The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

7 t • ... „.,...._. ....000••••••0y....-0.01010•••000000010.1 XONEy MARKET SHARE MARKETS—This day. _._:...._......__ AN D ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. C COBEILERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, ........... 'p a id . ' Closing I Business — so-- Share! Railways. Price. done. .....- 13.14 Bir., Wol., & Sti - Val.. all - - TWELVE O'CLOCK. st Blyth and Tyne - - . In the discount market the supplies of floating t Bristol and Exeter capital are very small, which induces e st Caledonian llO 130 131 130 f 50 Cork and Bandon all - - brokers to re al • fuse to 20 Cornwall all 1/ 81 negotiate even the finest bills below the A. gets no div 10 Do. A .11 - official quotations of 4i. per cent. The demand for 10 Do. B L paid to all - - acco `i e l e l6 n p. at Dublin & Belfast Juno . all 62 (6 3g. tranodation, however, is by no means large, con sequent 25 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. all 16 17 on the important curtailment of trade,which st Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 90 92 has been • at Glasgow &S. We stern 100 106 1 8 • going on for some time past. a t Great Eastern, Ord. el k 00 416 471 47 , ri, e at Do. E. Angl. at No. `! 100 7 ICO . , In share list of the London and Mediterranean Ba n k • • at Great North of Scotland - On will close on Tuesday next for London, Wed- Great Northern ICO 130 13t 131 Desd a 100 11.5 147 y next for the country, and Thursday next for ; t 13:. 1 ...t0& 1 0 131 33 the ds • continent ; that of the Ottoman Company on t Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 40 - - Wed st GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 16 98 Wednesday next ; and that of the Brighton Arcade at Gt. `Neste n -Original 1 0 74 26 73 4 Corn at 0 . soua Rail gua. 1(0 -- - re, Pall on Wednesday next for London, and Do. h Wales Thursday next for the country. et D o W. Mid.- Oxiord 100 51 53 at Do Newpot lOO 46 49 in- The subscription list for the New Imperial Otto- 1)0: He , eford ..... „ 100 102 104 at Lace ishire &Yorkshire 100 1211 12 I 1211 at- ' n ail Five per Cent. Loan is to close on Monday for London l43ndon and Blackwali IGO 87 4 68 08 for and the country. at L on ., Brigh.,& S Coast 101 106 I at L o n chat., and Dover 100 41 93 42 11 About £155,000 in bar oldwas taken into the g . st Lon. & north Western 100 1214 122 1211 2 Bank yesterday. at Lon. & South Western 100 98 99 98 1 at Man., Shel., & Lincoln 100 611 626 In the Foreien Exchan ge s yesterday afternoon 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - °nthe re vi _ _ - - - .11 1371 133 1376 7 •,..„ .as an upward movement, the demand for at Metropolitan ity 'ails being very limited. 10 Do. New 4i 3 34p 78 1341 1351 1341 4 at Slid and y.ai. Sin • ce Saturday last the imports of specie st i Do, Birmo ..4Dby 100 105 IC7 eft have amounted to £178,900, and the exports to 25 Mi lt. Gt.hares. lreland all all - - 11C 1 £614,250. 25 gid Kent - - On Mr. North British • Thomas W. Kennard, the engineer in chief at Do. Ed.,100 51 55 Pth ~& Dun. 100 z 4 26 of the Atl • antic and Great Western Railway Com- st Nth. Eastern Berwick 100 110 111 1031 9 55 Do G.NI•E purchase 16.13.4 - - p xl - Pally, h a • ving arrived in England, a meeting of the al E O O . . y o e r t IGO 102 113 1011 1 :ed holders of bonds, debentures, and shares of the at Do. Carlisle - - Ile Of e°lllPanYonda will be held at the London Tavern on 22 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 37 38 371 25 Da. do. 1855-58 2l - - P M y, the 15th instant, at one o'clock, to re- 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l4 91 101 pl 4 .61 ceive a t North London a report as to the position and prospects of 10 Do. New lO ) 116 116 117 all - 'al the company. 10 Do. do. 1804 at North Staffordshire ad The Land M Mortgage Bank of India have just 10 N. &S. W. Junction to issued a notice that they are prepared to issue deben- at Scottish Cntral Scot. N. E • Aber. stock 100 49 51 • L rs. . tur es in bonds to bearer of £2O, £lOO, £ and at Io• scot, mid. stack- 100 - - eV £ l ,OOO, each redeemable at par within 30 years by 10 sh-ews & VVelchpool all - - at shropshire Union ni- h alf -yearly dr • drawings. The interest is 5 per cent. at South Devon at South E stern lt 0 86 86; 851 0 1' every £lOO . in Per ann um, an d the price of issue £B7 for 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 84 9, at Taff V a l e lOO 155 153 10 Da C ; 11- st Vale or N eat h at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - the Two O'CLOCK. at IVest Cornwall lOO 46 49 474 7 iy• At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele- at Willio.aitliert).e7el emH ardz It roj 75 78 Jes gram, th e F renc h 3 per C ent R entes were 67f. 55c. at Do. A redeematle e lOO - - Two O'CLOCK. At Paris to-clay, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 55c. Firmness. The English Funds have remained stationary, from the commencement to the termination of busi ness, and there have been comparatively few bar gains. Consols are 90* for money, and 90* 91 for June. The New Threes and Reduced are 884 I; India 5 per Cents., 106+ ; and Exchequer Bills, 6 8. prem. FGeneral heaviness and dulness prevailed in the oreign Market. T ur ki sh 6 per Cents., 1862, are i Greek, ; do. Con so lide s, 52+ ; Mexican, 26* ; 20* ; Spanish P ass i ve , 30+ ; d o . Certifi c4 sates 16+ ; Itali an, 64* ; and Confederate Lo an , 1 15. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been en a very li m it e d scale. Caledonian and Mid land have each declined I, and Metropolitan 4. The Foreign and C o l on i a l li nes rema i n i nactive at about previous quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and in ua_soine instances are a shade flatter. th. , 6llls .ioized are the current quotations for some of 11 ' Principal new projects. Ottoman Company, Princip a l ;Moore, M'Queen, and Co., 2 2* prem. ; Colones and Mediterranean Bank, 1* 2 prem. ; Ndoloni a l s outil and General Land Credit, 22* prem. ; i t ' A jrioan. Land, 2 3 prem. ; Lion Brewery, "Z prem. ; pre m 1-, Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 33i reehold and General Investment, * 1* ...Plymouth Shipbuilding Company, * 1* preen, ; I ron d ol t° dae Janeiro Gas, 11* prem. ; ussian 1 P 2 prem. a nY, 31 41 prem. ; Estates Investment, 1 . ; Prem. a nd Imperial Ottoman Loan, 14 2* BRITISR FU NDS —CLOSING PRICES. , Go'rEitxv.vr P IT ND 8 . e nor Cent. Consols , _9oi- IDo. Account, May .. ........................ ( 11 iepewr 3Cpeertoßeendtn.c ecl. B6* l ieW 21 per Cent. Jana . . 1894 Bll I Annuitiesl)o. 5 r Cent. Jan. 1873 .. . . 30 y expire sth Jan., 1880 • Do. for 30 yrrs'ex April, 1885 13 ° (Red Sea Telegraph , Aug., 1908„ Ezehl3 15-16 -equer Bills, £l,OOO, per Cent — Do. Do. £5OO .................. £ lO O and £2OO p m 138 ', 1 * of Englan Stock, 5! p er Cent i.„% j° 4Accountd GOVEENMENT SECURITIES. • -11,diall Stock, 10i per Cent., A.pril 1.374 I'o- Account . ...... . 1 - 0 - 61 I 5 per Cent. jul.y 18'7'0 D 0 Account .. ~ ~, _. AD. 4 per Cent.,...0c.t.. . 1 . 388 Do. per _— Do. Enfaced Pap; 4 per Cent .1 ) , 0 - 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ",,e• 6 1 per Cet., May 1879 1)."°Do, Boer Cent, Aug. 1.866 — ' 1,1 8, £l,OOO -0 . %Icier £l,OOO .............. raziliaPn°sltlGN 4llBtriau Bonds,- Cent _ t .. o per P UNDS—CLOSING PRICES. per , Cent . , ___.- 1)° . It per Cent., 1852-58-60 82 13 °' 1863 11,en08 Ayres 6 per Cent — 0—?„I'''0 Account ... ... , ... .. . ........ . --(HaI per Cent: ... ............ 3 . per Cent ) tt per Cent C j) , O ' 4 i Per Cent ...... o.ooibutia 6 ,Per Cent.. C uba, 6 per Cent. 13n° per Cent., 186 i I) 1) - 'crip, £55 paid .. 441.18 h 3 per Cent., 1825 Do, 1 per Cent, 1863, ... , ..... . I), j° ' 5 . Per Cent., 1773-77, X 25 paid Dogs Principalities Dot.% d &I,lla-dor relw 6O;;;;Olida7ed,.l. per Cent — .'6750 .7 Provisional Land Warrant 1, 1/ti a4 7 per Cent ;6 '-',O Second Issue ........................... _ 4'o £lOO Bonds sue . Du. 18.6.4 i) n ° 9- 00 Bolas .. .. ---" ' e riP, -f.,56 paid .. .. . Creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons .1-'5,1D0• Coupons - 3-_- _ tillaAccount t oroala 5 pe;..den.t. Do. 1839 and 1850 .......... - ... Italian 5 per Cent (Maremman.a Railway) 70 Do 1865 .. -• . .... s 0 Scrip, £421 paid 19exican 3 per C ent. (its o. I o. Account .......................... 261 ~, Dc Ti6i ........ .. ............ 251 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-F.renh ............ Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e ........... Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid. ...... New Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent, ............. DoGranada .................................... Do 2 per Cent ............................... Deferred ................................. PeruDo Land Warrants (Hectares) ......... vian Geer Cent. ........................ DoDo 3 pernt. (I.hibarren) Dol per Cent., 1862 ..................... . Account Portuguese per Cent., 1853 Do. Account DoDo 8 per Cent., 1856, 7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Account kiesian 5 per Cent., 1 822, £ . St, Do 11 per Cent 1850 ...... . -1 D e 1860 ..................... Do 3 per Cent., 1859 ..................... 7i_ 90} 1) ° 5 per Cent., 1862 ..................... 8 t D o 13 • • 1864 ................... .. gardintan 5 per Cent ........................... nu:1)0 Account .. . .............................. ish 3 p e r Cent . . ............................ -Po New Deferred ........................... Do 4-eco-unt .................................... --'e Passive .............................. —. . . Ac t - .............. 30i / * iii • co unt .. .......................... Ntnisla Cert. of COlll3 n.ot funded. ......... T R 13° ACCOUEtt . . . ............................ 161 --wedish 4 per Cent, . ........................ „ 1) , 1 ,,, ° : 4 , - 1 Per Cent 1864 ..................... - h —ms u 6 per Cent. 1854 .... . ................ , Account ................... 701 r 0 1113° Per Celli: .... ............................... Do A coeu t ........... ....,1, , n ...................... Do' ' Per Cent. 1.862 ........................ 0 ACC° ......... 721 I 'on ....................... r.,0. £lOO 80n d5............ 73 ' ..i.k, 6.................. Iro Per Cent. 1863 .. „ .................... 0 Super ila d, 4 per Cent ................ Do,tiezuela Cent. ........................ .lecelint ............................... ri- Per Cent, 1862 ........................ __. _ t° e- Account ................................. ii 91,1. 6 per Cent.,1864 °' li Per Cent ............................. 44stri,Dividends on the above payable in London. -41 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... e g . ia , , _ bute,2,,41 Per cent., Ex. 25f. t o. I Per Cent,' Ex. 12 Guil I j.Per Cent. Certifi,...te s 961 Ile. Reute 3 C t — N. A., 8, per Cent. D 0 hap- r'eemout ......................... _ oZz_Per Ceti., fi6i, x. 251. °lllat O'CLOCK. TWO o rkso t4 D 90 0 j i „,_ . ~,_.• ........................... __l h 4. ettleinent . ..... BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1 00 Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 55 68 at Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent lOO 1021 1034 20 Do. shares 2. pr ip 'i Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 4 10 Do Preference all ei 96 100 J Buff.,Brant,&Goderich tuo 6 b. 1 872 BO t Do p. . m do. ds July 1 , 1873 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June ), 1574 100 et Calcutta & t 4. E., lim lOO 99 101 at e Town & Dock, gn lOO 75 85 00 Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p! all It 1 103 at East. Ben.;al, gu '5 do 100 102 103 at East India n , gu . 5 p.c. 100 101 105 1031 431 20 Do. J Extension at Grand Trunk of C ana d t 100 184 19, 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all f 5 88 ICO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred all 54 56 1!0 Do. 2d Pr.f. Bonds:. all 55 57 '6 100 Do. do. deterred all 47 43 100 Do. 2cl Pref. stock all 45 43 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lO3 104 105 103; 20 'o. Gus. 5 per cent l2 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 2 4 a p 2 1 at Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 p 41 er cent at D per cent 10) st Do 204 Great W. a. of Canada,. all 101 104 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 all 88 12 lOC Do. 5: do. pay. 1877-8 all 78 82 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 4 4et at Madras, gm. 5 p.c 100 102 10:1 1014 at Do. 41 do too 94 96 at Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 et Melb . Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all 64 60 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B at I.lll.C'da, pc lst pf.tds 10.) 82 84 at Scindc 100 1014 1026 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do t d . 4 2 d pr at Do. Puniaub.... 0.0 100 1014 1026 102 at Do.lndus St. Fl o 04 100 94 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31.1872 100 - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-14 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lco 9! 94 D.'. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 92 04 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 83 831 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 104 105 Do. do: 1190-1 100 Ics 107 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 1071 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 104 106 911 6 Do. 1878, do. 100 IC9 112 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1178 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. lb 101, 107 109 Natal LI ov. a per cent lOO 102 103 N. B. Gov. 6p. c.Ja. &J uly 100 92 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 00 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 021 2 1 New . Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent-- 100 88 90 Nova So,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do. A pril & Oct lOO 107 108 1074 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consul. bold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 SI, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 575 685 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 19 21 East Cara:ton 2.14.6 14 15 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 64 7 East Grenville East Love.l 2.13.6 10 11 E. "VV'l Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.6 31 41 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 4 6 4 Gnat L ixey, limited all 161 171 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 1/ 2 1 G. Wheal Vor (Heist so 40 301 319 301 1 GrenviLe 7.8.3 4 49 Herod's Foot .. 8.13 85 36 llingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret , Uny Lelant 94 3 7 Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 51 4 M wyndy iron Ore, lim 21 11 Of Nangiles New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan 3.10.6 4 North Wheal Crotty • - Prosper United: 7.1.6 3 34 Pr vidence UnyLglant 10.6.7 31 33 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 520 530 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park . 30 17 6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 141 15 West i assett (Mogan W. Caradon (L.skeard 9 6 S West Chiverton ll 574 02, West Seton 471 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 Wiles Ludo..tt 3.12.8 Wheal !Vary Ann (Men 8 11. 13 Wheal Sarni Wheal Trelawney (Lig 7 19 20 Wheal • 4 rICE;FIMENCIG SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 90 1 tireat Eastern, E. Counties EL, No. 2, 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. L^ndon, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 i Midland Bradford Pref. stock, 92f Nottngham and Grantham It. & G, 1301 FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Bahia and San Francisco k ii.n.) gum. 7 per cent,, 144 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 22 reat Luxembourg, 141 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 FOREIGN MINES, Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, Fortuna (Um.), 36 St. John del Rey (lira.), 32 United Mexican, 11w. , 4i Waahoe Gold, Um., Ditto (£3 6 BANKS., &gra and Masterman's, lira., 1201 20 Ditto, new,:6o A Mance itm.). 321 3 Anglo Austrian, 71 Bank of British Columbia. 16 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 431 City, 115, Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lira., i2l Hindustan, china. and Japan (Han.), 22 Imperial Bank, lira., 291 Imperial Ottoman, 18 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London and Brazilian (lim.), 44/ London and County, 771 London Joint Stock, 501 50 London and %1 estminster, 95/ Midland Bank, lira.. 18 i Oriental Bank Corporation. 5311 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 2 South Eastern, lira., Standard of British South Africa, Um., 221 Union of Australia, 551 Union of London, 511 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 68} MISCELLANEOUS. CAiutystorailitonnlon R rt. Land ty, 2 t r d r a o n p d er Fin 11 r.J City Offices, Urn., 4i Contract torporation, Um, I Cr b e b d w i t n e i B e lf r and Mobilier of England, 8 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 3 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 51 I International Contract, Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavonr), Ditto ,6 per ce n t . Bonds, reclaim. 1870, leaned 90, €2j Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 8 it National Discount Company, Um., 15 1 Oriental Financial, lira, 21 Rio de Janeiro City improvements. lim., Ditto Trust and A (.£7, 5} gency of Australasia, 11m.;li 11 0 At ) 11 ' . ill Laa all si o as' kala 00 j III tiva tb° THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EV ENING, MAY 6, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SHAFT° V. SHAFTO. This was a petition presented by the wife, praying for dissolution of marriage, on the grounds of cruelty, deser tion, and adultery. The respondent was a retired captain, and the petitioner a lady of independent property. The marriage having been proved, Mrs. Shafto, the petitioner, was examined to prove the desertion. She said—l was at Berwick-on-Tweed in 1861, very unwell. My husband was with me for about 12 months. We had a house of our own there. In conse quence of the state of my health I went to consult Dr. Simpson at Edinburgh. I wont with my husband's con sent, but he refused to go with me. He was then living upon my means, with the exception of a small alldwance from his father. A lady living in the town, then quite a stranger to me, thought I was too ill to go alone, and she accompanied me to Edinburgh. I resided at an hotel two months in a very dangerous condition, but my husband came but once to see me, and then he only stayed about ten minutes. As I was informed mine would be a long and tedious illness, I returned to Berwick. I got there in August of the same year, and soon after my hus band told me he hadlet thehouse and that Imust remove. I objected, but he told me he was master, and, I mustgo. I had to remove in about two days although I was very weak,and in a day or so after that the new tenants took possession of our house. My husband told me to go to Gilsland in Cum berland, and that he would come to me. He did not. I received a letter from him telling me that he had gone to Norway, and that he would never see me more. 1 enclosed it to his father, and implored him to come to me. He did so, and in a very short time I left Gilsland with him for his house in Carlisle, where I have remained ever since except occasionally visiting my friends. I received one letter from my husband in November, 1862, but with that exception I have never seen him but once, and then it was by accident, and he did not speak to me. Harriet Manning said—l lived at Priory-grove, Bromp ton. A lady and gentleman also lived in the house, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour. [A photograph of Captain Shafto was here handed to the witness.] I identify this as the portrait of Mr. Seymour. Mr. Shafto, sen., proved the photograph to be that of his son, the respondent. The witness Manning was then asked to look at the pe titioner, and say whether she was the person living with Mr. Seymour as his wife. Having done so she said she was not. Dr. Spinks said he proposed now to prove the adultery at Southend if the court thought it necessary. The learned Judge thought that quite unnecessary. The allegations in the petition had all been made out, and he should grant a decree nisi, with costs. Dr. Spinks made an application for the custody of the children. Tho learned Judge directed them to remain with the petitioner until further orders. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) SCENE LN COURT-EWINS V. WYATT. This was an action upon a bond, Mr. Beard appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Louis Lewis representing defendant. Mr. Beard produced the bond, which was handed up to the Court, and his Honour asked what could be the defence? Mr. Lewis said that when the agreement was first made it was in blanks, and certain words had been put in since. His Honour—l shall not believe it. Mr. Beard—Now, Mr. Lewis, you hear this statement. Plaintiff—lt is utterly untrue. That agreement was properly made out, and has not had a dot put in since. His Honour—Look at the stamp on the back, Mr. Lewis, and tell me how it could have been altered. Mr. Lewis—Your Honour will see that I am only acting up to my instructions. I have evidence in court to show that considerable additions have been made. A witness for defendant—And I can swear that all one side was not in when the agreement was read over to me. His Honour—Now, Mr. Lewis, you have your'duty to perform, and I have mine. I have carefully looked at the agreement, and if defendant and his witness get into the witness-box and swear that additions have been made to it, I shall commit them to the Old Bailey for trial for perjury. At this announcement the defendant quickly left the witness-box, and went out into the body of the court. Mr. Beard—You see, sir, that defendant declines to be sworn now. Mr. Lewis pointed out to the court that he was merely the mouthpiece of his client, and had to obey his instruc tions. At the same time he wished to say, in justice to his client, that he believed the bond was a good one, and all properly made. His Honour—Oh, certainly ; you have your duty to perform, but I have a duty also to the public, and I shall do it. Look at the bond. Mr. Lewis—l feel, sir, that I must submit to a verdict. Verdict for the plaintiff, with full costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CURIOUS CASE OF NEGLECTING TO MAINTAIN A WIFE. —James Terrell was charged with neglecting to maintain his wife, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of St. Martin's. When the prisoner was first brought before the magis trate the case was proved against him by Mr. Bowman, the relieving officer of St. Martin's. He then declared with an oath, that he would never contribute a farthing towards his wife's support as she had not been faithful. He con- ducted himself in such a manner that the magistrate had some doubts as to his sanity, and remanded him for a week that the state of his mind might be inquired into. When he was being taken from the cells by Barns, the gaoler, and Sherwin, the assistant-gaoler, he became very violent, and broke from them andliashed his head against the wall. However, he was at last got into the van. On being brought up the following certificate was handed to the magistrate - " House of Detention.—l certify that James Turrell has been in a low and desponding state since his admission, and that he tried to commit suicide a few days ago. He has shown no other symptoms of insanity. " Wm. SMILES, M.D." Mr. Leonard, the medical officer of the parish, with Dr. Duncan, of Great Marlborough-street—the latter gentleman being specially called in—examined the prisoner, at the request of the magistrate, and both being of opinion the prisoner was not in a fit state to go at large, the magistrate discharged him, and Mr. Bowman took him to a cab in waiting to convey him to Hanwell. As soon as the pri soner wes put in the cab a young woman wearing a profu sion of ringlets, and with whom the prisoner has been cohabiting, tried to follow him, but was prevented, the wife of the prisoner being present. The young woman, however, followed in a second cab all the way to Hanwell, making every effort to speak to the prisoner, and not for getting to abuse Mr. Bowman. ing the home prepared for her mother, and that it was time the prosecutor was married to save the remainder of his property. Other evidence against the prisoner was given, and Mr. Partridge remanded her for a week to enable the police to complete the case. Fall of a Mill, Loss of Three Lives, and Wonderful Rescue. On Thursday afternoon a fearful catastrophe occurred in Gaythorn, Manchester, a portion of the mill owned by Mr. James Fernley having suddenly given way and buried four workmen in the ruins. The mill is of very spacious dimen sions, being eight storeys high, and extending the entire length from: Gaythorne to Finch-street. The building was erected in 1817, we believe, as a cotton mill, and :was partially destroyed by fire in 1848, since which period it has been used occasionally for warehousing purposes, &c., and has undergone frequent repairs. Lately a part of the building has been leased to Mr. Bentley, calenderer, and was being fitted up with engines required in the business by that gentleman. A Umber of men had been employed on the building for some time past strengthen ing that portion of it which abuts on Finch-street, and on Thursday a number of bricksetters and labourers were occupied at this work, without any apprehension of the fatal event that was to take place. In the afternoon there were six men so engaged, two of whom had left for tea, leaving four others behind. They were on the first floor when, shortly after four o'clock, a dreadful crash took place, and they were instantly crushed between the ruins of the fallen building, which was rent from top to basement. A large body of labourers were speedily set to work to clear away the debris. The names of the men who were missing are:-James Jackson, bricksetter, married, but no family ; Martin M'Garry, labourer, married ; Michael White, labourer, married, leaves a widow and six children ; Denis Cluney, labourer, married. Many tons of rubbish had been removed before any trace of the un fortunate men was found, but at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock a jacket, which was identified, as belonging to White, was come upon, as were also his tea can and the remnants of seme bread and butter. About a quarter past 9 the body of Jackson was discovered. The body was removed to the Oxford-road Inn ; Jackson's watch was still going. Con tinuing their labour, the men at length heard the sound of a voice, and it proved to be that of Denis Cluney. The poor fellow told his name, and begged that some one would take the weight from off his head. He was rescued, and removed to the Royal Infirmary. Immediately after him the body of Michael White was recovered, and that of M'Garry alone remained beneath the ruins. The men were in the em ployment of Messrs. David Cochrane and Co., contractors, of Gloucester-street. Four children, one of 10 months old, who was in a perambulator and in charge of a little girl of five years, narrowly escaped with their lives, as they were close to the building when the fatality happened. Yester day morning, about nine o'clock, the body of the fourth man, Martin MGarry, was recovered. Denis Cluney, who was taken to the Royal Infirmary on Thursday night, has since died. The inquest on the bodies of the four men was to be opened yesterday afternoon before Mr. Herbert, the city coroner. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Miles Opened. Railways. 1865. 1864. Belfast and N. Counties ..... lOO 100 Belfast and Comity Down 49 .19 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} Caledonian 2Bll 2621 Cambrian Com. el mouth Ii & Penrlth Cockermouth and Workin Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6i 6 Cornwall 6 51 65 Deeside • 17 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Dublin and 31eath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 91 1 Furness, &o 5O 5 , Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrf k.,&E. Union Great Northern 4 04 365 Great North of Scotland 99 99 Lit. Northn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 It.Southn. & Westn.(lrlud.) 38;1 473 1 Great Western 12 68 1225 flu!I & Hornsea _ ___ Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 1171 1171 Inverness & Perth Junction 119} 119} Irish North-Western 145 145 Kent Coast 27 27 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 402 Limerick and Ennis... 241 24 Limerick and Foynes 2 61 26} Llanelly 461 463 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western 12741 12521 London and Blackwall at 61 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &8. Coast 267/ 261 g London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 724 Do. Metropolitan Extension 11/ 104 Lon., Tilbury, & Southend lian.,Sheflieml, & Lincolnah Manch. S. J un.& A ltrincham liaryport and Carlisle - 28 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 663} 611 Hid land Gt. Westn. of hind 262 264 lionkland 7l} 71/ lionmouthsh. Bail. & Canal 44 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee _ N-Eastern and Stock. tlt DarL 10:9 North London 9 North Staffordshire 251 Rhymney l9/ Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 66 Receipts. ie . 18C5 1864. 1,986 1.8(.9 818 7 3 2,330 1,981 7,151 6,6 8 18,511 17,26 1,827 1,457 215 337 303 380 330 20 i 181 1,8.3 1.728 356 299 1,401 1.166 1,775 1.528 361 288 3,10 3.181 2,966 3.439 9,03 9,367 33,444 32,827 87,04 33,025 1,7t4 1,649 704 555 9,869 8.881. 71,3 0 6 ',277 106 1,694 1,376 3,. 35 1,361 1,899 1,83) 1,2..0 b3O 38.546 37,513 287 191 166 35 950 685 461 441 111,492 103,9,0 1,893 1,859 27,11 3 22.132 22 649 17,899 5,963 5,331 2,20 1,400 1,666 1,411 18,231 17, 22 1,439 1,338 1,451 1,605 2,745 2,4.415 45,8 5 46,761 5,552 5.467 1,539 1,63, 2,897 3,049 23.495 21,301 South Devon South-Eastern 3OB Taff Vale 57 60,5..7 88 821 3,339 3,.530 7,928 8.808 1,,41 1,037 5,763 5,574 5,350 5,186 1,068 c 5. 751 4.281 3,664 1095' 9 251 MI 213 138 66 Ulster los} Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 27i 22,3:35 20:411 6,539 5,b38 W.llaztlepool liarbr..tßail iii W'haven,Cleator,& Egrnant 10 Whitchaven Junction l3 Whitchaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 823 Bahia and San Francisco'.... 701 7 6 1 Belgian Eastern J unction.... 264 261 Bombay, Baroda, & Len. India 306 1851 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 1 89 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1 18 1 Eastern 01 France 1176 14Y3 Eastern Bengal ...... East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335 Great Central of Belgium 295 2 - 2 Great Indian Peninsula 590 553 1 Great Luxembourg 134 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 3i5 Madras • 571 44 8 French Theatricals. GRAND OPERA.—The posthumous opera of Meyerbeer, " L'Africaine," has, as our readers are aware, at length made its appearance, after years of anticipation and delays utterly unexampled in operatic annals. Its production must be admitted to have been attended with the greatest disadvan tages ; no work, however, great its genius, could possibly withstands the detrimental effects of the " puff preliminary," so constantly resorted to in its behalf ; for the last five-and-twpity years not a season has passed without a flourish of trumpets in honour of " L'Africaine ;" and the natural result, whilst it has been to stimulate public curiosity, has also been to rouse public expectation to such a pitch that disappointment was nearly ine% itable. When we add that Meyerbeer's invariable practice was to finish his operas whilst they were in the course of rehearsal, and that this, his last performance, lacked the ad vantage of the master's eye and the master's hand, it cannot be felt surprising that though containing many beauties worthy of Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots, L'Africaine cannot be set down as a de cisive and unquestioned success. As for the libretto, it will be sufficient to say that there can be no dif ference of opinion about it ; it is the dullest, Most absurd, prosy, and dreary affair that can be im agined. We will not inflict on our readers a minute description of the plot. The hero is the Portu guese navigator Vasco de Gama, who discovered the passage to India round the Cape of Good Hope, and the whole interest of the story, such as it is, lies in his passion for two ladies—one, Ines, who is the daughter of a Portuguese grandee, the other a sable beauty called Selika. Both Ines and his dusky inamorata embark with Vasco in quest of the " South-East Passage." A storm comes on, which naturally affords an opportunity for a prayer and chorus, and at length the ship (a section of whose deck is represented by the stage) strikes on the -inhospitable shores of Madagascar. After landing, Vasco marries Selika, and is likely to become a Madagascar chieftain, when Ines, who has disappeared after the wreck, is once more intro duced. Vasco immediateiy ceteris agn oscit vestigia fiammx—their mutual passion burns more fiercely than before, and Selika, finding her life is the only obstacle in the way of lovers' happiness, obligingly removes herself by lying down under the deadly shade of the upas-tree, and in a plaintive melody warbles her soul away. On this canvas Meyer beer has composed one of his elaborate parti tions. It is, so to speak, overladen with music, and it is impossible not to suppose that, had the great master been spared to bring out the work himself, he would have reduced the exuberance with a more unsparing hand than any " musical ' executor" would dare to venture on. Thus the first three acts, though there is much that is admirable in all three, produce rather a feeling of exhaustion, and the hearer, when the real beauties of the fourth and fifth acts challenge his wearied attention, is hardly in a condition to appreciate them. The mor ceaux which appeared to produce most impression on the audience were the finale of the first act ; in the second, a duet, admirably sung by Mme. Marie Saxe (the Africaine) and M. Faure ; in the third (the famous ship scene) there is a fine chorus, and a song of M. Faure's, and in the fourth and fifth acts there is hardly a measure that does not tell. One or even two hearings are not sufficient to enable one to form an opinion of its merits—•indeed, we think that to pronounce absolutely on the merits or de merits of a work which has cost a composer such as Meyerbeer years upon years of labour, savours somewhat of impertinence. But of one fact there can be no doubt—that the general effect it has produced is not that which was created by the " Huguenots," " Robert le Diable," or the " Prophete ;" whilst some fanatic admirers of Meyerbeer describe every note in it a chef d'cruvre, others irreverently pro nounce it to be a dead failure. This indiscriminat ing praise appears to us as far from the truth as the equally sweeping censure is unjust—but it will clearly require some time before the music will secure a firm grasp on the public, and his last, as we have intimated before, cannot be regarded as Meyerbeer's greatest work. On the first night the performance closed with a display in very questionable taste. A bust of the matter was brought on the stage, crowned with evergreens, and all the strength of the company waved palm branches over it. This was called in the bills an apotheosis ! The artistes discharged their parts ad mirably ; Naudin and Mlle. Battu (Vasco and Ines) are hardly well suited in their parts ; in the fourth act, however, Naudin had one impassioned burst which " brought down the house." The honours of the evening were for Mme. Marie Saxe, who revealed herself a great artiste ; Faure's per formance is also excellent. The scenery is very grand, but the "ship scene" is a mistake, and its elimination would be a decided improvement. - ITALIAN OPERA.--The director of this house has determined to close the season brilliantly. He has brought out a little divertissement, with smart, crisp, and pretty music, graceful ballerine, and M. Gredelue, a male dancer—an institution against which we protest as a rule—whose agi lity is something perfectly wonderful. He is never still for one moment, and seems the embodiment of motion upon two legs. This little ballet made a decided hit: Its title is " Don Zeffiro. LYRIQUE.—The production of a work by such a master as Verdi is always an importont event in the musical world, and the friends of the composer were sure that " Macbeth" would prove a triumph. Verdi had already achieved a success with " Rigo letto ;" but there isle vast difference between the two pieces : in "Rigoletto" there is love and jealousy; in " Macbeth" ambition and remorse, and the music of Verdi has failed to portray these two pas sions, which are ill suited to the talent of the master, and which should be left to tragedy as too cold and unimpassioned for song. There are undoubtedly many fine passages in this opera, and we may specially mention the scene in the 4th act, where Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep dis turbed by her crime. It is here alone that the talent of the musician rises to the dignity of the subject and the genius of Shakspeare. The role of Lady Macbeth was filled with signal success by Madame Rey-Balla, whose correct singing com pass of voice, and tragic acting won for her the honours of the evening. Ismael, as Macbeth, rendered his part with intelligence and effect. DARING ROBBERY.--A deliberately planned bur glary took place on Wednesday night on the pre mises of Mr. J. H. Allis, jeweller, of Albion-chambers, Small street, Bristol. These chambers are principally occupied as attorneys' offices, and although they form a thorough fare between Broad-street and Small-street they are pri vate property, and at night the entrances from both streets are locked up by a porter who has charge of the premises. The shop of Mr. Allis faces the small-street end of the chambers, and there is an entrance to it both from the street and the chambers. No person resides at the shop or in the offices over it. On tho shop being opened at the usual hour on Thursday morning it was found that two cases, containing gold chains, pencilcases, &c., had been emptied, and the contents carried off. The mode of ingress to the shop was similar to that adopted in tho Cornhill and other jewellery robberies in London.-A rope was found hanging from a round hole in the ceiling, about a foot in diameter, which had been cut from the floor of the office of Mr. Levitt, solicitor, which is directly over Mr. Allis's shop. All the doors and shutters of Mr. Allis's premises were found secure, as they had been loft the previous night, but it was found that the door of Mr. Levitt's office was open, and that the lock had been picked. It would seem, therefore, that tho thieves must have secreted themselves in Albion-chambers before the gates were locked on Wednesday evening, and that during the night they got access to Mr. Levitt's office, made the hole in the ceiling before described, and thus de scended into Mr. Allis's shop by the rope, returning by the same means. Soon after the gates of Albion-chambers were opened' on Thursday morning the porter observed three men come suddenly in view from the Small-street side. His attention was excited, and he was induced to try the doors of Mr. Allis's premises, but finding them all safe he took no further notice till the robbery was discovered. Fortunately a large stock of gold and silver watches placed in three powerful safes was undisturbed. The value of the property stolen is estimated at about £l5O. From the de scription of the men seen by the porter, the police believe they have a clue to the burglars, and that they will soon have them in custody. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premiu m on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small pro fit on the importation of go'd fr,.m the United States. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per m il er!, and the short exchange on London is 13.6 k per .C 1 stcr abo n ni Standard gold at the English Mint price there f ore, is,, -10ths per cent. dearer in London thi.r. hamburg. WESTMINSTER. NOT A LEGAL RELATION.-Lilly Tarlton, a lady-like looking person, was charged with being drunk and riotous in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, and Mr. Cecil Tarlton, "gen tleman," with endeavouring to rescue her and assaulting tho poline. Police-constable 68 B said that, at 8 o'clock last night, he was caned to the Windsor Castle tavern, Vauxhall bridge-road, where he found the female defendant very drunk making a disturbance outside the house. The male defendant, who was there, was also intoxicated. Witness endeavoured to persuade them to go away, but they refused, declaring that they should not until they liked. Witness then took the female into custody, when the male defen dant came in front of him, used bad language, pushed him back, and struck him a violent blow on the chest. Mr. Selfe (to the female)—What have you to say to this ? Female—l was in a fit. Mr. SeHe (to the male)—And what have you to say ? Male—l merely wanted to bring the lady home. I deny the blow. I might have have pushed the constable. Mr. Sells—l see you both give the same name, but different addresses. Are you married or related ? Female—l am married. Gentleman—This is a lady friend of mine, Mr. Selfe—No relation ? Gentleman—Not a legal relation. Mr. Selfe—l see. Further evidence was then given in support of the charge, in the course of which it was clearly sustained. Mr. Selfe—The female defendant is fined ss. or 7 days, the male defendant 40s. or 7 days. The fines were immediately paid. THAMES. TIME HE WAS MARRIED.—Amt Youngdowe, a native of Germany, 34, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a feather-bed, a bolster, and two pillows, valued at .f.. 4 10s., the property of Mr. F. Botterman. Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that the prosecutor was a seaman's boarding-house keeper of No. 6, Rateliff-street, Ratcliff-highway, and was a German. Mr. Botterman was about to get married to a respectable woman, whose daughter was for some time his aervant. The girl who had absconded, and was now supposed to be in Holland, had robbed the prosecutor of about £5O worth of property, and principally through the medium of the prisoner, who had received the property and disposed of it. lie should now make out one clear case and ask for a remand. Julia Regan, of No. 3, Ratcliff-street, stated that on the 26th of last month she saw the prisoner receive a bed, bol ster, and two pillows from a girl in the prosecutor's house. The girl was about thirteen years of age, and brought down the things to the prisoner. Mr. Abbott put in a letter in the German language from the girl to her mother. It was posted in Holland. It commenced thus :—" Dear mother,—l write these few lines in haste. I have left to go to Holland. Don't be angry with me. Your gold watch I have taken out of pawn. The bed was taken to a pawnbroker, and pawned for £2 ss. the two pillows and bolster." Mr. Abbott said the girl had actually assisted in destroy- 2,637 2:643 1051 182 158 320 305 1,718 1,5 6 879 947 4,419 4.314 726 859 916 1, too 821 1,030 27,776 18,657, 727 475 355 355 5,387 8,8.48 6,541 5,037 5,470 4,548 67,348 62,732 3,642 1,56 35,527 2,,219 28 351 22,013 5,918 4,886 24,542 14,086 5,142 4,275 621 451 14,065 13,497 6,502 5.174 Madrid, Saragossa duiiicant (84 650 22,055 23.836 Northern of Uanacla .., 94 91 2,328 1,508 Northern of France ....... 728 728 57,746 52,842 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman ... 484 181 55U 3 6 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn.... 1967 1781 110, 3 43 133,9J4 Paris and Orleans l6ll 1611 71,117 66,904 Recife and San Francisco. &c 774 77} 1,635 1,04: ScLnde. . 105 10a 1,96.1 2,190 Do. Punjab, ctc 3/ 3 2 303 287 - PLYMOUTH, Friday.—The ship Damascus, 964 tons, Capt. Murray, belonging to Messrs. G. Thomp son, jun., and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has passed up Channel for London, from Sydney. She left January 31, rounded Cape Horn Feb. 26, crossed the line March 30, and made the Lizard May 1-90 days. Her cargo includes 300 tons of tallow, hides, and other dead weight, with 2,500 bales of wool and sundries. The nine passengers are Capt. and Mrs. Walker, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Puxley, Miss Bohme, Dr. Bayldon, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Page. She expe rienced moderate weather generally throughout ; passed say 12 icebergs, and had no south-east trades, wind varying from east to north-east. After passing the north-east trades encountered very light winds from all quarters. During the last 12 days in April she experienced light airs and easterly winds, and passed a large number of ships. The Damascus spoke March 13, lat. 30 S., long. 30.10 W., the British ship Andromeda, 29 days from Liverpool for Cal cutta ; 23d, lat. 17.10 S., long. 28.20 W., the brig Ricardo, from Marseilles for Calcutta ; 23d, lat. 17 S., long. 28.10 W., the British ship Countess of Minto, from Liverpool for Bombay ; 31st, lat. 1.32 N., long. 30 W., the American ship Charger, from Boston for San Francisco ; April 19, lat 39.38 N., long. 34 . 38 W., the British ship Mediator, 80 days from Melbourne for London ; 22d, lat. 43.58 N., long. 21.50 W., the Bremen ship Nord Stern, 142 days from Sourabaya for Amsterdam ; 23d, lat. 44.34 N., long. 201 W., the French ship Eclair, from Iquique for Havre ; 23d, lat. 44.34 long. 201 W., the Danish brig Enrico, from Rio Janeiro, for Falmouth ; 24th, lat. 44.55 N., long. 19.46 W., the Dutch ship Doelwijk, from Sourabaya for Rotterdam ; and April 27th, lat. 48.15 N., long. 17.54 W., the British brig Mettle, from Rio Janeiro for Norway. The Damascus left at Sydney the Rifleman, Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinder ella, Liberator, Walter Hood, Strathdon, Stornoway, Queen of the South, and Nourmahal. The Rifleman expected to sail February 1; the Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinderella, and Liberator would follow. The iron clipper ship Corn wallis, 1,214 tons, Capt. Joseph Leeman, R.N.R., belong ing to Messrs. Liston, Young, and Co., of Cannon-street, from London, March 1, bound to Sydney, was spoken March 6, in lat. 3.0 N., long 2.42 W. She encountered westerly winds in the Channel, and a severe gale in the Bay of Biscay, accompanied by a heavy sea, which broke adrift several casks of acids stowed on deck, but did no further damage. Passengers and crew all well. The bark Eaglet, 392 tons register, Captain Joseph Ginder, belong ing to Messrs. F. Campbell and Co., was 18 miles W.S.W. off Start Point yesterday morning, under all plain sail ; wind, southerly, light. She left Cochin on the 17th of December, for London, with a cargo of oil and coir, and spoke, March 14, lat. F5O N., len. 20.38 W., the bark Ham let, 23 days from London, for Madras ; April 4, lat. 28.2 N;, lon. 37.8 W., the brig African, 17 days from Cardiff, \for Jamaica ; and May 2, lat. 48.20 W., lon. 10.50 W., the bark Lady Prudhoe, bound to the westward. The ship Colonial Empire, 1,305 tons, Capt. James Ross, belonging to Messrs. George Thompson and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has passed up Channel for London, with a cargo of 500 tons of iron bark timber, 3,416 bales wool, and sundries, valued in all at £139,100, with 27 cabin and 11 steer age passengers. She left Sydney the 27th of January, and on the 6th February, when to the westward of Anti podes Island, fell in with ice, and continued to pass bergs daily (an occurrence almost unexampled) until near Cape Horn, which was rounded on the 25th. The line was crossed the 28th of March. Frequent protracted calms occurred in the tropics ; light south-east trades ; long variables on the Equator ; the north-east trade winds were so strong that when the ship was in lat. 34 N. her longitude was 50 W. A large number of ships were beating against the easterly winds subsequently experienced. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING.—FRIDAY. One of the most brilliant of the Newmarket spring gatherings has terminated with the éclat with which it commenced. The last race this afternoon, between Diomod and Vixen, in the £lOO handicap, was as fino a struggle as we have seen during the week ; the great match between Provisor and Sidewind, for £l,OOO, alone having an un fortunate termination. The favourite, Provisor, broke a blood vessel in the head while running, and had, of course, to be pulled up, allowing his opponent to canter in alone. The rest of the racing was chiefly remarkable for the suc cesses of Mr. Ten Broeck and Fordham, who almost swept the board, and Koenig had, of course, no difficulty in the Newmarket with his sole opponent, the Caloyer. Newmarket has reaped a rare harvest during the w3ek, and must do its thrifty inhabitants the justice to say that they do not hesitate in putting in the sickle. One thing is deserving of note. We did not hear of the loss of a pocket handkerchief on the Tuesday that witnessed such an invasion - of all classes and degroes into the town. For this we have to thank the Jockey Club, who had se cured the services of Inspector Tanner. His well-known face will, we trust, bo classed among the permanent insti tutions of " head-quarters" for some time. Match, 100 sovs, h ft. R.M. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b . - • (Fordham) 1 Capt. Macholl's Connection, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J.Grimshaw) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Troublesome, who made the running throughout. Connection swerved a few strides from home, and enabled his opponent to win by four lengths. Match, 1,000 sovs ; Bst 101 b each. R.M. Mr. Jackson's Sidewind.. Mr. Craven's Provisor (Doyle) 1 ..(J Goater) 2 Betting-2 to lon Provisor, who got away with a slight advantage, and made the running at a slow pace to half way across the flat, where he broke a blood-vessel in the head ; it was unobserved by Goater until they reached the "Bushes," when he properly stopped his horse and dis mounted, leaving Sidewind to canter home alone. Match, 100 sous, h ft ; last three-quarters of A.M. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Scheldt, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Savile's Kinghorn, 6st 31b (J. Grimshaw) 2 . Betting-5 to 4 agst Kinghorn, and sto 2 agst Scheldt Scheldt got away in front, was never fairly caught, and won by three lengths. Handicap Plate of 100 sow s, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Mr. S. Thellusson's Lord Douglas, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Deacon 1 Mr. G. Angell's Leoville, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Sayers) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Orloff, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Heart&ld 3 The following also ran :—Regina, Dawdle, Lucky Star, Grisette, Clairvoyants, Lyra, and The Turner. Betting-7 to 4 agst Orloff, sto 2 agst Leoville, 6to 1 agst Dawdle, 10 to 1 agst The Turner, 100 to 8 each agst Lucky Star and Clairvoyante, and 20 to 1 agst Lord Douglas. Several failures preceded the actual start, in which Re gina, attended by Leoville and the favourite, got away in front, followed, on the right, by Dawdle and Lord Doug las. On entering the cords Regina dropped back, leaving the issue with the four, and when half-way up Lord Douglas headed his opponents and won very cleverly by half a length ; Orloff finished third, three lengths in their rear; Dawdle was fourth, Clairvoyante fifth, and Lucky Star next ; Regina and Lyra were the last two. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each; 2-yr-olds, 6st 101 b; 3-yr olds, Bst 131 b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Birague, 3 yrs (Fordham) 1 Captain Machell's Revenue, 3 yrs (Edwards) 2 Betting-3 to lon Birague, who took a slight lead at starting, and, improving as he came on, won by six lengths. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 51b; the second saved his stake. D.M. 17 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Koenig (Fordham) 1 Sir J. Hawley's The Caloyer (Wells) 2 Betting-3 to lon Kosnig. They ran abreast for a quarter of a mile, when the favou rite drew away, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and 4-yr-olds. D.M. 7 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Scheldt, 3 yrs, Est 71b (J. Grimshaw 1 Mr. W. Morris's Warrior, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (S. Adams) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Bavarde, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Heartfield) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Warrior, and 2to 1 each agst Scheldt and Bavarde. Scheldt, with a slight lead of Bayard; cut out the work into the cords, where the pair were joined by Warrior; the latter headed Lord Westmoreland's colt half-way up, but failed to reach the leader, who won in a canter by three lengths; a like distance separated the second and third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. R. T. Broeck's Birague, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (car 7st 121 b) (25 sovs) (Fordham) 1 Captain Machell's Tring, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (25 sovs) (Mordal 2 Lord Westmoreland's Sentinel, 3 yrs, ist 101 b (25 sovs) (Morris 3 Mr. C. Bradley's Thai; 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (50 sovs) (H. Bradley) 4 Capt. Handley's Lincoln's-inn colt, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (50 sovs ) ) (li. Grimshaw 5 Sir J. Hawley's Valid; 3 yrs, Bst llb (50 sovs) (Edwards) Betting-2 to 1 agst Birague, 4 to 1 each agst Sentinel and Thais, and 5 to 1 agst Tring. Birague, on the upper ground, made the running, fol lowed by Thais, Tring, and Valide for a quarter of a mile, when the latter was beaten, leaving the finish with the three. At the cords the favourite quitted his followers, and won in a canter by half-a-dozen lengths ; a length and a half divided the second and third. Capt. Machell claimed 1 the winner, and Capt. Handley claimed Thais. liatch-75 sous. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Savile's La Mechante, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) 1 Sir J. liawley's Caryophyllus, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ..... (Wells) 2 The betting opened at 6 to 5 on Caryophyllus, and closed at 11 to 8 on La Mechante. The former led at a wretched pace into the cords, when the favourite, who had been in waiting, came out, and won a fine race by half a length. Plate of 100 so•s, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.M. 19 - .. subs. Mr. Henry's Diomed, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Deacon 1 Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 3 yrs, sst 71b ( Heartfield) 2 Mr. England's Skirmish , 3 yrs, 6st (J. Grimsh aw 3 The following also ran :—Greenland, Menace, Miss Bowzer colt, Lady Valentine, and Orloff. Betting-5 to 2 agst Diomed, 3to 1 agst Skirmish, sto 1 agst Vixen, 6 to 1 agst Miss Bowzer colt, and 8 to 1 agst Lady Valentine. The last named, on leaving the stables, jumped round and bolted into the town. On quitting the post Greenland rushed to the front to make a pace for the favourite, and came on with a clear lead, followed on the lower side by Menace and Miss Bowzer colt, and wide on their left by Diomed, Skirmish, and Vixen to the site of the old Duke's Stand, where Greenland dropped back. Menace then came on in front to the rails, where she gave way to the favourite, who, with Vixen at his quarters, drew away and finished a finely-contested race home, Diomed winning in the last stride by a head; Skirmish finished a bad third; Menace was fourth, and Orloff next. Match-200 E OVS ; h ft. First half of Ab. M. Mr. Preston's Conservative (received) Lord Uxbridge's Experience (dead) (paid) LATEST BETTING EN ROUTE AT CAMBRIDGE. THE CHESTER CUP. sto 2 agst Helen (offered, take 3to 1) 9 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 100 to 8 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Victorious (taken and offered) 100 to 1 "agst Sidewind (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 7to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken) Bto 1 agst The Duke (taken and offered) 22 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 33 to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) 50 to 1 agst Koenig (taken) THE DERBY, 1866. 12 to 1 agst King Hal (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP. 7to 2 agst Helen (taken) Bto 1 agst Ackworth (offered) 100 to 6 agst La Toucques (offered —take 20 to 1) 80 to 1 agst Nuneaton (offered) 40 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel (taken) THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Gladiateur (offered) Bto 1 agst The Duke (offered) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 600 to 12 agst Koenig, (taken) Musical and Theatrical Gossip. (From the Orchestra) It is asserted that Donato is dead. Count Pepoli, the husband of Mdme. Alboni, has become insane in Paris. Signor his medical issofar from being e inai fair way in, w waGyiuogilrenioveeryretgt attendants have resigned resigned nearly all hopes. Paralytic affection of the brain and spine is the malady which threatens to deprive us of our valued tenor. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, had the honour of playing Romeo to Miss Bateman's Juliet, when that lady first came out in America ; and negotiations were even at one time pendent between Booth and Mr. Bateman relative to Booth's appearance in England with the fair impersonator of Leah. It is to be regretted that these ne gotiations came to nothing: he might have been saved a great crime and America a great calamity. The death of Mr. John George Phillimore, Q.C., Reader on Constitutional Law to the Inns of Court, for some time M.P. for Leominster, and an author of repute in the profession, at the premature age of 55, is announced in to-day's Law Times. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. MARSEILLES, May 5. The Ripon, with the above mails, arrived here at 8 a.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. LONDON GAZETTE---Last Evening, LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 5. Apartments Windsor Notice C is as h tl e e reby given will beolotsheadt on n he 10th instant, until furthe r orders. and after FOREIGN-OFFICE, JANUARY 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Frank Ringler Drummond Hay, now her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Crete, to be her Majesty's Consul-General at Tripoli. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint. Charles Hanmer Dickson, Esq ; , now her Majesty's Consul at the ports of Soukhoum Kale and Redoubtliale, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Crete. MARCH 31. The Queen has been graciousl pleased to apoit Sir Edmund Hornby, Knt., late Judge y of the Supreme Con sular Court at Constantinople, to be Judge of the Supreme Court for China and Japan. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, Esq., to be Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court for China and Japan. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint John Fraser, Esq., to be Law Secretary and Registrar of the Supreme Court for China and Japan. APRIL 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed ward Robert Lytton, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Le gation at Lisbon. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward St. John Neale, E sq . , C . 8., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Japan, to be Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at Athens. APRIL 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Fre derick Roberts, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Moscow, MAY 4. to be her Majesty's Consul at Moscow. The Queen has been pleased to - approve of Don Carlos Pedro Schaeffer as Consul-General in London, Don Ignacio Fato as Consul at Liverpool, Don Roderick Kameke as Vice-Consul at Belfast, Don Jose Joel Ellis as Vice-Consul at Bristol, Don Francisco M. Morgan as Vice-Consul at Cardiff, Don Roberto C. Hall as Vice-Consul at Cork, Don Alfredo E. Fox as Vice-Consul at Falmouth, Don Francisco M. Faulkner as Vice-Consul at Folkestone, Don Guillermo Malcolm asVice-Consul at Glasgow, Don Tomas W. Fox as Vice-Consul at Plymouth, Don Vctor`Shakery as Vice- Consul at Liverpool, Don Alfredo L. Hodges as Vice- Consul at Ramsgate, Don Tomas Harling as Vico-Consul at Cowes, Don Jose Clark as Vice-Consul at Southampton, and Don James L. Hart as Vice-Consul in London, for his Majesty the Emperor of Mexico. DOWNING STREET, MAY 3. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Cham bers, Esq., to be one of Her Majesty's Counsel for the Island of Nevis. SCIENCE AND ART 'DEPARTMENT, May 3. MEMORANDUM.— In the Gazette notice (2nd May, 1865) of commissioners appointed by the Queen to promote the success of the Universal Exhibition to be held at Paris, in the year 1867, the name of the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli was inadvertently omitted. BAN KRIJ2 TS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette:— James Holman, linendraper, Salisbury John Kingett, dyer, Bermondsey Josiah Pryce, coal merchant, Swansea George Smith, builder, Bayswater Edward Gould, grocer, Old Kent-road James T. Harben, clerk, Milo-end John Smurthwaite, ship builder Sunderland. Wm. Bowerbank, builder, Penrith, John Sands, chair maker, Kingston-on-Hull. Stephen Warren, bootmaker, Stepney Richard Isaac Beard, printer, Farringdon-street. Ulysses Carapata, gentleman, Stoke Newington, Henry Harrison, grocer, Cheltenham Moses Bath, draper, Melksham, Wiltshire Murthwaite Y. Colquhoun, printer, Liverpool Henry Hunt, commission agent, Derbyshire Thomas Cartwright, ginger beer manufacturer, Derby shire Charles Perry, commercial clerk, Bow, John H. Lance, builder, Stratford William Hilton, yarn agent, Manchester Russell Porter, commission agent, Manchester Abraham Fielden, cotton spinner, Todmorden _ BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. James Wilson, merchant, Russia-row SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander Morton, provision dealer, Glasgow J. Mar Erskine, merchant, Glasgow John Dobie, tobacco manufacturer, Edinburgh COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16} Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 17 11 191 11 191 25 50 25 50 13 91 25 221 25 47 25 50 120 k 11 171 11 14 31 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 45 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 15 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 Marseilles Frank - for; on the Maine 120; Vienna. Trieste — 11 12f Petersburgh - 301 Berlin 47 471 Madrid — Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa — 25 55 25 60 Naples — 25 60 25 65 Palermo Messina Lisbon —51 f Oporto — 511 51i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per 0z.... XS 17 9 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 6,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May 6.—Wind this day at noon—South Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at times. FALmorru, May s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Nicolan s , from Hamburg for Buenos Ayres; King's Head, from Havannah. CARDIFF, May 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charlotte, from Santander ; Favourite, from Pernambuco ; Conference, from Santander. PORTSMOUTH, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Coles, from Cagliari. PLYMOUTH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bella Lubon, from Porto Rico. Sailed—llarveny, for Bombay ; Morri rison, for Adelaide. Pm., May 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Grenada, from Mauritius. LAMLASH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Stella, for St. John's, Newfoundland. HARWICH, May s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tasaleo, for Caldera. OFF TORBAY, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Joh n Brewator, from Colombo. SWANSEA, May 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Williani Jackson, for Valparaiso. OFF PLYMOUTH, May s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Exact, from Cochin. OFF DUNGENNESS, May 3.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived— Marie Auguste, screw steamer, from Singapore for Co penhagen. MUMBLES, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zehlum from Coquimbo. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PORTSMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The troopship, Cospatrick, James A. Elmslie, master, belonging to Messrs. Smith, Fleming, and Co., has arrived at Portsmouth this morning, all well, after a quickpassage of 91 days from Bombay. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH• G RAVESEN D, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May s—Shannon, from Leg horn ; Billow, from Trinidad ; Nora, from Sannesund ; Elisabeth, from Cae n ; Expert, from Newport ; Rescu e, from Guernse y ; Johan na, from Sulina ; Cari, from Tarra g ona ; North Star, from Licata ; Mozart, from Berkianski ; Piqueto Averio, from Terceira. DEAL, Saturday Morning. No arrivals. ANCIENT DWARFS.—History has preserved the name of Conopas, who belonged to Julia, the daughter of Augustus ; ho was two feet nine inches high. She had also a freedmaid called Andromeda, of the same diminutive proportions. Marc Antony had a dwarf below two feet, whom, by way of irony, he called Sisyphus. Augustus exhibited in his plays a certain Lucius, who, as Seutonius relates, was born of honest parents, was less than two feet in height, weighed 17 pounds, and had every strong voice. Augustus caused his statue to be made, and so little did he consider expense that the apples of the eyes were represented by precious stones. This statue, formerly in the cabinet of the kings of France, represented an ill proportioned, ricketty abortion, with nothing of the air of a little adolescent, as natural dwarfs usually have. He might be supposed to be about 30 years old. Tiberius admitted a dwarf to 'his table, and allowed him to ask the boldest questions, which he, taking advantage of, hastened the punishment of more than one state criminal. Domi tian assembled such a number of these little creatures that he formed them into a troop of miniature gladiators. e t po wo i t c e u d b t i h ts at o 3 r la 2 r f i t u . s n l i l n a . x h im ig u h s , and, in truth, we ourselves have seen their , bo ir d h ie e s, tasto for Plinya and nd y M e sa t ar t yc h us e s y ‘ wore us b s o wlr t e h raer us g gentlemen em en and knights of lie embalmed, which testify the same thing.' le and female, from that prince expelled the whole race,meaariog them for traf fic court, upon which the fashion of . r a ll s o t m he e y ; dwarfs continued to the reign of Alexander Severus ; but fic soon ceased throughout the empire. Dublin University Magazine.. M. Louis Blanc has addressed a letter to the London daily newspapers, informing the public that he does not approTe of the assassination of Mr. Lincoln.— The Queen, 'd,