The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-06 00:00:00

SHARE MARKET S--Saturday. HONEY MARKET - AND tiRDIN Ala SiiARE , AND STOui - • ' t] COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. A Closing k Busines, are' Railways. Paicil p r i ce. time. l ' 1 3 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. , I ti - .3.:.4. Bir.. i Wol., and Str. Wa '., all 8 8i . s • '_...., tilyt,te and ryne. - A, (le: Pans &use this day, accot ding to Mr to nost.,sleat.,audatia.k.;o.; all 7 8 c Renter's telegram, the 3 p er Cent. Rentea were et Bristol and Exeter 1 100 85 87 69f. 70e. to 69f. 7 50 . - F irm. at Caledonian ' 10 , 112 113 t 50 'Core and Bandon all - - The inquiry for discount accommodation has . 20 ' Cornwall 10 I Do. B rates are a little easier. to !Do A slightly diminished, and t he t 1 6 Lfets no di N c till p c.p an.hasl All _.-- -,... The Result from Me lbourne has been announced been paid to 8. 1 40 i 2 i 60 'Dublin & Belfast June.' all with £167,381, the A ustralasian from New York 25 Dun„Perth,& Ab. Juno.; all 13 14 1 with £31,350, and the Parana from Brazil, with at Edinburgh & Glasgow.) 100 86 88 871 g 1 £5,150 in specie. et Gies . and S. Western.; 100 107 109 107 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 49 80 501 it et . Ditto A s t oc k The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail- at ' Ditto East Angrlian at 100 24 25 241 i way of Canada for the week ending the 20th tut. et GreatNorthof Scotland I were £14,954 against £10,232 last year. st at 1 G r D ea o t A N s o t r oc th k ern... . 10000 - 0 0 1 12 20 i 1 172 22 14 at Do Bdo The accounts from the manufacturing districts at Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 B at Great Western I 100 664 (Cl 66 4 1 for the past week have been generally satisfactory. t I Do Str Val gua. stoc 1 100 101 103 - At Manchester there has been a fair business trans- et Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 1081 1081 108 1 / at London and Blackwall 100 71 76 751 Ec'ed in both cloths and yarns for the India and China markets, while the woollen trade of Leeds, et Lou.,; Bright.,& S. coast 100 114 30 4 1 0 15 B a t t I., , O o n n .,fll l, F ,T t o t. i:t t la,ckeDscgrenr 100 074 08 071 8 Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield has continued at 'Lon'. & South Western! 100 to 4 uni toll 1 • seasonably active. In the hosiery and lace depart- s s o t I Man., Shef., & Lincoln.) 100 441 451 ments at Leicester and Nottingham there has also Maryport and Carlisle. all - - 121 I Do t shares.. ...... - 10 , Metropolitan all 121 124 121 11 1 been more animation. et iliiidland • The Stock Exchan is closed to-da and a 6.4.0 5 . 4 . 0 11 lip P ge y , 8 Do New t Do Birming. & Derby partial holiday is observed in several other places 50 Mid. Gi W. of Ireland 25 Do. 1 shares - -- of business, owing to the volunteer review, &c. 25 Mid Kent - - 10 Do Cray Line - I - - at ,North British BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. at i.Edin., Perth, & Dundee 1 00 24 25 24 at !Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 981 99 991 SATURDAY. 26 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16,13.4 - - d d 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities - - -I,,nnuitt es, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - et 'North London 10 I Do New Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 7-16 19,16.4 North Staffordshire India Stock 228 10 'N. and S. W. Junction. all 111 12 C Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. - at 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 43 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 - 10 'Shrews. and Welchpool all - - at 'Shropshire Union .... 100 48 50 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ at South Devon ' 100 32 33 D,t 1 o Bonds 0.000 Consols for Account, April 8 925 at ,south Wales Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.... 5 2 di s at S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 Ditto £SOO 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 25 Do l5 9 10 o I , e Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent - 25 Do New, 1860 8 71 71 p Ditto 1859 10 Do B Brazilian 5 per Cent - 8 41 51. ...,10 , Do C 3 ' 2 4 31 p Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ... - - - 934 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 23 Do 2O - - p Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms.. - 12.10 Do - - Ditto Account.. Ditto Coupons 134 il3 i at (Victoria sta. and Pim.. 100 150 160 Mexican 3 per Cent - - , at West Cornwall lOO 28 30 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - - at West Midland Oxford' 100 43 44 Ditto Account 4B/ at Do Newport 100 37 39 ) Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 3 4 Pm i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St ... .96 Ditto 41 per Cent ~1860 .... .... 93 . . BRITISH POS-;ESSIONS. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent - Closin, t Paad. Price. tinsinese• done 281 & L Di; to Passive 1 100 .. 'antic St awren,.. all 6264 Spanish Cert. of Co u p no t f un d e d . v , 1 tom.,Baroda&.Cent In , tn. 106 ii,7 1061 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 - Gu. 5 per cent. Ditto Account .. 911 904 20 Do. New - - 2 114 p Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 - 20 Do. E. Shares. Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent - 1 0 Do. Preference ~•. - all 7 4 8 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 Dividends on the above payable in London. 6 p. ct. bda. Aug. 1, Is7te 100 Do. do. July 1. 187:' tot - - Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. - 100 1)o. do. Jun , 1, 1. •:: 100 - - • Ditto Account .. .. 711 1 at ,„:Lut.a.,S.Eastp. I. lOO 0 5 107 at rape Town k Dock Seri 100 116 107 1061 TWO O'CLOCK. stock Eastn. Bengal gu. S 1... 10, 107 v 8 108 Consols, Money 20 Do. do. 1.4 Ext..... 5 15 11p i)itto Account 921 4 20 Do. do. H do. .. 6 4 1p May settlement 100 Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds.. all 63 66 i 100 Do. co. deterred.- all i 8 51 100 1,0. 2d Pref. Bones.. all 54 57 Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. 100 Da. do d ter ed...... all 42 i 5 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... alt ''B 42 100 Do. do. &fern d...... all 33 16 (11,EtrTER'S TELEGRAM.) 100 Do. 4th Pref. s.o k... all 24 27 Sales about 6,000. Market steady. Imports, s to w % d cl ia o p d en ef ui er . r g L u 'd a .. 6 .... c . 1 14 0 1 I n i 2 1 2 84 t Gt D . l o n . 0 108/ 5,465, 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 1 I 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 4 1 1 stock Gt. South.of India(L SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. guaranteed 5 per cent . 100 105 107 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharee all 121 .3 -• 2Ol Do. New .. .. , ... ... 18 8 74 , BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. ro Do . o. 6 54 p p .c . . e ' . 73 d0 wi1g . t 8 0 . pt.. all all IN 102 c 1014 NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 11 t;p . , stock Hadn't!, guar., 5p.0. .. 100 105 o i6 3to 1 agat Phyaalis colt ( ta k en an d o ff ere d) stock Do. 44 p. o. Extensior 100 90 101 991 6to 1 agat Bedouin (taken) stock Dc. 4 , d 0........ 100 95 =1 Bto 1 agst Man at Arms (taken) 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock Mcb elb.Corp. 6p. o. Bn. ion - - 4 9to 1 agst Colleen. Rhue (taken) 50 slelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 47 49 14 to 1 agat Lapidist (taken and offered) 100 Do. 7 p.c. &twig. Eds. all - - TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, 20 Newßrunawick et Cand Class A snl B ... all 3 5 9to 4 agst Hoapodar (offered) N.lll.C'da6 pc let ptbds 100 80 (2 20 6 toto 11 agat agst r Sa h e y e s h a a i r is Om eo e l t t er (c ( a ta k k en en ) ) ts stock ot sci nDE.oo.. d pp e uon. . i . a. . u. . b. ... ...... ...... l t ,I;; . (10 12 0 5 107 41 ;_ kp fi • , - I 14 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brick (offered) 12 to 1 agat Ho T s u po u da D r Eß (w ß anted) 20 to 1 agat National Guard (taken) 20 to 1 Melrose (offered) 22 to 1 Automaton (offered) at iDo. Delhi Do. do stock Do. In due. St Flo.) 100 100 190 1 95 05 4 110(106164 1004107 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT (I SECURITIEs. •( tin.liov. 6 p.c.Ja &Jut , - 1 1877-S4 - I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au, 100 114 .06 - I Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept 100 104 106 - I Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 100 97 98 971 64 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. - , Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 APRIL. - Cape G.Bope, 8p 0,187: 100 110 112 Abergavenny •.. 9 Newmarket F. S 20 : I Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 114 116 Do. 169 , 100 114 116 Liverpool Hunt Club.... 10 Llanboidy. . 2l - IDo. Jan. & July. 1891.. 10) 113 115 Thirak ..14 York Spring ~..28 - Ceylon, N0v.1861. 6p ( 100 _ Epsom Spring 16 Salisbury - Mau , itius 6 'per cent .. 100 111 112 MAY. - Natal Gt.,v. 6 per cent.. 100 tll 112 Chester .. Bath - I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - 12 M anchester - ,N. S.W. G ov. 5 p •.,19 . 100 101 102 * Harpenden l5 Marlborough .. 29 - Do. sp. c.,18‘. to 1-,. t 100 100/ 1011 Epsom l9 - I Do. d0.,1868 &upwch 100 1001 101 i 1014 1 JUNE. - , New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 40. Ascot 2 1 Beverley. l, - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. i . Newton 10 I Stockbridge - I sterling, 1875 18 - too 1061 1071 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 1 113 Hampton Odiham 10 Chelmsford 23 - S. Aus G1ip.e.1876.& up.. 100 111 113 16 I Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 - , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&J uI3 100 108 110 Bibury Club l7 Carlisle - DO. to .o.n. A n..tio,•t. lOO OBl 109 108 1 1 - I * ___ J ULY. 01,7,1 oil kfTXTYPO .hare' Railways. osing k Busines "." price done. , ,3.14. fir.. Wol., and Str. Va all 8 84 tilythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andalid.k.;o all 7 8 at Bristol and Exeter 100 85 87 at Caledonian 2 5 1 0 00 t_. (.3o ' o o or r n ea , n a d li Bandon lO 112 113 ~ all all 64 7 Lfets 110 dl\ o 10 ;Do. B 11116 P c •P an•I'"I all been paid to 8.1 50 'Dublin & Belfast Junc. all 40 i 2 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno., all 13 1.4 st Edinburgh & Glasgow.) 100 86 88 871 at Glasg. and S. Western., 100 107 109 107 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 49 50 501 1 at ' Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anstilan at 100 24 25 241 at GreatNorthof Scotland 1 100 st Great Northern... .1. 100 1204 1214 at ; Do A stock lOO 120 122 at ! Do Bdo st Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 101 103 at Great Western 1100 661 (61 661 at IDo Str Val gua. stocH 100 st 'Lancashlte & Yorkshire 160 1085 1081 108 1 1 at London and Blackwall 100 71 76 751 at !Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 114 115 at Lou.,' Chat., and Dover 100 39 40 at Lou. , & North Western TOO 976 98 971 8 st 'Lon. & South Western! 100 10 4 1014 1014 1 at ,Man., Shef., & Lincoln.) 100 444 454 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do # 5hare5........ 10 , Metropolitan all 121 121 121 i 1 st iMidland 8.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 91 93 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at ,North British at Kdin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 25 241 at !Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 984 99 991 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16,13.4 d at Do Leeds lOO 544 658 551 at Do York . . lOO 854 864 851 61 at Do Carlisle 100 st 'North London 1 0 ! Do New 19.16.4 North Staffordshire lu , N. and S. W. Junction all 114 12 at Scottish Central at 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 43 at I Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 'Shrews. and Welchpool all at 'Shropshire Union 100 48 60 at South Devon ' 100 32 33 at ,South Eastern at ,south Wales at ,S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 stalnes,Wok.,andWok. all 7 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 25 Do l5 9 10 o 25 IDo New, 1860 8 7/ 71 p st Taff Vale.. .. 100 149 151 10 Do B 8 5 10 (Ulster 3 2/ p 50— 23 Do 2O p 12.10 Do at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 150 160 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO 28 30 at VV. Hartlepool Har.&R { 100 at West Midland Oxt ordl 100 43 44 at Do Newport 100 37 39 Do Hereford 100 99 101 _ .. Worcestfir Summer '2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool... 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract l6 RIZ ITISII Stamford ..16 ,Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton. 22 Gocdwoo .1 22 UST. Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 , 'mord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Con.. Jay ist. East Bassett ( I Ilogs (Mast Clogau G o ld Ltd . East Caradon • • East Cam Brea . tri Russel (Tavistk.) Gam , tSt.Aubyn(Gvren.) Great South Tolgus. ‘i. Wheal Vor (lielaton Grenville .. Herod's- F00t,.... ALT( Brightcn Brighton Club 6 I.ewes W.,iverhampton Reading York August lB Plymouth 2O Egham 25 Stockton 0 xtord Lichfield 3l t i ingston Downs Lady Bertha 118rgaret (Orly Lelant 31arke Valley.. 'lyndy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun .. 1 i\ orth Downs N. Wti 'I Baseet (1 110 4an North Wheal Crotty . , l'ar Consols (5,t. Blazey, , i'rovidenee(Uny Lel nt. SouthCaradon(SLCleer S. Care Brea (Illogan) :'..W heal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park jTamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W Carndon (Liskeard West Seto .,.... SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, April 6.—Wind this day at noon—South; fresh breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, April 4.—Wind W.—Arrived—Adelaide, from Porto Rico. PORTSMOUTH, April s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lord Lyndhurst, from Calcutta. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived—The Murray, from Adelaide ; Idea, from Villa ; Active, from Caen; John and Harriett, Don Coljna, Zuma, Two Friends, Belinda, Ino, Alert—all from Guernsey ; Lively, from Caen ; Albertus, from Leghorn, Murillo, from Cadiz. Sailed—Phillippine, for Victoria; Arthur, for Quebec. ,Wheal Basset (Illog,an Wheal Buller (itedrutli) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott 'heal MaryAnn(K.u ) Wheal Seton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 2.0.8 2.10.8 8 584 7 3.17 61 6! 15 I6i ;45 255 17 18 5 5i . - DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Result, from Melbourne, for London ; Juanito from Colombo, for London ; Artistic, bri g , f rom th e wes t , for London; Era, screw steamer, from London, for Bor deaux, Anchored—Uranvas, from London, for Prince Island; Sea Flower, from Grimsby, for Jersey. PREFERENCE SHARES. Glasgow and S.-Western gua. 5 per cent , 120 Gt. Western (' erks & Hants Ext.), 44 per cent. red., 98! Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pref., 102 Midland 4s per cent. pt. stk., 1021 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 931 BRIGHTON REVIEW.—The scene this morn'ng at the London bridge and Victoria station of the South Coast Railway was highly exciting. At the early hour mentioned in the official arrangements the different volunteer regiments arrived and were despatched in best order. A great number of persons were assembled outside each of the stations to witness the arrival and departure of the men. It is to be hoped the weather at Brighton is similar to that in London, for then a very grand and national fete will come off with eclat. LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., 1141 Hull and Selby, 110 ; Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 United Mexican (lim), 81 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. FASHION. —A. correspondent of the Scotsman notices that a Paterfamilias the other day, writing to the Times, stigmatised the long curls Which some ladies wear ov , r their shoulders by the name of "Follow -me lads I" A thrill of disapprobation ran through y oung _ lady-dom. The " Rise of Denmark," innocent o f the imes and unknowing of Paterfamilias, made her entry into the city of London with a long flowing curl on eith er ivory shoulder, of the very pattern cavilled at by e this The peppery and undiscerning old gentleman I T shrugged his shoulders (so the rumour runs) hPrinc first ; "then look liked." EXTRAORDINARY LONGETITY.—The Times o f Ttiewday last published the deaths, among others, of six persons, whose united ages amounted to 619 years, or an average of 86 years and 6 months for each of them, five being women, the youngest being 82, and two numbering 91 years each. The gentleman was 84. The obituary of Wed nektcley W's still more remarkable, inasmuch as the deaths of Seven persons are giver, whore united ages r mounted to 611 3., ars, on an aver.ige 01 87 years 3 months and 12 days, awl ' , gai n the ladies take the lead, there being four to three of t he oppesite sex, tb- yr;ungest being a man (82), and the th"t it lady, reaching the great age of 91 years. A LIBEL CASE. --An alleged libel case against the Manchester Examiner and limes was tried at the Liverpool assizes on Thursday. The plaintiffs were Messrs. Beaumont and White, brewers, of Staleybridge, who com plained that they had been libelled under the name Of " Surat brewers," in an advertisement inserted in the Exec• miner and limes. Evidenc e was called to prove that great dam age had been done to the plaintiffs by the advertisement in question. For the defence it was urged that the adver tisement had been inserted without gross negligence, that air:it - eve apology had been tendered and published, and that damages to the amount of 40s, had been paid into wart. The jury thought this amount sufficient, as they re turned % verdict for the defendants, Australasia, 731 Columbia, 91 1 Bank C h art e o r f e giapntk, 0f 29 British 2 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 25 j 4f s', Colonial, 39 Eng., Scot., and Australian Chartered, 24 London and Brazilian dim), 31 London Joint Stock, 36 London and South African, 271 1 London and Westminster, 78 National Provincial of England, new, 21f Provincial of Ireland, 90 Union of Australia, 52 C E r y g s i t i tt s l h P a anidaMISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works,7l Per cent. perpetl. deb., 114 Cr stal Italian Irrizationdrniti Caiy y - 6 Copper, It our), 5 London Gen, ral Rio de Janeiro City implis Company:aim.), 11 roveuients (iirn.) (£2), ai I HEREFORD GAOL. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT week, for the —HEREFORD, Saturday.—Arinn. °P9, who was ino:incarceration, d morose sentenced to death at the Hereford j u a i z l e l position, murder of the young servant girl. Mary CS, last r b gge e d tt, a at ra t i ngs _ wick, in that county, after betraying a dogg e d di=p-sition durng the earlier part of seems now to have become sensible of his awful .c e p e ho r and reef- Ives the religious minis rations of there - v. of the prison with more respect, and his conduct is more in becoming than at first. No day is yet fixed for his execu tion ; but it is expected to take place on Monday week Her e. It is many years since a publ ic execution took place in ford, and the expected event is therefore !looked forward to by a certain class with the deepest curiosity. GREAT ROBBERY GF JEWELLERY.—lnform ation has been issued from the City and Metropolitan Police stations of a most extensive burglary at Mrs. Gowland', Leadenhall- street. The property stolen consisted of 78 ladies' gold rings, 30 gold guard rings, 70 gold Albert chains, 30 gold chains, and 150 gold seals. A reward of £lOO is offered for the appreb.ension and discovery of the I 'thieves, 3.0.0 7.19.0 4.16 -.1 4. 7.0 2.0.6 4A 19t t. 17.( 2.4.9 10.0. i i 5.15.6 18.1-.9 28.9. THE SITN, MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE, Moderate supplies of home-grown wheat were on offer in the loading country markets held on Saturday. Seleeted parcels moved cff steadily at lull prices ; otherwise, the trade was in a very inactive state. All descriptions of spring corn met a dull inquiry at barely late rates. No change of importance took place in the value of flour, but the business transacted in it was much restricted. The Continental corn markets are without improvement, and the demand for export, except for the finest produce, is on a limited scale. The American advices represent the market at New York as heavy for all cereals, at barely pre vious quotations. Bat moderate supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amoudted to 11,845 quarters of wheat, 19,490 barley, 12,823 oats, 990 peas, 258 tares, 9,846 linseed, 1,464 oilseeds, 651 sacks, and 6,565 barrels of flour. A limited supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, but, owing to the prevailing dry weather, the condition of the produce was tolerably good. The attendance of buyers, in consequence of the holidays, was far from numerous, and the trade, both for red and white parcels, ruled heavy. Selected qualities fairly supported last Monday's currency; otherwise, the quotations had a downward tendency. The supply had not been wholly disposed of at the close of business. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was somewhat extensive. The demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, and, in some instances, prices ruled in favour of buyers, but not to an extent to justify any altera tion in the currency. In floating cargoes of grain, a limited business was trans acted, on former terms. There were but few samples of barley on offer suitable to malting, yet the demand —owing to the close of the season —was heavy, at drooping prices. In the grinding and dis tilling qualities the market was well supplied, and sales progressed heavily, at last Monday's quotations. Malt changed hands to a limited extent at previous cur rencies. The supply of oats was by no moans extensive. Good and fine parcels met a steady sale, and prices ruled firm ; otherwise, the trade was quiet on former terms, The market was exceedingly bare of beans, both Eng lish and foreign, and the supply was mostly disposed of at late rates. ... Peas—the supply of which was smaller—moved off slowly at previous quotations. No alteration took place in the value of any kind of flour. The inqury, however, was mostly confined to immediate wants. CIIRRENCT PER IMPERIAL MEASITRB. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old 4Bs 540 470 510 Ditto, white, new Ditto, old 5OB 57s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 8 Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 26a 35s Malting 3BB 433 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 668 Brown Kingstown and Ware s6s 708 Chevalier 669 258 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding les 248 Potato Youghal and Cork, black .. 16s 22s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2ls 25s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey, new Maple White, new 36s 408 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 34s 388 Stockton and Norfolk. •e •••••• 348 358 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The show of foreign beasts and calves here to-day, was moderate--of foreign stock somewhat extensive, but it was chiefly composed of merinos from Germany in poor con dition. The rates demanded for them were from 22s to 27s each. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were moderately good, and the condition of most breeds was prime. The attendance of buyers being on the increase, the beef trade ruled firm, at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs, and a good clearance was effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s 10d per Blbs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire comprised : 1,750 Scots, short-horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds; from Scotland, 400 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 10 oxen and heifers, There was a very small supply of English sheep in the pens; but their general quality was good. Downs and half-bre& moved off slowly, at prices equal to Monday last ; but heavy sheep were a dull inquiry at barely that day's currency. The best Downs, in the wool, realised 5s 10d ; out of the wool, 4s 10d per 81bs. The general top figure for short Lincolns and Leicesters was 4s 6d per 81bs. Lambs—the supply of which was small—changed hands steadily at full quotations, viz., from 7s to 8s per Sibs. The arrival from the isle of Wight was confined to 90 head. We have to report a fair demand for calves, at quite previous quotations. The top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs. There was very little business doing in pigs, at drooping prices. Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. , a. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 IPrimecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 6 S e cond quality do. 3 8 4 0 ) Pale. S' thdown d 0.5 8 5 10 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large arse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Second quality do. 4 0 4 8 Small 8a poOdrkers 4 4 4 6 Lambs, 7s Od to . Suckling calves, lls to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ~ .. ........ 3,4101 Beasts Cows — Sheep Sir-....., .... 19,7 2 0 i Calves .deep '' Calves Pigs 360 I A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, April 7, 1862, and this day, Monday, April 6, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. April 7, April 6, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 2 10 to 3 0 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 3 8 4 0 3840 4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen Prime Soots, &c. 4 2 4 4 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 5 2 410 5 6 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 4 4 6 B eas t s Sheep Calves Pigs 640 260 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 8, 1861.—Beasts, 3,630 — sheep and lambs, 19,680—calves, 59—pigs, 370. APRIL 9, 1860.—Beasts, 3,240 —sheep an 4 lambs, 18,870 —calves, 119—pigs, 330. The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 6,130 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 2,252—in 1861, 3,258—in 1860, 2,114 —in 1859, 2,425—in 1858, 806—in 1857, 1,033 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 132 .. 263 .. 20 .. 341 .. 27 Harlin gen .... .. ''' • • --• • Hamburgh .... 16 . 4,830 .. . . • • • -- Boulogne — .. 10 .. 1 .. .. Cuxhaven . Vigo __. _ 118 .. . • .. • • --- NfeweDiep.„ Amsterdam.... -- Antwerp. l9 .. Ostend •••••••• • • Carrel • • •••••• • • • • • • • • • . Dordt. ll .. 191 .. 1 .. .. • Calais.. ...... • • • • • • • - - • • - • • 59 • • - - • • 18 . . 23 • • - Total .... 296 .. 5,311 .. 40 .. 341 .. 27 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .862.. 8111 219 .. 2,999 21 .. 19 .860 282 .. 1,559 .. .. 252 .. 30 1859 ll7 .. 2,238 .. 70 .. [B5B 2O .. 641 .. .. 145 .. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of town and country-killed meat continues moderately large. Beef, mutton, and veal move off heavily, at our quotations. Prime lamb rules firm in price; but pork is very dull. Per Slb. by the carcase. ads d aclad Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middlingmutton 3 640 Middling do. 32 3 6 Prime do .. 42 4 4 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal .. 3 8 4 6 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork ~ 4 0 4 4 Large pork 34310 amb .... 6 0 7 0 Inferior mutton. 2 10 3 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is no fresh feature to notice in our market, either as regards the amount of business doing or as regards prices. To-day the market presents a holiday appearance, and the transactions have been limited, at the rates current last week. Since we last wrote the imports have amounted to 60 bales from Bremen ; 199 pockets and 606 bales from Dunkirk; 447 pockets and 72 Lags from Guernsey; and four bales from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt. Weald of Kents Sussex . Belgian Bavarian 7os to 112 s „ American .. 75s to 86s ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of pot a t oes from foreign ports have slightly increased since we last wrote, and full average supplies have come to hand from the north of England and Scot land. Sound qualities have moved off steadily, at full prices; otherwise, the trade has continued heavy, at about previous quotations. Last week's import was 171 Ma Si i LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1863- rom Dunkirk; 133 bags from Rotterdam; 191 tons from Antwrp; and 110 tons from Brussels. Yorkshire Regents Do. Flukes Do. Rocks o. Seedlings Kent and Essex Regents llos to 130 s „ Scotch Regents Do. Rocks 7os to 85s „ Dunbar Regents —s to -8 „ Foreign sos to 60s „ CRIMIN, .This Day. OLD COURT, The April sessions of the Central Criminal Court com menced this day before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Alder men, Sheriffs, and Under-Sheriffs Mackrell and Ferrer. The calendar contains the names of 110 persons for trial, and amongst them standing over from last session were the cases of the two brothers Brooks charged with the murder of the police-constable Davy at Acton, that of manslaughter against the two contractors arising out of the accident by the falling of an arch at the coal-depot on the Great Western Railway, and also the charge against Saqin, the Chinese, for unlawfully wounding, he having been acquitted of the charge of warder last session. The Grand Jury having been sworn, The Recorder, in charging them, said, that owing to the absence of the learned judges on circuit, the number of prisoners awaiting trial were rather longer than usual. There were two cases of murder, who would be brought under consideration, both being the crime of killing illegitimate children. In the first case there appeared to be some doubt as to whether the child was born alive, but in the other the medical evidence put that fact beyond all doubt, and it would be for them to say whether the evidence reduced the charge to manslaugh ter, but if they were satisfied there were prima facie cases it would be their duty to return a true bill in both cases. There was a case in which a Peruvian soldier was charged with manslaughter on board a foreign vessel which was lying in the port of London, on board of which were some soldiers, amongst whom a disturbance took place, , one of the officers interfered to quell the dis turbance, and a soldier was taken into custody, when the whole of the soldiers rose in mutiny to rescue their comrade. The seamen armed themselves to prevent this, and in the struggle that ensued the deceased received a stab from a bayonet which the soldiers drew, and which caused death. He could not see how the charge was re duced to manslaughter, because if a body of men resisted with weapons lawful authority, and death was caused by any of them, the offence was, in law, wilful murder. It was stated that the prisoner was not the man who inflicted the wound ; but if a body of men were acting in concert, and death ensued, all were guilty, no matter who struck the fatal blow. The Coroner might have good ground for reducing the crime to manslaughter, but they would have the witnesses before them, and it would be for them to satisfy themselves whether the charge amounted to murder or not. There was a charge against a prisoner of attempting to obtain money from the prosecutor by means of threats and menaces, and if they were satisfied it would be their duty to send the case for further investigation. There was a charge of conspiracy against a prisoner with another person who had absconded, to obtain goods at a time when he was insolvent, and there was some difficulty in the case from its peculiarity, but the evidence pointed more particularly to the person who had absconded than against the prisoner. There was a ob.arge of arson against a master of a workhouse, who stood indicted for setting fire to the institution, and who had been heard to threaten to destroy the building in order that he might be trans ported, and that seemed to be the motive in offences of this description, penal servitude being considered as no great punishment—but all such persons would find that for the future penal servitude would be much more severe tban it had hitherto been. With these observations the learned gent:eman dismissed the grand jury to the perfor • mance of their duty. ROBBERY WWI VIOLENCE. John Gleeson, .22, was indicted for robbery, in company with another, with violence on Frederic Allen, and stealing from him his watch and chain. It appeared from the evidence that on the 4th of February last the prosecutor was seized by two men near Sidney alley, one of whom placed his arms round his neck, whilst the other tore open his coat and stole his watch and chain• Rose, the other man, was tried and convicted last session, the prisoner having escaped capture till the 25th of March. The prosecutor spoke very positively to the prisoner, and a constable who, on the night of the robbery met the prisoner in Lisle-street, Leicester, running and calling out " Stop thief." The constable knew no person had passed him, and detained the prisoner, tell ing him he should be able to identify him in case anything was wrong. He saw nothing further at the time. After look ing well at him he let him go. On the 25th of March the prisoner was captured by Ackrill, of the F division, who discovered him up a chimney in a house in Newcastle court, Strand. A number of witnesses were called to establish an alibi. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sergeant Holmes, of the F division, proved a former con viction, for which he was sentenced to three years' penal servitude, but he had received a ticket of leave before his time expired. The Recorder sentenced him to 10 years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day. BIARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBEBY AT A TAVERN.—STEALING A VOLUNTEER'S WATCH.—Annie Gray, of 10, Hemmings-row, was eharged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a gold watch of the value of £5, from the person of Mr. John Wright, ironmonger, of 8, Queen's-road East, Chelsea, while at the Black Horse Tavern, Oxendon-street, Haymarket. From the evidence of Mr. Wright, it appeared that on Saturday night between 11 and 12 he went to the Black Horse Tavern, kept by Mr. Bryer. He asked Mrs. Bryer if a person he wanted was there, and called for some brandy and water, the prisoner and some other females at the time being in front of the bar. The prisoner • spoke to him and pushed against him, and he requested her not to annoy him. He then put down a 6d. to pay for his brandy and-water, and one of the women took up hi change. Directly after the females again pushed against him, and he felt a tug at his watch, at d one of the females got away, the prisoner preventing him going after the female who, no doubt, had got his watch, which he missed from the pocket in his uniform. He then gave the prisoner into custody, but her companion escaped. The prisoner denied all know ledge of the watch, and said that the other female was not known to her. Robert Beales, 134 C, proved taking prisoner into cus tody, when she said she knew nothing of the robbery, or the other woman ; but he had since, from inquiries he had made, learnt that they lived together. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. WOOL. We have to report continued inactivity in the demand for all kinds of English wool, but without leading to any quot able change in prices from last week. In colonial qualities a slightly increased business has been transacted, but chiefly as regards inferior descriptions, which command a limited amount of attention for the American market. The supply of the latter in hand for the May sales has now reached 57,000 bales. SEEDS. Cloverseed and trefoil are in but moderate request ; never theless prices rule firm. Linseed and rapeseed are a slow sale, and in other seeds very little is doing. Cakes move off slowly on former terms. Turnip, White,p.bus 1 1 s to 14s Swede -s -s Mustard, Brown 9s 12s White, Tares, New 7s 6d 8s 6d Oldper quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Rye grass, new -s —s Clover, Red Eng., et. 60s 76s White Foreign Red..— 40s 568 White 62s 80s Trefoil, new 26s 40s Carraway 26s 27s Coriander l6s 18s Henapseed, per qr 42s 44s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic - — 9 —8 Odessa —B —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os£lo lOs Foreign XlO Os Xil Os Rape Cakes,p ton.£6 Os £0 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 15s —s TALLOW. The tallow trade continues dull, at drooping curroncies. To day St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 43s 6d to 43s 9d per cwt on the spot, 43s 6i to 43s 9d for April and June, and 46s 3d for October to December delivery. Town tallow, 42s 6d per cwt net cash; rough fat, 2s 3d per 81b. 1850. 1861. Stock this day....' Price of Y.C. Delivsi - ; last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 17,403 3V23 ,356,1 to 5683 d to , —s Od —a Od 1,258 572 89,69 71,?62 802 453 92,702 92.704 55s Od 56s 6d 1862. 71.735 j 40,305 5880 d to \ 468.0d to 588 ed 46s 3d 733 i 2.235 69,3 5 0.07,407 225 1,423 113.997 90,95 568 6d 988 6d 18(33. 43.626 43P 6d to 43s 9d 945 70,556 75,903 45s 0,1 THE MONT CENIS TUNNEL. A letter from Turin, dated March 31, says, the Minister for Public Works, General Menabrea, has given the Lower House of the Italian Parliament most interesting particu lars respecting this great undertaking. He thus reported progress : The lowest pass of the Alpine chain on this side is about 2,100 metres above the sea level, and the tunnel will enable the railway trains to cross the mountain at a height of about 1,333•8,—i.e., 766 . 2 metres below the present pass. The tunnel will be 12,220 metres in length. Its southern opening at Bardonneche in the Valley of Susa is 1,335 . 38 metres above the sea level ; from this point the tunnel ri.-es 0.5 per metres up to a distance of 6,100 metres —that is, to about the middle of the gallery, when it again slopes down at a declivity of 22 . 2 per 1,000 to its northern opening near Modane in Maurienne, which lies at a height of 1,202.82 above the sea. An English engineer, Mr. Bartlett, set to work a boring machine, by which a tunnel could be pierced with a rapidity eight or ten times greater than any hitherto obtained by ordinary means; but Mr. Bartlett's contrivance was wrought by steam, and could not be applied to a tunnel where air could not be had for combustion. The Italian engineers proposed to sub s itute compressed air instead of steam; and, notwithstand ing long opposition on the part of foreign scientific men, their method is now in full operation. and their success exceeded the most sanguine expectations. The tunnel was begun in 1857, with ordinary means. That year and the two following were spent in prelimi nary operations, such as the construction of houses, work shops, &c , for in that inhospitable region there was all to be done. The first experiments with the boring machines were made in 1861 at Bardonneche, on the Italian side; but even on this side the regular work only proceeded un interruptedly in 1862. The invention of the new machine was yet in its infancy ; its occasional failures, and events of gradual improvements could not fail to cause consider able delays. The tunnel at Bardonneche, on the Ist of January, 1863, was 1,274 metres. In the years 1857, 8,9, and 1860, 724 metres had been„achieved by ordinary means. By the aid of the new machines 170 metres were added in 1861 and 380 in 1862. On the Savoy side, at Modane, from 1858 to January 1, 1863, only the ordinary means were employed, and the result was for the whole of that period only 925 metres. The tunnel, there fore, calculating the work achieved at both ends up to the beginning of the present year, has attained a length of 2,199 metres, 550 of which have been made with the new machines. What was done at Bardonneche in 1862, in spite of the imperfection of a half-developed me thod—namely, 380 metres—must surely be possible in 18:3; nay, it is quite certain that the result of the present year will be no less than 400 metres. On the side of Modane, again, the new method was applied on the 25th of January last, and, as there the errors which retarded the work at Bardonneche will te avoided, the re ' suit of the work on both sides for 1863 will be no less than 800 metres. The engineers are very confident that the work will proceed with even greater speed, but the Minister I would base his calculation on the most progress to 800 metres, he thought the whole undertaking would be achieved in 121 years. On May 7, 1862 , a convention was signed with France, by virtue of which the latter State undertook to pay the sum necessary for the construction of 6,101 metres of the tunnel, half its length, a t the rate of 3,000 francs per metre, or 3 060 , 000 fra ncs per kilometre, on con dition that this compensation sho uld not, ta ken alto gether, exceed 19,000,000 francs. The French, how ever, reckoned the work upon the u nderstandin g t hat it s hould be executed by ordinary means, and allowed a period of 25 years as necessary for its completion; but they stipu • lated that in the event of the tunnel being accomplished in less than 25 years, beginning with the Ist of Januar y , 1862, the capital of 19,000,000 f. would be increased at th e rate of 500,000 f. for every entire y ear that mi g ht be deducted from the maximum of 25 years. If the w or k s were to last less than 15 years the pre mium would be raise d to 600,000 f. for every entire year's re duction; so that if the work were actually achieved in 12 year s the Italia ns would gain a premium of more than 16, 000,000 f. Moreover, as the French Government does not reirabarse the Italian s im mediately, but pays the interest of th e sums due, and t hese interests may be reckoned at 6,50 0,000 f., the Minister 0 calculates that France will, at the en d of the work, be in debted to Italy to the amount of abo ut 31,700,000 f. paya sura heVicotfo2roE;oo7oaonouf,elofßwahiliwchay7,oCoroof falls to France ; pany is obliged to the 13,000,000 f. which will be paid by the Victor Em manuel Company is,therefore,to be added to the 31 ,700,000 f, c o ntributed by France. The total e x p ense will be ab out 65,000,000 f. Deducting the Frenc h share and that of the Victor Emmanuel Company, t h ere will then be only about 20,000,000 f. left to the charge of the Italian Government, and this will include the railway line from Susa to Bardon neche, a line 40 kilometres in length, which will cost no less than 14,000,0001. or 15,000,000 f. It is important to observe that by the treaty of the 24th March, 1860, which made Savoy over to France, it had been agreed that the Italian Government took upon itself the accomplishment of the work of the Mount Cenis tunnel. These words of the treaty were differently construed by the two States, inasmuch as Italy only reserved the power to have in her hands the whole execution of a work which reflected so high an honour upon her en gineers, Grandis, Grattoni, and Sommeiller, whereas France conceived herself entirely exonerated from her own share in the costs. It was the technical, not the economical, charge of the work that Italy intended to reserve exclusively to herself. The engineer Grattoni and the Deputy Parsini were therefore sent to Paris for some explanations with the French Government, when, after long discussions, and upon the production of documents irrefragably proving what was Count Cavour's real mind at the time of the conclusion of the treaty of 1860, France handsomely acknowledged the reasonableness of the Italian claims, and entered into that new convention of May, 1862, to which the Minister referred, and by which France engaged not only to bear her own share of the expense, but even to allow the Italians a premium, should the skill of their engineers suc ceed in hastening the consummation of that undertaking by which the Alps shall cease to be a barrier to the inter course between the two neighbouring countries. The Minister added some important facts which will give an idea of the magnitude of the work in band. In 1862 he said, in order to pierce 380 metres of the tunnel on the side of Bardonneche, the men were employed 582 times, each time 7 hours and 39 minutes for boring, and 6 hours and 2 min u tes for loading and exp lodi ng the mines and clearing away the rubbish. In these 582 operations, 45 ,7 51 holes were bored, from 75 to 80 centimetres in depth ; 72,538 chisels were set to work; there were 54,875 blasts, 18,622 kilogrammes of gunpowde r wer e fired, 76,000 metres of match-line were burnt, and 1,334,000 cubic metres of com pressed air were consumed, equal to 8,004,000 cubic metres of atmospheric air. The workmen on Jan. 1, 1863, were 720 at Modane and 900 at Bardonneche—altogether, 1,620, The grants for the work were as follow s : — For 185 7, 1 ,000, 0001 ; 1858, 3,500,000 f; 1859, 500,000 f; 186 ), `2,500,000f; 1861, 3,000,000 f; 1862, 2 00 0 . 000 f ; 1863, 2,ooo,ooo— a lt oge ther, up to this day, 14,500,00 0 f. The expense up to the end of February has risen to 13,182,603 f 18c, and the Minister has in hand 1,317,396 f 82c. lie, theerefore, thought that it would be necessary to apply to the Chamber for an addi tional grant of 500,000 f. to enable him to finish 600 to 700 metres of tunnel, which were to be completed before the end of the present year. .1111— Sivori, the famous violinist, has been decorated by the King of Prussia. The ship Result, from Australia, passed up the Channel yesterday morning, with 41,000 oz. of gold and 60 paseersgere, 11 of whom were lauded at Plymouth, WESTMINSTER. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE.—WiIIiam Field, 27 years of age, was charged with feloniously assaultit g and wounding Charlotte Haynes, a young woman, with a bar of iron. Prisoner was stated to be deaf and dumb, but it was quite obvious that he could clearly make himself under stood by sounds sufficiently to explain his meaning. The prosecutor was stated to be so much injured that she is at present lying at the hospital in a precarious state. Thames Lidyard, of Yeoman's -row, Brompton, said he was coming out of his door at a quarter to nine this morn ing when he saw the prisoner come out of his house. A woman ran out first followed by the prisoner, who overtook her and struck her three or four blows with an iron bar on the head. Witness ran and caught hold of him, and a struggle ensued between them. Another person then came up and assisted to secure the accused. William Hunt, 107 B, proved apprehending the prisoner. At that time he had broken the iron bar in two. Witness put the unfortunate wounded woman in a cab and conveyed her to the hospital. The prisoner's mother was called as witness against him. She said that he had been going about in a gloomy mood for some time past. Tho young woman Charlotte Hayes came to visit her that morning, and they were about to have breakfast when the prisoner darted suddenly towards her , with the iron bar, and followed her as described. Mr. Selfe—Had there been any words between them? Witness—Not a syllable; there was no provocation of any sort given by the young woman, who, pitying my son's condition, is usually very kind to him. Sergeant Gray having given some evidence, it appeared clear by the prisoner's manner that he was suffering under aberration of intellect, and was ordered to be sent to a pauper asylum. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Thomas Smith, a most sin gular. looking personage, about 60 years old, was charged with stealing s sovereign and a half-sovereign from a drunken man, in the Mile end-road, on Saturday evening. There was no prosecutor, and Mr. Woolrych was about to discharge the prisoner, when Inspector Griffin said he should be much obliged by the magistrate adjourning the case. The prisoner had been repeatedly in custody for rob bing drunken men. He prowled about in the night time, and fastened himself on drunken men, and, under the guise of friendship and seeing them home, robbed them of their money or any property of value they had about them. On Saturday night the prosecutor was intoxicated, but he had sense enough to call out that he was robbed of a sore reign and a half sovereign. A police constable, hearing the cries of the man, took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Woolrych—Look after the prosecutor. I shall not let this man go until search has been made for the man be is alleged to have robbed. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—William Owen alias Hodges, a notorious thief, was brought up on remand before M , r , . Woolrych, charged with stealing a gold watch, valto from the person of Julius Boltz, a German, and steward of a ship, The prosecutor was entering a publichouse with a friend n a med Maidment on Thursday night last, when tht, pri soner and two others attacked him and hustled him. Th e prisoner took the prosecutor's gold watch away, and when Maidment attempted to pursue him the prisoner put his foot out and threw him. Maidment, however, got up and pursued the prisoner, who threw away the watch, It was recovered and the prisoner was secured. A former conviction was proved against the prisoner, who was committed for trial. DEATH OF AN INFANT FROM SUFFOCATION.—On Saturday m orning Mr. Humphreys h e ld an i nques t respect ing the death of Sarah Anne Warner, aged eleven months, who was found dead on Saturday morning in bed with its parents, having been suffocated during the night. Verdict —" Accidental death," 1869. THE LOSS OF THE ORPHEUS, The following intelligence has been received froln the Admiralty : The Secretary to the Admiralty begs to enclose herewith a copy of the list of the surviving officers and men of the Orpheus, according to the telegram received at the Admiralty yesterday, with a list of persons borne on the ship's books, supposed to be referred to in the telegram. Admiralty, April 4, 1863. LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN SAVED FROM H.M.S. ORPHEUS, PER TELEGRAM. Names as stated Names as they appear on in telegram. the ship's boots. OFFICERS. Mr Chas. Hill Lieut. Charles Hill Probably Lieut, D. Yonge, belonging Mr Yonge to Pioneer Mr Amphlett Mr E. A. Amphlett, paymaster Mr Hund C. G. Hunt, midshipman Mr Filding B. W. Fielding, midshipman Mr Barkly H. M. Barkly, midshipman Mr Mason W. Mason, boatswain Mr Beer John Beer, carpenter SEAMEN. H. Brown Henry Brown, quartermaster 1 Bales Morley There are two men of the name (one Josh. J. Wilson 1 W. Wilson, capt. hold, the other Jame s Wilson, captain foretop) Finnis John Finnis, captain maintop Stupple Oliert Win. Oliert (alias Alm Hills), signalman Weir Kennedy Carpenter Wm. Johnson.. Win. Johnson, rapt. wizen top J. Russell .. W. Russell Ward George Ward, A.B. Mayes Win. Mayes, A B. Walker J. Hall j There are 2 men of this name, John Hall j (1) ordinary, and James Hall, ordinary Quinton John Quinton, captain foretop Walsh .. Edward Walsh, ordinary Parson .. James Parsons, ordinary Horrigan .... John Horrigan, commoloro's servant Nicholson John Nicholson, carpenters' crew Brigg Edward Briggs, carpenters' crew Partbury Doly f Probably Henry Corps, ouartermaster ; no Koop 1 man of the name of Koop To) for Wm. Clews, stoker, ran away, Sept. 14, Clus 1862 ; nothing to show that he returned to the ship Crierson, R. M. Joseph Crouson, drummer, R.M. Rolf, No such name (there is a R.Roe,pri.R.M) Betortelp .... Probably Henry Bentlett, boy Ist class Izers 1 this on the books No such name on the books to Dec. 31, Bannister Hunt Hudosted , Probably Geo. Hurlstone, boy Ist class Burton No man of the name (there are two men Hubert A. 8., and W. Herbert, boy 2d class) Ideeon Butler f No such name on the books to Dec. 31 , 1 1862, the latest returns received No R. Young ; there is John Young R. Young dinary, and George Young, A.B. Palin Geary .. Thomas Geary, A.B. Finked Probably William Fisher, A.B. James No man of this name Brown No James Brown; there is an Alfred 1 Brown, stoker Snudden .. Thomas Snudden, A.B. Hubert 1 above Caland Sparahott Wells Ankell Cochine Roberts Quille Probably George Turtle, ordinary Sul Newman Henry Newman, ordinary 2d class Pilbrow Hahrg Probably Arthur Haggis, captain cox Laryish Tilley Jordan Graann J. Graam James Graham, ordinary the latest intelligence of the vessel which reached this country previous to the arrival of the above telegram states that she returned to Sydney from Hobart Town Jan. 16, and that on the 20th of the same month her surgeon, John M. Tronson, M D , was invalided, but was at that time too dangerously ill to be sent home. The Army and _Navy Gazette says:— Such a calamity as that of the wreck of the Orpheus has not fallen on the British navy since that dreary night when the Avenger, with nearly the whole of her crew, unwarned and unprepared, disappeared beneath the waters of the Me diterranean. The Orpheus was a fine screw corvette of 1706 tons, 400-horse power (nominal) ; she mounted 21 guns, and her regular complement of officers, men, and boys should have been 275. She was commissioned en the 25th October, 1861, and left England for North America at the time when the Trent affair caused so much excitement in England. Of Commodore Burnett and Commander Burton we can only speak in terms of praise. They were both gallant and distinguished officers, who had worked their way up in the service by well-directed intflligetce and in dustry. They have died as they lived, at the post of duty ; and this fact will, we trust, after the first burst of sorrow which the news will cause is over, convey some consola tion to their sorrowing relatives and friends, to whom and to all connected with the remainder of the officers and crew who have lost their lives in company with their brave captain, we can only further offer a feeling of deep sym pathy. An Alleged Confederate " Ironclad." Some interest was created in Liverpool on Satur day by an allegation that a new " ironclad" steamer had been trying her engines, and departed from the Mersey in course of the forenoon's tide. From the outcry which has recently been made in relation to war steamers having been supplied the Confederate Government, the allegation referred to excited con siderable remark. Investigation, however, showed that the "suspicious craft" was perfectly legitimate in all respects. She proved to be the troopship Orontes, recently built for our own Government by Messrs. Laird Brothers, at Birkenhead, which was launched in November last. This vessel, by dint of great exertion, has been completed in her external fittings, and was wanted to proceed at once to Devonport. Her engines, by Watt and Co., are of 500 horse power, and have been put on board, and the vessel is in all respects ready for the reception of troops, and for the conveyance of these she will no doubt be immediately put in commission. She has been inspected by Mr. Luke and several officers of her Majesty's navy, and gentlemen interested in such matters, and has been pronounced by them first class, and no doubt will prove that ships built by contract are not in any respect inferior to those built in the Royal dockyards. The Orontes is the first Government troopship and the largest vessel ever built upon the Mersey. She is 300 ft. in length between perpendiculars; is 44ft. 7in. in extreme breadth ; is 32ft. deep in the hold, and her register measurement is 2,811 tons. The lines of the vessel are exceedingly fine, and in general symmetry and aspect she bears a great resemb lance to the superb I screw troopship Himalaya , although not quit e 00 figure-he ad t large_ She has a very handsomell , the sue the and executed by Messrs. worthy, of Liverpool. As has been a lready the transport a tro in P A s lr a e n scl a y nd st C at lo ed t , cessful working of the 'lima the Orontes has been bui lt a l s o & ernment that troops service having con vinced the Go can be carried much v more satisfactorily in vessel s b u ilt for the purpose - than in casual transports. lOn besides the O rontes,anot her Under this convict ve ssel of a similar class is now in course of being built in London. The capacious ship Orontes, which h as been built under special Government superin tendence and inspection, will carry from 1,100 to 1,200 troops with the greatest comfort, besides her own full complement of officers and crew. The ventilation of the ship and also her lighting are in all respects most perfect, as her 'tween decks are lighted and ventilated by a series of large side ports and skylights on deck. Her crew will have ample. accommodation in a large forecastle, which extends aft to the foremast ; and the health and comfort of all on board are secured by the great height between decks, that being from Bft. to 9ft. clear. Mr. Frith (having been relieved from Mr. Gam bart's three great pictures of London Life) is now free to proceed at once with her Majesty's commission. The price to be paid by the Queen for this ruarrigge picture is £3,000. Mr. Flatou, proprietor of " The Railway Station," by the same artist, has purchased the right to engrave thewed ing picture for the large sum of £ d,ooo. Such pris are quite sensational—are certainly without example in the artistic world. SPO IS, [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Last week, while the " House was up," and nearly every body was enjoying the holidays, Lord Palmerston was ex pounding healthy philosophy to the students at Glasgow, and following his example many turfites made the beet use of the interval by putting their horses " through the mill," and learning the form of the respective animals likely to be brought out at the current Newmarket Craven Meeting. There were trials and rumours of trials throughout the week, but the most important episode in the transactions of the turf market was the retrogression of Saccharometer, who, however, " came" again before the week was out. The cause of his decline was simply owing to his coughing, which was, of course, flashed to London with the celerity with which political crises or fluctuations are transmitted to Capel-court. The reports of trials for the Newmarket Handicap were very amusing, and the first sensation in this line was the rush made to "get on" the Physalis colt on Monday, on the s trength of Mr. George Payne having tried him good enough to win the Derby, as he beat, on dit, Beauvale, Bst. 71b, and Makeshift, 9et. The second demonstration in the market in connection with the handicap rendered the race, accord ing to the followers of Drewitt's stable, a still greater cer tainty, as Colleen Rhue had been so tried that BallyEdmond could not win at 6sl 101 b. Lastly, on Saturday, there was another rush to get on Bedouin, who had galloped over Umpire, Rubicon, and Amy on the Newmarket Han dicap race-course in the morning. Why Amy should have . been in the trial I am at a loss to know, as she was beaten at Doncaster 200 yards, and had she been beaten only 50 it would have even looked a little better; but as it is, han dicappers should give her even more weight for that per formance. But these reputed great trials, proving that everything will win, and nothing lose, only remind me that we are now fairly in the swim of the racing season. This week the first meeting will be held at Newmarket, and there are besides fixtures for Durham, Knighton, Catterick Bridge, and other places. The Craven alone will occupy the first rank in the programme, of which I shall now address myself. Monday's events will have been run off before this article can reach your readers, and I am, therefore, relieved of the necessity of analysing the first day's card. To-morrow (Tuesday) there will be a fair day's sport, and the Handi cap promises to bring together a tolerable field, and the runners for which may be found in Fairwater, Cape Fly away, Paste, Bathilde, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Hartington, Man- at-Arms, Rouge Dragon, Sappho, Harlequin, M ag num Bonum, Rubens, Watchman, Vilette, one of Mr. Hughes's, Lapidist, Bedouin, Monitor, Fantail, Falcon, Colleen Rhue, and the colt by Young Melbourne, dam by Gameboy, out of Physalie. Fairwater won the North amptonshire Stakes like a great mare, as she undeniably is, but at a racing weight ; still it is too much to expect that with the steadier of 9st 31b she can get home here, more especially as we last year saw, in the same race, how completely Elcho was put out of court by the 71b penalty, which he incurred for winning the Metropolitan. In the space of 18 years the Newmarket Handicap has been won only once by an animal carrying a 71b penalty, viz., by Poodle, who travelled the course successfully with an augmented weight that reached the welter of 9st 21b. Upon three other occasions only has a candidate won the race with anything from Bst—Canezou, 4 years, Bst 71b, having accom plished the task in 1849 ; Monarque, with Bst 91b, in 1858; and Carbinear, with Bst, last year. The average of success has been in favour of the old horses, who have won the race eleven times to the seven victories of the three. year-olds. Fairwater is, I believe, a certain runner, and with all the weight will be able to take her own part. Paste will beat all down to Hartington, and if the latter should be backed by his owner I should give him the preference. Mr. Sutton had a good thing in hand for the Northamptonshire Stakes, but the owner wanted the whole of the market to himself, which the British public, however. would not let him have. But he may have his horses to himself this time, as Man ,at-Arms, with his 71b extra, has no hope of beating the two 3-yr-olds, Colleen Rhue and the Young Melbourne colt, unless their owners have made the greatest mistake in their trials. Harlequin has been en tered for ever) thing this year, but when they mean to bring him out I cannot say, though he looks, on paper, as well in as anything. Bedouin, as mentioned above, was on his trial with Mr. Ten Broeck's on Saturday, and at such a weight he mast be doing (no pun) the stable a service. When the property of "Lord Frederick" Swindells, and in Godding's stable, the horse was thought likely to pull through in an important handicap, and at Doncaster, in the Great Yorkshire Handi cap, the party backed him for a good stake—but he was left at the post. He is here so lightly treated, that he alone should have a chance of upsetting the three-year-olds, the young Melbourne colt, and Colleen Rhue. Concerning the two last-mentioned I have already enlightened your readers as to their private accomplishments. After doing so great a thing at home in the presence of Mr. Payne it was worth putting down any amount of money for, but some bungle was made, and I believe they did not get on sufficient to satisfy them, and they begged and prayed of the bluff old Earl to scratch his horse, but he is too genuine a sportsman to listen to the cursed ere of "forest Ming" Colleen Rhue, if she should run up to her Irish form, has alone great public recommendations, but being now as good looking a mare as there is in Eng land, and having won her trial, she ought to be near win ning, although I must confess I never like Drewitt's "pots." I have now treated of all possessing any chance, and to my eyes it is any odds on these three, Bedouin, Colleen Rhue, and the Young Melbourne colt, and sub tracting one I leave most to the chances of BEDOUIN and COLLEEN RHUE. Tuesday's Riddlesworth might be a walk over for Paris, as his only opponent is now running in harness. The Sweepstakes of 100 soya, for fillies, over the Ditch mile, will fall to Cassidia ; and in the Seventh Sale Stakes, Dun keld, with a 71b allowance, can barely lose, hie only troublesome companion being Cachuca, who also claims the 71b allowance. The Newmarket Three Year Old Biennial is a remark ably rich stake, but on the present occasion it promises to bring together no more than a meagre field of moderate horses, as both Sacoharometer and Blue Mantle will not be among the runners. Last year the race was signalised by the defeat of Caractacus, who upon his Metropolitan run ning had been, it will be remembered, made a great fa vourite. tI scarcely know what are likely to oome to the post for it in this instance, but decidedly the best "class' of the remaining lot are Jarnicoton, Taje, and Onesander • All these have been backed for the Derby at outside prices, but on public form Taje and Onesander are most entitled to confidence, and I anticipate the victory of one of the pair. The Free Handicap, which, as usual, had an immense appear ance when the entries first came out, has dwindled down to seven acceptances only. Maid of Honour, 5 yrs, 7st 71b, and Good-for -Nothing, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b, have the best of the weights, and one of them may win. A Sweepstakes of 50 Soya each, on the Ditch Nile, may bring together Canace, Cerintha, Muezzin, and Bright Cloud, and as the last-men tioned stays so much better than the remainder, I expect to see his colours reach home first. On Wednesday there are no fewer than ten races appointed for decision, four of which, however, remain open until the preceding evening. The Derby Trial Stakes will be the chief attraction, but as far as the intention of the name of the race implies it has no but Mr. anMye selection,r r ' sorsebuist significance, and is only likely to influence the Chester Cup betting, as Buckstone and Stradella meet at the identical weights they will have to carry on the Roodee. The French mare, if in that form she showed on the Con tinent, ought to win with 161 b., the pull of the weights over Buckstone. But, in my opinion, Stradella has been overrated, for, when backed in the Cesarewitch, Astehr re . l may be said to have given her all 3st. and a beating y , w go e-t! does not make her within some pounds of athreeaLlleger,oais the whole Way. It t w e it l h ea A di i n er g te pa o r a t erli entitled etalpkiea sbelieve,g h o rse-watchers aedy declare that animal. Buckstone, greatly improved a on certain lv edn ewaidnanye.r, Stradellaancl will, I wa Saturday, and the professional the last-mentioned had the beat of her this be the case, the issue here should lie between Buck stones,,,d Curacoa. The first and lest-mentioned etb. allowance, and between to confidence. The Column Stakes has a miserable entry, the only probable runners being Water Kelpie, Singapore,raostt and Dunkeld, lot eTauc h i e : s i i difficult to make such a bad has done plenty of good . work recently, and this stake. A Sweep s t a k es of 50 soya. each, over the Rowley mile, and a sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, for three-year.old fillies, look resp ec ti ve l y at the mercy of Lord Stamford, with Oscar and Qassidia. A Selling Sweepstakes of 25 sous, each, over the last half of the Abingdon to Hesper, whose concession of the selling m a l l l e a , wanea oughta is so not, fall in my opinion, beyond him, as the lot he is likely to meet are very moderate, and he has a great turn of speed over this course. A Free Handicap of 25 soya. each, over the last half of the Rowley mile, has six left in, and of these Merry Hart is entitled to most confidence, notwithstanding that she is entrusted with the honour of carrying the top weight. On Thursday there are nine races, two of which are at present unclosed. The Ninth Aske Produce Stakes has but three nominated, the best of whom will be found in Flying Fish. The Four Year Old Biennial presents, as usual, a decimated list of killed and wounded. The most likely runners are Gemse, Welcome, Carwell, Balder, Cita del, Earl of Surrey, Tolurno, Harlequin, and Pupil. Of this lot it requires but little discernment to distinguish John Scott's horse Welcome as the most creditable per former, and in m horn I shall therefore confide, his only dangerous opponent appeasing in Harlequin, who has a 4lb allowance. For the Claret Stakes, Lord St. Vinceentt:aan-. tends to oppose Buckstone with Zetland. The t r h a e c Cher assumes some importance, as both are backed for its _ ter Cup, Cup, and the manner in which Zetland a t j c a q: br • of his self will have some effect upon the inPealthe Derby stable companion, Lord Clifdea,ct to Bee Buckstone betting. I do not, however, ea pe I hear Zetland defeated, notwithstanding that Parr is sanguine. A Ted tor has improved immensely, and T. y.c., is at the disposal of Sweepstakes of 60 nova each , Le Marechal. The Sweep Lord Stamford , w ith Oscar or 0 Rowley mile, I shall award stakes of 50 sous each over and the Sweepstakes of 25 BON'S to Valentine or Grati tude, Midni ht M • each for two year olds, to . .8 . ass. Friday's racing -a- ateeent in tile feW notes 1 shall send you I will leave for tre _ a e . for insertion on Wednesa y Yelling, PEG,B.SUS. I