The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-25 00:00:00

~~ t ~ -~ atified ed b 1 re you syou ae d to •ess Peet to an d lette r ntll Ana, be lle' 61 D ife : 1 tra ll' a ' na lli : e diat l / 1' If I .ll° , o ily CA at 00° 1:01 ) l o t m oo -,, as I,oc"' ap riS °Pj the i e e rtai lie 'OO9 had o s t o oi r der a n too de i face, b 09 "., 1v 0 • inJur 'S )10 111C'C ta l ' e° to of sterd'il iestrile sr. 00' 13°r 01i0°- P , be Lao a' slj 3 t i al' u t bu t. e riu tale XONEY MARKET AN GO)iIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCE. The weekly Court of the Bank of England direc tors does not take place to-day till two o'clock, in stead of the usual hour of 12, in consequence of its being Ascension Thursday. As there is a probability that the official minimum will be lowered, the Money Market, during the interim, remains in an Inactive state, hardly any business being trans acted. A further sum of £53,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The stoppage has been announced of Messrs. C. r. Picard and Co., wine and cork merchants and commission agents. Their liabilities have not yet been ascertained. The Northern Assam Tea Company have invited s ubscriptions for 25,000 B shares of £lO each, for the purchase of the gardens in the northern and eastern division belonging to the old Assam Com pany, which p ur p oses t o concen t ra t e an d con fine their operations to the southern portion of the country. These estates are in exceedingly good condition, and are stated to be more fruitful than t hose in the southern district. The B shares are to be entitled to a preferential dividend of 10 per cent. Until July, 1868. Two o'CLocK. The English Stock Market has been very buoyant and active to-day, and the rise of 4 per cent, recorded last evening has been well maintained. Consols for money are 901 4, and for the account, " div., 89a 4. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 888 a ; Annuities, 1885, 14 ; Exche quer Bills, ss. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1061 4 ; ditto Enfaceci 5 per Cents., 101; and the Bonds, 17 s. prem. Foreign Stocks also show a general improvement. Turkish Consolides have advanced 4, to 484 1 ; Mexican I, the old loan being 25 4, and the new 24 4 s ; Greek is better, at 201 1 ; Spanish Passive 4, at 308 ; Italian remain at 651 ; and the Con federate Loan is 8 10. American securities are also at advanced prices. United States 5-20 Bonds are 67 1, Erie shares, 524 53, and Illinois, 754 76. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have bee n moderately active, but prices have not varied a ny important extent. Great Western and Mid lando North have de c li ne d 5 5 ., a n d Metropolitan 10 ; while 'cirth Eastern (Berwick) have improved 55., and Great Northern A Stock £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained dull, at about previous values. For Bank and Miscellaneous shares there has been 4 moderat e i nqu i ry. L on d on an d B raz ili an h ave declined to 431. Ch ar t ere d o f I n dia n , London, and C hina have improved to 464 ; London Chartered of Australia to 24. Peninsular and Oriental Steam are dealt in at 844, and Royal Mail Steam at 113. Lion Brewery Company's shares are quoted 31 3/ p re en ; Ottoman Company, 1 14 prem.; Moore, `Queen, an d C o ., 1 14 p r em. ; Plymouth Ship building Company, 44 54 prem. ; London and Me diterranean Bank, 11 14 prem. ; Colonial and G eneral L an d C re dit, 1 14 p rem . ; S ou th Af r i can L and and Finance, 1 14 prem. ; A Stock of Metro lisoltan Extension of London, Chatham, and Dover ailway 34 4 prem., and those fully paid-up, 44 5 P r een. Northern Assam Tea old shares are 14 14 p r een ; and the new B shares 4 11 prem. Peruvian Railways have risen to 2 4 prem. BRITISH FIIIIDS—ONN O'CLOCK. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 6 Der Cent. Consols 9O-1 i 1 4 Do. Account, June 6 .... aper Cent. Reduced ....... B 9; 88fi 1 i New 3 per Cent BB4 1 New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 .......... Do. 5 per Cent. J an . 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1 1 8 9 8 0 5 8 .. 7 14 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. £5OO — 6 Do. £lOO and £2OO 'ftolc of England Stock, 5i per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indi an Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 —. DoAccount -u I „,0. 5 per Cent. July, 187 0 1061 Account 1) 1 1 ° ' 1 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 -,0. Certificates _ -17;0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 101 ' - ' O . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ~ _ I)0 5i per Cent., May 1879 _ , -21 . 4 er Cent., Aug. 1866 17 „\'-'O. Bonds, £l,OOO 'O. Under £l,OOO Atl B 4—• FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'OLOOK. 1 , waan Bond s , 5 per Cent — •"razilian 5 p er C ent _ 1)13. 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buen os o 1863 . Ayres 6 per Cent e m I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) D_ 6 per Cent t °. 4 1 per Cent. _ ° o tabian 6 Cent. — D O Cub, 6 _per per Cent. D 5 per Cent., 1864 Dani s h eri P, £55 paid — _ r,3 per Cent., 1825 ..., 0 A 8.,1.:111.13:aprie. r pri C u en ei t., 1863 _ D a ' 6 Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — polities , uo4B6,aid D 'ader T ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t,..c., Provi s i onal Land Warrant y Mau 7 per Cent 964 ,(5., Second AA) .kl.OO Bonds Issue D • ,0 D o 1864 410 0 Bond s 931 4/ 0 S C PA (4 ee k £55 paid DO '.' per Ce nts., 1824-5, ex Coupons A ccount (I.llo° A Co cc u o p u o n u t s 84 4 teniala. Cent b o , Per . ltali,','°, 3 9 and 1850 — - 1 - I'` 0 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) :-. „.,--0 1865 uo 8 . ................................. di. Ide x i c r l P, £s7i paid Co, " Per Cent. — 25 44 54 Account , D o 244 .uo t, 1864 DO ,Per Cent. Anglo-French _ 1,.., 0 1 Per Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Neu,ii°o4,,2t •svidoan 6 ;perCent., £3O paid _ 11 Imperial 5 per Cent vrraoada D o 9 _ b -, Per Cent I), and Warrants (Hectares) D O Ivi c ,au . 4--/ per Cent. Do ; e rg), -£45 paid, paid in Bonds —__ pm ,gip, C (Uribarren) ',..0 44 per Cent 1862 Por'ljrtoOugils Account eferr cl p e r . ' C 814 804 1 Cent. 18 - 3 Do Account .. en ~ D 1)0 3 Per e ° l ;t . . l B -' . ''i . . ;60 '62, 3 , Do Account . ... . °6, '-; ' tussian 5 per pen t'••• ...... 5"t . ..: ........ 914 Do 44 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 D 5 per Cent., 1862 9Ol Za Do 1864 ............ rdinian 5 per Cent .............................................. ---- PflliDo- Account sh 3 per Cent .............................. 7'.,-,'o Account .................................... ,'-'e New Deferred — •"„0 Passive Ituo Account 3oi ili sh Cert. of Coup not funded 151 0 Account Dash 4 per Cent. o. 41 k Tlirki. it per Cent. 1864 Dob s u 6 per — Cent. 1854 — ; I c eeount B Per Cent. 1858 — Do Iteeo unt — 4 ° , 6 , Per Cent. 1862 1: 10 - ' - e o ount 73 i .0 • £ lOO Bonds 4 4 h? 1'),31' Cent. 1863 - ve—tieezueu,aaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO4 1 3 r Cent• O. • /)o.zAccount D o Per Cent, 186`) to• Account D o 1 6 P e r Cent., 1864 ' tPer Cent — AlLtf,„ ividends on the above payable in London. 11F1''!',..., 4 ° 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins , ~,,.an ., ' 4 , ~ "Ju e }, 21 1 Per cent., Ex. 25f D o. 4 l' Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail p ietl. 4_ per Cent. Certifi Bo.,ltentes, 3 per Cent res 971 It 80. 13 0 ' . , per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f- 000501ccount TWO O'CLOCK. iii r:z .... ....... 904 ... Acco unt ....................... 894 4 1...1.._ erpool Cotton Market—This Day. tallet bdull, and id. lower. Sales probably ales. Cl 4a. , a ' ttNEW DUC AL PALACE FOR BRUNSWIC ~. 1- —The bitti ll el. °f Brunswick has just met in an extraordinary 4 gto consider a d ucal ba p, proposalfor tho rebuilding of the Unailirtl 'co- A sum of nearly £120,000 was voted c4131 Y for the purpose. almost Share! Railways. 13.14 st st st 60 20 10 10 Midland . _ . Bir., Wol., & Str:Val.: Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A gets no div Do. B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow' Glasgow & S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. s t k. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great Northot Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B to Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. `Neste. n D . S. Vat. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. II ereford Lancßshire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan.. Do. New Do, Birmin Derby' Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland' Do. shares %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New . Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, ➢lid. stack Shrews k Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 'oath E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw ‘ll W.Hartlepool Har.& IL ' Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISII Pi Atlantic lc St. Lawrence) Bom.,Baroda. gu. 5 per cent.. . Do. N' shares ........ Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. AuJ. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1374 Calcutta & 8. E., lira Ca e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pl East. Ben-lal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunket Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Iso • Gua. 5 per cent Do. New pia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Um gua. 5 per cent D 4.1 per cent Do 'OSSR Great Wee. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, g - ua. 5 p.c. Do. 41 do Do. 4;; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B lil.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do 4 .1 Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo I 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ISIONS. 55 6 7 102 103 pr 4p 4 41 91 99 )01 70 80 99 101 101 103 103 104 if ) 18 19 F 5 88 62 64 54 56 55 57 47 4.) 45 43 43 45 25 27 24 26 103 101 iP par p 103 102 8 1 1 04 0 ;1. 08 0 i : d 8) 84 Id 1011 1024 93 95 89 91 65 67 82 84 100} 1014 1004 1014 is is 1004 1016 94 97 1021 i 1031 1 1 62 4 1031 f 1001 l'2} - • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 93 95 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 10, 93 95 Do. sp. c. Jan. a. July 100 82 84 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 8: 84 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 107 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 105 107 Do. do: 1590-1 100 KG 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 107 109 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 101 103 Do. 1878, do lOO 1(5 107 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, 51ay15, Nov. I 5 10) 104 106 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 102 104 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja..&July 100 93 96 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 .00 100 102 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! 100 91 93 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Sc •tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l2O 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 104} 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 106 108 Vic,Grov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 108 109 109 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — 294 30 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 595 605 Drakewalls 2.1.0 / 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 14 15 East Caradon 2.14.6 124 134 t , .ast Cam Brea 3 . 3.0 65 7 East Grenville 2.7.0 3 34 East Love,' 2.13.6 114 124 R. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4} 41 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. all 3 5 4 Great L ixey, limited all 19 2) Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 24 3 G. Wheal Vor (11elstou 40 304 31 1 31 Grenville 7.8.3 3: 31 llcrod's Foot 8.13 38 40 llingston Downs 4.18.0 3; 3 Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 6 8, Marke Valley 4.3.0 54 51 4 31wyndy Iron Ore, Urn 24 24 11 Nangiles . New Scion North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllo,gan 3.10.6 4 1 North Wheal Crotty 2.8.0 2 r Prosper r,,v ide n i c l e n t u t e n d ; I:eitint • 7 10 1 .'6 6 .7 2 3! 2 8 5 5 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 510 520 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 22 Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 17 18 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L•skeard 9 104 12 West Chi verton ll 724 7 West Seton. 474 185 195 Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 264 25 Whea Ludoott 3.12.: Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 18 20 -- Wheal Uniin 4 i'ItEFERENCE SHAKES London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1. Ditto, 6 per cent., 1'27 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 134 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern, Boston and Sleaford 4i per cent, 92i outh Eastern, 5 per cent. Charing-cross, 1803, 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Great Luxembourg, 14a FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lira., 11 Fortuna (Um.), 3} BANKS. Azra and Mesterman's, Urn., 1.41 14 Alliance lam.). 3 1 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 191 Anglo Austrian, 7 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 Bank 01 Egypt, 301 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 241 Chartered ISler. of India, London, and China, 461 Colonial, lim.. 42 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10e Continental. Rm., Ditto, new, let Eng ish Joint Stock, Urn., 13 European Bank, lim., 121 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 17 18 Imperial Bank, lira.. 281 Imperial Ottoman, l London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Rm., 9 London and Brazilian (Rm.), 431 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and County, 77 London Joint Stock, 50 London and South-Western, Rm. 201 London and N 1 estminster. 96 Metropolign ov a i n u d cia r l r o o t vi E nc n i g a l l an ßa d. n 171 National Ditto."2d issue, 474 New South Wales, 43 21 Scinde, I'unjaub, and Delhi, Urn., 61 Standard of British South Africa, lira., 18 Ditto, issued at 6 pm., Union of London, 52 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Company of African Merchants, lim., 21 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of I , .;ng - land, 81 1 East Indian Financial, lim., 5 Ebbw Vale, 9; Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Ulm, 3 _ Financial Corporation, 1 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Rm., si Genei al Steam Navigation, 26 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 61 1 International Financial society, Rm., 6 4 London Financial Association, lira., 22 Natal Land and Consolidation Company, lim., 42 Northern Assam Tea, lim., 2l Otago and Southland Investment, 1; Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, UM., 64 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 84 4 Ditto, new, 57 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lim., 24 Royal Mail Steam, 113 Smith, Knight, and CO., lim SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Paid. Cl os ing Business Pr i ce. done. 94 96 131 132 f 4 6 62 (6 16 17 91 93 106 1(7 46 47 6i 7t 1294 1304 145 a 146 i 128 .32 86 V 721 /3 63 65 51 53 95 48 103 104 124 12 I 88 90 105 107 40 41 121 t 124 98 99 61 62 137 138 2; 3*p 133} 134* 103 1(5 51 65 ' 24i 254 1691 1091 6Si MI 101 10 14 383 37i 9i 10i i) 116 Ils 1 lip 78 79 11 111 142 14,1 53 55 80 61 59 61 85 85i 84 9 s 156 159 3 4 p 1C 5 107 47 49 79 81 lot 1 P 681 1011 1 73; 2; 1051 6 1221 tBk THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MAY 25, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt.) IN RE H. CARPENTER.-A ➢fESSENGER IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. This bankrupt was described as a messenger in the Crown-office of the House of Lords, and 'to-day he came up for first meeting and proof of debts. A list of creditors already filed show debts to the amount of £1,250, and the bankrupt ascribes his failure to having become security for a lady and gentleman in whose interests he had been ap pointed executor to a will. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BURGLARY IN GROSVENOR-STREET.-Wm. Green, about 18 years of age, described as " a shoemaker, address refused," and who has several times been charged at this court, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with burglariously breaking and entering the house of Mr. George Lane Fox, No. 43, Grosvenor-street, and stealing a time-piece, writing-desk, and table-cloth. Henry Woodruff, servant to Mr. George Lane Fox, of No. 43, Grosvenor-street, said—Last night, at 10 minutes to :12 o'clock, I had occasion to go into the front hall, and on looking out of the door I saw the prisoner coming up the area steps. Directly the prisoner saw me he put down a bundle, containing the property produced. I asked him his business down the area, and he said that he had dropped a sixpence down, and had gone down to look for it. I asked him what ho had got in the bundle, but he made no reply. The prisoner then got over the area-gate. I held him till a constable came, and then gave him into custody. Louisa Tissington. housekeeper to Mr. George Lane Fox —The articles produced—a timepiece, desk, and table cover—are my property, and were taken from the house keeper's room. 'believe the window was shut. John Atkinson, the page—l shut the window at 8 o clock, but could not say whether it was bolted. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the first witness said the area gate was locked and the window found open. Police-constable Edward Rowlett, 145 C—At 12 last night the prisoner was given into my custody by the fit st witness. I found a bundle in the area. I took the prisoner into the house, and on opening the bundle I found it to contain the articles produced. I found that the prisoner had got over the area gate and opened the housekeeper's room window from the outside. _ . The prisoner—l have no questions to ask the witnesses, Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did the prisoner give any address ? Witness—lle refused it. Prisoner—l wish you would settle the matter at once. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall do no such thing. It is a burglary. inspector Bowles, who watched the case, asked for a remand, the prisoner being known to the police, and there having been other cases of a similar kind of late. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. Diplomatic Correspondence with the United States• Another volume of correspondence has been laid before the Federal Congress. Mr. Adams, writing to Lord Russell on the 6th of Sept., on the subject of the Alabama and Kearsage, says that Captain Winslow's proceeding, in parolling and discharging the men of the Alabama, had been formally disap- proved. His Government did not believe that her Majesty's Government countenanced the actions of Captain Semmes, the owner of the Deerhound, or of British subjects who aided and abetted; but he maintains that the Alabama had obtained no na- tonal character beyond that " which may have at- ached to it from its construction, equipment, ar- mament, and manning by British subjects out of British ports." He maintains that those men of the Alabama who were rescued by the Deerhound, and landed within the jurisdiction of Great Britain, ought to be delivered up to the United States—and that " the continuance of these persons to receive from any British subject or authorities pecuniary assistance or supplies, or the regular payment of wages for the purpose of more effectually carrying on hostile operations from this kingdom as a base, is a grievance against which it is my duty to remon strate, and for which to ask a remedy in their convic- tion and punishment." Mr. Adams calls upon her Majesty's Government to prevent further expeditions. In conclusion he says :—" President Lincoln is far from seeking causes of offence on the part of Great Britain," but only asks for what, " if the situation of the parties were reversed, would have been conceded ,o any similar request based on equally cogent con- siderations." Earl Russell, replying on the 26th Sept. admits that the Alabama was partly fitted out in a British port, but asserts that she fraudulently escaped, and was equipped in a foreign port. He considers that the owner of the Deerhound performed a praise worthy act in saving some of the crew of the Alaba- ma from drowning; and that the owner of the Deer hound having, at the request of Captain Winslow, rendered assistance when the Alabama foundered, was not under any obligation to deliver up those he rescued. He denies, on the part of the Government, " the obligation to deliver up to a belligerent pri- soners of war who have escaped from the power of such belligerent, and may have taken refuge within the territory of a neutral. Therefore, even if her Majesty's Government had any power by law to comply with the demand, her Majesty's Government _ . could not do so without being guilty of a violation of the duties of hospitality. They have been guilty of no offence against the laws of England, and have committed no act which could bring them within the provisions of the treaty for the mutual surrender of offenders." His lordship further said "he did not believe there was any foundation for the statement that the British authorities offered pecuniary assist ance or supplies, or furnished regular payment of wages to persons forming the crew of the Alabama. With the pecuniary contributions of private indivi- duals her Majesty's Government had no power to interfere." His lordship further assured Mr. Adams that everything would be done to prevent expedi tions leaving this country, and pointed to the fact that the ironclads had been seized. In conclusion Earl Russell says:—" I cannot refrain from observ• in; that her Majesty's Government have been far more successful in preventing breaches of neutrality with regard to the fitting out of cruisers to take part in the civil war in North America than the Govern ment of the United States were in preventing the fitting out of ships of war to aid the South Ameri can Republic in their revolt against Spain, which power then stood in the positiSn of a neutral autho- rity resisting insurrection." On the 10th November Mr. Adams again wrote to Earl Russell, stating that Captain Semmes was availing himself of his escape to a neutral territory to " initiate further hostile proceedings against his enemy, in the very place where he claimed hospi tality, by fitting out another vessel from this king dom to do the same sort of piratical work which the Alabama did, which vessel (the Sea King or Shen- andoah, we presume) had sailed to an agreed place on the ocean, where the same sort of equipment and armament which was placed on the Alabama had been placed on board of her by another British vessel sent from this kingdom for the purpose, and where were transferred Captain Semmes and his companions, the persons saved by the alleged humanity of Mr. Lancaster, for the ultimate object of destruction of life and property against the peo- ple of the United States. Whether lam correct or not in these statements, as yet founded only on in formation of a private character, time will not be long in establishing ; should it prove to be so, your lordship will perhaps pardon me if I persist in main- taining the opinion that neither was the act of Mr. Lancaster, in saving Capt. Semmes from capture, humane, nor is the act of her Majesty's Govern ment, in protecting him, to be viewed as wholly within the limits of that sort of hospitality which it would value in any other nation if practised towards the people of Great Britain." In reference to Earl Russell's tuo quoque regarding the Spanish Republic Mr. Adams says :—" Were it expedient at this late day to enter upon an examination of the relative - _ merits of the two Governments in the two very widely different stages of their condition, in acquit ting themselves of their obligations of neutrality under circumstances of difficulty, I am not aware that any result which might be arrived at would have an effect in materially varying the views that should be taken of the shortcomings of either. Very fortunately, I am saved the necessity for further discussion of it by pointing out to your lordship a circumstance which seems to have entirely escaped your attention. Whatever may have been the defi ciencies of the United States in the instance alluded to, compensation therefor has been made to Spain, and her full and free release has been given under the sanction of her hand to a solemn treaty. When ever her Majesty's Government shall acknowledge itself prepared to perfect the parallel instance, the example may be cited against the United States, but not until then." In conclusion the American Minis ter says :—" I have now the honour to inform your Lordship that, after a careful consideration of your note of the 20th of September, my Government thinks itself entitled to adhere to the several posi tions it has heretofore assumed in regard to the painful transaction in question, as these have been made known through me to her Majesty's Govern ment. lam further directed to express to you the President's concern at the failure, thus far, of the efforts that have been made to avert a misunder standing between the two countries upon a point which the American people have cause to regard as seriously affecting the national honour and dignity." Mr. Adams having applied to Earl Russell for the surrender of three deserters from the Federal frigate Iriquois at Dover, Earl Russell replied that the Government were not empowered by law to do so. In reference to this, Secretary Welles, in a letter to Mr. Seward, says :—" The course pursued by the authorities at Dover, in liberating these deser ters, will necessarily be reciprocated, and in that event relieve us from great and constant applications in regard to seamen who have or may come among us. ,, On the sth of December, Lord Lyons having inti mated his intention of leaving America on account of severe neuralgia, Mr. Seward replied as follows : —" My dear Lord Lyons,—l agree with you that it is best that you go away for a time. I hope not a long one. And yet I feel that my cares and diffi culties will be seriously increased by your with drawal. I shall be happy to see you to-morrow at 12 o'clock, and I will then attend you to the Exe cutive mansion, where the President will receive you, I am sure, with sincere kindness and sym pathy." On the 24th of October, 1864, Mr. Seward called Mr. Adams's attention to the hostile proceedings against the United States initiated in Canada, and to the insufficiency of the British Neutrality Adt, and the refusal to render it more stringent, and in structing the Minister to give notice of the treaty with regard to naval forces on the lakes, and of his intention to increase that force. In regard to the neutrality of Great Britain Mr. Seward says : " I should fail, however, to express a sincere con viction of this Government if I should not repeat now, what I have hitherto so often had occasion to say, that practically the policy of neutrality, which her Majesty has proclaimed, has failed as Well in the British home ports as in the British colonies, and especially in the latter ; and that it must con tinue to fail more conspicuously every day, so long as asylum is allowed there to active agents of the enemies of the United States, and they are in any way able, by evasion or otherwise, to use the British ports and border as a base for felonious depreda tions against the citizens of the United States. Nor are we able to conceive any remedy adequate to the present exigency but the recognition by her Ma jesty's Government of the just and exclusive sove reignty of the United States in all waters and terri tories legally subject to the jurisdiction of this Go vernment. I use the word exigency ' with a con sciousness of its just effect. The welfare and pro sperity of the British provinces on our borders are as seriously desired by us as they can be by the British Government. In a practical sense these provinces arc sources of wealth and influence for the United States, although they are subject to a foreign jurisdiction. We have proved that this is a sincere conviction on our part by entering into relations of reciprocal free trade with the British provinces, almost as intimate as the relations of free trade, which, under our Constitution, prevail between the several States of the American Union. Thus far we have been content with these relations, and probably we should remain content, whether the colonies adhere to their ties with Great Britain, or, with her consent, should assume the responsibilities of self-government, provided always that our friendship is reciprocal, while peace and harmony on the borders are essential to the very existence of such friendship. On the other hand, we have a right to expect that the dwellers within these provinces will be content to fulfil towards us the obligations of good neighbourhood, as we are ex pected to fulfil the same obligations on our part. Even if this Government could be satisfied with less than what I have thus indicated, it must, neverthe- less, be admitted that, from the very force of cir cumstances, peace could hardly be expected to pre vail on a border which should afford to the commu nities which it divides an adequate protection against neutral aggression and reprisal. Political agitation is as frequent in the British American pro vinces as it is here. It is not easy to foresee how soon revolutionary movements may appear there. Every provocation now given to Americans will be likely to be claimed as a precedent in that case for intrusion from this side of the lakes. Would it not be wise to establish a proper system of repression now, which would prove a rock of safety for both countries hereafter ?" IN RE COLONEL WAUGH. This bankrupt, who has been before the Court upon so many occasions, was described as of 7, Gloucester-terrace, Camden-town, now a prisoner for debt. To-day was appointed for the first meeting, and a preliminary state ment filed in Court shows debts about £2,600. Amongst the creditors are Lord Garvagh, who is one of the detain ing creditors. (Before Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CHARLES VAUGHAN PUGH.-ANOTHER RETIRED OFFICER IN COURT. This bankrupt was described as late of Worthing, Sussex, formerly a captain in the 90th Regiment of her Majesty's Light Infantry, and to-day ho came up to pass his last examination, and for the order of discharge. No detailed accounts are filed, but the bankrupt states that upon a rough guess his debts are £lO,OOO, and ho has no assets. He was when he incurred the debts in receipt of an income of £3,500 per annum, from an estate in Wales; but some Chancery proceedings are going on and matters remain in abeyance, the property in question being under the control at present of trustees. The case was adjourned. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) SHERIFFS' OFFICES AND PROTECTED BANKRUPTS.- A NICE POINT.-ROBINSON V. HOLMES. This was a case in which the plaintiff, a sheriff's officer, sought to recover his fee for capturing a debtor, defendant being an attorney who had employed plaintiff to execute the writ. Plaintiff proved that he effected the capture, and a witness, who appeared for the defendant, stated that tho person who was arrested was a bankrupt who had his protection from the Court of Bankruptcy in his pocket at the time of his capture. Plaintiff urged that this clearly did not affect his rights. He was specifically employed by the defendant to perform a certain thing, and he had done it. It was not for a sheriff's officer to ask his prisoner if he was protected from arrest. _ _ His Honour pointed out that in this instance it would appear that the debtor was actually protected against arrest. Plaintiff—This is the first time my fee has ever been disputed in such a case. _ . . His Honour—l confess that the point is a very nice ono, and it requires some reflection. Plaintiff—l should just wish to call your honour's atten tion to the case of Lloyd v. Hamson. There the sheriff's officer was sued for arresting a man who was protected, and the Court has denied that defendant was not liable. His Honour—Well, that is certainly a very good argu ment in support of your case, but the point requires consi deration, and I will give judgment on a future day. MARKETS---This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho arrivals of English beasts fresh up to our market to day was very moderate. The supply of foreign beasts was good, and the trade ruled inactive at about Monday's currency. The top price was 4s 10d per Blbs. Sheep—of which there was a moderate supply on offer—sold some what slowly, but at full prices for all good and prime breeds. Prime Downs and half-breds realised 6s 2d per 81bs. The lamb trade was quiet at Gs 8d to 7s 8d to, in some instances 8s per 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply and slow re quest at late rates. Pigs moved off slowly at previous quotations. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s d e d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 5 10 Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime S'thdown 00 6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 4 4 8 Large hogs ..3 6 4 4 Second quality do ..4 10 5 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 10 Lambs....6s 8d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 163 to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s ,0 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 99) Beasts MO Cows l3O Cows. Sheep and lambs 8,684 Sheep and lambs 3 139 Calves 4lO Ca ves 2UO Pigs 370 Pigs — MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, and the trade is slow, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s Oct to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81b by the carcase. ROMFORD, May 24.—The trade is steady, as follows: Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 6d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 81; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per Sibs. Suckling calves, —s to —s, quarter old store pigs, —s to —s ; and milch cows, £0 to £0 each. SOUTHALL, May 24.—The demand is by no means active, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s 6d to 68 2d ; lamb, Gs 6d to 78 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s Sd to 5s Oct per 81b to sink the offal. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od ; clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to 1110 s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 7s 6d; clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade quiet. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load. A slow demand. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. Walls End Gosforth 16 3 Braddyell's Hetton 17 3 Walls End Haswell 18 3 South Moor Pelton Gas l3 6 s. d. South Hetton Russell's Hutton 16 9 Kelloe Tunstall Ships at market, 20 ; sold, 17. ITALIAN BRIGANDAGE.—NAPLES, May 18.—The Pungolo publishes the following intelligence from Eboli, dated the 16th inst. :—" The day before yesterday, about midday, Giardullo's band attacked a carriage in which were two Englishmen and their wives, who were returning, by the road from Battipaglia to Pesto, from a visit to the ruins at the place last mentioned. After making them alight from the carriage the ladies were robbed of everything valuable about them, and were then left free to continue their journey towards Eboli, but their husbands wero led away as hostages. The ladies arrived soon after at Eboli, a prey to the deepest grief and terror, and implored assistance from the authorities, in order to liberate the captives. Besides this rich booty, another no less impor tant prize fell into the hands of the brigands in the persons of two wealthy planters, who were captured shortly after the Englishmen above mentioned, and carried away with them to the mountains. As soon as the authorities became acquainted with the occurrence they sent out heavy de tachments of troops, carabineers, and of the national guard in every direction, and after diligent perquisitions in all parts of the neighbourhood the armed force succeeded in coming up with the brigands after the lapse of 24 hours. In their flight the desperadoes left behind them three of their prisoners, among whom was one of the Englishmen. At present the authorities are making exertions to cut off the retreat of the brigands, and they hope shortly to be able to do so, and at the same time to set at liberty two other gentlemen who have not been heard of for eight days past. Signor Landolfa Colonna, captain of the staff of the sixth great military department, who at the time of the oc currence happened to bo visiting at the residence of Signor Andrea Colonna, a senator, is also taking an active part in the search, having placed himself at the head of the Pia cenza Hussars, who were quartered there. His efforts have, however, as yet been fruitless, although he has gone over a large portion of territor y. —Reuter's Express. MURDER IN IRELAND.—The Castlebar (county of Mayo) correspondent of the Freeman's Journal writes under date of Tuesday--." For some tine past the authorities here have been investigating a case which at first presented a rather mysterious appearance, but which, after a close sifting, turns out to have been a very barbar ous murder, in which three persons are implicated. A short time since a woman named Catherine Doogan suddenly dis appeared, and as she had not lived on the best terms with her husband's people suspicion was active, and police vigi lance kept pace with it. No clue, however, appeared for seve ral days, when an apron, or a piece of a dress, well known to have belonged to the woman, was dug up out of what seemed to have been recently turned-up earth. It was an apron—only an apron, and nothing more—but it was a clue, and strengthened the suspicions that Catherine Doogan had been treated foully. This fact has now been fully established. From the information of the wife of one of the persons who had been arrested on suspicion the body of the missing woman has been found buried in a field in the locality. It has been exhumed, fully identified, and it exhibited marks of violence about the head. It has further transpired that in a quarrel with tho deceased woman a man named James Doogan, brother-in-law to the woman, struck her severely on the head with a heavy wooden instrument known as a "beetle," from which she was knocked down. At that time James Doogan was heard to say he would " murder her," and subsequently he was overheard stating that the body was buried where it was found. On the verdict of the coroner's jury James Doogan, Bridget Doogan, and Michael Doogan have been returned to the assizes on a charge of wilful murder." The Sunderland Herald states that hundreds of salmon smelt were on Monday and Tuesday found dead in the river Tyne, close to Hawks and Crawshay's ironworks. It is supposed that whilst on their way to sea by the last flood they were poisoned by the chemical properties of the water flowing into the Tyne fr9m Allhu wn's works. THAMES. A DILUNKEN SCHOOLMASTER.—Mr. henry Bell, a respect able tradesman, dwelling in Leicester-street, Poplar, ap plied to Mr. Partridge for a summons against Samuel Bartholomew Cooper, a schoolmaster, of Brunswick-street, Poplar, for unnecessary cruelty to his son Joseph Bell, aged 13 years, who was beforo Mr. Paget yesterday after noon, but could not appear this morning, Mr. Bell handed to the magistrate a certificate, of which the following is a copy : _ " I hereby certify that Master Joseph Bell is now under my care, suffering from severe contusions on head, back, and hand, and it - would bo unfit for him to leave the house at present. M. BRowNPIELD, Surgeon. " 171, East India-road, May 25, 1865." Mr. Bell said the schoolmaster was drunk yesterday morning, and flogged many of his pupils, breaking a battle dore over the head of one, and beating his son with a ruler. The surgeon, Mr. Brownfield, was afraid his son's skull was fractured. Tho boy was very ill indeed, and he could not bring him out to-day. Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, said the applicant with his son, applied to Mr. Paget yesterday afternoon, and the magistrate, after examining the boy, advised Mr. 801 l to bring the parents of some of the other boys with him this morning, and bring their children who had been unneces sarily flogged at the same time. Mr. Bell said the parents of other boys had taken their sons away from the school, and they were shipwrights or otherwise engaged in the ship yards, and could not attend. His boy had received four blows on the head, two on the shoulder, and there were two great weals on the right hand. The large finger was contused, and the boy could not bend it. He was afraid the life of his boy was in danger. Mr. Partridge said the certificate of Mr. Brownfield did not say so, and that he hoped the boy would recover. The case was one demanding inquiry. He would advise Mr. Bell to let the matter rest until the boy recovered, and then bring him to that court with the eldest boys who saw the alleged unnecessary infliction. Mr. 801 l said that many parents had taken their children from the school of the drunken master. Mr. Partridge, after reading Mr. Brownfield's certificate alone, said -Bring your son here when ho is well enough, with the eldest boys who saw this punishment by the schoolmaster. TRICKS OF BENEFT SOCIETIES.—A HARD CASE.—Thomas Heave, a baker, and a member of the " Loyal United Sons of the Whoatsheaf Bakers' Friendly Society," held at the Hermit public-house, Bedford-square, Stepney, applied to Mr. Partridge for redress. He had been a member of the society four years, and the contributions wore 3s. 2d. per month. Ho left that sum when due with the landlady, who forgot to pay it over to the secretary. At the end of the succeeding month he again offerd 3s. 2d., the monthly con tribution, and it was refused. He was told he was no longer a member. The landlady of the Hermit explained the mistake, and he offered 6s. 4d., two months' contributions, which was refused, and told to go about his business. Mr. Partridge looked at the printed rules of the Loyal United Sons, and said there was a regulation ordering all disputes to be submitted to arbitration. He (the magistrate) had no authority to dispose of the matter. He thought the case, as stated by the applicant, to be a very hard one indeed, and his money ought to be accepted and his name inserted in the books, with full rights of membership. IiARYLEBONE. THE BILLETING NUISANCE.—VIOLENT ASSAULTS BY A MILITIAMAN.—WiIIiam Kelly, a member of the corps of the Hampstead Militia, was charged with being drunk and dis orderly, and committing several assaults. James Harley, potman at the Oxford Arms, corner of James-street, High-street, Camden-town, said—Last night just as we were closing the house, the prisoner, who is billeted upon the landlord (Mr. Newport), came in very drunk. He was asked to go up to bed, which, after knocking me about, he did. Hearing a noise in his room, master went up with me, and we saw him with the win dow open, throwing things out. Master wished him to shut the window and go to bed. Prisoner took up a chair, and striking my master on the head knocked him down. William Peatrey, barman at the same house—He has been billeted upon us for three weeks, and has been a nuisance to the whole neighbourhood, always coming home drunk and riotous. Who he returned last night he was told to be quiet and go to bed. He took hold of the potman and nearly strangled him and struck him three times. After that we got him to his bedroom. A noise was afterwards hoard, and on going into the room where prisoner was he was seen throwing water and other things upon a crowd of about 50 people who had collected about the house through his conduct. When remonstrated with by Mr. Newport he took up a chair and knocked him down. He was exceedingly violent. Charles Barber, 147 S , was ca ll e d t o t a k e the prisoner into custody. He was very drunk. Mr. Newport seemed to be much injured a b out the head. In default of p a y ment of a fine of 200. h e was sen t ence d to 21 days' hard labour in the House of Correction. THE KEY AND THE BIBLE.—On Thursday a strange application was made to the sitting magistrates at North Shields. A middle-aged woman, living in Milburn place, North Shields, applied for a summons against a per son for defaming her daughter's character. She said that a short time ago some person in tho neighbourhood had lost a b that r ebes‘s brooch and it could no t b e f ound, and some person a b ou t the place was thought t o have Wolen it, but the culprit could not be ti aced. Howe ver , a ft er cons id era bl e consu ltation, it wasiey and decidedthep mysteryy having ib t l h e neighboursThin i o o t els holy and antiquated d d infa ll assemble ible test,nd methodof the solve the “ of discovering the perpetrator of guilt is as follows :—A piece of string is tied round the Bible, the book is then laid on a table, and a key is spun round on the top of the Bible, and while the key is "going its rounds" some one in the company completes the charm by repeating a verso of Holy Writ by way of guiding the movements of the revolving key. The party to whom the end of the key points when it has stopped is considered to be the guilty one. In the experi ment referred to the applicant's daughter was the indivi dual who was taken notice of by the " knowing" key, and as the mother considered the character of her daughter slandered by the conduct of the key she sought redress at the hands of the Bench. The magistrates said they could do nothing to assist the old woman beyond advising her to cease putting the Bible and the key to such silly uses. — Newcastle Chronicle. ENGLISH NEWS IN FRANCE*—The London corre spondent of the solemn Memorial Diplomatique has discovered that the English are becoming more pleasure loving than formerly—beginning to frequent theatres, balls and concerts, in place of concentrating all their attention, as before, on politics and le sport. In the same letter the correspondent reveals another wonderful discovery he has made. After speaking of the numerous literary circles, lec ture rooms, Polytechnic, and other institutions in London, he informs us that among the institutions established here with a view of elevating the taste and forming the mind, the "Peckham Debating Society" deserves particular men tion. Our readers will be glad to learn that this notable institution, thus dragged from its obscurity and brought under their notice, is simply "a gathering of honest citi zens, who meet from t ime to time to discuss either a histo rical point or one of the great questions of tho day." The other day, it seems, the subject of discussion was the equity of fines imposed by courts of justice, when an " hon. gen tleman, M. E. Ballantine," opposed such fines, because en abling the rich to escape punishment, while the poor got punished ; and a " Mr. Hanley" defended the propriety of inflicting fines in some cases, adducing the case of Captain Colborne, who, we are told, had been arrested after a duel, provoked by an attack upon his honour. After other I speeches pro and con., a majority of four declared that the administration of justice, in respect of fines, is often at fault. See, says the wise Memorial, what amusements are prac - tised at Peckham, one of the most charming suburbs of London, under the presidency of George Barton, Esq. ! - The Leeds Bankruptcy Court Scandals. The papers relating to the resignation of Mr. Wilde as Registrar of the Bankruptcy Court at Leeds were issued on Tuesday. On the 6th of April last year, Mr. Wilde's atten tion was called, by direction of the Lord Chancellor, to the fact that the accounts of the official assignees and messen gers of his court were said to be certified by Mr. Commis sioner Ayrton, when in point of fact Mr. Ayrton had not seen them. This, Mr. Wilde was told, was " a very grave offence," and he was asked to give immediate explanation. Three days after Mr. Wilde writes :—" I am sorry to hear the Lord Chancellor thinks that I have committed a very grave offence in signing the document to which your letter alludes. I signed it; the gentleman (Mr. Carrick) present ing it to me, representing that it had been submitted to, and approved of, by Mr. Commissioner Ayrton ; and a statement now before me, dated the Bth of April, signed by Mr. Commissioner Ayrton, shows that all the items in the account signed by me were on that day approved and allowed by the Commissioner, except the charge for petty disburse ments, which are now under the bill audited by me." Mr. Wilde was called upon to send up the document ho referred to, which he did, and it bore at the foot of the accounts the words, "I hereby allow the above account. W. S. Ayrton, Commissioner, April, 1862." Mr. Wilde hereupon received the following letter from the Court of Bankruptcy:—" Mr. Carrick, one of the official assignees, asserts that you owe him £l3l, and Mr. Needell, one of the messengers, that you owe him £25, all for money borrowed. I am directed by the Lord Chancellor to ask you whether these statements are true." Mr. Wilde returned the following answer—" In 1857 I met with a heavy loss through the fraud of two friends. On going to Paris in great distress of mind, it seems I had from Mr. Needell £25, for which I gave him an I 0 U, which fact I had forgotten till I saw Mr. Needell this morning. I have paid him the same sum this morning by cheque. In the same year I was obliged to get my bankers to make me a heavy advance, which, with the as sistance of the advance of my friend Mr. Carrick, of £l3l, enabled me to provide against the loss above alluded to ; but, as I presume from your letter the Chancellor thinks that I ought not to have sought for such friendly assist ance, being a registrar of the court of which Mr. Carrick was one of the official assignees, I have repaid him also." Four reports made to the Lord Chancellor by Mr. Commis sioner Ayrton and Mr. Harding were then forwarded to Mr. Wilde, and he was asked to reply to the charges they appeared to involve, which it was said were these throe : —" 1. That accounts which ought to have been submitted to and allowed by your Commissioners were certified by you as having been submitted to and sanctioned by him, without his having ever seen such accounts ; and that thereby large sums had been improperly allowed to the official assignees. 2. That you have been in the habit of taxing the bills of the messengers, without calling for the production of the vouchers for the sums alleged to have been paid by them ; and 3. That you had borrowed money both from the official assignees and messengers of the court, and thereby destroyed your independence and efficiency." On the 24th of May Mr. Wilde was called to put in his answer within a week, under penalty of being called on to show cause in open court why he should not be dismissed. This he did on the 30th. In reply to the first charge against him, he said, "I did not certify that accounts were submitted to and approved of by Mr. Com missioner Ayrton. I certify only to the fact beyond dis pute, that the reasonable office expenses had been previ ously submitted to and sanctioned by Mr. Commissioner Ayrton.' I certify as I did because the official assignee told mo that the Commissioner had sanctioned and approved the items of ' reasonable office expenses,' whose honour and integrity had been unimpeached for the eleven years I had acted with him in the same court ; and he placed before me a document conclusively proving the fact of 'reasonable office expenses,' dated Bth April, 1862, signed by Mr. Commissioner Ayrton, and a similar document was made and signed by the senior Commissioner as a scale to regulate future `reasonable office expenses." Knowing Mr. Ayrton's watchfulness, Mr. Wilde con cluded that as he had not objected to he procedure adopted, he was satisfied with it. As to the second charge, Mr. Wilde admitted that he placed great con fidence in the messenger, but "I did," he says, "occa sionally ask for vouchers when I considered that they could and should be produced." "As to the third charge," said Mr. Wilde, " that of borrowing money both of the offi cial assignee and the messenger, and thereby destroying my independence and efficiency, I am exceedingly sorry in this respect that I have done acts calling down upon me the Chancellor's censure. The £25 I had of the messenger, it seems, many years ago ; I had it when called in haste to Paris. I purposed repaying it on my return ; I did not see him for some time afterwards, and it escaped my memory, otherwise I should not have allowed it to remain unpaid. As for the loan from Mr. Carrick, I had it some years ago, to enable me to meet the exigencies of a sudden loss, and I did not know that our official connection necessarily de barred us from exercising the usual privileges of friendship.' In July, Mr. Wilde petitioned that he might bo allowed to retire with a pension equal to two-thirds of his salary, put ting in a certificate that he was suffering from impaired sight, and the Lord Chancellor made an order that the petitioner should receive the retiring allowance prayed for Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton June 18. Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British paotet June b. Ditto, by French packet May 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 25. China. Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Jane 2 . Ditto, via Marseilles May 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton ............ May 27 . India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... June 2. Ditto, via Marseilles ........... . —May 27 . India (Bombay), via Southampton.. ................... 27. Ditto, via Marseilles •. ................... ...May 26. Mauritius, via Southampton ..................... : ... . . . .June 11. Ditto, via Marseil e ......................... June 5. Newfoundland ..................................... May 24. Portugal ...... .......... ................. .• • ...June 5. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon •• ............. United States and Brit ish North America, by Bri tish packet ........................ May 21 Ditto, by United States packet, via . So .. uth.. amp . - ton ....... .......................... Ditto, via Cork ......................... Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry m ay 20 West Coast of Afric a, Madeira, and Teneriffe . June 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico ................ . May 29. Bahamas, via New York. June 1. Bermuda, ditto June 7. Cuba and Mexico The Courrier de la Drome gives some information as to the progress of silkworm breeding in that depart ment and the Ardeche. Much anxiety prevails among the silk breeders in those departments with respect to the forthcoming crop. The silkworms bred from Japanese seed give great hopes, but the others produced from foreign seed cause some uneasiness. Owing to the want of sufficient seed the number of silkworms is much less than usual, and there is a vast quantity of mulberry leaves, for which it is feared there will be uo demand, ~~""" Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : Great Western ... ... North Western ... ... South-Western ... ... Brighton ... Midland ... South Eastern Great Northern ... Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter ... North Eastern 1865. 1864 ... ... £69,004 £72,243 ~. 114,171 111 , 8 41 ::: ... 26,685 27,184 ... 19,567 ... 45,426 22,425 49,97 a ... ... 22,057 ... ... 35,836 ... ... 40,137 ~, ... 7,008 24,029 29,477 53,202 7,154 69,872 64,154 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 18,242 Great Eastern ... 30,502 20,096 34,20 G These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, owing to the later period of the Whitsun holidays this year, gene rally show a considerable falling off. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £3,239 ; on the North Western of £670; on the South Western of £499 ; on the Brighton of £2,858 ; on the Midland of £4,552 ; on the South Eastern of £1,072 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £13,065 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £146 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,754 ; and on the Great Eastern of £3,714. The Great Northern, however, shows an increase of £6,359 ; and the North Eastern of £7lB. The Late Shocking Death of Steeple Jack, An inquest was held in the grand jury room, in Garrick street, Wolverhampton, before Mr. T. M. Phillips, borough coroner, on the body of John MiCann, better known as " Steeple Jack," aged 37 years, who resided in Dudley street, Bilston, and who died in the South Staffordshire Hospital at half-past two on Monday morning. Thomas Hacking stated that he was a repairer of chim neys, and lived in Bilston. He worked for the deceased, who was a repairer of chimneys, like himself. On Wednesday week they went to work at the Wednesbury Oak Iron Works, belonging to Messrs. Williams, where the deceased had engaged to repair the top of a chimney. It was an engine stack they were repairing, about 100 feet high. Wit ness assisted the deceased to fly a kite and put the ropes over the chimney. They fixed a piece of timber as a seat to one end of the ropes for the purpose of the deceased being drawn up to the top of the chimney. A 561 b. weight was then attached to the other end of the rope at the bottom Before the seat was drawn up a pulley was attached to the top by a line. Everything was ready for deceased to go up on Wednesday, but he did not because the chimney was too hot. On Saturday witness went up to take the mea surement of the angle iron. The rope was securely tied four men could not pull it away. The deceased helped to pull witness up on the Saturday, and was also on the top of the stack himself. On Sunday witness went up about 11 o'clock, and fixed a portion of the scaffolding. The de ceased went up in a state of intoxication before the scaffola was finished. When the deceased was up witness came down. The deceased remained up about an hour and then came down. The deceased could come down himself, be cause he was heavier than the balance weight. When ho came down they went into a publichouse called the Mitre ; this was about half-past 12 o'clock. Tho deceased called for a glass of whisky, but was too drunk to drink it. They remained in the house until half-past 2. The deceased had his dinner while in the house. The deceased then went to the top of the chimney again, and afterwards pulled wit ness up. They remained at the top of the chimney till about 4 o'clock doing the preliminary work. They then came down, and deceased, when about nine yards from the bottom, slipped down the rope. They then went again to the publichouse whore they had a gallon of ale be tween four of them, and the deceased had a glass of rum and was smoking. They left the publichouse about half past 8, and went on to the roof of the mill. Tho deceased wanted to go up, but witness and another man prevented him for about an hour. After the other man had gone deceased shoved witness on one side and pulled himself up by tho ropes. When he got to the top of the chimney he lay down on the scaffolding with his legs partially hanging down. Witness called to him several times, but he would not answer, and he thought ho was asleep. The deceased did not dance on the chimney. About half-past 10 the de ceased called to witness, and he then saw him stand upon the stack. He walked forward on to the casting, which projects over the top of the chimney about seven inches. Whilst in this position he seemed to put his foot too for ward and fell down through the roof of the mill, adistance o about 80ft. from the top of the stack. An alarm was given and Thos. Lovatt came to the assistance of witness, and they found the deceased covered with slates from the broken roof. They got him out as quickly as they could. The de ceased's leg was broken and he was badly hurt about the body. Two surgeons were sent for, and they ordered the deceased to be taken to the South Staffordshire Hospital, where he arrived about half-past 12 o'clock. Thomas Lovatt said he was employed at the Messrs. Williams's works, as a mill furnace man. On Sunday ho saw the deceased on the stack several times. He was told a little before half-past 10 that the deceased was again on the top, and witness said ho would go and see. He went, and heard the last witness call to the deceased. The de ceased said ho was coming, and immediately fell down through the roof of the mill. A nurse from the hospital stated that deceased was ad mitted there about half-past 12 o'clock on Monday morn ing. He was badly hurt. The bone was protruding from one leg, and the other was cut. T hero were several cuts and bruises about his head and body, and a cut in his throat. He was very much intoxicated. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." It seems that deceased was in the habit of taking stimulants when employed at work of this kind, as he alleged, to " give him nerve." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May 25.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; rather fresh breeze and fine weather. CLYDE, May 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Clutha, for Melbourne. STROMNESS, May 23.—Wind W.—Arrivod—Esk, screw steamer, from London for Greenland. PORTSMOUTH, May 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's shfp Terrible, from Sheerness. OFF SALCOMBE, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Emma Healy, from Mexico. SOUTHAMPTON, May 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—New York, screw steamer, for New York. BRISTOL, May 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Bragge, from Rio Grande. OFF DARTMOUTH, May 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— Chili, from Octago, N.Z. CROOKHAVEN, May 24.—Wind W.— Arrived.—Summer Queen, from Demerara. OFF NORTH RONALD'S BAY, May 24.—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Courier, from the Tyne for Boston. OFF THE LIZARD, May 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— The Lala (Hamburg brig), from Cape Hayti= for Ham. burg. SWANSEA, May 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Wilton Castle, from Baieelona. Sailed—Pole Star, for Valpa. raiso. OFF FALMOUTH, May 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived— Juno, from Hobart Town. LERWICK, May 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—rolynard, screw steamer, for Davis Straits. FALMOUTH, May 23.—Wind S.D.—Arrived—Rose of Denmark, from Rio Janeiro ; Vulture, from Havannah ; Leopold, from Cardenas. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 24.—Maria, from Dantzic ; Phcenix, front Havre ; Reaper, from Guernsey ; Sornus, from Oporto Reliance and Bellona, from Guernseys Robert, from Otter dorf ; Twelfth May, from Skive ; Irene, from Namros ; Anne Wilson, from MelbOUrnDEAL,e. Thursday Morning. Passed, May 24.—Blizath, yom from Lothe ndon W est, for Bathurst Passed, May 25.—Gar beibaldi, for the . North. YORK CASTLE. --The visiting justices of York Castle have agreed to accommodate 100 prisoners in York Castle from Coldbath-fields prison, Middlesex. This ar rangement, which will probably bo only temporary, will cost £25 a head per annum, and the expense of railway conveyance. A VORACIOUS FISH.—A Queensland paper says a fish called a grouper was caught off that coast. It was 7 feet long, 6 feet in circumference at the thickest part, and its head weighed 801bs. When opened there were found in its stomach two broken bottles, a quart pot, a preserved milk tin, seven medium-sized crabs, a piece of earthenware triangular in shape and 3 inches in length encrusted with oyster shells, a sheep's head, some mutton and beef bones, and some loose oyster shells. The spine of a skate was imbedded in the grouper's liver. RAMSGATE HARBOUR.—The annual accounts pre sented to Parliament in relation to this "Royal Harbour," under the Harbours Act of 1861, show for 1864 receipts amounting to £8,267, and payments for cost of maintenance amounting, with some small superannuation allowances, to £11,531. The harbour dues produced £4,578. LADVERTISEIVIENTS.I " TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency -James Hopkins executes Co mmissions on all Races . th roug hout the year. 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