The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND COMMZHCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, Two o'CLocx. Owing to the improved feeling with regard to monetary and political prospects, the market for the English Funds has shown blight indications of improvement. Consols are about / better, being 91i for money, and 90f, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes are 89a; the Reduced, 89k ; Exchequer Bills, June, 9s. to 4s. die.; and India per Cents., 105/. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate request, and generally sustain former prices. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : North Aus tralian Company, f, 11 prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, prem. ; International Land Credit, 2 21, prem. ; et and Provncial Banking Corporation, 1 9 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOTIV.,NMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B9 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 lO7l Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith J an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June, 4 dia Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. Ditto .4500 Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. ... 237 9 Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 . ..... Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 99! Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per C en t., J an. 1872 ...... Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds£l,ooo Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Ce n t ▪ ..... 101/ Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 .... Ditto 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent........ Ditto Account Chiban 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pet Cent..... Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 Ditto Scrip £4O paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 per Cent .. Ditto, Second I ssue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Witt() Account Ditto Coupons .. • • Ditto Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cen.t.(Maremmana Railway) 741 Mexican 3 per Cent . ... Ditto Account.... .• • • Moorish Imp er i a l 5 per Cent .... — New Granada ........................ Ditto 2 per Cent. .................. 301 Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Poruvian 41 per Cent — .. Ditto Account - Vitt° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, St Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 B5/ Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. • Ditto 5 per C en t, 18 62 :Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account E Ditto N ew D eferred "" Ditto Account Ditto Passive 3 4 Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 - / Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 - 70/ 1 Ditto Account .. Ditto £lOO B on d s —7l! Di tto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cant. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 • 55 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861 ......... Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid. .............. dis Ditto 11 per Cent Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins, Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil .. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. . .. . . „ Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols M ono y 901 d Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market very strong. Sales, about 10,000 bales Import, 12,829. HOIST WITII Ells OWN PETARD. —One of the most curious i nc i dents of the war is that bwhich q C a pt a i n Fl as h er, of they Which oat Miami, has m e t hi s d eath at Plymouth, North Carolina. As he saw the Confederate ram approaching—the Albemarle fur that is its name—h e sighted the large gun himself, and stood by as she was fired. The ironclad was only half a length from him then. The shell struck the roof of the ram, rebounded, and hit Captain Plusher, exploding and killing him instantly. In fact, he Was almost torn to pieces. This ram is accompanied by a formidable water battery. securely protected by cotton bales, baliud which artillery and small arms can be securely used. the Aarae of the satellite is the Cotton Plant. The general discount market presents an easier appearance, the private and joint-stock establish ments being more willing to negotiate short bills at 8/ per cent. There is a large supply of money on offer, but holders of bills are awaiting further concessions. About £83,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. There was a general decline in the foreign ex changes yesterday afternoon. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £507,809, and the imports to £352,610. The banking-house of Messrs. Day, Nicholson, and Stone, of Rochester, 11.1 s beea amalgamated with that of the Provincial Banking Corporation. The firm was established in 1782, and has been noted for its respectable position. The South-Eastern Banking Company have an nounced that they have opened branches at Broad stairs, Christchurch, and Bournemouth. Mr. Hunt, formerly in the house of Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., has been appointed manager of the two latter establishments. The Scottish and Universal Finance Bank have purchased the business, with the goodwill of the firm of Haggard and Co., the extensive bullion and exchange dealers of the City. The whole of the purchase-money has been accepted in scrip certi ficates. Mr. H. Haggard has also alcepted the management office in the exchange department of the company's business, and another member of this firm has joined the board of directors. 9,000 out of the 10,000 shares forming the first issue of the ,company have been subscribed for. Foreign Securities are not very active, but prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70; 711; do. Consolidis, 481 d ; Mexican, 449 I; do. New, dis. par.*; Greek, 239 ; Spanish Passive, 341 ; Portuguese, 48 1 ; the Confederate Loan, 64 66 ; ' 4ll Swedish Scrip, Ilf prem.; and Russian do., 1.1 2 1 : prem. 8 In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, but in one or two instances a slight improvement has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and Blackwall, and South Eastern hays each improved 55.; and Great Northern A Stock, 108.; while South 8 , Western hav e rece d e d 5 5., and North Western 105. st The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, and exhibit no change of importance as regards values. SHARE 111ARKETS—Tbis day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOH.S. Railways. Share/ p aid. l Closing Business 1 Price. done. 1 13.14. 1 Bir., V o l. , an d Str. Val. al st Blythe and Tyne. Au Bos t. , Sleaf.,andMid.Co al at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian ~ 10( 50 Cork an d B andon a: 20 Cornwall al 10 Do A A gets no div al 10 D o. B till fip e.p an.has al been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. al 25 D un.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. al at ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. lOC at iGlasg. and S. Western. 10( et , Great Eastern, Ord. stk 10( st Ditto A. stock et Ditto East Anglian st 10( St GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at ,Great Northern., 10( st Do A stock st Do 13 do at iGt• 5...n.] W. of Irelan, 11( st ,( , rat Western ..... ~ 10( a a t i Do St r V a l gua. stock 10(t ILaneashir e & Y or k s hi re 10( at I.oricion and illackwali 10( st Lon., Briglat.,& S. Coast I.oi at Lon., Chug, and Dover 10( st Lon. & North Western lot st Lon. & Scr.th Western 10 st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 10 50 Maryport and Carlisle. al 124 Dot shares... ..... 0 al et Metropolitan al st Midland Do Ice w st Do Binning. & Derby 10( 50 Ilid, Gt. W. of Ireland al 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent ...... al 1 0 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10( st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10( 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.1 at Do Leeds 10( st DO' York at Do Carlisle 10( st North London 10 1 Do New P.ls.4lNorth Staffordshire ' 10 N. and S. W. Junction al st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 10( st Do Scot. Mid, stock., 14( 10 Shrews. and Welchpooi al st Shropshire Union St South Devon.. • • 101 St ;South Eastern st :South Wales st S. York, and River Dun 10 20 6 talnee,Wok.,andWok. al 35 Stockton & Darlington al 26 Do 16 Do New, 1860 ll at Taff Vale.. 1 0 Do B 10 Do C .... ill r 1 I 8 si 11 Bi 9 /0 83 f 5 0 111 1181 ii I 6 7 1 35 37 Li 16 17 0 88 90 ) 101. 106 ) 47 17i 0 I ei 7i tO Ulster :5 Do AO Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim 1( it Waterford & Kilkenny 10 it West Cornwall 10( it W. Hartlepool Har.dat IOG ,t West Midland —Oxford 100 it Do Newport 100 t Do Hereford 100 ) - 0 1 129 . 130. 1371 :VI )0 130 I:ti !O 91 03 10 631 64 1101 110; 64 - 65 10 101 103 , 0 40 41 O 110 110 O 97i 98 ; 11 0 534 S 4 - li 112 i )13 ! 0 1301 131; 101 1(3 (1 50i bli 24 254 100 100 k L 4 — t i ) 55i 66i ) Hi 90 128 131 li 24 78_ 78 11 lot lit 10 121 123 10 I 39 40 10 64 66 10 33 85 10 90 90i 104 167 1 74 84 1 364 374 17 94 10 10 8 84 p 10 165 170 8 5 7 33 4 p 11 - - -r 95 97 SIGNS. Closing id. Price. 58 50— .00 102 iO3 117 i id 11 H 8 )0 77 82 K) 77 88 77 82 ICO 102 98 100 103 105 104 3031 2 20i 2 P, 13 1 71 1. 60 11 60 )1 51 1 48 11 40 n 25 11 23 )0 102 .2 9 I 101 103 10 106 [8 106 10 11 94 05 11 84 4 EG 2 )0 1011 1024 )0 94 06 )0 90 9: [I 158 60 a I 3 6 1 82 r 4 ,00 102 103 100 101 i 0 2 p fp all 100 102 00 - 93 95 ,NT SEC UItITIES. O 103 105 O 102 104 O 102 104 n' 82 11 O 106 108 )0 107 109 10 1( 8 110 )0 110 112 )0 105 107 0 106 108 O 106 108 O 102 104 - - 99i 1004 99 101 99 10( 10) 111 i [Ol 106 10 112 107} 108 i Il i a - 32 34 1 550 660 10 07 70 L 4.6 281 291 4.0 f 61 7 13.0 31 4} St 1 7 9 7s 2/ 31 10 3/ 33 16. r 9/ 94 .12 AS 40 18.0 3/ as 1 1 / 3 I is 20 o I 41 bi It t t 5 g 83 98 I l 1.0 It f li 2t 3.9 , li 41 0,7 41 43 L 950 470 IR.9' 40 50 .7.6 23 30 /8 19 9 10 18 18 195 `,05 90 2 30 35 2 24 , ni 124 84 1 200 205 [7 I 2t 24 2 2i BRITISH POSSE Railways Pi lb— It:antic &St Lawrence al Bom.,Barodatz.Cent Ind , Gu. 6 per cent !O Do. New . ..• !CI Do. E. Shares... ,01 Buffalo and Laxe Huron al 0 Do. Preference al , 0 10 6 p. et. bds. Au g . 1 , 187 2 )0 Do. do. July 1, 187:, 101 )0 Jo. do. June 1, 18;9 101 it Cleutta.&S.l4_'astn.(Lm, 101 it CapcTown ct, Dock Seri} 101 Dck Eastn. Bengal get. sp. ( 10( , ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 10( :0 Do. do. G Ext..... if !O Do. do. H do. .. if )ck Grand Trunk of Canada 1C( 10 Do. lst Pref. Bonds.. all 10 Do. do. deferred.-- all 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 10 Do. do. deferred...... all 10 Do. 3d P 1 ef. stock al 10 Do. do. deferred...... all 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock... al' )0 Do. do. deferred...... al Kok Gt.lnchaPenin.gifa.sp.o 10( 10 Do. New gua. sp. Do. January, 1862 .. )ok Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 1() 104 Gt. W. ofCanadaShares al 10i Do. New .. • ..11 )0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al )0 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... al 10 Indian Branch Limited )ok Madras. guar., sp. c. 101 ack Do. 11 p. c. Extension 101 )ck Dc, 41 d 0........ 101 10 Do. Fifth Extension. )ck Melb.Corp. 6p. a. finds. 101 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. al )0 Do. 7p. c Mortg. lids. all 10 Newßruuswtok &Canda Claes A and B. all N. Rl.C'da pc Ist bds 15 ork Scinde (It ock Do. Delhi I 4.4 tO Do. do „ st Do. Punjaub c. ; Do. Do. ........ f j , i; lek Do. Fuelus.St. Pio./ 1 UOLONIAL GO'VEE,NII c—u. Gov. p.c.Ja. uIS 1677-S4 ..... Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug. 10; Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. 10( Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10t Do. 5 Inscribed stock 101 'Cape G.liope, 6 p 0,1873 10( Do.Ap 4 Oct. 188(4 10( Do. 189 E 10( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10( Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10( Mauritius 6 per cent .. 10C Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 101 1 .N.11.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.4Jul) 10( Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oot. 101 IN. S.W. ov. 5 p I,lBut 10( c.,18 to 184 10( Do. d0.,1888,1 upwds 101 !New Zealand 6 p cent. 101 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOl Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 10( S. Aus G 6 p.0.1873.4 up.. 101 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.4July 10; Do. 10 6 P.C. An.SzOok. 10( BRITISH 2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold - uhitord Amalgamated.. - - Devon G. Cone,. (Taoist.} - East Bassett (Illogan).. 3 East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - East Caradon ...... .... 9..1. - East Cam 8rea........ 3.9 - E. W'lltussel (Tavistk;; 8.1 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 5! - Great South Tolgus.... 1; - 11 . i. Wheal Vor (11elston 41 - 'Grenville .. ............ 6.11 - ' ilercAr s-root ........ .. 8.: - Ilingston D0wn5...... 4.1 - Lady Bertha ........ 2.8 - Margaret (Uny Lelant g; - liarke Valley.. ....... 1.7 Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim.) 2 - New Seton ............ 1! • North Down* ........ . •2 - N.Wli'l Basset (111o4an 3.1. North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6. • Par Consols (St. Blaze> I Providence (Uny Lelnt., 101 • South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1; • S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. - I , i•Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.1 • Stray Park ........ .. 50.1 • I, ramar Silv.& Lead. Alin. - ' fin Cron .............. u West Basset (Illogan).. 1 i iWC, radon (Lisk eard) 5 West Seton !Wheal Basset (Illogan) 6, Wheal Buller(Redruth) li Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0 WhealLudeott ........ 3.. Wheal Mary Ann ;Men.) 8 Wheal 3eton . . 5! Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 Wheal Uni0n...... :NES. PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern, York, A. and Selby purchase, 10} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gun. 7 per cent., 171 Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gun. 7.per cent., 16 San Paulo (Urn.). gun, 7 per cent., ll} Ditto (all), 19} FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lira.. 111 4 Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 21 Port Philip, 11 Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lien.), Vancouver Coal, 61 Yudanantutana of S. Australia, lim., 31 BANKS. &gra and United Service (lira.), 140 Alliance (lim.). 63 2 31 Australasia, 73 Bank of ()two, lim., 44 Brazilian and Portuguese, lint, 131 British and American Exchange (Jim.), 40 1 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 40 30 Ditto, new, 33 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 11 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 Imperial Bank (Jim.), 41 Imperial Ottoman, 211 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 61 London Bank of Scotland, lim. 20 6 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 251 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 London and County, 63 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, Jim., 181 London Joint Stock, 4f 7/ London and Northern, lira., 221 London and South African, 261 London and South-' estern„zs Merchant Bank, lim., 20q Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 31k Mexican, lim., Standard of o n t e i w i; M idland Bank (lint), 161 Scixtde, Pu n j a b , and Delhi, Um., 131 14 i t t i lh South Africa (HIM, 31 1 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 4s MIS CELLANEOUS. City Offices, lint 5* Consolidated Discount, lim Credit 319 bidcr, Bt. " - Discount Corporation, 16k Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 5 1 1 Gen. Hudson' Cre s Bay, 11l dit and Finance of London, lim., 10} 10 I Imperial Financial, lira., 91 9 International Joint Stock Dis F count, lim., 7* 7inancial :•ety, lim. 111 11 London Financial Association, lim., 27 1 Ditto, new, 151 London Provincial Marine, 31 Marine Investment, lira, 3 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 15t. National Discount Company, hm., 131 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira , Ocean Marine (Insurance) : 20 Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 5 Societe Financiere d'Egypte. lira., 5* Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im.,:61 Lord and Lady Carnoys and the lion. Misses Stoaor have arrived at 31, Dover-street, from the family seat, fear Heal e 3 -en-1 heroes, for the season. TIM SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) COOKE V. COOKE AND ALLEN. This was a petition presented by the husband, but the expenses of the witnesses not having been paid they refused to give evidence, and the petition was dismissed with costs. LIDDIAT V. LIDDIAT AND HOLLAND. This was the petition of the husband, who was in the employ of his father, a builder, at Chalford, near Stroud, praying for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of hia wife's adultery with the co-respondent. It appeared from the evidence that the parties were married in 1847, and cohabited for some years, but the re spondent having contracted habits of intemperance, a sepa ration took place about eight years ago, the petitioner mak ing her a weekly allowance until he discovered circumstances that led to his discontinuance of it in 1832. The respon dent afterwards admitted to the clergyman of the parish that she had been leading a dissolute life. The respondent denied the adultery, and recriminated the charge, and alleged misconduct on the part of tke husband. The witnesses to prove the petitioner's allegations having been called, Jane Minchin was called for the defence. In her cross examination by the petitioner's counsel, she said she knew Mrs. Lidoiatt very well, but she had never seen her guilty of anything she considered criminal. She had never seen her conduct herself like young lovers do. (Laughter.) She had seen her at a Christmas party, and then she permitted persons to kiss her, but she did not consider there was much in that, although she should not permit such familiarity herself. (Laughter.) Some people were very fond of kissing—(laughter)—but she didn't see much in its (Laughter.) Another witness was also called, but his evidence only tended to stregthen the petitioner's case. The Judge-Ordinary,in summing up, told the jury the Court invariably looked jealously into the circum stances surrounding cases like the present one, be cause it was of the highest importance, where it was alleged peace and happiness had been destroyed by the wife, to ascertain that the husband had done nothing to contribute tawards such an end himself. The evidence for the petitioner appeared satisfactorily to prove that the husband had not deserted his wife without reasonable cause, because it was not attempted to be disproved that he had forgiven her un fortunate propensity for drink over and over again, and endeavoured to do all in his power to cure her of it. With respect to other allegations in the petition he did not think there could be much question about that. The Jury, after a short deliberation, found a vereict in favour of the petitioner, stating that he had not deserted his wife without reasonable cause, and that she was guilty of the other allegations in the petition, Decree nisi, without costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr Commissioner Fane was the commissioner of the day, but there were no cases in the list, and it was somewhat remarkable that there was not even an application for re lease from custody, an event which is worth note, for since the new act came into operation scarcely a court day has passed over without several being made. This cannot be occasioned by any arrangement made for the holidays not provided for by the act of Parliament, which only allows "Easter Monday and Tuesday," but goes to show that im prisonment for debt is less frequent, or that the debtors intend waiting their release at the monthly visitation of the Registrar, or until assignees have been chosen, as the commissioners, Ilmost as a rule,' refuse to grant a release until that time. Mr. Registrar Murray disposed of a few cases of judgment debtor summonses under the Small Debts Act, but which ; were not of the slightest interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH STREET. JUVENILE DETECTIVES,.—THE HOLE TN THE COAT.— Charles Cavendish, barber, and John Williams, tailor, were charged with stealing from the person of Mrs Sarah Robbins, at present staying at 51k, New Bond-street, a purse containing the sum of £l9s 21d. Mrs Robbins said that on the previous evening, about 6 o'clock, while looking in a shop window in Regent-street, the prisoners mad another man came and placed themselves close to her, one on each side, and the other behind her. Directly after a little boy told her that they had taken her purse, and on putting her hand into her pocket she missed it. She went with the little boy, and afterwards saw tho two prisoners in custody, tho third man having escaped. A half-crown found on Williams she could swear to as having had in her purse which was in her dress pocket. Mr Knox advised Mrs Robbins not to carry her purse in her dress pocket for the future—it was a dangerous practice. George Minny, a boy about 12 years of age, said that while in Regent-street the previous evening with another boy, he saw the prisoners and another man try to pick a lady's pocket, and then not being able to do so, go up to the prosecutrix and take her purse out of her pocket: He told the prosecutrix and the other boy, and the prosecutrix went with him to a policeman. Thos. Thompson, a companion of the last witness, said that seeing the prisoners and the other man trying to pick a lady's pocket, he said to the last witness, "Let's watch them, mate," and they did so, and eaw them go up and pick the prosecuteix's pocket. Williams was the one who picked the pocket, and there was a hole in the left hand pocket of his coat. He told his mate that he would keep his eye on the prisoners, while he went with the prosecu trix and spoke to a policeman, and shortly after the police man came back with the prisoners. Fish, 331 A, said the first boy pointed out the prisoners, and he went after them, when they set to running. They were stopped by a gentleman, and he took them with assist ance into custody. There was a hole in the left hand pocket of Williame's cost. Thomas Cole, 220 C, also said there was a hole in the left hand pocket of Williams's coat. Barns, the gaoler, examined Williams's coat, but could find no hole in the left hand pocket, but it subsequently turned out that Cavendish was wearing two coats, and that the underneath one was the one worn last night by Williams with whom he had exchanged one of his coats. j Mr Knox remanded the prisoners. WILLS AND BEQUESTS, (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Dowager Lady Cholmeley, relict of the late Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bad., of Easton Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire, was proved in London under £14,000 perso nalty—the executors being Henry D. Cholmeley, Esq., her stepson, and Albert Way, Esq„ her nephew. The will and a codicil are dated March 2, 1857, The testatrix, after leaving several small legacies—including 19 guineas to the poor of each of the parishes of Easton, Burton Coggles, and Skillington (all in Lincolnshire), and a like sum to the school at Denham, Buckinghamshire, and legacies to her servants—divides a sum of £5,000 between her sister, Anne Way, and nephew, Holroyd Way, leaving legacies to the children of her late brother, the Rev. G, Way, and be queathing the residue of her property to her executor, the said H. D. Cholmeley, for his own use and benefit. The will of Thomas Smith, Esq., of Chilton Lodge, Wilts, was prorel in London under £120,000 personalty, Thomas Chaloner Smith, Esq,, the son, being the sole executor. The will and first codicil were executed in 1862, a second and a third codicil in 1863. The testator has left his property amongst his sons and daughter; bequeathing his shares in various companies to his second and third sons, and a pecuniary legacy to his daughter. The Salford brewery and buildings to his fourth son, Richard James. His rectorial tithes and the residue of his property, real and personal, he leaves to his eldest son. The will of William Lyddon, Esq., of Carey-street, Lin coln's Inn, was sworn under £35,000 personalty; and that of Thomas F. Maples, Esq., of Frederick -place, Old Jewry, and Hornsey, £25,000. The will of Lieutenant -Colonel Gabriel Burer, of Ly mington, Southampton, was proved in the London Court under £20,000 personalty. The executors nominated are his two nephews, Charles Esse and Frederick Esse, Esqrs., and Henry B. Farnall, Esq. The will and codicil are dated 1853, and a second codicil 1862 ; the whole are in the Colonel's own handwriting. The will is attested by Rear. Admiral Thomas Symonds, C. 8., and I. Falls, A. 8., clerk . The testator has bequeathed to his wife a life interest in the whole of his property, saving his ready money, cash at his banker's and army agents', which he leaves to her for her own absolute use; and, upon her decease, he leaves certain legacies to her nephews, and the residue of the pro• perty to his own nephews and nieces, and other relatives. WESTMINSTER. DARING ROBBERY.—James Sullivan, a young man, wqs charged before Mr. Selfe with the following daring street robbery : Henry Trees, of 2, Willow-street, Westminster, said that on Tuesday night he called with some friends at the Lord Clive publichouse, Rochester-row, and left there alone about 11 o'clock. He had only proceeded a few yards when the prisoner came in front of him and struck him so violent a blow in the stomach that he fell up•against a shop front powerless, and became perfectly insensible. When he recovered himself he found that his watch and appendages, including some foreign coins, had been stolen from his pocket, and the prisoner was gone. Mr Selfo asked if he know anything of the prisoner, and asked how he became in custody. Prosecutor said that the prisoner had been in the same publichouse at the same time as his party, and must have followed him out without loss of time. He next saw him again after the robbery last (Friday) night, and immediately gave him into custody. When prosecutor recovered his senses and missed his watch he was told that it was the prisoner who had got it, He was then described by the name of Wheeler, by which he appeared to be known, al though he now gave that of Sullivan. Prosecutor, in answer to further questions, said he was perfectly sober, which was proved by those who were with him, and who described the robbery as being very sudden. Police -constable 267 H, said he found prosecutor insen sible against a front on Tuesday night. When he recovered he stated he had been robbed. When prisoner was taken in charge he admitted having been at the public house, but denied the robbery. Prisoner repeated the denial. He was remanded, THAMES. THE BATTLE AND THE BREEZE.—George Heatheote, a seaman, aged 21, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting William Endesby. The complainant is the mate of a Yorkshire " billy boy" or schooner, called the Breeze. The prisoner belongs to the same vessel. Last evening th e m ate, the prisoner, and a boy named William Bright, went on shore for a cruise, and returned at a late hour to their vessel, which they reached, the lad said, by walking through the " mood" (mud) on the shore at Wapping. The prisoner managed to scramble on deck before his shipmates, and commenced breaking open the forecastle hatch. The boy called out— " Don't do that, George, here's the forecastle key, man." The prisoner, from some unaccountable cause, Was seized with a sudden frenzy, and took up a piece of wood, with which he struck Endesby on the side of the head and knooked him backwards with it. The piece of wood Was six feet long, and as thick as a man's arm. This formidable weapon was taken from the prisoner, who then seized the complainant I , )y the hair of his head and struck and kicked him unmer cifully. The complainant said the boy shouted murder and the police, and the crews of all the vessels near were disturbed and joined in the shouts. A police constable re paired to the spot, who described the " battle and the breeze." The prisoner kicked and punched the com plainant, who was calling for help. The complainant, who was much bruised, produced a large handful of hair which the prisoner tore from his head. The prisoner, who treated the matter lightly, made a rambling defence. Mr, Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. USE OF DEAD HORSES. --1110 contract for the dead horses in the Federal army has just been let for £12,000. The horses' shoes are first pulled off, which are worth about 4s; the hoofs fetch 8s; the tail 2s; the tallow is not worth much; the hide is worth something; the shin bones are sold to be converte.l into cam heads, kaifehandles) &e,—New York Paper. Railway and Public Companies in Parlia- I ment. Yesterday, iv. the committee on the new metro politan railways, the case for the London and Blackwell Railway was opened by Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C.; the object being to empower that company to make Tour extensions of their existing system—. the first, a line of two miles from their main line at the East of Limehouse station, passing between the Thames and the western enas of the Victoria Docks, thence southward, eastward, and north ward parallel with the Thames to Manchester-road, va'..th three coma:wing branches—ono to the bank of the riv er at J ohnson -street, the second to the Ad miralty w or k s at the isle of Dogs, and the third to cc lancet the company's extension to Bow at Stepney with their main line at Limehouse, the works to be completed within five years. The other ge'ae ra l o bj ects contemplated are the widening of the company' s ma i n line, to accommodate the in 'Creasing traffic on it s sout h a id e near t h e S tepney station, the enl argement towards Mark-lane of their present terminus at Fenchurch-street. Additional lands aro also to be taken at the eastward of the Limehouse station, arrangements to be made with the East and West India Dock Company with re spect to the construction and management of open ing bridges to carry the first railway over their cuts, and to construct tramways from the other ex tensions to any private premises at the river side with the consent of the owners and road authori ties. For these purposes they propose to raise £250,000 as new ordinary or preference capital, and £BO,OOO by mortgage. The second and third ex tensions are to terminate at the high water mark on the northern shore of the Thames, one opposite Greenwich Hospital and the other three quarters of a mile lower down the river, the limits of deviation extending about 100 and 130 yards into the river. Mr. Pownall, the surveyor, and other witnesses were examined by Mr. Johnson and Mr. L. Webb in favour of the bill, and which is opposed by the Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr. Round for the East and West India Docks. The conomitttee on the com peting lines of the London and South Western Come pang in North Devon and Somerset Railway passed the preamble of both bills, subject to certain arrangements inter se, which will form subject matter for consideration upon clauses. Mr. Baxter, of the firm of Baxter, Rose, Norton, was examined at great length by Mr. V. Harcourt, on the general merits of the proposed Great Eastern Northern Junctions Railway. In the event of the bill being granted the company, by means of better gradients than existed upon other lines, combined with more economical working arrangements, wo u ld b e a bl e to carry coals at the rate of a fa r thi ng per ton per mile. Mr. Hankey, the bank er , was also examined for the bill. Traffic and engineering evidence for the promoters con tinued to occupy the committees on the Lancashire Union Railways, Glasgow City Union Railway, and on the Dublin Railway. After taking evidence for the opposition, the committee of the House of Lords passed the North E as t ern Company's propo se d ex tensions betwee n D o nca s te r and York. In the committee on met ro p o litan subways, Mr. Simp son , hydraulic engineer, was under examination all day by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., relative to the features and alleged injurious effects of the proposed new sys tem. The committee of which Mr. Gaskell is chair man concluded its inquiry on the Belfast Improve. ment Bill, deciding that they could not grant the preamble, but suggesting that all the parties should come to an understanding with the view of bringing in a pablic bill for the purpose. The Belfast Water Bill is withdrawn, MARKETS--This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market was seasonably well stocked with produce. Fruit commanded a steady sale, and last week's quotations were fully supported. There was a fair business doing in vegetables, and prices ruled firm, FRUIT. S. d. s. d. i s. d. s d Pine apples 8 oto 10 0; Mulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign do .20to 4 0 ' Filberts, per lb .. 20to 2 G Melons .... ...... 0 oto 0 01 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hi-sv. 3 oto 5 0 Almonds, por bus 0 oto 0 Pears, per do .... 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per d0z..... 0 o to 0 0 Oranges, per 100..4 otolo 0 Peaches.. .. 0 0 too 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Currants, per la sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries ht sveo oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 OlGreengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 6to 4 0 1 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 Horseradish, pto 1 oto 2 0 li,9d ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 3 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 0 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli sprouts Potatoes, per ton 35 oto 70 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 New ditto, pr lb Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 o Carrots, pr bunt 4 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers Garlic, per lb .. • • G oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 9to 0 Capsicums, Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 4to 0 6 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 0 0' Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chilies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 1 - to 1 3 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Spinach U 6to 0 8 , Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 5 0 per do 0 oto 0 0 Brussels sprouts, 19to 2 6 I Sea - kale, par bun. 10to 1 6 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Oct to 8s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 7s 6d each ; goslings, 58 to 8s Od; ducks, - Os Oct to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s 6d to 4s 6d ; rabbits, 13 Oct to 2s Od each; wild do., —d to Os —d ; pigeons'i Os Gd to Os Oct each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16 ,chickens, 8s Oct to 9s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 8s Od capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Oct Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; guinea fowls, 76 Oct to 8s Od ; -roasting pigs, partridges, Os to Os Od ; wodcks Os to Os Od ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Ott; wild ' ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Oct to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ; Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os 10d to is Od ; English, is 0 d to is ld per lb ; English eggs, 7a Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s 9d to 6s 6d per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. Salmon, ls 8d to is 10d BI LLINGSGATE. prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and . halibut, 6d per lb Esturbots, 3s Od to 15s •' cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2s Od to Od doreys, 6s Od to Os Od ; mullets, Os' 6d to is 6d; ; trout, Od to Os : eels, 5d to 10d ; lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to Os 8d each ; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair ; common 2s Od to 5m ; haddocks, 6s ' oysters, 8s to 18s ; natives —, to 70 s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 50 8 per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; per bushel ; whitings, carp and tench, Os Ocl to Os per brace. N EWPORT. Beef, from 3 s 4 d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 8d lamb, 6s 4d to 7 s 4 d; veal, 4 8 2d to 48 8d; and por k , 3 s 6( to 4s 6d per Sibs, by the carcase. WHITECTIATEL. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb,Od to 4o 8d; and pork, 3a 2d 0456 6 2 p ° e d r t B o lb 7 a s by ;thvaeacj, 4s arcase. BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d, of household do., 5d to Gd per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. , 2.1 d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, , 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 4id ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, —d to Od ; 1041 b to 1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, 10s Od to .l is Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Gd to 4s Od; f u ll, 88 Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half••breds, —8 Od to —s Od ; Downs, 98 Od to Market hides, 561 b 3 t d o t 6 o 4 4 l d b 12s Od; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 6d; sheatlings, is lld to Os Od. HAY MARK2T3. £1 5s to £1 14s per load. SMITHPIELD..--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15 s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and s traw, £1 4 s to £1 14s per load, Supply limited. CumßEßLANDo—Metylow haY, £3 Os t o £4lss Od ; clover, £4 WHITECHAPEL —Meadow ha y , £3 Os to £4lsa ; cl over , £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and str aw, £1 4a to £1 14s pe r l oa d , TradeOs t s o tetly. lsB Od ; and str aw, A fair demand. meal hour—l trotting universal by — generally, fifteen or tien sa b r l ru an n d dd by m ho e w et ev a CHEAP NIIRSING.—T enr'oaldftewr,along towards the Luxembourg Gardens, twenty little children, ag ed from two or three years to seven or eight. The i r parents pay the old lady about ten centimes an hour to take their children o e m lev an En b , li t s b i a ly t out, and give them a walk or a game of play i n the gardens. It is pretty to see her Conve— y her little regiment over a crossing; it reminds me of the old puzzle of the f ox , the goose, and a bag of corn. The elder children are left in charge on one side, while the very little ones are carried over; then one of the oldest is beckoned across, and lectured on her care of them while the old woman trots back for the rest; a nd I notice she is much more despotic during her short reign of power th an the old woman herself. At length they are past all dangers, and safe in the gardens, where they make dirt-pies to their hearts' content, while their chaperon takes out her knitting and seats herself on a bench in their midst. say she has 15 children, and keeps them cut for two hours, it makes her a a . crow n a d ay; and many a little income o f half her child s h ou ld h ave while she Kossa-shopping, busy m o th er i s glad tha t happy play a n d exerc i se , or does some other p i ece of housekeeping work, which 'would prevent her from. attending properly to her child.—Fraser'B Diagazlne. A PRIZE AT SEA, The annexed communication has been received at the Board of Trade respecting a valuable prize picked up at sea and brought safe to this country:._" Mr John Gibbs, chief officer of the ship Beetson Castle, of Liverpool, 1,005 tons register, with a crew of 26 hands, sailed from Bombay for Liverpool on the 21st November, 1863, and reached lat. 45 24 N. On the 29th March, at 2 p.m., under all plain sail, and steering E. by N., observed a ship to windward, steered towards her, lowered a boat manned by the second officer and 4 hands, who went on board, and found her to be the Agamemnon, of Liverpool, 1,640 tons, deeply laden, and abandoned by her crew. The second officer returned to the Beetson Castle about 6 p.m., and reported the Aga memnon waterlogged and abandoned. About 8 p.m. he, with a volunteer crew, went on board the abandoned ship, taking with him charts, a chronometer, and other requisite instruments for the navigation of the ship. The boat returned to the Beetson Castle for further supplies, and again reached the Agamemnon at 11 p.m. As the wheel was broken, and the ship had been stripped of nearly all the running rigging blocks, Itc., the volunteer crew at once commenced to secure the yards, reeve braces, and rig a temporary wheel, the Beetson Castle keeping close to during the night. On the morning of the 30th the master sent on board ropes, sails, provisions, and such other supplies as were found necessary. The Beetson Castle remained in company until noon, then proceeded on her voyage, leaving her second officer in charge of the Agamemnon, with a crew of nine hands. They made all possible sail and steered towards the Channel, having thrown overboard all loose spars and a quantity of deals, The topgallant and royal yards were sent down from aloft and thrown overboard to ease the ship. On the 31st of March they fell in with heavy weather from the north-east, and the ship laboured and shipped large quan tities of water. On the Ist of April, at midnight, a heavy sea set in from the north, swept everything movable off the poop, and compelled the crew to seek refuge in the rigging. The decks were lifting to such an extent that they found it necessary to cut 12 holes to allow the water a passage up wards. The weather continued bad through the 2cl April, and then moderated. They arrived at Crooksbaven on the 10th April, and were towed thence to Liverpool on the 15th, arriving on the 17th. A GALLANT FELLOW.--The following is an ex ract of a letter from the agent of the Peninsular and Oriental Company at King George's Sound, Australia to the directors, dated April 1, 1864 :—" An accident occur red on the 9th tilt to one of the company's boats, which was capsized in a sudden squall, placing Mr, Toll and the crew in the utmost danger, as they were only rescued after five hours' exposure on the bottom of the boat. In reporting thi© I would beg to call your especial notice to the very courageous conduct of Mr. Albert Williams, nephew of the boatswain of the storeship Larkins, who firmed one of the boat's crew, ho having volunteered to swim a distance of not less than two miles to the nearest beach in order to obtain assistance. After accomplishing this feat in a sea swarming with sharks, one of whicu followed the boat and took away Mr Toll's coat, Williams ran a further distance of two and a half miles over a rugged mountain covered with think scrub before he could obtain any help, and though much exhausted and torn he persisted in joining the first boat which set out to seek for Mr Toll and his crew." We are happy to add to this record of courage and endurance that the board of the Peninsular and Oriental Company yesterday voted .£2O to be expended on an appropriate testimonial to MrWilliams. DISBANDMENT OF A VOLUNTEER CORPS.—The 18th Hants (Basingstoke) Company has been dis banded under the following circumstances :—at the review held at Guildford on Easter Monday the Ist Hants Adminis trative Battalion formed on Shalford-green, and in conse quence of the inequality of numbers in the corps compris ing the battalion it was deemed necessary that one company should be broken up to equalise the remainder. The com pany selected was the 18th Hants (Basingstoke), in conse quence of their commanding officer (Lieut. Brooks) being the junior commanding officer of the battalion. Lieut. Brooks accordingly sailed on his men to fall out and join the other corps, when several members of the corps, who, it appears, constituted themselves spokesmen for the rest, flatly refused to obey his orders. Lieut. Brooks reported the con duct of the corps to the officer commanding the battalion, Lieut.-Col. Humphery, who has since sent a report of the affair to th e W ar-o ffi ce, the result of which appears in the subjoined letter. It is due to Lieut, Broeks to state that on his return to Basingstoke he instantly resigned his commis sion. " War-office, May 9—My lord,—Having perused the correspondence which has been submitted to me on the sub ject of the insubordinate conduct of the members of the ISth Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps, in having, while under arms at Guildford on March 28 last, refused to obey the legitimate commands of their superior officer, I regret to have to inform your lordship that, after mature consideration of the cir cumstances thus brought to my notice, I have deemed it my duty to advise the Queen to order the disbandonment of a corps which has been guilty of so serious a military offence, and her Majesty has been pleased to signify her pleasure that the corps should be disbanded accordingly. I have, therefore, to request that your lordship will be so good as to direct the commanding officer to return at once to the Government Small -arms Establishment at Pimlico the arms, &c., now in possession of the corps, which are the property of the public. When this has been done, it will be necessary that Ensign May should send in the resigna tion of his commission, which her Majesty will then be graciously pleased to accept. In thus communicating to your lordship her Majesty's pleasure with regard to the 18th Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps, I think it due to the officers and non-commissioned officers of this corps to express at the same time the gratification with which I have learnt from the report of the field officer commanding the Administrative Battalion that they had taken no part in the insubordinate conduct of the rest of . the members, and I request also that your lordship will be good enough to communicate to the commanding officer of the 13th Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps my great satisfaction at the marked example of obedience which that corps exhibited on the occasion referred to. I have the honour to be, &c., DE GREY AND RIPON.—The Marquis of Winchester, Amport St. Mary's, Andover, Hants. THE RUSSIAN COURT.—On the Ist of May the Court, the military household of the Emperor, the chief officials, the officers of the guard, of the army, and of the navy, were assembled at the Winter Palace to hear the midnight mass usually celebrated at Easter, and, as usual, the city went not to bed ; the cannon thundered, proces sions marched round the churches, and an immense crowd, with innumerable carriages, filled the streets. After the mass—that is to say, at three in the morning—the Emperor received the congratulations of the court and officials, not only on account of the religious fete, but also on occasion of the anniversary of his birth, which occurred two days previously, when his Majesty entered on his 47th year Extraordinary marks of the imperial favour wore conferred on the occasion, and Count do Berg, lieutenant of the Emperor in Poland, and Prince Gortschakoff, Vice- Chancellor of the Emperor, received his Majesty's portrait set in brilliants, a distinction which is only accorded on rare occasions, as only three or four high dignitaries are now in possession of this much-valued prize. The Minister of War received the insignia, in diamonds, of the Order of Sir Alexander Newaky, and in the receipt which accom• panies the distinction the Emperor thanks General Milutine for the important reforms which he has effected, and for the promptitude with which the army was placed on a war footing. The Grand Duke Michael, brother of the Em .. peror, lieutenant of his Majesty in the Caucasus, and com mandant of the troops stationed there, will for the future bear the title of commander-in-chief (glavnokomandouzou sichY). Various other distinctions have been conferred and promotions made. MISSING SHlP.—London, May 13.—rhe Mary Montague, which sailed from Jamaica on the 13th January for Loudon, has not since been heard of. 129 k 138 k 129 30 641 3,1 1101 65 IC2 110 9f 98 7 53i 1131 121 1311 i 1 100/ } Business done Meyerbeer's Last Days, her metropolis by Meyerbeer having sought there the means of producing his greatest works. They dwelt, too, on the modest simplicity of the life which he had led among them—a simplicity uncor rupted by the temptations of vast wealth, fame, and honours. When these farewells had been spoken, the train carried his remains to Berlin. There, on Monday last, he was laid, as he had wished, by the side of his mother and two children. His own music again was his funeral chant.—the Reader. THE EGYPTIAN HALL.--The following visitors have, during the past week, inspected the pictures now on view at the Egyptian Hall : —The Earl of Kenmore, the Earl of Effingham, the Earl of E rro ll, th e E ar l o f Wicklow, the Countess of Ducie, Viscount Exmouth, Vis countess Forbes, Lord Eustace Cecil, Lord Francis Russell, Count Wachtmeister, Lady C. Stirling., Lady Barnard, Lady Clements, Lady Johnstone, Lady Dutton, Right Hon. Sir John Trollope, M.P., H on . R o b ert F or b es , H on . Frederick Byng, Hon. Henry Unwin Addington, Sir H. J. Stracey, Sir Robert Shafto Adair, Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, Sir Montague John Cholmeley, Sir Theodore Henry L. Brinck man, Mrs. Grant Duff, Mr. S. Cave, M.P„ Mr. John J. Briscoe, M.P., Mr. Henry B. Baring, M.P., Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P,, the Misses Wynne, Rear-Admiral Stop ford, Gen, Hamilton, Gen, Wintle, Gen, Simpson, Lieut.- Col Hon, A, Egerton, &c. STEAMSHIP BUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Clyde Shipbuilding Company has launched the Lennox, a paddle, and a similar vessel to the Leven, the launch of which was reported last week, The same company has launched the Beatrice, intended for the South Ameri can trade, and of the following dimensions:—Length, volt —breadth, 23ft—depth, 10ft 3in. The Beatrice is now being fi ted by Messrs, Henderson and Coulbourn, Renfrew, with engines of 150 horse 'power, Messrs. A. and J. Inglis, of Pointhouse, have launched a twin screw of 370 tons, with friction-geared engines of 60 horsepower, named the Platy pas. The steamer has been launched for the Queensland Steam Navigation Company, and is the first vessel fitted wiih a double screw and driven by friction-gear built on the Clyde. Messrs. Barclay, Curle, and Co.. of S:obcross, have launched an iron screw built for the Carron Company for the Grangemouth and L9ndon trade. She is homed the Clutha, and is being fitted with engines of 130 horse power. Her dimensions are—Length 1 90 ft—breadth, 27ft Gin—and depth, 15ft—and her burden is 700 tons. The Roe, a paddle, built for Messrs. Burns's new fleet of steamers for the mail service between Scotland and Ireland, has run the lights" on a trial trip in 511 min ; equal to a speed of 18f miles per hour. The lowa, a screw of 2,200 tons, built in Waterford for the General Steam Navigation Company, is now being engined on the Clyde. The lowa is to ply between Liver pool and New York. MR. PATER'S CASE.—According to the Lazo Tunes of to-day the Queen's Bench has refused the application of Mr. Pater for a review of the fine for con tempt of court imposed upon him by the Assistant-Judge of the Middlesex Sessions. The refusal was expressly based upon the ground that the Quarter Sessions is a court of competent jurisdiction to punish for contempt, and that the Superior Court will see only that the act amounted to a contempt, and will not review the measure of it. The Lord Chief Justice well put it, contempt may be by manner as well as by words, and this could not be judged of by a court of appeal. On the more important question of the limit of an Advocate's licence there has been no decision. The in clination of the court seemed to be rather towards justifying, or at least excusing, the attack of Mr. Pater upon the offending juryman, and we cannot but think, that fn this Mr. Pater did not exceed the limits of his right as counsel, bound to protect his client from anything that bore the remotest re semblance to partiality. It was the manner of doing it that was the gravamen of complaint against him. From the earlier reports of the case we had gathered that Mr Pater had insulted the judge; but it was not admitted that his attack was upon the juryman alone. This very much changes the complexion of the case. His offence has been only that of slight excess of justifiable anger, and this scarcely demanded such a penalty. It would have been otherwise had he, as reported, been insolent to the judge. Nothing can justify that. Under any circumstances of provocation counsel is bound to submit to the judge and to treat him, or rather his office, with outward respect. If he thinks that the judge is not discharging his duties fairly the advocate should throw up his brief—but he should not suffer himself to be betrayed into vituperative language. If in the heat of conflict he should chance to do so, his right course, as Cockburn, C. J. intimated, is to apologise, and there can bo no shame in tendering an apology to the 'Bench for the insult offered to it, whatever may be the feeling towards the man who sits upon it. GREAT FIRE AT TIIIRSK.—Ooe of the most dis astrous fires that ever occurred in the North Riding broke out at Thirsk on Tuesday, by which the premises and stock, &c., of Mr G. B. Baker, grocer, Mr J. G. Baker, and Mr J. Baker, father of the former, were completely de stroyed. These premises were situated in the market-place, and collectively formed the most important business concern in the town. The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock in the morning by Miss Baker, who slept on the third floor, and was awoke by a cracking noise beneath her. This lady at once found that the house was on fire, and aroused her brother and his family. There was little time for escape, and in order to get the servants out the room had to be broken open, and many only just escaped in their night dresses when all was one mass of fire. Not a thing of any descrip.ion could be saved. The town fire-engine and a smaller one belonging to Mr 11. D. Clough, wero soon at work, and a telegram was forwarded to York far assistance. The fire was thought mastered, and this telegram wascouu termanded. About 4 o'clock, however, a fresh outburst occurred, and then it was seen that unless assistance were procured the whole range of buildings on that aide the mar ket would go down. The wildest cilium was occasioned, the inhabftants of the neighbouring houses setting about getting their furniture and goods into the st reets, where vast masses of furniture were soon thrown togethsr. A. few minutes past 4 two of the Yorkshire Insurance Com pany's engines, with the Fire Brigade , left York by special train, and in about 40 minutes were in play on the fi res. An explosion was apprehended, but was prevented by the firemen, who entered the cellars , an d g ot out the oils, &c. The Royal Oak Hotel was u ndoubtedl y sav ed by the fire men and and o the fortunate north aide, tthe h circumstance ouse ofof a perfectly s t i ll d Messrs. Pi n k ey and Yates got on fire , bat w as put On the out without much damage, except from water. Messrs. Ovinctou have aiso s uffered in a similar way. The destru c ti on of property and stock is variously estimated at from £3,000 to - £lOOO and is only partially insured in th e Imperial-de. he ile T'fi re was not finally subdued till night, when the street was literally blocked up with furniture • hastily thrown out of the neighbouring houses. The Thirsk Natural History Society's fine library is totally destroyed . The origin of the fire is unknown. A few lines may suffice to record the little there is to tell of the last days of the great composer. It was on Saturday, the 23d April, that he first became unwell. He sent for his usu,\l doctor, who, however, found nothing to be &armed at. On the Tuesday he was worse, though another physician, Dr. Rayer, who was then summoned, still noticed no grate symptoms. During these days he ttAked much about his " Africaine," and the question whether he should preface the opera by an overture or a simple introduction. At the first visit of Dr. Rayer, in reply to a remark complimenting him on his works, he said, " You are too indulgent ; but I have a number of ideas here," he added, putting his fingers on his forehead, "and a number of things that I should like to do." " You will do them," replied the doctor. "Da you think so ? Well, so much the better." On Sunday the Ist, towards mid day, the attack seemed to be giving way; but this was at the expense of the general strength of his system. He seems to have sunk gradually from that time. At eight in the evening of the same day he " wished a very good night, as he had done on the preceding evening, to those who were gathered round his bedside. Among the number was his wife, his three daughters, and M. Jules Beer, his nephew. All hope had by that time disappeared. At 20 minutes to six in the morning of the 2d of May he passed away. His breathing and pulse had become quite imperceptible, and only one sigh marked the actual moment of his depar ture—so tranquil was his end. A few hours afterwards Rossini, arriving from Passy, where he had heard of the illness of his friend,':called to ask how he was. Suddenly hearing the sad news from the porter, he sat down, says the narrator from whom we quote, and burst into tears. A paper was found in Mdyerbeer's portfolio marked "To be opened after my death." In this he gives directions as to the disposal of his remains. He had been haunted, it seems, by:a singular dread of being buried before life was extinct, and the paper contains provision for guarding against this. The news of his death fell on Paris like a thunder-clap. Measures were at once taken for paying the last honours to his remains in a manner befitting the im mense debt that France owes to him. A grand fune ral procession accompanied the corpse to the Northern Railway station. A great crowd of musical celebrities, poets, and artists were there to say adieu, in the name of Paris, to their great guest. His own solemn music was played and sung in funeral pomp, and more than one eloquent discours was pronounced over the bier. The speakers dwelt much, with par donable pride, on the honour done to France and THE BOMBAY MAIL. REUTERS EXP RESS. M. Rankine Bishop A. Parry .. Graham .. Capt. Rankine , Landseer Dunk lOl Mart in Carruthers R. Parry 1,062 Disallowed by markers ..... Total LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. BANKRUPTS. • The following are the only bankrupts of commercial int- . portance in the Gazette : John Morran, tailor, Plamstead Edwin F. Gatley, mill sawyer, Islington Richard Randall, grocer, Norwich William Hill, publican, Lancaster John Hutchinson, printer, Liverpool Luke Madden, butcher, Liverpool Josep Williams, tobacco pipe maker, Borough. James Le Pla, tailor, Wisbeach George Ward:fishmonger, Hackney William R. Barnes, cabinet maker, Norwich Thomas Middleton, warehouseman, Leeds James Allen, confectioner, Southampton Ambrose Hill, gunmaker, Birmingham Henry Adcock, butcher, Corby Benjamin Long, cutler, Guilnford William Davies, timber dealer, Hereford Eat I Bird, gasfitter, Kingsland-road William, Easy, stationer, Brompton-road ZANKRUPTJIES ANNULLED. John H. Sams, licensed victualler, Leigh-street, Red Lion-square William H. Connold, watchmaker, York William Braithwaite, brickmaker, Stockton-on-the- Forest, Yorkshire John N. Dumbrill, jun, baker, Eastbourne SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Shanks, wright, Coatbridge Alexander Ramage, victual dealer, Leith George C. Swanson, watchmaker, Thurso Walker. Johnson, and Co., power loom weavers, Glasgow Allan Cameron, sheep farmer, near Beauly James David Jones, tavern keeper, Glasgow William Henderson, baker, Poll o kah aws James Denoon Ill'Alister, farmer, Ardnacross, Island of Mull Donald Fraser, farmer, Lower Culerme, near Inverness Course of the Exchange. Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 12 t Antwerp — 25 70 Brussels — 25 70 Hamburgh — 13 10 Paris .. Short. 25 30 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1201 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn - 25 82i 25 95 Milan — 2.5 85 26 90 Genoa *-- 25 85 26 90 Naples Palermo .. .-- 25 90 26 95 Messina — 25 90 26 95 Lisbon —51 t Oporto...- . ........ _ 51k 51/ Foreign Gold in B ars (St an d ar d), p er 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 11 171 12 4 12 • 25 80 25 80 13 10f 25 40 25 80 25 85 121 11 95 11 95 321 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The iron crew steamship Defence, 16, Captain Augustan Phillimore, one of the Channel Squadron, which arrived last evening from the Downs, has lett the Sound and is now going up Hamoaze to be docked. There is no indication of immediate movement of ill* Warrior; it is not high water until 11.30 a.m. -_.., BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Arrived, Ma GRAVESEND Saturday Morning. y 11 —Egmond, Ortifone, and Landsdown, from Shanghae—Clarendon, from Manianilla de Cuba.—% Scandi, from Dram. Sailed, May 14—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne—Regina, for Melbourne—Henrick, for Rio J aneiro—Boreas, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Ayrshire, from St. John's—Clarence, from Demerara—Herald, from Foo-chow-Foo (in tow) —Windsor Castle, from Bombay—City of Calcutta, from Calcutta (in tow)—all for London—City of Dunedin, from Colombo— Margaretha and Louisa, from West Indies, for Altona — Emerald, of Dartmouth, and Garland of Aberdeen —bot h from the West, for th e North—Alma, of Arundel, frona, the Noah, for the West. preach to 1 The Lord Bishop of London and Airs. Tait left in number) town yesterday for the School House, Rugby, o n a visit to the Rev. Dr. Temple. It is, we believe, the bishop's first visit to Rugby since his elevation to the episcopal i t n he the bench in the autumn of 1856. His lordship will attends her Majesty's boys chapel (now 0, we t e h hear, esacrh, school l t o w in t e :en: said, will and 6OO succeeded by ante oorad the e ta ci n a l e e s y n o d f ar A in l g de th rl e ey ea w rly ill remain i n Part of residence at Balmoral; and, the Duke of Argyll. Lady Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Misses Stanley are expected to leave town to-day for the holidays. AN INFANT SAVED FROM THE FLOOD. — A re markable circu mst ance has ' just come to our know ledge connected with the recent calamitous accident at Snfheffield. At in a the time the in un d at i on took place a living from iant floated cradle s mall place four miles at Sheffield to M ex b oroug h, a distant from Doncaster. The little s t ra nger, it a p pears, fell inton the hands of a clergyman's wife, who treated it with bringing ith great kind ness , an d s h e i s no w - up as her These circumstances own, no one having yet owned it. cumstances are from a trustworthy we have source, and no reason to doubt their truth.—Shef , eld Telc-. graph. The Phare de la Loire says :—" A letter from Port-a-Prince, dated the 11th April, and received at Nantes, via New York, mentions a very serious disaster, by which one of the most important maritime towns of Hayti has been partly destroyed. We have just received intelligence,' it says, 'that a fire, caused by the negligence of a cotton-presseser while smoking in his warehouse, has reduced the half of the town of Gonaives to ruin. The parts of the town occupied principally by small dealers are burnt. The losses are heavy, and many of the commercial houses of this place are heavy losers,'" The Memorial de la Loire, in reproducing ti toast proposed by M. Bouillieur, Mayor of Roanne, to the Duke de Persigny, stated that the words used by that municipal functionary, were, "I drink to the health of the founder of France l" Such a qualification was sufficient to astonish every one, but the liremorial now rectifies its error. The founder of the " Diana" had been said, The Diana is, we believe, a club at Roanne established by th 4 Doke de Persigny, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, The following telegram has been received at Mr, Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : SUEZ, MAY 14, The Salsette, with the above mail, arrived here et six a.m. this day. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RIFLE MATCH, ADELAIDE (South Australia), March 26. The return Rifle match of the .Milang (South Australian) Rifles against the Robin Hood. (Nottingham) Rifles, came on on the 24th. The weather up to 600 yards, was exceedingly unfavourable, and though it improved at the next ranges, the delays had been so many that the Sun was down when the 900 yards firing was going on, thus rendering it almost impossible to see the signals. There was a hot north wind at 300, 400, 500, and 600 yards, which changed to south at 700. The wind was strong, but generally steady. The following avenot is the aggregate scoring. T he detaila Have yet been received:— OSBORNE, MAY 4. This day had an audience of her Majesty, the Baron de Benet, President of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of Saxony, Plenipotentiary of the Germanic Confederation to the Con ferences now being held in London with a view to the re storation of peace in the north of Europe ; to which audience he was introduced by Earl Granville, K.G. President of her Majesty's P r i v y C ounc il . BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 11. This day had an audience of her Majesty—Monsieur de Biegeleben, Privy Councillor of the Emperor of Austria, one of his Imperial Majesty's Plenipotentiaries to the Con ferences now being. held in London with a view to the restoration of peace in the north of Europe; and Monsieur de Balan, Privy Councillor of the King of Prussia, one of his Majesty's Plenipotentiaries to the same Conferences To which audiences they were respectively introduced by Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant- General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 7. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Edward Morris Erskine, now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Embassy at Constantinople, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Hellenes. S 8 td n, 59 I 102 1021 i