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

MONEY MA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, In O'CLOCK. the di scount market to-day TWELVE there is at present an active demand for accommodation, and full rates are required for all descriptions of bills. Gold, amounting to £13,000, was taken yesterday to t he Bank o f E ngland ; but it is understood that 00,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for transmission to Scotland ; yet operations of this kind are not at all unusual at the present period of the year. Annexed is a letter from the Chairman of the Stock Exchange Committee in reply to Mr. David Robertson I\l .P., repecti ng th e reso l ut i ons passed at the meeting of the holders of Spanish P ass i ve B on d s a nd the Certificates Committee Room, Stock Exchange, London, May 4, 1866. M Y dear Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 3d instant, enclosing resolutions passed at meetings of the holders of desired Spanish Passive Bonds and Spanish Certificates, I am bY the committee to inform you that they have eordered that your letters and their enclosures be entered .eh.eir minutes. lam further directed to assure you of the sincere hope of the committee that the proceedings to arrang You all u d e may lead to a speedy and satisfactory ement.—l remain, dear sir, yours very sincerely, (Signed) MaTTaaw FLOWER, Chairman of the Committee for General Purposes. D. Robertson, Esq., M.P. It i 8 notified that the directors of the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Limited) have made of £ 4 eal l of £5 per sh are, payable in two instalments 2 10s. per share on the 24th inst. and 24th July respectively. The offices have been removed to 10, St. S withins-lane. thThe movements of the precious metals since eday last h ave b een on a very limited scale. ,; i mports have amounted to about £259,659, i' Lle fly from th e W est Indies, the Pacific, and the £c) ra n z ils• The e xports have been to the extent of 4 ) 12 9, th e greater portion of which has been spatched to the Continent. Two o'CLock. At the Pari s B ourse thi s morn i ng, according to Beater's telegram, the Three per Cent Rentes were 411 1 , °te d 64 e. 80f. Firm. °ei gn politics still exe rc i s e p aramoun t i n fl uence 4e44.°4 the market s f or s t oc k s an d s h ares. Y esterday the ... the latest prices of Consols were per e nt• better, but to-day there is a reaction to th e same fraction a l amount. They are now 861 i for ta'°7l eY, 861 for the account. In all the other Governm ent , . securities th ere i s a l so a cons id era bl e de gree of depression. -F ()rei gn Stocks al so c l ose w i t h an extreme appear ance of heaviness. Italian have further receded 3 Per 1 . ; ., ce • nt ; Spanish P ass i ve, 11 per cent. ; the Cer iiiica" t , s _ i, it per cent. ; B raz ili an S cr ip, 1 ; an d of Mexican I per c en t . ; b ut there has been a recovery nearly 1 per c en t . i n Turkish. Annexed are t h e l atest quotations :--Turkish 5 per Cents., 291 30 ; 181 1 ; Spanish Passive, 231 1 ; the Cer 7tificates, 141 ; Italian, 411 42 ; Brazilian Scrip, 6 , 1 ; and United States Government 5-20 --- `'nus, 671 681, b I n the Railway Share Market the dealings hare een nu a limited scale. Great Eastern have de clined , ; South-Weste rn , ; Great Northern A Sto °k 1; Metropolitan, 11; while North Western have improved 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without m aterial vari tion. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and 112 some instances are a shade fl a tt er . Alli ance be ing marked 201, 201; Charte re d M ercan til e o f I ndia, London, and China, 39, 40 ; Imperial Bank, 2 6, 27 ; Union of London, 531 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 3/, 4 ; General Credit and Finance, 21, 3; London Financial 11/, 12 ; a nd Overeud, Gurney, and Co., 131, 14. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GCTERNMENT FUNDS. 1 ° Der Cent. Consols 3864 1 no• Accou n t, M ay 9 86 Nper Cent. R e d uce d 843 ew 3 per Cent 841 - low 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — ~ Do. 5 per Ceut. Jan. 1873 — 4110uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jun., 1880 Do. (Redo yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —Do Sea Telegraph), Aug" 1 908.. k —arch. June. Elellequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO — 9 dis 5 dis ~ Do .£lOO and £2OO loank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do .A,ccount — , lamuos GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. la Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Do. Account 1051 1 - 1 DO •. , 5 per Cent. July 1870 '-',..,0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 00. Certificate — _ . 00 . Enlaced Pa r 4 prer Cent °. pe 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. k,O 54 per C ent., May 1879 — D o Bond . Deb., 4 p er Cent., Aug. 1866 . , Do. unders, £ £l l,ooo ooo — pm tg• rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 11;asentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm trian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 a zillan 5 per Cent De 4 1 . '1 Per Cent 1852-58-60 Do. 1 1863 A-, ,, 0 Account 1865 _ 68 1 4 7 i 1 dis D o s . B u • e riP• £45 p a id ti., ; , ° . 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Do -.'oao 6 per Cent — D° R • Stri per £25 paid pm _ 41 per Cent 1)0 . 6 per Cent ei,olboniaabiart per Cent. — 1),,,,, • : 1 , r Cent. 1 . ),' 18 , 0 r per Cent., 1825 ",11110ian P rincipalities ,„ -1-'O. An 61 awtua(tor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — tr •121°., Provisional Land Warrant V, tiara 7 per Cent uo £lOO Bo , Second Iss s ue — nd D 0 Do. 1864 B5l 24 0 £lOO Bonds 3)1)00. Government Railway Debentures — (4., , o. ' 4 )0 paid D 0 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. ..--'0 Account ei c ,„ L 0 s ' ' pons ~,_ • Account 441,ateniala 5 per Cent. — D°•all 5 per Cent 1865 I ' altl eau 3 per Cent Do Do•.A.ccount 1864 l6l 14 13 ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French tio_nte videan 6 per Cent., £3O paid e. 1, 3 A Granada - Ortlin,,, 3 il ''.t.' por Cent., 1853 ~,o 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, — 2 80. Acc o u n t 4 - ` ll B B ian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B 6l 8 3 ~o 41 per Cent. 1850 "- ) 3 4 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 _ Do 5 per Cent. 1862 _ p 1) 0 5 per Cent. 1864 904 ''''.„‘rdinian 5 per Cent v 4'o: Account ''Panish 3 per Cent _D ° pAccount c ) New Deferred 00 Account D 0 Passive t3Do Accou n t 24 4 11.11ish Cert. of Coup not funded L ., -00 Account l4l i 13Vredish 4 0 t -1-,_ per ell . 1, --'.. 41 Per Cent. 1864 erkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —Do 0 Account BB .0 6 per Cent. 1858 DoDo Account 6ll £lOO Bonds D O 6 per Cent. 1862 D ° ° Account 62- 31 £lOO Bonds 6 i)per Cent., 1863 —° 5 per Cent 1865 paid up Scrip — 1.r),0 Account ~ ' 1,- - '''.l per Cont. Guarantjed — IDezuei 3 per Cent. )iotto account 6 1-)er Cent 1862 — 00 Account " t D° - 1864 304 / 3 , ,_ 4 I•9i:.ends ou the above payable in London. eu 2 1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 10 1 .,., ° tier Cent. Certificates 92 14171 ch 'lentos 3 per Cent. 1, 1411 S P , Cent 1861. Ex. 25f. --.0 Account " . 421 11 TWO O'CLOCK. 00,,1154 o.ls. efor mon ey tO. A count B6i 1 Jun, Acc ount 864 7 REPRESENTATION OF THE METROPOLIS. —The l i l i c : t l3lll ation of the metropolis has been estimated by the ti gistraz-General at 3,054,940 on the Bth of April, 1866, t ." Years from the date of the last census. Of this popula- On, 2620,339 are within the Metropolitan Parliamentary riunpughs represented by 18 members in the House of the ° . rts ; the remaining 425,601 persons are not within limits of any of the boroughs. The " etroolis" of 110 tt'e R egistra r -G ene al extends from Fulham t m o Plu p mstead, from Ifampsteud to Streatham. SHARE MARKETS, This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. share/ Railways. I Paid.i Closing 1 Business Price. dens (Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.June S.London, scrip Certi 89 9t 127 128 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western ] Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock 20 15 d 113 113 331 39, 6 7 122 123 1 ;Si '3l Do. B stock Do. ;New, is. at 25 prp Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 534 54 Do. South Wales . Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 57 50 35 10 31 35 Do. Newport Do. Hereford L alto,. shire & Yorkshire L3ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast rLon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New 10, 121 95 97 2,3 2i 120} nol 9*e 03 60 62 1304 1316 21 ail, 1,• 92 96 Do. Extension.... Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and John'sW'd Xlid and Do. £9 Share _ 122 1221 If 2 92 04 Do, Birmin.. & Derby mid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwio Do. G.N•E purehmt Do. Leeds Do. York D&. Carlisle ...... 57 as 6 27 109 109} 71 72 109 110 Do. Stock. AD Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 38 B6i 10 II p 120 124 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 149 151 66 68 Do. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central 'scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. et; ok Shropshire Union south Devon Louth Ea stern Staines, Wok., & Wok faff Vale 48 80 73 74 8 9 140 143 Do. C Vale ot Igeath Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic & gaawrence Bom.,Baroda, a Cen. In. ' E o u o .:s y p ti e l ; a ce re n s t.. .. Buffalo Sz Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 plc. ,23n-3-1......•• Calcutta & S. E., Bin Jape Town & Dock, gll 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. re East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prcf. Bones Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.c. +'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New g - ua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 8 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension 3lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. dz Hudson's Bay N. Itl.C'da, 6pc Ist pt. las Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ts' $ 6 . . Do. Puniaub... •. l Do.lndus St. Flo. COLONIAL GOVER] Britioli Columbia, i per' cent., Dec. 31, Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.J;July 1877-84 „ Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. sp. Inscribed sk Cape li.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1680-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April Lita . 15 Oct., 1900 - Ce_ylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1478 Do, 1882, May 16, Nov. ‘1 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal '3ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per Nova Scotia Gov. 8 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja July Do. do, April Oct BRITIS Cam. Consol. cold, Rm Chiverton uhxteehaY Busy Cliff or d Amalgamated l Devon G. Cons. ( Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea ti; a st Grenville E as t Gunnislake East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tav is t k Gam.ez StAubyn(G wen. G t , limited Gc. r r r e e e a a at L S W O ' G. Wheal Vor ( Helstna Grenville Herod's Foot ..... . Hingston Downs llarrvetallieUyny Lelant Marie s n e w w yn s dy erot ir .. ........ . . North Roskear N.Wh . 1 Bassett (Illo,gan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... • • • Pr, videnee Uny Lalant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West isassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi verton West Seton . Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 1 3 ) 100 103 52 54 ;ESSIONS. 64 50 103 104 i b y 4i 5 8 9 76 80 96 98 62 67 100 102 101 102 1031 1041 9 1 23 85 87 1 63 66 55 60 1 55 57 50 55 41 41 1 40 41 i 25 27 25 27 1091 1104 1i 2 p 14 2 p 99 101 91 93 151 18 5 414 91 46 83 '5 if Op 100 101 91 03 80 88 B 1 63 8r 8s 99 100 98 99 1,1 97 99 1 01 1001 T SECURITIES. 92 94 ¶0 93 90 93 7.4 80 76 79 102 104 IG2 104 102 104 102 104 86 8) 112 104 1(5 1 7 103 105 107 109 104 108 104 108 99 101 90 93 90 95 876 88a 91 90 72 75 98 100 98 100 105 107 102 103 ,11 MINES. 6 7 10 524 510 1 1 18 z 0 7 4 3 S 3i 4 8 9 3 31 5 i 21 22 it 14 1 16 18 20 3 33 40 4i 5 4 6 31 41 21 14d' 35 40 13 15 i 1 32 34 375 400 It 2 15 20 4 8 13 15 3 5 1 2 8 871 130 140 SO 85 20 2Z 3 5 20) 2 0 13 15 :111; SHARES. PREFEREN Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Ditto, 6 per cent, pl., 113 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm.,:lC5 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pl., 93 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 104 North British slper cent., No. 1, ILO PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 pf, 103 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Cheater and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 p.r cent., 1,9/ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 10/ Great Luxembourg, 12/13 Sambre and Meuse, 7i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian,ll2/ FOREIGN MINI. Chontaleo Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Don Pedro, North Del Rey, rontino and Bolivia t, old, lim., Vallanzona Gold, lim., 1 BANKS,. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 14 4 Alliance, Um.. 2)i 201 201 Anglo EgyptianAlim.46i Australasia, 694 70 Bank of London.; 24 Bank of utago, lira., 7 British and Californian, Um., 31 Charles Lafiltte and Co , 81 Chartered ter . of India, London, and China, 40 39 Consolidated Bank, lim., 81 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 6 41 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 European Bank, lira., 51 6 Imperial Bank, lim., 21 7 imperial Ottoman, 104 4 Land Mortgage Bank 01 India, Um., 3f London and River Plate. Ditto, issued at 1 pm., 14 London and County, 77i London Joint Stock, 471 8 London and 11 estminster, 98/ Oriental Bank Corporation, 45 Union of Australia, 50l 14 Union of London, 53i DOCKS. East and West India. 132 1i London and St. Katharine, 7L MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 5 42 China Steam ;hip and Labuas Coal Company, 9 Commercial Union, Insurance, 6 Credit Fonder and ffobilier of England. 42- 2 2 6 1 4 Egyptian Com. and Trading, Um., 22 2 2 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 32 2 3 22 Hudson's Bay, 151 2 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim.„ 11 2 imperisl Mercantile Credit Asso., tim., 5 1 7 1 International Financial bociety.'llm.. 3i 1 4 1 London Financial Association, lim , 122 112 12 11 London General Omnibus Company, MD, 3 1 I Madras Irrigation and Canal, 132 Ditto (all), 8 National Discount Company, 122 Ditto, issued at 5 prem.. of whieh 32 is to pay, 5 National Steam Navigation, lim., 21 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 141 8 14 132 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian il114 11 ; 11 =1 SI I Foss: 2.1.0 291 2.14.6 81 2.14.0 8.&6 3.9.0 10.8.0 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Error, before Lord Chief Justice Erle, the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Paget, and Justices Byles and Smith). THE QUEEN V. CHARLOTTE IVINSOR. Mr. Falkard, Q.C., resumed his arguments this morn ing on behalf of the prisoner. He said ho did not propose to go into various cases in which defective verdicts bad formed the subject of consideration of courts of appeal, but which did not apply to tho present case. In this case the indictment was perfectly good, and a verdict might have been given upon it, and the solo contention on behalf of the prisoner had reference to the fact of her being tried twice on the same indictment. lie could find no case in " Coke" that applied to the present, but ho called their lordships' attention to the case of " Campbell v. Queen." In that case Baron Parke, in his judgment, proved by analogy that two trials could not take place. The learned counsel cited several other cases tending to the same inference. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Hannon appeared for the Crown. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) MC SWINEY Y. MIAUGHLIN. This was an action to recover rent of certain premises required by the corporation for the improvements in the city. Mr. Philp, on behalf of the defendant, contended , that plaintiff was not in a position to recover rent as he had given the defendant £3 10s. to go out of the premises. Plaintiff denied this, and said that defendant owed him rent, but when he left the rooms plaintiff lent him £2 to enable him to got another place. Defendent was called and said that he had occupied rooms in plaintiff's house for some time time. He had notice to quit, but he felt it rather hard upon him, and plaintiff agreed to forgive him the rent, and make him a present of £3 10s. if he would go out, as the corporation wanted the premises. Defendant's wife detailed at some length the circum stances under which the money had been handed over by the plaintiff. Plaintiff denied that he had either forgiven the amount duo for rent or had given the defendant any money to go out. Mr. Philip—Who pays the rent now ? Plaintiff—That has nothing to do do with the matter. Mr. Philp—But 1 am entitled to know. Plaintiff —Well, the expiration pays me. Mr. Philp then urged that in these days there was nothing unusual in a landlord giving his tenant money to go out, and his Honour (Mr. Commissioner Kerr) felt that he ought to give evidence to rebut the defendant's evi dence. It was extremely unlikely that a landlord would lend money to a tenant who already owed him money for rent. There were two witnesses in this case against the plaintiff, and the verdict must be for the defendant. Verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. REFUSAL OF OUTCASTS TO 00 INTO THE WORKHOUSE.— Three young women, named Ann Anderson, Georgina Goodall, and Elisa Smith, were charged, before Mr. Knox, with being found in Hyde-park, without any visible means of subsistence, and not giving a satisfactory account of themselves. John Tippett, park-constable, No. 31, said—About six this morning I saw the three females lying against the wall of the Magazine Barracks. I had cautioned Ander son repeatedly before, she having been for somo time past in tho habit of sleeping under tho trees of a night and on the benches in the day-time. I took them to Mount -street Workhouse, and the authorities offered to admit them, but they refused to go into the house, and I then charged thorn. Mr. Knox—Why do you not go into the workhouse and bo taken care of ? You cannot be allowed to be about the park, and you will die of starvation and disease if you do so. Have you any means of subsistence ? Anderson—No. Anderson—l was a dressmaker, but, being ill, had to go into the hospital, and having parted with my clothes, have not had the meats of getting them back again. Mr. Knox—The end of it will be that some day you will be jumping into the Serpentine. Goodall—l should not like to go into a workhouse, as I have no wish to bo passed to my parish. Mr. Knox—l think the mildest and most humane thing 1 can do for you will be to remand you for a few days, and, after a few days' reflection perhaps you will alter your mind. The prisoners, who appeared very reluctant to go to a workhouse, were then removed. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY FROM A SHOP DOOR.—Thomas An derson, a decently attired mm of 32 years of ago, was charged before Mr. Arnold with stealing 32 yards of cloth, value £2 10s. From the evidence it appeared that the cloth was outside the shop-door of Mr. Alfred Southon, a mercer, 5, Tach brook-street, Pimlico, at 6 o'clock on Friday evening. He was seen by a servant at a house a few doors off to take up the roll of cloth and carry it away. She informed William Turner, assistant to Mr. Southon, who pursued the prisoner with an apprentice. The prisoner throw away the cloth and ran, but was pursued by the appren tice calling " Stop thief." Some men caught prisoner, and he was given into the custody of 249 B, to whom he acknowledged his guilt. Prisoner said he was sorry he had stolen the cloth, but 'he did it through hunger. He had been in Portsmouth five weeks, and came up to London on Thursday. A man took him to Whitechapel and inveigled him into a house, where ho was robbed of his watch, money, clothes, and everything he possessed. Mr. Arnold asked him if he thought ho was justified in stealing this cloth because other people had robbed him of his clothes. Prisoner asked to be summarily dealt with, as this was the first offence. lie was remanded till Wednesday for inquiries to be made. THAMES. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOCK.—James Pinkett, aged 39, a dock labourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a pound and a half of tea, tho property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Com pany. The prisoner was leaving the London Dock yester day afternoon, and a gate-keeper, named Augustus Reed, rubbed him down in the usual manner and found some : - thing bulky under one of his pockets. He was given over to the custody of Inspector Edward Ellis, of the dock police, who found upon him a long canvas pocket. It was a continuation of his ordinary trousers pocket, and hung down his person. It contained a pound and a half of tea, which was of the best description, and quite clean. Inspeo tor Ellis asked him where he obtained the tea, to which he replied that he had taken it out of some chests in a warehouse to which he had access. The prisoner made a singular defence. Ho said ho had contracted debts for his wife, and brother, and was involved in difficulties. He thought he would relieve himself of his difficulties by taking some tea out of the dock. Mr. Partridge—You could not do that by stealing tea the property of your employers. The prisoner—Yes, sir, I could obtain a shilling or two. Mr. Partridge—You aro a very foolish man. You are sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour. SEEKING THE MONKEY.—Daniel Rowland was charged with an offence called sucking the monkey in the London Dock. He was caught in fagrante delicto by a watchman named Row, who saw him stooping over a cask of port wine with a long tube in his mouth, which he had inserted in the bunghole of the cask, and was sucking the wine out. The watchman seized him, and he throw down the tube and became very insolent. He struck the watchman twice, and attempted to throw him. Assistance was at hand, and . 1 6 Z: r ant s ; Duncan, a Scotch he was secured. The prisoner said he would own to " sucking the monkey," but denied the blows. d as a manufacturing chemist, of Scotch man, a D M n a: .1, abed N c a Partridg e N 4 n o ificer described e the Albion Works, Old Ford, Bow, appeared before Mr. Partridge to answer a charge of being drunk and in capable of taking care of himself in High-street, Bow, on Thursday night. Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner why he did not appear yesterday ? Duncan—l was ill, sir. Mr. Partridge—You have forfeited your recognizances. You are now fined ss. for being drunk and incapable. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens flat, at id. below yesterday. Sales probably 5,000 bales. BATH AND SOMERSET RACES.—The Beaufort prize cup, just completed by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, is a sil ver vase, with cover, surmounted by a statuette of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. The panels on the body illustrate historical subjects in Bassi-Relievi : the recep tion of Charles I. at Raglan Castle, after the battle of Naseby, A.D. 1645, by Charles Somerset, first Marquis of Worcester; Charles 11. after the Restoration, A.D. 1682, conferring the Knighthood of the Garter on Henry Somer set and creating him Duke of Beaufort. It is a beautiful specimen of art, and will prove a real prize to the fortu nate winner. VETERINARY SURGEONS. — The bill laid before Parliament by Mr. Holland imposes a penalty upon any one who, not being a member of the Royal College of Veteri nary Surgeons, shall assume the title of veterinary sur geon ; but the bill is not to affect persons who have assumed the title six months before the passing of the ELECTION COMMITTEES.—This Day. DEVONPORT. The members of this committee, Mr. C. Bryn, chairman, assembled for the first time this morning. The petitioners in this case are electors of Devonport, and they alleged bribery, treating, and undue influence against the sitting members, Mr. Fleming and Mr Ferrand The petition prayed that the election might be declared null and void, and that the return might be amended by striking out of the sitting members and substituting of Mr Brassey and Mr. Phinn. Mr. H. James and Mr. Lopes were counsel for the peti tioners, and Mr. Karslake, Q.C., Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr• Cooke for the sitting members. _ _ _ Mr. James, in opening the petitioners' case, gave a brief outline of the political history of the borough for some years and down to a short period preceding the election. The sitting members represented the Conservative party, and the unsuccessful candidates the Liberals. A largo number of the population of the borough wero engaged in Government works, and 400 of them supported the sitting members at the last election. He would provo to the satisfaction of the committee that in several instances bribery had been resorted to as well as the other corrupt practices alleged in the petition. On the day of voting the men employed onthe Government works were all allowed a half-holiday to enable them to record their votes. They suffered no pecuniary loss in conse quence, but those who supported the sitting members were paid a half day's wages by their agents. The votes of the men were, in fact, purchased by this description of pay ment ; but it would appear, in evidence, they received still more substantial remuneration. The learned counsel then proceeded to describe the nature of the evidence he pro posed to produce. Several witnesses were then examined. GALWAY. The members of this committee met to-day for the first time ; Mr. Vivian, chairman. In this case there are two petitions. The first is from Mr. John orrel Lever, a candidate, complaining that the return of Mr. Morris and Sir R. Blennerhasset was pro duced by bribery and other corrupt practices. The second petition was presented by Mr. N. Stubber, who was also an unsucoessful candidate, who prayed that the election might be declared null and void, that the names of the sitting members should be erased from the return, and his own substituted. From the nature of the inquiry it is likely to occupy some days. HEREFORD. The evidence in support of the petitioner's case was re sumed this morning. MARKETS.—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Considering the time of year, the market is well sup plied with fruit and vegetables, and the trade is steady, at our quotations : FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, is 6d to 3s ; foreign do, Os to Os Od ; filberts, 1s 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sieve; oranges, 4s to lOs ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cabbages, 9d to 1 s 2d ; horseradish, is to 2s per dozen heads; greens, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; turnip radishes, 9d to is 6d; spring onions, 9d to is 3d per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 6d to is Od per bundle ; cucumbers, 6d to 3s each ; old onions, 1s 9d to 2s 6d per half sieve ; seakale, is to 2s Od; mushrooms, 9d to is 3d; new potatoes, 2d to 8d 3d per punnet; turnip peens, 6d to 8d; brocoli sprouts. 8s to 10d per bushel basket. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od; geese, 6s Od to 9s Od; ducks, 3s 6d;to 5s Od ; ducklings, 4s to 5s ; tame rabbits, is Gd to 2s Od ; wild do, Os 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, 6d to is each ; Surrey fowls, lOs to 14s ; do. chickens, 6s to lOs ; barn door fowls, 4s 6d to 7s per couple. English eggs, 6s to Os ; French do., 5s Od to 7s Od per 100. Ostend fresh butter, is id to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, Os 6d to 6s per pair; cod, 5s to 10s Od ; brill, 2s 6d to lOs ; mullets, Os to Os ; doreys, 4s Od to lOs each ; turbot, 5s Od to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s per 120 ; mackerel, 40s to 60s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 6d; lamb, Cs 6d to 8s ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; lamb, Gs Gd to 8s Od ; veal, 4s 103 to 5s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 45 10d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 71d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, Gd. to 7d. per 41bs. loaf. HIDES AN!) SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 21-d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 31d; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3i-d ;80 to 881bs., 31-d to ;88 to 96Ibs. ' 314 to 4d ; 96 to 1041b5., Od. to Od. _Horse hides, Os to lOs 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 6s Gd ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od; downs, 8s Od to lOs Od ; lambs, 3s to 4s 9d ; shearlings, is 10d. HA Y. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to .£5 lOs ; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. A limited demand. CumßEßLAxn.—Mcadow hay, £4 4s to £slos Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15S Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load. A slow inquiry. WitrrEcnArEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4 s per load. Trade steady. STA"' E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, May 4.—There is no alleviation of the gloom which has been gradually settling upon this market for some weeks, and the advance in the Bank rate of discount, by further depreciating the value of cotton, has only intensified the feeling of depression and distrust which exists. The prospects of war on the Continent interfere with one of our best markets for yarn, and the rumours of impend ing failures continue to induce caution both among buyers and sellers. In the export market for yarns we have had exceedingly little business to-day. There are a good many offers making, but at some thing like 2d. per lb. below the quotations at which spinners are willing to sell. These, however, are offers which are not entertained. The market closes very quiet, with a slight inclination to lower prices. From home-trade yarns the market has been quiet, and prices agein are in favour of buyers. Manufacturers are still very cautious in their operations, and buy only to keep their machinery moving. The cloth-market also continues to give way. The depression has continued all the week, and day by day prices seem to decline. To-day, owing, as is supposed, to the difficulties in the money-market, buyers appear to have been holding entirely aloof from business, and will scarcely make an offer. The reports from some quarters of the market are scarcely so gloomy, but generally they are very discouraging. NOTTINGHAM, 4th.—We had about an average attendance at our Exchange-hall to-day. The de mand for lace yarns assumed a quiet tone, and the prices of Tuesday were supported. The business done in hosiery yarns was entirely retail, previous rates being generally quoted. Silks very firm in price, but scarcely anything doing. The inquiry for brown nets was extremely dull, and the ten dency in prices, if anything, was downwards. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRIPM. I GRATESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Princess Royal, from Havre; Camillus, from Alexandria; Aurora, from Christiania. Dom," Saturday Morning. Passed—Medora, screw steamer, from London, for Car diff ; Margaret and Mary, of Carnarvon, and Miss Hunt of Camarvon, from the west, for the north ; H ero o f Shore ham, from the north for the west; Cornelius Grenello, from New Yo rk;Fasce, from Trieste ; I r t, f rom Lisbon; Nim rod,from Villa Nova; Colleen Bawn, from Alexandria; Sarah Black, brig, from Algoa Bay ; Ocean Belle, brig, from the west ; Sclavonia, from Alexandria ; Toftcombs, from Demerara—all for London ; Clayton, and Symmetry, from Aquillas, for Shields. PEACE OR WAIL—We have reason to believe that active negotiations are on foot with a view to the assem blage of a Congress to determine the vexed questions which are at this moment the cause of so m uc h anx i e t y and danger to Europe.--Morning post. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO TILE lIIGIILANDS.—Iier Majesty the Queen is expected to leave 'Windsor Castle for Balmoral on or about the 17th inst. NEW POTATOES.—NearIy 100 packages of this excellent root had arrived at Weymouth up to Thursday last by the mail steamers from the Channel Islands, being the first consignment to the London markets this season. THE PROSPECT AT WASIIINGTON.—Th e Washing ton correspondent of the New York Commercial writes as follows :—Meanwhile there is a decided improvement in the aspect of affairs here, and those who but a week or two since were denouncing each other now show a desire to conciliate. The President, while at Lieut.-General Grant's reception on Friday night, was approached by Thad. Stevens, who offered his hand and courteously paid his respects, and other Radicals also saluted the Chief Magistrate. At the circus, yesterday afternoon, I noticed Senators Hendricks and Trumbull, seated side by side, laughing at the nonsense of Dan Ric e , w hil e a score or so j o o f y d other tog C e thesnue of different p o li t i cal opinions, en cg of the woukeye. Railway and other Companies. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he hoped they had read it with satisfac tion. The traffic for the past half-year amounted to £617,969, against £313,175 in the corresponding half of 1864, showing an increase of £304,794, and the net receipts amounted to £249,582 for the past half-year, or more than at the rate of 6 per cent. on the capital expended on the open line. During the last half-year the great increase had been in the merchandise, £252,360 in the receipts, and 128,000 tons in the weight carried. It had been stated that the enormous amount of receipts had been caused by the conveyance of cotton, and that they must not expect that trade to continue, because when American cotton came into the market they must expect a smaller return from that source. But what were the facts ? The total merchandise carried during the half-year was 526,000 tons, of which 37,000 tons only were of cotton. The total receipts, as he had stated, amounted to £617,000, of which £185,000 was from cotton, which showed that they were not wholly de pendent on cotton. He believed they had not been able to carry one-fourth of the cotton, certainly not one-third, of what was offered them. A considerable quantity of cotton came by the old route and ordi nary means of conveyance. The company had only a single line and a limited amount of rolling stock. They had sent out rolling stock as fast as they could get it, and the deficiency was now being remedied. They had been sending out waggons as fast as they could be made. Another difficulty with the cotton traffic was that it was sent loose in bags, so that each waggon could only bring two tons of cotton, but when the whole of the cotton could be pressed before sending it by railway each waggon would bring four or five instead of two tons. Thelreturns have been improved to some extent by the maximum charges that had been allowed them. But their agent had been very careful in increasing the rates so as not to injure the traffic, all their charges being still below the amount sanctioned by the Government. The expenditure had been reduced from 73.26 per cent. in the corresponding half of 1864 to 59.64 per cent. in the past half-year, being a decrease of 13.65 per cent. At the same time the directors thought the expenses were still very large. He was glad to say that their locomotive superintendent had the gratifi cation of appointing some natives who had been 12, 17, and 18 years in their employment to the post of engine -drivers. Considering the difficulty and ex pense they had in getting drivers from England and keeping them in India, it was gratifying to have the prospect of turning native talent to account in that department. The permanent way was a very great expense, from the inferior timber for sleepers they were obliged to use originally, but these were being replaced by teak and iron pot sleepers ; 51,478 sleepers had been replaced during the half-year. The compensation amounted to £25,000, but only £B,BOO belonged to the past half-year. The rest consisted of claims for preceding half-years. Those claims for damages were occasioned by robberies and fires, and they hoped in future those causes would entirely disappear. The spark-arresters on the engines would prevent fires from that source, and the robberies would be checked or prevented by the new system of police which had been adopted, with the assent of the Government. On the whole, he thought they might fairly congratu late themselves on the financial affairs of the com pany for the past half-year, considering that the monsoon lasted during three months of it, and their net receipts were above £249,000, which would go towards the reduction of the interest account with the Government. With regard to the interest ac - count, it amounted to £2,500,000, and would have to be repaid to the Government out of half the surplus profits above 5 per cent., the shareholders taking the other half. Questions hod been asked as to when, and how far, the company would be able to deal with that surplus. Some thought the surplus profits were not to be divided until the railway was completed. He might state they were not obliged to wait until the construction of the line, as the contract with the Government was quite clear on that point. The surplus profits were divisible in any half year when the net receipts from the railway exceeded the amount of interest paid or payable by the Government on the total capital for that particular half-year. One moiety of the sur plus would go towards paying off the debt due to the Government for advances of interest, and the other moiety among the shareholders in addition to the 5 per cent. guaranteed interest. There was every probability from the progress they were making that a division would take place sooner than some supposed. During the current half-year, from the Ist of January last to the end of the first 11 weeks, the traffic had averaged about £56 per mile per week, or £38,000 per week. The guaranteed interest would amount to £360,000. At £38,000 a week the gross receipts would amount to £988,000. Taking the working expenses at about £368,000, or the same as last half-year, there would be a net amount of £620,000 ; at all events, if the expenses were more, there was every probability of a good surplus above the 5 per cent. They would shortly open 80 miles of additional line. As to the certainty of maintaining the £38,000 a week average he could only say that the stations along the line were blocked up with traffic, and from the traffic now going along the ordinary roads, the £38,000 average per week would be fully kept up for the rest of the half-year. Every effort was being made to obviate the evil, and to carry if possible all the traffic brought to them, by increasing the rolling stock as fast as possible. By this means and the doubling of the line they expected to be able at least to double the present capability of the company for carrying the traffic brought to them. With regard to the works in course of construction, he thought they would be able to open at the rate of 100 miles every six months. Early in 1867 woald be completed 111 miles to Estarsee, and to Jubbulpore, 162 miles, in the spring of 1868. This would complete the whole of the north east line ; the junction with the Madras Railway at Raichoor, 159 miles, would be completed in the course of 1869. So that 499 miles would complete the whole undertaking, and it would be all open for traffic in 1869, in about 20 years from the date of the first contract, which was on August 12, 1849. Mr. J. G. FRITH, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. In reply to Mr. 11. SMITH, it was stated that the simple interest on the £2,500,000 advanced by the Government to the company on account of the guarantee would have to be paid out of one moiety of surplus profits until the whole was liquidated. The company had power to borrow an additional sum of £1,000,000. _ The report was unanimously adopted ; the retir ing directors, Mr. Frith, Mr. Ayrton, and Colonel Holland, were re-elected, and also Mr. G. Smith, the retiring auditor. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. DEMERARA. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the fortnight ending the 31st of March amounted to $5,350, against $4,247 for the corresponding period last year, showing an increase of $1,103. LEVEN AND EAST OF FIFE. The report stated that there was an increase of £303 in the revenue, and it was proposed to divide 8i per cent. on the Leven and 3 per cent. on the East of Fife stock, being 1 per cent. more on the Leven, and I per cent. more on the East of Fife than was paid at this time last year. NEWPORT DOCK. The half-yearly meeting was held at the offices, Newport, on Thursday ; Mr. S. llomfray in the chair. The report stated that the revenue had increased £1,015 as compared with the previous half-year, and the avaliable balance, after the payment of all expenses, including £1,500 law and Parliamentary charges, amounted to £3,603. The report was unaniolowily adopted, and the following dividends were declared :—£l per share on the Ist preference shares and six months dividend, less income-tax, on the 5i per cent. preferential shares, leaving a balance of £283. In reply to Mr. BATCHELOR, The CHAIRMAN said the balance of law expenses not paid amounted to about £1,500. The retiring directors were re-elected, and Mr. A. Jenkins was elected in the place of Mr. T. Powell, who resigned, and the proceedings terminated. 39i 9 1351 i 54} 31 121 191 954 110 f f 20 92i 614 302 f 1 23 91 t 9LI 1221 3 73 2 109 t I I Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Mlles Opened. Receipts. ~....k ~....-_,.....-. _ Railways. , - ----, 1803. 1865. 1866 1865 X. C Belfast and N. Counties 9l 991 2, 28 1.956 Belfast and Couhty Down 59 Iv ( . 33 663 Blyth and Tyne lO 20 2,5:5 2,:33J Brecon and $1 er thyr ..... Bristol and Exet er l2l¢ 1211 7,191 7,!51 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4,51 408 267.5 24,637 Cambrian Cock ermouth Ii & Penrlth .. 31 4 - a 7 . 282 Cockermouth and IVcrkin .. 9 c C o . r r kk,iiiinidac Bkaroncdko,n& passage 2 6 0 4 9 ( 67 lid 20 459 781 ( 4 2 4 .0; Cork and Yong hal Cornwall .. ......• 651 654 1,:4! 1.513 Deeside ************ • 367 326 DublinD il p b o i r k E &x a i n i 43. et. d n. D i; ti. acl ro an. g ; l i e t ' .l : : .t.i :13. •• : .. : 6113576 141 92 Douubb:lins., a t l ß l Cl ck A l l o e w ath an .4.;:; e : x ..i d 73 1,619 1.175 55 61 15 37 1 ' 1,427 1.464 3 0 36 1 10 i 6 2 914 3,228 8.469 Forth and Clyde Junction 322 302 Glasgow Furness ' &&eS. ****************** :1 2 35 4 0 3 1 35 4 0 1 3 1: 9 37 52 2 10 2 46 6 1 Gt. Eastern,Zlk. &E . Union 7211 668¢ 34.5 4 34 3.1.4, , Great Northern **** Great North of Scotland Do Branches ****** .. ~ :** 0 53 1,7 J 1.704 ci 0t• Northn. & IVestn. (1;el.) G sl r t e .S a o t ti s t v h e n , . t & ern ll:e . 8 . .... .................... 4 .1 1,0/1 1,1'6 7 , ,,1 , 01 10,i 62 OSO 1239844 1270 2871 71,692 7 ,199 Hull & Hornsea ............ 13 Highland 246 216 3,281 3,329 Irish North-Western 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire ....., 4,,3 145 7,9 .0 1,938 Limerick and Ennis 4 03 211 24 1 2, 4 41.680 38 546 kB7 Limerick and Foyncs 261 26 ¢ 154 166 Llanelly 461 46¢ 707 951 Llynvi Valley 464 487 London & North-Western i 120,478 111,692 London & South-Western - 19 °6 21,384 27.163 Lond. Brighton, hattia m & , 13 jz . Coast i 12:53i1 1 2 2 6 7 7 } 2 ,:70074 , 292:t,3.418 , 11 2 2,472 •i.koo London, an 27 Do. Kent toastl, iLO 1,220 Metropolitan Extension t 2712¢ Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Han ,Sheilield,&Lincolnsh Kane)). S.Jun.& Altrincham 9¢ 9 4 1,898 1,489 3 /tiaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland Gt. Westn. of I rind 26 01 Midland (incl. N.-Western) 67 74 6 2 6 60 3 1 6 5 0 .. 9 3 6 8 8 3 15 1:5 8 5 9 2 5 44 2 3,019 2,897 N it o o r r h o t t r h it s i h sh . hail. & n. C , a i n ,e a r l t . h . 44 and Dundee 11 11 4 , 5 " a ' 6 " NorthN-I:atst L e o rn nd a o n n d Stock. & Dark 12 07 1 1160 1 99,96,9_ 6 _ 5, .. 1 9 North Staffordshire 258 258 9,11 , 8 7. 623 Pembroke and Tenby ll¢ 11 4 117 71 Riiymney l9l 191 1 , 21 ' 5 1,041 4 ' Scottish North-Eastern ll3 138 6,83 6,773 Somerset and Dorset 98 794 4 3 ( 3 4,2,, ..••• • 66 66 1 . 175 1,068 . South Devon South-Eastern 315 368 22,26 0 22 . 385 Taff Vale 6l 61 6,217 5,539 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 3 , 9 320 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,736 1,718 W'haven,Cleator,& Egmont lO 10 856 726 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 29,332 32,001 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern .1 unction 264 264 346 33'4 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 306 8,052 5 . 815 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 6,772 6,544 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Eastern Bengal • • East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 27,883 37,247 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 235 0,598 5,711 Great Indian Peninsula 6961 592 36,525 23,591 Great Luxembourg 134 134 6,141 5,142 Great Southern of India .. 79 • • 79 et 8 684 Great Western of Canada 345 315 16,423 14.005 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 778 713 17,161 14,864 Northern of Canada .. . 91 91 2,211 2,4;3 Northern of France ...... .... 724 724 00,574 57,745 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 2006 1971 148,753 140,343 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1618 82,013 71,117 Recife and San Francisco. &c 774 77¢ 2,845 1,369 Sc.nde lO5 105 2,220 3,6')5 253 45 2,:311 290 Do. Punjab, &c South Austrian, &c .. .. 1798 1646 6u.963 55,401 Southern of France 863 823 31,851 28,417 Victoria Welland 25 25 1:1 124 West & N-Wn. of France THIRD EDITION, SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocs. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 5. It is stated that Russia has consented to the pro posal suggested by England for the assembling of a Congress. France has made her resolution dependent upon the declarations of the other Great Powers. THE CHOLERA. (From a Supplement to the London Gazette of last nigbt.) At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 4th day of May, 1866, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council—present the Duke of Somerset, Earl Russell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir George Grey, Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Goschen. Whereas by an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, chapter seventy eight, it is, amongst other things, enacted, " that it shall and may be lawful for the Lords and others of his Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them, to make such order as they shall see necessary and expedient upon any unforeseen emergency, or in any particular case or cases, with respect to any vessel arriving and having any in fectious disease or distemper on board, or on board of which any infectious disease or distemper may have appeared in the course o f the voyage, or arriving under any other alarming or suspicious circumstances as to infection, although such vessel shall not have come from any place from which his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, may have adjudged and declared it probable that the Plague, or any such infectious disease or distemper may be brought, and also with respect to the per sons, goods, wares, and merchandise, and other articles, as aforesaid, on board the same ; and in case of any infectious disease or distemper appear ing or breaking out in the United Kingdom or the islands aforesaid, to make such orders and give such direction, in order to cut off all communication betweei? any persons infected with any such dis ease or distemper, and the rest of his Majesty's subjects, as shall appear to the Lords or others of his Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them, to be necessary and expedient for that purpose, and likewise to make such orders as they shall see fit, for shortening the time of quarantine to be performed by particular vessels or particular persons, goods, wares, merchandise, or any other articles, or for absolutely or condition ally releasing them, or any of them, from quaran tine ; and all such orders so made by the Lords or others of the Privy Council, or any two or more of them, as aforesaid, shall be as good, valid, and effectual, to all intents and purposes, as well with respect to the commander, master, or other person, having the charge of any vessel, and all other persons on board the same, as with respect to any other persons having any intercourse or communication with them, and to the penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which they may re spectively become liable, as any order or orders made by his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by and with the advice of his or their Privy Council concerning quarantine, notified by proclamation or published in the London Gazette : And whereas a certain vessel named the Helvetia, having a certain infectious disease on board, that is to say, the Asiatic cholera, has arrived, or is ex pected to arrive, at Liverpool, and whereas it is expedient to cut off all communication between per sons on board that vessel infected with that disease and the rest of her Majesty's subjects. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers con ferred upon them by the above quoted section of the said Act, the Lords of the Council do order, and it is hereby ordered : 1. That in case of such vessel arriving at Liver pool, having such disease on board, no person shall land from such vessel for the space of three clear days after her arrival at Liverpool, without the permission of the Mayor of Liverpool. 2. The Mayor of Liverpool shall forthwith causeined m all persons o n b oar d th e sa id vesse l to be s by a phy s i c i an or surgeon, an d shallh aplelrbmeietxcaealrltsifiuecdh persons to land immediately who by such physician or surgeon disease. to be tree from such 3. All persons certified by such physician or msofpesruncilitsdiosf dis ease shall be removed, if the ir surgeon to be affected with conditionsymptoms it, to some hospital or place to be designated for such purpose by the Mayor of Liverpool ; and no p er son so removedhospital or P lace until some p shall quithysician such or surgeon shall have certified that such person is free from the said disease. 4. All persons offending against this Order shall be liable to such penalties as are imposed by the said Act of Parliament upon persons offending against the provisions thereof. ARTHUR HELPS. " Spiritualism," as it is termed, is spreading in Russia. Two works aro just published in Russia, a trans lation of the book of Messrs. Bare, Edmonds, and Tal madge, and a treatise on " The Simplest Forms of Spiritualism" by M. Kurd= Swedenborg's "}leaven" h4 § 4149 ) 4 04 torislold. ITALY. FLORENCE, May 5. A despatch received here to-day from Trieste announces that a fire had broken out on board the Austrian frigate Novara, lying in the arsenal et Pola. The fire was not believed to be the result of acci. dent. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE--This Das. -..- -0. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Regalia (taken) 100 to 15 agst Redcap (taken) 7to 1 agst Cathedral (taken) Bto 1 agst Dalby (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) 12 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 25 to 1 agst Aldcroft (taken) DERBY. 9to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) sto 2 agst Rustic (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 100 to 3 agst Blue Riband (taken) 100 to 3 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 100 to 3 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) LATEST SC RATCHINGS.—The following scratchings have been made to Messrs. Weatherby since the publication of the last sheet Calendar on Thursday :—Hasketon Mc id, out of the Harpenden Handicap ; all Lord Portsmouth's horses, except Robin Hood and Whalebone, out of their Bath engagements ; Longboat, out of the Derby. THE JOCKEY CLun.—The general meeting of the Jockey Club, which was advertised to be held on Saturdays is postponed. Sleigh,oed to the the rider Dubiety, in the Ch es t er Cup, was rep the Starter, f or disobedience Stewards by at the post, and he was severely reprimand e d . St u dent was struck out of the Derby on Monday, the 30th ult., at 3 P.m. rt of The colt by Stockwell out of Bribery, 3 yrs, has been named Nottingham. Professor Anderson was claimed at Salisbury, on Th urs . day last, by Mr. Lapidist. • of the Regalia was struck out Beaufort Cup at Bath, o n Gladiateur the same day, Wednesday last, at 9 a.m ., and at 2.15 p.m. partner in the late Leeds firna Mr. Joshua Holt, senior of Holt and Crook, died on Sunday week. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1866. Bath 8 York Spring Harpenden lO Epsom Summer l5 West Drayton Redditch..‘ 2l Cornwall 22 Manchester Wye Southwell 24 Ascot Summer JU. Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton Kanturk Newark Hawick 0 diham Bibury l3 JU. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield Reading llundleby Nottingham Stamford Jersey Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Egham Wolverhampton Stockton Oxford Hastings Beverley l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 ' . Liverpool Summer Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Worcester SLY. [Knutsford Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Spilsby Cambridge 24 I Southampton 25 I Chesterfield Huntingdon 1 Goodwood UST. AUG York August 2l Dover 23 Plymouth West Drayton Lichfield Tunbridge Yarmouth , Derby Summer Weymouth 29 MBER. 2i 28 29 SEPT Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond Northampton Bedford Lothians' Racing Club 8 Bromley Hendon (Welsh Harp) 20 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Wordsley Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall BER. Newmarket2dOctob!' : 1! Harrow Newmarket Houghton ... Worcester ... 30 ;MBER. Lincoln NOVi Liverpool Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt ... 19 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. MAY. Curragh Baldoyle Spring B, 9 JUNE. Mullingar JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Curragh OCTOBER. Curragli l6, 17 18 FRENCH RAC. .NG FIXTURES. Bruxelles 3, 6 Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La Marche 2l Vissembourg 2l Paris (Summer) 26, 27 JU. Vincennes 3 Montaüban Toulouse 24, 28 J U Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Metz B, 9 Amiens AUGI Deauville..... ......... 4,5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 Abbeville I Le Pin 22 Chalon-sur-Saono ... 22, 23 Saintes 2B, 29 Caen UST. 1 Le Mans Laou l9, 20 Tarbes l9 22 Blois., 26, '2B Baden-Baden 3l SEPT] &den-Baden ......... 3,5, 7 Chantilly .................. 16 :FIBER. Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 OCT Paris ........................... Chantilly ............... 14, 18 OBER. Vincennes COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 15 11 16 Ditto 3 Youths. 11 19 11 19k Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 42f 25 47f Brussels IF 13 9 13 9 --,* _.taniburg Ditto ..................... :.. 3 Months. 25 87 25 45 Marseilles .... .... ...... 25 40 25 45 Frankfort on the ...... 119 1 . 4 119 i Vienna ........................ 12 2U 12 50 Triest© ........................ 12 30 Petersburgh ............... 271 12 60 Berlin ........................ 6 27i 271 Madrid ....................... 46 i 6 28i Cadiz ........................ 471. 461 Leghorn ..................... 28 47i Genoa — 28 ___ 29 0 Milan Naples — 28 ____ 2a .._ 29 0 29 0 ADVERTISEMENT.} -Avoid medicines: they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious limit! - Restoring Revslents Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourishment of the bust meat, saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, re freshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. 'We extract a few out of 60,0a1 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216, or the Marchioness de Brehan. of seven years' liver complaint, was:in; away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad diges tion, constant sleeplessness, and the moat intolerable nervous agitation.—Cure No. 1,771. Lora Stuart de Decies . . Lord NO. Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia — N o. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from fi d a dyspepsia , nervousness asthma, cough, constipation , j011y.,,_ tur Cure No. spasms, sickness, and vomiting.— years' diseased lungs, spitting '9 /s c. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of' Fr li tm ar b l i e l oo y a , ment, and partial deaf ness.—Cur i e nd indigestion, gatheriags, low Jacobs, of extreme nervousnes c. s, are No. 54,516. The Rev. Jaisi Surrey,liver of r t a h n i g rt e y . spirits, and nervous fancies. — ~ of indigestion and torpi T. Campbell,e; di l c 2 a l l b t , r e 22 a s t m ; e 2 n 4 t . 11 ; ~ In tins, lib, 20 9d ; 21b, d Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; lb a , ll ll ni s 8, King William-street ; likewise d i o i t s y . ..... o 4 3 311 the rr y liver, D F u a B k a e w r u r h h y i a c a h m ls ll ' also Phillips, tea dialers, ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgate streetat 61, Gracechurch 's'o, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand ; Within ; 63, ) treet ; 103, Tottenham-court-road ; 96, 54, Upper Upper-street , Islington, hetreet ; and -Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. Norfolk,a d a resister o j ; S Brothers, C 5, High-street John's- Baker-street N. ; Wigtfi.-77 3 eWare 9 1 61210QUR Harvey, Notting-hill; Close John's-wood, London ; and imi all ta re ti s cp p n e s c . table peters and the- OCT 100 et 20 20i 10 100 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 rlO O 2 100 0 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 4.4.6 2.13.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 85.15.6 9 all 104} 211 15! 1 103 21