The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-10 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS-YESTERDAY. 4 • h The tone of the stock markets to-day has been decidedly L eal tilY. Bu s i ness i n ra i lway stocks and fore i gn b on d s h as il u a eeu on a more extended scale, and the fluctuations v gt been mostly favourable. Consols have continued e adY, at 93k, 94 for delivery, and 94 1-16, 94 3-16 for Reduced and New Three per Cents 92k, 921. 4euequer Bills par to ss. prem. Bank Stock has marked 2,33 99, India Five per Cents 1131, 114, and Indian duds 2 05., 255. prem. uRIn the a large s . market for E ng l is h rai l way s to c ks I n"s has b een do i ng. Dur i ng the ear li er h ours a , akne ss Was noticed i n th e v alue of some stocks, but la ter in th e d ay the demand strengthened, and a general ad ' G va lace took pl ace. The principal movement has been in e at North ern A, which has risen 2}. Metropolitan 411 rd Great Eastern are -I better, and Midland, London, and °th Western, and Great Western, . railway stocks have been steady in value with a t C le rate dem an d . C anad i an s h ares h ave b een fi rm an d rise Pr e f erence Bonds of the G ran d T run k h ave a 11 2' As r egar d s f ore i gn s h ares th ere h as b een a fai r e ir , aud for Ottoman at an advance of 1. Lombards have l ir wed orel • .gz bonds have participated in the prevalent steadi ,, SPanish and Turkish have been fully dealt in at red„ , quotations. Peruvian have been quiet, and a4t iau have been purchased cautiously. Spanish have rit e ea and Turkish, *; Brazilian (1865), being also per el it• better ; and Chilian (1867), Peruvlan have re- Cede d Per cent. Au'"jean securities have been dull. The Five-Twenty r , e - us have fallen *, and Erie shares ; but Illinois , ; t ral ha ve been better. 1 1 11 , e Japanese lo an i s quoted at 4 to 3 dis. b rui ning market has been very quiet, and prices have e v eu with out change. p re c ' r Bank shares there has been a fair demand, and h ave been well maintained. London Joint-Stock have r i sen 42.. Telegraph shares have continued dull. British Indian h: telis love f a ll en *. T e legraph Construction shares been lower, and Hooper's *. v ' lB eellaneous securities have been quiet, at about pre i')llB quotations. Th " d ay 0 have been no bullion operations at the Bank to- ne 42 13500. xt mail f rom Australia is expected to bring The, le B - su Pply of capital in the discount market has been 41 - 0 8 4xtensive, The demand for accommodation has been e1 1at ,,!:,, t 6 1 3r active, and three months' paper has been 3 per cent. ta b. t advices dated May 7th, state that the Mool -1:168 R B 7OOO in gold for England. h e Director s of the Minerva Mining Company (Limited) .v e , th e ue elared an interim dividend of £5 per share from At.„ °fi ta ef the last quarter. , 441 :1:-larie to-day there was a continuance of firm ,. the grain trade. Less activity was certainly appa ,,t, belt the value of wheat was well maintained. Spring ~o 1•4 _ as Tilv steady. t jal Meoltan, from Calcutta, will bring £9,700 in gold for ..) , 'lad • The Oneida left to-day for Brazil with £8,955. 4:8-i'lPected that the next steamer from the East with the T ll 44l iall mails will bring about £426,000 in gold. Prid conmitteo of the Stock Exchange have appointed pe r o a Y' the 13th instant, a special settling day in the Seven t ri(i ' e at• First Mortgage Bonds of the Illinois and St. Louis Cote4 ll 6oo nipany, which are to be marked. "tang of the Lancashire and: Yorkshire Railway i ll :, t l' f a TIY Is announced to be held at Manchester on the 25th m t li t , io o t r ai th s e ha p r u e rp ca o i s , e ita o l f . obtaining powers to raise £750,000 ' - su spension is announced of Messrs. R. and T. Knyon, tinelactlirets' of Lower Hindes, near Bury, with liabili • tIMO Ratin g to about £B,OOO. ha rt th° bankruptcy of Messrs. Goodbehere, Gain, and Co. 4are merchants, who failed on the 3d of March with bar's ' ' iti es for £25 33 Mr. Robert A. M'Lean, of the firm of a i ,, a , r d, Clarke, and Co., London, and Mr. A. N: Hopkins , at thutacturer, Birmingham, wore to-day appointed trustees fi rst meeting of creditors. of, 31. 1 r r Master of the Rolls has confirmed the appointment. • Thomas Kennedy, of the firm of Kennedy and 4 uffici. I liquidator of the Albert and Arthur Aver " Ass •+. a Si ocla,tons. 04tiXt,3: guineas premium net are being paid on the ship ttbZ it he Rudkin, from Java for Amsterdam, which sailed r i ;;' the 16th Novomber last, and has not been heard of. NI, " prosp ectus of the new Rosati() Silver Mining Com -Bh,rjell" been issued. Th e ca pit a l proposed is £50,000, in th e 6 f.£l each. The object of the company is to work t( , l o , 4r ge and valuable silver mines in close proximity to the 184 9 I.4t td Real del Montd mines, which has yielded sines f e arly £3,000,000 sterling to its shareholders. A number in :Vies from the Rosario mines have been tested, and rit ' t he yield of both gold and silver is unusually it The The direction is formed of gentlemen of high stand the commercial world, and the prospects of the new °446 Y seem o f more th an o r dinary encouragement. ( i s Furtherei accounts from Frankfort con fi rm th e e ff ec t pro -1144. tile warning published by the authorities of the I,° B ourse :B ourse against the American Railway Mortgage with Which the German markets are in the course of erg a l is fl eeded. The me asure is attacked violently by the b of the parties interested, but no doubt seems now ° fil e ntertained that even among the most credulous is for ` Peopl e People th e c h ance o f t h ese con coctions being floated 6 lime at au end. On the other hand, the holders of roai °6(lB of ea r li er i ssue, an d es pecially of those of finished V ie i B ' r egard the result with favour, since it puts a stop to tihi„iserituinate competition to which they have for some 056 i ;: i 6 t ll, subjected, and which appeared likely to be with rrh, th o w subjoined report on t h e mar k et f or c h e micals, from Bay s . ee kl.Y circular of Messrs. J. Berger Spence and Co., for T ao gratifyin g re ports w hich we have ben able ta give p ett Ze f ? time back of the healthy state and future pros hetioia, th e chemical t r ade are ;fully borne out by the tiaus 60abu6 of the past week. Orders for both home and foreign I)s ssth i Ption- exhibit no cur t a il m ent ; and in almost every ar e at " tr q the t ra d e i s i mprovemen t v i s ibl e , w hilst prices olte Nt eni ng with every probability of continuing in the 1, 456 aeturer's favour. In minerals more than au average "ea is done. 8 p e r 13RITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ditto .1 eet. Consols 3_eitto tor Account . . 941 .. 92f i iil?wr Cent. Reduced 92f i 103 per Cent 104 003,4 P e r Cent., Jan, 1894 littioQu,t a i P t p ,e B P ; :irjiC,a(jeFtB3,:iiB.:Blojal7lBl.4-8394 — , 11 1-16 txellUttd Sea Telegraph) tiOgo 13 Neer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i per Cent .. k) i 1 ,,,,,, t()0 , £2OO, and X5OO l9OB -- /-4,,,VO','AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. D o !, 3 Lock, 10 1 per cent., April, 1874 1 - 14 b o ? Per cent, July 1880 D o ,12,er cent, Oct, 1888 i 1301Lu fa ced Pap er 4 p er cen t 92f D o ', 5 pe r cent, J an, 187 ' D o -" 5 4 4 . per cent. May, 1879 — Per C en t , Rup . Deb 1872 — D o D do 1877 Do Deb do 1882 . -- ji, ii, 5 per Cent, Aug', 1873 — D o ° " 8 , 4 per Cent, £l,OOO ender xi,uoo t e ,t u . ' A of fliottnii s N t i o i c s k o 4 Ep p L e A r e N t EOUS. (0 1 . 1.1 „' R l i . ;le 4 per Cent Bonds, 1903 Do 4 i 71 1882 Do CI 17 11 (1 4f broop Board of Works, ' 1 pct Stock ( to be paid) Scrip gerAille 1868 FUNDS—CLOSING - "r u5tri :: . 0 :. R: .: 1 . 7 . 1 4 .1 . .......... PRICES. 11r130 185 9 4Nziliao, 1852 ,`) 18',g '-'0 1859 D o .ho 1860 _ ..-'. 1863 891 90 131.11:0431431.8re655 _ )30 XlOO Ow l . an _ (Deferred 3 per C ent ) _ 1 I 1842 lio 1858 . ... 1)0 1866 D 0 . 1867 , . DCl?,:hitioils':ll4.ll-.°81ea1?"2:5°11t.1:6. o . i ....... purl. ........... - '... -No 146030 paid'...... 1)0 864 . ........ --- t 11 :411onv,eril.8:11311100. ... . .. Debenture, 1873-77 — an, ___ do , il 1)0 1867 ........................ 3,19.01:1 aoDd: Second tt : I i:N,001111.28:6(12C3 n o ; u i . I . d d . o . e . 1 1 . i . 8 . da.t. e . d . . . . . Do 4:600 .._- 8 ile .... 99i d the ques tot see that ied by the [tab. and all ; more and ex p e riment snot flourish er a step 15 icellor's bill to one great 6t so vast a orobation . iarply eritt eatest judge i r Cock rill, as he is between law [n i g out the .e technical winciples of lovernment he last Par falling Off icites. Ano - Paris 1,000 ayes, the army. and it will its mistake. the breach tnd country. at the pol turn to the s for the in te should be need by the ; ht is calcu - The ballot due to the 3e questions only to be may-n?w nstituencies ar of undue has begun ed the fifth Leh power in should not D are willing Passed over re naturally no breach was, of cl to the ach other la nd non were de seemed an unwil ts decided to as execution. ding a libel as been sen s' additional police, it is a notice in ropagated in inces would The Prefect .es had been invited all )us attempts d that they , whose duty 56,377 11,363 84,946 39,538 g was :- 1,000 700 'or in Paris; cable. Lyons 35,769 22,294 13,803 noes• has 34,82 9 anulled. ; 9,112 ayes. ul the noes wn on Mon" 30,000 30,000 39,506 L 5,881 exception of le army and )9,445 19,458 ig those re' a.nd only eX" )s assembled in the Fair minibus has arter. y 'ernuni xt, and the e Empero.r• deputies la Legislatif, Invalideet The dein: 3 and, wlt", 'head will gua,rd of he Empere! Beers of ?resident in la decision take a short y to carrY will. Thi s need to do , ,h the WV ) E the Sena te M. 011ivier ; ma y be re" 'teen Yew nce. ,y morning: F.4order. Ab 85 ;hroihout, Waters velations of fluence the ITE. Ayes. Noes. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1870. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock, THE IRISH COLLEGE AT PARIS. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE called attention to the claim of the Irish college at Paris, under the Treaty with France, upon the British Government,, and moved for copies of the award made in the case of the Rev. Paul Lory as Administrator-General of the College of the Commoners appointed for liquidating British claims out of funds received from the French Govern ment, and of the judgment of the English Privy Council in 1832 on the appeal from that award, and also for a copy of the judgment in 1825 in the appeal case of the English College at Douay. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said there would be no ob jection to the production of the papers moved for by the noble marquis. %with on. The Spanish Government had expressed its confidence in its own power to put down the insurrection, and certainly the insurgents had not occupigd_ any place of importance. It would, under the circumstances, be inopportune to interfere. His hon. friend might rest assured that the Government would gladly avail themselves of any opportunity of rendering such services to humanity as he suggested. the nomination or election, as the case might be, of members to serve for the county or borough ; that he will; between a certain number of specified hours, say between the hours of one and five, or any other hour, during which he will receive nominations. Candi- dates, he proposed should be nominated by the de livery—personal delivery—not sent in, of nomination papers. These papers would have to be signed by a pro poser and a seconder and eight other electors of the county or borough. The House would see the object of reclaim ing the proposer and seconder. The delivery of these nomination papers would be made either by the candidate himself personally or by the prOposer or seconder. The candidate would be permitted to withdraw his nomination paper, or in his absence the proposer or seconder might withdraw the candidate at any time within the two hours which were specified. If at the conclusion of the two hours any more candidates were made in nomination than there were vacancies to be filled, the returning officer would announce the result, and publicly advertise it in the manner which would be pre sented in the bill. This operation would take place, not alto- gether but comparatively speaking, in private. The per- sons who would be present at these nominations would be the candidate, accompanied by one friend, who might be his legal adviser, the proposer and seconder, or those electors who signed the nomination papers. No other person would have the right to be present unless by the special permission of the returning officer. The advantage which would result from this plan in contradistinction to others which had been adopted in places where the system of public nomination was adopted were these, that it would be necessary that the candidates and their pro posers and friends should meet face to face. They should know before the expiration of the specified period who were their opponents who were nominated, and they would have the opportunity of saying whether they would make up their minds to go to the poll, or whether they would withdraw in favour of some other candidate who had been nominated, and whether they _ _ _ thought it worth while to incur the expense and trouble of going to the poll. He could not see that the choice of a constituency could be fettered by this plan, seeing that any ten electors could bring forward a candi- date of their choice, and that ample opportunity was afforded of demanding a poll on behalf of their candi- date. He did believe that there was some advantage in certain cases in public nominations, which enabled the candidate to meet face to face the whole of the constitu- ency, and to challenge his opponents, and to refute what might have been said of each other. But hon. gentlemen would admit that where such explanations __ _. were necessary or desirable the opportunity practically did not exist. Where reckless and unfounded assertions had been bandied about during a time of great excitement the House must be perfectly well aware the candidates might just as well talk to the winds: He believed that the system of requiring personal attendance would prevent persons being put forward as candidates merely for purposes of an noyance. The Government did not intend to propose an alte - ration in the existing law as to the incidence of the necessary expenses of elections. The candidate, or failing the can didate, his proposer and nominator, would, according to the present proposal, be liable for the necessary expenses of the election, and that, in his opinion, would act 'as a considerable check to the putting forward candidates for the mere purpose of annoyance. Of cource corrupt compromises might be made between candidates, but such compromises were not now made upon the hustings. They were made, and must always be made, in private, and if candidates and their supporters were so disposed corrupt compromises could be effected. According to the Government plan, if there were not more candidates than vacancies, the return would be made and completed on the day of nomination. It was hardly necessary to say that if there were more candidates than vacancies, it would be the duty of the returning officer to announce that the poll would be taken, to name the day of the poll, and to make the necessary prepara tions. He believed that there had only been three reme- dies proposed for the evils complained of in regard to election procedure—the use of voting papers, an increased number of polling papers, and vote by ballot. As to the use of voting papers, he would dismiss that remedy as shortly as the committee dismissed the subject in their report. A remedy which aggravated the evils appeared to him to be no remedy at all. An increased number of polling places might be very desirable ; but he did not think any member would pretend that such a plan would be anything like an ade quate remedy. In fact, there did exist a power of in creasing them if it were thought necessary. The third remedy, as he had said, was the ballot, and the principal objection to the adoption of the Ballot was that an act of voting. was a public duty, and involved public responsibility ; that it would not restrain the practice of treating ; that it would increase bribery and afford facilities for personation. As to the act of voting being a public duty he freely admitted, and there was no finer spectacle in a free and constitutional country than a constituency returning its members to Parliament by an open, tranquil, pure, and, above all things, a free election. The essential character of an election ought to be freedom, and he quoted a passage from the judgment of Baron Martin in the Beverley election petition trial, in which he laid it down that when Government gave a man the right to vote it imposed upon him the obligation of using it honestly, and without undue influence. Baron Martin proceeded to say that if it were proved before a judge that a considerable number of votes had been under undue influence, there was absolutely at common law, without reference to any particular statute whatever, no legal election. The right hon. gentleman then went on to speak about the ballot, and said in our own colonies where the ballot had been in operation some time when the necessity for secresy disap peared, the secresy itself disappeared. He did not see the necessity that a system of secret voting should encourage bribery or personation. There must be under any system an open system or a secret system. In order to establish bribery or personation proof that there had been a corrupt payment by one person to another, or that a certain individual had voted, fraudulently representing himself to be another person. These were facts which must be established before some legal tribunal, and the proof he proposed would not be more difficult than it was now. The returning officer, on the opening of the poll, would have to provide a sufficient number of polling stations, and he would appoint a deputy returning officer to presidelat each station. He would also have to provide a sufficient number of polling papers for each presiding officer. An agent might be appointed by each candidate to watch over his interest at each polling station. The polling papers would somewhat re semble the cheques iu a banker's cheque book. They would have a counterfoil, and numbered, and every paper would bear on its face the same number as it would bear on its back. The presiding officer would give to each voter on establishing his claim to vote a polling paper, entering at the same time the number of the voter on the register upon the counterfoil. The voter wonldtheu enter a private room for the purpose of marking the polling paper. Having done that he would fill it up in such a way that the names of the candidate would not be visible, but the number on the back would, and would place it in the ballot box. At the close of the poll the presiding officer, or the friends and agents of the candidates, would open the ballot box and take out the ballot papers. He would then unfold the papers which did not slur the names of the candidates. He could unfold them and place them on their face in such a way that neither he nor those who were assisting him would see the names. In that way he could seal them in the presence of the agents, who would also affix their seals, and transmit them to the returning officer. When the latter had received all the pac kets of voting papers he would in the presence of the agents of the candidates proceed to open them and place them exactly the reverse way, with the face up ward. He would then count the number of votes, and at the conclusion announce the result of the poll. At the close of the poll the presiding officer would at once seal up and send to the Clerk of the Crown the counterfoils of the papers that had been used, and it would be the duty of the returning officer, having counted up the packets, to reseal them and send them to the Clerk of the Crown. They proposed that no Note should be identified until it had been proved to be a bad vote. There would be a clause in the bill providing that no room shall be hired at a public house for the purpose of the committee room, or any pur pose connected with the election except for the holding of a meeting at which the candidate himself should be present. There ovided that payments was also another ver of y str i ngen t clause, which pr whatever description, if not included in the return pre scribed by law, should be regarded as corrupt payments, and be sufficient to invalidate the election, In conclusion, the right hon. gentleman said he should not deal with muni cipal election procedure until the next session. Mr. LEATHAIL rejoiced that Government had decided to deal with the subject of the ballot. He regretted, how ever, that they had complicated the consideration of the question by combining with it other subjects, which, however important, were more or less irrelevan t Surely the ballot was a question large enough for a bill to itself. Mr. NEWDEGATE protested against the bill as described. Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE inquired whether it was proposed. to interfere with the procedure of election in the univer sities. _ Mr. FAWCETT complained that after Mr. Gladstone had expressed himself in favour of the constituencies bearing the election expenses, the bill did not propose to alter the incidence of Parliamentary expenses. He believed that the country would welcome the abolition of nominations, the adoption of the Ballot, and the proposal as to public houses and election expenses. Mr. WHITBREAD expressed his satisfaction with the measure. Mr. GLADSTONE, in answer to Mr. Hope, said there was a clause in the bill which relieved the minorities from its operation. With regard to the absence of a provision for relieving candidates of election expenses and transferring the burden to the constituencies, he said the reasons why the Cabinet had refrained from making any such proposal were of the simplest character. They had got a crowded session, and they were very anxious to proceed with important matters contained in the bill. They felt that in order to give the bill a fair chance of success it was necessary not to overload it with matters which, although theoretically perfection, would in this practical age nigh the chance of carrying the measure. Mr. HENRY JAMES regretted that the ballot proposed by the Government was to be deficient in its true virtue, perfect and inviolate security. Lord CLAIM HAMILTON moved the adjournment of the iebate, but subsequently withdrew his motion. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. The House adjourned at two o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEIST END. CHESTER OUP. 5 to 2 agst Sabiuus (offered--55 to 20 (taken freely) 11 to 2 agst Muster (taken —after 6 to 1 laid to £5O) 8 to 1 agst Cherie (taken to £150) 10 to 1 agst Wild Flower (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Bonny S ,‘ ell (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Miss Sheppard (taken and offered 100 to 6 taken) 15 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 100 to 6 agst Cecil (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Formosa (taken to £80) 40 to 1 agst Ventnor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Newsman (taken and offered) 2 to 1 agst Cherie 1,2, 3 (taken to £75 and offered) Do £lOO -- Do 1864 Do £5OO .• 894 Do £IOO Do 1868 Do £lOO Do Gov. flail Debentures Greek, 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Coupons Guatemala Do 1869 Honduras Government Railway Loan B 3l Do £lOO Italian, 1865 Do 1867, 2d issue Do Marernmana Railway Mexican . . Do 1864 .. — Do Anglo-French Montevidean, European Moorish, Imperial New Granada Do 8 Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian Do. Uribarren Do. 1862 Portuguese, 1853, 6,7, 9, 60, 2, & 3 Do 18'37 Do 1869 Do do Scrip Russian, 1822, £ Sterling Do 1850 Do 1860 Do 1859 Do 1862 IDo Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO .... Do do £B4 15s — Do do 1866, £100 Do do £B4 1; s — Do Nicolas Railway Do 1870 Scrip, all paid Do do £45 paid 4l 51 San Domingo Sardinian Spanish Do 1867 Do Deferred Do 1869 Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do 1868 .... Turkish, 1854 Do 18Z8 Do £lOO Do 1862 DJ Account Do £lOO Do Account Do 1863 Do 1865 53i 4 8:4 4;5 291 25-1 68i 8 X 34 41 Do 1865 Do Guaranteed Do 1869 1)o £lOO Venezuela Do Do 1862 Do 1864 D:vidends on tho above-mentioned Stoche pay.blo London. Austrian ' Ex 10 Florins . Belgian, Ex 25 Francs DO • do Dutch Certificates, Ex 12 Guilders Do do do French Rentes, Ex 25 Francs Do do do Italian, 1861, Ex 25 Francs VI i 1 PiedniontOse, Ex 25 Francs Do do — ACCOUNT DAYS IN MAY 13TH AND 27TH 'United States 5-20 years lBB2 881 i Do (M/t3 1, Nov 1) .. 1884 Do do lBB5 88 Do . 1874 Do, 371, 346, 350 iss up to 27th Feb., . 1869 • 1887 _. _ Do, 10 40 (Mar I, Sept 1) 1904 854 Massachusetts (May 1, ov 1) 1891 Do l9OO 93 Do Scrip, £35 phid Virginia S ate Vo Atlan and G West, N Y sec, 1 M0rt...1880 Do do 2 do ...1881 Do Pennsylvania 1 do _1877 .:•-• Do do 2 do _1832 Do Consolidated Mortgagol.. ..... Detroit and Milwaukee let Mort Bonds Do do 2d do Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid — Do Ticket of Protection Coin attached lBl Do 7 per Cent Preference do.. ....... . - Do 6 per Cent. Convertible Bonds 67 Do 3d Mortgage lBB3 -- Illinois Central, $lOO shares, all paid Do. 1875 110 1875 Marietta and Cincinnati Bonds — New Yors Central, $lOO Shares Do (sinking fund) lBB3 - Do do 1876 Panama 2d Mortgage 1872 ,-;--- Do General Mortgage... 1897 Pennsylvania $5O Shares Do 1 Mortgage Do 2 do Do General Mortgage l9lO Philadelphia and Erie,. 1 Mort, guar by Penn Rail Co 1881 MARKETS-YES TERDAY. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.—From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat were short. The trade was Jinn, but not active, on firmer terms. As regards foreign wheat, a moderate suppiy was on the stands. The demand was quiet, but at fully late rates. With barley the market was moderately supplied. There was a fair demand, at extreme currencies. Malt was quiet, at late rates. Oats were in fair supply and steady request, at very full rates, Beans and peas realised extreme prices. Flour was firm, at late rates. LONDON TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.—There has been more firmness in the tallow market, and Y C on the spot is now quoted 445. od. to 445. 9d., and 465. last three months. Stock-30,953 casks, against 35,690 casks last year. Linseed oil, 325. London, 31s. 6d. to 31s. 9d. Hull spot. English brown rape, 435. to 435. 6d. LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET, MONDAY. —The sugar market has opened with dullness, and prices have further tended downwards, particularly for soft qualitities. Strong refining parcels have comanded late rates. Good common teas have sold steadily, at lid. to 110. for Congo". Coffee has ruled dull, but without alteration in the value of any description. Rice afloat has been actively inquired after. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-Less firm ness was noticed in the cattle trade to-day, and the tendency. of prices was in favour of buyers. With beasts the market was wore liberally supplied. Sales progressed slowly, and difficulty was experienced in realising last week's prices. The show of sheep was extensive. Prime breeds occasionally made late rates, but other qualities were dull, and decidedly lower. Lambs were inactive, at about late rates. Calves were quiet, and there was a want of animation in the inquiry for pigs. Beasts have - sold at from 3s. to ss. ; sheep, 3s. to ss. 4d. ; lambs, 6s. 6d. to 7s. ; calves, 3s. 10d. to ss. Bd. ; and pigs, 4s. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81b. sinking the offal. Total supplies- Beasts, 4,012 ; sheep and lambs, 30,300 ; calves, 205 ; and pigs, 120. Foreign-Beasts, 1,305 ; sheep and lambs, 9,040 ; and calves, 198. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-The supply of meat was large, and the trade was dull, at drooping prices. Beef from 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d.; mutton, 3s. Bd. to - 4s. 10d.; lamb, ss. Bd. to 6s. Bd.; veal, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd.; and pork, 3s. Sd. to 5. 6d. per 81bs. by the carcase. HULL CATTLE 'MARKET, MONDAY.-Good show, and a better demand. Prices for cows and calves, £lB 10s. ; for good beasts, £l7 ; for smaller cattle, £l2 15s Many sheep on sale, at an advance of 2s. A good supply of pigs, prices being the same as last week. LIVERPOOL, COTTON MARKET, MONDAY. —Market firm, Sales 12,000, of which 3,000 on speculation. CORK BUTTER MARKET, MONDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 116 s. ; seconds, 110 s. ; thirds, 100 s. ; fourths, 90s. ; fifths, 70s. ; sixths, not quoted ; 900 firkins in the market. Mild-cured : Frsts, 1235.. ; seconds, 120 s. ; thirds, 106 s. ; 100 firkins in the market. PARIS, MAY 7.—Rape oil, current month, 131. September- October, 114.50. - - BERLIN, Mir 7.—Rape oil, current month, 15i ; September- December, 13 5-6th. Spirits,' current month, 16i ; August. September, 14. _ - - ST. PETERSBURG, MAY Y.C. on the spot, 561 3 rbls., 561 Clean hemp, 39. 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I Consumption, and all nervous bilious, stomach, aril livs: complaints in every F•to,' , e are onls aggravated and accslsrated by drugs of every description, Imt perfectly curable by Du BARRY'S health-restoring Revalenta Arabic's Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough asthma, consumption, h bitual constipation, diarrhoea, 'all gastric derangements, hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nor vousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throat, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, vitt impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleepless ness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sink ing fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tie htness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, &c. We quote a few: -The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No 68,413-" Rome, July 21, 1866. The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta A rabico. Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the "Gazette du Midi,' July 2;. Cure No. 46,e70.—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Frimley, durrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spittingof; , alood,liver derangement, and partial deafness. Cure Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford. of many years' dyspepsia. -No. 49,83-'. "Fifty years' indescrib able agony froth dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, con stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.— flaria Jolly " Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority Baron Liebiz's name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at is lid; 1 lb 2s 9d; 2 lb Is Gd; 51b Ils.; 121 b 225; 24 lbs 4 s.—Also Du BARRY's REVALENTA - RA.BICA CHOCOLATE PoWDER is packed in tin canisters: for It cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s 6d, for 48 cups atts, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 55s --being about one penny per cup. The 308 and 55s tins ore sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.— BARRy DU BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; and all Grocers and Chemists. TRAMWAYS. Lord REDESDALE moved that a message be sent to the House of Commons for a copy of the report from the select committee On the Tramways Bill, with the proceed ings of the committee and the minutes of evidence. The noble lord took the opportunity of making some remarks with respect to terms upon which tramways were laid down, and also to the many facilitates that were - given for their construc tion, and said that in return he thought there ought to be no objection to these tramways being placed under the control of the local authorities. He thought that some limit ought to be placed on the terms upon which these tramways were constructed. The motion was agreed to. NATURALISATION BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed. INVERNESS COUNTY, &c., BOUNDARY BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up and received. Their lordships adjourned at ten minutes past six HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a second time and passed : —Brecon Gas Bill, Buxton Gas Bill, Chiltern Hills Spring Water Bill, Clyde Lighthouses Bill, Metropolitan and St' John's Wood Railway Bill. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. Mr. C. BENTINCK gave notice that on an early day he should move a resolution to the effect that no member of that House should be at liberty during any debate to read any documents or extracts therefrom, the copies of which had not been laid on the table of the House. NEW ZEALAND. Sir JOHN HAY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty why the medals for service in New Zealand had not been issued to the officers and men of the navy employed on that service in a similar manner to that in which the officers and men of the army were employed, and who had for some months been wearing the decoration. 1 Mr. BUXTON said the difficulty had arisen in collecting the names of those entitled to the distinction. However, that had been surmounted, and the name of the claimants sent to the Mint, and the first instalment had been rc ceived at the Admiralty. THE CENSUS. Mr. GATHORNE HARDY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposed to introduce tne necessary bill for taking the Census of 1821; whether he would take care to include provisions for ascertaining the numbers of each of the various religious bodies in the - United Kingdom; andwhether he would take the oppor tunity to obtain complete and accurate statistics as to the existing elementary schools in England and Wales, and the attendance thereat, to be furnished as early as possible lo the Education Department, without waiting for the other results of the Census. Mr. BRUCE (who was suffering under such severe hoarseness as to be almost inaudible) said he was unable to state exactly when the bill would be introduced. With respect to the two later portions of the question he hoped he would excuse him if he declined to anticipate the statement it would be his duty to make in the House in the course of a few days. He need hardly assure the right hon. gentleman thae the matter he referred to would be carefully considered. Lord ELCHO wished to know if it would be possible to ascertain the names and numbers of persons enaged in the defence of the country, in Army, Navy, and Volun teers. Mr. BRUCE said that subject, like the rest, would re ceive the best consideration. FOREIGN OFFICE AGENCIES. Mr. RYLANDS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was trne, as stated in the public papers, that a memorial had been presented by the Foreign Office agents praying for compensation on the abolition of their agencies; and in that case, whether he would give the House an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon tho subject before the sanction of the Treasury was given to such compensation. Mr. STANSFELD said the matter had been fully con sidered, and it was thought that there was a claim for compensation, but it was clearly to be understood tha the amount awarded was to be subject to the consent o Parliament. TRADES COMBINATIONS. Sir C. DILKE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Departmeut when be would introduce the bill for the amendment of the laws relating to trades combinations, of which mention was made in her Majesty's Speech. Mr. BRUCE said he proposed to bring the bill for ward at the very first opportunity there was a prospect of proceeding with the measure. THE RITUAL REPORT. Mr. BOWRING asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take an early opportunity of introducing a bill for the purpose of giving effect to the recommendations on the subject of a new Lectionary contained in the third report of the Ritual Commissioners. Mr. GLADSTONE said the report referred to had been most favourably received. It wns the intention of the Government to introduce a bill forthwith which he doubted not would remove the stagnation in the trades employed in the production of prayer-books. THE CENTRAL HALL. Mr. ALFRED SEYMOUR asked the First Lord of the Treasury what instructions, if any, had been issued to Mr. Poynter or any other artist with regard to the mosaic decoAtions of the Central Hall, and whether he saw any objection to the cartoons already executed, and which were new exhibted at the Royal Academy, being returned to Mr. Poynter, the Government having no further use for them. Mr. GLADSTONE said Mr. Poynter had received an inti mation that he was to be employed, but he had to await the decision that was now under consideration with respect to the best means of carrying out certain designs. With respect to the cartoons completed, no order could be made for their return permanently, as it was proposed to exhibit them in some of the public buildings. Lord ELCHO asked when the plans with respect to the Thames Embankment would be ready. Mr. AYRTON said they had been awaiting the noble lords inspection for the last three or four days in one of the rooms of the House. NEWSPAPER POSTAGE. Mr. CRAUFURD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was to be the definition of a " bona fide newspaper" entitled to the postal privilege of six ounces for a half penny, and whether It is intended to embody such defini tion in an Act of Parliament. Mr. STANSFELD, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said -it was not very easy to answer such a question. He was not sure that the best definition was not to be found in the words themselves. At present, however, the subject was under consideration by the Go vernment. CUBA. Mr. GILPIN asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the attention of Her Majesty's Govern ment had 'been called to the sacrifice of life in Cuba, where, while two large armies were contending together and desolating the country, it is stated that no prisoners are taken and no quarter given. And, whether it would not be practicable, in the opinion of Her Majesty's Government in the interests of humanity, by friendly communications in concurrence with other powers, especially with the Government of the United States, to stop the sacrifice of life, or at least to mitigate the horrors of civil war. Mr. OTWAY, in reply, said the intention of Goverment had been for some time directed to the state of affairs in Cuba, and the fierceness with which the contest had been WHITWORTH GUNS Mr. HANIIIIRY-TRACY asked the Secretary of State for War, if the Ordnance Council had yet come to any deter mination in reference to the proposal to construct a 35-ton gun out of Sir Joseph Whitworth's new Metal; and if so, whether it was still his intention to propose a vote in Committee of Supply to carry out this object. Captain VrvIAN said the subject had been reported upon, but the report had only recently reached the Secre tary of State for War, and he had not yet had an oppor tunity of consulting the First Lord of the Admiralty. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. Colonel KNox called attention to the-notice as so the introduction of a bill to amend the law relating to proce dure at .Parliamentary elections, and said that the bill was a Ballot Bill in disguise. . - Mr. GLADSTONE said the bill was a Ballot Bill, but he was not aware that there was any attempt at disguise. If there were any desire to disguise the fact, the real state of the case would be known when the bill was intro duced. MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL INSTITUTIONS. In reply to Mr. Newdegate, Mr. GLADSTONE said the names of the gentlemen to Form the select committee on monastic and conventual institutions would be submitted to the House that evening. THE IRISH LAND BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Irish Land Bill, and proceeded to discuss the amendments on clause 6, which refers to compensation in respect of payment to-incoming tenants. Where a tenant is not compensated under sections 1,2, and 3, if he, on coming into the holding, paid for it with the consent of the landlord, the court may award compensation in res- pect of such payment. But he should not be entitled, if he quits voluntarily, and does not avail him- self of the landlords permission to obtain corn. pensation from an incoming tenant. He is not to have a twofold compensation for improvements under this and some other section. Several amend ments were disposed of without either much discussion or opposition. Mr. SYNAN moved an amendment, the object of which, he contended, was to make more certain the right of a tenant, which, in view of the word "permission," was at present ambiguous. - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND tried to convince the committee that it was unnecessary to alter the pre- sent words of the section, and the amendment was negatived. Mr., Pin proposed to add words at the ehd of the clause, making _ the section apply not only to f a rms and agricnitural holdings, but also to town parks and holdings in towns and villages. Mr. C. FORTESCUE pointed out that it was never in tended that the bill should apply to town property, and the amendment was negatived. Mr. BRUEN moved an amendment providing that out of moneys payable to the tenant under this section all sums due to the landlord in respect of rent, &c., should be paid to the landlord. Mr. SYNAN opposed the proposition urging that the Court would see that justice was done to the land lord. The amendment, with a slight verbal addition, was agreed to. On the proposition that the clause as amended should stand part of the Bill, CORIIANCE made a feeble protest asst the prin- ciple it involved. The committee then proceeded to clause 7, which pro vides that in places subject to Ulster or other custom compensation for way-going crops to be regulated by that custom•. In other places the crops to be taken by the tenant or paid for by the landlord. The clause was after a short discussion agreed to, and the committee considered Clause 8, which provides that ejectment for non-pay. anent of rent shall not be deemed a disturbance, except — in case of the determination of a tenancy existingbefore the Act—on special grounds, to be determined by the court. A person so ejected it is provided shall have the saint rights under the Act as if he quitted voluntarily. Dr. BALL moved to insert after the word " next," "or for breach of any condition which the judge before whom the action is tried shall consider reasonable." Mr. DOWNING hoped the committee would not consent to the adoption of the amendment, which, in his opinion, would lead to great injustice and litigation. Mr. C. FORTESCUE intimated that the Government could not accept the proposition. It created absolute for feiture under the Act. Mr. SYNAN expressed his pleasure at hearing the Chief Secretary for Ireland resist the proposal made by Dr. Ball. A division took place, when the amendment was rejected by a majority of 81 votes. Mr. CORRANCE then moved the insertion of the follow ing words in line 32, after the word " landlord," " and any person who is ejected for non-payment of rent shall, if the court so decide, stand in the same position in all respects as if he were quitting his holding voluntarily," omit ting those which now stood in the bill. He urged the House to give its assent to the amendment, as it was far less open to misconstruction than the original words in the clause. Mr- C. FORTESUE said the Government had most care full considered the matter, d an the object of hest clause was confined simply to provide for the past, and not the future. They proposed to leave the question of rent to be determined between the parties, and it was thought necessary to frame the clause in order not to debar certain persons from the privileges and protection of Clause 3. After some discussion, Mr. GLADSTONE said they were trying to bring about a strict observance of contract, and in order to do so they were anxious to have a new starting point.. The clause was framed to prevent the reckless competition for land, irre spective of rent, which bad so long existed in Ireland. The amendment, on a division, was negatived. At this stage of the proceedings there was an almost ge nera] retirement of members, and for some time the several clauses and the amendments therein were considered by a co mparatively few members. During the evening, hcrwever, the attendance became larger, and great progress was made with the measure, and clauses 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and lb were agreed to. The Govern ment Laving decided to omit clause 16, it was, on a decision, left out. At twelve o'clock progress was reported, and the House resumed. BRIDGWATER AND BEVERLEY DISFRANCHISE MENT BILL. This bill was read a third time. THE NORWICH VOIERS DISFRA.NCHISEMENT BILL. This bill was also read a third time. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. The Marquis of HARTINGTON moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to procedure at parlia mentary elections. He said that the bill which he pro posed to introduce was founded mainly, but not entirely, upon the recommendations of the select committee over which he had presided ; but he must acknowledge that in one particular it was directly opposed to the recommendation of the committee. He believed, however, that the House had never considered it s elf bound absolutely by the decision or recom mendation of any committee, but reserved to itself com plete liberty to reverse or modify any recommendation it might make. He took that in this instance the Committee on Parliamentary and Municipal Elec tions of last year was appointed for the pur pose of collecting information and examining into the subject generally, rather than to establish anything de finite on the point. Therefore he, as the chairman of the committee, did not feel so much hesitation as he otherwise should in proposing a measure which in one respect was entirely opposed to its recommendations. The point upon which the bill and the report of the com mittee differed was as to public nominations. After quoting the passage from the report, the right hon. gentleman said he was rather inclined to say, in the lan guage of one of the witnesses examined, that public nomi nations were nothing but a mischief and a useless farce, which tended to bring the Constitution of the country and representative institutions generally into contempt, and which tended also to disgust the more peaceable and intelligent portion of the commu nity. The committee, however, gave reasons which he should subsequently consider, for the retention of the practiec. The Government proposed that it should be the duty of the returning officer to publicly announce, as now, that on a certain day he will proceed at a specified time to THE CHESTER MEETING. The following are the selections for to-day's racing. at Chester :—Mostyn Stakes : Bell's Life—Rebecca or Mr. Graham's best. Sporting Life—ft ~.becca or Amoor. Sport ing Gazette—Mr. Merry's best Sportsman—Lady Haw thorne filly. Sporting Time —Best of Mr. Merry's or Lord Stamford's. .Field—Lady Hawthorne filly or Perth. Sunday Times—Lady Hawthorne filly or Rebecca. CHESTERFIELD STAKES.—BeII's Desperandum or St. George. Sporting Life—The Boy or St. George. Field—Nil Desperandum or Neilson. Sportsman—Mr. Merry's best or St. George. Sporting Gazette—Catamaran or Enfield. Sunday Times—St. George or the Russley best. Era—Symmetry colt or St. George. BELGRAVE CUP. —Bell's Life—Salliett, Simplon, or Green Riband. Sporttng Life--Fichu or Green Riband. Sports man and Sunday Times—Salliet or Fichu. Sporting Gazette—Grimston or Fichu. Field—Grimston or Salliet. Era—Fichu or Simplon. WYNNSTAY STAKES. —Bell'sLife—Free Trade. Sporting Life, Sportsman, and Sunday Times—The Boy or Free Trade. Sporting Gazette and Sporting Times—Free Trade or The Boy. Field—Free Trade or Ware Hare. Era— The Boy or Ware Hare. EATON PLATE. —Belt's Life—The Mate or Sunflower. Sporting Life—Patrician or Morphia. Field—Sunflower or Lavandiere. Sporting Gazette and Era—Patrician. Sportsman and Sunday Times—Lavandiere. PALATINE STAKES.—BeII's Life, Sporting Life, Sports man, and Sundag Times—Lavandibre. Field and Era — Sweet Sound. Sporting Times—Sweet Sound or Lavan diere. ARRIVALS. CHESTER, Monday Night. The following horses have arrived : Wild Flower, Green Riband, Vibration, Decider, The Knight, Grandee, Honoria, :Minims, Flora colt, Curio, Mayoress, Attack colt, Eugenie colt, Sunlight, Patricia'', Boy, Baron, Audloy, Palesano, Newsman, Hesperia, Disturbance, Robespierre, Jack in the Box, Bonny Swell, Winchester, Realite, Benevolence, Talisman, Cherie, Coutts, Wilberforce, Hobart, Thunderstorm, Bulldog, Cast-off, Royal Lad, and Vintner, Amor, Anglesey, Bandsman, Blucher, Cap-a-pie, Cawdor, Cheddington, Consternation, Cairo, Cyclone, Emily, Etruscan, Fairwind, Fichu, Freo Trade. Formosa, Betty colt, King of Clubs, Lackland, Lady Athol stone, Lady de Trafford colt, Leoville, Light Cloud, Little Rover, Lord Stanley, Masaniello. Miss Caudle, Miss Sharp, Miss Sheppard, Morphia, Nil Desperandum, Nona, Paul Jones, Perfumer, Playmate, Prior, Ptarmigan, Rebecca, Sa binus, Shannon, Situplon, Skedaddler, Sweet Sound, Syron, Thorwaldsen, Vestminster, Ware Hare, and Witchcraft. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. Mostyn Stakes.—Amnesty, Croxteth, Corbeille, Pereh, Rifleman, Queen of Hay, and Black Gown. Chesterfield Stakes.—Lady of Lyons and Symmetry colt. Belgrave Cup. Cymbal and Martinique. Wyunstay Stakes.— : Leonora colt, Chevalier d'Esprit, and Hawk. Eaton Plate.—Riga, Gipsy, and Lavandiere. Chester Cup.—Cock of the \V aik, Ploughboy, Perry Down, Locksley, Martinique, John Davis, Robin Rover, Arlington, Phoebus, Ilacgregor,:livage, Knight of Athol, Captivator, Queen of Hearts, Call, Albania, High Church, Young Fenton, Douglas, Recorder, Vandenhoff, Lady Superior, and White leg colt. Flying Stakes.—Riga, Gipsy and Lavandiere. Stamford Plate—Leonora colt and Lavandiere. Two-Yr-old-Plate.—(llansman, Amnesty, Fair Maid cf Kent, Corbeille, Trysail, Puckaster, Bohemia colt, Black Gown, Clotilde filly, Perth, and Indemnity filly. Badminton Stakes.— Lady Superior, Fair Maid of Kent, Trysail, Bohemia colt, Black Gown, Miss Livingstone colt, Clotilde filly, Perth, Hartshorn colt, Queen of May, and My food er. WINCHESTER MEETING. Horses Arrived.—Agnes, Wickfield c, Walmer, Mortlake, Minytus, Spread Eagle, Claymore's dam f, Impose, Babel, Conrad, Cast-off, Sour Grapes, Dentelle, Allbroook, Ude, Speculation, Chilworth, Calypso, Mina filly, Lady Somerset filly, Malaria, Decolletto, Talavera, Slioans, Saxon, Houghton, Enflection,Winifrod, Penelope c, Sophia, Miss Ada c, Worthy, Twickenham, Westward Ho, Prince Teck, Viscount St. Albans, Deansfield, Faith,Duke of Roth say, Ithedycina f, St. Paul's, Woodley, Pallas, Lady Wil liams f, Morniugton, Miss Laura, Cricklade, Stoppe, Light Wine, Viper, Invader, Milbrook, Cape Town, Rose, Cherie, Challenge, Brandon, Chamounix c. TATTERSALL'S—LASTEVENING. CHESTER CUP. sto 4 agst Sabinus (offered) 6to 1 agst Muster (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Cherie (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Wild Flower (taken and offered 100 to 8 agst Bonny Swell (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 agst Miss Sheppard (taken) 100 to 6 agst Cecil (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Starter (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Vestminster (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ventnor (offered— take 40 to 1) DERBY. Even on Macgregor (taken and offered after 5 to 4 taken to £900) 7to 1 apt Sunshine (offered- •take Bto 1) 100 to 6 agst Bridgewater (offered—take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Normanby (offered) 500 to 20 agst Camel (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Nero ((taken and wanted) 6to 5 agst Macgregor and Sunshine coupled (taken) CITY BETTING.—YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUP. 3 to 1 agst Sabinus (taken) 11 to 2 agst Muster (taken and offered) 10 to 2 agst Cherie (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wild Flower (offered—take 11 to 1) 100 to 8 agst Bonny Swell (offered-100 to 7 taken f) 100 to 6 age, Miss Sheppard (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cecil (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Vestminster (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Good Hope (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Dalby (offered) DERBY. sto 4 agst Macgregor (taken and wanted) ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—We under stand that Mr. German Reed has secured the services of Mr. Corney Grain, the new vocal and pianoforte humorist, whose refined delineations of society in its various phases have been received for some time past with great relish in private circles. Mr. Grain will appear on Monday, May 16, in a magical sketch written by himself, and entitled "The School Feast." At the same tine we hear that "Ages Ago," which is now approaching its 160th representation, Rill be almost immediately withdrawn, to make way for a new Entertain ment by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, sustained by the present very talented company at the Gallery. MISS BATEMAN.—The announcement of this lady's return from America, and her coming engagement at the Olympic Theatre, will give delight to her legion of admirers. Tom Taylor's very successful dramatic play, "Mary War ner," has been selected for her re-er.tree. Miss Bateman's tour in the United States occupied nearly eight months, and her reappearance, after so long an absence, in the character of Mary Warner, in which she created so profound an im pression last season at the Haymarket Theatre, will be an event of marked importance in the annals of the present dramatic season. HORRIBLE OCC IMRE NC E.—A Barnstaple landlord has been led to commit a fearful outrage upon a lodger in his house through a singular mistake. The lodger went into the landlord's bedroom on Saturday morning, think ing it was his own, whereupon the landlord, either imagining him to be there with the intention of commit ting a robbery, or resenting the intrusion from some other i t cau se, seized a razor, with which he nearl cut off his nos e, severed his lip, and inflicted two fr " ful wounds in his back. The landlord is in custody, the sufferer 1 lies in a very precarious state. ,"." • , -