The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMkIItOIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The inquiries for discount accommodation to-day are on a larger scale, and full rates are enforced. As no advantage can be obtained from the negotia tion of bills in the open market, the demand at the Bank has increased. The share list of the City of London Real Pro perty Company closes for London on Saturday, and f or the county on Monday. The prosp ec t us o f t h e E uropean C a ttl e I mpor ti ng c ( ThlPany (Limited) has been this day issued, with a proposed capital of £JO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of 45 each, with power to increase, The company propos e to commence with a first issue of 5,000 shares -10s. per share to be paid on application, and £1 on allotment, and all future calls not to ex ceed £l , at intervals of not less than two months, The company has been started with a view to ina• Port into the English markets a supply of healthy ca ttle, chiefly from the southern parts of Europe, to zr►eet the increasing demand for animal food; and the directors are of opinion that a most pro fitable fiele is thus opened up for the safe ninvestment of a large amount of capital. 'le directors advert to the late and existing Mortality amongst cattle in this country, and are Of opinion that the inefficient means of the transport of cattle (which they propose to remedy entirely) is one of the principal causes. They propose to engage practical men to select and purchase their cattle, and to provide car riages and trucks of an improved construction from the various ports of debarkation, with suitable .depota, pasturage, kc., for stock. The directors e ase their confidence in the success which they are sanguine will follow the immediate operations of the company upon the immense importation of foreign cattle into London in the ordinary course of com merce, and the large fortunes which have been realised by private enterprise. From close calcula tions which have been made, they are of opinion that from 20 to 25 per cent. of profit will be de. rived from their operations on all capital invested. The practical knowledge possessed by the several Well-known names which Rill be found on the board of directors is a guarantee that the company Will have all the aid which a practical experience can give in the development of the object for which the company is established, and the investors in the capital stock have ample grounds for confidence in its financial management. Two o'CLocx. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 65c.; very firm. The market for the English Funds presents a little more buoyancy this morning, a recovery of per cent, having taken place. Consols for money are gi ! , 3 Z a , and for the account 91 1 92. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 8 ; Annul ties, 1885, 147 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. 2 s. die. ; i "ia 5 per Cents., 105 1; and do. Debentures, 991. ac tive, the F ore i gn M ar k et b us i ness i s mo d e rately and pri ce s con ti n ue to improve. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are,7lk 72 ; do., Clnsolides, 541; Mexican, 47S i; Spanish Passive, 357 8; Greek, „ui ; Portuguese, 481 49; and the Confederate Loan, 53 55. Business in the Railway Share Market has been Moderately active, and prices have shown an im proved tendency. Midland and North Eastern (Berwick) have improved £1; North Western, £1; Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; and North Western and South Western, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at almost f ormer rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally exhibit Increased buoyancy. European realise 141 ; Lon don and Colonial, 161 ; London and Westminster, 92 3 ; and Hudson Bay Company, 201. Subjoined are the current quotations of some °f the principal new undertakings :—Lemberg Railway, 2 1 prem. ; International Land Credit, 28 3 prem. ; Telegraph Construction, 11 1 prem. ; Oriental Financial Corporation, 11 prem.; Sab loniere Foreign Hotel, 211 prem. ; North Austra. lien Company, Q 1 prem.; Port Augusta, 11 Prem. ; City Offices, 21 3 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 34 44 prem. ; Thames Iron Works, 3 4 Pram, ; Imperial Financial, 51 6 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 51 61 prem. ; and Credit Foncier, 71 8 Prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. . G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 4 Per Cent, Consols NDitto Account, May 5 92 ew Cent. Reduced " 3 per Cent B9l 1 . ev? 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Witfities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4l 1 t , D itto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 19 08 . '4chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 7 2 dis Ditto £500 8 Ditto £lOO and £ 200 411 k England Stk, 4i per Ct. Ditto Account — 11115U/I G OVERNME NT SEOURITIES• In dia Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — DittoDs per Cent. July, 1870 Account Ditto 4 per Cent, 1883 — Do Certificates Li!tto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. 121 '— Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .— b i . t t° 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. vino 5 1 per Cent., May, 1879 ato Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 991 D itto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto' nder £l,OOO .............. Attstrian. Ir ß ° on ß d E s, i s G p N er 7 C lj en N t zo, r DB—°Nl3 O'CLOCK. .._ Ditto 1859 Auazilian 3 per Cent 1) 44) 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 le Ditto 1863 BB i U P," Ayres 6 per Cent Ch —tart 6 l doi_i6o Bonds — per Cent .0 Ditto4.l pei Cent — g.31/ti an 7 p er Cent Ditto — 3:3 o r s Second Issue ? 4 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex - Coupo ns 26 Itf.o Account .Pi tto Coupons — ~,:?.itto Account — 1‘ Han 5 per Cent.(Marerainana Railway) .. xican 3 per Cent I . Ditto Account `loorish Imperial 5 per Cent 41. ew Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account.... Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 48 Ditto Account P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ' r iitto Account ~, , 9 '6O, 62,'3 '— Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, I , , Ditto Account pm £3O paid Ditto Scrip (1863) 22 £St R ussian 5 per Cent., 18 , .. -- Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 8 per Cent 1859 D itto 5 per Cent, 1862 ...... i . 911 arclinian 5 pep Cent Viitto Account .... . PWall 3 per Cent .................. •' •' D itto Account Ditto New Deferred ................ _— Ditto Account _ Ditto Passive ~Dit to Account 3 si --r P i ati•ish Ce r t. o f C oup not f un d e d Ditto Account .. -„wedish, 4 per Cent 41111tiah 6 per Cent. 1854 bi tto Account b itio 6 p er Cent. 1858 . Ditto Account 691 , A Ditto Ditto -u 6 per Cent. 1862 1 1 :) t D itto £lOO Bond s — ti. Ditto 1863 At e Itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — ...... atzuela 3 per ` di tto Account Ditto 6 Ditto per C en t., 1862 b, per uitto 11- per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lend •u tt k e tl i st . ri an, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. 10 41 4 4t per Cent., Ex. 25f... — ,"°/1 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull .— k , -uitto 4 per Cent. Certificates te4olltentes 4 1 Per Cont., Ex. 25f — jtabOtto Account ~ i Ptl, 5 p er Cent. 1861 Ex. 25 francs 6 - 8 i pi itt o Account , , p,e,„_d4vi uontese, 5 per Cent.. an Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. C°49 ols TWO O'CLOCK. m Ditto count.... A 9l/ 2 tt rlverpool Cotton Market—This Day. inlMarttet 9 quiet, but fi r m. S t ies R b ou t 8 , 000 b ales l' e irts, ,446; previously, 86,484 bales. Share Railways. Paid.! D l = Bu d s o in ne e . s ,, - ---!-------------. 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all S Si 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Slea.t.,andMid.eo all Si at Bristol and Exeter 5 6 0 t C Ca orr le nk ti lava o n n al i l a ll 61 7 a 8 n a . n . r011 .... lOO 1 17 1 118 1 118 1 20 10 D Coo A A gets no div all 10 Do. B till op e•P an•h as all been paid to 13. 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc.l r. 1.1 35 37 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abinc. all 18 17 st Edinburgh it Glasgow.) 100 90 92 at Glasw "nd S. Westrn.; 100 10 1 KG etl ,. ," . ,reatEa.stern, Ord. at's' 100 17 174 - °V Ditto A stock - at Ditto East Anglian at 100 61 71 st GreatNorthot Scotland 100 et Great Northern... st Do A stock at Do Bdo at Gt. S. and W. of Irelan ; 100 91 93 at Great Western .... . . st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 st Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1091 1101, 1091 101 at London and Blackwall 100 67 e 9 I at Lon., 13right.,& S. Coast 100 1021 1031' 1031 et Lon., Chat., aad Dover 100 434 441 st Lon. & North Western 100 111 1114 111} f I at Lon. & Sty.th Western 100 984 991 991 at Man., Bhef., & Lincoln. 100 541 654 55 I 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all —-- 121 Do i 5hare5........ ~. all 118 1171 181 171 at Metropolitan all 1.7 at Midland Do New at Do Firming. & Derby 100 98 100 50 %lid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 26 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 244 '251 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 991 1001 101 104 12 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 U at Do Leeds lOO 56 67 561 at Do York at Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 IDo New ..... 9.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 101 114 at Scottish Central :it Scot N. E., Aber. stoc , lO3 41 43 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Welchpooi all at !Shropshire Union at !South Devon ..... at !South Eastern st !South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 101 103 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all Si 91 25 Stockton & Darlington all 87 38 25 Do l7 91 10 o 25 Do New, 1866 lO 8 84 p at Taff Vale.. ..... 10 Do B 8 5 7t. 10 Do C 3 3 4 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 54 at Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO st W. Hartlepool Har. &R. 100 at WMi est Bland —Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 —-- st pp Hereford 100 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUTS• BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing -'hare Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 Itlanticl.t St Lawrenct all 59 61 sk Bom.,Barodatc.Cent Inn 100 1021 1031 1034 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New ..... 20 Do. E. Shares 7l 001 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 54 €4 10 Do. Preference ,00 I Buiralo,Brant,&Godrieli 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1,1372 LOO iOO Do. do. July 1, 187 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1674 100 st Clmtta.&S.Eastn. (1,h.,, 100 101 103 st Cape Town Dock Seri' 100 98 100 101 stock Mastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 1044 1054 1044 stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1045 205 105 4 1 04 4 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 191 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 75 17 1 00 Do. do. deferred....., all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 63 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 25 27 204 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 05 stock GtlndiaPenln.gua.sp.o 100 1031 1041 1041 32 44 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 44 1. Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent 100 103 104 104 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 104 104 201 Do. New 18 104 10/ 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt all 93 94 100 Do. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8 all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 /p stock Madras, guar., sp. O. stook Do. 14 p. o. Extension 100 93 98 48 stock Dc. 4A do lOO 92 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. op. 0. Buds lOO 50 Dlelb. & Hobson's Bay all 57 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Blortg. Bds alt 00 Newßrunswick w Cantle Class A and 8.. all 3 6 N.lll.C'das pc Ist pt bds 100 82 24 ~toek Soinde .......... (100 1044 1051 stock Do. Delhi SO Do. do i j : 4 1 10 , 0 i v l it at Do. Punjaub (ac , 1 all 1v25 1031 Do. Do. ........ , ,100 stork Do. Indue.St. Flo.) X100_97 93 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. l ,a,.(iov. 6 p.c.J &Jul) - 1877-84 ... 1,.,0 102 104 Do. Ap. c. Feb.3s Aug. 100 100 102 901 PO Do. tp. c. Mar. ds Sept. 100 00 102 Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10L 89 91 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape G.l.lope, 6 p 0,1873 100 06 108 Do.Ap 34 Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 111 113 - ,Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 1101 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 12 114 !Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 "Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 109 111 N._8.G0v.6 21.3tJuly 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. 100 . N. S.W. €, ov. 5 p 18.1. 100 991 100/ Du. Sp. c.,1871 to 1:17( 100 99 10) Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 102 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 :Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 18. Aus G6p.c.187.3.,1t up lOO 109 1 11 IVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly 100 Do. io So.°. An.350nt... 100 108 109 I 108 i 9 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id übilord Amalgamated ' 36 A 7 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 671 721 --East Clogau Gold Ltd. - I Fast Cara 'East Caradon '1.14 .0 31 33 t C Brea . I • 3.4.0 61 7f IE. V4"l Russel (Tavistk.; 8.9.0 31 44 41 - ;Gani.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 581 9 10 iG teat South Tolgus l 7s 3 34 G. Wheal Vor (ilelston 40 35 35 Grenville 6.16. t 91 101 10/ ilercd's-Foot 8.12 35 37 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 4 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelact, 9/ 19 21 Slarke Valley.. 4 lyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 11 1 d New Setun l9l 85 95 • North Downs 2l 11 2 liasset(lllo4an` 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty „ 2.0.9 41 5f Car Consols (St. Blaze), - Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 ISouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 1* 450 470 S. Carn Brea (Mogan). • - IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 40 50 !Stray Park 30.17.6 32 84 - fernar Silv.ie Lead eln Croft 9 98 19 • West Basset (Illoan).. 11 ;0 11 C , radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Seton Wheel Basset (Mogan) 5* 85 00 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.0 WhealLudeott Wheal MaryAun ;Lien ) 8 131 141 Wheal 3eton 5Bl 200 210 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ), 7 21 24 Wheal Union I 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Caledonian Quarters, No. 2, 112 Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref.. 1 02 1 London and Brighton 7 per cent. pf. stook. 160 5 PREFE - RENCE SHARES AND {STOCKS Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 100 i Metropolitan 5 per cent., 104 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Great Eastern, E.U., Harwich, 4 per cent., 90 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 8k Ditto (all), 21 21 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 221 FOREIGN MINES. Ward. 163.11 Linares, lira., Port Philip, St. John dcl Rey (lira.), 471 Yudananiutana of S. Australia, DOCKS. London, 72 St. Katharine, 70 BANKS. &gra and 'United Service (lim.), 160 45 ZS Alliance dim.), 681 9i Ditto, new, 49 - Anglo Austrian, 74 f Anglo-Italian, limited, 64 C B h ri a t r i t s e h re a d n and a C n a t l if o o f r i n n ia d n i lira., Au 8 t 7 r l 4 al i - and China, 424 City, 124 5 Consolidated Bank, lira., 114 Continental, Um., 184 East:London, lira. 9: English and Swedish, lim.„ 131 European Bank, 1im.,114 1 liindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 37 f Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 191 181 Imperial Bank (litn.), Ditto, new, 27 ii Imperial Ottoman, 201 L an d Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 22 L on don and Brazilian dim.), 611 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lira., 26 7 London and Colonial (lim.), 151 171 London and Couuty, 63 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch lim., 19 London Joint Stock, 431 London and South American. lim., 10 London and 11 estminster, 91 90 2 Merchant Bank, lim., 174 Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 184 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim,, 324 Mexican, lira., 74 Oriental Banx Corporation, 65 Standard of British South Africa (liral, 3114 M Annugdlso:rse M int, xßiacyanl4 I2SICiELLANEOUS. Credit Fonder, 13 .1.,-I:e3diannidd.aooCnnnrcedairtryarliun.na.n:lei of London, lira., 10 13 3 l, l n coe t er i e r na n n a l t , i al o r n i n a l e Financial Societ y, lim., RedrzteidieonDi Discount, oSulnartinueirn, 1 ., im. 2 , 5: Rooyal tilnelcedit Association, lim., 15 (Insurance), 19 Rio de Jane iro City Improyements, lim., 27 Steam, 93 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1864. THE WAR IN DENMARK. (From the limes' Second Edition.) ULKEBOL, April 9. The siege cf Dybbol has become a very earnest game, and ought to be drawing to an end, whatever the issue may be. The cannonade for nearly the whole of yesterday and part of this morning can only be described by one word—it was " terrific." The shots and shells thrown by the Prussians ave raged 10 in the minute, and of these no less than 1,500 were aimed at Bastion No. 4. For their own part the Danes were by no means idle, and towards evening they had well nigh exhausted their stores of ammunition. The Dybbol bastions aro encompassed all round by a fiery line of no less than 14 German batteries, and all of these were plied yesterday with untiring activity_ The night passed off quietly nevertheless; and this morning, after 10 or 11, the cannonade began to abate, and we have now perfect silence, a fact for which the darkness of the day may account; possibly, also, the lack of powder and shell in the Prussian camp. It must never be for gotten that the Danish position is close and com pact ; fresh supplies are always at hand to replenish the empty magazines, and the open communication by sea secures both Alsen and Dybbol against any want. It may be that even the rail way from Ham burg to Flensburg, and the road from the latter place to Nybol Broager cannot display the same activity in behalf of the Germans. Possibly, also, the too frequent and rapid discharge of breach loading cannon has a tendency to render the German artillerymen less chary of their ammuni tion ; so that if their fire is lively, it is at the some time comparatively inefficient. This is the case also with their infantry, who it is notorious are not so particular in their aim as they would be were they armed with less handy and convenient weapons than, their touch-and-go zundnadelgewehr. Experience would seem to establish that the sol dier is apt to be too lavish of a ahot that coats him too little trouble. The Tyrolese sharp-shooter, in the late Italian wars, who had to toil for minutes with mallet and ramrod to load his piece, was aware that he had an enemy's life at the bottom of his barrel, and never gave fire till he felt sure that his game was as good as bagged. Notwithstanding this kind of nervous and spas modic fidgettiness of the Prussian fire, it would be idle to assert that all this vast amount of gunpowder is burnt in vain, or that the mere noise has not a stunning and bewildering effect. Artillery officers who have been for . the whole of one day and night in the Danish trenches come back to us in the morning black, as well as pale, in the faces, jaded, done up. Their own strength, and that of their men, is tasked to the utmost, and the Danish army begins to suffer from over exhaustion nearly as much as it did when it was deemed expedient to remove it from the Dannewerk. The weather, though milder, is hardly more favourable to their health, and since the bombardment of Sonderborg, the exposure of some of their detachments to the inclemencies of the weather at night is attended with no cheering results, Fever has broken out with some virulence in the Augustenburg hospitals, and men are often sent there labouring under no other ailment than excessive fatigue. On the other hand, the losses of the Danes from the mere casualties of battle are by no means considerable. The Prussian shell is anything but murderous, and seems to spend its fury against mere trenches and breastworks. No less than four cannon were dismounted in ona of them yesterday, between sunrise and sunset, and the whole battery, breastwork, traverse, blockhouse, &c., presented a rather jammed and mashed appear ance. The mischief is no sooner done than it is repaired truly, but the energies of the men inces santly busy at that kind of Sisspheean work must be strained almost beyond endurance. No man in the Danish camp can be induced to despond for all that. The dismantling of a part of a bastion does not, in their opinion, interfere with the free working of the other part ; nor, were even a whole fort to be altogether blotted out of the row of 10, would the fire from the remaining nine be insufficient for the defence of the whole position ; nay, were even three or four, or all and each of the batteries to be silent, the natural ad vantages of the line would still offer a very strenuous resistance to the onset of the foe. Behind the heavy batteries of the bastions the Danes have numerous field-pieces, and, besides these they have a goodly lot of those espingardes , which did such excellent work both here and at Fredericia in 1849. So long as the war resolves itself into a mere play at cannon-balls, no doubt the Prussians have it all their own way, because they have a more numerous and more powerful artillery, and almost any amount of men to handle it. But when the cannon has done its utmost, when the signal is given for an assault, the besiegers must come face to face with their foe, and then it must indeed go hard with the Danes if the smaller artillery of their second line is not more than a match for mere masses of unprotected infantry. There is an evil quarter of an hour for storming columns in which hundreds of •annons in their rear can afford no support—in which the whole fire of the beeieged is to be en dured without the chance of returning a single shot. Desperate resolution, great rapidity of motion, and overwhelming numbers may overcome this and other obstacles, when that meeting of Danes with Prussians takes place which is to be the real tug of war. In a close engagement with small arms and the bayonet the Prussians have the benefit of the bigger battalions.; but the Danish line is but one mile and a quarter long. The Danes are on their own ground, and they have bulk and weight, and the instinct to mass together, on their side. What the end of it all is to be, if war is suffered to proceed to the last extremities, time will show. The only thing that is quite sure is that the storming of Dybbol must needs cost a sea of blood, and that even the fall of Dybbol would not decide the fate of Alsen or bring about the close of the war. All this, however, sup poses on the part of the Danes a power of endur ance hardly to be expected of mere men. I mix with the soldiers at every hour of the day and night, and can bear witness to their firm and patient bearing. I see no sign of discontent or discourage ment. Oat they march to outposts in the morning, back they come to night quarters in the evening; they toil in the trenches, hammer at their barracks, shirk no duty, shrink from no danger. The mere march through ruined Sonderborg, the crossing of the bridges, the ascent to Dybbol-hill, the muster at the barracks, all they have to do, must be done under the shower of the enemy's shell. The cross fire from the 14 batteries from Broagerland to Rage bol is so harassing, that staff officers and orderlies alight from their horses and walk to avoid unneces sary exposure. Diogenes placed himself right before the target at which a clumsy aroher aimed his ar rows, that being the only spot where he ran no chance of being hit. In the same manner the Danish soldier is hardly anywhere so safe as within the very forts at which the Prussians are so furiously blazing away all day long; not so much because the Prus sian practice is bad as because everything in the fort is calculated to afford shelter to its defenders, while outside there is the danger of a projectile straying ever so little from its aim, or even of the fragments of one bursting ever so near its aim, and of the earth and stones and splinters flying about in the air, whether the shot is a hit or a miss. That the Danes have borne and will bear a great deal those who have read my foregoing corres pondence will readily believe. Yet it is too often a mere featherweight that breaks the camel's back, and the courage that cannot be daunted may in the long run be worn out. I see no symptoms of drooping spirits among the men, as I said, bat some of the wisest as well as bravest officers look grave, and evince some degree of uneasiness. As I know them to be the very men who wilt do their duty to the last, I have no hesitation in making myself the interpreter of their apprehensions, because I believe them to be grounded on a correct knowledge of the situation. The position of Dybbol, they always said, is strong, but by no means impregnable, and a fortress the garrison of which has ceased to ven ture on a sortie can, indeed, ward off for a long time, but hardly avert, its fate. I do not believe that by a candid statement of the difficulties with which the Danish army has to contend I make my self guilty of indiscretion, or compromise the safety of my Danish friends. Were the worst to come to the worst it will be well for the Danes that no false expectations should have been raised in Europe as to their absolute invincibility. Indeed, it may be just as well if public opinion is prepared for all contingencies. Whatever may happen the Danes will be found to have done all that duty re quired of them. No stroke of adversity can deprive them of the glory of a long and heroic defence Whatever may be the result of the unequal struggle, the world will take the odds into account, and pay them a tribute of admiration merely for engaging in it; as it will always turn the very success of their enemies to gall and wormwood by merely throwing the taunt of " four to one" into their teeth. Upon that understanding, that the Danes are but men, and can only achieve what lies within the limits of human power, let us wait and see what a very filw weeks —perhaps only a few days —may bring. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGII•STREET. ROBBERY AT A Music PUBLISHER'S.—CharIes Clarke, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Cocks, music publishers, 6, New Burlington-street, was chargd with stealing 13 pieces of music, the property of his employers, and Vim. Phillips, 11, Carnaby-street, was charged with receiving the same with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Stroud L. Cocks said from information he received from one of their assistants he had reason to suspect a boy in their employ of hiding music for the purpose of carrying it away. The boy on being taxed admitted that he had, and had taken it to the prisoner Phillips on several occa. siuns by direction of Clarke. He then called Clarke into the counting-housa, and told him that he suspected him of taking music off the premises and disposing of it to some person. Clarke at first denied it, but afterwards admitted he had done so. He (Mr. Cocks) subsequently gave both prisoners into custody. Charles Conway, errand boy to Messrs. Cocks, said he took a parcel containing pieces of music to Phillips's house by direction of Clarke. He would have informed his em ployers, but thought it was all right. Mr. Vassi, warehouseman to Messrs. Cocks, said that seeing a parcel is a part of the eatablishmoat where it should not have been, he opened it and found it to contain some pieces of music. He left it in the same place, telling some of his follow-assistants to keep their eyes on it, but it was subsequently taken away. Ho then informed Mr. Cocks of what he had seen. Thomas Weale, 204 C, proved taking Clarke into cus tody. Ho did not deny the charge, but said he was sorry, Brinstead Webb, a detective of the C division, said that en telling Phillips the charge, he at first denied receiving any music, but afterwards said he had, and that he had given it to the steward of a ship who had sailed the same day. Clarke made no defence, but Phillips said the music was given to him by Clarke. The prisoners were committed for trial, but bail was offered to be taken for Phillips. ROBBING AN EMPLOYER. — Robert Phillips, a young man in the employ of Mr John Comley Tubbs, brush manufacturer, of 14 and 92, Berwick-street, Soho, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing some chamois leathers, the property of Mr Tubbs. Mr Tubbs deposed that, having missed a number of chamois leathers, and suspecting the prisoner, he called him to him yesterday evening, as if to send him out, and then told him to take off his coat and waistcoat. The prisoner did so, and two chamois leathers were found secreted upon him. In answer to Mr Knox, The prosecutor said he had been missing property for some time, and suspected the priconer, as he often got drunk. William Loosley, 46 C, said the prisoner admitted taking the leathers. Mr Knox said there was no doubt the prisoner stole the leathers, ens' he had no doubt he had been stealing things for some time past. Committed for three months with hard labour. John Andrews Penew, gentleman, of LlandilisVicarage, Wales, was fined ss. fer being drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket the previous night, the charge being proved by Sergeant Brown, 5 C. Meeting of Middlesex Magistrates. 1 THIS DAY. I A very full meeting of Middlesex magistrates was held to-day at the sessions House, Clerkenwell- green. ADMISSION OF CATHOLIC MINISTERS TO PRISONS. Mr. P. N. LAURIE moved the following resolu tion : " That it appearing from the returns presented by the Visiting Justices of the three county prisons to the court, on the 18th February, 1864, that, at the date of such re turns, the number of Roman Catholic prisoners in the House of Correction was 391, in the Westminster Bridewell 223, and in the House of Detention 35, making an aggregate number of G 39, this court is of opinion th it it is expedient to provide for the regular ministration of a minister or ministers of the Roman Catholic Church, or persuasion, for the prisoners of that Church, or persuasion, who shall receive a reasonable sum as recompense for his, or their services, under the provisions of the Prison Ministers' Act, 1863: " He thought it was tho moral duty of tho magis trates to do that for the Catholics what the law compelled them to do for the Protestants, and that it was unjust to deprive a prisoner of that consola tion of which he stood so much in need. The magistrates would do well to imitate the example set mankind by the apostle Paul, and give to every one that which is right and proper. Viscount ENFIELD seconded the motion. Mr. E. W. Cox moved, as an amendment, the following : " That the Visiting Justices of the Houses of Correction at Coldbath-fields and Westminster be requested to carry into effect so much of the 2d section of the 26 and 27 Vic., cap. 79, as relates to permitting a minister of the Church or persuasion to which prisoners belong, to visit such prisoners at proper and reasonable times, under such regulations as they deem to be necessary to the preservation of the discip line of the respective prisoners. That the salary of the minister for Coldbath-fields Prison b 3 £l5O per annum, and the House of Correction £lOO per annum." After some discussion, Mr. Sergeant PAYNE moved a negative, both to the motion and amendment, to the effect that, " To allow Roman Catholic priests to attend at the prisons on ail occasions, whether their ministrations are required or not, would be unnecessary and im proper." (We shall give the result of the discussion in our late edition.) CRIMINAL C OUR T.—(This Day.) OLD COTTRT. Sarah Robinson, 24, was indicted with feloniously cut ting and wounding Mary Ann Hardcastle, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, It appeared there was a feeling of jealousy between the prosecutrix and prisoner, which led to a quarrel that arose between them. The prisoner, on being called on for her defence, said she threw herself upon the mercy of the Court. The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge of felony, but found her guilty of unlawfully wounding. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said there was no doubt the prisoner had received great provocation, and sentenced her to be imprisoned with hard labour for six months. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) BURGLARY. John Manghem and Alexander Smith were indicted for a burglary in the d welling-house of Joseph Wells, and stealing therefrom a brace of pistols, a quantity of other articles, with about £l9 in money, Tho jury found both prisoners guilty. The learned Judge sentenced each of them to four years' penal servitude. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s ld ; barley, 30s 9d ; oats, 188 Ild ; rye, 29s ud ; beans, 32s 8d ; and peas, 32s Bd. THE SIR WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 40s Od ; barley, 31s 2d; oats, 19s 4d; rye, 29s 3d; beans, 32s 9d; peas, 32s Ild. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 89,987; barley, 36,746; oats, 8,765; rye, 97; beans, 4,189; peas, 684 quarters. WESTMINSTER. FORTUNATE APPREHENSION OF A NOTORIOUS THIEF. —Thomas Gilling was placed at the bar charged with being found in a gentleman's house for the purpose of committing felony. and with having removed a quantity of silver plate to carry it away. James Phillips, the butler to Mr. Hubbard, of 24, Prince's-gate, said " I caught this man in our pantry yes terday afternoon. At about three o'clock as I was passing through the passage on the basement story, I met the pri soner coming out of the pantry-door. He said to me '1 hde come to see whether you have any glass that is broken and wants mending,' At that moment I saw one of the drawers, in which plate was kept, open in the pantry, and I asked prisoner to stop, but he immediately ran off. I pursued and brought him back, and then I found that a robbery had been attempted." Mr. Selfe—What had been done? Witness —A quantity of plate had been taken out of one of the drawers, and wrapped up in a cloth, which was placed on a table near the pantry-door. Mr Selfe—When had you last seen the plate safe in the drawer ? Witness —Only a short time before the drawer was safe, and shut. Mr Selfe—How do you suppose the prisoner got in ? Witness—By the area gate, Mr Selfe—What is known of the prisoner ? D e nnis (the gaoler)—He has been here for all manner of things, for picking pockets, for assaulting the police, and with being an area sneak, for which ho was committed. Mr Selfe—l remember—he was found afterwards con cealed in a dung heap. Is there any previous convictions against him for felony ? Dennis—As a juvenile offender, and as a rogue and vaga bond I am certain there is, and I believe there is a convic • tion for felony. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. A MOST COWARDLY AM. —George Grant, a seaman, John Murray, a boiler maker, whose nose was strapped up was brought bear° Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting with surgical plaisters, and who was in a weakly condition from loss of blood. . A medical certificate was put:in stating th a t Murray had been wounded, and the nasal artery divided. The complainant stated that he me t th e prisoner, who was an old acquaintance, yesterday a fternoon, at the Market House public-house, in Poplar. They were drink ing together, and the prisoner paid him a debt of 25., and then began larking with him, and said, "I'll pay you again," and struck him. He return e d th e blow and went into the parlour, and was followed by the prisoner. They became good friends again, and shook hands, About four or five hours afterwards they met again in front of the bar of the and were d r i n ki ng stout. The prisoner and took a large glass tumbler off the m a ita ' t his head. H e fell insensible s a counter beganpublic-house, larking and threw a gin and bled a good deal. The glass struck him on the middle of the nose, and broke it. The prisoner said, he and his friend were hitting each ommenced abusing him, and he threw e glass last atim MurrayMrray . Mr. Partridge—lt was a cowardly act, indeed. Yon threw the glass with considerabl e v i o l ence, an d h a ve h u wounded your friend. You were both intoxicated. I fine you 20s. The money was paid. THE ACCIDENT AT CAMBERWELL STATlON.—Yes terday Mr. Carter, the coroner for Surrey, held an Canaber we ll New-road Christopher Stewart, inquest at the Prince cf W ales T avern, Brunswick-road, aaged 20 Camberwell,, acting on stationmasterthe b ody of M i n Georgeri the Railway station, who was killed on Saturday last, as re ported in The Sun of the 11th inst. A. lad named Walter Noels said that on Saturday, about 12 o'clock, he was on the staircase of the Camberwell station to see the trains come in, when he noticed the deceased on the platform going to meet a train coming from the Victoria station. While the train was coming along swiftly the deceased ran to it, caught hold of the handle of a carriage, and tried to get on the step. He missed his footing, and ran rapidly for an instant by the side of the carriage, when ha fell down. His leg was caught by the train, and he was dragged in under the carriages. The train west past him, and left him on the gravel quite dead, Joseph Mortlock, guard of the train in question, said the train had left the Victoria station at 11 20, and arrived at the Camberwell station at 1156, its proper time. The deceased was standing near the end of the platform, and consequently at some distance from the place where the train would stop, and no doubt to get carried, instead of having to walk to the place of stopping, he tried to get on the step of the carriage in which the witness was. He did not attempt to hand anything to the witness, He suddenly swung round as if from a sudden lurch of the train, end fell between the two carriages. When the train stopped the witness ran back, and found that two wheels had passed over deceased's back and arms. He was much mutilated, and was perfectly dead. The carriage wont oft the metals. Mr. Saunders, superinten dent of the railway, said the deceased was six months in the employ of the company. It was against the rules for any one in the employ of the company to get on the trains while in motion. The witness would have fined any one so offending. Only a fortnight ago the wit ness had spoken to the deceased about gettitg on to the moving carriages, and pointed out the danger of such an act. The coroner said that for its own prote c ti on from blame as well from regard to its servants, the company ought even to dismiss any one guilty of such a reckless act. Mr. Saunders said that for a second offence he should deem it his duty to dismiss the offender. The managers of the company deeply regretted this occurrence. Mr. W. Stewart, Quartermaster of the Gth brigade Royal Artillery, identified the deceased as his son. It appeared that the deceased had frequently ridden on the steps of trains leaving the platform while talking to some one, but that he had never before attempted to g,,st upon a train in motion coming up to the platform. Tue coroner having summed up, the jury re turned a verdict of accidental death. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although only a limited supply of beasts was on offer in our market to-day, all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's currency, The beet SCots sold at 4s 10d per 81b. With sheep we were but moderately supplied, vet the mutton trade was heavy, at fully the late decline in the quotations. The beat Downs, in the wool, realised 6s; out of the wool, 4s 8d per Slb. Lambs—the show of which was by no means extensive—were inactive, at from 6s to 7s per 81b. A few very inferior Down lambs produced 7s 4d per 81b. Calves were a dull inquiry at late rates—viz., from 48 4d to 5s 4d per 81b. Pigs and mulch cows wore dull, but not lower in price. _ Per Slbs.to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs..wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo erse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Crse. &, inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 1 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 8 5 2 I Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Lambs....6s Od to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows l3O Sheep and lambs .... 800 Sheep and lambs 5,800 I Calves • 0000000 •••••• 280 Calves 2lO ; Pigs Pigs 3201 ME AT MARKETS. NEIVOATE AND LEADENHALL. — These markets are mo derately supplied with meat, and the demand is inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 45 4d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; lamb, 58 8i to 6s 10d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 38 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase, SOUTHALL, April 13.—Our market was well supplied with stock, and the trade, generally, ruled heavy, as tollows : Beet, from 3s 6d to 48 8d ; mutton, 4s to 6s ; lamb, 6s to 8s 10d ; veal, 4s 81 to 5s d; and pork, 3s 8d to 45 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 13.—Prime beasts and sheep were in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy, on lower terms. Beaf, from 3s 4d to 4s 104; mutton, 3s 8d to Gs Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s Od ; veal, 48 4d to 5s Od ; hnd pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs ; suckling calves, 14s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, £l4 to £lB each. HAY bIARK.2TS. SMITIMELD. — Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 103 Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 103 per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4103 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £4 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to lOs per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover. £4 Os to £5 103 Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOe per load, Trade inactive. THE COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS.—We are glad to report the satisfactory progress of this undertaking, and believe we are accurate in stating that two prizes of ten guineas each will be shortly announced for the best speci mens of anthem and organ composition. Many new mem bers have been admitted, and an inaugural lecture is to be shortly arranged for. A public dinner would be an interest ing feature amongst the preliminary steps.—Musical Standard. The Memorial of Amiens states that a financial disaster has just taken place in that town which has caused the greatest emotion, as numerous families there and in the neighbourhood may probably be severe sufferers. A. Ame dee Guerin, agent de change, being arrested and put into prison, has been declared a bankrupt. "Strong suspicions of fraud," says the above named journal, "are entertained against him, but no exact account of his assets or liabilities has yet been made out, so that no correct idea of the effect of this calamity can be formed." THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL CLITHEROE.—A communication from the Home-office was received in St. Helens, yesterday, stating that Sir George Grey, after a careful consideration of all the circumstances of the case, had come to the conclusion that there are no grounds on which he could recommend her Majesty to extend a reprieve to Clitheroe, and consequently the law will have to take its course. Saturday is fixed for the execution. A meeting of shareholders of the London and Mialesex Bank was held to day to consider the position of the establishment and the proceedings in Chancery recently instituted for the winding-up of affairs._Dr. Cooke occupied the chair, and stated that seven months had passed away without the directors affording the proprietors any statement of ' their accounts, and hoped the meeting would adopt the most efficient and speedy manner for arranging as full a settlement of their accounts as possible. A motion was proposed, appoint ing a committee of shareholders to wind up the affairs under the supervision of the Court of Chancery. 11r. Begin opposed this proceeding, and moved an amendment to the effect that, with the view of giving the directors an opportunity of holding an extraordinary general meeting of share holders for the purpose of taking their opinion in relation to the propriety of electing the officers of the bank, the Master of the Rolls bo solicited to order the petition to stand c7er for 21 days. After some discussion the amendment was carried by a very large majority. IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening, The SPEAKER took de chair at 12 o'clock. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION COMMITTEE. The, following members were called to the table and sworn as a committee t. try the validity of the late return for Barnstaple, viz. :—Sir F. Goldamid, Mr, Dunlop, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Howes, and Mr. S. Booth. COUNTS FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. LOCKE KING moved the second reading of this bill, with respect to which he said there was such an unani mity of opinion amongst the leaders of the house. The justice of the measure had also been admitted by gentlemen who had for fire and twenty years ,been recognised as party leaders in that house. There was an urgent demand fcr an extension 'of the franchise, and however it might be realised, a Lill of a similar nature to that now under their attention must pass. There had been many attempts certainly to extend the franchise, but up to the present time all endeavours to accomplish such a desir able object had failed. The bill of 1852 was the result of a Government defeat—it attempted a compromise and failed. Then again there were the bills of 1554 and 1859, which, also, were both unsatisfactory. The bill of 1850, which might be regarded as the bill of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, had disap-• peered like a child—a child badly nursed—it had never been allowed to take the air, it had never been ventilated, and its disappearance had been un accountable. There was no new principle laid down in the bill now under attention. There was nu novelty in it to be urged for the first time, the principle had been admitted in 1862, and the only question was whether the limit, which in 1852 was fixed at £5O, should be now restricted to £lO. The present bill was not merely to add more members to the electoral roll, but it proposed to allow enlarged trade, increased intelligence, and a vast number of inte rests to be represented in that house, which were now entirely shut out. lie did not believe that the bill would enlarge the county constituencies to the extent it was said, viz., 250,000; but, even if it did, it would only be doing that which was but common justice to the increased intelligence of the county constituencies. It was said by all parties that a £5O qualification was bo high, and that a £lO one was too low; but both parties, he maintained, were committed to that sum, and he thought IL was too late now to effect any compromise. The house, he contended, was committed to reform by the pledges of its leaders—(bear, hear)—and if it post poned or further delayed it, the house, he con- sidered, would be lowering itself in the eyes of the country. (Hear, hear.) Many of the members have been elected solely on the cry of reform, and the present Government had been placed in office solely to obtain re form or to do the best they could for it. He should like to know whether chucking a bill on the table, and getting it printed—(hear)—was doing all that could be done towards obtaining reform. (Hear, hear.) He felt the time was come when it was absolutely necessary some thing should be done, and he accordingly begged leave to move the second reading of the bill. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH thought the measure a dane gerous and impolitic one, and therefore he should move the previous question, as an amendment to the motion of the hon. gentleman who had just sat down. The result of the bill would be to swamp the town constituencies, whilst the whole of:the present nomination boroughs, which amount in number to about 66, would remain precisely as they existed. That objection he should have thought would have been quite sufficient to ensure the rejection of the bill, but apart from that there were other and serious objections why the measure should not receive the sanction of the house. Mr. KNIGHTLEY said the house was for about the 20th time engaged in a flat, stale, and unprofit able discussion which would lead to no practical result, and he believed had only been brought forward by the hon. member opposite in order to give him self and his friends something to talk about at the next general election. In his opinion the bill was neither a liberal one nor a step in the right direction, but, on the contrary, it was one opposed to all the fundamental prin ciples of reform ever laid down, and one that could not but be productive of the most endless confusion. It was said that the working classes, by their education and intelligence were entitled to admission to the franchise. (Hear.) That might be true in boroughs, for which the hon. member did not propose to legislate, but it was not true in counties, to which the provisions of the bill now under discussion solely applied. It was said that the country gentlemen were not the friends of the working classes, but if the division lists were examined, it would be found that the Ten Hours Bill, the Factories Bill, the Bleaching Works Bill, and many other measures which mainly benefited and improved the condition of the working class, have been carried by the votes of the country gentlemen. He opposed the present bill because ho thought it would injure the rural districts. Viscount ENFIELD thought that much embarrassment was occasioned by discussion on this bill. He did not think the measure would at all effect the object proposed. He must say he was not prepared to vote for a £lO county fran chise, but one fixing it at L2O should have his cordial support. The late Lord Herbert was of opinion that that sum was the proper sum to fix it at, and he entirely subscribed to that opinion. He wished to extend the county franchise, but not degrade it; and although he could not approve of the motion of the bon. gentleman who had moved the previous question, he should in committee move that the qualifica tion under the bill should be £2O, instead of £lO. Lord IL MONTAGU opposed the bill. Lord HENLEY regretted the bill had not been allowed to pass the house without encountering such opposition, because he looked upon it as a step in the right direction, and on the whole beneficial. If the bill was rejected, he hoped the present discussion would be found of great ser vice in assisting the framing of a better and more general measure. Mr. NEWDEGATE said he should vote for the previ ous question, because the house was asked to take a leap in the dark. He objected to the bill because in effect it pro • posed a uniformity of franchise of both county and borough. He represented a large number of 40s. freeholders, who, if this bill passed, would be entirely swamped, together with the tenant farmers. He, however, thought the people of the country ought to have a fuller representation in that house, but the way to accomplish that was not by bit-by bit reform, such as was proposed by this bill. Mr. WARNER, although he did not approve of the bill as it stood, thought it would be wise to allow it to go into committee with a view to improving it. He should, there fore, vote for the second reading of the bill. After it had passed that stage it could be referred to a select committee, where the whole of its provisions could be minutely in quired into and discussed. Mr. BENTINCK opposed the bill. He thought it would destroy the representation of the counties as they now exist. He appealed to representatives of the rural constituencies to join in securing the rejection of the bill. Mr. NEATE denied that the rural districts were not properly represented in that house. He believed that three fourths of the country was in the hands of the landed aris tocracy. He agreed with the noble lord who in the early part of the debate expressed an opinion that £2O would be the proper sum at which to fix the county franchise. Mr. TREHEARNE, in a somewhat discursive first speech, expressed an opinion in favour of a £2O franchise for counties. He looked upon the present bill as merely an attempt to revive a cry of reform on the eve of a general election, with which certain persons might be enabled to meet the country. He did not think there had been much argument on the other aide of the house in favour of the bill, but there had been a great deal of begging the question. Mr. PEASE highly approved of the bill, and expressed his intention of giving it his most hearty support. Sir J. WALSH said he believed there was no sincerity at all in the support given to the bill by the opposite side of the house, because scarcely any of the hon. gentlemen who had expressed their intention of voting for the second reading had done so without some sort of objection to the measure. At the present time it seemed utterly unnec cessary to proceed with the subject, and therefore he hoped the house would reject the motion for the second reading of the bill. Mr. COLLINS said he had a motion on the paper for the rejection of the bill altogether, but rather than put the house to the trouble of two divisions he should vote for the previous question. Ho thought the measure a mis chievous one, and one that only received but a very quali fied support from its most ardent friends. Lord PALMERSTON said he thought there might be some advantageous change made in the county franchise, but he could not bring himself to vote for the £lO fran chise, as laid down in the bill of his hon. friend. Therefore, in committee he should not feel called upon to support the proposition. The object of all parliamentary change should be to procure an equal apportionment of the trading and commercial and the agricultural interests. He confessed it would have been advisable not to have mooted the question at present, as there was no desire for great and organic changes other than these which had already been effected. What improvements had been made in the condition of the country, which had been attendant on a liberal, com mercial, and political policy, had been effected by the Par liament as now constituted, and therefore the pople of this country did not seek any c han g e in its constitukion. The house then divided, when there appeared— Ayes .. 227 Noes ..................... Msjorit.y --27 The bill was consequently lost. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. BAG WELL moved that the house resolve itself into committee this day six months. Mr GORE and Mr DAWS'JN supported the motion for going into committee. Mr. BRIGHT thought the bill 'would be attended with the worst consequences in Ireland, and would only increase the number of deadly encounters occasioned by the illegal pursuit of game. He therefore hoped the house would reject it. Mr WHITESIDE, on the contrary, thought the measure a very useful one, and likely to be of great service. He therefore should support it. ' Sir R. PEEL said he had assented to the second reading of the bill on the understanding that its provisions should be modified in committee. He had given notice of soma amendments, one of which was to roduce the penalties to those inflicted for the same offence in England. Captain ARCHDALL said poachers in Ireland were very different from those in England. Poaching i zz Ireland was principally carried on by the sub-inspectors of police. (Laughter.) The house divided, when there appeared— For going into committee l5B Against it Majority The house then went into committee and immediately reported progress. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRE. LAND) BILL. This hill passed through committee. The other orders of the day were then disposed of &nd the house adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCF.---This Day, NEWMARKE C RACES. -TUTS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FIFTH BIENNIAL STARES, Sea King ............................ 1 Blue Mantle ................................. 2 Jarnicoton ................ . 3 &yen ran. £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Melrose "• •• • 1 Faretra Priacipal Six ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 40 agst Fille de l'Air (taken) 7to 1 agst Sir Roger (cfLred) 10 to 1 agst Historian (token) 100 to 7 agst Paris (offered) 6to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) THE DERBY. 14 to 1 aget Carnousc,an (taken) 100 to 6 aget Forager (offered—take 20 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Paris (offered) ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER. The election of a member for this borough in place of Mr. W. J. Garnett, who has resigned, took place yesterday. There were two candidates for the vacancy, Mr. Fenwick, Liberal, and Mr. Saunders, Conservative. Mr. Somerville Head, of London, was nominated on the previous day, but it was an nounced that this was,only formal, and that he did not intend to come forward till the general dissola• tion. The polling commenced yesterday morning at eight o'clock. Great excitement prevailed in the town, and all the principal streets were thronged from morning till late at night. It is said that each party bribed pretty extensively, and the prices ranged from .1.:5 to £lO and £l5 per vote. The Conservatives were out-generalled by the Liberals. It is remarkable that nearly all the Roman Catho lics of the town voted for the Liberal candidate. About five o'clock the Mayor declared the result of the voting. Several thousand persons were assem bled in front of the hustings. The result of the voting at the close of the poll was thus announced, by the Mayor : For Mr. Fen wick For Mr. Saunders The MAYOR declared that Mr. Fenwick had been duly elected. Mr. FENWICK then returned thanks, and said he should ever support the great principles of liberality. Mr. SAUNDERS also returned thanks. For about ten minutes be could not be heard, the uproar being perfectly terrific. Eventually he returned thanks to his supporters, and said it was probable before long that he and Mr. Fenwiok would be before them again. Mr. Saunders then insinuated that the in fluence end friends of Mr. Gregson, the sitting member, had been brought to bear against him. (A. tremendous row here ensued; the screams, shouts, and uproar were deafening.) Mr. Saunders, amid all this uproar, said, Gentlemen, why the devil do you interrupt me? It is not decent, it's disgrace.. ful. You, the Liberal gentlemen, ought to be ashamed of yourselves; it is devilish unhandsome. You have made the mob twice as bad as it would. have otherwise been:' Mr. Saunders then proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor; after which he and the Conservative pArty left the hustings amid hisses. Mr. FENWICK seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The proceedings ended amid uproar. FIFE. DUNFERMLINE, Wednesday, 4 p.m. At a meeting of the electors of Dunfermline held this afternoon, Captain Thomson, the Couservativa candidate, announced his retirement from the con test. He stated that the odds were so decidedly against him that there was no prospect of success. University Intelligence. OXFORD, April 13. A Congregation will be holden on Tuesday next, the 19th inst., at 2 o'clock, for the election of two delegates of the Museum, in the room of Dr. Daubeny and Professor Raw linson, whose period of office has expired. Votes will be received from 2 until half-past 2 o'ciock. In a Convocation to be holden on Thursday, the 21st inst., at 2 o'clock, it will be proposed that the Vice-Chan cellor be emp3wered to expend the sum of £285 from the University chest, being the estimated cost of a wall and iron railing on the south side of St. Mary's Church. The Deputy Professor of Experimental Physics will de liver a course of lectures on heat on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 12 o'clock, during the present term. The Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplo macy will be happy to see those who may wish for assist ance in their reading on Mondays and Fridays during the team at 10 o'clock. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon will be at home from 12 to 1 o'clock on Wednesdays and Thursdays during Easter and Trinity Terms, to receive those gentle men who have attended his lectures and who wish for instruction "in iis quo melius sine ulla solennitate tradi possunt," The teacher of the French language in the Taylor Insti tution will begin his lectures for this term on Monday, the 18th of April. The teacher of the German language in the Taylor Insti tution will begin his lectures for this term on Tuesday, the 19th of April, Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS,DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles May 13, .Irazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension,: and St. Helena April 29, lhina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles April 62. Falkland IBlands .... Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. April 18. via Marseilles.... April 18. India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ April 26. via Marseilles ........ April 21. Portuga 1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles April 21. Newfoundland ......... April 13. Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... April 13. by I.T.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. April 15. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneride April —. Bahamas, via New York May 5. Mexico .... April 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru ' California. and British Columbia. April 28. COUNTY COURTS COMMITMENTS.—In the years 1862 and 1863. the annual number of plaints in the County Courts of England averaged 822,172. The number ofjudg meet summonses that came on for hearing averaged 6 1 , 9 7 3 . in a year, th e warran t s o f commitment issued, :7,309, and the number of persons actually taken to prison. 8 , 939 ° T . w . ° o of the persons committed in the two years were s t ent an i . prison for refusing to be sworn, and 11 far refusing to °those swer questions to the satisfaction of the julgen weeks. persons remained in gaol upon an average fur threeot satisfy But the bulk of the commitments were for not i so to do, ing the judgment, though having sufficient w e e_ generally of —the debt remaining due on the judg3mlOes A few persons, and the imprisonment of these persons av n e t ra w g as d a fortnight small amount, averaging less than S • conduct, or 116 in an, were sent to prison fraudulentforble imprisoned for longer contracting debt without reasonable expectation able to pay, and those persons sw of being the debt remaining un periods, averaging 25 or 30 paid was commonly The Great Eastern has THE ATLANTIC contractors,CAßLE. Ivles:::rs, Glass, Elliot, been taken np by the laying the cable. She is to be and Co., for the purpose of more codnaeLierable in these cases. of ;Silty, and when the cable is laid Great Eastern are to receive £50,000 the the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The h th a e nd p e r d op o r v ie e t r or o s n o t f he he lst in paid-up cable of not, however, be e , mnin•eneed before next sprin-- will heavier than the old Atlantic cable. £700,000, It be h ie e cost of the new Atlantic cable will be laying of thgseh 1