The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

TONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. AND CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, 1863. 1862. Or Eat-Western North-Western . 95,226 86,781 South-Western - 29,128 21,819 Brighton• Midland 22,928 16,943 41,873 37,357 South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 34,330 30,680 Bristol and Exeter, North Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Edinburgh and Glasgow ....... 8,052 7,5 0 7 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada These returns are in most instances ofa very satis factory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £7,390 ; on the North Western of £8,445; on the South Western of £7,379; on the Brighton of £5,985; on the Midland of £4,518 ; on the Great Northern of £3,130; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire of £3,650 ;• on the North Eastern of £2,780 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,821 ; on the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £545 ; on the Grand Trunk of Canada of £1,952; and on the Great Western of Canada of £494. The South Eastern, however, shows a decrease of £2,064. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentea were 69f 42c.—inanimate. Speculation has continued quiet in the market for the English Funds, and the few dealings re ported have created very little fluctuation. Consols for transfer are still quoted 931 a ; and 921 I-, less the dividend, for the account. No change has occurred in the New Threes and the Reduced, busi ness having again taken place at 91t, 8 ; and Exche quer Bills are ss. dis. There has been a bargain in Bank Stock at 233, and India 5 per Cents, have improved to 1101 1. Business in the Foreign Market is rather active, but the only movement of importance is an advance, viz., to 511 52 in the value of Turkish Consolides, owing to large purchases. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 7041; do., 1862, 711 72 ; Greek, 32! e ; 6 .., Coupons 141 15 ; Spanish Passive 331 34; do., Certificates 12 121 ; Portuguese 498 50; Italian 72; do,, Marenamana Rlilway Loan 80; New Granada 16/ I; do., Deferred 91 101; Peruvian 88 1; and the Confederate Loan is heavy at 2 to 1 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, and owing to the favour able character of the traffic receipts on most of the principal lines prices have shown an upward ten dency. Great Western, Brighton, and South- Eastern have advanced ss. ; Caledonian and Great Eastern, 10s.; Great Northern A Stock, 155.; and North-Western and North Eastern (Barwick), In the Foreign and Colonial markets there has been little change of importance. Bahia and Sin Francisco are steady at 201 a ; San Paulo at 231 ; and South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at 223 ; Cape Town and Dock realised 110; East In dian, 1091 i; Great Indian Peninsula, 1091. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have generally sustained former rates. City Bank, however, have improved to 112 113; Imperial Bank are quoted 211; London and South African, 261; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 461 471 ; and South Australian Land, 321 ; International Finance Company's shares are quoted 4Z-, 51 premium ; London Finance litto, 11, 1 prem.; and General Credit and Finance ditto, 21 2,1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 Z per Cent. C onsols Annuities 1 New 3 per C ent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 New 21 per Cent. Annuities... India Stock — Ditto 5 per C en t Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent. _ Consols for Account, June 9 921 Exchequer Bille, £l,OOO 21 per Cent — Dit to £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60' Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent 88 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup , ns 324 DDitto Account ..................... • 32t itto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana R . ail way) 80 Mexican 3 per Cent New Granada ......... 16i Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warr an t s (H ec t ares) ..... 9 / 101. 71 Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 88 4 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Ditt o Account i 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 494 Account ....... . • Ditto Scrip, (1862) £35 i;ala Russian 5 per Cent., 1 822, £ St.. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. Spanish 3 per Cent .. . . ... ............... --- Ditto Account. ............ ... . . ... Ditto New Deferred ....... Ditto Ditto Account .... Passive i Spanish Cert. of Co u p no t funded .. 3 41 4 ... . 121 Turkish 6 p er C en t . 1854 Ditto Account - Ditto 6 per C ent. 185 8 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 73 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account . 72 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 p er Cent... .... ... Venezuela, 3 per Cent ......23/ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .............. Ditto 11 per Cent ................ 121 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ........ -- Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........ Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 72 ...... 31 Consols, Money ........ TWO O'C LOCK. ........ 9 Ditto Account ...................... 92i xd A NEW " ALABAMA."—It is now well known-- especially among those iLterested—that Captain Semmes of the Alabama is about to change his flog and hoist it upon a more substantial but equally fast ship. Captain Bullock, who for the last year and more has been in this country superintending the construction of vessels for the Confederate service, is now about to leave the Clyde , and will prob a bl y call at Cardiff, with a large iron vessel for the Confederates. Captain Bullock will afterwards take the new privateer to a port at present "secret," and there torfatnhsofeAr Alabama c ommand to Captain Semmes. The command will then devolve upon Captain Bullock until such time ime as Captain 11Ioffit of, the privateer Florida is enabled to take command of the Alabama. The Florida will then be underatphpeoiguntiddance of Captain Bullock, until Captain Jones is Captain Bullock. is The last transfer is easily at:counted for. test than an energet!c more of a naval archi zn%peesrhienced seaman. The new vessel on which Capt. gun '' his flag is a large iron screw vessel mounting 21 and, as we have before stated, combines the two great 'requirements of a man-of • war—speed and strength. The auxiliary screw steamer Saint Andrew, Gree ncastle at 2.40 Portland on the 16th instant, arrived at fromp.m. yesterday. Her news has b een anti cipated. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained bv chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very ch o i ce at 3s - 4d. P a u thnrd -45. “High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (f ormerly 4s Bd.)s strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Tire quotation of gold at Paris is about i per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. On compaiimg these rates with the English Mint price of £ 3 17s. 101(1, per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold Is 4:41.1 Y 1- 20t1 per cent. dearer ill Xiodokthan in Paris. The settlement in foreign stocks and railway shares has exerted more than ordinary influence upon the general market. This has arisen from the recent extensive speculation in such securities as Turkish Cansolidos, Greek Bonds, Spanish Pas sive, the Certificates, &c. The dealers requiring very onerous terms for continuing transactions until the middle of June, many of the operators have preferred to take up the stock rather than submit to the exaction, and a large temporary demand for money has been consequently pro moted. The mercantile classes are now enabled to negotiate three months' hills on lower terms in the open market than at the Bank of England, and a larger proportion of the paper brought into circula tion is therefore taken into that establishment. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are, in round figures, as under : IJIABE lIARKETS--This day. 01.MINARY SHARES AND STOW %S. P.%iiways. Paid.l -C1 -0011 g Businese. Price. done. 8 8, 0 84 63 116 117 [1 - 1 6 7 11 39 41 [1 13 14 0 91 93 I 108 110 0 53 64 ) 47 49 24i 25& 10 1 125& y 6; 0 127 128 0 134 136 0 102 104 0 671 (81 ;0 - 'llll 1111 0 7S 79 )0 117 U 9 O 40 41 O 102 102 O 104 tcs O 446 45j 11 1 112 12} 129 129, 1i 11.; 97 99' 52 53 244 254 1024 103 58i 59 89} 90 115 117 5 1 11 p 11 16 16} 11 11' 4 11 '0 119 121 '0 456 46i 0 98 IGO II - ' 0 50 51 K) 32 33 10 94 92a )0 70 72 4 , )0 9 9 101 7 8 11 371 381 5 94 10/ 8 7 ) 0 153 156 p 8 5,1 61 t , 3 sk al 20 r 79 82 154 156 )0 28 30 )0 - 44 15 38 40 99 101 ;SSIONS, Closing aid. Price. ,11 CO 63 00 ICB/ 109 2 p 5 ; 1* p 1 1 5/ 61 11 7/ 8/ ,Ou - 1(8 109 I( 9i 110 i 110 1 2 1( 41 11, 1u 0 1 11 19i 'oi 1/ 6t e 5 11 18 51 55 58 1 43 s 7 (I :t7 41 11 33 36 11 25 27 11 22 25 '0 10 91 1101 2 :2 4 1 11; 3) 107 108 11 11i s 1 9 81 tl 97 100 11 89 2 107 . ; 08 P )0 10t 103 )0 48 100 2 - .1 50 53 11 ) 3 5 .00 84 86 Or, 1(9 4 1 , 1 . 0 0 107 1062 4 fp 1 5 11 GO 107 ICB' 0( ' 10 1 106 (3.14. .;ir.. Wo]., and Str. Val. a ll Blythe au Tyne. . al Bost.,Sleat,andMid.Co. al Bristol and Exeter , 10( Caledonian lO, , _3drk and Bandon al' 1 .-.;ornw,dl all ~ ~ A ~ gets no dig ) al Do. B li il 6pc.p an.lias eai bai to B. ) Dublin & een Belf p ast d June. al D un. , Perth,ArAb. Juno. al Kdinburgh & Glasgow. 10 , Glasg. and S. Western lOl G reat Eastern, Ord, stk 1 101 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st IN Great) orthot Scotland 10 G reat Northern.~. Do A stock Do B do ',/ t. S. an , W. of Ireland 10 Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock 10 Lancashi:elz Yorkshire IG , London and Blackwali 1 Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 1 Lon., Chat., and Dover 1 Lon. & North Western II L. Xa So .th Western! L Shef., t Lincoln. 10( Alarypoi:t and Carlisle. a! DO' i sh.tres... . a, Metropolitan al Midland Do New .. 5.- Do Binning. A 5 Derby 100 Mid. Gt. NV. of Ireland all Do. shares I al Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British l Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do, G.N.E. purchas, if.] Do Leeds lO Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot N. E. ' Aber. stock 10 Do Scot. Mid. stock lO Shrews, and Welchpool al Shropshire Union South DC7OII ........ South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 101 taines,Wok.,andWok. al Stockton & Darlington al DDo ............... .. o New, net& ........ I Taff Vale.. . ........... 10, Do 8... UlDo C ............... .. . ster .............. al Do .................. 2 D 0... ................. 5. Vale of heath ...... 104 Victoria Eta. and Pim 10 Waterfbrd & Kilkenny 10 West Cornwall ....... 10 W. Hartlepool dar.&R. 1C West Midland -Oxford 1( Do Newport 1( Do Hereford 14 BRITISH POSS ;hart ildlways .t 'antic et,: St Lawrenct :lom.,Barodatt.CentLid Gu. 5 per omit.. l t Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron al Do. Preteronee al Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 it Do. do. July 1, 1873 lot 10. do. Ai.. 1, 4 MI stock itock itock stock stock stock stock 20 stock stocl 20 St +loek leutta.,.Easto. (1. , ) 10 , !apeTown it Dock Scr , ) Its Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10i I,,ast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. in' Do. do. G 11 Do. do. H do. .. 1( Grand Trunk of Canada o p I )o. Ist Pro'. Bonds.. if Do. co. deferred...... at Do. 2d Pref. Bon is.. at DJ. do dater ed...... al] Do. 3d ef. stock at, Do. do. d-terred....:: aj Do. 4th Pref. s+o k... al. Do. do deferred...... al' Llnchal'entn.gua.sp.c lot Do. New gua. sp. a... If Do. January, 1562. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaran teed 5 per cent. in Gt. W. or Canada Share,. al Do. Nets . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. . al' Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extensity. Dc. 4. Do. Fifth Extension. %telb.Com. np. o. lind• 10, Melb. & Hobson's Bay. al Do. 7p. c Mortg. Bds. al Sewßrunswick a Cana. Class Aanl B. ....... al. N. l l.l.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 1( Soinde ........ (1( Do. Delhi ....... 1.4 ' Do. do ..... A 11 Do. Punjaub Os" 00. Do. .• , p Do. Indu E .St . Fl o.) OLONIAL GOVERNM 6 1 1877-St . D. 6p. c. Feb.. An;. 100 113 116 Do. Do. 5 dp. & Sept 100 103 leo . .c. Jan.&Jul 100 Do. 5 Ipnscribed stock y. 9 6 07 100 95 97 (:•ttrte%llope. 6p c,187 : 100 ,11 113 Do. Ap &Oct. 188 t 100 112 114 Do. 189( 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July., 6 1891.. 1 0 0 115 117 Ceylon, N0v.1.5.78 Irlawitius 6 per centp 100 .. 100 1113 0 115 9 111 Natal Gcv. 6 p er cent.. 100 .N 109 111 . 1 . 1 .G0v.0p.c../a.&,1u1 ) 100 1064 107, Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G oy. 5 p 18, 100 1024 1031 Do. sp. c.,18,1 to .1.: . 1t 100 103 104 Do. d0.,1888 ttupwds 100 103 104 New Zealand 6 p cent. iOO 112 1a Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c, ster;in, 1875........ 10 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 101 Aus GeT.c.1876.6z up.. 1 Vic.Oov. 0 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 1 Do. io 6 v.e. An.dzOot. 11 21 23 0 d 1 525 535 [..0 103 107 id IP .4., 30 32 4'6 44 .0 4 7i 71 1 .781 11 13 [ 4 4 10 64 7 E 6 47 5/ [].! 16 7.0 21 34 D 6 23 SO 1 ° 7 [NI 107 i t:3 n 5 113 115 [lO 112 1101 1111 2Ca mbrian Consol. G o ld 1 i tilliord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 East Basaett (Illogan) 8C 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 5E East Caradon ..... East Cam Brea... , - - E. W'lliussel (Tavistk ; 8. Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) s'. Great South Tolgus.. • 1: G. Wheal Vor(lielsten . ) 4( Grenville 8.1( fiend's- Foot, .....B.' rlingaton Downs 4.1 Lady Bertha 2.0 argaret (lJny Lela n t )larke Valley.. 4 Ityndy Iron Ore (Lim ' New Betun .......... North Downs V.Wh '1 Basset (Illog - an north Wheal Crotty , 2.4. Liar Consols (St. Blazey, 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10. i South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.1 Wheal loran. (Mogan, 18.1 Stray Park ....... . 5 Tamar Silv.Z z Lead Min 4 Pin Crort ............ ti West Basset ( Illogan) 1 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 West Beton ••• .. Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5. Wheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Ki tty (U.Lelant) 2. WhealLud. ott ........ 2.1, Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 IWheal Beton ...... . .. wheal Treiavvney (Lis.) Wheal Union... 109} i 107 61 114 lot II 110 120 11 21 .7. , 31 4i L . . 11 41 5 AL7I 11 13 # 400 410 15.6 3 3} 1-.9 80 85 L 9. 37 39 0 181 14 12 13 26 28 '1 235 246 65 7 0.8 50 55 .1 is 5 151 1 6 6 1 i !40 260 16 17 41 5 1111 i Great v PREFERE NCE SHARES. orthern, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1051 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 914 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 101 South Eastern fired 4i per cent., 101 PREFErtENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS, Great Eastern, 44 per cent., pf., 904 LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 63 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 204 Great Luxembourg, 14a N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua, 7 per cent., 11 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 121 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 p er cent., 91 Ditto (all), 2.14 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 224 St. John del R e F OREIGN MINES. y (Um.), 541 Vallanzasca Gold, 111 n, 1 .1 Vancouver Coal, Chart ered JOINT-STOCANKS. CHe K 'RANKS. of Indi a, London, and China, 52 Eint' 110 oYiSh, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 224 London and and 4 4 4 24 L' lc • , tAl',tDelht Gun.), 24 an Mtn.), 114 Sci Me n tr° de P , Union ot Londona, East and We s t India, 14 D OCES. 5: London, 624 Crystal Palace, 35MISCELLANEOUS, East India Irrigation and Canal, 5 National Discount Company mo, 9f g Oriental Inland St am (limo, ( s li f Peninsula and Oriental steam, 771 7 . South Australian Land, 32f PREVENTION BETTER THAN VIIRE.—OId lady "But, going in four-wheel cabs I I'm so afraid of small pox!" Cabby—" You've no call to be afeard o' t o y cab, Mum, for I've 'ad the hind whe e l wl:cc i nated, and it took beautiful !"— Punch. THE ALEXANDRA.—We understand that in con sequence of a pressing application from Messrs. Fletcher and Hull, solicitors for the defendants in this case, for a copy of the information, filed against the Alexandra, they have been furnished with a ry voluminous docu ment comprising 98 counts, which are mere recapitulations of the seventh clause of the Enlistment Act. No informa tim of the na'ure of the depositions or of the parties making them have been supplied. The defendants are Messrs Miller, Frazer, Trenholm, and Co., Fawcett, Preston, and Co., and Captains Tessier, Bullock, and Butcher. It is be lieved that the case will come before the Exchequer Court cs;asontntss,aaftnedr no oe i l n 3 a t e h m p n r i o ty x. In these proceedings the defen d ;fut.:dee:ea:a circumstances, will have to pay their own is likely to be paid for the deten tion 6.4.0 8 9 Business don, THE SUN, ON DON, THURSDAY EVENIN G, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This D ay --..-- COURT OF COMMON PL'EAS. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief :iustice Earl, and Justices Williams, Willes, and. Bytes.) PRAY V. THE EARL OP ZETLAND AND 'FIFE -MISS PRAY AGAIN. Miss Fray applied in person in tb:is case, in which this Court a few days ago had discharged a rule obtained by her to set aside an order of Mr. Justice Williams, ordering a stay of all proceedings in this action, on the ground that it had been compromised by her consent, who had authority to do so, for leave to appeal against the decision. The Court refused to grant leave to appeal. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE HAYWARD. Mr. Lawrance applied in the case of a bankrupt, named Hayward, for leave to sell the bankrupt's life interest in reversion in property called the Loudwater Estate. The application was made on behalf of the trade assignees. His Honour said he did not think he had power to make the order. Mr. Lawranc I submitted that there was power under the 15th sec. There was no other property, but if the life in terest was sold it was expected to realise £3,soo—more than sufficient to pay the debts in full. The order was thereupon granted. IN RE ADAMS - JITDGMENT. His Honour, this morning, gave judgment in the petition in the case of this bankrupt, who was formerly a bankrupt at Ware. The bankruptcy took place in 1856, but the bankruptcy was annulled at the instance of the bankrupt, but sinoe then the assignees had discovered that it had been obtained by fraud, and that the bankrupt had not made a full disclosure of his affairs, His Honour considered that the charge had been made out, and therefore rescinded the order to annul, and restored the assignees to their original rights. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) LEVY V. THE CONTINENTAL PARCELS EXPRESS. This was an action to recover compensation for damages to a package entrusted to the defendants for carriage to Germany. The plaintiff deposed to having packed up the photo graphic portraits, which he took to defendants' offices, and for which he paid ss. 9d. as the carriage to Germany. Mr Dalton (for the company) produced the box contain ing the portraits. It was simply a common pasteboard box, with a small quantity of wool in the bottom. Mr. Dalton urged that it was manifestly improper to send fragile articles to Germany packed in such a man ner. It would be all very well if a passenger to Germany were to carry the box all the way, but the Court would re member that this box had to be conveyed with other goods. Directly that the company's officer at Dover found that the contents were damaged the box was returned to the London office, and it had been offered to the plaintiff with the ss. 9d. carriage paid. Plaintiff urged that if defendants chose to take the box they were bound to carry it safely. His Honour thought that plaintiff had only himself to blame. It was perfectly clear that the portraits were not packed safely for transit, and the company had made a most fair offer. Plaintiff must be nonsuited. Mr. Dalton--I do not ask for costs, and we will still give plaintiff back his ss. 9d. His Honour—if °thing can be fairer, or more honourable. Plaintiff nonsuited, POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A SCENE IN COURT,—A tall, masculine woman, named Catherine White, was charged with being drunk, &c. While the constable was giving his evidence the prisoner frequently interrupted him, making use of the most abomi nable language; and on the magistrate sentencing her to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour, she asked him, derisively, whether he "could not make it a month." She then became very violent, and made a desperate effort to clutch at something, but only succeeded in getting hold of a very harmless article—a sheet of blotting paper. Having torn it to pieces she refused to leave the dock, and flung her self down with violence. Barns, the gaoler, however, suc ceeded iu dragging her from it and got her to the cells, she all the while conducting herself in an outrageous manner, and giving vent to fearful language. She'was charged at this court on a former occasion, and her conduct was then very similar. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Thos. Kean, a plasterer, living at 18, Little Windmill-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with violently assaulting a female named Bridget Prendergast. A certificate was put in from the Middlesex Hospital to the effect that the female's ribs were broken, and that she was totally unfit to leave the hospital. A female named Conner deposed to seeing the prisoner knock the injured woman violently down, and then kick her in a most savage manner in the ribs. She was picked up unable tr• steak, and conveyed to the hospital. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner (who has already suf fered imprisonment for his violent conduct) for a week, for the attendance of the injured female and the surgeon. WESTMINSTER. AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE, —Hannah Cole, woman, was cha rge d b efore Mr. a married w assaulting police-constable B 147 w h i l e in the execut Arnold ion ith of his duty. The constable stated that he was on duty last night about 12 o'clock, when on reaching the Star and Garter, in the Brompton-road, he heard some high words between the prisoner and a man. She had bean drinking. As she was causing a disturbance he requested her to go away. Sh e continued the disturbance, when he took her into custody. The prisoner stated that sh 3 was having some words with her husband when the constable came up. Upon seeing him she asked him to take her husband into custody; but instead of doing so he seized hold of her by her arm, kicked her, and dragged her all the way to the station house. Mr. Arnold—Did she ask you to take her husband into custody ? Constable—Yes, but she did not say for what. The prisoner produced her gown, which was nearly torn to pieces. She added to her evidence that at the station house the constable wanted to charge her with being drunk, but they said she was not drunk, and would nut take the charge. He then charged her with an assault. Mr. Arnold —Was the man her husband ? Constable—l believe he was. Mr. Arnold—You did not say so in your evidence. You have giv n your evidence in such an uncertain way that I cannot put any trust in it, and must discharge the prisoner. The prisoner was discharged. MARKETS--This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts here to-day being on the increase, the demand for all breeds was somewhat heavy at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday, of 2d per 81b A few very superior Scots realised ss, but the general top figure for beef was 4s 10d per 81b. The quality of the stock was prime. Sheep, the show of which was moderate, were inactive. In prices, however, no change took place. The best Downs sold at 4s 10d per Sib. We have to report a dull inquiry for lambs, the supply of which was good, at Monday's depression. A few superior lambs changed hands at 78, but tke more general figure was 6s 8d per Sib. Calves moved off slowly at late rates. In pigs and milch cows very little was doing on former terms. --- Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. • s d. s d. s C e r e s o e n e d c. g in u f a . i b it e 3lo B . 3 3 8 2 4 3 2 6 , i' p Pr rn im e. e B c4s h - d w o o wn ol d d 0 0 :4 4 8 6 4 4 i : !'rime larg e oxen 4 4 4 6 i Large arse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, et - c. 4 84 10 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Crse. ez inf. sheep 3 6 3 in i Large h 0g5 ...... 3 4 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4' Small porkers ..., 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 58 to 6s Bd. Suckling c a l ves, 12s to 208 ;4d and -old store pigs, 20$ to 29 8 , q uart er TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... , ........ Ll5O Beasts 1 Cows .............. 140 ( Sheep and lambs Calv Sheep and lanabs .. 6,700 ( Calves ............. es ......... ... 390 Pigs Pigs. .............. 380 ? MEAT MARKETS. N n GATE AND LEADENIIALL.—Beef moves offfreely, at very full prices. Otherwise, the demand is inactive. B4d to Beef, from 3s ;veal, 4 s Od 8d to 4s 4d , mutton, 3s Gd t o 4 s G d ; lamb, 5s 68 008 ; and po r k, 3 8 4d to 4s 6d p er 81b s, by the carcase. 48 d SOUTHALL, May 27.—Beasts so ns eily, and prices had an upward tendency. Other kid of stock changed hands slowly. Beef, from 38 8d to 5s Od ; mutton, Is se to 4s 10d; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per Sibs, to sink the offal. RomFono, May 2 7.—The beef trade ruled firm. Other wise the trade was heavy, Beef, from 38 60 to 5s Od ; mutt, 28 80 to 4s d; lamb, 5s Gd to 7s Od , veal, 4s Od 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Gd per 81b8; sucklin calves, g 12s to 18s; quarte r - o ld store pigs 18 8 to 28s; and milch cows, £l4 to 1;28 each. , HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. eUNIRERLAND..—MeIvtow hay, £2 2s to £4 4s; clover A dull inquiry. £3 10 8 to 5 106 - and s t raw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. £ W iI,ITECRAPEL Meadow hay, £2 Od to £4 Oa ; clover £3 IN to .C 5 lOs; an d straw, LI 8s to £1 16s per load. Supply good. May Al 2 fr 2 e ' d inspectorfofPrince THE N AVA/ 7 11 ----- - m the Naval lies—saptyioOtsapill: wpearpetually HOSPITAL AT _ALTA P ti t t h y a t it is to b correspondent : art. 1‘,6A1 Malta,,arrlmhtae. with directions the d e so long confined with a hung in the ward such fatal to his jr which his Royat Ilighnesse complaint very similar to that wshsi yadunansurpaased by father. It was fortunate there was an establishment ready to receive the Prince, It is probabl any hospital in the world, and it is the ir t a h t a io t n of all who visit it. The sailor who enters it feels every. thing which human skill can do will be done for him, and this conviction gees far towards eff ec ti ng a cure," PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Mr. George Vining commenced his summer sea son last evening in a very spirited rpanne-, and we are pleased to :.announce that his new drama, " Court and Camp," was a complete and entire success. The piece is an adaptation from the French by M. Paul Meurice ; and, from beginning to end it abounds with the most telling and strong incident. The scene is laid at the court of Louis XV., and so far us we are able to follow the author the several incidents are the results of intrigues amongst. cour tiers who have a rather unwholesome ambition for place and power, and are not over-scrupulous as to the means of its acceomplishmeat. The great desire of the principal plotters is to secure the downfall of the Duchess du Barri, a beautiful and accomplished lady, possessing an overwhelming in fluence with the King ; and to arrive at such a result the Duke de Maurepas and Count Salviata descend from their position as nobleme❑ and become the unscrupulous enemies of the lady. Salviati, in order to secure the fall of the Duchess, finds it necessary to look out for a• soft pliant tool to work out his designs, and fixes upon a bold, bluff carabineer named Bibi, as the instrument to work with. Bibi soon discovers the drift of the Count, and determines to baffle all his schemes and save the lady. After a great many exciting situa tions, he succeeds in his task. He is rewarded by the Duchess with the hand of Guillemette, his sweetheart, accompani e d w i t h a handsome dower, and Count Salviati is marched off to the Bastile to contemplate the failure of all his deep-laid plans. The foregoing is merely a brief outline of the plot, but, it will be seen, there is ample room for many capital "situations." Mr. George Vining supported the principal part, that of Bibi, the carabineer, with great ef f ect. It suited him to a nicety, and his brave and dashing escapades elicited the most un bounded applause. Miss Amy Sedgwick, as the Duchess du Barri, acted with grace, dignity, and true womanly feeling, while Miss Lydia Thompson made a pretty and fascinating waiting maid. The other characters in the drama, although of trifling im portance, viz , Marshal Saxe, Angelus, and Ram. ponneau, were well sustained by Mr. H. Marston Mr. Warde, and Mr. Belmore. W e have to speak in the highest terms of praise of the scenery and dresses. Amongst the former we have some of the most splendid specimens of scene painting ever witnessed even in these days of sensation dramas. "The Moonlight Gardens at Versailles" with its hundred sparkling fountains and myriads of coloured lamps, "the explosion of tnn d r, 1 Mr.,an c L re i t o , yd7 Lawfeld Mill," an d " t h e F et e at Versailles, " in the yle of W atteau painter, and were perfe c t tri umphs,and had to acknow ledge the enth us i as ti c app l ause his magic pencil had st created. The costumes were superb, and taken as a whole, " Court and Camp" is a deserved, decided, and triumphant success. The house was crowded in every part long before ,he rising of the curtain. HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS. Yesterday afternoon a grand concert was given here in aid of the funds of the London Fever Hos pital, and the Hospital of Incurables, Great Ormond street. The programme was an exceedingly attrac tive one, and the solo singers, artists of the highest eminence. Amongst the latter we had Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame Weiss, Mdlle. Florence Lancia, Madame Elwood Andrea, Mr. Swift, Mr. Inglis Bervon, and Mr. Vernon Rigby; Mr. Weiss was to have taken part in the concert, but to the regret of all illness prevented him fulfilling his engagement. The concert commenced with one of Beethoven's magnificent overtures, and this was succeeded by a solo by Madame Sherrington, Gratias agimus," the music being by Guglielmi, the words forming part of the ecclesiastical hymn " Gloria in excelsis." Next followed Haydn's quartett and chorus, "Lord of mercy," which was given with great precision; but perhaps the piece that produced the most tell ing effect was Ottavio Pittoni's soli chorus, "Dies I'm," by Mesdames Weiss and Andrea; Messrs. Swift, Kimberley, Bervon, and Brady. The solo gems of the concert were Cherubini'e "Ave Maria," Weber's " Agnus Dei," and Htna me26 " Alma Virgo." The filet-mention e d piece was given with the most exquisite tenderness by Madame Sherrington, while Madame Andrea exe cuted the second with the taste of an accomplished musician, and in a manner worthy the magnificent composition. Mies Florence Lancia sang the other so beautifully that she quite enraptured the audi ence; and, with very few excepticns, the remainder of the programme elicited the greatest satisfaction. The directors are under great obligations to Madame Andrea for the handsome manner in which she, without the slightest preparation, came forward to sing many of the pieces, whi c h must otherwise have been • omitted, owing to the disappoint ment which we have alluded to above. It would be an injustice did we close our brief notice of the concert without awarding our awed of praise to Mr. J. F. Barnett for his piano forte solo, " Mount St. Bernard and the Return of Spring." It was extremely w e ll played, and fully deserved the applause it elicited. The concert, which was under the most distin guished patronage, gave entire satisfaction to a very numerous and brilliant audience. We trust it will also be satisfactory to its benevolent and gene rous promoters, and to the two meritorious insti -1 utions which confer such benefits on suffering numanity. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The first show of the se was opened yester day at South Kensington, in the Exhibition build. ing, placed at the disposal of the Society by Messrs. Kelk and Lucia. The show as all under cover, ind thus the weather was of leas consequence; but undoubtedly the beautiful day had a favourable ;Met on the number of visitor;, and the spectacle was gay and splendid. Great preparations had been made for the exhibition, and stands were erected down the whole length of the nave, well filled with all the floral novelties of the season. The band of the Royal Artillery and Coldstream Guards per. formed during the afternoon. Among those present were his Royal Hi g h ness the P r in ce o f W a l es , h er R oya l Hi g h ness the Princess of Wales, attended by the Co un t ess of Mac y elesfield and Major Teesdale ; hi e Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge, th e D uke of Buc clench, E ar l H owe , Dowager Coun tess of Essex, Lord Ov ers t o n e , Lord J. 1V anners, L or d H. Lennox, Marqui s o f H un tl e y, Bishop of Winchester Lad Powlett, Lady Clinton, Lady Emily Peel,, Lady Villiers, Lady Rolt, Lady Taylor, Hon. Mr. Justice and Lady Keating, Sir IV. and Lady Clay, Sir T. and Sir jesep L i a i d p y ax T t r o o n u , b s ri i d r g j e e , h S n ir p J a o k s in h g ua to l n \ : a sz lin c.es,l i eLy, ine total number of visitors was upwards, of 7,0 00. First prizes were awarded for 15stove and green houseplants (open), to Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell, Lower Norwood; for 12 stove and greenhouse plants (nurserymen), M essrs. J. and J. Fraser, Lee-bridge-road; for nine stove and green house plants (amateurs) to Mr. H. Chilman, garde ner- to Mrs. Smith, Ashstead - house, Eps om ; for six stove and greenhouse plants (amateurs), to Mr. A. Ingram for 20orchids, , exoticJ. J species J. Bandy,eis ( Hun, g.hgrove, Reading; a t e u r s ) (I t an o nu l dr l s, r ehr . y l , a V rnv . eer Milford, 0 1 f e b k r - d h , i l l ; gardener; ter 12 .o t r o e h hildrs., Exotic species E. M‘ Moor. to Messrs. Veitch and Son, Exeter and Chelsea; for 10 orchids, exotic species (ama tears), to Mr. C. Penny. g rdener to Mr. H. H. - . Gibbs, Regent's Park; for six orchid s , exotic species (amateurs), to Mr. J. 11iggins, ga r d ener to Mr. W. Beck, Islesvorth ; for nine grey :hou se azileas, dis tinct kinds (amateurs), to Mr. ', Gretn, gardener to Sir z hE.aeaAlna, distinct trol,us,L k ow in er d Cn ; f or cl i ne green house t,o_r,vryinenj,,to Mr. C. Turner, Slough ; forsix greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds (amateurs), to Mr. C. Penny,sardener to Mr. H. 11. Gibbs, Regent's Park; for six roses in pots, distinct kinds (amateurs), to Mr. T. Terry, garde hy), t o M r . heath s , distinct garde ner to Mr. C. W. C. Puller, You ngs b ury ; for 12 men r p o a s u es l, i ‘ n w p al o t t h s a , in dis c ti r n o c ss t ; k t i o n r d s s ix (nurser Cape kinds (open), to Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. fredwell, Lower Norwood ; for nine pelargoniums, distinct kinds (amateurs), to Mr. J. Shrimpton, gar. dener to Mr. A. J. Doxat, Putney -heath ; for 12 pelargoniums, distinct kinds (nurserymen), to Mr. Turner, Royal nurseries, Slough ; for six pelargo niums, fancies, distinct kinds (amateurs), to Mr. J. Weir, gardener to Mr. Hodgson, th e E tms , Hamp stead. 68 72 1021 2 93 2f MAY X2B, 1863. THE ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The following announcement was made last night by Mr. Bartlemar, and, upon the mention of Mr. G. A. Alacfarren's name in connection with the pro posed Royal Alhambra Palace Company, the applause was great : Ladies and Gentlemen, I am desired to inform you that it is intended shortly to carry on the business of this hall by means of a public com pany. The hall will be greatly improved so as to render it in every way the most comfortable and elegant Music Hall in London. I am happy to say that one of our most popular composers, Mr. G. A. Macfarren, will be chairman of the committee of management, and he has undertaken to write periodically for this establishment. The popular aria from "Robin Hood, "My own my Guiding Star," and the celebrated part song "The Gay Green Wood," composed by that eminent musician, and first produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, will by particular desire be sung this evening. I am, cure, ladies and gentlemen, you will be pleased to hear that our respected proprietor, Mr. Wilde, will still re main amongst us, his only desire b.ing, in forming the Royal Alhambra Palace Company, to be relieved of the great anxiety and responsibility of the sole management of so large an establishment. We understand the share list in the above com pany will close in a few days. At the a ual meeting of the East Cornwall Agricultural Society, on Tuesday, Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, in responding to the toast of " The Mem bers," said :—Sir Colman Rashleigh, Mr. Vice -Pre sident, and G.mtlemen,—l can assure you few few things can be more agreeable to my feelings than to meet around me the representatives of agri culture in this part of England. (Hear, hear.) By a wise rule of this, and most other agricultural societies, although you have drunk my health, and those of the members for this county in our repre sentative capacity—l bow in obedience to the rule which excludes political subjects. I shall omit altogether any reference to that assembly with which lam more immediately connected. Sir, I have the happiness to own the acquaintance of both members for this county. Of Mr. Robartes I need not say anything. His character speaks for itself. And of Mr. Kendall I may say a better man of business or a more agreeable gentleman does not sit in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I am in the habit of residing for a great portion of the year in a country which is famous for bulls — (laughter) —probably bulls not of the description we have seen to-day —not so fat or so round. (A Voice—" You mean Irish bulls," and laughter.] I have yet to learn that Irish bulls are not as good as any that can be pro duced in East Cornwall. (Hear, hear, and oh.) And while I am on the subject of bulls—(renewed laugh ter)—allow me to say that whatever my disappoint ment may have been by seeing so scanty an attend ance of stock to-day—for I must say it was more like a parish bull than the bulls of East Cornwall —(laughter)—still I am somewhat compensated by the excellent attendance of breeders and proprietors of bulls—(ob, and laughter) —whom I see before me. Dr. Johnson said— " Who breeds fat oxen should himself be fat." (Oh, oh.) I must say I never Sawa set of gentlemen who were in such excellent condition without verg ing upon obesity. (Considerable laughter.) I could have wished, gentlemen, that there had been a large show to-day. At the same time as a brother chip. (A laugh.) Oh ! gentlemen, lam a farmer. (Hear.) I am one of those formers that don't under stand my business as well as I ought. lam sorry to say that my profits have not been on the credit side for the last two years. (Oh.) But still I intend to go on. (Hear, hear.) I have in other times made money, but owing to the past two or three bad sea sons I have been on the black side of my banker's books. (Laughter.) With reference to the stock which I have seen to-day, I must say I have been especially delighted with the specimens of North Devons, which are quite unknown iu my part of the world. No one can see them without saying that they occupy the place among cattle that the thoroughbred horse does amongst horses. (Hear.) As a farmer, without meaning to reflect upon the umpires, I think that in one case they hardly did justice to a ball which I saw only got the second prize. Ido not mean to throw in the apple of dis cord, but I was particularly struck with a bull I saw. I allude to the bull of Mr. John Sobey. This may appear to be a little selfish on my part, as I lost a shilling in betting that he would get the first prize. (A laugh.) I was glad to see an old friend, Mr. Raby, triumphantly asserting his claim to get a prize with his milch cow. She looked in excellent flesh, and perhaps next year she will be put on the table. I believe you are not in the habit of eating cow beef. In Ireland we eat it the same as that of bullocks, and I do not think that many of you would tell the difference, If there was a piece of Mr. Raby's cow on the table you would eat some of it. (Hear.) With respect to your sheep, I was rather disappointed with them. Being a breeder of sheep myself, I may probably be conceited. I think I can beat yoursheep, although I cannot beat your cattle. I think your practice of not washing your sheep before shearing has rather a slovenly and dirty appearance, and I am sure you do not play a winning game by not washing them. Ireland is not particularly famous for cleanliness— (a laugh)—but Ireland is famous for mined parcels of wool, and which fetch higher rates in the market. The grain is bad, but we will hold competition with any other nation for wool in consequence of the great carefulness and cleanliness which are bestowed upon it. I know nothing so productive, if you have the land, as sheep farming. My sheep puled me round when 1 had losses in grain. You will find this to be the case, especially when you look at the gradually rising price in wool. See how it has risen up during the last 10 years. I remember beginning at 12s. 6d. per stone of 16lbs. Last year it was got up to 265. per stone; and this year I won't sell till I get 30s. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) For in consequence of the great rot there has been amongst sheep, particularly in Scotland and the West of Ireland, I can tell yon farmers not to sell your wool in a hurry. I am informed on good authority that wool will fetch ls. 7d. par lb. Don't sell in a hurry, for depend upon it you will realise good prices. (Hear, hear.) As to your pigs--(a laugh)—though very nice looking animals, I am a little disappointed with them. You are running too much into fineness. (Oh!) I go a little more for bristles. Think of thecobbler. (Renewed laughter.) Your fine skinned pig at a show is a pretty animal, but I know it is a difficult animal to rear. (Hear, hear, and No.) Oh! forgive me ; I say yes. I may speak as an Irish farmer. We have not all the appliances and means to boot, which you have in this country ; and notice to quit in Ireland is a different thing from what it is here. It involves the contemplation of a blunderbuss—(fresh laugh ter)—and therefore you can well understand the difficulties of my position. But if an Irishman knows anything in the world, he knows how to breed, if not to eat, a pig. (Applause, and a laugh.) Well, gentlemen, I come now to one other thing—an ani mal lam particularly fond of. I think your show of horses most inferior. I cannot give you '2l years' leases—though I would if I could. If any one will leave me some property in this country, I will pro mise to give you 21 years' leases, and not only pre miums for your best fields of turnips, but I would do a much better thing for you. I would keep in each district the best bull I could get—(hear)—and the best agricultural sire I could get. (Hear.) That is the way to benefit a county by introducing a better breed. (Applause.) And surely you want a better breed of horses. Such things I never saw in my life. And the judges must have been nearly put to their end—not to find out which was the best, but which was the worst. (Oh, and a laugh.) Now, gentlemen, there is one other thing which I am sorry to see. We have been talking about tenant farmers and tenant right. I think we have omitted at this meeting to speak of the condition of the labourer. I. That bold peasantry, their country's pride ! _ e ..„ Which once destroyed, can never be Buppli a not wish to of the East Cornwall Society (Applause.) How do you attreat p the l oa do As some of my hurt your feelings. (A laugh.) iieg me the truth to friends will probably be ii telling to you this meeting now. (Hear.) '' Agricultu morrow, allow me premiumsto tell you have "Brood mares, In your list of purposes, maintained the largest ral labourers, who . iving parochial relief, and who family without receiving fit for agricultural good character, ill ?"---making him can produce a g hae and a sort of brood mare. (Oh, oh.) Without re parochial relief, and producing a good e c h ei a v r i a n c g ter, XL. Why, gentlemen, this is almost character, have produce e xpecting too much. (Hear, and laughter.) a k, gofordomch the parish, an He is to the largest family, keg put him on the same conditions as an agricultural mare for brcedi •ng purposes. (Great laughter.) I think some re form is needed here. If a man gets a large family, and k eeps them off the as , I think you ought to give him the b es t pr i ze you give the best bull. (Loud laughter.) There is a great difference of opinion, and there have ap geared articles in the papers • . as to whether it is wise or right to give these ' prizes. I am of opinion that you ought to encourage the labourer in this way. But you ought to give a larger sum of money to the labourer whom you place in these difficult cir cumstances, who is to bring up a family without going to the parish, and who is to have a good cha racter. (Cheers.) I hope that there will be a higher sum given at the next meeting, and I trust I may be able to attend at others. (Cheers.) I hope that somebody may b e i n d uce d to l eave me a littl e pro- iu: Wlcklow l7 STATE OF TRADE. DUNDEE, May 26.—1 n consequence of the indifferent quality of the fresh flax, there Was an improved inquiry for old to .day, which has now risen in favour. Sales are re ported of Memel, Konigsberg, Riga, St. Petersburg, and other qualities at firm prices, a good business having been done. Fine tow and codilla sell slowly at previous prices, medium qualities are dull and prices irregular, and common remains unsaleable. Jute has been very quiet for the last week or two, but to-day there was some inquiry and a few sales made at prices not obtainable for a week past The feeling in the yarn market was more active to-day, and buyers manifested some desire for business. A considerable quantity of both flax and tow qualities changed hands at the rates lately current, and the various descriptions of jute yarns were in increased request at prices slightly in favour of sellers. The American letters to hand yesterday report that the representations which were made to the Govern. ment against the imposition of an additional 10 per cent, of duty on jute goods had had the desired effect, the order to charge it having been repealed. The demand for burlaps and other linens was rather brisker then it had been, but pt ices were too low when compared with those current here. These advices had some effect on this market, and an ia• creased business was done in jute goods to-day. Ordinary linens continue in good demand, and manufacturers are well employed. LEICESTER, 27th.-There is very little change to report in the state of the hosiery trade, Business has been inter rupted this week by the holidays, and very little has been doing in any class of goods. Great distress continues to prevail in the country hosiery districts. Wools are firm, and high prices are made, with a fair consumptive demand. In yarns there is no change, but prices continue very firm. NOTTINGHAM, 27th.—There has been very little doing in cotton lace goods during the past few days. Besides business being flat, the Whitsun holidays have also had an effect upon the demand. The plain net trade continues depressed, goods being almost unsaleable. The cotton fanny trade is also exceedingly dull. In silk goods there is very little change, Quiltings are in tolerable request, and there is a little doing in black laces and narrow edgings. Very few buyers have been in the market this week. Stocks of all kinds of goods are kept low. In hosiery there is little or no improvement either ae respects the home market or the shipping trade. Yarns held firm at exceed ingly high prices. SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, May 28.—Wind this day at noon—West; light breaze and fine weather. SLIGO, May 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—ldus, from New York. LIMERICK, May 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ampli tude, from Salina. KINGROAD, May 27.—Arrived—Alice Emma, from Rio Grande; Fanny, from Demerala ; M. Booker, from Trini• dad de Cuba. CARDIFF, May 27.—Wind S.—Sailed—Herman Hen rietta, for New York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 27—Brothers German, from Alexandria; Sarah and Cantina, from Stronstadt ; Gazelle, from Licata ; Ocean Belle, from Trinidad ; Ameliai from Buenos Ayres ; Appolina, from Stronstadt. Arrived, May 28—Ellen Rose, from Bathurst ; Intelli gent, from Gravelines ; Mary Pring, from Dantzic. Sailed, May 27—Alliance, for Rio Janeiro ; Mary Cathe rine, for Archangel; Prima Donna, for Antigua. Sailed, May .).8--City of Hamburg, steamer, for Havre; Star of England, for Melbourne. DrAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Alnwick Castle, from London, for Calcu,ta ; Affinity, of Goole, and Judy, of Exeter, from the West, for North. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The successful comedy of "The Merry Widow" has been revived at this house, the career of which was interrupted by the produc tion of " Lady Audley's Secret," both of which pieces are now being played nightly. The following distinguished company have v itnessed the performance of "Lady Aud•. ley's Secret :"—Duke of Newcastle, Captain Macdonald, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Sir Francis Sykes, Lord Charles Bruce, William Honywood, Esq., Maitland Das'hv.ood, Esq., the Earl of Wilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Leslie, Hon. Mr. Wynne, Prince de Joinville, Hon. F. Villiers, Lady ElizabethVilliers, Miss Cockburne, George Lane Fox, Esq Lord Stanhope, Hon. Major An son, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lady Hardwicke (Countess), Major Goodenough, Lady Molesworth, Sir Courtenay Hon, ywood, Mrs. Tier Seymour, Win. Kaye, Esq., Lady Clay, Lady de Rothschild, Baroness Lionel de Rothschild, the Marchioness of Ely,Yiscount Chelsea,Mrs. Antrobus, Henry Wombwell, Esq., Viscount Castlecaffe, Lord Ashley, Lord Methuen, &c. ARMY.—Yesterday an account of the receipts and expenditure for army and militia services for the year ending 31st March, 1862, was published. The amount granted for army services was £ 1 4,636,751, and for the militia, £637,000. There were several supplementary grants, which made a total of £16,194,206 Is. 10d. The total expenditure had been £15,931,670 Bs. 7d., and the balance unappropriated was £261,535 13s. 3d. The CologneG izette announces that the duel be tween Count Wielopoiski and Count Braticki has been postponed to June 1, by mutual arrangement. The encounter is to i ake place on the Swiss territory. This affair, which, having been so much advertised beforehand, it is reasonable to hope may prove harmless, arises out of Prince Napoleon's speech in the Senate on Polish affairs. Count Branicki, an intimate friend of the prince, is ready to avenge with sword or pistol an answer to that speech pub lished by the Polish governor Wielopolski. It is the son of the latter who proposes to meet Count Branicki. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Mr. H. F. C. Osts, the de puty city coroner, held an inquest, yesterday, on the body of John Dorber, a porter, 44 years of age, lately living in Pond-place, City -road. On the Bth inst. the deceased was engaged, with two others, loading a lurry with cotton from Mr. Oliver's, Dickinson•street. Three bales, weigh ing about 15cwt. were being elevated into the vehicle by means of a teaglo and rope, when the rope broke, and the bales fell on the deceased, and broke his leg. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary, where he died yesterday morning. James Brisbane, Mr. Oliver's foreman, said that about a week before the accident happened one of the porters told him that the teagle rope was wearing out, and that another would soon be required. The rope had been in use about 18 months or two years, and had been reversed once. The porters used their own judgment as to the weight they should place upon the rope at one time. Samuel Townrow said that he was a goods loader, and lived in Maskell-street. He and another man were assisting deceased at the time of the accident. He had told Mr. Brisbane on two occasions that the rope was dangerous. The first time he complained was about a month ago. Mr. Brisbane simply replied, "It is getting worse, rather." Witness did not refuse to work with it, although he thought the rope dangerous. Witness was the master of the deceased, and the other man who was helping them, and he paid their wages. The Jury returned a ver dict of accidental death. Brisbane was reprimanded for not providing a new rope after his attention had been called to the condition of the old one, and Townrow was also repri• mended for using a rope that he knew to be dangerous.— Manchester Guardsan. THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S BENEFICES.—The Augmentation of Benefices Bill has come down to the House of Commons. The schedule now includes 327 livings to be sold on such terms as the Lord Chancellor for the time being shall think fit; he is not to be bound to ac cept the highest offer. The hundred richer benefices of be tween £2OO and £5OO a year are not fixed on by name, and the sale of them is guarded by certain conditions. They are not to be sold at less than ten years' purchase of the clear annual value, nor without the Ecclesiastical Commissioners approving the price. There is also this remarkable differ ence made between the 326 scheduled livings and the hun dred richer livings—that the former may be sold to any one, but in the sale of the hundred richer livings, though they are sold for the purpose of raising a fund for augmenting the Lord Chancellor's poorer benefices, he is limited to one market, and may sell to no one but en owner, in possession or reversion, of freehold or copyhold lands in that very parish. The bill has, perhaps, suffered a little, as most bills do, from alterations made in its progress; the 22d section, new section, contemplates that some of the hundred richera b ene fi ce s are, or may be, among the scheduledlitvhinegbsirlheinich the Lord Chancellor is in th e beginning of powered to sell to any one at such price as he thi n k s f i t, and then the 22d section proceeds to empower him to sell the hundred richer livings to tenants in tail or in fee within the parish, but only on certain con ditions as to p r i ce. ONE THING DECIDED, rhat Joe H oo k er i s not M a c `C om lell e a t n ent .ll pe e r W so lrlOt:k Critl r 'C a S d e a h e Campaigns of General Mr. Be: 'iskeard. BERLIN, MAY 27. At to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the reply of the King to the Address of the Cham ber was read by the President. The reply was not countersigned by the Ministers. The answer tif the King states that his Majesty upholds the views of the last Royal message and continues : " The position of the country is ktown to the King. The Chamber, by its Address, has cut away all hope of community of action. The attitude of the House i❑ foreign questions has grieved the King deeply. Prussia is not more isolated owing to her foreign policy than other powers. Some members of the house have threatened to refuse the supplies in the contingency of a war, but the King will seriously oppose such unjustifiable endeavours to enlarge the constitutional rights of the Chamber. The King will maintain the power of the Crown undimicished, and will not allow the foundation upon which it rests to be removed. The message concludes as follows :—" The Minis ters possess my confidence, and their actions have my assent." The reply of the King was read by the Minister of the Interior, Count Eulenburg, who also gave notice that the Parliamentary session would be closed iu the afternoon. . The closing of the Prussian Chambers took place at two o'clock to-day, in the White Saloon of the Royal Castle, by Herr von Bismark reading a Speech from the Throne, of which the following is a summary : "By its address to the King upon the 29th of January the Chamber of Deputies has placed itself in direct o p pos i t i on to the Government, and, not withstanding the answer of the King, has remained in a position adverse to an understanding. By its debates upon foreign politics the Chamber has endeavoured to paralyse the influence of the Government, and has thereby increased the excite ment prevalent in the provinces bordering upon Poland. It has accepted misrepresentations of the opponents of Prussia, and aroused apprehensions of external dangers and entanglement in war, for which the existing relations to foreign powers give no well-founded cause. In the recent address the Chamber, moreover, has altogether refused its co operation with the Government. This renders the close of its deliberations unavoidably necessary. The Government reserves to itself the power of determining the manner in which the unsettled financial measures shall be brought to a conclusion, and hopes to come to a future understanding with the representatives of the country." Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Steady. Qiiet. Sales, about 6,000 bales. No mport. Previously, 13,510. RACING FIXT' JRES FOR 1863. rNE. Ascot 2 Newton Hampton Odiham 16 Bibury Club l7 IBeverley l7 1 Stockbridge lB IChelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne ... —23 Carlisle LY. Ju Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool .. 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract , 16 Stamford Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton. 22 Gocdwood 22 GUST. Au , Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton Reading l2 York August lB Plymouth 20 Eghaut 25 Stockton Oxford 27 Lichfield SEPT, Devon and Exeter Derby summer Warwick Leicester Doncaster Coventry Newmarket S O f ..... ..12 Worcester.. 3 perty in Cornv6all, that I may have the opportunity of takit i ; your chair and sympathising with you in the Highway and Parochial Assessment Acts. (Hear, hear.) I have gone through my list of com plaints. I hope I hme not hurt the feelings o► the umpires, bulls, sheep, or any other animal here. (Great lain;hter•) The hon. member concluded his speech by proposing the health of Mr. John Nicolls, who had taken five prizes, and also the healths of the other successful candidates. REPLY OP TILE KING TO THE ADDRESS OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER. :3fBER. Brecon Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket.lst Oct. 29 BE R. OCT NOME; IRI Lincoln Autumn 20 Newmarket. Houghton 26 :MBER. Shrewsbury Autumn.... 7 .SII. 'NE. Curragh 23 The annual general meeting of shareholders in ,he Madras Irrigation and Canal Company was held o-day. The report, which gave a succinct account of the operations of the company, stated that the discussions with the Secretary of State for India had been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that an arrangement had been made whereby those difficulties which had so long impeded the settle ment and execution of a formal contract, and seri ously retarded progress, had been removed, and the right to construct and develope the entire scheme of works originally selected for the undertaking had been secured to the latter upon terms really advan tageous, and its prospects were materially improved. Steps had been taken to amend the company's act of incorporation, by the addition of clauses ren dered necessary by the new arrangement. The shares representing the fresh capital will, when issued, be offered to the existing shareholders, pro rata. The price to be charged for water sup plied for irrigution from the company's works has been for the present fixed at four rupees (Bs.) per acre for the first crop, and iu all proba bility a like charge will be made for the se cond e crop. In view of the now improved position o f the companycompany the directors state that they feel justi fied in expressing a confident belief that the pro secution of operations will henceforth be ‘ h re ceipts up to December last amounted .to regu lar and satisfactory than hitherto. 1 and the expenditure to £250,442, leaving a balance in hand of £ 410 , 699 . M r. James Thompson, who £661,141, a1n occupied the chair, moved the adoption of the re port,inandtaontdhegood results expected from the late the course of his observatepool Newiornsrferred a t length to the prohgraessstea efmtshheip e Liverpool, w or k s , gu arantee obtained from the Govern ment. s Y te o tt Ur m ki e I r aTn G Ed / D a P s g hS o iT w i Aa s d l eE i Ilse% MAlL.—Thei yesterday from Liverpo o l P a l y 'B f for screw New York with the Unit e d S tates mails, she took out a f a i r extent of givQUlis the passengers,ENfSoLlAloNwDin g eOTT ON carg Besides th e mails o, and h a d 2 0 cabin .—An A ustral i an paper able cha racter ofthe l particulars respecting the profit " The c a l cu l ationapub cot ton cultivation i n Queensland : of 1,280 acres are certainly hed of th e prof i ts of cotton estates entering minutely i n t o them, it may be stat e d t h a t th e en tire expenditu re of the firstyear, in c l u di ng t h e depos i t money, i s ca l culated at o n 4,50, -„028 of the sec on d £1,550, an d o f the thi r d £1,500. The fi va rs lu t in y g th ear' e f i r i o c m t p l ro 6 - 0 acres under cr o p is set dw produce at xof the B duce of the cotton at 92. per pound. The returns of the second year are given at £1,219, and of the third at £4,400. The total proceeds of the operations of the three years (in cluding returns from oil and oil cake made from the crushed seeds) are estimated at £13,217. Deducting 10 per cent. for unforeseen expenses, a sum of X 11,896 is left. Subtract i ng that amount the b onuses, amoun ting in all to x. the operation s till s h ows a clear profit (in addition n the the i o bonuses) of £2,Coo, w hile the freehold of the land n hn, t meantime, become the property of thelisceodm pa. If these they chal calculations are capable of being realised—and to see the lenge examination—we are not unlikely and y in importance not second cultiva tion of cotton assume in Queensland d to the growth o f wool, w ith or without the bonuses which are offered for t h e immediate encouragement of cot ton plantations." GARIBALD I.— A Turin journal publishes the f o ll ow i ng letter from Garibaldi :—" Caprera, May 14. My d ear Gargio lo —I have received the copies of your pamphlet entitled 'The True Origin of Brigandage and the Means of Destroying it,' and I thank you. I shall read yo ur work w ith pleasure, although I am persuaded that th e or i gin of the brigandage is at Rome, the seat of European reaction and the residence of crowned brigands. The only means of destroying them is to expel the whole brood, and send to the devil bot ," the protector and p rotected. —Wholly yours, GARIBALDIh 'S 1 ire 9.16.4