The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-31 00:00:00

ItONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The reductions of the rate of discount reported in the columns of The Son yesterday afternoon has stimulated business at the Stock Exchange, and in all departments of enterprise in the city. Gold to the amount of £201,000 was taken to the tank of England yesterday. The Erin, from New York, has brought £16,000 in specie. The following are the latest prices of bullion : tar gold, 775. 9:1 ; do. Parting, 775. 11d. per stan dard oz. Doubloons, Spanish, 765. 4d. to 765. 6d. ; (10 . Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. to 745. ; United States Eagles, 761 a per oz. Bar silver, ss. t °l ; do. containing gold (5 gr. and upwards) ss. t ° I- per oz. standard. Mexican Dollars, 4s. 10d. to per oz. Mr. Edward Hart (Hart, Brothers and Co., 57, 40 orgate-street), the official liquidator of the Madrid Bank (Limited), has this day issued notices to the creditors under the estate, informing them of t he future payment of a dividend of 7s. Gd., 'flaking, with previous dividends already paid, 20s. in the pound. At the meeting held to-day of the North Del It eY Mining Company, the directors recommended t he payment of a dividend at the rate of ls. Gd. Per share. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets d uring the last few days there has not been much an imation. Only moderate dealings have been e ntered into in tea at about previous rates, while in sugar operations have been mostly confined to float ing Cargoes for exportation at about previous quo tations. Coffee, however, has been in good demand a t fall va l ues , w hil e i n r i c e an d tallow the dealings h ave been too limited to affect quotations. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures r emain steady at 28 30 ex Coupon, and the Con solidated Mortgage Bonds at 211 22. At the meeting held to-day of the Trust and L oan Company of Upper Canada the following re port Was presented for the six months ended the . 31st March last :—The balance at credit of revenue, l einding £260 14s. sd. brought forward from Sep tember 11 last, is £17,826 16s. Bd. The directors rec ommend that out of this balance a dividend at he rate of 8 per cent. per annum, less income tax, e decl are d on th e pa id- up ca pit a l stock of the cuel opany ; that one-half of the surplus profits over ~ u Per cent. per annum, and the usual charge for !nterest, amounting together to £5,751 15s. 10d., tub carried to the reserve fund, in accordance with e provisions of the royal charter of incorporation ; uan d li that £250 be a pplied to the redemption of pre liminary expenses. There will then remain the 11 11 / 1 1 , of £1,825 Os. 10d. to the credit of the next ad Year's accounts. :rho return from the Bank of England for the t _ e ek ending the 29th of May gives the following I ,7 lb t l i lts when compared with the previous week : tonOth j e deposits 8,813,011 ... Increase 258,147 er deposits ... 17,309,383 ... Increase ... 123,931 ••• £4,119,952 ... Decrease.. £28,415 .o `.' s _ l l the other side of the account : NoCrnment securities £12,880,314 No change. Cl' Securities ... 18,883,405 ... Decrease £238,917 tnemployed 11,358,595 ... Increase... 97,080 b. 4.1 15 amount of notes in circulation is £22,929,170, y an increase of £157,720, ; and the stock of Mu in both departments is £20,117,283, showing in crease air of £753,215 when compared with the pr eceding return. Two o'CLocK. W hen business terminated yesterday, Consols p i er° per cent. higher than they were on the pre ; ° us afternoon. To-day there has been a further e r evetnent, as follows, viz.: --1 per cent., to 9 4 I, for money ; for the sth June Y per cent., to 9 3 1 ; and for the 10th July 8 per cent., to i• Purchases of stock have been made to a b' l liderable ex te n t, and the " bears " have been ° i 'ing their accoun t s t o th e b es t of their ability, f 0 ' 441 .' now thoroughly convinced of the irrresistible it te e of returning confidence, easier money, and ce limnlati on of gold. h i f h e New Threes are 93-It 4 ; Reduced Annuities, k' Exchequer Bills, 225. to 265. prem. ; Bank C e k) 252 251 ; Indian stock, 220 ; ditto, 5 per O l t; 1111 1121 ; ditto 4 per Cents, 98 ; ditto certificates 99 99i ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents, 1031 ; ; d itto Bonds, 50s. to 555. prem. oh 4 the Foreign department of the Stock Ex ha"'Re there is still considerable buoyancy. Italian v i e advanced 1, to 524 ; Russian Scrip 1, to chili Prem. ; Turkish 5 per Cents. , to 33i ; di s ig4 e Scrip 1, to 1 2 prem. ; Danubian 3, to 2 c ad to Par ; Mexican 1, to 171 1; Greek 1, to 141 1; at , ) ,'Panish Passives and Certificates continue firm and 151 1 respectively. l'ereased buoyancy has prevailed in the Rail a S hare Market, and the dealings have been to fai r extent, at a farther aggregate advance of 1: 11 t Ito 2 per cent. Manchester, Sheffield, and 1‘,6 1 , e ° 11 1 have improved each 1 ; North Western and tatoPolitan each 1 ; Great Western, 81- ; Great Qaiern) each and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and i'atd, 2. Ro m cire ign and Colonial railway shares continue in t o -4 1 d emand, Great Luxemburg having improved 12-1 ; South Austrian and Lombardo laj'etian, to 16 161; Grand Trunk of Canada, to A e .; East Indian, to 109/ i ; and Great Indian 4141 11 a, to 1101. 111. Ee,, e riean securities remain with little variation. tares have improved 1, to 39140 k ; United t la r,' 5-20 B on d s , to 721 ; but Illinois are F " e red at 761 77. a 1 11 ° , 1 ' 1 :lank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been b e rate demand ; the chief feature however has Itt e ll a t ho advance in London and Westminster, which 4 1 40 4 ea1t in at 114 116 ; London and County have A° ri sen to 561 ; and Union of London to 411 ; ° Arnerican'Telegraph have advanced to 181 1; 1 1,,, t al Credit and Discount to 51 6i ; H u d son ' s ho w ".) to 161 ; Peninsular and Orient a l St eam , e l'er, are flat at 511. MINING MARKET. Th e 4 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. littti n eaters being principally engaged with the Ap li tr ient, the market to-day has been rather quiet. %ii e ecl• are the latest prices:— i, verto, 1.,.„4.,e Moor 4* 51- Marko Valley 1,1444 s Gold Ijks ohm r nalganiate 44i North Treskerby ll 1i evliet ............ 15 17 Princeof Wales 568 6d 58s6d eat ottp• Consols... Providence Mines tl ,4o v 4cl 'tt ......... 51 51 South Caradon Itt ßt li tl ell ............ 8 8} Tincroft — _etW k B sell ......... West Chivorton q' r ektiZlC irenvine _ _ Whealliasset 4,ekt11.3e3r ......... 17} 181- Wheal Chivorton Gi 6} (;, e at wtanick e al Vor ... 17 18 Wheal Seton ll2l 1171 lilt ti ov ,iTISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. " Nt. t, It NstleNT FUNDS. 95' } 95 1 Nor 'pit. consols 9 9314 1 3 i 1 4 dke"oluat June 6 ea, , 1- k Ilt a , Reduced 93 I 3 t 11 3 1 ,a/v2ltier Conti 77 De Per Cent. Jan. 1891 A • _ 41;, 4 . Per Cont. Jan. 1873 — 1:1 1 ° . e Le'B ' 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1880 I.4'4.(l(tllll43°S !a rl l2 'e ol7 pjr l e sht)h, April 1885 • --- tiller 131118, 4O r g, 3 and e. 4 per Ct. 22 pm _ t im D O o. £5OO 26 pin ''' of - 1-. , £lOO & X2OO En £lOO Stock, per cu.. 11l 14 b , 1,, - s} c , t • 254 2 • •14, 4- ,r uERNNIENT SECURITIES. Dos°. 'toelt, 101 per Cont., April 1874 220 gl'''COU lit - ..- 112 11} 121 12 60. 4 Per Cent. July, 1880 be, l'e . Cent Oc t . 1883 i,o /,e,ertilicates” 1) 0. s'llllarceed Paper 4 pr , r: . Cent __ 103} 4 h o, s i - out., Jan. 18i 2 "°. 11 I, l)° r Cent , May 1879 — 1)0.1)01,6915 Per ' Cent , Aw , -. 1873 '"'Ulds, 5 per Cen ' t £l,OOO under 1,000 Al'e 4.°11-tIGN S —CLOSING PRICES. k44 t 4 ' " lto lie,bU:" li rik il -,, Ini 6 per Cent LOSING rit%ii i ~. -.01148, 5 per Cent, 1859 D e l l '''' 6 Per Cent )3, Duoer Cent 18' 9 58 GO ~ 9-- - »01 863 o°l,4,seePoeurnet.ont., 1865 1 41 11,,,,f100 130148....... , bm s3 u r , A y , res 6 Pe . ; . 6e .. n .. t llti,,zi, Poet' Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 36 b o. - i i ° Per Cent ......... DO O. e Per Cent ........ u. Per Cent A. ......................... • " 13 Do. „ 1867 Do. , Scrip, £4O paid ll i 1 CJlembian, ' 6 por Cont. 'Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D). 5 per Cont., 1861 Danubian Principe.liti 3S, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 Do. Do. Scrip, £35 paid 3 dis E prador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Account .. — Do. Alarommana Railway — elgyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 Bl/ 3 21 Do. £lOO Bonds Bl l Government Railway Debentures Bl 3.1 5} Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account D I. Coupons Do. Account Gaatemala 5 per Coot .. — ICian 5 per Cer t 1365 51 Ixicar.. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account - 1 Po uviau 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account 7U Do 41- per Cent., 1065 Do 41 per Cent. (Drib: rren) Do 41 por Cent., 1862 Do Account Nrtaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '0,'60,'2,': 43 2} Russian 5 por Cent., 1022, ..£ St B7l Do 41 per Cent. 1530 Do 4.1 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1850 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B7 64 71 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 B9 De. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6; 71 Do. do. £6O paid lk i pm Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent ... Do Account Do New Deterred ' Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account 241 li/ 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1861 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account .... Do £lOO Bonds . . Do 6 per Cent. 1862 - Do Account 59 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do. Account, Juno 14 Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent — Do. Account Dividends on the above payable ill London. Austrian, o por.Cent. Ex, 10 Florins — Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — 'Man 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. — Do. Account s2i i 31 21 i TIIREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 Do. Account, ex div 94 i HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Sympathising with our gracious Queen, we are disposed to support any project for preserving the memory of him whose less she steadfastly deplores, but the proposed Hall of Arts and Sciences seems to be a preposterous undertaking. " Hall of Science" the edifice will never be, except in name ; " Hall of Arts," in the South Kensington sense, it it maybe; Hall of Public Entertainment it assuredly will be. We surmise that the result of the semi commercial speculation which her Majesty has been induced to patronise will be nothing more than a chartered Crystal Palace, where possibly a scientific Blondin may ono day lecture on unstable equilibrium, and a scientific pyrotechnist display before an enlightened audience the striking effects produced by the combustion of certain ele ments combined in definite proportions. Com mercial enterprise will not be slow to provide such light fare when the pnblic mind rejects more sub stantial food. The building will be admirably adapted for shows of an attractive character, but for purely scientific purposes it will be utterly useless. An ordinary lecture could not be heard in this South Kensington Coliseum, and such experi ments as we are accustomed to see at the Royal Institution would be invisible to nine-tenths of the people for whom seats will be providel—Laboratory. PERIODICAL PIIENOMEN.I. M. Quetelet, director of the Observatory at Brussels, has, for more than 20 years, been engaged in extending to every order of facts the study of periodical phenomena, a study hitherto exclusively confined to astronomy and meteorology. While the earth pursues its regular course along its orbit, the change of season produced by this annual revolution leads to the renewal of various well-known pheno mena, such as the development of plants, the hatching of certain insects, the migration of various species of animals, &c. By simultaneously observing all such phenomena at many places, very curious laws might be discovered. A single plant might afford useful information. We have traced on our globe, for in stance, what are called isothermal lines, that is, those along which the average temperature is the same ; why could not synchronous lines be traced in regard to vegetation ? At Paris, let us say, a given plant left to itself will put forth its lea' es on the Ist of May ; what are the places where this phe nomenon generally occurs at the same period? We may at once observe that the line connecting all these places will not be a terrestrial parallel, since the phenomenon in a great measure depends on mois ture and temperature ; it may occur earlier in a flat than in a hilly country ; in one protected from the northern winds than in one exposed to them, &c. ; and it will then be interesting to see whether the synchronous line coincides or not with the isother mal one. Again, will the former one, determined in regard to the production of the leaves, be the same as that which may be determined in regard to the blossoming of the same plant ? The line of the latter phenomenon would constitute an isanthemic line. Lastly, will fructification take place equally on the same line, or will the isoporic one be different from the isanthemic one? So much for plants : it is evident similar researches might be instituted for the insect and animal world generally, and even for social phenomena of periodical occurrence. The vast field of inquiry thus opened cannot but interest all thinking minds. 7 . 11 E LIFEGUARDSMAN AT KNIGHTS- BRIDGE. A curious case was heard on Wednesday at the Marylebone County Court. The plaintiff, a do mestic servant, sued defendant for the sum of £5, which she had lent him two or three years ago, while he was a private in the 2d Life Guards at Knightsbridge. She had accidentally become acquainted with him, and, as he represented him self to be only a poor private and " hard-up," she acted very generously towards him. They frequented music halls and other places of amuse ment, she paying the whole expenses. Meeting him in the park ono day she asked for the £5, and ne said he would pay her as soon as he could, but afterwards he denied having had any loan from her at all. She had no written acknow ledgment of the debt, and no one was present when she lent the money. She afterwards heard that he had £lOO in the bank at the very time when she lent the money. In answer to the judge as to whether he was not ashamed of himself to live upon the hard-earned wages of a domestic servant, de fendant said the other Life Guardsmen did it. When servants walked out with soldiers they knew they had to pay. On one occasion plaintiff asked him to bring another soldier to meet her and a fellow-servant at Hyde Park-corner, in order to go down together to Hampton races. He and a cor poral went down with the two girls in a " drag" to the races. Neither he nor the corporal paid the expenses. He supposed the girls made that all right. Plaintiff, he admitted, had treated him in the most generous manner, but he denied receiving £5 as a loan. The Judge, in non-suiting the plaintiff on the ground that she had no direct corroborative evidence, said he was glad the in habitants of Knightsbridge were making an effort to remove the cavalry barracks from their neigh bourhood, on account of the intolerable demoralisa tion they caused. If plaintiff could get additional evidence he would be glad to hear it. As for the defendant, he ought to be ashamed of himself. " The defendant," says the Times, " slunk out of court with a broad grin on his features, greatly to the disgust of those present." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINtI, MAY 31, 188. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. 81are, Railways. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and Bandon...—. Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June.. Dun„Pcrth,& Ab. Juno. 1 4 1. London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.. Do. B. An •l. et. No. 1 Great North of Scotland i Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. 11 stock 78 E 0 108 110; 40 15 20 st st 100 4 6 05 65 70 72 105 tO7 311 321 )12 U 4 113 114 Do. New, is. at 25 pw tats,and W. of Ireland Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.; Do. South Wales ; Do. W.Alid.—Oxford; Do. Newport Do. Hereford 'Lancashire& Yorkshirv; 4.andon And Blackwall; Lon., S Coast; Lou., Chat., and Daver; Do. 51etrop. Ex. A Lon. & ,North Westerili Lou. South Western: Ran., Shet., d; Lincolui Do. New 00 01 44 45 st 100 1 Do. Extenaion letrupolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's WY. Do. £9 Share Do, Birrnin.. Derb) tiid Kent .. . North British Do. Ed., Uth., & Dun., Nth. Eastern —l3crwic6 Do. G.N•E purcham• Do. Lcids Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 185041 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 18(16 [forth Staflordshire N. S. W. Junction : Scottith Central Scot. N. E , Aber. toci: fio. 6eot, st „sok Shropshire Union South Devon South lantern . italuee, Wok., tt Fos Vale Do. C Vale 0) Neatll IVaterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha Wert Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 33 2 ; 45 . i it i i 1131 t I p a i d j Closing Business Price. done. 1141 11 151 I 129 I 59 61 COI I si I t 'll6 15} 16,1 15; 78! 4i; 0 1254 5 110} 11 101 B'i 69 81 Pi Si 24 27 27 30 _ - 127 128 58 LO 18 11 1 8 12 111 1144 76 7s 47 111 .23 121 —p IN 110 85. 20 111 112 tO 82 32 31 14 IS 100 102 GO 6t 93 33 11 , 73 / 4 Sit' 112 11•) lip 113115 55 57 17 11/ 67 C 8 84 150 154. 2j 3i, BRITISIi rOSSESSIONS. Atlantic& St. Lawrence llom.,l3aroda,.s Cen.in. gu. 5 per cent Do. F aluires Buffalo & Lake Liuron Do. Preference B Brau t, Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1........ thdoutta B. E., lirn.. 'ale Town Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do Bast Indian, gu. 5 p.0.,1 Do. J Extension girand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond , 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Prot. stook . Do. do. deferred —.I t. India Pen. gut. sp.c. i:o. Gua. 5 per cent , Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do ;real W s. of Can via 1),•. New .• Do. 6 p. c 1143. pay. 1573 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited, nadras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension liclb. Cor. d p. c. Binds. Niel. A: Hudson's Bay.. N.ll,l.C'da,Opoltitpi.bs Seinde ..... ..... 1 • I Do. Delhi Do. do . 4•1 Do. runinub.... a ,o Do.lndua StFlot c''' 57 60 100 102 fd } p 4 41 71 Si 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 108 10) 20 22 85 88 67 5:1 53 64 52 51 37 tO 23 25 108 left 1 P, 1 COLOSIAL (10 VER Britith Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1 572 Con.Gov.6 p.e.Ja..t July 1 1877-61 lao. fi p. o. Feb. Aug tio. 5 p. c. Mar. (Iz, Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. .t July Do. 5 p. e. ln6cribed sk l.i. !lope, 6 p.c. ..u.Apl.&t tot . 1890-1900 Do, do 1 , 030-9 t, Do. Jon..V.Juiy, 18PO-4 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ce; lon, Nov. hits, is p. Do. 1.t. , 75, do nonillion, 6 p. o , 1S;;), Jan. anti July Do. I'i7B 10. 1.8, Slay t 5, Nov. po. MIS, Feb. 4; ug.. ON alai ',ov. 6 per ce nt., 0v.6 a..t5.1u13 N. S.W. Gov. 5 fro., 186 t. 1)o. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 , Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 percent.... ... Nova Soutia Guy. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aun.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-b Do. 1878 upwards Vio,liov. 6 p.c. Ja. .a July I Do. do, A pri . ,l‘t Oct IIITIS Cam. ConscL Gold, Chivertou Clifford Amalgamated l)evon G. Cons. ('Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Mogan). • East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East G unnislake East Loved E. Russell (Tavlatk Gam.& St Aubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy. G. Wheal Vor (lielston renville Fierod's Foot tlingston Downs Niargaret (Uny Lelant arke Valley ilwyndy Iron Ore, Urn New Seton North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lela') t I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft..... Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeardl West Chi yerton ',West Seton Wheal Bassett /Mogan 'Wheal Buller (itedruth, Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton [Wheal Trelawney (Lia IGO 102 91 93 121 131 1. 12 f.B 12 81 84 - It 1} ► 100 1 0 2 92 91 85 90 B': S 5 97 9d 97 98 1 *d 97 98 111 101 AIENT SEcuitrvir,6. 08 100 1 94 97 05 G 8 bb t 4 66 1(4 IG6 105 107 101 106 102 101 91 ?:1 ri 1r•:? Ivs 1 7 102 104 103 tOS 10 100 145 11 , 7 F 8 it 0 418 V s l OS .87 :8 101 102 61 86 98 98 91 93 101 108 1051 104 to. 7 THAMES. MunbEnotis ASSAULT.—Anthony Christian, a tall, black sailor, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting Esther Bevis, the landlady of a house, No. 6, Philip-street, St. George-in-the-East. The complainant, an old woman of colour, of a much lighter hue than the prisoner, stated that the prisoner came to lodge with her a week ago, and gave her two sovereigns, one for his week's board, the other to pay his passage to Scotland where he said he intended to join a ship. He said he had previously remitted £6 to Scotland. Yesterday evening hesent his daughter for drink, and after he had partaken of a good deal of liquor he began quarrelling, and an argument took place about publichouses. She said all that was given to eat came from above and publichouses and drink from below. He then swore at her, and took up a chair, with which he struck her a tremendous blow on the head, inflicting a deep wound, from which the blood flowed copiously, and - breaking the chair. She was taken to the London Hospital, and the wound was dressed. The broken chair was produced, and Mr. Living ston, the chief usher of the court, said the medical certificate stated that the woman's scalp was lace rated. Isaac Pawsay, a police constable, No. 485 K, stated that he found the old woman on the floor weltering in her blood. The prisoner was seated on a chair only partially dressed, and said the old woman aggravated The prisoner, who treated the matter very lightly, said the prosecutrix abused him. Mr. Paget said the prisoner had committed a most savage and brutal assault on the old woman, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard labour, and to find bail to keep the peace for four months longer. The sureties were to be pro vided after the imprisonment expired, and if the prisoner could not find bail, he would be detained in prison in all for eight months. COTTON SUPPLY ASSOC 'AI lON. C. At the meeting of the executive committee, on Tuesday, a letter was read from the honorary agents of the association, Bombay, • reporting that they had distributed some New Orleans, Sea Island, and Peruvian seed, forwarded to them, according to the directions of the Cotton Com missioner, and stating that it is in contempla tion to hold an agricultural exhibition at Broach next season, with a view specially to encou rage the growth of cotton. The Revenue Com missioner of the northern division of the presidency, who has charge of the arrangements for the intended exhibition, proposes to grow dif ferent kinds of cotton in the neighbourhood, to ex hibit machinery suited to agricultural purposes, and to show samples of cotton from all parts of the world. The assistance of the association in pro moting the objects of • the exhibition has been solicited, and will readily be afforded. Commu nications were received from the cotton com missioner for the central provinces and the berars, India, together with the samples of cotton grown during the last season in the Wurdah (llinglien gaut) district from acclimatised New Orleans seed. It is intended to send some additional samples of the exotic cotton grown in the central provinces, and to supply full details of experiments made with foreign seed, and of the efforts to improve the indigenous varieties. The cotton has been nearly all cleared away from the railway stations, but the loss, in convenience, and anxiety occasioned by the accu mulation and block of cotton have been very great. An improved system has been adopted, so that next season the difficulties and troubles will not be so great. Much has been done for improv ing the market places, and encouraging the setting up of machinery, fresh supplies of exotic seed have been procured, and the fields for new ex periments have been chosen with great care. Attention has also been given to the improve ment of the indigenous plant, and good results are anticipated. A Consular report, forwarded by the Foreign Office, was received from her Majesty's Acting Consul at Ningpo, China, upon the cultiva tion of cotton in that district. According to the native Gazetter, Chekiang contains about 85,000 square miles, and it is believed that cotton is culti-' vated over about half, such 'cultivation being of course very partial. There is no practical limit to the extent of land suitable for the growth of cotton, and did sufficient demand exist all the plains could be devotid to the cultivation. Cotton flourishes on the alluvial plains which have been left by the great rivers of the province. The best is grown near the sea; no laud has been reclaimed during the last three years, the people not having yet recovered from the effects of the civil war. Au experiment made with some American cotton seed sent out by the associa tion has not been successful. It was planted in gardens, in ordinary cotton fields, and in sheltered positions on islands, but only few plants sprung up, and the flowers from them fill off as soon as formed. From experiments tried elsewhere it is believed that American seed does not answer, as the flowers al ways drop off. The Aaner:e3n war gave a gre..,t impulse to the production of cotton, but the imports to Europe having now nearly ceased, the supply is falling off every :season. The country being, thickly populated, there is no trouble in obtain ing agricultural labourers, who arc usually paid 10.1. per day, and, under ordinary circumstances, 'lid. or Bd. per pound for cotton would be remune rative to the growers. The crop this year is ex pected to be fully as large as the last. The depu tation appointed to present a memorial to the Se cretary of State for India, urging the adoption of further measures, already proved to be. successful, for extending and improving the growth of cotton in India,reported that they had a satisfactory inter view with Sir Stafford Northcote on Friday, May 21, and that he promised to give the recommenda tions of the Association his best attention.—lt was resolved to present the medal of the Association to several individuals who have rendered valuable ser vice in connection with cotton cultivation in Turkey.—This concluded the business. MAME TS. T his day. MARK LANE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with Eng lish wheat, for which the demand ruled inactive. How ever, Monday's prices were supported. Tho general qua lity of the supply was tolerably good. There was about an averaga show of foreign wheat. Good and fine qualities found buyers at full quotations; but all other kinds were very dull at barely late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were inactive. The barley trade was steady at quite last week's prices. In malt very little was passing ,at previous quotations. The arrivals were tolerably extensive. The oat trade was firm, but no advance took place in the quotations. _ _ Beans were scarce, and quite as dear as on Monday. The sale for peas was inactive at previous rates. Wo have no change to notice in the value of flour. Seeds and cakes were a slow inquiry. SHIP ARRITALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,090 130 2,740 1,490 Irish Foreign 20,070 6,130 18,310 2,989 sacks Maize, 7290 qrs. bras IMPERIAL PARLIAFIMT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD Cu.tscuton took his scat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho London and North "IV:sterui Railway (Ashby and Nuneaton lines), Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Bills were read a second time. THE TORNADO. _ _ In answer to a question relative to the Tornado, from the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord DERBY said that communications relative to the trial in the Spanish Courts, colic; rning the Tornado, had passed between her Majesty's Government and Spain, and it was now stated by toe Spanish Government that a new trial would take place. It appeared that the owners of the ship wtire opposed to this cour se , b u t it wou ld rec eiv e the support of her 31: , jesty's Gover nm e n t , as t h ey s h ou ld Aasent to a new trud under the eirmmstanc_‘s attending the trial of the Tornado. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Tho supplios of both town and country-killed meat being on the increase, the trade here is some what heavy, and prices have a drooping tendency. Per Blbs by the carcase. sd e d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 J.llddling do. 3 8 3 1 ['rime large do i 0 4 4 Prime small do 4 8 4 to Veal 4 0 5 0 .Lamb. 5s edsd Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 Middling mutton 4 3 4 6 Prime do 1 8 4 1,.: Large pork 3 0 3 8 6mal I pork 3 10 4 4 2,1 to 63 41 BOROUG II HOP. Thorn is a steady inquiry for most kinds of hops, but the business doing is only moderate, as most of tho factors re fuse to soil except on higher terms. Mid and East Kents Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings loos to 135 s „ Olds sos to 80s „ COLONIAL. TEA. —A very moderato amount of business has been dono in China produce, and quotations generally remain unaltered. SUGAR. —Business has been rather inactive, but superior qualities of West India in most instances support previous rates. In the refined market there is no material change to report in the rates current for dried goods. COFFEE.—Tho markets exhibits rather more animation, and superior qualities of - colonial fully maintain previous values. RlCE.—Business continues very dull, and the few bar gains entered into exhibited no change as regards prices. TALLOW.—Tho market has remained exceedingly dull, and quotations generally show .a slight downward ten dency. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 435. 6d., and for last three months' delivery, 445. 3d. to 445. 61. per cent. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET-77ds Day. Market opens with a good general demand at )proving prices. Sales 15,000 bales. CHIGNONS. —The sobriquet of Chignon is new, but the idea is scarcely a novel oae. What after all is now, as some one recently observed, except " hair-brush ing by machinery and underground railroads ?" We find, however, that this elaborate padding is but an old fashion revived, for it is recorded that in the reign of Charles 11. " the hairdress of the ladies was very elaborate ; it was not only curlod and frizzled with the nicest art, but it was also set off with certain artificial curls, then too emphatically known-by the pathetic-terms of iwartbreaker4 aid love locks.' "—The Technologist. ritEFERIGN (IN tiA MG> Great Northern, 5 per cent.. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., ' 03 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. South York. and River Dun, 97 FOREIGN HAIL WA XS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9,j Blida and San .k'ranciscu, gua. 7 per cent., 13j Dutch Rhenish, 2) tireat Luxembourg*, 111 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16} FOR EIGN MIN ICB, Chontalcs Gold and Silver Mining, 3 lion Pedro. INor.h Del Rey, 21 3i pm Yudanaruutana of South Austratia, 11 q., 1 BANK B. East and West India, 126 lim., A, 3 Alliance, li P., 16 All!r10- > ustrlan, 7,1 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 14} Anglo-Italian, 'lin., 10 Bank of British Columbia, 11 Bank of Egypt, 31 Bank of utago, Um., 6 Chartered Ater. of India, London, and China, 31i 2 Consolidated, lim. 4g / Imperial Bank, Imperial Ottoman, lim., 9 110 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Ittn., 11 2 Standard of British South Africa, lim., 9 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at la pm., 12} London and County. 56; k Ditto, new, 221 3 London Joint Stock, 43 1 Loudon and South African, 12 1 1 L mdon and 11 estininster, 11 t 16 17 National Provincial of England, MI Ditto, d and 3d issuc,l2/: National dank, 60 Oriental Bank Corporation, 431. Union (> l :Australia, 4i a Union of London, 4t; 2 itIISELAN KOUB. Anglo-Amerlean Tcletzra C ph, L 11 Ati twit) Telegraph, DU. o, 8 rwir Bcl 10 Berlin IVater IVorks, lint.. 12 Canada Company, 70 City of London Beal Property, lim . , 6 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 16 a Continental Union Gas, Itm., 10 Credit Fonder of Englatto,lim., 3 Crystal Palace. Ditto, Preference, Di to, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., I(8 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 3: I East India Irrigation and Canal, 131 Nyyptian Cont. and Trading, lim., 2 E,lectric and International Telegraph, 137 9 Gen. Credit and Discount, lint., 6} 6 Hudson's Bay, 1G International Financial Society, lim., 3j Italian Irrigation (Canal Casour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redern. 1.,‘,70, issued 90, 5) London Financial Association, lim., 9 London General Omnibus Company, Ilm, 2 15-16 Sidras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent byln dian Government), 191 National Discount Company, 13 New QuebradA, 1 j Ocean marine Insurance), 19 Oriental Gas, lim., and Atli. It. Mail, 7 Thames l u l:; ii nnlula as andNMarine,al t le : D ll 'd i Z e O r e sarel Oriental j a r Marine, insurance, Insura ll nce, a;lc , e, Viceroy 01 . 1 4 .4:ypt, Blortgage ',can, 72 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice Cock burn, and Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Shee.) GOLDBERIZY V. BrACK. In this case, which was tried before Mr. Justice Lush and a common jury yesterday, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff for over £l9. It appeared that the plaintiff had purchased some goods, and according to the statement of the defendant, she, not having the entire money to pay . for them, she applied to her to make her an advance, and that she lent her £2O, taking some of the goods as a security. The plaintiff alleged that the goods were sold to her, and the action was brought to recover the difference between the account given her and their value. The defendant, who is a lady, and spoke with a foreign accent, applied to the court in person this morning for a new trial, on the ground that She. had a person who could give material evidence in her behalf. The Lord Chief-Justice explained to her that she must have an affidavit to that effect, and that the court would most probably grant her rule. Mr. Justice Lush, who was present, stated that an attorney had entered an appearance for the lady, but refused to proceed further with the case, as she did not supply him with the necessary funds. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Lush and a Common Jury.) STACY V. FIRTH AND WIFE. Mr. Mural appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. 0. Griffiths for the defendants. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a milliner, carrying on business at Weston- Super-Mare, and the action was brought for goods supplied to the female defendant. The defendant pleading denying the debt, and stating that the female defendant was a miu'r when she obtained the goo.ls, to which the plaintiff replicated, alleging that the articles were necessaries, and such as the rank of life in which the lady moved justified her in supplying her with. Mr. Murch opened the case. The female de fendant was the wife of Captain Firth, who resides at Weston-super-Mare, was highly con nected, and to all appearance a gentleman of good means. In June, 1855 and 1856, she was living at the house of a lady and gentleman named Wynd ham Lewis, persons of large fortune, and had a residence and estate near Weston-super-Mare, and Captain Firth was, in the . habit of meeting them frequently. He became attached to the female defendant, whose maiden name was Sharland. Mrs. Lewis having died in 1866 Mr. Lewis broke up his establishment and removed from the neighbourhood. The female defendant then took lodgings at Berkeley-terrace, in Weston-super- Mare, and while remaining there she was in the habit of visiting at the house of a gentleman of fortune, named Barclay, an uncle of Captain Firth, who, with his wife, resides at Hamond's works, near Super-Marc. Mrs. Barclay was a customer of the plaintiff's, and from that circumstance and the societyin which the female defendant moved, she allowed her to have the articles in question without any hesitation. It appeared also that the lady informed her that she was about to be married to Captain Firth, whose friends would advance £2,000 to establish him in some profitable line of life, and that £l,OOO would be settled on her on the day of her marriage. The marriage took place iu June, 1866, and the plaintiff applied to the female defendant for £25 off the debt, which she had promised to pay her in that month. She received a letter in reply, stating that the lady wasunable to pay the money then, but promising to do so shortly. The plaintiff made another application, and the female defendant sent her £5, all the money she had received from her, and the action was to recover the difference. It was also stated by the learned counsel that Captain Firth very often came to her establish ment in company with Mrs. Frith prior to the marriage, and that some of the goods were sent to his house and to Mr. B Miss Susan Stacy, the plaintiff, deposed to the facts in the preceding narrative. Mr. Sitarland, father of Mra FAith, proved tint his daughter was uudur age when she obtained the goods. The plaintiff was non-suited. POLICE INTELLIGESCE.—This Day. --a - MARLBOROUGII-S MEET. ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON THE UNIVERSAL BENEFI CENT SOCIETY.- —Mary Woodham, a woman with a child in her arms, was brought before Mr. Knox on a warrant by Paine, one of the warrant officers, charged with endeavouring to obtain charitable con tributions, under false pretences, from the Universal Beneficent Society, No. 10, Dukc-street, St. James's. The Marquis Townshcnd, the president of the society, was in attendance. Mrs. Ann Greely, in the employ of the society, said that on the 16th the prisoner came to the office of the society crying, and said that she had lost a child, eleven years of age, the previous day, and she asked for pecuniary assistance. She told the pri soner that she would take down her name and ad dress and give them to the secretary, and she did so. The next day the prisoner called again, and said she had lost another child. The secretary took down the statement. Mr. Charles Kennedy, inquiring officer to the society, proved that there was no such place as the address given by the prisoner ; and, iu making in quiry of Dr. Miskin, the doctor • the prisoner stated to have attended the deceased children, that gentleman stated that he had attended no person of the name of Woodham ; and, on making other inquiries respecting the prisoner, he found that she had lost no children, and that all the state ments made to the society were false. On the pri soner being asked how she came to do such a thing she said she was put up to it by another woman who received assistance from the society under a similar application. Dr. George Miskin, No.: 162, York-road, Lam beth, stated that he had never attended any sick children belonging to the prisoner. During the examination the prisoner having ap peared to be in a fainting condition, Mr. Knox asked Dr. Miskin if there were any grounds for putting off the inquiry, and the doctor said there were not. Price, the warrant officer, said that on taking the prisoner into custody she said she was very sorry, and he hoped the marquis would forgive her, and she would not have done it if she had not been put up to it. The prisoner asked to be forgiven for the sake of the children. Mr. Knox said it was a bad case, and fle most horrible part of it was that there was not a poor per son in London who was not worse off for acts like that the prisoner had been guilty of. The prisoner had all the tricks of a regular beggar, pretending to be ill, panting, &c. The prisoner bad gone to the society, and told them a tissue of lies. She would be committed for three months with hard labour. all 3.2.6 18.18.9 !35.15.13, 5 7 4 6 370 390 1 11 18 20 5 6 3 3i 2 3 I i 9 10 31 31 4 5 13 17 1? 131 11 16 3t 31 21 Sid 7 I/ 31 1.1 21 11 35 45 11 13 41 5 2} 21 28 28 310 330 I 31 4; 72 14 9 11 GS 70 130 140 61 ;0 23 25 11 13 ,05 115 10 12 IE3 2& TI 111,1) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. • In answer to a question from a noble lord, The Duke of BUCKINGHAM said there had been some reapp saranco of the cattle plague, and in the mouth of March there had been 82 cases in the dairies of the metropolis, particularly in the neighbourhood of Islington. But he (the noble duke) had had a long and interesting conversation with Sir J. Thwaitos, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board, and the result had been that most stringent stops had boon taken to check the evil, and suc cessfully so ; and ho was able now to report that there had only been two cases during the week. Reports with re gard to the matter were in progress, and would shortly be published. The subject then dropped OFFICES AND OATHS BILL. Lord KIMBERLEY said that in moving the second readily , of this bill he did not expect auy opposition, but he had received that morning notice. from a noble lord that he intended to oppose the bill. It would have been better if the noble lord had given notice of his motion, and on this ground he should wish that it should be post poned. But in tho event of this not being aecoded to, he should review the various reasons which had induced him to bring in the bill. In Ireland, at the present moment, two out of three chief judges were Roman Catholics, and seven out of the nine puisne judges were so likewise. The Magistrates and most eminent persons in Ireland were Ca.holics. Therefore he contended that, o tr,astf respect, heywero thought of with the highest _ and were most efficacious in the discharge of Lordtheir Chancellor should duties,lisameon prii,lyriilgebgte, and t by that the bill ho was now advocating he would do so. There was s6ld thought liaye th it t hardly any Church property attached to the Chancellor ship to what there was ho held only conjointly with the Archbishop. He could see nothing in the office of Lord Lieutenant which would not induce them to open the office to Roman CatholicS. High and important functions could be as well performed by a Roman Catholic as by a Protestant. By these concessions they wore not diminishing the supremacy of the Protestant church, nor its security, and therefore he asked their lordships to do away with these remnants of superstition, which wore a Cisgrace to the country. (LETT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The SPEAKER attended at the bar of the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given to several public and private bills. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Ford and Lowick Roads, Gateshead Improvements, and North Wcstern and Charing-cross Railways. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. On clause 9 being proposed, Mr. LAING said the portion of the bill with which they were now about to proceed, viz., the distribution of seats, was as important as that which related to the settlement of the franchise. The bill of the Government proposed to take one member away from any borough with a population under 7,000, but he did not think that that provision was sufficient, and therefore he moved as an amendment to the clause that nu borough with a less population than 10,000 at the census of 1861 should return more than ono member to serve in Parliament. As 7. specimen that the bill of the Government did not go far enough, he would point out that Ceckermouth, where iu the year 1866 the population had fallen to 7,000, was left untouched by the measure, and it would continue under the bill to return two members, giving that place as great a return as Liverpool, where the population amounted to 443,000. That was merely a specimen of the provisions of the bill, and it was to remedy that which he took the liberty of , thinking an anomaly that he proposed the amendment now before the house. If his proposal was adopted it would give 52 seats for distribution, and they could be dealt with as follows : —ln all large boroughs where the population exceeded 150,000, he proposed for the future they should send three instead of two members to Parlia ment. Thi; arrangement would take six out of the seats obtained. Nxt, in all 1 irge towns with a population of over 511,0 )(I, two member:; should be sent instead of oee ; this would take another four. He adopted the 12 now boroughs proposed by the Government, and those with 14,3 two ad-Lao:lel nicailiers to the Tooter Hamlets, and the member to the London University : would amount to 25 seats. With respect to the counties, he proposed that in ill, whore the population exceeded 150,000, three meet-, burs should be elected instead Of This arrangement would take 26 of the additional seat" making, with those enumemated, above 51, leaving a small margin of ono seat to be disposed of as might be thought best. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to compere his proposal with that of the bill of the Government, and contended that his was by far the better arrangement of the two. tWith re spect to grouping, he believed the feeling of the house was against it, generally speaking, and therefore he bad not adopted it to any very large extent. lie had only made seven groups, viz., the Bodmin boroughs, consisting of Bodmin and Launceston, returning one ; the Torquay b or oughs, consisting of Torquay, D ar tmouth, and Ash burton, returning one ; the Honiton boroughs, consisting of Houiton and Lyme Regis, returning 1; the Eyo boroughs, consisting of Eye and Thetford, returning 0110 j Chichester boroughs, consisting of Chichester and Arun del, returning one ; the ;Chippenham boroughs, consisting of Ohippenham and Caine, returning one ; and the Rich mond boroughs, consisting of Richmond and Northaller ton, returning one. He thought the plan ho had laid be fore the house would, on examination, be found the best that could be adopted, and therefore he confidently re commended it for the adoption of the House. Mr. B. COCHRANE said unfortunately Honiton always stood No. 1 in schedule A. when disfranchisement was talked about. (Laughter.) He had had to stand up for what he called the forlorn hope ; but ho was very much afraid that their fate was now doomed. (A laugh.) However. there was one circumstance which had not been pressed upon the right hon. gentleman, and he hoped he would consider the matter. In most of boroughs from which it was proposed to take away one member territorial influ ence prevailed to a very large extent. The effect of the Go vernment proposal would be to leave the remaining repre sentation entirely in the hands of those possessing that influence. The plan would leave 70,000 .persons without a vote, because they would not be able to exercise the franchise for the counties. Sergeant GASELEE said the hon. member for Wick (Mr. Laing) had appropriated to himself the idea he (Sergeant Gazelee) had put forth. He had jockyed him out of his proposal solely by being better acquainted with the technicalities of the house than ho was. (Laughter.) When the Reform Bill was first introduced he (Sergeant Gazolee) gave notice of his intention to move precisely that which the hon. gentleman had just detailed to the house. lie denied that the plan brought forward by the honourable gentleman (Mr. Laing) as his own part of the scheme which he bad put forth with such a flourish of trumpost belonged to him (Ser geant Gazolee), part of it belonged to the Government, and the other part belonged, no doubt, to some body who would yet be found out. (Loud laughter.) .:ie had a plan for a distribution of seats, but he had purposely kept that a secret in order that the hon. member for Wick might not filch that from him. (Laughter.) He could not but feel indignant when he heard the member for Wick talk about " his" plan, when, in fact, he had no claim whatever to the originality of the proposition. lie could not but admire tho coolness with which the hon. member for Wick gave advice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer—(laughter)----but he felt the right hon. gentle men would estimate the advice at its proper value. Mr. GOLDNEY thought the bill of the Government au o s n o . b wo f n or t e fa i r t en g o a u v g ,, h, it a s nd as h se e n h t " to ed :l b w ° epormoin)Olistatleeowfouthhe Iph member for Wick. Mr. SAMUDA thought the Ministerial proposal much the best and safest one for the adoption of the house. Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the amendment . of Mr. Laing, and expressed a hope that it would be adopted by the house, as it was only a measure of justice to a great increasing mass of the community. lie denied that the House of Peers represented the agricultural interest because its most wealthy landed• proprietors, such as the Marquis of West minster, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Derby, had most of the property situate in towns, and not in the counties. _ _ . G. GREY said it was to be hoped that the matter of distribution of seats would have been dealt with in such a manner by the Government as would put a stop to future agitation on the subject, but ho thought that such an object had not been attained by the Govern ment., but that in the new Parliament to be elected unde r the bill amongst one of its first duties would be called upon to make a very great addition to the proposal at pre sent under discussion. Ito thought the propoSal of the hon. member for Wick would make the bill more valuable, and therefore he should give it his earnest and 'warty support, at the same time he reserved to himself the privilege of reservation with respect to the details. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not deny that there were anomalies in the present arrange ment; but in the representative system there always must be. The principle the Groverument have pile on in framing the bill has been to give represe.ntation oto those communities that have sprung up since 1802, and which Are not now represented in Parliament, and with the exception of giving one represen tation to a seat of learning, the Government have in the present instance entirely acted in that spirit. (llear, hear.) The matter was one of the greatest difficulty, be cause you can easily draw up a scheme in the morning which looked everythingything at could .be i fairness, but when you come to examine into the detaik the subject became ono of the greatest d i fficulty, and one that it would be both wisps() and unsafe to adopt. The Governm ent had give nwith •.the respectgre greatest attention to the proposals i n the bill ; bto the amendment of the lion. gentleman, the . member for Wick, he hoped the house would hesitate before it adopted it. (Hear, hear.) With respect to theysrtroipoefeedvnto agdivoeubtloe representative, and as was now some places three representatives; personally, he was of opinion that ono member alone was quite suffi cient to represent ono community. (Hear, hear.) That was his individual opinion. The attempt to represent minorities could only, in his opicion, resu er l us ; rst i e i ht, le executive ; and, therefore, it was not for the advantage of the country that it should conic into practice. lies Majesty's Government had acted on practical r oe y eg principles,t.l7,;ewanted; o w n n o d wao h ad a ,n d oustuodinuegvrhottihyteeosgeitisvceiniri. s t aa i a on c tne a f t abe l e es e t , atbi and 01 SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This Day CROYDON RACES—This DAY. NORWOOD STAKES. The Norwood Stakes (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; tho winner to be sold fur 40 sovs ; 5 furlongs. Quirina 1 Evergreen ...................... Colenso Eight ran. SCURRY SELLING, STAKES. The Scurry Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for all ; two year olds Est, three ist 1:11b, fcur and upwards Bst 101 n; Um winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; half a mile. 1 ller Ladyship Lute Miss Fanny Eleven ran. SELLING II URD LE. A Soiling hurdle Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; four year olds 9st 71b, five lOst 41b, six and aged 10it 71b; the winner to bo sold for 50 Boys; about one mile and a half, over six hurdles. Liston Comet Rupar t .•.. Six ran. NOTICE.—CIIANGE OF ADDRESS.—JOILN late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage ho has received during the past year, and , bogs to inform his friends tha t ho has removed to 25, el lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. be THE JIATELOCK Turf Agency's Representative cau seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from If o u want a good foreign Eleven till Thr oe. N.B.— y ciga , call at the IfAvelock Cigar Storeg, 10, Walwortb roadr three doors from the Elephant an d Castle. JOE NAsir, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London, has his List at the Post in George-yard Snow-hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Farringdon street. J. N. will attend all thi Principal Meeting- i t, a m . has no representative out of L.)ndon. All letters to Lo addressed as above. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. 'THE REPRESENTATION BILL. • MR. LAING'S AMENDMENT. The house divided, when there appared— For the amendment ... Against it Majority —l27 The house shortly afterwards aljourned till 9 o'clock. trouble which the adoption of the amendment of the lion member for Wick would most undoubtedly place it. Mr. GLADSTONE supported the amendment of the hon. member for Wick, and ho was surprised the right hon. gentleman had not, before he resumed his seat, ex pressed his determination to adopt it. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) [LIFT SITTING. 1 BANK OF FRANCE. PARS, May 31. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 3 to 21 per cent. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-thy shows the following changes com pared with that of last week LNCREASE. Cash Bills discounted Notes ... Trea.sury balance Private accounts 13,200,000 fr. 34,500,000 f r. 23,000,000 f r. 500,000 f r. 21,000,000 f r. DECREASE. Advances 1,000,000 f r. LONDON GAZE r lE.-THIS EVE N ING. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 29. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Row land Fyne, Esq., to be President and Senior Member of the Executive Council of the Island of Montserrat. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Charles Frederick Hothery, Esq., to be a member of the Legislative Council of the Bahama Islands, and Isaac Farrington Augustus Bowlers and William Bagnell, Esqrs., to be Nun-Elective Members of the Legislative Council of the Virgin Islands. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 29. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Sutherland—Ronald Sutherland Leveson Gower (commonly eallod Lord Ronald Sutherland Leve son Gower), in the room of the Right Hon. Sir David Dundas, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. ADMIRALTY, MAY 28, 1867. • Royal Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant Charles Edward Macdonald to be Captain, vice Jackson, retired on full pay ; Second Lieutenant Herbert Bradley to be First Lieutenant, vice Macdonald, promuoted. Mr. William M'lntyre has this day been promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant-Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 2tith May, 1817. MAY 27. Lieut. Austin Bissell llodgkinson has been this day pro moted to be a retired conunander, under her Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 18 ' 60, 9th July, 1864, and 21th March, MG. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NEWTON RACES—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LYME PARK STAKES. The Lymo Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; winners of 50 sovs at any one time 31b, of two, or ono of 100 sovs 71b extra; maidens having stet ted thrice and never received 20 sovs for running second allowed 31b, five times 51b; second to save his stake; Red House in (about five furlongs) ; 15 subs. Pero • President Lincoln Catton 1 2 Five ran. TRADESMEN'S CUP. The South Lancashire Tradesmen's Cup of 100 sovs added to a handicap sweepstakes of 7 sovs each. About one mile and a quarter. 8e1m0nt............................................................... 1 Pax ton Sundeelalt Eight ran. WARRINGTON HANDICAP. The Warrington Handicap of 100 sovs ; about 5 furlongs. Tortuga Esmeralda Belmont Six ran. SELLING lIANDICAP. The Selling Handicap of 3 soya each, with 39 added ; the winner to be sold for 30 soya; winners of any race value 50 soya after May 20 (at 0 a.m.) iih extra ; one mile. Knight of St. George 1 West Lancashire Gentelle CROYDON RACES—'arts DAL • WELTER HANDICA P. A Welter Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the second), with 25 added; gentlemen riders, professionalA 71h ex tra; whiners after the publication of the weights 71b ex- tra ; one mile, Musketeer Victoria 'Vivian . Six rau. STROUD GREEN PLATE. The Stroud Green Plate of 70 sous for all ages; winners after. the publication of the weights 71b extra ; three quarters of a mile. Weights to be published on Wed nesday evening, May 29. British Tar Humphrey Davey 2 B ig-ote Eight ran. JUVENILE STAKES. The Juvenile Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 100 soya; five furlongs. He1der.................................................................. 1 Robßoy ............................................................... f Primula Five ran. Dead heat for second place. HURDLE RACE. A Hurdle Race Plate of 100 sovs (llandicap); a b o ut two two miles, over seven hurdles. 1 Golden Cross Humphrey Davy Contraband ......................................................... Sixteen ran. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, lIALr-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SHIPPING IN rELLIGENas. (By Electric Telegraph.) DEAL, Friday Passed, May 30—Fennechicna, from West Coast of Africa, for London; United Service, screw steamer, from London, for Cape from Cape of Good lope, for LonodronG;oo‘d'igiirl:P:t,;fr3oftnallfi'oution, for Mar eilless ; Moe Glen, from London, for Boston. ivy 5t too 1 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 II MI 2.1.0 204 2.1t.0 2.14.0! 8. 3. 3. 11.2.0, 581 5.17.0 109 a has