The Sun. — London, England, 1867-05-15 00:00:00

DIONEY YARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEN Gll, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the meeting held to-day of the Egyptian, Commercial, and Trading Company, the report stated that since the meeting on the 31st December last the directors have had the satisfaction of ful filling the promise given by them in May, 1866, by re paying the call of £3 per share which was then tn arle, besileS largely reducing the company's The Bank of New South Wales, the oldest of our colonial banks, celebrated on the Bth of April its fiftieth anniversary by a holiday at all its branches throughout Australia. The fifty years that have Passed since the Bank of New South Wales first ePened its doors have proved fifty years of great success, but not unmixed with care and anxiety.. ,This bank has set an example that many of our none institutions would do well to copy. There is no alteration of importance in the general discount market t c -d ay , th e ra t es b e i ng easy an d the demands moderate. At the Bullion Office of the Bank of England Yesterday there was an influx of £20,000 in gold. The Tasmania has arrived from the West Indies wi th specie t o t h e amount of £ 178,000 ; the B remen C ambria New York h as b roug ht a b ou t £l2OO, and the ' an abria about £4OO. Narva, screw steamer, of 1,282 tons register, ,_"as just b een chartered through Messrs. W. Rutty, wrghtruan, and Co. for the purpose of laying the tele „...,.. g r "Plu cable between Florida and Cuba. Thus a direct line of teleM aphic communication will be ePened from Loud°. I Havana. Efaugharn Wilson, Royal Exchange, has just 1 : 11 ed a new edition of " Ferne's Compendium of e E nglish and F ore i gn F un d s ," edited by Robert Lucas N ash. The new edition is virtually a new book, for Mr. Nash has greatly enlarged the origi -1164,1 nrk, and b roug ht d own to the present time the ,"enig e nce under every department of which the uook treats. The work is historical, statistical, and ;planatory, having for its subjects British and ° r eign finance. The Stock Exchange, all the Funds jutealt i n there, the m o d es o f t r ansacting business in de scribed selling, settling days, &c., &c., are de or stated, or explained, as the nature of the subject' required. The exposition and statistical ac count of the Bank of England is as interesting ofd irnPOrtant as that of the Exchange. The Bank thEngland is a very large subject, and probably e ,n best treatise concerning it, its various offices and ul , s c ers, the m o d es o f transact i ng b us i ness, an d t h e .atu re of the business transacted ever given to the Public was in a work also recently issued by Effing pan). Wilson, entitled " Hackey on Banking." i erne's Compendium is also very full on the sub ' and and presents the matter of which it treats with which order. Perhaps there are few subjects of wnich the public know less than Foreign Govern 'neat debts, stock, taxation, and primary resources; Yet conside r i ng t h e large sums possessed by the En g l ish People in foreign securities, it is very im- P or taut that investors should possess accurate and t °4l . Prehensive i n f ormat i on. M r. N as h sup pli es b l a• There is one statement contained in the Work which seems incredible, yet the Editor has il° doubt ab out i t--that dur i ng t h e l as t s i x years 41,300,000,000 have been invested throughout the world, This work is really what it professes to be -;" A Compendium of the English and Foreign Unds.l7 This morning the following Bombay telegram, dat ed 13th May, 4.20 p.m., has been received by ! tee sra• W. C. Sillar and Co.:—Exchange on Lon `4on for a first-class bank bill, six months' sight, per Upee, is. 11d. 13-16 ; the Calcutta rate for do., Per rupee, Is. 11d. 1-16 or Is. lid. 11-16 (doubt ful) ; Exchange on Calcutta at sight, 99f c ; 4 overnment 4 per cent, paper, re. 87 ; do. 5 per cent. paper, rs. 105 ; do. 5f por cent., rs. 1091 ; Bank of Bombay rate of discount, 9 per cent. ; bar gold, 99f touch, rs. per tola, 16 10 ; bar silver, 17 to 1 7f betterness, rs . per 100 tola, 106 f. 93,000 bales cotton s a il e d f rom B om b ay d ur i ng the fort right. Comp ar i ng th e a b ove ra t es w i t h t h ose cur :" on the 27th April (the previous mail day), we 1 : 3 " the foll ow i ng c h anges : —l n B om b ay exc h ange C . Lond on, rise of 1-16 per rupee ; Bombay ex -11. Thc an ge on Calcutt, no change ; Bombay Govern- C t 4 per cent. paper, do. ; Bombay Government e P e r Cent paper, do ; Bombay Government 51 per 4 11 1' Paper, rise of per cent ; Bombay Bank rate di scount, no change ; B om b a y p r ice of bar go ld, c). Bombay price of silver, do. TiVO O'CLOCK. 4eco rding to Reuter's telegram from Paris to - French Rentes were 69f. 60c. Firm. Yest At the close of b us i ness in the Stock Exchange cent erd aY Consols were at an advance of 4 per ; to-day the re i s ano ther advance of 4 i per cent, The m ar k e t , t h ere f ore, i s ve ry buoyant ; 1 :, °f llcla nce of mo ne y, i mprove d p o litical appearances i " o nle and on the co n tinent have led to the dos- f nu " Bear" accounts, and to the opening o li teer°4B speculative engagements for a rise. is ore3ver, several i m p or t an t i n vestments have been Consolsnd thes e h ave s t reng th en ed the market. an , are now 994 4, w ith dividend for transfer, - 7 , 54 h 9 4, exactly less the div., for the account. N 7: New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 217 ; Exchequer Bills, 265. prem. ; India Stock, ; ditto 5 per Cents, 1114 ; ditto Enfaced 4 57era Cents . , 8 4 ; ditto 5 per Cents, 1024 103 ; ditto Pr 13 " Cents., 1074 ; and ditto Bonds, 495. to 52s in For ei gn Stocks s h ow s till f ur th er i m provement st instances. G ree k h ave a d vance d to 144 ; 'z'Spanishg, Passive, to 224 ; Certificates, to 144 ; 3 1 e P e an) 4 to 164 4 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 4 to ; Russian S cr i p , 4, t o dis. to prem ; l ua Scrip, 4 , t o 3 2 di s. ; and D anu bi an Scr i p, 2-) ton 4 3 514 524. dis. ; but It a li an h ave d ec li ne d 4 to ' ll the Railway Share Market there has been very hr le animation, although, in a few instances, a hiltiner tone has prevailed. Great Northern A Stock n ail l; advanced 2 ; Great Western, ; and Metro il°,44_,an and South Eastern, each ; while Midland declined I . Th e Foreign and Colonial lines remain without ikte i. ri al variation. Great Luxembourg are dealt V II 9 i 104 ; South Austrian and Lombardo decline improved to 154 ; and East Indian have e t li ned to 10 84 109. City shares remain inactive, but at steady rates. Orientaalnkßare marked 13 ; Imperial Ottoman, 84 4; Lond a nk Corporation, 424 ; and Union of on, 39 39i In A raeri 3. v ariatio n c an Securities there has been very little Illin o i s •Erie Shar es h ave declined 4, to 424 ; B on d _ , ren la i n at 754 764 ; an d U n it e d St a te s 5-20 l'a:have advanced 4, 724 1. a t ' laritie a nd Great Weste r n Railway Debentures m on th. steady at 32 34 ; and the Consolidated „g a ge Bond s at 21 22. insTnieellaneou s and Finance shares are in a few ees a shade firmer. Anglo-American panTele rahave ti oti improved to 184 ; Telegraph Cons.truc p,nFl Maintenance to 164 ; Credit Foncier of Lo a n are marked 24 5-16ths ; National Discount "Y . , 124 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage - hoe risen to 714 72. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ,Ll3llBiness has continued , moderately active to -Y. The shares chiefly inquired for have been Vest Chiverton, Retallick, South Caradon, Prince ° I Wale s , th e Chontales, and Clifford. Annexed are latest prices:___ he latest M00r...... 5 5} ,•'!l.ontales Gold ...... 3 3} I.;',llfford Amalgamate 5 51 .siaosrt Basset ............ 15 17 EV I On Gt. Consols... as t Caradon ......... 51 5} ~,o•st Lovell E ast Russell ................ — f r East Wheal Grenville 2} 21 Great Laxey ck ........ 17f. 18f to elli ..... 1 Grea t Wheal V0r.... 171 18 Marko Valley North Crofty North Retallick Prince of Wales 51 s Od 53s Od Providence Mines South Caradon — Tincroft West Chiverton 66i. 68 West Soton — Wheal Chi verton - Wheal Aiasset 65 70 Wheal Seton lO7l 112 i BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. N 159 1 Lett. Cions9llo 0000 immiltem 92 i" 2 Do. Account4June 6 9o} 1 3 per Cent. Reduced 9Ol f f New 3 per Cent 9 oliiii New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tele&raph), Au„, 1908 — ;xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, o nud 4 per Ct 26 pm Do £5OO pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin Bank of England Stock, 6} per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'Wiwi Stock, 10k per Cent., Apri11874... 217 _. Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B4 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5J t per Cent., May 1879 lo7k Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. undor £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 1.)o Account 74i 5 4} Do. £lOO Bonds 74t Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent — Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 34} 0 _Wan 6 per Cent — Do. 4.1 per Cent 7Ol 00. 6 per Cent A . Do. „ B — Do. „ 1867 Do. ' , Scrip, £2O paid 2-} f dis 0 ,l , mbian, 6 per Cent. luba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Da. 5 per Cent., 1861 — D inubian Principaliti 3F, 7 per Cent Do. Do. 8 „ 1867 Do. Do. Scrip, £35 paid dis E paador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l2l egyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds 00. Do. 1861 Bl 21 11 Do. £lOO Bonds B4} Do Government Railway Debentures B2} 1 3 Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons -- Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account G ta.temala 5 per Cent .. — Jalian 5 per Cer t 1865 .._ Do, Account . — Do. Maremmana Railway — M. , xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 4ontevidean 6 per Cent. •••• — Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada l 3i 14 Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferr3d Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Pe -avian 5 per Cent .1865 ••• Do Account 69i 70f Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 411 Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, X St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pm Cent., 1859 53 Do 5 E 3er Cent., 1862 B6l * Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6 1 Do. do. £6O paid ipm a par iardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent ..., 351 61 Do Account 32 Do New Deituied Do. Account Do Passive — Do Account 22f 1 i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41,- per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do XlOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 55 Do 4100 Bonds 56 51 1 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 3ll Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. 1864 — Ditto 1 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, n per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2?s- per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. — Itiiial, 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. — Do. Account 521 1 1 11 2 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money, cum div 92i I ' Do. Account, ex div, 9Ol Id LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. Market opens with a good demand, at improving prices. Sales probably 15,000 or 20,000 bales. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Alfred Staines Pigeon, Esq., of Westbourne-street, Hyde Park, was proved in London, on the 27th ult., by the acting executors, Mrs. Pigeon, the relict, and Richard B. Barron and Montague Barron, Esqrs., the great-nephews ; power being reserved to John B. Friend, Esq., of Sussex-square, the other executor. The per sonalty was sworn under £BO,OOO. He bequeaths to his wife an immediate legacy of £3OO, his carriages and horses, and a certain portion of the furniture absolutely, and a life interest in the residue of his property. There are several legacies to relatives and friends, and to servants, To his sister Louisa a legacy of £2OO and £lOO a year, and to another person an annuity of £2O. There are the following charitable bequests :—To the Corpo ration of the Sons of the Clergy, £lOO ; Female Orphan Asylum, Westminster-road, £lOO ; the London Ophthalmic Hospital, St. George's-circus, £5O ; and on the decease of his relict he leaves to the National and Parochial Schools, St. George's, Southwark, the Female Society, Surrey Dis pensary, and the Magdalen, each £5OO ; to the Margate Sea-bathing Infirmary and the Mer chant Taylors' Company , each £3OO ; British Orphan Asylum, 1200 ; the Samaritan Fund, St. Thomas's Hospital, £lOO ; and, after making a few more reversionary bequests, he leaves two thirds of the ultimate residue to his niece, Eliza beth Vaughan and her children, and the remaining third to his niece, Ellen Friend, and her children. The will of Henry Richard Mark, Esq., of Rut land House, Surbiton, was proved in London, on the 18th ult., under £120,000 personalty, the exe cutors being Mrs. Phoebe Mark, his relict, and Joseph Mark, Esq., his brother. To the latter he has left £25,000; and to each of his sisters, Eliza beth and Sophia, £3,000. To his niece residing with him he leaves the interest of £4,000. There are a few other legacies. The residue of his property he leaves to his wife absolutely. The will of William Henry Marshall, Esq., of Berkeley-crescent, Bristol, was proved, at Bristol, under £16,000. He bequeaths to the Old Orphan Asylum in Bristol, the Blind Asylum, Royal Bris tol Infirmary, Church Missionary Society in Bristol, Church Building and Pastoral Aid Society, each £lOO ; and leaves £250 to the churchwardens. of Butcombe to apply the interest in keeping up a musical and choral service in the parish church. The will of the late James Day Cochrane, Esq., was proved under £lB,OOO personalty. He has be queathed £5OO to each of the following institutions: —The London Fever Hospital, London Cancer Hospital, Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, and the Cambridge Asylum for Sol diers' Widows. The undermentioned Scotch confirmations or trust dispositions have been sealed in the London Court. Sir John Warrender, of Bruntisfield House, Edinburgh, as exceeding £24,000 ; Admiral George Scott, of Wooden, Roxburgh, £31,000 ; and Lieut.- General John H. Richardson, of Angus Lodge, Hamilton, £20,000 personalty. • HARD LINES FOR THE POSTMAN.—Travellers by steamer up the river Ottawa will have observed on the north shore of the Lake of Two Mountains a small village situate on a cliff, showing a face to the lake of bright yel low sand, and they have been told that they see an Indian Tillage. The community hero resident have just petitioned for the establishment among them of a post-office. The memorial has the signatures of Irroquoia and Algonquin chiefs—Saoatis-kurai-iarakoen-kanegatake , Jakomisakie L. Satexasenoten, Sosekatsien, Haiencon, B. Kekatewaje, and others. It is proposed to give the village the name of Oka.— Quebec Chronicle. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS.—The University College, London, athletic sports will take place at one o'clock on Tuesday next, at Beaufort House, Walham-Freon. Southampton, C9l BANE& Alliance, li n.. 14L 1 A nglo- I talian, filo., 9 Australasia, 611 City, 13 Consolidated, lim., 44 7-16 imperial cmonism. him., 6 Oriental Bank CorporAtikm, i 2 South Australia, 25} A Union of London, 394 9 ZoLISCELLANNOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 1t 1 Agl J.-Mexican Mint, 16 Atl 'uric felegrapn, 524 4 I)W°, 8 per c':nt., 00 34 Australian Agricultural, 171 derlin Water l'orks, lim., 11; ; 130 bay Gas, litn., 44 City offices, lira., 21 k;ommercial Union, Insitrann. 4 Co lit roncier of Enztano.ltio- 2 1 East India Irrigation and Canal, 11 I , ;?lectric ant International Telegraph, 133 glish and Australian Copper, 11-16 Uredit and ,Discount, tin... 5 Fludson'a Bay, 164 International Financial Society, lim., 2; Italian Irrigation (Canal Colour,. 5 Ditto, r, per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 90, 49 51 Land Seem Mee, lint., 14 London Financial Association, lint.. 21 11I4dras Irrigation and Canal (guarante. d . 5 per cent. by In dian Government). 191 20 National Discount Uompany, 12; lit o, new, issued at 5 p , 0., lit National Provinc:al Marine, lint , New Quebrada ' ; Peninsula and Oriental steam, 61 Tele rapt Continue. and Mainten., lint., Ditto. IGI 4 ; Viceroy of 4: ypt, Mortgage Loan, 711 2 1; We cut the following from an American news paper: —" Comic Life of Androo Johnson—includin his sturnpin toor out west and orashuns, with a foul akount of his wonderful rize (and fall). 33 engravings. 50,000 sold. Only 20 cts. 10 for $l. $8 per 100. Mailed free by atm* and co., thusdale, N. Li, in? 16,1 w." THE SUN, LONLON, WEDNESIJAY EVENING, MAY 15. 1867. ,SIONS. 67 50 100 102 id ip 4 4i 7i iii 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 108 100 - - 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 108 109 4 T SECIJK 10S, 9 81 109 i . rrir: 3 . LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, 'before Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Lush.) READHEAD V. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. The plaintiff in this case sustained injuries . while travelling by the defendants' railway, in conse quence of the breaking of some carriage•tyre, and brought an action for compensation in damages against the company on the ground that they bad been guilty of negligence, and were, consequently, legally liable for the consequences of the sam e. It was argued that there was a difference - between carriers of passengers (whether by sea or land) and car riers of goods, the latter being insurers, while the others were in no way liable for any accident that might occur to passengers, unless it could be clearly proved that it resulted from want of due vigilance on their part, and that the defect in the tyre was a latent one, of which they could not be held cognisant. The jury found a verdict for the defendants ; but a rule nisi was granted by the Court of Queen's Bench, calling on the defendants to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that Mr. Justice Lush; before whom the case was tried, misdirected the jury as to the legal responsibility of the defendants. Cause was shown against the rule, but at the close of the ar guments Mr. Justice Blackburn differed from the other learned judges, who were in favour of the finding of the jury, and the. case accordingly stood over to enable the learned judges to consider all the authorities, whether English or continental, bearing on the law relating to the question. Mr. Justice Lush and Mr. Justice Mellor deli vered judgment this morning, deciding against the rule. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CABMAN'S LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR MISCONDUCT.— John Kelly, a cab-driver, badge 13,891, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt as follows : Dr. Girdwood, residing at 19, Howley-place, Padding ton, said that on the previous afternoon he engaged the prisoner to drive him from his house to the Waterloo Sta tion, and when the prisoner got to George-street, near St. Giles's Church, he got his horse into a gallop. Ho told the prisoner to drive quietly; bat instead of doing so he lashed his horse. He again complained to the prisoner, and prisoner then orderod him in a rough =lnner to get out of his cab, and he did so, and got into another, and the prisoner then drove his cab against the one he was in, and injured the wheel of it. The prisoner asked him to pay him, and he then told the man whose cab he was in to drive to the police station, and he did so, and when there the prisoner came in, and was detained by the inspector. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Dr. Girdwood said the pri soner was not drunk, but was excited through liquor. Police-constable Ilellicar, 171 C, was on duty at the Marlborough-mews station when Dr. Girdwood arrived, and directly after the prisoner came in and demanded pay ment of Dr. Girdwood. " Seeing that the prisoner was drunk he was charged with being so, and detained. A third cab was brought to the station, it having been dam aged by the prisoner driving against it. The prisoner said his horso was a young one, and did not want any flogging. Mr. Tyrwhitt—But got it all the same. The prisoner said he went to the station to see if he was not to be paid. Mr. Tyrwhitt —lf you think a man is bound to pay a drunken fellow who endangers his life you are mistaken. You will have your license suspended for 21 days. " That is the only way to punish such men as you. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. — James Francis Arragon, clerk to Mr. Richard Fallon, bill discounter and auctioneer, of No. 52, Marsham-street, Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with embezzling several sums of money received on account by his employer. Three cases were gone into, and Mr.Tyrwhitt remanded the accused for a week, declining to take bail. S BARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid., I 7CBO 105 07 40 15 all 100 100 all 100 100 4 6 o 5 63 70 79 - - 1(.3 .O S 2i L 9 h 8 110 it 8 au 89 91 41 4'2 k 4 27 26 'at 122 It; 55 67 16 17 S 12 112 /13 75 70 45 16 1.6 1.7 — l l 103 ley 106 107 70 81 33 35 4 18 10. IU2 69 61 9, 94 -32 33 7 8 110 113 1 2p 68 7U 112 115 1 1 8 liu 9 0 67 44 4ti 62 sa 9a 1C.,0 .55 2! 3a 811 21 f Closing I Business Price. dens. G6l 6 .61 1121 1 1 12 1 744 5 its 11^III 11 061 7 6 i Si 100 102 91 93 12/ 14 120 1 , 8 02 81 64 It It 100 VX 92 94 85 90 82 8 5 97 99 97 98 1 I • 97 98 THAMES. SMUGGLING FOREIGN CD:ans.—Johannes Andersen, Ed ward Holenberg, and Andre Rosensen, Swedish seamen, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with smuggling 91bs. of foreign cigars. Last night, at 8 o'clock, Inspectors Major and Clarke, of the Thames Police, were in Cable-street, Whitechapel, and saw the prisoners, who appeared rather bulky. They fol lowed them into an earthenware shop in the same street, where Rosensen went into a back room while his compa nions remained in the shop. Major went into the back room and found Rosensen taking cigars from between his clothes and his shirt and putting them on a table. He was completely surrounded with cigars, and 51bs. were taken. Inspector Clarke took Andersen and Rosenberg into cus tody in the shop, and found upon each of them 21bs. of cigars secreted about their persons. There were also a few more sewed up in the lining of their jackets. The value of the cigars taken from Rosensen was 505., or 10s. per pound. The cigars taken from each of the other pri soners were valued at 20s. only. Mr. Paget—What are the piisoners? An Interpreter—Ordinary seamen on board a Swedish ship. Mr. Paget convicted the prisoners, under the Customs Act, in the single value and duty. He ordered Roseman to pay a fine of 505., and the others 20s. each. MARKETS. --This day. MARK -LANE. Our market, to-day, was very scantily supplied with English wheat. The sale for all kinds, however, was very inactive, at about Monday's currency. There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on the stand. As the attendance of buyers was limited, sales progressed slowly, at late rates. The imports are large. Floating cargoes of grain were a slow inquiry. Both English and foreign barley was a dull inquiry, at about stationary prices. Malt realised former terms, with a moderate inquiry. The supply was good. The show of foreign oats was large, and all kinds met a dull inquiry, at barely stationary prices. Beans and peas commanded extrome rates, owing to their scarcity. No change took place in the value of flour. Mir ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 310 180 1,440 -- 510 Irish Foreign 20,580 130 39,010 1030 sacks Maize, COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND TRICEB OF GRAIL For the week ending May For the corresponding week 15, 1867. last year. Qrs. Ayer. Qrs. Ayer. Wheat 6 2,433-64 s 9d Wheat 59,964-45s 9d Barley MOB-388 lid Barley 6,441-36s 4d ts 3,607-_2 ss 1 0d, Oats BOROUGH HOP. We have no change to notice in the value of any kind of hops. The market, however, is very inactive. WHITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 4d to 43 8d Veal Mutton ... 30 4d to 45 10d j Pork Lamb SUNDAY SCHOLARS' OFFERING ON 'BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON AND THE ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Great preparations are in progress for a large gathering of Sunday-school children to sing in the Handel Orchestra of the Crystal Palace on some day in the month of August next. The children who will take part in the concert will be selected from all the pr i nc ip a l Sunday-schools in the metropolis, who with their teachers will number about 6,000 singers. As so large a number of Sunday schools, with the congregations to which they belong, will be interested in this delightful movement, it is anticipated that the attendance at the Crystal Palace will be one of the largest of the season. The programme will be selected by a committee of gentlemen, on whose judgment every reliance can be placed,. and only that kiad of music will be sung which can be introduced with propriety on such an interesting occasion. BANNS OF MATIUMONY.—The bill to fix the law on this subject was issued yesterday morning. It refers to the act George IV, directing banns of matrimony to be published immediately after the Second Lesson, and states that as marriages have been solemnised after publication of banns at different times during the morning service doubts as to the legality of the proceding have been entertained. It therefore provides that—(l.) In the interpretation of the said recited act the words " imme diately after the Second Lesson"in the second section of the said act shall apply and be taken to apply to the time of morning service as well as to the time of evening service. (2.) No marriage solemnised before tho passing of this act after any publication of banns during the time of morning service shall ba or be held to be invalid by reason of any irregularity in the time of publication. (3.) No clergyman who before the passing of this act shall havo solemnised matrimony after any publication of banns during the time of morning service shall be punishable under the 21st sec tion of the said recited act, by reason of his having solem nised the same after any publication as aforesaid. KINROSS.—SINGULAR MORTALITY AMONG SWAL- Lows.—Yesterday morning large numbers of swallows were found lying dead and dying in various places in this neighbourhood. It is thought that the very cold weather which has prevailed for several days has been the eause of this singular mortality. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BATH RACES—THIS DAT. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DYRHA M PARK HANDICAP. Tho Dyrham Park Plate (Ilandicap)of 100 soya ; winners of any handicap after May 10 (at ten a.m.), 71b extra ; once round and a distance. John Davis Chevalier d'Evrit 2 Libertine 3 Five ran. WESTON STAKES. The Weston Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings 8.,t711) ; untrieds allowed 31b, if both 51b; whiners of any one stake of 200 sovs value 31b, 400 Sib extra ; weights not accumulative ; straight half mile ; 57 subs. Lady Elizabeth Griinston 2 Blue Gown 3 Eleven ran. Won by a head. SO MERSETSHIRE STAKES. The Somersetshire Stakes (Handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 sovs added; the second to receive 50 sovs, and the third to save his stake; winners of any handicap amounting to 500 sovs after May 2 (at 10 a.m.) 71b, of any other handicap with pubic money added, 51b extra ; two miles and a distance. 64 subs., 52 of whom pay 5 sovs each Gomera, Douro Pintail .. • 3 NURSERY STAKES. The Nursery Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added, for two year olds ; the winner of the Weston or Badminton Stakes 51b extra; T.Y.O. Balsamo Herennianus •• 2 Lady Edith 3 Six ran. KELSTON STAKES. The Kelston Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; two year olds 7st 101 b, three 9st 101 b, four and upwards lOst 41b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maiden three year olds allowed 31b, four year olds and upwards 121 b ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs; if entered for 250 sovs allowed 31b, 200 71b, 150 101 b, 100 171 b, 60 241 b, 30 281 b ; half a mile, straight. Osprey Rhymer Returned DODINGTON WELTER STAKES. The Dodington Welter Stakes (Handicap) of 5 soya each, with 50 added; gentlemen riders, jockeys 61b extra ; winners of any race after May 10 (at ten a.m), 31b, of any handicap race 71b extra; once round and a distance, 11 subs. Steamboat Black Prince Stockinger 3 Five ran. BADMINTON STAKES. The Badminton Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ; two year olds 6st 101 b, three Bst 51b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b.; winners of any stakes amounting to 100 soya. in 1866 or 1867 31b, 300 51b, GOO 121 b extra; maiden three year olds at the time of starting allowed . 61b, four and upwards 141 b extra ; weights not accumu lative; T.Y.C.; half mile, straight; 25 subs. Cranbury Commissioner 2 Nike 3 Six ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE DERBY. sto 2 agst Vauban (offered—take 3 to 1) 5 to 2 agst The Rake (offered—take 3to 1) 15 to 2 agst Van .A.mburgh (taken) 18 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst D'Eitournel (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Dragon (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) NOTICE.—CHANGE of ADDRESS.—JOHN STIRK, late Of Boaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage ho has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street. Shoreditch; at Threo King-court, Lombard-street and a Ouo Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-street. W. lllonuNs tend Jour AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Oommissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming avents daily from teu till two at the City Arches ; also iu 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 Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreigu cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. Jon NAB; No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster road, London, has his List at the Post in George-yard, Snow-hill, and at the Back of the Arches, Fairingdon street. J. N. will attend all the Principal Meetings, and has no representative out of London. All letters to be addressed as above. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jerniyn-street, St. James's, London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tattersall's) will execute Commissfoxs (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year, from ..C1 to any amount. Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street and Piccadilly offices; Cheques to be crossed London and Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings. Telegraphic messages_ cannot be attended to. Further particulars and prices, see The Sportsman, published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection with the City of London Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street, Newgate-street. NOTES ntom TRAINING QUARTERS. THIS DAY. As the recent rains have rendered the various training grounds in b e tt er go i ng order, and horses consequently have resumed strong work, we this day continue our usual special notes, commencing with the doings at NE WMARKE T. Miss Harriette took The Rake two steady canters of about a mile each, " and then they were joined by Sceur de Charite and Artesian, the four going a smart gallop of a mile and three quarters, the action being free, and the crack pulling up as fresh as a daisy and as lively as a kitten. Sultan was leading Julius a mile and a half gallop only ; and Opoponax was working with Pericles, doing a mile and three-quarters steadily. Auguste pioneered Dragon, and two others, nearly two miles ; and the Hermit followed Target a like distance, the pair being joined by Vespasian, but there was no pace. Hippia accom panied Dalesman about two miles ; and Bounce away went nearly as far as that. Claverhouse was set to give D'Estournel a mile and three-quarters at an easy pace, for he had been sweated on the day previous. Sealskin was attending to Roquefort, and took him a couple of miles, the hater going beautifully. Tiroca dero went a mile and three-quarters, as did Sunnylocks. Archimedes led Sir Oliver a mile and a half ; the latter is not only backward in condition, but a rank roarer. EPSOM. Van Amburgh has returned from Bath, and at a late hour cantered with Cecrops, but did nothing more. Beeswing took Gipsy King nearly two miles, and the latter's action is both free and taking ; still he is not good enough for the Derby. RICHMOND. Bumblekite continues in rare health, but there is no improvement in her temper. To-day she gal loped about two miles, and is very fit for the Oaks. Mr. G. S. Thompson rode her, and will steer her at Epsom. Plaudit's Derby's chance has quite gone, but he is sure to run. bIIDDLEHAM. Minster Bell is in good form for the Oaks. This morning she galloped over a mile and three quarters, and acquitted herself well. Fervacques has done falst clam for the French Derby. It is not settled yet whether The Priest, Mandrake, or The Corporal shall represent us at Epsom next Wednesday, but all three are getting on pretty, having got through a lot of strong work of late. Honesty is in physic, and Honestish has been eased. Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian uaudirian. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun„Perth, & A b.J une. , 4. 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Dutch Rhentsb. Dil to (all), 221 Great Luxembourff. 9 wi t Recite and San Francisca Jim., gua. 7 per cent., ni Sambre and Meuse, 5i per cent. pt., 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ILI FOICIOGN An,glo 'Brazilian Gold, limited. 1 • oun redru, Nurth bel Hey, 21 pm United Mexican, lila., 11 DOCK.`!'. MALTON. Ploughboy took Skysail a nice mile and three quarters gallop; and Knight of St. Michael led Grand Cross a couple of miles pretty fast. Taraban was leading the two-year-olds, and Wild Wiud was cantering alone. STOCKBRIDGE. Lord Ronald lel Vauban and S2ville a couple of canters of a mile each, and then the two latter gal loped over a mile and three-quarters. They ought both to render a good account of themselves at Epsom next week. ILSLFY. Lord Lyon and Achievement cantered twice this morning, and subsequently did a steady two mile gallop, the filly apparently not being affected either by the ascending ground or the distance. FYFIELD. Captain Kidd has been an absentee for some time now, and Adam Bede is merely cantering. If we have a Derby starter it will be Lord Paramount, but his form is very indifferent. The Splitvote colt is doing two miles. LEWES. We shall have nothing for the Derby, Pirate Chief not only being moderate, but very backward ; and as to Sir Walter and Sweet Boy they would not beat The Sun express nag. The three, however, galloped nearly two miles this morning. LAXIBOURNE. Marksman never looked nor went better than he did in a two mile spin with the Sunflower filly this morning; and he must not be thrown over for the Derby, nor the filly for the Oaks. EYIPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. Mr. T. HUGHES presented a great number of petitions in favour of the Sunday Trading Bill. The lion: member said the bill was looked upon with great favour by the poorer class of traders. Mr. M'LAREN presented a petition against the bill. Mr. T. HUGHES, in moving the second reading of the bill, said he was quite aware of the amount of misunder standing and prejudice which existed with respect to the bill ; but he hoped to show that the feeling ought zot to exist. The old law as it stood was contained in a nutshell, and the first statute was that of Henry VI. That Act did not create the obser vance of the Sunday, but took it as it found it, as a day of rest, and it enacted that no more fairs should be held on Sunday except the fair to be holden in harvest time. Four hundred years ago it was found necessary to protect the Sunday as a day of rest, and it was not, as had been said, an attempt to make Englishmen religious by Act of Par liament. That statute lasted for '2OO years, and then came the first statute of Charles I. That Act enforced religious worship of a certain kind. It enacted that no parishioner should attend illegal bull and bear baiting out of his parish on Sundays, and any assemblage within the parish on Sunday should altogether be illegal, but that a due regard should be paid to the religious observance of the day. The act under which they now lived was that of the 27th of Charles 11., which prohibited all trading of any description, excepting the sale of cooked meats at inns on the Sabbath, and the ,sale of milk, which was to be allowed between the hours of nine in the morning and four in the afternoon. An act of William the 111. made the sale 'of mackerel on Sundays legal, and by the 12th of Vic. the issue of search warrants was made legal, and with the enactments of the Act of the 14th of the present reign, which were mainly connected with the proceedings in the courts of law. Thus it was to be seen that Sunday was to be observed as a complete day of rest, or, as was termed in law, a dies non. Those were the whole of the Acts in force at the present time. Two re ports were presented to the house twenty years ago, in which it was recommended that a bill should be introduced enacting that no goods should be allowed to be exposed for sale at any shop on Sunday, that none except of a perishable nature should be allowed to be cold, that no shop should be allowed to remain open after a cer tain hour, and that penalties incurred under the bill should be cumulative. That was what was recommended twenty years ago, and he felt that the majority of traders in the metropolis at this time wore quite of that opinion at the present day. If he ventured an illustration to show the extent to which Sunday trading was carried on ho would not travel out of his own borough, Lambeth, and there, within a very small space, containing 1,684 shops, 1,034 were open on Sundays, and only 650 closed. He had received many letters on the subject, and one to which he would allude was that from the Rev. Mr. White, and alluded to the place called the New-cut, where trading was carried on to such an extent that it really exceeded that of ordinary working days. The shops of tobacconists, drapers, booksellers, clothiers, and other traders in that locality, were kept open, in addition to which, birds, umbrellas, and dogs were hawked about for sale, and created a scene of confusion that rendered it almost im passable for well-disposed persons going to the Church in that neighbourhood. Some time ago an attempt was made by the parish officers to put the act of Charles 11. into ac tive force, and no less than 800 summonses were taken out against tradesmen for keeping their shops open on Sun days. Out of the number 700 said they were quite ready to close their shops, provided others were compelled to do the same thing, and proceedings were taken against those who refused to close their shops, but they altogether ffailed. It had been urged that if the tradesmen were in earnest in the matter they would arrange the matter or themselves, but that had been tried, and also had resulted in failure, and altogether repudiated the notion that it was an attempt to make people religious by act of Parliament. If that was the object of the bill he would most certainly have had nothing to do with it. He had his own opinion with respect to the way a day of rest ought to be observed ; and if any person felt disposed to lie flat on his back the whole of the day and drink beer he should only pity him, and not find fault with him, because his notions of rest differed from those which he entertained. The bill he now asked the house to read a second time con tained three propositions. The first was to enumerate those articles which should not be sold on Sunday ; the second enacted the hours during whisk perishable articles, such as butchers' meat, vegetables, and fish might be sold, which was sot down that it was to cease at 9 o'clock in the morn ing; and the third related to cooked articles, things that were sold at confectioners' and refreshment houses, the bill enacting that no such shops should be open after ten in the morning or one in the afternoon. He might be asked what the bill proposed with respect to publichouses and beer shops. The measure did not touch that portion of trade at all, because special legislation was intended on that matter. He was certain the majority of the metropolitan traders and the poorer class were in favour of the measure, and he hoped he should succeed in obtaining the assent of the house to its second reading. It had been said that " the cream must be allowed to rise " before legislation could take place; but in this instance the cream, in his belief, had been allowed to rise with a vengeance, and now it was only a question whether they would allow the whole of the mess to get sour. Mr. FRESHFIELD opposed the bill. He looked upon the bill as a wolf in sheep's clothing, or as an act to licensing certain trades. The law at present in force was quite sufficient for the purpose, and he thought it would have been better had the hon. gentleman given evidence to show how the enactment of the Act of Charles 11. could be carried into force. He looked upon the measure in its present form altogether as objectionable, and therefore ho moved that the bill be read a seoond time that day six months. Mr. POWELL objected to the bill as it at present stood, but if it was improved in committee he would give it his support on the third reading. Sir B. BRIDGES supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. EVANS thanked the hon. member for introducing the bill, and although he thought it susceptible of amend ment in committee, he should vote for its second reading. Mr. HORSFALL doubted whether nine-tenths of the population were in favour of the bill. He know that in the borough which he then represented the feeling was quite the other way. What was wanted was a bill to enable the constituted authorities to administer the law that at pre sent existed, and not a measure such as that now under discussion. Lord C. HAMILTON slid he supported the bill because he looked upon it as a protective and not a coet cive one. It was a bill to enable the tradesman to have the Sabbath for himself, and not be forced by competition which was illegal, an evasion of the law, to carry on his trade during a day which was ordained to be one of rest. He was surprised at the hon. member for Oldham (Mr. Horsfall) opposing the bill on the ground that ho He told the hon. member opposite (Mr. Hughes) that if he brought in a bill to enable the autho rities to carry into effect the present law he would give him his support. He thoaght such a statement was a • clear proof that the present law was altogether inoperative, and required amendment. Ile also denied that the act was one for licensing Sunday trading, and was certain that nothing was contained in the bill respect ing any of the enactments at present on the statute-book. He hoped the house would read the bill a second time, in order that the amendments which it was said were required might be made in committ ee. Ur. 141.4AZEINT thogUt the bill IriciQuf,4 in principt 4 and therefore it ought to be at once to be reje.zted by the house. He opposed the bill because he believed it was going against the growing feeling amongst tiros people, as to a total cessation altogether of work on the S abbath. Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY supported the bill, as it did not interfere with any enactments at present in force. Mr. WALPOLE said he had very little confidence in legislation on Sunday trading. When the law was in such a state that it could not be enforced, he for one was compelled to own that a strong case was made out for the interference of Parliament. The bill did not re peal any of the provisions of the Asst of Charles TI. The main feature of the bill was to keep free to the trader a larger part of the Sabbath than at present was the case, and he thought the bill deserved tb.e greatest atten tion in committee, but in that stage it Ni - ould require ma terial a I ler aloe. GRA.ILIM said if the bill was confined to the me tropolis he should give it his support. if not. lie should be compelled te.vote against its second reading. Mr. HENLEY would vote for the second rewring merely with e view of going into committee upon the pleasure to ascertain if it was posiiide to make it a good at d efficient Lill. If such was not done he held himself tree to vote against its third reading-. Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the bill for the .same reason. Mr. HUGHES said he had no objection to the provi sions of the bill being confined to the metropolis, if such should be the general wish of the house. The bill was then read a second time, without a di vision. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. DAWSON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of whick was to remove doubts as to the man ner of appointing grand jurors in Ireland. The bill pro-. posed that the appointment should be by election, and Van election should not rest with the ratepayers. After a short discussion, Lord NAAS said the bill would repeal the whole of the grand jury system in Ireland, and therefore he suggested that it should be withdrawn for the present, and that at the beginning of the next session a committee should be appointed, which could inquire into the whole subject and report the result of their labours to the house, and upon which an efficient bill Wright be founded. Mr. ItIONSELL urged the hon. gentleman who intro (laced the bill to accede to the suggestion of the noble lord the Secretary far Ireland. Mr. DAWSON said as the feeling of the house was in favour of the course pointed out by the noble lord, he should adopt it. The bill was accordingly withdrawn. COUNTY TREASURER (IRELAND) BILL. The O'CONNOR DON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to abolish an office which was no longer necessary in Ireland, and that duties should be performed by the secretary to the grand jurors, who should receive asa remuneration a sum not exceeding one third the amount paid to treasurers. The bill was read a second time. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (IRELAND) BILL. Colonel FRENCH said as the Government intended to introduce a bill for the same purpose, he would withdraw the motion for the second reading of his bill for three weeks. SALE OF LAND BY AUCTION BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and the first four clauses having been agreed to, the Chairman re ported progress. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and, the house adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF LORDS—MAY 14. CLERICAL VESTMENTS (No. 2) BILL. Moved, " That the further debate on the motion for second reading be adjourned to this day two months" (the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury). On question—Content, 61 Not-Content, 46. CONTENT. EARLS. ARCHBISHOPS. LORDS. Canterbury Erne Dillamere Dublin Lauderdale De Ros LORD CHANCELLOR Leven and Melville De Tabley Chelmsford Lucan Egerton DUKES. Malmesbury Faversham Buckingham and Manvers Foxford (E. Lime -0 ham dos Nelson rick) Marlborough Tankerville Hartismere (L, Richmond • Verulam. He Rutland VISCOUNTS. Hey tesbury MARQUIS. Ha warden Hylton Bath (Teller) Lifford Lyttelton EARLS. Templetown. Lyveden Beauchamp Bisuors. Mont Eagle (M. Bolmore Chester Sligo) Cadogan Ely Penrhyn Cardigan Glocester & Bristol Redesdale (Teller) Caruarvon Llandaff liollo Dartmouth Oxford Romilly Derby St. Asaph, Sherborne Devon LORDS. S ilelleStOr (E. Doncaster(D. Buc- • Bagot Longford) clench et Queens- Carew Southampton berry) Clinton Tredegar EARLS. Colonsay Eldon Colville of Culross NOT-CONTENT. BISHOP. LORDS. MARQUISES. Carlisle Cranworth Normanby Cork, &c. De Manley Westmeath Down, &c. E bury • Es.axs. Durham Farnham Albemarle Lichfield Foley [Teller] Bandon Lincoln Grinsted (E.Ennie- Chichester London killen) Cowper Ossory, &c. Inchiquin Dartrey Peterborough 0 verstone Ellenborough Riron Poltimore Fortescue Winchester Ponsonby(E. Bess- Grey LORDS. borough) Harrowby . Belper Portman Kimberley Boyle (E. Cork and Rayleigh Macclesfield Orrery) Saltorsford (Earl Shaftesbury(teller) Brodrick (V. Midle- Courtown) VISCOUNT. ton) Stanley of Alderley Leinster (D. Lein- Castleinaine Wentworth ster) Oungleton. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, May 14. —St. Peter, from Uddewalla; Cito, from Stolpemunde ; Alma, from Christiania; Vibilia, from Guernsey; Lionne, from Gravelines ; Joiin Brogden, steamer, from Lisbon. Arrived, May 15.—Batavier, steamer, and Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Fairfax, steamer, from Udde walla; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp; Fusilier, steamer and Sir Robert Peel, steamer, from Dunkirk; Panther, steamer, from Boulogne; Holland, steamer, from Ostend; Parthenia, from Gothenburg ; Mary Ann, from Dantsic ; Alert, from Windau; Pearl, from Griefswald; Edel, from Skive ; Aren, from Namson; Zwaantje Dost, from Holm stad ; Estonia, from Windau. - Sailed, May 15.—Victor, steamer, for Brussels; Strath avon, for Marseilles; Martlet, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, in Tow.—Liverpool, from New York, for Lon- don. Sailed.—Panther, for London. CAUTION TO MARINERS.—SUNKEN WRECK. — NEWCASTLE (Ireland), May B.—A fishing boat re turned from sea this morning, reported that she had fallen in with a mast carried away below the hounds, standing upright and about four feet of it above water, attached to something below, and at six fathoms depth she saw what appeared to her to bo about 100 feet of a wreck. Tho wreck lies in about 20 fathoms water, about six miles south-west of St. John's Point, and five to six miles east of Aualong, in the track of vessels Bailing between Car lingford and Belfast. RACING IN VICTORIA.—The Launceston Champion Races took place on February 26, 27, and 28. The prin cipal race, the Champion Sweepstakes, worth about £l,OOO, was won by Fish-hook, a three-year old son of Fisherman, Volunteer second, and Warwick third. The St. Leger was also won by Fish-hook; the Tasmanian Handicap by Volunteer; the Queen's Plato by Volunteer; and the Town Plate by Warwick. Several minor races were run, and the meeting was a decided succe:fs. EAST INDIES.—INCREASE IN WEIGHT OF BOOKS AND PATTERNS.—The limit in weight of books and pat terns sent to the East Indies has been raised from 3lbs. to 51bs.—By command of the Postmaster-General.—General Post Office, 13th May, 1867. HEREFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. The Herefordshire H un t Committee have just he ld a meeting, and the secre tary, on reading the returns, announced that the sum of £875 had been promise d, in shares of £25 each, toward s purc hasing a pack of hound s. Au offer was made by th e - r l a te masters to sell the w hole of the p resent pack, together . with the kennels , horsas, p lant, and saddler y , for £2,000, subject to a lease for ninet y -nine y ears of the land at £ l5 per anutn. Major Heywood agreed to undertake t h e mas t e rship, with the aid of a managing committee, during the ensuing season, hunting four days a week, and after this year to take the sole mastership. The estimate for the year's expenditure is set down at £l, B oo. Itwillh'): decided in a few days whether the existence of a Hereford shire f o r Y, i s o h a i D re tiwt p oo a m c d k Erio i ) s mA t ße e dy b ai e rtieA c s o c n wE RIS tihinNicuhp have continued. S a t urday morn h been con s t antly seen at . the Paris Exhibition contended in a trial of speed in the e• merely Bois de Boulogne, but it was n o t o f a nature to test the lasting omp e powers tyint. oftheanialal;nbe froth Algeriaand another from n ordinary anoter Eg ypt. The speed between o The Algerian won b oth heats, going over a et giop min. distance of and ourk t i l l i o e ni s e e t e r o o L ( 4 i / a r Inlu. 9 riles), the first time in 18 BLA CKFRIARS AND SOLITIaIWARK s B ee It . IDGES. An Parliament has t he just £350,000 to finish Bl ac kf r i ars been printed au th or i s i ng th e City of Londo n to rais Actßii of f e and to le purchase of Southwark Bridge. By a former act £300,000 was to be raised to rebuild a new . This bridge at Blackfriars sum is now declared to be in- Isufficient for the works. An excitable gentleman says he has been warm but once since he had a new furnace placed in his house and that was when the bill of it was presented, Share 20 st st 100 !Uu 5{ too 1