The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-21 00:00:00

.. Lo 4sworrh far. r 19• 3terd B l vied by walked ;clock , itanleY -ibson• on . A. g. Alfred Royal medal. ,f sub -11 high ited by , n , at- Lnd the r, went ;s Bea- Id, an d tended "ThaPe t - indsor o f the Couw ;e rdaY , en and rester• out °ll al din in the C 00. ral st. e 141' 17 sung sraitlif r. i f elf, riv dor s gi veu rilices g ,ss 00 ; tbei r s w ith [ pot, 81 ruto ll ' r reoi rk, the lse ak° ray 11° hou se. )003/I"' iCe b saln2 . r 113 c: " t woow ,dy s c3s ,lotior ay y' 1 boll, , e ndow Linn et, re ,ing , Y coo ' JNir on. , -;00' . 0 , 3 tlo biO °C !lab 1 .0Y It th e r pOr` V L 00 0 be red es I ° in g 0; ri 3l ° NONE - Y -4-- MARKET COMMEROIAL r; `t EI, 6 LIN, h TWELVE O'CLOCK, The Money Market presents a quiet appearance, notwithstanding the agitation which has been oc casioned in business circles by the bank failures announced last Saturday. The stoppage of these institutions, viz., the European Bank and the New Zealand Banking Corporation, excited no surprise to those connected with banking operations, and it is only among the general public that anything like alarm has been created. The inquiry for discount accommodation being small, there appears more disposition among the brokers to work at the Bank of England rate. The gold taken from the Bank on Saturday re presented a sum of £53,000. We are authorised to state that the stoppage of the former proprietors of the Ebbor Vale Works and Mines, announced on Saturday, in no way affects the operations of the Ebbor Vale Company (Limited), who purchased these works two years ago, and have since carried them on with success. The General Estates Company have made a call of £2 per share, payable at the National Bank, Old Broad -street, on or before the 21st August next. The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received, per Navarre, the following report, dated Morro Velho, April 17, 1866 :—Produce for March, 57,821 oitavas ; cost for March, £11,477 ; profit for March, £10,814 ; produce ten days of April, 16,490 oitavas ; yield, 9,952 oitavas per ton. From the manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week have been generally of a very gloomy character. The unsettled state of political affairs on the Continent, with the monetary crises that has occurred at home, having checked all speculative transactions, and the operations in most departments have only been to supply immediate requirements. With regard to the Oriental Commercial Bank a friendly petition has been presented with the ob ject of protecting the assets pending the arrange ments in progress for carrying on the business without stoppage. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram this morning, the French Rentes were 63f. 20c. The market for the Euglish Funds has been very depressed, and a decline of 1 per cent. has taken place. This depreciation is owing to sales of money stock in consequence of the inability of some parties to obtain sufficient supplies of capital in the discount market. Consols are 86k for money, and 85/ k for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are / per cent. lower at 84/ i; Bank Stock is quoted 242/ ; India Five per Cents. are 1054 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101. Foreign stocks are generally lower. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 301 ; Mexican, 16 1 ; do. New, 14 1 ; Greek 10 11 ; Spanish Passive, 21 / ; the Certifi cates, 144 4 ; Italian, 37/ 38 ; ditto New, 56/ 57/ ; Brazilian Scrip, 7 6 dis. ; United States 5-20 Bonds, 64 z ; Erie Shares, 44/ d ; and Illinois, 76/ 77. In the Railway Share Market business has con tinued dull, and prices generally have exhibited less firmness. Great Northern A Stock has re ceded 15s. ; South Western, 15s. ; Midland, £1 ; Great Western, £1 10s. ; and North Western, £2. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change of importance as regards value. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are fiat. Bank of London have declined to 13 15 ; Consolidated Bank to 71 7i ; London and County to 75 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are marked 1 11 ; General Credit, 414 ; International Financial, 2i 3 ; and National Discount Company, 11.1 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK n GC VERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 §s 8 per Cent. Reduced 8 47 k 8 4 Ne w 3 per Cent B6 51 41 New 2' per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jau. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exche March. J uno . quer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101- per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Du. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 1244 4-/ per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 D 0 Account 671 Do. Scrip, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 Chi non 6 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) .per Cent — Do Scrip, £5O paid Do. 4/ per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. lian ish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian -anubion Principalities ,„ C. Account 44 quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D , o .,Provisional Land Warrant — ~, Do Deferred "I— 'Xptian 7 per Cent . " 0 ., Second Issue — -Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 B4/ Do £lOO Bonds B5 D 0• Government Railway Debentures — -, (4 -uo. £5O paid -I.ee k 5 p ~ er Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. I talian 5 per Cent 1865 no Account Do. M aremmana Railway &lexicon 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 l4/ Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French h lontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent 3l/ Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 _ . Do. Accou n t 42 3* Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B9 Sardini an 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do A.ccvunt 204 1194 SDanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4 ''' / Sw edish 4 per C en t. — ,Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 4 - urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — D° 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £ lO O Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 DoDo Account — £ lO O Bonds — 6 per Cent., 1863 Do - 0 per Cent, 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account v i ?, (3 . 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — " e zuela 3 per Cent. -Ditto account .. — D o 6 per Cen * t , 1862 1)0. Account Do. 1864 Bet,: Dividends on the above payable in London. b ut - Tat 4-4. per cent., Ex. 25f. - 15 c 0 ".,: 2 4 per Cont., Ex . : 12 Gull 1,, , -1. per Cent. Certificates It an ch 'lentos 3 per Cent. d a n 5 per Cent•, 1861, Ex. 25f. 0. Account * . -,.•.• tiols CO TWO O'CLOCK. for mon DO. A 864 / , Account 9th inst. 41044 1: ItATHER 'C LTTE.—(Small but sharp passenger).— -L ook here! You didn't give ins the right change just C160, —" Too lat e , s i r ! Y ou s h ou ld h ave spo k en ;, You tooky our ticket! " Passenger—Should I ? Well, 12 ? of no consequence to mo ; but you gave me half-a-sove- L-ei gti too Bauch Ta-ta !"—Punch. SHARE 'his Day. ORDINARY sHAitES AND STOCKS. share/ rtaiiwaye. s j paid. l Closing Bu inese Price. I done. !Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 69 91 Cambrian.. Cork and Bandon.. Cornwall 126 29 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc.l &London, scrip Certi; Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock Do. B stock Do. N ew, Is. at 25 pm GtS, and IV. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail g,ua. Do. South Wales Do. W Mid.— OXionl Do. Newport .0. Hereford 20 15 d 112 Ili 38 30 6 122 121 132 131 541 55 5G 5S 3si 10 34 Si Lancishire,t Yorkshire L :ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brig - 11. 0 k, S Coast Lon., ('hat., and Davy r Do. Metrop. tOc. A Lon. & North Western Lou. 45 South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New 121% 121 94 08 26 28 1191 :20 P2l 134 61 6t 27 2 3 p id 1 I, 85 90 Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, fiirmin.. k Dart) •iid Kent North British 122} 121 )1 9G di 54 58 Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwieh Do. G.N*E purohast Do. Leeds ..... ' Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 186041 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. to. 1865 North Staffordshire 1 27 ICB 1,0 70 72 108 110 35 - j 36; 10 11 1, 1 120 121 1 2p 1 2p '3 75 108 112 118 150 66 AS N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock -,.0. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon .ouch E .stern 46 49 7t 74 7 8 140 143 Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C (Vale of death Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall FIRITISH 1 3 100 103 52 54 lESSIONS, Atlantic ci6 St. L awrenee Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. E 4 50 gu. .5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference BuT,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- ' Calcutta & h. E., Um e Town & Dock, gu , Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben:. al, gu., 5 do' East L.dian, gu. 5 p.u. 100 102 ad L 4i 4f a 9 76 80 60 65 100 102 100 W 2 1016 102 Do. J Extension I Grand Trunk ot Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist , ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred . Do. 2d Pr,f. Bongs Do. do. deterred Do. :Jd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred 20 22 85 87 60 63 55 6, 55 57 50 42 43 92 45 27 30 Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W , s. of Canada.. 108 16 2 f, 16 2 p 99 101 91 93 Du. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 00. 5e do. pay. 1877-r4 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. 111. C' da, 6pc latpf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi c.f Do. do 4 - Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo HI 15i, 5i S J* E 6 83 •5 01' 100 R 2 VO 92 86 88 61 63 8 8: 98 100 97 90 4 6 97 99 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 90 1,3 - Do. 5 P.C. Mar. .t Sept 104 90 93 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 79 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 76 79 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 t Oct, 1890-1900 100 102 104 - Do. do' 1280-9 u 100 102 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i 100 102 104 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 8) -- Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. t 100 1( 0 102 - Do. 1878, do lOO 1(5 1 7 - Mauritius, (1 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. IN7B - ')o. `sB!. Mayls, Nov. 10 101 103 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 104 106 Natal '4ov. a per cent 170.3 99 101 N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&J uly 100 90 93 911 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,186t 100 92 9i 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to ink, 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 85 88 86 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 99 95 - Do. 5 per cent.... 100 72 75 Nova Sc , tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 96 99 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 104 106 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 100 102 1001 11 BRITISH MINES. c (!a ll i iff n vo . er C rat o o n n, sol. (;old, 1 malgamated. 30 74 6 6 7 8 61 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 510 53J - Drakewalls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 13 15 - East Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 - East Carn Brea 3l 14 2 - itast Grenville - East Gunnislake. 8.3.6 - East Love,l 3.9.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 34 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Gr..at L ocey, limited., all 21 22 - Great South Tolg - us 0.14.6 1 ti Great Wheal Busy 19.9.6 1 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist a 40 16 18 - Grenville 8.18.0 14 2 - Herod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 ll 410 6 31 11 ; r as i 1 5 3 .10 71 6 6 43 (83 --- ja a . nr r gg : a e tr ; ent ali tT eY nw 4 N Nl ew wiy s id e y toi lron Ore, 43 21 3 2 5 4 1 4 4 0 d - - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 1 1 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 1 --Prosper United 7.1.6 - 3 - 4 I - Pr.,vidence Uny Lalant 10 . 6 . 7 32 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 14: 0 - South Condurrow 37 51 4 2 00 3 2 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 15 20 - Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 - Tin Croft 9 13 15 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West Ilassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (L , skeard 9 6 7 - West Chi verton it 674 72/ - West - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 80 85 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 124 1 7 4 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 6 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 13 15 ritEle HENCE HAKES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 8 7 Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pt., London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 2. 1(3 FOREIGN RAILWAY b. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Great Luxembourg, 21 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, lid FOREIGN MINIM Frontino and Bolivia Gold, Um., St. John del Rey, Inn., 53 United Mexican, Um., 2 BANKS, Ara and Materraan's, Um., 27 4 6 Albion, 7 Alltauce, lien., 14} 151 Bank of British Columbia :18 Bank of London. 15 13i Consolidated Bank, lira., Imperial Bank, lim.. 24 Imperial Ottoman, s 'Ditto. new, 84 - - London and County, 75 London Joint Stock, 45, 61 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 11m., 12 Union of Australia, 50} MISCELLANEOUS. Company of African Merchants, lim., 2/ Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Engianu. II 2 1} / 1 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 61 5/ Gen. Credit and Filiation of London, lira., 1 Oi Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Land Company ox Marseilles, lim., 7 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., 9 International Financial ociety, lira., 2E 3 21 London Financial Association, lira., 5 4 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 11 1 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 4 National Discount company, 111 Overend, Gurney, and Co., Jim., is Peninsula and Oriental Steam, —I Ditto, new, 481 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 1g 1 THE CHINA DINNER.—The annual banquet came off at Willis's Rooms on Friday last, Sir J. Davis, K.C.8., in the chair. Covers were laid for 80. Mr. E de Champs, with three members, Kyang-ying, Feugh-yid, and Teh ming of the China Mission, were present, and occupied seats at the table opposite the chairman. After the usual loyal toasts the health of the Emperor of China was drunk, and replied to by Teh-Ming. Then followed "the Church " (Rev. Dr. Irwin), "the Army, Navy, and Volunteers" (Sir Michael Seymour), "the Civil Service" (Sir John Bowring) British Commerce in China" (Mr. Robertson, M.P.), " the Visitors " (Lord Richard Grosvenor), and " the Chairman," proposed by Major the Hon. A. Anson, M.P Gene ral is , Sir Hope Grant and Sir James Matheson, M.P., were unavoid ably absent. Intelligence has been received at the Colonial Office of the arrival of Mr. Manners Sutton at Melbourne.— Observer. EARLY GRASS MOWING.—In some marsh-land at Weybridgo the scythe is in the field, and on Wednesday several acres of grass were brought into swath. The grass crops are unusually early this year in this district. 1321 3 5413 1201 20 9; 171 1917{ 92} 61 125 5 P} 9 8) 86 122} POSS. 100 100 100 all 100 100 1011 21 20} 103 7 i 100 5 100 all I 00 1 01 1 100} 'THE SUN, LONDOId, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1866. MARKETS.---This Day. • MARK-LANE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, in which sales pro gressed slowly, at about stationary prices. Barley and oats were dull and rather cheaper. Beans and peas, how ever, were very firm. Flour ruled steady in price. The continental markets have been firm for wheat, at full quotations. Spring corn has commanded previous rates. In America wheat and flour are still very dear. The imports of foreign produce into London last week were:—Whcat, 23,431; barley, 12,324; oats, 47,302; peas, 2,020; linseed, 2,339; rapeseed, 12,144; maize, 500 quarters; flour, 3,270 sacks. The few peas on show were mostly disposed of at ex_ treme rates. Both English and foreign flour moved off heavily. In prices, however, no change took place. A very moderate supply of English wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day ; but the general quality of the samples was good. The attendance of buyers was limited, and the demand for both red and white parcels was heavy. In some instances prices gave way is. per quar ter; but the business doing was to a limited extent. The show of foreign wheat was moderately good. Even the finest samples were neglected ; nevertheless, compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place in the currencies. Scarcely any English barley was on sale, but the supply of foreign was again extensive. All descriptions moved off heavily at barely late rates. Malt was in moderate request on former terms. Tho quantity brought forward was seasonably good.. Owing to the heavy imports from abroad oats were a dull inquiry, at a decline in value of 6d. per quarter. Beans moved off steadily on former terms. The supply was very limited. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASJRE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, psr qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s.!s 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., nev - Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 36s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 21s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2ls 27s Cork, white 23s 28s Scotch, Feeding 223 27s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 34.8 38s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair supply of foreign beasts and sheep on offer here to-day, but the quality of the stock was inferior. The trade was inactive, and prices had a drooping ten- dency. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were very moderate, but in prime condition. The receipts from Ireland and Scotland were limited. Prime Scots and crosses moved off steadily at very full prices. Otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state on former terms. A few very fine superior Scots produced 5s 4d; but the general top price was 5s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,200 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England, 550 various breads : from Scotland, 44 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 40 oxen and heifers. Compared with Monday last the supply of sheep was on the increase ; whilst most breeds came to hazed in full average weight. Downs and half-breds were in moderate request at full quotations—the highest rate being 6s per Slbd ; but heavy sheep were very dull, and quite 2d per Bibs lower. Lambs—the show of which was good—moved off heavily at from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs. The few ealves in the market changed hands slowly at Ate rates. Pigs commanded previous currencies, but the sale for hem was by no means active. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen ..4 0 5 0 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 0 5 2 Crse. and int. stieep.3 10 4 4 Second quality do ..4 6 5 2 adsd Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Prime :3' thaOWII 0.5 lu 6 0 La.ge coarse calves 5 4 5 10 Prime small do 6 0 6 4 Large hugs ...4 0 4 4 small porkers. 1 6 5 u Lamb....6s 8d to 8, Od. Su3kling calves, 21s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30 8 ,9 325 cacti. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 3,465 Beasts: 1,140 Cows — Cows. Sheep ~nd lambs 26,570 Sheep an l 1 mba 96 '0 Calves ,3 Ca yes 45 Vigs 340 IPig's The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 13,739 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 10,914; in 1864, 8,703 ; in 1863, 5,353 ; in 1862, 3,929 ; and in 1861, 6,147 ; and in 1860, 6,972. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp 8294 508 38 ... 52 Boulogne Bremen Gestemunde....., 522 1259 Cadiz lOO ~. Gothenburg 386 Vigo ... ... Dunkirk Dieppe. Hamburg 757 4432 12 81 Harlingen — ... 18 Havre Ostend lO ... 122 Oporto Rotterdam — Beasts. - ... 15 ... - ... 10 ... 42 ••• --- ••• - ... 23 ... 6 "7"' • • • Total 1,983 _10,604 831 136 215 The yearly comp,q,rison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 1602 ... 5463 79 335 ...1224 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 22, 1865, and this day, Monday, May 21, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. May 22, 1865. May 21, 1866. sd sd sd sd. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 310 to 4 2 Second quality do. .... , 3lO 4 2 4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 410 5 0 grime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. . Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown d o Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 510 Prime small do. Large hogs Net small porkers Beasts ....' . . . .... . Sheep and lambs.., 25,380 23,300 Calves Pigs ................... .. 341 360 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 23, 186-I.—Beasts, 4,420 — sheep and lambs, 24 , 12 0—calves, 163—pigs, 450. May 25, 1863—Beasts, 4 , l9 o—sheep and lambs, 25,040 —calves, 68—pigs, 390. 1,116 Sydney, 3,363 Adelaide, 6,535 New Zealand, 4,121 Cape of Good Hop; and 664 bales from Monte Video. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces—South D3WLI hogets 1 91 1 10i Half-bred d o 2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 71- 2 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing TALLOW. The market is heavy, and prices are si ill drooping. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 44s 3d per cwt. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 58,673 49,520 31,988 26,495 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od Os Od Delivery last week 909 577 1,418 805 Ditto from June 1. 78,139 73,269 92,543 101,595 Arrival last week Ditto fa in June 1....... 78,533 84.942 79,510 95.607 Price of Town ..... A PLEA FOR BURLINGTON ROITSE. Mr. Beresford Hope recently writes to the Times : —Your paper contains the intimation of danger im pending over one of the architectural monuments of London. In the precis of the correspondence be tween the Office of Works and the Royal Academy you state that on the option having been offered to the latter body of the Piccadilly or of the Burling ton-gardens end of the Burlington-house area they chose the former. Of course they did, for they thereby obtained the better frontage and the better approaches. But the offer of the choice (which I think ought not to have been made) was signing the death-warrant of Burlington-house, which must either be pulled down or mutilated, if a picture lery is to occupy the Piccadilly end. The general public is, I fear, not sufficiently aware that Bur lington-house is worth keeping. Built early in the last century, together with the villa at Chiswick, by that famous amateur architect the Earl of Burling ton for his own residence, it was shut to the world till a few years since, when it became national pro perty, and it is still bounded on the street side by a solid screen, which, being built of brick, has in the course of generations become grimy. Accordingly, the uncritical first judgment of the hurried crowd that hustles to and fro along Piccadilly is that the screen of Burlington-house is ugly. The dog having thus got his bad name, nothing remains but the ceremony of his hanging. The screen being " ugly," that which the sereen covers is, of course, " ugly" also, and the square yards of London ground, which are to the Office of Works like shares to a finance company, stand ready for allotment. This would, however, be a great loss to London architec ture. Burlington-house is, like other stately " houses," . " hotels," or " palaces," as different nations variously called them, in which great families lodged themselves, in important cities—a building entre emir et jardin, with its courtyard in front and its open space behind. That courtyard is in many cases the result of haphazard. In the present instance it is a work of careful and refined architectural study. The " ugly'' facade to Piccadilly is no doubt massive—it may be too massive—but it is only ugly to those who have not the capacity or the patience to apprehend what the architect meant. The central portal of stone is rich and picturesque, and the flanking brick screens are designed with a regard to proportion, divided as they are into carefully measured panels, defined by the stone globes which smile above the cornice line upon Piccadilly in comfortable cleanli ness. Inside this barrier the architect has avoided the possible hardness of a right-angled courtyard by cutting off the corners adjacent to the central portal with two curved open colonnades or cloisters. Beyond these colonnades are the flanking buildings, well known to Fellows of the Royal or the Geogra phical Society, and in face of, and parallel to, Picca dilly stands the main edifice of Burlington-house. What the Royal Academy, I presume, proposes to do is to take possession of the ground covered by the screen, the curved colonnades, and the inter mediate courtyard, there to build its gallerie, and either demolish Burlington-house proper (having destroyed the courtyard, which is part of the com position), or else degrade it into back premises. This, I say, would be an unnecessary act of Van dalism. Burlington-house, screen, court, colon nade, and mansion are together an example of that of which a city like London, in which space is costly, is necessarily very deficient—quiet, broad, architectural picturesqueness. A building may often be picturesque in itself. It does not, however, always group picturesquely with its own adjuncts. Bur lington-house is, I contend, worth keeping for its own sake, and it is also capable of being utilised for the benefit of the public. LOrd Burlington was a great peer and a great architect, but he was not infallible, and the weakest point in the whole com position is that he made his central and principal building too low. I should have little hesitation in recommending the main structure to be pushed up by another story, to the advantage of the office or of the society which would gain the additional rooms thus created. Then we come to the treatment of the portion of the mass towards Piccadilly. This, as I have pointed out, and as every one knows, is exter nally composed of the brick screen, with the central portal of stone. Inside there are the curved colon nades between which and the screen on two sides and the boundary walls on the third we find on either flank a sort of triangular clustre of rooms. I should boldly pierce the solid screen at its panels, filling the openings with rich grills, and I should sweep away the two nests of rooms, thus disengaging the curved colonnades. The result would be a very picturesque and original example of what London much wants—pictorial architecture, made up of the grouping of the pierced screen, the curved lines of columns, the courtyard, and the Palladian mansion beyond. The spaces laid bare by the demolition which I have advised would not be lost. London is already full—every generation will make it fuller— of eminent men, of bronze, grim, disconsolate effigies, eagerly pleading for a little footing. Here, then, in these two spaces will be room for two of the sons of whom Briton may happen to be proud. The Royal Academy might then with a clear conscience expand itself over the northern space of Burlington-house garden. Perhaps it might even obtain an entrance through Burlington-house itself. I have left to the last the only material obstacle to this arrangement. It is an obstacle newly created by the wilfulness or the weakness of the Government, and which there is still time to remedy. The Univer sity of London—not University College in Gower street, butthe fountain of honours for that and many other colleges—is in want of a fixed habitation, and the Government very properly means to give it one; but not so properly, and as if with the pre intention of making any full discussion of the use which might be made by the whole Burlington-house property impossible, the Government lately hurried through Committee of Supply, against the protest of your correspondent and of other members, a vote towards the construction of a University of London building upon the northern portion of the garden itself, with an entrance from the street we call Bur lington-gardens. Once let this scheme be consum mated, and once let the Academy be turned out— as it is to be—from Trafalgar-square and planted on the Piccadilly side of the Burlington estate, then, of course, Burlington-house must go. I do not now ask whether it might not have been cheaper to have kept the Academy in Trafalgar-square, left St. Martin's Workhouse uubought, and planted a National Gallery in the Burlington-house-gardens. I assume the present arrangement, in its broad fea tures, but I then claim that Burlington-house shall not be recklessly ruined, and that the habitation which the University of London requires shall not be wantonly planted where it will stand in the way of buildings of larger area, grander aspect, and more popular use. THE CANNON-STREET MURDER.—Since Smith's imprisonment in Newgate he has written several letters to his relatives at Eton. In these he strongly asserts his innocence, and in a confident tone looks forward to an ac quittal of the capital charge. There are, it is understood, some half dozen reliable witnesses to prove that on th e night of the murder Smith was in their company from half-past eight o'clock till a quarter past eleven, an d thence in the company of another witness till twelve o'clock. Their recollection of the date is said to be fixed by an entertainment taking place at the Mathematical School at Eton College. These witnesses were in attend ance at the magisterial investigation, but it was thought advisable by the prisoner's counsel that their evidence should be reserved for the trial. NEW SOUTH WALES.—The Registrar-General estimates the population of Now South Wales at the close of the year 1865 at 411,390 persons—viz,, 227,201 males and 184,189 females. THE LATE Met. JOSEPH PAEKES.—A monument with the following inscription has been placed over the remains of the late Mr. Parkes, at Hastings :—This stone is erected as a memorial of the useful and honourable life of Joseph Parkes, born at Warwick January 22, 1796, died in London August 11,1865. He was earnest, truthful, wise; so he won the confidence of powerful men, and his name will stand on the list of British worthies who promoted the great measure for the reform of Parliament, the reform of the municipalities of England, the reform of charitable foundations, the reform of the Court of Chancery. These were his chief public services. How kindly and generous he was in private life, how dear to many friends, how deep the sorrow for his death, can only be known to those who have . caused this stone to be erected as a lasting memo rial of their own grief and big; goat worth." NEWGATE AND CEADENIIALL. These markets are tolerably well but not to say heavily supplied with meat. Generally speaking the trade is heavy, and prices are barely supported. Per 81b by the carcase. 8d 8 d 0 e d s d Inferior beef 3 2 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 4 I Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 6 5 6 Prime lar4 - e do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 8 5 :0 Large ee pork small3 d0....4 104 4 4 sVmeaalll port,;;;;;.. 44 10 6 5 5 2 8 Lamb. 58 8d to 78 Od. BOROUGH HOP. The hop market presents a firm appearance, and, al though the transactions have been by no moans extensive, the value of all qualities has been well supported. The import into London last week was 130 bales from Antwerp, 191 Boulogne, 18 Harburg, 50 Bremen, and 44 bales from Rotterdam. Mid and East Keats 100 s to 180 s per cwt Weald of Kents Bos to 130 s per cwt Sussex 7os to 112 s per cwt BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are good. Most kinds are in moderate request at our quota tions. Last week we received 1,784 packages from Lisbon. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do 7os t o 100 s , Flukes Rocks 70s to 80s SEEDS. We have very little change to notice in the value of seeds. Prices declined is to 2s per qr. The demand gene rally is very inactive. In cakes next• to nothing is doing. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool held this week have bean fairly attended. French houses have operated to a fair extent ; but very little wool has changed hands on German account. Compared with the close of last sales the value of both Australian and Capo produce exhibit a do cline of 1 d and 21d per lb. Privately the trade is dull, and English wool is lower to purchase. The imports into Lon don lag week coneieted of 16,251 bales from Iltelbpurne, 147erpool Cotton Market. —This Day. _ The market opens dull, Sales, probably 4,000 or 5,000 bales. LAW INTELLIGENCE —('this Day.) COURT OF BANKRUTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) HEAVY MERCANTIL?, FAILURE.-IN RE JAMES HASTIE. This bankrupt was %merchant, of 11, Pancras-lane,and Essex, and to-day wt.s appointed for the first meeting. The debts are over £60,000, and the cause of the failure is thus set out by the bankrupt, who comes up on his own petition :—" Liabiliti?s incurred by me in connection with the formation of certtin companies." The following list of creditors is singularly interesting and instructive at the present time : Agra and Mastertnan's Bank, £13,600 ; Joint Stock Dis count Company, £7,582 ; Merchants' Banking Company, £3,500 (secured) ; London Monetary Company (holds bills), £747; National Balk (holds shares), £12,500; Joint Stock Discount Com?any (holds bills and shares), £12,327 ; National Bank (ditto, ditto), £15,000; European Bank (holds security), £8,000; London Bridge Land Company (calls), £18,500. Debts were proved and a day named for the next meeting. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. BOW-STREET. THE CHARGE OE THEFT AGAINST A GENTLEMAN.— James Hamilton Finney, the son of Major Finney, sur rendered to his bail to answer a charge preferred against him of stealing a silver spoon, the property of Mr. Cooper, the proprietor of the Albion Hotel, Russell-street, Covent garden. It will be recollected from the report of the first exami nation, which appeared at length in The Sun, that the pri soner went into the Albion to dine, where, in conse quence of the large losses which had taken place of late, the silver placed on each table was strictly watched. The prisoner partook of some roast mutton, and when the waiter was removing the joint he missed one of the spoons from off the table. He communicated the fact to the head waiter, after which the prisoner's father, Major Finney, entered the room, and remained with his son for some time. On leaving the hotel the prisoner was watched by the police, and after his father had left him he was observed to go into the shop of Mr. Wallis, the umbrella maker in the Strand, which shop he left taking with him a walking-stick. The constable then took the young man into custody, and when at the station amongst a variety of miscellaneous property taken from his pocket the missing silver spoon was found. The prisoner was remanded so as to enable the police to make inquiry with respect to other property found on his person. The police said that nothing fprther had been discovered detrimental to the prisoners. With respect to the two purses, one belonged to the prisoner's father, and the other to his grandmother, both of whom had commissioned him to make purchases for them. Mr. Sleigh asked the magistrate to dispose of the case without sending the prisoner bafore a jury. Mr. Vaughan declined to do so. The prisoner was then fully committed to the next Middlesex sessions for trial, but he was again admitted to bail in two sureties of £250 each. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CHARGE AGAINST A WATCHMAKER OF STEALING HIS CUSTOMERS' WATCHES.—Thomas Cole, a watchmaker, charged with stealing a watch and chain, entrusted to him for repair by a coachman named John Gearle, was again brought before Tyrwhitt, he having been remanded last week in consequence of Inspector Bowles stating that there would be several other charges preferred against him. On the priioner being placed at the bar Inspector Bowles said that every difficulty had been thrown in the way of the police going on with the charge, the father of the prisoner having been tampering with the witnesses, and several of the pawnbrokers were not in attendance. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the pawnbrokers had bettor be careful what they were about, the more especially so as there was a feeling against them at the present time. An assistant from Mr. Dobree's, in Gilbert-street, Ox ford-street, produced the watch and chain owned by Gearle. ➢ir. Tyrwhitt said he would remand prisoner from time to time till the witnesses and the pawnbrokers did attend. At the same time he thought Mr. Dobree had acted very properly in attending to the case, as it showed that he con ducted his business very properly. The prisoner said he pledged the prosecutor's watch and chain, but several of the duplicates found on him related to his own property. The father of the prisoner denied that he had been tampering with the witnesses. Inspector Bowles said ho had proof of it in court, if his worship would hear it. Mr. Tyrwhitt declined to do so. THAMES. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—John Thorne, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing 13s. 10-1-d. from a till in the Nag's Head public-house, Bromley. William George Gore, of 6, Albert-place, Bromley, saw the prisoner in the bar of the Nag's Head taking money out of the till and raised au immediate alarm. He was followed by George Hone, the landlady's son, who suc ceeded in taking him into custody with 13s. 101c1. in his hand. The prisoner said "I am guilty, I hope you will forgive me." The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget, after re marking that the prisoner had been guilty of a most audacious robbery, sentenced him to six mouths' imprison ment and hard labour. WESTMINSTER. PLvNDERING THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAIL WAY COMPANY.—WiIIiam Beecher, a labourer, was placed at the bar charged with being concerned with another in plundering the works of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. William Hicks, 105 B, said that on Friday morning he saw the prisoner and another labourer leaving the works of the railway company at Victoria station. Both ap peared to have very heavy loads upon their shoulders in sacks, and as prisoner shifted his load witness distinctly heard the sound of iron. Witness took the other man into custody, and he was remanded, it being found that he had a quantity of the railway iron in his possession, and upon subsequently searching a marine store dealer's in the neighbourhood of Ebury square, a large quantity of similar metal removed for rail way improvements was found. It was obvious that great plunder of the railway was going on, and prisoner who was seen to go into the marine store with his load was taken into custody on Saturday night. Ho offered no answer to the charge and was remanded. - -- -- UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Mails for the United States are made up in London every Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails are taken by the So uthampton steamers. Mails from the United States are due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following.rates —Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an addition of 2d. for every additi onal ounce up to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not we i g hi ng more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may bo sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or k (except those specifi e d a b ove), addressed to the places bs above named, are liabl e t o l etter rate of postage. 'There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent; nor upon the covers must there be any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders letter rates of postage. Any other - writing, &c., will ren d er t h e pac k ets li a bl e to POPULATION OF TIIE UNITED KINGDOIL—The Itogistrars-Goneral of the three kingdoms estimate the po pulation at the middle of the year 1866 as follows: England and Wales, 21,210,020 ; Scotland, 3,153,413 ; Ire land, 5,571,971—t0ta1, 2 9,935,404. EARLY PREASANTS.—I n the Earl of St. Germans' preserves at Cathacombo-lodge a brood of nine pheasants were hatched 011 the 12th of may. IRELAND. D ÜBLIN, May 19. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by Lady Wodehouse and the Hon. Miss Wodehouse, arrived at Kingston this evening at 5 45 from Lon don on board the mail steamer Ulster, Capt. Trip hook, R.N., in command. A royal salute was fired from her Majesty's ship Royal George, the yards of which were manned, and from the Pier-head Fort. His Excellency was received at the Castle Pier by Capt. 1)e Cetto, A.D.C., Col. Musters, Dr. Hat chett, the Hon. Mr. Leeson, Mr. Balfour, Capt. Roche, R.N., and Capt. Hutchinson, R.N. The pas sage from Holyhead was accomplished in three hours 35 minutes. The viceregal party proceeded from Kingston to Dublin in a carriage attached to the special mail train, and left Westland-row terminus for the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park, at 6 p.m. I telegraphed last night that reports of the out break of the cattle plague in other parts of the country had been sent to the Government, but were not considered well-foanded. One of these came from Ballymena, county Antrim, stating that three cows had been shot under suspicious circumstances within one mile of that town on the previous Fri day. A large market was to be held on this day, and Mr. Dobbyn, sub-inspector of constabulary, believing the disease to be rinderpest, suggested that an inspector should be sent down at once. Mr. Lambert, veterinary surgeon, was accordingly de spatched to the place where the cows had died—the farm of a man named Ireland ; and, having made a post mortem examinatio n of one of the animals, he pronounced that the cause of death was disease of the liver and diarrhoea, and that there was not the slightest appearance of rinderpest. Under these circumstances Mr. Lambert did not consider it at all necessary that the Ballymena market, to be held to-day, should be prohibited. The Northern Whig of this evening, referring to the two additional cases reported yesterday, as having occurred at Cabra and Ballinderry, states that a cow belonging to Mr. M'Cartuey died ox Friday week, and was buried. A second took ill on Thursday morning last, and Dlr. Morrow, who h as been appointed local inspector, ordered the cow to be destroyed yesterday, telgraphing the fact to the Government. On the receipt of this telegram Sur geon Jenks started by the next train, and arrived yesterday evening at Lisburn, in order to make a post mortem examination, which was to be done this morning, and in which he was to be assisted by Mr. M'Call, a surgeon from the Veterinary Col lege, Glasgow, a gentleman who has had great ex perience of the cattle plague in Scotland. Another report reached Belfast yesterday that the plague had broken out at Glenmachen, the residence of Mr. R. IV. Gordon, near Holywood. Mr. W. Dunville, J.P., and Mr. D. Donnell, imme diately proceeded to the place, accompanied by Mr. Sub-Inspector Owen and Mr. Lett, V.S., of the Royal Horse Bazaar, Belfast, lately a Government inspector in England. They found that one cow had died and been buried, and that another lay ill in the cowhouse. After careful examination the disease was pronounced not rinderpest, but fever. Mr. King, V.S., arrived while the examination was pro ceeding, and concurred in this view of the subject. Forty of the constabulary are still in charge of the infected district of Drennan. Mr. J. D. Barbour, J.P., who has taken a most active part in the steps which have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, Mr. Morrow, of Legacurry, the county in spector (Mr. Kelly), and all in authority are using the utmost exertions to prevent the spread of the disease, and have given the strictest orders that its first manifestation is to be reported without the least delay. The Whig says : " There is a very general predisposition to discredit the report that the disease from which the cattle that have died and have been slaughtered have suffered is the true rinder pest. By many persons of no inconsiderable experience it is stoutly maintained, in the teeth of the Government in spector's official report, that the present disease is the well known lung disease. The following letter from a gentle man who resides not far from Drennan expresses this view Being in the immediate vicinity of the place which is re ported as being the seat of the breaking out of the cattle plague, and having an opportunity of hearing the merits and demerits of the case discussed by not only the farming com munity, but also by the landed proprietors in this neigh bourhood, I beg to inform you that the general impression prevails that the authorities have been much too hasty in jumping to conclusions in regard to the disease. Many persons, and among others I could enumerate one or two large land agents, are decidedly of opinion that no cattle plague has yet actually appeared, and what has been called the plague is only an aggravated kind of lung disease—a thing that has been quite common in this county hereto fore, but to a smaller extent. I can vouch that the farmers hereabouts almost to a man hold this opinion." Mr. Edward P ur d on, one of the proprietors of the Irish Farmers' G aze tt e , w h o has visited the farms on which the cattle were slaughtered, shares these doubts. He states that the pastures are re markably poor, and that the ground is high and much exposed to the easterly winds, which have been unusally prevalent and severe this spring. From this cause cattle are generally subject to lung disease at this season. Last May the Messrs. Purdon had 100 head of cattle in their farm in the county of Wexford, and 20 of them had to be driven back to the byres stricken with lung disease. In the course of a week ten of the number had died, five in one day. " This," they remarked, " occurred last May before we heard of the cattle plague ; what would be said and done if similar cases took place this May ?" They join in the general regret that a post mortem examination did not take place in the first instance, as it was urged upon the Government by various deputations. But Professor Ferguson had no doubt on the subject, and he thought it unneces sary to incur the risk of spreading the pestilence by opening the carcases, especially as many persons of the farmer class were present. The last difficulty, however, might have been got over, for the con stabulary could have required those people to depart, and they would have complied as readily as they desisted from holding the fair at Hillsborough. Professor Ferguson is preparing a full report for the Government of the cases that came under his own observation. But if the Inspector-General erred, it has been on the safe side. It is much bet ter to stamp out a disease which is not rinderpest, by killing and burying the animals affected, than to allow the plague to be propogated under another name. One thing must be said, that the authorities, from the Viceroy down, have left nothing undone to prevent the spread of the disease, and their efforts have been seconded with the greatest possible alac rity by the magistrates, the gentry, the constabulary officers and their men. A telegram which appears in the third edition of the Belfast News Letter fully confirms the view of Prefessor Fergusson :—" Lisburn, Saturday.—This morning Mr. Jenks, V.S., and Mr. M'Call, V.S., made a post mortem examination of the cow slaugh tered at Cabra. Their report is that it was a de cided case of rinderpest." The Evening Mail has this afternoon received the following telegram from the Governor's secretary, Isle of Man :—" The importation of cattle and sheep into the Isle of Man is prohibited from the 18th inst." The magistrates of Belfast are resolved to enforce the precautionary regulations of the Privy Council with exemplary strictness. On Thursday two pig drovers were brought up in custody at the police office, charged with travelling from Ireland to Scot land and back without having the necessary regis tration certificates. They pleaded they had lehfet felt documents behind them in Sc otland, not knowing they would be required on t heir return ; but O was proved that there were p rinted directions on them to that effect. Mr. O' Donnell, R.M., said bound, in the interests of the country, to i mpose a penalty of The fines were not paid, and th e parties were retnoved_in THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN GENERALS.. —General La Marmora is a tall, thin, lanky man, with a long face, and a prodigious nose. lie has a grea t pass i on f or hi s profession, and is an inflexible disciplinarian. General Cialdini is a good-looking man, below the average height, with a bushy moustache and imperial. He has a keen sparkling eye. This gallant officer is very popular in Italy, and the soldiers have great confidence in him. General Durando is a fine old man, with a grand military aspect, and greatly esteemed throughout the Continent. General Della Rocca, the King's principal aide-de-camp and intimate friend, is about GO years old. His hair and moustache aro quite white, and his general appearence is that 9tv cliStliatid, aristocratic yottoz The Cotton Bondholders' New Speculatio-a, In reply to a resolution of the National Hour of Representatives, Mr. SE WARD has communicatial a letter which he sent to Mr. McCuLLocH, in April, with reference to certain propositions made by the English holders of the Rebel cotton loan, with the peculiar modesty which distin gu i s h es t h ose unlucky speculators. Failing in all e ff or t s to obtain any satisfaction, or hope of satisf ac ti on , in England those operat ors h ave i nduced Mr. GEORGE UNTIE„ y, of Liverpool, to offer to the United States certain extraordinary concessions, as an equivalent, it is supposed, for a qualified assumption of a debt which was incurred in an effort to overthrow the United States Government. Mr. McllENnv's peculiar remedy for the woes of the dupes of , e copy of th e contra et MASON, SLID E LL, and SLIDELL'sSu S p O p n o - s i i ri n a a is t t'wt•hoe feld. United In s thetate States has fir a st con p i l p a l c e e t between the defunct Confederacy and ERLANGER. and Co., of Paris, the agents for the negoftation of the cotton loan in Europe, the English vi ct i ms of confidence want a copy of that important paper. This information is much desired by the subscribers to the Rebel loan, as they wish to know how and to what extent they have been swindled. In consideration of the production of the document they propose to yield up their worthless bonds to the United States, and graciously declare that they will waive all rights which they may have to pay ment out of Rebel property in England. This is exceedingly generous, inasmuch as they have long since discovered that there is no such pro perty against which they can enforc e a c l a i m. They then propose to subscribe to a new loan f or t h e use of the " cotton and tobacco States," meaning those which were in rebellion, for £5,000,000, at twenty per centum—which means, we presume, that upo n an advance by them of £1,500,000, they shall be entitled to the payment of five millions at some dis tant day hereafter. In case that the credit of these States is restored by such means, then a second loan of £5,0'00,000 is to be made in three months after the first loan is placed in the market, at sixty per cent.—in other words, they will then pay £3,000,000, in cash, for long bonds for £5,000,000. If the second loan is successful, then they will pay seventy per cent. upon a loan of £10,000,000, or the sum of £7,000,000. In the aggregate, the offer is that the cotton bondholders will pay £11,500,000 for £20,000,000 of long bonds ; the idea, doubt less, being that they will be able to make up for their cotton bond losses by their p ro fits on the new Southern bonds. As a compensation, Mr. McllExiff sug gests that the U n it e d States will then e usner b o ea l b y le to do what the English cotton bond holders could not do, namely,—compel M essrs. ERLANGER and Co. to pay up. In other words, M r . risk of recovering buy a lawsuit, and trust to the MCHENRY proposes that the United States shall m the money by execution after it has obtained judg ent. This is the substance of the proposal of the men for whom Mr. MCHENRY acts as financial agent. To support his proposition Mr. MCHENRY pro duces some silly assertions that, unless these Eng lish speculators are secured against loss, the value of all American securities, Federal and State, must be depreciated .in England, and that it will be impossible to negotiate them unless the United States in some way assumes the Confederate debt. And yet, notwithstanding the eloquence of Mr. MCHENRY, Secretary SEWARD coldly: declares, in effect, that the United States will have nothing to do with any proposition which emanates from men who did all that was in their power to injure the United States during the rebellion, and now, when it is evident that their hopes have failed, propose that the country which they attempted to ruin shall recompense their losses in a bad cause. The propo sition is characterised by the utmost effrontery, and the answer of Mr. SEwARD is not nearly as severe as it might justly have been. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. LoNnoN, May 21.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather. OFF PLYMOUTH, May 20.—Arrived----Mary Scott, from Madras. DUNDEE, May 19. —Wind S.E.—Arrived—Queen, from Rotterdam. QUEENSTOWN, May 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Africa, from Boston. OFF PENZANCE, May 19.—Arrived—Gladiator, from Adelaide. SOUTHAMPTON, May 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Saxon, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed— China, steamer, for Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, May 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Persia, screw steamer, for New York; Hallry, screw steamer, for Rio Janeiro. (BY TELBGRAXII.) Monday Morning. Arrived, May 20—Fen G nrcriL END ' from Bahia ; F am ili ert , Haab, from Anelan ; Resolution, from F'rederickstad. Arrived, May 21—Jessica, from Havannall ; Tubal Cain, from Guernsey; Anna Johanna, from Emden; Fortuna, and Antias, from Antwerp; Fillas, from Sarpsborg ; Lilla, from Caen. Sailed, May 21—Retina, for Berbice ; Glendower, for Port Phillip ; Glenbrook, for Jamaica ; Helen, for St. Kitts; Star of the East, for the Cape of Good Hope; Anne Archi bell, for Sydney; Chebucto, for Jamaica; Mangerton, for Barbadoes. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, May 20—Dorothy, from Barbadoes, for London; Retina, from London, for Berbice. Passed, May 21—Herman, screw steamer, from the east, for the west. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £.3 s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 106 i to 107 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of goad from the United States._ V 13y aavices from Hamburg the price of gold is ta per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 Standard gold at the English Mint price is, there:ore, at abeut2-10ths per cent, dearer in Hamburg than in London. THE LATE PANIC.—The panic of 1866 was a credit panic, not a capital nor bullion panic. The evil was not an over-expenditure of capital such as at other times, as in 1847, has caused a panic; nor a drain of bullion, which except for admirable management, in 1864, would have caused one, but a failure of credit from intrinsic defeat. Sus picion got abroad, not because our whole reserve of bullion was too low to support the credit of the country; not be cause our annual expenditure had much surpassed our annual saving; but because the lenders of money were suspected of misusing it ; because a celebrated old house evidently had misused it; because no one knew who else might not be to m b a a n m d e ; feltbecause they all n persons ust stre under ngt he themselves obligationsof tiobt because na y ubos o tie n itihtt d ih. de mand floating peril might come their way, bankers' deposits Bank of England. It had a tmhieg actht peri sh. bank was , e believe oiis i t d h e a r t iii j g u s t t h b e e f n o a r t e u il h t ra h l e h t e r e s f y yr u .e7 d a s i e e r n v s e i on wereeoyf —in so much danger as the and count reserve of only £3,000, 00 and from The Londo n hour. pouring in every all parts of the 'n general to amountjerstood to between three are um than ana w t hee believe L ondo some m r e 0 - and on FridaycountrYvlrind larger ue m t and fourna last must have amounted in aggrega te I b e a n to e r a s of them plainly used such language allow the Bank of E n gland to go on while they failed. Nothing is so imita tive as panic, and if one or two large bankers had drawn their balances, all the rest would have followed like sheep, and the banking department of the Bank of Eng land must have been left bare. We believe and hope that from this time the improvement will be gradual; but still it must be interrupted by painful events, and cannot be healthy if it is too rapid. 'Finance" paper too often means bad investments, and while so much of it is held about the market credit must be tender, uncertain, and liable to vicissitudes and shocks. Of course this applies rather to money-lending credit than to mercantile credit. A merchant is a borrower, not a lender; he will not have taken finance paper; if his business is good, and except in particular branches of speculative trade (as cotton, or fostered by pig iron, or the ship-dealing and o wning Barneds') English commerce was hardly ever ` sounder, The Economist. C lannd t LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN LNI AY. _The directors of the London and North Western Railway Company have :resolved to allot to their proprietors, rateably, at par, additional ordinary stock, equal in amount to about 5 per cent. on the ordinary capital. The allot ments will be made to the proprietors registered on the 19th May, 186 G, and will be in the form of ordinary stock to be fully paid up on the 30th June, 1866, and will carry ordinary eliYidella fr9th that date.