The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

XONEY XAREET AND 0 0MATERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is more inqui r y f or mon ey in the general discount market, and 7 per cent. is the minimum quotation in all quarters, even for the best short dated paper. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there Was a slight upward movement in a few Instances. The Poonah, which left to-day for Bombay, con veyed X 114,205 in specie. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Wednesday, the Ch proximo, for a special settlement in the Scrip and fully paid-np Swedish G overnment Loan ; and alsa in the shares of the following companies :—Medoc Railway, Fore-street Warehouse, Smith, Knight, and Company, Finan cial Discount, Credit Foncier of Mauritius, City Offices, and the new shares of the National Bank, all of which are to be marked in the daily list. The following companies are also to have a settle ment on the same day, but are only to be marked in the bi-weekly list, viz.:—London Gas Meter, Maritime Insurance, and Queensland Sheep Invest ment. The share list of the International Contract Com pany will be closed on Saturday next, the 30th instant. At the meeting of the Standard Bank of British South Africa, today, a dividend at the rate of 10 Plir cent. per annum was declared. There was also a meeting of the shareholders of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, at which it was resolved that a distribution be made of £7 10s. per share, free of income tax ; viz., £6 per share out of the balance of profit and loss account, and a bonus of £1 10s. per share from the insurance fund, Two o'CLocx. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 70e. The market for the English Funds has continued extremely inactive, and a few sales have led to a decline of 1-16th per cent. Consols for transfer are 91 4 4, and for the account 914 t. The New Threes end Reduced Annuities are 894 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 10 s. to 4s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 4 ; do. 4 per Cents., 994 ; and the Enfaced 34 per Cents., 1124; Back Stock is 238 240; and East India do., 218 220. In the Foreign Market a slight downward move !meta i s apparent, and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 4 ; do., Con solides, 524 53. Mexican, 454 a ; do., New Scrip, prem.; Greek, 244 25; Spanish Passive, 354 36 4; Portuguese, 49; Venez uela, 574 58 ; Russian Loan, 14 4 prem.; S wedish do., par 4 prem. ; Vene 24elien, 14 1 dis. ; and the Confederate Stock, 574 5 84. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been limited, and principally connected with the Preparations in progress for the settlement. Prices, however, have remained without material change. Great. Eastern have advanced 10s., Lancashire and Yorkshire 55., and Brighton 5, while South Western have declined 10s., and North Eastern (Berwick), 15s, The Foreign and Colonial Undertakings continue inactive at about previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some instances a shade firmer. London and Westminster have improved to 94 ; Chartered of India, Australia, and China to 394, 404 ; and Alli ance Bank to 634 64; while City Bank have de clined to 126; and Unio n of London, 584; General Credit realise 94 4 ; Hudson Bay Company, 194 4 ; and London Financial 264 27. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new projects :—lnternational Con tract Company, 24 prem. ; Telegraph Construction, 14 prem. ; International L and Credit, 24 31 prem. ; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 11 24 prem.; North Aus tralian Company, 14 prem.; City Offices,l44 prem. • Millwall Iron Works, 21 5 prem.; Imperial Bank of China, 24 34 prem.; Humber Iron Works, 11 Prem. ; and Thames Iron Works, 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. GIOTERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols .................. pit I Ditto Account, May 5 .............. New Cent. Reduced .................. 89a i i Zew 3 per Cent ....................... 891 1 I I I "'"Jvv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891............ Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873......... . Annuities, 30 yrs, expire hth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, ex pire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea T e legraph), Aug. 1908. March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 10 4 dis Ditt o £5OO ............ 10 ~ Ditto £lOO and ..... ...... 10 ELnic, England Stk, 41 per Ct........... 239 3 40 1 Ditto Account ..................... T„ . .- - , DuN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Anclia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 220 18 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ........ 1051 5 i Ditto Account. ..................... Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883....•••••••• .. Do Certificates ................ _ Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 18 88 .......... 99/ 1 Ditto Enlaced P a per, 4 per Cent.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ........ .. — 2 Ditto 51 per Cent. May, 187 9 ........ 111 ' Ditto Lebentures,4,per Ct., April 1861 Ditto • ditto A u g ., 1666 Ditt o Bonds 21,000 .................. 12 dis Ditto under £l,OOO .................. . FOREIGN FUNDS—CLO SING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............ ~. Ditto 1859 .............. "razilia n 5 per Cent ................... -- Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60;, ...... 891 Bueno s Ditto 1863 .............. Ayres 6 per Cent .............. 94 Ditto Account ...................... Ditto £lOO Bonds .................. k;hilianli per Cent ..................... Ditto 41 Clp Cent .................. Colombian_ 6 per Cent ................. L uba, 6 per Cent. .................... uanish 3 , per Cent., 1825 .............. '„., quado - r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. `jgYP'.,ian 7 per Cent .................. 1001 1501 1 4tto, Second Issue ............... 1001 1 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5,' ex-Coupons.. 241 Ditto Account ...................... Ditto Coupons ...................... Ditto Account ...................... Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account. .. .................. . Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent .......... New Granada .......... —} Ditto 2 per Cent. 29k Ditt o Deterred Ditto Land Warrants ( Hectares) — Peravian 41 per Cent B5 Ditto Account.... .. ........ ~ ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 'P or tuguese 3 per Cent. , 1853 — Ditto Account • • Ditto 3 per Cent. , 1856, 7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 49 8 Ditto Account ...... • Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid - -Pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 — Ditto $ per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent ...... .... — Ditto Account 4anish 3 per Cent Ditto Account ................ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive $ .... ....... . Ditto Account ...................... 3 6 1 6 t E ilannish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... . Ditto h Account .....4/. wwils . 4per Cent — 4t. , , ish 6 per Cent. 1854 — itto Account ... 'Ditto 6 p er Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Litt° 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account •• Ditto £lOO Bonds 72 i it Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. v euezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 i„ ) itto Account — Ditto li per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond q . k . 41 ustrian, 5 per Cent.,Ex. 10 Florins. 8 3Zigian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — ten 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail. — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Atalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — „Ditto Account Vadmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 25 f — ' eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. THREE O'CLOCK. t onsols Money Ditto Account A melancholy accident happened two days ago at Asnieres. A cutter with eight persons on board capsized opposite the Isle de Nuilly, between the bridges of 9ourbevoie and Asnieres, and four of the party perished, 14 . spite o f t h e prom pt assistance given by the boatm en wh o VaLuessed the catastrophe. SHARE .111AllYd :;;—This ay. ,AADINARY SHARES AND STOOft.S. 3hare , italiwuys. I o g I Business a'", Cl Pries. osin ! done. 8 Si Bir,. 'TOL, and Str. Val. 3!ythe and Tyne. 'Bristol and F.:teter Caledonian arid Bandon Cornwall Do A gcts no div D B till 6p c.p ac•has I been paid to B. Dublin & Idellaet Juno. DUD., Perth o tAt) , & alasgow.l Citatg, and S. Western.l CirtatEastern, Ord. ate 84 ii 83 65 118 119 Ditto ^ A stock Dltto EaFt Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Treat Nortimn • Do A st-fr,,li at f); a dO et Gt. S. an 11V. of lrelan , at Great Western at Do Str Val mill. stock et Lancashire & Yorlohire at London and Biachwall et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat, and Dove! at Lon. & North Western et Lon. & Scr•th Western at Man., Slid., & 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12f Do shares et Metropolitan at Midland Do Now _ I>o Binning. (t., Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 Phares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, dr Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic. , Do, G.N.E. purchask Do Lecds Do York Do •• .• • • • • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoc? Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo; Shropshire Union South Delon ISouth Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines, Wok.,andiVolL Stockton Darlington Do Do New, rat; Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Meter Do Do Vale 01 Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford ..%; Kilkenny West Cornwall ,A. Hartlepool liar.&ft West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do liereford ei 7 3% 37 16 17 10t 106 t7i 71 Of 7i 128} 12 135 137 ts , 3 91 433 05 1101 1101 t 6 67 101 103 42 43 110 i 111 18 99 54 55 I:4i 3151 1301 131 100 1(2 51i 62i 244 'cs 1006 101, 56 67 80 90 128 131 14 24 p 77 79 it i 11} 121 123 64 66 33 35 90i 91 1 103 105 s 9 S6l 37f 91 10 8 8f t 105 170 5 7 3 4 PI 6 03 BRITISH P 4ha”. Sk Svz E 4 t St Lawreuc( :iom.,Barodut.Cent Inc Gu• 5 per cent ........ stock took stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Do. New stock stock stock ISSESSIONS. Paid. all Closing Price. 59 61 1011 liai Do. - E. Shares... Buffalo mid LaaelluruL Do. Pre:( ranee . Butialo,BrantotGodriell p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 157:: Uo. do. July 1, 187: )o. do. June , Glcutta.tv S. Eabto. Capciown Dock Seri ) Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian. go. 5 p. c Do. do. (I Ext P 1 P ,1 61 8} 91 77 82 77 88 77 82 110 102 0 101 1031 1041 lot 105 1 1p Fl 20 201 72 14 61 63 62 64 51 63 48 50 40 4t 2G 28 23 c 6 IC3 101 1111 Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref•. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d I'ref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pp ef. stook Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. Do. do. deferred...... Glt.lndlaPenin.gy.s.sp.c 0. New gua.s p. a... Do. January, 1862 .. [Gt. South.of India(Lini guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharee 102 103 101 101 101 1 0 1 94 95 83 85 $1 ) 10 1 1 102 95 87 90 9s Do. hew Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt.' Do. 56 p. 0. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. c. Do. 11 p. C. Extension De. 4* Do. Fifth Extension. slelb.Corp. 6 p. a. Buds. Melb. do Ilobeon's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. hiortr. Bds. Newßruswica a Caudu ClaasA and B. N. IZl.C'das pc Ist PI bd' Soinde Do. Delhi I ri Do. do •• • ZI Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. Induo..F;t. Flo.) 2 6) all 100 (lOU 1 100 S 6 82 E 4 102 103 101 10: p IP lot 102 95 97 Business don, 99i 101 i i 62 61 21 23 103 3 i COLO,WIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J a. *v.3 u 1; 1877-S4 ei p. c. Feb. J.: Aug. 100 102 1(4 Do. dp. c. Mar. t Sept. 100 1;.2 IC4 Do. t. p. c. Jan.&July. 10( 90 92 90/ / Do. 5 1 nscrilwd stock 100 89 91 Cape G.liope, a p 0,187:3' 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1860 100 107 19 DO. 18% 100 1(8 11 0 0 109/ - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 Ceylon,; N0v.1878, 6p c 100 2 114 ;Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 ;Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 t. 6 108 6p.c../ a.&,July 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. ov. 5 p 1,18(i‘ 100 99j 100 i 100 I Do. sp. c.,18i 1 to 1;;;(- 100 99 100 Do. pent. 100 99 10 100 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 1110 ; Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875 lOO 101 106 105 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. o lOO - 16. Aus Uup.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 - I , lo.Cioir. 6 p.c..M.IJu4 100 Do. 1. 0 n.c. A ndtOlt-09 108 lIIITTTSH MINES. Cambrian Consol. Gold chirord Amalgamated Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist ) Eaat Bassett (Illogani East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... . • • • • Nast Cara Brea... E. Vri Ruoel (Tavigtk.; Gam.aSt.Aubyn(Gwen ; ,Great South. Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lieletou IGrenvale •.• II er.c<Vs-Foot ingaton Dop:na Lady Bertha Margaret (Coy Lelant Marks Valley.. yndy Iron Oro (Lim; New Setun North Downs N. WWI Basset (.111o4an North Wheal Crotty Car Consols (St. Blazey, Crovidenee (Uny Lelnt.; booth Caradon(StCleer S. Carn Brea (thogan) Wheal Fran. (Mogan, Stray Park mttr SilvA Lead Pain. Tin Croit West Basset (Illogan) W Ct radon (Liskcard) West Sctoa Wherl Basset allogand Wheal Buller (Redruth); Wheal Ritty(U.Lelant)l WhealLudLott Wheal MaryAnnt,.. l ' Wheal Seton ......... .1 Wheal TreiaWiley (LlB )! Wheal Union i id 30 32 550 660 65 68 3.4.0 8.9.0 081 170 6.16. 5.12 2.8.6 4.30! 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 11 41 43 450 470 663 ust 6 a 4 118.18.91 130.17.81 40 60 31 33 )8 19 9 10 19 2 1 205 215 90 55 35 40 2.0.6 3.5.8 8 68i 7 3.17 2 2i 111 121 Ig7i 2021 24 24 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, Chester gua. Ditto, 5 per cent. pt. at., 115 Midland, Leicester and Hitchln 4 per ct., 921 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per oent., 7? FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 917,i Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) guar 7 per cent., 161 1 Great Luxembourg., 101 Recite and San Francisco gua. 7_ per cent., 16} Sambre and Meuse, ba West Flanders, 7* FOREIGN MINES. Anglo , Brasillan Gold, limited, United Mexican (11u1;, 61 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, BANIV3. Alliance film.). 63} 4 5 Ditto, new, 54 Anglo Austrian, 7 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Australasia, 751 Bank of Egypt, 29 Bank of London. 176 8 Bank of New Zealand, 161 British and American Exchange (lira,), 231 British North American, 511 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 401 396 City, 126 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 East:London, lim., 81 Ditto, new, 8 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 European Bank, Urn., 14 131 141 Hindustan, china, and Japan (11m.), 331 Ditto, new, 151 Imperial Bank (lim.). 42 4 Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 26 Imperial Ottoman, 211 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 6 / London Bank of Sc o tland, lim., 20 6 London and Brazilian ilfra.), 61 6 London and Colonial (lim.), 151 16 London Joint Stock, 47/ 8 71 London and Northern, lim., 23k London and African, 271 Lon don and South-NVestern, z3l London and 1% estininster, Merchant Bank, iim , 211 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., Icl M etropolitan and Provin cial Bank, lim., 321 4 National Provincial of England, 155 Ditto, ditto, 45 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim., 116 oriental Balla Corporation, 70 South Eastern, 4 1 e Standard of British South Africa (lbw), 33[4 Union of London, 581 9 MISCELLANEOUS. • Australian Agr i cu ltural, 181 Berlin Water Works, Um.. 81 Commercial Union, lc surawe, 81 ontract , orpor ation, 5 : 6 Discount Corporation, 11 Financial Corporation, 43. Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um, 10 91 Hudson's Bay, 191 13.14. 45 10 st Et 50 20 10.18.4 12.10 471 I 1291 81 65} 1101 1 66 1021 t nok f 111 934 8 115 1301 1011 ICOI } 100 all all all all 100 100 100 THE S'U'l\r, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1864. MISCELLANEOUS — Continued. imperial Financial, lira., 101 1 International Financial t.:ociety, lim, 11$ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,t, a Joint Stock Discount, lira., 7i 1 London Financial Association, lim., 27 71 Ditto, new, 16 Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 1O National Discount Company, 1im.,113i 13i Ditto, new, 6 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira , 3 21 Oce in ii arine (Insurance), 20i Or'ental Gas (lim.), 1} Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 5} Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mai', lim., Ditto, new, 5 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., IJ4 LAW INTELLIGENCE,--(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. THE SEAT LADY AND THE MUSIC MASTER.-EINGULAR DEFENCE.-BIGGS V. SYMONDS. This was an action tO renew a small sum for services rendered, plaintiff being a music-master of 49, St. John's wood-terrace, and defendant a wine merchant, of 64 Lower Thames-street. Plaintiff said that Mrs.Syrnonds had one quarter's tuition on the pianoforte in 1863. She was living then at 13, Nor folk-road. Mr Miller (for defendant)—Now, how do you know it wss Mrs Symonds ? Plaintiff—She said she was, and I had every reason for believing that she was a married woman. Mr Miller—Do you not know that she was a kept lady? Plaintiff—No; I believed she was defendant's wife. Mr Miller—My client is not liable, as the lady was not his wife, but a kept lady. His Honour (to plaintiff)—How came you to trust her ? Plaintiff—Pecauso 1 thought from her manner and ap pearance Ant she was a married woman. His Honour—You must be more careful for the future, Mr Biggs—You cannot recoNer in this case. Plaintiff nonsuited. " THEN I'LL RE A BANKRUPT."-JAMES V. GRAY. This was an action to recover for meat supplied, plaintiff being a salesman, and defendant a retail butcher. Defendant asked to be allowed to pay the debt by in stalments. His Honour—l cannot do that, as this is a wholesale ransaction. Defendant—Of course you can't. (Laughter.) His Honour—You must pay the whole amount on the 9th of May unless plaintiff willconsent to take instalments. Plaintiff's agent—l cannot. Defendant—Of course you can't. (Renewed laughter.) His Honour—Then you must pay on the 9th of May. Defendant—What, all of it? His Honour—Yes. Defendant—What, the whole hog ? (Great laughter. 911-- Hero defendant left the witness-box, and as he got to the barrier ho turned round and said—"Do you mean to say I am to pay all by the 9th of May ?" Mr. Thompson (elerk)—Yes, all of it. Defendant (quickly)—Then I'll be a bankrupt. (Roars of laughter, iu which the judge could not help partially joining.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ANNOYING A CAPTAlN.—Catherine Thomas, an un fortunate, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with annoying Captain John Glover, R.N. Captain Glover said that on Thursday night last, while proceeding to his residence, No. 27, Bury-street, St. James's, on his return from the opera, the prisoner molested him, wishing him to accompany her some where. Ho told her to go [way, when she said that if he did not go with her she would slap his face She then asked him for some money, and thinking he might get rid of her by so doing he at first gave her a sixpence, and then a second. The prisoner still persisted in annoying him, and to escape from her ho got into a cab, and no sooner had he done so than the prisoner slapped the cabman's face and spat at him (complainant). At last he got away from the prisoner. Last night, however, the pri soner, who had evidently ascertained that he resided in the street, accosted him while crossing the street, and annoyed him, when, seeing a constable, he gave her in charge. The prisoner said she had not been out for a week, and that the gentlemen had made a mistake in the person. Captain Glover said he was positive tie prisoner was the same woman who annoyed him on both nights. Police , constable John Cooke, 106 C, said he was called last night by Captain Glover to take the prisoner into custody for annoying him, when she said that she knew nothing about it. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for seven days. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR ASSIULT.—A cabdriver named George Skelly. badge 14,186, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting George Roffey, 308 A. The prisoner was seen by Roffey, in Pall-mall, last night creeping up and down with his cab, to the injury of other cabman on the stands, and on Roffey asking to see his badge number he refused. Roffey then stopped the horse, so that ho might take his cab number, when the prisoner gave him several cuts with his whip. Mr. Tyrwhitt sa'd it was a wanton assault on the constable while in the execution of his duty. He should comniitt the prisoner for 21 days. returned to Dillon on Saturday last by some of the pri soner's friends, and is now in the possession of the inspector. The above depositions having been read over this morning, Dillon said—l beg your worship's pardon, but I wish to withdraw from this prosecution. Mr. Yardley —You cannot. Swear him again, and read the depositions over to him. This having been done, Mr Yardley said—Now, at your peril, tell the whole truth, or you will find yourself in a difficulty. Dillon—But I am a public man. Mr Yardley—Public prosecutions are not carried on for the benefit of public individuals, but fur public safety. Dillon—l am so well known. Mr Yardley—What do you mean? Dillon—l mean lam a pugilist and a public man. Mr Yardle)—What ht,s that to do wi[h the prisoners? Lilion —Why they have seen me on several occasions before at benefits. Mr Yardley—What sort of benefits ? Dillon—l mean when gentlemen go for an hour or two to be amused. Mr Yardley then committed both prisoners for trial, and in order to ensure Dillon's attendance, he (the magistrate) ordered him to be bound over in the sum of £2OO to prosecute. Glasgow Spring Circuit—April 26, THE NEWARTHILL MURDER.-THE PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH. The prisoner, John Reilly, who was found guilty at the last sitting of the Court of the murder of Nancy Stevens or Laffyowas placed at the bar to receive sentence. Lord Doss and Lord Neave both occupied the bench. Lord Dees ' addressing the prisoner, said—John Reilly, nobody can doubt who heard the evidence adduced upon your trial that the deceased Mrs. Laffy was cruelly and barbarously murdered. No jury could bestow moro careful and discrimina tion attention upon a case than was bestowed upon your case by the jury. After a long and anxious trial the majority of the jury have come to the conclusion that you are the person who committed the murder. It appears to me that the jury have arrived at the conclusion upon satisfactory evidence, and my brother Lord Neaves, who heard a considerable portion of the evidence, and heard the rest of the material parts of the evi dence read over to the jury, concurs with me in that opinion. You are said to have observed to one of the officers who took you into custody that nobody saw you do it. If you imagined that you might commit a crime such as this with impunity because nobody saw you do it you were labouring under a delusion which you must now feel to be altogether dispelled; and if any other rersons working through the country or moving through the country as you were imagine that because they are not much known or known at all in the district, and that because there is no eye but the eye of God upon them, they may commit murder with im punity, I trust that the result of this case will be a warning to them, The sentence of the Court was then formally pro nounced, and was to the effect that on the 16th of May, between the hours of eight and ten o'clock forenoon, the prisoner should be taken from prison to the common place of execution of the burgh of Glasgow, and there hanged by the hands of the com mon executioner. Profound silence reigned in the Court while Lord Dees pronounced the sentence, which was first broken by the prisoner exclaiming, in a tone as firm as his first utterances at the beginning of the trial, " My Lord, I am innocent of the crime." Without betraying the slightest emotion, be turned and quitted the dock. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was small, but the condition of the produce was good. Generally speaking, the trade was slow, yet the prices realised ehewed no alteration from Monday. With foreign wheat, the market was by no means exten sively supplied. For all descriptions the demand ruled far from active ; nevertheless, previous quotations were supported, _ _ Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. There was a fair supply of barley on offer, and the trade generally was in a sluggish state, at late currencies. The supply of oats on offer was moderately extensive. Most descriptions were in steaciy request, at full prices. Beans and peas ruled firm, at fully late rates. The market was very moderately supplied. In flour nice progressed slowly, at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS TIIIS VIIEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Vats. Flout. English-- 550 530 ; 1,520 ( 40 ; 1,470 Irish.. — - 1 1,160 : - Foreign 2,000 1 13,710 I ake, brls. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—TEs Day, BY ELECTRIZ: TELEGRAPH. NEW MIKE r RACES.—Tms DAY. PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES. King of the Yale Reserve Five ran. x•5O HANDICAP PLATE. Atlas.. Disappointment 2 Moll'soy Fourteen ran. Won by a neck. A length between second and third. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOPS. The Warrior Procella Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. War Dance Verger THE WAR IN DENMARK. (Fr•om the Times AS'peeial Correspondent at the Danish. Head-quarters.) IT oRuP-1-1 - Av, April 22. This is the last ?eller dated " Danish Head quarters" that will reach you from any spot in the Isle of Alsen. The officers of the Staff aro to follow General Gerlach to the Island of Funen to day or to morrow. Only ono divisio❑ is to be left behind for the defence of Ala, under the orders of General Steinman. The Danes have here no more than 24 pieces of field artillery left, besides such cannon as is stiil standing on the shattered bat teries along the Sound. The Church Battery at Sonderborg is almnst untouched; not so the one near the south windmill, nor any of those on the right of the town, at Surleekke, Baadsager, Ronhave, &c. New works have, however, been hastily constructed both in the town of Sonderborg and on the sea-shore to the north of it, where sunk batteries have been substituted instead of those flimsy bastions above the level of the ground, among which the Prussian cannonade has made such tremendous havoc. With such means of de fence the Danes cannot flatter themselves to hold Alsen for days or even for hours against any earnest assailant. There is not one officer of any rank who flatters hi nself in the least about it; but they have orders "to hold their ground as they best can," and are ready to immolate themselves without murmur. The very bridges before Sonderborg have been but imperfectly blown up. Long lines of pontoons still project, like piers, from the banks on either side. It is impossible to doubt that the Prues'ans have it in their power to sweep the eastern shore from their vantage ground of Broager - land, from Dybboll hill, from the tete-de-pont, and from Rugebol, for one or two miles inland, whe❑ the patching up of those broken bridges, and the crossing over in large, irresistible masses, will be the affair of a moment. I make no mystery of this, because it must be as obvious to the Germans as it is to the Danes themselves. Oa the other hand, the Prussians go to work with their wonted circumspection and tardiness. They are making assurance doubly sure. We see them from our watch-towers crowding the opposite shore, down to the very water eoge,making themselves at home in the tents and barracks the Danes left be hind them, removing the cannon from the Dybbol bastions, rearing new batteries half way between the crest and the lowest slopes of the hill, advanc ing their rt doubted cannon within an easy stone throw of the Alsen coast. As yet, however, they have hardly fired a shot. it was given out yester. day that " there was to be an armistice from 4 to 8 in the afternoon," but before and after that period of time the suspension of hostilities was just as absolute and complete. If the Prussians are at all inclined to act, they take a good deal of time to prepare about it. They are leisurely and delibe rately sharpening the knife IN bich is to cut their victim's throat, and this latter awaits its doom calm and resigned, well aware that no exertion on its part can either ward off or deprecate it. Truly the sacrifice of Danmark is a melancholy spectacle for a neutral to witness. The war that is momentarily languishing hero seems to be about to be removed to a distant quarter. 10,000 Prussians, we are assured, have been matched to the north, and serious apprehensions are entertained of a second bombardment of Frede ricia. It is, perhaps, for this reason that the Danish head-quarters are being removed to some place, as yet unnamed, in the islend of Fancn, where they may be equally at hand to watch the progress of operations at the entrance of the Little Belt and on the Alssund. I may soon have to follow them there, but, for the present, I am anxious to guess what the designs and intentions of the Prussians really are; and, in the event of their trying to force their way across the water here, I wish to see the last downfall of Alsen—if fall it must. The body of General Da Plat, together with those of several other officers, was conveyed across the strait yesterday, in a second batch, by the Prussians. General Da Plat has been the real hero of the Dyb bol day. He was at the rear of his retreating columns, and, taking the lead of a few of his men, was show ing a bold front to the enemy, when he was struck by several rifle balls, and borne to the ground. His followers were instantly at his side, and endeavoured to lift him up; bu, he declined all assistance, saying he was a dead man, and begging his friends to hold out as long es it was possible against the over whelming Germans. His wishes ware obeyed, and he sank back, to all appearance lifeless; but he lifted himself up again by a last effort, and his voice was still heard repeating, " Hold out, my friends ! Hold out for God and Denmark !" It was at this moment that Major Rosen, informed of the Gene ral's fall, came up ; but he had hardly reached the spot when he was stretched by the side of his dear friend, mortally wounded. General Da Piat's corpse wore two laurel wreathe round;its head when it came into his friends' hands, and these, the Prussian officer who came across with it informed us, were laid on the brow of the dead hero by no less illustrious hands than those of Prince Frederick Charles and Marshal Wrangei,who wished to show before the eyes of their whole army iu what estimation they held en enemy's valour. Pity the General's gallantry did not entitle him to have his boots restored to hum; but the Germans are evi dently mad after Danish shoe-leather, and the bodies of all, without exception, who fell on the Dybbol heights were brought bask to us in their socks. THE 001,7ERENCE. The following aro the resolutions of the Frank fort Diet on the subject of the Conference— " 1. To accept the invitation to the Conferenee proposed by the British Cabinet ; and, consequently to request the President to send a reply to the notes of the Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, under the dates of 23d and 26th ultimo, conformable to the pro ject proposed by the united Committees. "2, To send to the Conference a representative of the Confederation, and to select for that purpose a statesman who does not belong to the German States already represented at the Conference. "3. To proceed immediately to the election of the said Plenipotentiary, by ballot. "4. To request the President of the Diet to take all such measures As might ulteriorly appear neces sary." The Plenipotentiary of the Confederation to re ceive the following instructions:— " 1. To exert all his efforts to assure the recege nition of the right of the Germanic Confederation, and of the Duchies of Holstein, of Schleswig, and of Lauenburg, and especially to obtain the greatest possible independence for these latter. "2, To avoid as much as possible all dissension between the German Plenipotentiaries at the Con ference, to concert preliminarily with the represen tatives of Austria and of Prussia, whenever any im portant deliberation is to be brought forward, the representatives of the said Powers being equally invited to follow the same example under analogous circumstances." The Bavarian representative proposed to substi tute the following, instead of the words, " to obtain the greatest possible independence for the Duchies To endeavour to obtain the recognition of the rights of the hereditry Prince of Augustenburg as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and, consequently, the complete separation of the Duchies from Denmark.'' The Bavarian amendment was rejected by the Diet. AN EARTHQUAKE iws beet felt at Presbourg, No accident occurred. WESTMINSTER. EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—A respectable-look ing, middle-aged woman entered the court this morning, and accosting Mr. Sells said, " My husband has been out of work, or has not done anything to obtain a living for his family for the last 10 months. I have six children, and 1 have had to maintain not only them and myself, but also my husband. I have done it by my hard labour, by doing washing and taking in needle work." Mr. Selfe—What do you want of me? Applicant—l want to know whether you can't make my husband to do his duty—whether you can't make him work as other men are obliged to do, instead of idling his time about and doing nothing. Mr. Selfe—What do you suppose I can do in such a matter—you must take me to bo some omnipotent person if you think I can make an idle man industrious. You might as well ask me to make a man fly. You must have extra ordinary notions of a magistrate's power if you think hs can effect such a change in the nature of a man as you de-ire. Applicant—Well, if he has no right to work for me, have I a right to maintain him in idleness by my labour 1 ) Mr. Selfe—Well, I don't say you have, but be has a right to live with you, and in law all you have is his. Applicant—He took a lot of things away on Friday, and came back yesterday without anything, and with scarcely a bit of clothing upon him, and expects me still to maintain him ; but I am determined I wit! not do it. I am quite sure that he could get work of some description if he tried, but he won't—he is downright idle. Can't you do anything for me, your worship, in the matter. Mr. Selfe—l cannot, indeed ; if a magistrate had the power to make lazy men industrious you may depend upon it that his hands would bo fully employed. MARYLEBONE. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP RORDERY.—A PROSECU TOR COMPELLED TO PROCEED "%VIVI HIS CASE —James Ward and James Allen, the former footman, and the latter in th e Edgware-road, were charged, on at the nremanßde,dwLitionht,he following very extensive robbery from the person of James Dillon, the pugilist. Mr. Rodwell, solicitor, defended Allen. This case excited a great degree of interest amongst the members of the P, R., and the court was crowded by its patrons. The prisoners had before been twice brought up, and were, upon the last occasion, fully committed for trial, but they were formally remanded, in order to see if the notes and property could be traced. The I evidence formerly adduced showed that Dillon kept the White Horse in Baldwin-gardens. Between one and two o'clock in the day on the 7th inst., in company of a contractor named Coney, ho went to dine at the Red Lion. After dinner he went into the closet without his hat, after which he sat down in the harness room, and fell asleep for about two hours. On his awaking Ward jumped away here h when besidesD i l Dillon ns y O : . i , d , , Hold hard, old chap, who On " searching his pockets he has fr °m b e h e i nm ,w m'ssed seven half-crowns, a florin in silver, £4 10s, in gold, a large gold ring which had been presented to him, a watch and chain, a £5, £2O, and a £5O Bank of England note. He (Dillon) said to Ward that they had " cleaned him out.' All that Ward replied was that Dillon owed him a shilling for what he had had upstairs, and he had better make haste and leave, as a aentleman wanted to come to the desk and write. In reply to another question as to who else had been there, he (Ward) saw only Ginger and Whitecross-street (meaning Allen and another person not in custody). Dillon then went into the yard, where he saw Allen and told him of his loss, when he made use of bad language and turned away. The two prisoners then went into a stable with a woman, after which Ward brought him his hat, and said, "Do make haste out." About 3 o'clock on the same day Ward went to the shop of Mr. Blackman, a butcher in the Harrow-road, and asked for change of, a £5 note, which, upon examining, Miss Blackman found was a £5O note, and told Ward so, and he took it away. The following morning Ward called upon her and said that a man had been robbed in their yard, and that the note he brought the previous day to get changed belonged to a cow driver, who took it away. He requested Miss Blackman not to mention it, as it might cause a bother. On the same morning, and previous to the robbery, Dillon and Coney were in the Wheatsheaf, Edgware-road, where the barman particularly noticed a largo ring with a stone in it, which Dillon placed on the counter. In the evening Allen came in, and Jelli nus, the carman, said " You are a fighting man now, for you have a fighting man's ring on." Allen said, " Yes; he had to mind it for Dillon." William Bishop, a helper in the stable yard, saw Allen go into the harness-room and shut the door after him whilst Dillon was asleep. After a short time he came out and offered Bishop half a sovereign, which ho refused to take. Inspector Steer, of the D division, apprehended Ward, who said ho had taken what he believed was a £5 note to be changed, but it turned out to be a £5O note. Ile then said he got it from a cattle dealer. Ward said he had heard of the robbery, but knew nothing of it. When at the station liense he (Ward) said Allen gave him the note to change, and as he could ia , ,t do so he gave it to him again. Fie thou told the inspector that if he went into the coal cellar of the Red Lion he would on a beam find Dillon'e watch, with a piece of cocoa nut cuir placed in the works to stop the ticking, so that ii any person went there they should not hear it. The inspector found it as described. Samuel Doble, 147 D, ap prehendedhimonfor i Allan, who said " it wa s all ri g ht ; Dillon had 12100,v0r a fight, and that would about squa r e them if he (Dillon) got some back." A gentleman from the Bank of England now produced cousin just previous to the polic e g oin g there. w hich had been changed at the B ank for g old by Allen's COUEi the £io note, The police are trying to arrest the cousin. The ring was J3OROUGH HOP. Tho business doing in our market is restricted to the im mediate wants of buyers, yet prices, both of English and foreign hops, rule firm. WHITECHAPEL. The Eupply of meat on sh!e is model ate, and the demand rules inactive, at the annexed quotations : Beef, from 2a 3d to 4s 2d ; mui:.9n, 3a 6d to 4a 4d; lamb, 55 4d to Gs 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to ta 8d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. THE TERCENTENARY OF SHAKSPERE, As a cottribution to the recent festival the Messrs. Moses and Son have lately issued an extraordinary pamphlet, which, whilst regarded as a literary curiosity, will well repay the time occu pied in its perusal. It is not often that we can say as much for pamphlets published by London trading firms, however eminent; but, in this instance, a vast quantity of labour and ieseorch has been ex pended, and the result has been most pleasing and satisfactory. At the conclusion of a capitally written introduction, the Messrs. Moses say : " Our main purpose in this little pamphlet is not to prove that Shakepere is at the head of all the poets in the world —that were indeed a work of supererogation—but to help to show, as far at least as one example can effect that purpose, that the recognition of his greatness on so grand and impres sive an occasion as the occurrence of his three hundredth birth-day, is not confined to any single quarter of this vast metropolis, in which his genius was first developed, nor to any particular class, or rank, or profession of the descen dants of his fellow-citizens. We eagerly, but humbly, take our small share in the general commemoration of a day that ought to be regarded with deep interest by all intel ligent people in all civilised lands, but especially by every native of the country which had the honour to give him birth." Then follows hundreds of quotations from the works of the immortal bard to show the importance of dress as an ornament to the person, commencing with the judicious precepts put into the mouth of Polonius when parting with his son— Costly thy habit as thy puree can buy; But not expressed in fancy ; rich, not gaudy ; For the apparel oft proclaims the mat: ; And they in France, of the best rank and station, Aro most select and generous chief in that.—Hamlet. The little publication is exceedingly well timed, and quite worthy of being preserved amongst the pleasant recollections of the 23d of April, 1864. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—An ordinary general meeting of this society was held yesterday, in the Council Room, South Kensington, when upwards of 30 new Fellows were elected. Amongst them wo notioed Lord Stratford de Reckliffe, Lady Gee. Paulet, Hon. Mrs. David Murray, Captain J. B. Martin, &c. After the election Mr. Bates gave a very interesting lecture on the Vegetation and Insect Life of the Amazons ; it was illustrated by nu merous plants and a magnificent display of butterflies, which proved a great attraction to the numerous assemblage of Fellows and their friends. A QUEER CIIRISTIAN.—Parson Brownlow, a cordial hater of the South, says in his paper, the Knoxville nig and Rebel Ventilator :—" Had we our wish we / would throw hell wide open, and place all such beast-like officere an men upon an inclined plane, at an angle of 45 degrees, grease the planks with hog's lard six inches thick, with a wicket at the bottom, and send them, as one stream of traitors, robbers, and assassins, into the hottest part of the infernal regions." Du. COLENSO, before hie return to Natal, will (out of motives of pbilanthropy, of course), publish a people's edition of his work on the Pentateuch, to be issued at a moderate price--a shilling is the standard cheap form —and to be condensed by the omission of the Ilebrew criticisms. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Monday last a shock ing accident betel Mr. James Jones, an elderly gentleman, who has for many years held the responsible position of engineer to the Oxford City Waterworks Com pany, lle had made an inspection of some fittings in con nexion with the waterworks in the upper story of Mr. Joel Evans's brewery, in the parish of St. Clement, Oxford, and on reaching the bottom of the ladder he missed his footing and fell headforemost into a large vat of boiling liquid. Mr. Evans, who preceded him down the ladder, and some of the men, attracted by the agonising screams of Mr. Jones, immediately rezoned him, and medical aid was speedily at hand, but in divesting him of his clothing his flesh was \, literally peeled from his body, and he was removed to the Radcliffe Infirmary, where he lies in a hopeless state. The vat was entirely unprotected, and this is the third accident (two of them fatal) that has oocurred from the same cause in this neighbourhood in a few weeks, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. ROME. MARSEILLES, April 26.—Letters from Rome of the 23d state that an English banquet has taken place in honour of Shakspere, but without any political character. The Emperor of Mexico has decorated Cardinal Antonelli and different other personoges. T IRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. 1 WO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. La Mechante Shinn()ll Indigestion Nineteen ran. Won by two lengths. Same distance between second and third. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Blarney Argonaut Granborough £5O PLATE. Caroline Algarsifo . . SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Yamuna Sante Ruiszeau Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Baragah.... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. H. A. BRUCE, the new Vico-president of: the Committee of the Privy Council on Education, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Merthyr Tydvil. CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION BILL. On tho order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. H ADFIELD objected that this was a bill relating to taxation, and ought to be considered in a committee of the whole house by resolution. The SPEAKER, having cited some cases, overruled the objection. Mr. NE WDEGATE then proceeded to move the second reading of the bill, which proposes to substitute for church rates an annual charge of 2d in the pound, to be deducted by the tenant on paying his rent, unless he has made an agreement to the contrary. This church charge would be counted into the county and borough rates, and the amount placed in the hands of the governors of Quoen Anne's Bounty as trustees, and to them a ratepayer objecting to a proposed expenditure might appeal, and ultimately to the Lords Justices. But a certain proportion of the ratepayers, with the leave of the vestry, might obtain from the quarter sessions an order exempting the parish from liability to church charge if no church rate had been levied for the last seven years, or if within those years a proposal for a rate has been on three successive occasions rejected on a poll. The bill allowed the order of exemption to be revoked on the application of the ratepayers. lie was not sanguine of carrying the bill; but he trusted the house would consent to read the bill a second time, when he should move that it be referred to a select committee. Sir C. DOUGLAS objected to dealing with the question of church sates at the present time, because it had been decided by most parties to go to the hustings and fight the question upon the dissolution of the present Parliament. He hoped that if the present Government should be in office on the assembling of the new Parliament they would take up this difficult question and deal with it as a Govern ment measure. He, therefore, moved, as an amendment. that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. SALT supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. Alderman ROSE supported the bill, because he wished to deprive the opponents of church rates of the excuse of keeping up an agitation on the subject. Lord FERSIOY opposed the bill, as he believed it was calculated simply to make bad worse. He thought Churchmen ought to be content to let church rates cease, azd to rely, as they might safely do, on the Voluntary prin ciple for the an ppo,rt of the Church. Mr LONG thought the bill a moderato measure honestly proposed to meet the objections raised by Dissenters to pay church rates. He should vote for its second reading. Mr LOCKE said it was extraordinary that the hen gen tleman who had just resumed his seat should call on the Government to introduce a bill which he and the gentlemen on his side of the house would to a man vote against. (Laughter.) The opinion of the country would be taken on the matter at the next election, and it was a farce for the hon. member for North Warwickshire to bring it forward until the country had expressed its opinion on church rates. Ho considered it was a waste of time to discuss any other question than the entire abolition of church rates. (Hear, hear.) He should vote agaivat the second reading. Lord J. MANNERS was in no fear as to the opinion of the cou:itry on the subject of church rates, but he could not think ti:at the bill under discussion would in the least degree satisfy the dissentients on this question; but giving his hon. friend all the credit he deserved for the trouble he had taken in the matter, he could not bring himself to believe that his bill was calculated in the least degree likely to Bath the quest;on. Ile suggested to his hon. friend to withdraw the bill for the present, in order that before the house pronounced a decision on the subject, the opinion of the country might be taken at the next general election. Sir C. WOOD concurred in the recommendation of the noble lord for the withdrawal of the bill. Sir R. FERGUSON said ho should vote for the second reading of the bill in the hope of putting an end to the bitter contentions that existed upon the question of church rates, The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it.. Majority against the second reading BANK NOTES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Sir J. HAY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to distribute amongst the existing banks that note circulation which was lost by the failure of the Western Bank. Mr. BLACK contended that the bill was altogether un necessary. lie objected to what he considered tinkering with a great subject, and as to the want of banking accom modation in Scotland, such an assertion was pure moon shine. In England there was a bank for every 14,000 of the population, in Ireland there was one for every 26,000, whilst in Scotland there was ono for every 4,000. With respect to free trade in banking, ho contended that practically it existed at present, because any person could open a bank if he chose; but by free trade he supposed it was intended to mean that every bank that was open in Scotland should hava the power of mann facturing and issuing their own notes without any kind of supervision. lie felt certain tho house would agree with him that that was too great an extension of what was called free trade in banking, and therefore he moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. EWING seconded the amendment. Mr. FINDLAY supported the bill, and expressed a hope that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would turn the at tention of his logical mind to the restrictions that at present exist in the extension of commerce in consequence of the state of the laws with respect to banking, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER said he could not support the second reading of the bill, and at some length guarded himself from being censured in favour of any particular system with regard to an uniformity of banking for the three kingdoms. Ho considered the time was fast approaching when our whole monetary system would require consideration, Mr. DUNLOP and Sir E. COLEBROOK supported the bill. Mr. K. HODGSON urged the withdrawal of the bill. In the event of a division he should support the amend ment moved of the lion, member for Edinburgh. After a few words from Mr. BtiCHAtiltN and Mr. KIN- NkIRD, Sir J. HAY withdrew the motion for the second reading. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Captain ARCIIDALL defended certain expressions he had made use of on a former occasion, which had given umbrage to the police of Ireland. On that occasion he had said that in frequent cases the inspectors and sub-inspectors of police were found out poaching. . He then read some letters to prove the truth of the assertion. I Sir R, PEEL defended the police from accusation* ' brought against them by the hon. and gallant gentleman opposite. He considered it unfair to introduce the subiect at the present. If he brought the motion forward on some other occasion he should be quite prepared to meet and confute many of his assertions. Mr. BAGWELL objected to the bill altogether as it was a monstrous attack upon the occupiers of the soil in Ireland, and moved that the chairman do now report progress. A short discussion ensued, which was suddenly termi nated by the Chairman vacating his seat at a quarter to 6, in accordance with the standing order of the house. FISH TEINDS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR WAR. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report of the committee, appointed in consequence of the appointment of the Under, Secretary san-hoi c ta. h v a e,t e stated that the seat o f th e sa i d under-secretary The house then adjourned. SPORTING NOTES. - The result of The Two Thousand Guineas turned out exactly as I predicted in The" Sun of Monday— the judge's decision and THE FRESH MAN'S pro phecy entirely coinciding with each other. With regard to The One Thousand Guineas, to be decided to-morrow, I see no reason to alter the opinion I expressed on Monday, and shall again endeavour to forestall the judge by placing MASQUERADE SARDINIA 2 MOLLEY CAREW A FRESH MAN. The Primrose-hill Meetings TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As one who was present at the Garibaldi meeting on Primrose•hill, permit me to state that the reports of the same are not incorrect as Sir George Grey insinuates they are, and that the conduct of a large body of police was scandalous. Sir George Grey says that only three con stables were present. I saw a large body, and so did thou• sands.—Yours, Fon THE WHOLE THI:TR % 71 Thayer-street, Manchester•square, April 27. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, April 27.—Wind this day at noon —North ; moderate breeze and find weather, but cloudy. FALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind E,—Arrived—Anguepa, from Mauritius. CLYDE, April 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Britannia, steamer, from New York. Sailed—Cumberland, for New York. SWANSEA, April 25.—Wind E.—Arrived—Rose, from Santander. OFF PALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind E.—Arrived-2'albot, from Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—New castle, from Calcutta. NFwroier, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Rochester, for New York, BRISTOL, ♦pril 25,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Britannia, from Matanzas. BY BLECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTX, Wednesday Morning. Passed up Channel, off this purt, yesterday morning, the ship Manila, and in the evening the ship Talbot, both from Calcutta, for London. EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 26—Alliance, from Gothenburg; Ban• dion, from "Uddewalla—Helena, from Porto Rico. Arrived, April 27—Neptune, from Krageroe—Prince Albert, from Guernsey—} rederick Maria, from Nyknping —Oak, from Ghent—Ligerleon, from Jamaica—Susan Gray, from Oporto—Kron Pinsen, from Landscona— ..Uolus, from Krageroe—Walhalla, from Sannesund— Neptunus, from Warborg. ~. Sailed, April 27—Rainbow, steamer, for Calais—Gustaf Wasa, steamer, for Gothenburg—Belgium, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Spray of the Ocean, from London for Sydney— Ellen, for Barcelona—Sea Serpent, for Alicante—Edith, for Shanghai—all from Shields. Anchored—Western Bottom, from Corfu for London— Emma Ivos, from Matanzas for Hamburg, ANOTHER MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT THROUGH FIRE.—A lamentable accident occurred on Monday to Mrs Conway, residing in Satherland-street, Westbourne grove. Mrs Conway was in her dressing room attiring herself for the purpose of proceeding to an evening party, when by some means the flames of a candle on the dress ing-table caught a lace cap placed on the looking-glass. Mrs Conway instantly snatched the cap from the glass, and throwing it on the floor imprudently attempted to extinguish the flames by trampling on them, when the fire communicated itself to her dress. A servant was in the room at the time; but instead of en deavouring to assist her mistress, she ran screaming from the room, and on the other inmates rushing into the apart ment the unfortunate lady was discovered running wildly about the room and completely enveloped in fames. Mr. Conway, with great presence of mind, immediately stripped off his coat and threw it over her and succeeded in extin guishing the fire, bat not before the greater part of the lady's dress had been burned and various parts of her per• son seriously injnrea. Her recovery is despaired of. TESTIMONIAL TO A POLICE INsPEcToit.—lnspec tor Whicher, who for thirty years held an appoint ment in the detective department of the metropolitan police, and had risen to be one of the chiefs of the detective force at Scotland-yard, took his leave of the service on Saturday last, retiring upon a pension of £6O per annum. Advan tage was taken of the occasion, and, his brother officers having assembled in a body, presented their late inspector with a magnificent massive gold signet ring, of the value of £5O, manufactured expressly for him, and engraved with the monogram "J. W." Mr. Whicher, in thanking his brother inspectors and the sergeants who had served under him for this proof of their regard, said he was happy to find ho quitted the force with the Esteem and good wishes of those around him. FIVE YOUNG PERSIAN GENTLEMEN have arrived in England to be educated at the expense of their own Government, under the care of his Excellency Mahmoud Khan, the Persian Minister in this country. HENDERSON, in his second character in London, Hamlet, came into more direct contrast with Gar rick, whose greatest idolators found heavy fault in Hendcr son's young Dane for flinging away his uncle's picture-- subsequent to the famous speech in which ho compares the portraits of his father and uncle. On the following night, he retained the picture in his hand, and the same party ridiculed him, on the ground that if he was right the first night, he must necessarily have been wrong the second I Lb: was said, too, not to have managed his hat properly on first b.9eing the Ghost; and similar carpings were made against the new actor, only to hear those words " the fair Ophelia I" people went, as to the most exquisite music. But what wag that to the Garrick faction who pronounced him disqualified, because in the closet scene he did not, in his agitation, upset the chair. "Mr. Garrick, sir, always overthrow the chair."—Their Majesties' Savants, by .D,.. , Doran. THE TOILETTE OF THE EMPRESS OF MEXICO comprises, among other things, it is sai.l, 52 splendid ball and state dresses, one for each week in the first year of her Majesty's reign. THE NEW ROMANCE LEFT BY THE LATE G. P. R. JAMES, which is about to appear under the title of " Ber nard Metall," contains, it is said, proofs that this eminent writer possessed unimpaired his wonderful fertility of ima gination to the last. FIELD-MARSHAL SIR EDWARD BLAKENEY, G.C.8., the Governor of Chelsea Hospital, who has been suffering from severe illness (luting the last five weeks, is better. INAUGURATION OF THE TIVEETON TOWN -HALL RY LORD PALMERSTON.—It is the intention, we under- stand, to ask to the dinner, on the 19th of May, the four members for the county, as well as the members of all th© boroughs in Devon, it being distinctly understood that this is not to be a political banquet. The disturbances in Algeria, although it is hoped they will not be serious, have yet been thought a sufficient reason for reinforcing the French array there. The 77th Regiment, which was under marching orders from Montpellier to the Chalons Camp, received a countermand on Friday, and has been sent by rail to Toulon, where it will eMbark immediately. THE DANISH BLOCKADE.—PiIIau, April 20. Since yesterday this port has been blockaded by Danish vessels of war, but all the vessels lying in ibis port on the 19th of April have liberty to complete their cargoes and to sail until the 9th of May. Danaic, A pr il 22.—One Danish frigate and ono steamer are in sight. DETERMINED SUICIDE. On the arrival of the Panther steamer yesterday morning in the river, from Bou logne, a well dressed man, a passenger, jumped over front the fore part of the vessel. Ile was struck on the head by ono of the paddle floats en d disappeared. His body has not yet been recovered. At present nothing whatever can. be elicited respecting the unfortunate man. M. Allard, t,. distinguished painter of Lyons , who at the commen cem ent of the winter went to Rome with his moth er , wife, and four children, to study the great maaters, has just been murdeied in his studio. When found he wss in a dying state, hav ing received no less than 16 wounde an the head with a heavy instrument. The murderer is believed to ba a man who bad sat to him as a model for a picture representing Judas giving the kiss to our Saviour. The model was sitting for the figure of the betrayer. The man he.g been since arrested at Civita Vecchia. F 1 . 1 ,