The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

NIONEY MARKET AN o COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCB, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A good inquiry for discount accommodation has prevailed to-day, but as there has also been a further small increase of capital; the rates continue easy. The quotations for first class paper are now 4j and 4f per cent: In the silver market the operations have comprised a sale of the parting silver by the Tasmanian at wi 6 8. Oki. per ounce, sh ow i ng no a lt erat i on compare d th the quotations obtained at the previous sale the parting gold h as b een so ld Id . per ounce lower than the price last realised, viz., £3 17s. 10i.d. During the last few days there has been a very moder ate amount of b us i ness t ransacte d i n t h e Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. The ope rations in tea have been postponed until the public packag es sa les, which commence to-day, when about 11,550 will be offered. Sugars have been in fair . ec illeat, particularly good brown grocery descrip ons. For coffee there has been a very limited in " 47. White rice has been in request at full prices. Tallow has been dealt in to a moderate extent, at steady rates, for both present and forward delivery. The General credit and Finance Company of London are in receipt of advice from their agents, M essrs. 11. L. Boult on an d C o ., d a t e d L a G uayra, 25th April, 1865, of duties collected as follows, on account of the Venezuelan Loan of 1864 :—Per statement —No. 12 from Ciudad Bolivar, $10,454 1 80 c- ; No. 13, ditto, $824 ; No. 37, Puerto Cabello, $ 7 ;287 61c. ; No. 38, ditto, $3,729 82 c. ; 3 9, ditto, $15,532 97c. ; No. 26, La Guayra, 57 $ 1 0,603 41 c. ; N o. 27, ditto, $8,713 2c. Total, $,145 63c. Two O'. • At Pari s t o -d ay, accor di ng to Mr. Reuter's CLOCK tele gram, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 67c. Rather firm. The English Stock Market has shown a buoyant tendency consequent upon a rather large business Which has been negotiated in most descriptions of the Funds. Consols for money are 9014, and for the account, 891 1 ex div. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; the 21 per Cents., (1894), 72/ ; Annuities (1885), 13 15-16ths; Exche quer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1061 j; ditto 4 per Cents., 991 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101; and Bonds, 15s. to 19s. prem. Foreign Securities exhibited very little alte ra ti on , arid business is rather dull. Turkish Consolides are 48 1 1 ; Mexican, 26* 1; ditto New, 251 1; Greek, 20 1 1 ; Spanish Passive, 291 30 ; ditto Certificates, 16 1 1; Italian, 651 s ; and Confederate Loan, 9 11. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather more animated, and prices have shown an upwar d movement. Great Eastern and South !Eastern have each imp rove d s s . ; N or th W es t ern ~0 8. ; and Great Northern A Stock, Lancashire and urkshire, South Wester n an d M e t ro p o lit an , eac h .orsihelkpliodlreaingnd, however, ha v e d ec li ne d 10 s . and Colonial lines remain inactive at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous shares generally support " . ° l lner p r i ces. 1 l e i Perial Ottoman 5 per Cent. Loan is quoted E st i,_ (l4 ; Russian Ironworks, 71 8 prem. ; and a'es Improvement, 2134 prem. ; Peruvian Rail iprey._ Company, 11 1 prem. ; Lion Brewery, 21 1 Z• ; Ottoman Company, 1 1 prem. ; Moore, i a le eo) and Co., 1 1 prem. ; Plymouth Ship 13ag, 11 pre m . ; L ondon and Mediterranean e rm , uk . , 1 1 1 prem. ; Colonial and General Land Finauce,l 1 1 21 pre m . ; S outh African Land and '' Prem. "ace) prem. ; Ri o de Janeiro Gas Company, 2` ----- BRITISEC F UNDS —CLOSING PRICES. , _.-Gov?-113t3LENT FUNDS. . Der Cent. Consols D A 89i I • 13. -..ccount, June 6 per Cent Reduced ' 881 New 3 ,-.. New „ Per uent ~.,`Y_ zt per Cent. Jan. 1894 . , 4-'0%5 P e r Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs l3 15-16 Do gted Sea Tele ph), Aug., 1908 — I.:lelleque Bills- £1 000 4 per Cent 3 6 A ). , , , £5OO Do. £lOO and £2OO 240 13allk o f England Stop and 51 per Cent - 1)° Account ......... ..... 4 ID/ A ., n Ito: ----, N-TOVER2s3IENT SECURITIES. ~-Lan Stock., 101 pe Cent.,April 1874 • -1-,'"° Ask, .-. ~ _,,2. • ,-°'-',.,0. 5 Per Cent . . . j;.:1;., . 1.870 ....... 106-1 . Accou nt jj •r\ o ' 4,...Per Celli., . 0a...1888 ....0. u-- ,ift,,.., ▪ 1- 1 ‘A‘es ......................... D 0 41 D; -ufaced Paper 4 per Cent 101 b" o ' s,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 o,C 'I Per Cent., May 1879 _ ''• 4 per Cent Aug.. 866 Do. b o w,. x ', g -.1 1,000 ......................... 15 19 13. B on £l,OOO atIstr ia:FOR EIG N FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Br •• n 13011da, 5 per Cent — j3.2111a1l 5 per Cent 0. 9 per Cent., 1 852-58-60 .11 0 ''''° 1863 jj°Do Ayres 6 per Cent — 4 ., copula .. . ... .. . , .... ~ . ....... . chi 4 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) lan per Cent., • C01 D0 .................. n„.• 1 9 Per Cent ... . c L--,,kaan 6 Per Cent . DoI4S 6 Per Cent. D 0 6 Per Cent., 1864 . ... — D • ' Sc rip, £55 paid 1;1,h Per Cent., 1825 e a ; ! Per Cent., 1863 Danubian u r Cent., 177347, £25 paid — I) o4B6B r i a ncipalitie s n uado , r E °-I.rrovisional Land Warrant re:ff. C onsolidated, 1 per Cent _l2l gIP, ttan. 7 per Cent — .„0., Second lisue , I. ....,0 £lOO Bonds _ 93 21 3 , Do. 1864 931 .-,0.4100 Bonds 1.) 0 s • _ ur erg; £sb paid r‘ eck 5 per Cents., 182 ex Coupons 4-',O Account .. ' ..h-up• Coupons °•"-' Account ... ...• : Quaternala 5 per bent. • Do. 1839 and 1 850 . .. . ... . ...... .. . Rail.... • Italian 5 per Cent ( I lareraina ...... n a ,DoDo 1865 - .. . . ..... - Scrip, 471 paid .. .. al exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Dc. ..... . .._, ...... ~ 1)0 b per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ... . Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid New Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent DoGranada Do 2 per Cent Deferred ....... - ..... a , Do Land Warr;nts (Hectares) •rrn 4i per Cent. 1„1:1D Sanper Cent (Uribarren).... 0 4.1 Per Cent., 1862 . .. u.,.rtitguese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Do Account Do 3........................ ' 6 2, ;,.: 82 801 11i,,. per Cent., 1.856, '7, '9, '6O, 67 ''ci Ace() t ▪ . MI .......................... _ ssoian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., 881 9 E 0 41 per Cent, 1850 1) 0 3 1860 41 _ per Cent., 1859 90i .} 90 bu o 5 Per Cent., 1862 4i.,1 • • 1864 n414,a1l 5 Per Cent 864 S --°' A ccount . 15,,aaish 3 per Cent Do' - ' 0 Ne w D ▪ 40k A _c eferred. ....................... D o r• bas e seiret ~ ............... ▪ 29i giti Account ... ; ... .• .......... .... .... . . . I) tieh Cert. of Coup not funded — S,„. ° 4 ccount - , &IL. .................................. UZ I ' LI 4 per Cent ..,. t rurki:3, Per Cent. 1864 • I) ''''. 6 Per Cent. 1854 9Ol ° Accou t 6 per C ent. ..... :70%. D° Ace -1-, ()lin ~. it° 6 Per Celli i." 8 6. 4 DosAc,count ... ,zzu:l.l2eecOiet:oßond▪ siwi ..., 0G Cent . ve oaranteed, 4 per Cent — Do,per Cent 1 . Account ............................. DoPer Cent, 1.862 — • 39 h • Account - 0 p ............................. 30i 401 D 0 .;,per Cent.,1864 • it Per Cent a Dividends on the above payable in London. tkilatri„ . e 1 • -11, 0 Cent., Ex. 10 Florins II l ' ill i 4 i Per t 25f. t o hp per Ce ce nt a ., .E XT- x. 12 Gull — I Pret6, ,per Cent Certificates — tali66f. 50c. 1-2,0°.. 4-Lentos, 3 per Cent. • 4°eollnt Dott°Ar• Per Ceni:;lB6l, .ii .. 25i. -* s'ee°ralat ..................................... O,CL 0 Cm C u t t ' s O O , ll c . c . 0 .. 4 a ... -.t. ting ; .ting ; pon ais of arl of Lord ieut.- cer in onbh Tart- brain, en a w ith large rib r, the ,ouisl3 1. Lords ', l rovol ended re flt- n esse s e d th e 'sane clock , to the use, th e an d e they chraa° The ith Jre d foot" was 0 ° , n d the 5. T he pan da l er 0° r vox , oraerl' lalsloof j.) , Lt 11° 12 ; preaeo" sere at the be F e . 1. ; is 83- vitb all ogvile" (14 ,oWar— plitab" D Y D. , w ledg ° ididatej wilic b „ 6 , a d o to- - , o b e r 0 : to i° ll3 3-tr' SHARE MARKETS—T is day. Share) Railways. 13,14 Wol., & Str. Val 1 Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A gets no div 1 B till6p.o.p.an.hasl been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Du. B ~o . Do. New. is. at 25 prr. Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n •Original . S. Va. , . Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. slid. Ox'ord Do. Newpo t Do. Ike• eford Lanc t shire &Yorkshire L-ndon and Blackwali Lon., Briv - ,11., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares .. Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares Hid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Ds. do. 18554.8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1464 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction . Scottish C.ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock . i:o. Scot, Mid. st )ck ! , h , ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South -Devon *,ouch E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw 01 W.Hartlepool Ilan& Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable 6: (6 16 17 90 92 105 1( 7 46 47 61 7e 100 100 100 100 10 131 131 145 14 1 131 33 100 10 1( 10 11(0 F 6 Cs 731 13: e 3 (5 51 5; 45 48 102 le4. 121; 12 88 90 105 107 401 11{ 1211 :22} 98 99 6t 6! 137 131 3 3)p 131 124 103 1,5 5E 45 z 3 /5 1 9 110 61 68i 101 112 37 38 —p 9} 10i p 116 Ils 1 lip' 78 79 11 11 14 . ) 144 49 51 - 60 GI 57 69 84} 64 8i 9, 155 154 3 4p 106 106 46 48 77 8) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Paid.' Closing I Business Price. done. LRITIS g P, Atlantic St. Lawrence Born., Baroda. Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. k shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, di Goderich 6 p.a. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1,1174 Calcutta & S. E., lim :a e Town AL Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.e. per. p 1 East. Ben-4al, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Booth 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr( t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Id Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred GtAndia Pen. gua. sp.c ro. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D ft per cent Do Great Wt s. of Canada Do. New .. ...... Do. 6 p. pay Bds. 1873 1)o. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 fndian Branch, limited Iladras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Irelb. Cor. 6 p. C. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can. Class A and B Rl.C'da, pc lstpf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do • c l ri Do. Pun j aub Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GO VERNMEN IBritish Columbia. 6 per! cent„ Dec. 31, 1972.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.ct July 1877-84 - Do 6 p. c. Feb. & D ‘. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: Is9o-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 186 6 ,6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. lb Natal goy. 6 per cent N.B. Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p *00866 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 18,8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITI Cain Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carat - lon as t Carn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. Wit Russell (Tavlstk Gam .& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L ►xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Elerod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret 'Tiny Lelant Marke Valley Bwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton ....... . North Downs. North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (I ilogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr, videnoe UnyLalant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men, Wheal Seton (Wheal Trelawney (Ma. Wheal ritErEILEN I (1E bIIAILES. Great Northern 5 per cent., 1 Great Western, Chester gua. :21. stock, - - Ditto, S;pet : cult. pt. et., 163 Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock. 1 23 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent. pt. stook rd.,' I‘.o ?REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 41 per cent., 1858, 98 London, Chatham, &c., Mctrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 981 8 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5i per cent., 124 FOREIGN RAILWAYE: Central Argentine, 3} Dutch Rhenish, 2ci Great Luxembourg, 141 FOLtEIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Urn., 11 Linares, lirn., 4 Port Philip, 1 United Mexican, Hal., 4i BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 117 Ditto, new, 58 Atli ince t 302 is Ditto, issued at 20 pm., 191 20 19 Anglo Austrian, 7i Bank 01 Queensland, lim, 212 Bank of New Zealand, 172 Australia. g and China. 27 e ß h ra a z r i t l e i r a te n d a li n a d n i t 'o o r i tu ln g d ue ia s , e,lini. Chartered Per. of Indic, London, and China, 50 Continental. lim., Ditto, new, 12 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 131 Hindustan, china. and Japan ( . , European Bank, ) 22 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 11 10 11 Imperial Bank, lim., 291 Imperial Ottoman, 162 Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11 . London B.,nk of Mexi:o and S. Am e rica, lim ~ ; 91 11 ..v/ London and Brazilian aim.), 44 Loudon Joint Stock, tOI Merchant Bank, iim , 271 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Urn., 8} MISCELLAN LO US. Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 Ceylon Company, 02 101 Consolidated Discount. Um., 42 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 Discount Corporation. 12 13 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 3 E glish and Australian Copper, it I Financial Discount, lim., 41 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 102 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, 11m., 52 Gene:al Steam Navigation, 26 Hudson's:Bay, 151 Illercantile Credit Asso., lim., 6 International Financial society, lira., ei Joint Stock Discount, Um. 81 2 9 • London General Omnibus Company, 31 Oriental Gas, lim. t Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 851 Ditto, new.'sJ3 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. lim., 231 Royal Mail Steam, 104 31 51 Telegrak h Construe. and Maintenance, lim., S 94 16 13i 132 Ei 6b SSIONS. 53 68 102 103 pr 4 4 ri 65 70 99 )01 75 85 11.1 10i 101 103 103 104 IP 18 19 88 63 65 54 56 55 57 47 4) 45 4i 93 15 25 27 25 26 103 101 -- i - IP i IP 10) 102 101 104 101 10 d 88 t 2 80 £4 d 1011 1021 93 95 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 [Ol 102 101 10 ' id to [Ol IC2 94 97 IT SECUR 94 96 93 95 93 95 83 65 8: 84 104 IC7 105 107 106 108 107 109 1: 4 106 109 112 103 105 105 107 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 94 48 103 105 106 108 - -I WI 10811 INES. all 1 0 ) 100 {lOO 2 100 100 :Sil M 214 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 18.18.9 30.17.6 8.12.8 8 586 7 6i fi 29 31 590 600 1 I 15 17 ]3 14 6/ 71 n 3 134 141 31 4,1 4 6 184 194 11 2 30i 314 31 44 IS 40 31 3 6 81 54 61 11 01 16 13 35 45 13 15 2 21 si 32 :5 510 520 17i 22 13 15 164 17 74 8 104 624 6 180 190 90 95 50 60 11 13 20211 2074 18 20 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEAING, MAY 16, 186 a, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (Sittings in Error.) G. 0 9 3LiLLEY IRWIN V. BIR O. GREY-PETITION OF RIGHT. In this case the plaintiff sought to reverse the decision come to in the Court of Common Pleas with respect to his claim to a petition of right. A preliminary objection was taken to the opening of the case by the counsel for the other side, which was deemed by the Court to be fatal, and the case was struck out. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Common Seeant and a Jury.) MESSENGERS' CHARGES IN THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY- IMPORTANT QUESTION-STUBBS V. HORN. This was an action to recover £23 4s. Bd, messengers' charges in the Court of Bankruptcy, Mr. Henry James appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. L. Smith for the defendant. 145 k i Mr. Henry James, in opening the case, stated that the issue in this action would probably centre itself into a point of law for the Court, inasmuch as the whole question was the legal liability of the defendant, who was the peti tioning creditor in a bankruptcy matter, to pay certain fees to the plaintiff, one of the messengers of the Court of Bankruptcy. Plaintiff said that he received some directions from Mr Plews (Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer) to send down to Chiswick to take possession of the property of one partner in a firm which had been become bankrupt. There was a bill of sale on the goods in the house and had been for some time. 1211 I E 9 4 106 404 11 122 I 981 k 137 ei 7 1331 Cross-examined—l am appointed by the Commissioner in the Cimrt of Bankruptcy. There is no such thing in this case as a final order of discharge so far as I am con cerned. 1091 681 Mr. Smith admitted that the plaintiff must be nonsuited, inasmuch as there could be no such thing as the liability of a trade assignee to a messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy in the absence of an express contract. The learned counsel rested his defeAce'upon the case of Ham ber and Hall, 20 Law Journal, Common Pleas, page 157. The trade assignee was not to pay the officer of the Court of Bankruptcy, who should rather be paid by the court itself. - Mr. James, in reply, referred to the case of "Stubbs v. Twyning," kind reminded the Court that in that case it was decided that the trade assignee was liable for fees when there had been any direct interference with the messenger. In this case it was clear that the attorneys to the petition. ing creditor had instructed the plaintiff to interfere, and thus made the defendant liable. 8 5 i Ii His lordship said he should like to see the case quoted by Mr. James, and, perhaps, while the case was being sought for, the jury might be asked as to the fact of there being any interference on the part of the defendant. Mr. James was of opinion that it was purely a question of law. A 48 71 His lordship then said it would be better to take a ver dict for plaintiff subject to the opinion of the court. Mr. Smith applied for permission to move the court in the event of an adverse verdict. 104 Hie lordship replied that whichever way the decision went the parties would be entitled to move either this court or the court above. A verdict was then passed for the plaintiff subject to the jUdgment of his lOrdship, to be delivered on a future day. I(2i 1(311 101 SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) IMPORTANT DECISION.-MOSES T. SOLOMON. This was an action to recover £lO for goods, and Mr. B. J. Abbott, for the plaintiff, handed in a paper which had been signed by defendant. This document sot forth an agreement on the part of the defendant to pay the money upon a certain day. His Honour, upon looking at the document, decided that the plaintiff was out of court, and pronounced the paper 1 . 41 n promissory note. Mr. Abbott pointed out that it bore a stamp. His Honour said that it did, but reminded Mr. Abbott that it had a sixpenny agreement stamp, and should have been a promissory note stamp. Mr. Abbott—But the stamp for a promissory note is only one penny, and this is sixpence. His Honour—The stamp it now bears is an agreement stamp, and does not apply, and it is so much the better for the revenue that you have put a superior stamp upon it. The document is, as I have before said, a promissory note, and as it is improperly stamped, plaintiff must be nonsuited. and she fell and became insensible. She also saw the pri soner strike a man with the knife. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week, and said if it was necessary he would take the deposition of the wounded patient in the hospital. A GERMAN FEUD.—THE KNIFE AGAlN.—Wilhelm A. Batram, aged 42, a walking-stick make; was charged with cutting and wounding Elizabeth Jost, at No. 2, &Icicle street, Whitechapel. The parties are Germans, and were drunk and quarrel ling last night. The prisoner was using very bad language, and after some provoking answers from the prosecutrix, he took a knife from his pocket and cut her across the mouth. She was taken to the London Hospital. A certificate from Mr. Weller, house surgeon in the London Hospital, was handed to the magistrate by Kelly, 130 H. It stated that the woman was a patient, with in juries on her face, and could not be removed. The prisoner said he was assaulted by Mr. and Mrs, Jost after ho used the knife. Mr. Paget said that was very likely. He remanded the prisoner for a week. Naval and Military Intelligence. Major-Gen. E. C. Warde, C,8., commanding at Woolwich, yesterday, attended by Capt. Williams, aide-de-camp, Brigade-Major Hay, and Captain Nangle, deputy-assistant quartermaster-general, completed his half-yearly visitation of the district under his command, by inspecting the local divi sion of Royal Marine Light Infantry on Wool wich-common. The whole available strength off duty mustered about 650, in command of Col. G. Byng Payne, the commandant. The General, hav ing inspected the line, informed the commandant that he was well pleased with the soldierly appear ance, and as their annual inspection was announced to take place to-day he should dispense with any ma noeuvres. The men would simply march past and be dismissed. General Warde and Staff then pro ceeded to the Royal Artillery parade, where Nos. 1 and 2 batteries of the sth Brigade, Garrison Artillery (arrived at headquarters recently, in command of Major Simpson and Capt. Wilson), were drawn up in review order. The General went through a mi nute and careful inspection of the men, in which his progress was repeatedly arrested by their slovenly and careless appearance. He expressed much dis satisfaction, and alluded to the happy contrast pre sented by other portions of the Royal Artillery, which he told them they should seek to imitate. A public announcement was yesterday made throughout the garrison at Woolwich that the Queen's birthday will be kept on the 24th inst. by a feu de joie, and the closing the public establish ments of the Royal Arsenal, dockyard, &c. The whole of the troops will likewise be granted a holi day as far as garrison duties will permit. First-Lieut. E. H. White, of the Portsmouth di vision of Royal Marine Light Infantry, has been or dered to go through a course of fieldwork instruction and field fortification at the Royal Engineer estab lishment, Chatham, with the corps of Royal En gineers. Her Majesty's screw cordette Scout, 21, 400 horse power, attached to the first division of the Steam Reserve in the Medway, has been commissioned by Capt. C. H. May (June 23, 1859) for service with the North American squadron. The Scout since she was last in commission has undergone a com plete overhaul and repair to both hull and machinery, in addition to which she has been fitted with a poop and also a topgallant forecastle. She has received her guns and most of her War Department stores from the Ordnance establishment, Chatham. The iron screw steamship Achilles, 20, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, which left Lisbon on Thursday, ar rived at Plymouth yesterday. The iron screw steamship Black Prince, 41, Capt. Lord Frederick H. Kerr, from Kingston on Satur day and Queensto .vn on Sunday, arrived at. Ply mouth yesterday. The Report of the Delegates on the Suez Canal, (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) The undersigned delegates of the Chambers of Commerce to the Canal of Suez, after having exa mined the works already done, and taken into con sideration the possibility of the enterprise, report:— " We started on the 7th instant from Alexandria by railway for Cairo, where we remained until the morningiof the 9th. We then proceeded by railway to Lagazig, where we embarked at nine o'clock a.m. in boats drawn by mules and camels on the fresh water canal made by Mehemet Ali, and arrived the same day at Telel-Kebir, a station of the company. On the 10th, in the morning we continued our jour ney in the same manner, and at noon we entered upon the fresh water canal made by the company. At five o'clock p.m. we arrived at Ismailia, the cen tral station on the Suez Canal. The 11th we re mained at Ismailia to examine the works there, as well as those of Serapium, the most elevated points of the Isthmus. The 12th we started from Ismailia, by the sea canal, in boats of small draught drawn by mules and camels. We arrived at Kantara at four o'clock p.m., having visited the important workshops and works of El Guisr and El Terdan. From this point, in many places and for a length altogether of 60 kilometres (about 36 miles), the canal is already excavated to its full width. The portion previously traversed was only about one third of the width proposed. The 13th we left Kan tara in the same way for Port Said. Twenty kilo metres (12 miles) before reaching this place we found five small steamboats which brought us to the Mediterranean. There we examined the piers in course of construction. The 14th we remained at Port Said to visit the important buildings, work shops, and materials which the company possess in that town. The 15th we returned by boat to Ismailia, and the 16th, in the morning, we started for. Suez by the fresh water canal in boats drawn by mules and camels, arriving at Suez in the evening. The two locks intended to connect the sea canal with the fresh water canal, in course of construction at Ismailia, are not yet finished, and a transshipment here is now necessary. Our passage from the Medi terranean to the Red Sea was accomplished in 27 hours as follows :-11 hours from Port Said to Ismailia, and 16 hours 4 thence to Suez. A telegraphic wire extends the whole length of the canal, commu nicating with the wires of Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez. During our voyage we had opportunity to observe the excavators and other machines used for digging the canal. All the works belonging to the company appeared to us built and equipped in a solid and permanent manner. In our opinion the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus is only a question of time and money. We are in formed that the company has already made contracts with various contractors for the completion of the ship canal by the Ist July, 1868, without exceeding the actual capital, including therein the indemnity due by the Egyptian Government, under the award of the Emperor Napoleon 111. During the whole of our trip we received the greatest hospitality from M. de Lesseps and the engineers of the company, and these gentlemen answered freely all the ques tions which we put to them. (Signed by the delegates.) " Cairo, April 17." Extensive Embezzlement. PRESTON, Monday. TRANSLATING FRENCH WORKS-SICARD V. HODGE. This was an action to recover a sum of money for trans lating a French book called "Rosa," Mr. Liverson appear ing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Buchanan representing defendant, who is a well-known publisher of the City. It transpired in the course of the hearing that the plaintiff had agreed to translate the book for the sum of 6d. per folio. Mr. Buchanan pointed out that a former action had been settled under agreement in writing. It was subsequently agreed that the agreement in the first trial should be submitted to the Stamp-office at Somer set House, and the case was adjourned for this purpose. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN ITALIAN CHARGED WITH STABBlNG.—Alexander Mastoddi, an Italian tailor, residing at No. 4, Suffolk-street, Clerkenwell-green, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Francis Coppo, a teacher of languages, and stabbing him with a knife several times in the back and side. The injured man was not in attendance, and the follow ing certificate was handed to Mr. Tyrwhitt : " Middlesex Hospital. " I hereby certify that Francis Coppo has sustained several injuries in the back, arm, and head, and came under my care. " J. C. WORTHINGTON, House Surgeon." Mr. Tyrwhitt remarked that the certificate said nothing as to how the injuries were done. Richard Cook, 96 E, said the prosecutor was not able to be present. The prisoner was charged with stabbing the prosecutor three times, in the neck, back, and side, with a knife. In reply to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said that he did not see the assault committed. There had been a party at the Metropolitan Institution, in Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square, last night, for the benefit of some society, all the persons being foreigners, and at the conclusion there wawa great disturbance. He went to see the cause, and found there was a general fighting going on. A man said that another had been stabbed in the neck, and he found the man (the prosecutor) bleeding in the neck. The prisoner asked what was the charge against him. The Clerk said he was charged with stabbing the pro secutor. _ . Vv The prisoner said that he had been robbed, and that had it not been for the police he would have been murdered. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said he did not see any one attacking the prisoner, but several persons collared him for stabbing the other man. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the constable whether he told him the charge, and what he said in reply to it. iThe constable said his only reply was that he had been robbed. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and told the con stable to try and get witnesses of the affair in attendance on the next occasion. It appeared that after the injured man had been attended to at the hospital he refused to stay there, and left, pre ferring his own lodgings. WESTMINSTER. INSULTING RESPECTABLE WOMEN.—John Burn, described as a labourer, was charged with drunkenness and the fol 7 lowing gross misconduct : Stephen Hoy, 118 B, said he was on duty yesterday in St. George's-place, Knightsbridge, at about eight in the evening, when he found the defendant sitting on the pave ment with some small bundles of May in his hand. As it was evident that he was drunk and was causing an ob struction, he removed him, when he wont a little further down St. George's-place, and threw himself down, pre tending to be in a fit. Witness again removed him, when he crossed the way,went up to a female and placed his arms deliberately round her waist. Witness then took him into custody. Defendant said he had been to Shepherd's-bush to gather the May for sale, and there met with a person who gave him some drink. If he had put his arms round any female, how was it she was not there to charge him ? Mr. Selfe—What was the female? Constable—She was quite a lady, and was much alarmed. Defendant—How is it she is not here? Mr. Selfe—lt is sufficiently disgraceful for a lady to be attacked in this way without being put to the additional annoyance of coming to a police court. You are committed to hard labour for seven days. THAMES. FRIGHTFUL CASE OF STABBING.--JOhll Bryant, a rag gatherer, of 6, Tower's-place, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with cutting and wounding Catherine Kemp and Daniel Macarthy, with a knife in Leman-street, Whitechapel. The parties, who are all natives of Ireland, were in a public-house called the Golden Lion, and the prisoner was playing tricks with a black doll, called " Jack-in-the-box," and balling out "Do you want to buy this doll." A quarrel ensued, and the woman Kemp, who was frightened with the doll, begged of the prisoner to desist. He pushed her, and his wife struck her with the baby in her arms. Mrs. Kemp was about to give her baby to a bystander, when the prisoner took a knife from his pocket and stabbed her on the back, neck, and shoulders A man named Macarthy went to her asistance, and he was also stabbed. Dunaway, a police sergeant, 11 11, said the woman Kemp was in the London Hospital, and in a very dangerous condition. She could not be removed. Tho prisoner said, "What I have done was in my defence, if I have done anything. You will find the knife." He did find the knife, which was stained with blood. One wound on the woman was by the lungs. He then put in a medical certificate relating to the condition of the woman. Catherine Osmyth, a laundress, said that she saw the prisoner deliberately strike the woman now in the hospital The paddlewheel steamship Gladiator, having in tow the Hindostan, left Plymouth yesterday morn ing for Dartmouth. In addition to our notice of the athletic games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, which took place on Friday last, we are requested to state that in the steeplechase over 20 flights of hurdles and four jumps, two of 15ft. wide and two 12ft. wide, with hurdles in front, and in which the successful competitors' names were omitted, the winner was Dr. Dunlop, Mr. Black second, and Mr. Wemyss third. The distance gained by the winner (Mr. Pottinger) in throwing the cricket-ball should have been given as 97 yards. In the quarter of a mile flat race the name of Mr. Wemyss was given as second, instead of Mr. Willis. In the hurdle race, 130 yards, over 12 flights of hurdles, Mr. Crocken den was first, Mr. Willis was second, and Mr. Bruce third. In the three-legged race, in which, as stated, Mr. Chambers and Mr. Daniell were the winners, Messrs. Dunlop and Fergusson were second. Mr. Lloyd was winner of the Consolation Stakes, and Mr. Beresford was second. M. Crookenden, hav ing won the greatest number of prizes, was pre sented with a handsome timepiece by General Sand ham, the L ieutenant -Governor. He also gained a silver bugle (as an honorary distinction), to be held for one year. This prize was presented to the academy many years ago by Col. Eardley Wilmot, R.A. Mr. Dunlop, as the next most successful competitor, gained a silver tankard. From the recent inundation of the lawn by the heavy rains of the preceding three days, the ground over which the running took place was heavy and slippery, which had a considerable effect on the different races and jumps. In reference to our statement that the sports are a compulsory part of the studies, it ap pears that we are incorrect, as we find that the gymnastic games are compulsory, but the athletic sports are a perfectly voluntary recreation on the part of the cadet. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—J. Sproule, surg., to the Scout ; R. Burrows, surg., to the Cambridge ; E. R. Miall, paymaster, to the Scout; G. H. Maunsell, assist.- surg., additional, to the Cumberland; W. Carmichal, assist., surg., to the Scout; G. R. Johnson, assist.- paymaster, to the Victory ; C. L. W. Lagrange, clerk, to the S cout assist.-paym as t er, to the Scout ; E. G. Whitmore, ; W. 0. B e df or d, assist-clerk, to the Scout ; F. C . F ord, first-class assist.-engineer, additional, t o t h e Terrible ; J. Shore, second-class assist.-engineer, to the Terrible ; and J. M'Graw, second-class assist-engineer, to the St. George. 3111 .RXETS—This Day. - HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 Os Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 Os Od ; and straw, .£1 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. OUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 5s Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 Gs Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 14s per load. A slow demand. WHrrEcHAPEL. — Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 Os Od; clover, £5 Os to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been.very little business transacted, and prices have remained without any material change. At the public sales to-day about 11,550 packages will be offered. SUGAR.—The demand fpr West India has been mode rately active, and good brown qualities have brought full rates. Foreign descriptions have been dull, but without material change in value. In the refined market there is a fair demand for good grocery lumps, at late rates. COFFEE.-Business has been very dull, and the few transactions entered into have been at about previous prices. fair demand has been experienced for East Indian, and superior qualities have fully sustained former values. TALLow.—Tho market has been without animation, although prices for both present and forward delivery are well sustained. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s ; June, 40s Gd ; and last three months, 41s 9d per cwt. MURDER OF A MISSIONARY IN NEW ZEALAND.— The following telegram from Sydney, dated March 25, has been published by a contemporary :—" New. Zea land news to the 11th has been received. Ohantaki has been captured ; 15 of the enemy were killed and 80 taken pri soners. The Pai Marini natives at Opotiki have taken and destroyed the schooner Eclipse, murdered the Rev. M. Volkner, and eaten his brains and eyes. They have taken the Rev. Mr. Grace, Dr. Agassy, and Capt. prisoners." A second despatch, dated Sydney, March 27, is in corrobo ration of the first :—" The friendly natives have taken Ohantaki and several important chiefs prisoners. John Williams was killed in the attack. The Pai Marini fanatics have visited Opotiki, hung and beheaded the Rev. M. Volk ner, abandoned by and vainly calling upon his flock for aid. They scooped out and ate his brains. A fanatic priest ate his eyes. M. Volkner died calmly, praying. The trea surer's budget at Sydney has been postponed," The whole of North Lancashire has been startled to-day by the announcement of the suicide of Mr. William Whelon, a gentleman of high position, and carrying on business at Lancaster and Preston, through pecuniary difficulties and the fear of expo sure. Mr. Whelon rose from a poor office-boy to be secretary of the Little North-Western Railway ; then he became a merchant and manufacturer ; afterwards he was made town councillor, mayor, and magistrate of Lancaster. While Mayor of Lan caster he was distinguished for his liberality and hospitality, and his wife, during his year of office, was presented with a silver cradle by the inhabi tants. In addition to the above positions, he was chairman of the Lancaster Athenaaum Club and the Morecambe Gas-works, vice-chairman and director of the New Waggon Company, a churchwarden, a leading Conservative, and generally a man of high influence and position. On Friday he was at Pres ton on business, and returned home in the evening. On Saturday it was rumoured that he had forged and embezzled sums to a very large amount, vary ing according to report from £6,000 to £20,000. On the evening of that day a warrant was issued for his apprehension on the charge of stealing scrip be longing to the Little North-Western Railway. The police went to his house, but he was absent. An officer was sent to Preston, where it was thought he might have gone, but he could not be found. Yesterday his dead body was found in the water at Fleetwood. The inquest on the body was held to-day. The evidence given showed that he left home on Satur day evening in good health and spirits, that he walked along the coast towards Fleetwood, that at midnight he got a boat at Knott-end, opposite Fleetwood, and about 10 miles from Lancaster rowed out a short distance in it, took something to drink, and jumped off the boat into deep water ; that his body was seen floating about yesterday morning off Fleetwood by a seaman, and was afterwards picked up and taken to one of the hotels. The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned." The deceased gentleman was about 43 years of age, and he has left a widow and seven children. It is said that his embarrassments had reference mainly to the Little North-Western Railway, of which he was the secretary. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 171 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 11 191 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 45 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 171 25 25 Marseilles Ditto 3 Months. 25 42 f 25 471 25 45 25 50 Frank - for: on the Maine 1201 120 k Vienna — 11 2 11 30 Trieste — 11 15 11 30 Petersburgh -30 j 31 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto - 47 - 48 48 -• 25 55 25 2 - 25 571 25 62 - 25 57f 25 62 - 25 57i 25 62 - 25 57f 25 62 - 25 57 25 62 -51 i 51 -51 j 51 WEDGWOOD'S FIRST PARTNERSHIP.—SOMe time early in the year 1751 or 1752, the young man took upon himself the management of Alder's pot-work, at pro bably a very low salary, judging it by the sums then paid to modellers and other high-class workmen by the master potters, or to men like Brindley for engineering work of a most complicated kind. But it was soon seen that a master-hand had come amongst them. Even the blue scratched and common wares began to show a density of body, a clearness of glaze, and an improvement in form. The barbarous art which also adorned them also betokened a change for the better. Sales increased ; and as to pro ductions of a higer class of ware, such as small articles for ornamental and useful purposes, they were something new to the works, and found ready purchasers in Birmingham, Manchester, and elsewhere. The cupidity of Harrison and his partner were excited. They urged the young man to fresh exertion in this direction, without increasing his share in the profits ; whilst personally he was hindered in many ways by their ignorance, inter ference, and by the absence of those necessaries without which no improvement in an art or science can be carried onwards. All this was wholly antagonistic to such a nature ; for, as commonly the case with knaves, they mistook the character of the man they sought to overreach. Incapable himself of meanness, trickery, or profiting by others' loss, and already well aware that his art, like land in the care of the agriculturist, must have capital as well as labour bestowed upon it, if generous produce is to be expected, revolted at length against their oupidity. The partnership was brought to an end more speedily than is generally supposed. By some it is stated to have lasted two years ; it probably did not last more than one.— Meteyard's Life of Wedgwood. A SLIP B ETWEEN THE CLIP AND THE LlP.—The Echo de la 111 - cayenne gives an account of an accident which occurred two days back in the asylum for tho aged at La Coconniere, Laval. About 20 old men were at dinner in the refectory, under the superintendence of .two sisters of charity, when the centre beam of the flooring gave way and all were precipitated into the room , below. By an ex traordinary chance very little injury was sustained, two of the men alone receiving contusions worth speaking of. Earl LONGFORD thought the bill ought to be passed. After some further discussion the bill was read a second ,ime. METROPOLITAN HOUSELESS POOR BILL. Earl DE GREY and RIPON moved that this bill should go through committee, and entered into some details to show the necessity for legislation on this subject. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :-- Crieff Junction and Scottish Central Railway Companies ; Dunblane, Doune, and Callander and Scottish Central Railway Companies; North and South Wiltshire Junction Railway ; Port Talbot Company ; Solway Junction Rail way ; Southampton Gas ; West Bromwich Improvement ; and Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway (Ex tension). METROPOLITAN MARKET BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. COX objected to it on the ground that it would convert several large buildings which it was proposed to make into model lodging houses, to other purposes. After some conversation, in which Mr. Crawford, Alder man Sydney, and Mr Ayrton took part, The bill was read a second time. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Mr. WHALLEY brought in a bill for the better re,m lation of the services of the Church of England with re spect to auricular confession. MR. WILDE'S RESIGNATION. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he should move for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the resignation of Mr. Wilde, the appointment of Mr. Welch, and the intended appointment of Mr. R. Bethell to the Leeds Bankruptcy Court. ENFIELD RIFLES. Mr. H. VIVIAN asked the Under Secretary of State for War if the committee on converting the Enfield rifles into breech-loaders had reported ; and if so, whether they had recommended any plan for the adoption of the Govern ment. And whether it was true that an order had been given, or was about to be given, for the conversion of 60,000 rifles on the Mount Storm principle. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the report had been received, but it was not entirely favourable to any system of conversion submitted for consideration. A cer tain number of conversions would be made, but it was not true that 60,000 Enfield rifles had been converted to Mont Storm's principle. When the report was complete he would state its purport. SINGAPORE. Mr. MITCHELL asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in the event of the transfer of Singapore from his department to that of the Colonies, full provision would be made for the continued employment o; naval officers hold ing command under him in the Straits of Malacca. Sir C. WOOD said he did not quite understand the hon. member's question, but if he would repeat it on another opportunity, he would make inquiries, and give him all the information he could collect. THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. COX asked the Attorney-General whether it was his intention to bring in a bill this session to amend the laws relatinglo patents? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not think it would be possible to proceed with the bill this session. THE LEEDS APPOINTMENTS—MR. FERRAND'S QUESTIONS. - - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he hoped the house would allow him a few moments to make some further explanation relative to the questions that were put to him last night by the hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Ferrand)with respect to the resignation of Mr. Wilde and the appointment of Mr. Welch. He had received a letter from Mr. Welch which ought to have come to . hand yesterday. That gentleman stated that he received the appointment to the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy unconditionally— (hear, hear)—and that at the time he was not in a precarious state of health. With regard to Mr. Bethell, he stated that he did not in the month of February, or at wily other time attend at the Leeds . District Court to make the statement that he had been appointed. The officials of -the; Court deny all kno w l e d ge o f th e c i rc umstance, and they all stated they had no personal knowledge of Mr. Bethel]. (Hear, hear.) He had also read a letter from Mr. Bethel]; which was substantially to the same effect. EAST INDIA CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. A. MILLS rose to call attention to the existing regu lations for the examination of candidates for the civil service in India; and moved an address for copy of all correspon dence on the subject between the India-office and the Civil Service Commissioners which had not yet been laid before Parliament. Mr. B. COCHRANE thought the system of examina tion was very faulty, and that next year a select committee ought to be appointed to consider the subject. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZE TTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Alfred Rimmer as Consul at. Montreal for his Majesty the King of Denmark. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Johann Heinrich Dauelsberg as Consul at Singapore for the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburgh. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 13. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Captain Frederick Robertson Aikman, V.C., half-pay Indian Army, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice F. V. Mills, Esq., resigned. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 16. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Veterinary-Surgeon Michael D. Byrne, from the Military Train, to be Vete rinary-Surgeon, vice Edwin Thomas Cheeseman, who resigns. 4th Dragoon Guards—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, George Andrew Coventry, from the 11th Hussars, to be Paymaster, vice Dyer, who exchanges. sth Dragoon Guards—Edward Armitage, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice George Pritchard, promoted. 11th Hussars—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Cap tain, John Akin Dyer, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Paymaster, vice Coventry, who exchanges. 14th Hussars—Cornet Joseph Harpur to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Francis John Stuart Hay Newton, who re signs the appointment. 19th Hussars—Captain Kendal Josiah William Coghill, from the Bengal Staff Corps, to be Captain, vice Brevet- Major Hugh Henry Gough, who exchanges. Royal Artillery—Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Wales to be Assistant Surgeon; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Edward Joseph Boulton to be Assistant-Surgeon. Military Train—The appointment on May 2, 1865, of Cap tain Gisborne Homer, from the late sth West India Regiment, vice John Smith, who reverts to half-pay, has been cancelled. Grenadier Guards—Major and Brevet-Colonel Michael Bruce to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Edward G. Wynyard, who retires upon half-pay; Cap tain and Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Alfred. C. Cure to be Major, vice Brevet-Colonel Bruce ; Lieu tenant and 'Captain Clifton Gascoigne to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Cure ; Ensign aml Lieutenant Robert George Gaussen to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Gascoigne; Henry Wellesley, Gent., to be Ensign' and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gaussen. Coldstream Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon. Vesey Dawson to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur chase, vice the Hon. Denzil Hugh Baring, who retires ; the Hon. Edward Archibald Brabazon Acheson to be 'OSSE; ,ITIES. 101 4 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day YORK RACES—Tms DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ZETLAND STAKES. Valentino Castanet Credulity Ten ran. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Cathedral Stanton Sidowiud Ten ran. Finesse and Revival have paid forfeit. Buckfoot and La Toucques reported scratched. CRAVEN STAKES. Lozenge Lady of Coverdale Four ran, UNION HUNT PLATE. Oustwick Mischief Bonnets o'Blue Six ran. KNAVESMIRE PLATE Roderick Random Venice Twelve ran. STAND PLATE. Relic filly Portruck Six ran. LATEST BETTING.. THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst The Duke (taken ft., ely) 9to 1 agst Gladiateur (offered) 100 to 9 agst Wild Charley (taken) 100 to 11 agst Archimedes (taken) 15 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Rattray's Estate, Wynne's Estate, Weald of Kent Railway, Gains borough Water, West Cork Railwiy, and Farnham Gas. The following bills were read a third time and passed— Glasgow and South-Westernßailway(KilmarnockDirect), Gosport Gas ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (St. Leonard's Line and Deviation), Rastrick Gas, Glasgow and South-Western Railway (City of Glasgow Union). SEWAGE UTILISATION BILL. Lord RAVENSWORTH, in moving the second reading of this bill, said that the object of the bill was of great im portance in a sanitary point of view, and he adverted to the reports presented to Parliament as confirmatory of that statement. The population of the metropolis was increasing at a given ratio, and it was a natural result that the sewage should also increase in a correspond ing degree. The reports presented in 1861 showed a fear ful state of the impurity of the water of the metropolis by the sewage discharged into it, which was stated to be at the present time affected by the sewage of no less than 800,000 persons. The impurity of the water was not confined to the metropolis, but extended to the great manufacturing cities and towns of the country ; and he cited the dictum of several scientific authorities who had analysed the Thames and other great rivers, from whose statement it appeared that several of those rivers would not sustain fish, and the sequitur was that they would not sustain human life. It could not be doubted that the subject had attained a magnitude that enforced it on the attention of Government, and called for some remedy. The bill which he had the honour to propose was not of a compulsory character, but merely pro posed to give to local authorities the power to adopt mea sures for the utilisation of sewage when such could be practically carried out. s He referred to China and Japan to show the better system that prevailed in their countries in respect to this question of sewage. Lord REDESDALE said that he would not oppose the bill, but at the same time he considered that it should re ceive careful attention in regard to its different provisions before it received the sanction of Parliament. CEYLON. Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the President of the Board of Trade to lay on the table a copy of all correspondence which had passed since 1854 between the Colonial Govern ment of Ceylon, the Board of Trade, and the Colonial office, respecting the lighthouse to be erected on the Basses Rocks, Ceylon; and of any reports referring to the same. Mr. M. GIBSON said the whole correspondence relative to the lighthouse which it was intended to erect was pre sented to the house in 18G3. All he required would be found in the correspondence. Mr. B. COCHRANE said there were some reports not contained in that return. Mr. M. GIBSON said if ho would state which was re quired it should be produced. WAR IN LAGOS. Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there was official confirmation of the re port contained in yesterday's African intelligence, to the effect that a fresh war had broken out among the tribes near Lagos, and that British troops have taken part in this war; and, if so, whether such interference had taken place by order, or with permission, of the British Govern ment ? Mr. CARDWELL said he had received official confir mation of the report referred to, not,, however, the breaking out of a new war, but the termination of the old one. It was true British troops had taken part in the action, but orders to that effect had not been sent out by the Govern ment. The British troops had acted with great bravery, and not a single life of any person in her Majesty's service had been lost. The Governor justified the stops he took on the ground of self-defence. He should have great pleasure in laying the paper on th 6 table. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. IL SEYMOUR asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer when he would bring on hissche i n f ie it fo w r o th uo e lfdthbe general election. en largement of the British Museum ; and, before members began to separate, in anticipation M estim r a Wtes. WwCoouldPbeErßeasdald y'oned i h .e e l a w t vase to not t h aebleto subjectsa myNevl?tihen the t b in y gthtehehmonf.orwgenartlde.man but no time wo uld be lost in g et- Mr. SEYMOUR said he should like to know whether it was intended to separate the natural history collection and place it at Kensington ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. COWPER said the building for the natural history collection would be placed upon the ground purchased for that purpose at Kensington. (Hear, hear, and oh, oh.) Mr. GREGORY said the information required by his hon. friend and the house was, whether there would be an opportunity afforded the house to express its opinion upon the desirability of removing the natural history collection from the British Museum to Kensington. (Hear hear.) Mr. COWPER, in reply, said, the ordinary course of taking the opinion of the house would be upon voting the estimates. He could not say when the plan would be de cided upon, so that he could not tell the exact time at which the estimates would be submitted to Parliament. g Mr. A. SMITH asked when the bill, not the estimates, would be submitted to the house ? Mr. COWPER said the hon. gentleman had better give notice of his question. HELPS TO AUTHORS. Mr. J. R. YORKE asked the Secretary to the Treasury, with reference to a petition presented some time since by Dr. Leone Levi, whether any conclusion had yet been ar rived at by the Lords of the Treasury on the subject of granting a subsidy to a work published by him, entitled " Annals of British Legislation." Sir F. PEEL said it was not intended to propose any grant to Parliame n t f or th e p urpose o f su b s idi s ing the work in question. Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. Vesey Dawson. 3rd Foot—Lyndon Bolton Irwin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Gould, who retires. sth Foot—Montagu John Carlisle, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Adam Hay, who retires. 10th Foot—Thomas George Booth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, 'ice Hougham Chas. Huntley, promoted. 12th Foot—Captain Gisborne Horner, from the late sth West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice John J. Pater son Fox, transferred to 61st Foot ; Lieutenant Henry Macgregor Lowry to be Captain, by purchase, vice Augustus Johnnes Leeson, who retires ; Ensign Joseph Boulton to be: Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lowry ; Rich. Brereton Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Boulton; Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Mackenzie M'Lean, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Thomas Walsh, appointed to the Staff. 18th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Wallis Lipscomb to be ln aructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Henry Gordon Heath, who has resigned the appointment. 19th Foot—Lieutenant Charles James Forbes Smith-For bes to be captain, by purchase, vice Edwin Fletcher Foster, who retires •, Ensign James Gordon Moir to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith-Forbes ; Alexander Roche Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moir; Quartermaster Charles M'Lagan, from the 74th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Mahoney, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Henry Connel Whipple, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Henry 0. Harvey, deceased. 22d Foot—Lieutenant Robert Henry Dillon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Theophilus Bolton, who retires; En sign Charles Edgar Croker King to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dillon ; Peter Aubertin, Gent, to be En sign, by purchase, vice Croker King. 24th Foot—Captain Adolphus William Campbell, from the late sth West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice James Taylor, who retires upon temporary half-pay ; Lieut. William Richardson Bigsby Chamberlin to be Captain, by purchase, vice Henry Berkeley Good, who retires ; Ensign Thomas Rainforth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chamberlin ; Montgomery Charles Adolphe Cavag nari, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rainforth. 27th Foot—Captain Matthew Fanning, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Moles worth, who exchanges. 29th Foot—Lieutenant Ferdinand Russell, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wooldridge, who exchanges. 37th Foot—Ensign Graham Bowles Dobson to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice John Court Ferguson Grier, who retires;_ William Candahar James Farrer N o tt, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dobson. 49th Foot—Lieutenant De Lacy Richard Frank Wooldridge, from 29th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Russell, who exchanges. 56th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Nassau Bolton, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice George Stamer Gubbins, who re tires ; Ensign John Edward Le Mott& to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bolton; John Corse-Scott, Gent., to, be Ensign, by purchase, vice Le Mottee. 61st Foot—Captain John J. Paterson Fox, from 12th Foot to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Henry Edward Hillman Burnside, seconded on appointment as Captain Instructor at the School of Musketry. 67th Foot—Staff Assistant George Mclver Campbell, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Robert Heard, M.D., ap pointed to the Staff. 70th Foot—Captain William Cooper to be Major, by pur chase, vice Archibald John Oliver Rutherfurd, who retires; Lieutenant Charles Roger to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cooper ; Ensign George Young to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roger ; Gentleman Cadet Augustus Carr Vilett Rolleston, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Young. 74th Foot—Quartermaster William Maloney, from 19th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice M'Lagan, who ex - changes. 82d Foot—Lieutenant William Carden Seton to be Captain by purchase, vice William Alexander Bailie, promoted to a half-pay Majority, by purchise ; Ensign Stephen Pitt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Seton ; Ensign Nesham Yelden Lloyd, from 100th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Pitt. 100th Foot—John Roberts Atkin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Nesham Yelden'Lloyd; transferredtOB2d Foot. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Charles Lionel John Fitz Gerald has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 2nd West India Regiment—Captain and Brevet-Major Edward Nassau Molesworth, from 27th Foot, to be Captain, vice Fanning, who exchanges. DEPOT BATTALION.—Captain Walter John Tarte, now on half-pay, late Depot Battalion, to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Captain George Hewish Adams, 86th Foot, who has held the appointment the regulated period. w y D iac t e s Walsh, appointedee. from ml l2 v t e h r MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Assistant-Surgeon Robt. Heard, M.D., from 67th Foot, to be Staff A s sistant -Surgeon, vice John Henry Connel Whipple, M._ as Foot ; Assistant- F S : a o m o ff t p , ; b to e A ll b i s e si m s S tan . t D aff . t : S l i s r s g - 1 se appointedot a n n t - I S t g n to be Staff a ß pp us o h, inte f d ro t m o Surgeon Remy William f v ro jc z e n R jo o h ya n l Artillery, 31‘lidan, M.D., appointed to 12th Foot; Assistant-Sur geon G. Park, M.D., Supernumerary in 52d Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, BNT ._ vic r e u J r o v h ey n or j al o e h s : PURVEYOR'S ht he a f- 11° p l to Apr b Et e iPl IAeRrYT m. Purveyor, on full-pay. CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.—The Rev. Arthur McCarthy to be Chaplain of the 4th Class. HALF-PAY.—Lieutenant John Wells, from 86th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel William Wynne Lodder, 59th Foot, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel, under the Royal War rant of 14th October, 1858. First Lieutenant William Hutton, retired full pay, Royal Marines, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Order in Council of the 13th November, 1858. MEMORANDUM.—Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Gilbert Elliot, upon half-pay, late of a Depot Battalion, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, under the Horse Guards' Circular Memoran dum of 15th February, 1861. ADMIRALTY, MAY 12.. Mr. Frederick Skelton has this day been promoted to the rank of Engineer to her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Bth May, 1865. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day• Market opens very steady. Sales probably. 8,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton . m ay v. ,. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pao .et Jane t. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and .*',t llelena May 25. China, Penang, and Sing :spore, via Sou hampton May 19. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13 and igh , the by ars. )nel )en- e. ter- tho way' tho and the ven ham igh left and one , at- Alys, and forse the lutes )am- Wine ps of ourt, L Sir wing lajor lone l ant; f tho P tqiu [cut. with iard3 Egli ncess tered 10 100 1(0 100 100 100 103 100 100 190 100 100 1.0 100 100 921 2 13} I