The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ANi , COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. A very active demand for money has prevailed to -day in discount circles. Fully 3 per cent. has been charged by the brokers for the best short dated paper. The increased inquiry for accommo dation now experienced is owing to the heavy en gagements which fall due at the end of the quarter. About £lB,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. A joint-stock company, trading as sugar refiners, at Marseilles, under tho style of Messrs. Charles Itostaml and Co., has failed. The liabilities are believed to amount to £500,000. Notice has been given that the subscription list of the Phosphate of Lime Company will close on Mon day, 26th inst., for London, and on Wednesday, the 28th, for applications from the country. A further call of £1 per share, payable on the sth July, has been made by the Cadiz, Oporto, and Light -Wine Association. The bidding for 25,00,000 rupees (£250,000) in bills on India took place at the Bank of England yesterday. The proportions allotted were—to Cal cutta 12,12,000 rs., to Madras 3,12,000 rs., and to Bombay 10,00,000 rs. The minimum price was, as before, ls. 100. on Calcutta and Madras, and Is. lOid. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at Is. 11d., will receive about 60 per cent., and above these prices in full. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66 f. 30c. The English Stock Market has been very dull, and quotations have been depressed. No important change has, however, taken place in prices, and Consols remain at 90* for money, and at 90* for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annul tics are 89* ; the 21 per Cents., 72 ; Exchequer ~, il 1s , 3s. to ss. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; Enlaced 5 per Cents., 101 ; and Bonds, 18s. Prem. Foreign Stocks have only been dealt in to a Blight extent, and prices generally remain at former values. Turkish Cons°Has are lower at 50i ; Mexican, ex all, are 251 26 ; the New Loan con tinues at 24i 258 ; Greek Bonds are 21/ ; Spanish passive are 30i ; Certificates, 15i ; Italian are 6 5/ 66i ; and the Confederate Loan is down to 6 8. 8 Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, although, in some instances, prices have exhibited a slight improvement. Great Eastern, Great Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover have each improved 55., Metropolitan £l, and Great Northern A Stock, £1 15s. ; while North Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern have each declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change of importance. San Paulo have advanced I ,°s• ; Great Western of Canada, 10s. ; and East Indian have declined, 10s. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in moderate l'equest. Union of London have improved to 551 ; Alliance, to 29i 30 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam have declined to 76k. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue Of 50,000 8 per Cent. Preference Shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is quoted 4 prem. The A Stock of the Metropolitan Extension Rail- Ways of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, 61 63 per £lOO stock; Downs Docks Company, 1 1 prem. ; Grange Town Ironworks, 1 prem. ; Itussian Ironworks, 8 9 prem. ; London Bridge 1 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par f prem. ; Chubwa Tea, 1 11 prem. ; West London Freehold around Rent Association, 1 2 prem. ; London Merchants Company, 21 31 prem. ; Peruvian Xtailways, 21 31 prem, ; Lion Brewery Company, 2 prem. ; Blakely Ordnance Company, 33} ; Waterloo and Whitehall Railway, 14 ; Gowhatty Tea Company, 1 prem. ; Lon -4011 and Mediterranean Bank, 24 31 prem. ; Bel gl'ave Mansions Company, 14 1/ prem. BBITISEI FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols [De. Account, June 6 9Ol / c i i .Per Cent. Reduced B9l 1 I New 3 per Cont' B4 I "evir 21 per Cent.. Jan. 1894 D 2 72 A 0 . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — -- teinities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 B 0• for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — 1,." 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 44Xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 2 Do. £5OO — £lOO and .£2OO s' a tk of England Stock, 5/ per Cent 251 48 De Account 1 V I, an DL&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — •'-' 0 Account ~O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ~;-' Account L', o . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 4 -',., 0 . Certificates T ., - " 0 . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent ' - ',,,0. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872. 'r-, ° . 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 — .„'-' O . 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 . ".,0. Bonds, £l,OOO lB ' O . under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. .il ll strian Bonds, 5 per Cent razilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 $ Do. 1863 *" C t i,eus Ayres 6 per Cent ~0 . 0 Account e 9 I Per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Plau per Cent t o , 0 .44 per Cent L,enabian 6 per Cent. 11 , 0 a, per Cent. r b ° 5 por Cent., 1864 h n 0 . Scrip, £55 paid - 1 - 1 4i811 . 3 per Cent., 1825 ° • - 11 4 pe r cent., 1863 — b . ". 5 per Cent., 17i3-77, £25 paid — ahtlubian Principalities ''° £B6 paid — , 11 ador N ew C onso lid a ted, 1 per Cent — E'°•, Provisional Land Warrant — i e3;ptianSecon per Cent ° I d Issuo — b Do. 1864 9 41 1 1 0 £lOO Bonds Lek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons h e Account — t o • Coupons ti, l ,,°. Account t ;teinala 5 per Cent. l t4 r• 1839 and 1850 — ' al l 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) L° 1865 li 1 ! ) ; Scrip, £671 paid 2l dis ljrL 3 per Ceut. ~ °. Account Do 1864 25 .1) 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 1) 1 , 4 0 0 „ rench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — 140,,"levidean 6 r Cent .£3O paid ~ Isl " 481 1 Imperial 5 per Cent ew. , B o nnada b 4 per Cent — ti° Deferred Pehl l j4and Warrants (Hectares) baaa 41 per Cent. 1) 0 - ''', eriP, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — die h D o - A ",Por Cent. (Uribarren) — ("or t ,'l per Cent., 1862 b'guese 3 per Cent., 1853 b° Account b ° 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4 1: in 4 ccount 491 D B- 4 4 5 Per Cent., 1822, £ St., e 't "s 1 Per Cent., 1850 ts, , 1860 b o ? per Cent 1859 , 1:) 0 4 6 Per Cent., 1862 ..3 4 , 1 . . 1861 Oatin 5 per Cent — 1),,c)• Account Do ii _ b per Cent Account 491 Do Xew Deferred )3,, .ecount, Do r assivo 1,z0,i)1-Jeount 3Ol „ I), s P. Cert. of Coup not funded — ewea.'",ccount r i ,D o is P, 4 Per Cent. (1 1rkii Per Cent. 1864 L o " 1 . 6 Per C en t. 1854 — 1)u t eeount 9l 3 C,mt 1858 -co • 731 D o unt b,P° O Bonds I ) Jr' e C t 1862 o A o en . D o „ount F.ii bo ",100 Bonds Do U'r Cent. 1865 dis 1. 13 0 Q. ri p) £2O paid De 2u 4 per Cent — „.2o e i„ ~ 1 --,!0, G Pero Per Cent. uo, A Cent, 1862 — D oi 6 e count D o. i Per Cent, 1864 42 Iper C ent — A4t . ividends on the above payable in London. 111 Nu A e ta : , ' a s; Per Cent Ex. 10 Florins 0 ' x i - Per cent.., ' Ex.2sf. °05 01 5 TWO O'CLOCK. IJ O 90 . g av0 t .. ....................... , 9Oir I. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share; Str. Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 100 1( 0 1(0 all all all all 94 96 133, 1314 C 4 6 Do A - A mete no div, . Do B • ll been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northera D A stock Do. B o Do. New, is. at 23 pn , Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. IVeste n 1 1 . S. V.O. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxiord Do. Newpo t I 'o. e - c - ford Lane +shire &Yorkshire L,ndon and Blackwali ion., Bri4h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan Do. New IMictand _ . Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G./si•E purchase Do. Leeds - Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-,t8...... Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 ...... North Staffordshire .. N. & S. W. Junction .. Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. st 'h-ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon Month E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall ‘V.llartlepool Hat& Et Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable Railways. Paid. Closing 1 Business ' p r i ce. done. BRITISH P Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, &Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. r shares Buffalo t Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1374 Calcutta & S. E., lira 'a e Town 45 Dock, g-u Demerit. a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu, 5 do East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds Do. do. deferred ... • Do. al Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ... • Do. 4th Pret. stock Do. do. deterred ...• G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent DO: New gtia. 5 p. c ' Gt. South of India (lint gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great Wt a. of Canada.. DNew ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 i)o. 5; do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Helb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's nay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B pc Ist pt. bds Scindo ..... Do. Delhi . ao d Do. do Do. Puniaub , cD Do. Indus St Flo I OSSK all 101 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNME British Columbia, 6 per cent„ 11ec.31, 1472. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-s4 Do 6 p. e.. Feb. & D sp. c. Mar. tt Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-i Do. do' 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,78 Do. 1882, May 45, Nov. th N at al qov. o per cent N. B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova Scs,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Grov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, 6 pril & Oct BRITL Cam Consol. U old, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara ton • as t Cam Brea East G:enville East Love.) E. W'l ltussell (Tavistk Gram.& StAubyn(Gwen. Gr , at L txey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist G renvil.e Elerod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Ntwyndy Iron Ore, Btu Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett ( I Logan North Whe..l Crotty .. Prosper United... Pr vidence Uny 'Adapt S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chiverton • I West Setou Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth 't" hea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men, Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 'Wheal Uni ,n.......... 61 t 6 16 17 90 92 106 107 48 49 7 8 132 13 143 143 128 32 86 its 71i 72 63 65 41 51 45 48 105 'O6 122 123 94 /4 107 lOU 40 12 1231 124 99 100 64 63 141 142 31p 135 135 04 1(6 53 54 1 24i 25 1121 113), 70 71 104 105 37 33 gi 10. p, 120 /23 1 141 7 79 1 8 1 i 111 1 145 150 61 56 61. 631 57 59 1 81i 84 9 10 ' 156 159 3 4p 105 107 47 43 78 80 ISIONS. 56 58 103 i 1041 pr 4p 4 4s 84 99 101 70 75 100 102 103 101 IC4i 1051 /P 181 P 5 87 61 63 54 56 55 57 47 4) 45 44 43 15 25 2 7 24 26 1011 1054 P I P 102 103 101 111 10k 86 8 8 13; b 4 1 44 1 1034 104 95 97 89 91 65 67 3 5 82 81 'Ol 102 [Ol 102 pr .01i 102 94 97 111 i I T SECURITIES. 97 99 6 98 t 7,6 98 Si 86 83 S 5 101 103 105 107 114 107 107 109 102 104 lu7 109 103 1f , 5 106 tOB 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 94 96 92 94 104 106 b 7 00 87 100 105 106 107 10 109 110 [NES. B} 9% 27 29 600 6(5 16 20 12f 13} I , 6f 7 3 .36 11f 124 f 5 ,1 3 I 20f 21f 2f 3 31 3 3f 31 3% 40 31 3 6 8, 5} 5f 24 11 16 IE% 35 45 13 15 4 1 2 1, 21 31 1 32 P 5 505 515 174 22 13 15 17 18 74 8 1 0 4 12 774 82 185 195 90 95 174 2214 11 13 205 210 18 20 ritErEItENCE StiAR Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1,;108 PREFFAENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 74f London, Chatham, <tc., Metrnp. r;xt., C 6 per cent.. 77 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 1(1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 112 Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 131 FUR.EIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 141 } Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 191 FOHEIGN hilN Et., Cape Copper, Urn., 12 St. John del Rey, Um., 40 Yallassasca Gold, Rm., 2f DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 66i BANKS. Agra and Di taterman's, lira., Ditto, new, 59f MB trice otn. 291 30 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 24 Anglo Austrian, 6/ Australasia, 75 6 Bank of New Zealand, 17 Chartered , tier. of India, London, and China, 491 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 101 European Bank, lim., 12 Imperial Ottoman, 7 Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lira., 7 Standard of British South Africa, lim., Ditto (£lO , 5 Union of London,' 541 5 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., Ceylon Company, 106 / City of Lonuon Real Property, lim., Credit Fonder and Mobilrer 01 England, 96 9 Crystal Palace, 40 6 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 32 6 Electric Telegraph, 121 Hudson's Bay, 1 , 6 International Financial Society, lim., 62 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cayour , Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 92 9 London general Omnibus Company, 36 Milwall Iron Works, 52 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 761 Telegrar h construe. and Maintenance, lim., 81 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 76 ff SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, June 22.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. nu.mounr, June 22.—Wind S.—Arrived—Carl Johann, from Havannah. OFF FALMOUTH, June 22.—Wind S.—Arrived—Rose dale, from Buenos Ayres. CARDIFF, June 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Lorenzo Somprin, screw steamer, from Bilboa. Sailed—Oeean Queen, for Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH, June 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Valour, from Liverpool. 100 100 100 100 10 103 10 1(0 10 100 iOO 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEAING, JUNE 22, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OP BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) :11 RE THE HON. RICHARD BETHELL-THE LORD CHANCEL- LOR'S SON APPLYING FOR HIS RELEASE. This morning an application was made by Mr. Chidley, on behalf of the petitioning creditor, Mr. Yates, money lender, of Harley-street, that the Hon. Richard Bothell, now in custody of the Sheriff of Berkshire, at Reading Gaol, should be released under an order of this Court, an adjudication in bankruptcy having been made hero on Tuesday. Tho case was in the list of Mr. Registrar Winslow, but Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, after some communication with that gentleman, announced that he would hear the appli cation himself. Upon the Commissioner taking his seat, he said—l have been requested by the Lord Chancellor to take this case, although it was originally balloted to Mr. Registrar Win slow, the acting commissioner; but as tho official assignee in Mr. Winslow's court is a relation of the applicant, it was felt it would be painful in the extreme to take the matter there. Mr. Chidley—l quite agree in what has fallen from your honour, and, as there will be no opposition in the matter, the course to be pursued will be easy. His Honour—Before I proceed in the matter I must re quest that my registrar attend, so that we may be in form. Mr. llazlitt came into the room, and his honour, putting tho forms upon which the application was made into his hand, inquired what notice was usual in these casos. litt—l believe that the usual notice is two clear days. Hi's Honour—When was the notice given in this case ? Mr. Chidley—On Monday, and here the creditor lives in London, and the attorney also. _ _ His Honour—Mr. Registrar Winslow made an order of great importance in these cases, and he has laid down a rule that I shall follow. I wish to be informed by him whether the notice is to be governed by the residence of the debtor or of the creditor. Mr. Registrar Winslow (who was sent for by his Honour) —The rule I have laid down is that notice is to be governed by the residence of the creditor. His Honour—And not by that of the debtor ? Mr. Registrar Winslow—When the creditor lives in London the time for giving the notice is two clear days. His Honour—l see that in this case the notice was given on Monday, so that would be two clear days. Does any one oppose the order ? Mr. Chidley—No one. His Honour—Then the order is granted. It appears that Mr. Parkyns, official assignee, in Mr. Registrar Winslow's court, is brother-in-law to the Hon. R. Bethel!, and this was the relationship alluded to by his Honour. It is also stated that the arrest of the bankrupt upon Ascot race-course is a pure invention, but until the first meeting for choice of assignees no reliable statements can be furnished. The debts are believed to be heavy, but in the absence of accounts no amount has been yet put on the file. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. WESTMINSTER. WHAT IS A FELONY P—Jamos Connor, a low-looking fellow, was charged with stealing a hat, value 55., from the person of Robert Gillaspi. Robert Gillaspi said that last Tuesday week there had been a disturbance in George-street, Chelsea, where he kept a wardrobe-shop. At about 10 o'clock at night he left his home in company with his wife, and was imme diately set upon by a mob of costermongers, who pelted them with stones. His wife and himself were repeatedly struck and wounded by the stones, and his hat was knocked off several times. They proceeded towards Pimlico-station, and the prisoner came up and knocked his hat off, and kicked it along the ground. Ho did not see it picked up, but had not seen it since. He gave no provocation. Elizabeth Gillaspi, wife of the prosecutor, proved that when the hat was knocked off the prisoner picked it up and ran off with it, pursued by her husband, who, how ever, failed to catch him. He got away with it. Sergeant Andrews, 30 B, said that there was great feel ing against these parties. Mrs. Gillaspi had spoiled some strawberries belonging to a costermonger in the court, and had been ordered to pay 20s. by the magistrate on Wednes day. A case of abuse against Mrs. Gillaspi had also been heard but dismissed. There had been great disturbances in the place for some time. Mr. Arnold asked prisoner where the hat was. Prisoner said he knew nothing of it, but made a state ment to the effect that the disturbance was caused by pro secutor and his wife, and that the hat was off several times. Mr. Arnold said this ought not to have been treated as a felony. They should either have proceeded against pri soner for assault, or gone to the County Court. He should discharge the prisoner. Prisoner was then discharged, some surprise being expressed at the decision from the body of the court. The Calamitous Fire in Leadenhall Market. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho supply of beasts on sale to-day was tolerably ex tensive, and all breeds moved off slowly on rather lower terms. The general top figure for Scots and crosses was 5s per.Blb. The show of sheep was moderate, yet sales progressed slowly at drooping prices. The best Downs and half-breds changed hands at 6s to 6s 2d per 81b. We have to report a dull trade for lambs at barely previous rates. The quotations ranged from 6s to 7s 8d per 811 , . Tho supply of calves being extensive the veal trade was heavy at 2d per 81b. less money. Prime small pigs were rather dearer, but milch cows ruled heavy. Per 81b to sink the. offal. sds d sds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 310 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 0 5 10 Second quality do ..4 0 4 Prime b'th6own c 0.6 e 6 2 Prime large oxen ..1 0 4 8 La. ge coarse ealves.4 2 4 b Prime SJots, , tc..•.4105 0 j Prime sm::11 du .....4 lu 5 2 Crse. and inf. sheep.l 6 4 lo Large hugs .3 10 4 6 Second quality du ..5 0 5 4 Nnall porkers 4 8 5 0 Lambs...As ed to 71 Bd. Suckling calres, 19s to 2!s ; and quarter-old store pigs, :Os lo 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Forel, , ,:m supply. Beasts COO Cows Sheep and lambs Ca ves 950 Pigs Total supply, Bursts - - 1,150 Ccws 136 Sheep and 1amb5...... 12,760 Calves l,O _0 Pigs 2.0 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d • mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 2d; veal, _4B ' Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s Oil to 5s 4d per 81b by the carcase. SouniALL, June 21.—The supply of stock was mode rate, and sales progressed steadily at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 2d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d t o 5 s Oci ; and pork, 4s Od to 55 Od per 81b to sink the offal. ItOMFORD, June 21.—Prime stock sold freely at very full prices; otherwise, the demand was inactive. Beef, from 3s Gd to 55 2d; mutton, 4s 6d to Gs 4d; lamb, 6s Gd to 7s 8•1; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81b. Suckling calves, 17s to 21s • quarter old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, £l7 to £l9 108 each. DEVONPORT ELECTION.--(This May.) STATE OF THE POLL—NINE O'CLOCK. Brassey (Liberal) Fleming (Conservative) TEN O'CLOCK. Brassey Fleming 589 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Brassey Fleming HALF-PAST ELEVEN. Liberal Returns. Brassey Fleming Conservative Returns. Brassey Fleming At noon, this day, Mr. W. J. Payne, deputy-coroner for the City of London, held an inquest in the schoolrooms of Langbourne ward, respecting the circumstances attending the death of Elizabeth Freeman, one of the persons who perished by the recent fire at the Poulterers' Arms, Leaden hall-market, on Thursday last. The jury having been sworn, and after viewing the re mains, the following evidence was taken, John Muner said that he was manager of the premises belonging to Mrs. Lovegrove, and was the last person in the bar. He put out tho gas. One of the pipes ran across the bar. There were cellars under the bar and in front and gas laid on. It was witness's duty to attend to the gas, and the metre was close to the entrance of the front door. On the night of Wednesday last he turned off the gas at a quarter to one o'clock, or, more correctly speaking, Thursday morning. He turned off the whole of the burners, and he wont to sleep at the top of the house. Elizabeth Freeman and the cook slept together in the floor below. When ho (witness) went to bed he did not discover the least smell of anything burning. The night before, they had work men pulling down the paper and old stuff of the ceiling of the bar, up to 12 o'clock at night, and which had been scattered about the bar flooring. These things were col lected together and thrown out into the market. The gas pipes had been taken down, and the one that went across the ceiling was not more than three-eighths of an inch in dia meter. After the pipes were taken down in the bar, two burners were alight in the bar parlour. He tried the burners in the bar parlour, and by stopping the piping with white lead he found that they were all free from leakage. He went to bed, but heard a great noise about an hour after wards, and he came down stairs and found the bar in flames, and upon opening the door ho saw that the fire was just reaching the front part of the floor. The fire at that time did not appear too great for him to enter the bar, and he thought that by throwing the contents of a glass of water on the flame he would have been able to extin guish the fire. There was a fanlight on the staircase, and when he came down and found the place on fire he ran up stairs again, knocked in the door, and heard the cook and housemaid talking together. He, sup posing that they would rush down, descended, but was met on the stairs by a great sheet of flame. The fire-escapes of the Royal Society and the engines arrived. Ho told the conductor to go up to tho top of the house, as he thought there were two persons in the building, and he returned with the information that all were out. The engines of the Brigade arrived in about half an hour, but Rawstride was present in about ten minutes. That was the engine belonging to the ward. The customers were in the ',habit of lighting their pipes from a small jet in the bar. This he turned off before he went to bed. Thera was a convenience for the lodgers, but he always kept the key, and no one could get to the closet without asking him for the key. He opened a spring door at the front of the bar to let in thecat,as ho was in the habit of giving it milk every night, but on that occasion he did not see the cat come up. There was a dog on the premises—a very faithful one—who followed him upstairs to his bed-room. There were gas pipes in each cellar, but they were not lighted. Mr. Lovegrove and the contrac tor went down into the cellars to make arrangements for whitening them. By the Coroner—Ho recollected that on one occasion a cat rushed into a place where a cat had upset a quantity of naptha, and the consequence was that the building was entirely destroyed. Police-constable Chambers eaid that he was in the habit of calling up the barman at a quarter to five o'clock in the morning. He was not answered as the bell was broken, and upon his return he found that the door was not opened, and he knocked violently at the door. He knocked a third time, and saw Mr. Byman sitting on a table with a short pipe in his mouth. He then saw the light through the fan-light and detected no smell of fire. The first person who discovered the fire he believed was a carpenter who came to work at five o'clock. Ho then went for the turncock, and water was obtained in a few minutes, and the Royal Society's escapes and engines arrrived as soon as possible. The inquest had not concluded when we went to press. THE ATLANTIC TELECRAPII.—As the time for the departure of the Great Eastern approaches, the directors of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company are celel , iating their coming triumph by festivi ties on board. Yesterday, a large party, two or three hun dred strong. was taken down to Strood by special train from Charing-cross, thence to the ship by special boat, and there entertained at luncheon. The weather was magnifi cent., and the excursion was greatly enjoyed. None of the usual accessories of a pleasure party by water were want ing. To-day the great ship is to be visited by another party, including many persons of distinction. On Satur day the ship is to leave her present moorings for the Nore, where she will take in coals, have her decks cleared of the workshops which at present disfigure them, receive the paying-out machinery, and be put in trim for the voyage. The steering gear is being altered so that the helm may be worked from below. In this way theafter part of the ves sel will be left clear for the submerging apparatus. On the sth or 6th of July the Great Eastern proceeds to Valencia, and the work of the voyage will be at once begun. HAY MARKETS SMITTIFIELD.—Moadow hay, £4 10s to £5 lOs Od ; clover, £5 lOs to .£6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 68 to £1 10s per load. A short supply. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 10s to £5 15s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £lBs to £1 13s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHATEL.—Mea,dow hay, £4 lOs to £5 10s ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Supply limited. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. a. d. s. d• Walls End Haswell... 17 9 Cowpen Hartley Carway and Duffryn South Hetton Malting 22 0 Hartlepool Hetton ... 17 9 Braddyell's Hetton.... 16 9 Wylam l6 9 South Moor Pelton Hastings Hartley l6 9 Gag l3 6 Tanfield Moor l3 3 Walls End Harton ... 15 9 Holy-well Main l6 9 Russell's Hetton 16 9 Tunstall ' - Ships at market, 32 ; sold, 30. CisT-IRON.--The French Academy of Science has received an interesting paper from Dr. Phipson on the existence of silicium (the metal of flint) in cast iron. It has long been known that carbon exists in cast-iron under two different states, that of black-lead, and another state which we will represent by No. 1. Dr. Phipson has as certained that silicum also exists in cast iron under two parallel states, which we may therefore also represent by No. 1 and No. 2. Tho predominance of either of those two forms of silicium in cast-iron exercises a great influence over its quallty. In analysing various well-known kinds of cast iron rich in carbon and silicium, such as are ob tained from ores containing little or no sulphur or phos phorus, our author has found that the total quality of silicium is invariably divided, like carbon, into two por tions, as stated. According as either of those predominates the cast iron will or will not admit of being converted into steel by Bessemer's process. Provided the cast iron employed contains little or no sulphur or phos phorus, it 'matters little how much carbon of sili (slum be contained in it, so that they be nearly in a free state, that is, represented by No. 2, and that consequently there be scarcely any No. 1. In all the kinds of cast-iron which may be converted into steel by Bessemer's process, carbon predominates under the form No. 2, or black lead, and the same rule holds good with silicium ; none but the kinds containing a large proportion of silicium, No. 2 or rather a small one of No. 1, admit of being transformed into good steel by the Bessemer process. If cast-iron be dis solved in an acid, carbon No. 2 is precipitated under the form of brilliant scales of black lead. Something similar takes place with silicium ; cast-iron dissolved in aqua regia will deposit silicic acid from silicium No. 2, while the silicic acid derived from No. 1 remains in the solution. Hence a quantitative analysis of cast-iron which only shows the total amount of carbon or silicium contained in it cells us nothing as to its convertibility into steel ; and the opera tion must be conducted so as to separate carbon No. 1 and carbon No. 2, as well as silicium No. 1 and silicium No. 2. THE NORTH LONDON HOSPITAL.—Last evening the anniversary of the North London or University College Hospital, Upper Gower-street, was celebrated by a public dinner in Willis's-rooms, King-street, St. James's ; Lord Belper in the chair. The company numbered about 200, among whom were Sir E. Ryan, Hon. G. Denman, Q.C., Sir Francis Goldsmid, Dr. Roget, Professor Sharpey, Professor Ericheen, Professor Quain, Mr. J. Hey wood, Mr. Booth, Rev. Dr. Stebbing, chaplain to the hospital, &c. After the usual introductory toasts, the chairman proposed the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Hospital," and made an eloquent appeal in its behalf. He referred to the great advantages which were brought by such institutions within reach of the poorest and the most helpless, who avail themselves of its benefits, were placed in many respects in a better position than th e i r r i c h er b re th r en, having always at hand the highest medical talent, the certainty of the best advice, proper medicine, and the utmost care and attention which the constant assiduity and kindness of trained nurses could supply. In supporting that institution they not only benefited the poor, but indirectly they conferred almost equal benefit on society at large, by contributing to the advancement of the art and science of medicine. Besides, as the hospital was connected with University College, where all the different branches of science and literature were taught in unison with the arts of law and medicine, it should be remembered that support given to any ono of these departments was enjoyed by all the others. He referred to the signal services rendered to the inmates of the hospital by the Sisters of All Saints' Home, who, after the manner of Miss Nightingale, a distant relative of his own, devoted themselves to promote the comforts of their suffering f ellow-creatures. He stated that the annual cost of maintaining the hospital was £6,500, the in come derived from annual subscriptions being only £l,lOO. Another source of income consisted of the fees paid by students for chemical instruction, which were relinquished by the medical st a ff f or the purposes , of the charity, and averaged £l,OOO. The interest on investments amounted to £640, making altogether £2 740 and leaving a yearly deficit of nearly £4,000. Last ' year ' there were 1,457 in patients admitted into the hospital ; 19,878 received medi cal and surgical treatment as out-patients ; nearly 12,000 were attended to as casualties ' • relief was administered to upwards of 1,100 ophthalmic cases ; and 898 women in t n i t u u t r i g o e n n f t o ap er fu p n e a d l s to to the eo g i e t n f e r r o o m s i t y debtof t a h n e d f l e i n e a n b d l s o o i t f childbirth were att en d ed at their own habitations. He t m h a e d i e ns a to extend its accommodation. A subscription of about £l,OOO was announced by Sir F. Goldsmid. The health of the chairman was proposed by Mr. Denman, Q.C. THE ACTOR'S am not going to argue accounted for rationally a n actor i enough.sa n In intellectual el ec tu a that players are b e tt er than other people, b ut I think their generall y s i ngle-minded natures may b e will be readily ad m itt e d t h at only a trusting and ambition to become the thefirstill unsophis ticated disposition could hope for a hi g h d egre e of success in the profession. N ex t comes 'in the exalting and refining influence of Shakspere's poetry, which all actors, whether they be destined to shine as the kings of tragedy or the valets of farce, began by studying. Talk to a low comedian on the subject, and 10 to 1 if ho will not confess to you that his first aspirations were in the direction of the tragic. He knew the lofty poetical speeches of Hamlet by heart—never to be forgotten—long before he was driven to lower his attention to the waistcoats of the First Gravedigger. A knowledge of Shakspero redeems a vast amount of ignorance. An actor's education may be very defective ; he may not be able to spell ; ho may betray in his handwriting and com position a sad want of familiarity with the use of the pen —but he knows Shakspere by heart. Ho has all the philosophy of life at the tip of his tongue in Shakspere's glowing words. We may be very clever and very accom plished; but when the actor loans upon the arms of Shaks pere he is fit company for the best of us. There is another influence for good in the player's profession. It is a pre carious one. Nearly all actors begin by meeting difficulties and knowing:poverty. It is rarely that any ono succeeds without a long struggle. A fellow feeling makes them wondrous kind. There is scarcely a successful actor living who has not known what it is to bo penniless, hungry, and, what is sometimes harder to bear, to be in debt for some miserable trifle among strangers. Thus it is that the most successful among them can always understand and feel for the misfortunes and sorrows,of their struggling brethren. If I bad not found by experience of them that players aro are in a remarkable degree kind-hearted, well-disposed people, these considerations alone might have guided me to the conclusion.—Dickens's " All the lear Round." TIIE DISGRACED PRINCE.—The Nerd says : " Prince Napoleon paid a visit to the Tuileries yes terday (the Mb). The interview of the Emperor with his cousin—the first, as is well known since the Ajaccio speech, appears to have passed off in the most satisfactory manner; nevertheless nothing is changed in the political position of the prince, who is preparing to leave for his property on the Lake of Geneva, and, it is asserted, to reduce his household, a circumstance which indicates the probability of a rather lengthened absence, or at all events of a some what prolonged withdrawal from the political Awne." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT _ ~.. HOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. BLAKE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to change the oath required to be taken by Roman Catholics, to give them the privileges which English corporatiOns now enjoy with respect to choice of sheriffs, and to' remedy several very , palpable mistakes which had been made in the two Municipal Cor poration Acts which had been passed by that house. The bill also gave the power to the Lord Mayor and other civic officers to appoint deputies for the time being, which con venience was possessed by the English corporations. Sir R. PEEL said he regretted he could not give 'the hon. gentleman his assistance in passing the bill in its present shaPe ; indeed, he believed the hon. gentleman's intention was merely to ventilate the matter during the present session, as it was certainly too far advanced for him to hope to press his bill to a successful issue. With respect to oaths taken by Roman Catholics, that had been met by the bill of the hon. member for Limerick. He did not think there was any occasion to complain of sectarian feeling in the nomination and election of gentlemen to serve the office of sheriff. _ Mr. BLAKE said since the time of James 11. only two Roman Catholic citizens of Waterford had been appointed to the office of sheriff. Sir R. PEEL replied that no doubt it was the case, but then during that time Roman Catholic gentlemen had declined to take upon themselves the duties of the office. He assured the hon. gentleman that if he could point out any injustice which could be remedied, he and the other officers of the Irish Government would only be too happy to do all that was in their power to meet the matter. hoped the hon. gentleman would withdraw the bill for the present session. After a few words from Mr. VANCE, the bill was, by leave, withdrawn. MERCHANT SHIPPING DISPUTES BILL. Mr. DENMAN moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to create courts in certain districts for the settlement of disputes in shipping ports. It pro posed that the courts should be presided over by a presi dent and two assessors, who should bo persons conversant with mercantile shipping. The president was to be ap pointed by the Lord Chancellor. He did not expect that it would be possible to pass the bill during the present ses sion, although he had used his utmost endeavour to get the bill in earlier, but he would move the second reading pr•o forma, in order that he might hear the opinion of the Government on the matter. Mr. HEADLAM supported the bill. He said it had received the approval of almost all the shipping ports in the country, and he hoped it would soon become law. Mr. M. GIBSON said the matter was one which un doubtedly deserved the fullest consideration of the Board, but the bill before them involved legal considerations of groat importance, he hardly felt competent to offer an opinion beyond which he had been enabled to form from merely reading the clauses of the bill. He thought one of the great principles of the bill was doubtful, the judge in his opinion ought to be a lawyer ' • but the fact of the two assessors having votes they in fact became the judges. He thought that if an Admiralty judge was to go on circuit some advantage might result • but bo that as it may, he could not agree in opinion with the hon. gentleman that there would be a saving of expenses in passing this bill ; on the contrary, he thought there would be an increase. However, if the hon. and learned gentleman would consent to let the matter stand for the present, he promised him it should receive the fullest consideration of the Board of Trade, with a view, if possible, of introducing a measure next session to meet the evil complained of. After a few observations from Mr. Henley, the Solicitor- General, and Mr. Cave, the bill was withdrawn. BANK NOTES (IRELAND) BILL. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to make the Bank of England note a legal tender in Ireland, and to do away with certain restrictions which exist with respect to banks of issue in Ireland. Gold was now the only legal tender in Ireland, and in times of panic gold had to be taken from England to meet the demand. He thought the fact that the Bank of England note was a legal tender in this country was a strong argument in its favour of its being so in Ireland. It was true that Bank of England notes were receivable in liquidation of taxes in Ireland, but that only showed that that which the bill proposed was reasonable. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not consent, so far as he was concerned, to allow the house to commit itself even in the abstract to the second reading of this bill. It was a most difficult and delicate matter to deal with the question of the currency, and with respect to making the Bank of England note a legal tender in Ireland, he thought at present the matter was quite impracticable, because the directors of the Bank of England had not been consulted whether they were favourable to an extension of their business to Ireland, because if the house made its note a legal tender in Ireland the Bank of England would have to open offices where the notes could be changed, or they would be at a discount. He objected to the second reading of the bill. After a few observations from Lord FERMOY and Mr. BLACKBURN, the bill was withdrawn. EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITU- TIONS BILL. Mr. LYGON moved the second reading of Bill, which was one which was entirely confined to the interests of the Church of England, and did not in the slightest degree touch the rights of Nonconformists. The object of the bill was to provide places of worship for public shools, alms houses, Sir G. GREY regretted that the bill had not been brought forward at au earlier period of the session when it could have received that ample discussion to which it was entitled, but he denied that there had been any complaint in regard to Harrow and the other great schools, or any case made out which would justify the Government in bringing in a bill on the subject. Mr. L YGON replied, and the house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 49 Against it 35 Majority —l4 Mr. LYGON said as the house had affirmed the princi ple of the bill he did not intend to proceed further with the measure this session. _ RAILWAY CLAUSES BILL. On the motion for the recommital of this bill, Mr. BASS said he strongly objected to the measure. It wadone introduced at the instance of the railway mag nates, and one in which the interests of the public were alto gether disregarded. He would do all in his power to pre vent the bill receiving the sanction of Parliament. A short discussion ensued, which ended in the with drawal of the bill. PARSONAGES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the committee on ways and means was brought up and received. EXCISE ACTS. The report of the resolutions agreed to in committee was brought up and agreed to. COUNTY COURTS EQUITABLLE JURISDICTION _ _ BILL. The report of the resolutions for the increase of tho salaries of the county court judges was brought up and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following public bit's were read a third time with out discussion :—National Gallery (Dublin), Harwich Har bour, Carriers Act Amendment, Salmon Fishery Act (1861) Amendment, Falmouth Borough, Peace Preserva tion (Ireland) Act (1856) Amendment. ULSTER CANAL TRANSFER BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. INDEMNITY BILL. Mr. PEEL obtained leave to bring in a bill to indemnify such persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments, and to ex tend the time limited for those purposes accordingly. The bill was read a first time. EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL. Mr. PEEL obtained leave to bring in a bill for continu ing various expiring acts. The bill was road a first time. CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. PEEL moved for a general abstract of the grants for civil services for 1865-6, compared with the grants for 1861-s.—Ordered. APPROPRIATION BILL. This bill, which is usually looked upon as the last pub lic act of the session, was brought in by Mr. DODSON, and read a first time. • The bill was ordered for a second reading to-morrow. The house then adjourned. THE REGISTRATION OF HORSES IN FRANCE.---We cannot afford to be generous in racing business, but we will endeavour to be just. A great anxiety and consi derable doubt appear to hover in the minds of the mass of our countrymen respecting the forward appearance of the French horses, and especially of Gladiateur, as he showed among the three-yr-olds at the post. There is so forward a look about the horse that, with no authentic data, men may bo excused for having breathed a suspicion that Gladiateur was older than ho ought to be. Unhappily, the means of acquiring correct information on these subjects are few and uncertain. We have every reason to believe, from infor mation we have received, that in the present case there is no ground for suspicion at all. But we urge the Jockey Club, and all those connected with the turf, to take every precaution for the proper registration of thorough bred stock in France. We have already opened the door to a most powerful and successful rival ; there is no necessity for taking it off the hinges. The natural ad vantages which the French enjoy more than compensate for their want of experience, which is rather apparent than real. Their trainers are English, their jockeys are Eng lish, and they are no whit behind us in the mechanism and machinery of the turf system. Why, then, should we throw a chance away? We are gravely told that the re gistration of horses in France is made to the Maire of the commune. " The Maire ought to know when the foal is thrown, if any one does," may be an excellent joke, but it will not satisfy the exigencies of our curiasity. We should like to see a system of registration as severe as our own. We know that even in this country four-year-olds have won the Derby, and honest men—Frenchmen or English , men—would prefer to be above ouspicion.—Fortnighay I Review. Barchettina took a slight lead, attended by Dunkeld and Auricula, with the favourite lying in the middle, and Hopper and Lady Rollo bringing up the rear. Rounding the top turn Lady Rollo showed in front for a short dis tance, but soon resigned in favour of Lady Valentine, who, alternately with Auricula, made the rest of the running, Auditor lying well up until approaching the distance, when Auditor drew to the front, and Lady Valentine dropping back her place was taken by Hopper, who, with Auricula, raced home with the favourite, the latter winning easily by a length. Two lengths between second and third ; Lady Valentine was fourth, and Barchettina fifth ; Dunkeld and Lady Rollo were the last two. , The Hurst Plate of 40 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Selling allowadces. Five furlongs. Mr. W. Morris's Wild Thyme, 4 yrs (£3O), Bst 131 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Mitchell's Virtuous, 3 yrs (oo), Bst llb (Morris) 2 Mr. Howard's Duenna, 3 yrs (£3O), Bst 11b (Loates) 3 Mr. H. Marsh's Rapture, aged, Bst 131 b (Edwards) 4 Betting-3 to lon Wild Thyme, Bto 1 agst any other. The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter by a length; Duenna a bad third. _ . The winner was purchased by Mr. C. Blanton for IGS guineas. NEWTON (LANCASHIRE) RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Trial Handicap of 3 sous, with 40 added, for all ages ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 12 subs. _ _ _ _ Lord Bateman's Queen of Trumps, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Grimshaw t Mr. J. Osborne's Wild Poppy, 8 yrs, Est 31b (Carroll 2 Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 4 yrs, 7st (Ward 3 Mr. J. Watson's Nothing More, 3 yrs, Est 51b...(Clarkson 4 Mr. T. Hunt's Charming Woman, 6 yrs, Est 111 b (Hulmo 5 Mr. E. Bulkeley's Wynnstay, aged, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden 6 Betting-9 to 4 agst Queen of Trumps, 3to 1 agst Wynn stay, 7 to 2 agstWild Poppy, 5 to 1 agst Charming Woman, 8 to 1 agst Cutaway. - Cutaway jumped off with the lead, Queen of Trumps going on second and Charming Woman third, the rear being brought up by Nothing More. This was the order for three quarters of a mile, when the favourite run up to Cutaway, and entered the straight, Wild Poppy passing Charming Woman, and Cutaway gave way to the favourite at the distance, where Wild Poppy came with a rush, but never reaching Queen of TruMps, LOrd Bateman's mare won cleverly by a length ; the same distance separated the second and third ; Nothing More was beaten three lengths from Cutaway; Charming Woman was fifth, and Wynnstay last. The Golborne Park Stakes of 10 sous each, h. ft., with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Half a mile. 15 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Xi, Bst 101 b (inc. 31b extra) (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Belmont, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b extra) (Challoner) 2 Mr. Mackenzie's Balsam, Bst 101 b (inc. 31b extra) (Doyle) 3 Mr. D. George's Mrs. Wallet, Bst 71b (Brittan) 4 The Nailor, Wallet, and Happy Medium also ran. Betting-6 to son 11, 4to 1 agst The Nailor, sto 1 agst Belmont, 10 to 1 agst any other. Belmont made play, Xi and the Nailor lying close up, the others following in compact order to the distance, where Xi came out and won easily by half a length ; Balsam was beaten two lengths from Belmont ; Mrs. Wallet was a bad fourth, The Nailor fifth, Wallet sixth, and Happy Medium last. The Great Newton Cup of 5 soya each, with 150 added; winners extra; the second to receive 20 sovs. Nearly a mile and three-quarters. 30 subs. Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's Sprite, 4 yrs, Est 51b (Carroll) 2 Mr. F. Smith's Dermot Asthore, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Hulme) 8 Mr. W. H. Scott's Stanton, aged, Bst (Challoner) 4 Mr. Watson's Stiff, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Clarkson) 5 Mr. Cowell's Inheritor, 4 yrs, Est lib (Eloystead) 6 Mr. Slatter's Dubiety, yrs, Est lib (H. Sharp) 7 Betting—Even on Moulsey-5 to 2 eget Sprite-6 to 1 agst Stiff-10 to 1 agst any other. Won by four lengths ; six lengths between second and third ; a bad fourth, The Makerfield Handicap of 100 sovs. Straighthalf-mile. Mr. Redliff's Cranbury, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b J (Pearsol 1 Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, 7dt 41b (. Grimshaw Mr. J. Gregory's Garotter, 4 yrs, 7 st 21 b ...(Tomlinson 3 The following also ran:-Malvern, Biondella, Jig, Merry Harp, Venice, and Early in the Morning. • Betting—Even on Cranbury, 5 to 1 agst Jig, 6 to 1 agst Worthless, 8 to 1 each agst Garotter and Venice, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length ; four lengths between second and third ; a bad fourth. The Maiden Plate of 40 sous. One mile and a quarter. Mr. J.rOsborne's Nell Digby, 3 yrs, Est 111 b ...(Carroll) 1 Mr. Lawrance n Oulton Lowe, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ...(Barlow 2 Mr. W. Meeson's Yeatsall, 3 yrs , 7st (J. Grunshaw 3 Mr. R. Hineson's Malvern, 3 yr s, 7st (Cranshaw 4 Mr. Barber's Cutler, Bst 61b ( Snowden) 5 Mr. R. Buubury's anbury, 3 yrs, Bst 91b........(H00per) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Yeatsall, 4to 1 agst Nell Digby, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by three lengths ; a bad third. A HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE.—The Presse of Vienna contains the following :—On Monday last a manu facturer of this city was going to celebrate his marriage with a young girl without any fortune. On arriving at the church the intending bridegroom wished to leave his hat in the carriage. Ile raised it from his head, but unfor tunately brought away his wig as well. No sooner did the young lady see the artificial head of hair detached from the skull of her lover than she refused to become his wife, and each returned home, to the groat disappointment of the witnesses and others who were present." CRICKET.—The match between the Paris Club and eleven officers of the 73d English Regiment of the Line came off yesterday on the Pelouse de Madrid in presence of a great number of spectators. The Paris players went in first and scored 17. The officers then made 77. The second innings of the Paris Club gave 26, or 43 in all, which left the victory to the officers. The return-match, then commenced, when the Paris club scored 73. The wickets were drawn at half-past six, with the understand ing that the match should be continued this day. The ground presented throughout the play a, very animated appearance, the number of ladies present being unusually great. His Excellency Lord Cowley and Lady Royston remained a considerable time looking on, as did Earl de Gray, &c. In the course of the afternoon, the Empress drove round the field and stayed some little time. In the evening the officers partook of a dinner, offered them by the members of the P.C.C. The Right lion. Lord Grey of Grey, one of the vice-presidents, filled the chair. After ample justice had been done to the good things pro vided, the following toasts were proposed by his lordship and received with cheers : " The Emperor," " The Queen," " The Empress," and " The Prince and Princess of Wales." The toast of "The Officers of the 73d Regiment" was re sponded to in eloquent terms by Captain Milligan, who, in the name of his fellow-officers, thanked the Paris Club for the very cordial reception given them, and terminated by proposing the health of Mr. Sparks, the hon. secretary, whose exertions in forwarding the interests of the club have been unceasing. As soon as the applause had sub sided, the noble chairman proposed the health of the Pre sident,,M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Minister of Foreign Affairs, which *as duly honoured. The Hon. Secretary then ex pressing the thanks of all present to Lord Grey for his kindness in presiding, proposed his lordship's health, which was most heartily responded to. After a most genial even ing, interspersed with song and anecdote, the party broke up at a late hour. GOVERNMENT IN PERSIA.—The most influential positions under Government are almost invariably filled in Persia by the near relatives of the sovereign. All the more important governments are given to his brothers or cousins, and, as princes of the blood royal are counted by hundreds, there is never any difficulty in finding a per son duly qualified by birth, if in no other way, for office. This is one of the points in which Persia differs most in its government from Turkey. In the latter all the rela tives of the Sultan, who, by some extraordinary exercise of generosity, may have been permitted to live, are obliged to reside nt Constantinople, under the eye and supervision of the Government, remaining, moreover, in complete seclu sion. Till quite recently all the male children of the Sul tan's daughters and sisters were put to death as soon as born. In Persia, on the contrary, the number of the Shah's relatives is turned by him into a source of strength. They are all pensioned, or in some way provided for; and as it is supposed that the descendants, male and female, of Fetteh Ali Shah, the great-grand father of the present Shah, number considerably more than 1,000 persons, they form no small burden on the revenues of the nation. A Persian governor of a province or large town has far more power than a Turkish Inaba. The latter, by the Tanzimat, or new code of laws, called the Magna Charts of Turkey, has not the power of inflicting death, or more than a modern amount of punishment, without refer ring to Constantinople. In Persia, on the contrary, the power of life and deathis given by the Shah to any favourite, and in many cases is made use of by the recipient as a means of extorting money from those placed under his authority. The more important governments are seldom allowed to re main long filled by the same person, two, or at the most three years' tenure of office being the most that is generally permitted.— Ussher's Journey from London to Persepolis. A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.—Mr. Layard, the other night, in answer to an interrogation about the British cap tives in Abyssinia, said it was " a most difficult question to deal with, and one requiring prudence and circumspection." That is just the mischief of it. What the question requires, is circumspection : what the Foreign-office has employed on it, is e ircumlocution.—Punch. THE POTTER'S ART.—III the East pottery was al ready an art and a trade in times long prior to the Christian era. Allusions to it are frequent in the Old Tes tament ; and there can bo no doubt that it was brought to a high state of perfection in Egypt, and at Babylon and Nineveh, to say nothing of the various cities of ancient Greece and regal Rome. But even in this country traces of its existence are found at an earlier date than most persons would suppose. Even in the times when this island was occupied by a Celtic and Britiek population, there are plenty of actual remains to prove- to our oyes that they were skilled in the production of sepulchral urns, food vessels, and drinking cups, rude in shape and ornamentation, but still evincing no small amount of skill. Many such vessels have been found beneath the soil in Staffordshire, Derby shire, and Worcestershire, as well as in other countries ; and, thanks to the zeal of local antiquaries now a-days, there is scarcely a local museum of any repute throughout the length and breadth of the land in which some specimens of the Celtic period of pottery are not found. There aro, as might be expected, even more abundant remains of the Roman period, which have been dug up wherever the legions were quartered, as in Lon don, at Chester, at Wroxeter, Lincoln, York, Colchester, and Old Verulam.— Once a Week. It has been announced that the subscription list of 50,000 Eight per Cent. Preference Shares in the 'Atlantic Telegraph Company will close on Tuesday next, the 27th instant, at four o'clock, for London, and on Wednesday, the 28th instant, at 'twelve o'clock, for country applications. 451 i 145 i f :11 i 108 41$ 123 k 1421 3 135 4i 5k 1121 f 47i 8 e4} 105 41 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES-WEDNESDAY. Never did the little racecourse at Hampton broil and swelter under such a summer sureasto-daypoured down its rays on that essentially Cockney gathering. What amount of liquids, from champagne, or what passed as such, down wards, were consumed, might form an interesting statistical study. Sufficient to say that all the features of the saturnalia were there in force, and that the; great multitude seemed to enjoy it with all the test of yore. The racing does not go for much on Moulsey Hurst. It is generally supposed to ho a good meeting for backers of favourites, and the day began well for them with Attache in the West Moulsey Stakes, who made a waiting race of it until his jockey brought him out at the distance, when he wson cleverly. Puebla was raentionted as one of the dreaded Fro.'ich division who had only to come and conquer, but suffe:ed defeat front an outsider—Tina, who had her horses all sai: at the distance, and won very cleverly. The gurrey and Middlesex Stakes, the chief race of the day, proved the good thing for Auditor it looked on paper. The other events were unimportant, and the little specula tion there was on future events will be found below. The West Moulsey Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. One mile and quarter. Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (car. 51b extra) (Perry) 1 Mr. T. 'Parr's Moose, 5 yrs, 9st (F or d h am '2 Mr. Craven's Cobweb, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Tribe) 3 Mr Marsh's Confederalist, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ...;A. Edwards) 4 Betting-9 to 4 on'Attache, and sto 1 agst Moose. Cobweb took up the running but was soon pulled back, and the lead taken by Confederalist, who, with Moose in attendance, and the favourite third, came in this order into the straight, where they all closed up, and at the distance Attache slightly headed the others, and though Fordham made an effort, he was cleverly beaten by a neck—Cobweb finishing two lengths behind Moose. The Hampton plate of 5 Bove each, with 50 added; selling allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. Brayley's The Proctor, 2 yrs, sst 91b, £3O (Murray) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Catherine, 2 yrs, sst 91b, car sst mb,no _ . . (Heard:aid) 2 Mr. Ileathcotes's Canzonette, b yrs, 9st, £3O (Custance) Lord AileSbury's Frisky Matron, 3 yrs, 7st 10 b, £3O (Cannon) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Canzonette, 7to 4 agst The Proctor. They all ran together, Catherine with a slight advantage, to the distance, where Canzonette had a lead, but was soon headed by The Proctor, who, after a fineset-to with Cathe rine, won by a head; half a length between the second and third, and a bad tourth. The winner was sold to Mr. Alison for 65 guineas. The Claremont Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 71b. New T.Y.C. 30 subs. Mr. Graham's Tina, Bst 121 b, car 51b ex (Custance 1 Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Hasketon Maid, Bst 71b Smith 2 Mr. Hartley's Alberta, Bst 121 b, 51b ex (Payne 3 Tormentor, Cecrops, Nutrition, Puebla, and Bianca also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Puebla, sto 1 agst Tina, 11 to 2 agst Cecrops, 12 to 1 agst Hasketon Maid, and 100 to 8 agst Alberta. Puebla jumped off with the lead, followed by the Hermit filly, Tina, Alberta, Hasketon Maid, and Cecrops, and kept this order to a little below the distance, where the favourite was beaten, and Tina went to the front, attended by the Hermit filly and Alberta, was never headed and won easily by, a length. A head separated Alberta from the Hermit filly ; Cecrops was fourth, Nutrition fifth, Puebla sixth, and Hasketon Maid next. The Stand Plate (handicap) of 60 sovs,.for all ages. Three quarters of a mile, Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Heartfield) i 1 Mr. Bevill's Charity, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b, car Est 10113 (Covey) ) 2 Lord Exeter's Arabia, 3 yrs, Est (Butters 3 Concordia, Juliet, a b c by Frogmore, and Barchettina also ran. Betting-2 to lon Charity, 100 to 30 agst Juliet, Bto 1 agst Vixen, 20 to 1 agst any other. Vixen, followed by JUliet and Charity, made the running, the others lying off, and Mr. Hodgman's mare going on with the lead, was never headed, and, with the favourite only in attendance, won easily by a length. Arabia a bad third. The rest were beaten off. The Surrey and Middlesex States (handicap), of 10 sovs each, with 100 sovs added. Two miles. 47 subs.. 29 of whom pay 2 sovs each. Lord Westmoreland's Auditor, 3 yrs, Est 121b...(Morris) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Hopper, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Fordham 2 Lord Exeter's Auricula, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (H. Covey 3 The following also ran :—Dunkeld, Barchettina, Lady Valentine, and Lady Rollo. Betting-5 to 4on Auditor, sto 1 agst Lady Valentine, 7 to 1 agst Hopper, 10 to 1 agst Auricula, and 20 to 1 agst Dunkeld. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. HAMPTON RACES--T is DAY. The first day, at Hampton, as regards sport, is usuall the best, and to racing men by far the more enjoyable ; bu the public, who help to find the " ways and means," have invested the "Queen's Guineas" with the character that attaches to the Derby, at Epsom, and the Gold Cup, at Ascot, and have accordingly dubbed Thursday the "Grand day." It is due to them to state that they did full honour to the occasion to-day ; such a throng, we venture to say, has never been seen on Moulsey Hurst. Trains, filled to an extent beyond their regulated capacity, were started at frequent intervals from Waterloo and the numerous other stations on the South-Western, which, but for the perfect arrangements of the company, and the care of the officers, it would have been scarcely safe to despatch. However, every train, from a very early hour in morning, contained a company all evidently bent upon one object, and that was enjoyment. Jones had to struggle a little to got a comfortable seat for his better half, and Brown had to do the same for his daughter Jemima, but White the milkman, and Noggins the greengrocer, were polite and considerate, and all went off as merry as a wed ding party. The road was also thronged, and great num bers adopted the cooler and more agreeable, if not the quickest, route of water. Much confusion, of course, prevailed, and contretemp s were frequent, but good humour prevailed, and in the long run angry words in a few moments gave way to jovial laughter, and the amende honorable was, "All right, old fellow." The fun and frolic going on in the centre of the course at the back of the drags and carriages, of which there was an immense number, was something perfectly marvellous. Donkeys were in great demand, and a very great number of those who ventured to ride, and who no doubt never crossed a saddle before, speedily found themselves on the green sward again, but in no case did the venturous equestrian consider himself to blame ; the fault invariably was with the poor, patient donkey, who was libelled as a jibbor, a bolter, or a kicker. The proprietors of the knock-'om-downs seemed to have a prosperous trade ; and not the least amusing sight on Moulsey Hurst was the soothing way in which the dark-skinned, black eyed gipsy women succeeded in reconciling their metropo litan customers to their ill success. One adventurous hero whom we saw seemed determined to emulate the renowned " Mr. Briggs."—he actually succeeded in winnig a small cocoa-nut after about 30 attempts. However, he appeared to enjoy his nut despite the cost at which it had been secured. We should imagine the present will turn out to be the most successful " Grand Day"at Hampton, and, notwithstanding the want, of punctuality, and two or three other hirolies in the arrangements, it seems destined te - oul in a successful result. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. VISITORS' PLATE. Finesse Skirmish Leoville Five ran. Queen's Plate—Essex, Moose, Hopper, Finesse, Thread. bare, Auricula, Rapture, Ellen Down, Dunkeld, Queen. Bee, Annington, and Remunerator, are hero• Scurrey Stakes—Columbia, Canzonette, Duenna, and Lady Rollo, are here. Manor Plate—Vabalathus, Antoinette, Juliet, Queen Bee, Finesse, Vixen, Lady Valentine, Charity, Arabia, and Frogmore colt, are here. NEWTON RACES—THIS DAY. Haydock Two-year-old Stakes—Xi, Amulet, and Weather Clewline are here. Manor Cup—Wynnstay, Queen of Trumps, Windham, Stiff, Nothing More, Wild Poppy, Lady of Coverdale, Suberitor, Empress of India, Barter, Jewel, and Valeria, are here. Visitors' Stakes—Nell Digby, Cutler, Sahara, Wild Poppy, Nu, Stiff, Persuasion, cutaway, and Charming Woman, are here. Garswood Handicap—Queen of Trumps, Lady Abbess, Lucy Long, Garotter, Gisca, Jig, Viola, Jupiter, Bar chettina filly, Sluggard, and Early in the Morning, aro here. L ADVERTISEMENT. t O TAT TERSAL S' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. 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