The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

LAW IN T. This Day, X 0 I.7Ey DIARERrr AND GOMILItCJIAL INTELLIGENCE, - CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Much uncertainty has prevailed in the money market all the morning, and es it is known that 'the Bank of England directors are deliberating upon the position of affairs, it will not occasion much surprise if further discount restrictions arc adopted, especially as the authorities are charging 9 per cent...yesterday kr accommoda , ion. Pending the deci s i on of the executive, the business in th e general money market is very much curtaKeii, and •at the Stock Exchange there is a tendency towards increased depression. Abou'. £36,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday, A branch in the High•street, Newington, is abort to be opened by the London and County Ba nk. The prospectus has been issued of the Scottish :and Universal Finance Bank, capital £1,000,000, in 20,000 shares of £5O each, the first issue to be 10,000 shares. The object is to introduce the Credit Mobilier system into fico: - .land, and the directors have suc ceed( d in cenapleting arrangements for the purchase of the business of Messrs. Nathan and Co., of Corn hill, London, bullion and exchange bankers, and also for the transfer, upon equally favourable terms, of the business of M. Monteaux and Sons, Palais Royal, Paris, bullion and exchange ban kers. A nucleus being thus obtained, the direc tors will be enabled at once to commence operations. The campeny will receive money at call or on de posit, grant loans, make advances on merchandise and dock and other warrants, on title deeds, on con tracts for works, deal in the precious metals, and by means of the Paris branch it is proposed to under.. take the shipment of silver to the East via Mar seilles. It will likewise tr ansact b usiness by the issue of small bills and letters of credit for the con venience of travellers and emigrants, and negotiate approved foreign or inland bills and cash coupons, &c. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, tree, in round figures, as under: Great W es t ern 1864. 1863. £ 61 . 8 77 £57,377 North-Western ...................... South- West„ ern 22,132 21,797 Midlßrighton ............. Greatand. T(orthern BLanes L• •and Yorkshire..~ Nris..ol and Exeter rJrth Eastern Great Eastern ................ 32 826 27,691 Great S out h -Western of Ireland ' Gl asgow and S ou th Western These returns when compared with those of the same period of last year, exhibit some satisfactory results. On the Great Western there is an in crease of £4,500, ou the North Western of £7,839, on the South Western of £335, on the Brighton of £206, on the 'Midland of £6,914, on the Great 1N orthern of £5,490, on the Lancashire and York shire of £5;027, on the Bristol and Exeter of £55, can the North Eastern of £5,534, on the Great Eastern of £5,132, on the Great Southern and Western of Ireland of £315, end on the Glasgow and South Western of £729. The biddings for £300,000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro portions allotted were--to Calcutta, £133,700; to Bombay, £120,000; and to Madras, £46,300, The minimum price was as before—ls. 113-d. on Cal cutta and M a d ras, and Is. 111 d. on Bombay. The application s within the limits amounted to £85,000. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at ls. -will receive about 21 per cent,, on Bombay at 2s. Old., about 66 per cent., and all above these prices in lull. Iteppeare that from this date the drawings of the India Council on India, instead of being £700,000 per month, as has recently been the case, will be limited, to £600,000 per month. Two O'CLOCK. ADVANCE IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The principal topic.of conversation in City circles is an advance in the minimum rate of discount from 8 to 9 per cent., which the directors, after a careful consideration, notified about an hour ago, So im portant an announcement has naturally occasioned an unusual degree of commotion in monetary an commercial circles ; while at the Stock Exchanged the depression previously apparent has been consi derably increased. The Gazette returns, which will be published this evening, is expected to show a conaiderable decline in the reserve of notes and stock of bullion, and a large increase in the other Securities. In the discount market business for the moment is almost suspended, and the joint-stock banks and Private firms have not yet announced any alteration iu their allowance of interest on deposit accounts. The Dover Castle, from Victoria, has b roug ht £67,400, and the Megdalena, from the Brazils, £19,297 in specie. The Funds have receded I, the latest quotations for Consols being 90/ I for money, and 91i a for the June settlement. Numerous sales have been effected, and the market presents a very disturbed 2 1)Pearance. Tte a:torations in the New Thrces, Reduced Annuities, and Exchequer Bill s , are un important, and most of the Indian descriptions are nominally etesdy. A general downward movement has taken place in the Foreign Market, ana business is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701- ; ditto Cons olides, have dee:iced a, to 00a j ; Me 71 xi COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE MEIKLA3I. This bankrupt was described as of Bryanstone-square and Waltham-villas, Brompton, and this was a meeting for last examination. The amended statement of accounts by Mr F. B. Smart shows Dr. to Cr. Xi,595 Ss ld ; ditto holdin security, £1,700; li a biliti es, £31,0.10; Cr. by d ou btf u l debts, £100; property in the hands of creditcra, £2OO. In addition to these sums, the bankrupt has given bonds to an immense amount. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, now said that he had to apply for a further adjournment, as the bankrupt had not rendered accounts as directed by the Court, and stated his total inability to do so, but another reason for the adjourn ment was that there was an appeal pending in the House of Lords—it would, therefore, be desirable to adjourn the matter till August, to see whether the appeal had been heard, and the result, as possibly if it was successful ptrties would come for war d, so th a t th e b an k rupt would have ma terials to furnish the aceounts. Mr. Brough appeared for creditors to a very large amount, and supported the application for the adjournment, es some benefit might; result, for at present there was not a shilling for the creditors. His Honour said hi) thought it was a case in which there ought to be an adjournment sine die. Mr. Chidley said the assignees had no desire to put the bankrupt to inconvenience, and leave him open to arrest by a creditor who had not paid his debt. The examination was therefore adjourned. Mr. Chidley theu tendered a proof for a Mr. Hargraves, Cleveland square, for X 1,250. The proof was tendered on the last occasion, and ordered to stand as a claim to ascer tain the value of three horses held by him as security— viz., Inheritress, Filly by Mountain Doer, and Sister to Horace, but on being sent for training to Mr. Dawson they proved valueless, and were sold for 4 guineas, 17 guineas, and 25 guineas, being much under Mr. Dawson's charges. The proof was admitted for the full amount, and one by Mr. Dawson for the difference on his charges. (Before "Ir. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE TITCXER. This bankrupt was described as of Old Broad- street, bill - broker. The ease has been before the court for a long time, :and on the bankrupt applying to pass his last examination .and discharge, his Honour considered that the bankrupt .bad subjected himself to criminal proceedings, and the bankrupt elected to be tried by this court. The prosecut ing creditors tendered their charges in writing, but subse quently obtained a rule nisi for leave to amend the charges. Mr Sergeant Atkinson and Mr Brough now showed cause against the rule, and the learned Commissioner read an affi -davit, by which it appeared that Messrs. Shooibred aban , Boned the prosecution. Mr Griffiths said that other creditors would probably come forward And continua the proceedings. His Honour said that the conduct of the prosecutors almost amounted to a contempt of court. The proceedings throughout had been conducted in a moat loose and unsatis thcte rule with co s t s . faory manner, but all the cour t could do was to discharge No day was named for further proceeding, DRITISEI FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES% GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Ceat. Consols mit .... ite Account, INl ny 8 ....... ...... 90 1 i I 834 90 x d per Cent. Red uce d ........ .... 88$ 8 i New 2i per,Cent. Jan lB9l, , . ,• Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873... , lO7 Annuities, SO N"sf, (expire nth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 - yr - 8, April expire sth 1835. Ditto (RA Sea Tekgraph), Aug. , l9OB. March. June. Exe'deem& Bills, Ll,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent l5 8 4 di s Ditto £5OO ..... Ditto £lOO and £2OO Sank England Stk, 41 per Ct. INDIAN GOVEILN-InNT SITURITIES. Ind;, Stock, 10 per Cent., April 1 874. •• . Ditto 5 per. Cent. July, 1870 Di i:o Aoreount .... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 11388 Do Certificates .... Pitt() Enfaced Paper, 4 ;-_ , er Cilat Ditt 5 .. .:o So per Cent., J an . 1872 .. Dit , i, per Cent., May, 1879 •• --- Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1566 Ditto lends.Bl,ooo — Ditto under £1,000., FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bowls, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cult. 1852-58-60 D itto 1303 • 85f Buenos Avres 6 p er C ent . Ditto Account 95 Chitian 6 per C en t Ditto 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Ce , lt. .. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 EAtiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —. Egyptian 7 per Cent 1011 Ditto, Second Issue ... Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Acc0unt............ Ditto Ceupous 10 Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1639 and 1859 rtaii,,n 5 per Cent.(Slarennana Railway) 'Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... 43f 21 f I.oorisli. Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. 3l Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Ditto Account... I iitto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account n ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1653 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4B Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — p Russian 5 per Ce nt ., 1822, -. 4 .; m 87 3 7 Ditto 41 per Ce n t.. 1850 B4 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Bsi Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account.. Ditto Passive Ditto Account 3ll 4 Spanish pert. of Coup net funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. turitish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853 Ditto Account 6SI Ditto, (. :10U Bend, 72 701 Mtto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71 701 Ditto £lOO Bond s 7Ol 1 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO Venezuela 3 per Cent. .Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 - "Ditto Account IDitto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lend u. Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins. -.- Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 251... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 6l Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 671 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account, June BANKRUPTSXHARGED WITH CONCEALING PRO PERTY. —At the Manchester City Police Court, yes terday, John Taylor and Joseph Hiram Mayoh were charged, upon two informations, with concealing about SD worth of cheese after making a deed of assignment, and with refusing to give up a cashbook to their trustees. After the case had been opened by Mr.. Higgin, who appeared for the trustees under the deed of assignment,' Mr. Edwards, on behalf of the defendants, raised a ques tion as to the jurisdiction of the Court, maintaining that the matter should be adjudicated by the Com missioner in Bankruptcy. Mr. Ellison, however, de•. tided that the Court had jurisdiction, and the case was proceeded with. It was then shown that in January the defendants were partners in a provision shop in Shude hill, where the partnership had been carried on about three months, On the sth or 6th of January the defendants sent 20 cheeses, worth about £O, to Mr. Ben. Whittaker, pro vision dealer, Every-street, for which they had received no order. On the llth of January the defendant Taylor called on Mr. Whittaker in the usual way of business, and when asked why he had seat the cheese, he replied that he thought it would suit Mr. Whittaker. Mr. Whittaker told him it would not, and Mr. Taylor promised to send for the cheese to his warehouse. Very shortly afterwards Taylor pact Mr Whittaker in the street, and told him either that he had sold the cheese or that he would try to re-sell it, and he also informed him that he was about to make arrange ments with his creditors, On the 14th January, finding that Taylor did not send for the cheese, Mr Whittaker hired a cart and delivered them at the defendants' warehouse. At about half. past three 'that afternoon, the defendants exe cuted a deed of assignment, and at about four o'clock the defendant Taylor removed the cheese from his warehouse to an outbuilding described as a coach-house, occupied by Mr W. Bentley, druggist, Shudehill. The cheese was removed there by a porter named Rothwell, who stated that, when Taylor paid him for the job, he told him " he had no occasion to say anything to anyone about it."— Mr Henry Hargrave and Mr Edwin Whitworth, provision dealers, trustees under the deed, stated that the cheese had not been accounted for to them.--Mr Ellison said it was difficult to know how he could say that an offence had been committed against the Act of Parliament. It was true that the trustees said the cheese had not been accounted for, but was that conclusive ? The beginning of the cheese transaction with Mr Whit taker was perfectly fair and regular, and the delivery of the cheese to Mr Bentley might only be the fulfilment of a contract entered into before the sign ing of the deed.—Mr Higgin said that if any such contract existed the defendants could not fulfil it, because the sign ing of the deed divested them of all their means.—ln reply to Mr Higson, the magistrates' clerk, Mr Higgin said that the trustees had not traced the goods beyond the possession of Mr Bentley, who had not been examined before the Court of Bankruptcy. The defendants had been examined there.— Mr Ellison: Yes, but you don't bring their evidence into Court, —After consulting with the clerk, Mr Ellison said that though the ca©e was surrounded with many suspicious cir cumstances, it was one of a class that required to be made out upon stronger prima facie grounds than ordinarily induced a magistrate to send a case for trial. He, there fore, did not think it would be of use to send it before a jury. The second cha-ge, of withholding the cash-book, and wlYch was stated to be a weaker case than the other, was not gone into, the council arranging to proceed no further with it till it had been more fully considered. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER AND THE VICAR OF ROCHDALE, —"Ile General Purposes Committee of the Rochdale Town Council havo submitted to Mr. Davidson, Q.C., a case similar to that submitted a short time since to Mr. Mellish, Q,C., as to the right of the Vicar of Rochdale, without the consent and concurrence of the Bishop of Manchester, to sell to the Corporation the excepted glebe lands for a public park. We understand the learned counsel has given an op . nion to the effect that the right of sale is vested exclusiv e ly in the Vicar, and that the Vicar alone can give a legal title to the lands, that the Bishop is altogether an unnecessary party, and and can only object to the alienation of the land on the ground of fraud on the part of the valuers, or culpable ne glect amounting to constructive fraud, to 42 _;; ditto New Loan, I, to 2 1 dis.; Greek, 22 ; Spanish Passive, to 33z. ; Portuguese are 481 ; the Confederate Loan has dropped 21 per cent., to 62 (34; and the Russian Scrip is 411 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have not been very extensive, but in some few in ' stances prices have shown a firmcr tone. Metro- I politan have improved £1 to £2, and Great Eastern, Great Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each s s. North Western,'lowever, have declined 10s, The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, without any material change of importance. Bank and l'vliscelianeous Shares are inactive. Alliance have improved to 621; Bank of Queeris• land to 19; a ; wlaik Imporial have declined to 39 1 ; Oriental to 66 8; and Uaion of London to 56; 1 ; Hudson Bay CouipAny realise 18; ; International Financial, 11 ; Crystal Palace stock, 33; and London Financial, 26T00 I. foflowing are the current qaotr.tions ofseme of the princip-a tics projtc!s ; — Provincial Bank.. iug Corporation, 1 petrn. ; International Land Credit, preui. ; TetegraLl Construction, 1; prem.; SAloniere Hotel, 11 prem.; North Aus- tralian 3 1; prem. LHARE ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share r Laiiivays. _- _ , BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Thai, Railwva Paid. Price. &- La wren( all 02 60 SkS '{cm.,ll:trbda.y,Ccntrua i ( Gu. 5 per cont... lOO 102 IC3, 20 Do. New •• • • 8 2 0 DO E. Shares zq Buffalo and L aEe H uron all I 'l 61 10 Do. Preler•mce all fq 9 4 00 { lluflalo,Brant,t(l °chic), 1 ,, ,) 77 82 6p. bds. Aug. 1, 1.72 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871, 100 77 88 100 Do. do. June 1, 18';,1 100 77 82 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(l,iu, 100 100 102 st Cape Town ei Dock Seidl 100 99 101 stock lfastn. Bengal g-u. sp. c 100 103 105 stock 11.;ast Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 113 le4 20 Do. do. G .Ext..... 15 I I p 20 Do. do. II do. .. 15 1 p stock Grand Trunk of C ana d a 100 2 204 100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds.. all 70 22 100 Do. do. deferred,..... all 60 62 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 60 67 100 Do. dn. deferred-- all 51 63 100 Do. 3d PI ef. stock. all 48 50 200 Do, do. deferred...—. all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... ail 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 C 6 look Gt.lnchaPenin.gua.sp.c too 102 703 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 Do. January. 1802 .. took Gt. South.of India (Lim tur..ranteed 5 per cent. 100 101 103 204 (.1 t. IV. of Canada Sharec• all )0 1 0 4 204 Do. New • . lB 104 10 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 94 95 100 Do. 5,1 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 84 86 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 #IP took Madras. guar., sp. c. 100 1014 7024 bock Do. lf p. c. Extension 100 94 96 Lock Dc.4 d 0........ 100 90 91 20 Do, Pifth Extension. 2 ;cek nelb.Corp. 4p. c. Bnds 100 50 nelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 63 00 Do. 7p. oz Mortg. Bds. all 20 Nevinturmick a Cando: Class Aend B. all 6 5 N.lll.C'das pc lut pi Ws 100 82 24 tack Scinde 1 (101 102 103 ock Do. 100 101 104 10 Do. do E 2 p ip sI. Do. Punjuub .... a all 101. 102 1 DD. Do. ...•• , , 100 )ok Do. in dus. St. Pl o. ) '1.t.)0 95 97 9 COLONIAL GOATERNLIEI.‘IT F>EC OV. GI 1,.C.j s tj •••• 1t177-A Do. T. c. _Feb. ‘.% Aug. 100 IC4 Do. 6p. c. Mar.& Sept. 103 1C,2 IC4 Do. op. o. Jan.&July. lOC 00 02 Do. 5 Inscribed stook 100 89 91 ;2ape G.ll.ope, o p 0,187; 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 189 c 100 1(8 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 )12 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 105 107 :Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 ;Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 106 108 -- 'N.I3.Gov. 6 p.c..la.&July 100 102 104 p. cAp. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G.ov.. p 18. q 100 991 1001 u. p cl B / 1 . to 1814 100 99 101 Do. d0.,1838 ctupwds 100 99 101 , New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 111 IN ova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling*, 1375. lOO 106 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 !::•;.Aus G6p.c.1876.6t up.. 100 110 112 - Vic. Gov. 0 p.c. Ja.dtJuly 100 Do. to AnALOot lOO lO7l 1081 BRITISH. MINES. 2 k.;arabrian Consol. Gold 1 I ' a id chfrord Amalgamated ) 30 32 Devon G. Con, (Taoist ) I 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 68 East Clogau Gold Ltd -- - East Caradon ..... 8.14.t 30 31 - East Cana Brea... 3.4.!) 64 7 IE. 1•Y'l Russo! (Tavistk.)' 8 11.0 34 41 61- ant&StAubyn(Gwen j tB, 7 9 Great Beuth Tolgus 176 2k 31 ;3-. Wheal Vor (11elston 40 34 36 Grenville ..• +1.16.( 10 101 ller;:d's-Foot .. 8.12 )16 38 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 34 4 - !Lady Bertha A - J. largaret (tiny Lelant, 1 18 20 Barite Valley.. 4 :+lyndy Iron Ore (Urn; z? 14 4e. New Setun 193 Bn. 05 —• North DONVIIS 24 14 14 N.Wh't Baseet(lllo4 , aa 3.1.0 14 24 North Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols (;!3t. lllazey 2) Crovidenee( Goy Lelnt., , 10 0 ; 41 43 iSoutht;aradon(St.Cleer, 14 450 470 IS. Cana Brea ( Illogan) — - !`i.Wheal Fran. (1110 - au, 18.18.9 40 50 !Stray Park rarnarSilv..k .Lead Min — 'Pin Crott 9 18 19 •---. West Basset (Illogan) l4 9 10 W C, radon. (Liskeard:: 5 19 21 !West Seton ill heel Basset al logan, 64 90 1)5 Wheal Buller(ftedrutlf ,10 35 40 , Vi! heal Kitty (G.LelAntil 2.0.6 WhealLud,ott Wheal AlaryAnni,Llen ) 8 114 124 Wheal ileton GS 1974 2024 !Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 26 24 !Wheal Union 3.17 2 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, Ditto, 6 p -r cent. pf., 114 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent pf., it 9 8 Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto, £6, Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et.. 92 North Eastern, Cons. pref:, 4 per cent., Ditto 4a per cent, red., ItOi LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTAL& Chester and Holyhead, —• Ditto, 5i per cent., 122 i Ditto, 5 pa - cent., I Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 161 Belgian Eastern Junction, ig San Paulo (lim.), gus. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 19 ti West Flanders, 61 •' I FONEIGN MENTES. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 11 Fortuna (Rm.), Port Philip, 11 United Mexican Wort hing (limited), i f Yudanarnutana of S. Australia, lira., 3113 BANKS. Agra and United Service (11m.), 1391 42 10 Alliance (limo. 62 1 21 101 Ditto, new, 51 1 Anglo Austrian, 6/ Australasia, 71 / Bank of Otago, lim., 4 Bank of Queensland (lim), 191 I Brazilian and Portugusse, lira., 131 121 Chartered , _%ler. of India, London, and China, 70 Ditto, new, 45f Consolidated Bank, lint, 111 11 English and Irish, lim. 15 English, Scotch, and Autralian Chartered, 21 f European Bank, lim., 11 121 1 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Dm.), 32 3 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 131 Imperial Bank (lim.), 3/ 9 Ditto, new, 23 Imperial Ottoman, 201 2 1 1 Land Mortgage Bank it India, lira., 516 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 181 1 London and Brazilian tlim.), 56 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 24 5 London and Colonial Bm.), 142 London and County, 62 London, Hamburg, Clint. Exchange, lim., 18 London Joint Stock,46 51 London and Northern, lim., 23 London and South African, 27 London and South-Western, 251 London and lV estmlaster, 91 31 Merchant Bank, lim, 21 f Mercantile and Exclange. Bin., 18 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lima., 324 3 Mexican, lim., 61 5/ National sank, Dittonew, 43 New Zealand Bank corporation, lim 11} 11/ Oriental Bank Corporation. 6716 Scinde, Funjab, and Delhi, lin t , oi ii South Eestern, lim., 4E5 Standarl of British South Africa (11m:), 321 Union of Australia,:s6l Ditto, new, 431 Union of London, 561 2 . 7 .11. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 1 $ ft It Blythe and Tyne. It) llost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all 81 9 st Bristol and Exeter st :Caledonian i • lal 114 113 50 ''or: , ; and B ,, ndna - ; 20 Cornwall,, I, ... all 10 7 10 n o A rA. g - ets no di , . i 1 all _ 10 Di , B )„ till fip c.p an. h 3, 1 all 50 DUl e AtaL be l e l n ei r i ' a a s i t cj il t t o tn i 1 all ' 0 2 5 Dun..Pel'ili,,c.A.b. Jane ] all 111 17 st Nilitibutgli & Glasg - ow,! 100 88 90 at iti lan. and S. We r aterbd 100 1 01 1 0 at , Great Daat e li t , O r d . athi 100 40j 7 et Ditto A block at Ditto EastA ncc li an st' 100 61 71 st GroatNorthol Suotlauci 100 at Great Northern 1 100 123 1,9 at IDo A stock - • I 100 11 5 116 I St Do ti 06 ~,,:.:„ 1 130 11,f 1;0 at l'f3t. S i Ant t a r ot Irelad 1 00 91 93 at kireat I7en at Do St e Val uua. stofl, 100 -.-- st Laneashlte ‘Sz Yprlishir, IGO k,l 1091 at Lmiloi , ri..tiii Bie,Ottwai! • 100 6'. Oo 1 at Lon., Bright.,. ;S. Coast 10') i 100 10 ; at Lon,, Chat., and Dover 100 40 42 8 1, Lott. & Norfh Western 100 1(9 1 110 St Lon. & So••th Western 100 9? 98 st 1i0n.,„,, ehei., Filicoi n , 100 5J 04 50 Mal'yport and Carlisle. all --•— , 1 . i Do 1 sh A r eo all st Metropolitan all 1110 111 8 t Midland Do N. •ir st Do Binning . . it Derby 100 j 100 102 50 11. J (it. W. of ireiano all 25 DO. i M. , ...zi0S ~, all 25 Mitt /lett - 10 Do Cray Line at - ic•rth British at Ndin., Perth, ,1-, Dundee 100 241 'is.l at Nth.. .Eastern—Berwick 100 110 101 25 Do, 11.111. E. purchasi , 6.13.1 —ii at DO 14>ccia lOO 55 67 st Do York at Co Car1hae........., 103 at North London 10 Do New ~ 15.4 North Staffordshire 19 ,7;. and S. W. Junction all lti Ilf st , ScOttiah Central St 1 • ZioOt I , i. 10., Aber. at - 0(n . 100 39 40 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 10 511r:,•Wa. and Weichp oo a ll 1 at (Shropshire Union et •South Devon lOO 33 15 st ,Bouth Eastern at ISouth Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 103 105 20 B taines,Wok.,andWok, all 8 9 25 .3tecizten 1 Daelington all 361 371 26 Do l7 04 10 i .:5 DO Ncw, Idj, lO 8 81 e st - I' air Vale... lOO 165 170 10 Do 13 8 5 7 t 10 Do C . 3 3 4 50 Li Vter 25 Do ,2.10 Do st at Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pint lOO at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall st W. Hartl2poolllar—tß llO - 1 st West Midland - -Oxford' 100 at Do Newport 100 et Do lionlord 100 Paid. Closing Business , Prioe. done. Tint SUN, LONDON, THORSDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1864. 'his day. DOCKS. London, 74 4i St. Katharine, 73 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian 3lort. Land and Finance, lim., Berlin Water Works, lim.„ City Offices, lira., Ok 6 Commercial Union, Insurance, El I Company of African Merchants, lim., 2} Contract Corporation, lint, 1k Credit Foncier, 10 Credit Mobilier, 9a Crystal Palace, a 3 Discount Corporation, 15} Egyptian Corn, and Trading, Electric Telegraph, 160; Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 1.1 M., 9 1 I 9 Hudson's Bay, Al, Imperial Financial, Him, 9 • International Financial society, lim., 11} 11 k 10k Dalian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, 7k Ditto, 6 per cent. B on d s , re d em , I t 7o, i ssue d 90 , 86 Joint Stock Discount, ihn., 7k 7 k Land Securities, lan , 47,- 5 London Financial Association, lim., 26i 51 Ditto, new, 15f 4 , k Mercantile Credit Association, lim. 17 National Discount Company, lim., ' l3k a Ditto, new, %! North British and I;Tercantile Insurance, lien., 20k Nova Scoria Gold and L an d, li m , 21 Panama, New Ze , .ziand, and Australian H. Mai', lim., a' B C 5 , Um., 61 a I Co., Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 51 Societe Fina, eicre d'E,gypte, Urn., 5 Smith,no ya Stearnni. South Australian Laud, 31k vl2 I Bank of Engl an d Return,—This Evening, i An Account, Pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victori a , cap. 32, for the w ee k en di ng on Wednes d ay, ;the 4th day of May, 18G4:— DEPkRTMENT. Notes Issued £26.428,430 , Government Debt X11,015,1C 0 Other Securities .„ 3.63490 u Gold Coin& Bullion 11,778,430 Silver Bullion ...„ X 28,428,430 nAN G D i'roprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savin7 4 3' Banks, Commis missioners of Na- £25,428,130 , EPA:Inn:NI% iGovernment Secu rities (including Dead Weigh tAn- nuity) .£11,072,267 Other Securities 20, 9 ,1,160 Notes Gold and Silver 675,841 Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 6.981,132 Other Deposits 12,278,903 Seven Day and other Bills . 561,542 £37,593.121 31. £37,593,12 "ARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. May 5, IS6I. The Advertising Tipsters on the Chester Cup The following paragraphs are selected from the notices of the advertising humbugs which have appeared day by day in the Manchester Guardian. It does not matter to them whit horse wins a great race, as they are certain a day or two after to say they sent the winner to their sub scribers, telling them at the name time to show the circulars containing their glorious success to their friends : " Bottomley's Selections—Chester Cup—Put a little on Accident to win, and Change for a place. One week, 12 stamps; to Derby, 36; season, 12s. 6 d.—Address T. Bot tonaley, Poynton, Stockport. " Chester Cup—l have sent you Change, coupled with Accident, from 100 to 1, to win and a place; if beaten it will be by 49 or 72; the trial was a very near one.—W. Ball, Levenshulme, Manchester. Future Events, terms as usual. " Chester Cup—Back Oldminster and Change to win and for places, they are the most genuine performers. Terms —season, 15s. to Derby, ss.—Address W. Herdman, Box 38, Ashton-under-Lyne. " Chester Cup—Hersey filly and Accident are the most dangerous. The one sent at 66 to 1 will give a good account of himself; the one sent for a place I think is certain to run in the first three. Terms—one week, 13 stamps ;to Derby, 42 ; season, 13s,—Address E. W. Whitaker, B 11, Bury, Lancashire. " Chester Cup—Subscribers, you are well on Change, having sent you him ever since the weights appeared. He or Lord Zetland will about win; put a little on the latter for a "situation." Selections for the Great Northern (a certainty), and Somersetshire Stakes, 13 stamps.—Scrutator, Post-office, Leeds." Mr, Murray Dunlop, M, P,, on Garibaldi's Departure, In answer to a communication sent to Mr. Dun lop, M.P. for Greenock, by Mr. James. Beith, one of the Garibaldi Reception Committee there, Mr. Dunlop, in a letter dated "London, April 30, 1864," says :—" Strongly participating in the keen disap pointment universally felt at the sudden and un expected announcement of Garibaldi's intended departure,l alsoshared the suspicion generally roused that means had been resorted to with a view of in _ clueing him to leave Britain. lam now, however, thoroughly satisfied that ncsuch view was entertained by the parties who made the communication which led to this unhappy result, and that no such object was either wished or contemplated. The proposal made to him was simply that he should restrict his visits to a more moderate number than that intended, and it was made with the sincere and bole view of saving him from the injurious consequences of his fulfilling the mess of engagements in which the kindness of his disposiiion and anxiety to gratify the wishes of the people of the country had involved him. No one was prepared for the resolution which he adopted of abandoning all the visits, and at once leaving the country ; and those who suggest e d t h e restriction re monstrated es earnestly against that re• solution as those did who viewed it as the successful result of a conspiracy set in motion by foreign influ ence. It was very unfortunate that Garibaldi did not see his way to any middle course; for I believe that the inhabitants of the towns that would have bean disappointed have as much of his own noble spirit of self-abnegation as to have led them to have sacrificed their expected gratification of welcoming him among t hem—intense though that would have been—rather than either expose his health to in jury or compel him to leave the country without completing his intended visit through it. He felt, however, the greatest repugnance to drawing a line between one set of towns and another, and he was, I doubt not, also moved by the idea that his presence was considered inconvenient under exist ing circumstances. That he should have entertained such an idea was not unnatural, and it was probably encouraged by th e c i rcumstance that Mr. Gladstone was rather th oug h tlessly drawn into the proceed ings by those f r i ends Who wished the General to contract his labours; being yielded to by Mr. Glad stone, I em confident, in his ardent earnestness for the General's health, from the absolute unconscious. ness o f an y purpose that could possibly warrant the suspicion of any similar object. Still the idea being once admitted i nto Garibaldi's mind, it became, from his great sensitiveness and generous spirit of self-denial, almost a necessity of his nature that he should shrink from the possibility of his being a burden to those who had lovingly wel comed hi m . It is to be regretted that some should seek to turu his going —as they would have sought to turn staying—to same pol i tical result, and so desecrate elle grand es t s i g h ts witnessed in ouru great m an coming, in simpli rday, his o of n e city and sincerity, to pay the t r ib ute of his affee• tion and sympathy to a great an d free nation, and receiving in return the hearty we l come of their no alloyed and u nbounded admirati on and love. " of truly 111 ARK.ETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 393 2d barley, 308 6d ; oats, 198 4d:; rye, 28s 7d ; beans, 53s 9d and peas, 32s Id. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 395 10d ; barley, 30s 1061; oats, 19s :35 ; rye, 28s 5d ; beans, 33s 105 peas, 32s 7d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 85,512' barley, 22,715; oats, 7,616; rye, 58; beans, 4,270; peas, 581 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of English beasts here to-day was only mo derate—of foreign good. Amongst the latter were about 80 from Prussia, in poor condition. For all breeds the demand was in a sluggish state, at barely Monday's cur rency. The extreme price for Scots was 4s 10d per Blbs, We were fairly supplied with sheep, and the mutton trade was heavy, at 2d per 81bs less money. The top price was is 10d per 81bs. Lambs moved off slowly, at previous quo tations, viz., from 6s 4d to 7s 4d per Blbs. In calves—the supply of which was moderate—very little was passing, on former terms. Pigs and much cows were dull, at late rates. • ~ WHIG V. TORY.—The W h i g has his dogm as ; the Tory has his traditions. Th e Whi g is a political doctrinaire; the Tory is a political d evotee. The Whig believes in the Divine origin of " liberal measures," and is ever ready to cure "the something in the world amiss" by morsels of Parliamentary reform, doled ant with the preci sion of a parish overseer; the a'ory looks more to the spirit than to th e l e tt er o f t h e l aw , an d hi s confession of faith is rather a senti men t th an a creed. From Vais original diffe rence of constit u ti on many important practi ca l consequences ensue. The Tories, for instance, recruit their ranks from the people ; th e Whi g f am ili es keep th e government among themselves. : CTanhneinTg, Peel, Disraeli, are th e c hi efs theyories have been led by pl e bi ans—Pitt, Addington, have served ; but the Whigs have consistently held that only a select tribe, a consecrated caste, can lawfully minis ter before the ark of the constitution. More than 70 years ago, in a letter addressed to Junius, Horne Tooke complained warmly that the Rockingham connection preferred rather to make matches and to extend the family alliances than to add " their languid property and feeble character to the ability of a Chatham or the confidence of a public." Even at this day the reproach (if it be a reproach, and a pure Whig would probably not consider it such) has not been quite wiped away.---. Fraser. "call," or " W hi stle, " is attached Ethße o " A p T ip SW e, A " l o ist r 's WIIISTLE.—In our d egenerate days, lin chiefly, if not exclusively, to the office of the boatswain and his mates; but in the "good old times," the kings, both of England and Scotland, wore the whistle as a symbol of maritime sovereignty. Thus, when James V. made a tour of inspection of his coasts, sending a precept at the end of May, 1530, to Dumbarton, that boats and ships, well victualled, might be sent to the isles to meet him there, he ordered his working goldsmith, Messina; to convert 41ozs. of gold of the mine into one quhissel, which whistle was at that time the emblem of supreme command in naval affairs —United Service Afagazine. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBORO UGH-STREET. A COLLECTOR CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT AND FRAUD TO THE AMOUNT OF £4oo,—Thos. Charles Cuth bert, or 25, Malvern-road, Dalston, in the employ of Messrs. Manley and Marshall, beer merchants, of No, 29, Soho square, as collector, was charged beforo Mr. Knox with embezzling several sums of money received on account of his employers. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and, in opening: the case, said the pro secutors carried on an extensive business as beer merchants in Soho -square, and the prisoner had been in their employ about three months as traveller and collector, and during that time he had embezzled money and defrauded them to the amount of £lO3. A part of the system carriecl,on by the prisoner had been to order larger quantities to be sent to the customers than they ordered, and when they stated that they had not ordered so much, he stated that he would send for it, which he did, and then disposed of it for his own b mefit, and in other cases he had sent in fictitious orders for beer. Mr. Knox said the charg,es against the prisoner would be robbery, fraud, and crub(zzionlent. Mr. Lewis observed that he should prove the three charges against the prisoner, but that to-day he should confine himself to two cases of embezzlement, and then ask for a remand. Mr. Edward Hall, of the King's Arms, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, said that in February last he was in debted to Messrs. Manley and Marshall £6 4s. 6d. for beer supplied. At the latter end of March or the beb•inning of April he paid the prisoner the amount and took his receipt for the same. On the 6th of April he was indebted to the satne firm £6 7s 6', and a few days afterwards paid the rri. sonar the amount and took his receipt for it. The receipts produced were the same. Mr. Francis Marshall, one of the firm, said it was the duty of the prisoner, who was employed by there as collec tor and traveller, to pay over all moneys received by him on his return to the office. The prisoner had never paid over the sums mentioned by Mr. Hall, and stated that he had never received them. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said he heard Mr. Marshall ask the prisoner yesterday whether he had received any ac • counts, and he said, " Only one from Mr.ilobinson." Oa Mr. Marshall asking him wherher he had not received other sums, he said he knew he had been doing wrong, that he bad received other sums, and that if Mr. Marshall gave him time he would pay him. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for a week. ATTEMPTED WATCH ROBBERY IN THE HAYMARKET.— John Eishaw, charged with attempted watch robbery in the Haymarket, was again brought up. Sergeant Druscovich, of the A division, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that since the prisoner was re manded he had ascertained that both addresses given by the prisoner were false. The prizoner was °omitted for a month with hard labour THAMES. SHARKS IN SEARCH OF PREY.—James Dennett, aged 30, the master of the schooner New Rambler, lying in the City Canal, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged•with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. John Knowles, 138 K, said the prisoner was very drunk last night in Liwehouss, and rolling about and making a noise. The prisoner had a good watch and chain about him, and he believed a good deal of money. There were a number of prostitutes and thieves about him offering to assist him and to help him along. In a few seconds they would have plundered him of everything valuable about him, and he took him into custody and conveyed him to the station-house. Mr. Partridge—What is the prisoner ? Witness—He is the captain of a ship. Mr Partridge—What money had he about him? Witness—l don't know—he was not searched. He had a considerable sum, 1 believe. Mr Partridge—Well, prisoner, you are captain of the ship New Rambler, and you were found drunk and incap able of taking care of yourself this morning at half-past 12 o'clock, with a great number of bad characters about you. What have you to say ? The prisoner —Nothing, nothing; only I was three sheets in the wind. Mr Partridge—Captains ought to keep sober, and exhibit a good example to those under their command. You are fined a half-crown. Captain Dennitt—Thank you. Ile paid the fine, and was liberated. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. s. d. 8. d. s. d. s. d. Oros. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Priraecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme. S' thdown d 0.4 8 4 10 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, ego. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Orse. ez inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Lambs....6s 4d to 7s 41. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows 134 Sheep and lambs .... 920 Sheep and lambs 6,12 - ( Calves . ........ ... .. 220 Calves 330 rigs rigs . 2BO MEAT MARKETS. NEWCIATB AND LEADENHALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand is steady, as follows : B ee f, f rom 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to 48 8d ; lamb, 68 8d to 61 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTRALL, May 4.—our market was m derately supplied with stock, and an average business doing, as follows : Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 48 Od to 53 Od ; !ann., 6s 4d to 7s 2d; veal, 4s 6i to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMPORD, May 4.—Prime stock was in fair request, at full prices, otherwise the trade generally was dull, at our quotations:—Beaf, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs; suckling calves, 15s to 21s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch oows, £l6 to £lB lOs each. HAY MARK 2T S. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, Os to £4 15s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s par load. Trade steady. CumßEßLAND.—Alea , low bay, £3 Os to £4 1630 d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £lsa to £1 14s per load. A moderate demand. WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover £4 Os to £5 17s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 l4s per load, Demand inactive. IMPROVED CAST -IRON.—C Ist-iron composed of old and new metal, in certain proportions calculated to give it great power of resistance, acquires a new degree ' of strength by an addition of 2 per cent, of wolfram, or tungsten. In one of these cGmbinations the increase of the power of resistance to fracture per square centimetre, was 44 kilogrammes with French wolfram. In another, formed of one-third of old English cast-iron and two-thirds of old ordnance, the increase, with German wolfram was 67 kilogrammes per square centimetre. M. Leguen has recently shown that, subjected to a second fusion, the cast-iron containing wolfram is still superior to other cast-iron similarly treated. After this operation, the difference of resistance in favour of the former was 26 kliegs. per square :centimetre ; and Garman wolfram is superior to French even after a second fusion. A third fusion of the same castiron having been directly effected in a Wilkinson's furnace instead of being done in a crucible, as in the pre ceding cases, the tenacity of wolframed castiron was again greater than that of the common sort treated in the same manner. Hence it may be concluded that the action of wolfram subsists even when the fusion is effected directly in a furnace, and remains after several successive fusions. The wolframed castiron mentioned above, containing frag ments of old ordnance, seems to become stronger at every successive fusion. Another proof of the superiority of wol iramed cast-iron over the common sort is, that bars made out of the former do not bend so much as the others under the action of equal weights, whence it may be inferred that the wolframed sort is more elastic and more capable of re sistance. In all cases, therefore, in which it is required to have cast-iron offering great resistance to fracture, the ad dition of a small quantity of wolfram offers an easy means of obtaining it. The wolfram must be pulverised, but need not lie reduced. French wolfram must, however, be roasted, in order to drive off the sulphur and arsenic it contains; but German, being purer, need only be reduced to powder ARRIVAL OF GEN. GARIBALDI AT GIBRALTAR.— The folloviing telegram, announcing the arrival of General Garibaldi at Gibraltar, was received from the Duke of Sutherland yesterday. As the Undine left St. Mawes on Thursday last, the voyage has been effected in five days, the time anticipated at the time the vessel left England : " Gibraltar, Tuesday. The yacht Undine arrived here to day, and leaves on Wednesday night for CapreFa. All well on -board," 135 i 0 6, [O9l & 9 [COI Business don, 1031 3 2,52 f; [C2I 3 12i IG7i Arrival of the Duncan Dunbar from Sydney. A telegram from Faltn'Outh announces the arrival of the Duncan Dunbar, Capt. J. B. Swanson, from Sydney. This ship had made the fastest passage of the season. She left Sydney on the 14th February, and was off the Lizard the 4th inst.; 80 days, The Duncan Dunbar left Sydney on February 14th, and brings the following passengers :--"Mrs. Clarke and two children, Mr. and Mrs. G. Thorn ton and servant, Mr. and Mrs. W. Tucker and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Bettington, three children, and servant; Mr. and Mrs. Slby, 2 children, and servant ; Mr. and Mrs. Price, Masters Tacker (four), Miss Thornton, Misses Tucker (three), Miss Christian, Vsi Cobcroft, Miss Moore, Miss Reycer, Mrs. Worland, Mrs. Blatt, Mrs. Rayner, Mrs. IV,lnsch, Mrs. Atkins and child, Messrs. J. G. G..llloway, Christian, G. W. Thorn ton, H. Cadell, George Raherta, J. Blackburn, Major Chisholm, Misses Chisholm (two). Cargo, 3,127 bales 3 packages wool, 391 casks tallow, 2,500 trenaiie, 1,216 packages copper, 4 hogsheads sweepings, 2 cases tortoiseshell, 14 packages sundries, French Academy of Sciences. At the last sitting M. Robinet read a paper on a plan of his for purifying the sewers of large cities, and preventing the pestilential exhalations issuing from them. His plan consists in establishing a communication between the sewers and the furnaces of large manufactories burning coal. By this means a draught would ba produced, carry ing all the infected air into the fire, where it would be de. composed. At Paris the consumption of coal is about 700 millions of kilogrammes per annum; and supposing the combustion of the tenth part only of this quantity to be turned to ace:dint for producing the draught in question, four millions of cubic metres of pure air would be daily carried through the sewers, being seven times the volumes of air they can contain. M. Guerin-Meneville produced a specimen of a fourth kind of silkworm, the Bombyx Rolel, which he feet's on the leaves of the oak; twenty cocoons of this species Having been sent to bim by Captain Hutton from the high table-land of the Himalaya, on the frontiers of Cashmere, The leaves suited to this species are those of the Quercus incana, a kind of oak much re sembling the cork-tree. This new silkworm cannot fail to be acclimatised in the centre and north of France, the climate of which is very similar to that of the Himalaya chain, Its cocoon is larger than the common one, and its silk is of a light grey colour. Dr, Paulet of Plancher-les-Mines, in the Haute- Soane, sent in some statistical re:narks on the prevalence of wens in that department, from which it ap • pears that the number of persons afflicted with such ap pendages is not by any means affected by the nature of the portable water of the country. Thus, at Plancher-les- Mines, where wens are very frequent, and at Belfray, where there are none, the water has precisely the same chemical composi tion, neither containing any traces of iodine. Moreover, the higher we go up the valley, the fewer are the wens we meet with, and at the top of the mountain, there are none. But as the ventilation of valleys is much more imperfect than that of open ground, Dr. Poulet is inclined to attribute the frequency of wens in those parts to this cause. Dr,Velpeau produced a lay-figure, the invention of Dr. Collongues, and so constructed as to enable students to practise auscultation upon it, so as to become acquainted with the various noises of wheezing, murmuring, fremitus, &c., produced in the chest. These different sounds are produced by a combina tion of india-rubber tubes and bellows. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May s.—Wind this day at noon—South. East; moderate breeze and cloudy. CLYDE, May 4.--Arrived—lndia, from Demerara —En. deavour, from Trinidad—Helena, from Havannah—Eliza, from Bahia. FALMOUTH, May 4 . — Arrived—Dankeld, from Havan• nah, leaky. OFF PLYMOUTH, May 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Dover Castle, from Port Phillip. NEWPORT, May 3.—Wind N.W,—Sailed—Adler, for Bermuda. SWANSEA, May 2.—Wind N.W. — Arrived—Georgina Grenfell, from Caldera. PILL, May 4.—Wind W,—Arrived—Carolitz, from Trinidad de Cuba. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Thursday, 11 a,rn. The Duncan Dunbar, Captain Swanson, 80 days from Sydney, has just passed up Channel outside this port. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Margaii of Bate, from Sunderland. Sailed—Emanuel, for Finland—Phantom and Catherine, for Sunderland—Chester (steamer), for Cardiff. ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 4 —Wife de Blaye, from Charente-- Liverpool, Halson, Arthur Pardon, and Belissima—all from New York—Glen, from Ghent—Simeon Hardy, from Barbados—Heroine, from Jamaica—Abeona, from Cam peche—John and Henry—Elizabe.h, from Trinidad. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed.—Palante, of Colchester, from the north for the west. HIGHBURY BARN.—Last evening, a dinner, at which about 200 gentlemen sat down, was given in cele bration of the fourth anniversary of the opening of the tavern by Mr. Giovannelli. Mr. Thomas Beard occupied the chair, and in proposing "The health of Mr. Giovan nelli," paid a warm compliment to hint for the way he had conducted his establishment, to which Mr. Giovannelli re plied in appropriate terms. The evening was enlivened with vocal and instrumental music, and the company separated at a late hour, highly satisfied with their entertainer and entertainment. NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOLS. —A new Roman Catholic church was opened on Tuesday at Turnham-green. It has been built from designs of Messrs. Willson and Nicholl, of Mary lebonc-road, It is a small, handsome building, Gothic in style. There were pre sent Cardinal Wiseman and many other ecclesiastics, and a large number of the laity, The sermon was preached by Cardinal Wiseman, who dwelt at considerable length on the claim of the Roman Catholic religion to fixedness of doctrine. He referred to Dr. Colenso's work,:and also to "Essays and Reviecs I" he also spoke in strong terms of condemnation of the attention paid to Garibaldi by Protestant "'bishops. After the service the cornerstone was laid of the new Roman Catholic schools which are being erected in the same neigh bourhood from designs of Mr. Pugin, There was afterwards a dejeuner, at which Cardinal Wiseman presided. DR. NEWMAN'S APPEAL FOR " FAIR PLAY" from the readers of his contest with Mr. Kingsley. —" Whatever judgment my readers may eventually form of me from these pages, I am confident that they will believe me in what I shall say in the course of there. I have no misgiving at all that they will be ungenerous or harsh with a man who has been so long before the eyes of the world ; who has so many to speak of him from personal knowledge ; whose natural impulse it has ever been to speak out; who has ever spoken too much rather than too little ; who would have saved himself many a scrape, if he had been wise enough to hold his tongue; who has ever been fair to the doctrines and arguments of his opponents ; who has never slurred over facia and reasonings which told against himself; who has never given his name or authority to proofs which he thought unsound, or to testimony which he did not think at least plausible; who has never shrunk from confessing a fault when he felt that he had committed one ; who has ever consulted for othets mere than for him self ; who has given up much that he loved and prized and could have retained, but that he loved honesty better than name, and truth better that dear friends." THE POSITION OF THE 31.1i.7.8TRY (according to Blackwood).—The Lord Palmerston of to-day is not his former se lf. D ou b t l ess even the most vigorous capacity must begin to decline when life has oversteppe... itB ordinary limit of four score years. But it is rather to the indirect than to the direct effects of advancing age that we attribute the peculiar differences which the veteran Premier now presents to the Palmereton of former days. A natural but dangerous ambition prompts him to keep office to the last. Were he to fall, he could not look forward to anutber premiership. His has been the greatest reputation of any English statesman since Sir Robert Peel. Indeed, of late years there has been sn enthusiasm for Palmerston such as there was not for Peel. Bat that enthusiasm is waning. The Cabinet has beomse wholly discredited. Blunder after blunder, failure after failure, has marked its career. In foreign affairs its power is paralysed by disunion. At the critical juncture, a line of policy which has been followed for months is suddenly abandoned, in consequence of sepia in the Cabinet. Eager to remain in power to the last, Lord Palmerston gives way before threats of a secession, which wouid endanger his Ministry. Rather than resign, be be comes a roi faineant. Bat the interests of the country softer from such a course. The moral influence of England is temporarily annihilated; our threats of hostility are disre garded and contemned; and our pro mises of material assist .. not a single ally, and her name has become a laughin gs t oc k ante are given only to be broken. At present, England h as among the great powers. She is a terror to no on e , and a danger only to those who trust in her. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. —The weather has most important c h ange for the betterin th e under gone Eastern a counties this w ee k. April has passed away almost without rain, and the crops suffered to some extent in consequence. On Sunday the long-desired rain charged clouds, h 3 wever, made th e i r appearance, and on Sunday evening they began to dischage their contents. On Monday and yesterday light genial spring showers fell at intervals, and the change which has been already wrought upon the face of country is marvellous, the fields and plan tations now displaying in all their exquisite beauty the fresh delicate hues of spring. Keep for stock has long been very scant, but the grasses will speedily become luxriant, LATEST BETTING-. THE DERBY, 18 to 1 eget Blair Attiol (taken) THIRD E x 'ITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day: BY ELECTRIC T ELEGRAPH. CHESTER RACES.—Tms DAY. SWEEPSTAKES. ---• Jack Jukes - 1 Love Letter Whip QUEEN'S PLATE. Vacuna colt Deerstalker 2 Puss 13 3 Four ran. MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S PLATE. WiLdhatil .. Lady de Trafford 2 Danaus .• • • 3 Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Prescription Lady Louisa ... 1 Pretty Girl filly 3 Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 1000 to 8 agst Greville (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. This being Ascension day, their lordships did not 88.. semble. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed z Brough Ferry Road, East Indian Railway, Edinburgh s.nd Leith Sewerage, Great Northern Railway (No. 1) (Barnet Branch, &c.), London and South Western Railway (Chertsey Extension), Midland Railway (Chesterfield to Sheffield), Moira and Gresley Road, West Shropshire Mineral Railway (Branches, &c.), and West Shropshire Mineral Railway (New Lines). THE VOTES FOR PROMOTION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the civil service estimates being proceeded with he would move that the sum proposed for the purpose of science and arts, namely £16,000, should be reduced. CORRESPONDENCE ON THE AFFAIRS OF In reply to Si r J. HAY, SIAM. Sir 0. WOOD said he had received some further corre spondence on the affairs of Siam and Tuanganu, which { he loped shortly to be able to lay on the table. TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF L AND IS IRELAND. Mr. MAGUIRE asked. Mr. Attorney-General for Ire land, whether he considers the Tenure and Improveirwat ,f Land Act of IS6O a sufficient protection for the Irish 'enant, and a sufficient inducenien to the expenditure of the tenant's capital, labour, and skill in Effecting itnpreive tnents ; and if he considers the existing law to be deficient, either as a stimulus to increased exertion or as a protection for the enjoyment of its results, is he prepared ,o advise her Majesty's Government to introduce a rues sure, Hither now or at a future time, with a view to its am end• ment. Mr. O'HAGAN said that the present question was one of a rather novel nature, and he regretted to say that he) did not think the act of 1860 would have the operation indicated in the question,' as it had practically failed in reference to Ireland, as appeared from the official report. He could not give any opinion as to so important a subject as the present without stating his reasons, which he understood was cpposed to the practice of the house. As regarded the other part of the question, he could only say, that in any thing he advised would be dictated by a desire to prom ore the interests of Ireland. MEDIATION OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL IN THE AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL. Mr. MACAULAY asked the Under Secretary of Mate for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the Brazilian Government, since his'cleclaration made in February that her Majesty's Government had from the beginning accepted the proposed mediation or good offices of the King of Portugal, have now signified their acceptance ; whether the King of Portugal adheres to his offer; and whether it is an after of mediation or good offices : whether any communication has been received by her Majesty's Government from tha t of Brazil in reply to the following passage in Earl Russell's despatch of June 6, 1863, on suspending diplomatic relations: " Her Majesty's Government hope that the Government of Brazil will,• in its future intercourse with Great Britain, through whatever channel that intercourse may be carried on, act with that courtesy which is usual between Go vern-. ments ; and also that the Brazilian Government w ill, with out further delay, frankly enter into the communication of their views as to the means by which a settlement cd the long pending claims may best be arrived at ; " an d w h et h er there is any objection to present i ng to Parli amen t t h e cor respondence about British claims on Brazil, as the Brazilian Government has laid the correspondence before the Brazilian Legislature, and statements founded on that publication have appeared in England. Mr. LAYARD said, with regard to the first question, the Government had not received any official information, but he understood that the King of Portugal was ready to give his services as the mediator alluded to. He believed that the Brazilian Government would shortly make an official communication on the subject. As related to the third question, he thought it would be better not to give any explanation at present, as there were reasons to believe that amicable relations between the two countries would be shortly resumed. SECOND EDITIeTV. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, 1 Or ELECTRIC T ELEGRAPH .) CHESTER RACES—THIS DAT. DEE STAND CUP.. Moulsey Danaus Macbeth ••• 3 HANDICAP PLATE. Persuasion 1 Dermot Asthore Crytheia 3 Five r::n. DEE STAKES. Grerille (Doyle) 1 Solon ....... - _ _ ....... Cutaway Crisis .. (Snowden) .3 ................................ (Challoner) 4 Castle Hill, S yron, Cherry • 11111, and Fisherman's Daughter also ran, Betting-3 to 1 agst Solon, 4to 1 agst Crisis, sto 1 each agst Cutaway and Syron, S to 1 abet Castle Bill, and 12 to agst Greville, Won by a length ; a length between second and third; bad fourih, POOR RELIEF. In replyfto Mr. GOSCHEN, Mr. VILLIERS expressed his opinion that the report of the telect committee on poor relief would be short* , pre sented. With respect to giving any opinion as to a mea sure being brought forward by the Government founded upon that report, he would defer giving an answer to that questicn until the Government had seen the report. BATTERSEA PARK. In reply to Mr. AYRTON, Mr. CON% PER said that a firth portion of tho park had been appropriated to the use of the Civil Service, and al though there was some jealousy on the part of some of the cricketers using the ground, there was no reel ground for complaint. ROYAL ACADEMY, d`o• In reply to Lord E LCHO , Mr. COWPER sa id t h a t hi s no ble friend would h ave ample opportunity of bringing ,his Eat&at forward on a future occasion, an d th e G overn mentproposed to J a y on the • yet beetip resented. table of the house an es ti m ate for the building* of the N ew National Gallery. In reply to Mr. GnEoonir in a fort n i g h t, and the , Mr. COWPER s a id iliac the reply of th e Royal. Ace odte,m, e Aca demy r ewpoourTltdr THE b eEf e er la cre i A laid s o t oE n h ad the not table ' OF MR. B EWICKE. ' B t VLEY . I s n ir r G epl o y a to iy M ::, j3 ld.c, i th e prisoner was not indicted for . , u ,.. a nson had been released on the re conspiracy, arra it._ -_, 9 _, Commendation of (=Pug, who heard the case. SEIZURE OF TilE ,BARQUE SCIENCE In reply w Mr. BLAKE, Mr. AyARD said th a t as f ar as her Majesty's Govern menits,;tB concerned the case was going' through the ordi nary course in the prize courts. Despsitches had been received from the consul at New Orleans to the effect that for the present the hearing of the case had been suspended. There was nothing in the case that required the special in terference of her Majesty's Government. lord r a . t N te ILLNESS OF LORD PALMERSTON. com munication he MO received as to the health of the noble ; h llD ad E o G f A th T . E 9 s . said that in consequence of a question of which he had ° g v : e v r e n n w n e o n t t let e w COURTS OF JUSTICE MONEY BILL. would postpone the In reply to Mr. A. MILLS, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he could not state that the bill would be introduced at present. CHURCH BUILDING BILL. In reply to Mr. HADFIELD, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he did not think this bill could be brought on until after the Whitsuntide holidays. THE CONFERENCE. In reply to Mr. DISRAELI, Sir G. GREY said that the Conference had been ad journed from yesterday until Monday next. As the pro edings were private he could not state the reason which induced the members to adjourn. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. After some remarks from Sir H. GILLOUCIBY and Mr.. ANQERSTEIN, the house went into committee of supply on the army estimates. (I•EFT SITTISG.) MISSING SHIP.—The Atlantic (English bark), Crowell, from Licata for Hamburg,. with rough brimstone, put into Cadiz for repairs, sailed thence on the 13th:of November, and has not since been heard of. i A