The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

MARKET DIONEY AN COMMERCIAL IN About £5,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday. The Parana, which left yesterday for the Brazils, conveyed £19,900. A telegram from Bombay, dated the sth, states that Bank bills are done at ls. 11d. 13-16ths. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India for presentation to the second ordinary general meet ing of shareholders state that the accounts which are made up to the 31st Dec., 1864, comprise actual operations over eight months only, which show a net profit of £12,288 7s. Bd, to which is added the in terest earned in India to 31st March, 110,651, show ing a sum of £22,939 7s. 2d., available for dividend, &C. A dividend of 45., per share (free of income tax), being 5 per cent. on the paid-up capital, is proposed to be payable on and after the 22d inst. It appears that the capital in India on 31st March amounted to £611,933 19s. 3d., of which £404,407 was invested on mortgages of real property, and £197,970 on Government Securities, at an average rate of 9 per cent. The total applications for mort gage loans amounted by last advices to £1,318,500, of which £404,407 has been granted, and of the re mainder under consideration a large amount will probably be accepted. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this clay, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 75c. Flat. The Markets for Stocks and Shares, to-day, have been particularly buoyant, and a rise of per cent. has been recorded in the English Funds. The knowledge that the Government broker will soon again commence operations, and the prospect that money will become cheaper, have assisted to occa sion a general improvement in all descriptions. Consols, for money, are 94 91, and for the account 91g.. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88i 89i ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1061 4 ; and the Bonds, 16s. prem. An almost general improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business has been active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 741 ; do. Consolides, 541 ; Mexican, 27/ ; do. Ne 26k ; Greek, 204 211 ; Spanish Passive, 31i 32*; do. Certificates, 17/ ; Italian, 64i 65k ; do. New, 34 41 dis. ; and Confederate Loan, 31 33. The business in the Railway Share Market have has been moderately active, and prices have in most instances exhibited more firmness. Metropolitan have improved 15s. ; North-Western, 10s. ; and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, South-Eastern, and North-Eastern (Ber wick), each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importarice. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair demand, and generally sustain previous rates. London and County have improvedto 75i 4 ; Mer cantile Exchange, to 6f 7 ; Hudson Bay Company, to 154 16 ; and Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to 9i ; Financial Insurance Company shares are quoted 11 2 prem.; and Millwall Free hold Land, par prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Cons o l s 911 / 1 Do. Account, May 9 9Ol f O per Cent. Reduced B9l 8f 9i New 3 p er C en t B9l 8 9 New 2.} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea T e l egrap h) , A ug., 1908 — Exchequer Bill; £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO Rank of England Stock, Of per C en t 240 2 Do Ac coimt INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874.- 215 Do Account I Do. 5 per Cent. July, 18700. 1061 D Account Do. Do. C 4ertificates per Cent, Oct. 1888 — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent _ DDo.o. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 51 per Cent., Ma 18 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. y 186 679 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. U n d er £l,OOO m 16 pm FOREIGN FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bond; 5 pgr Cent .......... . Brazilian. 5 . per C en t Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-6 0 .. , B3f Do. 1863 . . Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .. .. - . .. . ChiliDo I per Cent. (Deferred 3 pZr...Cent.) Dan 6 pet Cent o. 4-i per Cent. ............. . CColombian 6 per Cent. ...... .. .. . üba, 6 per Cent. ... Do 5 per Cent. 1864 DDo. Scrip, £55 paid anish 3 per C en t. , 182 5 Do. 4 .... . ..... . 84 Do. 5 p er Cent., 177863-7'7, £25 paid — IN. 1864 .......... Danubia n P r i ncipa li ties 83} Do Equa do N 6 paid ew Consolidated, 1 per Do., P rovisional Land Warrant 12} E gyptian 7 per Cent 1)0 , Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds , D 6. ' 1864: G i 4 -'0 Serii), £sb paid —.. ....... Do Account 211. Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 18 39 and 1850 Danltali 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 734 o 1865 31 dis Do Scrip, £42 paid can 3 per C l ent. Do. Account 130.6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent _ w Granad Do 2 per Cent l3 Do D e f erred D 0 Land W arrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. —Do 4i per Cent 1862 Do. Account 1 2°rt,,gliese 3 per Cent., 1853 - Do .A. cemmt )3 ° 3 Per Cent. 18 . 66, . ''i, . ; 9; ;60,'62, i, Do Account ... 4 - 83. I Russian 5 per Ce.n"t”,.1822 .. ..i ....• ........... f 37./ Do 4-1 per Cent., .1850 7 " Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent , 1859 914 1 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent k... Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account . 481 Do New Deferred Do Account 4l Do P ass i ve -Do Account 32 _ spanish Cert. of Coup not funded D o Account l7l I _ Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. Cent. 64 T urkish 4f 6 p p er er Cent. lB 1854 D o D Account 9ll Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Acc oun t — Do .£ lO O Bonds ] 72/ Do 6 p er C ent. 1862 Do Account Do. £lOO B onds . ..- Do 6 p er C ent. 1863 ... VDo Guarante e4 C e nt er Cent enezuela 3 per Do. Account . .-.., .... Do. 6 per Cent, • 1862... ... Do. Account .. . . .. . ..... Do 6 per Cent., 1864,,,,• „ Do. li per Cent .... . . .... - ........... ... Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgia4l per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi....,ces French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Do. Account _— Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 23f. Do. Ac coun t 65/ Do. Co u p ons Consols TWO O'CLOCK., Money 9of 91 Do. Acco un t , ............... 40i li Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Pair demand for cotton at the full prices of Saturday. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000 bales. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to present indica tions of extreme easiness and quietude. There is, in fact, more money on offer than ordinarily, and as the number of bills seeking discount negotiation is rather small the rates for accommodation are easy. Already the brokers in the open market are charging about per cent. below the Bank minimum, and as business continues restricted there is a pros pect that the terms will be still further relaxed. 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. ip aid. l Closing I Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., & 6tr. Val. Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 96 98 130) 131 'Cork and Bandon. 'Corn wall . 5 6 Do A A gets no div. . Do B till6p.c.p.an.has • been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & a b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock e• Do. B „o . • • • Do. New. Is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales I Do. W. Mid.—Oxford' Do. Newpo t Do. Fle , eford Lancashire & Yorkshire .ndon and Blackwal Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. spares .. ,3letrolitan. Do. New Slid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland _ shares Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 1864 ... vorth Staffordshire N. do S. W Junction Scottish C. ntral Scot. N E Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. et _a.: 'h•ews & VVelchpool Shropshire Union iouth Devon otith E stern . itaines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw 01 W.Hartlepool Ilan &R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable ..1 BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, a Cen.ln.i gu. 5 per cent Do. te shares Buffalo & Lake Huron _ Do _Preference Buft,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Au," 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 • Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., Urn a e Town & Dock, gu. Demers , a, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Bei:ual, gu, 5 Co East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension (Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. :Id Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred ' Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c t'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do - . _ Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. It I. C ' da, pc lat pf. bds Scinde ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo 4:4 OSSE 100 { 100 2 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNME British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb & D ‘. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do hlauritfus, F. p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May .5, Nov. h Natal '4ov. o per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.luly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p '6.0866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent...... Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18t8-t) Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, 13 pril & Oct 100 100 10) 100 100 190 100 100 1' 0 100 100 BRITI II Ti!. Cam. Consol. Cold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Mogan) East Cara,ion as L Carn Brea Nast Grenville . East Love,! E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StA übyn(Gwen. 4 Great L .xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvilie Ilerod's Foot •••• Ringston Downs Margaret tlJny Lelanl Clarke Valley 4 rtwyndy Iron Ore, lia Nangl les . New Se ton North Downs... North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty .. Prosper United........, Pr vidence Uny Lvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogat Stray Park . 12 14 4 14 2 3 34 33 35 530 550 20 25 15 17 144 15 74 6 13 674 626 180 190 100 103 30 35 Tin 'Croft West liassett (Mogan . W. Caradon (L skearc West C hi rerton West Setou ....... Wheal Bassett Widget Wheal Buller (Redrutl ' %,vhea Ludo..tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setoa 1 1Wheal Trelawney (Lie I Wheal Uni I 11 13 20) 210 19 20 ritEFIjLBN bIiAJIIGb. Great Northern 5 per cent., 112 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent pm., 1061 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent, 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per o9nt. pt., Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 99 London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2dpf., 78 London and South-Western, 4R per cent., 98 North British Odin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and liolyhead,"— Ditto, 5 per cent.. 1111 Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 104 South Staffor-shire. t7i FOREIGN RAIL WAIN Antwerp and Rotterdam,:lol Dutch Rhenish, 221 l Imperial Mexican, lim., 2i Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 10 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lim.. 111 liapunda (Um.), BANKS. • Agra and Mtsterman's, lim., 120# 1 Alliance Bank of Egypt, 3'l Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 231 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China,' 30 1 Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 54 2 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 101 Continental, Um. Ditto, new, 111 East London, lim., 6 European Bank, lim., I3j Imperial Bank (lim.), 302 Imperial Ottoman, 176 # 1irc.,1106 L L o a n n d d o M n o ß r l tga k g o e f ß ,v a ie n xi k coot and S. London and Brazilian (lim.), 46 London and Conuty, 75 Merchant Bank, lim , 28 Mercantile and Exchange. Urn., 6J Oriental Banx Corporation. 54.. i Ditto, new. 511 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 3/ South E +stern, lira., 12 Union of Australia, 65• t Union of London,s3) 9/ MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lint., 10 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 9; Ditto, new, 7; 8 Discount Corporation, 15/ Ebbw Vale, 8 7; Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lint., 3/ English and Foreign Credit, 41 Financial Corporation, Financial Discount, lint., 41 Fore -street Warehouse, 1im.,10; Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 6} Hudson's Bay, Isa imperi4 Mercantile Credit Asso., Um., 6 London Financial Association, lira., 221:i London General Omnibus Company, 3/ Madras Irrigation and Canal, —@ Ditto Disco un t National Company, lint., 157} National Provincial Marine, 11 Ro YalMall Steam, Ito 66 68 16 17 8) 91 107 I'9 47 48 7 8 1314 132, 146 148 131 33 87 89 75 IS 64 66 52 53 44 49 MI 103 1181 119 86 68 107 109 4! 44 1211 12: 951 (OM 591 601 128 129 2 21. p 1351 tO6 11.8 5t 65 z4i 15, 1104 111 69 70 103 103 37 38 11 12 p' 9 10 p 15 113 1 Vp 78 79 11 11; 138 142 48 50 60 61 55 57 80 Eli 9 10 155 158 3 4pl 107 109 46 48 - - 74 77 IS lONS. 50 64 1021 103 i pr ip 4 44 ea 94 65 70 98 100 75 85 1(1 103 102 104 lot 105 16 18 S 7 9) 60 65 -50 55 50 55 45 50 43 48 41 14 23 25 22 24 104 105 I IF, 1011 102 2 8f 81 11fd 85 s,u 75 78 I di 101 1021 93 95 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 1014 1024 [Ol4 1024 d pr 1011 1024 94 97 T SECU. 91 96 93 95 93 95 83 85 81 84 103 106 106 108 106 108 105 107 102 101 105 107 10t 104 105 ►O7 108 109 104 108 91 96 98 100 93 95 91 93 103 105 87 90 94 97 103 105 105 107 1061 10741 NES. 91 2,1 1071 13. 51 6 29 31 570 58, SHARE 100 10 ICO 10 100 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2. i 3.6 9.10.6 60i all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 1.18.0 4.3.0 21} 3 321 1.10.( 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.; 10.17. c 1.12.£ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1865 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very inactive, and in some instances prices declined 1s per qr. Most descriptions of spring corn were in fair average request, and the quotations ruled firm. For flour there was a fair demand at full prices. On the continent the wheat trade is less active at droop ing currencies, but for spring corn the market presents a firm appearance. At New York the trade for wheat, flour, and maize is very dull. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were somewhat on the increase. The imports from abroad consisted of 530 qis of wheat, 4,411 barley, 150 malt, 8,511 oats, 1,400 beans, 1,089 tares, 18,760 linseed, 3,964 rapeseed, 154 sundry seeds, and 779 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex were moderate, and the total supply of ,that county's produce on the stands—owing to a considerable proportion of last week's supplies being again brought forward—was tolerably large. From Kent a fair average supply was ex hibited for sale. The general condition of the produce was but middling. The trade for all qualities was in a most inactive state, and, as compared with the highest prices lately current, the quotations showed a reduction of from Is. to 2s. per quarter. About a moiety of the supply was disposed of at that decline in the currency. The market was but moderately supplied with Russian, Prussian, and other continental wheats. The supply of American produce on sale was small. For all descriptions, however, the demand ruled very inactive, and the total amount of business was much restricted. In some instances prices were rather easier than on Monday last. Wheat, afloat, was dull, and the quotations had a droop ing tendency. Floating cargoes of spring corn, however, were held at full prices. A very moderate supply of English barley was on sale ; but with foreign qualities the market was fairly supplied ; generally speaking, the trade was slow. Good and fine samples, however, changed hands at fully late rates. Malt was in slow request at late rates. There was a fair supply of oats, chiefly ex granary, on offer. The trade was by no means active for any description, but prices ruled firm. No quotable change however took place. Beans were in short supply, and the demand for them at full quotations. The flour trade was rather quieter than on Monday last, but without leading to any alteration in prices. The supply of American flour on sale was very small. French flour was in fair supply. Peas continue firm in price owing to the limited supply on offer. The business dohe to-day was at last Monday's currency. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 38s to 41s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 ll5 46‘ Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye-- Barley—Grinding 228 258 Maltin Malt—Suffolk a n d Norfolk 6 4 88 618 Brown Kingstown and Ware s4s 618 Chevalier 64s C5B Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolash., Feeding. 19s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black . lBB 23s Cork, white l9B 238 Scotch, Feeding l7B 22s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 368 388 Boilers,. Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 308 Stockton and Norfolk 258 27a American, per barrel 2ls 25a METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign beasts on offer here to-day in but middling condition. The show of sheep was of poor quality, but that of calves and pigs was tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly at depressed currencies. With home-fed beasts we were but scantily supplied, and the condition of most breeds was very middling. The arrivals from Scotland were good, but a portion of the stock was suffering from the foot and mouth disease. The beef trade was heavy, at a decline in the quotations com pared with Monday last of 2d. per 81bs. The rates for Scots and crosses were 4s. Bd. to 4s. 10d.—in some instances 81bs. Prime shorthorns sold at 4s. 6d. to 4s. Bd. per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,500 Scots, etc. ; from other parts of England, various breeds; from Scotland, 370 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade was very inactive at 2d. per 81bs. less money. The best Downs and half-breds, in the wool, sold at 6s. 6d. ; out of the wool, ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. per 81bs. Lambs, the show of which was good, sold steadily at from 6s. 4d. to 7s. Bd. per 81bs. The arrivals from the Isle of Wight consisted of 600 head. A few very prime lambs realised Bs. per 81bs. We had a dull sale.for calves at 2d. per 81bs. less money. Prices ranged from 4s. 2d. to ss. 4d. per 81bs. In pigs very little was doing, at about stationary prices. Per 81b to sink the offal. sdsd. s d s d Crse. dr inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wo6l sheep 5 10 8 2 second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime s'thuown 00.6 4 6 6 Prime largc oxen ..4 4 4 6 La ge coarse calves. 4 2 4 10 Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 8 4 10 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4 Crse. and inf. sueep.4 6 5 0 Large hugs ....3 4 4 0 Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 small porkers 4 2 4 8 Lambs....Bs Od to 7, Od. Suckling calves, 193 to 218; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,01') Beasts 1,450 Ccws• — Cows. Sheep .... .. Calves l4l Ca ves 129 rigs 4lO Pigs 4O The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 7,234 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 4,316 ; in 1863, 3,403 ; in 1862 2,615; in 1861, 2,615 ; and in 1860, 3,825 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 339 ... ... 19 340 ... -- ~. 432 ... ... ... -- 2 ... 67 Antwerp Boulogne 53 Bremen ,,, Calais ll Cadiz — Dordt. Dunkirk Hamburg Harlingen ...... 349 3 18 Ostend 6 240 17 Rotterdam 687 ... 181 17 214 630 Oporto... - Vigo - ... 208 ... 240 Total 1474 4,325 ... 17 ... 255 ...1163 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1864 375 ~. 2831 133 ... 776 1863 1862 1861 423 ... 27 • 239 ▪ 21 69 1860 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 11, 1864, and this day, Monday, April 10, 1865. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. April 11, 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 4 4 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 Lambs April 10, 1865. 3 4to 3 2 310 4 8 44 4 6 4 8 410 44 6 0 52 5 8 510 6 2 64 6 6 64 7 8 Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 2 410 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts 4,540 4,010 Sheep 21,190 18,760 Calves Pigs SurnaEs ox SAL; April 13, 1 863.—Beasts, 4,020 sheep and lambs, 21,710—calves, 154—pigs, 240. April 14,1862-Beasts, B,76o—sheep and lambs, 23,370 — calves, 151—pigs, 280. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with town and country killed meat. For all descriptions the trade is heavy, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. sdsd Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do.. 3 6 3 .0 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 • 6 Large pork 3 4 4 4 adsd Inferior mutton 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal 3lO 4 & Small pork. 4 6 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. There is no change of importance to notice in tho hop market. The supply of English produce on sale is small ; of foreign, moderate. The demand is chiefly confined to good and fine samples, which fully support previous rates. Inferior hops are dull, but without change in value from our last report. The imports into London last week amounted to 14 bales from Hamburg, 43 Rotterdam, 7 Antwerp, 11 Ostend, 14 Boulogne, and 1,369 bales from New York. Mid and East Kent ...... llos to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex , .... 100 s to 145 s Yearlings llOB to IiVEI Bavarian —a to - s American Bos to 13.'8 WOOL. As regards prices, the English wool trade is without material change from our last report. The demand is also without improvement, and the small amount of business passing in the market is at fully the late decline in prices. In colonial wool, very little has been done since the close of the public sales ; the quotation; however, rule sta tionary. The arrivals to the next public sales amount to 69,637 bales, of which the following are the particulars:— From Sydney and Moreton Bay, 14,815 bales ; Port Philip, 25,378; Van Dieman's Land, 1,324; Adelaide, 10,921; Particulars. 1 1861. j 1861 1863. 1864. 1865. Stock this day.... 71.351 39.165 42.828 5!.055 38.781 Price of Y.C. 53801 :o 45591 lo 43501 to 41831 10 39s 3d to Od 46s 33 43s 9d —s Od —s od Delivery last wee 981 2,•4313 945 70J 1,966 Ditto from June 1 70,315 107.407 7 .5'6 68,'.66 83.996 Arrivals last week 895 1,423 75 227 1,065 Ditto from June 1 114,592 90,957 75,903 82.471 77,7 6 Price of Town.... 5 s6l 438 61 45s Od 43s Oct 42s 3d CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This day, OLD COURT. The April session of the Central Criminal Court corn menced this day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the. Sheriffs. The grand jury having been empanelled: The Recorder, in delivering his charge, said that in con sequence of the absence of the judges on circuit since the Court last sat, a larger lapse of time had occurred than was usual, and to that circumstance was to be attributed the large number of persons awaiting trial. Although the number exceeded the usual average, the offences, he was happy to say, were not of a serious description. There were two charges of wilful murder. In both cases the persons charged were the mothers of the infants, the cir cumstances of whose deaths they would have to investigate He was sorry that this particular crime appeared to be on. the increase, and although that court was not the place to question the law, yet it appeared to him that some recon sideration of it appeared urgently necessary. There was a charge of manslaughter against a female named Sarah Orchard, who stood charged with causing a person's death by a blow from a shoemaker's last, which was attached to the end of a string. There had been a quarrel and the blow was struck during the disturbance. They would have to say whether there was a prima facie case agains the accused. Another person was charged with man-t slaughter through furious driving, and a female was in dicted for attempting self-destruction. There was a charge against two persons named Steel and Arrowsmith, for an offence against the bankruptcy laws, and a number of per sons charged with the committal of several extensive jewel robberies in the city of London, and other places ; but the facts were very simple, although the evidence was of extreme length. He need not detain theni by any lengthened explanation of the law on the matter, but he would at once dismiss them to the execution of their duties. Nothing was said relative to the case of Serafino Peliz zioni. New Zealand, 2,098; and from the Cape, 1 5,101—total 69,637 bales. Current prices of English wool per lb. s d ~1 10 .2 1 .1 11 11 8 .1 11 .1 8 .1 8 Fleeces -South Down hoggets Half-bred do Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wetheri Leiceiter do • Sorts -Clothing Combing • d 1 11 1 11 1 10 2 0 1 11 2 1 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets Good and prime qualities move off steadily, at full quota tions ; otherwise, the trade is quiet. Last week's imporl was 30 tons from Caen, 212 tons Rouen, 41 tons Rotterdam and 32 boxes from Lisbon. Yorkshire Per to ► . 9os to lkOs 130 s tols a . 9013 to 1008 . 70s to 8 s 10 )8 to 120 s 6 sto 70s Flays Rocks. S:otoh Regents Rocks Dunbar Regents. Foreign SEEDS. Cloverseed and trefoil were in steady request, at full prices. For other agricultural seeds the demand was by no means extensive, on former terms. East India linseed and rapeseed changed hands slowly, and the currency had a drooping tendency. There was a firm demand for linseed cakes, at fully previous quotations. Cottonseed cakes, London made, realised £6 6s. per ton, with a steady in quiry. Turnip, whtte,p.bus.2cs to 22s Swede —s —8 liustard, Brown —s —s White, —s —s Tares, Spring — s New winter, bush 96 I - Os Canary, per quarter 41s 50s Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., o t B2s 120 s White Foreign Red s4s 70s Trefoil ..... White 583 804 85s 18s Carraway 335. 33s Coriander 22s 24$ Henapseed, per qr 4OB 43s Linseed,Eng.sowing 70$ 748 Crishing 6os 64s Baltic 8 —8 Odessa El —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English XIO Os £ll Cs • Foreign £9los £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton .£5 Os £slos Rapeseed, new,pr qr 748 78s TALLOW. The tallow trade is very dull, and prices continue to give way. P.Y.C. is now quoted at 39s 3d per cwt. on the spot and 40s 9d to 41s for October to December delivery. Town, tallow commands 41s net cash. Rough fat is selling at 2s id per 81bs. THE HON. CAPTAIN COLBORN'S CASE. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Sleigh appeared fora postpone ment of this case, Capt. Colborn being indicted for a libel on Mr. Phineas Davis, an attorney, of Clifford-street. The learned gentlemen grounded their application on the fact that the captain had been arrested on a civil process on Saturday last by the sheriff of Kent, and that he was now in Maidstone gaol. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Poland, who appeared for the prosecution, said that they had been informed that Capt. Colborn's arrest took place several days ago. A gentleman, from the offices of the sheriff of Kent, said that to his certain knowledge Captain Colborn had been in Maidstone gaol for ten days. After some conversation it was arranged that Captain Colborn should be brought up by habeas, and that the trial should take place, if possible, during the present session. THE UNITY BANK. An application was made for a further postponement Of the trial of Mr. Bird and Mr. Terry by Mr. Giffard. Sergeant Parry objected, and stated his reasons at great length. The Recorder said he did think the facts stated in favour of the application would justify him in submitting the de fendants to the further inconvenience of postponement upon the mere chance of getting additional evidence to that offered before the magistrate. The trial had been post poned from time to time, and as the defendants strenuously objected to further delay, he thought the case should be taken during the present session. Mr. Sergeant Parry asked his lordship to fix a day for the trial. The Recorder said he could not do that. There were a great many lar ge cases for disposal, for 'instance the case of Pelizzioni, and the manslaughter case arising out of the Blackheath tunnel accident. He did not think it would be possible to take the Saffron-hill case before Monday. The counsel engaged had better make application to the learned judges, who would attend the sessions on the matter. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. JOHN CAssELL.--The funeral of the late 111 r. John Cassell, the publisher, took place at 4 o'clock on Saturday, at Kensal-green Ceme tery. The funeral procession consisted of a hearse and 12 mourning coaches, containing the relatives, friends, part ners, and principal literary and other employes belonging to the establishment of the deceased. There was also in attendance a deputation from the National Temperance League, consisting of Mr. George Cruikshank and other gentlemen. On arriving at the gates of the cemetery, the mournful procession was joined by a large number of the hands employed in the printing, publishing and other establishments belonging to the firm with which the de ceased was connected. There was also a considerable crowd around the grave, amongst whom might be recognised Mr. Thos. Beggs, Mr.:G. M. Murphy, the Rev. Dawson Burns, and other friends of the deceased. • THE ORIGIN OF SOAP.—The application of soap as a detergent is not of high antiquity. Like other useful things, electric communication, for instance, it seems to have been known as a fact for a considerable time before it was turned into its most serviceable account. Soap at first was merely a cosmetic for smoothing the hair and brightening the complexion. When once its valuable de tersive powers were discovered—doubtless by accident— its employment spread rapidly. Numerous soap manufac tories sprang up in Italy, notably in the little seaport town of Savona, near Genoa, whence the French name of soap, "sawn." The manufacture spread in Spain and France. Marseilles became famous for its marbled soaps. Our word " soap " may come from the Latin "sago," whi c h i s men tioned by Pliny as an invention of the Gauls. As woollen garments preceded linen, so the fuller's art (for cleansing, scouring, and pressing cloths and stuffs) is older than the washerwoman's, being due, it appears, to one Nicias, the son of Hermias. His grand discovery would be the em ployment of an earth, since named after the persons who used it. The Roman fullers, who washed dirty togas, were persons of no little importance. Their trade, and the man ner of carrying it on, were regulated by laws, such as the Lex Metella de fullonibus. At one time fuller's earth (found of a very superior quality in Staffordshire, Bedfordshire, and other English counties) was considered indispensable for the dressing of cloth that, to prevent foreigners from rivalling English fabrics, it was made a contraband com modity, and its exportation made equally criminal with the heinous and wicked export of wool ! How completely public opinion has changed. No weathercock could make a more perfect gyration from north to south, from east to west. What is it criminal to export now ! Convicts and contra band of war, perhaps ; but certainly not harmless earth and wool.—Dickens' All the Year Round. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—In the year ending at Lady-day, 1864, there were 120 convictions in the city of London for using false weights and measures. The population resident—that is to say, sleeping —in the city is about 110,000. WHAT UPON EARTH IS IT ?—The Atheneum says : A dozen specimens of portraits taken 'by the us —itsmteank women, and ohil en by this process rnturd engraving ; a statement which time will either verify or dispr ove . O p i n i ons vary w dWr i : l n i thi la Y s i t ttY a P s ise lon a sgsearts processe printing ne thattbi n e before g o p r oa e very much. But as to the beauty of these specimens, thero can be no dispute. The faces have a delicacy rarely seen in such works. CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-A-CROWN DAY.— SATURDAY April 8.-4.dmissions on payment, 1,162; ditto visitors, 4,200. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A•SCENE AT THE ALHAMBRA THROUGH A DIFFERENCE OP OPINION ON THE BOAT RACE.-31r. W. Sharpe, of No. 50, Percy-street, Islington ; Mr. W. Johnson, of No. 24, Great Coram-street ; Mr. James Gerrard, of' No. 52, Guilford street ; and Mr. A. Bassett Carey, of 19, Bernard-street, Russell-square, gentlemen, were charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting Police constable Russell, 108 A, at the Alhambra Palace, Leices- t ter-square. James Russell, 108 A, said—On Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, I was on duty at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester square, when I was called to assist in removing a person from the refreshment bar. The person was rescued from us,- and we were surrounded by about 100 persons, the prisoners being the ringleaders, and all concerned in it. At half-past 11 1 was again called to the refreshment bar to remove the prisoner Carey. I attempted to dO so. The prisoners were very disorderly, their being a dispute about the boat-race, and every person who differed with them was thrown down stairs. I saw Carey and the others do so. I assisted in taking them from the bar, and in going down stairs I was thrown down by the prisoners and others. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had not differed with them about the race, had jou ? Witness—No, Sir. 86 C then came to my assistance, and the prisoners tore my coat. On the way to the station Carey and the others tried to excite the mob by crying out " Oxford, to the rescue ! " By Carey —I saw no fighting at the bar, but a good deal of ill-feeling through a difference of opinion respectin g Oxford and Cambridge. You called to your friends to assist you. You struggled as well, and afterwards asked your friends to let you go quietly. By Gerrard—You struck me twice on the shoulders while in the Alhambra with a stick. You also struck 86 Cas well. I took you and Sharpe also, and would have taken you at the tima, but could not do so. By Mr. Tyrwhitt—Johnson and Carey were taken at the Alhambra. By Carey—l did say that if it had not been for your friends, I would have taken you out of the building and let you go. Wm. Wallis, 86 C—At half-past 11 on Saturday night I was called into the Alhambra, there being a disturbance. I saw the first witness on the stairs having Carey in custody. I saw Johnson and Gerrard having hold of the constable, and twist him downstairs and force him against the balus ters. He was then calling to :rescue Carey. I then col axed Carey, when I was pushed downstairs by Johns° n, but I pulled Carey with me, and we fell together. On getting up I got a hold of Carey. I was then struck by Gerrard and had my hat knocked off, but I did not loose my hold of Carey, and took him to Vine-street police station. By Gerrard—l first saw you in the balcony trying to rescue Carey. You struck me with a stick. Sergeant Richard Pincher, 23 A—l was on duty in the Alhambra Palace about 11 o'clock. There was a good deal of shouting of "Oxford" and "Cambridge," and a person not in custody misconducted himself and threw a glass at the barmaid at the refreshment-bar. The prisoner and others succeeded in rescuing the person, and he got away. I afterwards saw Carey in custody and the other prisoners trying to rescue him from the custody of the police. By Carey—The reason why we did not take all of you and the others creating the disturbance was because we had not enough force to do so. By Gerrard—l did not see you strike any one, but you had a stick. I did not at the station say you struck me with a stick. Emmerson, 161 A—The four prisoners were the ring leaders of the disturbance which took place on Saturday night. There were about 150 persons pushing one an other about and swaying to and fro. Sharpe said that in going into the station to ask for bail he was taken into custody. Gerrard said there was some confusion and disturbance at the Alhambra, some persons calling out " Oxford " and some "Cambridge." He went to the station and was then taken into custody. The other defendants said there was a little disturbance, but they did no more than push them down as the others did Carey, adding that it was all through his friends interfering on his behalf. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought Carey might well say "Save me from my friends," and Sharpe might almost say the same. The prisoners were only part of a large number who took part in the disturbance, and had the ill luck to be taken, as there did not appear to have been more violence on their part than on that of the others. He thought the taking Carey and Sharpe to the station and bringing them to the court was enough for them, they would be dis charged. Gerrard seemed to have struck the constable, and Johnson appeared to have pushed the constable down the stairs. Carey and Sharpe would be discharged, and Johnson and Gerrard fined 10s. each. THAMES. THE INDEPENDENT WIDOW LADY.—Elizabeth Hine, a very portly widow, fat, fair, and forty, who owned to 37 years of age, and was very expensively and showily dressed, and whose broad green silk bonnet ribbons hung loosely over her shoulders, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Christopher Ginn, a police-constable, No. 212 K, said the prisoner was intoxicated and making a disturbance in the Mile-end-road, and her gesticulations and her denun ciations of " that man, that villain, that perjured wretch," brought a great mob of disorderly persons about her. She broke a pane of glass in a tradesman's window, and said that was how she would like to serve the owner of the shop. He wished her to go away, and she would not, and he took her into custody. She was drunk and noisy six weeks ago. She used disgraceful language. The Prisoner—l protest most indignantly and empha tically against this man's statement. I was not drunk people were all more or less intoxicateed. (A laugh. I mean the rabble, the dross, the musty superfluity. Mr. Paget—What disgraceful language did she use? Ginn—She said she would break the tradesman's win dow, and that she had supported him at the expense of her own honour and dignity. The Prisoner—l did not say such a thing. I could not have said it because it is not true, and I could not have given utterance to what was not true. He had no right to take me and consign me to a filthy cell. lam a lady, and do not belong to the lowly herd. (Laughter.) Mr. Paget—l am afraid your conduct was not very lady like. You caused a disorderly mob to assemble, Mrs. Hine. The Prisoner—A parcel of children, sir. Mr. Paget—What are you ? The Prisoner—A widow lady of independent means, living on my income. Inspector Griffin of the K division—That is so, your worship. Her address is No. 24, Regent-street, Stepney. Ginn here said there had been frequent complaints of the " lady" getting drunk and being noisy and quarrelsome in the Mile-end-road. The Prisoner—lt is not true. I have not been there for months. Mr. Paget—You were drunk this time. The Prisoner—That shall not occur again. Mr. Paget—You must pay 20s. for being drunk and dis orderly or be imprisoned for seven days. The prisoner offered her I 0 U to the gaoler for the amount of the fine which he refused to accept, and she then appealed to a little smartly-dressed young man, who said, " I will pay the fine on condition that you keep your promise to the magistrate. The Prisoner (sneeringly)—l have made a promise, cer tainly—what more, sir. The fine was paid by the smart young man, and the "widow lady of independent means," who has frequently indulged in copious libations, left the court with him. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Smith, an Irish la bourer, was charged with committing a violent assault on Catherine Apearn, of No. 1, Sun-court, St. George-in-the- East. The complainant, who was as pale as a spectre and whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, had a quarrel with the prisoner in the Duke of York public-house, High street, Shadwell. He annoyed her very much. He seized hold of her arm, and then both left the house. The woman came in again staggering and bleeding from a wound on the head. He followed her, and was turned out by the landlord. While the prisoner was in the street, he acted most outrageously and pulled his coat off. He then struck the woman and knocked her down. She fell on her head and a severe wound was i nflicted, from which she ,bled copiously. The only provocation given by the woman was that, when the prisoner made a proposal to her to go home with him, she said, "Go home to the woman you live with." In addition to the wound inflicted by the fall on the pavement she had been cut on the head with a sharpinstrument. The wounds were of a dangerous character. Edward Dillon, police sergeant, 19 K, said he appre hended the prisoner at 51, Brook-street, Ratcliff. There was blood on his face, shirt, and clothes. Ito told the pri soner the charge, and said, "I understand a knife was used." The prisoner used some imprecations, said he had only struck the woman with his fists, and that he would murder her yet before he had done with her. The prisoner was remanded for a week, and the woman, who was in a weakly condition, was taken back to Ratcliff workhouse, where she had been under the medical care of the surgeon of the union. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Says very wisely, ' It is ten o'clock : ' Thus we may see,' quoth he, ' how the world wags.'" SHAKEREARE Benson's Pocket Dials are artistic, accurate time markers, made in every size, suitable for everybody, and are sent to every part of the kingdom, safe by post, at 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 guineas in gold cases; and at 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 guineas in silver cases. A descriptive pamphlet post free for two stamps. -J. W. Benson, Ludgate-hill, watch and clock maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 47j I 1471 I 119 a 19 10i 71 411 2. [2ll 21 6o} 1:8 f 1101 11 1031 21 23f 1011 4 ,ITIES. Political Duel in Belgium• The Journal de Charleroi contains the following details; of a disagreement which occurred at a recent sitting of the Belgian Chamber between M. Delaet, the Member for Antwerp, and the Minister of War, during a debate on the Mexican question. As will be seen by the telegram which follows, a duel has been the result—" A painful occurrence took place at the sitting of the sth inst. In replying to M. Delaet, who had given out that blanks had been left in the orders of authorisation delivered to the Mexi can volunteers, in order that the power of proceed ing against them as deserters should be reserved in case they made use of their leave of absence for any other purpose than that of going to Mexico, the Minister of War said that those only were capable of committing such infamous acts who attributed to others the thought of doing so. At the word in famous M. Delaet rose, and addressing the Presi dent in a deeply agitated voice, asked if the Cham ber meant to let such an expression pass without censuring the speaker who had made use of it. To the great astonishment of the tribunes the President answered not one word, and M. Delaet was obliged to sit down without having received from either the right or the left benches the slightest indication of .sympathetic support. lut no sooner had the Minister of War concluded his speech than a messenger of the chamber delivered a sealed note to him from the member for Antwerp (M. Delaet), the contents of which I am ignorant of, but which appeared to produce a deep impression upon him, for immediately after receiving it, and while M. Cooman was replying to his speech, I saw him rise from his chair and go down into the hemicycle, where some deputies, amongst others M. Vriere and M. Rogier, at once joined him. What took place at this little council I cannot say, but conversation was extremely animated, and in the tribunes it was generally thought there was a chal lenge to a duel. This supposition became still more probable after Mr. Cooman's speech. M. Delaet asked to speak, in order to repeat the question he had in vain put to the President once before. Thus brought to the point, M. Vandenpeereboom asked the speaker to explain the sense he had attached to the words he had uttered the previous day ; this M. Delaet did, declaring that he not the slightest intention of imputing any infamous act to the Minister of War, but that if the Mini_ ster did not withdraw his words he should have to consult him alone in order to obtain reparation for the outrage which has just been committed against his dignity as a represen tative in Parliament. The Minister remained silen So the matter stands." It may be added in explanation that M. Delaet is opposed to the policy adopted by the Government in permitting the formation of a Belgian legion for Mexico, and that in the course of the debate he had attacked the Ministers for exposing the country to hostility of the United States by unnecessary inter vention in Mexican affairs. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BRUSSELS, April 8. A duel with pistols took place to-day between Baron Chazal, the Minister of War, and M. Delaet, the deputy for Antwerp, in consequence of language used towards M. Delaet by Baron Chazal at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the sth inst. General Chazal was very slightly wounded in the side. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, April 10.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. LAMLASIL April B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Washing ton, from the. Clyde for Quebec ; Prince of Wales, from the Clyde for Bombay. SHIELDS, April B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Hotspur, for Shanghai ; Wenershaum, for Quebec. CARDIFF, April 7.—Wind S.—Arrived—Therese Asis tide, and Louise, from Bilboa. Sailed—Old Dominion, for New York. OFF DOVER, April 7.—Wind. S.W.—Arrived—Patrician, from Calcutta. MUMBLES, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Georgiana Grenfell, from Caldoira. Orr DARTMOUTH, April 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— The Great Victoria, screw steamer, from Melbourne, for London. TORBAY, April 7 . — WindkS.W.—Arrived-31m7 Blake, from London for Bermuda. HOLYHEAD, April 7.—Wind S.—Arrived—Coral Queen, from Liverpool for Matanzas. SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mina, for Quebec. CLYDE, April 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Sydney, from Demerara. Prix, April 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Elizabeth for the West of Africa. PORTSMOUTH, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Her Ma jesty's ship Fury, for London. OFF MOUNT'S BAY, April 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- Urania, from St. Domingo, and sailed for Hamburg; had experienced heavy weather. SOUTHAMPTON, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Gilmore, for Quebec. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, April 9—Montrose, from St. Vincent ;• Jessy, from Guerns e y. Arrived, April 10—Mary Helen, from St. Michael's; Admiral Nelson, from Guernsey. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Amazon, • screw steamer, for Lisbon ; City o. Hamilton, for Quebec—both from London. Anchored—Douglass, from Shields, for Carthagena. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary closed their visit to the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle on Saturday last, having stayed over the Croxton Park Races. Their Royal Highnesses, attended byLadyCaroline Cust and Colonel :Purves, passed through town on Saturday to Cambridge Cottage, Kew, where it is their intention to pass the Easter recess. The Earl and Countess of Cawdor leave town in the course of the week for Stackpole Court, Wales, for the Easter recess. The Countess Cowper and Lady Florence Cowper have arrived at Panshanger from visiting the Earl and Countess Spencer at Althorp Hall. The countess and family intend to remain at Panshanger during the Easter recess. The Earl de Grey and Viscount Goderich have gone on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Sandringham. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter will remain at Burleigh until after the Easter holidays, when they come to London for the season. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., left their residence in Carlton-gardens on Saturday for her ladyship's seat in Somersefshire. The Earl and CauntesB Fitzwilliam and family are not expected to arrive in town till the first week in May. The Countess of Listowel is shortly expected in town from Connamore, Fermoy, county Cork. The Earl. Russell, accompanied by the Countess and Lady Georgiana Russell, has gone to his seat near Stroud, Gloucestershire, where Viscount and Viscountess Amberley and other members of the family are staying. TEA IN A NUTSHELL.—Dr. Attfiield, Director of the Laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, has published a very interesting account of the result of an examination which he has made of the Kola nuts of Western Central Africa. A few ounces of dry hard fragments of these nuts were placed in his hands by Dr. Daniell, who stated that in the fresh state they were largely used as an article of food and medicine by the natives of Western Central Africa ; that he had once partaken of the fresh nut, the effect being that he was kept awake for many hours ; that he therefor e inferred that they. must contain a principle similar to that which exists tea, coffee, &c., namely, thei ne ; and that he had, ta i i n n fact, m by a rough chemical process, succeeded in obtaining the fresh crystals resembling theine in appearance. Asa m nut, Dr. Daniell said, was esteemed of medicine, great value in diarrhoea and affections of the liver;thanatdtthhe n at indeed d e was ed ge nerally or all purposes, it was in the fresh state employed, portions being chewed, the juice swal lowed, and the solid part ejected from the mouth. If the nuts were allowed to become dry, they were consid ere d to have depreciated in value, and were then only chewed by the lower classes of the natives. Dr. Attfield has deter mined the presence of theine in dried Kola nut in the pro portion of about 2 per cent. Coffee contains from .5 to 2.0 and tea from .5 to 3.5 parts in 100. So that the Kola nut really has a considerable food value. The discovery of theine in the food materials of an African race of people is highly interesting. It is well known that coffee, tea, cocoa, matao, Paraguay tea, and guarana, which constitute the beverage of the European, American, and Asiatic peoples, have been selected by an unerring instinct, which has di vined in each plant the remarkable alkaloid, theine. Dif ferent in botanical characters, varied in genera, not very unlike in flavour, they have been instinctively chosen as containing this valuable active principle. The investiga tion of the food value of Kola nut is thus one of particular interest, and which will, we hope, be carried further.— Lancet. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CITY BE NEIyMARKET HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst John Davis (take 4to 1) CITY AND 6trBI7RBAN. Btc 1 agst Grinder (taken and offered) 9to 1 agstniail Train (take 10 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 2to 1 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 7to 2 agst Breadalbane (taken and offered) 12 to 2 agst Broomielaw (taken) 100 to 8 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken). 1000 to 20 agst Zambesi (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Archimedes (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Don Basilic. (taken) CH-ESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 25 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken) 30 to 1 agst Grinder (taken) ao to 1 agst The Clown (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Persuasion (taken) THE DERBY. 6to lon the field (offered) 33 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) rRES FOR 1865. Thirsk Cardiff Epsom Spring Bath Harpenden Epsom Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp Monmouth „ 2l Manchester :Autumn Newmarket. Ist Oct 26 Walsall , 27 Hampton ..................... Newton ..................... 21 Newcastle .................. 27 Odiham ..................... 27 Bidbury ..................... 28 Stockbridg e ............... 29 MST. York Plymouth Lichfield 2B, Devon and Exeter Derby Summor 3O Weymouth Baden 3l Stockton :103ER. LING FIXT Newmarket Craven ...... 17 AP Durham ................... 17 Canterbury Spring ...... 18 Abergavenny ............... 20 la. Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Vincennes Chelmsford Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July, 4 Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB AVG Brighton 1 Brighton Club _ Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 DEPTE Leicester 7 Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond 21 • 25 EADVERTISEMEN; : s.3 " TAT T ERSALL S' TIS S UE ,l —Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place -betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet -street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.G. G. R. OLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, supplied the Latest Edition of " THE SUN " round the Royal. Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock. Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free:— Commissions executed. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1865. 1865 1.864. ... Belfast alld N. Counties 136 Belfast and County Down 49 - Blyth and Tyne . 28 Bmtol and Exeter l2ll Caledonian 2Bll . Cambrian Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 321 Cork and Youghal .. . 6i Cornwall 6si Deeside l7 Dublin & .13e!fast Junction 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 Dublin and 3leath Dub. &Wicklow and Wentd 9ll Furness, &o 5O Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,N rf k.,& E.Union Great Northern 4Ol Great North of Scotland t9 ' (3 t Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll Gt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 3871 Great Western l2CBi Irish North-Western 145 Kent Coast 27 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 Limerick and Ennis... 241 Limerick and Foynes 264 Llanelly Landon & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l London & South-Western 470 Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 267f London, Chatham, & Dover 721, Do. Metropolitan Extension ii 'Lon., 'Tilbury, & Southend .. 421 5 1an.,Sheflield,& Lincolnsh .. 24.4 Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham.. 94 Maryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan 3l Midland (incl. N.-Western) 663 6lidland Gt.Westn. of IrLnd 26 21 Monkland 7ll Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee .. . .. . *lsl N-Eastern and Sto ck. & Darl. 10 0 9 North London North Stafford s h i r e . ...,, 254 Rhymney 191 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset B6 South Devon ..• • . 791 South-Eastern 3OB Taff Vale 57 Ulster lO5l Vale of Clwyd. . lO Vale of Neath 434 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l • Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 274 W. Hartlepool II arbr.&ltail. Whitehaven Junction l2 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction • 261 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish lOB4 Eastern of France 1176 Eastern Bengal ... ..... 110 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1:177 Great Central of Belgium 2ss Great Indian Peninsula 585 Great Luxemboura 134 Great Southetn of India Great Western of Canada 345 Northern of Canada Northern of France 728 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman .. 484 Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 1967 Paris and Orleans 1616 Recife and San Francisco. &c 771 Scinde... Do. Punjab, &c 32 South Austrian. &o .... 1651 Southern of France 123 Victoria Welland West Flanders . .... ...... West &N- Wn. of France X - Z -2,140 2,088 761 774 1,893 1,904 6,4r8 6,166 18,948 17,669 1,813 1,427 334 3,0 133 156 1211 %.82i 81 91 5u 198 663 365 711 373 i 1225 145 8, 641 262 71 44 5831 1095 251 101 113 132} 66 751 308 1051 10 431 31 465 474 1,791 1,607 302 293 1,170 1,134 1,457 1.714 154 .iO6 2,790 3,063 2,765 3 414 9,414 8,812 29,512 28,795 115,2 9 31,413 2,917 2,651 423 490 7.814 8 362 63,90 J 61,411 1,616 1.573 550 660 37,143 37,090 143 182 100 89 816 (47 1 4,312 103,904 1,7.2 1,811 19,790 23.388 16,244 18,7, 6 4,673 4,999 1,750 1.300 954 1,558 17,23) 15,896 1,375 1, 95 1,398 1,434 2,560 2,176 4 ,923 43,817 3,864 4,594 1,6 1 7 1,66) 3,116 2,610 21,592 20.226 57,1 64,249 3,105 3061 7,683 8,48! 1,149 933 5,4:4 6 . 381 5,00 4.821 93 661 4.185 3,792 19,136 20,958 6,363 5,182 2,4 U 2.69 k 166 150 5 t 5 381 1,270 1,118 811 6.8 0380 3.7:7 915 987 790 887 828 30,1 . 82 33,790 76/ 577 605 261 380 331 1851 4,757 3,157 185 4,822 6,4 0 1( 81 5,6.30 5,081 1428 63,841 62,23 s 110 2.724 1687 977 36,249 31,( 64 1335 21 159 25,193 6,2.0 4,886 5531 24,265 16,b18 134 4,704 4.346 79 485 379 3'5 11,443 15,437 91 1,544 2,',76 728 53,066 52,958 44 661 933 491 276 1781 131,016 129,263 1614 67,189 63,198 771 1,679 1,498 105 1,898 2,075 32 253 353 1527 44,873 52,312 770 26,332 26,312 198 13,360 13,195 25 75 9,1 41,516 40,32 The accounts from the manufacturing districts during the past week have, in some instances, been unsatisfactory. At Manchester there has been a N ery limited business transacted in tablecloths and yarns, and prices have, in some instances, shown increased depression. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, however, has slightly improved, consequent upon the fine weather, while in the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there has been no material alteration. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, a more favourable tone has also prevailed. FRENCH VIEW OF THE OXFORD AND CAM BRIDGE BOAT RACE.—The following remarks of the Siecle respecting the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race may afford some amusement :—" The great question that agitates the English mind just at the present moment is this—will the students of Oxford or those of Cambridge be the conquerors in the approaching regatta on the Thames ? For several years Oxford has been victorious, and Cam bridge on this particular occasion is determined to make unheard-of efforts to carry off the prize-cup (coupe d'hon neur.) The two crews that are about to compete are already housed in two separate hotels in the village of Putney, where the regatta is to come off. Placed under a most severe system of training, sent to bed at twilight and made to rise at dawn, drinking neither beer nor any spi rituous liquor, bent over their oars twice every day, gain ing little by little in the rapidity of their stroke,tinfgaug ing their strength, and in recovering their wind, these young men are going through a novitiate which in all re spects, save the religious ceremony, recalls to memory the ordeal of the wrestlers in the games of ancient Greece. Le Sport, in this sense, contributes essentially to the strength of a nation. It is not in this way that we practise it in France—it is not very likely that the boating men of the Seine and Marne, even in the hope of winning the most splendid of cups, will ever submit to the training of the boating men of Cambridge and Oxford.. _ THE NEW ITALIAN LOAN.—The Italia of the sth says :—" The loan appears to have been finally conceded to Baron Rothschild, ono half at the rate of 59 per cent., other being thrown open to public subscription. This accounts to a certain extent for the rise in our funds. No thing certain is known as to the rate for the public subscrip tion ; but the Government will probably notify the same to us as soon as Baron Rothschild will have somewhat raised the Italian credit. The action for libel brought by Signor Signor Sella against the responsible editor of the Monarchic' Italiana, will come off on Thursday, the 13th inst." 1014 4