The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. A moderate amount of business is reported in the general discount market, and more activity is now anticipated, owing to the preparations for the 4th of the month. The current rates for first•class bills are 24 to n per cent. The inquiry at the Bank of England continues limited. The Bank of England return for the week ending Wednesday last shows a small reduction in the notes and gold, but as each item represents a large aggre gate amount, and as the discount operations of the establishment have been further diminished, the directors were quite warranted in altering their rate of discount. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. • . £20,868,465 Increase .. • • Bullion .. ••.. • 68,160 Decrease .. 15,348,492 .. • . .. 38,659 Rest 3,104,770 Increase 4,622 Public Deposits .. • . 7,178,312 Increase .. 861,899 Other Deposits.. .. .. 13,606,959 Decrease •• . • •• • .. 1,132.9 i 8 .. Seven Day and oth er Bill s .. 584,335 Decrease 28,586 •• •• Government Securities .. 12,051,395 Other Securities • No a1terati0n.17,845,,54 Decrease .. .. 188,184 Notes Unemployed .. 8,272,940 Decrease• 118,585 During the last few days there has been rather less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have been a shade cheaper, while coffee, tea, rice, fruit, and spices, have remained without any material change in prices. The deal ings in tallow have been restricted, and quotations have tended downwards, P.Y.C., on the spot, being quoted 439. 6d., and last three months, 465. 6d. The Colonial Wool Sales commenced yesterday, and the attendance of buyers, particularly trom the continent was somewhat large. The number of bales to be submitted for competition amounts to 2 98,552 bales. Sydney assortments declined ld., and Port Philipllid. per lb. The produce of the ; Cape realised the prices obtained at the last sale. A holiday has been observed on the Stock Ex change to-day, as usual, on the Ist of May ; the 12. Transfer Office at the Bank of England being also 8 8 closed. 81 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 234 5 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . . 915 f 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 232 91$ I + f India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Consols for Account, May 7 93 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 25 p er C en t 8 pm Ditto Small 6 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 945 4 cuilian 6 per Cent l O2 Rquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 165 Egyptian 7 per Cent 9B 5 18 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupms — Ditto Aneount .. 2 95t5l i Ditto Coupons 144 + 14 5 Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 765 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.. 35/ 41 55 5 Moorish Impe r i a l 5 p er C ent New Granada 155 i 5 165 15i Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred .... 331 8 5 5 95 1 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7 Peruvian 45 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 — Ditto Account 88+ 9 5 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 45 per Cent ~ 1850 .... Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 .. 955 Sardinian 5 per Cent. .... Ditto Account B7 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 64+ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 4B/ Ditto Passive - 1151 4/ 51 41 5 9 panish Cert. of Coup n o t f un d e d Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 701 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per C en t., 186 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 64+ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7ll 1 Consols, THREE O'CLOCK. Money Ditto Account 93k MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day, the arrivals of English Wheat were very small, but the general condition of the samples was good. The trade, both for red and white quali ties, ruled firm, and Monday's quotations were fully sup ported. The supply of granaried samples of foreign wheat was Moderately large. Owing to the small arrivals this week, importers were very firm, and in most instances is per qr. more money was demanded, and occasionally obtained. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, and prices had an upward tendency. The show of English and foreign barley was very mode rate. The trade, however, was by no means active, yet the currency ruled firm. The malt trade was steady at full quotations. The supply of oats was very moderate. For all descrip tions, there was a steady demand, at, in some instances, a further advance in the currency of 6d. per quarter. Beane and peas—the supplies of which were small— fully supported previous rates. American flour was very firm, and fine qualities further advanced 6s. per barrel. Other descriptions ruled steady, at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WVEIC, English... Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. 630 70 I 670 Irish, •.... : . . _ l 'oreig . n . .. .... . I I 1660 I 1,180 3,750 10,160 200 aks. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat is moderately good. Generally speaking, the demand rules inactive; nevertheless, prices are fairly supported. Per 81b. by the carcase. 9 d a di Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 ad ed Middling mutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do ....... 4 2 4 4 Veal ...... 310 4 8 Small pork .... 4 2 4 6 Lamb ........ 5 8 6 8 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a good demand for home-grown hops on higher terms. The trade of foreign qualities—the sup ply of which is moderate—rules fixm, and prices have an upward tendency. Mid and East Kents 7os to 190$ per owt. Weald of Kent's 70s to 1268 Belgi an ,t Bavarian 65s to 80s American COLONIAL. TEA—The market has been rather more animated and prices have remained firm for go o d and fine qualities. prices h ave SUGAR—Business has be en rat h er quiet, shown a slightly downward movement. In the refined market the quotatior s are also depressed. COFFEE—A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in Plantation and Native Ceylon, and full prices have been readily obtained for good and fine samples. RICE—The market has been steady, with no material alteration to quote in values. TALLOW—A further slight decline l'as taken place, PYC on the Us bei uoted 438 6d, and last three months de livery 4 cw 6,1 pn g q p eg t. Bank of England Return---Yesterday. e1,.--t.:ooount, pursuant to of te Act 7th and Bth Victora ?viz, for 86the wk ending h on Wednesday, the 29th day ...Phi, 13— ee 1 \ otes issued ISSUE DEPARTMENT .429,3440 5 uovernment Debt .£11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.534,900 Gold Coin& Bullion 14,491,405 Silver Bullion .... 429,1,4 0. Pi oprietors' eaptANRIN4IG D Restal .............. 41445,1,000 Public Deposits .......... (...in- $,104,7 70 eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis rnissioners of Na- £29,141,405 E PARTMENT. Government Secu rities_ (including Dead WeightAn nutty) ........ £12,051,3'5 Other Securities .. 17,845 951 Notes ............ Gold an 4)10 d .. Sil 8272 ver 857,087 Coin ... ..... tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Cots) 7,17.3 Other Deposita— 13,8068,95912 seven Day and other Bills 684,335 £39,027,376 W. April 30, 1863. , MILLER, Deputy t 39 027,376 Cashier. A letter from Frankfort states that the Ki ng lia nover has subscribed 1,000 florins towards the Auld for of 14111314441 12 g Qowthe'e house, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOof,S Share; Railways. 13.14. fir., Wol., and Str. Val. a. 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 ! B ost.,Sleal.,anciMid.Co all at Bristol and Exeter at 'Caledonian lOO 21 5 00 0 De C o o orn rk Awanaidi Bandon all all IA gets no div all 1 0 Do. B till6p c.p an. has t all aito B. 50 Dublin &e Belfast June. all 40 42 25 Dun.,Perth&Ab. June. all 13 14 at 'Edinburgh & Glasgow .1 100 91 93 at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 106 108 at 'GreatEastern, Ord. stk 100 5 2 53 at ! Ditto A stock at [ Ditto East Anglian at 100 24if 25i at 'GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at IGreat Northern • 100 12 2 123 at Do A stock at Do Bdo at I Gt. S. ant W. o f I re l an d 100 101 103 at Great West ern .. .. ... . 100 64 t 7 at Do Str V a l gua. stock 100 at Lancashlte & Yorkshire 100 107; 108; at London and Blackwall 100 76 77 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 114 116 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 41 at Lon. & Nor'h Western 100 98 98} at Lon. & So•.th Western 100 102 103 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 43 44 50 Mamort and Carlisle. all 124 Do j shares , 9 10 Metropolitan st Midland 3.4.0 Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland a, 25 Do. i shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at V orth British et Edin., Perth, & Dundee ID st vth. Eastern—Berwth! 10 25 Do, G.N.E. purchaa. 16.' at Do Leeds lO st Do York at Do Carlisle... lO at NTorth London 10 Do New .16.3 north Staffordshire .. a: l" :. and S. W. Junction. al at soottish Central ...... 1 0 st scot A. K, Aber. stoc, 10 at Do Scot Mid. stock_ 10 10 shrews. and Weichpoo al s t Shropshire Union ..„ 10 31 south Devon lO St South Eastern .4t South Wales at S. York. and River Dun IL LO statues, Wok.,and Wok. a 15 Stockton & Darlington al 25 Do . . .......... l5 !,5 Do New, 1866 3t l'aff Vale..lo Do 8.. .. ... .... 10 l4 ............ 1100 CTlD°3lterC ................................ 41 al 3 1 5 Do . — ............... 21 .11 Do . . ............... 5 , It Vale of Neat]; t Victoria sta. and Pim lO t Waterford & Kilkenny 10 t West Cornwall lO t W. Hartlepool Har.&R IC t West Midland -Oxford IC t Do Newport 11 t Do Hereford it 8 8j 7 8 83 88 1121 113 6 -i 6! 1 12 121 [23i 124 14p 91 93 5.4.0 50 S t 24 25 99 99 554 664 fl 6 664 )0 115 117 11 11 15t 10 11 12 JO :lb 120 )0 43 44 )0 98 100 11 - 48 60 32 33 92 926 67 697 99 1017 LI 61 7} II 37 38 15 9 10 8 7 7 ) )0 150 1 153 I 8 4i 6} , 3 3 31 p .11 20 - --p 154 150 28 SO 43 15 37 38 98 100 56 6} 86} 6 r a id . Closing Business Price. done. 8431 52 241 f f 48 f 4:81 122 f 124 j f 5} & 101/ 67 61 I 7 77 107/ 84 1151 15 98 1 4 1021 i 1 2 1 3t Uj 12443 ff BRITISH POSS Railways )0 ttlantic &St Lawrence al , I Rom.,Baroda6r.Cent Ind 1 , i Gu. S per cent.. :0 Do. New . . 0 Do. E. Shares.. 1 Buffalo and Lake Huron a Do. Preference ...... a Iluffalo,Brant,/¢Godricli p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 "' Do. do. July 1, 1873 Lio. do. June 1, 16:41 t , ileutta.RS.Eastn.(l.ii ) et Cape Town & Dock Scrii' ,ock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 1i ock East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. li 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. H do. .. (Grand Trunk of Canada! 10' DO. Ist Pro , . Bonds.. 4.1 )0 Do. co. deterred-- al to 1)0. 2d Prel. Bond 8.. at 10 Do. do defer ed...... al 1 0 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 0 Do. do d,terr, , d.. al •• • • Do. 4th Pref. 5,0 k... al Do. do deferred...... al :k Gt.lndlaPentu.gua.bp.e 101 Do. New gua. 5 p. e... ' Do. January, 1862 .. ik Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. It Ioi G t. W. °I Canada Shares a, :04 Do. New )0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt al 10 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. tO Indian Branch Limited wk Madras guar.. 5 p. 0. ck Do. 41 p, 0. Extension Dc. 4A Do. Fifth Extension. Vlelb.Corp. s p. o. Bndh.l lot lelb. & Hobson's Bay. at t )0 Do. 7p. o. !nor g. Bds 10 Newßrunswick et Canth, Clams A an I B at N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 1( 0( lit Seinde ..... (I‘ ~ I Do. Delhi..... ... c i ..: If Do. do. .... . .... .. Ef 10 Do. Punjaub ...• o C It Do. Do. .. ... f, g i el: Do. fndus.St. Fl o . j k , WON : AL 1, ,t. 0, it , Al SSIONS. Closing Price. too ICB log 2 1 5 i 1 14 p i p 11 ii ö 11 7 8 107 108 109 110 108 109 __. )0 leg li; 5 6 1} lb I.oi 'o ip 11 61 64 11 45 50 II 53 56 11 42 v 6 :15 40 II 30 33 11 2e 25 11 20 22 119 i 110/1 12 1 1 2 p 4 I Itp 106 i 10Z 11i 12 8 9 Bi, n 99 101 tl 89 E 2 2 i 00 106 107ip 100 •-• 5 4 1 267} , 0 0 102 2 JO 97 ;9 I 1 14 7 49 Ll 3 5 [ OO EO 83 lOC I, 8 09 100 Kee 1, 7 , 2 i p 2 13 li it p .00 to 7 1 (8 0 101 1(,3 1 - 4 11.1. •1 , i p . C . J a S t J UJ • - 1877-84 . ... by 104 106 - Do. P.C. Feb. & * Au, 100 1! 0 3 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sep! 10u 1&0 1! 3 - Do. 15. p. c. Jan.&July. to, 94 9,5 - ! Do. 5 Inscribed stout, 100 93 55 - 'ape G. H ope, 8p 0,187 Jun 110 tl2 - Do.Ap Oct.& 1&9 10u 111 113 Do. 189 fur, 111 113 - I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 - Ceylon, N0v.1861, 8p e 10 - Mau-Itins 6 per cent le - Natal Guy. 8 per cent IC 1N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.dr.July IC - Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct IC - jN. S.W. Goy. 5 p 1,18 10 - ! Do. sp. c.,18,1 to 1 - ,1 10 - I Do. d0.,1888 &upwclt 10 - 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 - ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. - sterling, 1875 lO - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c I - S. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up IVlc.Gov. B p.c.Ja.&July - Do. to a n.o. An.&Oot. 'll2 114 ILB 110 104 106 102 1021 102 1026 102 103 110 112 10 1104 106 10 it :1 113 111 113 109 110 On 110} 'ES. 20 22 1 510 620 10 87 90 is. *d p 14. , 40 41 4.0 8 9 1.6 si 4 .7x 13 15 17,3 5 54 co 6i 7 16 , 6/ ,12 47 19 1 7.0 21 3 0,6 3 0 32 3.0 71 4 1 4 a 91 120 130 ,/ 21 17. ,, 4/ 6 4 4 5 .8.7 it 43 1 395 405 15.6 n 41 1-.9 85 90 1.9. 36 Set 4 ' 2 01 214 12 13 27 29 250 260 65 70 50 55 0.6 1 2 ).8 4 61 16a 16i li 60 170 16& 17i 7 4 / 1 5 2t 061 7 11l 101 BRITISH MI. 2 , Cambrian Consol. Gold - lUhtlord Amalgamated - - Devon G. Con.. (Taoist ; - East Bassett (Illogan) al 1 East Clogau Gold L t d . 5i - !East Caradon ...... . 1.1 , - East earn 8rea...... .. ' 3.9 - E. W 1 Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1 - Gam& St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 5' - jareat South 'rous l' - 111. Wheal Vor (Blelston 91 - (Grenville B. l, - ' Herod's-Foot .... 8; - Hingston D0wn5...... 4.1 - , Lady Bertha - 1 llarg,aret (Uny Lelant 9 - . Clarke Valley.. 4 Ityndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2/ - New Setun li - North Downs 2, ,-. , i.Wh'l Basset (Illo;au 2.1 - worth Wheal Crotty - I Par Consols (St. Blazey; 11 10 l'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10., - ,SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) Il - IS. Carn Brea (Ills an) 5.1 - I, .Wheal Fran. (Illog - an, 18.1 - EStray Park 5 4Tamar SilvA Lead Min 4 0 i Tin Crort l.l - , West Basset (Illogan) I. - I W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 - 1 West Seton .., 47, - (Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 _ 'Wheal Buller(Hedruth) 5 _ ~ Wheal Kitty (U.Lel an t) 2 . 0 _ ; WhealLud. ott - 1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 IWheal Seton .. r _ Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) - Wheal Union 86 8 0 4 i PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western (Perks & Hants Ext.), 4i per cent. red., 991 Midland 4} per cent. pt. stk., 1031 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 93 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4,per cent. pref.), 971 North Staffoi dshire, 221 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent.,2l4 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 10} LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Ho yhead, 5 per cent., 115 Ha London and Greenwich, 622 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Northern and Eastern, h per cent., PO Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 041 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 135 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 6 Bahia and Ssn Francisco (ltm.) gua. 7 per cent., 21 201 1f Great Luxembourg, 4f Namur and Liee, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 201. Reciie an t San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 18/ f 17 yal Swedish, f Sambre and Meuse, Ilf 11 Sambre and Meuse, 54 per cent. pf., 101 San Paulo Jim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 234 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 24 i West Flanders, 71 Bon Accoid Copp: ( 0 1 Z ) 1 , T-N MILNES. Sib/ e r:11 1 1 1 9 + l e 1 Rey, 1 edr , , N i l) D Ca o p n u p i Cobre Cop p er,er' I St. John del United Mexican ( ( Hi m. ' .),)' ° P./. Yudanamutana of E l 4iu m 7 j r ".. 4 (um) 31 JOINT-STOCK 4A1"" Alliance Bank of Lodon 71 an d . ue Anglo rortugse n Liverpool (limo , 804 80 II Australasia, 72 Bank of Egypt, 30 4 Bank of New Zealand (lim.), 101 11 Chartered Aler. of India, Lond on, and Chi Continental, 44 China English, Sco c , and Australian Chartered, 92 Hindustan, China, and Japan (limo, 13 Imperial Ottoman, 214 2i 2 London and Brazilian aim.), 42 34 London, B. Ayres, and It, Plate (liin.), 22k London and Comity, 43 4 3 6 London and South African, 274 7 4 London and Westminster, 774 7 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 124 New South Wales, 51 2 Oriental Bank Corporation, 644 Provincial of Ireland, 90 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. l , 2! Standard of British South Africa (lira ),174 1 Union of Australia, 634 Union of England and;France (lira.), 34 DOCKS. London, 581 7 8 St. Katharine, 57 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 23i I Berlin Water Works, si Cannes Hotel, limited, 6} Crystal Palace, 341 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. i8;0 issued 90, 14} Joint stock Discount, 26 National Discount Company (lim.), 9i I Peel River Land and Mineral, 51 realaulft and Oriental blow, 77 1028 ; 1101 10 1 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury. COWING V. COWING AND WALDEN. The learned Judge, in summing up the evidence, referred to the letters, and said they proved one fact., viz., that for a young man of 17 to address such letters to a married woman, his parent had not quite a correct notion as to the morals of her son. Many of the passages in the corres pondence showed that he had asked some peculiar favour whicla at first had been denied, as that circumstance was corroborated by a letter from the co-respondent to Mrs. Cowing, in which he said "he was like a man who had once tasted human blood, &c." and in another he said, " having once tasted the pleasures of the fair sex he was always longing after it." (Laughter.) He thought the jury would be of opinion that the young man was nct so great a novice as hie mother believed, and the impression made upon his mind by the reading of the correspondence was, that they were not very fair specimens of delicacy for a youth of 17. The jury found a verdict for the petitioner. Damages, £76. Decree nisi with costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE TAYLOR. This was an application for release from custody. Mr. Sargood appeared on behalf of the trustee appointed by the Court of Chancery under "Barton's Estate." It appeared that a great number of the tenants on the estate held adverse possession, and refused to pay rent, and it had become necessary, in a great number of cases, to bring actions of ejectment against them, but a kind of conspiracy existed amongst them, so that, immediately a judgment was obtained against them, they proceeded to remove or de molish the fixtures and otherwise destroy the property, and there were several cases now penoing in this Court, where the parties had petitioned so as to get released trom the payment of costs. The trustees were en deavouring to obtain evidence to support criminal proceed ings. In one case Mr. Commissioner Goulburn had refused to order a release, except in due course under an order of discharge. He (Mr. Sargood) submitted that Taylor's case was precisely similar, and there was a similar application coming before Mr. Commissioner Fane this day. His Honour said he would not order the bankrupt's re lease unless he gave satisfactory bail —two sureties in ZO each. THE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL DISCOUNT COMPANY. To •day was appointed for an audit and dividend meeting, but nothing transpired. IN RE ROBERTS. A petition in bankruptcy was presented this day by Mr. Drew, Basinghall- strett, against this bankrupt, a shawl and mantle manufacturer, at Knightsbridge and White chapel. The case was balloted to his Honour, before whom the matter has been on several occasions, creditors havin endeavoured to set aside a deed of composition, although agreed to by the majority in number and value. A few days since an action was tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, when the effect of the verdict was to invalidate the deed, although the whole of the property is in the hands of the trustees for the benefit of the creditors. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons.) THE LAW OF MASTER AND SERVANT-COOPER V. HUDSON. This was an action to recover 3s. 6d. for a day's work, defendant being an extensive contractor, of 48, Milton street, Cripplegate. Plaintiff said he had been engaged by defendant to go to a lady's house and assist in removing some furniture. Plaintiff did the work, and defendant refused to pay for it. Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—l was not drunk, but had had something to drink. Mr. Beard—My client defends this action solely in con sequence of the important circumstances embraced in it. Plaintiff alarmed the lady to whose house he had been sent in endeavouring to put up the bedstead, and let the cornice fall and break. Defendant would not have come into court upon such a small question in so far as the amount was concerned, but upon previous occasions he had been obliged to pay large sums of money for property destroyed and in jured by men who misconducted themselves as plaintiff had done. Mr. Hudson was called, and deposed to having refused to pay plaintiff solely in consequence of his misconduct. The brother of the lady at whose house plaintiff had worked stated that his sister was very much frightened at plaintiff's manner. Plaintiff—l have done the work and ought to be paid for it. lam sure I was not drunk, and if anything was broken it was by accident. His Honour was inclined V) believe that plaintiff had behaved very badly. He had greatly misconducted himself, and had clearly forfeited all right to recover wages. Verdict for defendant. A SCENE ON BOARD A WAR SHIP.—A correspon dent of the Liverpool Mercury is responsible for the following :—" On 111 ,, nday, the crew of her Majesty's ship Majestic (ly ing in the Mersey) were summoned to muster on the starboard side of the main deck to witness one of their fellow-men fastened to a grating for the purpose of receiving forty eight lashes, to which he had been sen tenced by a court-martial for attempting to rescue a pri soner from the hands of the master-at-arms, and also for striking a petty officer. Silenc e having been obtained, the captain proceeded to read aloud his warrant, at the close of which he in a stern voice called the boatswain, who imme diately stepped forward. ' Give that man one dozen lashes,' commands the captain, and the boatswain seized the eat-o'nine-tails and commenced inflicting the dreadful punishment. Lash atter lash fell heavy upon the unfortunate man, which caused him to give utterance to the following ejaculations Oh, my mother, my mother; what would you think of your poor son now ?' and, 0 God, what have I done to deserve this ?' and turning him self to the captain as much as he could, he said, 0 captain, have you no pity ? think of your own sons ; I did not merit this from you;' at which the captain was distinctly seen to smile. All this took place during the time the first dozen were being inflicted. The captain then ordered one of the boatswain's mates to ' Give that man one dozen lashes,' which order was instantly obeyed. The severity of the lash having rendered him insensible sufferer seemed t o t a ll y void of feeling , the poor , for, after lash f e ll upon him, not a word was he as lash ard. He had fainted ! A t the expiration of the second dozen, the captain instantly commanded another boatswain's mate to come forward and Give that man one dozen lashes.' Dur lug the time this man was flogging, the poor fellow revived a little, and turning to his flogger, he requested him to 'flog eased from t fair.' Thehe fourth dozen having b een i nflicted, he was re grating, with a back litterally mutilated, and his ribs quite blackened. After having a little oil ap plied to his scars, he was taken down to the fore cockpit, and put under the charge of the sentinel. The poor fellow has the ga yet tw Crilne o years of imprisonment, W i th ;hard labour, for me ."_. L—This Day. This was a petition on the part of the husband praying for dissolution of his marriage on the ground of adultery with the co-respondent. The parties were married in 1855, at St. Peter's, Wal worth, and the separation took place last year. Dr. Spinks, in stating the case, read a number of letters from the co-respondent to the respondent, which left no doubt as to the terms of intimacy upon which the parties were. Elizabeth Fanny Gotham said she was acquainted with the respondent whilst she was living in the house of Mrs. Taylor, the mother of the co-respondent. On one occasion when she visited her Mrs. Cowing told her in 1861 about some note or foolish papers she had received from Wallen. She knew Mrs. Taylor, and in July of that year she had a conver sation with her in Penton-place, during which Mrs. Cow ing came in, and after Mrs. Taylor had left, Mrs. Cowing wanted to know what Mrs. Taylor had told her. Witness told her that she had said that Mr. Wallen would he the father of ber (Mrs. Cowing's) child which was then ex pected. Mrs. Cowing said it was quite true, and asked her to keep this circumstance a profound secret. After that she was present at a conversation at which both Mr. Wallen and Mrs. Cowing were present. Wallen wanted witness to purchase a robe for the baby, and to present it to Mrs. Cowing as if she (witness) had made it a present. Wallen said Mr. Cowing was a fine old "gull.' Some time after this Mrs. Cowing told her if the circumstance was not found out before two years, Wallen would get some money, and then he intended to emigrate, and that she would go with him, as she could not face her husband after the discovery. Dr. Spinks then called N rs. Taylor. Upon the lady stepping into the witness-box she asked the learned judge whether she was compelled to give evidence against her own son. The Judge Ordinary told her it was imperative on her to give her testimony. Mrs. Taylor then, in answer to the learned counsel, said she was residing in Pentt.n..place in 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Cowing afterwards came to live in her house. Mr. Cowing used to go out to bu*iness atter eight o'clock in the morn ing, and used to remain out all night. His business, as a compositor, compelled him to do so. Her son was a chemist. She discovered a letter by accident m his bedroom, which acquainted her with the state of affairs. She fainted on the discovery, as she thought Mrs. Cowing had ruined her poor boy. He was only 17, and she was ten years his senior. He was the best son mother ever had. A number of letters were here placed in the witness's hand, and, in answer to a question whether they were in her son's handwriting, she said she did not know. The learned judge told her she would be compelled to answer the question; and after a great deal of hesitation, she said she believed they were in his handwriting, as she found them in his bedroom. Her son would be 21 years of age in September next, when he would become entitled to £425. Mrs. Clark said Mr. and Mrs. Cowing came to live at her house, Canterbury-terrace, Kensington -park, in October, 1861. William Wallen used to come there very frequently. He generally came about seven in the evening . Mr. Cowing was sometimes at home. She had some sus. picions of the occasion of Mr. Wallen's visit. She had heard Mr. Wallen call Mrs. Cowing a " dear." She had known him to have been in Mrs. Cowing's bedroom for hours. She (witness) told her the thought such a proceeding im proper, upon which she burst into tears, but did not deny the fact. POLICE IN This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. --- - ROBBERY BY A WAITER AT THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUE. — George Day, waiter at the Army and Navy Club, St. James's, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing some provisions from the club louse, the articles being the property of Captain George Porter, R.N., and others, the trustees of the club. Mr. James Weston, the steward of the club, said that observing the prisoner leave the clubhouse, and suspecting that he had something belonging to the club in his posses sion, he sent a person to fetch him back, and the articles, consisting of loaves and other things, were found upon him. Mr. Knox asked Mr. Weston whether he had reason to suppose pilfering had been going on ? Mr. Weston said he had. Sergeant Joy, 36, said, on taking the prisoner into cus tody he said he had only done what others had done. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. SCANDALOUS TREATMENT OF A PONY.—Satallel Mit chell, of 57, Carlisle-street, Lambeth, general dealer, was charged with the following cruelty to a pony, the proceed ings being at the instance of Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. From the evidence of Mr. Guest, one of the officers of the Royal Society, it appeared that while near Her Majesty's Theatre that morning he saw the prisoner leading the pony attached to a cart, in which there were about 12 or 14 cwt. of slates. Observing the pony walk as if it were in great pain, he stopped and examined it, and found two large wounds under the saddle, which was pressing into it, and nothing having been done to ease the saddle. The pony was altogether in a wretched state, and only fit to be slaughtered. There was also a nervous quivering of the hind quarters of the pony, and it seemed in great pain. The pony was brought to the front of the court, and it was certainly in a deplorable condition. Mr. Knox —the defendant having consented to have the pony destroyed—ordered it to be taken by the society's officer for that purpose, and allowed the prisoner to go at large till a future day. COMMITTAL OF NOTORIOUS TRIEVES,—Norah Holland and Catherine Sullivan, two well-known thieves, were charged with stealing a gold_ watch, of the value of £l2, from the person of Mr. Joseph Rowell, jun., of Aberdeen, but staying at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square. The prosecutoa was in Leicester -square at one in the morning, when the prisoners spoke to him, and on leaving him he missed his watch. The prisoners—Holland having been several times in custody, but generally managed to escape, owing to the absence of the gentlemen she has robbed —were com mitted for trial. THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Margaret Lacey, an unfortunate woman, aged 26, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on the double charge of robbing a sailor boy, named Evanol6n, of the barque Orient, of a half-crown, and attempting to com mit suicide. Inspector Denby, of the H division, said the prisoner was a notorious thief, and had given much trouble to the police. She was given into custody by a lad for robbing him of 2s. 6d., but the prosecutor was not forthcoming. He visited the prisoner in her cell a few minutes after she was locked up, and found that she had stuffed a handkerchief down her throat, her eyes were protruding, she was black in the face, and was nearly suffocated. He dragged the handkerchief out of her mouth, and succeeded in reviving her. She threatened to make another attempt on her life, and was very outrageous and violent. He was obliged to put the handcuffs on her. Mr. PPeared to be a man i a among thesuicide. R e s h ould remand the prostitutes Partridge to said attempt there and he hoped that after attending to the exhortations of the worthy chaplain of the prison she would be convinced of the folly and wickedness of the rash act she had committed. Ellen Tenby, a woman of the town, aged 23, who had served her week's probation under the excellent and worthy minister, the Rev. Mr. Jophson, in Clerkenwell Prison, was brought up on remand. The prisoner belonged to that dreadful place, Palmer's•folly, Ratcliff-highway, where the woman Lacey has been also living, The prisoner leaped from the swivel bridge of the London dock in Old Gravel lane, Ratcliff-highway, into the water, a few nights since, and narrowly escaped drowning. A police constablejumped into a boat, procured the drags, and saved her. Mr. Partridge said he had received a letter from the chaplain of the House of Detention, stating that he had made a deep impression on the mind of the prisoner, who repented her suicidal attempt, and promised not to repeat it. The chaplain believed the prisoner was sincere; under those circumstances he would discharge the prisoner. A great number of unfortunate women have thrown themselves from the swivel bridges in Old Gravel-lane and New Gravel-lane, and many of them have been drowned. SHIPPING--This Day, LONDON, May I.—Wind this day at noon —North- Easterly ; rather fresh breeze, with exceedingly fine weather. CARDIFF, April 30.—Wind N.E. — Sailed—Gustav, for Callao; Vila, for Sulina ; Johan, for Chili; Scundia, for Ri.. Janeiro. OFF FALMOUTH, May I.—Arrived—Annie Archbell, for Sydney. OFF PORTEMOU TR, April 30.—Arrived—Marion, from London for Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, April 30.—Wind N.—Arrived —Young Australia, from London for Moreton Bay. Sailed—Claren don, for Cuba. for Vera NEWPORT, April 30 .—Wind B.—Sailed—H avannah, Cruz BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. OUTHAMPTO N, Friday Morning. Arrived—Mary Kerr , from Rouen Anglo - Saxon, from Hull ; Eleanor, from Lond on . Sailed—Cheshire Witch, for Swansea; Eliza, for Queens. town. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.. GRAVESEND, Friday M orn i ng, Arrived.—lsabella, f rom Calcutta; Pearl, from B ruges; Revely, from Singapore; Alarm, from Barbadoes; Enfield, from Cape Town ; Village Belle and Otto, from Porto Rico ; Commodore, from N ev i s ; Shero id, f rom St . Vincent ; London, from Figueira ; Jane Chadwick, from Oporto ; Agnes, from Pomeran ; A gate, from B er bi ce ; Mary Hardy, from Barbadoes ; Exp e di t , from D ro b a k ; Ll annon, from Calcutta. Sailed—Seine at Timis°. steamer, for Paris; Portland, steamer, for Auckland ; Alwynton, for Adelaide. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Dakota, from Call ao , for London ; City of P ar i s, for Glasgow t Portland, for Auckland ; Cid (screw steamer)) for Bilboa ; Kerelaw and Islander, for Barbadoes —all from London ; Norma, from Iquique, for Hamburg. MILITARY FLOGGING AT PRESTON.—Two pri vate soldiers, one belonging to the 32d Regi ment, and the other to the 55th, connected with the 11th depot battalion, now stationed at Ful_ wood Barracks, Preston, were flogged on Wednes day. 13oth of them were men of bad character, and one of them had been branded for desertion, &c., three times. They were recently tried by court• martial, for desertion. One was sentenced to receive fifty lashes, with 112 days' imprisonment afterwards, and the other W as sentenced to receive the same number of lashes and then to undergo an imprisonment of 84 days. On Wednesday forenoon both were brought out in the yard adjoining th e cavalry, barracks t o rece i ve c orporal punishment. Th e soldiers stationed at the garrison were also summoned to witness the infliction of the stripes. The full number of lashes was given, and both men bore them with the greatest coolness. Their backs wt re terribly lacerated. Th e fl ogging over, the men were taken to the hospital. CriminalhasThjeust trieda Court of in Westphali a , workman named Kesthaus on a charge of committing an extraordinary act of cruelty on his young wife, In October last the prisoner on return i ng home from his work began to ill-treat the woman, whom he reproached with spending too much money, and then load ing a pistol threatened to shoot her. She threw herself on her knees and besought him to spare her life for the sake of his children. He granted her prayer o n con di t i on that she brought a hatchet, and kneel ing down before a chopping block should place on it the little finger of her left hand. She did so, and he taking the hatchet chopped off the finger above thk second joint. The wound bled so profusely That medical assistance was found necessary to stop the blood, and the doctor denounced the fact to the police, although the woman declared that she had inflicted the wound herself in chopping wood. The jury delivered a Verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was condemned to 12 years' hard labour. with of i f at ht the ooft h r we o ro anda thet Guildhall substitution REMOVAL OF THE ROOF OF TefilituiEinGsUtelrLHDHalAl.LL. A large body of men are employ ed The i mprovements, a total , c o p o f t. s e anothertpawrinlg be e for n l e t B h , e o similarremovaloo, end,to of £26,700 will be expended upon the ancient building and its approaches. The designs are by the City architect, Mr. Bunning, the contractors being Messrs. Myers and Co. It is to be coMpleted by next Lord Mayor's .day. TAXATION OF CHABITIES.—A meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the tax proposed to be levied upon charitable institutions, as developed in the recent exposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. J. Gurney Hoare pre sided, and the representatives of most of the leading me tropolitan charitable institutions, hospitals, religious and benevolent societies, were present at the meeting. After a lengthened discussion on the beet means of opposing the proposed taxation of charities, the form of petition, embody ing the objections entertained to the project, was submitted, and, having been formally approved and adopted, was ordered to be printed and circulated with despatch. It was also resolved that arrangements should be made for a depu tation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the tax, and the gentlemen present should form a committee to carry the resolutions into effect. Thanks were voted to the chairman for his kindness in presiding. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (Dowling) Mr. Handley's Declaration, 3 yrs (Z5O), 6st lllb (Deacon) 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Pinkepoe, 4 yrs (£so),7st 81b (Pearson) 3 Mr. H. Marsh's Rantipole. 4 yrs (£lool,7st 13Ib (Ducker) 4 Mr. W. Day's Oalesman, 4 yrs (£ 00),8st 21b(S. Adams) 5 Betting—Even on Newfoundland, 5 to 2 agat Declara tion, 6 to 1 bar two The favourite made the running to the distance, and on being eased there Declaration joined issue, and after a good race Newfoundland won by a head ; a length and a halt between second and third. A friendly claim was made for the winner. The Old Castle Stakes, a free Handicap of 5 soya each in case of acceptance, with 30 added, for all ages; winners extra. One mile. Duke of St. Albans's Tippler, 3 yrs, Est 81b .. (Dowling) 1 Mr. Morris's Gelert, 3 yrs, Est 4lb (Deacon) 2 Mr. J. Clarke's Springbok, 4 yrs, 7st Joco, Mrs. Trimmer, Blue Bell, and Consternation also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Mrs. Trimmer, 9to 4 agst Gelert, 10 to 1 agst Springbok (at first 5 to 1). After being delayed upwards of an hour at the post, owing to the fractiousness of Mrs. Trimmer, who even tually got off on even terms with the remainder to an ex cellent start, at the distance Tippler came away, and won by throe-quarters of a length. Three lengths between the second and third ; Joco was fourth, close up, and Mrs, Trimmer fifth. MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. (From the .Racing Calendar.) A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at New market on Friday in the First Spring Meeting. Present— Admiral Rom and Mr. Alexander (stewards), Lord Chester field, Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam, Sir J. Hawley, Lord W. Powlett, Lord Stamford, Lord Wilton, and Lord Win- chilsea. The proposed amendments of rule 42 were agreed to, and the rule now stands as follows : "42. The starter has authority to order the jockeys to draw up in a line as far behind the starting-post as he may think necessary; and any jockey disobeying the orders of the starter, or taking any unfair advantage, shall be punished by fine or suspension, according to the nature and degree of his offence, at the discretion of the stewards, "No jockey can be suspended beyond the meeting at which the offence is committed, unless the case has been heard by the three stewards of the Jockey Club, and in the absence of any of the stewards a member or members of the Jockey Club shall be deputed to act for the steward or stewards absent. "The punishment inflicted shall not be declared till after the last race of the day ou which it is awarded. "A sentence duly passed upon a jockey cannot be remitted by the stewards without the authority of a general meeting of the Jockey Club. " The starter is prohibited from making a running start; the horses must walk up, and be started from a walk, and if the starter, from negligence or inattention, allows a start to take place on the wrong side of the starting post he shall be fined a sum of money not exceeding £5O, and the start shall be declared null and void." It was moved by Admiral Rovs, and unanimously re solved, — "That Rule 4, defining a maiden horse or mare, should be amended by the addition of the words in any country."' It now reads thus : "4. A maiden horse or mare is one that has never won a plate or sweepstakes in any country." Two notices of motions were given for the next meeting of the Jockey Club. The stewards were empowered to enter into an arrange ment with the occupiers of the training ground called the Limekilns to keep their sheep off till after the Houghton Meeting. By Sir J. Hawley—" That horses trained at Newmarket shall in future pay a larger heath-tax than those which only go there to run." By Lord Winchilsea—" That the privilege accorded to the members of White's, Brookes's, and Boodle's Club, o : becoming members of the rooms without ballot be rescinded.' LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 3to lon the field (offered) 7to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 7to 1 agst Plover (taken) THE DERBY. 4to lon the field (offered) 7 to 1 agst Macaroni (taken) 15 to 1 agst Automaton (taken) SCRATCHINGS.-April 25, at 9.m. Count Cavour out of the Derby; at 10 60 a.m. Drum -Major out of tho Derby ; at 11 30 a.m. Double X and Lady Superior out of the Great Northern, and Lady Superior out of the Flying Dutchman's Handicap, York ; and at 2 50 p.m. Chaff out of Spring engagements. 27th, at 9 a.m. Edgeworth Bess out of Grand Prix de Paris, Mr. Alexander's horses out of Bath engagements, Count F. de Lagrange's and Baron Niviere's horses out of York Spring en gagements, Little Dick out of Salisbury engagements, and Donnybrook out of York Spring engagements; at 5 p.m. Rubini out of Salisbury handicaps. 28th, at 9 a.m. Villette out of the Great Northern Handicap, York. 29th, at 12 15 pm. Devoniensis out of all engagements. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —YESTERDAY. Speculation on the great Cheater event proceeds but slowly. 3to 1 Was readily taken about Stradella, but any SALISBURY MEETING--THURSDAY. The Craven Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr. Y. King's liosabella, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Deacon) 1 Mr. H. G , ater's Poland, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 2 Mr. H. J. Smith's Baron of Avon, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Clement) 3 Mr. John Nightingall's Fitz-Ruyter, 3 yrs, 7st James htinall) 4 Mr. H. Ow en ' s S c h oo l m i s t ress, 3 yrs, 7st 7 Ni 1b g (Pran g gle) 6 Mr. J. B. Starky's Souveraine, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Skeffington) 6 Betting -5 to 4 agst Rosabella, 3to 1 agst Fitz-Ruyter, 5 to 1 agst Poland. After two breaks away, in both of which the favourite showed in advance, they were despatched, and the moment the flag fell Rosabella rushed to the front, followed on the off side by Poland and Souveraine, and on the near side by Baron of Avon, Fitz •Rnyter, and Schoolmistress. Without having been headed, Rosabella increased her advantage from the distance, and won easily by three-quarters of a length. Three lengths separated the second and third ; Baron of Avon clise up. Schoolmistress and Souveraine were beaten off. The Salisbury Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst bib; winners extra. Half a mile. 25 subs. Mr. Jay's The Beaver, Bst 10Ib (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Clark's Kennett's dam colt, Bst 101 b (F. Adams) 2 Mr. W. Day's Overcast, B s t Glb .... (J. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—Black Friar, Madame Taglia flee, Bistre filly, Tomfoolery, Niobe, Lady Williams, and Algazelle. Betting-3 to 1 agst Overcast, 4to 1 agst The Beaver, 6 to 1 agst Algazelle, 100 to 15 agst Tomfoolery, 7 to 1 agst the Kennett's dam colt, 100 to 8 agst Black Friar. They were capitally start* without any delay, and for a few hundred yards ran in a line across the course, The Beaver, on the opposite aide to the stand, having a slight lead of Lady Williams and Tomfoolery, who were on the near side. The rest were all together at the distance, ex cept Niobe (who burst a blo d vessel, and was pulled up), the Bistro filly, and Algazelle, who were h pelessly beaten before reaching the enclosure, where the Kennet .'s colt and Overcast challenged The Beaver. Neither of these, how ever, could reach The Beaver, who won cleverly by a length and a half. The Kennett's dam colt finished half a length in front of the favourite, close to whom was Black Friar. The City Bowl of 25 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for all ages; selling alLwances. Five furlongs. 7 subs. Mr. John Day's Eudora, 2 yrs (X2O), sst 71b., (Mordan) 1 Mr. C. P. Hudson's Stonewall Jackson, 2 yrs (140), bat (Jas. Nightingall) 2 Mr. H. Sopp's Turnus filly, 3 yrs (Z2O), 7st 71b (Cannon) 3 Mr. W, Day's The Planter, 2 yrs (C2O), Sat 10Ib (Barrett) 4 Mr. Hawes's Bristles, 2 yrs (S 100), Est 121 b .. (Arnold) 5 Damascus also ran. Betting—Even on The Planter, 7 to 2 agst Stonewall Jackson, 6 to 1 agst Eudora, Stonewall Jackson made play until reaching the end of the enclosure, where Eudora challenged, and, after a fine race, won by a neck. The Turnus filly was a bad third; Damascus did not pass the post. The winner was not sold. The Wiltshire Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and only 6 if declared, with 100 added, winners extra. Two miles. 39 subs, 29 of whom paid 5 sovs each. Mr. T. Parr's Isoline, 3 yrs, Est 111 b .. (Rubb) 1 Mr. W. Day's Dr. Syntax, 3 yrs, 7st 91b.... (S. Adams) 2 Mr. Payne's Merry Maid, 4 yrs, 7st llb (Drew) 3 Mr. E. Brayley's Sycophant, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b .. (Cowley) 4 Mr. J. Clarke's Naomi filly, 3 yrs, 7st slb .... (Cannon) 5 Raglan and Princess Vocqsal also ran. Betting -6 to 4 agat Dr. Syntax, sto 1 each agat Merry Maid and Isoline, 6 to 1 agst the Naomi filly, 7 to 1 agst Sycophant. They started at a slow pace, Raglan being indulged with the lead for a few hundred yards, and then Sycophant went in front, followed by Raglan, Naomi, and Princess Vocqsal; Dr. Syntax, Isoline, and Merry Maid lying off. Turning out of the straight course, near the Coombe-road, Raglan fell, and though he rolled over, and subsequently escaped, fortunately the jockey, Deacon, was not injured. After this accident Sycophant was followed by the Naomi filly, Isoline, and Dr. Syntax in the order named. On return ing into the straight Isoline took closer order, and half a mile from home held a slight lead on the whip hand of Sycophant, Merry Maid, and Dr. Syntax, who came in a line to the distance, where Mr. Brayley's horse was in difficulties, and shortly afterwards Merry Maid hung out signals of distress. Opposite the stand Dr. Syntax made his final effort, but failed to reach Isoline, who won easily by three lengths. A similar distance sepa rated the second and third. Princess Vocqsal did not pass the post. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for three yr-olds and upwards; selling allowances. Five fur longs. 7 subs. Mr. Sargent's Newfoundland, 3 yrs (£so),_ Est 111 b Business done 1081 1094 108 f 1091 10 19, 62i I 109 E ICI 1074 11/ 101 i 951 li 2 RACING FIX T Chester 5 Bath l2 Harpenden l5 Epsom ..19 Ascot 2 Newton ..10 Hampton ..10 Odiham 16 Bibury Club l7 Ju. Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool... 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton lO Reading York August lB SEPT Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Warwick Leicester . 10 Doncaster l5 OCT, Coventry Newmarket S. Q m . _l2 NOTE Worcester 3 I Athlone Ar: 21 Wicklow Ju. 17 Bellewatown j Down Royal Corporation 23 INSIDE CHARLESTON. The Charleston Mercury of the 11th ult. has the "ollowing in reference to the recent fight ;—" The question is reduced to the relative powers of de struction of the fort and the assailing fleet. It is a question of pluck and survivorship in a square stand-up fight for victory. Iron-clad fleets can be destroyed as well as forts. Fort Sumter, although somewhat pitted to-day, is, we believe, as strong as when the fight began. We deem that if the at tack is renewed as before (and there is good reason to believe it will be) the six Monitors left and the Ironsides will come out the defeated party, with worse results than those attained in their first at tempt. .14ous verrons. The enemy fired about 80 shots—mostly 16-inch and steel-pointed shells—at Fort Sumter. This estimate was made from Sulli van's Island. Forty only struck the work. One 10-inch gun was temporarily disabled by a shot; one columbiad, of old pattern, burst; one 7 ircb rifled gun dismounted by recoil, and one gun was disabled for a few moments by fracture of the ele vating screw through recoil. Not a person was killed in Fort Sumter from any cause. Sergeant Faulkener and privates Chaplin, Minnix, and Penn, Company B, were injured by a shower of bricks thrown from a traverse on the rampart by a large shot of the enemy. A drummer-boy, Ahrens, was struck on the head by the explosion of a shell over the Parade. A negro labourer was also wounded. All, we learn, are doing well, and there is no danger of losing a life or limb. The wounded were dressed by Surgeon Moore, of the post, and sent out of the way to a hospital in the city, where they now re main. The regimental ensign was pierced near the centre by a ball. The Confederate flag was also perforated. There was but one casualty at Fort Moultrie. A shot from one of the Monitors cut away the flagstaff a few feet above the parapet, and the staff fell upon Private Lusby, Company F, First S. C. (regular) Infantry, inflicting injuries from the effects of which he soon died, The garrison of For Moultrie it would not be proper to enumerate. consists of the tat South Carolina (regular) Infan try. The closest range into which the enemy ven tured was estimated by the officers of the post at about 1,200 yards. The flag-staff has been replaced, and as no other portion of the fort sustained any damage whatever during the engagement, the post is in excellent condition to join in another trial of strength with the turreted armada. Battery Bee, on Sullivan's Island, was the recipient of occasional shots from the enemy, but was not in any way in jured, nor were there any casualties among the men. During the fight General Ripley was present at Battery Bee. Whenever the enemy may choose to renew the attack, if his object should be to dash into the harbour, Battery Bee will have a far more important part to play. The Beauregard Battery, with three of its guns, also took part in the general melee of heavy artillery, and twice received a broad- side from the enemy. The battery was in no respect damaged, although many of the Yankee round shot fell upon the sand in the immediate neighbour hood." The Price of Gold. • The quotation of gold at Paris is about I per mills pm., and , abo u t the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On Ip s e t r e lfi rl a in rk .: comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 7s. fOici. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold Is n • arly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. a profit States.the there e i r a s i u 13 a " au ß d y fandeviceohsofrrfomexHohamangeburgonthLeopnrdiocen o f f s f g0 3.5 1d 1 p is er 42l Standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore 6-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Harnbur The course of exchange at New York on London f g 60 days' sight is 167 to 16iii per cent., and the or bills at :nt h e i s i j a n b p o o u rt t a t n p o e r f g e e o n l d t . f r o A m t t f h h e e s u e n r f a:: ds OUTRAM AND THE VICTORIA CROSS.—There was nothing that Outram so much coveted as the Victoria Cross. There was one beside his grave, on that 25th of March, to whom Outram had sa id a few months before his death, with the modesty which was a part of him—" I do not wish you to think too highly of my surrender of the command to Havelock. They have made more of it than it deserves. It was not all unselfishness upon my part ; for I eagerly longed for a chance of going in for the Victoria Cross."— Cornhal Magazine for May. THE SALMON FISHERY IN THE SHANNON.—LDrd Palmerston has appointed 12 o'clock on Saturday next to receive a deputation on the subject of the obstruction to the navigation of the Shannon. WARLIKE PREPARATION OF DENMARK.—The National Gazette of Berlin announces in i ifs ichis corre spondence from Copenha gen , th e information i n vessels wh of derived fro m a goo d source , t h at a ll th e p willwar abreeg placedoi ng underto be put arm ins. According gen that the zette of Berlin there is a rumour . C mo l b n ili o sa ffi ti c o i n al of e t i h rc e l D es an i i n s h mr ar a m r y satow hate e stitution will soon be given 1 sait P mi t o m l buta iipsn n e d r : etl.at e related e th F a o t le a s little or no faith in Russian charters. less offer was declined. Caller Ou and The Plover were in request; and Buckstone had supporters, but the highest offer against hi being 10) to 7, it was refused. There were commissions for Gardener and The Serf. The lowest price we saw booked about each of them will be found in the quotations, but these prices were not offered at the close. Nothing important done on the Derby, Closing prices : CHESTER CU!. 3to 1 agst Stradella (taken freely) 7to 1 apt Caller Ou (taken) 12 to 1 agst Plover (taken and wanted) 14 to 1 agst Bucketene (offered) 20 to 1 aget Gardener (taken) 27 to 1 aget Serf (taken) 33 to 1 agst Asteroid (taken) 33 to 1 aget Fantail (offered) 40 to 1 aget Ben Webster (taken) THE DERBY. 9to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 6to 1 agst Macaroni (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 33 to 1 agat Hospodar (offered) 50 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 50 to 1 agst Giles the First (taken) 60 to 1 agat Avondale (taken) 60 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (offered) 66 to 1 agst Fantastic (offered) BATH AND SOMERSE TUESDAY, The Bath Handi T COUNTY MEETING. p MAY 12. icap. One mile. Age st lb General Hess 6 9 4 Ace of Clubs 4 8 8 Tolurno 4 8 7 Fitz-Avon 6 8 7 Humphrey .. 4 8 7 Birdhill Flash in the Pan Bertha Fontenoy Canary Bal ham 5 8 0 Spencer Blackcock Eastern Princess 6 7 12 Knightsbridge Camperdown 5 7 7 Doncaster H by Newminster— Grey Hen .. 5 7 6 Age st lb Poland Erin-go-Bragh Alchymist Surbiton Hill Rubini Portland . 6 6 12 Middlewatch 3 6 10 Bandage 4 6 10 Princess Vocqsal 3 6 7 Jack o' Newbury Kennett lhange Tourist His Excellency 3 6 2 Drumstick 4 6 0 Father O'Leary 3 6 0 Raglan .... Lady of the Isles Gelert ... •-- l URES FOR 1863. Radcliffe 25 Manchester 27 Marlborough 29 Boyerley. l7 I Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne . • 23 Carlisle 30 'LY. Stamford ..16 Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton. 22 Goodwood 22 GUST. Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton 25 Oxford Lichfield Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 26 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 088 R. Lincoln Autumn 20 I Newmarket, Houghton 26 :MEER. Shrewsbury Autumn.... 7 Curragh Curragh ... Tramore .. IRI, Conversation under the Silent System The dumb alphabet and gesture.language of the gaol is very complete. When one prisoner wishes to inform another that somebody is dead, he spells the name on his fiagers,th3n rents his head upon his hands and stamps on the ground,— so and so is dead and buried. Or, if a mutual friend has been transported, the informant rubs his leg ; spell out the unfortunate's name as before. Imprisonment for so many years is expressed by placing a corresponding num ber of fingers on the ear—Bill Sykes has got three 'ear I —for months, a similar sign on the mouth (toes duty. If I have received a letter and wish to convey information of that fact to some friend in the exercise-yard, I conga to attract his observation and then scribble on my hand. I signify that I have received a newspaper by seeming to read from my palm. Have I been favoured with a visit, I put my finger to my eye. If I have become possessed of tobacco, I reveal the happy fact by rubbing my nose. I pretend to whip when I have been flogged, and explain that I have been put on short allowance by placing my hands upon my bereaved stomach. To indicate that I have sent; a letter, I write on my hand, and feign to toss the writing to the air. My missis has been "lagged," and I challenge my friend's sympathy by pressing both palms upon my breast. If I wish to intimate that I have been reported, I touch my collar. Perhaps I have to see the governor, or the deputy-governor. In the one case I hold up my index finger and put it to my eye—in the other I apply the second finger in like manner ; an impending interview with the magistrate is signified by touching the peak of my cap. But there is one system of prison converse which distances all others for ingenuity—it is known as the telegraph. Prisoners are often heard tapping more or less gently in their cells. It sounds like the objectless occupation of idle hands, or an accompaniment to some wearily W hi stled tune; which no warder is bound to take cognisance of, I n fact, it is the clicking of the telegraph, and this is how it is worked. The staples upon which the bed-hooks hang penetrate the walls that divide the cells; and iron it so fa cile a conductor of sound that, for that matter, there might just as well be no masonry between the prisoners at all. The slightest tap on a staple in one cell is distinctly heard in the other ; and it is only necessary, there:ore, to arrange a code of alphabetical rap-signals, and conversation. is easy enough, though not very fluent. Two neiglfoonzing pri soners have a mind to talk. One nt their] gives his staple a few smart raps, to engage the other's attention, and then they begin. " What are you in for ?" is the first question ; and the inquirer taps off, in regular, quick strokes every letter in the alphabet till he comes to the twenty-third, w, There he pauses for a moment, and then begins again ; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. eight, which is h; and so on till what" is spelt out. A few very rapid strokes sig nify that the word Is complete; and, as soon as the other party to the conversation telegraphs that he has got the word all right (which Is done by repeating those rapid strokes on his side the wall), the next word is forthwith commenced. But sometimes the operator gives a tap too many in the middle at a word, which would confuse it al together, of course, if provision had not been merle for so likely an accident. The remedy is simple. With the in strument he taps with the operator rubs the staple, as if iheeat erasingsmis thett a h rku e eb w , i r ai n o n at g ua f kd u le. l bnl l y e t t h t ca o ot r r ; hr ee h e i ut s end f d r . ..... i e e r n sct d oa nr o , n das t i h iti e h me o t s h ai. v e g r anz s a, i . nl e e a r fn e ir May. FRENCH LAW COURTS. An:application was yesterday made to the President of the Civil Tribunal for a judge's order, under the following circumstances :—When M. Calzado was deprived of his functions as director of the Theatre-Italien, M. Mico was appointed by the Minister of State to manage that estab lishment on Calzado's account until the end of the theatrical year, which expired yesterday, April 30. To meet the de mands on the theatre, M. Mico found himself under the necessity of taking the whole or a part of the caution• money deposited by M. Calzado in the Caiese des Consignations, and obtained the authorisation of the Minister of State for so doing, but on applying at the Caisse he was informed that attachments had been laid on the money by M. Vallejo de Mirandanda and MM. Charpentier, architects, who had claims on M. Calzado. As the caution-money was expressly inter. ded for the benefit of the performers and other pri vileged creditors of the theatre, M. Mico now applied for an order to draw so much of it as was necessary to meet the demands of the parties above• mentioned. There was no op. position on the part of M. de Miranda, but oounsel for MM. Carpentier argued that the money ought to be fairly divided among all the claimants. The President, however decided that the privileged creditors of the theatre must first be paid in full, art whatever sum might be left, after their claims were satisfied, should remain in the Caisse for the benefit or M. Calzado's other creditors, and he accordingly made an order to that effect. Another application was made under the following cir cumstances:—ln May, 1860, M. Cr6mieux, agent-de-change, purchased at the Bourse, for M. Audoire, four certificates of Piedmontese Rente, each for 50f., ono of which bore the number 86,822. The Piedmontese Government having mo dified the form of its certificates, M. Audoire went to MM. do Rothschild's to get his certificates changed for new one. It happened that MM. de Rothschild had received legal notice from M. Liercn and Mdme. Varin, of Lon jumeau, to stop No. 68,822, whenever it should be presented, and they did so. M. Audoire then commenced proceedings against M. Cremieux, to recover a certificate of 50fr. rente, or its value, 845 fr., and the Tribunal of Commerce gave a judgment ordering M. Cremieux to return him such cer tificate or its value within a week from the date of the judg ment. A certificate, No. 468,901, with 96fr. for ex penses and interest, was accordingly offered to the plaintiff by M. Cremieux, on condition that he returned No. 86,822, which, of course, he could not do, as it was still detained by MM. de Rothschild. M. Cremieux, regarding this as a refusal of his tender on the part of Audoi-e, lodged the amount of the certificate and the expenses in the Caiss des Depots. M. Audoire now applied for an order to compel M. Cremieux to give him a certificate as awarded by the judgment. After hearing counsel, the President gave the order as prayed, leaving M. Cremieux to his remedy for the recovery of the certificate No. 68,822. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR LAST WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1863. 1862. 1863. 1862. --,. £ £ ,-) Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,130 1S 3 Belfast and County Down 4ll 49 6 2 ezn Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 22 16 1,568 Bristol and Exeter 1214 121 6 , 111) 5,877 Caledonian Cockermouth& Working,ton Bl 84 29 8 203 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 339 3 1 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 64 64 162 209 Cork and Youghal . 324 524 402 345 ee Cornwall l7 6t 631 1,376 1 , 3 2 0 De Dublin & Belfastst Junction 272 1,350 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 35 1,651 Dub. & Wicklow and W exid 484 484 1,9 1,6 18 1,563 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,164 1,141 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1694 1694 7,804 7,293 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 5 I 2,969 2,017 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrtk.,&E.Union Great Northern 330 330 27,299 25,005 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,t71 1,881 Gt. Northn. & Wes tn. (Ire!.) 7l! 414 517 237 'it.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329 9.699 8.022 Great Western 992 9611 88,303 84 690 fr n i v s e h rn N e o s r s t & h. A w b e e s r t d e e rn en June- 124 8 55 6 4 4 123 7 50 3; 1 1 :39 1 3 1 131 6 1.28 8 71 61 Irish South-Eastern 395 3951 31,460 33.49_ Lancashire& Yorkshire Limerick and Ennis... 24 244 31 4 1 2 7 1 6 5 Limerick and Foynes 26 264 682 5 1 4 46 46 Llanelly 1130 90,125 8 ,2 5 0 London & North-Western i n 62 , . London and Blackwall 100 t 23,2,4 21,158 2.7 , 21 1 1 3 9 ~ 5 4 0 3 8 7 2 2 1 ~ 6 1 ts 424 1,351 1,007 London & South-Western London,LL o o n n d d .. , r Brighton,ii Chatham, bury,& & s o T tu . t ci, Dover 0 , _2" 4_ .; 272 / 5151aanne.,g.lsie.ffijuenld.grarALirniineoe c i h n am s .. ▪ ▪ 2 28 3 , 4 2 2 3 80 7 4 1 1 4 1: 1 3:3 8 1 i 13 11: 7 :1i 2 31 7 31 Slaryport and 3 4 -- 1977, ' Metropolitan _western) 6 37 1 0i 6144 7 1 42 3 81 46 ,, 2 „ 7 . s -- : ,--‘- , . 1,6 1 1 Edin Perth ::,501 237 , 3 u lfl oo id nu l mk a i n oan d u ;i 71. N. & 43f. C I r a l i n i a d l .. 2 4 1 4 9 i 19 1 2 : ' l ' 38 ' ; ' 24f. - 89 N Nsl .. oai E rndt as dlial liD t ß e du r r n Ginhtdits an se.hWhe d ße N titin e l w : l i & Car .. ' 4 8 1 9 0 41 21„: - i 11,243 10,005 North London 9 ssßo l o.ullyttvt i ttmie h iidisss:inthah S eeni t . yea : , sstr.ae.ot:Coeryttri!Nas.....eli:..ws L r ai e st(2 .. te. . n.ar .... in. . i. w. ...... , i 1, ... : v .... ..... :4 252 4 2 3,117 ,2,989 • • • l South Devon . . 1 39. Somersets t oe icts:m:i 65:: 3 1 1 :3 k 9 2: 1 4 4 13 8 : 1' 5 1 . :,: , 5 8 (0:02' 5 0 439 0 6 : 36: 4 2 4 37 : ,': 48 56 .46 2.! : 91 : 5 234: Uvlaslteeroi Waterfordc i 55 370 248 Vale of Neath .. ...... ......▪ . 9,223 7,776 ‘NivV West at i e a r e : otoirr Cornwall and p : a 0 v n o a: 11 11 H . .K a . i r r al Kilkenny, r ee .. rn i n u l . a : ;:. :I: ....... 2• 1273:8;1: 16,14 723 :: : 1 4 2 ,' ' : 63 240:61 34 87f5 4 4 1 592: 3 1412' : 1 5 9 03790: 85 1 2 0; 4 0 32783: 53 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt... 7 I t t e e h h a av v e e li n & Jun Fu ct n io e n s; . /11 ...... m l 2 12 802 654 N VV Y I I 35 850 877 A slaughterman named Migier, and hia wife, a man named Chabrier, with his wife, and a woman named Robert, have ju s t b een t r i e d a t th e T r i buna l o f Cor rectional offered for sale sausages and other comestibles composed of the flesh of dead or diseased animals, which bad been in trusted to Migier for burial. The facts alleged being proved, Migier, Chabrier, and his wife were condemned to to two years' imprisonment and 50fr. fine ca^t!, and the women Migier and Roberts to ono year and two months the Abbe respectively of the same punishment. y a priest. A Pesth journal announces that a young liunga- Ilan lady, the daughter of Councillor Kendelenyi, has been appointed gouvernante to the Prince Imperial of Austria. Those young n - atoroctoim ite p s lete fr f o h m eir t c h c e ele L si e a b s a ti n ca o i n stu h c a h v e e s The Correspondence of Rome announces i eg at i o u oi that andasrormi arrived form iyn o th tuh e na gt nucleuscity, A l of a new M sa ther o n t i hc t e e o College, upg.pe ,by which is at t hi ee a rp u ap s i o p . i o c i f the monastic dress, and one of them is already They have been received by their superior the men Wc.:iir establishment of monks situated r in the ' on th e 1 , , ,,,, . i . lino Ap beingnA r t o a n u ni feu n i e t n M I Ce : d r c o , u n ur i ne t e du s er r- a St. Pierre-aux - Liens. The garden , iuian, near palm -trees in Rome, and commands possesses the finest °ruin , and the great monuments of 3 the C°1°"11111 ' Pagan antiquity, the SFr. TS.