The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market for the week has closed very q ui etly, with an appearance of greater easiness. There is still a considerable supply of capital await ing employment, and there is every reason to believe that the reserves, both of the Bank of England and the Bank of France, will continue at a high point ; it is therefore not thought that any material change in an upward direction will be yet experienced in the principal markets of Europe. Th? current rates range between 21 and 9 4 per cent. for the finest qualities of mercantile bills, and the loanable /n ine of money at the Stock Exchange from day to ga y on Government Securities is from 1 to per Cent. The Specie movements during the past week have haon a rath er li m it e d sca l e . Th e i m p or t s , w hi c h nave amounted to about £173,110, have included £ F 36 ,980 fr om N ew Y or k b y t h e D eu t sc hl an d, ' 61 ,900 by th e Ci ty o f B a l t i more, an d £15 , 000 b y the B OCUSBIa ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, has , Dro ught £1,500. £2,700 i n s il ver h as b een rece i ve d Ireal Portugal, and £52,030 from the Continent. Th e exports hav e b een £15,750 t o th e B r azils by t he Seine, and there have been remittances to the Continent through private sources, estimated at £219 1821, the total amounting to £245,574. With regard to the new Tunisian Loan, it leara that the operation will be brought out by Messrs. Erlanger, at Paris, at the price of 63 in a 7 per cent. Stock. It is announced in letters from Paris that the h ouse ,, of Rothschild and the Credit Foncier are to advance to Italy 300 millions of francs, secured on toe Church property. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady at 32 34, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds have advanced I, to 24 22. A new company, called the Anglo-Italian Mining company, requires a capital of £25,000, in £12,500 shares of £2 each. Its object is to develope and Work the gold mines of Kassa, situated in the province of Novarra, Italy (and other mining Properties in Italy), authority for the right of search over a very extensive area having already been obtained from the Italian Go vernment. There is abundant water power available for the works, free of all charge. It is . at ated that four l arge l o d es o f go ld bearing ore large profits are to be realised that he has en tered into an agreement to tra n sfer all his rights _ Wit hout receiving any payment until the share holders have received from bond fide profits a divi dend of no t l ess th an 20 per cen t. It i s agree d th at upon such distribution he is to receive £lO,OOO 1 , 4 , cash, or the option of shares to that amount. t . t . oe confidence of the grantee is farther shown by 'ls having subscribed for 250 shares. A circular has been issued by Sir C. R. M. Jack chairman of the committee of investigation of th " London and Brighton Railway, giving an ac count of the proceedings and resolutions proposed at the . general meeting, and stating that the corn ttee think it more necessary than ever in the in terest of the shareholders to press for the adoption of their resolution in its integrity, and therefore earnestly request the attendance of the shareholders 4t the International Hotel on Saturday, Monday, rp , - b lie " s claY, or Wednesday next, to vote against the ' a ulian's amendment. B usiness in the rice market daring the past fort night has b een as p rev i ous ly, v iz., a good demand or floating cargoes, especially for those near at han d, but au almost total neglect of parcels on the Unit ed ; the stock, however, is so small that the very demand still causes a gradual rise in price. 14 uengal rice continues in demand, and the bulk of t he arrivals have been, "ex ship," for immediate cons umption, without appearing at all in the stock lists, The present price of good to fair Bengal is 1 7 3 . to 18s. 6d. per cwt. : middling, 16s. to 17s. broken, 14s. to 15s. ; Rangoon, 12s. 3 - 1 - to . 12s. 9d. Two o'CLoctc. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French R en tes were 69f. 12c. R ather l ess b uoyancy h as prevailed i n th e E ng li s h stoc k Market, and a blight decline has taken place to Consols, which are now 91i 92 for money with t Te divid end, and for the account ex the dividend th ey are quoted 901 I, showing in the latter instance a declin e of 1, T he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 90 1 ; Eac huer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; Bank of Eng 'ad Stock, 251; India Stock, 218 219 ; ditto 5 P_ er Cents, 110/ 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 108 k div. ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 525. prem. In the Foreign Stock department prices are very ' Qr ro• Itali an h ave advanced 1, to 521 I ; Greek k, to „ 13 i ; Spani s h C ert ifi cates 1, to 131 1 4 ; an d -turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to 30 1. Spanish Passive are steady at 21 1 ; and Russian, Chilian, and Danubian Scrip remain at former prices. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and in a few instances prices have ruled a shade flatter. Great Eastern have declined and Great Northern, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), each /, while Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved I, and Brighton, I. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate rial variation. Great Luxembourg are dealt in at ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at 151 I ; Great Western of Canada at 141 k ; and Great Indian Peninsula at 1081 109. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares have re- Illa ined without material variation. Anglo-American Telegraph, however, have delined to 18/, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. to 90. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance have improved to 16 17 . Hudson's Bay Company are marked " 1 4, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, American Securities have advanced. United States 5-20 Bonds are 72 /, a rise of 1 ; Erie shares, 42/ 43, a rise of 1 ; and Illinois are firm, at 76 1. Bank Shares have remained very inactive, but at Stea dy rates, Londo n and W es t m i ns t er b e i ng mar k e d 6ked 9 31; Imperial Ottoman, 81 ; Bank of Austra aB2al 60/ 61 ; and Union of London, to 391 1. MIN IN G MARKET. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Annexed are the latest elliverton Moor 5l 5 1 Cboutales G o ld Clifford Amalgamate 5 5 East Cart 16 18 -riast Cart Brea — East Caradon 5; 51 Past Lovell — Eastßussell G l VhealGrenvillo 21 2 reat La ze)* r;eat Rota Hick wsat Wheal Vor prices : Markt" Valley North Crofty North Retalliok - . Prince of Wales 52s Od 54s0d Providence Mines ... 29 31 South Caradon 330 340 Tincroft West Ohiverton 661 68 West Soton Wheal Chiverton Wheal Basset 671 72 Wheal Seton ll2} 117 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 (-1017ERNMENT FUNDS. ber :sent. Consols D 0• Neer4/0. Ac count, June 6 9Ol 1 Cent. Reduced 9ok 90 90k 1. 90 1 47 3 per Gent / -, 7 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1891 — A :"°' 4 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — A°'ies, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 for 30 yrs, expire fith April 1885 -- t (Red Sea Televap Au,,„ 1903 — , zebequer Bills, £l,OOO, b l and 4 per Ct 22 2 6 21 pin D o £5OO — n Do -ant, ' £lOO & £2OO —of Eugl An d Stock, 61 per Cent 1, 1.`)11,N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. l i t ll 4 Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 18 tiT °• . cco. 4 er () unt ant. July, 1880 0, 4 1 BO ' Cep tificr Ceant. Oct. 1888 D tes °. Enfaued Paper 4 per Cent — LO' 5 f per iJeat,,,, Kay 1879 0. Dub., 5 per Cent., Aug 1873 I) - 11 — j) ° ' - °Thle, 5 per Cent., £l7000 0. under £I,OOO V OREIGI , .' FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent _ 2-n,itrian Bonds b 3 per Cent, 1859 tireili.a.D 5 per 'cent — _ °' 1 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do Do. 1863 • — - „• 0 per Cent 1865 8.,J0 Account uo.£loo Bonds uter to , s Ayrcs 6 per Cent — 4 .),.) 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cailian 6 per Cent 99i Do. 4t per Cent — l)o. 6 per Cent A . Do. „ B — Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 3l 8 dis Col• mbian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — DD. 5 per Cent., 1864 .. D tnubian Principaliti 3P, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 ~ 1867 Do. Do. Scrip, .£35 paid 41 dis Equldor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — gyptian 7 per Cent — i Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1861 — Do. £lOO Bonds B3l 1 Do Government Railway Debentures Bl} 1 tir,!ek 5 per Cents.. 1824-5, ex Coupon-- Do. Account D , ,. Coup° iIS - Do. Accent u t G iatetnala 5 per Cent . — la:ian 5 per Cc.- t 1865 Do, Account . Dn. Maremmana Railway 5l 11 ‘tcier.r. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Angle-French — ‘lontevidean I. per Cent. . — 11 )orish Imperial 5 per Cent tie A" Granada — Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deferr3d Do Laud , iarrants (Hectares) Pe -avian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4. per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si — Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pat Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B6 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — D i. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6l 51 Do. do. £6O paid i 4 die Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Accidunt ..,.. • — Do New Debuted — Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account 214 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid l'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — 21 2 Do. 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, o par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil. , 541 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Italia', 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 521 1 2 TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money 9ll 2 Do. Account Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. 31111 es Opened. Receipts. BILIIWayI6 ..., 1867. 1866. 1867 1866 --- - -- A A Belfast and N. Counties 991 991 2,3 4 2.6 3 / 4 3 / 4 Belfast and County Down 441 4 14 710 727 myth and Tyne 36 36 2,850 2,875 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter l3ll 121 3 / 4 7,453 6,776 Caledonian, Scottish Central 57 3 3 /4 5624 32.807 32,579 Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 31 4 31 4 3 , 30 1.7 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 167 46 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage di 61 181 201 Cork and Limerick Direct .• 25 25 d'a 271 Cornwall 554 654 1,981 1.774 Deeside l7 17 322 357 Do Extension Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 63 1,435 1.417 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Lill 1.631 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid lO7 107 4,203 4.053 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, .kc B5 85 5,065 4,97 i Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastm,Nrik.otE.Union ,treat Northern 441 412 40,993 35,730 Great North of Scotland 212 21. 2,g26 2,683 9t. Northn. & Wean. (Irel.) Bll 434 ul 1 815 It.Sont lin. & Weatn.(lrind.) 4191 4131 11.130 1 0 , •32 Great We‘tern 131.1 126111 76,137 74.953 Highland Hoy lake - 41 - Irish North-Western ll5 145 2,007 1.767 Isle of Wight Lancashire. Yorkshire 4u3 103 46,207 47,100 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 261 261 177 155 Llanelly 461 40,1 708 7u3 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western l3lO 12011 25, tit 121,v'12 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 349 21131 24,111 Ir,o 7 London, Chatham, it Dover; ( 135 i 1;,5 i . 3 / 4 1 9.652 all M 1 Metropolitan Extension 131 12 j 2,7 5 2.490 Do. Kent toast - - Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 301 351 , 115 313 Yian.,Sheffield,& Linoolnah Stanch. S.J un.& A Itrincham ut 91 1,661 4.460 Slaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 695 6/71 50,1125 49,761 Midland CIL Westn. of Irind 2(01 260 4 5,63, 6.4 8 9 Itonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 3 / 4 3 /4 44 2.871 3,379 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee ... N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1229 12.7 66.159 71,027 North London ll 11 4.867 4,636 North Staffordshire 268 267 8,179 15.577 Pembroke and Tenby 27 114 273 121 ttliymney 224 221 1,135 1,066 S cot ti s h North-Eastern ll3 138 - - Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,354 1,144 South Devon ..... •• • 110 4 98 4.397 4,233 South-Eastern 330 119 26,321 22.433 ref Vale 63 63 i, 81 5,316 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 436 471 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,2.0 1,2.5 West Cork . 174 - 83 _ ~ rexham Xold, & & E c g .. r . m . .... t l llO 14 - - 10 872 937 82 8 828 34,763 32,120 xt,":u.,:sliltterTlENlCAlNeAnt°r. COLONIAL. Bahia and San Francisco ... • 761 76 1 - Belgian Eastern J unction ... • 2414 2 6 1 319 361 Bombay, Baroda, & Ctn. Indh 306 306 9,665 8, ,, 19 Detroit and Milwaukie lB o_. Vw S, 79 7,730 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 2 5 2.2 26,706 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2.55 . , Great Indian Peninsula 8144 7314 - 42,762 34.775 Great Luxembourg 172 142 6,222 6,2£111 Great Southern of India ...• 127 79 1 777 610 Great Western of Canada 3 45 3;5 16,751 15,676 Madras 615 6.1 9 627 7 635 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant BBB 778 2 ,' ,647 13 : 243 Northern of Canada .. Northern of France - 788 ;61 60,545 60,515 Norwegian Trunk 1 0 4 550 Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediteranean 1 8 771 2.,a436) 151,14 . 0 149,289 Paris and Orleans. Scinde 2832 1618 8q, ,, 35 52,199 4 i99 Recife and San Francisco, &c... 774 774 1,957 2'l 1 " ,1 1 0 9 2,679 2,171 !), uthern of France lOl6 896 .9,311 3.1,170 Vic oiia 254 251 11,.23 11,12. Welland \Veit and N.- West. of France 1356 1151 0,101 55,021 A NENV AMPHITHEATRE IN HOLBORN.—A new amphitheatre, on the site of the Holborn Horse Bazaar, has been long in progress. It is now announced for open ing, under the management of Mr. Thomas M'Collum, on the 18th. The building, which has been erected for eques trian performances, under the direction of Mr. Thomas Smith, of Bloomsbury-square, will have throe entrances. The ceiling is supported by arches, and the arena is re markably spacious. The boxes are approached by a stone staircase, and have in front a balcony containing 60 damask covered spring seats. The pit will accommodate 500 per sons, and the gallery 550. A new farce, constructed by Mr. John Oxenford and Mr. Popper, is intended for pro duction on the opening night. " Jeannie," said a venerable Cameronian to his daughter, who was asking his consent to accompany her urgent and favoured suitor to the altar, "it is a very solemn thing to get married." " I know it, father," re plied the sensible damsel, "but it is a great deal solemner not to." CASTE IN INDIA.—That the advantages privileges and th e hardships of expulsion narebeginning of caste to lose their infl uence over th mrors eetiabundantly enlightened manifested they io i r and India, w intellectualhenadvancement,directly in the way of m ora l by the numbers proceeding tnEu the Paris Exhibition. By the mail lea'vsig summer to visit for Suez on the 3d of April, and by the present mail, there n will to Europe two Banias, two Bhattias, two Blionsati proceed Punjaubee, one Brahmin from Guzerat, three Purboos,ees'"e and four Parsees. The terrors of excommunication from c aste privileges—far more instant in their actions and dread in their effects than t h e thunders of Rome—have already been hold over the heads of the majority of these but they persevere in their intention, notwithstanding.— Tunes of India, April 13. ROLLS' COURT, Chancery-lane, May 7.—(Before the Master of the Rolls.) -1n re the Blakely Ordnance Company and the United States of America.— In the winding-up of this company a question has arisen as to he ownership of some guns, of the value of about £25,000, in respect of which a contract was entered into between Captain Blakely and the Confederate States of America previously to the assignment of his interest to the Blakely Ordnance Company. The guns in question are now claimed, as against the winding-up company, both by Captain Blakely and the Government of the United States. The Court suggested that the claim of the parties ought to be ascertained by iuterpleader suit, some officer of , the United States' Government being made a party to the same. Eventually an order was taken to that effect. Mr. Bag allay, Mr. Southgate, Mr. Wickens, Mr. Thomas Ilughes, and Mr. Higgins oppottrod in the Cabe, • ruzrEILENC.Ig North Eastern, York, IJ. and Selby purchase,:— Stockton and Darlington A, 6 per cent., 26} LINES LEASED A'r FIXED AENTALS. East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 1301 FORM (IN /LAIL WA Yb. Dutch Rhenish, 17i West Luxembourg, 9 South-Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, IS i FORNIGN MIN/01, Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, Duo redro, Nor h Bey, 2 1 pm rrontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 7-16 Peatarenna Gold, 2f BANISts. Australasia, 61 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 16i City, 12, Imperial Ottoman, lim., London Joint Stoek, 42i London and South-Western, Urn., 18k London and v% estminKter, 921 31 Union of London, 3t THE M ILLENI UM AT LAST.--The Progres of Lyons publishes a letter from a chemist of Marseilles, wh o sug gests a mode of opposing the needle-guns by a Greek fire he has invented. He says :—" To give an idea of the efficacy of my discovery, I 6clare, and I am ready to prove, that I can, at a distance of 1,000 metres, envelope an army of 100,000 mon in a sea of flame, within less than five minutes. If a town has to be taken by assault I have no need of a rotopschine, as I can set it on fire in very nearly the same period. In a naval battle I would ruu into the enemy, and in fifteen seconds cover all the deck of the vessel with a torrent of flame which would burn the rigging, penetrate between the decks, and instantaneously stifle all the crew. 1n an attack on a :export I could burn the towns and arsenals within range with the rapidity of lightning. With such means no war is possible, as neither victor nor vanquished would return from the field of battle. As to the fortress of Luxemburg, the subject of dispute at the present moment, I undertake to rid it of its garrison in a quaker of an hour." The Progres adds that if there is no Marseillaise exaggeration in the above description, such au invention would certainly put an end to all war. COAL Srans - rics.—The coal production of the following countries in the year 1865 was as follows : Great Britain, 98,150,587 tons; Austria, 4,161,698 tons; Belgium, 11,840,703 tons ; Bavaria, 260,600 tons ; France, 11,061,948 tons ; Prussia, 21,197,266 tons; Russia, 128,571 tons; Spain, 418,827 tons; United States, 22,906,939 tons ; and the Zollverein, 22,330,000 tons, Austria imported from Great Britain 97,226 tons; Bel gium, 21,810 tons; France, 1,586,527 tons ; Prussia, 577,183 tons ; Russia, 477,033 tons Spain, 409,497 tons United States, 197,213 tons; and the Zollve re i n , 586 , 5 07 tone. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. THE COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) FRICKER V. FENNER. This was a suit instituted to propound the will of Emily F. Browne, residing at Kingston, and which was executed on the 27th May, 1866. Mr. Sergeant Robinson and Mr. Besley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Denman, Q.C., and Mr. I nderwick for the plaintiff. According to the state ment of Mr. Denman, it appeared that the testa trix, Miss Brown, was a lady residing at Kingston, who died in the latter part of 1836, and who had formerly been a governess. It seemed that the lady had contracted the acquaintanc.s of Mrs. Fenner, and was much attached to her. During their acquaintanceship they had a mutual friend, named Taylor, who, at her death, left all her property to tho testatrix. The latter said that she would make it up to Alm Feiner and leave her all she posiessed. Oa thi 21st of May, 1833, she executed a deed of gift assigning all her pro perty to Mrs. Fenner; but shortly after, seeing a Mr. Matthews, the partner of a very respectable solicitor, named Williams, residing at Kingston, she found this was not the proper method of conveying her property to Mrs, Fenner, and on the 27th May, 1866, she executed a will in favour of Mrs. Fenner. She shortly after began to become an invalid, and subsequently died. The plaintiff, Mr. Fricker, was a tradesman residing at Hampton Wick, and he took objection to the will on the ground that Miss Browne was not in full possession of her faculties. The learned counsel then read a number of docu ments written by the testatrix, and which he alleged were as clearly those of a person of sound mind as possible, and he had no doubt that when his learned friend had heard some of the evidence he would be satisfied with the validity of the will. Mrs. Bell, the wife of a tradesman at Kingston - Wick, said that in 1866 Miss Brown lodged with her. She remembered when Mr. Matthews' solici tor came, and she signed the will. Cross-examined—Miss Browne was always a little excitable. She had never heard of Mrs. Fenner taking out a commission of lunacy against her. She had never told Mr. Wilkinson that she was afraid to stay in the houso with Miss Browne. The latter was strange towards the last. She had a full eye,and was thin. Witness first noticed this in August. She would not take what witness gave her. The case was proceeding when we went to press. ROLL'S COURT. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY. It may be remembered that early in Hilary Term last Mr. Joel Emanuel, solic itor, appeared before Mr. Church, the chief clerk to the Master of the Rolls, and applied, on the part of 105 shareholders in Barned's Banking Company, for whom he was then professional adviser, that their names be struck off from the list of contributories, upon the ground that fraud had been practised upon them at the time they took their shares. The fraud, he alleged, consisted in this, that the prospectus of the bank contained a false representation of its position at the time it was transferyed by J. Barned and Co. to Barned's Banking Com pany, and also that there was a material difference observable between the original memoranda and articles of association and those which were sub sequently advertised. Mr. Church said that in a case of such magnitude —one too involving changes of so serious a nature against the directors—he would not take upon him self to give any decision ; but he would adjourn it into Court in order that it might be there argued before the Master of the Rolls. In doing so he made the case of Mr. William Westland, one of the 105 shareholders to be a representative case, thus, as far as be could, fin iting the expense, by causing the decision in the one case to govern the whole of the 105 cases. Owing to an immense pressure of business in Chancery ever since this matter has from time to time been postponed, and it was not until Tuesday las'. it wits called on. Six counsel then appeared. Mr. Jessel, Q.C., Mr. Swanston, and Mr. Oppenheim (of the common law bar), for Westland ; and Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., Mr. Cotton, Q.C., and Mr. Kekewich for the official liquidators of liarned's Banking Company. Upon that occasion Mr. Jessel said he was afraid after carefully looking through the affilavits in this case that he could not distinguish it from that. of Overend, Gurney, and Company, in which a deci sion had lately been given by Vice - Chancellor Malins. Under these circumstances he did not propose to argue it ; if, however, his lordship should be of opinion that the variation between the memorandum and the articles of association distinguished it from that of Overend and Gurney, then it would of course come on for argument in the regular form. His lordship said he should look carefully through the decision of his learned colleague Vice-Chancel lor Malins, and, if he found no reason to differ from it, he should most probably adopt it in its entirety. In the meanwhile he requested that Mr. Jcssel would hand up his brief and the affidavits. These he would read carefully over and give his decision on Saturday. Accordingly, immediately after his lordship had taken his seat this morning, he said he had read over the whole of the papers in this case, and was of in Overend and Gurney, and his own deci s ion i n t o h p e ini A o i n ad th r a id t the Yank, governed of Vice-Chancellor Malins, the case of Barned's Banking Company. He therefore refused to strike Mr. Westhcad's name off the list of contributories ; but he thought that, under all the circumstances, that gentleman was entitled to his, costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. WHOLESALE POST -OFFICE ROBBERY.—George Shannon, a militia man, and Richard Neville, wero placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with stealing a mail bag, containing over 200 letters, and a large quantity of newspapers, the property of her Ma jesty's Postmaster-General. Constable Rumbold, a police officer attached to the General Post-office, said he received directions to watch at the South-lVestern District Post-office, gate. Last night at about near Buckingham Pal ace . ten minutes past eight he was iu the office. He saw the mail cart drive up to the door, and shortly after he saw the porter put in two mail bags, and after he had done so he saw Shannon go up to the cart and take out one of the mail bags, and walked away with it down a court close to the Post Office, seenstanding joined by N lle and another man there. They all wherehe had hew previouslyas then walked through Stafford-place into Palace square, where Smee came up. Witness took Shan- lion into custody, Smee took Neville, and the other man ran away. When seized Shannon had the mail bag under his right arm, but on being collared he threw it into the road. He (witness) asked him what be was going to do with the bag ; he made no reply, but attempted to throw witness down. A struggle took place and both eventually fell to the ground, the prisoner being underneath. He then toll him be was a police officer and that he had better go quiet; he replied, "All right, let go my hand." Ile told him he should not do so, and he (witness) then took him to the South-Western office. On the mid the prisoner asked what he had got him for, and he replied, for stealing the mail bag. When he got into the office he asked hie] (witness) what division he belono!d to. Witness replied " division;" to which Shannon said, "I suppose it's all right ; you've got me all right this time." Oa at tempting to search him, he (witness) had to obtain assistance, but Shannon said, " I'll give you all I've got, but you shan't take it from Inc." He (wit ness) took a clasp-knife from his pocket, when he said, " You can do what you like now you've got my weapon from me." From the South-Western office he brought the prisoner to Bow-street police station. He had ou former Occasions seen the two prisoners together. Mr. Flowers asked the witness if he knew the man who had cf,ot away ? Witness said he did not know him, but he had seen him in company with the prisoners near the South- Western office. Sraeo, another constable attached to the General Post-office, said he saw the prisoner Shannon take the bag from the mail-cart. He had frequently seen the two prisoners together before the robbery. After Shannon had taken the bag he went down a court about 200 yards from the office, where he was joined by Neville and another man. Rimbold seized Shannon, and he (witness) took Neville. The third man got away. When the prisoners were in custody Neville said to his companion " It's all right this time ; but never mind, old fullow." Ile was present when Rumbold searched Shannon. He saw a knife in Shannon's right hand,• and he called Rurnhold's attention to the matter, when he at once took it from him. Ile had re ceived certain information. office. Shannon—Where did you get the " curtain in formation" from ? Suice—From Mr. Clare and other persons. .shantion-----From other persons ?—is that it? You've got the information from sonic one in Clark's Bailding - s, and you know you're pail for it. Some-1 know you for about three years hangint. about Clarke's Buildings. James Trickey said he was stamper at the Great Western Post-office. The bag produced is the Fulham mail bag. He took the bag out of the office last night, and put it with the Putney bag into the mail cart, which was standing outside the door. The driver was on his box at the time the bag was put into the cart, but lie got down before he started to come inside the office. Edwin Tranter, sorter in the South-Western office, said he made up the Fulham bag (produced) last evening. It contained over 200 letters and a large number of newspapers. The witness here opened the bag, and said it was in the same state as when he gave it to Trickey to put it into ;the mail cart. The letters were then delivered into the custody of an inspector from the General Post-office for de livery, and the prisoners were remanded for-a week in order that efforts might be made to capture the third man. THE STUN, LOISUON, SATURDA Y EVENING, MAY 11, 1867. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. p aid ) Closing ! Business Friss. ; done. _____ at Bristol ttlIU k.xeter ....I its, 78 to at Caledonian lOO 107 108 108 71 at Cambrian. - Cork and Bandon.-- - - 40 Cornwall. . all 4 6 at Dublin & Belfast June. 100 as 6s at & A b../ um. luo 70 72 100 t.London, scrip Certi.l all - - Do. I 100 - at Glasgow &S. Western 100 163 .0i It Great Eastern, Ord. ti tk.i 100 2 , 231 it Do. E. Augl. st. No. 2' 100 5 0 at Great. North of Scotland' 100 - Great Northern ' 100 110 112 10494 10 it D... A stock lOO 11a; tie 1111 /12 at Do. B stuck lOO - - Do. New, is. at 23 pap 10 - - s e t t GCS,ti t. I‘ a , n e, d t ou 4189 4 1 2 1 414 it Dv. s. Val. Rail gun.' 100 - - at Do. South Wales - -- at Do. W. blid.-04tort; 100 24 27 at Do. Newport lOO 26 18 et Do. Heretord lOO - at Lancashire .t Yorkshir 1 100 122 It 1 1231 41 31 at ;Landon and Mackay:ill Poi -- - et 'Lon., Brigh., S Omsk+ 10 54 07 ,16 et Lon., thst., and I...)ver'' 11/ 16 17 ; 161 1 , et I Do. Metro' s.x. A PM) 8 12 ' et Lou. North IVostern't 100 111 111 1 134 1 it Lou. & South Western; 100 72 71 it Mau., :diet., la Lincoln' us. 45 47 464 at Aletropolit an all 1.6 t 7 li7l 1 - Do. New - -r. at Do. Exteusiou all 103 Ifs 1044 100 I Metropolitan District. all - Do. do. to. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 0 - - et Midland 9 Do. £9 Share 7 - - et Do, Birmin.. & Dub) 100 7) 81 25 Mid Rent ... all - - et North British et Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun., 109 1 18 it Nth. Eastern-Berwiclq 100 10 102 101 1001 15 Do. G.N•E purchaat . 'l6.l3.4 - - at Do. Leeds .. 100 59 61 et Do. York lOO 9, 93 921 at Do. Carlisle .... 100 - - 45 Do. Stook. & Darling. all 32 t 3 10 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 7 8 p et North London et Do. do. 1804 5 . lO - - et Do. do. 1866 . 5 1 tp et North Staffordshire 100 68 70 63 et N. &S. W. Junction 25 Scottish Central - - et Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock 100 - - 10 Lio. Scot, Mid. stock lOO - - et :Shropshire Union et South Devon lOO 44 46 at South Eastern . lOO 63 63 64 31 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 64 91 at ratf Vale lOO 110 :55 10 Do. C 24 34 et Vale of Neath - - at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha • 6 - - at West Cornwall lOO - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantio&SLLawrence all 57 60 at j Bom.,Barodzi,4 Cen.ln. 100 100 102 1021 1 gu. 5 per cent 10 Do. It' shares lO Id fp 401 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 41 10 Do. Preference all 71 84 100 Buff' 13rant &Goderich 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO - - at Calcutta &S. E., Bin lOO - - at Jai e Town & Dock, gu. 100 50 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 103 it Nast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 163 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 108 101 109 JO Do. J Extension - - at irandTrunkot Canada 100 20 22 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1. charge 6 p.o all 85 88 100 Do. let fref. Bonds all 57 B 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 52 54 100 Do. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock.— all 37 40 100 Do. do. deferred - '- 100 Do. 4th fret. stook all 23 25 100 Do. do. deterred - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 108 too 1081 I 8 73 f.o. Gus.. 5 per cent lB 4 1 P 40 Do. New gua. 52. a 6 1 1 51 at tit. South of India gua. 5 per oent et Do. 41 per cent lOO 91 93 at Do 2 - - 401 •4reat Wes. of Canada all 12f 13/ 144 t 201 Do. New .. .. all 14 124 100 Do. 6p. c Bna. pay. 1875 all 1.8 02 04 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 81 64 5.31 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 If 11.1 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102' at Do. 41 do lOO 92 01 at Do. 11 do lOO 85 90 I I 29 Do. Filth Extension 5 - - at ltelb. Cor. op. C. Buds. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all - • N. 111.C'els, dpo let pt.hs lOO 82 55 et Sclndc ..... ( 100 97 9) at Do. Deihl 20 to. do ..) a t4l 10 1 4 .. at Do. I'uujaub.... E.. 100 97 98 1001 it Doandus 100 • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per oent., Dec.3l, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c..la.‘t July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. At Aug 1 0 98 1001 sp. c. Mar. & Sept! PA 100 101 170. sp. e. Jan. it July 100 85 90 Do. sp. c. luseribsd 100 e 7 Si Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 , lUD 10 111 Do. Apl. drOct 1890-190( 100 105 107 Do. do 1880-9 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-0 100 102 lui 1 1011 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and .5 Oct., 1900.... 100 DI Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. 100 101 It 3 Do. 1878, do too ILO Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July .. lOO 102 It =4 Do. lA7B 10. 1882, Mayls, N0v..1. 100 103 106 Do. 1895, Feb. dD Aug lOO 05 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 98 it 0 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.AcJul) 100 96 l+B 97 N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860, 100 91 I/ t Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876' 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 s 7 sai New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 Queensland Gov. ap. e lOO 91 23 92} d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 dc upwards l lO 106 108 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja ,t July 100 - - Do. do, April It Oot lOO 107 109 1011 BRITISI I MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 4 6 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 370 395 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 1} East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.0 5 6 East Cara Brea 3l 3 31 East Grenville 2.14.15 2 3 East Gunuislake .. 8.3. n } I East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 11.2.6 31 31 StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great L txey, limited all 13 17 171 rcat South Tolgus - - Great Wheal Busy 11.9.0 .U. Wheal Vor (Heist fir 17 19 ilerod's Foot 5.10. 1, 3.! 31 llingston Downs 5.10 .. 4 Si dargaret (Uuy Lelant 12.17.6 7 ilarke Valley 4.0).6 31 41 4 4wyndy Iron Ore, Bin 31 2} 141 Sewn ....... 131 35 48 - North Roskear 1.1Vh•I Itassettallogan 1.4.11 - - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 2} 21 Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.; 26 28 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 310 330 South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 - - Stray Park . 35.15 6 31 41 Tin Croft.... l2 14 Vigra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (11logan W. Caradon (Ltskeard I: 9 .1 West Chi rerton ll 68 70 West Set0n....” Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 65 10 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 23 25 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 %b cal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 10 12 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. LOOKING FOR DUCKS' EGGS IN KENSINGTON GARDENS—WILFULLY DAMAGING SHRUBS. —John Gregg and Timothy Shine, two rough-looking fellows, were charged before Mr. Knox with doing wilfuldamage to some shrubs in Kensington-gardens to the amount of 10s. Benjamin Sims, park constable, No. 40, said that about eight o'clock that morning he saw the pri soners go into the plantation near the Long Walk in Kensington-gardens, he had no doubt for the purpose of looking for ducks' eggs. lie called to them to come out, but instead of doing so they ran on, the shrubs being very thick in the plantation, and it being impossible for any one to go through without doing damage to them. On going into the plantation he found the prisoners hiding under some shrubs which they had broken and damaged to tho amount of 103. (the constable produced a number of rhodo dendron branches which had been broken off by the prisoners). , Wainwright, another park constable, gave simi lar evidence. The prisoners made a paltry excuse for going into the plantation. Mr. Knox said he bad no doubt, whatever the prisoner might say, that they went to the place. to look for ducks' eggs. They could not be permitted to pick things, and must pay a fine of 10s., or 7 days' imprisonment. One of the prisoners, in an impudent tone, said, as he was leaving the dock, " Thank your worship.' HORSE TORTURE.—William'llancock, proprietor of a cab; and residing in Cambridge-mews, Edg ware-road, was charged by the Royal society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with cruelly striking and torturing a horse. Young, officer of the Society, said that at a quar ter to ten that morning he saw the defendant driving a Hansom cab near Leicester-square, and seeing that the horse had a sore on the withers, he examined it and found it to have several other sores about it, some of them of long standing, and the horse was totally unfit for present use, and would require great care to get it round. Mr. Knox having viewed the . horse, said it was great cruelty to work it in its present condition, it being covered with both old and new sores. Such a horse ought to be free from work for some time, and he would let the defendant have the horse back and take one bail in £5, and his own recognizances in £lO, to appear in a month with the horse, so that he might see its condition. THAMES. A VIOLENT LOVER.—SHAMEFUL PERSECUTION OF A YOUNG LADY.—Miss Jessy Woodroffe, a young lady of considerable personal attractions and beauty, came before Mr. Paget to complain of the conduct of a sailor named John Piper, who had been persecuting her with his attentions for four years at intervals, and at last had recourse to vio - lence and threats, with a view of forcing her to comply with his wishes and marry him. The young lady's mother is married to a second husband. They are highly respectable people, and carry on the busi ness of spinnakers and vendors, in Limehouse. Four years ago Piper bought a pair of boots at the shop. He then became enamoured of the young lady's charms, and sought her hand. She peremp torily rejected his suit, and never offered him the slightest encouragement. He continued to press his suit very ardently on his return from every voyage, and she continually refused to listen to his protestations of love. At last ho had recourse to threats and violent language, and for the last eight months he had been at home and had annoy e 3 her at her own dwelling ; he threatened to shoot her if she d►d not marry him or married anybody else, and followed her through the streets and caused a disorderly crowd of ignorant and illiterate persona to gather about her. Her stepfather and his work men had repeatedly ejected him from the shop and its precincts. On his last visit he called out, 6 , I'll shoot you if you don't marry me, and shoot you if you marry anybody else." Menett and Watson, officers of the Court, said they bad remonstrated with Piper on his persecu tion of the young lady, but without effect, and his language was bad. The fellow was twice the age of Miss Woodroffe. gr. Paget said as remonstrances had been un availing, he should grant a warrant for tue fiumv diate apprehension of Piper. MR. BRIGHT'S CONSTITUENTS. BIRMINGHAM, Friday Night. A meeting. of the committee of the Liberal Asso ciation of this town, and of the Reform League was held at the Public-office here to-night ; Mr. Alder man Hawkes in the chair. It is a kind of local Parliament meeting twice a week, to take what is called " prompt action" about the Reform Bill, " as circumstances may require." A resolution moved by Mr. T. A. Partridge, se conded by'Mr. Radford, chairman of the Reform League, supported by Councillor Harris, and car ried unanimously, conveyed an expression of thanks to Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Mill "for their unanswerable and exhaustive speeches," de • monstrating to the House of Commons that the Government scheme for the personal payment of rates would exclude great numbers from the borough franchise ; " and this meeting," said the resolution, " regards the decision of the house in favour of this plan, after its fraudulent character had been clearly proved, as a crowning proof that a majority of its members will oppose any substantial measure of Reform until their hostility be over come by the combined action of the peop!e." At the moment this resolution was put and car ried unanimously, as above stated, there were 79 persons in the room, exclusive of reporters. The Chairman explained that only members were ad mitted to the assembly, but it was mentioned that the payment of ls. gave a claim to a card of " mem bership." The attendance at this meeting and the interest which the Birmingham Liberals take in the vote of Thursday night, may be measured by the two facts stated. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day Market opens with a very good demand, parti cularly for export. Sales about 15,000 bales, at the extreme prices of yesterday. ihare SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BE FTING.--Tnis DAY. The principal feature of the transactions to-day was the hostility shown to Grand Cross for the Derby, consequent on a rumour that he had been beaten in a trial. Hermit, since yesterday, retro graded to 12 to 1, but the other two favourites were very firm, as quoted below. The Palmer was in good odour, and several of the outside division came in for support. Subjoined are the prices : THE DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst The Bake (offered—take 7 to 2) 12 to 1 agst Dragon (offered) 100 to 8 agst Hermit (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 ngst Marksman (offered) 22 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered—take 1,000 to 30) 30 to 1 agst Grand Crosv. (taken) 40 to 1 agst Van Aniburgli (taken and offtred) 45 to 1 agit Fitz Ivan (taken) 500 to 4 agst Roquefort (taken) 1000 to 8 agst Corporal (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Priority (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Captain Kidd (offered) SOMERSETSHIRE STARES. 3 to 1 agst Gornera (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Pintail (taken) 6to 1 agst Greenback (taken) NOTICE.—CIIANGE OF ADDRESS.—.TORN STIRK, late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage he has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 23, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, whore commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of tho Wheataheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-stroet ; and at One Swan-yard, Bishopgate-stroet. W. Ilormxs and JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other (nubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, °RENDES STREET, lIAYMARKET. Mi. GEORGE WEBS has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Uracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE NASH has a List at the Post in George-yard, Snow hill, and at the Back of tho Arches, Farringdon-street. Joe Nash will be in the Ring at the Principal Meetings. J. N. has no representative out of London but himself. Private address, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tattersall's) will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from to any amount. Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street and Piccadilly offices. Cheques to be crossed London and Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings. Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further particulars and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection With the City of London Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgate-street. THE SOILED DOVE CONTROVERSY. The following correspondence has taken place between the members of the Victoria Club and Admiral Rous apropos of this cause cilebre To THE HON. ADMIRAL Rots. Sir,—On behalf of members of the Victoria Club who are also members of Tattersall's, and who feel aggrieved at the recent decision of Tattersall's committee on the Soiled Dove case, we beg respectfully to address you on the sub ject. Knowing that you have had long experience, and that you have ever shown an earnest desire to settle such matters equitably, we should feel obliged by your giving us your advice as to the best means to be adopted for bringing the case before a higher tribunal. (Signed) WILLIAM III:LTON. JOHN STEPHENSON. 13, Berkeley-square, May 9. Gentlemen,—ln acknowledging your letter of the Bth, I tnu..t observe that during the 46 years I have been a mem ber of the Jockey Club, I know of no incident so fatal to the interests of the turf as the recent decision of three members of Tattersall's Committee. I need not say that. 06 17th Rule of Racing and 2d Rule of the Betting Code aro strictly applicable to the Soiled Dave case ; it puts her in a vice, and no legal ingenuity can - extricate her. The gentlemen who decided against the bets being paid misunderstood the first rule, which is solely applicable to h rses dead in law, or to the Eliner case, where the bets were declared off, because the Jockey Club decided that, as she was improperly named, she could not start; but if she had started the bets must have been paid. To apply the operation of the lit Rule to Soiled Dove was out of the question. She won four races. If, after her third victory, she had met with an accident and been destroyed, or if she had been sent to a colony, the three established facts could not have been disputed. instead of no possibility to win, there would have been no possibility to lose. From the time the Jockey Club was established the chief object of its legislation was to discourage fraud. I grieve to say that the decision of these three gentlemen will give every impetus to it. They have determined that the backers of Soiled Dove are not to pay their debts, but the second horses, now registered as winners, will, of course, receive their bets in full. Thus, a fieldsman who stands £2,000 against Soiled Dove, and £2,000 against Reigning Beauty in the Match, will eventually pay £2,000 to the latter party, and receive nothing from the other side. lie suffers equally in all the sweepstakes which Soiled Dove has won. This is a curious travesty of the first rule in favour of fraud. The backer of a fraudulent horse may win to any amount, and tho committee throw their shield over him, and will notallow him to lose. The fieldsman must lose ; he can by no possibility win. By this theory a man may back a four year old for the Derby to win £200,000 ; if he is detected he is to pay nothing. We may thus look forward to a great increase of Bloodstones, Leanders, and Running Reins. To return to the subject of your letter. As the de cision of the committee is so palpably unjust and illegal, I should advise the Victoria Club to propose to the members of Tattersall's committee to submit the case to the old members of the Jockey Club, and to pledge themselves to abide by their verdict.—l atn, gentlemen, very truly 11. I. Rous. yours, John Stephenson, Esq, William Hulton, Esq. THE FENIANPRISONERS. — We understand that Mr. Knox, the well-known metroleditan magistrate, and Mr. George Pollock, of St. George's Hospital, have been intrusted by the Home Secretary with a special commis sion to examine into the condition of the Fenian pri soners at Woking, Pontouville, Portland, Ste., with the view to determine and report to the authorities whether the treatment of the prisoners has been unduly harsh, whether their health has suffered or is likely to suffer, and whether any change or relaxation of the discipline is necessary.— British Medical Journal. PRESENTATION TO A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—On Thurs day, at LiVerpeol, Uapt. tearpenter, of the ship James Hull, was presented with a silver medal and a diploma from the King of Holland, and also with the Royal Society's medal and diploma, for gallant services rendered to the Dutch ship Afina in the North Sea last year k 'TIE " STAR" NEWSPAPER.—RaIf the interest in the Star newspaper is vested in " the National Newspaper League ;" which body laid out some few years since £17,000 in its purchase. At the general meeting on Wednesday, at ltadley's Hotel, it was announced to some 30 representatives of ab3ut6,ooo shareholders that no divi dend would be forthcoming this year. The R3V. J. Burns declared it would be the greatesi, joy of his life if the Star had a circulation equal to that of the Standard. Various Dissenting ministers criticized the turf news and general conduct of the paper, to which Mr. Dymond replied ; and, it having been agreed not to issue a report, the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. Edmond Beaks (who was present), for his tiothuchiug advocacy of the rights of the people. —South London Press. INDIAN AFFAIRS. —The Cmninissioner of Indian Affairs has received a telegram from Blevet Brigadier- General Alfred Sully, President of the C.lmmission ap pointed to investigate the late massacre at Fort Phil Kear ney, dated C.iiiforuia Crossing, 25 miles east of Fort Sedgwick, April 20th, in which it is stated that after great difficulty they ha I succeeded in getting the Ogadala and Brute bands of Sioux in fur a talk, representing 330 lodges, and had hid a satisfactory arraugement with them, and General Sully thinks it can safely 'be said they have pre vented over 700 warriors from joining the war party. The Commission would leave Fort Sedgwick for Fort Laramie in three or four days, and hope to 1)3 successful in prevent ing many more Sioux from joining the hostile from h There ostile has s io buexe,uniu w hi chch l trouble e i the ,u road toitacruaittni tee: and expenses of the Commission. g eaa hair fs toana rtkie of high INTERESTING Fact.—the follo win g - sin tie case of restoration of the hu wo r thyular-a:ld oafuotbhseenr-- obser vation, more particularl; as i t relates y. Mr. A. and universal repute during th e last half cent q lf centur uite bald for Hermann, of Queen -,treat. Sabo , ha sroemweveirlaty but had w tr i i t e b d o a y : rainOyll eneti p tetVrocnesu lt. for the He was then induced to try the effect of "now t Tads' lifacdssar app lying it for about LO t ln sv O o n a th ka s t he. oa Oil," and after daily much to his grat ification, bad his hair quite restored, a n d now possesses a beautiful head of nreugilY for itself to re oire comment. IMPERIAL PARLT.ABLENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolamk at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Barnsley Railway, the Manchester Water, the Mould Gas, and the Speedy Water Bills were read a second time. THE TORNADO. The Marquis of CLANBICARDE asked whether an answer had been received from the Spanish Government relative to the Tornado ? Lord DERBY stated that an answer had been v.c e i re d , dated "Madrid, May 2," and it had been referred for con sideration to the law officers of th:! Clown. THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY. The 31.irquis of CLANRICAIIDE askel whether Vila Government had taken any step; to obtain correct reports of evidence given upon the trials for treason and partici pation in the Fenian conspiracy, in order that they may be at the proper time communicated to Parliament, Ile lad a rcsoiutiou in his hand front the Reform Leage.e, triticlt had been passed at one of their meetings, that th e ivo.; of the unfortuti.ate Mon now wider sentence o[ :path should be spared. Oft this point he (the noble m , ..rquis) would say nothing, but ask fur the information he sought from t lie Government, such information, he believed, being most desirable. The E al of DERBY said that he never heard a subject. handled with such latitude as that of the noble marquis, and considered such a resolution as that just read as very ill-timed. He should confine himself to what was asked by the noble marquis in his three points. Ho considered that all three would be injurious if carried. With the last, point he thought that if complied with it would embroa this country with foreign nations, but with regard to a correct record of the whole proceedings, that would be laid before the house. After a few remarks from Lord CLANRICARDE the subject dropped. The house then adjourned. lIOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY. Sir J. PAKINGTON said in consequence of the repre sentations of the noble lord the member for North Lanca shire, it was not his intention to bring forward the vote for £500,000 for increase of pay to the army and militia. It was, however, of the greatest importance that no unnecessary delay should take place in submitting the vote to the house. It was his intention on Monday to ask for leave to introduce a, bill to limit the time of enlistment in the army, also to consolidate the law for establishing a reserve force, and also for the forming of a reserve in the militia to join, the regular army in case of war. Colonel NORTH said it was of importance that the Army Estimates should bo proceeded with as soon as pea_ Bible, as recruiting in the army was nearly at a standstill. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had given notice of hits intention to move for leave to introduce the bills on Man day. They would doubtless be in the hands of members on Tuesday. He hoped to be enabled to move. 'r HE ROYAL PARKS BILL. Mr. NEATE gave notice that on the second reading of the bill for the regulation of the royal parks, he should move that it was not expedient to proceed with the subject, limiting it to meetings in the royal parks in the metropolis. HACKNEY CABS IN THE PARKS. Mr. O'BEIRNE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as the public had been per mitted to drive into Hyde Park in cabs and other public vehicles plying for hire, he saw any objection to permitting members of Parliament, when proceeding to the discharge of their public duties, to drive over Constitution Hill to the House of Commons ? Mr. WALPOLE said the question involved two state ments. The fact was that no permission had been given to public cabs to enter Hyde-park and ply for hire. The regulations remained unaltered on the subject. If the hon. member founded his question on the fact of the two cabs that drove into the park on Monday last, he had to state that they carried messengers to Sir Richard Mayne, Commissioner of Police. That being so he did not see any ground for making any alteration in the regulations at present existing. Mr. O'BEIRNE gave notice that he should call the at tention of the House to the subject when the Civil Service estimates were under discussion. THE ROYAL PARK BILL. Mr. BRIGHT said he did not know whether he was right in pUtting the question to the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole)—perhaps he would explain his poSition to the house —but ho should like to know when this bill wAs to bo proceeded with. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ample notice would be given when the measure was to to pro ceeded with. FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILLS. n reply to Lord EUSTACE CECIL, - Mr. WALPOLE said the bill was in active preparation, and it would be brought forward without delay. COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. AUNT said it was quite a spontaneous act of the Peninsular and Oriental Company in run ning tho extra steamer between Suez and Bom bay, and as they had five notices of the discontinuance of that service after the 26th of May, the communication with India would bo carried on as for merly. NATIONAL DEBT BILL. In reply to Mr. B. SHERIDAN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not posible to proceed with the bill on Monday next, as on that day he proposed introducing the Scotch Reform Bill. After that he thought it would be convenient to go into committee and proceed with the consideration of the English bill. (Hear, hear.) It was very important that the National Debt Bill should be proceeded with as soon as possible, and he hoped to be able to go on with it on Thursday next. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The orders of the day were then read, but in consequence of the unexpected postponement by Sir John Pakington of the vote on the Army estimates, the various bills stand ing for consideration will be postponed i❑ consequence of the absence of members interested or having charge of COURTS OF LAW IN IRELAND. On the m3tion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, leave was given to introduce a bill to regulate the offices of the Courts of Chancery and Common Law in Ireland. The louse then adjourned. them. LONDON GAZETTE.-LAST EVENING. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 9. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieut. Philip James nankin, RN., to be Colonial Secretary for the Colony of British Honduras. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Samuel Hartley Hill, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the Island of Tobago. ADMIRALTY, MAY 7. Lieutenant William Filmer Gregory has been this day promoted to be a Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 24tfi March, 180. MAY 8. Sub-Lieutenant Robert Fry Castle to be Lieutenant in her Majesty's Fleet. John Jack, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 21st February, 1867. WAR OFFICE, MAT 8. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of her Nephew, his Serene Highness the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, K.C.8., to bo an Honorary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. COURSE OF EXCHANG.E.—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16f 11 17f Ditto 8 Months. 11 19 11 19± 191: Rotterdam 25 42f If :: Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels• Hamburg — 13 8 4 13 25 224. Paris Short 2 3 31nth5.22555 33 1 5 4 25 371 Ditto 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 119 i 119} Vio 13 3U 13 35 lin& _ . 13 3 0 o 13 35 Trieste* Petersburgu Berlin ........ - ....................... Cadiz .......... ............ Leghorn ......••• Milan ...................... Genoa. ....................... 30/ 31 6 Ai 6 241 48f 48} Naples ........................ Palermo ••••...• Mossiva .................... 49 - 49} 27 30 27 40 27 30 27 40 27 33 27 40 27 30 • '27 40 Lisbon ........... . Opoi to ........... 27 30 27 45 27 30 27 40 ?2f SHIPPINU IN I'ELLILT'tkICE. Lospo N, May 11.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIVERPOOL , May 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Van quisher, from Rio Haan,. CLYDE, May 9.—Wind N.W—Sailed—Sea Horse, fur Trinidad. NEWPORT, May 10. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—T. S. Gibson Brown, front Gibraltar; (Una, from Quebec, after repairing, PILL, May 9.—Wind N. W. — Sailed—Gertrude, for Barbadoes. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May 10 . —Symmetry, from Frederiekstadt ; Warrior Queen, from Stettin ; Traveller, from Windau ; Pair Wind, from Dantzie; Eider, steamer, from Geeste mundo. Arrived, May 11.—Olga, steamer, from Geostemunde ; Belgium, steamer, from Otitond; Hvlandia, Amur, from Ovesteuraude.