The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

ITONEY-- MARKET AN 60131 11ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Abney Market is now in a very quiet state. So plentiful is the supply of capital, and so small .. the dem an d that bankers and brokers are at a loss how profitably to employ their resources. Bills of s hort date an d o f f i rst class description are ta k en at about -I per cent. under the official rate, and 1(° °( 1 commercial paper having only a fortnight to ran is negotiable at 4i per cent. About £B,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday. The list of applications for shares in the Rouen :Water Company will close on Tuesday, the 30th instant, for London applications, and on Wednesday, the 3 1st, for those from Rouen. The report of the directors of the London Cha rtered Bank of A us t ra li a , t o b e su b m itt e d a t th e thirteenth ordinary meeting of shareholders, states that the latest advices from the Colonies extend to the 25th March last, and speak in favourable terms of the position and prospects of the bank. The accounts for the past year were made up to the 31st December last, and it appeared that after the usual deductions, and after making allowance for bad and doubtful debts, there remained to the credit of profit and loss the sum of £53,436 14s. 9d. ; out of which the directors recommend that a dividend be declared for the half-year of 4 per cent., free of 111°3111 e -tax, £40,000 ; and they further recommend that , a sum of £5,000 b e pl ac ed to the reserve fund, Which will then amount to £90,000 ; leaving to be . ca rried to next account a balance of £8,436 14s. 9d. Two o'CLocK. At the P ar i s B ourse thi s morn i ng, accor di ng to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67 f. 35c. The English Stock Market has been steadily supported to-day, in consequence of a better feeling engendered by the contradictory announcement brought by the 'Peritvian regarding the Mexican emigration scheme. The Funds are per cent. better, Vonsols for money being 901 I, and for the account, ex div, 891 f. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 881 1 ; India 5 per Cents., 1061 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 98i ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 100 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 108 - ; and the Bonds, 16s. 19s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market a general improve ment has taken place, but business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 721 73; ; ditto Consolid6s, 471 ; Mexican, 241 1 ; ditto New, 23 i s ; Greek, 191 20 ; Spanish Passive, 29} ; ditto Certificates, 151 -a ; Italian, 64 1 65 ; and Confederate Loan, 8 10. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and prices, in some instances, have slightly improved. Metropolitan have im proved £1 10s. ; G rea t W es t ern ; Lancashire and l'elr ksliire, North Western, and Midland, each 10s.; and South Eastern, ss. The A Stock of th e Metropolitan Extension ay Railways of th e L on d on, Ch a th am , an d D over C om pany has ad vance d to 31 t o 4 prem ., an d 41 5 prena• for the fully paid-up shares. Change of importance. r B ank and Mi scellaneous shares are in moderate ,ecia_uest at stead y rates. Peruvian Railway Com '6o"Y's shares are quoted 111 prem. ; Lion Brewery C o ,, 1111)411 Y , 3 1 3 i- prem. ; Moore, M'Queen, and Company' par 1 prem. ; Ottoman Company, 21 ni , °a Plymouth Shipbuilding Company, 21 31 13re • • L Col 2 anon and M e dit erranean B an k, 11 11 ; lai and all(' S outh General L an d C re dit, 1 1 prem. ; Ottoman African L an d, 1 11 prem . I m p er i a l -vmp an Loan 2 dis. ; Estates Investment Pally, , P prem. ; Northern Assam Tea Com ' rem., business having been done at 11. r-. 'BRITISH FUNDS — ON' O'°LOCK. OOVERNSIENT FUNDS. 901 i 4 a Der Cent. Consols 894 4 4 ~ bO. Account, June 6 884 * 4, ".„Per Cent. Reduced 884 i 1. New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 bo. 5 per 30 Cent. Ja n . 18 73 Annuities, yrs, expire sth Ja..nl., Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Apn 7 b 0 (Ited Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — I: Do Dills, £ l ,OOO, 4 per Lel:188850 -- - Do. £5OO 7 Do. 1908 — za ,ilk of England Stock, 54 per Cent' £lOO and .£2OO Do Account 216 IINbUN G oVERNAtExT SECURITIES. 41-dian Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 16 _ 130 A ccount ' =242 40 1061 4 1 2 ° . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .I,'-'O. Account 984 4 1 - ,'°• 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 '-'O. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 100 P l °. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 1084 Do. 6 ,i per Cet., May 1879 'n' - '' '* Per Cent , Aug. 1866 16 19 Do. Ben d .£l,OOO tit'''''''-azi'irlalli:allne:ll3:o°:'ilr£Esbi;G•esoll:ll:errCUeNntp °SO —ONE '3' C=l" —L ° WC' 1)- Leo -ter Cent., 1852-58-0 Pu 1863 -,-,ell°s Ayres 6 per Cent D° Account Ce n t') Chiba I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per se-Nlian 6 per Cent dubl-10. 41 per Cent ___ rtibian 6 er Cent. /r 1 ,6 Per dent. _ -0 u Per Cent., 1864 De R •-• babili',rilc., £55 paid _ Do, 0 per Cent., 1825 -,°. e! per Cent , 1863 -uo ' __ 3 -7 £25 paid — '1) . . per Cent., 1/ i -i , anulaan Principalities Ebe £B6 paid ........................... — 4-quadur New C onsolidated, 1 per Cent E °,.Provisional Land Warrant 96 Ptial l 7 per Cent 96 0., Second Issue 95i Do £lO9 Bonds 924 2 4 Do. 1864 _ 0 £lOO Do d /Jo n s _ (ir,,,,b.Se,rlP, £5O paid -.12,'34- 0 per Cents., 1824-5, ox _ Account ........................ C--I° f lP .. ° . n .. s 1 h13:10. Coupons (2'. Account ............................ _ mnatentala 5 per Cent. b e _ it . ' 1839 and 1850 _ 411 ' 14 5 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) _ to "6 .., ~; 41 dig Do crip, ..... ;i4.., .. eulican 3 per Cent. 1 I } Uo• A ccount i - , 24, I b e ....... .. ........ ............ 231 1)° 6 Per C Anglo-French Do French Sc. Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Ilkilentetridean 6 r Cent £3O paid 97 sja in' Pe l ent New Grauatrial 5 per G I)" per Cen .' i ...... : .. ..„.1 P Do 144, W arrti '' ts . . (idectar▪ es) • e_rArnitian 4/ per Cent. pm -° cl 'iP, 445 paid,:paid in E 0 $ per Cent. (IJribarren) 041 per Cent 1862 De Deferred 1 Bonds — ~,b0 Account- " ..▪ .............. ; Porttigileso 3 144 .... ..... ....... -- li),° 3 Per Cll ' , . YA'SV, . ;i: . ;6, '6O, '62' ,-° Aceennt ..... ............................. !'. 1 88 0 1411 5 per Cnt., 1822, £ St., De 4i per Cent., 1850 D o 1860 , 3 per Cent., 1859 904 i l 'e ci 5 per Cent., 1862 gar i h . 5 1864 . D l-1411 5 per Cent .)1i e. Account —,°-14684 3 per Cent „'"° Acc ount ... . 'slew. Deferred ,-",,0 Passive .................................... -1-'o,Account .. 'Qbanish Cert. of Coup not funded l6 - i 101 I-)0 Account ................................... _ 4 Thwedish 4 per Cent. . 41 per Cent. 1864 b-rrs'is,ll 6 per Cent. 1854 • 91 -)'' 'A, CCOLUat .................................. c-,() per Cent. 1858 4- ', 0 Account . 1-) e 6 per Cent. 1862 __ - . 31 Bond; ............................. • 721 D) 6 per Cent. 1863 -'-'e Oua t d_ A --- " -rene7. rali ee d i ce 4 n p t er . C .. e . n t ... . 1 1 )- i 41le c l e a 0 3 un Per j t hes Per Celli .. 13 . f . 6 . * 6 - ° . Per :.......... N 0 6 per . u per Cent Cent., 18G4...... 44,tri Dividends on the above payable in London. Il e ], a rL, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... ____- 1) ~' , l, 4i per cent., Ex. 251. 63 'lnch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 1,1.1)0%4 per Cent. Certificates — "en Itentes 41' 1)0 A 3 per C en t . count a. lan o , Accoun .r. per Cent., 1 861, Ex. 2sf. Dt _ . e°,lllsole ............. 90 1 1 a TWO O'CLOCK —°. Aceowit 391 ?REFERENCE SHARES. nt.Western, Wt• Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stook, 125 North Staffoidshire, 22 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. 13, 1065 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 88 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 91 Bahia and San Francisco tli.n.) gni. 7 per cent, 14 Dutch Rhenish, 24 Great Luxembourg, 141 Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 171 FOREIGN MINES Yudanamutana of B. Australia, lim., 2 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lira., Ditto, new, 673 A lliance 3 , Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., D Anglo Austrian, 7k Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 84 British North American. 451 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 25 Chartered Nler. of India, London, and China, 463 Eng ish Joint Stock, Um., 13 European Bank, lim., 12 Imperial Bank, lim.. 291 Imperial Ottoman, 161 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 7; London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 471 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and County, 761 London Joint Stock, 491 Merchant Bank, Ern.; 27 6 Oriental Bank Corporation. 511 Provincial Banking Corporation, Bra., 41 Ditto (£lo‘, 7 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 61 Standard of BritishiSouth Africa, lim., 18 19 Union of London, 53i 21 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 83 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 114 Discount Corporation, 13 English and Foreign Credit, 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Jim.. 51 International Financiar:,ociety, lim., 5/ 6 Joint Stock Discount, Rm., 81 London General Omnibus Company, 31 National Discount Company, Bin., 15 3 Northern Assam Tea, lim., 21 Ocean marine I nsurance ), 183 Otago and Southland Investment, 11 Pendisula and Oriental Stcam, Ditto, new, 531 9 • Smith, Knight, and Co., lira., 21 Union Marine Liverpool, lira., 4; In 1863 there were 104 public libraries in the United States, with upwards of 10,000 volumes in each. They contained in the aggregate 2,403,477. It is estimated that there are upwards of 12,000,000 volumes in the whole of the public libraries in the United States.—American paper. SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share) Railways. I Paid./ Closing I Business Price. done. Bir.,TVol., & Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall gets no div Do. A ttl6p.c.p.an.has ' B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock 91 16 1334 1314 95 4 ti 6 62 (6 16 17 91 93 105 1(7 46 47 6i 74 1296 1306 144 146 131 ,33 Do. B Do. ew, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Her eford Lance shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New 86 ItR 723 23 63 65 1 51 53 45 48 103 104 121 121 88 90 105 107 40 41 121 i 1212 98 99 61 62 136 137 21 3 p 13'31 133;, 103 115 i Midland Fiso,ilirmin . & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland . Do. 6 shares %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ;& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick, Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & 51 55 z 3 25 1!9 109 j 67i 681 101 1014 381 nil De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ccntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 9i 10i i) 116 11s 1 VP 78 79 11 111 142 141 63 55 60 61 59 61 844 85 84 91 156 159 Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Han& R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. 13.14 Bt at st 50 20 10 10 BRITISH P Atlantic tt St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, s Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. l shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Auz. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1871 Calcutta & S. E., lim tJa e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Beneal, gu., 5 do East Icdian, gu. .5 p.c. Do. J Eitensimi Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. I'o Gua. 5 per cent.. • Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Da. New .. • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited; Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Jfelb. Cor. & p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B 5. I{l.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do =.l Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo 3 4p 106 108 47 49 79 81 ,SIONS. 55 67 102 103 pr lip 4 4; bil 9, 65 70 9g 101 70 80 99 101 101 103 103 104 i IP 18 11 55 88 62 64 54 56 55 -57 47 43 45 43 43 45 25 27 24 26 103 10; par it p 10) 102 20i 204 100 100 10 101 10} 30Id 84 86 80 84 I I d 1011 1021 93 95 89 91 an 10J 100 {lOO 2 100 100 65 67 3 82 84 1004 1014 1004 1014 4cl 1004 1014 94 97 10 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1972 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-54 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 93 95 Da. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 101 93 95 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 S 2 64 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 81 84 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 IG7 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 105 107 Do. do; 1890-1 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 107 109 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 101 103 Do. 1878, do lOO 1(5 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. I 8 100 104 106 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 93 96 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 00 100 102 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scotia 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 0 106 108 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 108 109 1081 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 291 80 , Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 595 608 , Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 14 15 East Caradon 2.14.6 121 131 121 ast Cam Brea 6l 7 East Grenville East Loved 2.13.6 114 121 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 44 44 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 3 5 4 Great L ixey, limited all 19 20 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 21 G. Wheal Vor (Delst./n 40 304 31 4 Grenvil:e 7.8.3 31 31 [lcrod's Foot 8.13 38 40 [lingston Downs 4.18.0 34 3 Margaret ,Uny Lelant 91 6 8: Marke Valley 4.3.0 51 54 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 11 1.4 Nangiles 19 16 18 New Se ton North Downs 3 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 4 t North Wheal Crotty - - Prosper United 7.1.6 21 81 Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 510 520 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 171 22 Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 17 18 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L'skeard 9 101 12 West Chiverton ll 621 671 76 West Seton 471 185 195 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 224 25 Wheai Ludoott 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 18 20 Wheal Uni0n...... • 100 100 IGO 100 10 1451 6 73 21 121 k ti3i 122 11 / 8 i 1371 8 3- 1 1331 1031 1091 __ . P 68} 101} I 80f 80i 8 1 841 6 5 1052 1031 3 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). JUDGES' CHAMBERS. :(Bdors Mr. Justice Montagu Smith.) IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART. This cause having been set down for argument for the Ist day of June, 1865, the defendant applied to have the entry struck out with costs on the ground that no month's notice of plaintiff's intention to proceed had been given. Mr. Bradley appeared on behalf of the defendant, and, in support of the motion, referred to rule 176, 11. T. 1853, requiring a month's notice to be given before taking a proceeding. Mr. Irwin appeared in person, and referred to the authorities which are cited in Chitty's Archbold, p. 166 ; Newton and Wife v. Boodle and others ; 3. Corn. Bench Reports, p. 795, May v. Wooding, &c. ; and contended that the rule did not apply to proceedings after verdict or after judgment, and, therefore, did not touch the present case ; that, in fact, a notice, as appeared by plaintiff's affidavit, although unnecessary, had actually been given on the 18th of February last. Also that there had been a proceeding before the Judges of the Court of Exchequer Chamber in the cause, when counsel appeared on behalf of defendant, so that he could not have been taken by surprise, which was the object of the rule. Mr. Irwin also pressed on his lordship that the object of the defendant was to delay the proceedings and postpone the hearing until after the long vacation. The learned judge took time to consider the point, and deferred giving judgment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. BOW-STREET. This morning, Donovan, Collins, and the sister of the first-named prisoner, wore placed at the bar on remand, charged with violently assaulting a man named Dempsey, in St. Giles's. The assault was of the most violent description, and over since the occurrence, eight or nine days ago, Dempsey has been in the hospital. This morning the police-constable in charge of the case said he had been to the hospital, but the surgeon had informed him that Dempsey, though improving, could not possibly attend. Mr. Flo wer said, that being so, he should again remand the prisoners. Mr. Lewis asked that tho prisoners might be admitted to bail. 31r. Flower, in reply, said the man when first taken to the hospital was not expected to recover from the injuries ho had sustained, and all the surgeon now said was that he was going on favourably, but he did not say there was no danger. Erysipelas might intervene, and, under these circumstances, he did not feel justified in accepting bail. Mr. Lewis said the injured man was a most violent person, and had been convicted himself, so that ho might bo as much to blame as the prisoners in causing the dis turbance. He did not say because a man had a bad cha racter that was any reason why he should be killed. Mr. Flowers said he thought it better that matters should remain as they stood for the present. The man had been seriously injured; how those injuries were inflicted had yet to be made known, and, pending that, ho should refuse for the present to admit to bail. When, however, the sur geon stated that all danger had ceased he would not then object to bail being taken. The prisoners were then removed from the dock, the female being allowed to go at liberty on her own recogni zances. It appeared, however, that she did not much like leaving the court, as she said she was sure she should be torn in pieces by the convicts, as she termed the friends of Dempsey, when she got to her home. REVIEW OF THE MILITIA IN HYDE PARK—This Day. It having been announced that a review of the militia corps would take place in Hyde-park, long before the time appointed hundreds of persons assembled there waiting anxiously for the arrival of the City of London, Hamp stead, Tower Hamlets, Hammersmith, and various other corps, which on their arrival were loudly cheered. Having taken up their various position, his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Major Teesdale, Lient.-Colonel Knollys, Hon. R. Meade, &c., and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with a brilliant staff, arived on the ground, when the National Anthem was played by the various bands and the troops pre sented arms. Having taken close and open columns, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge then commenced their inspec tion, after which they marched past the Prince of Wales in slow and quick time, and, after going through various evolutions, his Royal Highness expressed his great admiration of their preciseness of movements, and highly complimented the officers for their attention to their vari ous corps, when their Royal Highnesses left and proceeded to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, to lay the foundation stone of the new wing of the hospital. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THREE CHARGES OF WILFUL DAMAGE.—William Sayers, a music printer, residing in Newton-street, Holborn, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wilfully breaking a pane of glass of the value of £B, the property of Mr. James Piper, of the Red Lion Tavern, King-street, Golden-square. From the evidence of Mr. T. Martin, the manager of Mr. Piper's business, it appeared the prisoner was tem porarily employed as a waiter, and having got drunk was told to leave the house. He refused to do so, saying that if he did he would smash all the windows. At last he was got out of the house, when he immediately put his threat into execution, and smashed a pane of glass of the value of £B. A barman corroborated Mr. Martin, and proved Seeing the prisoner break the window. Mr. Martin said he was willing to put the damage at £5. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to pay £5, and a fine of ss. Charles Payne, a carman, living in Brooke-street, Bond street, was charged with breaking a pane of glass, of the value of 18s., at the Coach and Horses, Avery-row, Bond street, the property of Mr. Charles Croker. The prisoner went into the house in a state of intoxica tion, and was refused to be served by Mr. Croker in con sequence, and he then went into the street and broke the window. On other occasions he had given Mr. Croker great annoyance. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to pay 18s., the amount of damage, and a fine of ss. or three weeks, stat ing that the next time he would make the fine £2. Mary Ann Mordan was charged with being drunk and breaking a pane of glass of the value of 10s., tho property of Mr. W. Cook, of the St. James's Bar, Great Windmill street. She was ordered to pay the damage, and a fine of ss. WESTMINSTER ABOMINABLE CASE OF WIFE BEATING. — John Burton, labouring man, of powerful frame, was charged with the following abominable cruelty to his wife. Complainant (a poor heart-broken looking woman, with a child in her arms) said—l have been married to my hus band, who stands there, for 15 years. Ho is constantly ill-using me, till I don't know what to do. Last night ho came home at 12 o'clock. I was in bed with my three chil dren, and he pulled me out of bed by the hair of the head and beat me very muoh, as he generally does. Mr. Arnold—What occurred before he pulled you out of bed ? Complainant—Nothing whatever. Mr. Arnold—Were there no words ? Complainant—None, not a word. He burst the door in, and then rushing to the bed dragged me out. I was asleep until he broko the door open. After he dragged me out he beat me and kicked me in tho lower part of the stomach, and I am very much hurt. Mr. Arnold—Had he his boots on ? Complainant—He had ; he was dressed as he is now. I know of no reason for his doing this excepting drink. He has been illusing me all the time I have been married to him. Ho does not live with me, but every now and then, when I am asleep, he comes and ill-uses mo in this way. He comes when ho likes, and that is generally when ho has been drinking. Defendant—l never touched her tit all. A respectable woman stepped forward and said that, alarmed by tho cries of "Murder ! " last night, she went to the spot, and saw the defendant beating his wife, who had a child in her arms. A policeman said that, finding the poor woman suffering from recent violence, ho took defendant into custody, who threatened to set fire to his house. Defendant was remanded. THAMES. THE TARIFF FOR DRUNKENNESS.—Emma Berryman, a well-dressed married woman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. Gaylor, a police-constable, stated that yesterday evening at 7 o'clock he heard that an accident had happened in the Commercial-road. He went to the spot, and found the prisoner drunk and insensible. She had fallen out of a cab while it was proceeding at full speed, and was not hurt by the fall. She could not tell where she was, or where she was going. The Prisoner—l don't know where lam now, your worship. Mr. Paget—ln the Thames Police-court, Stepney. This is very disgraceful. A married woman putting herself on a level with the loose women who are brought hero. You are fined ss. for being drunk and incapable. THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO THE EAST.—Throo lads named Thomas King, Lewis Hart, and Thomas Hanaford, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to pick pockets. George King, a police constable, 76 D, stated that at five o'clock yesterday afternoon there was a great crowd assem bled in Leman-street, Whitechapel, to witness the return of the Prince of Wales from the Sailors' Homo in Dock street. The prisoners were there and he watched them. Ho saw Hanaford's hands in his side pockets, and he made an:attempt with his fingers extended to pick a lady's pocket and failed. King and Hart covered the operations of their confederate. They proceeded from Leman-street to the Whitechapol-road, where They pushed through a crowd of well-dressed persons, Hanaford leading the way. The prisoners stopped by the side of a woman, and Hanaford's hand went into her pocket while the other prisoners covered him. He then, with the assistance of another officer, took the prisoners into custody. Wm. Brooker, police sergeant, No. 26 B, confirmed the statement of the last witness, and added, Hanaford put his hand in a lady's pocket, and sho found it there, and turned round and slapped his face. Tho prisoners denied all knowledge of each other, and Hart said he came from Birmingham last week. The officers in the court said the prisoners were not known. . Mr. Paget remanded the prisoners until Monday next. The subjoined important intelligence with regard to the Venezuelan Loan of 1862 has just been received : "Earl Russell has informed Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., that the British Charge d'Affairs in Venezuela has made a strong representation to the Government with regard to their conduct towards British bondholders, and that Gen. Guzman Blanco has replied that he had made some pro posal to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., the answer to which he was awaiting ; that he excused the publication of the obnoxious decree as a financial step, and for the bondholders' protection ; and finally that ho suggested to send a commission to London for the purpose of conferring with Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co." Royal Agricultural Society of England. Yesterday the annual meeting of this society was held at their house in Hanover-square ; Sir E. Nerrison, M.P., took the chair, and was supported by Lord Tredegar, Lord Feversham, Lord Walsingham, Sii Walter Stirling, Sir J. Boileau, Sir A. Macdonald, Colonel Kingscote, M.P., Mr. Acland, M.P., Mr. E. Holland, M.P., Mr. J. Dent, M.P., the Hon. General 'Wood, Si F. Western, Professor Willson, &c. Lord Tredegar was unanimously elected president of the society for the year ensuing. Mr. H. Hall Dare, the secretary, read the report, which stated that since the last general meeting, in December, 41 members had died ; 220 names had been removed from the list by re tirement, while three governors and 95 members had been elected, so that the society c3nsisted of 79 life governors, 81 annual governors, 1,386 members, 4,190 annual mem bers, and 16 honorary members, making a total of 5,752. The funded capital•stood at £21,027195. 6d. in the New Three per Cents., £l,OOO remained on deposit with the society's bankers, and the current cash balance in hand was £1,981 17s. 2d. With regard to the important question of education the report stated :—" The Council, after much deliberation, have decided for this year to limit their prizes to candidates examined at the local examinations held by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. They consider that sufficient atten:,ion has not hitherto been given to the general education of the sons of agri cultur:sts. A good sound education once obLained, special education may bo rproperly rewarded. The groundwork of chemistiy, botany, zoology, geology, and mechanics, and the study of mathematics are included in the subjects for examination both, of Cambridge and Oxford. To candidates, who shall be recommended by any member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, and who must be persons in some way dependent on the cultivation of the land for their support, or intending to snaking agriculture their profession, the Council offer the following prizes, viz.:—£loo in prizes among those who shall pass the Cambridge or Oxford senior or junior exami nations; £lOO to those at the Cambridge and Oxford exami nations who, having passed the preliminary examination, shall have distinguished themselves in mathematics, me chanics, chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, or geology. In addition to these prizes, the committee are in negotiation with the authorities at Cambridge in order that papers bear ing upon special subjects connected with agriculture may be set at the next examination in December. Should these negotiations be successful a sum of £6O will be offered for two papers—one on agricultural chemistry, and one on mechanics as applied to agriculture, which papers will be prepa - fed by gentlemen appointed by the Royal Agricultural Sodiety of England, and reported upon by them. Candi dates of any age may compete for these special prizes. The objects which the Council hope to attain are to improve sound general education and to encourage proficiency in such branches of scionce:a3 are applicable to the study of agricul ture and calculated to prepare the mind of the student for the pi oper reception of that practical education which can only be completed by observation of the working of a farm where he may be enabled to test the value of such theories as may bo presented to him." In conclusion, the report said that the arrangements for the Plymouth meeting, com mencing on July 17, were progressing satisfactorily. The country meeting for 1866 would be at Bury St. Edmunds, and the district for the meeting of 1867 would include the counties of Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Rutland. Mr. Morton then moved a resolution receiving the report, but expressing a desire that all efforts in con nexion with the education question should be especially directed towards the promotion of professional education. Mr. B. Brown seconded the proposition, which was tanta mount to an amendment to the motion put, the adoption of the report. A very long discussion arose, in which the de termination of the Council, as set forth in the report, was wamly supported, and eventually the proposition of Mr. Morton was negatived. Upon the motion of Mr. Fowler, seconded by Mr. Hersell, the report was adopted by a large majority. The Council were then elected, and the auditors' services acknowledged. Lord Faversham then proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the President for the able dis charge of his duties, and the meeting separated. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens very firm. Sales probably amount to 15,000 or 20,000 bales. MARKETS--This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per load. A steady trade. CUMBERLAND.—IIeadow hay, £4 Os to £5 7s Gd; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 Gs Od ; •and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per load. Trade firm. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been very inactive, and the few dealings entered into have been at about previous rates. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, although a fair amount of business has been reported for home con sumption at fully previous prices. In the refined market late quotations are fully maintained. COFFEE.—The demand for both Plantation and Native Ceylon has been moderately active at about former rates. ItteE.---A fair amount of business has been transacted in East India, and prices generally are firm. TALLOW. —The market has been without animation, although prices have been steadily supported. P.Y.C. on the spot and for Juno delivery are quoted 40s. 6d., and for last three months 41s. 6(l.'por cwt. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, May 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. OFF DARTMOUTH, May 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— Actcoon, from L on d on for Natal. FALMOUTH, May 23 . —Wind S.E.—Arr i ve d —Rose of Denmark, from Ri o J aneiro ; Vulture, from llavannah ; Leopold, from Cardenas. CARDIFF, May 2 L—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Estella, from St. Nazarre ; Orwell, from Bilboa. Sailed—Union, from Pernambuco. PORTSMOUTH, May 22._ Wind N.W.—Sailed—lier Ma jesty's ship Miranda, for Sheerness. OFF PLYMOUTH, May 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Co lumbus, from Curacoa for Amsterdam ; Leopard, from Jamaica, MUMBLES, May 21.—Wind N.V.—Arrived—Acacia, from Caldera. CLYDE, May 22.—Wind W. — Arrivod.—Wm. Murray, from Matanzas. OFF THE LAND'S END, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Hygoin, from BarLadoes. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday M o rning. Arrived, May 22—Charlotte, fro m A ntwerp ; Augusta gslterhaolslumn;cl ;Smavaatnilttaaa,h-frleo-mMparr,amfr.om :2m E 3f—Johanna, from Dantsic ; M ar i a , from and ll s oA e i t rr t v;; Robert,e fT: Mayl. a t Matilda, Thames, from Warborg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—ll.M.S. Miranda, from Auckland, for river; Sea Belle, from London, for Montevideo. During the last few days there has been a mole dente amount of business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have fully maintained previous rates, while the same may be said of coffee and rice. In saltpetre there has been little or no business, and tea has been neglected. Tallow has been in moderate request, at steady rates, for both present and forward delivery. THE CASE OF RICHARD GIBSON.—In consequence of the letter from the Poor Law Board, conveying their de cision in this case, Dr. Craig, the assistant medical officer, and Mrs. Elson, the paid nurse, have tendered their resig nations, which the Directora of the Poor have accepted; and Mr. Rankley, the master of the workhouse, has been duly admonished as to his future conduct in the discharge of his duties. With a view to save the cost oftransport the new fortifications at Erzeroum, Kars, Van, and other ISi i FO RT I for C theA T I h O e N a S.— y guns required to mount v points along the Eastern frontier, the Porte has decided on erecting a special cannon -foundry at the first-named town, where will also be established powder-mills and workshops for the manufacture of other war materiel—Levant Herald. A Parliamentary return issued yesterday gives the particulars of the slave-vessels captured by her Majes ty's ships of war during the years 1860 to 1864. It seems that 91 in all have been condemned in that period, and five released. NG, MAY 23, 1865. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN• As described in the Revue des Deux Mondes, by M. Auguste Langel. " Charles Sumner one day told me that the Pre sident opened once a week, no matter how pressing his occupations, his Cabinet to all who desired to address a petition or claim to him. We set out for the White House, and entered Mr. Lincoln's Ca binet, where, without being announced, we took our places with a dozen people who were waiting for their turn. The walls were covered with large maps representing the divers places where the war was going on. Over the chimney hung a portrait of President Jackson, the features dry and harsh, and bearing the impress of extreme energy. Over the marble there was a photographic likeness, beautifully done—it was that of John Bright, the eloquent defender of the American Union in the British Parliament. Through two spacious windows I could see the white lines of the Potomac, the winding uplands of Maryland, and the half-hidden obelisk of Washington standing in sharp relief to the blue sky. Between two windows stood a huge writing-table, before which the President was seated. He did not perceive Mr. Sumner, being at the moment engaged in talking with some petitioner, whom he dismissed soon after we entered. The usher—who, by the way, was dressed like everybody else—brought forward a woman. She appeared to be in deep affliction, and it was with difficulty she could explain that her husband was a soldier in the regular army, that he had served for a long term, and now asked for leave to quit his regiment and return to support his family. She got more and more embarrassed as she spoke. Let me help you,' said Mr. Lincoln kindly, and thereupon he put questions to her with the method and clearness of a lawyer. On the luminous rectangle of the window, through which poured a flood of sunshine, his profile appeared dark ; with the right hand he often pushed up his hair, which made it stand straight, or changed it into disordered tufts. While he spoke all the muscles of the face put in movement gave an angular and strange contour to his head, which had some resemblance, to that of Mephistopheles ; but his voice had all the softness of the father. After put ting some questions to the poor woman, he said, ' I can't myz:elf grant you what you ask. I have the right of disbanding all the armies of the Union,' he added, with a strange laugh ; ' but I cannot give a single soldier his discharge. Only the Colonel of your husband's regiment can do what you want.' The woman deplored her poverty. She had never, she said, suffered so much. ' Madam,' said Mr. Lincoln, deepening to a tone of slow and impressive solemnity, ' I share your sorrow ; but, remember that we, all of us as we are, have never suffered what we now suffer. We have all of us our burdens to bear !' He then leant towards her, and for some time we only heard the murmur of the two voices. I saw him write a fewwords on a piece of paper and give to the woman; he then dismissed her with the forms of the most scrupulous politeness. The next who advanced was a young man, who held out his hand to the President, and said with a loud voice, As for me, I have come only to shake hands with Abraham Lincoln.' Much obliged, sir,' said the President, offering his big hand ; ' this is our day for business.' • • • • • • " A sadness which was almost superhuman passed now and then over his brow, on which the wrinkles had deepened into furrows— on those strange features where the hearty laugh of other days had become a sort of painful grimace. I remember meeting the President one evening to wards nightfall. He was just leaving the White House, and, according to his habit, was going to the War-office to get news. There was nobody with him, though he had often been recommended not to go out alone ; but he despised danger, and had a horror of constraint. With his plaid folded round him against the cold he moved slowly on, lost in reverie, like a tall phantom. I was struck with the pensive and suffering expression of his face. Agi tation and anxiety had gradually bent, and at last broken, that stout and rustic nature, and worn the nerves of steel of the giant. For four years he never knew what an hour of repose was. Even his recep tions were horrible sufferings. When the saloons of the White House were open the tide of visitors rolled on without stopping before him, and his big and honest hand grasped all those that were held out to him. The slave of the American people, he was condemned to stay at Washington when everybody else had fled from its heat and dust. He only escaped in search of a little verdure to the smiling slopes where the President's country-house is situated by the side of the Soldiers' Home—the asylum where the State keeps a few invalids since the Mexican war. In his walks he saw the beauti ful woods cut down to make room for the parapets and glacis of the forts ; and at a short distance was the large burial-ground, where ten thousand graves, all arranged in lines, were still fresh. I have seen amidst these woods this city of the dead, with its long parallels of alley, its ten thousand white stones, all alike, and each one marked with the name of a soldier. One seems to pass in review these inter minable ranks, the sameness of which has something terrible. These soldiers, who now sleep in an order which nothing will trouble more, Mr. Lincoln had beheld young, vigorous, and full of health !" While at Washington M. Langel had the honour of an in vitation to accompany Mr. Lincoln, to see " Lear" performed, to Ford's playhouse, and in the same box where he was soon after foully murdered :—" The Washington theatre is small and in a state of decay. You reached the President's box by an open passage behind the galleries, and you had only to open a door and draw a curtain to enter. The front of the box was covered with a piece of red velvet, but the interior was not covered with either cloth or velvet. I was, as may be supposed, more occupied with the President than the performance. He, how ever, listened with attention, though he knew the play by heart. He followed all the incidents of it with the greatest interest, and talked with Mr. Sum ner and myself only between the acts. His second son, a boy of 11, was near him, and Mr. Lincoln held him nearly the whole time, leaning on him, and often pressed the laughing or astonished face of the child on his broad chest. To his many questions he replied with the greatest patience. Certain allusions 1 of King Lear to the sorrows of paternity caused a cloud to pass over the President's brow, for he had lost a young child at the White House, and never was consoled. I may be pardoned for dwell ing on recollections so. personal, which, under other circumstances, I should communicate only to a few friends; for it was on that very spot where I saw him with his child, and his friends that death struck, down one as full of meekness, as gentle as a woman, as simple as a child. It was there he received the Pathian arrow of vanquished slavery, and fell, the noble victim of the noblest of causes." M. Langel concludes his sketch with these words : " As always happens, the people, astounded by their sorrow, only now feel all they have lost. Con demned by the force of events- to become a great man, Mr. Lincoln has gained a glory which he never coveted. With what larger joy he would have refused it if, at such a price, he could have spared his country the cruel trials from amid which his name was slowly to rise. His glory will survive many a gaudy and hollow renown. It will give a new feature to that pure ideal which places great ness in simplicity ; which makes power bend to the law ; and which does not separate heroism from self-denial. I should say enough if I said that Mr. Lincoln was a Christian Statesman, taking the word in its most sublime sense. He never thought of himself ; and so his own country and the whole world will keep him in their memory for ever." THE EXTENSIVE DEFALCATION CASE AT HALIFAX. —Mr. Richardson, cashier for Messrs. John Holds worth and Sons, manufacturers, Halifax, charged with em bezzling about £B,OOO belonging to his masters, was again brought before the Halifax justices on Saturday. The details of the defalcations have already been published. The bench, at tho late examination into the case, decided to accept bail for the prisoner's appearance at the Leeds assizes, in £16,000, himself in the sum of £B,OOO, and two sureties in £4,000 each. The bench delayed sending Mr. Richardson to prison for a day or two in order that he might, if possible, find bail. His attorney intimated that bail was not yet forthcoming. The bench then com mitted the prisoner to Wakefield House of Correction, to await his trial. Naval and Military Inte lligence. VALETTA, May 13.—Itis with much regret that I have to announce the death of Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue, late commanding her Majesty's ship Phcebe, 35, which took place on the morning of the 10th inst., from inflammation of the lungs, six hours after his admission into the Royal Naval Hospital at Bighi. The Phcebe had only arrived that morning from Marseilles, whither she had con veyed the Prince and Princess Hohenlohe-Langer berg. On the news becoming known the ships hoisted their colours half-mast, and the.lPhcebe topped her yards, and put on the customary signs of mourning. The funeral ceremony took place yesterday afternoon, with military honours. I have also to record the death on Sunday, the 7th inst., of Mr. M. Daubeny, midshipman, of her Majesty's ship Victoria, at the Royal Naval Hos pital, from fever and pneumonia ; and on Tuesday, the 9th inst., of Mr. Price, superintendent of the Corradino Prison, of organic disease of the heart. Her Majesty's ship Cossack, 20, Capt. Rolland, re turned on the 10th inst. from Tripoli, after landing there the new Consul-General, Mr. Drummond Hay. Col. and Mrs. Herman arrived here in the Cossack, en route to England. Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, 16, Capt. Armytage, returned on the 12th inst. from the Archipelago. The Meeanee, 60, is daily expected from Athens, and the Caradoc, despatch vessel, from Marseilles. The Malta and Alexandria cable has been repaired near Mama Sousa, and the Fanny Lambert is now engaged re pairing the line near Derna. When this is accom plished the entire line will be again open to the public. A telegram has been received from Ben gazi, which says that on the Bth inst. the ships en gaged on the repairs of the Malta and Alexandria telegraph picked up a boat with the crew of the Danish brigantine Edith, which went on shore on May 2 near Ras Sem, and was totally wrecked. The broken end of the Otranto-Corfu cable has been picked up by Mr. Andrews, but fresh cable will be required to put the line into working order. On the 9th inst. the screw steamer Atalanta, Captain Pinkham, 1,900 tons, and 400 horse power, belong ing to Messrs. Malcolmson Brothers, of Waterford, which had been taken up by the Admiralty for the conveyance of military and naval invalids and time expired men from Malta to England, was officially inspected by the authorities prior to the embarka tion of the passengers. Sir H. K. Storks, K.C.8., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, who inspected the Atalanta in person, expressed his approval of the lofty and spacious between-decks fitted up for the men, and the general arrangements made for the comfort of the passengers. She left on the 10th inst., with 169 government passengers, including Lieut. Senior, 2d battahon Bth Regt.; Assist.-Surg. Adcock (in medical charge) ; Ensign Humphreys, 2d battalion Bth Regiment ; Mr. P. Brown, gunner, R.N. ; and Mr. Windson, gunner, R.N. There are also several other passengers by her from Malta, among whom are Mrs. Gauci, Mrs. Windson, Lieut. Deshon, R.A., and Mrs. Deshon, and Lieut. La Touche, 100th Regiment. Her Majesty's ironclad steamship Defence, Capt. Phillimore, joined the other portion of the Channel Squadron, now lying in Portland Roads, at an early hour on Sunday morning. The Lightning, paddle surveying steamer, made a trial of her machinery and speed yesterday at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth, under the supervision of the officials of the steam reserve and factory department of the port, on the completion of repairs to her hull and engines. Six runs were made over the mile, the mean result of which gave the ship a speed of 8.365 knots. The Lightning is under orders to proceed to Oban, on surveying duties on the west coast of Scotland, where she will take up the survey at the point left by Commander Otter in the Porcupine, about 200 miles off the land. She is fitted with a special engine for winding up the lead in sounding. The Edgar, 71, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. G. P. Hornby, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, K.C.8., will, it is expected, receive orders to sail from Spithead for Portland to-morrow or Thursday morning, to join that portion of the Channel fleet now lying there. According to pre sent arrangement 3 it is very probable that Admiral Dacres will take the Channel fleet on a cruise to Cherbourg and Brest or Lisbon. The Miranda, 17, screw corvette, Capt. R. Jen kins, C. 8., sailed from Spithead early yesterday morning for the Nore. The iron frigate Minotaur will start on her ex perimental gunnery cruise from Portsmouth, with four 12-ton guns mounted on her•broadsides, about the sth proximo, if the carriages for the guns be received at Portsmouth in sufficient time to mount the four guns on board before that date. No alteration will be made in the rig of the ship prior to her cruise, but the authorities have recom mended considerable modifications to be made in it previous to the ship going to sea on commission. At the present time, among the ships of all classes composing her Majesty's navy, the Minotaur stands alone in having a most confused rig aloft. Yesterday Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, Inspec tor-General of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Capt. J. C. Travers, arrived at Chatham for the purpose of making his summer inspection of - the officers and men composing the Chatham battalion of Royal Marines. On arriving at the barracks the Inspector- General was received by Col.-Commandant J. A. Travers, C. 8., Col. Second Commandant H. Mar riott, and the other officers comprising the staff at headquarters. After transacting official business with Col. Travers, Major-Gen. Stransham devoted the earlier portion of the day to an inspection of the new wing of the barracks recently completed and now occupied by about 500 men, for whom no room had previously been provided at the Royal Marine establishment. After making a tour of the barrack buildings, the whole of which were found to be models of cleanliness and order, Major-Gen. Stran sham proceeded to the gun-shed battery, where the Royal Marines are periodically instructed in handling and working ships' guns of the largest description. The battery is constructed to represent the broadside of an ironclad frigate, and is supplied with 110- pounder Armstrongs, 95 cwt. smooth-bores, and other guns to be met with on board ship. The non-commissioned officers and men selected by the Inspector-General to test their proficiency were taken from those who have completed their instruction under Capt. E. A. Wylde, the divisional instructor in gunnery. They were tested in firing and working the guns, and the rapidity with which the heavy guns were cast loose, loaded, pointed, trained, and fixed showed the excellent training to which the men composing this branch of the service are now subjected. In the course of the morningMajor-Gen. Stransham also inspected the officers ang. non-com missioned officers in the sword drill in the barrack square. The afternoon was devoted to a review of the officers and men of the battalion on Chatham great lines, the battalion, with the exception of re cruits and undisciplined men, numbering upwards of 40 officers and between 600 and 700 men of all ranks. Notwithstanding the excessive heat of the day, the whole of the men were in heavy marching order. The battalion acquitted itself remarkably well, the marching past in grand divisions being exceed ingly well executed. After going through a variety of battalion and other manoeuvres, occupying be tween two and three hours, the division was marched off to its quarters, Major-General Stransham subse quently addressing the battalion, and expressing his satisfaction at the excellent manner in which the officers and men of all grades had acquitted them selves. The Inspector- General will resume and bring to a close his inspection to-day, and will be enter tained at a banquet by the officers of the division this evening, on which occasion most of the heads of de partments of the port and garrison will be present. The senior class A division gentlemen cadets have completed their course of gunnery instruction at Shoe buryness, and have returned to the Academy at 'Woolwich. Mr. Hannay, who is reported to be re covering, has been ordered to remain at Shoebury ness under medical care until he shall have regained sufficient strength to justify his removal to Wool wich. One of his comrades, a cadet of the same class, has been permitted to bear him company. The Bth Company Royal Engineers, to which Capt. Wheatly has been recently appointed, have just com pleted their course of musketry instruction at Graves end, and are ordered to proceed to Woolwich on the departure of the 9th company, now under orders to depart from Woolwich for the Mauritius at the end of the present month. Capt. Rinimington having been appointed to the command of the company, in succession to Capt. Decie, has joined at Woolwich, as well as Lieut. Pilleau. Lieut. Luard is ordered to join the_ London district from the 9th company at Woolwich. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. A, Price to the Scout, Capt. Slight's appointment having been cancelled ; Capt. Edward Tatham to the Formidable, as addi tional, for service in the Bellerophon; Lieut. W. C. Karslake to the St. Vincent ; Chas. Parkinson, master, to the St. George, for the Coastguard ; and Edward John Humphrey promoted to be Ist class assist. -engineer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. TILE DERBY. sto 1 agst Gladiateur (offered, take 11 to 2) Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken freely) 9to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 11 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 100 to 7 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 100 to 6 agst Longdown (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Oppressor (offered, take 20 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Broomielaw (offered, taken 20 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken and wanted) 66 to 1 agst Friday (offered) OAKS. 4to 1 agst Delaine (offered) sto 1 agst Siberia (taken) sto ' 1 agst Wild Agnes (taken) 6to 1 agst White Duck (taken) SOMERSETSIIIRE SieXES. 3to 1 agst Buckfoot (offered) sto 1 agst Little Goy (taken freely) 6to 1 agst Redcap (taken) Bto 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken) 10 to 1 agst Hopper (taken) JRES FOR 1863. 'Y. Epsom 3O Beverley, Hull, and East Riding l4 Liverpool Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bibury • 2B Stockbridge New Forest Hunt l4 Nottingham Winchester lB Southampton l9 Chesterfield 1 Cambridge 2O Aldershot Camp 2O, 21 Goodwood LUST. Oxford l7 York Great Yarmouth 22 Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Tunbridge 3O Derby Summer 3O Ipswich Weymouth 3l. :MBER. IBER. RACING FIXT Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Blaydon-on-Tyne 5 Redditch Uxbridge Bradford Moor 5 Manchester 7 Chelmsford 7 Southwell Maid tone Ascot JI Newmarket July Carlisle Jersey 5 Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Stamford l3 Hungerford l3 AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club - 3 Knutsford 3 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Paisley Reading Radcliffe l4 Egham l5 Stockton l6 SEPTE Warwick Leicester 7 Dover Hereford Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond OCTO. Bedford I Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 NOVE Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury LADVERTL Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l )lonmouth 2l anchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Lanark Perth West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. If Worcester Autumn [BER. Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt [SEMENT.] RACING TIMES OFFICE, 286, Strand, London, W.C.—Mr. THOMAS TEMPLE, the Proprietor of the "Racing Times," begs to inform the Sporting Public that he has commenced Business for the: Season, and will execute Commissions on all Races to any amount. Winnings guaranteed. P. 0. Orders to be made payable at Strand Post-office, and cheques crossed London and Westminster Bank (Temple bar Branch). Public-house Closing Act (1864) Amendment Bill. The following are the provisions of this bill (as amended in committee). It is entitled, " A Bill to Amend the Act of the Twenty-seventh and Twenty eighth Victoria, Chapter Sixty-four, commonly called ' The Public-house Closing Act, 1864 :' " Whereas the operation of the said act has inflicted injury on and caused great inconvenience to many of her Majesty's subjects, and it is desirable that the same should bo amended; be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most ex cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : 1. This act may be cited for all purposes as the " Public House Closing Act, 1865." 2. It shall be lawful for the licensing justices at the time of granting or renewing anylicence, upon the producaon of such evidence as they shall deem sufficient to show that it is necessary or desirable, for the accommodation of any considerable number of persons attending any public market, or following any lawful trade or calling, if, in the discretion of such justices, they shall think fit, to grant to any licensed victualler or keeper of a refreshment house whose place of business is in the immediate neigh bourhood of such market, or of Cie place where the persons follow such lawful trade dr calling, a licence exempting him from the provisions of the herein-before mentioned act, during such days, times, or hours as shall be specified in such licence ; and no licensed victualler or keeper of a re freshment house to whom such licence has been granted under this act shall be subject to any penalty for a contra vention of the herein-before mentioned act, during the days or times to which his licence extends ; but he shall not be exempted by such licence from any penalty to which it may be subject under any other act of Parliament; provided that a printed notice, stating the days and special hours during which and the class of persons for whom the house is open under such licence,shall be affixed in a conspicuous position outside the house. 3. It shall be lawful for such justices, from time to time, as and when it may seemfit, either to withdraw suchlicence altogether, or to alter, vary, or amend the same, in such manner as such justices may deem necessary or expedient. 4. The said act, as herein amended, shall be in force in such districts under the operation of the Public Health Act, 1848, or the Local Government Act, 1858, as adopt the same ; and Local Boards of Health established under or by virtue of the said Public Health Act, 1848, and local boards established under or by virtue of the said Local Government Act, 1858, may adopt the said Public House Closing Act, 1864, in the same manner; and the same shall come into operation at the same time as is provided for the adoption and coming into operation of that act by corporate boroughs or boards of improvement commissioners; provided that this section shall not apply to any district which is a cor porate borough, or within the jurisdiction of a board of improvement commissioners. 5. So much of the eighth clause of the said recited act as defines the local authority to be a commissioner, superin tendent, or other chief officer of police shall be repealed, and instead thereof the local authority shall be, in any district, city or town where petty sessions are held, two justices of the peace sitting in petty sessions, and in any other district, city, or town two justices of the peace acting in the district, city, or town. 6. This act shallbe deemed, constructed, and taken as part of the said hereinbefore mentioned act. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.. June :8. Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pac.et June s. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 25. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jane 2. Ditto, via Marseilles • May 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2. Ditto, via Marseilles . ........... . ....May 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton. May k 7. Ditto, via Marseilles . May 26. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil'e+ June 5. Newfoundland May 24. Portugal •••• Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United states and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton ••••••••• Ditto, via CJrk Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. May 26 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and T.neritre June 10. West Indies and Pacific (except BahatLas, Cuba, and Mexico • • • May 29. Bahamas, via New York ...... Juce I. Bermuda, ditto ..................... . ............. . June 7. 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