The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

?NEY MARKET .AND COMMEROL.IL, ix , :1:E1,1,7 i: NOE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. --- • - --- --- The Bank directors at their weekly court to-day have made no alteration in their minimum rate of discount, which still remains at 3 per cent. In the general market the inquiries are moderate, and the rates are about 4 lower, and exceptionally at 2i per cent. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., of L?aden hall-street, have announced the dividend, due on the Ist June, on the bonds of the Cienfuegos and Villa Clara Cuba) Railroad Company, and have also published the numbers of various bonds drawn which will be published on the same date. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £530 15s. 6d. on account of the dividends 'on,,the debt of Ecuador. 11Tr. J. C. Coleman has obtained the sanction of t he Court of Chancery to declare a further dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank of London. This, together with the dividends already paid, will make a total of 14s. 6d. in the P o und, within twelve months of the suspension of the bank. , By advices from the Chontrtles, the directors l earn that the roads are now in good order, the niaehinery in full course of transit to the mines, the works progressing favourably, and the health of the establishment good. At the meeting held to-day of the International Land Credit Company a dividend was declared of Bit francs four Shillings and tenpence per share. The English Bank of Rio Janeiro have issued their report to be presented on the 29th instant, which shows an available profit of £37,108, and recommends a dividend of 6s. per share, making, , w ith the amount paid in November last, a distri bution of 6 per cent. for, the year. The sum of £ 2 2,108 is to be added to the reserve fund, which Will then amount to £45,233. The biddings for bills on India took place to-day at the Bank of England :-The amounts allotted Mad ras to Calcutta, 15,75,000 rs. (£157,500) ; to .inadras, 35,000 rs. (£3,500) ; and to Bombay, 800,000 rs. (12,000). The minimum price was fine d as before at ls. 111 d. on all the Presi dencies, Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at a nd_ abo ve t h e m i n i mum w i ll rece i ve i n full those on Bo mbay at the minimum about 34 p er c e n t. those abo ve in full. The 42d general meeting of the Provincial Bank of Irela n d was held to-day at the office of the Bank, 42 , Old Broad-street, Philip Twells, Esq., in the chair. After the re-election of the four directors, W h o went out by rotation, Henry Barnett, Esq., was elected a director in the room of the late Sir W. Mintor Farquhar, Bart., and an annual report was read, which was satisfactory, and fa vourably received by the shareholders, and the meeting t erm i nated by a vote of thanks to the direc tors and to the secretary, and other officers. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1866. Gre a t Western 76,861 75,669 o rth We s t ern ...117,797 119,920 to . uth ••• Western ..• ... 28,311 24,743 ':lghto Midla n d ... 23,155 20,110 52,010 48, 659 outh Eastern 25,392 2 - 2,633 Gr eat N or th ern 38,828 37 , 7 9 T? ,a.p.eashire an d Yorkshire... ... 46,53 0 40 , 4 ° 3 Jarts tol and Exeter... 7,409 6,991 North E astern ••• 73,929 72,618 Manchester Sheffield and Lincoln ... 21,030 19,827 Great Eastern ... 34,707 3 i,312 London Chatham, •• n . d Dover ... 1.1,332 9,701 ketropo'lita m' sh • a 4,232 4,023 I% Torth *** 27,027 25,456 .9reat Southern d • Weste •• re of Ireland:.. 10,643 9.078 alidland and e G r r a a n t Western of Ireland ... 6,175 5,683 Glasgow and South-Western e 10,962 10,949 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, generally show eonle satisfactory results. On the Great 1V stern ther e is an increase of £1,192 ; on the South Western, of £3,571 ; on the Brighton, of £3,045 ; Ott the Midland, of £3,351 ; on the South tastern, of £2,751; on the Great Northern, of £ 1 ,078; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, o f £1,077 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of ; on the North Eastern, of £1,311; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,203 ; on Great Eastern, of £395 ; on the London, Chatham, an d Dover, of £1,633; and on the North British, of £ 1 ,571; while the North-Western shows a ecrease of £2,123. Two O'CLOCK. • 11 . stead— : tone has prevailed in the English Stock Market, with a m o d era te amount of business, and :tl , 801 3 are firm at 92k for delivery, and at 90 .1 . -"" d iv. for the 6th of June, with an upward tend ency. o rr , h : New Threes and Reduced Annuities are ; Exch equer Bill s, 23 5 . p rem . ; Bank of Ztiglalld Stock, 251 ; India Stock, 2171 ; India i \ Per Cents., 1114 112 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., ; and ditto Bonds, 495. to 52s prem. T he For e i gn Stock Market continues firm. Italian h ave l declined k, 54 but the Greek have advanced t t o 14 I, Spanish Passive -I, to 22i j, Certificates 14 4 15, and Chilian Scrip 4, to 3 2 dis. ; while - i ' jt. Lcan are steady at 164 17, Turkish 5 per Cents. b i and Russian S cr ip I di s . t o I par . Dami an Scrip has improved to 5 3 dis. ' l le Forei gn and Colonial lines have remained dull b ut t with any material change as regards values. Arekt L uxembourg are dealt in et 101 South Bahia and Lombardo-Venetian, a t 15i Iv a and San Francisco, at 128 138 ; Gr ea t 8i 1 09. estern ef Canada, at 14.1 ; and East Indian, at 1° Illi ttne rican Secu r iti es h ave b een very li tt l e d ea l t i n. stea dy have d ec li ned I, to 76 ; but Erie Shares are ..,, a dY at 42 8; and United St a t es 5-20 B on d s at ih Mis cellaneous an d Fi nance s h ares are dull, and most instances show no great change in values. Credit Fonde r of Eng:and are marked 28 8 ; Hud hill Steam , 's B ay Company 16f i 4-' t, ; Peninsular and Orien- tua , 60 ; and Viceroy o f E gy p t ' s M or t gage n, 74 72. 4 , B ank sha res exh ibi t in a few instances rather R us e buoyancy. Alliance are at 14? ; Bank of 'tnetralia at 61/ ; London and County new shares a s t 22 i 23 ; O r i enta l B an k C orporat i on at 43 ;;°Lith Australia at 25f ; and Union of London at 38 i 39, tra es n illY a moderate amount of bu s i ness h as b een gener a l' acted in th e R a il way Share Market, but prices upon the y fashow an upward tendency consequent Great v ourable n a t ure o f th e t ra ffi c returns. ea ' k; astera . and Metronol4 ha ve improved i f, North Western and tri a - + van , e ac h • ; t Great Northern A Stock Midl and gtitu n h . and 4 Great Western, 1; and South Eastern, each If. • MINING MARKET. Busines s to-da THURSDAY AFTERNOON. y has been less active. Prices, howeverrices, ex hibit little var i a ti on. A nnexe d are t h e , :-- hivuey.ton Moor, ..... 1 5 / El tales Gold ..... 3} 3i i_tu,erd A.nialgamato 51. 5- 1 - 1,'1,8 naaset ............ 16 17 2 East Gt. Consols.— f,,,ast Caradon .... ..... 51 5 ~,z4st Loy , ii . "St lt I ............ 8 1 9 ,a hasell ....... 21 1 E a 2k 21 k4r.eeat Laxoy ... : ..... 171- 181 sa r l at Retallick ...... 41- 5 eat Whoal yor ... 17 18 Marke Valley North Crofty North Retallick Princeof Wales 51s Od 5256 d Providence Mines South Caradon 340 350 Tincroft l4+ 151 %Vest Chiverton %Vest Scton Wheal Chiverton — Wheal Basset 65 70 Wheal Seton lo7+ 1121 r BRITISII FUNDS —CLOSING NIXES. CiDVERN MENT FUNDS. a 132 T -;011t. Consols ...... 921 D o. . .. June .................. _ , . , p ACcount, 6 9uf 1 * Newl'Vet' Cent. geduc,:d 9ot I ,I (4 v 3 per tient .... 9O 25 per Cent. Js,n. 1894 4 1)0 . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 lO6l tuifties,33o yrs, expire sth Jan 1880 —ll • or - 0 yrs, expire sth April 1885 te —0 (Red Sea Tele6raph), AR ~ "Xeliequer Bills, .£l,OOO, o nadA per CI. p m 1)0 £5OO m 1)0 £lO & 200 23 P pm 8411 k of *England St 0 o £, 65 per Cent b o. o it INDIAN GOVERNDIE SECIIIIITIES. lolla Stoc NT k, 105 per Cent. April 1874 2175 Do, 0 per Cent. Aeeount .........880 . : .. July~l Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5-, 1 - per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 3razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 48 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 18`)3 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 , )o Account 741. 1 5 41 i Do. £lOO Bondy 74} i i Blenu, Ayres 6 per Cent — D, 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) C ...intri 6 IA r Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Co. 6 1) "r Cent A . Do. „ B Do. „ 1861 Do. „ Scrip, £4) paid 0 ii inbian, 6 per Cent. ;id", 6 per Cent. D oiisli 3 per Cent., 1825 D 3. 5 per Cent., 1861 — I) nabiau Prinmpaliti3s, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 • Do. Do. Scrip, £35 paid dis F laador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~.'gyptian 7 per Cent . 844 4 Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds 00. Do. 1864 Bl4 Do. £lOO Bonds B4l 4 54 Do Government Railway Debentures B2/ 14 3 ( 3-:•eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon: no. Account D ~ Coupons Do. Account G yitetuala 5 per Cent .. — 1 s;ian 5 per (`ert 1865 Do, Account • . 72 14 I )o. Maremmana Railway . 53 M. •ien.r. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 1 ontevideau 6 per Cent. .••• 0000 Vimorish Imperial 5 per Cent No a' Granada l4 Do 3 per Cen 35 Do. Deferrad Do Land fiarrants (Hectares) Pe -urian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account 694 70 Do 45 per Cent., 1865 Do 45 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 45 per Cent., 1862 Do Account P irtsgiiese 3 per Ct., 1.8:V, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,' 41 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St B7 8 Do 45 per Cent. 1850 i Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 Cm Cont.., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 854 65 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 BB4 8 D ~ Anglo-Dutch, 1866 864 1 6 Do. do. £6O paid i• pin iardinian 5 per Cent - Spimish 3 per Cent ... Do Acc/Junt Do New Detested — I Do. Account Do Passive — Do Acc.uut 224 5 . Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 45 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid . — dis I 'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 551 1 5 1 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do, 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — D o . 1861 2ll Ditto 14 per Cent. Divilenas on the above payaule iu Loudon. Austmn, a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch $ per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, - Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italiah 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 5ll 1 _ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money 925 4 Do. Account,: ex div. 904 5 xd MARKETS.-- this day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with all breeds of beasts, which meet a steady sale, at fully Mon day's quotations, to a slight advance. 'The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s. 101 por 81b. The show of sheep was by no means extensive.. Sales progressed steadily at ex treme currencies. The best Downs were worth fully ss. per 81b.; lambs moved off freely, at full prices, viz., from 7s 2d to 8s 4d per 81b.; calves commanded full quotations, with a moderate number on offer; prime small pigs were firm in price ; but large bogs were a dull inquiry. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. sdsd s d s d Crse & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 6 Pmecrs-wool sheep 1 6 4 8 Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prune 't.tiaowii ,43. - 10 5 0 Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 6 La ge coarse calves. 4 2 5 0 Prime Scots, &c.... 1 8 4 10 Prime small d0......5 2 5 0 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 6 3 10 barg,e hogs .3 0 3 6 Second quality do ..4 0 4 4 1 :quail porkers 3 5 4 0 Lazub....7s 2d t o 8. id. - - -- Suikling calves, 2,8 to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, :As to 26s each.. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Bests ... Cows.... . Sheep sail 1 .mhs Ca yes l6t Pigs 2O Beasts Cows 790 I 1 sheep ..nd l.mbs 9,400 Calves 2OO 210 MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENIEALL. —The supplies of meat are very moderate, and the trade is steady, .as follows: Beef, 38 4,1 to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 101; lamb, 6s 6d to is 4d; veal, 3s 10d to 55 4d; pork, 3s 4d to is 4d per Bibs by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD —Meadow hay, £3 Os to .£1 ss; clover, £4 03 to 108 Od; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load. A fair trade. ComßEßLA:cn—Meadow hay, £3 03 to £4 7s ad ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 O s per load. ' Supply moderate : WIIITECHAPEL — Meadow hay, £3 to £4 53 Ocl ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load. Trade steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET— This Day. Market steady. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. TEREIFIO CONFLAGIIA LION. - Tho most extensive fire that has happened in the North eastern district of the metropolis broke out about 11 o'clock last night, and continued to rage nearly the whole of this (Thursday) morning, destroying in its progress property valued at many thousand pounds sterling. The scone of its operations was a large superficies, situate in Park-road, Albion-road, Stoke Newington, whereon was erected very extensive workshops, used as carpenters' and joiners' shops, whilst around were sundry piles of timber, which towered high into the air. The whole of this pro perty belonged to Mr. Roda, a builder. It appears that the private watchman bad his attention suddenly attracted to an unusual glare of light, but owing to the extent of the premises it was at first impossible to tell in what part the fire had occurred. There, being, however, a great number of horses in the stables, the first thing sought to be accomplished after the alarm was given was to gat the animals out, which was accomplished, but not without groat difficulty. In the course of a few minutes the fire assumed a fearful aspect, for the whole range of workshops were ou fire from end to end, and pile after pile of timber became ignited, and the flames rose so high as to be visible from every part of the metropolis. This had the effect of calling out the firemen and escape men to supposed outbreaks in their immediate districts, and Con ductor Shaw started with his escape as far as Doswell-street from Aldersgate, when he found that the caise of alarm was the reflection of the one at Stoke Newington. Conductors Beeton and Warr arrived with two of the Royal Society's escapes, and about a dozen land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., followed, and several others of manual power. No time was lost in setting the engines to work, but in spite of the vast torrents of water thrown into the midst of the flames they continued to rage, and in a comparatively brief space of time the whole of the carpenters' and joiners' shops, the men's tools, &c, were destroyed, and many piles of timber were consumed, but the fire continued to smoulder until nearly noon. The counting-house was also destroyed, but the books were all saved in one of the patent Reliance iron safes. The total loss must amount to a considerable sum, and it is understood that Mr. Ruda was only partially insured. The origin of the fire is un known. SHIPYING INIEL.LIULDICE. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 15. —AnLiversary, from Stettin; from Memel ; Ida, steamer, from Dantzie. Arrived, May 16.—Maggie, from Dantzic; Emma and Sophie, from Helsingberg ; !Tarriet, from Guernsey; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Europa, steamer, from Malaga ; Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Fulton, steamer from Dunkirk; Sarah Humphries, from Frederickstad ; Margaret West, from Dantsic ; Sir Colin Campbell, from Porto Rico; Colonist, from Kurrachee ; Alacrity, from Windau ; Friar, from Malmo. Sailed, May H.—Anglo-Dane, steamer, for Copenhagen. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Cella, steamer, of Waterford, from New York, for London ; Devonshire, from. London, for St. Kitts. Tho Iliade, front River Plate, for Antwerp, has been supplied with an anchor and 15 fathoms chain, in lieu of others Lost. MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Itailwayb, !Bribtoi alio Exeter . Caledonian briar ICork and Bandon.. 'corn w.. 11 Dublin. A: Bel tat Junk. Dun„ Perth, It a b.J une. :I;.Lonciwa, 00. M.,stern: Great; Eabtern, 'rd. s: Do. Angl. at. No. '4l ziootianu; A hltl.A blUek Do. ev,r, tn. tt te.s pi, (its, and iV. of !rot:it'd' tit. V 4 eaite,o s. 41. IL4 11 gaii. Do. J itltt.ti kVates I )o. Aliet.—lixturii liewpoit ..... k,311t1,. L tiOU alui ;Liiliek % . ;;ti Lon., liri,:o.,:k 6 Om, Lou., Chat., and Do. lietrup. r.x. A.. Lou. AD Aurili 41 rater,.'. . ;South iVesteru, .Sian., 61.10.,*(5; Liuoolu' It.t:Lropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Alet.ropolitan Dlistrict ►:o. du. do. Uo. and at. John's 'u ►lid,aud Do. .£ll Share Do, Dart. id hient North British Do. Ed., l'th. Az Dun. Nth. Eastern—lierwie. Do. (i..N•E purohn.st Do. Let , ds Do. York D. Car[Ude Do. tock.tlt D.trliug Do. do. 186 U-61..., North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. JO. 1866 ..... North Statlordshire N. Jz S. W. Junction . :Scottish Cc n tral 11; Aber. stock Scot, tthropanire Union ioilth 'Ryon E.. stern WuK., IVo:( L'a!l Vale Do. C Vale or Nextl.l Waterford Az, Kificeun) %Vaterluo Wlnteha ; CornwAll - 31111'1611 r Atlantic St..Lawrenec Baroda, fi Cen.ld• gu.. percent... Do.:' sliares Buffalo AL Lake" norms Do. L'relerence Roll., Brant, & 610 derich 6 p c. 1872-3- Ualcatta & S. E., 11th a, e Town tlz Duck, gu Demerara, 7 'Lc,. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East I,zdnin, go. 5 p.c. Do. J Extcusiou 'rand Trunkci Cana,' Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c L)o. Ist i'ref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pra. Bonds. t>o. do. deferred 1./Q.:id ?ref: stack. Do. do. deferred Du. 4tti Prel. stook . Do. do. deterred ()it. lunia L'en. gua. 5p.0. 0. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. 24 ew <rua. 5 p.c. t. Sou= h of india gu4. 5 per cent D .4,f per cent.... ;rent 'A R. of Canada. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c Bum- pay 187:; Do. 5 4 dv. pay. 1577-8.. [radian Branch, litniteci' Madras, gua. 5. p.o D. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Exteusioi. Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bads. Mel. .t Hudson's say.. N.lll.e'da,6polstpf.bs Scinde . Do. Della Do. do . . 4. Do. l'uniaub.,.. Do.lndus St.f lot •JOLONIAL til/ V E15.1111.114i 04 I U L Britiah Columbia, 6 per oent., Deo. 31,1872... Can.Gov.6 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & U... sp. c. Mar. Dept •)o. 5 p. e. Jan. & J u(y Uo. sp. inset - toed sk Cape U. llope, 6 p.e. /o. AO. St WI.. 18:10-Iim , Uo. du 163v-9. Jan.&July, 'et . . 5 per cent. 15 April and 5 uet., 1900._ . ~es ion, Nov. iiieN 6 p. 00. 157, Ilauritius, 6 p. o, 1573, lan. and July Do. 1.78 .0.185 z, May t 5, Nov. Do. 1815, l'co. a Ana ',ov. o per cent N.13.G0v.6p.c.Ja...V.1 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •c., 186;: Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 167 e Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gcv. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. e 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 As upwards VicAlov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, .3 pril & Oct 99 98 100 100 102 83 90 B.► 10; ILA 145 107 144 106 lu2 141 989 74 ;'3 RI R. 3 ILO 1 6 t'.4 I t,3 LOS IC3 (CO 105 t t,7 PB,►tU 1;6 VS 91 VS 85 F. 7 101 lu2 bi 86 96 98 91 93 103 108 I SUN, LON Paid.' Closing I Baguet* , Prim. dsne. /Teter .... 100 78 SO 781 9/ 100 106 08 100 4U 16 don— all 4 6 last Jun, 100 65 68 it Ind une. Ico 70 72 Certil all 100 4 -1 Western. 10u IC3 .0i ,ktroi.sois. its. , 23 29 2• . st. No. *4 10 0 I .-3uottand! I Bie 0.8 110 1091 81 ! 10 0 Gb9 ill 10e4 105 11 at 25 pt, 10 lreioond, 10u F 9 41 -13rigin.4., 1.0 4t 42 411 12 1 Rail got, 100 V atea 1 W.turo; tuo k 4 27 oou 26 ..... (in ksinr,' 1011 122 123 1231, ;iitek iuu t 6 Coon— 10 s'i ( . 7 i 67 1 I id 1.3,3%.; io,, 16 17 r.x. A ' lou ti , 2 41' ester,,: 100 112 ;13 112.1 112 121 Vio'estern lOu . 75 7„ 75i LAllOOlll' 10t, 45 i 6 all t. 6 t 7 1171 17 10 —p on all 103 105 District all do. 10 - 6 it.`6 107 1064 71 e 7 Derti 10U 7J 81 76 all lOU 33 3S . Dun lO9 4 18 ' Berwies 100 10 Iy2 purchnst 16.13.4 ••• •• 10u 69 Gi 591 tOO 9. 91 92 ..... 100 . all 32 -61 lB 7 8 p . lO ; 110 ;13 5. lO -- 5 1 shire nation al - -- oer. stock 100 10u ion 1110 55 57 iOU 14 4o 45 1(..0 C 2 to 3 634 41 &IV 01( all u / 100 110 bi 21 3, 10') I:liken:1) 10. Intehot ; 6 1 - 'l5ll rOSSESdIO:N.IS. awrcnce all 57 50 Cen.tu lOO 100 102 10 id al' e'llurois ail 4 40 ce ioderich R., 100 Jock, gu. WO 50 55 per. p all 101 103 ;tt. sdo 100 101 'A'.3 102 a 25 p.c. tOO 108 tUJ lusl 9 taloa Catiad-, WU 20 22 t, Bonds all 85 88 Bonds all 57 19 55 4 red .. atl 53 54 Bonds all 52 54 red -- Lock—. all 37 10 red stook all 23 25 red ua.sp.e lOO 108 IC9 1091 9 2 r cent lB 6 I t , 5 p.c 6 1 i t it 10,; 91 93 all 12/ 13/ 112 alt 1.1 121 iay 1873 all 1.8 Y 2 1877-8 all 81 44 litnitee 2 11 1/ p.c 90 J4 1132' 1021 1 100 85 90 :teus,iot. 5 C. Bads. 10u 8 Bay all st p4.hs LOU 82 85 100 97 93 t ; 100 97 Ili 101 10 1 1 IOU 97 98 s 4 100 107 109 BULTI3 Caul. Consul.. uold, IChiverton Clifford Amalgamates. tievon G. Cons. Cravat Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East earadon EU:, Cara Brea si , ist Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved N. IV'/ itussell CravistKl Gain. & StA übyn((i wen.l tireat L ,xey, tireat South rolgua Oreat Wheal nuAy Wheal Vor • ;rens/ he ticrod's Foot Ilingatou 'downs Margaret Uny Lelant 3larke ..... Awyndy Iron Ore, e*.v Se Lon North Itoskear Bassett (Dlogan North Wheal Crotty prosper United l'r. , videnee Coy Lclani I S. Caradon (6t. Cleer)„l ISouth Condurrow 1y Wheal Frau. ktllogan Stray Park . Ulu Croft.... Vigra and Clog - an, Um,. West :'tassett (11logan W. Caradun (Ltekeard West Chi rerto n ....... West Seton • .... . Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller ( ftedruth IVheal Mary Ann (Ken. Wheal Setou .. . !Wheal 'rrelawnev (Lis (, rdar Kt: 1.1 AIIN ILS. 2.1.0 guy 2. t 3.1, all 1 t.U.k 8. IBA 8.10. t it).6 - ! 17.1; 1 !Li,: li 3.2.9 18. i 8.9 35.15 0 all ssi 5 :7.0 5 7 4 6 370 390 1 1} 18 20 5 0 3 34 3 4 9 10 34 31 1 5 id 17 17 1) la 14 3: 31 2i 3 1 7 11 31 ' 2} la,l 35 15 11 13 4 5 21 2! 26 28 310 330 34 44 ;2 vi 2 6 9 .1 68 70 130 :40 65 ;0 23 25 11 13 05 115 ►0 12 N (11i: iIA tillib In 18 Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent atom 821 Consolidated, 6 per cent.. stuck, Di 'to. Bristol and Birm.. 6 per cent., Ditto, 4, per cent. rd.. 93 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, .1 t•RI..FERENCk.:RES ANL) STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 p!, Ditto, h percent. 14 l.!lsiP› LEASED AT FIXED ILENTAI.t . London and Blackwall, 81. FOREIGN ItAILWAYE4. :shin and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., 13/ 12} Belgian Eastern Junction, 2 11 Luxembourg, 104 f, 4 - z , outh Austrian sad ',onward° Venetian, it FOREIGN MINJCB. Gliontalcs Gold and Silver Mining, 3 I bon Pedrt, Nur 11 i:el 1-Zey, 21 pin rontluo and Bolivia uuld, Port l'hilip, Sottish Australian, United Mexican, YudanAniutana of South Australia, 13-16 15404 la b. Alliance, li 141 11 ustrtan, 74 Australasia. 61, British North American, 50} Chartered .ler. 01 London. and China, 29j 9 Consolidat,a, lim., 4 7-.6 English and diode Janeiro, 1im.,"81 111 Loperia, BMOC, Imperial . Montan. lim., 81 Litou Mortgage Bank to ilium. Itm., 14 London B .I.ll‘ of Alexi.° .tud S. America, lira., 9 London and Enver ['late. Ditto, iss.ied at 1j pm., 121 London Chartered Cans of Australia, 23 London and County. 56 Ditto, ne•, 2 8 3 Lannon Joint 6tokik, 421- London and Veaezula, litn , Merchant Bank, tint_ 15 Metropolitan Bank. lim , 71 Oriental Bank Corporitton, :3j South Australia, 23 Unio of Australia, 17 j Union of Loudon, 39 zij lIIISCELLANJCOUb. A nglo-American Telerzraph, 181 Atl..urre l'etegrapn, 51 24 Dit o, 8 per malt., 95 Australian Agricultural, 171 ...ea.!' Water IS orks, Inn.. 111 12 Ceylon Company, Dit. 0, A shares, 4 ; 4 Commercial union, foe urann, 4 Crc lit e oncier of r.O iauu,llw . 21 Ebbw Vale, 1 if Electric and International Telegraph, Ditto, new, Gen. Ureulit and Discount, Inn.. 5 5-18 Home and lonia! ssurance,d .udsou's Bay, 161 1, International Ftnaticial society, lim., 2 7-16 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). Ditto, I 1 per cent. Bonds, redem. I^7o. Issued 00, 50:19.1 New Zealand Loan and Mier. Agency, Bin., 2j Yeniusula and Oriental steam, GO lihynincy Iron, 21, /Ito de Janeiro City Improvements. 20, 1 le.e rapti Cons iruc. and Mainte.a., lim., Ditto, 16 Thames and Mersey 3larinc, Insurance, Vperoy of Egypt, Ai.p.rtioi;e Loan, 71, 2_ll Share 20 st er LCO 100 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 ;CIN,* IHURSDAY EVENING, MAY 16 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Right lion. Sir James Wilde and a Special Jary.) lIOLDEN AND OTHERS V. CHADBAND. In . this case Mr. Sergeant Ballantine (with him Dr. Spinks, Q.C.) stated that the will in question, which it was now proposed to propound, was made in 1855, but that, subsequently, a codicil had been added in 1864, and it was against this Codicil that he now appeared ; but as the parties interesed in it did not appear, he. prayed that the learned judge would grant probate of the original will, and go against the codicil. The Judge Ordinary said that he should like to hear the evidence of the attestation. Mrs. Dunto❑ said that the testator, Joseph Ewing, resided with her in 1835, and that on th(- 14th of. Novemb2r in that year she wituet,sed his will, and subsequently in 1864 the codicil. Mr. Sergeant Ila Hamitic said that he thought right to state that the medical gentleman Nho at tended him had been left by the codicil £2OO, but that he had ref usel to accept or hare anything to do with it. The Judge Ordinary then directed the jury to find for the will and against the codicil, which was accordingly done. POLICE 114 TELLIGEACE. —.this Day. BOW-STREET. THE POLICEMAN'S BOOTS.—William Hammont, a police constable of the A division, was charged with stealing a pair of police uniform boots, the property of another con stable, James M'intosh, A 512, from the smoking-room at the section house in King-street, Westminster. Mr. Abrams, who appeared for the prisoner, requested that a man named Istiacs, who he understood was a wit ness in the case, should ba out of court during the ex amination of the prosecutor. Mr. Vaughan assented, and Isaacs left the court. The Prosecutor deposed--Yesterday afternoon at about half-past five o'clock I missed a pair of boots from a shelf in the smoking-room, where the boots are kept. lat once gave information to Sergeant Davis, 19 A. They were new boots. He had never worn them. The contract price is 14s. I went out into Gardner',-lane, and found Lewis Isaacs there with the boots in his bag. I asked him to account for the boots, how they came into his possession. He said, " The young man sold them to him." I took them into the charge-room, and showed them td Inspector Bradstock. Cross-examined by Mr. Abrams—The boots were issued to me in 1866. I have had them a year. My number is on them. There are many pairs of new boots kept on the same shelf. The next to mine, on the left side, belong to a man named Kelly. I cannot say who would be next on the other side. Could not swear that they were not the prisoner's, but did not think so. All the mon had access to the shelves. Lewis Isaacs, of Sovereign-street, St. Luke's, dealer in old clothes—l purchased a pair of boots yesterday after noon of the prisoner, and gave him 7s. for them. I bought them of him in Gardner's-lane, near the station. He put them out through the window to me. 1 did not ask him any questions ; we never do when it is a pair of boots out of date. In answer to Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Bradstock explained that: when the boots had been issued a year they became the constable's own property The witness seemed to be aware of this. Isaacs said he was quite aware of it. He could not buy a pair of policeman's bocts of the last issue, knowing that the constable had 110 right to sell them, but being of last year's lame, he considered the constable was entitled to do as he liked with them. He bad at the time another pair of boots in his bag, which he had also purchased of a policeman. They were old ones. Cross-examined by Mr. Abrams—This pair of boots was all that I bought that day at Gardner's-lane station. I bought the others at Milbank. Had been in the habit of buying things of policemen at Gardner's-lane. Had occasionally bought goods through the window of the section-house, as in the present case. Mr. Vaughan said it would be necessary to make inqui ries and bring further evidence upon several points in the case, and he should therefore remand the prisoner. Mr. Abrams—l hope, under the circumstances, you will take his own recognisances ? Mr. Vaughan —Well, 1 don't know Mr. Abrams—He is a. young man of good character. Mr. Vaughan—ls that so? Mr. Bradstock —Yes, sir; his character is very good. Mr. Vaughan —Then 1 will taka his recognisance in £2O. MIRO EDIT6ON. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. MARLBORO UGII-STREET A FIGHT IN A WORICIIOUSII.—Richard Bryan, 71, an inmate of St. Martin's Workhouse, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting John Markham, aged 78, also an in mate of the workhouse. Markham said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner strike one of the inmates, named Burton, without the least provocation. He told the prisoner it was a cowardly act, and the prisoner then abused him. Ho shook the prisoner, and the prisoner then struck him in the eye. The prisoner asked the complainant whether they did not have a regular stand-up fight, and whether he (pri soner) did not give in, and complainant said they did not. John Barnes, another very old man, said the prisoner struck him a severe blow without any provocation. Robert Skinner, a man about 70 years of age, said there was a regular fightbetwee❑ complainant and prisoner. Prisoner said he Would plead guilty to striking Barnes, having lust his temper. Mr. Knot took the prisoner's own recogniiances tokeep the pea.ce, after cautioning him as to his future conduct. THAMES. AUDACIOUS ROBBERy. -- Alltthew Gray and Cornelius Gibbons, coal-porters and coal-whippers, were brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing eight tons of coals, the property of Messrs. Henry Couplon and others, coal merchants in Wapping. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. Mr Joseph Smith and Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitors, de fended the prisoners. It was explained by Mr. Charles Young that for some time past a very audacious system of robbery had been carried on in the docks. Several coal merchants moor barges, laden with coal, in the docks for the purpose of supplying homeward and outward bound ships; and in many instances thieves have solicited and obtained orders from captains, navigated the coal barges alongside ves sels, delivered the quantity required, received payment, and appropriated the money to their own use. Several convic tions of the thieves have taken p:ace. This was a case of the kind alluded to by Mr. Young. On 25th of April last Geary waited on Captain John Moore, the master of the ship Silksworth in the London Dock, and said he would would supply him with coals at 19s. per ton. After some conversation the captain agreed to receive six tons of coals at 17s. per ton. The coals were brought alongside the Silksworth in one of Messrs. Compton's barges, and deli vered by the prisoners in open day. Three days after wards Captain Moore met the prisoners who had delivered the coals onshore, and Geary asked for payment of the six tons of coals. The captain's suspicions had been awakened by an invoice having been delivered with the coals, and made an excuse that he had not money enough about him. Geary said he would take a part, ur £4 10s. in discharge of the ,lebt ; " or" said the prisoner, "LI if you like, that will do." Captain Moore requested the prisoner to wait upon him next mon,ing on board, and he would pay the full amount. On the fol lowing morning Geary came on board the Silksworth and received a £5 note of Captain Moore, for which he gave a receipt. The prisoner was immediately taken into custody by Inspectors Major and Clarke, of the Thames police, who made a complete case against thorn. Although out prisoners denied all knowledge of each other, it was proved that they were frequently together, that they acted in concert in the abstraction of coals from Messrs. Compton's barge; and the delivery thereof. • Mr. Andrew Walker, manager to the firm of Compton and Co., said he missed 7 ton 4 cwt. of coals from one barge, that he was the only person authorised prosecutor's to allowed to receive goods from the money for coals except their clerk. Ile knew the and the no delivery . one ‘r a so f pri soners well. They had formerly been in the service of .give orders barg f o o s, r Compton and Co. and dischargond. Evidence was given that the p r isoner Gibbons brought the barge alongside the Silksworth the night before the coals were delivered. _ _ The prisoners werArdered by their solicitors to reserve their defence for the Sessions, and Gibbons followed this advice, but Gray said, "I agreed to supply Captain Moore with 7 tons of coals. I gave the order lea man named Smith. The captain had no money. lie said he would fetch the money from his broker's on the Sat ur d ay. I to ld the man to go and get his own mout.y on b oar d s hi p, and told me the captai n h a d he came to me and gone home and could not wait for his money, and I must pay him. I paid him Li 16s. I met the captain in the Miurries and also on Tower-hill, and then he said, ' Come on board on Saturday, and I will pay you.' " Mr. Partridge said the defence was not at all reconcile able with the evidence for the prosecution. Ile committed the prisoners for trial and refused bail. The reception of the Emperor and Empress of Austria at Buda-Pesth, the other day, was again most enthusiastic. On this occasion, favoured by the season, the houses were decorated with green wreaths and gar lands, and the streets from the railway terminus at Pesth to the palace at Buda were strewn with flowers. The Em press, with the Crown Princa and the Archduchess Gisella, will reside in the imperial villa in the Auwinkol, close to Buda, until the preparations for her reception at the Chateau do Godolo, the recently acquired crown domain, are completed. TA CTERSALLS'-THIS EVENING. DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Vauban (taken and wanted) 11 to 4 agst The Rake (taken) 7to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Marksman (taken and offered) 23 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Palmer (offered) 21 to 1 agt , t, Grand Cell6S (taken) 21 to 1 agst D'Estuurnel (offered) 33 to 1 agst Dcag:m (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) . 50 to 1 agst Fitz-Iv,al (offered) 50 to I . agst Plaudit (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agzit Roquefort (offered) 100 to 1 agst Gilley King (off. red) 100 to 1 agst Skysail (offered) 10000 to 50 a:,•;st It'SCUV (taken) 100 to 80 agt Vauban and The Rake coupled (taken OAKS. 5 to 2 on Achievement (taken) Bto 1 agst Hippia (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Bumblekite (taken) 20 to 1 agst Skysail (offered) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING. —Tins DAT. Both the favourites for the Derby remained to day in good demand on the re-assemblage of mem bers after their visit to Bath. IVroughton's defeat, however, by Van Amburgh, on Tueaday, evidently had a somewhat depressing effect on Vauban, whose admirers stood out for 5 to 2, a price also only obtainable about The Rake. Not a deal of business, however, was transacted in connection with either, bnt Van Amburgh was so often in quired after and backed that there is every proba bility of his yet seeing a shorter price. The 20 to 1 dii i ision. and more extreme outsiders were men 7 tioned as below, but po large amounts were in vested in either case. For the Oaks Achievement was backed to win a " century," and llippia for smaller sums. - THE DERBY. 500 to 200 agst Vauban (taken) sto 2 agst The Rake (offered) 7 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Dragon (offered) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 20 to 1 agst Julius (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst The Palmer (offered, take 30 to 1) 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered, take 30 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Grand Cross ;taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Fitz Ivan (taken) 50 to 1 aot Piau lit (olcirod) 1000 to 10 Master Butterfly (taken) 1000 to 5 agst The Rescue (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Corporal (taken) THE OAKS. 250 to 100 on Achievement (taken) FORFEIT LIST. —The forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Jenny Jones filly, Malta. The following assumed names have been registered : Mr. W. F. Thornton, Mr. J. B. Jones, Mr. C. Ash, Mr. Robert Williams. CoLoutts OF RIDERS.—Mr. W. F. Thornton, black, black and red cap ; Mr. J. B. Jones, brown, yellow cap. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF ENGAGEMENTS.—May 11, at 2.20 p.m., Quirina, out of the Wheathampstead States at Harpenden ; after 6 p.m., Lytham, out of the 100 sovs Plate at Harpenden ; after 6 p.m., Van Brunt, out of Epsom Derby. May 13, at 9 a.m., Handley Cross and Europa, out of the 100 sovs Plate at Harpenden ; at 9 a.m., Selina, Torch, and Drum, out of Bath engagements; at 9 a.m., Saga, Oppression, and Sunset, out of Epsom Oaks ; at 9 a.m., Laverna, out of the Fifteenth Biennial Stakes, Bath; at 9 a.m., Elmira, out of the Six teenth Biennial Stakes, Bath ; at 9 a.m., Pirate Chief, out of the Beaufort Cup, Bath; at 9 a.m., Choral, out of the Weston Stakes, Bath; at 9 a.m., Thermome ter and Choral, out of the Badminton Stakes, Bath; at 9 a.m., Anchorite, out of the Epsom Derby ; at 0.30 p.m., Lucifer, out of Beaufort Cup, Bath; at 2.20 p.m., Rose Stock, out of the 100 Soy. Plate at Harpenden; after 6 pan, Auditor, out of all engagements. May 15, at 9 a.m., Lexovienne and Alaytiew, out of Epsom Oaks. May 16, at 9 a.m., Alvizar, out of all engagements ; ut 0.30 p.m., Retribution, out of all engagements ; at 0.30 p.m., Usurper, out of Epsom Derby. NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given:— Duke of Newcastle's foals. C by Exchequer, out of Merry Bird Gladstone. by Lord of the Isles, out of Meg on the Wing \lac Tln ••• ••• ••• ••• 4. • C by Lord of the Isles, out of Constance, by Epirus Dunvegau. Ch eby Exchequer, out of Schism • ... Coutaugo. oby St. Albans—Hawthorn Blossom Grand Falconer. F by St. Albans, out of Myrtle ... Mazarine. F by Lord of the Isles, out of Twitter... Lencosia. Cby Oxford, out of Polynesia ... Kennington. Lord Durham's B f by Tbormanby--Tho Nymph, 3 yrs.. Artemis. Mr. W. T. Copeland's foals. Bf by Lifeboat, out of The Argosy ... Surprise. Br c by Lifeboat, out 4 Golden Drop ... Rabicau. B c by Costa, or Scottish Chief, out of Merry Maid Bruce. Br f by Mainstone, out of Mrs. Roper ... Mainspring. Mr. A. de Montgomery's yearlings (bred in France). Br fLy Nabob out of Whirl ... Charantonne. B f by The Flying Dutchman, out of Slapdash Ma Nortnandie. (Foals (bred in France). B cby The Flying Dutchman, out of Slapdash ... ... Lisieux. B f by Nuwminster, out of La Toucqttes La Calonne. NOTICE.—CIUNGE OF ADDRESS.—JORN STIRK, late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received during the past year, and bogs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at One Swan-yard, Bishop gate-street. W. llorxixs and JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN- S TREET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux.'s Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Liracechurch-street, from El even till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the HavelockOigar Stores, 10, \Palwortl road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JoE NAsii, No. 1, Ring Edward-street, Westminster road, London, has his List at the Post iu George-yard Snow-hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Farringdon street. J. N. will attend all the Principal Meetings, and has no representative out of Loudon. All letters to ho addressed as above. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (I.le,mber of Tattersall's) will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all tho prin cipal races throughout the year, from XL to any amount. Post-office orders mad., payable to St. James's-street and Piccadilly offices. Cheques to be crossed London and Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winniags. Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further particulars and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection with the City of London Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgate- street. NOTES FROM TRAINING QUARTERS. THIS DAY. NEWMARKET. The Rake did nearly a couple of miles this .morning, going splendidly. Lie went over the Limokilus. Custauce will ride him in the Derby. Dragon went rather stilly Co-day, and it is now undei stood that Trocadero will also run next 'Wednesday, with Hibbord up. Edwards will ride Dragon. The latter may go to Paris. Hermit trotted some time, and then followed Rama a little over a mile, but sl way. Periclesand Julius galloped a mile and three quar ters, led by the Beadle. D'Estournel and Roquefort did nearly two miles. Sir Oliver galloped a mile and a half, but very slowly. Th 3 Oaks mares, Ilippia r and Butince away, were going splendidly, especially the former. Ben Nevis and the Amanda colt accompanied Python nearly a couple of miles. ILSLEY. Lord Lyon took Achievement a mile and three-quarters the pair moving in brilliant' form. The filly has greatly improved. MALTON. Skysail did a rare two mile gallop ; as also did Grand Cross, led by Knight of St. Michael. Taraban went amile and three-quarters. STOCKBRIDGE. Vauban, Seville, and ITneati will go to Epsom, end this morning galloped little sh6rt of two miles. ,The Derby crack goes splendidly, and will be pounds betty. than he was on the 2,000 day. Cannon will ride Uncas, who goes to win some bets. .LATSIBOI3RN E. After three canters, Marksman took the Sunflower filly a mile and three-quarters at a rare pice. Both are very fit RICHMOND. Bumblekito showed a lot of temper this morning, but galloped nearly two miles. EPSOM. Gipsy King won a good trial with Beeswing this morning. PROPOSED-R.-17ING OF SCROOLS AND. C;LIARITIES. DEPUTATION TO LOaD DERBY THIS DAY. This afte::rtoou a v.ry :omicrons aul is fi iuuttel deptita ion waited upon Lord D..rby, at I:is official residence in Downirg-street. It eotts's:ed of th.! E rl of Shaftesbury, Morddunl Welles, Mr. Selnd M-. A.P., fl:T.•sford Ilop.•, M.P., Mr. alines, M.P., tli flight Rev. Archbishop Maulting, Mr. T. Tikon, the Pre iiderrt of the Wesleyan atilege, the Miyor of 13:n1:high:on, mud many other philanthropic gentleman. The object of the deputation was to present a memorial, calling his lordship's attention to the recent decision of the House of Lords in the ease of the Mersey Docks, and that of " The British Orphan Asylutn" in the Queen's Bench, which stated that " All buildings of a charitable or eleemosy nary character must be rated in future to the relief of the poor." The Earl of SHAFTESBURY introduced the deputation. Several gentlemen spoke in support of it, stating that if such a rating were carried out, it would not only prevent much beneficent work which was now carried on, but it would be the cause of throwing a still greater number of poor people upon the poor's rate, and would thereby cause a still higher amount of rating, inasmuch as the voluntary relief which was now given would be done away with, as the charitable institutions which were now barely supported would be unable to sustain the burthen of taza don. Several admirable institutions, both Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish were instanced as being in this condition. The Earl of DERBY said. that he had been glad to bear what such an influential d4eutation had to urge, but that they could not expect him to say anything then ; but he would take the earliest opportunity of laying the matter before his colleagues, and when they had heard what the other side had to say something would be done. The deputation, after having thanked the noble earl for his courtesy, retired. 7, as the boundaries woul imission, of which Lord four other memberssot down were merely t em p ora. be finally settled by a R o y a l cot . Eversley would be th e h ea d, ' who were yet to be appointed. THE PARIS EXHIBITION. Mr. GREGORY asked the Vico Presidc 'ut of the Com mittee of Council whether it was true that• all the news papers and periodicals published in England *rtd been sent for exhibition to Paris by the Department o'i.s 'cience and Art ; whether all the Blue Books printed f , the use of both Houses of Parliament had also t een sent ; whether the plaster of Paris cast of the pulp it at Pisa has also been sent ; what is the cost and object of :these under takings; and whether any of the obj cts in. the French Exhibition have been purchased, or are to I 43 purch a s e d, and ou whose responsibility; and whether by special 4raut, or out of the ordinary estimate. Lord R. MONTAGU said it was true flint ono speci-. melt of every newspaper had been sent to tile.. Exhibition, and also a few blue books, but certainly not ti e whole of ilto,e already published. The • expensa of tit king two casts of the pulpit at Pisa. • had nt.t h.,en greater than that which v , Jul.! Lave lweu incurred in taking one, and the reason ;; in cast was seat to Paris was to show what bail been dt oto by this country for science and art. (Lnu,.;liter.) Th i d . had col!,-cting specimens of this nature for toe use • )f schools, and it was hoped that wheu that became Icily we 6 tend NVollitt be by riot r countries an interchange of casts ' Y , rich could not but lie most beneficial as far as art VMS u .r ti e d. The cost of sending the newspapers and blu 9--books had been nothing, and the cost of sending the cast Y ad not ex ceeded 1:50. There was no intention of purcitasihg any thing at present, but if such should be done it would be out of the grant made to the Exhibition. An HON. MEntiEtt asked who had the conitiol of that grant ? Lord R. MONTAGU said the administration of the grant made for the South Kensington Museut a was under the control of the Lord President of the Council. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. - Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether it was his intention to bo understood, with respect to the Scotch Reform Bill, that in order to provide increased representation for Scotland it was the intention of Government to add to the present number of the House of Commons. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said no reduction would be made in the number of members for England and Ireland. With regard to Scotiv.nd it was intended to make a fair representation, and the hon. mem ber must have confidence in the enlightened wisdom of Parliament. THE REPRESENTATION OP THE PEOPLE BILL. In reply to Mr. FOSTER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said as two hon. members who had notices on the paper for to-mor row had courteously given way, he thought they could proceed with the committee on the bill. He believed it would be necessary for them to take a vote or two for the civil service in committee of supply, but he did not think they would embrace any subject that would lead to discussion. NATIONAL DEBT BILL -DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCES. On the order of the day being read for the second read ing of the National Debt Bill, Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN moved the following reso tion :—" That a further reduction of the duty on fire insurances, to which this house is already pledged, would be a better mode of disposing of a portion of the surplus of Ways and Means for the present year than the creation of terminable annuities proposed by the present bill." (LEFT SPEAKING.) Bank of England Returns,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Eth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, May 15, 1E67. - • ISSUE DEPA.RTMENT. Notes issued .....£33,092,655 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 5,984,90 Gold Coin and . Bullion Silver Bullion X 33,092,655 X 33,092,655 IMPERIAL PARLIA ENT -0 HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS F. The LOUD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following lills,liochesiar,Cllatham, and • Stroud Gas, Poole Roads, Tees Conservancy, Waterford, New Ross, and Wexford Junction, Sunderland Ferry, Wolver hampton New Water, Dundalk and Gleemore Railway Bills were read a second time. The following bills, Cambrian Railway (Extension cf Line), Staleybridge Gas, N ewcast le-upou- Ty n e and Gateshead Gas, Norwich and Spalding Railway, were read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Lord LIFFORD said that he shculd to - morrow evening present a petition from certaiu persons in Ireland, praying that those persons now under sen tence of death in that country for political offences should receive the Royal prerogative of mercy. ADMIRALTY DIVORCE AND PROBATE BILL, Alter a few inaudible remarks from Lord CRANWORTH, The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the commit ment of this bill, said that his noble and learned friend did not quite agree with him in someof the clauses, but hesug gested to him that there was another bill in another place which might remove his noble and learned friend's objec . - tion, and therefore in compliance with his wishes he de layed moving the commitment of the present bill, but now he should press it on. His noble and learned friend (Lord Cranworth) had suggested that perhaps the increase of causes had arisen from the circumstance of there being a number of small causes brought before the Court, but he (the Lord Chancellor) would instance the case of the Ad miralty Court. In 1841 there were 66 salvage cases, and in 1866 130. The total value of the property in the one year was £40,400, in the other £221,300. In the case of probate cause, likewise, there was an immense pressure of business. He found that at the end of Hilary Term there were 59 remanets and 61 cases had been entered between that and Easter, none of which had come on, and there were 17 fresh cases now. This gave a preponderance of the Probate, to the disadvantage of the Livorce, and they would probably remember that a long will case had occupied the court many days. It was quite im possible that the judges should despatch the business there, and he thought that there should be two judges ap pointed to the Probate and Divorce, and that they should be judges of assize. lie had consulted the judges, bu they obj. cted to this, and wished an addition to their own courts. Nobody could deny that there must be a new circuit, and then he should want two judges. But he thought that, with a little arrangement, the matter might be well adjusted. By an act of William IV. there were to be four judges in bunco, but he could not see the use of this, it was not so in Chancery; it these judges s ,t • there would be two judges let at liberty to conduct nisi prius cases. Now he did not want, to all two judges to the suparioi• court, but to add two judges to the Probate and Divorce, and two who would be availlible on circuit. It bad been urged that if these two judges were to oil circuit they would not be present when motions were made in court. When the judges never were in court the judges at assize tried the records from all circuits. Ho trusted that their lordships would pass the bill through committee. Lord CRAN WORTH considered that as far as the Ad miralty was concerned, his noble friend proposed to add judicial strength where it was most wanted. He should like to know what the arrears of cases were at the end of the seven years; other calculations were fallacious. Taking into consideration the length of time the court sat he did not think that judicial strength was re quired there. He considered, however, that not only would three judges be better than four, but that two would be infinitely better still. He objected to the present state of the bill. He considered additional judges to be a great evil. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply, said that his noble and learned friend had totally misunderstood him. He did not wish to have certain judges going on circuit, while other tried cases in Westminster had his learned reflected, that the disadvantage of this would be to upset all judicial arrangement and divide the bar. He could not conceive a more inconvenient, ar rangement. 'filo house then resolved itself into committee, and the bill passed through committee. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tints EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE SLAVE TRADE. Sir F. BUXTON asked whether it was proposed to make any alteration in the cruising ground of her Ma jesty's ships, with a view to the more effective prevention of the slave trade on the E.ist Coast of Africa? Mr., CORRY said the recommendations of Co mmanders Latham and Purvis had been adopted as far as eircum stinces would admit. It was not the intention of the Government to act on the advice of Mr. Seward. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. HANKEY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what time could a weekly tenant of a house, for which the rate is compounded, deduct from his landlord the amount he may have been called on to pay for additional rating on claiming to be separately assessed iu order to claim his vote; and, supposing the amount of rate so paid exceeded the amount of the rent due. and the landlord dis charged his weekly tenant, bow could the said tenant re cover the amount of additional rate ho had paid ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not a case that was likely to occur, but he had referred to the point fur consideration, and on receiving an answer he would communicate with the hon. member. THE SCIENCE AND ART CATALOGUE. __ Mr. GREGORY asked the Vice-President of the Com mittee of Council whether sty agreement had been made with the Times newspaper to print the Art Catalogue for a certain sum, and, if not, whether the printing of this catalogue would be suspended until the house should have decided whether the object to be obtained justified, the expense ? Lord U. MONTAGU said there was no agreement with the Times. Tile proprietor of the Times behaved in a very generous manner when they were told it was for the benefit of science and art that the catalogue should be published, and it was then agreed to print it at a sum barely sufficient to cover the expenses. The plan adopted in the Times was merely an experiment, as it was thought it would be more beneficial to publish the matter as au ad vertisement rather than in the form of a pamphlet. The advertisement was originally ordered fur four insertions, but a minute had been 'asset! limiting the insertion to two publications, which had already taken place, and which had cost only £132. lie might, however, say that the house last session had sanctioned the publication of the catalogue. Mr. OSBORNE said the noble lord had not answered the material point in the question, and that was whether it was intended to proceed with this extraordinary affair. (Laughter.) Lord R. MONTAGU said' the hon. gentleman surely could not have been listening to what ho had just said, because he had distinctly stated that a minute had been passed limiting the insertion of the two publications which had already appeared. A RIESTRONG GUNS. Mr. H. BAIL LIE asked the Secretary of State for War ?healer the War Department had paid a part of the noney, and i n t e nd s to pay the whole sum charged by the Elswick Company, for the nine breech-loading 61-pounder: recently rejected tw tly oo r threeiitproof, the said guns having been or dered years since, and having become obsolete, and whether it was not desirable to put a mark upou all g uns that fail in th eir proof at Woolwich, as there has been sent to the I'aris Exhibition a 9-inch gun cast at Elswick, ha vin g a rifled tube of wrou g ht iron, which was rejected at the Woolwich proof: and, whether the hundred rounds fired from that gnu under cover, after it was rejected at proof, at the desire of the Elswick Company, was to be paid fur by the country ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said some money had been paid, but the remainder would not be parted with until the guns were pronounced as satisfactory. It was altogether au error to say the gnus had become obsolete. It was the practice to place a mark on guns that had failed, and it was not th e fact that the gun sent to the Paris Exhibition was not 0110 that had been rejecte d by the of , prolouso Woolwich. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. HENEIGE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer it was still his intention to alter the schedule (D) of the Representation of the People Bill as far as regards the parts of Lindsay, as intimated by bun earlier in the ses sion in reply to a question asked by the hon. member for North Lincolnshire ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was 12Qt his intention to alter the 13 oliedule. Tho pcquidaries JUNKING DIPARTMENT. Proprietors'Capi tal X14,553,000 Rest Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) ....£12,886,814 Other Securities 19,258,506 Notes 9,908,150 Gold and Silver Coin ... 1,10,622 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 7,534,212 Other Deposits 17,513,323 Seven Day and other bills £43,205,592 £43, 205,592 Naval and Military Intelligence. The Commander-in-Chief has approved the an nexed arrangements in connexion with the troops at Colchester :—Capt. Godwin, Ist battalion, 16th Re giment, to embark with the draught, as originally ordered, in addition to Capt. Sheringham ; Capt Wilson, 84th Regiment, to join the depot for duty until relievedby a captain from the service compa nies ; Ensign Pearson, 2d battalion, 18th Foot, to proceed from the depot to the service companies ; Lieut. Thompson, 83d Regiment, to proceed to Chelmsford to act as instructor of musketry to the West Essex Militia during their training; Ensign Simpson, 18th Foot, to join the Ist battalion on ap pointment; Ensign Freke, 18th Foot, to join the service companies of his battalio❑ ; Capt. Westly, 16,11 Foot, posted to Ist battalion on his recent promotion. The annual regimental dinner of the Scots Fusi leer Guards is appointed to take place at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, on the Ist of the ensuing month. The officers of the army and navy who served during the late war in New Zealand will dine toge ther on Friday, the 24th inst., at Willis's-rooms, King-street, St. James's. Gen. Sir Duncan Cameron will preside. Au order has been received at the head quarters of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Ar tillery, directing detachments of Field Artillery to be held in readiness to embark for Canada, for the purpose of augmenting the Royal Artillery forces serving in British North America. The chartered troopship Swiftsure arrived in the Thames, at Gravesend, yesterday from Melbourne, having on board detachments of time-expired men and other troops belonging to the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment, 431 (Light Infantry), 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, 70th Regiment, and other corps serving in Australia and New Zealand. The troops will be disembarked to-day, and for warded by railway to join their respective depots at the various military stations. Intelligence has been received at Chatham garri son of the departure from Madras of the chartered troopship Lord Warden, having on board detach ments of the Royal Artillery, 2d battalion of the 10th Regt., 2d battalion of the 19th Regt., 3d bat talion of the 60th Regt., 76th Regt., 102 d Royal Madras Fusileers, 4th Regt. of Royal Native Infan try, 11th Regt. of Royal Native Infantry, and the European and Madras Artillery, together with 27 women and children. Lieut. J. Lavie, Royal Artil lery, and Lieut. It. C. Robinson, 3d battalion of the 60th Rifles, are in charge of the detachments. in ton obtaining ta c i o ni s n er t e h n e ee d o e f the ser difficulty which iptionofsteelp l has aplates arisen swith which it was originally intended to construct the portable vessel at Chatham dockyard to be used in the expedition about to be despatched to search for traces of Dr. Livingstone, instructions have been received by telegram from the Admiralty, directing that, to prevent unnecessary delay, the boat is to be built of the best charcoal iron plates—a sufficient supply of which is, fortunately, in store. Although the order was given to supply the steel plates a fortnight since, the firm to whom it was intrusted has only now sent them into the dockyard. As the engagement to supply them immediately had been broken, the Admiralty refused to receive the pla! es, and directed their return to the contractor, charcoal iron plates, which are in many respects superior to steel plates, being substituted. There will be no further delay in the construction of the vessel, the d oc k yar d workmen being employed in the work extra hours, both morning and evening. The vessel will be so constructed that it can be promptly taken to pieces in half sections, each weighing not more than 401 b., the entire number of negroes required to transport it, together with the masts, sails, and attach d gear complete , bein g 40. The expense of prep ar i ng and fitting the vessel , which is ex p ected to r each b etween £9OO and £ l , OOO, w ill b e borne b y a spe cial grant from the Treasur y . to be of c 2,050, e xc l us i ve of her sai r l i i ' n a g e sailing frigate i fr l i i ga c tc ha t ia fri t c n aine ,il, harbour, has been e to the dis posed of by the Admiralty to the Trinity H ouse copper, Corporati onfittings, &c., s be used as a dep o t at Black wall. NOTTINGHAM, May 15.—Now that the Luxem burg difficulty has been brought to a satisfactory settlement, the home trade of the hosiery business is in afar more more healthy state. Yarns are firm. The shipping business is quiet, as so little trade is doing with America. In the lace trade, the sudden return of severely cold weather has com pletely checked the activity which the warmth and sunshine of the previous week had stimulated in the home department, but in shipping orders there is a moderately good business. ,Oi LO 100 1