The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The mercantile classes do not appear inclined to obtain more accommodation at 9 per cent. than necessity compels. The rate is a high one, and pre cedence as well as economy dictates the curtailment of business till less onerous terms for discounting shall prevail. The floating balances of bankers and brokers show no augmentation, and no change has therefore been made in the quotation for first-class bills, although six months' paper has been negotiated at 81 per cent. There was a further influx of £50,000 in gold at the Bank yesterday. The Barcda, which leaves to-morrow for Bombay, will convey £86,000 in gold and £31,800 in silver, making a total of £117,800. The City of Baltimore, from New York, has ar rived with £98,000. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was a slightly downward tendency. The Mexican dollars by th e last packet have been sold at ss. ltd. per oz. A respectably constituted undertaking has just been brought forward under the title of the Alliance National Land, Building, and Investment Company (Limited). It is proposed to develope and extend the business of the Alliance National Land, Build ing, and Investment Society, which was established in 1862, and has attained success. Under the ope ration of the Limited Liability Act, the company will always have the best opportunities for using i its capital to a d vantage. The shares of the British Land Company (Limited) are now saleable at a premium of upwards of 50 per cent. Operations will be carried on both in England and Ireland. It is mentioned that no expense will attend the pro motion and establishment of this undertaking, with the exception of the cost of the usual preparation ; of the articles of association and registration. We shall advert to this important association at some length to-m orrow . 8 The shares of the Tavistock Iron Company were in demand to-day at 11 and 2 prem. The capital stock of this company is being rapidly absorbed. By a telegram from St. Nazaire we learn that the Transatlantic Company's steamer Florida has ar rived at that port with 226 passengers and 30,000 dollars in freight. She left Vera Cruz on the 14th ult., Santiago de Cuba on the 20th, and Martinique on the 26th. TWO 0' CLOCK. sh At Paris this morning, according to Renter's 1 telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 75e. 81 A quiet and heavy feeling has pervaded the Stock Exchange markets to-day. Little business has been negotiated, and a few sales have been sufficient to occasion a decline of about 1 per cent in the Eng. lish Funds. C onso l s are 91} - 1 for money, and 90-1 less the dividend, for the account. The New Th rees an d R educed Annuities are 881 891 ; at' Exchequer Bills for March, 15s. dis. ; and for June, 4s. dis.; India 5 per Cents. 1041 105, and etc ditto 4 per Cents, 991. India Stock is 217 219. ••• In the Foreign Market, business is moderately active, and prices are a trifle flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 711; ditto Consolid4s, 501 51; Mexicsn, 436 44; ditto New, 1 die. par ; Greek, 221 23; Portuguese, 47 1 4 481 ; Spanish et Passive, 341 35 ; and the Confederate Loan, 65 67. In the R a il way Share Market the dealings have it been on a very limited scale, and the few bargains recorded show in several instances a slight decline as regards prices. Metropolitan and South Eastern have each receded 10s., and North Western, 55.; : while London and Blackwall have improved 10s. St The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little et; change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in stances at slightly reduced quotations. British American Exchange realise 41 ; Alliance Bank, 63 64 ; Imperial Ottoman, 202 d ; London and County, 601; National Bank, 78; General Credit, 9a 1; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 841. The following arc the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings •:—lrnperial Bank of China, 1 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 11 21 prem.; Thames Iron Works, 11 2 prem. poraon ; Provinci a l Bank Corti ,I 1 prem.; Interna tional Land Credit, 2 21 prem. ; Telegraph Con struction, 1 11 prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, 1 11 prem. ; 11 prem. and North Aust ra li an C o mpany, 1 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. I 3 per C ent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9l Si New 21 per Cent. Jan. WI.. ' — Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873. • • ' '''' ' Annuities, 30 yrs, expire &th J an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 188.5 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Excheq uer Bills, £lOOOl March. June. Ditto , & 3 per Cent l5 4 dis £ 5 OO Ditto , 2 _ Ban k England Stk, £ 510 0 and £2OO / per Ct. Dit to Account — INCIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per `Ditto Cent., April 1874 219 17 Ditts per Cent. July, 1870 o A.ccount.... ...... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. — D o Certificat es Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. fx Ditto 5 p er Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 5 k per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto lio Ditto ditto A ug. , 1 8 66 nds£l,ooo — D itto under £1 0 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Ditto Brazilian 5 per Cent 1859 101/ 100/ Ditto 4/ per Cent 1852-58-60 .- .9 Ditt o . 1863 — B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent Chilian 6 per Cent, Ditto 41 pet Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent — Cubs,, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 — Ditto Scrip £5O paid — - Equador New C onso li dated m , 1 per Cent l3 p / E gyptian 7 per Cent lOOl 1 Ditto, Second I ssue Greek 5 per Cent 9 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremman a Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5l Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account • • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account ..................... Russian 6 per C ent., 1822, £ St 481 71 — Ditto 4/ per C ent., 1860 .............. 85 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .............. 53/ Ditto 5 per Cent,'-4862 .............. 85/ 65/ Sardinian 5 per Cent .................. Ditto Account ................. Spanish 3 per Cent .................. Ditto Account .................... Ditto New Deferred ................ Ditto Account — 41 35 i Ditto Passive Ditto Account Sp.inish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 pe r C en t Turkish 6 p er C en t . 1854 — Ditto Account BB - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ott() Account — Ditto, £lOO Bonds 72 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto A ccount Ditto £lOO Bonds 714 1 D itto :1863 Ditto G uarazteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. itto Account 23 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account ....... Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861 Ditto 1/ per Cent .................. Dividends on the above payable in Lond , u. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. B elgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f, Ri D utch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 pe r C en t. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 fr ancs.. Ditto Account 67a i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto 91k i Eiecount ........ SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. t s l h ati a 4 r . e,,tßmlyr.ihweßai l : Ways, !pfd.' Closing I Business , Price. I done. o an l 7l a r n ry d n S e t . r. Val. 1 11 0 1 _8 _B4 iu I Bos t ,, Sleaf.,andlilid.Co. all 84 9 et Br i stol and Exet e r lOO 83 15 834 et , Caledonian lou 1174 1184 50 20 I Cork a n d Bandon ..... 1 all Commit! • i all 6 7 10 ID o A{ A gets no dig ) all 10 i Do, B till 6p c.p an.has all Ibeen paid 08. 0 ;Dublin & J Belfast une. all 3 17 37 25 / D ttn.,Perth..l L Ab. June. , all 18 et 'Etli 4 lburgli & Glasgow.' 100 BB 90 et 'Gl asg. and S. Western. 100 1101 106 et IGreatEaatern, Ord. stk 100 17 ~74 47 1 1 et ; Ditto A stock - at ! Ditto EastAnglian st 100 64 7 4 et GreatNorthof Scotland 100 —st ;Great Northern lOO 120 130 et I Do A stock at I Do Bdo et Gt,. S. and W. of ir ' e • la.n , 100 91 93 et itireat Western et Do Str Val gua. stock 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 109 1094' 1104 4 et London and Blackwali 100 64 150 65 4/ st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 100 101 102 et Lon., Chat., amd Dover 100 40 41 at Lon. & Nortth W es t ern 100 1094 1004 1104 flO at !Lon. & Scr,th Western 100 064 974 974 et Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 63 14 544 60 Maryport and Carlisle. all 12 4 Do 4 shares.. et Metropolitan all I'l4 1144' 114 174 at Midland Do New at Do Binning. et Derby 100 i 100 102 50 , Mid. Gt. W. of Irel an d all 25 I Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line et North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 244 154 at Nth. Eastern—Berwiot 100 991 1004 1004 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase '5.13.4 n at Do Leeds lOO 554 664 561 at Do York et Do Carlisle... -100 st North London 1 0 Do New 5 14 24 p >.16.4,N0rth St a ff or d s hi re 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 1(4 114 at Scottish Central st Scot. N. E., Aber. atoca 100 30 40 at Do Soot. Mid. stock lOO 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo all et Shropahirc Union at South Devon.... et !South Eastern at 'South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 104 107 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. all 74 84 25 Stockton .a Darlington all 264 374 25 Do l7 94 10 0 Z 5 Do New, 186 e lO 8 84 0 et Taff Vale. to Do B 8 5 7 e 10 Do C 3 3 4 p 10 Ulster :5 Do .10 Do 54 it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 1 Waterford & Kilkenny 100 t West Cornwall lOO t W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R lOO t West Midland —O x f or d : 100 t Do Newport 100 ] t Do Her e f or d 100 —_. . r BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ' a re Railways 1 0 Atlantic dc St Lawrene( Bom Baroda& (lent Ino Gu. 5 per oent... !O Do. New O 411. ?() Do. E. Shares 04 Buffalo and Laxe Huron () Do. Preference 0 I Buffalo,Brant,rtGodrich . . p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 t: 100 Do. do. July 1, 187 .00 Do. do. Juue 1, 1873 st Clcutta.ctS.Eastn. (Lim, at Cape Town Dock Scrii ;ock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. (k East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. C,-' Ext..... 20 Do. do. H do. .. ock Grand Trunk of Canada DO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. DO Do. do. deferred...... DO Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. )0 Do. do. deferred...... )0 Do. 3d Pr ef. stock ... 10 Do. do. deferred...... 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock... 00 Do. do. deferred...... ook Gt. IndiaPenLn.gua sp.c 20 Do. New gua. 5 p 0... Do. January, 1862 ook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares 10e Do. New )0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. )0 Do. 59 10.0. do. '77-8.. LO Indian Branch Limited )0k Madras. guar., 5 p. 0. .. )ek Do. 41 p. 0. Extension ck De. 4A do.. • • 10 Do. Fifth Extension. ?ck Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. io Meib. & Ilobson's Bay. 10 Do. 7p. G Mortg. Bds. 10 Newßr ons:wick ct Cand& Class A and B. N.Rl.C'daapolat tbde, lock Sainde ock Do. Delhi 10 Do. d 0...... et Do. Punjaub t Do. Do. )ok Do. Indus. St. Flo ) all 100 1 (100 'lOO 2 all i 100 100 Paid, all lco Closing Price. 58 66 104 102! id 61 81 9i 77 82 77 88 77 82 100 in 98 100 103 105 102 i 3031 t P, 20 201 71 13 60 62 60 64 51 63 48 60 40 42 25 27 23 e 6 102 103 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 103 10 10i 10i 10 f, 94 95 84 86 1011 102 IP i 94 96 90 9.: 58 6) 3 5 82 84 102 103 101 10: P il 3, WO 102 93 05 COLONIAL GOVER. - ,C,sD.Gon. 6 p.c.Ja &July 1877-88 Do. np. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. op. o.Mar. & Sept. Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 _lnscribed stock Cape G.ll ope, 6 p 0,1871 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c Mauritius 6 per cent .. INatal Gov. 6 per cent.. N..8.G0v. 6 pm. J a.&Jul) Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p Du. 5 p. c.,lBti to 18it Do. d0.,1888 & upwds New Zealand 8 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. S. Aus G6p.0.1878.& up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&July Da. 10 6D.0. Ao.&Dot.. 103 105 102 104 102 104 90 02 89 91 100 108 107 109 1(8 110 110 112 105 107 106 108 106 108 102 104 994 1001 99 101 99 101 103 111 100 100 100 100 100 [Ol 106 110 112 107, 108i1 1071 9 71 BRITISH MINES. 2 usmbrian Consol. Gold 1 4 fd Gifford Amalgamated 32 34 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 67 70 69 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... 2.14. e 285 295 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 65 7 E. W'lliussel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 3f 45 Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen., 585 7 9 Great South Tolgus 17s 25 35 (1,. Wheal Vor (kleiston, 40 31 33 33 Grenville .. 6.16. a 95 94 tiercAl's-Foot .. • 8.12 88 40 39 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 35 4 Lady Bertha Ilargaret (lJny Lelant g 5. 18 20 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 15 d New Seton lof 85 95 - • North Downs 2l 1i ilaseet(lllo.fau 3.1.0 I.f 25 North Wheal Crotty rar Consols (St. Blaze>, 2) Vrovidenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 41 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer ; 15 450 170 3. Cara Brea (Illogan) - IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan; 18.18.9 40 50 !Stray Park 30.17.0 23 SO famarSilv.& Lead Jlin I Tin Crott 9 18 19 • West Basset (1110 , -an) l5 9 10 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 16 18 West Seton Wheel Basset (Illogan) 55 90 95 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 30 35 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) , 2.0.8 Wheal Ludeott Wheal MaryAnnCLlen )1 8 115 125 Wheal 3eton ! 585 200 205 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 24 24 - IWheal Union 13.17 2 25 PREFERENCE SHARES. great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, Ditto, 6 per cent. pf., 123 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 104 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Blackwall, 4a per cent. stk., 991 'ondon, Brighton, &c., 4/1 per cent., MM. 99 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 88J Preston and Wyre, 4) FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Belgian Eastern Junction, 14 Recife and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7:per cent., 16! San Paulo (Bin.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 191 FOREIGN 711L.NE8. Alamillos, limited, Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lim.,*3i BANKS. lira and United Service (lim.), 143 40 Alliance (lim.). 64 8 Ditto, new, 53 Anglo AustrianZ7 Bank of London, 176 Bank of Otago, lira., 4 Bank of Wales, lira., 17 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 15, ; British and American Exchange (11m.), 41 British and Californian, lira., 6:} Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 3g Chartered tier. of India, London, and China, Ditto, new, 951 Consolidated Bans, lira., 111 11 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 European Bank, lira., 121 Hindustan, L,hina, and .Japan (lira.), 34 Imperial Bank (Urn.), 401 Imperial Ottoman, 21/ Land M ortgage Bank of India, lira.. 6 London, B uenos Ayres, and River Plate, 50 London and Ditto, new, 56 IL.xonnddoonn,alinadmebouurutye 61 Colonial (lint.), 15i ont. 6 g,Exchange, London Joint Stock, 43 lim., 181 London and South African, 26 London and South African, London and 11 estminster, 94 Merchant Bank, lira., 2 L Mercantile and Exchange, line., 191 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 29 30 Mexican, } Mu, National Bank, 78 Ditto, 42 Provincial Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira., 11} South Africa aim), 321 i'n o e t w' Ireland. 93 - Union of London, 56 5} Standard South E o t t e r B ritishD MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Royal Mail Steam, 21 202 City Ofhces, - lira., 6i t 52 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8,1 Consolidated Discount, lira , 81 2 Credit 111c,biii , r, 91 Discount Corporation, 16} 16 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, lira., 51 Epglish and Australian Copper, 13 Universal Marine, Insurance, Jim., 5k 'l' SEC U ItIT Business done MEN TFIL SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1864. SHAKSPERE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS, PUBLIC MEETINGS-THIS DAY. A public meeting was held to-day at the Adelphi Theatre in aid of establishing a school in connection with the Royal Dramatic College, to be called the Shakspere Foundation School. At half-past one o'clock the ohair was taken by CHARLES DICKENS, Esq. Amongst those present on the stage were : .T. B. Buckstone, Esq., Col. De Bathe, B. Webster, Esq., E. Yates, Esq., Sterling Coyne, Esq., Rev. J. Cdx, C. Gruneisen, Esq., W. Bennett, Esq., Ger. Garwood, Esq., H. Compton, Esq., W. Webster, Esq., G. B. Childs, Nelson Lce, El,, A. Mellon, Esq., T. Williams, Efq., R, E. Phillips, Esq., D. .Meadows, Esq., J. W. Anson, Esq., J. L. Toole, Esq., R.Roxby, Esq., J. Robins, E 1., J. H. Hol lingshed, Esq., W. H. Maxwell, Esq., T. Smith, Esq., Charles Kent, Esq., W. It. Crawford, Esq., Miss M. A. Braddon, Mrs. Childs, G. Bristow, Esq., G. Vining, Esq., Tom Taylor, El., Samuel Phelps, Esq., and Paul Bedford. The CHAIRMAN said—Fortunately for the meeting and fortunately for himself, it was not his business to make a speech, as his duty, viz., was more like that of Falstaff, to be the cause of speech in others, and listen attentively to every gentleman who might'address them. He believed it was the duty of the chairman of a public meeting to give a plain and concise outline of the objects for which they were assembled, They were not mot that day to talk over the Shakesperian Tercentenary Festival— (laughter)—they were not assembled to commemo rate the birth of Shakspere, although they intended in a short time, as humble worshippers, to take his name, and he hoped it would not be in vain. They were all aware that there was a very admir able institution in existence, viz,, the Royal Dra matic College, which was a harbour of rest and re pose to the veterans of the dramatic art—(hear, hear)—and it was now proposed to carry out one of the objects which was a portion of the original idea, viz., the founding and endowing schools for the education of the children of actors and actresses; but in the project to be set afloat that day it was not proposed to be at all exclusive ; on the con trary, the schools would be open to all who proposed to select it as a place of education for their children. The proposition, which, when it was spoken of, re ceived the high approval of the late lamented Prince Consort, was to build a school in which forty children of actors—twenty boys and t wenty:girls— would be placed upon the foundation, but it was not to ba limited to that alone. The schools would be built upon the society's own land. It would, there. fore, be free from debt in that particular, and this of itself was an object of the highest importance. Ob jection had been made to receiving sons of actors for education in some little snivelling private school— (hear, hear, and laughter)—but in a public school never. He, therefore, thought it wise that they should propose to throw the schools open to the public, for it would show that they were not desirous of founding mere hole and corner establish ments. But Le would leave the matter in their hands. He had merely dealt with the subject, although a tempting one, as the owner of an entailed estate, and he hoped he had handed it down to the speakers that were to follow him in an unencumbered condition. He had pee haps cut a little timber, and had grubbed up a little brushwood here and there, but that was merely to clear the view of the gentleman who would move the first resolution, whom he hoped would thereby distinctly see his way. He would therefore call upon his friend near him to move the first resolution. Mr .R. BELL said he had great pleasure in complying with the desire of the chairman, and he therefore moved— " That the Royal Dramatic College is now in a sufficiently advanced state to render it desirable to proceed with the foundation of the schools set forth in a charter of that in stitution as a part of its original design." The actor had long desired to have a school like that which it was now sought to establish, and he felt certain the public would nobly second the efforts of those who had done so much to elevate the tastes, feelings, and desires of the public at large. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then called upon Samuel Phelps, Esq., to second the resolution, and when that gentleman rose to do so, he was received with the loudest applause, Mr. PHELPS, however, resumed his seat by simply saying, " Mr. Chairman, I have great pleasure in secocading the resolution." The adoption of the resolution was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. Mr. A. TROLLOPS then moved the second reso lution, viz. : " That the schools shall be called the Shakspere Founda tion Schools, and shall be devoted to the sound and liberal education of pupils of both: sexes, not to be restricted to any profession or class, and that there shall be a certain number of foundation scholars, so many boys, and so many girls, according to the endowment; and that these founda tion scholars, receiving their education gratuitously, shall always be the children of actors, actresses, and dramatic writers. He said he, for one, had to complain of the chairman, because in the remarks he had made to the meeting he had not only cut his timber and grubbed up all his brush wood, but his soil had been left entirely destitute ; he had, in fact, so dealt with the matter now before the meeting that little else was left for those who followed him but to express their high admiration of his transcendent talents. (Cheers.) The resolution spoke plainly, and therefore be would resume his seat by anticipating its unanimous adop- Lion. A GENTLEMAN in fa t e stalls, who stated that he was a subscriber to the Dramatic College, suggested that the word poor" should be inserted before the concluf4ing words of the resolution— viz., actors and actresses, or dramatic writers. He 'was not anxious that that particu lar word should be accepted, but he thought it absolutely necessary that, in order to avoid the course pursued in some other schools, the scholars of such foundation should be the sons or daughters of decayed or necessitous actors. Another gentleman in the body of the theatre said he would have great pleasure in seconding sueh an amendment. After a few remarks from the Chairman, who said that as the selection of the foundation scholars would always rest in the Council of the Royal Dramatic College, he thought the amendment was quite unnecessary. The amendment having been withdrawn, Mr, E. SOTUERN said he had great pleasure in seconding the resolution. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then submitted the proposition to the meeting, and declared it carried =mi. mousl— .f • Tin. Tom TAYLOR moved the third resolution, 'rdhich was as follows That a subscription be opened for the building of the schools and the endowment of the foundation of scholar ship, and the public support be entreated in behalf of the educational institution which addresses the whole com munity." Reverting to the remark of the chairman, he said he knew at least one gentleman whose son had been refased admission to one of those snivelling schools merely because his father was an actor. The:foundation and:establishment of the Shakspere School in connection with the Dramatic College would entirely prevent the repetition of such narrow and shallow minded actions; (Cheers.) The resolution having been seconded, was pat to tho meeting and carried unanimously. The following resolution was also carried 66 That Mr. Webster be requested to act as treasurer, pro tem., and that a committee of gentlemen be appointed (with power to add to their number), to advance the above ob ;eds. A cordial vote of thanks was then proposedrto the Chairman for his kind, able, and valuable as sistance, and also for the manner in which he had presided over the meeting that day. The resolution was carried amidst great enthu sirmu, and, after its acknowledgment by Mr. Dickens, the meeting separated. Liverpool Cotton IVlarket—Thls Day, Extreme rates. Sales probably about 15,000 bales or more. Imports, 9,775; previously, 14,366. Central Criminal Court--This Day, OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) ALLRGED MANSLAUGHTER. ' John Stephens, carrying on the business of herbalist in Whitechapel, surrendered to an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of a boy named William Proby, aged 15. The father of the boy, a labouring man living at Eastfield street, Limehouse, finding his son very unwell, went to the defendant's shop and described the symptoms to the defen dant, and he gave him some pills and powders which were administered to the deceased Some ointment was also given for outward application. The lad became very much worse, and ultimately died on March 20. Previously to his death he was attended by a regular medi cal practitioner, and from certain circumstances coming to the knowledge of the authorities an inquest was held, and the contents of the deceased's stomach was sent to Dr. Letheby for analysation. The report of Dr. Letheby stated that the deceased had been suffering from a diseased hip-joint, but in the stomach a large quantity of cayenne pepper was discovered, which it was now sought to show was improperly administered by direction of the defendant, and had produced the inflammation of which the boy died: The trial was proceeding when we went to press. FOURTH COURT, The Recorder was occupied with the trial of three men named Heath, Ansel', and Brammond, who were indicted for stealing, and the latter with receiving some engravings, but the case was one of not the least public interest. The New Court and Third Court were not sitting when our report loft. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, - - _ MARLBOROUGH STREET. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A FEMALE. —Henry Hard ing, a powerfully-built young man, described as a carman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following ruf fianly assault on a young woman named Ellen M'Carthy. The complainant, who is in an advanced stage of preg nancy, said she resided in York-place, Buckingham-street, Strand, and on the previous night was passing down Oxendon-street, Coventry-street, when she saw defendant beating a female. Some persons collected, and a gentle man cried out " Shame," upon which the defendant turned round and asked, " Who said that," and then, without her saying a word to him or giving him the least pro vocation, knocked her down. 'The defendant, while she was lying on the ground, then set to kicking her in the side, till some persons lifted her up and gave him into custody. The defendant said that some girls wearing hats had annoyed him and knocked his hat off. The complainant said she neither touched nor spoke to he defendant. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a brutal assault on a female, especially in the condition of the complainant. The com plainant had evidently stopped to see what the defendant was doing, and then the defendant made an attack upon her, she having done him no harm. lie should fine the defendant 205,, or a month in the House of Correction. WESTMINSTER. WHOLESALE SHOPLIFTING.—Ann and Elizabeth Smith, mother and daughter, were charged with stealing three dress pieces, valued at upwards of £2, from the shop of Henry and William Rowels, linendrapers, Nos. 11 and 12, Warwick-street, Pimlico. Mr William Howels said that at about half-past eight on the previous evening the prisoners came into the shop while he was at supper, and, from information received from one of the shopmen, he went into the shop, when he saw the prisoners, and before saying anything observed the end of a robs protruding from under the 3 ounger prisoner's shawl. As they were about to leave the shop, witness asked the prisoners what they had got under their shawls, upon which the younger prisoner let fall two robes, the elder prisoner one. They were five yards from the counter when they dropped the things, and about a foot from the door of the shop. In reply to the magistrate, witness said that as the pri soners stood together the younger dropped two dresses on her right, and the elder one on her left. Allan Shorter, assistant at the shop, said that the pri soners came into the shop and asked for some linen, with which they were served, and then wanted some caps. Witness perceived the younger prisoner put something under her shawl, and went to inform his master, who came out, and upon taxing the prisoners with the robbery, they dropped the articles stolen. Police -constable 238 A said that he was ca:led to take the prisoners into custody. They both said they knew nothing about the dresses. The elder prisoner, in answer to charge, said that she never had anything, and the younger said that her mother had taken nothing, but that she had got all the dresses and dropped them all. Mr. Arnold remanded the prisoners for a week. THAMES, A VERY DANGEROUS CUSTOMER.—Catherine Moore, a very turbulent and drunken woman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being intoxicated, disorderly, assault, and wilful damage. Mrs. Sarah Maclaren, a respectable widow, said she was the landlady of the Charles Napier beer and wine house, in the Commercial-road, Limehouse. Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, the prisoner came to the bar inebriated, and called for a pint of porter. She refused to serve her, on which the prisoner said "if you, don't serve me I'll serve you out," and took up a tumbler, which she hurled at her head. It glanced by her face and struck the back of the shop. Her daughter then commenced removing the glasses and pots off the counter, and before she could:do so the prisoner swept away everything off the counter, including pots and glass. All the glasses were broken. Before a police constable could be fetched the prisoner2es . t went Besideshr o took ug h an threw it at the dau g ht er of witness. It missed her and w a Pint pot f rom b e hi n d the en g i ne an d emb ossed window, the value of which wa s 2 uthpat the prisoner b ro ke a tumbler and f our t glasses, abused her vilely, and made a great disturbance. Fanny Fox, the daughter of Mrs Maclaren, confirmed tho statement of her mother. who had s carce l y recovere d f rom yester dayT'hse pdirsissiopnaeirtOn, said she had no recollection of what happened. Mr Paget sentenced the prisoner went and hard lab our . to one mouth's imprison Shocking Tragedy at Tottenham. On Monday evenin g espe r, li a u c u iv P i h l reenY:ineer. The following letter, signed by an inqui r y was held at Tottenham, , r cting the death of Mr. Gabriel h Tby i r m esg a ie n ar d his wife, was found after his death. From it will be gathered his statement as to the cause he had for com mitting suicide : "Fellow-countryrnen,—We have drawn up the statement that you might know why We h ave agree d t o di e t oge th er , to do it. We were married on the 6th of July last; and -‘• --- we met for the first time only and the villany that drov e us a year ago. We slept together the first three months, and nothing disturbed our happiness; but then we took the house in Bedford - terrace, and as we had only a very small income, to increase our mea ns we let rooms. One of these lodgers was Mr. Cowen, b andmaster and secretary to the London Irish Volunteers, In February I received a va lentine, intimating that my . 1 Wife had an adulterous inter course with Mr. Cowen. / - gave Mr. Cowen notice, and he removed to Mr. Rod's house next door, giving out as t n a h n g der in failed,u t s 0 near, and four rt weeks e e edkied ago to g t oI s s h e e n : h h e i r s question. I noticed that after down ethiioisinstremema t ys o powtn lodgings fifofeortPhhueetast ili i n a highly respectable place three mi - yttesnistienr'eslaantg terms to my wife, and she wmrfirom my sister, say i ng t h at s h e h a d di s - Home Cottage, Tottenham. e n l e u rv t ee e cr s ee ' i dv w ee a d l I k ea tftreor letterfrom staoid "3' to Rod I h a d go t th e l e tt er , such clandestine corre spondence. was t le o s p notsuspectedut stop n . I Cowen, ow e n and I called at Mr Rod's, but Rod repudiated the impu ta tion on Cowen, and said that he suspected some one; that i t was the s ame p erson that sent the valentine, and he would pledg e hi s h onour th a t i Cowen was not the man he:suspected/ whose name he could not give. Ile:said Cowen always sp o k e of my wife with re spect and esteem, and as a father would of a daughter. u - ife, at Tottenham, found. Th e l e tt er was s i gne d stopped by my orders cautioning Butt the e post her. Thursdayoffice, t I to receivedladdressed eeve a hteor letter, na y l etters about, as she was watched and one of them was "A Wellwieher," but as Mr Rod was the only one that I had mentioned the affair to, I knew at once that the caution came from Rod' s house. I had an inter v i ew with my wife, and she admitted th e intrigue. She w as m y a d ore d id o l . I had only seen h er fi rs t 12 months a go , an d I cou ld not survive the blow. I had for her an undying love. She im plored pardon, and I forgave her. I took laudanum. She called my sister, a nd I was forced to tak e an eme ti c . "Let me say th a t m y wife was only six months past 16 years of age when we married, and she was then pure as a babe. Now I call on you, fellow - countrymen, to root out from society the man who infamously prostituted her to his lust. He is 43 years of age, and is married, but is not living with his wife. He committed a rape on my wife's person, and then by throats compelled her to keep the dreadful secret, and so made her subservient to him, and by threats frightened her into secresy. Her health was dragged down by the state of her mind. All you that have daughters, sisters, or wives, punish this wretch. I cannot wish for life. We cannot live, and two young and shattered hearts we dedicate ourselves to death. [Re has letters which she wrote to him, but they were written to him because he made her do so by frightening her with the secret,] My love was so great that I never would spare any expense for my wife. I cannot now bear that she should be made an exhibition of to punish that man. I hope you will all punish that diabolical wretch, who has crushed two young hearts in the spring of their life. " GEORGIANA TREGEXR. " GABRIEL TREGEAR." Tho first witness examined was his wife. Mrs Tregoar, She said she was 17 years of age, ar.cl had been married :ten months. She said she went to London with her husbai id, and bought laudanum at several shops, and also toak soil 0, and was ill ; but his sister caused them to take an emetic, which saved their lives. 'While Mrs Tregear was lodging at Tottenham her husband came over to Tottenham to his sister's, and from her lodgings Mrs Tregear went there to see him. He was greatly excited at the time, and Mrs Wheaton, his sister, induced his wife to leave him as she was sure he would be better with her away from him, He then remained ill in bed for two days without seeing her ; but on Wednesday night, at a quarter-past ten, her landlady let him in after his wife had gone to bed. "He came into my bedroom," said Mrs Tregear, " and shut the door. He stood for a quarter of an hour without saying a word. He laid flowers on the table, and he put there also the first letter he ever received from me. He placed several portraits on the table. Hie sister came into the room and wanted him to leave. He ordered her out, saying he wished to speak to me. She stood with her husband outside the door. Ny husband looked very strange, and I asked hie sister to come in again. He again ordered her out, and she left, saying, 'lf anything happens to him you shall be given into custody.' He then walked round to the opposite side of the bed. He pointed to the flowers which he had brought, and said that he had plucked them at Hampstead that day, :at the house where he had first met me. He pointed to his hat, on which there was a new black hat band, and asked me' Do you know what that means ?' I said I did not. He said that he had seen my papa that day. (Her father had died before they were married, and he was aware of that.) He said he had waited long before he saw him, and that then he told him to go and see her. He said my papa told him he was married again. I do not recollect that he said anything else. I was terrified, and went to call Mrs Wheaten, who was outside. He said I will blow out my brains.' I ran to the door and called' Sarah,' but heard an explosion, and saw him fall on to the bed. I found he had shot himself through the head." Dr May gave evidence to the effect that he died an hour afterwards from the pistol shot wound. Mrs Wheaton, in her evidence, said that her brother had not exactly forgiven his wife, but he was so fond of her that he said to her, " I will die, Georgiana, in your sight." She treated him with the greatest pride and callousness. They had agreed to take poison together, but she had evidently no intention of doing so, The Coroner said it would have been truly diabolical if the wife had accompanied her husband up to London to purchase poison under an agreement to take it with him, when she had no intention that it should be fatal to more than one. Mrs Tregear repeated that she did take the poison with her husband. The Coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict, "That deceased died from a pistol shot, inflicted by his own right hand while in a state of insanity, into which he had been driven by the infidelity and heartless conduct of his wife." It was stated that the unhappy lady was the daughter of parents that died seven years ago. She was then brought up in the family of an eminent surgeon practising in Hamp stead, at whose death, two years ago, she was left with no otherprotector than his aged widow. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, APRIL 29 (Evening). Letters from Admiral Porter represent Banks' expedition as a disastrous failure. He lost 4,000 prisoners, 30 guns, 1 first class gunboat, and 1,000,000 dollars in greenbacks. The latest advices state the Confederates are marching to attack Grand Ecore. General Banks is strongly entrenched at that place. The City of Baltimore takes out 490,000 dollars in specie on freight. NEW YORK,APRIL 30 (Morning). The Confederates are said to be marching on Grand Ecore. General Banks' losses in the late campaign are larger than was at first reported. No movement is expected to be made by Genera Grant for several days. Yesterday lieneral Burn. side visited Grant's headquarters. The Confederates are withdrawing troops from all quarters to reinforce General Lee. The Senate has passed the bill increasing the import duties 50 per cent, for 60 days. The Courser des Etats Unis states that there is no disagreement between the Federal and the French Governments on the Richmond tobacco question. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, APRIL 30 (Morning). Money easier. Gold 79 per cent. prem. Exit change on London—Bankers' Bills 197. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 136; Illinois shares, 127 i; Erie, 1131; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 113 k. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, May 10.--Telegrams from Liver pool during the day announce an excited cotton market, with sales of 20,000 bales at Id. per lb. advance. Such advices have naturally stimulated the yarn market, though it has rather acted as a check than otherwise upon the sales of cloth. In shipping yarns there has been a large business for all kinds, at an advance of id. to ld. per lb. The baying has been very general for all markets, more especially those of India, Germany, and the Media terranean. The home trade have also bought freely where they could get anything under extreme rates. This branch of the market has been rather excited, and owing to the great advance in cotton spinners have been almost afraid to name a price. For the business done an advance is reported of id. to ld. upon these as well as shipping yarns. The market closes with a decided upward tendency. In the cloth markei, since Tuesday last and up to yester day, we had ver; little business doing. Buyers appeared indisposed te do anything, as manufac turers still held firmly tt; their previously ad vanced quotations. The turn which Continental affairs have taken, as indicated by the report of a suspension of hostilities having been agreed to, and the upward movement of prices (coupled with great activity) in cotton and yarn, have rather strengthened than other wise the hands of sellers to-day, and we have had some little excite ment, manufacturers having coasiderably raised their demands to cover th e increased c oat of mate rial. Buyers still seem to be quite wilhogto ope rate, especially for goods in stock, at the ola rates, or even at a moderate advance upon them, but th,l appear to be quite indisposed to give anything like the increased rates now demanded by manufacturers. In fact, the very much advanced prices demanded have put a check on business, and although a much better feeling exists in the market, and there is con siderable inquiry, especialiy for shirting cloths, the operations of the day have been on a limited scale. Messrs. Pender and Co., in their semi-monthly cir cular for the overland mail, represents the business for Calcutta and Bombay as limited during the last fortnight, but say wide shirtings were more easily saleable up to a week ago, and that low qualities of T cloths have been taken to a small amount. LEEDS, 10th.—The woollen cloth markets have been of a rather quiet character to-day, but consider ing the quantity of new goods brought to the halls, a satisfactory bulk changed hands. The heavier kinds of goods are going more into requisition by the wholesale houses, but there are still some sales of light fabrics, including cloakings, as well as coating and trouserings. Canadian and American buyers are mak ing moderate purchases of low and medium cloths for the fall trade, and other branches of the export business are tolerably active. The manufacturers are well employed, especially those engaged in heavy gootio. As to prices, the market is very firm as regards both wool and cloth. The flax trade is steady, but pot brisk, and prices of flax, tow, yarns, and threads are firm. NOTTINGHAM, 10.—There was a numerous at tendance on 'Change to-day, an& the demand for lace yarns commenced pretty fairly. Sellers asked an advance of ld. to 2d. per lb., but this checked sales, and business was eventually done At extreme prices. In hosiery yarns a limited trade was done at fully late rates. In silks there was not much change. Brown nets were about the same as last week. ROCHDALE, 9.—There was a fair attendance of buyers in the flannel trade to-day, and a good average business was done at full prices. The demand for heavy flannels was the least brisk, but there was nothing like slackness in any descrip tion. The manufacturers keep well employed, and they are not anxious to take large orders in ad vance at the present rates. The very high price of wool induce caution, and till larger supplies of the new clip are brought to market manufacturers will continue to make purchases for immediate rather than for prospective wants. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening, WHITEHALL, APRIL 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce to be Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education. MAY 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce to be the Fourth Charity Commis sioner for England and Wales. MAY 9. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Montgomery, Lord Belhaven, K.T., to be her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General As sembly of the Church of Scotland. DOWNING STREET, MAY 9. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Commander John Hawley Glover, R.N., to be Colonial Secretary for the settle ment of Lagos. _ _ CROWN OFFICE, NAY 10. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE ERE SENT PAR LIAMENT. Borough of Stockport—E 'ward William Watkin, of Northenden, in the county of Chester, Esq., in the room of James Kershaw, Lq., deceased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEH ALL, MAY 9. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of PAU council for Trade have received information from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affiits, that the port of Hel singfors and the adjacent coast is free from ice. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 10. 27th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-Gen. James Robertson Craufurd to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-Gen. John Geddes, deceased. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain George E. F. Kauntze to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. John Wycliffe Thompson, who retires—Lieut. Wm. Chaine to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Kauntze--Cornet Samuel James Dakin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaine— Cornet Wm, Henry Thompson, from 13th Hussars, to be Cornet, vice Dakin. Ist Dragoons —Richard Mark Synnot Maunsell, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Wm. Watt, transferred to the 17th Lancers. rth Hussars—Captain the Honourable Francis Algernon James Chichester, from the 94th Foot, to be Captain, vice H. J. Wilkin, who exchanges, receiving a portion of the former difference between Cavalry and Infantry—Lieut. the Honourable Walter Harbord to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Brevet-Major Alfred Eastfleld 'Wilkinson, who retires—Lieut. Alfred Hutton, from 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice A. Jones, who exchanges—Cornet William Langan Forsyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Honourable W. Harbord—William Frederick Bennett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, Tice Forsyth. ,oth Hussars—Lieutenant Arthur Barthorpe to be Captai n by purchase, vice Gurney Hanbury, who retires—Cornet Herbert Davies Evans to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barthorp—Arthur, Viscount Valentia, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Evans. .3th Hussars—Gentleman Cadet William Henry Thomp son, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice George John Woods, transferred to the 81st Foot. 6th Lancers—Lieutenant 'William Alex3nder Battine to be Captain, by purchase vice Thomas Francis Agg, who retires—Cornet David George Sandman to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Battine— Lieutenant Robert Thirkhill Maillard to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Eat tine, promoted. Scots Fusilier Guards Barrington Buckley Douglas Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice William Robert Maurice Wynne, who retires. 2nd Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Reginald Thoresby Gwyn to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Henry Waring, promoted. 11th Foot—Baptain John William Green, from 30th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. H. Clarkson, who exchanges. 15th Foot—Henry Nicholas Monck, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elliston, transferred to the 54th Feot. 16th Foot—Ensign Norman Cameron Griffith to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice James Dunlop Knox, deceased. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Oswald Cresswell to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Kempson, promoted. 30th Foot—Captain William Henry Clarkson, f;om 11th Foot, to be Captain, v i ce J . W. G reen , who exchanges. 38th Foot—The Commission as Adjutant of Lieutenant Alfred Stokes has been anted: ted to 24th February, 1864. 54th Foot—Ensign Edmund Charles Elliston, from 15th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Farrand Haig, who retires. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Mark M. Gillies to be Captain, without purchase, vice E. Fortescue Twysden, deceased —Ensign Joseph Harrison Evans to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, visa Gillies. 57th Foot—Ensign Robert Lawrence, from the 2d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Henry Melvin Matthews, whose transfer from the 2d Foot on 12th April, 1864, has been cancelled. 61st Foot—Ensign Henry Tomkinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Graham Hamilton, w h o re ti res — Owen Wynne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tomkinson. 65th Foot—John Lloyd Dickin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry Oliver, who retires. 76th Foot—Captain Charles B. Marshall, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Captain, vice J. N. Colthurst, appointed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion—Staff-Surgeon Major John William Mostyn, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice James Jopp, M.D., who retires upon half-pay. 79th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Jones, from 7th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice A. Hutton, who exchanges—Lieute nant Charles Edward M'Murdo to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieutenant A. Hutton, who has resigned the appointment. 83d Foot—James Hem y Robeson, Esq., late Captain Ist West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Paymast er , with honorary rank of Major, J. D. winburne, trans ferred to a Depot Battalion. 94th Foot—Captain Henry John Wilkin, from the 7th Hussars, to be Captain, vice the Hon. F. A. Chichester, who exchanges. 97th Foot—Lieut. Angus P. Martin to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Ensign A. Lynch, who has resigned the appointment. 98th Foot—Captain and Brevet Major Edward John Ellerman to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. Bell, who retires upon half-pay—Lieut. Kingston Brett to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Ellerman—Ensign Chas. Frederick Sharp to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Brett—Ensign Balser:Alt, from the Ist; West India Regiment, vice Sharp. 99th Foot—Ensign Robert George Davis Tosswell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Finnerty, who re tires—Octavius Tyndale Gooch, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tosswell. Rifle Brigade—Ensign Henry Nicholas Monck, from the 15th Foot, to be Ensign. Ist West India Regiment—Guy Wm. Frederick L' Estrange, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Balser Alt, transferred to the 98th Foot. 4th West India Regiment—Lieut. Thos. Francis Beamish to be Captain, without purchase, vice David Baker, Gabb, deceased—Ensign Claude Osbert Bulger to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Beamish—Quartermaster- Sergeant William McKean to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bulger, DEPOT BATTALIONS.—Major Robert J. Hughes, from half-pay, late Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George Mein, promoted to an unat tached Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase—Captain James N. Colthurst, from 76th Foot, to be Adjutant, vice Captain R. J. Hughes, promoted to an unattached majority, without purchase. UNATTACHED.—Captain Robert J. Hughes, from Adju _taut Depot Battalion, to be Major, without purchase.. _ MEDICILI:DEPARTMENT.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Andrew lino' Drysdale to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Surgeon. Major J. W. Moatyn, M.D., appointed to the 76th Foot—John Joseph Verdon, Gent., to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon. BREVET. Major and Brevet Lieut.-Col. William Bell, retired, half pay, late 98th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. Surgeon-Major James Jopp, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, late of the 76th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of Lieutenant-General John Geddes, Colonel of the 27th Foot, on 28th April, 1864 : - Major-General Henry Aitchison Hankey to be Lieute nant-General. Lieutenant•-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Gusta vus Bruwn, from half-pay, late 24th Foot, to be Major- General. Captain an 3 Brevet-Major Valentine F. Story, half-pay, Unattached. and Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieute nant-Colonel. Captain Grantham, 98th Foot, to be Major. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial itn pt.-7tanee in the Gazette : sN'illiam Lee, general dealer, Manchester j a w Crossley, paperhanger, Burnley Joht. Owen, tailor, Birmingham Charles Hambleton, licensed victualler, Whitechapel Harris 15r1, 91 9 shoe manufacturer, Birmingham Alfred Roled:. cab driver, Birmingham John Jolley, eles'hier, Whitechapel, Liverpool Sainte' Drury, fin;aer, Rodbourne, Hertford Thema 3 Parker, blae2Ksmith, Eardisly, Hereford shire Thomas Cope, boot ann . shoemaker, Manchester Joseph Bulmer, hay cloak:- Marsden Arthur Hughes, barness e!, Aylesbury Charles Slater, baker, Cambrioje-road, Bethnal green John Slack, publican, Sheffield John gee Lane, shopkeeper, Sheffibld SCOTCH BANKRUPTS, John Paterson, grocer, Rothesay Thomas Trench, joiner, Glasgow Hugh Paris, contractor, Bishopinill, Elgin John G. Gifford, clerk, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire Robert Win. Davidson, Portobello David Mason, coal agent, Edinburgh George Anderson, horse dealer, Beith. Andrew Dykes, grain dealer, Glasgow. SECOND EDITIN, SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLoCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, YORK RACES.-THIS DAY. ELECTRii; TELEGRAPH. EGLINTON STAKES. Spring Gun Ese Bouquet Benanoar THE FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. The Monk Little Stag .. Merry Maid 3 Ninc ran. TYRO STAKES. Jig Gipsy Prin ce Baby 81ake..., .... CONSOL ATION SCRAMBLE. Theobalda .......... .. 1 2 Airedale Five ran. LONDESBORO' CUP. East Lancashire ...................... 1 ......... 'War Dance ................... 2... ............ 3 Waterloo .... Fourteen ran. Course of the Exchange.--Yesterday. kmsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 Of 12 1 Antwerp.. Brussels — 25 80 25 85 Hamburgh — 13 101 13 101 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 123$ 121 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 32} 312 Berlin — Madrid ... ... 4 71 43 43 Cadiz 25 90 Leghorn — 25 80 25 98± Milan _ 25 90 25 871 26 9:4f Genoa Naples Naples 90 26 96 Palermo ..... 25 90 26 95 Messina • 611 51/ Lisbon — 511 514 Oporto... - . - Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 7: . £ 0 3 17 5 5 11 Mexican Dollars ........... . Silver in Bars (Standa rd) 0 0 0 Lord ay and from lAdy Harriet Ashley ar r i ve d i n t own yes St. Giles's, Dorsetshire. terd PRINTERS' ALMSHOUSE SOCIETY.—Mr Mark Lemon gave a reading of his dramatic story, " Mind your own Business," on Monday evening at the Whittington Club, for the benefit of the Printers' Almshouse Society. A large audience assembled to listen to the "reading," which, there can be little doubt, will add materially to the funds of the society, SPORTING NOTES. No doubt when he penned the above remarks about the prophets being " floored to a man," he forgot to add the usual magic words " with the exception of The Fresh Man' of Tile Sun." The following was the selection for the Great Northern Handicap which appeared at the conclusion of my notes : " The winner, I anticipate, will be found in. WIN. GRATE, MAJOR, Or EAST LANCASHIRE." East Lancashire at starting was at 100 to 6. A FRESH MAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Liverpool Improvement—Liverpool Sanitary—London and North Western Railway (Traffic Arrangements)—Metro politan Railway (Additional Powers)—and Stockport and Ashton Roads. The Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway (No. 2) Bill was read a second time. INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. Lord R. MONTAGU moved for a return showing the annual value of all real property (including railways and canals) rated under schedule A of the income and property tax act for the year ending March 31, 1862, in all parlia mentary cities and boroughs in the United Kingdom, and in all counties or parliamentary divisions of counties exclu sive of cities and boroughs; and also for a similar return for the earliest year subsequent to the imposition of the income tax in 1842 for which the return can be given, The return was ordered. BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL. Mr E. BAINES moved the second reading of this bill. In doing so he asked the forbearance of the house, whieh was considered to be an aristocratic assembly, while he brought forward a measure which sought to confer a benefit on the working classes, the great bulk of whom were totally unrepresented in the house. His bill differed essentially from that of the hon. member for Surrey, because that measure only sought to extend the sphere of representation, whilst his object was to extend the range of representation, and so take in, not an excessive number, those who were now practically excluded from the exercise of the elective franchise—viz,, the working classes. He argued that this was a suitable time for introducing ouch a measure, inasmuch as it was a time of political quietness, it would be well for the house to act at such a time than under a state of great excitement. It had been said that the people were careless on the subject of parliamentary reform ; but if that were true, it was not morally impossible that they could long continue in that state. The spirit of the age was in favour of reform, representative institutions were spreading all over the world, and he did not think it was wise on the part of our legislators to resist' that spirit of liberty at home, which they so much condemned in others. The hon, gen tleman having quoted the opinions of a large number of Conservative members, who had declared in favour of an extension of a borough franchise, said he thought those gentlemen ought to support his bill, which conferred a £6 franchise on boroughs. The hon. member proceeded to refer to the rapid advances which had been made in mechanics and general literary institutions during the last few years as a proof of the necessity of an exten sion of the franchise. He would not weary the house by again going through those details. Re. ferring to the great argument supplied in favour of an extension of the franchise by the increased circulation of the newspaper press, he remarked that in 1831 there was a circulation of 38 millions, whereas in 1861 the total was 576 millions. All sorts of useful literary magazines had also greatly increased, while the free-thinking publications had decreased. Those results had been most satisfactory. It had been argued that sweeping away the taxes of know ledge would bring on the country a flood of immoral litera ture, but the contrary had been the case; and, instead of a flood of immorality, there had been a flood of useful publications, while immoral publications had decreased. So it would, he believed, be with an extension of the franchise, and instead of evil results flowing from it, it would be productive of the greatest possible advantage to the working classes. The hon, gentleman read extracts from a letter by Mr. Guest, a publisher, of Birmingham, bearing on that paint, and also from a letter by Mr. Alder man Heywood, of Manchester, both those gentlemen showed that every advantage conceded to the working classes, tended to their benefit, and that as a body they entirely appreciated every privilege, political or otherwise, which was extended to them. He (Mr Baines) believed that the more Parliament trusted the people, the more it would be proved they deserved to be trusted. It had been said that if the franchise had been extended the working classes would be dependent upon their masters, but he believed there was no ground for such an apprehensicn. A more independent set of men than the working classes never existed, while a master who ehould endeavour to coerce his workmen in this way, would become the scorn of his fellow-men. The bill would create 728,309 additional borough voters, and the result was this, that whereas only one in five in boroughs was now represented, under this measure one in three would have the franchise. By the extension into counties only one in five or six out of those who were unrepresented, would be addod to the electoral body. He believed that if the pro posal he made mere adopted, England would add t o her s trength in war and her prosperity in p e ace, and tha t b y it the constitution would lengthen her cords and strengthen her stakes. (Cheers.) He moved the second reading of the thehe gen eral the pre" bill. "thesuch al a measure, principleprevious Mr. CAVE, in moving as an amendm ent e P rophecies on this question. question," said he had no hostility b to ut h a ve some share in that working men should thought introduce previous Pnro°Pindignati . bills. There ethenetrwepareensehnttaateioonhvoefhtthenetctoimunettroyi ja been no reform °ll that there er all e had the in nocent purpose of planting hHaed contended failed, protest against the rejection a d b of late i n ere 101 Shakspere, while another could this country, but had been great mass meetings no other object than regretting the premature departure o ah ne e o ak f these had e td em bee or n y fi of tla an illustrious stranger from the shores of England. hear.) an infuriated mob, a nd w i t h _ IQ He had seen the house on one (Hear , .ilt!, o violence than an y mee ti ng o f th e M' W king classes. (L aug h ter and cheers.) He would no t trust the preponde rance of power to any class, and he t h o ught that in th e present state of things the balance was very carefully and j u di c i ous l y preserved. The lion, gentle manioll more aet much proceeded at some length to quote from writers on the reform question, contending that their arguments were falla cious and that they had no faith in their own principles. He thought England should remember the ep it a ph on a country tomb" we ll , Iwa nted to be better, stone— I was and here 1 am." (Laughter.) (LEFT SITTING.) Arrival of Garibaldi at Caprera, The Duchess of Suther land, Countess of Cro martie, has received a telegram from the D u ke stating that General Garibaldi landed at Caprera at two o'clock on Monday. Highnesses the Duchess of Cam' brilidgheesirndltPrincess Mary, and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, will arrive at S and amestheir 's Palace to - day from Cambridge Cottage, Ke w, royal highnesses will remain in town until Saturday. The Earl and Countess of Hopetoun have left Long's Hotel for a tour cu the Continent. The defeat of the favourites in the Great Northern Han-, dicap was a sad blow for the sporting writers, with the exception of " The Fresh Man." In The Sun of last ➢loniay I pointed out particularly the claims of East Lancashire. I should not have referred to the subject again, had I not noticed the following pitiful lamentation, by " Augur" in to•day's Sporting .Life:— " Thus was another disastrous blow dealt at the prestige of the prophets, who were ' floored to a man,' although one or two of the unscrupulous of the fraternity are sure to assert that they sent the winner.' " 62 3