The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-26 00:00:00

ItION-fY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The usual weekly meeting of the Bank of Eng land directors has taken place, and an announce naent has been made that the minimum is to remain for the present at 6 per cent. This resolution was generally anticipated, notwithstanding the abun dant supply of floating capital, and the very limited de mand for accommod a ti on . I n th e open mar k et the quotations are 58 and 6 per cent. for the best „No gold op era ti ons o f i mpor t ance too k p l ace at Lee Bank yesterday. nY a telegr am rece i ve d f rom M a d r id , i t i s stated t hat the Minister of Finance yesterday made a de claration in the Cortes that the Stock Exchange °lice opened he will immediately propose a settle ment of the Passive and Certificate debts. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this date, are in round figures as under:— 1866. 1865. Great Western ... .£70,502 £71,217 Werth Western 113,248 110,097 olith Western ... 24,915 26,166 righto n 20.151 25 074 B l and 50,728 45,748 ilSouth Eastern •.:: 22781 23,707 ireat Northern ... 37,031 34,437 t a !le B .Bhire and Yorkshire ... ~. 44,210 39,580 1(11401 and Exeter ... 7,087 6,938 i f °r th Eastern . 67,649 63,122 anchester, Sheffield, an.d. Lincoln 19,900 17,083 Lo.great Eastern ..• 36,832 84,312 at Chatham, and Dover 9,490 9,308 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding year, in some instances exhibit a s light falling off consequent upon the pleasure tr affic during the Easter holidays, being earlier 1 1 the year this season than last. On the North Western there is an increase of £3,151 ; Midland, £4,980 ; Great Northern, £2,594; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £4,630 ; Bristo .. a ad Exete r , £149 ; N or th E astern, £ 4,527 jallchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £2,817 ; Great Eastern, £2,520 ; and London, Chatham, and Do per, £lB2 ; while on the Great Western there is a decrease of £715 ; South Western, £1,701; 13 righton, £4,923 ; and South Eastern, £923. Two oCLocii. In the E n gli s h St oc k M ar k e t th ere has' been very li ttle variation iu the prices of the Funds. During the earlier hours of business a slight improvement /'as observable, but subsequently there has been mo re buoyancy. Consols are 871 for money, and t fi for the account. The New Threes and Re- I ced Annuities are 851 1; New 21 per Cents, 69 ; elk of England Stock, 243, 244 ; India 5 per li lts., 1061 1 ; ditt o E n f aco d 51 per C en t s., 1 07/ 108 . r S ome active dealing has t a k en pl ace i n th e Fo eign. Stock Market, consequent upon the ad v ices fro m Madrid respecting the settlement of the fo teigli debts. Spanish Passive have risen 1, viz., to 6 1 4 ; and the Certificates 1, to 151 1. Turkish ti Per Cents. are b uo y an t a t 34 I ; M ex i can , 201 ; O. New, 18 4; Greek, 121 a ; Italian, 521 4 ; " r azillan Sc r ip, 3 2/ di s. ; an d t h e N ew E gypt i an Lo an, 14 2 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds, 701 Erie Shares, 52 1 ; and Illinois, 80 4. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been very restricted, but a firmer tone has prevailed. Lancashire and Yorkshire and Mid ;and have eac h i mprove d I. North Western and Eastern each I, an d G rea t N or th ern A s t ock I lls Foreign an d Colonial lines remain without ch ange of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. A lliance are dealt in at 23f ; Hindustan, China, 411 d Japan at 11f to 12f ; London and West- Illbaster at 95/ to 61 ; Credit Foncier and Mobi lier of England at 6/ to 61; Imperial Mercantile C redit at 1j 2 ; and 0 verend, Gurney, and Co. at 14i BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a OCVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols NDO• Account, • .a.ccount, May 9 B7/ 7 „,Pc,..roCent. Reduced 854 4 I I New " 0 per Cent 854 i H 4 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 69 a t . /3 °. per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Do'ltUitie 30 yrs, expire sth A p ril 1885 , for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 --. 'OO (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.. tx t b March. June. Do ` e qUer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 8 3 pm 5 dis £5OO 8 3 ts, 1, 1:1 ° £lOO and £2OO )) 141 ; of England Stock, 5 per Cent 1 ° Account 14,b 1 . 4)141 .1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 44 1 Steck, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — D Ot. _ Account Da; 6 Per Cent. July, 1870 DO 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ,t, ( 0 ) . „.Certificates — 1)„' 4 . ofaced Paper 4 per Cent — D o s " ? Per Cent, Jan. 1872 I) 9 per Ce n t., M a y 1879 lOB 7 1 81 D°' eends, b., 4pe r Cent., Aug. 1866 bu• t £l, °•1111der £lOOO OOO — pm drkj, O REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 41y4,, - "oe Republi c , 6 p er C en t., £l5 pd — pm Dr a. ,„, Ll a rt Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 e'an 5 per C en t — °' it per Cent., 1852-58-60 0. 1863 h Do. 1865 .... 0 D o A ccount paid 11 11_0 4 . 0 'cr 1 13, £45 i 24 324 dis ad 1 16 ) 8 Ayres 6 per Cent te l . Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D o z a 6 .per Cent — DO ' e rg; £25 paid o ' !I Per Cent — u 0 1 0,% - Per Cent Cl llba, --ula n 6 per Cent. — ba,h,,,o,uper Cent. 14 a Per Cent , 1825 0 /3411 PrinCip;litieS z ci o• Account 4h.t a.(1 0 New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — °,,1. .-crovisional Land Warrant 15v'all 7 per Cent — r,0., Second Issue — '''") 4100 Bonds 9 21 2 D o Do. 1864 B Bl to .£lOO Bonds D O ' Government Railway Debentures — ( 4, 3 ,4, 43 5 paid D 4 5 . Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D ° • o iccount tit,„ 4 2 C oupons it„-44,, rnala 5 per Cent. ?a per Cent 1865 4... Account k e .. Ataremma na R a il way 654 p llca a 3 per Cent 0. Account Do 1864 , 0 6 40, per Cent. Anglo-French /4,-'‘evidean 6 per Cent., .£3O paid 94 ei . Orish Imperial 5 per Cent -h/S" Granada l'" \ e ' 2 per Cent - 0 .r., 0 ..eierrou D o. Land Warrants (Hectares) D O ,Per Cent, 1864 P 53,., , : i varanteed, 4 per Cent 0" 41 / 1 Etn 5 per Cent., 1865 oA c ,_ 12,_ count b o ° Per Cent. (Uribarren) Port 4 4 Per Cent., 1862 Doliguoso 3 per Cent, 1853 .. 1:) 8 Per ent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 454 41180.. Account 0 8 0 14 2 1 S per Cent., 1822, £ St 1: ) ,.. It per Cent 1850 . I:,'' . 4 Per Cent, 1860 0' 3 , Pet Cent. 1859 0 0 0 0 per C l out. 1862 i 4r• Per Cent 1864 9l 1 t l i a ... . • t t o. , o u e o per Cent — k0i.814. ount D o A :tec cou Pnt er Cent D ° Ne w Deferred ?as_ D o ?as _ nt ... 351 trP° c r a sh arash unt 251 Do . ° ert• of Coup not funded l5l tilt a,,ccount 151 i i 13, 2 7 8 , 1 11 4 Per Cent A erki TS Per Cent. 186/ A sh Docco fsa b 6 er D . P Cent. 1854. B9 o unt D o ° Per Cent 1858 00 Account 0 0 4 6 14 Bonds 1) Per Cent 1869 b) A ccoun t b 0 bo .€ 6 l- ,," Bonds D o 5 ver Cent., 1863 —' o AcPeer Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 3l/ 31 b o o. q unt T '-' r, itto u nezi;ell):,%c Per entCont. Guaranteed — 0 0 6 a ccount —_ b per Cent , 1862 D o Ac count .' 11,,c' 1864 Nteh :,"Ividends on the above payable in London. , D o 4 4 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail ' Per Cent. der‘tificates _ It 4 B l ll ia c_ l, jteutes 3 per Cent. 4 ) 4 A ° Per ent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ccount r , ................................. 02 s „)8(1 , THREE 4 .' '4 o. lB 4 e f e o o r .. lll _,oney O'CLOCK. .............................. 86 -1 i "a' ........................... . B6* 7 1 SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I Paid.' Closing I Business Price. j done. 'Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June ' Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc 1 &London, ~trip Certi ' Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford'- Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire .0 Yorkshire LDndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. ltx. A Lun. & North Western Lon. as South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Metropolitan ..... Do. New Do. Extension....., Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin , do Derby Slid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & DunJ Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. 10. 18G0-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. st.)ck Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I West Cornwall BRITISH POSS. Atlantic & St. La wrence Born., Baroda, a Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. .. Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Brant, & Goderich 8 p.c. Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. Extension Grand Trunk of Canad t Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prcf. Bones Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock 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. e I Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do 4.t per cent... I Great Wes. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limitedl Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. Itl.C . da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.FloL tD 190 too 100 all 100 100 100 1100 2 100 100 89 91 27 128 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 2) 15 d' 114 115 40 41 6 7 122 124 137 139 58 59 57 59 39 41 34 36 10 1 02 121 1211 96 OR 27 29 121 124 92i 4311 61 63 1 1834 134 2 I 3ip lif 92 0 123 1231 If 2 p 93 95 67 58 6 27 103 110 71 72 109 110 36 nil 10 11 122 121 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 199 151 66 68 49 fil 751 76} _ . 8 9 140 143 2i 331 100 103 52 54 lESSIONS. 64 56 1024 1033 41 s} ' 9 10 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 1021 1031 23 25 85 57 63 66 55 60 57 59 50 55 42 45 40 41 26 28 25 28 1091 Itoi 11 2pl 99 101 91 93 15 1 In 51 41d 9* 46 83 e 5 - 1} OP 100 101 91 93 66 88 63 65 8 82 99 100 93 99 97 99 V SECUIL 43 95 90 i 4 90 94 74 80 77 40 108 104 105 107 105 107 102 104 90 n 1(-2 104 108 1-8 102 104 104 108 104 (08 IC2 104 100 102 93 95 90 95 87i 88j 92 95 79 81 ,ITIES. 98 100 98 100 105 107 103 104 too 10 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Deo. 31,1872 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape 6..110pe. 6 p.c. 1873 oo.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. s . per cent. 15 April and Oct., 1900 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, s p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 188?, Mayls, N0v.16 Do. 1895, Feb. .Sz Aug Natal qov. 6 per cent N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c., 1866 Do. 5 p c. 18;1 to 1876 .._. • Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & up wards Vio,Gov. 6 p.C. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITI 100 100 100 100 100 100 190 100 100 140 100 100 Cam. Conool. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan), East Caradon East Carn Brea s.ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved, E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam. dz StA übyn(G wen. Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist's Grenville flerod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Ilny Lelant Marke Valley lwyndy Iron Ore, His New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim.. West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West 5et0n....... Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Bedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis.! FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, If Recite and San Francisco, lim., gua. 7 per cent., 12113 k San Paulo, lim., gua. 0 per cent., 15k South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOREIGN MINED. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 Washoe Gold, Rm., 2t I BANK& Alliance, lim., 234 44 Anglo Egyptian, iim., 114 Bank of Queensland, lira, 10 Of Consolidated Bank, Um., 9i European Bank, lim.. 8 Hindustan, China, and J apan, Um., 11 121 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 12 Imperial Bank, lim.. 234 Imperial Ottoman, 114 Ditto, new, lei 4 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 111 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 224 London and 1% estminster, 9C4 54 61 Midland Bank, Rm., 191 National Provincial of England, Ditto, 23 and 3d issue, 484 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 5/ Provincial of Ireland, 84 1 Union of London, 534 3 MISCELLANEOIII3: Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 Credit Foncler and Mobilier of England, 6} Credit Foncier of Mauritius, lira„ 7 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 31 1 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 121 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lira., 1/ / Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 8 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 791 London Financial Association, lira., 151 Lon on and Provincial Marine, 21 National Discount company, 13} liowgong Tea, lira., Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 141 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 17 1 An important archaeological discovery has just been made in Egypt at Chalouf, a station some leagues north of Suez, where a monument of Persian origin has long been known to exist. A copy of some cuneiform inscriptions found there having been sent to M. Mariette, that gentleman inferred from certain indications that a portion in hieroglyphics must still remain below the surface of the soil. Ile accordingly communicated his con jecture to M. de Lesseps, who ordered excavations to he made, which brought to light a translation of the cuneiform writing in Egyptian hieroglyphics. The stone bearing this bilingual inscription, which belongs to the reign of Darius, will shortly be con veyed to the museum of Bonlac. The Algerian papers state that immense clouds of locusts have arrived from the South and com mitted great ravages. Every exertion is being made by the inhabitants to destroy them, and in order to stimulate those efforts the authorities have, as usual, offered rewards. II MINES. 6 7 14 16 540 580 i I 18 20 8 9 31 44 ; 8 9 3 3y i 5 7 21 22 44 1 14 22} 23; 24 3 38 40 4i 5 4 6 :31 4 1 24 14d 33 401 13 15 1 32 34 375 400 I 2 15 20 4 6 13 15 3 5 1 2 8 9 72i 774 130 140 80 85 20 22 3 5 20) 2'o 13 15 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENISG, APRIL 26, 1866. ELECTION COMMITTEES.—This Day. WAKEFIELD. The case for the petitioner against the return of ➢lr. W. Leatham (Liberal) having closed yesterday, Mr. Giffard, Q.C., opened the case for the sitting mem ber. He said that after the statement made by the chair man, on the part of the committee, that bribery had been proved to their satisfaction, he would not attempt to dis prove that fact. The learned counsel directed his argu ments entirely to establish the fact that there was no complicity on the part of the sitting member with what had been done by persons acting on his behalf. Several witnesses were then called who, denied in the most emphatic manner the statements of some of the most material witnesses in support of the petition. The proceedings are not likely to terminate until late to-morrow. The New Factory Act. The Factory Inspectors report most favourably of the first year's working of the Act of 1864, plac ing under the Factory Act regulations several manu factures which till then had been a law to themselves. Some master potters, indeed, are desirous that "full time" should begin at an earlier age than the Act will allow ; but, says Mr. Baker, "I have seen so many masters recant their objections to the Factory Act system. There are some few who even in this trade, in which art is everything, do not seem to appreciate thoroughly the value of an educated class of ertisans." Young hands may be scarce at pot tery wages ; coal and iron works compete more and more for them every year ; but immigration is taking place to some extent, and machinery is likely to be adopted more rapidly than was an ticipated. The old system, with its reckless expenditure of life and disregard of morals, will give placeto a more extended and less costly method of production. There is already a visible improve ment in workrooms. The Act has the effect of making more regularity necessary. Mr. Campbell, of the firm of Minto and Co., states that the qua lity of their ware has been improved ; they have less spoilt ware since the greater regularity of work has put a stop to hurried production. Masters find that the men come earlier and lose less time, and as much work is produced as before. Mr. Baker hopes that we are on the eve of great sanitary improve ments in the Potteries. The workshops, in which 28,000 artisans are employed, have been white washed and cleansed, which in some instances have not been done for 20 years ; the means of ventila tion have been greatly multiplied, the hours of child labour have been diminished without diminishing production ; 1,600 children, most of them never at day school before, have been placed in good schools, where they sit side by side with children of the upper working classes and of tradesmen ; and the effect is seen in the altered tone of conversation in the workshop, in greater tractability, more cleanliness, less preco ciousness, streets quieter at unseasonable hours, and homes with more of domestic enjoyment. Masters are stirred up to make improvements as the workers become more respectable. Stoves are being ventilated, and the heated chamber cut off from the workshop, and this with a great economy of fuel. So in the manufacture of lucifer matches, of which such sad disclosures were made, we are told of a firm who have the dipping of the matches, the most unhealthy part of the employment, done by machinery. Here again some manufacturers complain of the limitation of the hours of work and the consequent hindrance ; but, as a sub-inspector says, " there's a certain amount of work in a person, and when that's out it's all he can do ;" and were it otherwise, children should not be subjected to an amount of labour which destroys their health and strength. Of the percussion-cap manufacturers, one of the largest manufacturers at Birmingham says that the cap fillers earn as good wages and do as much work as before, and all are away at 6 p.m., instead of being kept late at night from the desultory manner in which the work used to be done. Ile observes a great improvement. Paper-stainers also declare that they find no decrease of production, and this with out additional hands being employed ; the work is done with more energy than when the hours were irregular and unrestricted. " The young folks are not so wearied as with the former long hours, and more work is produced in the same time." The fustian cutters also with factory hours cut as much as they were ever required to do ; " the hands stick at work, knowing they will have to give over at a certain hour." " The character of the trade is raised." The prices of the work have been raised greatly ; the earnings of a fustian cutter used to be the earnings of a child, as child and man had the same amount of daily labour ; but, under the new Act, the child is forbidden to work until fully equal to it, and the man earns a fair day's wages. Un fortunately the Act applies only to work for hire, and parents may work their own children, therefore, as long as they please ; young workers go home from the factory when it closes, to be compelled to work for their parents. But the result of the act is nothing but a series of gains. It is true that children prohibited from working full time in these manufactures may be, and are, sent by their parents to other employments not less injurious, where they may work full time ; but Parliament will before long consider the condition of these trades also. Three or four firms in Bir mingham, engaged in manufactures, reported upon but not yet made the subject of legislation, have already in anticipation of it begun to work Factory Act hours. Mr. Baker gives the following as the result of his long knowledge of factory life :—" Com merce seems to be glowing faster than the popula tion, and as the power of wages strengthens we may be certain of what the result will be without the controlling influence of education. My belief is that factory labour may be as pure, and as excel lent, and as obedient as domestic labour, and per haps more so, where the master wills a discipline and enforces it. I have known many such examples." HORRIBLE TRAGEDY : SEVEN PERSONS MUR DERED.—A horrible butchery has been committed on a farm near Philadelphia —the victims being a man, named Christopher Dearing, his wife, his four children, and his mice, a young woman about 25 years old. The Philadelphia Ledger, of April 11, says:—" Yesterday a friend of Mr. Dearing went to the house and found it fas tened up. He raised ono of the sashes and entered. No ono was within, and while the interior was not entirely in order it did not exhibit such unusual disorder as to create suspicion of foul play. The barn and stable were then visited, and in the former the foot of a man was seen protruding from under a pile of hay. The hay was re moved, and not only was the murdered body of Mr. Dear ing uncovered, but that of his niece also. Both were in full dross, he having even his gloves on, and both had their heads nearly severed from their bodies. The pockets of his pantaloons had been turned inside out, and his body seemed to have been searched, as if for a money belt They had doubtless been carried there and the hay piled over them to prevent immediate discovery. The bodies of the mother and children were found in a corn crib attached to the barn, and all, as Mr. Dearing and niece were, with their throats cut and their bodies concealed under a pile of hay. The mother had, in addition, the top of her head crushed in. One of the children was a mere babe, less than two years old. The police found an axe which was bloody, and which had evidently been used by the mur derer. The wounds upon some of the victims show that the throats had been cut with an axe. A careful conside ration of all the facts and circumstances led to the conclu sion that the wife and children were murdered before the husband and niece -got home. On what part of the pre mises the slaughter took place could not be determined. Tho supposition was that all the victims had been carried to the place where they were discovered. The disappear ance of the hired man and of the boy Cornelius led to suspicion against them, and a reward has been offered for their apprehension." STEAM SHIPBUILDING IN FRANCE.—The largest of the Transatlantic packet-boats built in France was launched on Thursday last at the Chantier de Penhouet, St.: Nazaire. This vessel is named the St. Laurent, and having been originally intended for a paddle wheel steamer has been lengthened, to provide space in the stern for a screw propeller. She is the largest craft of her class ever built in France, and will compare favourably with any of the finest vessels of the Transatlantic or any o th er com - P d a ep n t y h 's , 3 11 0 e ft e . t. 8in. He S r h l e en i g s th fitt i e s d h3wsi6tft. breadth, 43ft. bi n . ; a four -bladed screw propeller of 19ft. diameter and 23ft pitch. The spar deck, which occupies her whole length, gives her an appearance of great height in the water, while it increases the internal accommodations. The latter are calculated for a company of 300 passengers. Since the establishment of the Trans atlantic Company's agency at St. Nazaire, and of the ship building yard of Mr. John Scot,, nearly four years ago, the population of that town has increased from 8,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. HORRIBLE ACClDENT. — Yesterday, Mr . C . Clair Bedford, coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Charles Congdon, a painter, aged .33 years. James Collis, a painter, who had been working at Lady Truro's, 83, Eaton -square, stated that deceased, who had also been working there as a painter, ascended a ladder with a pot of colour in his hand. He was in excellent health and perfectly sober at the time, he being generally a sober and steady man. He fell a depth of 14 feet and was caught on the spiked of the area railings. He stuck there firmly, and it required some force to lift him off. One spike was driven deeply in the fleshy part of the thigh. James Lintott, of Winchester-street, Pimlico, joiner, said he found deceased lying upon the pavement, and on asking him how he came to fall, he said he went up the ladder, and having got to the top of the cornice his foot slipped and he fell on a spike. Giffard Randsford, house surgeon at St. George's Hospital, said deceased was conscious when admitted. He had a large wound in his back and an incised wound in the thigh. He suffered great pain, sank gradually, and expired on Sunday, the 22d inst. A verdict of " Accideatol death " vake returned. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CHESTER RACES.—THISDAy. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs for three-year-old s and up wards ; winners 101 b extra. Five furlongs. Professor Anderson ................................................ 1 Grapeshot ......................................................... 2 Pantaloon ............................................................ 3 Fivo ran. Betting at starting-5 to '2 on Professor Anderson, sto 1 agst any others. Won by a head; bad third. The DEE Cur of 50 sovs in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; winners 101 b extra. Nearly a mile. Mr. Barber's The Clowr, 5 yrs, Bst 21b Mr. Law's Loughrea, 3 yrs, sst 91b Betting at Starting-2 to lon The Clown. Won in a canter. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 gs ; three-year-olds, 7st Slb; four, 9st 71b ; five, lOst 21b; six and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles. Selim Honesty Stanton Wiseman Betting at Starting-6 to 4 on Honesty, 3 to 1 agst Wiseman, 6 to 1 agst Selim. Won by a length ; two lengths between second and third. The CESTRIAN HANDICAP of 5 sous each, with 100 added; winners 101 b extra. Six furlongs. Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s Exceller, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 1 Marquis of Hasting's King Hal, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (in 101 b ex) 2 Captain Williams's Distraction, 3 yrs, sst 71b 3 Mr. Heathcote's Skirmish, 4 yrs, 7st 81b 4 Betting at starting-7 to 4 agst Excellor, 3to 1 agst Skirmish, 4to 1 agst King Hal. Won in a canter. The DEE STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 200 added, for three year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; certain win- ners extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Chaplin's Bertie 1 Mr. Saxon's Monitress ~ 2 Mr. Merry's Mirolla, Won by a head ; bad third. _ _ Betting-3 to 1 agst King Hal. Won by three lengths. The MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S PLATE of 5 sous each with 100 added ; penalties and allowances. About one mild and a quarter. Captain Gray's Castanet, 3 yrs, Est 41b 1 Mr. Johnstone's Rococo, 3 yrs, Est 81b (inc. 101 b extra) 2 Mr. Johnstone's Holstein, 4 yrs, 7st .. 3 The following also ran :—Messmate, Aldcroft, and Edgbaston. Betting at Starting-5 to 2 agst Holstein, 3to 1 each Castanet and Rococo, 4 to 1 agst Aldcroft. The BEAUFORT BIENNIAL STAKES of 25 FOWL ORCh, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst Gib; certain winners extra. Throe quarters of a mils. Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s, Manuella 1 Margnis of Hastings's Prodigal Mr. Barber's Captain Three ran. Won by a neck. The ALL-AGED SELLING STAGES Of 5 sous each, with 30 added; 2-yr-olds, Bst4lb; three, lOst 111 b; four, lOst 121 b; five and upwards, list ; m and g allowed 31b ; maiden and selling allowances. Half a mile. Northill w. o. BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 9to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) sto 2 agst Rustic (taken) 100 to 6 agst Vaspasian All Lord Bateman's horses and Mr. Wadlow's were struck out of Chester engagements at 1.45 this day. Per suasion out of Cestrian Handicap at 11 20 last night. SCRATCHINGS. April 11, at 5.30 p.m. C. by Y. Melbourne, dam by Ted dington, out of Maid of Masham, out of 2,000 gs stakes. April 14, at 5 p.m. All horses engaged in Mr.E.Egerton's name, out of all engagements. April 19, 11.55 a.m. Cambuscan and Esca, out of Great Northern Handicap at York. April 20, at 11.19 a.m. Lady Florence and Endsleigh, out of Chester Cup. April 21, at 1.25 p.m. Helen and Fan, out of Chester engagements. April 21, after 6 p.m. Prince Imperial, out of all engage ments. April 23, at 9 a.m. Little Goy, The Buck, Pepper's Ghost, and Hetty, out of all engagements. April 23, at 9 a.m. Easby, Birkgill, Dunadry, and Maid of Usk, out cf Chester engagements. April 23, at 9 a.m. Mephistopheles, out of Epsom Derby. April 23, at 11.15 a.m. Goojerat, out of Chester cup. April 25, at 2 p.m. Mr. Pitt, out of Chester cup. April 25, after 6 p.m. Quarantine, out of all events, ex cept the Harpenden handicap. HUDDERSFIELD. The members of the committee re-assembled this morning at 11 o'clock (Lord Naas in the chair.) The case for the petitioner was prooecded with, and several witnesses were examined, whose testimony tended to corroborate the evidence of preceding witnesses as to the corrupt practices alleged. One witness said that his prin cipal duty was similar to that of a witness examined yes terday, namely, to see that voters whom he had bribed voted for the right man, and in discharging this duty he had much difficulty. (Laughter.) NORTHAMPTON. The Committee reassembled this mornfng at 11 o'clock, and additional evidence was adduced tending to prove th• bribery and treating alleged, and to show that the sitting membor was directly implicated in the same. WINDSOR. The committee decided that Sir H. Hoare and Mr. La bouchere were not duly elected in consequence of the bribery of their agents, of which, however, there was no proof that they authorised. BRIDGEWATER. The committee decided that Mr. Kinglake was duly elected, but that the election of Mr. Westropp was null and void. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE SANDERS.-A LATE CONFEDERATE CONTRACTOR. This bankrupt was described as formerly of Kentucky, then of New York, then of Charing-cross, London, again of Richmond, America, then of Pimlico, then of Paris, then of Canada, and late of Fitzroy-square, contractor with the Confederate Government of America for the building and running of iron-plated postal vessels, and to-day he came up for his order of discharge. The accounts show debts £10,955, of which £6,100 due to creditors secured. The deficiency is set down at only £490. The bankrupt has a ninth share in a patent for projectiles, taken out by Captain Blakeley, of Pall-mall, agreeably to an oral agreement in 1860, value doubtful and he had a contract with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1848 which expired in 1849, by which he was to have a commission upon the sale of their possessing rights in the United States, but it was not effected. It was understood that an arrangement would be made in the case. SIIERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Lefroy.) A MODEL INFANT AND HIS TAILOR.-MEIN V. DOUCE. This was an action to receive the balance of a tailor's bill, the amount being 5...3 15s. Defendant pleaded infancy, and that he only owed £3 7s. His Honour—Then you admit, defendant, that you have had the plaintiff's clothes ? Defendant—Oh, yes. Ido not deny it. His Honour—l do not think it is a very creditable plea, and I shall insist upon its being"proved. Defendant—My mother can prove it. Defendant's mother said she was a widow, and the de fendant, her son, was born on the 3d January, 1847. Plaintiff—Would not your honour hold that clothes are necessaries for an infant? His Honour—Yes, I certainly shall do so. Defendant—Some of the clothes wore for my brother who paid me for them, and I handed the money to the plaintiff. The clothes were charged at a long price. Tho coat I am now wearing was ono of the articles supplied by the plaintiff. His Honour was clearly of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, and thought that defendant's mother was not setting a very good example to her children, by coming forward in support of such a plea as had been set up in this case. Verdict for the plaintiff. TRUSTING TO PROVIDENCE. In a case which came before the Court, the plaintiff said tho defendant was a clergyman who had admitted owing the money. His Honour—What did the defendant say when you asked him for the money ? Plaintiff—He said that " God must pay for it, for he could not." His Honour—Well, he must try to pay you. Rule accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SENDING A CHILD OUT TO BEG.—Ellett Carroll, a little girl about eight years old, not wearing any shoes, was charged before Mr. Knox by the Marquis Townshend with begging. The Marquis said that on the previous afternoon, about half-past 5 o'clock, he saw the poor little girl begging of persons in Pall-Mall. He spoke to a constable and she then ran away. The child had evidently been disgracefully neglected. She said she lived with her aunt, who did no work, but sent her out begging. The child, whose appearance was much improved by her having passed the night in the workhouse, said she was sent out begging, and her father knew it. Lloyd, 320 A, said the child told him that her aunt sent her out to get a few pence. Mr. Knox ordered the constable to take the child to the workhouse for a week, and to look up the parents, and then roport on the matter. THAMES. JACK AGROUND.—John Sullivan, a rough-looking fellow ag- 26 years, was charged with stealing a coat, value 205.,' from a sailor named Roderick Gilles. The prosecutor said that he belonged to the ship Sea Belle. Last night he was out on a cruise and got taut. He was asked for an explanation, which he gave by saying "he was three sheets in the wind." He did not know anything more, but when he came to himself he found that he was in the care of the police. Mr. Inspector Major, of the Thames police, said that he saw the sailor last night all aground in Cable-street, Whitechapel, and the prisoner standing over him and taking his coat off. He asked the prisoner what ho moan t to which he replied "I am taking care of him," and then ran away with the coat. Ho pursued the prisoner, and took him into custody with the coat on him. The prisoner said that he had been drinking with the sailor, and got drunk with him. Tho prosecutor disclaimed all knowledge of the prisoner. He never saw him before with his " eye-sight." The prisoner was sentenced to four months' imprison ment with hard labour. The prosecutor, who was badly beaten about the face, had his coat restored to him. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, April 26.—Wind this day at noon—South-. Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. ___ LIVERPOOL, April 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Jason, from New York ; Sofia, screw steamer, from Barcelona . Golden Age, from Moulmein. Sailed—Queen of England' for Shanghai; M`Gregor, for Africa. April 25.—Arrived —City of Paris, steamer, from New York ; Hugh Black, from Monte Video. DARTMOUTH, April 25.—Wind W.—Sailed—M ys t ery, for Bermuda. FALMOUTH, April 25.—Sailed—Wind for Singapore. SOUTHAMPTON, April 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Syria, steamer, from Alexandria. CARDIFF, April 25.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—g esse Indre, from Carthagena ; Mary and Ann, from Montreal and Quebec. BRISTOL, April 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Demerara, for --. OFF KINSALE, April 26. Arrived—Erromanga, from the West Coast of Africa. Sailed—Alice, for "Valparaiso Home, for Barcelona. . QUEENSTOWN, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Specu lator, from Callao ; Conjuror, from Barbadoes. Sailed— Arbitiator, for Miramichi. YARMOUTH, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Th e Gloriana, from Trinidad. LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 26—Neptune, from Rostock ; Christiana, from Christiana ; Lizzie, from Trinidad ; Mystery and Reindeer, from Dunkirk ; Familiar, from Prasteo ; Ceres, from Sonnesund ; Maria Wehelmina, from Wismar. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Aprii 25 —Martha and Jane, from London for the West. Passed, April 2G—Bedewell, from New York for Lon don; Fides, for Athens; Point, for Jamaica; Oleander, for the Cape of Good Hope Bajalava, for Cardiff—all from London. DESIDERATUM IN A HEATED REFORM MEETING. —The cold shade of the aristocracy. THE FLOWER OP MR. BEiGHT'EI ELOQUENCE.—I Bright (Eye-bright). Question : " I say, Brand, do you know your Numbers ?" Answer : i‘ Not yet. I am studying the Book of Exodus."—The DEPERIAL P HOUSE OF LORDS.—THI S EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Croydon Commercial Gas, North Eastern Railway (now line), South Staffordshire, Wales, North Eastern, and Yorkshire (Dur ham new line, &c.), North Eastern Railway (Yorkshire new lino), South Staffordshire Works, and the Sheffield Water. SALE OF LAND BY AUCTION BILL. Lord ST. LEONARDS, in moving that the house should go into committee on this bill, explained some of the leading provisions of the bill. He contended that the law as it stood at present required revision, as it inflicted much hardship. After some discussion, the bill went through committee, and was ordered for third reading. POOR PERSONS BURIAL (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was road a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnis EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Brighton and Hove General Gas ; Bristol and Exeter Rail way ; Congleton Gas and Improvement ; Glasgow Houses of Refuge ; Maidstone and Ashford Railway ; Metropolitan District Railway ; Presteign, Clun, and Bishops Castle R a il wa y ; and Worcester, Bromyard, and Leominster Rail way. WINDSOR ELECTION. The report of the committee appointed to try the merits of a petition against the sitting members, Sir H. Hoare and Ms. Labouchere, was brought up. It stated that the two hon. members were not duly elected, and they had, by their agents, been guilty of bribery, but not with their knowledge. WRECK OFF CORK HARBOUR. In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE, Mr. 11. GIBSON said the attention of the Government had not recently been called to the wreck of the City of Now York, now on Daunt Rock, off Cork Harbour. It had been, however, brought to the attention of the Go vernment about a year ago. The Government had no official notice of another casualty taking place at the same spot in consequence of the wreck. The power of the Government to compel the owner to remove the wreck was doubtful. The Board of Trade and the Trinity were not authorised to remove sunken vessels, but to lay down buoys. The Government intended to take steps to obtain the power they were at present without. CHURCH RATES. Lord JOHN MANNERS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had prepared amendments to the bill for the abolition of church rates ; and, if so, when he proposed to lay them upon the table of the house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his suggestion, on the second reading, had been embodied with clearness, and before they were brought under the consi deration of the house, they would be submitted to the hot; member for Bury St. Edmunds. ST. PANCRAS BURIAL GROUND. Mr. M'EVOY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he was aware that the Midland Rail way Company, having obtained an act (27 and 28 Vic., c. 231) which by its 23d section allowed them to pass a tun nel under the old churchyard of St. Pancras (a closed burying ground) were about to make an open cutting through said churchyard, thereby disturbing the tombs and bodies; and whether Government would interfere to protect the place from such desecration. Sir G. GREY said inquiry had been made, and it ap peared the railway was to be made in a tunnel twelve feet below, and the upper cutting was to be made to construct the tunnel. The trustees had refused to sanction the opening of the ground, and certain arrangements had been made with the company, to whose proposals they acquiesced. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. FEMIAND asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would pledge himself to withdraw the six teenth clause, disfranchising the dockyard electors, in the event of the Representation of the People Bill being read a second time. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be premature for him to answer tho question before the second reading had boon decided. OYSTER FISHING. Mr. S. CAVE asked tho President of the Board of Trade, whether it was true that the Customs authorities of New Shoreham had strict orders to seize and destroy all oyeterq Drought into that port from Ow deep sea beds between the 30th April and Ist September, but that no such orders had been issued in respect of ports north of the North Foreland ; and in fact oysters taken from the same beds were landed from these ports during the above period ; if so on what principle this distinction was made, as the words of the Act 18 and 19 Vic. c. 101, s. 2, empowered officers of the Customs to seize '• any oysters imported into or landed in any port of the United Kingdom." Mr. GIBSON said it was quite true, as stated by the hon. gentleman, but it was solely for the purpose of the Act of Parliament being put in force which prohibited the importation of oysters during the close months between May and August. 121 1 t 92t I 62 1331 9 1 I 10, 1 109 f 10 103 i 1 JUDGES IN IRELAND. Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, having regard to the amount of business in the Landed Estates Court, Ireland, it was intended to fill the pace of third judge, now vacant iu that court by the death of the late Judge Hargraves ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said it was not intended to fill up the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Hargraves. ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS. Mr. IL SEYMOUR asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if her Majesty's Government had re ceived any information with regard to the alleged raid of Italian volunteers on the Austrian territory; and whether it had anything to do with the temporary refusal of the Emperor of Austria to receive Count Arese and Signor Venosta ? Mr. LAYARD said the Government had reason to be lieve that the whole matter was unfounded. No informa tion on the subject had been received. THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said as it was intended to finish the debate on the Reform Bill to morrow evening, he should, on Thursday next, bring for ward his financial statement. THE REFORM BILL.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. treesugmraeciatby 3, question at issue . The ir. adjournedLo\vE, whodeba debate w said a s hin the house was not in his opinion a on of politics, but on e of ri g ht and wrong. hoar.) Further, ho w as of o p inio n that there welrre, other matters at stake, and the house ought to be exceed ingly careful that it did not give undue precedence to ono class over the other; also that the franchise was not given to those who were not fitted to use it. It was said:in effect f!..ct from the Treasury bench it was better to be governed by large numbers, and governed bad, than by small num bers and governed well, but he could not agree to such a proposition. (Hear, hear.) If it was right to know the number it was proposed to enfranchise, he thought the house ought to know especially as the Government had told the house that it had a bill for the purpose all in readiness, how the seats were to be re-distributed. (Hear, hear.) The fact was the whole secret of the present debate was that it was a trial o power to see whether they could compel the house to pass under the joke. (Loud cheers of " Hear, hoar," from the Opposition.) If the house would only give the victory to tho Chancellor of the Exchequer, viz., to vote this thing in the dark in order to please hire—(hear, hear)—he be lieved he would be grateful and declare to the house in his speech that the two bills, for enlarging the franchise and reditributing the seats should proceel in committee together. He warned the house from heing led away by such a declara tion on the part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, be cause when it came to be made there would be no time for reply ; therefore he cautioned the house from being led away by such an announcement. (Hear, hear.) Such a pro posal would not, according to his belief, remove any of the solid objections that had been raised against the bill by the noble lord tho member for King's Lynn. The hon. member then referred to a speech delivered at Liverpool, and said it was delivered at a sin gularly inappropriate place—the Philharmonic Hall—and that when the right hon. gentleman appeared in his place in Parliament to speak on the great subject of reform, he treated the house to a rechauffee of the speech he had de livered at the place he had mentioned. Ho thought that was not exactly the way to treat the matter. He talked about admitting their fellow Christians to the suffrage, but that was no argument in favour of his proposition, but it was an argument is favour of admitting the whole male and female population, but decidedly not of increasing the number of those who for the future shall ex ercise the elective franchise. • Then, again, he talked about flesh and blood say that argument would not only apply to the whole human race but to the animal kingdom. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) He did not intend the observations he had addressed to the house to amount to conclusions the Chancellor of the Exchequer had expounded at Liverpool, and with respect to the stock argument used on that occasion viz., justice, all he had to say was that justice had nothing to do with the matter, which was purely one of State policy and expediency. LEFT SPEAKING.] THE MURDER IN CANNON STREET. RE-EXAMINATION OF THE SUPPOSED MUR DERER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE THIS DAY. This afternoon the man named William Smith, appre hended at Eton on suspicion of being the murderer of the unfortunate woman Sarah Millson, the housekeeper to Messrs. Bevington, No. 2, Cannon-street, was placed be fore the Lord Mayor for re-examination. Colonel Fraser, Chief-superintendent Foster, Inspector Hamilton, chief of the detective department, and Sergeant Moss of the detective force, watched the case for the police authorities. Mr.Wontner appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Scarth. The evidence was in fact a repetition of that given at the coroner's inquest yesterday, and which will be found in another column. Mrs. Robins, in her cross-examination, sacred to the evidence she had given with respect to the prisoner being the man she saw leave the door of Messrs. Bevington's on the night of the murder. She did not know the prisoner was blind in his left eye, which must have been towards her when the prisoner passed her in Cannon-street. The young woman Collins also repeated her evidence. George Terry was next examined, but nothing in addi tion to that which he deposed yesterday was elicited. In cross-examination, he said the prisoner wrote a letter, which was found in Mrs. Millsom's desk, for him in the George public house. He read a :portion of it over to her. He didn't go to her for the money himself from Mrs. Millsom because she had told him to send somo ono better dfassed than himself. He had heard that Messrs. BevingtOn had been robbed, but never proposed to the prisoner to mention the fact of the robbery in the letter. Ho had been in trouble for illegally pawning a carpet. but he had only been in prison 21 days. On the night of the 11th of April he was in bed in St. Olave's Union Workhouse from eight o'clock in the evening until eight in the morning. Sarah Webber said the deceased had borrowed £33 15s. from her. She had lent the money through Mrs. Terry. The deceased had paid her about .£8 of the amount, by instalments of 10s. a week. She never authorised Terry to send any person to Mrs. Millsom. About two months ago Mrs. Millsom called upon her and said that some one had called upon her for some money, but she (witness) told her she had done wrong in paying any to any person. Police-constable 34 M, said he knew deceased, and a short time ago she showed him a letter she had received (the one that has been so often referred to), and she ap peared to be in very great fear. And on the Wednesday following he went with her to see if it was possible to find the writer. Deceased showed him two receipts for certaii instalments, signed "W. Denton." In cross-examination witness said he first saw the letter on the 4th of February. He could not find out the writer or Terry. By the Lord Mayor—Mrs. Millsom said the person whom she was in fear of was Denton, who represented himself as a solicitor. Henry Child said he lived in Brocas-lane, Eton,: and know the prisoner, and saw him in the Jolly Miller beer shop one evening in the early part of the month, but he sould not say whether it was the 11th or the 12th. He was dressed in a black suit. He was asked if he would make one at dominoes. Prisoner replied that he couldn't, as he had got 40 miles to go. Witness said, " You can t go 40 miles to-night ;" to which he said, "Suppose I get to London to-night—that will be 40 miles ? He (witness) said, " Well, yes, but you are not going to London." Pri soner said "Yes, he was," at which remark he called the prisoner a I—r, and left the house. The public-house is about a mile and a half from the Slough Station. He thought it would take about twenty minutes to walk the distance between there and the rail way station. It was about seven o'clock in the evening when he met the prisoner. By the Lord Mayor—He (witness) could walk the dis tance in twenty minutes if he went along sharpish. Blackman, a stoker at Eton Gas Works, said he left the_ works on Wednesday, the 11th of April, at. 7 o'clock. Jibe saw the prisoner as he was going to light the lamp; he met him between the Willow Brook and ft Fifteen-arch Bridge. He was going in the direction of Sta tion ;ho had his best clothes on and a ir articularly feast. Cross-examined—He was not going P lO minutes or a more than It would not have taken him Slough tion from where he met quarter of an hour to get to thee ov s e ta n or fi v e minutes later him. It might be half-past hehaStl." ' seven but he could not say when he first met the prisoner, positively. William Clark, of the Bucks constabulary , stationed in e dnesda y night, Aril. Eton—lie recollected to twolvo o'clock that the nth of p night. He saw He was on duty u p qua rter to twelve coming down th e t h e p r isoner abo ut high street from t h e direction of Wiudsor. H e was going towar d s his own home. H e had black clothes on, a h at, and car ried a yellow walkin g -stick. Cross - e xamined —lie was sure the trousers the prisoner now had o n were not those he wore the night he met him. John Pierman, an inspector of the Bucks police, sta tioned at Eton College, said he was acquainted with the railway trains. There was a train to London from Slough at 743 p.m., it arrived in London at 8 40. There is also a train which arrives at Windsor from London at 11 43 p.m. Wiudgin Ntatiu tae 09 Ut 300 yards from the print:meek' home, and it would take about three to fire minutes to walk the distance. Cross -examined—He did not know that the 7 43 train arrived at 7 39 on the night of the 11th. By Mr. Wontner—At whatever time a train arrives at the station it is never started until the proper hour set down in the time table. Mr. May, the surgeon, here repeated the evidence he has already given, with respect to the condition in which he found the deceased woman on the 11th April. Mr. Wontner said that was all the evidence he had to produce that day. lie had to ask for another remand. Mr. Scarth said ho had eight or ten witnesses ready to give their evidence that the prisoner was in Eton the whole of the day and night of Wednesday, the 11th of April. The Lord Mayor said, as he bad already been asked by the prosecution to remand the prisoner, he should certainly do so. Mr. Scarth said his witnesses bad all been cross-exa mined by the police, which he thought unfair. The Lord Mayor thought it would be far better for prisoner's adviser to hear the whole of the case A ga i nst the prisoner before he commenced his defence. Mr. Scarth said his client was an entirely innocent man. He would adopt the suggestion of the Lord Mayor, The prisoner was remanded for a week. Bank of England Returns.•--This Evening. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for tho week ending tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, April 23, 1866. ISSUE DE] Notes issued .....C28,005,320 'ARTMENT. Governmt. Debt.£ll,ols,loo Other Securities.. 3,984,904 Gold Coin and Bullion — 13,005,320 Silver Bullion .... £28,005,320 X 28,00.5,32-0 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 4,417,147 Other Deposits 13,294,671 Seven Day and other bills 427,129 :PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(ineluding Dead Weight Annuity) Z10,697,2,64 Other Securities 18,507851 Notes 5 , 8''A,205 Gold and Silver Coin .. 850,456 1866 . 435'896,769 April 26, .£35,896,76a V. MILLER, Chief Cashier. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. _ _ The Market opens quiet, and prices are in favou fi of buyers. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000 bales. F o reign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton,.., May 20. Ditto, via Marseilles May Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet 4, Ditto. by French packet Map Cape of Goad Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 25. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 3. Ditto, via Marseilles April 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton April 2!. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 3. Aitto. via Marseilles 1.010,,(Bombay), via Southampton. Ito, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 28. Ditto, via Marseilles April 27. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille3 Newfoundland , May 9. 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 Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. April 27. THE PRINCESS ALICE'S BlRTHDAT.—Yesterday was the anniversary of the birthday of the Princess Alice. Her Royal Highness was born on the 25th of April, 1843, and was married on the Ist of July, 1862, to his Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, K.G. At Windsor and London the usual loyal demonstrations were made. PIPER TO PRINCE ALFRED.—Mr. Colin Cameron, at present piper to Mr. Wm. Malcolm, of Glenmoraig, Ar gyllshire, has been appointed piper to Prince Alfred, and enters upon his duties next month at Windsor Castle, where he has already played before her Majesty. Mr. Cameron is a nephew of the champion piper of Scotland, Mr. Alexander Cameron. PUBLIC-HOUSE POLITICIANS.-1A Costermonger: Veil, I calls this ere Reform Bill a half-and-half measure. —2(.1 Costermonger: Sitch half-and-half as I never heeed on.-Ist Costermonger : Didn't yer ?-2d Costermonger : No. All the half-and-half as ever I drinked was mixed together. I never know'd nobody drink his half-and-half swallerin' one half first and the tother arterwards. - Punch. A NEW USE FOR RAILWAY ARCHES.—The Duke of Wellington, colonel of the Victoria Rifles, has approved the use of an arch at the Ludgate-hill Station, which has been lent by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and parades of the carps now take place there every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday night. WHEN THE WORLD WILL END.—M. Delaunay, at the last meeting of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, read a communication on the nocturnal growth of plants, in the course of which certain facts were advanced tending to prove that the earth's motion is gradually slackening. M. Delaunay's facts show this by proving that the days are insensibly lengthening to the extent of a second in 100,000 years, and that at this rate in eight thousand six hundred and forty millions of years it will stop altogether, sup-- posing its destruction not to have been brought about before that period has elapsed.—EngliA Mechanic and Mirror of Science. PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE SUN.—Father Secchi of Rome hauing offered some objections to the re sults at which 11. Raye has arrived by calculation in the question of the physical constitution of the sun, M. Faye replied at last week's sitting of the Academy of Sciences. As the nature of the objections may be guessed from the answers,he will at once proceed toM.Faye's communication. He denies that the measures taken by D.Z. Carrington (of whose long and patient observations of the sun our readers are well aware) are in any way insufficient, M. Faye hav ing been quite surprised at their general precision. Ho states that, far from believing them to be anything but mere approximations to truth, he had treated them as such, until he became convinced of their exactness by a more minute scrutiny ; and it was thus he was enabled to dis cover the existence of two periodical inequalities which, added to the diurnal variation of velocity from one parallel of the sun to another, complete the theory of the motion of the spots, from which alone the rotation of the photosphere can be determined. In speaking of the deformation of the image, Father Secchi must mean the Kew photographs and not Mr. Carrington's methods. When the sun is pro jected on a sensitive plate through an objective only, there is no deformation but an enormous focal length is necessary in order to get at once proofs of large dimensions u A s t ed, Key, on the some add e it o i n o t n r a ar he e , n w l arg r e e a me very n t h m s us o t r t be telescop eobtained by means of the eye-piece, and then there may be some suspicion of a defect of proportionality between the en larged image and the focal one. But this cause of error cannot have influenced Mr. Carrington's results. Father Secchi thinks that M. Faye attributes to the photosphere a depth three times greater than it has. To this M. FeYe replies that the learned Jesuit has measured the thicke of the penumbra of a spot when the latter had reachedtreme the margin of the solar disc ; but that in such an e z one of position, in which the effect of perspective red uces ths dimensions enormously, visible, and to be quiteeen the inrgeaodnerbs eittiv.were an:e6l-1 cer tain that the bottom of the to the same conse quentlyuncer- the measure obtained ielia the contrary, are based tainty. Al. Faye's calculations, onposions, and therefore on the exclusion of those extreme i s t p i o s t im is po sbral s e s i ibl . e in his opinion more reliable. . ETHER.—The dispute .e_ o f Fans and Lyons as to Academies of Medicine choloroform and ether as the relative andadvantage 'l on g : . . es peculiar interest to acquainted with, gives Dr. ichardson's producing local thetic new appa ratus fo r The apparatus is ex anesthesia by means of either. e x ceedingly y simple. An In di a rubber ball attached to a tube of the same material c ommunicating with the interior of a bottle con taining ether, will, by a squeeze of the hand, force air e nough into the bottle to exercise a strong pressure on the ether, which is consequently ejected from a thin tube tapered off at the outer end. The jet of ether thus formed will, on being directed to the particular spot to be rendered insensible, produce that effect by means of the intense cold occai-ioned by the rapid evaporation of the ether. On this subject the Revue Medicale says :—"At a recent sitting of the Societe do Chirurgie a discussion arose touching the in convenience arising from the vaporisation of etlier in the d place where the operation is conducted, it being urge d that both the patient and physician were liable to awhicBhti be seized with a very inconvenient feeling of English intoxi cation. Knowing that Mr. George, an dentist long settled in Paris, and alwaiyosto his art, was in with all the improvements introduced , s pparatus, we the habit of using Dr. Richardsoltelasmt from him that ho con sulted him on the subject, and had often extracted teeth without giving pain, by means and had never of local anaesthesia induced b e ) r a' ether,l anaesthesia was caused met with any case in whichgoenn whother chloroform could be used with equal sa f ety by that process. We q - y ue i ti n such operations. Mr. George's experience on this esubjectt is certainly of considerable • - with laudable liberality, he operates gra weight, since, and has therefore ample opportunity tuitously on the poor, and diaadvalataget , of the prQcobs., of testipth , ficll-autBg au I 204 10 100 1 ; 1 100} i