The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Rather less activity is reported in the general discount market, the requirements of the mercan tile community being very moderate. There is no alteration in the rates upon which mercantile bills can be negotiated, but the facilities offertd in Lom bard -street and other places have materially reduced the inquiries at the Bank of England. No further supplies of gold being immediately available, the bullion operations of the Bank of England on Saturday afternoon were unimportant. It is generally imagined that further quantities will be sent into the establishment in the course of the present week. From the manufacturing districts the accounts during the pest week have been more satisfactory. Business at Manchester has been more animated owing to an increased demand for the India and China markets. In the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, there has been a seasonable business in spring fabrics, while rather less anima tion has prevailed in the hardware districts, parti cularly of Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton. The advices received by the Asia give the fol lowing description of the New York money mar ket at the latest date :—" Money has become ex tremely easy. Notwithstanding the enormous re ceipts at the Sub-Treasuries for conversion into 6 per cents., and for deposit at 5 per cent. on call after 10 days, the necessities of the Government are such that these Treasury balances do not increase, and the legal tender currency flows out as rapidly as it flows in. The expenditures of government continue as large as ever, and the creation of paper money is speedily proceeding at the rate of about a million a day. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that money should be cheap and abundant. But for the willingness of the Government to receive money on deposit at 5 per cent. the current rate would now have been 4to 5. As it is, it is sto 6. First class houses do not pay over 5 ; ordinary speculators are freely supplied at 6. Debt certifi cates, old issue, are worth a fraction over par; the new issue commands 98 t. Commercial paper is very scarce ; the best names sell at sto 6 ; the paper of parties who have been speculating in goods with out adequate capital is current at much higher rates. It is now well understood that Mr. Chase will not offer a loan during the current month. He is re ceiving more money than he can receipt for in bonds. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rente■ were 89f. 40c.—flat. The transactions recorded in the English Stock Market to-day have not indicated the slightest in crease of speculative business or in the demand for Consols, New Threes, Reduced Annuities, &c., :on behalf of the investing public. Nor has the tendency of quotations been altogether favourable, Consols having receded to 921 a for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted 911 4 ; and Exchequer Bills are ls. die.; Indian Securities show no great alteration, the 5 per Cents. being 1091 110; the 54 per Cents. Enfaced, 1151 1161 ; the Debentures, 1004 d ; and the Bonds, 16s. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock is 234. The Foreign Market has been rather heavy, and the transactions have been rather less numerous, speculation being quieter. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, have remained at nominal prices ; do., 1858, also have not been dealt in; and do., 1862, are marked 761 I, showing steadiness. The Consolides have receded fully viz., to 471 1, and the New Loan is 11 I prem.; Greek Bonds area per cent. lower, viz., 28k 1,-, and the Coupons are 131 d ; Italian 5 per Cents. are 70t 71, showing a decline of I per cent. ; Spanish are steady. The Confede rate Loan is 11a prem. Business in the Railway Share Market continued very dull, and several of the principal undertakings ezi2ibited a slight downward movement in prices. Great Easterns, Great Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns have each receded about ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines were without change of importance. For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there was a very limited inquiry, without any material alteration to record in values. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 2 per Cent. Console Annuities 94 i I i New 3 per Cent, Annuities India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 99 I .itto 65 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 . . . Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 a Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 D w) Bonds Cl,000 Ditto wider £I,OOO Consols for Account, May 7 921 f Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2k per Cent 1 die FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Egyptian 7 per Cent 971 8 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms — Ditto Account. Ditto Coupons Italian 6 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 751 5 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 34 31 a New Granada .. Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 6l Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account B9 8a Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account. ... Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred . Ditto Account 47/ Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1868 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Acc0unt...................„ 701 hI 70 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ...... Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payabl e in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Acoount THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (1 1 .EITTER.'S TELEGRAM.) Very strong. Sales, 10,000 bales; import, 566 bales ; previously, 11,330 bales. Frightful Accident at the Botallack Mine. TEN LIVES LOST. PLYMOUTH, April 20. A frightful accident occurred at the Botallack mine on Saturday night. Nine men and a boy were coming up the inclined shaft in a waggon. When near the surface the chain broke, and the waggon fell with fearful velo city a depth of 200 fathoms, killing all who were in It instantaneously. SHIPPING—This Day. wmeestme.rly; ~..1,0/inoN' April 20,—Wind this day at noon—South light breeze, with fine weather, but cloudy at e&hb l Sta tile I ' l ', April lB.—Wi n d calm.—Sailed—Edward Quebec; tor the Cape of Good Hope; Sropnehanna, for FALIktO t from Ka v-,,lrt April 2 0.—Wind • rite, from Bea l to n 4 . nft h ; Prin ce , f rom Matanzas , L ex ington, , wiNtlizm,apc_hinT4yln,lao,meatgeeadm. er, from Newport for Alexandria, from. Liv u er n p o ' o itri , i 18 r tio Keyid E.—Arrived—Typhoon, ng - - tie o tie most E;17 ".. 4 n f tific astronomers of Italy, Batista Amici, died . i Nv days since at Florence. at the advanced age o f 79, institutions of Europe for hiseol:as known at all the learned oervations upon the double stars. By the aid of a nsw man ri ptre, and his determi nation of the polar and equatorial nonedent of his fellow meters of the sun, he lied made himself a valuable correas l abourers. He invented some valuableli andof throtuleellets"Coapmeowingtsht the , u the achromatic microscope elliptic mirror. He was professor astronomy at Flo. ranee, director of the Observatory At Pisa, and many of the %Wag Bocioties of EttroPei 1 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 58i 7 3.17 41 } It:4 i s tii 215 255 17 4i 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 9 5 Great • orthern, 4i per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 103/1 4 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139 Si PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., V per cent., 1859, 1021 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 I North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 81 LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31 4 North Western, 1611 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 93; 4i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 811 Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 21f Dutch Rhenish, 17 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 101 11 Ditto (24), 3 Sambre and Meuse, 114 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9/ 10 Ditto (all), 2.3, West Flanders, 54 per cent. pf., 11 Western and North-Western of France, 214 stito_or:lretuicneoadre pctnis.)o,:irsh.))olßE: i N MINES. at. Aweoa iraz. Gold ), Min. Co. ( C I i o m. . ( ) I , i m 3 ),21 United Y A u l:la a n na ceT e nk aanj : °t(liiBnlN. A. T - STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 72 ° London and Liverpool (11m.),;31 301 1 31 Bank of Egypt, 291 British and American British North Americanz, 511 - 7` lo; 11fr Chartered Bank of India, - City, 96 Australia, and China, 26 Continental, 3 English, Sco ch, and Australian Chart Hindustan, China, and Japan (um.), Chartered 22i London and Brazilian 42 i London, B. Ayres, and It. Plate (11m.),221 London and Couhty, 434 London Joint Stock, • 6} London and South African, 28i London and W es tminster, 774 Maettiroorp ii .anddanPk,rov; Bank Jim.), 124 N Oriental Bank Corporation. 55i 4i Provincial of Ireland. 90 894 Union of Australia, b2i DOCKS. London, 574 St. Katharine, 57 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 81 Crystal Palace, 34 6 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 113 East India Irrigation and anal, 44 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1 8,0 issue d 90, 111 Joint stock Discount, 2t London District Telegraph (I m.), 24 National Discount Company (lim.), s 4 North British Australasian, I Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 774 Quebrada Land, Rail, ana Mining (Um.), 14 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Lm.) (£2, 31 Royal Mail Steam, 614 Trust and DAM co. 91 Upker Canada, 6 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARE AND STOuN 3, Rai twayt,. Bir„ Cot., and Str. Val. ,iiythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon I Cornwal I Do A A Lets no dig Do. B S ti 11 fip c.p an. har been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Pertb,& Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Ulasg. and S. Western. ,Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland 'Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do 'Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland ;Great Western ...... Do Str Val g-ua. stock Lancashlte & Yorkshire ( London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. DOI 5hare5........,, Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Slid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.... North London Do New 'North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction IScottish Central it soot N. E., Aber. stock It Do Scot. Mid. stock .0 ,Shrews. and Welchpool It Shropshire Union it South Devon it South Eastern it South Wales it York. and River Dun O s tain es, Wok., an dWok :5 'Stockton & Darlington 5 Do :5 Do New, 1866 It Taff Vale. ,0 Do B .0 Do C i 0 later Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall 1 Pe . Hartlepool Har.&R.' [West Midland Oxlord, Do Newport Do Hereford) BRITISH P Ahan 100 stk I 20 40a 10 100 1 100 100 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stook 201 204 100 100 dal lwx.ye stock stock stock stock *to( k 4teck t 'antic & St Lawrence iom.,Baroda&.Cent lot Gn. 5 per cent........ Do. New . . . Do E. Shares.. .. Buffalo and Lake !lure D Do. Preference ...... ull alo, Bran t,ALGo dricl p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 11+72 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )o. do. Juut2 1,1 N: Clint ta...t S. Ea , :tn. L;apeTown St Dock Seri) Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. g,u. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Fr... Bonds.. Do. Lo. deferred-- Do. 2d Pret. Bon Is.. Da. do d_ ter ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. &fern Do. 4th Pref. slo k... Do. do. deferred...... t.lnthaPento.gua.sp.c Dp. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. t. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 6 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc.44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Velb.Corp. ii p. 0. Bndr. Nielb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick a Candi. Class A an I B. N.lll.C'da6 po Ist pi bds Scinde Do. Delhi ..... Do. do ... Do. Punjaub ce `Do. Do. ,Do. Indus.St Flo.) COLONIAL GOITER: t an. 6 ov. 6 p.c.Ja. 1877-S4 Do.6p.c.Feb.&Auk Do. d p. c.3la.r..tz Sept Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. Do. 8 Inscribed stock Cape G. Hope, 6 p Do.Ap &Oct 188( Do. 189, - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Nov.lß6l, 6 p Meu little d per cent .. - Na'ai Gcv. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.tlzJul) , Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,18 ;, Do. 5 p. c.,lBri to Lit Do. d0.,1888 &upwth New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. ster;ing, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c a. Aus G6p.c.1878.3; up - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. ln an.o. An.&Oet,. Closing Busines ,, i Price. I done, 8 Si 7 8 84 86 112 113 6i 7 40 42 13 14 89 91 107 109 51} 5211 45 47 244 254 120} 1214 121 122 134 138 100 102 66} (6 1072 ICBI 75} 762 114 116 40 41 9:2 982 101 102 44 46 12* 121 1221 123* 1* lip 91 93 50 51 24 25 99 100 55f 58f 66 87 115 117 15i lei 11i 12 120 122 43 14 98 ICO 48 50 32 33 914 62 67 69 99 101 7 8 87 38 9 10 7 p 150 153 4i 5 t 2 Si P 79 81 154 156 28 30 44 45 P 6 38 98 100 ;SIONS. ClosinL• Price. 60 (2 118 119 1 14 p 41 61 P 7t 8 1( 7 1( 8 108 tli) 103 X 49 t(9i 1 1p 1 19 'OF 62 (6 ,9 62 54 67 40 ,5 57 42 32 23 26 21 23 110 111 1 1i) 1 14 106 ICB 12 s2t 81 8 n 100 102 CO c 2 _ 41) 1063 104 'Ol 103 67 i 9 47 49 3 5 E 0 12 1(8 109 107 1(9 0 1 P 107 1(8 102 104 1121 i i Vi 2 f 11 I 46 1211 121 f 1 i 661 1 1081 8 761 1 1151 15 41 9 0 71 8 71 1011 121 12. ii 3.14. 6.4.0 19.18.4 12.10 BRITISH MI 'Cambrian Consol. Gold I,...tinoru Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist East Tlassett ((Hogan ‘ East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... Fd. Cam ea... w W '1 Russe ßr l (Tavistk. Gam.&St.Auhyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus f. Wheal Vorafelstoo I ( 3,renville Gerod's. Foot 'I ingston Downs... ! Lady Bertha 11argaret (tiny Lelant %Luke Valley.. tivndy Tron Ore (Lim: New Setun .. A orth Downs - • Wl2 'I titts.e , q 110 .c 21,11 north Wheal Crotty Car Consols (51. Blazey i'rovidence(Uny Lelnt. 1 3outhCaradon(St.Cleer 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) •-!. Wheat Fran. (Mogan 'Stray Park !Tamar Silv.At Lead Min tin Crort West Basset (Illogan) W Carzdon (Liskeard 1 West Seton j Wheal Basset (Mogan: Vs heal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant; WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton Wheal Tre►awney (Lis ) 'Wheal Union 1.14. 8.1.6 )7, 17F 4 .18 s.i 4. 7.0! 2.0.6 04 4.3.0 1 2.4. v 10.6.7 11 ts.i .t 28.9. Pare, 1' SECURITIES, 105} 104 R 3 1( 5 103 105 25} 96i 94 96 (10 112 111 113 111 (13 113 115 111 1!3 1(8 110 I(si 1701 101 i 1021 101 i 1024 102 1624 110 112 106 107 1:1 113 111 113 109 110 [O9; 110 96 2 1061 52 a} 51 1021 1 2 109 i I i THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING►, APRIL 20, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. ever, a moderate inquiry for low Cape qualities, on Ameri can account. BOROtGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full average supplies of home-grown potatoes have been received at this mark 3t siace our last report. The imports from abroad have been moderate for the time of year—vis., 104 sacks from Rouen, 215 tons from Dunkirk, 138 tons from Brussels, 93 tons from Louvaino, and 1 bag from Calais. The trade, generally speaking, rules quiet, yet very little change has taken place in prices compared with Monday last. Yorkshire Regents Do. Flukes Do. Rocks 9os to 1008 „ o. Seedlings Kent and Essex Regents l2os to 130 s „ Scotch Regents Do. Rocks Bos to 90s „ Do. Reds, 7os to 80s ~ Foreign SEEDS. We have to report an inacti of seed, and, in somo instance' ward tendency. Cakes are i former terms. Turntp,White,p.bus.lls to 14e Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown 9s 12s White, Tares, New 7s ed 8s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Rye grass, new a —5 Clover, Red Eng., et. 50s 74s White Foreign Red..— 46s 74s White. 60s 76s Trefoil, new. 26s 38s ive market for all descriptions )s, the quotations have a down in but moderate request, on Carraway Coriander l6s 18s Hempseed, per qr 42s 44s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing - - Baltic - — 8 —l3 Odessa -8 ---8 Linseed Cake, p ton —8 —s English £lo os£lo 10s Foreign £lO Os £ll Os Rape Cakes,p ton.C6 Os £0 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 158 —s TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day, at the improvement realised in prices at the close of last week. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 42s 9d per cwt. on the spot, 43s for June, and 45s 9d for October to December delivery. Rough fat is selling at 2s 21d per 81bs, and town tallow at 41s 6d per cwt., net cash. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. 1863. Stock this day.... --- 12,103 31,188 70.981 37,460 41,832 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od 46s Oct --s Od 6s 61 to 56s 3d to 5956 d to 46s 0 d to 42 s 9 d to Delivery last week 1,260 1,486 1,106 1,:)91 13 2 Ditto from June 1 94481 73,681 70,411 111,458 72,688 Arrivals last wee 67 736 B')2 307 Ditto from June 1 93,022 92.791 115.328 92. 57 76,232 Price of Town .... 67s 3d , 4568 6d 668 6d 47s 9d 44s 31 POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR DOG S TEALING.—James Kearney, described as a shoemaker, of 14, Fitzroy-place, was charged befoi e Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a dog of the value of £5, the property of John Needham, coachman to a gentleman named Arnold, whose stables are in Harley-mews. The prosecutor went into a publichouse on Saturday after noon with a friend and the prisoner followed them in, and shortly after left, taking the prosecutor's dog with him. On the prosecutor going outside to look fo , his dog he was in formed by a cabman that a man had gone off with it. The police were communicated with, and prisoner was found and taken into custody, but the dog could not be traced. This morning, however, a person went to the publichouse and left the dog with the batman, and it was now produced in court. The barman at the publichouse said that he observed the prisoner and another man talking together in front of the bar, and the prisoner then put something under the other man's coat, and they le't the house together. Henry Bradbury, a cab driver, said the prisoner was the man he noticed leave with the dog. The prisoner set up a most rambling defence, and Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for two months with hard labour, informing him at the same time, that if he came before him again ho would go to the sessions. SPORTING NOTES. The Newmarket Spring Meeting commences to-day, but the events to be decided are not of the smallest importance. The Two Thousand Guineas which will be run tomorrow will bring out all the phases of Newmarket life in great pro minency, as it is the gala day of the siring, and every anni versary of it is recoliected as that of the St. Leger in York shire. The field will be eelected from the following, and perhaps one or two outsiders may put in an appearance at the last moment : Horse. Trainer. Rider. Hospodar Jennings Geo. Fordham. Maccaroni Godding T Challoner. Blue Mantle Harlock H. Grimshaw, Saccharometer Channel J Goater. Melrose Scott J Osborne. King of the Vale Hay hoe J Wells. Rapid Rhone T. Dawson T. Alderoft. Physalis colt T. Dawson J Doyle. Escape .. Tom Fool Stinton A. Day. Onesander... . J Dawson A. Edwards. Count Cavour J Watson J Snowden. Hospodar, the first favourite, before he came out and beat Early Purl and Co., was tried higher than any horse that has been tried at Newmarket for many years, and the rush to get on him for the Derby amongst those cognisant of the fact was very great. Both in the Clearwell and the Criterion he fully realised the anticipations which such a spin had engendered, and he has ever since remained with tolerable firmness in the market. The little work he was doing at one time rather encouraged the layers, and elevated the hopes of Saccharometer's friends, but sine then Jennings has seemed determined to make up for lost time, and he has been sent along, so that there need be no appre hension of his fitness; and with Fordham on his back, his fine propelling powers and great speed, I am at a loss to find a better representative in the coming contest. Saccha rometer's escutcheon, like that of Hospodar, has never been tarnished by defeat, as he won the Newmarket Two Year Old Plate, the July, and the Chesterfield, the only three races for which he ran, the two former easily, and the Chesterfield after a contest which proved him to be a real honest herse. Both his noble owner and trainer are fond of him, and from his last year's performances he is bound to run well. Maccaroni, beaten easily by Automaton when amiss last year, justified the good :opinion his stable expressed of him the other day, when he beat a pod field easily on the home ground, his opponents including three good performers like Valentine, the Giraffe colt, and Le Marechal, Neither of these could make him gallop, and we think the heavy sums of money intrusted to him for a " place " are likely to be safely landed. Blue Mantle was in tremendous force during the Ascot week last year, and had he not run for the July and Chesterfield, and been reserved for the Houghton engage ment, he would perhaps have been in a different position in both markets at the present time. No horse has done better than Blue Mantle during the winter, and if in anything like his Ascot form he must be with the leading favourites, if not the actual winner. Melrose is "dark," and as there was little or no mention made of him until Early Purl met with an accident (happily one of little account, and from which he has since recovered), a short time since, I cannot regard his chance as worth much. Rapid Rhone and the colt by Young Melbourne, dam by Gameboy out of Phy salis, will both run in Lord Glasgow's interest, and if Rapid Rhone is better than the latter he must get a place. Count Cavour only ran twice, viz., at Beverley, for the Bishop Burton Stakes, which he won, beating nothing, however, of any note ; and at the Curragh, when, owing to his having had a bad sea passage, he was easily beaten for the An glesey Stakes by Roman Bee and Double X. The Count is a gcod-looking horse, and being by Longbow, the best looking sire at Newmarket, mat of Sister to Satirist, ought to race. King of the Vale is the best shaped big horse I have seen since the days of his grandsire, the celebrated Harkaway, but he is deficient in the quality of the latter, and as neither his legs nor feet are adapted for hard ground I think he will not show to so much ad vantage in this race as he did in the contest with Gladstone and Oscar, his clever defeat of whom would otherwise en • title him to great consideration. Escape, after his Epsom exhibition, will hardly run, independent of which, such a shifty gentleman is not worth a thought, as Sing of the Vale, through Gladstone, alone holds him safe. From the above remarks it will be seen that I prefer the chances of Hospodar, Blue Mantle, and Saccharometer, and I should not be surprised to see them run first, second, and third. But for the reasons stated in my opening remarks, I will place my sole reliance on HOSPODAR, and if he is defeated, I expect it will be by BLUE MANTLE. In the Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, over the Beacon Course, there are five 4-yr-olds engaged, two of which, Ellangowan and Duntroon, are hors de combat, and as Balder cut up wretchedly last week, Lacydes has only to beat Freeholder to place the stakes to the credit of Lord Stamford. The Coffee Room Stakes of 50 soya each will probably fall to Villafranca. The Free Handicap on the Rowley wile, for which eight horses accepted, seems likely to fall to Atherstone or General Hess, the latter's recent running in the City and Suburban entitling him to the preference. The principal race in the list for Wednesday is the Newmarket Two-Yr-Old Plate, for which 76 youngsters are entered, only the following 14 of which have yet run :—Vandervelde, Clairvoyants, Whitefield, Faith, Royston, Cosette, Sacrilege, Garotter, Netball°, Yates, Queen of the Vale, Langford, Ramrod, and Vacuna. The three former are each penalised 51b, which precludes their chance of winning; and the best of the remainder are Faith and Sister to Queen of the Vale, the latter of whom I expect to see win. The nine horses nominated for the Prince of Wales's Stakes are, with the exception of Not tingham, very moderate, and failing his running, which is doubtful, Citadel ought to win. Malek is not likely to op pose either Buckenham or Harlequin for the 50 sovs Sweep stakes on the last three miles of the Beacon Course; and the 50 says Sweepstakes on the Ditch mile is at the mercy of Lord Stamford with either Oscar or Cassidia; while Revolver ought to be good enough to dispose of Ssa King, Dunkeld, Gaulois, and Vivo le Reins for the 50 soya Sweepstakes, Across the Flat. In the Weight for Age Sweepstakes in the Rowley mile, Biondella, Little Lady, and Wingrave are engaged, the latter of wham will stay the distance best. For Thursday there aro eight races in the list, the principal of which is the One Thousand Guinea Stakes, for which 66 fillies are nominated, with a likelihood of only the following fourteen reaching the starting post : Probable Riders. Lady Augusta Tornado G. Fordham Amelia Oadeau .. — Columba Gold Dust Pease Me Not Ch fby Teddington out of Sage's dam .... Custance B fby Young Melbourne out of Brown Bess T. Aldcroft Cratton Lass Alice Br f by Stockwell out of Miranda J. Water Villafranca.... Of these only Amelia, Grafton Lass, Gold Dust, and Villa franca have run this year, and each of the three first named won her engagement in the Craven week, whil e Villafranca won hers at Paris. Amelia beat Canace and Cassidia so easily for the 50 soya Sweepstakes on the T.Y.C. that I regard her to have a better chance than Crafton Lass or Gold Dust, neither of whom I suspect are as good as Villafranca. To estimate the chance of the others, their running last year must be referred to, by which it will be seen that the race on public form will lay between TORNADO, LADY AUGUSTA, AMELIA, and VIL LAFRANCA ; and as TORNADO was undoubtedly the best performer last year, I shall trust to her alone to carry me through. The other items to be decided are of very little importance. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S-SATURDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 4 agst Hospodar (offered) 7to 2 agst Saccharometer (take 4to 1) 10 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (offered) 10 to 1 agst Macaroni (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Rapid Rhone (taken and offered) 100 to 8 aget Melrose (offered) TIM DERBY. sto 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 7to 1 eget Hospodar (offered) 10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 14 to 1 agst National Guard (taken and offered) 18 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (taken and offered) 28 to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 28 to 1 agst Carnival (offered) 1000 to 30 aget Melrose (offered) 40 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Giles the First (taken) 3000 to 40 aget Avondale (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Cairncastlo (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Poland (offered) 2000 to 15 agst Light Bob (taken) BATH AND SOMERSETSHIRE COUNTY MEET ING. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13. Acceptances for the Somersetshire Stakes of 5 soya each. Two miles and a distance. Age ht lb Bally Edmond 8 12 Brighton ........ 4 8 3 Vinegar Hi 11...... 6 8 2 Fli rta tion ........ 6 7 12 C a tch 'em Alive .. 4 7 9 Balham .......... 5 7 9 Lord Stanley. ....• 4 7 9 Canary .......... 5 7 3 Freeholder ...... 4 7 2 Golden Dust .....• 3 7 1 Lord Clyde ...... 4 6 12 Portland ....... 6 6 9 The highest weight acceptim raised to Bst 121 b, and t Age at lb M err y Maid 4 6 9 W as p gelding F a ntail Kingswood Blondin 3 6 1 His Excellency Br. to Springbok 3 6 0 Alcestis Raglan Symphony Dictator 3 5 12 ig being Bst 71b, it has been the others in proportion. --- The Palle of Turin states that the gaoler of the prison of St. Michele at Rome has disappeared with the minutes of all the political prossoutions in his possession► MARK-LANE. The leading country markets, held on Saturday, were quiet for wheat, yet very little change took place in the rates current in the previous week. All descriptions of spring c,rn moved off slowly at late quotations, In fluur a limited business was transacted on former terms. On the continent the corn trade is devoid of animation, and the business doing for export is very moderate. Ad vices from New York stated that the trade, both for wheat and flour, was dull, at drooping prices. Last week's arrival of English grain was very moderate. The import from abroad amounted to 22,825 quarters of wheat, 10,281 barley, 65,544 oats, 315 beans, 1,533 peas, 130 tears, 761 linseed. 12,050 rape and oilseed, 985 maize, 10 sundry seeds, 136 sacks and 11,253 barrels of flour. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were very moderate. A fair pro portion came to hand in good saleable condition, and at the close of the market this had mostly been disposed of, at prices equal to those current last week. Inferior parcels, however, met a dull inquiry, yet no quotable change took place in their value, compared with Monday last. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. Dantzic and the best American produce changed hands slowly, on former terms; otherwise the trade was very in active, but without leading to any alteration in the cur • rency of this day se'Lnight. In floating cargoes of wheat and other grain sales pro gressed slowly, at previous quotations. The supply of English barley was very small; but there was a moderate show of foreign parcels on the stands. The trade was in an inactive state ; nevertheless, prices were fairly supported. In the demand for malt there was no animation. The quotations, however, ruled stationary. With English, Scotch, and Irish oats the market was scantily supplied. The supply of foreign descriptions on offer, however, was very large. Good and fine qualities met a fair sale, and prices were steadily maintained. Low conditioned parcels sold heavily, and, in some instances, the quotations ruled the turn in favour of buyers. The supply of beans was less extensive, but there was no improvement in the demand, and prices were unaltered from Monday last. Peas—the supply of which was small—moved off slowly atlate rates. The supply of barrel flour was moderately large, and sales were made cautiously at about previous quotations. Other descriptions were in slow request, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 4Bs 548 Ditto, white, new 47s 518 Ditto, old sos 57s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B a Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 26s 358 Malting 3Bs 43, Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 668 Brown Kingstown and Ware 668 708 Chevalier 668 258 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l4B 2 s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6B 228 Cork, white l7B 23s Scotch, Feeding 2OB 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey, new . 33s 358 Maple White, new 368 38s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3OB 32s Stockton and Norfolk.. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a moderate supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day, and its general quality was very middlin g Sales progressed slowly, and in some instances the quota tions had a drooping tendency. From the time of year the show of beasts from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was good, and in full average condition. The attendance of buyers was moderately extensive ; nevertheless, owing in some measure to the decline in rough fat to 2s 20 per Blbs the beef trade was in a very inactive state. The best Scots and crosses realised prices about equal to Monday last ; but other breeds moved off heavily, and in a few instances prices gave way 2d per 81bs. The top figure was 4s 8d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; from other parts of England 800 various breeds, and from Scotland 600 Scots and crosses. There were no fresh arrivals from Ireland. We were fairly supplied with sheep, the quality of which was good. All breeds moved off heavily, especially Lin coins and Lsicesters, which were a shade lower ; otherwise no change took place in the quotations. Prime Downs in wool sold at 5s 8d ; out of the wool, 4s 8d ; prime half-bresds, shorn, 4s 6d ; Lincoln and Leicesters, 4s to 48 4d, in some instances 4s 6d per 81bs. The supply of lambs was moderate. Good and prime breeds moved off freely at enhanced rates, and other quali ties ruled firm in price. The quotations ranged from 6s 8d to 8s per'Blbs. The veal trade was heavy, at 4cl per 81b less money; and the pork trade was in a dull state on easier terms. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 4 Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Pme. S' thdown d 0.6 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large orse. calves 3 10 4 6 Prime Scots, &o. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 8 6 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large h0g5...... 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 66 8d to 8s Od. Suckling calves, 12s to 19s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 203 to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY B casts Cows Sheep and lambs Calves .. l3O Pigs 470 FOREIGN strprLy. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, April 21, 1862, and this day, Monday, April 20, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. April 21, April 20, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 2 Bto2 10 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do Prime large oxen .. 3 6 310 4 0 4 4 Prime Soots, &c 4 0 4 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do Prime coarse-woolled do 4 2 5 0 4 8 5 4 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 445 260 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 22, 1861.—Beasts, 3,610 — sheep and lambs, 17,620—calves, 65—pigs, 530. APRIL 23, 1860.—Beasts, 4,oso—sheep and lambs, 25,820 —calves, 160—pigs,350. The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 3,716 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 2,539—in 1861, 3,211—in 1860, 1,939 —in 1859, 944—in 1858, 2,318—in 1857, 1,494 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS WERE. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 233 .. 169 ~ 6 .. 493 .. 16 Harlingen •• . 260 .. 27 • . 4 • • 10 . • -- Hamburgh B9 .. 2,108 .. ..-- . , . .. Boulogne. — .. 17 .. 1 .. .. Cuxhaven . — • • Vigo — • • NieweDiep , Amsterdam — .. Antwerp .. , Ostend . .... 5 .. -- _ _ Corunna 96 • • -- • • • . --- • • • Dordt. . • 4 .. 135 .. .. .. Calais.. - • • --- • . - .. 16 .. - - .. 10 .. 29 .. -- Total .... 677 .. 2,456 .. 20 .. 543 .. 15 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 72 .. 2,056 .. 4 .. 402 .. 5 18g1 484 .. 2,206 .. .. 93 • • 328 1860 219 .. 1,522 .. 3 .. 181 .. 14 1859 233 .. 567 .. 9 .. 131 .. 4 1858 252 .. 1,814 .. .. 252 .. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of town and country-killed meat are on sale at these markets. In all descriptions sales pro gress slowly, at the recent fall in the currency. Per 81b. by the carcase. tided Inferior boef .. 2 8 3 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 d ad Middling mutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do 4 2 4 4 Veal Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a steely demand for all good condi tioned samples of home-grown hops, and late rates are well supported. Inferior qualities move off slowly, but at full prices. Foreign hops, particularly those of good colour, command a fair sale, and the quotations rule firm. Last week's import amounted to 88 pockets and 391 bales from Dunkirk, 60 bales from Bremeu, 374 pockets from Guern sey, 100 bales from Antwerp, and 91 bales from Hamburg. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents Sussex .......... Belgian Bavarian American 7ss to 86s „ The second series of WOOL. public sales of colonial wool will commence on the 30th inst. The arrival since the close of last auction is as follows :—From New South Wales and Queensland, 10,620 bales; Victoria, 33,185; Tasmania, 2,562; Adelaide, 17,701; New Zealand, 2,069; Cape, 5,694. Total, 72,131 bales. The trade, both as regards home and colonial parcels, is very quiet, yet no quotable change has taken place in prices compared with our last report. There is still, how- WESTMIN STER. EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OP THE POLlCE.—Edward Salisbury, a poor man, was charged with crea ti ng an ob• struction by selling things in the street. Police-constable William Frank, 237 B, said on Saturday night, at half-past eight, 1 was on duty in Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, when I saw the defendant there with a barr ow loaded with greens, walking up and down in th e carriage way. A man with a horse aad cart wanted to come out of George-street, and the defendant was blocking the way, and refu.ed to go until he had s• rved his customers. He was serving a customer, and kept the man with the cart until he had finished. Mr. Selfe —Can you tell me whether there is any pre scriptive right for people to stand and block up the thorough fare in Stratton-ground, Westminster ? Policeman—l don't know, your worship. Mr. Selfe—l should like to know, for I can't see how one with any show of decency can fine men with barrows for being in Grosvenor-row, while others are allowed with impunity in Stratton-ground If the public convenience is to be at all considered, I cannot see a greater nuisance han that in Stratton-ground. Policeman—We have no orders to interfere with it. Mr. Selfe—lt is not only the poor people with barrows or stalls who obstruct the street, but the shopkeepers them selves take the road facing these houses. I should like to have some light thrown upon the matter. I don't want a crusade against these poor people, but there ought to be a uniform rule. It seems unjust that these stands should be permitted in one part of the district and disallowed in an other. Defendant, you must walk on when told. You are discharged. THAMES. MIIRDEROITS ASSKULT.—A fellow named John Shun, who can only be designated as a thief and a ruffian, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with violently as saulting Margaret Griffiths. The prosecutrix, a well dressed woman of the town, had formerly associated with the prisoner, and his brutality was so great that she severed the connexion. He wished to renew it, but she refused all intercourse with him. He then commenced a system of.perse o ution and annoyance towards her. He frequently hunted her about the streets, abused and threatened her. His villany and intimidation not meet ing with the succ ,, ss he wished, he illused her and on seN eral occasions knocked her down. A. few months ago he fractured her jaw. She was in the hospital for some time. He recommenced his annoyance and brutality when she was released from the hospital. He met her on Thursday night last in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, while she was in company with another woman, named Margaret Farrer, and struck her a tremendous blow with his fist on the face, between the eyes, and exclaimed, " You know what that is for," and ran away. The complainant was very seriously injured by the blow. Both eyes were blackened and swollen, and from the state of her face it was believed tivit the prisoner had some blunt instrument in his hand when he struck her. Yesterday (Sunday) evening the prisoner broke into the woman's osvelling in Railway -place, York-road, Rateliff, and she escaped from him by getting over the wall of a neighbour's house into the next yard. He followed her, seized her round the waist, and then com menced pummelling her with his fists. The women in the neighbouring houses interfered, and gave him into custody, In answer to a question, the woman said, " He wants me to live with him and keep him, and I will not do anything of the kind. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner was a brutal, savage, and cowardly fellow. He sentenced him to six months' im• prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. Extraordinary Double Attempt at Suicide. On Saturday afternoon Dr. Lankester held an in quest at the Eastnor Castle Tavern, Union•street, relative to the death of James Jeffereys, aged 67, a floor-cloth worker, who committed suicide, after a second attempt, under the following melancholy circumstances. It appeared that the deceased had suffered for years from chronic asthma, and for the last four months had been unable to lie in a bed. He had been medically attended, and within the last ten days he had shown signs of derangement. He repeatedly prayed to the L or d to deliver h i m, and had desired his wife to remove his razors from a drawer. On Thursday morning last he was left apnrdevoen the return of the nted her turning the a w l O i f n e e fhOer found u f n e d P7 m ora in e u th te i s n , g handle and opening the door. She tried to force the door, othe room, fall, and, on getting n husband on the floor in aicrouchingwhenshe she position, heardotsomething her with his bl ac k s ilk h an dk er - chief round his neck, with which h e appeare d t o h ave strangledit to the room doer , was immediately called in, and found li fe extinct. O n exam i n ing handle. m himself r. rear by se at taching surgeon the body there were some slight marks on the neck, and on the left side near the region of the heart there were three or four punctured wounds, one very deep, which deceased had inflicted with a pair of scissors, which were found coy, red with blood on the table. The scissors had been taken from a drawer by the d(c2ased. The examination after death showed extensive disease of the lungs and heart, which would readily assist an attempt at strangu lation. Certain internal signs proved death to have been by strangulation. A verdict of " Suicide by strangulation while in an unsound state of mind" was ultimately returned. The estimated cost of the Albert memorial cross is £lOO,OOO, of which sum £ 70,000 has been sub scr ib e d. The House of Commons (the Atheneum says) is to be asked to grant a sum sufficient to make up the deficiency. We understand (says Galignani) that the petition which was presented lately to the Queen of Spain, in favour French ladies, many of them Roman Catholics. of the unfortunate Matamoros, was signed by a b ove 30,000 321 9*.:1 If 681 Business done 109 8i i 1091 10 110} 10 6i 6 & 'lo6i 1322 1 i 9 i I 3 10; 64 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal assent was given, by commisslcn, to the following bills : Salmon Exportation. Births and Deaths Registration (Ireland), Mutiny. Marine Mutiny. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sydney, and the Earl of St. Germans. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—The Den bigh Water—the Market Harborough and Loughborough R3ad—the Queen's Road (Battersea) Extension—the St. Asaph Road—the London and North Western end Lanca shire and Yorkshire Railway Companies—and the South Staffordshire Railway. The Cambridge, St. John's. lane Stoppage, &c., Bill was read a third time and passed. THE LOSS OF THE ORPHEUS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH called attention to the wreck of the Olpheus and the loss of upwards of 200 hands. The ship was not sailing against the direct i•tns of the Admi ralty's charts, but in accordance with them. The telegraph flag was flying to cross the bar; the ship did attempt to do so, and was lost. The chart was dated in the year 1853, but since that time the sands had shifted three-quarters of a mile, and the ship, instead of going into the open sea, ran immediately into the sand. He wished to know what steps the Admiralty had adopted to ascer tain the changes that took place in the shoals and sand banks, and what means were taken to convey the informa • tion to commanders of ships. The Duke of SOMERSET said the subject was indeed a very painful one, and that feeling would be increased if any carelessness could be proved against the Admiralty. The change in the chart of 1853 was brought under the notice of the Hydrographic officer, and the necessary corrections were noted, and copies of the notice was sent to the New Zealand station. Not only was this done, but the Orpheus had a copy furnished to her, and in the Hydrographer's Department at Portsmouth there was a receipt from the ship for it at the time it was furnished. The noble lord was also under s tood to say that, from infor•• mation supplied by one of the survivors from the wreck, the captain had a copy of the corrections of the chart in his hand when the ship struck. The noble lord made vari ous other allusions to the steps taken by the Admiralty relative to the keeping of commanders of vessela well ac quainted with alterations in their charts, and resumed his seat by paying a very high tribute to the bravery of the crew who perished with the unfortunate ship. DRAINAGE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up, and, after a short discussion, agreed to. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Lord CHELMSFORD objected to the bill, on the ground that it was merely a declaratory act, which gave an erro neous construction to the one that was already the law. After a short discussion the bill was read a third time and passed. COURTS OF INQUIRY. The Earl of B ARDWICKE rose to put a question to the First Lord of the Admiralty in reference to courts of inquiry in her Majesty's service. The noble lord said the . System of administering justice at present in existence it! the Royal navy was of the most objectionable nature, and one which it was of the utmost importance should be im proved es speedily as possible. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock THIRD ItEADINGS. The following bills were read a third time :—Aberga venny Roads—Cenral Wales Extension Railway—Cleeve and Evesham Road—Evesham and Redditch Railway— Furness and. Midland Railway—Hamilton Water— Knighton and Central Wales Railway Companies—Lla nelly Railway and Dock—Marshland Smeeth and Fen Drainage—Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway —and Penzance and S Just Roads. SECOND READINGS. The following bills, as amended by the Lords, were read s second time :—Hoylake Railway Bill, and Yarmouth Gas Bill. The following bills were considerEd and ordered to b , read a third time :—Cheltenham Roads, Rusthall Manor, Staines and Woking Junction Railway, and Sowerby Bridge Local Board. THE PRISONS BILL. The Sheriffs of London appeared in their robes at the bar and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor and Corporation m common council assembled against this bill, on the ground that the ministers of all religious denomi nations were frePly admitted, on the application of those in caic-rated, to all the prisons in the City. The petition was read by the Clerk at the table. ROYAL ASSENT—MESSAGE FROH THE LORDS. Col. CLIFFORD, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the Speaker and the house to hear the Royal assent given, by c mmission, to several bills. On the return of the Speaker at a quarter .past 4 o'clock, the right hon. gentleman read the titles o f the bills. PETITIONS. A large number of petitions were presented against the Prisons Bill ; a few from Catholic churches in its favour. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. On the motion of Sir S. NORTHeuTE some voluminous returns from 1840 to 1862 were ordered. EAST INDIA. On the motion of Colonel SYKES, several papers were ordered, with respect to a memorial of certain retired mem bers of the Indian civil se.vice, seekir g to be relieved from income tax. DISTILLATION (IRELAND). Oa the motion of Mr. VANCE, a return of all detections of and commitments for the offence of illicit distillation in Ireland for the laet three y ars respectively, ending on the 31st day of March in each year, was ordered. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. GREGORY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any reports from the Poor Law Inspectors had reached him as to the state of destitution in the western dis tricts of Galway and Mayo ; if so, whether he would lay these reports before the house; if not, if he would order the inspectors to report as to the condition of those districts? Sir R. PEEL replied that reports were certainly sent in from the Inspectors in all parts of Ireland, which had been printed. The recent reports treating of the increased dis tress in the country he had no objection to lay on the table of the hou.4e. BA,NDA AND KIRWEE BOOTY. Mr. ANGERSTEIN asked the First Lord of the Trea sury, whether the law officers of the Crown had been con sulted and prenounced their opinion on the subject of this booty, and whether there was any objection to communi cate their opinion to the house ; whether it was the inten tion of the Government to recommend the distribution of this prize money according to the opinion of the law officers of the Crown; and, if the preferential right of the actual captors had been established, whether there was any other cause for delay in di -tributing this prize money? Lord PALMERSTON replied that no final decision had been arrived at, and that the subject was still under con sideration. Only lately he received a counter statement fr om parties claiming a share of the booty. The question for decision did not turn upon a matter of law, so that the matter did not rest with the law officers of the Crown, but with the Crown itself, The decision must be entirely governed by principles of equity and justice of the circum stances. Mr. ANGERSTEIN asked the noble lord to name a day when he could repeat the question with the prospect of ob taining a reply as to when the booty would be distributed. Lorcz PALME ltS roN could not at the prosept moment distinctly fix upon a day. MEXICO—ARMS AND AMUNITION SENT IN AN AMERICAN SHIP. In reply to Mr PEACOCKE, Mr LAYARD stated that the granting by Mr. Adams, the American Minister, of permission to an American ship to carry armsand ammunition toMexico,was under the conbideration of the Government. No communication had yet been made to Mr. Adams. THE POLICE FORCE. Mr. KEKEWICH asked the Sccretary to the Treasury whether the sum voted by Parliamen , for the police force in counties and boroughs was calculated on the net ex penditure, after deducting the amount of the superannua tion fund, rent, fines, and stoppages ; and, if so, for what reason the Government objected to repay one- fourth of the whole amount expended for the pay and clothing Mr. F. PEEL explained the principle pursued in this matter. A deputation had attended the Treasury, with respect to the statements which were now under consi deration. IRON PLATE EXPERIMENTS. Mr. LOiiGl'i E1415 - Liecithe Secretary to the Admi ralty if the Iron Plate Committee had made any repo_ any to y n the subject referred to them; if so, whether he had objection to lay the same before the house? great objec- L e rdC . a r t A s G h E e e T b explained nryn ea werethat e i i f m ' the ply r n e a s inn u o l m ts n o n f i n t a b t n o ex periments to the members of that house there couldbe .he exper i me nts tion, but it was not advisable that all t hear.) should be made generally known. IiARB HARBOUR. Sir Sir F. SMITH gave notice that should call attention to the corre spondence E. of Trade with respect to this port..A___ CATTLE. y oa h rd e that on t th N at ij o n C'- . - Wednesday, - the abill to HOLLAND gave n ' f ' o u r Mayo to bring in Mr. H D O IEASES OF SHEEP amend by extending ttl_24; ca ttle. with the Bo 29th inst., he should p1 e 0v . 6 , , ,,. vo. , to prevent the spread of contagious dis.a w sea ara2u.:NE W RADNOR. On the mot En f -I t tr. B ra nd, the Clerk of th e C rown iws;zedaenewariatedfo.r a new election in the room i n moving the second reading of this bill, PRISON MINISTERS BILL. owfa Ss i r ordered Cl .n some length its provisions. It appeared from exp S l i a r in G e s d ur at a return mo ved for last year, th at no less than between 3,000 and 4,000 Roman Catholic pri soners were incarceratd i n the prisons in England and Wales, independently of between 1,400 and 1,500 in convict establishments, and h e was afraid that the number at the present was somewhat larger. It was only right that these unfor tunate persons should have the benefit of the ministrations of the clergy of their own religious persuasion. The prin ciple had long received the sanction of the house in regard to the military who were Roman Catholics, for whom chaplains were provided at home and abroad, and paid out of the sums annually voted by the house. The bill was one which would carry out in an unobjectionable manner those principles of civil and religious liberty which had now for many years characterised the bent of legislation. Tho bill was not hostile to the Church of England. He trusted the house would see the expediency and propriety of acceding to the s' cond reading of the bill. Mr. G. LANGTON rose to move that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Col. BARTTELJT seconded the amendment. (LEFT SITTING.) THE ALAI3AMA.—The New York papers state that the Governor of Demerarahas issued orders that if the Alabama calls there for supplies, they are not to be fur nished. According to the latest advices Admiral Wilkes! was at Havannah, and it was believed there that the Alabama Wm lost• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--TI Day. NEWMARKET RACES—THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF TEN SOPS EACH. Santhal 4Etna Columbine HANDICAP PLATE. Miss Emma 1 Revolver Four ran. MAIDEN PLATE. Garotter Rigolbolehe 2 Five ran. FREE HANDICAP. Clarior Waite.l over. X5O PLATE. _ _ Bedford Para filly Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOWS. Practitioner Chicqut the Jester 2 Four ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES A.lmackE Cerintha Four ran. FREE HANDICAP. Mountain Maid Corroborator .................................... 2 Five ran. £lOO PLATE. Harvest Moon Millionaire Five ran, Two THOUSAND.—Haliburton, Double Pas, Knight of the North, Knave of Trumps, Debden, Gelerte, Atlag, The Tartar, The Prior, Ireton, Woldga, Brick, Beauvale, Light Bob, Nowadaha, Cheerful, Weatherbow, Michael Scott, Physalis colt, and Killarney have paid forfeit. ONE Tuouserm.—Duchess of Kingston, Lurline, Double Pas, Devoninsis, Flutter filly, Miss Whip filly, Slattern, Dame Gillian, Woodbine, and Cachuca have paid. forfeit, LATEST BETTING. ' TWO THOUSAND. sto 4 agst Hospodar (taken) 7 to 2 agst Sacoharometer (taken) Bto 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 10 to 1 agst Macaroni (taken) 20 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 40 to 1 agst Clarior (taken) 40 to 1 agst Count Cavour (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Tom Fool (offered) ROYAL INSTITUTION. An interesting and very animated lecture was delivered at the Royal Institution on Friday even ing by Mr. F. Buckland, " On the Culture of Fish," on which occasion the Duke of Northumberland was in the chair. Mr. Buckland very enthusiasti cally urged the importance of the subject of pisci culture, which, he contended, deserves to be con sidered as a science rather than as an art ; and he entered into the matter so thoroughly con more, and used so much action and freedom of expression, that he carried his audience completely along with him, and they seemed to be highly amused as well as interested. Fish are among the most prolific of living creatures, the number of eggs that each one contains being so great that if they were all to be developed, the rivers and the sea would soon swarm with them. In a turbot weighing eight pounds upwards 485,000 eggs have been counted, each one of which, as Mr. Buckland said, if properly taken. care of, would become a turbot that now sells for 10s. Such a fish would, therefore, be more profit able than the mythical goose that laid golden eggs, and the practical advantages of attending to the culture of fish was plainly manifest. He described the manner in which salmon and trout, especially, deposit their eggs in the beds of rivers, and the many dangers the spawn usually encounter, which so far diminish the number that it is estimated that not more than one egg in a thousand becomes a matured fish. It is a mistaken notion to suppose that the birds that skim along the surface of rivers are destructive to fish—they only eat the insects that would destroy the spawn, and are therefore useful ; but the most destructive aquatic poacher is the swan, which dives its long neck to the bottom and shovels up hundreds of the rggs in its broad beak. The plan to bo adopted in the culture of the fish is very simple, and the ap paratus required may be easily provided. The spawn is collected and transferred to boxes containing gravel that has been boiled, to kill the insects it con tains, and through the boxes a stream of water not deeper than 11-in. is kept constantly flowing, at a temperature of about 40 or 45 degrees. All that is then required is the practice of the sometimes very difficult act, as Mr. Buckland observed, of letting things alone for about 35 days, when the little fish will come out of the eggs. In that first stage of development they have no mouths, but each one is provided by nature with a bag attached to the gills which supplies it with nutriment until further ad vanced in growth. With the aid of the electric lamp several eggs were exhibited just before they were hatched, with the fish visible inside and mov ing about; and the embryo fish, on first bursting from the eggs, with their bags of nutriment at tached, were also exhibited swimming in water. Though they bad no mouths they were provided with large eyes, and their hearts could be seen beating rapidly, When further developed they are placed in ponds and fed. In England the food given them is liver ground very fine, but in France they are characteristically fed with frogs. When sufficiently advanced to provide their own food the fish are introduced into the rivers to take care of themselves, and to repay when afterwards caught for the pains bestowed on them in their infancy. In a a e keptkcw b °l aol acc o mplished Pcd t i 1111 lviessethhhifeol laudwlpilbeciyasoef this manner 40,000 fish, comprising salmon, trout, greylings, and chad, were put into the Thames last year ; and as the cost of rearing them is not much more than a farthing each, if only a small propor tion grow up and come back to be caught, they will repay the expense. In France the rivers have been stocked with as many as six millions of fish of various kinds. One of the proble ms ciculturists are now engaged in solving is the in troduction of salmon into the rivers of Australia; the mess and it is confidently expected d to be b e e n to Austra l ia , packing the eggs in ice. Mr. Buck l and some eggs of salmon that ha d and o long h e no hadugh n o tdoubt showed ye ars ti d p h l e ay h ed ad on r a ec s : manger in which the country. He i, ex fish are sent fro eggs an d e m b ry o amned of h which when Da " 0 Part of of Australia woulpdlab iensetdoetkbeedmwatnhnsalmon from tbi 9 s w edish salmon whichis i r v e e e d u trout, Mr. Buckland said there is a were caught and ex hibited great activity : E ij ui lt r ate a t t h o e with the electric lam awneoetkb: anothe r, p. In n • • °tieing the great wariness of well-known trout in the river a t Hampton, which which anglers have for a l on time g vainly at tempted to catch, and they report it to be so sagacious as to know the name of every maker of tackle that is used in the Thames. It has been observed during the culture of fish that not un frequently two fish are contained in a single egg, and they are joined together near the middle, like the Siamese twins. A specimen of this kind Mr. Buckland had been so fortunate as to procure alive for exhibition in the lecture room, each fish being distinct in every part but at the point of junctien. At the conclusion of the lecture, Mr. Buckland made a feeling allusion to his father, the late Dr. Buckland, and there was a burst of ap plause unusual with the audience at the Royal Institution. In the Italian ParliamentatTnrin it has been proposed by the Radical members to strike from tbe Budget the sum of 1,110,00 0 f., wh ich the State pays towards the support of the great Italian theatres—La Scala, in Milan, San Carlo, in Naples, &c. Although the motion was opposed in the professed interests ogfataiornt ansthdaotulteuvreert, by some of the Southern deputies, it met with sueli a strong support among all parties, that the Ministe troP theatre u z zi had to give way on the principle, and only to plead for delay and compromise, and the necessity of humouring the city populations. The Chamber at las i t o v u o r t a ed is th sp at ea th k e o e f tt- a dowment of theatres should immediately disappear from th e ordinary budget, empowering the Government, h ow to enter as extraordinary expenses any sums might be necessary to discharge existing obli managers, 8co• pro jTetteed.ll;notredrviaewnd b etweensome f t o h r e ei g e n P ia. ur and the Ethic 0 A IL- '3h ,TC SiE all 100 (100 'lOO 2 15 i 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 991 564 6 107 2f f 42; 3 8t 1262 i I l ~~~