The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

XONEIMARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocg. „ . The money market is assuming a firmer aspect, as the time for the liquidation of commercial bills approach es. Th e tendency of t h e spec i e movemen t Is also i nducing caution on the part of brokers, an d t he general quotation rate for first class bills is now equal to the Bank rate. In exceptional instances short -dated paper has been taken at 5 per cent. Au amount representing £llO,OOO in gold was taken from the bank on Saturday. At the second ordinary general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the International Contract Company, the report of the directors repeated the erl3l anation they submitted in the last report of the ir meeting for limiting the dividends to 10 per Cent The official returns relating to the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the three months ending March 31 has been published ; from these it appears that the total declared value of the exports for that period have amounted to £46,991,165 against £35,635,707 i n th e c o r responding period of r O , and s h ow i ng an i ncrease o f £11 , 355,458. The increase was most perceptible in coals, culm, cotton yarns, cotton m anu f ac t ures , ear thenware, haber dashery and millinery, hardwares and cutlery, linen Y a rn, linen manufactures, and woollen and worsted articles manu factures. The importations of the principal have been larger as regards raw cotton, flax, petroleum, raw silk, tallow, sheep and lambs' wool, 'wheat, Indian corn, flour, rum, brandy, unrefined sugar, t ea, and wine, but smaller as regar d s he mp, guano, provisi on s, coffee, fruit, and tobacco. The s hipping accounts exhibit a slight decline in the am ount t of to nnage emp l o y e d i n the foreign trade , t i ring the s ame per i o d f or th e en t r i es i nw ards, but there is an increase in the clearances outwards, while il l the coasting trade the same results are generally apparent. Two O'CLOCK. Accordi ng t o R eu t er ' s t e l egram thi s morning the drench Relates were 65f. 35c. Panic. The ‘, Engli s h St oc k M ar ket has been unfavour aLlY influenced by the continued warlike telegrams f tak en Italy, and a decline of nearly per cent. has p 8 lace to-day in the funds. Consols are quoted 61 te for m one y, an d 861 t o f or the account. T he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted 844 to 85 ; Bank stock, 244 ; India Five per Cents., 1054 ; ditto Bonds, 15s. prem. ; and ditto £l,OOO, 15s. prem. _Sales have predominated in the Foreign Stock 's.Bltarket, and prices are generally lower. Italian A .l ° . ek is 46 1 4 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 31k 1 ; 2 .' l tcan, 19i 20k ; G r e e k, 12 k ; Spanish Passive, 4 ; the Certificates 151 16 ; Brazilian Scrip, the } dis. ; Egyptian Railway Loan, 31 3 dis. ; and sew Egyptian Loan, 11 21 prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 681 691 ; Erie Sha res, 51 52 ; and Illinois, 79 1. Busin ess in the Railway Share Market has re ml3,ained very qu i e t, an d p r i ce s generally have u°vvn increased depression. South Eastern have receded ; Great Northern and Midland, each ..vs• ; and Gr ea t E as t ern , N or th W es t ern , and zletropolitan„ each ss. ' 4 the Foreign and C o l on i a l li nes th ere is little Chang e of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous :Shares continue exceed -I,ngly inactive. C re dit F onc i er an d M o bili er of England are quoted a dis. ; London and Finan cial, 5.4; 41 dis. ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., dis. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £1,025 7s. Bd. on account of the dividend °4 the debt of Ecuador. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ner Cent. Co nso l s 1 / I 1)0 . Accou n t , May 9 86 k,per Cont. Reduced B5 44 f ,„''' 4 e i• w 3 per Cent ' N ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 B4l o 41 A 0 0. 5 p er C ent. Jan. 1873 ..... 4k nnuities' 30 yrs, expire sth J an ., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.. s f arch. Juno. E lehequer Bills, £l,OOO , 3 per C en t . — • Do. £5OO _ Do £lOO and £200 'ank of E ng l and Stock, 5 per Cent ID 0 2 t. Is, ccount is :-A, Diali GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. u ' t ,i°o Stock, 101 pe r Cent., AprillB74 L',o. Account 1051 ' i n ° . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 _ "0. 4 per Cent , Oct. 1888 .... DO. Certificate; _ 130. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent D o - 0 • 0 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 °. 5 / per Cent., May 1879 — Do,Do. T ) eb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Bonds, £l,OOO l5 D O. under .£l,OOO .e. OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.. m 4tgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd lpm e Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 e azilian 5 per Cent D 0 .4 1 - - per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — , Do. 1865 -10 Account Do s 70 I 31 i dis Buen os ' ctip, £45 paid Ayres 6 per Cent Z 1,,,? 1 Per Cent. an . 6 per C en t en (Deferred 3 per Ct ) 9 - 81 D O P, £25 p a id r.,. 4i per Cent —r. " 0 . 6 p er Cent ‘6;olkrabian 6_per C ent. banisha 6 Per Cent. D Per Cent., 182 5 — tibfan Pri nc i palities kki)o. A.cconnt nador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - $ 70, Provi sional Land Warrant — P t ian 7 per Cent — Do) Second Issue — DO .£lOO Bonds — Do . 1864 B6 7 T\ Xl.OO BOIVIS 9Ol 33-"0. Government Railway Debentures 2 — } dis tir es , ° ,:• 43 s paid DO, 5 per Cents , 1824-5, ex Coupons ..,o..A.ccount * . Do. Coupons 'tali _ r , ail 6 per Cent 1865 t 0......Acc0unt — k e . alarernmana Railway — k'o• lea rt per Cent — Account U° Do 1864 — f ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French kontevidean 6 per Cent., .£3O paid 4°°rish Imperial 5 per Cent o,'cr Granada .N." per Cent r-,° per ID ' - ' 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) D ° 6 ,per Cent, 1864 — P„ 0 Unaranteed, 4 per Cent — " h 'iti'lan 5 per Cent., 1865 1 , "0 Account — °T,rtliguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do - 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62,'3, It Account 11 ,,sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D° -1, 0 41 per Cent. 1850 4 / per Cent., 1860 D o a Do - Pei Cent. 1859 — D° 5 per Cent. 1862 18,,. 5 per Cent. 1864 — DO'".ninia per Cent Sp anish Account D O 3 per Gent Do Account Do Paco erre 00 .unt r, sive — 81.-,0 .A.ccount ,laish Cert. of Coup not funded — is,uo Account lsi I i I 7 418 11 4 per Cent. T..:-:_?: 41 per Cent. 1864 Vinsh 6 a nt C ent. 1854 — D ° s'o Account 6 , ...... per Cent. 1858 ° A ccount I),° ClOO Bonds ,;() 6 per Cent. 1862 .1,,,0 Account.. B3i. 4 3 !is° 4100 Bonds o u ° .. 6 Per Cent., 1863 — 59i b o u ° A Per Cont., 1865, paid up Scrip — u .o 4kc coutit 32 11 21 11 2 1.1 _ ll 4 per Cent. Guaranteed e e llela 3 per Cent Ditto account 00 ° 6APer Cent., 1862 " c courit ' 1 - D. 186.1 32 itA%ig.al 5 r • i mi:lends on t h e a b ove paya b le in London. I), A . Pc' Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f . . ccount 00 b.lis THREE O'CLOCK. ,s 0 f r mo A.O. Account ne Y 861 ! 1 1 l l f 1:11D RR OF A POLICEMAN IN DUBLIN.—Late last li ti i i - (Su nday) a police constable in this city, while h o a n t Il l', was fired- at and mortally wounded. It appears t t 1 )110 shot did not take effect, and that he cried out to sop Mu rderers. T hen a second shot was discharged, which it'a- filed him instantaneousl - It is said that a civilian and • 0 soldiers were seen running when the cry to stop the kurclererg witki heard. N 9 Arre§t Y(a4 wade. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways, Pa:11 Closing Business p r i ce. clone. 'Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian Cam brian . . ..... Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & ab.Junc E.London, scrip Certi 89 91 127 128 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. Do. E. Angi. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. .New, is. at 25 pin Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. 'Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newpol t Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & ortli Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Sletropolitan.... Do. New 20 15 d 114 116 391 4'4 6 7 12! 121 1 B 6 1376, G7i 57t, 57 59 35 04 1 34 Si 101 ;02 1201 1211 bo Extension__ Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid: and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwici, Do. G.N E pureham Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Stock. & Darling. Do. 10. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire .. N. Az S. W. Junction .. Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock uo. Scot, ➢lid. stJok Shropshire Union south Devon . 4 outh E stern ;taines, Wok., & Wok •Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwill BKITISII Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cant— Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim.. e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Ben _al, gu., 6 do East ILdian, gu. 5 p.c.l Do. .1 E:itC - nsion Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds l 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist i-ref. Bonds 1 Do. do. deferred .. Do. 2d Pref. Bonds:11 Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Du. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. , o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. c G t. Soul h of India gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great 67 , s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 t io. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Lay N. Bl.C'da, 6pc let pf. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo ,OLOiIIAL GOYIM British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-s4 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept' Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 llo.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c' Do. 1878, do. Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov..' Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz Natal per cent N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 186 , Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 187, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1.89 Sew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So.,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 181384 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, hpril & Oct BRITI Cam. Consul. Gold, lua Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea bast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loveil E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gamiz StAubyn(G wen. G re at L,:xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheat Busy G. Wheal Vor (Relator, Grenville Lierod's F00t...... • . • • llingston _Downs Margar et (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crafty .• Prosper United.....• • • Pr v id en ce UnyLrilant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 'stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Cl gan, lira West 1 assett (111 (man W. Caradon (L , skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. ettEFERNN( London and Brighton, 5 per cc Midland, Leicester and Hitch' North r.astern, Cons. pref., 4 r South Eastern (tteadin,g Anne. PR.EFERENCE 8H Great Eastern 4a per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 pa cent. pfl, 85i 5 96 98 27 29 1201 121} 921 434 61 63 1336 134 3ip 1 1 92 95 123 123 i 1i 2 92 04 67 68 6 27 109 110 71 72 109 110 36 368 1 10 11 p 120 124 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 119 151 66 68 49 61 75 7 6 8 9 140 143 1 3 100 103 52 54 ;ESSIONS. 54 55 10 104 in 41 5 8 9 76 80 96 98 C 2 67 100 102 101 102 1031 104 k 22 24 85 87 63 66 55 60 55 57 50 55 41 41 40 41 25 27 25 27 1091 1 0/ 11 2 11 2 p 99 101 91 93 151 16 5 4id 93 4 , 6 83 -5 - 1} Old 100 101 91 93 86 88 81 63 8 82 99 100 98 99 6 Id 97 99 . ohlititt fn. &S. 92 94 130 93 90 7s 80 76 79 102 104 IC2 104 102 104 102 104 SG 8) 1(2 104 1(5 1 7 103 105 107 109 104 (00 104 106 99 101 90 91 90 95 871 fqi4 91 98 72 73 V 8 100 98 100 105 107 103 104 hI MINES. 2.1.0 291 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 0 7 10 12 520 sio 18 20 13i 7i 3/ 41 31 4 8 9 3 3i 5 7 21 22 1 14 15 l i 221. 23} 2 3 38 40 4i 5 4 0 3 41 2i 148 35 40 131 15 I 32 34 375 400 li 2 15 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 1 2 9 j 721 77i 130 140 80 85 20 22 3 5 203 2 0 13 15 IN liAli ?.nt. gua. stock, No. 1, 104 in 4 per ct.. b 7 )er cent., 89, £1.0.6), 221 LRES AND STOCKS. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10/ Banta and San Francisco, [lin., Rua. 7 per cent., 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 81 Recite and San Francisco, lim., gua. 7 per 0ent.,:121 San Paulo. lim., gua. 6 per cent., 14 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 141 FOREIGN M. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 I Don Pedro, lion h Del Rey, Linares, lim., 2 Scottish Australian, lim., ; BANKS , Agra and Misterman's, lira., 46 j 51 61 Alliance, lira., 221 3 2} 24 Bank of British Columbia, 20 Bank of London. 234 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 81 t olonial, 47 Consolidated Bank, lira., 9 81 East London, lira., 3 1 4 Eng ish Joint Stock, 1im.,7 61 European Bank, lira., 74 8 7 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Um., 131 111 it o, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, '01:111 Imperial Ottoman, 11 101 Ditto. new, 1' 1 10 London and Brazilian (11m.), 43 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 221 London and 11 estminster, 964 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lira., 141 National Provincial of England, 159 Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 464 Oriental Bank Corporation. 47 91 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 5i Union of Australia, 52 14 Union of London, 54 31 DOCKS. Surrey Commercial, 109 MISCELLANEOUS. Consolidated Discount. 11m., 4 1: Credit Foncier and liobilier of England, 4111111 Crystal Palace, : 9 Ditto, Prtlerence, 111 Discount Corporation. 8 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 34 3 Electric Telegraph, 134 English and Foreign Credit, 4 34 21 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lim., 3j 4 24 3 Home and C ssurance, lim, 34 Hudson's Bay, 16 15 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.,llm., I I 04 International Financial Society,:lim. ' 44 4 4 31 London Financial Association, lira , 15 Hi 1 111,dras Irrigation and Canal,;l3 Ditto (all), 174 .Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 0 National Discount Company, 14 Ditto, issued at 5 prem., or which 31 is to pay, 54 North British Australasian, 50 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 141 1 1 1 14 P.nairia, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lim., 84 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 164 Warrant Pin.nee. lim.. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 0 days' sight is '00; to 107 per cent. At these rates there is no profit tat the importation of go'd from the I,Tuitect Status. POSS. 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 THE SCN, LONDON, _MONDAY EVENINO, APRIL 30, 1866. MARKETS,--This Day. forward at the next public sales will be unusually exten sive. According to the latest statement, the arrivals since the close of the last sales have been :—From Sydney, 16,366 bales; Port Philip, 59,703; Van Diemen's Land, 3,786 ; Adelaide, 14,848; New Zealand, 8,267 ; Swan River, 2,077 ; Cape, 13,042. Total, 118,089. The wool trade since our last has exhibited rather more steadiness, but the aggregate business doing is very moderate, and at rather drooping prices. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 91 1 101 Half-bred do 2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7- 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing LITERATURE. I lain John Orpington. By the author of " Lady Flavia." Three vols. Bentley. Plain John Orpington, the village practitioner of Whiteparish, if not greatly liked, is highly esteemed and respected by a wide circle of patients. He is generally spoken of familiarly as " Orpington," " John Orpington," or more frequently yet, as "Plain John Orpington." " His blunt speech, his almost Spartan homeliness, and his downright dogged honesty," having gained for the village doctor this distinguished appellation. The unwary reader of the history of this " plain, blunt man " naturally believes him to be a diamond in the rough, and imagines that his uncouth manners and forbidding appearance conceal a kindly nature and a good heart. Such is the hopeful anticipation of Blanche Morton, who, as a friendless orphan, comes over alone from India, by her dying father's desire, to trust her own fate and her small fortunes to thetender guardianshipof plain John Orpington. While the hearts of returning emigrants on board the Homeward Bound exult at the prospect of a return to friends and country, the forlorn Blanche, to whom England is no home, turns a mourn ful gaze on the receding shores of her native land, where her two parents lie buried. One of the lady passengers Fanny Devenport, a charming widow, as good as she is charming, makes friends with the lonely girl, and proves ultimately a very guardian angel to the orphan in opposition to Plain John, who is a guardian of quite a different descrip tion. A heavy fog, of impenetrable denseness, is the kindly welcome that England bestowes upon her returning children, and as poor Blanche parts with her only friend at the railway station, she con fides to her the shrinking terror which from the very commencement of her journey has in creased upon her, and which seems to weigh more heavily upon her heart as she draws nearer to her place of destination. There is nothing in the appearance of Whiteparish, and the doctor's large, straggling, half-ruined abode to cheer the spirits of the traveller, while in the aspect of the two elderly maiden sisters—the one stern and forbidding, the other a would-be juvenile, with a fawning air and treacherous smile, there is everything to chill and repel. If she is hungry, she is told that she may have some cold meat, on this exceptional occa sion, but, as a rule, the meals must be at regular hours. The poor wayfarer declines the courteous offer, and goes to her room till she is summoned to meet her guardian. Remembering her father's confidence in the worth and sterling honesty of plain John Orpington, the friendless Blanche looks forward to his protection as a refuge from unknown danger. She comes down to meet him. He takes her hand, and she looks up in his face. During all her recent forebodings and appre hensions, even on her dismal arrival at her gloomy destination, " she had hoped against hope in this unknown guardian of hers." Now that she had met him, " she knew at once that she was face to face with her Embodied Fear !" We have followed with so much particularity the opening scenes of this tale in order to give the author full credit for producing a good theatrical effect. The reader participates with the heroine in a sensation of coming horror— absolutely a " sensation," one of the rarest things to experience in a " sensational" romance. It was lamented in former days that " never were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness," and as suredly at present we may say, as far as we our selves are concerned (but then perhaps we are har dened), that there never was so much of the " sensational," and there never was so little to produce sensation ! In the situation above de scribed, the author of " Plain John Orpington" does succeed in exciting a rare emotion. Poor Blanche has met her guardian and her solitary hope is over. Here is a charming por trait of— MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very quiet. Buyers of all qualities were very cautious in making purchases, and prices were less firm than on the previous week. For barley, oats, beans, and peas the demand was in a sluggish state, and the quo tations had a drooping tendency. The flour trade was dull at barely late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade is very quiet, and prices aro somewhat easier. At New York wheat and flour have commanded more attention, and have changed hands at rather higher prices. But moderate supplies of home-grown produce were re ceived up to our market last week. The imports from abroad consisted of 26,779 quarters of wheat, 8,397 bailey, 47,046 oats, 112 rye, 351 beans, 337 peas, 109 tares, 4,240 rapeseed, 10,069 maize, 410 sundry seeds, 2,857 sacks, and 2,000 barrels of flour. _ _ Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat wera moderate, and the condition of the produce was, on the whole, tolerably good. The demand for nearly all qualities ruled inactive, and owing to the large arrival of foreigu wheat, previous quotations were with difficulty supported. However, last week's prices were obtained as far as good and fine dry wheats were concerned, but as regards inferior qualities, the market had a drooping tendency. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands The trade for most descriptions was rather quieter than on Monday last. The amount of business transacted was only moderate, yet prices were in most instances supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request at late rates. The market was scantily supplied with English barley, but somewhat extensively with foreign qualities. The trade for all descriptions ruled quiet at last Monday's currency. Malt was in fair demand, and prices ruled firm. There was a good supply of oats on offer. Most descrip tions were in fair demand, at last Monday's currency. Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at full prices. Peas changed hands at last Monday's currency. The market was very moderately supplied with samples. There was a moderate demand for flour at late sales. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, rod, now, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s!s 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., new Talavera, new s2s GOs Eye— Barley—Grinding Malting 3Gs 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 67s Oats--Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 21s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 27s Cork, white 23s 28s Scotch, Feeding 22s 27s „, Beans—Tick _, 39s 42s Pigeons ..,. 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 34s 38s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Thero was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day, in, for the most part, good con dition. On the whole, sales progressed steady, at full quotations to a slight advance. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing dis tricts were rather limited, whilst the quality of most breeds was not equal to Monday last. From Ireland and Scot land the receipts wero on a very moderate scale. The at tendance of buyers was by no means extensive, and the beef trade was by no means inactive. However, most of the stock was disposed of at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Sibs. A few superior Scots realised 5s 4d, but the general top figures were 5s to 5s 2d per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge, we re ceived 920 Scots, crosses, and short horns ; from other parts of England, 300 various breeds ; from Scotland, 170 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 30 oxen and heifers. There was a fair average number of sheep in the pens in prime condition. All breeds sold freely, at very full prices. The best Downs and half-breeds, in the wool, realised 7s; out of the wool, 5s Gd to Us 8d per 81bs. Prime lambs were very firm in price, but inferior lambs were rather cheaper. The quotations ranged from 8s to Os per Blbs. About 500 lambs reached us from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in short supply and good request, at from 5s 4d to Gs 4d per 81bs, being very full prices. In pigs only a limited business was passing on former terms, viz., from 4s to 4s 10d per 81bs. Per 81b to sink tho offal. oda d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 44 8 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Prime Scuts, ac.... 5 0 5 2 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Second quality do 10 5 o tided Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4 Prime s'thdown 00.6 8 7 Large coarse calvcs.s 4 5 !O Prime small d0......6 0 6 4 Large hogs ....4 0 4 4 Small porkers- 4 6 4 10 13amb....8s 01 to 93 Od. Suckling calves, 21s to 248 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 308 to 3.. s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 3,510 1 Beasts 1 77C Cows. — Cows. • sheep Calves 4O Caves 2V Pigs 3BO !Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 9,128 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 9,284 ; in 1864, 5,814 ; in 1863, 4,518 ; in 1862, 2,140 ; and in 1861, 2,095. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp — 3338 ~. 36 58 Boulogne l2O 456 .„ 32 Bremen ... 369 ~. 221 5 105 Gestomunde 258 GOO 20 Cadiz - •.• Calais.. •.• Corunna — ... Dordt. - ~. Dunkirk - ... Dieppe. - es. ... ... -- Hamburg 733 .„ 1641 „. ... ... 753 Harlingen ~. ••• -- ~. --- ... Havre .... et• "'—' et. ."" Ise .—.. ••• '— Ostend l4 ... 60 ... 2 .„ 43 ... 7 Oporto Rotterdam ••• .-". ••• ...". ••• -.. ••• ."'" 31 ... -- ..• 41 ... - '..... ••• """'"' ... --- •.. -- - ... - ... - ... 113 Total 1,565 6,127 ~. 223 157 ...1056 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1258 2954 94 443 ...1109 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 1, 1865, and this day, Monday, April 30, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. clay 1, 1865. April 30, 1866. B (i 8 Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 S ec ond quality do. . 3lO 4 2 444 8 4 4 4 Prime large oxen 8 310 t o 84 d 2. 6 410 5 0 Prime Scots, ez.c. Coarse and inferior sheep ~ 4 0 4 8 4 2 4 8 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 510 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 410 Beasts 4,810 3,540 Sheep and lambs 21,160 20,320 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 2, 1864.—Beasts, 5,270 — sheep and lambs, 25,820—calves, 209—pigs, 480. May 4, 1863—Beasts, 3,990 —sheep and lambs, 22,640 —calves, 143—pigs, 450. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets aro but moderately supplied with meat. Generally speaking, the trade is steady at very full prices. Per 81b by the carcase. s d a el i d ■ d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 6 4 4 Middling do. 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton.. 4 6 5 2 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 prime do 5 4 5 6 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 10 5 8 Large pork 3 10 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 4 10 Lamb, Cs 6d to 8s Od. BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business passing in hops is very mode rate. Prices, however, rule firm, and without material change from last week. The imports into London last week were 83 bales from Antwerp, 114 Boulogne, 72 Rot terdam, 18 Hamburg, and 30 bales from Now York. New Mid and East Bents , • 80s to 140 s per cwt. New Weald of bents New Sussex 7, Yearlings —s to —s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of potatoes on sale is moderate. For most qualities there was a fair demand, and prices ruled firm. The supply was almost wholly confined to home-grown produce. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 7os to 100 s ~Flukes „ Rocks V.'s to 60s SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed have moved off freely at about late rates. For agricultural seeds there has been a fair de mand ; but the inquiry for cakes has been in a sluggish state, and prices havo had a drooping tendency. WOOL. The exports of wool from Australia and the Cape con tinue large, and it is probable that the supply to be brought TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day, and prices have slightly improved. The quotation from P.Y.C. is 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow commands 45s 3d net cash. Routh fat, 2s 4/d per Blbs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 41,032 50,417 34,519 29,525 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od 47s 3d Delivery last week 1,377 965 1,147 1,065 Ditto from June 1 75,240 70,546 88,644 98,222 Arrival last week Ditto fn. in June 1 77,995 83.116 77,766 95,264 Price of Town :.,. 44s 5d 41s Gd 4253 d 47s 3d LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Shee.) 13 ILBOROPGH V. KENNET. In this case the plaintiff had been employed as foreman in the rebuilding of the Surrey Theatre, and the defendant was tho printer of a publication called The Operative Bricklayers' Society's Circular. During the course of the construction of the theatre a number of the copies of the publication were circulated amongst the workmen employed by the plaintiff, and the result of some of the articles was that the workmen became discontented, and ultimately a strike took place. The plaintiff in consequence was unable to carry on his part of the contract, and the work he had undertaken he was prevented from finishing, and thus the work was lost to him, by which he sustained serious loss and damage. He brought an action against the defendant , as printer of the publication, which was tried before Mr. Justice Shoe, when the jury found for the plaintiff, damages £lOO. Mr. M. Chambers this morning showed cause why the verdict should not be set aside or the amount of the damages reduced, which the defendant thought excessive. He (defendant) was not the author of the article that had proluced the state of things which bad teen attended with such serious results to the plaintiff. He urged the court very strongly to grant a new trial, because the defen dant was not the person who had in the first instance been the cause of the special damages the plaintiff contended ho had received. He was merely the printer of the paper in question, and ho contended that the proper person who should be called _upon to compensate the plaintiff was the author of the article, if it should bo the opinion of the Court that the damages which the plaintiff alleged he had suffered had been proved. The Court refused the application on the ground that the damages were not excessive. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED 'WITH OBSTRUCTING THE POLlCE.—Letitia Groves, an unfortunate, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner, and Mr. Stewart Johmann, of 3, Cam den Hill-road, Kensington, was charged with obstructing John Lethbridge, 58 C, in the execution of his duty. Lethbridge, 58 C—On Saturday night, seeing a crowd of persons in Princes-street, Coventry-street, and hearing tho quarrelling, l went up and told them to go away, and they did so with the exception of the female defendant, who re fused to leave, and set to shouting. As the crowd reas sembled, I took her into custody, when the male defen dant came up and put his hand 'on my shoulder, and in sisted on my telling him what I was going to do with her, and I did not give him an answer, and told him to take his hand away, and he then went to my other side, and tried to pull the female away, some other men also inter fering with me. Another constable came to his assistance, and we then went to the station ; on the way themale de fendant getting in front of me, and obstructing me, and putting out his foot, and trying to throw me down. He then camp to the station, and insisted on seeing that the female was not locked up, and I then charged him with obstructing me. The male defendant said—Seeing a crowd collected, I went up and asked what was the matter. Not getting an answer, and seeing a woman struggling and shrieking, I asked the constable, who said "Go to the station, and you'll see ;" and I did so, thinking that I should bo ad mitted, the same as to any other court, but on getting to the entrance I was nearly thrown down by a constable, and on my expostulating with him, and telling him that he was not justified in treating me in that violent manner, a sergeant said, "If 1 had to deal with you I'd l oc k y ou up," and I was them forcibly seized and placed in the dock with the female to answer a charge which I say is utterly base less. I have a witness to call. Police-constable 166 C—l went to the assistance of Leighton, and saw the male defendant with his hand on his shoulder. The defendant got to the station before we did, having stated that he would see that the woman was not locked up. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then if he got to the station before you did, that does away with what the constable says about his having attempted to trip him up on the way to the sta tion. Enough has taken place, and I shall dismiss the defendants. SHAMMING BLINDNESS.-30h11 Tooke, a lad, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, as follows : Thomas Turner, Mondicity Society officer, said that while in Hay-hill, Piccadilly, he saw the prisoner with a board round his neck on which was painted, " Please, pity the blind and fatherless," and also accompanied by a dog. He watched the prisoner after seeing him receive several pence in a few minutes, and as he knew him not to be blind he took him into custody. The prisoner was in the habit of begging to support a worthless mother and a man she lived with. The prisoner had been two or three times before convicted for a similar offence. The prisoner begged to be allowed to go this time, but Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for three months with hard labour. THAMES. ASLEEP ON THE ROAD.—Benjamin Brown, hay dealer of Romford, and 28 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself, his horse, and his cart on Saturday evening in the Bow-road. Police Sergeant Ripp, No. 5 K, said the prisoner was lying on the bottom of his cart dead drunk and unable to move. The reins had fallen from the prisoner's hands, and the horse was proceeding dDwn the road at a fast trot without guidance. The animal was quite sober. Mr. Partridge—What animal ? (A laugh.) Ripp—The horse, your worship. The prisoner said he had been up two or three nights, he was very sleepy, and a friend gave him some rum which laid hold of him. Mr. Partridge—And your horse and cart are proceeding along a public road on a Saturday evening without guid ance, and with the owner fast asleep in his cart. You are fined 20s. The penalty was paid. A VERY TROUBLESOME WomAx.—Margaret Norton, a middle-aged woman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and making a disturbance at the White Swan public-house, in High street, Wapping. Mr. Samuel Norton, the landlord of the White Swan, said the prisoner was married to his brother, and that she was a very - dissipated and turbulent woman. She had been in the practice of coming to his house under pretence of asking for her husband, but in reality to annoy him and make a disturbance. She came to his house yesterday (Sunday) morning, at 11 o'clock, while respectable people wore on their way to church and chapel, and made all the noise she could. She demanded a sight of his father's will, and said she would do some mischief if i t was not given to her. He called for the police, and gave her into custody. She had broken up four homes, and ruined her husband. I k v n o o m w a , n s sir, h i o n d i e s e d u . aonwa Mr. Partridge---Who gave her that bl ac k eye ? in cohabiting default s witheseven me gave mo a black eye. I T V h i e tn p e i s i s s — on l er d — on i t days' pr SO n Mr. i r m art i rid n ge i fined tho prisoner, Liverpool. Cotton Market-.-This Day. Market opens quiet, at falling rates. Sales pro bably 6,000 or 7,000 bales. AUSTRIA AND P R USS lA.—Two dogs met the other day, and approached each other slowly and surlily, with stiff backs and dignified legs. They were a large Pomeranian and an immense Dalmatian ; and the follow ing dialogue was overheard between them—Caesar : R-r-r-r-r. Fritz : R-r-r-r-r-r-wugh ! Ccesar : Stop ; a word in your ear. Fritz : Don't you bite, then. What is it ? Caesar : We don't moan to fight, you know, and don't you think we've done enough for respectability ? - Come, lot's be friends, and pay our respects to those small-Ger mans at the shop round the corner ; they look good, and wo Lhan't be seen, or, if wo are, we shan't be caught ; or if we are, we can show fight. Fritz : Show it, yes ; but I makingthe it. Caesar: A gree d, agree d . A n d Sausage shop, th e b es; f r i en d s i n p th r e o y tes s t at a m ga p i e n r s e t d oteto Europe.—. Examiner. PLAIN JOILN ORPINGTON. "It was not his broad flat face, it was not his heavy under-jaw, it was not even the unwholesome hue of his complexion that inspired a prejudice against him. Neither was it that his hands were red, or that his lank hair looked draggled and damp. But the eyes, the terrible eyes—eyes not remarkable for form or colour—in them it was that Blanche Morten read the expression of what is, perhaps, the most dangerous agent of evil upon earth—a pitiless will. A cruel will, rampant, merciless, unscrupulous, strong with the blithe strength of the serpent that can twine his loose folds, as if in sport, around the trembling antelope, and presently crush the bones and devour the carcase. Poets have described eyes as the windows of the soul. What sort of a soul was that, thought shuddering Blanche, that glared out upon her from under John Orpington's black brows 2" How this pitiless will is exercised, and how Blanche's terrors become justified and confirmed we shall not reveal. We have said enough to promise the sensa tional reader a rare treat, and we may congratulate the author of " Lady Flavia " on the production of another clever novel, although the hero selected is most repulsive, and the main incidents of the story are not of a pleasing character. The Quadrilateral. One Vol. Saunders, Otley, and Co. A volume of graceful verses written by three friends and dedicated to a fourth—" the fourth angle of our quadrilateral " in a complimentary in troduction. Some of these little poems are above the average merit of such productions, and almost all are melodious and attractive. Mr. Gladstone as Leader of the House of Commons. " Warder," in the Sunday Times, writes: " I am sorry to be driven to the conviction that Mr. Gladstone has, in his first experiences as leader of the house, systematically, and apparently with deliberation, pursued a course of conduct disre spectful to, and inconsiderate of, that house. It was an act of ostentatious distrust of that house to sepa rate the question of the re-distribution of seats from the question of the extension of the franchise. Mr. Gladstone told the representatives of the people, in so many words, ' I have no faith in your integrity, your sincerity, your patriotism, your honour.' Such a challenge had in it not much that tended to lay a foundation of future confidence, or to generate warm personal sympathies. It was rude, dictatorial, and defiant. Then, in smaller matters, Mr. Gladstone has exhibited a lack of tact, ready judgment, and practical wisdom. It was eminently injudicious, for example, not to meet Sir Fitzroy Kelly in a more amiable spirit in reference to the postponement of the discussion on the malt tax. By not giving a promise to provide that learned gentleman with an early and suitable opportunity of bringing his mo tion before the house, he irritated a great number of gentlemen whose feelings it should have been his aim to soothe, and offended the most earnest of his own partisans by an apparent indifference to the in terests of Reform. He lost a clear night to the great debate, and thus forgot what was due to the convenience of the Legislature in particular and the country in general. The same mistake was most flagrantly committed on Monday night last. Every body had expressed a desire that the debate should not be prolonged until next week; and, therefore, it was felt that none of the time of the Legislature should be wasted which could by any means be de voted to the all-absorbing question. Mr. Sheridan's resolution on the Fire Insurance Duty, however, stood for Tuesday night. Mr, Gladstone is known not to entertain the most amiable feelings towards Mr. Sheridan ; and it may be presumed, therefore, that he did not feel disposed to place himself under any obligations to the courtesy of the hon. gentleman. The consequence was, that another night was sacrificed by Mr. Gladstone's peevish egotism. This is a comparatively trivial incident, perhaps, but it affords a significant illustration of those elements in Mr. Gladstone's character which disqualify him for the finer and higher responsibi lities of official statesmanship. It not only reveals poverty of resource, but serious defects of temper. And, above all, it forms another instance added to many previous instances, of llr.Gladstone's habit of looking at the House of emulous rather as a play thing of his policy or the ladder of his ambition, and e not as the responsible representation of that . public opinion against the majestic resolve of which is absurd in a man of even Mr. Gladstone's pretensions to contend. But a more charac teristic exhibition of impatient vanity remains to be recorded. On the introduction of the question of parliamentary reform, Mr. Gladstone gave the house pretty distinctly to understand that they need not expect any explana nations of the financial policy of the Government, or of the financial condition of the state, until that matter was disposed of. This was said with a cer tain tone of vaingloriousness and self-complacency, as though Mr Gladstone was firmly persuaded that the interest of the house in his financial measure was so great as to constitute an inducement to hurry the Reform Bill through the house against its in clination. On Thursday night he treated the house to the very antithesis to this insult. He coolly announced that, as it was agreed to close the debate on the Reform Bill the following night, he should make his financial statement on Thursday next ! He, in fact, assumes that he shall be in office at that time. With the cunning of an electioneering dodger, he pretends to entertain no doubt whatever of the re sult of the division. He is as certain of a good working majority as though the lists were already clever ; in his h an d s. Thi s i s not amus i ng; it is not even it is simply undignified and tricky. " All these indications of moral infirmity have had an unquestionable effect upon the House of Commons, with whom Mr. Gladstone's relations are at the p resent moment anything but comfortable or encouraging ; and, whether the second reading be carried by a majoriy of two or twenty votesj ven ture to predict that the right hon. gentleman's reign over that assembly is virtually at an end." THIRD F2,DIT toN, SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TAT TERSALL S'— This Evening. DERBY. sto 2 agst Rustic (taken and offered) 5 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Redan (taken) 100 to 8 agst Vespasian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 28 to 1 agst Stabber (taken and offered) 28 to 1 agst Blue Riband (offered) 30 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) Student was struck out of the Derby at 3 p.m. to-day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—TiIIs DAY. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Cathedral (taken) 6to 1 agst Windham (taken) 8 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 10 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Regalia (offered) DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 3to 1 agst Lord Lyon (offered) 100 to 7 agst Rsdan (taken) 100 to 7 agst Vospasian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) ARRIVALS AT ASCOT. Grapeshot, Eakring, Sealskin, Primrose, Clairvoyante colt, Corsair, Plutus, Monitress, Clarice, Opoponax, Split tile Difference, Achievement, Rescue, Provisor, Brahma, Misfortune, Noisy colt, Marksman, Harpingdon, Seville, Indian Star, Auditor, Kingmaker, Vcrulam, Birkdale, Gunivere, Huntsman, Fripponier, Satire, Raven, Glacier. Blinkhoolie, Little Gentleman, Dalesman, Hippia, Hasketon Maid, Halifax, Idler. 1221 1361 7 67 ,1 I I 88 1214 f 1 27 21 9.ti 3 62 133} 3 123 2i 1091 36& 7i Si 41 IC4i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIS EVENING. _ _ ROYAL COMMISSION. The ItGyal assent was given by commission to the fol lowing bills :—Exhibition of Art, Cattle Shed in Burghs (Scotland), Forsyth's Indemnity, Parliamentary Oaths Amendment, East Indian Military, &c., Funds and Transfer, Columbia (Bethnal Green) Market and Approaches, Central Wales Extension Railway, Banbury Gas, Derwent and Shotley Bridge Road, and West Middlesex Water. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Sydney, and Lord Foley. After the different bills had been gone through, the house suspended its sitting until live o'clock, when the LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack. SUNDAY TRA DING. On the motion of Lord CHELMSFORD, a bill amend ing the law in respect to Sunday trading was agreed to. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Stour bridge Gas Act Amendment, Thames Tunnel Company, Eastern Bengal Railway Company, Thames Subway, Dagenham Dock Railways, Roach River Fishery, Hatfield Chase Warping and Improvement (Railway), Ardmore Harbour, and Putney and Fulham New Bridge. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Wesleyan and General Assurance Society; Heywood Water; North Eastern Railway (Gilling, Helmsley, and Pickering Branch); Leicester Water; Dublin Port Acts Amendment; Dublin Port (Docks); Leicester Cattle Market, &c. On the motion of Lord CHELMSFORD the Attorneys and Solicitors (Ireland), 1866, Bill passed though com mittee. The house went into committee on the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, and the clauses with some amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. The report of the amendments on the Me of Land by Auction Bill was brought up and agreed to. POOR PERSONS BURIAL (IRELAND) BILL. The house went in committee and the different clauses were agreed to. PUBLIC OFFICES (SITE) BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, this bill was read a third time and passed. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY took the oaths and his seat for Southampton. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Bury Gas ; Cleethorpes Gas; Congleton and Buxton Road; Ebbw Vale, Beaufort, &c., Water; Llynvi Valley Railway; Macclesfield and Chapel in the Frith Road; Manchester and Stockport Railway ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway (Liverpool Extension) ; Merrybent and Darlington Railway ; and Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay and Hoylake Railways. BANBURY ELECTION. Mr. MOWBRAY brought up the report of the corn. mittee appointed to try the merits of this election petition It was to the effect that Mr. Samuelson was duly elected. NORTHALLERTON ELECTION. The report of this election committee was up. It stated that C. IL Mills, Esq., was not duly elected,_,and that the last election was a void election. WAKEFIELD ELECTION. The report of this committee was brought up. It stated that W. H. Leatham, Esq., was duly elected. It also stated that bribery had taken place in some few instances, but there was no reason to believe that corrupt practices extensively prevailed. The concluding paragraph elicited some laughter. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. MILL presented a petition in favour of a bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Mr. T. CHAMBERS also presented a number of peti tions with a similar prayer. NE W WRITS. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, new writs were ordered to issue for Sandwich and Reading ; and on the motion of COl. TAYLOR, a new writ was ordered to issue for North Devon. _ _ PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of the Government, now that the oaths hitherto taken by members of Parliament had been replaced by a simple and uniform oath, to introduoe a bill in the present session to substitute a similar form of oath for that now required to be taken by all persons ac cepting municipal or other offices in Ireland. - AMENDMENT OF THE POOR LAWS. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the President of the Poor Law Board if the proposed measures for amending the adminis tration of the Poor Law Board in the Metropolis would give proper controlling power to the Poor Law Board over the parishes at present governed under local acts ; whe ther it would abolish the election of guardians for life; and if he knew w h e th er t h e guard i ans of Clerkenwell had discontinued that ill-treatment of paupers which had been repeatedly commented on in the public press. Mr. VILLIERS said a measure would be shortly laid before the house with a view, as far as possible, of embody ing the recommendations of the commission that had re ported on the subject. The guardians of Clerkenwell had greatly improved the accommodation afforded to casual paupers. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the Government did not at present propose a bill, but they did intend to appoint a commission to inquire into all oaths taken by the holders of municipal and other officers. Sir - OATHS OF MEMBERS. , _ G. GREY moved the following :—c, Tha t mein- Derb may take and subscribe the oath required b y law; at any time during the sitting of the house, before the orders of the day.and notices of motions have been en tered upon, or after they have been disposed of ; but no debate or business shall be interrupted for that purpose. said he 1 That the standing order of the lot day of August, 189, relative to the swearing of persons professsing the Jewish religion, be read and repealed." EXCHEQUER said be The motion was agreed to. THE REFORM BILL THE GOVERNMENT EXPLANATIONS. stated lhe C after rj correct' on Saturday morni literally more co ng, t h at AtiCheCEdirvjLis°ioßn of t i ll 'i e ida E y X n C i he would make known the course the Government i n _ tended to pursue with respect to the order of public business. Of course, after such a decision, the Govern ment have not seen any reason or warrant f ro m passing into law t he measure brought for desisting Majesty's Gove rnment for the amendmen t forward by her en represen tation of the people. It was clearly to be understood tt of the f ro m the tone of the debate that o ne m o i ety wa s in favour of proceedin g with of the house by the Government, and the the measure as proposed itself unwilling to enter other moiety did not declare question of Refor m . Theinto the consideration of the important condition however was that before it did so it desired to have the whole of the in- YerZment not only on the representa tion of the people, but with respect to boundaries and mea lsures of reform from Ireland and Scotland. Thirefore, it appeared to him that the whole house was agreed to take the subject into their consideration when in possession of the requisite information, and in order to lose no time the Government intended to plac2 the bill for the redistribution of seats on the table of the house as early as possible. It could not be done on Thursday next, because he had already announced that the first Government night after the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill would be the finan cial statement, and there were important commercial rea sons why that statement should be made as orignally an nounced. On Monday, therefore, he proposed to intro duce the bill for the redistribution of seats, and alai to' fix a time for going into committee on the Reform Bill. With respect to the Budget, the old practice had been for hon. members at the conclusion of the statement to put questions where further information was required, so that a completness was given to the subject, but of late a practice had sprung up of raising a general debate on the subject. He thought the old practice the one best suited to the purpose, and he therefore respectfully suggested that it might, as far as possible, be adopted, when he should have the honour of making his statement. With respect to the subject of church rates, he was not yet in a pc sition to make any positive announcemet, but he hoped he should be better prepared on Monday next. Mr. H. BAILLIE asked whether the Government pro posed to take the bills together or separately. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should proceed conformably with the notice ha had already given. Until the bill for the redistribution of seats was produced he did not desire to say anything to fetter the discretion of the Government or the private members. Mr. WHITESIDE asked 'whether the Irish Reform measure would embrace a bill for the redistribution of seats. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id as far as related to Ireland the bill to be brought in for Ire land would be a complete measure. (Laughter.) Sir L. PALK asked whether they would take the second reading of the Redistribution of Seats Bill before going into committee on the Reform Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not bind himself to any plan until the Redistribution of Seats Bill was before the house. Sir J. FERGUSON asked when the bill for Scotland would be introduced ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his hon. friend the Lord Advocate would on Monday next introduce the bill. (Hear.) Mr. BOUVERIE, in order to put himsolf in order, rose to move the adjournment of the house. He said he con sidered the course the Government intended to pursue un der the circumstances right and proper, and he trusted that no obstruction or delay would be attempted by hon. gentlemen opposite. It appeared that all were agreed that some reform was required, and, under such circumstances, he hoped they would all unite to produce a good and effi cient bill. Mr. WHITE said he should have thought that after the miserable majority of the Governm en t t h ey would Lave resigned. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) But they had heardv so much about Standing and falling that he should like to know, supposing in committee the £7 qualification was in creased to £B, they (the Government) would consider that a fatal amendment to the bill, and that they would fall with it--(hear, hear, and laughter)--as a necessary conse quence. (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, as long as the bill stands, the Government would stand—(laughter)—and when it fell they (the Govern ment) would fall. He had made no announcement with respect to amendments that might be made in committee, and until those amendments had been proposed he could not be supposed to know the course the Government would adopt. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then withdrawn, and the house proceeded to consider the orders of the day. During the time the Chancellor of the Exchequer was addressing the house it presented a very animated ap pearance. The different portions of it were crowded to excess and the greatest interest was manifested to hear tho determination of the Government. On the conclusion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's remarks four-fifths of the members quitted the house, leaving the rest listening to the speech of Mr. O'Reilly, who had a notice on the paper to call the attention of the house to the propriety of extending the Saturday half holiday to those branches of the Civil Service who did not yet enjoy it. [LEFT SITTING.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OLD TRAFFORD RACES-SATuRDAT. Trial Handicap of 3 sovs each, with '2O added; certain winners 51b extra. About one mile on the flat. Mr. Turner's East Stanley, aged, 7st 91b (E. Richardson) 1 Sir H. De Trafford's Mildred, 4 yrs, ist 41b (Carver) 2 Mr. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 5 yrs, Bst Mr. Dobson's Moorgame, 4 yrs, ist 131 b (car 7st 111 b) (Nelson) 4 Mr. Phillips's Jolly Boy, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (Sleigh) 5 Mr. Hineson, Malvern, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Ilazlewood) 6 Won easily by half a length. Persuasion was struck out of the race at 8.30 a.m. Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; certain winners 71b extra. About two. miles. Mr. Copeland's Stanton, aged, list 71b (in. 71b ex.) (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (Mr. T. Newton) 2 Betting -4 and stol on Stanton. The game son of Newminster cut out the work by a couple of lengths, which distance he soon increased. Though Mr. gdwards permitted Mr. Newton occasionally to approach him on the way (after Oulton Lowe dwelling at the hurdle in the straight), the race was never in doubt, and Stanton passed the post an easy winner by four lengths. The Hunters' Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 20 added five-yr-olds, 12st 21b ; six and aged, 12st 71b ; winners 141 b extra; jockeys, 71b extra. Two miles and a half, over the Steeplechase Course. Capt. Hughes's Tom Tit, aged, 12st 71b (C apt. Ricardo) 1 Mr. J. Taylor's Kilkenny (h.b.), aged, I2st 71b...(Owner) 0 Mr. C. Fermin's Little Peter, aged, 12st 71b Mr. J. Millward 0 The City Steeple Chase (handicap) of 5 soya. each, with 50 added ; certain winners 71b extra. About threemiles and a half. Mr. Clayton's Crusade, aged, list 131 b (in 71b ex.) (E. Jones) 1 Mr. Copeland's Brian Borhoime, aged, list 51b (in 71b ex.) (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Fermin's Woodbine, 5 yrs, lOst ... (G. Waddington)' 3 Mr. Hall's Blue Light (b. b.), aged, 10. t, 51b (Mr. T. Newton) 4 Sir H. De Trafford's Jerusalem, aged, 10st 71b (J. Knott) 5 Mr. Taylor's Young President (h.b.), 6 yrs, lOst 71b (E. Johnson) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Crusade, sto 2 agst Woodbine, sto 1 agst Brian Borhoime, and 8 to 1 agst any other. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, April 30.--Wind this day at noon—South. Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIVERPOOL, April 29.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—California, steamer, for Barbadoes ; City of Limerick, steamer, for New York SWANSEA, April 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Colleen Bawn, from the Cape of Good Hope; Garland, from Val paraiso. OFF LivEnrooL, April 28.—Arrived—Stromboli, screw' steamer. CARDIFF, April 28.—Wind W.—Sailed—Berwicksh ire, for Bombay. CowEs, April 28. wind N.E.—Ariived—Atlanti screw steamer, from New York, and then proceeded for Bremen,. TRooN, April 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chevalier from Belfast, for repairs. DOVER, April 29.—Wind S.l7.—Arried—Alice, from Caen. Wind I _S.S.E.—Sailed--City of CLYDE, April 2 7 . W Montreal l for New York. crR IC TELEGRAPH. 1. 13 T GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. ..1 29.— Eliza and Selina, f rom Sysekehl. A A rr rr i i v v o o d d : AP'. 30.—TwelfthV E ay kt , from Morning.yborg passed, April 29. — Speck, of Portsmouth,. for the north, for the west. cts s f a o t rF is trh f o a em c l t as o t r th y. Bu s i ness we e m ek an h u a l v a e ct i u n ri s n o g ra • e i i is n t: t i fces th b e e a en eco m u o n r t e s --_ _ trade of at Manchester in both cloths and yarns, h owever, has been dull, and there is little dispositio n ev i nced to enter i n opera ti ons f or either home use or f or expor t a ti on . The woollen Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has not been active, but prices have remained steady, At Leicester and Nottingham rather more activity has prevailed in the hosiery and lace departments, and in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton more animation has prevailed consequent upon the receipt of con siderable orders from America. MR. DOULTON, M.P., AND IIIS CONSTITUENTS.— Great indignation is felt by the Liberals of Lambeth at the conduct of Mr. Doulton in voting against the Reform measure of the GOVEII2IIIOIIt. A public meeting is to be held at tho Horns on Tuesday (to-morrow) evening to consider what steps shall be' taken with reference to this matter. Several old supporters of Mr. Doulton are (we are informed) expected to take part in the proceedings. By adviccs from hamburg the price of gold is 4k7 per mark and the short exchange on London Is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin_ Standard gold at the Engli_lt Mint price is, therefore, at about 2. Nibs per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London ` I !kPER c 100 et 1 20 10 100 2O 2O 100 (0C 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1(.;0 2 100 100 aIEN 261 6 781 A I