The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-23 00:00:00

THE SUN LO . -------,.-_-.._._......._.,„,__........-_.. -- .........4•10.11 .1 - 1110N.EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARSET.)-THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • - -,44 - At - - Closing 1 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railway s . P a id. Price. , 1 usinessi CITY, Two O'CLOCK. - About £B,OOO in gold was sent into the Bank of s hare ; Price. i Done Railway e. i Paid. Closing Business 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 6l 68 stk { Bora Baroda&.Centlnd /00 96 97 97 England yesterday. , , Gul ' 5 per cent.. 11 - - 18 Do, Do. B all - - d The steamer City pf Washington left Liverpool 1-, 0 14 Ilt l ,, tu o a ra ß na ll it m r. e 4 l :lj a all SB4 201 Buffalo and Labe Huron all 4/ 55 d yesterday afternoon for New York with £207,000 stock Birk. La., and Ch June.; 100 81 83 20 3 i IDo. New - - I all - - 10 Do. Preference in specie, and the Borussia was also despatched .Blyth and Tyne m.two 1 10 Bost. Sleaf. and i . all 6 7 100 f ,13puir. o alo , t l , 3 d r a an . l V 7 d itiic7l 100 75 80 from Southampton with £20,000 from England, stock Bristol and Exeter .... i 100 97 99 100 Do. do. July • 1, 1873 100 65 70 2 stock Caledonian96l 975 £1,200 from France, and £lB,OOO from Hamburg. 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - .... 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 65 70 - ) A pro form a mee ti ng was held to-day of the 50 ICork and Bandon all - 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim all 5 55 20 Cork, Blr ock., .Passage all - - 20 Cape,Ea s t n .P rov. (Li m. ) 2s. - - creditors of M essrs . Ed e and Co, engaged in the 20 ' Cornwall all 5 6 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 10 11 1/ dBl 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 ipr (A gets no div. ~,,, Levant trade, when the proposal to pay 20s, in the 10 IDo A 4 unt il 6pc peran. I all - - 175 D emerara a ll - - 10 Do B '' r hasbeen i d. toß_ ....., 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 15 1 5 d 14 1 i pound, with interest at 5 per cent. in four instal- 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 41 43 stock East Indian, gu. sp. C. 100 1005 1011 101 - ments, extending o ver a per i o d o f 12 mont h s was 25 D un ., P er th, &Ab . J une a ll 8 81 20 Do. F Shares Ext all - - - stock East Anglian lOO 17 17 20 Do. Jubbulpore all 4 accepted, and mu c h gra tifi ca ti on was expresse d , at stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 491 1 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs. all 97 99 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861_ all 98/ 991 stock Eastern Union, A st o ck 100 38 40 the man ner i n w hi c h the estate is being liquidated. steak Do do Bdo 100 27 29 100 Do. 1855-1870 all 981 994 995 stock Grand Trunk of Canada. 100 19 20 Increased activity prevailed in the Liverpool stock Ea D a t t i Z i ig ir late EU3ds 1 1g1 - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 65 68 66 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 55 60 Cotton Market yesterday, and prices advanced fully stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 8 - 2 8 - 4 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 36 38 37 6 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 27 2S i per lb. The sales amounted to 25,000 bales. 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all 44 47 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. do. 1867 There is a quieter feeling in the Money Market, stockBo Furness lOO - - 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 39 37 Western 100 109 110 stock C.. .lGt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e 100 98 09 981 8 i and the minimum rate of discount at the Bank of 10 Gre s aTN a th i n. S Of Sco tland all 125 127 20 I Do. New gua. 5p.. 10 5d 1 d England remains at 6 per cent., the directors not stock Great Northern lOO 108 i 1091 109 8 1 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) stock Do do A stock having found it necessary at their meeting to-day st oc k Do do Bdo lOO 130 122 130 guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 91 96 to make an alteration. do. all stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 105 107 20 Do. y stock Great West ern 20 20 1 o. 1 Gt. D W New 91 / 11 10 5 11 . 1 d The English Stock Market is very quiet, a n d th e stock D o S tr Val gua. stock 100 60 62 100 IDo. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 95 98 1 2 Trish South- eas t ern. . transactions are still conducted on the most li m it e d stock Lancashire & Yorkshir•. all - - . '77 de 100 109 1094 1091 1 1 100 IDo. 51 p. c. do 0... all 91 94 100 'Do. 55 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all - - scale. Consols are 911 I for transfer, and 91f i for etock London and Blackwell 100 SO 11 stock Madras guar., 44 p. c... 100 84 86 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 118 120 stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 945 055 the accoant. Monetary affairs at home and political stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 stock Do. 41p. c. Extension 100 88 90 stock Lond. &Nth' Western 100 931 94 93 $ ; 20 , Do. 5 do.. , ~. all - - el' contingencies in America still have the effect of re- stock Lend. & Bth. Western.. 100 94 05 945 4 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bads. 100 - _ stricting business. The New Threes and the 2 5 L'derry & Coleraine _ all - 10 i 1 - 1 20 Newßrunswick & Canda 25 L'derry & En ni skillen all Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pci all 5 7 Reduced are steady at 89/ 4; and',Exchequer Bills stock Man. she. & Lincoln.. 100 41 42 Class A Capital Share 50 Maryport and Carlisle.. all -- at 6s. to 2s. dis. ; I n di a S toc k has improved to 125 Do do 5 shares.... all .. Do. do. Land do. - - Cap _ 2261; ditto 5 per C en t. L oan to 1101 ; and ditto stoc k 1° Metropolitan 7l 4 3 d Midland .. Do. do. Land do. ita l do. ...... all 5 7 ' 100 1191 120 1191 i - 1 5/ per Cent. Enfaced Paper to 100, 6.4.0. Do new - Gude (Limited) ........ _ _ stook Scinde ... .. •• • • a .i.ut 100 99 100 100 A moderate amount of business has taken place Derby 100 93 95 stock Do Binning. & __ 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. Pun,jaub .... Le El 15 1 d 4ti 144 20 Do. Do. .... .. Fs c 2 all - - d 19 in Foreign Securities. Mexican are flat at 22§-, 25 Do 4 shares i r.. 11 - - stock ,Do.lndus.St. Flo. 4t 100 92 94 25 Mid Kent ....... - - 10 {Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 1 d Grenada Active at 16, and Brazilian 4 1 ' 2 per Ce n ts. 10 Do, Cray Line - - . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. at 881, Spanish Deferred remain at 431, and'Rus- 100 ', ,, ,"'eweasile A a r n m d a C4 i .rll e sle .l It i l ) i - 8 - 6 d 20 Algerian , .1 5 - sian 4/ per Cents, are firmer at 91-1 a Turkish 6 , 4 , 20 Ne c w w g, Warna. & Ros.! all - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 55 54 stock Norfolk ..... ,• •••• .. . • 100 52 64 20 Ardennes.... ..... -.. all - - per Cents. are 71 to 711, ditto 5 61 stock North British . 100 621 63 62 4 1 i 1858, 2 5 7 , 20 Bah.&S.Fran.lim.7p.c. 12 2 11 105 .... 100 - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up stock stoc NT ) ? v 3 . t - r , 4. V d • l A jz r D ec k e s n t o °c 6. l 20 Beziers to Graissessae.. all - - to this day, are in round figures as under :- until 6pchas beenpd.Bl 100 - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 115 124 stock Do B stock .... _.l 100 - - 100 Copiapo .......... • ..... all - - 1861. 1860. stock Nth. Eastern- Berwi ck) 100 102 1024 102 10 Ditto Extension .... all 35 21i Great Western £44,739 £39,858 25 Dodo, a .N.E. purchasell6l34 P el) p 20 Dutch Rhenish North-Western South-Western - - Brighton - - Midlands - - 39,881 39,678 19.16.4 Ne D 4h n Ztford h're 175 4i 4 i 13 1 20 Great Central of France all - - South-Eastern 20 Italian Junction . .... all - - Great Northern 27,457 24,657 stock Not. & Grantham Rail.. 100 74 76 20 Lierre & Turnhout . - - all - - Lancashire and Yorkshire - ........ all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - Bristol and Exeter 6,666 6,917 20 Portsmouth - - 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 81 81 10 Rh North-Eastern .............. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 1 9 2 - 6 11677 s t oc k Scottish Central . 100 114 116 16 orthern of France.... all 861 374 North British -, ostock Scot N. B. Aber. stock 100 324 434 16 is o. New Shares ,_.. 15 - - South Wales Edinburgh and Glasgow U n io n...... 6,431 6,206 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all - - 20 Paris ' & Orleans.. - .... all 53 55 Glasgow and South -Western 20 c Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) Grand Trunk of Canada - - stock South Eastern ........ 100 79/ 805 795 t •gua. 7p. et. lira...-. 17 41 4 d 20 Riga & Dunaburg.... _ 18.8. - - Great Western of Canada - ... 100 63 65 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 14 These returns show a considerable improvement in - stock S. York. and River Dun 100 93 95 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 5 Royal Swedish ........ all - - the receipt s o f most of the principal lines. On the 25 Stockton & Darlington all 39/ 401 4 Do. 7 per cent. Prof.... all - 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 51 55 - Great Western there is an increase of £4,881 •; the 25 Do do 25 Do New (1860) ll 91 104 p2l 3 54 6 p 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 81 81 20 San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p.c. 4 11- /1 , 1 NOrth Western, of £2,622 ; the South Western, o f stock Taff Vale - - 20 . A us t . &L om b Y enet i n 16 s pr 155 stock Do Pref. No 1 - - 20 ou th ern o f F rance.... all 22 23 .£4,332 ; the Brighton, of £1,859 ; the South Eastern, 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 --- 20 S. East Portugal 7 pet. 4of £1,265; the Great Northern, of £2,900 ; the N Utt o er -* all 551 561 20 2 3 P 81 West Flanders ..... ... all 5/ 61 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 9i 95 Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £2,306 ; the NorthP 1 ? 12i Vale ° of Ne . th 100 80 82 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 20 21 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - Eastern, of £1,385 ; the Midland, of £203 ; the stock 10 Victoria Sta. a and Pim all 111 111 20 Western of Switzerland all - ' Edinburgh and Glasgow, of £225 ; the Grand stock t y ir . a a mf f o o r r ea L rf m tik er e i n sc y l a l l I . - 6 Wiesbaden - 6 o. 8 per cent Pref.... all - Trunk of Canada, of £1,126; and the Great Western 20 ) west Cornwall :....... all 51 6 20 ~ealand I all - 1 ______________ of Canada, of £296. 10 Do lst class ........ all - - BRITISH MINES. 20 Do 2d class .. .. ... all - - The transactions in the Railway Share Market stock WestHartlepool Harbr ---- affiTdConsolt7rhirack) 1.2.10 15 25 have been limited, and in some Instan ces p r i ces h ave and Rail ' 100 20 !British Iron stock West Midland-Oxf or d 100 45 47 451 - !Clifford nil 170 18 0 shown rather less firmness. Lancashire and York- stock Do. Newport 100 36 41 - , Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 355 365 ' shire, North Western, North Eastern (Berwick), stock Do. Hereford! 100 88 85 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 974 1021 - 'East Caradon . - ... South Eastern, and West Midla n d s h ave d ec li ne d _ .- - I j (Gwen.) 541 14 16 Gam.diSt.AubE. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 5/ 65 yn as., and South Weste rns , 10 s . ; E astern Counties PREFERENCE SHARES. - Great South Tolgus.... 178 3 4 improved ss. - IG.Wheal Alfti.(Philack) 13.9.6 1 1 - IG. Wheal Vor (11elston) 40 5 6 i Busness - Grenville South Austrian and L om b ar d o -V enet i an have de- 1 Price. Done. The Foreign and C o l on i a l Li nes rema i n ed dull. Shareßailways. 1 Paid Closing - Herod's-Foot 8.12 3 11 41 - Hingston Downs 4.11.6 2 21 •-e Lady Bertha clined to 151, and Great West ern o f C anada to 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per ..... , Margaret (Coy Lelant) 95 49 61 ' 14 45 10t I; Great I n di an P en i nsula have advanced to c. pref. (issued at £5O all - - - North Downs I 2 stock Eerie. & Exet.4 p. - ;N. WWI Basset (1110 4an)11.4.0 2 541 ctstock 100 - - - 'North Frances (Mogan) 111 4 08 1 , and East Indian to 101. 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - 'North Wheal Crofty .. 9.18.9 ig 81 Joirkt Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have stockaoe ga o leti o n ar £9,tper cent 100 100 102 - ;Par Consols (St Blazey) 14 9 94 Shares, No. 2. 10 0 - - ' 20 !Proyidence(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 39 41 been neglected. London Chartered of Australia 64 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 1 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. _ all 20 21 - ;South Car ea 11 295 305 however improved ss. ; Union of London, ss. ; 65 IDun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 6 - 'S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. 4 2 3 Crystal Palace Stock and Royal Mail Steam sto l4 ck ! Do le t Cp ia s s s B P A re 7 f &sp.c. ;1•.(1(1, 99 - 101 - 1 ;S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. a 1 i 1 - , S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 130 135 realised previous rates. stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 108 112 - ;Stray Park 24.8.0 35 37 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 105 108 9 5 54 , Tin Crest 5 stock E. Court. Ex. sp. a No.l 100 108 110 5 Tamar Sily.& Lead Min !41 11 2 . , 3s 6d / 1 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. stock Do. do. N o. 2 100 106 108 10 I 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l 1 1. stock Do. New 6 per ct stock. 100 122 124 - ;Vale of Towey (Carm.)l I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - West Basset (Illogan).. 14 171 184 - ,W. Caradon (Liskeard), 5 70 72 New 3 per Cent. Annuiti es - - stock !Edin.&Glas. sp.e. shares' 100 109 111 - I West Seton ......' 474 345 355 India Stock • 0 - j Wheal Basset - ;Wheal Buller rd (Illog•an e drut)' 55 95 100 h), 5 , 105 115 Ditto 5 per Cent I Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - stock I Furne ss, 5 per cen t .... 1100 - - - Wheal Edward (Gala.)' 71 15 25 Ditto 55 per Ce n t lOO s t oc k I Gl as.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.e. l 100 - - - 'Wheal Kitty (C.Lelant) 1.7.2. 9 1 0 - 'Wheal MaryAnn(Men.)' 8 11 13 Ditto Debentures, 1858 9 61 4 stock !Great Northern., sp. et! 100 113 115 stock I Fo.sp.c.Redm., 10 pc.pm 100 110 112 - , Wheal Treiawney (Lis,) 7 , 154 174 ______ * Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 2l dis stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Consols for Account, June 6 .. 911 5 100 Do. Ap.e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 106 108 107 8 ;1 5 1# I Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 15d. FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES, stock i Gi.Sn. & W(lreland)4 100 * 99 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 17.6 1 d 20 'Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 33 34 Brazilian 5 per C en t - p• et. pref. stock.... / 50 Great West. (Berke and 5 1 Do.Lan d and Mining Co. all 1 15 Ditto 45 per Cent., 1860 BB5 Rants) Ext. sp. et. .. 6 - - 401 aabrreenioopnpCoorns.MinCo. all s 39- dll. Mexican 3 per Cent - stock L'o. Redeemable,44 p.a. 100 98 100 Ditto Account - , Copiapo . New Grenada Active 35 per Cent. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St . . stock !Do. 5 p.a. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 2 Fortuna 20 General I all 24 3 I all 23 25 Ditto 41 per Cent. 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 17 18 I 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr.s 1 1 gp Ditto 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 /Sp Inish 3 per eat...o Ditto New Deferred 43h 134 Do. do. do. 1 all 5 Ditto Amount' 431 20 , Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O - - 20 IPontgibaud S i l ver,Lead; all 15 151 1 N.RhineCopoiS.Aus.L..,l2B.l3d 1 id Turkish 6 per Cent • . - 100 I stock I Lan.&York 6p. c. stock. 100 - - , Mining and Smelt.... { all 3 5 5 Philip 1 i Ditto Account - s-- ( Port 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.).. 10s. i 5 d Ditto New Loan - stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) • 100 - - 881'81 United Mexican . .... 1 all 51 64 Ditto Account 1 'Worthing (Limite . d).. •• ' all 1 1 stock , Do. sp. 0. No. 2 100 113 115 IDo . ..1 DiVidends on the above payable in London. stock Do. gua. 6p. c. Dutch 25 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. .. 64 stock I Do. do. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. - stock D o. d o. per cen 5 4 ( .c. No, 4 100 113 115 k .... 100 101 103 1025 JOINT - STOCK BANKS. Ditto Account - - X lOO Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 82 84 -----"--- stock ho. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 1 00 50 155 40 Australasia all 61 62 Ditto 4 per Cent .... 97 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 .28 131 25 Bank of Egypt all 18 19 THREE O'CLOCK. stock Do.4p.c.B.(div.dettil '65) 100 71 74 ' i`, Consols Money 9ll 11 stock 'Do. 4 per cent. Prof lOO - - 91 904 100 !Bank of London ....... 50 6 1 55 Ditto Account 9ll 5 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover_ 100 85 87 20 !Bank of Turkey ____ - Do. W. f A rceiv. no div. 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 205 201 ____ lO 11 Ex.A til 6pcispd on i all , - - ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS AT 10 113°0. 88. & Brom ex. al - _ - - _ -- _- 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 31 33 . Metropolitan Ex B 2 100 City ... 50 72 74 100 Colonial .. ..._ . ... 25 137 39 08 BORNE.-PORTSMOUTH, May 22.-His Majesty the stock Lon. and N.W. Coy, and 0 2011 ! Cora. Bank of Cana da,. •• . all ; - - - - King of the Belgians arrived to-day from Dover on a visit N'uneaton, sp. ct..... 10 100 'Commercial of London. 20 I - - stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock ! 100 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 1 155 165 to her Majesty at Osborne. His Royal Highness the stock Do. 45 per cent lOO - - 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all ! - - Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, 2s. 6d• Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 23 231 235 of 2s 6d all 20 Do. new 5 11 11 left Osborne shortly before 11 o'clock this morning, and 125 London . d. & Cole. 5 sh. all -- -- 50 'London and County embarked on board the Fairy for conveyance to Portsmouth 121 Londony. Y & Ennis. Ish all , 131 145 50 London Joint Stock - - dockyard. On passing through Spithead the royal ensign stock r )fan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et( 100 - - 20 'London and S.African lO 2 11 6 Do. xe was saluted by the ships of war at anchor there, namely, stock Do. 35 per cent 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 12 - .... the Edgar, Donegal, Hero, and Trafalgar, which manned 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent„ 5 4 1 P 20 Do. new l2 - 121 Ma Dort & Car. 4 50 National Bank ...... .. 25 - - yards and were decorated with parti-coloured bunting. 12 rY '' 13 ' c. aalll - 1.- all - - gDo. 45 per cent. 20 New South Wales The Prince Consort and his companion landed at the King's Melt Mid. Con. 6p c. stock.. 100 - - 25 Orient B. Corporation . all 146 47 47 stock Do Con Brig k 20 Ottoman , Bank .... . . Stairs, and proceeded in a carriage through the north-east stock ID o. 41 /3 . . C. Brig. sirt.o6ct.c. 100 135 173 100 'Provincial of Ireland ~ 25 I -..- gate of the dockyard to the Landport Railway to receive the 6 Do. 45 per oent 3 - - I all I - - Icing,stock Do. Lei°. &Hi 10 ,Do. new E t. pref. st 100 90 92 25 Southl Australia ...-.H all I - - who arrived per special train on the South Coast stock No • rtik 5 Railway shortly after 12 o'clock. The party _returned b y stock ,Do. 51 . P C. c l 2 re ' f. • Cl i c! . I% 100 -: -- 25 Union of Australia all 38 39 39 12 25 16 255 the same route to the dockyard jetty, and were received by stook IDo. s "Way.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 - 50 Union of London 1 100 !Unity Mutual.. ...... 6O - - t North British, 5p.0. .. 100 109 111 Ti ce - Admiral W. Bruce, Rear-Admirals Erskine and stock IDo. New, gua. sp. c.... 100 108 110 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. grey, Major-General Lord W. Paulei, Colonels Thackwell 10 i Do. Bor.l.Tn. g. pt. she 3 514 p 01 , Do.do all - _ - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July I $ and Somerset, and various other officers of the port and st 'Nth.Dev.Rt. do. Dck.Co.' 100 - - - 1877-9 lOO 110 113 1114 11 garrison. The royal party embarked on board the Fairy, at IN- East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 - Do 6p. centlBBo-2 100 - - and left the harbour amidst the salutes which they received st 12,0. 44p a. redeemable.. , 100 99 101 - D o. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - st ;Do. G.N.E. 4 per a pref. 200 100 101 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :08 110 1094 on their arrival from the ships-of-war and garrison. 17 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 18.13.4. psp - Do. p 100 108 110 MR. FREDERICK F ENNA ' S E NTERTAINMENT.- 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a No. 11 13 - - - Do. 5 per cent & Sept. 100 1011 1021 1011 12 . 4 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - - ' - Cape G.Hope, 6p c,lBBO 100 1054 1061 Mr. F. Penna's amusing and instructive " Highways and 20 Do. York, H. 225. Purch. 10 1d in - Do. 1890 100 1051 1064 Byways of Song" has now become one of the permanent 20 North Staffordshire.,.. all 221 23 - N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July too 1071 1084 " entertainments" of London. His animated description 1 84 l. c h o Y t i ti l s n aeg Guaranteed. all - - new pf all - - - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oot. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 of Milan, and the production there of Bellini's "La Son- st Scottish North-Eastern - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 nambula," his faithful account of Franz Schubert's career, at it o p. t . e !le e f. n stoo l;u a k is ... c. 12 - __ - - Do. p.c., 1888 &upwcie 100 98/ 994 • - - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a , remarks on various English contemporary composers, and st Do. 7p. a pref. stock 100 131 133 sterling, 1875 ! 100 108 109 practical illustrations of their powers, are nightly received I los. So i lt o h . pevon, Ann. 10s. all 10 101 - S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up , lop - - Fixed 44 per cent. all - - - Vic. Goy. 6 p.c. J& &July 100 - 'With unqualified marks of approval. .Mr. F. Penns is as- 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 100 1065 106 1055 I ;listed by his accomplished lady, who accompanies him on Qt it 0 72.1. 1: 04) e . e . n . t .. ...... l a 4 221 231 DOCKS. the pianoforte, and plays a sonata, by Beethoven, with re- at Do.Rxed4lp.e. Is • t * l's. 100 212 st South Wales, gua. 4p. o. 100 - stock 'Commercial lOO - - l Oarkable ability. st I Do. 41 per cent. ...... 100 98 100 - stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO - SIR W. ARMSTRONG'S GUN.-For two years Sir B S t t s.! ) lPo • rtsVi c ir r 0 c , ent:....... 100 - - 4 p.c. gua. , 100 85 87 stock , East and West India stook London; : 100 49 50 50 495 W. Armstrong has been superintending the manufacture of 25 !Stock & Dar. A 5 p. c.. all 261 271 stock Katharine ' 100 to 58 1118 gall, at an amazing cost to the nation, and he now tells 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 3 . 1 3 2 4 . stock Southampton ! 100 , - 25 Do. C 6 percent stock Victoria ......... 100 i 96 08 us that during the same time he has been engaged in per st , Watrf Kd & ilkny, 6p. a 100 15 4 18 20 !Dot New . -, 21 id par fe cting another invention, which is likely to .supersede his st IW.Mid -Oxi Ist Gua stk 1()0 124 126 MISCELLANEOAJS. first. Now we have no hesitation in saying that the public , st Do,Newportsp.o.pf.red. Do. , 2d do f _ 100 0 120 125 . i nterests' .Newport J p.o.p .red. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint -{ all 14 15 have in this matter been trifled with. Millions of s e t t ' Do.Perpet. ° 6p.a pf 1866 100 120 122 10 Atlantic R. 311. Stm (1d)I - - - li 1869, Ist is. 100 115 120 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) j all - - money ought not to be expended on Sir William's breech- st Do. till loadi _._._.__________ 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 ng gun unless it was supposed to be the most perfect 10 'Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 45 that 50 !British American Land 40 - could be produced. But he could not have supposed it LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 50 n the .&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 32 25 Most perfect, or why should he for two years have been _ _ _______________ 20 Do. 8 , 7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 -- - - ---- ell . gaged in perfecting another invention on another prin- Leasing , IClosingl Business 20 Do. C. (Limited),,,,.,.. all 12 14 32 4 Canada Land . . all 110 113 c . iple ?He could not have had much confidence in his own Railways. Paid- Co.'s I Price. Done. ________., lO Chan.lsland ... Lim. ' s Tel. (all - - invention, or he would not, in so short a time, have at - - - Bedford and Bletchley ail &N.W . • !._ st. Cop.Mili.ofEng.&Sinitgl all 25 Do. Pref, 71 per cent -• - tempted to supersede it. He has now presented the nation Buckinghamshire .... 100 'Do . ...... 94 9ti . st. Crystal Palace ••• all - - ........ 100 81 33 325 15 with his two guns. In which Holyhead 100 !D0... ..... ' 525 635 Chester & ... st. Do. Pretere ee has he most confidence, and 121 123 ~ , . 100 105 1(7 aphid' does he recommend fo r Do. 51 percent 100 Do st. • Do. 6 p et. i l erp .i . e Deb 100 106 108 the future ?If he has most Do. 5 „ ,I 100 De. .... •• 1W 111 20 E.lndia Irri & . confidence in the first, wh • 102 at. Electric Telegraph4llCanal 1 id 5 d .... y introduce the second at the pre- Clydesdale Juno , 100 ICaledon...,l oo 100 95 97 sent moment ?If in the second, Nei l " Colchester, Stour Val.l all ,E.U.&E.O 151 .I_,R 25 Do. New .. . et' public money in the costly manufactureysanction the waste Hear g 6 per c. l 100 Gt.North. l l3l l'l3 r 5 English &Aus . Copper: . 15 - all 35 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigah o . f the first ? E.UnionwichShs. , al t lE.Counts.l 41 1 1 Great Ship Limited) In 14 - This is a vital question, and demand • Do. Woodbridge ) 100 .. _.-- - s investigation. We 1 Do. 1741) et PrefermiCe all i 4 I s uggested, a short time since, that a conn u i • Gls.Barr.&N'ells;Drct 100 Calcdon... - 5 Lou. District Tel I 1 . (Lim.) 34 _ ..... commission should be Do. new .l 100 .. .. .. - - 4 L.G.Omnibus i a ppointed, consisting of competent persons, to inquire in to Gloster & Dean Forest all (It. West. - - Co.. (.......m.) a ll 5 20 Madras Ira. and Canal.. 1 5 1 1 the fitness of the Armstrong gun. It is - - now more all Yk.N. Md. 109 111 10 IMed. Eaten. Tel. (Lint) all 25 31 5 Hull and Selby than ever necessary that some such tribunal should t 25 nat i onal Die. __Co. (Lim.) 5 ,be Do. halves... all ,Do. - - 15 1 d constituted, as there is not merely a gun but Do. quarters all IDo. ...... - - 20 ' I Nerbu•coal&fron (Lim.) 5 1 01d' guns 10 Netherlands; Land .. . all _ to be inquired into, It is possible, and in fact likely, th a t Lanc.&Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln&N.W. , 199 202 60 5 IDO.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl ..... all i 1 i „ Lo i r i t o d . ov fe G r r e e n e c n e wich. 100 S.Easternl 1 01: 11 ; 100 IN.Br.&NoyaScetiaLand 80 when two or three more millions are expended on the fir s t 1 N.RAustralasiap (Lim.) all Armstrong gun, it will be found that it is not so efficient as lo o l v ijl o iliury,& S -end 100 11 ,r o o t r o fo lzLo. 87 90 1 !Oriental Gas (Limited), all 1 11 th e second or the third Armstrong gun. We may then be D 0.% pe t r g ce ua• nt 4 pc • Igo Do. - - 1 IDo. New Shares (LIM.). 15s. i f pr 102ited to begin de novo, and once more reconstruct our Ir., Bxtn.,&Matlock all L NW,211.1 31 34 10 10rintl. In. Stea_m(l:l . m.) 8 6 4 35 3 artillery sst W 'd it uld be much better to ed.oeßradford Prefer- st. I Peelß.Lnd,& 3lll :(- , e nn) 100 11 51 53 52 I„,, z _ y em. e consi er wo n Stock,,, 3 14 / / 73 ,"cg the maturest thoughts and the ripest judgments to I,lo:_g_ina_rpkt,Bury'Ex. 1 5. 5. 8. E.Counts. 5 11 3 50 I Do. New 2 13 1e• 4l p.c all "ear 20 Red Sea&ln.Te . b . .P. • 174 171 :171 on the question at once, and this may be done by ap- NA lti a .. ,.f,r cent__ 55 57 Iron all 164 175 Poiof• 'istn. s p, c. all D o. 5O Rhymney ended.- Do. ap . , ... - lug such Ar e , . a commission as we have recomm Do. Fixed's_ _ .... all Do. - - 15 Do. New. • • ..... 48 g 7 'aantee Magazine. North West er n . c• ' • • • all Midland - 2, 100 I Royal Mail Steam - ' Lim •) 100 127 130 ... . all 155 16 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.( • Land all 33 34 MAY 25 South Australian l et BLOSSOM • ; or, Passages from The Early r p res o. itosnh and 'yr •• vr e . an Vi L 7. - _ 445 1 Submarine l Tel. Scrip all i t tlllied Life Tat of Everay Grey, Barrister-at-Law. This Roystn.nit:ll..,.i. :. . e A. all Do. 1 Do. do. Registered .. • . aall 5 7• 0 cora e 10 Do. (10 . .. . • am sat a most genial season. Like our hedge-rows shrewsb r y& n P 100 Gt. North. 130 132 Hereford 100 T.Rrasse 17 1 10 Trust and Agency of flower gardens,Do. do. Austrlasia (lim) Ist is. 1 1 5 galla ild to . his choice 1 Do. 14 15 S.-Staffordshire .... all ,51 , ciean... 101 11 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can. 5 - - , oi ,_ our domestic hearths, promising, hopeful, con- $ Wilts and Somerse t„ . l.OO at. West. 89 91 905 kJ 'do Tel. Co. aim.) 1 1 5 .K m , dsp 5 "% and invigorating. ( wimbleden &Crone. an Learst el 94 r 100 Vau Dituueu'a Land a. 281 I 9 30 Railways. Paid./ Closing Business Share Price. Done 50 ,Beltast and Ballymena all 13.14 Wol , and Str. Val.l all 884 stock Birk., La., and Ch Junc ! 100 81 83 25 'Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Sleaf. andMid,Co i all 6 7 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen k Cardigan all 50 ICork and Bandon all _ 20 Cork, Blrock., &Passage all 20 'Cornwall all 5 6 A gets no div 10 Do Aa ( until 6pc peran (all 10 Do B hasbeen td. toB all 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 41 43 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 8 81 stock East Anglian lOO 17 174 stock Eastern Counties l OO 49 50 491 1 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 38 40 stook Do do Bdo 100 27 29 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds 131 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 82 84 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 27 2S 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 109 110 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all 125 127 stock Great Northern lOO 1084 1091 109 8 3 stock Do do A stock i 100 102 104 103 stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 105 107 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gun. stock 100 60 62 12 Trish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 109 1094 109 3 1 1 stock London and Blackwall 100 SO 81 stock Lon., Bright. & S Coast 100 118 120 stock Lond., Chat, and Dover 100 44 46 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 934 94 93 1 ; stock Lond. & Bth. Western lOO 94 05 944 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 104 11 stock Man. Shet & Lincoln lOO 41 42 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 12 4 Do do 4 shares..., all 10 Metropolitan 74 4 3 d stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new stock Do Birming. & Derby 100 93 95 50 Nucl. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do shares i li 25 Mid Kent . ... 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 8 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Roe ! all dock Norfolk ..... Stock North British .. 100 624 63 624 Q I dock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoeiii 100 3tock Do k 3tk ; A recs no d.l until 6pchas beenpd.Bl 100 dock Do B stock .... _.l 100 dock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 102 1024 102 25 Dodo, .N.E. purchasel 16134 p 01 3 dock Do Leeds ...... ....... 100 584 59 5 8 dock Do York dock North London .. lOO 95 97 10 Do new 5 9.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 44 4 i 13 1 10 N. and S. W. Junction , all 0 4 10 1 dock Not. & Grantham Rail lOO 74 76 10 rubles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney dock Scottish Central dock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 324 434 dock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 85 87 dock Shropshire Union lOO 46 48 1 Sittingboue & Sheer. all toc o k South rn Devon ...... _ 25 S.-Durham &I,anc.Un 224 took South Eastern took South Wales .... lOO 63 65 dock S. York. and River Dun 100 93 95 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 394 404 25 Do do ll 94 104 p2l 25 Do New (1860) 3 51 6 p took Taff Vale ...... took Do Pref. No 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 -- 50 Ulster •* all 551 56 25 Do 20 2 3p 210 Do • 2 d p took Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 114 111 toes Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 10 Do let class all 20 Do 2d class .. all took WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO _ Lock West Midland—Oxford 100 45 47 454 Lock Do. Newport 100 36 41 lock Do. Hereford 100 ES 85 lusiness done 20 Australian 5 1 4 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 17.6 1 d 20 'Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 33 34 5 Do.L an d and Mining Co. all 1 15 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. ; 40 ,Cobre Copper all 39 41 , Copiapo . — 1 'DunMoun.Copilling Co all 5 1 2 Fortuna. I all 25 3 20 General all 23 25 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr ll5 5 ip Kapunda (Limited) 1 15 15 p 3 ;Linares all 8 9 Lusitanian 2 id 5p 1 Mariquica all 5 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L l2s 6d id 20 IPontgibaud Silver,Lead, • , Mining and Smelt 1 all 3 5 5 ;Port Philip 1 5 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 45 d 28•2•81 United Mexican .• ....• • all 51 65 1 'Worthing Do (Limited)..• all I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 82 84 40 lAustralasia all 61 62 25 Bank of Egypt all 18 19 100 !Bank of London 20 !Bank of Turkey 50 IBritishNorth American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20} 2oi 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial ....• •. . 25 137 39 20'11 ,Com. Bank of Ca n ada.. all 100 'Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 151 165 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char. Bkof Austral all 23 235 235 20 Do. new 5 15 15 50 ;London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 'London and S.African lO 2 15 100 'London & Westminster 20 65 68 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 82 -- 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation all i 46 47 47 17 12000 p O r t o to v m in a c n ia ß l a of Ireland 5 1 _l6 all 10 , Do. new 25 ';South Australia all i 25 Union of Australia .... all 38 39 39 50 Union of London 100 'Unity Mutual.. ...... •• • 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 110 113 1115 11 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :08 110 1095 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1015 1025 1015 Cape G.Hope, 6p c,lBBO 100 1055 1065 Do. 1890 100 1055 1065 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 108 1075 1085 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oot. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1868 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 985 995 Nova Scotia 18 tiaGov.c 6 p. 100 108 109 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up 1 lop Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. J& &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1053 106 1851 1 THE SUN LONDON, THURSDAY y EVENING ; MAY 23, 1861. 'IS DAY.) I BRITISH POSSESSIONS LAW INTELLIGENCE—(7hts Day). COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) APPEALS-EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA V. DAY AND KOSSUTH, The arguments in this appeal were resumed this morn ing, and occupied the Court the whole day. :HE BRITISH _FORCES ON THE SOUTH- EAST COAST OF AMERICA. Having given yesterday the naval forces on the North American and West India station, it may not be uninteresting to lay before our readers the num lair of ships, guns, men, horse power, tonnage, and commanding officers on the following stations : SOUTH-EAST COAST OF AMERICA. Ships. Guns. Men. Officer Commanding, Ctragoa .... 31 340 A. Phillimore. Leopard lB 315 J. F. B. Wainwright. Culew Madagascar Ndad 6 22 Billion. Nireun Allent Sw Oberon T0ta1..,.. 87 1,117 &reliant° Topze Termagant . Clic 22 Pyhdes Tar ar 2O Calypso Muine Aler; Plunper l2 Heccte Forvard 1 Grapier 1 THE PACIFIC. 570 D. Mackenzie. 560 J. Spencer. 300 R. Hall. 280 T. Miller. 260 M. De Courcy. 270 J. M. Hayes. 185 J. B. Montressor. 170 W. Graham. 165 W. A. R. Pearse. 101 A. H. Hoskins. 125 G. H. Richards. 40 C. R. Robson. 40 A. P. H. Helby. Total— —262 3,00 THE FAMINE IN INDIA:] Aa official paper from Calcutta gives a striking account of the result of the Ganges Canal in pre venting famine. The Superintendent-General of Irrigation states that the beneficial operation of the cana. during the past season cannot be over-esti mated. In some districts the land was ploughed with the aid of water taken from the canal, the seed was sown with the same aid, and would not have germinated without it, and the produce was as full and fine as it could have been in the most prosperous season. " Had there been no canal, there would have been no crop on broad lands which are now covered with wheat and other cereals in large abundance." According to a rough calculation, 339,243,8401 b. of grain have thus been supplied to the market during the recent calamitous season, and as each pound is an ample quantity for one man daily, or perhaps one woman and one child daily, this would be equal to the maintenance 464,718 men, 464,718 women, and 464,718 children for a whole year, while it will also have produced fodder sufficient to keep from starvation the cattle of the districts through which the canal has passed, and has probably saved the Government from making remissions of land revenue to the amount of £lBO,OOO or £200,000. It is further remarked : " But, besides these beneficial results of the Ganges Canal, the means afforded to the community of transport ing grain from the Lower Provinces has been very much acknowledged and taken advantage of. The boats plying the canal at the commencement of the year have been doubled within the last 6 months ; new boats are being built daily, and such are the profits that, though prices have risen much, the value of the boat is in a very short time recovered. The Ganges Canal Navigation Company are about to call a meeting for the purpose of building 100 new boats, and though this great demand for water carriage may not be permanent, yet the great stride which naviga tion, as also irrigation, has made this year must to a great degree be lasting." ODE TO 2HE NOR2II AND SOUTH. (From Punch.) 0 Jonathan and Jefferson, Come listen to my song ; I can't decide my word upon Which of you is most wrong. I do declare I am afraid To say which worse behaves, The North imposing bonds on Trade, Or South, that Man enslaves. And here you are about to fight, And wage intestine war, Not either of you in the right ; What simpletons you are Too late your madness you will see, And when your passion cools, " Snakes !" you will bellow, " How could we ' Have been such 'tarnal fools ?" One thing is certain ; that if you Blow out each other's brains, 'Twill be apparent what a few Each blockhead's skull contains. You'll have nothing for your cost, To show, when all is done. Greatness and glory you'll have llst ; And not a dollar won. Oh, joined to us by blood, and by The bond of kindred speech, And further by the special tie Of slang, bound each to each, All-fired gonies, softhorn'd pair, Each other will you lick ? You everlastin' dolts, forbear I Throw down your arms right slick. You'll chaw each other up, you two, Like those Kilkenny cats, When they had better things to do, Improvin' off the rats. Now come, shake hands, together jog Whip one another not; and flog Creation, as before I THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMIERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 54s 4d; barley, 35s lld ; oats, 25s ld ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 44s 4d ; and peas, 40s sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES, Wheat, 55s 8d barley, 368 lld ; oats, 24s 6d ; rye, 345 9d ; beans, 42s lld pets, 40s 4d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 70,906; barley, 10,438; oats, 9,833; rye, 45; beans, 4,855; peas, 191 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was only a moderate supply of beasts on offer in to•day's market, nevertheless, all breeds moved off heavily, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday, of id. per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots was 4s. Bd. ter 81bs. Prime sheep were scarce, and in request at full prises, otherwise, the mutton trade was in a sluggish ;tate, on former terms. There was a fair sale for the best Down lambs; but other breeds were somewhat heavy. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves, at about Monday's currency. In pigs, very little was doing, at late rates ; but milch cows were firm in price. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool do.'4 4 4 8 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme.S'thdowndo.4 10 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 4 0 4 4 Second qualitydo. 3 10 4 2 Small porkers 4 6 4 10 Lambs, 5s 8d to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 23s to 32s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 6,860 Calves Pigs 270 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. - The supplies of meat are good, and the trade generally is heavy, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d • veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs. by ihe carcase. SOUTHALL, May 22.—There was a moderate supply of stock on offer in to-day's market, and trade ruled inactive, as follows : Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 10d , mutton, 3s 6d to os Od ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; pork, 4s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 22.—Prime beasts, sheep, and lambs, sold steadily, at full prices ; otherwise, trade in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ' • and pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Sibs • suckling calves, 16s to 19s ; quart old store pigs, 23s io 30s each; and milch cows, £l5 Os to £lB lOs each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Oa to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 108 to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 lOs to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND..— Meadow hay, 12 2s to 15 5s ; clover, £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, 41 12s to £2 2s per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £6 5s Od ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £2 Os per load. Trade dull. THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE.—The ease of " Longworth or Yelverton v. Yelverton" came on for dis cussion in the Outer House of the Court of Spssion, Edin burgh, on Saturday. It was continued on Monday, and was again adjourned, in order that senior counsel may be heard. The points at present under discussion are questions of evidence alone, being the validity of various appeals and cross-appeals taken in the course of the pursuer's proof. These appeals are very numerous, but the most important of them refer to statements made by the pursuer about the time of the alleged marriage. These, the defender contends, should not be admitted. On the other hand, the pursuer contends that their exclusion would be a great blow to the case, as they prove, and are indeed the only evidencewhzch can prove, the view she at the time entertained of the rela tion in which she stood to the defender. She is accused of lutving consented to be his mistress, whereas these state ments, if admitted, would show clearly that she then believed herself to be We wife.—§c"nan. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Willes' and Byles.) WILTON V. THE ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, The plaintiff in this case was a passenger on board the steamship Argo, which was wrecked on the coast of New foundland, when the whole of his luggage was lost. On a former occasion he sued the company for its value, and succeeded in obtaining a verdict. A rule to set aside that verdict, or to enter it for the defendants was obtained and argued last term, and judgment was reserved. The Court this morning delivered decision, which was to the effect that the passenger ticket contained the words not to be liable for luggage, property, or goods, unless a bill of lading was given, and no bill of lading having been taken for this property, the plaintiff could not recover. The Court considered the passenger ticket allowing the passen ger 20 cubic feet of luggage did not do away with the ne cessity of taking a bill of lading for it. The rule to enter the verdict for the defendants was, therefore, made absolute. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HITCHCOCK V. HITCHCOCK. This was a petition presented by the wife for judicial separation on the ground of cruelty. The respondent denied the allegation. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Dr. Swabey appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Hawkins and Dr. Spinks for the respondent. From the evidence it appeared that the respondent, who was a widower, married the petitioner, whe was then a bar maid at the St. George's public-house, Knightsbridge. The respondent was a farmer at No rt holt, near Harrow, Middle sex, and the marriage took place in 1855. Shortly after they went to live at the farm-house ; but in consequence of the dampness the petitioner stated that she became very ill, and thenceforward she alleged that the ill-treatment commenced. He refused to allow her any money for household expenses, and kept her in a position quite unsuitable to her position. Subsequently to the marriage the respondent formed an improper acquaintance with a woman named Edwards, the wife of a carter in his employment. The principal acts complained of were the use of abu sive epithets, striking her with his fists, and the re spondent having on one occasion knocked the petitioner down, and dragged hAr .long two a... by the hair of the head. The respondent charged the petitioner with adul terous intercourse with a man named Pinks. Various other acts were alleged, one of which was that the petitioner was in the habit of getting intoxicated by taking brandy secretly home with her. Corroborative testimony was adduced in support of some of the alleged acts of cruelty, but it appeared also that the petitioner had been guilty of most violent conduct to her husband, and that on one occasion when engaged in busi ness with a farmer at his own house she behaved in such a manner that he was obliged to turn her out of doors. The respondent was examined for the defence, and accord ing to his statement he was the aggrieved party, his wife being addicted to drunkenness and violent ebullition of temper. His wife frequently threw cups and saucers at him, and on one occasion she favoured him with a basin filled with boiling water, and threatened to stab him with a carving knife. Mrs. Herbert, a nurse, gave evidence that the husband always treated his wife with kindness. She was in the habit of going from home, and to a publie.house kept by a person named Walker. Mr. 'Walker said—ln 1858 I kept the Plough Inn, at Northolt. On the 16th of October, 1857, Mrs. Hitchcock came to my house for eight days, and took her meals there. She never left the parlour after, but she used to take brandy in the morning shortly after her arrival, a glass after breakfast and a glass after luncheon. Every night she look some brandy mixed with water home with her. It was a half pint bottle, and was not always full. Cross-examined--She never paid me for the things she had. I entered the articles against her in a bo)k. I have not got it here, but it is in London. I don't think I should like to swear that there is a number of entries for brandy supplied in that book. I did not keep the book myself, so I cannot say what is entered. I used to put it down on a slip of paper or memorandum book. My son kept the book; he can tell all about it. I don't know where the memorandum book is. . Sergeant Ballantine—When were the articles supplied ? Witness (looking at a small piece of paper)—ln 1858. Sergeant Ballantine—When you have done with that paper let me have it; I should like to see it.—No, I won't; it's nothing to do with you. Judge—Let the gentleman have it ; he has a right to see it. Hand it to the officer. The witness very unwillingly complied with the learned judge's order. Sergeant Ballantine, after looking at the paper, handed it back to the witness, and said "point out to the jury the figures, or words on that paper which enables you to swear the things were supplied in 1858." The witness turned the paper over and over, and then was about putting his hand in his breast pocket when the learned sergeant said, " Oh, I suppose you are going to get your spectacles." The Judge—He saw very well without them just now when he spoke to the date. The witness was unable to comply with the request of the learned sergeant, and said, " Well, I can't." Sergeant Ballantiae---In whose writing are those memo randa. Witness—My own. Sergeant Ballantine—AV nea. .11.1 .. rr 9 —Witness : From the scrap of paper I told you of. Where did you get the items from ?—From the original memorandum book. Where is it ?—.Don't know. When did you make the copies ?—Last night. What did you do with the paper you copied from ?—Put it in the fire. And that is what you call not knowing where it is ?—Yes. There are othe r thi ngs on the paper besides those copied from the memorandum book ?—Yes. Point them out,ll can't. What did you copy from the book ?—Nothing at all. Then there is nothing on the paper you have just been looking at that you copied from the book ?—Nothing. A number of other witnesses were called, and each was submitted to a most searching cross-examination. [The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. C ommissioner Evans.) IN RE THE SHOREDITCH BANK.—DATRES AND To-day was appointed for the Commissioner to deliver judgment it this often-adjourned bankruptcy, and precisely at eleven o'clock the learned Commissioner read his deci sion. He 3 ommented very shortly upon the " unwise" conduct of the bankrupts in advancing such large sums of money to Evans and Rowland, when the bank was not in a position to do so with justice to its creditors and deposi tors. It had not, however, been imputed to the bankrupts that they hid acted more than negligently, and, therefore, they would have an immediate certificate of the second class. The Court was by no means crowded, and very little interest was evinced as to the judgment. POLICE I N T ELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. THREATENING TO STAB A MAN.—Maria White, I middle-aged woman of very excitable temper, was chargd before Mr. Tyrwhitt with creating a disturbance at the hove of Mr. Thomas Aldred, parasol maker, &c., 126 Oxfort street, and with using serious threats towards Edwa.cl Shenton, foreman to Mr. Aldred. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for tie complainant, said the defendant had already been at he court about 10 times, and the last time she was commited for'six months. in default of finding bail. The defendant was a woman cf a very violent description, and the quesion was whether a respectable tradesman should shut up Lis shop or the defendant be permitted to continue ter annoyance. Mr. Edward Shenton said he was foreman to Mr. Aldrd, who was at the present time very ill. The prisoner cane to the house yesterday afternoon very drunk and violet, and demanded money. He told her to leave, when tae said she would stick a knife into his heart. Prisoner—go I will (in a very excited manner), Complainant said there was a crowd of about 200 perms round the door, and customers on many occasions lad had to leave owing to her violence. 32} 11 Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you'aprrehend violenc e a t her hams Complainant said he did. Prisoner—lt's all false. I was excited at the time a I should not have gone in. It is my sister's, and if they lad said, " Maria, go out," I would have gone. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You must find two bail in £lO each—two good housekeepers—for three months. You have ven threatened the complainant in court. The prisoner left the court still uttering something but owing to her excitement it was not understood. TRADE WITH FRANCE.—The return of ou: ex ports to France in the year ending the 31st of March list, and in the previous year, shows that they rose, so fa as concerned British and Irish produce and manufactures, tom £4,710,659 in the year 1859-60 to £5,493,327 in 1860-6. A much larger quantity of wool and woollen yarn is it the list for the latter year, and woollen manufacturesrose from £47,037 to £63,706 ; hardware and from £253,722 to £316,460 ; cott ons from £225,77 to 234,487; silks ) cutlery, from £94,614 to £135,165. The export of liseed oil was doubled, that of spelter rose enormously, ant that of apparel increased from £31,976 to £54,974, Butthere was a much greater rise in our export to France of rtiles of foreign and colonial merchandise; they rosefrom £4,920,467 to £8,948,817, the most important increaseaeing in raw silk, coffee of British possessions (from 352,241 b. to 4,503,4861 b.), cocoa, rice, hemp, copper, indigo, wo , ,:and i flaxseed and linseed. MEETING OF U2VE.IIIPLOY ED SILK irEAFERS. Y - 7t , esterday morning, at the early hour of nine o'clock, a meeting of the unemployed silk-weavers of Spitalfields and Bethnal-green, was held in Thorold-square, Bethnal-green -road. The ostensible object of the meeting was to re ceive a report timfrom a co mmittee which was ap pointed some e ago, to press upon th e a tt en ti on of the Government the injury which has been done to the trade of the district by the recent French treaty, but it ultimately resolved itself into a pro cession constituted of weavers, many of them re spectably dressed, and all bearing the unmistakeable appearance of honest, hard-working artisans. This body, after the merely formal proceedi ngs i n Thorold-square, formed in lin!, and headed by a banner, on which was inscribed—" Unemployed silk weavers of Spitalfields, loyal and peaceable subjects of her Majesty, thrown out of work by the French Treaty," and proceeded to the various neighbouring districts, in the hope of attracting public attention to the undoubted and wide-spread poverty which now exists in this portion of the metropolis. As to the results of this demonstra tion, we are, of course, unable to state anything, but at its starting the wives and daughters of the operatives, whose cause it was intended to promote, were vehement in their protestations that " it was time something was done, for they and their chil dren were starving at home." When the meeting in Thorold-square was consti tuted, Mr. James Grandshaw was called to the chair, and various speakers addressed the meeting in support of the claims of the trade to compensa tion for the losses which had been inflicted upon the operatives by the changes caused by recent legislation, or at least to such assistance in finding new modes of supporting themselves as they consi dered they were fairly entitled to. Mr. TEMPEST, in reporting from the committee, stated, with some detail, the course they had pur sued in pressing their claims upon the Government, and also upon the influential residents in the district. As was well known to them all, they had had an interview with Sir James Emmerson Tennant, the permanent secretary of the Board of Trade, who expressed a deep interest on the sub ject, and had promised to give them any informa tion the board possessed.on the operation of the treaty, and also as to the views the Government might take of their claims. In fulfilment of this promise, the committee had received a letter from Sir James, enclosing the terms upon which silks of all kinds can be imported into France, Switzerland, and the Zollverein, under existing treaties, and also a return of the imports in the months of February and March last, the returns of the board for the month of April not having been made up. The letter, which was dated the 17th of May, stated that the board would be ready .to afford any further in formation on application. From the return thus furnished it appeared that tissues of pure silk hosiery and lace can be exported to France, from the Ist of October this year, duty free. From that date, crapes called English unbleached, bleached, or coloured, at a duty of Bs. per 2lbs., and after 1866 free. Net, plain unbleached, 16s. per 2}lbs., and after 1866 free. Dressed, 15 per cent. ad valorem, and figured, unbleached, or dressed, at 10 per cent. ad valorem, after Oct. 1, 1864, duty free. A somewhat similar tariff applied to various other tissues, composed wholly or partly of other materials, while velvets ranged from 4s. to 6s. 4d. per 2L-lbs weight, and when mixed with other materials, were to be ad mitted at 10 per cent, ad valorem. The tariff for Switzerland and the Zollverein showed eonsiderably higher duties, as, for instance, silks in which half or more than a half were silk are charged 12s. 6d. on the 1101bs. weight in Switzerland, while in the Zoll verein silk stuffs and manufactures of all kinds are charged no less than £l6 10s. for 1101bs. weight, and silk stuffs mixed with other materials £8 10s. per 1101bs. The imports into the United Kingdom of silk manufactures were, in February and March, 1861, as follows :—Broadstuffs, silk or satin, 52,8981b5. in February, 15,0641b5. in March. Gauze crape and velvet, 3,5181b5. in February, 8,1311b5. in March. Ribbons of all kinds, 36,1871b5. in February, and 103,1181b5. in March. [" Not much chance," as a speaker remarked, " for Coventry in that."] Plush for making hats, 6,3781b5. in Feb. and 8,9521b5. in March. From the statements made at the meeting it ap peared that the committee had applied, through a committee of gentlemen formed in the district, for a grant from the surplus of a fund raised in 1842 for a similar case of distress in the district, and out of which, on the application of the Rev. Mr. Pat terson, £5OO was granted to the Coventry silk weavers, but they had not as yet succeeded in their object, though they considered themselves better entitled to that relief than the weavers of Coventry, seeing that it was originally raised for the relief of the trade in that district. The results of a personal visitation to 'ne only of the ten districts, into which Bethnal-green is divided, had shown that at the present time, out of 1,000 looms employed in silk weaving, nearly 500 are now out of work. The committee, and the trade they represent, therefore, contend that they are entitled either to compensa tion, or the means to enable them to start life again in some other occupation, for which they are fitted, and it was intended to send a letter to the Board of Trade urging that claim. The report of the committee was received, and a vote of thanks given to the chairman. PAPER IROIII FIBRE, BARK, 4. e. A Writer In a contemporary says.—Tl.e repeal of the excise restriction will enable the free applica tion of the thousands of tons of tanning refuse (now valueless and of annual expense to the tanners for its removal) to the making of paper; to which use tree barks, fibres, reeds, rushes, and vegetable wastes of many kinds are applicable. I can send you splendid proofs in pulp and paper of this order. A friend of mine, a botanist and M.D., produced the pulps fit for paper by a simple process, whilst he was in Whitingtonia some years since experi menting on and collecting the indigenous products of that most prolific portion of the universe; if not the Garden of Eden, assuredly the wild garden of the world. I submitted the facts and proofs to some tanning parties in London and in the country, but could not obtain their co-operation to patent and produce, their remark being, " The excise botheration will foil any such speculation." They deemed it safer to speculate upon chamois leather and ready-made rag paper. Equally extraordinary was the hostility , or apathy by the Manchester Cotton Supply Asso ciation to my submission of certain fibres (of Whitingtonia, Central America-19 days only from England), of which thousands of tons are annually to be had for the cost of collecting, and paying a small sum as tribute or royalty for the landowners' license to get them. These fibres have been valued a tfrom4 cloths,-dto4s per lb., capable of producing shawls, table and a variety of other articles of utility, superior to that of flax or cotton. I apprehend few of our , legislators are aware that the finest, cheapest, and best collars and cuffs of ladies' and gentlemen's shirts are now made from paper and sold for 12d. per dozen, as a superior substitute for cotton. When the excise restriction shall be removed from pulp-making, the people will find much of their wearing apparel made of materials now applied to manure the land. Thousands of acres of bog and marsh, unfitted by floods, &c,, for pasture purposes, may be profitably applied to producing the common meadow rush for paper-making purposes, for which it is per se suited. The seed should be sown thick on the ground, and bush-harrowed in after the flooding season has ceased, or much of the seed may be washed away ere it germs. The thicker the plant the better the produce. The barks and fibres of trees and plants will prove of as much service and good substitutes for cotton and rags, for paper and other purposes, as do the potato and mangel-wurzel for the food of man and animals. The opposition thereto is incredible. It reminds me of the hostility to the potato. When the latter was introduced into France the people could not be prevailed on to adopt it for their food. After a quarter of a century King Louis hit upon an expedient—i.e., of wearing one day at a Court levee, in the button-hole of his coat, a bunch of its beautiful blossoms. This attracting attention, enabled him to descant on the merits of the potato. The effect was success in causing its general culture and culinary use. The various purpose of manu facture to which the mangel-wurzel bulbs are appli cable may now be developed, and will astound the people. THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER.—Mr. Adams is the grandson and son of the two great men of his name who were Presidents and Ambassadors in their day. He has not proved himself equal to the great occasion of last winter in the Washington State, having brought forward a futile plan of compromise. But away from his trimming political associates, and animate d b y the rising s p irit of the time, he is likely to be a bet ter American Minister t han any that we have seen for a generation.—Once a IVeek. in of G EN ERAL TUBE AND THE HUNGARIAN LEGlO N. popolo d' _l talia : this protest, Respecting Italy, who, Gal,onelitmay mbe remembered, wa s arrested by order th e commander of the Hungaria n fol lt w G e neral Turr , has p ublished in the Spada d. Garibaldi a pro tes t which he addressed to all the forei•gtl Legionambassadors Ga c e e n r e e r d a i l te T d u to rr t wit the King ing of Italy, to the as lo ~ To remove all doubt with regard to this arrest, I decl are that not only has Gov ernment received fr o m ters grave accusatio ns various guar against Colonel Gal, b u t i t has also been confirmed by the Hungarian Committe e (P res id ent Kossuth) that his proceedings are dangerous , the cause not only to of Hungary and Transylvania , reputa tion, and we cannot allow but to our trausfura 9ur grata d • one of our fellow-citizens II 0 into ingrAtitude t w-citizens t towards 1t44." THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTER SA LISP-(THIS EVENING,) IHE DERBY. 5 to 2 agt Dundee (take 3 to 1) 4to 1 agst Diophantus (offered) 9to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 11 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 13 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) 15 to 1 agst Imaus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Royalieu (taken) 30 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken) 40 to 1 age Bombatdier (taken) 40 to 1 agst Atherstone (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Drake (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Aurelian (taken) 111A1VCIIESTER R bay.) -• By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CITY HANDICAP. 444 08 ffeasel ...... Six ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Marignan Bannerdale .............. 1 ....... ......... 2 Lanchesis TRADESMAN'S CUP. vanhoff . .. 1 Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 100 to 3 agst Dictator IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ---(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER, took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Neath Water Bill were considered and agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed :—Cockermouth, Keswick, and Pen rith Railway; Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway ; Henley-in-Arden Railway; London and North Western Railway (Additional Powers) ; Southampton and Netley Railway; and West Cheshire Railways (Verbal Amend.- manta to be proposed). The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, Galashiels and Peebles Railway, Northampton Water, Ramsey Railway, Thames Haven Dock (Abandonment), Uxbridge Gas West Cornwall Railway, an d Workington Tidal Basin and Railway. The following bills were read a second time :—Grand Junction Water, Leigh District Gas, North London Rail way (Branch to the City), and North London Railway (Widening). PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for the adoption of measures to develope the agricultural and commercial resources of India, for a more equitable arrangement with. reference to the exercise of their religious worship by Roman Catholics in workhouses, and for increased facili ties for the religious education of Roman Catholic children, for an alteration in the mode of levying the income tax, &c. PROVIDENT SOCIETIES. Mr. SLANEY gave notice that on Tuesday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend and extend the act relating to provident societies. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. Lord J. RUSSELL, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, moved that the house would immediately resolve itself into committee of supply, and stated that the motion had be come necessary in consequence of the house having been counted out one night preceding the recess. NAVY ESTIMATES. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, Sir F. SMITH called the attention of the house to the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the control and management of her Ma jesty's naval yards, and moved, That it is expe dient that such reforms should be made in the control and management of her Majesty's naval yards as will tend to promote greater efficiency, and consequently to insure greater economy in those establishments. The hon. and gallant member said that the Commissioners had examined a number of witnesses, and received some thousands of answers, but not one of the witnesses examined pretended that the present management of the dockyard was not in efficient. In the first place, the accounts were kept in a manner that were of no value for practical purposes. He referred to the evidence of Sir James Graham, who stated that when he wa s Fi rs t L or d of the Admiralty ah little control was exercised over the expenditure of the department to which he referred that a large building was erected without a vote, or even the know ledge of the House of Commons. It had also been stated before the Commission that there were no means of know ing what was the cost of building men-of-war. In fact the accounts were kept in such a manner as would ruin any commercial firm. He adverted next to the suggestions which had been made for rendering the management of the Board of Admiralty more effective. He contended that the con tracts had been carried out in the most slovenly manner, and illustrated this assertion by reference to the Warrior and gunboats, in which alterations at great expense had to be effected. He thought it was imperative that great altera tions should be introduced into the existing system, and particularly in respect to the principle now proceeded on with regard to the builders in the dockyardF,who were able men, but whose abilities were not developed fully by the application of that principle. The honour able and gallant • gentleman, who was imperfectly understood, cited various cases to show the evils that re sulted to the public service from the want of proper respon sibility on the part of the Board of Admiralty, and quoted the evidence of Sir Baldwin Walker, to the effect that there was no efficient control over the dockyards. He contended that there should be capital accounts fur -1 nished with reference to each of the ships to be built, that proper estimates should be prepared, and that the contracts should bo executed within the time specified by those undertaking them. Ho concluded by impressing on the house the importance of this subject to the interests of the public service. Sir M. SEYMOUR said that the report of the commis sioners was before the Accountant General, and no doubt that able officer would eventually place the accounts in a proper position. With regard to what had been previously done, he alluied to an alteration which he remembered to have been introduced in 1853, by which dockyard accounts were separated from what were called manufac turing accounts, but he did not a p prove o f the sys tem. When he was in France, in 1849, the whole question of the naval expenditure of that coun try was inquired into, and certain alterations for securing more efficiency in the naval department. He did not see what benefit would result from the elaborate audit proposed by the hon. and gallant member (Sir F. Smith), and he did not see how the present system of keeping accounts could be altered to any extent. Lord C. PAGET thanked the hon. and gallant member for Chatham (Sir F. Smith) for bringing before the house this subject, which had occupied so much r o ec f o p m u m bl e ic nd a d tt b e y nt t i h on. With eco 2 mission re e s r p s e r c e t the iati t% tothe a l t erat iGI manage ment of the dockyards, considering that there was a commission sitting in which this subject would be con sidered, he thought it would not be advisable for the Admiralty to make any alterations in respect to m that n a ter. that t h h e r a a ed should s also been be an n recommendedofficer wbri otappointed brought phhyo their nirh. into the audits, d o m nt as et - , and t Somerset-house hat the variousf o the r accountspurpos dealingesohfould be focus to the Admiralty, from which a report; should be framed and submitted to Parliament. That recommendation had the approval of the Government. He said that some misunderstanding prevailed in reference to the Warrior, and other subjects adverted to by the hon. member (Sir F. Smith.) [LEFT SPEAKING.] THIS DAY'S SHIPPING'. LONDON, May 20.—Wi n d thi s d ay at noon, West; light breeze, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, May 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Highfiyer, from China. Sailed—Robert Lowe, steamer, for Melbourne. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Dispatch, from Newort; Havre, 13 tsfuner, from Havre. No railings. Star,Arr firvoemd , Harvest Queen, (BY SrEMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) York; Morning GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. s ll t . azu2c Lucia; Lon Brisk,don, from fromijagoNesw; from Demerara ; Holland, from Ostend ; Argo, from St. MaSairy. led, May 23—Samson, steamer, for St, Petersburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning, Passed—Anglo-Saxon, from London for Shangh , Warburton, from London for Quebec • , candidate, Shang ae - London for Barbados's. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MuII DER.--A shocking attempt to murder w . as made by Henry Carter on one of the war d er s of the Richmond Prison, Dublin, named Bell, on Saturday last. Carter, who is a deserter from the 40th Regiment, 1 8 at present undergoing a term of six months' imprisonment for an assault committed an police-constable 79 A, who endeav oured to arrest him in the suburbs of Dublin, on a charge of deserting from his regiment, and violently assaulting head-constable Rock, of the Balbriggan constabulary station. On Saturday Bell had occasion to visit the cell in which the prisoner was confined, when the latter sprang upon him, and with a razor inflicted two frightful wounds on his neck. Medical aid was promptly obtained for the wounded man, who is in a very p recar i ous state, slight h opes b e i ng en t er t a ined o f his recovery. Thci prisoner was carefully secured, and as he is a man of most desperate character, every means were adopted to prevent him doing further injury to any person. ' A prospectus has been issued of the Metropolitan. Rifle Company, with a c a pit a l of £60,000 in £5 shares. Rangee s.The Duke of Wellington and other leading friends of the Volunteer movement appear as honorary directors, and the proposal is to construct a permanent practice ground on a piece of land at Kensal-green, more than 1,100 yards in length, which will admit of butts of an aggregate breadth of more than 1,500 feet. The Hampstead Junc tion Railway, whose line is in connection with the North London and South-Western, will have a station imme diately adjoining. The plans are stated to have been sub mitted to and highly approved by the Cou 4 mancler.in-Chief and t Secretary f9r War,