The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET A ND 11011.114ERCIAL I,NTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocK. The Money Market for the week has closed very q ui etly, with an appearance of greater easiness. There is still a considerable supply of capital await ing employment, and there is every reason to believe that the reserves, both of the Bank of England and the Bank of France, will continue at a high point ; it is therefore not thought that any material change in an upward direction will be yet experienced in the principal - markets of Europe. The current rates range between 21 and 24 per cent. for the finest qualities of mercantile bills, and the loanable value of money at the Stock Exchange from day to day on Government Securities is from 1 to 1I Per cent, The specie movements during the past week have been on a rather limited scale. The imports, which h ave amounted to about £173,110, have included £ 3 6,980 from New York by the Deutschland, £61,900 by the City of Baltimore, and £15,000 by the Borussia ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, has brought £4,500. £2,700 in silver has been received from Portugal, and £52,030 from the Continent. The exports have been £15,750 to the Brazils by the Seine, and there have been remittances to the Continent, through private sources, estimated at £219,824, the total amounting to £245,574. With regard to the new Tunisian Loan, it ap pears that the operation will be brought out by Messrs. Erlanger, at Paris, at the price of 63 in a 7 per cent. Stock. It is announced in letters from Paris that the house of Rothschild and the Credit Foncier are to advance to Italy 300 millions of francs, secured on the Church property. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady at 32 31, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds have advanced*, to 24 22. A new company, called the Anglo-Italian Mining company, requires a capital of £25,000, in £12,500 shares of £2 each. Its object is to develope and work the gold mines of Rassa, situated in the province of Novarra, Italy (and 'other mining properties in Italy), • authority for the right of search over a very extensive area having already been obtained from the Italian Go vernment. There is abundant water power available for the works, free of all charge. It is stated that four large lodes of gol.l bearing ore have been found, and the grantee is so satisfied that large profits are to be realised that he has entered into an agreement to transfer all his rights without receiving any payment until the share holders have received from bowel fide profits a divi dend of not less than 20 per cent. It is agreed that upon such distribution he is to receive £lO,OOO in Cash, or the option of shares to that amount. The confidence of the grantee is farther shown by his having subscribed for 250 shares. A circular has been issued by Sir C. R. M. Jack son, chairman of the committee of investigation of the London and Brighton Railway, giving an ac count of the proceedings and resolutions proposed at the general meeting, and stating that the com mittee think it more necessary than ever in the in tefest of the shareholders to press for the adoption of their resolutiots- in its integrity, and therefore earnestly request the attendance of the shareholders at the International Hotel on Saturday, Monday, T uesday, or Wednesday next, to vote-against the ehairmau's amendment. b usiness in the rice market during the past fort ,,; 'gilt has been as previously, viz., a good demand f o r floating c arg o e s, e s peci a lly for those near at Land, but au almost total neglect of parcels on the ; 11 ` 3 t the stock, however, is so small that the very Ihnited demand still causes a gradual rise in price. Bengal rice continues in demand, and the bulk of the arrivals have been, "ex ship," for immediate l e . °l ' s omption, without appearing at all in the stock i l ,, S ts• The present price of good to fair Bengal is pa. to 183. 6d. per cwt. middling, 16s. to 17s. ; broken, 14s. to 15s. ; Rangoon, 12s. 3d.-to 12s. 9d. Two O'CLOCK. Atcording to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 69f. 12c. Rathe r l ess b uoyancy h as preva il e d i n t h e English sto ck Market, and a alight decline has taken 'place 121 Consols, which are now 91i 92 for money with t he divid end, and for the account ex the dividend th ey are quoted 901 1, showing in the latter instanc e A declin e of 1. The New Th roes an d R e d uce d A nnu iti es are 90 ; 1, ;reneguer Bills, 21 s . t o 265. prem. ; B an k o f Eng 'and Stock, 251; India Stock, 218 219 ; ditto 5 Per Cents, 1104 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1081 dir• ; and ditto, Bonds, 48s. to 525. prem. In the Foreign Stock department prices are very 'jai- Italian h ave advanced-a, to 521 ; Greek 1, , ? 13 1 ; Spani s h Certificates 1, to 131 14 and Turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to 30 Spanish Passive a re steady at 21 1 ; and Russian, Chilian, and Danubian Scrip remain at former prices. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and in a few instances prices have ruled a shade flatter. Great Eastern have declined and Great Northern, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), each 1, while Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved 1, and Brighton, I. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate rial variation. Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 9 1 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at 15i 1; Great Western of Canada at 144 1 ; and Great Indian Peninsula at 1084 109. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares have re without material variation. Anglo-American Telegraph, however, have delined to 181, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. to 90. Telegraph C onstructi on and Maintenance have i mprove d to 161 1 ,, 17 - Hudson's B a y C ompany are marked 16 i, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, :ktnerican Securities have advanced. U n it e d St a tes A 20 Bond s are 72 1 , a r i se of j. ; Erie shares, 42i ' 3 l a rise of I ; and Illinois are firm, at 76 et Ti allk Shares have remained very inactive, b u t a t 9 : 44 7 rates, London and Westminste r b e i ng mar k e d. 1,1 93 1 ; Imperial Ottoman, 82- ; Bank of Austra "4l4) 60i 61 ; and Union of. London, to 391 f. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. prices : • • 4ainexed are the latest ech,lvertou Moor 5l 5} uoutale Gold C a .ao A m l, ma t e 5 6 4 East East l3 aa i ll ' a l6 18 '-'4Bt earsoeßrea — -Nut Cara on s_l Li . ...,‘,3et Lovell .-;.„'4Bt Fussell f-,«ll:stWheal Grenville 21 2 i ~- tr ee at L axey 18 19 ,A`, at Retallick Marko Valley, -1 41 North Crofty North Retalliok Prince of Wales 52s Od 54s Od Providence Mines .' . 29 31 South Caradon 330 340 Tincroft West Chiverton 661 68 West Soton Wheal Chiverton — Wheal Basset 671 721 Wheal Beton ll 2l 1171 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a 4OVERNMENT FUNDS. j- I • o nt. Consols g 0. Acconnt, June 6 9O/ I - Isi t e let Cent Roducmd 9ok t. 90 Isi: 3 per Cent 9Ol t 90 1 ::' 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Al li ,°,*. per Cout. Jan. 1873 — - ' l "ns 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D 0 •1) for '3O yrs, expire sth April 1885 - kzeo(ttodTolo , ,,raph), Au,,. hequer Bills, £l,OOO, o and 4 ' p l e i r (it 2 72 26 21 pm ll n £5OO B anc- 441- 1)0. £lOO & £2OO — of England Stock, 61 per Cent 11, 1 , 1:11) 4X GO yERMIENT SECURITIES. ij34t Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 219 18 o,°). Account p„' 5 per Cent. July, 1880 t'• 4 per Cont., Oct. 1883 .00. Certificates — 0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 1): Per Cont ., Jan. 1872 6 - ui - per Gala., May 1879 — I)° Deb lB73 . b °, per ell , not _ 4 -)onds, 5 per Cent ., £I,OOO A . r OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A P telli' -,,, IA t , 1" R epUbliC, 6 per Cont — kirtt'zli`.4n bonds 5 p er Cent, 1859 — 8p . 1 4 a1 l 6 per Cent — D. Per Cent., 1852-58-60 1) ~.,O . °. 1863 Dper Cent., 1865 0 0 A ccount 72/ 1 84,4();f1.00 Bond s — 3 21 D,, gyres 6 pe r C ent — 4 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) o...ilian 6 per Cent Do. 4/ per Cent — Do. 6 pe.r Cent A • Do. „ B ' . Do. „ 1867 Do. , Scrip, £2O paid 3; 3 dis C )1 :mbian, ' 6 per Cent. (11.)a, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D.). 5 per Cent., 864 — alll!lbian Principaliti ..s, 7 . per Cent Do. Do: 8 If 1807 Do. - Do. Scrip, £35 paid 41 dis Equador Neiv Consolidated, 1 per Cent — gyptian 7 per Cent —l Do. Second Issue Do. £1O() Bonds Do. Do. - - Do. £lOO Bonds 834 i Do Government Railway Debentures Bll 1 Ur ..I,dr 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Giatemala 5 per bent , — 1 slian 5 per Cott 1865 Do, Account .. 7l; 4 Do. Maremmana Railway 54 11 rcicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864.„; Do:6 per Cent. Anglo-French Alontevideau C per Cent. . • Idoorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferrad Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Pe mvian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account 694 Do 41 per Cent., 1865 1861., 161 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4. por Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41 aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £,St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pm Cont., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B6 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6l 5i Do. do. £6O paid 1 1 dis Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent .... — Do Ace/aunt --, — Do Now Debited Do. Account Do Passive — Do Acccint 2ll 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded - Do Account .. . Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 Da. Scrip, £6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 ., Do. Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent, 1863 , Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1866 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed - Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. 1864 Ditto 1-1 por Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, opm Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per °Ant. Ex. 12 Gail. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25 f. — 'Lilian 3 per (lent. 1831 Ex. 251 Do. Account 521 1 2 TWO O'CLOCK. . . Consols, Money 9ll '2 Do. Account ~... 30} 130 21 2 Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Railways. Receipts. 18u7 1866 99,1 2.3 . 4 2.644 411 740 7.7 'dls 2,850 2,873 64 1,219 7,1 8 121 i 7,453 6,776 56.1 32,807 32,579 Miles opened. 1807. Belfast and N. Counties 9)i Belfast and Comity Down 441 Blyth and Tyne . 35 Brecon and Merthyr ..... ... OS Bristol and Exeter l3li Caledonian, Scottish . Central s7sy Cambrian l3O Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 31 4 Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l Cork and Limerick Dinxt -6 Cornwall 6si Deeside l7 Do Extension Dublin & Lielfas t J unction.... 63 Dublin 'and Drogheda 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO7 Forth and Clyde Junction . 30 Furness, &c 55 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eats tern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 441 Great North of Scotland 242 1866. 2.312 2,0v2 330 4 . 7 467 46 1111 201 327 271 1,981 1.714 3‘42 357 131 338 1,415 1.417 1,144 1.631 201 284 4,20 4,053 3u 34u . 3i7 85 5,065 4.971 :144 11,731 11,326 7011 36,607 31,569 e 2 4.0,093 35,730 . 2,026 2,683 831 911 815 419 t 11,130 1C,13/ 1284 78,137 74,953 246 3,659 3,e30 fit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) Bil 3t.Southn. & Westn.(lrlncL) 4191 Great Western l3lll Highland Hoylake Irish North-Western 145 Isle of Wight Lancashire & Yorkshire 4u3 Limerick and Ennis... 241 Limerick and Foynes 261 Llanelly 461 Lly nvi Valley London & North-Western London & South... Western Lond. Brighton. &S. Coast 319 London, Chatham, & Doter ; (135 all Metropolitan Extension 1 131 Do. Kent Coast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 361 lian.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh • Manch. S.J un.&.Altrincham vi Haryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan 44 Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6 95 Midland Gt. Wes tn. of Irind 2601 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 4.1 North British, Edin., -Penn and Dundee . • ... N.Eastern and Stock. & DarL .1229 North London ll North Staffordshire 268 Pembroke and Tenby 27 Ithymney 221 Scottish North-Eastern . . 113 Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern 330 Taff Vale 63 Ulster lO5l Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick West Cork • 171 V. rexham )Told, &c l4 W'haten,Cleator.& Egrmnt lO • FortErox AND CoLoraa.L. Austria Bahia an n d San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 26 i61 261 339 361 Detroit Bombay, and Bailroda, & waukie Cen. India 308 306 9,665 8,u19 51 16 1 ‘.! ) 5 21 15 11 68 4 7 88 : ', 9 5 7° 5 98 2 7 7 4 g , 7 3 25 2 70 4 0 ... 1113101 1129110 433, Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 8 16 3 5 4 4 2 9: 7 1 6 4 2 1 Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 13 77 25 , 2)2 26,706 Great Central of Belgium 285 255 Great Indian Peninsula — - 8141 701 1 42,762 31:775 Great Luxembourg 172 142 6,222 6,28/1 Great Southern of India ...• 127 70 1,777 699 Great Western of Canada 346 Bi 6 16,751 15,626 Madras NorthernMadri of Sara C gossa &Alicant 97 anada ..1 838 93 77 2 ,947 18,243 Northern of France - 788 5 61 66,515 60,514 Norwegian Trunk & Mediteratea. n 2 18 1 70 37! 12810! 1 8 5 2 4 •73 4 9 ( 5 ) 14 ,22 9 : , 2 : 8 : 9 91 844 '1 4 4 8 4 1 1,0.4 823 5 8 0 P O ar tto is Ta L n yo . n . s. Paris and Orleans . Recife and. San Francisco, &c... 771 771 2,957 2,051 Scinde southern of France lOlB 801 19,311 3 4170 Vic oria 254 25i 11, 23 J 1,121 Welland West and N.- West. of France 1356 1154 12,109 55,021 2,097 1,767 .313 167 46,20 J 47,160 461 708 793 30 1 767 605 12911 123,919 121,612 behli 27,441 26,9i1 2v31 24,111 19,6 7 135 .1,431 9.632 12 J 2,7L5 2.06 27 421 36} 4f 617} 2801 7171 12,7 1,404 1,276 416 343 241,315 19,8.9 4661 4450 1,494 1,517 4,347 3,041 50,928 49,761 5,63) 5.489 2.8/4 3,379 105 i 10 31 16,101 25,683 e 8,159 71,027 4,867 4,06 8.771 8.677 273 121 1,135 1,066 1,354 1,141 4.397 4,233 26,325 22,435 C,:81 5,916' 3,.54 2.777 144 - 159 436 1,2,0 471 2,2:5 83 - 14 10 872 937 34,708 32,120 A NiW AMPHITIIEATU IN Houlonx.--A new amphitheatre, on the site of the Holborn Horse Bazaar, has been long in progress. it is now announced for open ing, under-the management of Mr. Thomas M'Oollum, on the 18th. The building, which has been erected for eques trian performances, under the direction of Mr. Thomas Smith, of Bloomsbury-square, will have three entrances. Tho ceiling is supported by arches, and the arena is re markably spacious. The boxes are approached by a stone staircase, and have in front a balcony containing 60 damask covered spring seats. The pit will accommodate 500 per sons, and the gallery 550. A new farce, constructed by Mr. John Oxenford and Mr. Pepper, is intended for pro duction on the opening night. " Jeannie," said a venerable Cameronian to his daughter, who was asking his consent to accompany her urgent and favoured suitor to the altar, "it is a very solemn thing to get married." " I know it, father," re plied the sensible damsel, "but it is a great deal solemner not to." CASTE IN INDIA.—That the advantages of caste gi n native s n ing t privileges i a r n i d u fi t u h e e n c h e a r o d v s e h r i p t h s e o f m expulsion h a t r e e n o b d e manifested i when ai they advancement,st a n dr e i s c t l a y b . ulandtahnetlayofmoral and in India, t intellectual by the numbers proceeding to Europe this summer the Paris Exhibition. By the mail leaving Suezfor to visit the 31 of April, and by the present mail, th ere will oceed on proceed to Europe two "Banias, two Bhattias, two Bhonsallees, one Punjaubee, one Brahmin from Guzerat, three Purb°" and four Parsecs. The terrors of excommunication from ' c aste privileges—far,more instant in their actions and dread in their effects than the thunders of Rome—have already been held over the heads of the majority of these lt they persevere in their intention, notwith standing.— l i naes of India, April 13. ROME COURT, Chancery-lane, May 7.—(Before the Master of the Rolls.) —In re the Blakely Ordnance Company and the United States of America.—ln the winding-up of this company a question has arisen as to he ownership of some guns, of the value of about £25,000, in respect of which a contract was entered into between Captain Blakely and the Confederate States of America previously to the assignment of his interest to the Blakely Ordnance Company. The guns in question are now claimed, as against the winding-up company, both by Captain Blakely and the Government of the United States. The Court suggested that the claim of the parties ought to be ascertained by interpleader suit, some officer of the United States' Government being made a party to the sane. Eventually an order was taken to that effect. Mr. Baggallay, Mr. Southgate, Mr. Wickens, Mr. Thomas Hughes, and Mr. Higgins appeared in the case. THE SUN, LONDON, SATUROA Y EVENING, MAY 11, 1867. SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AID STOCKS. ,are: Rai I way s. bt 13rIbLul Ana i,xeter lit Caledonian st Cambrian Cork and Bandon...—. tO COrlatirdil st Dublin & Belfast June st Dun„ Perth, & Ab.J UM' CO E. London, berip Celli DO. at .3 lasgow &S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 at (ireat North of Scotland' at 'treat Northern st DJ. A stock • • . at Do. If stock Do. New, is. at 25 pini at GtS, and W. of lrelandi at lit. Western -Original at Do. 6. Val. hail, gua. at Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mld.—Oxiord st Do. Newport st Do. Hereford. at Lancashire& Yorkshirk at London and Blackwall at Lon., Brigh., la S Coast s at 'Lon., Chat., and Dover at Do. Afetrop. Ex. A., st Lou. & North Western at Lon. & South Western at Man., Shet., & Lincoln at atetropolitan- Do. New at Do. Extension 00 J Metroporitau District. Do. do. ' do. 10 Do. and St. John's W'd et Midland 9 Do. £9 Share 9t Do, Simla.. & Derby :5 Hid Heat . it North British It Do. Ed., Pth., & Durk' it Nth. Eastern—Berwic4l Do. G.N'E purohatie It Do. Leeds it Do. York It D. Carlisle ~ .. 15 Do. Stock. & Darling l 0 Do. do. 1860-61 et 'North London et Do. do. 1851 5 st Do. do. 1806 st North Staffordshire ~ at N. Jr S. W. Junction 15 Scottish Central it Soot. N. E Aber. stock. 10 Do. Scot, Mid. stJok it Shropshire Union it South Devon it South Eastern to Staines, Wok., 41c Wok it raft' Vale LO Do. C It Vale of Neath it Waterford dr Kilkenny Si Waterloo Ztr it West Cornwall BUITISII 1" ou ,Itlantio St St.Lawrenoc st IBow., Baroda, .+: . Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... ... ' Do. F shares 'AI Buffalo .1z Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference g 11 ull.,Bran t, Goderich 00 ( 6 p.c. 872-3- st Calcutta tls 8. E., lira st 211.1 e Town Dock, gu 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p it East. Bengal, gu., sdo st East Indian, gu. 5 p:c. JO Do. J Extension st ; rand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond: I charge 0 p.o CO Do. Ist Prof. Bonds 00 Do. da dcftrrcd 00 Dc. Pr j. Bonds U 0 Du do, deferred ...I )0 I Do. 3d Pref. stock. 10 Do. do. deferred . 0 Do. 4th Pref. stook : 10 Do. do. deterred ... st t. 1 wits. Pen. gua. sp.c. 13 0. G ua. 5 per cent 20 Do. New gua. 6 p. a it ,It. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D‘. 41 per cent et Do 201 Great Wt.s. of Canada , 201 Du. New .. Do Do. 6p. c Bt.s. pay. 1873 )0 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8.. l 0 Endian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.c tt Do. 41 do st Do. 4i do . . l 0 Do. Fifth Extension st Afelb. Cor. 4p. 0. aids. 10 Ale'. 4 Hudson's Bay.. It N. itl.Crda,6po letpt.be it Seinde . .. 1 it Do. Delhi t 0 Do. do ..1 Fe Ai it Do. Punjaub....m .r., it Do.lndus St.Flot 40 COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 10 , Can.G 0v,6 p. oda. & J uly 1877-84 • 101 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & 1.. Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 10 Uo. sp. c. Jan. Lt Jul) 10 Do. sp. u. Inscribed 81: 10 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 187 s lb Do.Apl.& Oct • 1890-19uc 10 Do. do 1630-90 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9 10 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 1 0: Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. 101 Do. 1878, do lo' Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. :b 101 Do. 1895, Feb. Aug lOl N atal Gov. 6 pelt cent lOl N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 10 . S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1860 10 no, 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 10 , Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 101 evr Zealand, 6p. cent 101 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lO —5, Aue.Gov. 6 p.c .1808-9 10 : DcriB7B di $1 yards., - Vlo,Gov. 6 p.o.JaMJuly 101 Do. do, April &Oct.. 101 BRITISH Cam. Consul. Gold, Um. - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3l - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drake walls 2.1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 2l - East Caradon 2.1 - East Carn Brea - 8 act Grenville 2.1 - East Gunnislake 8.3 - East Lovell 3.11 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk IL' Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 61 4 Great Laxey, limited al - Great South Tolgus O.l - Great Wheal Busy 14.1 - G. Wheal Vor (11elstmi 41 - Grenville B.l - Elerod's Foot .... 8.1 - Ilingston Downs 5.1 - liar c aret (Uny Lelant 111 - Ilarke Valley 4.1 4 Awyndy Iron Ore, Um - New Se ton • North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4. , - North Wheal Crofty - Prosper United. 7.1 - Providence ,Uny Lelan t 10. ..1 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ' I . South Condurrow ▪ S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18; - Stray Park 36., - Tin Croft - Vigra and Clogan, lira ., a • - West Bassett (Mogan 1 - W. Caradon (Liakeard 1 - West Chiverton 1 - West - Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth li . Wheal Mary Ann (Men • Wheal Solon 5l Wheal Trelawney (Lie 5.1 Closing Paid. ! I , • x. 76 b 0 107 108 40 46 4 6 65 63 0 72 IG3 .05 2i 19 5 6 110 112 11Z 811 91 4t 42 24 27 26 2d 122 123 66 67 16 17 8 12 112 114 72 74 45 17 1.8 1.? - - P 103 105 IC9 /10 7J Si 33 35 .4 18 10 i 102 59 61 91 93 32 33 7 Bj, 1.13 113 1 2p C 8 70 112 115 53 57 44 48 83 63 84 94 ICO 155 24 34 1231 11 3) 16a f . 1131 i i 48) 1011 6 164 f 1091 Si 91 101 100} SIOXS. b 7 LO 100 102 id IP 4 41 7i Ni 50 55 101 103 101 1(,3 10S 10J 20 22 85 83 57 sti 53 51 52 51 37 tO 23 25 108 ILO 4 lc 100 102 91 93 12} 13/ 12 124 92 81 84 100 102 11. i 92 H tis 90 82 85 97 91 97 98 1 t 9Z 98 Business dine. Post-office, said he saw the prisoner Shannon take the bag from the mail-cart. He had frequently seen the two prisoners together before the robbery. After Shannon had taken the bag he went down a court about 200 yards from the office, where he was joined by Neville and another man. Rimbold seized Shannon, and he (witness)-- took Neville. The third man got away. When the prisoners were in custody Neville said to his companion " It's all right this tune; bat never mind, old fellow." Ile was present when Rumbold s ,, arched Shannon. lie saw a knife in Shannon's right hand, and he called Rum!)ol.l's attention to the inatter, when he at once took it from lain. He had re ceived certain information. office. Shannon—Where did you get the " certain iu formation" from ? &nee—From Mr. Clare and other persons. Shannon—From other persons ?—is that it ? You've got the information from some one in Clark's Buildings, and you know you've paid for it. Smee-1 know you for about three years hanging about Clarke's Buildings. James Trickey said he was stamper at the Great Western Post-office. The bag produced is the Fulham mail bag. He took the bag out of the office last night, and put it with the Putney bag into the mail cart, which was standing outside the door. The driver was on his box at the time the bag was put into the cart, but he got down before he started to come inside the office. Edwin Tranter, sorter in the South-Western office, said he made up the Fulham bag (produced) last evening. It contained over 200 letters and a large number of newspapers. The witness here opened the bag, and said it was in the same state as when he gave it to Trickey to put it into the mail cart. The letters were then delivered into the custody of an inspector from the General Post-office for de livery, and the prisoners were remanded for a week in order that efforts might be made to capture the third man. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. LOOKING FOR D NICS' EGGS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS—WILFULLY DAMAGING SHRUBS. —John Gregg and Timothy Shine, twQ rough-looking fellows, were charged before Mr. Knox with doing wilful damage to some shrubs in Kensington-gardens to the amount of Ws. Benjamin Sims, park constable, No. 40, said that about eight o'clock that morning he saw the pri soncr3 go into the plantation near the Long Walk in Kensington-gardens, he had no doubt for the purpose of looking fur ducks' eggs. IL called to them to came out, but instead of doing so they ran on, the shrubs being very thick in the plantation, and it being impossible for any one to go through without doing damage to them. On going into the plantation he found the prisoners hiding under some shrubs which they had broken and damaged to the amount of 10s. (the constable produced a number of rhodo dendron branches which had been broken off by the prisoners). Wainwright, another park constable, gave situ .ar evidence. The prisoners made a paltry excuse for going into ,he plantation. Mr. Knox said he bad no doubt, whatever the prisoner might say, that they went to the place to look for ducks' eggs. They could not be permitted to pick things, and must pay a fine of 10s., or 7 days' imprisonment. One of the prisoners, in an impudent tone, said, as he was leaving the dock, " Thank your worship.' HORSE Tom' UR E.— William Hancock, proprietor of a cab, and residing in Cambridge-mews, Edg ware-road, was charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with cruelly striking and torturing a horse. Young, officer of the Society, said that at a quar ter to ten that morning he saw the defendant driving a Hansom cab near Leicester-square, and seeing that the horse had a sore on the withers, he examined it and found it to have several other sores about it, some of them of long standing, and the horse was totally unfit for present use, and would requiregreat care to get it round. Mr. Knox having viewed the horse, said it was great cruelty to work it in its present condition, it being covered with both old and new sores. Such a horse ought to be free from work for some time, and he would let the defendant have the horse back and take one bail in £5, and his own recognizances in £lO, to appear in a month with the horse, so that he might see its condition. THAMES. A VIOLENT LOVER.—SHAMEFUL PERSECUTION OF A YOUNG LADY.—Miss Jessy Woodroffe, a young lady of considerable personal attractions and beauty, came before Mr. Paget to complain of the conduct of a sailor named John Piper, who had been persecuting her with his attentions for four years at intervals, and at last had recourse to vio lence and threats, with a view of forcing her to comply with his wishes and marry him. The young lady's mother is married to a second husband. They are highly respectable people, and carry on the busi ness of sparmakers and vendors, in Limehouse. Four years ago Piper bought a pair of boots at the shop. He then became enamoured of the young lady's charms, and sought her hand. She peremp torily rejected his suit, and never offered him the slightest encouragement. He continued to press his suit very ardently on his return from every voyage, and she continually refused to listen to his protestations of love. At last he had recourse to threats and violent language, and for the last eight months he had been at home and had annoyed her at her own dwelling ; he threatened to shoot her if she d►d not marry him or married anybody else, and followed her through the streets and caused a disorderly crowd of ignorant and illiterate persons to gather about her. Her stepfather and his work men had repeatedly ejected him from the shop and its precincts. On his last visit he called out, " I'll shoot you if you don't marry me, and shoot you if you marry anybody else." Menett and Watson, officers of the Court, said they had remonstrated with Piper on his persecu tion of the young lady, but without effect, and his language was bad. The fellow was twice the age of Miss Woodroffe. Mr. Paget said as remonstrances had been un availing, he should grant a warrant for the imme diate apprehension of Piper. MR. BRIGHT'S CONSTITUENTS. BIRMINGHAM, Friday Night. A meeting of the committee of the Liberal Asso ciation of this town, and of the Reform League was held at the Public-office here to-night ; Mr. Alder man llawkes in the chair. It is a kind of local Parliament meeting twice a week, to take what is called " prompt action" about the Reform Bill, " as circumstances may require." • A resolution moved by Mr. T. A. Partridge, se conded by Mr. Radford, chairman of the Reform League, supported by Councillor Harris, and car ried unanimously, conveyed an expression of thanks to Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Mill "for their unanswerable and exhaustive speeches," de - monstrating to the house of Commons that the Government scheme for the personal payment of rates would exclude great numbers from the borough franchise ; " and this meeting," said the resolution, " regards the decision of the house in twour of this plan, after its fraudulent character had been clearly proved, as a crowning proof that a majority of its members will oppose any substantial measure of Reform until their hostility be over come by the combined action of the people." At the moment this resolution was put and car ried unanimously, as above stated, there were 79 persons in the room, exclusive of reporters. The Chairman explained that only members were ad mitted to th 3 assembly, but it was mentioned that the payment of ls. gave a claim to a card of "mem bership." The attendance at this meeting and the interest which the Birmingham Liberals take in the vote of Thursday night, may be measured by the two facts stated. LIVERPOOL COTI%V MARKET-:his Day. Market opens with - a very good demand, parti cuia4V for export. Sales about 15,000 bales, at The extreme prices of yesterday. ;.ir MENT SECURITIES. 10 09 101 0 98 1001 O 100 102 10 88 00 10 b 7 89 10: 104 0 105 107 0 104 106 O 102 101 )0 91 "e 3 10 101 103 ;0 lu6 102 104 103 105 103 106 105 107 98 100 96 1,8 91 93 10 101 102 10 81 86 10 96 98 10 91 93 106 108 ►o 10 I 107 109 INE3. 5 7 4 6 370 390 1 11 18 20 5 6 3 31 2 3 I 9 10 81 31 4 5 16 17 4.6 .9.6 -- ,0 17 19 18.0 11 14 10.0 32 34 10.6 21 :›1 17.6 7 9 10.6 31 31 21 lld in 35 45 381 11 13 13.0 41 5 1.6 21 21 .G. 7 26 28 11 310 330 :.0 # II 18.9 -.- 15.6 31 41 1 4 a 11 9 11 68 70 i 74 130 140 8 65 70 16 23 25 8 11 13 ' B 4 105 in t 7.0 10 12 ruicricumsuz North Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase.:— Stockton and Darlington A, 6 p er cent., 26) LINES LEASED Al' FIXED It ENTALB. East Lincoln gun. 6 per cent., 130) FOREIGN RAIL WAY b. Dutch Rhenish, 17; Great Luxembourg, 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16 FOREIGN MINER. Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, ; Don Pedro, Nor II Del Rey, S I pm Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 7-16 Pestarenna Gold, 21 BANNS. Australasia. 81 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 16j City, 12) Imperial Ottoman. lim.. London Joint Stook. 42} London and South-Western, lim.. 183 London and 11 estminster, 921 31 Union of London, 39,1 f THE MILLENIUM AT LAST.--The Progres of Lyons publishes a letter from a chemist of Marseilles, who sug gests a mode of opposing the needle-guns by a Greek fire ho has invented. 'He says :—" To give an idea of the of atey of my discovery, I daclare, and I am ready to prove, that I can, at a distance of 1,000 metres, envelope an army of 100,000 mon in a sea of flame, within less than five minutes. If a town has to be taken by assault I have no need of a rotopschine, as I can set it on fire in very nearly the same period. In a naval battle I would run into the enemy, and in fifteen seconds cover all the deck of the vessel with a torrent of flame which would burn the rigging, penetrate between the docks, and instantaneously stifle all the crew. In an attack on a seaport I could burn the towns and arsenals within range with the rapidity of lightning. With such means no war is possible, as neither victor nor vanquished would return from the field of battle. As to the fortress of Luxemburg, the subject of dispute at the pr esent moment, I undertake to rid it of its garrison in a quartet. of an hour." The Progres adds that if there is no Marseillaise exaggeration in the above description, such an invention would certainly put an end to all war. COAL STATISTICS,—The coal production of the following countries -in the year 1865 was as follows Great Britain, 98,150,587 tons; Austria, 4,161,698 tons; Belgium, 11,840,703 tons ; Bavaria, 260,600 tons ; France, 11,061,948 tons ; Prussia, 21,197,266 tons ; Russia, 128,571 tons; Spain, 418,827 tons; United States 22,906,939 tons ; and the Zollv . erein, 22,350,000 tons; Austria imported from Great Britain 97,226 tons; Bel gium, 21,810 tons; France, 1,586,327 tons ; Prussia, 577,183 tons ; Russia, 477,033 tons; Spain, 409,497 tons ; United States, 197,213 tons; and the Zollverein, 586,507 tons. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day: -0--- Common Jury.) FRICKER V. FENNER. their Cross-examined—Miss Browne was always a little excitable. She had never heard of Mrs. Fenner taking out a commission of lunacy against her. She had never told Mr. Wilkinson that she was afraid to stay in the house with Miss Browne. The latter was strange towards the last. She had a full eye,and was thin. Witness first noticed this in August. She would not take what witness gave her. The case was proceeding when we went to press ROLL'S COURT. BAIINED'S BANKING COMPANY. _ _ It may be remembered that early in Hilary Term last Mr. Joel Emanuel, solicitor, appeared before Mr. Church, the chief clerk to the Master of the Rolls, and applied, on the part of 105 shareholders in Barned's Banking Company, for whom he was then professional adviser, that their names be struck off from the list of contributories, upon the ground that fraud had been practised upon them at the time they took their shares. The fraud, he alleged, consisted in this, that the prospectus of the bank contained a false representation of its position at the time it was transferred by . J. Barned and Co. to Barned's Banking Com pany, and also that there was a material difference observable between the original memoranda and articles of association and those which wore sub sequently advertised. Mr. Church said that in a case of such magnitude —one too involving changes of so serious a nature against the directors—he would not take upon him self to give any decision ; but he would adjourn it into Court in order that it might be there argued before the Master of the Rolls. In doing so he made the case of Mr. William Westland, one of the 105 shareholders to be a representative case, thus, as far as ho coul 1, limiting the expense, by causing the decision in the one case to govern the whole of the 105 cases. Owing to an immense pressure of business in Cilancery ever since this matter has from time to time been postponed, and it was not until Tuesday las it was called on. Six counsel then appeared. Mr. Jessel, Q.C., Mr. Swanston, and Mr. Opponheim (of the common law bar), for Westland ; and Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., Mr. Cotton, Q.C., and Mr. Kekewich for the official liquidators of Barned's Banking Company. Upon that occasion Mr. Jessel said he was afraid after carefully looking through the affiJavits in this case that he could not distinguish it from that of Overend, Gurney, and Company, in which a deci sion had lately been given by Vice - Chancellor i.Malins. Under these circumstances he did no t propose to argue it ; if, however, his lordship should be of opinion that the .variation between the memorandum and the articles of association distinguished it from that of Overend and Gurney, then it would of course come on for argument iu the regular form. his lordship said he should look carefully thrcugh the decision of his learned colleague Vice-Chancel lor Malins, and, if he found no reason to differ from it, he should most probably adopt it in its entirety. In the meanwhile he requested that Mr. Jessel would hand up his brief and the affidavits. These he would read carefully over and give his decision on Saturday. Accordingly, immediately after his lordship had taken his seat this morning, he said he had read over the whole of the papers in this case, and was of opinion that the decision of Vice-Chancellor Malins, in Overend and Gurney, and his own decision in the Madrid Bank, governed the case of Barned's Banking Company. He therefore refused to strike Mr. Westhead's name off the list of contributories; but he thought that, under all the circumstances, that gentleman was entitled to his costs. POLICE I N T ELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. WHOLESALE POST -OFFICE ROBBERY.—George Shannon, a militia man, and Richard Neville, were placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with stealing a mail bag, containi ng over 200 letters, and a large quantity of newsp apers, the property of her Ma jesty's Postmaster-General. Constable Rumbold, a police officer attached to the General Post-office, said he received directions to watch at the South-Western District Post-office, near Buckingham Palace-gate. Last night at about ten minutes past eight he was in the office. He saw the mail cart drive up to the door, and shortly after he saw the porter put in two-mail bags, and after a a co t u h r e t close to the Post Off ice , ' he had done so he saw Shan non go up to the cart bags, and walked a a w nd ay ta w k i e th o i u t t do o w n n e where he was joined by Neville and another man he had previously seen standing there. They all then walked through Stafford-place into Palace square, where Smee came up. IVitness took Shan non into custody, Smee took Neville, and the other man ran away. When seized Shannon had the mail bag under his right arm, but on being collared he threw it into the road. He. (witness) asked him what lie was going to do with the' bag ; he made no reply, but attempted to throw witness down. A struggle took place and both eventually fell to the ground, the prisoner being underneath. He then told him be was a police officer and that he had better go quiet; he replied, "All right, let go my band." Ile told bin' he should not do so, and he (witness) then took him - to the South-Western office. On the road the prisoner asked what he had got him for, and he replied, for stealing the mail bag. When he got into the office he asked him (witness) what division he belonged to. Witness replied " No division;" to which Shannon said, " I suppose it's all right; you've got me all right this time." On at tempting to search him, he (witness) had to obtain assistance, bat Shannon said, " I'll give you all I've got, but you shan't take it from me." He (wit ness) took a clasp-knife from his pocket, when he said, " You can do what you like now you've got weapon from me." From the South-Western office he brought the prisoner to Bow -street police station. He had ou former occasions seen the two prisoners together. Mr. Flowers asked the witness if he knew the man who had cot away ? Witness said he did not know him, but he had seen him in company with the prisoners near the South-Western office. Smee,,, another eenetoble-ftityleired-ttAho .Ctei THE COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Right, Hon. -Sir J. P. Wilde and a This was a suit instituted to propound the will of Emily F. Browne, residing at Kingston, and which was executed on the 27th May, 1866. Mr. Sergeant Robinson and Mr. Besley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Denman, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the plaintiff. According to the state ment of Mr. Denman, it appeared that the testa trix, Miss Brown, was a lady residing at Kingston, who died in the latter part of 1866, and who bad formerly been a governess. It seemed that the lady had contracted the acquaintance 'of Mrs. Fenner. and was much attached to her. D acquaintanceship they had a mutual named Taylor, who, at her death, left her property to the testatrix. The latter said that she would make it up to Mrs. Fenner and leave her all she possessed. On the 21st of May, 1866, she executed a deed of gift assigning all her pro perty to Mrs. Fenner ; but shortly after, seeing a Mr. Matthews, the 'partner of a very respectable solicitor, named Williams, residing at Kingston, she found this was not the proper method of conveying her property to Mrs. Fenner, and on the 27th May, 1866, she executed a will in favour of Mrs. Penner. She shortly after began to become an invalid, and subsequently died. The plaintiff, Mr. Fricker, was a tradesman residing at Hampton Wick, and he took objection to the will on the ground that Miss Browne was not in full possession of her faculties. The learned counsel then read a number of docu ments written by the testatrix, and which he alleged were as clearly those of a person of sound mind as possible, and he had no doubt that when his learned friend had heard some of the evidenCe he would be satisfied with the validity of the will. Mrs. Bell, the wife of 01.m/esti:Lail at Kingston - Wick, said that in 1866 Miss Brown lodged with her. She remembered when Mr. Matthews' solic tor came, and she signed the will. 971 8 1.01 91 19 Illi 4 12 1081 t 9 SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.--•Tfirs DAY. The principal feature of the transactions to-day -was the hostility shown to Grand Cross for the Derby, consequent on a rumour that ho had been beaten in a trial. hermit, since yesterday, retro graded to 12 to 1, but the other two favourites were very firm, as quoted below. The Palmer was in good odour, and several of the outside division came iu for support. Subjoined are the prices : 'IIIE DEP.I;Y 2 to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst The flake (offered take 7 to 2) 11 to 1 agst Dragon (offered) 100 to 8 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 2U to 1 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 22 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered—take 1,000 to 30; 30 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken and offered) 45 to 1 agst Fitz Ivan (taken) 500 to 4 agst Roquefort (taken) 1000 to 8 agst Corporal (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Priority (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Captain Kidd (offered) SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Gomera (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Pintail (taken) 6to 1 agst Greenback (taken) NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS. —JOHN 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 23, 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, Bishopsgate-streat. W. HOPKINS tald JOHN AxtuttosE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) gsecute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, 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 Itleux's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Wa'worth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE NASH has a List at the Post in George-yard, S now- hill, and at the Back of tha Arches, Farringdon-street. Joe Nash will bo in the Ring at the Principal Meetings. J. N. has no representative out of London but himself. Private address, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster real, London. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, NU, Jerznyn-Strea, St. J.ualls'd, London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (leather of Tattersall's) will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from XL to any amount. Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street at Piccadilly offices. Cheques to be crossed London and Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings. Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further particubws and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection with the City of Loudon Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgate-street. THE SOILED"DOVE CONTROVERSY. -0- The following correspondence has taken place between the members of the Victoria Club and Admiral Rous apropos of this cause celebre : To THE HON. ADMIRAL Rous. Sir,—On behalf of members cf the Victoria Club Who are also members of Tattersall's, and who feel aggrieved at the recent decision of Tattersall's committee on the Soiled Dove case, we beg respectfully to address you on the sub ject. Knowing that you have had long experience, and that you have ever shown an earnest desire to settle such matters equitably, we should feel obliged by your giving us your advice as to the best means to be adopted for bringing the case before a higher tribunal. (Signed) WILLIAM Hu LTON JOHN STEPHENSON. 13, Berkeley-square, May 9. Gentlemen,—ln acknowledging your letter of the Bth, I must observe that during the 46 years I have been a mem ber of the Jockey Club, I know of no incident so fatal to the interests of the turf as the recent decision of three members of Tattersall's Committee. I need not say that the 17th Rule of Racing and 2d Rule of the Betting Code are strictly applicable to the Soiled Dove case ; it puts her in as vice, and no legal ingenuity can extricate her. The gentlemen who decided against the bets being paid misunderstood the first rule, which is solely applicable to hcrses dead in law, or to the Elinor case, where the bets were declared off, because the Jockey Club decided that, as she was improperly named, she could not start; but if she had started the bets must have been paid. To apply the operation of the Ist Rule to Soiled Dove was out of the question. She won four races. If, after her third victory, she had met with an accident and been destroyed, or if she had been sent to a colony, the three established facts could not have been disputed. Instead of no possibility to win, there would have been no possibility to lose. From the time the Jockey Club was established the chief object of its legislation was to discourage fraud. I grieve to say that the decision of these three gentlemen will give every impetus to it. They have determined that the backers of Soiled Dove are not to pay their debts, but the second horses; now registered act winners, will, of course, receive their bets in full. Thus, a fieldsman who stands £2,000 against Soiled Dove, and £2,000 against Reigning Beauty in the Match, will eventually pay £2,000 to the latter party, and receive nothing from the other side. He suffers equally in all the sweepstakes which Soiled Dove has won. This is a curious travesty of the first rule in favour of fraud. The backer of a fraudulent horse may win to any amount, and the committee throw their shield over him, and will notallow him toloso. The fieldsman must lose ; he can by no possibility win. By this theory a man may back a four year old for the Derby to win £200,000 ; if he is detected lie is to pay nothing. We may thus look forward to a groat increase of Bloodstones, Leanders, and Running Reins. To return to the subject of your letter. As the de cision of the committee is so palpably unjust and illegal, I should advise the Victoria Club to propose to the members of Tattersall's committee to submit the case to the old members of the Jockey Club, and to pledge themselves to abide by their verdict.—l am, gentlemen, very truly ours, H. I. Boys. John Stephenson, Esq. William Hulton, Esq. THE FENIAN PRISONERS.—We understand that Mr. Knox, the well-known metropolitan magistrate, and Mr. George Pollock, of St. George's Hospital, have been intrusted by the Home Secretary with a special commis sion to examine into the condition of the Fenian pri soners at Woking, Pentonville, Portland, eicc., with the view to determine and report to the authorities whether the treatment of the prisoners has been unduly harsh, whether their health has suffered or is likely to suffer, and whether any change or relaxation of the discipline is necessary.—British Medical Journal. PRESENTATION TO A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—On Thurs day, at Liverpool, Capt. Carpenter, of the ship James Hull, was presented with a silver medal and a diploma from the King of Holland, and also with the Royal Society's medal and diploma, for gallant services rendered to the Dutch ship Afina in the North Sea last year. THE " STAR" NEWSPAPER.—HaIf the interest in the Star newspaper is vested in " the National Newspaper League ;" which body laid out some few years since £17,000 in its purchase. At the general meeting on Wednesday, at R a dl ey ' s H otel, i t was announced to some 30 representatives of about6,ooo shareholders that no divi dend would be forthcoming this year. The R3V. J. Burns declared it would be the greatesi, joy of his life if the Star had a circ u l a ti on equal to that of the Standard. Various Dissenting ministers criticized the turf news and general conduct of the pap er , t o w hi c h M r . Dy mon d rep li e d ; an d , it having been agreed not to issue a report, the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. Edmond Beales (who was present), for his unflinching advocacy of the rights of the people.—South London Press. INDIAN AFFAIRS.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received a telegram from Brevet Brigadier- General Alfred Sully, President of the Commission ap pointed to investigate the late massacre at Fort Phil Kear ney, dated California Crossing, 25 miles oast of Fort Sedgwick, April 20th, in which it is stated that after great difficulty they hal succeeded in getting the Ogadala and Brute bands of Sioux in for a talk, representing 330 lodges, and had had a satisfactory arrangement with them, and General Sully thinks it can safely be said they have pre vented over 700 warriors from joining the war party. The . Commission would leave Fort Sedgwick for to rt Laramie in throo or four days, and hope to bo successful in . prevent ing many more Sioux from joining the hostile . party. There has been much trouble Oa the road to . L . aram . ie from hostile Sioux, which would increase the difficulties and expenses of the Commission. INTERESTING FACT. The following, singular and authen tic case of restoration of the hu 'tau hair is worthy of obser avnadtiounn, ivmerostrealpraerptuictueladrulrg particularly as the e re l l a a s t t es ha t l e f a c n en a t r u t r ic y l . e of m r l . dg A h . Hermann, of Queen-street. Soho, had been quite bald f or some time past, and had tried various prepare: ions for the recovery of his hair, but without any beneficial roil' t. Ile was then Induced to try the effect of "Rowlands' Macassar Oil," and after daily applying it for about two mouths h e, much to his gratification, had his hair quite restored, and now possesses a beautiful head of Lair. This fact speak s tco strongly for Itr elf to re luirc comment. r... ea TitIRD FDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. NATIOEAL REFORM UNION. Mr. BRIGHT, in obedience to loud calls, addressed a few observations to the deputation. He said he thought it yet pos.ible if meetings were to be held all over the country, and the house inundated with petitions, it was not yet too late to make the bill a great and good measure. The deputation said they would adopt the sugges tion of Mr. Bright, and then withdrew, raising loud and hearty cheering for Mr. Gladstone as he quitted the room. Female Crime in Edinburgh. (From the Scotsman.) Edinburgh, the eye of Scotland, and queen of northern cities, has had her lustre sadly dimmed and her crown tarnished in many way of late. And our humiliation is not yet complete ; a fresh cup of bitterness is held to our lips in the Twenty-eighth Report on Prisons in Scotland just presented to Parliament. The appalling fact there placed on record is that female depravity is, out of all proportion, more prevalent and obdurate in Edin burgh than in Glasgow, or any other town or dis rict in Scotland. The figures are simple. For the year ending June 30, 1866, the total committals of prisoners throughout Scotland were—males, 15,G13; and females, 10,392. Of those Edinburgh supplied 2,450 males, and 2,983 females; or in the proportion of one-sixth of the men, and between a third and a fourth of the women. But Glasgow, of course, makes up a large proportion of the total when Edin burgh is taken out, her numbers being 3,798 males and 2,990 females. It is worthy of note, in passing, that, while the male committals in Glasgow exceed those of Edinburgh in the proportion of about three to two, the female committals are within a mere fraction of being equal in both cities, though Glas gow has double our population. And, comparing Edinburgh with all the rest of Scotland, excepting Glasgow, we find that, while she supplies rather over a fourth of all the male committals, she gives about two-thirds of all the females :—Males for all Scotland 9,365, against 2,450 for Edinburgh ; females for all Scotland 4,419, against 2,983 for Edinburgh. So much for the prevalence of female crime in Edinburgh; now for its obduracy, which is tested, of course, by the number of recommittals. The contrast in this respect between our city and the rest of Scotland is even more startling and myste rious. It appears th a t f or th e year i n ques ti o n the total recommitals of fem a l es t o th e p r i s on of Edin burgh were 2,309, of which number 432 had been in prison twenty times or more short of fifty times, t For Glasgow 229 had been fifty ti me s and upwards figures Glasgow for the same year the corresponding pi a es are :—Total female recommittals, 1,954, or a bo ut sixth less than Edinburgh ; while the recommittals for 20 times and under 50 times were only against 432 in Edinburgh, with not a s ingle recom mittal over 50 times. For the whole of Scotland .s e than one-third, namely, 2,309 ; while of the femalemor i recommittals the total recommittals of female s were 6,713, of which Edinburgh furnished 20 times and under 50 s he supplied more than a half, namely, 432 out of 739, and nearly two-thirds of those recommitted 50 times, namely, 289 out of all the rest of Scot -349 ; or 229 against 120 for land. "Edinburgh," says the report, " has ever been peculiar is the statistics of prisons by the number on the female side exceeding that (NI the male." But its peculiarity has, it appears, developed iu au alarm- iug degreeethe last 20 years, especiall y i n t h e ma tter of recommittals ; for while in the year 1850, of m committed to the prison o f Edi n b urgh there had been committed 20 times bef ore and un der 50, 149 ; and 50 times a n d upwa r ds, 3 ; in 1855 won within the corresponding numbers were 107 and 25 ; and in 1850 they were 351 and 53 ; and in 1895, 395 and 172 ; and, as already noted, in 1866, they had risen respectively to 432 and 229. Of correspond ing male recommittals, the number for 1866 were 41 and 7—or 10 women for one man iu the one class, and 33 women to one man in the other. Are the women of Edinburgh sinners above all women that dwell in Scotland, as these statistics would seem to suggest? If, not, where else is to be found the solution of the mysteriousdispropor tion of their offences to that of the sisterhood in other places? How are those figures to be ex plained away ? It is clear that the attention of our magisterial authorities must be at once turned to the black blot on the reputation of our city, thus emphatically pointed out by the exact finger of sta tistical authority to , Parliament lind to wni.l(l_ DEPUTATION TO Ml. GLADSTONE—THIS DAY A deputation, numbering. about 200 persons, waited upon Mr. Gladstone, at his. residence, Catiton-house-'errace, this afternoon, for the pur pose of laying bifore the tight hen. gentleman the views of the Union at the present moment, and also for the presentation of a large number of ad dresses from the various branches of the Union in the North of England. Amongst the members of Parliament accompany ing the deputation were Mr. Bright, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Foster, Er. Potter, Mr. Bazley, Mr. Stansfield, and Sir J. Gray. Mr. VirmsoN, of Manchester, president of the Reform Union, introduced the deputation, which he said represented 300 branches of that associa tion,.the objects of which were to obtain a mea sure founded on household suffrage, a lodger franchise, a redistribution of seats, with a due consideration for population and pro perty, the ballot, and the shortening the duration of Parliament. The deputation wished t o convey to the right hon. gentleman their gre a satisfaction at the noble stand he had made in their behalf, and their earnest wish that he would still continue to urge their cause, and that in any steps that he might take for the future to assure him that he would receive the support of the great majority of the people of . the United Kingdom. The addresses from LeedA; Preston, Rochdale, Blackburn, Stockport ? Longton, and a number of other places, having been presented, Mr. GLADSTONE Said the great disappointment that he felt at what had happened in the House of Commons was more than amply compensated by the addresses and assurances of support that every post brought from all parts of the country. The Government had succeeded in carrying - the material portions of the Reform Bill, although he had at one time thought it impossible for the house to have rejected the amendment of Mr. Hibbert. He could assure the deputation that he still was deter minedly averse to the principle of personal rating, and that, on that ground alone, he for one refused and rejected the bill, and he hoped the country . would use every constitutional measure to get rid of it. He was sure the bill could not be for a moment be looked upon as a settlement of the question, and that instead of resting from their labours they were only entering into a new struggle, and that they would not rest satisfied until they obtained a popular measure of Reform,founded on solid principles. What he advised was that every effort should be used to strike at the odious principle of the measure. He was sure it would altogether fail as a bill, and he' for one, refused to acknowledge it as one. The measure was founded .on a delusive foundation, It might as well enact that men with one leg only should have a vote, as to provide that every working man should only be admitted to the franchise who should consent to alter the tenure upon which he held his house. It was a pretended enfranchisement and nothing more. He had attempted to propose a £5 line, but that had gone, and could not be revived. In deal ing with the question for the future he reserved to himself perfect liberty, taking the best advice he could before he committed himself to anything. lie should still continue his efforts to secure for those whom they represented their undoubted right, and he doubted not that everything perfect and com plete triumph would crown their efforts. • SSE 100 100 100 all 100 100 all all all all WO 100 {lOO 10 100 100 C 4 31 1022 i 14i f lOr 861 6 1011 i 108 711