The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

ifTIF 11M AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. - -- TWELVE O'CLOCK. Recent events in connection with the bank failure at Liverpool have induced a large amount of re lerve on the part of capitalists, and the rates in the °Pea money market remain very firm, although the money afloat is abundant. The demand, however, contin ues moderate, and th e lowest quotations of b _ r „ 4 .ers are 5 87 and 6 per cent. for the negotiation of the best short -dated paper. There were no gold operations of importance at t he Bank of England on Saturday. Th ~„„ e repot of the Royal Mail Steam Company r e a di v i dend of £4 lOs. per share, an d a bonus‘-' of £2 10s. from the insurance fund, free of il ewne tax, payable on and after the 28th snst. The directors of the Australian Mortgage Land a nd Finance Company have have issued their report previous to the meeting of the 24th instant. They estimate that th e i r operat i on have fally realised the an ticipatio ns expressed at the meeting i n January, a 114 , re counended a dividend at the rate of 1 2 1 per 0, p a '. per annum, that £9,500 be placed to the reserve arr aX 4 79 to p re li m i nary expenses , an d £ll2 to be carried forward. Th e account s f rom t h e most o f t h e manu f ac t ur ing di stricts for the past week state that dullness has ) ,t , re _ v ,ailed in most departments. Cloths and yarns alanchester have further given way, while at Leeds, Bradford, an d Huddersfield there has been 0 a limited business entered into. In the hard ware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Kol b ranch erhampton less activity has been apparent in most es of business. Ace° Two O'CLOCK. the ,I: r g to Reuter's telegram, this morning, T 3 per Ce n t. R entes were 67f. 75c. F i rm. he English Stock M ar k e t h as been animated, an d quotations generally show a recovery. The . d . ep ression noticed on Saturday has entirely disap peared and buoyancy again privails. The Funds ;"? . e been dealt in for investment, and Consols, are were at one time to-dayl per cent. higher, ,„:,3 now at an improvement of per cent. ; the quotations for money are 8711, and 87i- I for the account. b a rl l . h ? T evr Threes and Reduced Annuities are f o a i i ; Exchequer Bills for March, Bs. dis., p 0 48. dis. ; B an k Stock, 243,244 ; India 102 e Per Cents., 106 ; do. Enfaced Five per Cents, ; and do. Bonds, 18s. prem. For eign Stocks h ave a lso participated in the general improvement. Turkish 5 per Cents., are 341 ; -Mexican, 20,1'21 ; ditto New, 15 1 ; l r eek, 124 13 1; Spanish Pass i ve, 2 51 ; th e C e r- I ficat es, 15i ; Italian, 54 ; Chilian Loan, dis ; Brazilian Scrip, 21 2 dis. ; Egyptian 4-tailw a „ , 3 2 dis. ; and the New Egyptian Loan , 12 , prem..; United States Government 5-20 Bends, 70 1 ; Erie Shares, 52 1 ; and Illinois, 79.80. 131181.11ess in the Railway Share Market has been a t - he r inactive, but prices generally have exhibited am ore (3 firm ness. M etropo lit an h ave i m p r oved 1 ; i . r .eat Northern, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4ul dland, and South Eastern each I, and Great Western, k. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little ch ange of importance. East Indian are marked 103 1 ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 2122 k. Bank and Miscellaneous shares in some instances are a shade firmer, Alliance being dealt in at 231 ; Imperial Ottoman at 114 12 ; Bank of London at 241; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England at 64 7 ; Imperial Mercantile Credit at 2/1 ; London Financial at 151 161 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 14 141 ; London, Chatham, and Dover Itailway Scrip is quoted dis. to par ; and the Pash a of Egypt's Loan Loan Scrip, 11 to 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. .. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. - G Der Cent. C onso l s , Do. Acc oun t , M ay 9 B7l 1 1 8 ?,- . per C ent. Reduced 51 8 1 New 3 p er C ent i l i-51 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 ._13 - 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for '3O yrs, expire sth April, 18857 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908. is — arch. June. Ezchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 8 dis - 4 4 5 5 i d i i s s Do, .£5OO Do £lOO and £200 _ 3 Ba nk of E ng l and Stock, 5 per Cent Po Account f 'III3IAN GOVER.NMENT SECURITIES. .4.htliall. Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 2lO - ,, 0. Acco un t D R 1116 D° - Per Cent. July, 1870 ,` - ' l °. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 -uO. Certificates .1,),°0. Enlaced P aper 4 per Cent — 1;. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ''',°. 5 1 per C en t ., M ay 1879 D o . 'Jo. Deb. , 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _. Bond £l, 1)0 • unders, £l,OOO OOO lB pm • Ititil rrusztir.iiiiPaa.4lloßElGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. geutine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 D 0.5 per Cent — 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 120 Account 1865 — Dol.l 2 , s . B ile erg), £45 paid 1)408 Ayres 6 per Cent 0 11 4? 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 2--1 1/ 21 dis xd .6140 6 . per Cent _ b ° 8°11 1), £25 paid Colo O. 41 per Cent 69 ~rabian 6 Per Cent. r b al 6Ter Cent. e li s,_ ll . per Cent., 1825 '',llootala Principalities u AA). A.eeount '41.8.d0r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —l3 'O., Provisional Land Warrant g YPtian 7 per Cent — .1,13. Second Issue — .uo '.£loo Bonds 92/ Do £11)0°O'Bonds B9 1864 91 89/ B IN% Government Railway Debentures. 2 - 1, i ii dis (i re B ,_• paid ~e 1 5 per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons luo. Account " D 0 Coupon s — rernala per Cent. — D°'ao 5 per Cent 1865 Do' Account It e Maremmana Railway — h lle an 3 per Cent -0. Account Do 1864 0 6 R . " per Cent. Anglo-French mentevidean 6 per Cent, £3O paid New Bl) . Imperial 5 per Cent ZGranada l3l 1 ,'" 0 per Cent . -1-',O Deferred - t -u0 D©r Warrants (Hectares) o 6 • Der Cent, 1864 p Doivaranteed, 4 per Cent e an 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account DO 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — p,, - ":„ ° 4 i Per Cent., 1862 Do"guese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, , . Account '" u ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Doog per Cent. 1850 Do 4 i per Cent., 1860 D° 3 - per Cent. 1859 r , 5 per Cent. 1862 9O 1 Sardinia r Cent 1864 92 11 5 Do. Account Cent — Spanish 3 pe r C ent — --,0 Account D 0 New D eferred p 0 A ccount Passive ~, Do Account 251 1 I'll-114h Cert. of Coup not funded SwedishD count l5l 4 per Cent. -- rt P ° l 4 i Per Cent. 1864 gillice6opuenrt Cent. 1854 D o • 89 8 9 1 6 per Cent 1858 count • 63 4 P i u, : o o At £lOO Bonds nt. 1 . 862 per— -67 6/ 71 Do £lOO Bonds 3 6 per Cent.,1863 D,,,° 5 per Cent. 1865 paid up Scrip — o Account ' ' 34/ 11 1 , Do. 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed , eOpzuea 3 per Cent. Ditto account , B 0 6 p er Cent., 1862 " 1 " 0 Accaunt — Do. 1864 321 B te ,Dividends an the above payable in Loudon.'ll I -41 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail -u .;!0 I. per Cent. Certificates — Do Account Co nsols f • THREE O'CLOCK - tor money . D o. Account ....... 87} 1 871 L iverpool Cotton Market —This Day. The market opens very brisk, with an advance o. °II American. Sales probably 15,000 bales. IffißE-11/1 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 89 91 27 129 55 6i 13 15 4 6 87 70 70 72 2) 15 dl li4 116 40 4.: 6 7 122 12i 181139 58i 59 57 59 39 41 at 3i 101 102 121 121 5S i Paid] Closing I Business Price. , done. f 6} 1393 9 Share, Railways. Bristol dExeter at Caledonian st Cambrian 50 Cork and 8and0n...... ;0 Cornwall it Dublin & Belfast June. ;t Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. 30 E.London, ter ip Certi. 1)0. st Glasgow &S. Western 3t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. it Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 st ' Great North ot Scotland at Great Northern st Do. A stock at Do. B stock at Do. New. is. at 25 p et Gt S, and W. of Irelan at Gt. Western -Origina , et Do. S. Val. Rail gua. at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtor s‘ et Do. Newport at Do. Hereford st Lancashire & Yorkahir • st London and Blackwal at Lon., Brigh., & S Coasi st on., Chat., and Dove g Do. Metrop. Ex. A et Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western at Man., She., & Lincoln at Metropolitan 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension si on .. ( Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. S) Do. and St. John'sW'd It Midland 9 Do. £9 Share at Do, 'Armin.. & Derby 15 hlid Kent .. at North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N:E purohaat st Do. Leeds - st Do. York st Do. Carlisle ..... 25 Po. stock. & Darling. a Do. do. 1860-61 at North London 10 Do. do. 1864 10 Do. do. 1865 at North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock at Do. Scot, Mid. st ick at Shropshire Union at South Devon at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok it Taff Vale o Do. C it Vale of breath it Wateilord & Kiikenny, .0 Waterloo Whiteha a West Cornwall BitITIS II 00 Atlantic& St. Lawrence Born Baroda, ( Cen.ln. st •• gu. .1 per Wilt. • . 20 Do. 11' shares 20i Buffalo & Lake 10 Do. Preference 00 1 Buff.,Brant,& Goderic h 6 p.c. 872-3- .• - • • • at Calcutta & S. E., lim at .2al e Town & Dock, gu .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p at Nast. Bengal, gu., sdo at East Indian, gu. 5 P.O. 20 Do. J Extension t Grand Trunk of Canad% 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c 00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred 1 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.e 20 1:o. Gun. 5 per Cent 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c at Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent it D_•.4! percent OSS: st Do 20i Great W,-0. of Canada.. 20i Do. New . 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds- pay 1873 OC Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.o st Do. 41 do st Do. 41 do 20 Do. Fifth Extension st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay 0 100 100 all 100 100 N.l{l.C'da,6pc Ist pf. bs. it Scinde it Do. Delhi Do. do it Do. Panjaub t Do.lndus St.. Flo 100 {iCO 2 100 100 54 IC3 21 :01 103 i 3 21i 2 8 28 6 5! 1091 10 91 154 I i 1001 92} 991 100 98 98 7 et (Do.lndus I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&duly 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 00 14 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 90 94 - 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July 100 7s 80 79 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed sit 100 77 SO - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 164 Do.Apl.&001, 1890-1900 100 105 107 - Do. do; 1880-9 100 105 107 - Do. Jan,&July, 1890-9 . 100 102 104 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 92 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( 100 112 104 - Do. 1878, do lOO 100 1 8 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 18 73 , Jan. and July - Do. I.qß - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 1 10) 104 106 - Do. 1895, Feb. Js Atm l2O 112 104 - Natal qov. o per cent lOO 100 102 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&.lul) 100 93 95 92 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 186 i. 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 e 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 100 871 PBl 87/ - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 95 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Soutia Gov. 6p. c. s terling, 1875 l9O 98 100 - 4ueensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 98 100 991 I - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- _ - Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 105 1 0 7 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 103 101 1031 BRITISII MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. bold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 540 680 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 / 1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 - E as t Caradon 2 .1 4 .6 8 9 - East Carn Brea 3l 31 44 - East Grenville 2.14.0 31 4 - East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 1 - E as t Loved 3 . 9 .0 8 9 ..... E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 36 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great Lixey, limited all 20 21 - G re at South Tolgus 0.14.6 I Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 1 11 - G. Wheal Vor (Helst. , t, 40 25 26 24 1 - Grenville 8.18.0 21 3 - Herod's Foot ..... - Hings t o n Downs 5. 1 1 0 0.6 41 6 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Ilarke Valley 4.10.6 4 41 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 421 35 1 1 4 8 0 d - New Sewn ........ - Nor th Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 2.13.0 4.4.0 Nor th Wheal Crotty - F- Prosier r v id e n 1 0 .1 e n i u t e n d y . a . n . . 4 7 10 .1 . . 6 6 .7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 16 375 400 sS.owuthheCaionFdruanrr.otwino..ga.n. 1 3 8 ..2 1 . 8 0 0 1 1 4 5 20 2 -- Stray Park . ........... 35.15.6 4 6 - Tin Croft 9 13 15 5 Vigra and Clugan, Lim all 3 5 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (I,4skeard 9 8 9 - West Oliver ton ll 721 771 - West Seton 47) 140 - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 80 85 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 20 22 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 13 15 retN:N 11 Ii ILLVt:I~ sliAttEn. Great Western, 4 per cent irred , 81 Ut.Western. Wt. Midland. Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 118 Ditto, Newp. 5 per cent. pref., redeemable at 5 pm., 99 Mid Consolidated, ti per cent. stock, Dirt°, Briste and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent. irred., 97;8i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4i per cent. 1858, 94 London and S.-Westorn 4.§ per cent., 9l Metropolitan 5 per cent.,lc 4 ; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 54 Esst Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 125 6 London and Blackwall,.B7 London and Chatham, 41 per Cent.; 87 London Tilbury, and Southend, 951 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 52 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10} Dutch Rhenish, 20.1 Great Luxembourg, 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 81 8 San Paulo, hut., gua. 6 per cent., 151 FOILICIGN MINNK Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 21 3 Cobre Copper, 14i Fortuna (lira.), 4 Port Philip,:i Scottish Australian, lira., i i St. John del Key, Urn., 53i Washoe Gold, lira., 2 i BANKS, Agra and Masterman's, Um., 41i Alliance, 233 4 Anglo Austrian, Of • Anglo Egyptian, lien., A thitraltOtia, 704 1 Bank of British Columbia, 211 Bank of London. 24 4 5 British and Californian, lint., 43 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and ()Lana, 21 Consolidated Bank, lim., 93 I liindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 133 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 133 Imperial Ottoman, 113 Ditto. new, 11 1 1 3 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lint., 4 London Rink of Mexlai and S. America, lira., 12 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and County. 37 London and South African, 14 Mercantile and Exclia.nge, Um., 2 Midland Bank, lira., 191 Provincial Banking Corporation, Bin., 6 Union of London, 63 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., lei Credit Foncler and Mobilier of England, 7/4 61 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Rm., Egyptian Com. and Trading, Inn., 3} Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lttn.. 4} Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Um., Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., iiru., 21 International Financial society, lim., London Financial Association, lira 16} 15 1 hladras Irr:gation and Canal, 131 Ditto (all), 7 j National Discount Company, 13 Ditto, issued at 5 prem.. of which 31 is to pay, 51 5 New Zealand Trust and Loan, Um., 2,1- oriental Inland steam, Overeau, i.eura‘y, ass Co., lira., 141 14 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lira,, Ditto (all), 51i 95 97 27 29 121 121 921 61 63 1334 134 2i NI 1* ID 92 V 5 1241 124! a 2 i 93 0 t 7 LS 6 27 10) )10 71 72 109 110 36 3di 10 11 p 122 121 1 2p I 2p 74 76 108 112 149 151 66 68 49 al 751 76i 8 - 0 190 143 2; 3i? 100 103 51 53 ESSIONS. 54 56 I(2k I(3i ig 4' 51 9 10 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102} 1031 93 25 65 67 63 CO 55 60 57 54 50 55 , 42 45 ! 40 41 26 28 25 23 1091 1,06 2p 14 21, 99 1(1 91 93 151 "54 41 , 1 91, go 83 o'l 100 101 91 93 66 88 G,3 C 5 8 , 82 99 100 98 99 97 99 1231 ! I 1092 THE SUE: tio.po4)_N: MONO 14.1ygsiNqi ArIUL 21 1B 6. €;~: 14P - .4b.—^ ---- MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm as regards wheat, and, in some instances, fine samples changed hands at rather more money. For barley the trade wds dull, and the quotations had a drooping ten dency. Oats, beans, and peas wore steady, and prices ruled firm. The flour trade was quiet cn former terms. On the continent the wheat trade is steady at full prices, and the value of spring corn is steadily maintained. At Now York trade in breadstuffs is firm, but the amount of business doing for export is limited. The arrivals of English grain fresh up to our market last week, were only moderate. The imports from abroad consisted of 9,845 quarters of wheat ; 17,055 barley ; 200 malt ; 30,457 oats ; 110 beans ; 365 peas ; 15 tares ; 11,117 linseed ; 32,777 oilseed ; 3,591 maize ; 400 sundry seeds ; and 3,780 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were moderate, and, on the whole, in fair condition. For good and fine dry samples there was a steady demand, the supply of these being somewhat readily disposed of at fully last DeTonday's currency. The trade for inferior qualities ruled quiet ; nevertheless previous quotations were supported. The supply of Continental wheat on the stands was tolerably large, but the market was scantily supplied with American qualities. For most descriptions there was a steady demand, and a fair average business was transacted at full prices. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and tho 'quotations ruled firm. The supply of English barley on sale was small, but the market was well supplied with foreign—for the most part inferior—qualities. The trade, as regards all descriptions, was in a most inactive state, and in some instances prices were rather drooping. The malt trade was quiet, at last Monday's currency. There was a good supply of foreign oats exhibited for sale ; but the show of home-grown produce was small. Their was a fair demand for most descriptions, at last Monday's currency. Beans were in but moderate supply. They commanded less attention, yet last Monday'squotations were supported. For peas there was only a moderate demand, at late rates. The market has been very moderately supplied. The flour trade was steady, at last Monday's quo tations. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE. Wheat—Essexand Kent, red, new, per qr. 89s to 46s Do., old 46s bls Do., white, old s2s 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., new Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 96s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown 48s 538 Kingstown and Ware Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 21s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 27s Cork, white 23s 28s ScOol3, Feeding 22s 27s Beans—Tick Pigeons .... 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 28016 Suffolk 32s . 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 34s 38s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day, in middling condition. Sales progressed slowly on rather lower terms. The arrivals ;of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were considerably on the increase, and in very prime condition. Those from Scotland were seasonably good, from Ireland rather limited. All breeds met a slow inquiry, at a further decline in the quotations of 2d por 81b. A few very superior Scots sold at 5s per 81b, but the gene ral top figures were 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,800 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng land 500 various breeds ; from Scotland 405 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 180 oxen and heifers. We were fairly supplied with sheep, although about 5,000 head were stopped at Tottenham by the authorities. Although there were no buyers from the Midland districts, the demand for all breeds of sheep ruled steady at high quotations. Prime Downs and half breeds, iu the wool, realised 6s 8d to 7s; out of the wool, fully 5s 8d per 81b. These prices show an advance of about 2d per 81b. Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—moved off steadily at from 7s to 8s per 81b. We had a steady sale for calves at full quotations, viz., from 5s 4d to 6s 4d per 81b. The supply was limited. Pigs commanded very little alteration on rather lower ;arms. Per 81b to sink the offal. sdsd s d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Pmecrs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4 Second quality do ..4 4 4 6 Prime .i'llidown uo 6 8 7 0 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 8 La ge coarse calvcs.s 4 5 10 Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Pr.rne small 6 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Large hugs .3 8 4 2 Second quality do ..4 10 5 s Small porkers ..4 44 10 Lamb.... 78 Od to 8, od. Suckling calves, —s to —s; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s a 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 9280 Beasts 1 230 Cows .. Cows. Sheep Calves 8 , Ca yes B5 Pi gs 540 Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 16,614 head. fn the corresponding week in 1865, we received 6,141; in 1864, 4,443; in 1863, 2,772 ; in 1862, 2,641 ; and in 1861, 2,491. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Antwerp 24 4933 94 85. Boulogne 406 ... 1714 26 ... 75 Bremen 397 ~. 391 Aarhaus 386 Cadiz ••• Calais.. l3 Corunna ....... Dordt. Dunkirk Delfzyhl. Hamburg 399 ••• 2686 •,. ~. 630 Harlingen ••• Havre Ostend 8 Oporto Rotterdam 324 1,277 500 ... ..• 400 -- ... 4 ... -- ... 9 ... 40 ••• es• - •.• -- ••• --- ..• 20 ... 5 ... 36 ... 12 -- Total 2,682 ...11,558 ... 946 172 ...1258 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beaks. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1199 ... 2426 ... 4 ... 221 ... 593 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 24, 1865, and this day, Monday, April 23, 1866. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. April 24, April 23, 1865. 1866. s d s d sd sd. Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 6t03 10 310 to 4 2 Second quality do. ...., . . ..... 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 8 5 2 5 4 510 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 4 410 Beasts 4,290 4,280 Sheep and lambs 18,050 . 20,450 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 25, 1864.—Beasts, 4,360 — sheep and lambs, 22,140—calves, 157—pigs, 410. April 27, 1863—Beasts, 3,920 —sheep and lambs, 22,650 —calves, 215—pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day were seasonably ex tensive. Beef sold slowly, on lower terms, otherwise, the trade was steady, at very full prices. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d ed s d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 6 4 2 Middling do. 3 8 310 Middling mutton.. 4 4 5 0 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 2 5 6 Prime small d0....4 2 4 4 Veal 4 8 5 8 Large pork ........ 3 10 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 5 0 _ Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in hops is moderate for this time of year. All good and fine qualities aro steady in price . b u t inferior parcels are a slow sale, and rather chea p er. Last week's imports into London amounted 100 bales from Antwerp, 42 Bremen, 143 Rotterdam, 72 Hamburg, and 55 bales from Boulogne. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 140 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to 8 7 7 77 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of potatoes on sale are tolerably large. The trade is quiet, but without material change ill prices from last week. Last week's import was confined to a few bags from Harlingen. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 6os to 100 s Flukes 1 , • ;, Rocks SEEDS. The demand for linseed has been very quiet, at about late rates. In rapeseed, sales hay() progress,Al slowly, on stf§i@F AgFistittuFal gssA§ hafs 13F8R Ift fair rzFilint i Ui infinity lay saligg falisn 81f: WOOL. Owing to the recent heavy fall in the value of cotton, buyers of wool are operating with much greater caution. The amount of Lusiness doing is very moderate, and in order to conclude sales of magnitude, holders would have to accept about id. per lb. less money as compared with the late highest point. Last week's import was large, viz.? about 30,000 bales. • Current prices of English wool per lb. s d s d. Fleeces--South Down hogets l. 91 1 101 Half-bred do '2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wythers 1 71 1 8 Leicester do - 2 0 Sorts—Clothing Combing TALLOW. The tallow trade is very quiet to-day, and prices have a drooping tendency. The quotation for P.Y.C. on the spot is 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is quoted at 45s net cash. Rough fat is selling at 2s 4d por Blbs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 42,294 50,382 35,656 30,590 Price of Y.C. t —s 0(1 —s Od —s Od 47s 3d Delivery last week 1,173 1211 1,349 978 Ditto from June 1 73863 69,581 87,497 97,157 Arrival last week Ditto fr( in June 1 77878 83.116 78,132 95,264 Price of Town hITERAIrfriFE -- Z Ise :hay . i;ells: A boin'estic Story. By . the Vi.s countess Enfield. One Vol. Frederick Warne and Co. Very charmingly written and very pleasantly told in a graceful style and a natural manner is this domestic story of the " Dayrells." The " Dayrells," we are informed, at the outset, " were no re lations whatever to Guy Darrell, the famous hero of " What will He Do .with It ?." They are, never theless, as their authoress truly describes them, " a gentle and kindly race—not faultless, but loveable, even in their errors, and interesting from their sorrows." These sorrows, as the readers of their histories will be inclined to think, are somewhat excessive, but the dark cloud has its silver lining. We will not betray the interest of the little mystery ; we will content ourselves with enumerating only some members of this very delightful family. Two cousins are the heroines, Gertrude Dayrell, a type of all that is gentle and good in womankind, and Ainabel-surnamed Amy, Ainie, Amoretta, The Beloved One—a specimen of all that is charming and capricious. There is Charles Dayrell, the heir presumptive to the head of the house, who, acting upon a rash impulse, endangers life and happiness ; there is also William Dayrell, the half-jealous second heir, and Sebastien, " the best of sons," and Arthur Dayrell, the best of fathers, and ' young Reginald Dayrell, whose jealousy of his younger brother nearly provokes tragic consequerices. Then there is " Uncle John,' Earl of Kendal, and head of the house ; and Mrs. Charles Dayrell, the young widow ; and Mrs. Arthur, the wife and mother. A few strangers intermingle with this family group, and their vari ous peculiarities are described with a telling pen. As for example a Mr. Smith, who we are told " was very fond of doing the honours of everybody's .house, and when he dined out pressed his host's victuals on his neighbours with the most affectionate consideration ;" and Mrs. Smith, who, when you talked to her, " always listened to what somebody else was saying to a third person, which was very pleasant and satisfactory !" We have been so much pleased with the matter and the manner of this graceful little tale that we could wish the winding up of the plot had been more satisfactory. The Quarterly Review. The current number of the Quarterly Review con tains an unusual variety of interesting papers. The "Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds" furnishes a charming biographical subject. " The Judges of England" gives occasion for an historic, biographic survey of English law and lawgivers since the Conquest. " The Science of Language" and " Coal and Smoke," in their several ways, concern matters of theoretic interest and practical utility. " The Government Reform Bill," of course, is the Quar terly's political manifesto ; while two very excellent social articles discuss the important subjects of the " Children's Employment Commission" and " Fe male Education." On religious themes we have a very interesting article on St. Patrick and the early Irish Church, and a spirited and well-deserved condemnation of a recent work, entitled " Ecce Homo." In regard to this publication the writer in the Quarterly justly reminds us that " while error is perpetually changing its form and is only_ born to die, the grand truths of Chris tianity are passed on with accelerated impulse from generation to generation. They were never more in the ascendant than now ; and there is this good, at least, in the assaults of adversaries, that they promote inquiry, and help to establish the revela tion they were designed to overthrow." The article on " The Children's Employment Commission" is one of most painful interest. The poor shirtmaker exclaims, in the touching words of the poet— " 0 men, with sisters dear -0 men, with mothers and wives— It is not linen you're wearing ont, But human creatures' lives!" In like manner may the fathers and mothers who peruse these heart-breaking revelations shudder at the sight of every item of domestic use around them. The cups and saucers on our breakfast table (until recent legislative inter ference) were carried to and fro into the ovens by little " mould runners," children from five to ten years of age, who from morning to night ran back wards and forwards, carrying from 30 to 50 dozen moulds into the stoves, and remaining in them (at a temperature of 140) long enough to take the dried earthenware. " The number of children so employed at the time of the last census was no less than 1,850, of these 593 being not over five years of age." Would nectar itself be sweet out of a cup manufactured by such means ! But in this, as in so many instances, " Ignorance is bliss."— Bliss to the one side and death and destruction to the other. Passing over the horrors of the lucifer dipping and the agonies of the jaw disease, as matters thathave been ameliorated, an awful amount of evil still exists and still cries aloud for remedy. The lace which adorns the gay children of the rich has been too often woven by little fingers. .Children are sent to the lace school at six, or sometimes at five or even four, years of age ; here they sit closely packed, " like herrings," and work from early in the morning till late at night, sometimes even into the night, and the cane is brought out to excite diligence when weariness and exhaustion set in. Straw plait ing again, being easy work, employs children even at three years old, and here again it is not the hard ship of the work that is complained of, but the close confinement, and the long weary hours. At glove making again, " little creatures, four or five years of age, are kept up shamefully late. Mothers have been known to pin them to their knees to keep them from falling down and then slap them to keep them awake." We have said enough to explain the powerful inte rest of these revelations. The article on " St. Pat rick and the Early Irish Church" is also full of interest. " Notwithstanding the busy, material spirit of the age," says the writer, "we must be sadly deficient in the higher feelings of humanity if our curiosity is not aroused to know something of the secret of St. Patrick's success. Why cannot we, with all the resources of modern learning and civi lisation at our command, produce as deep an im pression upon the heathen nations of the East ? How did the Church founded by St. Patrick not only oc cupy Ireland, but show vitality sufficient to revive the Christianity which had been extinguished elsewhere ? We cannot help asking whether any answer has been given to these questions by recent investigators." In his extracts from Dr. Todd's histery the writer quotes the following interesting passage, taken from the Confessions of St. Patrick, and describing his escape from slavery : Although he had never been to the place, and knew nothing of the inhabitants, he fled from his master, with , whom he had been in slavery for six years ; "and I went,' he adds, " in the power of the Lord, who directed my way for good, and I feared nothing till I arrived at that ship." The captain of the ship, however, roughly refused him a passage, and Patrick was about to return to the hut where he dwelt, first offering up a prayer, as was his wont. His prayer was not finished, when one of the sailors called to him, saying, "Come back quickly, for these men call thee.'' He returned, and they said to him ; "Come, for we receive thee in faith, make friends with us how thou wilt." They were three days at sea, and afterward 28 days wan dering in a desert till their provisions ran short. No doubt Patrick had been speaking to them of the power of God, of the efficacy of prayer, and of trust in God's Providence. The leader of the party therefore said to him, " What say est thou, Christian ? Thy God is great and all-powerful. Why, then, canst thou not pray to him for us ? for we perish with hunger, and we find hero no inhabitants." Patrick answered, " Turn you in faith to my Lord God, to whom nothing is impossible, and He will send you food, and ye shall be satisfied, for He has abundance everywhere." And so it was : for a herd of swine soon after appeared, many of which they killed. Patrick and his companions were relieved from their hunger, and remained in the place for two nights. After this, he says, "they gave great thanks • to God, and I was honoured in their eyes." Without entering into the particular merits of the other subjects enumerated, we have said enough to evidence the miscellaneous and interesting character of the articles in the present Quarterly. Stokes on Memory. London : Houlston and Wright. Seventh edition, enlarged and illustrated. Whether in the senate, or the pulpit, at the bar, or on the platform, in our school days, or our academical career, the possession of a correct and tenacious memory is an unfailing handmaiden to suc cess. That every legitimate effort to acquire one is rifewortil we:4 , nne rdrstrtftliialungt-to ral,e'Ve Orin Wy e d o ,iliac 0 t•Ce las ire inc 6 tinect to Is pegt o ark or science, d 11.. lir, 11l SUS ,o. nature . In this respect. The author• of the little work before us has done much, however, towards upsetting all our preconceived theories on this head, both by his book and by the interesting and instructive lectures he is now daily giving at the Royal Polytechnic In stitution, by which, in the easiest possible manner, all sorts of difficult calculations —chronological and other events—philological researches and astronomi cal calculations, as well as every kind of scientific and literary data, can be mastered and retained in the memory, in a manner at once so simple and easy that few, we feel certain, will credit it, unless upon a perusal of Mr. Stokes's book or of a visit to the institution we have just now mentioned. Ti it'll) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TATTERSALLS'—This Evening. CHESTER CC P. 7 to 4 agst Redcap (taken and offered) 3 to 1 agst Delight (taken and offered) 15 to 2 agst Dalby (taken) 11 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 11 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 100 to 8 agst Sandal (taken and offered) .20 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt (taken 2:. to 1 a get llonesty (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 2 3 t t o o a 1 a g g s s t t RusticLord(y: (offered —take . n . Y. e (takend _ tak a:d s o t ff o o 2 ro r d) 100 to 6 agst Delight (offered) 20 to 1 agst Redan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken) 33 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken) 50 to 1 agst Hawthorn (taken) VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. CHESTER CUP. 7to 4 agst Redcap (taken) 3to 1 agst Delight (taken) 7 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 10 to 1 agst Treasure Trovo (taken) 12 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 13 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 25 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 50 to 1 ngst Plutus (taken) 100 to 1 agst Helen (offered) ARRIVALS AT CHESTER. Distraction, Knightsbridge, Blue Cap, Jetty Trettz, Alberta, Gaytone, Locket Lucy, Contract, Miss Haworth, Caithness, Manulta, Rococo, Mesimate, Czar, Lady Vane, Honesty, Exceller, Aldcroft, Skylark, Treasure Trove, Murillo, Dusty Miller, Gentian; Thermometer, Holstein, Begoletta, Mirilla, Hopvine, Wild Bee, Marco Spada, Thove Cern, and Lion. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—This EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL. The Marquis of WESTMEA.TII presented petitions against this bill. The Earl of DERBY also presented petitions to the same effect. CATTLE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL. The Earl of DERBY, who was very imperfectly heard, was understood to say that he considered the order in Council relating to the removal of cattle to have gone further than was originally intended, and referred to the case of a farmer who had suffered severely from the opera tion of the order, and he considered that greater power should be given to the local authorities in carrying out the order. Earl GRANVILLE said in the case in question no doubt their had been hardship, but the magistrates were compelled to act stringently in carrying out the Order in Council. bill 6...,. "rtridntrn;Thr-trntrdtstgrrvc-a-s--satcrr - distorergd abate Rimp4p, tIVI•WIR de§3g-IVAN'Aaq ool llC4cilliPligginAltdeWllß and. , he - should -show that —the ..amendme# .was brought forward simply to destroy the bill. He con sidered that the house ought to be the represen tative of all , conditions of her Majesty's subjects, and the bill now brought forward by the Government would only do that. The great offence of the Government seemed to be that they had not brought forward a measure for the redistribution of seats, yet, although the Chancellor l billheirs of the E xc h equer h ad declared it to be the intention o f t h e Cabinet t o •d o so, hon. gentlemen on the Opposition F id e i e n m o o l , noble e oann considered with wealthy many ,any it peerbi to oppose ls disinclined for a w to ire s believeh of he, two others y perilous seemedri thought a moderate and just bill. (Hear, Hear.) He I looked upon it as if the Opposition to the bill was solely for the purpose of driving Earl Russell from office, but he could tell those noblemen that where their class was at war with the other, whatever might be their virtues, the popular party would win, and the nobles would go down. (Cheers.) It had been said that he had been in frequent communication with Earl Russell with respect to the framing of the Reform Bill. Now he could only say that he had had only one interview with the noble earl, which could be called a political interview, and then the first time that ho heard to the contrary was at the meet ing of the Liberal party, which was held some days ago. He looked upon the question of an enlargement of the scope of the elective franchise far more pressing, he would not say far more righteous, but far more urgent, than a bill for the re-ar rangement of seats. (Hear, hear.) When the Government had discussed and settled the franchise, their hands would be quite ready to deal with the question of a redistribution of seats, and if they thought that by giving increase to the number of voters with the one hand and juggling them ou t of a re-distribution of seats with the other. the go vernment would not be doing anything to reform the representation, but would ba making that which was bad at present worse in times to come. (Hear, hear.) The proposition of the noble earl, the member for Ches ter, would get rid of the Government and their bill at one swoop, but he could not approve of such a proceeding, . because he considered the Government had adopted a wise and judicious course and one that would redound to their credit, because they had made an honest, open, and straightforward attempt to amend the representation of the people. (Hear.) It might be said why are we involved in the question of reform. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) He would tell;honour able gentlemen opposite the reason why. (Laughter.) The reason was because thero was a widespread feeling through out the length and breadth of the country that the number of elections was too small to afford a true representation of the people ; and that large class which makes the nation was excluded from representation. (Hear, hear.) The feeling of the necessity of reform had long been acknow ledged, for the right hen. member for Buckingham s_hire (Mr. Disraeli) had brought in a bill which proposed to create a variety of new qualifications, and in the whole would g i ve an increase to the borough con stituencies to 300,000, whi c h was 50 per cent. more then the bill now under discussion, but then perhaps the class he proposed to elevate tq the franchise were not exactly of the class which the Government proposed to admit to that privilege. (Hear, hear.) He knew that the Governinent of Lord Derby had distributed fifteen seats amongst the great manufacturing districts of the country, but he could not lock upon the arrangement, good as it was, as a settlement of the question. (Hear, hear.) He could not imagine how when the right hon. gentleman opposite was discussing and digesting his reform bil he could have passed over such little boroughs as Caine. (Hear, bear, and laughter.) Yet not withstanding all the troubles, toils, and labours, numbers of those convenient little boroughs still remained to weigh in importance with places counting thousands to their hundreds. He thought, however, that the members from Buckingham and King's Lynn were not exactly the sort of councillors to follow on the matter of Reform, and the outcry made about the present bill by the other side must be taken as nothing, because there was no con sistency in it—because by their bill they proposed to admit 500,000 to the elective franchise, while the bill now sub mitted only proposed to admit 400,000. [LEFT SPEAKING.] ELECTION COMMITTEES --This Day. srounTG- NO 033. The result, of the Tw o Thotts,ud was a, foregone cou thfsiott for Lord Lyon, but it -has not brought him as yet o the po(iition of first favourite for 'the Darby, but it will be a very close thing between him and Rustic before the flag falls. The field mustered 15, three fewer than last year, the only absentees of the coloured lot being Magi cian and Duke of York. Baron Rothschild and Mr. Saville ran a couple each, Robin Hood carrying the dis tinguished yellow belt in one case, whilst Sealskin was ridden in Mr. Savile's second colour (yellow and scarlet lot, as they came under his observation at the post, we hoops and scarlet cap.) Those saddled at the new Stand included Student, Apsley, Jack in the Green, Harefield, Mount Palatine, and Mr. Savile's pair. Of this not very " gay and brilliant throng," Lord Lyon's great two-yr old rival, Student, was the " bright particular star " and naturally attracted most attention. Though a little " big," the most prejudiced of this horse's oppo nents could not ,help admiring his grand and perfect frame, and the wonderful condition in which he was brought out, with both fore legs (which were ban daged) all but " gone, and his hind ones nearly in the same state. Harefield and Apsley, though "dark," would have passed unnoticed, but for the latter neighing all over the place, when many jocular remark's were in dulged in respecting so unpretending a candidate for Two Thousand honours. Neither could hold a candle to Knight of the Crescent, who likewise made his Milt on this occa sion, and is a truly grand horse, being much fitter to run, too, than he looked, owing to his naturally full develop ment. Everybody was on the qui vire for the appearance of Lord Lyon, and from the fact of his owner being in the enclosure, people took it for granted the "crack" would be saddled there ; but greatly to their disappointment his toilet, as well as that of Baron Rothschild's two, was gone through at the Ditch stables. Lord Lyon's appearance, on emerging therefrom, called forth a buzz of admiration. In consequence of Custance's accident, Mr. Sutton was deprived of his jockey at rather a critical time, and being unable to obtain J. Daley, Mr. S. determined upon putting up Thomas, although Daley would have ridden the favourite if Baron Rothschild had changed his mind at the last moment about starting Robin Hood. Tho an nouncement that T. French had been engaged for Lord Lyon was a canard, as be was not even applied to. The betting underwent no change of any consequence on the Heath, the favourite leaving off very firm, notwithstand ing the traces of cracked heels which were visible " all round ;" and before the ring broke up 75 to 40 was laid on him. Janitor made no advance in favour ; nor did Free dom's price undergo much alteration, as many of the cognoscenti returned to the ring anything but impressed with his " romping" action forward. Some idea of the bad ness of the betting may be imagined when we explain that after Lord Stamford's horse, at 12 to 1, there was a very wide gulf, the "next best favourite" being Student, who started at 100 to 3, owing to those who had overlaid their books, and had not forgotten the qualms Liddington caused his opponents last year, "backing him back," for fear of accident. The remainder were scarcely mentioned, and the .investments upon Auguste, Knight of the Cres cent, and Monarch of the Glen were so trifling as to be almost undeserving of notice, except in the case of Mr. Naylor's horse, who from having only a very short prepa ration was so very backward that neither owner, trainer, nor anybody connected with Wadlow's stable backed him a sixpence, a solitary 1000 to 15 being the only transaction that came to our knowledge. As viewed from the Stand, it seemed as if the enormous mass of horsemen by which the competitors were accompanied to the starting post would never disperse, consequently the start did not take place until 16 minutes after the appointed time. The comparatively brief interval between the breaking up of the Ring and the commencement of the race was the dullest we ever remember at " the cords." Nobody seemed to have any "last fancies" after returning from taking stock of the competitors, and Mr. Jackson's offers to take 200 to 100, or bet 400 to 100 "bar one," met with no re sponse whatever. A tamer Two Thousand, in fact, was never witnessed, and but for the enormous attendance, which cast all previous assemblages at Newmarket into the shade, there was nothing to make one enthusiastic about. When the horses took up their positions at the post, it was curious to observe all the four yellow jackets together on the far side—to the spectators' left, on looking down the course—and the three blacks in the centre ; whilst the blues tept company on the other side. After one break away, however, on the part of Student, who was remark ably fresh, they became more blended, Mr. Merry's horse taking up a position in the centre, and Monarch of the Glen next to Freedom, on the extreme left. At the second attempt they got away in a line, and whatever opinions may exist as to the nature of the pace, it was as good as Robin Hood (who was sacrificed for the purpose) could make it; and before reaching the Bushes half the field, consisting of Auguste, Freedom (both of whom ran very fast up to the pOint), Apsley, Harefield, Sealskin, and Jack in the Green were disposed of ; and though Mount Palatine and Student looked as well as anything at the top of the hill, both dropped back when they commenced the descent, which naturally told upon Student's weakfore legs. At that point, so many of them appeared to be "in it," that cries of Janitor, then Lord Lyon (who were side by side), and then the rank outsider Leybourne filled the air ; nor was Mr. Savile's horse fairly done with until reaching the Abingdon bottom, where Janitor was also beaten. When they dropped back and left the " crack" with a clear lead, the three " rank outsiders"—Monarch of the Glen, Knight of the Crescent, and Lord Glasgow's colt—showed more prominently in the race ; and as Thomas (whose riding is remarkable for a peculiarity of his own) was seen to call in earnest on Lord Lyon (who laid his ears back when struck with the spurs), the shouts of the favourite's backers were completely overwhelmed by the exultant cries of the bookmakers at the prospect of the "crack" being bowled over. But no such unlooked-for triumph was in store for the Ring, for though Lord Lyon's lead lessened at every stride, he cleared the post a length in advance of the other three, who appeared to be so nearly level that everybody on the roof of the Stand was prepared for the announcement of a dead heat between the lot for second place, which Mr. Clark awarded to Monarch of the Glen by a head over Knight of the Crescent, who beat Lord Glasgow's horse no further—so says John Osborne—though "the man in the box" makes the Rapid Rhone's dam colt a bad fourth, beaten three lengths from the other two. The One Thousand was won cleverly by Repulse. The Chester Meeting commences to-morrow. The Grosve nor Stakes will be a match between Regalia and the Duke, and from the great form the lattter has shown lately I shall expect him to defeat the Oaks winner. The Wynnstay Handicap ought to be won by either Windham or Exceller, and the Chesterfield Stakes by Locket Lucy or King Hal. For the Chester Cup the following will be the most likely STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. ... H. Grimshaw. ... S. Adams. Ash mall. T. French. Cranshaw. Moulsey ... ... Mail Train ... ... Baragah ... ... Blithfiehl (doubtful) Lion ... Buckfoot (doubtful) Planet Dalby Redcap Sandal Mr. Pitt Burney Dubiety Helen Treasure Trove Cameron. Honesty ••• ••• ... G. Sopp. Plutus ••• ••• •.. Butler. Kingfisher .., 11. Clark. Delight ••• • h •• • Kenyon. Baragah will keep all the top weights safe, and will as nearly win as possible. Last year he was about the same horse as Ely, and if the latter was in at the same weight it would be odds on him. Sandal and Redcap are the best of the middle weights ; Mr. Pitt, Delight, and Treasure Trove of the three - year-olds. From the great trial of Redcap, and the easy victory of Delight, in the City and Suburban, and the groat form that Baragah is in at the present time, I shall expect the judge to place them in the first three—the numbers when they go up being— REDCAP 1 DELIGHT ' 2 BARAGAII SANDAL IS the best place investment. ... ••• •.• Morris. ••• •.. ... Hibbard. ••• ... ~. H. Day. •.. Elphick. ... Dixon. ... Ward. A FRESAMA.N 96, 6 27i si 9 214 1 93 n 3 61 134, 4 31 THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. The Earl of CLARENDON informed their lordships that a letter had. been received from Mr. Rassam, an nouncing that in January last the Emperor of Abyssinia had released the captives in Abyssinia, including the mis sionaries. (Hear, hear.) The Emperor had also written a very handsome letter to her Majesty the Queen. The Earl of DERBY expressed his gratification at the intelligence. The Earl of CLARENDON said his noble friend might rely on its truth. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Kidwelly and Burry Port Railway and Burry Port Amalgamation, Cambridge University and Town Water, Derwent and Shorly-bridge Road, Stockton Gas, and Tynemouth Im provement. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Langton Gas, Delabolo Railway and Bowing Harbour, Southgate and Colney Hatch, East Barnet Gas and Water, Brighton Water, Furness and Whitehaven, Furness Junc tion, Furness Railway, Cornwall County, Lanaler Asylum, and Central Wales Extension. PRIVATE BILLS. Lord REDESDALE moved the several sessional orders in reference to private bills, which were agraed to. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS AMENDMENT BILL. This bill, with amendments, was read a third time and passed. _ The Attorneys' and Solicitors' Bill passed through corn• mittee. The report of the amendment of the East India Military &c., Fund Transfer Bill was brought up and agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Trus EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Dr. Cashel's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed. __ MAIDSTONE ELECTION. The report of the Maidstone Election Committee was brought up. It directed that Messrs. Lee and Whatman were duly elected. LANCASTER ELECTION. The report of this election committee was brought up. It declared that Messrs. Schneider and Fenwick were not duly elected, and that the last election was a void election. NEW WRIT. Mr. BRAND moved that a new writ be issued for the election of a member for Holston. Mr. D. GRIFFITH objected to the motion on the ground that bribery had. extensively prevailed at the last elec tion. The motion was agreed to without a division. INDEMNITY TO BRITISH SUBJECTS. Sir G. BOWYER asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether any demand had been made within the last four months by the French Government on the British Government relative to the repayment by the latter Govern ment to the former of an alleged surplus of the monies pro vided by Franco and paid to the English Government, in pur suanco of the Convention of Paris, 1815-1818, to indemnify British subjects for their loses by confiscation during the re volutionary Government, or whether any communications on the above subject had passed between the Governments of the two countries ; and, if so, whether there was any objection tolay such communications upon the table of the house ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not think that there had been any representations on the subject for a long time past. The last he recollected was in 1856. They occasionally had representations from persons that sums were due either on the one sid e or th e o th er , b u t no attention wa s now paid to them, as the tr a ns ac ti on s alluded to by the hon. baroneturseof were considered by the Government as by law, but for the information of the ho n. gentleman begged to say that there had been no communications in his within his knowledge within the tins me question. due etlceowan he FIRE INSURANCES• In reply to ax bon. member, Mr. SHERIDAN said if he postponed his motion 'with rsspect to fire insurance w i t h o ut some day bein session. g fixed, He h e should peril the q uestion being t a ken this therefore should be qempelled to bring it forward. THE REFORM BILL.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned (lobate was resumed this evening by Mr. BRIGHT, who said, before he proceeded to address the house, he wished to address himself to two matters the memberfor King's persona l to himself. The first was the Lynn niueh o f the hon. member for Caine. li e very sqe noble uoting lo h rd im ;and, withcomplaint respect t o the attack misquoting of t w h e n the China war was discussed 1.10 was no t i n the house, and he read the accou n t o f With respect to the term ' the debate s a t R ome. ' honourable gentlemen opposite dirty conspiracy," if of turning over the deb took the opportunity they would find that if thereate on the C ons pi racy Bill with was any conspiracy it arose hon. gentlemen it it was imp or t e d into itopposite,by the if there was any dirt in (Hear.) Speaking of the y noble lord and his party. design there • might be meaning subject under discussion, ho thought that whatev e r with respect to the ning of any amendment of WINDSOR. The proceedings in this committee were resumed this morning. A witness named Smith was called to prove a case of bribery against the blue party. Ile said he had. been promised by Mr. Buckland .£6 to vote blue—that is, for Sir 11. Hoare and Mr. Labouchere. }le had not, how— ever, received and he did not know now whether he should get it or no. He was sure he had Rot received it, and ha looked upon the matter as good as gone. (Laughter.) Ho knew a man named Wicks, and through him he went to lir. Long, but ho had not paid the money, and he did not think he 'would. His landlord, Mr. Tolliday, had threatened to turn him out if his rent was not paid, but he had told him he had been pro• raised some money by the blues, and if he did he (Mr. Tolliday) should have it. He had signed a paper stating that he bad not received any bribe, but he had never "said" so. Henry Smith, a son of the last witness, said a few days ago Mr. Cleve and Mr. Herbert came to his father's house to examine him. After they had had some conversation, Herbert told his father he must not say that ho had been. promised anything, but that he must say he voted free and without any promise. His mother was present while the matter was going on, but all he heard her say was “Hop. kins." He could not recollect hearing her say one single word but that. William Hall said previous to the election he heard a conversation going on between Smith and Buckland. Buckland asked Smiih how he was going to vote. Smith said he did not know ; to which Buckland replied, " What do you mean ?" Smith then said, "Well, you see, I want my rent paid, Buckland ; that will be all right ; you shall have the money." Smith then said to Buckland, " Well, if I get it I shall give you a sovereign for your trouble." BRIDGEWATER. The evidence taken this morning was to show that dur ing the canvas for Sir J. Shelly and Mr. Kingslake °feral of railway situations at £7O per annum were spoken of to the electors by the agents of those gentlemen. A 11134 named Waistcot was also examined to prove that the charge for driving cabs was greatly overpaid. RYE. A voter, named Butcher, was examined at some length. The gist of the evidence was, that Smith had told hint if he would vote for Captain Mackinnon he would :aim some money for him. LANCASTER. The committee have unseated loth members Mr., Fenwick and Mr. Schneider. Both gentlemen are Liberale. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, LoNnoN, April 23.—Wind this day at noon—North. Westerly; blowing a rather strong breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, April 22.—Wind B.E.—Sailed—Captain Cook, for Panama. SUNDERLAND, April 22. —Wind S.E.—Sailed—Nor ham, for Shanghai; Porten, for New York; Freedom, for Malta. CLYDE, April 21.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Salop ian o from Demerara, PILL, April 22.—Wind W.—Sailed —Laughing Water for Africa; Alku, for Barcelona ; Wolf's Cave, and Olive, for Q ue b ec . LIVERPOOL, April 22.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Witch of the Wave, from Buenos Ayres ; Halley, s teamer, from River Plate. April 23.—Arrived--Dacotah, from Mobile ; Carl, from New Orleans. OFF Lrvzitroor., April 23.—A1-rived —Tripoli, scroll' steamer, from dvEaneLElicinGueßA:.:l, from Antw erp ; G t iA aon - s i l E N fromD Alabama,r,Mooinndifnarioyco. from Dantsic' ; NaA A P : C : ri r l i e v : S l : 9o A Ad p p i Fr i i l lurein2Y2234E:f"riTmPde7a,GniaTfrom Caen; L eopard, from ee blin, from London for Bordeaux. London,SAlnFeTttahitisgiejseladfhl—;.o°CdnAal°PlSrfrtirileeotr2m;2inH..larDEriul for the We — st o ., n su — p a p y o 3 s i ed rn to iP h g a . ye passed the back of the Goodwin . EAL M The Forgery of Prussian Bank Notes. Last night two of th C . a -----*4 : -- 1 C ity detective force sue ceededed incapturing person, who gave the name of Richard L German • Love, and who stated that he was a by birth, on a warrant charging him with forgery theof a 500-thaler note purporting to be of the Prussin Government, and also with having in his possession two plates (one copper and one steel) with engravings representing part of a 500- thaler note. The prisoner was tak en into custody in Cheapside, and had in his possession one note for 500 thalers, three Jos 100, two for 50, six for 25, three for 10, six for 5, and three for one thaler. He gave two addresses, one at No. 42, Pratt-street, and the other at No. 2, CO d br a i d m;le _street,'Town, and and at one of those places the detective officers found a litho graphic stone representing a portion of a 500 thaler note. His capture has been made through the engraver whom he wished to engage to complete the plates. He was brought before the Lord Mayor to-day and remanded. V 02i i 36 76 f