The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

N °NEIMARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, '. The Fre nc h Rentes, this morning Tw o, accordin g to g euter's tel egram, were 62 f . 40c. Panic continues. Austria has been the principal cause of consider able depression to-day in the market for stocks and sh ares. The intelligence has impressed speculators with the idea that the Government at Vienna is de termined to go to war, and, numerous sales being effected, prices have declined. Consols now are per cent. lower than they were on Saturday after (:'oll, being 85i a for money and account. A sym pathetic effect has been experienced with regard to t he New Threes, Reduced Annuities, and Indian Securities. Foreign Stocks have been dealt in to a moderate extent, but it will be seen by the latest prices ap the pended Italian are 37 38 ; Spanish Passive, 18i 19 ; Certificates, 13i ; Mexican, 16i 17* ; ditt o ' ° Olv, 15i ; Greek, 14 ; Brazilian Scrip, 7 6 dis. ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., 29i ; United States 1 52 0 Bonds, ; Erie Shares, 41i 4.23- ; and llinois, 741 75f. In the Railway Share Market business continues /..e l'Y inactive, but prices generally exhibit little Cha nge of i m p or t ance. L ancas hi re and Yorkshire 'aye declined ss. and Midland 10s. ; while Metro politan have advanced 10s. and North Stafford 102. I The Forei gn a n d C o l on i a l li nes remain without , cua nge, with the exceptio n o f E as t I n di an, wh i ch have declined 10s. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Agra and Alasterman have declined to 19 ; Alliance are , 8 7 i die. ; L on d on and County, 69 1 ; London and d'Vestmi us t er, 95 ; Credit Fonder and Mobilier of 11 gland, 14 4 dis. ; Internatio na l Fi nance, 2 11 ,a• ; London Financial, 14 13 dis. ; and I mper i a l Af ereantil e Credit, 10 8 dis. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols 3 bO. Account, May 9 B5l Nee. 3 Reduced B5l 4i 7 qe w . 9 * dew 2 Per Cent B5/ 41 51 4 z - I e N yv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — ,C ° ' 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 iliauities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 rs, exegpire raP sth Ari, 13 ° (Red Sea Tel h) 7 Aug.,p,, 1908 l9l ty. t. March. June, -euequer Bills, .£1,000,3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO — B ft" n o £lOO and £2OO " 4 - Cor England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 — A0 .. 1 , Account D 0.4 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ,'"°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 uo. Certificates — D o. D Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 DO . 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO7 61 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - u o. Po. Bonds, £,OOO under £l, l OOO , FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. s'rDutine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm fl Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 raziliau 5 per Cent - DO . 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 I) Do. 1865 rse Account 63 ii,YO. Scrip, £45 paid ut,enos Ayres 6 per Cent — (V I ? 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) I van e Cent -0 ' 4 Per Cent D o - 1) • 6 per Cent D o l,° S .iP, £5O paid e-Prablan 6 per Cent. _ Da b s, i I _ 6 Per Cent. 1): -s " 3 per Cent., 1825 — D-!lllbian Principalities °1,,,,,- Account 71,114(10r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4' ll °, __Provisional Land Warrant Ick: ° ,„2 - )eferred - I, , '"an 7 per Cent A Second Issue ° £ l OO Bonds — D O D o. 1864 791 80 b° £lO O Bonds 32,°. Government Railway Debentures ...: dis (ire,„°t4so paid Do .l' Accountents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 11 °. c , oupons l'lL'o. Account lt k i / : te in.ala 5 per Cent. — ~14,4 111 5 Per Cent 1865 41,3 6oe : a ..i .kiic a 3c r o e p ina rtc an s a nt Railway — 171 161 171 Do 1861 1) 0 Re m 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French 410„-,,Tvidean 6 per Cent., .£3O paid jj,,.`",.11 Imperial 5 per Cent Nei„ -.l 'arld Warrants (Hectares) re).,, rtada , vi - b°b , a 4 0 per Cent., 1865 ° A " per Cent. (Uribarren) 11, '*l - Per Cent, 1862 D O I,ort. Account ik Pese 3 per Cent., 1853 kN" Per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, es Account „ la ,,t; 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — D ° - .1,41 Per Cent. 1850 D 0 1 ,4 per Cent, 1860 Do '-', Per Cent. 1859 44D° '-: Per Cent. 1862 4 Per Cent. 1864 B9l bD o A a r , 5 per Cent vklizcacount Cent n o per D Account New b o 4'4ery. Deferred D ° Account . 130 r: mime — k hla o iA b eegunt lBl „ D i 1 0 8,," Cert. of Coup not funded — qwp r i ; ',ceeunt l3l } 1 ,15,7 8 4 4 Per Cent. — 4'141,184,Per Cent. 1864 D ' 6 Per Cent. 1854 — D ° A , c eeunt B5 4 14 " Per Cent. 1858 ti 4100 Bonds Do A P Per Cent. 1862 t, 4 -ecount .41 00 Do Bo nds D ° 6 0 Per Cent., 1863 D 0 ' . & e Per Cent., 1865, p a id up S cr i p — be, count Ir oti ez l Ver Cent. Guaranteed 99 bitf, s uet a 3 per Cent. .1)0.,,, account — 1) 0 o ,l'er Cent., 1862 — • '""eceunt ~ 130 . 1864 — 13 , , 43 lai ividends on the above payable in London. 'ilit 1414,,,,41 per cent., Ex. 25f. D e 4 t Par Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 561 ,ier Cent Certificates 't ili4Z,: t tentes 3 per Cent,. — N. A - Per Cent, 1861, Ex. 25f. ' e eeunt 4 'o. A 4 °r Money "` ecol lnt June 6th. Bsf 1 x d tb• +ittiti, ING INTELLIGENCE.—Tha Day. noon—North. (710e,:ci-t‘;'1?1°;:, mlti o n dera 4 te .— b l r V ee in ze d , and d is fin d e ay we a a t the n r o , I, ° but rather L IB . • d S W —Arrived—Ponnsy pia P eots Juno 3.—Wm • • 1- 04-crew steamer, from New York ; Helen and Stella, 1,4 rnaron. '1‘v11c)1T11, June 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—Charles and 01,,,, rd i ; frol ll New York, fu r , ti; 'I•YRouTu, June 2.—Arrived—Elvina, from Akyab 9 , 4 I tiver. .k.fteili 18.1 ' ° Iv 2 c, June 3.—Arrived—Scotia, screw steamer, 'llB L'verPool left for New York ; Corriere, from teiv.. , and I , tl , 'i l e• s cr : cit Tli,Wind S.W. — Arrived—Anglian, ` 1 : 11r -"e4iner f Ce of Good Hope; left on the t A, .._. , rorn the ap 1 , 01 4" 4 tiq ja 840 TR, June 3.—Wind S.W.— 4 Arrive' --William 1,041:1e,' fr°/11 Rangoon. `'lt or "4TaXon•rxt, June 3. Wind S.W.—Arrived 4tone, from Aquinas. C} 134.4°41), June 3. Wind S.E.—Arrived—General °, from Slllina, 3 " Orr TILEGRAPII.) , Atm,. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. `ie r , ' e l, June 2.—J from G ernse • Emily, from ()] ; R osa ~ 2'—Jenny, u . y, . ~, _ . ga, , 'lOlll Copanliagen ; Henrick 3d, from Alga , 44 1 : , :°r/ 1 Ab o . 'a, June 4—Casilda, from New York. l'aa for 4-4r' "( 1 , T 1,,,, e, .. DEAL, Monday M orn i ng . 04,10,2 Y .Rlith, screw steamer, from the west, TWELVE o'CLocic. The Money Market presents an easier appearance. There is less demand for accommodation, and bankers and others appear disposed to make a slight concession in special cases where the paper is short dated and of first-rate quality. The sum of £43,000 in gold was taken to the Bank on Saturday. The next steamer, the Tarifa, from New York, *will bring about £600,000. A meeting took place to-day of the proprietors of the City of London Real Property Company. In the report presented by the directors a dividend is recommended at the rate of 7 per cent. for the Year, which will leave a balance of £4,033 to be carried forward. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share, Railways, (Bristol and Exeter (Caledonian Cambrian • Cork and Bandon.... 90 92 126 :28 6J 65 13 15 4 8 67 70 70 72 Corn w4ll Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc.. &London, t crip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock 25 15 d 112 ill 36 33 , 6 Z 1 22 123 13.) i 3. Do. New, ts. at 25 pm CRS, and V. of Ireland Western -Original Do. S. VA). Rail gua. Do. South 14 ales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Ilereford LA 55 Lanclehire& Yorkshire L.:ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. EX. A Lun. & North Western Lon. South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do Extension lictropolitan District Do. _ do. do. Do. and 't. John's IV'd Slid and Do. £9 Share Do Birmin Derby slid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York DG. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 180-61 North London Do. do. 1884 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock tio. Scot, kid. st Jck Shropshire Union South Devon -outh Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale o► Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall 120 :2: 91 06 25 27 116} 116: 914 92, 6) 62 125 t 26 11 2 6 11 85 90 121 121 13 13 93 J 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all 54 (6 4 25 107 1(9 70 ;2 107 109 351 3431 lu 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 108 112 U 8 150 435 57 46 49 69 70 7 8 ,40 143 1 3 ) 100 103 52 54 41. -- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 90k not i rald. closinfr Business dune. BRITISH Atlantic St. Lawrence llom.,llaroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares buffalo & Lake Huron, -- --- Do. Preference — Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3-1.... Calcutta & S. E., lira .'are Town & Dock, 10.1 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Tirand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred De. 2d Prtf. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c !'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gu3. 5 per cent D 44 per cent Do great Wes. of Canada..!, Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. Ell.C'da,6polstpf.bs, Scinde Do. Delhi .. ci Do. do t 4 Do. Puniaub ago Do.lndus S E.FIO COLONIAL GO VEIt British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja..&J uly 1877-b4 Do.6p.c.Feb.&ALL Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hopc, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct 1890-190( Do. do; 1880-9 t Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anti 15 Oct., 1900 Cey ion, Nov. 1868,6 p., Do. 1878, do 'Mauritius, n p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, May 5, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal 'iov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.ttJul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 c Do. 5 p. c. 18:1 to 187, Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 'Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 18:8 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c..ra &July Do. do. April t& Oct BRITIS Can --- ConaoL Gold, lira, Chiverton f_lifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East earn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. 11"1 Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Grout L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist b Grenville Herod's Foot .....• Hingston Downs Margaret Wny Lelant Marke Valley Ilwyndy Iron Ore, Hui N ew Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr videnee Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liekeard VVest Chiverton West Seton ..... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis II MI. 2.1.0 29i 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.1 5 ,3 9 2 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 i 2 I 9 3 34 21 22 11. 15 18 1} 2 37 39 4i 5 4 8 31 4} 2} 11c1 35 45 2 4 1 1 3.2.5 18.18.9 35.15.6 27 29 350 375 If 2 15 20 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 674 72j 125 135 so 85 12i 174 3' 5 195 205 13 15 ritEFERENCIC Swum). North Eastern, 1 per cent. pref., Stockton and Darlington A, 5 tae .:cut., 20 LINES LEASED AT FIXED EIINTALIL Preston and Wyre, VOREIGN RAILWAYS Bahia and San Francisco, ILn., gua. 7 per cent., 11 Imperial Mexican, lim., 12; Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin),:7l - Paulo, litn., gua. 6 per cent., 14j South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 111 II "" FOREIGN MIN Mb. Cape Copper, lirn., Di N rontino and Bolivia Gold, St. John del Rey, lira., 5 DOCKS. Surrey Commercial, 1083 BANKS Agra and Masterman's, Um., 20 19 Alliance, lien., 17 A Angio,Austrian, 5 41 Australasia, 68 Bank of Queensland, lim, 10 9 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 41 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China. 164 Chartered hler. of India, London, and China, 311 51 6 Consolidated Bank, 11m., 1/ East London, lien., 31 / 41 /Wish, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 19 Imperial Bank, him., 25 imperial Ottoman, 9: I Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3 1 London and Brazilian (lien.), 40 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 14 pm., 13 London Chartered Bank of Australia, J 22 London and County, 69 London Joint Stock, 46 1 London and South African, 12 London and South-Western, lint, London and 11 estminster, 95 Metropolitan and Provincial-Bank, lint, 113 Oriental Banx Corporation. 43 4 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., 3 Union of Australia, 471 Union of London, 44 MISCELLANYI I ,Sus. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per Cent. 3 3} Australian Mort, Land and yi n ii i nce. u m., 84 Berlin Water Work. , 'i nn., 9 Credit Fonder - Crystal _ mace, 37 ...nd Whiner of England, 34 ,ptian Com. and Trading, lien., 6 FairbArn Engineering, It Fore-street 11 , arehouse, lien., 103 Gen. Credit and FinanOe 01 London, UM,. 11 Hudson's Bay, 161 Imperial Land COMpany of Marseilles, lim., 7 International Financial society, lint, 34 Land Securities. lien., 2 London Financial Association, lien • 6 1 7 London General Omnibus Company, Bra, 34 Lou 'oa ar.d Provincial Marine, 2 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lint, 34 Natal Land and Colonizati.m Co., lint, 1 Nntional Discount Company, Ito Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, 11M., 8 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, C 94 Ditto, new.:4ol Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lien., 64 United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lint., 24 Th .71 course of exchange at New York on London lor bills at 30 days' sight is 1091 to 1091 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the Importation of go'.d from the United States, 34 40 31 33 ;ESSIONS, 64 56 100 102 Id fp if 4f 8 9 78 80 69 65 100 102 100 102 1011 102 20 22 85 87 60 63 55 6) 55 57 50 55 42 45 42 45 27 30 108 109 1a 2 1 1 2 p 99 101 91 93 15} 5} 3 91 28 83 A 5 - II Old 100 It 2 60 82 86 88 61 63 8 , 6 98 100 97 99 d 97 99 T SECUR: 92 94 90 13 00 93 77 71 76 79 102 104 102 101 102 101 102 IC4 86 8 ICO 102 105 1 7 102 1(4 103 105 101 103 104 108 99 101 90 93 92 9s 90 95 83 88 91 95 72 75 96 99 98 100 10 100 100 102 rocs: ThE SUN, LONDON, MON OA Y EVENING, JUNE 4, 1866. MARKETS.—This Day. ~.____ _.-- MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was quiet. Good and fine qualities . were chiefly in demand, and these changed hands at full prices. Inferior parcels ruled stationary in value. For spring corn, the markets, though quiet, were steady. Flour was in limited request on former terms. On the Continent the corn trade is generally quiet, at about stationary prices. At New York, prices have grown easy, but at the decline, rather an increased amount of business had been transacted. 37 61 There was an improved demand for East India linseed, and rather higher prices were obtained. Rape and oil seeds, however, were a dull enquiry, at barely late rates. For agricultural seeds the trade ruled quiet, at about last Monday's currency. 511 Cakes sold heavily and prices declined to the extent of 2s. Gd. per ton. The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market last week were very moderate. Tho imports from abroad consisted of 29,402 qrs. of wheat, 4,446 barley, 37,548 oats, 975 rye, 85 beaus, 3,495 peas, 4,418 linseed, 6,252 rape and oilseeds, 2,950 maize, and 4,111 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day rather a limited supply of wheat was received both from Essex and Kent. The condition of the produce, however, was good. The de mand for all qualities was in a sluggish state, yet no change took place in prices from Monday last. With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. A limited business was transacted in all descrip tions, at the prices current this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request at last Monday's currency. There was a scanty supply of English barley on offer, but the show of foreign produce was good. The trade for all descriptions ruled quiet on former terms. Malt was in limited request at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was large. The trade was dull, and prices were rather lower than on Monday last. American oats sold as low as 18s. 9d. per quarter. Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm at 731 I full currencies. 1.01 911 117 16, 17 604 1251 i 1221 3 Peas were in short supply, and the trade was steady ai late rates. In flour a moderato business was transacted on former 70 69j CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, now, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do., white, old s:s 5s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Do., new Talavera, new s2s 60s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 3Gs 43s Malt--Suffolk and Norfolk Brown 1011 Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 27s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2os 26s Cork, white 22s 278 101 1021 2 ScotA, Feeding 2ls 26s Beaus—Tick Pigeons „,„ 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Marile White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack s4.s 88s 1071 8 7 ,ITIES. from last series, varying from Id. to 3d. per lb. Yorkshire buyers are operating cautiously ; but there is a large busi ness doing for shipment to France. The demand for ex port to Germany is very limited. Privately, the English wool trade is quiet, on former terms. Last week's import amounted to 12,000 bales, chiefly from Sydney. Current prices of English wool per lb. - _ ad a d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 8 1 9 Half-bred do 1 10 1 11 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Mellor, Blackburn, and Shoe.) PARR V. ELLY. Mr. Huddlestone, Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff, moved for a rule that a portion of the issue in this case should be struck out of the declaration, so that a verdict might be entered on his behalf. The case was heard be fore Mr. Justice Lush, last Friday. It was an action by the plaintiff, a well-known trainer, against tho proprietors of the Daily Telegraph, for libel, to which a plea of not guilty was placed on the record. The following is the extract from the article in the Daily Tele graph on which the action was founded :—"Redan is a horse whose , merits have not been duly appreciated by either the public or the backers of the horse. He is indeed, one of the most compact, neatest, and racing looking Derby colts we have soon this last season. Being such a stayer to look at, he is sure to be there or thereabouts on the Derby Day if he does well through the winter months. During the summer months he ran with varied success, and there is more than reason to suspect that he was never half-trained, and that Parr's Pills and Telscombo cooking have prevented Lord St. Vinc.ent from landing several handsome stakes." The jury found that there was no imputation of fraud in the article, and that it merely attributed negligence to the plaintiff. A verdict was then found for the defendant for 40 shillings, with leave to move to amend or to enter a verdict non veredecto obstanto, which did not improve his situation, as it did not exempt him from the costs he had incurred. The learned counsel said that the concluding passage was an innuendo, and imputed fraud and incompetency to his client. If that innuendo were now struck out altogether it would give his client a verdict, and he contended that such a course would be in conformity with the Common Law Procedure Act, some sections of which he cited. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that, under any circumstances, the plaintiff would have to pay the costs, and he did not see how he would be bettered by the granting of this ap plication. Mr. Justice Shee was decidedly of opinion that the inuendo, being placed in issue, it could not be withdrawn. The Lord Chief Justice, at the conclusion of the learned counsel's address, said that the Court could not possibly grant the rule applied for. At the same time he must, say that if he had been on the jury he would have found that the article did clearly impute fraud to the plaintiff in regard to the horse in question. But the construction to be put on written matter, which was alleged to contain a libel, came within the jurisdiction of the jury, and the court would exercise the greatest caution in dealing with any such construction. This was not a case in which there was a conflict of evidence which would bring it within the sphere of of the court. In the present case he thought the court should not dissent from its ordinary practice, more especially as the finding of the jury was to relieve the plaintiff from any imputation of fraud. The court would grant a rule for a verdict non vereelecto obstante. The rule was made accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day WESTMINSTER. HORSE HAIR SHEETS FOR PAUPERS—A SOVEREIGN REMEDY.—William Flanders, apparently a strong healthy young man, was charged with the offence of wilfully destroying the whole of his clothing, whereby the parish of St. Luke's, Chelsea, was put to the cost of finding him fresh apparel. Rl'Lackney, porter at :St. Luke's workhouse, Chelsea, said that the defendant applied for a night's lodging on Saturday and was admitted. At half-past seven in the morning he gave the defendant his breakfast, and left him in the casual ward. On going there shortly afterwards he found that defendant had torn up all his clothing, and was in a perfect state of nakedness, having even destroyed his shirt. Mr. Selfe—Have you got any horse-hair sheets in Si Luke's workhouse ? Porter—Not that I am aware of, your worship. Defendant—l tore my clothing up because it was so dirty, and I wanted fresh. Mr. Selfe—A gentleman I know recommends horse-hair sheets in particular cases. They are extremely healthy, durable, and warm, and are not easily destroyed. It may be worth •the Chelsea Guardians' while to consider the advantages of horse-hair sheets. Defendant was committed.for 14 days. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day. Sales progressed slowly, and prices had a drooping tendency. There were some remarkably good French beasts on sale. From our own grazing districts the arrival of boasts fresh up this morning were only moderato, andin middling condition when compared with several previous weeks. A few grass-fed beasts were brought forward. All breds met a slow inquiry, and, in some instances, the quotations were rather lower than on this day so'nnight. A fow very superior Scots and crosses realised 5s 4d, but the general top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,100 Scot; short-horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, including 30 from Lincolnshire, 430 various breeds; from Scotland, 49 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 20 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep, as to number, was only moderato, but the quality of most breeds was good. The demand was heavy, and the currencies gave way 2d per 81bs. The beet Downs and half-breds sold at 5s 10d per 81bs. Lambs were in fair average supply and sluggish request, at from 6s 8d to 8s per Blbs. Calves met a dull inquiry on former terms—viz., from is 4d to Gs 4d per 811 is. Pigs moved off heavily, but no quotable change took place in price. Per 81b to sink tho offal. a GI s d s dad Crse. it inf. beasts... 3 8 4 0 Pme era-wool sheep 5 2 5 6 Second quality do ..4 2 1 6 .Prime n'thdown c 0.5 8 5 10 Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 0 Large coarse calves.s 4 5 .0 Prime SCAB, tc....5 0 5 2 Prime small d0......6 0 6 4 Crse. and int. saeep.3 8 4 2 Large hogs ...4 0 4 4 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers 4 05 o - - - - Lamb—. Gs 8d to 8, Od. Stnkling calves, 20i to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 2,19) Beasts .. ~... 1 257 Cows. — Cows Sheep and lambs 61,210 Sheep and 1 ,mbs 4 7lO Calves 176 Ca yea . 144 rigs 370 figs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 11,263 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 15,911; in 1861, 8,708 ; in 1863 5,778 ; in 1862, 5,323 ; and in 1861, 7,819 ; and in 1860' 10,231. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Aarhems 174 Antwerp Boulogne 154 ... 8 63 ••• ••• 104 ... 80 15 6 Bremen..... Gestemunde 631 ... 4 5 6 ••• - Cadiz ll4 ... Calais.. ••• Gothenburg Caen 35 Christiana •••• ••• ••• ••• Dieppe. ....... 191 276 . . ••• 7 Hamburg, 626 3777 21 Stettin Ostend Oporto ...... •.• Rotterdam.. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, -- ... 3 ... 23 ... 21 92 ... - ... 16 ... 15 -- ... - ... -- ... 108 Total .......2,299 8,377 :17 235 315 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows: 1865 Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Cal ves . Pi gs 1472 ... 11,605 ... 1 109 ... 583 _1142 1864 925 5863 684 694 ... 542 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the (treat Metropolitan Cattle Market an Monday, May 29, 1805, and this da Monday, Juno 4, 1860, y, Per Sibs, to sink I th B6 e s o . ffal. 1866. June 5, J une 4, sd ad ad ad. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6t03 10 3 Bto 4 0 Second quality do. .... 4O 4 4 42 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. ......... 410 5 0 5 0 b 2 Coarse and inferior sheep.,, 4 4 4 8 3 8 4 4 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 6 510 5 2 5 6 Prime Southdown do 6 0 6 2 5 8 510 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 510 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 0 Beasts 4,640 ' 3,500 Sheep and lambs 25,730 23,300 Calves Pigs S s heep ur andr i E l s a m oN b s 5ALE, 3245 O— J u e I n t l o v e s e ; 3 1 9 8 2 64— i g ß s e , a s s 6 t o s 6, 030 June 8, 1863—Beasts, 4,4Bo—shoop and lambs, 26,180 —calves, 325—pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The weather having become warm, the demand for each kind of meat is heavy, and prices have a drooping ten dency. The supplies are favourably good. Per 81b by the carcase. 6 d s d i d s d Inferior beef 3 4 3 8 Inferior mutton.— 3 6 4 4 Middling do. 3 10 4 0 Middling mutton.. 3 8 4 4 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 6 5 8 Prime email d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 10 5 10 Large pork 4 o 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 5 l, Lamb, 5s 8d to 7s Od. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on sale is very moderate. The trade is firm for all descriptions, and prices aro rather on the advance. The plantation accounts are not considered favourable. Last week's import was 20 bales from Ham burg ; 34 Boulogne ; 1,000 New York ; and 14 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East Keats Bos to 190 s por cwt Weald of Kents Bos to 120 s per cwt Sussex Bos to 112 s per cwt 1861's Olds 2os to 503 per cwt BOROUGII AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale aro small. Good and fine qualities are in demand, at extreme rates; otherwise the trade is quiet. About 4,000 boxes were imported last Week. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do —s to —s „ „ Flukes 110 s to 140 s „ „ Rocks sos to 805 ~ Spanish new Jersey and other kinds l6s to 24s „ WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool are still in progress. The bicidings are rather languid, at a decline in prices MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXPOSING DISGRACEFUL PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—A tall well-dressed. man, who refused his name and address, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with ex posing indecent photographs at the Alhambra Palace. Sergeant William Clark, 8 A, said - On Saturday night about half-past 11 I was on duty in the Alhambra Palace, when my attention was called to the prisoner, who I was informed was exposing indecent photographs. I watched the , prisoner, and saw him show some prints to a young gentleman sitting at the side of him. As soon as the pri soner saw me he left the young gentleman. I then called the attention of one of the constables of the place to the prisoner, and requested him to speak to the young gentleman. I then stopped the prisoner, - who was leaving the building, and asked what ho had about him. He said "Nothing." I told him that I believed he had some in decent prints about him, and he said ho was sure he had not. I then turned round to look for tho young gentle man the prisoner had been speaking to, and while doing so the prisoner evaded mo and ran to one of the windows, and threw something out. I sent a constable to see what it was, and he afterwards handed me this pocket-book. The pocket-book contained 32 indecent photographs, and in the prisoner's coat pocket another print was found. I then took the prisoner to the station. The photographs, which were of a most disgusting cha racter, were handed to the magistrate. - John Sutton, employed at the Alhambra (after giving somewhat similar evidence to the Sergeant) said—l was spoken to by the Sergeant, and also by two young gen tlemen, who said the prisoner had been shotting them in decent prints. I afterwards saw the prisoner take some thing out of his pocket and throw it out of the window. I saw the constable return with a pocket-book anctigive it to the sergeant. By the prisoner—The two young gentlemen left their names at the station, but not the one that was sitting next to the prisoner ; but the sergeant thinks he can find him. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did the young gentlemen complain of the prisoner ? Witness—They did. They said they saw tho prisoner exposing indecent prints. Prisoner—Why are they not here ? Witness —I cannot say. Prisoner—They ought to be hero in such a serious case; not that their evidence is worth anything. Mr. Tyrwhitt —lf it is not worth anything, then why do you wish them to attend ? Prisoner—lt is necessary.tbey should attend. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l will remand you for a week, and the young gentlemen can attend. THAAIES. ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.-A WOMAN UNSEXING HERSELP —Mary Ann White, a tall, masculine woman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting Mr. George Galloway, licensed victualler. The complainant stated that on Saturday night the pri soner followed a sailor into his house. She belongod to a class called " basket girls," the most disorderly women and the greatest thieves in the district. He would not allow any of them to enter his house, and he never sup plied them with anything on any pretence whatever. The prisoner had been most specially forbidden to enter his house. Her object in following the sailor into his house on Saturday night was to rob him. He ordered her to leave his house immediately, which she refused to do, and uttered the most obscene lan guage and threats. He never heard such offensive language in his life before. She made a violent attack on him, declared she would ruin him, and inflicted a serious kick, which put him to great pain and inconvenience. He gave the prisoner into custody. He wished the basket girls to be kept away from his house. No one was safe in their company. Mr. Paget desired Roche, the gaoler of the court, to exa mine the complainant, and, after he had done so, he was sworn, and said there was a black bruise on the upper part of Mr. Galloway's thigh, near the groin. It was evidently done by a kick with a boot. Police-sergeant Davey, No. 5 K, stated that the prisoner was a violent woman, and had been imprisoned for six months for assaulting the landlady of a public-house, and one month for an assault on a policeman. She belonged to a desperate and lawless olass—the " basket girls"—who, under the pretence of selling oranges and fruit, had robbed and illused many sailors. Mr. Paget said he had made up his mind in all cases of this description to commit the offender for trial, or to inflict the most severe punishment in his power. He saw no reason to alter his resolution, although the culprit was a woman. She had committed an assault of a dangerous nature on a respectable tradesman, and the sentence was that she be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. Liverpool Cotton Market.—ELis Day. The opens market very strong, at advancing rates. ;ales probably 15,000 bales or more. THE LATE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY BY A YOUNG NOBLEMAN.-Our readers will doubtless recollect the par- titulars of a robbery of jewellery committed some six weeks since from the residence of Captain Oliver, of Bol ton-lodge, Tadcaster. The name of the prisoner, it will be remembered, was Henry Ernest Newcomers King, son of Viscountess Lorton, of Rockingham, Roscommon. The prisoner was committed by the magistrates for trial at the Bradford sessions. These were held last week, but no evi dence being offered the bill was ignored, and the prisoner wad at once discharged from custody.—Yorkthit•e angle. THIRD SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocir. TAT TERSALL S' —This Evening, ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Caithness (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) Bto 1 agst Brown Bread (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dolan (taken) 10 to 1 agst Miner (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lady Vane (taken) 10 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 8 to 1 agst Windham (taken) 9to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 9to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken) 10 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken 10 to 1 agst Miss llaworth (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lady Vane (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING—THIS DAY NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 100 to 12 agst Windham (taken) 9to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 10 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 11 to 1 agst Miss Hayworth (taken) 11 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken/ . ARRIVALS AT WINDSOR. er Lytham, Lady C linton, Kingmaker, His toriCaen,°oPrs'anford, Auditor, Caustic colt, Panacea, Band , Clarice, F. Sh arp, Kil kmeansn6yr: P M y o t i h ly on, Careir, Dragon Rosalino colt, Satyr, Calcot colt, Miss Middleton, and Alberta. TURF AGENCY OFFICE , 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON . MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of 'Pa tter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from £1 upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (pays blO at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.13.—1t is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug. '2O, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in dOubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tiop, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jerznyn-street." THE RACE S.—For dust, heat, or rain, NICOLL'S WATERPROOF OVERCOATS, One Guinea each.—H. J. and D. .1% icom.sll4, 1.6, 118, 120, Regeu t street, N.; 22, Cornhill, E.U. ; 10, Mosley-street, Man chebter ; and 50, Bold-street, Liverpool. AMERICA. [REUTERS TELEGRAM.] ARRIVAL OF THE AIORAVIAN. (Via Greencastle.) . NEW YORK, May 25 (Evening.) Judge Thomas, of the Circuit Court of Vir ginia, Alexandria, has decided in variance with the Civil Rights Bill that no Congressional legislation can impair the right of the State to enforce the existing laws excluding negro testimony from the Courts. It is reported that Mrs. Davis has gone to Wash ington to endeavour to procure the release of her husband on parole. Last evening Stephens addressed a mass meeting of Fenians at Breoklyn, declaring that unless Ire land was liberated the Irish race in a few years would be absorbed in this country and disappear from the earth. He urged the reconciliation of the opposing circles preparatory to action, and declared that he could get 100,000 rifles safely into Ireland. Mr. Davis has been granted the freedom of For tress Monroe on parole. He has also been permitted to have frequent private interviews with Messrs. O'Connor and Shea, and it is rumoured that his trial will be postponed until August. The Governor of North Carolina, in a message to the State Convention, declares that the Civil Go vernment of that State is in complete operation. He strongly endorses the policy of M r . Johnson. The Ohio Democratic Convention has passed re solutions endorsing the policy of the President and denouncing the conduct of the Senate. Mr. Val landigham made a speech declaring that Congress was secretly conspiring to depose President John son. Sir Frederick Bruce has conveyed to Mr. Seward the thanks of the British Government for the effi cient means adopted by the Government of the United States to suppress Fenian demonstrations. Intelligence received here from New Brunswick announces that the Confederation candidates have ' been elected in all the parishes of Northumberland. Great excitement prevailed, and riots were appre hended. The America and Saxonia have arrived out. The City of New York takes out nearly $4,000,000 in specie. The total shipment to-day for Europe is $6,000,000. TALLOW. The tallow trade is firmer, and prices are much higher than on Monday last. The quotation for P.Y.C. is 4.3 s per cwt on the spot; town tallow commands 41s 9d net cash; rough fat is now worth 2s 2d per 81b. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 37,388 44,662 31,890 27,145 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od Os 03 Delivery last week 656 755 1,215 1.976 Ditto from Juno 1 656 519 636 810 Arrival last week 251 204 1,373 2,349 Ditto fr( En June 1 - 251 160 630 Price of Town The Bombardment of Callao. The American mail has brought detailed intel ligence concerning the bombardment of Callao by the Spanish fleet on May 2. The following infor mation is gleaned from the New York papers. On April 14 the Spanish fleet raised the blockade of Valparaiso, and sailed from that port. The Ame rican squadron, under Commodore Rogers, followed. On April 25 the ships anchored off Callao. On the morning of that day the English mail steamer from Valparaiso reached the port, and bore news that the hostile fleet was approaching, a few hours only before the Spanish vessels came to anchor. This was the first intelligence received in Callao of the movement. Great alarm was manfested by the inhabitants until it became plain that the attack was not to be an immediate one. On the morning of the 26th of April, Admiral Nunez gave formal notice to the authorities of Callao of his intention to attack the city, and that four days would be allowed for the removal of non-combatants and foreigners. Great activity was , shown by the Peruvians in removing private property dur ing this interval ; ibut equally strenuous efforts were made to raise new and to perfect existing for tifications, in order that the place, which is fortified, might be defended to the utmost. Earthworks were rapidly thrown up, and torpedo boats were prepared for use if they might be available. The Ist of May being foggy, the attack was postponed, but on the 2d the shore batteries commenced firing. The fire was returned by the Spaniards from the Berenguela, Villa de Madrid, and Blanca, lying on the northern side of the port ; and the Nu maucia, Resolucion, and Alinanza on the south. The Villa de Madrid and Berenzuela were so badly damaged early in the fight that they were obliged to withdraw to San Lorenzo. They were after wards followed by the Numancia, and the rest of the fleet more or less damaged. The fight lasted till 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Nothing reliable is known of the exact number of killed and wounded on either side. Battery No. 3 was blown up. The Peruvian Secretary of War, Senor Galvez, was in it at the time, and was thus killed. The wounded on shore, as fast as they fell, were carr i e d t o th e rear, and sent to the hospital at Bellavista. Those whose friends resided at Lima were sent to them in the city. It was reported that the Peruvians had lost 60 killed and about 170 wounded. Nothing is known as to the loss on board the Spanish fleet, but injured as their ships were the number of casualties are probably very heavy. Admiral Nunez is reported to have received eight wounds and contusions one on the head is pronounced to be severe. The American surgeons, who offered theirservices to both parties alike, were not allowed to see the Spanish Admiral. One shot that disabled the steam-pipe of the Villa de Madrid killed 18 men, and wounded 21. Dr. Peck, of the United States steamer Vanderbilt, when he went alongside the Villa de Madrid, counted eight shot holes in her sides. The Blanca was struck over forty times, and the Almanza and Berenzuera suffered almost as much. The Resolu cion was hit often—possibly as many times as the others. The ironclad Numancia came off very well ; but one eight-inch rifled projectile from battery No. 5 pierced her five-and-a-half inch iron plating, and went partly through the wooden backing. She was brought so as to re ceive the fire at an angle, hence her plating caused the shot to glance. The Vencedora was uninjured. At the conclusion of the engage ment the ships: resumed] their old position, and commenced repairing. The future movements of the Spanish fleet are not known, but it is presumed it will return to Spain if possible, The Peruvian war vessels Huascar and Independencia were ex pected at Callao, Emigration to America. The Reader says the United States receive an nually from Europe an enormous tribute in two kinds, men and money. Mr. Carlyle has calculated that a live European man with his five fingers must be worth more than a horse. Ire probably is worth a very great deal more to a country which can pro vide him with labour. B ut no emigrant comes empty handed like a dumb animal. Amongst the poorest class of immigrants the average sum which each man brings is £l3 12s. Amongst the higher class it has been estimated at £BO. We must, however, reduce this sum considerably in practice, because enormous amounts are remitted by the immigrants to their friends in Europe, to enable them to follow their example. The money therefore brought by each settler has not unfrequently been derived im mediately from thevery country to which he returns it. But if we were to reckon that every able bodied man brought nothing but himself, like Moses on his return from the fair, the value of the 200,000 or 300,000 annual immigrants would not be sensibly diminished ; for America can set them to work, as soon as ever they arrive, on the most profitable of all occupations, in a country where the soil is untouched and the means of communication unlimited. Not quite one-third of the vast territory of the Republic, in size somewhat larger than Europe, has hitherto been surveyed, and " seven eighths of theentire population are engaged in agri cultural pursuits, or in the various professions and trades materially dependent thereupon." UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Mails for the United States are made up in London every Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock morning mails by 6 tt m Y ust always be posted mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, ma y be sent to the United States, and Saturday's bh p ya. o'clockl. half ft . , haen and aLhaionvu t . e h rtr o hp s etol e itolcdl of tesyit.e.. the aNnTl f ses. ; f l tNiTp u re e eh y desi a Wednesday elesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from the United States aro due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each W ee k . Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the by packet, at the following rates : --Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceedin g 4 oz., Bd.; with an G' h a a lrforn o i f a, p addition of 2d. for every addition a l ounce . 13 u to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At a a n m d ph o l r e e t g s, on, the same rate of postage, any pamphl et not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British • ' . poition, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or books (except those specified above), address e d t o th e places above named, ar o li able to letter rate of postage. There must be no writing, or other marks upon such per i o di c al works, pamphlets, &e., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they aro sent; nor upon the covers must thre be any p r i n ti ng , except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders Any other writing, &c., will render the packets liable to letter rates of postage. From the manufacturing districts the accounts have in most instances been of a less satisfactory character. A further decline has taken place in the and yarns at Man ratesches nt for ewoollen both cloths trade of Leeds, Bradford, ter c . o i e n th and Huddersfield there has been very little anima tion,rr but a slight improvement has taken place in the demand for hoisery and lace goods at Leicester and Nottingham, while at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been little change of importance in most departments of buzineks. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Money tight. Gold, 138 k. Exchange on London, 152 k ; on Paris, 3.66. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals, 95k ; Illinois, 115 k ; Erie, 61k. 5.20 Bonds, 101 k. Cotton quiet. M. Upland, 41. Flour and wheat quiet, and prices drooping. Corn and provisions quiet. Coffee and molasses held firmly. Sugar slightly firmer. Petroleum dull-- crude, 27k ; refined 43. Receipts of cotton at New York during five days, 6,000 ; two days' sale, 7,000 ; stock, 14,000 bales. NEW ORLEANS, May 25.—Cotton firm and active low middling, 36 to 37. Week's receipts, 5,000 week's exports, 1,500 ; three days' sales, 7,000. MOBILE, May 25.—Week's sales of cotton, 4,000 week's receipts, 3,000 ; week's exports, 2,000. THE GRAND DUKE OF BADEN. (RISIITER'S TELEGRAMS.) DRESDEN, June 4. The Grand Duke of Baden returned last night, via Munich, to Carlsruhe. His Highness had pre viously had several interviews with the King 01 Saxony and Baron von Beust. Winchester Election (This Day). STATE OF THE POLL. ONE O'CLOCK. Bonham-Carter (Liberal) Lempriere (Conservative) The election is looked upon as virtually over. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CILINCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. he THE ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND. E ad ar o l f N th E e L A S d O n a N i ra s a l t i yd ' ' f t a ha h t fa se p e l i a n e g e, th h e e n w o t b ah le ed du to ke ae a k t hi th m e some questions in reference to the Patriotic Fund. Several discrepancies occurred in the statements made in their Lordships' house on Friday last, when the subject was brought forward in reference to the meetings of the Com missioners. A meeting took place on the subject, but the proc,eedings were of a character that required explanation. The Duke of SOMERSET said that he was not satisfied with the proceedings of the institution, and therefore withdrew from its presidency. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented several peti tions from persons who were interested in the maintenance of public schools in their present state, and who considered that the applications proposed by this hill would not work efficiently, praying that the .bill might not be passed into law. PRIVATE 1817SINESS. The following bills were read a second time : —Metro politan Railway (Additional Powers), Glasgow (City) West Riding and Gri ms b y Railway provenients, ac., South Yorkshire Railway, W rex h am and (Tiirnaenrsafeßr), nd ai a lwaY Presteign, Clun, and Bishop's Castle Rail he Local Board or Health Bill, the Clee p.s and the Bridgew a t er and Taunton Canal eßarnsleyoas Bill, and Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. PRIVATE BILLS.—RAILWAY SPECULATION. Lord REDESDALE rose to move a series of alterations in the standing orders relative to private bills, with a view to reckless specul a ti on. Th i s was particularly requi site with respect to railways, from the magnitude of thes9 undertakings. There was plenty of capital in the country, to complete all these undertakings, and his objection was directed to the mode in which the capital was raised, which required to be subjected to grave restrictions so as to prevent what might result in commercial disaster. He referred to differeut prospectuses to show the extz ava • gant prospects that were held forth to induce persons to embark their capital in speculations that, practically considered, were not likely to be successful. He referred to different reports on the -subjects to show Ole looseness in which the business of these in cipient railway undertakings were conducted, and he referred to one case in which there was no chairman, and in another where there was no secretary. (Laughter.) The speculative spirit of the country was so great that schemes promising to yield a good result were seized with' avidity Without caution or inquiry. He contended that in every speculation there should be some capital subscribed at starting, without which such would be merely schemers, and not entitled to public credit. (Hear, hear.) He re ferred to the case of different railways in course of con struction, in which an immense excess of debenture bonds over capital subscribed was issued, which was a most unhealthy condition of the financial matters. It could not be denied that iu the cases of many of these companies the amount of capital represented bore no proportion to tho amount of capital subscribed, but persons ignorant of the real state of the case were induced to become pur chasers of stock at a most exaggerated value. He referred next to the objections that had been taken in re spect to legislation on this subject, which ho contended, were quite unfounded. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - The following bills were read a third time and passed: Barry Railway (Extension), East London Extension ttail way,Midland Railway (Settle to Carlisle), North Metropo litan Railway, Southgate and Colney Hatch Gas, South. London Market. VOTING PPES. - SirW. S. MAXWELL asked the Chancellor of the Ex-- chequer whether, in committee on the Redistribution of Seats Bill and the Representation of the People Bills (Scotland and Ireland), he would propose amend ments for the purpose of enabling the electors in the new university constituencies to vot e , by means of voting papers, as the electors of the existing Universities of Oxford, Ca/nbridge, and Dublin now have it in their power to do? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not give the hon. gentleman an answer. All he could'say was that the matter was ono that admitted of discussion without prejudic3. I;DUCATION. Mr. POWELL asked the Vice-President of the Com mittee of Council on Education whether managers failing to present children for examination under the stan, dards were entitled, under the Revised Code 1866, to a grant per scholar according to the average number in attendance throughout the year at the morning and even ing meetings, not being less than 400 of their scho,l. Mr. BRUCE said he only knew of one case that came into the suggestion of the hon. gentleman. Where no chil dren wero presented for examination no grant would be given. AT NORWICH. Mr. WAR N ER , R isked the the Secretary of War what was the intention of• the Government with respect to the cavalry barracks at Norwich, the lease of which expired in a few days? • The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the Government intended to give up the barracks at Norwich, because the troops who formerly occupied them could be accommodated at Colchester. The barracks would be handed over to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich at the expiration of the lease. THE REFORM BILL. Lord ELCHO said he wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether in the event of the amendment of the hon. and gallant member for Wells being rejected it was the intention of the Government to proceed and to endeavour with their whole power—(hear, hear, and loud sheers from the Opposition) —to carry the bill through the house during the present session? Mr. HADFIELD said he should like to know whether the Government had been in communication with the hon. and gallant member for Wells. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had not been in communication with the hon. gentleman referred to. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the question of the noble lord he believed it to have reference to the rumours in circulation, which were to the area that the Government, in the event of the amendment of the hon. and gallant member for Wells being rejected, would not proceed further with the united bills during the present session. In answer to that he had to say that the Government had never said or done any thing which could warrant such a rumour. (Hear, hear.) He could in addition say that the Government had formed no such intention as the rumour attributed to them. (Cheers from the Ministerialists.) Sir H. CAIRNS said he wished to ask the right hon. gentleman whether the Government adhered to the in- tention which had been expressed, viz., of not advising her Majesty to prorogue Parliament until the bill had either been finally rejected or passed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, con sidering the nature of the issue of the debate, as far as it regarded the fate of the Government and the bill, he did not think he ought to proceed further in answering the question of the right hon. gentleman opposite. (Cheers from the Ministerial side of the house.) Sir T. BATESON said he wished to put a question to the hon. and gallant member for Wells, and it was to the following effect, whether he had had any communica tion, either directly or indirectly, with the Government, that in the ()vent of the Government getting a majority steps would be taken to make things more com fortable on that side of the house. (Cheers and laughtec.) Captain HAYTER replied that he had had no such communication. Mr. HORSMAN said he wished to ask the right hon. gentleman a question with reference to the answer he had given to him on a former occasion, who had certain misgivings with respect to the sincerity of the intentions of the Government on the bill going into committee. Oa that occasion the right honourable gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) informed his honourable friend that as long as the bill stood they (the Government) stood ; and when the bill fell they would fall. He wished to know distinctly whether the Government intended to go into committee adhering to that determination. (Sear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sail that if the Government altered or modified certain intentions it was their duty to come down and make known the change to the house. (Ilea; hear, and loud cheers.) If the Government, therefore, had changed or modified auyi declaration they had made, he should, on the part of the Government, have at once openly informed the house of the matter. (Hear, hear.) The Government would not have waited until a fact was extracted from them by hostile questions to have made the country acquainted with the fact. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) _ _ The adjourned debate on the amendment of tho hon. member for Wells to the Reform Bill was then resumed by Lord J. DIA.NNERS who criticised the bill in detail, predicted failure ; and, further, the noble lord said . . he looked upon the bill not as a measure of reform, but a revolution of the existing election system. He thought the attempt of the Government to pass the bill, accom panied by that for a redistribution of scats, this session an impossibility, the more so as they had already reached the month of June, and the bill had not yet reached committee. Earl GROSVENOR said he should givo his vote on this question in favour of the Government. rLEFT SPEAKINGI J. Waugh has been engaged by Mr. erry, :and will commence training for him at midsummer. Fortunatus and Charon have been added to the list of geldings. Mr. wroolcot has named his colt by Crater ou t o f Wil d Rose, Bramble. The yearling colt by Mentmore out of Blister has been named Cheddington. The yearling filly by Crater out of Queen of Beauty is called Lady Seymour. Baron Rothschild has named his two year old colt by North Lincoln out of Protection, Magpie. A draft of Mr. M3n7's horses in training will be brought to the hammer during the Stockbridge meeting. Lord Lyon, wo have Mr. Sutton's authority to state, will not again run before the St. Leger.—Sporting Gazette. In consequence of the death of Lord Chesterfield, the Testimonial Dinner to Admiral Rous this day, Monday, is postponed. Thermometer was claimed yesterday, at Ascot, by the Duke of Hamilton for £lOO, after winning the half mile Selling Plate. Mr. C. L. Ellison has named his two year old filly by St. Albans out of Rambling Kate by Birdcatcher, Rambling Mary ; and his brown filly foal by Macaroni out of Elfrida by Faugh-a-Ballagh, Bonnie Kate. FoRFEiT LIST.—Tho forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Bessie, Claret Cup, Cramp, Dick An published as having entered for the draws, Lord Waldegrave (to qualify). The— following is the time occupied It should havekebenzeine'afoßrrothweiCßurep GOODWOOD NEETING.—Mr. Mac ' ken by Benson's chronograph .ad, 4 arrival, 3h 59alin lOisec ; duration of : Y l l Goodwood.s'os ASCOTndi a it atwe GOLD Cur. wrongly ;_Start, race, 4min 35isec. DEATH OF TOMMY LYE.—Thomas Lye, the once famous jockey, died on Sunday last, at Middlehain, after a short illness, at the ago of seventy-one. Ile was buried privately iu East Witton churchyard on Thursday. Mr. Joseph Painter, jun.,of Dean's Hall Stud Farm, near Stafford, died at Jersey a fow days since. He had been ailing for a considerable time. THE FOURTH . OF JUNE AT ETON.—This annual celebration takes place to-day. There will bo the usual procession of boats to Surley-hall, and a display of fire works from the ait on the Thames in the evening. The Great Western and South Western Railways will run spe cial trains for the convenience of visitors. SOUTH NOTTS ELEtTION.—In consequence of thp elevation of Lord Stanhope to the Upper House, through the death of his father, the Earl of Chesterfield, there is a vacancy for the south division of Notts. It is not yet known positively who will offer himself as successor to Lord Stanhope, but no successful opposition could be offered to an influential Conservative. Mr. T. B. T. Hyhlyard, of Flintham, states his willingness to come forward in the Conservative interest if a requisition signed by a sufficient number to render his success probable be presented to him. Mr. Charles Paget, formerly M.P. for Nottingham , is '1 mentioned on the Liberal side ne quotation oi gold at Paris is about per laillePna, and the short exchange on London is 25.10 per £1 sterling. on comparing these rates with the English Mint price 01 £3 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 3-ICtlis per pent. dearer in Yari3 than tEI ma, ~liss 1 by 3na, 01C, 4liss Ilse, this The offi- Her ;0 to c tcd for aXe ia of adro, h a d° Igor ster- far , the the Ille iSiDg DO tO" , in i jor th° of -10 100 100 100 all 100 100 'MEN'