The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The South-Esstern Banking Company have an nounced that they have opened branches at Broad stairs, Christchurch, and Bournemouth. Mr. Hunt, formerly in the house of Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., has been appointed manager of the two latter establishments. The Scottish and Universal Finance Bank have purchased the business, with the goodwill of the firm of Haggard and Co., the extensive bullion and exchange dealers of the City. The whole of the purchase-money has been accepted in scrip certi ficates. Mr. H. Haggard has also accepted the management office in the exchange department of the company's business, and another member of this firm has joined the board of directors. 9,000 out of the 10,000 shares forming the first issue of the company have been subscribed for. Two o'CLocic. O wing to the unproved feeling with regard to monetary and political prospects, the market for the English Funds has shown slight indications of improvement. Consols are about k better, being 9li I for money, and 90i, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes are 89;; the Reduced, 89g. I; Exchequer Bills, June, 9s, to 4s. die.; and India per Cents., Mi. Foreign Securities are not very active, but prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70i 714 ; do. Consolide3, 489 d ; Mexican, 44i ; do. New, dis. par.:; Greek, 239 ; Spanish Passive, 3416 ; Portuguese, 48 ; the Confederate Loan, 64 66 ; Swedish Scrip, 114 prem, ; and Russian do., 2 prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, but in one or two instances a slight improvement has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and Blackwell, and South Eastern have each improved 55.; and Great Northern A Stock, 10s.; while South Western have receded 55., and North Western 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, and exhibit no change of importance as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate request, and generally sustain former prices. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : North Aus tralian Company, i l,-- li prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, * 11 prem. ; International Land Credit, 2 21- prem. ; and Provncial Banking Corporation, 1 i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOTMANMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 - per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9 i New 25 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 , 1074 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 .. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Mach. June. 4 dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. Ditto £.500 Ditto £lOO and £2OO sank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Ditto Account.. INDItot GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570 Ditto Account — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. 991 Do Certificates Ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 51 per Cent. May, 1879 ll2 Ditto Debentur es , per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1566 Ditto Bonds £l.OOO Ditto under £l,OOO .... dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859..... Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Chiliau 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pei Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 — Ditto Scrip £4O paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent — Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., .1824-5, ex-Coupons — i {Ditto Account23} 1 1 Ditto Coupons -- .. Ditto Account .. _— Guatemala 6 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(Marentmana Railway) 741 Mexican 3 per Cent . ... Ditto Account.... Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .... — New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account • • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 .. 851 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per C en t, 1862 . `Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch .... .... — Sardinian 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account F: Ditto New D e fe rre d — Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — ClDitto Account — Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. 68/ Ditto Account — Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds • 7l! D itto 1863 ••• • • Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 .............. Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid.... Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud , n. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -. Belgian 41 per Cent., - Ex. 25f... •.• . .• Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account — TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Mon©y Ditto Account 9ola d The general discount market presents an easier appearance, the private and joint-stock establish ments being more willing to negotiate short bills at 81 i per cent. There is a large supply of money on offer, but holders of bills are awaiting further concessions. About £83,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. There was a general decline in the foreign ex changes yesterday afternoon. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £507,809, and the imports to £352,610. The banking-house of Messrs. Day, Nicholson, and Stone, of Rochester, has been amalgamated with that of the Provincial Banking Corporation. The firm was established in 1782, and has been noted for its respectable position. Conk Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. lklarket very strong. Sales, about 10,000 bales, Import, 12,829. HOIST WITH Ins OWN PETARD. — One of the most curious incidents of the war is that by which Captain Flusher, of the gunboat Miami, has met his death at Plymouth, North Carolina. As he saw the Confederate ram approaching—the Albemarle, for that is its name —he sighted the large gun himself, and stood by as she was fired. The ironclad was only half a length from him then. The shell struck the roof of the ram, rebounded, and bit Captain Flusher, exploding and killing him instantly. In fact, he was almost torn to pieces. This ram is accompanied by a formidable water battery, securely protected by cotton bales, behind which artillery and small arms can be securely used, The name of the satellite is the Cotton Plant. .Tliis day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share I I Railwaye. C cC eBBIB:aroli ryli r setslit . tdh.so, W voeslaniaa o lieinna l : . ndat , , and EaTnxyden S mte t e. r ird . ..Va1,c..0 illzaaooolll, C Cork and Bandon..,._ ' -" . . • Do a' -t gets no div „ i D o. i i till6pc.pan.has al: been 'Dublin 4 Beltast Juno. all Dun..Perth,SrAb. Juno. all Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 Glasg. and S. Western. 100 G'rea tEastern, Ord. stk 100 Ditto A stock Ditto East tingllan st 101 GreatNorthof Scotland 100 Great Northern lOO 129 130 Do A stock De Edo Gt. S. an , ' W. of Ireland 100 91 93 Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool 100 Lancashite & Yorkshire 100 mai nog London and Biaokwall 100 64 66 Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 103 101 103 Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 41 Lon. & North Western 100 110 110) Lon. & Swath Western 100 974 98, Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 531 51 Maryport and Carlisle all Do t shares a] Metropolitan al Midland Do New - Do Birming. 4 Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland a] Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Ellin., Perth, & Dundee 101 Nth. Eastern—Berwick 101 Dct, G.N.E. purohas, 16.1 Do Lecda lOl Do York Do Carlisle lOl North London • 101 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 1( Do Scot. Mid. stock ll Shrews. and Welchpool a Shropshire Union South Devon U - .. 10 South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun to Staines,Wok.,andWok al Stockton 4 Darlington al Do 1: Do New, 1860 1( Taff Vale.. .. •..... Do B 1 Do C Ulster Do - Do 54 - Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim lOO - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 West Cornwall lOO W. Hartlepool Har.d&E I 100 - West Midland -Oxford, 100 Do Newport' 100 Do Hereford' 100 13J4, 2 I s si 8i 9 83 135 1171 118 i 6 7 35 37 16 17 88 00 101 106 47 47¢ ie 1 6i 7i 11124 113. 0 1301 131. 101 1(3 Il - - II .- - u - - II - - o 501 611 0 241 254 0 100 1001 0 551 661 881 90 O 128 131 5 1 26 11 76 78 U lul 111 O 121 123 0 00 30 40 . -- 4.16.4 10 64 66 10 33 35 /0 80 80} L 2,10 1 104 h 10 , 7 31 a 36} 374 7 94 10 L , 10 165 17 0 p 8 5 7 3 3 4 1) All 20 ram i Closing ; Business Price. done. 1291 1381 129 30 64* St 1101 I 65 IC2 e lloi 9j s 7 53i 113} 12/ 1311 1 1001 i BRITISH POSSE Railways Ps A.tlantio et St Lawrence al Bom.,Baroda6t.Cent Ind / Gu. 5 per cent — Do. New Do. E. . ••• Buffalo and Laxe Huron al Do. Preference a] Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel p. et. Ws. Aug. 1, 1872 `"" Do. do. July 1, 1877 10 Do. do. June 1, 187,1 10 Clcutta.azS.Eastn. (Lin, 10 Cape Town & Dock Serif 10 Rastn. Bengal gu. sp. 10 East Indian, gu. 5 p. C. 10 Do. do. G Ext 1 Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada 101 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., al Do. do. deferred— al Do. 3d Pref. stock al Do. do. deterred.— al Do. 4th Pref. stock... al Do. do. deferred...... hl Gt.lndiarenln.gua.sp.c 101 Do. New gua. sp. a... 1: Do. January, 1862 - Gt. South.of India(Lin guaranteed 5 per oen, 10 Gt. W. of Canada Shares al Do. New .. ....... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. al Do. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8.... al Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., sp. 0. .. 10 Do. it p. o. Extension 10 Dc.lis 10 Do. Fifth Extension, _ _ ihare stock stook stock 100 100 100 stock Stook stook otook stook 20 stock stock stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Buds. 101 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. al Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. al, Newßrunswick a Can& Class A and B ... all N.Rl.C'daB pc Ist pi bds 1( Soinde (1( Do. Delhi I • It Do. do Do,l'unjaub Do. Do. ....... 1 110 Do. Indus.,St Flo.) XlOO COLONIAL GOVERNMI 0p.0.J a. &July 1577-54 100 103 105 I Do. Ap. c. Feb. a Aug. 100 102 !04 Do. oP. a. Mar. .k Sept. 100 102 104 Do. Ip. a. Jan.&July. 10C 90 02 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 'Cape G.ll ope, 6 p c,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 181( 100 1(8 110 Jan. & July., 1891 10J 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 105 107 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO /06 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 106 108 ov. 0 p.a. J a.&Jul) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 10 N. S.W. Gov. p 18or 10 Du. 6p. c.,18/1 to 1.t17t 10 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 10 i New Zealand G p cent. 10 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. I sterang, 1875 lO 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 101 IS.Aus G0p.0.1878.a up lO Vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 10 I DO. to 9 p.c. An.&Oat.. 101 10 1993 lON io 99 lot 10 1 103 111 LOI 106 Ito 112 1071 108 BRITISH :NES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 - uhfford Amalgamated.' Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) - East Bassett (Illogan).. 31 -- East Clog - au Gold Ltd. - - East Caradon ....... 1.1 , ^ - East Cara Brea... ... . . 3.1 - E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8,1 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 51 - Great South Tolgus.... 1: Wheal Vor (I.lelston; 41 - (Grenville .............. - LfercAl's-Foot ....8: - llingston Downs . ...... 4.1 --Lady Bertha . - Margaret (tin Lelant lif - Marke . , .... 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim.) 2, - New &ton ............ 1 -• North Do wns ........ . N.Wh'l Basset(licogsn, 3.1 - North Whe:al C rotty .. 2.6. - Il'ar Consols (ISt. - 20 Providenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10 - !South Uaradon(St.Cleer 1: - 3. Cant Brea (Illogan).. - S.Wheal Fran.(lllogan,l4.l - - iStray Park ........... 30.1 ramar Silv.ct Lead Min. - -Pin Crott ...... . ....... b 18 19 • - tWest Basset (Illoaan).. 1i 9 10 WCr radon. (Liskeard) 5 16 18 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5* 90 95 -.. !Wheal Buller(Bedruth) 10 30 35 wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.8 - - IWhealLudeott ...... 3.5.8 2 2i - I‘Vheal MaryAnni s .rilen.) 8 11 12; - I Wheal Lleton sBi 200 205 - Wheal Trelawney (Lis ), 7 21 24 - ;Wheal Union 3.17 2 32 Ocl 34 1 550 660 ;0 67 70 .4.6 281 291 4.0 6. 7 13.0 3t 41 8g 7 9 17s 31 10 31 33 16. t 91 9/ .12 88 40 18.0 31 4 8.6 1 1 oi 18 20 3 0 41 oi 4 1 d 191 85 95 21 _ lf .0 I 11 2k 9 41 41 .0.71 41 43 Li 450 470 18.91 40 50 7.61 23 80 PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 1O - . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gus. 7 per cent.. 171 Recite and San Frandsen (lim.). gus. 7,per cent., 16 San Paulo (lin.). g - uo,. 7 per cent., 111 Ditto (all), 19i FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, lim.. lla Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 21 Port Philip, lt Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), Vancouver Coal, 6t Yudanamutana of S. Australia, Um., 31 BANKS, Agra and United Service (lim.), 140 Alliance (bm.). 63 2 36 Australasia, 73 Bank of ()tag°, lim., 4 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 131 British and American Exchange (Um.), 40 1 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, an d Ch ina, 40 3 9 Ditto, new, 33 Consolidated Bank, lim., 116 11 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 Imperial Bank (11m.), 41 Imperial Ottoman, 216 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 61 1 London Bank of Scotland, Um., 20 London, firm., and S. Staffordshire, lira., 251 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26} London and County, 63 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 186 London Joir Stock, 461 71 London and Northern, lira., 221 London and South African, 261 London and South- Western,;2s Merchant Bank, lim., 201 Metropolitan idn radinatoß, a nka (lira.) n Provincial Bank, lint, 311 Mexican, inn., 6 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, Um., 131 14 Sta onieltr'ilt3isitt South Africa (11m+), 316 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 43 isco i i s ir, lim„ 87, MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, lim , 5} Consolidated D aF g ndanrre l. ae a d ! ni Credit GEDgei sycpotui Discount d i nt o i .3btto Corporation, i n i n e r .d , gl,ountmdo"us,lll., 101 10 y, lim„ 111 11 Hudson's Bay, in i Imperial Financial, lim., ol g International Finansial ociet Joint Stock Discount. lim„ 7i 7 London Financial Association, lira. , 27 i Ditto, new, 15} London Provincial Marine, 31 Marine Investment, lim, 3 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., Ist National Discount Company, lim., 131" Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lim , Ocean marine (Insurance), 20 Ottoman Financial Association, lime, 5 Societe Finauciere d'ggypte, lim., 5t Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim„:51 Lord and Lady Cantoys and the lion. Misses Stoner have arrived at 31, Dover-street, from the family seat, near Heal e)-(n-Thaulee, forthe EgaBolll SIONS. Closing Price: 11 58 60 - !00 102 103 }cl I p 8/ 9/ 77 82 N) 77 88 10 77 82 100 102 98 100 103 105 102& 3031 t I 2 t 201 13 62 11 71 11 60 1.1 60 [1 51 LI 48 11 40 11 25 [1 23 0 102 )0 101 103 11 10 10f 8 10f101. 11 94 95 11 84 86 2 1 - 1) 0 101 k )02f 0 94 96 10 90 9: 2 - - 58 60 Ll 3 5 .00 82 84 [OO 102 103 . .00 101 104 2 p iP all It,o 11,2 93 95 N'.l' SECURITIES. SHARE TITI SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) COOKE V. COOKE AND ALLEN. This was a petition presented by the husband, but the expenses of the witnesses not having been paid they refused to give evidence, and the petition was dismissed with costs. LIDDIAT P. LIDDIAT AND HOLLAND. This was the petition of the husband, who was in the employ of his father, a builder, at Chalford, near Stroud, praying for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. It appeared from the evidence that the parties were married in 1847, and cohabited for some years, but the re spondent having contracted habits of intemperance, a sepa ration took place about eight years ago, the petitioner mak ing her a weekly allowance until he discovered circumstances that led to his discontinuance of it in 1852. The respon dent afterwards admitted to the clergyman of the parish that she had been leading a dissolute life. The respondent denied the adultery, and recriminated the charge, and alleged misconduct on the part of the husband. The witnesses to prove the petitioner's allegations having been called, Jane Minchin was called for the defence. In her cross examination by the petitioner's counsel, she said she knew Mrs. Liddiatt very well, but she had never seen her guilty of anything she considered criminal. She had never seen her conduct herself like young lovers do. (Laughter.) She had seen her at a Christmas party, and then she permitted persons to kiss her, but she did not consider there was much in that, although she should not permit such familiarity herself. (Laughter.) Some people were very fond of kissing—(laughter)—but she didn't see much in it. (Laughter.) Another witness was also called, but his evidence only tended to stregthen the petitioner's case. 1 The Judge-Ordinary, in summing up, told the jury the Court invariably looked jealously into the circum stances surrounding cases like the present one, be cause it was of the highest importance, where it was alleged peace and happiness had been destroyed by the wife, to ascertain that the husband had done nothing to contribute bwards such an end himself. The evidence for the petitioner appeared satisfactorily to prove that the husband had not deserted his wife without reasonable cause, because it was not attempted to be disproved that he had forgiven her un fortunate propensity for drink over and over again, and endeavoured to do all in his power to cure her of it. With respect to other allegations in the petition he did not think there could be much question about that. The Jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict in favour of the petitioner, stating that he had not deserted his wife without reasonable cause, and that she was guilty of the other allegations in the petition, Decree nisi, without costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr Commissioner Fane was the commissioner of the day, but there were no cases in the list, and it was somewhat remarkable that there was not even an application for re lease from custody, an event which is worth note, for since the new act came into operation scarcely a court day has passed over without several being made. This cannot be occasioned by any arrangement made for the holidays not provided for by the act of Parliament, which only allows "Easter Menday and Tuesday," but goes to show that im prisonment for debt is less frequent, or that the debtors intend waiting their release at the monthly Visitation of the Registrar, or until assignees have been chosen, as the commissioners, almost as a rule, refuse to grant a release until that time. Mr. Registrar Murray disposed of a few cases of judgment debtor summonses under the Small Debts Act, but which, were not of the slightest interest. POLICEINTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH STREET. JUVENILE DETECTIVES.--THE HOLE TN THE COAT.— Charles Cavendish, barber, and John Williams, tailor, wero charged with stealing from the person of Mrs Sarah Robbins, at present staying at 511, New Bond-street, a purse containing the sum of £1 9s 21d. Mrs Robbins said that on the previous evening, about 6 o'clock, while looking in a shop window in Regent-street, the prisoners told another man came and placed themselves close to her, one on each side, and the other behind her. Directly after a little boy told her that they had taken her purse, and on putting her hand into her pocket she missed it. She went with the little boy, and afterwards saw the two prisoners in custody, the third man having escaped. A half-crown found on Williams she could swear to as having had in her purse which was in her dress pocket. Mr Knox advised Mrs Robbins not to carry her purse in her dress pocket for the future—it was a dangerous practice. George Minny, a boy about 12 years of age, said that while in Regent -street the previous evening with another boy, he saw the prisoners and another man try to pick a lady's pocket, and then not being able to do so, go up to the prosecutrix and take her purse out of her pocket: lie told the prosecutrix and the other boy, and the prosecutrix went with him to a policeman. Thos. Thompson, a companion of th© last witness, said that seeing the prisoners and the other man trying to pick a lady's pocket, he said to the last witness, "Let's watch them, mate," and they did so, and saw them go up and pick the prosecuttix's pocket. Williams was the one who picked the pocket, and there was a hole in the left hand pocket of his coat. He told his mate that he would keep his eye on the prisoners, while he went with the proseca trix and spoke to a policeman, and shortly after the police man came back with the prisoners. Fish, 331 A, said the first boy pointed out the prisoners, and he went atter them, when they set to running. They were stopped by a gentleman, and he took them with assist ance into custody. There was a hole in the left hand pocket of Williams's cost. Thomas Cole, 220 C, also said there was a hole in the left hand pocket of Williams's coat. Barns, the gaoler, examined Williams's coat, but could find no hole in the left hand pocket, but it subsequently turned out that Cavendish was wearing two coats, and that the underneath one was the one worn last night by Williams with whom he had exchanged one of his coats.] Mr Knox remanded the prisoners. Railway and Public Companies in Parlia- went, Yesterday, in the committee on the new metro politan railways, the case for the London and Blackwall Railway was opened by Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C. ; the object being to empower that company to make four extensions of their existing system— the first, a line of two miles from their main line at the East of Limehouse station, passing between the Thames and the western ends of the Victoria Docks, thence southward, eastward, and north ward parallel with the Thames to Manchester-road, with three connecting branches—one to the bsnk of the river at Johnson -street, the second to the Ad miralty works at the Isle of Dogs, and the third to connect the company's extension to Bow at Stepney with their main line at Limehouse, the works to be completed within five years. The other general objects contemplated are the widening of the company's main line, to accommodate the in creasing treffle on its south side near the Stepney station, the enlargement towards Mark-lane of their present terminus at Fenchurch-street. Additional lands are also to be taken at the eastward of the Limehouse station, arrangements to be made with the East and West India Dock Company with re spect to the construction and management of open ing bridges to carry the first railway over their cuts, and to construct tramways from the other ex tensions to any private premises at the river side with the consent of the owners and road authori ties. For these purposes they propose to raise £250,000 as new ordinary or preference capital, and £BO,OOO by mortgage. The second and third ex tensions are to terminate at the high water mark on the northern shore of the Thames, one opposite Greenwich Hospital and the other three quarters of a mile lower down the river, the limits of deviation extending about 100 and 180 yards into the river. Mr. Pownall, the surveyor, and other witnesses were examined by Mr. Johnson and Mr. L, Webb n favour of the bill, and which is opposed by the Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr. Round for the East and West India Docks. The committtee on the com peting lines of the London and South Western Corn• pany in North Devon and Somerset Railway parsed the preamble of both bills, subject to certain arrangements inter se, which will form subject matter for consideration upon clauses. Mr. Baxter, of the firm of Baxter, Rose, Norton, was examined at great length by Mr. V. Harcourt, on the general merits of the Proposed Great Eastern Northern Junctions R a il way . I n t h e event of the bill being g ran t e d the company, by means of better gradients than existed upon other lines, combined with more economical working arrangements, would be able to carry coals at the rate of a farthing per ton per mile. Mr. Hankey, the banker, was also examined for the bill. Traffic and engineering evidence for the promoters con tinued to occupy the committees on the Lancashire Union Railways, Glasgow City Union Railway, and on the Dublin Railway. After taking evidence for the opposition, the committee of the House of Lords passed the N or th E as t er n Company's proposed ex tensions between Doncaster and York. In the committee on metropolitan subways, Mr. Simpson, hydraulic engineer, was under examination all day by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., relative to the features and alleged injurious effects of the proposed new sys tem. The committee of which Mr. Gaskell is chair man concluded its inquiry on the Belfast Improve ment Bill, decidi ng that they could not grant the preamble, b u t sugges ti ng that all the p art i es should come to an understanding with the view of bringing in a public bill for the purpose. The Belfast Water Bill is withdrawn, MARKETS--This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market was seasonably well stocked with produce. Fruit commanded a steady sale, and last week's quotations were fully supported. There was a fair business doing in vegetables, and prices ruled firm, WESTMINSTER. DARING ROBBERY.—James Sullivan, a young man, was charged before Mr. Selfe with the following daring street robbery Henry Trees, of 2, Willow-street, Westminster, said that on Tuesday night he called with some friends at the Lord Clive publichouse, Rochester-row, and left there alone about 11 o'clock. He had only proceeded a few yards when the prisoner came in front of him and struck him so violent a blow in the stomach that he fell up against a shop front powerless, and became perfectly insensible. When he recovered himself he found that his watch and appendages, including some foreign coins, had been stolen from his pocket, and the prisoner was gone. Mr Selfe asked if he know anything of the prisoner, and asked how he became in custody. Prosecutor said that the prisoner had been in the same publichouse at the same time as his party, and must have followed him out without loss of time. He next saw him again after the robbery last (Friday) night, and immediately gave him into custody. When prosecutor recovered his senses and missed his watch he was told that it was the prisoner who had got it. He was then described by the name of Wheeler, by which he appeared to be known, al though ho now gave that of Sullivan. Prosecutor, in answer to further questions, said he was perfectly sober, which was proved by those who were with him, and who described the robbery as being very sudden. Police -constable 267 H, said he found prosecutor insen sible against a front on Tuesday night. When he recovered he stated he had been robbed. When prisoner was taken in charge he admitted having been at the public house, but t 1.1 denied the robbery. Prisoner repeated the denial. He was remanded, THAMES. TEE BATTLE AND THE BREEZE.-GOOrgo Heatheote, a ,seaman, aged 21, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting William Endesby. The complainant is the mate of a Yorkshire " billy boy" or schooner, called the Breeze. The prisoner belongs to the same vessel. Last evening the mate, the prisoner, and a boy named William Bright, went on shore for a cruise, and returned at a late hour to their vessel, which they reached, the lad said, by walking through the " mood" (mud) on the shore at Wapping. The prisoner managed to scramble on deck before his shipmates, and commenced breaking open the forecastle hatch. The boy called out— " Don't do that, George, here's the forecastle key, man." The prisoner, from some unaccountable cause, was seized with a sudden frenzy, and took up a piece of wood, with which he struck Endesby on the side of the head and knooked him backwards with it. The piece of wood was six feet long, and as thick as a man's arm. This formidable weapon was taken from the prisoner, who then seized the complainant 19y the hair of his head and struck and kicked him unmer cifully. The complainant said the boy shouted murder and the police, and the crews of all the vessels near were disturbed and joined in the shouts. A police constable re paired to the spot, who described the " battle and the breeze." The prisoner kicked and punched the com plainant, who was calling for help. The complainant, who was much bruised, produced a large handful of hair which the prisoner tere from his head. The prisoner, who treated the matter lightly, made a rambling defence. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s. USE OF DEAD HORSES. —The contract for the dead horses in the Federal army has just been lot for £12,000. The horses' shoes are first pulled off, which are worth about 4s; the hoofs fetch 8s; the tail 2e; the tallow is not worth much; the hide is worth something; the shin bones are sold to be converter into Ofille heEidS, knifehandles) &0,-21retv York Paper. FRUIT. B. d. E • d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapcs,per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Foreign do. 2 0 to 4 0 Melons.. Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 9 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 3 0 to 5 0 Pears, per do 0 0 too 0 ) Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 ; Gooseberries hf eve° 0 to J 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. 8 d Mulberries,pr pt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.. . 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per lisv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 o VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 6to 4 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 1?2,d ditto 0 oso 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 0 Brocoli sprouts Potatoes, per ton 35 0 to 70 0 New ditto, pr lb 0 2to 0 6 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cucumbers Garlic, per lb .. • • 0 oto 0 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, 0.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 9to o New Do., dz bun 1 to 3 Spinach ......... . 0 6to 0 8 Brussels sprouts, 1 9So 2 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 6to 1 6 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 4to 0 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 o Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 5 0 Seakale, per bun. 1 oto 1 6 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 8s Od geese, 5s Od to 7s 6d each ; goslings, 5s to 8s Od ; ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s 6d to 4s 6d to rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., —d to Os —d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each ; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to 95 Od ; barn-door fowls, partridges, Os to Os Od 4s Od to 8s Od ; capons, Os Od hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each', pheasani , s, Os to Os Od ; to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od • wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; ' plovers, Os Od to Od each; guinea fowls, 76 Od to 88 Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter Os 10d to is Od ; English, is 0 d to is ld per lb ; English egg s , ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Od 7s Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s Od t 9do Os Od. to Os Gd per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os BILLING sGATE. Salmon, is 8d to is 19d ; trout Od to O s eels, 5d to 10d ; p r awns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb ; turbots, 3s Od to 15s ; cod 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2 s Od , to 6s Od; doreys, 5s Od t o 6s Od; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d; lobsters, le to 3 s Od; crab s , 6d to 2s 6d ; pla i ce an d gurnets, 4d to Os 8 d each; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pa i r ; common oysters, 8s to 18s ; natives, —s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to ss; haddocks, 6s to 12s • smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; fl oun ders, Os Od per do zen ; mackerel , 50s per 100 ; fresh h err i ng s, 7s to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 1 00; carp a nd tench, Os Od to O s per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton 3s 8d to 4s 8d [a ; 8 2d 2d ; v t o o al 4,4 s 2d to 4s ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s s 6 6 d B p 4 eVB ° lb 7 r:, 4 b d y ; veal,theear e ase . W HITECHAPEL. 943 0 ; d to 488 d ; and pork 4d , 3s 2d mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; ;o 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase.a m ß b e o f s , ofdrotmo 753 BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread 5a the metropolis are from 6141 to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2,td to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d 881 b to 961 b, 4d to ad; 961 b to 1041 b, — d to Od ; 1041 b to to 3i d ; 721 b to 801Hb,or3sdoto hides,4d 10 8 8 0 0 1b d t to o 1 8 1 8 8 1b o , d 3 ; i o d al t f o skin 4id s ; ; light,o to 1121b,—d to —d. —s Od to —s Od ; Downs, Os Od t o 12s Od; lambs, 3 s Od to 4s 6d; sheallin gs , is lld to Os Od. 0 2 s s o 6 d d ; tohatlisf.Old fun, 8 s Od to Os Od ; poll e d s h ee p, O s re ; ds, HAY MARK.2I'B. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 153 Od; and s traw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load , Supply limited. CUMBERLAND.--Mea,low hay, £3 Os to £4lsa Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od; and straw, £1 54 to £1 14 s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAFEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od; and straw, £1 4a to £1 14s per load, A fair demand. I en Tbe universal meal hour— nbland -tltid-by _generally, — ng towards ally ger CIl however, EAP a f te r NURSING._ _Then that meet an Old woman busi l y trotting parents pay th e o ld lady a ged from two or th ree years to seven or eight. tthweenLtuyxleimubleouchrgildGraernd,ens, surrounded by fif teen or about te n cen times an hour to tak e their children out, and give them a w alk or a game o f p l ay in the gardens. It is pretty to see her convey her little regiment over a cr ossin g ; it re minds me of the old puzzle of the fox , th e goose, and A bag of corn. Th e e lder children are left in c h arge on one sid e , w hile the very little ones are carr i e d Their over; then o ne o f the oldest is beckoned across, and lectured on her care of them while the old woman trots back for the rest; and I notice she is much more despotic during her short reign of power than the old woman herself. At length they are past all dangers, and safe in the gardens, where they make dart-pies to their hearts' content, while th e i r chape ron t a k es out h er knitting and seats herself on a bench in their midst. Say she has 15 children, and keeps them out for two hours, it makes her a little income of half-a- c rown a day ; and many a busy mother is glad that her child should have happy play and exercise, while she goes a-shopping, or does som e o th er piece of housekeeping work, which would prevent her from attending properly to her child.—Fraser's Mac 4' WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated _London News.) The will of Dowager Lady Cholmeley, relict of the late Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bart., of Easton Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire, was proved in London under £14,000 perso nalty—the executors being Henry D. Cholmeley, Esq., her stepson, and Albert Way, Esq„ her nephew. The will and a codicil are dated March 2, 1857, The testatrix, after leaving several small legacies—including 19 guineas to the poor of each of the parishes of Easton, Burton Coggles, and Skillington (all in Lincolnshire), and a like sum to the school at Denham, Buckinghamshire, and legacies to her servants—divides a sum of £5,000 between her sister, Anne Way, and nephew, Holroyd Way, leaving legacies to the children of her late brother, the Rev. G, Way, and be queathing the residue of her property to her executor, the said H. D. Cholmeley, for his own use and benefit. The will of Thomas Smith, Esq., of Chilton Lodge, Wilts, was proved in London under £120,000 personalty, Thomas Chaloner Smith, Esq , the son, being the sole executor. The will and first codicil were executed in 1862, a second and a third codicil in 1863. The testator has left his property amongst his sons and daughter; bequeathing his shares in various companies to his second and third sons, and a pecuniary legacy to his daughter. The Salford brewery and buildings to his fourth son, Richard James. His rectorial tithes and the residue of his property, real and personal, he leaves to his eldest son. The will of William Lyddon, Esq., of Carey-street, Lin coln's Inn, was sworn under £35,000 personalty; and that of Thomas F. Maples, Esq., of Frederick-place, Old Jewry, and Hornsey, £25,000. The will of Lieutenant- Colonel Gabriel Burer, of Ly mington, Southampton, was proved in the London Court under £20,000 personalty. The executors nominated are his two nephews, Charles Esse and Frederick Esse, Esqrs„ and Henry B. Farnall, Esq. The will and codicil are dated 1853, and a second codicil 1862 ; the whole are in the Colonel's own handwriting. The will is attested by Rear , Admiral Thomas Symonds, C. 8., and I. Falls, A. 8., clerk, The testator has bequeathed to his wife a life interest in the whole of his property, saving his ready money, cash at his banker's and army agents', which he leaves to her for her own absolute use; and, upon her decease, he leaves certain legacies to her nephews, and the residue of the pro perty to his own nephews and nieces, and other relatives. A PRIZE AT SEA, The annexed communication has been received at the Board of Trade respecting a valuable prize picked up at sea and brought safe to this country :—" Mr John Gibbs, chief officer of the ship Beetson Castle, of Liverpool, 1,005 tons register, with a crew of 26 hands, sailed from Bombay for Liverpool on the 21st November, 1863, and reached lat. 45 24 N. On the 29th March, at 2 p.m., under all plain sail, and steering E. by N., observed a ship to windward, steered towards her, lowered a. boat manned by the second officer and 4 hands, who went on board, and found her to be the Agamemnon, of Liverpool, 1,640 tons, deeply laden, and abandoned by her crew. The second officer returned to the Beetson Castle about 6 p.m., and reported the Aga memnon waterlogged and abandoned. About 8 p.m. he, with a volunteer crew, went on board the abandoned ship, taking with him charts, a chronometer, and other requisite instruments for the navigation of the ship. The boat returned to the Beetson Castle for further supplies, and again reached the Agamemnon at 11 p.m. As the wheel was broken, and the ship had been stripped of nearly all the running rigging blocks, &c., the volunteer crew at once commenced to secure the yards, reeve braces, and rig a temporary wheel, the Beetson Castle keeping close to during the night. On the morning of the 30th the master sent on board ropes, sails, provisions, and such other supplies as were found necessary. The Beetson Castle remained in company until noon, then proceeded on her voyage, leaving her second officer in charge of the Agamemnon, with a crow of nine hands. They made all possible sail and steered towards the Channel, having thrown overboard all loose spars and a quantity of deals. The topgallant and royal yards were sent down from aloft and thrown overboard to ease the ship. On the 31st of March they fell in with heavy weather from the north-east, and the ship laboured and shipped large quan tities of water. On the Ist of April, at midnight, a heavy sea set in from the north, swept everything movable off the poop, and compelled the crew to seek refuge in the rigging. The decks were lifting to such an extent that they found it necessary to cut 12 holes to allow the water a passage up wards. The weather continued bad through the 2d April, and then moderated. They arrived at Crookehaven on the 10th April, and were towed thence to Liverpool on the 15th, arriving on the 17th. A GALLANT FELLOW.—The following is an ex tract of a letter from the agent of the Peninsular and Oriental Company at King George's Sound, Australia to the directors, dated April 1, 1864:—" An accident occur red on the 9Lh ult to one of the company's boats, which was capsized in a sudden squall, placing Mr. Toll and the crew in the utmost danger, as they were only rescued after five hours' exposure on the bottom of the boat. In reporting this I would beg to call your especial notice to the very courageous conduct of Mr. Albert Williams, nephew of the boatswain of the storeship Larkins, who firmed one of the boat's crew, he having volunteered to swim a distance of not less than two miles to the nearest beach•in order to obtain assistance. After accomplishing this feat in a sea swarming with sharks, one of which followed the boat and took away Mr Toll's coat, Williams ran a further distance of two and a half miles over a rugged mountain covered with thick scrub before he could obtain any help, and though much exhausted and torn he persisted in joining the first boat which set out to seek for Mr Toll and his crew." We are happy to add to this record of courage and endurance that the board of the Peninsular and Oriental Company yesterday voted £2O to be expended on an appropriate testimonial to MrWilliams. DISBANDMENT OF A VOLUNTEER CORPS.—The 18th Hants (Basingstoke) Company has been dis banded under the following circumstances :—at the review held at Guildford on Easter Monday the Ist Hants Adminis trative Battalion formed on Shalford-groen, and in conse quence of the inequality of numbers in the corps compris ing the battalion it was deemed necessary that one company should be broken up to equalise the remainder. The com pany selected was the 18th Hants (Basingstoke), in conse quence of their commanding officer (Lieut. Brooks) being the junior commanding officer of the battalion. Lieut. Brooks accordingly called on his men to fall out and join the other corps, when several members of the corps, who, it appears, constituted themselves spokesmen for the rest, flatly , refused to obey his orders. Lieut. Brooks reported the con duct of the corps to the officer commanding the battalion, Lieut.-Col. Humphery, who has since sent a report of the affair to the 'War-office, the result of which appears in the subjoined letter. It is due to Lieut, Brooks to state that on his return to Basingstoke he instantly resigned his commis sion. " War-office, May 9—My lord, —Having perused the correspondence which has been submitted to me on the sub ject of the insubordinate conduct of the members of the 13th Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps, in having, while under arms at Guildford on March 28 last, refused to obey the legitimate commands of their superior officer, I regret to have to inform your lordship that, after mature consideration of the cir cumstances thus brought to my notice, I have deemed it my duty to advise the Queen to order the disbandonment of a corps which has been guilty of so serious a military offence, and her Majesty has been pleased to signify her pleasure that the corps should be disbanded accordingly. I have, the:efore, to request that your lordship will be so good as to direct the commanding officer to return at once to the Government Small-arms : Establishment at Pimlico the arms, &c., now in possession of the corps, which are the property of the public. When this has been done, it will be necessary that Ensign May should send in the resigna tion of his commission, which her Majesty will then be graciously pleased to accept. In thus communicating to your lordship her Majesty's pleasure with regard to the 18th Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps, I think it due to the officers and non-commissioned officers of this corps to express at the same time the gratification with which I have learnt from the report of the field officer commanding the Administrative Battalion that they had taken no part in the insubordinate conduct of the rest of the members, and I request also that your lordship will be good enough to communicate to the commanding officer of the 13th Hants Rifle Volunteer Corps my great satisfaction at the marked example of obedience which that corps exhibited on the occasion referred to. I have the honour to be, to,, DE GREY AND RIPON.—The Marquis of Winchester, Amport St. Mary's, Andover, Han THE RUSSIAN COURT.—On the Ist of May the Court, the military household of the Emperor, the chief officials, the officers of the guard, of the army, and of the navy, were assembled at the Winter Palace to hear the midnight mass usually celebrated at Easter, and, as usual, the city went not to bed; the cannon thundered, proces sions marched round the churches, and an immense crowd, with innumerable carriages, filled the streets. After the mass—that is to say, at three in the morning—the Emperor received the congratulations of the court and officials, not only on account of the religious fete, but also on occasion of the anniversary of his birth, which occurred two days previously, when his Majesty entered on his 47th year Extraordinary marks of the imperial favour were con f erre d on the occasion, and Count de Berg, lieutenant of the Emperor' in Poland, and Prince Gortschakoff, Vice- Chancellor of the Emperor, received his Majesty's portrait vet in brilliants, a distinction which is only accorded on rare occasions, as only three or four high dignitaries are now in possession of this much-valued prize. The Minister of War received the insignia, in diamonds, of the Order of Sir Alexander Newsky, and in the receipt which accom. panies the distinction the Emperor thanks General Milutine for the important ref, rms which he has effected, and for the promptitude with which the army was placed on a war footing. The Grand Duke Miohael, brother of the Em peror, lieutenant of his Majesty in the Caucasus, and com mandant of the troops stationed there, will for the future bear the title of commander-in-chief (glavnokomandeuzou stchy). Various other distinctions have been conferred and promotions made. MISSING SHlP.—London, May 13.—The Mary Montague, which sailed from Jamaica on the 13th January for London, has not since been heard of. Business donf 59 2 , 102 104 i Meyerbeer's Last Days. A few lines may suffice to record the little there is to tell of the last days of the great composer. It was on Saturday, the 23d April, that he first became unwell. He sent for his usual doctor, who, however, found nothing to be alarmed at. On the Tuesday he was worse, though another physician, Dr. Rayer, who was then summoned, still noticed no grave symptoms. During these days he talked much about his " Africaine," and the question whether he should preface the opera by an overture or a simple introduction. At the first visit of Dr. Rayer, in reply to a remark complimenting him on his works, he said, " You are too indulgent ; but I have a number of ideas here," he added, putting his fingers on his forehead, "and a number of things that I should like to do." " You will do them," replied the doctor. "Do you think E 0 ? Well, so much the better." On Sunday the Ist, towards mid day, the attack seemed to be giving way; but this was at the expense of the general strength of his system. He seems to have sunk gradually from that time. At eight in the evening of the same day he " wished a very good night, as he had done on the preceding evening, to those who were gathered round his bedside. Among the number was his wife, his three daughters, and M. Jules Beer, his nephew. All hope had by that time disappeared. At 20 minutcs to six in the morning of the 2d of May he passed away. His breathing and pulse had become quite imperceptible, and only one sigh marked the actual moment of his depar ture—so tranquil was his end. A few hours afterwards Rossini, arriving from Easy, where he had heard of the illness of his friend,;called to ask how he was. Suddenly hearing the sad news from the porter, he sat down, says the narrator from whom we quote, and burst into tears. A paper was round in Meyerbeer's portfolio marked "To be opened after my death." In this he gives directions as to the disposal of his remains. lie had been haunted, it seems, by,:a singular dread of being buried before life was extinct, and the paper contains provision for guarding against this. The news of his death fell on Paris like a thunder-clap. Measures were at once taken for paying the last honours to his remaina in a manner befitting the im mense debt that France owes to him. A grand fune ral procession accompanied the corpse to the Northern Railway station. A great crowd of musical celebrities, poets, and artists were there to say adieu, in the name of Paris, to their great guest. His own solemn music was played and sung in funeral pomp, and more than one eloquentdiscours was Pronounced over the bier. The speakers dwelt much, with par donable pride, on the honour done to France and her metropolis by Meyerbeer having sought there the means of producing his greatest works. They dwelt, too, on the modest simplicity of the life which he had led among them—a simplicity uncor rupted by the temptations of vast wealth, fame, and honours. When these farewells had been spoken, the train carried his remains to Berlin. There, on Monday last, he was laid, as he had wished, by the side of his mother and two children. His own music again was his funeral chant.—The Reader. THE EGYPTIAN HALL.—The following visitors have, during the past week, inspected the pictures now on view at the Egyptian Hall :--The Earl of Kenmare, the Earl of Effingham, the Earl of Erroll, the Earl of Wicklow, the Countess of Ducie, Viscount Exmouth, Vis countess Forbes, Lord Eustace Cecil, Lord Francis Russell, Count Wachtmeister, Lady C. Stirliag, Lady Barnard, Lady Clements, Lady Johnstone, Lady Dutton, Right Hon. Sir John Trollope, M.P., Hon. Robert Forbes, Hon. Frederick Byng, Hon. Henry Unwin Addington, Sir H. J. Stracey, Sir Robert Shafto Adair, Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, Sir Montague John Cholmeley, Sir Theodore Henry L. Brinck• man, Mrs. Grant Duff, Mr. S. Cave, M.P„ Mr. John J. Briscoe, M.P., Mr. Henry B. Baring, 31. P., Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., the Misses Wynne, Rear-Admiral Stop ford, Gen, Hamilton, Gen, Wintle, Gen, Simpson, Lieut.- Col Hon, A. Egerton, &c. STEAMSHIP BUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Clyde Shipbuilding Company hos launched the; Lennox, a paddle, and a similar vessel to the Leven, the launch of which was reported last week, The same company has launched the Beatrice, intended for the South Ameri can trade, and of the following dimensions:—Length, 190tt —breadth, 23ft—depth, 10ft 3in. The Beatrice is now being fit ted by Messrs, Henderson and Coulbourn, Renfrew, with engines of 150 horse power. Messrs, A, and J. Inglis, of Pointhouse, have launched a twin screw of 370 tons, with friction-geared engines of 50 horse power, named the Platy. pas. The steamer has been launched for the Queensland Steam Navigation Company, and is the first vessel fitted with a double screw and driven by friction-gear built on the Clyde. Messrs. Barclay, Curle, and Co.. of Stobcross, have launched an iron screw built for the Carron Company for I the Grangemouth and London trade. She is named the Clutha, and is being fitted with engines of 130 horse power. Her dimensions are—Length 190 ft—breadth, 27ft bin—and depth, 15ft—and her burden is 700 tons. The Roe, a paddle, built for Messrs. Burns's new fleet of steamers for the mail service between Scotland and Ireland, has " run the lights" on a trial trip in 511 min ; equal to a speed of 18} miles per hour. The lowa, a screw of 2,200 tons, built in Waterford for the General Steam Navigation Company, is now being engined on the Clyde. The lowa is to ply between Liver pool and New York. MR. PATER'S CASE.—According to the Law Times of to-day the Queen's Bench has refused the application of Mr. Pater for a review of the fine for con tempt of court imposed upon him by the Assistant-Judge of the Middlesex Sessions. The refusal was expressly based upon the ground that the Quarter Sessions is a court of competent jurisdiction to punish for contempt, and that the Superior Court will see only that the act amounted to a contempt, and will not review the measure of it. The Lord Chief Justice well put it, contempt may be by manner as well as by words, and this could not be judged of by a court of appeal. On the more important question of the limit of an Advocate's licence there has been no decision. The in clination of the court seemed to be rather towards justifying, or at least excusing, the attack of Mr. Pater upon the offending juryman, and we cannot but think, that ja this Mr. Pater did not exceed the limits of his right as counsel, bound to protect his client from anything that bore the remotest re semblance to partiality. It was the manner of doing it that was the gravamen of complaint against him. From the earlier reports of the case we had gathered that Mr Pater had insulted the judge; but it was not admitted that his attack was upon the juryman alone. This very much changes the complexion of the case. His offence has been only that of alight excess of justifiable anger, and this scarcely demanded such a penalty. It would have been otherwise had he, as reported, been insolent to the judge. Nothing can justify that. Under any circumstances of provocation counsel is bound to submit to the judge and to treat him, or rather his office, with outward respect. If he thinks that the judge is not discharging his duties fairly the advocate should throw up his brief—but he should not suffer himself to be betrayed into vituperative language. If in the heat of conflict he should chance to do so, his right course, as Cockburn, C. J. intimated, is to apologise, and there can be no shame in tendering an apology to the Bench for the insult offered to it, whatever may be the feeling towards the man who sits upon it. GREAT FIRE AT THIRSK.—One of the most dis astrous fires that ever occurred in the North Riding broke out at Thirsk on Tuesday, by which the premises and stock, &c., of Mr G. B. Baker, grocer, Mr J. G. Baker, and Mr J. Baker, father of the former, were completely de stroyed. These premises were situated in the market-place, and collectively formed the most important business concern in the town. The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock in the morning by Miss Baker, who slept on the third floor, and was awoke by a cracking noise beneath her. This lady at once found that the house was on fire, and aroused her brother and his family. There was little time for escape, and in order to get the servants out the room had to be broken open, and many only just escaped in their night dresses when all was one mass of fire. Not a thing of any descrip.ion could be saved. The town fire-engine and a smaller one belonging to Mr H. D. Clough, were soon at work, and a telegram was forwarded to York for assistance. The fire was thought mastered, and this telegram was:coun terrnanded. About 4 o'clock, however, a fresh outburst ewere occurred, and then it was seen that unless assistance t c e mar procured the whole range of buildings on that si o d oca h sioned, ket would go down. The wildest alarm sweeassetting about the inhalitants of the neighbouring togethsr. A vast masses of furniture wore soon Yorkshire play on the fires few minutes past 4 two of the Y ri er a k d s e, getting their furniture and goods inthoh:tuwhlnenssturreaentsc,e wchoemre. Q . left York by special were lut w in os prevented by the . t p r a a n in y:s an en d g f i n n e a s b , o w a i t th o th n2 e i F n i u r t e ee ß An explosion was apprehended, fi re men, who entered the cellars, saved by the d got out the o il s, & c. The Royal Oak Hotel was undoubtedly fire men and the fortunate circumstance of a perfectly still ut P m ill u k c e h Y annigdhyt.atoTt g th ot e n o o n rth fi s re id , e, b u t t h w e a h s o t o f lout,lwc s i s t r h s ( . l ex cept from water. Messrs. O v i ng t on h ave also s i m ilar way. Th e d es t ruction of property and eisd in a variously estimated at fro m £B , OOO to £ lO,OOO, and i partially insured i n th e I mperial-office. The fire .wAssut:offsenek damage,rl y not finally subdued till night, when the street was literally blocked up with furniture hastily thrown out of the neighbouring houses. The Thirsk Natural History Society's fine library is totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RIFLE MATCH, REITTER'S EXPRESS. ADELAIDE (South Australia), March 26. The return Rifle match of the Milang (South Australian) Rifles against the Robin Rood (Nottingham) Rifles, came on on the 24th. The weather up to 600 yards, was exceedingly unfavourable, and though it improved at tte next ranges, the delays had been so many that the sun was down when the 900 yards firing was going on, thus rendering it almost impossible to see the signals. There was a hot north wind at 300, 400, 500, and 600 yards, which changed to south et 700. The wind was strong, but generally steady. The following is the aggregate scoring. The details have not yet been received : M. Rankine .... Bishop 11S A. Parry .... Graham. 116 ............. 113 Capt. Rankine . Landseer Dunk Martin Carruthers 90 R. Parry Disallowed by markers .. ........... --, 1,062 7 Total LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening, OSBORNE, MAY 4. This day had an audience of her Majesty, the Baron de Benet, President of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of Saxony, Plenipotentiary of the Germanic Confederation to the Con ferences now being held in London with a view to the re storation of peace in the north of Europe; to which audience he was introduced by Earl Granville, K,G., President of her Majesty's Privy council. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 11. This day had an audience of her Majesty—Monsieur de Biegeleben, Privy Councillor of the Emperor of Austria, one of his Imperial Majesty's Plenipotentiaries to the Con ferences now being held in London with a view to tho restoration of peace in the north of Europe; and Monsieur de Balan, Privy Councillor of the King of Prussia, one of his Majesty's Plenipotentiaries to the same Conferences : To which audiences they were respectively introduced by Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant- General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 7. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Edward Morris Erskine, now Secretary to her Ma jesty's Embassy at Constantinople, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pienipotentiary to the King of the Hellenes. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im, portance in the Gazette : John Morran, tailor, Plumstead Edwin F. Gatley, mill sawyer, Islington Richard Randall, grocer, Norwich William Hill, publican, Lancaster John Hutchinson, printer, Liverpool Luke Madden, butcher, Liverpool Josep Williams, tobacco pipe maker, Borough. James Le Pla, tailor, Wisbeach George Ward, fishmonger, Hackney William R. Barnes, cabinet maker, Norwich Thomas Middleton, warehouseman, Leeds James Allen, confectioner, Southampton Ambrose Hill, gunmaker, Birmingham Henry Adcock, butcher, Corby Benjamin Long, cutler, Guildford William Davies, timber dealer, Hereford Eall Bird, gasfitter, Kingsland-road William, Easy, stationer, Brompton-road BANKRUPT,JIES ANNULLED. John a Sams, licensed victualler, Leigh-street, Rea Lion-square William H. Connold, watchmaker, York William Braithwaite, brickmaker, Stockton-on-the 4 Forest, Yorkshire John N. Dumbrill, jun, baker, Eastbourne SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Shanks, wright, Coatbridge Alexander Ramage, victual dealer, Leith George C. Swanson, watchmaker, Thurso Walker, Johnson, and C o ., p ower l oom weavers, Glasgow Allan ameron, sheep farmer, near Beauly James David Jones, tavern keeper, Glasgow William Henderson, baker, Pollokahaws James Denoon M'Alister, farmer, Ardnacross, Island of Mull Donald Fraser, farmer, Lower Culerme, near Inverness Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 / 12 Antwerp.. Brussels — 25 70 25 80 Hamburgh — 13 10 13 10/ Paris ,. Short. 25 30 25 40 Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 77i 25 80 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1201 121 Vienna Trieste .. Petersburgh Berlin 11 85 11 95 32f 32} Madrid ... ... Cadiz Leghorn .. 47 43 47f 48 25 B` . 4i 25 95 25 85 - MiTlan 25 90 Genoa ..— 25 85 26 90 Naples Palerzno ..-- 25 90 26 95 Messina — 25 90 26 95 Lisbon — 61} 51f Oport0...- Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 fr Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) SHIPPING. INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) NY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The iron sm./ steamship Defence, 16, Captain Augustus Phillimore, one of the Channel Squadron, which arrived last evening from the Downs, has left the Sound and is now going up Hamoaze to be docked. There is no indication of immediate movement of the Warrior; it is not high water until 11.30 a.m. MT ILIONBTIC TBLEGRIPX. GziyBBBND Saturday Morning. Arrived, May 14—Egmond, Orthone, and Landadown, from Shanghae--Clarendon, from Manzanilla de Cuba—, Scandi, from Dram. _ Sailed, May 14—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne —Regina, for Mel bourne—llenrick, for Rio Janeiro—Boreas, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Ayrshire, from St. John'e—Clarence, from Demerara—Herald, from Foo-chow-Foo (in tow)—Windsor Castle, from Bombay —City of Calcutta, from Calcutta (in tow)—all for London—City of Dunedin, from Colombo— Margaretha and Loui sa , f rom West Indies, for Altona— Emerald, of Dartmouth, and Garland, of Aberdeen—both from the West, for the North—Alma, of Arundel, from the North, for the West. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On. comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than London. By advices fromliamburg the price of gold is 426 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.81 per £1 stcrlin4. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3.loths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. --- The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a 60 days' sight is about 200 per cent., and the premium oa profit 4, gold is about 82 per cent. At th ese ra t es there is a. pro on the importation of Gold from the United States. Rugby, on Et :Ind GOO The Lord Bishop of Londonwtembedlieltvfer: vtOtewitateytehseteßredva.trf.oTretmhpeleS.to is, we H o use, bishop' s tl o e e first visit to Rugby since his elevation to the episcopal i t n h e the bench in the autumn of 1856. His lordship will preach to boys chapel ( now, of in number) Lord Stanley of Alderley will remai n : in atte n ds ante on the Queen during the early part of her Majesty's we t e h hear , ear, schoolb e t o w n s s e n u n s d o e o y residence at Balmoral; and, it is said, will be succeeded by the Duke of Argyll. Lady Stanley of FROM THE FLOOD.— abi Alderley and Hon. Misses Stanley are expected to leave town to-day for the holidays. AN INFANT SAVED FR ,. took place a living re markable circumstance has jest come to our know infant floated in a Cradle froth the recent Calamitous Sheffield. At the time the inundation accident at ledge connected with small place four milesdistantom Sheffield to Mexborough, a stranger, it ap pears, fell into from Doncaster. The little the hands of a clergyman's wife, who treated it with bringing it great kindness, and she is now up as her own, no one having yet owned it. These circumstances are from Ei trustworthy source, and we have no reason to doubt their truth.—shefiekl 2 ) 4- graph. The Phare de la Loire says :—" A letter from Port-a-Prince, dated the 11th April, and received at Nantes, via New York, mentions a very serious disaster, by which one of the most important maritime towns of Hayti has been partly destroyed. 'We have just received intelligence,' it says, 'that a fire, caused by the negligence of a cotton-presseser while smoking in his warehouse, has reduced the half of the town of Gonaives to ruin. Th e parts of the town occupied principally by small dealers aro burnt, The losses are heavy, and many of the commercial houses of this place are heavy losers.' " The proposedforbi;lA. d e i in reproducing a, toast Mayor of Roanne, to the Duke de F ersi g n y , stated that the words used by tli*t mun i c i pa l functionary, wer e , "I d r i n k to t h e h ea lth of th e llen founder of France !" Such a qualification was sufficient to astonish every one, but the armorial now rectifies its error. The founder of the " Diana" had been said. The Diana is, we believe, a club at Roanne established by the, Duke de Persigny, ed ay he rs. id ft'