The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-09 00:00:00

'HE CHARGE OF PERJURY ARISING OUT OF THE BRIDGWATER BRIBERY INQUIRY. SATURDAY. William Heal, described as a manager of a brick ground at Durston, Somersetshire, was again brought before Sir Thomas Henry, who sat specially to hear the case, charged on remand with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury before the Select Committee of the House of Commons in April, 1868. —Mr. Poland, instructed by Solicitor to the Treasury, prosecuted, and Mr. Cole defended. The - evidence adduced on the present occasion was chiefly in reference to the identification of the defendant. The shorthand writers who were ex amined on the last examination produced their notes of the defendant's evidence both on the occasion at West minster in 1868, when he declared on oath that he had not been guilty of bribery at the Bridgewater election, and at the inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at Bridgwater in August last year, when he declared that what he had stated to the commissioners at Westminster was false, and that he had a reason for doing so. He was committed for trial, the magistrate consenting t o accept bail—two sure ti es i n £5OO each and defendant's own recognisances of £l,OOO. THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE. We understand that the learned judges who heard the appeal in the case of Mordaunt v. Mordaunt—the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Penzance, and Mr. Justice Keating— have had several consultations, and that their judgment are almost, if not quite, prepared. It is expected, how ever, that the decision will not be given until the com mencement of next term. LAW AND POLICE. NON-ATTENDING Junons.—At the Nisi Prius sittings of the Court of Common Pleas, an accident case came on involving a great deal of contradictory evidence. The jury in the previous case retired, and a fresh jury had to be called. Only ten presented themselves, and the counsel on both sides expressed their willingness to let the trial proceed with that number. Mr. Justice Willes, however, said it was necessary to take some notice of the conduct of those jurors who did not answer to their names, and had not the courtesy to send an excuse. Two jurors who had been called six times, and three five times without being present, were accord ingly fined 40s. each. THE ACTION AGAINST A GOLD MINING COMPANY.—The Court of Common Pleas delivered judgment in the case of Villesboisnet v. the Ovens Gold Quartz Mining Company (Limited), in which Mr. Montagu Cham bers moved for a rule for a new trial on Wed nesday. It will be remembered that the action was brought by a French gentleman to recover £2OO, which he had paid for shares in the above company ai the alleged fraudulent representation that 2,500 shares had been applied for and deposits paid thereon, whereas It was alleged that the company had no capital at all at the time. A Middlesex jury found for the llaintiff on the va r i ous groun d s ra i se d, an d eave was granted to move for a new trial.— Mr. Justice Keating now delivered the judgment of the court. As to the verdict being against evidence, Mr. yustice Willes, before whom the case was heard, was not ..t all dissatisfied with the verdict. As to the alleged mis direction of the learned judge, in leaving the prospectus to the jury for them to define the meaning of shares having been "applied for," the court was inclined to believe that Mr. Justice Willes had done right. It was a rule of the judges that where a document was affected by circumstances in the case, it was a question for the jury. However, it might be satisfactory to the parties to know that if it had been a question of mere law, for the decision of the learned judge, he would have taken the same view that the jury did, and this Court would not have been disposed to differ from, him. There were some other issues raised ; but, in reality, disposing of the q uestion of fraudulent misrepresentation, disposed of the whole case. Under these circumstances, they thought there should be no rule. ACTION FOR NEGLIGENCE.—An action for negligence has been brought in the Court of Exchequer against Messrs. Collis and Ure, solicitors, of Birmingham. The case was previously tried before Baron Bramwell, when the plaintiff, Mr. Matthews, obtained a verdict for £l,BOO damages. He had instructed the defendants to issue a writ of capias to hold to bail a person named Lawton, against whom he had commenced an action to recover sum of £l,OOO. Mr. Ure trusted in a promise inade him by Mr. Lawton, and did not put the capais into immediate execution. Lawton availed himself of this indulgence, which was technically called negligence, to leave the country for America, where he generally resided. Subsequently Matthews effected a compromise with Lawton for £3,000, and commenced the present action. Both plaintiff and defendants obtained rules for a new trial with a view of raising the question of damages. The plaintiff's counsel contended that the measure of damages was the amount of the debt, less the money paid by Lawton in America. The defendants' counsel urged that the damages given were excessive, as the plaintiff had come to a compro mise with Lawton, who, being perfectly solvent, might have been compeled to pay the whole amount. The court refused to order a new trial, and discharged both rules, though the Lord Chief Baron and Baron Bramwell expressed their individual opinions that a less sum would have been sufficient. THE BIRMINGHAM BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.—On Saturday the case of " Hayward v. Lyons" was heard in the Court of Exchequer on a motion for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against evidence and the damages excessive. It will be remembered that a few days ago the plaintiff brought an action for breach of pro mise of marriage against the defendant, who was a jewel ler in a considerable way of business in Birming ham. The plaintiff said she had fallen in love with the defendant when she was twelve years of age, on seeing him at Birmingham fair, and that since 1862 up to the time of the defendant's marriage, she had cohabited with him at various times. Plaintiff gave evidence of having had the promise to marry In letters, now burnt, and this was corroborated by some witnesses. It appeared from her cross-examination that Te had lived with another man, and borne him a child. he defendant denied the promise, and called a Birming ham detective, who stated that he knew the plaintiff was a prostitute. The jury awarded the plaintiff £l5O. The court now granted a rule nisi for a new a new trial on both grounds asked for by Mr. M. Chambers. A FICTITIOUS FIRM.-J ohn Joseph Solomon, agent, and Joseph Ward, draper, have been indicted at the Central Criminal Court for conspiring to defraud. It will be remem membered that the - prisoner Solomon established himself in Lower Thames-street, City, as an agent as an agent of a large house in Melbourne. He gave references to the prisoner Ward, and to another firm, which had no exis tence, but from which, nevertheless, an answer was duly received. On the strength of these references Solomon obtained a large amount of property, including a quan tity of iron wheels from the West of England Engineering Company. A verdict of guilty was returned in both cases. Solomon was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour, and Ward to four months, as his complicity in the fraud was not proved beyond his signing the letter of reference. THE Sze BIRDS ACT. —A poulterer named Miller, of Leadenhall-street, has been summoned at the Mansion House for having in his possession 35 terns or sea swal lows at the prohibited season. The penalty imposed by the Sea Birds Preservation Act is £1 a bird, but as it was proved the birds in question came from Holland, the sum mons was dismissed though the Lord Mayor declined to allow costs. A MILITARY MATCHSELLER.— A man named James Seeley, late army school master of the 105th regiment, has been committed to prison for a month, for walking before Cambridge House, selling matches, and carrying a placard complaining of his condition after thirty-two years' faithful service in the army. THE ALABAMA CLAnas.—The Associated Press of New York publishes a despatch from an English cor respondent stating that there is no indication whatever of a reopening of the Alabama claims question. The subject has not been officially mentioned for several months and one Government is waiting for the other to resume negotiations. Neither party is willing to yield their position, though there is nothing to exclude the belief that Great Britain is desirous of an early settle- Fent. The subject is scarcely ever mentioned by persons ni authority, though when it is a hope is generally expressed that means may be devised to settle the whole subject of claims to the honour of both nations. STRANGE CASE OF WILFUL INJURY.—On Friday the well-known ironmaking firm of Wolverhampton, Messrs. G. B. Thorneycroft and Co., took before the stipendiary, sitting in in sessions in that town, an engineer, who had been m their ser v i ce u p war d s o f a quarter of a century, named James Aspbury, whom they charged with misconduct. Two months agoAspbury was nearly the death of two men, upon whom he turned the steam whilst they were engaged at work in a boiler ; and one man , though now out of the hospital, is maimed for life. Last Monday the other two men were in the boiler, an d aga i n Aspbury turned on the steam and boiling water, and the men were both seriously scalded. The atipendary magistrate inflicted the maximum penalty, which is three months hard labour, in default of the p a y_ anent of £2O and costs. THE RED RIVER. The so-called delegate s Father Richolt and Mr. Scott were brought up at Ottawa on April 23rd, charged with aiding a nd abettin g the murde r of Th omas Scott, at Fort Garry. Great in terest was felt in the proceedings, the court room being thronged, and many persons came from the Red River itself. On the magistrate taking his seat Mr. Lee, the Crown prosecutor, said that after consulting with the counsel of the private prosecutor and considering the evidence of the witnesses who had been examined, they had come to the conclusion that the evidence they had to produce would not be of such a nature as to justify the committal of the prisoners. The private prosecution had consented to withdraw from the proscution, and as thd Crown had no further evidence to offer, and no wish to press the matter further, it also withdrew. The magistrate said there was no case against the prisoners, and ordered them to be discharged. The prisoners left the court amid the congratulations of several friends, and the crowd which had assembled quietly dispersed. A. person arrived at St. Paul from Red River says that when ho left 'Winnipeg, the people were quite ignorant of the angry excitement in Canada. Riel has confiscated the whole of the M`Kenzie River supply of furs recently received, a two years' catch, worth 45,000 dols., and only delivered them up, when ransomed by M`Tavish, by payment of 3,000 dol.& down and the promise of 1,000 more when peedol THE SUN, LONDON, MONDA' . K YENING, MAY. 9, 1870. OBTAINING A VERDICT AGAINST A RAIL WAY COMPANY BY FRAUD. SATURDAY, In the Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, this afternoon, Mr. Brown, Q.C., appeared to shew cause against a rule obtained in the case of Dickenson v. the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company. It was a rule calling upon the plaintiff and his attorney to shew cause why a judgment by default in this cause and a judgment sum obtained, be not set aside, and the defendants be let in to plead, also, why they should not repay to the defendants a sum of £343 ss. 4d., the amount of damages and taxed costs in the case ; and the attorney to answer what he had done with the moneys so obtained. Mr. Brown said he appeared on behalf of the plaintiff's attorney, Mr. Stephen Scott. It appeared that the plaintiff had got the damages awarded to him on an action brought by him against the company for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in the New Cross Railway accident last summer. It was after wards ascertained that he was not in the train at the time of the accident, and that the rupture of which he com plained was of two years' standing. He was indicted for perjury and fraud, and was sentenced at the Central ,riminal Court on the 14th of January last to two years' imprisonment with hard labour.. The plain- tiff did not appear, although he had been served with the rule in prison. The learned counsel said that his client, the attorney, had actually paid over, on the 20th November last, the money he received, to the plaintiff and the doctor, with the exception of the amount to which he was entitled for his costs. He produced Mr. Scott's cheque-book, endorsed by Dickenson. Mr. Scott lamented, as much as anybody, what had occurred ; but it was certainly hard that he should have been put into this rule.—Mr. Lopes, on behalf of the company, did not impute any knowledge of the fraud to Mr. Scott, and the only question was whether that gentleman ought to be called upon to repay sums of £93 odd taxed costs and £37 is. Bd. extra costs between the attorney and his client, making altogether about £l3O. He asked if an officer of the court was to reap the fruits of a fraud on the part of his client. Had the verdict at the trial been for the defendants, Mr. Scott would have had to look to his client for the costs ' • and he submitted that as the verdict had been obtained by fraud the money was as much that of the company as if it had not been paid over.—The court held that the rule must be made absolute so far as Dickenson was concerned; but they could not make the attorney liable, as if he had been a participator in that fraud. It must be taken as if he had really paid over to his client all the moneys he received, and then his client had paid him back in costs. So far as Mr. Scott was concerned, therefore, that rule would be discharged. Mr. Brown intimated that Mr. Scott did not propose to ask for any costs in that rule. THE MEDICAL REFORM UNION. SATURDAY. This afternoon a general meeting of the medical pro- fession was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen street, London, "to receive the report of the Provisional Executive of the Medical Reform Union, and to discuss Earl De Grey's bill which fails to give effect to the prayer of the 9,724 legally qualified practitioners who signed the Birmingham Memorial." Mr. Sampson Gamgee, F.R.S., Vice-President of the Union, presided, but there were not mere than thirty gentlemen present at the commencement of the meeting. The Chairman, in opening the business, said he did not wish to pledge the meeting to the confirmation of all the acts of the Executive, but to the practical adoption of the memorial movement, to the acceptance of the Medical Reform Union as a fact, and to their resignation as the provisional execu tive of the Union. As soon as the report was re ceived and adopted he should ask them to elect a chair man, under whose direction they might proceed to discuss Earl de Grey's bill and the present state of the question of the amendment of the Medical Acts as it affected the profession and the public. The profession, as a body, had at heart. the highest interest of scientific progress and of the public welfare, and had protested against scholastic divisions and prayed for unity. On them rested the re sponsibility of proving that they were, as a body, equal to the emergencey. As regarded the memorial, it had a definite value. It was because the mass of the profession had no voice in its own Government, or in the management of its colleges, that they prayed for a reform which should give them the posi to which they felt they were entitled. However little the bill might yield to the prayer of the 9,724 memorialists, he should be personally disposed to accept it, provided it recognised the principle of self government, and allowed the profession a representative voice in the general medical council. It was because the bill enacted important changes, to the exclusion of the essential one, that it found little favour with them. It crippled the corporations without giving vigour to the profession • it reduced to submission those who had certainly not dealt generously by the profession, without giving the latter the right to administer its own affairs—a right which he sincerely thought it as much to the interest of the State that Parliament should concede as it was the duty of the profession to insist upon by all constitutional means at their command. He did not think they would find it easy to adduce many arguments in favour of placing the profession practically under the control of a Government department. The leadingideaof the Provisional Executive of the Union had been to promote and cement the union of the profession. A crisis was now at hand, and it was for them to decide how the ends they sought could be best secured. As a profession they had a good cause to plead before Parliament ; the memorial was a basis, and the medical reform Union an engine, and upon the manner in which the former is built and the latter worked the result depended. The executive which now resigned had done its best to preserve intact the foundation which it helped to lay, and to direct the working of the union so as to find it in still closer unity as an indispensable condition to success. The responsibility of continuing the work now rested with the meeting. In conclusion, he moved that the report, which had been some days in circulation, be received and adopted.—Dr. J. G. Davey, of Bristol, seconded the proposition. —The proceedings were here sus pended for a while, on account of the small attend ance. On their resumption, Mr. Grant (Bir mingham) complained that they were not represented at the general medical council and moved "that this meeting greatly regrets the omission from the proposed Medical Act Amendment Bill of any amended scheme of representation in the Medical Council ; and that to secure the representation of the whole body of members, licentiates, and fellows of the medical corporations, and graduates of the United Kingdom, provision should be made distinctly empowering them to elect the representatives of these bodies in the Medical Council." Dr. Belgrave seconded the motion. —Dr. Harley moved as an amendment " that this meeting greatly regret the omission from the proposed medical Act, Amendment Bill of a clause to secure the direct repre sentation of the whole body of the registered members of the medical profession, in the Medical Council, and would suggest that a clause giving direct representation to such body be inserted."—Dr. Rogers seconded it, as he thought the proposition went straight to the mark, After some discussion the amendment was adopted by 20 to 16. Dr. Duffield said the amendment had been carried but it would never be carried into practice. He he.d to move —" That, in the opinion of the meeting, the council or governing bodies of the several medical corpo rations should be elected by the entire body of members, licentiates, and fellows respectively belonging to them. Dr. Wiltshire said he feared that while they were reforming, or trying to reform, their corporations, the bill would pass and the whole medical body would be in the hands of !the Privy C. uucil.—The proposition havingbeen seconded, it was put and carried unanimously. A resolution was then agreed to, disapproving of the powers to be conferred upon the Privy Council by the Medical Bill, and it was decided that the resolutions should be sent to the Lord President and to the various medical bodies and corporations. A SPIRITUALIST ORGAN. A new weekly paper has been recently published devoted to the cause of spiritualism, but we fear, from a leading article in the current number of the journal, that Spiritualists are not as yet sufficiently alive to the blessing thus bestowed upon them. The proprietor declares that his j ournal has excited universal satisfaction from all shades of Spiritualists, but he remarks also that thus far he is £lO out of pocket, and asks whether it is right that he should find both matter and money. He states, also, that he " would be glad to receive 100 letters containing sums of 25 or so," and adds naïvely, "We set no limits to the number of contributors or the antounts donated." We trust that this curious call upon " rich spiritual brothers and sisters " will meet with a response, for if, to outsiders at least, the Medium appears feebly written, there can be no doubt that some of the news contained in it is extremely entertaining, We read of a lady, who, Ly the way, has been subject to epileptic fits and is now a seer of spirits, who actually felt the robes of the angels as they stood by her brother's death-bed, and saw the spirit as it separated from the body. A correspondent from Wales writes that both his wife and himself are " developing," that he has been made to dance, and when the influence passes off, hears noises all the night after, " and the sound as of a heavy box being dragged along the room." Then we hind a long account of a children's lyceum for the promotion of truth, Purity, beauty, music, philosophy, and health ; for " teachi ng t h e young spirit to love reverently Father God and Moth er N a t ure ; " an d , among ot h er means o f pro moting the " harmonisation of the spiritual part," it is proposed t o h o ld conversat i ons w i t h the children " con cerning Life in the Summer Land." There is a letter, too, from Mr. Morse a celebrated medium, stating that his belov e d guide ' Tien S'l en Tie, has requested him to abstain from holdingtra. A anys mr, private Morse informs vatecircle3 h until tt he hears to the cone editor of the Medium that he has "exhausted his vitality," the advice of the spi r it i s no doubt exceedin yjudicious, This command is very recent, for, on the 21st g of April, Tien A 11 Tien gave a lecture at Clerkenwell, through the mediuni ship of Mr. Morse, which appear s to us sometimes con fused, sometimes wholly unin telligible, and sometimes commo n-place ; but as " the room was very hot, and the atmosphere foul," the spirit, perhaps, suffered as if still dwelling in the flesh.—Pall Mall Gazette. The Yanellester Giardian remarkss - Olaf at an adjourned meeting of the creditors of T. Moffat ana Co. held i n th e offices of Messrs. Grundy, Coulson, and Co., the report of the committee of investigation appointed at a previous meeting was received and read. It was moved that the estate be wound up in bankruptcy ; but it was ultimately agreed by a majority that a composition of 4s. in the sound should be accepted. MONEY AND BUSINESS. (From the Springfield Republican, April 22.) The state of business is improving. The manifest failure of the attempt to unsettle gold and the further opening of the spring season have occasioned consider able activity during the past week, though the interven tion of Good Friday partially suspended business for one day. The eastern cities report this the best week of the season, in spite of a damaging rain storm. Chicago has been crowded with an unusual influx of country mer chants. The universal characteristic of trade at the present time, however, is an unwillingness to invest largely. The buyers are numerous, but their purchases The Funding Bill is still crowded out of Con- are small.- gress by the tariff, and any action upon it seems quite a distance in the future. Meantime the howling is kept up in certain quarters against it as the efficient cause of the present business stagnation. The only way in which the F undingßill unfavourablyaffects business is by the slowness of its passage through Congress, and not by any radical error in its provisions. In the present transition state of our finances, brought on by the natural course of events, and not immediately by legislation, business could not have been otherwise than cautious and timid, even if the Fund ing Bill had never been suggested. But in reality the pre sent financial condition of the country at large is rather a matter for congratulation than for condolence. The trad ing community is probably the least prosperous, but failures are very rare. The stagnation of tIM present time is one that induces care in business and reduces profits, without absoltitely destroying any man's livelihood or sweeping away the results of past labour. Manufactures now include such a variety of interests that it is difficult to determine their condition in the aggregate. Industries involving so much fixed capital, invested in a great measure when gold and prices were high, stand in danger, upon a return to specie payments, of being compelled to sell their products at prices corresponding to the depreciation of the raw material. The price of a yard of cotton cloth at pre sent, for instance, is made up of the cost of the cotton, with gold at 112, and of the interest on the. machinery employed in weaving it, which was or might have been purchased when gold was at 280. A comparison of present prices with those of 1861 shows that the former are from 50 to 100 per cent. above the latter; enough higher to cover the premium in gold, the higher price of raw material, and the interest of the new fixed capital. The recent failure of an attempt to bear the dry goods market shows that present prices will not at present suffer a decline. Failures also are rare among manufacturers, and suspensions not frequent enough to excite comment. The remaining class, the farmers and planters, were fa voured with an extraordinary bountiful crop, and have hugely profited by it. The price of cotton, even with the heavy crop and oriental competition, is scarcely one cent lower in gold on a pound than it was last year at this time, and has boon largely marketed at even a better rate. The wheat growers had the largest crop, and have found the lowest market of all the agriculturists, but in gold No. 2 spring wheat at Chicago now brings 73 cents, only six cents below the price last year this time. On the other hand, corn at Chicago is worth in gold quite double what it was one year ago, and mess pork is 1 dollar higher per barrel. These facts indicate the real condition of affairs. The principal industries, and especially the growers of rsw material, are thriv ing, though on small profits The only real commercial grievance of the hour is the reasonable timidity of men to shift stock at a time of inevitable financial mutation. -The disappointed speculators who have failed to raise a breeze by locking up money or by bulling gold are in a large measure responsible for the present hue and cry about the prostration of the country. Money is undoubtedly easy, and lacks in some degree legitimate employment, but we apprehend it languishes more from the absence of that tremendous speculation which since the War has so greedily sucked up the too abundant currency of the country. The failure of the clique, last week, to create any excitement itt the gold market has been succeeded by the previous almost holiday dullness, the premium fluctuating slightly about 113 k. Foreign exchange is firmer, and very likely will not return to the ease that has marked it for so many weeks, though the continued excessive exportation of cot ton and breadstuffs will probably prevent its having any effect on . gold. There is quite a demand for bills arising front.the wants of American travellers who are preparing to invade Europe in as great and even greater numbers than last Summer. Government bonds have been quiet, with a slight rise in 18625, 18645, and new 18655. This is due par tially to the arrival of many coupons from Europe with orders to reinvest the proceeds of their sale in more bonds. The London and Frankfort markets are again firm, and we may be upon the eve of another large export of securities. The variation in State stocks is not noticeable. The stock market has been firmer during the week, with the average business, and slight fluctuations. The New York Heraldsays that all the principal stocks are controlled by cliques, which have " made arrangements against an active money market before summer," when the screws will be put on, stocks " run up," the carriers will "un load"• and stand from under. This programme has the true Herald smack. The railroad earnings are now made up for the first quarter of this year. In January they were beliir.d those of last year ; iu February they recover-(l, and in March they have run behind again. Taking ten of the principal roads of the West the total earning thus far for 1870 are $15,295,132, against $15,437,063 in 1869. The most notable decrease was in the Chicago and North-western, which fell off nearly half a million, more than halt of it in March. It must be re membered that in the West, March was a stormy and snowy month. Cotton is steady and wool active. Bread stuffs are irregular, groceries and provisions a trifle higher, and tobacco firm. Dry goods have been moderately active, and jobbers especially have been busy. Country dealers in New England are baldly in the market yet on account of the spring travelling, but their stores are quite bare of goods. The western trade is already coining into the market. Advices from the lakes indicate that navigation was resumed this week front Ogdensburg clear around to Chicago. The opening of spring transportation has :been celebrated by a reduction of rates on the three great competing lines—the New York Central, Erie, and Penn sylvania Central. The following are the first class rates for dry goods and general merchandise from New York to the West: —Price per hundredweight, partly by steam :and partly by lake propellers, to Cleveland 90 cents, to Detroit 90 cents, to Toledo 90 cents, to Chicago $1 06, to Milwaukee $1 06, to St Paul $2 50. The following are - the new rates entirely by rail:—To Columbus $1 24, Cleveland, 91 91, St Paul $2 60, Indianapolis $1 48, Chicago $1 50, Louisville $1 73, Nashville $1 87, St Louis .$1 91. The Great Southern mail route e.nuounces the - fol'owing changes in prices: --For first-class passage to Savannah $3O, a reduction of $5 ; to Macon, Ga., $35, a reduction of $5 ; to Atlanta, G.a, $33, a reduction of $4. The amount of real estate sales at San Francisco during March, 1870, was only $1,383,806, against $4,721,273 for the same month last year. The activity of a year ago, in view of the op,ning of the Pacific Railroad, was excessive, being nearly double that of the same month of 1868. The disappointment at the result of the Pacific Railroad is bitter, but on the whole business is improving. The sales for March were an increase over those for February, and the market is now very healthy. (From the Wall-street Journal.) FRIDAY EVENING, April 22. Business is excessively dull, and money on call is so easy that lenders have difficulty in finding enip!oyment for their balance at over 5 per cent. Discounts are very easy, and first-class paper is eagerly inquired for at 6 to 7-L- per cent., and single names at 7to 12 per cent. Gold is heavy, and the speculation for the moment is certainly against a rise. The following aro the quoi Amer. silver 94 to 95 Mex. dollars 1031 „ 101 Eng. silver 475 , 480 Five francs 94} „ 95 State Stocks are firm, ef Carolinas, and Alabamas. Tennessee 6s, ex coup.. 61 Do. • new bonds 56 Virginia 6s, ex coupons 69i Virginia 6s, new bonds 69 Georgia 6s Georgia 7s, new bonds 931 North Carolina 6s Do. new bonds 221 South Carolina, 6s BB S. Carolina, new bonds 811 Do. Aprl and Oct — Dlissouri 6s 921 Do. 11. and St Jo Ise 921 Louisiana new bonds 721 Do. Gs, Levee bonds 76 Connecticut Gs - 1001 Rhode Island Gs lOOl Alabama 55... ....... Alabama 85... ...... 99 1 .7 Illinois Canal bonds 1870 .. 100 Express Stocks are dull, be rations for specio : Eng. sovs 4BG lo 488 20 francs 385 „ 387 Thalers ;pecially Tennessees, South Illinois coupon 6s, 1877.100 Do. 1879 100 Illinois War Loan lOO Ohio G per cent. 1875 102 Do. 1881 102 Do. 1886 104 Michigan 6 p cent. 1873 95 Do. 1878 961 Do. 1883 95 Michigan 7 p cent. 1878 98 Michigan 7 p cent War Loan 102 k reg'd Pounty loanlo9- 1 4 N.Yk coup. B'nty loan 109 i N.Yk 7s, Canal In. 1870.101 N.Yk Gs, Canal In. 1877.104 Do. 1874.102 Do. 1875.102 Do. 1877.102 Do. 1878.102 N.Yk ss, Canal In. 1875.101 ,t steady. We quote : Adams American Merchants' Un Merchants' Union, old St , United States Wells, Fargo, and Co 61 to 611 li01:1 3B to 38i took — to ... 43i to 44 19i to 19f Government Bonds under the decline in gold are slightly easier, but are generally well held. Sixes, 1861, registered — to Sixes, 1881, coupon Sixes, 1868, coupon U.S. 6s. Pacific Railroad Five-twenties, 1862, registered lO7l to 107-1 Five-twenties, 1862, coupon Five 7 twenties, 1864, coupon Five-twenties, 1865, coupon Five-twenties, 1835, coupon, now Five-twenties, 1867, coupon U.S. 5-20 Coupons, 1868 llOl to 1101 Ten-forties, coupon 106; to 106; Ten-forties, registered Oregon War Loan, Sixes 1881 Railroad Bonds continue in good demand and the new issue sell steadily. • N. Y. Central 6s, 1883... 93 N. Y. Central Gs, 1887...:'32 N. Y. Central 6s, R Est.. 8.1 N. Y. Central Gs, Sub'n.. 89 N. Y. Central 7s, 1876... N. Y. Con. 7s, con. 76 ...100 Erie let Mort, Ex 100 Erie 75, 2d Mort, 1879 95 Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883 82 Erio 7s, 4th Mort, 1880 82 Erie 7s, sth Mort, 1888 84 Long Dock Bonds Buff. N.Y. &E. Ist M, '77 9O Ilud. R. 7s, Ist M, '69_10 Hod. R. 7s, 3d M, '75 103 Harlem Ist M, '6B '72 1021 Mich. C. Ist M, 69'72 l2O Mich. new Ist M Bs, 'B2 — Mich. So., 7 p. c. 2d M..: 97 N. Ind. Goshen Line '6B Mich.S.&N.l.S.F'd7p.c.lol 111. Cen. 7 p. e, '7O 110 Alton & T. 11. let M 941 Alton &T.H. 2d pfd Alton & T. IT. 2d M.lnc BO Han.& St.J.LandWrntslo:.' Han. & St. J. Con Chi. B. & Q., let M 1121 Chi. & N. West, S 95 & N. W. Con Cony B7l Chi. & N. W. Int B 9l ('hi. & N. W. Ist M 941 Quincy & Tol, Ist M, '75 83 111. & So. lowa let M 7O Gt. West. Ist M, 'BB BO Gt. Western 2d M '93 Bll & Wab. Ist M Ex 92* Railroad and miscellaneou N. Y. Cont. & Ilud. Rr 931 Erie Reading Mich. Central 1234 Illinois Central Cleveland & Pittsbrg lOO & North-West Ncztil-West Preferred 85/ Canton 7l Rock Island Cleveland and Toledo Port Wayne 921 To]. & Wab. Equip 79} Mil. &Pr. du Ch. Ist M — Gal. & Chic. Ext 99 Gal. & Chic. 2d M 94 Chi. & R. I. Ist M 1i;0} Chi. R. I. & Pacific 7's 9Bl Cleve. & Tol. S. Fund 100 N. J. Central Ist M 102 N J. Central 2d M 1021 l'itts.Ft.W., & Ch.lst M 102 Pitts. Ft. W , & C11.2(1111 97 Pitts. Ft. W., &Ch. 1.1 M 92 Cleve. & Pitts., 4th M 77 Chic. & Alton ; S. F. Inc 100 Chic. &Alton, S. F. lstM 1021 & St. Plul Ist M B9 k 7, - St. Paul 2d 11 B2l Marietta & let M 9l* Morris & Essex 1s1;11 1021 , Morris & Essex 2d M 96} Joilet & Chic. lst 51 — Chi. & Gt. East'n Ist M — N. Y. & N. H. 6s 9B Dubuque &S.City,lst M 96 Peninsula Ist M 9O Ohio & Miss. Ist M 97} Ohio & Miss. Con. B6i ToL P. W. Ist M. E. D B3} Atlantic & G. W. 2d M Del.; Lack., & W., 2d M 96} Lake Shore Div. Bonds 91 Cleve, P. & .A sb. N.B — Do. 0.8 — Union Pacific Gold B B4; Central P.RR. Gold B._ 911 Pacific HR. guar. by Mo. 97 stocks : Pacific Mail SG4 Atlantic Mail — Quicksilver W. U. Telegraph Miraposa 6 Mariposa Preferred Ohio and Mississippi 3oi Boston Water Power l6l Cumberland N Y and N Haven 143 M Sc St. Paul M & St. Paul Preferred 731 The following circular has been is,ued by Messrs. Henry Clews and Co., 32, Wall-street, New York, 15th April, 1870: - " We beg to inform you that Mr. C. E. Habicht, for over twenty-four years Consul-General of the kingdom of Sweden and Norway in this city, proceeds to England next week to establish in London a branch house in con nection with our firm, under the style of Clews, Habicht, and Co. In addition to our present extensive inland banking business, we are prepared to buy and sell foreign exchange, and to issue credits for purchase of goods abroad, as well as for the use of travellers to all parts of the world. We are also in position for negotiating in Europe Government, State, city, and railroad securities, and for furnishing iron and steel rails." AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (From the Anglo-American Times) The 1 - louse of Representatives, in concurrence with the Senate, passed a resolution on the 3d inst. to adjourn until the 4th of July. It is officially stated that the Columbian Congress has modified, not rejected the Darien Canal Treaty.—The Madrid journals contradict the report from New York that the volunteers in Cuba were in mutiny. Gun. Jordan escaped from St. Thomas's, where he states that the inefficiency of the insurgents and the dissensions of their leaders,render success impos sible.— Au insult has been offered by Viceroy Li, at Ilankow, to the English and American Consuls, whom the mandari❑ would .only admit to his preience through the hack door, while the French Consul came through the front entrance. We aro not aware whether gunboats were promptly ordered up.—The Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives has made a report approving the course of the President during the Para guayan war in having suspended negotiations with Para guay, and in withdrawing the . United States Minister, General Macmahon.—General Terry, the military com mander in Georgia, has suspended the habeas .corpus in _ - that State. The Senate has unanimously confirmed General Badeau as U. S. Consul-General in London. We regret to hear that his able predecessor, the Hon. Freeman Morse, has been ill, having had to submit to a painful surgical operation. Re has been for many years absent from his native country, during which period he has had the good fortune to render it signal service, at the same time that he gained the respect of the country to which he was appointed, by his administration of a difficult post during a pecularly difficult period. Aithough Mr. Morse's ser vices are fully recognized by his countrymen people live fast iu the Republic, and men are soon forgotten who take appointments abroad, especially when their most reliable friends die or lose power, and the late Senator Fessenden was from Mr. Morse's State. The House of Representa tives has passed:A resolution granting a pension of $3,000 per annum to Mrs. Lincoln. A telegram from the correspondent of the Times, dated May 2, say s : —"in the House of Representatives to-day ➢lr. Calkins (Republican), of New York, brought forward a resolution declaring it to be the sentiment of the American people that immediate reparation should be made by Great Britain for the destruction of vessels lie longing to citizens of the United States by the piratical steamer Alabama and other steamers of a like character, requesting the President to press the Alabama claims to an immediate settlement, that the citizens may be promptly remunerated for their losses, and the nation's honour maintained. The previous question was moved, but the House refused to second it by 40 to 75 votes. On the motion of General Banks, the resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs." Senator Chandler brought forward his resolu tion directing the President to open negotiations for the annexation of Winnipeg as a Territory or State. He moved in the interest of peace and goodwill. The Red River Government had shown its rights to recognition by n.aintaiuing itself for some time against all attempts at its suppression. His second reason was that the Republic had invited the world to occupy the entire continent, and could not countenance a Dominion or any portion of the continent belonging to the Crown ; that the British Go vernment had injured America by hastily acknowledging the rebels as belligerents, and the damage to American commerce must now be made good. He had long since put on record a mortgage on the British possessions of $2,200,000, half the war expenses, but though the time had not arrived for foreclosing the mortgage, the interest might be collected. The people of Winnipeg, as of British Columbia, almost unanimously asked for admission to the Union. Great Britain never could, nor did the Union expect her to pay into Court America's claims to half the war expenses, and the U.S. Government now simply proposed to forgive her thudebt if she would relinquish her title to any part of the continent. Her tit:e would not hold good, being only based oudiscovery and conquest, and though the purchase of Louisiana fiont the :French might suppose the Republic's acknowledgment of this tight, the nation then was weak; but now the French would be in formed that their presence there was au intolerable nui sance, and they must leave. The Dominion had become au intolerable nuisance, costing $10,000,000 to protect the U.S. frontier from smugglers, and an annual loss of $10,000,000. If the nation had sufficient strength to abate the nuisance it should. The Dominion was antagonistic to American institutions, and the British Government, if intending to continue its sway there, must maintain it by a force which could withstand the strength of Alin U. S. He hoped, for humanity, that an armed expedition might not be sent to the Red River, as its ultimate destruction would follow; less than 100,000 British regulars being futile, and if the Ame rican people should protest, even such a force would be useless. Then he compared American volunteers with the soldiers of other nations, to show that the United States was now the strongest military power on earth. Mr. Ramsey, of Minnesota, inquired the fate of the similar re solution he had introduced. He alluded to the employ ment of Indians, and the report that the expedition was to proceed through the Sault St: Marie Canal in Michigan; but Mr. Howard assured the Chamber that the State authorities would not permit the use of the canal, and he had it from a high source that the U. B. Government would not allow these troops to be moved within its ter ritory. Mr. Sumner did not believe the British intended to use the canal, and the resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, to be buried by the side of that resuscitated by its author, the Senator from Minnesota. The House continues to reduce the tariff on iron and steel. Sheet plate iron, 1 cents per lb to 1 cwt ; hoops for cotton tie's, 2ic., as proposed, to 11e. ; iron rail way rails, from iec. per 100 lb. to 60c.; and Wire, from half to one cent per lb. on the present rates. On steel ingots, blooms, and billets the proposed duty was 34 - c. lb., but the House hasfixed 21c. On steel of all shapes— cut, rolled, and hammered to pattern not otherwise provided for—the proposed duty was 4c. per lb. ; it has been fixed at 31c. On Bessemer rails, now taxed 45 per cent., the Protec tionists proposed a dutyof 2c pe.r lb; it has been fixed at 316 per ton. On steel wires 5 and 6 cents per lb was propoSeJ, -but the House restored the present duty, .2. 1 c. and 3c.. per lb., and in addition 20 per cent. On steel railroad frogs, &c., the proposed 3kc. was changed to 21c., and on steel car wheels the proposed 3.1-c. was fixed at 3c, the present duty on both being 45 per cent. Mr. Paine front Wiseonsid introduced a bill iu case the new tariff fails, providing that after next June all internal taxes be reduced 20 per cent. and import duties 10 percent., excepting the stamp tax, the internal taxes, and import duties on spirituous, malt, and vinous liquors mid their compounds, and - on tobacco and cigars. The action of the House on the iron and steel duties shows that the Protec tionists have abandoned the contest iu committee, pro bably with the-view of concentrating their strength to defeat the bill when it comes as a whole, before the House; and unless the Free-traders aro stronger than we thint, or tnincr interests, protected by the now tariff as agreed to iu Committee of the Whole, can throw some strength on the Free-trade side, the irontnasters in Pennsylvania may probably succeed in defeating the bill. The new Govt rnor of Utah has arrived at Salt Lake City, and so has Brigham Young. At first the Brighamites affected indifference about the Cullom Bill, asserting that it was the Lord against Congress, and who could doubt the result. The employes of Sioe's Co-opera tive Store resolved to take another wife each should the bill become law, and a committee elected from a meeting held to petition the &nate to modify the House• Bill, SO as not to interfere with family re!ations already made, called, on Apostles Q. Cameron and John Taylor, in the absence of Brigham Young, to get a pledge that the Church would in future obey the law, if the past were left undisturbed. Their answer is significant of coming trouble. It is a part of their religion, they maintain, to marry all the women they please, by which constitutional right they will stand at all hazards. While the moderates were thus suppressed on the one hand, tlw Gentiles at Corinne, who tooth .and nail fight Mormonism, held a mass meeting to uphold the House Bill, especially its most stringent provisions, and to denounce their moderate brethren ; in this p-obably giving expression to the almost unanimous feeling of the Gentiles in Utah. Public opinion is still unsettled, aLd we presume that much will depend on the attitude taken by Governor Shaffer. The national laws relative to poly gamy are to be enforced, not those of the Territory, but the question with many Mormons is whether those laws are to be retrospective or prospective only. The Darien expedition is engaging attention, and the despatches from Commander Selfridge showing its pro gress, as well as t he newspaper accounts, are eagerly looked for. It appears from what has been already received that . the climate is better than expected, and no sickness has as yet been experienced. The Indians were apparently friendly, though unfavourable to tit) object in view. The rains usually set in by May let, but the dry season having - been late it was hoped that the rains would also be later, when the survey would be completed. Already it is shown that the Caledonian River rises only 50 feet to the mountain spurs, whence to the plain of the Sucubti River there is but a mile and a half of higher elevation, - not more it is believed than 150 feet, when the Pacific Slope is reached. General William Heine thus describes the five lines, all which he saw and inspected, though for lack of time superficially. No. 1 has a length of 30 miles, but requires seven to eight miles of tunnel ; the pot t on the Atlantic is very fine, that on the Pacific indifferent. No. 2 may require one-half to two miles of tunnel, is about 45 miles long, and has on each side a beautiful ,port. No. 3 shows a gap with 400 feet at the crest, requires 60 miles of canals, and has no good ports. No. 4 has a crest 200 feet high ; length of the canal, 30 miles ; the supports are small, but can be improved, and some formidable obstacle near the Pacific slope could be removed only with con siderable expense. No. 5 has 185 feet high on the crest of the pass ; the port on the Pacific is fine, the ono on the Atlantic middling. We regret, however, to hear that the Columbian Congress has finally rejected the Darien Canal Treaty. . Much discussion on religion is going on just now in the United States. The New York Methodist Confer ence has been held, and the case of the Rev. Horace Cook disposed of. He resig,ned his parchments, and it was finally decided to graut his request to withdraw. The young la ly connected with the (lse being unwell was not pre sent, but her father was, and strongly expressed himself • against permitting Cook to withdraw, as did many of the ministers. The Rev. H. F. Pease, as the presiding elder, said the main object was to keep the Church pure, not to punish men for their sins. The question of sectarian schools is occupying much attention, and was made the chief subject of that Conference, resolutions being unani mously adopted, of which this is a specimen :—" Resolved. That while we respect the conscientious and religious con victions of others, we cannot consent to the exclusion of the Bible from our Common Schools without recreancy to God and humanity, believing that the demand for expul sion originates in erroneous opinions and in settled hos tility to liberty, wherewith Christ maketh his people free." Columns of the newspapers are now filled with this con troversy, which threatens to become the greet one of the country, and many who do not otherwise care are reading up its history that they may understand the subject. In Winnepeg the insurrection begins to assume a religious character ; hiell and the half-breeds belt g bigoted Catho lics, while Upper Canada has a strong Orange hue, and Lower Canada is French and Papist. The Orangemen vow vengeance for what they consider the Papist murder of Scott, and it requires but little to ignite that magazine, 'or harrowing stories are told of Scott's execution. In Utah the United States have a religious difficulty of their Own j and even ➢l'Farland's trial is tinged with religion. It is reported that the Sioux Indians are resuming hostilities, and that there are 20,000 of them on the war path. The Government is sending troops to the west to meet the emergency. General Schofield, who is in com mand at St. Louis, had prepared a plan for the Indian eunnuer campaign, but his superior officer, Gen. Sheridan, is also at St. Louis, and it will probably be carried out ruder his directions, particularly if Schofield be trans- ferred to San Francisco. In Wyoming eleven Indians, including Black Bear, a chief of the Araphoes, had been killed by a party of whites on the 7th inst., but the Indians were found to increase in number as the whites proceeded, and they had to retire ; troops were arriving at the South Pass. The Indians in Nebraska had cut the stringer on a bridge of the Union Pacific Railroad, and fourteen cars were thus thrown from the track and the Indians plun dered the train, but most of the brakesmen got on the engine and ran on it to the next station. BEWARE OF FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED RAILROAD BONDS. - Messrs. Dalmay, Morgan, and Co., of New York, notify the loss through fraud of the following First Mort gage 7 per cent. $l,OOO gold bonds of the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company :—Nos. 677 and 3,310 to 3,350 inclu sive, and Nos. 6,001 to 6,020 inclusive. The case is as follows:- "About noon on April 12, Geo. Weld Thoma , , of 42, Exchange-place, broker, entered the office of Dabney, Morgan, and Co., 53, Exchange-place, and purchased sixty two 81,000 7 per cent. bonds of the Kansas Pacific Rail road. Messrs. D., M., and Co. sent one of their clerks and a porter with the bonds to the office of Mr. Thomas to get the money for them, and on arriving there Mr. Thomas took possession of the bonds, and told the clerk and porter that ho w'ruld ho back in five minutes with oho. ks for them ! He has, however, been probably detained on his way back, as both he and the $62,000 of bonds aro still unto: g the missing !" The l'all-street Journal attributes ie i=uccoss of the shallow artifice to the members of the firn► not reading the newspapers and keepingtlen; on file, otherwise they woull not have been ignorant that this G. Weld Thomas started au office, in July 16th last, at 23, Nassau• street, whence he removed without paying either the I eut or his advertising bills. He was next heard of at 48, Broad-street, and finally turned up in the basement of 42, Exchange-place. It is probable that these bonds - have been or will be offered iu the Europea❑ market,, and in the interest of commercial men we give this prominence to the information. Another ease showing the effects of stock gambling has come to light in St. Louis, where the City, Treasurer, Mr. Susisky, made away with city funds amounting to $120,00. It appears Susisl:y lent a friend $lO,OOO, which not being returned he raised the money on his own individual note and replaced it. The note he re deemed with city funds, and to retrieve theloss sent $45,000 to Belden, New York, for speculation, but with Belden's failure went the money. $25,000 were sunk in a further attempt lo retrieve, and, to crown all, he lout a former city treasurer, a speculative philosopher, $lO,OOO, which also went " where the woodl_ine twiueth," with minor sums, and as Susisky has no money the prospect is by no means cheery for his bondsmen. Mr. C. L. Burlingame arrived with Lis father's remains at Hoboken on the 19th April in the steamship Silesia from Hamburg. He was accompanied by Mr. Ed ward Livermore, brother-in-law of the deceased states- man. A special meeting of the Chamber of CoMmerce was called when the arrival was known, and Mr. William E. Dodge, the president, and Collector Grinnell, proposed the nomination of a committee of escort, which, being una nimously- approved, a number of gentlemen were at once elected. The body was taken in charge by Adjut. General Cunningham and Major Cassello, sent by Governor Cluflin from Boston to New York, and, accompanied by Mr. Bur lingame and Mrs. Burlingarne's brother, the remains were conveyed to Massachusetts. MONETARY REPORTS-SATURDAY + The Stock Exchange markets have been without featu re of importance to-day. The business doing has been by no means extensive, and although a tendency to depression has been occasionally manifest, no important moveme nt has transpired. Consols have continued quiet. at 9 3 :4 t° , 94 for delivery, and 94 t o 94i for June. Reduced a u `. l New Three per Cents, 92/ to 92g. Exchequeißills par to 5 , prem. Bank stock ha s mar k e d 233 t o 235 ; I n di an Five per Cents. have been done at 114, 114 ; and India Bou rie i 205., 355. prem. In th e mar k e t f or C o l on i a l G o vernirten, Securities, very littl e b us i ness h as b een d o i ng, a t abor t previous quotations. English railway s t oc k s h ave b een d ea l t i n quietly, vat the transactions have consisted principally of purchase' and the alterations in prices have been favourable. j \ • ° advance of 1 has been established in Caledonia"' Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield, and Linu° l ' l shire, South-Ea s t ern , an d ditt o D e f erre d , o f i n Grea` Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover, and of 1 Great Western A. Indian stocks have supported 13 t` rates with a moderate demand. Canadian shares have been quiet, without change. As regards foreign, Somb re and Meuse have riseni, but Lombards have fallen a. The-market for foreign bonds has been tolerably firm ih tone, but the business doing has been only moderate' Spanish have been firm, and I per cent. better, and advance of I has taken place in Portuguese. have been firm, at improving currencies. Italian ba r ' been flat, and lower. The market for American securities has been flat, au j without change. Bank Shares have been steady in value. but the denial l ' i for them has not been active. Telegraph shares have been flat. Anglo-American 1 101 ' risen but British Indian Extension have been lower: Telegraph Constructi on s h ares h ave g i ven Wa y l Hooper's, For miscellaneous securities there has been only moderate demand. Hudson's Bay shares have vanced k. The disc) unt market has been fairly supported capital. There has been a moderate demand for accony , modation, and three months' paper has been taken a t per cent. The Silesia, from New York, has brought £9,204 iu specie, for France; and the Hanover, from Havannah New Orleans, £6,400, for London. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank day. Subscriptions have been invited for £140,000, 9 per c olt• mortgage debentures of the Porto Rico Irrigation Car pany (limited), at the price of 92. The company hav e 3 concession for 32 years for certain irrigation works at Guayana and the adjoining districts in the island of Port e Rico. A first return of £1 ss. per share has been announce,l to the shareholders of the Bank of London. The report of the Trust and Agency Company of All'; tralasia shews that th ere i s an ava il a bl e b a l anc e 0' £10,023. A dividend and bonus of 3s. per share, being 3t the rate of 30 per cent. per annum, are recommende d. after payment of which there will remain a balance 0 £2,523 to be carried forward. At , a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Thong"' Greenwood and Co., manufacturers, of Todmorden, tW° proposals were made to the creditors, one offering to .P 33. 10s. in the pound, without guarantee, extending over sis months, and the other Bs. guaranteed, extending °NI the same period. Nothing definite w as se ttl e d, l'n` the proposal has been left open for consideration for " few days. The Manchester Courier states that circulars have been issued calling a meeting of the creditors of Messrs' Bowden and Edwards, joiners and builders, of ' 2 ' Brook-street i in that city. Under the original partner ship this was one of the largest firms in connectio u with the building trade in Manchester ; but both ° f the original partners have retired some time since , and are n)t now, we believe, interested. The eircul si. calls a meeting of the creditors in order to discuss th e course to be adopted until a complete statement of affairs can be submitted, which will take some little time to pre" pare. It is understood that the unfortunate condition of late of the building along with other trades in the district has been a main cause of the failure. MARKETS -SATURDAY. LONDON TRADE REPORT, SATURDAY.—In the few sales °; f tallow reported to-day yesterday's prices hav e b een maintaineu., namely, Y.C. spot, 445. 6d, ; month, 445. 6d. to 44 5 . 9d, ; WOO" December, 465. Average Market Letter :—Town tallow 445. 341 ' fat by ditto, 2s. ld„- yellow R uss i a tallow, 465. i melted stuff, 325. ; rough ditto, 16s. ; tallow graves, 18s. ; So o drags, 6s. Linseed oil is quoted at £32, spot ; Hull £3l 15 ; Ena lish brown rape, £43 ; foreign, £46 10s. to £l7. Olive and cocoa nut oils have ruled dull. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKE T ' SATURDAY.—With only moderate supplies of potatoes on sa le s the trade has ruled steady, and prices have co n ti nue d firm , both flukes and regents. LONDON WOOL MARKET, SATURDAY.—The public sales ° A i colonial wool have progressed steadily throughout the week, at prices have been well supported. In English wool there l u "" been little doing,the transactions ha v i ng b een cou fi ne d t o c hoice lustres and demi-lustres. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, SATIT, DAY.--The market was • moderately supplied to-day. The trio ruled steady, at slightly higher rates for prime hay. The tliu' tationswere as follows :—Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 855.; inferi or ditto, 60s. to 70s. : rowen, 50s. to 655. ; prime clover, 110 s. w, 1265. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 955. ; p r i me secon d- cu t c loveb 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 20s, to 2 3s ' per load. LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, SATURDAY.—There had been very little doing in the colonial produce market to-dai: and all articles are nominally unchanged in value since yest e f 9 day. Sugar is very quiet, a n d th e genera l t en d ency of pr i c es 19 downwards. Coffee has ruled dull, but good colony sorts have continued firm in price. No sales of tea reported th e re, an d cocoa inactive. • READING CORN MARKET, SATURDAY.—There was a go° d supply of wheat to-day, but, though the market was well patr", - nised, there was no great demand. No change took place in th prices. They were marked as follows :—Wheat, new, 425. to 5 25 * old, none in the market ; barley, 275. t o 46 5. ; oats, 19s. to 245..; beans, 445. ; peas, 38s, to 40s. Peas and bea n s were scar ce, an the demand ;light. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The mar t lo has closed with firmness. Sales, 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 We re on speculation. LEEDS WOOLLEN TRADE, SATURDAY.—The woollen main': facturers have assembled to-day in good numbers, and there W 3 l a better attendance of buyers than there has been for sever% weeks. Tha presence of some representatives of h ouses in the west of England assisted to stimulate the demand, and merchan ts not only sold very well of their remainder stocks of light fancies , , but manufacturers found orders . for thicker cl o th s more rea dily ~ be obtained. The Scotch buyers who were on Change this mornim" cleared out blue full parcels of tweeds, Meltons, and coating 6, and the shipping houses of Bradford were on the alert for any thing cheap. In consequence of the fresh orders given out to day for woollens, there is no doubt that business will be mo re r cheerful, and the manuf ac t urers have determined to keep tliel machinery in full play fo r a t l eas t several weeks to come. "ed ironworks here are working full time and both manufactur e , iron and steel are in demand. Themost depressed branch 0 ' our industry is the flax spinning, but it is improving. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET SATURDAY.—There was,: good supply of farmers' whe a t, which sold at from is, to .7, advance on last week's prices. Moderate supply from abrosli . and coastwise, and poor demand. Othe r gra i n unc hanged' Flour of best qualities is: advance, the finest being 395. Pe." ,. sack. BELFAST TRADE REPORT, MAY 6. —Linens :—Broitli Powerloom.—The tendency of yarns to drop still further caused prices to be slightly weaker. Handlooms.—No gr e l s change to note. Demand very quiet. The p resen t wea ther a very unfavourable for weaving operations. D eman d f or bleaene ann finished goods much the same as last reported. Yarns.i Since • our last report trade has been witho u t an y i nc rease activity. In linens demand still continues restricted to preset!, wants, but a fair amount of business has been d one i n t ow s. Stock , have been slightly increased, and prices rema i n unchanged' n , Flax seed.—The demand during the paBt we e k h as b ee n g°- , c , considering the advanced period 'of the se a so n . Th ere i s nod' e Dutch seed left in the market, and of new Rig a see d there probably not 100 barrels in Belfast this evening. This, couPiv w with the fact that old seed of the growth of 1868 is also neati l *" o all bought up, would seem to present a more hopeful view of extent of land under flax than was anticipated some time er r From the continued dry and cold weather which we have had ,_`; 3 some time , . the youngblade is lookingrather sickly,but all that !s required is warm, moist weather, as the seed appears to 113 '. 8 germinated well. For any new Riga that is left prices t l i n rather regular, say from 30s. to 38s. per barrel ; old Riga, f r° 4 275. to' 30s. per barrel ; and old Dutch, fro m 64 5 . to 70s. 1 ,- hogshead.—" Northern Whig," CORK BUTTER MARKET, SATURDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1140. seconds, 112 s. ; thirds, 103 s. ; fourths, 935. ; fifths, 70s. not quoted. 1,150 firkins in the market. Mild cured :fi r 1225. ; seconds, 121 s. ; .thirds, 112 s. 70 firkins in the market. BIRTHS. MARKER— On the Gth inst., at Combo, the ion. Mrs. Marl' eri of a daughter. MuunAY— On the .sth inst., at Taymount, the Lady Ade laide Murray, of a daughter. MA RI?I AGES. BATES - SHARPE - Ou the 4th inst. at Lutterwort h, Jo" Samuel, eldest son of Mr. Ed war d Bates, of 5yd , '" 1131 . 1 , ) 0 1 Kent, to Mary 'Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. T ll°3l ' Sharpe, Lutterworth. . n HUTTON-- TEIGNMOLITH—On the sth inst., at Langton' Y' Swale, North Riding, York., John Hutton, Es(l, it ' a of SOwber Hill, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Lord an Lady Teignmouth. DEATHS. COLLIER—On the 6th inst., at 15, Fitzroy-square, W'' Charles Collier, Esq., M.., F.R.S., F.G.S., aged 84. GOULD -O n the 6th inst., at 22, Warwick-gardens, Nan siugton, John Gould, Esq., aged 64. Loudon: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREW S, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, tit TBE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.—Monday, May 9, 1870., itol ~~ 1(° 6 NI. / Lt h. 1 1 , 41 0 sir , (.1,1 • hN I'o rr.O*7 k i f V l 'Ota kAttir c k u ; : r t t at be AZ.T Oa T, 6, 1 °, lA, o bgbadoter m „aot e, thh, th e ,141/ 4 ten Nted At m ae: i n "tAL,