The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

TIONEY M All,K ET Al CO,DIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no new feature to report in connection 'with monetary affairs. The demand for discount accommodation is still very small, while the supplies 01 capital seeking employment are large, and the owest rates for the best bills are 3i per cent. At the meeting of the Imperial Continental Gas t Asso ciation, a divide n d o f £2 10 s . pe r share, with a ° ° lll lB of £1 per share, free of income tax, was de clared for the half-year ending 31st December last. ,The prosp ec t us o f " E vans " (C ovent - gar d en ) ~illu ni ted will be found in our advertising columns he object of the company is to purchase the esta °Wu/lent so well known as Evans's, to continue the 811PPer-room business, and to improve the hotel de- Partment. The capital is £60,000, in 6,000 shares O f £ l O each, b u t, i t i s not contemplated to call up ere than £6 per share. The deposit on application t ? be £1 per share, and £2 on allotment, with a eau of £2 and another of £1 per share at intervals of not less than three months. The purchase money of the lease, goodwill, furniture, fittings, t, ill tinge &c., is £30,000, Th e presen t p ro p r i e t or Qs a considerable portion of the purchase money 111 P a id-up shares, and he will give the new com ,lta,.any his experience and active assistance, for some 131 e t 0 come—to b e , i n f ac t, the nianagingdirector. The s peculation has proved to be a complete suc cess' as the gentlemen forming the new directory ar e Inert of the greatest activity and energy. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse, this morning, according to teuter'sH telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 22 e. eavy. The Stock Exchange Markets have presented a r e ll qui e t appearance, and business has been con dlleted on a limited scale. The attendance of the 'enThers has b een unusua ll y small owing to the attra c tions at Epsom and the fineness of the llther. Consols have remained 91i for money, d at 894 -t, less the dividend, for the account. h el 4 , New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; ` 444 5 per Cents., 1061 a ; and ditto 4 per Cents., ....General firmness has prevailed in the Foreign .1 Per but business has not been active. T ur ki s h Per Cent s. (1862), are 741 ; ditto Consolides, t , B ; Mexican, 244 4 ; ditto New, 234 ; Greek, 40 1 A ,, 2 7 Spanish Passive, 324 ; ditto Certificates, —.717 ; Italian, 65k f ; and Confederate Loan, 7 9. 14 the Railway Share Market the dealings have been en a limited scale, and prices have remained Vitbont change of importance. North-Eastern ITerwick) have improved ss. ; and Brighton, 10s. ; ale Great Eastern and Midland have each de enned 5 8. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally sus Bala former rates. , Per Bank an d Miscellaneous Shares there con tinues to be a very limited inquiry, but prices in c 'st instances remain steady. t Subjoined are the current quotations of some of Principal new proposals :—Dublin Connecting 0 111111 K Railway, 3 34 prem. ; Peruvian Railway 1 .1 ; 2 4 prem. ; Lion Brewery Company, 34 31 t ' tei n• ; Plymouth Shipb u ildi ng C ompany, 7 9 , ; London and Mediterranean Bank, 24 3 P r em. ; Ottoman Co., 414 prem. ; Russian Iron works, 74 84 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, A Shares, par 4 prem. ; ditto B Shares, par prem. ; imperial Ottoman Loan, 214 dis. ; and A Stock l!vletropolitan Extension Railway, London, Chat , and Dover, U 4 4 prem. ; a n d ditt o fully paid p, 5 54 prem. BRITISH FUNDS-01TX O'OLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols 9l* 1 Do. A ccount, June 6 1 6 Per Cent. R e d uce d B9l 891 * N e al 3 per Cent: B9 * Mew 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 . Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Atinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D°Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Aprilo.BBs — V (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 108 Xelleguer Bills, 1 pm Do. .£5OO £l,OOO, 4 per Cent a Do. £lOO and £2OO 'ltalk of En gland Stock, Cent ...._ D 0 cco untsl per In ,I'Lix GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4aO Stock, 10* per Cent., April 1874 _— Do .A.ccount 106/ 1 1 ?,°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 •'-',O. Account 991 7, ° . 4 Per Cent. Oct. Oct. 1888 '",e• Certificates' _ 1\4.'0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 101 Tl ''''°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 —°. 5 1. per Cet., May 1879 — DO4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 _ hu•didonds, £l,OOO _ '"o•Ulader £l,OOO Allet,.;. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. b - ;... i . ti. Bonds, 5 per Cent — D ilau 5 per Cent — I: '' 9 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 13 a •uo. .7 1863 1311,8 gyres 6 per Cent Ch;,, j • Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) oan. 6 per Cent ----- tol o ' . I _ 4 l' Per Cent CDs'llaulan 6 per Cent. — . il o 5%1; C C e e n n t t ., 1864 D b a f e 8 10 : 15 h 1 ,: a 3c u r P . e P , r 5 s n . , t Pal ., d 5 b„' ", Per Cent., 1863 — a"' ° Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid tka ad 4B6 Paid Principalities Do - ` 31 ' l'revr Consolidated, 1 per Cent —b , Provisional Land Warrant — giv)Ptiati 7 per cent 96 1-,°., Boy Seco ssue 93- 1 i t b " o : 1 1 :)° 0 : : 1864 93i tir ° Be pP £55 paid Il e o k A 7 c Pier Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons b e '''',.‘, , Quid D o. ' a e ll Pons OtataZe,eount , 1) 0 7 ,ia„ 5 per Cent. itatian"os and 1850 — Do p 6 per C en t (M aremmana Railway) -- liely. o E Q ,., .. uc "P, £571 paid —- dis 1;0: - A ' ° Per Cent. ''' c e o Unt -41 1 „ D o 231 - 0 5 1864 Do p Per Cent. Anglo-French — Ito at relich Scrip 1400 'Yvidean 6' 'C t £3O paid Ex. 25f 20c D , N I , ~ t per en „ 95f 61 'me Q"1/1trial 5 per Gent ran a —b° 2 Per Cent — Per: '"laticl Warrants (Hectares) v ian 4* Per Cent. o 4, . D o 3 ri P, X 45 paid,•paid in Bonds — dis be Per Cent (Uribarren) —b o y. f e Per rr Gent., 1862 Port a, e 1 3 , 0 811 A c e e s e e n 3 Per Cent., 1853 -- D o 3 nt b o A Pe o r Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 49 81 N 4 t iZe,lltit — b s o 4u Per Cent. , 1822, £ St., b e i Per Cent., 1850 D o 3 1860 D o 5 Per Cent., 1859 ,Do Cent., 1862 .4 0 . 1864 „ , lnia t , 4-uo - u Per Cent o a, : A ccount p°lll 3 per Cent — ~ a x , ceourit .... . o b - 'IA eNv Deferr . 43 . 4 ... b4tecount o p„. ..................... bo A - " l ve — qra n i ol eeo c tint 32 11 2 1 1 D ert. of Coup not funded D018,,,,50 Acconnt 161 17 81 1 4 per Cent. — ,/,• 41 -Urki, .. Per Cent. 1864 h — Do 6 per Cent. 1854 — 9lf 1). Account .. t o 6 p er c en i: .... ...! ............ ...... 1))° 46:prde.n.i...1.83G Do 4-teount .. „, 0 ,,. 4 1 „,, _0141; ................. 71 I 6 uu 13 b Per Cent. 1863 b. 0 Quarant ' etie zu 1 eed, raper Cent — b e Do. Account!a 3 Per Ct. . o Do . A Per Cent, 1862 121, -e count Do. 6 , Per Cent, 1864 1 Per Cent dnatria_ Tdends on the above payable in London. ziel• ' 4 , 0 Per Cent Ex. 10 Florins - r, la . 4 , -, - •ute4 2. , 1 Per cent., Ex. 25f. 1 , bo 4 4 ! r er Cent., Ex . . 12 Gull — re lleh , Cent. Certificates — be .tete, 3 per Cent. — Italia: Account ........................ DO. ll L' Per Cent 1861, Ex 25f. Accoutit ' . TWO O'CLOCK. 1,,,,b118:).1••••........ ....................... A ccount _._._............ ___----...... L i ~... ---____________ 41, 01:51:001 Cotton Market —This Day. Al arket ------•------ s 1 robal as ocZbenasles.v:ery steady. a es, p du lay 27. rise in the 3s Helena, I, Went up Lithassach. ✓TAY 28. [elena and the morn- 1 Princess of Athole, )ccasions. Caird had trid Royal ales. yesterday, his Royal trds drove e drive at- Lagrange noille and lon Hotel. Le Belgian his Royal ay evening, Piccadilly. Ls the Duke t. Germans, he Hon. Sir 'ianizzi, Mr. ;mower, the Mr. Van do on a visit will remain been invited harles G. Dourthope, Darmstadt, )sses Prince will invest e habit and ffering for yesterday •n 'in Pave soldier in Line, and 1 Portugal' Guard, he in France; ;rloo. Ws t moment )romotion• =ion St.' and under ;din Spain 23, and as art in the in garrison ng ordered isurreetion )rward, he For this , list. He r the Bel' I there till le rank of omoted in when he 'ontre-coup Le 13th of command ;en by the sentativee held since s removed E a prowl - December, of Field important death of s the third t who has ►e Mani. scribers to on the stag e Lair. ort, had beau gal hall of c ouncil r al High", she c ollege ?,000 so d ce by th e 3ferred 199, h e annile i lino-tweed, which he° 3, tag The color oilers she ll fil° ne of the tal exT e Q II A : of £l,2°- ula ort )until had Day ; resiaeoco Ohl sans' st fact wa° ) it he fe r i c 1 thew°. ..nded'i ,ci of: b ed„re to of louero e se a on a coa ls AD Nei° )1 1 / auci a , 'ariog,3" ca teat sn— c Ae d procee— lir• Esq. , d , alaw oo , 10 11 1 nd J. —. at the g re i,clucliq - Lt 3 '9 c ioC , Sc l3 ' l ,iite D ag ' ilrlDg a 180; d°' to the b ore, ted trib ti °lll int3Prting° at oo t, ,f the su t , It of Se° , Vicar g s3 itutio rit boy fr° D, • ooll e „ ik t ke v" SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 951 5 132 k I Paid./ Closing I Business Price. done. Railways. Bir., `Ol,, & Str, iii : Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon..." Cornwall Do. A (A gets no div till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Aug]. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock Do.Buo Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland' Gt. Weste, n I) . S. Val. Rail gua. l Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport. Do. He! eford Lane shire & Yorkshire Landon 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 Itid'and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland Do. shares Slid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1854 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock l; o. Scot, Mid. stick Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South I.l.,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West CornwAll V.Hartlepool Har.&lt. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable • . BRITISH P, 'Atlantic& St. Lawrence I Bom.,Baroda, k Cen.in. Du. 5 per cent.. o. shares Buffalo 45 Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1, 1374 Calcutta & S. E., lim :'a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c PO. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D it per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Helb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. 11IeL & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B It 1. C' da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do . . 4. • Do. Punjaub.... Do.lndus St. Flo "'" 'OSSE; 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL 60 VE RNIKE N (British Columbia, 6 pert cent„ Dec. 31,1572.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D. , . 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape 14.110pe, 6 p.c. 1873 1)0. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do; 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. c Do. 18.78, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. 16 Natal Gov. a per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &I uly N. S.W. Goy. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1803-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.aa & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRIT I Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Love,' E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist m Grenville Hcrod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Ylwyndy Iron Ore,llw Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr .vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whew Ludoott 100 100 10) 100 100 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 H M 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 7.8:3 8.13 4.18.0 9i 4.3.0 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 18.18.9 30.17.6 476 56 10 3.12.8 8 586 7 (Wheal Mary Ann (Men ,Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 'Wheal Union... YHEFEHENCH SHAILES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No:2, 106 Great Eastern, B. C., Norfolk 5 per cent. Ext., '46, 106 Great Northern, 5 per cent.. red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1084 Gl.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 126 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.) 1084 I'REFERENCE ollA RES AND !STOCKS. Great Northern, Boston and Sleaford 44 per cent., 92 London, Chatham, &0., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 98 YOREIGN HAIL WA YS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Dutch Rhenish, 224 • South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 194 F 4 /an IGN MIN Eti. Yudanamutana of S. Autralia, Um., 1f BAN A lliance (11m.). Anglo lCgyptian, 1tm.,'121 Bank of utago, lim., 5 British North Ameriean, 46E Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 23 Chartered liter. of India, London, and China, 46 Continental. lira., 211 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24} London and 11 estminster. 96 Merchant Bank, lira., 25 4 Oriental Bank Corporation. 481 Scinde, runjaub, and Delhi. lirn.. 6 1 _ . MISCELLANEtiCd. Berlin Water Works, Um., 10/ Ceylon Company, 11/ Company of African Merchants. lim., 21 Continental Union Gas, Um., 101 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 Ebbw Vale, Oa Egyptian Corn, and Trading, Um., 2/ 3 Hudson's:Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Assn., lira., 61 London General Omnibus Company, 3 a Ottoman Gas, lim., 31 Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 81 Trust and Loau Company a Upper Canada,:s Warrant Finance, lim., 61 DEATH OF A JOCKEY FROM SWEATING.—An in quest was held on Monday at Lambourne, before the Berkshire Coroner (W. D. Wasborough, Esq.), on the body of Thomas Atwood, aged 16 years, a stable lad in the employ of Mr. Archer, .a trainer. It appeared from th• evidence of the head lad that deceased had started on Saturday, wrapped in flannels and a great coat, for a sweat; he was to ride at Harpenden last week, and wanted to pull off 51b weight; he walked about two miles, and then fell down, when some man coming by advised that the clothes should be taken off him, or he would die. They then undressed him on the Downs, rubbed him dry, covered him over with all the clothes and wrappers, and went to Ashdown Park for assistance. Mr. Clarke, of Lambourne, stated that he drove to the spot where deceased was lying, and took with him some brandy and some water, but that the jaw of the deceased was al most fixed and his eyes closed, and that he was obliged to force open his mouth to administer the stimulant. Deceased was then put to bed and attended by Mr. Kennard and his son, but he never rallied, and died tho same 'night about 10 o'clock. The cause of death, as stated by Mr. Kennard, was effusion on the brain produced by the heat of the weather and over -exertion, 94 96 131 132 fi 6 62 C 6 16 17 90 92 106 107 46i 17i 64 73 131 132 118 149 128 182 86 88 73 74 63 65 50 52 45 48 103 104 122 1224 88 N 105 107 59 ft 122} 1231 98 99 614 624 139 140 24 Oip 135 i 1361 104 ICO 5f 55 Z 4 25 11) 111 881 681 101 101; 361 371 - - P 91 101 p 116 113 1 1p 78 79 14 111 142 145 53 65 60 61 59 61 85} 85 85 9s 155 159 3 t p 105 108 47 49 79 81 ISIONS. 54 66 102 103 pr ip 4 4! ti 9 9g 101 75 80 99 101 101 103 103 104 i fl:. 18 19 83 86 61 63 54 66 55 57 47 4',) 45 43 43 45 25 27 24 26 103 101 * I P par i p 10) 102 101101 101300 84 86 82 84 d 1016 1026 93 95 89 91 65 67 3 5 82 84 1001 1014 10 i 101d4 id 10)i 1014' 94 97 SECUR ITIES. 94 96 93 95 93 95 82 64 8: 84 104 107 105 107 106 108 107 109 101 103 106 108 103 105 105 107 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 96 99 103 105 106 103 108 103 INES. 7 7i 29i 1304 600 610 IZ2I 3 2i 106 i 7 1231 3 t 9 - ; .62aiI 1391 9 134 135} 1101 1 691 10} 13 15 2 2f 3 4 32 510 520 17i 22 13 15 17 18 71 8 101 12 721 7' 185 195 90 95 221 25 11 13 2021 2071 18 20 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE JONATHAN MATTHEWS. Mr. Knight (clerk to Mr. Beard) made an application this morning for the appointment of a day for a dividend meeting. The registrar appointed June 21, and upon that day matters will be finally settled. THE DERBY DAY. The almost universally acknowledged national holiday—" the Derby" —was to-day celebrated with the greatest possible effect. Red-letter days in London are never disregarded ; but Derby Day is the people's special institution. Large as have been the numbers attending the race on all occasions hitherto, they must have fallen very far short in deed of the myriads who found themselves at the critical moment in th a t b eau tiful part of Surrey with which the racing fame of England is insepa rably associated. The ways of getting to Epsom are innumerable, but practically they all resolve themselves into two methods—the road and the rail. For those impas sive natures who love their ease and dignity, and who look on at the Derby as they would at any or dinary spectacle, the railway offers paramount faci lities for going and returning. Those also who are pressed for time naturally avail themselves of that mode of transit. But for the great mass of Londoners —the votaries- proper of the Derby, who keep its anniversary religiously, and seek to make it yield as much enjoyment as possible--there is only one way of approaching the race-course, and that is by the road. So at least thought a large proportion of those who to-day gave themselves up as willing victims to the attractions of the scene. London must have been on foot, or rather on wheels, at an early hour. Vehicles were streaming out of town by all the practicable routes as early as six o'clock, the major part of these, of course, belonging to early birds, bent on combining duty with pleasure, and profit with both ; but long before nine o'clock roomy coaches and prancing horses were at work in many of the leading thoroughfares col lecting passengers and taking in stores. At the West-end, especially, the bustle was very great. From the force of habit one is led to speak of the old coaching days as an Augustan era, departed never to return, and of horses as if their breed and numbers had since been necessarily on the decline. But it is fairly open to question whether, before the days of railroads, a more goodly, or, at any rate, a more numerous, cavalcade ever poured forth from the metropolis. Certainly, of late years, it has had no equal in point of magnitude. To say that every kind of vehicle, in or out of repair, had its represen tative in the motley gathering is only to repeat what has been said of every Derby-day since the origin of our modern Olympic sports. The lordly four-in hand, the humbler brougham, the pert dogcart, the ponderous omnibus, and the plebeian " barrow" of the genuine costermonger abounded everywhere ; Hansom cabs transformed themselves into per fect bowers, and flourished all along the line. Who can adequately describe the adornments lavished on the horses by their drivers ? Wreaths of flowers and bouquets dangled from their head dress, with, in some cases " favours" superadded, the cherished relics of quondam wedding parties. At the " Elephant " and at Kennington-gate the crowds of. vehicles were as numerous and miscel laneous as possible, from the most dashing aristo cratic equipages to the well sheltered and commodi ous pleasure-van. Express and excursion trains ,might have been expected to utterly abolish both postilion and pleasure-van, yet they turn out every year more numerous than before. Kennington and Clapham-road are too familiar with the sights of a Derby Day to prevent any unbecoming excitement, but a little further on the road, stretching towards Tooting, all pretended indifference was abandoned. People openly brought out chairs into their lawns, or leant over their garden walls, and stared at the procession. And well they might, for it was a re markable one. As far as the eye could reach, in advance and to the rear, there was the same ola podrida of diverse and yet strangely consistent ele ments. Sometimes the body of carriages was folded up into triple coils, sometimes it spread it self out into a long thin line, occasionally it got over the ground smoothly and rapidly, more fre quently it advanced, when it did move forward, in short and jerky stages. As might have been ex pected from the rickety state of many of the vehicles, some were put hors de combat at a very early stage, until recourse could be had to the village blacksmith, whose heart would un doubtedly rejoice if " each morning saw some work begun" of an equally remunerative character. As the road wound on, giving from many points a full view of that blazing arch through which the sun was darting its rays on the contents of the Crystal Palace, and as the heat and dust increased, one could not help feeling tempted at times to shun the face of man and the fortunes of the race, and to seek shade and repose in the tempting verdure which lay on all sides. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, EPSOM RACES, MAY 30. Our modern Olympian, Isthmian, or by whatever name we seek to envelope the more homely belongings of the great annual " games" on the downs of Surrey have com menced this year with every attribute of success, and with no other drawback to enjoyment than the accompaniments of dust and wind which have :swept over the course all day. The new route which the Brighton Railway Com pany have opened, landing passengers within an easy dis tance of the course, has been extensively patrohised, and if it were possible for greater crowds to come to the Derby than in past years, to-morrow will, in all probability, see them. The ground is pronounced tolerably good-going for Epsom. Rain would have been desirable, but it might have been harder ; so with that wo must be content. The French horse is in everybody's mouth and in most people's books. While the praise of Breadalbane is quali fied by some dissent, there is a wonderful unanimity as regards Gladiateur. Never was there, barring accidents, such a certainty as that of our neighbours this year bear ing off the blue riband in triumph. This afternoon, on ar riving on the course, an uneasy feeling manifested itself about Wild Charley, who was said to :have the influenza. Rumours of his being scratched were prevalent, and kis position was anything but reassuring to his backers. Lord Stamford's success with Gemma and Gownsman had the effect of strengthening Archimedes, who advanced a point, and, together with Christmas Carol and Oppressor, kept a prominent position in the second rank. The Craven Stakes—often a Derby trial, but this year not affording much clue, was carried off so easily by Gemma, and Gownsman lauded the Stamford colours in the Brighton Stakes so cleverly, that, as we have above said, Archmedes chance was deemed an improving one. Favourites received a great squanderiing in the Woodcote, where Redan and Vespasian suffered defeat from Janitor, a fine King Tom of Baron Rothschild's, and indeed the whole of the race was unfavourable to backers. Tar tar's hollow win in the Rous Stakes brought Oppressor to a shorter price, and Queen of Trump's victory in the Ileathcote Plate still further strengthened Christmas Carol. Both favourites were remarkably firm, and Wild Charley somewhat recovered from the demonstration made against him in the early part of the day. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for ago. The last mile and a quarter of the new Derby course. Lord Stamford's Gemma, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (11. Grimshaw 1 Baron Rothschild's Breeze, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Wells s 2 Lord Westmoreland's Sidewind, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Morris 3 Captain Cooper's Anti-Macassar, 3 yrs, 7st 71b _ (Dowling) 4 The following also ran :—Arabia, Anonyma, False Alarm, and Knight of Ellerslio. Betting-9 to 4 agst Breeze, 3to 1 agst Gomma, sto 1 agst Sidewind, and 100 to 15 agst Anti-Macassar. False Alarm, with Anti-Macassar at his girths, was the first away, and came on with the running two or three lengths in advance of Breeze, close up with whom was Side wind, Gemma and Anonyma lying off. Passing through the furze the fa'rourite took a clear lead, and with Side wind, Anti-Macassar, and Arabia entered the straight in close company, but shortly after the last named dropped back, and at the distance Breeze was joined by Gemma, who got her head in front at the stand, and won very easily by a length ; three lengths separated the second and third, and a length the third and fourth; Arabia and Anonyma next. The Brighton Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 sovs added (handicap), for all ages. Winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. 54 subs. Lord Stamford's Gownsman, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Carroll) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Idler, 4 yrs, 7st 21b...(J. Grunshaw) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Indigestion, 3 yrs, bst 121 b (Tribe) 3 -•-- - - The following also ran :—Light, Deerfoot, Monk, Glen dusk, Molly Carew, Overture, Fiancée, Armadillo, Finesse, Ostregor, Under the Cloud, Rapture, No Name, Grappler, Money-spinner, Filbert, Cedric, Godmersham, Skirmish, Charity, and The Eland. Betting-4 to 1 agst The Eland, Bto 1 agst Glendusk, 10 to 1 agst Armadillo, 100 to 8 agst Indigestion, 100 to 7 each agst Idler and Charity, 100 to 6 each agst Gownsman and Molly Crew, 20 to 1 agst Godmersham, and 100 to 3 agst Light and No Name. Three quarters of an hour was consumed before Mr. M'George was enabled to get them away, when the flag was lowered to an admirable start, in which Grappler got away slightly in front, but was immediately headed by Idler, who in company with Light, Indigestion, Molly Carew, Fiancée, and Gownsman, ran in a body to the distance, where Molly Carew ran up to the leader, and raced with him to half way up, where she was beaten, and her place was taken by Gownsman, who took Indigestion on the whip hand, followed Idler to the Stand, where Carroll brought up Lord Stamford's colt, who in the next half dozen strides ob tained a clear lead, and won cleverly by a length. Idler defeated Indigestion by half a length for second ; Skirmish was fourth, The Eland fifth, Finesse next. The last three were Grappler, Deerfoot, Light, and Armadillo. The Horton Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; 2-yr olds and upwards. Weight for ago, with selling allow- ances. New T.Y.C., three-quarters of a mild. 7 subs. Mr. Naylor's Knight of the Whistle, 3 yrs, 7st 1 01b(.£40) (Challoner) 1 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Relic filly, 2 yrs, sst 71b (.£4O) (Cameron) 2 Mr. R.Ten Broeck's Juneaton, 3 yrs, 7st 10113 carried 7st 121 b (£4O) (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Approver, Shamrock, Tipsy Cake, and Flight filly. Betting-2 to 1 agst Juneaton, 3to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle, G to 1 each agst Approver and Shamrock. Knight of the Whistle, with a slight lead of the Relic filly and Juneaton, made the running to the distance, when he improved his position, and won in a canter by three lengths. Juneaton was third, beaten half a length, Flight filly was fourth, beaten off, and Shamrock fifth. Tho winner was bought in for 250 guineas. The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 sovs added, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b ; the owner of the second horse to receive 25 Bove out of the stakes• New T.Y.C., three quarters of a mile. 62 subs. Baron Rothschild's Ignitor (Wellsi 1 Count Batthyany's Mazoppa (Custance 2 Lord St. Vincent's Redan (Osborne 3 _ _ __ The following also ran :—HasketonMaid,Tina,Vospasian, Venturesome, Venturo, Nailer, Kinghorn, Chapel Royal. Betting-2 to 1 agst Redan, 3to 1 agst Vespasian, 9to 2 agst Mazoppa, and 12 to 1 any other. Venturesome, on the extreme right of his horses, jumped away with a clear lead of Vespasian, Redan, and Mazeppa, and made play into the straight. When running wide ho was headed by Mr. Craven's colt, who came on in advance to the distance, where he was joined by the favourite Ves pasian, Chapel Royal, and Janitor, the latter lying wide on the lower ground. On reaching the enclosure Vespasian was beaten, and in a few strides farther Redan was headed by Mazoppa, who, in turn, gave way to Janitor in the centre of the Stand, who won very cleverly by three parts of a length ; a like distance separated the second and third. Chapel Royal was fourth, Vespasian fifth, Venturesome sixth, and Tina seventh. Then came Nailor, Kinghorn, Venture, and Hasketon Maid, in the order we have given thorn. Tho Ifeathcote Plate of 50 sous, for2-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. Half a mild. Mr. Wadlow's Queen of Trumps, 6 yrs, Bst 91b (T. French) 1 Mr. Reldiff's Cranbury, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Payne) 2 Mr. S. Thellusson's Hespor, aged, Bst 121 b ...(Fordham) 3 Mr. John Graham's Vision, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. W. C. Craven's Hazelffean, 2 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Tribe) 5 Mr. H.Selwin's Queen of Holland, 2 yrs, sst 91b (Roscoe) 6 Betting—Even on Hespor, 5 to 2 agst Cranbury, 100 to 15 agst Vision, and 10 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps. The favourite got away with a clear lead, having Cran bury and Vision as his immediate followers to the road, when the latter dropped back, and Queen of Trumps came up on the upper ground, and took a decided lead at the enclosure, which she retained to the end, and won cleverly by three parts of a length. There there two lengths be tween the second and third. Vision finished a bad fourth, The Rous Stakes, a free handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 for feit, with 200 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Win ners extra : One mile. 17 subs. The highest weight accepting being Bst 21b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Mr. Jackson's Tartar, by Neville, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Doyle 1 Mr. Trimmer's Camellia, 3 yrs, Gst 31b (Jopp 2 Count Lagrange's Soumise, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (IL Grimshaw 3 The following also ran :—Deerfoot, Moulsey, Vabala thus, Menace, Discretion, Klarinska, Amber, Jevington, Wedding Peal, Contraband, Lady Rolla, and Nip. Betting-5 to 1 agst Vabalathus, 6to 1 each agst Amber and Soumiso, 8 to 1 each agst Menace and Moulsey, 10 to 1 each agst Tartar and Deerfoot, 12 to 1 agst Wedding Peal, and 100 to 7 agst Contraband. Discretion got away in advance, and came on slightly in advanco of Tartar, Vabalathus, Soumiso, Camellia, and Nip to the road, whore Tartar drew away, and with Camellia and Soumise in attendance finished the race home, Mr. Jackson's colt, who always had the bolt of it, winning in a canter by three lengths. A length separated the second and third. Amber, who ran through tho.beaten horses, finished fourth, Moulsey fifth, Nip sixth, and Deerfoot next. The Tadworth Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; 2- yr-olds to carry 7st, and 3-yr-olds, 9st 21b. The winner to be sold with engagements for £2OO. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Mr. Ten Broeck's Jack o'Lantern, by Stockwell, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Fordham) 1 Mr. G. Bryan's Reinfrid, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Custance) 2 Mr. C. &Ringer's Gil Bias, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (W. Smith) 3 The following also ran :—Memento, Ropley, Jack Jukes, Vedette colt, British Tar, Flying Horse, Venturous, and Blackbird. Betting-7 to 4on Jack o'Lantern, 7to 1 agst Ropley, and 100 to 12 agst any other. After running a few strides the favourite, lying in the centre of his horses, came on in advance, and with Reinfrid and Gil Bias finished a fine race home, Jack o' Lantern winning at last by three parts of a length. A like distance separated the second and third ; Jack Jukes was fourth, close up; Ropley fifth, and Blackbird next. Zambesi and Siberia were struck out of the Derby yes terday afternoon. TILE COURT AND THE DERBY DAY. The Court of Bankruptcy, it would appear, is of neces sity kept open to-day, the act of Parliament preventing the commissioners from granting a holiday except on Monday and Tuesday. IN RE CAPTAIN CROSSMAN. Although it was stated in some of the daily papers that Captain Grossman, who became liable in a considerable amount for the lion. R. Bothell, had been released from custody, our reporter is informed that such was not really the case, and that the application will have to be renewed upon a future day. POLICE INTELLIGENCES—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-S TREET. FEVER ABODES.—Mary Gorman, the owner of the house No. 2, Metford place, Tottenham-court-road, attended to answer the complaint of Mr. Thos. Curtis, Sanitary Inspec tor of St. Pancras, of having her house in such an over crowded state as to be dangerous to the health of the in habitants. Mr. Cooper, solicitor to tho Vestry of St. Pancras, at tended in support of the complaint, the proceedings being taken under the Nuisances Removal Act. After hearing Dr. Hillier, the medical officer of St. Pan cras, to the effect that fever had existed in some of the houses in the place, and that the defendant's house was in such an overcrowded state as to ho injurious to the health of the inhabitants, and Mr. Curtis, in confirmation of Dr. Hillier, Mr. Cooper said the object of the present proceedings was the abatement of the nuisance, and not that of fining the defendant. The defendant said she would only be too happy to com ply with what was required, but she found a difficulty in getting rid of the persons. Mr. Cooper said that why the parish interfered was be cause there had been a great deal of fever in the district of late. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a shocking thing to think that poor working men should not have a better place to live in than felons. If a man was in gaol there was the greatest anxiety as to the number of cubic feet of air he should have. The real thing was to turn the persons out ; they would at all events, then, be free from fever. He was bound to prevent the over-crowding, and to do all he could to prevent fever breaking out. An order was then made for the abatement of the nuis ance within 14 days. A similar order was made in the cases of John Fitz gerald, the owner of No. 3, and Michael Doody, N o . Metford-place. THAMES. EVADING PAYMENT OF A RAILWAY FARE.—" Mender te Williams" called out one of the officers of the court directly the night charges were disposed of, and immediately a well-dressed lady, with a white veil before her face, tripped lightly before the solicitors' table, and said she wished his worship to postpone the case. Mr. Paget—Are you the defendant, madam ? The lady—No, sir, I am not. Mr. Paget—l see the name is Thomas Williams, of No. 4, Inkermann-terrace, Liverpool-road, Old Ford, Bow. The lady—He is a friend of mine, and cannot attend. He travels generally by the Stepney line, and made a slight mistake. Ile had a return ticket, and gave that by mistake to the ticket collector a little mistake. Mr. Paget—What is he ? The Lady—A commercial traveller in the wine and spirit trade. Mr. Paget—That is to say, it is more profitable for the defendant to sell wine and spirits than to attend here. No excuse that. I cannot receive such an excuse, and the case must proceed. Service of the summons having been proved by Smith, a police-constable attached to the court, Henry Mender, a ticket collector on the North London Railway, said that on the night of the 18th of the present month, at 9 27, a train arrived at the Bow station from Fenchurch-street, and the defendant alighted from a car riage. Ho asked Mr. Williams fcr his ticket, and ho replied by a dreadful oath and epithet. Ho overlooked this because defendant was a little the worse for liquor, and again demanded the ticket or the fare. The defendant then gave him a return ticket for the 12th of May. He shouted out to the defendant that the ticket was for the 12th, and the day it was offered was the 18th. The de fendant repeated his vulgar language, and he then demanded his name and address. The defendant refused, but, on being pressed, gave it, and was allowed to depart. The witness added that Mr. Williams had given much trouble and frequently used foul language at the station. The lady here interposed, and, in•an undertone,- said her friend Mr. Williams was a gentleman, and must have been excited or he would not have acted in that manner. Mr. Paget—My duty is clear, and that is to issue a war rant for the apprehension of Mr. Thomas Williams, of No. 4, Inkermann-terrace, Old Ford. Ile is to be brought here directly ho is arrested. MARKETS--- This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate, but the condition of the produce was good, and a fair clearance of the supply was effected at Monday's decline in the quotations. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. For nearly all qualities the market was in a sluggish state, and the small amount of business done was at the late fall in prices. Floating cargoes of wheat were in slow request at late rates. Spring corn afloat was firm in price. Barley, of which there was but a moderate supply on the stands, sold steadily at full prices. Malt was in slow request at ab out previous rates. The market was abundantly supplied with oats, the trade for which ruled inactive on former terms. . Beans and peas ruled firm at fully late rates. For flour there was only a moderate inquiry on firmer terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch..2,oBo 210 270 1,470 1,220 Irish — _ Foreign brls Comparative Quantities and Prices of Grain.—For the Week ending May 27, 1865.—Wheat, 80,244 quarters, average, 41s. 9d. ; barley, 3,802, 295. ld.;; oats, 3,805 : 235. Id. For the corresponding week last year.—Wheat, 76,580, 395. Bd. ; barley, 6,316, 295. 6d. ; oats, 5,699, 208.0 d. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops on sale is very moderate, and the trade rules firm at full prices. For good and fine foreign hops there is a fair demand at quite previous rates. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, and the trade rules firm as follows: — Beef, from 3s Od to 45 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 6d; veal, 3s 101 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the =case. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—The exhibition, in Baker street, we are glad to find, continues to be unprecedentedly well-attended ; indeed, it would be impossible for it to be otherwise, considering the many attractive objects which everywhere meet the eye, and to which the spirited pro prietors arc daily adding, regardless of the great outlay in purchasing them. The principal attractive models, life size, are the late President Lincoln, and Mr. Jefferson Davis (the late President of the Confederate States.) The model-of John Wilkes Booth, tho dastardly assassin of President Lincoln, is considered to bo an authentic likeness. ---- DEATH OF THE FATHER OF GRACE DARLING.— Wm. Darling, father of the famous Grace Darling, died at Bamburgh on Sunday morning, in his 80th year. Deceased was for several years the keeper of the Long stone Lighthouse, Fame Islands, where some time ago he was succeeded by his son, and retired to Bamburgh to end his days in quiet and repose. It was while living at the Longstone light that the event occurred which has given to his family an historical celebrity that will be lasting. A portion of the wreck of the John Humble steamer was discovered on the Longstone Rocks at daybreak on Sept. Gth, 1838. By the aid of a glass persons wore discovered clinging to the fragment of wreck, but the North Sunder land boatmen, and every experienced boatman, including Darling himself, declared that any effort to reach them would be mere madness, and sure to add to the number of lives sacrificed. - Grace Darling at length, by her entreaties and tears, induced her father to get into a boat with her, and father and daughter reached the wreck in safety, where they had the satisfaction of saving the lives of nine persons, including that of a woman who lay halt drowned in a corner of the wreck with the stiffened corpses of her two children in her arms. This noble deed brought honours upon Grace and her frither from every quarter, as well as substantial recognition. Grace died of consumption at Bamburgh, in October. 1842, at 27 years of age. The father was thus described a few years before his death by a visitor to Bamburgh :—" As you sit waiting for the service to begin, you will see an old man, still hale and strong, but with a wrinkled brow, and hair of a silvery-white enter the church. He is clad in the old blue coat with brass buttons, which was fashionable 40 years ago, and his nether limbs are driped in trousers of white nankeen. The old man is worth a close inspection for his own sake, for it is not often that you will see a face so singularly calm and beautiful as his ; but that is not the reason why I call your attention to Lim. Yon old man bears a name which still has power to send a thrill through breasts not easily im pressed, and which once was famous in the farthest corners of the earth." THE DOWNS. The colt]) d'mil of the racecourse is indescribable. One may commit to paper accurately enough the description of particular groups, or of individual features in the giant display; but the field of ob servation is so immense, so varied, and so peculiar, that essays might be written upon it, and yet the theme be far from exhausted. Mounting the hill which leads to Tattenham-corner be fore any general view of the ground is obtained, the senses are first arrested by a confused and excited hum of voices which might almost lead to the supposition that the fate of England's greatest annual race was at that instant being decided. This impression is corrected a moment later whi the full grandeur of the scene bursts upon the eye. A gigantic amphitheatre, in which the formation of the ground supplies the place of architectural elevation, is alive with human beings. A swarm of humanity of all grades, of all ages, and of all conditions, covers the ground for miles. Thousands are couped up there in the Grand Stand and its satellite enclosures ; tens of thousands are roaming far and wide over the turf, moving restlessly to and fro, and, like the sea —the great original type of perpetual motion—now covering particularpoints with a wave, and now with drawing and leaving them bare. The barriers of this flood are the ranges of carriages which surround and keep it on every side—broader and deeper and more formidable barriers this year, because the tide itself is greater. There, in the very centre of the surging, heaving mass, is a plot of high ground —an island we may call it, " full of strange noises, sounds, and sweet airs." Carriages are here in my riads, tents in scores—the custodians of Aunt Sally, Ethiopian and other serenaders in troops, all eager, excited, and clamorous. The course itself is like a revolvingkaleidoscope, always presenting some vary ing outline or new combination of colour. Standing out boldly as the most prominent feature is the Grand Stand, which contains an array surpassed by few, if any, in the world, for wealth, position, and influence. Culled from the choicest nurseries of England, and also placed in those galleries which rise tier above tier with semi-theatrical effect, are hundreds of fair flowers, some already enshrined, and many more deserving enrolment, in the latest edition of the " Flowers of England." The betting men were, as usual, numerously re presented ; but amongst the more respectable were a large numbers of " welchers" and skittle-sharpers, who live on the credulity of the country visitors to the Downs. Gladiateur was the ruling favourite, closely followed by Breadalbane. Oppressor and the market, but in n the case of Wild theLc o h n a gr greatestde o y w, who, were e alteration t f er a ro l a s ] nt o very e 0 roNyv firmwas os i 3n offered yesterday, came to 9 and 10 to 1, taken freely. The railway route via London-bridge and Vic toria and the South Western was as usual exten sively patronised, and so admirable were the arrange ments of the two companies, that a fabulous number " empties," were bra -without the slightest p nf lo ‘ y ‘ esdpethroughout r t e h t u e r ndianyg SEVERE GALE AT LIVERPOOL.—A gale of unusual severity swept over Liverpool on Monday night up to an early hour yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The wind, which was accompanied by heavy showers of rain, blew generally S.W., and at times in such terrific squalls as to threaten the safety of some ferry buildings. The damage done to the shipping in the river was trifling, but to that outside the port we aro at present ignorant of, with this exception, that the pilot boat No. 7, which towed a derelict brig into the river, reports a very heavy sea running out side, and that several large vessels were hanging on to the tug-boats which had towed them out to sea the previous day. On the Welsh coast the telegraph lines were broken down, and all communication between Hibbre Island sta tion westward has been entirely suspended, CHANTILLY SPRING MEETING. The Northern Railway terminus presented on Sunday morning a scene of great activity, .not less than 15 trains having been despatched, heavily laden with turfists and pleasure-seekers on their way to witness the running for the French Derby. The weather was magnificent, a cloudy sky and a gentle breeze rendering the air less oppressive than it would have been otherwise. The number of ladies present was unusually large for a race meeting out of Paris, and an immense crowd of betting men had assem bled on the grassplot in the rear of the stands. The most marked incident in the betting was the retrograde move ment of Gontran, and the advance of Le Mandarin, who shared equal favour with Delano. The preference of Le Mandarin could only be accounted for by the confidence naturally placed in any horse selected as the champion of a stable so formidable as that of Count de Legrango. Tourmalet was still neglected, from the knowledge that he would only be allowed to win in the event of his stable 'companion being beaten ; although, had the two horses been backed according to their merits, Tourmalet would have been preferred to the Oaks winner. As will be seen by the details lower down the race was won by Gontran—by Fitz-Gladiator—and Golconde,belong ing to the united stable of Major Fridolin (M. Charles Laffitte) and Baron Niviere, this being the first great prize carried off since the formation of this new confederacy. Gontran had run twice before this season—in the Poule d'Essai, which he won, beating Tourmalet by a neck; and in the Poule des Produits, in which Tourmalet won and turned the tables, beating Gontran by the same distance. The Derby winner is engaged in France in the Great Paris Prize, and in England in the Zetland Stakes at Goodwood, the Bramham Stakes at York, both sweepstakes of £lOO each, and in the Doncaster Stakes. During the winter the West Australian produce was frequently backed at evens, for largo sums, against the Fitz-Gladiator horses. Wo may mention that four of each started for the great race yester day, the latter furnishing the winner. Of 21 horses coloured, 19 came to the post, the field being one of the largest yet seen on the Continent. Subjoined aro details of the day's proceedings : The Prix de Dangu of 5,000 f., for horses 4-yr-old and up wards. Entry, 300 f., h. ft. The second to receive half the entries. Distance, about 4,000. metres (2i miles). Five subs. M. Lunel's Bayard, 4 yrs, 1101 b (J. Watkins) 1 M. Lupid's Vaucresson, 5 yrs, 1181 b • (Prince) 2 M. Teisseire's Princet, 5 yrs, 1181 b (Chifney) 3 Count de Lagrange's La Reine-Berthe, 5 yrs, 1221 b (H. Grimshaw) 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst La Reine-Berthe, 3to 1 agst Vau cresson, 4 to 1 agst Bayard, 5 to 1 agst Princet. Princet made the running until coming on to the straight the second time round. Bayard and Vaucresson then passed, and the former took the lead and won easily, the others coming as placed a head in advance of each other. The Prix de l'Oise, a selling race, of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f. The winner liable to be claimed for 3,000 f., or, if for 2,000 f., horses then allowed slb. Distance, 2,400 motres. 9 subs. M. Verry's Volupt4, 3 yrs, 961 b (G. Pratt) 1 M. Schiekler's Orifiamme, 3 yrs, 961 b (Mortimer) 2 M. Des'vigne's Schooner, 3 yrs, 1011 b (Pantal) 3 The following also ran :—Rabat-Joie, Stanislas, La Sa maritaine, Callipyge, Girouette, and Galimafre. Betting-2 to 1 agst Schooner, sto 1 each agst Volupte, and La Samaritaine, 6 to 1 agst Callipyge. Schooner and Stanislas ran in front to the last corner, when Voluptd and Orifiamme, who had been lying in the rear, came forward and took the first and second places. Volupt6 kept her lead to the finish, winning easily by a length ; a head separated the second and third. The winner was bought in for 2,625 f. The Prix d'Empereur, a handicap of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f. Distance, 2,100 metres. 22 subs. Major Fridolin's Sultan, 3 yrs, 1031 b (C. Pratt) 1 M. Reiset's Tambour-de-Basque, 3 yrs, 961 b (Arnott, jun.) 2 M. Reiset's Fontanges, 3 yrs, 901 b (Williams) 3 The following also ran :—Jarnicoton, Fleur-de-Mai, Al legretto, Prince Regent, and Brioche. Betting-5 to 2 agst Sultan, 4to 1 agst Fontanges, sto 1 each agst Brioche and Jarnicoton. M. Reiset's two and Allegretto each made the running in turns. At the distance post Sultan, who had been lying in the mass, came away and won easily by two lengths. M. Reiset's horses came in next, and Prince Regent fourth. The Prix Du Jockey Club, or French Derby, of 20,000 f. for three-yr-olds. Entry I,ooof. ; 600 f. ft., or 500 f. only if declared. The second to receive 2,000 f. from entries. Weight,—colts 1081 b. ; fillies, 1051 b. Distance 2,400 metres. 63 subs. Major Fridolin's Gontran (C Pratt 1 Count de Lagrange's Le Mandarin (J. Grimshaw) 2 Count de Lagrange's Argences (H. Grimshaw 3 The following also ran :—Tourmalet, Souverain, Lebo, Ambassadeur, Malfras, Druse, Nord, Charles Quint, Said, Monitor, Templier, Matamore, Vertugardin, Tancrede, Lalla-Rookh, Deliane. Betting-3 to 1 agst Deliane and Le Mandarin, 11 to 2 agst Gontran, 6 to 1 agst Tourmalet, 12 to 1 agst Tancrede, 15 to 1 each agst Teniplier, Ambassadeur, Argences, and Lallah-Rookh. A good start was made at the first attempt, when Souve rain went away with the lead, Tancrede and Ambassadeur next, and then Monitor, Druse, Matamore, and Templier. Along the road Souverain had increased his lead to a couple of lengths, and the same distance separated the third. On nearing the stables Deliane began to move for ward from the rear, and by the time the horses had reached the bottom of the hill had taken the first place. On turn ing on to the straight Souverain fell back, and Count de Lagrange's two came forward, and on reaching the chapel overtook Leliane, who was beaten ; her stable companion now pushed on to take her place, but failed to reach Le Mandarin and Argences, who were running first and se cond. At the distance post Gontran, who had been wait ing, came away from the ruck, passed the Lagrange horses at the stands, and won easily by two lengths. A half length separated the second and third, and two lengths be tween the third and fourth ; Tancrede finished fifth, Mata more sixth, and Druse seventh. The Prix des Etangs of 2,000 f., for horses, 3-yr-olds, and upwards, which have not gained a prize of B,ooof. in 1865. Entry, 100 f. ; h ft. Distance, 2,000 metres. Five subs. 32E. de la Charme's Quaker, 3 yrs, 1021 b (A. Watkins) 1 Major Fridolin's Salammbo 11., 3 yrs, 991 b (G. Pratt) 2 Doge and Seducteur also ran. Betting—Even agst Salammbo IL Won easily by two lengths ; Count de Lagrange's two finished together, half a length behind Salammbo 11. LADVERTISEMENT.I RACING TIMES OFFICE, 286, Strand, London, W.C.—Mr. THOMAS TEMPLE, the Proprietor of the " Racing Times," bogs to inform the Sporting Public that he has commenced Business for the Season, and will execute Commissions on all Races to any amount. Winnings guaranteed. P. 0. Orders to be made payable at Strand Post-office, and cheques crossed London and Westminster Bank (Temple bar Branch). Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton June 18. Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British paoaet Jane 6. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June 22. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Jane 2. Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton -Juno 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... June 2. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton June 11. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Juno 5. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil'e 3. June 5. Newfoundland Jane 7. Portugal -Juno 5. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, ♦ia Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry June 2. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico •• •••• • June 13. PRETTY ARIEL, THE POPULAR FAVOURITE.—The " Ariel " is the prettiest novelty produced for the present season—so say all the journals of fashion, one of which, the Queen and Court Chronicle, in describing this recherchd article, states that it consists of black net with a rich bordering worked by hand in a tambour stitch in white silk; the pattern resembles Brussels lace. The greatest peculiarity of the material is that, like the chameleon, it changes colour, and apparently assumes that of whatever dress it covers ; thus, though the ground is always black, over a mauve silk it appears mauve; over a blue, blue — the pattern remaining white. It is made in shawls, circu lars, circulars with two capes, and in fitting palotots. At fetes, flower-shows, and especially at thora ces, those unique garments cannot fail to be extensively worn. Fashion has affixed its stamp to the pretty "Ariel," and not to have seen it is to admit not having seen the popular favourite of the London season. It is a speciality of Messrs. Farmer and Rogers of Regent-street, and one of the most charm ing novelties introduced by this well-known firm. THE BUDGET REDUCTIONS. —The several Acts were issued yesterday by which the reductions set forth in the Budget for 1865 become law and take effect. The re duction of the tea duty from the old rate of ls. per lb. to Gd. per lb. commences to-morrow. The new rate of income tax (4d. in tho pound) commences from the Gth of April last. Tho reduced duty of is. Gd. per £lOO on fire insur ances will commence on and after the 25th of June next. A large quantity of esparto was destroyed by fire at the Tyne Docks on Monday night. ARMSTRONG GUNS.—A War-office return shows that the expenses incurred on all classes of Armstrong guns, their fittings, projectiles, &c., since tho date of the last return (May, 1863) down to the end of March, 1864, the latest period to which the accounts are complete, have amounted to £207,411. To this must be added the pay ment to ,the Elswick Ordnance Company, which can be stated from May, 1863 clown to February, 1865—namely, £78,007. LONDON GAZE rTE---Last Evening. WAR OFFICE, MAY 30. Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Robert Gilmour Colquhoun, Esq., C. 8., her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Se cond Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honour able Order of the Bath. Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Surgeon-Major William Munro, M.D., 93d R eg i ment, and Surgeon-Major Henry Bruges Buckle, Ist Punjab Regiment of Infantry, to be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. FOREIGN-OPFICE, MAY 15. The Queen has been graciously pleased try appoint Col. Edward Stanton, C. 8., now her Majesty's Consul-General at Warsaw, to be her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt. _ WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 30. Coldstream Guards—Captain and Lieutenant -Colonel Wil liam Gregory Dawkins' has been placed upon half-pay. ADMIRALTY, MAY 25. _ _ The following proniotions have been made in conse quence of the death of Captain Thomas D. A. Fortescue, viz.:— Commander Isaac Newton Thos, Sanley to be Captain. Lieut. Henry Legge Perceval to be Conimander. - Mr. Wm. George Le Cocq., Sub-Lieut., to be Lieutenant. confirming Commissions given to these Officers by Vice- Admiral Robert Smart, K.C.8., K.H., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the Mediterranean Station, with seniority of 11th May, 1865. MAY 29. The following promotions have this day been made : Mr. James Jones to be Engineer in her Majesty'S Fleet ; Mr. George Griggs Smith to be First Class Assistant En gineer, with seniority of 18th May, 1865. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam . Short. 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19+ Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 45 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 15 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42k Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 1 Vienna 11 1 Trieste — 11 20 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto 11 171 11 191 11 191 25 50 25 50 13 91 25 2 . 21 g 25 471 25 47 120 f 11 '221 11 25 471 48 25 55 25 55 25 52 25 52 25 55 25 55 51i 51 47f 48f 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 blf 51 Englishmen in the Hands of Italian Brigands. Mr. T. C. Murray Aynsley and his wife were re turning with another lady and gentleman to Salerno after a pleasant trip to Pcestum, on the 15th inst. when they were surprised by brigands near Batti paglia. In a letter to the 2' imes, Mr. Aynsley, who writes from Naples, gives the following account of the unpleasant adventure : The carriage was stopped, and I and my friend were told to come down. The brigands immediately hurried off with us towards the sea, which is at no great distance from the road, leaving the carriage with the ladies in it, untouched. We moved about the woods and fields for an hour or two, the brigands breaking down the hedges to make it as easy as possible for us to get through. About sunset we sat down, and cloaks were given us to put on, and others to sit upon. When it was quite dark we moved on again, passing through irrigated lands and over small streams, the brigands being very careful of us, lest we should wet our feet. At last we came to a stream, which it was impossible to cross without wading, and one of themlcarried us over on his back. We soon afterwards crossed the road from Salerno to Pcestum, and about one o'clock, a.m., arrived at the banks of a stream some distance above the plain. The brigands told us to be down among some bushes, but on our objecting that the ground was damp, they let us lie down higher up, saying we must conceal ourselves among the bushes when it was day. They collected dry roots for us to sleep upon, gave us an additional cloak to keep us warm, and one of them very tenderly and gently raised up my head, put some more dry stuff and a pocket-handkerchief under it, placed another over my eyes to shade them from the moon, and I think I should have slept soundly had not my friend whispered " one of the men felt for my fifth rib," - and I kept sometime reflecting—Can they pet us now, and next minute murder us ? Do these men indulge all feelings as they rise uppermost? After a time I succeeded in getting rid of these thoughts, and slept. At daybreak we moved down under a bank nearer the stream, the two men who had the best places giving them up to us. Wo had as much bread and sausages as we liked; tobacco was also offered. We now asked the brigands, as we had done before, what they could get by carrying us off, told them we were not what they supposed, "rich English milords," but poor men ; that the money we had we would send•them if they would let one of us go to Salerno to get it. They considered our proposal, asked what money we had with us ; we took three napoleons and some silver. The captain of the band at once gave back the silver, but kept the gold in his hand. I offered him my watch and gold chain, but he would not touch these. After a time he gave us back our napoleon. In answer to our questions they told us they were soldiers of Francesco Secondo. Many of them said they did not like their mode of life ; few, they said, did ; once engaged in it escape is next to impossible. We urged them to obtain a general pardon on condition of leaving the country, they told us they could not trust the Government. We told them that Englishmen were not their enemies, but the friends of Italy, and that it was not right to treat their friends as enemies, and they seemed ashamed. When we told them that in Eng land there were no brigands, but that all were satisfied with the laws, they repeated this to one another, and some who had not themselves heard it came and asked if this were so. About half-past nine on the morning of the 16th, we started again, and walked a considerable distance through an open and cultivated country in a long line, with no attempt at concealment. For an hour or more we saw on our left Monte Corvino, a town of 7,000 in habitants ; at last we came to the bottom of a high hill, which we ascended, and about 1 30 p.m. came to a spring of water near the summit, where we stopped. After we had rested and eaten some bread and sausage the bri gands discussed what was to be done with us, and with two peasants, owners or relations of owners of land in the plain, whom they had carried off also. The captain of the band began writing letters to the relations of one; but he could not write easily, and my friend wrote two letters at his dictation in the names of the two prisoners, demanding a ransom, which the prisoners were made to sign. One letter was worded, " Dear brother,—l have been taken by the band. Send a ransom of 12,000 ducats, or I shall be killed." And the other, "Dear father, —I have been taken by the band. Send a ransom of 9,000 ducats, or I shall be killed." lEetntger ama among o s n e g n h a e the brigands agreed to send one of us ( and the lot d ecided Our case was then again discussed, and to say how much we c an collect. I had n ot left the ltihsaht e in xhaopulleds,gao.),dainnd moneyacowlleecetks,somtiemel bri gands more than a minute or two when, coming to the brow of the hill, I saw troops and National Guards ap proaching. In a few seconds I was surrounded by soldiers with I thought, North Italian cou n t enances, calling out, A re you an Englishman ? An Englishman, an English man!" They seized my hand, and one cried, suiting the action to the word, " I must give you a kiss." The good fel lows thought I had escaped on their approach. In a few seconds firing was commenced by the National Guard. I hurried up some rising ground, and looking round when 1 got to the top, the brigands called out, " On, on, or we will kill your companion." I, of course, obeyed, and on reaching Monte Corvino received an enthusiastic welcome. Had my friend only escaped when the soldiers came up, I should now look on the adventure with pleasure, but he did not, and my position is one of terrible responsibility, anxiety, and doubt, for the cruelties committed by the brigands upon their prisoners are sometimes horrible, and literally indescribable. In Salerno a man was pointed out to us who had lost one ear in the following manner. After his cap ture by the brigands, his wife having sent a smaller sum than they asked, the brigands sent her one of his ears, with the message that if the rest of the money did not come his head would follow. The ransom demanded in our case is one impossible for us to collect. LONDON BROKERS. --Mr. Moffat has laid before the House of Commons a bill for repealing the law which requires that brokers in the city must pay 40s. a year to the Chamberlain. The bill states that the tax was imposed in the reign of Queen Anne in order to provide, for a city officer called the garbler of spices or fox the Corporation, compensation for the loss of certain fees or profits received by that officer for proceedings then abolished as useless or mischievous ; but that the Corporation have long since ceased to have any garbler, and have received from the tax on brokers abundant compensation for the diminution in the profits of that office. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLoCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY. THE DERBY. GLADIATEUR CHRISTMAS CAROL ELTHAM Thirty ran. 13.14 st st st 50 20 10 10 20} 204 100 100 100 100 100 100 1(0 855 f 1021 IC4I 1 104 i loi 4 1011 11524 07 104} 109}