The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY BILLS. On Monday in the committee on Metropolitan Railways the opposition on behalf of the East and West India Dock Company to the Blackwell Ex tension was proceeded with. In Mr. Baillie's:com mittee on the competing Irish railways the case on behalf of the Great Southern and Western and Mid land of Ireland was concluded. Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., then addressed the committee for the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway, for a principal line of fire miles from the Great Southern and Western at King's Bridge terminus, passing under and over the Liffey and the Royal Canal to the Dublin and Kingstown, near Sandymount, with six small lines and junction curves, forming a railway roaod Dublin. Tne capital required is £250,000 in shares and £85,000 loan. Tne evidence of Mr. Moseley, general manager of the Great Eastern Railway, was con tinued in the committee on the Great Eastern Northern Junction Bill. Mr. Merewether, Q.C., summed up the opposition to the Lancashire Union on behalf of the Lancashire and Yorkshire. Evidence was given in Mr. Woodd's committee on the proposed Teign Valley Line. The bills passed in Mr. Msssey's committee include the Belfast and Northern Counties, for a branch to Pertrnsh harbour, and to raise for general purposes £lOO,OOO on shares and £33,000 by loan ; Belfast, Ballymoney, and Ballycastle Junction, for a railway betweea those points of 15 miles, to raise £98,000 capital and £32,000 loan; Bristol and South Wales Union, to extend the time for making their line to the mouth of the river Avon ; Greenwich and South- Eastern Docks, to extend the time for taking land and completion of works for five years; Midland, for extensions to Bath an d to Thornbury,l7 miles, and farther capital of £235,000, :and loan 178,600 ; Oawestry, Newtown, and other companies Amal gamation and Arrangements Bills; Severn Valley, to take lands, extend time, and raise £123,000 capi tal and,140,000 loan; North-Eastern, for additional lines and powers; Rammell's patent pneumatic railways and tubes ; Mid Wales, and the Trent Ancholme, and Grimsby. In Lord Redesdale's committee on the Bills of the Caledonian, the Lon don and South-Western (Chertsey), Salisbury and Yeovil, and Witney Railways were passed. On Tuesday the opposition of the East and West India Dock Company was continued against the extention of the London and Blackwell Railway. The opposition of the South Devon Railway Com pany was heard against the Teign Valley Bill. Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, was examined in favour of the Great Eastern (Northern Junction). In the committee on unopposed Bills the Charingaeross, the Somerset and Dorset (Chedder Valley and Yat ton), ditto (extension to Shepton Mallet), the Weald of Kent, the Wensum Valley, the West Sussex, the North Devon and Somerset, the London and South Western (North Devon Extension), and the Cheadle and Manchester Bills were passed. Yesterday Lord Stanley's committee decided that BO much of the Blackwell Company's Bill as pro posed an extension from the Limehouse station, passing between the River Thames and the West India Docks, to the Isle of Dogs was not proved. The committee approved the company's application to enlarge the Fenchnrch•street terminus towards Mark-lane, to widen the main line on the south side near the Stepney station, and to take additional lands eastward of the Limehouse station. The cowmittee of which Mr. Scholefield is chairman, passed the recommended Bill of the Glasgow City Union Railway, and Mr. Merewether, Q.C., sub- sequently called attention to the case of the pro posed Glasgow and North British Railway, in fa vour of which he stated there were 46 petitions, in cluding three from Chambers of Commerce, and 23 from mercantile interests. The engineering evi dence of Messrs. Hawkshaw, Fowler, and Stephen son engrossed the attention all day of the committee on the Great Eastern (Northern Junctions) Bill. Evidence was given in favour of the Drayton June tion for extension and connecting railways of 29 miles' length. Sir W. Russell, Mr. Allport, and others were examined at great length by Mr. Cripps on the merits of the East Gloucestershire Bill. A committee of the House of Lords,EarlDevon chair man, considered the proposed extension of the Great Northern to Barnet, and passed the bill. The bills for the Bedford and Cambridge, and the Ely, Had denham, and Sutton were passed in Lord Redesdale's committee. METROPOLITAN. A Wharneliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Mr. W. A. Wil kinson in the chair. Mr. HENCHMAN, the secretary, read the n3tice convening the meeting to consider four bills now before Parliament. Mr. BURCHELL, the solicitor, read the heads of a bill authorising the St. John's-wood Railway Company to make a railway from near the Baker street station of the Metropolitan Railway to St. John's-wood and the Finchley-road station of the Hampstead and City Junction Railway. The only clauses affecting the Metropolitan Company were enabling clauses authorising working and traffic arrangements between the two companies. On the rooti9n of the Chairman a formal resolu• tion approving the bill was carried unanimously. The next bill was for authorising the Midland Railway Company to make a short branch from their London Extension line to the Metropolitan Railway, near King's-cross. Clauses were inserted in the bill enabling the Midland and Metropolitan It ilway Companies to enter into contracts and agreements in reference to the working of traffic over the Metropolitan Railway and the fixing and apportionment of the tares and tolls, A formai resolution approving the bill was car ried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to sub mit v-as for conferring additional powers on the Metropolitan Railway Company to accommodate traffic from other lines, and facilitate its passage over the Metropolitan Railway. Two additional lines were to be laid down to accommodate the traffic of the Great Northern, the Midland, and the C? rest Western Railways between King's-cross and Farringdon.street. The additional capital required was £450,000, with power to borrow £ 1 50,000, making together £600,000. Mr. PARSON explained that the two sdditicinal lines of rails from near King's-cross to Farringdon street would cost £200,000, and it would take 15 months to construct them. They required £lOO,OOO to pay for the additional engines and carriages orderei and for sheds, that left £150,000 for other works, junctions with the Midland line, and im proved access to the Great Northern, They had been pressed by Parliament and the Great Northern Company to do these works as soon as possible. The shareholders would have to determine in February next as to raising the additional capital. A fcrmal resolution approving the bill was car ried. The CHAIRMAN said the last bill he had to sub mit was to enable the Metropolitan Company to extcud their line from Paddington to Notting hill and Brampton, either as their own undertaking or as a separate undertaking, other persons finding the capital: The line would be three miles in length, pass through a populous district, and form part o f theintended " inner circle railway." The capital would be £1,200,000, and the borrowing powers £400,000. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr Jones and other shareholders contended that the company should avoid making any further exten sions. It was stated that Some very influential and wealthy individuals were prepared to carry out the undertaking without any subscription from the shareholders of the Metropolitan Railw a y. A forrali resolution approving the bill was car ried unanimously, and the proceeiings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. GREAT NORTHERN. The adjourned Wlaarncliffe meeting of this com pany was held on Tuesday at the King's-cross sta tion ; Colonel Packe, NI.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said there was only one bill ready for the apprival of the shareholders. It ;vas a biii to form into a separate undi-rtaking pset of the ci;y Hap of the London, C:),!h• im, and Dover Railway Company, and to provide for a contribution thereto by the Great Northern Railway Company, and for other purposes. The Secretary read the heads of the bill, so far as they concerned the Great Northern Company. The object was to construct the portion of the city lines from Earl-street, Biackfriars, to the Metropolitan Railway as a separate undertaking ; the capital to be £1,000,000, towards which the Great Northern Company were to contribute £300,000 and pay it over within one month after the passing of the Act. Upon the latter sum the Great Northern Company were secured interest or dividend as a rent charge at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum on the tolls of the line, and also out of any money the Great Northern might hold in respect thereof, and they had also power to recover by distress or otherwise any deficiency from the London, Chatham,and Dover:Railway Com pany. The bill authorised the company to use the said railway and the other railways of the Dover Company from Earl-street, Blackfriars, to the Crystal Palace at Sydonham and to Victoria•station, Pimlico. It authorized the use by the Dover Company of the King's-cross station. The CHAIRMAN, in moving a formal resolution approving the bill, said he could recommend the shareholders to sanction it, as it would be of very great advantage to the Great Northern Railway Company. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the meeting was adjourned to the 14th June inst., for consideration of other bills on tho list, which it was expected would be ready by that time. MIDLAND. The adjourned Wharncliffe meeting of this com pany was held at Derby on Tuesday ; Mr. Hutchin son in the chair. Mr. BROWNE, the secretary, having read the notice of adjournment, The CHAIRMAN said he had three bills to submit; the first was a bill to authorise the Midland Com pany to make new railways from their Bristol and Birmiagham line to the city of Bath and to Thorn bury. A formal resolution approving the bill was car ried unanimously. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, a bill for en abling the Midland Company to extend their line in the parish of St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Rail way, and to make working and traffic arrangements with the latter company ; and also a bill to autho rise the Bristol Port and Channel Dock Company to construct a dock and other works near the mouth of the river Avon, were unanimously approved, and the meeting then adjourned to the 14th of June instant. CHARING-CROSS. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Lundon-bridge station, the Hon. J. Byng in the chair. Mr. SMILES, the secretary, read the notice con vening the meeting to consider two bills now before Parliament. ; On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, a formal reso lution approving a bill for authorising the Caring. cross Railway Company to acquire additional lands at or near to their Cannon-street station, in the city of London, and to raise further moneys, and for other purposes, seconded by Mr. THOMPSON, was carried. The meeting was then adjourned to the 22d inst. to consider the other bills for making railways from Haverstock-hill, Hampstead, to the Charing•cross Railway at Hungerford. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE. The total expenses of this company's railways, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from January I to May 22, 1864, amounted to £124,555, as against £124,197 for the corresponding period of 1863. The proportion of the South Junction receipts ac cruing to this company from January 1 to May 22 amounted to £14,373. as against £12,381 for the corresponding period of 1863, and the expenses to £6,375, as against £5,394. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Mondon at the London Tavern—Mr. C. K. Colman in the chair. The report stated that the balance left, after de ducting working expenses, amounted for the half year ending the 25th of ,March, 1864, to £4,996. To the latter was added a balance of £202 from the preceding half-year, making £5,198. From this was deducted £:J,615 for interest on loa', leaving £1,582 available for dividend. Although great depression of trade existed, the traffic of the line for the half-year exceeded every previous corresponding period, excepting that of lest year, when 2,526 tons of rails were carried for the contractor of the Kil kenny Junction Railway. The receipts for the seven weeks since the 25th of March last were £2,632 against £2,345, which showed an increase of £287 as compared with the corresponding seven weeks of last year. The directors recommended that a dividend at the rate of 1.1 per cent. per an num be paid on the preference stock of the company for the past half-year, leaving a balance of £lO6. With respect to the extension railway from Kil kenny to Mary borough, and the Parsonstown and Roscrea Junction, the portion of the line between Kilkenny and Abbeyleix, a distance of 19 miles, was now very nearly completed, and upon its open ing an addition to the traffic must take place, and on its construction to Maryborough, being 9 miles more, it would connect the Waterford and Kil kenny line with interior or midland railway system of Ireland, when a farther considerable increase in the receipts might be fully and confidently ex pected. A long discussion ensued,in which Mr. T. Adams, Mr. Delahnn ty, Mr. J. Wyles, Mr. Carden, Mr. Robinson, and other shareholders took part, respect. ing the management of the undertaking. On the motion of the chkrman the report was adopted; a dividend at the rate of 11 per cent. per annum on the preference shares was declared, pay able on the 20th of June; Mr E. Power, Mr. C. Venning, Mr. Smithwick, and Mr. C)leman, the retiring directors, were re-elected, and also Mr. Mackesy, the retiring auditor. Mr. ADAM■ proposed that a committee of share• holders be appointed to receive oilers from any nom- Piny or person for leasing the line after the 28th of January, 1866, when the present lease would expire, Mr. CARDEN moved an amendment to the effect that the appointment of a committee be postponed. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to Mr. I. Wyls, stated that the English directors were working harm°• niously with the Irish directors. The amendment was carried, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, and _ es pecially to Mr. Delahunty for his valuable services.! CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN. Capt Tyler, the Government inspector, has been over this line from Pencader to Llandyssul, and having expressed satisfaction at the inancier in which the works were completed, it is expected that the certificate will be granted, and that this portion of the line which passes through an important dis trict will soon be opened for traffic. CAPE TO WN. The traffic returns on this company's lino (57 miles in length) for the month of March last amounted for passengers to £1,933, and for goods to 1:1,363—t0ta1, £3,301. The receipts for the preceding month (February) amounted to £1,579 for passengers, and to £1,021 for goods—total, £2,600. MADRAS IRRIGATION AND CANAL. The ordinary general meeting of this compa , 7 was held on Saturday at the London Tavern, Mr. J. Thomson in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said the operations of the company had progressed, but not equal to what they could have wished. During the past half-year they had been short of labour, but the progress they had made had been in the right direc tion and successful. Below the Hindry aqueduct sr.e works had been heavy, and had demanded a supply of labour greater than they could ge t. They find received on capital sccorlut 1737,130, and had expended £493,670, leaving a balance of £243,453. Against this they had an estimated outlay, between May 31, 1864, and July 31, 1865, of £272,000 for works, and for cost of management £lO,OOO, making together £282,000, showing a deficiency of 38,000, It would therefore be necessary to make a call. The report was adopted, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL. The ordinary meeting of this company was held on Monday at the London Tavern, Mr. J. Thomson in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said the operations of the company had been carried on satis factorily. The tidal canal, which had been purchased from the Government, would be completely finished and reopened for traffic in June. In some of the dis tricts they had encountered some delay in the mak ing over the land to the company. The engineer had kept an account of the local traffic, and he antici pated that on the canal between Paw nchkorah and Calcutta the company could not fail to realise a net profit of 10 per cent. It was expected that various sections, altogether 100 miles in length, viz., 62 miles of river and 38 canal, would ba opened for traffic in the course of a month. Mr. BOUVERIE, M.P., seconded the motion. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. Yesterday another small, but important, link in our metropolitan railway system was completed by the opening of the rest of the line of the Chatham and Dover Railway from Victoria Station to Black friars-bridge. The actual length of line opened was scarcely a mile, but in traffio value to the company this mile into London is of greater importance than any other ten miles of their way, and is, indeed, only of less importance than the quarter mile which will take them across the Thames and place them in direct communication with the Underground Railway, and through that with all lines running to the north of England. But this latter all-important distance, which spans the river, is not likely to be completed before August or September next, and it will probably be near Christmas before a junction is effected with the subterranean line, and passengers arriving at Dover can book direct from that port to almost any town in England, Scotland, or Wales. The gain which such a facility will afford can only be fully estimated by those who have to travel fre quently, and who know not only what change of carriages means, but who can tell from actual ex perience that the invention of London streets be tween the north and south termini of existing rail ways means a loss of nearly two hours in catching trains ; and 2 hours now-a-days is equivalent to 100 miles added to a journey. The short length opened yesterday, though it does not complete this junc tion, is yet of great value as a merely local means of communication. By it the third-class passengers can now travel in less than four minutes from Black friars-bridge to the Elephant and Castle for 18. The cheap line of omnibuses for the same distance charge 2d., and take nearly seven times the time to accom plish the journey. The line from the Elephant is carried entirely on arches, to enable it to cross the level of the Charing-cross Railway at Blackfriars road, and also to enable it to cross the Thames at the level of the intended new Blackfriars-bridge. As might be expected, the curves on the line are of as constant occurrence as the bridges that span the streets, which intervene at every 100 yards or so. Among the faults of the new lice may be counted the number of its stations, which, as in the case of the Elephant and Castle and Borough road, are often so close together as to appear almost ridiculous. With regard to the stations themselves, however, we can say nothing in their dispraise. To every point affecting the convenience of the public, most careful attention has been paid, while as regards that also important detail, the ornamental effect of the exte rior of the stations themselves, there is nothing left to be desired. All these buildings have been designed by Mr. Taylor, jun., who, bearing in mind, perhaps, the celebrated saying of Sydney Smith, that the builder of a red brick house was a public benefactor, has done his best, without going to great expense, to relieve the exterior of the stations by the intro duction of terracotta, coloured bricks, tiles, 8:3. In building these very pretty stations Mr. Taylor makes a very free use of terracotta ware—not, as is too frequently the case, in imitation of stone where stone is more applicable, but as a superior brick construction, the whole being built in and bonded with the bricks themselves. There are horizontal moulded drip bands of brown stoneware, a material hitherto used for drain pipes, on account of its im• mense durability, but now effecting the "weather ing" so much needed for protecting our London buildings from the discoloration they so soon un dergo. The colour of this material is a rich brown, which contrasts well with the blue Staffordshire ware and red and white bricks in other parts of the stations. Apart from the mere question of design, the interior plan of the stations as regards public convenience, is all that can be wished, and as we have before had occasion to remark, they are models of what metropolitan stations should be. That on the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bridge is intended as a great goods depot, and every facility in the way of hydraulic lifts and turntables is afforded for the great influx of traffic which is sure to find its centre here. The great space beneath the station is fire proof, and so laid out as to afford immense area for goods arriving by the river wharves, with which it is on a level, the goods to be afterwards taken by the lifts up to the line and sent in all directions. The new railway bridge, which will place this line in direct communication with those running north of the Thame3, is fast approaching completion ; the last spans are almost half completed, and the arches across Earl-street into Ludgate hill are ready for " turning." When this length is finished a station will be opened in Bridge-street, to and from which trains will run from 6 a.m. till 12.30 at night, at rather less than half the fares of the cheapest omnibuses. The Ludgate-hill viaduct will be in place in another month. The design for this bridge has been made by Mr. Cubitt himself, and it will, we think, be acknowledged to be the handsomest in London. Yesterday, also, the temporary wooden bridge across the Thames, which for the present replaces the dangerous stone viaduct which has hitherto, at extreme risk, done duty as a bridge at Blackfriars, was opened to the public. All the details connected with the construction of this scaffolding-bridge have been so fully given in our columns that it is needless to recapitulate them on this occasion. Yesterday all the traffic going south from the city was turned over the temporary bridge, while that entering the city was continued over the old structure as usual. Foot passengers were left to take whichever route they chose, and, as a matter of course, all went over the new wooden footpaths, which, besides affording them a clear view of the progress of the railway works on one side, also on the other shows the very broken-backed and dangerous state of the arches of Blackfriars.l a few days the old bridge will be entirely stopped for traffic of every kind, and the work of pulling it down, or rather easing it in its fall, which is close impending, will be at once com menced. It has not been closed a day too soon, for during the last 12 months it has been a constant source of danger to the public. While on the subject of metropolitan thorough fares, we feel it our duty to direct attention to the disgraceful condition of Stamford-street, which now virtually blocks up the new street through South wark to London-bridge. We do not exaggerate when we say there is not a township in England which tms a road in so disgraceful a state as this main thoroughfare in the heart of London. It bears a nearer resemblance to the villainous by-paths formed across the vineyards at Balaklava than anything we have ever expected to see in London, or even in England. For more than six weeks the roa d has been in this conditi on , w i t h out any ser i ous att.9mpt having been m a d e t o i mprove i t. Now it is in such a state , as regards the depth of its mud, andtbe width and danger of the h o l es w hi c h the mud s creens, that it is in the highest degree unsafe to drive down it after ni g htfal l. Scarcely an hour now passes without some vehicle becoming so deeply imbedded in the mire as to stop all traffic, and it seems almost a miracle that a serious accident has not occurred long before this. In case of ouch an accident it is some comfort to think that those entrusted with the repair of the road will be liable in heavy damages. Health of the Metropolis, (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The deaths in London, which had been 1,421 in the pre vious week, declined to 1,234 in the week that ended last Saturday. Ths deaths of persons under 20 years of age de creased from 690 to 622 ; those at 60 years of age and up wards from 287 to 187 ; those in the intermediate stage of life from 434 to 415. The mean temperature of the air in each of the four weeks of May successively was 52.1 deg., 51.7 deg., 61'8 deg., and 52 deg. The average number of deaths in the 21st week of ten years-1854-63—is, with a correction for increase of popula tion, 1,233. The mortality was therefore just what might be expected from former experience in the last week of May. The deaths from phthisis were 187, of which 33 occurred under 20 years of age, 89 at 20-40 years, 55 at 40-60, and 10 at 60 years and upwards. The corrected average of phthisis for the 21st week is 170. Both bronchitis and pneumonia exhibit a great decrease, the number of deaths referred to in the former being 82, that to the latter disease 35. Measles was fatal in 79 cases, scarlatina in 38. Four of the 79 from measles were returned in the Kensington-town sub-district, 5 in that of Gray's-inn-lane, 8 in Islingion, 8 in Holborn, 5 in West London, and 4 in the Waterloo-road sub-district, first part. At the workhouse, Bethnal-green, on the sth of May, a woman, a wax doll maker, aged 29 years, died suddenly from enlargement of the heart, accelerated by privation and ex posure. She had no medical treatment. At St. Martin's workhouse, on the 13th May, a hawker aged 62 years, died from disease of the lungs ,and want of proper food At University College Hospital, on the 21st of May, a dressmaker from 13, Fitzroy - place, aged 28 years, delirium tremens, following a cut of the knee from falling on a steel crinoline. At 35, Stanhope-street, St. Clement Danes, on the 25th May, the son of a house painter, aged one month, died of glass pock. A girl, aged 13 years, died on the 21st of May, at Brix ton, from "coup de soleil ; congestion of the brain." There were six deaths from horses and carriages. A widow died at the age of 95 years. Last week the births of 1,030 boys and 936 girls, in all 1,966 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1854.63 the average number (corrected) was 1,938. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.895 in. The reading rose to 30.12 in. on Tuesday, and fell to 29'77. on Wednes day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 52 deg., which is 2'G deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was always below the average after Sun day. The highest day temperature was 70.2 deg. on Sun day. The lowest night temperature was 351 deg. on Tues day. The range in the week was therefore 34.5 deg. The mean daily range was 21.2 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 10'4 deg. The humidity of the air was 38, complete satura tion being represented by 100. On Thursday and Friday the humidity was as low as 62 and 60. The wind blew almost constantly from the north-east, or ot:►er northerly point• There was no rain in the week. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 63'3 deg, ; that of the lowest was 61 deg. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr. Glatter, were 146 in the week ending the 21st of May, when the mean temperature was 63.1 deg., that at Greenwich having been 61.*8 deg, AQUATICS, ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUBS-THE GREAT OCEAN MATCEL The entries for this great race, to take place on Saturday next, from the Mucking Light to Harwich Harbour, closed at ten last night, and are the finest and fullest ever known. They are as follows : CUTTERS. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Lightning Express lO J. R. Dumas Drove l2 Telford Field Satanella Dudu l5 Captains Baldock and Rudge Glance Viudex Banshee .. 5O Josiah Jones Surge 52 W. W. F. Hay Surf Zegasi Vulante .. 60 .. H. C. Maudesley Marina Astarte SCHOONERS AND YAWLS. Hesperus Amber Witch Aquiline Clyde 64 Captain F. S. Clarkson ' Madcap Medea . 70 .. VT, J, Rideout Whirlwind Fleur ie Lis 77 A. W. Birch lanthe SI 11. Bridson Water Lily lO5 .. Lord A. Paget Albatross .. ll O.. J. Tetley and Capt. Roberti Albertine 155 .. Lord Londesborough Zaraido 155 W. J. Pawson Zoe 162 Sir Bruce Chicbester The three modes proposed of witnessing this race aro : By the Samphire, which leaves Gravesend on the arrival of a special train starting from Charing-cross at 7.35 a.m. ; by the Avalon, which will start from Harwich on the arrival of the 10.15 fast train from Bishopsgate ; and the Queen of the Thames, which leaves London-bridge at two on the morning of Saturday. Lord de Ross will start the raco. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. The regatta for prizes is this excellent club took place yesterday with the following yachts : First Class. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Dudu . l5 .... Captain Baldock Folly Satanella l2 Captain P. Bennett Alexandra Mr G. Harrison Second Class. Vision 8 Mr G. Harrison Acrolite Algetine lO Mr F. Rosoman _ The prizes were a silver cup value £2•i for the first class, and a cup value £2O for the second class, both handsome pieces of plate by Benson, and the course was from Frith to the Chapman Head Light and back. The Oread steamer, Captain "Wheeler, as usual, accom panied the race, and it is almost needless to say that under his direction everything was most satisfactory. Mr. Long, owner of the Octoroon, the vice-commodore of the club, and Mr. Sadlier, the rear commodore, officiated on board the boat in the absence of Mr. Harrison, the commodore, who was engaged in the race. The start took place at Oh. 4.5 m. 300, the wind being E.S.E. They all s t ar t e d t oge th er , canting to northward ; the Alexandra being in the strength of the tide led into the roads, followed by the others in the order of their stations. Directly after this the Folly had to go about to escape some craft, and the Alexandra making a board went well in ad vance, followed by the Satanella, Folly, and Dudu. In the small boats the Vision took a trifling lead, but the Algerine immediately shot by her and went away with a g reat lead, which she increased all the way down. ex hibiting first class power to windward. At Purfleet the Folly pas sed the Sa tanella to windward, the Alexandra still leading b y a cou p le of boats' lengths. The Dudu and Satanella now had a smart race, and the former got the third place. The Alex andra still continued her lead until off Gravesend, where, while shifting her topsail, the Folly passed her to windward and took the first place. At this time the Algerine had completely left the small boats, and was having a distinct race with the Satanella, of the large class the Aerolite being astern of the Vision. Returning to the lar g e boats, the y kept the same position to H o le Haven , where the Dudn, which had been coming up fast, went ahead of the Alexandra and shortly before the rounding went by the Folly to wind ward. The time and order of rounding was as follows : Yacht x.M. S. Dudu 4 19 0 Folly Alexandra Satanella .. Algerine .................... 4 30 10 Vision .................... 4 37 30 4 47 55 Aerolite .................... They now shifted f or r u n ning, and went up before the wind at a fine p ace , b u t o ff Thames H aven the Alexandra went aground, and b e i ng t o wed off, was, of course, out of the race. In the course of the return the Folly, while run• fling before the wind, passed the Dudu off the upper Bligh buoy, and they came in thus : if. M. S. Folly 6 52 0 Dulu Algerine Vision The Vision, by the time allowance, thus lost the prize by 35 seconds only. The priza in the first class was generously presented by Mr. G. Harrison, the commodore. Mr. Long, the vice -commodore, presented the prizes to the winners. HENLEY-ON-THAMES GRAND ANNUAL REGATTA. This annual grand aquatic carnival, which is fixed to take place on the 23d and 24th of June, is likely to be shorn of some of its interest in consequence of the anticipated absence of the Oxford Trinity Boat, which, during the late races at Oxford, maintained its position as head of the river. The University Collega Boat Club, which carried off so many prizes at Henley last year, however, we are happy to learn will again put in an appearance, ,both with a four and eight; and Messrs. woodgate, the ex• Amateur Champion of the Thames, and Mitchell, the winner of the Oxford University Silver Sculls, will most probably eu counter the inter-University Champion Mile Runner, Mr. Lawes, of Cambridge. The meeting of the Eton and Radley Eights will, as usual, attract considerable attention, and as both crews are said to be first-rate, a good race may be anticipated. The following notification has been issued with respect to the Wyfold Challenge Cup :—" Any amateur club or crew shall be qualified to enter for this prize, but no crew nor individual member of a crew shall row for this cup and the Stewards' Cup at the same regatta." The fixture for Henley this year is very inconvenient as regards Oxford, as the Commemoration will be held un usually early, viz., on Wednesday, June the Bth. ROYAL HORTICITLTURAL SOCIETY, -~ Yesterday the first, and at this time of the year the best flower show of the season, was held at the gardens of the society, which were crowded throughout the day. As a floral display, it was one of the finest of its kind, in some respects, that has ever been witnessed, but as an outdoor fete it was not so successful as might be desired. The flowers were arranged along the new arcades, which have been glazed and coloured, and which were tried yesterday for the first time. Perhaps more ventilation is needed, for during the early part of yesterday the air was close and the arcades were heavy with the perfume of the flowers, but the mistake was soon rectified by opening more windows, so that towards the close of the display the atmosphere was all that could be wished. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with the Princcze, Louis of Hesse and Prince Arthur, were among the earliest visitors, and remained for nearly an hour and a half inspecting the magnificent collection of flowers which were exhibited. From Mr. Turner's nurseries at Slough came such azaleas as in excellence have never yet been seen at any flower show before. They were solid cones of bloom, nearly 6ft high. Messrs. Paul and Sons also sent, as they usually do, a magnificent collection of roses, and Messrs. Veitch some exquisite specimens of the new and rare plants which attracted so much attention at the soiree of this so ciety the other evening. There was also a very fine dis play of pelargoniums; but in heaths and ferns—generally two of the most attractive classes—there were few plants shown and none of a kind to deserve special mention. Ap parently the most interesting prizes were those given for flowers used as table decorations, in which, as will be seen by the prize list, three lady amateurs took the chief prizes. Miss March's bouquets shown in the glass stands designed by Mr March, which have taken all the chief prizes, were, it was generally thought, better entitled to the first honours than second ; while Miss Wint's third prize, shown in Mr Naylor's stands, was fully equal to any of the decorations exhibited. The show of rhododendrons in the wonderful tent of Capt. Fowkes's design was more crowded through out the day than even the flower show proper. Anything more beautiful than this collection of rhododendrons, in all their rich varieties of bud and bloom it is impossible to conceive. When we say that Mr. Waterer's great nursery has been stripped of its choicest specimens to furnish forth this show, we halve said, in a few words, the highest praise which can be bestowed on flowers of this class. This tent will remain open for exhibition for only threw weeks more, and we can sincerely say that those who love to see the finest flowers in their finest bloom ought not to miss the opportunity which this show presents—the first of its kind attempted in London. The follow:ing were the chief prizes awarded to the ♦arious competit qrs yesterday : Twelve fine foliajed and flowering plants, six each (prise offered by the Duke of Buccleuch, the President) (open) —lst prize, Mr James Veitch, Chelsea, £2O-2d, Messrs J. and C. Lee, Hammersmith, £l5. Twelve stove and greenhouse plants in flower (Amateurs) —lst prize, Mr W. May, gardener to Mr J. Spode, Rugley, £l5-2d, Mr B, Peed, gardener to Mrs Treadwell, Lower Norwcod, £lO-3d, Mr A, Morse, gardener to Mr J. Canning, Bristol, £lO. Twelve plants in flower (Nurserymen)--lst prize, Mr J. Fraser, Lea Bridge-road, Leyton, £lO. Six plants in flower (Amateurs)-Ist prize, Mr 11, Chil man, gardener to Mrs Smith, Epsom, £6-2d, Mr A.lngram, gardener to Mr J. J. Blandy, Reading, £4. Si: plants in flower (Nurserymen)--Ist prize, Mr 0. Rhodes, Sydenham Park Nurseries, £5-2d, Messrs J. Jackson and Son, Kingston, Surrey, £3. orchick3, Aericies, Vanda Laccolabium, 6 dist (open)-Ist` prize, Mr G. Baker, gardener to Mr A. Basset, Stamford hill, £6-2d, Mr C. Penny, gardener to Mr H. H. Gibbs, Regent's Park, £l. Catleya and La3lia, six distinct kinds (open)-Ist prize, Mr IV. Milford, gardener to Mr E, M'Morland, Haverstock hill, £3. Miscellaneous, nine distinct kinds (Amateurs)-Ist prize, Mr WV. Milford, gardener to Mr E. M‘Morland, llaverstock-hill, £9-2d, Mr G. Baker, gardener to Mr A. Basset, Stamford-hill, £7. Miscellaneous, nine distinct kinds (Nurserymen)—lst prize, Mr B. S. Williams, Holloway, £7-2d, Messrs J. Jackson and Son, Kingston, LG. Miscellaneous, six distinct kind (open)-Ist prize, Mr T. Page, gardener to Mr W. Leaf, Streathans, £G-2d, Mr C. Penny, gardener to Mr H. H. Gibbs, Regent's Park, Li.. Azaleas, nine distinct kinds (Amateurs)-Ist prize, Mr A. Morse, gardener to Mr T. Canning, Bristol, £1.2-2d, Mr L. M. Carson, gardener to Mr W. R. G. Farmer, Cheam, £9. Ditto—Nine distinct kinds (Nurserymen)-Ist prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough, £lO-21, Mr J. Veitch, Chelsea, £7. Ditto—Six distinct kinds (open)-Ist prize, Mr C, Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £6-2d, C. Penny, gar dener to Mr H. H. Gibbs, Regent's Park, XI. Ditto—Three new kinds sent out in 1862 and 1863 (open) —lsc prize, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £5. Ditto—Prize offered by Mr Belk, member of council — Three distinct kinds in 6-inch pots (open)-Ist prize, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough,£s. Roses in pots, 12 distinct kinds (Nurserymen)-Ist prize, Mr W. Paul, Waltham-cross, £lO-2d ditto, Messrs H. Lane and Son, gardeners, BerkhampstesA, £7. Ditto—Six distinct kinds (Amateurs)-Ist prize with• held—Mr T. Terry, gardener to Mr A, G. Puller, Youugsbury, £5. Ditto—Six distinct hybrid perpetuals, in 9in pots (open) —lst prize, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Shugh,Xl-2d, Messrs Paul and Son, Old Cheshunt Nurseries, Herts, £3, Ditto—Six tea scented roses, in 9in pots (open)-Ist prize, Messrs Paul and Son, Old Cheshunt Nurseries, Herts, Ditto—Prize offered by Mr Belk, member of council— Three specimen roses, in Gin pots (open)-Ist prize, Messrs Paul and Son, Old Cheshunt Nurseries, Herts, £5, Cape Heaths, six distinot kinds (open)-Ist prize, Mr 0. Rhodes, Sydenham-park Nurseri es, Xd. Pelargoniums, 12 distinct kinds (Nurserymen) -Ist prize, Mr J. Fraser, Lea-bridge-road Nurseries, Leyton, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £6, Ditto—Nine distinct kinds (Amateurs)-Ist prize, with held-2d, Mr J, Wiggins, gardener to Mr W. Beck, Isle worth, £6. Ditto—Six fancies, distinct kinds (open) -Ist prize, Mr J. Fraser, Lea-bridge-road Nurseries, Leyton, £5-2d, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, XL Ditto—Three distinct kinds sent out in 1863 (open)-Ist priza, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £3. Pitcher Plants, three Sarracenias (prizes offered by Lady Dorothy Nevil) (open)-Ist prize, Mr T. Baines, gardener to Mr 11. Nicholls, Bowden, Cheshire, £3-2d, Mr J. Veitch, Royal Exotic Nursery, Bath, .£2-3d, Mr E. S. Williams, Paradise and Victoria Nurseries, Holloway, £2. Three Pitcher Plants (not Sarracenias) (prizes offered by Lady Dorothy Nevill) (open)-Ist prize, Mr J. Veitch, Royal Nurseries, Chelsea, £3. Group of plants, for a small Conservatory (open)-Ist prize, Mr C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £lO. Miscellaneous (open)-Ist prize, Messrs Barr and Sugden, Wardian cases for window and table decorations-2d and 3d (equal), Messrs J. Blackhouse and Son,York, alpine plants and ditto, group of American osmundas-4th, Miss E. A. Maling, patent indoor plant case filled with plants—extra pines, Messrs J. Ivery and Son, collection of hardy ferns— Mr C. Turner, collection of 12 boxes of cut roses—Messrs Paul and Son, collection:of cut roses, Three groups of fruits and flowers for decoration of dinner table (prizes offered by Sir C. Wentworth Dilke)-Ist prize, Mrs. Worthington Bliss, Eccleston-square-2d, Miss March, St. James's Palace-3d, Miss Wint, 1, Kensington gate. Highly commended—Lady Holmesdale--Mrs Cut bush, Highgate. Highly commended for the side groups only—Viscountess Combermere—Lady Emily Peel. Ladies' Prizes, offered for single plants grown in a draw ing room for drawing room decoration—let prize, Mrs Dombrian, of Deal—Adiantum. 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Thr e e time s al re ady there has been an effort to get rid of that China lump, which on each occasion produced a slight nightmare and a small struggle without any happy solution. Now it is all over. The unassimilated morsel is dissolved ; China is clear out of the parlia mentary breast. Like a debt paid by a note of hand, or a broken promise healed by the homage of a plausible excuse, the claims of China have been handsomely recognised, and the topic may now fairly be struck off the parliamentary list. Nothing, indeed, has been actually done ; it was only a motion made and withdrawn ; very few stayed to listen, because no one expected to have to divide ; but it was something that China has at last escaped the ignominy of a count out, and that a tolerable sprinkling of the first and second class speakers have submitted to be called up in debate. It was just such a demonstration as might be expected upon a subject which woe at one time of immense interest, because of immense dan ger, but has now lost its interest because every one knows that all danger is past. No one ventures to treat it with open contempt, because it is in itself so vast and may at any moment become so important ; but at the same time no practical statesmen cares to adopt it as a subject, because all moderate men are not only agreed that the present policy is sound, but they see that it is successful. It has for the present lost its party importance, and is a bit of no man's land, on to which every " independent member" may ride his own particular hobby to caper and cur vet. At this moment the position of this country towards China is the very model attitude of non-in tervention. Captain Sherard Osborn is come back with his squadron, the instructions to our naval officers confine them strictly to the defence of our Treaty Ports and a ;little breathing circuit round them, and the order is now on its way, if it be not already arrived, which will detach Major Gordon from the service of the Imperial Government. Whether, as has been suggested, the Admiralty have issued instructions that Chinese pirates shall not be interfered with so long as they confine them selves to the plunder of native merchant vessels, we are not informed ; but this far-strained application of the non-intervention principle to non-interven tion between the robber and his victim was not wanted to show that we are perfectly impartial between the Imperial Government of China and the hordes of plunderers who infest the country. All we do is to protect our own merchants, our own Treaty Ports, and our own commerce; and that policy thrives so well that everybody is satisfied with it. The amount of our trans actions with the Empire of China is in creasing yearly in a ratio that seems almost incredible, and although some of the old-world superstitions seem still to survive in our House of Commons, and although gentlemen who ought to know better seem to think with the Chinese that commerce is only valuable when the exports exceed the imports, yet the British public generally have learnt that it is a good thing to have large trans actions with a great country, even if you have to pay for its produce in the silver and gold you accumulate from your commerce elsewhere. To the seneral public it will be matter of congratulation that tea has been imported from China in greatly inareasCd quantities, and that silk has come over in greater ab;:ndance. The present generation has been brought up to believe that the more plentful an article of gene; al consumption is, the more attainable it is by the multitude who desire it ; and, therefore, they re j o i ce that the commerce with China goes on doubling itsCif, even although it may be shown that the " balances of trade" is against us. In the increase of the comnaers. - i i al move ment at the Treaty Ports in China we do, there . . f oret recognise, and we believe the public in general re cogaises, success of the modern policy pursued by our Government. The closest reading of this debate will fail to discover more than one practical suge gestion to be drawn from the speeches of the speak ers, With that single suggestion it should not be our business to quarrel, for it is one which was first made in these columns, and was launched imme diately Ole news of the failure of the Osborn expe dition arrive'. It requires no very great astuteness to discover that China has arrived at a point when she must be either Cut up by conquest or eaten into by the gradual growth of Free Cities. This idea was the thought which pervads'd the debate of Tuesday night, and which alone gave a vitality. We must protest, however, that our notion of a Free City is not that which was presented to the House of Commons in this debate. A Free City such as we see in the future of China is not a rock like Hongkong, with its surrounding fleet, its Go vernor, its courts, and its wide jurisdiction. We do not recognise as a Free City the fortress of a first class Power, existing as a menace to the neighbour ing country. China has a fringe of islands which, if they became free in this sense, would advance the interests of commerce much as the castles on the Rhine protected the ancient navigation of that river. Whether we bought or conquered them, such pos sessions as these could only tie a curse to us and to the world. Hongkong is iu itself worse than useless, for the action of its courts and the jurisdiction of its Governor are a standing nuisance in the Chinese seas. If we had a succession of Hongkongs all up and down the coast, we must have a Governor and a garrison for each; we should but multiply our ex penses and our chances of quarrel ; and, as the example of Shanghai shows, such establishments never could compete with a really Free City. The Free Cities we hope to see are those which' grow of their own accord, and which rise out of the cir cumstances of an abundant commerce and an un settled country. If the nations of Europe would agree to stand aloof, we should very soon see little commercial republics intrenching themselves and extending themselves upon the shores of China! Just such cities as arose upon the coast of Africa, and in later history upon the coasts of Italy, when similar dangers compelled traders to draw together for defence and self-government. We believe that our cheapest and our best policy is not to establish, but to favour the growth of such com munities as may develope themselves into free Cities. Nor can we expect that this development will be the work of a day, or that so great a ruin as that which is mouldering over the heads of one third of the human race can fall, and be reformed into modern habitations, without many clouds of dust and some terrible catastrophes. These specula tions, however, are of very minor importance now we are all agreed that our interest is to force nothing in China, but t 3 be content to defend our own, and follow the course of circumstances. The active policy of obtaining possession of islands round the coast and turning them into fortified warehouses is not likely to find many advocates; the passive policy of holding our own and waiting is the policy which is now being pursued with a very general approval, and which at any rate has the advantage of a present success. POST.—The grand object to be attained by the Confederation is so to arrange matters that henceforth the territories of Denmark, wherever the frontier may be drawn, shall be inviolate, and that the encroachments of the German Powers may be finally stopped. So long as what we may term the process of Germanisation shall be allowed to go on in Danish territory, the integrity and independence of Denmark wia be gradually sapped and undermined. If this were put an end to once for all, it would be like arresting the dry rot in the timbers of a ship or a house. The rid dance of a disaffected, seditious population is not, in fact, a loss; it is in reality a gain. If the dis affected portion of the King of Denmark's subjects could be made to undergo a change of mind and feeling, and if there were not a population of some forty millions of the same race only divided from them by a geographical line, the case would be dif. ferent from what it is. But the Germans have made up tte3ir mind to possess themselves of as much Danish territory as they possibly can. They have Germanised Holstein, and a portion even of Schles wig. If this leavened portion of territory be not cut off, like a mortified limb, the malady will gra dually spread over the whole body politic. Not perhaps within the present generation ; but far seeing statesmanship has to look beyond so brief a period as this. So long as the King of Denmark is the sovereign of a German duchy, and subject to the jurisdiction of the German Diet, so long will the Germanising process go on, and so long will Ger. many harbour designs for the dismemberment and absorption of Denmark. The question then is— How are these difficulties to be met and got over P The Germans, of course, are fo;.• having both the entire Duchies severed from Denmark and erected into an independent State under the Prince of Augustenburg, or some other Sovereign, and added as a new member to the German Confederation. This project is entirely inadmissible, for the obvious reason that a large portion of Schleswig is inhabited by a purely Danish population. Denmark could never be expected to assent to so unjust a propo sition as this. The neutral powers, whose office and duty it is to see that something like jus tice is done, could never give their sanction to so unreasonable and inequitable an ar rangement. Another suggestion is to divide Schleswig by a line which shall sever the Vanish from the German population, and unite the south ern or German po r ti on , w i t h Holstein and Lauen burg, into a new State, to be brought within the German Confederation. The northern or Danish portion of Schleswig would then have to incorpo rated with Denmark Proper. But the difficulty here is to find where the line can be drawn. In the north of Schleswig the population is purely Danish. In the Routh the Germans claim the preponderance, But there is a broad surface between the two ex tremes where the population is mixed, and perhaps about equally mixed. How is this portion of the Duchy to be dealt with ? To incorporate a Danish population with the new German State would be an act of harsh injustice bordering upon positiv e cruelty, The project of a personal union would have the effect, if carried oat, of exposing Denmark to the Germanising process, and to the ambitious machinations of German politicians. Denmark for the Danes, and the limes in Denmark, should ex press the nature of the new arrangement. What ever the equities of the case may be, as a question of abstract justice, Denmark cannot hope, as a question of fact and practical expediency, to hold, single•handed, her ground in Holstein and South Schleswig against the Germanised populations within, backed by forty millions of foreign Ger mans without. The vast mass of aggressive matter is pressing on and on, without a moment's cessation upon Denmark. A personal union would keep open the medium of communication through which the Germanising process operates. Cut off this commu nication by isolating Denmark entirely from Ger• many, and her chances of maintaining the indepen dence and integrity of her territories will be greatly improved. The proposal for the people of the Duchies to elect, by universal suffrage, under w hat Government they shall henceforth live, would not solve the difficulty about the mixed populations. If all the inhabitants of both Duchies are to vote in one mass, then, if the gross majority were Germane, the effect would be to dispose the Danish inhabitants of a portion of territory—namely, North Schleswig—as if they were a flock of sheep. If the purely Danish population of this Duchy are to be placed under alien rule by a majority voting by universal suffrage, with all the magical mystery of the ballot-box to boot, it will be just as hard upon them as if a single despot had disposed of them. If the Confederates are to be coerced back into the Union against their will by the Federals, because these are in the majority, it will be just as hard a fate as it would have been for the colonists to have been coerced by King George HI. A vote taken by universal suffrage throughout the Duchies would not show what was the real feeling of those parts where the population is either purely Danish or purely German, or mixed. And even if it were proposed to take the sense of the several districts, there would be some difficulty in defining the boundary lines for separating one from another. But, considerable as these difficulties are, they are by no means absolutely insuperable ; and it is for their solution that the Conference has been called into existence. A point of great immediate impor tance is the prolongation of the armistice. If hos tilities are renewed on the 12th of this month, the Conference will have come to nothing, and its labours will be at an end. While it is sitting, and there is a suspension of arms, there is at least a chance of a pacific settlement. It will be singular if all the Powers who were parties to the Treaty of 1852 are unable to frame some arrangements which will satisfy the parties more immediately concerned by minimising the amount of injustice to be done to one of them. It is a hard thing for Denmark to be deprived of her possessions in spite of a treaty to which her despoilers were parties ; but we have to deal with what is, not what ought to be. The ques tion is, whether the integrity and independence of Denmark Proper shall be preserved intact, and this cruel war be brought to a n en d, or w h e th er the conflict is to go on, with the chance of even this territory being invaded and dismembered. It fact, a choice of evils ; it is a hard choice, but it is a necessary one. We have had to put up with such a choice ourselves, and so has every other country' at one time or other. We had to give up our Ame rican colonies ; the United States will have to give up the South ; and Denmark, if she judge wisely, will recognise as a benefit, rather than mourn as A loss, the riddance of a disaffected population. COUNTRY MARKETS. LYNN--TUESDAY. The weather sii:ilo this day week has been cold, with frost at night, and northerly winds. At to-day's market there was a limited show of wheat, which met a ready sale at is per qr advance upon the prices of last week. Beane and barley unaltered. White wheat 45s to 46s I Barley ..., ... 33s to 3 5 ' Red .. Beans Small 34s to 36s I Peas —s to --41 MONMOUTH—TUESDAY. The local markets have been fairly attended of late, and and a moderate amount of business has been done, the rates being rather in favour of buyers. The average quotation/ are as follows : Wheat, white 55 Od to 6s ed f 8ar1ey...... 3313 d to 35 9d Ditto rad .0s Od to Os Od Oats 2s Od to 2s 8d NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE—TrEsviT. Wheat in moderate supply this morning, with a sloW trade, at a slight advance on the currencies of this dal week. Averages—Wheat, 40s 3d—barley, 30s—oats, 20a Od. HULL-TUESDAY. At our corn market to-day there was a fair supply of English wheat, and farmers obtained an advance of fully Is per qr. In foreign the demand was limited, and prices remain as last quoted. Spring corn of all kinds met a slovr sale at the rates of last week, with the exception of oats. Linseed has declined is per qr. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 42s Od to 44s Od Old red New white .. ~ New red .... „ Barley.... English malting 27s Od to 34s 0 3 Grinding 24s Od to 258 6 1 Seal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 3os Od to 31s Od Grinding 2 Oats English, old 22sBsOd to 3 od to 2 1 i : 3 0 0 1 Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2id to 1 Friesland and Dutch Osl3d to 0313 id Swedish and Danish osl2lcl to osl3d Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4os Od to 43s 1 1 New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Ca New tick 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian Peas Foreign boilers .. Grinding Tares ....Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding . 52s Od to 56s 0 1 crushing • 4os Od to 52s o ''„ Linseed cakes (Hull) £B 5 0 to £9 10 ,v, Foreign; 8 0 ot o 9 0 I", Rape cakes 5 0 ot o 0 0 r ,u Bones 5 6 oto 610 v COAL M Prices of Coal per Ton at LKKET. the close of the market. a 8. a• s. d. Hastings Hartley l5 9 "oilfield Moor 14 0 Walker Primrose ... 0 13 0 Eden Main ...16 9 Holywell 16 6 West Hartley 15 9 Walls End. Braddyll's Hetton 16 ~.3 6 East Hartlepool 16 V Hetton l7 South Kelloe 16 3 Tiaswell South Hetton 17 0 Tunstall .... Caradoc Stewart's 16 " Russel's Hetton 16 9 3 Hartlepool . .16 ,t, 48 ; sold, 3.5. Walls End. Kelloe .... Heugh Hall 16 3 Casaop l6 3 South Hartlepool 16 0 Ships at marke Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton , . June 18. via Marseilles ... June 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. June 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. June 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 2. via Marseilles ...June 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. June 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2. via Marseilles June 12 ,• India (Bombay), via Southampton June i" via Marseilles June e • Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June 2. via Marseilles Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet..... June jjuuni3 ee 1 8 4 : by U.S. packet by Canadian packet June 3 ' All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Jae 10. California. and British Columbia.. Births. BURQIILEY.—On the 30th ult., at 24, Wilton-creacen t i the Lady Burghley, of a eon. BRIGIGSI.—On the Ist i ns t ., at Primrose -street, the wife Henry Briggs, Esq., of a son. O'li ELLY.—On the 31st ult., at 69, Harley street, the if! of De P. de Pentheny O'Kelly, Esq., 17th Lancers, 01 " daughter. Marriages. CAVELL —WARMING.—On the Ist inst., at St. Mark,:,,. : 1. Myddleton-square, the Rev. F. Cav e ll, vicar of Svrar" . 4 atop, Norfolk, t o L ou i sa Sophia, youngest daughte r - the late Captain Warming. t' MAXWELL—DELAP.—On the 31st ult., a t St. J u d e 's, IN-Ilt/4 may-park, the Hon. Somerset Maxwell, to Mary A lll3 o i younger daughter of the late Samuel Delap, Esq" Monellan, co. Donegal. Deaths. BANTING.—On the 31st ult., at The Terrace, liensingtol4 Amelia, daughter of William Denting, Esq., a ged 3 9 . COOPER.—Cn the 31st u't., Henry Cooper, of Park-st reeq Grosvenor-square, aged 60. 1)111)3mo:in.—On the Ist inst., at his seat, near Denha ln ! 'Uxbridge, Andrew Mortimer Drummond, Esq., of Oar ing-cross, aged 78. HADLow.—On the 3lst ult.,at Gravesend, Samuel 3-4)sePll Hadlow, Esq., late of the Stock Exchange, aged 74. LAWRENCE.—On the 31st ult., at the Mansion 1-1 ° 1.186 .! London, Frederick Lawrence, Esq , son of the late Lord man Lawrence, and the beloved . brother of the lo r Mayor and Lady Mayoress, aged 36. WYLLY.--On the 17th March, at Cannamore, Madras Pre; sidency, Aylmer Charles Wylly, Esq., 18th M.N.1., eldest son of the late Captain Aylmer WyllY. e/Ig Cavalry, aged 22. London: Printed and Prnished by WIL LIAM ANDR Ir7rB of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at IUE SUN Office No ' , Strand, lb the Precinct of the Savoy, 11 the Coute 1 Middlesex,--Thurettay t June 2, 1801. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1864.