The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return for the week ending Wednesday last shows some rather important fea tures. The bullion has been diminished owing to the withdrawals of sovereigns for transmission to Turkey, and unless the influx of Australian and American gold should be actively resumed a further diminution may be anticipated consequent upon the transmission of coin to the Brazils, 350,000 sove reigns for that purpose having been taken from the establishment yesterday afternoon. The reserve of notes has also been reduced. Up to the period when the statement was compiled the authorities had failed to derive any apparent advantage from th reduction in the rate of discount, as the other secu rities show a further important falling off. Sub joined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. • • .. £20,773.985 Decrease .. 94,480 Bullion .. .. 15,141,732 Decrease .. .. • • .. 206,732 Rest .. . • • • .. 3,119,537 Increase 14,767 Public Deposits .. • . • • 7 241 , 7 39 Increase .. •• • • • 63 ,47 Other Deposits.. .. • • .. 13,122,087 Decrease .. 484 872 Seven Day and other Bills .. .• 603,014 Increase 18,679 Government Securities .. .. 12,151,395 Increase • 100,000 Other Securities 17,470,207 Decrease .. 375 747 Notes Unemployed 8,166,780 Decrease 06 66 60 06 106,160 - Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been rather inactive. Sugars have barely sustained previous rates. For cocoa and coffee there has been a moderate demand, while tea has remained dull. Rice has been in more request, while saltpetre has declined about ls. per cwt. In tallow there has been more business negotiated, P.X.C. on the spot being quoted 43i., and last three months' delivery 455. 9d. per cwt. Two O'CLOCK. An active demand is reported in the genera. discount market, and very little business is now transicted under 21 and 3 per cent., even for the best descriptions of mercantile paper. Owing to the demand on China account the Mexican dollars by the West India packet have been sold at ss. 4d. per oz., being lid. above the price realised for the previous supply. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's ih telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were to 69f. 60c.—heavy. The transactions in the English Stock Market today have been limited, speculation in this department being very dull, but the quotations have exhibited firmness. Consols have remained as 931 1 for money, and 938 1, less the dividend for the 9th pro2c. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have declined to 91/ 8; Bank Stock has : recovered to 2341 ; an d E xc h equer Bills are steady at 2s. 6s. prem.; India Stock continues firm at 230 s , 231 ; the 5 per Cent. Loan, at 1091 110 ; and the bt per Cent. Enlaced Paper, at 1151. A general reaction has taken place in the I I Foreign Market, and prices have nearly all ad van ced. Speculation continues very active t in this department. Turkish, 1862, are 711 3-; do., Consolides, have risen to 561 1; Greek Bands to 321 ; Spanish P ass i ve, to 33; 348 ; do., Certi- et ficates, to 111 ; Mexican are 371; Portuguese, 498; Russian 931 1 ; and the Confederate Loan is to 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have :' t ; been limited, and prices show in several instances it; less firmness. Great Westerns and Midlands have 4t; declined ss. ; North Eastern (York), 10s.; and Great Northern A Stock, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in mo derate demand, at about previous quotations. 4t Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares eon- ; tinue inactive ; London and South African Lave N imp-oved to 28i, 29. ; Bank of Egypt declined to 4 - 1 29k, and Bank of Australasia to 721; Peninsular and Oriental steam are flat at 7611, 77. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per C ent . R educed Annuities 2341 5 9i4 f per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per C ent. Annuities 91f 4 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 144 India Sto c k 231 30 Ditto 5 per Cent lO9l 10 Ditto Enfac e d P aper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent.......... iiitt o 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Oons4is for Account. June 9 a 14 chequer Bills, £l.OOO 2/ per Cent 2921 x d Ditto £5OO Ditto Small ChFOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES . iltan 6 per C en t. _ i per Cent. ScYptian 7 per Cent 991 Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup•ms — Ditto Account .. Ditto Coupons 144 / 151 Ito An 5 per cent. (Mareinniana Railway) 781 80/ Blexican 3 per Cent .... Ne Ditto Account .......... w Grariada .... 16k 3 D itto 2 per C en t ... 331 i liitto Deferred ' 9! 4 i Ditto Land W arrants (Hectares) Portugues e 3 per Cent., 1853 — 'Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £35 paid si 1 i a Inn Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 .. . Ditto Account """• .. 88 S panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 541 1 Ditto New Deferred • I.itto Account 474 T..)it to Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account.,, 88 f 4 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 —Ditto Account. . Ditto, £lOO B on d s .. 70 1 i .......... 731 21 Ditto 6 per C en t. 1862 Ditto Account 1 g I Ditto Guarar teed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account ..................... Ditto ti per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in s Dutr‘ London. h 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account Consols M THREE O'CLOCK . Money THREE a Ditto Account 92/ A Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Good market. 10,000 bales or more. Week's sales, 90,540 bales. 23,160 speculation, 18,780 export. Quotations of fair Orleans, 23 ; Mobile, 24,1 ; Upland, 24. Estimated middling Or leans, 221 ; Mobile , 21t ; Upland, 214. Stock, 323,200. Sprats, 7to 19i. Imports of the Week, 23,449. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Ilorniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s 4d. and 48 . " High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. P cmit LIVES LOST.—Two CAPTAINS DROWNED Yesterday a despatch was forwarded to Lloyd's, f i r n °m ,,tbe mari ne d epartment of the Board of Trade, contain dAi': Part iculars of a lam en t a bl e acc id e nt which occurred ow n i n P° ' t of Tampico, by the upsetting of a beat and the their alen a of two mast ers o f s hi ps ly i ng t h ere an d t wo o f 26, and i s ; t he desp a t c h , w h ich is dated Tampico, M arc h states th at : ' at ' e d by her M a j esty ' s consul at t h a t por t, beth A nn, of l t i h v e 9th of th a t month the English ship Eiza arrived off the bie:pool, and the schooner Blonde, of Jersey, the harbo4,atnhcl, the weather preventing them ter ng en afternoon ; and about masters agreed to go ashore in the Blonde (Captain Cbarlethr''e o'clock the master of the lizabotteParsons) and two men went in their boat to the Thomas Burdon) j o i n i ng run, and the master (Captain a tbn3eibthe boat pushed off for the barb stir. On approachin ol he l Ezs t e h a e s e terau.ck Thethe boat and capsiced it, tho wke th a e r m a two captains and two timeseeraensoaofnterdisappeared; the sur mannedwbaurds by a pilot boat, vivo's were picked up some by eight men from the chore, of of thpeilot boat acted dead from exhaustion. The crew thtethey were almost mailsuff leaving nobly throughout. Up to the time Tampico the bodies of none of the unfortunats obtamed, been found; and as both vessels were still d etained erer ; h th ad .. Port the names of the two seamen cote(' not be • ° the re tilt* families raided. or br ONE Y MARKET SHARE MARKETS.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOU.KS. Share Railways. Wol., and Str. Val.j al 4the and Tyne. 1 at • lost.,Sleal.,atitt Mid..lo 1 al Bristol and Exeter 1 Caledonian j 10, , Ork. awl Baudou al ornwafl al ;)o A Al vets no die 11 till6p c.p an. har• al Do. B been paid to 13. j Dublin & Belfast J une. a ll Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Juno. all :Edinburgh & Glasgow.i 100 'Glasg. and S. Western. 100 Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st 100 •J;reatNorthof Scotland, lOO ,Great Northern.. ..... j• 100 Do A stock I 100 Do 13 do S. an j W. of Irelan. , j 100 ;rent Western Do Str Vat gua. stock; 100 Lancashae & Yorkshire! IGO j London and tilackwal•l 100 t 4 j Eon., Brigh S. Coast 100 , Inn., Chat., and Dover, 100 'Lon. & North Western 1 00 Lon. & Sw.th Western 10 0 ‘fan., Shet., & Lincoln. 10C Maryport and Carlisle. all al Do 3 shires Metropolitan al Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby It mid. Gt. W. of Ireland a, Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 Nth. Eastern—Berwtoi, 10 Do, G.N.E. purchas. 16.1 Do Leeds lO Do York Do Carlisle.... lO North London Do New North StatTordshire N. and S. W. Junction. al !Scottish Central .... 10 Scot N. E., Aber. st oc k 10 Do Scot. Mid. stock lO Shrews. and Welchpooi al !Shropshire Union • 101 !South Devon l O, ;South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun LA 'staines, Wok.,andWok aT Stockton & Darlington al Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. Do B ) Do C ............... ) Ulster ............... al 5 Do ................ .10 Do ........ • 5, it Vale of 101 it !Victoria sta. and Pim lOl st I Waterford & Kilkenny lot st !West Cornwall st !W. Hartlepool Ilar..trt, st 'West Midland Oxford 1G 10 st Newport 1i at Do Hereford 11 8 8, 7 6 + , 5 1131 114] 61 61 40 12 13 14 02 93 167 109 52 53 47 49 24i 15i 124 125 125 127 134 lib 102 104 6O (7 [OB. 1(9 79 80 118 20 41 42 98f 09f 10 4 1(44 444 454 :11 12k )0 127 274 1.0 14 lid 146 504 51, 241 25 1 10. BRITISH POS Railways 7U 'tlantic Ar St Lawrenct al flom.,Barodadr.Cent Inr; Gu. 5 per cent... 0 Do. New . . . !O Do. E. Shares... :04 flutlalo anti Lane Huron al 0 Do. Preference at fsuflalo,BrantAGodriel to ( I p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 0 Do. do. July 1, 187! 10 0 !0. do. June 1, 1 . 10 t Acutta.A-S. Ea, , trt., I. 1 for 18} IC9, 2 1 16 p 5 ; l il 3 41 7 8 St 'apeTown .1r Dock Seri] 10 , tock filastn. Bengal gu. sp. c I( rock hat Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 1( 20 Do. do. G Ext... 20 Do. do. H do. X) 11(8 1(9 )9 I(9& ICO3 11 1 1 5 6 1 lip 19i 0 62 (5 11 15 60 11 53 66 [1 42 16 :15 40 11 30 ;..3 1 2 • 25 1 20 22 Ai 1.01 10 [2 (Grand Trunk )O oo. )0 Do . )0 ~o. )0 D J. Ist Pr t'. Bonds co. deferred..... 2d Pret. Bon .s. do d fer ed..... 3d l' ef. stock do. d d.. 4th I'ref. s o k.. 100 Do. iu deterr, d.....: al lock I 3 t.lndiaPetnu.gua sp.c 101 20 Do. New gua. 5 p c... 1 20 Do. January, 1862 .. Lock South.ol India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. ii 20 1 Gt. W. or Canada Sharer al 206 Do. New .. „. It LOU Do. 6 p.o. '73 w ith't o p t. a l [ O O Do. 56 p. 0. do. '77-8.. al 10 Indian Branch Limited ocl lliadras guar.. sp. c. .• 7 06 Do. 41 p. o. Extensiot ock 4. 2Do. Fifth Etension. k Oro. p x . 0. 800 5(7 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. al 0 0 Do. 7p. c. Siorig. lids al 20 Vew Br unswicit a Can't: Class A en t B at v. Iti•C'da6 pc Ist pi bele lt ks > &uncle .......... (" st 1 t)o. Delhi . Do. do d . 11 10 •ro. Pu ujau b t f s 1 Do. Do, 01. Do. Indus. St. Flo. I ii,u,s• lik i, yi k , I, • 1 2 4 I 1} lf 0 107 1(8 111 l, n 8i 1 99 101 11 89 ,2 2 1p 00 u - ,7 1(8 )0 0. 103 .0 to 7 1 147 19 ll 3 5 1.00 83 86 111 , 19 1 .t) 100 11l 108 2 4 gP I , ' li lip CO o 7 1 (8 02 If 4 • , p.c..; .t.lO, 1877-81 .......... Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au. 101 Do. p. c. Mar. & Set, 101 Do. tp. c. Jau.&July. 104 Do. 5 Inscribed stool, 104 cape G. II cope, p e,ts7: pi( Do.Ap &Oct 1881 io( Do. 185 tof , Do. Jan. & July, 1891., 10: Ceylon, N0v.1861, s p 11 Wu !tins 1 per cent lO Nwa, G,v. 6 per oant 1)1 ansc.l ul , 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & poi 104 N. S.W. Gov. t p Is 10 4 Do. sp. tot 10; Do. d0.,1888 & upwth 101 New Zealand 6 p cent. 101 [Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. e sterling', 1875 lO4 Queensland Gcv. op. a 101 6. Aus (lop. c. I t;Th. &up lO4 Vle.Gov. Sp.e. 104 Do. to a o.n. AnALOnt.. 104 it6i 11 71 K. 1 . 3 ~ 6 ii 3 1 , 6 t6i )0 4, v 7 )0 :It 113 10 I'2 114 ; 2 114 X) 1.5 117 00 - 0 112 114 0 ti 9 111 ! , tt , 1, /0 lO2l ti 3} )0 103 11136 )0 103 1046 10 112 114 103 10 [C6I 1(14 :2 114 12 114 )0 110 11! )0 101 TIvES. 111_11% 111 BRITISH IN," 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 jelitiord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Con.. (Taoist , 1 East Bassett ( Mega n) 30 I 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. East Caradon ..... 1.14, , 3: East Car n Brea.. - -E. trl Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1.6 Gam.&StAuhyn(Gwen ) J7l Great south To Igus 17n G. Wheal Vor Walston 40 Grenville •;.16 Herod's-Foot .... .. I.lingston Downs 4.; 7.0 ILady Bertha 2.Q 0 !Hargaret (tiny Lelani 3larke Valley. Niyndy Iron Oro (Lim '2 New Setun l9l 1 North Downs 2i IV !el Baseet (111044th !.17.( , :orth Wheal Croity 2.4.9 Par Consols (St. Blazey i 1 'rovidenee ( Uny Lelnt. 10.0.7 South Caradon(St. Cleer It 4 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. 5.15.6 - loran. (Mogan MI .9 Stray Park 5 fain ar Silv..t Lead Abu 4,i - j Fin Cron - j West Basset (Mogan)" - I W Caradon (Liskeard I 5 _ ! West Seton - Wheal Basset (Illogan, , - :."heal Buller(Redrutli)! 5 50 - Wheat Kitty (U.Lelant)l 2.0.6 WhealLud Ott :2.10.8 5} - heal 51ary Ann (Men ) 8 154 - Wheal Seton . . 58} 260 'eat Trelawney (Litt) 7 - Wheal Union 17 4. 510 no 1021(6 id 17i 38i 314 1 7} 8i 8/ 34 4 11 13 5 5# of 7 47 1 5 i 6 9 61 2i 3 31 33 7 i 8 1 4d 40 120 21 2f 4} 41 46 6 44 IR I 4, 100 410 3i 4 87} P2a 35 37.: 20 21 50 200 5 70 51 loi 70 17i PEEFERENUE SHAKES. Lancaster and Carlisle, 43 per cent. pf., 103 North British 6 per cent. 110 West Midland, Oxfor,,, id guaranteed stock, Ditto, gua. shares, 53 per cent., 1 6 21 5- PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., PM 63 London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1858, 1031 4 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, tt per cent., 101 LINES LEASED At' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4, per Cent., 923 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Nottingham and Grantham It. & C., 95 3 Wilts and Somerset, , 2 13 FOREIGN Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Franc , sco (Urn.) gua. 7 per Cent., 201 13 1 3 Great Luxembourg, '43 amur and Li..ge gua. 14f per annum, 9 N. Rail of Buenos tyres, gua. 7 per cent., 101 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aid.n), 143 Royal I, anish,'-: 51 , R. , yal Swedish, 3 Sambre and Meuse, 101 Sambre and Meuse, 54 per cent. pf., 0 10 FOREIGN 511.NES. Don Pedro, Nor h t el Rey, 1 3 East del Hey (lira.), 13 l BPU6 ,ktoriciltaaelidal:3l:llHdrepeax, ilteßtiacejnaY6l (os(liiiej,Nntr:)Tl),;' Service Mont. Aureos liraz. Gold Min. Co. (Rm.), 21 3 Liverpool NlooSiodr a 311 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 33 I London.), _ and 1 Anglo I•ortuolioese Australasia, 3 (1-1 ' ), 8 3 Bank l3l3 4i a a a n kk k 0000fffi London, EQv Y u i ce tepontr,2a9lll3u(sl a)ii. l i tY4o Bank of Wales, 35 British North American, 5) Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 91 d Chartered Bank of Indi a , Austratia,an China, 26 51 3 6 Colonial, 391 English and Irish (lira.), 5 3 English, Sco ch, and Australian Charter e d , 22 4 Hindustan, China, and Japan aim), 13 4:4 13 Imperial ltank.(liele.), 15 1 Imperial Ottoman, 221 2 1 i London and Brazilian 421 London, B. lo A c y o 're n s ia a l nd oi ß m., R. Plate i tealin.), 211 London London and County, 431 1 Northern (ltm 2 ),4 8_ 1.9 B_ll London and ._, LLoonnddoonn andand S uut African, th-Western (lim.), 41 1 London and W Scinde, Diajaub. and D int ica (lime), 193 Oriental Bank C es o t r ni po in ra s t t e e io r .. n ' 8 , 5 1 41 . 3 \ 21 Union naro Australia,f of British 3 South r Union of London, 341 4 MISCELLANEOUS , Berlin Water Works, si I Crystal Palace, 35 3 Bonds rd. .8d 0, Ita D l i f t a t n o, l 6 rr i ig er at ee io n n , ( . Canal Cavour),. Joint stock Discount, 41 f issued 90 283 N .ti a a t d io ra n s al lr D re i g se tt u io n n t C an o d m C pa a n na y l ii 3 im l Or ental Gas (lim.), 1: 3 Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 65 6 55 Peninsula and 0 , iental Steaui, 781 7 Scottish Australian Investment, VGA IheZfJeftlimul, Iba L 6 * Paid. Closing Business Price. done. ~.~a.4 571 57! 88 88; 15 117 ~~ i, Clek 1 1l ie o ns 120 0 45 46 I 98 MO 1.1 )0 49 50 )0 32 33 )0 92# 93 ►0 68 70 98 100 - 8 II 137 7 38 5 9 10 i ) 8 7 7 )0 153 1 1561 p 8 5 11 O : 3 3} St i p - -- ? --- p 154 156 28 30 45 46 38 4) 98 100 ESS!ONS, Closinw Price. Business don( 109 f f 5f 6 "CI 1 10 13a 3 2; ztt 107 i LO7i 7 1073 6! 961 7 8 71 TftE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EV EN INR MAY 8, 1861 LAW INT. This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lard Chief Juati , e and Justices Crompton Blackburn, and Mellor.) COL. DICKSON V. GEN. PEEL AND OTHERS. The Attorney-General said he appeared to show cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Coleridge, on the part of the plaintiff, agast the defendan a, Gen. Peel, Lord Comber mere, and ihe Earl of Wilton, as to certain interrogatories which it was sought to compel Gen. Peel to answer. The learned gentleman said, in the year 1858, the plaintiff was lieutenant-colonel of the Tower Hamlets Militia, and the defendant was then Secretary at 'War. In that year certain complaints were made against Colonel Dickson to General Peel, and as the regiment had been dis embodied more than one year, according to the Mutiny Act, no court-martial could be held, but General Peel directed a court of inquiry to assemble, and in obedience to the finding of the court, Color el Dickson was dismissed her Majesty's service. He then brought the present action which had been pending for some time against the three defendants charging them with conspiracy, or with that which amounted to as he asserted it was in consequence of the malicious representations made to her Nlajesty by the three defendants, that he had been dismissed the service, The case had long been ripe for hearing when an application was made on the part of the plaintiff, at Judges' chambers, to put certain interrogatories to General Peel with a view of eliciting certain infor mation, The questions in all amounted to seventeen, but some of them were struck out by the learned judge, and a rule had ham obtainea to show cause why questions 11, 13 and 14 should not be restored. He contended that General Peel was altogether justified in refusing to answer questions, because the plaintiff would elicit quite sufficient intormation by those interrogat .ries which had been allowed to stand by the learned judge to enable him to go on with his case. The Attorney-General was proceeding. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Guulburn.) IN RE PEPPER. This bankrupt was an actu ay, and came before th, Court with heavy liabilities in connection with public com panies, in one of which the Life Assurance Treasury for £28,000, that company beinz under proceedings for wind ing up under the Court of Chancery. The bankrupt obtained his order for discharge. IN RE This was an application for release from custody. His Honour said that on referring to the Copy Causes (a list showing the cause of the debtors' detention), there was one for contempt of Court in not paying a large sum of money into the Court of Chancery, whereupon he was taken under attachment. His Honour said it was a case in which he could not in terfere to relieve the bankrupt. Mr. Sargood said that Mr. Commissioner Holroyd had held that an attachment merely for the non payment of money was a mere debt, and in the absence of any other allegation of contempt he granted the release. His Honour said that every case had its peculiar facts. The court had a discretionary power, and in this case he would exercise it by refusing the application, but the bank rupt, if advised to do so, might appeal. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd and Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE ALFRED GURNEY. This bankrupt, described ks of Upper-street, Islington, wine and spirit merchant, came up and passed his exami nation on accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers an'l Hayles. The debts, unsecured creditors, amount to 17,383 ;to ditto holding security, £19,287. Cr., good debts. £901; pro rerty, £1,275; other interests, x 450; property in hands of creditors, £10,915; deficiency, £14,039. TdE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL DISCOUNT COMPANY, A. pro forma dividend mewing was held to-day, and a few proofs admitted. The debts are stated at £7,000, assets £1,500. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE, On Wednesday evening one of the most appalling and desperate attempts at murder and suicide which have been perpetrated in Nottingham for many years past was committed in Narrow. marsh (a low part of the town). A man named John Wheeldon, a sawyer, purchased two small pistols on Monday, at the shop of Mr. Woodhouse, pawnbroker, Clum ber-street. About 5 o'clock on Wednesday evening Wheeldon was in Narrow-marsh, and seeing his wife passing, called her. She went to him and ac companied him into the house of a man named Mit. chell, where their child was. A conversation took place, characterised by bitterness on both sides, and at its close the woman heard the click of a pistol trigger. She rushed towards h , r husband to wrest the pistol from his hand or throw up his arm, but before she reached him he fired, and the butlet took affect between the eyes, entering the head. There were three men present, but they either had nut presence of mind, or Wbeeldon was too quick for them, and had discharged the pistol before they could prevent him. The woman fell speechless, hut soon arose and staggered into the street,where, after having walked a few paces, she would have fallen had not a butcher named Caleb caught her in bis arms.Wheeldon followed his wife into the street,and walked along until he came opposite to the Wheat sheaf beer-house, in which he lodged. Here he took another pistol out of his pocket, and pointing at h's right ear, fired. The ball took effect, and he fell on the footway. A cab was sent for, and Sergeant H ,pki nson , with four constables, came up. The woman was placed in the cab, with a constable in charge, and conveyed to the General Hospi tal. The bullets in both cedes remained in. The man sustained a fractured jaw -bone. At about nine o'clock he became speechless, and deaf in one ear; it is supposed the bullet must have injured the base of the brain. The woman was bleeding profusely, and in her case it is supposed the bullet must have taken a down ward direction and lodged in the neck. The statement made by the unfortunate woman after she was removed to the hospital was to the following effect :—" John Wheeldon is my hus band. We have been living apart about a for night, whe❑ he sold my home up. Between 4 and 5 this (Wednesday) afternoon I was going down Narrow-marsh alone, when I heard my husband call me and say ' Come here.' I turned rouni anu went with him into Mitchell's house in Narrow- marsh. My husband followed into Mitchell's house. Mr. Mitchell and two other men were there. My husband said to me, ' God help you, you look a poor creature.' I said Yes, and you don't look much better. You're paying 12s. a week for your board now, but when you was with me you were not con tented.' H s said, I don't feel contented now. Du you want any money P' I said, No; you may rake it, to the Scotchwoman that fetched the warrant for me.' He said, The warrant will do you no harm _ I'll pay any money for you.' He told me to kiss my child which was then in the room. I kissed my child. He said, Will you take the child P' I said, 'No, I c , n't. I can't maintain it. You've =taken the bread out of my mouth, or I could have done it ; but if the Lord spares me I will get a living now.' He said, Yes, my wench, you wou;d.' He said, ' Have one glass with me, and then I'll leave you.' I said, 'No, never while I live. You have scandalized me to the utmost, and I can think of you no more. I wil► take a little house, and try to manage the best way I can.' He said, You know I won't let you live in that way.' I said, I will get a protection paper.' I then heard him draw a trigger, Mitchell looked round, and I said, Oh! he's got a pistol.' I ran towards my husband, who shot me ou the face. I fell en the floor, and tried to speak, but could not. I then got up, and ran into the street. I was shortly afterwards taken to the hospital." The man's case is hopeless; the woman also lies in a most dan gerous state. COW AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—An inquiry was held on Wednesday, at the Fulham-bridge Tavern, by Mr. James Bird, coroner for West Middlesex, respect ing the death of a child, the daughter of a medical lecturer, named Rowbotham. Mr. Rowbotham was examined, and stated that, though a member of the medical profession, ho was not in practice; he had for some time travelled and lectured. The deceased child was his, and aged two years and five months. She was a delicate child from her birth, and he had adwinistered medicine from time to time, and about three months ago the child had a fall, and became gradually worse. He still treated her, and did not then send for any medical man. On the 28th ul'imo he sent for Mr. Fyfe, of Brompton, who at• tended her; but she died two days afterwards. Mr Francis Goderich, registered surgeon, of Onslow-square who had, by direction of the coroner, made a post-mortem examination, depo,ed that the child had died from serous effusion of th e b rain, which was a purely natural cause of death. It appeared th at Mr. Rowbotham had given a cer ificate as to the (Aurae of death. Mr. Fyfe having declined to do so. on which account the inquiry was unsidered necessary. The relatives of the child, it was explained, be lieved that it had been ill-treated, and threatened to bring the matter betore a court of law. The coroner told Mr. Rowbotham that if the child had been buried upon the faith of the certificate given by him, he being a non -registered practitioner, it would ha ve been necessary for the body to be o,slauwedi 7 1 40 Inqu i ry Merl` tetmiaated. POLICE IN E—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PARISH PROSECUTION OF NOTORIOUS BROTHEL KEEFERS.—Ainie Jones, a foreigner, and Emily Jones, alias Mason, were charged before Mr. Mansfield with keep ing a brothel at No. 24, Queen-street, Golden-square. Mr. Allen, of Carlisle -street, prosecuted on behalf of the parish authorities of St, James's. Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, baying identified the prisoners as the keepers of the place, and as the persons named in the warrant upon which he apprehended them, Mr. Mansfield committed them to the sessions on bail. The prisoners, it appears, kept the lower part of the house, which they converted into a brothel, the visitors to it being principally very young girls, many of them mere children, and those so much complained of as frequenting Leicester sTrare. The male prisoner has been frequently cautioned both by tle police and the inhabitants, but bid dttlance to them. In consequence of the exertions of the pat ish authorities Queen-street, new named Denman-street, has almost entirely been swept of the brothel keepers, who formerly occupied most of the houses in the street. AN INGENIOUS MODE OF DOG STEALING.—COMMIT TAL.—Edward Wilmot, a lad from the neighbourhood of Cowcross, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing a dog of the value of £6, the property of a gentleman named Wilson, residing at 18, Sloane-street, Chelsea. From the evidence of Mr. George Sc ,tt, of Devonshire Cottage, Chelsea, it appeared th•. t on the previous afternoon he was in Hyde -park and saw the prisoner wave his pocket handkerchief to a dog, and then roll up the handkerchief into a ball and roll it along the ground. The dog ran after the ball, and the prisoner then snatched it up, put it under his arm, and walked off with it; and on being followed by witness and a constable to Knightsbridge, he threw the dog behind a cart. Mr. James Wilson, 18, Sloane-street, Chelsea, said the dog was his property, and of the value of £6. He missed the dog, and, b%ing spoken to b) the last witness, he went with him and gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Mansfield committed the prisoner for six months with hard labour. THAMES. THE SAILOR AND THE CRIMP.—AN EXPENSIVE PIPE LlGHT.—Francisco Pignatilli, who has been settled in this country for many years, and has frequently acted as inter preter at this court, appeared before Mr. Partridge, to answer a summons taken out under 236th clause of the "Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and which charged him with unlawfully detaining £ll 10s., the monies of an Aus trian seaman, named John SaLditch, who had been car penter on board a British registered ship. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and said that Sabditch was paid off at the Sailors' Home, in Well-street, on the 17th of April, and then received £3B, of which he gave £35 in Bank of England notes to Pignatilli, in whose house he was lodging in Strathmore -terrace, Shadwell. The odd £3 was spent the same day by the sailor on a cruise among the grog-shops and loose women in Ratcliff-highway and Shadwell. The sum of £lB ss. was paid back by the defendant, and there was a charge made by him of £5 ss. for board and lodging. The out fitter had the largest share of the sailor's money There was still a balance due to the sailor of £ll Os., which the defendant promised to pay in 15 days, There was also a £5 note unaccounted for. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, in reply to the charge, admitted that Pignatilli owed the sailor £ll 10s., but the case was out of the magistrate's jurisdiction, because the Aust , ian bad treated the matter as a debt and accepted an 1.0 U. for the amount. An attorney had also sent the usual " lawyer's letter" demanding payment of the nioney. With respect to the £5 note spoken of, the sailor had ignited it at a gas burner for the purpose of lighting his pipe, and did not discover his mistake till the note was half consumed. Pignatelli had accompanied the sailor to the Bank of England for the purpose of obtaining a new note for the old one, but was unsuccessful, because the numbers of the old note were burnt out Mr. Stoddart—Making pipe lights of bank notes is quite as extravagant as the practice 01 man-of-war's men in the prime -money days making bank -note sandwiches, and eating them between bread and but'er. Mr. Smith said Bank of England notes were not so plentiful among seamen as they used to be. Mr. Smith then read the 1.0. U. as follows : "April 17, 1863.—1.0. U. Giovanni Sabditch the sum of eleven pounds ten shillings, to be paid within a fortnight. " FRANCESCO PIGNATILLT. "J. WATERS, 47,Wellington-street, Strand, Witness." Mr. Partridge asked why the money was not paid to the sailor. Mr. Smith said Pignatilli would pay the amount as soon as possible, and put in a letter from an attorney demanding payment of the debt. Sabdit h admitted obtaining a light for his pipe with a .£.5 note. He wantea his money. Mr. Stoddart said the U. was a shallow artifice to defraud the sailor of his hard-earned wages. This was a most cruel proceeding. In three weeks 'he sailor had got rid of £3B with the ail of rignatelli an others. Mr. Partridge said whatever opinion he might have of this transaction, the acceptance of the 1.0. U. dep , ived him of a jurisdiction. He could not act under the 236th clause of the Merchant Shipping Act. The sailor would sue the de fendant in the county court. He must dismiss the sum mons. MARKETS—This Day. MARK..LANE. The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's market were moderate, and the condition of the produce was gooci. The demand was by no means active, either for red or white parcels; nevertheless, Mondav's quotations were well supported, and a fair business was transacted. The inquiry for foreign wheat was chiefly in retail, porters, however, were firm, and all descriptions changed hands at quite previous ratts. The show of samples was moderate. Floating cargoes of grain continued firm at extreme currencies. The market was scantily supplied with barley. Both grinding and distilling: sorts were in steady request, and prices had an upward tendency. Malt changed hands steadily, at full quotations. A moderately good supply of oats, chit fly foreign, w as on the stands. Good and fine cora moved off freely, at extreme rates. Inferior produce was a slow sale, but was not cheaper. Beans and peas were in limited supply and steady request, at fully previous rates. Barrel flour fully supported previous quotations, and other descriptions ruled firm as to price. ARRIVALS TILIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. Mall, Oath. Flout. nglish...— 1,910 I 40 i 2640 j 60 I 1 , 3 60 (Hell - 110 / woreign 6,480 30 29,970 3,350 brl NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat is somewhat more extensive, and th e trade rules heavy, on easier terms. Per 81b. by the carcase. sded a dsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Middling mutton 3 10 4 2 diddling do. .. 32 3 6 Prime do .. 44 4 6 Prime lr.r-e do. 3 8 i 10 Vaal •• 3 8 4 Do. small d 0 ... 40 4 2 Small pork .„. 42 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 L amb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 Polish Question, The Russian notes still afford subject for comment to the Paris journals, which with very few excep tions continue to express their dissatisfaction. The Word, however, faithful to its defence of Russian Interests, publishes a long article, in which it highl:e approves of the language of Prince Gortschakofl. Our contemporary's observations commence in this manner :—" When, after the manifestations which took place in the French Senate on the subject of the affairs of Poland, a report was current that France, England, and Austria had come to an under standing to address to the Russian Government observations tending to place the peace of Poland on durable bases, everyone saw in those preliminaries of a combined diplomatic action the repetition of what took place in 1853 on the subject of the Holy Places, and which led to the Crimean war. Public opinion in Eu"ope was excited ; and whilst some, refusing to believe in the possibility of a war with Russia, insisted on the difficulties which this action of the three Powers was about to create for the Russian Government, o th ers, taking their wishes tor realities, argued on those very difficulties to show the i mpossibility of avoidi ng suc h a war. We neither participated in those pusillani mous fears nor in those culpable hopes. Drawing our convictions solely from the clearly avowed sen timents and the wishes of the Russian Government and its nation, equally desirous of putting an end to the constantly renewed embarrassments created for them by Poland, we did not hesitate to declare that, so long as the object should be to loyally seek in common a remedy for an evil of which Russia was the first victim, Europe , would find the best dis positions on the part of the Russian nation and Go vernment; but that if, on the contrary, in order to remedy one evil attempts were made to create a still greater one; if the question were introverted by carrt iug it from purely Polish ground into Rus, sian ; if, in a word, the pacification of Poland was only understood to be an obligation for Russia to renounce her territorial unity, which has cost her so many sacrifices and so much time to consti tute, in that case Europe would find the Russiat, nation and the Government equally united tc resist to the last extremity such pretensions, Facts have proved both our affirmations to be cor rect." The writer then enters into an examina tion of the Russian notes, and affirms that the characteristic point to be remarked in them is the desire of Russia to come to an understanding with the other Powers. The article terminates as fol lows:—" The candid and loyal appeal of the Empe ror Alexander to the frankness of the Emperor Na poleon will not, we are convinced, have been made io vain. The Sovereign who has been the liberator ,f so many millions of oppressed men, will be doubtless anxious to justify the coefidence placed in him by the Sovereign who is the emancipator of so many millions in serfdom. When the object is the same, there is no difficulty in coming to an un derstanding as to the means. From the exchang, of communicatiocs prepared under such feelings, the result must be a favourable arrangement, whic(, will not only benefit Poland, but will also facilitate the conclusion of all the other difficulties, the solution of which must secure to Europe that general pacification which all nations impatiently await in order to freely pursue the development of their international relations and the completion of their internal institutions. The Polish question, far from being what those who have endeavoured to envenom it have perhaps hoped —a brand of discord between France end Russia—will have been for those two nations a fresh subject of conciliation and of alliance. Such, at least, is the hope and the wish of all those who consider that alliance necessary for the progress of civilisation and for the peace of the world." The Patrie refers to the part of the Russian Notes which attributes the insurrection in Poland to the revolutionary bodies existing in other countries and denies in toto the truth of the assertion : " That accusation," it says, " is not merely un just, we might say that it is culpable. It is so, because its object is both to deny to Poland her sufferings and her rights, and to deprive her, by an unfounded terror, of the sympathies of all Europe. It is of still greater gravity, if we examine more closely in what terms it is expressed by Prince Gortschakoff. The Russian Government does not simply admit the complicity of the heroic defenders of Poland with the Revolutionary party, l‘lezzinian or other ; he replies that the conflagration lit up on the banks of th e Vistula, found abroad, that is to say no doubt in France, in Austria, and England, inexhaustible ailment. We do not know what in terpretation the journals devoted to Russia will give to these words, but as for ourselves we Can Only look on them as a denunciation to Europe of the great intervening Powers. All the clever ness of the Russian diplomatic language will no eueceed in dissimulating this strange interversion of parts. It is no longer Russia wh o o p presses Poland, but France, Austria, and England who raise that country to revolt ! It is no longer the Polish national insurrection which is a menace to the peace of Europe, but the revolution, whi c h h as its seat at Paris, London, and Vienna. Attack then the revolution, therefore, cries the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, and down with the nations which wish to be free! And the day in which the sacrifice of all patriotic aspirations and of all popular rights shall have been consummated in Europe, the Rus sian domination in Poland will no longer be any thing than a generous protectorate, the precious favours of which Muscovite magnanimity willingly extend. We will not defend the policy of the three Powers against such accusations. But let us once more repeat for Poland, never was a cause more foreign to the subversive calculations of the revolu tion than this holy one which during the last ha century has produced only heroes and martyrs." The Monde writes even more strongly in the same sense. It says—" Tne tactics of Prince Gortscha koff would be very adroit if he had to deal with simple and inexperienced adversaries. Instead of keeping himself on the defensive, and merely endea vouring to justify Russia, he accuses the Powers et having favoured the evil, he indicates the Revolu tion as being the sole cause of the insurrection in Poland, and he invites those who give coun sels to Russia, to unite with her, on the con trary, to aid her in compressing Poland and in over coming that revolution which continually disturbs Europe. If all the blame were not on the side of Rus sia, if the Poles did not loudly repudiate th 3 sup port of the cosmopolite revolutionists, Prince Gort schakoff would have the best of it, and European diplomacy must yield to his arguments, but the truth is exactly the contrary of what he advances, and that truth is so evident that the Russian replies, not withstanding their polite and conciliatory form, may be taken as a model of diplomatic audacity. rho forbearance with which the Powers receive them proves that they have not abandoned all hope of gaining something by negotiation, but that hope cannot, as it appears to us, be very strong. There is, moreover, a somewhat serious lesson for the Poles in the position which Russia endeavours to assume. No one can tell them more clearly that the Revolution is their greatest enemy. Fortunately, they understand that to be the case ; and the repudiation of Mieros lawski shows that Poland is not revolutionary. The brave men who now fight against Russia, defend at the same time their religion, their country, and jus tice; they have nothing in common with the ene mies of religion, the destroyers of nationalities, and the despisers of the most ancient and the most uni versally admitted rights. Diplomatic delays will at least have this advantage, that they "Iliem from Poland to more and more separat e her cause the that of the revolution. The success e s which for them, insurgents every day obtain. are bet ter than all negotiations. Russia w i s hes to have for her the fast accompli ; i f the Poles st have it for them, y them." diplomacy will more readi ly sat isfy ACCIDENT. A serious accident occurred on Wednesday evening in South Audley-street, through the horses in the Earl of Tankerville's carriage taking flight from some disarrangement of the p o l e . The coac h m an losing all power over the animals, they bolt e d, a nd at the corner of Tilney - street came in violent contact with a brougham, in which were two ladies, turning it completely over, and breaking the arm of the coachman. The ladies were rescued with diZeulty, but beyond the fright sustained uo injury. The French Pr 1241 1261 bj 86i i 1 , 71 i 8 791 I 1181 98f 104 gi 11i f la 6i 7 ii 1001 1 574 bBI 71 91/ I BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a good consumptive demand for most kinds of hops, and in some instances a further advance has taken place. Foreign hop., of which the supply i s moderate,. participate to a slight extent in the upward move ment in the currency. Mid and East Keats 7os to 190 s p er ewt. Weald of Kents ~ 7 ...... .... 0s to 126 s Sussex 70s to 112 a " Bavarian 65s to 80 s Belgian .. 75s to 86s ~ American COLONIAL. TEA—The market has remained d u ll , and prices have exhibited no material alteration Common congou is quoted 13d to 14d per lb. SUGAR—A. very limited bu.iness has been done in West India, which has barely sustained former rates : other de scriptions have sold slowly at previous quotations. In the refined market no material alteration can be reported. Common lumps are quoted 478 6d per cwt. peraeions have not been very eaten- COFFEE—The dealings have been to an average extent without any material change to record in values. RlCE—There has been a more active demand for the in 'at 46s 9d per cwt. in ferior descriptions, chiefly for exportation, and full prices have been paid. siv S e A , L an T d PE a r d ß e 3 c — lin T e h o e f ° about Is paenrdcwopt.ehraatsiobnesenfoersliasabtlitshhreede in prices. TALLOW—A firmer tone has been apparent, P.Y.O on months'thespot c tieingelidelivery now ry ar e quotedreported 43s Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Ascension, and St. Helena.. May 29. vviiaa So uthampton. May 19. Aur.ralia and . I‘lauritius, via South a vm m atic p kr t se o et n i.i. . l .. e . : .. ..... .................. via Marseilles ......... May 14. and Ceylon, via Southampton.. May 19 C(Flhaar Falkland kne z ia i rio l ,nf a rd t G i e d ionsoa C i_dan a na p i id : soa V pned e , r d s Singapore,hy British ........... June 4. 11 '3ibraltar, via Southampton ..... . May via Marseilles M a y 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 11. via Marseilles May 21. tndia Calcutta Portugal.... .. 11. via eilles May 14. and 2 onerirle May la qalta, Egyp_t, and Aden, vi. Maraarapton m ay vewfoundland May 13. )porto and Vigo .. . .. . r.J. S. and British N. America, by B rit. ' Jane 4. Packet May 13 by u g •, - tiacket by Canadian packet May 15. .......... t Chili Pe MaY 49 ' including • • All parts of West Indies,. Quit, Peru, 1 14. California, and British Columbia. , „ ... . •• • i May :t vV tiae . hx C ni W.C. no o a f sAfrica,via li --- 9 1‘ 1 1 v a Yorkdei ra THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day, CHESTER RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP STAKES. Mountain Buck Vigil Four ran. CHESHIRE STAKES. Johnny Armstrong Lady Ripon Dirt Cheap Cowley HOOTON STAKES. The Doctor Calliope colt Virginia Nine ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Baekstone ... Asteroid Fairwater Five ran. DUNHAM MASSEY PLATE. Gipsy Girl East Sheen Miss Julia Nine ran. LADIES' PLATE. Fatly Jack's Alive Queen of Trumps Six ran. £6O HANDICAP PLATE. Antipodes Geduld LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 11 to 2 agst Macaroni (taken) 11 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Gillie 100 to 7 aget Ranger (taken) 100 to 6 aget Torn Fool (taken) 20 to 1 aget National Guard (taken) 33 to 1 aget Giles the First (taken) 66 to; 1 aget Donnybrook IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour, THE PRINCE OF WALES. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales occupied his usual seat this evening. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Manchester Corporation Water and Mercantile Marine service Association (Liverpool) Bills were read a secund time, THIRD READINGS. The Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Junmion Railway, Wat ford and Rickinansworth Railway, West London Extension Railway, Caledonian Railway (Carstairs to Dolphinst?n Branch), Caledonian Railway (Improvement), busby Rail way, Flint, Holyweil, and Mostyn Roads, Penzance and it. Just Roads, Cleave and Evesham Roads, Hamilton Water, Maidstone Water, Dungarvon Harbour, Margate, and Improvement, and Queen s-rosd (Battersea Extension) bills were read a third time and passed. THE CITY TRAFFIC REGULATION BILL. Lord REDESDALE said he thought it nece.sary to state that as this bill gave very extraordinary powers, he had, in accordance with a power which he possessed, to re commend that the bill should bo considered in a committee of the whole house. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Lord EBURY postponed his motion for a copy of the resolutions of the Ecclesiastical Commission, to the effect that they will forthwith raise to the value of £3OO a year every incumbency the population of which exceeds 10,000, confining it, however, to benefices in publics patronage, for a few days. POLAND. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition, agreed to at a meeting held in Guildhall, in favour of the Poles. The noble earl also presented 61 other petitions to the same effect. He said it was not to be wondered at that sympathy should arise in a country where so much liberty existed as England, in favour of a nation which had made such struggles and sacrifices for freedom as Poland. The noble lord then proceeded to touch upon thel present prostrate stateof Poland, and said the convention enter ed into by Russia and Prussia was of a most abominable nature, the later convention was not of a more favourable character, and the manner in which Pru.sia had submitted to Russia was mostdisgraceful. He hoped that Russia would not at the present time bo allowed to revive that against which England had been so long protesting, ♦iz., a fugi tive slave law—a more ferocious encroachment on the rights of man he had never heard of. When the Emperor of Russia received the deputation, he stated that any dis affection or any desire to reconstitute Polish na- tionalty would bring down upon them great mis fortune, and conclu ed by saying that "he would in such a case destroy Warsaw, and that he was not a per son likely to build it up again." The noble earl then went on to recount other incidents in the history of Poland, until he came to the present outbreak, occasioned by the abominable cAiscription, which, he said, was one of the most refined species of cruelty the heart of man ever conceived. IL was done by surprise in the dead of night; husbands were torn from their wives, and sons from fathers, hall naked from their homes and confined in prison. It was one of the greatest atrocities ever per • petratsd by man on man, but litre all satanical measures it was too strong, and the devilish act had recoiled on the head of its projector. The result of all the dreadful proceedings showed the necessity of separation between Poland and Russia. It was impossible that two such nations could go in union again. The spec tacle before the country was neither temporary nor spasmodic,but the result of a long series of oppressions, and it could not ue said to have shown anything like dimi. nishing, but quite the contrary, With respect to the late amnesty, it was only so in name, that it was in fact merely talk and subterfuge, and the Poles had done right to reject it. The insurrection might be put down, but the spirit of it would never bo quenched. It would break out afresh again and again, and Ger schakoff had truly said that nothing would entirely crush it out but total annihilation and extirction [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Dublin Corporati(n Water—Dublin, Wicklow, and Wex. ford Railway--and North Staffordshire Railway (addl. tional powers). PETITIONS. Mr. A. TURNER presented a petition from Manchester against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday; petitions to the same effe( t were presented by several other members. Mr. Cox presented a petition from the Company of But chers against the amalgamation of the city with the metro politan police; Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition from many persons in the city of London praying for reduction of taxation—Ca laugh)—the LORD MAYOR presented a petition from the Couipany of Grocers against the amalga mation of the City with the metropolitan police ; Mr.PEASE presented a petition from a place in the north of Eng land expressing sympathy with the Piles in their struggle for independence, and praying for British inter ference. The hbn. member said he did nut agree with that part of the petition which referred to interference with Russia. POLICE AMALGAMATION BILL-REPORT OF STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. Mr. HENLEY brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee on the bill for the amalgamation of the City with the Metropolitan Police, which was to the effect that the committee were of opinion that the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. (Laughter and cheers.) BOTANIC GARDENS. The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from Edinburgh signEd by 30,000 persons against the opening of the Botanic Gardens in that city on Sunday. The petition wa.; in the form of a great roll, and too bulky to be placed in the ordinary hag, and was carried out of the hou-e by a messenger amidst some laughter. A petition of rather smaller bulk was afterwards presented by Mr. BLACK from Edinburgh in favour of opening the gardens on Sunday, (A laugh.) RIOTS AT CAMBRIDGE. Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART gave notice that on Monday he would ask the Secretary for the Home Depart ment whether he had received any report respecting the conduct of the undergraduates who created a disturbance in a Roman Catholic Chapel at Cambridge. BUILDING ON HAMPSTEAD-HEATH. Mr. COX gave notice that on Tuesday he would move ,_, for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend_ani the B i wa Estates Bill of 1856, with a view to prevent YI heath being built upon. NEW IV RI T. - i - N R I E F, S L I G o N ( A ON T N I ON E O a ,_ F D for Tralee in the Mr. BRAND moved for a new writ sines his election, room of Captain Daniel O'Connelj,: t .' n f t, manor of North had accepted the office of Ste er w arear, hear.) CAPTAIN holm, which was agreed to._ DEBTS. TURKISpIthe Under-Secretary of State Mr. D. GRIFFITH fe e k r eu any report had been made by if so whether thEr e for Foreign Affairs whether any report had been utade by Lord Robs' t and Mr. Forster as to the application of the o . (1'186'2 to the extinction otnlaothdt eattChaciou: ttlane Y• ido p aid ction to lay it on the table of the h eP e r t . dh an e F d tto o a r .b e l t e e i: r was oll'' - - op L rr o o r ep d eae ll pdes o r n o a f,n . would b: le a y n: At c h ip : inl e i t a i i lm d T e ur th r k : et e t: oe l n ; l ded . the operation, had made a repoort,aratndwhhae H o o r b aarcte it stating that the asseratiaoane that any part of the loan yr th'lBhu a ta: , made , Pdrnei a trtn p : iinoni ;l tooP i tef e hi7i d eeLe t h o ot : roud o ns t e h , e a r n d purposes elsewhere, than Caime money and floating debt were w oily unfounded. WITHDRAWAL OF THE PROPOSED TAX ON Mr. LYGON asked thC!4l.lChßancellor of the Exchequer what amount of revenu e he estimated would b e produced byTthhee teaxHoAnNelcutilc (heart.) not able to gi ve any in:Ha o ß rn roarit?ion o the EXCHEQUER-4 am the hun. member on that subject, beyond the very negative information whioh I gave in reply to his question on a former occasion ; but I may save hita some anxiety it I stete that I intend t ac cede to tne op i n i on expressed by the house, andtodroP thepi oposal to place a tax on clubs. (Laughter and cheers.) REGITRATION OF ASSURANCES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. B. 0 SBO RNE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to proceed with this bill on Monday ? Sir R. PEEL—The bill stands for committee on Mon day, and it will be convenient that I should then state what course the Goverument intend to adopt with regard to it (Laughter.) CENSUS RETURNS IN IRELAND. Capt. STACFOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ire __ __. --._.____—...._._... land whether th e census returns_______ for Ir.. , land, when pub lished by parishes, w uld show the religic n of the inhabi tants, as was shown in the the county retut ns P Sir R. PEEL said the census returns wou Id show the re ligion of the inhabitants. SOUTHERN ITALY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. HENNESSY, in in , ving for further papers re specting the .tate of Southern Italy in continuation of those presented last year, said he believed they would show that he was right in the statement which he had made be fore In the house, that British trade with Naples in 1862 was less than in 1861, and that Mr. Consul Bonham was not justified in his assertion that that trade had continued to increase within the last four years. Mr, Q. BENTINCK, who had also a motion on the paper for further papers relative to the political condition of Southern Italy, said his only object was to elicit the truth, and to prevent discussion on the subject from being stifled. He drew an unkatisfactory picture of the state of the country, and said he convicted Sir James Hudson of not giving the information which they ought to possess, and of having sent reports which could not be relied on. [LEFT SP/RAZING.] 4.1.1.1•mr- LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. CROWN OFFICE, MAY 8. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Antrim—Edward O'Neill, of Shane,' Castle, in the said county, Esq., in the room of Major-G enera l t h e Hon. George Frederick Upton (now Viscount Templetown), a peer of Ireland. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 5, The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Federico Faque as Consul at Singapore for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 29. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Adrian Churchill, Esq., LLB., now her Majesty' s C onsul - General in Syria, to be her Majesty's Consul-General in Algeria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George Jack son Eld r idge, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Erzeroum, to be her Majesty's Consul-Lieneral in Syria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Randal Callander, Esq., now her Majesty's Cons u l at Rhodes, to be h er ajesty's Consul at Ei mourn. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAT 6. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Major James Leith, V.C., one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms, vice Charles James Cox, Esq., resigned. INDIA OFFICE, MAY 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Hollo way, Esq , of the Madras Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court at Madras. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Abraham tiarcia, auctioneer, Hammersmith John Charles Atwood, horse dealer, Pimlico BANKRUPTS. The following are 'he only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gaz,tte : Joseph Roby-rts, draper, Holborn Collins Jennings, commission agent, City James Dibley, ctteesemonger, Camberwell Francis Peahen, builder, u l icensed ilder,p v iura victualler, Kent Sheerness Andrew William Hirons, jeweller, Birmingham Benjamin At drape, butcher, Caledonian-road Mark Edersheim, merchant, Eastcheap Wm Tanser, farmer, Dnston, Northamtonshiro James Mellin, ciogger, Cleator Moor Robert Poole, grocer, Nottingham James Dulvey, surgeon, High-street, Brompton James Brook, innkeeper, HuduersfiQd George Moore, miller, Harting, Sussex John Richard son , cabinetmaker, Bedale, York Francis Langan, shoemaker, Birmingham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Kenneth Ritchie, muslin manufacturer, Glasgow John Hetherington, leather merchant, Glasgow Alexander Hume, innkeeper, Crarae, Argyleshire James Henderson, horse-dealer, Edinburgh ---~~.-_ Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 171 11 17f Antwerp .. 25 42i 25 45 Brussels — 'l5 421 25 45 Hamburgh — 13 71 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine --.., 1191 114 Vienna Trieste Peters burgh — 351 35i Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 471 25 b2i Milan — 25 471 25 524 Genoa — 25 471 25 624 Naples Palermo .-- 25 521 25 57} Messina .. 25 52/ 25 575 Lisbon — 521 53 Oporto —62 i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 South American Doubloons THE MURDER OF COLONEL KIMBALL; We do not know of an event in the whole history of the war that reveals to the public the abject con dition to which the American press has fallen equally with the recent killing of Lieut.-Colonel Kimball, of the 9th New Yurk. Among the bravest of the brave of the youths who rushed to the defence of our country, decorated with the trophies of 18 contested actions, blameless as a soldier, the idol of his regiment, he is ruthlessly shot down in his own camp while in the performance of a soldier's duty, and there is not one voice raised to vindicate his conduct or demand atonement for his murder ! Set ting aside the merits of the case, and let them be what they will, how can the press justify its silence on a state of facts that intensely stirred the public and made every heart burn with indignation? The answer is found in the fact that his slayer was a popular Irish general, and those crouching jour nate, not truly estimating Irish honour and justice. (eared the Irish vote. The humiliation inflicts a blush upon the cheek of every citizen, and makes us almost feel as if we were a conquered race. It reminds us of the tame Saxons, who bent content edly beneath the Norman yoke, and lost their coun try because they were no longer worthy of retaining it. Not a word of sympathy or defence for the brave boy who had been in 16 battles! Not an expression of regret for that bold spirit whose flashing sword was the first upon a long causeway, and over the ramparts at Roanoke, and who, incessant in his duty, was the model soldier of the Army of the East. Shame on such countrymen as have no gentle word for such a countryman as he! The paragraph announcing Col. Kimball's death appeared here on Tuesday. The statement was that he had been shot down by Gen. Corcoran for refusing to let him pass without the countersign. It was a statement to ap peal to the indignation of every journalist, as it did to every citizen ; but no journalist ventured to speak upon the subject. There was nothing said by the press on the next day; on the third a oontradio; tion of the fact that Colonel Kimball was on p d ick n e o ' duty, and an assumption that he therefore e h d a in a right to demand the countersige, p be that Lcieerutin.. yal as if moved by a common motive, gave i t republi cation. The public, however, reasoned the matter Hartford paper, and presently all our city for themselves. They knew that an officer was bound to have the countersign, and that it was easier to t sw o h f o th w e a c s as t e h w e il m i p o r s o t v v e i t g o i give it than to sheot the man who asked for it. We the camp, was going his rounds; o r i t may b e he Was voluntarily inspecting the pickets of If exveirnthbeLtic, ls regiment. At any rate he was within the Hui' Col.heli its of hi. and he found a mounted party late . camp, to the front. He would have been at night passing , dier had he not required th e an unworthy sol- Gen. Corcoran is unfit to be countersign and stantly responded with it. one for not having in simplest citizen has of military The first idea which the in the picture of Napoleoni itary rigour is inculcated sentinel; of Washingtonbeing being stopped by the final ;of Frederick theG stopped by the sen rieat being l stopped by the sentinel —for the counters ign , It is the imperative duty of every , officer or soldier in camp after the guard is set to be inst r umove s cted in aboutthe countersign, and the blood of Kimball is criminally on the hands of Corcoran for not having it and giving it. We desire no statement of the matter out Corcoran's own. Ho was surrounded by his staff, and Kimball was alone. If the latter drew his sword, he did so according to the routine of the challenge, and it is absurd as well as die - al e o d u it i: b tec; for Corcoran to say that in the centre oN f hoi.s m he slew friends he bad a right to fear him. him through arrogance and pr id e,i and we demand . The death of that he be held to answer for t not go by wipes such a man as Kim ball meet that would per tioned ; and the m ilitary authoritiesof obedience. Messieurs mit it would be ul"vartbYbe not afraid. Murder has no national ity, and of the army and the pr ess, n no people are less likely on mere than the Irish to shield c r iminala Unless C orcoran be consi deration of his birth or el ation . . .Irelieved and tried, we predict that the .. . promp tly will he worth nothing troo ps of his invasion .to the Wiikeis Spir it of the Age. oountrYe""