The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

ON E Y MARKET AND COZIkiERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. TI Commercial Institute and General Share Exchange is an association recently formed for the )11rchase and sale of shares, and also for enabling nvestors to have a dormant interest in public and ?rivate commercial undertakings. The Institute ;eeks by the co-operation and association of in 7ssters, the command of large capital, the iretical experience and energy of men of iusiness, and the economy attending good irgaoisation and extensive operations to undertake "or individuals the management of trading and )ther operations, and there can be but little doubt that its merits will be exceedingly attractive to that large section of the public who are anxious to find remunerative investments, but not being conversant with business matters are precluded from employing their capital in such descriptions )f enterprise. It is stated in the prospectus that the average profit derived from dormant shares in mercantile or manufacturing firms is greatly in excess of that obtainable from shares in joist-stock companies constituted on the existing plan, or from any other kind of investment, and that the only difficulty has been in partnership liability, which the association will entirely obviate. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are, in round figures, as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western £56,931 £5'2,115 North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland - outh-Eastern 20,022 16,858 Great Eastern Great Northern aneashire and Yorkshire 32,530 30,093 North last e rn 40,112 37,801 Bristol and Exeter Edinburgh and Glasg,w Grand Trunk of Canada „„ 17,209 13,618 Great Western of Canada These returns are generally of a very satisfactory character. On that of the Great Western there is an increase of £4 816 ; on the North Western of £7,978 ; on the South Western of £3,062 ; on the Brighton of £3 068 ; on the South Eastern of £3,164 ; on the Great E stern of £1,899; on the Great Northern of £2,274 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,437 ; on the North Eastern o £2,311 ; on the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £176; on the Grand Trunk of Canada of £3,691; and on the Great Western of Canada of £3,089. The Mid land, however, shows a decrease of £54. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, accoiding to Mr. Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Renter were 70f to 69f. 90c. The annual meeting of the shareholders in the ti Oriental Bank Corporation has been held to day. I , The report and accounts for the year 1862 showed u a net profit of £193,178 14s. 6d., after defraying current expenses, and making provision for all bad and doubtful debts. The directors had already divided £88,200, or 7 per cent. of the year's profits, leaving to be dealt with £104,978 14i. 6d. ; and they now proposed to pay a divideud of 5 per cent. t( and a bonus of 3 percent., making a total distribu- 1 1 : lion of 15 per cent. for 1862. The present dividend Il i Sad bonus will amount to £lOO,BOO, or £2 per ti share, and will be payable here, free of income tax, on or after the Ist proximo, leaving £4,178 in, : 1 4s. 6d. t o b e carr i e d t o th e cre di t o f t h e next account. The directors who retired by rotation Were Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bonhote, and Mr. Blyth. Mr. Harry George Gordon, who occupied the chair, moved the adoption of the report, end briefly refer red to the statement of accounts presented by the sti directors, showing an increase in the deposits of ~t ; £1,000,000, and that their discount business had reached £9,000,000. While the general operations 1 4 of the bank continued favourable, he (the chairman) Could not refrain from obsvrving that a large num- " b,r of formidable rivals had lately arisen competing 8 for the b inking business of India and China, and 2 , though the field of enterprise was large, he consi dered that the banking ri quirements were ❑ow excesbive. It therefore behoved the directors to use all their best efforts and watchfulness in promoting the interest of the shareholders. In reply to a qu'stion, the chairman stated that the bank had not sustained any loss whatever from the late opium frauds. The report WAS then unani- ruously adopted, and, after a vote of thanks to the directors, the meeting separated. Business in the discount market, which wc's partially suspended owing to the expectation of a decline in the minimum, has revived, and the rates aro fkrmer-31 per cent, now being the lowest charge for three months' bills. Notwithstanding the continuance of the rate of discount at 4 per cent. when a reduction was ex pected, the Funds have shown undiminished buoy ancy. Shortly after the commencement of busi ness this morning buyers came forward, and Con sols improved to 921 93 for transfer, and to 93 for the account ; the present quotations are 9'41 1, and 92i 93 respectively, the tendency being a little tter. Ttae New Threes and Reduced Annuities have risen to 91; 1; Indian 5 per Cents. were 1091- 1; the Debentures 100 k a ; the Bonds 15s. to 17a. premium; and Exchequer Bilis 3a. die. to par. General firmness has prevailed in the Foreign Market this morning, although the dealings are not very extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70i 71; do., Consolides, 481 i ; Greeks have risen to 28a 1; the Coupons, to 13/ ; Spanish Passives have been 301 1, but are now 291 30, and the Cer tificates, 10/ 11k. Portuguese are 48; and Mexican 3 34 1. The Confederate Loan has been 11 prem., but is now 1 11 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been very inactive, and prices have remained without material alteration. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneout , Shares are in some instances rather firmer. --- BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 91} $ per Cent. Consols Annuities ....... 9 tit 32/ New 3 per Cent. Annuities A..oniuties, 30 yrs, expire ith Jan., 1 , 580 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 188.5 l4l India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 k Ditto ditto April, 1861 100 k k Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 i D bonds El.OOO „ Consols for A c c oun t, May 7 93 Exchequer Bills, £l.ooo 2i per Cent — Ditto LSOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent •• • Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852.68-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent..... ....... Ditto Account 94 (;.Mean 6 per Cent ......... Ditto 41 per Cent................... ... 851 1 6 Egyptian 7 pei Cent _ 98 / Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-4, ex-Coupons Ditto . Ditto Coupons lhtdian 5 per Cent. (Karettnana Railway) 7_5/ 6 Mexican 3 per Cent 33k Ditto Account .... 15 1 New Granada 4 Ditto Deferred .... 8 8 . P •ruvixin 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent ~ 1869 .. 88} 9 1 !)itro ... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account. 473. 30/ 29/ 3 1 ) Ditto Passi ve Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 11 14 llk 10i ,•• ~:.nrkieh 6 pen Cent. 1854 to A.ccnt per Cent. 1858 Ditto Accou nt Ditto 6 Cent. 18';2 Ltto A per ccount . Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852' 60 5 9 1 Dividends o n t h e above payable in London. Italian, 5 pCent., 1 861, Ez. 25 francs — Ditto Aczount Console, M THREE O'CLOCK. DDittooney .......... . itto Account It is said that Victor Hugo is engaged upon a new Work, which is to be cilled "'93," and which is to ba a sort of link between "Notre Dame de Paris" and " Les ll iserables." has several other works in hand, but he bas'put them all wide in or2er to devote himself to this. A Tbioizaphy of Victor Hugo is shorfly to be published in e.r ie, under th e titl e o f "Victor H ugo , raeonte par un 611 agia do as Vie," SHARE MARKETS—This day. faid. l Share; Railways. Closing Price. 13.14. Sir., Wol., and Str. Val.' 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 !Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.o at Bristol and Exeter 1 st 'Caledonian 50 ,cortt awl 13andon 20 I Corn wall 10 Do A 10 I A gets no di. ) Do. B till6p c.p been paid to B. ) 60 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. st ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anglian st et preatNorthof Scotland at Great Northern • st ' Do A stock st Do B do st Gt. S. an iW. of Ireland st Great Western at I Do Str Val gua. stock st ;Lanoashite & 'Yorkshire it 'London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast tt Lon., Chat., and Dover it Lou.i & North Western tt Lou. & South Western it Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 10 Maryport and Carlisle 12 4 I Dot shares.. 10 'Metropolitan it 'Midland 4.0 Do New it Do Birming. & Derby SO Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent I 10 Do Cray Line st 'North British st lEdin., Perth, & Dundee at tNth. Eastern—Berwiop 26 Do, G.N.E. purchas st Do Lecds at Do York at Do Carlisle.. at North London 10 Do New ,18.4 North Staffordshire • . to !N. and S. IV. Junction at Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stoci at I Do Sc it. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Weichpoo• at ;Shropshire Union at ;South Devon at !South Eastern • st 'South Wales York. and River Dun 20 ,ntaines,Wok.,andWok 26 Stockton & Darlington 26 Do 25 Do New, 1860 at Taff Vale. . 10 Do B 10 Do C I Do • 10 Do it 'Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkennyl ,t West Cornwall it Vv. Hartlepool Har.&R , it West Midland Oxford Do Newport' , Do Hereford 8 8i 7 8 84 88 112 1111 6i 7 40 42 13 14 89 91 107 109 112 63 45 47 iii iii 1201 1211 120 121 134 136 100 102 .66} (O 108 1(84 71 765 I 115 116 39_ 40 91 981 101 102 44 45 121 121 123 .23f, 11 91 93 50 51 24 25 Hi 091 55 t 4 65 €6 116 118 11 16; !ci 114 i! ;10 122 i. 44 08 100 all all 100 100 100 48 GO 32 33 92 67 0 0 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 c / 150 153 f 4-/ ' 4 l 3 1 P 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 t 100 79 81 154 156 28 30 43} 44i 36 38 98 100 OILMNARY SliAltES AND 5T0GE6,...9. BdeineeE done. 115 33 t 9: 9 4 87$ 1011 1 g 121 124 f 3 86 * 4 92i I f 41 } i 90 59& t I 46 `48111N , . (Rosin_. Price. 62 64 I)7i "Si 1 p 1 p 41 b 10 8 161(8 1(.8 110 106 9 1( 91 114, 11 lip 1 194 0 ) 62 66 , 9 50 64 57 40 45 7 42 32 M 28 26 20 23 I ,1(9}114 1 34p 1 1p 106 108 12} 8i 8 100 1(22 91 c 11 1 11 3 tesi 101 103 ia .9 47 49 3 5 O 12 ICB 09 7 1 , 9 to I . 6) 1u76 Ot tf 4 110} } 111 121 1 3 1 i 10: 21t (6 , 011 A I. !V .414.;:\ ! sti;Cl • &.1.; 1877-81 Do. (5 pc. Feb.& An. 10( n 3 5 Do. l p.e.)Mar.& Ben! 10) 14)3 I, 5 Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. to' 95, 964 9FI ! Do. 6 Inscribed stock. 100 46 ape G.Hope. p 0.187 I'll 110 i 2 Do.Ap &Oct. 18N! 100 tII 113 Do. 180 Ior !.1 13 •- Do. Jan. & July, 1801.. 10i 113 415 - ('eylon. N0v.1.61, 6 p to • - Mgu itius ner cent .. too 111 1 3 112 Na a G.,v. 6 per cent. 1)0 o 9 1.0 10:4 A.44.4.20v. n ii.,44141) it)) , it 54 n• 6; 1054 6 ; ,o. op.c.Ap. & Oe Ks; S.W. 6ov. 5 p 18 10( 1014 1 1 14 1024 Do. sp. ,) tot 101 1014 1026 Do. d0.,1888 etuowdi 10(. 1014 1624 1014 214 'New Zealand 6p !en). 100 tlu L 2 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. steriing, 1875 lOO 106 107 106 Queensland Gov. 6p. e lOO 1 113 s.AUB G0p.e.187.3.& up lo i, 111 113 113 -vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&./u1 10(• 109 110 Do. In n A ii.&14 , 4, 100 1094 lO 4 109 1 1121T174ti MINES. 2 (Cambrian Cousol. Golds 1 4 4 0 - tmoni Amalgamated. ; 20 22 !Devon O. Con, 1 515 125 ;East Bassett (Mogan , — 3 0 84 87 1 :East Clogau Gold Ltd. 58. 4d P ;East Caradon ...... ....I i 2 42i 421 {East Carn 8rea........ 3.4. 0 84 9 - ;E. "1 Russel (Tavistk.' 8.1.8 4 4 sGelm.&SLAubyn(Gwen.) )7, 14 16 - ;(3 reat South Tolgus.... 17s 54 51 - li4. Wheal Voralelstou 40 6 4 7 ;Grenville . - I ilerod's-F00t,...... 46 18 I;I ingston Downs... .. . 4. 7.0 24 21 Lady Bertha • I. • 41.irgaret (Guy Lelant ii, 34 36 - •,iarke Valley.. 4 I Ilyndy Iron Orb (Lim 2l 1 6 d 'New Seton .. 191 130 140 North Downs 26 3 Basset (I 110 ;an t. 17 ., 4 41 crth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.4 1 5 54 Par Consols(st. Blazey 14 44 54 110 .'revidence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.1!.% 40 42 ;South CaradOn(St.Cleef• 14 305 405 18. Carn Brea (Illegan) 5.15.1 24 44 ,'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan • 18.1 -.V 874 924 - Stray Park 5 ITamarSilv.& Lead Ilin. 44 1 1 tO !Pin Croft 0 214 22 ; West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13 i iV Cara'lon (Liskeard; 5 32 34 ;West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan; 24 574 724 - heal Buller(Redrutli) 5 58 62 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLud ott wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 154 164 - Wheal Seton . • 584 245 255 _ heal Treia.vney (Lis.; 7 1• 4 174 !Wheal Union 3.17 41 54 PREFERENCE SHARES. Cornwall, 5 per c••nt. gua., 21 PREFERENCE S. Cornwall, 5 per e , nt. gua., 21 Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1153 16 GtWestero ( erks & Hants Ext.), 4y per Cent. red., 98, Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pref., 1( 31 Laneascer and Car isle, ti per cent pt., 102 anea.hire and Yorkshire per cent. stock, 139 MA raid 4 3 per cent. pt. stk., 102, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33 PREFErsENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, `, per cent., pf., 1 4A London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 itto, C 6 per cent., 81 LINES LEASED .Al 2 FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 95 Chester 4nd Ho yhead, 5 per cent., 1141 Hull nd Selby, 110 London and ChAtham 4 per Cent., 92 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8.1 Bahia and sin Francisco (tim. guq.. 7 per cent., 211 1 / 1 Grand Rusian, gua. per cent., 17} Recite an i San Francisco (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., 18 R yal Swedish, / Sambre and Meuse, 111 San Paulo Um.), gua. 7 per cent., flO South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 241 Southern of France, 3 tf FOREIGN MINES. Yuclanarantan a ' of S. Australia (lim.), 3i i i i Alliance Bank j°INT- STOCK Port Philip, i - of London and Li Anglo , ortu RINKS. verpool (Um.), 241 I I Australasia, Ir e aim), 2i Bank of Egyur, 30 4 , a , unstralia, and China, 25i Bank of London, 1 . 1 --- 6 . British North AmeiriCain, Chartered Bank of india:,6.rk Chartered ?_ler. of India City, 95 '4 O don. and China. 47 i Continental , 2 English and Irish (11m.), fi Eng. Sco ~ and Australian Chartered. Zia 1 !Hindustan, ( hina, and Japan (Bra.), In Imperial Bank lirri.), 141 London and County, 44 London and N trthern (lira N, 41 " I L o ndon and South Atrican, 28* 8 I 1 London and Westm inster, ; i Oriental Bank Corporation, 55} 41 Union of Australia, c,li 21 Union of Ireland (lira.), 91 DOCKS. London, 57 67 St. Katharine, 561 DIISCELLANEO US. Ang,lo-Mexican Mint, 20 Berlin Water Works, 9i SI 91 9 Crystal Palace, 34 Crystal Palace. 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 114:121 East India Irrigation and Canal, 11, Electric Telegraph, 10111 Great Shin (lim.) 173 per cent. pref., i; Joint stock Discount, 2} London General Omnibus Company:(llm.), 1k Madras Irrigation and Canal,r3 National Discount Company (lim.), 813 North British Australasian, Ottoman Gas Bin.); Royal Mail Steam, 601 1 Scottish Australian nvestment (Urn.), 140 South Australian Land, 33 Tan Diemen's Land, 16 1 BRITISH Po- ;-;i4; Kai IWAVO It 'antic & St Lawrence tom.,Baroda&.Cent In , Gu. s_per cent........ Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. .. coa riutialo moo Late Hark 10 Do. Preference ..•• • • 00 5 ,tuffalo, BrantAG odricl p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1 , ' . ; 2 .00 1.),), do. July 1, 1873 00 , o. do. June 1, 1r.,:1 St %I , atm.& S.Ewon.r . 1, , • - . - at 'apeTown k Dock Srr • 'ock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 P. ock East Inthan. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do, do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. H do. .• ock Grand Trunk of Cana& 00 I )o. let Pr •'. Bonds . r 0 Do. co. deferred...... o .o. 2d Pret. Bon .8.. )0 D 3. do d fer ed...... uo. 3d P ef. stock ... )0 Do. do. d I err d.... 10 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... 10 Do. Ito )Ck G t.lnchaPenui.gua.sp.c . t 0 Do. New gua. 5 Do. Januiry, 1862 .. sk lit. South.of India (Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. , It. W. of Canada Slian-t• Pi _ Do. New ..... 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 10 )o. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited >cis liadras guar., 5 p. c. ad, Do. 4f p. e. Extension Kk Re, 4 10 Do. Fifth Extension. xk v 1,111( urt,. p. 0. tiun i" lfelb. & Hobson's Bay. 10 Do. 7p. a liortg. Bd 10 C , •vv Br unswick CancL Class A pn 1 B N'.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pt bth A)k Soinde .......... 'u. Delhi '' Do. do . ',g 10 Do. Punjaub st Do. Do. .. ,= ,fg• k infitts.St. Fin.) 100 100 100 100 10i) all all 2 100 100 100 Paid. ,ti 1 100 ' 100 2 l: ICO 1. ttusiness done 1071 81 108 108 t 110} 91 THE SUN, " LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1863, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION, HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 15. BURIALS BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word now,' and at the end of the question to add the words upon this day gm months.' " Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 93 ; Noes, 221. - AYES-9d. Adair, H. E. Grenfell, H. R. Paget, C. Adam,W. P. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Pea-re, H. Andovor, Lord Gurney, Samuel Pigott, Sergeant Atherton, Sir W. Hadfield, Geo. Pollard Urquhart W Ayrton, A. S. Hankey, Thomson Potter, E. Aytoun, L. S. Henley, Lord Powell, J. Baines, E. Herbert, li. A. Ricardo, 0. Baring, Thos. Geo. Hutt. W. Robertson, H. Berkeley, H. Ingham, R. Roebuck, J. A. Berkeley, C. Jackson, W. St. Aubyn, J. Brand, H. B. Jervoise, Sir J. Scholefieid, W. Bruce, H. A. I(inglake, A. W. Seely, C. Butler, C. S. Layard, A. H. Seymour, H. D. Cavendish, Hon. W. Langston, J. H. Shafto, R. D. Clifton, Sir R. Leving e, Sir R.G.A. Shelley, Sir J. V. Collier, R. P. Lewis, Harvey Sheridan, H. B. Cox, W. Lindsay, W. S. Smith, Augustus Crossley, Sir F. Locke, John Smith, J. A. Dodson, John G. Lysley, VT. Smollett, P. Doulton, F. Maguire, J. F. Stansfeld, J. Dunbar. Sir Wm. Marjoribanks, D. C. Sykes, Col. W. H. Dunne, M. Martin, P. W. Taylor, P. A. Ewart, William Matheson, A. Tite, Wm. Ewart, J. C. Merry, James Verney, Sir Harry Ewing, H. E. C. Mills, J. R. Vivian, H. H. Fermoy, Lord Morris, D. Warner, Edward Fortescue, Hon. F. Morrison, W. Western, S. French, Col. Norris, J. T. White, Jas. Gibson. T. M. North, F. Williams, W. Goldsmid, Sir F. Ogilvy, Sir J. Wyld, James Gower, F. L. Onslow, Guildford TELLERS, Greene, J. Owen, Si H. Peto, Sir M. Greg - ,son, S. Padmore, R. Douglas, Sir C. NO ES -221. Adderley, C. B. Gore, W. R. 0. Morritt, W. Addington, llon.W. Gower, G. W. L. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Antrobus, E. Graham, Lord Wm. Murray , William Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Greaves, Edward Newdegate, C. Astell, J. H. Greenall, G. Nicol, William Baillie, H. J. Greenwood, J. Noei, G. J. Baritelot, Col. Gray, Capt North, Col. Bathurst, A. A. Grey deWilton,Lord Northcote, Sir S. H. Bathurst, F. H. Griffith, C. D. Packe, C. Beach, W. W. Gurdon, B. Pace, Col. Beaumont, W. B. Hamilton, Lord C. Pakenham, Col. Beecroft, G. S. Hamilton, Viscount Pakington, Sir J. S. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hanbury, R. Palk, sir L. Benyon, R. Handley, John Papillon, P. 0. Beresford, W. Hanmer, Sir J. Parker, Major W. Bernard, Thos. T. Hardy, Gathorne Patten, Col. W. Biddulph, Col. R.M. Hardy, J. Peacocke, G. M. Blackburn, P. Martopp, E. B. Peel, Sir R. Bovill, Wm. Day, Sir J Peel , Gen. Bramley-Moore, J. Heatheote, Sir W. Pliiiiip+, G. L. Brameton, T. W. Heathcote, G. H. Portman, W. H. B. Bridges, Sir B. Henley, J. Potts, George Briscoe, J. I. Heygato, Sir F. Powell, F. S. Brooks, R. Heygate, W. U Powell, W. Bruce, C. L. C. Hodgson, R. Pritchard, John Bruce, Sir H. Iloliord, R. S. Puller, C. W. Burghley, Lord Holmesdale, Lord Repton, G. W. J. Burrell, Sir P. flood, Sir A. Ridley, Sir M. W. ButlerJohnstone, ll . Ho s,aL, T. B. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Buxton, C. Hotham, Gen. Lord Russell, Hastings Cartwright, Col. Howes, E. Salt, T. Cave, S. Hubbard, J. G. Sclater-Booth, G, Cholmeley, Sir M. Humberstone, P. S. Selwyn, C. J. Clay, James Jermyn, Earl Shirley, E. P. Clifford, Col. Johnstone, J. J. H. Smith, Sir F. Close, M. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. Smith, M. Cobbold, John C. JoMile, H. Smith, Abel Cochrane, A. D. Kekewich, S. Smith, S. G. Codrington, Sir W Kelly, Sir F. Smyth, Col. Coke, Col. Kennard, R. Somes, Joseph Collins, T. King, J. K. Spooner, R. Copeland, Ald. Knight, F. Stanhope, J. B. Craufurd, E. 11. J. Knightley, R. Stewart, Sir M. R. Cubitt, George Knox, Major W. S. Stracey, Sir H. Cubitt, Ald. Lacon, Sir E. Sturt, H. G. Curzon, Viscount Laird, J. Sturt, Col. Disraeli, Benjamin Langton, W. G. Talbot, Hon. W. C. Du Cane, C. Lefroy, A. Tempest, Lord A.V. Du Pre, C. Lee, W. Thynne, Lord H. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Legh, W. Torrens, R. East, Sir J. B. Lennox, Lord G. G. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Edwards, Major H. Lennox, Lord H. G. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Egerton, Sir P. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Trollope, Sir John Egerton, A. F. Long, R. P. Turner, C. Egerton, E. C. Long, W. Vance, John Egerton, W. Lopes, Sir M. Vansittart, Wm. Enfield, Viscount Lovaine, Lord Vernon, H. Fane, Col. Lowther, Col. H. C. Walker, J. R. B. Farquhar, Sir M. Lowther, Captain Walpole, S. H. Farrer, J. Lyall, G. Walsh, Sir J. B. Fellowes, Edward Lygon, Hon. F. Walter, John Ferrand, W. Macaulay, K. Watlington, J. Filmer, Sir E. M`Cormick, W. Way, Arthur E. Fitzgerald, W. S. Mackie, J. Welby, W. E. Fitzwilliam. C. W. Mainwaring, T. Whitmore, H. Foljambe, F. J. S. Malcolm, J. W. Wickham, H. W. Forster, Sir G. Manners, Lord J. Woodd, B. T. Foster, W. 0. Martin, J. Wyndham, Hon. P. Franklyn, G. W. Miller, T. Wynn, C. Gard, R. S. Mills, A. Wynne, W. W. B. Garnett, W. J. Milford, W. T. Yorke, Hon. E. George, John Montagu, Lord R. Gilpin, Colonel Montgomery, Sir G. TELLERS. Goddard, A. L. Mordaunt, Sir C. Cecil, Lord R. Gore, J. R. 0.1 Morgan, C. 0. S. Hunt, G. W. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) LACY V. RHYS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the well known theatrical bookseller of the Strand, against the de fendant, the lessee of Sadler's Weis Theatt . „for represent a piece entitled " The Roll of the Drue," without the permission of the plaintiff, he being the owner of the copy right, which had been assigned to him by the executors of the author, Mr. Egerton Wilks. The jury gave a verdict fcr the plaintiff—damages, £lO. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. MORGAN V. LANGEN. Mr. Sergeant Piggott, on the part of the plaintiff, moved for a rule to show cause why the venue of this case should not be changed from Hereford to London The case had been sent down for hearing during the last assizes, but had been postponed owing to there not bring time to tts it. The plaintiff was a governess, and the defendant a surgeon, and the libel complained of was a statement made by the defen dant that she (plaintiff) was " off her head, and only fit for a lunatic asylum." The court granted a rule nisi. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NEWTON AND WINNINOTON V. DOMVILE. The wilt propunded in this case was established, as also was that in the next case, Blandy and others v, Sowden. The court then proceeded with the cause of Folbrigg v. Folbrigg and ()that s, it which it was said the testator was not in a composed state of mint whoa the will was executed. The court pronounced in favour of the will. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A DOMESTIC SERVANT.—A well-dressed young woman, named Rachel Savory, was charged before Mr. Knox, with stealing a turquoise and gold brooch under the following circumstances : Helen Buckingham, lady's maid to Mrs. Corrie, who has apartments at the house of Mrs. Mary Ann Hunt, 77, Mar. ga.‘ et-street, Cavendish-squrre, deposed that on Tuesday, between 12 and 1 o'clock, she placed her mistress's tur quoise and gold brooch in the pincushion on the dress ng table. in the course of the afternoon she (witness) went out, and on her return missed the brooch. She spoke to her mistress, who said she had not seen it, and afterwards to Mrs Hunt, and the brooch was found in the possession of the prisoner. Mrs, Mary Ann Hunt deposed that the prisoner was in her service, having entered it on Saturday last. On the last witness speaking to her about the loss of the brooches, she questioned the prisoner, who denied all knowledge of it, but subsequently took it from her pocket and handed it to her. Mr. Knox asked what sort of character she had with the prisoner, and her age. Mrs. Hunt said she had a very good character from the prisoner's aunt, and that prisoner was about 20 years of age. Ann Franklin, servant to Mrs. Hunt, said she had been robbed of some pocket handkerchiefs and other articles. Mr. Knox said he should remand the prisoner fur a week. THAMES. BENEVOLENCE.—On Mr. Partridge taking his seat for the third time since his appoin•ment he handed to our re porter a letter of which the tollowing is a copy : " Sir,—l enclose postage stamps to the amount of 105., which I request may be applied for the benefit of the child, Mary Mahoney, whose case was reported in the newspapers of the 13th instant. I beg to state that my motive is the consider ation that the just punishment to which her brutal step-father was sentenced may possibly be productive of evil of another kind to his victim, namely, that of want from the cessation of the man's earnings during his impr.- sonment," Mr. Partridge said the money should be applied accord ing to the wishes of his benevolent corre,pondent. A LUCkY ESCAPE.—jano M'Cormack, an old and dirty Irish woman, who has been convicted of felony three times, and is known to be a most dexterous thief, was brought be. fore Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 13s. 6d. from the person of George William Fen Lewis, a waterman, of No. 8, Pill-street, Ratel4-Highway. The prosecutor stated that he was returning from a theatre at an early hlur this morning, when he was ac costed by the prisoner, who asked biro to treat ber, to which he replied that he had no objection whatever, if a public house were open. They went to a pub ic•house, but could tot btain schnis4ion, and he left her. Directly afterwards he missed his money, 13s. 6d. It was wrapped up in a small piece of paper. He ran after the prisoner, and said, " Now, give me back my money, or I will send you to primsor. n .' i l aru Sh id e a r e lu N s v ed e t re o y r e e n sto s r o e be a rp farthing to him, and he gave her into custody. Witness--I was sober enough to know what I was about. A Police conssable named William Andrews, 33 H, said the prisoner was given into his custody. He found no mo ney upon her. He searched a narr,w court where the man said he lost his money. He could find nothing there. The prosecutor was the worse for liquor, indeed, very drunk. Mr. Partridge said the evidence did not go far enough to justify him in committing the prison er f or t r i a l, an d ordered the prisone r t o be clisoharged. THE CHANCELLOR'S BUDGET. This morning an extraordinary scene was pre sented in the approaches of the House of Commons, showing the great interest the announcement to be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer has ex ci.cd. For many days the Sergeant-at-Arms, Lord Charles Russell, has been overwhelmed with appli cations for orders for the gallery this evening, and every member has been solicited for his order also. As it is more than possible that each of 650 odd members have given their order of admission to the Strangers' Gallery, and as the said locality will only accommodate at the most about 150 or 200 persons, the number of persons doomed to disappointment will be some what considerable. It is the rule of the Sergeant at-Arms that applicants for admission to the Strangers' Gallery with member's orders should have the right of entree according to the order in which they arrive ; and it may be imagined that some of the more enthusiastic poli ticians and thof;e interested in taxable commodities likely to be effected, arrived very early this morn ing. Some were in attendance as soon as eight o'clock, bringing with them bread, meat, cheese, and beer, in order to sustain themselves during their weary stay. By 10 o'clock there were more persons waiting than the gallery would accommodate, and those that arrived after that time would have little chance of gaining ad mission. Amongst the parties " well up" were numbers of peculiar looking individuals, just the sort of persons who would feel no interest in the statement one way or the other, and after inquiry it was discovered that those parties had been engaged by several gentlemen, at fees varying from half-a -sovereign to half-a-crown, "to keep the seats warm," which they had secured early in the morning, whilst they transacted their business during the day ; the possessors of the orders engaging to return and relieve the sitters before four o'clock. Maie up of such materials, it is not to be wondered at that the proceedings of the day were not of an entirely intellectual character. By direction of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the gallery is to be opened at an hour earlier than usual, so as to afford as much accommodation as possible to the public. THE MURDER IN ST. GILES'S. This morning a rumour became very general that the assassin of the unfortunate woman had been captured by the police, but, from inquiries in the proper quarter, it is to be regretted the report is untrue. The rumour arose, no doubt, from the fact that during the whole of this morning two men have been selling about the crowded neighbourhood of Seven Dials, " A full, true, and particular account of the capture of the bloodthirsty murderer of Emma Jackson " The bills were bought with the greatest avidity, and therefo r e the fellows must have made a " good th'ng" by their grossimposition. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVEZAGES. —Wheat, 45s 6d; barley, 35s 8d ; oats, 21s id; rye, 31s 9d ; beans, 35s Ild; and peas, 35s 2d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 453 6d ; barley, 36s 5d ; oats, 21s 5d ; rye, 33s Od; beans, 35s 10d; peas, 35s 10& ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER.—Wheat, 70,773; barley, 26,858; oats, 9,529; rye, 44; beans, 3,964; peas, 422 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although the supply of beasts on offer in to-day's mar ket was only limited, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, at Monday's decline in the quotations. Sheep, the show of which was only moderate, met a dull inquiry. In prices, however, no further change took place. The best Downs in the wool sold at 5s 8d per BlbB. We have to re port a steady inquiry for lambs at extreme rates, viz , 6s 4d to 7s Gd pcar 81bs. The supply of calves being on the in crease, the veal trade was heavy at 2d per Sibs. less money. Pigs and milch cows were very dull at tate rates. Per Sib. to sink the offal. _ _ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 )Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 4 Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 I Prue- S'thdowndo.6 6 6 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large arse. calves 4 2 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 I Prime small do 5 0 5 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large bogs 3 6 4 2 Second quality Flo. 4 0 4 6 Small porkers , 4 4 4 6 Lambs, Os 4d to 7s 6d. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows 132 Sheep and lambs Calves rigs. 296 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs .... MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALLI—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the demand rules inactive, as fol lows .--Beef, from 2s led to 4s Od , mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 6a Od tn 7s Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 15.—Fair average supplies of stock on offer, end the trade generally rules inactive, as fo lows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 63 to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 63 to 5s 4d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 15.—8 , -asts and sheep were somewhat lower in price ; otherwise the trade ruled steady : Beaf, from 3s 63 to 4s 83 ; mutton, in the wool, 3s 10d to be 8d ; lamb, Gs 61 to 7s 6d , veal, 4s ed to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; s uc kli n g calves, lOs to 19s ; quarter-old store pigs, 208 to 28s; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY I ~ IARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow h a y, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 10a to £5 10a; ancrstraw, £1 103 to 163 par load. A slow demand. _ UUMBEHLAND.--Meadow h ay , £2 23 to £4 4s; clover £3 10s to £5 10$ ; and st raw , do., 10s to £1 16s per load. Supply tolerably good. Course of the Exchange.---This Day. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 15th day cf April, 1863: ISSUE DEpawrmster. Notes tined .......a27),049,225 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,399,225 Silver Bullion £29,019,22 £29,049,225 RA.NI(I2IO D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- :PARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dea d Weight A nnuity) £11,12),445 Other Securities 18,348,748 23445 2 Notes G o ld and Silver 83u,012 Coin cotititsi - 5,70.276 Other Deposits 15,013,391 Seven Day and other Bills 620,040 £39,050.134 X 39,050,134 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour. PETITIONS. Lord COLVILLE presented a petition against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition against the viaduct which the London, Chatham, and Dover Rally ay proposed to erect across Ludgate-hill. The noble lord said the proposed erection was uncalled for, that it would lead to great inconvenience, that it would be un sightly, and that it would shut out the only view which could be had in that direction of St. Paul's Cathedral. As the company had come to Parliament for further powers and an extension of time, he thought it would be unwise to let such an opportunity slip as now presented itself of pre venting the work being carried into execution. It would be a great hindrance to business, a complete eyesore to the me tropolis. The company proposed to construct a portion of their works after Ludgate-hill had been crossed by tunnelling, and he thought it quite possible that instead of a viaduct, the object of the railway company could be effected by commencing the tunne.ling before it came to Ludgate-hill. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Fochabers and Garmouth Railway, and Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway bills were read a third time and passed. ALKALI WORKS REGULATION BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to make it compulsory on the part of owners of such works to take steps and make such arrangements as would prevent the escape of muriatic gas which created such injurious effects to property and the inhabitants situated in its vicinity. The bill made it compulsory on all owners of such works to effect such alterations as would be deemed satisfactory to an inspector to be appointed by Government, whose duty it would be to see that the iujurious gas was condensed at 95 per cent. In the event of non-compliance, the measure laid very heavy restrictions on the owners, and also a fine of £2 per day for every day that the nuisance was allowed to erst after conviction before a magistrate. The works were also to be subject to visitation by the Go vernment inspectors both day and night. He hoped the house would agree to the present bill ; and if it was thought proper to deal with other works, that it would be done by a separate measure. The Earl of DEBBY said the bill to a certain extent embodied the recommendations of the committee which had lately investigated the subject, but he should have much wished that, in addition to alkali works for the manufac ture of sulphuric acid and ammonia, alum should have been included. He should not oppose the second reading, although he thought there would be a great deal of danger in applying it as a remedy for so great an evil. (Hear.) M 3 approved of the appointment of inspectors, because although the evil might be mitigated during the d a y when it would be palpable, during the night the noxious vapours might be emitted, and thus defeat the intentions of the Government. (He should like to know whether the inspectors were to be the only parties entitled to sue for penalties, because, in the event of that being so, and the district of each inspector being of great extent, it would be impossible for them properly to execute their duties, because it could not be expected that they should be present at more than one place at a time. The committee to which he had alluded re corded that any person might sue for the penalties, and he thought that course a much better one than that proposed in the measure at present before them. The penalties he considered rather peculiar, for the first offence the owner of the works to be fined £5O; for the second £2O; and for every day the nuisance was continued after conviction Z 2 a day. He thought that the penalty for a second conviction was generally larger than the first ; and as to the infliction of £2 a day, he thought it would be found that some of the manufacturers would submit to the infliction rather than go to the expense of making extensive alt-rations. Earl GREY said what was urgently required was some general law which would enable persons who suffered from nuisances of every description to proceed against the parties by whom he had been injured. He did not object to the present bill, but he should have been pleased if the measure had been more extensive. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time :—Bala and Dolgelley Railway—Caledonian Railway (Improvement, &e.)—Flint, Holywell, and Mostyn Roads—Great Wes tern and West Midland Railways Am, lgama• tion—Great Western, West Midland, and South Wales Railway Companies Amalgamation--Guild- ford and Leatherhead Railway—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Dorking to Leatherhead) - Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (South London, Tooting, &c., Junction Railways)—Maidstone Water — Manchester Corporation Water—Mercantile Marine Ser vice' Association, Liverpool—Ogmore Valley Railways -- Peterborough Cattle Markets—Saint Luke's (Middlesex) Workhouse and Vestry Hall —Southampton Port, Har bour and Pier. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Evesham and Redditch Railway— Furness and Midland Railway. LONDON AND SOUT BILL H-WESTERN RAILWAY Mr. R. MILLS objected to proceeding with this bill, on the ground that the company did not do its duty to the locality, actually putting the inhabitants of Egham and Staines to 6s 6d. expense to telegraph to London (21 miles), whereas the people of Leeds and Manchester could commu nicate with London for Is. (Hear.) He moved that the further progress of the bill be postponed until to-morrow. — Agreed to. ATTENDANCE OF H.R.H. PRINCE ALFRED AND PRINCE LOUIS OF HESSE. At a quarter after four their Royal Highnesses were ushered into the Peers' Gallery, and took up their position immediately in the centre at the back of the clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entered the house at 25 minutes after four. At this period the house—espe cially the Opposition benches—was exceedingly full. Every seat in the Strar gers' Gallery was fully occupied, and the Members' Gallery, opposite the Government bunches, was nearly filled by hon. members. THE DISTRESS IN THE COTTON DISTRICTS. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on the 27th he should move that it is the duty of the Government to take into consideration, without delay, what measures were neces sary to relieve the distress prevailing in the cotton districts. SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA. Mr. HORSFALL gave notice that to-morrow week, on the motion for going into committee of supply, he should call attention to the seizure of this ship. In reply to Lord A. CECIL, Sir G. GREY said detectives had been employed by the authorities of Liverpool to watch the conduct of Con,ede rate agents in London supposed to be engaged in the con struction of Confederate ships. No " spies" had been em ployed by the Government. THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose at 20 minutes to 5 to move that the Spaaker leave the chair, in order, in the Committee of Ways and Means, to bring forward the financial statement of the Government. At this time the house was completely filled. The hon. gen tleman was loudly cheer, d. The motion was agreed to, and the Speaker accordingly left the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proceeded to say (addressing Mr. Massey) that the expenditure imme di•itely after the Russian war was £64,664,000, and that in 1859-60 it rose to £69,502,000, exhibiting an augmentation of 4838,000, In 1860-61 the expenditure wee £72,842,000 —an augmentation in two years of £8,178,000, or an average outlay in these four years of £71,195,000 or without the outlay for fortifications £70,678,000. The increase of the expenditure was perfectly justifiable, because there was an anxious desire to increase the defences of the country on the part of the public and the Parliament. For four years the finances of the country had been kept in a state of tensic n. Last year the income and expenditure nearly balanced ore another. The income and expen diture which the Government now asked the house to consider was a hopeful and favourable one. The harvests of the last three years had only been ordinarily favourable, but then there was the drawback of the distress in Lallea• shire. The losses thus inculcated during the past twelve months should not be lost upon the house , o r the country. The The magnanimity with which the distress had beeen b spoken and the calm endurance of the people , could no t had risen b too highly of. (Cheers.) The price of to 2s. and 2s. Id, since the distress, from 6d. or 7 d . Per lb. t indulge in any at the time he spoke. And he could light hopes as to the futu re. This an d the distress of Ire land,some extent interfered w as yet but little noticed, had to with the revenue. Otherwise he probably should have been a ble to exhibit a brighter picture of the finances of the nation. Agricultural statistics, carefully computed, in respect to Ireland, exhibited that, from 1856 to 1860, the annual value of agriculture and stock—the four usual items _ was £39,437,000, whereas in 1862-3 it had descended to £27,3 2 7, 000, and th e duty from spirits, which was 52,463,000 in 1861-2, had only reached £2,292,000 in 1862-3. These causes must be taken into consideration in reviewing the present finances of the country : The esti mated amount of annual revenue at 31st March last was With respect to the tea and sugar duties, this was the first time in the history of man that tea and sugar were placed in competition—(laughter)—but whichever got the reduction great benefit could not fail to be conferred on the public. The present tax on tea was actu ally 100 per cent. of its value ; that of sugar only one half of its value in bond. So the Government gave the preference to tea, and they proposed to re duce the duty to ls. per pound, (Loud cheers.) The reduction would take place so soon as the res.llution was agreed to, and the tax would be remitted ; this would, he reckoned, take place on Saturday morning next week. i (Hear.) He proposed to maintain this final rate of duty till August, 1864. This would absorb £1,300,000 of the surplus. (Hear, hear.) [The right hon. gentleman caused some merriment by exhibiting two small packets of tea sent by an hon member (Mr. Gregson) the larger is., untaxed, the smaller, ls. sd. tsxed ] Next he ' intended to take 2d. per pound off the general income tax as at present levied, which would involve a reduction of taxation of £3,340,000 in the present financial year, though that would be a prospective loss of £1,601,600 of taxation After all these reductions there would remain a surplus of £531,000, with which he did not intend to part. He did not claim much originality for these yro positions ; but both he and the Government were sincerely impressed with the belief that it was the best reduction that could he made under the circum stances, and the condition of the country. (Cheers ) He preposed to take power to pay off £1,000,0000 of ex chequer bonds falling due in May, with power to re borrow the amount should the exigencies of the country need it After briefly reviewing the reduction of taxation diving the last few years, and the state of trade at the present time and our exports to other countries. The right hon. gentleman concluded at half-past seven o'clock, by placing tho various resolutions in the hands of the Chairman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. EPSOM RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRATR. TRIAL STAKES. Buckenhani 1 Argonaut Six ran. HEATHCOTE PLATE. Poland East Sheen 3 Rapture _ _ Twelve ran. TWO-YEAR•OLD STAKES. Molly Carew Diomed Narbonne THE CITY POLICE. -----~ The Lord Mayor is understood to have received a comnunication from Sir George Grey apprising him that it is the inten!icin of the Government to introduce a bill in the House of Commons, having for its object to place the whole of the metropel:e, including the City, under one system of police. The Aldermen have been summoned to attend a meeting at Guildhall to-day, for the express purpose of hearing the letter of the Home Secretary read and shaping their course of action. For years past nothing has occurred to cause o g f r e t a h t e e r c o e xc r po i t r e a m t i e o n and at thanthe alarm among the proposition t o members amalga mate their police with that of the metropolis. From the highest to the lowest they may be said to be up in arms at the suggestion, and already u great a mount of bitter party feeling has been engendered, which is chiefly directed against Sir George Grey an d sir Richard Mayne. Ward meetings are being held all over the City to protest against the threatened innovation, which is denounced in speeches and resolutions as being opposed to the principle of local self-government, akin to centra lisation, aimed at some of the time honoured pri vileges of the Corporation. A favourite figure of speech is, that it is an attempt to introduce " the thin end of the wedge," and that, once deprived of the management of their police, the right of elect ing their own magistrates, on which they pride and a stipendiary would themselves, would follow, be substituted for au unpaid m agistracy. It would, however, be an error to suppose that the pubde feeling in the city of London on this or on any other occasion is at all fairly reflected in these assemblies. They are usually held in some little schoolroom capable of holding fifty or a hundred people, as at the election of an alderman or a common councilman, and any more than in numbers they cannot be said to represent in any considerable degree the intelligence or wealth of the citizens. A notable instance is at hand. The ward of Langbourn, which is located in the midst of the populous and wealthy community in Fenchurch and Lombard streets, and in the neighbourhood of the old East India House, has a constituency for civic purposes of less than 270, and at the recent hotly contested election tor an alderman, not more than 200 of them took the trouble to record their votes. It was considered. a proud circumstance that a banker on the one Fide and on the other had been allured from his business for half an hour to propose or second the candidates on the day of nomination, and six hours of the following one were spent in polling the 200 voters. But it is not only in the wards that resistance is made to the contemplated change. Appeals are being addressed directly or indirectly to the corpo rate bodies throughout the kingdom, with the view to enlist their sympathy and assistance, by allega tions that it also concerns them, as a blow aimed at municipal institutions. The petitions to Parliament, too, are bAog sent in some instances to leading members of the Opposition, with the obvious in tention of making it a party question. This partizan spirit betrayed itself in the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday during a conversation as to the distribution of a sum of money which had been forwarded from her Majesty to the Lord Mayor, to be given to peer people who had suffered injuries in the City on the night of the illuminations. One member of the Court went so far as to call it an act of indiscretion, judging it from its alleged effect in eliciting the number of accidents, such as they were. '['he tone of the whole conversation was to deride the notion that there had been such a thing as an accident in the City on the occasion, barring, of course, the six or eight lives which were sacrificed, and a few black eyes, and it was not until an ob servation by Alderman Mechi, gently adverting to the humane feeling which had prompted the Royal donation, that the subject was allowed to drop.— Times. GRAVEYARD SECRETS. The mania which seems to exist now for selling antiquated church property, and removing the remains of the dead from their last resting-places to make room for the upward tendency of business, has led to some curious developments which have startled the community, and in many instances given rise to suspicions not much to the credit of certain persons holding high position as churchgoing folks and vir tuous members of society. The case of the Sullivan-street Church was the first that attracted the attention of the pub lic. The disgraceful details of the manner in which the bodies were removed from the vaults of that church must be still fresh in the recollection of our readers. Many coffins were discovered in a state of perfect preservation, with the shrouds also immaculate, but with nothing else save a shovel full of dust ; and it was generally believed at the time that certain persons had carried on a very profitable business in the bodies < f the dead interred in the vaults of the church. But if the developments which were brought to light by the removal of the remains from the Sullivan-street Church are to be considered strange, they are nothing as compared with what has been since discovered in the graves of the old Baptist Church, corner of Wooster and Amity-streets. About a month ago the trustees of the latter church resolved to remove the remains tif the dead to Cypress Hills Cemetery, preliminary to selling the property. Hete, as in the Sullivan•street vaults, coffins were found deprived of their tenants. One day, while the labourers were engaged in their work, a grave was disco vered which had once contained five or six coffins, with their remains. All but one of these coffins were very nearly gone. The third coffin was still in a good state of preser vation. The curious part of the story remains to be told. The bodies in all the coffins except the third from the sur face, already alluled to. had wasted away into undistin guishable collections of flesh and bones. The body in the third coffin was still left perfect in form, the stockings and shroud in a good state of preservation, and the flesh hard ened almost to petrifaction. Dr. Sayre was invited to view the body, and expressed the greatest surprise at what be witnessed. The shroud was covered the entire length with a smooth white substance resembling wax. On examina tion the body proved to be that of a woman. A party of physicians have since visited the church, at the invitation of the city inspector. They found the shroud coated with a thin, white, mouldy substance, which might have resulted from the deposit of the gases in the coffin, or might have been the residue of some antiseptio matter sprinkled there in for the purpose of preserving the body. Un removing the shroud the body was discovered to be somewhat more altered than when at first viewed after disinterment. The skin was of a dark reddish colour , resembling dirty le c a h th o e t r e or the covering of old cheese. The legs, abdomen, arms, hands, and in fact every portion of theewha retained fibres snwe were e ru f ck with except ing the head, which was decomposedzaboonive, t tboad petrifaction:a o or cram • lifter, the body emitted a eifro fi m b On being struck with anuixdr h theirar d e originale co 12 d form,io a pi , wrao: a sa c h ucp i nu n r g o et muscular sound like that which wAo ll the cellular and adipose tissues Were similar instrument. and, te ba s k s a t ab remarkednl eev re i e d sr Ye e m n y c be e lai s rniYg thatdried through • Crum pled tallow. The ••• 01 wit h some diffi nvarreeregtdeiid:nteinluytorna.aißtster death, 0 w ab riie ji o n. cuity, and as they would be in found to be about as s trong an ordinary st mort e l he lthy body " D n examining the examination had been performed w the tendons ere discovered. It was sugg ested by the medical examiners that that of some unfortunate creature the body might be of poison, like Airs. who had been the vi c tim membered, was perfectly Stephen s, saturated with arsenic. fact that th e h a i r was From the jetty black, and that the teeth were in a perfectly sound condition, it is conjectured that the woman, whoever she was, could 30 not have been more than or 35 years old at the time of her death. However that may be, it i s p re t ty certa i n that the remains must have been interred over 30 years ago, from the fact that the coffins found above the one which contained her body showed by the dates on their plates that they had lain beneath the earth for that full period. This is the only way that the length of time her remains have been buried can be arrived at, inasmuch as there was no plate on the coffin to speak for itself. It is a remarkable fact that there was not the slightest stench from the body, even from the head, which had decayed. The prevailing idea seems to be that there was some foul play, Perhaps the only conclusion that the authorities will ever be able to arrive at will be that of the moody Hamlet, that there are stranger things in ,heav,ieen and earth " then your philosophy ever dreamt of f •' York Herald. GAMBLING FORA WIFE. —At Irkoutsk a strange case in connection with the prevalent passion for gambling came under the notice of Mrs. Atkinson, the lived t authoress of "Recollections of Tartar Steppes." In one of the magazines of the bazaar a lady was observed whose us to hear that history might be briefly summarised in the statement that sho was lost and won at cards. Her husband had been a wealthy Siberian, but, like many of his countrymen, he was a inveterate gambler. In one night he lost every k e . peck he possessed —land, house, "'and furniture followed and last of all he staked his young and beautiful wife . She was also ~lo and the victor entered calmly i to ' ''-'" sion of his winning& It is not a little curio us to P°S.Sirs'. the pair thus strangely mated had an d 641 0 c1 a most happy and exam , °gether 20 y ears the life." April 16, 1863. GRAND BILLIARD MATCH FOR MO. A grand billiard match was played last evening at Saville House, Leicester-square, between Charles Hughes and William Dutton. The match arose out of the late Grand Billiard Handicap, in which Dufton b-came the winner of the cup. Baton being put in the handicap at 25 points in 200, Hughes was not satisfied with the result, and hence the match last evening, in which Dufton received 200 points in 1,000. The stakes were £lOO a-side. Mr. Roberts had a new table fitted up expressly by Y, man and Cox, of Sr. Michael's-place, 13rompton square, which was, especially as to the playing part, a very beautiful board. Fred. Morris was the marker, and performed his duty with great care and accuracr. Hughes won the break and £5 to £4 was laid on him to money. Hughes took the lead, and was soon 35 to 216; but Dufton regained his points without Hughes scoring further. They con tinued even up to 60. When the first 100 had been played, Dufton had increased the points given by 1 4 . They went on playing the next 100 with varied sc ores till M orr i s announced Hughes 189, Dufton 407; £7 to £4 being laid on Dutton, and freely taken. They Hughesproceeded,each 60, Duftonsco scoring average breaks, till, at 493, £2O to £lO was laid on the last-named. At the third 100 Hughes reduced the points given by making some good breaks, and brought the score to Hughes 406, Dufton 537, and Hnghes was backed at £5 even. Just then, how ever, Dutton got a break, and pulled up 30, and then 33, while his ao.versar3 only scoreo 18, so that the fourth 100 showed Hughes 424, Dutton 600. He (Dutton) went on with another break to 633 end then 655, Hughes making his lot 434. Hughes then got up a fine 47, but his ant agon i st score d steadily. The game was shortly called, Hughes 506, Dufton, 701. Hughes then made 40, but still Dufton played on and justified the confidence of his friends by keeping still ahead all his points and more, and got up to his sixth hundred, Alter along break of 60 ((he break of the evening), Mo rr i s ca ll e d the score—Hughes 6 07 , Dufton 853. F rom th a t point, although Hughes pulled up once o r t w i ce , i t was of no avail, as when the game was called, Hughes 836, Delon 974, the last named player got in and made the game off the balls, winning easily by 164 points. The courtesy a n d at t en ti o n o f M r. bestowed, Roberts, t haendchateafmpr theion, was as us ua l uni formly game Duft on and Hughes were again matched for £lOO a-side, Duf ton receiving 100 points in 1000, L 70,040,000, but the actual revenue had been C 0,108,000, The expenditure had been £69,301,000, leaving a surplus, after the usual de lections, of £1,301,000. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman then entered into an expla nation of the various chief heads of the revenue, and the alterations thereon, as compared with the p:evi one year. The greater part of the spirit duty had been realised, but the amount, owing to the distress in the country, had not been realised. Illicit distillation had not prevailed to a very great extent during the last two years. Probably the consumption of the milder and less inflamma tory liquors had something t s do with the falling off in the spirit duty. The estimated expenditure for the current year was £67,749,000, and the income £71,490,000, show ing a differerce over the estimated charge of £3,741,000. (Loud cheers.) Some of the items of expenditure were not matured, such as the Galway subsidy. (Hear, and laugh ter) Notwithstanding the great remission of the customs duties, these duties had increased in two years £2,500,000. Is was the duty of the Government to seek to remove all the anomalies of taxation. The law altering the duty on tobacco had already become law. Chicory was familiar to this committee—(laughter)—and an opinion prevailed that it should be taxed as much as coffee. Such was his opinion. He proposed to assimilate the two duties—those on coffee and chicory—and he proposed to ask the house to pass a resolution to that effect this even ing. Strong liquors sold in clubs were not now sold with a license. (Laughter.) He proposed to compel clubs to pay the same rates of license as was charged upon the keepers of hotels and coffeehouses. (Laughter.) Beer licenses of £1 taken out with one to sell spirits would be assimilated with those which paid £3. Beer-sellers would be allowed to take out £1 licenses to sell not less than two dozen bottles or 41 gallons of beer to be drunk on the premises. Carriers would be charged one half the duty charged on omnibuses and other stage carriages. Railways, now charged a duty of 5 per cent. on their traffic, with exemptions, he proposed a duty of 31 per cent. without exemptions, which would destroy an anomalous state of things, but which would most probably result in the samo thing, so far as the Treasury was concerned. (Hear, hear.) The law on charitable legacies in Ireland, which were not taxed, would be assimilated to that of England. Then he proposed to render endowed charities amenable to the income• tax, which hitherto had not been the case, except so far as church building sites and charitable subscriptions were concerned. At present the income-tax on £2,000,000 of this was returned. He estimated £75,0,0 of revenue from this source. He would now proceed to state the ends to which the Government proposed to devote the surplus he had specified. (Hear, hear.) After the let of July next he proposed to abolish the charge of ld. inwards on goods adopted in 1861, and which he confessed had not worked well, and had, indeed, broken down—this, he confessed, he did not without a pang (laughter) ; the Is. 6d. stamp on bills of lading outwards would like wise disappear at the same date. (Hear, hear.) This would involve a less of £191,000, or in the nine months, to £143 000. Mr. Pitt considered that the lowest of incomes to be taxed should be £2OO, though £6O was the original rate. The inceme•tax, in its imposition by Sir R. Peel, who limited it to £l5O, only intended it to be a temporary tax, but this had unhappily been been found a fallacious view. (Hear, hear.) He proposed to mitigate the tax on incomes between £lOO and £2OO, by allowing £6O to be removed out of these incomes from taxation. At present a man with an income of £lOO paid £2 lOs ; under the proposed plan he would pay £1 108 ; £125, £3 2s 6d—L2 8s 9d ; £l5O, £5 12s 6d—X3 7s 6d ; £175, £6 lls 3d—£4 Os 3d. He be lieved this reduction would constitute a great boon to the public. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK, Twelve ran. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Adventurer Umpire General Hesse Comet Oberon Thirty ran. Won by a neck. Two lengths between the second and third. The winner was objected to, but over ruled. Buckenham was scratched immediately after winning the Trial Stakes. LONDON BRIDGE STAKES. Alcibiade• Bagnal ...................................... Antidote ........ , .............. 3 Ten ran. INKERIIIA.N PLATE. 1 Portland ******** ..• • ***** '''' ''' ............. 2 Tarragona. At Adventurer (taken) I,ATESI' BE 4to l a 3 3to 1 ag ; t B e douin (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, No change. THE DERBY, 6to 1 agst Lord Chtdcn (taken) 7to 1 agst Hospcdar (taken) 12 to 1 agst Saccharometcr (taken) 14 to 1 agst National Guard (taken) 20 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (taken) SHIRPING—This Day, BY ELECTRIC TELECAtAPII, SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Amazon, from London; Havre, steamer, from Havre • Letitia, from Sunderland. Sailed— Charlotte, for Guernsey ; St. Malo, for Sunder land ; La Poule, for Cherbourg. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH, GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 15—W enesberg, from Gothenburg; Inje, from Emden ; Carl, from Rostock; Elector Shewp Cast, from Christiansand ; Aleda, from Dram. Arrived, April 16—St. Elmo, from Bordeaux. Sailed—Cnatsworth. for Gefle and Port Phillip; Geppina, for KoldingL Sophia, for Dantsic ,• Eendraght, for Konigs berg ; Der Nord, for Batavia; Matchless, for Ant,gua ; Plymouth Rock and Progress, x.h. for NYork. DL, Thursday Morning. Passed, April 16—City of Bombay, from London, for Calcutta ; Garibaldi, from north for west, 63i 4