The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-29 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is little apparent change in the money market to-day, but the tendency, if anything, is rather easier, the inquiries being moderate, while the available supplies are considerable. The arrivals of specie announced to• day comprise £479,020 by the Tasmanian from the West Indies; £92,000 by the City of Washington, from New York ; and £1,900 by the Cambrian, from the Cape of Good Hope. The directors of the Bank of British North Ame rica have published their report, which is to be pre sented at the forthcoming annual meeting. They express regret at the continuance of the civil war in America, which necessarily exercises an unfavourable influence upon the commer ciral relations between the United States and the British provinces. At present, they state, there is no revival of the de wand for manufactured lumber, which formed so important an article of trade in Western Canada. Under these circumstances, the manner in which the British provinces have sus tained their commercial credit is adverted to with much gratification. The statement of accounts shows a net profit for the year 1862, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, of £61,632, out of which amount the directors declared a half-yearly dividend payable on and after the 6th of July next, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, leaving the sum of £1,632 to be added to the rest or balance of undivided profit, which, including that addition, amounted, on 31st December, 1862, to £128,610, after providing for the dividend that was paid in January last. On the Dutch Rhenish Railway the receipts for the fortnight ending May 15, 1863, amounted to £7,743 58. lid., and for the corresponding period of last year, £7,656 4s. 3id., showing an increase of £B7 Os. 10d. in favour of the present year. During the last few days there has been rather more animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. In tea, however, dealings have been suspended until the public sales, which take place on June 2. Sugars have maintained previous rates, while coffee has slightly declined. Rice, fruit, and spices have been without material change, while a heavy tone has prevailed in the tallow market, quotations for both present and future delivery exhibiting a downward tendency, A new undertaking, novel in i's kind only from the fact of its being intended for the benefit of the middle instead of the higher class of society, has been announced under the name of " The Residen tial Clubs Company." The directors propose to erect suitable edifices both in London and the suburbs —the latter to be easy of access by rail and by road, and each building is to contain a sufficient number of chambers, dining, reception, and reading rooms, with baths and other conveniences. The suburban houses are to be surrounded by gardens, cricket, and archery grounds, and it would appear from the prospectus that the attention of the managers will be especially directed to the interest of persons of limited income, and one of the chief features of these clubs will, therefore, be a fixed moderate tariff, and a table d'hote served at separate hours. A laundry upon an economical footing is also to be established, and bye-laws for the regula tion and good order of the establishment are to be Published by the council. The great advantages which the public will derive from the operations of the company are certainly not chimerical, and the anticipations formed that it will be a profitable investment are not altogether delusive. The nominal capital is fixed at £130,000, the first issue of which is to comprise half that amount in shares of £5 each Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentea were 69f 35c.—inanimate. The Funds are still very dull, but the quotations are well maintained. Consols being quoted 93 for money, and 921 1, less the dividend, for the account. There is no alteration in the New Threeb and Reduced Annuities. Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount. India Stock is marked 232. India 5 per Cents. are 1101 ; the 6 per Cent. Enfaced, 1061,, and the Debentures 100. In the Foreign Market general buoyancy is ap parent, and business is rather active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 721 I; do., Consolides, 52k 7,-; Greek, 339 ; do., Coupons 14 1 1- 15 ; Portuguese, 493-, d ; Venezuelan, 55 57 ; Spanish Passive 33-1 41; do., Certificates 12: ; Granada 161 17; do., De ferred 10; Mexican 35: e ; and the Confederate Loan 2 to 1 dis. In the Railway Share Market more activity has prevailed, and a further advance has taken place in prices. Caledonian and South-Eastern have im proved as. ; Great Western, London, Chatham, and Dover, and South-Western, 10s.; North-Western, 15s. ; and Midland, £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain without any material variation. Paris and Lyons realise 411 ; East Indian have improved to 109 ; and Gre a t I n di an Peninsula to 1101. 1-1. Joint-Stock Bank , and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit increased buoyancy. City Bank have im proved to 115 116; English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered to 221 a ; London and County to 431 44; and Standard of British South Africa to 17. Crystal Palace Stock is firm at 35i ; and Penin• sular and Oriental Steam New Shares at 47. BRITISH FTINDS—ONI3 O'CLOCX. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per C en t. C onsols Annuities 93a New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yr s , exp i re sth Jan., ,880 — 4 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — New 21 per Cent. Annuities.. India Stock ......... Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per . a ...... .. ...... Ditto 5 per Cent -• 061 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 Ditto Bonds .El,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, June 9 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 4 dis Ditto 11500 Ditto Small 4 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 99k Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup Ditto Ditto Coup ons .. uns 321 Account. ...................... 14k h 1 Italian 5 per Cent. (M aremmana R 1 ailway) Mexican 3 per C ent . 801 Ditto Account New Granada ..... Ditto 2 per Cent .... 17 ........ ..... 16 1 Ditto Deferred ........... 10 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ...... Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Account B9l Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9 » '6O , 6'3 Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 41 per Cent., 1840 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. . Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent ....... Spanish 3 per Cent ... 54i Vitto Account .. ..... Ditto New Detu;ed Ditto Passive ....... Ditto Account ........... Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 185 Ditto Account Ditto Account ....... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 pe.; dent: ...... •• • • 721 Venezuela, 3 per Cant .............. .. • Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto 11 per Cent per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 651 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ....... 100! 1861, Ex 25 francs Italian, 5 Per Cent., TWO O'CLOCK. C onsols, Money 92 1 xd Ditto Account FREEMASONS'-HALL COMPETITION.—The follow ing architects have been selected to receive the prizes : N , 0 . I) £l5O, A. Carpenter, " L'Union fait la force ;" ,' £100 ) Edwa r d Barry, A.R.A., " Stability ;" 3, £5O , °. NT. Dimkos, " Eaperientisa. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1863. 1---This Day 'CE.---This Day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. ASCOT STAKES. 7to 1 agst Rubicon (taken) 7to 1 agst Oldminster (taken) 10 to 1 agst Capt. Crow (taken) 10 to 1 agst Knutsford (taken) 100 to 7 agst The Knave (taken) GRAND PRIZE, PARIS. sto 2 agat Lord Clifdcn (taken and offered: sto 2 agst La Toucques (taken and offered: 9to 2 agat Saccharometer (taken) 100 to 15 agst The Ranger (taken) THE DERBY, 1864. 20 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) 1000 to 45 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 33 to 1 agst Gownsman (taken) 1000 to 25 °get War Dance (taken) MANCIIESTER MEETING.—THURSDAY. it is no less remarkable than true that for years past the Manchester summer races have been somewhat damaged by met weather, Yesterday, although chilly and devoid of sunshine, remained free from rain, and gave promise of a dry meeting. This morning has dispelled these hopes, for, although not heavy, a fine rain is descending. The attend ance yesterday was remarkably good, particularly in the stands, which were literally crammed. In consequence of the dryness of the season, the running ground is very hard, Full particulars of the afternoon's sport will be found given below. The Trafford Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 added Winners extra. The second to receive £2O out of the , stakes. Once round and a distance. Mr. Osborne's Ratcatcher, 3 yrs, sst 101 b... , (Ri c h ar d s ) 1 Mr. H. 'Wilkinson's Dictator, 5 yrs, Bst 91b.. (J. Doyle) 2 Mr. H. Jones's Eastern Princess, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Crouch) 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Paddy O'Rourke, 3 yrs, sst 13Ib (Carroll) 4 Mr. Kenyon's Lord Dundreary, late Scissors, 3 yrs, Est (Tomlinson) 5 Mr. Barber's Jack's Alive, 3 yrs (inc. 31b), sst 121 b (Loates) 6 Betting-2 to lon Dictator, 7to 2 agat Eastern Prin cess, and 6 to 1 agst Paddy O'Rourke. Several breaks away took place, occasioned by Rat catcher, Jack's Alive, and Lord Dundreary overpowering their riders. When the flag descended the first named rushed to the front, and with Jack's Alive, Dictator, and Eastern Princess in close attendance, made the running at a strong 'pace. Rounding the top turn Ratcatcher in creased his lead, and on fairly entering the back stretch Eastern Princess took the second place, with the favourite at her girths, in which way they ran into the straight, when Dictator went up, and at the quarter of a mile post got to the leader's quarters, but, stopping under the weight, he was beaten easily by three lengths; a length between the second and third, and a head separating the third and fourth; the others beaten off. The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs each. 5 ft, with £6O added; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The second saved his stake. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 18 subs. Mr. W. Phillips's Persuasion, Bst 101 b (includ 31b extra) (Midgley) 1 Captain GlolFs Loafer, Bst 31b (inc 31b extra) (Custance) 2 Mr. Fitzhugh's Fisherman's Daughter, 9st (inc 71b ex) (Aldcroft) 3 Mr. Osborne's Greenland, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne) 4 Mr. R. Buckley's Sir Watkin, Bst 101 b (H. Grimshaw) 5 Mr. J. Merone's The Cardinal (late Abdul Aziz Khan), Bst 10lb (Merone, jun.) 6 Mr. R, Mill's Winslow, Bst 101 b (Withington) 7 Betting—Even on Fisherman's Daughter, 100 to 30 agat Loafer, and 4 to 1 agst Persuasion. Sir Watkin, with a alight lead, made play with Loafer, the favourite, and Persuasion lying athis heels ; the others, whipped in by Winslow, being lengths in their rear. At the distance Sir Watkin was beaten, leaving Loafer in posses sion of the lead, who was shortly after joined by Persua sions and Fisherman's Daughter, the three running locked together to the stand, where Mr. Phillips's filly obtained a slight advantage, and won a fine race by a head, a head separating the second and third, three lengths between the third and fourth. The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of £l5 each, £lO forfeit, and £5 if declared. Winners extra. The second to receive £3O out of the stakes. Two miles. 53 subs; 34 declared. Mr. Parr's Isoline, 3 yrs, 6st 416 (Cannon) 1 Mr. W. I'Anson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, Bst 1216..(Aldoroft) 2 Mr. G. E. Beaumont's Golden Pledge, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Whiteley) 3 Colonel Towneioy's Doefoot, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. Owen's Brilliant, 5 yrs, Bst 416.... (Midgley) 5 Marquis of Anglesey's Caledon, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Williamson) 6 Mr. Osborn's Fanfaron, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Carroll) 7 Withington weighed for Mr. E. Mills's Knutsford, 5 yrs, Bst 71b, and his number was exhibited on the tele graph, but it was subsequently withdrawn, and the horse did not run. Betting-7 to 4 agst Caller On, 7to 2 each agst Isoline and Golden Pledge, 7 to 1 agst Doefoot, Bto 1 agat Bril liant, and 20 to 1 agst any other. After settling in their places Doefoot rushed to the front, and at once assumed the command and made play at her best pace, Fanfaron going on second, with Golden Pledge, Caledon, and Brilliant lying in her track, the favourite and Mr. Parr's filly lying off some lengths; rounding the far turn the leader considerably increased her advantage, and as they traversed the far side Golden Pledge appeared to be in trouble and dropped back, leaving as wide an interval between her stable companion as that separating the two leaders, Caledon going in at his side with Brilliant, and the two favourites together bringing up the rear. At the half mile post they appeared to get upon closer terms, but on entering the straight Cel. Towneley's mare came on with a commanding lead, which she held past the stand, still waited upon by Fanfaron, Golden Pledge, Caller Ou, Bril liant, and Isoline, Caledon, who appeared out-paced, bring ing up the rear, With little or no alteration they retained these positions to the T.Y.C. post, where Caller Ou ran into the fourth place, with Isoline at her girths, the two latter racing side by side round the Broughton turn, where the favourite drew in advance and joined Doefoot, who with Fanfaron died away on entering the straight, leaving Caller On in possession of the lead, but before she had gone many strides, Isoline having headed Golden Pledge, joined issue, the pair running locked together to the enclosure, where Mr. Parr's filly drew away and won cleverly by half a length; threw lengths separating the second and third, Doefoot finished a bad fourth, Brilliant fifth, Caledon sixth, and Fanfaron last. The Selling Handicap of 3 sous each, with 40 sovs added, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for sow. Once round and a distance, 1 mile, 1 furlong, 40 yards. 11 subs. Mr. Beaumont's Devotee, Est 61b (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Peace's Lorette, Est (Loates) 2 Mr. \Vilkin's Betsy Copeland, 6st 4lb (Marson) 3 Mr. Clift's Mousetrap, Bst 71b (Withington) 4 Mr. Smith's Tautology, 6st 121 b (Crouch) 5 Betting -7 to 4on Devotee, 4to 1 agst any other. The favourite waited upon Lorette to the distance, when he went in front and won by a length; three lengths be tween the second and third. The winner was bought in for 116 g u i neas. The City Handicap of 60 soya, for all ages. Three-guar- ters of a mile. Mr. Samuel's Twilight,9st 21b (i)1.71b ex.) (H.Grimshaw) 1 Mr. C. Peck's Bernice, 7st 71b (in, 71b ex.) .... (Crouch) 2 Mr. C ope l an d' s Golden Drop, sst 71b . . (Carrol) 3 Mr. Barber's Laertes, sst 71b (Noble) 4 Mr. Ridd e ll' s Lazy Boots (Tomlinson) 6 Betting —Even on Twilight, 6 to 4 agst Bernice, 10 to 1 agst Golden Drop, 100 to 6 agst any other. Golden Drop made play, followed by Bernice, Lazy Boots, and the favourite into the straight, where the two favourites singled themselves out, and finished a close race home, Twilight winning in the last stride by a neck—six lengths between the second and third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds, 74 81b ; 4. yr- olds, 9at 71b; 5-yr-olds, lOst 21b ; 6-yra and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles and a distance. Mr. I'Anson's Caller On, lOst 21b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Johnstone's The Fawn, Tat 81b (Doyle) 2 Mr. Osborne's Sweetcake, 9st 71b (J. Osborne) 3 Betting-6 to lon Caller Ou, who waited upon Sweet cake for the first mile, when Aldcroft took her to the front, and won very cleverly by a length. On passing the post Aldcroft was pulling up, when J. Osborne, believing they had to go round again, set his mare going again, and was followed by the others, the favourite, as before, passing the post first amid the cheers of the public. MR. TOPHAM, CLERK OF THE CHESTER COURSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,--Underneath I have the pleasure of sending you resolutions passed this day, and feel no doubt you will lay them before your numerous readers.--I am, Sir, yours re spectfully, THOMAS GRIFFITH. 61, Upper Northgate-street, Chester, May 28, 1863. At a meeting of the Race Committee of the city of Ches ter, held the 28th May, 1863—Thomas Dixon, Esq., in the chair—it was resolved : " That, inasmuch as Mr. E. W. Topham has efficiently filled the office of clerk of the course for several years, and no sufficient cause has been alleged to call upon him for, his resignation, he be continued as heretofore in that o ffi ce. " At a meeting of the Grand Stand proprietors, held imme diately after the above— Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. in the chair—it was resolved : "That the usual sum of money (£1,200) be granted for the races for 1864." LAW INT: COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE LAWS. This bankrupt was a wine and spirit merchant of Mincing lane, and this was a meeting for last examination, which was adjourned, as the assignees have taken legal proceed ings against the bankrupt. The statement, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, who were appointed by the creditors to investigate tha accounts, shows debtor to cre ditors, unsecured, £14,843; secured. £17,819. Good debts. £1,950; property given up, £1,779; ditto in the hand; o creditor;, £21,411. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-STREET. John Smith, who said he was an officer in the army, was this morning placed at the bar, on remand, charged with assaulting a Eumber of persons on the false representation that he was a medical man. At the last examination Mr. Henry expressed a desire that a statement of the case should be forwarded to the Home Office, with a view of the Government authorities taking charge of the prosecution. This having been done, Mr. Powell attended on behalf of the Solicitor to the Treasury, and two or three other fresh cases were opened against the prisoner. At the conclusion of the evidence, Mr. Henry again remanded the prisoner, it being under. stood that he would be fully committed for trial on the corn. pletion of the several charges brought against him. The police have not yet discovered anything relative to he real position of the prisoner. MARLBORO - UGH-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON AN ORGANIST.—Henry Thorney, a rough-looking young man, described as a shoemaker, of 13, Fitzroy-place, was charged before Mr. Knox with committing the following unprovoked assault on Mr. Amos Philips Wheeler, organist and teacher of music, residing at 39, Sloane-square, Chelsea. Mr. Wheeler said that about a quarter to 12 the previous night he was parting with a lady at the corner of Dean street, Oxford-street, when the defendant, and one of his companions passed, and as they did so, either the defendant or one his friends knocked off his hat, and in his attempting to pick it up the defendant knocked him down by a violent blow which, besides hurting his arm, had affected his hear ing, a matter of serious consequence to him, as it would probably prevent him attending to his professional duties. Mrs. Catherine Howard, of 22, Newberry-terrace, Mal don-road, said she had just left the Royalty Theatre, and was parting with Mr. Wheeler, when she heard one of the defendant's friends ridiculing Mr. Wheeler's size (Mr. Wheeler is of rather small stature), The defendant then knocked off Mr. Wheeler's hat, and gave it to a friend. On defendant being expostulated with, he knocked Mr. Wheeler down in a brutal manner. The defendant then abused her in a most disgraceful manner and went away, but some gentlemen pursued him and caused him to be taken into custody. James, 71 C, said defendant appeared to be sober. Defendant said he had been drinking. Mr. Knox said the defendant had committed a most un provoked assault on an inoffensive passer by, then insulted a lady, and wound up his performance by knocking the complainant down. lie should commit the defendant for a month with hard labour. THAMES. ROBBERY IN TOWER -HILL.—Timothy Neale, aged 18, a strongly-built, and thick-set youth, described as a caster monger, of No. 4, Thomas-court, Half Moon-street, Bishopsgate, was brought np on remand before Mr. Wool rych, charged with stealing a watch from a young gentle man named Walter Wilder, a clerk residing at 2, Chester terrace, Wands wor th-road. The prosecutor was passing over Tower •hill, and stopped for a few seconds to look at something going on there, when the prisoner accosted him, stood alongside of him, and took his watch from him. The prosecutor found his chain, to which his watch had been secured, broken, and hanging loosely before him. The watch was in the pri soner's hand. The prosecutor said, " Young fellow," you have got my watch. The prisoner looked confused, and handed the watch back to the owner, who collared the pri soner and gave him into the custody of a city police, named Henry Smith, No. 517. Daniel Davey, a police-constable, No. 169 H, said the prisoner was convicted at the Bow-street police court on the 10th of November, 1860, for The prisoner interupting--In 1859 that was. It was, indeed, sir. Davey (in continuation)—picking pockets and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Since then the prisoner had been convicted at this court and had one months' imprisonment. The prisoner —Not for stealing—unlawful possession, your workship. Davey (continuing; —and hard labour for three months for unlawful possession of property. Mr. Woolrych—l shall again sentence the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, for frequent ing a publie thoroughtare with intent to commit a felony. There is one more chance for the prisoner. If he is brought before me again and a case is made out, I shall commit him for trial and he will be sentenced to a long term of pen a l servitude if found guilty. The prisoner burst out into expressions of gratitude on hearing the sentence, and exclaimed " Thank you, sir thank you ; I am much obliged to your worship, thank you Mr. Woolrych—Next time mind, it will be penal eer. vitude. MARKETS ---This Day. MISCELLANEOUS, Crystal Palace, 354 E glish and Australian Copper, National Discount Company (lim.), Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, Ditto, new, 47 The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 i7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is n arty 1-10th rer cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per nark, and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 6-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg 60The course of exch ange at N ew York on London for bills at eaYs' sight is 164 to 164} per cent., and the premium on gold is 50 to 504 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. MARK LANE. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. Owing to the fineness of the weather sales progressed [lowly in all descriptions, yet no change took place in prices, compared with Monday. The supply of foreign wheat was large. Nearly all de scriptions met a slow sale, and in some instances the quota tions had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, on former terms. The supply of barley was in a great measure confined to foreign produce. Both grinding and distilling qualities sold slowly, at late rates. Malt was in fair average request, at full quotations. The supply of oats was large, In most descriptions a fair business was transacted, at the late decline in the currency. Beans and peas were steady in price, and about an aver age business was transacted in both articles. Flour moved off slowly; nevertheless, fine marks sup- ported previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. 1riEn0..... 810 1 29°° I 1 j 2 90 5... . . Foreign. .. :... 5,220 5,140 86,150 150 sks. brio IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 466 8d; barley, 335 9d; oats, 22s 7d; rye, 348 6d ; beaus, 38s 6d; and peas, 368 sd. Tnn Six S' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s Id 6d; barley, 348 7d ; `o at s , 218 10d ; rye, 318 7d ; beans, 37s ; peas, 358 6d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 79,681; 235 qr barley, 4,469; oats, 8,452; rye, 27; beans, 3,247; peas, s. OROUGH HOP. Ahout an averageß business has been transacted in our market since we last wrote, and previous quotations have been steadily supported. The supply of foreign hops con tinues large. Mid and East Bents 7os to 190 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Bavarian American 708 to 90s NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat has slightly increased, and the trade rules inactive, on rather easier terms. Per 81b, by the carcase. stied sdsd MiddlingEnferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime lar do. .. 3 34 3 6 P r i me do .. 46 4 8 ge do. 83 10 V ea l ......... 3 4 8 Do. sm a ll do. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 10 ' 42 4 6 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Lamb ........ 5 4 6 4 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10 COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very quiet, business being in a great measure suspended until the public sales, which commence on the 2d of June. SUGAR,—In West India descriptions there has been a fair amount of bu s i ness transacted, and Rood and fine grocery qualities have fully sustained former rates. In the refined market there quotations are unaltered. has not been muc h animation, and COPFEE.—A fair demand has been experienced for colo nial descriptions, but in some instances prices have shown rather less firmness, Plantation and Native Ceylon being at slightly reduced rates. RICE. —There has been a better demand for East India, and some large transactions have been effected fur export at fully late quotations. SALT PETRE.—OnIy a limited business has been re to s variation,tor corded in consequence of the high rates demanded by im porters. t. TA.LLOVr.—The market has continued dull, and quota b op yv oregenten the ed spotforw forward deliverybeing s, and s showed ow laste d threelittle months 468 per. c.w.t. I UNI The Price of Gold. meeting of the supporte a GE HOSPITAL at four ___„._._......_„,....,__.......... peort, which W---as afternreeof this charity was held at this "VERSITY COLLE GE hospital yesterday adopted,Esq., in the it chaff e r. e r F e d r o m t b t a h t l e HOSPITAL. —The unanimously i a m n o n u t s t l a y l Pan, A. W. Jaffrey, hospital is not at all satisfactory. iary Position of the ypintaeledmeod; prominentloy the public, PeeTunhe necessary expendi* ture exceeds the annual income, and it Was resolved to of public to improve its pecunyia tter dinner beforeved to bring the ac s u ina p di ra p i o ns r t of vf i s et rhy g e r w e h a ae t ys l position. In addition to Lord Brougham presiding at the annualP at the Albion Tavern, on Tuesday next, in the la June there is to be a grand morning entertainment aPtarhteorf Majesty's Theatre in aid of the funds of the hospital. SPORTING CITY BETTING—Tms DAY. GRAND PRIZE PARIS. sto 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken and offered) 3to I agst La Toncques (taken) 9 to 2 agat S iccharonaeter (taken) 7to 1 agst Ranger (taken) ASCOT STAKES. 100 to 15 agst Captain Crow (taken freely) 7to 1 apt Oldminster (taken and offered) Bto 1 agat Rubicon (taken) 10 to 1 agst Brother to Rapid Rhone (taken freely ROYAL HUNT CUP. 15 to 1 agst Catch -'em- Alive (taken) Piracy of Artistic Copyright. Mr. Gambart, at the commencement of an exceedingly able pamphlet " On Piracy of Artistic Copyright," observes: —" Nearly all those who have written or spoken on the subject of copyright in works of art, have specially turned their attention to the principle of endowing owners with the same, but have neglected the not less important and more practical matter of effectually securing it when given. I am not a lawyer, and will therefore nut attempt to treat this subject from a legal point of view, but as a publisher of engravings and owner of copyrights, simply give my experience of the defective state of the law, and suggest what remedies are required. How defective the law is will appear when I state that I have appealed to it for protection, against pirates of artistic copyright, in nearly every court, and, to my cost, found that none could help me. So far as already published engrav ings are conce rne d, my property has been taken away by persons wh o make, sell, o r b u y c opies of them without my con sen t : — for these new laws will come too late. I ha ve , h owever, other works, as yet in the hands of the engravers, whi c h require protection, amongst these are " Marriage of the Princess Royal." Mr. Holm an H unt ' s " Finding of the Saviour in the Tem ple," and M r . Philli p ' s How deeply I am i n t erested in the question will be under stood, when I st a t e th at for this first picture I paid £5,500, the largest sum ever paid for a modern picture !" [To this certainly confident and explicit asser tion of Mr. Gambart's we cannot but append here an inquiry whether he remembers to have read, in the public journals of April, 1862, the account that Mr. Flatou had purchased Mr. Frith's picture of "The Railway Station," from that eminent R.A., for the sum of 8,760 guineas P And yet, further, if he has chanced to have noticed a paragraph which made the rounds of the papers about,two months ago, end which has never to this moment been con tradicted, to the effect that that same picture of the Railway Station had been resold by Mr. Flatou for £20,000 !—Ed. Sun.] SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, May 29.—Wind this day at noon —North. West; light breeze and very fine weather. OFF FALMOUTH, May 28,—Arri ved — Adelaide, from London for Barbadoes. PILL, May 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Martha Parker, from Havanna. CLYDE, May 28.—Arrived—Celt, steamer, from New York, CARDIFF, May 27.—Wind S.—Sailed—Herman Hen rietta, for New York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 28—Belvedere, from Caen; Tyrus, from from Foo Chow•Foo; Elizabeth Harri son, from Porto Rio Janeiro ; Triumfante, from Bada.. : Rico. ; Kate Carnie, Arrived, May 29—Agamemnon, from ' Calcutta ; John Howell, from Rangoon ; Advance, from Rouen. DEAL, Friday Morning. Off Beechy Head, May 26—Albert, from Bremen, for Baltimore; Achilles, from Antwerp to Genoa. Passed in tow—Victoria Regia, from Calcutta, for London. Passed— Zingari, screw steamer, from London for Bor deaux; Ignis Fatius, from London, for Oporto. Anchored—Walhalla, from London, for Richibucto; Jesus Maria, from London. for Bilboa; Prima Donna, from London, for Antigua; Express, from Antwerp, for Pera. Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Quotations unchanged. A steady demand all the week, in the opening a tendency to harden in prices, which has been since lost. We close quiet in tone, but steady at last Friday's rates. Sales of the week, 53,670 bales, including 10,210 on speculation, and 13,320 for exportation ; actual export, 11,524. Quotations of fair Orleans, 251; Mobile, 25; Upland, 24-1-. Estimated middling Or- leans, 23 ; Mobile, 221 ; Upland, 22. Estimated fair Egyptian, 22 ; Surats, 8 to 20k. Imports of the week, 17,272 bales. Stock, 315,800 bales. Sales today about 5,000 bales. Market strong, quiet. TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY OF CANADA.r—The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada took place to day. The report was unanimously carried, and a dividend at the rate of st per cent less income tax was declared. THE STARVATION THEoRY.—The oensus returns show the remarkable fact that the Southern States were hot only self-supporting in regard to eereals during the year 1860, when the culture of cotton and tobacco was in its greatest activity, but that the yield was actually 55,000 bushels more than the consumption. It is reason able to assume that since the rebellion the production of these cereals has been largely increased under the influence of a prudent foresight on the part of the residents in the rebel States to make provision against that theory of starv ing them by boxing them up closely from the rest of the world within their own territory, whi c h has long been a favourite notion with many well-meaning but poorly in formed individuals. To crush the rebellion by starving the 10,000,000 of human beings in the rebel States would be an effective mode of doing so, also more pleasant and humane than the carnage of the battle -field ; bat, in view of the fact that their capacity for producing exceeds that of consump tion, it will be a slow process, and trying to the patience of the loyal States. The statistics of our cereal productions seem to favour the opinion that fighting instead of " starv ing" must be relied on for crushing the rebellions—New York Herald. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Railway®. Miles Opened. 1863. 1862. Receipts. 1863. 1i362. Belfast and N, Counties 136 136 Belfast and County Down 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2l} 1211 Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington Bl 8} Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 6} Cork and Youghal Cornwall s 3t 531 Deeside l7 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 4B} 48} Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 Edinburgh and Gllasgow l69} 169} Forth & Clyde Junction 3O 30 Furness, &o 5O 5 ) Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrt It.,&E. Union Great Northern 330 330 _ _ £ 2,124 2,112 760 678 2,233 2,112 6,331 6,548 16,234 14,961 262 2J3 333 389 110 224 420 403 1,433 1,433 317 292 1 , 430 1,476 1,711 1,6 94 164 1,877 1,815 1,090 1,60 3 7,862 7,442 , 301 23 5 3 , 0 39 2,415 8,408 8,1 43 26,827 26,618 26,134 24,831 2,019 2,006 471 8,201 355 8 , 407 57,872 56,852 1,174 950 1,803 1.856 355 296 32,943 31,119 231 230 .....,".• —......, Great North of Scotland 5B 58 tit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 45i qt. Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 329 329 Great Western 992 9641 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno B6i 730 Irish North-Western 145 145 Irish South-Eastern 395 3t2f Lancashire & Yorkshire Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 26 21 Llan e lly 4 • 4 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 51 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast London, Chatham & Dover 7 Bll 72* Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Dlan.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 9.1 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan n Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630 614, 4 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 25 1921 Monkland 7lt 71 4 , M on mouthsh. Rath & Canal 44 44 3 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and New. & Can 894 8671 North London 9 9' North Staffordshire 254 252 Oswestry and Newton 42 42 Rhymney l9i 19i St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern 13.1 1321 Somerset and Dorset 390 34 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 Stockton and Darlington Taft' Vale 55 55 Ulster B 4O sii Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 2 s} 251 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 West Cornwall 27 } 27* W.HartlepoolHarbn&RaiL W'haven,Cleaton&Egrmnt 7 7 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 140 127 623 550 93 ,127 91,677 1,709 1,624 21,047 20,698 16,r.08 17,135 4,811 3,213 1,358 1,214 14,681 13,499 1,203 1,384 1,118 953 1,918 - 38,884 37,476 4,872 4,f•27 1,632 1,532 2 , 3 31 2,289 12,370 10,999 44,368 3 9,660 3,231 2,968 8,29 1 7,7 0 1,003 802 929 6271 1,904 2,034 3,776 3,252 5,120 4.795 373 296 3.511 8,726 19,522 20,1:8 10,428 9,403 5,364 5,205 1,849 1 ,968 214 198 2,012 2.081 321 312 1 , 0 87 1,212 772 902 4,752 3.998 757 394 86 604 81 '5 806 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 Austrian B2B 828 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 28k Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 182, 1321 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l 161 t Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 Dutch Rhenish lOB2 1081. Eastern of France lO7B 1 060 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1690 Great Indian Peninsula 495 437 f Great Luxembourg. Great Western of Canada 345 345 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 419 135 Northern of Canada .. Northern of France 698 698 Norwegian Trunk 1 ,356 1,133 30 ,3m9 35,476 278 259 2,208 1,115 2,146 1,637 4,431 3,161 4,073 4,124 49,766 51,812 19,832 11,513 7,440 5,090 5,250 5,210 11,152 9,703 15,759 14,923 1,288 1,994 51,936 48,129 1,007 9ild RACING FIYTURES FOR 1863. JuNE• 17 Ascot 2 Beverley. Newton IIO Stockbridge lB Hampton 10 I Chelmsford 23 odiham 16 Newcastle-on-Tyne .....23 Bibury Club l7 Carlisle ................30 JULY. 7 I Winchester ............ 21 21 Stamford .............. 16 Woroester Summer ............... 2 2 1 1 Newmarket July 13 Nottingham .... Liverpool 14 Cambridge ..... 16 Southampton.. .......... 22 Abingdon 16 Goodwood .............. 22 Hungerford Pontefract AUGUST. Brighten Club 4 1 Lewes ,? 1g0hckamt0n.................25 Brighton Wolverhampton ........ 10 Oxf or d .............. 25 . ... Lichfield Reading .............. 12 York August .......... 18 ..... 3l 27 SHARE MARKETS—This day. - Share Railways. Paid. Bir., Wel., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne gost.,St'af.,anciblid.Co. riristol rnd Fluter /edon• in . Cork am! Bandon Cornw•ll Do A A gets no diN Do. B till6ppai c.p an. ha' , bto B. Dublin & e B Belfast June. Dun.,perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ,Glasg. and S. Western. GreatF.astern, Ord. stk Ditto A. stock Ditto Fast Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do 'Gt. S. and W. of Ireland rest Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashue & - Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast, Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Gt.W. of Ireland Do. shares Do Birming. & Derby Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle....., North London Do New North Staffordshire :N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock , Shrews. and Welohpooi 'Shropshire Union South Devon ,South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton Jz Darlington Do .......... Do New, 186 G..... Taff Vale.. DoB ................ Ulster Do C ............... . ................ Do ............... , Do ................. (;Vale of Neat]; .... Victoria sta. and Pim.. Waterford & Kilkenny West C0rnwa11........ W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 13.14. 25 10 st st 50 20 , 8 8 9 85 87 117 118 6.4.0 (9.18.4 12.10 100 100 100 100 100 100 6 7 29 41 13 14 91 93 108 110 53 M 47 49 24& 25i 125 i 124 127 128 134 136 102 104 67i (8i 'llll 111 78 79 117 U 9 40 41 103 193; 1011 105, 441 451 12 12k 1291 t 29 4 11p 97 99 52 53 24i t 254 1 03 104 584 69i 89i 90 115 117 1 -1 16 161 11 12t 119 121 45i 16i 98 100 50 51 32 33 92} 921 70 72 09 101 7 8 37} 38} 94 10} p 153 156 3 P 1 tit I. 44 15 38 40 99 101 ORDINARY SHARES AND 5T00.13.8. Closing Business Price. done. 1171 18 531 i 481 68W i il 111 k i 6 1176 41 6 MA I 1 i 1051 6 451 } 12} 130 i 29; lt 1034 3 S9l 90i Al i 931 1 79 82 155 157 28 30 BRITISH P, Shari Railways stock stock stock 100 100 stook stook stock stock stock 20 stock stock at et it ock atlantic& St Lawrenix Born.,Barodagt.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New ... Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Lime Huron Do. Preference •• • • Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich f p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 Do. do. June 1, 18; , 1 Cleutta..4 S.Eastn. (DT. ) Cape Town it Dock Son) Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c Kast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. A do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred Do.2d Pref. Bonds.. DO: do. Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim Fruaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.— Indian Branch Limited Madras. ;ruar., 5 p. c. Do. 4f p. o. Extensior. De. 44 do ........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corn. A p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick t Canda Class A and B ~. N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds Scinde .......... Do. Delhi Do. d 0......... r:1 z-4 Do. Punjaub Do. Do. .... •• •• , Do. Indu s . St. Pio.) ISSEJ Paid. all all 100 (100 1 100 ;SIONS. Closing Price. 60 63 ICBi 109 ! P ri 11 ii i) 5 7i 8i ICB 109 11 , 9 i 1101 110 1)2 109 110 1i lip 1 1i 19i 20i 63 65 48 51 55 68 43 47 :11 41 33 36 25 27 22 25 1092 1101 1 2 p 1 lir 107 108 11i IV 9 8/ 97 100 89 82 I Z- - 107 08 lOL 103 98 100 50 53 3 6 84 86 1(9 4 110 i 1 0 7 108 e IP 107 108 10E IC6 I 100 106 COLONIAL GOVER' 1091 Ja &J 6 p.c. u 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. dc Do. dp. c. Mar, & Sept Do. Ip. e. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock 'Cape G.Hope, 6 p $3,187:' — I Do.Ap & Oct 1884. , Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 9( . Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Guy. 6 per cont.. Op.°. a.&Jul) 1)o. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. 6ov. 5 p I,lBot Do. sp. c.,181.1 to ifif - Do. d0.,1888 dzupwds New Zealand 6 p cent. .Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875........ Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. S. Aus G' 6 p.c.lB7B.dz up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to cox. An.e.oct.. MEN' 100 100 100 100 100 1091 i 11* 21. 10n 1' SECU 106} 1071 103 1(6 103 106 96 97 95 97 111 113 112 114 112 114 115 117 113 115 109 111 [C9 111 100 107, 1021 1031 103 104 103 104 112 114 107} 1061 107} [:3 115 113 115 110 112 110 f 111} 111} BRITISH NUNES, 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 fid I chiford Amalgamated 23 Devon G. Con e . (Tavist) 1 5 25 535 lEast Bassett (Mogan). 30 103 10 7 108 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. *d cast Caradon 1.14.6 30 32 814 East Cara 8rea...... E. WlRussel (Tavistk ), 8.1.6 4 44 ;Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 571 11 13 ;Great South To_lgus l7s •4i 5 —G. Wheal Vor (Lielston) 40 64 7 !Grenville 6.16 f, 47 5* Si , Elerod's-Foot . 1 , 8.12 49 tlingston Downs 4.17.0 2/ 34 Lady Bertha Margaret (Crny Lelart 9* 23 30 Mario Valley.. 4 ,uyndy Iron Oro (Lirn )1 24 1 4 d New Setun l9l 110 120 North Downs 124 11 24 .V.Wh'l Basset (Illozan, 2.17. t 31 44 'tiorth Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 44 Par Consols (St. Bl azey ) 14 44 54 20 Providence (Uny Lein t.) 10.6.7 41 13 South Caradon(StCleer) 14 400 410 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 3 34 Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 80 85 !Stray Park .. . .... . 28.9. 37 89 5 i Tamar Silv.ez Lead Min 44 1 grin Croft.... . 9 184 194 West Basset (Illogan) 14 12 13 —IW Caradon (Liskeard) 5 26 28 !West Seto (Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 65 7 ?Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 50 55 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott . ... 2.10.8 51 64 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 166250 164 Wheal Set on ...... . . 584 '4O wheal Tretawney (Lis.) _7 16 17 Wheal Uni0n.......... 3.17 4 44 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4+ per cent.. red_ at lo per cent. pm., 105 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 1001 1 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4+ per cent., pf., 96+ London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED Al.' FIXED RENTALS, Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 951 6 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 121 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 411 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, Cobre Copper, 19 Scottish Australian, I United Mexican (lim), et 7 4 Valla nzasca Gold, lim., lk Yudanamutana of S. Australia ( 11 m.), 3 4 Sexy TOCK F UNKS. Agra an d United aim.), 1004 Au stralasia, 75) Allia nce Bank of London and Li verpool (11m.), 324 Ditto, new, 314 Britishßl lia Charteredoc t i a 7nV BangtPo t i . 2 0, .1 9 fe A an ti nr s i E t t xsa Coa, .41:u r a )101 Scotch, and Australia‘n,•Chartered, 224 E Ci n t o y, i l sh i! 16 Hindustan, china , and Japan London and County, 434 it (lien,), 191 London and South African, 264 London and South-American (Urn. 5 London and West m i nster, 80 ), National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 38 S S t ci a n n el d e, ar P d unjub, and of British shsoDuetlhhiA(lfirmic. a ( IL ), 17 Union of Ireland (Rm.), 14 DOCKS. London, 64 St. Katharine, 64 Business done •ITIEs 1071 i ga 7 i Grand Pigeon Handicap. The grand annual pigeon shooting match came off yes terday at Hornsey-wood-house in the presence of an im • mense number f spectators. The conditions were as fol lows :---A swec; stakes of 5 boys each, 1 forfeit, fur pe ers , members of Parliament, officers in the army and navy on full pay, and members of White's, Brooks's, Boodle's, Arthur's, Guards', Carlton, Travellers', Arlington, St. James's, Pratt's, Egerton's, and members of certain Paris clubs. Guns 11 bore or less; charge, lea. 'and one-eighth of shot No. 5,6, or 7. Competitors to bo at liberty to put In any quantity of shot, half a yard being added to their dis tance for every one-eighth of an ounce. All were to load from the same bowls. Six birds were allowed for each competitor. The new rules were to be strictly observed. Mr. Frank Heathcote was handicapper and referee, and his decision was final in the event of any dispute. Harry Reed officiated as scorer, and W. Barber provided the birds and pulled the traps, which were as usual H. and T., the use of both barrels allowed. Post entrances after the publication of the card were 6 sovs and no forfeit. The result of the shooting the first six rounds leftonly four in who had killed all their birds, and they shot off at a bird each to become entitled to the four prizes of the handicap as follows : Colonel Astley, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1; Sir H. Williamson, I 1111 1 0 ; Mr. A. L. !Ricardo, 1 1 I 0; Hon. E. S. Russell, 0. Colonel Astley, whcse success was hailed with loud cheers, therefore became entitled to the first prize, £l6O, and a gun, presented by Adams. Sir H. Williamson became the winner of the second prize, value £9O, and a splendid gold clock. Mr. A. L. Ricardo took the third prize, £5O, and the Hon. E. Russell, as fourth best shot, received the forfeits amounting to £26. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. A Wharncliffe meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the Paddington Terminus, for the purpose of considering various bills in which the company are interested. The Right Hon. Mr. Wal pole, M.P., was in the chair. The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened having been read by the secretary (Mr. C. A. Saunders), The CHAIRMA - 2/ explained that of the eleven mea sures which the shareholders had been called toge ther to consider, only four were in a position to be submitted. They were 1. An Act for increasing the capital of, and conferring further powers on, the West London Extension Railway Company ; amend ing their acts ; providing for the dissolution of the West London Railway Company ; and far other purposes. 2. A bill for incorporating a company, and for making and maintaining the Ely Valley Ex tension Railways ; and for other purposes. 3. A bill to revive the powers for the purchase of land and for the completion of the Milford Railway ; and to raise further capital ; and to authorise agreements with other companies; and for other purposes. 4. An Act to authorise the Hammersmith and City Railway Company to make another junction with the Great Western Railway; and for other purposes. The first bill was not one promoted by the Great Western, but by the West London ExtensiOn Com pany, and powers were taken under it to raise a certain amount of capital for the execution of vari ous works on the latter railway, and other purposes. The arrangement was that of the sum required the London and North Western should subscribe one third, the Great Western one-third, and the London and Brighton and the South Western the other third. The capital sanctioned and raised by the Extension Ccmpany was £300,000; but the liabi lities of the undertaking and the necessary comple tion of the line required a farther outlay of from £BO,OOO to £lOO,OOO, and it was intended to sub scribe, if necessary, an additional £150,000 in the proportions mentioned. It was possible that the whole of this amount would not be required. He then moved the approval of the bill. The Hon. Mr. PONSONBY seconded the motion. Mr. ADAMS, in a speech of some length, opposed the consideration of any one of the four bills, and moved the adjournment of the meeting sine the. Mr. ALEXANDER seconded the amendment, which after considerable discussion was put and lost by an overwhelming majority. The motion approving of the bill was then pn . and carried. The three other bills were severally submitted and approved of. In neither of these three bills is there any clause calling upon the Great Western to sub scribe any capital. The meeting was then adjourned to the 12th of June for the consideration of the remaining bills, and another bill included in the company's notice of the 10th May, and not included in the list submitted yesterday. A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and di rectors closed the proceedings. EASTERN BENGAL. The tenth ordinary general meeting of the share. holders was held yesterday, at the offices, 24A , Gresham -street, Mr. Leith in the chair. The report, which has been published, was taken as read. THE CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had much pleasure in congratulating the shareholders upon the progress of the company, and now that they had reached the culminating point he begged to assure them of two important facts—first, that the railway had been completed in a most substantial and admirable manner; and, secondly, that it had proved so far to be a remune rative undertaking and a commercial success. There had been an increased development of traffic since the opening, and the receipts had been very large in comparison with the time the line had been opened. The gross earnings had been at the rate of 5 per cent. upon the capital and debenture debt, and the expenditure might be taken at 25 or 30 per cent. upon that amount. He had every reason to anticipate that they would very soon have more than the guaranteed interest of 5 per cent. The district through which the line ran was one of the greatest thoroughfares in India for traffic, being the through route to Calcutta. The object of the line was to anticipate that traffic, and which object had been achieved. The great popu lation of Bengal were beginning to use the line. The gross mileage of the line was Bs. per train mile, and that he considered very satisfactory, see ing that the line had only been opened four months. Upon the application of natives living along the line and at the request of the Government, five new sta tions had been opened. The station at Calcutta was completed, and several other stations were being proceeded with rapidly. Having referred to the services of the chief engineer, Mr. Pardon, to whom it was proposed to present a testimonial, he observed that during the past five years the com pany had passed through great difficulties, but now the company was in a most satisfactory position. Mr. Pardon, the chief engineer, was of opinion that they had a splendid property, and the agent in India expected to double the returns within the year. He next referred to the subject of a sions, and the correspondence with th he went of India relating thereto having been r ead, be wlling to rooter with a on to say that the companyocheernexinteenn; Charles Wood at 6 per cent. guarantee, but construct the extension to Buwii:lnadg to the share resent would not should be carried out on give moreasthae 41 the board did those terms. hnooltdefereslthinastttifiheedexitnenzoenoros ending Mr. LANGLEY seconded the motion for the adop tion of the report. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN said the Government had con sented to a concurrent audit, an d that the board question. then nf next t carried r e i X , extension ensio n adopted.to the eff ect that the wou ld not los n e ww s a i s a g s h th t A Th r e ea r o e l p u o ti r s t shareholders approved of the conduct of the board in reference to the negotiations with the G ment of India on the extension overn question. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Pardon the engineer, and the chairman, and theseparated. meeting The following is a constable's bill of costs for apprehending a man at Beaulieu, in Hants, and conveying him to Winchester gaol, in 1738. The man's name was Jonathan Wheeler, and his offence appears to have been smuggling. For three men to guard Wheeler at Bucklershard, 4s 6d; expenses at Bucklershard, 8s; eight men for guards round the hourse at Gynns, 12s; five men ditto, ss; four men to guard at Beaulieu, 68; expenses at Beaulieu for beer, feeding, &c., 14s 2d; six horses to carry him to Winch e st er , 30 s; f our men t o guar d him to Win chester, 168; for keeping horses at Winchester and oth er expenses going and com i ng , 38 s —t o t a l, X6.9s sd, The dm time° from Beaulieu is about 24 miles. The Southern States of America. The following is an extract from a private letter which has been received in Manchester how Mobile with c ll o l v a e r rc yihnogluBwith order " April 22, 1663. that daetritt ri soo ci rcu l ar , ouseless bales came to to hand on 20 t h i ns t., o " Dear —, —My l as t was of Jan. 20. Yours, h g o o rc - Te;s . no l w a , g n r o c t e only as to th e uncertainty of what prices may be when peace is restored, but that the prospect of peace is more remote now than ever. My opinion has been, and is still, that the war would last during Lincoln's administration. I thought that the Demo crats wouldget into power, and restore peace by a recognition of the independence of the Confederate States. I believe they will get into power and elect the next President, but I tear now, from the present action of the Democratic patty at the North, that any idea of their being a peace party has been a mistaken one. Their 'recent successes in elect ions have made them bold to show their true polies ; either that, or they are changing to meet what seems now to be the growing feeling at the North, ' a determination to prosecute the war till the South is brought back into the Union,' and they are car rying out this idea by styling themselves ' the con stitutional war party.' If, therefore, they elect the next, President upon this platform, another four years after Lincoln's term may be added to the duration of the war. I know well the power of the North in superiority of numbers and resources, but what can those avail to con quer such a people as the Southerners, It is out of all human possibility. It seems that nothing but a long war will convince the North of this, and a long war, therefore, it must be. The impression no doubt exists at the North that a long war will exhaust the South and she will have to yield. What a fallacy this is. 'We must not judge from past expel iences as to the resources and energy of the South. Nothing ever occurred to call out their energies before this war, because everything was furnished them by other people, but we see them now full of energy, spirit, and enterprise. Be fore the war theywere almost powerless in military strength and internal resources. They had no arms, no ammunition, nothing apparently to sustain them selves with in the great struggle they had entered into. But what do we see now ? An immense army all armed to the teeth, and with the best military equipments,ararnunition,and war materiel in abund ance. Ali this with ports closed. We see every where around us the internal resources of the country being steadily and rapidly developed— such as coal, iron, and salt mines springing into existence, old dilapidated iron foundries being re built and worked with heavy profits, turning out candle, cannon of the heaviest ca lib re, powder, shot and nail factories and all sort s of sm all manufacturin g match, soap, sr. establishmentseThegnrtohwaitngpaurpt of the agricultural , such as re sources of the country that has heretofore been used for the production of cotton and tobacco are now being turned to the production of food, and ere long food, will be no longer a question of any anxiety. With ell these increasing re sources, the military strength of the country is increasing in like ratio. Every place is being thoroughly fortified and strengthened ; our soldiers, from Jong experience and severe trims, have become veterans, and acting on the defensive are equal to thrice their number. Where, then, is the South getting weaker ? It is true she has not the men to fall back upon to replenish her armies that the North has ; but as the South never can act upon the offensive to any great extent her strength is in her defensive policy, to carry on which she has men suf ficient for a 30 years' war; and the longer the war the stronger she becomes, because all the elements of strength are growing up within her herself. The duration of war depends, therefore, upon how long the North will stay unconvinced of the impossibility of subjugating the South. From the immense war materiel they have brought into play, and their spirit of determination in the contest, we may look for a long, long war. We did think the north-west would soon withdraw from the contest, and thus end the war; but now the signs are that they are as de- termined as the east to restore the Union. All their protestations for peace only amount to reconstruc tions.' They are less bitter than the east, inasmuch as they would favour an armistice for reconstruc- tion, and receive the South back with forgive. ness and open arms, while the other section is for effectually wiping out the rebels. Neither plan can prevail. The South is not so bitter against the west, for with a treaty of peace now the west separate could obtain the most advantageous terms ; but the east will be blotted out from existence so far as commercial al- liance is concerned. From what I have said you can judge yourself how little hope there is for an early peace, and you know me well enough to feel satisfied that I do not write from passion or undue enthusiasm, I write only a cool, dispas sionate, and truthful statement of things that have come within my knowledge, and I do this simply to give you some grounds to 'rake up your opinion of matters as they exist in this country, not, however, wishing you to take as your chief guide what I say, but merely to weigh my statement in the balance with others. "There has been very little cotton planting this spring, and my estimate of 700,000 to 1,000,000 bales as the probable production is a v er y f u ll _ . one. I should now incline to reduce it to 500,000 to 700,000, as the planting is mostly for the pur pose of keeping up seed. There is a good deal of cotton going out by the steamers running the blockade, and that sort of business is increasing rapidly. There seems now to be but little trou ble in evading the blockaders ; the reason is that steamers adapted to the business are now being obtained from abroad. Middling cotton is worth ,n the interior from 20c. to 30c. according to loca- ion. Sterling exchange is selling at 600 per cent. " Congress has now passed a direct tax bill, which will, no doubt, arrest the further depre ciation of the currency, and in time will mate rially improve it. Amongst farmers the tax is 'in kind,' that is, instead of money, they take at market value articles of food to the extent of the tax. You have, of course, heard that the at tacks on Vicksburg and Charleston have proved ser i ous failures, though, of course, it is under stood that they will be renewed at some future time." B a nk of England Return—Yesterday. .._ An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth "Victoria. ca p. 32, f 1863: or the week ending on Wed nes d ay, the 27th day of May, ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........£28,256,70 Government Debt 41C 1 Other Securities 11 3,.6015,9 0 00 Gold Coin & B u lli on 13 606,730 _________ S i lver Bullion ' 228 ,216,730, RA.NRING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Seen tal .............. 414,553,000 rities (including Rest , ........... 3 157 326 Dead WeightAn- Public Deposits (in- ' ' nutty) X11,151,395 eluding Exche- Other Securities 20,163,795 quer, S av i ngs' B anks, Co mm i e _ Notes rni ssioners of Na tional Debt, a n Gold A.. - Go c l oclin and Silver 803,289 Ac counts) ......... 8,002,346 Other Deposits. — .. 13,842,718 Seven Day and other Bills ...... 536,079 £28,256,730 £40,091,469 M. l X 40,091, 460 iARSHALL, Cbief Cashier. May 28, 1863. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS Dti.E. ton. A.unralia and Mauritius, via Southfimp - ish pacßet. June 4. Brazil Brazil il and Cape Verde, by i t it and St. a May 29. June e e 1 1 2 S via Marso lles Cape of Good Hope, ABcensi° ' via Southarnpton.June 2. China, Penang, and SingaPore, via Marseilles may 28. June 4. Falkland Islands ........ June 2. Gibraltar, India (Calcutta) , An via Marseilles May 28. ara Ce P y t lo n n, via Southampton June 2. India rB May ay 2 2 8 7 .. via y :2Southampton ... ...... J une 10. . " aba " via Marseilles May 27. 2 5_ 7 . .. - June 4. Portugal...• n t. and Aden, via Southampton...... June 2. Malta, - 6 gYr " via Marseilles Newfoundland N. Arearica, b b y y c ß a r n it a . d p ia a n ck p e a t e . i .: : : t . Madeira, and leneritle .......... ,y• by U.S. packet.... une 10 v i r O u p .. : s r . . t 00:aE Africa,r i t i i 8;.