The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMZIERCIAL NTELLIGEN(OB TWELVE O'CLOCK. The aspect of the City shows not the least trace of the panic feeling witnessed last week. Business is being carried on in its usual manner, and there a ppears no sign on the surface of affairs to indicate to the outside public the effect of the great convul alft Which shook to its foundations the great historic d iscount house of Overend, Gurney, and Co. The Bank of England is still the resort of the majority of the public for monetary accommodation, and the demand there is of course very strong, In the open Market the brokers manifest no inclination to take bills which are not very short dated, and the terms are a mere matter of negotiation. There was yesterday a withdrawal from the Bank of £ l B,OOO in gold for the Continent, and £2,000 Was received there. A call, payable on the 7th of June, of £2 per S hare has been made by the directors of the General Credit and Finance Company of London. M l . Young, of the firm of Messrs. Coleman, urquand Young, and Co., has b een appo i nte d °ffieial liquidator of the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association. The amount of the Peruvian Sinking Fund to be Fawn on the Ist of July is £262,250, being for this h alf -year at the rate of 2 1 per cent. on £9,473,000, l'fhich is th e amount now uncancelled of the Peru Five per Cent. Bonds. It is understood that the s ales of guano are increasing. and that there is enough money no w i n h an d f rom t hi s source to pay t he coupons due in July. A call has been made by the directors of the Oriental Commercial Bank of £3 per share upon a ll shares having £4 paid, and of £2 per share UPon all shares having £5 paid, in order to raise all t he shares to one uniform class. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce -51arkets during the last few days has remained very inactive, consequent upon the disturbed state of monetary affairs, and the advance in the rate of discount at the Bank of England. The manager of the Consolidated Discount C ompany has given -notice that the company is continuing its business. o'LooK. According t o R eu t er ' s telegram t T his wo mor C ning, the French Rentes were 64f. sc. Firm. What with the failure of Overend, Gurney, and b e °., and th e stoppage cf the English Joint Stock 4) , a nk, and th e v i olent fluctuation that had taken pla ce • In shares of all descriptions, the completion of " fort nightly settlement had b een an i r k some task skl3 the d ealers, brokers, and their clerks, even where all are heavily engaged with pro forma arrange- I'llents, it is difficult to obtain quotations at which n ew business can b e nego ti a t e d. C onso l s are The atter at 86! for money ; and 851 for 6th June. New Threes and Reduced Annuities are s mar ked 848 85 ; the Annuities 1885, 13 ; Bank Stock o , 2 43 ; I n di a 5 per C ents, lom ; ditto En- Paper, 100 f ; and ditto Bonds, 10s. dis. ti In the Foreign Market Mexican and Spanish are atter , but T ur ki s h have advanced. Spanish Pas iai',lce are 21! 22 ; C ert i ficates, 158 16 ; Mexican, 1 , 4 °11- 16i; ditto N ew , 138 148 ; Greek, 10 11 ; and 5 11 , 1 : k ieh 5 per Cents., 298, 30. United States Bonds, 54 55 ; Erie Shares, 43 45 ; and ' l nnis, 76, 78. Business in the Railway Share Market has been mod erately active, an d p r i ces h ave s li g h tly i mproved. Gre at Northern have advanced £2 ; Lancashire (-'," York s hi re , 15 s . ; Midl an d , 10 s. ; North Eastern Terwick), ss. ; while Metropolitan have de e'l,ted £2. ' -1- he Forei gn an d C o l on i a l li nes s h ow li ttle ariation of importance. Great Luxembour are 4141 g l I ted 12-1 13, and Grand Trunk of Canada 218. ti! a nk and miscellaneous shares are inactive. t iL a lt ° ll of Lond on h ave i mprove d to 52f ; Oriental t ° 5 0. London Chartered of Australia have to — ;lrled to 21! ; Bank of Londo n t o 18} ; Alli ance F 049 20 . Gen era l C re di t are marked f ; Credit p in tl eier and Mobilier of England 81. International -2li 1 4116 ' 4 3 4 ; and National Di scoun t Company A OCIThp -B RITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK D . --,RNMENT FUNDS. er C ent ~. 86 1 b o. A • C onsols Bp e 'l-eeuunt, May 9 B5l f I s le I. Cen t. Reduced /5 4 7} N e w Per Cent B4l 54i Iv 2 0 0 k Per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ 44 b , ; „ Per Cent. Jan. 1873 VG': bies, 30 3rre, expire sth Jan., 1880 .1) (mod 0 yrexre sth April, 1885 l3 ° Sea T ele graph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. elbcl..ner Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. - Bahl9 - or— dis ° £5OO £lOO and £2OO dis - E I sper Cent 0,, . c ng and Stock, 243 414 count (4d i lAN GOVERNME NT S ECURITIES. Don S tock, 10/ per D A ccount Cent., AprillB74 o . 0 0 ' A 5 P e r Cent. J u l y, 1870 lO4l 1 1 0 0 • ' C Per C ent., Oct. 1888 t ertificate s — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 100} C o . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o ' 5 1 Per Cent., May 1879 — °0 beb., 4 Per Cent., Aug. 1866 0 under £l,OOO A 0 .,,„„ FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. .1;Z--"ne R epublic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm itra'tF,i.ati. Bons, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Do. 4n 5 Per Cent — ' D o Per Cent 1852-58-60 D°, lio ~ 1863 671 D o A 1863 DoAccount . . .......................... 81434 c r l P, £45 paid 1-, epos Ayres 6 per Cent — c Olailia.n P r ent. (Deferred 3 p er Cent.) _— ' Per Cent D 'erip, £ 25 paid • D o ' 4 1 Per C ent —dis dis Colo'6.Per Cent (•., , ion iao 6 Per Cent. — ‘ , 41 5 ,- .-. tc $ ° Per Cent _1).t,i!.7 per Cent ,s° Sro. o Bon ssue B2 uo £lOO ds 110 1864 B3l Do ' •n £lOO Bonds n'"?• G.overnment Railway Debentures B6 dis 0. 40 paid reek ri' h 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 10 f D° A -- , \ • Account .„-'O. Coupons 4,,_-'-'O. Account i t : 4 ,, t eraala 5 per Cent. I tl an 5 p Cent 1865 h''o .A.ccOuenr t ke-,,9. Maremmana, Railway 151 161 I le an 3 per Cent 16-k } 6 0. Account „ Do 1864 — Mont 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ii°o4t9vi—deran 6 per Cent., 1,30 paid i t,, orish Imperial 5 per Cent poe,., G ranada l3 irauese 3 per Cent., 1853 ij ° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 448 Account tj e l , a ,, ll 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St I , i 1 Per Cent. 1850 D o ', Per Cent, 1860 0 0 ", Per Cent 1859 5Ol 1 0 0 c ) , Per Cent 1862 B3 41 %.rqi„'" ; Per Cent 1864 B6 13 "''an 5 P e r Cent o 0. Ace() t 'Pant s , nu 0_ 4 Cent Do Account be l iew Def erred 34 DOO teconnt no usive to,i•Accilint ... .. . . .... . 0,,, Cert. of Coup not fumed l 5l I - , %,c, -.Account . 15i lb Eih, h A .................................. _ ,121 0. 4 , ' Per Ceut. v ilri c i a ,l Per Cent. 1864 --` 6 Per Cen t 1854 — 1) () l'ecount ...... . . 84 5 ........... be Ac r C e n t. 18 5 i bo uunt 0 0 Poo 80. a ....::: . : - 12, Per Cent 1862 ............. 62 60 21 414 A__ .bo ,count ......... . 1301 4; . .._.; b o 6 per Cent.,186.3 ... - 9 . 1 30 be A,l,ler Cent., 1 865, paid up Scrip... 2 - ~ Do connt ............. 30 I 1.,. 4 ~,,_ _ .............. Uozuerr uent. Guaranteed — bitt a 3 Per Cent . b o (9 acc ount .. ..... . 1) , per coat . i.....„.., ............. °' 4c connt .1 115'2 00. ii , di . ................... o.} , bnteil ,pivideucis on the above payable in London 1) 0 `i Per °Ant p P I ., lt eer 0 -, a. 12 Guil ent. Certificates it4lN' h ates 3 ' Dont 6 , 8 Per Cent. . A ver Cent. 1861. Ex 25f. -..• -,ceount ' ' • tiol" TWO O'CLOCK. t ., A °I. money .................... ) ......... 86 4 i °Qint 9th inst. ........................ 851 I ct so's YOU R' DOCTOR ?"-MORRISONI3 SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. t ai lt iraye , Bristol and Exeter Caledonian `arnbrian • • , Cork and Bandon... Co ubli w n a M Belfast Juno.. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junol 6.Lon don, scrip Certi., Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ( )rd. ark. Do. E. Angl. st. No. % Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock .. Do. B stock Do. .I\ ew, is. at 25 p u Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxrord Do. Newport Do. Hereford L an ogshire & York siiii•e" LJndon and Blackwalt Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast on., Chat., and Dover Do. Mctrop. Ex. A Lon. & :North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., 8; Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and , ',;t..iohn 7 ;iV'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, tiirmiu . & Derby id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. :Nth. Easteru—BerwW. Do. Ci..N•E purch..t Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ......... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 ...... Do. ao. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock co. Scot, Mid. st.)ck Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern I • 4 taines, Wok., dr Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale ot Neath Waterford & Kilkenny , Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornw.t.ll 100 all 100 100 100 [6.13.4 100 100 100 all €8 90 126 29 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 20 15 dl 111 U 3 37 38 6 7 116 120 1;2 j3l 53 55 5/ 69 3c3 40 34 3i r a id . ' Closing I Bueinesi Price. done. RITIS fi Atlantic& St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, .v Cen.lu. gu. .5 per cent... o. I' shares Bt.ffalo Lake Huron Do Preference But,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 6. E., Rm , a 3 e Town & Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. P East. Ben al, gn, 5 do East L dian, gu. 5 p-e. , _ Do. Extension .. i~randTrunkof Canad s Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds Chaiwe 6 p.c Do. Ist ''ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prtt. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. nd Pref. stook Do. do. deferred D. 4th Pref. stook ~ Do. do. deterred , t. India Pen. gua. 4;.c. o. Goa. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Soul h of India ;0 , 1.5 per cent 1) . 41 per cent Do rea t Wt's. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds- pay. 1873 1 , o. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.., Indian Branch, limited' Nladras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4$ do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. It LC'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do t' Do. Puniaub... • l e Do.lndus St. Flo. COLONIAL GO VEIL', [British Colinabia,6 pert cent., Dec. 31, 1372. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.di July 1877-r,4 Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug.. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. C. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 00. A pl. &Oct . 1690-1900' Do. - do: 1680-9, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9: Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 um, 1000 Ceylon, Nov. 186 S, 6 p.(. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, s p. c, 18;3, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 .. 1 )o. 1882, May 15, Nov. Do. 1805, Feb. .t Atm natal •ov. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.l uly l N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 87, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So .tia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1808-9 Do. 1878& upwards VicAlov. 6 p.o.Ja 44 July Do. do, s pril .34 Oct BRITIS cam. Consol. uld, lira Chiverton Clifford ,%malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist brake wal Is East Bassett (Mogan). , EWA Caradon Easy Carn Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Love,.l E. Wi Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& St.A übyn(G wen. Ur,. at L ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great IVheal G. Wheal Vol' Deist .L. Grenvilie Herod's Foot ..... .• • • Hingston Downs Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley viwyndy Iron Ore, liw New Sewn North Roskear .. N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty • • Prosper United...• • • • • Pr vidence Uny L.lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. ,South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (illogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clog an, lim.. West Bassett (Mogan .. W. Caradun (L4ikeard West Chi rerton ....... . ...... . West Seton ..... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Bedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seto,' ...... ... Wheal Treiawney (Lis. 119 JD DO 91 25 27 119 ;2 9t i 3 56 59 23 121 11 2p, Id b 8 90 tlB 119 )1 2, 68 JO 52 54 5 27 100 108 08 ;0 10d ICB 35} 36i 10 It p' 120 121 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 [OB 112 [lB ;50 66 66 45 48 70 72 8 9 [4O 113 1 3 LO) .03 62 54 lESSIONS. 64 55 98 101 i 4 4iP 8 9 76 80 96 98 60 66 100 102 99 101 tuo 102 18 20 85 67 60 63 55 6) 55 57 50 55 41 41 4.) 44 24 26 104 1 6 1 99 ICI 91 93 I 5& 16 6i Sid 9* V 6 83 -5 11 01 100 101 01 03 86 88 61 63 8 98' 100 97 90 6 t 96 98 T SECUR 92 94 90 I:3 90 93 77 79 76 79 102 164 192 104 102 104 102 104 86 8 ) 102 104 107 1 9 102 I'4 107 1.00 104 106 104 1 06 99 /01 110 03 90 05 876 484 91 98 72 7i 98 10u 98 iOu 104 iC6 102 103 6 7 8 10 520 540 18 19 ai 74 3 Si 3i 4 8 9 3 3j 5 t 21 <•2 38 40 44 5 • 2t 35 40 13 0 32 34 375 400 If 2 5 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 1 t 8 07i 72i 130 140 60 85 20 22 3 b 195 205 13 15 I YttigleEßENcE twARE, Great orthern, 5 per cent., i 09} North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent,, Ditto 4j per cent., rd., 91i rOltEl GN HAIL WAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, lim ., gua. 7 per cent., 14 • ireat Luxembourg, 14 13 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 111 12 Fr)ktEIGN MIN Cape Copper, Hui., 94 Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3f St. John del itey, lim., 50 1 BANE:. A4ra and Masterman's, lira., 36 7 4 5 Alliance, lint.. 20 19 A nglo Austrian, 54 Australasia, 62 Bank of British Columbia, 19 Bank of London. 21 18 j Bank of New Zealand, 18 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chinn, 18 Chartered uer. of India, London, and China, 40 39 City, 2 18} .0 Consolidated Bank, Um., ii 81 European Bank, Urn., 6 5 Hindustan. China, and Japan, Urn., 8 it o, issued at 2 pin., 9 Imperial ottoman, loti Ditto, new, 94 Latin Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 Gondola and Comity, 76 4 London Joint Stock, 45 j 5 London and vl estminster, 931 • oriental Bank Corporation. 50 Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late 0. 002 South Australia. 34} standard of British South Africa, Ditto, issued at 6 pm.. Union of London, 5 I j 24 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gut.., 24 Australian Mort. Laid and Finance, lim., 4j derlin Water Works, lim.. 9 Company of African Merchants, lim., 3 Consolidated Discount, lim . Credit r oncler and Robilier of England, 11 1 1 gen. Credit and Finance 01 London. Dm.. 4 Home and Colonial A ssurance, lim, 24 Hudson's Bay, 16 International Financial Society, Urn,, 3, I London Financial Association. lim., 5 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 34 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 34 National Discount Lompany, LI 13 Ditto, issued at 5 prem.. of which 3,1 is to pay, 5 The Frice of Gold. The nouree of exchange at Y ork on London for hills at 60 days' sight is 100 ) to 107 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importadon of go d from the United States. By advicm from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 Standard gold at the Eng ll,4l Mint price is, therefore, at about 2. loths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. He quotation of gold at Paris is about 41 per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per Z 1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £d a. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe,.rs that gold is about2-laths per cent. dearer in rails tbsu In London. 20 to tOO FOSS: all 14.9.6 18..8.0 8.1u.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.4.0 2.13.0 7.1.6 3.2.6 18.18.9 35.15.6 THE SUN, _LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,' MAY 15, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ifolroyd. IN RE FRAZER-A COLLEGIAN'S HORSE BILL. This bankrupt was described as a gentleman, of Mag dalene Hall, Oxford ; then of Portland-place, Brighton ; then of St. Aiden's College, Birkenhead ; then of St. Peter's College, Cambridge ; then of Haversham ; and now a prisoner for debt in the County Gaol, Bucks; and to day he applied for his release from custody. Amongst the creditors are Mr. Eli Elphick, 77, Rose Hill-terrace, Brighton, £2,109, and many Brighton tradesmen. The total amount of the liabilities is about £2,500. The cause of the failure was the bankrupt's inability to meet two bills Of Exchange to the amount of £2,200 given for certain horses which Mr. Frazer had purchased. Mr. Linklater opposed the application. Mr. Munns, on the part of. the bankrupt, said there were a number of horses which required looking after, and if the bankrupt wet° kept in prison they night be lost to the estate. His Honour saw no reason to depart from the ordinary course, and declined to entertain the application until an assignee was chosen. Application refused. SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Dasent.) THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. RICHARDS. This was an action to recover £l5 18s., money paid to the defendant twice over. Mr. Horace Earle (Ashley and Earle, solicitors to the company, Charles-square, Hoxton), for the plaintiff, said the claim was admitted, but the defendant wished to pay the debt by instalments. He (Mr. Earle) could not con sent to this, nor did he think that his honour would make any such order when he heard the facts. The defendant had sued the Great Eastern Railway Company for damage sustained to certain goods on transit. He received a ver dict, and the company handed over a cheque to Mr. Apps, his attorney, in November 1864. The company appa rently forgot this payment, for on the 24th January, 1865, they handed to Mr. Richards a second cheque for the amount, and defendant kept it. It was rather hard of the defendant, after having been paid his debt twice over to come forward now and ask to be allowed to pay back the money by instalments. Mr. Boyden, for the defendant, said that the company had allowed the matter to stand over for a long time. His Honour asked when Mr. Apps had paid over the first cheque to the defendant? Mr. Apps—Next day. His Honour thought that he should only be acting fairly by making an order that defendant should repay the money in a month, but if he failed to pay, and were brought before the Court under a judgment summons, ho would certainly be sent to prison. He must pay full costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SERI OUSLY WOUNDING A HUSBAND AND WOE. -WillaDi Hill, of 4, Hanover-place, Oxford-street, tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Matthew Dwyer and Ellen Dwyer with a poker and shovel. Matthew Dwyer, whose left hand was badly cut, and right arm bandaged from the wrist to the shoulder, it being badly wounded, said—The prisoner is the landlord of the house I live in, No. 4, Hanover:place. About 10 o'clock last night, while in company of my wife, I knocked at the street door waiting to be admitted. The prisoner's wife said I was a nuisance. I said I should not be if they would give me a latch key ; and I then asked to see the prisoner, so that I might ask: him for a key, when the prisoner came into the passage, and said, "You had better go upstairs, or I'll use the poker, the same as 1 have done to others." I said, " You had better not, or perhaps you will get more than you bargain for." The prisoner then gave me three blows on the back with a poker. My brother-in-law seized the poker from the pri soner, and the prisoner then ran into the parlour and took up the fire-shovel and cut my left hand with it, and after wards gave me three severe cuts on the right arm. My wife was also injured. I was taken to the hospital, as also was my wife, and the prisoner was taken into custody. I have four children and plenty of work to do, -but can't do it owLig to the injuries I have received. Prisoner—Did you not knock your arm through the glass ? Prosecutor—No. Prisoner—l did not have a shovel. Prosecutor—You did. You took it out of the fender. Ellen Dwyer (wife of the last witness, here stepped into the witness-box, her right arm bandaged and badly injured) —I saw the prisoner with a poker in his hand trying to strike my husband, and in trying to pull my husband away the prisoner gave me several blows on the right arm, but I cannot say whether it was done with a poker or shovel. I afterwards went to the hospital, and the doctor says he is afraid that I shall lose my arm. There are three wounds, and a large piece of the flesh cut out. After some further evidence in corroboration, Police constable Redford, du' A, said—After taking the prisoner into custody, and the injured persons to the hospital, I went back, and in the prisoner's room I found a shovel and poker, and found blood on them. Certificates were handed to the magistrate from tho Mid - dlesex Hospital, describing the injuries the persons had received. 87 The prisoner was committed for trial. 92 WESTMINSTER. CHARGE OF WOUNDING AN OLD MAN. —Ann Robinson and Mary Jane Robinson, two stout women, were charged with seriously assaulting and wounding John Caufield, an old man, whose head was wrapped in a linen bandage, and whose head was frightfully disfigured by lacerations. He said he lived in Hooper's-court, in the same house as the prisoners. He came home at nine last night, and was about to enter his room when Ann Robinson struck him with her fist and violently assaulted him, and her sister came out with a poker in her hand and inflicted a 'severe wound upon his head. The police proved finding him bleeding profusely from his wounds and taking the prisoners into custody. Ann Robinson was under the influence of liquor. The prose cutor was perfectly sober. The prisoners said that the prosecutor interfered with them and drew a knife, with which ho attempted to stab Ann Robinson, and then in a subsequent struggle fell and hurt himself as he now appeared. It was declared that he was drunk, and that no poker was used or seen, upon which point there was a conflict of evidence. Prisoners were remanded upon bail for further evidence. THAMES. SANGUINARY AF lMAY.—Williani Pike, a strong, broad shouldered, sunburnt seaman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting and wounding John Watson. The prosecutor, a very tall seaman, with large beard and moustache, and a pale face, whose head was enve loped in several bandages, was in a very feeble condi tion from loss of blood. He said he first made the acquaintance of the prisoner yesterday. At two o'clock this morning he went into the house No. 17, Per severance-place, Palmer's-folly, Radcliff -highway, to treat the people with some rum. He had been staying there a fortnight very ill, and was tolerably well treated while his money lasted. While he was dealing out the rum a row took place between the girls and the prisoner. He did not interfere, but the prisoner called him foul names, and took up a beer can with which he strut& hint a tremendous blow on the head and cut it open. He fell as if shot, and lost a large quantity of blood. He was insensible for some time, and when he recovered he was in the hands of a surgeon. The Prisoner—Did you not ask me to drink some rum ? Witness—Yes, I did. Mr. Partridge—No reason you should strike him. The Prisoner—l did not strike him. One of the girls struck him. I had been stopping with a girl there. He had her acquaintance before me, and he wanted her to stop with him again, which she refused to do. Mr. Partridge—A dispute about a girl, and this is the result. Will you swear that he struck you, Watson. The Prosecutor—No, I will not. Ido not wish to press the charge. Mr. Partridge—The case is dismissed. Charles Stroud, No. 270 K, said that he found the prosecutor in the house, No. 17, Pusianance-place, lying on tho floor and quite insensible. The prisoner Was pointed out as the person who struck him, and he took him into custody. On leaving tho house the prisoner tripped him up and fell upon him. The witness then produced a beer-can. Mr. Partridge—Was it bent like that ? Witness—lt was, sir, and by the blow. The prisoner said I hit him. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 405., which he paid. At a meeting of the shareholders of the English Joint-Stock Bank, held yesterday at the Baltic Coffee-house, Capt. Mangles in the chair, it was resolved unanimously that all cash balances and future remittances received to the credit of the bank should be paid into the Bank of England. A committee of shareholders in connection with the directors was appointed to negociate and to dispose of the bank and its branches, together or separately, as they may deem best for the interest of all con cerned, and to close up and liquidate the affairs of the bank with the least possible delay. The following gold ships from Melbourne are announced to be on their way home :—The Luci belle, sailed on Feb. 23, with 802 oz. ; the Red Rover, on Feb. 26, with 7,7650 z. ; the Sussex, on March 7, with 34,0460 z.; the Red Jacket, on March 21, with 11,2550 z.; and the Golden Age, on March 23, with 3,2280 z. The Walter Hood has also sailed from Sydney, with 11,1240 z. The whole amount by these six vessels is valued at £272,880. TATTERSALLS'--Last Evening. THE DERBY. 7 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 3to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 12 to 1 agst Redan (taken) 14 to 1 agst Toxophilite colt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 30 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Westwick (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Strathconan (taken) 5000 to 50 agst Robin Hood (taken) 100 to 1 agst Mr. Saville's lot (offered) All Mr. Day's , horses are struck out but Rustic, Blue Riband, and Lecturer. THE OAKS. 3 to 1 agst Repulse (taken) 6to 1 agst Tormentor (taken) 10 to 1 agst The Queen (taken) 12 to 1 agst Gretna (taken) 12 to 1 agst Elfeta f 12 to 1 agst Honeymoon 12 to 1 agst Proserpina 13 to 1 agst Ischia RACING FIXTURES FOR 186 G. MAY. Epsom Summer ............ 15 Manchester West Drayton ............ 21 Wye Redditch.. .................. 21 Southwell Cornwall :22 I Ascot Summer JUNE. Windsor Summer Newton Hampton 7 Kanturk 7 Newark Hawick Odiham Bibury l3 Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford Liverpool Summer Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne Worcester 'L Y. Carlisle JU Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield Reading Hundleby Nottingham Stamford l9 1 Knutsford Radcliffe Winchester Spilsby Cambridge Southampton Chesterfield Huntingdon Goodwood UST. York August Dover Plymouth West Drayton ..... Lichfield Tunbridge Yarmouth Derby Summer Weymouth 'REBER. Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2O Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Wordsley Newmarket let October 25 Walsall OBER. Newniarket 2d October 8 Harrow • • •• 16 Newmarket Houghton ... 22 Worcester ;MBE R. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 AUG Jersey 7 1 1 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes l O9 1 Eo.ffham l4 1 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 I Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPTE. Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 I Canterbury lB Richmond OCT O, Northampton 2 Bedford Lothians' Rdcing Club 3 Bromley 4 NOVE. Lincoln Liverpool IRISH RACING FIXTURES. JUNE. Mullingar ___ JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Darragh 4, 5, 6 OCTOBER. Curragh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RAC NG FIXTURES. Bruxelles 3, 6 Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La Marche 2l Vissembourg 2l Paris (Summer) 26, 27 Vincennes 8 Montaüban Toulouse 24, 28 Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Abbeville Le Pin 22 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Saintes 2B, 29 Caen 29, 30, 3 UST. Le Mans Laon l9, Tarbes l9, Blois 26, I Baden-Baden. Metz ~... 8; ,9 Amiens ,15 I AUG Deauville..... 4 4, 5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 SEPT MBER. Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 I Paris (Autumn) 23, Chantilly OCT Paris - Chantilly - Chtuatilly 14, 18 Vincennes AQUATICS. 23 23 24 29 .... 13 .... 14 .... 19 19 21 26 ... 26 28 19 ... 23 24 24 ... 24 25 25 26 ... 31 20 22 28 31 THE INTERNATIONAL SCULLING MATCH. We are happy to announce that the preliminaries of this long talked of affair have been at last most amicably settled. On Saturday evening last, Mr. W. Bray, the representative of the New York Clipper, accompanied by John Hamill, the brother of the American champion, and old Harry Clasper, of Newcastle, met by appointment a number of Kellye's friends at the. Bells, Putney, where, after some little discussion, the articles were duly drawn up and ratified, the whole affair passing off most pleasantly. The matches are to take place during the week ending July 7, and it is expected that the Tyne will be the scene of action, though Hamill has not yet definitely announced his selection. We append a copy of the articles Articles of agreement entered into this day, the 12th of May, between Harry Kelley, of Putney, England, and James Hamill, of Pittsburg, United States of America, who hereby agree to row two sculling races of five miles each in England. The place of the said races to be named by Hamill after his arrival in that country. Each race to be for the sum of £250 a-side, Hamill to receive .£lOO as an equivalent for coming to :England to row the said races. The distanCe in each race to be five miles, or as near so as it may be possible to arrive at, on a suitable course. The first race shall be a straight away sculler's lace, as usually rowed in England. The distance in the second race to be two miles and a half round stake-boats, returning to the place of starting, each man to turn his own stake-boat from left to right. The stake-boats to be moored to the satisfaction of the referee, and the stations to be tossed for by the men before starting. The men to be at the starting place in each race one hour before high water. The said races to be rowed on two days following each other, during the week ending July 7, 1866, Kelley to have a clear calendar month's notice of the days and course selected by Hamill. A first deposit of £250 a side has been made good this, the 12th day of May, and a sum of £5O has been paid to Hamill, being half the amount allowed for expenses for coming to England. The second deposit of £250 a side to be made good on the 25th of June, 1866, on which day the referee shall been chosen, and a further sum of £5O paid over to Hamill for expenses. Both races to be rowed, if possible, on a smooth course, on which point both men shall agree, and, in the event of any dispute, that question shall be submitted to the referee, whose decision shall be final, but in any case both races shall be rowed during the week ending July 7, as above specified. The cutters to keep astern of the hindermost man. The stakes to be de posited on the days above named with the proprietor of the Sportsman, who shall be final stakeholder. Either party failing to comply with these conditions to forfeit all the money down. HENRY KELLEY, JAMES HAMILL. HOARE AND SADLER FOR £2OO. This interesting smilers' match came off yesterday, the course being from Putney to Mortlake. The parties having rowed to their positions, Hoare on the Surrey side and Sadler the Middlesex side, the start took place, and be fore 150 yards wore rowed Sadler was clear of his o pp onent. They rowed in this position till off Finch's, when Sadler caught a crab, and he had no sooner done so than the same mishap occurred to Hoare. This was the only mishap that occurred during the race, which was never in doubt. Sadler won just as he pleased. Betting at Starting-6 to 4on Sadler, and as much as 10 to 1 was laid on him before he had reached Hammer smith-bridge. It was avery hollow contest altogether. GLASGOW, May 12.—Cotton.—The cotton mar ket has been very distressed during the week, and little business has been transacted. Goods and Yarns —Business has been nearly suspended this week in consequence of the continued fall in cotton. IronT-The market has been in a depressed state during the week. On Monday transactions took place at from 655. to 60s. cash ; closing quotation 60s. cash, rather sellers. Prices gradually dropped till Thursday, when business was done i n warrants at 555. 9d. to 565. cash. On Friday, in consequence of the panic in London, it was resolved to suspend business in the iron market till Monday. THE CHOLERA n LivEriPooL.--Several more deaths have occurred on board the Jessie Munn and at the workhouse, while the disease ias also made its appearance at the Bank-hall warehouses, and in a nest of low lodging houses near the Sailors' Home. Amongst the deaths re ported are those of Mr. Ross, t surgeon, who attended the patients on board the Helvet:a, and Father Callaghan, a Roman Catholic clergyman a;tached to the Eldon -street church, why caught the diem) whilst vieiting patients. Petroleum as Steam Fuel. When the duration of our coal supply excites so much apprehension and discussion, it is pleasant to turn round and consider the prospect, day by day becoming brighter, of being able in a great degree to dispense with its use in stationary and marine engines—for nothing less is aimed at and promised by Mr. Charles J. Richardson, at Woolwich, and Mr. Simon Stevens, at New York. That the prospect is brightening we think will be admitted by even the most cursory reader—after perusin g the particulars, illustrated appropriatel y , i n an other column, concerning Mr. Stevens' scheme, and those which we are about to give here, re lating to that of Mr. Richardson. It is claimed by the American that he can raise steam, rapidly, to a given pressure, without any loss of fuel power, with reduced dimensions of boiler and furnace ; that, the firing is continuous by feeding the fuel through a pipe into the furnace—loss of heat in opening the doors being prevented ; with freedom from smoke, cinder, ash, or in fact any refuse; that he can command a forced fire almost instantly-with out a forced draught; furthermore, as a consequence, coalheavers and stokers on board ship can be dis pensed with, and there will be neither ash nor clin kers to be removed from the furnace room, over the gangway; lastly, less space required for stowage of fuel. Such a list of advantages is perfectly startling —the locomotive itself was scarcely a greater inno vation. We will now turn to Woolwich Dockyard and Mr. Richardson. Here the experimental boiler is in full blast. Instead of the usual fire-box and ash-pit there are employed four rectangular cham bers, about a foot in width, and rather less than four times that in length —a perforated fire-door being provided for each, in front. These chambers are divided into two—the lower half fOrming the petro- leum trough, the upper the combustion chamber. Separation is effected between the two by means of a diaphragm, through which the petroleum perco lates to be burnt on the upper side. Mr. Richardson contemplates effecting certain modifications which, when completed, will enable him to evaporate 161bs of water with a pound of petroleum ; the average evaporation with good anthracite coal being about 811bs of water to the pound of coal. There is some dis similarity in economic results, as compared with Mr. Stevens' experiment, but we refrain from making any remarks thereon until Mr. Richardson has com pleted his trials. The boiler does not yet work to Mr. Richardson's complete satisfaction, but he is confident that the introduction of the steam beyond the flame will overcome the difficulties now remain ing, its introduction below the flame, as announced, having a tendency to force the oil and vapour over the bridge, and cool the flame to a material degree, though it must certainly get rid of the smoke nui sance, so very disheartening at an earlier stage. The endeavour to make the steam more efficacious when introduced over the flame is now being proceeded with. When the steam is mixed over and with the petroleum vapour the superfluous carbon of the oil is absorbed by the oxygen in the steam, and forms a gas which burns along with the oxygen— or, to put it another way, not only carbu retted hydrogen is burnt, but large quantities of carbonic acid gas in addition. The economy is obvious, and when the highly inflammable nature of these last mentioned gases is considered, the importance of the modification will be at once seen. The reduction by the temperature of the flame may be obviated by introducing the gases in a highly heated state into the combustion chamber—excluding cold air altogether, if possible : this would necessitate an addition to, or alteration in, the existing apparatus, but no doubt Mr. Richardson could easily get over that little difficulty. We see no reason whatever for doubt as to the results, on the part of Mr. Richardson—rather, every reason for congratulation, and we are not inclined to think with him that the petroleum fuel can only be economically employed on certain ocean routes. The area of supply is gradually ex tending ; and doubtless in course of time our high class geologists will as readily pronounce on the probable localities of petroleum as they have done on those of gold and silver, and quite as suc cessfully. On the whole we think we are correct in stating that the prospects of petroleum are very flattering. It is impossible to reckon how much the use of coal as fuel has lightened the labours of the men of this generation ; who, looking closely into the subject, can estimate how much more the use of petroleum will tend to the same all-wise end !—English Me chanic and Mirror of Science and Art. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, - This Day LONDON, May 15.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, May 14.—Wind W.—Sailed—Lord Nelson or Melbourne. O 1 PLYMOUTH, May 14.—Arrived—Wave Queen, from Algoa Bay. CLYDE, May 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Abbie Thomas, 'rom Trinidad. LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, May 14—Eliza, from Drontheira ; Betsy, Caro line, Baltic, and George—all from Dantsic; Red Coat, from Sines; Olga, from Porto Rico; Vest, from Windau ; Battrinda, from Konigsberg ; Storm Nymph, from St. Lucia ; Asia, from Sydney ; Laura, from St. Kitts ; Favourite, from Antigua ; Mary Ann, from Memel ; Anti cella, from New York ; Energy, from Windsor ; General Slade, from Guernsey. Arrived, May 15—Mellona, from Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, May 14—Rowena, from London , for Otago. A well-dressed young man, speaking with a foreign accent, took a cab the evening before last on the Boulevard Montmartre and told the coachman to drive aboat and bring him back to the same spot. The man proceeded to do so, and when crossing the Place Louvois he heard a pistol shot fired in the vehicle, and on stopping found that the young man had blown out his trains. From papers found on him be appears to have been a Spaniard, named Ferdinand D--, 27 years of age, and a commercial traveller. Two trucks laden with straw, forming part of a goods train, shunted into a siding near the St. Denis sta tion of the Northern Railway, wore set on fire the day before yesterday by sparks from a passing locomotive, and were entirely destroyed. Fortunately they were detached in time to save the other part of the train. The loss is estimated at 6,000 f. for the trucks, and 700 f. for the straw, which belonged to a forage dealer at St. Denis. The Government of Austria is said to have ceded to representations of the Cabinet of Washington, as the volunteers destined for Mexico have not been embarked, and will, it is said, be incorporated in the Austrian army. " We learn by a letter from Berlin," says the Pays, " that the War Department has taken measures to make the landwehr occupy all the garrisons, so as to leave the whole active troops available ; and that it has caused the four military schools to be closed, and the pupils sent off to the army." According to a letter addressed to the Nurem- berg Correspondent, an extreme irritation has for some time prevailed between the Austro-Bavarian garrison of Frank fort and the Prussian troops in the same city. The Aus trians and Bavariahs the other day made an attempt to take the Prussian barracks by assault, and were only prevented from continuing by the intervention of their officers. The next day a workman apostrophised a sentinel, calling him him " Dog of a Bismark !" EA violent disturbance arose be- tween the workmen and the soldiers, which lasted several hours, and a Bavarian patrol had to interfere twice to re store order. Seven persons were arrested; six men were wounded, one of them a soldier. "Ideas of peace," says the Constitutionnel, " seem to be gaining ground beyond the Rhine. We may note as a symptom of that opinion in the North of Ger many that the Ilamburg News and other journals of that city strongly urge the Prussian Government to renounce the project of annexing the Duchies, and to be contented with an arrangement which, while constituting Schleswig Holstein as an independent State, would secure to Prussia an advantageous position in a military point of view. A STRANGE LUNATIC.—The attention of persons passing along the Boulevard de la Chopinette was attracted the day before yesterday by a man dressed in a braided costume, and indulging in strange gesticulations. All of a sudden he stopped short, jumped on a seat by the way' side, and exclaimed to the crowd which had gathered round I am Bismark, and I have come here to give utterance to the voice of nationalities. People, you are deceived, but you shall soon know the truth ! I alone, Bismark, can enlighten you !" He was hero taken posses sion of by a sergent-de-ville, and led off to a police sta tion. The unfortunate man has been identified as a trades man of the Q uar ti er B our d onna is, who had become in sane in consequence of losing a considerable fortune by un lucky sp ecu l a ti ons . H e hasnow been placed in a lunatic asylum. 55 42 12 / 26 120 ; VA 1 [2B 6i 8 7 8 2Z 1221 3 109 8 9} u 1(8 911 100 A 1 It,Y4 2 3 20} 19; 2 . IN 8 9i 15& & 12& ,ITI WS. The State of Texas. The Convention of the people of Texas has closed its sessions. The work done will scarcely be as acceptable to the people of the loyal States as that of some other of the States which were in rebellion. The Ordinance of Secession has been simply repealed, which implies that it was lawful when it was passed, and remained legal during the war. The Convention adopted a resolution renouncing the right of seces sion hereafter, which is like a declaration after one has been knocked down that the assault was justi fiable, but that it shall not be repeated. The war debt of Texas is repudiated, but this measure was not graciously accorded. It was resisted by the ultra secession force in the Convention, and only carried after a fierce struggle. The negro is to be allowed to testify in any suit in which one or more persons of his colour are parties. If the suit is be tween white men a negro may not testify, although the rights of plaintiff or defendant may depend upon his evidence. This so-called principle exists in the laws of most of the Southern States, and it is an example of the force of the old adage about " cutting off noses to spite faces." It is not of the slightest interest to a black man that he shall have the privilege of giving testimony in a quarrel be tween white men. If the plaintiff might have won his case with the testimony of the freedman, he loses it for the want of such evidence. So, if the defendant is unjustly mulct, when he might have established his case by the testimony of black wit nesses, it is his loss, and not that of the persons who are incompetent to testify. The tenaciousness with which this most absurd regulation is clung to by the Southern people, in spite of their own interests and in spite of common sense, shows th a t reason has spite earm founded except not yet resumed its sway over the mindsof most of them. It is a pitiful evidence nideeancedo no of upon old prejudices, which to those who indulge in it. The negro may hold property in Texas, and sue and be. sued. isT o i f ii t s he lawsjust, et between ee l] e n h rei im sto and be thenowhite s. distinction ln m Common schools are to be established for the benefit of white children ; but coloured children are not to be allowed the privilege of education, although the parents have to pay their share of taxation for the support of the white schools. This is highly unjust and unchris tianlike, but the Texans consider it a most excel lent policy. In order to have the control of the State for some time the Secessionists have inserted a clause in the proposed Constitution that no person shall be eligible to be a candidate for the Legislature who has not lived in the State five years. The in ention of this regulation is to prevent Northern men, who may settle in Texas, from having any political influence during the specified time. This Constitution is to be submitted to the vote of the people, as a whole, without the privilege of object ing to any particular part. By this means it is hoped to force the adoption of the entire instrument. The election is to take place in June, at which time State officers are also to be chosen. The Unionists in the State are a very strong minority, and they intend to oppose the Constitution because it is not sufficiently liberal, and also to run their own candi dates for State officers. It is not probable that they will succeed, but the contest will be sharp and exciting, much more so than the election in any other Southern State since the overthrow of the Rebellion. Effect of a European War on American Securities. The probabilities of the occurrence of war between Austria and Prussia has turned attention to the question, What will be the financial influence of the contest upon the interests of the United States ? During the whole of the civil war in America there was great favour shown in Germany to United States Securities, and they were methods of investment largely available to the pru dent Germans, which were eagerly embraced by them. This was done when the issue of the war was uncertain, but the phlegmatic Teutons had confidence in the strength of the Union, andso they went in, investing even when they heard of dreadful battles, and pretended defeats of the Union armies, the latter being exaggerated in report by the efforts of the Secession newspapers of London. Still, the Germans continued buying what to them seemed to be cheap investments, and gaining a good interest, and aiding—although that might have been a collateral matter—the efforts of the United States to recover possession of revolted territories. Sup pose war desolates Germany, what is to be the re sult upon American Securities ? When a country is engaged in a war, patriotism may induce some of its citizens to invest in its se curities as a means of helping in a good cause. But there must be some confidence in the stability of the Government nevertheless, for capital is generally selfish. We can well see the effect of this principle in the difference between United States and Con federate loans during the war. The United States found no difficulty in borrowing immense sums of money from the people, at par. The Confederacy negotiated one or two loans of trifling amount in the commencement of the contest, when in sanity was prevalent, but as soon as the true nature of the struggle came to be understood, and it was perceived that it would be. a tough job, everybody held off and loaned nothing. The greater part of . the Confederate debt was in paper money issued by the Government and forced upon the people. What were called Confederate loans were composed of funded currency, under the pres sure of law, and not freely invested. Now in Germany there cannot be much patriotism evoked by the dispute between Austria and Prussia. Both have been selfish and dishonest in the Schleswig- Holstein affair, and a quarrel over that subject cannot evoke the enthusiasm of the honest. Unless those Governments resort to forced loans they can not expect to obtain much assistance from their own subjects in a pecuniary way. The latter, by the danger, will be incited to make foreign invest ments, in order to preserve their wealth. There I cannot be more favourable objects for their use than American Five-twenty or Ten-forty Bonds, which they already understand, and upon which they have found the payments of interest punctual. They will be considered safe investments, and in the event of a great war they must increase very much in value in consequence of the heavy demand for them upon foreign account.—Anglo-American Times. Foreign Mail Packet List - o ----- MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..., May 20 Ditto, via Marseilles June 14 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet ...... June 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Rope, Ascensio n, an d St. Helena May 25. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton May 20. Ditto, via Marseilles May 23 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton May 23. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2) Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. . Nifty 29 Ditto, via Mar se i ti es Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ..MaY 2 2; igay Ditto, via Marseilles Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles . May 23. ... , .... 4. Newfoundland ...June Portugal ...... . •• - Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. .............. Unittd States and British North A.merloa, byßil tish packet ........................ •• ............ May 23 Ditto, by United States packo, via Southamp ton• • • ..................... Ditto, xia Curk ............................. Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry May 8 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Temeriffe .. • June 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) .................. . Cabs and Mexico .................................. May 29, Bahamas, via New York. May 31 , Bermuda, via Halifax May 9. QR, CONTRADItCtThIa73IOrF. James Ami:RHeEnryNll,Yo'fS Liverpoolh-a— Th o statemen d suspended payment, was contradict e d y esterday by a notice from Messrs. Fletcher, Hull, and S tone (Mr. Inienry's so licitors), which was posted i n th e news -rooms of the Li ver pool Exchange. suenc Hops.—A Parliamentary paper Was published yesterday, which shows that in the year ending 80th Sept., 1865, 77,070 cwts. of foreign hops were imported into the United Kingdom, and that within the same time 4,836 cwts. foreign and 15,425 cwts. British hops were exported it 9 121 the United Ittlagdwa W outdo abroad, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The Loaz CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Petitions were presented by PETITIONS the Archbishop of CAN the Duke of ARGYLL, Lord TEYNHAIK., and other noblemen, against the Sunday Licensing a . ad Hawking Bill, and by Lord CR:ELMSFORD in favour of the bill. Petitions were also presented against tha abolition of church rates. PRIVATE BUSINESS: The following bills were read a second time. :—Finchley road Estate, Taylor's Estate, Wigtan Water, Birmingham Water, Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway, Banffshire Roads, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Extension of Time), &c. The following bills were read a third time and passed: Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway, Itolderness Embank ment Reclamation, and Tynemouth Improvement. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY drew attention to this subject, and referred to a letter he had receiced from a clergyman of the Church of England on the subject of spiritual instruction in public schools. He inquired of the noble earl (Granville) if the conscience clause would be satisfied by children being exempted from instruction in the doctrines of the Church of England. Earl GRANVILLE said the conscience clause would not be satisfied unless the prominent doctrines of the Established Church were taught in the different public schools of the country. The Archbishop of CANTERURY mid that the answer of the noble lord would go far to remove scruples enter tained by clergymen of the Church of England in reference to this subject. The Bishop of ST. DAVID said that he was in favour of the compulsory enforcement of the clause. He re gretted the breach that had occurred between certain members of the Church and Council of Education, but ho hoped it was not too late to heal that breach. Earl CARNARNON strongly opposed the compulsory adoption of the clause. The subject then dropped. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS (IRELAND) bill. ILL.. Lord CHELMSFORD move d th a t th e house should go into committ ee on th i s The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the principle of the Lord CHELMSFORD L CHELMSFORD denied that there was any valid objection to the bill, which proposed to deal with an ad mitted evil. The Society of Queen's Inns in Ireland was not founded by Act of Parliament or charter, e andwas under the governme n t o f the benchers ofelrish ba That body insisted on the a tt orneys in Ireland being r. mem bers of these inns, and impos e d h eavy fees, and from the year 1794 down to 1860, there was no less than ..C87,000 paid by the attorneys in Ireland, ;for which there was no adequate equivalent. There was no proper provision for the proper legal education of attorneys in connection with these inns, and he adverted to the statement of Judge Lorgfield and other Irish lawyers in support of his asser tion. In 1858, for the first time, a professor and e ra ._ miner were appointed in consequence of a memorial from the attorneys, and these received only £l3O, which was all that was applied to their benefit out of the sum of £87,000 received by the attorneys in Ireland. The attorneys and solicitors in Ireland merely wanted to be placed on the same footing as their professional brethran in this country by being placed under the regulation of the Lord Chan cellor and the Master of the Rolls with respect to their fees and other points. The noble and learned lord then read an extract from a letter from Sergeant Armstrong, stating that this bill should re ceive his support, and notwithanding the objec tions of his noble and learned friend on the wool sack, he would press his motion for going into committee on the bill. The bill, with some alterations, then went through committee. RAILWAY FINANCE AND LEGISLATION. Lord REDESDALE brought under notice the subject of the financial arrangements of railway companies, and observed that the system upon which certain works Lad been carried on for many years past had completely broken down. In 1864 finance companies were formed with the avowed purpose of finding money for contractors. Some of these institutions had since collapsed, while others had been thrown into difficulties. To check rash railway speculations, therefore, he recommended that in future all new railways should be got up upon a subscription con tract, one effect of which would be that new schemes would have to be well matured before they found favour with the public ; and of course in that case the money would have to be provided beforehand. He also suggested that the subscription contract should be for two-thirds of the sub scribed capital ; that a deposit of one-eighth should be paid upon every share ; and that no shares should be transfer able until three-tenths of the amount had been paid up, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY admitted the im portance of the question, but apprehended that the sugges ',ions of Lord Redesdale would impede the construction of railways altogether. He hoped their lordships would not commit themselves to any resolution on the subject with out mature reflection and the concurrence of the House of Commons. Remarks were also made by the Marquis of Clanri carde, Lord Overstone (who approved of the object which Lord Redesdale was endeavouring to attain), Earl Fortescue, and the Earl of Belmore, after which the matter was allowed to drop. The Labouring Classes' Dwellings Bill was read a third time and passed. Earl RUSSELL intimated that on Friday next he should move the adjournment of the house for the Whitsuntide holidays until the Monday week following. Their lordships thou adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EN - ENING. The SPFAxPIi took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. Bernal Osborne and Viscount Amberley took their seats for Nottingham, and Mr. Finlay also his for Argyll shire. GALWAY ELECTION. The report of the Galway Election Committee was brought up. It reported that Mr. Moore and Mr. Blenner basset were duly elected. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were third a third time and passed : Canterbury Gas and Water ; Dundee Water ; Huntley, Mit cheldean, and Elton Roads ; Maryport Improvement and Harbour ; Rochdale and Edenfield Roads ; St. George's Parish; County of Gloucester; and Thames and Severn Canal Navigation. THE INDEMNITY ACT. Mr. BAINES (on behalf of Mr. Hadfield) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as the Parliamentary Oaths Amendment Bill had been passed, and the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill having passed both Houses of Parliament, he would consider it necessary, in this or any future session to bring in a yearly Indemnity Bill; or whether he considered such Indemnity Bill would be unnecessary when the Royal As sent is obtained to the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill ? Sir G. GREY said the chief necessity for the introduc tion of the annual Indemnity Bill had been superseded by the passing of the Qualification for Offices Bill. There were, however, some offices which required the taking of an oath, and before the act was done awhy with it would be necessary to make full inquiry into all those cases. THE JAMAICA COMMISSION. Mr. M. TORRENS asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, having before him the report of the Jamaica Commissioners of Inquiry, he had advised her e Majesty to di sa ll ow t h e B i ll o f I n d emn ity pawed by the Colonial re of October Legislature last ac ts dens in repressing the dis turbances Mr. CARDWELL—It was quite true that he had no t thought it right not yet received the evidence. t to the Indemnity Bill. Jamaica to take any course with respect to THE ELECTIVE ~Choandim i s s ion, but he had ad the report of the Jama eachthenuero Exchequer whether the G ove r nment t lative extent to which th w e er C e h in an p ce osa lle e r ss o io f ia th o e f any V estimates O te ß: d N in :OßN o E ve as rut k hni e ee d ren to tions enter into the composition a and ula urban which each mu the e he new will bill add an to d electors w constitu ency ? oR of the EXCHEQUER said he had CHANCELLOR . . The the subject which he could lay before each constituency under the house. no information on CHURCH RATES. lir. F. SITRTEES asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, if the Compulsory Church Rate Abolition Bill passed into law, whether it would have the effect of de priving a vicar of a parish of certain moneys arising out of the church rates, and Which moneys were settled on the the vicar for the time b e i ng b y an act of Parliament passed in reign of Queen Anne ? The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the hon. gentleman would favour him with the particulars in writing, he would give an answer to-morrow. THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. Sir L. PALK asked the Under Secretary for Foreign et Affairs for any i n f ormat i on w i t h respect to the statem ent detailing, the bombardment of Valparaiso, whether it was t rue th a t th e English command having received assurances of oiT ort from the save from American ships had declined to interfere to de struction the defenceless city ? Mr. Y a hen . i r o d baronetdespatches, ap side sit that thestatement e s naval officers in d also was mainly correct. To-morr ow w lie should be in a posi tionthA question. LA AitD said a s detailed they had b o y to give a detailed answer THE DERB Y DAY ra he n th g e e r me t u h t e s f C o h r a t n h c e e D llo e r rby o f d t a h y e . The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQUER said that that the house at its rising Ex C e o h l e . qu S e . r K h N tiA o l X nad a e sk a e n d y CHARIT QAT& paid he Nylolo to correct a The r.,QAD to-morrow he should :BTE LOTTERIES. adjourn until Thursday. Share, nO 10. 100 100 100 190 100 100 1 0 100 100 in AIL 2.1.0 2:►' 2.11.0 2. 8.3. t, 3.0.0 1(.&., 100 {lOO 2 100 100 'ME N' NES.