The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-18 00:00:00

aONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCR. More confidence is now apparent in the general discount market, the commotion usually succeeding an alteration in the minimum having now partially subsided, while bankers and others appear inclined to negotiate business. Some of the securities dis counted this morning have been taken at the Bank rate of 31 per cent. The General Credit and Finance Company of London, with a first issue of capital amounting to £2,500,000, in 125,000 shares of 120 each, has been introduced to the notice of the investing classes. In principle it is similar to that of the institution known as the Credit Mobilier of France, and which has already spread to Italy and Spain ; but it is, however, modified to suit this country by the exclusion of ull stock-jobbing and purely specu lative adventure. The projectors believe that there is room for such an institution, if prudently managed, and that the profits will be very large; it will negotiate loans, take contracts, deal in securities, and make advances, assist industrial en terprises ; in short, it will do all that is now:done by intelligent and wealthy capitalists, like the Roths childs, with the same prudent and skilful manage ment, and at least the same profits. Moreover, it is to encourage the application of English capital in India and the celonies, where, more especially in the former, great works of pubic utility are im peded for want of capital, for which a very high rate of interest is paid. The general management is confided to Mr. Laing, late Finance Minister of India, who is associated with a kindred society just formed in Paris. Each company will act as agent for the other. The board of the English company consists of Mr. Laing, Mr. W. P. An drew (the chairman of the Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Railway), Mr. Beale, M.P. (chairman of the Midland Railway), Mr. Blount (the Paris banker), Mr. Brassey, jun., son of the contractor, Mr. James Thompson Mackenzie (deputy-chairman of the Eastern Bengal Railway), Mr. Leo Schuster, Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., Mr. Bramtey-Moore, M.P., Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., and Mr. Stuart. The French company comprises Messrs. Talabot, Schneider, Bischoffsheim, and Co. ; Bartholony (chairman of the Paris and Orleans Railway), Simons (chairman of the Western Railways of France), Pinard (director to the Comptoir d'Es compte, Paris), Perier (regent of the Bank of France), and many other eminent men connected with finance, industry, and commerce. Agencies are also to be established in some of the principal cities of Europe, and it is said they have already secured Giles Loder for Russia and the Bank of Darmstadt. The shares, which opened at 4 1 prem., are now quoted 31 I prem. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week havebeen rather unsatisfactory. At Manchester these has been a falling off in the busi ness done in both cloths and yarns, owing to a fur ther advance in prices. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has continued quiet, in consequence of the Lancashire inquiry for light fabrics. In the hosiery and lace departments at Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change of importance ; while at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been an average amount of business transacted, chiefly for home requirements. Two O'CLOCK. There has been very little business in the English Stock Market to day, and the few dealings entered into have not resulted in any fluctuation, Consols being 931 I for transfer, and 92-1 0 less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and. Reduced have been dealt in at 911 ; Exchequer Bills are marked 4s. dis. ; India Stock, 232 ; and the 5 per Cents., 1001. The most important feature in the Foreign Market to-day is the rise in Turkish Consolides, which are now quoted 504 I. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; Greek, 321 ; do., Coupons, 141 151. ; Spanish Passive, 341 35 ; do., Certificates, 12; 13 ; Mexican, 36/ 37/ ; Grenada, 16/ 174 ; do. Deferred, let d ; Egyptian, 1004 ; Portugueae, 49i ; Italian, 711 72 ; and the Confederate Loan, par to 1 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather inactive, but a firmer tone has prevailed. Great Northern A Stock and North Westerns have improved 10s., and Midlands and South Easterns ss. The operations on the Foreign and Colonial un dertakings have been very limited, and quotations remain unaltered. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show, in one or two instances, rather more firm ness. Oriental Bank have improved to 55; Union of London, to 354 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam are firm at 76 ; and Royal Mail Steam at 65 to 651. The shares of the English and Scottish Marine Insurance Company are quoted -a toe prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock . 234 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Con s ol s A n n u iti es New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock .. Ditto 6 per Cent llOl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto 51 per Cent. Mit. Bonds €.1.000 Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, June 9 92 Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO 21 per Cent.... 4 1 die FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent ... . 100/ 1 Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant n Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO/ 100 991 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account . . . 321 i 2 Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent . Ditto Account . .. .... 37 if 6 1 I li Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada ...................... 161 17 Ditto Deferred........ Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) B/ 1 /- / Peruvian 41 per Cent. . . Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862 ............. Ditto Account BBl Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ...... Ditto Account ...... 491 I 1 Ditto 1832 Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Pss..ive Ditto Account 35 41 5/ 4/ 5 Spanish Cert. of Coup not tunaecl Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 7O/ 1 Ditto, £lOO Bonds 722 34 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 7 13 / 4 1 i i Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3 Venezuela, , 3 per Cent Ditto 6 Per Cent., 1862 ' Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7ll Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. 3 Console, Money 9 Ditto Account 9 2 _ ev THE REPRESENTATION OF THE CI —lVe believe eTY it is the intention of a number of influ ential scount gentlemen Amberley, con nected with the City to bring forward Viscount the eldest son of Earl Russell, as a candidate for the seat in the House of Commons, vacant by the death of Western Wood, Es q . LOST AND SAV ED .—By the lion. Mrs. Norton. 3 v01e.." L ost and S aved," says the Athenz is• a on, " work of such rare exeellence that it would create.a stir am ong novel-r ea d ers, even if it had not Dirs. Norton's name on the title page. Tho story has an abundance of plot, counterplot, and epilode, and even a superabundance of character. It surpasses Stuart of Dunleath,' in strength, delicacy, and that quality which is technically termed finish.' Moreover, the gloom of the tale is re lieved by a light, airy, racy humour. The artistic grace and ease of the opening pages may be studied with profit by the most practised novelists. ACCIDENT AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— On Saturday night, during the performance of " Lucia di Lam mermoor," the accomplish e d M dlle. Tietjens had a narrow escape from serious injury. Her dress caught fire, but with the utmost presence of mind the gifted singer extinguished the flames, and after a brief interval continued the perform • ance. MR. AND MRS. IN. F. WiNrorrAm.—The 'object for which Mrs. Windham visited Norwich-.-viz., a reconciliation with her husband — has apparently been folly accomplished ; and one unquestionable evidence of the fact has been given by Mr. Windham, who has instructeJ his London solicitor, Mr, Chappell, to stay further oroceedings in the pending divorce suit, Windham v, Windham and SHARE MARKETS---Th is day. d MINA : . -TIA.RES AND srouh.s. Railways. Bir., Wol and Str. Val. itlythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k_;o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cormvall 8 81 - - 71 81 83 85 115 116 8a 8 6 6f Do A A tn'ts no di N !Do. B tillepe.pan.llne been paid to B. !Dublin & Belfast June. I Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno.' !Edinburgh & Glasgow.' iGlasg. 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 gua. stoci - Lancashite & Yorkshire London and Blackwal!, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aiad Dove! Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sty.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Metropolitan Midland 40 12 13 14 92 93 107 109 52i 63i 47 49 24} 25ii 125 126 127 128 134 136 102 104 67} 67/ ice} 1091 78i 794 118 120 41 42 1001 1011 1044 105A1 41 45 1111 127 127 i 14 11p 90 es_g Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 50i 51i 24 25 101 102 f 8 68} Mt 691 Do York Do North London Do New North Staflbrdshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 115 117 p 16 16t 111 121 118 120 456 4Gi 98 100 Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Ishrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern 60 61 32 33 91i 92 €8 70 99 101 South Wales S. York. and River Dur, taines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton .t Darlingtoi, Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Y 8 37 38 9 10 0 7i 8 p 153 156 5 54, n 8 i P Ulster Do . Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newpor. Do Hereford 79 82 154 156 28 20 ei 1 1254 6 128 7 en 44 109 11 f 1276 i 7 92i 11 ?aid. Closing Business Price. done. 118} 1011 100; 11 1051 4; 441 25 1011 I d ___ BRITISH P ±hart stk I 20 Railways .tiantie tit St Lawrene( liom.,Barodaer.Cent Ino Gu. syer cent.. 10 LOO iOO Do. New . ...... ... Do. E. Shares.. Bufialo and Lals.e Huron Do. Preferunce Buffalo,BrantAGodricl p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872, I lDo. do. July 1, 1873, )o. do. June 1, 1874 ICleutta.te S. Eastn.(Lii ) LiapeTown & Dock Seri] Eastn. Bengal gu. S p. el I last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds..) Do. uo. deferred...... Du. 2d Pref. Bowls.. Do. do d fey ed...... Do. 3d 1' ef. stock Do. do. d-1 errt.d...... Do. 4th Pref. so k... Do. uo. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenth.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of lndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. .. Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Dc.4' d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnd.. Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds Newßr unawick a Can& Class A and B N. Rl.C'dad pa Ist p 1 bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do g Do. Punjaub ea c: Do. Do. • •• •• Do. Indus.St Flo.) COLONIAL GOVERN an. Gov. 6 p.e.J a &Jul ) I 1877-S4 Do. e p. c. Feb..tz Aug Do. tl p. c.Mar. Az Sept Do. E p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6p Do.Ap & Oct. 188 C Do. 189( I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Nov.ls7B, 6 p c IMau , ittUS I per cent .. Natal Guv. 6 per cont.. IN.ll.Gov.op.c.Ja.&Jul) Do. 6 p..c.Ap. & Oc[ N. S.W. ov. 5 p 1,18, i Do. sp. c.,18,1 to Er I Do. d0.,1888 & upwch New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C Aus (.16p.e.1676.6t up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to lID.o. An.&Ont... 44 45 38 40 99 101 SIONS. Closirw Price. 60 63 1(8k IC9i 1 14 p 54 61 1 * P 7i 8 1( 8 IG9 1( 94 1104 1104 111 i 1( 99 (10 14 14p 1 19 20 p 61 65 i 7 62 54 66 42 46 27 41 83 26 23 26 21 23 110 1104 1 2 1 14; 107 108 111 ill 94 9 u 99 101 89 62 I p 107 1 , 8 101 103 18 100 49 51 3 5 84 86 1( 9 110 107 108 IP 107 1i ICB lip 10f IC6 T SECURITIES. 106 167 103 10 6 103 108 98 97 I I 95 97 111 113 112 114 112 114 115 117 'll3 115 109 111 10 111 1081 107; 1061 1024 103 i 103 103 i, 1031 103 f 112 114 LO6l 104 ,:3 115 1 13 115 [lO 112 1101 11111 95i BRITISH MI 'Cambrian Consol. Gold t2ll fiord Amalgamated 1 'Devon G. Cons. Javist ,1 'East Bassett ( I llogan Eust Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Cam Brea. • ‘V'i Russel (Tavistk ' Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus Wheal Vor (1Ielston) Grenville ilerod's-Foot i I ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tJny Lehr t arke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Seton .. North Downs W h'l Basset (1110 ;an North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (FA,. Blazey Vrovidenee(Uny South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) Wheal Fran. (Illogan, Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Fin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard, West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan,' Wheal Buller(Redrutlf)' Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)' WhealLud ott Wheal blaryAnn (Men.) Wheal Seton wheal Treiawney (Lis.)i i Wheal Union 19f 24 •?.17.0 2.4.9 lk 10.6.7 11 5.15.6 18.1,9 28.9. 174 5i 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 58i 317 ES. 5 5i 15a lei 86 41 5i - 260' 15 17 41 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139 40 South Wales, gua. 4 per cent., 93 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &0., 41 per cent., 1858, 104 London, Chatham, &e., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, R per cent., C, 81 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 81 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. nnelingbamshire, 954 Nottingham and Grantham it. & C., 95 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 137 6 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 20i I Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Buenos Ayres Great Southern (lira.), 3 Dutch Rhenish, 171 17 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pi., 20} Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 121 Paris and Orleans, 406 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillog, limited, Mont. Aureos iiraz. Gold Min. Co. (Um.), 25 Port Philip, St. John dcl Rey (lim.), 56 United Mexican (iiiii.), 6i Vallanzasza Gold, lim., Yudanarautana of S. Australia (Um.), 4 JOINT-STO CKan d Liverpooln ANI S (Um.), 311 Alliance Bank of Londo n Austr o a o l if a Ll sl ogy a n , d p7 o 4t ii! g lttr B il a an nk k C B h an ar k te o r i ed Qu ß eLn k sl o a l ud ßr o i l tmis k Australia, 103 I Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chink: 26j $ Japan° (lira.), ln City,loll?3 English and Irish ( a li n in d .) Hindustan, China, Imperial Bank (litn.), 201 Imperial Ottoman, 205 I I London and Brazilian rlim3, 43 London anti County, 431 London Joint Stock, 63 London and South African, 2e; I 130 29i ic Lo a n ti c o l e n n a t an d ProvinciallV e s in l o n i a . t E e r n , g 7 l 9 an B d i Ditto, new, 373 Ditto, new, 241 Oriental Bank Corporation, 55 45 Provincial of Ireland, 90 Sciude, l'unjaub, and Delhi (lim. , 23 Standard of British South Africa (lim;), 165 Union of London, 355 5 DOCKS. Victoria, 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Anc, , lo-Mexican Mint, 20 Berlin Water Works, 9 8 Canada Agency Association, tiM General Seam Navigation, 281 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. ,870 issued 90, 291 8/ London Gen( ral Omnibus Company (lim.), Peninsula and thiental Steam, 76 Royal Mail Steam, 6 5 Van Dlemen's Land, 16 At the request of Napoleon M., the Austrian Government has consented to the transfer of the ashes of the Duo de Reichetadt to France, Business don, 109/ 61g 1 i 89i 3 21 1O3! 1071 1101 111 Tin SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. Trade in the leading country markets held on Saturday ruled inactive for wheat. Good and fine parcels, however, fairly supported previous rates ; otherwise, the quotations were the turn easier. Less firmness was observed in the demand for spring corn, and, in some instances, prices were rather drooping Flour changed hands to a very moderate extent, on former terms. On the continent the trade for cereal produce continues firm; but advices from New York report increased depres sion in the markets for wheat, flour, and maize. The arrivals of English grain up to onr market last week, were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 7,700 quarters of wheat ; 3,037 barley ; 29,943 oats ; 2,425 beans; 338 peas; 5 tares; 10,150 linseed; 6,404 oilseeds; 10 sundry seeds; 420 sacks and 12,349 barrels of dour. Fresh up to this morning's market, the arrivals of Eng lish wheat were very moderate. The quality of the pro duce from Essex, was by no means prime; but there were several fine samples on the Kent stands, weighing 641 be and upwards per bush'''. Generally speaking, the produce came to hand in dry condition. All good and fine parcels met a fair but far from active sale, at the rates current this day se'nnight ; otherwise the trade ruled very inactive, and at the close of business but little progress had been made in disposing of the supply of superior produce. Our currency is without quotable change from Monday last. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was tolerably large. Dant zio and the finest red and white American parcels were in moderate demand, and prices ruled firm. Inferior de scriptions commanded but little attention, yet no alteration took place in their value compared with Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain were steady in price ; but the inquiry for them was by no means active. The supply of English barley was small, and of foreign very moderate. Neither grinding or distilling qualities commanded much attention. Nevertheless, the quotations were steadily suported. The malt trade, on the whole, was steady, and prices, especially for good and fine parcels, ruled firm. With oats the market was fairly supplied. For all quali ties there was a steady demand, and prices were quite as high as on Monday last. The supply of beans was small, and the trade ruled firm, at extreme rates. Peas met an improved sale, mid the quotations were fully supported. The show of samples was very moderate. Compared with Friday, we may observe, the spring corn trade exhibited considerable improvement. The flour trade was quiet at last Monday's currency. The supply of barrels on offer was moderately large. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASUEB, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 4Bs 54s Ditto, white, new 435 52s Ditto, old 6os 57s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —a —s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting oos Oos Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 68s Chevalier 66s 685 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 22s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 24s Beans —Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey, new Maple White, new 36s 38s Boilers 36s 38s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3oe 32s Stockton and Norfolk. 29s 31s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large number of beasts from Corunna, and sheep from Hamburg on sale this morning in middling condition. Sales progressed slowly at about previous rates. For the time of year the arrivals of beasts fresh up to-day from our own grazing districts were moderately extensive; but there was a slight deficiency in the quality of most breeds compared with Monday last. Good and prime breeds, therefore, were in improved request at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, the best Scots and crosses having realised 5s per 81bs. Otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state at about previous currencies, and a total clearance was not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,220 Scots, short-horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 330 various breeds ; and from Scotland 300 Scots and crosses. A few stale Irish beasts were on offer. We were fairly supplied with sheep, in for the most part in good condition. Downs and half-breds moved eff slowly, but at full prices other breeds were a dull inquiry at last Monday's currency. The best Downs were at 4s 10d ; the best Lincolns and Leicesters, 48 4d per 81bs. There was a good supply of lambs on offer, and the de mand for them ruled inactive at from 6s to 78 per Blbs. About 700 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in moderate supply, and sluggish request at [ate rates, In pigs very little was doing on former terms. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Pme. S' thdow-n d 0.4 8 4 le Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs, Gs Od to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 12s to 21s ; and quarter-old otore pigs, 8s to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 3,820 Sheep and lambs Calves 209 Pigs Pigs 5lOl A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, May 19, 1862, and this day, Monday, May 18, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal May 19, May 18, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 210 to 3 0 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 310 4 4 Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 4 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 0 4 6 4 4 4 6 Prime Southdown do. .. 4 8 410 4 8 410 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 410 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 430 370 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 20, 1861.—Beasts, 3,540 — sheep and lambs, 20,460—calves,;143—pigs, 390. MAY 21, 1860.—Beasts, 3,4 Bo—sheep and lambs, 22,920 —calves, 180—pigs, 420. The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 6,189 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 3,646—in 1861, 5,430—in 1860, 5,215 —in 1859, 3,865—in 1858, 1,239—in 1857, 2,344 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 272 .. 343 .. 239 .. 266 .. -- Harlingen lB6 .. 959 .. 23,V.. 18 .. -- Hamburg eese 94 .. 3,065 .. • el .. 7 Boulogne . - .. .4, ...... eli .... ee Cuxhaven - .. -- of ..... es —— Vigo .. 40 .. -- .. -- .. -- .. -- NieweDiep ..... -- .. -- .. -- .. -- " -- Amsterdam.... -- .. -- .. -- " -- " -- Antwerp. — Ostend . ... 12 .. _ _ Oporto 62 .. .. . .. .. Dordt 5 .. 283 • . 51 . • . . Bremen. - .. - .. 25 .. - Total .... 728 .. 4,842 .. 313 .. 299 .. 7 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 303 .. 2,485 .. 315 .. 491 .. 62 1861 766 .. 3,802 .. 299 .. 328 .. 246 1860 359 .. 4,210 .. 113 .. 308 .. 225 1859 177 .. 2,248 .. 210 .. 206 .. 24 1858 144 .. 1,737 .. 61 .. 279 .. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of meat continue on sale at these markets. To-day the trade rules inactive for all descrip tions, but no material change has taken place in prioes com pared with Monday last. Per 81b. by the carcase. sdad sdad Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling do. .. 34 3 6 Prime do .. 44 4 6 Prime large do. 3 8 4 0 Veal Do. small do. .. 42 4 4 Small pork 42 4 6 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report continued steadiness in the demand for English hops at extreme rates. American qualities move off freely, at full prices ; and Continental parcels quite support previous quotations. Last week's import amounted to 77 bales from Hamburg -80 Bremen-1186 Dunkirk-41 Rotterdam—and 342 bales New York. Mid and East Kents 7os to 190 s per owt. Weald of Kents Sussex Bavarian Belgian American 7ss to 958 „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full average supplies of old home-grown potatoes con tinue on sale ; but the show of foreign produce is very small, the import, last week, having amounted to only 29 sacks from Dunkirk. The supply of new potatoes is small, and the quotation rema:ns at 12s, to 16s. per cwt. Yorkshire Regents ........ Do. Fl u k es ...... 95s to Iles per ton. Do. Rock s , . 855 ,, .. 1308 to 1405 o. Seedlings ...... —s to to — s 2 95 ' Kent and Essex Regents... " — s Scotch Regents ....... —s to —8 ... 70s to 958 :' ? Do. Rocks .... 60a to 70s ~ Do. Reds. 655 to 65s f f Foreign 6OB to 60s If WOOL. li l matequeuce of somewhat extensive purchases by 1859. 1880. I 1861. 1862. 1863. --- Stock this day.... 3,500 1 28,562 66,967 35,489 39, 541 Price of Y.C. .. 1 —sOd —sOd —sod —sOd —sOd f 95801 to 52s 61 to 58s0d to 46 s 6 d to 43 s 3 d to Delivery last week 971 906 1,316 1,196 1,291 Ditto from June 1 97,603 77,938 77,331 116,367 77,230 Arrivals last week 405 738 674 1,643 220 Ditto from June 1 94,546 91.389 117,204 95.110 73,492 Price of Town .... As 9d 62s od 156 i 6d 46s 6d 44s 3d POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FRAUDS ON THE BENETOLENT.--A BEGGING LETTER IMPOSTOR.—Jane Johnson, a young woman, daughter of a notorious begging letter impostor, living at Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with endeavouring to obtain charitable contributions at 38, Duke-street, St. James's, by means of false and fraudulent pretences. Jane Sweeting, servant to Mrs, Roberts, of 38, Duke street, St. James's, said that about six weeks ago the pri soner called and aeked to see Mr. Monteith, and gave her a note to give Mr. Monteith. The prisoner was told to call again, but did not do so. Mr. James Monteith said he lodged at 38, Duke-street, and about six weeks ago a note purporting to come from the Rev. Mr. Napier, of St. Lake's Parsonage, and con taining a memorial on behalf of a Mrs M'Alpin, was handed to him by the last witness, and as he had been imposed upon once before by a letter which purported to come from b. clergyman at Brixton when he gave the person bringing it half a sovereign, he told tin last witness to tell the pri soner to call again, but she did net do so. James Fryer, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, said that he apprehended the prisoner on Saturday, and on charging her with obtainin; money from Mr. Monteith and other persons she admited it. He then took the prisoner to 38, Duke-street, when the witness Sweeting identified her as the person vho brought the letter about six weeks ago. He wont yesterday, but could find no t. R ev . M r . N a pier," or " St. Luk e ' s P arsonage. " H e knew the prisoner as the dauthter of a notorious begging letter impostor of the name oe Johnson. Mr, Tyrwhitt committed tie prisoner for three months, with hard labour, stating that such offences did a great deal of mischief, as they stolped charitable persons from giving. French buyers, the public sales of colonial wool, held since our last report, have gone off with increased activity, and prices have improved id, making the fall, compared with last series, of id to ld per lb, chiefly in medium and inferior produce. The subjoined prices have been realised :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 101 d to 2s 6id; scoured, is 8d to 2s 3d ; lamb, is 61d to 3s 3d ; pieces and locks, le lid to is 61c1; grease, 10d to Is 3d. Adelaide—Clean sheep's, is 51d to is 6d; scoured, is Bid to is 11d; grease, 10d to is ld. Cape—Clean sheep's, is to is 7id ; scoured, is 4id to is 71d ; grease, 9d to 10d. Sydney—Clean sheep's, is 7id to 2s 91e1 ; scoured, is 8d to 2s lid; pieces, is 3d to is 41d per lb. Privately the business doing in English and colonial wool is much restricted, at about stationary rates. The import last week was large, vie., 2,789 bales from Adelaid ; 1,119 ;Launceston; 2,646 Guichen Bay, 2,277 Port Augusta; 1,840 Hob ar t Town; 47 Cape; 1,133 Algoa Bay ; and 199 bales from Port Natal, DS. Linseed is in good demat steadily supports previous rat are a dull inquiry at late curr business is doing at former pi Turntp,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown 95 12s White, Tares, New 7s 5d 8s 6d Old per quarter - s —5 Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Rye grass, new s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. 50s 74s White Foreign Red 4os 74s White 6os 76s Trefoil, new. l3 ad at full prices, and rape Lee. All other seeds, however, •encies. In cakes a moderate ices. ' Carraway Coriander l6s 18s Hempseed, per qr 42s 44s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —B English £9los.Elo —s Foreign £9los £lO 10s Rape Cakes,P tonl6 Os £6 lOs i Rapeseed, neW,pr qr 80s 82s TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm to-day, and prices are rather on the advance. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 43s 6d per cwt on the spat, 43s 3d to 43a 6d for June, and 46s for Octo ber to December delivery. Town tallow moves off slowly at 41s 6d net cash. Rough fat is quoted at 2s 21 per 81b. MR. DAWSON'S CONCERT. On Friday evening Mr. Dawson (of Westminster Abbey) gave his second annual concert in St. James's Hall, which, despie the unfavourable state of the weather, was very gully and fashionably at tended. The non-appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves, who it was announced hat been seized with sudden hoarseness, and was theiVore unable to sing a note, was a great disappointment. Such a circumstance caused Mr. Dawson the greatest regret, but the audience took the reading of the medical certificate with good humour, and ,eft Mr. Dawson quite sa tisfied that he was not to blame for the non appearance of the great talon The opening of the ooncert W a Ca 12o,t'a ghe for five voices, " Queen of the Valley," by Meesrs. Smith, Thomas, Cum ming, Dawson, and Winn; and certainly we have never heard this deliciously-melodious composition given with finer taste. The audience was quite enraptured, and a strong opinion was expressed in favour of its re petition, but the lengtl, of the programme, we sup pose, prevented the wise being complied with. Mi es Er es' song " The L a d y o f t h e L ea " f o ll owed, and greatly pleased the assembly, but the honour of the first encore of the evening was received by Mr. Dawson for his tasttiul rendering of Lindley's pretty ballad "The Seasons of Love." Madlle. Parepa's " Sing, bi r di e, s i ng ," wo n an unan i mous encore, and the same honour was conferred upon Mr. Lewis Thomas's rendering of Mendelssohn's difficult song " a roamer." We had two y oung pianists, Miss K ate Price an d Mi ss Summer hayes, both of w h oto playe d w ith great taste and brilliancy, b u t we cannot h e lp b u t remarking that if the selecti on of p i eces by the y oung l adies had been more m e l o di ous an d l ess difficult o f execu tion they would h ave p l ease d qu ite as well. M ons. Paque's fantasia on the v i o l once llo from " Norm a " was a great treat ; al d i n t h e two-part ball a d, very nicely Miss Florence De Courcy and Thomas,Mr by sanghe also played an obligato in the most mas terly manner. T a k en as a w hole, the concert was a perfect success, and afforded the highest deli g ht to every one pi esent. Dr. Sterndale Bentett's overture, " Paradise and the Peri," composed for last year's Jubilee Concert of the Philharmonic Society, is to be repeated at the concert of this evening. The Emperor Napoleon has recently caused to be notified through the Montleur, that the numerous complaints (reelamattoni) which have reached his Majesty upon the Subject of the refusal of works of Art by the jury of the Exposition have led him to decide that the public shall have an opportunity of determining the justice of those complaints by seeng the rejected works in the same building (Palais de l'lnlustrie) in which those accepted are hung. The Director-General of the Imperial Musees has, therefore, the honour to inform MM. the artists whose works have not been accepted, that an exhibitition of such as are not withdrawn before the 7th instant will open inthe Palais, le 15 Mai prochain"—i.e. yesterday (Friday). The history of this to our insular notions amazing affair is, that the Emperor,—moved by the indignation of many luckless artists whose works had been treated somewhat like those our Royal Academy Council has rejected, —went to the Palais, and, to the disgust of the officials, demanded a sight of the victimized pictures. Produced, they turned out to comprise works by men to whom medals, honourable mentions, and other public distinct!ons had been awarded. In justice to all concened, the above Ukase appeared in the lfloniteur. Deep is the wrath of the jury, great the glee of the reprieved p ainters, and expansive the d e light of the f re edom loving citizens of Paris. To fit this last with an expression, out comes a little vaudevilll e a t th e V ar i e ti es styled, 'Le Club d es R efu ses,' which hits the the flying humour with an extra sting to the chopfallen jury of the Exposition. Conceive, says the Athatneum, the looks of the Royal Academy Council and hangers —whose doings have raised the present storm among the painters—.if some incarnate Public Opinion walked into the national pre m;ses in Trafalgar Square, questioned the authorities' de cisions in this effectual manner, and set up face to face with the accepted the rejected works. Conceive the Adelphi crammed to see the translated vaudeville, and we have the situation ? PLAYING OR WORKING —OR BOTII P—Mr. Toole, the popular comedian, appeared recently, in one even i ng , i n four distinct characters, at three different theatres. Com mencing at the Surrey in the comedietta, " The Spitalfields Weaver," he afterwards played, as usual, at the Adelphi, in the serious play "Janet Pride;" and in the farce of " Id on Parle Franiaise ;" and concluded at Sadler's Wells with the cumicalities of the showman in the drama of "The Green Bushes." Mr. Toole in two of these cases performed gratuitously for deserving benefits, making his vehicle a dressing room for the economy of time.—Observer. " WITHOUT PRoFEssioN."—Among the notices of marriages of the first arrondissement is the following : " Ferdinand d'Orleans, Duke de Chartres, without profes sion, aged 22, of the Palace of Claremont, in England, and of the Palace of the Tuileries, in France. Mdlle: Amelie, Princess of Orleans, without profession, aged 18, with her father and mother, of the Palace of Claremont, and in France of the Palace of the Tuileries." The last mention is evidently made only to obey th e law, which re quires for French persons marrying in a foreign country the, indication of ,the last place of re s id ence in Frax",— (laltinani. i n England, SPORTING NOTES. Epsom races, which commence to-morrow, will this year be honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who has signified his intention of being present on Wednesday to witness the tussle for the bluo riband of the turf. The list for Tuesday extends to six items. For the Brighton Stakes 29 horses are weighted, the best in of which are Southport, Bosh, and Ossian, and if with them I couple Libellous. always a dangerous horse on the T.Y,C., I think the winner will be found among the number. In the Woodcote there are 60 two-year-olds engaged, more than a third of which have run without producing anything better than Molly Carew, Sister to Queen of the Vale, Midnight Mass, and Clairvoyante. Molly Carew, as we saw at Bath, is not invincible, but as she has no penalty to carry here, I can see nothing likely to beat her, unless it be sister to Queen of the Vale. The acceptances for the Rous Handi cap are two less than last year, as they now only number 23, including Scamander and Miss Armstrong, both of whom will doubtless be reserved for their engagements in. the Derby and Oaks. Should they run, either ought to win, or they are unworthy of the confidence reposed in them for the two great races. In their absence I must look to Balham or Gardener to furnish the winner. For the Heathcote Plate there is a splendid entry, as it includes among the old horses Lady Clifden, Miss Julia, Welland, Queen of the Vale, Bing of the Forest, Twilight, Lord Bur leigh, Livingstone, and Overture, while among the young ones are The Beaver, Whitefield, and several others; but Lady Clifden ought to prove the winner. Wednesday will bring us round to another Derby Day, and again we shall witness almost the entire population of the me`ropolis forcing its way into Surrey to witness the determination of an evert which millions have been consi dering with the deepest anxiety for upwards of a twelve month, and which will take less than four minutes to de cide. The present Derby does not differ in the slightest degree from the preceding ones ; horses have gone up and down in the market like quicksilver in the barometer, only moved by human inst, ad of atmospheric influences. From the subjoined list of starters, which is as accurate as human foresight can arrange, the field for the Derby will be worthy of its prestige ; and all that is to be hoped is that the best horse may prove the winner, and a clear stage and no favour allowed to all corners : PROBABLE HORSE. TRAINER. JOCKEY. T nra ClifdAn E. Parr Maccaroni .. Saeoharometer .... Channell Midgley - - ... Gillie .. W. Day King of the Vale .. Hayhoe The Ranger Goater Tom Fool Hospodar Jarnicoton Jennings National Guard .. Watson Donnybrook Watson Scamander Blue Mantle Harlook King of Utopia.... Lye .. H. Grimahaw Fantastic Giles the First .... Scott .. Ashmall Early Purl Golden Pledge .... Osborne Rapid Rhone .... Dawson Phyealis colt Dawson Trojanus Tambour Major Dunkeld Price Baldwin H. Goater .. Gray Taje - - Melrose Avondale Splitvote colt A. Taylor Tademus LORD CLIFDEN—the premier of the lot, purchased at as large a price as was ever given for a two-year-old—may be said to have taken the lead in the betting, and to have held it up to the present time. With regard to the public per. formances, his first victory at Epsom was decidedly superior to those which he accomplished at Doncaster; but then it is alleged Fordham could have won them much easier had he wished. Whether this assumption is correct lam not in a position to say, but I can answer for this much, it was not the current opinion among many of the best judges who saw the Champagne and the other race. He has held the position of first favourite all through the winter, and will, no doubt, retain it till the horses leave the starting-post; and, in the hands of Fordham, he will be difficult to dis pose of. MACARONI stands his ground nobly against all comers, and is the beau ideal of a Derby horse. That he likes a distance has been already wisely ascertained by his owner, who, when his horse butt Saecharometer, Blue Mantle, and Hospodar—the three greatest two-year-olde laat season, with the exception of Lord Clifden—had a right to be proud of him, and think well of his chance. As the hill makes no difference to Macaroni, he will have an advantage over Lord Clifden, and I imagine he will run just the longest, and eclipse the crack. SACCILLROMETER is now much more fit than when he run in the Two Thousand, but I do not think he will be able to turn the tables on his former conqueror. HOSPODAR, ainording to the gossips of the day, is quite another animal to what he was when he run for the Two Thousand, notwithstanding Stradella and Haddington beat him in a trial at Hambleton on Monday. But whether or not he is improved, he will not forget for many a day the work he underwent before the Two Thousand. TO)1 FOOL has been backed by his owner to win a fabu lous sum, and if speed was the sole criterion for a winner of the Derby, he would have a tremendous chance. KING or TILE VALE has become the fancy of Newmarket, now Automaton has been unfortunately struck out, and he must be pronounced to be a commanding horse, worthy of attention in a field where the racehorses are the exception, and not the rule. Re will be ridden by Wells, and is almost certain to be amongst the first three, if not the actual winner. NATIONAL GI:LARD has been beaten in his trial easily by Miss Armstrong. DONNYBROON. would not appear to advance with Adven turer's successes at York, and he still remains at his old price, although he did a good thing with Wetsail a short time baok. BALDwirr turned out at Bath to be only a common horse ; and TAIE, if he had even a chance, must have diminished it very much by the stoppage in his work. SCA.MANDER, from a favourable trial with Fairwater, has come to a short price within the last few days. but the mare seemed to have lost all form at Chester from her in different running with Buckstone and Asteroid. GILES TILE FIRST or EARLY PURL will represent John Scott's stable, but I do not think " The Wizard" has a surprise in store for the ring on this occasion. TILE RANGER, after having been in great force, has met with strong opposition in several quarters, but his owner has backed him to win a large sum for a place. AVONDALE is a beautiful mare, and acquitted herself very well last year; but, as there is nothing in the stable good enough to try her, I cannot think sufficiently well of her to say more than that her owner has backed her, and thinks well of her. BLUE MANTLE was one of the best two-yr-olds in train ing last season. The easy manner in which he won the New Stakes at Ascot, carrying a 51b penalty, makes him the best outsider in the race, and if he only runs kindly h e will be very difficult for the favourites to dispose of. I consfler, at his present price (66 to 1), he is a better invest ment than any of the favourites. GILLIE has been backed by the Woodyeate's division to win an immense stake; and the horse's pretensions ought to be held in great respect, as Wm. Day, when in earnest, seldom makes a mistake. FANTASTIC, Golden Pledge, Avenger, and Tambour Major may help to swell the field. On Thursday the principal race is the Cup, for which Buckstone and Stradella will fight their battle over again, as the former meets the latter on 81b. better terms than at Newmarket, and I give the preference to Mr. Merry's horse. Queen of the Vale will win the Two-yr-eld Stakes, and Amy the Shirley Stakes. It will be seen from the above that I expect the winner will be amongst the following four, viz., MACCARONI, KING OP THE VALE, LORD CLIIDEN, and GILLIE. I shall expect the judge to place them in the following order : MACCARONI KING OF THE VALE 2 LORD CLIFDEN If an outsider win it will be BLVE MANTLE. On Friday, the Oaks promises ns a better field than usual, and more books at this period have been opened than I recollect. The Oaks runners in all probability will include Lady Augusta, Flying Fish, Borealis, Queen Bertha, Amelia, Miss Armstrong, Old Orange Girl, the Orphan, Avondale, Fantail, Marigold, Cadeau, Crafton Lass, and Fiancee. LADY AUGUSTA spreadeagled the field opposed to her in the One Thousand, and if I couple QUEEN BERTRA. With her, I think I shall have named the winner. A FRESII MAN. RACING 1N FRANCE. CHANTILLY SPRING MEET ING — 0001., Stu/DAT. The Prix du Jockey Club, or French Derby, ft ,of 20, 500 if added to a Sweepstakes of 1000 f. each, 600 and declared, for three-Yr-old colts and fillies bred in France, La Toucques Dollar .......................... .... • ................................. Faust .. .a length. Sixteen ran , 3 W on easily by DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT EASTERN FOR NEW YORK .-00 Saturday last the Great Eastern, under and of Capt. Paton, left the Mersoy at half-past t g h a e command . mf m or New York. The landing stages and pier b oa t s were thronged with spectators desirous of seeing the big ship off, and her passage down the river was often greeted with loud cheers. The Great Eastern takes out 600 pas sengers, 80 of whom are first-class, the remainder being steerage and intermediate passengers. The rumour that the ship was to carry out 1,300 recruits for the Federal ser vice is incorrect, and no application was ever made to the agents of the Great Ship Company to fit up aeoemmodation for mob a large number of male passengers. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day, TATTERSALL'S—Tins EVENING. THE DERBY. 7to 2 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 7to 1 agst Macaroni (taken) Bto 1 aget Saccharometer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Billie (offered) 12 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered) 14 to 1 agst King of the Vale (offered) 16 to 1 agst Scamtmder (offered) 16 to 1 agst Tom Fool (offered) 25 to 1 agst Fantastic (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ranger (offered) 33 to 1 aget National Guard (offered) 40 to 1 agst Early Purl (offered) 40 to 1 agst King of Utopia (offered) 66 to 1 agst Avondale (offered) 100 to 1 agst Donnybrook (offered) 100 to 1 agst Baldwin (offered) THE OAKS. 3to 1 agst Lady Augusta (taken) 7to 1 agst Miss Armstrong (taken) 16 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) ARRIVALS AT EPSOM. Lord of Linne,Westminster, Honest Tom, Tease-mo- Not, Tourist, Miss Armstrong, Overton, Gardener, Borealis, Caller On, Manrico, Joy }llly, Wingrave, Tomato, Deception, Southport, Drummer Boy, Welland, Aggressor, King of the Forest, Looseflsh, Brynboreau, Dirt Cheap, Fille de dir, Fantastic, Millionaire, Queen of the Vale, Comet Golden Pledge, Earl Purl, Marquis, Ace of Clubs, Amelia, Old Orange Girl, Michael Scott. Queen Bertha, War Dance, Huricane, Giles the First, Goldylock, Neather dale, Myrtilus, Santerella, Isoline, Lord Clifden, Necro mancer, The Orphan, Roundhead, Zetland, Altoyne, Dunkeld, Liston, Rattler, and Canraca. CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. THE DERBY. 7to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) Bto 1 agat Sacoharometer (taken) 10 to I (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Hospodar (taken) 13 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken) 16 to 1 agat Scamander (taken) 33 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) 33 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 50 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken) 100 to 1 agst Giles the First (offered) 100 to 1 agst Baldwin (offered) OAKS. 3to lon the field (offered) 7to 1 bar one GENERAL SEDGWICK'S DEFEAT. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, MAY 18. The following are the details of General Sedg wick's defeat : On Monday morning, the 4th inst , large masses of Confederates appeared on the heights to the east of Fredericksburg, which had been par- tially evacuated by the Federals in order to strengthen General Sedgwick's division. Those remaining made but a feeble resistance, and relinquished the position to the enemy after having removed all their guns. Some fighting occurred above Fredericksburg, the particulars of which have not been received, but is supposed to have been an effort to prevent the rebels from moving up to reinforce the force engaged against General Sedgwick. In this the Federals were unsuccess ful. It is generally understood that this force was General Longstreet's colmnn just arrived from Suf folk. He interposed no obstacle to the Federals holding possession of Fredericksburg, which they still retain. General Sedgwick was hotly engaged throughout the entire day, the enemy pressing him on all points and cutting him up badly. His men were obliged to give way constantly before overwhelming masses of the enemy, and his discomfiture seemed certain, when the Vermont brigade made a brilliant charge, re pulsing the Confederates in gallant style, and secur ing the safety of that portion of the army. The slaughter in this action,occurring in close proximity to Banks' Ford, is without parallel in the history of warfare, considering the number of men engaged. Whole brigades of rebels were literally wiped out, but their force was so many times greater than that at the command of Sedgwick that it was im possible he could hold his position. He therefore concluded to extricate himself oy the river> This hazardous expedient was at tempted, and successfully carried out between midnight and 2 o'clock on the eth inst. The enemy enemy held positions with their artillery raking the bridges over which Sedgwick was obliged to move his men, necessarily creating some confusion in the Federal ranks as the columns moved over, and causing considerable loss of life. They also pressed hotly upon his rear, when they discovered he was retreating, and harassed him incessantly. But he succeeded in getting his force over as above stated in wonderful good order, and marched im mediately in the direction of the United States Ford to join the main army under Hooker. On Monday morning at daybreak the rebels ob tained a position on the hills on the south side of the Rappahannock scarcely two miles below United States Ford, and commenced a vigorous shelling of the Federal train lying posted on the north side of the river close to the ford. Several men were injured by these shells, and one or two killed. A panic was imminent among the Federal teamsters, and would have been gene ral and disastrous but for the stoppage of hostilities by the enemy. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, May 6 (Morning. Stocks rapidly advancing. Gold dull and lower. Last quotation, 1471. Exchange on London dull at 165. Cotton, sales trifling. Middling Upland, 65. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. In reply to Lord CHELMSFORD, Earl GRANVILLE saia he proposed on Thursday next to move, that the house at its rising do adjourn till the following Monday week. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Blackfriars Bridge, Elsecar. Wentworth, and Hoy land Gas, Exeter Gaol, and Tees Conservancy Bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. St. Ives and West Cornwall Junction Railway, Law Life Assurance Society, Irish North-Western Railway, and Cheltenham Roads Bills were read a third time and passed. DUBLIN METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, The Earl of CLANCARTY moved that it be read a third time that day six months. Lord LLANOVER said —Having referred, he was of committee to which the bill had been .oear _ 1 to refer opinion that the proposals of thennotis bill to a the whole question involved 1 been chairman of the committee had taken the royal commission, or else were quite unnecesary. h. T :ion of the various clauses of greatest care in the considegon it recommitted, o , ht it would b 3 a great the measure, and they have a through line with land t° D blin and Cork on the gain for Ire . ston to n to have out break from King and the lo rd on the other. That one hand, and Galwoavion „i t their ships would have to was the proof". q. -A a s the committee had passed the bill, consider, and he n ° eet the motion of the noble lord. the house would reJ the r, orr and Lord BELMORE o bje c ted t Earl of ...,ANDc, The Ear third reading. of CLANRICARDE though au s ili a same eon The Mar that was given to the proposals con sideration t regarding the City of London ought to be extended to Ire land. It was too much, he thought, he say t h at b eca Dublin was smaller than London, it ought not use in the same way. to be treated Lord REDESDALE said the oppositi on late. The objection to the measure ou g h t had come too raised before the bill had arrived at is l to have been tho house ought to support the decision la st stage. He and read the bill a third time. of the committee, (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. The following bills were read a second time :—Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway ; R --umneY and Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railways; and Stir ling's Estate. The Milford Railway Bill was read a third time. PETITIONS. • against the closing of houses on Sunday; blic WILLIAMS,ILLIA M£4, from C oo k' s Company ag ß ai y nsStitr G l he4r G a malgamation o f the City with the metropoli tan police; a few in favour o f the closing of public-houses on Sunday. COTTON DISTRICTS. On the motion of Lord MANNER an address for copy of letter from Mr, Baker, Inspector of Factories,to the Sec retary of State for the Home Department, on the present state of the cotton districts, was agreed to, THE NAVY. Lord 0, FACiET goo "ti" that after Whitsuntide he should introduce a bill with respect to engineer officers con nected with the Royal Naval Reserve, and to give greater facilities to gentlemen owning large yachts, who wore bona fide masters. CHINA. Lord NAAS gave notice that after the holidays he would, on going into Committee of Supply, call attention to the state of affairs in China. THE COTTON DISTRICTS. Mr. FERRAND asked the President of the Poor Law Board, if he had received the report from the engineer sent down into the cotton districts; and if he would lay it upon the table of the house ? Mr. VILLIERS explained what he stated on a former evening on the matter, and stated that the report, in the production of which great industry had been used, as far as yet completed, had been received by him this day, and would be laid on the table to-morrow. GREENWICH HOSPITAL AND ITS FUNDS. Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it was true that the late Accountant-General had been in the receipt of £3ou per annum from the funds of Greenwich Hospital ; and, if so, what duties on account of the hospital he performed; whether his successor continued to receive the same salary and to perform the same duties ; and, if not, woe arrangements were made for the proper auditing of the prize accounts, and under what authority the renium ration for the performance of such duties was charged L Hospital Bramley revenuesm a o t f e d Greenwich that Sir R enjoyed an income of £ 3OO a- year as auditor of the Prize Lord d C u . po r n A t G he ETinti Fund, hut it was paid ou t of th e f unds created by the 5 per cen t. deducted for contingencies from bounty money. The h Hospital. The s al a r y thus paid was annually. Greenwich money bad nothing to do with t he funds belonging to The course to be adopted in the future was now voted by Parliament. and thus came under its direct super vision.under the consideration of the Government. -~ ~--.~. BRAZIL. Mr. P. URQUIIAItiLked the Under Secretary 'of State for Foreign Affairs whe ther the Brazilian Mi nister had demanded his p as sports, or made any communication to her Majesty's Government to the effect that he had in structions which might require him to suspend diplomatic relations between England and Brazil ; was any correspond ence pending; and would it be laid upon the table of the house when complete ? Mr. LAYARD feared the only answer he could give was that the correspondence between her Majesty's Go vernment and that of Brazil was still going on, and that, pending its completion, it would be highly inconvenient to lay the correspondence on the table of the house. (Hear, hear.) MODEL SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. O'REILLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when the returns relative to model schools in Ireland, which had been ordered, would be laid on the table of the house ? Sir R. PEEL—They will be ready next Thursday. COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY AND THE UNI VERSITIES OF SCOTLAND. Mr. DA.LGLISH asked the Under Secretary of Stat. few ar, why, in the recently pubi . isnea tw e ,ulation for com missions in the army, . the Universities of Scotland had been omitted from the list of Universities whose graduates holding the degree of B.A . . or A.M. were enabled to get commissions without passing the usual examination ? The Marquis of HARTINGTON replied that the alleged omission did not rest with the War-ofice. No communica tion had been received at the War-tffice expressing a desire on the part of these universities to have their students in cluded in the list. Provided the students satisfied the re quisite qualifications they would be entitled to the privilege. CONCENTRATION OF THE LAW COURTS. Mi. A. MILLS asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Majesty's Government had arrived at any decision as to the course to be adopted with reference to the building and concentration of Courts of Justice, and the sites to be chosen for that purpose; and, if so, whether he would state what measures it had been determined to adopt 1 1 Sir G. GRE Sir replied that hi s h on . f r i en d the Chief Commissioner of Works pr o p ose d s h ort l y to i ntro d uce a bill on the subject, and that next session Parliament would be asked for a vote to purchase a proper site. (Hear.) THE MAIL_ SERVICE BETWEEN DOVER AND CALAIS AND DOVER AND OSTEND. Sir S. NOR rHuoTE asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty whether any personal or written communication had taken place between the Post-office and the Admiralty, or b e t w een any officers of the Post-office and th e Fi rs t iord of the Admiralty, with reference to the employment of Ad miralty vessels for the mail service between Dover and Calais, or Dover and Ostend ? Lord C. PAGET replied that a few weeks ago a persona! communication was made to the Duke of Somerset and t h specified a t tit vii would the qu-irtion ,and the reply g iven was to hi m self by the Post-office authorities, who inquired if any diffi cu lty would exist in supplying tho thevessels effect be highly inconvenient for the A dmiralt y to be called upon to furnish any part of that service . THE MACLACHLAN CASE. Mr. STIRLING asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the papers on this case, moved for as an unopposed return on the 4th of May, would be laid upon the table ? Sir G GREY replied that the evidence and papers in connection with the trial and subsequent proceedings were very voluminous, but he hoped to be able to lay the whole of the documents on the table to-morrow. SMITHFIELD DEAD MEAT MARKET. Sir M. PETO asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he could inform the house why the corpora tion of the City of London had not proceeded to construct the dead meat market in Smithfield, for which an Act wag obtained in the year 1860 Sir G. GREY replied that he could not, he feared, satis factorily answer the question; but that afternoon he had received a letter from the Solicitor to the Corporation, whose attention had been attracted to this question, setting forth the steps which had been taken. If the hon. baronet would move for this letter he would accede to it. THE VOLUNTEERS BILL. The Marquis of HARLINGTON postponed the further progress of this bill until this day fortnight. SLAVE T ttADE. In reply to Lord A. CHURCHILL, Mr. LAYARD intimated that the papers would be ready to-morrow. MR. ODO RUSSELL AND THE ROMAN BRIGANDS. Lord J. MANNERS ae q .irea if the noble lord had any objection to the despatch of Mr. Odo Russell re ferred to the other night. Lord PALME RST 0 1%1 replied that he had looked at the papers, and they would not help the noble lord to base upon them the impression with respect to Mr. Odo Russell, which he desired to convey. Mr. LAYARD said he had referred to the repurts Of his reply the other evening as reported in the various papers, and none of them gave the purport of his speech as inter preted by the noble lord. Mr. HENNESSY pressed the right hon. gentleman to adduce the information on which he base,d his statement the other evening. Lord J. MANNERS referred to the words of the right hon. gentleman. He used the words " moral conviction." Sir G. BO WYER asked the right hon. gentleman to state the grounds on which he based his expression "moral conviction." (Laughter.) Lord PALMERSTON said he would reply to these in terrogatories. Her Majesty's Government entirely dis claimed any intention to give the hon: baronet or any one else information by which a quarrel might be got up be tween Mr. Odo Russell and the Papal and French autho rities. (Loud cheers.) PRISON MINISTERS BILL. On the motion that the bill be read a third time, Mr. BLACK moved that it be read a third time this day six months. Sir G. GREY defended the measure. Mr. BRIGHT supported it on the ground of civil and religious liberty. After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. ADDERLEY, The house divided, when there appeared-- For the third reading 196 Against it Majority --29 The bill was then read a third time. (LEFT SITTING.) THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. VALETTA, May 11. The new Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Robert Smart, K H., arrived this morning in her Majesty's ship Revenge, 73, Capt. C. Fellow.* from Spithead and Gibi altar, after a fine passage, partly under steam, of 14 days, including a stay of two days at Gibraltar. On entering port she ex. changed the usual salute with the flagship. Vice. Admiral Sir William Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., whose term of service has expired, will give up the The command on Thursday, and leave the same day, of the service at with his suite, for Marseilles, in her Majesty's s hi p and it is On.y due to him to state that the fleet Magicienne Lieut -Commander E. White (tempo. thane the iti :n a t t er th es e t whreaaarsyr never v o e n r r eturnl d to is E ti o n g g l u a i n s d i , l:3 v id i m a f o F trh r aeenme efficiency, i . e_in c y. , disci pline gal lant Admiral will take with good Wishes of present moment. at:ha:de w hoo r a r hav Rear-Admiral H. J. Code Ad miral Superinte n d ent of the d ockyard, C. 8., lately England in th e Peninsular will l eave f or England and Orie n t a l St eam C o. ' s ship Poon a b, d ue to m o by Rear-Ad m i ral H. T rrow, having been succeeded Austin, C. 8 ., his flag on the 3 0th ult. on who hoisted board her Majesty's ship Hib ern i a, in which vessel Admiral Codring. ton's flag h a d previouslyle h b een flying. Awaiting the arrival of the P oona h , as temporarily hoisted it on board the M e di na, 4, Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C.B. The regret felt at the departure of Admiral Cod rington is deep and general, . and highly complimen.i tary addre sses ex been present e d to h p im re h s y m t g he th ch es e e mb senti f m c ents have the agents of th e var i ous steam companies ero m a d m i n e g r ° l e n ° the Mediterranean, and other public bodies. Ad miral Codrington was no less popular among the officers and artificers of the dockyard, over which he has held superintendence during the last five years, and it is their intention, I am informed, to mark their sense of regret at his departure by ac companying him in a body to the vessel in which he is to proceed to England to bid him good byo. The following ships have returned to Malta since the beginning of the month :—Meeanee, 60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, on the Ist inst., from Naples (having been relieved by the St. George, 84, Commander E. H. L. Ray, temporary) ; the Cockatrice, 2, Lieut.- ' Commander R. M. Gillson, also on the Ist, from Sulina and Constantinople; the Wanderer , 4, C omm wander M. Seymour, on the 2d, from Smyrna and Suda Bay ; the Alacrity, 4, Commander J. R . E. t Baird, on the 4th, from Beyrout, a d 70, Capt. the Hon. T. Baillie , la the Trafal gar , - Corfu. These v e s se l s are "W being oll the7th, 1"1121 refitted. 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