The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET! AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Tw O'CLOCK. At the P ar i s B ourse this day, according to Mr. 69t. 40 c , R'euter' s tele gram, the 3 per Cent. R enter were A moderate amount of business has been trans acted to-day in the market for the English Funds, but it has not led to an ri y materi a l var i at i on in pces. The tendency, however, has been favour able, and Consols are 924 I for money and account. The New 3 per Cents. are steady at 911 ; the Re duced at 911; Exchequer Bills have improved to 4e. and 9a. prem ; India Stock to 228 and 230 ; and the 6 per Cent. is steady at 1091 A firmer tone is perceptible in the Foreign Mar ket, but the transactions have not been extensive. Egpptian Bonds are 971 ; Greek, 281 showing steadiness; and the Coupons remain at 131 ; Italian, at 704 71; the Railway Loan realised 761; Portuguese New Loan, 48; Russian ditto, 951; Spanish Pasfive have risen to 301 a ; the Cern& ewes remain at 101 1; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 871 ; do., 1858, 63 ; do., 1862 70 fl ; and the Con aolides, 471 3 - 7 ,-; the Confederate Loan is 14 21 prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market have not been very extensive, the (leviers and share holders having been occupied with the ar:angements for the settlement, end prices have nut varied to any important extent. South-Easterns , °R ever, h ave h improved about 5 3. , and Great-Eisterns, 63. In the F ore i gn and Colonial undertakings there has been little or no variation as regards prices; Great Luxemburg being dealt in at 141 7 3 -; East Indian at 109 and 1091 ; Peninsula at 1091; and Great Western of Canada at 111 1. Joint Stock Bilk and Miscellaneous. Shares con tinued dull at about former prices. BRITISH FUNDS... 'LOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities (11i i 3 per Cent. Console Annuities .. o 2tiiii 1 INew 3er Cent. Annuities 9lB ndia Stock. 228 30 Ditto 5 per Cent lo9i Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent limo 51 per Cent p e r ' 115 i Consols tor Account. May 7 2l Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent 4 8 pm Ditto £5OO ............ 9pm Ditto Small .... 9 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSIN G i'pEnit ICES. Brazilian srn Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 loot Buenos Ay re4 6 per Cent 94i Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 39 Danish 4 per Cent., 1825 Ditto Scrip, £65 paid Egyptian 7 p er C ent 971 i Ditto, Second Issue .... ... Greek 5 p er C ent., 1824,5,. ex-Coup . m 1 s 2Bl Ditto Aeemint. Ditto C • oupons Italian 5 per Cent. 01,iretnmana llailway) 761 NMexican 3 per Cent ew Granad a 15 Ditto 2 per Cent ................. - Ditto Deferred. portivian 41 per Cent. ..... .. .. .... Ditto 4) per Cent. 1862, .. ....... 871 .. . Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .......... Ditto 1862 .... 43 7i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ............. • ; --. 1 Ditto 4} per Cent ~ 1850 Ditto 1860 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian o p er C ent . 51 Spanieh 3 per Cent WI Ditto Passive S Panish C er t . o f C oup not footled i Turki s h 6 per Cent. 1854 . 87 7 D itto 6 pe r C ent. 1858 68 Litt° £l.OO Bonds 7o ! Ditto '6 per Cent. 18..)2 I.)itto Account 7oi 1 _ Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent 1862 Ditto 11 per Ce nt. twiati,Dsividends on the above payable in London. Ditto ACCeoruraCte•tt:: 1 861, Ex. 25 francs .. . 7 - 1 701 ................. C.insols, ivir, TfIREE O'CLOCK. .oiitn Acco'llif3Y .................... 92 2 .. tt......_____t ........... ............ 921 g LiVerPooi---6-0-Cto -- ---7------). Market Day. (11;;;;7ELEGRA111.) Quiet. Sqles, ab,„:: B 5,000 bales. Import, 1 461 • previously, 8,019. , ' The Halifax ;;;.--Tote P b -- ----a,,, ; st. inc: hall at 11 o'clock to-morrow morni ng ' l --- ` ll Lue r i€CN tiate Mr. Stansfeld has been threatenre'd w ith -l(1 ti o the pres ent•• 0 opposition, nor is any expected. dour Journal are The ugliest rumours, sayri the r heard at the arsenals and dockyards of the kingdom ' g to the pressure which is being put on the xvorka'aOdwin -I"rknlen, who, from the most insignificant wielder and the Qaultuer and two and-sixpenney nail to the dockyard A 1 31 say' `. This tong War." CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a moderate demand for discount accom. modation, and as the rate for first class bills of three months date has been reduced to 3 per cent., the consequence is a very limited number of appli cations at the Bank of Engh.nd, where 31 per cent. is required. The inquiry, however, may now be expected to be slightly augmented owing to the usual disbursements at the end of the month, the liquidation of accounts at the Stock Exchange, and the necessary provision for the bills arriving at maturity early iu May. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week have generally been of an un satisfactory character. Business at Manchester continued inactive, without any material change in the values of either cloths or yarns. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been without material alteration, the chief des ings hav ing been in light fabrics. At Leicester and Not tingham there bas been considerable depression in the hosiery and lace departments, while in the hard- Ware districts, viz,, at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, a heavy tone has been generally apparent. ,;,The Bank of Otago is the title of a new joint stock undertaking, formed for the pu-pose of afford ing to New Zealand those monetary facilities which the recent large expansion of its commercial enter prise now so urgently requires. Ever since 1861, When the gold fields of Otago were discovered, the Population of this settlement has considerably in creased, while the development of its trade has greatly exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the colonists. Its gold exports during last two years have been almost doubled, and its wool shipments since 1855 have increased nearly sevenfold. These facts are put forward by the directors for the pur pose of demonstrating the legitimate character of their undertaking, and the large field that is open to them for remunera , ive operations. The cap.tal is fixed at £500,000, which it is proposed to raise by shares of £lOO each. The calls are not to ex ceed £5 per share, nor to be made at less intervals R than three months. On the Dutch Rhenish Railway the receipts for the fortnight ending April 15, 1863, a d £7,977 lls. , period end for the correspondinmount( g p e r to of last y ear to £7,592 45. 6ad. ; showing an in crease of £385 6s. 11d. in favour of the present year. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway - of Canada for the week ending the 10th instant, amounted to £13,558 against £lO 613 last year. ~t The di rectors of the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company, in their report to be presented at the ensuing half -yearly meeting, state that the line has been opened from Stellenbasch to Lap- I Mute, a distance of nearly nine miles, and that the 1 result has b een an i mmediate increase of more than 150 per cent, in the traffic receipts. Another sec tion, st tion, fr om Kl apmuts to the Paarl, eleven miles in it length, was to be opened at the end of last month. The short branch into the morning market at Cope Town has also been completed, and promises to add to the traffic of the line. During the twelve Months that the line has been partially at work, the traffic has been conducted not only with regularity and efficiency, but without a single injury to a At ! passenger or a servant of the company. The revenu ; receipts u p to the close of the year 1862, show a re-e 'lt' turn of £18,364 N. 2d. The worki ng expenses 1 , b only during the same period have exceed e d t h e receipts y £1.850 lls. 3d. Since the opening of the l! line to the Paarl the traffic returns have increased in from £l3 to £lB per mile, per week, g expenses. without a correspondin g i ncrease in the workin ea The capital of th e company raised for the construe- it' tion of the li ne amounts to L 580,000, of w hi ch £500,000 h as b een subscribed as Stock, 1:47,0 in DEbentu rea f or 20 ye, re, from April, 1862, 00 and £33,000 in debentures for a period of seven years. HARE bIARKE TS—This day. ORDINARY SHARE AND STOOr.S, sh re 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 84 • 25 ;Blythe and Tyne. F 10 ' BoGt.,Sl ea t .,ano Mid.k_:o.l all 7 8 1 ' at 'Bristol and Exeter t,t !Caledonian lOO 112 112 50 'Cork awl Bandon all 20 ICornwali all el 6} 10 ; I Do A A 'reta nn di ' ) all t o i Do. B ti II 6pe.p an.h as , ~B I been paid to 11. 50 !Dublin & Belfast Juno. all 40 42 28 I bun.,Perth,&Ab. June., all 13 14 , ' 1 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 89 91 st ,Glasg. and S. Western.' 100 106 108 St !Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 st i Ditto A stock 44 46 et I Ditto East Anglian it 100 24 25 st , GreatNorthof Scotland 100 et Great Northern • 100 1201 1214 et ' Do A stock st I Do 13 do , 100 134 136 st !Gt. S. an tW. of Ireland; 100 101 103 St Great Western 1 st Do Str Val gua. stock' 100 st Lancashae & Yorkshire, 160 1071 1071 st London and Blackwal'l 100 76 77 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast! 100 114 116 st Lon., Chat., and Dover' 100 39/ 40/ st ,Lon. & Nor'h Western 100 9.} 07f st !Lon. & Sw.th Western 100 101 It 2 at 'Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 43 44 50 Ulan., and Carlisle. all 12 1 I ' Do 4 shares.. ...... ~ all Metropolitan all 12 124 [ st Midland 6.4.0 Do New st Do Binning. & Derby 100 91 93 50 ; Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland all 20 I Do. 4 shares 25 (Mid Kent et North British et iEdin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 25 st !Nth. Eastern—Berwlek 100 99 100 25 ; Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 1 St 'Do Leeds lOO 551 561 st Do York et Do Carlisle lOO et !North London 1 0 IDo New . . Q. 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N and S. W. Junction all 11/ It st 'Scottish Central at !Scot IN. E., Aber. stock 100 43 14 st ! Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 !Shrews. and Weichpool all it !Shropshire Union at ,South Devon ......... • 100 32 33 3! st ;South Eastern st South Wales at is. York. and River Dun 1110 99 101 20 ;taines,Wok.,andWok. all 154 7 25 !Stockton & Darlin ton all 37 38 4 25 D 9 . . .... 25 Do Nev,lB6G .... g•• • • • 15 9 10 t , 10 Taff V Do 8a..le 44 1 1- 5 53 st I 10 Do C ............... 3 21 3 4 P 50 Ulster 25 ..... • all 2•10 Do ......... .................. 20 —— P I Do 6/ at ,Vale of Neath at 'Victoria eta, and Pim, lOO 154 156 it Waterford & Kilkenny 100 It (West Cornwall lOO 28 30 it VS. Hartlepool Elar.&R lOO it West Midland O xtor dl 100 4 3 15 43 ,t I Do Newport 100 37 as ,t Do Hereford t 100 98 100 r a i d I Closing Bu t im es , 'I Price. done BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Cis' !wave CloBiG_ Paxl.l Price. CO t 2 8 i(.B DO tt tantic nSt lawreni. , om.,Baroda&Cent lit , a Gu. 5 per cent.. .10 Do. New ..... • 2 114 p ?Cs Do. E. bhares.. ... 5 ; p itultaiu anti Lxhr ti ttr, e Do. Preference .... all 71 6 •tutlalo,Brant,&Godrici p. ct. hde. Aug. 1, ir.:l 1 " 00, do. ,July 1, 187:- tot 'O. do. Jute 1,1, - lot 'l. utta.&S. Ert,,l - 1). ,I. 100 167 1( 8 st 'apeTown & Dock Scr• ' 100 11 9 /II ock Eastn. Bengal go. sp. / 100 :07i D 8 00k k.ast Inthart. go. sp. (.. 1w il g 11 , 20 Do. do. G Ext.... 5 li 1/p 20 Do. do. 11 do. . 5 ; lit )cl. Grand 'Fronk ot ra nad: . RD Is 0 )0 "n. Ist fr • . Bonds /I. 60 ('4 )0 Do. ~o. c eierred ...... all '7 50 )0 , , o. pit Pro. Bon .6.. 411 53 56 )0 D. do d fer ed.-. .. all 40 .5 10 Do. 3d Pet stock ... 41. 1 , 7 42 '0 Do, do. d •terr d.... all 32 ;6 10 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... all 23 26 0 Do. au clef err, d...... all 21 23 Kok Gt.lnchaleniti.gua.sp.c 100 119 110 0 Do. New gua. sp. c...' 12 1 lip 0 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 14 1 1 ok Gt. South.of I n di a (Li m tluaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 107 Di Gt. W. of Canada Share, all 114 2 )i Do. New . Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all 99 101 La) Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 88 s 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 If ap )ek Madrad guar., sp.c. .. 100 1 06 '. 7 )Cl' Do. If p. c. Extensica 100 00 102 )ck Ilc. 4. d o .. .... lOO li 7 g 10 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 ak ‘li , lb.t on, "p. 0. Bow 101 10 31elb. & Hobson's Bay. all lO Do. 7 p.c. , fort*.lßds. 47 49 al/ ..... :0 Nev:Brunswick Dt Cana, Class Abnl B. ...... all 3 IS NT. ll l.C'da6 pc Ist 1 bds 100 60 12 Ni Soinde ........ .. (pa, 0 8 :eg a O- Delhi ....... ,„i .. ' 100 11 7 p g Do. do ..... . .... 'Lo t• 2 i fp :0 Do. Punjaub .... tt , ci ti I I b 1i Ifp t Jo. Do. .. ...... , n r-* - „(,,:, 1 , leo 16 ) 1071 rk , Dn. Indus. St. Flo.) - 1t , 0 01 113 Kusiness don, 108 i8 log/ 2i 'OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1877-81 .......... 10 , , 1(0 — lO Do. e p.c. Feb.& An : 100 5 0 3 Do. p.c. Mar. Sept 100 Ito 1,3 Do. p. c. Jandiduly. 100 93 95 Do. 6 inscribed stool- 100 2 24 ape G. nom 6 p c. 187. Ice .10 112 Do.Ap & Oct. 188( 100 111 113 Do. 189. 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1861, o p t 0. ., itl,,u Itlus percent .. 100 111 Na a G..v. 6 p er cent . 130 u 8 110 0 p.e.Ja..zJul i 1 103 If o tio. 6p. c.Ap. & pc.. 100 N. S. W. Gov. p ls 100 102 1021 i ! Do. r; p. c.,18,1 10 1 t 100 102 102# Do. d0.,1888 kupvcdp 100 102 IG2i New Zealand 6 p tent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia. Goy. 6p. c. steriinv, 1875........ 100 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 •.1 113 .6.A 1/8 Ci t ;p.e.167.1.4t iip. 100 .21 113 Vi e• Gov. 6 p.c.. 1 3...tJu1; 100 109 110 Do. An.0z0m,... 100 09} 110 102 2i3; 931. 41 3! RIUTTSII NUNES. _ - *2 Camb r i anConsol.Goldi - 111.1,1t1 Arn algamated..j 1 - 20 22 - Devon O. Con.. at 1 1 510 e)2O - Kast ilaSbett(illovati I .10 81 86 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd.i ss. *d P - !East Caradon ..... 1. 41 42 - !East Carn Brea.. • 3 . 4 .1) 8! 1 E. %V 'I itussel 8.1.6 3 4f - ,Gain..lzBt.Aubyn(Gwen.l J 7, 14 1(3 - GI eat South Tolgua I 7 6f 51 r. Wheal Vor (lielsto, io 64 7 - !Grenville . 16 54 leroci's- Foot 47 19 m iaston . 4. 7.0 24 3 - Lady Bertha - I tlargaret (i_Jny Lehi' t 32 34 I larke Valley. 4 lynch' Iron Ore (Lim 2l 1 4 - New Setun l9l 123 130 North Down. 2f 21 '1 ilasePt(lll o ;ata 1 .. 1 7. 1 41 5 - ;orth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 it 6 - 'ar Consols(e.st. Blaze). 14 90 5 10 'roviclence(Uny 10.6./ 11 13 - 3 outhCaradon(St.Cleer 11 395 405 - 3. earn Brea (111ca.ran) i 3.15.61 3 4} - Fran. (1110.,pn i'.l .9 85 (0 . Stray Park I i 8.9. 36 34 5 CdrnarSilv.& Lead MID 44 R 10 rin Cron - Nest Basset (Illogan) l4 12 ' 3 - Carzdon (Liskeard 5 27 29 - West Solon Basset (Mogan (5 70 heal Buller( Iledruth 5 60 55 - .Wheal Katy(lLLelant; 2.0.6 ThealLud ott ....... . 2.10.8 5 54 v heal 31aryAnn (Men. 8 156 '64 - Wheal Setou .. i 584 2(0 2(.0 Treia.vuey (1 Is. I 7 pi t 17 ,Wheal Uni on 3.17 4, 4 5 1021 1 6 i i PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1164 Great orthern, 5 per cent, red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1114 Ditto, 4 per cent. red. at i 0 per cent., 105 Gt. Wester,. ( erks & Hants Ext.), per cent. red., 994 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. cen t. pre London and Brighton 7 per cent. pre . stock, 155 31 , diand, Leicester end Hitchin 4 per et.. 34 South Eastern (iteadinA Anna., 23} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 0 per cent., pf., 105 4 Ditto, 4 per c' nt. prf , 951 LOll,lOll, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1855, 1034 21 London and S.-Western 44 per cent., 1034 LINES LEASED AL' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Ho yhead, 5 per cent., 1144 Lancaster and Carl s.e, 201 London and Chatham t , per Cent., 92 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 84 Bahia and sail Franc sco (11m.) gus. 7 per cent., 214 1 Belgian Eastern Junction, It Eastern of ler..nce 2,4 Great Luxembourg, 144 N. Hall of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 104 Ditto (24). 9ttri (S myrna to Aid!n), 114 an Sambre a air r b t F o a ( ,o u i )11, ill2miel)u .tec andan Francisco (Urn.), gua. 7 per Cent., 174 b.iarnbre Meuse,,llpe-r cent. pf., 10 Lutt. 7 per cent., V/ Port Philip, le r 0 REIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (Urn.), 551 R ANKS. Agra and Unites Service (lira,), 9 / 1 Alliance Bank of ondon and Liv Anglo ortuguese L 21 "i•ool (lir a .) , 30 i Australasia, 721 Bank of Egypt, 2 s Bank of Wales, British a:!(.1 America" Exchange (lira.), Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and chi na, 2 ,, Chartered , ler. of India, London, and Chi na, to " English and Irish (lira.), Imperial Bank (lim.), 15 Loudon and Colonial (lim.), 41 London and County, 433 1 London Joint stock, 6 London anti South African, 261 London and Westminster, 77 1 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank aim.), new, 23 Oriental Bank Corporation, 541 Union of Au,tralia, 5f Union of Ireland (Um.), 141 MISC EL LANE OUS. Berlin Water Works, SI Crystal Pal"ce, 14 Electric Telegraph, 1011 E glish and A ustralian Copper, Joint stock Discount, 2t , London District Telegraph (1 m.), Loudon Gem ral Omnibus Company - (lim.), llj National Discount Company (lira.), Nerbudda Coal and Iron, 5i Oriental Inland steam (lim.), 5i Peel River Laud and Mineral, 5i Peninsula and O iental Stead., 77 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (If m.), Ditto, £2, Telegraph of India (lira.), I tetr*.o-441" d curt Agai - mltrattlar. Pay. MARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the leading coettry markets held on Saturday ruled firm, and, in some instances, fine parcels realised slightly enhanced rates. The supplies of spring corn on offer were small, and the value of all descriptions was well supported. Flour changed hands to a moderate extent, at full prides. Advices from New York state that good and fine wheat and flour were scarce, and that the business doing for ex port to England was much restricted. On the Continent) the corn trade continues flat. Very small supplies of English produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted 11,179 quarters of wheat ; 8,435 barley; 37,365 oats; 1,710 beans ; 3,562 peas; 139 tares; 13,463 linseed ; 3,510 oil seeds ; 2,006 maze ; 20 sacks, and 15,262 barrels of fllur. The condition of the home-grown wheat received fresh up to-day was good, but the arrivals were on the usual limited scale. The trade, owing to increased firmness in the country markets, and to the apparent desire on the part of the Federal Americans for war with this country, showed more activity than on Monday of is per quarter was realised. We may observe, however, lest, and, in some i ns t ances , an a d vance that the trade was not so animated as on Friday last. At the close of business a fair clearance was affected. Holders of foreign wheat were very firm, and although buyers sh-wed less inclination to operate than on Friday, a fair business was transacted in all good and fine qualities, and prices had an upward tendency. The show of granaried samples was large —of parcels ex ship—but moderate. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, and the quotations were well supported. The supply o f E nglish barley was very small, and a very m oderate quantity was rece i ve d f rom foreign ports. Generally spe a ki ng, less, both gr i n di ng and distilling parcels changed hands at full currencies. the demand ruled inactive ; nevert h e - Malt was in fair average request, at quite previous rates. The supply of foreign oats was large; but of English, Scotch, and Irish, the receipts were very small. Good and fine corn moved off freely at an advance of 6d per quarter, compared with Monday last Inferior qualities, however, met with somewhat inactive sale; nevertheless prices were supported. With beans, the market was scantily supplied, and the trade ruled firm, on rather higher terms. Peas were in small supply, and steady request, at full currencies. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 25. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and Princess Helena, drove out this morning, at tended by Major-General Hon. A. N. Hood, Equerry in Waiting. To•dey is the anniversary of the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse. Mr. Theodor Jenssen has had the honour of sit tings for portraits of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. April 26. Her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse attended at the private chapel this morning, when the service appointed for the churching of women was performed by the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse were also present. P The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales Prince Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince Alexander and Prince Henry of Hesse, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and a the domestic household attended Divine service in the private chapel this morning. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor preached the sermon. Their Grand Ducal Highnesses the Prince Alex ander and Prince Henry of Hesse, attended by Baron de Rotsmann, arrived at the Castle last even ing. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Louis of Hesse met the Princes of Hesse at the Windsor station. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle. The Duchess of Wellington, the Right Hon, Sir Charles Wood, and the Rev. Mr. Bender also ar rived at the Castle. The supply of barrel flour was moderately good, and fine qualities were very firm, at an advance of 6d. Town and coui.try made qualities were unchanged in value from this day se'nnight, and the demand, on the whole, ruled steady. CURRENCY PER IMPERYAL MEASURE, Wheat —Essex and Kent, red, new ...... 43s to 49s DDitto, 01d......,.,............ 488 SO Ditto, white, new ................ 47s 51s itto, 01d... .............. 508 57s borfols and Lincoln, red, •• —8 s TDitto, new ...................... 438 48s alavera, ..................... . 458 53s Rye— ................................ 380 34s Barley—Grinding ...................... 268 35s Malting ..................... 38s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk ................ 508 66s Brown ........ " ................. 508 568 ChKingstown and Ware ............. 568 70s evalier ....... ........... . . 66s 258 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincoinsh., Feeding . . 19s 2,8 Potato ......... black.....''''. 228 6s CYou' and Cork, ..... 16s 22s Sork, white ....................... 178 23s cotch, Feeding .................... 208 28s Beans—Tick .............................. 298 42 531 Pigeons, ......................... 36s 8 Peas—Grey, new .............. ........... 33 0 358 Maple ................... 388 405 BWhite, new ........................ 368 388 oilers ............................. . 36s 388 Flour—Town-made ...................... 448 47s Suffolk ..•. . ...... 308 328 Stockton and ...... 208 31s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a moderate supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day. Most kinds were in fair request, at about stationary prices. The general quality of both the beasts and sheep was inferior. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were seasonably extensive as to number, and excellent condition. Those from Ireland were trifling, but rather a large supply reached us from Scotland, mostly of prime quality. Ccmpared with Monday last, there was rather more life in the demand, nevertheless Thursday's improve ment in the value of the best breeds was not generally sup ported. The top quotation was 48 8d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,500 Scots horns and crosses ; from other parts of England, 400 various breeds ; from Scotland, 420 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 20 oxen and heifers. With most breeds of sheep we were fairly supplied, and their general quality was prime. Nearly all breeds met a slow sale, yet no change took place in prices. Prime Downs, in the wool, realised 55 8d ; out of the wool, 4s 8d to, in some instance, 4s 10d ; prime half. breeds, 4s 6d ; prime Lincolns and Leicesters, 48 to 4s 4d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 800 lambs came fresh to hand, and the arrivals from other quarters were good. The lamb trade was in a sluggish state, on rather easier terms—viz., from 6a 4d to 7s 6d per 81bs, The supply of calves was very moderate, and the veal. trade ruled steady, at full prices. We have to report a dull sale for pigs, at barely late rates. Her Majesty the Queens will hold a Privy Coun cil to-morrow (Tuesday) at Windsor Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will honour Oxford with a visit during the ensuing Commemoration, when the University will confer the degree of D.C.L., on his Royal Highness, who will, with the Princess of Wales, arrive in Oxford on rues. day, June 23, returning on the following Thursday morn ing. The Deanery has been placed at the disposal of their Royal Highnesses by Dr. Lindell, Dean of Christchurch. Satur say last was the 20th anniversary of the birthday of the Princess Alice Maud Mary (Princess Louis of Hesse). The christening of the infant daughter of the Princess Louis of Hesse took place at Windsor Castle this morning. Viscount Palmerston held an assembly on Satur• day evening at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, previous to which the noble viscount and viscountess entertained company at dinner. The assembly was numerously at tended. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli entertained at dinner on Saturday evening at their residence, Grosvenor-gate—the Saxon Minister, the Mar chLness of Ely, the Marquis and Marchioness of Norman by, the Earl of St. Germans, the Countess of Maimesbury, the Earl Cowper, Lord and Lady John ➢Manners, Viscount and Viscountess Royston, Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerr son, Mr. Lygon, and Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild. The Earl of Chesterfield comes to his new resi. dence in Grosvenor-street to-day from Newmarket, for the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley will return to town to-day from passing a week with Sir Walter R. and Lady Mary Farquhar at their seat, Pouts den Park, Surrey. The Marquis of Douglas arrived in town, from Pars, on Saturday morning. The Duke of Hamilton is still at Nice. The Duchess and Lady Mary Douglas are sojourning for the present in Paris, The Earl Spencer has been detained at Althorp by indisposition arising from a cold. The noble earl and countess are expected in town in the course of the week. The Earl and Countess cf Warwick have arrived in Paris from Nice. Lord Edward St. Maur is pronounced out of danger. During the last two days the medical reports have been favourable It is more than ever affirmed that the Sultan will visit England shortly, taking France ea route. The uncovering of the Memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by the Prince of Wales, in the Horti cultural Society's Gardens at South Kensington, will take place on the 10th June. At Marlborough House the other day, at the re ception of the deputations, the Prince of Wales appeared in the uniform of a general in the army, and was decorated with the Riband of the Garter and the Cordon of the Legion,of Honour. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wore a tight-fitting morning dress of a rich mauve coloured silk, and a delicately -worked lace pelerine, which had more the appearance of a cape than a collar, with a single costly diamond brooch on her breast. The sleeves of the dress were large and open, and richly worked in lace, falling from the elbow somewhat after the fashion seen in tke pictures of some of the Tudor Princesses. LATEST TOILETS AT LONGCHAMP.—The Em press was there, one of the most important pr;zes of the day being that called the Empress's prize. Her Majesty was dressed in a very pale grey taffetas dress, shot with blue, the casalue being similar to the robe, and the sleeves and front of the latter trimmed with narrow bands of the same material, edged wi h white, placed like bran denburgs, and terminated at the point of each narrow band with a white silk button, the whole costume having some what of a sporting air. The bonnet worn by the Empress was of the same shade of pale grey as the dress, in crepe, very simply crnamentcd by a tuft of blackberries or currants. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. 8. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 41Prinaecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 4 Second quality 4 0 do. 3 6 3 101Pme.S'thd owndo.5 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 44 I Large crse. calves 40 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 !Primes/nail d 0... 4 10 5 2 Crso. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 I L arge hogs ...... 3 4 4 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Small pork ers.... 4 2 4 6 0 Lambs, Os 8d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 19s to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SU Beasts 3,92() `Beasts ......... PPLY. ..... 220 Cows • Sheep and lambs .. Sheep and lambs 1 Calves . 215 Pigs .......... Pigs ........ 350 -- A statement and comparison of the supplies and p r i ces 0 , fat stock exhibited and sold in tho great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, April 28, 1862, and thi s d ay, Monday, April 27, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. 6 310 4 0 4 4 April 28, April 27, 1862. 1863. C)arse and inferior beasts.... 2 Bto2 10 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do ........... 3 0 3 4 3 6 310 'rime large oxen ............ 3 Prime Soots, &c. ........... 4 0 4 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 4 3 6 3 6 310 0 4 6 Second quality d n. .......... 3 8 3 10 4 Prime coarse-wooll e d d o 4 0 4 10 4 8 5 4 2 5 6 410 5 2 Prime Southdown do. ...... 5 2 5 6 5 6 5 8 Lambs .................... 6 4 7 8 6 4 7 6 Prime Large sm coarse ali d calves . . .. .. : .......... 4 5 2 4 8 4 0 4 8 Large hogs ............. . 3 8 4 0 3 4 4 0 Neat small p 0rk er5 , ......... 4 2 4 8 4 2 4 6 3,890 3,920 Beasts ........... Sheep and lamb s .... 24,310 22,6 0 Calves ............ .. SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 158 215 29, 1861.—Beasts, 358°- 420 350 Pigs ................. sheep and lambs, 18 ,450 —calves, 107—pigs, 3 50. Arum 30. 1860.—Beasts, 4,530 —sheep and lambs, 24,250 —calves, 115—pigs, 360. The total imports of foreign stocx into London, last week, amounted to 2,772 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 2,611—in 1861, 2,491—in 1860, 3,497 —in 1859, 2 876—in 1858, 1,362 —in 1857, 1,456 head. Various alterations and changes are taking place et Fontainebleau in preparation for the reception of the Prince and Princess of Wales; and an entertain ment, to be given by the Prefect of the Seine, is to surpass everything of the kind given by the Ville de Paris, even including the celebrated ball in honour of Queen Victoria. The temporary horse-shoe staircase, erected on that occa sion in the Coeur Henri IV., is about to be replaced by a magnificent and permanent marble staircase, of the same form, but of the richest design and ornamentation. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Rotterdam 214 .. 199 .. 50 .. 392 Harlingen 2BO .. 93 .. 3 .. 10 .. .. 3 Hamburgh 3O .. 1,257 • • '"' • . " •• . 26 Boulogne. —. .. __.• •• --- Cuxhaven • • Vigo • • NievveDiep Amsterdam , Antwerp. — .. Ostend ..... Oporto 49 .. Dordt 3 Calais Le Constitutionnel of to-day mentions " under reserve" a rumour it has just received from Berlin to the effect that M. Bismark will almost immediately have to retiro from office, that Minister being held responsible for the present isolation in which Prussia finds herself. Yesterday, we learn from L Opinion Nationale of this morning, the Ministers sat in Council at the Palace of the Tuileries, under the Presidency of the Emperor. In taking po-session of his archiepiscopal throne M Darboy, says Le Sleek, addresses a letter to the clergy and faithful of his archdiocese. " What it is," he remarks at the very outset, "that has brought us the honour of being named your archbishop, we know not. Perhaps," he adds, " the intentions and the acts of the venerated Cardinal Morlot had something to dc with it." In replacing his deceased predecessor, M, Darboy goes on to remark that he wished to continue his work by precisely the same means and method, making an allowance only for the differences alone discernible in personal character. The Archbishop of Paris declares that the Church, or more plainly speaking the Pope, would always find in him "not only a Bishop faittiful to the holy see; but still more, the son ever respectful and ready at all times to do the will of his well-beloved father." France, he says, also no less than [the Church may count upon his devotion, for France is no otaer than the soldiers of God In watching near the Pope in order to protect him from audacious criminals, in order to render him and to maintain him as master in his own home, the French army he declares does no more than follow the mot d'ordre, which has been transmitted downwards from reign to reign from the days of Clovis to those of Napoleon 111. MILITARY ESTIMATE OF MR. KINGLAICE'S HIS TORY.—The Quarterly, following the Edinburgh Las done for the military part of "Eothen" what the Edinburgh effected for the historical narrative, so that the two portly volumes are now resolved into heaps of matter morally like those Danish mounds of which geologists make so much at present. It would be very hard for them, however, to extract anything useful out f the debris of Mr. Kingleke's nine years' work. The Quarterly writer has evidently had the assistance of Sir George Brown's accu rate knowledge of the particular scenes in which he bore a part, and contradicts his best bits with tartarly decisiveness and uninape..chable authority. It i s well that Marshal know be and other officers of th e army of France should in what manner the overgrown pamphlet which as s tiled them has been treated by 'he prinei t al periodicals in England, which in that treatment but indicated the sense entertained of this mischievous book by the officers of the British army who fought against and with our sturdiest enem y and our most valiant ally. The Quarterly sh how Mr. Kinglake rew ar d ed Admiral Dundas by a charows it able s;lence for the hospitalities of the fleet. Had not criti cisrh so scalped the work, our ambitious officers might re gret that they were not all fortun a t e i n being able to extend such small favours to the illustrious visit or to the East in 1854,—Army amt2ll avy Gazotte. .---. •• - •• ---- - •• --- •. 38 - .. 2 .• 5 - • • - .. _ 96 .. 4 .. - -.• • - ..... • • -- .• 7 •• 25 Total .... 592 .. 1,625 .. 59 .. 452 . 54 .. 15 .. 240 .. The yearly comparison of weeklyaimmbpso.rtscisaalvsefso.llowpsig:—s. 1862 1861 lB .. 199 .. 479 1869 309 .. 2,678 .. 5 .. 8 4 e 05 a s 6l t s. : : 5 12 1: 33 e 93 e 40 p. .. 365 .. 140 1859 l6l .. 2,675 .. 3 .. 37 • • 1 858 lB3 .. 1,000 .. 3 .. 176 .. full p NEIVGATE AND LEADE NHALL. Fair average supplies of town and country-killed meat mutton, l am b, an d vea l c a o re m o m n an sa d le a a s t t e these m markets. Beef, ees, but pork is a dull in quiry on fo rmer t e rms. sale arakte prices, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1863. Thursday next. The arrivals since last auctions now amount to : From Sydney 12,894 bales. „ Port Philip Van Diemen's Land ~ Adelaide ~ New Zealand ~ Swan River 1,109 ~ ~ Cape SPORTING NOTES. Per 81b. by the carcase. d Enferior beef 2 10 3 2 Middling do. 3 4 3 6 Frirne larr- ' e do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. ad sd Middlin g mutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do ....... 4 2 4 4 Vea1........... 4 0 4 8 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb ........ 6 0 7 0 hops are i n geod request,quanaiditileasstawfuelelka'vsercangre tialicne an up war d tendency. 2 p O rli i nc b ef il r es from N ew Y ork and 170 English businessr L e a n s c t y w i e s e w ki s. e s l well import pno;gt supported. wa nads bales from Dunkirk. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Sussex Bavarian Belgian American .. 75s to 86s ',', BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. For the time of year the supply of home-grown potatoes Is very large, but the imports of foreign produce since our last have amounted to only 160 tons from Dunkirk and 130 tons from Brussels. The trade, generally speaking, rules inactive, yet prices are without material change from Mon day last. The currency is as follows : Yorkshire Regents Do. Flukes Do. Rocks o. Seedlings Rent end Essex Regents llos to 130 s „ Scotch Regents .. 80s to 1108 ~ Do. Rocks 7ss to 855 ~ Do. Reds. 7OB to 758 „ Foreign 6os to 60s ~ WOOL. Tho demand both for home-grown and colonial wool con- Unties in a sluggish state, owing in some measure to the proximity of the public sales, which will commence on 51} } I 104 IQ 4 1 15 14, 40 10,4 is 2 11i. 12 12:1 109/ 9 5; 6 isi 62 109110 9 1 71 Il o i 6l i 1061 In THM,D EDITION TATTERSALLS'—This DAY. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Fantail (taken) 7to 2 agst Carbineer (taken) Bto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Manfred (taken) 60 to 1 agst Adventurer (offered) TEM DERBY. 9to 2 agst Lord Clitden (taken) 7to 1 agst Macaroni (taken) 10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 15 to 1 agst Ghillie (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst National Guard (taken and offered: 100 to 6 aget Automaton (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Ranger (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Meg of the Vale (taken) 33 to 1 agst Carnival (offered) 40 to 1 agst Jarnicoten (taken) 60 to 1 agst Avondale (taken) 50 to 1 agst Stockman (offered) 1000 to 15 aget Fantastic (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Physalis colt (taken) 1000 to 10 apt Safeguard (taken) CITY BETTING —This DAY. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Fantail (taken) 7 to 2 agst Carbineer (taken) Bto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Venison (taken) 10 to 1 agst Manfred (taken) 20 to 1 apt Piccador (offered) 60 to 1 agst Adventurer (offered) CHESTER CUP. sto 2 agst Straddle (taken) ARRIVALS AT YORK.--Adventurer, Fantail, Dictator, Manfred, Trust, Fanfaron, Devotee, Doefoot, Livingstone, East Lancashire, Eagle Wing, Comet, Vanessa, Lady Fauconberg, Netherdale, Fairy Queen, Tommy Dickens, Annington, Vienna, Saragossa, t"hipjack, The Beau, Bro ther to Rapid Rhone, Armourer, Tarlatan, Carbineer, Piccador, Birthday filly, Newmarket, Eolo, Laura, and La Toucques. IMPERIAL P HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack al he usual hour. PETITIONS. The Archbishop of CANTER HUAI( presented petitions against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays. The Bishop of LONDON presented similar petitions. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition against the amalgamation of the City and metropolitan police force. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Glasgow and South Western Railway (Capital), North Eastern and Stockton and Darlington Railway Company's Amalgamation, Whittle Dean Water, Work ington Dock, Desford Road, Stonehouse and Nails worth Railway, Caledonian Railway (Granton Bran _les), London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Extension and Alteration) bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway (No. 1), Black burn, Chorley, and Wigan Railway, and Vale of Llan gollen Railway bills were read a third time and passed. THE WAR IN AMERICA—THE MAIL BAGS. Earl RUSSELL said, with respect to the question which had been put to him on Friday night as to what answer had been given to the United States Government in reply to their request that the British Consul should be autho rised to open the British bags, referred to the correspon dence that had already taken place between himself' and Mr. Seward on the subject, and showed that the result Lord Lyon's remonstrance in the case of the Ariel was that on the 31st of October, Mr. Seward wrote to Mr. Wells, the Secretary of the Navy, that it was not expe dient that the naval officer in charge of the blockade should open the mail bags of any friendly power duly au thenticated by an official seal or soarch, but that they should be forwarded at once with all convenient despatch to their destination. No question had arisen in conse quence of these instructions tit til very recently, and it was only this morning he had received an offi cial account, from which it appeared that Mr. Archibald, her Majesty's Consul at New York, after the capture of the Peterhoff, received an intimation to attend at the Prize Court, and there he was shown the mail bags sealed and directed. The consul protested against the seal being broken, and desired that they might be forwarded to their destination. The New York authorities insisted on the bags being opened, and the seals were broken, and amongst the correspond. ence were some small parcels directed to AI ata mores. They did not proceed any further, and Mr. Archibald reported proceedings to Lord Lyons, who imme diately addressed Mr. Seward, declaring that the proceed ings were a violation of his letter of the 31st of October, that the bags bearing the seal of the Postmaster- General should not be opened but forwarded to their destination. Mr. Seward asked some time to consider the matter. Since then Mr. Archibald was told that the prize court had decided that the letters should be opened, and asked him in the first instance to open and forward all private letters, going ever all others having reference to her cargo to the prize court. Mr. Archibald refused to be a party to any such proceeding, but said if the prize court insisted on the letters being opened, he would be present as a witness, but that he did not approve of and could not take any part in [the proceedings. In consequence of this declaration the proceedings seemed to have been suspended, and the packages had not been opened. Mr. Archibald reported tho matter to Lord Lyons, who imme diately wrote to Mr. Seward and desired that in conformity with his note of 31st October, the letters were to be put again into the bags and be allowed to proceed to their destination; and directions had been rece i ve d f rom him that no further steps should be taken till further directions had been received from 'Washington. Thus the matter stands, and the Government of the United States had come to no conclusion when the mail left. Seeing the importance of the question, and that the Government would have come to a decision before the next mail left; whilst the next mail arriving might alter the facts of the case, he must request their indulgence. The Marquis of CLANRICAUDE approved of the de termination of the Government. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair atjour o'clock. The Cheltenham Roads Bill was read a third time. The London, Tilbury, and Southern! Railway, and the Mersey uocks and Harbour Board Bill were considered and ordered to be a read a third time. DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. Mr. FERRANO presented several petitions, nume rously signed by cotton operatives, from places in York shire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire, expres sin g thanks for the subscriptions sent for their aid from various parts of England and the colonies, saying that, in the opinion of practical men, there was no probability of the restoration of the cotton trade for many years, that they had endured the distress consequent on the dearth of employment with patience and resignation, and had endeavoured to prevent themselves from sinking to the level of paupers ; that the allowances of the relief committees were more and more approximating to the relief allowed by the unions, and that it was not ficient to maintain them in health and strength, end sui. ing the house to afford them the means of employmentpray.. but it this were o rs practiceaslptectiharli; to ofio aCifttonraddat,hetTO pro table occupa the means of emigtion, that they might procure there pestilence and tion, in order to avert the probabilft famine like that which formerly prevairedoin Ireland. EXPLANATION—INNREEpE Rs , LIABILITY BILL Mr. W. MARTIN desired to state that he had received, since the debate on memberthis bill on_ Wednesda ) , a communica tion from the hon. for the Tower Hamlets, with respect to some inferences he had drawn in regard to a rob bbeeeryn oinf banpekeeneoesteiesnfron?, the Gr osvenor H otel. Had he to him, of the i n f ormat i on t h us com municatedbs should not have drawn the SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. inferences he did. It appeared however that the hank notes were actually lost. Total 87,091 bales. The quantity known to be afloat is nearly 20,000 bales. The Liverpool public sales will commence on the sth prox., when 10,000 bales East India wool will be offered. SEEDS. Cloverseed and trefoil are in fair demand, at full prices ; but linseed, rapeseed, and clover move off slowly, on former terms. Cakes command a steady sale, at full quotations. Tur n l p,White,p.bus.lls to 145 Carraway Swede —s —s Coriander l6s 18s Mustard, Brown .. 9s 12s Hempseed, per qr 42s 44s White, Tares, New 7s 6d 8s 6d Crushing Old per quarter - s —8 , Baltio —s —8 Chnary, per quarter 46s 625 Odessa —s —8 Clover, Rye grass, new ..... - -8 —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —3 Red Eng., et. 60 s 748 E ng £lO Os.£lo 108 lish White ....... 60 s 765 Foreign £lO Os .£ll Os Foreign Red..., 40 8 74s Rap e Cakes,p ton.£6 Os £0 Os White. 60s 76s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 15s —8 Trefoil, new. 26s 38s i TALLOW. A great improvement has taken place in the tallow trade since we last quoted, and an advance of 9d per cwt. has taken place in prices. To-day St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 438 6d per cwt., on the spot, and 478 for October to December delivery. Rough fat, 28 2&d per Blbs. Town tallow is quoted at 41s 6d, net cash. 1862. I 181 Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Deliveu last week' Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town i 36 . 61 8 424 46s 61 to Qs& —s Od -B1 1,421 li 112,874 73,8 379 1: 92,736 76, 47d 9cl 44s CHURCH RATES. Lord A. CHURCH ILL gave notice that, in the event of the Church Kates Abolition Bill p ass i ng a second read ing, he should propose an amend ment to the first clause, with respect to authorising churchwa,dens and overseers to provide for the proper repair and maintenance of the churches. THE BUDGET—COURSE OF PROCEEDING. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUBR said it would no doubt be convenient to the house if he were to state the cause which he intended to pursue with respect to the financial propositions of the Government. (Hear, hear.) He proposed to-night, after the, discussion on the cotton famine, to move that the house go into a committee of ways and means, in order to enable him to proceed with his chief propositions. With regard to railways, if the house con sidered that the subject should be discussed, he should leave it to the committee to determine whether it should be postponed or not. But he desired to have the bill on the table with respect to the other propositions in respect to which he apprehended there would be no great difficulty. He did not intend to propose any resolution with respect to carriers. He intended to take the customs and inland re venue to-night. If read a eecond time to-night he should propose to take the committee on Thursday, and he should then state fully the propositions of the Government with respect to charities. Mr. D. GRIFFITH inquired if the right hon. gentleman would bring on these matters after 11 o'clock to-night? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he should bring them on at whatever hour he could. (Laughter.) He should also state what was iatended with respect to charitable legacies in Ireland. Mr, OVAL POLE inquired if the Chancellor of the Ex chequer intended to submit any alterations in his plan with respect to subjecting charitable institutions to the payment of income tax ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that his statement would virtually be in support of the propositions of the Government. fie should deal with one to or two minor questions, while, for instance, it would not Od be well to exempt the Patriotic Fund and the current 175 engagements of t rus t ees as . uggeste d b y th e h on. mem b er .. "m for Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) from the surcharge of income t. 378 ax 3,1 Mr. CLAY intimated that there would be some opposition raised to compel clubs to take out a licence like hotel -. keepers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under stood to intimate that ample opportunity of discussion would be afforded, OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET. Sir C. NORTHCOTE gave notice that he intended to move as an amendment to the financial proposition of the Government, that the clause in the Customs Inland and Revenue Bill proposing to charge income-tax on charities be expunged. ENGLISH AND IRISH LAW AND EQUITY COMMISSION. In reply to Mr. LONGFIELD, The ATTORNEY •GENERAL replied that the report of the commissioners would be ready in about a month. THE COTTON DISTRICTS—MANSION HOUSE AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE FUNDS. In reply to Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, Mr. CUBITT replied that the public continued to send in their subscriptions to the Mansion-house, and as yet he, and those with whom he acted—nine in number, whose names be cited—had not seen the propriety of amalgamat ing the two funds. The funds are veriodically audited by Messrs. Coleman and Co., the well-known accountants. £lBO,OOO had been distributed, and the balance in hand was £90,000. THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN POLICE. In reply to Col. FRENCH, Sir G. GREY said the bill would be referred to the Ex aminer of Bids on Friday, and would be subsequently re ferred to the Standing Orders Committee, and it would re port whether or not the rules of the house had been com plied with. THE PARKS. In reply to Mr. HIBBERT, Lord PALMERSTON said that at the present moment the Government did not intend to propose any additional grant, but if corporate bodies taking the initiative required aid they could do so by loans, and the Government would extend to them every reasonable facilities to carry out their intentions. 1 GRAVEYARD AT CHATHAM. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR as k ed the no b le l ord the Secretary to the Ad m i ra lt y w h et h er t h ere was any founda fion for the ru mour re fe rre d to i n tha recently published pamphlet entitled " Th e D oc k yards and Private Shipyards of the Kin g d om ," to t h e effect that during the war with France, the F renc h pr i soners of war dying in London and neighbourhood were buried to the number of several thou. sands, on St. Mary's Island, Chatham; and that the Ad miralty works in progress require the removal of their re mains; and that quick lime and other means have been employed to effect a rapid dissolution of the bodies instead of providing them with decent sepulture elsewhere. Lord C. PAGET replied that he had telegraphed to Chatham for information. One of the authorities had, in consequence, come up to the Admiralty, and he gathered fiom him that there was reason to doubt the truth of the statement. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, it was agreed that the orders be postponed till after the motion was disposed of. COTTON MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. Mr. FERRAND then rose to move the followingreso lution :—" That, in the opinion of this house, it is the duty of the Government to take into consideration, without day, what measures may be necessary to relieve the distress which prevails in the cotton manufacturing districts, so that the people may no longer continue unemployed." The hon. gentleman said. immediately after he had again been honoured with a seat in that house, he had been inundated with applications from factory opera tives to bring their lamentable condition before the house. They knew that, through good and evi report, he had stood their firm friend. He charged the cotton masters with being the cause of the pre sent famine, by solely relying upon America for a supply of cotton and neglecting India and other parts of the world, and only a year or two ago they shut out the workpeople from their mills and largely exported the raw material which was now so much lacked. He deprecated hon. members attempting to shelve the matter by referring it to a committee up stairs, or a Royal com mission, as absurd and futile. (LEFT SPEAKING.) The Execution of Brookes for the Acton Murder (This Day). This morning Joseph Brookes, aged 27, convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court, underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate, for the brutal and unprovoked murder of the police-constable Davey, at Acton. The crowd was not so numerous as on many former oc casions, but it was remarked that a large number of the Metropolitan Police were present. Since the wretched man's condemnation he has conducted himself quietly, but up to the last few moments of his existence protested that he was not the murderer, and that it was his brother Isaac who fired the shot, although the evidence on the trial, and particularly that of Sarah Lake, to whom the wretched man was engaged, pointed to a very different conclusion ; for she stated that it was the convict Joseph that left the house with the gun on the night of the murder, and that Isaac remained at home. His statements, have, however, been so contradictory that the officials were satisfied he was fabricating a number of untruths to screen himself, and the result of his application to the Secretary of State for commutation of his sentence was received by him with much despondence. He appears to have in early life entered the army, enlist- ing in the Royal Artillery, and was in the Crimea, India, and China during the war, but has been twine a deserter, and such at the time of the murder, the military authorities being in search of him. The exhortations of the Reverend Mr. Davis, the ordi nary, do not appear to have had much effect upon him, although he listened attentively, but it may be said to be a passive attention. This morning at half-past seven, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence and Mr. Sheriff Jones, with Mr. Under sheriff Macrell and Mr. Under-sheriff Ferrer arrived at the gaol, and at a quarter to eight were introduced by the Rev. Mr. Davis and Mr, Jonas to the prisoner's cell. He appeared quite unmoved at his near approaching end, and, in reply to questions put to him, he replied he had nothing to say. He was then conducted to the press-room, where, after a short interval, Calcraft was introduced. He at once arose and submitted passively to the bracing and p i n i oning, and seemed in no way concerned. Some few m inutes elapsed amid a dull monotonous silence , when he was again asked if he had anything to say, when he replied "N othing," The procession was then formed, the chapel bell tolling, and the culprit walked with a firm step and mounted the scaffold, As soon as he got there he requested to speak to Mr. Davis, th e ordinary, to whom he f reely admitt e d hi: was then draw: guilt, and the justice of his sentence. He said it was his momen over his head, the hand that fired the shot, and that his brother h ad. nothing the wretched man His struggles were brief. to do with it. The cap us a ua f l evr h bod was launched into eternity. e rope adjusted, an t d he in After hanging and will be interred within th y Was cut d own , e precincts of the prison this Macaroni's success for the Two Thousand has introduced balnuoethreibrafnadvoaurrie second to teforDerbynonheo, for nour the moments.Hisclaim hste was oth a e s gratifying 0 rrh a r aao e l a trsrs l irk e eefeoy d ve: nhtiet, o nore n aarg: slsei h etrrwsod e . wasaetmayhtil n i saras,an. Naylor sNwlea e othn r aihr li e yyleni d lndo , aapsrnb a rht osei n ti meaovni d ndeaift w ;l eonhi o a r; e:nri ihtdho v hami e asr ne r is very tort ti hawhv c ceaulnee musti thus ho e ei tr r Tnahi l . bg ) tdhe , heii. a; original tosen a atefhl n oat t heptth d l y will beaten efu S a tti a h. ee l : " predilec tion dl littleai f t e t o e - r tion for Macaroni was verified , while all his friends gave the preferenc e t o Carnival. For ' Hospodar'e defeat, neither the French party nor the public were prepared, as was evi hdeisnwceodrkbyfotrhethpeilet s wo o r three of money that of the best N ewmarket judges, previous went on days, im st who had watched him do conclusion that Jenni ngs was galloping his horsey'came But to a h few s too much, and that he would very likely be sore by the day. And under this impressi o n th ey f ell back upon Macaroni, and saw both their fears of one and hopes of the other confirmed by the decision of the judge. That the French horse could not move was evident directly he cantered to the post; neither did the ground agree with him, and he was fairly beaten in the bottom, cutting up so very diffe rently from the manner we saw him do last year, that h's running cannot be taken to be correct. King of the Vale, considering he was hardly "up to the mark," ran a good horse, and by the St. Leger time will turn the tables on both of those who finished before him. My selected Citadel obtained an easy victory for the Prince of Wales's Stakes, as a mare shaped like Teterrima was quite unfitted to get the Cesarewitch Course, and it was proved in the Biennial that Lord Clyde could not beat him, while little danger was to be apprehended from the noisy Vanguard, who broke down badly in the race, or the ill-shaped Barba does, who has never yet won a race, and hardly ever will, if looks go for anything. For the Newmarket Two-Year- Old Plate, brought forward from Thursday, 20 horses ran, the only large field of the meeting. As usual there was great anxiety evinced to get a peep at the youngsters, a number of whom it was necessary to saddle on the Heath, the stables only affording room for some dozen to perform that necessary operation, so few cared to be at the trouble of going there, but waited to see them assembled at the starting-post. All duly made their appearance, but the best looking of them, a colt by Brother to Bird on the Wing, who being very restive and unruly, threw Aldcroft a stunning fall a second or two after he mounted, which completely incapacitated him from riding, and the horse was sent home. Queen of the Vale, the only one I selected to beat the field, had no difficulty in cutting down her opponents. The One Thousand, from the heavy wagering which took place on it, induced almost as many to attend at the saddling as were present at that interesting proceed ing for the greater event on Tuesday, and happily the cold ness of the afternoon induced the trainers of the ten com petitors to make use of the saddling stables, where those interested got a more satisfactory look at them than they would have enjoyed on the dusty plain. All having pre viously run this year except Lady Augusta, Tornado, Marigold, Cadeau, and Tease Me Not, they of course attracted the greatest share of attention. Lord Stamford's filly when pulled out astonished every body, so greatly has she grown and improved in every way since last year, while her bright coat and muscular appearance showed the immense pains Joe Dawson had be • stowed on her. Tornado, on the contrary, pleased nobody, which was not surprising, as she looked but a mere cob be side Lady Augusta, and her feet were so shelly that any one could see it would be impossible for her to gallop with freedom on ground so hard. Cadeau, though in beautiful condition, looked scarcely anything bigger or better than she was as a two year old, and the same may be said of Tease Me Not, whom George Oates brought to the postfine as a star. Marigold, who was out for the first time, looked more adapted for a spin in a T.Y.C. handicap than to take o looked h e r s attracted part i m al u p e r h o i v n a e t d a t e w n b ti i y o t n e h s e t e x r co sojourn p t t h Ai kind.m e a l i t a , Newmarket, a o j r f o k i t n e h t t e , s and as she evi dently " felt' the ground when she cantered, she gradually receded in the betting until she reached 6 to 1, and another point or two might be had for the asking. Marigold, too, went back when seen, but 'sot so Tornado, who re mained to the finish almost a better favourite than the magnificent daughter of Stockwell and Meeanee. The result was quite in accordance with the betting, for although Lady Augusta obtained the most hollow victory ever seen for this event, Tornado was almost first in trouble, and was beaten so easily that I am sure 141 b would hardly bring them together. But this was not all. Lord Stam ford's second string, Flying Fish, proved herself to be but little inferior to Lady Augusta, and numbers now believe that the little 'un could have won, had Lord Stamford so desired—a good proof of how correct his lordship was when he entrusted her with a large stake for the Spencer Plate, which she alone lost by being worn cut by the numerous false starts, which, happily, now that the " fly" laces are abolished, will be of rarer occurrence. The York Spring Meeting is the great fixture of the early part of the week, as Salisbury is of the latter, and at each place there is every appearance of some excellent sport, fo , there is sufficient horses in training in each district to produce well-filled cards. At York there is also the attraction of the Rawcliffe sale of yearlings, which brings buyers from all parts of the country. The Craven Stakes is the first race in the programme, and nine nomi nations are affixed to it, and I think the winner will be Comet. The Knavesmire Plate, for twos and threes, has a respectable entry, of which Livingstone is decidedly the best of the three-yr-olds, and Measure-for-Measure, and Lady Nichol of the two-yr-olds. The starters for the Great Northern Handicap will in all probability comprise Piccador, Carbineer, Joey Jones, Haddington, Adven turer, Welcome, Queen of Trumps, Prologue, Donny brook, Laura, Middlewatch, Physalis colt, Fantail, Man fred, and East Lancashire. Of this division Carbineer has been made a favourite, and no horse can be better. It was reported last week that he had broken down, but from in quiries I have made I find that the horse has not only not broken down but that he was never better, and those who have been taking liberties with him will shave to pay dearly to get out. Joey Jones will doubt less go to get a line for National Guard; but although he won at Doncaster very cleverly, the difference of weight and company will be such as to stop him here. Iladdington, at his original weight, would have had a good chance, but the penalty, I conceive, will be as fatal to him as to Joey Jones. Adventurer may be started by his new owner, with a view of recovering some of the money dropped on the Metropoli tan, but I have no opinion of his chance now. Welcome will like the course better than he did at Newmarket, but he is only a very moderate animal. Queen of Trumps goes fast, but will not get home. Prologue is turned loose, but she is so horribly bad she cannot be trusted. Donnybrook is looked on to have an outside Derby chance, and if so he ought to run in front here. Laura is well in, but not very fast ; still she is sure to stay, and will beat a great many more than beat her. The Physalis colt has been amiss since Newmarket, but if he is all right again he must have a kind of a chance. for he could scarcely be as bad as his running inferred him to be. The race in my opinion is at the mercy of Lord 'Let land, wiih either CARBINEER or PICCALOR, and next to his lordship's representative I expect to find FANTAIL and the PHYSALIS COLT. The Flying Dutchman's Handicap will be a match between GENERAL HESSE and the SENORITA COLT. LIVINOSTONE ought to win the Eglin' ton Stakes. The other items are yet to close. I would merely remark that investments on 111.4.c.sitoziz at hie present price for hedging purposes are sure to be remune rative, as the horse is certain, bar accident, to see 3 or 4 to 1, A FRESH MAN, LAW INTELLIGENCE ---This Day. - --~- COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. Lushington.) OF AG A IN S T JUDGE PROMOTED EY THE KEN.. nist:r aßid. rt h C h f iciri cam so r:understood aepa T tprlt H etsia z ehrl it ieerds E e v fo . W R. it . hd p. r . a iii : for wtile e .P.Tr u Eo a s i i n:L dr l di °. t .t n i e t g: o in f , a t t n h h d e a a a he a ll opposition m il T f o u r. re E .: O el o t :Tj had officiated in. an unlicensed parish:fwLalapnpalbieedr,thMaetrtihone Mr. . Dr. J 01 f Twins,e on d e o m n n t e h d e ' should be and h v i tb ( a s ionthnnesrths'a d, contended that Mr. Tell had unintentionally offended nagainst the law, but he main / twined that the defendant ought not to be condemned in costs, ina6much as there had been no opposition to the bjLieilahfuoapbh'esarda.uthority. All that was alleged was that 3SIr. trespassed upon the rights of the rector of Dr. Tristram, on the same side, argued that the defendant had not offended against the canon law, and ought not to be condemned in costs, Dr. Lushington said he should like to consider the articles before proceeding to pass sentence. It appeared that Mr. Jelf had acted erroneously, and he had violated the cam• mon law if he had not violated the canon law. He could not see any difference, for he held that in such a case the common law stood as high as the canon law. Dr. Twit)s said he had not seen the articles. The case was then ordered to stand over. MOLTNEUX V. BAGSHAWE. This was a proceeding, by letters of request from the hocese of Ely, by the Rev. I. H. Molyneux, Incumbent of St. Gregory and St. Peter, Sudbury, against the Rev. E. S. Bagahawe. The articles alleged that the reverend gentle man had officiated and preached in the chapel of the union workhouse, the same being in his parish, without his con sent and against his wish. The question was whether the circumstances took the case out of the statute law. Dr. Lushington said he would take time to consider hii decision. who leaped overboard g bayoneted d during the Docks A r ica, fitting out at Blackwall, h ,f as he be b e o n dy co wraas , THE LATE FATAL MUTINY AT BLA y c ou li n :A g L e L n . t i— le. Another of the soldiers attached to the Peruvian. hold on the corvette mined to Newgate for trial at the next sitting of the Centr a l the j ury Criminal Court, for the wilful murder of a in tbhoedeyarblyy odriguez to escape late fearful mutiny, and was drow n e f fx no.r from Ind Lewis, tn :tf d nsi the snhfreitutery:l hulk Victoria a . 33, de mane, of last week, and an inquest wa s h neinst of " n iu d „ coroner, when found a verdiot 1860. 1859. 1861. 11,271 29,9 9 8 70,501 18801 to 55891 to 59501 to , --sOd —sOd —sOd 1,05') 1,428 1,526 93,634 75,112 :72,927 313 178 1, , 46 I 93,33) 92,969 116,' , 71 58s 9d 56s 9d 57s 3d evening, a I some doubts, says the Athe- SIIAM Foss neum, have arisen as to the genuineness of the alleged discovery of a human bone in the drift. Messrs. P B o r e u s e t h w e i r c h d , e p E o v r a t h n e s 8 , , and the r Tay lor r p h ois a re v have r rv p ca a on i r a d s a p a r si an visit igdtt ho have been facts with previous discoverie p s i‘ . struck with th e suspicious appearance is of one of the fi int-heaps. The axes appeared to have been artificially stained ; and, on being placed in water, they looked as if all the colour would brush away. The general circumstances are said to have impressed the English geologists with a strong feeling of uncertainty. No one, of course, can sup pose that any part of the mystification—if there should be mystification in the matter—lies at the door of M. Boucher de Perthes ; it is, however, feared the rewards proposed by that gentleman for the discovery of h ;man bones may have tempted the quarrymen into a d.screditable trick. At all events this new fact in the great controversy as to the An tiquity of Man requires to beset free from a very reasonable doubt.