The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE AND (307 AMERCIAL F.T,TTELLIG7NnK TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market to-day the transactions have been moderate, and at the easy rates current at the close of last week. At the bullion-office of the Bank of England there were gold operations of importance. The report of the directors of the Metropolitan Life Assurance Society states that during the past year there have been received 286 proposals of as surance, amounting to £257,625 ; 236 proposals have been accepted and completed, for 196,595 ; 22 proposals have been declined, for £24,100 ; and 28 proposals have not been proceeded with, or were on hand, for £36,930. Since the 4th of April last the number of policies issued have been 6,314, of which 2,032 have ceased, leaving 4,312 existing policies, the annual premiums on which amount to £120,786 15s. sd. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the p ist week state that business generally has been more active, consequent upon the prospects of a continuance of peace on the Continent and the amicable arrangement of the Luxemburg difficulty. At Manchester, notwithstanding the large supplies of cotton-on hand and also on their way from India and Egypt, prices of cloths and yarns have been fairly supported, manufacturers and spinners being largely under contract for future delivery. In the woollen districts of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders field the demand for autumn fabrics has been more active, and late rates are well supported. The hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Notting ham have remained moderately active, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, rather more animation has been apparent in most of the principal departments, owing to a better demand for home requirements, stocks in the hands of the dealers being exceedingly large. The East Indian Railway Company's traffic receipts for the week ending 24th of March upon 1,131 miles were £43,134, while in the correspond ing period in previous year they were £49,145, being a decrease of £5,311. Atlantic and Great 'Western Railway debentures remain steady at 32 34, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bunds have advanced I, to 21i 22. At the meeting held to-day of the Trust and Agency Company of Australia the report submitted stated that the payment,freeof income tax, of a divi dend for the half-year ending Dece. 31st, 1866, of ls. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent per annum ; the payment, also free of income tax, of a bonus of 2s. per share, making, with the interim dividend declared in November, a total distribution for the year 1866 of 4s. per share, equal to 20 per cent. on the capital called up ; and that the balance (4,455 7s. 11d.) be carried forward to revenue new account. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 69f. 20c. Business in the Corn Market to-day remained very inactive, and, although, the fresh supply of home-grown wheat on offer was small last Mon day's current rates were with difficulty supported. Foreign corn was flat and to effect sales holders had to accept lower rates. The market for the English Funds is flatter, ° wing to sales in realization of profits after the recent advance. Consols are rather more than * Per cent, viz., at 914 1 cum die., for money, and at 90 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 90*; Bank Stock, 251 ; Ex chequer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto 5 per Cents, 110; 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per cents, 102 i ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 525. prem. The Foreign Stock Market generally shows an improvement in prices. Italian hive advanced 1 to 52 1 53 ; Spanish . Passive 1, to 21 ;Certificates 1, to 134 14 ; Mexican i f, to 161 I ; Greek 1, to 1 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., ; I, to 301 4 ; Russian to 1 dis. to par ; and Danubian Scrip 1, to u 3 dis ; Chilian Scrip remains at 3 2* dis. In the Railway Share Market the transactions ha ve been on the most limited scale, and increased depression has prevailed. Midland have receded 2; Caledonian, 11; Metropolitan, 1 ; South Eastern, ; Great Northern, Lancashire, and York- Sh ire, North Western and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln each 1; and Great Western, f. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Material variation. Eastern of France are marked ; South Austrian and Lombardo-V enetian, 151 i; Great Luxembourg, 91 ; Great Western of Canada 141 ; and East Indian, 108. United. States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1 to 12 1 1 ; Erie *, to 421 43 ; and Illinois I, to 76 77. Bank shares are very quiet, but in most instances d ma intain form er va l ues, London and County being d ealt in at 561 ; London and Westminster at 93* ; Union of Australia at 471; Union of London at 391, and Agra at 2+. Miscellaneous and Finance shares continue in very limited request. Anglo-American Telegraph re main firm, at 18+ ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have de c li ne d to 884 ; Hudson's Bay Com pany to 16 ; Ri o d e J aneiro Improvements to 9 and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 71 711. MINING MARKET. MONDAY AFTERNOON. There has been a moderate amount of business transacted to-day. The shares chiefly inquired for have been Devon Consols, South Caradon, Provi deuce, Great Retallick, and West Chiverton. A n _ hexed are the latest prices : Chiverton Moor si 5 9.houtales Gold Clifford Amal amate 4j 5 East Basset 6 l5 17, L on Gt. Consols 390 401 ria.st Caradou sf 5] ft-st .:! 1 ast Ru sse l l 1!/as,t1 V heal Grenville 2f 21 Great La xey l7l 18i g reat Wat Itetallick heal V 01..— 171 18i :Madre Valley North Crofty North Retalliek Prince of Wales 52s Od 5430(1 Providence Mines South Caradon 330 350 Tincroft West Ohiverton 66i 68 West Soton Wheal Chiverton — Wheal Basset 65 70 Wheal Se tou llO 115 BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 bet ()out. Consols ileao. Account, June 6 9Ol Cent. Reduced 9O 1 89; ~ Par Cent 90 1 891 90! 891 k _ 0 Gent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 4 '. per Cont. Jan. 1873 nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 , D o. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 'lBB5 — E ~"0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,,., 1908 — Doer l Bills, £l,OOO, a and 4 per Ct 26 pm o £5OO E a 1 , 11-• 13 °. £m& £2OO 2l pm of England Stock. 6/ per Cent 1 T A u rt , "--N G OVERNMENT SECURITIES. I "'all Stock, 10per Cent., April 1874 2lB 33% Account — 00. u count 1101 11} . 5 Per Cont. July, 1880 95 1 -, 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 •-,0. , Per Poo. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — )3 °. 6 per Peat., Jan. 1872 1 - ) ° ' 5 1 per Peat., May 1879 — "°. Deb., 5 per Gent" Aug. 1873 a 2 48 pm Cl °. Bonds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 A. F OREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. A lirge nti ne Republic, 6 p er C ent — b ra'tzi li ri an Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - , Do' 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 _ D o -)cl * 1863 _ ~ • - per Cent 1865 ~„:, A . 7 .... D 't ccount _ B 0. £lOO Bonds ••••u r , _ t N Ayres 6 per Cent • C j 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) 33} Ilj a -,, 0 6 per Cent — -- t. ;( , ) 41 per Cent — b f .: . 6 Pir Cent A . D ° ~ B B 0 ~ 1867 dis 0 ,1,, i ; ~ Scrip, £2O paid —i;.., ibian, per Cent. e a l ) 1 6 Per Cent. L lit t 3 per Cont., 1825 — D 4 3 t • ' Per Cent., 1864 .. Do lbn Principaliti sP, 7 per Cent D 0.1867 1) °. Do. inador v B Scrii, £35 paid dis t1g 3 ,,,,. New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~k,iao 7 per Cent — u. Second Issue tic()). 8 'lB6 1 Bll O. 4100 13 d t)„•„ on s qr,:-', k.overuntent RailwaVDebentures B2 1)O O. 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons --- . Account -,„ -,• co linons _ °'u A ce ' olll2f , U 11•11.i'. T. Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — laiian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account . — Do. Maremmana Railway — M +xical. - , 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — \I ontevideau C per Cent. .. — kt )orish Imperial 5 per Cent Nev: Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deforrad Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Po -uvian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account — Do 41 por Cont., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account - P prt,Rite. , -,e 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,010,'2,':, 101. 1 tiassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si — Do 41 per Cent. 18.50 Da -11 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pat Cent., 1859 — Do 5 der Cont., 1862 F6 51 Do. 5 per Cent., 1861 — D .. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6i 5i Do. do. £6O paid — dis •;ardizaiari 5 per Cent Sp tnish 3 per Cent Do Accifunt . Do Nov Detet led — Do. Account Do Passive 2l 1 Do Acc.ant — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, .£6O paid , — die l'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 7l Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — 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 — Do. 1864 2l 1 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Divilenas on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian, a per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4- 3 / 4 . per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 'i - ; per (lent.. Ex. 12 Gail,' — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. — Itliian 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 531 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money, with div 9ll 1 Do. Account, ex div. 9Ol CHARGE OF MURDER. At the Greenwich Police-court., this day, Eleanor Bell, aged 54, described as the wife of an engineer, residing at 436, Now Cross-road, Deptford, was placed in the dock I' before Mr. Trail], charged with the wilful murder of her son, William John 8011, aged nine years and six months, I ' by cutting his throat with a knife. Mr. J. T. Moss, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner, a remarkably stout-built person, and who was accommodated with a seat during the inquiry. Sarah Ann Worstell said she was servant to the prisoner, 1 , and had been with her and her husband nine months. ti The prisoner's husband is a retired chief engineer t from the Royal Navy. About 4 o'clock on Saturday after- ti noon witness let the prisoner's daughter, Mary Ana, out at the street door, and then went down stairs to see the pri- Boner, but could not find her. In the breakfast-room she I found a stream of blood, and near it the body of the de ceased's son, its head near a packing-case, and the feet on E the hearthrug. Witness immediately ran up stairs and found the prisoner near the bed-room door, a n d asked her what was the matter with Willie, 2 , when she replied, "He vexed me so , and I was :0' obliged to do it." Witness then met her master comin g 10 from the drawing-reom, and he went down and brought I deceased to the foot of the stairs, while witness ran for the e doctor. On returning witness found her master holding 2 6 her mistress. A k n if e , w hi c h was use d i n cutting bread, ; was found on the table in the breakfast-room with blood 5 ' upon it. Witness had seen the deceased at 25 minutes to four in the afternoon sitting at the table writing in his a copybook, and the prisoner was then sitting on the other 21 side of th e t a bl e, w i th her arms folded. During the after- 8 noon witness hoard no noise. By Mr. Moss—During the past week witness noticed a peculiarity hi the conduct of the prisoner, who would be frequently behind her, being very fidgetty, and not re maining long in one place. The prisoner had been an invalid during the nine months witness had been in her service, and had not left home. Witness had remarked to the prisoner's daughter how fidgetty her manner was. The prisoner was always very kind to the deceased, and would assist him iu his lessons, which he did not like. When witness saw the prisoner near the bed-room dour she ap peared very wild, and was rocking herself to and fro, and her eyes appeared to bo starting from their sockets, and when her muster was holding her she continued rocking herself about. Some further evidence having been given, the prisoner was committed for trial for wilful murder at the Old Bailey • THE 2AILORS STRIKE. -. $ The dispute between the masters and journeymen tailors of London, which has now existed for three weeks, within the last few days has drifted into a position greatly enhancing the bitterness of the struggle. In the first instance the employers re sisted the strike of the men by endeavouring to obtain other men to fill the places of those who had struck, and by calling in to a larger extent than usual the services of the out or home-workers. These efforts, however, in both directions, have, for any useful purpose, entirely failed. Not 20 men have up to this time been obtained to supply the places of the 2,000 who had struck. The committee of the men have offered the masters to resume work on the same terms as before the strike, provided the masters will agree to have the matter in dispute arbitrated upon by a third party, and each party pledging themselves to abide by the award of the arbitrators. This offer has been declined by the masters' committee, who now openly avow their determination to break up, if possible, the union of the men ; and in circulars sent round to their custo mers and the trade they expect another fortnight will accomplish this object, owing to the large amount of money required by the union committee to pay the weekly allowance to about 2,800 men:and women. The central committee of the union, while not with drawing their offer of arbitration, are making the most vigorous efforts to maintain the integrity of the union. At the request of the tailors' central committee, the London Working Men's Association have agreed to convene an aggregate meeting of the trades' unionists of London, to enable a deputation from the committee to lay the exact nature and posi tion of the dispute before them and the public. It was intended that this meeting should have been held in one of the large halls, but none of these being available—some being pre -engaged for every suitable evening, and the proprietors of others re fusing to let them for the purpose—the meeting has been called for Wednesday evening next, in Tra falgar-square, where a large assemblage may be expected if the evening is fine. The following will be the programme of the proceedings :—At seven o'clock in the evening the whole body of operative tailors, some thousands in number, will assemble in Hanover-square, and march from thence in pro cession, preceded by their trade banners, to Tra falgar-square, where they will form three or four deep, with three sides of a military square, keeping clear in the rear of the Nelson monument a large space to serve as an extempore hall for the use of the public, who will pass in through au opening in the ranks. Mr. George Potter will take the chair, and a deputation from the tailors' committee will then proceed to explain the origin and position of the dispute. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET— This Da. ✓ Market opens with a very good dem an d , ex porters being again large. Sales probabl y 1 5,000 bales. The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and 'Aches Legge arrived in town from Potshot' Hall, on Thursday, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Hardwick° and Lady Agneta Yorke leave town early in the week for Wimpo The Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss John stone have returned to Belgrave-squaro from Paris. A great public meeting of the National Reform Union in support of household suffrage, a lodger franchise, and the ballot will, we aro informed, be held at St. James's Hall on Wednesday evening next at 8 o'clock. Mr. Samuel Morley will preside, and the meeting will be addressed by Mr. Bright. The Duke of Devonshire will have assemblies on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the 21st and 29th inst. The Earl and Countess of Chichester have arrived at 8, Chesham-street, for the season. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and Ladies Fitzwilliain have arrived at the family mansion in Grosvc nor-square from Weatworth House, Yorluhire. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Britiih Columbia, 8 per cent., 1)eo.31, 1872. 100 - Can.Gov.B p.c.Ja.A July 1877-e4 - 0 1.9 c, .. 6 5 r p ,.. c c .. 1Z1.1. c. &, ,, / z 1. 6 % , ; t‘ leO 10 9 0 s 1 1 0 004 - Do. sp. e. Jan. tt Judy ! 100 83 90' 84 5 - Do. sp. t,. Inscribed tiK! 109 al 8.. - Cape G. !lope, 6 p.c. 1.37:i luu 19: 11,4 Do.Apl.& Oct 1600-1900! 100 ! 105 107 - Do. do 1831 , -9, 100 j 104 100 - Do. Jan.&.luly, 1890-0, 100 102 101 - Do. 3 per cent. 13 April RUtl if> Oct., 1900 lc , ./ Al ', 1 3 - Ce; ion, Nov. 1868, 6p. 100 lel 103 - Do. 1878, do 1 100 1+.6 i - Mattritittr, 6p. 0, 1t373, JAIL arid dy - Do. 1878 - 1882, flay /5, Nov :,100 103 108 - •Do. 1895, Feb..: Aug.. 100 165 307 - Natal . :ov. 6 per cent.. 100 98 100 - N.8.G0v.8p.c.Ja.&.1 til) 100 I=6 98 97 - N. B.W. Gov. 5 p*e., 186 u 100 91 93 - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1803 100 85 > 7 87 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova So ,tia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 aeensiand Gov. 6p. a 100 91 83 921 2 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 Sc upwards l. 0 106 108 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 107 109 105 411 BRITISII MINES. • Cant. Coneol. Cold, lira. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 4 6 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 370 303 - Drakewalla 2.1.0 1 11 - East Barsett (Illogan) 294 18 20 - East Caradon 2.l}.e 5 6 - East Uarn Brea 33 3 34 - mast Grenville - East Gunnislake . 3.3. c 1 6 - ::ant Loved 3 .t.t. 9 10 E. WI liussell (Tavlstk 11.2.6 3/ 31 lam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 treat L ixey, limited.. all id 17 - reat South Tolgus.... 0.11.0 - Great Wheal Bury.-- 14.9.0 - 1;. Wheal Vor (heist,' 10 IT 19 . - irenvilte B. ;8.0 14 16 - tlerod's Foot 3.10.0 3: 31 - Elingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 11 - argaret (Uny Lclant 1317.11 7 9 alarke Va11ey.......... 1.10.8 31 1 4 4 wyndy Iron Ore, Bin 31 24 1.141 - 'e;v Sewn ... 133 35 45 - North Ron kear N.Wlcl Batinettailogan 1.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty 2.13, 46 5 Vrosper United....... 7.1.6 23 21 - Pr.!videuce Uny Lelant 10.0.: 26 28 - i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l3 310 330 - South Condurrow - 'S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.0 - Stray Park Ili l5 6 34 44 Tin Croft 32 14 - Vigra and Clogan, lim , all - - - West Sansett (Mogan - W. Caradon ( Ltskeard 1: 9 .1 - West Chiyerton ...... 11 88 70 - West Seton. ..... - Wheal Barnett 'Mogan 54 65 70 - Wheal Buller (ftedrutt.k 16 23 25 Wh e al Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 - Wheal Setou Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 10 12 eiCEFEILENCIG 61-IAICICb. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 75 North Eastern, York, 11, and Selby purchase,-- Stockton and Darlington /3, 6 per cent., 301 AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 pi, 102 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Rahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 13 Eastern of Fr.tnee, '2Ol Urreat Luxembourg, vi South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 FOREIGN MINE/3. Anglo •Brazillan Gold, limited. Ulloutales Gold and Silver mining, 2 Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 2 pm rontino and nolivia Gold, lim., United Mexican, ilia., 24 BANliti. Agra, lim.. A, 2/ Consolidated, din., 4: Imperial ottoman, Inn., 81 Lana Mortgage Bank 01 India, lien. , 1l London Chartered hanK of Australla, 23 London and County, 561 Ditto, new, 23 y London and estminater, 93i 4 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and id iasua,lol Unloq of Australia, 471 Union of London, 39i lIIISCELLANNOWL A A t n i g , l n o t - . A o m r e e r ks ic g a r nje , lLL , raph, IBa a Dit o, 8 per cunt., City Oflie4s, lint., 3 Co , nmercial Union, Insuran3e, 3g Ceedit eoncler ul . East India Irrigation and Canal, 131„, iludson's Bay, HI International Financial Society, lim.. 2i I.ondon lieneralOmtilnus Company, lim, 3 National Miscount oznpany, o, new, issued at 5 pin., 1 Rio de.Jazieiro City 1 noprvvcizzentt., 19„1 Royal .11. di Steam, 31 Vic:ex:A of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 71 The Ministerial arrangements consequent upon the retirement of Mr. Walpole from the Home Office are not yet entirely completed. Mr. Walpole remains a mem ber of the Cabinet, though without office; Mr. Gathorne Hardy will succeed Mr. Walpole at the Home Office as soon as the state of business in the House of Commons will ad mit of his absence during the interval necessary for his re-election ; and Lord Devon will probably be appointed to the Presidency of the Poor Law Board, though without a seat in the Cabinet. No decision has yet been arrived at as to Lord Devon's successor in the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. The new screw steam sloop Dryad, 4, at Devon port, is ordered to be put into commission, with a com plement of 130 offic'ars and men, for service in South America, TIM SUN, LONPON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1.867. SHARE MARKETS.---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 'SSE 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 I Closing I Business Price. done. 76 80 107 101 40 45 4 6 65 6S 70 7:: 103 (')5 2, 20 5 6 110 :12 11'; 114 $ II 41 is 27 2d 122 1Z:1 10 17 8 32 112 Ili 72 71 45 17 1.6 1.7 - -P 103 105 lt 410 70 Si 33 35 4 18 10 IU2 59 61 9k 93 32 13 7 8p 111 /13 1 tp CS 7U 11Z 115 65 67 44 iti 63 83 89 99 00 255 29 36. SIONS. b 7 60 100 102 Id ip I 1 76 S 3 50 55 101 tO t IC3 IQB 10! 23i 1 11 9 I 1111 10 123 i 3 i 3 66 61 6i 61 6 1131 12 lin 1 1031 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 NS too 1 p 1 100 102 01 03 12i 1311 1.: 124 f , B P 2 81 •i 4 11 11 100 10i 1/2 ?4 65 90 BL 85 97 VA 97 98 1 97 g 8 1071 1 8 6, 104 1 6 I 21 1021 } 109 8h 109 8} 14) f 194 MARKS TS.—This day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday wore heavy for wheat, and in some instances prices were rather lower• Nearly all kinds of spring corn, as well as flour, were much neglected. The French markets have become rather heavy forboth wheat and flour. On other parts of the continent tho quo tations are well supported. In America produce is still selling at high rates. The imports of foreign and colonial produce into Lon don last were - 33,992 quarters of wheat, 5,220 barley, 52,593 oats, 2,100 beans, 415 p"as, 675 tares, 225 rapeseed, 2,997 maize, 412 sacks and 2,811 barrels of Hour. Fresh up to-day coastwise an I by land carriage the ar rivals of English wheat wore limited, and in but middling condition. Although the show of samples Wits small the trade was in most inactive state, at prices about equal to Monday la , t. To have forced sales lower rates must have been submitted There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on the stands. For all descriptions the inquiry was heavy aril previous rates were with difficulty supported. We were well supplied with foreign oats, which moved off slowly at about stationary price'. Beans were searee, and held at full rates. For floating cargoes of grain there was very little inquiry. The supply of English barley was very limited, of foreign tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly, but no change took place in prices. Malt moved off slowly, nevertheless the quotations were fairly supported. The supply was moderate. The sale for peas was inactive, yet prices were well re ported. Maize was neglected, but not cheaper. Wo have no change to notice in the value of either English or foreign flour. The transactions in seeds and cakes were limited. In prices, however, very little changes took place. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASVRE Wheat— Essex and• Kent, red, new, per qr. 596 to 71e Do., old 66s 72s Do., white, old 66s 765 Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, rod, old. • ..• „ 563 695 ~ Do., ner . - sss 68s Talavera Rye Barley—Grinding Malting 3ss 505 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 73s 745 Oats—Yorkshire and Liucolnsh., Feeding 25s 313 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 263 Cork, white 23s 30s Scotch, Feeding 23s 293 Beane—Tick Pigeons ... 4ls 465 Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, por 2801 b Suffolk 443 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—Stephen Cullen was placed at the bar, charged with drunkenness and furious driving, whereby ho had caused the death of Matthew Connor. Edward Moffrcy said, at a little before 12 on Saturday night, he was coming out of the George public-house, St. Andrew-street, St. Giles'a, behind the deceased, who was carrying some beer. Conner went a little way up the street, and as he was at tempting to cross the road to his own house a Hauao►u cab, driven by the prisener, came up. knocke.l him down, and the wheels passel over hi: body. The c-Lb was on the wrong side of the road and the pace it was going at was about 12 miles a!) hour. Ile heard the cabman cell out :,ice of twice, hut after the man was knocked dow►; the cab went on, although he appeared trying to stop the horse. A gentleman, however, seized the horse by the head, and prevented the cab gointz fur ther. The,pah was about three yards from the de ceased when the driver first called out. Hackney-carriage attendant 190 gave his evi dence, and stated positively that when he took the prisoner to the station he did not say he (prisoner) was under the influence of drink. Inspector Thompson said he took the charge, and the witness positively stated to him and the super intendent that the prisoner was the worse for liquor. The sergeant, who was present when the charge was made, was now in court and he could speak as to the statement made by the hackney carriage at- endant. Mr. Vaughan said contradictory evidence could not be taken at that moment upon that point. The house-surgeon for Charing-cross Hospital said the deceased was admitted suffering from con cussion of the brain, produced by a severe wound on the temple, which might have been caused by a fall or by the hoof of a horse. As the coroner's inquest had not yet been held, and a post mortem:examination had not been made, the prisoner was remanded for a week, but admitted to bail iu two sureties of £lOO each. A COWARDLY CONSTABLE.—SamueI Sheppard, tall and powerful man, one of the constables attached to Covent-garden Market, charged a young man named George Parker with assault. From the evidence of the market constable it appeared that last night about half-past 11 he was turning ahoy outof the market, whom he had found sleeping there, when the defendant interfered, and used the most abusive language towards him. As he was in company with others he told him not to interfere, and that he had better go on, when he (defendant) called complainant a coward and a scoundrel, and finally a struggle took place between them, during which he was assaulted, and he then took the defendant into custody. Two of the companions of the defendant, and a third witness quite unconnected with the defendant, gave evidence to prove that the constable acted in a most unjustifiable manner towards the poor boy, whom he struck four or five times severely with his cane, and that when defendant was seized by the complainant he was in fact merely protecting him self from anticipated ill-usage. Mr. Vaughan told the complainant that he had acted in a manner which he ought not to have done. He (the magistrate) did not see that it was any part of his duty to strike the boy with the cane in the manner he had done. He ought to haveroused him up and sent him from the market, but having acted in the manner that the witnesses had described, be was not surprised that his act should have roused the indignation of those who witnessedsuch cowardly conduct. The defendant had used language which was in some measure strong; but he (the magis trate) could not designate the conduct of the com plainant by any other term than cowardly. He did not see that any assault even in law had been com mitted by the defendant ; but, on the contrary, he thought the complainant ought to have been stand ing where the defendant was. lie should at once order the defendant to be discharged. Parker asked the magistrate if he should be just tied in taking out a summons against Sheppard, b Mr. Vaughan told him he thought not. 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Derb) 15 tlid Bent . at North British ....... it Do. Itld., 1.111., do Dutt: st Nth. Eastern — Berwick 15 Do. ii.N•E at 1)o. Leeds st Do. York st DG. Carlisle ..... 15 Do. Stock. & 10 Do. do. 1860-61.... IL North London ....... it Do. do. 1864 5 st Do. .to. 1566 st North Staffordshire it N. it S. W. Junction 35 Scottish Central t Scot. N. E , Aber. stocli 10 Do. Scot, Mid. stack et Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern 20 ,taines, Wok., Jt Wois st Pad' Vale 10 Do. C st Vale ot Neath at Waterford lts Kilkenny 10 Waterloo & Whitcha st West Cornwall 13UITIS11 1' )u Atlantic ,t; St.Lawrenoe it liotn.,Baroda, Cen.lu. gu. 5 per oent... :0 Do. I.' eltareti :04 Buffalo sc Lake Huron ,0 _ Do. Preterenee 00 Butl.,l3rant, Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- st Calcutta .t S. E., lira st al.e Town a Dock, gu. 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p at East. Bengal, gu., sdo st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. d) Do. J Extension st rand Truukof Canada Xi Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c )0 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds )0 Do. do deferred )0 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds )0 Du. do. deferred )0 Do. 3d Pref. stock )0 Do. do. deferred tO Do. 4th Pret. stock : 10 Do. do. deterred ... et lit. India Feu. gua. sp.c. •i 3 o. Gus. 5 per oent ' ZU Do. New gua . 5 p. o et 'it . oflndla gua. 5 per cent et 41 per cent et Do 20i Treat 11 , ( . 8. of Canada.. 20& Do. New 00 Do. 6p. o Bt.e. pay. 1873 DC 00. 5 1 (1%). pay. 1877-8... 10 Indian Branch, limited et Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... et Do. 41 do at Do. 4q do l 9 Do. Filth Extonsioii st Uclb. Cor. 6p. c. Linda. $0 Mel. h Hudson's Bay at N. fil.C'da,6pc It • - icinde ..... it Do. Delhi 10 Do. do. fs • it Do. Puniaub it Do.lndue St. Flot I Paid. I METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was heavily supplied with foreign stock, in somewhat improved condition. Sales progressed steadily at very full prices. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were only moderate, but in prime condition. For most breeds there was a steady but by no means active inquiry, at prices fully equal to Monday last. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 4:6d to fully 4s 8d per Bibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,600 Scots, short horns, and crosses; from other parts of England 600 various breeds, and from Scot land 241 Scots and crosses, in excellent condition. Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was again ex tensive, the sale for all broods ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The best Downs and half-breds out of the wool realised quite 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Our quotations now refer solely to shorn sheep. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which sold freely at 2d. to 4d. per Sibs more money—viz., from 7s 2d to 8s 4d per 81bs. About 400 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. The show of calves was extensive, and the demand for them was heavy, on rather lower terms. The sale for pigs was heavy at late rates. The supply was moderate. Per 81be. to sink the offal. sdid e d s erse at inf. beasts... 3 0 3 4 Pmecrs-wool sheep 4 4 4 6 Second quality do ..3 6 3 10 Prime .s'tlinowa uo.} 8 4 0 Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 4 La 2e coarse calves. 4 2 5 0 Primo Scots, Ate—. l 64 S Vritne small d0......5 2 5 Gime. and int. stinep.3 4 3 8 I I,arg'e hogs .3 0 3 6 Second quality do ..3 IO I 2 -Ina!! porkers.. ..... 3 8 4 0 2d to id, SuAlin:: oalves, 22s co 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, :44 ) 20s exec►. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. ' Forel,xn supply. Beasts ..2,21u Core. - iCO WN Sheep ind Limbs - 3,,7) I Sheep ann 1 nibs ......',,8'0 Calves it.Q, i t_.;:t v ets . Mrs 3 u ,l'ig - ti 45 L statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 11, 1866, and this day Monday, May 13, 1867. . May 14, 1666. May 13, 1867. s d a d a d --- e - d Coarse and inferior boasts 310 to 4 2 3 ot o 3 4 Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 3 6 310 Primo large oxen 4lO 5 0 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, Scc. .......... 5 0 5 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 6 3 4 3 2 Second quality do. 5 0 510 310 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled do 5 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 Prime Southdown do 510 6 0 4 8 410 Lambs Large coarse calves., 5 4 510 4 2 5 0 Primo small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Boasts 3,500 4,390 Sheep Calves ......... Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 15, 1863.—Beasts, 4,260 sheep, 32,910—calves, 237—pigs, 320. May 16, 1864—Boasts, 46,70—sheep, 25,520—calves' 192—pigs, 530. Tho total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 13,381 head. In the corresponding week i; 1866, we received 11,973 ; in 1865, 11,2 ‘9 ; in 1864 6,478 ; in 1863, 6,189; in 1862, 3,616 ; and in 1861 5,430. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sh eep. L am b s. Calves. Pigs Antwerp ••• 3290 ... ... 153 Boulogne ••• Bremen Cadiz Caen ••• Calais ••• Copenhagen ••• ••• ••• ••• Geistemunde 1553 4602 20 ... 55 Amsterdam ••• ••• ••• ••• Gothenburg Hamburg 690 2048 ▪ • 12 48 48 Harlingen ... 311 ... Dieppe ••• ••• ••• ••• Llonfleur... Ostend lO ...• ▪ 97 ••• Rotterdam — • .., 187 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1866 1865 2032 ... 7,437 329 692 789 1861 NEWGATE AND LEADEN/TALL. Since our last report prices hare been very irregular, owing to the prevailing warm weather. To-day, however, they are somewhat steadier. Last week's imports coin prised three packages from Antwerp, 94 from Hamburg, and 35 from Rotterdam. Per 81b by the carp/tee. d e d selBd inferior beef 3 2 8 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 4 0 middling do. 3 8 3 10 3llddling mutton.. 4 2 4 4 Prime large do t 0 4 2 Prune d o 4 4 6 l'rime small d0....4 2 4 4 Large pork 3 0 3 6 Veal 4 0 5 2 I nmanpork.. ..... ..3 8 4 2 Lamb. 58 IJd to 6* 81 .... ••• BOROUGH Hop. We have little or no improvement to notice in the value of any kind of hops. Generally speaking the trade is heavy. The import, last week, was only 118 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East /Cents Farnham and country Weald of Lent Sussex Yearlings loos to 135 s ~ Olds 503 to 80s ~ BOROUGII AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes since our last have been toler ably good for the time of year. Fur all kinds the domand is inactive., at our quotations. Last week's imports were 1,785 packages from Dunkirk, 82 from Genoa, 192 from Hamburg, 180 from Sevangor, 462 from Odense°, and' 20 from Ostend. Regents l3os to 155 s per ton. Flukes 140,: to 17 55 „ Scotch Regents l2os to 1t355 „ TALLOW. Tho market is somewhat heavy. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 43s 3d to 43s 6,1 per cwt. Town tallow, 425. nett cash. 1861. 1865. 1866. 1867. Stock—(this day) Prices of Y.O 4 05 3d to 49s Gd 45 s Gd 43 s 3d I—s Od —s Od 45s 9d 43s 6d Delivery last week 1,131 1,163 1,025 714 Do. from June 1 72,368 91,125 100,790 90,571 Arrival last week Do. from June 1 84,399 79,510 95,112 84,270 Price of Town 41s 6d 41s 6d 47s 3d 44s 3d WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool will bo commenced on Thursday neat. Our market is very dull, and prices are barely supported. Last week's imports amounted lo 2,964 bales from Adelaide, 918 from Algoa Bay, 26 from Bremen, 30 from Calais, 762 from the Cape of Good Hope ; 235 from the Mauritius, and 2,943 Moreton Bay. MARLI3JIZO Ga-S TREE T. OBSTRUCTING A POLICE CONSTABLE.--Louis Gustave Droz, a respectable looking man, described as a jeweller, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and striking Police -constable Reeves, 85 C, in the execution of his duty. Police-constable Reeves said that on Saturday night about 10 o'clock he was in Albemarle-street, when the prisoner came up to him smoking a cigar and blew the smoke in his face, and then followed him about for some time, occasionally pushing against him and blowing the smoke of his cigar into his face. A sergeant came up and told him that he must not have a drunken man following him about ; he told the sergeant that the prisoner had followed him about the previous night also for two hours. He had had the prisoner in custody previously for being drunk and disorderly, when he was discharged by the magistrate. The defendant said he never touched the constable and was some yards from him. Sergeant Horsley, 6 C, said that on Saturday night seeing the prisoner about a yard from the constable, he asked the constable if the prisoner was a friend of his, and he said he was not, but that he ',had taken the prisoner up a few days before. He asked the prisoner why he was following the constable about, and the prisoner said the constable had locked him up and pinched his arm. He told the prisoner that if he had any complaint to make against the constable he should go to the proper quarter, and, as the prisoner continued to follow the constable, the constable took him into custody. In answer to the prisoner the Sergeant said he (prisoner) was not more than a yard from the constable. The prisoner said he was quite sober. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was one of those ill-conditioned men who disliked a man because he wore a blue coat. lie could clearly understand what the prisoner's object was. He was trying to make the constable lose his temper and his situation. The prisoner would have to pay 405., or a month. WESTMINSTER. DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT VICTORIA STATION.— John Holland, a labourer, was charged with drunk enness, disorderly conduct, and wilful damago at Victoria Railway Station. Robert Lilley, office porter, in the employ of the Brighton and South Coast Railway, said that yes terday afternoon, a little before four o'clock, he saw the defendant in the booking-office intoxicated. Defendant inquired what time the next train Was going, when witness replied three quarters of au hour, and, seeing the defendant's condition, he re commended him to go and take a walk. He then took defendant by the arm, and for his safety led him off the platform, but he shortly after returned, and becoming disorderly was again removed. John Chapman, railway policeman, said that he was called yesterday afternoon to remove the de fendant from the platform. He, however, imme diately returned, and was removed a second time, when he turned round and tore witness's coat off his back. The uniform coat was produced, literally torn to Rees. In reply to the magistrate Mr. Foary, railway inspector, said that the damage done to the coat at least amounted to 153. Defendant said he was so drunk that he (lid not know what had occurred, but if some time was given he would endeavour to pay for the coat. Mr. Selfe fined hi .n 205., and he was onnrnitted for ten days in default. THAMES. A CURIOUS AFFILIATION CASE.—James Larew, a young man, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with refusing to pay the sum of 205., being eight weeks' arrears upon an order of affiliation made upon him to support an illegitimate child of which he was declared to be the father. Elizabeth Ward said the prisoner had appeared before the magistrates on several warrants, and would not pay 2s. Gd. per week for his child. There were now eight weeks' money due to her. Stubbings, 111 I-1, an officer of the court, f4ald the prisoner bad been in prison three tunes for non payment of arrears, and that he was a wharf labourer, respectably connected, who would not make an effort to pay the money. There was another sum mons against the prisoner on account of another child, which was to be heard on Monday next. Mr. Paget—A child by another woman. Stubbings—No, sir, by the same woman. The complainant said her eldest child, for the maintenance of which an order for the payment of 2s. 6d. had been made, was three years old. The other, a girl, which had not been affiliated, was 15 months old. Mr. Paget—And the complainant is the father of both children ? The compl,inant—Yes, sir. The prisontw--I douLt it. The children are no wine. The complain int—Why he lived with me for years, and after I had become the mother of two children he abandoned tne. The pri6oner —I can't afford to pny half-a-crow per week, and if she swears the other chill to Inc i will be ss. per week, and I shall be worse off tha ever. Mr. Paget said the prisoner would be in gaol next Monday, and the complainant could have another summons. lie sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month, without hard labour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day io,...—___.--_-. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—This DAT. The business transacted to•-day was not of a particularly stirring description, save the movements with regard to Hermit, who retired to 20 to 1, yet the "recluse" still had friends, despite all rumours. The two favourites retained their position, both being backed for good money, while Dragon was but nominally] at 100 to 8, which was the highest pike obtainable. Both Aniburgh and Roquefort, of the outside division, were in good demand, forty fifties being kindly accepted about the former, while Mr. Saville's colt was backed to win over £l,OOO, at varying prices. The Somerset shire Stakes was mentioned, the following being the business transacted : SOMERSETSHIR.E STAKES. 7to 4 agst Gomera (taken) 3to 1 agst Pintail (taken) sto 1 agst Douro (taken) THE DERBY. 2to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst The Rake (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Dragon (offered) 100 to 6 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered—take 33 to 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) 40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 50 to 1 agst Thornapple (offered) 1000 to 12 agst Roquefort (taken) NOTICE.—OHANGE OF ADDRESS.—.TORN STIR.; late of Boaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received during the past year, and begs 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 S wan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. lionms and JOJIII AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's. Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXESDEX 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 Meux's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court., Gracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf yen want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE Nem has a List at the Post in George-yard, Snow hill, and at tho Back of the Arches, Farringdon-street. Joe Nash will be in the Ring at the Principal Meetings, J. N. has no representative out of Londo❑ but himself. Private address, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James'., London. -Mr. SYDNEY Smut' (Member of Tattersall's) will execute C.w.ussioNe (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from Li to any amount. Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street arid Piccadilly officei. Cheques to be crossed London an 1 Westminster &ink. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings. Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further particulars and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.8.—.:N0 connection with the City of London Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgats-street. Share all all 10 6 100 100 all lOU 100 100 1 6.13.4 100 100 100 all SFORTING NOTES. The renewed correspondence respecting the Soiled Dove case shows that Admiral Rous is still persistently obstinate in advocating opinions and views which I feel sanguine, be cause they are not based on sound reasoning, will never be endorsed by members of the Jockey and other Clubs equally experienced with himself. Tao Admiral says, " The gen tlemen who decided against the bets being paid misunder stood the first rule, which is solely applicable to horses 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." I have insisted, however, over and over again, that if it had not been for the negligence of the Jockey Club officials, who allowed Soiled Dove to run, and consequently be claimed by Mr. Chaplin in direct opposition to Rule 15, none of this unpleasantness would have occurred. In the Admiral's book on Horse Racing, in quoting Rule 1, he remarks:—" If money bo betted p.p. against horses dead, or legally struck out at the time the bet was laid, it would be void, but not so if the horse was dying, or if laid before the declaration was made; or if by any possibility at the time the bet was made the horse could start, it would held good." But iu this case the horse could not not have started had Rule 15 been enforced, as the Admiral expressed his astonishment on a previou3 occa sion that the fraud had not been discovered earlier, a pretty good proof that the necessary certificate could not have been produced, without which Soiled Dove had no right to run. The Admiral goes on to say, " Thus, a fields man 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." When I find the decision of the committee is so palpably unjust and illegal (the Admiral's expression), the reverse of which appears, in my humble opinion, the case, I shall be willing to enunciate his views and his opinions, but they must first be more carefully put and backed by sounder argumants than he has yet brought for ward. For instance, it is simply preposterous to use the above argument, as, of course, the veriest tyro ought to know the committee's decision,is to the effect that all bets on the match are null and void. They decide, in effect, that all wagers on Soiled Dove are off, because, in reality, there was no such animal in the race ; and they probably believe that there was not, in any one of her racer', £5 betted by a single party who was not entirely inno cent and ignorant of a fraud having boon committed. The Admiral makes another proposition, which I dispute in toto :—" The backer of a fraudulent horse may win to any amount, and the committee throw their shield over lose ; , and will not a ll ow hi m to l ose. T he fi e ld sman must o 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 he is to pay nothing. We may thus look forward to a great increase of Bloodstones, Leanders, And Running Reins." Now if the gallant gentleman or the fieldsmen, whose cause he advocates so strenuously, can bring forward the slightest evidence to prove any guilty knowledge on the part of the owners (Hr. Chaplin to begin with) who had the animal in their possession during the period she won her races, or against the backers of her, I have nothing more to say ; but as I am pleading the cause of justice on a broad scale, until Admiral Wilts and his par tisans will admit the justice of their being, ou tke suppo sition of any of them unfortunately having possession of a forged cheque or bank note, criminally prosecuted, so long will I uphold, with voice and pen, the righteous decision which will, I ant satisfied, never b 3 revoked. The punish ment to any of the gentleman in the case of having a ficti tious cheque or note would be corup3lling him to refund lu the money ; and is it not punish ment enough for _ r. Chaplin and others to recoup their winnings? Oue word throughout totheboo thekmayakeersr where bookmakers. There gentlemen3issno race ofin iy importance do not get every advantage over the b ackers of horses, t s h o i t .e n e e of which aro not intended to run , others do not e t r ‘ y hors de parts of them cannot win, and as others are ree fies ' h is heir combat" from "some of the ills which it ttrusted to," a frequently shilog h w ap f l o ie s n s with largesums drop with a I think, therefore, they might le t the subject otiehlt some ou sutsidser of fot money. good grace. b w a h e i x oh I suppose the usual sensational petted anent the Derby at the ensuing , , Hermit ' m ° v ß ° A .n t h e n n t i s e e m t i a n y g commences to-morrow, althoug are not likely to contest for the Vzlu Fifteenth b''an d ßiennial he ; S takes, which looks a certainty for WROUGHTON, otherwise bound to have some effect upon the Duke of Beaufort's and may run, amongst the first th ree horse for the Darby. VAN AMBURGH appears to be an im proving horse, for the Epsom .event. LORD PALMERSTON and Glum- Siox ought to give a good account Of themselves in the Sixteenth Biennial Stakes, although my impression is that Herennianus will improve on the form he displayed( when he met Suffolk the other day at Newmarket. The By 'aufort Cup has some of the best horses of the day engaged , but as I do not think Lord Lyon will attempt to give his D erby and St. Leger opponent —SAvEnNAKE—the differences of 101 b., which he is asked to do, I believe in the lattev winning, who I am told is now in good form, and doing strong work. One of the three year olds should, from this difference in • weight with the older horses, run forward , and amongst them Clarice, if sent, might attract the jud! re's notice, the form he displayed at Epsom and Nowinw.icet and Liver pool being too bad to be true. I see uotb ing better in the Bath Handicap than Life Guardsman, A iduroft, and 13is marck, either of which, if amongst the acceptances which aro open until this evening, will prntr*, good enough to win. For the County 31 . tubers' Plate I like th e chances of UXCAS and PHI: ItoCK is the order named. The Nursery and /Colston Stakes, which are part of Wedne•aday's programme, have nu yet closed. Thu Wes ton Stakes has 57 youngsters engagA, but I must stand my old love, LADY ELIZABETII, who, well at the post, ' 4 3 bound to beat all comers, including Blue Gown, whom I sAect in It _n- ttbsenc,. The Sonsersotshiro Stakes has dwindled dJwn to 12 aczeptances, end of these I be lieve PIN - TAIL will win, though GOMERA and Dovito aro sure to be groit favourites. The Badminton Stakes appears to be at the mercy of XI, unless Lady Elizabeth runs, and notwithstanding her penalty I should then think she was good enough to wir,. It is so uncertain what may start for the Dyrham I ) :Lrk Handicap and the Dodington Welter Stakes that I prefer leaving them alone. Concerning the Harpenden Meeting, the declarations of forfeits for the principal Handicap, to which there are 62 subscribers, aro not made until to-morrow, but bad as RETRIBUTION has proved himself to be, ho ought to beat the lot engaged in it. For the Two Year Old Stakes I fancy LIMNER, and if beaten of course it will be by Laßelle Jeanne. The Handicap Plato has only one less nomina tion than the Harpenden Handicap, consequently I can, only say WILn BEE and AMMUNITION read to have an good a chance as anything. A FRESH MAE. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. MAY. Bath Harpenden Epsom JURE. Ascot Summer 4 I Beverley Windsor Summer Manchester Summer ... 12 Chelmsford Su mmer .26 I Hampton l3 Newcastle ... 25 Odiham l7 I I p swic h 27 Bibury Club lB Worcester Summer 27 JULY Oarlisle 2 Down Royal Cotporatn. 17 Newmarket July 2 Stamford Pontefract Reading ..... 9 I Huntingdon '23 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Winchester 23 Hungerford I Nottingkam l6 Goodwood AUGUST. Ripon 5 1 Dover Brighton .. 2 6 West Drayton 22 ~.. Brighton Cluu 8 Plymouth.... 22 Lewes Egham .... Wolverhampton l3 Lichfield Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Weymouth Hastings York August NATIONAL REFORM UNION. ,The following appeared in our late edition of Saturday.) A deputation, numbering about 200 persons, waited upon Mr. Gladstone, at his residence, Carlton-house-terrace, this afternoon, for the pur pose of laying before the right hon. 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, Mr. Potter, Mr. Bazley, Mr. Stansfield, and Sir J. Gray. Mr. WILSON, 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 to cnivey to the right hon. gentleman their great 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 Leeds, .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 au 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 newstruggle, and that they would not rest satisfied until they obtained a popular measure of Reform ,f ounded 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 The, measure was founded on a delusive ,oundation. 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. He should still continue his efforts to secure for those whom they represented their undoubted right, and he doubted not that everything perfect a com plete triumph would crown their efforts. Mr. BRIGHT, in obedience to loud calls, addressed a few observations to the deputation. He said he thought it yet possible if meetings were to be held petitions, it was not yet too late to in, all over the country, and the house inlkunedtaht ei ed b w ll it a h great and good measure. don of Mr. Bright, and then withdrew, raisin g fr. The deputation said they wou ld adopt thesugigoeusd and hearty cheering for • Gladstone as he quitted the room. one, SHIPPING IN fBLLIGEN GE. , D i e r r o o ni bo t :.:iht,iianfi;reoli:',llußfz:lBnti, _______,_ Monday Morning. 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There were eight companies on the ground, under the command of Lord Itauelagn, and the Loudon Scottish, under Lord Etch° and Captain Page, kept the ground, au act of. kindness to the South Middle-. .ex - rendered necessary by the great crowd of persons Present_ At Boston the best brands of flour sell at $2l, or three times as much as at San Fratitiseo, and before August they will be $3O. Roast bsef is 25c. per pound, sirloin steaks 35c., shad 75e., oysters $I 80 a gallon, and for groceries cf 411 IfcaLLs famine . prices u:iivt.3.'sally pre vail,