The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-29 00:00:00

XONEY - MARKET AN GUMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money-market continues in an easy and in active condition. Capital is abundant, but the commercial requirements remain comparatively limited, and bankers and brokers are consequently anxiou s to secure business. The rates for first-class short dated paper are 3/ and 3* per cent. A further sum of £ll,OOO in gold was taken into t he Bank on Saturday. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse, this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 3 O e. Ileavy. An improvement of 1 per cent. has taken place t oday in the m ar k e t f or th e English Funds. Con sols for money are 91/ 1, and for the account, ex div " 89 4. Very little new business has been trans acted, the principal attention of the members being dev eted to th e se ttl ement. Th e N ew Th rees an d Reduced,,, An nu iti es are 89 1; A nnu i t i es, 1885 , 141 ; 'lehequer Bills, 2s. prem. A firmer tone is apparent in the Foreign Market, 73 is not active. Turkish 6 per Cents. (1862), are 7 4 ; ditt o Consolides, 481 49 ; Mexican, 24j ; ditto N ew, 231 ; Greek, 20 1 ; Spanish Passive, 31 i i; ditto Certificates, 161 1; Italian, 641 651 ; and Confederate Loan, 7 9. The t ransactions in the Railway Share Market have been on a very moderate scale, but prices have 111 sev eral instances ruled a shade firmer. Metropo litan h ave advanced £1 10s. ; Midland, 10s., and Great Northern A Stock £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue well a nd wit bout material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive. p °ll den and County have deemed to 751 ; Scinde, Rnnioub, an d D elhi to 6, and Bank of Australasia R 67 i• Fore-street Warehouse are quoted 101 ; rp ea uas ian Iron wor k s, 7 8 prem. ; Northern A ssam Peruvi an A Shares, 1 prem. ; ditto B, I 1 prem. ; Railway, 221 prem. ; Lion Brewery- Com -3i 3-.1 prem. ; Moore, McLiver, and Co., par, an m d ; Ottoman Company, 111Iprem. ; Colonial 7 G eneral Land C re dit, 1 11 prem. ; and South ' l ean Land and Finance, 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ORE O'CLOCK. GOlrtr a -,IINMENT FUNDS. 71: Ce nt. Consols „. -.-'u• Account, June 6 B9l ii per Cent. Reduced B9l 9 e e w ,3,per Cent B9 1 9 a`l Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A z • 5 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — ~110Oities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D o • for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4l k $ c , (Rod S ea T elegraph), Aug., 1908 — Do -ce quer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per C en t 2 2 B ank b of Eno, _ £ .4 1 5 0 0 0 0 and £2OO ..... bo Accoluaglrd Stock, 5f per Cent 2lO/ 11,4,1,1)LiN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -rya.seeock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — D o ___ 0 4. ount ,-,. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ..-'O. Account Do. 4 per C ent. Oct. 1888 I) Certificates Do.'-',O. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — DO.. 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 • 5 i per Cet Aug 1879 _ ~ .;°. 4 per Cent Aug. 1866 .. — DO ., -.0. Bonds, .£l,OOO — pin . Under £l,OOO A FOREIGN FUNDS—ONIA O'CLOCK. ...u s t ri . 1 , an Bonds, o per Cent zrazilian 5 per Cent De. 4 1 L oper Cent., 1852-58-60 b •oU enos Ayres 6 per C 1863 ent— rr Cent.(Deferred 3 pe r C en t.) hilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent uolorubian 6 per Cont. Cuba, 6 per Cent. no 5 per Cent., 1861 Do. Scrip, £55 paid D anish 3 per Cent., 1825 . 13 ,0. 4 per Cent., 1863 )3 4 ' 0 . 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — annbian Principalities pc• .£ B 6 paid lador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — k , Pptianrovisional Land Warrant — gy 7 Cent .),°.> Second Issue .uo £lOO Bonds _ DO XlBOTBonds 1864 93 93f D O s e • - (h. 1-1 1), .foO paid B:eokAsccopueurtCents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 2 2 0 01 ..., 0 ri , • ,oupons ". Ace t Nat ou n eraala 5 per Cent. Do 1R It o ', - 3 9 and 1850 — D a ' 5 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 0 1865 0 l ie 4 •c 8 e ll.P, £571- paid — dis 1.,0. a A ccu 3 ount per Cent. —2s 4 D o 23 t, 1864 t ic) p Per Cent. Anglo-French _ 1 1%4 !' , ell Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — ko evldean %per Cent., £3O paid 1ie °1.4411 Ir uPerial 5 per Cent P' Grall ada B 0 2 per Cent — Perliebvia?Acl, Warrants (Hectares) D o s e ',"*l per Cent. . — D o 3 -P, £ 45 paid 'aid in Bonds Do e rr„P ent. (Ur barren) —__ dis b o 'I PCent 1862 ke ue ferred " rt ii t h , e. , es 3 D ° -k eeount ~ per Cent., 1853 i i Per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, D ° 11,118°. 4eeennt lan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., b o 4 1 Per Cent., 1850 D o 3 1860 I), 6 Per Cent, 1859 t D o Per Cent., 1862 90i cs krd; N ill a 11 5 per C en l t B64 _ t M „,„ .74xe c ou nt isl a D o per C ent D o te 3 c elint — _ Do -,w Deferred — oD ee ettnt 4Ol D o P assiv e 13 0 18- C ert. of ' do - 4 - not funded Elba l ce/311111 .. ! tlfecti4ttheeelint .................................. _ 41 4 Per Cent. (140,,Per Cont. 1864 D o " Per C en t . 1854 9l} 4 . bo 6 ceeant ................................... 711 D o A Per Cent. 1858 72 13 'te°llllt DoZount ................................... 7 7 4 4 i 21 D o g 130148 bo ';‘,Per Cent. 1863 'lrene kzaranteed, 4 nor Cent _ Dozllela 3 per Cool. Do: teelmt D o. A Per Cent, 1862 37 Do `"eeetuat D o. G Per C ent.,lB6l 39 t per Cent A tist ,„ lyttlends on the above payable in London. e l l, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ebut-0;44,4i Per cent., Ex. 25f. ° ;D - 2 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — French Cent Certificates 97* 1) -"elites 3 r Cent. — o'keeeltnt! per D Co 4Bo , 0.'4, .................................. ; . i 1 Ae eenut ... ' N . Vi ir O xi 'C L LOCI:C. LiVe Day. rPool. Cotton Market— This 4atket atea dy.salesProbably 10,000 bales. Tl xz • 10 - r ,-- 1 43 4 e ' Res AND CONS OF SMOKING.-- In ." !:toen-fl'o:ratt"elerattiti-°tllobWaceeosnpiesatsk areof to e b ye a r c i c a o stin as gl a y narcotic Zst u . ears their statements respecting th t i t s oh te ao rr oo thl fs e a 4 l . 4 l o eo t lf i ‘YLl'icTadsrufagls;e b as ut it in ean tru be t, the idea th is a would aitei; thatt stryehnia is—if it were, it w . to ai) 1 111 0 n areaorieeeisabr I,or , for no be m an ore in a_ l e ° all f y ri a en s d edu a c t tini o P Y i t again, With a meaning that in fi g rs ho t s d i y g:h u t t ha t t ha a n sks it yo is n . bo ' f 4 , ll(l ilot unpleasant afterwards to is the recollection - ,obEt • soul into a fervour ;:ittllnsat°ll:itelltecll6 38 of rtbh eco raises its victim's whole pleasant at the y ' w ou itn a e t s o s ne t e h , e pleasant time of prosboaotaionn tliq th-ti'Y knovvn as " learning to smoke." It is '8 °utes---ty them again ‘ , ‘ i l f yamouadadreev.,i,l,Taonhdaothooe,sethaerne, ti°ll° o 4 ,, tiareo tic ; that is to say, it does not remove sonsa ht ' N , -1. excite pleasurable emotion. If it be a friend, it l is ( -, r o'llefrY friendly at the first introduction. Fortunate] liar. °rtenaely, it becomes milder as it grows more him teif vv-iiat for all that, if any person who was asking ilad heti ler or not ha should cultivate its acqu l a d in sn tan re c l e y , d„e„seea What Dr. Richardson has seen, he would Of s: Ile Me honour, and that even though he might fri k o n n o d w_ thee. he after advantages to be derived from the t he ' n,; l'he 4 3', after being subjected for a few times h to r a.ci:litiuv,-;:,seotcan Isal:o(dif tonboaascecao-tsmoke, b a e n co y m o e f s tahcocuismtommeeddiattooteacnehd nieall' 4i g 4B of Opposition. There is set up what is t s :: bew:heatiO:haoatelerance," and the direct mischief seem ailapt its _ rat a elf to iiianfraeyctis, the animal organism is formed to t i mpressions and influences which ,er o bjectionable, by virtue of the po'N il l l ire 'eeki9 getting rid of the offending bodies. This occurs f tie aet to tobacco. After a short tune the products the a ''ee n.nd a ready exit out of the system. They are %V ia . . 4 ° ,,, f r by tile three Di ckens' s " th lungs, the " 44 the kidneys All the Year Round." —_--• nour and se another 3ch at such Df political ie opinion 3 3 they are er the cir- As it is, crime with is written ioderation. ig his con absence to " showing same time follow out his family ill and one d not have ondemned. Le acknow publication ;Iy, resign ' State and Universal 7e it could i does not r angry as of disturb a France. ne ability ue entirely ion of hio ence with may pout le about it tither about the rebuke him ; will Idiated the give effect ,attle-field, entertained an alarm with the pose in the s not hesi )on him by 2' , r 4, May 2 5 . ear to-dal' out in th e rls of th e lour of the the Castl e ' 3 grass. re preset ° of dining STAY 26. -.tended by ass Helo ° ' , drove t° 'ales. [i Kensi% at a inel ternation' Gome l -- ff Le Duke td a din Deer hided th°ll.a bridge al' a , puke Edward of the 13 ,, r 11 dame Tairee an A v e stolo r s Coun tes f Ea rl c a, lcock, gr. L ad)r s e naciiess 13relv er ' [ o of 131.1 ,: J ieuterinuy 1r• J° sePh had the cr. te . piano for - with 00 he C 1131- NePP el 11,31 a parati Vel) ; eldest soil o a short ill Stratton SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ' I Paid. P Share Railways. Closing I Business rice. done. Bir.. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 00. A A gets no div Do. B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June -Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 94 06 131 132 ti 6 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland ) Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B dO Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D . S. Va►. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane 'shire &Yorkshire Lz,ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan ....* Do. New Midland Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares %,1 id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth , - Sz Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock& Darling. Da. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. do S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable 13.14 et of et 50 20 10 10 BRITISH P, Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo t Lake Huron Do. Preference Buft,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bda. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Calcutta & S. E. lim ‘2ll e Town & Dock, gu• Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East. Bengal, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Eitasion Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do: deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 'o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W, s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5 4 do. pay. 1877-8 [ndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. '4l do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. MeL & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g.M.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub ge , Do.lndus St. Flo 62 66 16 17 91 93 106 107 46 47 6i 74 130 131 147 143 128 .32 P 6 St 731 ;31 63 65 50 52 45 48 103 1 04 121} 1211 88 90 105 107 39 41 1221 123 98 99 61 6! 1371 138 2; 2ip 131} 135 103 1(5 51 15 z4i 25 109 110 681 681 101 ling 36i 37} —P 9i 10i p 116 Ils 1 14p 78 79 111 11f 142 146 53 55 60 61 59 61 85 85a 8i 9) 156 159 3 4 p 105 107 47 49 79 81 ISIONS. 55 67 102 103 pr 4p 4 1 bi 9i 9g 101 75 80 99 101 101 103 103 104 % fl ) 18 19 83 86 61 63 54 56 55 57 47 49 45 48 43 45 25 27 24 26 103 101 I ], par 4 P 100 102 101 101 104101 d 84 86 80 84 t d 101 3 / 4 1021 93 95 89 91 65 67 3 5 82 84 1004 101 i 1004 1018, Id 100 i 1014 94 97 'T SECU 94 96 93 95 93 $5 82 84 8: 84 104 107 105 107 106 108 107 109 101 103 106 108 103 105 105 107 104 106 102 104 93 96 100 102 93 95 91 93 104 106 88 90 96 99 103 105 106 108 - - 108 109 'INES. 7 78 29. 804 600 610 COLONIAL GO VERNHE N' British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1372. ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p c. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do; 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, B p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 - Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 Natal Gov. c per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... .• . Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 pm.Ja &July Do. do, 9 pril & Oct BRITE Cam. Conseil. Gold,lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist •Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as c Carn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA übyn(G wen. Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lielst Grenvil.e Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley M wyndy Iron Ore, lirn Nangiles New Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty ,Prosper United......., Pr ,vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (L , skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men W heal Se ton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal UnLn ...... 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 2.1.0 :sir M. 21i 3 32f 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 18.1§.9 30.17.6 47i 5} 10 3.12.8 8 584 7 .ILES AND STOCKS. I'REFERENCE SH Great Eastern 4 per oent. pi _ Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 98 7i Great Northern, Boston and Sleaford 41 per cent, 92} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead. Ditto, 5 per cent., 112 London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 981 C.,; - FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 9i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20 FOREIGN MINES, Cobre Copper, 27i BANKS. alliance (11m.). Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 18i Bank of London. 142 3 1 City, 111 Cjnsolidated Bank, lira., 101 N]uropean Bank, lim., lif London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 9 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 11m., 161 Union of London, 52f MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim.. 10f Commercial Union, Insurance, 8} Credit Fonder and Mob!lier of ishigland, 81 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 10 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 51 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 6j f International Land Credit, lim., 51 Milwall Iron Works. 61 Oriental Financial, lim., 3 Oriental Inland Steam, 3 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 81 FIRE IN WHITECIIAPEL.—A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in the large scum-boiling and sugar refinery belonging to Mr. Schneider, situate in King Edward-street, Great Garden-street, Mile-end-road. The building was five floors high, and the lower part was most expensively fitted up with coppers and machinery. As a police constable of the H division was passing the building he noticed smoke coming from the windows. Feeling satisfied that the place was on fire, he gave an alarm by sounding his rattle and then sent off for the Royal Society's escapes and engines. In a few-minutes several engines arrived on the spot. The firemen were greatly aided by the Royal Society's escapes, which enabled them to convey the hose of the engines up the machines to the upper floors. B y 2 o ' c l oc k i n t h e morn i ng th e fi re was at its height. The brigade were able to prevent the flames from re aching th e a dj o i n i ng property, b u t th ey cou ld no t be extinguished until the extensive factory and the whole of the costly stock of sugar and machinery were totally destroyed. The los s w ill amount to some t h ousan d poun d s , and it is understood th a t th e su ff erer was on l y par ti a ll y insured. The origin of the fire is at present unknown. 100 100 100 100 1:0 73 I 1224 3 81 62 7,} 1344 5 41 'OSSE: 1041 31 41 101 18k rq 4 ,ITIES. 13 15 2 1, 2$ 36 32 P 5 510 520 174 22 13 15 17 18 1 1 74 8 106 12 726 774 185 195 90 95 224 25 11 13 2024 2074 18 20 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1865. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The demand for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very inactive, and prices had a downward tendency. On the continent considerable business continues to be done in wheat and spring corn for shipment to Great Britain at very full prices. The trade at New York was dull for flour and wheat at last advices. As compared with the late highest point, the prices rea lised showed a reduction of 2s per quarter. At this decline a fair clearance was effected. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 378 to 418 Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 4ls 468 Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 s Talavera, 1864 8s 603 Rye-- 2 2 Barley—Grinding 23s 26s Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 548 61s Brown Kingstown and Ware Oats —Yorkshire and Lin c olnsh., 548 618 Chevalier 648 fss Feeding. 19s 23s Potato Yotighal and Cork, black l Bs 23 s Cork, white l9s 23s Scotch, Feeding l7s 22s Beans—Tick, 32s 34s Pigeons, Peas—Grey. • • 338 36s Maple White 36s 38s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk. ...... . 2ss 278 American, per barrel 2lB 25s Particulars. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery lastweek l Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week, Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 18M. 186 Z 1863. 1864. 1 1865. 6.6!5 56s0a —s Od 1,401 38.312 46s0d -601 872 27.744 4380 d to, —s Od 929 4ms7 31.732 40ovd to 40s 6d to I—s Od —s Od 989 1,396 74,258 9 {.912 656 1,113 85.298 80,C23 41n Rd flu 6d 516 3.1 2,87 k 97,40 4,4 64 41s 311 in the private contract markot, has commanded a fair sale, at about stationary prices. The imports into London last week were : From Bales. Sydney 7,295 Melbourne Port Philip Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces - South Down hoggets 1 8 1 94 Halt-bred do 1 8 181 Kent fleeces south Down ewes and wethersl 6 1 7 Leicester do 1 8 1 9 Sorts Clothing 1 6 1 11 Combing 1 5 2 0 Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Brompton, The annual court of the governors of this excellent charity was held on Thursday afternoon, in the board-room of the hospital, the chair being taken by the President, the Marquis of Westminster, K.G. Among the governors pre_ sent were Lord Ebury, Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. T. Ashburn ham, C. 8., Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N., the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Hon. E. B. Wrottesley, the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., Sir Peter Van Notten Pole, Bart., F. J. Augarde, Esq., Captain J. Booth, H. A. Bosanquet, Esq., T. P. Beckwith, Esq., Rev. W. T. Kevill Davies, R. Dick son, Esq., M.D., C. Few, Esq., J. N. Foster, Esq., Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, C. D. Gordon, Esq., the Rev. E. Hollond, T. Hughan, Esq., the Rev. W. Niven, 8.D., Colonel F. Paget, G. H. Ryder, Esq., and S. Vardon, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the 24th annual report of the committee of management was read by the secretary, in the unavoidable absence of the hon. sec., Mr. P. Rose. In their report the committee announced, with deep thankfulness, that the operations of the charity had, during the past year, been more exten sively beneficial, both as regards the in and out patients, than in any previous year of the hospital's existence. The number of in patients who had experienced the benefits of treatment had boon 1,201, compared with 1,150 in 1863. There were in the house on Dec. 31, 1863, 198 ; admitted during 1864, 1,003: total, 1,201. Of whom there were dis charged many very greatly benefited, 839 ; died, 158 ; and there remained in the hospital, Dec. 31, 18 64, 204: total, 1,201. The attendances in the out-patients'department had been very large, and the number of new cases brought under treatment continued to increase, those for the past year having been 7,387, compared with 6,908 in 1863. Whilst it was gratifying to observe that the charity had thus afforded relief to a greater amount of human suffering than in any former year, it was also satisfactory to know that by moans of the recent improvements in the railway and omnibus communications with Brompton, the hospital is rendered more accessible to persons coming from the northern and southern suburbs of Lonclou ; so that patients can now attend with less fatigue, expense, and loss of time, than formerly. These facilities aro likely to be still further in creased. In several branches of income there was much cause for encouragement. The annual subscriptions received in 1864 were £5,075 3s. 6d. ; donations, £2,848 3s. ; church collections, deduct ing new subscriptions and donations, £978 10s. ad. ; lega cies (besides stock value £1,350), £3,054 9s. The gross receipts, swelled by an unsual sum from legacies, were £13,518 ss. 6d. The following legacies had been announced during 1864, of which bequests amounting to £2,130 9s• had been already received :—Miss Helen Smart, £lO ; Mrs. Anne Rae-Wilson, £3OO ; John Parnell, Esq., £l,OOO, duty free ; Mrs. Balhetchet, £lOO, duty free ; Daniel M. Evans, Esq., one-third of residue ; Mrs. Duronre, £lOO, duty free ; Mrs. Louisa Scott, £lOO ; Capt. Montagu Montagu, R.N., £lOO, duty free ; Miss Mary D. Oldham, reversionary, amount uncertain ; Henry Richards, Esq., £5O, contingent and reversionary ; Thos. Spong, Esq., £5OO, consols ; Mr. W. A. Goldsmith, £lO 10s. ; Mrs. Charlotte Watts, £5O ; Col. Onslow Baker, £lOO, duty free ; Miss Maria Harman £l9 19s ; Thos. Halstead, Esq., 200, duty free, reversionary. The importance, in a financial point of view, of legacies was apparent from the fact that the charity is still largely dependent upon this source of income for the means of car rying on its work of usefulness, the expenses being nearly £lO,OOO a year, and the annual subscriptions being only about half that sum. The demands upon the resources of the charity continued to increase, and, unfortunately, the ad vancing prices of provisions enhanced the cost of keeping up the large establishment. The committee acknowleged with gratitude the aid afforded by the public, and especially by the clergy, through whose instrumentality, by the means of appeals from the pulpit, the funds of the institution had been directlybenefited to the extent of £1,227 6s. ad., a total second only to that of 1863. The visit of her Majesty to the hospital, on March 14th, was referred to in terms of deep gratification. The committee referred to the importance of extending the operations of the charity wherever the opportunity was presented. This was effected to some ex tent by the Manor House Home, which accommodated 20 patients, and during the most trying portions of the year extra beds had been again put up in the hospital, which had thus been enabled to receive 211 in-patients ; and in the warm weather it had been felt necessary to keep 207 beds occupied. There was now commenced an effort at extension of a novel character, which it was believed would be of groat benefit to the patients, as well as conducive to medical science. A proposal had been made, through Dr. Stone, to establish —at first experimentally a sanatorium in Madeira, in direct connection with this hospital, the residents in the Island having liberally offered to provide for SO male pa tients during the coming winter, on condition that their expenses out and home be paid by the hospital. The opportunity of affording to the poor man the advantage of a beneficial change of climate, hitherto open only to the rich, seemed to the committee too great a boon to be rejected. They had, therefore, after mature deli beration, resolved to accept the offer, feeling assured that with the assistance of the governors and the public the necessary funds would be forthcoming. It was hoped that the experiment, if successful, might bo repeated with advantage, not only in Madeira, but in other suitable climates, both at home and abroad. Dr. J. Burden Sanderson had been appointed assistant physician in the room of Dr. E. Smith, whose term of office had expired. The CHAPLAIN then read an interesting report, which contained an eloquent appeal on behalf of the "Rose Fund," the object of which was to afford relief in various forms to the more destitute patients. The reports were unanimously adopted, on the motion of Lord Ebury, seconded by J. N. Foster, Esq. A committee of management and auditors, for the en suing year, was appointed. The Archbishop of Armagh, Earl Cadogan, and Lord Josceline Percy- were elected Tice-presidents of the charity. The thanks of the governors to the medical officers for their valuable services during the past year having been presented, ! the business concluded by a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. SEVERE STORM AND WRECKS IN TIIE LEWIS.—On the night of Thursday week, a storm of fearful violence from the S.S.W. was experienced on the west coast, which has resulted in considerable damage to vessels and boats. At Holm, in the neighbourhood of Stornoway, two schooners, the Brunette, of Ramsey, and the Aspern, of Thurso, which had arrived from Wick with barrels and salt, were riding at their anchors when the storm came on. As the gale increased they began to drift from their moorings, and were ultimately driven ashore upon the beach. The Brunette has been since got off, and is sup posed to have received comparatively little injury, although the full extent of it cannot be ascertained until she is put upon the slip. The Aspern, however, was not so fortunate, having sustained very considerable damage. In both cases the crews wore saved. At Knock, no fewer than eight fishing boats were wrecked, three of them being hopelessly destroyed, and the others so much damaged that it will be some time before their unfortunate owners can have them repaired, so as to be able to prosecute the fishing. All the boats wrecked belonged to native crews. No lives were lost. It is feared, however, that from the force of the gale (which is said to have been the heaviest experiencedin that quarter for the last 20 years), intelligence of a more seri ous character may yet bo received from some of the nume rous outlying and exposed stations where the fishing is now being prosecuted. The gale had so far moderated by Fri day evening that some of the boats at Stornoway and its immediate neighbourhood were able to proceed to the fishing-ground, and they returned on Saturday morning with a fair fishing.—Scetsman. SINGULAR HOMICIDE.—The Union Franc-Com toise gives the following account of a homicide com mitted at Menthe (Doubs) :—Three mornings since, about seven o'clock, two men entered a cafe kept by a man named Catal, and, after knocking and calling repeatedly without any one appearing, they looked into the kitchen and were horror-stricken to see M. Guyon, a resident of the town, lying dead on the floor with a gun-shot through the breast. They immediately gave information to the gendarmerie, who, on searching the house, found Catal, the proprietor, con cealed in a closet on the first floor. Catal at once admitted that the fatal shot had been fired by himself. He said that after ho and his friend Guyon had been drinking together till a late hour a discussion arose between them as to some particular mode of using a gun ; that he (Catal) then fetched his gun, and that, after each of them had in succession gone through the manoeuvres in question, Guyon exclaimed, " I am not afraid of death ; place your gun here (laying his hand against his heart) and fire ; you will see that I shall not shrink." Catal obeyed this strange order, and killed his friend dead on the spot. The general belief is that Catal's story is true, and that he and his friend had both drunk till they know not what they did. Catal has been com mitted to prison. VANILLA GROWN IN EUROPE. —The Bordeaux journals state that the first pods of the vanilla plant that have ever ripened in France, or even in Europe, have just been gathered iu the hot-houses of the public gardens of St. Bruno in that city. In quality they are superior to the vanilla of commerce, inasmuch as the latter, previously to being brought into the market, is subjected to an operation for extracting part of its odoriferous pulp for perfumery. Tho vanilla plant grows so well in the above-named gar dens that there is good reason to suppose that a consider able quantity will be produced next year. SPORTING NOTES. THE DERBY AND OAKS. The Bath Meeting, though a success, was most note worthy for the hostility displayed against Broomielaw, who was driven to 40 to 1 for the Derby, and a slight de monstration being made in the much abused Chattanooga. The following day the pen was put through the The Duke's name, to the no small mortification of those who supported him throughout the winter. It would bo well if Mr. Naylor would follow the example of Mr. Merry and the Marquis of Hastings, who, when they found their horses had no chance, immediately struck them to prevent the public being robbed. Tho Epsom Meeting commences to-morrow. The Woodcote Stakes, for two-year-olds, is the principal event of the first day, and Redan ought to reverse positions with Vespasian, as the distance will suit Lord St. Vincent's colt better than the half mile at Bath. The Rous Stakes should be won by Soumise or Menace, the Brighton Stakes by No Name, and the lleathcote Plate by Hesper or Cranbury. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY AT THE SOUTH KENSINGTON 3/IUSEUM.—A young man, who gate the name of Richard Jones, was placed at the bar charged with a robbery at the South Kensington Museum. _ _ _ James Thompson, of 65, College-street, Chelsea, said he was employed at the museum, and was going to extinguish the gas in one of the schools on Saturday night, when he discovered the prisoner stooping down pocketing some gas fitting tools belonging to prosecutor from his basket. The police were called, and he was given into custody. A policeman produced a steel binder belonging to a sewing machine which he found upon the prisoner, and for the possession of which ho could not give any account. Thomas Saul, an attendant at the museum, said that the steel binder produced had been stolen from that part of the building appropriated to patents. It belonged to Messrs. Wheeler and Nelson, and was sent by them to the museum for exhibition. It was an invention for the purpose of put ting binding on cloth. It was nominally the property of the Lord Chancellor. Witness last saw it safe in its place on Tuesday night. Mr. Selfe asked the prisoner, who refused to give his address, where he lived and how he obtained his living. Prisoner declined to give his address, stating that he had nono in particular at present. Mr. Selfe said he must know something about him, and remanded him till Friday. LYCEUM THEATRE. On Saturday night Mr. Fechter took his benefit at this theatre, which closed on that occasion for the season. In the course of the evening he ad dressed the audience as follows : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—l am truly grateful for your kind reception, and I take the opportunity it gives me of troubling you with a very few words. I close this theatre to-night, to re-open it, under my sole management, in next October. Until then, after a summer's rest, I shall have an honour I have not yet enjoyed, the honour of appearing before other English audiences in different parts of the kingdom. I think you will be glad to know, from my own lips that, as a manager, I am in the best heart and hopes. If my success during the season that terminates has not been quite as great as in the two preceding seasons, I know that great suc cess cannot always be commanded ; and I most cheerfully admit cannot always be deserved. Practice is so much better than preaching, and per formance than promise, that I will leave my next season to speak for itself ; I am greatly mistaken, and I shall be greatly disappointed, if it does not present you with a new feature and a new interest in the art of acting. Ladies and Gentlemen, — Though to many of you I am a Frenchman, I am an Englishman born ; but, had I been an Esqui maux, your national generosity would have made me at home here ; and for that generosity I most fervently and most deeply thank you. Until October, in the name of all the artists engaged at this establishment, no less than for myself, I most reluctantly bid you farewell. I hope you will not easily forget me, for I never can forget you." THE QUARREL BETWEEN MR. BUCKSTONE AND MR. BOUCICAULT has been at length brought to a proper close, thanks to the good offices of Capt. German, Mr. Montague Williams, and others. When the " Woman in Mauve" was produced the audience condemned it, and Mr. Buckstono made a speech in which he charged Mr. Boucicault with having organised an opposition to the per formance. How groundless this charge was will be seen from the following letter : " Theatre Royal, Haymarket, May 17. "Sir,—When I made the charge against you in the matter of ' The Woman in Mauve,' I was not in actual possession of the proofs ; but I relied on their being in the hands of certain persons from whom I obtained the infor mation, and whose names I mentioned in the Morning Post. They have failed to furnish me with thoso proofs; I, therefore, regret that any such charge should have been made—Yours obediently, _ _ _ _ . " JNO. B. BUCKSTONE. " To Dion Boucicault, Esq." Mr. Boucicault had permission to publish this letter, and it has therefore appeared in the Morning Post—a journal which took up the matter very warmly, and in which several former letters were printed. Mr. Boucicault says, very justly—"l have endured for many years petty at tacks equally unfounded, and which can only, as far as I am aware, be ascribed to professional jealousy ; but this is the first that has appeared in a sufficiently direct form to enable me to meet and expose it." THE SALE OF DAVID ROBERTS'S drawings and pictures realised the large sum of £16,450. THE DECORATIVE WORKS IN THE INTERIOR OF ST. PAvi.'s are stopped, shame to tell, for•want of funds, £3,000 is needed for a new organ case. MR. HENRY W. WEST, of the Northern Circuit, Recorder of Scarborough, has been appointed Recorder of Manchester, in the room of Mr. Armstrong, resigned. THE HoN. HUGH HARE has been appointed a Queen's Foreign Service Messenger, in the place of Capt. Hon. Henry Blackwood, who has resigned from ill-health. —Observer. MR. MADOX BROWN is engaged in painting a pic ture, of which the sketch, in pen and ink, is at the gallery in Piccadilly,'entitled "Jacob and Joseph's Coat," No. 69. The design is intended to illustrate Messrs. Dalziel's Bible. The picture may, at a future time, be added to the above named gallery. SIR CHARLES WOOD'S RUMOURED ELEVATION TO THE PEERAGE IS again gaining ground, as it was quite sure to do before a general election. The ever new buoyancy which seems to press Sir Charles Wood upwards to " an other place " is, wo conclude, in part due to his unpopula rity as a speaker in the House of Commons, and to the known need of the Government for help in that direction. HOT CROSS BUNS IN CHINA.—The following ad vertisement appears in a Shanghae paper, the Friend of China, of March 7 :—" Good Friday.—Hot Cross Buns. — Orders for these superior buns should be sent early—for, as is well known to all good Christians, only a baker educated in England is acquainted with the proper mode of manipu lation, and the demand by all customers is already extensive." THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 27.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship Delhi, Capt. A. Parish, sailed hence to-day for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the Bombay Mails, a full cargo, and specie and jewellry value £2,828 Bs., viz., for Malta, gold and silver watches, £lO4 Bs. ; for Bombay, bar gold, £B9O, and gold and silver thread, £1,834. The Delhi takes out 33 first and 53 second-class passengers, and four proceed by corresponding steamer from Marseilles, making a total of 90. Among them are the Count and Countess d'Eu, the Duke de Nemours, Baron and Baroness de Lage, and the count and countess's suite, en route for Gibraltar; Captain Cuthbert, Lieut. Cartwright, and Capt. Laughton, for Gib raltar; Capts. Conway, Smith, C. J. Coote, E. S. Roberts, and Hepworth, for Combay, &c. Tho Germania will leave on Wednesday next, with mails for New York ; the Tas manian, Capt. Sawyer, on Friday, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails ; and the Ellora, Capt. Curling, on Sunday, the 4th June, with the Mediterranean, China, and Calcutta mails. The Shannon, Capt. F. Woolley, is duo on Monday, with the West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails. The Euxine, Capt. N. Roskell, is expected on Mon day with the Bombay mails ; the Ripon, Capt. J. M. Rogers, on Wednesday, with the Calcutta and China mails ; the America, Capt. H. Wessels, on Wednesday, with mails of the 20th inst. from New York; and the Parana, Capt. R. Woodward, on the sth proximo, with the Brazil and River Plate mails. APPOINTMENT OF RECORDER FOR MANCHESTER.- We understand that Mr. Henry W. West, of the Northern Circuit, the Attorney-General for the Duchy of Lancaster, and Recorder of Scarborough, has been appointed by Sir George Grey Recorder of Manchester, in the room of Mr. R. B. Armstrong, Q.C., resigned. Mr. West belongs to the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar in 1848. He is son of Mr. Commissioner West, of the Leeds Bankruptcy Court. —Leeds Intelligencer. ENGLAND AND FRANCE.—Her Majesty's birth day has been celebrated this year with unusual eclat in the department of the Lower Charente, in France. The Bri tish vessels in the river Charente displayed their gayest flags, and guns were fired from them throughout the day. In the evening her Majesty's Consul, the Hon. H. Pren dergast Vereker, LLD., gave a sumptuous banquet to the principal authorities and residents. The toasts proposed by her Majesty's Consul were the " Healths of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and Royal Family of England,' " The Emperor Napoleon," and " The Imperial Family of France." " The prosperity of Charente, coupled with the health of tho Mayor," by Captain Williamson. "Constant friendship between England and France," by Judge Gratteau ; and " The health of the Hon. 11. P. Vereker, British Consul," by the Mayor of Charente. The con sular residence was tastefully adorned with British and French flags and garlands of flowers, and the company did not separate till a late hour, all being delighted with the cordial manner in which English and French united in commemorating the anniversary. ORIGIN OF THE MALT AND BEER TAXES.--The following memoranda may not be uninteresting to many of our readers :—Alehouses were established in this country as early as 721, an 4 are mentioned in the laws of Ina, King of Wessex. Public-houses were first licensed in 1621, authority being granted for that purpose to Sir Giles Mont pessan and Sir Francis Michel, for their own emolument. In 1553 the number of taverns in London was limited to forty. The malt tax was established in 1697, increased in 1760, and newly modelled in 1766. An Excise duty on beer and ale was first legally imposed in 1660. In 1863 there were 104 public libraries in the United States, with upwards of 10,000 volumes in each. They contained in the aggregate 2,403,477. It is estimated there are upwards of 12,000,000 volumes in the whole of the public libraries in the United States. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large number of foreign beasts on offer here to-day in but middling condition. The show of foreign sheep was likewise extensive. The trade was quiet, but at full prices. . The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were very moderate. From Scotland, however, the supply was large and in prime condition. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., moved off steadily, at an advance in the quo tations compared with Monday last of 2d per 81bs, the top figure being 5s per 81bs ; otherwise, the beef trade was steady on former terms. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,300 Scots and crosses ; from other parts of Eng land 600 various breeds ; from Scotland 897 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 70 oxen. Tho supply of English sheep was again moderate both as to number and quality. Downs and half-breds were taken off readily at full quotations. Other breeds of sheep wero inactive, but not cheaper; the tap figure for mutton was Gs 2d per 81bs. Lambs came slowly to hand and their quality was by no means prime. Prime breeds commanded ready sale at ex treme rates, viz., 7s to is Bd, in some instances 8s per 81bs. Inferior lambs met a slow sale at barely late currencies. Calves were in fair supply and steady request at late rates. The best calves produced 5s 2d per 81bs. Pigs, the show of which was good, moved off slowly on former terms. _ _ Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 v 3 10 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 Second quality do ..4 0 4 4 Prime S'thdown d 0.6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 8 Large coarse calvcs.4 2 Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 4 Prime small d0......4 10 Crse. and inf. shcep.4 4 4 8 Large hogs ..3 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 4 Small porkers 4 4 Lambs....6s 8d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 19s to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. 8 d 5 10 6 2 4 8 5 2 4 4 4 10 Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,669 Beasts . i 470 Cows. — Cows. Sheep and lambs 29,670 Sheep and lambs Calves 353 Ca ves . Pigs 414 Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 16,463 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 6,082 ; in 1863, 6,342 ; in 1862, 2,791 ; in 1861, 5,814 ; and in 1860, 6,722 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp - ••• 200 ... ... 3 ~. S Boulogne — •.• 411 ... ... ... 203 Bremen 5B ... 645 ... ... 11 ... Calais - ••• 4 ... ... 7 ... 3 Cadiz Dordt. Aarhuus .."... • • • ...... Jersey Hamburg Harlingen 255 ... 914 90 41 ... 11 Oporto Ostend 4 142 ... 14 Rotterdam 960 ... 3526 ...1788 943 362 Copenhagen Dunkirk - ~. - Total 1955 ...10,579 ... 1935 ...101G 978 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 l3lB 3846 190 436 292 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 30, 1864, and this day, Monday, May 29, 1865. P©r Blbs. to sink tho offal. May 30, May 29, 1864. 1865. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 6to 3 10 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do.l 4 2 4 6 410 5 4 Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5 2 5 4 6 0 6 2 Lambs Largo coarse calves., 4 2 410 4 2 4 8 Primo small do. Largo hogs Neat small porkers Beasts 4,750 4,290 Sheep 23,720 18,050 Calves 224 165 Pigs SurruEs ON SALE, Juno 1, 1863.—Beasts, 4,260 — sheep and lambs, 26 , 39 9—calves, 263—pigs, 440. Juno 2, 1862—Beasts, 4,o3o—sheep and lambs, 26,499 —calves, 217—pigs, 550. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Only moderate supplies of meat aro on sale at these markets, and the trade rules firm, at the annexed quota tions Per 81b by the carcase. sd Inferior beef 3 t 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 6 4 6 Lamb, 68 4 adad Inferior mutton 4 2 4 10 Middling mutton 5 0 5 4 Prime do 5 6 5 8 Veal 4 4 5 4 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 Id to 7s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops being small, the trade con tinues firm for all qualities, at fully rate ratos. For foreign hops of good and fine quality tho trado is firm, at full currencies. Superior foreign as well as old hops aro a slow sale. Last week's imports wore 130 pockets from Jersey, and 43 bales from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kent ...... 110 s to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent .............. 105 s to 155 s Sussex ............ 100 s to 145 s Yearlings ............... 110 s to 130 s Older hops ................. ..... . 30s to 90s American .................... —s to —0 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale are tolerably large. The trade rules inactive for nearly all qualities, at barely late rates. The arrivals are mostly confined to home-grown produce, the imports last week about 1,000 bags from Dun kirk, 100 tons from Antwerp, 90 tons from Groningen, 45 tons from Havre, and 126 boxes from Lisbon. WI. Yorkshire Regents to 120 s Flukes Rooks.., -s to Scotch Regents . •............ 80s to 100 s Rocks .. Dunbar Regents. Foreign sss to 650 The transactions in seeds Wero unaltered since last Moi urnip,White,p.bus.2oB to 22s Swede —8 —8 Mustard, Brown —s —8 White, Tares, Spring...— — 8 New winter, bush Os 108 Canary, per, Auarter 448 50s Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., et. 62s 1208 White Foreign Red 548 70s White sss 808 Trefoil were very limited, and price iday. Carraway 33s :38 Coriander s2s 248 Hempseed, per qr 4os 43d Linseed,Eng.sowing 70s 72s Crushing Baltic —s —8 Odessa —B —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —5 —s English £lo Os .£ll Os Foreign £9lOB £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton £5 Os £5 lOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr 71s 78s The tallow trade is steady, prices, .LOW. , with scarcoly any chango in WOOL. Since our last report there has been a good attendance of home buyers at the public sales of colonial wool still in progress, and the demand for produce for home consump tion has continued active. The continental demand has been large, above, indeed, the average of former years, and certain qualities of wool, suited to the wants of foreign manufacturers, have commanded rather more money than at the commencement of the present series. Good and fine Port Philip, Sydney, and Cape wools are now without ma terial change in value from the close of last sales, but in ferior qualities show a reduction of 1d per lb. as compared with the same period. Greasy wool from Port Philip and Adelaide is in request, for export to France, at a reduction in prices from last sales of ld per lb. The actual quantity disposed of, up to the 25th inst., was 55,879 bales, leaving about 113,000 bales to be brought forward, English wool, THE DERBY. The following is a summary of the performances of the horses, from which, no doubt, the winner will emanate : LONGDOWN, brown colt, by Rattler, out of Subtility—ln 1864, at Goodwood, won the Levant Stakes by a neck, beat ing Siberia, second; Le Mandarin, third; and the follow ing not placed :—Scarborough, Edwy, Pilgrim, and St. Leger. At Newmarket Second October, ran third, a dead heat with Gladiateur, for the Prendergast Stakes, won by Bedminster. THE OPPRESSOR, bay colt, by Newminstor, out of Olga - In 1864, carrying Bst 71b, won the Mowbray Stakes by a length, beating Brown Bread, Bst 71b, second ; The Leader, Bst 71b, third ; Itnd the following not placed :-Noll Flagon, Bst 41b ; Tabitha Bramble, Bst 41b ; Sweet Jessie, Bst 41b ; Strong Beer, Bst 71b ; Club Queen, Bst 81b; Terror, Bst 71b; f by Woatherbit, out of Leprosy, Bst 41b ; and Catalogue, Bst 41b. At Newcastle, carrying Bst 131 b, won the Tyro Stakes by three quarters of a length, beating Foxholes, Bst 101 b, second ; Brown Bread, Bst 101 b, third ; Boleno, Bst 101 b, fourth ; and Venice, Bst 71b last. Same Meeting, carrying 7st 31b, won the Grand Stand Stakes by a length, beating Venice, Est 91b, second ; and Brown Bread, Est 121 b third. At Liverpool July, carrying Bst 101 b, won tho Craven Stakes by a length, beating Zisca, Bst 111 b, second ; and Holstein, Bst 101 b, third. At York August, ran second, beaten a length for the Gimcrack Stakes, won by Wild Agnes. At Stockton, carrying Bst 101 b, won the Lambtou Plate by a length, beating Olmar, Bst 10Ib, second ; Inca, Bst 101 b, third ; Jupiter, Bst 101 b ; Full Speed, Bst 61b ; Lord of Eltham, Bst 51b ; and Nothing More, Bst 101 b. At Richmond, carrying 9st 41b, won the Wright Stakes by half a length, beating Olmar, 9st 11b, second ; St. Magnus, Bst 131 b, third; Jupiter, Bst 71b ; Portrack, Bst 101 b ; Gui mauve, Bst 71b ; and King Alfred, Bst 101 b. ZEPHYR, bay filly, by King Tom-Mentmore Lass-In 1864, at Newmarket Craven, ran third for a Plate, La Mechante being first, and Cord.elia, second. Same Meeting, was second, beaten a head, for a Selling Plate, won by Hurrah. At Newmarket First Spring, carrying Bst 71b, won the Maiden Plate by a head, beating the filly by Vedette-Capucine, Bst 71b, second ; Siberia, Bst 71b, third; and the following not placed :-Auditor, Bst 101 b ; Sister to Alabama, Bst 81b ; c by Vedette, dam by Ambrose, Bst 101 b ; Protectionist, Bst 101 b; Il Re Galantuomo, Bst 101 b; Kathleen, Bst 71b ; and colt by Trumpeter-Prairie Hen, Bst 101 b. At Newmarket July, was not placed for the Ches terfield Stakes, won by Liddington. At Newmarket First October, carrying Bst 61b, won the Rutland Stakes by two lengths, beating Peeress, Bst 61b, second; Todleben, 9st 31b, third ; Lazzaretto, Bst 101 b ; Reinfred, Bst 1 Olb ; Raxer, Bst 101 b ; and c by Oulston, out of Beatrix, Bst 101 b. WILD CHARLEY, bay colt, by Wild Dayrell, out of Phemy -In 1865, at Northampton, carrying 7st, won the Trial Stakes by half a length, beating Ackworth, 4 yrs, Bst 91b, second ; Birchbroom, 4 yrs, Bst 91b, third ; and the follow ing not placed :-Camball, 3 yrs, 7st ; Gem of the Sea, 5 yrs, 9st llb ; Pantaloon, 3 yrs, 7st ; A 1, 3 yrs, 7st ; Pirate, 3 yrs, 7st ; Idler, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; and Sympathy, 3 yrs, 7st. ZAMBESI, black colt, by Saunterer, out of Margaret of Anjou-In 1864, at Ascot, ran third for the Queen's Stand Plate, Le Bearnais being first, and Lady Clifden second. Same Meeting, carrying Est 111 b, won the New Biennial by two lengths, beating Kconig, 2 yrs, Est 111 b, second ; La Fortune, 2 yrs, 6st 81b, third ; and the following not placed :-The Clown, 3 yrs, 9st 31b; Goldylocks, 3 yrs, 9st; Quaker, 2 yrs, Get 111 b; Audax, 2 yrs, Est 111 b; Indiges tion, 2 yrs, Est 121 b ; Convent, 2 yrs, 6st 81b ; The Flying Horse, 2 yrs, Est 111 b ; Jezabel, 2 yrs, 7st llb ; Furze Chat,2 yrs, fist 111 b; and Quill, 2 yrs, Est 81b. At Goodwood, ran third for the Findon Stakes, Ostregor being first, and Koenig second. Same meeting, ran second for the Mole comb Stakes, beaten a neck by Koenig. At Doncaster September, carrying Bst 101 b, won the Champagne Stakes by a neck, Gardevisure, Bst 81b being second ; Reginella, Bst 81b, third ; and the following not placed :-Puritan, Bst 101 b; Barbarossa, Bst 101 b; Bedminster, Bst 101 b; Doge, Bst 101 b ; Biondina, Bst 81b ; Kangaroo, Bst 1 Olb ; and Haar lem, Bst 101 b. At Newmarket Second October, received forfeit for a Match with Ariel. At Newmarket Houghton walked over for a Sweepstakes. In 1865 was fourth for the Two Thousand Guineas, won by Gladiatour. ARCHIMEDES, chesnut colt, by Nowminster, out of Equa tion-In 1865, at Newmarket First Spring, ran second for the Two Thousand Guineas to Gladiateur, beaten a neck, Liddington being third, Zambesi fourth, and fourteen others. BREADALBINE, chesnut colt, by Stockwell, out of Blink Bonny—ln 1865, at the Newmarket First Spring, not placed for the Two Thousand Guineas, won by Gladiateur. CHATTANOOGA, chesnut colt, by Orlando, out of Ayaca nora—ln 1864, at Newmarket Houghton, carrying Bst 101 b, won the Criterion Stakes, by two lengths, beating Brahma, Bst 101 b, second ; Monitor, Bst 101 b, third ; Tibia, Bst 81b, fourth ; and the following not placed :—Kcenig, 9st 51b ; The Buck, Bst 101 b ; Audax, 9st 21b ; Regalia, Bst 81b ; Sans Mes, Bst 101 b ; Contract, Bst Bst ; Gladiateur, 9st 21b ; Lo Mandarin, Bst 101 b ; Kate Hampton, Bst 81b ; Convent, Bst 81b ; and Amber, Bst Sib. GLADIATEUR, bay colt, by Monarque, out of Miss Gladia teur—ln 1864, at Newmarket Second October, carrying Bst 101 b, won the Clearwell Stakes, beating Joker, Bst 101 b, second ; Pantaloon, Bst 101 b, third ; Reginella, Bst 111 b, fourth ; Ostregor, Don Basilio, Newcourt, Heir-at-Law, c by Oulston out of Vest,Verderer, Solitaire, Kato Hampton, and Maid Marian. At the same meeting, carrying 9st 21b (including 61b extra), ran a dead heat with Longdown for third place for the Prendergast Stakes, won by Bedmins ter, Bst 101 b ; Siberia, Bst 111 b, second ; Pantaloon, Soli taire, Gardevisure, and Olmar, not placed. At Newmarket Houghton, carrying 9st 21b (including 61b extra), was not placed for the Criterion Stakes, won by Chattanooga, Bst 101 b ; beating Brahma, Bst 101 b, second ; Monitor, Bst 10113, third; Tibia, Bst 51b, fourth; and ton others. In 1865, at Newmarket First Spring, won the Two Thousand Guineas by a neck, beating Archimedes, second ; Liddington, third ; and Zambesi, fourth. The field for the Derby will consist of the following PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. HORSE. SIRE. JOCKEY. Gladiateur Monarque . Fordham or c A rc himedes B re adalbane Stockwell —......______ Broomielaw Wild Charley ... Wild Dayrell A. Edwards Longdown Rattle Oppressor Nowminster Christmas Carol.. Rataplan T. French Kangaroo Hobbie Noblo J. Grimshaw Ariel 3forris or S. t Richmond Chattan o oga Orlando C alloner Le Mandarin Monarque Jack &Lantern-. Stockwell Bedminstor ___ Riflo . . Audax Brahma Lambton J. Goator Zambesi Saunterer Eltham Olmar Saunterer Roderickßandom Gemma. di Vorgy G. Noble Nothing Moro ... Hospodar Bumby King Charming King Toni Hibbard Friday Defiance Todleben Farewell Zephyr Lord Waldegrave Orlando Joker Jordan E. Sharp Nutfinder Nutbourne J. Reeves Reinfrid Newminster Lynch Gladiateur I recommended to bo backed the week before the Two Thousand, when at 25 to 1. Those who took my advice have now rare good hedging. Ho has been doing strong work ever since, and, if not the actual winner, ought to secure a situation amongst the first throe. Oppressor has crept gradually up in the market, and is now amongst the leading favourites. He was out seven times last year, and was only defeated once by Wild Agnes. All sorts of excuses were made for him at the tim e. There is a clever party supporting him ; and when such judges as Jackson and Steele aro going for him it is q uite sufficient for the public to follow suit. Breada lbano is now first favourite, having deprived Gladiateur o f the premiership yesterday at the West-end. Ho was fairly defeated on his merits in the Two Thousand, though ho . he could, and I shall expect to see him defeated again. Longdown, from his performances last year, should be well up with Gladiateur at the finish. Christmas Carol has never been out in public, but has had a most wonderful trial. It is said that he can cover the Derby course in shorter time than it was ever accomplished before, but I certainly prefer public to private performers. Wild Charley will be the trusted of Mr. Merry. Previous to the Two Thousand ho was tried with Liddington and Zambesi. At a mile Liddington beat them both, but when the Derby Course had been run Wild Charley won by nearly a distance. Since then Zambesi and Wild Charley have had another trial, with precisely the same result. Looking at the position that both Lid dington and Zambesi occupied in the Two Thousand, Wild Charley is bound to beat every public performer that has been out this year. Archimedes will, no doubt, be 51b. better than when he ran in the Two Thousand, but still I shall expect to see Wild Charley finish before him. Bed minster has been defeated in his trial, which has had the effect of sending him to the 100 to 1 division. Having noticed the horses that are likely to take a prominent part in the race, it now becomes my duty to try and forestall the judge in his decision by placing WILD CHARLEY GLADIATEUR 2 ARCHIMEDES 3 If tho much despised Chattanooga should be reinstated in the betting again, which I expect he will be, he will not be, far away from the winner, if he does not actually win. The field for the Oaks will be selected from the follow. ing list of PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCEIODL Sire. Jockey. Siberia Deliane White Duck Toxophilite Ashmall. Zephyr Wild Agnes Wild Dayrell Araucaria Ambrose Discretion Fazzoletto La Fortune ......... Fitz-Gladiator H. Grimshaw, Kate Hampton Orlando Norman. Saffron Yellow Jack E. Sharp. Peeress Newminster W. Boyce. Reginalla ............. King Tom Hope Fair Me1r05e......... Newminster Aldcroft. Gardevisure Miss Hobble Hobble Noble Cobweb Icicle Contract Stockwell .......... Kl ar inska De Clare .............. Regalia Sis. to Gen. Peel Sis. to Strafford .... Y. Melbourne Filey Y. Melbourne Without going through the performances, I may st a t e at once that the winner will be found amongst the follow ing four :—WILD DUCK, WILD AGNES, SIBERIA, and ZEPHYR ; and I shall expect the judge to return ZEPHY R or WILD DUCK as the winner. Mare. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING—Tms DAY. THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) sto 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) 9to 1 agst Archimedes (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Wild Charley (offered—take 10 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 12 to 1 agst Oppressor (offered) 100 to 8 agst Longdown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) 30 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) 50 to 1 agst Zambesi (offered) 66 to 1 agst Olmar (offered) 1000 to 10 agst King Charming (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Richmond (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Roderick Random (offered) 100 to 40 agst Wild Charley 1,2, or 3 (taken) TATTERSALLS'—SATunDAY. DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Gladiateur (offered) 5 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 7 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken) 10 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 12 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 12 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 25 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 33 to 1 agst Ariel (offered) 40 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Zephyr (taken) 2000 to 20 agst Friday (taken) 100 to 1 agst Bedminster (offered) Breadalbane has been backed for upwards of £lO,OOO at 5 to 1. OAKS. 4to 1 agst Wild Agnes (taken) 7to 1 agst Zephyr (taken) LATEST WEST-END BETTING. There was little to be noted yesterday with regard to tho Derby betting except that Breadalbane had decidedly the call of the French horse, 5 to 1 having been taken freely about Mr. Chaplin's horse, while Gladiateur was but seldom even inquired after. Bto 1 would have been taken about Archimedes, and Wild Charley was entrusted with an outlay of £2OO at 9to 1. Oppressor was still firm, but his friends stood out for 11 to 1, at which, however, they could not be accommodated. Chattanooga would seem to have at least received the coup de grace, for although 1,000 to 10 was taken once or twice, the believers in Mr. Naylor a champion would have had their work to do to tire out the layers at the same price. Zephyr further improved her position, by advancing to 40 to 1 taken freely. Closing prices : DERBY. sto 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) sto 2 agst Gladiateur (taken and offered): 7to 1 agst Archimedes (offered ; take Bto 1) 9to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (offered ; take 11 to 1) 12 to 1 hgst Longdown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Zephyr (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 200 even on Breadalbane agst Gladiateur (taken) 30 to 1 agst Chattanooga being one of the first three (offered) THE FRENCH DERBY. Gontran Le Mandarin Argences 3 Tourmalet Won by two lengths ; half a length between second and third; two lengths between third and fourth. Nineteen ran. LADVERTISEMENTS.I " TATTERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —James Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. 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. RACING TIMES OFFICE, 286, Strand, London, W.C.--Mr. THOMAS TEMPLE, the Proprietor of the "Racing Times," begs to inform the Sporting Public that ho has commenced Business for the Season, and will execute Commissions on all Races to any amount. Winnings guaranteed. P. 0. Orders to be made payable at Strand Post-office, and cheques crossed London and Westminster Bank (Temple.. bar Branch). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoNiON, May 29.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Racehorse, from Gibraltar; Abbott Law rence, from Callao. PLYMOUTH, May 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrivad—Ellen Burns, from Monte Video ; Constanco, from Shields for Valencia. SWANSEA, May 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Wilton Castle, from Barcelona. Sailed—Pole Star, for Valpa raiso. FALMOUTH, May 28.—Wind S.E.—Arrivod—Apilas, from Havannah. CLYDE, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Express, from Demerara. BRISTOL, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cardigan shire, from Barbadoes ; Fominica, from Havannah ; Vic toria, from Odessa. COWES, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Vesta, from Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Altana ; Cliorminghe, helix Callao for Rotterdam. Goon SHOOTING. —A rifle match was fired on Saturday at the Over Range, Glocester, between the City of Bristol and the Ist Staffordshire Battalions, which, from the high reputation that each corps has earned for itself, excited an unu sua l amount o f i nterest. The Ist Staffordshire could boast of having engaged in 13 battalion matches, and never having been beaten, while the Bristol corps h a d d e f eated the Gl ouces t er ( c it y ) corps in three or four matches, had beaten Birmingham once, and had attain e d the very proud position of being second in both the s i mu lt aneous E n fi e ld an d th e Interns national smallbore competitions. The headquarters of the Staffordshire battalion are situate at Stoke-upon-Trent, and that town is upwards of 150 miles distant from Bristol. It was agreed that the competitors should meet half way at Worcester, but on inquiry it was ascertained that the rifle range at that place did not afford the required accommoda tion, and it was then determined the first match should take place at Glocester and the return match at Birmingham. Both corps were represented by 30 men, and the ranges were 200, 500, and GOO yards, five rounds at each range, Wim bledon targets, Hythe position. The contest proved an exceedingly close and exciting ono, the Staffordshire lead ing up till the last few rounds, when the splendid firing of Messrs. Baker, Bingham, and Marsh landed the Bristol men the victors by five marks. At 200 yards Bristol made 345 marks, Staffordshire 358, showing a majorit): for the latter corps of 13 marks, and this majority they. increased at the 500 yards range to 17, the score there being Bristol 300, Stafford 304, but at the GOO yards range the sem e was Bristol 338, Stafford 316, majority 22—tho total score be ing Bristol 983, Staffordshire 978, mqjority . for Bristol five marks. Sergeant Bingham made the splendid score of four bulls' eyes and one centre, and Private Baker three bulls' eyes and two centres at GOO yards. The competitors mak ing the 10 highest scores upon the winning side will re ceive 10 electro-plated cups from the losing side as souve nirs of the match. We are informed that the Bristol Rifle Corps has challenged some of the crack Middlesex regi ments, but been declined, 100 et { kOi 10 100 1 100 100 all 10) 100 1100 14 100 101 1 102} 94 83} 3