does not tell. One or even two hearings are not sufficient to enable one to form an opinion of its merits—indeed, we think that to pronounce absolutely on the merits or de merits of a work which has cost a composer such as Meyerbeer years upon years of labour, savours somewhat of impertinence. But of one fact there can be no doubt—that the general effect it has produced is not that which was created by the " Huguenots," " Robert le Diable," or the " Prophete ;" whilst some fanatic admirers of Meyerbeer describe every note in it a chef d'ceuvre, others irreverently pro nounce it to be a dead failure. This indiscriminat ing praise appears to us as far from the truth as the equally sweeping censure is unjust—but it will clearly require some time before the music will secure a firm grasp on the public, and his last, as we have intimated before, cannot be regarded as Meyerbeer's greatest work. On the first night the performance closed with a display in very questionable taste. A bust of the matter was brought on the stage, crowned with evergreens, and all the strength of the company waved palm branches over it. This was called in the bills an apotheosis ! The artistes discharged their parts ad mirably ; Naudin and Mlle. Battu (Vasco and Ines) are hardly well suited in their parts ; in the fourth act, however, Naudin had one impassioned burst which " brought down the house." The honours of the evening were for Mme. Marie Saxe, who revealed herself a great artiste. Faure's per formance is also excellent. The scenery is very grand, but the "ship scene" is a mistake, and its elimination would be a decided improvement. ITALIAN OPERA.—The director of this house has determined to close the season brilliantly. He has brought out a little divertissement, with smart, crisp, and pretty music, graceful ballerine, and M. Gredelue, a male dancer—an institution against which we protest as a rule—whose agi lity is something perfectly wonderful. He is never still for one moment, and seems the embodiment of motion upon two legs. This little ballet made a decided hit. Its title is " Don Zeffiro". LYRIQUE.--The production of a work by such a master as Verdi is always an importont event in the musical world, and the friends of the composer were sure that " Macbeth" would prove a triumph. Verdi had already achieved a success with " Rigo letto ;" but there is:a vast difference between the two pieces : in "Rigoletto" there is love and jealousy ; in " Macbeth" ambition and remorse, and the music of Verdi has failed to portray these two pas sions, which are ill suited to the talent of the master, and which should be left to tragedy as too cold and unimpassioned for song. There are undoubtedly many fine passages in this opera, and we may specially mention the scene in the 4th act, where Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep dis turbed by her crime. It is here alone that the talent of the musician rises to the dignity of the subject and the genius of Shakspeare. The role of Lady Macbeth was filled with signal success by Madame Rey-Balla, whose correct singing com pass of voice, and tragic acting won for her the honours of the evening. Ismael, as Macbeth,. rendered his part with intelligence and effect. DARING ROBBERY.--A deliberately planned bur glary took place on Wednesday night on the pre mises of Mr. J. H. Allis, jeweller, of Albion-chambers, Small street, Bristol. These chambers are principally occupied as attorneys' offices, and although they form a thorough fare between Broad -street and Small-street they are pri vate property, and at night the entrances from both streets are locked up by a porter who has charge of the premises. The shop of Mr. Allis faces the small-street end of the chambers, and there is an entrance to it both from the street and the chambers. No person resides at the shop or in the offices over it. On the shop being opened at the usual hour on Thursday morning it was found that two cases, containing gold chains, pencilcases, &c., had been emptied, and the contents carried off. The mode of ingress to the shop was similar to that adopted in the Cornhill and other jewellery robberies in London. A rope was found hanging from a round hole in the ceiling, about a foot in diameter, which had been cut from the floor of the office of Mr. Levitt, solicitor, which is directly over Mr. Allis's shop. All the doors and shutters of Mr. Allis's premises were found secure, as they had been left the previous night, but it was found that the door of Mr. Levitt's office was open, and that the lock had been picked. It would seem, therefore, that the thieves must have secreted themselves in Albion-chambers before the gates were locked on Wednesday evening, and that during the night they got access to Mr. Levitt's office, made the hole in the ceiling before described, and thus de scended into Mr. Allis's shop by the rope, returning by the same means. Soon after the gates of Albion-chambers were opened on Thursday morning the porter observed three men come suddenly in view from the Small-street side. His attention was excited, and ho was induced to try the doors of Mr. Allis's premises, but finding them all safe ho took no further notice till the robbery was discovered. Fortunately a large stock of gold and silver watches placed in three powerful safes was undisturbed. The value of the property stolen is estimated at about £l5O. From the de scription of the men seen by the porter, the police believe they have a clue to the burglars, and that they will soon have them in custody. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a s mall profit on the importation of go d from the United States. By advicca from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per marl and the short exchange on London to 13.01 per -el sttrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about -10tha per cent. dearer in London thin in Hamburg. WES TMINS TER. NOT A LEGAL RELATION.-Lilly Tarlton, a lady-like looking person, was charged with being drunk and riotous in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, and Mr. Cecil Tarlton, " gen tleman,' with endeavouring to rescue her and assaulting the police. Police-constable 68 B said that, at 8 o'clock last night, he was called to the Windsor Castle tavern, Vauxhall bridge-road, where he found the female defendant very drunk making a disturbance outside the house. The male defendant, who was there, was also intoxicated. Witness endeavoured to persuade them to go away, but they refused, declaring that they should not until they liked. Witness then took the female into custody, when the male defen dant came in front of him, used bad language, pushed him back, and struck him a violent blow on the chest. Mr. Selfe (to the female)—What have you to say to this ? Female—l was in a fit. Mr. Selfe (to the male)—And what have you to say ? Male—l merely wanted to bring the lady home. I deny the blow. I might have have pushed the constable. Mr. Selfe—l see you both give the same name, but different addresses. Are you married or related ? Female—l am married. Gentleman—This is a lady friend of mine. Mr. Selfe—No relation ? Gentleman—Not a legal relation. Mr. Selfe—l see. Further evidence was then given in support of the charge, in the course of which it was clearly sustained. Mr. Selfe—The female defendant is fined ss. or 7 days, the male defendant 40s. or 7 days. The fines were immediately paid. THAMES TIME HE WAS MARRIED.—Ann Youngdowe, a native of Germany, 34, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a feather-bed, a bolster, and two pillows, valued at 10s., the property of Mr. F. Botterman. Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that the prosecutor was a seaman's boarding-house keeper of No. 6, Rateliff-street, Ratcliff-highway, and was a German. Mr. Botterman was about to get married to a respectable woman, whose daughter was for some time his servant. The girl who had absconded, and was now supposed to be in Holland, had robbed the prosecutor of about £5O worth of property, and principally through the medium of the prisoner, who had received the property and disposed of it. He should now make out one clear case and ask for a remand. Julia Regan, of No. 3, Ratcliff-street, stated that on the 26th of last month sho saw the prisoner receive a bed, bol ster, and two pillows from a girl in the prosecutor's house. The girl was about thirteen years of age, and brought down the things to the prisoner. Mr. Abbott put in a letter in the German language from the girl to her mother. It was posted in Holland. It commenced thus :—" Dear mother,—l write these few lines in haste. I have left to go to Holland. Don't be angry with me. Your gold watch I have taken out of pawn. The bed was taken to a pawnbroker, and pawned for o£2 ss. the two pillows and bolster." Mr. Abbott said the girl had actually assisted in destroy- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING.—FRIDAY. One of the most brilliant of the Newmarket spring gatherings has terminated with the eclat with which it commenced. The last race this afternoon, between Diomed and Vixen, in the £lOO handicap, was as fine a struggle as we have seen during the week ; the great match between Provisor and Sidewind, for £l,OOO, alone having an un fortunate termination. The favourite, Provisor, broke a blood vessel in the head while running, and had, of course, to be pulled up, allowing his opponent to canter in alone. The rest of the racing was chiefly remarkable for the suc cesses of Mr. Ton Broeck and Fordham, who almost swept the board, and Koenig had, of course, no difficulty in the Newmarket with his solo opponent, the Caloyer. Newmarket has reaped a rare harvest during the wJek, and must do its thrifty inhabitants the justice to say that they do not hesitate in putting in the sickle. One thing is deserving of note. We did not hear of the loss of a pocket handkerchief on tho Tuesday that witnessed such an invasion of all classes and degrees into the town. For this we have to thank the Jockey Club, who had se cured the services of Inspector Tanner. His well-known face will, we trust, bo classed among the permanent insti tutions of " head-quarters" for some time. Match, 100 sous, h ft. R.M. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (F?rdham) 1 Capt. Machell's Connection, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J.Grinashaw) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Troublesome, who made the running throughout. Connection swerved a few strides from home, and enabled his opponent to win by four lengths. Match, 1,000 sous ; Bst 101 b each. R.M. Mr. Jackson's Sidewind. Mr. Craven's Provisor ... (Doyle) 1 ...(J Goater) 2 Betting-2 to lon Provisor, who got away with a slight advantage, and made the running at a slow pace to half way across the flat, where he broke a blood-vessel in the head ; it was unobserved by Goater until they reached the "Bushes," when he properly stopped his horse and dis mounted, leaving Sidewind to canter home alone. Match, 100 sovs, h ft; last three-quarters of A.M. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Scheldt, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Savile's Kinghorn, Gst 31b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Betting-5 to 4 agst Kinghorn, and sto 2 agst Scheldt Scheldt got away in front, was never fairly caught, and won by three lengths. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Mr. S. Thellusson's Lord Douglas, 4 yrs, Bst 51b(Deacon) 1 Mr. G. Angell's Leoville, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Sayers) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Orloff, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Ireartfield) 3 The following also•ran :—Regina, Dawdle, Lucky Star, Grisette, Clairvoyante, Lyra, and The Turner. Betting-7 to 4 agst Orloff, sto 2 agst Leoville, 6to 1 agst Dawdle, 10 to 1 agst The Turner, 100 to 8 each agst Lucky Star and Clairvoyant.; and 20 to 1 agst Lord Douglas. Several failures preceded the actual start, in which Re gina, attended by Leoville and the favourite, got away in front, followed, on the right, by Dawdle and Lord Doug las. On entering the cords Regina dropped back, leaving the issue with the four, and when half-way up Lord Douglas headed his opponents and won very cleverly by half a length ; Orloff finished third, three lengths in their rear; Dawdle was fourth, Clairvoyants fifth, and Lucky Star next ; Regina and Lyra were the last two. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; 2-yr-olds, 6st 10Ib; 3-yr olds, Bst 131 b ; the winner ,to be sold for 50 sovs. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Birague, 3 yrs (Fordham) 1 Captain Machell's Revenue, 3 yrs (Edwards) 2 Betting-3 to lon Birague, who took a slight lead at starting, and, improving as he came on, won by six lengths. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 51b; the second saved his stake. D.M. 17 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Kcenig (Fordham) 1 Sir J. Hawley's The Caloyer (Wells) 2 Betting-3 to lon Kcsnig. They ran abreast for a quarter of a mile, when the favou rite drew away, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and 4-yr-olds. D.M. 7 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Scheldt, 3 yrs, Est_ 71b . _ (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. W. Morris's Warrior s 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (S. Adams) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Bavarde, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (lleartfield) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Warrior, and 2to 1 each agst Scheldt and Bavarde. Scheldt, with a slight lead of Bavarde, cut out the work into the cords, where the pair were joined by Warrior; the latter headed Lord Westmoreland's colt half-way up, but failed to reach the leader, who w_on in a canter by three lengths; a like distance separated the second and third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. R. T. Broeck's Birague, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (car 7st 121 b) (25 sovs). (Fordham) 1 Captain Machell's Tring, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (25 says) (Mordal 2 Lord Westmoreland's Sentinel, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (25 s ovs (Morris 3 Mr. C. Bradley's Thais, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (50 sovs) (H. Bradley) 4 Capt. Randley's Lincoln's-inn colt, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (50 sovs) (11. Grimshaw) 5 Sir T. Ilawley's Valid°, 3 yrs, Bst llb (50 sovs) (Edwards) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Birague, 4to 1 each agst Sentinel and Thais, and 5 to 1 agst Tring. ... _ Birague, on tho upper ground, made tho running, fol lowed by Thais, Tring, and Valido for a quarter of a mile, when the latter was beaten, leaving the finish with the three. At the cords the favourite quitted his followers, and won in a canter by half-a-dozen lengths ; a length and a half divided the second and third. Capt. Machell claimed the winner, and Capt. Handley claimed Thais. Match-75 sovs. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Savile's La Mechante, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) 1. Sir J. Hawley's Caryophyllus, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Wells) 2 The betting opened at 6 to 5 on Caryophyllus, and closed at 11 to 8 on La Mechante. The former led at a wretched pace into the cords, when the favourite, who had been in waiting, came out, and won a fine race by half a length. Plate of 100 sous, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sbvs each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.M. 19 subs. Mr. Henry's Diomed, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Deacon 1 Mr. Hodgman's Vix en, 3 yrs, s st 71 b ( Heartfield) 2 Mr. England's Skir m i s h, 3 yrs, 6st (J. Grimshaw 3 The following also ran :—Greenland, Menace, Miss Bowzer colt, Lady Valentine, a n d Orloff. . . _ _ Betting-5 to 2 agst Diomed, 3to 1 agst Skirmish, sto 1 agst Vixen, 6 to 1 agst Miss Bowzer colt, and 8 to 1 agst Lady Valentine. The last named, on leaving the stables, jumped round and bolted into the town. On quitting the post Greenland rushed to the front to make a pace for the favourite, and came on with a clear lead, followed on the lower side by Menace and Miss Bowzer colt, and wide on their left by Diomed, Skirmish, and Vixen to the site of the old Duke's Stand, where Greenland dropped back. Menace then came on in front to the rails, where she gave way to the favourite, who, with Vixen at his quarters, drew away and finished a finely-contested race home, Diomed winning in the last stride by a head; Skirmish finished a bad third; Menace was fourth, and Orloff next. Match-200 EOVS ; h ft. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Preston's Conservative (received) Lord Uxbridge's Experience (dead) (paid) LATEST BETTING EN ROUTE AT CAMBRIDGE. THE CHESTER CUP. 5 to 2 agst Helen (offered, take 3to 1) 9to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 100 to 8 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Victorious (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst Sidewind (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken) Bto 1 agst The Duke (taken and offered) 23 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 33 to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) 50 to 1 agst Koenig (taken) THE DERBY, 1866. 12 to 1 agst King Hal (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP. 7 to 2 agst Helen (taken) Bto 1 agst Ackworth (offered) 100 to 6 agst La Toucques (offered —take 20 to 1) 80 to 1 agst Nuneaton (offered) 40 to 1 aest Wandering Minstrel (taken) THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Gladiateur (offered) Bto 1 agst The Duke (offered) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 600 to 12 agst Koenig, (taken) Musical and Theatrical Gossip, (From the Orchestra)* It is asserted that Donato is dead. Count Pepoli, the husband of Mdme. Alboni, has become insane in Paris. Signor Giuglini, we regret to state, is so far from being in a fair way of recovery that his medical attendants have resigned nearly all hopes. Paralytic affection of the brain and spine is the malady which threatens to deprive us of our valued tenor. - Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, had the honour of playing Romeo to Miss Bateman's Juliet, when that lady first came out in America ; and negotiations were even at one time pendent between Booth and Mr. Bateman relative to Booth's appearance in England with the fair impersonator of Leah. ft is to be regretted that these ne gotiations came to nothing : he might have been saved .a great crime and America a great calamity. The death of Mr. John George Phillimore, Q.C., Reader on Constitutional Law to the Inns of Court, for some time M.P. for Leominster, and an author of repute in the profession, at the premature age of 55, is announced in to-day's Law Threes. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TAT rERSALLS'—This Evenhig, CHESTER CUP. 3to 1 agst Helen (taken) sto 1 agst Ackworth (offered) 11 to 1 agst Victorious (offered) • 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hightlyer's dam colt (taken) 100 to 7 agst La Toucques (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 33 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken) 50 to 1 agst Solunise (taken) 50 to 1 agst Balharn (taken) 66 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) • THE DEEM'. 7to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) Bto 1 agst The Duke (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 20 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 66 to 1 agst Olmar (taken) 1000 to 30 Brahma and Audax coupled (taken) BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. MARSEILLES, May 5. The Ripon, with the above mails, arrived here at 8 a .m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. Liverpool Cotton Market—Tbis Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 6,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay. ---ii.-- LONDON, May 6.—Wind this day at noon—South Westerly; moderato breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at times. FALMOUTH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Nicolans, from Hamburg for Buenos Ayres ; King's Head, from Havannah. CARDIFF, May 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charlotte, from Santander ; Favourite, from Pernambucc ; Conference, from Santander. PORTSMOUTH, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Coles, from Cagliari. PLYMOUTH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bella Lubon, from Porto Rico. Sailed—Harveny, for Bombay ; Morri rison, for Adelaide. PILL, May 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Grenada, from Mauritius. LAMLASH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Stella, fgr St. John's, Newfoundland. HARWICH, May s.—Wind S.W. — Sailed—Tasalee, for Caldera. OFF TORBAY, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—John Brewster, from Colombo. SWANSEA, May 4.—Wind Jackson, for Valparaiso. OFF PLYMOUTH, May s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Exact, from Cochin. Orr DUNGENNESS, May 3.—Wind S:S.E.—Arrived— Marie August; screw steamer, from Singapore for Co penhagen. MUMBLES, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zehluna from Coquimbo. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH PORTSMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The troopship Cospatrick, James A. Elmslie, master, belonging to Messrs. Smith, Fleming, and Co., has arrived at Portsmouth this morning, all well, after a quick passage of 91 days from Bombay. , BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May s —Shannon, from Leghorn ; Billow, from Trinidad ; Nora, from Sannesund ; Elisabeth, from Caen ; Expert, from Newport ; Rescue, from Guernsey ; Johanna, from Sulina ; Cari, from Tarragona ; North Star, from Licata ; Mozart, from Berkianski ; Piqueto Averio, from Terceira. DEAL, Saturday Morning. No arrivals. COURSE OF EXCHANGE-Last Evening. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfor: on the Maine Vienna.. Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Short. 11 16} 3 Months. 11 19 11 19 25 45 • 25 45 ▪ 13 81 • Short 25 15 3 Months. 25 40 25 421 120; 11 10 11 12i 301 11 17 11 19+ 11 19 25 50 25 50 13 91 25 22 25 4 25 50 1204. 11 171 11 17f 31. 47 25 57* 25 55 25 55 25 60 25 57} 25 60 54 51f 47k 48 25 0 25 60 25 60 25 65 25 62{ 25 65 51/ 51i ANCIENT DWARFS. —History has preserved the name of Conopas, who belonged to Julia, the daughter of Augustus ; he was two feet nine inches high. She had also a freedmaid called Andromeda, of the same diminutive proportions. Marc Antony had a dwarf below two feet, whom, by way of irony, he called Sisyphus. Augustus exhibited in his plays a certain Lucius, who, as Seutonius relates, was born of honest parents, was less than two feet in height, weighed 17 pounds, and had a very strong voice. Augustus caused his statue to be made, and so little did he consider expense that the apples of the eyes were represented by precious stones. This statue, formerly in the cabinet of the kings of France, represented an ill proportioned, ricketty abortion, with nothing of the air of a little adolescent, as natural dwarfs usually have. He might be supposed to be about 30 years old. Tiberius admitted a dwarf to his table, and allowed him to ask the boldest questions, which he, taking advantage of, hastened the punishment of more than one state criminal. Domi tian assembled such a number of these little creatures that he formed them into a troop of miniature gladiators. Pliny says, "Marcus Varus repotted that Marius Maximus and Marcus Tullius wore but two cubits, or 2ft. llin. high, and yet they were both gentlemen and knights of Rome ; and, in truth, we ourselves have seen their bodies, as they lie embalmed, which testify the same thing." The taste for dwarfs continued to the reign of Alexander Severus ; but that prince expelled the whole race, male and female, from his court, upon which the fashion of rearing them for traf fic soon ceased throughout the empire.—Dublin University Magazine.. M. Louis Blanc has addressed a letter to the London daily newspapers, informing the public that ho does not approve of the assassination of Mr. Lincoln.— he Queen. • TThere was an influx of £61,000 in bar gold at the Bank yesterday. The Anglo-Austrian Bank will be prepared to pay, on and after May 9,6 s. sd. per share, being a total payment for interest and dividend at the rate of 8i per cent. per annum for the year 1864. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Tuesday, the 9th May, a special settling day in the shares of the Darjeeling Company (Limited), which are to be marked in the daily lists. The committee have also ordered the shares of Bolckon, Vaughan, and Co. (Limited), and of the London and Lisbon Cork Wood Company (Limited), to be officially quoted, the former in the d a ily and the latter in the twice a- wee k li sts. A L LEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF PAUPERS IN ST. GEORGE'S WORKHOUSE.—At the usual weekly i v u e n t i o e a thetio n a s b from the subject.t he meeting of the directors and governors of the poor of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, on Wednesday, two com poor-law It a B a o r a e r d d twhearteon the consideredlBth relative f April a late inmate, named John lTe Hussey,wrote t the President of the Poor-law Board complaining the ocon duct of the nurse and of the taskmaster towards him as a sick pauper at Mount-street workhouse. On coming to the doctor, that gentleman ordered him out of the estab lishment, ho not being cured at the time. About the same time another pauper, named Thomas Fennell, also wrote to the Poor-law Board as to what occurred to one of the other inmates named Robert John Levy. On a particular Tuesday night the taskmaster and trampmsster came to that person's ward demanding him to get up, as they wanted him to sit up all night with a pauper in the sick ward. He refused, alleging that he had had no notice of it, and been hard working all day. The two officials then, without more ado, were stated to have dragged him out of bed in a shameful manner on to the floor, then through the ward, intending to take him down stairs along the pas sages and across the yard to the tramp cell. He also pre ferred other charges to the same effect. The subject had been very carefully investigated by the directors, and the statements in the two letters were considered by them to be wholly without foundation. The following resolution was unanimously agreed to after some discussion :—" That the directors and governors of the poor entirely exonerate the officers implicated in the charges brought against them by John Hussey and Robert John Levy, as cohtained in their letters to the Poor-law Board, there being no truth whatever in the same. The directors are fully satisfied with the conduct of the officers of the establishment gene rally." The officials complained of were then called in and informed of the decision of the board. t . ,..- Ir. 5. rdaY l ing. rine° e on ,ords rive) 3rin (at- ) for phis 3 00 ing s tbe part ill Or es' Fli 3 ~na 0 11 ' o jl. th ° kJ °. I 100 100 IGO 100 10 73: 4 121& 47i 7