The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-07 00:00:00

Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 75c. 69f. 72e.—heavy The Spanish Certificate-holders are now assembled at a general meeting for the purpose of considering their present position and future prospects. The English Stock Market presents a very de pressed appearance, sales being effected by specula lators for the purpose of realising the recent ad• vance, and a decline of about a per cent, has been the result, Consols being 931 i f for money, and 93: for the 9th June. The New Threes and R.-duced Annuities continue at 911 2 ; Bank Stock is heavy at 233, and a dealing has taken place in the 31, years' annuities at 14 13-16 15-16; Indian descrip tions do not exhibit any material alteration ; the 6 per Cent. Loan being still quoted 1091 110; the 6 per Cent. Eafaced Paper, 1074 ; and the 4 per Cent. Debentures, 1001; the Bands are slightly higher at 225. prem. ; Exchequer Bills, on the other hand, have declined to 3s. prem. There is less animation in the Foreign Depart ment to-day, and a general decline has occurred in values on sales in realisation of profits. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701 1; do., 1862, 711 ; do., Consolides, 54/ ; Spanish Passive, have declined to 33i 341; do., Certificates. to 10/ 11 ; Greek, to 311 328; do., Coupons to 141 151 ; Mexican to 361 37 ; Egyptian are 981 994; Italian Marem mana Railway Loan, 78 1 ; Grenada, "ex call," 16 1 ; Portuguese, 491 ; and Russian 93 1. The Confederate Loan is to 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been limited, and prices have shown a slight down ward movement. Great Eastern, Great Western, North Western, and North Eastern (Berwick) have declined ss. ; Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, 10s.; Midland, £1 ; Great Northern A Stock, £1 10e. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there have been no change of importance. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares con tinue at about previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. New 3 per Cent. Annuities i.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1886 l4 13-16 15-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent • Ditto Enfaced Pape r , 4 per Cent — Ditto 6 per C e nt Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1005 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 k 5 Dirt., bonds El,OOO Console for Account, June 9 92/ x d Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent 3 pin Ditto 1500 Ditto Small 3 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account 941 Egyptian 7 pet Cent 991 81 I Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto ik,,e(nint .. Ditto Coupons l5l 15 Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 785 8 4 8 Mexican 3 per Cent . ... Ditto Account... .................. 371 61 74 61 75 7 Moorish Imperi a l 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto Deferred .............. 95 9 1a Ditto Land Warrants (Hectare s ) ...... 6/ Peruvian 41 per Cent. .......... , ..... I )itto Account ...... 95 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 .......... Ditto Account .......... 89 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 6k pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 951 45 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account . 64 9 Ditto New Deferred . Ditto Account Ditto Passive 33 41 1 1 94k Spanish C er t. o f C oup not funded ll5 109 3 11 10 9 11 115 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1 854. . . ...... Ditto Account..... ....... . ...... .. 89 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ....... ..... .. . . Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. 711 / 2 Ditto Account niii Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f 9Bl Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 65 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Itali an , 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money D itto Account 935 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. 1? (REUTER'S T ELEGRAM. ) P rev, o : sale s , ab out 10,000 bales. Import, 9,913; usly, 11,986, _______________. 1)13.131,EY GALLERY. ---------... __________ On Tuesday n;ght At. Lev assor, who h as no t g i ven a public entertainment i of `;a f or something like five years, commenced a serie s miques" at the Dudley Gallery Seines et Chaps°, s Co :heTtle doors of the room wore no sooner opened than mrioom was completely crowded, and when it is borne in n e d that an entertain limited delivered in a foreign lang,,,, demo appeals only to a limited portion of the public, this de indeed, hautin a'r:ereofartkhaebalet-. tractive power of M. Levassor becomes, On his first appearance his mirthful, good_ 77 d coun tenance was at once recognised as that of an ol wel come friend, and every one of his jests, whether conndv weed through the medium of song, speech, or m, vement,c.as the Signal for roars of merriment. Indeed, what with ex cluisite n eatness on the one side, and quick appreciation on the other, the artist and the audience could not have been better matched. M. Levassor was assi.ted, as usual, b the plea sant vocalist Madlle. Teissere, an d hi. y Rey Vaudeville, i s promised for some future occasion. , of the KONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, In the Money Market to-day there is more demand for accommodation, and the lowest rate for first class three months bill is 2i per cent. The biddings for 40,00,000 rupees (X 400,000), in bills on India took place at tho Bank of England yesterday. The proportions allotted were—To Cal cutta, 24,00,00 is.; to Bombay, 16,00,000 rs. ; to Madras, nil. The declared minimum price was, as on the last occasion, ls. Hid. per rupee on Calcutta, and ls. 114 d. on Bombay and Madras. The appli cations within the limits were for about 67 lacs. `renders on Calcutta at ls. Hid. will receive about 70 per cent.; on Bombay, ls. Hid., about 57 per cent., and all above these prices in full. Ceylon Government Six per Cent. Debentures to the amount of £250,000, being the first instalment of a million sterling, to be raised for the construe ton of a railway from Colombo to Kandy, were dis posed of by public tender yesterday, by the Agents- General for Crown Colonies. The total biddings represented £1,293,000. The minimum was fixed at 111, and the amount offered at and above that rate was £372,500. The tenders accepted ranged from £ll2 ls. to £ll2 54. 6d. The Committee of London Bankers have resolved to admit the Alliance Bank of London and Liver pool to the clearing-house on the Ist Inly next. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are, in round figures, as under : 1863. 1862. Great-Western £56,296 £56,529 1\ orth-Western South- Western Brighton Midland 39.817 37,965 South-Eastern Great Northern Great Eastern I .ancaehire and Yorkshire 32,486 31,178 North Eastern 43,536 40,263 Bristol and Exeter Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada These returns in several instances are of a leas satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £233, on the Brighton £1,450, and on the South Eastern £1,273. The North Western, however, shows an increase of £3 292, the South Western £334, the Midland £1,852, the Great Northern £714, the Great Eastern £254, the Lan cashire and Yorkshire 1,308, the Midland 11,832, the North Eastern £3,273, and the Great Western of Canada 1900. SHARE .bIA.RKETS.—This day. ORDIN A RY 8 HARMs AND STOtjf• 3, Share 13.14.1 Dot shares Metropolitan ai Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland a] 6.4.0 Do. ¢ shares 'Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 Nth. Eastern—l3erwic; 10 Do, G.N.E. purchas, 16.1 Do Leeds lO Do York Do Car1i51e........,, (North London Do New North Staffordshire al N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot A. E., Aber. stow 10 Do Set. Mid. stock,, 10 Shrews, and Welchpoo al Shropshire Union 10 South Devon South Eastern ....... 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun 100 Wok.,andWok. all Stockton & Darlingtor, all Do . . ........ 15 Do New, 1886., ...... 8 Taff Va1e..... 100 Ulster _ Do .............. 3 all I Do 2O Do I Vale of Neath Victoria sta, and Pim lOO Waterford & Kilkenny 100 West Cornwall lOO IV. Hartlepool Har. &R 100 West Midland Oxioro 100 L9.1&4 Do Newpor: Do Hereiord 11 BH.ITISH POSSE; Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val ' all ' My - the and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all Bristol and Exeter ..., 10 Caledonian lO • ork auir lian•ioa al Corn wit I i Do (A :2 - ets no diN } a Do B till eipc.p au.har• „.] bpto B. '- Dublin hz een Belfas aid t June. a Dun.,Pertli,&Ab. Juno. a Edinburgh & Glasgow. , 10 Glasg. and S. Western. 10 Great Eastern, Ord. stk 10 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st 10 ( 3•reatNorthot Scotland 10 Great Northern ...... Do A stock lO Do Bdo Gt. S. an W. of Irelano 101 Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock 10 Lancashae & Yorkshire 161 London and tllackwal 10( Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 10( Lon., Chat., and Dover 10( Lon. & North Western 100 Lon. & Scy.th Western 100 Vino., Shef. , & Lincoln. 100 Maryport and Carlisle. all I raid. Closing Businesp Price. I done. 8 8, 7 8 0 1 83 65 0 114 il5 ei 40 12 13 14 92 93 107 109 52 53 47 49 20 25i 124 125 126 127 134 138 102 104 60 ref; ICBi IC9 78 :9 118 !20 41 42 981 991 10,i 1(44 446 454 In 12k 127 .27i, I D .° 964 514 514 24# 25j ,00 ) 101 571 67i 88 8811 53 2 48 7 241 1241 6 46 127 e 6 1 1 7 Of 15 117 5 1 1 11 16 I6i II 11i )1 118 120 O 45 46 O 98 100 11 - eel I i 7 f 79i 9 lig} 18. 41* ' 99 8f 104 31 49 60 82 33 92) 63 68 70 98 100 7 8 37 38 9 10 f) 7 153 166 1. p 5 6i 3 1 Si 13 Lys 7i 96& 100 3 57} 88 114 lei 94 11 G 9 154 156 28 30 4ai I wavb t 'antic & St Lavvren, iom.,Barodaat.Cent In. Gu. 6 per cent.. Do. New . .. • Do. E. Shares.. Burial. and Laae Hun."' ai Du. Preference tiuttalo,l3rant,&Godrid „, dp. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 `" 'llo. do. July 1, JO( .10. Ju.o• 1, It 10( leutta.,t Kastn.f I. lOC 'apeTown & Dock Scr.l lc Etuttn. Bengal gu. 6p. c [0 h.ast [wham. gu. 5 p. c. 141 Po. do. U Ext.... Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of cams& I , o. Ist l'r . Bonds Do. moo. oet erred...... al ,:). ! , 1 Prei. Bon .s.. .t, DJ. do d-fer ed...... t,o. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d let r d.... . al Do. 4th i'ref. s o k al Do. du deferred...... al GLlndniPeinu.gua.sp.c 10 , Do. New min. 5 p. c Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.ollndia(Lim :uaranteed 5 per cent. to Gt. W. of Canada Shares al Do. New ....... I Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. . al Indian Branch Limited Madras guar.. 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. o. Extensim 101 1)c.4. d 0.... 101 Do. Fifth Extension. ‘lclb.( 0rp..1 p. c. bud-. lot llelb. & Ilobson's Bay. al Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bd al N,wßr antswick a Camb Class A sn I B NT. /11.C'da6 pc Ist pi bdr Scinde .........1 uo. Delhi Do. do i Do. Punjaub t " Do. Do. g. 1 I Do. indus.St. Pio.) t 1.( N 7 1 , ; 11 N , sl ut ' 1877-S4 .......... Do. 6p. c. Feb. & A tc. In Do. dp. c. Mar. ds Sept 10, Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 10. Do. 5 Inscribed stow 101 ape G. Hope, 6 p 0.187. 101 Do.Ap &Oct. 1884 10( Do. 18e. PH - 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10; Ceylon, N0v.1861, 0 p 10h Msu lints s per Cent .. (Of G..v. 6 per Cent 1.)( -• t l.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.lul ? •0, 6p. u.Ap. & Oc,. IC S.W. Gov. p Do. sp. c.,16‘ to t ,1 10 Do. d0.,1888 upwd. 101 New Zealand 6 p cent. 101 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - ' steriing, 1875 lOl Queensland Gcv. ap. c lOl Aus Gtip.c.l67o.dz up lOl V;c-Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul3 101 Do. In A.0.d0 )nt. WI 45 f 8 38 4) 98 100 SSIONS. Closinv Price. 1(8 IC9 2 1 14 p 5 if 8 11P l] 7 8 1(8 IC9 1( , 9i (10a, 109 1 o. 1091 ill) 5 11 lip 8 1 )ii !9i 0 62 (5 11 5 50 0 s:i 55 11 42 :-5 40 Ii 90 c 3 11 2 ' 25 11 20 22 It; 1.94 10, 2 1- 2 4 4 I li Itp 0 107 it ,11 Its 9/ 81 11 99 WI 11 89 :2 2 Ib7 I, 8 I lip •0 t 103 () 97 f 1 14 7 4-9 it 3 5 100 80 83 11, ' 1 1 9 1,0 100 107 lOts 2 0 1p 16 1i iip .00 1 , 7 108 0 , 102 U,4 f'V • t(7,1 .6 03 96 97 10 94 96 )0 110 tl2 )0 111 113 )0 111 113 PJ 114 116 10 1112 114 10 108 110 lv ► O5 it 7 )k 1024 I(3i )O 1028 1036 10 1028 1048 to 112 11i 106 107 ,2 h 4 12 114 10 110 11: 10 1 101 111} BRITISH MI Cambrian Consol. Gold hnuru Amalgamated oevon G. Con.. ;'lnavist East Bassett 011otzst, SI East Clogau Gold Ltd. 51 East Caradon ..... Lt• East Cairn Brea... 3.4 «"1 Russel (Tavistk 8.1 j GamASLA Wry n(G wen , Great South To!gum.— I' I , i. Wheal Voralelstoit 41 Grenvil1e... I Foot, hngston C Lady Bertha dargaret (tiny Lelant Itlarke Valley.. styndy Iron Ore (Lim. 2, New Setun ll orth Down. W:i't tlase.t(lllc,,at ! , orth Wheal Crotty . 2.4. :'ar Consolst6t. Blaze . ; 11 Tovidenee(Uny Lein' to, south Caradon(St.Cleet I! 3. Cant Brea ( Illogan) 5.1 tt heat Fran. (11104 - p.i, 05.1 'Stray Park ir , tiarSilvat Lead Min 4. Croit .l ;Vest Basset (Illogant 1 Carztion (Liskeard 5 ;Vest Seton ,t heal Basset (Mogan 5 1 heal Bulleratedrutit, 5 :1 heal Kitty (U.Lelant 2.0 ;vhealLud ott `Wheal Mary Ann 5 !Wheal Seton . . 58, teal Trehiwney tLis.d 7 Wheal Union I 3.17 I fcl 20 22 1 510 ,20 50 , 15 117 is• id p 4 . 10 (I . 8 1 •6 4 11 13 17. , 5 6 , 10 66 7 16 56 61 . 1 47 19 7.0 21 3 CI 6 f 30 92 3.0 76 8 - :A 1 A d 197 120 130 , 1 -1 21 2A 17 , 41 4 it 6 A 4A 41 II I, 395 405 15 , 3A 41 1 .9 85 60 Lfl. 35 37 201 21A A 12 1 3 5 29 31 , 50 60 11 G 5 70 50 55 ,o,k b 51 15a ‘tii 260 `7O 174 44 5 1101 11 10/ 1121 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 112 Great Eastein, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 132 Great Eastern, E. Union 4 per cent. guaranteed, 67 Great Northern, 5 p er cent., 117 / Great Western, 46 per cent. red., 10 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 911 Great We-tern, 5 per cent. red. pd., 104! London, Chatham, and Dover • per cent. wef., cO.l Mid. Consolidated, Biistol and Birm., 6 IR r cent., 1891 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et., :-,46 PREFEitENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 1,516 Ditto, 4 per cent. prf 9 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 10} LINES LEASED Ai' FIXED RENTALS. Buckin , hamshire, 95 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 95 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1366 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. A ntwerp and Rott er d am, 8 1 1 R E O G : o r t e h ‘ i m a t L a a , x esmanbo t,l'lrragnci4sicoi(lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 1 (Smyrnaat Aidin), 12 12 Swedish, San P aolo gua. 7 per cent., 914 Don Pedrn, Nor It 11;01RizEIGN MINES. East del Rey (n in.l e ii --ey,l Fortuna (11m.), 4, " Mont. Aureoa iiraz. (f o l d iv* Port Philip, it 4 a —in. Co. (11m.), 26- St. John Oct Re (lim.), 55 United Mexican (IL. ), 76 Yudanarautana of S. Australla Gib), 34 JOINT-STOCK 1-tANKs, 9,lllance Bank of Anglo rortuguese L (11m.) ondon , 81 and Liverpool (ittn.), 334 Australasia, 73} Bank of Egypt, 304 ' 1 30 ea f la l n n d di ( a l ! m L . o ), n l d l h a a n r e ofk ron, and China, 5 1i 2 1 City, 1 1. 01 r. o Colonial, 40 39) CBole News e h English, • c , and Australian Charter e d , 224 English and Irish (lim.), 14 Imperial Ottoman, 22, 2 and South African, 274 Si London and W estminster, 776 Lomita' London and Couat), 434 6 National Provincial 01 England, Ditto, new, 2-16 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 Standard of lliitish South Africa (11m , ), 19 Union of Australia, Of Union of London, 391 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. iB7O issued 90, 29 Joint stock Discount, 41 4 London General Omnibus Company (lira.), 14 National Discount Company (lim.), ti Or ental Gas (lim.), new, Oriental Inland Steam (Um.), 6 Ottoman Gas lira.) At the Bankruptcy Court, this morning, Mr. Hirt, the accountant, appointed by the lodge to assist the assignee in the case of Mr. Stiff, late of the Nornzny Chronicle, stated that the estate would at present pay a dividend of 7s. in the pound, No mention was made °I any further dividend. ihan At }_ 1 stock 4tock stock Stock stock stock stock 20 stot.k sto( D Businein, don, 10 9 214 no} 10 0713 xn 1011 109 i 104 i } 7 ( 1 ' 'lOO 107 6} 1031 10,1 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY .EVENING, MAY 7, 1863. LAW IN' .This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. NORRIS Y. NORRIS AND FLAHERTY. This was a petition presented by the husband for disso lution of marriage. The petitioner was a clerk in the accountant's office of the Great Eastern Railway, and the co-respondent was a porter in Covent-garden market. The marriage took place in 1863 at St. Margin's Church. The cohabitation with the co-respondent was proved to have taken place in a house in Little Wild-street, Drury-lane, and also at a coffee-shop in Seymour-street, Euston-square. At the latter place a con stable was called in to take the co-respondent into custody for assaulting Mrs. Norris, for which he was after wards sent to the House of Correction Coldbath fields prison for three months, where he was served with a copy of the citation and petition. The respondent was also served with copies of the documents, and she afterwards ciolled at the office of Mr. Beard, and admitted her euilt. The learned judge summed up the case to the jury, which he said was about as low a case as could some before the court. They would have to estimate the damage the husband had sustained. According to his view of the case, she did not seem to be worth more than a farthing. The jury immediately returned a verdict for the peti tioner, with one farthing damages. The Court granted a decree nisi. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BEADLE V. HOWARD. The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing counsel in an application for a new trial in this case. which was tried some short time ago at Guildhall. The question involved was the infringement of a patent for a steam plough. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Da, MARLBOROUGEI-STREET. VOLUNTEERS' SUBSCRIPTIONS, SUMMONSES FOR NON -PAYMENT.—David Krakeur, a member of the 30th Middlesex Ariillery Volunteers, appeared to answer a sum mons taken out by Mr. Hezekiah Venman, sergeant major of the corps, for arrears of subscriptions due to the corps. Mr. Venman said the defendant was a member of the corps, having been enrolle'l on the 19th September, 1861, the subscription being annual but payable quarterly. There was Is. 9d. duo from the defendant for six quarters, the first hree quarters at £1 ls. per annum, and the last three at 12s. The defendant had not resigned, Defendant said he should have done so, but did not know who to send his resignation to, Mr, Venman said the commanding officer was the proper person, An order was made for the payment of the sum claimed and costs. There were summonses against seven or eight other members of the corps, and in soli e cases they were settled, in others withdrawn, and second summonses were ordered to issue in a few instances, ANNOTING FEMALES IN TUE STREET.—George Robert. son, of 24, Clifton road, St. John's-wood, a commission agent, was charged before Mr. Mansfield, who sat for Mr Knox, with annoying females in Oxford-street. From the evidence of a constable of the D division it appeared that while on duty in Duke-street, Oxford -street, the previous night, he was informed by a gentleman that the defendant was annoying females passing along Oxford street, He requested the defendant to go away quietly, and not to annoy anyone, but as he refused, he took him into custody. Mr. Mansfield asked what the defendant had done to the females. The constable said the defendant put his arms round their necks and pulled them about. The defendant had bcen drinking. Mr. Mansfield (the defendant having nothing to say) im posed a flue of 405., or, in default, 14 days' imprisonment. WESTM NSTER. A NOCTURNAL AMUSEMENT, AND SUSPICIOUS POSSES- Goozee, a young man, was charged with unlawfull) ringing house bells, and further with being in possession of some tobacco. Henry Sparks, 186 B, said he was on duty at Brampton at two this morning, when he eaw the defendant go up to the door of No, 1, Brompton-crescent, and ring the house bell, after which he hurried away to 21, where he pulled another bell, and was then taken into custody by witness. On searching him at the station, there were two half ounces of tobacco, in different papers found upon him. Mr. Arnold—What have you to say, defendant ? Defendant—Nothing particular. I can account for the tobacco. Mr. Arnold—You are described as a barman out of place. Defendant—l got the tobacco from a retired publican, Mr. Sladdow, who used to keep the Adam and Eve, and now• live‘ at 38, Dartmouth -street, Westminster, and I expected somebody would have been here from him, but there has not. Mr. Arnold—Did the defendant give a correct address ? Yolic , •man—Y ee , he did ; and I have been there. It is a respectable place where he lodges. Mr, Arnold-4 don't Think it necessary to say anything more about the tobacco; lAA what is your reply to the charge of ringing the bells. Defendant—l did not know there was any harm in it. Mr. Arnold—You must have siratage notions of things if you don't think there is any harm in wantonly ringing at houses in the dead of the night and disturbing the inmates. Were there any complaints made where he pulled the bells P Constable—Yes, both complained ; and the gentleman at No. 21 came to the gate and complained at the time of the ringing. Mr. Arnold—This annoyance, which is a very senseless amusement, must be put an end to. You are fined 205., or 14 days. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, May s.—ln yarns there has been a fair amount of business done for India and Cbina. Cop yarns for the home trade have also been in- quired for, and the Germans are buyers of small quantities where prices are suitable. Yarns for India are about Id. per lb. higher than this day week, and some spanners are asking as much as ld. per lb. higher, but extreme rates have a tendency to check business. The twist and cops most in quired for are 30's to 60's for manufacturers. Other counts are dearer in proportion. In cloths also there has been a considerable business. Prices are a shade higher, and the quotations of last week have bee❑ more easily ob:ainable. The chief busi ness has been in shirtings suitable for India. Other goods, though 6rm, are not in such active request, though there is evidently more desire among buyers to operate. Tne opinion obtains ground that the improvement in the cotton trade lately has been considerable. In addition to the weekly returns 01 Mr. Parnell showing a steady decrease of the un employed factory hands, it is observable that a greater number of chimneys are smoking. It is thought, in fact, by many that the trade has LOW attained as good a position as can be expected with the present supply of cotton, and an improvement in prices was to be expected under such circum stances. NOTTINGHAM, sth.—At the exchange hall to day the amount of business transacted was limited. The attendance was tolerable, but the demand for Lace yarns was inactive at Friday's rates. For hosiery yarns the inquiry was also slow, but bolder obtained full rates. The demand for brown nets was exceedingly flat, and prices had again a tendency to recede. There is very little alteration to quote in the value of any description of silk. hOCEILALE, 4th.---The flannel trade keeps active. The manufacturers are working full time, and the demand for goods keeps close to the suply. Under such circumstances, Ls might be expected, prices are firm. Indeed, the manufacturers are so stiff in their demands that buyers purchase more to meet immediate than prospective wants. Some few orders for the spring shipping season have been given. Yorkshire goods, especially the lower and cheaper sorts, are in fair request. Wools are without change since last week, but manufacturers bay cautiously. The new clip promises to be a good one, but sheep farmers are demanding high rates. DUNDEE, May s.—To-day there was a good in quiry for flax, and a number of sales, chiefly small parcels, are reported. At a slight concession in price some large transactions could have been ffect t d, but al sellers would not give way, the ne goeiations are for the present broken off. The business done was at the full rates of last week, and the market closed strong. Prices continue too nigh in Russia to warrant any abatement here. In tow and codil:a there is no change either in demand or value, and only a small business was done in them. Jute is still unsaleable here, at prices equal to those paying in England. There was a moderate demand for flax and tow yarn s to-day, and previous prices were generally paid. Jute yarns are quiet, and prices in favour of the buyer for some sizes. Ex port hes,ians are in less request, in consequence of the want of activity in the American market, but the letters received thence to-day hold out the prospect of a better demand ft , ortly. T he better elassofiinens made in the district go off freely, and on hand. no stocks of almost any descripti on of goods pence Cecil Beaumont. By the Hon. Chas. Stuart Savile, 3 vole. Hurst and Blackett. " Of that I am perfectly aware," observed our hero; and pray, may I ask you to name what terms P" " What would you say to five thousand francs for the first edition, the money to be paid in advance ?" said Mon • sieur Isaac, blandly. This was a sum so much beyond Cecil's expectations, that for a few moments he was too much agitated to reply. " I can assure you that they are the best terms I can offer, in duty to myself and my children," said the pub lisher, mistaking the reason of his visitor's silence; "for, sir, I am the father of a large family." " I was about to say that I am perfectly satisfied with your terms," responded Cecil; "and am ready to sign the agreements directly. I suppose you have got a receipt ready ?" "You are right, air, since you propose that the payman should take place at once." And going to his desk the publisher took from it some papers, upon on' of which he wrote some words. " Five thousand francs I" soliloquised Cecil ; how fortu nate it is that I did not wait for the arrival of Jules' Mocenas I" "Here is the receipt, sir," observed Monsieur Isaac. "I have signed both it and the agreement; you will have on your side to sign the duplicate of the latter yourself." " Why have you signed the receipt ?" exclaimed Cecil in astonishment; "it is for me to do that, as it is I who am to receive the money," "I beg pardon, sir," remarked the other, "hut I do not exactly understand you; to what money are you Mind ino P" replie" To dC the five thousand f rancs you are go i ng to pay me, " ecil. " Y u mean the five thousand francs you are going to pay me," retorted the publisher. " I going to give you five thousand francs, sir ?" ex claimed our hero. " What for ?" "For publishing your novel, sir I" The disappointed author returns to his lodgings, and flings the MSS. in despair into the corner of hashis room.been awayn next day, to his dismay, h e fi nds it as the property o f somerubbish, and, acc or di ng to French custom, become chjonnier. As a very different specimen to the scene above quoted, we %ill give a description of I the funeral service of a young musical composer, who had himself, posed his own requiem :-- like Mozart, unwittingly corn "At first it was a plaintive harmony, full of soft melan choly, as if the sounds W ere th e voices of Pitying angels asking pardon of God for mankind The tone of the music then changed, and was intended to represent the voice of the eternal God, thundering in wrath fuming the ingrati tude of sinners, and announcing the chastisement merited by their evi , doings. "At this moment there issued forth from the orchestra sounds of wondrous i mport, now i m i tat i ng the fury of the tempest, now the rolling of the thunder, and with this wild harmony mingled the roar,ng of demons rejoicing in the wratu of the Deity falling upon the human race; and at the same time there seemed to arise the agonised cry of souls condemned to eternal fire. "At this magnificent expression of divine indignation and human suffering, the hearts of all present quivered with emotion ; but by degrees the fury of the orchestra be came softened; the groaning of the damned and the roar ing of the demons ceased and the voices of seraphs seemed to implore pardon from heaven. Then a gentle melody appeared to explain to the faithful that God had just made a new compact with man, and had said to him Go forth and glorify my name.' " Strains of majestic gravity succeeded ; mortal man, with his forehead in the dust, adored and blessed his Creator. "As was to be expected, the congregation was enraptured by this powerful compoEition, at one moment plaintive and touching, at another sombre and terrible. All present had felt the emotions of the artist l o their very heart's core ; and in turn trembled a t the wrath of God, and hoped in his divine mercy. While the peals of tnunder resounded beneath the arched roof of the temple, they had bowed their heads sub missively; when the souls of the damned had groaned in anguish, they had also sobbed and groaned ; and when at length the pardoned world glorified its Creator with strains of love and prai.e, that crowd, in which were m i ng l ed fer vent and lukewarm breasts--that crowd had with one accord fallen upon their knees upon th e church pavement, their hearts overflowing with hope and faith." If this eloquent outburst be deemed somewhat ex travagant, what will be said of Cecil's rhapsody about love towards the conclusion of the third volume in Mr. Di srae li' s ~ Henrietta ! Never,Te Temple"—that love story" with etehpatting" out parallel in the extraordi nary extravagance of its emotions—have we read of such ebullitions of transport as those indulged in by Cecil Beaumont. Like the lover of Henrietta (and like him alone, within the range of our literary experience) Cecil Beaumont foams at the mouth in the paroxysms of his affectionate emotions! For example, here is a scene that occurs when Cecil receives a letter from a friend to say that the family of his beloved have returned to Paris:— impulse that pervaded the frame of the perused these few words. A typhoon It would be useles to attempt to describe the wild, deli rneguaisinnhgehis poul—a mighty wind, dispelling in its c syr o eieo u umu r n s seg e dru i l h roan e vdged s i ullen clouds and vapours of lung days of sus- He was silent for a fow moments, for he was tongue-tied, though the big drop of perspiration that quivered on his brow (1), and the slight foam, that rose to his lips (1 1), proved the excess of his feelings. But, as the wind clears the heavens, sudden, unexpected good tidings tranquilise the soul. The tumult of his mind gradual subsided ; the scudding thoughts that for a moment had eouresd about in such wild order, vanished and melted aw . and a sentiment of bright log and serenity circumambieut hope, succeded—a sense of b eauty and joy, an d o f hover- Iu hpi next work the author of Ce c il B ea umont most put a little restraint upon the ardour of his imagination and temper the fervour of his descrip tions. We the more readily fi nd fault w ith pas sages like the above, Which are, to our thinking, " Ce cil Beaumont" is a book that is pleasant to read. It is well written, the style throughout is simple and animated, and the scenes and charac ters described are full of freshness and vigour. We have been a good deal disappointed with the con cluding volume, we must admit. During two volumes and more we bad followed the fortunes of the hero with interest, but after his varied and numerous misfortunes the transition in his fortunes is so abrupt, and the finale to the tale so couleur de rose, that it reminds us of that last scene (who can ever forget it ?) where Lord Dundreary, waving his hand in a back-handed idiotic manner, exclaims to his valet and his sweetheart—" There! bless you— bless you! I suppose that's the ordinary thing !" &c. Before alluding further to the conclusion, which has disappointed us, we will first speak of the earlier portions of the story with which we have been at times greatly pleased. The scene is laid in France. Cecil Beaumont is the son of a locksmith of Cosset, a small town in the interior of France. Having evinced great abilities, and having distinguished himself at the college of the department, he is brought to Paris by a speculative schoolmaster, who for five y ears administers to h i s i ntellectual, while he negl ec t s hi s physical, culture, and sends him back, a t t h e expiration or his term of agree ment, emaci a t e d and starved—a l i v i ng skeleton— but loaded with prizes and honours won at every examination. Cecil, imagining himself to be " the very type of a great man," begins life, like so many before him, with exaggerated dreams of ambition and a yearning for ideal felicity. One by one these delusions are, of course, dissipated. At first he is appoicted under-clerk to a notary of his native town, and is here initiated into the secret of law writing. "The most essential thing," says the head clerk, who is instructing him, "is to manage to stretch out what you write, so as to make as many words as possible and to write in large hand. Now the act of say ing very little in a great many words constitutes the principal element of an avoue's science. The man who possesses that art in perfection is pretty nearly certain of making his fortune." That art, however, is not possessed by Cecil, who is forced to seek for fortune in another direction. He goes to Paris, is enrolled as an avocet, but being too honest to plead any cause unless convinced of its justice, he makes no profit by his profession. He afterwards turns author, takes a pl ay to a manager for perusal without obtaining any receipt, and the play is brought out under another title as the manager's own, and Cecil has no redress. He then concocts a sensation drama, rightly called "a mon strosity." By the proceeds of this, of which he is heartily ashamed, he manages to exist for a time. We do not propose to follow him step by step in his miscellaneous and interesting adventures, some of which are sufficiently amusing. On one occasion he has taken a m anus c r ipt t o a J ew publisher, wLo is willing to bri ng it out at th e author ' s expense, and the following ridiculous equivoque occurs:— "You see, sir, that the publication of a work of the sor will e , tail a heavy outlay." ridiculous, because, on the whole, we have been so much pleased with the book and with its writer. The spirit that pervades the whole composition is genial, and generous, and impartial. It presents a refreshing contrast to some of the " sensation" novels of the day, and we shall gladly renew our acquaint ance with the author of "Cecil Beaumont." HORTICULTURAL GARDENS On Tuesday afternoon the Exhibition of Sculp ture by living artists, which is to form a permanent attraction to these gardens during the summer months of each season, was opened to the public. The idea of an exhibition of this kind each year at these gardens originated with the late Prince Con sort, though, as the grounds themselves were scarcely completed at the time of his lamented death, no steps were taken towards carrying out the plan un til recently, when the matter was intrusted to a committee of five artists—Messrs. Foley, Marshall, Weekes, and Woodington, with Mr. Stephens as secretary. The result of the labours of these gen tlemen, as far as they can be judged by the groups which they have brought together, may now be seen at the gardens, where they are distributed in the conservatory and arcades or placed about the grounds themselves, which they decidedly improve and fill up in a pleasing manner, though the illu sion in some cases disappears on a closer inspection of some of the groups themselves. Before the public were admitted their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales paid a private visit to the exhibition. They were re ceived on their arrival by the President of the 09- ciety, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir Wentworth Dilke, Mr. Wilson Saunders, the hon. secretary, Mr. Kelk, and the whole of the members of the Council. Thus attended, their Royal Highnesses passsd some time in inspecting the groups sent in, which include works from such artists as Woodington,Passwortii, Weekes, Noble, Monti, Foley, M'Dowell, Thorney croft, Fontana, Durham, Bell, Adams, Calder, Mar shall, Stephens, Davis, and many others. Such names ought to give promise of as good a collection of English works as the sculptor's art among us is able to produce ; but, with few exceptions, the groups shown are nearly all in plaster, and even in this material are only reduced copies of important ori ginals. A large part of the collection also is made up of busts of various persons, which, when they are those of such eminent men as Napier or Wel lington, are, though not new, interesting enough ; though the same cannot be said of rows of esquires and professors who, even if exhibited in the flesh, would fail to draw attention, and who certainly gain nothing in attractiveness by being introduced to the public through a plaster-medium. Some of these, however, are exceedingly well done, and, whether like the originals or not, are at least busts that are natural and full of character, and in which the artist has contrived to escape the traditional bust-like look which generally makes these me mentoes so stonily significant of lack of skill. Among the marble groups will be found Calder Marshall's well•known statue of " Ophelia," so touching in its exquisite sorrow, in the perfect abandonment of grief that is embodied in the very outline of the ball-drooping figure. Near it is an other by the same artist," The Young Briton." The interest of this fine conception is, we venture to think, lessened by the extreme youth of the Briton in question, who, though represented as being in vested by his mother with the dead father's torque, is of sn age at which the degenerate Britons of the present day are scarcely weaned. Westmscott's celebrated statue of " The Peri" is also in the Con servatory, and near it is a pretty copy of Mr. Miller's group of " Emily and the Doe of Ryhl stone," which many of our readers will reollect was reproduced with such perfection by Col eland in the Exhibition of last year. Out on the terrace in front of the Conservatory is Durham's great statue of the Queen, in bronze, surrounded by the attributes of " Peace," which was originally in tended as the cro vning statue for the Memorial of the International Exhibition of 1851. This fine figure has been produced in metal by Messrs. Elk iogton's process of depositing by electrotype. It is a splendid specimen of this branch of scientific reproduction of works of art. By this method the cost of bronze statues is reduced to less than one half, and all risk of imperfect castings, of course, entirely done away with. As our readers are aware this figure is not to surmount the Memorial, but in its place will be one of the late Prince by the same artist. This figure has also been completed by Messrs. Elkington, and will be fixed on the pedestal in a few days more, to be ready for the public in auguration by the Prince and Princess of %Vales in June next. There are several other fine models of figures in the collection of statuary, such as Weekes's " Young Naturalist," Lawlot's "Bather," Durham's " Parting of Paul and Virginia," Foley's " Youth at a Stream," Miller's "Evangeline," &c., each and all of which as individual examples de serve commendation. The collection, as a whole, however, must by no means be taken as a fair ex ample of the state of the sculptor's art in England at the present day. Some of our best sculptors have not contributed at all, though it is not likely, after this exhibition, that they will suffer themselves to remain unrepresented next year. The Council of the Horticultural Society are now busily employed in preparations to make the in auguration of the Prince Consort's Memorial on the 10th of Jane as effective and as important a dis play as becomes the occasion. As it is important that the Council should be Able to judge of the numbers likely to be present at the ceremonial, they have decided that the price of cards of admission shall be 15s. each if purchased on or before May 27 (the day of the first great floral exhibition), £1 up to June 9 inclusive, and £1 10s. on the day of the ceremony. The Council have also decided that each Fellow of 1,2 2s, (or 20 guineas) shall be entitled at any time up to May 27 to purchase three tickets at half-price. and fel lows of £4 4s. (or 40 guineas) six tickets. The Princess of Wales having signified her wil lingness to become a Fellow of the Royal Horti cultural Society, the Council have called a special meeting of the society for Saturday, May 16, for the purpose of electing her Royal Highness. PENNY-A-LINERS ! These writers never allow us to go anywhere; we always proceed. A man was going home, is set down " an individual was proceeding to his resi dence." We never eat, but always partake, even though we happen to eat up the whole of the thing mentioned. In court, counsel asks a witness, " Did you have anything to eat there P" " Yes." " What was it P" " A bun." Now go to the report in the paper, and you'll be sure to find that " witness confessed to having partaken of a bun," as if some one else shared it with him. We never hear of a place ; it is always a locality. Nothing is ever placed, but always located. " Most of the people of the place" would be a terrible vulgarism to these gentlemen ; it must be " the majority of the residents in the locality," Then no one lives in rooms, but always in " apartments." " Good lodgings" would be far too meagre; so we have "eligible apartments." No man ever shows any feeling, but always "evinces" it. This "evince," by the way, is one of the most odious words in all this catalogue of vulgarities, for such they , really are. Everybody " evinces" everything. No one asks, but "evinces a desire." No one is hurt, but " evinces a sense of suffering." No one thanks another, but "evinces gratitude." I r emem ber, when the French band of the " Guides " were i this country, reading in the Illustrated News, that as they proceeded, of course, along the streets of the metropolis (we never reado f London in polite journals), they were vehemen tl y (everybody does everything vehemently) cheered by the assembled populace (that is the genteel name f ort h e people). And what do you suppos e the French men did in return P Of course, something very different from what Englishmen would have done under similar r circumstances. But did they toss up their caps, and ory, "Vivo l'Angleterre P" The Illustrated News did not condescend to enter into such details ' all it told us was that they " evinced a reciprocityl; Again, we never begin anything in the newspapers now, but always commence. I read lately in Taunton paper, that a ho rse " commenced kickin a g." And the printers seem t o th i nk it quite wrong to violate this handbills for °h rule. it y —epeatedi in drawin g u p y s eftermons Igave written, as I always do, " Divi ne servic e wi l l begin at so an d so;" but alm ost a l ways it has been altered to "com mence ; " and once I remember the bill being sent back after proof with "a query, commence? "I written against the word.—Dean ..ellford's Pleafir the Queen', Enggsh.; 110 110 10 4 10 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK RUSSIA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 2 Bank of England Return.--This Day, An Account, pursuant to 1 cap. 32, for the week ending of May, 1863: ISSUE Notes issued ......X26,94 DET 0,785 i £28,940,765' BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) __ 7,241,739 Other Deposits 13,122,087 Seven Day and other Bills 603,014 £38,639,377 I W. £38,649,377 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. May 7, 1863. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The North Eastern Railway (Newcastle and Starbeck), Cockermouth and Worthington Railway, Staines and Woking Junction Railway, and Sowerby Bridge Local Board bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Great Eastern Railway (Steamboats) and North British Railway bills were read a third time and passed. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. Their Royal Highnesses entered the house this evening shortly after five o'clock. The Princess of Wales occupied a seat in the gallery over the throne, and his Royal High ness took his usual seat on the front cross bench. The Earl of DERBY thought the whole bill would prove totally useless without a clause similar to the suggestion of the noble earl (Grey) opposite respecting bribery was in serted. He objected to the clause which gave the House of Commons the power of suspending the issuing of a writ for five years, as that was virtually disfranchising the place. Lord REDESDALE also objected to that clause, and hoped it would be expunged. After a short discussion the house went into committee on Ihe bill. Clause 1 was agreed to. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS :BILL. Earl RUSSELL moved the committal of this bill, and in doing so entered into an explanation of its provisions, which provided that in the event of boroughs being found guilty of extensive bribery the writ might be suspended for five years, and also gave very stringent powers where in dividual cases were to be dealt with. Lord LYVEDEN moved the insertion of a clause which disqualified all persons from voting who had been engaged at a salary as agent, messenger, or any oth er capacity for one month previous to such alteration. Their lordships divided, when there appeared— Contents Not contents 66 Majority against Clauses up to 9 were agreed to. A division took place on the 10th clause, giving Parlia ment the power to suspend the writ of a borough guilty of corrupt practices for 5 years. The numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause —66 (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The consideration of the Lords' amendments to the fol•• lowing bills and amendments were considered and agreed to :—Cleveland Railway, Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway, Rugby Wat r, and Whittle Dean Water. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time :—Birkenhead Improvement, Formartine and Buchan Railway, Gravesend and Milton Gas, Great Grimsby Water, lichen Bridge, Letterkenny Railway, London and South Westerr and Andover and Redbridge Railways, Mid Kent Railway, Rotherham and Kimberworth Local Board of Health, Stourbridge Railway, Tranmere Docks. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Equitable Gas Bill was considered, and ordered to lie upon the table. PETITIONS. _ _ Several petitions were presented against the imposition of income tax on charities, and against the amalgamation of the Metropolitan with the City pollee. A large number were part in favour of the Prisons Ministers bill by Mr. HENNESS F.Y. EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBURYNESS. In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE, Lord C. PAGET said it was true that experiments were made at Shoeburyness on the 27th of April last on "Chalmers' Target," but whether they were made on a target which was a piracy of ono patented by Mr. John Clare, jun., the Board of Admiralty could not venture to express an opinion. uONVOCA.TIONS OF ARMAGH AND DUBLIN. Mr. H. SEYM OUR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Departmet t whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to summon the Convocations of Armagh and Dublin, in the same manner as the Convoca tions of Canterbury and York were summoned ? Sir G. GREY replied that two memorials had been pre sented to her Majesty, but the Government had not deemed it well to advise her Majesty to accede to their prayer. ORDNANCE SURVEY. Mr. WARNER asked the Under Secretary of State for War when the military survey of the environs of London, stated in the Ordnance Survey Report to be in progress of publication at the end of last year, was likely to be issued ? Lord HARTINGTON replied that some portions of the survey had been published, and that the rest would be com pleted and be ready for issue before the end of the year. PURCHASE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHI BITION BUILDING. Lord It. CECIL asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the report was true that the Government had offered or intended to become purchasers of the building in which the Exhibition of 1862 was contained, and, if so, what sum they prLposed to pay for it, and at what period of the session they intended to bring forward the estimate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had nothing to add to the reply which he had given to o arL: e lar question a short time ago. dew any fresh statement. But should the Government uie d b quickly He was not ablet mine to purchase the building, the matter w . v en tor the communicated to the house, and " le nelegdifor its pur discussion of any estimate that might be as chase. GOODS P— georetary of State for ed the under BRITISH KAFFRARIA ANII I I THE Mr. A. MILLS ask CAPE OF respectinp the proposed the Colonies whether anry_rpcles,y Government by the in morials or petitions had been habitants rece p ovinoe to the Colony of .. that r annexation of Good H ope ; and, if 809 whether the Cape of an y objection to lay Buell ntiyadodfreßssreidtistho liital•Tria, matter the fullest considera dom. there would he ments upon ILE said petitions had Mr. FORTESu been presented table of giving hge the house am algamation of the colony with the Cape o f G o od IloPa. th e t f a t: b r t h e Government had ioadetermined that t should be proceeded with, he annexation CARLTO - N-TERRA .CE In reply to Sir J. S HELLEY, . siteir. F. PEEL tated that was prepared in the usualthe valuation of the vacant the highest bidders — Messrs. P w e ay, and it had been l et to a-year. H e h a d no objection to to a papers. nd Trollop e — at £1 400 produce the' Mr. HENNESSY POLAND. should movesn gave notice th a t on an early day he Poland. address to the Crown on the subject of COMMUTATION OF CHURCH RATES . Mr. NE WDIGATE he should introduce gv e notice th a t ear l y next session rates, a bill for the c ommu t at i on of church BRAZIL —MR CIIRISTIE. Mr. M. MILN ES r * o * put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury re o s a t p t e ef 3 t r ti a n z 7 l th ih e conduct of Mr. Christie, her Majesty's Minister Prince of Wales and the erne ' ers of q h u e e r st / i li ) a n je o e f ty th 's e ship Forte ; and asked whether a letter addressed to Earl Russell by the Minister of the United States at the Court of Brazil, and subsequently published, had re ceived any notice front her Majesty's Government. He thought it was only due to Mr. Christie that the hon. mem ber for Lincoln (Mr. Bramley-Moore) would retract the very unjustifiable language he had used towards that gen • tleman. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE, in order to explain, moved the adjournment of the house. The merchants and prin cipal inhabitants of Rio Janeiro, who were better able to pronounce an opinion than people at a distance, ywere exceedingly dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. Christie, on account of the irritability of his position and the actual falsehoods in which he had dealt with the wreck of the Prime of Wales. It appeared, too, that he had quarreled The chances of a naval war are now the topic of warm discussion. The Governor-General of Fin land in his report speaks of a growing restlessness of the people and of their Scandinavian tendencies, and urges the Government to increase the Russian forces in the Grand Duchy. In the mean time 12 vessels of war, mostly steamers, are being armed. Three vessels are already cruising, and six more will shortly leave Cronstadt. In a note to the Governor-General of Moscow, the Emperor thanks the capital, which he calls the "dearly beloved city of his birth," for the address conveying the expression of their loyal sentiments. In his reply to the deputation by whom the ad dress was presented, the Emperor said—" I still have hope that we may avoid a general war. If, however, war should be our destiny, I am convinced we shall know how to dotend the boundaries of the empire and the countries which are inseparably connected with it." The order of St. Vladimir of the first class has been conferred upon the promoters of the address. A special reward has been instituted and confer red upon all high officials who co-operated in the emancipation of the serfs. he Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the Gth day .ARTMENT. Government Debt .£11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,290,765 Silver Bullion ... £28,940,765 .:PARTDIENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £12,151,3"5 Other Securities 17,470.20 Notes Gold and Silver 850,995 Coin —..........,............... with the other Ministers, and generally ereatA by I - Cs eon duct an ill-feeling tif4ainst this country. lie .j.o.b.tified the language of Gen. ‘Vebbe wiqa respect t. Mr. Christ ie., Lord i ALMERSTON defended M,. tllmstit.. He bad for sometime been a member of that house, and many hon e members could hardly tail to recollect the meritorious way in which he performed his duty. (Hear.) Mr. Christie was a gentleman and a man of honour, and he WaS sat•stled that no man could justly question his verdict. (Hear.) He knew nothing of Mr. Webbe—(laughter)—and with re gard to his letter, it was no doubt treated by Earl Russell with the disregard it merited. (Hear.) Had such a letter been written by a British diplcmatist he was sure his noble friend would have dismissed him as a person unfit to hold such a responsible post. Mr. Christie simply car: ied out the orders sent him by the Government, and he had reason to believe that the informati n supplied to the hon. member for Lincoln with respect to the allvgcd ill feeling against Mr. Christie was grossly incorrect. (Hear, he ,r.) It was not the province of a body of trade, a to decide upon the conduct of the representative of a Government, but that of the Government who sent him there. (Hear, hear.) After a short discussion the motion was negatived with out a division. PRISON MINISTERS BILL. On the motion for going into committee, Mr. R. LONG rose to move that the hcuse resolve itself into a committee this day six months. (LEFT SITTING.) FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF •PASI SEVEN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day, CHESTER RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SCURRY HANDICAP. Antipodes . 1 Mountain Buok Miss Julia.. Five ran. MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S PLATE. Dictator Caller Ou Middlewatch Six ran. CHESTER WELTER CUP. Eidolon Fontenoy 2 Deception DEE STAKES. Borealis 1 Newchurch Won in a canter. HANDICAP OF 5 SOVS. Zara .. _ 1 Bernice 2 (..i aribaldi 3 _ Four ran. DEE STAND CUP. Bandage — 1 Herdsm an Eidolon Five ran. SIXTH BIENNIAL. Fisherman's Daughter 1 Mary Copp colt 2 Prescription 3 Six ran, LATEST BETTING. TE DE. 9 to 2 agst Lord IL Ulitden ßßY (taken) 11 to 2 agst Macoroni (taken) 100 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's lot (offered) OARS. 900 to 600 on Lord Stamford's lot (taken) 7to 1 agst Borealis (offered) THE CONSCRIPTION IN FRANCE, " One hundred thousand men," say s a Paris paper, speaking of this year's conscription,—. " One hundred thousand men have just passed under the regulation measure, and have heard the President of the Board of Revision cry out, as each moved on, 'Good for service.' One hundred thou sand families have received the terrible tidings. For the first few days all is sorrow ; soon courage returns to their valiant hearts. Is not Franoe a nest of soldiers P" No doubt, the army of France is worthy of admi ration, but while we are struck at the exactness with which she turns out yearly her 100,000 youths, appa rently excellent in health and exuberant in spirits —some of them already grasping in fancy the Mar shal's staff which they are to find in their cartridge boxes,—we do not notice the crowds which the same Board of Revision have been forced to reject as unfit material for powder to consume before they can get at the number required. It is affirmed by those who ought ito know the fact that the sickly, the deformed, or those who are below even the small stature of an approved conscript are far more nume rous than those who are declared fit for service. The result of the conscription which is just concluded shows that in this respect matters are still worse. The War Department had been forced to lower by a few centimetres the standard required for the old regiments; and it is feared that if the numerical amount of the conscription be maintained at ire pre sent rate a further reduction will become indispen sable. This ogre, called the Conscription, swallows up year after year the flower of the youthful rural population. Those who are left behind are com paratively short in stature, feeble in frame, and infirm. It is stated on authority, which has not, I believe, been contested, that, out of 1,000 youths registered as the contingent to be furnished by cer tain cantons, 731 were rejected by the Revision Board as unable from physical defects to bear arms. Napoleon I. used to boast that he had 100,000 men to spend every year, and his incessant wars and in cessant calls upon the population to support them have produced what we now %itness. To this, as well as to the laws on the division of property, is attributed the fact that the population for the last ten years has stood still, where it has not actually diminished, while that of other European countries has increased. The London and South African Bank. ANNUAL annual o M a l E E T meetingl N G. — O T f H t h i eS proprietors second of ,be London and South African Bank took place to day. Mr. J. R. Thomson presided. The report, which was unanimously adopted, stated that the accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1862, exhibited a surplus of £29,481 Bs. 5d., out of which a payment on account of dividend was made in Oc tober last, at the rate of 6s. per share, free of income tax, and stated that—. " Deducting for rebate on bills not due £5,233 115 9d; applying in reduction of preliminary expense account the sum of £1,608 6s, or one-fifth of the original am ount; and carrying to the credit of the reserve fund £ 2,000 ; an avail- able balance remained of £14,639 lOs 8 d; out of w h i c h th e directors proposed a dividend for the ending half.year, u 3 1st December last, at thereto of 6 pe r cent. per a n num on the entire paid-up capital, free of income tax, ca rry ing forward £2,639 108 8d to next account. The past year had been, marked by the completion of the bank's capital, to th e extent of £400,000, paid up in fall, (in conformity with th e provi sions of the C harter of Incorporation), a steady increas e . its business, and freedom trom bad debts, A, intimated the last simnel report, the directors now an ti formation ofa branch at D' Urban, in. the Arrangements were in progress for the in in announced the colony of Natal. others at Pietermaritzburg, King establishment of Graaf Reinrt ; and itWilliam's Town, and is the intention further to extend the sphe re of the directors still be found expedient." of the bank's operation as may The Chairman stat ed that last June they had paid That capital had sir share on £200,000 capital. 400,000 and the directors that time been increased to for the past half'rectors now proposed to pay share. year4ltho another dividend of 6s. per £400,000, the ugh. the dividend was payable on i 288,000. The lcapital actually employed was only net profit made during the year on £2BB 000 Was £26,644, or about 91 per cent. The portion paid to the shareholders, includ ing the £12,000 to be • • distributed, would be equal to a dividend of 61 per cent. Although it was not a general practice among the colonial banks to afford a statement of the reduction made for rebate of interest, their accounts exhibited a sum of £5,233, which might be considered as prcfit, because it was carried forward to ne xt year's account. £2,00 0 Ith was ted also added to the reserve fund, a bleb now atno sze to £3,100. The notes in circulation. ' deposits, i' t , in June last, represented £95,000; i n December had been increased to £ 145,000, and si nce then the accounts from the Cap e stated f urtherthattoi i Dere total now being ment had taken Pia". theed resolved to raise £182,000. The directors h ano ther £lOO,O OO cap ital, an d having obtained the necessary sanc tion, d i tiou they now propose to sue 6,000 shares, 4,000 of w h ich were to be appropriated to the shareholders, inp roportion of one new share f or every five old share s, and that the pric e b e at the rate of .£24 per share. The 1,000 remaining s hares to be kept for the benefit of the ba n k. mission ensued, the majority of the A dis - shareh o ld ers contending that the whole of the p roposed n ew' shares should be i ssue d to the proprietors at par. A compromise w as a f terwards reso lution carried limiting t he effected, and a prop £22 each. used new shar e s to