The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-04 00:00:00

ItIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. TO-day being the 4th of the month there has been, some activity in the Money Market, but the rates, although firm, show no change. There was a withdrawal of 118,000 in American eagles from the Bank of England yesterday. The Seine has arrived from the Brazils with specie to the amount of £52,000. The Swiftsure, from Melbourne, has brought about £5,000 in gold. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced 1, to 31 33, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 21 22. At the Court of Chancery yesterday afternoon, V ice -Chancellor Malins granted an order for a call of £lO in re Overend, Gurney, and Co., payable On the 25th June next, on the application of Mr. Charles Oppenheim. A telegram has been received by the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company (Limited) from Panama, via New York, announcing the arrival on the 16th ult. of the steamer Ruahine, with 65 passengers, and the overdue mails from Australia and New Zealand. The voyage was pro longed through severe weather, which rendered it necessary for the vessel to go at only half speed during a considerable portion of the distance. The Mails and the passengers for Southampton will arrive by the Royal Mail Company's steamer due on the 14th inst. The mails per Seine, with advices from the River Plate and Brazil, were delivered this morning. From Buenos Ayres there is but little of import ance ; the press and people still cry out for peace, and have hailed the arrival of the Brazilian Plenipotentiary with joy. At the seat of war in Paraguay nothing aew bad taken place. As yet nothing was known regarding the mediation of the United States, and the Brazi lians were continuing their " enormous prepara tions," in which the press of Buenos Ayres seems to place little faith. From Rio Janeiro the news was not very cheering. The cholera bad not gained much ground, and happily but little mortality existed. A robbery had taken place at the Rural and Mort gage Bank, and, though greatly exaggerated, was found to be only about £13,000. The Brazilians do not seem inclined to treat with Marshal Lopez on equal terms, in the hope that he would have to give in an account of want of munitions of war ; but Lopez has declared he will melt up every bit of iron in the land, ships' boilers, and church bells, and un til then they need expect no quarter, and this is What they richly merit for their aggressive policy. Paraguay has now an established communication with Bolivia, giving the best results and offezing little hope to the Brazilians that this small and brave nation will be either starved or worn out by the con tinuance of the blockade. The specie movements during the past week have been on a very moderate scale. The imports have amounted to about £203,092, including £3,000 fr om New York, by the City of Boston ; £96,674 from the \Vest Indies and Pacific, by the Rhone ; £4,872 from Melbourne, by the Swiftsure ; £52,456 from the Brazils, by the Seine ; £36,500 from Syd ney, by the Australasian ; £1,990 in silver has been releived from Portugal, and 7,600 from the conti nent. The exports have been £3,545 to the West Indies by the Atrato ; £3,000 in silver has been despatched to the East Indies and China ; £64,000 i ll gold to Portugal ; and there have been remit tances to the continent through private sources, e stimated at £167,406 ; the total amounting to £239 , 95 1. The traffic receipts on the East Indian Railway for the week ending March 17 amounted to £48,971, against £47,928 in the corresponding week of the Previous year. Two o'CLocK. There has been an improvement of *per cent. to day in the market for Consols, the latest prices b eing 91 h for money and the approaching account, and 91 4 s for the settlement in June. MININIG MARKET. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Annexed are the latest prices:- 131'3"n Gwiog ehiverton Moor 5/ 54 North Crony Eastord Atual aniato 44 44 North Treskerby 1 3asset g l5 17 Princeof Wales 52s 6d 51s0d East Carn Brea E r, , Providence Mines ... 27 29 ...,48t ,ftraoon 54 54 South Condurrovr ...12s 14s -tan Lovell tzst Russell - Stray Park 2a 24 West Chiverton 621 65 st WhealGrenville 24 24 West Seton -,- 1324 135 reat .~Axe Gm ' 3' eat Retallick Great Wheal Vor... 171 18 Wheal Seton 9O 95 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. , G OVERNMENT FUNDS. u per ()ear,. Consols , Do• Account, May 9 9ll 419 wt. per Cent. Reduced B9l 4 eNew3 Per C en t B9l 419w24 per C en t. J an. 189 4 — A. per Cent. Jan. 1873 — nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expi re sth April 1885— Do (R e d S ea Televaph), Au ~ 1908 — tz chequer Bills, £l,OOO, a an d '4 per Ct —pm Do £5OO Do. £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock. 61 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Inman Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 0 0. 5/ per C en t., M a y 1879 lOB D o. s Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ," 0 . Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 4,0 . under £l,000 4 , i, .FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. gelatine Republic, 6 per Cent _ Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cont, 1859 an 5 per Cent 1) °• '!1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do l3 °. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Account 721 4 t• £ lO O Bonds — 4 ° llo B Ayres 6 per Cent — e Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ' Ul an 6 per C en t — Do. 41 per C e nt — Do. per Cent A • B 1:1° ~ Do " 1867 , , )I,, m . bian"6 Scrip, £2O paid 44 1 dis , per Cent. '%Nnba 6 per Cent. " i ts tlish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D 186 4 •"inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 I; Do. Do. Scrip, £2O paid dis `.lYpt ;,Plador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue 0 0. £lOO Bonds , u °. Do. 1864 ' 3O . £lOO Bonds uo Government Railway Debentures ... Or A. n e-- ' pc r Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons , -0 . A.ccount 1.1 0 i '•—• , • Coupons ,-_"0. Account 1-79i!iteinala 5 por Cent . — / A na°. 5 Per Cert 1865 -i-co_, Account .. . ..• 0. Alaremmana Railway — .„`ll,•ar, 3 per Cent • Di tto for Account il Do. 1861 4" 6 per Cont. Anglo-Fronch — ...ontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — N 'loorish Imperial 5 per Cent ,3%' Granada, .. — DO 3 per clen 120. Deferred 1 3 "0 Land Warrants (hectares) DllYiati 5 per Cent 1865 Do-u ,0 Account 6 B/ 41 per Cent., 1865 0 „ 0 41 per Cent. 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C.London, ocrip Certi. 1)0. Glasgow S. Western Great Eastern, /rd. at k. Do. E. Angl. at. No. '2. i iircat North ul Scot land Great Northern A stock Do. stock 77 80 105 07 40 t 6 4 6 65 68 70 72 1(4 .06 27 26 4 6 109 II 107 .06 Do. :New, is. at '45 po, Vit S, and V. 01 Ireland (H. IVekern s. Val. Rail gua.i 1)o. South Wales J)0. lr. Mid.—Oxtorn, Do. Newpoit Do. Hereford .. Lancashire& Yorkshire LJudon and Blaekwar, Lou., S Coasi Lou., Ulna., and Dovvt 8) 01 40 4. GO 55 27 30 121 1111 15 17 a 42 112 113 72 71 44 in 44 1 6 102 101 Do. Illetrop. rx. A ! Lon. ,t :\orl6 Wee 1,,ri,1 Lou. a South Werterni Mau., Shin., A; _Lincoln! netropolitan..... Do. New Du. Extension.-- Hetropolitan District. 1.)o. do. do. Do. and St. John'aW"ti 3lidiand Do. ZU Share Do, Birrniu.. Derby ►tid Kent . North Britteh Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun„! N th. Eastern —.Berwiesi Do. ti.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Dc.. Carlisle ...... Do. Stook. t Darling. Do. do. 1850-51 North London .. Do. do. 18 54 5 . . 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Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited,; 1 0; Likm Pedro, North Del Rey,„l • rm Pestarenna Gold. 2; I seottish Australian, ; St. John del ktey, lint., 551 I DOC/0. London and St. Katharine, Ditto, Debenture stock, 83 BANKS. Agra, lim.. A, 3 Aludiace, lttq.. 14 Anglo- A ustrittn. 7 Bank of Egypt, 33 Chartered of India, London, and China, 29 City, )21 Consolidated, lim ., 4 5-16 LAM] Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 1/ London and River Plate. Ditto, issued at 16 pm., II London Chartered liana of Australia, 221 London and County, Ditto, new, 23} London Joint Stosk, 431 1 London and South African, 111 London and %1 eatminster, 921 31 Oriental Bank Corporation. 41/ 2 Union or Auatralia, 464 7 Union of London, 491 40 AUSCELLANEOI:IB. Anglo-American Telegraph, In 19 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 91 81 City of Moscow Gas, 11tH., 16 City offices, inn_ 51 Credit Foncier of England. Um . 21 East India Irrigation and Canal, It 1 Hudson's Bay. 16 1 London arid Provincial Marine, la Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 62 11 lit de Janeiro City Improvements, 201 Royal Mail Steam, v4l ViocraY of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 701 691 PARIS ANTI-SLAVERY CONFERENCE.—The united committee of the Bjitish and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, the Spanish Abolitionist Society (La Sociedad A bolicion is ta Espanola), and the Comite Frangais d'Emancipation, have agreed-to postpone the holding of the International Anti-Slavery Conference in Paris until the 2Gth of August next. The period originally fixed was the third week in Junp. 'THE SUN, LON E_ ci r th r , HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, May 3. The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at Osborne yesterday evening at a qu-xrtcr before seven o'clock, having crossed over from Gosport in the royal yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, walked in the grounds this morning. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Their •Royal Highnes , _es the Prince and the Princess Victoria of Capita, by special favour of his Majesty the King of Italy, accompanied by their august mother, enjoyed a day's shooting in the royal preserve of Coltano in the early part of April. The young Princess Victoria especially distinguished herself, both as regards the quick ness and precision of her fire, and was truly the heroine of the day. A cicjefiner 4 la fourchette was served in the royal casino to the illustrious party by order of his Majesty. The Duchess of Somerset has returned to Brown's Hotel from Bulstrode Park. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to town from a tour of visits for the season. The Earl and Countess of Scarborough and family have arrived at their residence in Eaton-square. Lord and Lady Sherborne and the lion. Julia Dutton have arrived in Grosvenor-square for the season. THE REFORM MEETING. The intimation given in the House of Commons last night by Mr. Walpole has been confirmed by the presentation this morning of a memorial signed by between 14,000 and 15,000 persons urging the Government not to allow the public parks to be come the scene of political meetings and discussions. The Government are in earnest in their determina tion to prevent the meeting, and, although no ob struction will be offered to the entry of the parks on Monday evening, arrangements have been made to secure the intentions of the Government being carried into effect. Nothing up to the present time has emanated from the Reform League stating any alteration in their arrangements. SWEARING IN SPECIAL CONSTABLES. A communication has been received by Mr. Knox, from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, requesting that every facility may be afforded for the swearing in of special constables for the preservation of the peace on Monday next ; and for that purpose Mr. Knox will sit at the Vestry-hall of St. George, Hanover-square, Mount street, Grosvenor-square, on Monday next, at ten o'clock, as long as his services may be required. It now appears that the Reform League have re solved to hold their proposed meeting in Hyde Park on Monday evening next. Up to the last it was hoped that this unwelcome decision would not have been adhered to, partly from the dislike which— truly or untruly—is said to be entertained to the movement by some members of the League itself, and partly it was hoped that the victory gained for the cause of Reform by the vote of the House of Commons on Thursday night would have pro duced a feeling of pacification. The League, however, up to last night, took such a deter mined course, and so vehemently reiterated their notices calling the meeting, that it is now certain the attempt, at least, to hold it will be made. Nearly all the proclamations issued by Mr. Walpole and posted over all over London have been either torn down or defaced. In some cases they have been completely covered by what is called the " yellow placard ;" in others this has been placed either above or beside it. The pl Icard is a printed bill, bearing the name of Mr. Edmond Beaks, on behalf of the Reform League. It is not intemperate in its wording, except in so far as it calls on the people to disregard Mr. Walpole's proclamation, and to attend in thou sands and vindicate their right to hold their meeting in the Park. This placard has been more extensively posted throughout the metropolis even than the pro clamation itself. The credit of the agitation party is thus staked on holding the meeting, and the Go vernment and the authorities are as firmly resolved to prevent it by all means in their power. The mis take committed last year in closing the park gates will not be repeated on this occasion. To have done so at all is now admitted to be a blunder, as, unless a large number of troops were employed, and em ployed with merciless severity, it would require al most an army to defend a circle so extended and open from so many parts as the area of Hyde Park. On Monday evening, therefore, every one will be allowed free ingress and egress as usual. But it is only fair to warn the peaceful and somewhat over curious spectators that if they go there on Monday evening they will go there at their own risk. In case of any disturbance unfortunately arising, it is impos sible for the police, who may be ordered to clear the Pat k, to distinguish between those who come to look on and the roughs who are sure to come and create a disturbance. Every sensible and well-dis posed person, therefore, will best consult his own safety and the interests of the cause of order by ab staining from the neighbourhood of Hyde Park alto gether chat evening. We believe it is intended in the programme of the Reform delegates to have a number of distinct platforms or meetings from the centres of which the crowd _may be addressed, and it is with these that the police are likely to have orders to in terfere. Any speaker persisting in continuing his address after being warned will be arrested and removed from the Park. The police arrangements as to the disposition of the force are very properly kept strictly secret, and, in fact, they can hardly be said to be so much their arrangements as orders re ceived from higher authorities. It is enough, there fore, to say that a very large force of constables, both on foot and mounted, exceeding in all 5,000 men, will be in the Pa r k, commanded by their in spectorswt h eth othersira 'Thomasa Commissioners superintendents. e n r y o afs t 11 Policee S chief i o cr b s a i y l e r e a t h t e a e there, the metropolis. If any a tt ac k is madebupon the police, or any attempt made to interfere with the arrest of persons who may force this most unwel come alternative upon the Government, the police will repel force by force, and endeavour to clear the Park of all who disturb it. The overpowering muster of constables which will be pre sent will make this a comparatively easy matter. Only in case of a serious riot unfortunately a r i s i ng could such a strong force be insufficient. Even for this, however, we believe the authorities are prepared, and they will, if it be necessary to restore order, not hesitate to apply for assistance to the military in clearing the Park. All the Household t troops owill be kept to barracks next M on d ay and ready to proceed at a moment's notice to the scene of any disturbance. Additional military strength will also be brought to the metropolis. In case of any disorder occurring which the police might be unable to meet, the mounted troops would be em ployed to clear the ground, and as this was cleared the infantry would occupy it in line, with strict orders to prevent any disorderly crowd entering again. Of course, no atteaipt would be made even for this purpose to employ the military, except on the advice of Sir Thomas Henry, and that would never be given till it was seen that the police were not strong enough for their d'a:ies. In spite of the large force of constables to be draughted into the park, the police reserves over the rest of London, though of course much diminished, are not so mate rially drawn upon as to leave the different neigh bourhoods without protection. We cannot, how ever, too urgently press upon all orderly people to abstain from going into the park at all that evening, or even going near it, as the lookers-on would be just as liable to injury as the most fore most among the rioters. THREATENED STRIKE OF OMNIBUS MEN.--We have reason to believe (says the Whip) that unless a petition, on the eve of presentation from the employds of the Loudon General Omnibus Company, bo complied with, a general strike among the conductors and driver; will take place beforo tito end of the p4optli, 1012 21 14i Vi I'T! a S. ON, SATURDAN EVENLNG, MAY 4, 1867. Madame Puzzi's Matinee d'lnvitation. With her usual skill, taste, and success, Madame Puzzi assembled together yesterday morning, at the St. George's Hall, Langham-place, a gathering of the elite of London society, numerous enough to fill to overflowing one of the largest halls in the metro polis. It was Madame Puzzi's graceful task, and a task worthily executed, to inaugurate with the bright month of May the noble hall of St. George by holding there the first matinee of the season, and we cannot but hail the auspicious omen, and hope the walls may long retain the echoes of sweet tones which resounded within them on the occasion. As usual Madame Puzzi had catered well for her friends and 1 atrons, and dvery choice little selec tion was prepared for them, in which Mdllo. Fanny Puzzi, Mdlle. Enequist, Miss L. Pyne, and one or two other lady singets, touk part, supported by M. Jules Lefort, Signor Ciabatta, Herr Reichardt, and Mr. Pa•ey, as vocalists, :Aid Mr. Aptommas, M. Paque, and Mr. Blumenthal, as instrumentalists. The hall, we were told, was in the occupation of workmen till past twelve on the previous night, and even now neither entrance is finished, while only the one in Mortimer-street was available. The hall will, no doubt, be more agreeable to the olfac tories, when the smell of very new paint, new boards, wet plaister, escaping gas, &c., have disap peared. Unusual regard has been paid to the com fort of the occupants ; the seats in the body of the hall are all fauteuils of roomy construction, and re markably easy ; liberal space has been allowed be tween the "rows," and as there is no middle " aisle" (as it is so often erroneously called) it is almost ne cessary to substitute an arrangement which admits of free circulation from one end to the other of each bench. The ball appeared to us remarkably well adapted for sound, and the ventilation is admirably contrived. Some little time before the concert began every seat was filled, and a number of those present had to be accommodated with chairs. Mdlle. Fanny Puzzi delighted the audience with the perfection of her style, and amply compensates in taste and finish for what she wants in power. No rendering of " Voi the Sapete" could be more ex quisite, and it was gratifying to see it,was appre ciated. In the concerted pieces with Mdlle. Lascelles, Signor Ciabatta and Mr. Patey, Mdlle. Puzzi was equally excellent ; indeed, under all cir cumstances, she is mistress of her part no less than of her voice. Miss Ryan's performance on the piano was highly creditable to a young aspirant, and promises well. Mr. Trelawny Cobham, a cidevant amateur, was much applauded in a romanza from " Faust," and Mr. Patey acquitted himself ad mirably, whether in his English or Italian niorceaux. In the latter his pronunciation is much more felici tous than is usual with our countrymen. Mr. Blumenthal's " Message" —a clever and brilliant performance—was succeeded by a spirited "March," which was received with merited applause. Of M. Jules Lefort, whose first appearance this season was welcomed by Madame Puzzi's invites. What can we say more laudatory than that he was himself ; and we may add that the deafening plaudits which vainly strove to encore the dulcet strains of Gounod's bewitching serenade eloquently expressed this conviction. We must not omit mention of Mdfle. Enequist, whose magnificent organ and commanding style are so well suited to the spirited and characteristic na tional airs with which she delighted the audience, nor may we pass over llerr Reichardt's effective rendering of Goldberg's arch little " Romance," fol lowed by his own graceful composition, "1 long for the violets of Spring." NIL Aptommas's fantasim from " Lucrezia Borgia" was a masterpiece at once of expression and execution—a raro example of a tour de force, as pleasing as it was surprising, and M. Paque's masterly performances on the violon c,.;110 were a valuable addition. We may pronounce the matinee a decided success. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day Market opens steady. Sales probably 10,000 o. 12,000 bales. SHIPPING INfELLIGEINCE. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May 3. —Talio, from Leranger ;. Dolphin, from Wismar ; Eine], from Prelerickstadt ; Nord Star, from Sannesund ; Heaton Hall, steamer, from Uddewalla ; Germania, steamer, from Hamburg; Franz von Mathies, and Restless from Stettin; Star of Peace, from Dantsic ; Amieitia, from Malmo ; Martha, from Sarpsborg ; Bazaleel from Patras; John Duncan, from Dantsic ; Hebe, from fielsingborg ; Eider, steamer, from Geestemunde ; Taurus, from Hamburg. Arrived, May 4 . — Tonning, steamer, form Gerstemunde; Maas and Moselle, steamers, from Antwerp; Mowe, steamer, from Bremen; Concordia, steamer, from Bou logne; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend; Adela, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed.— Seine, steamer, for Boulogae ; Vo lun teer steamer, for Bordeaux; Norma, steamer, for Stettin. Mr. J. Pope Hennessy, late M.P. for the King's County, has been offered the Governorship of Labuan and Consul-General of Borneo. The salary of the joint offices is £l,lOO per annum. Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart, M.P., and Lady Mordaunt have arrived at 15, Chesham-street for the season. Lady Williams Bulkeley has arrived at the Alex andria Hotel, Hyde -park-corner. KILLED BY TIIE KICK OF A lIORSE.—A child named Richardson, four years of age, was kicked in the face by a horse, in the stables of the Ship-yard Inn, Selby, and died in consequence of the injury. RESIGNATION OF A POOR-LAW INSPECTOR.—Mr. Hurst, who has held the appointment of Poor Law In spector in the northern district 17 years, has resigned. His successor has not been announced. GOVERNOR HINCKS.—On Wednesday the West India Committee entertained Governor Hincks, on the occasion of his return to British Guiana, at dinner in the Clarendon Hotel, the chair being occupied by the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, ALP., supported by Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P., and a largo number of the principal proprietors of estates in that colony. EUGENIE, Empress of the French, has lately in timated her intention of restoring Trianon—the once favourite retreat of Queen Marie Antoinette—and Mal maison, the refuge of the Empress Josephine, after her divorce from Napoleon I. By the restoration of these long-deserted palaces to what they were when !he ill-fated liana Antoinette last smiled on the ono, and the unfortu nate Josephine fat wept on the other, her Imperial Ma jesty challenges the sympathetic remembrance of the " whole world about to flock to the Exposition of the triumphs of Peace on the Champs de Mars," in bahalf of her predecessors above-named, whose misfortunes were partly due to stormy scenes enacted in past times on that very spot.—The Gentleman's Magazine. TIIE SUGAR D UTlES.—Yesterday the New Sugar Duties took effect. The highest duty for refined sugar is 12s. per cwt., and the lowest on sugar imported is 8s The duty on sugar used by a brew er i n making beer is 3s. Bd. the cwt. CLOSING OF TILE BRADFORD CANAL. —The waters of this canal, which unites with the Leeds and Liverpool in the valley of the Aire, about four miles from Bradford, have been run off, and yesterday the canal was closed to traffic. An injunction from the Court of Queen's Bench, involving penalties of £lO,OOO, against the continuance of the canal in a polluted condition, for its waters had long formed an intolerable nuisance, has led to this result. The proprietors, finding no mode of purifying the polluted waters of the canal, received as they were from the Brad ford brook, have put an end to further difficulty, so far as the nuisance is concerned, by ceasing to take water froni that the only source, and have closed the canal. STRANDING OF A MAIL STEAMER.—HOLYHEAD, 9 s s t o passengers, Holyheadsselliger struck on th e roc k s called Mountai n , d ur i ng a dense e Friday. - A few minutes after twelve a.m. th e R oya l M ail steamer Leinster, bound from Kingstown to this p or t , w ith th o e r nub' moils th i sa n nd , East fog, and remained fast. The lifeboat Princess of Wales, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was imme diately launched and proceeded to the steamer, and ren dered every-possible assistance. The mails and passengers were lauded, but the crew remained on board, and at high water the steamer floated, and is now safo alongside the Government jetty. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.—SORIe time back a gentleman residing at I Vortham, In No;fo k, named Balls, on returning from Harleaton Market, fell from his horse, and sustained eo serious au illness in co :au:pence that all his hair came off. He was perfectly bald. His friend, the Rev. Mr. Daniel, offered him a wig as a tempo rary substitute; and in the meantime he tried very fortu nately the- effects of Rowli.nds' Macassar Oil. What was the consequence? Part of a bottle produced the re-growth of a thick and luxuriant head of hair, with (what the first or original growth had NOT) a beautiful tendency to curl. This is a very striking instatue of effrmey front the fan; of the debility ~Zit4 precp4o the refitoratiou t • LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron, Baron Martin and Justices Byles, Keating, and Shee.) THE QUEEN V. CHAL3IERS. In this case the prisoner, whose conviction it was now sought to quash, had been in the employment of a draper at Devizes, who set him up in business for himself on the occasion of his getting married. - It appeared that the prisoner entertained a delusion that his wife hal had criminal intercourse with her former employer, and that he was the father of a child which the prisoner had believed to be his own. Acting under a morbid state of mind be wrote two letters to the prosecutor, accusing him of having debauched _his wife, although a married man him self, threatening to send the child in question to him, accusing him 'of being a systematic seducer of " maid, widow, and wife," demanded a snuff of money, and threatening in case of r, fusal to send a bullet through him. He was tried b , 2fore the Lord Chief Baron and convicted, and sentenced to a term of imprisonMent. The application to the Court to quash the finding of the jury was grounded on the argil ment that if the prisoner honestly believed that he was right in his suspicions he was not legally culpable, and that the letters in question did not really contain a menace. The Lord Chief Baron—What, not a menace, threatening to shoot a man through the head ? (Laughter.) The Court approved the finding of the jury. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Harriet Peckham, a young wo man, was charged before Mr. Knox, with attempting to commit suicide by drowning herself in the Serpentine. Joseph Bolton, a young man residing at No.lo, Market street, Edgware-road, deposed to seeing the prisoner deli berately walk into the Serpentine. He went in after her and pulled her out, and she was taken into custody. A person stepped forward and said the prisoner had kept company with a man and been seduced by him, and after wards she found out that he was a married man, and she had been labouring under despondency for some days past. Mr. Knox asked the prisoner where her father lived, but she refused to answer. Police-constable Joslin, 363 A, said that on taking the prisoner into custody she stated that she wished she had done it, as she would then have been better off, and if she had a chance she would do it yet. The young woman's father stopped forward, and Mr. Knox told him that he thought the best thing he could do would be to remand the young woman for a few days till her mind became calm, and told the father that he could speak to his daughter. The young woman, who declined to speak to her father, was remanded. THAMES. Mr. Ingham, who was for many'years a magistrate of this Court, and was succeeded by Mr. Safe, and who has been officiating at the Wandsworth and Hammersmith police-courts, presided this day for Mr. Partridge. Mr. Ingham, whose courteous manners, impartiality, and gene ral intelligence rendered him a great favourite, was very warmly 'greeted by the solicitors and othors on his arrival. There were 9 charges from the K division, and 3 only from the H division, 2 remanded cases, and 17 summonses for hearing. This is considered a light day for this Court. Mr. Ingham, having received the hearty congratulations of the solicitors, clerks, and officers of the Court, proceeded with the business. DREADFUL OUTRAGE.—A beer-shop keeper, landlord of the Anchor and Hope, White-horse-place, Hardinge-street, Commercial-road East, was brought before Mr. Ingham charged with assaulting and wounding William Hall, a police-constable, No. 425 K. The prisoner, who is a violent and intemperate man, turned his wife out of doors last night, and the police con stable interposed on her behalf, and asked the prisoner to allow her to remain in his house. The prisoner and another man made a furious attack on the police-con stable, kicked him, and trampled upon him. The con stable was picked up in an insensible condition. He is in a very precarious state, and under medical treatment. Mr. Ingham said as the constable was too ill to ap. pear this day, he should remand the prisoner for a week Fashions for May. (From Le Follet.) Although up to the present time we have seen but few spring dresses worn, our • readers will doubtless already have folnd that there are many beautiful materials prepare.l. Some of the foulards are real!) , charming, especially those with a brilliant white ground, worked in coloured silk, or trimmed with wide ribbons .of a dead silk called armure, in beautiful shades—Persian lilac, maize, pink, pale green, Empress blue, &c. Stripes will continue _. . to be fashionable, we believe, as the dresses are still gored. The short costume continues in favour for walking dress. Some modify it somewhat, by making the upper skirt long, and looping it up, either by tirettes or by tieing it loosely on each side, or at the back. Usually the skirts are of the same material, the trimmings being of two different colours or shades. The fashion of wearing merely a ceinture and basque so as to imi tate a casaque, for paying visits, has revived, the body of the dress serving for the casaque. Indeed, the ceinture takes quite an important place in "la mode" just now, it is so elaborately trimmed and variously shaped. It forms a very elegant finish to the dress. Those intended for out-door wear should be rather longer, scal loped or plain ; the latter, perhaps, rather pre ferable, but always, of course, trimmed. This style will scarcely become much adopted until the summer weather has fairly set in. Even now it is worn by some ladies for making ceremonial calls ; but, as we think, there are few ladies who will feel inclined to follow this fashion just yet in our changeable climate, we must call their attention to the beautiful Indian cashmeres which are so much admired and worn by many ladies of fashion, and which are more beauti ful than ever this year. The, paletot " Breton" is . a very pretty little coat for the present season, and likely to be worn at the seaside or for travelling. It is made of white or ponceau cloth, and worked with coloured embroidery (cashmere style) either in wool or silk. Some are finished with buttons and chains across the front and on the sleeves. Woollen lace is becoming much used as a trim ming, especially suitable for petticoats, although in various way s . O ne reason for i ts employed success is doubtless that, as well as being firm and durable, it is made in different colours—sometimes of two shades mingled. Novelties in lingerie are very abundant. The high white body cut square, or slightly open in front, is much in vogue, and is generally worn with the small Swiss body or ceinture. Black tulle bodies, bouillonnes, with bands of insertion sparkling with jet are ex tremely pretty. Young ladies can have them made of jaconet or linos for morning wear. We can not but suppose that it is probable, as the summer advances, jet will be less worn than it has been lately, though certainly itstill is a very favourite trimming. The ceinture of jet is much liked, both with black and coloured dresses. There is also a trim ming made of a satin cord, mingled with jet or quite plain. Very wide jet fringes are used for ceinture basques. We must not omit to men tion the very wide ribbons for sashes tied behind. For black dresses there are black ribbons, the ends embroidered in field flowers ; others in gold. The Iris ribbon is made for white or pale coloured dresses. These wide sashes will be espe cially needed to wear with the basque worn to imi tate a cas ique. Now that Easter is past, velvet will no longer be employed as the material for bonnets—or toquets, as they may more justly b,l termed—but must give place to straw, crape, tulle, and blond ; but, as satin will be worn as trimming for dresses and paletots during the summer, that, at least, will be retained. Berries and bronzed leaves arc much worn on straw. A charming novelty is the jonquil, made of rice paper. Then there are narcissus, green olives, primroses; all of which may be also used for the spring bonnets. A very charming " Fenella" was made of pink crape bouillonni, with rouleaux of black satin worked with jet, trimmed with the jonquils already spoken of, and brides of black lace fastened under the chin with a jet ornament. Another of pink crape had a mantilla of black lace crossing under the chi n ; and a third elegant toquet of grey satin and tulle was trimmed with a . I f rre4tll of phects3r4t's feathers, • THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE. 6 o'CLocic. ITALY. FLORENCE, May 3. —The Opinione states that the GovernMent has named a commission charged to .examine the terms of service and conduct of all the officers in the navy, and to proposeto the Ministry the reforms necessary to be.adopted in that depart ment. The body will be presided over by M. Cas- Vice4'resident of the Senate ; Baron de Kubeck, the -An►bassador . of Austria, has been re ceived in audience by King Victor Emmanuel. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.--Tiris DAT. Some heavy speculation took place to-day on the Derby, the leading feature of the movement being the extraor dinary firmness of the two favourites, and the frequent in quiries after The Dragon, who, at 11 to 1, found some favour, but at a point more would have been backed to win several thousand. Hermit was supported at 9 to 1, a price hardly obtainable at the close, while both Julius and Grand Cross were in healthy demand, and though 20 to 1 was at ono time laid against the latter, book makers subsequently refused to advance on 16 to 1. The investments on the others quoted below were not to large amounts, but not the least remarkable move was in connection with Plaudit, who after 1000 to 30 being noted down abont him retired to 50 to 1, 500 to 10 being laid three times in a generally well-informed quarter, with an additional cffer to bet 100 that the Richmond horse did not start. TEE DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Vauban (taken). 75 to 20 agst The Rake (taken) 9 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 11 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) 16 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered-20 to 1 taken) ' 18 to 1 agst Julius (taken) 20 to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 50 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Fitz Ivan (offered—take 1,000 to 15) 1000 to 15 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 100 to 1 agst Corporal (offered) 100 to 1 agst Priority (offered) 100 to 1 agst Skysail (offered) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Fitzroy (taken) Bto 1 agst any other (offered) NOTICE.—CRINGE OF ADDRESS. —.TORN STIRK, late of Beaufort 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. Prico 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. HOPKINS trlld JOHN AMBROSP. (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, °MENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches; also iu 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 you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1867. Ascot Spring York Spring ......... 7 Doncaster Spring 9 Salisbury Bath JU: Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB I Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 Beverley Stockbridgo l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle Ips moo .)7 Worcest?r Hummer 9 - - i LY Down Royal Cotporatn l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton G.)odwood isT. 1 Dover Wost Draytoa .... Plymouth .. . 22 1 Canterbury . 27 1 D e rby Lichfield Yarmouth 27 Wryinouth Tunbridge litden Baden EMBER. Richmond l7 I Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket tat October 21 JU iarliFsle Newmarket July 2 Poutefraet Reading Liierpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottiugka►n l6 AUGA Ripon Brighton .. prighton Cluo 8 Ln;Ves E•hare... Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford ..... 15 Hastings York August SEPT. Margate Warwick Spring B Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon l6 OCTO Northampton Autumn 1 I Edinburgh Bedford NOVE Liverpool Autumn 3 Shrewsbury Autumn ll Newmarket 2d October 7 Oheltenhati l5 Newmarket lioughteu S'EBE I Leamington Hunt ...... 19 COURSING. IBER. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. SEPTEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford 1 2 PhDto Painting. This new discovery of the celebrated M. Desderi, the inventor and patentee of the carte-de-visite, is certainly one of the most remarkable description, and also one of the novelties of the day. By the old process, when it was required to enlarge and colour a " carte" to life size, the object had first to be reproduced on paper, the paper affixed to canvas, and the portrait then coloured in the ordinary manner. By M. Disderi's new process the enlarged photograph is actually taken on the canvas in the first instance, and in such a manner that the life colours are worked in in the most brilliant manner. We had the privilege of inspecting a remarkably fine specimen of the new process, yesterday, at the studio of M. Disderi, in Brook-street, Hanover-square, it was a life-size three-quarter portrait of her Majesty, enlarged from a carte-de visite, by her Majesty's command, for her marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. All the minute details of the tiny photograph were preserved in the most extraordinary manner in the larger por trait, and a finer likeness of her M.tjesty has never been produced on canvas. Another remarkable reproduction of the new process is the portrait of the late Prince Consort, also executed by command of the Queen. The flesh tints are most artistically worked in, and such is the correctness of the pro cess that the colouring is positively permanent, and indestructible even by the application of acids. In addition to the portraits we have mentioned a variety of others adorn the artist's studio, all exe cuted by the new process, which has the advantage of being adopted at less than half the price of oil paint ing, and without the tedium of sitting to the painter. The " enamelled " photographs, &so the invention of M. Dis leri, are elf' filly beautiful in their way, as they posses a softness that rend ers them peeuli4rly life-like. Tae series of the interiors of the apart ments in Windsor Castle and O)b)rne has also been taken for the Q icon, ant here ag tin the talent of Disieri is developl—the difficulty of surmounting light and shale having been accom plished in the most complete manner• The eat lio of M Disderi is a very attractive exhibition, and one that will afford the highest gratification to all lovers of the fine arts. It is open gratuitously to the public, even the formality of a ticket not being required. STRAITS SETTLEMENT. Colonel Ord, the first Governor of the settlement since its t ra nsfer to the diction - dicticn of the Colonial-offi.,e, arrived at Singapore on rho 16th of March, and immediate l y took up his residence at Governmout-house. Genera l Cavanagh, who had admini stered the government sinc e Au g ust, 1859, left a few hours before the arrival of Colone l Ord. A banquet was given to General Cavanagh on the 12th in the Town-hall; w i le f e his portrait, obtained by SllbOCriptiOut 13 bo placed, • INPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The Loan CHAXCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from various banking companies, and gave notice that he should move the second reading of the Sale of Joint Stock Shares Bill on Tuesday, the 21st of May next. The Marquis of WESTMEATH. presented a petition from Landport, near Portsmouth, in favour of the Clerical Vestments Bill, to which was appended an immense num ber of signatures. RELIGIOUS AND BUILDING (SITES) BILL. This bill was now committed, and tho House resolved itself into a committee, whe►. tho 'words "intended to ba used" were inserted after the.word "site." The LORD Ud.A.NCELLOh said that he sho.ild move that elnies relating to the enrolment of deeds should be inserted in the bill. Lord ORAN WORT /I said that ha objected to the do uses relating to emolument. The clause was then inserted, an•l the report received. THE WiILTE 'LERLUNG FISEIERY BILL. On the motion of Lord BELMORE, this bill was read a second time. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OP COIIMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAK.ER. took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Paignton Water; Wallasey Improvement; and Waterford, New Ross, and Wexford Junction Rtilway. THE FENIAN PRISONERS. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition praying that the per sons accused of Fenianism might have fair trials, and also be treated with more leniency than they had heretofore received, that the troops should be ordered to conduct themselves for the future with feelings more in accordance with legitimate warfare. The hon. gentleman read the prayer of the petition, and also the names of the persons signing it, and handed it to the Speaker. On the motion that the petition be laid on the table, Major KNOX moved that t as he considered the prayer of tho petition disloyal and objectionable, it ba not re . cei ved . Mr. DAWSON seconded the motion. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that it would be parti cularly hard, and therefore he hoped the petition would b 3 received. The petition was ultimately received, Major Knox with drawing his opposition. THE FENIANS. Mr. BLAKE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, in consequence of the report of the medical officer of the Mountjoy Convict Prison, that the prisoners confined there under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act were suf fering in health from the discipline they were subjected to, and were likely to suffer still more if the prison rules con tinued to be enforced to the same exten:, it was the inten tion of the Government to direct that the untried political prisoners should be treated in a less severe manner than they have been hitherto? Lord NAAS said, as a report had been presented that the continued confinement was acting prejudicially on the health of the prisoners, he had caused certain relaxations in tho prison rules to be made, and that the result bad been most satisfactory. They were now daily in associa tion with eaoh other, and they were freely allowed to smoke during exercise, and that they had the privilege of receiving their food from their friends. IRISEI LAND TENURE BILL. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Government to allow the adjourned debate on the Irish Lind Bill to stand for the first business on tits evening of Monday, the 13th of May. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could give the hon, member no promise on the subject. TEE MEETING IN HYDE PARK. Sir C. RUSSELL asked the Secretary of State for the Homo Department Waether his attention had been called to a resolution passed at a meeting of the Reform League held in the Sussex Hall last night, by which it was determined (after tha reading of the Governm ont Proclamation, prohibiting the _meeting announced for Monday next iu Hyde Park) " that such. meeting be held as publicly notified." Whether, in the event of such meotiug taking place, the vice-presidents, as well as the president, would be hold liable for a de liberate infraction of the law. And whether the Home SeCretary had received, in common with other members of the house, a list of the members of the Re-. form League, in which the names of Thomas Hughes, Esq., M.P., Thomas Bayley Potter, Eq., M.P., P. A. Taylor, Eaq. , M.P., ant The O'D.moghue, M.P., are pub lished, as purporting to be Vice-Presidents of the Reform L ^ague. Mr. WALPOLE said his attention had been drawn to the proceeding's at the meeting held at Sussex Hall. With regtrd to the third question, he had to say he had not re ceived a list of the members of the R ;form League. With regard to the second question, which ha answered last, with respect to th., vice presidents I”cirning liable for any infraction Of the law, he ha , l to say that, regarding the position of some of the gentlem m named as vice-pre sidents occupied in society and that house, he could not think they would be any parties to a resistance to the law of the land or any infraction of the law. (Hear, hear.) Mr. R. J. HARVEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if any facilities wouid be given to meet the general desire on the part of the tradespeople and others residing in the western parishes of London to be sworn-in as special constables for the preservation of the peace for Monday, the 6th May. _ _ _ Mr. WALPOLE said he had received a representation relative to the proposed meeting, and he had also received, about ten minutes before he left the Home-office, a memorial signed by 6,000 working men, deprecating the proposed mooting, and he had also been informed that before eleven o'clock to-morrow morning that number would be increased by about 4,000 more. lie was happy to inform the house that ho had been in communication with the vestries in the neighbourhood of Hyde-park, and stated that every facility would be given to the swearing in of special constables to preserve the public peace. Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the Middlesex magistrates had been communicated with. Mr. WALPOLE replied in the negative. were 3r. 1 a ß d oßpltGe itT iaysakse not o N t r h n e e t c h e e s r, sa r b y e f t o h r a e t s d u e c p h o e s x tt o re n m s, e t s a t k e e p a s before the magistrate, should b 3 forwarded to him. It did not, in his opinion, follow that because there was going to be a, public mooting it followed, as a matter of course, there was ving to b 3 a breach of the peace—the alarm was absurd—and he hoped the hon. gentleman would do nothing. (Loud cries of " Order," and " Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE said he had stated that he had been in communication with the different parishes, stating that facilities would be given th nu in swearing in special con stables. He had done so iu accordance with the act, which stated that when any turmoil, riot,, or felony was appre hended, the Home Secretary, on receiving an intimation to that effect befOre the magistrates, should have that power. He had done nothing contrary to the act of Par liament. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT asked whether the special constables would interfere with peaceful subjects entering the park? or whether they would be called upon to act with others dispersing the meeting in caso tumult should arise ? Mr. WALPOLE said he had stated that he had no ap plication from the magistrates. (Hear, hear.) The special constables would not interfere with peaceful sub jects on the dispersing of the meeting. The spacial con stables would only be there in case the peace was broken to assist the constitutional authorities. Mr. WHALLEY asked if any further information had been received by the Government since the issuing of the proclamation. • Mr. WALPOLE said no proclamation had been issued — merely a notice, signed by the Secretary of State, requir ing persons to abstain from attending a meeting not permitted, and which would not be pe hat. rmitted. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) . •. t was Major KNOX asked the hoe. inein',3r for Birmheling ham, as he had stated the meeting would be d whether lie had the authority of the Reform League to make that statement. Mr. BRIGHT said he was not in the council of the Re form League, neither was he a member of that body. THE REFORM BILL. —THE DIVISION LAST NIGHT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, re• furring to the division last night, which arose on the third clause w:th respect to the time of residence to qualify for the franchise, he regretted for himself that the discussion of that important matter should hare been of so brief c h a racter 33 to a g i ve it the appearance of hurry. The matter had been argued from a nu ueric d pint of view; the desired,lvi they that as it ought in his opinion to have been taken, AO that wishes of the the parties interested might have a real interest in the tha t- is:i d :l locality represented. The security for that was neces sarily c )esiderable, but the matter had been brough t under the clasid 'ration of his c o lleagues, and threesai,llteetsrf.e, which by thethat would be althong!t they regretted that the local ~; and hone.'. c li iP d i ) th‘ovuags (Loudht no i it ii theireefts cheers.) t n T y u h e t e h o h ll l e l a ( f s t . c ! v r ha se : 0; 1 1 0 1 1 : 1 : e 0 rightrs-) With respect &pia of boial file ratiug upon as the only solution of ich he looked to the matter referred to ac ceptable to the country. opposite last night he had intro hon. gentleman was sure juiced . would meet with hi words which he that there might be no s approbation, and in order should the misapprehension at proper time m tion of the act knownmove the repeal of the th . as Sir W trd sec- Mr. FOSTER asked whether W. Clay's Act. on that matter before tone a debate would be taken consideration of the third clause proceeded with the further The ause of the Reform Bill. CHANCELLOR 0 present a d v i sed he did o f the EXCHEQUER said, as at but he wo u ld not think that would be possible, consider the matter. THE MINISTERIAL CIRCULAR. M. lioasuAri, referrin4 to the circular issued by Share 20 et Mt 100 _ et ioo 1 IVO 100 100 all 100 100 10f1 ; 102 10i I