The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

Active Circulation .. • . £20,637,610 Decrease .. .. • • .. 136,375 Bullion .. • • .. 14,653,141 Decrease .. .. • • .. 488,619 Rest .• .. 3,138,652 Increase •• • 19,115 • •• •• Public Deposits 6,735,137 Decrease .. 506,602 Other Deposits.. .. 13,727,556 Increase .. .. 605,469 Seven Day a s nd other Bills .. .. 615,306 Increase .. • • .. 12,292 Government Securities .. .. 11,151,395 Decrease .. • • .. 1,000 000 Other Securities .. • • .. 18,952,725 Increase .. • • .. 1,482,518 Notes Unemployed .. .. 7,744,315 Decrease . • • 422,465 The Star of Peac e has arrived • from Sydney, bringing £18,112 in gold. She was 83 days on the voyage. In the foreign and colonial produce markets dur ing the last few days there has been rather less animation. Sugars have slightly declined, while coffee, rice, cocoa, and spices have been in limited request, at barely previous rates. At the public sales of indigo there has been a fair quantity bought by the trade, at prices rather under those current at the February auctions, while in the tallow market a more cheerful tone has prevailed, quota tions for both present and forward delivery having slightly advanced. Another new Marine Insurance Company is an nounced under the title of the English and Scot tish Marine (Limited). The capital proposed is £1,000,000 (subject to increase), in 10,000 shares of £lOO each ; but it is not intended to call up more than £lO per share. Attention is drawn to the fact that none of the large London marine in surance companies have as yet established branches in Scotland. The directors propose to take ad vantage of this field and to form their first branch in Glasgow, where considerable support appears to be anticipated, upon the ground of the incon venience arising from the present system, whereby the principal insurance business of the port has hitherto been turned away to London brokers. Some of the figures relating to the trade of Glasgow, cited in the prospectus, are certainly very remark able ; the Customs revenue collected at that port has increased from £72,053 in 1830 to £955,741 in 1862, while the regiater,tonnage of vessels inwards and outwards has risen in the interval from 1,437,072 to 3,061,284 tons. It is promised that there shall be no delay in the commencement of the company's business, the directors having already secured numerous promises of support, as well es the services of thoroughly qualified and experienced underwriters. The board comprises the names of 16 gentlemen engaged in trade in London, Glasgow, &c., many of whom possess influence in their re spective walks of business. Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent Rentes were 69f. 65c. to 69f. 60c.—heavy. The market for the English Funds, which opened this morning with a heavy appearance, has now re covered, through a few purchases, to its former position, the quotations being exactly the same as at the close of business yesterday afternoon. Con sols are therefore quoted 93/ for money, and 92 less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes are firm at 911 ; the Reduced remain at 911 a ; and Exchequer Bills are heavy, at 3s. to 2s. die. India 5 per Cents, have improved to 110 k ; and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper to 116. A rather large business has been transacted in several of the principal securities, and eunsiderab:e variations have occurred. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701 '7l ; do., 1862, 71/ ; do., Consolides have declined to 491. 60 ex div. ; Venezuela 531, 541 ; Spanish Passive have declined to 351 ; do., Certificates, after being 14, are now 121 131; Greek have dropped to 32 / ; do., Coupons, are 151; Mexi can, 37 ; Grenada have improved to 16/ 17/ ex dtv ; do. Deferred to 10} lex div ; Portuguese, to 491 ; and the Confederate Loan 2to 1 discount. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been limited. A firmer tone, however, has been apparent. Midlands have improved ss. ; and Caledonians, North Westerns, and North Eastern (Berwick), 108.; Great Westerns have declined 55.; and Great Northerns, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remained inactive, and exhibit little change of importance in prices. For Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there continued a limited inquiry. A slight ad vance, however, has in some instances been estab lished. Chartered of India, Australia, and China have improved ss. ; London and Westminster, ss. Royal Mail Steam, 10s. ; and Van Diemen's Land, 108. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 tiit New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent llO 1 9/ Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto 51 per Cent. D , I to Bonds 11.000 Ditto under £1,000.. Consols for Account, June 9 92/ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 3 die Ditto £500 Ditto Small FOREIGN par FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto Scrip, £65 paid. i Pm Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue ....... Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex - Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons l5l 16 / Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 80 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto Deferred lOl / 1 1 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7l 8 Poruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 BB4 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S t 951 Ditto 4/ por Cent., 1850 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 54/ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not fu n d e d..l 3 6 1 5/ 1 1 14 13 361 / 13 1 12/ 131 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 liitto Account B9/ [l2l 13 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 __. Ditto Account 7O/ f Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 1 Ditto Account Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 - 4} i i Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account oni!oIsTHREE O'CLOCK. Money Ihtto Account 9931 f 2 i ad SHIPPING—This Day. iSY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. port. Arrived—Renor, f rom Abbeville; Heirless, from New force Carentan in ; Al ,our.efred, fo r P a d stow ; Argyll (steamer ) , , i r (steam er ), for Havre. ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAP H. IS..... ar o p I AvEsExn, Friday Mot-21;14g. Arrived, May Alice Brown, from Oporto?' 43ird, from Jamaica ; John and 13,:tbah9orwood Ranger, from Stettin; James Armatrong,frorn Gret il ai r; Margaret Edward, from Smyrna ; Norle, from James Manleur, from Cherbourg ; Freya, from Cardena's. William Tucker, from Dominica ; Osbert, from Trinida , London, from New York • John Wray, from Havre. New SaiYoled, May 24.—Maria H ay, for S ydney ; Fawn, f or rk. Arrived, May 14—Despatch, from St.Vinoent ;ASluorit?am, gh, from Porto ri lZ mn ' from Surinam; Bonita, from Sines; Norman from Jamaica ; Lord Lonsborou Ozaro from Guernsey; Balaret, from Penang; E Rendra t; fro m , ' Emden ; Amiens, from Colombo ; Lady Eb r i ng t li : fromA r ";l Adelaido Nursery Packet, from Nickerie Milly, Caen ; Poult, from Jamaica ; Salvadore, from Ter ceira. Sailed ' M ay 15 . — J. L. Dimrnock, for Hong_ Ron delberia, from O porto; L aure l , f or H ong K ong ; Franz W• 4 raorioan, for Port liAttil. ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCII. There is no alteration in the discount market to day, a moderate business being reported at firm quotations. Several unfavourable changes are exhibited in the Bank of England return for the week to Wed nesday last, the bullion and the reserve of notes being largely reduced, whilst the discounts show an important increase. Annexed is our usual analysis:— SHARE This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid.( Closing Business Price. done. 8 8 11 7} 8i )0 83 65 10 115 116 844 "1 4 6i ei 40 42 13 14 92 93 107 109 52i 636 47 49 241 t 23j 53 1 1 1 125: 126 127 128 134 136 102 104 86f 67,1 ICB, IC9I 784 794 118 120 41 42 98/ 99/ 104 104 444 15 LI 111 Iti 0 127 127! 1.0 1I Ifp 0 95 97 50i 51} 24 25 100 100. 57} 671 88 88i 15 117 1 18 } 14 11 p 1 111 12* I 118 120 D 45a IGi 3 98 100 .11 )0 49 60 )0 32 33 )0 9i _O2 98 100 11 7 8 11 37 38 1 5 9 10 p 8 7i 8 p )0 153 186 8 5 All p 3 3} p - [54 156 28 30 44 15 38 49 99 101 67i j 109 79 i 41 40i 104 6 1 105 41 12 11} 12 127 a Bl} 101} 1 I } Share 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. al 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 l l ost.,Sleat.,a.ndMid.Vo al at , Bristol and Exeter 10 st Caledonian lO 50 Cork and Bandon al al 20 10 I i rDCT :i l k gets no di V 10 Do. B ti 116 p e .p an.has aa] been paid to B. ;0 Dublin & Belfast June. al 5 'Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. al t 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. 101 Glasg. and S. Western. 10( JGreatEastern, Ord. stk 10( Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnF,dian at 10( i GreatNorthof Scotland 101 Great Northern.... .• •• • 104 Do A stock Do B do G G r t. ea S t S. amt Western W.ot Ireland 10( ( La D n o ca S a t h r it N e ra ct l gu y o a ik s a t h oe ir k e 1 ( 0 , 1 ( London and Blaokwall 10( Lon., Bright.,k S. Coast 1 0 ( Lon., Chat., aad Dover 10( Lon. & Nor'h Western 10( Lon. & So•-th Western 10( & Lincoln. Do sharesM M a a ry n "p S ort hef all l a aT all Metropolitan 0( Midland Do New 31 D id o . G B t irm vv i . n g o . f dr lr D el e a r n b d y 1 a 0( 1, Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10( Nth. Eastern—Berwick 101 Do, G.N.E. purchase 18.1 Do Leeds 10( Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire al N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Soot N. E., Aber. stock 10 Do Scot. Mid. stock_ 10 Shrews. and Welchpool al Shropshire Union 10 South Devon lO South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 101 Staines,Wok.,andWok al Stockton & Darlington al Do 1 Do New, 186 G....... I Taff Vale.. . Do B Do C ............... Ulster ............... •. Do .... , ......... Do . . . . .............. Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim l, Waterford & Kilkenny 11 1 West Cornwall 1 11 W. Hartlepool Har.&R ll West Midland --Oxford 11 Do Newport 11 Do Hereford 11 BRITISH PO Railways tlantic &St Lawrence al Bom.,Baroda.lz.Cent Ind , Gu. 5 per cent Do. New . Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Laxe Huron a Do. Preference a Bufralo,Brant,&Godrioli ... 1 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1812 Do. do. July 1, 1873 1 , Do. do. Juae 1, 18:4 1 , Clcutta.&B.liastn.(Lin ) 11 Cape Town 8: Dock Scril 11 Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 1( Do. do. U Ext Do. do. H do. . Grand Trunk of Canada) 101 Do. Ist Prof. . Bonds..l al Do. do. deferred...... aT Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. al 1. do. deferred__ ~ 3d P , ef. stock .. Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th Pref. sto..k.. Do. do. deferred...... al Gt.lndiaPenln.gua sp.c 101 Do. New gua. 5 p 0... 1: Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 101 Gt. W. ot Canada Shares al Do. New Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. al Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... al Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., sp. c. .. 10 , Do. It p. o. Extension• 10 , Dc. 44 d 0........ 101 Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. Rp. 0. Bnd&. 'lt Meib. & Hobson's Bay. al, Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds aui Newßrunswick Cando Class A and B N.ll.l.C'da 6pc lst bds IScinde Do. Delhi • 1 Do. d 0.... Do. Punjaub Do. Do. „ Do. Indus. St. 11 Cacao COLONIAL GOVERN t u.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. 1877-94 . 100 106 107 Do. Cp. c. Feb. & Aug 100 103 116 Do. dp. c. Mar. Sept 100 tO3 too Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. 100 96 97 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 cape GA:lope, 6 p c,1875 100 111 113 Do.Ap &Dot. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 189( 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 115 117 Ceylon, N0v.11 , 78, 6p c 100 113 115 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 109 111 Natal eruv. 6 per cent.. 100 to 111 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&Jul) 100 106 k 11,7 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p I,lBipt 10 - Do. sp. c.,lBti to Eif 10 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 10 New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOl Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 101 S. Aus G6p.0.1873.4z op.. 1 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 1 Do. to 6 p.o. A.D.&00t.. )0 102 i 103 i 10 103 103 i )0 104 1031 1 1 0 tl2 114 100; 1074 1:3 115 112 114 110 112 1101 1111 BRITISH MI 2 Cambri an . Goldi 1 id Chilord Amalgamated, 22 24 Devon Cone . (Tavist.), 1 510 620 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 974 to 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd ss. id p East Caradon ...... 2 . 1 4.6 36 37 i ;East Cam 8rea...... . 3.1.0 8 8 W'l Russel (Taviatk.) 8.1.6 81 , Gam.dzStAubrn(Gwen.)/ 574 1 1 13 ,G reat South 1 olgus • 17a 41 54 'G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 40 66 7 , Grenville 6.16. r 56 6 flerGd's-Foot 8.12 47 49 liingston Downs 4.17.0 24 3 Lady Bertha Ilargaret (tiny Lelant 9i 31 33 11 arke Valley.. 4 I NTyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 1 i Yew Seton .. 191 110 120 North Downs 25 2 25 N.Wli'l Basset (Illo;an 9 ..17.0 44 44 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey` 14 46 64 20 Trovidenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6 . 7 41 43 , SouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 14 400 410 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 34 34 Fran. (Mogan, 18.14.9 85 90 Stray Park 3 'Tamar Silv.,k Lead Him 44 !fin Cron 9 19 2) ' West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13 %V Carad on (Li s k eard) 5 29 31 West Set= !Wheal Basset (Mogan) 66 G 5 70 ,Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 50 55 , Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) ; WhealLud, ott ;Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) , Wheal Union.... 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 581 .., 3:17 5 5i 156_ 16i co "leo' 15 17 41 5 111 101 111 86i 6 7 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91i Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 1271 Litto, £6, 4k Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et. f 5 North Briti.h, Border Union gua. pref. Sh., 114 Scottish N.-Eastern, Aberdeen gua. 6 per cent, 129 Ditto, 7 percent, pref. stock, 139 South Eastern (tteadin4 Anne., 41.0.6), 2i Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 29 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pt., 961 London and Blackwall, 44 per cent. stk., 1021 London, Brighton, &c., 4 ; per cent., MS, 103 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 95} FOREIGN AY. Bahia and San Francisco (IIm RAIL .) gua. W 7 per cent., 20} it Great Luxembourg, 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidln), 12i { : Sambre and Meuse, 10.; San Paulo gua. 7per cent., Ditto (all), 23} A s 1 loa:it.i I A I o u s r , e o, limited, n ra] i. l Lnsitanian, itFOREIGN MINES. Gold MIL Co. (lim.), 24 Itjuanllanzaszia G.:l)llo4lSL,lreoritimrynpioes:}T:lolz.7,LitoolvietrislpooKis.atin.), 31i da lte n d anl e t z an ica a of S. Ail's-ifllia (111nA 3 i . I i t i gr ila a n a ce nd ß U a n n i k te o ; Australasia, 74 a„ Bank of Egypt, 297 Bank of London, 120 14 Chartered Bank of British Colilrnb Chartered Bank of India, Australtat 1 24 10 , Hindustan, China, and Jap an (u m.), Si China, 201 i Imperial:Bank (lim.), 204 Imperial Ottoman, 211 1 201 1 London and County, 434 1 London Joint Stock, 364 4 Londcn and Westminster, 78) Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lira.), 124 12 National i'rovincial of England, Ditto, new, 244 4 Scinde, l'unjaub, and Delhi (11m.), 21 Union of London, 35 DOCKS. London, 58 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 3 1 Crystal Palace, 35 41 Electric Telegraph, 103 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. ►BlO issued 90, 281 1 Joint stock Discount, 4i 1 London General Omnibus Company (lim.), 11 Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 61 Ottoman Gas lim.) Royal Mail Steam, oil t 51 Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada, 51 Van Diemen's Dind, 161 1 The filly La Tocques, which won the French Oaks so easily on Sunday at Chantilly, takes hee name from a river in Normandy, close to which she WAS born and bred, SESSIONS. Closing al. Price. 1 60 63 Loo IcBi 2 1 16p II 5 5 ' 6} 11 7! 00 108 109 I c9l 110 i 110 i mil 1091 no 14 14p 1 lip' J 19 20 1 62 65 11 47 62 11 54 66 11 42 46 11 37 41 11 33 36 11 23 26 11 21 23 10 110 1106 12 1 2 4 1 14 107 108 IL 11} [8 9f 9 I, 11 99 101 11 89 92 2 tip )0 107 108 )0 101 103 )0 98 100 2 - (00 ...._ - tl 147 49 i - _ I 1 3 is 100 E 4 86 00 It 9 110 00 107 108 15 1i e lipp LOO tO7 108 on tOf t 1.6 1071 i 't 1071 NT SECURITII4]B. L 9.16.41 - THE'SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1863. LAW IN' COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. CommiEsioner Fane.) BREACH OF PROMISE EXTRAORDINARY. This Day. His Honour asked the bankrupt how long she had bz.en in prison. The bankrupt said—Going on for three weeks. Mr. Wild said that besides the £315, Dr. Adams had been put to an aggregate expense of £l,OOO in defending himself from what could only be considered a gross con spiracy. His Honour—lt is very well for you to say so, but where is the evidence ? Mr. Wild said the record was evidence, as was the finding of the jury ; and Dr. Adams was compelled to bring a vast number of witnesses from Holyhead and elsewhere with a view to show that the bankrupt had been in the habit of making false charges of breach of promise of marriage upon clergymen and others for the purpose of extortion. His Honour said he saw the damages were laid at £3,000; he considered it a monstrous case, and would not order a release until the bankrupt bad been in prison for four months. The bankrupt--Very well ; I was informed yesterday that you would prejudge the case. His Honour said he could not see how he could prejudge the case, as till to-day he had never seen plaintiff, defen dant, the judge, or jury, and added (smilingly), I don't think the bankrupt can sue me. (A. laugh.) Bankrupt was then taken back in custody. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) BURGLARY. George Eagin and William Francis Sinnett were in dicted for a burglary in the house of Robert Edwards. The prisoners, it will be recollected, were two of the men who were seen by police-constable Baker, of the E division of police, coming out of a house in Gower-street, and, having his suspicions roused, he went up to apprehend them, when they turned round, and in the most brutal manner attacked him with a life preserver in such a desperate manner, that for some time his life was despaired of. After being an inmate of University Hospital for some weeks, he quitted the institution, but was totally incapacitated from ever resuming duty. The jury, without the slightest hesitation, found both prisoners guilty. A previous conviction for felony was proved against both prisoners. The indictment for the murderous assault on Constable Baker was then proceeded with against Begin. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channell.) The trial of Antony Raudnitz was resumed this morning. The prisoner was indicted for illegally disposing of his pro perty after he had been adjudged a bankrupt, and also for concealing books, papers, and writings with intent to de fraud his creditors. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The hearing of further evidence in the indictment for conspiracy preferred against Crowther and Goodburn occu pied the court the whole of the day. It is not expected the trial will conclude till to •morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SCENE AT A NIGHT ICE -SHOP.—Ax ASSEMBLING PLACE 708 JUVENILE PROSTITUTES.—George Morgan, a respectably-•dressed young man, who gave the address Halt-moon-street, Dulwich, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Augustin Mario, confectioner and ice-shop keeper, of 221, Piccadilly, near the Haymarket. Augustin Mario said—Last "night," at a quarter to two, the defendant came in and asked for some ginger -beer. The defendant leaned on a place where there were some bottles of ginger -beer, and I told him to stand up, or he would knock the bottles down. The defendant would not go out, so I pushed him out, and he wanted to fight, and kicked up a row. A policeman then came, and the prisoner ran away, but came back again and kicked up anotherrow, and struck me in the face and on the shoulders. Mr. Knox—Did you strike the defendant ? Complainant—Oh yes, after he struck me. Sergeant Howes, 21 C, said—At two o'clock this morn ing I was called to 221, Piccadilly, and saw the defendant, who had been drinking, with a crowd round him, and his hat and coat off. The defendant struck the complainant. Mr. Knox—Where is the place where the disturbance took place ? The Sergeant—lt is near the Haymarket. It is a little ice-shop, and young prostitutes go in and out all night. Defendant—l went in to get a bottle of ginger-beer, and then asked for a light, and the people of the shop then pushed me about, and one of them took out a knife and seized hold of my throat. There were a lot of young pro stitutes there, about 14 years of age. Mr. Knox—l wonder you went there then. As far fis the complainant is concerned, I can only say that a person who keeps a place of ,that sort must expect these things. You (defendant) must pay 55,, and go about your business. Antonio Mario, brother of the previous complainant, and also one of the keepers of the shop, was then charged with being drunk and disorderly. Moore, 187 C—At two this morning I saw the defendant outside his shop 221, Piccadilly, verydrunk and disorderly, and making use of disgusting language to a number of persons collected in front of his shop, and as he would not go in and desist I took him into custody. Mr. Knox—What is he ? Moore—He is one of the keepers of the ice shop, where of a night young prostitutes assemble to the annoyance of the neighbourhood. Mr. Knox ordered the defendant Morgan to be brought back, and said the complexion of your case is altogether altered now, and I shall discharge you. Moore —There are frequent disturbances at the place. Mr. Knox fined the defendant 10s.. or seven days. Gustave Le Roy, of 63, Dean-street, Soho, was next charged with assaulting Richard Fenn, 75 C, While the previous charges were being taken by Sergeant Harrison (acting inspector at Vine-street), the defendant pushed into the station and struck Fenn a blow in the mouth with his fist. Sergeant Harrison—The place was in the greatest dis order, there were about a dozen foreigners present, and the defendant was very obstinate. A person was oharged with using a knife during the affray, but on investigation the charge was not taken. Defendant was fined 205., or seven days. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, April 24.—A bottle was picked up on the beach at Morant Point on the 20th of April, containing two letters, purporting to have been thrown overboard by the Asia on the 7th of May, 1862, in lat. 36 N., long. 17 W. The letters have been forwarded to Hamburg. HIALTH OF SCOTLAND.—The monthly return for the eight principal towns of Scotland shows that smallpox has now almost died out in Edinburgh, but has given some sign of becoming epidemic in Grbenock. That formidable disease, diphtheria, is on the increase, and in the month of April caused 43 deaths in the eight towns, their aggregate population being less than a third of the population of the London of the Registrar-General. The deaths from smallpox in the eight towns in April were only 20. Of the 2,173 persons who died in the month, half were under five years of age. The meteorological returns for April show a month with south-westerly winds prevalent. and much moisture both in humidity of the air and depth of rain. THE LIVERPOOL POLTCE AND THE ALEXANDRA. —lt having been stated in the Times that the Liver pool police were being employed as spies, at the instigation of the American Minister, acting upon our government, and the local Daily Pose having accused Mr, Clint, the chair man of the watch committee, and Major Greig, the head constable, of making use of their authority to give infor mation to the Confederate agents in Liverpool, a series of explanations took place at the monthly meeting of the Liver pool town council yesterday, The Mayor acknowledged that one detective officer had, at the request of the Home Secretary, been employed to try and discover if any in• f ringeruente of the Foreign Enlistment Act were taking place in Liverpool, but beyond that he was unaware of any foundation for the charge that the police had organised a regular system of espionage upon the Confederate agents and their friends in Liverpool Mr. Clint totally d o enied that he h a d i n any way made use of his authority t procure information from the detective mentioned by the Mayor, and said that he had neither directly nor indirectly given any information as to the proceedings against the owners of the Alexandra, to any one supposed to be inte rested in that vessel. Ile was decidedly opposed to the police being used as spies for any foreign government, and he believed that the employm en t of " private inquiry" people by the Federal officials in this country had given rise to the notion that the regular police were being em ployed in ferreting out inform a ti on regarding the alleged designs and procee dings of the Conf e d erate agents in Liver_ pool. This was an application for release from custody by Annie Russell, of 24, Cottage-grove, Peckham, formerly of Southampton , street, Clerkenwell, previously of Osne• burgh-street, Regent's-park, and professor of music, spin ster. The bankrupt was the plaintiff in the extraordinary action for breach of promise brought against Dr. Adams, in which a verdict went against her, and she is now in cus tody for costs incurred by Dr. Adams. The only other liability is for costs to her own solicitor in the cause. Mr. Wild appeared for Dr. Adams to oppose the bank rupts release, on the ground that she had without reason able cause brought an action against him for breach of pro mise of marriage, whereby he had incurred costs to the amount of £315; and, as the verdict was in his favour, he had arrested the bankrupt on the judgment. The bankrupt was examined, and said that she brought an action in the Court of Exchequer against Dr . Adams, and considered that she would have had a verdict in her favour. SPORT. ,IGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. The appearance of the room this afternoon presented a strong contrast to what we have been in the habit of wit nessing on tho eve of the important events to be deeided on Epsom Downs. Instead of that bustle and excitement that have hitherto attended the ocoasion, the greatest apathy appeared at first to prevail, and but little interest was ex hibited by those present beyond the settling of their Bath accounts. Shortly before post time, however, some spirit was thrown into the proceedings by the feeling shown towards the favourite, against whom, as at Bath on Tues day evening, the current set in, and 6 to 1 was freely offered, which odds were not accepted by those present and supposed to be interested in the stable, and repeated offers to back Macaroni against him failed to obtain a reply. 11 to 2 was repeatedly taken about Mr. Naylor's representa tive, but as freely offered at the close. Saccharometer ap peared in much better odour than at Bath, his opening price being greedily taken, his backers, for the want of a better price, accepting at the close 9to 1. Gillie also was in demand at his quoted price, and wag booked to win a large stake. Hospodar was introduced in the City circles early in the morning, and all sorts of prices as the day advanced were eagerly taken about him, as little as 10 to 1 at one time, we were given to understand, having been taken. This move ment was exhibited here during the afternoon, and all the good money was speedily secured at 100 to 6, at which price both Tom Fool and King of the Vale were freely supported. Ranger did not exhibit his usual buoyancy ; from 14 to 1 he rapidly receded to 20 to 1 offered, which met with no re ply from his party, who stood out for several points over those odds, and he left off with anything but a flattering appearance to his baekers. 40 to 1 each was accepted about Fantastic and Giles the First to a little money. The others enumerated in our list given below were backed for nominal amounts, which will be represented by their quotations. THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (offered) 11 to 2 agst Mr. Naylor's Maeoironi (taken and offered' 9to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (offered, take 10 to 1) 10 to 1 apt Sir F. Johnstone's Lillie (taken) 16 to 1 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (taken) 16 to 1 apt Mr. Brayley's Tom Fool (taken) 100 to 6 agst Baron Rothschild's King of the Vale (taken; 25 to 1 agst Mr. Savile's Ranger (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's National Guard (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bryan's Fantastic (taken) 40 to 1 agat Count Henckel's Giles the First (t. and off. 50 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Light Bob (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Cartwright's Scamander (taken) 60 to 1 agst Mr. 'Whittaker's King of Utopia (t and off; 50 to 1 agat Mr. Bowes's Earl Purl (t and off) 50 to 1 agst Captain Lane's Blue Mantle (offered) 50 to 1 agst Mr. H. J. Smith's Avondale (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. H. Robinson's Donnybrook (taken) 100 to 1 agst Mr. Bruce's Trojanus (offered) 100 to 1 agst Count Batthyany's Tambour Major (off) 1000 to 5 agst Lord Palmerston's Baldwin (taken) 1000 to 5 agat Mr. R. H. Jones's St oc k man (offered) 1000 to 6 agst Mr. J. B. Starky's Blondin (offered) LOOO to 2 agst Mr. Sales's Safeguard (taken) OAKS. sto 2 agst Lord Stamford's Lady Augusta (offered) Bto 1 apt Mr. I'Anson's Borealis (taken) Bto 1 agst Mr. F. Watts's Miss Armstrong (taken) 9to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Old Orange Girl (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Perry's Fantail (taken) 20 to 1 agat Mr. G. Fitzwilliam's Tornado (taken) A VOICE PROM LA.NGIEWICZ. L. S. Bulewski, in a letter to a contemporary, writes : May I, in the name of General Langiewicz, request you to grant me the favour of a space is your columns for the fol lowing lines ? I have just returned from a tour in Galicia and Tisch nowitz, where I had the pleasure of shaking hands with General Langiewicz just before his unfortunate removal to the fortress of Josephstadt. Short as was our interview I heard him several times repeat a wish to send by me a letter of acknowledgment to the English people in return for the sympathy they manifest for the Polish cause. He was net able to accomplish his purpose during my hurried visit, and therefore entreated me earnestly to do so in his name on my return to England, begging me to dwell more particularly on the fact that his gratitude, which is a faithful expres sion of the feeling of every Pole, is especially addressed to those excellent English ladies who, under the patronage of the Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Shaftesbury, have formed the "Ladies' Association for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded Poles," sinking beneath the horrors of extermination unequalled since the barbarism of the middle ages. Through the kind activity of the ladies of this association funds have been already remitted to Poland for the relief of the wounded patriots, whose numbers are daily increasing. In expressing his deep sense of obligation for the gene rous aid of these English friends General Langiewicz is also anxious to do public homage to his own countrywomen, who have formed a " Central Committee of Polish Women," have put themselves into direct communication with the English Ladies' Relief Fund, and have undertaken to se cure the appropriate and equitable distribution of the funds entrusted to their care by their English sisters, In several instances these patriotic Polish ladies have parted with their costliest ornaments and most cherished trinkets, in order to raise the funds required for establishing hospitals for their suffering fellow-countryme n . I must make special mention of the hospital they have opened at Tarnow, on account of its excellent organisation and of the indefatigable zeal with which the true-hearted ladies watch over the sufferers under their care. Before closing my letter may I be allowed to add a few words concerning the sad condition of my countrymen con fined in the Austrian and Prussian prisons, and to whom the Governments of those countries afford only just enough to live ? In the fortress of Olmutz alone there are 500, and at least one-third of these are mere boys, many only 16 years old. As these prisoners had almost all endured the hardships of a campaign before their arrest their clothes are in a deplorable condition. Some of the men and youths, indeed, are unable to leave their cells, because their rags do not suffice for deCency. Cannot some means be devised to improve the deplorable condition of these unfortunate, who were the first to leave their homes to defend the violated rights of their country ? Bank of England Return--Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to 1 cap. 32, for the week ending cf May, 1863: he en A w c 7tht edn es Wednesday, tBhteh 13th htodriefty 11381111 DE/ otes issued ....—.X28,3A,92E, 'ARTMENT. Government Debt .£11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3.634,900 Gold Coin St Bullion 13,731,92 s Silver Bullion 428,381,9251 X 2 8,381,925 BANKING D oprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- PARTMINT. Government Secu rities (including DeadWeightAn_ nuity) X1 1,151,396 Other Securities 18,952,:23 Notes Gold and Silver 9 21,216 Coin counts) 6,735.137 Other Deposits 13,727,856 Seven Day and other Bills 615,306 £38,769,651 I W. £ 3 8,769,65 . MILLER, Deputy Cashier. May 14, 1863. In the co urse o f a EXTENSIVE FIRE IN COLEMAN-STREET.—Sh or tl y before 2 o'clock yesterday morning the inh a bi tants a o n f d t h Coleman espr n s t g r i e n e g t of City, pol i were co m policemen's r s o r u a s t e t d l e s b . y a cry of " Fi re 1 " few minutes several of the Royal Society's escapes attended, followed by numerous hand engines of the London Brigade, and also three land steamers. This force was under the direction of Captain Shaw, the s uperintendent, Mr. Fore man Bridges, and Engineers Cooper and Hamlyn. Upon the arrival of the firemen they were unable for nearly a quarter of an hour to find out the exact scene of the fire; the only thing that could be seen was an immense column of smoke rising over the buildings, which clearly indicated Y commenced in the drying that a fire was raging somewhere. After a time the brigade found it was the premises of Messrs. Hearon and Co., whole sale druggists, No. 6 in the before -named street, that were he ha fi d am ex es te h n a d d ed evi t d h e e n n t ee to the oil filter..room, a b o u ni t y als t o o to three houses, Nos. r o o n om fir , e. an T d belonging to Mr. J. Ham, 24, building 70ft. long and 20ft. wide, containing a valuable stock in trade. The fire had reached etheentsirtaablrianngg,eanodi n numerous private tenants. Little r te2t e r:l a sea nr t threatened Bell - a l ley , destructionloep:r:iannepremises, l-er n ao o e eu t t 0 t t Owing to the judicious d ir ections given to the firemen in directing the water, no ser io us . explosion took place, and the fire was confined to the drying room, on the ground floor, and the oil filter rooms. These were burnt out. The labo ratory, the stabling, and three houses in Princes-place are also severely damaged by fire, water, & c.The loss will fall upon the Sun, Globe , a nd R oyal Exchang e Fire-offices The origin of the fire could not be asc er t a i ned. THE MURDER BY A SAILOR IN LIVERPOOL.—In further investigations which took place yesterday before the Liverpool coroner and borough magistrates, a young Spanish sailor named Jose, of the brig Papita, was clearly identified as the man who stabbed Harrison and Cohen, two English sailors, in Old hall - street, on Tuesday night. Antonio Barges and his wife, who keep a boarding house near the scene of the murder, stated that the prisoner came into their house shortly after nine o'clock on Tuesday night, and said that he had had a row with three English men in Oldhall-street, and that in self-defence he had stabbed two of them. Mrs. Cook, the wife of a stationer In Oldhall.street, saw the quarrel Se tween the prisoner and the three English sailor s. Sh e identified the prisoner as having a knife in his hand, as she vainly tried to hold him as he was running away. The prisoner was remanded in both courts. Cohen, one o f . the men stabbed, still sur vives, but yesterday he was a most critical condition, and it is almost impossible for him to outlive the wounds he has received, A second paper was then read by Mr. Bollaert, "On the Past and Recent Populations of the New World." Mr. Bollaert strongly maintained the doctrine of the pri meval diversity of human origin, and especially of the dis tinctiveness of the aboriginal American races. He com mented on the rapid diminution and approaching extinction of the red man of the New World by the introduction of the vices of civilised life and by mixture of different breeds. He pointed out the d'stinction between the terms " criolls," used in South America, and " mole," the former signify ing an individual descended from Spanish parents born in America, who might be of pure blood, and the latter de noting a mixed breed only. Much confusion has arisen from the similarity of these terms, which have entirely distinct significations. Mr. Bollaert drew a very dark picture of the free blacks and mixed breeds in South America, where he had resided several years. A mutinous negro or an insubordi nate Indian might, he said, be controlled, but it was im possible to control a rebellious :zambo. Sterility was stated to be nearly a constant rule among the mixed breeds in America, especially among the mulattos (white and black) and the sambos ; the latter being a mingled race of white, black, and red. The " maroons," or fugitive blacks, were described as being in a very savage state, and they some times commit the most frightful atrocities. Mr. Bollaert considered the population of the United States to be un dergoing a slow course of physical deterioration, and that it is only maintained ethnically healthy by the constant influx of fresh blood from the Old World. An interesting discussion took place upon the reading of the paper, in which Dr. Seeman, Mr. Carter Blake, Mr. Bouverie- Pusey, Mr. Bendyshe, and the president took part. It was announced that 25 now members had been elected, making a total of 185 members since the 6th of January, The meeting was adjourned till the 26th inst. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale here, to-day, was very moderate. Owing to the favourable weather, the de mand both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, yet no quotable change took place in prices, com pared with Monday. The show of samples of foreign wheat was tolerably large. In all descriptions, sales progressed slowly ; never theless, the value of good and fine produce was supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate demand, at late rates. The supply of barley was very moderate. The trade was by no means active either for grinding or distilling sorts, yet prices ruled firm. A fair business was transacted in malt, at full quotations. A moderate supply of oats was on the stands. Good and line corn was firm in price ; otherwise the trade was dull at barely late rates, Beans and peas met a dull inquiry, yet there were no sellers at reduced prices. In flour, a limited business was transacted, at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flom. English-- 670 l4lO lO 6BO Irish - 14 'oreign 6,270 I 2,780 24,990 260 slot 5760 brit ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. At the meeting of thin fr,o3iety on Tuesday evening—Dr. Hunt, President, in the chafr...the first paper read was by Professor J. Marshall, "On the Brain of a Microcephalio Idiot." The brain described was that of a boy 12 years of age, and it weighed only Hoz., being lf oz. less than the brain of the full-grown female idiot recently noticed by Mr. Gore, which was stated to be the smallest known adult brain. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade, on the whole, rules steady at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. s da d scled Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Frirne large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork ~ 4 2 4 6 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 , BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a steady demand both for English and foreign hops, and the late advance in prices is fully sup ported. The supply of the latter on offer is moderate. Mid and East Rents 7os to 190 s per owt. Weald of Rents Sussex . Bavarian 7os to 112 s „ Belgian .... American .. 758 to 86s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The operations have been very limited, and prices have remained without any change of importance. Su GAY.. —A very moderate business has been entered into, and except for good and fine descriptions, prices have slightly given way. In the refined market business has been dull, and quotations show a slight decline. COFFEE.—A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in colonial descriptions at about previous rates. RlCE.—Only a limited inquiry has been experienced, low East India qualities, however, havo been at fully previous prices. In the other descriptions there is no change to report. SALTPETRE —Business has been very dull, and prices have in some instances slightly given way. TALLOW--A firmer tone has prevailed, the demand for home consumption having slightly improved, while a large speculative business has been done for forward delivery. P,Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435, and last 3 months, 45s 9d per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAM.) A strong and firm market all the week, and though the demand slightly slacked off at the close prices remain steady. American ld., Brazil Egyptian and Surat id. to id., Bengal Id., and China ld. per lb. dearer than last Friday. Committee quotations for fair are, Orleans 251; Mobile, 25; Upland, 241 ; Estimated Middling Or leans, 231 ; Mobile, 224 ; Upland, 22. Esti mated fair Egyptian 221. Sales of the week, 78,270 bales, including 31,440 on speculation, and 12,620 for exportation. Stook, 335,900 bales. Surat 81 to 194. Imports of the week, 64,857 bales. Sales probably about 6,000. Market quiet. SERIOUS FIRES THIS DAY.—An extensive con flagration took place this morning in the Eagle Wharf-road, in an extensive range of workshops, and be fore the flames were extinguished a greater part of the build ing was destroyed, and the two adjoining houses severely damaged. About two o'clock another fire was discovered by the police, in the house occupied by Mr. Jones, Twister's court, Bunhill-row. Mrs. Jones and three other persons were not rescued from the building before they were severely injured. The house was entirely destroyed, FEDERAL ARMY RETELATIONS.—Advance copies of the three volumes of the Report and Evidence taken before the Committee on the Conduct of the War have just been furnished to the various correspondents of the Federal press. These volumes make in the aggregate 1,928 large octavo pages. It appears from a cursory glance at the documents that Major-General Butler was asked whether intoxicating liquors were used in the army. To this General Butler replied as follows :—" They are, to a most woful extent." As an illustration, General Butler said, "We used to send a picket guard up a mile and a half from Fortress Monroe. The men would leave per fectly sober, yet every night when they came back we would have trouble with them on account of their being drunk. Where they got the liquor from we could not tell. Night after night me instituted a rigorous examination, but it wss always the same. The men were examined over and over again, their canteens were in spected, and yet we could find no liquor about them. At last it was observed that they seemed to hold their guns up very straight, and, upon an examination being made, it was found that every gun- barrel was filled with whiskey; and it is not always the soldiers who do this. I ordered a search of the Adams's Express Company, and examined the packages sent to the soldiers by their friends, and in one day I have taken 160 different packages of liquor from the trunks, boxes, and packages sent to the soldiers by their sympathising friends at home." General Butler says he took measures to suppress this abuse. Capt. Williams, Brigade Commissary in General Blenker's division, said, in answer to the question as regards sobriety, &c., " I think it safe to say that you can go there any day in the week, and find, on an average, 600 men in that division who you would say were unfit for duty—drunk enough to put the whole division to flight on the field of battle." Since this testimony was taken the liquor supplies have, to a considerable extent, been abridged. It appears by the testimony of Major-General Butler (Feb. 2, 1863) that 11 days before Major-General Banks left New York, it was known in New Orleans that the former was to be superseded by him, and a bet of "one hundred to ten dollars" was made in a " Smash club-room" that within 20 days General Butler would bo relieved by General Banks. Gen. Wcitzel's scouts brought in the same news from the Tether and a n. "drunken broker," whom General Butler had put on tp Island for " th r ee months," and who had served out his time there, came to General Shepley as early as that day, and boasted of the fact of " General Butler being superseded by General Banks." Lieut.-Colonel Fiske, of the 2d New Hampshire regiment, testified that he was informed by a Staff officer, about tho Bth of February, 1862, that the enemy had cried out the countersign across the Potomac river before our pickets had received it. The countersign w as ' Chippeway.' This was the day when the Pensac o l a wa s expected down. The supposed reason givenforei.t Thewas that it might have been taken from the telegraph Wire. information was telegraphed down to our division 'that the Pensacola would come down that night.' What the rebels cried out was ' The Pensacola is coming down to-night, isn't she ? Damn her, we are ready for her I We have go t your countersign—Chippewa . , The witness said ho had no other theory by which to explain how the enemy obtained the countersign, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. THE VIADUCT OVER LUDGATE-HILL. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's against the proposed rail way viaduct over Ludgate-hill. Lord CHELMSFOR also presented petitions to the same effect. He regretted the petitioners had not considered this subject before the bill authorizing the cr.nstruction of the viaduct had come before the house. The only question that now remained was, whether the powers given by the bill could be stayed. Lord HARRIS said he considered the railway would be a great public convenience, and as nearly four millions of money had been spent in bringing it to the Surrey side of the water, it would be a very serious matter to alter the provisions of the measure. After a few words from Lord WODEHOUSE, Lord REDESDALE said that, although the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway had powers to make the viaduct, they did not intend to continue the line beyond Earl-street, Blackfriars, at present from want of capital, and they had now a bill before Parliament for the purpose of raising capital, and for further powers. It was of course a very important question as to what the house could do with regard to the powers already granted. It ought not to bo disposad of in a conversation at a moment's notice. It would be advisable that the committee on the bill should know the opinion of the house upon the point. The subject then droppel. DUCHY OF CORNWALL MANAGEMENT BILL. On the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, this bill was read a second time, and it was agreed to take the dis cussion on going into committee on Friday, June b. Business done 1101 i i 13f 271 xia THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK, IMPERIAL PARLIAMi HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill was read a second time. The Hammersmith and City Railway, Inverness and Perth Junction, and Morayshire Railway bills were read a third time and passed. DENMARK. The Earl of ELLENBORO UGH rose to ask whether the Government were prepared to produce any further correspondence upon the questions of Holstein and Schles wig, and especially whether they could communicate any representations which may have been made to the Danish Government by those of Austria and Prussia relative to the proclamation of the King of Denmark, dated March 31, 1863. The noble earl said it was now two years since he bad brought the subject under the consideration of their lordships' house, and the question yet remained in anything but a satisfactory state. He thought it was the dury of their lordships to look ahead, in order that they might be in a position to meet the difficulty ; and that being their duty he was extremely anxious to have as much in formation as the Government could give him. During these two years the Governments had been in negotiation, yet the result of all was, that no approximation of parties had been produced, but increased differences between the parties had arisen. He would place a few facts before their lord ships as to the present position this country held with re gard to Denmark. Denmark was divided into four parts, namely, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Duchy of Holstein, the Duehy of S, hleswig, and the Duchy of Lemberg. Within one month after the breaking out of the revolution in 1848 an insurrection broke out in the Duchy of Schleswig. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PETITIONS. By Mr. MUNDY, from the archdeacon and 174 clergy men of the archdeaconry of Derby in favour of the closing of public houses on Sunday, and against the sale of Sunday newspapers, the running of trains and steamboats, which required a great amount of labour on the Sabbath and thus led to its desecration ; Sir H. STItACEY, from Great Yar mouth, against the closing of public-houses in the Sabbath ; Mr. PEASE and Mr. BRIGHT, in favour of the closing of the closing of public-houses on the Sabbath. PACKET SERVICE. On the motion of Mr. LYGON, a return of tenders for performing the packet service between Dover and Calais and Dover and Ostend since Jan. 1, 1863, was ordered. BRAZIL. Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART gave notice that on Monday, the 18th, he should ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Brazilian Minister had not demanded his passports, and had been directed by his Government to suspend diplomatic relations with our Government ? THE REPORT ON THE SHANNON. Colonel FRENCH asked the Secretary to the Treasury, when Mr. Bateman's report on the Shannon would be laid upon the table of the house. Mr. F. PEEL replied that it had been presented to the Treasury, and would be printed and circulated in a few days. CHALMERS' TARGET. Mr. A. TURNER asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the principle upon which the " Chalmers Tar get" was constructed was not the same as the plan furnished by Mr. John Clare, jun., per Admiralty order, dated June, 1855, on the 25th June, 1855 ; and if the prin ciple upon which the Erebus, Terror, Thunderbolt,Warrior, Black Prince, Resistance, Defence, Achilles, Hector, Va liant, Minotaur, Northumberland, &c., were constructed was not the same as the plans furnished by Mr. John Clare, Jun., the 9th and 16th July, 1855, as published in Parlia mentary papers moved for by Mr. Maguire, 3d March, 1863, developing the mode of placing timber between metal as a non-canductor of vibration ? Lord C. PAGET replied that he answered a similar question the other day. The Admiralty could not take upon itself to decide whether a piracy or not had been corn. witted. The Court of Queen's Bench had decided that the patent had not been infringed. SUEZ CANAL. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the despatch from the Turkish Government, pro hibiting the compulsory employ went of forced labour on the Suez Canal, which had obtained publicity, was au thentic; and, if so, whether her Majesty's Government would support the Sultan in carrying that object into effect? Lord PALMERSTON said it was well known that Egypt constituted part of the Turkish empire, and was un der the sovereignty of the Sultan. Enforced labour had long been the practice in Egypt, but recently the Sultan and the Pasha had resolved to put an end to it. (Hear, bear.) The Government entirely approved of this resolve, and would give it their entire support. (Hear, hear.) The independence of Turkey has been guaranteed by the five great Powers, and he did not therefore apprehend that France or any of the other Powers could possibly object to the abolition of enforced labour. ROMAN BRIGANDS AND THE NEAPOLITAN STATES. Sir G. BOWYER asked the First Lord of the Treasury what were the proofs of a statement that there exists at Rome a committee of no less than 200 persons by whom bands of murderers were organised, and sent forth into the Neapolitan territory to commit every sort of atrocity; and whether he would lay upon the table any official correspon dence or other documents in support of that statement ? Lord PALMERSTON replied that ho had no positive proof that the statement ho made the other evening war correct, bat he had every reason to believe that it was based upon facts. He had no documents to lay on the table. From time to time he was in the habit of receiving infor mation about men and things in various parts of the world —(hear, hoar)—but if he were to state publicly the names of his informants, he should know as little about such matters as the hon baronet himself. (Laughter.) But he could on this occasion adduce an authority from whom the hon. baronet could easily obtain information with re spect to the doings of the Bourbon committee sitting at Rome. On Monday, the 3d of the present month, a cer tain father, Conchi, preached at Rome by request of the Archbishop of Naples, before the ex-King of Naples, his Court, and a large Bourbon congregation. The priest reproached the assemb,y with making promises of money to and issuing inflammatory ad dresses among: ignorant and excitable people, in order to induce them to commit acts of pillage and murders in Southern Italy, whilst they would not furnish the smallest coin for the relief of the poor of the Imperial city. (Hear, hear.) If the hon. baronet would communi cate with Father Conchi, no doubt he would obtain tho most accurate information with respect to whom the Bour bon Committee sitting at Rome consisted, the aims it had in view, and the system they did not hesitate to enforce. (Hear, and laughter.) TAXING THE CHARITIES OF IRELAND. Mr. BLAKE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intended withdrawing Resolution 18 in Ways and Means, relative to imposing legacy duty on bequests intended for charitable purposes in Ireland ; and, if not, on what day after theWhitsuntide recess ho would be likely to move the said resolution. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that as the Government had withdrawn its proposed plan to impose the income tax on English charities, they did not intend to persevere with it in regard to the charities of Ire land. (Hear, hear.) CIRCASSIAN TRIBES. wero aware of overnm sury whether her Majest' emulated by u been c , Viscount RAYNHA.M asked the First Lord of the Trea certain outrages that had recently owbinod an insult to her the Black Sea, with which w r ere ia j 1% esty's Government were Majesty—and, whether hcelauses of the Treaty of Paris sian troops on the Circassian tribesof the Bastern shores of prepared to support those clauses of the Black Sea in which were about to trade with Circassia. twhheicchaspesroovfidceerttabrinthvoesfsrZe Llv replied that the Govern STON nrnent had but so many received no report committed by Russian • 31 9 of the alleged outrages ; i.,various ded that ft w"yastthoeo .1-0 1 :s r a d cta PA b L ad be doubt the troops In parts of rho world that no :vfor;aco.nisT2eca.t.nd (Hear, hear.) , No question • h the navigation of the Black Sea had °liNvit - respect to . arisen • since clear to lead to any misconstruction of t n h o o b It: treaty y d its terms. WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS OF THE ROUSE. Lord PALMERS TON sa i d it . the convenience of the house if h ' would no doubt tend to to move on Tuesday that this househe 'stated that he intended ing adjourn until the Th at its rising that even to the usual practise ursday week folio •rr the hou o ill,. According Wed nesday next • would not meet on he aprrehendt: worth while to meet o T 'd therefore, it would not be the house after anothernThursday next in order to adjourn ni.lit's •• b sitting. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LIDDELL rose to calk N t h CIIIA. o attention of the house to events in China, with a view of obtai n i ng an express i on o f opinion from the house upon the course of policy pursued in that country. SUPPLY —REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTERS. Sir F, SMITH, on the motion for goi ng i n to Committee of Supply, r ose to bring under the notice of the house, the necessity of improving the condition of the regimental quartermasters of the army; and to move for correspon dence relating thereto. The Marquis of lIHARTINGTON could not promise any alteration of the present system, but had no objection to produce all the papers, save such as it would be propor . to lay on the table in accordance with the regulations of the service. FERGUS- After a few words from Col. DrIVNE and Sir J. SON, the motion was withdrawn• (I,ZIT OIWTING.) LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 11 to 2 agst Macaroni (taken) 25 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) LONDON GAZETTE---This Evening. _ -.- LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 14. Notice is hereby given, that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public, under the usual regulations, on and after Monday next, the 18th inst. WAR OFFICE, M 15. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Major John Watson, V.C., of the Bombay Army, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 14. _ The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major Henry Fitzharding Berkeley Magee to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Heligoland Ago —u. ADMIRALTY, MAY 11. Royal Marine Artillery—Second Lieutenant Robert Calder Allen to the First Lieutenant, dated the Bth of February, 1863, vice Hill, drowned in her Majesty's ship Orpheus. BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto 11 171 11 17 Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine ''''' ... 25 421 25 471 25 421 2.5 47 13 71 13 71 Short. 25 171 114 Vienna Trieste ... 11 20 3 Months ; 25 25 25 421 25 471 1 191 25 421 25 47i 1I 30 11 30 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid ......... . • 491 Cadiz Leghorn Milan ........... ... 25 471 25 55 Genoa .............. 25 471 25 521 Naples ............• 26 471 25 521 Palermo 25 621 25 57/ Messina . Lisbon — 521 63 Oporto .... —, 621 631 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z...... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 5 lf South American Doubloons 0 0 0 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. HARPENDEN RACES-THIS DAY. ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ROTHAMSTEAD STAKES. Flying Spur Dialster Hilly Grove _ . HERTS HUNT CUP. British Prince Meteor .:, Princess .... Six ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP. Amy Overton Flirtation ................. 1 Twelve ran. A VILLAGE DISASTER` A most calamitous fire broke out in a village named Damerham, about 12 or 13 miles south-west of Salisbury, on the borders of Hampshire and Dorsetshire, on Monday afternoon, which resulted in the total destruction of 27 houses, besides farm buildings, stables, &c. The fire originated in a cottage occupied by a man named Ambrose, whose wife had gone to Fordingbridge on business, leaving three children in the house. Shortly after one o'clock the roof of the cottage was discovered to be on fire, and the wind being exceedingly high at the time the flames speedily extended to the adjoining houses. The cottages were generally roofed with thatch, which was very dry, and consequently it burnt rapidly. Large pieces of flaming thatch were carried in all directions by the wind, and the houses on both sides of the street, with the exception of three cottages roofed with tiles, were in a very short time in one complete blaze. Two engines were obtained—one belonging to Lord Shaftesbury, from St. Giles's, and the other from Cranbourne— but on their arrival it was found that the flames had made such progress that their services were un availing, and they - 'allowed the fire to burn out. Twenty-seven cottages were destroyed, together with the farm buildings of Mr. Scammell, and also the residence and farm-buildings belonging to Mr. Waters, including barns, stable, and a large quan tity of barley prepared for market. A carpenter's shop, smith's shop, and timber yard were also burnt, and the damage is enormous. Within three hours of the discovery of the fire not a roof was remaining on either of the houses, A great deal of the property belonged to Mr. Eyre Coote, of West Park, and the greater portion is un insured. The cottagers were entirely burnt oat, and had to be accommodated for the night in the schoolroom and barns in another part of the village. A number of blankets wore obtained from Fording bridge, and the poor sufferers were supplied with refreshments. The labourers were for the most part at wcrk when the fire occurred, and consequently but very little of their furniture has been recovered, their wives being sitter too much frightened or engaged in saving their children to pay any atten- tion to their property. The loss will be very severely felt by them, as they are now deprived of house and home. It is supposed that Ambrose's children were playing with matches hi the house, and that the fire caught the thatch, The result is that nearly half of one of the prettiest villages in the south of England is destroyed. oz, vatTivßeALcaEnEdEidLaEte7lnOnNd.i—ean gh p i t s ai pro li sp n ::: e t h g e a i C n s o t n s t e h r e - Attorney-General of a most unpromising character, has re tired from the contest. It is said that a third attempt will be made against Mr. O'Hagan, and that Mr. Denny, a local Conservative gentleman, who in the first instance de clined to stand, will be brought forward. HORRIBLE MURDER.—The Court of Assizes of Seine-et-Marne on Tuesday tried a man named Serein Voye, a farmer, residing at Chanlantre, charged with having, on the 11th February last, murdered M. de Fava, a retired auctioneer of Provins, and also with having from the to murder Mme. de Fava. It appeared attempted evidence that the prisoner, who possessed real property to the value of about 14,000 fr., but encumbered with a mort gage, had borrowed on bond of M. de Fava the sum of 1,600 fr., the time for the repayment of which had been long past, and legal proceedings had been threatened for its re covery. On the evening of the 11th of February, about B i z o'clock, the prisoner went to M. de Fave'e house, an d pay her master some money. M. de Few, the maid-servant who admitted him that he had c om e but he ordered the woman to show the prisoner • on the ground floor, and went to him almo st Madame de Fava being surprised that h er returned half an hour after, went to s was at . t° dtuner, into a room immediately, husband had not On entering the ante-chamber 1 sec what detained hi m. room she met the prisoner, wh " d ing to her husband's with a heavy chopper, m i l ; h 43 struck her Rev not before her cries h a d c felled her to the several blow. came to see what alarmed the serve ground, but was the nt. The latter made a rush toward matter, and th 8 her, b ut e prisonert then ran to alarm the she mana ged assistance and th neighbours. She soon returnedoescape and of which she ha ppenede moment she unlocked the st With rushed out and disappearedpris o n e r in the darkness. Medme de having received seven yi ginsensible in the antechamber, never entirely recover, s evere end room, de Fava lay dead in his with his skull dreadfullyM. was arrested the same fractured. The prisoner had time to night at his own house, before he remove the bloo d st ains first from his clothes. At he denied all knowledge of the murder, but find ing that th e servant's evidence rendere d his denials useless, he conf esse d hi s cr i mes, and sta ted that he had killed M. de Fava with the chopper while the latter was look ing among his papers for the bond, and that after that first crime he had determined to murder both Madame de Fava and the servant. The chopper, a heavy and most formi dable weapon, newly shapened, was afterwards found by the police in the place indicated by the prisoner. In his de fence Voy6 stated that he dui not go to the house with in tent to commit murder, but the fact of his taking such a Weapon with him was considered sufficient proof of the contrary. The jury, therefore, at once returned a verdict of guilty, without extenuating circnmstanoes, and the court sentenced him to death.—Gatignani. TrrE TRADE or LIVERPOOL.—The collector of Customs at Liverpool has just issued a returii to the effect t h a t, n otwithstanding the depression in trade caused by the war in the United States, the trade of Liverpool has • d immensely since last year. The following ' increase declare d value of British and Irish goods ex . months ended April 30, 1862 and 1863. I there railed 382 ships, with cargoes valued in April, 1863, there sailed 456 ships, with is the ported in the In April, 1862 at 43,756,220 ; £5,402,186, showing an increase of 74 h. cargoes valued id over the name mouth of last year, 8 !Ps an d 51)645,946 ■ Share 100 sti r I stock Stook stock stock stook stock stock stock stock stock 58 7 89 81 1161 92 6 1 1141 i