The Sun. — London, England, 1870-04-29 00:00:00

'main so for a absorb all the 3eks to come. that Messrs; ;ical Library' those against translated by une gentleman eatises of St. ecl the Banner, )ntains articles [, Mr. Charles erton Dix, and of letterpress, really quite a "4TERN THURSDAY, held to-dal at ,tion, Mr. O. deration a bil l 4)le and Ma' eive or reject to be entered arrangeme nt the station forme that d and ive the new ,er a rebate of iouth.Weste ra isi runni a g ;, or t o declare, p er cent. 01 the South' ,ption to use o be at libert i t 9 ie line on t° B resolution to it of the Pr' T Mr. Dalton terminated. adopted a re ending the r absolutely to esent annual amount raised -id a t present f Cannongate Tinzes tele ues to reduce id hammered; o 20 dols. an ti , s, of less 5-1 u per lb. to m lie. per he following following ho love theil earnestly an u iildren to the to the Baptist ,tend lectures, five the tree t teachers. d e putatioa •espectinThg th e fining the firs' smission, as * e postmaste rs in the nos.' -General ln tr f his dePs r, s ierto accorded )t water map ects that mos t nts made bl i n i that we 4 1 ng them in t or the presen. the most 1 3 1 1 remarks pears, theiii ;mmersed Ye obtain e d green fly, a rt , of p Febr g usuf ndure in J une that ,older sea at legree of Ilea; ; proce ss. 4- plants we re . immersion 11 0. We Wl° Int at 150 cl?g• Calceolar ias c not killed, iums were beyond that: g leaves COin_ 701 by a v ',,,Ya last pro - i f and ria n ' Centaures:s• ferns, hell °• d many other ng dipped . t mid that poll ss an d cone") deg. the PO . Magazine. _ Quite iurse of Ol t ' lassowd. Tb° 1 some of his the lair of the a stripe, our ,stomary ;rusher. This ite and made elephants rail e best-trainedicourageraeuil on so rapidif , again, the re ICIOUS Morris dreg he tiger's b° . % old and ~ L his clu ie— Th t ce of rain' ,L -a s triking 1 3 .0 ation thet 1;o ve servant I , ' 6 -or. Air„.° ha 4 1 ,01 t one or ; the Nin?r o India 2.1 i" roe HILDS. • embezzilf, ployers,, -1- an ling klug e or is frauds o.° t of pecuLO!‘4 which be ; 1 / 4 „,0 ped to rel ) '" - ,. , ir took lrs", Dr. Beck il e t ii )y consta_iiej e latter 04 3,16 a considelja'i l e wing that , Lust have 1 re ~ 6 svbe L. the you o r 's in the g othea followed to Le cashier cif leficit. 1 13 . d yss becoralli. 0 to the i m ited)• r i l a l s o e which ELPP e of ble p ectin! L Pecual73', , ; the laW reach of 1),. 1 , public the y hay t era 4 10, • roids v o id s liberah bereavecir - 0 , aPPlicata,..., E., a you s P ol r young. n i s t believng wv,- an d a 1 ;wit's 'l lt ed the Blig to r ted), il r ov/ ce, and e Justi oes ei or a ne w tr of 3 a tie efenuan -t , for -the-WisP co sa id to ha co ion Avo 1/33 P re. amY by d Fish , or igamous mat that h ° did s but rintf,olc a qt. l3 ' ir y The )t ia ° t ble to cle :LAND. f allot' ed re , ,'then 60 3 the law s bers the nie i lbeir of one ha vi , clayp. ~, a so i t a, gists are the G°T THE MONEY MARKET AND !lICIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There was a firm feeling to-day on 'Change, but bush was very restricted. Consols remain with out alteration, but in foreign securities a fall is ob servable. I n ra il way s h ares N ort h-W esterns an d , letr opolitans have advanced. American shares are lower, but there is a slight improvement in telegraph shares. In bank shares London and Westminster a re lower, and Imperial Ottoman i f. There is rattier all active demand for discount, the prices being still 3 per cent. Consols are now at 94 to 931 for money; ditto, account, 94 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 1 ; S t ock, Three per Cents., 921 -a ; Bank of England t3t°e k, 41 per cent., 235. I ndia Stock, 101 per cent., April, 1874, ; ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 1138 1 ; ditto 4 per cen t, Oct., 1888, 1001 1f ; ditto Enfaced Paper , Per cent., 1872, ; Metropolitan Board of Works, q• Per cent. Stock, 941. I n the Foreign Market Brazilian are now 89 to 891 ; Egyptian (1864), 891 to 901; do. (1868), 80 to ° °l; ditto:Nine per Cents., 1011 to 1021 ; Viceroy's D oan' 84 to 841 ; Italian, 551 to 554 ; Peruvian, 871 to 88 ; Russian Five per . Cents., 871 to 88 ; Orel, ELI/ to 851 ; Nicolai, 691 to 701; Moscow, 2 6 to r 86 }, 1 , ; Charkof, 844 to 851 ; Spanish 281 to 8 `.1; urkish Five per Cents., 471 to 471 ; ditto tx Per Cents. (1865), 71/ to 721; Russian Scrip, to 5 prem. The Viceroy's New Loan is firm at 1 to / prem. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 881 to 881: the Te':-Forties, 854 to 861; a n d E r i e Sh ares , 19 'Ol9l. A nglo-American Telegraph Shares are quoted 171 to 171 ; British Indian 91 to 91 ; Falmouth, 91 ; and l 'r eneh Cables, 151 to 15 1 7 i ; Construction and Main tenance, shows a relapse of 1, at 361 to 361. 1 n Railway Shares Caledonians are marked 731 to ; Great Eastern, 42 to 421; Great Northern, 121 to 122 ; ditto A Stock, 1261 to 127 ; Great Western, 72 1 to 721 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1301 to 131; Londo n and Brighton, 451 to 451; London, Chat -114111, and Dover; 16 to 161; London and North- Western, 128 k to 1281; Metropolitan, 771 to 774 ; midland, 1261 to 1261 ; South Eastern, 771 to 78t ; and ditto Preferred, 1121 to 112. The Bank of France return this week shows a " n ninution of £344,000 in the stock of bullion. The corn market opens with a quiet tone, but full r ates are asked for all kinds of grain. The applic a ti ons i nv i te d by th e B an k o f N ew Sou th \Vales an d th e C ons olid a ted B an k f or 410 0,000 six per cent. debentures of the Tasmanian k'overnment have amounted to nearly £400,000. T rade, to s tatistics published by the Board of au.e, the importation of wheat into France during ' .le Past year was 83 per cent. less than in 1868. At a large meeting of the policyholders of the Albert Life Assurance Company and its associated :T e es, Mr James Thomson in the chair, resolutions t i" ° Pting the scheme of reconstruction prepared by e committee of policyholders, annuitants, and shareholders were agreed to. The report of the Nictheroy (Brazil) Gas - .Com- P a nY (Limited), to be presented on the 29th instant, : ta teS th a t th e wor k s w ill b e execu t e d w ithi n th e v lti nla'ed c os t, an d that it is expected th e c ity o f N,ctheWroy will be lighted in June next. The arrant Finance Company (Limited) have Pass ed the necessar y r es o l u tio n s f or re d u ci ng their thanes to the amount already called and paid upon e rn, and they are now therefore £l2 each and fully Paid. The following rem itt ance h as b een rece i ve d on ac e s lnet of New Grenada dividends—viz., from Bogota, 1 ,221 ; from Cal thagena, £165 ; making a total of 4:7,3 86. !Mt. Buffen, the liquidator of the Clerks' Supply 'oeiation (Limited), has announced a dividend of 18. • in the pound, payable to the creditors on the 12th of may. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 3 GOVER N ENT YUNDS. P'r Cent. C M onsols - 8 bitro for A tl eo.•lnt ! s eer Ce n t . Ete lite . "' 921 4 92i . 4 , ti 'w 'I per Cent - e W 2' r 1 ,1 94 0 g per Jet. • , 07 ,,, A'' 3 1••te:r Con J in• L..." l.,,h( t. .' uillitienso yrB, cxPire Si h Jan., 88';-...• 1 , \ )0 . for 30 yrs.', expire sth April 1_ .. . • _ • '-' (it. 'S °. 'l' lef,raph). Aug., 19tW ••• ___ p ... ..c., 132. .0 pm ,ttlic•itt-r BON £l,OOO, 24 p. Ct.. . t,. i.) l 4100, .4200 & 450( — -4 1 , k 'A Euglatri Stock, 44 per Cent ... 0 , . • opening I,"lit per Cent. Bonds -"'3,--Colonial Omnitun 1/.l : k ulAN d . .,tv.ttli.NMENT SECURITI_Eh. - J "" .I toek, 104 per Coot., April I ' 4 ' 4 * •'" *Opouju,,,, for Account D ~ o .„•• • -",". r July, 1.80 I\ --°- 1, 1 1 ; , (.'cut.. Oct. 188 P ........ -h r;il,face'd Pale, 1 per Cent.. ...,••••• ••••• -- 4- '; ‘ • 5 1.,• . ,. Cent , init .1872 .... —.... ... 3 0.. ; • 5 /.- pit l' , -1 . 1. May 187 9 ••• C i'j , Cent., Rup. De'..-. 187 . .3.,,.......... D , do 18' , .)(1. do. 1882 '-' '1) , 5 ,- Cent. ,11 .1873 '... .. ••• • (,••, !er , _ .', tiothi * 4 per Cent., 41,000 pm 111.1er £l.OOO ••• 4 1 . .rOBEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING P 9 R 2I IC i ES. ioto.ine Republic, t; per Cent A "'. ker. - wt. - i t . ‘lari,,,, itc•lnis 5 per cent Br- . 1 . 1)(4 1859 _ "'l5 Cent ..., I.er . _it pe, Carp, 185') 0,;,. do 18L8.... ........... ,-.. -- • o o ._.° 1/.1•3 • ... de., 1801 .... ••• ' ."' 5 ber re,,t., 1861 , - 4 _ 8A 1. ~,n un* ......,,,,,, •• "% 11 " 8 Alre,.. r.i..., 11' n• ... ... .., 2 „ • ~,, f „ 1 .,: z ., ~,,r 4'. , rt.... --- 2b2 . ~, . , ► ol ti ../ . 0 i; -..— ' `'"' 11 i.... r rens ... FA ' 4 Pvi 0 , -tit........ ..... • ••• ...,,,,, 3 , , . ir 1,...itt., °• 7 Pot 1866 I ._ Coot., _ - -31' 6 per ce,t, 18b7 _ n a 0 ... i _ 0 t 4llll 3 1 ,,, ' Cent., 1825 _ to, " pi. ( ont. 44 ' 1 ' i"o Principalities, 71.. tr Cen , .... I ,'" A !en , lol ` Li() ~. • , , -. Per I.eni., 1867 ••• • —. 4, •oa•lor N ... : enr ;.Yrrart, 7 per Cynt... • . ''2" l `..2 , . e0L2.1 1081.1 1- - 1..154 _ Do, 0 Account _ ~, t . k.;00 Bottle • 924 "e ,1,1 4.: rsonln ..... .... 0 0 - 80 i.4 i 1 • , per Cent., 1848 . '. .1 , - 0 ~ cant D. 4106 Bonds •.• ilov, _ a - ~rn re, ! l:ll Rad war ticbantnrer. _ rtelet biter Cent., 1824 . 5, ex Coups qiitZt ~(!urs'sl.f p ion , 4 -lik 0 per t lent .. — 0 " 1-9 . e Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct.. all 1 1 ••• 8 - 6 - 5 i -£lOO A% :in,,,, .. • ~-) P. " --• (- cr . , t., 1860 — 0 0 3. A34Otinl ... - '4,,,,.M.tr,'lrßilttlltt I:RliWtt) - u i u 'L 1 per Cprit - t !r Account 1',., r ),,, p • 1864 li --. ` i."r Cent. Attglo-Freuel.... ....... - (, -ri ~,d..etti is p er Coat. 'sit vt t rotter:a; 5 1 , 21. Cent 1 '''"?' f 3 r40,t,le, "•0 " 3 Por „ 1:1 — 0 , 11 1 )e 1 - 1. , i f - , 1 ......... ~. ▪ ~ •i'• Warr;,nt. ( Recta:es) •• •••• .. 07 , ~ tiC' i n: , , c) :) per Cent....... .. ...... .. , 0 L l ‘ t:„..r.u.1.t., ...... ... . , .... .. .. 1 . .... •,.. •.:: ....▪ ____ f),, ~ ,.7 - (milt, f.l.ll..:,irett -- Poi t ~,' --- l'er Cent.. 1862 00 . r. , :mett,-, ~ fit 31, ,i• ~.. 9 +lO ' 2 _ „„. 314 . , itr , ...,,,,•,,, ~ ~ ~ bo. ~e. 1867 R ilsi,") 5 40 • Scrip, .£2O pith — r;", , t- Cerv., t-.'l - L:!, i.: i!, tit 4 4 Per t'ent, 1850 '1?-...1,cr C,..nt., 1860 p,' : ,,i P - -"r Ce.ut,, 1859 88 71 !..),•‘ '' PUr Cent., 1862 .......... ... •••• ••• QO.l -1.11.,10-D, • ' 1 8 64 .41"1 '3ord , 1)0 n• 1,C.), ,> , ~t 1... L b '° :• 186 C, 41.00. 8 ! ;84 .... 1:5 . ........ :::-.. 00 Nicola.s R d i 9 til way 1:81 15s. do — 4rtili"l4o 6 pbr Cent..,.... .............. .....• 7-04 70 nls • o• Ac - 3 ner'C count .. on • ............... ... II: •••• Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferr Do. Pa live Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded ...... Do. Account • Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan ... — Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 Turi:isb 6 per Cent . ...... . I) . Account . ... . 68 7 Po 6 per Cent. 1858 D.. Account .)o £IOC Bonds — Po 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — • £lOO liotA 74 5 Do. 5 per cent, 1865 47i 8 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 186. ... ... 711 2 Do Account D) 4 per Cent., Guaranteed....,, — Do do, . Scrip — Vene.c.cla 3 per Cont. -- D , 6 per Cent. 1864 D , 6 vAr nont..l A 132 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisu o per Cent Ex 10 Florin b ..... Belv.ian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. I Dutch 214 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Routes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. ...... Italian 5 per Cent.. 1831, Ex. '451 .. D, Account — • CLOSING PRICES. Cousofs, Money' Do. Account, May 4 34 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Henry Davies, gent'eman, of the Bath Hotel, Paddington, was charged before Mr. Knox as fol lows :—The prisoner was i❑ Lower Regent-street this morning between one and two o'clock, in a far from sober condition, and surrounded by a number of loose women. As he was hallooing, and making a great noise, Police-constable Palmer, 34 C, and Godwin 47 CR, requested him to go away. He re fused, flourished his walking stick about, and struck and kicked at Godwin, and as he per sise:l in making a disturbance, and in remaining, he was taken into custody, but was subsequently admitted to bail. In his defence the prisoner denied having ever struck or kicked at the constable, but said he wished he had the opportunity of doing so then. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 40s. or a month, and in addition ordered him to find one surety in the sum of £25 for" three months, for daring to use a threat in the presence of a magistrate. THAMES. Alfred Wright, aged 27 years, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Lushington, charged with obtain ing a situation as barman, at the Bow Bells public house, Bow.—Mr. Richard Parry, licensed victualler, landlord of the Bow Bells, said the prisoner came to him three weeks ago, ant gave him a reference to a licensed victualler in Fore-street, and said he had been at the Five Bells there two years as barman to Mr. Ware, and he left him on account of his master giving up business, and that Mr. Ware was then living at 147, Caledonitn-road. He went there and saw a woman, who represented herself as Mrs. Ware, and she gave the prisoner an excellent character. He subsequently discovered he was deceived, acd discharged the prisoner. The other representations of the prisoner being untrue, the magistrate fined him £5 or a month's imprisonment. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, April 28 The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the car responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 21. April 28. fr. c. fr. c Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7 011,776 02 7,014,776 o'2 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 41,400,814 06 42,155,357 24 Treasury account cur rent creditor 153,910,929 70 152,801,461 12 Current accounts, Paris 320,460,382 30 310,762,701 84 Do. branch banks 42,396,134 42,225,045 Dividends payable 1,251,290 1,184,667 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 Surplus of receipts not distributed - - Sundries Total CREDITOR. April 21. April 28. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch bankS Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 252,173,427 79 256,362,244 89 Do. branch banks 257,599,855 261,555,753 Advances on deposit of bullion 6,542,200 6,409,200 Do. branch banks 1,062,000 1,115,900 - Do. on French Public Securities 15,648,800 15,613,200 Do. by branch banks 7,530,950 7,39?,750 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks - Do. on Credit Fencier Bonds Do. branches 1,207,300 1,197,800 --- Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- _ —__________ serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June '2, 1857) 1e,0,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bbuk and landed propel ',,y branches Expenses of manage ment 1,191,277 95 1,361,520 05 Sundries Total PRIORITY TO A MORTGAGE.—The Master of the Rolla gave judgment in the cause of Bulpitt v. Sturgess, in which the plaintiff, a gentleman of Winchester, sought to establish a priority of claim to a mortgage, on the ground that he advanced a sum of money to the defendant without receiving notice of another claim upon it. The defendant was the owner of three freehold houses at Winchester, which, with other property, he mortgaged for £2,200. Part of the property was sold, and the amount due on the mortgage was then reduced to £1,050, The plaintiff was a banker at Winchester, and the defendant, having overdrawn his account, entered into an agreement, in which, after reciting that the three houses in question were subject to a mortgage, he promised to repay the plaintiff within a fixed period, under taking in default to make an effectual mortgage of all the property in question. The money was not repaid, and the plaintiff thereupon gave notice of his requiring a legal mortgage. In the meantime, the defendant borrowed a sum of £l,OOO from a person named Drew and plaintiff now claimed the legal mortgage, sitting aside the right of Drew to it. His lordship was of opinion that although the plaintiff knew of Drew's loan, he did not receive legal notice of it, and was therefore entitled to a decree for the redemption of his mortgage in the usual manner. LAD VERTismikNr..l—Henceforth no one will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whos position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July 25th :—" Rome, July 21, 1866. - The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other reme dies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Reva'eats Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." We extract a few out of more than 68,000 cures :—Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, 'debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation, all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most in tolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 1,771: Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia, No. 49,832: " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting —Maria Joly." Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Im• portant Caution—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at is lid; Ilb 2s 9d; 2 lb 4s 6d; 51b 11s.; 121 b 22s 24 lbs 4 s.—Also Du BARRY'S REVALENTA A RABICA. CHOCOLATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for 12 cups at 25,. for 24 cups at Is 6d, for 48 cups at6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 1. - .5s —being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.— BARRY DU BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; and all Grocers and Chemists. • THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1870. SNAKE LIST. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AT BOW STREET POLICE-COURT. RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS The greatest excitement was occasioned in Bow street this morning by it becoming known that the police had taken into custody the men who for the last twelve months, dressed as women, had visited most Of theLoLdon theatres and created great excite ment by their conduct. The two men were superbly dresSed, a hi Watteau, with bare arms and neck. Park wore a costtiale of rose pink satin over a white muslin skirt, ornamented with a profusion of lace, golden Bair dressed in the most approved style, brace lets, necklace, eardrops, white kid gloves, and shoes. Bolton wore a costume of emerald green satin, trimmed with antique lace, over a white skirt ; altogether the " make up" was extraordinary, and to detect that they were anything but what they tepre sented themselves was impossible. The news of their capture drew thousands of persons to the doors of the police-court, and as the prisoners were taken from the station-house to the Court, on the opposite side, of the road, they had to encounter the most discordant sounds made by the miscellaneous as semblage. On being placed at the bar before Mr. Flowers the two in female dresses gave their names as Ernest Bolton. and Frederick W illiam Park ; their com panion, Itugh Aletandet Minden. The following evidence was then given I Superintendent Thomson, of the E division, said —Last night, at 10 o'clock, I went to the Strand Theatre, where I saw the three - prisoners in a private box, Bolton and Park being in female attire. Bolton was pointed out to me as supposed to be the Duchess of Manchester. - -I noticed their conduct for a short time, nodding and smiling to gentlemen in the stalls. They left the theatre before the performance closed, and were taken to Bow-street police-station in a cab, accompanied by two cr three police officers. The prisoner Mundell at first refused to give his name and address, but he eventually did so. He s atcd that his residence was 158, Buckingham Palace-m.ld: • He said that he was the son of a barrister, and that a few evenings preceding he met the two other prisoners in male attire at the Surrey Theatre, that he believed they wer e girls in men's clothes, made their acquaintance, and consented to escort them to the theatre last evening. Bolton first gave the name of Cecil Graham, and the address 2, Burton-crescent, afterwards that he was the son of Mr. Bolton, stockbroker, of 23, Sh erlan d -road, Maida hill. 1 asked him for an explanation of this con duct in appearing in the attire he then was, but he did not give any. Park gave the name Frederick Wm. Park, 13, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, and that he had recently come from 118, Princes-street, Edinburgh. Mr:Abrams—You stated that you saw the prisoners trailing and nodding. Was it not at the performance going on ? Witness—l think it was at persons in the stalls. ➢Tr. Flowers: I presume you adiuit they are men? Mr. Abrams—Oh, certainly. Constable William Chamberlain said—Last night I saw the two prisoners about twenty minutes past eight come out of the house numbered 13, Wake field-street, Regent-square, wearing the satin dresses they now appear in, with chignons on, and with bare arms and neck. A gentleman c dltd a cab, and the two prisoners, Park and Bolton, got in. I got into another cab and followed them to the Strand Theatre. They met the prisoner Mundell and another gentleman in the box lobby. I saw the four take their seats in the box, they remained there some time when they came out of the box went to the refreshment room, had some brandy, and then the prisoner Park went to the ladies' room and asked the attendant to pin up her dress as some of the lace bad come undone. After that Park got change at the bar, and gave the attendant some thing. I afterwards communicated with Superin tendent Thomson and Sergeant Kerley, and we waited until they came out. The three prisoners were secured, but another person, who was with them, ran away. I have been to 13, Wakefield stret, and there I found the 28 photographs of the prisoners, which I now produce. Mr. Flowers—Haveyou examined the photographs, and do you recognise the two prisoners both in male and female attire amongst them ? Witness—l have ; and there is also that of another young gentleman who goes out with them. There was also in Wakefield-street a great number of silk, satin, muslin dresses, bonnets, hats, chignons, male attire, coats and trousers, bracelets and eardrops. Both Park and Bolton now wore bracelets, the former having eardrops. I have seen the two prisoners about the neighbourhood of Brunswick-square and the Holborn Casino for the last twelve months dressed as women, talking to gentlemen. Mr. Abrams—You saw no other impropriety than that you have stated? Witness —No. Mr. Abrams—Knowing that they were men, why did you not take them into custody? Witness—l was not quite certain about it. Mr. Flowers—llow do you know now they are women? (Laughter.) Witness—Mundell last night told me they were both men, and were very sorry for what they had done. Mundell said he first saw Park and Bolton at the Surrey Theatre, and then they were dressed as men, and they then had the appearance of being girls. Mr. Flowers—Yes, I should say any one would be deceived. Sergeant Kerley - said he saw the prisoner Mundell last night call the cab at the Strand Theatre. There was a fourth man, but he ran away. I told them I was a police officer, and I had reason to believe they wero men in female attire. Itheu brought them to the station -house. I got into the cab, and on the way to the station, Park said, " Look here, old fellow, it will do you no good to take us to the station ; a nd if yuu'll let us go, we'll give you any thing you want." Bolton said, "Any sum you can have you require if you will let us go." Mr. Abrams —Did they tell you what they had been doing? Witness—No. Mr. Burnaby—Did you search them? Witness—No. Mr. Abrams—Did they not say they had been out for a lark. W itness —No. Charles Walker, 12 E, Reserve, said—For the last fortnight I have been on duty in the neighbourhood of Wakefield-street, and I have seen the two pri soners go in and out of the house No. 13 at all hours of the night repeatedly. They were always dressed as women. They conducted themselves very well. Yesterday morning they came out in men's attire. The neighbours had complained of them. Mr. Abrams—You saw no impropriety? Witness—No, nothing. I thought they were ladie's. Alundell—When they were dressed in male's attire did they not look more like women than men ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Flowers—lf be had said no I should have differed from him. Mr. Burnaby—Any other witness to-day ? - Kerley—No, Superintendent Thomson said the phot►ograpbs bad been taken in different parts of the country. Mr. Abrams—l hope, sir, as no felonious intention is shown, you will not think it necessary to remand the prisoners? Mr. Flowers—The.onus is thrown on the prisoners to show they had no unlawful purpose. I may as sume two very serious views of the matter —one that the prisoners went about dressed as they now appear for the purpose of inciting persons to commit an offence which a short time ago was a capital one, or with the object of getting men into rooms and then extorting money from them. I shall admit Mundell to bail in his own recognizances of £lOO, but the other two I shall remand for a week, and I certainly will not take bail for their appearance. The court during the extraordinary examination was crowded to excess. THIRD EDITION. Closing Business Paid. Name. .Quotations. done. St Bristol and Exeter • 100 78 80 St Caledonian ~ • 1 - 1.100 731 74 731 St Cambrian • • • •,..:.100 15 20 20 Cornwall - • all 21 $1 St Dublin and Belfast Jimetion.,loo ~, ... St Dun, Prth, and Aber. Jianc...loo 70 7 . 2 20 East London - • - all 4 G 20 Do .. . 20 Do . • • St Glasgo* and S.'Western St Great Eastern - - - 100 42 424 421 2 St Do East Anglian; NO; 2 100 61 74 St Great North of Scotland 100 15 16 St Great Northern • 100 121 122 St Do A ' ' lOO 126 127 1261 1 St Do B - lOO 126 128 St Gt. So. and West (Ireland)...loo 98 100 St Great Western -Consolid...lo l l 71 711 724 4 St Do South Wales 100 68 70 St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45 St Do do Newport 100 36 38 St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 130 131 1301 St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 St Lond, Chatham ' and Dover 100 144 154 164 St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11. St London and North Western 100 1264 1274 1271 8 St Loudon and South Western-100 881 891 911 1 St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh.loo 51 511 514 St Do New. issued at £5O dis 30 ... St Metropolitan lOO 791 80 77 St Do Preferred... i• • 100 ... 4 ,, St Do Deferred 4, 1 100 414 4, 10 Do Redeemable all 91 104 St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 374 84 St Midland . , 100 1241 125 1261 1 St Do Birmingham and Derbylo o 92 94 911 61 St North British. ., 100 31 35 St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde.loo 13 15 St North Eastern—Berwick , 100 126 1271 St Do Leeds 100 894 901 894 St Do Y0rk......... lOO . 124 2 129 St Do Stockton and Darlingts 100 178 180 St North London 100 120 122 10 Do New, 1868 6l 14 1/ St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 614 St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105 St Rhymney lOO 52 54 St Shropshire Union 100 62 63 St South Devon 100 46 48 St South Eastern 100 764 774 771 1 St Do Preferred ...100 1091 1101 St Do Deferred... lOO 41 411 444 St Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok'g,, all 121 131 St Taff Vale 100 158 162 10 Do C • ,•• •,, 6 3 6 St Waterford and Cent. Ireland:100 ... ... 10 Waterloo and Whitehall MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austia Mort Land and Fitt, L 5 4 d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 51 5 Ditto, New 4 pr 4pm 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 24 34 27 Canada Company all 78 80 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 5 2 14 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 50 City Offices, Limited .. 50 Colonial, Limited., 2O ld pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Cont of African Merch, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Prof 74 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 4/ per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 41 per cent 10 Credit Fonc oi England, L all 24 34 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 14d St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 91 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113 50 E India Laud Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 274 101 10d 17 4 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 1001 1011 1028 20 Egyptian Corn rtnd Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 24 1 4 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7l 4 3d 10 European Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new.... 5 4 41 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld 20 Fore-street Warehouse, Ll 3 34 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 96 954 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 1d 15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 124 50 Imperial Continental Gas 434 134 136 50 India Rub, 'Felg Works, L 45 49 50 10 International Finan Soc, L 5 11 11d 20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 41 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cat Bonds, red all 1870 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 14 25 London African Trading lO 50 Loud Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Limd all 21 21 50 Lond & Glasg Engin, Limd.,. 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co„ Lim all 34 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 111 114 10 National Steamship, Limd all 134 141 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 4 10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 41d 25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c 24 I ip 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 14 11p 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, B all - d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan lnsnce Gf 23 231 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 44 fp 5 Ottoman Gas,aLimited all 2 24 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 50 Do., New, 1867 lO :31 24d 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New JI 8 4 st 25 Rio Janeiro City Irn., Lmtd all 191 20 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited : 100 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman .. 8 2 4 34 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lim and redaced) all 36 361 361 20 Thames & Mors Mn Ins, L '2 21 21p St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 10 Trustand Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) lp 20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 1 1p 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lwtd ... 6 2 Id 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4/ 51p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd ... all 1 1 30 Van Diemen's Land ... 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln all 854 864 841 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 50 WI & P Steam, Limited COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July ,1877-84 100 104 1054 Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 1)o, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1054 1064 Do, 5p c, Jan and July . ... . lOO 944 954 Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 ~ 100 95} 964 Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 [oo 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, 1900 100 1024 1034 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 lOO 103 105 Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p a. April & Oct 100 106 108 1064 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July lOO 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 pc. 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1005 1014 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 102 103 103 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 Ht. 100 1014 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1004 1014 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109. Do, 5p c lOO 97 98 . .. . . _ , Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 974 984 961 Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, Juno and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 1024 1034 Do, 1886 lOO 1044 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July ' Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1084 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July 100 108 410 Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 114 f Do, April and Oct, 1883-5 lOO 1104 mitnot .00, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894 100 103 104 1031 The Third Editidn of The Sun of last Evening was published in time for delivety in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAA EN P. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This I AY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four. WATERFORD ELECTION. The SPARER' announced that he had received the report of the judge with respect to the result sof the inquiry on the Waterford election petition, declaring Mr. B. Osborne duly elected. TRAMWAY BILLS. A nutctber of tramway bills which stood on the paper for second reading to-day, were postponed until Friday next. DOWNPATRICK,DUNDRVM, AND NEWCASTLE RAILWAY BILL. Mr. WILLIAM JOHNSTON moved that the resolution of the Standing Orders Committee of the 25th of March last, with respect to the Downpatrick, Dundrum, and New castle Railway petition, together with the said petition and the bill annexed thereto, be referred back to the said committee ; and that they have power to inquire whether there are any special circumstances which render it just and expedient that the standing orders should be dis pensed with in respect of the said petition. The motion was agreed to. BEVERLEY DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. A petition was presented from Sir H. Edwards praying the House not to pass the Beverley Disfranchisement Bill, as it might affect the trial of the information now pending against him. EDUCATION. A number of petitions were presented, praying the House to pass an enlarged measure of unsettarian educe , tion, and also others in favour of scriptural education. NAIVAB OF BENGAL. Mr. HAVILAND-BURKE asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether there was any objection to lay' upon the table of the House a copy of the despatch for , warded by the court of directors of the late East India Company to the Governor of Calcutta, Mr. Cartier, dated the 20th of April, 1771, as also a copy of Mr. Cartier's letter to which the above despatch was a reply ; and, if he would inform the House of the date of the receipt by her Majesty's Secretary of State for India of the Nawab Nazim's memorial of the 28th July, 1869, as also of the dates of the same being forwarded to and received by the Governor-G eneral of India. Mr. GEANT DUFF said the despatch referred to contained a great deal of matter that was of no interest, and there fore it would be useless to reprint it, but he should have no objection to give every portion of it which related to the family of the Nawab. The memorial was received the day after its date, namely the 28th of July, and it was sent to India on the 28th of October. MALTA. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of the Govern ment to sanction the admission of " ecclesiastics " into the Council of Government at Malta ; and, if so, whethe. he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House copy of the correspondence with reference thereto, and also a return of the number of voters in the several districts of the island who voted for the re-admission of ecclesiastics ; also of the number who abstained for voting altogether. Mr. MONSELL said it was not until the year 1857 that ecclesiastics were excluded from the council of the Govern ment of Malta, but the whole council having desired their readmission, it was put to the vote. when of that election there 1,409 assents, to 58 dissents. He had not the number of those who abstained from voting. There was no inten• tion on the part of the Government to interfere with the vote of the people. THE CENTRAL HALL. Mr. ALFRED SEYMOUR asked the First Commissioner of Works if it was true that he had the intention of substi tuting any other material for mosaic work in carrying out the designs for the decoration of the Central Hall of the. Houses of Parliament ; and, if so, what materials he was prepared to substitute ? Mr. AYRTON said the question was still under considera tion, no determination having yet been come to. Mr. SEYMOUR asked whether the right hon. gentleman had it in contemplation to substitute any other material. Mr. AYRTON said he had it in contemplation to do that. which, on consideration, should be deemed best. THE RED SEA. Mr. GOURLEY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what measures, if any, were being taken to procure a new and correct survey of the Red Sea ? Mr. CHILDERS said there were some charts in hand of the Red Sea, but they were of an .old date. The Red Sea was fairly surveyed, hut not so the gulf of Suez. The re-survey of portions of the Red Sea was under con , sideration, but nothing had yet been determined on, NATAL. Mr. ROBERT FOWLER asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of Her Majesty's Government to withdraw the troops from Natal. Mr. MONSELL said he had no such intention. He had to ask the hon. gentleman to postpone the motion which stood in his name on the subject. Mr. FOWLER said if it was for the public interest that he should not bring it forward, of course he would not do co. He should therefore put it off until May 20. HIGHWAYS ACT. Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH asked the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department when the return rela tive to the Highways Act, addressed for on the 19th July, 1869, would be prefeuted to the House. Mr. BRUCE said the returns were very difficult. He hoped they would be on the table in the course of a few days. MR. BUXTON. Colonel FRENCH drew attention to the rumours respect ing the attempted assassination of Mr. Charles Buxton. One rumour was that it was a Fenian outrage, and another that the man was an evicted tenant. He wished for information on the subject. Mr. BRUCE replied that the man who shot at Mr. Buxton was an English shorthand writer, who had been discharged for impertinence. The police were informed of the circumstance, and were now investigating the case. THE ARMING OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE MILITIA. Lord ELCHO inquired why the volunteers and militia were not armed with breech-loaders, seeing that there were sufficint weapons for the purpose. Mr. CARDWELL said there were only 300,000 at present in store, which was a much smaller number than was usually required. With regard to the militia they had already supplied sixty-four regiments, and issued 27,000 Snider rifles in the course of the present year. Lord ELCIIO remarked that there were only 140,000 effective volunteers, and if there were 300,000 arms, why could they not be placed in the hands of the volunteers? Mr. CARDWELL replied that the reason was simply that 300,000 was a smaller number than usual. THE STATE OF BUSINESS. Mr. GLADSTONE said on Monday they would proceed with the Irish Land Bill in Committee. Ho understood that there was a strong desire that they, should report = at an early hour on Monday night in order t.o give time for disposing of the motion, growing out of the order of the House, for the appointment of a Select Committee, to inquire into monastic and conven tional institutions. They would, therefore, report pro gress at eleven o'clook. There was a great deal of Uncertainty as to whether the enquiry proposed, Was to be an inquiry into the internal affairs, and personal relations of these i ns tit u ti ons or whether it was concerning certain points connected' with the state of the law and the holding of property. It would very much facilitate the matter if the hen. Mover of the motion would state what he considered would be the proper object of the inquiry. Mr. NEWDEGATE promised that he would state his views on that point on Monday. COLONEL BOXER On going into committee of supply, Mr. O'REILLY called attention to the paper relative to the resignation of Colonel Boxer of the office he held in the Royal Labratory, and moved for a select committee to inquire into, and report on all the circumstances which led to that result. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening, LORD CRAMBERLAIii'S OFFICE, APRIL 28. Notice ifs hereby given, that the State Apartment) of Windsor Castle will be closed on and after Wednesday next, the 4th of May, until further orders. WHITEHALL, APRIL 28. The Qiieen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a. Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Charles William 'itzGerald, Esq. (commonly called Marquess of Kildare), and the heirs male of his b;..dy lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title cf Baron Kildare, of Kildare, in the county of Kildare. SPORTING INTELLAGENW:, ELECTREC TELEGRAPH.) THE SURREY AND SUSSEX HUNT MEETING-. —MI s DAY. HUNTERS' STARES. Aldershot Defender Five ran. SHIRLEY PLATE. Snowden Election Darkie Eight rau. METROPOLITAN PLATE Paganini Limerick Lady Kew WINDING- UP STEEPLECHASE Brick Double Event ... Red, White, and Blue. -Four ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Narino Venus Four ran. CLAIMING HANDICAP Satellite Darkie Cobalt Twelve ran. EGLINTON lIUNT RACES.-THIS DAY. HURDLE RACE. Man of Ross Vance Verulam Four ran. CITY BE TTIN G.-THIS DAY. CHESTER CUP. 9to 2 agst Sabinus (offered —take sto 1) 10 to 1 agst Gleufalloch(offered) 100 to 8 agst Starter (offered) 100 to 6 agst Socrates (offered) 20 to l apt Wild Flower (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vintner (offered) 20 to 1 agst Pheebus (offered —take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Miss Sheppard (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blandford (offered) 100 to 3 agst Good Hope (offered— take 40 to 1) 100 to 3 agst Thorwaldaen (offered) 50 to 1 agst Siderolite (offered) 1000 to 100 agst Vintnerand Wild Flower coupled (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 2 to 1 apt Kingcraft (offered 9 to 4 taken and wanted) 4to 1 agst Macgregor (offered) 6 to 1 agst Stanley (offered —take 100 to 15) 13 to 2 agst King o' Scots (offered) 100 to 7 agst Sunlight (offered—take 100 to 6) 100 to 7 agst Hawthornden (offered) 100 to 3 agst Prince of Wales (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Claudius (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Normanby (offered) 400 to 10 agst Nobleman (offered) 120 to 100 on Kingcraft and Macgregor coupled (taken) 550 to 200 on Stanley and King o' Scots coupled (taken) THE DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered —take 9to 1) 12 to 1-agst Stanley (offered —take 13 to 1) 20 to 1 agst King o' Scots (offered—take 22 to 1) 1000 to 10 agst Camel (wanted) FLAT RACIN 'G FIXTURES. Newmarket Ist S 2 to 6 Edinburgh 7 Chester . lO to 13 Winchester 10, 11 Salisbury 12, 13 Chelmsford 17, 18 York 17, 18 Wye 1 - 9 Doncaster l9, 20 Harpenden ' ) 0, 21 Bath 24, 25 Stamford 26, 27 Croydon 26, 27 Epsom 31 to June 3 THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at Newmarket after the races on Wednesday next. Notice of motion by the stewards .—" That a com mittee be appointed to consider the present condi tion of the turf. That the committee do consist of not less than eleven members, and have power to hold meetings when and where they think fit. That the stewards shall, after due notice, summon a general meeting of the club to consider the report of said committee." In the event of the above motion being carried, Colonel Lowther will move, " That no member of the Jockey Club shall be placed on the com mittee who is not at the time an owner of racehorses." By Mr. Chaplin--" To add to the rules and orders of the Jockey Club That, upon the request of not less than ten members, given in writing to the keeper of the match-book, the stewards shall call a general meet ing of the club, to be held in London, at such time during the months of May, June, or July, as may appear to be most convenient to the general body of the members.' " THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE. Now that a4J. arrangements of the details of the long- talked-of sailing contest between the American schooner yacht Sappho and the English schooner yacht Cambria have been transferred from the hands of the owners of the two craft to two gentlemen representing them, with carte blanche authority, matters are progressing with perfect 'satisfaction, and in a way that must ensure sailing—a consummation that would never have been brought about had Mr, Ashbury and Mr. Douglas retained the negotiations in their own hands, receiving, as each did, hourly advice on certain points from friends which made them feel as ' shifty as the wind.' Mr. Douglas, the owner of the Sappho, has appointed Commodore John. Lee, of the New Thames Yacht Club, to Met as his repre sentative, and Mr. Ashbury, the owner of the Cambria, has nominated a gentleman from the staff of the Field to arrange for the Cambria. These gentlemen met at Cowes on Tuesday, and it was then agreed be tween, as the basis of final arrangements, that there shall be three matches between the two vessels to decide which shall be declared the victor. In the first and second matches they will be started on a windward course of sixty miles, and run back in each case. The third match will be over a triangular course. The first match, providing there is sufficient wind—from a seven to an eight-knot breeze—will be sailed on the 10th of May. The Sappho, in testing her sailing down the west Solent on Monday last, got ashore on a hardish spit, and will have to be placed in dock again at Cowes to ascertain what, if any, damage she has sustained. This has necessarily deferred the sailing of the first match from the earlier date originally proposed to that now named. —Times. • LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DA F.) Sales probably 10,000 bales. larket quiet. A "BEAR" CONTRACT.—The case of "Fairlie v. Fenton" has been brought .before the Court of Exchequer. The plaintiff is a cotton broker in London, and the defendants are manufacturers at Manchester. The defendants em ployed their London brokers to buy cotton for them, and they purchased from the plaintiff one hundred bales of Oomrawuttee cotton, to arrive at Liverpool in. the ship Evelyn from Bombay. The " sold note " signed.. Mthe plaintiff as broker specified a Mr. Timmins, of anchester, as the owner of the cotton. The affair was. what is known in Manchester as a " bear " contract en tered into by Mr. Timmins in the hope that the market price of cotton would fall, he not having the cotton nor any bargain in its delivery. When the vessel arrived, Timmins bought 100 bales of cotton, the price having in the meantime fallen ; but the defendants refused to take the cotton, on the ground that it was a " bear " contract, and that the marks on the cotton were not the same as tliose specified in the sold note The case was tried at the sittings at Guildhall, and a ver dict for the plaintiff was given, damages £1,748. A rule was obtained on behalf of the defendants, on the ground. that the plaintiff being merely a broker, could not suo the defendants for breachof contract, and Timmins, the principal, should have brought the action. The Court held this argument to be valid, and made the rule abso lute to enter a nonsult._