The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCL TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Alarket is quiet, and there is no alteration in the terms for accommodation. The Bank of France return for the week ending 16th inst. shows the following changes compared with that of last week :—The Treasary balance has increased £384,000, cash £352,000, and the ad vances £4,440 ; while the current acc .ntnts have decreased £610,000, and the commercial bills £392,0')(1. There were no gold operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The following are the latest prices of the bullion .—Bar gold, 775. 9 d. per oz. standard ; do. parting, 775. 11d. per oz.; °llb l° ol ls Spanish, 755. to 7613. per oz. ; do. Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. to 745. per O z.; United States Eagle, 765. 3d. per oz. Bar silver, 58 . d. to per oz. standard ; do. containing gold (5 grs. and upwards) ss. 0-Zd. to ss. 08 d. per oz. Dollars, Mexican, 45. 111 d. per oz., flat ; Cake silver, ss. 511. The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway for the week ending the 31st of March last amounted to £45,257 against £51,060 in the corres- Punding week of the previous year. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures _ ar e steady at 28 30 ex coupon, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 21 22. Th e followi ng i s i ssued b y the C omm i ttee o f Bankers in connexion with the Clearing-house : Return of Paid Clearing for the week ending May 15. Thursday Friday Saturday XL+ , ondav 8,301,000 Tuesday 8,968,000 Wednesday Creditors of £63,774,000 ere c t the Estates Investment Company their claims are required to send the particulars of to Mr. Price, of Gresham-street, the official li qu i dator, by the 11th June, the 25th of th at month h aving Pon th em. been appointed for adjudicating The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap- P d omted Mo n d ay, the 20th inst., a special settling I.32area , a ,_Y in the A 8 per Cent. Redeemable Preference of the B e l g i an P u bli c W or k s C om p an y, Limited, which are not to be marked. The return from the Bank of England for the u::llltieek. en ding the 15th o f M ay g i ves th e f o llo w ing i t It s when compared with the previous week : P ublic.Cli.tpepos osits;; -• £3,145,955 Increase... ..£1,4_53 eth er de _ 7,534,212 ... Increase... 12 , ,tL , , 17,513,323 ... Decrease... 21, 7 7 7 : flu the other side of the account : %I:Me:lent securities £12,886,314 No change. Nor,ters veeenrities 19,258,50 G £37,6lolncrea.se..._ o aomployed 9,908,150 Increase... 91, 3 be i t c amount of notes in circulation is £23,184,505, n g an inc rease of £37,695 ; and the stock of bullio n both d e p ar t ments i s £19 , 245,277, show ing an increase of £114,920 when compared with the Preceding return. MWith regard to the corn market at Birmingham, the week the trade has ruled dull for wheat, under e influence of large arrivals of foreign, com binedb with extreme caution on the part of hl ° Y e rs) who limit their purchases to sup hsi. initnediate wants only. The export de ilanel for Californian wheat and flour of fine quality rottl Liverpool for New York continues, flour m aki ng 495. to 50 s. per sac k o f 2801bs, and wheat 8 ' 8(1 . per 1001bs. At our market to-day there w as a bett er supply of English w h ea t, b es t q uality being sought after and selling at last week's prices, while for secondary sorts there was little or no demand. Fine red, 675. to 695. ; common run s, 60s. to 665. ; white, 68s. to 745; all per (1r • of 4961b 5 . F ore i gn w heat was held firmly, but th e demand was by no means extensive, millers generally having sufficient for im mediate use." The second series of public sales of colonial wool c ommenced yesterday afternoon. There was a fair but not a large attendance. The biddings were not very animated, and prices generally exhibited an average decline of ld. to 1/cl. per lb. The quan tit y rived for these sales amounts to 213,705 bales, of /111 ich 1 85,935 are from Aust ra li a , an d 27 , 770 f rom the Cape of Good Hope. d the Forei gn an d C o l on i a l P roduce Markets a ur .ing the l ast f ew d ays there has not been much 111In ation. Sugar has remained in very moderate attest, while superior qualities of coffee remained fu ll values. Ri ce h as b een d u ll and -without eh 4la g e in prices ; while tallow continued in very moderate request, and quotations generally show a dOWnward tendency. Two o'CLocx. There is still a tendency towards improvement ° cub e . markets f or s t oc k s an d s h ares an d ra il way Brites, notwithstanding their deep depression the "Iv in the ascendant. The impression is that k e -e , laa s of prope r t y h as reac h e d i ts l owest mar vi " ne value ; and, as it is a property of great the attention of investors has led to numerous purchases tor t ransfer. With regard to the British 4 1 % 11ri ; 8 may be menti one d th a t b uo y an cy is of -e "' b y the ea s y pos iti on o f th e ra t es felidisQ° iii 11et ) the specie move m ent, the confidence tranquil - I.lr pre sent administration, and the more 4 0w , aspect of continental affairs. Consols are go th for money, w ith th e di v id en d, and 90,a Ifor e account, ex div. 00 11 e Ne w Threes and R e d uce d A nnu ities are Stock' Ex c h equer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; Bank 251 ; India Stock, 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 13-k ; ditto E nfaced 5 per Cents., 1021 ; and ditto 1, 41:18 ) 84 8. prem. at tl:4 Oreign S tocks, with a few e xc epti ons , h ave been to i n r , „ r4 teS• Mexi can, h owever, have decl i ned 4, Italianl- ; Turki s h 5 per Cents. 4, to 31 311 ; and fo nds Per Cents. to 51 511 ; while Greek e at 44 hay e advanced to 141 ; Spanish Certifi dis'a to 141 I ; the Russian Loan Scrip 4, to 4 4 ,1 1 ; a , r * ; the Chili an L oan S cr i p 4, to 3 2 dis. ; n" Danubian Loan Scrip 4, to 5 3 dis. e ilt . : 1:11 Y a limited amount o f b us i ness has been p' re d into i n the Railway Share Market, but in veral instanc es pr i ces h ave s h own a slight inn t°,vtereent• Laneas hire and Yorkshire and South have each advanced 1, and Great Northern w alle Brighton have declined Midland 1, and e,,lsth Western 4. h 413 e Foreign and Colonial lines show no material S e nn an „g e • Great Luxembourg remain firm, at 104 ; ii"'" Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, at 154 ; calloteh-Rhenish at 18-1 19 ; Great Western of 1 04" at 1 . 4 i 15 ; and East Indian are flat, at Very littl e Amer ica s -usiness has besn tra nsac t e d i n Ameri caq4 States 52n - u urit ies, and prices are steady. United ; at 42 L'oncls remain at 721 4, and Erie Shares , l but Illi nois are 1 lower, at 76 4. p rev : o Be u e latleou s and Finance shares remain at about de It rates. Credit Foncier of England are a ci Cents. at 90 9 44 4 1 I ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Tel e . National Discount Co. at 124 ; and L.6raPh Construction and Maintenance at 164. lk shares remain very quiet without any mate ration - or atterati Pora.tioo ". as regards prices. Oriental Ban are marked 431 ; Union of Australia, Austr a l 464 ia, 61 ; ni ° 4 62 of Londo n , 384 ; an d B an k of MINING MARKET. :the market FRIDAY AFTERNOON. to-day has been ver y qu i et , an d 1) 3 , 11c " ill !terdaY• Annexed are the latest prices:— ciCh-o,yertos M00r..... 5/ 51 Marko Valley eliff7aes Gold ..... 331 North Crotty . 1.: rd Antalganiate 55/ North Retallick tlaes: Basset ............ 16 18 Prinecof Wales 51s Od 5256 ... d. t:E de' 01 :1 Gt. Consols Providence Mines ~ ...Caradon ....... ..... 5/ 6 South , Caradon 340 350 , ..''';.l!oVell ............ 1 incroft l4l IJI k't Russell ......... 24 21 West Caradon ~9et'WhoalCirenville 42/ West Seton — Urea'6'at Laxey ......... 171 181 Wheal Chiverton —6s 5 , rtfUlitak ...... 41 4i Wheal Basset eat Wheal Vor.., 17/ 18 Wheal Seton llO 115 SIIITiSII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. 3, 0017-EltniENT rUNDIS g.P.:I t ie r'UND9. ut. Consols 8 1)0. Account Jun 6 9oi -a 4 xd Per het Le , 0 New I.l,ed.ucmcl 9Ol (ha l t 90 * New 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 A.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885— Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Au '., 1908... xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, o and 4 per Ct 2l 26 pm Do £5OO 2l 26 pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 2l 26 pm Bank of England Stock. 6 por Cent 251 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under .£l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 , razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 De. 5 per Cent., 1865 1)o Account 741 3f 41 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) o,dian 6 per:Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent A . Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £4O paid 2l dis CA , mbian, 6 per Cent. ;üba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D). 5 per Cent., 1864 .... Dtnubian Principaliti 3S, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 Do. Do. Scrip, £35 paid 4 dis E tuador. New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 6gyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds tlo. Do. 1864 B2 Do. £lOO Bonds B4l 4 I Do Government Railway Debentures B3 i Creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account G tatemala 5 per Cent .. — laiian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway 5l M. )xicar- 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account' — Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 4 ontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Yloorish Imperial 5 per Cent Ne w Granada — Do 3 per Cen — ..., Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account — Do 44 per Cent, 1865 Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent, 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 414 2 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B6 54 Do. 5 per Cent, 1864 — D). Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6 i. Do. do. £6O paid 1 dis a par iardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Acci,unt — Do New Detened Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account 224 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 ._ dis Do. Scrip, £ 6O paid l'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 544 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 4B l 4 per Cent. Guaranteed lOll. Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Du. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. 1861 — Ditto 12 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austnan, a psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui!, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French llentes, 3 nor Cont., Ex. 25f — Itliiak 3 per (lent - . 1831, Ex. 25f. ...... Do. Account 511 1. 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money with div 921 Do. Account, ex div. THE 9TH LANcERs.—Tbe annual regimental din ner of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers will take place on Monday, 20th inst., at eight o'clock. Lord Devon has been offered, and has accepted the office of President of the Poor-law Board, which has been vacated by the promotion of Mr. Gathorne Hardy to the Home-office. Mr. Schlater-Booth will represent the Department in the House of Commons. FATAL COLLISION IN GRAVESEND REACH.—An inquest was hold on Monday evening on the body of Henry Jay, the master of the sailing vessel Ada, who was drowned by his vessel being run down in Gravesend Reach by the Norfolk screw steamer, on the evening of the 30th ult. Th• Ada was loaded with 30,000 bricks, and was proceeding up the river when the collision occurred. The coroner adjourned the inquiry to obtain further evi dence. At the general meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, held on Tuesday, Mr. Frank Bucklaud reported that he had during the season 1866-7 distributed to ♦arious members of the Society ani others eggs and fry of the salmonida3 as follows :—Great lake trout, 3,700 ; salmon, 15,450 ; trout, 11,025; making a total of 30,175 He had distributed them in consignments varying from 50 to 10,000. ANOTHER TRADE 0 UTR PtGE. —James Davis, forgeman, was summoned at the Sheffield police-court, on Tuesday, charged with assaulting a workman named Black adder, employed by Messrs. S. Butcher and Co., of the Phila delphia works. The two men had met at a beerhouse, and Davis asked Blackadder for a job, he being out of work. The request was refused, and afterwards, on the complainant declinin g to pay for a quart of beer for the defendant, he was struck by Davis on the face several times. A second assault was committed, and on this occasion the defendant threat ened to cut Blackadder to pieces. To the magistrates the defendant pleaded that he was out of work, and could not get work, and that the complainant was working under the price. He further said that he was drunk at the time of the assault. Davis was ordered to enter into his own recognisances in £4O, and to find two sureties in .£2O each, to keep the peace for six months. ATTEMPT TO MCRDER A MOTHER.—At Dukin field, on Tuesday, George Fletcher, a collier, was charged with violently assaulting his mother. Owing to the violent oonduct and drunken habits of the prisoner, his parents turned him out of the house, and he had since been living with an uncle. On Sunday he came home and was allowed to sleep on the sofa. On Monday morning he went upstairs with the poker in his hand, and commenced a murderous attack on his mother, striking her on the head, arms, and legs. The cries of the children brought assistance, when the prisoner was found kneeling upon his mother, who was quite insensible. Ho had broken the poker by striking her. The prisoner made a rambling statement, to the effect that his mother had been attempting to poison him. He was committed for trial. A TRIPLE EXECUTION.--On the 30th ult. the city of Cincinnati, in America, was the scene of a triple execution, the parties executed being two men named Alex. Aulgus and George Goetz, and a lad named Case, who were convicted of having murdered an inoffensive old man, an utter btranger to his murderers. The only reason for the commission of the offence was, according to the vo luntary confession of the executed men that the murderers wanted to "raise money." On the gallows Goetz asked pardon of Hughes' widow and orphans, and thanked the priest for opening his eyes to the light of Heaven. Case spoke a few words, expressing thanks for the kindness shown him. Aulgus declined to speak. When motioned to the drop, Goetz came forward firmly, A ulgus feebly, and Case danced forward laughingly, and had to be restrained for decency's sake. The ropes having been adjusted, Goetz said : —"Heads up, boys ; let's die like men." Said Aulgus, "We will do that, George." Said Case, "I want to die at just two o'clock, in time for the train." Case stooped down as he spoke and looked up, as if to judge how much of a fall he would have, and as he did so he laughed the same chuckling laugh that bad already horrified those who saw and heard. Said Goetz again, Don't let us slip the way they did over in Newport," referring to another execution. Said Case, straightening up, " Farewell, good-bye, all of you. lam not afraid to die." Said Aulgus again, " Good bye, we are going to leave you." Said Goetz, " God have mercy on us three sinners." White caps were then drawn over their faces, arms pinioned behind, and at 26 minutes past one o'clock the drop fell. The fall was seven feet, and the necks of all three were broken. The bodies hung 25 minutes, were then cut down and coffined, and given to friends, who had hearses ready outside the gaol. THE MARINER'S COMPASS.—In the beginning of the 14th century, Flavio Gioia, of Anialphi, made the great improvement of suspending the needle on a centre, and in closing it in a box ; hence Gioia in after-times came to be considered as the inventor of the mariner's compass, of which be was only the improver. He lived in the reign of Charles of Anjou, who died King of Naples in 1309. It was in compliment to this Sovereign that Gioia distin guished the north point by a fieur-de-lis. This was one of the circumstances by which the French, in later days, endeavoured to prove that the mariner's compass was a French dikceTery.—Notes and Queries. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIOA Y EVENING, MAY 17, 1867. SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I osin raid. Cl Prim! I Buclesinne.ese brIISLUL an a Exeter' Ca1ed0nian............' Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc: a;. Lon don, scrip Certi.l Do. Glaagow Is S. Western ) Great Eastern, Ord. a Lk.' Do. E. Angl. at. No. 'UreaL North of Scotland Omit Northern D.,. A stock De. it stuck Do. iri; at 25 pro CRS, and W. of Ireland Weiteru Do. S. Val. hail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford; 00. Newpott, ereford ... Lano.tshire& YorKstur, Landon and Blaelorall Lon., Brigh.,& S lknosi Lon., Chat., and DOM Do. Metrop. sA. A Lou. .t Aorth Western Lou. South Western Mau., Stint., it Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension...—. Actropolitan District. Do. do. Jo. . _ Do. and St. John' W'n Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby slid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., Jr Dun th. Eastern—Berwick, Do. (i..N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction I Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Uo. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Riatern Staines, Wok., & Wok fair Vale Do. C Vale 0 heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 1833.4 PSSE; 7$ 60 106 08 40 46 4 8 85 68 70 72 103 tOS 2 29 1 6 14 8 410 liA 111 89 11 41 42 24 27 26 26 122 123 56 67 16 17 8 )2 112 )13 75 76 45 46j 1)6 1)7 103 105 SIONS. 100 100 100 all 100 100 67 N 100 102 ip 4 41 1 1 71 131 28f e 1001 0 111 a 101 I 1241 g 57a 64 74 6g 1/a I 18 1131 121 54 4tif 1171 a 105; 1071 7 77i 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 108 10'1 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 108 109 it 1I i 1v 611 n 41 le2i 108; 100 102 91 V 3 1 3 k 1 It 12 F 8 92 81 64 100 102 02 94 85 90 82 65 97 9 9 97 98 1 97 98 T SECUR: 55 41 1091 9 15 111 15 1021 4 ;ITI 15 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. Extraordinary Accident at West Port. (From the Scotsman.) On Wednesday night, a most extraordinary acci dent, which, but for the bravery of a woman, would have ended fatally, occurred in M'Gibbon's• Land, West Port. 111‘Gibbon's Land is one of those blocks of miserable, ricketty tenements built over the ruins of the Malt Kilns which years ago existed on the Lillie Brae, and is near West Port Mission Church. The land is, like all the houses in West Port, divided into dwelling-rooms for separate families, and on the ground floor, or what seems to be the ground floor, two families were accommo dated in as many small, low-roofed, ill-lighted, and badly-ventilated apartments. In the west apart ment—a room about S feet long by 6 feet broad—a man named Robt. Pollock resided with his wife and chill. About seven o'clock in the evening Pol lock was sitting by the fireside reading a book, when, without the slightest premonition, the hearth stone gave way, and he was precipitated into a cavernous pit tilled with water. The sudden and extraordinary disappearance of her husband na turally caused great alarm to Mrs. Pollock ; but, having heard the splash in the water, she rushed to the brink of the aperture made by the fall of the hearth stone, and with the aid of her dress brought Pollock to the surface of the water, in which position she supported him by seizing hold of the hair of his head. The poor woman bravely retained a firm hold until the neighbours, who had been aroused by the screams of Mrs. Pollock, appeared, and with their assistance Pollock was rescued from his perilous position. The cavern, whose existence was so little sus pected by the inmates of the house built over it, and whose discovery was attained in so peculiar a manner, has a most dismal and treacherous appearance. The walls are slimy, rough, and evi dently', very old ; and the immense pool of water —extending farther than the eye, amid the gloom relieved only by the light of a candle, can pene trate, has a stagnant filthy look, and emits a powerful and anything but pleasant odour. In deed, the wonder is that human beings could have existed even for a day above such a fever miasma breeding hole ; and yet for the privilege of occupy ing the room a year's rent had to be cautioned, while the rent was paid weekly. The water, the surface of which was 5 feet 6 inches from the floor ing, was between 6 and 7 feet deep, and rested on a bed of soft mud several feet in depth. The police expelled Pollock and his family from the room, and they obtained accommodation in the other apart ment of the first floor of the land, where already the beds required for occupants covered every square inch of floor surface except the hearth-stone. MARKETS.--This day. MARK-LANE. There was a very poor show of English wheat here to-day, both as to quantity and quality. For all kinds the demand was in a most inactive state, at prices equal to Monday. Over 35,000 quarters of foreign wheat having come fresh to hand, the show of samples was on the increase, and the trade was heavy, on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at barely previous rates. The few samples of barley brought forward were mostly disposed of at late rates. The malt tax trade was steady, but no change took place in prices. The supply of malt was moderate. We were heavily supplied with foreign oats, in which a fair average business was doing, on former terms. Beans and peas were firm in price. Flour, seeds, and cakes were inactive. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 870 150 1,950 1,190 Irish Foreign 35,270 130 50,350 1,130 sacks Maize, NENTGATE AND LEADEN/lALL. qrs. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—This DAT. E The business transacted was not of au extensive nature, as the muster was not a large one, many members being absent at Harpenden. A rumour that the Rake had broken a blood vessel whilst at exercise evidently caused great dismay amongst the backers of the conqueror of Achievement, against whom £4OO to .£lO waslaid. Vauban would have been supported at 2 to 1, but 7 to 4 was the highest offer on the field, while the only others in demand were Van Amburgh and Marksman, both of whom made an onward advance in the quotations. THE DEitny. 7to 4 agst Vauban (offered—take 2to 1. sto 1 agst Van Arnburgh (taken ) 100 to 8 agst Marksman (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Rake (taken) THE RAKE. A telegram has been received this morning from New market stating that, at 7.30 a.m., the Rake broke a blood vessel whilst at exercise. TA UTERSALLT-LAST EVENING. DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Vauban (taken and wanted) 11 to 4 agst The Rake (taken) 7to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Marksman (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Palmer (offered) 28 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken) 28 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) 33 to 1 agst Dragon (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 50 to 1 agst Fitz-Ivan (offered) 50 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agst Roquefort (offered) 100 to 1 agst Gipsy King (offered) 100 to 1 agst Skysail (offered) 10000 to 50 agst Rescue (taken) 100 to 80 agst Vauban and The Rake coupled (taken) OAKS. sto 2 on Achievement (taken) Bto 1 agst Hippia (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Bumblekite (taken) 20 to 1 agst Skysail (offered) FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Jenny Jones filly, Malta. The following assumed names have been registered : Mr. W. F. Thornton, Mr. J. B. Jones, Mr. C. Ash, Mr. Robert Williams. COLOURS OF EIDERS.—Mr. W. F. Thornton, black, black and red cap ; Mr. J. B. Jones, brown, yellow cap. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF ENCIAGEMENTS.—May 11, at 2.20 p.m., Quirina, out of the Wheathampstead States at Harpenden ; after 6 p.m., Lytham, out of the 100 sous Plate at Harpenden ; after 6 p.m., Van Brunt, out of Epsom Derby. May 13, at 9 a.m., Handley Cross and Europa, out of the 100 sous Plate at Harpenden ; at 9 a.m., Selim, Torch, and Drum, out of Bath engagements; at 9 a.m., Saga, Oppression, and Sunset, out of Epsom Oaks ; at 9 a.m., Laverna, out of the Fifteenth Biennial Stakes, Bath; at 9 a.m., Elmira, out of the Six teenth Biennial Stakes, Bath ; at 9 a.m., Pirate Chief, out of the Beaufort Cup, Bath; at 9 a.m., Choral, out of the Weston Stakes, Bath; at 9 a.m., Thermome ter and Choral, out of the Badminton Stakes, Bath ; at 9 a.m., Anchorite, out of the Epsom Derby ; at 0.30 p.m., Lucifer, out of Beaufort Cup, Bath ; at 2.20 p.m., Rose Stock, out of the 100 Sov. Plate at Harpenden ; after 6 p.m., Auditor, out of all engagements. May 15, at 9 a.m., Lexovienne and Maydew, out of Epsom Oaks. May 16, at 9 &M., Alcazar, out of all engagements ; at 0.30 p.m., Retribution, out of all engagements ; at 0.30 p.m., Usurper, out of Epsom Derby. NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given : Duke of Newcastle's foals. Cby Exchequer, out of Merry Bird ... Gladstone. C by Lord of the Isles, out of Meg on the Wing Mae ••• ..• ••• ..• C by Lord of the Isles, out of Constance, by Epirus ••• Duuvegan. Cli cby Exchequer, out of Schism ... Contango. C by St. Albans—Hawthorn Blossom ... Grand Falconer. F by St. Albans, out of Myrtle Mazarine. F by Lord of the Isles, out of Twitter... Loncosia. C by Oxford, out of Polynesia ... Kennington. Lord Durh am's f by Thormanby—Tho Nymph, 3 yrS.. Artemis. Mr. W. T. Copeland's foals. Bf by Lifeboat, out of Tho Argosy ... Surprise. Br c by Lifeboat, out of Golden Drop ... Rabican. B c by Costa, or Scottish Chief, out of Merry Maid ... Bruce. Br fby Mainstone, out of Mrs. Roper Mainspring. Mr. A. de Montgomery's yearlings (bred in France). Br f ty Nabob out of Whirl ... La Charantonne. B f by The Flying Dutchman, out of Slapdash ... ... ... ... La Normandie. (Foals (brod in Franco). B cby The Flying Dutchman, out of Slapdash ... ... ... ... ... Lisieux. B fby Nowminster, out of La Toucques La Calonne. EPSOM SUMMER MEETING. The bus Stakes, a free handicap of 20 sovs each, with 200 added. One mile. Age st lb ... 5 8 I'2, Ago st lb ... 3 6 7 Sultan Chignon ... Archimedes ... 5 8 4 Leases ... 3 6 5 Chelteuham ... 3 6 5 Belzoni ... ... 4 6 4 Prelate ... Atruea ... 3 6 3 ... 3 6 2 NOTES PROM TRAINING QUARTERS. - (The followicia appeared in our latest edition of yesterday evening): NEWAIARKET. The Rake did nearly a couple of miles this morning, going splendidly. He wont over the Limekilns. Custance will ride hint in the Derby. Dragon went rather stilty to-day, and it is now understood that Trocadero will also run next liv'fidnesday, with Ilibberd up. Edwards will ride Dragon. The latter may go to Paris. Hermit trotted some time, awl. then followed liania a little over a mile, but sl w!v. Perickesaud Julius gallop a mile and three quar ter:, led tiy the Beadle. D'Etournel and Roquefort did nearly two miles. Sir Oliver gallop,' a mile atul a half, hut very slowly. Th 3 Oaks mares, llipp:a and Bounce away, were going splendidly, especially the former. Ben _Nevis and the Amanda colt accompanied Python. nearly th corip:e of miles. BOW-STREET. AN UNGRATEFUL SERVANT. Todd, in the employ of Mr. Parnell, butcher, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, was charged with stealing two pieces of mutton, the property of his master. Mr. Parnell stated that having suspected the prisoner he watched him, and saw him take two pieces of meat from the shopboard, and place them in a nosebag. Afterwards, when going out with the horse and cart, he took the nose bag out with him. Witness stopped him and gave him into custody. The value of the stolen meat was 3s. The prisoner had been some months in his service. His wages were 10s. a week with board and lodging. . . . The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked the magistrate to deal with the case. He said ho took the meat to cat it himself, being kept short of food. Mr. Parnell said this defence added to the ingratitude of the prisoner, whom he had in the first instance em ployed out of charity. It was utterly untrue. He kept as good a table as auy in the trade, and Letter than the ma jority. The =en were wholly unrestricted in quantity, and the cupboard was never locked. Mr. Vaughan said he considered the prisoner's imputa tion against his master as a gross aggravation of the offence, and should sentence him to six months' imprison ment and hard labour, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DAMAGING A TREE IN HYDE PARK—A BAD EXAMPLE. —Harold Savage, a boy, and Henry Savage, his father, were charged before Mr. Kuox, the former with damaging a tree in Hyde Park, and the latter with being drunk and disorderly in Oxford -street. Police-constable Haylor, 747 A, said that yesterday evening he was on duty near the Victoria-gate, Hyde Park, when he saw the boy breaking some boughs off a tree and placing them over his father, who was sitting down and appealed to be drunk. He asked the boy what he was doing, and he replied, " Only having a game." He told the boy that he must take him into custody, when the father so much interfered that he was obliged to got an other constable to keep him off. After taking the boy to the station, and as he was leaving it the father followed him into Oxford-street, and said, " You vagabond, you have locked up my son." He told him to go away, and as he would not and got a large crowd round him he was com pelled to lock him up. Tho father said he had only left his work an hour and a half, and therefore had not had time to get drunk. Mr. Knox said he was of a different opinion. Inspector Harrison said the father was drunk. The boy had been locked up all night. Mr. Knox—The boy has been locked up all night, and if h© has done wrong there is more than an excuse, having a drunken father. The boy will be discharged. As for the other defendant he will have to pay 10s. or 7 days, and I would advise him to koep himself sober, and not set his son a bad example. CAUTION TO OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS AND HORSE KEEPERS.—Joseph Eldridge, horsekeeper, in the employ of Mr. Hughes, omnibus proprietor, appeared to answer the complaint of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of causing a horse to be tortured by sending it out while in an unfit state. Peter Hayward, officer of the society, proved seeing a brown horse attached to an omnibus, in Regent-circus, on the 7th of May, and, on examining it, he found it to be in a very poor and weak condition, lame, and diseased, and totally unfit for work. On seeing the defendant, he ad mitted that he had sent the horse out to do two journeys• Mr. Arthur Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon, proved seeing the horse on the Bth of May, and said it was lame in both forelegs and both hind legs, and was suffering from a disease called grease and from internal disease. It was totally unfit for work, and it would tor ture it to work it in the state it was in. He thought it right to state that he had ascertained that Mr. Hughes had, since the complaint was made against him, had the horse in question and another destroyed. Mr. Knox, taking into consideration that the horse had been destroyed, fined the defendant 10s. and costs. THAMES. A GOOD PRACTICAL WARNING.—Rosa Scott, Mary Ann Wardell, Susan Wallis, Mary Ann Scott, Catherine Sheen, and Bella Brown, appeared before Mr. Paget, on cross summonses, charged with assaulting each other. The defendants are all too well known at this court, and are turbulent, dissipated, and very disorderly young women. Some of them carried children in their arms for the purpose of exciting sympathy. There have been many scenes of noise and disorder in this court, owing to the almost daily assemblage of loose women from those horrible places, Angel-gardens, Bluegate-fields, and Bate man's Folly in the vicinity of High-street, Shadwell, and Ratcliff Highway ; and the fighting, riots, and outrages in those dens of infamy have given much trouble to the magistrates and the police, and have been a terror and nuisance to the respectable inhabitants living near them. Mr. Paget has lately inflicted many severe but just sen tences on the wretched women who infest the above places, and more particularly on those who have used dangerous weapons. This was the third appearance of some of the defendants, and the second appearance of others. The evidence, which was interloaded with much foul language, having terminated, Mr. Paget ordered the six defendants to stand in front of the dock, and addressed them. Ho said ho had repeat edly mentioned the disorderly women living in Palmers' folly, Bluegate fields, and Angel-gardens, and he had been compelled, in the performance of his duty, to visit many of them with severe punishments. If the sentence he was about to pass did not restore some thing like p ea ce he should go on increasing the term of imprisonment, or commit the offenders for trial. The prisoners before him and other wretched women of their class kept the localities in which they lived in a continual state of uproar, and then came to that court accusing each other and maintaining a perpetual clamour. One was as bad as the other ; he could make no choice. wouldHe endeavoura a as] endfar as possible to restore peace in the district , nd put to scenes which were a dis grace to a civilised country. H e sen t ence d eac h of the prisoners to be imprisoned for t wo mon th s i n th e house of Correction and kept to hard labour. The prisoners, who were in a state of great excitement, asked the magistrate to fine them. Mr. Miget—Fines! certainly not ; you will all go to prison for two months. WESTMINSTER. NOCTURNAL AMU SESIENTS. Mr. Ridge, ap parently about 45 years of age, described as " a gentle man," was charged with ringing bells and knocking at doors without lawful excuse. James Hill, 212 I', said that at two o'clock this morn ing he found the defendant drunk ringing bells and knock ing at doors in Gunter's-grove, Brompton, and took him into custody. Mr. Solfe—What hays you to say to this? Defendant— Quito correct. Mr. Solfe— Very incorrect, I think. Defendant—l believe I was so ringing at my own house. Mr. Selfe—Why, you have given your address on the police-sheet at Paddington. Defendant—Yes, but I live in Gunter's-grove as well. Mr. Selfe—HOW many houses did he knock and ring at ? Policeman —At three. Mr. Selfe (to defendaut)—Do you live in three houses in Gunter's-grove ? Defendant—Next door is a friend, and finding I could not get into my own house I knocked there. Mr. Selfe—And the other house? Defendant— T hat's unfinished. Mr. Selfe—Then it was not much use knocking or ring ing there. Policeman—Why it was the other side of the way, sir. Mr. Selfe —This is hardly an amusement of persons not over young. I thought it was confined to suckling medi cal students and those sort of people. As you are a gen tleman yon are fined 20s. The fine was immediately paid. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.—A return showing the number of marrtages, births, and deaths registered in Englan d d uring the ye ar 1866 h as j ust marriages, 753,188 of births over ero deaths was 252,250. In the y ear there were 16,296 more ma l e b i l e t n h s P , u a b n l i d s h 5 e 0 d 0 . ,93 T 8 h d e a re a t h w s 1 11 11 8 e 7, e s x l9 cess children born than females, and the number of deaths of male persons was 1 2 , 766 in excess of th e num b er o f deaths amongst females. It will also be s een f rom t h e Od fi ne g a i tt i h r h e es s .l g a s i l v ti e od n raey t hmoafatrprtielaicimrees December tools t e l al2n place in 2 i n the qua r t er en di ng 5O more births than any other quarter of March than in the the year; end more childre n were born, and more persons diedt„birneethgeuelaretaerits of theerend year. ending the last day o f TIIE SHIP 111:01)EIZLANDET.—A. letter reached Sb Norwegian ieldsonWednesday full-rigged edi'esdYgi'i ngsome detail s o f the loss of the ship Broderlandet. She sailed from the Tyne last month for l3ombay, laden with coals, coke, and bitter beer, and was going north about to the Atlantic. At the time that she was 200 miles off the Shetland Islands she was caught in a heavy gale, which swept her decks. The vessel shifted her cargo, and having damaged her rud der, she became unmanageable. The mate and eight hands got into a boat, and one that the master and the other por tion of the crew should have got into broke adrift. While the mate and his crew were looking after the drifted boat the vessel foundered, and the master and 18 hands were drowned. The mate and the other eight men, after knock ing about the Atlantic two days in the open boat, were picked up by a Danish schooner and were landed on the Faroe Islands. THE DERBY _Yesterday Epsom. Downs .pre sented the first sign of the forthcoming races by the large number of persons congregated at the letting of the ground for booths, stabling, and stands. The sites near th e win ning post were actively competed for, and th e r i g h t to erect victualling booths, &0., was sold at very hi g h prices. The grand stand has been renovated, and active preparation is being made for the great Surrey Carniyal next week. The arrivals of Scotch and country-killed meat having fallen off, the trade has improved, and prices have an up ward tendency. sd s d inferior beet 3 4 3 8 Middling do. 3 10 4 0 Prime large do 2 4 4 Prime small do I 6 4 8 Veal 4 0 5 4 Lamb. 6s d Interior mutton 3 A 4 tnutton 4 4 4 II Prime do 1 8 4 10 Large pork 3 0 3 6 m mall pork 3 8 4 4 Iti to 78 BOROUG 11 HOP. We have not the slightest improvement to notice in the value of any kind of hops. The demand is heavy, as follows : Mid and East Dente Farnham and country Weald of Lent Sussex Yearlings loos to 135 e „ Olds bOs to 805 „ COLONIAL. TEA.—A moderato amount of business has bean entered into, and late rates are in most instances well supported. SUGAR. —The market is not very active, but prices remain steady. Refined goods sell at a moderate rate, at about previous quotations. Coffee—Colonial descriptions have been in fair request, and generally at full values, fine qualites of plantation Ceylon iu sonie instances realising enhanced prices. Rice—Only a moderato amount of business has been entered into, and date rates are, in most instances, sup ported for cleared descriptions. TALLOW.—Business has remained very inactive, and quotations for present and forward delivery show a further slight downward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435. 3d., and last three months' delivery 445. per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day The market opens with a good healthy tone. Sales probably 15,000 bales or more. DISTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND.—Memorials received by Government during the last few days leave no longer doubt as to the sufferings now being experienced throughout the wild area of mountain and moorland, some 60 miles in length by 35 in width, known as Connemara. A winter and spring of extraordinary severity every where have been peculiarly intense in the Irish High lands, destroying nearly all promise of crops of every kind, whether for huma n or an i mal sustenance. Ominously startling featu res o f t h e former famine are already re-appearing. Fever and nakedness, and the palsied look of hopeless helplessness, accompany chronic hunger, as of old; while there is the terrible novelty of cattle disease, which is so virulent that the despairing people seldom even skin the stricken beasts and , sheep but leave them unburied where th ey f a ll . The imminen ce ' of pestilence from this source is aggravated by the fact that the carcases of pigs dying from the murrain are being fed upon by the more destitute of the sufferers, for the price of the two local staples of food, namely, potatoes and Indian meal, is now much beyond what the ordinary miserable wages of the district would supp l y . But even such are now no longer being earned. Employment there is virtually known. There is no scope for it, and no means of payment if there wore, the few landed proprietors having to go without their rents in great part, if not altogether. Emigration I has been carried to its uttermost limits, and further exodus is impossible, for lack of the wherewithal to sustain =it. Hence the memorialists pray that the Government will give directions fer some public works, which would era long be remunerative in themselves, and would much alleviate the pressure of the current visitation. Mean while private benevolence is earnestly solicited, and in proportion to its promptitude will be its efficacy. P.ending the formation of committees •of relief, however, subscriptions will be prudently administered if addressed to the Rev. Canon P. MiMantts, either at Clifden, County Galway, or 3, Cannon-row, Parliament-street, Westmin ster. At the latter place will also be thankfully received any articles of new or worn apparel, for adults or children of either sex, blankets, linen, or small items suitable for raffles, bazaars, or other similar purposes. A COLLEGE FRIEND OF CORNELIUS O'DOWD.— When I was a student of Arts at Trinity, Dublin, in days of more lightheartedness than I am like to know again, I chanced to have for my "churn" a man of considerable ability, and who, but for a disposition to indulge in drink, would have swept the college of all prizes. After repeated acts of insubordination, originated iu this unhappy fault, "calls to the board," fines, &c., ho only escaped formal rustication by a pledge solemnly given to his tutor, ac companied by a convention, that he was to have the daily privilege of one tumbfer of punch, never to be exceeded, except if wet through and thoroughly soaked, when a second might be taken. Now, my poor friend, not having that confidence in the climate of his native country that he might have fairly posses&i, conceived the idea of aid ing nature ; and might be spied towards six of an after noon standing on the steps of his chamber, while his ser vant, with a watering-pot, performed the part of Pluvius from a window overhead, after which ho would return to the company, and beg them to note the condition he was in, and 1;6 able to bear testimony, if called upon, that he was in the predicament specified in the act, and eligible or another tumbler.—Blackwood's Magazine for May. THE KING'S DRAGOON GUARDS. -- The annual dinner of the King's Dragoon Guards will take place at the Albion, Aldersgate- street, on Thursday, the 23d instant. This distinguished regiment having recently returned from service in India, it is expected that a considerable number of the former and present . officers of tho corps will meet together 911 thli occasion. Share; BRITISH I' Atlantic he St.l,a , a , renoc Rom., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent Do. F allures Buffalo k Lake Huron Do. Preference Butl:,Brant, 'ft Goderich B p.c. 1872-3- i..., •-• • Calcutta & S. E., lira.. .2a4.e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do hlaet Indian, gu.s p.c. Do J Extcnsfou • oraud Trunk ot Canada i Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds' 1 charge 6 p.e Do. Ist Pref. Bonds. Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred .. Do. 3d Pref. stook ' Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred ludic Yen. gua. sp.c o. G ua, 5 per cent ' Do. New gua. sp. o (.4 t. South of India gua. 5 per oent Do. 41 per cent.... l Do , ireat Wes. of Canada.., Do. New . Do. 6 p. e Bt.s. pay. 1873 1 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited ) Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension ] 'lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Rel.& Hudson's Bay N. C'da, 6pc lst pf .be Scinde . 'Do. Delhi 01 Do. do •d. Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.lelot uOLOSIAL GO VERNMEN' Britigh Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1572.... Can Gov 6 p. c.Ja.&J my 1877-H1 - - Do. 6p. e. Feb.. Au l Do. 5 p. a Mar. & Sept l Do. 5 p. e. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. lnseribcd ek L;ape, G.llope, 6 p.e. 1873 Oet. 1890-19001 100. do 1680-4 o Do. Jan.&July, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April rand 15 Oet., 1909 lon, Nov. IS6S, tS p. , I)o. do ‘l,,nritiutt, P. p. C, 1873, Jart.and July Do. Iq7B , o. 188 L, May 15, Nov. t 5 Do. 1695, Feb. & Aug atal ';ov. 6 per cent N. S. W. Gov. 5 ire., 1866 1 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 181/3 1 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja July Do. do, April & Oct 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 106 107 74 81 33 35 4 18 10 lu2 59 61 9. 93 32 43 7 8 p 110 tl3 , 1 2). 68 74 112 113 55 57 44 46 62 63 ts* 16 150 i 65 26 36 90 101. 98 100 100 102 83 90 87 Bd 19! 104 105 107 104 100 102 101 ?:3 lul IU3 lu6 1.8 102 104 103 105 103 106 105 )07 98 100 98 98 91 93 85 87 101 102 61 86 96 98 91 Q 3 106 108 87i 6h 107 100 BRITISH MINNS. Cain. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 4 6 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlet 1 370 390 - Urakewalls 2.1.0 1 11 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 - East Corn Brea 3l 3 31 - t.ast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 - East Loved 3.9.0 9 10 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 81 31 - StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 Great 4 res.t South LLxey pro li i m gu it s e . d .:: 0 4 . t1 14 1 .k _. 13 17_ - - Great Wheal Busy 11.9.6 - - G. Wheal Vor (Helst..o 40 17 19 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 11 - ilerod's Foot •••• • 10 • S u 34 31 - ningston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 3 1 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 1 3.17.6 7 9 - slarke Valley t.1.U.6 31 1 1 4 iiwyndy Iron Ore, liut .0) 21 elv Se ton - North Roskear N.Whlßassettallogan 1.1. , . - - - North Wheal Crotty 2.13. t 41 5 - Prosper United 7.1.0 21 21 - Pr,videnee UnyLelaut 19.6.7 26 28 - I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 310 :130 - iyouth Coudurrow 3.2.0 It - I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 - tray Park - Crof t 915 12 14 - Vigra and Cluon, Jim all - - West Bassett (Illogan - W. Caradon (Ltsteard 1! 9 .1 - West Chi verton ....... 11 68 7'o 85 6 - West Seton. - Wheal Bassett 1 1.1logan 51 65 70 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 23 25 _ Wheal Mary Ann Olen, 8 11 13 - Wheal Setou ........ 581 05 115 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 10 12 rittlrEßNNl;r: kikignEA. North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 4i per colt. rd., WI North klastera, York, H. and Selby purchase, 9/ Stockton and Darlington A, 5 per cent., 2:a rouPAGN RAILWAY t. Central Argentine, vt Dutch Rhenish, at Luxembourg, 10i , j ou .- th Austrian aad Lombardo Venetian, 16i a FOREIGN MINXkI. An,glo•Brazilian (i old, limited, 1 Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 k Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 2k I poi Pestaren n a Gold, 3 Port Philip, I BANKS. Anglo-Austrian. 74 Australasia, 62 1 East London, lira., 24 English, Scorch, and Australian Chartered, 17 1 uperial Ottoman, thin., 8 k London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 16 pm., 12 Landon Joint Stork, 421 Oriental Hank Corporation, 43 1 Unio of Australia, 462 Union ot Loudon, fiei MISCELLANEOWL Atlantic Telegraph, 55 24 Dit o, 8 per cent., 95 90 City Offices, lim., 4 Credit Fonder ot 24 Hudson's Bay, 16i London General Omnibus Company, Ilion, 3 24 National Discount Company, 126 ocean ‘iarine lnsuramc), Peniusula and Oriental ?steam, 6(1 59; Telegraph Construe. and Mainten., lira., Ditto, 16 6 A Danish gentleman, who has for years bought a property and built a house near Olevano, where he habitually resides, visited Romo a few days ago, H o describes his position as critical, the brigands having cap tured his next neighbour, and cut off his ears on account of his inability to pay the ransom they demanded. Mr. M-, the Dane, however, is a determined man, and well provided with firearms to defend himself in his castle wherein, moreover, ho has deposited 2501 b of gunpowder, as he is resolved to blow up the house in case the brigands should force their way in, rather than allow himself to be taken. MAY-DAY IN YonKsHlßE.—Last week the heat was so intense in the North and East Ridings that preparations for sheep clipping were common, and sonic unfortunate animals were actually shorn. The weather was only a foretaste of summer, and this week the cold is extreme. On Monday the custom of May-day break ing of pastures was observed, but the cattle were so starved they refused to graze, and in most cases they were taken in at night, and are yet in their winter sleds. Grass has run off surprisingly during the last few days of cold east winds. 42 I Christmas Carol ... 5 8 1 Skirmish ... 5 7 13 Longdown Bnulamanto ... 5 7 8 ... 6 7 4 King Victor ... 3 612 Seringapattun ... 3 6 1 Sweet Anne .... 4 6 9 Lady Rosehill ... 3 513 Jasper ... ... 3 6 2 Barrington ... 35 12 Tynedale ... ... 3 6 9 Sister to Vedette 3 512 The Epsom Grand Stand Cup (handicap) of 300 goys, added to a sweepstakes of 15 sore each. Derby Course. Age st lb Ostreger 5 9 12 Moulsoy 6 9 7 Strathconan ... 4. 8 12 Rama 4 8 7 Sealskin ... 4 8 3 Knight of the Crescent 4 8 2 Dunsany ... 5 7 13 Christmas Carol ... 5 7 9 ThdrPeer ... 4 7 4 Dalesman ... 4 7 2 War ••• 4 7 2 Roquefort ... ... 3 7 1 Flying Scud 3 7 1 Fakir ... 3 6 12 Actrea 4 6 12 Zenobia ... 5 6 7 Bumbactes ... 3 6 6 Mandrake ... ... 3 6 5 Age st lb Harpenden ... 3 6 4 Orne ... 3 6 4 Maid of Masham f 4 6 2 Sweet Home ... 3 6 0 C he l ten ham ... 3 6 0 Ea5by......3 5 13 Redbourne • ... 3 5 11 Midwife ... 3 5 10 Vici ... 3 5 9 Pyrrhic ... 3 5 9 Rupert's dam c 3 5 7 ... 3 5 Vixen c ... 3 5 7 Crosslanes c 3 5 7 Flutter c ... 3 5 7 Attack c 3 5 7 Chevalier d'Esprit 3 5 7 Annie Laurie o ... 3 5 7 NOTICE.—CHANGE OP ADDRESS.—JOHN STIRK, WO 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 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, whore commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-strect ; and at Ono Swan-yard, BiAlopsgato-street. W. HoPKINS t.nd JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STILEET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches; also in George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from Eleven till Threo. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, \Valwortl:- road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. JOE NAsir, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London, has his List et the Post in George-yard Snow-hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Farringdon street. J. N. will attend all the Principal Meetings, and has no representative out of London. All letters to be addressed as above. Tunf AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (Siembor of Tattersall's) will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from .£1 to any amount. Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street awl 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. SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE. —By the latest accounts Sir William Lawrence is reported somewhat better. He is still, however, unable to speak or to write. His first act on recovering consciousness, which had been almost sus pended for three or four days, was to resign his post at the College of Surgeons ; and this he effected, wo hear, by spelling out words by means of letters placed before him. —Lancet. ILSLEY Lord Lyon took Achiortinent a mile and three-quarters he pair inuring in brilliant form. The filly has greatly inprored. 3IALTON. Sky sail did a rare two mile gallop ; as also did Grand Cross, led by Knight of St. Michael. 'raraban went amilei and three-quarters. STOCKBRIDGE. Vauban, Seville, and Uucas will go to Epsom, and this morning galloped little 611011 of two miles. The Derby crack goes splendidly, and will be pounds better than he was on the 2,000 day. Cannon will ride Uncas, who goes to win some bets. LAMBOURN E. After three canters, Marksman took the Sunflower filly a mile and three-quarters at a rare pace. Both are Tory fit. RICHMOND. Bumblekite showed a lot of temper this morning, but galloped nearly two miles. EPSOM. Gipsy King won a good trial with Beeswing this morning. RACING FIXT Epsom Croydon RES FOR 1867. Y. Newton 29 Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Beverley Stockbridge l9 I Chelmsford Summer 1 Newcastle .. 25 Ipswteu 27 I Worcester Summer 27 -LY J U. Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingkam l6 Down Royal Cotporatn l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon aa Winchester Southampton G aod wood ST. AUGU Ripon 5 Brighton Brighton Cluu 8 Lewes Egham Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford lia.stings York August Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth-- 22 Canterbury ..._ Derby Lichtiold Yarmouth 27 Weymouth Tunbridge . 29 Badon Baden ... 31 SEPT] Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicoster Doncaster Brecon 111 BER. Richmond l7 Hendon la Monmouth _ _ Manchester Autumn.... 20 Newmarket Ist October 24 OCTI Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Bedford 3 IBER. NOVI Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumu ll Newmarket 21 October 7 Cheltenham l5 Newmarket Houghton iIIBELL _ _ I Leamington Hunt COURSING. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. SEPTEMBER. Name. Judge. Days of Running Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford PROPOSED RA7ING OF SCHOOLS AND CHARITIES. Yesterday a very numerous and influential deputa tion waited upon Lord Derby, at his official residence in Downing-street. It consisted of the EArl of Shaftesbury, Sir Mordaunt Welles, Mr. Scholefield, 31. P., Mr. Bass, M.P., Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., Mr. Baines, M.P., the Right Rev. Archbishop Manning, Mr. T. Tilson, the Pre sident of the Wesleyan College, the Mayor of Birmingham, and many other philanthropic gentlemen. The object of the deputation was to present a memorial, calling his lordship's attention to the recent decision of the House of Lords in the case of the Mersey Docks, and that of " The British Orphan Asylum" in the Queen's Bench, which stated that " All buildings of a charitable or eleemosy nary character must be rated in future to the relief of the poor." Several eEarl of SHAFTESBURY introduced the de p utation. gentlemen spoke in support of it, stating that if such a rating were carried out, it would not only prevent much beneficent work which was now carried on, but it would be the cause of throwing a still greater number of poor people upon the p oor ' s r a te, and would thereby cause a still higher amount of ra ti ng , i n asmuch as the voluntary relief which was now given would be done away with, as the charitable institutions which were now barely supported would bo unable to sustain the burthen of taxa tion. Several admirable institutions, both Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish were instanced as being in this condition. The Earl of DERBY said that he bad been glad to bear what such an influential deputation had 'to urge, but that they could not expect him to say anything then; but he would take the earliest opportunity of laying the matter before his colleagues, and when they had heard what the other side had to say something would be done. The deputation, after having thanked the noble earl for his courtesy, retired. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. • LONDON, May 17. —Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CL7DE, May 16.—Wind LW—Sailed—Alliance, for the West Coast of Africa; Messina, screw steamer, for Gibraltar. LIYERPOOL, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hans Gosen, from San Francisco; Isabella Harriet, from Per nambuca. Sailed—Nithsdale, for Monte Video; Bolivar, screw steamer, for Vera Cruz; Sir Henry Havelock, for Callao. TORBAY, May 15. Wind N. W. S ailed —Marion, for Rio Grande. NEWPORT, May 16.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—William Jones, for Mauritius; Harmoine, for Aspinwall; Sunshine, for New York. FALMOUTH, May 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Louis, from Monte Video; Napoleon 111., from Alexandria; Alessandra, from Odessa; Seich, from lbrail. Sailed— Vigilia, for Sianghae. QuEzrisTowN, May lb.—Arrived —Kangaroo, *crow steamer, for New York. MILFORD, May 16. Wind N.E.—Arrivid—lmpubm, from Moulmein. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 16.—Emma, from Stettin ; International, from Teneriffe; Celia, from Terceira; Astracan, from Kur rachee ; Triton, from Wismar ; Centipede, from Caravan sera ; Gladiator, from Colombo; Nora, steamer, from Har lingen. Arrived, May 17._Pioneer, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Italia, steamer, from Lisbon ; Triton, steamer, from Bou logne. Sailed, May 17.—Sir Robert PeeIDEAL, , for Dunkirk. Friday Morning. Passed, May 16—Guacho, from London, for Buenos Ayres ; Amazon, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon. Passed, May 17—Her Majesty's steamer Dee, from W., for Woolwich: Blonde, screw steamer, from W., f or London. Bank of England Returns,—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending 1 ISSUE DET ,he Act 7th and eth Victoria, Wednesday, May 15, 1867.: PARTUENT. Notes issued ....Z83,092,655 Go ß v u e l r i n io ni n Dt. . .. ...... .................... (Alter Securities.. 3 , 98 4,000 Gold Coin an d Silver Bullion £33,092,655 X 33,092,655 1 BANKING DKPAATMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal X14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts)..... 7,534,212 Other Deposits... 17,513,323 Seven Day and other bills 459,102 40,205,692 Govermut. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity . ) .... £12,886 , 3 14 Other Se r• 19,258,506 Notes .............. 9903150 Gold and. Silver , , Coin .... .......... 1,152,622 443,205,592 THE DERBY AND OAKS. THE SUN of to-morrow (Saturday) will con tain the Selections of all the Sporting and Weekly Newspapers for the above important races. I 20 st at 100 ...... et 100 1 tou st 1 401 10 100 I et 1 i I Vt II