The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-25 00:00:00

DIONEIMARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued inactivity prevails in discount circles, the commercial bills on offer being comparatively f ell'. The brokers, however, refuse to negotiate business, even on first-class paper, under k per cent. of the Bank rate, except in special cases, and this reserve leads to the opinion that the position of the national establishment will not warrant a down- Ward movement at the weekly court to-morrow. The gold taken out of the Bank yesterday amounted to £4,000. The Money Market remains in a very inactive state, the inquiry for discounts being exceedingly limited. The lowest quotations of the brokers, how ever, are still 5- and 6 per cent. At a meeting held to-day of the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England the report of the directors, Presented for adoption, stated that the net balance for the current half year, including the balance brought forward, amounted to £281,829, from which a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. was recom mended and a bonus of 10 per cent. ; the amount required for these payments make together £137,808. T he directors also recommend that £50,000 be placed to the dividend reserve fund, which will then stand a t £150,000, and to carry forward the balance of £ 8 6,606 to the next half-year's account. The general reserve fund has been increased from £200,000 to £500,000 by the amount received from Premiums on the new issue of shares. At a meeting of shareholders held to-day of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the report of ! he dire c t ors s t a t e d th a t th e di s b ursements i n th e working account" for the year 1865 is very nearly the same as that for the previous year. The cause of the surplus in 1865 being £46,100 less than 1864 adl be found on the credit side of the account, where a deficiency occurs in Government Contract money and in the receipts for freight, met, however, to some extent, by an increase in passage money. A dividend of £4 10s. per share is recommended, and a bonus of £2 10s. per share from the insurance fund. Two o'CLock. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, t he 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 45c. Heavy. The English Funds have varied very slightly to (lay, and at one time depression prevailed, owing to the conflicting advices respecting the political State of the Continent. Some purchases for in vestment, however, have induced a firmer tone to the market, and Consols are 86/ 87 for money, 4 . 4 c 1 86/ 87 1-16ths for the account. The Ne w Threes and Reduced Annuities are 85/ 1 ; Exche quer Bills for June, 4s. dis. ; Bank of England B ,tock, 242 ; India 5 per Cents., 105/ 1061; ditto 441 faced 5 per Cents., 102/ ; and ditto Bonds, 15s. t° 19 s. prem. Several dealings have taken place in the Foreign Stock Market. Mexican are 201 a ; do. New, 181 ; vreek, 12/ ; Spanish Passive, 251 ; the Certifi cates, 15i ; Italian, 53 1. ; Chilian Loan, par to Prom. ; Brazilian Scrip, 3/ 24 dis. ; Egyptian hallway Loan, 3 2 dis. ; and the New Egyptian Loan, 1/ 2 prem.; United States 5-20 Bonds, 70; ; Erie Shares, 52 1 ; and Illinois, 801. In the Railway Share Market business has con tinued exceedingly dull, and prices have in several In stances exhibited a slight decline. Great Northern, Great Western, and Metropolitan have each receded 58, The Foreign and Colonial lines are also depressed, Grand Trunk of Canada having been dealt in at 22. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been 1 ) , Moderate demand, but at reduced rates in most I nstances. Chartered of India, Australia, and China have declined to 201 ; Hindustan, China, a nd Japan to 12 ; London and South African to 1( 1; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to F n ; International Financial to 41 1; London •Inancial to 151 ; and Overend, Gurney, and CO. to 141 4. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~ GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Der Cent. Consols 8 Do. A ccount, May 9 B6i 74 ti ler Cent . R e d uce d B5 1 Hi .I,, e w 3 per Cent B 5l I i it 'evr Ai- per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A p o. 6 per Cent. J an . 1873 11 1 1 1141 es, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 lio. for 30 yrs, expire sth ArilABBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), A p ug., 1908 ir — arch. El h June. -c uequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. — D £5OO B Do £lOO and £2OO It4 IE of England Stock, 5 per Cent D 0 Account — 1 4 ,PIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1 9'11 Stock, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 — 0. Ac coun t ~' - rI O. 6 per Cent. July, 1870 O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ts o . Certificates 0 . Enf ace d P aper 4 per C en t D°. 6 psi Cent., Jan. 1872 0. 6 1 pr Cen., enMa'lAug.y 1879 — "• Deb e p er t C, 4 t A 1866 o • 13 ' D -,, • unds, £l,OOO l5 •'-'0- under £l,000 4-FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. gen tine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm irstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Dthans per Cent — ° 11 per Cent., 1852-58-60 llo: ' 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account — ) 3 De. Scrip, £45 paid - dis xd 11,enos Ayres 6 per Cent 01," ; ,? per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D -mia a g ,-, ~ u . per k...,ent — Do•° ScriP, £25 paid 4 i per Cent — bo it,, • 6 per Cent .- 4 izirtubian 6 per Cent. — t i " 0 1 1) 6 per Cent. b allis h 3 per Cent., 1825 an,hubian Principalities N, '"0. Account ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — $ °., Provisional Land Warrant ' 7Ptian 7 per C en t BB r ,°•l Second Issue — 4 - 1 0 £lOO Bonds 9l Do. 1864 B7+ bo £ lO O Bonds 4 m ID °. Ggvernent Railway Debentures. (3 85 85paid ~ 2 Do 5 per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons Account p .. , Do. Coupons pitenaala per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent 1865 4-'O. Account Do. l iaremmana Railway — M exica n 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 W ,,,, ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French . D e nteviclean 6 per Cent. £3O paid 3,7° o rish Imperial 5 per Cent . "..,w Granada Do 2 per Cent _ , 4 - 1 0 Deferred D O D O Land Warrants (Hectares) J](:) 6 per Cent, 1864 " Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 .Ir:',o Account " 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — A O ' p i) 41 per Cent., 1.862 \ ''teguese 3 per Cent 1.853 -1 1 ;° 3 per Cent 185 6 , '7 '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 .1 7 -•-• o Account Russian 5 per Cent 1822, £St B7 *, ' D e 4 i- per Cent. 1850 B°3 9 Per Cent, 1860 b 3 Per Cent. 1859 — b ° 5 per Cent. 1862 6 a r a° 5 Per Cent. 1861 — D " I nisil 5 per Cent 0. Account P h ab leh 3 per Cent 7 Account — -"° New D f d t-,-, 0 c e erre o ..ftsount ... n r assive 2s lr 1 st-0 Account — .p o ili ell Cert. of Coup not funded — ii,v, Account l5l I rish 4 per Cent. — T,,,,°: 4 i Per Cent. 1864 Dc 4 -ish 6 per Cont. 1854 — A _ 0 o ... " e e unt /) per Cent. 1858 I)? -A-ccount___ 64 i 31 70} r,lO XlOO Bonds 6GI 7 '''',,° 6 per Cent. 1862 ,'-'0 Account 69 1 8-i- 9 'Jo 4100 Bonds ' D ° 6 Dr , - per Ce- '.B6:' 5 - vent., 1863 Do per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 34 ); 3,1 -uo Account Venn ID °. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed ~ztiela. 3 per Cent. — D o _ Ditto aecount _ -,, per Cent. 1862 _ 4 -'0 lic °mat ' n o c • 1864 b utch Dividends on the above payable in London. 2i per Cent, Ex. 12 Guil _ 1. 1 .' 0 1 per Cent. Certificates 1, bl.lett 'lentos 3 per Cent — Do i han 5 per Cent , 1861, Ex. 25f. Account . co nsole for money THREE O'CLOCK. 87i1\ 9. A ccount sssssss 1 ................... . SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share i 1 Railways. I p a; ,, I Closing i Business '''" Price. clone. 1 , Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian „... Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc. :.London, scrip Certi. 89 fl 127 128 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 _ Do. Glasgow & S. Western, Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l 20 15 d 114 116 40 41 6 7 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock 122 124 137 139 Do. New. is. at 25 prr Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall l Lon., Brigh., & S Coast, Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ix. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New 58 59 57 59 39 41 31 31 103 102 121 1216 Do. Extension..... Metropolitan District, Do. do. do. and St. John'aW'd Midtand Do. £9 Share Do, 13irmin.. t Derby id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York LOG. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. 10. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1804 .. Do. do. 1865 (North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon -'outh Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of . Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence 80m.,/iaroda,,e Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Pieference ---- Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- i.•••••• • Calcutta & S. E., lira 1 Cal e Town & Dock, gm I Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben , _•al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. De. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Frei. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 0. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do Great W(l3. of Canada.. Do. New . ...... Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. Hudson's Bay.. N. lil.C'da,6pc Ist pf.bs. Seinde Do. Delhi p l s' Do. do 'Do. Punjaub Do.lndus St.FloL COLONIAL GOFER: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1372.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July, Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 100 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Haurltius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & AuZ Natal qov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.l¢July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.:.. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c id. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1858-1 Do. 1878 & upwards 'Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct 46 OR 27 29 121 1211 921 134 61 63 1334 131 2 & 3 kp 1 * lIP 92 S 5 123 (23b 1i 2 p 93 i 5 t 7 t 8 6 27 103 110 71 72 109 110 36 ldi 10 It p 122 129 1 2p 1 2p 74 7 6 108 112 199 151 6d 68 49 al 75i 76k 8 9 140 143 24 34 100 103 52 E 4 ,ESSIONS. 64 56 1021 103 i I i; ) 4i 51 9 10 76 80 96 98 65 TO 100 102 101 102 1025 1035 23 25 85 87 63 66 55 60 57 59 50 55 42 45 40 44 26 28 25 23 1091 140 i 11 2 p 16 2 p 99 101 91 93 41 15; 15! 5} 04 46 83 ,5 - 1} 01A 100 101 91 93 86 88 63 65 8 82 99 100 98 99 6 CI 97 99 10211 i 10 SECITR. c 3 95 90 S 4 90 94 7i 80 77 SO 102 104 105 107 105 107 102 104 90 n IL2 104 108 1 8 102 104 104 106 104 106 IC2 104 10'J 102 93 95 90 95 87i 88i 92 95 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 103 104 BRITISII MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 Devon G. Cone. (Tavlst 1 540 580 Drakewalls 2.1.0 } East Bassett (Illogan) 2o} 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.6 8 9 East Cam Brea 3} 3/ 4} East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.6 I I East Loved 3.0.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3} Gam.& StAubyn(G we. 66 5 7 4 Gr,at L (xey, limited n all 21 22 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 t Great Wheal Busy.. G. Wheal Vor (Heist. n 10 25 26 Grenville 8.18.0 2} 3 Herod's Foot ..... 40 Elingston Downs 5.10.6 la 5 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 44 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 2 2} Lld New Se ton ........ . • - North Roskear Ila,ssett(lllogan 2. 1.4.0 } t North Wheal Crotty 13.0 I 1 Prosper United 7.1.6 Pr"videnee Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l} 375 900 South Condurrow 3.2.0 It 2 S.Witeal Fran. allogan 18.18.9 15 20 -- Stray Park Tin Croft 9 13 15 5 Vigra and Clogan, Um all 3 5 West liassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liakeard 9 8 9 West Chiverton ll 72} 77} West Seton 474 130 140 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 5} 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 20 22 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 13 l5 103 I PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 97 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent pf., 9cl: Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock, 1131 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., 6 per cent. 2d pf., C 4 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 83 Victoria Station and Pimlico, 171 i FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10,1 Dutch Rhenish, 20 Great Luxembourg, 14} Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidtn), SI South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 I Fortuna (lim.), 21 St. John del Key, lira., 53 Washoe Gold, lirn., 2} Ditto (all), 21 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, 1im.,,436 4 5 Alliance, Hui., 24 1 anglo Austrian, 5} 61 Bank of London. 246 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China. 201 Chartered Iler. of India, London, and China, 411 40 Colonial, 4" 6 2 Consolidated Bank, lira., 91 1 East London. lira., 41 European Bank, lira., 76 8 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 12 13 Fit o, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 116 Imperial Bank, lira., 286 Imperial Ottoman, 111 Ditto. new, 11 it 1 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 221 London and County, 776 7 London Joint Stock, 471 86 London and South African, 14 1 London and South-Western, lim., 176 London and 11 estminster, 9C Metropolitan and l'rovincial Bank, lira., 141 Provincial of Ireland, 85 Union of Ireland, 17 1 Union of London, 53 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 10} Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 21 Commercial Union, In surance,7si Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 6! Ditto, new, 61 Crystal Palace, 3, Fast Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim„ 41 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 31 Fore-street Warehouse, lint., 121 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 4 Hudson's Bay, 161 1 Imperial Land Company ot Marseilles, lim., 1/ International Financial society„lim, 4 i London Financial Association, lim 15, Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 61 milwall Iron Works, 11 National Discount (,ompany, Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 141 1 Royal Mail Stearn, 11 4: Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim., Ditto,(.£l2 , 11 1 'I hames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 71 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 3 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 174 POSS: LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Special Jury.) THE STAPLEHURST RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-HEAVY CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.-BARNES V. THE SOUTH EASTERN RAIL WAY COMPANY. This was a writ of inquiry sent down from the Court of Queen's Bench, to assess damages, laid at £4,000, sus tained by the plaintiff in the Staplehurst railway accident, defendants having suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. Holt (instructed by:Mr. Pierce, of Giltspur-street) appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., repre senting the company. Mr. Holt, having opened the case, called the plaintiff, Miss Barnes, who said that her father was a horse-hair manufacturer, of Farringdon-street, and she was 28 years old. Last year she went to Paris, and upon her return she rode in one of the company's carriages as far as Staple burst, when an accident occurred to the train. The carriage in which the plaintiff was riding was dashed to pieces. Mr. Huddlestono said that the accident was admitted, and it was not necessary to go into all these particulars. The learned Secondary said it might be necessary. Miss Barnes said, in continuation, that when she was thrown down a lady named White was thrown upon her. Miss White struggled for some time, and finally died while lying on plaintiff. Mr. Huddlestone urged that it was extremely unneces sary to go into all these particulars. No doubt the death of Miss White was a painful circumstance, but it was nothing on this inquiry. _ . Miss Barnes became so much excited upon describing the death of Miss White that some alarm was caused to her friends. She was seated while giving her evidence, which was being continued when this report left. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. 11ARLBORO UGH-STREET. BASE INGRATITI7DE.—DanieI Dawson, a young man, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with embezzling saveral sums of money received on account of his employer, Mr. Thomas Ravenshaw, ehoesemonger, No. 2, Berwick street, St. James's. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was .ormerly in Mr. Ravenshaw's employ, and discharged for embezzling some money. The prisoner then got into very distressed circumstances, and Mr. Ravenshaw pitying his condition, again took him into his employment, and treated him with great kindness. On the 17th March last the pri soner received some money for goods delivered at Mrs. Justy's, No. 14, Poland-street, and absconded, and nothing more was seen of him till yesterday. Sergeant Cole of the C Division succeeded in taking him into custody at a cheesemonger's shop in King-street, Long Acre. The case having been proved against the prisoner, Ser geant Cole asked for a remand, Mr. Ravenshaw not being in attendance, and there being several other cases against the prisoner. THAMES. JEALOUSY AND REYENGE.—A very pretty young woman named Ann Knife, the wife of a waterman, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with violcntly assulting Mary Jane Madison. The complainant, a modest young woman, married, and with one child, said her husband was a stableman, and she lived with him at Loth's-buildings, Upper East Smithfield. The prisoner's husband was her cousin. They were on speaking terms, and had occasionally met each other, but no impropriety had ever taken place between them. The prisoner, however, had thought proper to be jealous of her, and made her husband miserable and others very uncom fortable by her violent temper. A few weeks ago, after she had gone to bed, the prisoner made a forcible entry into her room, made use of the foulest of language, and accused her of incontinence with all the men in the neighbourhood. She then made an attempt to strike her, and ker husband got before her and turned her out of the room. Last night she was passing along Queeu-street, Tower-hill, when she received a violent blow on the back, which nearly forced her on her face and took her breath way. The prisoner followed up this blow by scratching her face, tearing her hair, and pulling her bonnet off. She was very much injured by the violence inflicted on her. Mrs. Perry, housekeeper at the vestry-house, Tower hill, saw the outrage, which astonished her. The com plainant was crying, and said, " Pray, help me ; don't let me be murdered." The people cried out, " Hit her again ; you have a key ;" but Mrs. Madison did not use it. Police-sergeant Blackwell, 4 H, said that he was fetched by a person to 2, Queen-street, where he saw the prose cutrix in a state of great distress, and surrounded by 100 persons. Her face was inflamed and her bonnet torn to pieces. Tho prisoner ran away, and he pursued her into a house and took her into custody. The prisoner, in defence, said the complainant wanted to forsake her own husband and live with her (the pri soner's) husband, and was constantly meeting him, and committing adultery. She then entered into many par ticulars in support of her statement that improper fami liarities existed between her husband and complainant. Mr. Madison said there was not a word of truth in any of the prisoner's statements, except that she met her cousin on Friday night last in the street, while upon an errand, and exchanged a few words with him. Sergeant Blackwell said the complainant was a well conducted and respectable young woman. Mr. Paget said he was perfectly satisfied the jealousy of the complainant by the defendant was unfounded. It was a fancied jealousy, and the prisoner was making herself miserable, her own husband miserable, and injuring the happiness of complainant and her husband by indulging in a rabid passion. Mrs. Madison had behaved very well, and must be protected. He should remand the prisoner for a week, and her husband must attend the next exami nation. He would then determine what punishment he would inflict. The prisoner—Will you take a fine? Mr. Paget —No, certainly not. THE BUTCHER TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY. —A crowded meeting of the master butchers of the metropolis, convened by the Trade Protection Society, was held last night in the hall of the Butchers' Company, Eastcheap, City, the master of the company (Mr. Richard Hill) pre siding, to consider the recent orders of the Privy Council relative to the movement of cattle. The proceedings lasted upwards of two hours, and all the speakers con curred in condemning the proposal to prohibit the slaughter of cattle in London except at abattoirs as being calculated not only to injure the trade but to be seriously detrimental to the interest of the public. Complaint was made against Mr. Hunt, M.P., for having put forth misrepresentations on the subject, and the chairman, speaking from 40 years' experience, pronounced it to be his opinion that it required a live and a dead market to supply London with meat, while Mr. Morris, who proposed one of the resolutions, estimated that the abolition of private slaughter-houses would have the affect of increasing the cost of meat to the consumer by at the very least one halfpenny a pound. Nor was this all : the poor would be very great sufferers, because what was called the offal would not reach them if the cattle were permanently slaughtered at a central spot or in the coun try, and by the existing prohibitions tripe-dressers had been almost completely deprived of their supplies. Great stress was laid upon the bad state in which dead meat was brought to market, particularly in the summer months, and it was urged that the Paris system was wholly inapplicable to London. A string of resolutions, based upon these views, was proposed and seconded by Messrs. Varly, Fry, Cobb, Woodley, Hillsley, Morris, Gibbetts, Fagay, and Pickworth, and unanimously adopted by the meeting. It was stated that there are upwards of 1,700 master butchers in the metropolis ; and after the com mittee of their Protection Society had been empowered to take such steps from time to time as they might deem ne cessary for defending the privileges of the trade, the pro ceedings were brought to a close with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the wardens of the company for the use of the hall. A PREACHER ON FIRE.—The New York corre spondent of the Boston Journal sends the following : —" In one of the Presbyterian churches, the other Sun day morning, a minister was officiating with all due de corum and solemniy. All at once he began to cut up queer antics, and shortly disappeared from public view, to the no small astonishment of his auditors. The pulpit being a close ono, boxed up on all sides, and the door shut, the people could not tell what was going on ; but smoke ris ing from the pulpit gave assurances that there was fire somewhere, and the excited congregation learnt, after awhile, that the minister was on fire. It seems that ho carried in his pockets a lot of loose Wolfer matches, and they ignited and set him on fire. Assistance came, and the minister (fire) was put out. The service was continued, but the solemnity of the audience was not as marked as on some other occasions." A communication from Saint-Omer (Pas-de- Calais) says :—" Rumours have been in circulation that a camp of reserve was to be formed at Helfacit. Such is not the case; on the contrary, the military administra tion is about to remove the huts constructed a few years back, and which are now in a very dilapidated condition. The old camp will be alone preserved." THE OVER-DUE AMERICAN STEAMER.—Between 40 and 50 guineas insurance were paid on Saturday on the over-due City of Washington, and 10 guineas for insuring her against Fenian capture. She was spoken on the 2d inst., 230 miles from Sandy Hook, and later the same night rockets and blue lights were seen fired from a steamer 330 miles from the Hook. A Lyndhurst correspondent writes to say that the cuckoo was heard and the blackthorn was seen in blossom at Loperwood, near Lyndhurst, on the 7th inst. White, in his natural history of Sidborne, says that the 7th April is the earliest period the cuckoo's note is heard in Hampshire. The Commercio of Oporto announces that the Archiepiscopal Palace at Braga was last week en tirely destroyed by fire. Of its contents scarcely anything was saved, except a few important papers amd the library, which contained above 5,000 volumes. . o iii; 122 1381 7} 1201 li 201 11 201 92; 3t 133, i i 123 I 1091 i 1) 751 1 1011 1031 3 1 221 2 ,ITIES. Extensive Fire at Lady Palmerston's. ROMSEY, Tuesday Afternoon. A fire of a most destructive character broke out this morning at Broadlands, the well-known resi dence of the late Premier. It appears that, for the purpose of sawing the immense quantity of wood constantly being felled on the Broadlands estate, a steam saw-mill has been erected on the farm in the park, and at this a fire of wood and sawdust is con stantly kept burning. About half-past 9 o'clock this morning, Mr. Waterman, the foreman at the farm, was informed by the labourers that the farm buildings were on fire. An alarm was instantly raised, and the fire-engine belonging to the Broad lands estate, as well as one from Romsey, were soon hurried to the scene. The materials ignited, however, were of such an inflammable naturo that the fire had already made considerable progress, and all the efforts of the united firemen were required to keep the flames from extending. Several ricks of hay, a considerable quantity of timber of various descrip tions, and the whole of the out-buildings have been destroyed; but it is hoped the farm hcuse and the labourers' cottages will be saved as well as two or three ricks of hay which were at one time threatened. The damage already done is roughly estimated at from £2,000 to £3,000, and at present (four p.m.) the fire is still raging, though the engines have been vigorously at work all day. The farm is in the occupation of Lady Palmerston, and is within the Broadlands Park, but two or three hundred yards from the hall. The origin of the fire has not yet been definitely ascertained, though it is confidently stated to have arisen from the flue of the engine, where, as we have stated, a fire is constantly kept burning. The flue, it is said, ought to have been covered with iron net work, but this protection had been overlooked. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return) In the week that ended on Saturday, April 21, the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,606 ; the deaths registered 3,403. The annual rate of mor tality was 29 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,161 boys and 1,083 girls, in all 2,244 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1856-65, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,093. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,517. It was the sixteenth week of the year; and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,377. The deaths in the present return exceed by 140 the estimated number. Whooping-cough proved fatal to 84 children, the disease being most prevalent in the south districts of the metropolis. 24 deaths were caused by small pox, 50 by measles, 27 by scarlatina, and 48 by typhus. The following 11 deaths were registered in the week as having been caused by carriage accidents : —The son of a compositor, aged 12 years, run over by a cart—died April 13 in Guy's Hospital. The daughter of a shoemaker, aged 9 years, run over by an omnibus—died April 13 in Guy's Hospital. A carman, aged 33 years, pyxmia after scalp wound caused by falling from a waggon— died April 9 in St. George's Hospital. A waterman, aged 62 years, run over by a Hansom cab—died March 24 in St. Thomas's Hospital. A dustman, aged 23 years, run over by a cart—died March 24 in St. Thomas's Hospital. The son of a labourer, aged 14 years, run over by a . waggon—died March 30 in St. Thomas's Hospital. An omnibus con ductor, aged 30 years, fell from an omnibus whilst intoxicated— died April 14 in Paddington Work house. The son of a widow, aged 6 years, run over —died March 3at Roan-street, Greenwich. A ser vant, aged 71 years, run over—died April 13 in Marylebone Workhouse. An Independent minis ter, aged 53 years, run over ; manslaughter—died March 12 in the Royal Free Hospital. The daugh ter of a rag-sorter, aged six years, run over—died on 15th April in the Royal Free Hospital. The annual rate of mortality last week was 26 per 1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 32 in Dub lin ; 27 in Bristol, 28 in Birmingham, 36 in Liver pool, 36 in Manchester, 35 in Salford, 30 in Shef field, 33 in Leeds, 24 in Hull, 29 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 36 in Glasgow. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.844 in. The barometrical reading decreased from 30.13 on Sunday to 29.62 on Thursday. The mean tempe rature of the air in the week was 50.8 deg., which is 4.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years. Rain fell to the amount of 0.36 in. MARKETS.---This Day. -e-- MARK-LANE. Tho supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was moderate, and on the whole in fair condition. The best samples moved off steadily, at full prices ; but inferior qualities mot a slow sale, at late rates. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. There was a fair demand for most descriptions, and prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain movod off steadily, at full prices. Barley, the supply of which was tolerably large, met a slow sale, and prices had a drooping tendency. Malt was in slow request, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. The trade was steady, at the prices current on Monday. Beans ruled inactive, and prices had a drooping ten dency. Peas met a slow sale, at late quotations. There was a fair demand for flour, at last week's prices. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1640 520 1090 70 410 Irish Foreign 5,750 4,380 31,570 1340 sks. 2000 bls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending April For the corresponding week 14, 1866, last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 73,215 —44 s 9d Wheat 62,003-39s 7d Barley 14,817-37 s 2d Barley 22,977-30 s Od Oats WIIITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade is slow, at tho annexed quotations : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 6d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 78 4d ; veal, 5s Od to 6s Od; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business passing in hops is very mode rate. Prices, however, rule firm. THAMES MARINE OFFICERS' TRAINING SHIP.— His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has consented to distribute the prizes to the successful cadets on board the Worcester training ship, lying off Erith, on the 28th inst., after which his Royal Highness will proceed to Wanstead to lay the foundation stone of a new hall for the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. FIDDLE-MAKING. — F ew who see that simple looking toy, out of which such admirable music is drawn, have an idea of its delicate complexity of struc ture. A well-made violin contains more than 60 different pieces of woods, the woods being three : maple, red deal, and ebony. The wood must bo thoroughly seasoned, espe cially the red deal ; and the only artist of modern times who is said to counterfeit tho works of the great Italian makers, M. Vuillaume, of Paris, has done so mainly by a most careful selection of materials. Many a roof and panel from Swiss chalets have found their way into his work shop. Be the grain over so good, the material must have undergone the slow action of time. Some have thought to supersede this by the use of acids and by artificial heat. But these expedients, I am assured, have only a short-lived success. The violins thus forced deteriorate steadily whereas the good instruments become more mellow and precious in sound year by year. It seems agreed that the amount of sonority in the violin partly depends on the flatness or otherwise of its form. How it should be that no change of any importance has been made since the days of Di Salo and Amati, presents, I repeat, one of the most singular anomalies in that history of anomalies, the lovely art of Music. But the violin is nothing without its bow ; and the perfected bow is an invention dating nearly two centuries later than the perfection of the instru ment which it bids to discourse." Here is a second anomaly. A third is, that the instrument was brought to perfection before any music was produced worth perform ing on it (as we understand matters). Corelli and Scarlatti were not writing when Amati, and Stradivarius, and Guarnerius wero producing their masterpieces, which sufficed to the Paganinis of modern times for the execu tion of their stupendous feats of volubility and brilliancy. In truth, till the beginning of the last century, the music written for the violin was mere child's play—the works of one wonderful man excepted—John Sebastian Bach. — Dickens's "AU the Year Round." Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. The Market opens with a fair inquiry, and prices favour purchasers. Sales probably 15,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Via. 104 d. per ounce fbr standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic4s from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin_!. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, there:ore, at about 2- 40ths per cent. dearer in II arabur4 th in in London. The couree of exchange at New York on London tor bilis at 60 days' sight is 1061 to 107 per cent. At these rates theie is no profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. " EUPHONIC NOTES."—It is an old saying that there is nothing new under the sun ; but we cer tainly think the newly invented "Euphonic Notes" are as novel to the public as they are in their construction, and from the very favourable manner in which they have been received, more especially by clergyme n and singers, we have not the least doubt the inventor, Mr. Seagrave Algen, will be amply rewarded for producing an article, the object of which is to counteract the debilitating feeling corn plained of by speakers and singers after long exercise of the voice, at the same time to give strength and tone to the vocal cords. We refer our readers to an advertisement in another page, and heartily recommend this invention to all. A meeting was held to-day of the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the East. The re port stated that the losses on sterling dishonoured bills falling due during the past year have been duly estimated at £123,000, and the directors have written off that sum accordingly. Dur ing the share mania in Bombay last year, the agent, Mr. Do Quadros, having involved the bank by imprudent advances to speculators, the chief manager went out in June last to inspect the con dition of that agency. He has only just returned, and estimates losses thus incurred at £89,000. The directors have written off that sum. In October last intelligence reached the directors that Mr. Newby, who had been appointed by the late Com mercial Bank of India as their agent in San Fran cisco, for the purchase of bullion for remittance to China, had advanced moneys on the security of cer tain shares. On investigation it appeared that a sum of £196,782 10s. Gd. had been lent by him on mining shares, none of which could at present be realised except at a ruinous depreciation. The directors have written off a sum of £118,233, which, in the present uncertain value of these securities, is as much as they think they are warranted in writing off as actually lost. The agents at Bombay and San Francisco have of course been dismissed. In November last the directors received intelli gence of the death of Mr. Wiggins, the bank's manager in the East, and agent at Shanghai. Their new manager reports, upon taking charge of that agency, certain irregular transactions on the part of Mr. Wiggins, partly by purchases of land, partly by other speculations undertaken, as it is alleged on behalf of the bank, which have resulted in losses amounting to about £53,000. The directors do not of course recognise the liability of the bank to bear those losses ; and they have given directions to recover the amount from Mr. Wiggins' estate, and from the parties who assisted him in these transactions, which they hope to be able to do. The losses from bad debts at that agency have been great, and the directors have written off £38,267, being the amount as estimated. The remainder of the sum written off consists of £5,000 for a bad debt at Hong Kong, and £1,500 for bad debts at Calcutta. The Syria has arrived at Southampton from Alexandria with £1,988. She left Gibraltar on the 20th inst. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. — The negotiations with reference to the affairs of Barnas Banking Company had not come to any de finite conclusion by the time our parcel was despatched yesterday ; but it was rumoured that an effort would be made to re-organise the bank. In the meantime, as some efforts had been made to place the liquidation of the concern in London hands, a number of resident share holders and depositors have made arrangements to secure the placing of the affairs of the bank for liquidation in the hands of Messrs. Barwood, Banner, and Son, Liver pool, accountants, who are now preparing the balance sheet. A local paper gives the following approximate estimate of the present condition of the affairs of the bank : : On bills in circulation, £1,800,000; on draft■ on London and deposits, £1,100,000 ; on acceptances, £600,000; total, £3,400,000. Assets: Cash in hand, £60,000 ; bills, £2,800,000; loans, £1,000,000 ; profit and loss, £40,000 ; total, £3,000,000. THE SUSPECTED POISONING AT PONTELAND.— The coroner for the southern division of Northumberland opened an inquest on Monday upon the bodies of the three brothers who are supposed to have been poisoned. The body of the eldest brother has been exhumed, and the in testines, kc., have been taken for analysis. The only evidence taken was for the purpose of identifying the body which had been taken from the grave, and after that the inquest was adjourned for a week. It is said that the po lice have taken possession of a large number of medicine bottles which were found in the farmhouse occupied by the deceased. • THE MORTALITY OF TROOPS IN CHINA.—The committee appointed to inquire into the above subject re sumed their sittings yesterday in the House of Commons ; Col. North in the chair. After the admission of the public the room was ordered to be cleared by the committee. On their readmission the only evidence taken was that of Dr. Snell, who, in answer to the Marquis of Hartington, said he did not consider garrisons which were fitted for Shanghai necessarily fitted for Hong Kong. The room was, by order of the committee, again cleared, and on the public being admitted the committee had adjourned. THAMES ANGLING PRESERVATION SOCIETY. Yesterday, upon the invitation of Mr. W. H. Whitehead, the committee of this society assembled at the Red Lion, Hampton, to commemorate the fishing arrange ments which had been inaugurated last year. In respond ing to the " Thames Angling Preservation Society," Mr. Ponder said that during the last twelve months they had turned into the Thames from their breeding ponds about 40,000 fish, and during the five years of the operations of the society about the same number had been sent into the stream. The company afterwards proceeded to the fishing ponds at Sunbury, where the breeding-ponds, the boxes, and the other arrangements were brought under notice, and the large specimens of the young fry, which had only been turned in about six weeks, excited great intsrest. The ponds have been cleared twice during the last 12 months, and the young fry emptied therefrom, the fish then being considered big enough to take care of them selves. During the five years of the operations of the so ciety it is computed that upwards of 200,000 fish have been put into the river, and it must be satisfactory for the pub lic to know that really decent-sized salmon trout have been seen, and in more than one instance taken. The ac tion of the Thames Conservancy Board has, of course, much benefited the operations of the society, and the ap pointment of paid river keepers, as settled last year, has proved a decided advantage. Still the netting is carried into practice, and the keeperi have been obliged to wire the breeding ponds, in order to save the fish from the de predators. The company having viewed the fishing ground, proceeded to the residence of Mr. G. E. Knight, at the Elms, Hampton, where he is forming breeding ponds for perch and other fish, which will be ultimately turned into the river. NEW ACT ON THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—Yesterd a y the new act on the cattle plague was issued, having received the royal assent on Monday. It is to amend the 11th and 12th Viet., cap. 107, to prevent the spreading of contagious or infectious disorders among sheep, cattle, and other animals. The two acts are to be constructed as one statute. The new law is not to extend to Ireland. The orders made under the recited act are to be deemed valid, and the Privy Council may make any other orders for the purpose of preventing the spread of these diseases within Great Britain, and may direct the slaughtering of any animals affected. The Privy Council may require any local authority, by themselves or their officers, and may issue any orders to prevent the spreading of the disorders. One-half of the penalties (which are . to be recovered in a summary manner) to go to the person who sues or pro ceeds for the same. There is a provision in the act that where any person having any cattle in his possession or keeping within the district of any local authority wherein the cattle plague exists, affixes at the entrance to any build ing or enclosed place in or on which such cattle are kept a notice forbidding persons to enter into or on that building or place without his permission, if any person not having a right of entry, or way into, on, or over that building or place, enters into, on, or over the same or any part thereof in contravention of the notice, he shall for every such offence, be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5. This new act has immediate operation. THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AT READING. —The very painful excitement and suspense occasioned in the neighbourhood of Reading by the mysterious disap pearance on the sth instant of Mr. William Hobbs, who for many years conducted an extensive and valuable practice as a solicitor, were allayed yesterday aft ernoon by the dis covery of that gentleman's body in th e Kennett and was von Canal, within a short distance of C ole y . 'rho body A conveyed to a cottage, and it was found that the gold rings which Mr. Hobbs wore when he quitted his home, together Were upon ll un • with his gold, watch 4 nd chain, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocR. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CHESTER RACES.-THIS DAY. A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 sovs, for throe-year-olds and up- wards. Half a mile. Mr. J. Palmer's Caithness, 7st llb (Carroll) 1 Mr. Jackson's Hopvine, 7st 111 b • (Morris) 2 Mr. Dark's Rustic Beauty, Bst 41b (Adams) 3 The following also ran :—Gay Tom ; Virtuous, Northall, and Grapeshot. Betting at starting-5 'to 2 agst Caithness, 3to 1 agst Northall, 5 to 1 agst Gay Torn, and 8 to 1 agst any other. Wou easily. THE CHESTER CUP of 200 sovs in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 25 sovs each ; certain winners extra. Cup Course, about two miles and a quarter. Mr. Bennett's Dalby, 5 yrs, 7st 7lb (Hibberd) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Redcap, 5 yrs, 7st Glb ~.(Cannon) 2 Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Morris) 3 Mr. Kirby's Treasure Trove, 3 yrs, Gst Glb (in. 101 b ex.) (Cameron) 4 tw S ee ix u te Zo r n a d n. an l ' a Vou by four lengths • five lengths b A HANDICA P o f 100 thir d. soya ; D ce e r li ta g i h n t w a i n u d ner ß s a l r o a i g b ahbroke extra.bro g e down. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Giubiloi's Marco Spada,3 y s i-s, Est Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 5 yrs, 7t 81b 6 (Cameron) 1 to 4 agst ( Trumps t u t r m d p ) s . 2 M Mr. auud's Wild 8 00, 4 yrs, Est 111 b The following also rau :—Soli m an d Q ueen of (Elphick) 3 b Betting at starting-6 Queen of Trumps. Won easily M y arco Spada, 2 to 1 agst a length ; the same di s t an ce separated second and thi rd. Th e WELTER CUP (handicap) of 5 oya each, with 50 a dded ; winners 101 b extra. mile and a quarter. Lord Coventry's Drum, 3 yrs, 9st .... .. Mr. Handley's Cus talo g a, 3 y rs, 9st ............................. 1 .. Mr. Griffith's War -whoop , 4 y rs, 9st 41b .................... ... 2 Five ran. Won by two length; ........ ''''" 3 The STAND STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added , 2-yr olds, Bst ; three, 9st 131 b ; four, lOst 71b ; five and up wards, lOst 121 b; n.i a nd g allowed 31 b; maiden and selling allowances. Half a mile. Northill Tho FLYING HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; cer tain winners 101 b extra. Five furlongs. Mr. Johnson's The Czar, 3 yrs, Gst 71 b 1 Mr. Jones's Skylark, 5 yrs, Bst Mr. Phillips's Persuasion, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b 3 _ Eight ran. 1 The CITY MEMBERS' PLATE of 5 sovs each, with 60 added ; two-yr-olds, sst 131 b; throe, Bst lib; four, 9st 41b ; five, six and aged, 9st 91b; m and g allowed 31b; penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. Marquis of Hastings's King Hal, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Smith's Ozone, 3 yrs Mr. Barber's Tumbler, 2 yrs Four ran. AUSTRIA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) VIENNA, April 25. _ An Imperial rescript has been issued to-day pro roguing the sittings of the Croatian Diet sine die. The Minister of Police has notified that the Austrian visa will again be necessary for the passports of persons crossing the Austro-Italian frontiers. The official Wiener Zeitunq of to-day confirms the denial already given to the alleged violation of Austrian territory by Italian volunteers. The Vienna Cabinet has, it is said, addressed a circular despatch to Prussia and the other European Powers, informing them that the Austrian arma ments are rendered necessary by the proceedings of the Italian Government. The despatch at the same time declares that Austria, relying upon the word of the Prussian King, considers any measures of defence against Prussia to be unnecessary. The Morgenpst publishes a telegram, according to which the Emperor Napoleon has declared to the Italian Cabinet that he will in no way assist Italy n case she should attack Austria. The Morgenpst adds that the news comes from an authentic source. IMPERIAL PARLIA MENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnis DAY. The Deputy Speaker (Mr. DopsoN) took the chair at 12 o'clock. HANAULT FOREST. Mr. MILL asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Inclosure Commissioners had finally signed and sealed their award for the inclosure of the newly created common set out for the ratepayers of the parish of Chigwell ? If he was aware that the timber on the fifty acres of recreation ground, granted by Parlia ment in 1862 for the use of the Metropolitan public, was being cut down, thereby destroying the forestal appear ance of the spot, which the intention of the Legislature was to keep unenclosed :and preserved in its :natural wild ness. And, if the destruction of the timber had been sanctioned by the Inclosure Commissioners ? Sir G. GREY said the award had not been yet finally sealed and settled, and that of the timber (other than that which belonged to the manor) was being cut down, it was without their knowledge and sanction. FELLOWS OF COLLEGES DECLARATION BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, Mr. :BOUVERIE, said, in proceeding with this bill, it was not his intention to occupy the house for any length of time, as he had fully declared the object of the bill, which was to allow those who were not mem bers of the Church of England to become fellows of Cambridge and Oxford. He plainly said his object was to allow Nonconformists to become fellows of colleges ; and the great difficulty that he had to contend with was the position of matters at Cambridge, because there were some colleges there which, by their statutes, required that all candidates should be called upon to de clare they were members of the Church of England. There were, however, six colleges in Cambridge which did not demand such a rigid declaration, and in that position of matters he had determined to ask Parliament whether they were willing to repeal the prohibitory statutes, and to declare that conformity to the Liturgy of the Church of England was no longer necessary. He had great hope that, in the event of the house agreeing to his bill, the measure would receive the sanction of the other branch of the Legislature. Mr. WALPOLE moved as an amendment that the house go into committee that day six months. He objected to this bill, in the first place, because it disturbed a just and reasonable arrangement made by the University Act a few years ago. That act gave to Dissenters a university edu cation, but secured to the Church of England the govern ment of these colleges. He objected to the bill, secondly, because it was a permissive measure ; thirdly, because it introduced a novel principle into what he admitted, in ono sense, to be national institutions, by giving a voice in their government to those who would not be bound by the principles on which they had been founded. Mr. FAVirCETT maintained that a large number of the heads and governing bodies of the Universities were in favour of the bill. —Mr. B. Hon opposed the bill, and Mr. J. GOLDSMID sup ported it. Mr. SCHREIBER adverted to the non-existence of any grievance on the part of the Universities, and objected to the proposed change, as it would inspire a want of confi dence in the heads of families, who would be deterred from sending their sons to the colleges. Mr. NEATE supported the bill, on the ground that the changes which had taken place since the passing of the law, in the time of Charles 11., made it imperatively neces sary that some modification should be made. The house then divided— For the motion ... ••• 208 For the amendment ••• 186 , 0 Majority ... • • This announcement was received with cheers by the Ministerial side of the house. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. ELECTION COMMITTEES —This Day. • WINDSOR. The member of this committe e met this morning at the usual hour. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, w h o stated yes terda y at the close of the day that he had concluded d his evience ou the part of the sitting members, now proposed to call M r. Darvol, junior, to disprove the statements made by some of the witnesses as to Mr. Byckin, who took such an active part in promoting the return of Mr. Labouchere and Sir J. - - - Hoare. considered that such evidence n Was un- Ballautine, in reply to a que s ti on b y the chairman, said gr. Sergeant -d that there were four hotels, 32 public :elisse h°uscs' ar co y ni . raittee and 3 5 beer - houses iu Windsor. Th e l earne d sergeant then proceeded to comment on the evid ence , an d contended that the case for the petition had utterly failed, notwithstanding the assertion of the learned counsel on the opposite side in his opening statement that he would establish 110 cases of bribery. 11r. Cooke, Q.C., replied on the whole case. The committee decided that Sir H. Hoare and Mr. La bouchere were not duly elected in consequence of the bribery of their agents, of which, however, there was iproof that they authorised. WAKEFIELD. The select committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against the return of Mr. W. H. Leathani re-as sembled this morning at 11 o'clock (Mr. Gregory, chair-. man). Some additional evidence was adduced to prove tart Mr. Hall and other agents of the sitting member but bribed sev era l of the voters, and that the process of wager ing was carried on to an extent that quite maintained th 4 notoriety which the borough had acquired in 1859, wh az % corrupt practices were established to an extent that lea t the suspension of the writ for the return of a member, DRIDGEWATER. This committee reassembled this morning, and additional evidence was add uce d on behalf of the yeti, tioners, corroborating the witnesse s previously exanAined. The committee decided that 111 r. Kinglake m;n B d uly . and elected, :_odl b . ut that the election of Mr. W estropp Was THE MURDER IN CANNON STREET, ADJOURNED INQUIRY.-THIS AFTERNOON. The adjourned inquiry by the coroner for the City 0 4 London into the circumstances connected with the derAll of Mrs. Sarah Millson, who was found murdered in the premises occupied by Messrs. Bevington, wholesale leathe rn dealers, No. 2, Cannon-street, was resumod this afternoo x n, The accused man William Smith was not present. Mr. Scarth asked whether he might interrogate the, wit, ness on the part of the accused man Smith ? Mr. Payno told him he had no right to do so, and there, fore ho must refrain from doing so. Mr. Scarth considered the decision extremely unfeir, especially as he should be able to show that the acer‘sed man had no more to do with the murder than the man in the moon. The first witness examined was Mrs. Robins, of No. 1, Cannon-street, West, widott:A._. She said she knew Messrs. Bavington's premises. "aad seen a man in custody, and to the best of her recollection she first saw him come from the street door of Messrs. Bevington on the night of the murder. The violent slam ming of the door first attracted her attention. It was rAt 10 minutes past 10. The noise quite frightened her, ? Al a as she turned she saw the man leave the steps of the door. Mr. Scarth—There are two doors. The Coroner —There was only one at the time of the murder. I know about the additional door now in use. I. must make you remain quiet, or I shall order you to quit the room. Witness continued —He got as far as the end of tho pavement, and th en turned in the direction of Budge-row. In doing this he had to pass by her. He averted his fats a little as he passed, but she caught his eye. Coroner—You say his face ? Mr. Scarth—She says she only caught his eye. Coroner—Will you be quiet, sir. Mr. Scarth — l only w i s h to have matters fairl put y that room. of Coroner—Be quiet, sir, or I will have you MOM. 44 Mr. Scarth still persisted in addressing the Coron .or when Mr. Payne called in the officer, and told hi m t cx .,.,;' move Mr. Scarth, the Coroner threatening him with e , ona , mitment if he further interrupted the proceedings. Mr. Scarth—l will leave the room. There is no need of violence. Witness continued—She believed the man she bad soon at the Mansion House to be the person she saw leave Mr. Bevington's door. She saw a number of men in a kind of dark passage in the Mansion House. About 14 other persons passed. IN hen she first saw the man she felt it was the person she had seen in Cannon-street. She did not say so until they repassed before her. He was the third, man in the 14. She did not feel any doubt in her owns mind that he was the man she saw in Cannon-street. She thought she had seen the man about Cannon-street, but of that she would not be certain. By a Juror—She did not know of the inquest until after it was held last Friday week. The Coroner said with respect to the interruption which had taken place, the jury were simply sitting as grand jurors ; they were not trying any person, and his motive for preventing the gentleman from putting ques tions to the witnesses was that he felt it could be better done to-morrow at the Mansion-house, when the accused would be present. Inspector Shelford proved the finding in the writing desk of the deceased the letter of George Terry, 'which led to the apprehension of Smith. John Moss, a detective sergeant in the City police, rr,.. peated the evidence he gave at the Mansion-house relative to the arrest of Smith at his mother's house at Eton. Tho Coroner said the spots spoken to on the clothes of the prisoner found at Eton were not those of blood. They had been examined closely by one of the greatest scientific authorities of the day, and pronounced not blood. Moss said he was present when Mrs. Robins saw the prisoner Smith at the Mansion House on Wednesday, the 18th. She was placed in a room, and about 14 or 15 per sons were got together, some as near the height of Smith as could be procured, and then they all passed her. Smith was the third man. After they walked past they returned in the same order when Mrs. Roberts pointed out the pri soner Smith saying, " That's the man." Coroner—What was done then ? Moss—Nothing as far as Smith was concerned. The recognition took place after the examination at the Mansion-house. Coroner—Have you any witness who saw the accused in London on the night of the murder ? Moss—No, sir. We have witnesses who heard him say he was going to London on the night of the murder, and also some people who saw him near Slough on the night in question. They are not in attendance to-day. The Coroner said Dr. Letheby was present, but all he wished to say was that the spots on the clothes found by the police were not blood. This fact had only been arrived at after the most minute examination ; and Dr. Letheby wished it to bo known that the spots so resembled blood in appearance that the most practised eye might have been deceived by their appearance. Catherine Collins, servant to Mrs. Robins, said she saw the prisoner Smith at the Mansion-house. About two months ago she saw him come out of Bevington's. She had seen him again a short time after come out of the same house, but she could not say who let him out. The door was shut after him. On both occasions she had seen the man Smith it was after 9 o'clock. When Mrs. Robins came in she remarked she had just seen some one leave Bevington's, which called forth from her (wit ness) the remark, " How late." Wm. Bettinson, a warehouseman to Messrs. Bevington, said he had seen the prisoner Smith in Messrs. Bevington's house. He was on the second floor. It was not customary for strangers to be seen in that part of the house, and therefore he took particular notice of him. George Terry said he was now an inmate of St. Olavo's Workhouse. About a year ago he live d in Fair-street, He knew the deceased Mrs. Millsom wh en sh© lived nex t door to him in Neckinger. Ho know the man in custody. He was known as " Bill." He became acquainted with him nine months ago. He lived at 3, Dencey-street, Redcross street. He told Smith that he had some money owing to him, and Smith replied "I will got it for you." He told "Bill" the particulars of the affair, how the money had been had, and mentioned Mrs. Webber's and Mrs. Mill. son's names. After that they both went to a public-house, and " Bill" wrote two notes, but the one found in the de ceased's desk was not one of the two. Ho went with " Bill" on one occasion to Bevington's, and waited while he went in. It was too early to see her, and he was told to call at 3 in the afternoon. They then went to No. 10, Aldermanbury, and Smith went in and after he had seen two or three persons there, they both returned to Bevington's, and Smith went in. After waitinge some time Smith came out, and said " What do yT.l . thi h : I've got ? " Witness said " Two pounds," whichto abo 12s. replied " No ; this is all," pulling out he id him He thought he was deceiving him, and rglied, it's he should go back and see Mrs. Millson• got to go smith got drunk. It all right, leave it to me, I've We then went to a public-house, andthat Smith had had £2 afterwards came to his knowledge vs. ; and Mrs. Kelsey when he told him he had only g?t smith in h' - ~,gainraion Wednesday. mp l Of l is affairs blamed him (Terry) for " be w as a rogue. He afterwards told Smith would now say 'whether they The Coroner said th:rej turn their verdict. They were in a condition to • in the hope of getting more could postpone their thought the evidence of M Robins evi dence, but be spoke very •t• Ls. was • ortant, as she posi ively as to seeing Smith leave the h the Pri sciner house of Mr. Bevi ng t o n on • the night of the murder , and, taken with the other facts, , _ thought the jury quite in a position to tur n a verdict. However, re he would adjourn the inquiry aga i n , if it was the wish of the jury he should do so. The inquiry was, however, adjourned until the 2d of May. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, April 25.—Wind this day at noon—worth. Easterly ; blowing a rather strong breeze, and fine weather. LIVERPOOL, April 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Jason , from New York ; Sofia, screw steamer, from Barcelona• Sailed—Queen:of England, for Shanghai; l'if,Gregor, for Africa. April 25.—Arrived—City of Paris, steamer, from Now York. BRISTOL, April 24—Wind S.W.—Sailed—The Deme.. rara. SOUTILAMPTON, April 25.-IVind S.W%—Arrived—Syria; steamer, from Alexandria. CLYDE, April 23.—Wind from Callao. CARDIFF, April 2,l.—Wind N.W.—Arrived--Urgent, from Buenos Ayres; Anna, from liavannah ; Mary Ann, for Barcelona. SUNDERLAND, April 23. —Wind S.E.—Sailed—Nor ham, for Shanghai; Porten, for New York Freedom, Malta. a 100 81.1 20 20i 10 00 1 IY° 100 100 all 100 100 'ME N' 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 991 I 1031 87} 61 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1866.