The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market this morning presents a quiet appearance, the brokers still continuing un willing to negotiate even first-class three months' bills under i t per cent., an idea prevailing that the Bank directors, owing to the heavy demand daily forced upon them, will be obliged, for their own protection, to make a further advance of 1 per cent. in the minimum rate to-morrow. About 60,000 sovereigns were taken out of the Bank yesterday for exportation to Constantinople. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The half-yearly report of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada for presentation at the next meeting of shareholders has just been issued. The balance-sheet is made up to the 31st March of the current year, and the net profits realized during the period amount to £14,092 ss. 6d., which, added to the sum brought forward from September, gives a balance at credit of revenue of £34,315 is. Bd. The directors recommend that out of this balance a dividend at the rate of 81. per cent. per annum, less income tax, be declared on the paid-up capital stock of the company ; that one-half of the surplus profits over 6 per cent. per annum, and the usual charge for interest, amounting togetner to £3,682 4s. sd. be carried to the reserve fund, in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorpora tion, and that £250 be applied to the redemption of preliminary expenses. There will then remain the sum of £7O 7s. 3d. to the credit of the next half year's accounts. During the period embraced by these accounts the reserve fund has been charged with the sum of £216 18s. sd. for losses on realisa tion of securities in default, and the amount stand ing to the credit of this fund, after adding the £3,682 4s. sd. above referred to, will be £48,271 18s. lid. A statement just issued by the East India Rail way Company shows that the traffic receipts for the week ending 15th February last on the Bengal Division upon 604 miles, amounted to £14,880, against £8,605 on 3531 miles open in the corres ponding week of the previous year. On the North- West Provinces Division upon 297 f miles, the sum received in the same period was £4,952, against £2,907 upon 243 k miles fur the corresponding week of last year. The application list of the General Credit and Finance Company of London will close for London on Thursday, and for the country on Friday ; and of the Dartford Creek Paper Mill Company on the 23d and 25th inst. for the metropolis and provinces respectively. Two o'CLo ca. According to Renter's telegram this day the Paris Three per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 40c.— Rather firm. The Vallamsisca Gold Mining Company have re ceived a-lvices dated the 14th inst. They state that the rich ore lately discovered in the Cava Veechea level on the yellow lode was tried last week by working two charges of it in the old amalgamating mills. From the report of the re duction officer, it will be seen that charge No. 1, of 40 kilogrammes, yielded 3-60 grammes of gold, or very nearly three ounces of gold to the ton of ore ; and charge No. 2, of 37 kilogrammes, yielded 1-93 grammes of gold, or 1 oz. 14 dwts. of gold to the ton. When it is taken into considera tion the great waste of gold which takes place by these mills, it will be easily imagined how impor tant the discovery is, and how rich the ore must be to yield the above quantity of gold even by the pre sent method. Business in the Stock Exchange markets today has been somewhat interfered with in consequence of the large number of City people who have, for the nonce, abandoned work for the festivities at Epsom. Hardly any speculation has, therefore, been attempted, and a few purchases in the early part of the morning has consequently produced a firmer tone, Consols being 937 I for money, and 92k I, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 the New 2k per Cents. '76 4 1, and the Thirty Years' Annuities 141 ; India Stock is 2311, ; the 6 per Cent. ditto, 1091, 1101; the 6 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1071 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at 33. to ls. die. The Foreign Market is dull, and quotations are generally depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 713 3 ; ditto Consolides, 5 '3; Venezuela, 563 ; Italian, 711; ditto Scrip, 13 ; Greek, 32 3 ; do., Coupons, 143 15 ; Spanish Passive, 343 3 ; do., Certificates. 123- 0 ; Mexican, 363 3 ; Portuguese, 493 3, and the Confederate Loan, 4 13 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very limited ; prices, however, have generally exhibited a slight upward movement. Great East erns, North-Westerns, and Midlands have improved 68., and Great Northern and Lancashire and York. shire, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit little change of importance as regards prices. Bahia and San Francisco realise 201 ; Great Western of Canada have improved to 111 12 ; and Eastern Bengals have declined to 1101 111. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at slightly higher rates. Imperial Bank have improved to 221 231; Alliance of London and Liverpool, to 311 324 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 208 20! ; and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 64. The shares of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company are quoted 4to prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2 } per C en t . Annuities Annuities, 30 yr s , exp i re 4 th Jan., ,880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 144 India Stock .. , ........ ..... 2311 30 Ditto 5 per Cent ......... .......... L . ........ 1 1 0 h 9 1 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .... Ditto 6 per Cent ...................... 1071 Ditto 5i per Cent. ...... ........... 116 i Consols for Account, June 9... ....... 92i I Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2} per Cent.... 1 2 dis Ditto £SOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Chilian 6 per Cent _ Ditto 4} per Cent Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO i Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup•ms — Ditto Account 32k a 2 Ditto Coupons l4l Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 78i Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 36} a a k New Granada Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Bl Peruvian 4i per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, 'O, '6o' 62 • • 49 i i Russian 6 per Cent. 1822, Z St • 95/ Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 541 Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 7CI 70 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent. 1861 ' 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Amount THREE O'CLOCK. C )nsols, Money Ditto Acc ount 921 ad ........—..._ L: iiverpool Cotton Market--This Day, Market dull at Saturday's decline. Sales only 2,000 or 3,000 bales. Import, 14,916 ; previously 28,052. ROOMS.—A grand concert of Church Music was given here this morning with much success. The solo singers were Madame Sherring ton, Madame Andrea, Madame Weiss, and Messrs. Swift, Weiss, Bervon, Rigby, Brady, and Kimberley. One of the most interesting pieces performed was a manuscript double chorus and duet " Magniflcat et exultravit," by Han del, and although it was one of his youthful compositions, it bore all the beauties of the master hand. The duettists were Mesdames Sherrington and Andrea, both of whom ren puts with the greatest t as t e. tiered their respective Barr - Ist-1 POSSESSIONS. ;losing ihar3 gat lways Paid. Price. Business done 100 tlantic Az St Lawrence all 60 63 et , tom.,Baroda,tr.Cent l 0 1(8; 1C94 109 Gu. S per oent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 204 Bu ff alo and Laitelluron all 54 54 64 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant,3l/Godricli , 00 d p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 )(:3. do. Juue 1, 18:4 100 st (31cutta.tv S. Eastn.(Lw ) 100 ICB IC9 st Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 1(94 1091 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 110 li2 no; 11 stock vast Indian . gu. sp. c. 100 1(94 109} 1091 20 Do. do. U Ext 5 It 11p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 20 100 Do. Ist Pre , . Bonds.. all 63 65 100 Do. co. deferred.— all 48 61 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bon is all 55 68 100 Do. do d fer ed...... all 46 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. d -Jern d...... all 33 26 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o .. all 24 26 25 100 Do. do deferred...... all 21 23 22 stook Gt.lnchaPentu.gua.sp.c. 100 110 1104 110 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 2 3 13; 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 1 14 stock tit. South.of India (Lim imaranteed 5 per oent. 100 107 108 20 4 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 111 12 111 12 204 Do. New . . . 18 9 83D 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . all 89 E 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 p 24 ; stock Madras guar., p. c. .. 100 107 108 107 i Stock Do. 41 p. o. Extensim. 100 10 t 103 stock Dc. s. d 0........ IGO t 8 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Nlelb.Corp. p. a. Bna.- 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 100 Do. 7p. o. blortg. Bds. all 20 New Br unswick Cand, Class Aen 1 B N. Rl.C'da6 po lst pf bds 100 84 86 stock Soinde .......... ( 100 1(9 110 et Do. Delhi Do. do a 2o t D Pu o nj . t 4 1 . ! 10 1 0 2 5 107 4 Ic t P p oak Do. Indus. St. Fl o. ) 001 104 1(6 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 8 p.e.J a &Jut' - ' 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 103 1( 6 105 I Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 103 1(6 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 100 96 97 97 64 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 !Cape G. Hope, 8p 0,187: 100 ill 113 Do.Ap &Oct 1881 100 112 114 Do. 189( 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 109 115 117 Ceylon, N0v.13-78, 6 c 00 113 115 'Maultlus per cent p 1 .. 100 109 111 ,Natal Guy. 6 per cent.. 130 ILO 111 B.Goy. p.c..) a.&Jul.) 100 1064 107, Do. dp. u.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1. , 18 100 102; 1(34 - Do. sp. c.,18,s to 1,( 100 103 1034 - Do. d0.,1888 drupwclF 100 1034 1043, 1031 4 1 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 112 114 INova. Scotia Gov. 6p. c - steriimr, 1875 lOO 1061 1074 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 3 115 jb.Aus (16p.0.167;i3.& up lOO 113 115 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 110 112 Do. to 6 p.o. An.3lcOot.. 100 1104 1114 1114 10; ES. 111} 10i 82 i 1i LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) AN EXTRAORDINARY ACTION FOR FIVEPENCE THE PRICE OP rios' CHOPS—AUSTIN V. GAME. This was an action to recover fivepence, money had and received, defendant being the well known butcher and pur veyor of Cannon-street. His Honour—Well, plaintiff, what about this fivepence P Plaintiff—lt is a very extraordinary question. You must know that one of my mates sent to defendant's shop for a pig's face—(laughter)—and, indeed, they looked very good. Well, the messenger put down Is., and took up a pig's jaw —(great laughter)—besides which he got 9d. change, That, you see, was 3d. for the jaw. (Renewed laughter.) Well, that is finished. Now, I saw the jaw, and, thinking it was very cheap, I sent a man for one for me. I gave him 6d., and he went in'o the shop and politely de manded a pig's jaw. He was asked what he paid for the other one, and said 3d. Then defendant took up the 6d., and gave my man ld. change, but no pig's jaw, as he said, " that makes it all right." Plaintiff called a witness possessed of a most laughter moving Irish brogue and style, reminding one strongly of Mr. Brougham in Dennis Brulguiderry. This witness depicted the following history :—" I went to the shop, sur, and put down the sixpence. ' It's a pig's jaw that I want,' says I And what did ye pay for the last ?' says he. ' Threepence, sur,' says I. And shur,' says he, ' did ye P' With that, by me soul, he took up the sixpence, and gave me a penny for change, but devil a pig's jaw did I git." (Roars of laughter, in which his Honour joined, after a vain attempt to suppress the inclination.) Witness (quite surprised)—"' That makes it all right,' says he. 'Does it, by the powers,' says I, but the devil a pig's head I got to this day.' " (Great laughter.) _ . His Honour—Well, ➢ir. Austin, you will recover your fivepence and half-a-crown costs. Verdict for plaintiff. This little case will cost defendazr some Gs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE BURGLARY AT LORD CHESHAM : S —ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST THE PRISONERS.—Roderick O'Lochlin, alias Benjamin Johnson, alias Charles Greyston, but whose real name is said to be Hart, and George Hewitt, alias Wallis, alias Bennett, alias Groves, charged with bur glariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Lord Chesham, 19, Grosvenor-square, and stealing a large quantity of jewellery, watches ; and antiques, of the value of about £2,000, were again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, a second charge to-day being preferred against the prisoners by Insrector Steer, of the D division, of breaking and en tering the house of Mr. John Laurie, 10, Hyde-park-place, and stealing a quantity of property, cons'sting of a gold cup, a gold snuff-box (the gift of the Emperor Napoleon), itc., on the night of the 29th April last. Lord Chesham and his daughter were present, and were accommodated with seats on the bench. Mr. Morgan, of Humphreys and Morgan, prosecuted, and Mr. Dodson defended. From the fact that the prisoners are known to belong to a notorious gang, the greatest interest was felt in the pro ceedings. Mr. Morgan said the only additional evidence to-day would be proof of former convictions. A constable, named Cook, proved a conviction against Hewitt for uttering a forged note, when he had four years penal servitude, and another constable proved a conviction against O'Lochlin. The prisoners were then committed for trial. _ _ Mr. Morgan said that he then charged the prisoners with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. John Laurie, of 10, Hyde-park-terrace, on the night of the 29th April last, and stealing a quantity of valuable property, bu as that case was not quite complete he must ask for a remand for a week. Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the application. It appears that the property at Mr. Laurie's was all safe at 11 o'clock at night, and the next morning it was discovered that the premises had been burglariously entered, an entrance having been gained by forc ing the rails of the kitchen window. A tarred rope and screw-driver were left behind, and from a cellaret which had been forced open a quantity of valuable property had been taken. Three men were seen near the house the previous night as if reconnoitering, and on the night of the burglary three men were seen sitting on the steps of the next house by Mr. Laurie's coachman. Ser geant White, 1) division, on going to the lodging of Hewitt found a jemmy, which the woman he (Hewitt) cohabited with tried to secrete, and on inspector Steer comparing the jemmy with Mr. Laurie's cellaret he found them to corre spond exactly. A noticeable feature in the two cases is, that a screw was taken from the locks of the kitchen doors in both houses, so that the burglars might thus gain ad mission to the interiors of them, and that tarred ropes were used in both instances. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY. The state of the weather this morning must have been a sad disappointment to thousands who had made up their minds for a visit to Epsom Downs to witness the race of all races, viz., the Derby. Not withstanding the pitiless rain which had from an early hour in the morning been falling, those who had engaged " traps," or had booked places in "first-class covered vans," had no choice but to make the pilgrimage or lose their money, which, "to prevent mistakes," had been paid beforehand. This being the state in which a large num ber of her Majesty's subjects were placed, the thought with many naturally turned itself as to the best manner of braving the soaking rain when falling with the most provoking regularity at nine a,m. In place of Zephyr coats, white hats and green veils, in which the lords of the creation invariably appear on such occasions, they had to sport Inverness wrappers, oil-skin over coats, felt hats and water-tight boots : and the ladies followed the same example, al►hough many of them must have resigned the "duck" of a bonnet bought for the special occasion with very great regret. The Elephant and Castle, as usual, was "all alive," at a very early hour looking more like a beleagured fortress or the halt of a caravan, so great at one time was the u umber of vehicles clustered round to tempt the unwary to try the perils of the road. The appearance of a great many of the vehicles might have induced a belief in the mind of a st ranger that, i nstea d o f th e Londoner s taking their annua l h ol id ay, t h e y were in fact occu pied in an extensive movement of furni ture, as the great majority of the vans were entirely covered with a tarpauling upon which was painted in conspicuous colours the following announcement :—" Goods carefully removed." At a few minutes before ten, the rain ceased and a dif ference in the scene was soon observable. The heavy coverings were clewed up, and then instead of chairs and tables, &c., Bre., men, women, and children were discovered as the occupants, and from the good humour( d look that prevailed the assemblage all seemed bent on making the best of the day. To say that every kind of vehicle, in or out of repair, had its representative in the motley gathering, is only to express what has been said of every:Derby day since the origin of sport. The aristocratic four-in-hand, the humbler brougham, the fast dog-cart, the pon derous omnibus, and plebeian barrow of the genuine costermonger, abounded everywhere; hansom cabs transformed themselves into perfect bowers, and hurried along the line ; whilst amongst the inde scribable ruck of vehicles there was something that looked very like a mourning coach, that had either banished dull care for the day, or become reckless through excess of grief. To the great majority of visitors to Epsom the railway, with its admirably organised arrangements, has now so completely established its superiority, that to go by the road would be something like the Civic procession taking water in the venerable and time-honoured City barges, when the whole of the municipal wisdom can be conveyed from Blackfriars to Westminster so much more rapidly in a penny steamboat. The secret of " doing" the Derby com fortably is to go late and come away early, when g, the pi c kp oc k e t s , the confusion,t nw e hol ofnd nearly the everything n of an u n pl e asant nature, may be avoided. The arrivals at the South-Western, and at the London-bridge and Victeria Station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway were immense, and yet owing to the capital arrangements of the officials, the trains left with the greatest regularity, the travel lers taking their seats (considering the occasion) with but little, if any, fighting and crowding. EPSOM, 10 A.M. The rain, which has fallen all night, continues ;his morning. The course is very soft. Wind N.W, EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EPSOM TOWN PLATE. __ _ _. Selection _ 1 Merry Maid 2 Libellous Twelve ran. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. A correspondent, writing from Valetta, May 15, says,Vice-Admiral SirW. Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., struck his flag yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Marlborough (Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8.), and Vice-Admiral Smart, K.H., assumed the com mand of the Mediterranean fleet, under the custo mary salutes. Vice-Admiral Martin has since hoisted his flag on the Magicienne, 16, Capt. Wil liam Armytage, it being his intention to embark on board that vessel this evening for Marseilles en route to England. Rear-Admiral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8., will embark on board the Msgicienne at Marseilles for Malta, to replace Rear-Admiral S. C. Decree, C.B. Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8., with his family, flag-lieutenant, and secretary, took his departure from Malta on Tuesday afternoon last, on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Poonah. Admiral Codrington will spend a week at Gibraltar with his brother, Sir William Codrington, Governor of that fortress, and proceed in the following packet of the same company to England, to report himself to the Admiralty. There have been no movements of men-of-war since the de parture of the last mail of the 11th in st., but we are shortly expecting the return of the Malacca, 17, Capt. G. Napier, from the Coast of Syria. She has orders to call at the different islands of theArohipe• lago and the Piraeus, which will somewhat delay her arrival. Her Majesty's ships in Malta harbour are the Marlborough, 131; the Revenge, 73; the Trafalgar, 70; the Meeanee, 60; the Magicienne, 16; the Medina, 4; the Icarus, 11; the Alacrity, 4; the Wanderer, 4 ; the Cockatrice, 2 ; the Hiber nia, receiving ship, and her tenders Boxer and Growler. The former of these tenders is to be fitted as tender to the Hydra, which is to replace the Me dina for the surveying service in the Mediterranean. The ship Middlesex, 1,200 tons register, Com Carmel!, R.N.R., whose arrival in the Channel with troops from India was announced in The Sun of Monday, arrived at Spithead at 11 p.m. on Sun day. The troops on board consisted of the head quarters of the 92d (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment in the following strength :—Col. Archibald Inglis Lockhart, C. 8., in command ; Capts. A. W. Came ron and G. H. Parker; Lieuts. R. W. M. Lockhart, R. B. M•Ewen, M.Barnett, R. J. S. Carruthers, A. R. A. Boyd, D. M. Crichton, and G. Thom lin son ; Lieut. and Adjutant John Cursland Hay; Ensigns G. K. M. Callum and C. C. Ross; Quarter master J. Dew.-r, Surgeon J. B. Reid, Assist.-Surg. J. Langdale, M.D., 6 staff sergeants, 1 Scripture reader, 24 sergeants, 24 corporals, 14 drummers, 262 privates, 20 women, and 48 children. The Curagoa, screw frigate, Capt. Sir William Wiseman, made her official speed trial, on commis sion,:on Monday, at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth, under the superintendence of Capt. H. Broadhead and staff, comprising Mr. J. Ward, assistant to the Chief Engineer of her Ma. jesty's dockyard, and Mr. W. Eames, Acting In spector of Machinery afloat. Six runs were made at the mile with full boiler power, the mean speed of the ship being 10.750 knots. Four runs at half boiler power gave the ship a mean speed of 8.670 knots. Circles were also made with the following results—With full power—Port helm—The halt circle was made in 3m. 31s. and the full circle in 6m. 465., the angle of rudder being 16 deg., the turns of wheel 2/, and the revolutions of engine 69/.. Starboard helm—The half circle was made in 3 minutes 8 seconds, and the full circle in 6 minutes 15 seconds, the angle of rudder being 15 degrees, the turn of wheel, and the revolu tions of engines, 68. With half power--Port helm—The half circle was made in 4 min. 6 sec; the full circle in 8 min. 22 sec., the angle of rudder being 19/ deg. and, the revolutions of en gines 51. With half power :—Starboard helm—The half circle 3 min. 52 sec., and the full circle 7 min. 29 sec., the angle of rudder being 19* deg. and the revolutions of engines 61. The machinery, 350 horse power, by Mandalay, Field, and Son, gave every satisfaction to the officials on board by its working. It is not expected that the Curacoa wil . sail from England for some days to come. SHARE MARKETS--Thif3 day. Share Railways. Paid. 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 2ork and Bandon Corn wall Do A A gets no di‘ Do B till(Spe.p an.haF paid to B. Dublin & been Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland (3 reat:Western Do stock Lancashi:e Sz Yorkshire Lolidon and Biackwall Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So..th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Doi shares ~ Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. I shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do North London Do New 'North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central LP.16.4 Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid, stock Shrews, and Welchpool 'Shropshire Union . South Devon ;South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an d Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale.. . Do B Do C Ulster I Do Do (Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim aterford & !West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. & R 'West Midland Oxtordi Do Newport Do Hereford 12.10 8 8. 7i 811 83 8 - 5 115 .116 6 -1 6i 40 42 13 14 91 93 107 109 52i 536 47 49 24& 256 125 126 127 128 134 138 102 104 87} (71 1101 111 78 791 118 )20 41 42 1001 101 i 1041 tt 51 44 45 11) 1 1 127 127 1 4 Hp 96 98 51 514 294 254 101 102 68 68} 88! 69} 115 117 1 1 p 16 163 111 12* 118 120 45} fLi 98 100 30 51 32 33 911 92 E 8 70 99 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 n 74 8 p 153 186 5 544, 3 1 st P 79 82 154 156 28 30 44 15 38 41 99 101 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Closing 1 Business Price. I done. 115; 53k i 126} 127 67i I 1101 11 101 791 81 105101 f *} I I 11 1 i I i 128 i 92( f BRITISH MI 'Cambrian Consol. Gold chnord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Con.. (Taoist. East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Cam Brea... ..... E. W'l Russ e l (Tavistk.) Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South T01g0e.... G. Wheal Vor(bielston) Grenville .............. Herud's-Foot Htngston D0wn5...... Lady Bertha %largaret (any Lelant %larke Valley.. , Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun North Downs , I.WIPI Basset (lllo4an \forth Wheal Crofty ('ar Consols (St. Blazey Providence (Unylnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) '.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tamar Silv.d: Lead Min Pin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan, kv heal Buller( Redruth) Wheal Kitty (G.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal 31 ary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . . heal Trelawney (Lis.) Wheal Union ss. 3.4.0 8.1.6 571 178 6.16. t, 8.12 4.17.01 2.0.6 94 4.3.0 24 101 24 2.4.9 14 10.6.7 11 5.15.6 18.1 -.9 28.9. 47 1 4 5 5 2.0.8 2.10,8 8 58} 7 3.17 5 54 154 164 150 260 16 17 4i 5 3 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 46 per cent. red., 1001 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 London, Chathatn, and Dover per cent. pref., 1001 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per Cent., 139 Midland 4 per cent. irrd., 944 West Midland, Oxforu, Ist guaranteed stock, 129 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pi., 96, London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1858, 104 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 81 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 62 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Nottingham and Grantham It. & C., 95 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 i N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (2i), 2,j FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, U St. John del Rey (lim.), 54 4 31 4} United Mexican (lim.), 6} Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3} i JOIN -STOCK RANKS. Agra and Unit Service (lim.), 11 100 &Mance Bank ed of London and Li o verpoo i l (lira.), 32 11 21 2 Australasia, 731 uhlel:ennsksland (lira), 81 Charteredß a Bankn k o ° f % Q V of British Columbia., 10} Chartered Bank ot India, Australia, and China, 26 7 Chartered , Aler. of Indi a, London, and China, 51} I 1 1 City, V 3 English and Irish (Um.) Si Imperial Bank ( lira.), 24 ' 3 4 2i 3i Imperial Ottoman, 20 I 1 1 London and Brazilian (11m.), 43} London London, Joint B. A Syrestock, , an :, 6 d It. Plate (Um.), 221 1 London and South African, 28i 7 London and South-American (lira.), i 1 London and Westminster, 7h National Provincial of England, —. Ditto, new, 24k DOCKS. London, 60 MISCEL LANEOUS. Electric Telegraph, 103 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 281 Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 6} Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Um., Ditto (£4) 3, Royal Mail Steam, 64 Van Diemen's Lend, 15i M. Thiers, it is jokingly said at Paris, has the intention of forming a Tiers pantie. The following quatrain "On an Umbrella" is going the round as the last little jeu-de-mot by Eugene Scribe : Ami commode, ami nouveau, Qui, contra l'ordinaire usage, Reste a l'ecart quand it fait beau Et Ne =lure Ito jount d'orage I THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1863. MARKETS—This Day. A very moderate supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, The attendance of buyers was small, and the demand both for red and white qualities ruled inactive. Nevertheless, good and fine par cels steadily supported previous rates. The show of samples of foreign wheat was moderately large. All descriptions were in limited request, yet no ohange took place in prices compared with Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate demand on former terms. The supply of barley was very moderate. All descrip tions, however, met a slow sale, yet prices were supported. Malt changed bands to a fair average extent, at late rates. The supply of oats was moderately large, Goad and fine corn moved off slowly, at previous quotations; otherwise, the trade was dull, at drooping prices. Both beans and peas were very firm, and the currency had an upward tendency. Barrel flour, the supply of which was moderate, met a slow sale, on former terms. 0 her descriptions ruled in active, but no alteration took place in their value. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. . _ _ Wheat. Barley. Malt Oats. Flout. Irish English...—. 470 I 1 320 lOO I 7,230 brio. 330 .. ..... ... '- voreign...... 9,100 1,190 14,810 BOROUGH HOP. Our market, both as regards home-grown and foreign produce, rules firm, and prices are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 26 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 48 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 4d per Blbs by the carcase. Newsvenders' Benevolent and Provident Institution. The twenty-fourth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at the News Exchange, Black Horse -court, Fleet-street, Mr. Kennedy in the chair. Mr. MILES, the hon. secretary, read the report, which congratulated the members on the increasing prosperity of the society, and the fact that during the past year many members of the trade who had hitherto stood aloof had come forward and joined the society. By a wise rule of the society the elec• tion of its pensioners was limited to the amount of dividend received upon its invested stock, and this, now amounting to .£1,925, enabled the committee to receive another pensioner on the fund, whose elec tion would take place at the close of the meeting, making a total of five pensioners, one at £l6 and four at £lO per annum each. The committee were enabled to announce a large addition to their funds by many donations receiv. d at the late anniversary dinner, presided over by Mr. Charles Dickens, to whom the thanks of the members are due. The total income of the society for the year bad been £342 9s. 7d., and the expenditure £337 6s. 5d., being a balance on the year of £25 3s. 2d. The office of secretary being vacant consequent on the sudden retirement of Mr. Hoskins, the committee recommended Mr. W. Jones, of the Lambeth Savings Bank, for the office. Mr. Kelly moved, and Mr. Stevens seconded the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. Votes of thanks having been given to the com mittee and officers, the retiring directors and audi tors were re-elected, On the motion of Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Standfast, Mr. W. Jones was unanimously elected as secretary, and the proceedings closed. The successful candidate was Mrs. Rose Wild, widow of the late Mr. Wild, of Catherine -street, Strand, who polled 289 votes against 91 given for Mrs. Livett. REPRESENTATION OF LONDON.—Mr. D. Kirk man Hodgson, Governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Laurence are spoken of as candi dates for the representation of the city of London. SCARCELY CREDIBLE !—Tne oddest idea (says the Court Journal) that mad fashion has had of late [Where we venture to ask] is that of making gentlemen wear coloured coats and breeches at balls. They must be either of silk or velvet, and owing to the " softness" and consequent appropriateness, velvet is the chosen. RE - POSTED NEWSPAPERS. Mr. Gran tley charge an extra Berkeley h as lately written that--" Postmasters cannot news penny for th e t ransmission of a stamped paper, on the ground that its re •direction, if on the paper itself, and not on a fresh cover, is 'writing' prohibited by law. I have just had the ease decided by the Post master- General, and the two pennies which were charged on a paper re-sent to me from Wycombe to London, and thence to.,Winkton, returned." THE DERBY. MACARONI LORD CLIFDEN.... g RAPID RHONE (T. Ald cro f t ) 3 BLUE MANTLE [Our Pro phecy : of the we winnerhavin placed the f our fi rst horses this year ha s , th erefore, . our paper of M on d a y l a st as follows :—MAcca.- 1 tNK ING OP THE V ALE , 2 ; LORD CLIPDEN, 3 : turned o 1 in out and if an outsider win, it will be BLUE MANTLE.] The following al.o ran Lord Glasgow's Clarior (Doyle) 0 Lord Glasgow's Physalis colt ........ 0 Mr. Bowe's Early Purl (T. Ashman) 0 Mr. H. J. Smith's Avondale (J. Mann) 0 Mr. Sales's Safeguard .......... 0 Mr. Naylor's Aggressor .. Mr. H. Saville's The Ranger...• Mr. C. Bryan's Fantastic.. (Custance) 0 Lord Palmerston's Baldwin .• • ...... (Gray) 0 Count Batthyany's Tambour Major (Wells) 0 Sir F. johnstone's The Gillie (J. Adams) 0 Lord Durham's Michael Scott (W. Boyce) 0 Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer . (D. Hughes) 0 Lord Stamford's Onesander (Roper) 0 Mr. Whittaker's King of Utopia (H. Grinishaw) 0 Count Lagrange's llospodar (Watkins) 0 Count Lagrange's Jarnicoton (Pratt) 0 Count Henckel's Giles the First (E. Sharp) 0 Baron Rothschild's King of the Vale (A. French) 0 Mr. E. Brayley's Torn Fool (A. Cowley) 0 Mr. H. Robinson's Donnybrook (S. Rogers) 0 Mr. Beaumont's Golden Pledge .. (J. Osborne) 0 Mr. Cartwright's Scamander . . • • .. 0 Mr. Watt's National Guard ............ (J. Snowden) 0 Mr. Wy. Robertson's Dunkeld .......... Lord Bateman's frojanus .............. (Midgley) 0 Mr. Hughes's The Reserve .......................... 0 Won by a head. Half a l en gth between the second and I bird; a head between third and fourth. The judge put wrong numbers up. MANOR PLATE, Dirt Cheap ....................................... 1 Glance colt ........................................ 2 Santhal __. .............. 3 Nine ran. BENTINCK PLATE. Welland .......................................... 1 Creole Lord Burleigh 3 E with S P ° e in xeiguEive Gazette Saturday, May 23d, will . contain th e b es t an d f u ll est reports P s° ofm l Epsom tA c Es ."-: ItcTehs: (Limited) of particulars of the e Derby and Oaks, an d all the in cidents of the week; re marks by "Beacon" (late of Bell's Life), anticipations of Manchestr, &c —Price threepence : stamped, fourpence. —To to had of all news agents, 14, York-street, Covent Garden, W.C. which is equal i n b r illi anc y THE PRI VATEER RETRIBUTION.— The Parisian aut horities are about to allow Mr. J. Van Malderan to illuminate the Place St. Sulpice with Confederate privateers has fallen into the Federals. Acc or di ng to advices received in one jet of hi k a t o at n n 2 C e l d , a w A o BB o pto e o oT l f j n e u e c teh t a t o s r eE i f o c t f h l o i a g g r h as t .' Liverpool from New York, we learn that the American brig Leonidas had arrived at New Bedford on the sth inst., and reports having been chased into St. Domingo by the Con federate privateer Retribution, which vessel lay off the port three days, waiting for the Leonidas to come out. On the morning of the 4th, however, a not h er steamer was ob served making for the port. This vessel pr o v e d t o b e th e UnitedSf thtateesßcerturiisbeurtioAni,baandag was observed at once the callinggave chase to the l a tt e r Yea el, r The atte m pt was f ut il e , f or the United states ve ssel p ut o n a full head of steam, soon o verhauled the priva teer, and captured her. The Retribu tion was taken in tow t y the Alabama and carried away to a Federal p ort. The l ast heard of the Confederate s o which tried to get away steamer Alabama was that she w as l y i ng off Sant i ago d e Cuba on the 16th April. PLYMOUTH, Monday.—q3_ l y Electric and Inter national Telegraph.) The Herefordshire, 1,507 s to t n . s , Helena,Captain W Bombay, Janua r y 17, with s eeds and general cargo , f or London, pass ed up Channel this m orn i ng. S he t ou ched at March a Walker, e2r2, 22, belongingandspoke, April 12, the Lady to Mr. Marshall, from Cl are ndon, on the 26th th e Golden Agp, and on the 1 7th , off the Lizard, the Prince of Wales, from Plymouth for Melbourne. 1 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. THE ARMY. The half-yearly inspections of the troops at Al dershott were completed last week. On Monday his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accom panied by Lieut.-Col. Clifton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8.; Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., and Lord Elcho, arri♦ ed at the back camp shortly after 9 a m., end minutely inspected the 2d Brigade, which was formed in line on the Queen's-parade, under the command of Brigadier- Gen. Bates. The brigade having marched past in open column of companies in slow time marched bask to the ground and reformed line ; Major A. H. Cobbe, put the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers through the manual and platoon exercise, which was admi rably executed. Several field and light infantry movements, by the three regiments constituting the brigade (the 26th Cameronians, under Lieut.-Col Carey, the 76th Regiment, under Col. Smyth, C. 8., and the 87th, Lieut. Col. A. Murray) were then per formed. At the conclusion H R.H. highly com plimented Brigadier-Gen. Bates on the general ap pearance and disc:pline of the brigade. His Royal Highness then proceeded to Caesar's camp, where the artillery and cavalry brigades were drawn up in two lines, with the cavalry in advance. His Royal Highness having been received with a royal sa lute proceeded to inspect the brigades, which marched past in open columns of batteries and squadrons. Various other movements were performed with such steadiness and preci sion that the Duke complimented nearly every bat tery and squadron as they passed on their riding and appearance. The troops forming these brigades were C and 0 batteries Royal Horse Artillery,under Colonel the Hon. G. T. Devereux, A and B batteries, 4th brigade Royal Artillery, under Lieut.-Col. E. A, Williams—Col. Gambier, C. 8., Brigadier; the 6th Carbineers under Lieut.-Col. Sawyer, the 120. Lan cers, under Lieut.-Col. Oakes, and the 13th Hussars under Lieut.-Col. Jenyns—Major- Gen. Hodge, Bri gadier. The troops returned to their quarters about 2 o'clock, after which his Royal Highness honoured Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather with his company at luncheon. He returned to town in the afternoon. The A troop and 24th Company of the Royal En ginnees, under the command of Capt. Akers, were inspected by Major-Gen. Brook Taylor, on the 13th inst., at the Level Camp; and the 2d company under Capt. Harrison, on the afternoon of the same day, at Bourley Bottom. The 2d battalion military train, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Robertson, C. 8., was inspected by Major-Gen. Hodge, at the South Camp, near the New Church, on the 13th. Colonel Clark Kennedy, Commandant of the Military Train, had previously inspected the 2d and 4th battalions. The appearance of the whole of the troops elicited the warmest commendations from the inspecting officer. We omitted to notice last week the inspection of the 64th Regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Shute, which took place on the Bth inst., by Major-Gen. Russell, com manding the 3d Brigade. The regiment having broken into open column of companies, marched past in slow time, and then at quarter distance with quick time, trailed arms, and afterwards at the double. It was then put through a bayonet exercise in review order by Major Mockler, and through a variety of field movements by Lieut.-Col. Shute, Capt. Haldane, and Capt. Coop, with the whole of which the General expressed himself highly satisfied, as well as with the sword exercise, which the officers went through with Major Mockler. The ship Middlesex, of London, Capt. Cammell (Royal Naval Reserve), arrived off Falmouth on Saturday afternoon from India with troops, and re ceiving orders she proceeded at once for Spithead. She brings Colonel Rackhart in command, with 15 officers, 29 sergeants, 24 corporals,l4 drummers, 262 privates, 2U women, and 48 children, belonging to the 92d Highlanders. She left Calcutta on the 27th January, the Cape on the 24th March, and St. Helena (from which place she landed a mail) on the 6th April. The ship has experienced a fine weather passage, and only one casualty (from consumption) has occurred during the voyage. - On Thursday Mr. Coxwell, the aeronaut, visited Aldershott for the purpose of making a balloon ascent and taking observations of the troops while going through field movements. With this view t h e whole of the division, in light order, had been ordered out to the Long valley ; but Ile the Wind paved very unfavourable the about did not take place. The balloon is lying at the gasworks. It it named the Evening Star, and is capable, when in flated, of co taining abotu• 30,000 feet of gas. It is not so large as tbA in which Mr. Coxwell and Mr. Glaisher p- formed their ascents; but it is not in tended,we believe, in the present instance to proceed to a highe altitude than about 600 ft. The experi ment is looked forward to with considerable interest by the troops in camp. VIE COTTON FAMINE. The health of the people in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Cheshire has naturally been a subject of great anxiety to those who watched the development of the distress which has followed the cotton failare, for It was not forgotten that dur ing the period of the Irish famine Lancashire expe tienced a death-rate which looked as though she herself were stricken with pestilence. I❑ 1846 and 1847 provisions, in consequence of the failure of the potato, were dear, and employment scarce from the depression of trade. The starving Irish thronged the quays of Liverpool and crowded the streets of Manchester, or they were huddled together beyond 811 experience in the poorest and dirtiest of neigh bourhoods. " Liverpool," said the Registrar Gene ral. " has for a year been the hospital and cemetery of Ireland." The deaths which in Lancashire, dur ing 1844 and 1845, averaged 45,993, rose in the following year to 69,627, and in 1847 to 68,765 ; hence, in 1846, they were nearly 14,000 in excess of that which may be properly termed the normal death-rate of the county ; but in the next year this excess had risen to 23,000. In the two years ab ut 36,000 persons perished, who, if the sanitary condi tion of this district had experienced no deteriora tion, would have lived. Though the Irish immi grants and the Irish fever must be credited with some portion of this terrible mortality, the Regis trar-General regarded indigenous and not exotic causes by far the most active agents in its produc tion. The sufferings of tne poor at that time are in dicated by the increased poor rate, which was then regarded as very heavy, but which, in comparison with the far larger expenditure of the present day, now appears insignificant. By the assistance of the tables of mortality recently issued from Somerset House, a parallel can be drawn between the death-rate during one year of the cotton famine, with that which prevailed during the Irish famine, in our great manufacturing county. Taking the years ended with March, we find that the deaths in Lancashire, in 1860-61 were 59,116, in 1861-62 they were 65,464, sod in 1862 63 they were 63,694. These present a strong and a very gratifying contrast with those we have just been considering. It was not until the commence ment of the last three years which have just elapsed that the distress in the north was sufficiently great to attract the notice of Parliament. We see, how ever, that the deaths were only 4,578 in excess of 1860 61, a year of great manufacturing activity, and that they were 1,770 below 1861-62. It will be shown hereafter, when we limit the observations to the cotton manufacturing unions, that the evidence of their generally healthy condition is still more remarkable. Last autumn, when public attention had been called to the marked decrease in the mortality of some of the most distressed of the Lancashire unions, the Registrar-General observed, with judi cious caution, that "It had been assumed as obvioas that if the death-rate in the distressed districts does not exceed or falls below that which has prevailed in times of pros- perity, the relief obtained by the unemployed, from public and private sources, has sufficed to maintain them in health. The allow ance may or may not have been sufficient in amount, but the returns of mortality furnish no evidence of the fact; they only show that extreme consequences of famine have not yet been mani fested." It is reassuring to find the Registrar- General with a whole winter's additional experi enc.', of the distress, the relief, and the death-rate in the North, admitting, with some emphasis, " that the legal provision for the distressed, and the spon , taneous liberality of their countrymen, have hitherto sufficed to maintain the people in health." There is another way of testing the Lancashire death-rate, that is, 17 comparing it with that which has ruled in a neighbouring county. The West Riding of York, during the three years under re- view, has, with a few inconsiderable exemptions sustained an active industrial life; but the returns do not tell of a more healthy state of her inha- bitants, with relation to antecedent conditions, than can be shown for the palatinate, with her mills motionless, and half a million of her operatives living upon the unwonted bread of charity. In the West. Riding, 1850-61, the deaths were 36,202; in 1861-62, they were 35 296; and in 1862 63, they amounted to 37,725. The last year was in excess of both the former ones—with respect to the first by 1,523 deaths, and to the second by 2,429 deaths. To explain the circumstance that the deaths in Lancashire during the win! er quirter last past show a decline in number when compared with the two corresponding quarters of 1861-62, which decreemeut is not participated in by the kingdom generally, it has been suggested that, while England enjoyed an average amount of health during the first term of the comparison, Lancashire was in those two quarters moreun healthy than usual ; and that, in the common fluctuations of disease, " more or less improvement of the public health was to be expected." It appears to us that this explanation may be read backwards. The eve of recovery from an unu,ual amount of insalubrity in any district appears to be but a bad commence ment for bearing up against a period of privation. Instead of partially explaining the unexpectedly moderate death-rate of Lancashire by referring it to the ordinary fluctuations of disease, the fact of the low mortality appears rather to render the evidence stronger that this happy result is principally the effect of the prompt, liberal, and tffi3ient aid which her operatives have received in the day of their adversity. When we analyse the returns, it is found that considerable diversities exist among the unions. Following Vie same line of comparison employed in discussing the mortality of the county, the Stockport union sLows an increased death rate of 10.8 per cent., while the neighbouring union of Macclesfield decreased 5.4 per cent. The winter quarter at the former place was particularly un healthy. Scarlet fever has been very prevalent over the whole union. In Lancashire the cotton manufacturing unions which hare been less fortunate in respect of health than their neighbours are War rington, Ashton-und er -Ly ne , °Ahem, Barton a nd on-Irwill, Chorlton, and Chorley. The inc rease ent in these districts ranges between 4 in which the decrease is equal to 8 7 per cent. 10 per cent. The more fortun-tte on es p l e are perre ee ßolton, n t . Rochdale, 8.0 per mint ; H ialthg the largest decline, Burnley, which exhibits by Bury, 3.4 per cent. ; distressed unions,3 6 per te telling off in the namely, 17.3 per cent.; cent.;Blfkabrurn, one of the most Manchester, 3.4 per . cen . ;here 263 ; and last, but number of deaths where the the rate has fallen 6 2 per h Preston has divided with eat-s. cent., or by L ne the distinction of being the not least,. Ashton-tinder - P_re i s s t s on d , di s tressed union under th e present visi ta:t t o i s ou . It was there, in the autumn, the very tea sonable alarm arose that the food -fever mi g ht have started on its fearful career. Toe Government, warned by the earliest symptoms, sent down a spe cial medical inspector to consult with the local board of health, and with the guardians of the poor vigorous measures were taken to relieve the sufferers and to check the spread of the fever ; but 48 persons died from the fever in spite of all t fforts Then the disease stopped, and has not appeared since, or elsewhere in the district. Though Pres ton and Ashton stand very much upon the same level as to the distress of the operatives, judging of that distress by the number who have come upon the rates in both unions, yet we observe that their sanitary condition has been discrepant. Preston had 188 fewer, and Ashton-under-Lyne 136 more, deaths than in 1860-61 and 1861 62. Man chester, Salford, and Chorlton form, in point of feet, one vast manufacturing and commerciat town. Hero too the labour famine has Thinned considerable differtuces in the death•rnte. In the firer nbmed piece there Nvero 263 leNs deaths; in the second the mortality vris only 1 per cent. higher ; but in Chorlton the deaths iticreasEd by 352, or more than 9 per cent. But the figures before us present another phase of the sanitary question-- the force of endemic causes upon mortality, irre spective of the economic condition of the inhsbi- tants of any place. The whole area of our large port upon the Mersey, which is generally called Liverpool, is, for the purposes of registration, divided into two distriots—Liverpool and West Derby. These places contain a population of nearly 500,000 persons. During the cotton famine, Liverpool, though it is the largest cotton port in Europe, has suffered ♦ery little distress. What her merchants have lost by the American war in one direction it is shrewdly suspected they have made up through the same cause in another. We should therefore hope that the death-rate there would show at least as favourably as in the unions where the industry of half the people is paralysed. But what are the facts P In 1860 61 the deaths were 12,420; in 1861- G 2 they rose 1,600, being then 14,011 ; last year they again rose 1,000; in exact numbers they were 15,091. In 18623, therefore, they were 217.9 per cent. higher than in 1881, and 7.4 per cent. higher than 1862. Contrast these figures with those we have given above in exposition of the diminished mortality of unions like Bolton, Rochdale, Heali ng . den, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester or Presto; where unemployed thousands have been maintained by charity. The Liverpool death-rate in 1862-63 was 31 in every 1,000 of the inhabitants ; this is fifty per cent. higher than the average rate for all England, a n d near ly double that which Dr. Parr has pronounced to be the natural rats of mortality in this country. The low rate of mortality which lias generally marked the cotton unions during the distress bag been sometimes referred to the circumstance of the mothers being able to give that necessary care to their younger offspring, of which they are too often deprived during full work in the factories. We cannot venture an opinion upon the value of this explanation, the statistical evidence to determine the question not being at present before the public); but at y cause acting largely upon the infant mor tality of our manufacturing districts must have great influence upon the general death -rate. In. Lincashire, in 1880, which we take as the latest year in which the deaths by age have been pub lished, out of every thousand deaths 941 were those of intuits under five years of age. If Lancashire could be made as favourable to infant life as North Wa.es, tbr example, where the mortality under five ml o i o va u er n eg y en w palat ine those he:e ear ly would ages. be e qua H I years is 312 per 1,000 deaths, the saving to the er t e o , 6 th ,o e o n o , isora broad physical, social, and moral itiflo.enoes may, under given, but not extravagant cor.ditions, be brought into play to eheck a frightful waste of human We cannot fe but think th at very many ,Jf that mul titude of benefactors who came with generous celerity to the rescue of the cotton workers in their first season of trial, will read with lively plea. sure the figures we have here adduced to prove that an inordinate mortality has not aggravated the dis tress of Lancashire. The statistics of death afford another proof of the sufficiency of the means be stowed upon the hungry and the naked. There health has smiled on charity, and charity will not readily forget the grateful reward of her first daunt less struggle with famine. TEE GALE YESTERDAY. Shortly after three o'clock yesterday morning the wind, which for some hours previously bad threat ened, rose to an alarming strength, and up to mid day, with but slight intervals, blew a perfect hur ricane from the E.N.E., but frequently chopping round to the S.S.E. and W. by N., causing not only injury of a serious nature to many persons, but in flicting damage to property to an alarming extent. The trees and shrubs in the parks suffered severely, and several persons ware injured by falling branches. Much damage was also done in various parts of Lou don by chimneys being blown down, lead being rolled off roofs, &c. A number of accidents, but fortunately none fatal, occurred through these and similar cast/Allies. On inquiry it was ascertained that owing to the fury of the gale several vessels had been detained in the Pool, and a telegraphic message had been received stating that it was advisable not to allow the Mar gate steamer Magician to start for that place as the weather there was truly alarming. The Triton, from Boulogne, due yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, did not arrive, and has doubtless been detained by the fury of the gale. The vessels in the Pool were ex tensively injured, and in many instances the spars, &c., woe torn away. Above Blackwell the gale was felt most severely, and off Woolwich a small boat vrms swamped, and two men were only saved from drowning through the exertions of some per sons from the shore. Between Westminster and Vauxhall a barge laden with coal was driven from its mooring, and notwithstanding every effort made sunk in deep water. Near Chelsea two sailing yes. eels came into collision, and one, the Union, was seriously damaged. At Thames-bank a large quan tity of timber lying off a wharf was driven from its fastenings, and dashed with much force against some small boat., which were greatly injured. The fury of the gale Was so great at one time that it was only with the utmost difficulty and danger that the steamers could make headway, and the tempo rary footway across the river at Hun gerf was felt to shake under the violence of the wind. From the accounts received the gale has been felt severely at Hertford and Hoddesdon, and other paces on the Great Eastern line, and the trains considerably delayed. At the various hospitals persons were attended, having met with injuries, but nothing further of a serious nature has been ascertained. SHIPPING--This Day. LONDON, May 20.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; light breeze and cloudy weather, with rain in the morning. PORTLAND, May 18.—Arrived—CitT of Mobile, from Calcutta; Adelaide, from London for P ortland and Gib raltar. BELTXHAN, May 19.—Wind N.E., blowing a gide Arrived—Prince of Wales, f►om Hall for Matamoros, sup. plied with coals, and will proceed when the Weather znn. derates. _ -- 1;;, May 19._Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Korsien, f or Oneiga. NEWPORT, Map ll.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Kit e , for Shanghai. BY MAGNETIO TELEGRAPH. GRAYESBNI), Wedlleßitty Arrived—Frans Martha, from Emden ; Catbarina, from Maria, from L antzio ; Sarpen, from Chris- Ny loping tiana. for Barbados; Amelia, for Berbiee; NoSramilietnd—dieF,lleYtienagmFeri,shto'r Dunkirk ; Concordia, steamer, o f Boulegoe; Rainbow, steamer, for Ostend; Bruiser, steamer, tor Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. The Truiumphant, from Atiica for tendon, has been supplied with anchor and 75 fathoms of chain, to replace others which had hren lost, RT d has proceeded leeward. DEATH OF OF " lIER ROYAL &LIZA HIGHNESS P RINCES!! lIETII .tIONY.—A telegram was received yestex• day by the members of the royal family, announcing the demise of her hoyal Highness Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of his Royal Highness Prince George of I:saxonyt who died at. Dresden on Monday evening at 9 o'c'iook. The Prussiata Muntteur anncunces the, return to his summer residence near Potsdam from Wiesbaden, of Prince Frederick Charles, who was said to be in Russia. S )me proceedings of the prince. who was suspected of liberalism, had called forth an order from the King fur him to !cave Berlin fora time, RuYAL POLYTECIINIC.—Yesterday mornin by spc'cial command, Profes sor P epper h a d the h o nour of delivering His Ghost Lecture before the Print() and Princess of Wales, and the Prince end Princess Louis of Hesse. Their Royal Highnesses were received by the Rev. J. B. Owen and the other directors of the P olytechnio, and after being shown through the galleries, ,A-ete conducted to a royal box prepared for their reception. At the conclusion 1 of the lecture, by the invitation of Pro;essor Pepper, the royal party went behind the henna arid examined the ma. witnessing the e ,, inety and appliances for p%-cducireg the curious illusion/ of the Polytechnic ghost. Atter seeing some interesting experiments of the subrAlarine diver and apparatus they concluded a 'visit of two hours' duration by e th a e: z incantation and other chief scenes in Von Weber's opqa of ;IFanrekieteillt4htel3.'di irelOt(o.f r ° al rG en isa d v t ill e g tir . aell a l tl a y rt l y As g am y rac q i l s i t a z i7 their visit, 1.