The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCL ALTERATION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. Some commotion has been produced in City circles to-day by the announcement, shortly after the opening of business that the authorities of the Bank of England had raised their minimum discount quotation from 6to 7 per cent. The market yes terday afternoon presented an unsettled appearance, owing to a scarcity of money. A very brisk de mand for accommodation, and a disinclination on the part of the bankers and bill brokers to negotiate securities, unless at enhanced quotations. The pos• sibitity of an advance in the official rate was vaguely spoken of, but few were prepared for the impor tant measure now adopted. It naturally enough has engaged serious attention, not only in monetary and commercial circles, but also in the Stock Exchange, where some depression has been consequently produced. Many of the operators for a rise in prices have hurriedly taken their profits, and the sales thus effected have invested the diffe rent markets with a marked degree of heaviness. Bank shares, previously the most buoyant class of security, have suffered severely, and affairs alto gether have assumed a very different appearance from what was manifested earlier in the week. There is very little money on offer, and only a !mall amount of business has been transacted at the new quotation. The banks and discount houses are expected to raise their allowance of interest on deposit accounts in the same way as on former occasions, when the discount quotation has been adjusted at 7 per cent. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. Since Monday last the imports of have amounted to £866,700, and the exports to £500,000. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Tuesday next a special settling day in the shares of the Credit Mobilier and the Mercantile Exchange Bank (200,000 new shares), both to be marked in the official lists. Two o'CLoar. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent.Rentes were 66f. 650. Plat. The advance in the rate of discount created addi tional heaviness in the market for the English Funds, and some sales on speculative account have caused a decline of 9 per cent., Consols being 91; 1- for money, and 911 1. for the 4th proximo. The New Threes are 89; 8 ; the Reduced, 891 1; India 6 per Cents., 105$; and Exchequer Bill's, 10s. to 6 8. dis. In the Forei gn M ar k e t a genera l decided de cline has taken place, and business is very inactive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, have receded to 71* 72 ; do,, Consolides, to 524 to Mexican, to 464 47; Greek, to 241 g ; Spanish Passive, to 344 4 ; do. Certificates, to 12: e ; Portuguese are 49 ; and the Confederate Loan, 54 55. In the Railway Share Market business has been inactive, and prices in most instances have exhi bited less firmness. Great Western and South Eastern have declined 4; Brighton, 1 ; North Western, Metropolitan, Midland, and North Eastern, York, 1; and Great Northern A Stock, 14. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and in 133 0 et instances a downward movement has taken Place. Alliance have receded to 57 8 ; Imperial Ottom an to 204 ; London and Brazilian to 634; Imperial Bank to 404; Hudson Bay Company to 19 : a ; and Mercantile Credit to 151. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—lmperial Bank of China, 31 4 prem. ; City Offices, 21 4 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 21 3 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 5 4 6 prem. ; Credit Foncier, 71 8 prem. ; Thames Iron Works, 44 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 41 5 prem. ; City of London Real Property, 14; Oriental and General Marine Insurance, 21 4 prem.; Inter national Land Credit, 24 prem.; Lemberg Railway, prem.; Telegraph Construction, 2 1 prem.; Babloniere Hotel, 24 4 prem.; North Australian, 9 1 prem.; and Port Augusta Company, 1 4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FENDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Aocount, May 5 9ll A 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent, B9l i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — , Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Axchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 5 10 Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £ 2 OO Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 .... Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 — Do Certificates Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds£l,000 Ditto under £l,OOO —dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 45 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B B/ 71 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto £lOO Bonds — C hilian , 6 per Cent — .... Ditto 41 pei Cent U olombian 6 per Cent t quad or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l4 h 4Yptian 7 per Cent lOl 101 1001 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account .•...,••.• 24 1 5 Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 9 per Cent.(Maremmann Railway) 754 kezican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... 47k 7 i 64 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 44 per Cent Ditto Account.... __ . Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Portuguese 8 per Cent.,: 1853 Ditto Account 49 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 4 - 4 9 i Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (18 63 ) £ 3O paid - Pal - Russian 6 per Cent. , 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 BBl Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 S ardinian 5 per Cent .......... 86i I Y..tto Account is kalish 3 per Cent .................. ' . o itto Account .................. ... .. ...... Ditto New Deferred ............. Ditto Account ...................... _ Ditto Passive D itto Account SPEtnish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 1 7 21 13 Ditto Account ~ ,8 1c-e cliall, 4 per Cent __ -t urltish 0 per Cent. 1854 —. Pitto Account —. Uitto 6 per Cent. 1858 iiitto account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7Ol 3 Ditto 6 per Cont. 1862 Ditto Account .. 711 2 11 , Ditto 1863 .. ir Ditto Guarantee% 4 per Cent. ..... ... enezuela 3 per °Oat. .Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto A ccount Ditto 11 per Cent , Dividends on the above payable in Load .0 .1111,4trian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. t i l gian. 4f per Cent., Ex. 25f... — u i l te4 2 i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gun — 1 ,-,1 4 0 per Cent. Certificates It ~,-tto Account .. — a' ' ia rt, sper Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. V P ih. at° Account 671 tledroontese 5 per Cent., Ex, 25f , • 'ernvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per CtXx, 4s, TWO O'CLOCK. V° 1 , 11 !ols lkione v -1- "tto Acc ount . 911 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, b ". I mportul 27,214 No Chan 41 ge in the market, Sales about 6,000 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Closing Business. done Share Railways. raict,' Price. `Vol., and Str. Va]. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 11 Cork and Bandon.., 1 Cornwall. 8 81 Si 9 83 f 5 118 119 61 7e Do. B A 1 " A * div tip c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin dc Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. WO 47 4711 Ditto A stock .. ei 7i Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan , Great Western .. Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashite & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western ,Lon. & So•Ah Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Nietropolltan Midland Do New . • 130 131 138 SO 131. 1.'3 91 93 651 66} 1101 110! 67 0 1021 1031 434 444 1114 112 09 100 544 55i 1171 118, 131 j 132, Do Birmlng. & Derby Jai& Gt. W. of Ireland 101 103 Do. i shares Mid !Wit Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchas( Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Statrordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo Shropshire Union South Deyon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton Sz Darlington 51 62 24i tsi Oa 100 i Do Do New, 186 G Val! Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford et Kilkenny' West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..tß : i West Do Midland Newport -Oxford' Do Hereford 56 67 886 89 128 131 1i 2i p, 78 70 1( 11} 121 123 41 43 93 100 63 64 33 E 5 901 91 - - 101 103 37. 1 38 1 91 10 t , 8 84 P 165 770 6 7 I 3 4 p 9i 96 BRITISH POSSE , hare No sk 1 W ,00 1 Stock Itook stock /!,',O 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook !took 204 20 100 100 stock stook Stook 20 stook 50 100 Railways Eis - Tntia & St Lawrence Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent Do. New Do. E. Shares Buffalo and Luce Huron Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant&Godrich 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187; , , Do. do. Juni 1, 16;4 1 Clcutta. &•S. Eas tn. (1,1 I: Cape Town Dock Scrip Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. h:ast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do, do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Cirand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist I'ref. Bonds Do. ac. deferred.... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P. ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gi t.lndiarenuLgua.sp.o Do. New gua..) p. c... Do. January, 1882 .. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. (It. W. of Canada Shares Paid. all all ;HONS. Closing Peon. 59 61 1021 Io3i i I P 6 6i 9 10 101 (C 3 92 101 105 )06 Mt 104 P 6 1 20 21 73 15 60 63 63 65 51 63 48 60 40 12 25 27 22 15 10! /05 all all all all all 100 193; 1041 1011 10k 9; 4 1 93 94 82 84 * 10! 193 95 08 92 94 Do. New ... Do. 8 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension De. 44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Morrg. Bds. Newßrunswick & Candu Class A and B . N. itl.C'daB pc Ist pt bds Soinde .......... Do. Delhi Do. do c ,9 Do. Funjaub Do. Do. ...... • • 014,5 stock stock 57 53 Business don. 105 41 10 3i 10 - } I 59 81 Do. Indus. St. Flo. all 100 (100 1 100 2 all 1 100 1100 S 6 82 14 104 105 10t 103 * iP 102 i 103 i 97 0 104 3i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .-- (-At n.ll3l;:ts p.o.Ja. .t.) u 1) 1877-84 ........ lOO 102 104 1031 Do. Ap. c. Feb. 8; Aug. 100 101 1( 3 Do. 6p. c.3lar. & Sept. 100 101 1(3 Do. 6p. a. Jan.&July. 10C 90 82 Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape cf.llope, 6 p 0,1873 100 06 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 t/1 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 1111 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 12 114 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 8 per cont 100 108 110 N.B.Gov. 6 pm. J a.&July 100 102 104 ' Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct 100 - - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p z., 18;;( 100 991 10G1 Do. Sp. c.,18t.t to 1.17( 100 99 100 994 .... Do. d0.,1888 tupwds 100 99 100 100 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gol. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 104 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO •10 112 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dadly 100 .. IDo. io 6 p.c. An.&00.. 100 1054 1091 108 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 6 f d ultiford Amalgamated — 34 35 ! `,)even G. Con.. cravist., 1 550 660 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 67 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. —•— — 'd East Caradon ...... East Carn Brea.... .. . 141 WlRussel(Tavistk ) 8.9.0 81 4 ( - .4am.4tSt.Aubyn(Gwen, 584 9 10 Great South 'folgus l7s 3 36 IG. Wheal Vor (Helston 40 35 35 Grenville . Remd's-Foot 8.12 65 37 LI ingston Downs 4. ; 8.0 35 4 Lady Bertha Slargaret (tiny Lelant 94 18 20 - liarke Valley.. I 4 Alyndy Iron Oro (Lim.) 2i 11 1 d New Seton lOl 85 95 • North Downs 2l 14 2 N.IV h . ) Bassetallo_fan 3.1.0 2 24 • North Wheal Crotty Par Consols 05t. Blaze; -- - Providence(Uny Lelnt ) 10.6.7 41 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer ii 450 170 'S. Cam Brea (Iflog,an) — - - 1z , ,. Whea I Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 40 50 :Stray Park - I Earnar Silv.& Lead Min — —-- - Pin Crolt o 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10 11 W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Seton Whe2,l Basset (Illogan) 54 85 00 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) l 2.0.6 - - Wheal Ludt.° tt Wheal Mary Ann (i en ) 8 134 144 Wheal Deton 584 200 210 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 20 24 I Wheal Union 3.17 24 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1031 London. Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 974 7 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 101 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.) 99* PREFEItENCE SHARES AND iSTOCKS Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Buckinghamshire, 95 London, Tilbury, and;Southend, 102 Nottingham and Grantham H. & Q, 94 FOREIGN ttAILWA.YS. Bahia and San Francisco (lien.) gua. 7 per cent., 164117 Northern of Franca, 38f Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 371 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22} K FOREIGN NINES. Alamillos, limited, 1 Cape Copper, lira.. 131 St. John del Rey (lim.), 465 United Mexican (lim„` 7 Yudauamutana at S. Australia, Um., 31 1 BANKS. Agra and United Service (Um.), 148 503 Alliance Jim.). 57 8 Ditto, new, 48.1 Anglo Austrian,, 7 1 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Australasia, 75 Bank of Queensland (lim), 22 11 Bank of Wales, lim., 181 British and Californian, lim., 71 British North American. 49 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, 423 1 Ditto, ncw, 30 City, 126 5 Consolidated Bank, 1im.4111 Continental, lim., 18 East:London, lim., 9 81 English and Irish, lim., 191 181 European Bank, lira., 15 131 Imperial Bank (litn.), 414 0 1 Imperial Ottoman, 201 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Jim., 4 1 London Bank of Scotland, lira. 2! 1 London and Brazilian (lira.), di 3} London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new,::6 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 28 71 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 271 London and Colonial him.), 17 161 London and County, 65 4 London, Hamburg Cont. Exch 24 London Joint Sto ck, 461 London and Northern, lim., 24 31 Loudon and South African, 274 Loudon and South -Western, 23 London and Westminster, 920 3 Merchant Bank, 17 Mercantile and Exchange. 18i 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 1im.,7.31 Mexican, lim., 70 Ditto, new, 11/ Standard of British South Africa 301 Union of Ireland, lira., 21 Port Philip, I Midland Bank (Rm.), 151 New Zealand Bank, la Oriental Baru Corporation. 67 61 enide, Punj a b , an d Delhi, lim., 121 South FListern, Bin., 3; 3 1 Union of Australia, 574 UlllOll of London, 02 3 %3.14. ( 9.16.4 1 L 2.10 I took 47 } 130 f 137 6 i 651 5 i 102 44 1101 I 1 991 541 116 i 151 16k 130} I i 281 P 102 56! 90 89f all 100 100 100 16.1&4 3t, soft} THE StIN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN nu H. P. LYON. This bankrupt was described as of Gloster-street, Pim lico, and applied for his release from custody, which was opposed. It appeared that he had been insolvent in 1861, and obtained his discharge, but had soon afterwards given bills in favour of a party who obtained goods from the de taining creditors. The bankrupt alleged that the bills were purely accommodation bills, but it was urged, on the con trary, that the bankrupt had, in some way, been benefited, and it was therefore desirable that the transaction should be investigated before the bankrupt was released. His Honour said it was one of those cases in which as • signees should be appointed, and have time to inquire into the matter. The release was therefore refused, IN RE PEAR lON,-IN RE PIZEY. On a former occasion it was sta'ed that his Honour would deliver his judgment in these cases on the 21st inst., but it has since been arranged that, for the convenience of all parties, the j udgment shall be given on Saturday, the 233. (Before Mr. Register Roche.) A meeting for choice of assignees was held in the matter of Mr. Edwards, a solicitor, of St. Swithin's-lane. Mr. Chedley appeared for the petitioning creditors. Messrs. Thornton and Mr. Cooke, of George-street, Man sion-house, were chosen assignees. The debts are stated at £2,000, assets not ascertained, but expected to be large. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A CONSTABLE AT THE STA TION.—Robert Allen, a low looking fellow who nightly hangs about the Haymarket, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and he was further charged with assaulting James Paice, 315 A, at the Vine-street Police Station. Paice said—About one o'cloek this morning I saw a large crowd of persons outside the Royal Standard public house in Piccadilly. On going to see the cause I found the prisoner drunk and running about like a madman. I stopped him, and told him he had better go away, and as he refused I took him to the Vine-street station, At the station he struck me a violent blow in the face, and making use of the vilest language, said he would be hanged for me. This morning, while leaving him in the reserve room, he aimed a desperate blow at my face with a piece of iron taken from the cell, and which he had secreted up his sleeve. Sergeant Cole, C division—About half-past 9 this morn ing I was at the Vine-street station, and saw the prisoner pass from the cell into the reserve room. Noticing some• thing up his sleeve I kept my eye upon him. Directly afterwards I saw the prisoner aim a blow at Paice's face with a piece of iron. I immediately seized the prisoner, and threw him on his back, and took the piece of iron from him, the prisoner exclaiming "Now, I'll kill the —." Mr. Knox—How near was the piece of iron to the con stable's face. _ _ vY Cole—lt was not more than three inches from it, and had the blow taken effect the constalle wculd have been dan gerously injured—the blow being aimed at his eye. Mr. Knox—Wheze was the piece of iron taken from ?, Cole--It is part of the iron work of the warm air appa ratus of the cell. I saw it safe a few minutes before, and afterwards missed it. _ _ Prisoner—l was not drunk, and it was done because I would not take some beer to the constable one day. He said he would serve me out for it. He also swore at me. Mr. Knox—l do not believe a word of what you say, and you may think yourself fortunate you are not here on a more serious charge. You might have killed the constable, and had you done so you would have gone to the Old Bailey for murder. It was a lucky thing for you that Sergeant Cole saw you at the time. Inspector Bowles gave Paice an excellent character. Mr. Knox—l have always observed that his conduct has been particularly good, and I don't believe he threatened or swore at the prisoner at all. I shall fine the prisoner 405,, or a month for hie drunk and disorderly conduct; commit him for a month for the assault on the officer last night; and for another month for the assault with the piece of iron—three months in all. THAMES. SERIOUS ROBBERY IN THE VICTORIA. Dom—John Evans, who has for several years filled the responsible situation of foreman clerk in the Victoria Dock, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 20 bags of guano, value £2O, the property of the dock company. Mr. John Thomas N ewman, examiner to the Victoria Dock Company, wished to give some explanation to the magistrate relating to the prisoner's duties, and to put in some documents, but Mr. Partridge decided that he could not hear the evidence tendered. William Lussignea, a dock labourer, said that on Mon day, the 4th inst., he was ordered by the prisoner to deliver 20 bags of guano and some rags to a carman, They were put into a van, which drove away. He made no entry of the delivery, and saw the prisoner make none. Gaorge William ➢larna, a carman, of No. 62, Broad street, Rateliff, said he recollected the last witness putting goods into his van. A wheel broke in the West India-road soon after leaving the dock, and he went home for another. While he was absent the guano was removed from his van and taken a way. Thomas Wickenden, a polioe sergeant, No. 53 B , said he took the prisoner into custody yesterday, and told him the charge. The prisoner said " Very well-1 have been looking for you." Lussignea was recalled, and said that three da3 s after the delivery of the guano the prisoner gave him 10s., and told him not to say anything about the delivery of the guano into Marna' yen. He said to the prisoner, "I suppose you are in trouble, then I don't understand what the money is for." The prisoner said, " Never mind. Be quiet." Mr. Partridge said the evidence against the prisoner was slight. He remanded him until Friday next. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, asked the magistrate to take bail for the prisoner. Mr. Partridge consented to accept of two sureties in £25 each, and the prisoner in £5O, notice of bail to be given to the police sergeant. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING A KIND SISTER.—Lucy Weedon, a young woman, between 16 and 17 years of age, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of her sister. Mrs. Emma Thorne, the wife of a journeyman painter, living at 12, Queen's-road, Brompton, said that on the morning of the Ist of March, the property she now missed was safe in her drawers. On the afternoon of that day the prisoner came to her house, and stating that she had walked from Greenwich, asked her to give her a night's lodging, which she iwmediately consented to do. She stated that her wearing apparel was in a very dirty state, and inquired if prosecutor would afford her an opportu nity of washing it, to which she replied that she was going to work at seven in the morning, and prisoner could put on some clothes of her's while she washed her own. Prisoner had some supper and went to bed, and was left by prosecutor in the morning in the room, but when she returned in the evening she found the prisoner gone, and also the articles missing. A. little girl proved that she saw the prisoner leave the house with a large bundle, which she endeavemed to con ceal. Prisoner said she did not know anything of the property. Mr. Selfe—What is the prisoner's position in life ? Prosecutrix--She has been in service, but left it, and when she came to me on the let of March, said she was trying to get into a reformatory. Mr. Selfs—Has she been leading a bad life ? Prosecutrix—l fear she has. Mr. Selfe—Has she parents alive ? Prosecutrix—She has net. Her mother died many years ago. Her father shortly afterwards. I have had charge of her since she was 10 years old. I have got her several situations, but I am sorry to say she won't work, and has .taken to evil courses. I wish something could be done for her, I am sure. Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner for a week. Marlborough Police Reports, MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market to, day was seasonably well supplied with most kinds of produce. Fruit sold steadily at fully last weeks currency, and In vegetables sales progressed steadily at full prices. The quotations were as follows : FEM. P. d. s. d Pine apples 8 0 to 10 1 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 Grapes,per lb 6 0 to 10 Foreign do 1 6 to 3 0 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0, Apples, per hf-sv. 2 0 to 4 0, Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 , Gooseberries Bye° 0 to 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s d Mulberries,prpt 0 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 Cobnutp, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.. Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 YEGETA.IILES. Greens, dz bunch 6 0 to 7 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 0 to 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 6! Horseradish, p do 1 0 to 2 0 , td ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 10 to 1 (5; Celery, per ditto 1 0 to 1 9 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 6 Beet, per doz. 0 0 to 0 0 Brocoli sprouts Potatoes, per tou 45 0 to 90 0 ; Small salad, p. pn, 0 0 to 0 0 New ditto, pr pt I 0 to 0 , I Mushrooms, p pt. 0 8 to 1 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0 Artichokes, each 0 0 to 0 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6 to 5 6) Cos lett, score .. 0 0 to 0 0 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0) Mint and savory..o 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 0 to 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. ba 1 6 to 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3 to 0 6 Spinach. 1 0 0 to 0 0 1 Asparagus, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 9 to 2 6 ,seakale, per bun. 1 0 to 1 6 Visit of General Garibaldi to Barclay and Perkins's Brewery. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Permit me by requestof my clients, Messrs. Brown Brothers, of Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square, patent range manufacturers, to correct a statement calculated to injure their reputation, which appeared in the evening papers, in reference to the committal of a scoundrel at the Marlborough-street Police-court, giving the name of "Charles Brown," and professing to be "manager of their stove warehouse." lam instructed to state that no person bearing that name has ever been in their employ, or has ever acted in any such capacity in their establishment. I find upon inquiry the real name of the prisoner is John D. Griffiths, lately a clerk in their office. Trusting you will give this publicity in your next paper, I am, Sir, yours obediently, CJIARLES S. WAKE. 27, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C. THERE ARE NOT TWO SALAS, gravely protests the Athenawn. There is but one Mr. George Augustus Sala, and he is not endowed with power of übiquity, although his literary action during the last four months would almost justify a contrary opinion. While the Special Commissioner has been startling the readers of a daily paper with his letters from " America in the Midst of War," his facile pen has to all appearance been busily working on this side of the Atlantic. So well have London publishers and editors of London magazines kept his name before the world, from the day when he set sail from Liverpool, that people, living beyond the noise of printing-offices and the gossip of literary dinners, may be pardoned for doubting the identity of the author of " Quite Alone" with the clever corresponeent who has shocked them with a bold assurance that the virtue of the Transatlantic Republic may not be sought in the lives of her married ladies, and has made thorn laugh over poor Mrs. Lincoln's concern for the health of her visitor, HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 108 per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meaiow hay, £3 Os to a 108 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 Od; and straw, a 4s to £1 10s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover. £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £l2a to £1 108 per load, Trade inactive. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8a Od; geese, 6s Od to 8s 6d each ; goslings, 5s to 8s Od; ducks, is 6d to 5s Od; ducklings, 4s Od to 5s Od ; rabbits, is 6d to Os Od each ; wild do., is to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 9d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, 10s Od to 16s Od ; chickens, 8s Od to 9s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s Gd to Os Od ; ptarmigan, is 6d to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to 3s Gd; snipes, Od to is Od; teal, is Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s 6d to Os Od ; widgeons, is Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; g uinea fowls, 5s Od to 6s Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os 10d to is Id ; English, is ld to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, is Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s Od to 6s 6d per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os 03 to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Gd to 2s Jd ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb ; turbots, 5s Od to 18s ; cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to is 6a ; lobsters, is to 4s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 6d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, Ms to 24s ; natives, 64s to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to ss; haddocks, Ss to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 50s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 78 to 88 per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d, mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 10d; veal, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 35 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 Gd to 4s Gd ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d ; veal, 48 2d to 4,a 8d; and pork, 35 8d :0 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7(1, of household do., 6d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 611 b, 2fd to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d; 801 b to 831 b, 4d to 4id ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b w 1041 b, 41d to 5d ; 1041 b to 1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, Os Gd to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Gd to 4s Od ; full, 7s 03 to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, lls Od to 14s Od ; Downs, 8s Od to lls Od; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 3d; sliemlings, is 8d to is 9d. COAL MARKET. Prim; of Coal per Ton at the close of the market. s. d. Edon Main l9 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ..16 6 Holywell 17 6 Davison's West Hart- Walls End. s. a. ley Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 6 Hastings Hartley ....16 6 West Hartley 16 6 Walls End. Framwellgate ...18 6 Eden 18 3, Ships at marke Tunstall — ---- ..19 0 Hetton 2O 6 Caradoc 2O 0 Eleugh Hall 19 6 Cassop 19 6 Hartlepool 20 0 KeiperGrange 19 0 East Hartlepool 20 0 South Hartlepool 19 0 K elloe .... .19 0 Riddell lB 3 South Kelloe .. l9 6 ;t 1 81; sold, 73. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 16.—Wind this day at noon—North; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with rain. CARDIFF, April 15.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mary Ann, for Halifax. KINGROAD, April 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lady Londesborongh, from Mauritius—Seline, from Havannah —Moselle, from Africa—Maria, from Demerara. PLYMOUTH, April 15.—Arrived—Earl Russell, from London for Moreton Bay. ET MA.GNETIO TELIGRAPIL -- --- GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, April 16—City of Dublin, from Calcutta—Sir R. Seppinga, from Madras—Cape City, from Algoa Bay— Westbury, from Liunceston. Sailed, April 15—Cossipore, for Canterbury—Pilgrim, for Dram —Jenny Jenkins, for Berbice—Robinson, for Halifax —Apollo, for Christiansand—Oriental, for Trinidad --Familiar, for Lanvig. Sailed, April 16—Stadt Dordt, steamer, for Dordt. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Niza (in tow), from Colombo, for London—Ehn Jorns, from London, for Vancouver's Island. RAILWAY INTEI LIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipt& Railways!. 1864. 1883. Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 Beliast and County Down 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter 1214 1214 Caledonian 245 245 Cockermouth & Workington kii 84 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6 Cork and Youghal • 321 Cornwall ... 1 22 Deeside 1551 53 Dublin & Belfast Junction 6 117 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd git isk Edinburgh and Qlasgow 173 169 Furness, Ste 5O 6, Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 663 851 Great North of Scotland 5B as 14t. Northn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7 l, .., i „ 51t. Southu. & Weetn.( lrind.) 574 8 29 Great Western Inverness & Aberdeen Juno. 1056 k 85 4 85s Inverness & Perth Junction 11 9} Irish North-Western 145 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 4'4 3951 Limerick and Ennis... 24t 241 Limerick and lopes Llanelly .. ._ 461 461 Londen & N or th-Western •. • 12291 1179 London and Blackwell 6 5 London & South-Western .• • 450 4 4 1 1 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast • • 261 250 London, Chatham, .3; Dover. • 72 72 , Do. Metropolitan Extension 10 6 1 Man.,Shefileld. & Lincolnsh • . 239} 23 9 ) Haub. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9} 10,1 M a ryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western ) 641 633 Midland Gt.Westn. of Lind.. • 2591 24 Monkland . . Blonmouthsh. ..... & Canal 44 ti , Northand Dundeeßriti s h ~ . E . . d 1 . . n .. . , .......... h 414 N-Eastern and Stock. .... Dart 1995 North London .. . North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton... Rhymney St. Helen's Canal& Railway 62 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern Somerset and Dorset O5 South Devon ........... ...• 7sk South-Eastern BOO Taff Vale Ulster Vale of Clwyd. . Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall W.Hartlepool Ilarbr.&RaiL 52 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt 7 Whitchaven Junction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian 828 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 26 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern Bengal Eastern of France ..., 1135 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lOOO Great Indian Peninsula 54 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southeen of India Great Western of Canada 315 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 650 Northern of Canada ... Northern of France...... Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 3 814 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 77; Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian . ..... . 1527 Southern of France •••. 770 Victorian lO6 Welland ........ 25 West Flanders 75 W. and N.W. of France 410 i 10791 9 264 EA 30i 76i 308 105 i 10 251 31 11,823 11.280 65,814 49,716 8,180 3,397 8,865 7.958 1,044 1,0 4 ing 946 2,118 2,23 8,388 4,984 4,812 4,791 653 428 1.8118 8,511 20,034 20,022 5,878 5,541 2,469 2.721 199 180 2,636 2,009 290 420 1,481 1,287 788 .. '714 4,260 " 4,661 '787 568 I,lio 8.4 90 759 1,335 1,254 28,655 30,517 538 - 299 291 3,250 2,388 2,810 1,753 8,2 3 3,052 3,978 3,721 2,057 1,602 63,949 61,1570 26,176 16,717 21,736 17,209 14,90 k 9,382 4,363 4,825 437 436 15,653 11,691 5, z7B 8,102 17,553 17,45 1,851 1,289 54,659 52,345 93 t 1,0)7 48t 17iS 14,14 378 263 128,763 127,174 '72,620 61,001 1,491 1,091 1.411 541 1,434 1,471 47,359 49,927 23,736 23,169 9,950 7,747 1468 68u 196 1.12 g 1,135 45,810 40,314 COST OF NELSON'S FOUR LIONS BY LANDSEER.— In the Civil Service Estimates the cost of Sir Edwin Land seer's four bronz3 lions, the model of one of which is in the studio of Baron Marochetti, preparatory to its being cast in bowie, id put down at £17,000.--The Reader, TRIS DAY. At an early hour this morning the General, accompanied by his sons and the members of his suit, left Stafford House to visit the extensive brewery of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, Bankside. Although the hour was somewhat early, there were crowds assembled in various parts, who lustily cheered the General as he passed along. On arriving at Messrs. Barclay and Perkins' premises General Garibaldi was received by the leading mem bers of the firm, and conducted through the exten sive establishment, which appeared to excite his ut most astonishment. Of course the General tasted the quality of the world-renowned beverage manu factured on the premises, and returned thanks for the great pleasure the visit afforded him. The workmen, with their wives and families, were all assembled to witness the arrival and departure of the General, and on this occasion the men appeared gallantly to give way to the fair sex in struggling for the honour of shaking hands with the General. On the General leaving the premises, the utmost enthu siasm was manifested inside and outside the establishment, and as the carriage drove away, the cheering was general and hearty—the very reverse of the reception that General Haynau, the Austrian woman-flogger, met with when he visited the establishment some years ago. Very shortly after the return of the General to Stafford house, he again left, with his attendants, for the Crystal Palace, to receive the Italian's address. The crowd in front of the residence of the Duke of Sutherland had by this time become very numerous, and the usual demonstrations greeted the General when his carriage proceeded on its way to the railway station. SYDENHAM, Saturday, 11 o'clock, The concert and presentation at the Crystal Palace wil. be a great success. .The attendance is already enormous, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. FRIDAY. The concluding day's sport at the Craven was an im provement upon the general character of the racing on the wind-up of the first meeting at Newmarket. The same magnificent weather continued, and the first of the seven items being run on the July Course beyond the dip, neces sitated an early departure, especially as the Queen's Plate was appointed for 11.35. Usually this race has been a fatal one for backers, who frequently found an animal upon whom extravagant odds were laid, as for instance Carbi neer. Last Spring was an exception to the rule, Asteroid landing the long odds of 8 to 1 laid on him, whilst Win grave's success on the present occasion will give " the talent" more confidence for this long race which has now been won by Wells twice in succession. The baker's dozen for the Handicap Plato produced a hot favourite in the Newmarket horse Antoinette, who won after a capital struggle with Chip of the Old Block. The Pork Stakes brought out a quartette who, though not animals with first-class diplomas, have at various times distin guished themselves. The winner, a colt by King Tom, out of Giraffe, having late in last season defeated Carnival. In the succeeding two reces the " dark blue and yellow cap ' of Baron Rothschild were carried in the van; and after War Dance had walked over for the 25 sovs. Sweepstakes, another of " the Baron's" animals were made favourite for the last event, and was only beaten a head from Hurrah. Full details of the running are appended. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for three-yr•olds and upwards, R.C., 3 miles 4 fur. 139 yards. Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 3 yrs, 10st 41b .. (Wells) 1 Mr Savile's Harlequin, 6 yrs, lOst 41 b (Catchpole) 2 The following also ran :—Barehettina, The Reserve, Tourist, and 'Whitebait. Betting-5 to 4 agst Wingravo, 9to 4 agst Harlequin, 7 to 1 bar two. Tourist made play, followed by Wingrave and Harlequin to the Plantation turn where Wingrave took up the run ning, came away two distances from home and won by three lengths ; Tourist beaten a quarter of a mile from home was palled up and walked in, mid the rest came in with the crowd. A Handicap Plate of 50 soya, for 3-yr-oIN and upwards. New T.Y.C., 5 fur. 136 yards. Mr J. Joice's Antoinette, 3 yrs, 6st 21b.. (J. Grilpshaw) 1 General Shirley'a Chip of the Old Block, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Murtet; 2 Mr T. Hughes's Bosh, 5 yrs, ist 31b (T. French) 3 The following also ran :—Peignor, Lady Abbess, Shak spere, Disappointment, Prescription, Atlas, Regina, Prac titioner, Poetess, and Rigolboche. Betting-4 to 4 agst Antoinette, 7to 1 agst Practitioner, 10 to 1 each agst Rigolboche and Disappointment, 11 to 1 each agst Lady Abbess and Bosh, 100 to 6 agst Chip of the Old Block, 20 to 1 each agst Atlas and Pres cription. Prescription made play, followed by Practitioner, Lady Abbess, and Chip of the Old Block on the far side, the others stretching in a line across the course well up, Rigol boche looking most formidable. Upon entering the cords Antoinette and Chip of the Old Block quitted their horses and ran an exciting race home; Antoinette, who seemed to have the best of the struggle throughout, winning by a neck; Bosh was a bad third; Prescription fourth, close up; Rigolboche fifth, Poetess and Lady Abbess head ing the next lot, whilst Regina and Peignoir were the two last. The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft ; for 4-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. T.M.AI, 1 mile 7 fur. 158 yards. 11 subs. Baron Rothschild's Giraffe colt, Bst 101 b (Wells) 1 Count F. do Lagrange's Jarnicoton, Bst 10Ib.. (Edwards) 2 Nr Greville's Anfield, Bst 10lb (H. Gtrimshaw) 2 Mr 11. ..t4. Wigram's Melrose, Bst 101 b.... (G. Fordham) 4 Betting-2 to lon the Giraffe colt, 3to 1 agst Anfield. They ran abreast for about a mile, when Melrose swerved across the course from distress, and dropped a long way in the rear. Upon entering the cords the Giraffe colt came away and won in a canter by two lengths ; Anfield was beaten half a length from Jernicoton, and Melrose beaten off. Alta the race 1,000 to 10 was laid agst Anfield for the Chester Cup. The Bennington Stakes of s') Bove each, h ft, for 3 •yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 2lb ; certain allowances. D.M. 7 fur 210 yards. 12 rubs. Baron Itath,child's Tomato, 7st 131 b (J. Daley) 1 Mr Savile's Privateer, Bst 21b (Fordhaw) 2 Mr Merry's Crisis, 7st 111 b (Hayward) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Tomato, 6to 4 agst Crisis. The trio ran in close company till within a quarter of a mile of the judge, when Crisis dropped away beaten, and an interesting race ensued between the other two,Tomato finally winning by a neck. Crisis was beaten four or five lengths from Privateer. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft, for 2 and 3- yr-olds. Bretby Stakes Course. 6 fur. 7 subs. Bann Rothschild's Amber, 2 yrs, Est 10Ib .. (J Loates) 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Zouave Junior, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (Hunter) 2 Mr Preston's Flaneur, 3 yrs, Bst (Perry) 3 Mr W. G. Craven's Practitioner, 3 yrs, Bdt 4lb (French) 4 Mr Perry's Cripplegate, 2 yrs, Est 21b (S. Mordaa) 5 Betting-9 to 4 agst Amber, 100 to 30 each agst Zouave Junior and Cripplegate, 5 to 1 agst Practitioner, 8 to 1 agst Flaneur. Amber and Cripplegate made play in company for a quar ter of a wile, when Cripplegate dropped back, and Amber took a clear lead, which she maintained and won by three lengths. A bad third, and the others came straggling in. A Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, fur 3 yr- olds ; colts Bst 121 b, fillies Bst 81b; maiden allowances and winners extra. R.M. 1 mile 17 yards, Mr Bowes's War Dance, Victoria, Bst 61b (Challoner) w.o. A Plate of 450 for 2-yr and 3-yr-olds ; the winner to be sold for 500 soya; it' for 100 cove, allowed 9lbs; if not for sale, to carry albs extra. T.Y.C. 6 fur. 140 yards. Mr Alexander's Hurrah, 2 yrs (£100), tist 121 b (J. Gritushaw) 1 Baron Rothschild's Mister to Breeze, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (including 61b extra) (Loatee) 2 Lord 'Westmoreland's Wicket, 2 yrs (£100), 6st ll7lb (Carro) 3 The following also ran :—Tom Ashworth, General Long street, Whisky, Le Mexicain, and Corsica. B e tting-9 to 4 agst Sister to Breeze, 9to 2 agst Hurrah, 6 to 1 each agst Wicket and Tom Ashworth. Sister to Breeze, Wicket, and Hurrah lay in front throughout, Hurrah winning in the last stride by a head. Wicket was beaten three-quarters of a length from Sister to Breeze. Tem Ashworth was foth, Le Mexicain fifth, Whi s ky sixth, General Longstreet ur seventh, and Corsica last. BETTING AT bIANCIIESTER—FRIDAY. There was but a small attendance at the Rooms to-day, and no business worth special remark took place, except the continued advance of the Hersey filly for Chester Cup, 100 to 7 being taken freely about her. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 on the field offered Sto 1 agst Sir Roger (offered) 10 to 1 agst Historian (offered) 100 to 9 aget General Peel (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 15 to 1 apt Master Richard (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agat Change (wanted) 11 to 1 agat Little Stag (offered) 100 tc 7 agst Hersey filly (taken freely) 100 to 6 agat Lord Zotland (wanted) 100 to 6 agst Muezzin (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tho Clown (offered) 20 to 1 agst Accident (wanted) 25 to 1 aget Oldrninster (taken) 40 to 1 aget My Mary (wanted) THE DERBY. 6to 1 agat Scottish Chief (offered) 20 to 1 apt First Flight (taken) 40 to 1 Opt Copenhagen (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCF,--This Day. CITY BETTING. --Tail DAY, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (taken) 7to I agst Sir Roger (taken) Bto 1 agat General Peel (taken) 10 to 1 agat First Flight (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 12 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) 15 to 1 agat Copenhagen (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Hollyfox (offered) 20 to 1 agst Laomedon (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agat Change (taken) 12 to 1 agat Little Stag (taken) 100 to 6 agat The Clown (taken) 20 to 1 agat Lord Zetland (taken) 20 to 1 apt Hersey filly (taken) DERBY. 6to 1 agat Scottish Chief (taken) 14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken) 16 to 1 agat Cambuscan (taken) 20 to 1 apt First Flight (taken) YORK SPRING MEETING. TTESDAY, MAY 10. The Flying Dutchman's Handicap. One mile and a quarter. Age et lb Limosina . 5 8 12 Flirtation My Mary Borealis . 4 8 2 Brighton Berkeley The Monk a 8 1 Donnybrook 4 8 0 Prince Plausible Anfield Tourist Onesander 4 7 12 Dunkeld 4 7 12 Fantaron Fantail E,rly Purl .. , 4 7 10 Manfred 4 7 6 Forfeits to be declared on L published Ap, Age st lb Newmarket 4 7 6 Alice • 4 7 4 Dualla Bonny Bell Stockman Count Cavour 4 6 9 Merry Maid 5 6 9 Guardsman Little Stag Bradamante 3 6 5 Loafer Gondola 3 6 2 Mahometan Goldylocks Vacuna colt Sea 80y.... . 3 5 12 Lytham 3 5 12 ie 19th of April. Weights .11 13, 10 a.m. RACING FIXTU. API RES FOR 1864. RIL. Lewes Spring l9 Cardiff Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Blayclon Radcliffe l6 Ju Wye Maidstone Asoot Hampton lb Newton Odiham Bibury Redditch l6 Bath Manchester (Summer 18 Harpenden Epsom .. 24 Beverley Stockbridge Chelmsford.. 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne ccastle-on-Tyne Worcest‘r (Summer) Ipswich Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge .. l2 Liverpool July Stamford l4 Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn 2l Goodwood Auo Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes 6 Huntingdon. . 9 Wolverhampton Reading Egham Oxford .. 18 SEPT% Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Bridgwater Doncaster Oor Bedford 4 Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oot lO , Worcester Autumn .... 1 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 1 IRI Ar Kildare Hunt Curregh County Louth 2O, 21 Dover York August Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield Stockton Devon and Exeter Derby Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 Lincoln Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 IMBER. Leamington &War. Hunt 22 SH. .IL. Fethard. . Athlone 26, 27 MAY. Springhill 2 i Cork Galway Hunt 3, 4 Tullamore Nenagh,.. . JUNE. Curragh SEFTEMIZER. Curragh OCTOBER. Curragh lB, 19, 20 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 The Price of Gold. The quotation 01 gold at Paris is about per mine pm., atd the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold Is about the same price in London and Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423} per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 f per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1771 to 178 f per cent., and the premium on gold is about 3} percent. At these rates there is no profit on the importationof gold from the United States. The Law Courts at Westminster-hall this morn ing were all occupied with cases, none of which presented the slightest public interest. In the Queen's Bench the case occupying the Court was the legality of some highway rate. In the Exchequer the divergence of a watercourse was under discussion; and in the Court of Common Pleas Mr. O'Malley was engaged in an arrange ment relative to the injury done to certain game preserves by the dog of one of the parties concerned in the suit. THE DISINTERESTED PATRIOT.—A meeting will be held on Tuesday at Stafford House, to consider the ad visability of raising a sum of £50,000, to purchase an estate for Garibaldi. The Duke of Sutherland will probably take the chair. APOTHECARIES' HALL.— Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, the 14th April .—Wm. G. Vawdrey Lush, Wilton, near Salisbury; George Lamb, Hull; James T. M'Mahon, Rochester-terrace, Camden-town; Andrew Rowan, Sta tion-terrace, ; Thomas Claye Shaw, Stockport. The following gentleman also on the same day passed his first examination—Thoros Franklyn Lloyd, Guy's Hospital. TOTAL Loss OF Tli,y; BRITISH SHIP SEA CREST.— Intelligence has just bi.'en received in Liverpool of the total loss of another find ship whilst on her maiden voyage. The name of this vessel the Sea Crest, and was bound from the Mersey to l'hiladelpiija. Everything pro ceeded well until the ship entered the D b .laware, where she took a pilot on board, but in consequence of adverse winds she came to anchor. Whilst at anchor the wine: increased toga heavy gale, accompanied with a thick blinding snow, and on the evening of the 23d ult. the chains parted, the vessel drove ashore, and together with the cargo became total loss. The Sea Crest was owned in Liverpool by Messrs. Andrew A. Bryne, and was fully insured. The crew escaped to shore. WINCHESTER COLLEGE.—The annual examina tion of candidates for scholarships wid exhibitions at this college will commence on Tuesday, July 12, at nine o'clock a.m. Applications for the form of declaration must be made to J. D. Walford, M.A., College-street, Winches ter, and to him the required certificates must be sent on or before the Ist of June. The subjects of examination are elementary religious knowledge, English dictation, arith metic, Latin composition in verse and prose, construicg and parsing in Greek and Latin. The scholarships are open to the competition of all boys who have reached the 10th and not completed their 14th year. The average expenses of a scholar, including all extras, tradesmen's bills, &c. are between £2O and £3O per annum. The exhibitions of the annual value of £5O, hal,' by commoners, aro open to all boys who are under the ago of 15 years, and are tenable during their stay at the school. The probable number of scholarships to be competed for is about 10 or 12, that of the exhibitors 4 ; and as the number of candidates is usually overwhelmingly large, it is recommended that none should offer themselves who have not attained some profi ciency in the elementary subjects of classical education. GARIBALDI AND MAZZlNL—Yesterday a singular device was resorted to in order to conceal the visit to Mazzini on the previous day. The General has been fitted like a royal personage with a "court newsman," whose duty it appears to be to square his acts to some ima ginary standard of propriety. In this record, supplied to the press in common, it was stated that the General, after paying visits in Brompton-crescent and elsewhere, visited 4, Mr. James France" in Onslow-terrace. The visit thus described was that paid to Signor Mazzini, whose proper name does not once occur in the report. This absurd attempt at concealing a puLlio fact is simply amusing as one of the many illustrations of the attempts so sedulously made to confine Garibaldi's appearances within the forms of gig keeping respectability.—baily News. NUMBER OF ELECTORS.—It appears from a par liamentary paper issued yesterday that the total number of electors for cities and boroughs in England and Wales in 1 1462-63 `'AB 40,969, and 487,684 in 1568-64, UST, :MBEII. IDES. Frightful Explosion, About half-past son Thursday morning the people ef Truro were startled from their slumbers by the shock of an explosion. The cause of the alarm was not long in being cleared up. About 8 o'clock a melancholy cavalcade arrived in Truro, with the charred and contused body of a girl named Emma Reynolds, about 20 years of age, who was taken to the Royal Cornwall Infirmary, where it was statod she had been picked up at the new powder works, Bishop's wood, in the parish of St. Allen, about three miles north east of Truro. Mr. Michell, surgeon, at once attended the girl, and found that she was dreadfully burnt all over the body, and had received a compound fracture of the thigh, besides several severe contusions on different parts of the body. She expired at 1 o'clock. It being stated that another girl named Elizabeth Grose had been picked up dead, crowds of people hurried off to Bishop's-wood to ascertain the nature and extent of the accident. The works have been recently erected by a company for the manufacture of blast ing powder, and have only been in operation two months. They are situated in the centre of Bishop's-wood, in a val ley through which runs the river Allen, which supplies motive power for the machinery. The situation seems par ticularly marked out for works of this dangerous descrip tion, for the valley is completely shut in by hills, and is distant a mile from any dwelling house. There are 11 sheds scattered over the valley, each one completely isolated being in no instance nearer than 50 yards to one another.' This plan was adopted in order to insure greater safety in case of an explosion occurring. In fact, the greatest atten tion has been paid in the construction of the buildings to the prevention of accidents, and all the improvements which science and experience could suggest were introduced. Th e business has gradually increased since the commencement of operations, and thereare now about a dozen hands employed, but only in the day time, the process of manufacture being entirely discontinued at night, so as more effectually t o avoid accidents. A man and boy are employed to watch the premises during the night, and by the rules of the company no other person is allowed to be on the premises. Lately the workpeople had been very busy, and several young women were employed to make cartridges, such as are used in mines for wet blasting. Among these were Elizabeth Grose, aged 24, and Ellen Reynolds, already mentioned. Oa Wednesday evening they were employed at the extreme end of the works, in a building used for the purpose of the manu facture of moulds for the cartridges. Cartridge paper is stowed in this shed, but no powder, and it is separated from the other sheds by a high embankment. The only houses where powder is kept is the granulating house, which is nearly in the centre of the works, and the drying house. The powder is granulated in a wet state, and after receiving a partial drying by means of steam pipes introduced from the boiler shed, about 40 or 50 yards off, it is removed to the drying house, where alone may large quantity of powder is stored, there being, according to the statement of [kir Tonkin only from 1 to 2 cwt. of powder in the granulating house on Wednesday evening. The orders to the women were to leave work at twilight, but from some cause or other the two un fortunate girls, Grose and Reynolds, disobeyed the rule on Wednesday night, and remained on the works. When seen by the watchman, he entreated them to go home, but they said they were afraid to go through the wood. Both girls lived at the vilage of Idless, about a mile from the works. It appears that some time during the night they left the house in which they had been employed, and got into the granulating house, where they had no business whatever, and for which they would have received a severe repri mand from the manager, if they had not been dismissed from their employment. The watchman, named Barmy, was in the charcoal house, standing on a plank, when he was alarmed by a deafening explosion, which raised him from the ground. He was fortunately uninjured, and as soon as he recovered h s presence of mind he hastened to the scene of the disaster, where he found the granulating house a mere heap of ruins. The building was an oblong shed, 45ft by 12ft, the walls being stoutly built of stone, and the win dows made to open with the slightest pressure. The roof was an ordinary one, because an explosion was never anti cipated there, but the roof of the drying-house is very lightly constructed, so as to yield, like the windows, to a minimum pressure. The roof was completely blown away, and several large trees which surrounded the house were broken and disfigured, the limbs being wrenched off. The walls were levelled to the foundation, the large blocks of stone being scattered about in all directions, but none of them appeared to bo carried any groat distance. The girl Reynolds, from what can be ascertained, was standing in the doorway at the time of the explosion, and she was blown to a distance of about 20 yards, where she was picked up unconscious. A boy named Lewis Thomas, about 12 years of age, who assists the watchman, was standing near the doorway at the time, and had a most providential escape, being only slightly scorched about the head and face. The remains of the poor girl Grose was not found for some time afterwards, when they were discovered in different places among the ruins in a frightfully mutilated state. The legs and arms were separated from the body, and the trunk itself was cut clear through just above the hips, and the separate portions were found about six or eight yards from each other, and nearly a dozen yards from the building. The legs and one arm were also found in different places, but the other arm has not yet been found. The bone of one of the legs was broken into a pulp, though, singularly enough, the skin, was not torn, and the head was crushed to pieces. LONDON GAZE T TE. —Last Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Frederic Henry North, now Attache to her Majesty's Embassy at Berlin, to be a Third Secretary in her Majesty's diplomatic service. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 12. The Quee:f has been pleased to approve of Mr. :Tames H. Hunt as Consul at Falmouth for his Majesty the King of Denmark. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. E Burch as Consul at Cardiff for the United States of America CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 15. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR. LIAMENT. Borough of Lancaster—Edward Matthew Fenwick, of Burrow Hall, in the county of Lancaster, Esq., in the room of William James Garnett, Esq., who has accepted the offiso of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's manor of Northstead, in the county of York. "VAR• OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 15. BREVET. Second Captain Henry Clement Swinnerton Dyer, Royal Artillery, to be Major. COMMISSIARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Acting Deputy As sistant Commissary-General William J. J. Warnetord to be Deputy Assistant Commissary-General. HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY OF LONDON...-. Second Lieutenant Edward Meese to be First Lieutenant, vice Dawes, relieved.—The Commission held by Captain Frederick Riviere is renewed for a further period of five years from 4th March, 1864. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im.. portancs in the uazette : Charles Bowman, jeweller, St. John•street-road Thomas Wood, licensed victualler, Great Tower• street Henry Phillip Lyon, house agent, Gloucester-st., Pimlico John Ricketts, builder, Everton, Lancashire Joseph Swaine, tailor, Macclesfield Joseph Radford, leather merchant, Bermondsey George Cushen. butcher, Hammersmith Benjamin Abrahams, watchmaker, Norwich John Washbourn, corn dealer, Hungerford Thomas Freeman, timber merchant, Bermondsey John Marshal Dykes, hatter, Stourbridge David Markes, boot and shoe manufacturer, Birmingham Francis Trepess, coal cealer, Warwick Abraham Filth, beer seller, Halifax BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Rev. Robert W. Belt, Brompton George Barnes, corn dealer, Macclesfield George Mason, farm bailiff, North Somercotee • SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.' John Runde, tinsmith, Aberdeen Daniel Moriscn, painter, Glasgow James Young, saw maker, Glasgow Alex. Mather, dairyman, Edinburgh J. ltombach and Co., clock makers, Edinburgh Alevander Campbell, painter, Glasgow lienderson and Forgie, general merchants, Glasgow William Jardine, farmer, Upper Cleugh, Dumfriesshire James Swan, farmer, Smailholm Mains, noxharghshixo John Breckenridge, shoemaker, Glasgow William Mathieson, cowfeeder, Elgin Pourse of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdan 2 Ditto .... , . 3 Month!, 11 19 11 19i Rotterdam "--' 11 19; 11 BO Antwerp — 25 45 25 50 Brussels — 25 45 25 50 Hamburgh — 13 7i 13 8 Paris .. Short. 25 17} 25 22 Ditto Marseilles .......... 25 65 25 60 Frankfurt on Maine.. —. 112 k 1194 Vienna . 11 250 11 30 Trieste ............ 11 SO 11 90 Petersburgh ........ —32 k Berlin Madrid ......... Cadiz Leghorn - -25 624 254x671 Milan Genoa — 25 624 25 671 Naples Palermo .— 25 6.5 25 70 Messina - 25 65 25 70 Lisbon — 52 52e , Oporto...- . --. Foreign Gold iu Bare (Standard ) er .. z.... SS 17 9 M , P ....... 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars ............... 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) ... . .............. HENRY IRET ON AND BRIDGET CROMWELL. The following extract from the ancient register of marriages in the parish of Holton, near Oxford, is an historical memo randum which has never been publicly noticed before : " 164 6.—Weddings. Henry Ireton, Commissary General to Sir Thomas Fairfax, and Bridget . . ~ daughter to Oliver Cromwell, Leftenaunt general' of the horse to the said Sir Thomas Fairefax, w ere married by Mr. Dell in the Lady Whorwood her hous e in Holton, June 15, 1646." RpA true that the lleraid issu ENGLISH assured s N re EW d thSat FROMit 8 A unquestionably heir to the Prince of Wales has but three fin g ers on one of his bands; and this is taken to indicate that in the next 1 ABROAD—.The .New Y or k reign but one the British nation will be shorn of some im portant member of the kingdom. The report is but a ver sion of the old joke that "the Prince has not all his 424'0 on 00 b a nd," ty gc,liv! Q.:O tClo 6401 tO OP. its dt