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

ONEY MARKET AND 3 nriIMERCIAL NTEI,L!GENg!h TWELVE O'OLOCK. In the Discount Market to-day the transactions have been moderate, and at the easy rates current at the close of last week. At the bullion-office of the Bank of England there were gold operations of importance. The rep or t o f t h e d i rectors of the Metropolitan Life Assurance Society states that during the past sear there have been received 286 proposals of as surance, amounting to £257,625 ; 236 proposals have been accepted and completed, for £196,595; 22 proposals have been chclined, for £21,100; and 28 proposals have not been proceeded with, or were on hand, for £36,930. Since the 4th of April last the number of policies issued have been 6,314, of which 2,032 have ceased, leaving 4,312 existing policies, the annual premiums on which amount to £120,786 15s. 53. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week state that business generally has been more active, consequent upon the prospects of a continuance of peace on the Continent and the amicable arrangement of the Luxemburg difficulty. At Manchester, notwithstanding the large supplies of cotton on hand and also on their way from India and Egypt, prices of cloths and yarns have been fairly supported, manufacturers and spinners being largely under contract for future delivery. In the woollen districts of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders field the demand for autumn fabrics has been more active, and late rates are well supported. The hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Notting ham have remained moderately active, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, rather more animation has been apparent in most of the principal departments, owing to a better demand for home requirements, stocks in the hands of the dealers being exceedingly large. The East Indian Railway Company's traffic receipts for the week ending 24th of March upon 1,131 miles were £43,134, while in the correspond ing period in previous year they were £49,145, being a decrease of £5,311. Atlantic and Great Western Railway debentures remain steady at 32 34, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bunds have advanced to 211 22. At the meeting held to-day of the Trust and Agency Company of Australia the report submitted stated that the payment,free of income tax, of a divi dend for the half-year ending Dere. 31st, 1866, of ls. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum ; the payment., also free of income tax, of a bonus of 2s. per share, making, with the interim dividend declared in November, a total distribution for the year 1866 of 4s. pa share, equal to 20 per cent. on the capital called up ; and that the balance (4,455 7s. 11d.) be carried forward to revenue new account. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 69f. 20c. Business in the Corn Market to-day remained very inactive, and, although, the fresh supply of h ome-grown wheat on offer was small last Mon day's current rates were with difficulty supported. Foreign corn was flat and to effect sales holders had to accept lower rates. The market for the English Funds is flatter, ° wing to sales in realization of profits after the re cent advance. Consols are rather more than 1 Per cent., viz., at 9141 cum clic., for money, and at 9 of for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 901; Bank Stock, 251 ; Ex chequer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; India Stock, 2 18 ; ditto 5 per Cents, 1104 1111; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per cents, 1021 ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 525. prern. The Foreign Stock Market generally shims an im provement in prices. Italian h tve advanced 1, to 52 4 53 ; Spanish Passive 1, to 214 ; Certificates 11) to 131 14 ; M ex i can 1, to 161 1 ; G ree k I , to 13 i ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to 301 ; Russian Scrip 1, to 1 dis. to par ; and Danubian Scrip 1, to 5 3 dis. ; Chilian Scrip remains at 3 21 dis. In the Railway Share Market the transactions h ave been on the most limited scale, and increased depression has prevailed. Midland have receded 2; Caledonian, 11; Metropolitan, 1 ; South Eastern, ' Great Northern, Lancashire, and York- Sh ire, North Western and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln each ; and Great Western, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without c,/zaterial variation. Eastern of France are marked ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; Great Luxembourg,. 91 ; Great Western of Canada 14/ ; and East Indian, 1081- 72United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1 to Erie I-, to 421 43 ; and Illinois 1, to 76 77. Bank shares are very quiet, but in most instances maintain former values, London and County being dealt in at 561; London and Westminster at 94 9 1 ; Union of Australia at 471; Union of London St 391, and Agra at 24. Miscellaneous and Finance shares continue in very limited request. Anglo-American Telegraph re- Plain firm, at 181 f ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 p er Cents. have d ec li ne d to 88i ; Hudson's Bay Com pany to 16 ; Rio de Janeiro Improvements to 19/, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 71 714, MINING MARKET. MONDAY AFTERNOON. There has been a moderate amount of business transacted to-day. The shares chiefly inquired for have been Devon Consols, South Caradon, Provi deuce, Great Retallick, and West Chiverton. An nexed are the latest prices : Ohiverton Moor 5l. 51 Marks Valley Chontales Gold Clifford 21=1 amate 4/ 5/ North Retalliok East Basset g l5 171 Princeof Wales 52s Od 54s0d tvon Gt. Consols 390 400 Providence Mines E ast Caradon 5l 51 South Caradon 331143r5 Z.st Lovell 9 9f Tincroft Eastßussell r 4st v,, VY neal Grenville 2} 21 West Soton Great z 'Y Great Retallick 41 41 Wheal Basset at Wheal Vor... 171 181 Wheal Seton llO 115 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~. OcilatmdmiT FUNDS. G Der Cent. Consols - , Do. Account, June 6 9ok 1 ..veer Cent. Reduced 9O 1 89k 'i e " , 3 per Cent ' r) /v 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 4 ""). 5 por Cent. Jan. 1873 41111i tie; 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — e x ,, (Red Sea Televaph), An„ 1908 — e "quer Bills, .£l,OOO, 0 and 4 per Ct 26 pm Do £5OO — Bank Do. £lO & £2OO 2l pm of England Stock, 61 por Cent 1 l bi lakri GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. "184 1 Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 2lB Do. Account -— O. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 • 4 per Ce n t., Oct. 1888 0. Certificates — /10?. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do.. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1g72 , 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 — O. "eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 D °. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 u• Bon d s , 5 8 m A ro , rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. At a ll ,tine Republic, 6 per Cent Braz i l: len Bonds, 5 per Cont, 1859 o iail 4 per Cent 971 • q per Cent., 1852-58-60 lio D K • 1863 o• t , per Cent 1865 it o . 7 • ~s 0 Aclount — ii il k . ' • £lOO Bonds 13",,s Ayies 6 per Cent --- 0 ,;! 4 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 33; 2 ) " 40 6 per U ° ; Cent — °. 4i per Cent — . 1)o , n u per Cant A o. Wo: 77 B ~. 1) 0. U it, 10b . ~ Scrip, .£2O paid 3 dis N I) lap, 6 por Cent. D A0 7' 8 , 6 Per Cent. b ) ", 3 per Cent., 1825 k ntib l Per Cent., 186 h .., tot.kn Principaliti 3P, 7 per Cent A bo. Do. 8 ~ 1867 bad ° 1, Do. Scrip, .f.. 35 paid dis 4 0 t . r •L'iew Consolidated, 1 por Cent - d lan 7 per Cent b o• Second Issue ijo °. XlOO Bonds -r, • Do. -?,.1.1)0 Bowls 1864 B ll 801 843 5 G re , tiovernn'ent Railway Debentures B2 etc , D o •cc o Pe un dents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 4-P. 1) 0 p' 4 eCOUlit Guatemala 5 per Cent Jalian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway 54 Mixicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Niontevidom 6 per Cent. Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent We w Granada ' Do 3 per Con Do. Deferrad Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Pe •a Tian 5 per Cent 1865 Du Account. Do 41 per Cent., 1865 De 4i per Cent. (Uriharren) I Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account P ,rtsguese .3 per Ct.., 1855, '6, '7 401 1 lv issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si B7 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Da 41 por Cent., 1860 no 3 n.n Cent., 1859._ per Cont., 1862 re. 5 per Cent., 1861 D Anglo-Dutch, 1866 Do. do. £6O paid %rdittian 5 Law Cent Sp tnish 3 per Cent 14) Aceaunt Ito New Deterred DO. Account Do Passive Do Acc•ant Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4 Do Account SwAish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 D. Scrip, £6O paid rurkish 6 per Cont. 1854 741 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ~ Do. Account Do 6 per Cont. 1862 , Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863.... Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed..., Venezuela, 3 per Cent..., Do. 6 per Cent, 1862..., Do. 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent. Divileuds on the above payable in Loudon Austnan, o per Cent. Bx 10 Florins ... Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4.per Cent. Certificates ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f. Italia!, 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 53/ t 6 51 .... 861 5i WI is 53} 5444 54 } 4 5 a 30a I 1 301 21 i I THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money, with div 9ll Do. Account, ex div MARKETS.--This day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were heavy for wheat, and in some instances prices wero rather lower. Nearly all kinds of spring corn, as well as flour, were much neglected. The French markets have become rather heavy for both wheat and flour.. On other parts of the continent the quo tations are well • supported. In America produce is still selling at high rates. The imports of foreign and colonial produce into Lon don last were - 33,992 quarters of wheat, 5,220 barley, 52,593 oats, 2,100 beaus, 445 peas, 675 tares, 223 rapeseed, 2,997 maizs, 412 sacks and 2,811 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day coastwise ant by land carriage the ar rivals of English wheat were limited, and in but middling condition. Although the show of. samples was small the trade was in most inactive state, at prices about equal to Monday last. To have forced sales lower rates must have been submitted to. There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on the stands. For all descriptions the inquiry was heavy and previous rates were with difficulty supported. We were well supplied with for,ign oats, which moved off slowly at about stationary prices'. Beans were scarce, and held at full rates. For floating cargoes of grain there was very little 21 1 inquiry. • The supply of English barley was very limited, of foreign tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly, but no change took - place in prices. Malt moved off slowly, nevertheless the quotations were fairly supported. The supply was moderate. The sale fur peas was inactive, yot prices were well re ported. Maize was neglected, but not cheaper. We have no change to notice in tho value of either English or foreign flour. The transactions in seeds and cakes were limited. In prices, however, very little changes took place. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASCRE Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 598 to 71s Do., old 668 72s Do., white, old 663 765 Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 563 69 1 Do., nev.- Talavera Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 353 503 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Ms 62s Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 73s 74s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 253 31s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 26s Cork, white 23s 30s • Scotch, Feeding 238 293 Boaus—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 44s 46s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack 44s 62.5 CHARGE OF MURDER. At the Greenwich Police-court, this day, Eleanor Bell, aged 51, described as the wife of an engineer, residing at 436, New Cross-road, Deptford, was placed in the dock before Mr. Trail], charged with the wilful murder of her son, William John Bell, aged nine years and six months, by cutting his throat with a knife. Mr. J. T. Moss, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner, a remarkably stout-built person, and who was accommodated with a scat during the inquiry. Sarah Ann Worstell said she was servant to the prisoner, and had been with her and her husband nine months. The prisoner's husband is a retired chief engineer from the Royal Navy. About 4 o'clock on Saturday after noon witness let the prisoner's daughter, Mary Ana, out at the street door, and then went down stairs to see the pri soner, but could not find het. In the breakfast-room she found a stream of blood, and near it the body of the de ceased's son, its head near a packing-case, and the feet on the hearthrug. Witness immediately ran up stairs and found the prisoner near the bed-room door, an d asked her what was the matter with Willi e, when she replied, "He vexed me so, and I was obliged to do it." Witness then met her master coming from the drawing-reom, and he went down and brought deceased to the foot of the stairs, while witness ran for the doctor. On returning witness found her master holding her mistress. A knife, which was used in cutting bread, was found on the table in the breakfast-room with blood upon it. Witness had seen the deceased at 25 minutes to four in the afternoon sitting at the table writing in his copybook, and the prisoner was then sitting on the other side of the table, with her arms folded. During the after noon witness heard no noise. By Mr. Moss—During the past week witness noticed a peculiarity in the conduct of the prisoner, who would be frequently behind her, being very fidgetty, and not re maining long in one place. The prisoner had been an invalid during the nine months witness had boon in her service, and had not left home. Witness had r, marked to the prisoner's daughter how fidgetty her manner was. The prisoner was always very kind to the deceased, and would assist him iu his lessons, which ho did not like. When witness saw the prisoner near the bed-room door she ap peared very wild, and was rocking herself to and fro, and her eyes appeared to be starting from their sockets, and when her master was holding her she continued rocking herself about. Some further evidence having been given, the prisoner was committed for trial for wilful murder at the Old Bailey• THE TAILORS' STRIKE. -~ -. The dispute between the masters and journeymen tailors of London, which has now existed for three weeks, within the last few days has drifted into a position greatly enhancing the bitterness of the struggle. In the first instance the employers re sisted the strike of the men by endeavouring to obtain other men to fill the places of those who had struck; and by calling in to a larger extent than usual the services of the out or home-workers. These efforts, however, in both directions, have, for any useful purpose, entirely failed. Not 20 men have up to this time been obtained to supply the places of the 2,000 who had struck. The committee of the men have offered the masters to resume work on the same terms as before the strike, provided the masters will agree to have the matter in dispute arbitrated upon by a third party, and each party pledging themselves to a bid e b y the award of the arbitrators. This offer has been declined by the masters' committee, who now openly avow their determination to break up, if possible, the union of the men ; and in circulars sent round to their custo mers and the trade they expect another fortnight will accomplish this object, owing to the large amount of money required by the union committee to pay the weekly allowance to about 2,800 men'and women. The central committee of the union, while not with drawing their offer of arbitration, are making the most vigorous efforts to maintain the integrity of the union. At the request of the tailors' central committee, the London Working Alen's Association have agreed to convene an aggregate meeting of the trades' unionists of London, to enable a deputation from the committee to lay the exact nature and posi tion of the dispute before them and the public. It was intended that this meeting should have been held in one of the large halls, but none of these being available—some being pre -engaged for every suitable evening, and the proprietors of others re fusing to let them for the purpose —the meeting has been called for Wednesday evening next, in Tra falgar-square, where a large assemblage may be expected if the evening is fine. The following will be the programme of the proceedings :—At seven o'clock in the 'evening the whole body of operative tailors, some thousands in number, will assemble in Hanover-square, and march from thence in pro cession, preceded by their trade banners, to Tra falgar-square, where they will form three or four deep, with three sides of a military square, keeping clear in the rear of the Nelson monument a large space to serve as an extempore hall for the use of the public, who will pass in through an opening in the ranks. Mr. George Potter will take the chair, and a deputation from the' tailors' committee will then proceed to explain the origin and position of the dispute. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. _ _ Market opens with a very good demand, ex porters being again large. Sales probably 15,000 bales. The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and Ladies Legge arrived in town from Patshull Hall, on Thursday, fur the season. The Earl and Countess of Hardwiek s and Lady Agneta Yorke leave town early in the week fur Wimpole H all. The Countess Dowager of Essex and Miss John stone have returned to Belgrave-square from Paris. A great public meeting of the National Reform Union in support of household suffrage, a lodger franchise, and the ballot will, we are informed, be held at St. James's Hall on Wednesday evening next at 8 o'clock. Mr. Samuel Morley will preside, and the meeting will be addressed by Mr. Bright. The Duke of Devonshire will have assemblies on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the 21st and 29th inst. The Earl and Countess of Chichester have arrived at 8, Chesham-street, for the season. The Earl and Countess Fitzwitliam and Ladies Fitzwilliam have arrived at the family mansion in Grosve nor-fiquan from WeutvPath House, Yorkshire, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was heavily supplied with foreign stock, in somewhat improved condition. Sales progressed steadily at very full prices. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were only moderate, but in prime condition. For most breeds there was a steady but by no means active inquiry, at prices fully equal to Monday last. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 4e 6d to fully 4s 8d per 81bs• From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,600 Scots, short horns, and crosses; from other parts of England 600 various breeds, and from Scot land 241 Scots and crosses, in excellent condition. Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was again ex tensive, the sale for all breeds ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The best Downs and half-breds out of the wool realised quite 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Our quotations now refer solely to shorn sheep. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which sold freely at 2d. to 4d. per 81bs more money,-viz., from 7s 2d to 8s 4d per 81bs. About 400 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. The show of calves was extensive, and the demand for hem was lioavy, on rather lower terms. The sale for pigs was heavy at late rates. The supply was moderate. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. a de d e d a Crse & Inf. beasts... 3 0 3 4 Pme ors-wool sheep 4 4 4 6 Second quality do ..3 6 3 iU Prune o'tlidown :104 8 4 :0 Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 4 La tie coarse calves. 4 2 5 0 ['rime Scots, 4te.... 4 6 4 ti L'r,ine small do 5 2 5 6 t_4Be. and hit. sticep.3 4 3 8 Large hogs .3 0 4 6 Second quality do ..3 )0 I 2 :anal! porkers 3 8 1 0 Lamb....7s 2d to 8. id. Su:kling calves, 22s to 235 ; and quarter-old store pigs, :44 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4.190 I Be.t.stsi.. . . 22W Cows — ICow sheep and lambs 28,570 Sheep sail I .mb4 . Calves 163 Ca ye, t'lgs 3 0 rii.rs 45 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, May 11, 1866, and this day Monday, May 13, 1867. __ May 14, May 13, 1866. 1867. ed s d ad sd Coarse and inferior beasts 310 to 4 2 3 oto 3 4 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4lO 5 0 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 0 4 6 3 4 3 2 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 4 8 410 Lambs Large coarse calves 5 4 510 4 2 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 3 8 4 0 Beasts 3,500 4,390 Sheep Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 15, 1865.—Beasts, 4,260 — sheep, 32,910—calves, 237—pigs, 320. May 16, 1864—Beasts, 46,70—sheep, 25,520—calves, 192—pigs, 530. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week, amounted to 13,381 head. In the corresponding week in 1866, we received 11,973; in 1865, 11,249; in 1864, 6,478; in 1863, 6,18 j ; in 1862, 3,616 ; and in 1861, 5,430. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Antwerp Boulogne Bremen 23 Cadiz Caen Calais Copenhagen ..• Geistemunde - 1553 ... 4602 Amsterdam Gothenburg ••• ••• ••• ••• Hamburg 690 2048 ... 12 48 Harlingen amateur ...... Ostend Rotterdam The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1866 1835 2032 7,437 ... 329 ... 692 ... 789 1864 NE WGATE AND LEADS ALL. Since our last report prices hare been very irregular, owing to the prevailing warm weather. To-day, however, they are somewhat steadier. Last week's imports com prised three packages from Antwerp, 94 from Hamburg, and 35 from Rotterdam. ..... ••• - ... 20 ... 65 '''' ••• - ... Per 81b by the carcase. sd 8 d ada 41 inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferbr mutton.... 3 4 4 0 Riddling do. 3 8 3 1i Middling mutton.,.[ 2 4 9 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do ..........4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 2 4 2 4 a r ge (m a ll p p o o r r k k ....... ..il3 0 80 2 6 Veal 4 0 Lamb. 58 1)d to Os 81 BOROUGII HOP. We have little or no improvement to notice in the value of any kind of hops. Generally speaking the trade is heavy. The import, last week, was only 1.18 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East /Cents Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings lOO5 to 135 3 If Olds sos to 80s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes since our last have been toler ably good for the time of year. For all kinds the demand is inactive, at our quotations. Last week's imports wore 1,785 packages from Dunkirk, 82 from Genoa, 192 from Hamburg, 180 from Sevanger, 462 from Odense; and 20 from Ostend. Regents l3oe to 155 s per ton. Flukes 140 s to 175 s Scotch Reg en t s l 2 os to 1853 ~ TALLOW. Tho market is somewhat heavy. P.Y.O. on the spot is selling at 43s 31 to 43s 6,1 per cwt. Town tallow, 425. uutt cash. 1864. 1865. 1866. . Stock--(this day) ......... 49,5f:4 33,406 27,295 22, 1867 024 pri„„f y . O .. j4os 3d to 40s 63 45s Gd 43s 3d —s Od —s 03 45 s 9d 43s 6d Do. from J uno 1......., Deli'very l as t week ......... 1,131 1 , 16 3 1,023 714 . 72,368638 91,125 100,33 8 7 90 90,571 Arrival last woek ......... Du. from J uno 1............ 84,399 79 115 ,510 93,112 84,270 658 Price of T0wn............... 41s 63 41 s Gd 47s 3d 44s 3d WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool will be commenced on Thursday next. Our market is very dull, and prices are baroly supported. Last week's imports amounted lo 2,964 bales from Adelaide, 913 from Algoa Bay, 2ti from Bremen, 30 from Calais, 762 from the Cape of Good Hope ; 285 from the Mauritius, and 2,90 from Moreton Bay. THE SUN, LONDON, IVIONOA V EV ENING, MAY 13 1867. POLICE INT. BOW-STREET. I.—This Day. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—Stephen Cullen was placed at the bar, charged with drunkenness and furious driving, whereby he had caused the death of Matthew Connor. • Edward Moffrey said, at a little before 12 on Saturday night, he was coining out of the George public-house, St. Andrew-street, St. Giles's, behind the deceased, who was carrying some beer. Conner went a little way up the street, and as he was at tempting to cross the road to his own house a Hansom cab, driven by the prisoner, came up, ! knocked him down, and the wheels passed over his body. The cib was on the wrong side of the road, and the pace it was going at was about 12 miles an hour. 11e heard the cabman call out once or twice, but after the man was knocked down the cab went on, although he appeared trying to stop the horse. A gentleman, hcyvever, seized the horse by the head, and proven:el the cab going fur ther. The cab was about three yards from the de ceased when the driver first called out. Ilackney-carriage attendant 190 gave his evi dence, and stated positively that when he took the prisoner to the station he did not say he (prisoner) was under the influence of drink. - Inspector Thompson said he took the charge, and the witness positively stated to hint and the super intendent that the prisoner was the worse for liquor. The sergeant, who was present when the charge was made, was now in court and he could speak as to the statement made by the hackney carriage at tendant. Mr. Vaughan said contradictory evidence could not be taken at that moment upon that point. The house-surgeon for Charing-cross Hospital said the deceased was admitted suffering from con cussion of the brain, produced by a severe wound on the temple, which might have been caused by a fall or by the hoof of a horse.- • As the coroner's inquest had not yet been held, and a post mortem:examination had not been made, the prisoner was remanded for a week, but admitted to bail in two sureties of 1100 each. A COWARDLY CONSTABLE.—SamueI Sheppard, a tall and powerful man, one of the constables attached to Covent-garden Market, charged a young man named George Parker with assault. From the evidence of the market constable it appeared that last night about half-past 11 he was turning a boy out of the market, whom he had found sleeping there, when the defendant interfered, and used the most abusive language towards him. As he was in company with others he told him not to interfere, and that he had better go on, when he (defendant) called complainant a coward and a scoundrel, and finally a struggle took place between them, during which he was assaulted, and he then took the defendant into custody. Two of the companiens of the defendant, and a third witness quite unconnected with the defendant, gave evidence to prove that the constable acted in a most unjustifiable manner towards the poor boy, whom he struck four or five times severely with his cane, and that when defendant was seized by the complainant he was iu fact merely protecting him self from anticipated ill-usage. Mr. Vaughan told the complainant that he had acted in a manner which he ought not to have done. He (the magistrate) did not see that it was any part of his duty to strike the boy with the cane in the manner he had done. He ought to haveroused him up and sent him from the market, but having acted in the manner that the witnesses had described, he was not surprised that his act should have roused the indignation of those who witnessedsuch cowardly conduct. The defendant had used language which was in some measure strong; but he (the magis- ;rate) could not designate the conduct of the cora -1 plainant by any other term than cowardly. He did not see that any assault even in law had been corn- witted by the defendant ; but, on the contrary, he thought the complaimint ought to have been stand- 1g where the defendant was. He should at once order the defendant to be discharged. Parker asked the magistrate if he should be justi fiel in taking out a summons against Sheppard, but Mr. Vaughan told him he thought not. MARLBORO trGII-STREET. OBSTRITC LING A POLICE COSSTABLE.--LOUiS Gustave Droz, a respectable looking man, described as a jeweller, was charged before ➢lr. Tyrwhitt with .being drunk and striking Police-constable Reeves, 85 C, in the execution of his duty. Police-constable Reeves said that on Saturday night about 10 o'clock he was in Albemarle-street, when the prisoner came up to him smoking a cigar and blew the smoke in his face, and then followed him about for some time, occasionally pushing against him and blowing the smoke of his cigar into hi s f a ce. A sergeant came up and told him that he must not have a drunke n man following him about ; he told the sergeant that the prisoner had followed him about the previous night also for two hours. He had had the prisoner in custo3y previously for being drunk and disorderly, when he was discharged by the magistrate. • The defendant said be never touched the constable and was some yards from him. Sergeant Horsley, 6 C, said that on Saturday night seeing the prisoner about a yard from the constable, he asked the constable if the prisoner was a friend of his, and he said he was not, but that he /had taken the prisoner up a few days before. He asked the prisoner why he was following the constable about, and the prisoner said the constable had locked him up and pinched his arm. He told the prisoner that if he had any complaint to make against the constable he should go to the proper quarter, and, as the prisoner continued to follow the constable, the constable took hint into custody. In answer to the prisoner the Sergeant said he (prisoner) was not more than a yard from the constable. The prisoner said he was quite sober. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was one of those ill-conditioned men who disliked a man because he wore a blue coat. Ile could clearly understand what the prisoner's object was. He was trying to make the constable lose his temper and his situation. The prisoner would have to pay 405., or a month. WESTMINSTER. DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT VICTORIA STATION.— John Holland, a labourer, was charged with drunk. enness, disorderly conduct, and wilful damage at Victoria Railway Station. Robert Lilley , office porter, in the employ of the Brighton and South Coast Railway, said that yes terday afternoon, a little before four o'clock, he saw the defendant in the booking -office intoxicated. Defendant inquired what time the next t ra i n was three qu ar t ers o f an defendant' s conditi on , h e re itereied commended him to go and tak e a walk. He then hour, gjng and, when seeing tu h witness pl took defendant by the arm, and for his safety led him off the platform, but he shortly after returned, and becoming disorderly was again removed. John Chapman, railway policeman, said that he was called yesterday afternoon to remove the de fendant from the platform. He, however, imme diately returned, and was removed a second time, when he turned round and tore witness's coat off hia back. The uniform coat was produced, literally torn to pieces. In reply to the magistrate Mr. Foary, railway inspector, said that the damage dime to the coat at least amounted to 15s. Defer,dant said he was so drunk that he did not know what had occurred, but if some time was given he would endeavour to pay for the coat. Mr. Selfe tined hi a 203., and he was committed for ten days in default. THAMES. A CURIOUS AFFILIATION CASE.—James Larew, a young man, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with refusing to pay the sum of 203., being eight weeks' arrears upon an order of affiliation made upon him to support an illegitimate child of which he was declared to be the father. Elizabeth Ward said the prisoner had appeared before the magistrates on several warrants, and would not pay 2s. 6d. per week for his child. There were now eight weeks' money due to her. Stubbings, 111 H, au officer of the court, said the prisoner lutd been in prison three times for non• payment of arrears, and that hewas a wharf labourer, respectably connected, who would not make an effort to pay the money. There was another sum mons against the prisoner on account of another child, which was to be heard on Monday next. Mr. Paget--A child by another woman. Stubbings—No, sir, by the same woman. The complainant said her eldest child, for the maintenance of which an order for the payment of 2s. 6d. had bee❑ made, was three years old. The other, a girl, which had not been affiliated, was 15 months old. Mr. PagaL-And the complainant is the father of both children ? The cbmplainant—Y s , sir. The prisiner--I douUt it. The children arc no• mine. The complainant—Why he lived with me for years, and after I had become the mother of two children he abandoned me. The prisoner —I can't afford to pay half-a-crow per week, and if she swears the other chill to nre i will be ss. per week, and I shall be worse off tha ever. Mr. Paget said the prisoner would be in gaol next Monday, and the complainant could have another summons. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month, without hard labour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. ii , . - --... VICTORIA CLUB BETTIN G.—Tar a .... 1) AT, The business transacted to-day was not of a particularly stirring description, save the movements with regard to Hermit, who retired to 20 to 1, yet the "recluse" still had friends, despite all rumours. The two favourites retained their position, both being backed for good money, while Dragon was bat nominally', at 100 to 8, which was the highest 'mice obtainable. Both Amburgh and Roquefort, of the outside division, were in good demand, forty fifties being kindly accepted about the former, while Mr. Saville's colt was backed to win over £l,OOO, at varying prices. The Somerset shire Stakes was mentioned, the following being the business transacted : SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 7to 4 agst Gomera (taken) 3to 1 agst Pintail (taken) sto 1 agst Douro (taken) THE DERBY. 2to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered) 3 to 1 agst The Rakd (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Dragon (offered) 100 to 6 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered—take 33 to 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) 40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 50 to 1 agst Thornapple (offered) 1000 to 12 agst Roquefort (taken) NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS.-40101 STIRK, late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received dur;ug the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, Where commissions will be executed to any amount Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; an at One Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. HOPKINS und JonN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYMARXET. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can bo seen daily in Talbot-court, (iracechurch-stroet, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at tho Havelock 'Jigar Stores, 10, Wa'worth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE Ness has a List at the Post in George-yard, Snow hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Parringdon-stract. Joe Nash will be in the Ring at the Principal Meetings, J. N. has no representative out of London but himself. Private address, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, London. -Mr. - SYDNEY SMITH (Ileinber of Tattersall's) will execute CommissioNs (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from .£1 to any amount. Post-office orders ►wide payable to St. James's-street and Piccadilly offices. Cheques to be cross,A London and Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings. Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further particulars and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection with the City of London Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgate-street. SFURTING NOTES. The renewed correspondence respeqing the Soiled Dove case shows that Admiral Rous is still persistently obstinate in advocating opinions and views which I feel sanguine, be cause they are not based on sound reasoning, will never be endorsed by members of the Jockey and other Clubs equally experienced with himself. Tao Admiral says, " The gen tlemen who decided against the bets being paid misunder stood the first rule, which is solely applicable to horses dead in law, or to the Elinor case, where the bets wore declared off because the Jockey Club decided that, as she was improperly named, she could not start, but if she had started the bets must have been paid." I have insisted, however, over and over again, that if it had not been for the negligence of the Jockey Club qfficials, who allowed Soiled Dove to run, and consequently be claimed by Mr. Chaplin in direct opposition to Rule 15, none of this unpleasantness would have occurred. In the - Admiral's book on Horse Racing, in quoting Rule 1, he remarks:—" If money be betted p.p. against homes dead, or legally struck out at the time the bet was laid, it would be void, but trot so if the horse was dying, or if lail before the declaration was made; or if by any pos:dbility at the time the bet was made the horse could start, it would held good." But in this case the horse could not not have started had Rule 15 been enforced, as the Admiral expressed his astonishment on a previous occa sion that the fraud had not been discovered earlier, a pretty good proof that the necessary certificate could not have been produced, without which Soiled Dove had no right to run. The Admiral goes on to say, " Thus, a fields man who stands £2,000 against Soiled Dove, and £2,000 against Reigning Beauty in the match, will eventually pay £2,000 to the latter party, and receive nothing from the other side." When I find the decision of the committee is so palpably unjust and illegal (the Admiral's expression), the reverse of which appears, in my humble opinion, the case, I shall bo willing to enunciate his views and his opinions, but they must first be more carefully put and backed by sounder arguments than he has yet brought for ward. For instance, it is simply preposterous to use the above argument, as, of course, the veriest tyro ought to know the committee's decision is to the effect that all bets on the match are null and void. They decide, in effect, that all wagers on Soiled Dove are off, because, in reality, there was no such - animal in the race ; and they probably believe that there was not, in any one of her races, £5 betted by a single party who was not entirely inno cent and ignorant of a fraud having been committed. The Admiral makes another proposition, which I dispute in Coto:—" The backer of a fraudulent horse may win to any amount, and the committee throw their shield over him, and will not allow him to lose. The fieldsmau must lose ; he can by no possibility win. By this theory a man may back a four year old for the Derby to win £200,000; if he is detected he is to pay nothing. We may thus look forward to a great increase of Bloodstones, Leanders, and Running Reins." Now if the gallant gentleman or the fieldsmen, whose cause he advocates so strenuously, can bring forward the slightest evidence to prove any guilty knowledge on the part of the owners (Mr. Chaplin to begin with) who had the animal in their possession during the period she won her races, or against the backers of her, I have nothing more to say ; but as I am pleading the cause of justice on a broad scale, until Admiral Rous and his par_ tisans will admit the justice of their being, on tko suppo sition of any of them unfortunately having possession of a forged cheque or bank note, criminally prosecuted, so long will I uphold, with voice and pen, the righteous decision which will, I am satisfied, never be revoked. The punish ment to any of the gentlemen in the case of having a ficti tious cheque or note would be compelling him to refund the money; and is it not punishment enough fur Mr. Chaplin and others to toecap their winnings? One word to the bookmakers. There is no race of any importance throughout the year where those gentlemen do not get every advantage over the backers of horses, some of which are not intended to run, others do not try - three parts of them cannot win, and as others are " hors de combat" from "some of the ills which horse flesh is heir to," it frequently happens that some outsider not trusted with a shilling wins them Marge sums of money. I think, therefore, they might let the subject drop with a good grace. I suppose the usual sensational movements may be ex pected anent the Derby at the ensuing Bath meeting, which commences to-morrow, although Vauban and The Hermit are not likely to contest fOr the Fifteenth Biennial Stakes, which looks a certainty for WROUGHTON, otherwise it is bound to have some effect upon the Duke of Beaufort's horse for the Derby. VA/4 AMBURGff appears to be an im proving horse, and may run amongst the first three for the Epsom event. Lome PALMERSTON and Gram- STON ought to 'give a good account 0 theluselves in the Sixteenth Biennial Stakes, although my impression is that. Herennianus will improve on the form he displayed whe a he met Suffolk the other day at Newmarket. The Beaufoi Cup has some of the best horses of the day engaged, but a %, Ido not think-Lord Lyon will attempt to give his Derby au& 4 St. Leger opponent— SAVERNAKR—the difference of 101 b., !!. which he is asked to do, I believe in the latter winning, who I am told is now in good form, and doing strong work. lj One of the three year olds should, from this difference in weight with the older horses, run forward, and amongst them Clarice, if sent, might attract the judge's notice, the form he displayed at Epsom and Newmarket and Liver pool being too bad to be true. I see nothing better in the Bath Handicap than Lilo Guardsman, Aldcroft, and Big marek, either of which, if amongst the acceptancos which 41 aro open until this evening, will prove good enough to win. For the County M. , •rulters' Plato I like the chances pf UNCAS and THE It in the order named. The Nursery and Kelston Stakes, which are Rut of Wedueslay's programme, have not yet closed. The Wes ton Stakes has 57 youngsters eugagpd, but I must stand my old love, L %DV ELIZAIIETa, who, %VAL at the post, is bound to beat all cour,rs, iucluling Mut) Ci:)wn, whom I should s'tlect ia absonc.l. The SoaLsi'S •tshire Stakes has d wia-11e,1 diwn to 12 aceopt.toco-;, and of these I bi- Hove PINTAIL will win, though GO3ILIIA. and Douno are sure to be great favourites. Thu Badminton Stakes appears to be at the mercy of Xr, unless Lady Elizlbeth ruuF, and notwithstanding her penalty I should than think she was good ennitgli to win. It is so uncertain what may start for the Dyrham Park Handicap and the Dodington Welter Stakes that I prefer leaving them alone. Concerning the Harpenden Meeting, the declarations of forfeits for the principal Handicap, to which there are 62 subscribers, are not made until to-morrow, but bad as RETRIBUTION has proved himself to be, he ought to beat the lot engaged in it. For the Two Year Old Stakes I fancy LIMNER, and if beaten of conrse it will b 3 by Laßelle Jeanne. The Handicap Plate has only one less nomina tion than the Harpenden Handicap, consequently I can only say WILD BEE and AmmumnoN read to have as good a chance as anything. A FRESH MAN. TIM EDIT lON. M SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. TA CTERSALLS'-THIS EVENING. SOMEILSETSHIRE STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Gomera (taken) sto 2 agst Pintail (taken) 6 to I agst Douro (taken) BIENNIAL STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (offered) THE DERBY. 2to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered) 3 to 1 agst The Rake (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Dragon (taken and offered) .20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agat The Palmer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 1000 to 45 agst D'Estournel (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Grand Cross (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Van Amburgh (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Roquefort (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Trocadero (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Taraban (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Corporal (taken) 1000 to 6 agst Capt Kidd (offered) 1000 to 7 agst Thornapple (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Gipsy Kiug (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Lord Hastings (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Plaudit (taken and off.) 1000 to 5 agst Master Butterfly (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Splitvote colt (offered) 1000 to 5 agat Adam Bade (offered) ARRIVALS AT BATH. Man of Ross, Knight Errant, Grimston, Sunboam colt, Willie, Goojerat, Flying Scud, Nike, Cromwell, Rhymer, Whirligig, Chevalier d'Esprit, Cantina colt, Bradamante, Pintail, Gomera, Wroughton, John Davis, Flying Spanker, Lady Elizabetli,'and Savernake. IIIBERIAL PARLIALIENT IiOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING. TllO LOUD Cif/MELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at fivo o'clock. ESCAPE FROM A CONVENT. Lord SHARVESBURY said that he wished to call their lordships attention to a paragraph which had appeared in the papers relative to the escape of six young ladies fr.nn a convent, and who had gone to the police wation at Sheffield for a night's shelter and pro tection, and that instead of receiving it were sent back to their convent again. He would ask the noble lord at the head of the Government what steps had been taken in the matter? The EARL of DERBY said that he bad not been able to ascertain what had been done by his right honourable friend the Secretary for the Home Deplort 'tient, to whom the matter belonged, as he had not returned to town till that afternoon, but he would direct his attention to it. But he (the noble earl) must inform the noble earl opposite that, according to the statement in the Times, those young Catholic ladies had been conveyed to the convent at Sheffield; and not to the one from which they came, which appeared to him was perhaps the most proper thing to do. The subject then dropped. THE DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG. Lord LERBY said he had great pleasure in announcing that a treaty which had been the subject of a conference lately held in London with regard to the Duchy of Lux embourg, had been Satisfactorily adjusted and signed. The question had arisen in consequence of what had taken place by these recent events on the Continent. It provided that Prussia should withdraw her gar rison from that of the fortress of Luxembourg ; that it should be dismantled and should not be repaired, that Luxembourg should be guaranteed to the King Lf Holland; and that Luxembourg should form an integral portion of that kingdom. After a few remarks as to the gxarantee from Lord STANLEY of ALDEItLEY the subject dropped. INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE BILL. The house went into cmimittee upo❑ this bill. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEYAIstated that, in his opinion, no increase iu the episcopate should take place unless Parliament sanctioned it. Lord DERBY was of opinion that the words "or any part of it" should be inserted, iu order that it might b;_t referred to the commission to amend the scheme. The amendment was then put, and on a division IL was rejected by a large majority. (LEFT - SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. Thu SPEAKER took tho chair at 4 o'clock. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to issue for Sutherlandshire in the room of Sir D. Dundas, who has accepted the steward ship of the Chiltern Hundreds. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. Mr. S. MILL gave notice that on the 21st of May ho should move for leave to bring iu a bill to establish muni cipal corporations in the various districts of the metro polis, and also for eAablishing a, wutr.d federal municipal corporation for the whole of the metropolis. THE FENIAN PRISONERS. _ Mr. VERNER, asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, if the desperado who twice attempted to shoot the police in the streets of Dublin was the same Cody or Byrne who was arrested at a Fenian council, after violent resistance, on the 13th April of last year, and was liberated late iu the autumn ; and if the noble lord had any objection to grant a return of the number of Fenian prisoners who have been re-arrested out of the 500 and odd whom he stated at the beginning of the session he had set free ? Lord .N AAS said the identification was not perfectly complete, but there was hardly any doubt but that it was as the hon. member had stated in his question. With re spect to the number of persons re-arrested, he had to say that the entire number arrested since the suspension of thn Habeas Corpus Act in February, 1366, amounted to 961, and the re-arrests only amounted to 26. SOUTH KENSINGTON CATALOGUE. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Vice-President of the Com atittee of Gentled on Education whether the publication by advertisement of a universal catalogue of art books, compiled by the Science and Art Department at South -, singtou, the first part of which appeared in the Times ~ p aper of the Bth inst., had been duly authorised, and • so, what was the object of publishing the said catalogue by means of newspaper advertisements, what was the esti mated cost of publishing such. catalogue in this form, and whether it was intended to publish it in any other form ? Lard k. MONTAGU said the publication of the cata logue was authorised by the late Government, and their object iu inserting it iu the Times was that it wou ld at once secure a circulation of 65,000, and be seen all over the world, by which the correction of errors would be more likely to be corrected than by its publication in a book. The cost of the advertisement was £ll a column instead of £2O as ha was informed was the usual charge. Only a portion of the catalogue had yet appeared, but the publication would be spread over a period of three years, cud the 'cost would be £e,ooo. (Cries of "Oh, oh.") A portion, however; of the amount—viz., £ 2 ,4oo—would be returned to the Government for the stamp duty on advertisements, so that the real cost of the publication would be £2600. Mr. GLADSTONE would like to know what was meant by stamp duty on advertisements? fotb 'd •Martioltl:aAN A at that U tto G nie tj be derived trout stamps and advertisements. said he +,v a e s o t d o r g n e v t e l t n h o a f t u a r portion the moaey that would come back to Governatent would t h e matter? Mr. GREGORY . 'asked whether before th l e yo w u l l i d ole ha o v f e t u b: arrangements were completed the house opportunity of expressing its opiniTi. o Lord R. MONTAGU would niquile and give an answer news :o-morrow. THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. In reply to au Hon. ME3nou, Lord STANLEY said the Conference concluded its sittings on Saturday. On that day a treaty was signed, awl when the ratifications were exchanged a copy of the treaty would be laid on the tablo. THE RESIGNATION OF MR. WALPOLE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had to inform the house of the resignation of Mr. Walpole, which was occasioned solely by the unsatisfactory state of his health Her Majesty hadaccopted the right hon. gentle man's resignation, and he therefore only held office until his successor was appointed. The right hon. gentleman should still occupy a seat on tho Government bench, and although not one of her Majesty's Minist ers, he would stil l remain one of her responsible adviser s. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEIt then moved for leave to bring in a bill for the amendment of the repre sentation of the people in Scotland. The bill was founded on the same principle as the English 111eform Bill, which set out that the performance of a pubic duty was requisite for the acquisition of public right; that, accom panied by residence, was in the opinion of the Government the safest and best foundation for such an impor taut measure. The Government looked upon the division that had taken place last week on the English Reform Bill as a. guarantee for the settlement of the borough franchise, and in order that that bill might be proceeded with as speedily as possible, ho hoped there would be no attempt to rescind or to perplex the vote, because it was of the greatest importance that the bill should go on in corn enlace with as much rapidity as possible. He re gretted that some violent speeches had been made ;since they last assembled, and he could not :refrain front saying that such exhibitions of feeling only tend,' to throw obstacles in the way of a speedy settle -itent of ill,l question. Having aua,i, seine fu r th er to the speecheA made on the presentation addresies by the 11,form 1T..10a to Mr. GL,I.. :tone on Sa:urday,th e right honourable gentleman went on. point, out the a:lv:LE:tag,: of avoiding ad uuneeessary and. ,xciLing observations, b,cause by that ineaus he felt eer tl:ey could only obtain tnat which was the :ill, mutely, a good and efficient bill which wou',l t acceptably, to the people. (lienr, hear.) With resp ec t to the Scotch li•eorni Bill, it was founded it. all respects ou the model of the English one, and, therefore, ho felt 'he need nut refer lurth e r to that part of the bill, but lie would proceed to refer to another portion of the measure, viz., the disteoution of seats. The number of represeutetives from Sm"tland was now GO, and the Government proposed by the bill to give 7 additional members to that part of the United Kingdom. With respect to the Universities the bill proposed to give one member to Edinburgh and one to those of Glasgow and Aberdeen. As to the counties it was proposed to give an additional member to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, and Abe'."... deenshire. Glasgow would, by the bill, be divided into two divisions —the north sending two members, :end the southern division one member to Parliament; and an additional number would be given to a new group of burghs to be formed by the bill. There were various other details with which he would not trouble the house, but he hoped the best resift; would follow the intreduction of the bill. Mr. MONGRIEFF rose and was '.l tl (LEFT SPEAKING.) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. MAY. Bath Harpenden Epsom JUNE. _ ..,_.—. Ascot Summer 4 I Beverley Windsor Summ e r Manchester Summer ... 12 I Chelmsford S ummer .`la • 13 ' Newcastle .. 25 Odiham ' I Ipswicii . 27 Bibury Club lB Worcester, 8 ummer....... 27 JULY Carlisle 2 Down Royal Coxporstn. 17 Newmarket July 2 Stamford ...... Pontefract .. 22 Reading ..... 9 ' Huntingdon ......... . ....... 23, Liverpool July Meeting 10 1 Winchester .............. : ,)J3 Hungerford Notting'....am l6 1 thodwood ............... :30 AUGUST. 5 1 Dover . 22 Ripon 6 West Drayton ... 22 Brighton ............ Brighton Cluu 8 Plymouth..... .......... .. Lewes 9 ' Canterbury .... 27 •.. ham ... . l3 Derby 13 Lichfield ..•... 27 Wolverhampton Stockton Oxford .. 15 Weymouth .. Hastings2o Tunbrid g e York August SEPT] Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon IMBER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 29 Newmarket Ist October 24 OCT Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Bedford 3 iBER. Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton AMER. NOVI: Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll I Leamington Hunt COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. SEPTEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Brampton ; Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford - _ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning, Arrived, May 12.—Sarah, steamer, and Sorius, from Gothenburg ; Lord John Russell, steamer, from, Dunkirk; North Star, steamer, from Christiania ; Esk, steamer, Ellen, Danube, Jubilee, Two Friends, Nonsuch, and Motions, from Guernsey; Dagmar, steamer, from Uddewalla ; Flecha, steamer, from Ghent; Prospero, from St. Vincent; Frederik() \Toyer, front from Ja toaicA ; Der 0 botrit, from Ros tock; Ocean, from Oporto; Asenatb, from Bahia; Luzon, from Rirbadoos; Alma, front Donterara ; Kong Mow, from Smyrna ; front Frederickstadt ; Ilarmone, from Falcon t , erg ; Robert and Sarah, from Ystadt. Arrived, May 18.—Emil, from Uddewalla ; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp; Princess Iloyal, steamer, front Lianthurg ; Velocity, steamer, from Calais; Prospector, from Otago, N.Z.; Wigolone, from St. Valery en Caux. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Alexandra from Shields, for Callao; H.M.I.S Commercial Code, from the north, for the west. _ The Ministerial arrangements consequent upon the retirement of Mr. Walpole from the Hume Office are not yet entirely completed. Mr. Walpole remains a mem ber of the Cabinet, though without office; Mr. Gathorne Hardy will succeed Mr. Walpole at the Home Office as soon as the state of business in- the House of Commons will ad mit of his absence during the interval necessary for his re-election ; and Lord Devon will probably be appointed to the Presidency of the Poor Law Board, though without a seat iu the Cabinet. No decision has yet been arrived at as to Lord Devon's successor in the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. The new screw steam sloop Dryad, 4, at Devon port,. is ordered to be put into commission, with a com plement of 130 officers and men, for service in South America. THE VOLUNTEERS.—On Ssturday evening Col. Erskine,, the Inspector-General of the Volunteer force, officially inspected the South (2 , 1) Middlesex Volunteer corps in Ilyde-park. There were eight companies on the ground, under the command of Lord Runelagh, and the London Scottish, under Lord Eleho and Captain Page, kept the ground, an act of kindness to the South Middle 6ox - rendered necessary _by the great crowd of persons brands of Francisco,flour before i2l orthree present. i August they will be $ 3O . Roast beef is 25c. p er pound, sirloin steaks 3 5 e., shad 75c., oysters $1 8 0 a gallon, and 1- t times Boston as the vest for groceries of all kinds famine prices uni versa ll y pro much b as a il. THE MINIATURE BALTIMORE CLIPPER.—The miniature Baltimore-built clipper ship of two and a half tons burden, designed for a trip to the Paris Exposition, we are informed, rapidly approaches completion, and is pronounced by those Who have examined her as the beau ideal of a perfect model. She will be supplied with two large tanks, holding 150 gallons water each, a cabin for two persons, store room, &e., and will be of the "surf boat" model. Mr. James Weeden, sailmaker, has presented a handsome suit of colours to the vessel, which were to be ready by May sth, when her crew of three would embark upon their daring cruise. Soundings are now being taken for the proposed submarine cable b e t ween K urrac h e e and Bombay. Sir Samuel B a k er wr it es t o th e Pall il t i'l i Gazette in support of the p ro p ose d expedition to Africa was a Africa to ascertain the fate-of Livingstone. i was respected time," he says, "when an En taLve of a nation that watched ov er presen i but at the present day and rights of every subject ;. . appears to have in all countries, both passedsavageglaisniTcailvilisedt,haessaafertey away. Not only may English Con ed, but an . missing, killed, or imprisoned, but of the country, but this honourable pride of nationalaitny Englishman be sul, the representative not I c er by in a c t h r a ib il a is i f n o A r y fr e i a ca rs , or (vide `Blanco') who would nglishin?u and there are E inquiry, and without of ca s o iunr Abyssinia),Governm e nt, pass over receive the native accounts of who would redress, wit bout demanding proofs, and Livingstone's murder toil ofrlife ex ) . 1 d ‘i. reward the t... 1 t, in‘v" would -I ) ips and the dangers of African research the event IB!:tyuliroductirc. I'ignoring' the man who has won the honour of the by 'li cd wor1:1, it not the protection of liisown country. cis ßa s uco ' may r..st assured that the British lion will no longer inspire resim' - ., when his teeth a re drawn a:Jd his claws aro cut, and that Africa will be c:osod to Europeans should we allow English men, especially consuls, to be murdered or insulted with impunity. It is therefore the first duty of the country to inquire into the fate of Livingstone, whatever may be the cost or risk of the expedi raleti chat i theli e voice sea lel of f ? an En e ishin e al. , I expedi tion. This has been al rea d y proposed by the Royal w g u l lds Geographical Soci e :y, an d seconded by Lord Stan sl e h y o ' n 1 d ls be a6 s .e s d ib against i t possible gest that the man ' Aloosa,' who w h '''' as t e eye-wit ness of Livingstone's murder,and if • possible some of the Johanna men.who brought the report of his death, should be compelled to accompany the pro posed expedition, to point out the spot where the attack and reported murder took place." ~ . The constables emptied 1,600 gallons of good liquor, worth $6,000, into the gutter at 13OstOn, W4se4(laA April 17.