The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoo The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all kinds lean to the buyer. The sales yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, 600 of which were taken for export, comprising 650 Pernani and Maranham, 61d. to 7id. ; 100 Bahia, 61d.; and 600 Surat, 4d. to Sid. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed at about Tues day's rates. At Havre business has been very brisk this week in the grain and cotton markets. The sales of wheat comprised 60,000 kilos. of Brittany at 76f. to 79f. per 200 kilos., 10,000 kilos. at 78f., 72,000 kilos. at 80f.,. and 46,000 kilos. at 88f. ; flour, 2,800 barrels, New York, from 39f. 50c. to 43f., and 200 barrels, Baltimore, at 43f. The advices from the United States, regarding the cotton market, announcing a diminution in the stocks on hand, caused a firmness in prices. Many purchasers from the interior bought at the old prices, and 1,200 bales of Louisiana realised from 89fr. to 93fr. per 50 kilos. The arrivals from New York on the 19th comprised 5,120 bales of mixed, Louisiana and Georgia, a portion of which was sold before it was landeJ. At a meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation, held this day—Harry George Gordon, Esq., in the chair—the report, after a speech from the chair man, which was well received, was adopted unani mously, and a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was agreed to. The auditors and di rectors retiring were re-elected, and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors of the company. The Indemnity arrived yesterday with 7,367 ounces of gold, and the Eagle has been announced this morning from the same place with 66,464 ounces. The easier condition of the money market has induced the Bank of England Directors at their "parlour" meeting this day, to remove the additional 1 per Cent. imposed in October last on the negotiation of paper having more than 60 days to run. The minimum charge is now therefore 6 Per Cent. for all classes of bills. The influx of Specie into the Bank of England, the favourable state of the Continental exchanges, and the cessation of shipments of the precious metals to Turkey have rendered this measure advisable, and it is confidently expected that monetary affairs Will now gradually improve. _ _ Business in the English Stock Market has been Circumscribed, an indisposition having been evinced to operate until the result of the Bank meeting was ascertained. When the above announcement was Made, however, the market, contrary to general expectation, became rather flatter. Consols opened at 94± for for money, and 94} for account, but aubsequently became rather flatter. They are now, however, firm at those quotations. The New Scrip has been dealt in at 1 to 20 premium. The New Threes are 93 , and the Reduced 93 to 93/. Bank Stock has advanced 1 per Cent., being 2151 and 216. Exchequer Bills have farther improved, those dated March being is. premium, and the June ditto 2s. to ls. discount. The Bonds were 981 Foreign Stocks have been very dull. Mexican, however, were firm at 231, and Danish 3 per Cents. have risen to 84 and 84k. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have brought 51/. Spanish Deferred are 461, and the Certificates 6. Turkish 6 per Cents. rule firm at Ogz. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7/ 2 ; Mexi cal; 23 Z ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 52 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 96 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 46 i ; Ditto Deferred, 25k i ; Ditto Certificates, ti 6; Ditto Passive, 7 4• The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under ;-- 18b6. 1855. Great Western . . £27,033 £25.797 N orth-Western S outh -Western Brighten 14,441 12,172 Midland South - Eastern ...... 19,194 16,162 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,348 5,835 Chester and Holyhead London Gen, Omnibus Cornpai.y••• 9,417 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 12,022 9,444 Oxford, Worcester and Wolver 3,857 3,410 North Stafford ' 7,628 6,304 North London Gl asgow and South -W es t ern 5-9 " "55 Zdinburgh and G1a,=,,,0w ****** 5 477 4 . 890 North ern of France ' 32,637 35,8 15 Great Western of Canada 16,7 12 11.877 Grand Trunk of Canada Most of the leading railway shares are at pre vious quotations, but North-Eiitern, Barwick, a nd one or two others are at a slight improvement. I n the foreign market the Demerara, the Great L uxembourg, and Paris and Lyons are at enhanced quotations. The rise in the latter since Tuesday is The Riga shares are 1.4 prem., and the L ombardo-Venetian 6 1 prem. Banking, mining, and miscellaneous Shares are Steady, but quiet. 11MTISII FUNDS MIS DA.Y.- CLOSING PRICES. (Prom t 1 Ofcial Liar. !tr. , r. done. ink Stock a a Per Cent. RedE.ced Annuities... N Per Cent. Consols Annuities 941 i i r 9 ` 7 3 per Cent. Annuities e w 21 per Cent. Annuities 7Bl "g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 3.16 1 D itto 30 Ye a rs, expire sth April, 1885 l7 3-16 Ind ia Bonds. 11000 p l ' i tto, under £lOOO 6 2 d ~,""IROIR 7o r A ccount ',mud Scrip 24 1/ p Exchequer Bills, 2jd March. June £lOOO £5OO — 11 d Rmall 2 p 4 1 d Ditto Ditt o, 1 Bonds, 1858, 34 per • Cont. ....... 98 R i 2 .! i 859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. B razilia n Bonds, 5 per Cent. 991 Ditto Small 991 Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 .. Ditto N ew , 1813 9S Bueno s Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — , Ditto Account . Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B4 i Mexican 3 per Cent 233 Ditto Account P ortuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent kissia n Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — r. Ditto 4i per Cent. u lDknislp Bo4ds, 3 per Cent — bitto Account V a ulEili Committee Cert. of Coup. notfun 6 5i 6i 6 p c. liKit,h Ronde, 6 per cent — Ditto Account o Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Account lOl 3 Du tch ''iv , r ends on the above ..v•h , , , t , London. - 'ch Exchange, 2., per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . 95i THREE O'CLOCK. Cons o l s f or M oney .. 944 94 D itto Account (June 4) GOLLMICK'S CONCERT came off on Friday evening '3Bt the Beeth oven R ooms. N. G o llmick has long been ee of as one of the most agreeable composers ,gut piano -forte music. On this occasion him him t Z,. ( Ig the most gifted composers of the day. H . In - " clot:Lanett, and trio, for pianoforte and stringed instrn ,,:"B, are works of real genius. They are fresh, on ral, and full of melody. The enthusiastic applause Of ellrnhee o f conno i sseurs was b estowed upon them. M. f ort u ltnick pl ayed several minor compositions for the piano :or: si charmin g little pieces, admirably adapted for the % win g - room. f — a r * G ". N. Edwards has been appointed to the office physician to the City of London Hospital i br. biseasea of the Chest, Victoria-park, in the room of Andrew Clark, rec.mtly resigned. C A : Ulf COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND %e 413 - LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. The Canadian ani Navigation Company's scre steam-ship Inan, Pro Pt t airi T. Jones (under contrac w t with her Majes di ty's ilai i`f4 nei al governme n t for the conveyance of the mails), wi t i e l d from the Mersey to-day for Quebec and Montreal, a l 82 cabin and 102 steerage passengers, with ,p'ge and valuable cargo of merchandise on freight. Th e T 3 C . AMERICAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 21. lilted States' mail steam-ship Washington, Captain o. er ' el ldY, Railed this afternoon for New York, with the 4 ' l d t:flan ' Fr ench, and English mails, 195 passengers, t_fair amount of English and French niereh,ndise. tru.;.N;Tanderbilt line steamer North S Lieut. Hower, fo,2t: i t s he e7 o , e t c h te i :l B : : _ morrow from New York en route r men, with mails and passengers. Sue WU bring O.; mai!, grce g of affairs jA 3 influence °f inued inisr ind that an 'forced of the u ts, althoug h this country' s Ayres a re' prebended 06 )f the term'' ) ectedly, 0, 1 is said wit' n enos Ayr their foreign di' of the col! e r by surf' •a oubt, sust u a A giver, we ?'" er , e of the r,, d , Lxchange v• of They 011;- end of 1 0 4, urinated,' ea treaty ente.,ros tion bag 1 6 . ed host ilit t r ut. It i s bof I t , u ntil t,,,; 4 heilf3Ve We; The GO I ut his wh er r o i]sta,neier os ' t o m arketf loo , v i u g it 50 most - - , 1 ;11 Won, is t oi es haver ho s and land iffieulties to be sett l , to have ia'ci , nsequen,c, e tigrants. TION IN 3 ManeVsW 1V10 ..4. 21 1 3 0 that 12- gtr 2 2cl b ar, c, t e `:cere ru s 1 0 esterL4- , ix i inOre to o L e tile 11 o d Sts h a T i t ; iOll , - of the tide m ot ace' - a ys c orous,,, 3terda9'c. n y,resP 3 rcce l T - he st es 4 o , a id OF 6v i n gbee , f charg e o u who roilnaY Jas. Stee sund A Y b ßrewe o o " s or, f :e d one to a ll° a lte' wale , er s o f 0 be we r ye ... A a ace , . f o g in, b e be wher i uite denu,i la de, ra the f e rmen t ' a „wing theref°r° SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Paid, , kmbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena girming. Wolverh 2 Stour Valley LanesL. & (lheshire Janet_ Do. Chetth. & Birk. .£5O and 225 C‘dis D0.,£20............ Itlyth & Tyne origins. £25 (issd. at .£4.6 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Carm. and Cardigan Chester & Holyheai Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pas: Cornwall Do. A Do. B (rietf Junction Doblin&BeltastJunc Dun. P. & Ab r. Jnc East A::glian , Pastern Counties. Glaagow&S. West Great N. of Scotind, Great Northern Do., A. 5t0ck....,,. :►o., B. Stock. ' h. Sth. &West.ar , > =rest Western...... Do. Stour Val. Ita: Gua. Stk. . I rish South-Eastera r.i.ncaster Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash.audYorks , Do. Wet. aiding Un Liv:Crirq.StSouthv t London & Blackwall . on d Bright & S.Cst Loud, and N. West'. tiu. Fifths all all 100 100 Do.lo/.13h.,,M&8. Do. Eighths London andS. Westi Do., .£6i; Do., £4O smdudrryeaColerain ~ndndrrr. & Enn Wanch.Shef.& Linel )0., Man. k Lin. lin Metropolitan Ididland 1001 all I ,11 all )o. Birmng. & Derb lildld. G. West. (Ire Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisb Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrt Newry Newry Warrenpoin' and Rostrevor lorfalk Northn.Counties Tln North British Nth Dovnr. Rail. & Dock Stock io., A Stock .. B Stock Do., B Guarantee N. N. astern—Berwir , Do. do. Extension . Do.do. O.N.E. 'lurch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.S&S.Wstrn.,Harn stead, and City j 7.. 'iorth Staffordshir , . , Torth Western.... &8. West rn. 4nneaton, Hi tickle I.ud Leicester......: Wore.. $ Wolv. 'crtsraouth I.qeottish Central., IgeottishMidland -:hropshire Thin„„, South Devon •oath Eastern south Wales East. anion, A. SU De., B. Stotyt Do., New A. l East Kent ''.ast Lancashire urgh dz Glasgo 9 Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth di Dung( 'orth & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Yrksh. 41c Riv. Diaz. :10 :taine , :, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Datil etc ;kton & fiartlep` NT vale .. Pref., No. 1 , r'iarnes Hay. 11.& R, Ulverstone & Lance. irate of Neath..., Watorf'l. & Kilkenn •Vaterford&Limer.- , . West Cornwall Wet End of Londoi , and Crystal Palace., Do. A......, Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon Intwerpcit.tt rd m Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sli. at par till '64 Ardennes 'seigian Eastn. Juno lezi ere to Oraissessa ftombay. Ilaroda, an Central India,Scri , Do. • )emerara Rhenish Eastern of France • r)o. New East Indian, g. 5 p no. 'Jen Eil D0.4,1p.e.End5.,'57 1 1)0 ,to. do., '54 d , Gee'ong• Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt. . Do., Lon. allot., do. jad. Tk of Cana(laA Do. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Central of Fran. , Gt. Indian Peninsul Great Li:mambo= Constituted Share Do. Obligati ova, Do. re-is. orftd. Sh. Gt. Western of Cannea ' , Shares ......... Do. New Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p.'6o. Dc.. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. I Lake Conet, Ac iis,sl , Lierre and Turnhout 1 1 Lucca it Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons & MeditArry Madras, guar. 41 p.c Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 4i p. c. Eaten Maria Antonia . Do. do. New Namur & Liege (wit} Interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.20/. Shs. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. do Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrwik.Pre Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bowls Paris and Orleans. Rome and Frascati , Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Oleligations Sambre and Men& Do. 54 p. nont. Pref ScNde, guar, 5 p. c, Do . Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A),.. West Flanders Do 64 per e. Pref W. do N. W. of France West. of Switzerland. Wiesbaden Zealand ... JOINT-S 1 ~ALtFtr+.a~;ir, „ Bank of Egypt Bank of London Col. Bk.& Ln . C. ltritish N. American nhartd. Bank of Asia Ohrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colon'al Commercial of Lend Eng.Qoot.& An s. Cht. Loud. Cheat. Bk. of Australia !lido New Lendon and Conn' Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp. London Joint Stock. London and Paris Loud. & Westminstei National Pro.of Eng Do. New Nation& of Ireland New South Wale? Oriental Bank )f norporati nn Ottoman Bank Royal British utraii TToon a Anstr no. New f 1,•••••• WNW 00..1. 011,1013 Western Bk of Lon( 26 - 27 41 5 8. 9 17 - 18 15 - 16 12 •• 13 87 -- 89 60i - 151 16i ... ....' ... ... -- ...d 161 10 - 10 33 35 23 - 25 77 - 79 60 - 62 30 - 31 ••• ..' 88 - 92 7i - 8i 95 -- 96 79 - 81 [25 - - 128 104 -- 706 60i - 61 58 60 I 70 75 54 -- 5 i 6A 904 91 78 102 103 I.oli 1024 par p par -p, 954 • 96 ••• 1 - 77{ -77 i 46 48 KIM '. 01. ..... li : 15 55 - 571 3 - ST 1 35 36 80 • 81 5f 3f 2icl 16; 6 57 58 85 90 GA- skl 6 6i IA 11 27 - 28 103 - 105 76 - 78 46 - 48 14 15 71 3 / 4 - 72 71 - 73 4 - 2 - 9 - 7 36 -- 37 GOO 19 -- 20 - 5 6i - 7i 6 - 8 2 - 5 - 's ~ ' 7 8i 8 ld 1 p 6i 7 1H 2 - 2i 5} 6 2rl ..• - ••• 1$ - 3 1 p 391 401 231 . 24 23 - 22 - 22; 9 -8! 16 - 17 70 75 80 - 85 8i - 91; 22?,; -23 6 .-- 61 31 - 3i 261 Hi 3.t - 3ii 99 - 101 127 - 132 1091 11A - 121 2 . 0 20 14 - 2f iP 7/ 6} - 61 451 - 46 12i -;;. 13 R - 9 591 - 604 Fl 59 19 - 20 12 - 19 9 i 2i - 3 - - Pm ii - 46 800 38 - 39 BANKS. 96 1.8 • iP 64 - 66 ••• ....." •• i "... I.P 64 - .604' • • ..". ••• 1 8# lfi 18 - 19.1 2 - Par 2p 4 2(1l ••• -- ... •• •nr 14 • 42 7 43 39 - 41. ' i lip ... ..• 6 71 8 9 5 7'2! 4, Business done this day . 312 s 5 5 20 10 20 5 18 10 all i 4 4} all 14 all L 4 I 127 105 61.1 60i 1601 91k 901 1 102 i 102 i 2 11 96 5,i 6 7q 7i if 47i 801 1 801 1 16i 16/ 571 j i 8 13 12i i 40 84i 61 i 6 54 2ii i I 91 59 4 44 x d THE !MK LONDON, TRIIRSD.A.Y ET NI '6l, MAY Hi, leSC ~ _ ,11.N 66 ~...,. - !..!,..z:ii,..iii 6_, 7 . THE TRIAL OF PALMER. Sporting Intelligence. AhLM•rATtS, - - Lokaaa, thia lay (Prom the Times.) The evidence of one witness ou the trial of Wm. Palmer is of especial interest to the community, and, as any comment upon it can have no effec , upon the case, we call attention to it at once. lb pecuniary troubles of the prisoner for many months previous to the death of his companion C )ok detailed at great length by Mr. Thomas Pratt. solicitor, of Queen -st ree t, Mayfair. The history is instructive for those who may at any time feel in clined to begin th e se d uc ti ve practice of borrowing money on their own personal security. It certainly requires no great arithmetical genius to calculate what 1,0001., a t 60 per cen t. p a y a ble monthly, will amount to in a given term of years, nor is there much forethought necessary to show a man, with the most-unceasing and fortunate exertions, he is hardly likely .to extricate himself from debt which increases with such terrible rapidity. The evidence of Mr. Pratt is an old tale, and often told—the first small loan duly repaid, then a larger sum, then the bor rower's acceptances, then those presumed to be his mother's bills renewed, interest payable monthly, threatening letters, entreaties for delay, falsehood, forgery, appropriation, of another man's money, and then th e fi na l cras h . I t i s wor thy of attention in all its naked simplicity. About two years and a half since the acquaint ance between Palmer and Mr. Pratt began, Palmer borrowed 1,0001., which he repaid. More seems to have been borrowed during the ensuing year from Pratt or other persons, for when Anne Palmer, the prisoner's wife, died, and Mr. Pratt received 8,0001. from the offices on account of the policies on her lif e , 6 , 50 0 / . was a t once applied in payment of bills due. In April, 1855, Mr. Pratt was again applied t o f or a l oan o f 2,0001., on a bill purporting to be accepted by Mrs. Sarah Palmer, and by November last there were eight bills held by Mr. Pratt or his clients, the total amount being 12,5001. "The interest," says the witness, " was paid monthly. With two exceptions, these bills were discounted at the rate of 60 per cent." Thus the interest to be paid by Palmer for money bor rowed within seven months was probably upwards of 6,0001. a-year, the income of a leading barrister or physician. If the prisoner had become possessed of an annuity equal to the salary of a Judge or a Minister of State, it must have been swept away yearly during his whole life in merely paying the interest of this temporary "accommodation." No wonder there are soon urgent letters on the part of Mr. Pratt and evasive answers from his client. Walter P a l mer i s d ea d , b ut, even if t h e Prince of Wales Insurance-office will way the 13,0001., it can not be received directly; so Mr. Pratt writes, "Do pray thitikaboutyour three bills so shortly becoming due. It Ido not get a positive appointment from the office to pay, which I do not expect, you must be prepared to meet them, as agreed. You told me your mother was coming up this month, and would settle them." Again, on the 2d of October, "Bear in mind that you must be prepared to cover your mother's acceptances due at the end of the month." On the 18th, " I send copies of two letters I have received. As regards the first, it shows how im portant it is that you or your mother should pre pare for the payment of the 4,0001. due in a few days." What is the position, then, of Palmer ? He has 4,0001. to pay, and can only pay 2501., and pro mise 2501. more. "For goodness sake, do not think of writs. . . I will get you the money, even if I pay 1,0001. for it." The two sums of 2501. seem to have mollified Mr. Pratt for a few days. On the 31st of October he writes—" The 2501. in regis tered letter duly received to-day. With it I have been enabled to obtain consent to the following." And then he tells Palmer that, with the exception of issuing writs against his mother, no proceeding as to service shall be made until the morning of Saturday, the 10th, " when you are to send up the 1,0001. or 1,5001. You will be debited with a month's interest of the whole 4,000/. out of the money sent up." On Nov. 11 Palmer was not ready with the 1,0G01., but he brought 3001., making in a ll 8001. pa id -2001. " was de ducted for interest, leaving 6001." Thus, out of the money which Palmer had scraped together in the course of the past month, a fourth, 2001., went as the month's interest of the 4,0001. Of course Mr. Pratt was still pressing for his balance of 3,4001. On the 17th Palmer is able to send a check for 2001. ; on the 19th he pays in 501., and promises 4501., which accordingly was liquidated out of Cook's money. But even then the call was for more. On the very day of Cook's death Palmer writes, " I will send you the 751. to-mor row." This 751. it afterwards appears was for the renewal of a bill for 1,5001. for one month, being at the same reasonable rate of 60 per cent. On the 24th of November Palmer paid as small a sum as 251. on account of a 2,0001. bill, due a month before. BATH AND SOMERSET RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Aristocratic Handicap of 10 sow; each, 5 ft, with 20 added; gentlemen riders; jockeys 71b extra ; certain winners extra. Once round. Eight Rubs. Mr. W. Barnard's by Sirokol, 3 yrs, 10st (including 71b extra) 11r. Gongla's Anthracite, 4 yre, 11st 31h (including 71b extra) %fr. Starkey's Topsy, 5 yrs, lOst 41b (Mr. Dart) 3 ytr. T. Parr's Fatalist, 4 list (Mr. Seobell) 4 11r. Mellish's Sandboy, 4 yrs, lOst 12Ib (Cant. Little) 5 Betting--Even on Sand boy, 4 to 1 agst Anthracite, sto 1 agst Sirocco, 6to 1 agst any other. Won by 3- parters of a length, and a length and a half between the second and third. Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 20 adled ; for 2-yr dds and upwards ; weight for age ; horses to be sold for 2001. allowed 31b, further allowances if for less, &c. ; one , nile, 7 subs, were won by Mr. Melli-h's Weathercock, 5 yrs (501.) 7st 61b (Esoott) beating Sntus, Ethelbald, Tamar, Battery, and filly by Py rrhus the Ist, out of lone. The Weston Stakes of 10 40V5 each, with 50 wiled, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bdt 7lb ; fillies and geldings, 83t 41b ; certain allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. straight half mile. 40 subs. Mr. Howard's Pomona, by Birdcatcher, Bst 41b (Wells) 1 Mr. E. Parr's Lambourn, 84t 121 b (including 51b extra) _ (W. White) 2 Duke of Beaufort's The Vigil, 84t 4lb Mr. Formby's The Bannerßearer, Bst 2lb (Flatman) 4 The following also ran :=Delos, Amati, colt by cos sack, out of Dilbar, The Kertch Chief, Lord Mel bourne, Boscobel, filly by Orlando, out of the Wren, Cara Fatima, Bannockburn, and Wild Strawberry. Betting-6 to 4 agit Lambourn, 4to 1 ag4 Cara Fa tima, 13 to 2 agst Banner Bearer, 7 to 1 agst Pomona. Won by a head. Five lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth ; Cara Fatima was fifth. Bannock burn and the Wren filly were left at the post. • The Bath Handicap of 10 goys each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; certain winners extra. Once round, about one mile and a half. Twenty-eight subs, fifteen of whom declared. Mr. Brown's Speed the Plough, by Cothergtone, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Ashman) 1 Mr Moseley's Alonzo, aged, 80, 121 b (Wells) 2 Mr. Hope's Agra, 3 yrs, 6st Blb (including 51b ex ._ tra) - _ .. . (Fordharn) 3 The following also ran :—.Nathan, Veteran, Welham, and colt by the Libel, out of Don John, out of BoletUs. Bitting-6 to 4 agst Agra, 3to 1 agst Alonzo, sto 1 agst Speed thelplough, Won by four lengths ; very bad third. The Gold Cup, given by Lord W. Powlett, added to a. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for three-yr•olds and up wards ; weight for age ; certain penalties. Once round. Six subs. Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb (carried 7st 91h) (Wells) 1 Mr. Waller's King Cob, 3 yri, 64t 121 b (Crouch) 2 Mr. Starkey's Top-y, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b ( rlordery) 3 Mr. Starkey's Black Tulip, 8 yrs, 64 913 .. (Q Tinton) 0 Betting-3 to lon Fisherman, 4to 1 agst King Cob. Won very easily by a length and a half ; very bad thin). The Shorts, of 251., for two-yr-oid= and upwards, weight for age, horses to be sold for 2001. allowed 31b, further allowances if for less, &c., straight was won by Mr. Wyatt's Ba tery, 6 yrs, 7st 61b (401.), (Oliver, jun ), beating The Grey Dawn, Ariel, Wild Rose and Rose The - Dyrharn Park Handicap of 1001. ; certain winners extra. To start at the distance post, and go once round. Twenty-three subs. Mr. T. Hughes's Romeo, by California, 6 yre, 8t (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Adkins's. Curious, 3 yrs, 6st 10113 (including slb extra (Fordlia , n) 2 Mr. I Day's Diana, 5 yrs, 7st 5.b (Crmich) 3 The following also ran : —Jack Sheppard, Freckle, Noisy. Betting-5 to 4 agst Curious, 4to 1 agst Jack Shep pard, sto 1 agst Diana. Won by a head ; bad third. BETTING ON rtiE COURSE. THE DEBBY. 10 to 3 agst Wentworth (offered) 6to 1 agst Fazz ?lett° (taken and offered) Bto 1 ag-t Cannobie (Herod) 9 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 11 to 1 agst Coroner (todien) 20 to 1 aget Yellow Jack (offered) 20 to 1 aget Fly-by Night (offered) 20 to 1 ag-t The Prince (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Astrologus (taken) 3000 even on Rogerthorpe agst Vanlermulin (taken) During the meeting Artillery and the Coroner were in great demand. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES, JuNz 24. Weights for the Northumberland Plate. Two miles. Seventy-three subs. Weights published Tuesday, May 20, at ten a. m. ; forfeits to be declared on or before Tuesday, May 27. Should the highebt weight accepting be under Bst 71b it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Age st 113 1 Typee 6 8 7 Early Bird ..„ Vindex Wild Huntsman Rotheatala ---7 6 Corcebus Red Lion The Assayer 5 7 Lord Alfred 4 7 2 Lady Tatton 4 7 2 Courtenay 4 7 0 Herald Braxey Siding St. Andrew Saraband Marchioness 4 6 12 Gra:genius Esuriens 4 6 10 Mosquito Dame Judith Mary Ann a 6 10 Cannobie Yorkshire Grey Honeysuckle 5 6 9 Vandal Paletot Whitelock 5 6 6 Artillery Cossey Bolton Alston John Dory Sole Star Volunteer 3 6 2 Freddy Peter Wilkins Hospitality Age st lb St. Clare Maid of Derwent 3 5 13 Sir George 4 5 13 Yfoorcock Lily Steelyard ; 3 510 Agra Diego 3 5 8 Puck 3 5 7. Sugarplum La Victime ...... 3 5 7 , Panmure Van Galen Napoleon 111. Gaudy Bold Buccleuch Absolution Lord Derwontwater 3 5 5 Zeta 3 5 5 5u1pitia......... ~... 3 5 5 Warl , ,ck San Francisco Houghton 3 5 4 Little Bird Announcement Alma 3 5 2 St. Domingo Tom Thumb 3 5 0 Greencastle Lady Florence 3 5 0 Villiers The Courtier 3 5 0 King of Scotland 3 5 0 Little Nell (h b) 3 4 12 Post Horse, 3 yrs (paid) Such are the transactions at this present day between borrower and lender. A man involves himself in debt, of which the interest every eighteen months equals the principal, and another is found to lend him the money, with, we must presume, a knowledge that he has no settled occu pation, and that his resources are only derived from the betting-ring, or contingent on what he may inherit from his relatives. These are not transac tions between a youth at the University and a wine merchant acquainted with his prospects. They seem the ordinary dealings between two grown-up men, each of whom has had considerable experi ence of the world, and especially of that shrewd class with which Cook and Palmer associated. One man forges his mother's name, and pays 60 per cent, to have the bills renewed ; the other takes his 60 per cent., w hi c h M rs . Palmer is sup posed to allow her son to pay for the accommoda tion. It cannot be doubted that, although commercial pursuits are highly honourable, such a trade as that of Mr. Pratt and his " clients," of whom he " obtains consent . ' when a bill is to be renewed, is hardly calculated to improve the public morality. The wonder to a reflecting man is, how any one should give way to such madness as to in volve himself in meshes from which he must in reason be convinced there is no escape. The sud den pressure of some " debt of honour" leads, probably, to the first application, and once fairly entangled, there is no escape. One who trusts so much to fortune as the betting man no doubt thinks that the next " event" will bring deliverance from all his troubles, and first in confidence, and at last in desperation, he continues his terrible course. It may be beyond the power of law to prevent such dealings, but we may certainly say that the man who supplies money to one thus rushing to ruin deserves any loss he may sustain, and that any thing which may lessen the gainfulness of his trade will be a benefit to society. DERBY AND OAKS.—YOUATT Wai GRAY, after a close search, has discovered the right " Pea " for the Derby. The most experienced spirting men have been puzzled by the tricks pli.yed on the Derby. Two of the most talented "playmen on the turr have been employed to work the oracle, and have succ,eded. Well, I have dis- covered the move ; nothing but accident can prevent my patrons winning a heavy stake by taking the double event. Terms, sg. ; to Gooriwood, 1/. Li. Sub-:cribers are particularly requested to enclose a good supply of directed envelopes. Address, 15, Charing-cross, MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—May 21. Eliza Poulter, 32, and Win. Tapsfer, 26, wore indicted. the former for stealing 251., in bank notes, the property of John Ambrose Hard, her master, in his dwelling-house, and the latter for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Lewis was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigl appeared for the prisoners. The prosecutor was an articled clerk to an attorney, are' resided in Storey-street, Caledonian-road. The female prisoner had been employed about the house, and in the kitchen a coat of the prosecutor had been left, in cne of the pockets of which there was a purse containing five Si. notes, which were afterwards missed, and were traced to the possession of the prisoners, who lived together as man and wife. The defence set up by the learned counsel was that other parties had the same access to the coat as the female prisoner, who might have been employed to put these notes in circulation, without the least knowledge of their having been stolen. The jury found both prisoners guilty, and the court sen tenced them each to one year's hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGNOK. 7 -May 21. MANSION-ROUSE.—Hugh Robert Roberts, who was some days ago charged with having stolen a clock, the property of Mr. Fier, of Bncklersbury, was brought before Sir R. W. Carden for final examination. The prisoner had been permitted by Mr. Ker's servant to go into that gen tleman's office upon the pretext of writing a letter, and immediately afterwards the clock disappeared . The upli cate was, when the prisoner was apprehended, found on his person, together with 61 others. The following additional case was brought forward. Robert Bigg, a boy -who had been in the employment of Mr. John Mos,op, of Pinner's-hall, Old Broad-street, stock and sharebroker, said—On the sth of April I took a letter to the Post-office, and before 1 went out I locket the door and left the key,in the door. I was gone about three mi nutes, and on my return I found the key in the lock, and the door locked, and when I went into the office I missed the clock from the mantel-shelf. The clock produced by the officer is that which was stolen. John S'nith, of Middlesex-passage, Cloth-fair, produced the clock alluded to by the last witness, and said—The prisoner lodged with me about three months, and six or seven weeks ago he brought home this clock, and said he had purchased it of a malt who was hard up. The prisoner had been imprisoned twelve months on a former occasion for a similar offence. Sir R. W. Carden—l have learned that, as I supposed when you were charged with the first of these robberies, you owe all this crime and misery to drink. The Prisoner—You are right, my lord. Indulgence in drink has been my ruin. I went on from excess to excess, till I would do anything to gratify the inclination. I owe all my misfortunes to that fatal propensity. Sir R. W. Carden—l can trace almost every offence 'for which I have committed unhappy persons to Newgate to the dread influence of intoxicating liquors. I am for ever from the bench alluding to gin as the sure introduc tion to the most horrible evils with which man is capable of being afflicted. The prisoner, who appeared to be a person of education and talents, was committed for trial upon the two charges of robbery. Margaret Bonifield, an old Scotchwoman, was charged as a fortune-teller. Harriet Maddle, of Jewry-street, Aldgate, said—Last night the prisoner came to my door, and asked me to have my fortune told. I told her I had nothing to give her, and that she had better show her back. She said that fortune-tellers did not want anything but what people chose to give them. I still refused to have my fortune told, and she began to shower down curses upon me, and wished me every sort of bad luck. Henry Gerard, who resided in the house, said he heard the shocking language usel by the old harridan, who had a pack of cards in her hand, and seemed to look to them for the efficacy of her curses. The Prisoner—Well, I have to say that I never ask for money for telling people their fortunes, but I don't refuse it if they offer it. Sir R. W. Carden—Can you foretel what will be your fortune for the next 21 days ? You shall have hard work and imprisonment as a rogue and vagabond. The Prisoner—Rogue and vagabond ! I never make any charge, and there's plenty like one going about. Why don't you send and take them up ? You'll let me have my cards, I suppose? Sir R. W. Carden—No ; the cards must be burnt. The prisoner then gave the Alderman a hearty curse, and was committed to prie:n. GUILDHALL.—Thomas Bresmahan, a ticket-of•leave convict, was charged with being concerned in two street robberies, one of which was a garotte robbery. Mr. Charles Frederick Mason, a blacking manufacturer, of Walcot-?lace, Kennington, said that about 1 o'clock on Thursday morning he was looking out for an omnibus in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, when the prisoner came up to him and said he would not be able to get one at that hour, but that if he took a cab he (the prisoner) would be glad to ride t) the Blind Asylum at the Obelisk. He declined the offer and turned away, but directly after he missed his gold watch, value M. He spoke to the police and de scribed the prisoner and a woman who was near him, an I who had suddenly vanished just as he missed his watch. He did not see the prisoner again until hd was in custody. P. William, foreman to a clothier, said that on Saturday morning he was returning from the east end of the town, and, while passing through Black Horse-court, a woman caught hold of him,,and pulled him about very indecently. He knocked her' down, but she got up again and repeated her indecent conduct, for which he knocked her down again. The prisoner and two other men then came up, and one of them caught him by the throat, and held him there while the woman robbed him of his watch and money, ?2s. She also took out his keys, but putthem back again. He was held there by the man until the woman had got completely off. The prisoner then stood opposite witness and said, If you dare to say a word or move an inch I will murder you ;" and, after about a minute or so he said " Now, you had better take yourself off." He went a short distance.and saw some policemen, who went in search of the prisoner and his associates, but they had escaped. The prisoner said that he was not the party concerned in either of the robberies, and said he could prove alibis in both instances. He was remanded. 130 W-STREET.—A notorious begging-letter impostor, who gave the name of Sarah Sullivan, but had been con victed in a variety of names, was charged before Mr. Henry wi h obtaining money by false pretences, from Mr. Chinery, solicitor, of Essex-street, Strand, and from Mr. Vulliamy, architect, of Argyle-street, Regent-street. It appeared that the prisoner called upon Mr. Chinery on the el of May last, and represented that she lived at Twickenham, where that gentleman also resided, and was personally known to many of his neighbours, several of whom she mentioned by name. She stated that her hus band had just died in the consumption hospital, at Bromp ton, and she had received intimation that his body must he removed before six o'clock that day. She produced what appeared to be a genuine certificate of her hasband's death, written upon a regular printed form, and signed " George filemilton Roe ;" the whole document being a clever imi tation of an original certificate issued by the physician to the hospital. She said that she was about to attend a meeting of the Forresters' club, at Twickenham, that even ing, to receive the money due to her for the burial of her husband, but unhappily she could not raise money enough to get the body removed from the hospital, and. conse quently wanted 255. till she received the club money. The story was related in so artless a manner, and Mr. Chinery was so completely deceived by the readiness with which she mentioned the names of several of his most intimate neighbours, and the particulars of the Forester,' club, &c., that he immediately consented to advance her the mosey, taking from her a formal I 0 U for the amount, which she signed " Sarah Clark." Fortunately Mr. Chinery declined to return the " certificate" to the prisoner, stating that she could have it on calling, for it at Twickeuham, in the evening. He saw no more of her, how ever, and ascertained subsequently that the document was a forgery, And the woman's story entirely false from begin ning to end. Having been advised to confer with the Mendicity Society, he found that the same woman had defrauded a great many other persons by similar means. About a week ago she was apprehended by Horsford, one of the society's officers, and identified. Moses Cattermell, gate porter at the Hospital for Con sumption, proved that the " certificate" was a forgery, and hat no such a person as described had died in the institu tion. Evidence of the forgery was also given by clerks from the Registry and Stationery offices, and the distinction in the genuine form pointed out. No clue to the printer of the fraudulent forms had been discovered, and the prisoner refused to state how she came by them. Mr. Vulliamy, architect, of Argyll-street, Regent-street, proved that the prisoner obtained 1/. from him by telling him exactly the same story, and producing a similar certi ficate. She had disarmed all suspicion in his mind by men tioning the names of several of his (Ur. Vulliamy's) neigh bours and friends at Highgate, including Mr. Bodkin, the barrister, and others; also the name of Bell, the carrier, with whom she stated that she was lodging. He found Id terwards that neither Bell nor any one else knew anything about her, and that it was evidently part of her system of imposition to acquaint herself previously with the names of the principal and most prominent residents in a given locality. Hereford, the mendicity officer, deposed that he appre hended the prisoner, from the descriptions given of her, while she was leaving a pawnbroker's shop in Westmin ster. She had been repeatedly convicted. Mr. Solomons, solicitor for the prisoner, urged that her transactions with the prosecutors were in the nature of " loans," and could not therefore be regarded as criminal. Mr. Henry having ascertained from Mr. Graham the Registrar-General, and from Dr. Roe, that they did not wish to prosecute for the more serious charge of forgery — and it being wished that the case should be dirposed of summarily—said that the prisoner was evidently a most incorrigible impostor, and had done groat mischief by her wicked and shameful abuse of the charitable disposition manifested on her behalf ; a course of conduct likely to check the sympathies of the benevolent towards really worthy obj , cts. His worship commi tted the prisoner, under the Vagrant Act, to three months' hard labour for each offence. WORSHIP-STREET.—EniiIy Phillips, about 35 yea rs of age, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with attempt ing to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Regent's Canal. Thorne, N 485, deposed to having been on dtitynagtsthod,ree o'clock that morning near the Dunstan-road, iiiia and to noticing the prig-mer walking hurriedly up and down the towing path. On questioning her she admitted an intention to commit suicide by drowning, At the sta tion house she expressed a desire to make a confession of murder, as her mind was distracted with the recollection of it. The following statement was consequently taken down in writing from her dictation : " On the 14th of November, 18.9, I lodged at a house iu Doggett's-court, Moorfields. That night I was confined of an illegitimate male chid, born alive. Not any one was with me, or knew of it. I placed a pillow on the child's head and smothered it. I then tied the body in an old shawl and put it under the bed. The next day soy mother went to the house and cleaned the room out. I was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, and placed under the charge of Dr. Barker. I have often since asked my mother what she did with the baby, but she would not tell me." Officer—, She told me, sir, that shortly after the murder she sent for some poison to kill herself with, but the mes senger deceived her and brought a harmless draught. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Did she appear sober and quite sight in her mind when you found her by the canal? Officer—Oh yes, sir, perfectly. Prisoner—Wvat I have stated is quite true, sir. I have no knowledge where my mother is now, but her brother is employed at the India warehouses in Bishopsgate-street. I have been used very cruelly by both of them, I have no home, and often walk the streets all night. The prisoner,who appeared to have moved at one time Company, London & We•,t. L.&N.W. E. Un. & E. Count. Caldonixn.' (IL Weetn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N M Do.. Do S. Baste , - Do 1 Peto & Co. 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Scrip... ,stA, 1, +l. ~ Vas Diemen's twed V.Go.6p.e•JanOnlY 115 - 118 115 - 117 81 90 .•. 94 - 96 98 - 100 16 - 17 61 6f 14 . 7 - 112 97 -- 102 1 4 12i -- 13 ... - .. 69 - 71 .17 - !19 Ms 110 103 105 * 3 91 - 101 • •• ••••• 6 - 95 - 97 88 - 90 89 91 98 100 9/ 10; - 74 -76 19i - 201 -10 A 14t - 15/ - 36 138 135 - 140 155- 160 i - I 133 - 137 95 - 97 87 - 89 1 101 —lO3 92 94 li id i id 99 101 14~ lob 231 - 98 - 100 , 9t - 10 - I Qtl ••• 2i 31 21 2i 24 - 26 63 - i --65 p 30 - 35 25i -• 27i 17 - 19 A - id 14 16 - 1 4d 't t - 24 6 8 3.4-. 4 2i - 3 6 2 - 21 4 - 3i - 3i * 100118. 29 - 31 5i • - /33 -- 137 U 2 - 113 21 - 3 5g - 54 1/ 2 95 - 97 3 1 3i 8 in 53 -- : 3i $ $ 1 3 18 22 14 - 15 S.. ..r.! 11 ii t O 2/ 3hP 65 67 34 4h 72 —7 4 p 1.1 0 ire 6 38 - i 1 / 1 MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended 3fay 22,1856, made up from the Returns o: the Inspectors in the differeut Cities arid Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEAS, 68i 91 f 403 01 233 51 41s 4d 41s 71 i 3)6 lld THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAL BARLEY. } OATS. RIB. BRANS. ( PEAS. Cfis 1J 39s 10d 23s 5 d 413 10d 41s 6d 38. 7d QUA ^ITITIES OF OR UN SOLD LAST WEEiC. Wheat, 126,236; Barley, 17,166; Oath, 12,997; RY0,93 ; Beam. 4,718; Peas, 428 Quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NIMGATE AND LEADENHALL.—We had a very dull trade, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 44s d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8(1 ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 101 ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10.1: Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 21. —The supplies of stock were very mo. derate, and the demand ruled steady, on higher terms. Beef, from 3s 41 to 4s 8,1; Mutton, 38 101 to 5s 4d ; Lsmb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 4s 01 to 5s 01 ; Pork, 3s 6d to 48 6(1 per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 14.—We had a firm trade to-day, at 2d to 41 per 81bs more money. Beef. from 3s 6d to 4s 8(1 ; Mutton, Is 101 to 5561 ; Lamb, 58 4(1 to 6s Gd ; Veal, 4s to 5s 2d; Pcrk, 38 6(1 to 4s 61 per Sibs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 53 to 6110 9 ; clover do 5/ Os to 61 13s; and straw, 11 5 s to 11 10s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 10s to 61 10s ; clover do., Si Os to 6 1 s ; and straw, 11 5s to Ii 103 per load. A moderate supply and a sluggi , h demand. WHITECHAPEL. —Moadow hay, 31 8s to 61 63; clover do., 51 Os to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply rather limited, and trade dull. TRIAL OF HORSFALL'S WROUGHT -IRON GUN.—LIVER POOL, Wednesday.—A series of experiments have been made with Messrs. florsfall's monster wrought-iron gun (weighing 21 tons 17 cwt., and some pounds) this after noon on the shore of the estuary of the Mersey, about nine miles north of Liverpool. Seven charges were fired ; the first with 10Ib. of powder and blank cartridge ; the second with 10. b. of powder and a shell 1941 b. weight, the gun t eing elevated one degree ; the third with 101 b. powder and shell, elevation four degrees ; and three other charges with 201 b. powder and shot and shell, the seventh round being 301 b powder and a shot 2841 b. This was the most successful of the seven ex periments ; the gun was elevated 7i- degrees. The first richochet was at a distance of 2,000 yards, and the extreme distance obtained was about 21 miles. This, with only 30Ib. powder—one-third less than the maximum charge—is extremely good, and leaves no doubt that a hall 3001 b. weight may be,shot with effect five miles. • The experiments were under the direction of Lieutenants Sothern and Welden, of the Royal Lan cashire Militia Artillery, assisted by Mr. Clay, manager for Messrs. Horsfall. There were also present Admiral Grenfell, of the Brazilian service, Captai ns Ad ams an d Midletou, of the Militia Artillery, and a large company, military and civilians. The experiments are to be con tinued to-morrow (Thursday), Friday, and Saturday The aim is beautifully accurate, the balls and shell fol lowing each other in a diract line. Two of them fired with a 2010. charge were afterwards found within tsic or seven yards of each other. YACHTTIVG. RANELAGH YACHT CLUB SAILING MATCH. The first above bridge match took place yesterday among the yachts belonging to the Ranelagh Yacht Club, for a silver cup and cover, over the usual course, from Battersea-bridge to Putney twice over. The weather being very fine, a large assemblage of specta tors was attracted to witness the match, which, from the large number of entries and excellence of the craft, created considerable interest. The following were the entries, viz . :- Yachts. Tons. Owners. Zonave Eugenie Mary Doubtful Alice Belle Cremorne The yachts started at 1.50, the Alice being first in trim, thee the Belle. The Alice directly took the lead, followed by the Belle, Cremorne, and Eugenie, the latter of which passed the Cremorne opposite her namesake ; the Belle (having on board Lord De Ros) then passed the leading boat a little higher up, and became first, but through some mistake rounded lower down than the buoy at Putney, and did not discover her error till she had sailed towards home about a mile, when she went hack and rounded. The wind was fair up, being SSE ; but there was more work to do coming down. At Wandsworth Pier, on the return, the Eugenie led, fol lowed by the Alice about four lengths astern ; Zouave third ; Belle fourth. In this order they continued to Battersea bridge, where they rounded the lowered buoy in the following time and order H. M. S. Eugenie Mice Zouave Belle Cremorne . 2 48 0 .. 2 50 20 ~ 2 51 15 . 2 52 40 ~ 2 53 0 The Mary and Dogbttul fell aitern, owing to a colli• sion directly after the start. Directly after they turned to go up again the Alice carried away her bobstay, and consequently allowed the Zouave to pass her, the Eugenie still keeping her lead. Thus they continued to the finish, the Belle gradually marking the Alice, and the finishing time was as follows : H. M. S. Eugenie Zouave .... 3 37 25 Alice Belle Cremorne 3 50 0 Although this is the order in which they came in it is alleged that the two first named are disqualified and out of the race. The reason assigned for this is the allega tion, stoutly maintained, that neither of them rounded the upper boat the first time, but turned Ehort of it, an assertion strongly negatived by the owners and others. There is another matter imported into the race—a pro. test by the Belle against the Alice for a foul; and in orter that ample justice may be done to the mtrits of the case, t i e matters in dispute will be referred at the earliest op ,ortunity to the sailing committee, who will determine upon the evidence adduced before them. N'*+'a, all all all • 18i1 100 al 1 104, 100 100 1100 100 10 1 ' 100 all 1'): pot t 1100 100 tok-, 10 6 100 100 all 0 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all all All Ns. all 10 60 all al: all 5 28, 92i 3 d WITNF,S. 30i 30 6f 50 135 6 1124 12 j 31 11 1 i 31 3 pm 14 it pm pm in a respectable sphere, was romanced, that r. B.:anthill I quiry might be made. LAMBETH.—Jaws Rogers, Jolla Charles Keeling, and Thos. Coxhead, the latter a eale•driver and ex-policeman, were brought up for farther examination on a charge of being eonceraeil, with two other men not in custody, in 'creaking into the premises of Messrs. Butler, Brothers, in the Old K en t- roa d , an d s t ea li ng th ere f rom proper ty t o the ;lneof2sol. Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoners Rogers and reeling, and an attorney's cleik appeared for Coxhill. Mr. J. Beard, a butcher, in the Old Kent-road, deposed that on Friday morning, while on his way to Newgate. market, he saw the prisoner Keeling and another person standing near Mr. Butler's private door, and considering at the time that they appeared suspicions he walked his horse along and kept looking at them from his cart. While so looking at them, he observed a cab drive up to the door,, and the two men he saw and two others brought some Deckages out of the house and put them into the vehicle. He (witness) went in search of a policeman, and seeing two together he told them what he had witnessed, and his iuspicion on the matter, and then went about his business. His attention was particularly drawn towards the parties, end the moment he saw Keeling that day he recognised 'am as one of the men he had seen in front of the prosecn m's shop. Mr. J. Thompson, a gas fitter, said he saw the cab drive up to the door of the prosecutor in so hurried a manner as to raise his suspicions and induce him to take its number. John Polbury, a toll-collector on the Rotherhithe New road, said that at an early hour on themorning in question a cab drove through his gate at a very rapid rate, and the driver, who threw him a shillingdid not wait for his change. Witness was not able to say that the prisoner Coxhill was the driver. The toll-collector of the Dun ow-gate deposed that the same cab drove rapidly through his gate and did not stop or ~ ay at all. The witness was also unable to identify Cox iiill as the man, but Sergeant Coppin isupplied this defi ciency of evidence by stating that Coghill himself acknow ledged he was the driver of the cab on the morning in question. Coppin further stated that he had in attendance the owner of the cab 1,134, who would prove the fact of his being the driver; and that the turnpike men were not enabled to identify him he (Coppin) did not wonder at, as he had on the morning after the robbery shaven off a large pair of black and bushy whiskers. W. Sampson, 83 P, said that about twenty-minutes past 4on the morning of the robbery, he saw a cab standing about 150 yards from Mr. Butler's shop, and on going up to it he found the driver brushing down the horse's legs. He spoke to him and asked him if he was not early with his fare, and he replied that he had just set down one. Wit. ness asked where, and he did not recollect what reply' he made, but drove off. The prisoner Coxhill was the driver, and he noticed the number of his c-b. A constable belonging to the S Division said the pri soner Rogers had been convicted of felony in 1853, and gentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and the prisoner Keeling he thought had als ,, been convicted, but he should be able to say more about him on a future day. The prisoners were again remanded and Mr. Elliott re fu-ed to take bail. SOUTHWARK.—CHARGE OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT ON A CHILD. Edward Gunner, age 19, apprenticed to Mr. Frederick Olsen, baker, No. 17, York•buildings, Ber mondsey, was brought l'efore Mr. A'Beckett, charged with c .rninitting a felonious assault on Catherine Wilson Olsen, 9 years ol l, under the following revolting circumstances. The prosecntrix stated that the prisoner was her father's apprentice, and for some time past he had been ill the habit of playing with her in the shop. He slept in a room above her bed-room, and about a month ago, while she was in bed and partially asleep, he entered and pulled her about. He then criminally assaulted her. She did not cry or make any noise at the time. After that he repeated the offence, and the last time was Friday, the 16th inst. She men tioned nothing about the circumstances to either her father or mother until that morning, when she was in great pain. Frederick Olsen, the father of the child, said the prisoner was Lis apprentice and lived in the house. His daughter was 9 years of age last December. That morning he re ceived certain information from her that induced hima to give the prisoner into custody, when he acknowledged having criminally abused the child. Mr. Thomas Chandler, surgeon, M.R.C.S., of 53, Para dise-- treet, Rotherhithe, said he was called in that morn ing by Mr. 014. n to examine the child, whom he knew to he 9 years old last December. The capital offence had been committed. The prisonez who declined saying anything in defence, was fully committed to Newgate for trial. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(Phis Day.) LONDON. May 22.—Wind this day at noon, light westerly airs and dull hazy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, May 21. —Wind B.E.—Arrived.—Wel• !esley, from London, for Calcutta ; Germania (s. tpt.), London, for Queenstown ; Runnymede, London, for Free mantle. Sailed- -Sea King, for Sydney, N.S.W.; Mar garet Evans, N.-w York. FALMOUTH, May 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Candade, from ::4antos. Off the port—Canton, from New Orleans. NEWPORT, May 21.—Wind E. to S.E —Sailed—W e S. Lindsay, for New York ; United, St. Thomas ; Caro line Nesmith, New York. LOWESTOFT, May 21.—T1T Mars, from Middlelmo', for Cuba, has put in with cargo shifted and must discharge. A light schooner, bound north, is on the Holm Sand. • d -----;--- COwEs, May , 21. —Wind S:E.—Arrive .--i gu, from B a vana. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Sailed—Severn, steam-transport, for Balaklava ; Eliza, Melbourne. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. - Wind N.W. Arrived—lndian Queen, from Hobart Town ; Ocean Pearl. New Orleans; Margaret, Havre ; Mary E. Balek and Clara Wheeler, New Orleans. Sailed—Matilda, for Demerara ; H.M.S. Belize. QUEENSTOWN, May 20. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Pacific, from Honduras ; Amelia, from Reqn• jada. Sailed—Hotspur, for Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Thursday, 9.35 a.m. Wind variable. Passed, 21th— Lord Delaval, from Shields, for Point de Gallo. Passed in tow—H.M.S. Rh:damanthus, from Woolwich, for westward : Lloyd's, from London, for Sydney. DRAIVING•ROOM REPRESENTATIONS OF SHIESPERE, BY THE REV. RICHARD BOYLE.—Last evening, Mr. Boyle delivered an interesting lecture on " Hamlet," at the Literary Society's Institution, Borough road, South wark There was a numerous and highly-respectable auditory, whose attention was rivetted throughout by the masterly and eloquent delineations of the lecturer. The " Representations" were limited to the first three acts of the play, and were characterised by a clear and able exposition and comment, illustrative of the history cf Hamlet, and the great design of the poet. Mr. Boyle has properly described his discourses as" Drawing room Representations," for they are not dry, unimpas sioned lectures upon various readings, emendations, or disputed passeges of Shakspere, neither are they unin terrupted readings through of a play, which of late years have been so fashionable, but which, however well read, can liardly secure a lengthened, unwearied atten tion. They are a happy mingling of the two ; for, while the elocutionary illustrations are spoke❑ with great fervour, judgment, and animation, the introductory and running comments correct and enliven the several parts of the story, so that the tout ensemble may be truly called a representation of the play to the imagination and in tellect of the auditory. In fine, his discourse last night was such a representation of Hamlet as might with great advantage, and without the possibility of offending even the most religious and fastidious, be introduced into a drawing-room, or bef, re a family party. The " repre sentation " occupied about an hour and a half, and the auditory left the in--titution highly deli g ht e d w i t h th e graceful and classes treat so ably prepared for them. THE HYDE-PARK OF PARIS.—The Bois de Boulogne, says a correspondent, is unquestionably a delightful place—full of trim gardens, where the spicier's retired leisure can take its pleasure, or where hoary mercy:aim and stripling dukes can sport with aristocratic Amaryl lises in the shade. But there is one disagrement con nected with the Bois, which renders it perilous for riding and driving, and, indeed, equally so for pedestrian.. The pulverem Olympicum, which used to be laid by water-carts, is now dispelled by a sort of Braidwood brigade. Bodies of men, armed with long leather tubes, emerging from the bowels of the earth, play upon the passers-by without mitigation or remorse—like Dickens's lamplighter, who used to drip the oil on the people's heads when he was "in spirits." However fast you back, there is no escaping the hissing tide. If yon ride up to one and flog him, another pumps at you— " Still o'er his head, while fate he braved, His whizzing water pipe he waved," like the great Higginbotham in the "Rejected Addresses." Yesterday, the Duke of Sante Theodoro, an Italian noble, of illustrious lineage and vast wealth, was pumped at by these ruthless fellows. His horses, not relishing the joke, bolted, smashed the duke's phaeton, and what w as still worse, his leg, which is badly broken in two places—a compound fracture. The duke's son, who married Lady Burghersh lately at Naples, came here to-day with his cars sposa, and found his poor father suffering friebtfully from the accident. Velpean has set the leg, but it will be a three months' business. TOTAL Loss OF THE CUTTER YACHT SECRET.—Thig very fast and beautiful yacht left Erith early on Satur• (ley morning for Plymouth, having on board her owner, Mr. H. J. Waring, and a crew of six men. After sailing the match in the Thames she proceeded as far as the Gull stream, under all storm sails, it then blowing a gale from the south-west. She was seen off the North Foreland about 5 o'clock on Saturday evening, very close to a large steamer ; she was seen only a few mi nutes after with her bowsprit gone, and then foundered with all hands. It is supposed that, in trying to speak the steamer she must have fouled. During the past foi tnight agents from Russia have vi-ited the Tyne, with the view of purchasing tug steam ers to be employed at Cronstadt and in the Baltic. Eight steam vessels have been disposed of by the Tvne owners for the purpose ; and the Royal Albert, the Wallace, th e Powerful, the Volga, and the Alexander have sailed The North of Europe Company are also building iron vessels of a light draught of water upon the Tyne for the Baltic trade. They will be propelled by bigh-pres sure eneines, and will be fitted up with Beattie's patent propeller. These vessels are built with the view of na vigating shallow water. During the past few days a very large number of foreign vessels have reached the Tyne from various parts of the Baltic. A consid.erabl number of large American vessels are in the Tynei at the present moment taking in coals. DEPARTURE OF MORMONS FOR UTAH.—Yesterdap morning, at half-past six, a party of Mormons, c ompris• ing several families, in all 152 men, women, and chil dren, under the care of elders Squire , and Broderick, left London by the London and North-Western Railway for Liverpool, there to embark, with other parties from diff,rent parts of the country, for Boston, whence they will proceed by the new northern route •to the promised land, 100 32s 1 'lOO 100 100 21i 15 100 100 ,31 19 16 110 100 all 3 all all t 0 25 25 .00 16 20 ;?.0 100 100 100 20 FOR: :GN. 11h 27 I 71i i 71i 10i i 151 i 12} 1 97i I 16i i 321 i 426 1 406 40 5 St. 25 1 10 5 100 1 20 :.- -'~