The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-14 00:00:00

IAIi;ERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. T he Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack a Are o'clock. TRAVELLING HAWKERS, The Earl of AIRLIE asked whether her Majesty's Go v4nineut intended to propose any measure for the better tegulation of the trade of travelling hawkers and pedlars. The Earl of MonLEY said the change in the law would ne cessi tate alterations i n th e regu l a ti ons. Th e w h ole • feet was under consideration, and if it was thought 4,.cesBary a bill would be brought in, oYsTER, AND MUSSEL FISHERIES BILL. This s upplemental measure was read a second time. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Fart CADOQAN asked the Lord President of the Council % %eth er his attention had been called to an advertise t ptit whi c h appeared in some of the daily papers on Fri uav , the 6th of this month, containing a detailed descrip o „ n °f a diad em composed of precious stones, on view at e,, South S outh Ken s i ng t on M useum; an d w h et h er i t was i usidered in accordance with the objects of that institu u and the regulations under which it was managed that kltieles should be exposed for exhibition there for the pur- Pcse o f promotin g th e i r sa l e . beena4 DE GREY said h e was g l a d an oppor t un i ty h a d he afforded afforded hi m o f exp l a i n i ng t h e matter. He had asard with pleasure his noble friend express his opinion 118e1 Y the utility an d i mportance of the South Kensington 1111 He agreed w him th would iminish is Utir t . .i t; 1 t was allowed to ith become at it a place for d the exhibit °ll of wares f or sa l e. In this case the rules of the de ,alttnent had been strictly adhered to. That rule was Ti iaothui* g exhibited th ere s h ou ld b e a d ver ti se d for sale. ptte diadera in question was accepted on the usual terms, don the distinct understanding that it sh ou ld no t b e P4eed there for saleable purpose. The diadem was received on t he 28th of February, and attention was directed to the the et tjseraent on the 3rd of May, and on that very day hi t . ul adem was taken down and removed from . the . exhi -14(41. A letter was sent to the owner informing him that had violated the rules, and that the diadem must be t t,l 4 ;: f ell ,, a WaY, which was accordingly done. He trusted Idle attention which had been called to the matter " ouL , 4 " prevent anything of the same kind occurring tain, PRIZE MONEY. Lord CAIRNS moved for copies of the correspondence (1 / I , re ' l liril and M ay 1869 between the Secretary to the p ziz a ' s 'n'Y and th e p res id en t or mem b ers o f t h e S pec i a l Co mmittee of the late Sir G. C. Whitl oc k' s f orce , t e 4s ye to a large sum of mo ne y c l a i me d as b oo ty , l from the conquest and capture of the ex-chiefs 1 1 . 0 ' i rlvee by the op era ti ons o f G enera l Whitl oc k' s ° l's in 1858. the Papers were ordered. The EMIGRATION. Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for returns shew di,, t he number o f em i gran t s th a t h a d qu itt e d I r i s h ports ng the three first months of the present year. The Papers were ordered. THIRD READINGS. \lile ecclesiastical P a t ronage Transfer Bill and the 4 () Mee Bill were read a third time and passed. KENSINGTON GARDENS. Th et ta Duke of R UTLAND as k e d if it was i n t en d e d t o ta k e ' Y a po r ti on o f K ens i ngton G ardens for the purpose of a 441 bei n , made. tvaog GREY said he was informed that the statement 41t ether inc orrec t ; it was no t i n t en d e d to take away tlbl P(4 tion. of Kensington Gardens, but it was not impos thee,,t/a4 a Portion of Hyde Park might be added to them. of th - g W a a rd s no intention to form a road through the centre ens. Their lordships adjourned at twenty-five minutes to six, 1 101TSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. k e Speaker t oo k th e c h a i r a t fi ve m i nu t es t o f our oe. hi r MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. , • ~A isaxisii gave notice that on the House goin g Ito '4lll 1d N tniittee on the Parliamentary Elections Bill, he th move an amendment for the p ur p ose o f p rov idi ng 1541 0 t v .°l 'es at municipal elections might also be tak en by GOVERNMENT COMPETITION. a1 4 ,,,1• M UNTZ gave notice that on the 10th of June he 4ci ld Call attention to the Government manufactories, f t rve a res o l u ti on t o th e e ff ec t th a t it was unseem l y *l ° C e Government to enter into competition for contracts ecurunercial houses. KENSINGTON GARDENS. lir e L"• SMITH asked the First Commissioner of th e if ther e was any tru th i n th e re p or t th a t it was rk:entteintion of the Government to make a road for car bet ,„ 11*(3 ugh Kensington Gardens; and if he would state to k i sir l . l 7 a l y l . What points it was proposed to make the tr, 4l ‘' AYIITON said he was igot surprised at the question tlibi ee , l ug the r umours th a t were i n c i rcu l a tion on the la About eight years ago one of his predecessors o r "Ice e proposed to make a sunk road p ropo li s tt , i og through Kensingt o n Gardens and the kibie n teet with a good deal of opposition. On the t 'ezid t et ,, e "ling before the House a division took place, the Cl ' which w as t o i n d uce th e th en Fi rs t Commis (lB°l:r not to persevere with his proposal. He e AYrt ° ) voted on that occasion against ga s nlaking of the proposed road, and it cl eia;: lTl ti te 'untrue that he was now contemplating - ilie r - e - " 4 t Which he opposed on the occasion referred to. O at Were some works going on, but nothing of the °f th e scheme he had mentioned. *orZ: (l , a unn In I \IANNEas suggested that a plan of the Progress should he sent round with the votes. fir A RTSIC IN THE ROYAL PARKS. lg it T.4,ePooLE asked the Secretary of State for . War ' 43 true that the commanding officer of the regiment the b g a lla ltered at Kni,,ehtsbridge Barracks does not allow tr e -11 ' 4 of his reBiment to perform upon the platform et e d f D an ner or that p ur p ose i n Hyde Park in the same a valr. o 4 the• b an d s o f th e t wo l as t o th er Household ~lr"rgunents. kar e o . ARIAVELL remarked that the hon. gentleman It w Y aPprehended the import of the question he asked. f no °llt i 0 Part of the military duties of the band to per tilehoh4 t he Platfor m i n H y d e P ar k , an d he reminded kember that the officers supported the band. to CHINA. War SYRES asked the Under Secretary of State for otherwll4ether the Foreign Office has received, officially or tlre''e/dB°,' confirmation of a statement in the North China ` - '°t4 t ,' 15th March, 1870, of an indignity offered to calli n nglish and the United States Consuls when k r t , °I:I-Viceroy Li. 1)4 4 C4WAY answered that no official intelligence had l -eceived °f the transaction. If any indignity had th e t) p lit 11 1)0n. the consular officers it would be the duty °l ' el n - effice to make inquiries ; but he was bound kr„ a 'Y that ahvthe reports from newspapers in China were th ty 43'8 verified on investigating the matters to which rekrred. , Ikt i . , THE DASHER. Aj ai ' ILLIAti GREGORY asked if it was in 14,44tY forces by land and sea had been employed . true that her eati" t o landing of submarine cable at Guernsey, 41 i f 13 . e a ttt lieti °, to know what was the recognisedpyjneiple . and the l and. °li 'd by her It[ajesty's Government in regardto k ill tr uf L ' tib ittarine cables on British dependencies. so Is ' -.-• If , • Dasher had been ei llw LGGESEN said the ship the (33 ' e d bY order of the Treasury. The foreshores at ileel3ol4t referred towere the property of the Crown, and how e : 44 Y to protect certain rights. Correspondence, was going on on the subject. kr. Ald er RICHMOND PARK. ')I Wei. 1 , Man LAWRENCE asked the First Commissioner %lai d '8 whether Roehampton Gate of Richmond Park 4 .. 1 4. * °Pen to the public this Season. ka 4..t.ef Ylvrox said the owner of the property leading to the and there fore .t rased to allow it to be used by the public, , ._ ete d ti 3, to wool be necesgiiry, if the expense was not objected - open a new gate to get over the difficulty. k r. . r.i . EPPING FOREST. Maeth e '4°1418 asked the First Lord of the Treasury it Prese l to e te t a : 4l e ter : . :e : h e ts e oi 0 4 ::: o e . rinnent would be able to introduce their nt t ° l' the preservation of Epping Forest during nbsToriE replied that the Government expected lh „ki-4., ARRANGEMENTS WITH AMERICA.. I I : xi i3 ' t° Mr. B.irszs, i . .. °4ll4 ll,a —arc i l lis of RARTINGTON said he had received a uliiteci--4eation from the Postmaster -General of the 'he tm , States with reference to the mail service between tope% °,e'lictries, but he was sorry he could hold out no 10 1 04 ; acY acceleration in the transmission of the mails 4 / 1 :0 4 ' as t he two pack e t companies declined to accept the ti t , 4osak HOMELESS POOR. On going into Committee of Supply, Dr. BREWER called the attention of the House to the unsatisfactory working of the regulations in force to secure the humane intentions of the Legislature in behalf of the homeless poor, consequent on the practically indis criminate distribution of relief given to the whole class of applicants, criminal or not criminal, impostors, or genuine poor ; and moved that vagrants applying for shelter and food shall be put under the protection, regula tion, and management of the police. The hon. gentle man went very fully into the subject, and quoted very largely from statistics bearing upon pauperism in this country. The vagrant classes, he argued, constituted too complicated and dangerous an element to be entrusted to any but the direct executive of the country. He con tended that the large proportion of criminals must be separated from the defenceless -and accidentally poor. Mr. B. DAVENPORT seconded the motion. He had long been of opinion that the police should have control over vagrants. At the same time, he did not think they should stop there. They must attempt to modify heredi tary instincts, and the instincts of a vagrant were preda tory. He urged the necessity of educating the children of vagrants, so that they might not follow the evil courses of their parents. Mr. CORRANCE thought the House was indebted to the hon. gentlemen who had introduced the subject. He believed that vagrancy and pauperism were distinct. The hon. gentleman expressed an opinion that the Govern- ment ought to have taken the matter up, as it was one of the utmost urgency and importance. He then proceeded to read a number of extracts to shew the number of houseless poor and tramps, and the means taken for accommodation, but he considered that the only real means of decreasing tramps would be to have a strict and accurate supervision ; that they should, in fact, be ticketed by the police s and that the Home Office should take the matter in hand in place of the Poor Law Board. Mr. STAPLETON thought it was clearly the duty of the Home Department to take the most active steps to put down the harbouring of vagrants, and to see that the tramp discharged from the workhouse in the morning should not spend the day in begging and then on coming to the next parish turn into the casual ward for the evening. Mr. READ was firmly of opinion that if the house re pealed the hawkers license they would open the floodgates of vagrancy in the rural dis tricts. He thought that if every vagrant was compelled to take a cold bath on his admission to the vagrant ward, such an arrangement would soon reduce the number of applicants for the accommodation. Mr. W. H. SMITH thought that if a system similar to that adopted at the Depot de Mendicite, in Paris, was organised in this country, the best results would follow. The education that was forced on the vagrant in France was work, and it was so regulated in the Depot he had referred to that the weak a s well as the strong ha,d to perform their allotted task. He was strongly in favour of the utmost care and tenderness being taken of those whose misfortune was not attributed to their own imprudence ; but, unfortunately, that was not the class of persons who filled our workhouses, and therefore some very stringent measure, such as a labour-test, should be insisted on. Mr. GOSCHEN said that he and Mr. Bruce had been try ing to devise a scheme in order to put a stop to the evils complained of. It was a mistake to suppose that there was any divided responsibility between the Home Secre tary and himself. They had worked harmoniously together, and had tried to arrive at a settlement of the question, but it was impOssible unless the public co-operated with them. Vagrants, remarked the speaker, tenddd to feed permanent pauperism, inasmuch as when a vagrant became sick he became an habitual pauper. It was impossible by the stringency of the casual ward to diminish vagrancy, because the casuals did not care what sort of a ward they slept in so long as they could find a soft-hearted public during the day. Many remedies had been tried, but he was disposed to try the power of deten tion, which meant a kind of imprisonment. He thought it might be useful to consider the expediency of changing the definition of a roving vagabond in such a manner that a certain number of applications at the casual ward should constitute an offence. He did not reject the idea of utilising the police force, •because he thought that in places where the workhouse staff was small the vagrant ward might with advantage be at the police-station. Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH spoke of the action taken by the Poor-law Board just before the late Government quitted office, with reference to the question of vagrancy. He believed what was really wanted above all else was a uniform system of dealing with the subject throughout the country. So long, he observed at the close of his speech, as the public gave alms to an idle and undeserving class vagrancy would exist. Colonel DYOTT disapproved of the proposal to convert the police into relieving officers. He agreed in the pro posal to apply the power of detention as a remedy, as well as concurred with the President of the Poor-law Board in the expediency of strengthening the definition of a vaga bond. Sir J. C. LAWRENCE observed that there was a tendency to regard all vagrants as vagabonds, but he knew from ex perience that a large portion of the London vagrants were those who had been suddenly deprived of the means of employment. He believed that the power of detention would prove of great advantage, although he was not dis posed to sanction more than 48 hours' detention. Dr. BREWER then withdrew his motion. THE DISMISSAL OF MR. BARRY. Mr. COwPER-TEMPLE called the attention of the House to the correspondence relating to the dismissal of Mr. Edward Barry from his 'employment as architect of the Houses of Parliament, and moved that, in the opinion of the House, the abrupt discontinuance of the employment of the architect, who had hitherto been engaged when ever professional skill and responsibility were required, at a moment when works entrusted to his direction were still in progress, was uncalled for, and of doubtful ex pediency. The hon. gentleman, at considerable length, noticed the principal circumstances connected with Mr. Barry's position as the architect of that House, and described the nature of his employment. Mr. Barry was not paid by salary, but by commission, and he (the hon. gentleman) found that during the last ten years the commission paid to the architect amounted to £3OO a-year on the average. He contended that Mr. Barry's appointment was more an honorary one, and pointed out that all the large buildings in London had permanent and salaried architects. He thought the First Commissioner of Works must show good grounds for the change. Whatever might be said about the architecture of the building no one can deny that it was carried out to perfection in its particular style. The hon. member held that the contemptuous manner in which.Mr Barry hap been treated was indefensible. Mr. AYRTON justified the course which he had taken. In asking Mr. Barry to give up the contract plans and drawings of that building, he had acted upon the opinion of Mr. Hunt, the surveyor of the Office of Works, as given in another case. The Crown had paid for them, and therefore they were the property of the Crown. He con tended that Mr. Barry knew perfectly well his position, and that his employment was not permanent. The First Commissioner of Works read an extract from one of Mr. Barry's letters in which that gentleman explained his position. There really was no foundation for the state ment that Mr. Barry was dismissed whilst engaged in certain works which were in progress. As soon as Mr. Barry certified the amount due to the various contractors, the money would be paid on his certificate, and his alone. He alluded to what he called the Institute of Architects, to which Mr. Barry belonged, and denied their right to aesert that they alone were competent to deal with mat ters connected with the public works. At the present moment an engineer officer was performing the duties in connection with the Public Works Department. Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE said that Mr. Barry's net profits amounted to only about £179 a year, and therefore his services had been almost gratuitous. The hon. member replied to the remarks made by the Commissioner of Works in reference to the Institute of Architects, and, under strong excitement, reminded the House that the Institute ~of Architects was an acknowledged, incorpo rated, and representative body, and hadreceived accumu lative marks of loyal favour, and formed the governing body on all such' questions as were in dispute. Mr. B. OSBORNE said the whole history of that building was one of profligate expenditure. The original estimate .for the building was £750,000, and the actual cost was up wards of £3,000,000. Upwards of £12,000 had been spent in frescoes, which were now rotting on the walls. Hitherto the First Commissioner, of Works had been in the hands of the architect. He sarcastically alluded to Mr. Hope's connection with the " family of architects," and remarked that they had had Mr. Barry round their neck too long. Lord JOHN MANNERS said Mr. Barry had been treated with unnecessary and exceptional harshness. After some further discussion, in which Sir William Tite, Alderman Lawrence, Lord Elcho, Mr. Walter, Mr. Gladstone—the latter pointing out that the motion was wrong in stating that Mr. Barry had been dismissed from employment on works in progress, and that it was not right to assume that he would not again be employed— TRE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1870. Lord Elcho, and Mr. W. H. Gregory took part, a division was taken, and the motion was lost by a majority of 42. The discussion lasted more than five hours. The Tramways", Bill, as amended, was considered. Mr. PLimsoLL:obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the greater security of life at sea. The following Select Committee was nominated on Valuation of Lands and Assessments (Scotland) Bill The Lord Advocate, Mr. Dalglish, Mr. M`Lagan, Sir Edward Colebrooke, Mr. Charles Dalrymple, Mr. Orr Ewing, Mr. Matheson, Sir Graham Montgomery, Mr. Mackintosh, Lord Garlies, Mr. Finnie, Mr. John Hamil ton, and the Marquis of Bowmont. The House adjourned at ten minutes to two o'clock. S ORTING IN TEL LIGENCr, CHESTER RACES-YESTERDAY. Handicap Plato of N soya. Half a mile. _ Ten sobs. Mr W. G. B nnett's Sunflower, by Kettledrum—May flower, 3 yrs, ist 21b (Gradwell) f 1 Mr B. Bower's Benevolence, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b t 2 Mr R. Peck's Blanche .. Maurice also started. Dead heat with the first two. Comberniere Plate of 50 soya; winners extra; entrance 3 sovs. Five furlongs. Twenty subs. Mr Dawson's Moiphia, by Macaroni—Wensleydale, 3 yrs, Gst 131 b (Hunt) 1 Mr W. G. Bennett's Brother to Vex, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (Gradwell) 2 Mr Lawrence's Ismael, 4 yrs. 7st rlb (Kenyon) 3 Rea.ite also started. Badminnton Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 200 added ; for two yr olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldi gs, Bst 61b; winners extra, with allowances. Half a mile. Fifty subs. Mr Graham's Lady Atholstone, by Blair Athole—Silk stone, Bst 131 b (in 71b ex) Captain Maclean's ns Jack-in-the-Box, 9 s t (in 51b ex) (Jeffery) 2 Mr Kay's Hesperia, Bst llb (Gradweli) 3 The following also ran : Balqnhiddar, Alexandra, Honeydew, Paesano, Caradoc, Grandee, and Calot. Stewards' Cup of 200 soya. Grosvenor Course. _ _ MONETARY REPORT S--YESTERDAY. qua uctj lament or the account has been the principal object of attention in the House to-day, and business generally has been quiet. Foreign bands have oontinued firm, but railway stocks have been rather easier. Consols have been film, and better at 94 to 94i for delivery, and 94i to 9411 for June. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 924, 92g. Exchequer Bills par, ss. prem. Bank stock has marked 233, 234. Indian Five per Cents, 113 k, 114, and Indian Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. The market for English railway stocks has been de pressed, and the quotations have ruled easier. The princi- pal fall has been in Metropolitan, which has receded Caledonian, London and Brighton, South-Easterai, Great Northern A, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire have fallen whilst Great Eastern and Midland have been it lower. Indian stocks have been firm in value, and with a moderate demand. Canadian shares have been steady. There has been a continuance of the purchases of Grand Trunk Ist Preference Bonds, and a further advance of 1 has taken place. Foreign shares have been quiet. Foreign bonds have been purchased rather freely, and a further advance has taken place. Brazilian 1865 have risen ; Mexican, ; ditto (1864), ; Russian (1862), i; ditto Anglo-Dutch, ; ditto Nicolas Railway, , i ; Spanish (1867), ; ditto Deferred, ; Turkish (1858), / ; ditto (1862), ; ditto (1869), 4 ; and Italian (1861), /. On the other hand, Argentine (1868) have fallen 1; and Peruvian (1865), The Japanese Loan is still quoted at 4 to 3 dis. American securities have been firm. The Five-twenty Bonds have risen ; Ten-forties, ; and Erie Shares, k. The tone of the market for Bank Shares has been healthy, but business has been limited. Telegraph shares have been steadier. Anglo-American have advanced Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Mahal, and French cable shares Telegraph construction shares have been flat at 33k, 34. In Miscellaneous securities the transactions have been limited, and prices have been without movement. No bullion operations have been reported at the Bank to-day. The La Plata has arrived at Lisbon with £17,390 in specie, and the Cimbria from New York with £2,400. As regards the exchanges, there has been more demand for bullion. Italy and the rates have been lower, but the Paris quotations continue firm. At Mark-lane to-day next to nothing was doing in wheat and the quotations have been without alteration from Monday. In the money market there has been a continuance of firmness. The supply of capital has been short, and the demand has been steady, Three Months' Paper not being negotiable under 3 per cent. With reference to the state of the bullion market, Messrs. Pixley, Abell, Langley and Blake, remark the arrivals of gold since our last circular comprise a total of £70,400. The Poonahhas taken £20,000 to Bombay, and the Oneida £8,950 to the Brazils. A shipment of £87,000 has been made from Calcutta for England, and is due about the 6th of June ; this will probably be fol lowed by further amounts ; and as the Indian Exchanges are declining, it is very likely that the Penin sular and Oriental steamer from Australia will bring the whole of her gold, £421,500, to this country. Silver continues firm, and is in demand for Holland, The Neva has brought about £165,000 from the West In - dies, but we do not think this large amount will lower the price in the slightest degree. Mexican Dollars.— The Hanover has brought £6,500 from New Orleans, and the America £15,000 from New York. These sums, together with others previously on the market, have been sold at 59fid. per oz. for China, for which country the demand is good. The report of the English Bank of Rio de Janeiro (Limited) to be presented on the 25th instant; recommends a dividend of Bs. per share, making, with the interim dividend of like amounts paid in December last, B'per cent. for the year, and leaving £4,534 to be carried forward. A prospectus has appeared of the Grand Hotel et Etablissement de Rains Dunkerque (Limited) =with a capi tal of £40,000 in £4 shares. The shares of the Favarone Mining Company are quoted at 4 to a prem. The report of the Law Fire Insurance Society, to be presented on the 31st inst., shews that the sum insured in the year 1869 was £40,877,850, being an increase of £3,691,322 over 1868. The amount of premiums received was £47,849, being an increase of £4,037. The loises by fire have been £18,259, against £17,645. The amount of duty received on account of Government in the half-year ending June 24th, 1869, was £13,238. All insurances effected or renewed after that date are free from duty. The excess of receipt over expenditure during the year has been £21,046. In reference to the public sales of colonial wool just brought to a conclusion, Messrs. Sothey, Balme, and GO., remark : The second series of colonial wool sales of the year opened on the 7th ultimo, and closed yesterday. The arrivals included the following proportions : Sydney and Queensland, 28,002 bales ; Port Phillip, 83,930; Adelaide 30,349. Swan River, 1,150 ; Van Dieman's Land, 1,636 ; New Zealand, 1,209; Cape, 16,254; total 162,530 bales. The quantities catalogued were—Sydney, 29,394 bales; Port Phillip, 81,365 bales ; Adelaide, 31,238 bales ; Van Diemen's Land, 1,661 bales ; Swan River, 1,155 bales . New Zealand, 1,477 bales; Cape, 16,855 bales. Total, 163,145 bales, A fair trade in the manufacturing districts—both home and foreign—during the first quarter of the year, and the small extent to which, owing to comparatively limited ar rivals, consumers had been able, during the previous series, to supply themselves, insured a full attendance from all quarters at the opening sales ; and prices, having for the first few days ruled firm at the March rates, afterwards very rapidly improved, under the influence of a strong foreign demand, to the extent of id. lid. per lb. With comparatively little support, however, from the home trade, the diminishment in the continental compe tition, which set in towards the close of the third week of the sales, caused a perceptible reaction in the market, and though the quotations for Sydney and Cape wools, in consequence of their limited supply, shewed little or no variation, the advance in Port Philip and some other descriptions was to some extent lost. The heavy arrivals anticipated for the June auctions have no doubt inspired very considerable caution on all sides, but especially on the part of the home trade, and we are inclined to think that the extreme circumspection observed, in view of possible fluctuati ons late in the yeari will in the event be found to have discounted, to a great degree, the effectof the pressure of a large supply. Con sumption, both abroad and at home, is slowly, but cer tainly on the mend, and if the total production of wool for the year do not exceed the entire importations of 1869, the arrivals for the two last series must be comparatively light. LONDON STUCK EXCIIANGE-FRIDAY. LATEST PRICES -AFT: ER OFFICIAL HOURS. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols 941 941 Do. for Account Three per Cent ltdcd ozg New s per Ceut Exchequer Bills, March, par 5 pin Do., J une Bank Stock India 5 per Cents Can.6pcJan.atJulylB77-84 1074 1U8i; Do. 5 per cent do. 984 39i Doruin. of Can. 5 pc 1903 975 081 New B. NV. 5 p c 1871-76 102 103 New Zealand 6 pc 1891 llO 112 Do. 5 per cent 97 98 Do. 5 p c Consolidated Queensland 5 p c 1882 Victoria 6 p c J alt.& July 115 Ili Do. 5 v c do. 103111041 Brazilian, 1865, 8p a 90 91 Egyptian, 1888, 7 p c 81 811 'Do. Deheu., 7Pc. • 99 100 Italian, 186/. 5 per cent 571 571 Peruvian, 1865, 5 per cent 861 871 Portuguese, 1819, 3p c 34 341 ltussien, 1866, 5p c 93 94 Do. Nicolas, 4 per teat 6B 681 Spanish, 1867, 3percent 3OO .soj Do., 1886, S. per ceut 291 30 Turkish, 1858, 6 per cent 86 88 Do., 1815, 5 per cent Do., 1815, 6 per cent' 73 731 U. S. 540 Bonds, 6pc 1882 89k 591 Do., 1865 Bl 881 Do., 10-4 J Bouds, spa 1904 85 861 Erie She., 100 dole. all pd. 18 18 RAILI Bristol and Exeter BO 82 Caledonian, 74/ 741 Great Eastern great Northern Dc. A Great Western Lancashire Si. Youshire l3O 131 L. IL and South Coast Lqu. Chat . , and Dover 1 16 Lou. and IN orth-Westeru 128 128/ Lon. and South-Western 90 92 Man., Sher., and Lincoln 511 511 Metropolitan 721 72/ Midland Nortli 13ritIsh 361 361 North-Eastern—Berwick 13/ 137/ Do. Leeds BB 90 Do. York 134 135 Se ntl4f.astern 130w.,14r., &Cl.Xwl.g.spo 16711031 cast India guax. tip . 114 115 Grand Trunk - of Canada 15 151 I Do. kat Preference Bonds 68 69 Great Indian Pen. g. 5p o 110 111 Great Western of Canada 161 - 16 t Madras g. spa • lO9 NU Sciude, I.lellll, do. 50n4,0, l'npjaub, do lO7 108 Dalton Itlicursii 251 26 Eastern . of.i. , `Yrt.iice Great'.Laxembourg l3t lit Northern of France „., 47 48 0 ttoiu. (Smyrna to Aidln) 7/ 71 an,il Saai Francisco 15/ 16} San Paulo (1..) gwix. 7 p 20 20 S. Axis. & Low. Veneta. 15j 151 BANKING COMPANIES. a, Agra Bank (L) A.,.. I 191 11 101 Imperial Ottoman 41 41 Plia Alliance (Limited) 13 14 20 1 Lou.(bar. of Austra 241 241 Anglo-Austrian .... 14 16 pm 20;London and Couuty 49 50 A nglo - Egyptii (Lim) 241 2.51 151Londoi4 Jojnj-Stock 34( 351 British North•Anircii 53 - 55 20114ndn & Wstminstr 62 64 Ch.of India,Australia 17) 18) 10 1 Mt tropolitan Bl 91 Char. Mere. of India 30) 31) 20AIniland (Limited) 1 did, Par City Colonial Consolidated (Limtd) 11 pm 25' Union of Australia.. 46 47 Eng., Scot., & Aust. C 171181 15jula1011 of London .. 38 39 Imperial (Limited) lB 181 Mr P. Rice's Not Out, by Umpire—Surge, 3 yriktist 71b _ . (Wilson) 1 Mr G. -Dawson's Fearnought, 3 yrs, Est 71b ...(Webb) 2 Mr W. Feaster's George Othaides on, 4 yrs, cat • 91b (bnowden) 3 Flippant also ran. Ladies' Parse of 3 sous etch, with 50 added. T.Y.C. Mr W. A. Baker's Prior, by Canierino, dam by Great In quisitor, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (7£5) (Kenyon) 1 Mr G Boynton's My Uncle, 5 yrs, Bst 911) (.£l. 0) (Cameron) 2 Mr Raworth's Emily, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (.£75) .....(Uradwell) 3 Filou and Syren also ran. [Cobalt was weighed for by Ashworth, but the latter was thrown on the way to the 1 oat, and the gelding did not start.] Sulby Plate of 100 sous. Half a mile. Mr Ray's Grandee, by Knight of St Patrick—Spring Blossom, Bst &alb Mr Wynne's Baron Audley, Bst 101 b .. ...(U Jarvis) 2 Mr J Lincoln's Brag, Bst 71b ...... ... (Kenyon) ii Blue Ruin, S litude, Lady Temple, and Baron Audrey also ran. Wilton Handicap of 5 sous each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners extra. Seven furlongs. Twelve subs. Mr Ray's Oawdor, by Van Galen-12171s Thane, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Morris) 1 Mr G. Boynton's My Uncle, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Cameron) 2 Mr E. Bower's Witchcraft, 5 yrs,:Bst 81b —(; Jarvis) 3 Brother to Vex, Disturbance, and Royal Lad also ran. SALISBURY RACES. A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. Three quarters of a mile. Sir F Johnstone's Cornet, by Trumpeter . Clematis, 5 yrs, 8.,t 101 b . Mr W , ay's Arquebusier, 3 yrs, 6st 41b .... (fleshy) 2 Mr T Brown's Conrad, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ..... Ddrkh3 also ran. The Wilton Park Stakes of 10 sits each. T.Y.O. Three- quarters of a mile. Mr H. Goater's Worthy, by Knowsley —Woodside, st Glb (car Bst 71b) . ..... . ........ Go ater) 1 Lord Anglesey's Duke of Rothsay, Bst 1 Olb .....(Cannon) 2 Mr Price's Marplot (late Herodias), Bst 101b...(A.. Reeves) 3 Chatterton, Trident, Avalanche, Johannisberg, and Bide a-weo also ran. The Salisbury Cup, value 200 sovs. The straight mile. Mr J. Asday's Bosworth, by Athorstone —Aunt 111 .nah. 4 yrs, Bst 71b . (Fordhatp) fi 1 Sir F. Johnstone's Historian, aged Bst 61b. (Cannon) t 2 Mr W. S. Cartwright's Ely Dorado, 3 yrs, bat 21b (Rowell) 3 Review, Pentane, Our Mary Ann, and Alhambra also ran. A dead heat. The Queen's Plate of 100 gs. Three miles. Mr T. Bell's Fuzee, by Marsyas—lresuvienne, 3 yrs, ist 81b (carried 7st 91b) (J. Mann) 1 Mr Frost's Castanette f (Bark r) 2 , Mr. E. Brayley's Roxana, 3 yrs, 7st 81b Our Mary Ann and Oxonian also ran. Won iu a canter. The Longford Castle Stakes of 25 sovs each. Half a mile. Mr J. Powney's Marcia, by Colaterdale--Marpesia, Bst Gib (Cannon) w. o. The Longleat Slakes, a handicap of 10 sovs each. One mile and a half. Loid Durham's Alhambra, by Newminster - Juog Frau, 3 yrs, 6st Mb • • (Cruteher) w. o. The South-Weste n Railway elate of 25 soya for maiden two year olds. Five furlongs. Lord Vivian's Alma Mater, by Oxford —.Honey, 7st 121 h (X 80) Mr J Frost's Robert Bruce, Bst 31b (£80) (tenfold) 2 Mr Johu Day's Silures, Bst 31b(.£80) ......... . (Ilibberd) 3 _ _ Matcb —5O sovs each. Half a mile. Mr Goddard's Spitfire, by Thunderbolt—dam by Snowden Dunhill, 5 yrs, 7st 41b... Mr U. Robinson's Veda, 5 yrs, Bst (Lynham) 2 CRICKET. i ; M.C.C. AND GROUND V. COUNTY OF HERTS. This match, which was part played on Thursday, and was at the time of drawing stumps in an inte resting phase, would have been concluded yesterday at Lord's but for the steady downfall of rain, which set in about half an hour previous to the time of re suming play, and continued until dinner time with out intermission. It was then determined, as there seemed no prospect of the weather clearing, to aban don further play. The game, therefore, stands drawn. LONDON GAZETTE—Las Evenings LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 10. • It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations to his Royal Highness at this levee shall be considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. ADMIRALTY, MAY 10. In accordance with the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council of 27th February, 1870, Captain Isaac Newton Thomas Saulez has been placed on the Retired List, from the 6th inst. MAY 11. The following Chief Engineers have been placed on the Retired List of their rank, from the 10th inst., in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22d February, 1870 :—William Scott Jory, George Crichton, John Sanders, Peter Wood, James Ryley. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The management of this popular theatre may be congratulated in having added another to the now lengthy list of successful pieces which it has pre sented to the public from time to time. Mr. H. T. Craven's two-act comedy, " Barwise's Book," which was produced a fortnight ago, has now thoroughly established itself, and now nightly draws a crowded house. Without possessing any of those very pro minent and striking features which have appertained to some of the pieces in which Messrs. Buckstone and Sothern have delighted Haymarket audiences, Barwise's Book " is certainly entitled to be considered pleasing, inasmuch as it goes easily and has plenty of situations. It will be hardly necessary to say that the acting of the piece is excellent in every particular. The Charles Mulcraft, a gentleman by profession, of Mr. Sothern, and the more rustic Robert Cuckfield of Mr. Buckstone being most effective representations whilst the• characteristic parts of Mrs. Mulcraft, a lady by inference, sustained by Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Robertson's Ellen Petworth are equally excellent ; Messrs. Chippendale, Kendal, and Comp ton, and Miss Fanny Gwynne are also pleasing. The comedy is preceded by "No Song, No Supper," and followed by Mr. Morton's popular farce, " A R o e u g s u e l . a r s The ,' in which Mr. Sothern co nv ulses the h performances close with a " Kiss i n the , i ' a which terminates a very agreeable evening. DENVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. 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Stm Navigation 2 31 5 by Italian Gvrnmnt 90 92 45 Hooper's Tel. Works., 2 j 21 Trust St Lo of 11 Cada I 'AYEI. ATROCIOUS MURDER IN CAELSEA. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.—(YESTERDAY.) Walter Miller, a plasterer, about 30 years of age, was charged with the wilful murder of Mrs. Anne B. Goss, servant to the Rev. Mr. Heuline, a clerk in holy orders, of 15, Paulton's square, Chelsea. The cars excited gre it interest, in conseiuence of the disappearance of the rev. gentleman, and the fact that, when apprehended, the'prisoner had take n laudanum, and had a number of valuable documents belonging to the Rev. Mr. Heuline in his posession. Prisoner, who had been at St. George's Hospital for two days, was brought up in custody of Sergeant Large, of the 'l' Division, who has had charge of the case throughout, and was the first of the police to appear on the scene of the horrid tragedy. Our reporter was privately informed from•a source which cannot be disputed that the dead body of the rev. gentleman, Mr. Heuline, was found in the house 15, Paulton-square, buried, and the prisoner, the: e fore, will be further charged with the double murder. Hannah Middleton repeated her evidence already given in our columns of to-day, respecting the find ing of the body of the murdered woman - strangled in the house and doubled up in a box, on which she informed the police. Superintendent Fisher, of the F Division, said the daughter of the witness could not carry the case further. Henry Piper sworn— lam a greengrocer. I live at 11, Marlborough-road, Chelsea. 1 am &so a van proprietor. Last Wednesday night, at 20 minutes past 9, the prisoner came into my - shOp, and asked if he could have a machine or cart to remove some luggage that night. I told him he could, and Ire told me to send it to 15, Paulton-square. He sail if was to go to Fulham, to the West Ene I told him it was very late and raining, and asked him what he was going to give me at that time of night. He said, " Make your charge, and I'll pay you." He told me to be there in half an hour. I went there, and the charwoman opened the door, the old lady, Mrs Middleton. Prisoner said some of the luggage was upstairs. I went to go upstairs, and he said " Come _ _ downstairs ; follow me." -He told the charwoman to show him a light in the kitchen to look for cord, and he found some on the dresser in the front room. I said I would cord the box. He said he would cord it himself, and said, " Give me the cord." Prisoner at this time was wearing spectacles ; but when 'he came to my shop he wore none. I caw the man was very much confused, and 1 said he had better let me tie the box round the middle, put the box on my hip, and tried to tie the other part up, and raised it on one end. On doing so, my hand was wet, and I looked at it, and found it all over blood. When I saw it was blood, I said to the prisoner " What does that mean ?" The e was a large pool of blood horn where I shifted the box, and I said " What does blood mean there ?" He never answered me. 1 turned round to Mrs. Mid dleton and asked her if she knew anything about the blood under the box and on the floor. She said "No, Piper, I know nothing about it." He then took off a light coat and threw it in the blood, and trod on it, and shuffled about and wiped the blood on it. I then put the boi - dowu in a slanting position, and said "I shan't have anything to do with this. I must know something more about it." There was a young woman on the landing, and when I threw the box down she ran upstairs. Prisoner passed between the box and the wall, picked his coat off the blood, and fol lowed the woman up stairs. I followed them too, and he stopped in the middle of the stairs and the woman still kept going on. He turned round, and said to me, "Go back and cord that box." I said, "Not me." Ile said the second time, and stamped his foot, "You, carman, go and finish cord ing that box." I said, "No, I Lift! I don't mean losing you." With that he went into Paulton square, and we walked side by side to the King's road, where I met a constable. I told the constable what I had seen, what he had done about the coat and the woman, and told the constable to take charge of him, and not to lose him. Constable and prisoner walked down side by side, and the constable was going into No. 15, Paulton square, and she said, " He'd better not, he'd lose his prisoner..' My man was outside, and sent him to the station-house for more police. IVe then walked up and down, me, the prisoner, and the constable, the prisoner in the middle; walking about two houses to and fro, waiting for more police. All at once as we were walking towards the Thames the prisoner took a spring and away he went. As he was running he knocked his hat up like that (exatnplifying it), and ran without hat on. He turned on the left towards Chelsea College, and then threw off his coat as well as hat into the road as he ran. I closely pursued him, and called oat " Murder," and " Stop thief," all the way, and kept about ten yards off until the time I overtook him. As he passed the old church under the arch he fell off the kerb, and before he could get up I collared him. until the policeman came up. I then ass'sted the constable in bringing him back to the square, and met some police. I gave him in their charge, and came back with Sergeant Lange. I showed Sergeant Lange the box, and he then got the poker and broke it open. In the box was the dead body of a woman. Sergeant Lange sent me for a doctor. He told me the luggage was to go to Fulham. I never knew him before, but have heard that he has had two vans from the shop before. Henry 'Thomas Ryder, M.R.C.S., 51, Paulton square—l was called on Wednesday night at ten o'clock to 15, Paulton-square. On my going there I found the body of a woman, 48 or 50 years old, lying doubled up in a box, as described by the last witness. On turning up the head to find how she was lying I found a rope tied rount her neck. (Sen sation.) She had evidently been strangled by the rope. With the sergeant I took off the rope. It was so tight that I could not get my finger between the neck and the rope. The sergeant undid the rope and untied the knot. She died from strangulation by this rope. There was blood oozing from the lips, and it had evidently trickled on to the floor. Mr. Selfe—Was there much? Witness—A quart 1 should think in the box. The cause of death was strangulation, and that blood had evidently oozed out after death from the effect of strangulation. Mr - . Selfe—Can you form any approximate judg ment as to the time she had been dead ? Witness —I should think about twenty-four hours —not more. Mr. Selfe—Have you further evidence to-day? iV hat time was the woman last seen alive ? Superintendent Fisher —I am not prepared to say. Mr. Selfe—l believe there is another charge against the prisoner ; how do you mean to go in reference to that ? Mr. Fisher—We have only found the body. Mr. Selfe, after consultation with the police, as the inquest is to-morrow, ordered a remand till five to-morrow. LATEST PARTICULARS. In reference to the discovery of the body of the Rev. wlr. Heulin, which has intensified the excite tnent already existing in the neighbourhood, we learn that the police received intelligence which caused them to renew their search for the body at Welling ton-square, and ultimately they succeeded in finding the remains of Mr. Heulin secreted in a drain in the yard which had some time ago been opened by order of Miller, and left in an unfinished state. The woman who was present in the kitchen when the box was being corded, but who escaped directly the facts of the case began to be suspected by the van man, has been apprehended, but it does not appear that she is an accomplice in any way. The pri soner on being removed to Westminster Police Sta tion appeared to be in a very weak condition, and the charge was read over to him twice before he showed any signs of having comprehended w h a t was addressed to him, and on the second reading of the sheet to him the only emotion expressed was by a slight nervous twitching of the lips. He appears to be in a state of extreme prostration, but there is still considerable doubt expressed as to whether he really took poison or not; the fragments of a bottle smell ing of carbolic acid were found in his pocket, which would seem'to show that he had attempted to com mit suicide. Mr. Robert Barner4, ex_Mayor• of Manchester, who last year gave the munificent sum of £lO,OOO towards the purchase of the building now used as the Manchester Royal Infirmary Convalescent Hospital at Cheadle, has now sent to Dr. Reed, the medical superintendent, a further princely sum of £16,000 towards the erection of a new hospital. A. report from New Brighton states that the French barque Idamarel, bound from Dantzic with a cargo of timber, went on the West Middle Bank during a south-west gale. The crew of fourteen men have happily been saved by the Willie and Arthur tubular lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at New Brighton. THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE . OF PER SONATING WOMEN. BOW-STREET.—(YEsTERDAy.) The further examination of the prisoners Bonito!' and Park, who stood charged with the extraordinary charge of personating women, again drew an im- menie crowd of persons insidethePolice-eourt. There were a great many gentlemen accommodated with seats on the bench, but the interior of the Court was by no means as crowded as on the two former occasions. The first witness examined was— Henry Holland, who said he was a driver in the employ of Mr. Yeomans, said, on the day of the Ox ford and Cambridge boat race, he was directed by his master to go to Wakefield-street with a brougham. He did so, and then Park came out, and getting into the brougham said his sister was not ready. He drove to a re3taurant in Newcastle-street, and on arriving there Park got out, and after going and remaining there a short time Park came back with a gentleman, and they returned to Wakefield-street, and the two prisoners then came out dressed as women, and he was told to drive to Hammersmith bridge and see the boat race. He did so, but as he could not get on to the bridge he was ordered to turn back, and the prisoners got out and walked a short distance down the road. No one spoke to them. They then got into the brougham, and he was directed to go to 11axell's Hotel in the Strand, and was there discharged. On the 26th of April he drove them to the Surrey Theatre, and just before the theatre was over the prisoners, on Mrs. Graham's carriage being called, left the theatre and entered the brougham in company with two gentlemen. He was directed to drive to the Globe Restaurant, when he accord ingly did so. After remaining there some time he drove the prisoners as far as Guildford-street, where he was discharged. He did not know the two per.. sons were men. They bad veils on, but he could not say whether they wore bonnets. They were quite sober. Cross-examined.—He was first spoken to about giving evidence by Chamberlain. He was taken to Hunter-street police-station, and having told all he knew, he was taken to the Treasury, and there repeated his evidence to Mr. Pollard. He could read, but did not become acquainted with the former proceedings at that court by reading. He was told about it. He wa 3 asked at the Treasury whether on either of the occasions he drove the prisoners they spoke to gentlemen on get ting out of the brougham, and said, " No, they did not." Re-examined—Last Friday was the first time he had ever seen the prisoners in men's clothes. He could not without difficeilty find all the public-houses at which he had stopped while driving the prisoners in the brougham. _ _ _ John Reeves, of 61, Frith-street, Soho, staff-super intendent at the Alhambra, Leicester-square, said he had known both prisoners for nearly three years, and during that time he had seen them at the Alhambra frequently dressed as women. On the first occasion he told them he believed they were men, and must leave. A gentleman told me he was deceived, but he marched them out, and their friends followed them. He did not know the name of the gentleman referred to, but he should know the photograph. The prisoners on that occasion appeared as if they were enticing gentlemen. They have been to the Alhambra dressed as men, but they wore low shirt collars, and their necks and faces were painted up. They looked more like women than men, and, as they created a disturbance, he marched them out again. He had seen them at the Alhambra as late as March of the present year, on which occasion they occupied a pri vate box, but, although dressed as men, their faces and necks were painted up. The people looked up, as they were playing all sorts of frivolous games with one another. They made noises with their lips, just the same that females did when they passed gen - amen in the streets. They were turned out, the guinea they had paid for the box returned, and the money-taker was told not to admit them again. He did not know whether they were women or men. They had been to the Alhambra about twenty times, but only twice in women's clothes. Cross-examined.—He had seen aboat 20 men at the Alhambra with powdered faces, and his evi dence would apply to each. Would swear he had seen Boulton at the Alhambra in March. On that occasion he had marched the prisoners out of the building, he never asked them for their names. He had not kept a diary with respect to the pri soners. He would not swear he bad seen Boulton in Marc). There were a great many women who went to the Alhambra with painted faces. He did not, when he first spoke to Inspector Shenton, wish to introduce himself as a witness in a sensa tion case. He was a volunteer, and did not ex pect to be paid for his attendance at that court. 'The Magistrate--You say in your evidence you have seen about twenty men at the AlhAmbra with painted and powdered faces--were they friend: of ae defendants ? Witness—Yes. The Magistrate—Have you seen them talking to the prisoners ? Mr. Besley, on behalf of the prisoners, asked to see the letters seized at the prisoners' residence upon which the prosecution relied to prove their ease. Mr. Bland said they were not yet in evidence, but all should be seen iu good time. The Court at this point adjourned for a short time. The first examined on the magistrate recommenc ing the investigation was • George Smith, the beadle of the Burlington Arcade, who said he had frequently seen the two prisoners in the arcade in women's attire co❑ducting themselves as gay women usually did. He had prevented them as far as he was able from parading the arcade. This witness was subjected to a long cross-exami nation, but nothing to sfrengthen the case fur the prosecution was elicited. - Maria Stacey, the landlady of the house, 12, Wake field-street, said a room in her house was hired by the prisoners as an occasional bedroom. She knew that both of them went out in woman's attire, but did not think it was for any other purpose than having some fun. This witness was also minutely examined, but nothing important resulted. After seme other evidence, the defendants were remanded till to-morrow for the production of bail, in the sum of £l,OOO, and the inquiry was adjourned till next Friday. The Newbiggin Lifeboat, " William Hopkinson, of Brighouse," belonging to the Lifeboat Society, was launched yesterday to the assistance of six fishing boats, which had been caught in a storm. She succeeded in bringing all the boats and their crews safely ashore. Mr. W. F. Thurland, treasurer of the Oxford Col lege Servants' Provident Society, has absconded, leaving a. deficiency of £l,OOO in the exchequer of the society. Mr. Thurland was a member of the Town Council, and cook and manciple of New College. A breakfast was given to the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, under the auspices of the United Presbyterian Synod. Mr. Spurgeon, in the course of his speech, strongly advoca ted union between the Free and United Presbyterian Churches. The Opinione of yesterday announces that a fresh band of insurgents has been formed at Vecina, of the same political character as that at Catanzaro. The Government has for some time had information of impending disturb ances, and had reinforced the troops in that district to meet the emergency. An unknown child, about a month old, was found on Thursday afternoon in the ladies' waiting-room of the Great Western Railway station, Wolverhampton, mur dered by strangulation. Marks of violence, as if by a cord, were visible about the head and neck, and blood was upon the neck and face, It was wrapped in portions of a. woman's under-garment. We learn from the Cosmos that by closing the mouth of a well hermetically, and by partially exhausting the air, M. Bonnet has found that there follows a large increase in the supply. It is reported that the Russians are marching upon Khiva and that they have ordered the King of Bokhara to furnish supplies to the army of invasion, as well as a contingent of 5,000 men, Yesterday, her Majesty's vessels Hydra, Adder, Beagle, Aid, and Lively were sold by auction, at the Captains' Room, Lloyd's. The attendance was numerous, and for some of the vessels there was a brisk competition. • • A. meeting was held last evening at the People's Hail, Wlaiteohapel, when resolutions were passed in favour of Sir Wilfrid Lawson's Permissive Prohibitory Bill. A petition in favour of the same was also adopted. Professor Tennant has resigned the chairmanship of the Central London Sick Asylum District Board, and the managers have unanimously elected Alderman Sir Sydney Waterlow, who, resides at Fairseat, adjoining the Infirmary at Highgate, to be chairman of the board. Dr. Matthews Duncan will, according to the Lancet, succeed to the professorial chair in the University of Edinburgh, vacant by the death of the late lamented. Sir James; Simp,son, Lady Louisa Kirkland, wife of Sir John Kirk land, the army agent of Whitehall-place, and the Agent- General of the Recruiting Service, died at Beckenham Place, Kent, yesterday. t to im be 'ore the the the Inc.tines , s to of naY :Tor ons not .not for ier fore !ter of jug loeS sion the ded the r at ct a tea d-- : se ill ho bo {