The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-01 00:00:00

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. SATURDAY. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 91 90f 8 Der Cent. C onso l s 90-k 1 Do. Account, May 9 88 1 9 6 Per Cent. Reduced New 3 per C ent 88 4 i 9 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — D 0.5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do . for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do. (.11d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 - 7 - 40hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 pe r C en t pm 6.. Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank o f England Stock, 5-} per Cent _242 D 0 Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. _ I ndian Stock, lei p er C en t., April 1874 217 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent ._._. Do. 5 per Cent., Jan.__ 1872 May 1879 Do. 51 per Cent., M Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. a 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ................. Brazilian 5 p er C en t . Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 . 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — . Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ceut ) _ Chilian 6 per Cent lo2i D 0 .4 ). per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do Danis 5 per Cent., 1864 • — Do. Scrip, £55 paid h 3 per C en t. , 182 5 _ D De. 4 per Cent., 1863 _ D anub an o. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Principalities , Do £B6 paid _ •r•luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — . t, O. Provision a l L an d Warrant _ g'''Ptian 7 per C ent 961 0 i Second Issue — , De £lOO Bonds , 0 Do. 1864 93./ 1- 4 a (~ Scrip, £56 paid Bo Account r ., De. Coupons muateinala 5 per Cent. ItalianDo 1839 and 1850 , 5 per Cent (Mareinntana Railway) vo 186 5 , . .......................... --Lean 3 per Cent. — Do. ........................... P . 1864 • no 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Doo V . , 1 rench 6 Scrip, E x . 25f 2 0c — ... utevidean 0 paid \I-21 eW °°rish Imperialper 5 per Cent " Grauada Do 2 per Cent • 110 Deferred ........................ Be. Land ..,u. D pl an Warrants (Hectares) Doeril 41 per C t 3 , en . Do per Cent. (Uribarren) — I , 4 i Per Cent , 1862 , -.0. Account . : ................... • . D o rttlt g l i Ac e co se3 je r 6e .... ..... .. -- P, ° a Per ent .. 1i3 7: t3 .. ;i .. .. ; till . 7 6 i - t,O . - i ..) 7 7 7 7 1 7 _. Awount ......................... ,mall 5 per Went., 1822, X St •., 7 . 7 15 7° 0 4 2 1 Per Cent., 1850 D e 3 1860 \rl-1,.. , Per Cent., 1859 o u t) 0 Per Cent., 1862 ardi te 1864 i ° o 5 per Cent ....................... . D 0: Account . Span is h Q Cent ........................ D •-• per DOA ccount 481 8 D, I,,l.e___ ~.e,e••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Do A cco w o li nt f . . rred ...... . o pas.sive SAccount .................................. . ~ arl i s h r , ._. .. ................... • _. ash k iert• of Coup not funded Eveonnt 8 0. 4 4 Per Cent.. .. . , r ,.._ , , 1 per Cent. 1864 r us h 6 Per Cent. 1854 — ° 0 A i , ccount .......................... . D o `", cP:r Cent. 1858 ount .. 1) :11 c 0 ) 41 00 ton.a.l;. _.... DA 6 Per C ent. 862 ................. 73 * , DO -ce°44t Do . i ti oo ton:a; ...................... 731 4 no „Per Cent. 1863 • V 'Uara•ateed, 4 Cent — euezuoi„ , per . Do. .&Z ' gel' Ciant —Do G Qu ilt .... .. bo: Account Pent, 1862 — Do• .................. 0 per Cent . , iiC6l . 4l 1 kttstrial2ivi, dends . on the above payable in London. B elL.ia...''. ° , Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dil.lCic I,Pe e r cent., Ex. 25f. Gull — B c ,. 4 1-,r ent., Ex. 12 — lor eilo , .ker Cent. Certifi.„,,tes 96 Do.' li ntes, 3 per Cent. — .9t, ~ Account .1.,,, r ............................ 1) --- ;* Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. °' 4c eellut ._ _ ..... Do ..... Dollec2uni ................. Settlenleni ... TWO O'CLOCK. 901 91 90 91 91 Liverpool Cotton Market--this Day. Saturday -..Ket opens very brisk, at the extreme prices of • Sales probably 10,000 bales. I tr. Slidell on the Late Assassination, • The followi ng letter was written by Mr. Slidell, 1,,11 r eply to an i nvitation from the Rev. Archer ‘-turney to a t tend a funeral service on account of the death of President Lincoln in the Protestant church, Paris : "My dear Si r " Paris, A pr il 28. greater h orror and —No one cou ld have heard with regret than I the intelligence of the atrocious crimes perpetrated at Washington. NO one could repudiate with sterner indignation the idea that the assassins had received prom p tin g or e4euur agement from f r i en d s of the e .,, 411 .1e. P er h aps no two promi Confederate nent persons of th e Fe ral Go vernment could have been s e l ec t e d Who excited in a less degree f ee li ngs of personal " his 4 tility and vindict iveness than Pre s id ent Li ncoln I t Secr etary of State. lam much o bli ge d assist at the ° y o u for inviting me and my family t o t o hold to-morrow at your so lemn service which you propose chapel, and could we be p resent t o manifest s i mply the feelings which I have Y ex p re ssed we w ou ld not hes i tate to kneel rmi .tll3r ° ll in prayer f or the souls of the victims. But , 3 , ect ion will I am sure, satisfy you that our pre t'nee on the melancholy occasion would be subject :11 var ious and unnatural misconstructions, received t he part of some as a hypocritical display of re ft,et We did led not feel, by others as a virtual acknow fetigillent of the injustice of the cause in the de amee of which so many noble martyrs have fallen, of as a tacitly implied acquiescence in the course to . policy power J Pursued by Mr. Lincoln since his accession pleasure on the 4th of March, 1861. I will take , o asure i, -4 compliance with your request, to let any il`-; ofederate friends whom I see to-day know of the tkilded ceremony. —Believe me, very sincerely, You r • frlend and servant, " JOHN SLIDELL." 11444. LASVESsrirtE•—•This distinguished tenor, who %, 1 ,, be singing at the Oxford Music Hall for tie time back, with the greatest possible eclut, will con k, - ' slid e '4B engagement in the course of the present wee , ret tu; _ .•0. believe, to the Theatre Lyrique, Paris, ivasvlch theatre he left when he came over to England. e M x_ Pei m i n aier e, by his fine, impassioned stlye and genu h in ow e to si t% . , ' .4), has really taught our phlegmatic artists 411 d h is a reaching absence is to be regretted. TRE S D P .°I . anci,„, AL E OF THE DUKE DE MORNY'S GALLERY °lst, and-- a " modern paintings will take place on May Q 1441 three following days, at his late official residence. hooksites tree following be obtained at the London and foreign fellers, ' \ ~ ,_, XONEY - MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two O'CLOCK. At Paris' to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele graM, the French 3 per Cent Rentes were 67f. 20c. The Money Market continues in a rather strin gent condition, and although only a very small business has been negotiated to-day in consequence of the closing o f t h e Stock Exchange, bills have not b een discounted under 3i 4 per cent, the former quotation representing exceptional transactions. As usual on the Ist May, the Stock Exchange has been closed to-day, in order to allow the half yearly accounts at the transfer offices of the Bank of Eng land to be balanced. 175,000 sovereigns for Antwerp were taken out of the Bank of England on Saturday. Mr. William George Prescott, of the firm of Presscott, Grote, and Co., bankers, of Thread needle-street, expired rather suddenly at his re sidence at Roehampton, on Saturday evening last. At the first general meeting to-day of the City of London Real Property Company, the directors recommended a dividend of 7 per cent. for the past half-year. MARKETS—This Day. Fresh up :to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were very moderate, and nearly the whole of the supply was received in good condition. As regards all qualities, the trade was decidedly firm. A clearance of the supply brought forward was steadily effected, and both red and white samples changed hands at an advanca in prices from Monday last of is. per quarter, making an improvement, as compared with the rates current on Monday last, of 2s. per quarter. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat, both as regards American and Continental pro duce. The trade was firm for all qualities, and for good and fine old samples rather more money was obtained. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, and both wheat and spring corn fully supported previous rates. The supply of barley on sale was very modcrat. All descriptions fully supported previous quotations, and a fair average business was transacted. The malt trade was quiet on former terms. With oats the market was well supplied. Most &scrip tions were in fair average request at full currencies. Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm at fully late rates. Peas commanded the extreme prices of Monday last. The market was scantily supplied with all qualities. About an average business was transacted in flour. No change took place in the prices realised. Barrel flour was in very short supply. MARK-LANE. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 433 Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 433 48s Ditto, 1864 !Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 Rye— Barley—Grinding 233 26s Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 548 618 Brown Kingstown and Ware 543 Lis Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 233 Potato Youghul and Cork, black lBs 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l7s 228 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. Maple, White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 2ss 27s American, per barrel 215 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE, There was a large supply of foreign beasts and sheep on sale at our market, to-day, for the most part in very middling condition. With foreign calves, the market was moderately supplied. Generally speaking, the trade was slow, on rather easier terms. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were good, both as to number and quality. The re ceipts from Scotland were large, and the condition of the stock was very prime. For all breeds of beasts the trade was in an inactive state, and prices declined 2d. per Blbs., from Monday last, the top figure being 4s. 10d. per 81bs. Prime heavy Scots and Crosses sold at 4s. Bd. per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 2,160 Scots and Crosses; from other parts of Eng land, 750 of various breeds; from Scotland, 940 Scots and Crosses ; and from Ireland, 150 oxen . and heifers. The supply of sheep on sale was moderate, and the quality of the stock was moderately good. The mutton trade was decidedly quieter than on Monday last; never theless, good and prime Downs and half-breds changed hands, in most instances, at that day's currency. Inferior sheep declined in value 2d. per 81bs., out of the wool. There was a fair supply of lambs on sale, and the lamb trade was dull. Prices ranged from Gs. Bd. to Bs. per 81bs., showing a decline of 2d. to 4d. per 81bs. from Monday last. Calves met a slow sale, at Thursday's decline in prices, of 6d. per 81bs. The top price was ss. per 81bs. The sup ply on offer was only moderate. Prime small pigs were firm in prices, but large pigs were on dull inquiry. Per 81b to sink the offal. s da d Crae. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 second quality do ..3 le 4 2 Prime large oxeu ..4 4 4 6 Prime Scuts. &e.... 4 8 4 10 Crse. and inf. sueep.4 0 4 8 t econd quality do ..4 .0 5 2 d s d Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Prime s'thdowit a 0.5 10 6 0 Large coarse calvcs.4 2 4 8 Prime small do 1 10 5 2 Large hugs 3 6 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Lambs....6s 8d to t;, Od. SuAling calves, 163 to 225 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 2.5 s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,81) Beasts 1 9JO Cr ws — Cows. Sheep and lambs 24,160 Sheep and lambs 5 B3O Calves ll9 Ca ves . l9l Pigs 375 Pigs 75 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 9,284 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 5,844 ; in 1863, 4,518 ; in 1862, 2,140 ; in 1861, 2,091 ; and in 1860, 4,229 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp Boulogne Bremen 23 ... 401 Calais l2 ... 80 Cadiz l2O ... Dordt. Aarhuus 244 ... Hamburg Harlingen 370 ... 16 ... 3 .. . 6 Ostend lO ... 218 ... 6 ... 16 - Rotterdam 837 619 ... 170 561 ... 485 Oporto Dunkirk... Beasts. - ... 9 ... 17 - ••• .- ••• -. ••• - 91 ... 8 ... 3 ... 2 -- ... 370 ... -- ... - ... --- Total 2976 ... 5,653 ... 184 ... 595 776 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 2, 1864, and this day, Monday, May 1, 1865. Per Blbs. to sink the offal May 2, May 1, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &e. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality doll 4 0 4 4 410 5 2 Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 4lO 5 0 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves - - - 4450 4 2 4 8 Prime small do. s' 2 5 4 410 5 2 Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 6 5 0 Beasts 5,270 4,290 Sheep 25,820 18,050 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES oN SALE, May 4, 1863.—Beasts, 3,990 — sheep and lambs, 22,640—calves, 133—pigs, 450. May 5, 1862—Beasts, 3,99 o—sheep and lambs, 23,420 —calves, 130—pigs, 420. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of town and country killed meat on sale has somewhat increased. Tho trade is dull, and prices are decidedly lower than on Monday last. Per 81b by the carcase. scl sd Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 • Prime large do 3 10 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 4 Large pork 3 8 4 8 Lamb, 6a 4 sclsd Inferior mutton 1 4 5 0 Middling mutton 5 2 5 0 Prime do 5 8 5 10 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 10 5 2 ,d to 7s Bd. BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any change has taken place in the position of the hop trade since we last wrote. The show of English samples on offer remains small, and the market for them rules firm, at fully late rates. As regards foreign produce the demand is chiefly confined to good and fine samples, which fully support previous rates. Last week's import was confined to 26 bales from Boulogne. Mid and East Kent ..... 110 s to 200 s per cw'. Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings llos to 13 is Bavarian American -s 10 - 8 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair averge supplies of potatoes are on salg at these markets. Nearly all descriptions are' in steady request, and prices rule firm. As compared with Monday last, the quotations exhibit no changes of importance. The import last week was 157 tons from Rouen, and 15 bags from Rotterdam. Per to 1. Yorkshire Regents . Flukcs Rocks .... 85s to 100 s Scotch Regents , .... V s to oDets Rocks ' 80s to tOs Dunbar Regents. loos to 120 s Foreign 7os to 85s WOOL. Holders of English wool are firm in their demands, and although the amount of business doing is very moderate, all descriptions fully support last week's currency. In colonial wool, by private contract, very little is doing. Last week's import was 1,423 bales from Launceston ; 6,666, Port Philip; 4,976, Melbourne; 1,045 bales, Algoa Bay ; and about 300 bales from sundry ports. Current prices of English wool per lb. _ Fleeces —South D own hoggets - 0 d s d ..1 8 1 9 H alt - bred do 19. 1 10 Kent fleeces /south Down ewes and wethersl 6 1 7} L eicester do 1 8 1 9 Sorts -Clothing 1 6 111 • Combing. 1 7 20 - The small su SEEDS. pply of mustard seed on offer is held at high Mr. FoRsTEn, M.P., proposed the first resolution, which was—" That this meeting desires to give utterance to the feelings of grief 'and horror with which it has heard of the assassination of President Lincoln, and the murderous at tack upon Mr. Seward, and to convey to Mrs. Lincoln and to the United States Government and people an expression of its profound sympathy and heartfelt condolence." He said that the present was a time when the ties of blood which bound England and America together were, indeed, dearly felt, and the indignation which had swept through the land had been conveyed to the heart of every English man, as though some fearful calamity had fallen upon him self. (Cheers.) It was to the credit of the country that all classes, rich and poor, friends of the North and friends of the South, were anxious to show that they forgot all grounds of difference with their American kinsmen, and shared in deep sympathy with them their overpowering sorrow. It would be unpardonable for any Englishman to add fuel to that fire of anger, by the burning up of his heart, from which every American must pray to be pre served—by saying or insinuating that any of the leaders of the slaveholding rebellion either instigated or were cog nisant of this foul crime. He could not, however, avoid tracing it to the influence of that system of slavery which those leaders had fought to preserve, and which, until it is totally abolished, will render peace and safety impossible in America. He was anxious that a ship should not leave our shores to-night without taking out a message of sym pathy, and at the same time an expression of faith in the future, and our confident belief that the ruler to whom God has now entrusted the destinies of the country will be imbued with the spirit of the patriotic statesman whom they had now lost, and be actuated by that spirit of mingled firmness and moderation which, exercised as it had been with integrity and judgment under circumstances than which none were more trying, had made the name of Abraham Lincoln one that would be pre-eminent in all future history. (Great cheering.) Mr. PETER TAYLOR, M.P., seconded the resolution, and expressed his deep sympathy with the nation that had lust a worthy successor of the great Washington—ono who had really fulfilled the task which God had put into his hands, of maintaining and extending the cause of human freedom. Ho did not believe that there was any danger of the Go vernment of the United States falling into the miserable mistake of retribution and vengeance, but thought rather that the atrocious crime which had been committed would nerve the people as one man firmly and courageously, and without fear or favour, to consummate the union of North and South by establishing the emancipation of the negto. (Cheers.) Mr. LEATHAM, M.P., in supporting the resolution, said he was glad of the opportunity of publicly expressing his pro found sympathy with the great Union of North America upon their national bereavement. Of the crime itself he would not speak, for, like the preceding speakers,he felt that no terms of abhorrence which were at his command could adequately convey his sense of its enormity, nor would he speak of the manly and earnest statesman in the shadow of whose death he then stood. It was enough to say that his great career had passed into the domain of history;:and that history herself would be kind and just to the statesman who proclaimed liberty to four millions of our fellow-men, and who not only proclaimed it with his lips, but as though a special and priceless sacrifice were needed to give to his en actments irrevocable solidity he had sealed it with his blood. (Cheers.) The eyes of the world were now rivetted in ex pectancy on America. We had seen her pass triumphantly through a gigantic peril ; we expect to see her surmount with equal fortitude and equal dignity this, which would be perhaps the greatest and last of her severe trials. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. _ _ _ Mr. STANSFELD, M.P., proposed the next resolution, which was—" That this meeting desires also to express the entire confidence which it feels in the determination and the power of the Government and people of the United States to carry out to the full the policy of which Abraham Lincoln's presidential career was the embodiment, and to establish free institutions throughout the whole of the American re public." The hon. member said—Sir, we are assembled here to-night, not so much by speech, for who is there who does not feel his heart too full for that utterance to-night, but by our common presence and our common acts to express the horror and indignation with which we have heard Of deeds so foul that history cannot produce their parallel, to express our sympathy, our deep and heartfelt sympathy, with the wife who has become a widow, and with the nation which staggers, while moaning, beneath the loss of its elect. But we are here, it seems to me, for a thriller purpose even than this. I at least can take no part in these proceedings without also at this the time of its direst trial, at its most momentous crisis, expressing my sympathy with a cause which began by being honourable, which grew to be righteous, and which above all by the acts, by the life, and by the death of their martyred President, has become sacred in our eyes. The cause of the North was in its conception an honourable cause. One who ranks high amongst us in influence and position, and upon this very question, as well as upon many others, deserves our respect, Lord Russell (cheers), once said that the North wasfighting for empire, and the South for independence. (Hear, cheers, and hisses.) He had himself on frequent occasions supplied the omissions which render inaccurate and incomplete the definition of this mighty struggle. The South was fighting for independence, but for independence with the sole and avowed and deliberate purpose of promoting and perpetu ating the institutions of human slavery. (Cheers.) The North was fighting for empire ? No. The North was fighting for a common country, which it would share, but which it would not allow to be torn asunder. I am not here to say that I for one could have justified the long persistence at so great a cost of life and suffering in that war had there been no other question than secession con cerned in it (hear), but the crime of the South was from the very first a justification of the great cause of which the North was, it may be at first, in some part an unconscious and, if you will, in some part, even an unwilling instrument. Well, then, this cause, which began by being honourable, grew, as I have said, to be a righteous cause. Step by step. the North grew to the height of this great, this holy argu ment. Every fear—every hope, I fear I must say —every hope of those who wished ill to the republic was disappointed. Each delay, each difficulty, each defeat, served to render more stern the resolve, higher and more pure the policy of - the North, till from their original stami-point of the Union, extinction of slavery, up through the emancipation procla mation, to the final decree abolishing slavery through the States, the North rose to the full sense of that duty which perfected their right, and then, and not till then victory was permitted finally to crown their achievements. Now, who was it who from the first watched over and controlled over for good thee various and progressive phases of this mighty struggle ? Who was the man, who taking his stand first within the Constitution and the law upon the ground of the non-extension of slavery to the territorlioevseodf the United States, who then came as an ac t o f war to feel that he might issue his emancipation procla ma ti on ? Who .next defeated the machinations of that party who the Union in such wise that, for union they would have sacrificed that sacred object which alone justified their war ? Who was it who contributed, I, Per-aps more than any other man, to the passing of the first abolition decree ? Who was it who, when victory seemed to dawn upon the arms of the North before Richmond, *as already there, thinking and busying himself about the works of recon struction and of peace ? Who was it whose face, we have been told, ever since those days had seemed radiant and illuminated with blessed thoughts of mercy and of peace ? ASSAULT ON A. POLICE INSPEUTOR.—GETTING UP A SCENE AT A WORKHOUSE DOOR.—Charles West, Eliza West, and Jane Hampton, the first two named husband and wife, and residing in Hand-court, Holborn, and the last-named resid ing near Fitzroy-market, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner, and assaulting Inspector Silverton of the C Division. Inspector Silverton said about twelve the previous night he heard a disturbance at the door of St. James's Work house, and on going up found the defendants and a woman not in custody, and who was well known to the police as a beggar. The male defendant was knocking at the door and demanding that the woman should be admitted. He said he paid poor-rates, and that if the woman was not admitted he would have the door down. The woman, in whose behalf he was interfering, was drunk, as also were all the defendants. Ho requested the defendants to leave and got them from the porch into the street. The male defendant then began making a sensation speech about the rights and wrongs of the poor-law system, and that he kept such persons as him (the inspector). He told him that ho thought ho had enough to do to keep himself, and he then came and made a rush at him, and his wife then scratched his face, clawing at him like a cat, and tearing the skirt off his coat and a part of his cape. He secured the male defendant and his wife, and then the other de fendant attacked him right and left, and also tore his clothes After some tune, there being a scene of great excitement and confusion, the defendants were secured and taken into custody. In answer to the defendant, the inspector said he did not see a child in the arms of the woman ho was interfering on behalf of. James Caird, of 46, Poland-street, corroborated the in spector. In answer to the male defendant, the witness said he heard him (the male defendant) talking a great deal about the law of the land. The inspector told him to 0 0 home and not make a noise. • A person from the workhouse saidthat two women, both of them drunk, came to the door, one of them having a child. They said they had been refused admission at the casual ward, and as that was the case, they being drunk, he refused to admit them. The defendants came and made a great disturbance. In answer to the male defendant, the witness said that he certainly did say to him, " Go home to your mother." The male defendant said his wife and her friend were not drunk. Mr. Tyrwhitt said be was afraid he (the male defendant) was drunk, and that he could not see that his friends were drunk too. The male defendant then entered into a long rigmarole as to how he had spent the day, the treatment he had re ceived, and how he bad been insulted by everybody. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that tfot much harm appeared to have been done, the fact being that all tho defendants were drunk. The men would have to pay a fine of 10s., and the women ss. each. - - The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough and Miss Eliza Butler have arrived at their residence in Great Stanhope-street from Smithland Hall, Leicestershire. ORDINARY OF NEWGATE.—On Saturday the alder men of London constituting the Gaol Committee, at a meet ing at Guildhall, presided over by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, elected the Rev. F. E. +Lloyd Jones, M.A., curate of Greenwich, to the office of Ordinary of the Prison of New gate. There were five other candidates. Mr. Jones was elected by 18 to 1. The salary of Mr. Davis, who last held the appointment, was £4OO a year. BEVERLEY AND MARKET WEIGHTON RAILWAY.- This line will be opened to-day, having been dulyapprovod by the Government inspector, Capt. Tyler. The line leaves the Hull and Bridlington section of the North Eastern about half a mile north of the Beverley station. There aro two stations. Some of the earthworks are rather heavy. Thd contractor for the line was Mr. T. Jackson, jun., of Nottingham. REPRESENTATION OF GLASGOW. —M r , W. Bucha nan, M.P. for Glasgow, in co mpliance with the request of the Lord Provost and magistrates of that city, will not, it is understood, vacate his seat in Parliament (which he re signed on the much-regretted failure of the firm in which he is a partner), but will pair off for the remainder of the session. SPORTING MATCH. —On dit, that Mr. Banting, of corpulent notoriety, has made a match with a young gentleman, of Walford, 71 years of age, to run 100 yards, and give 10 yards start, for £l,OOO a side. As such an event will create vast interest, not only amongst the medi cal profession but the public generally, it has been sug gested that the match should come off on Epsom race course just before the Derby, or in the presence of royalty at Ascot, on the Cup day.7-Sporting Gazette. - - - [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Pills.— Important to the Sick.—Though the mind be downcast and. the body enfeebled by continued indisposition, the sufferer should at this season make a last effort to regain health by taking Holloway's purifying pills, which, by cleansing the blood, will search out the hidden cause of mischief and expel the seeds of most diseases. No invalid is too much reduced to undergo this very gentle treatment with safety and advan tage. Neither youth nor old age need fear any injury to the system from a regulated course of these pills. They are infallible in stomach complaints, bilious affections, sickness, want of appetite, disordered bowels, constipation, and the annoyances which spring from derangement of tho digestive and assimilatory organs. The races at Epsom, last week, brought out some good fields. The first event decided was the Trial Stakes, which was contested by Twilight and 13irchbroom, the latter of whom, though with much the worst of the weights, opened the favourite at 6 to 4, but the odds gradually veered round on the old mare,who justified the movement by winning in a canter, Lord Westmoreland's horse being in trouble after rounding Tattenham Corner, at which many an even "pony" was dreped by those who jumped to conclusions too hastily, froth a notion that Edwards was hard upon Twilight. The announcement of 14 starters for the Inker man Plate looked more like business, and afforded plenty of employment in the Ring, where short prices—averaging 4 and 5 to I—were at first taken about Poodle and Romola, but both were superseded at last by Hesper and The Gem; and after the latter (who, with Romola, Joss Stick, Bay Leaf, and Little Jess, caused most of the false starts, which occasioned a )lelay of half an hour at the outset) had run the course through, the old horse was backed for more money than anything, in spite of his " steadier" of 10st. 101 b. Brilliantly though he wound up the season last year (in the course of which he started no fewer than twenty three times) by winning a half-mile handicap at Shrews bury, carrying 9st 101 b (giving 3st all but 21b to Lady Bohun, 3st lib to Balornock, 141 b to Attraction, 131 b to Welland, &c.) Hesper, though a roarer, surpassed all his previous triumphs, as well as those of Miss Julia, Nutbush, and other half-mile celebrities, on this occasion, by winning with the welter weight of 10st 101 b, after a slashing finish with Mr. Saxon's filly, to whom he gave 4st 21b ! The field for the City and Suburban was tho smallest for several years past. The betting underwent several fluctuations after mustering on the Downs, when 5 to 1 was offered on the field, and 13 to 2 " bar one," The Grinder having the decided call of Accident, next to whom separated by a "widish gulf," stood Paris, at 100 to 8. The latter soon evinced symptoms of further improvement, however, and coming all of a sudden after Hesper's race, he soon became as hot a favourite as at Northampton, giv ing the go-bye to both the Lewes horse, who was very " fishy" at last, and The Grinder, notwithstanding the cir cumstance of Grimshaw, who was engaged to Mr. Smith for Swordsman, being given up to Lord Hastings, and Mr. S. contenting himself with Carroll for the quondam Northampton " crack." The Grinder was not only affected by the advance of Paris, but by the support awarded to his stable companion Master Richard, who, though the top weight, had plenty of friends amongst the cognoscenti, who will back a race horse in moderato company. The same remark will apply to Argonaut, though there were three better favourites than Sir Joseph Hawley's horse in Columbia, Connection, and Friday ; whilst Menace (who has been purchased by Mr. Ten Broeck since she ran third in the Spencer Plate), went "clean out" after the Parisian demonstration ; and Agatha, although strongly fancied by the Littleton stable, likewise declined on the preVious day's quotation. Columbia, about whom there was such a furore for the Cambridgeshire last year, has been trained at Findon for her present engagement, and though the trial ended unsatisfactorily, owing to Aurelian breaking his leg therein, she again had a host of supporters. An old handicap favourite, whose name has seldom been heard in connection with any event this sea son, to the unaccountable astonishment of the bookmakers made his reappearance somewhat unexpectedly, as his name was omitted altogether from the cards. We allude to Muezzin, now the property of Mr. W. Robinson, who ran so forward right into the distance (havingraced with Con traband to Tattenham Corner), as to lead to the impression that the " good thing" he has so often been backed to bring off would be landed by his new owner, as some sort of re compense for the loss of Kangaroo ! But the Muezzin had tolled his own knell, and though the horse managed to "catch the judge's eye," the fourth place he obtained was barren both of honour and emolument ; the "place betters" in particular getting a rare turn on the race by a couple of outsiders like Argonaut and Swordsman both securing " berths." The latter had nothing to do with the victory it self, which was gallantly fought out by Argonaut and The Grinder, though the former was more than a length first oppo site the Stand, the young one overhauled him so rapidly when called upon, that, coupled with fears of the old horse refusing to struggle home the utmost excitement prevailed until the hoisting of Argonaut's number proclaimed another Epsom triumph for Sir Joseph's popular "cherry" jacket and Wells, when loud cheering burst forth on all sides. Sir Joseph Hawley, we believe, backed Argonaut for £lOO only at 25 to 1; but all the bookmakers laid against the winner. The field for the Metropolitan greatly exceeded expectation, and the announcement of nineteen starters, (within one of the short race) is a most gratifying sign of the times. Blackdown, who ran untried, carried a deal of good money notwithstanding, and left off decidedly second favourite; and Breeze, who had done a " good thing" at home with Wingrave, trod closely upon the heels of Planet at last ; whilst Renfrew, against whom an unfavourable prejudice existed, declined to 100 to 6, and was superseded by both Dollar and Welcome. Nuneaton, who had been "whispered" and backed as a "good thing," made way at last for his stable companion, Sandal, upon whom a lot of good money was quietly invested at the nice price of 25 to I—the same as was laid against Argonaut the day before! The stable started Onesander to secure a pace for the favourite, and the latter "coming to the rescue" after his stable companion was done with, it was a true-run race throughout, the effects of which were apparent on Verger as soon as anything, as he ran a long way in trouble, and had nothing to do with the finish, which, left to Planet and Sandal, produced almost as fine a contest as that between Argonaut and The Grinder the day be fore, resulting in the victory of Planet by a length. Dollar ran a great horse up to the Stand, where the weight told, and giving way at that point Blackdown and Verger had the honour of contesting the only remaining situation to which the emolument of "place money" attached, which the Lewes horse secured by a head. Planet, who is the joint property of Mr. Craven and Lord Uxbridge, has hitherto been a most unfortunate horse, though invariably running sufficiently forward in greatraces to distinguish himself in good company —second in the Clearwell and Prendergast, when two years old ; fifth for the Cesarewitch, and fourth in the Liverpool Autumn Cup at three ; and second in the Northampton shire stakes at four ; and though he pulled off a good stake for his party and the public his joint owners do not land above £5,000 a piece. The Two Thousand Guineas, run at Newmarket to morrow, will be the most interesting race of the meeting, as giving a clue to the probable winner of the Derby. There has been more mystery attaching to this event than has ever been known before. What with the knocking about of Liddington, the scratching of Broomielaw after having won his trial, and the uncertain starting of Chatta nooga and Gladiateur, the sporting writers are in as great a fog as the horse watchers who saw the reported trial of Breadalbane and Broomielaw. The field will in all likeli hood comprise most of the following : Ariel T. Ashman. Archimedes F. Martin. Bedminster Wells. Breadalbane Custance. Chattanooga Gladiateur Grimshaw. Inca, The J. Doyle, Jack o' Lantern Joker Kangaroo J. Grimsbaw. Kcemg G. Fordham. Liddington Pantaloon Cannon. Rifle Tennyson J. Adams. Tilt A. Edwards. Z ambesi Kangaroo, who was bought in a selling race, and was purchased by the Marquis of Hastings after his success over Ko3ing in the Biennial, is now as good a favourite as anything in the race. With the exception of Bedminister, Ariel, Breadalbane, Liddington, Gladiateur, and Chatta nooga, he must hold all the rest safe. Bedminster, after the success of Argonaut, has come with a rush in the market, as little as 5 and 6to 1 being taken. He will be steered by Wells, one of the most accomplished jockeys of the day. Chattanooga is an uncertain starter, but if Mr. Naylor should determine to bring him out at the last minute, I should hold his chance second to none. Bread albane is one of the dark division, but I think his action will be more suited to the Epsom course; however, his owner thinks highly of him, and he might run into a place. Liddington looks and goes well, and those who are taking liberties with him may have cause to regret it after the numbers go up. Ariel will carry the hopes of the Wizard's stable, and no trainer can bring a horse fitter to the post than John Scott. He has been backed for heaps of money, both for the Two Thousand and Derby. Archimedes is now all but knocked out in the market, but I expect to see a reaction set in in his favour. He has been highly tried with Cambuscan. Gladiateur is an un certain starter. Those who back him for the Derby will have the best of it before the day of the race. I shall select the following to furnish the winner —viz., Annul-- 3=ES, LIDDINGTON, ARIEL, and CHATTANOOGA. The judge, I anticipate, will place ARCHIMEDES... 1 LIDDINGTON 2 ARIEL 3 Tho Duchess of Newcastle should win the Newmarket Two-yr-old Plate, and Skeiangton the Prince of Wales Stakes. The field for the One Thousand will be made up from the following:— Araucaria J. Osborne. Biondina, Contract Gardevisure Thomas. Houri La Foi tune H. Grimshaw. Light Heart Maid Marian Mainsail „ Miss Hobble' Nukuheva Peeress Prosperity Regalia Reginella T. French. Siberia J. Fordham. Sister to Strafford White Duck The winner, I anticipate, will be either GARDEVISURE 7 SIBERIA, or BroNDINA, giving a slight preference to them in the order named. A FRESH MAN. Earl RUSSELL rose in pursuance of the motion he had given last week to move an humble address to her Ma jesty to express the sorrow and indignation of that house at the assassination of the President of the United States ; and to pray her Majesty to communicate these sentiments on the part of the house to the Government of the United States. The noble lord said that her Majesty had already expressed her sentiments on this melancholy event by a letter of condolence to Mrs. Lincoln. As their lordships were aware, President Lincoln was elected by a large ma jority of his fellow-countrymen ; and the manner in which he discharged his duties reflected credit on the choice of his countrymen. President Lincoln dis played so much integrity and straightforwardness, as well as kindness, that he was eminently calculated to allay the animosity that might remain after the close of the hosti lities. (Hear, hear.) His loss at the present moment was deeply to be deplored. He adverted next to the part which the President had taken in reference to the attempted abolition of slavery in America, and he said they must all sympathise with the American nation in the loss they had sustained at this critical juncture, and with reference to this particular subject of slavery. They were well aware of the difficulties that prevailed in preserving peaceful relations between this country and the United States during the prevalence of hostilities ; but the success that had attended their efforts iu reference to this matter was promoted by the temper dis played by the Governments on both sides of the Atlantic. He trusted that the same policy of non-inter vention which had hitherto guided their conduct in the late trying emergency, would regulate them for the future in their relations with the United States. The Earl of DERBY said he would have preferred if the house had been called on to express its sympathy with the people of the United States without referring to the Crown, but he so entirely concurred in the spirit of the motion that it should have his assent. He thought the feeling of the country was universal on this subject, and that the house merely echoed that opinion. The crime which they all so deeply deplored could not be palliated ; but it would, he trusted, have one good result, by disabusing the public in the United States of any erro neous impression they might have entertained as to a hostile feeling in this country towards that country, which was proved by the deep and prompt expression of sympathy throughout the country in regard to the pre sent melancholy event. Having paid a graceful tribute to the late President in hiS private and political character, ho expressed a hope that his successor would follow in his footsteps, and avoid anything calculated to protract the continuance of the civil war. If, unfortunately, anything feelings were aroused that would tend to drive the Confe derate States to despair, they would in all probability suf fer extermination rather than submit. After some further observations, the noble earl concluded by seconding the motion. After a few words from Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE lie motion was agreed to. COMMON LAW COURTS BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill was read a second time. METROPOLITAN MAIN DRAINAGE BILL. This bill was read a second time. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Lord HOUGHTON presented petitions in favour of this bill, and moved that the bill should be read a second time. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms VEI\TING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bedford and Northampton Railway ; Brierley Hill Gas; Bristol and Exeter and Devon and Somerset Railways ; Caledonian Railway (Barrhead and Paisley branches, &c.); Galway Water ; Kidderminster, Stourport, and Bewdley Water; London, Worcester, and South Wales Railway; Preston Gas ; Rhyl and District Water ; Tiverton and North Devon Railway; and Weald of Kent Railway. ACTON AND TWICKENHAM RAILWAY. Viscount ENFIELD moved that this bill be recommitted to the former committee. Viscount BURY opposed the motion on the ground that it had not complied with the standing orders, and had been rejected by the referees. The house divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it 3B Majority —B6 The bill was therefore ordered to bo recommitted. NATIONAL PICTURES. Mr. GREGORY asked the hon. member for Huntingdon shire, as trustee to the National Gallery, whether a picture belonging to the nation had been sent to Australia ; whe ther the person who sent that picture had a right to do so; and, if not, what steps the trustees of the National Gallery were about to take ? Mr. BARING said the pictu re in ques tion was one be queathed to the nation by Mr. Jacob Bell, viz., "The Derby Day," by Mr. Frith, but there were certain arrangements with Mr. Gambart that he should have the picture for exhi bition for a certain time. That time expired, it was thought, in 1863, but Mr. Gainhart claimed furthernext time, and promised to return t he picture in August . The trustees of the National Gallery had written to the executors, but ho begged to say they had no power over the picture until it had been placed under their control. ROAD REPAIRS. Mr. HANBURY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention had been called to the state of the road lying between Newington-green and Hornsey ; and whether ho was aware that the duty of k ee ping in repair of th at road was a dis p u ted point between the I and Islington ? Mr, s the cost would only be about £4O per annum, he ho p ed the two parishes would agreg to parishes BARING o f H s o a r i n d s , e some a rrangementtozevent lsalproceeclings. TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1F65. prices. Other seeds are in moderate request at about pre vious•rates. Cakes are in slow demand at previous quota tions. rurnip,White,p.bus.2os to 22s Swede -8 -s Mustard, Brown —3 White, Tares, Spring — s New winter, bush 9s I Os Canary, per quarter 44s 50s Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., et 62s 12'43 White Foreign Red sis 70s White s6s 803 Trefoil Carraway 33s 33s Coriander k2s 24s Hernpseed, per qr 4os 43s Linseed,Eng - .sowing 70s 72s Crushing 6os 64s Baltic —s -8 Odessa, -s -s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English .£lo Os .£ll Os Fore:gn £9los .£ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 71s 78s The tallow trade is dull t P,Y.C. is quoted at 40s 9d p fat, 2s 2d per 81b. Town tal ,LOW. to-day, and prices are lower )er cwt. on the spot. Rough low, 39s 9d net casn. Particulars. 5 18C5 1851. I 1862 ( 1863. 18G4. Stock this uay.... 61.';45 ! 36.241 , 41. 32 50A.7 34.519 Price of Y.C. .. 5 58sS 1 - ,0 , 1 is 3110:43331 to 1033.6 so! f 40$ 91 to ( —s Od i sod —a (A —a 0,1 I—s Od Delivery last week 1,79 1 I,OEB 1,177 V 65 1,147 Ditto from June 1 74,6.8 013, .6 , 75,240 70,546 i £8,644 Arrivals last week 65 ) 711 ; 115 77 I 10 Ditto from June 1 116,462 ' 93,417 ' 77,9•33 i 8 6.11 0 , 77,76 i Price of Town .... 57s 31 1 47s 91 1413 3d J 418 ed ? 428 3d Death of President Lincoln, A crowded public meeting was held on Saturday night at St. James's Hall, for the purpose of expressing the feelings of detestation with which they had heard of the assassination of President Lincoln, and their condolence with his widow and the people of the United States. The chair was taken by Mr. W. Evans. Among the gentlemen present on the platform were—Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P. ; Mr P. A. Taylor, M.P. ; Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P. ; Mr. G. Hadfield, M.P.; Mr. Grenfell, M.P. ; Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P. ; Mr. Caird, M.P.; Mr. E. Baines, M.P.; Mr. J. White, M.P.; Mr. E. A. Leatham, M.P. i Mr. J. Stansfeld, M.P. ; M r . G urne y,:M.P. for Falmouth; Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P. ; Hon. Mr. Stanley (son of Lord Stanley of Alderley), Professor Fawcett, Mr. Edmund Beales, Mr. Mason Jones, Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Major Evans Bell (Madras Army), Dr. Hodgkin, Mr. Ser geant Parry, Mr. B. Moran (secretary to the American Le gation), Judge Winter, Mr. Cyrus H. Field, Dr. Cleveland (Connecticut, United States), Dr. Bliss, Colonel Hoe, Rev. R. Everest, and others. The CH:4IRMAN briefly explained the object for which the meeting was called, and expressed a hope that, although the country had lost the valuable guidance of President Lincoln, his successor would be actuated by the same policy and guided by the same principles as those which had been pro fessed and acted upon by the great and good man who had been the victim of the foul murder which they all deprecated. Mr. CHESSON, the secretary, read a letter from Sir C. Lyall, regretting his inability to attend, and stated that he bad re-I ceived letters to a similar effect from Lord adtigliton, Mr Bazley, M.P., Mr. Goschen, M.P., Mr. BuxtOn; ,andl others. Who was the man who, conversing amid suspicion and the unfavourable criticisms of the world, simply by dint of his own simplicity of character, his own steadfastness, truth fulness, and utter selfishness of purpose, had won his way to the admiration of the world ? Who was it but this man of the people, this uneducated man, without experience in great affairs ; this man, whose heart, visible before the world, grew sadder and "tier to the last, amid all the death and all the suffering which he witnessed ? Who was it but Abraham Lincoln, the martyr of his country and of freedom. (Cheers.) Mr. POTTER, M.P. for Rochdale, in seconding the reso lution, stated that he stood in the place of the great and good man Richard Cobden, whose highest praise it was that his life was devoted to the work of dignifying labour. This too, was the noble mission of President Lincoln. He sought to put an end to slavery. He (Mr. Potter) wished to destroy serfdom at home. He rejoiced that popular Go vernment had stood the severe test to which it had been subjected ; that the so-called " bubble of democracy " had not burst, and he hoped to see the spirit of democracy ex tend in our land. Mr. BAXTER, M.P. for Montrose, in supporting the reso lution, joined in the expression of his deep regret at the untimely death of President Lincoln by an act than which history had recorded none more atrocious. , But whilst deeply regretting this terrible calamity, he could not for a moment imagine that the glorious cause of emancipation in America, the triumph of free constitutional government, and the suppression of the revolt of the slayeholder, depended on the life of one single man. (Cheers.) The contest between a great democracy and a slave-owning aristocracy would, he was convinced, be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and he was much mistaken if the result would not give an impetus on this side of the Atlantic to the cause and pro gress of reform. The Hon. LYELL STANLEY, a son of Lord Stanley of Al derley, who had recently visited America, said—l am proud to have this opportunity to add my testimony to those which you have heard in honour of this great and good man, President Lincoln, who has been taken from us so suddenly and so deplorably. I think, in the speeches which we have heard to-night, it has very properly been insisted upon as one of the leading traits of President Lincoln's character, that he was full of gentleness, and forbearance, and tolera tion, even to those Southern. insurgents who, as has been said, with truth, I believe, proposed to take his life as he passed through Baltimore on the way to the capital for his first inauguration. One of his most striking characteristics was that, while holding firmly and tenaciously to that great principle which he was elected to support—l mean the restriction of slavery in the territories—and while he was willing,as occasion offered, to bring on to the side of freedom the exercise of the war power which he used in preserving the Union, he was able, side by side with that determina tion, to resist evils, able to be forbearing and tolerant to the Southern people. I had the pleasure about this time last year to see Mr. Lincoln at Washington. Mr. Seward took me to see him. I recollect it was just after that horrible massacre at' Fort Pillow. He commenced talking of it to Mr. Seward and wa4 reluctant to believe it. There had been other massacres.before, and he was talking of doing then what I believe was afterwards done—sending a senator out to the West to investigate the facts. He was loth to believe that his countrymen, even misguided and blinded by slavery, could commit such horrible acts as that. It was this charac teristic forbearance and generosity to his foes which pre eminently characterised President Lincoln, and which I specially admired in him, connected as it was with firmness of principle. _ _ _ Mr. H. FAWCETT and Mr. SHAW LEFEVER, M.P. for Reading, also supported the resolution, which, like the preceding one, was carried without a dissentient voice. Mr. CALLID, M.P., proposed tho following resolution : " That copies of the foregoing resolutions be placed in the hands of the Hon. C. F.Adams, the American Minister, for transmission to his Excellency the President of the United States, Mrs. Lincoln, and the Hon. W. H. Seward." Mr.Grenfell, M.P. for Stoke, seconded, and Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P., tho Rev. Mr. Newman Hall, and Mr. Mason Jones supported the resolution, which was also unani mously adopted, and the proceedings were brought to a close with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. Awful Suicide of Admiral Robert Fitzroy. A sensation, which it is almost impossible to de scribe, has been caused throughout the whole of the Norwood district, and, when this notice becomes public, will be shared with equal pain by the whole of the scientific world. Admiral Robert Fitzroy, the great prognosticator of the weather, has de stroyed his life by cutting his throat with a razor. The sad event took place at Lyndhurst House, Norwood, Surrey, yesterday morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. --- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SPORTING NOTES• TAI THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES --THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MAIDEN PLATE. Vigorous Ulphus Acrostic • Thirteen ran. • £5O ITANDICA.P PLATE. Trumpeter colt - Brick Rattler Twelve ran. SWEEPSTAKES OP 20 SOVS. Fleurette Tina Macdonald Five ran. £5O PLATE Tring Quarantine PRINCE CP WALES' STAKES Argonaut Diomed Twenty-five ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) 9to 2 aget Liddington (taken) sto 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 11 to 2 agst Bedminster (taken) 9to 1 agst Ariel (taken) 9to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Helen (taken freely) LADTERTIsEhtENT.] " TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission. Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double °Tents. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London, E.C. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. OPENING OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord STIA.FTESBURY presented petitions from compo sitors and others employed in London, praying that the British Museum might be open three nights in the weok. PRIVATE BUSINESS The Liverpool Improvement Bill and the Holston Road Bill were read a second. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN MANU FACTORIES. In reply to the Earl of SHAFTEssunv, Earl GRANVILLE said that the report of the Commis sion on the employment of children in different branches of manufactures wasunderthe consideration of the Govern ment, but it was not intended to bring in any bill on the subject. TROOPS AT LUCKNOW. In answer to General BUCKLEY, Sir C:WOOD said the service performed by the two detachments of the 64th Regiment were totally distinct. The one suffered all the hardships of being in LuCknow while the other was never there at all. The first donation had been made by mistake, and that was the reason the the second was withheld. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. THE TEA DU'T'IES Mr. J. B, SMITH asked whether, as it was proposed to give effect to the new tea duties on Saturday next, any drawback would be allowed for stocks on hand, or whether time would be allowed dealers to dispose of their stocks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said on Thursday next the resolutions would bo submitted to the house, and if:agreed to it would be reported the following evening, and take effect the next day. He did not intend to make any alteration in the usual mode of proceeding, and therefore he had to inform the hon. gentleman that he could only give a negative reply to his question. With respect to the income tax, he proposed to submit a clause to meet the difficulties that arose under clause 133, which was called the average clause. By the present ar ragement, if a person made a very large sum of money in ono particular year, as the matter stood the party was enabled to exempt - LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Bedminster (offered) sto 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) sto 1 agst Liddington (taken) 5 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 100 to 8 agst Ariel (offered) 100 to 3 agst Chattanooga (offered) 100 to 3 agst Jack o'Lantern (offered) The Assassination of President Lincoln. A meeting of the Americans resident in London was held this afternoon at the St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Adams, the Ameri can Minister, and nearly every person of note connected with the United States at present in the metropolis at tended. The speakers all expressed their horror and in dignation at the crime, and resolutions of sympathy and condolence with the Americans were agreed to unani mously. Female Fashions for May, (From Le Follet.) The suddon change in the temperature has caused so great a demand upon the time of our leading modistes that it is a difficulty for them to satisfy our inquiries; however, we have managed to obtain some useful information. We find that all the spring dresses, oven thoso for deshabille, are made with a decided train : they are also, without ex , ception, gored—the only means of obtaining an elegant and graceful fulness. These mCglig6e dresses have no trim mings, with the exception of a silk cord round the bottom ; or, perhaps, the skirt just cut in festoons, lightly edged with passementorie, ribbon, or velvet. Morning dresses, as we have already said, are still worn with paletots of the same material ; lines, mohair, poll do chevre have reap peared, but still foulard reigns supreme. It is now ladopted by all women of taste, for they find nothing pret tier or fresher looking. The plain foulard is the most fashionable, but there are also splendid foulards, with a pattern imitating bands of cachmire, in the form of the robe princesse. This is a great novelty, and very ele gant. Those with a white ground and small patterns in colours may also be mentioned as being particularly suitable for this bright weather. The robe princesse is worn more than any other this season, but with some happy modifications. It is no longer the simple casaque without plaits ; now the fronts alone are completely plain. Under the arms there aro large plaits ; the side-pieces aro plain down to the waist, but there they are cut across, and the waist is set on in large plaits, so as to give a in v , graceful ful ogue ness. This is a charming model, and one muchade with this , worn for so much but it is very necessary that the crinoline style of dress should be particularly Well very elegant m of its elegance depends upon this. h • c ennsettes aro made to wear with the Bolero vestes, as well a s w i t h e . s ki r ts without bodies. Green appears to be the favourite colour just now, and, it is said, will remain so d ur i ng the Th e re is no talk of increasing the siz e o f th e bsuoninnmetesr; indeed, now that the eye is becoming accus tomed to the small bonnets, one can scarcely help acknow ledging that they are more universally becoming than the larger shapes. Amongst the newest 'models is the c h a peau Medicis, of Belgian straw, trimmed with blue ribbon worked with steel, falling in loops and long ends, with steel tassels. The inside trimmed with tulle bouillonne and small field flowers. Another, of pink crape, bouquet of moss-roses and buds at the back, with violette of blonde and gold ornaments. Ban deau of pearl beads. A third, of white tulle; the drawings covered with light feathers, and at the side a pompon of grebe. A star of mother-of-pearl at the back, under which is fastened a barbe of lace. White roses and blonde inside. The chapeau Hayd6, of blue crape, with bandeau worked with steel. At the back, a row of ribbon, crossed under a steel star, and fastening a violette of white tulle worked with steel. A bonnet of white tulle, worked with gold beads, trimmed at the side with ivy leaves and gold fruit. A capot of white tulle, covered with drops of crystal and long leaves of water-plants, with crystal drops at the points. In the inside some tulle, with a rose on which is placed a green and gold butterfly. Chapeau Jolie Femme, made in all colours. Front very low over the forehead and backwaid at the sides. The first model was in white crape—gold grapes and leaves forming the croNn,und a under which falls a violette of tulle, worked with gold w , dv a 7 tulle fringe of floss silk. In the inside, a gold crescent The ec and with was of bouillonn6. Strings of white ribbon. u second nets of moss pink crape. At the side and crown, ho h • old. Roses and roses and leaves. Violette worked w and scarf strip sof tulle inside. Strings of pink ribbon, g tulle, edged with ruches. , Lord Egerton of Tatton• and the Hon. Beatrix Egerton have arrived at the family mansion in St. James's square from Nice. Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton have issued cards for a grand dinner to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale on Friday, May 5. Her ladyship's first ball will take place on Wednesday evening next. ~- ---= that year in the calculations, but the clause he should submit would prevent that for the future. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. The orders of the day having been postponed, Sir G. GREY rose to move an address to the Crown to express the sorrow and indignation of the House at the assassination of the President of the United States, and to pray her Majesty to communicate those sentiments on the part of the House of Commons, to the Go vernment of the United States of America. He said he much regretted the unavoidable absence of his noble friend the head of the Government ; but he felt it comparatively unimportant by whom the motion was made, because he felt confident that it would meet with a unanimous assent. When the news first arrived but one feeling of horror ran through the land, and a general hope was expressed that it might not be true. Unfortunately, such was not the case ; but he hoped that the attempt made on the life of Mr. Seward - would not prove fatal. (Hear.) He felt that the sympathies of the majority of the people of this country were with the people of the North. (No, no, and hear.) He begged to say he had the greatest desire to avoid saying anything that could tend to raise the slightest difference of opinion. (Hear, hear.) Whatever difference, therefore, might have existed, and still did exist, be was sure they would all agree that there was but one feeling of horror at the crime, and an unusual wish of condcling with a people whose chosen and trusted chief had been struck down by the hand of an assassin. Whatever difference of opinion there might be between them, he was sure none would withhold their admiration at the gallant deeds and struggles that had been achieved by both sides in the struggle, and it would be but with feelings of the deepest regret that the struggle should have been stained by such a crime. (Hear.) Just as a new era was opening —just as victory was crowning the arms of the Federals, Mr. Lincoln was struck down—(hear)—and thus that policy, the great object of which was to restore tranquillity to his country, was imperilled. The people of America were now deeply mourning the loss of Mr. Lincoln, but he hope'd that the , good sense and right feeling of those upon whom the direction of affairs had devolved would imitate the example of Mr. Lincoln. (Hear, hear.) He wished it was possible to convey to the people of America the depth and universality of the feeling that this terrible crime I evoked from the highest to the lowest but one feeling was entertained. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty's Minister at Washington would convey to the Government of America her Majesty's feeling on the matter (hear, hear), but her Majesty had written with her own hand a letter of condo lence to Mrs. Lincoln (loud cheers, and hear, hear), a letter from a widow to a widow, which ho felt would be a comfort and a support to her under her severe and lamentable be reavement. He begged, in conclusion, to move the address which he had alluded to in his opening observations. Mr. DISRAELI, in seconding the motion, said there was no one but must feel the greatest sorrow at the terrible assassination of Mr. Lincoln, because throughout the whole of the struggle he had exhibited the greatest courage, com bined with the greatest magnanimity. He sprang from the same fatherland and spoke the same mother tongue as Englishmen, and the feeling of horror at the crime was universal. (Hear, hear.) Ho could not speak how profound was the feeling of the people of this country for the people of America, whose elected chief had been struck down by the hand of an assassin. He could only express his hope that the same elevated sentiments and humane feeling that guided the late Presi dent Lincoln would be observedby those to whose guidance the affairs of America would devolve, and that the great struggle would result in America once more becoming a great and prosperous country. (Hear, hear.) The motion was then put from the chair, and carried unanimously. BANK NOTES ISSUE BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, Mr. AYRTON moved that the house would on that day month resolve itself into the said committee. He objected to the bill on many grounds; and he was of opinion that instead of oarrying out the policy of the late Sir R. Peel, it retarded it for at least 15 years. [LEFT SITTING.] FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT o'CLocK. NEWMAKRET RACES-THIS DAY. BY• ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SM. Four ran, w.o. Gondola Juneaton Biraguo