The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-30 00:00:00

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The settlement of the fortnightly account in foreign bonds and railway shares is influencing to t slight extent the inquiry for accommodation in the money market. There prevails, however, a very itisfactory tone, and as the demand continues mo derate, a higher quotation for the most approved abort dated paper than 6a per cent. is not expected. A further sum of £32,000 in gold was taken into the Bank nn Saturday. By the present West Indian mail Messrs. Baring Brothers, agents in Venezuela, advise that they have received 29,986,91 dole. from the Custom-house of L 3 Guayra, and 1,022,66 dole, from that of Puerto Cabello, being 55 per cent. of the Customs duties for two weeks, for the credit of the Vene zuela❑ dividends. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have also an nounced the receipt, by the present mail, of 29,148 dots. on account of the Mexican dividends. The Italian Land Company has been brought forward under the auspices cf the International Financial Society and the Anglo-Italian Bank. The capital required is £1,500,000 in shares of £5O each, and the (News ara the acquisition of crown lands, reselling them, and making advances to owners, The climate and soil of Italy are well adapted for the cultivation of many tropical pro ducts, such as cotton, tobacco, silk, &e., and the directors, by enabling proprietors to drain their lt.nds, and advancing money for the purchase of machinery, ice., believe that large profits will re sult from the judicious employment of their effects. The direction is very influential, as it comprises a number of gentlemen connected with the Govern ment, including Sir James Hudson, Baron Ricasoli, &c. The accounts from the various manufacturing dis tricts during the past week state that business in some respects has been rather less active. At Man chester, prices of both cloths and yarns have slightly given way, while in the woollen districts of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield a fair amount of business has been transacted, chiefly in Austrian fabrics, at full rates. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been no particular change, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton the late advices from America have in some measure tended to retard operations for those markets ; for the home trade, however, there Los been a fair irquiry. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 65c. Plat. In the English Stock Market there has been very little business transacted, owing to the settlement In Foreign shares, which occupies the principal attention of the members. The Funds ace conse quently a little weaker, and Consols are 91f I for Money, and 901 l i , less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89/ I ; Exchequer Bills 12s. to 6s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 105; 1069 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents. 1041; De bentures, 98; ; and the Bonds, 203. dis. The Foreign Market presents a quiet but firm appearance. Greek Bonds have risen to 25} ; Spani , h Passive to 341 ; Mexican Bonds are 44f, ; the New Loan, f die.; Portuguese, 481- 3 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 701 71; ditto Con- Wades, 48} 4 ; Russian Scrip is 4 / prem.; and the Confederate Loan has advanced to 65 67. In the Railway share Market the dealings have been on a limited ssale, and prises have not varied to any material extent. North Western have im proved 1, Metropolitan 1, and South Eastern The Foreign and Colonial lines are without 'material change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or two instances rather firmer. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FuNDs. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. NOW 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Alnuities, 30 yrs, expire ath J an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Mizell. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 12 6 Ditto £5OO .. Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stir, 5} per Ct. Ditto Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indict Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 1043 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 981 Ditto Bonds €l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO 2O dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent . — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account — Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 43 pet Cent — C olombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 --• Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent.. .. 1001 13 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons 243 53 43 Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account . ll 3 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto 1839 and 1859 — Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... Ditto Scrip £l3 paid Ditto French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent - Ditto Ditto 2 per Cent. Defe Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Ditto Account.... e •. , — Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ....... Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3 483 3 9 Ditto Account — Ditto 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Rwsian 5 ner Cent., 1822, £ St B9} Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £2O paid S ardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account I.)tinieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account •••• Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .............. Ditto Pasidve ................ Ditto Account..... . Spanish Cert. of C oup not funded .. Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. Ditto Scrip, £2O paid. Targish 6 per Cent. 1854. put Ditto Account ........ 90 891 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .............. 691 i Ditto Account — 'Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto. 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account • . 714 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent — V enezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 186'2 Ditto Account Ditto 6 por Cent, 1861 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond u Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins --. BelKian 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f.. — Dutch Ditto Account, .. 2i per Cent., E. 12 Guil G3I Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Mo ne y ........... 911 Ditto Account ......... 90a lc d 'iverpool Cotton Market—This Day. No change. Silo, about 7,000 bales, Imports 3,002► Previously, 4,630, ItIONEY XARKEi AND COMMRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, :hare' Railways. i p ad. Closing l Business Price. done. 3.14.1131 r., Wol., and Str. Val. all 5 64 at :aid Tyne. t 0 itost.,Sleat.,aml3lid.Ce all Si 9 at I Bristol and Exeter 100 83 6 5 st Caiedonlan lOl 1185 114 50 tors and Bandon — 20 Cornwall all 6 7 10 Do . A A , !ets no di% all 10 D till Op c.p an.hai• en paid to P. 3 all be SO Dublin & Belfast June. all 35 37 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 63 00 at Glnsg. and S. Western. 100 101 106 st Great Eastern Ord. stls 100 465 ‘.75 47 at Ditto A stock - et Ditto EastAnglian st 100 i 65 75 63 st iGreatNorthot Scotland 100 at 'Great Northern lOO 130 131 et Do A stock st Do 13 do st Gt. S. W. of Irelan lOO 90 92 at Great Western 100 612 (5i 61& at Do Str Val gua. stool , 100 st Lancashire & Yorkshir , 100 1112 1125 111$ st London and Blackwaii 100 i 68 6 7 66 2 st Lcn. Bright. S. Coast 100 103 105 at Lou., , Cbat., and nowt' 100 40 4 at Lon. & North Western 100 110 f illf st Lon. & So..th Western 100 974 98 3 98 at Man., Shot, & Lincoln 100 54 145 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do 4 shares.. all Metropolitan all 1 115 at Midland st Do Binning. & Derb) 100 103 115 50 Ilid. (It. W. of Irelanc, all 25 Do. 4 shares 26 Mid Kent .. all 10 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 244 054 at Nth. Eastern—Berwim 100 1011 /12 1)1/ 25 Do, G.N.E. purchas. '6.13.1 o at Do Leeds lOO 57 68 at Do York st Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 Do New P. 16.1 North Staffordshire to IN. and S. W. Junction all 105 115 at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stoe,: lOO 36 38 at. Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 10 ;Shrews. and Welohpoo all at ;Shropshire Union st ;South Devon lOO 33 35 st ;South Eastern at ;gouth Wales st 'S. York. and River Dun 100 101 106 23 Staines, Wok.,andWok all 75 di 8 15 Stockton & Darlingtot all 365 375 25 Do l7 95 10 , 25 Do New, 18CG lO 8 84 at Taff' Vale.. 10 Do B 8 6 7 10 Do C 3 3 4 1. 60 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 54 at Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO 22 24 21 tit W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at West Midland -Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 Do Hereford 100 BRITISII POSSESSIONS. Closing 113 r. Railways Paid. Price. Business don. Lawreno all 19 81 60 sk ttoin.,Barodaa-Cent Inc 100 103 toi Gu. 5 per °eat.. 20 Do. New . . 8 20 Do. E. Shares -Of Buffalo and Lake Mum, all - 61 JO Do. Preterunce all 8. 91 Brant o tGodricl, 10 , 77 82 00 • • p. et. ode. Aug. 1, 147',. 00 Do. do. July 1, 187, 100 77 8! ,00 do. Juae 1, P.:; , 100 77 82 st 421:atm.& S. Eastn. (Lin 100 101 i( 3 st t.a.peTowu L. Dock Sari; 100 98 100 98 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 4p. , 100 105 107 deck East Indian. gu. sp. C. 100 1041 1051 1011 5 20 Do. do. G Ext., l5 p 20 Do. do. 11 do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada l'oo 2u 21 100 Do. Ist Pret. Bonds all 72 14 100 Do. do. deferred. all 61 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 63 65 100 Do. do. deferred all 53 55 100 Do. 3d P, et. stock all 48 50 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 12 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 30 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 25 t 7 stook Gt.Tuadiarenin.gua.sp.c 100 101 105 1041 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 1021 1031 20/ Gt. W. otCanadaSharet. all 10 10A 20i Do. New .. .. 18 101111- , 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 90 d 2 100 1)0. 5 ! : p. e. do. '77-8 all 82 8t 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par ip stock Madras guar., s p• stock Do. 1; p. c. Extension 100 96 98 stock De. 44 do lOO 94 01 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- 410 ck Melb.Corp. np. 0. Bode, lOO _ 50 llelb. tz Hobson's Bay all 57 59 100 Do. 7 p.C. 51ortg. lids alt CO Newßret.. , swiok Canth, Class A anti B all 8 5 N.lll.C'da s pc Ist pt hrls 100 82 t 4 •tork Uncle •• •• •• •• (100 1021 1031 stock Do. Delhi .; 100 101 103 so Do. do `t 3 , 1 2 id ip 01 Punjaub x all ,u 2 103 Do. Do. ........ , ?„;,?, , 100 s - oni , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k,lOO 96 9B, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - t 1877-01 ...... l ,O 104 IC6 I Do. Ap. c. Feb. ,tz Aug 100 102 .04 Dc.6 p.o.Mar. & Sept 100 102 104 Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July lOC i 4 92% , Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 91 03 !Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,187) 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 1(8 110 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 110 112 92% ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 101 184 Mauritius 3 per cent lOO 106 108 1071 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent 1)0 146 108 -- 'N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&Jul) 100 101 103 f IJO. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. (i ov. 5 p 1.8. A 100 99 100 Du. p. c.,18t4 to Ea 100 99 101 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 101 100 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10) 111 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. ; sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 ; Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - Aus G0p.e.1878.& up lOO 109 111 Vlc.Gov.l3p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. io s ma. An.&o6t.. 100 108 lO9 109 81 BRITISH MINES. 2 leambrian Consul. Gold 1 1 ad L:1111ord Amalgamated.. 33 35 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 569 670 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 65 67 66 East Clogau Gold Ltd. —•— East Caradon ..... 1.14.0 29% 30% mast Cam 8rea........ 3.4.0 6t 64 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8,13.0 3% 4 - ,Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , ..iB l 7 9 iGreat South Tolgus.... 17s 2% 3 Wheal Vor (llelston 40 33 35 Grenville 6.16 ., 9% 94 fiend's-Foot B.l. 88 40 tlingston Downs 4.18.0 3% 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy Lelant 9% 16 17 I Niarke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ' 2% 1% f d New Setun l9! 83 90 • North Downs 24 14 14 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 1% 2 North Wheal Crotty ear Consols (St. Blazey 20 1 erovidence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer it 450 470 IS. Corn Brea (Illogan) - IS.Whea) Fran. (Illogan 18.1 4 .11 40 45 —. ;Stray Park ' mar Silv.dz Lead Min. ! fin Croat 9 )6 181 18 West Basset (Illogan), 9 10 W C' radon (Liskeard 5 16 18 t West Seton Wheel Basset (Mogan I 5% 90 95 Wheal Buller(ltedrutti), 10 30 35 - ; %S'heal Kitty (I.i.Lelant). 2.0.6 - WhealLud , ott W heal MaryAnn;:len ) 8 14 16 'Wheal 3eton . . 58% 220 230 - i Wheal Trefawney (Lis.) 7 21 23 11Vhcal Union 3.17 1% 2 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND Melt.% PREFERENCE SHARES. Great vorthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 1061 Great Western, West 811 d., Newport perp. 8 per cent. opt. tilt '66, 119 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. ♦ntwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Great Luxembourg, IN San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20 FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, lim.. 111 Yudanantutana of S. Australia, 2i DOCKS. London, 75i BANKS. Anglo-Italian, limited, 6 Australasia, 74 5 Ditto, new, 471 Bank of Egypt, 29i East London, lim. 84 European Bank, lim. , 12} Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 314 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pni., 144 Imperial Bank (Urn.), 401 imperial Ottoman, 20i Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 64 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 264 London and Colonial (lim.), 194 London and County, 62;; London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 224 34 London Joint Stock, 48} London Bank of Scotland, lim., 194 London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 24 London and Northern, lim., 234 London and South African, 25 Merchant Bank, fim , 25 4 4 cSo: a :tut n f entr e ndid, a ,:tap n aE, ro t l l isuß e ttoiaaeti a jnur n nica d , Exchange. li m., ; n ci d iornr i p : o o ro v al i t n ito c i n a . l o ß l Bank, hm., 314 British South A Deihi llfrnri..cal3 S (Lko, Union of London, 571 MI SCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., s City Offices, Bin., 4i 8 Credit Fonder, 121 . Crystal Palace, 33 Discount Corporation, 151 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira. 51 4; E glish and Australi an Copper, ri Glue: al Steam Navigation, 214 Gen. Credit and Finanze of London, lim., 9; 10 Home and C lonitil A asurance, lim. Hudson's Bay, i9i , Imperial Financial, lira., 81 Indian Carrying,, Bin., 11 International Financial Society, lim., 11} II 10; Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7; Land Securities, 1 m., 5; London Financial Association, lim., 271 Ditto, new 0 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 141 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lira., 3; National Discount Company, lim., 141 Smith, Knight, and Co., lira., 41 Thames awl Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 64 - PRE SUN, lON MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. Trade for wheat in Ihe country markets held on Satur day was quiet, but previous quotations were in most instances supported. Spring corn changed hands to a moderate extent at late rates. The flour trade was steady on former terms. Advises from New York state that although the arrival of produce had hcreased, both wheat and fl ,ur were in steady request at enhanced quotations, and that rather more business was doing for export to Great Britain. On the continent the trade generally is quiet. Limited supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad were on a more liberal liberal scale. They amounted to 16,248 quarters of wheat, 6,959 barley, 16,382 oats, 6 beans, 265 peas, 1,476 linseed, 25,255 oilseeds, 5,329 maize, 45 sundry seeds, 410 sacks and 4,355 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat on stle here, to-day, was small, and the demand, both for Kent and Essex produce ru ed steady, at an advance in prices, compared with Mon day last, of Is. per quarter. The quality of the produce on offer was good. _ With most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied. Generally speaking, however, the trade was slow; but last Monday's currency was well supported. . . Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at late rates. The supply of barley on the stands was season ably large. Compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place in the value, either of grinding or dis tilling qualities, but the trade ruled quiet Malt changed hands to a moderate extent, at previous quotations. With oats, the market was moderately supplied. On the whole the trade ruled steady at late rates. The few English beans offered were taken readily at late rates. Peas, the supply of which on sale was small, ruled firm, at full currencies. In flour about an average business was transacted, at previous quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE, %Meat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 35s to 418 Ditto, old •-8 —S Ditto, white, 1863 4ls 46i Ditto, old —s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —8 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 228 25s Malting —B —S Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 663 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os €6B Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s Cork, white l6s 23s Scotch, Feeding 195 233 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. Maple 3ls 34s White 33s 36s Boilers 338 36s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk. American, per barrel l9B 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign beasts on sale in our market to-day, but the show of foreign sheep and calves was only moderate. The quality of the stock was by no means first-rate. The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own districts, as well as from Scotland, was reasonably extensive, and nearly all breeds came to hand in good condition. From Ireland, the receipts were again limited. The beef trade was tolerably firm, and thd late advance in the quotations was supported. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised 55., but the more general figure for them was 4s. 10d. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,100 Scots, crosses, and short-horns; from other parts of Eng and, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 526 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 170 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was rather limited for the time of year—but the supply was in excellent condition. All breeds moved off freely, at extreme rates—the best Downs and half-breds having realised ss. 4d. per Blbs, and at which a good clearance was effected. The lamb trade was inactive, at, in some instances, a slight reduction in the quotations, which ranged from 6s. to 7s. 4d. per 81bs. The supply of lambs was only moderate. We have to report a slow sale for calves—the supply of which was by no means extensive—at late rates, viz., from 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d. pet Sibs. In pigs, very little business was transacted, on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. e. d• • e d 1 s. d. e. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 IPritnecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 t Prue. 8 thdown d 0.5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 0 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 1 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 !Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Lambs.. ..6s Od to 78 4J. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOILEIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. 201 Pigs Beasts .... Cows Sheep and lambs.... 23,720 Calves Pigs 360 The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 6,082 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 6,342—in 1862, 2,791—in 1861, 5,814 —in 1860, 6,722—in 1859, 4,452—in 1858, 2,962 head. IMPORTS INTO LONI,u2r LAsl WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .. 535 .. 873 .., 66 .. 350 .. 144 Harlingen .... 610 .. 1519 .. 124 .. 62 .. 2 Hamburg .... 91 .. 1352 .. . ... .. 114 Amsterdam.... .. .. .. .. _ 80u10gne...... •• Bremen .. 63 .. 8 .. .. , Dordt Nieu Diep .. Antwerp • .. Ostend 27 .. Cadiz — .. Oporto - .. Dunkirk — .. .-- • • "''''' • • -- • . - . . - . . 9 .. 32 - - . . 25 . . - Total .... 1318 .. 3846 .. 190 .. 436 .. 292 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .863 469 ~ 4,931 .. 615 .. '297 .. 30 .BR2 .. 230 .. '2,437 .. 466 .. 641 .. 17 .861 422 .. 4,310 .. 94 .. 441 .. 546 1860 .859 314 .. 3,126 .. 669 .. 435 .. 8 •• •• A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, June 1, 1863, and this day, Monday, May, 30, 1864, 1858 '' • • Per 81b. to sink tho offal. June 1, May 30, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do Prime large oxen .. 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 4 8 4 8 5 0 Prime Southdown. do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs ge 440 360 SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 2, 1862.—Beasts, 4,030 — sheep and lambs, 26,499—calves, 217—pigs, 650. Jima 3, 1861.—Beasts, 3,74 o—sheep, 27,320—calves, 256—pigs, 450. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of town and country killed meal are on sale here to-day. Most descriptions are in slow re. quest, nevertheless prices are firm. Per 81b. by the carcase. ed ed eded Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2 Nliddling do. .38 3 10 P r i me d o .. 410 6 0 Frime large d o. 4 0 4 2 Veal Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on sale continue small. There was no arrival of foreign produce into London last week, and the market is very moderately supplied with most descrip tions of foreign growth. For good and fine hops the de mand continues to rule steady at full currencies; otherwise, the trade is dull, and the quotations have a downward tendency, Mid and Bast Rents £5 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 78 ~ Sussex Yearlings .. 3 Os to 5 Os „ Bavaiian Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Large supplies of old potatoes continue on sale at those market for the time of year, and the trade rules heavy in the extreme at irregular prices. Inferior qualities are taken by cowkeepers as low as 20s, and 255, 30s, and 35s per ton. For new potatoes—the supply of which is seasonably good—there is a steady demand, at from 12a to 20s per cwt. The import last week was confined to Por tuguese produce, 2,672 boxes having been received from Liston and 12 bozo from Oporto. Yorkshire Regent. sos to 60s per ton. Flukes ........ Rocks ........ . Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 40s to 508 ~ Rocks .... Kant and Essex Regents WOOL. The attendance of buyers at the public sales of colonial tiou.th Down ewes and wethers 110 111 Leicestor do. Sorts—Clothing .......... Combing-, SEEDS. Linseed commanded a steady sale, and last Monday's quotations were fully supported. There was a firm inquiry for rapeseed, and prices advanced in some instances is pm' quarter. The transactions in other seeds were on a fair average scale, and prices ruled firm. There was a moderate business transacted in cakes, at previous quotations. Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 14s) Carraway 223 201 Swede —s —s Coriander l2s 18s Mustard, Brown .. 105 13s Hempseed, per qr.• • tis White. Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Crushing Old per quarter - a —8 Baltic Canary, per quarter 52s 6's Odessa —s —s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, lied Eng., ct. -s —s English ...... £9 10s.£10 10a White s Foreign ...... lOs £lO Os Foreign Red —3 —s Rape Cakes,P ton.£s Os £6 Os White —s — 8 Trefoil, new. 8 .1-3 Rapeseed, new,pr qr 628 65s TAL: The tallow trade is firca Lo is quoted at 40s 9d per cwt on mends 38s 9d net cash, Rou Particulars. 1860 LO W. •day on higher terms. P.Y.C. the spot. Town tallow com igh fe, 2,3 Old per 81bs. 1861 1862. Stock this uay.... 2.1.765 6 ,615 -6 Od, Price of Y.C. 5236 `.,0 56, p1 to Delivery lastweek 1. tO 1,4 4 Ditto from June 1 720 476 Arrivals last week 1,4:12 588 Ditto from June 1 343 Price of Town .... 52s lid 54s 3d 1864. 38,312 37,744 48.887 4,ssud to'43sod t 0,4 e 9d to —god —8 Od —s Od 872 929 98 ) 74,258 3t,t3 DON, AiONI) AY EVENING, MAY 30, 1864. wool con.inues good Both for Cape and Austraian pro duce the bidding: , were active, and the late advance in prices is in most iostances supported. In the private contract trade for English wool, however, there is less activity, and the quotations have a downward tendency. In the manu facturing distric's Irish hogget wool has fallen Id to lid per lb from the late highest point. The imports into Lon don last week amounted to 6,316 bales from Geelong, 3,811 from Melbourne, 5,426 Port Philip, 138 Port Natal, and about 200 bales from sundry ports. Current prices of English wool per lb , Fleeces—South Down hoggets 1 111 !0 2 01 Halt-bred do Kent fleeces to the amount of £ll5. They were taken away, and I at once communicated with the police. One morning about a week afterwards my butler informed me that tha pri soner had absconded. I stopped the notes at the Bank cf England, and on Tuesday received notice that a £5O bank note had been paid in. I communicated this to Scotland yard, and a detective was sent off to the part of the country where the prisoner was supposed to be stopping, and yes terday I received a communication that he was in custody. M 0 It 0 C C 0. -.,-- MARSEILLES, May 27.—Advices from Tunis to the 23d state that the town was quiet, but that the Bey still refused to dismiss his Ministers. The Europeans along the seashore were still on board the ships. THAMES. " ANY ORNAMENTS FOR YOUR FIRE STOTES!'— CAUTION TO FAMlLlES.—Elizabeth Moore, aged 32, was brought before Mr. Paget, on remand, charged with being in the house of Mr. Charles Butterworth, tailor, of No. 12, Hereford-terrace, Oxford-street, Whitechapel, fur an un lawful putpose. A few days since the prosecutor, who had been out on business, returned to his home and went into his bedroom to put a coat away, when he was astonished at seeing the legs and feet of a woman under his bed. His astonishment was, in fact, so great that he could not meddle with her, and called to his wile, who exclaimed, "A woman under our bed, I will soon have her out," and dragged the pri soner from under the bed, and also took from under the same bed a basket containing ornamental paper shavings, The prisoner rubbed her eyes and c•uled;out in a shrill clear voice, "any ornaments for your fire stoves." Mrs Butter worth gave the prisoner into custody. She was searched at the station house, and five skeleton keys for street doors were bound upon her. William Church, 304 K, said the prisoner pretended to be very drunk when he was taken into custody, but he was of opinion she knew perfectly well what she was about. She was a vendor of ornaments for fire stoves, or pretended to be so. Her stock in trade consisted of one basket of paper shavings. The skeleton keys would open half the street doors in London. Same of the women who called out any ornaments for your fire stoves were thieves who got into houses under cover of their ostensible occupation. The prisoner first gave her address in Back-church-lane, White chapel, and afterwards at 1, George•street, Spitalfields. She had lived in York-street, which contained a nest of thieves. The prisoner, in defence, said that she was intoxicated when she went into the tailor's house. She went under the bed to lie down and have a sleep. Mr Paget said if that had been the intention of the pri soner she would have laid down on the top of the bed, and not concealed herself under it. He believed the prisoner went into the house for the purpose of committing a felony. She had called no witnesses, and had given a very unsatis factory account of herself. He sentenced her to bo impri• soned for one month and kept to bard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) '6. - • LONDON, May 30.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze and flag weather, but a little cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, May 29.—Wind U.—Arrived—Liver pool, lrom London for New York. CARDIFF, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Antagoniat, for Hong Kong—Athens for Rio Janeiro--Catherine, for Bermuda. NEWPORT, May 28.—Wind N.—Sailed—Princess of Wales, from Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, May 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Briton, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope, and proceeded for Southampton. HULL, May 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Fairy, for Madras. FALMOUTH, May 29 —Wind N.—Arrived—Elizabeth, from Matanzas. BIC MAGNET.R3 TELEGBAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, May 29—Star of the 'feign, from Algoa Bay— Deodata, from Dram—Go Ahead, from Alexandria— Blonde, from L.igos—Royal Diadem, from Alexaudria— Agnes Fraser, from Havannah—bonita, from Lisbon—S . George and Wave—b .th from Guornsev—Zadusil, from Christiana—Emma, from Pomerania—Josefita, from Porto Rico. Arrived, May 30—Harald Holstand, from Gothenburg —Argos, from Dan sic—Strathspey, from Nykoping— Jamds, from H ivre—B rends, I row Odessa—Hercules, from Cuba—Furet and Napoleon, from Gravelines—Maria and Bertha, from Alicante. Rammed, damaged—Neptune, steamer, for Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, May 29—Lancashire, from Shields, for Singe por(:—.Brenda, from Odessa, tor London. Passed, May 30—Port Royal, brow Jamaica, for London. BANK OF SAVOY.—A general meeting of the shareholders of this establishment has just been held at Annecy, Baron Ruphy presiding. The number of persons present was 236, representing 2,716 shares, and holding 488 votes. After reading the report, which ex plained the causes of the delay in the execution of the treaty between the Bank of Savoy and M Emile Bereire, the pre sident submitted to the meeting the accounts of the past year, which were unanimously approved of. After this vote the Government Commissioner renewed the protest and reserves previously made relative to the treaty with M. Pereire, but declined to give any ex planation as to the motives for this opposition. Documents showing the present state of the negotia tions with the Minister of Finance having been read, a shareholder expressed the thanks of the meeting to the board of directors and M. Pereire for the solicitude with which they had defended the interests of the Bank. The representatives of M. Pereire then renewed his assurances that he would continue to use every means in his power tai obtain the solution of the difficulties which delayed the exe cution of the treaty sanctioned by the general meeting of the 4th October last. This declaration was received with much applause. A shareholder next proposed that, if the treaty were not approved of in a month, the directors should be empowered to treat with the Bank of France for the cession of the Bank of Savoy's privilege to issue notes. This proposition was opposed by the directors, and rejected by all the shareholders present, except two, holding 77 votes. One of the directors then moved a re solution, declaring that the meeting protested against the opposition now renewed by the Imperial Commisioner, and charging the directors to use every means in their power to put an end to the opposition made to the execution In the treaty with M Pereire. This resolution was adopted 1 unanimously, with the exception of the two shareholders whoh had voted for treating with the Bank of France. A religious ceremony has just taken place at Oloron•Sainte-Marie (Basses Pyrenees), on the occasion of the inauguration, in the church of Ste. Croix, of the relics of Saint Clement recently found in the catacombs of &me, and presented by the Pope to the town. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Henry Ker Seymer, late M.P. for Doreetehire, who died on Saturday last at Ranaton, Dorset, the seat of Sir Edward Baker, aged 57. Mr Ker Seymer was one of the most re spected members of the house. Hs was a man of much intelligence and many accomplishments, and, though never in office, would have been, in the estimation of his many friends, a most efficient servant of the Crown, if he had not preferred to maintain his independence in a private static u . A railway accident occurred on Friday last on the Antwerp and Lierre line, from a train running off the rails when near Bouchot. Details are wanting, but six or eight persons are said to have received injuries, and two are reported to have since died. Some impediment is believed to have been wilfully placed on the rails. COPENHAGEN.— rhe Rev. &ix. Stevenson Ellis, M.A., chaplain of her Majesty's Legation at Copenhagen, has lately received a gratifying token of the regard ana esteem in which he is held by the members of the English Church in this city. The ladies of his congregation, headed by Duly Paget, have presented him with a full set of canonicals and academicals, in acknowledgment of his long and faithful services among them. Mr Ellis had the honour of being for several years one of the tutors of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark and of his Majesty tho present King of Greece, and also of reading for some months with her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra, previous to her leaving Denmark to become Princess of Wales. 2,6 T 8 1! -- 85,298 46s 6d 44s 3d 41s 6d LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissi ater liolroyd.) RE 'WILLIAMS. The bankrupt was a gentleman and a large shareholder in a public c,mpany now being wound up in the Court of Chancery, and he was made bank rupt whilst out o f th e country. The case has been a long tints before the court, every step in the proceedings hiving been disputed, and ultimately the bankrupt obtained an order of the court to stay the adver tisement of adjudicatiAn to give tho bankrupt an opportunity of appealing to the Lord Chancellor. This he had done, but the appeal was dismissed, his lordship, however, inti mating that ths3 bankrupt might appeal to the House of Lords on giving security for the property, It was now urged by Mr. Roxburgh that the appeal having been dis missed, the order fur stay of proceedings ught to be rescinded, as the bankrupt had not given the security re quired. Mr. SargocA contended that as a special case was being prepared on which to appeal to the House of Lords, dis puting the adjudicaCo3, this court, could not now interfere. His Honour ultitnatt ly said that he should leave the petitioning creditor to go before the Lord Chancellor on that point. Its BANERMAN. This bankrupt was a merchant in Clock-lane, and this was an application by Mr Lawrence for his Honour to re scind an order by Mr Commis inner Pane for the sale of certain portions of the bankrupt's property. Mr Lawrence contended that the order had been obtained unfairly behind the back of his Honour; and he contended that there was now a general rule to sell the property at once at a great sacrifice to the injury of creditors. In this case the pro perty consisted of pictures which bad cost the bankrupt £150; and, although the bankruptcy only tock place on the 12:1 May, the order was applied for on the 13th May, and the property seized by Messrs Cutten and Davies, but for tunately had not been yet sold. He consithred that the eptern which now prevailed of seiz ng and selling off pro party immediately u as a scandalous abuse. Mr Graham, the official assignee, said he was not aware any pictures had been taken. His Honour thought that the application ought to be made to Mr Commissioner Fane. lie was, hlwever, of opinion that the Court ought, in the circumstances, to grant the application. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BO W -STREET. FORGERY AND ROBBERY EY A. CLERl;..—Alfred Morley, aged fourteen, lately a clerk to Mr. Clennell, solicitor, South-square, Gray's•inn, was rlaced befo-e Mr. Vaughan charged with forging ihe name of Mr. Clennell, in whose service he was a short time ago, to a post office order for £2, and also for stealing a cheque for the payment of £4O. Mr. Clennell, solicitor, of 7, South-square, Gray's Inn road, said the prisoner aoted as his clerk on the 17th inst. On the 23d he received the letter produced signed, " J. Fraser," from a place in Monmouthshire, but ho had not received an order for £2 from that gentleman. The signa. tore " W. Clennell " to the receipt for the £2 from the Holborn Post-office for the money was not in his (witness's) hand-writing, but he believed it to be that of the prisoner. He had no authority to receive the money and sign the receipt. The prisoner attended at the °face early in the morning, and by that means he bad oppor tunities of getting possession of the letters. He had no doubt a large number of letters had been stolen, as he had discovered many that had been written to him which he had not received. In consequence of information he had received he wrote to Mr Fraser and told him he had neither received the post office order for £2 or the cheque for £4O, which had also been forwarded to him. The police constable who apprehended the prisoner said that when ha took him into custody he told him he was charged with stealing the po s t- off i ce or d er. H e admitted stealing it, and furth er stated that after the robbery he went to the Crystal Pal ace and spent one a ivereign, and lost the other. The prisoner was then Judy committed for trial. Mr. Lewis, who prosecu'ed, said he now intended to proceed with a charge against th e prisoner f or s t ea li ng a c heque for £4 O . He admitted h aving destroye d t h e docu ment to the police officer, w h en he was taken into custody. Mr. Beard, who appeared for the prisoner, objected to the charge being proceeded with i n the absence of M r. F raser, who had transmitted the cheque from Monmouthshire Mr. Lewis said, under those circumstances 1.12 should not proceed with the charge that day, but he gave the prisoner notice that it would be preferred against him at the Old Bailey. An application to admit the prisoner to bail was refused. MA RLBORO UGH-STREET. THE V O LUNTEER REVIEW AND THE TILIEVES— NUMEROUS CHARGES.—John Manning • • Knox and William Man ning were charge d before Mr . with stealing o a gold ISEchin Bourne , barrister, sta y i ng at No, 8, Salisbury street, Strand. Mr. Bourne s aid that on leavin g H y d e - park on Saturda y e vening, about eig ht o'clock, alter the v olunteer review , ho yof Mr. H w atch of the va lue of £3O, the property felt a tug at his watch - chain , wad on looking round saw his watch in the hand of the prisoner John, who was at tempting to pass it to EOM p'rson, he believed the other prisoner. He took the watch from the prisoner's band and held him till a constable came up and then gave him in charge, another constable taking them into custody and to the station, where on searching them he found some silver on each, the prosecutor h o ldi ng th e A constable said be s aw prisoner John, and the other prisoner h o ldi ng out h is hand as it to receive something. He had seen t h e pri soner John make a gra b at the prosecutor' s c h a i n. Mr Knox asked the p risoners what they had le sa y in answer toThtheye cwhearregee,ehaldititehdeyf4brotthriesLaid they were n o t Thomas Isted and Th omas Bennett were convicted of picking a pocket cf a pipe. IBM(' was sentenced t o a month ' s imprisonment, and Benn ett three dap] and 12 str o k es o f a birch rod. was char ed with stealin g John Donovan, a young man, a gold watch of the valu e cf £2O, the property o f Mr Ed ward Henry Corbould, th e well known historical p ainter, of the Prince of Wales te rrace, Kensington -palace. evlNenlrinCgorabhodulhdeasradide ehleiewk, when o asinlleydePark on Saturday looking down he s aw his watch under the prisoner's foot. Hie chain, which was a steel one, must have been cut by some sharp an d power ful instrument. He then gave prisoner into custody. Mrs Corbould said she saw the prisoner pass something t, a person, but eh-, could not say to whom. Thomas Athenson, 75 p, proved picking up the ring of the watch at the prisoner's feet. Prisoner had given a false address. Sergeant Cole, C division, said the prison er h a l been known to him as a thief for ten years, and had suffered penal servitude. Mr Knox committed the prisoner for trial. There were several other cases of picking pockets in Hydr, Park, a n d the' prisoners were disposed of in various ways, EXTENSIVE CASH Box ROBBERY.—Sidney B arnes, a young man, formerly in the service of Mr Charles Durant, of 20, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing a despatch or cash box containing one £5O and nineteen £5 Bank notes, the property of his master. _ _ Mr Durant said—Tho prisoner had been in my service about G months. On the Gth of this month there was a despatch box in ruy drawing-room containing Bank notes Sergeant Henry Beard, of the detective department, Scotland-yard —l receive 1 notice that a £5O bank-note had been paid in froin the Gloucestershire Banking Company at Cirencester, and I afterwards went to the Horsefair at Malmesbury, where the prisoner's father resides. I there learnt that prisoner had gone to Bristol, and I found him at No. 27, Tower-street. I asked him if he had any bank notes about him, and he said he had not. I told him I should take him into custody for stealing a cash-box con taining bank notes from Mr Durant, hie late master. On searching him I found a portemonnaie containing £54 2s. in gold and silver, three gold rings, and a watch and chain ; also the receipt for £5 which he had paid as a deposit for the fixtures of a shop at Redcliffe•hill, Bristol. The pri soner raid the £5 notes in his possession were part of some he found in Hyde -park. Prisoner—So they were. Mt Knox—l shall remand the prisoner for the attendance of the persons from the bank. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—Henry Clarke, shopman in the service of Mr Thomas Charles, fishmonger, was charged before Mr Partridge with robbing his employer. Mr B. Hutchinson attended for the prosecutor. • Evidence was given showing that the prisoner was in the employment of the prosecutor, who lives in Arabella row, Pimlico, about six weeks, and that in consequence of suspicions of his dishonesty, on Sunday last, Mr Charles made a communication to the police, upon which Sergeant Hornblow was employed to detect the prisoner. On Sun day last (the previous day) two florins and a half-crown were marked and given to two tradesmen. They in the course of the afternoon called to purchase some fish, and gave the three pieces of coin in exchange for them. In the evening when the prisoner left he gave prosecutor 5s 2d. He was told by the prosecutor that he had 2s 6d. He put his hand in his pocket and took out of it a half- crown, which he said was given to him by Goss, another shopman, and observed that they had agreed to divide the half-crown. Sergeant Hornblow proved having taken tho prisoner into custody. The prisoner stated to him that the half crown was given to him by Goss, which the latter denied. The prisoner was committed for trial. SECON EATINTION. • t3UN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THFit EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. TATTERSALL'S.--This Evening The whole of the evening was taken up in settling on the Derby and the Oaks. No quotation of any importance on future eventa came under our notice. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were reaa a second time :—Viscount Guillamore's Estate, Shiel's Charities, Stirling Water, London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Ouse Valley line), Ediubargh and Leith Sewage, Bedford and Cambridge Railway, Hadelenham and Sutton Railway, West Norfolk Junction Railway, and Harwich Corporation. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Pucklechnrch Roads, Greenwich and South Western Hedon and Patrington Roads, Newport Turnpik e Trusts, Portmadock and Beaverpool-bridge Roads, North Eastern Railway (additional powers), and Scarborough Valley Bridge. COUNTY COURTS BILL. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Roch dale praying that the Cotnty Courts Act Amendment Bill might not be read a second time. Lord COLVILLE, in the absence of Lord Egerton, pre sented a petition from Macclesfield against certain clauses in the Country Courts Bill. Lord FAVERSHAM presented a petition from York against tLe bill. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table a bill pro viding that appointments to be made in the governing bodies of the public schools should be subject to any future legis lation on the sutject. After a few remarks from Lord LYTTELTorr and the Earl of STANHOPE, the bill was read a first time. The motion for the second reading was fixed for this day week. NEW ZEALAND. Lord LYTT ELTON am d what the intentions of the Government were with respect to a loan for which the New Zealand Government had requested the gueranteo of this country, and called attention to the present state of the native question in New Zealand. Ile regretted to be obliged to come to the conclusion that the conuition of the native population of the colony was retrograding both socially and commercially, and that their state was perhaps about as bad as any in her Majesty's dominions. The great want of the colony was a kind of pollen , in order that some sort of government might be mite, ced amongst the natives, who, a , the present time, were utterly unrestrained in all their actions. The present Secretary of State had, as tar as he had acted, done well ; and he hoped he would be induced to go on in the manner in which he had began. He thought it absolutely necessary that the ex penses of the war should be thrown upon the colony, because as long as they would make war at other people's expense there was no knowing how long it would continue. Many of the people in Auckland actually derived the greatest benefit by the continuance of the hos tilities, and, under k.uen citcutustances, it was absolutely necessary that those who had been the cause of the outbreak should be made responsible for expensed that had thertby been incurred. (LEFT SPEARING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS —This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar of the house and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor and corporation of London against this bill, and praying to be heard by counsel. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read ati;ircitinae and passed : Clyde Navigation, London Necropolis and National Mauso leum, Rammell's Patent (Improvements in Pneumatic Railways and Tubes) Bill. WEIGHING GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL. Mr AY.RION gave notice that on the secund reit ling of this bill he would move that it be net proceeded with, on the ground that it was calculated to benefit the corporation of London. and not the public. THE RESEARCH. Sir F. SMITH asked the Secretary to the Aimirally whether he had received from the naval Commander in-Chief at Devonport any official report of the damage done to the Research in the late experiment; and, if to, .whether he had any objection to lay it upon the table tf tne house; and, if he had not received such report, was it their intention to call tor it? Lord C. PAGET said that from the returns he had re. ceived it appeared the &macro which the vessel sustained would cost the public £l9 in labour and £5 in material. Sir F. SMITH said that ou Thursday next he would move that the returns in question 'mould be laid on the table. Lord C. PAGET—I have no objection to do so. SILVER COIN. Mr. BAINES asked ihe Secretary to the Treasury, whether the Mint were taking any measures to malady the present de-thiency in the supply of silver coin ? Mr, PEEL replied in the affirmative. THE RUSSO-AMERICAN LINE OF TELEGRAPH vii B HRING STRAITS. Mr. WATKINS asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if any application had been made to her Majesty's Government, or to the local authorities, by or on behalf of sir. Collins, the Concessionaire of the Russo• American Line of Tekgraph, intended to pass via Behring Straits, ti ,r permission to carry a portion of such line through Bri tish Columbia—and, it so, whether such permission had been, or was proposed to be, given? Mr. CARL) WELL said that such application had been made and permission tor the coustrnction of the work in question had been giver , on terms that were determined. THE LOWER PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA. Mr, HOP WOOD asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, if a union of the three Lower Provinces of North America, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Ed ward's Island was in contemplation; and, it so, what was to be the nature of that union, tederal or legislative. Also, what steps, it any, had been taken by these provinces rowerds the union, and it,they had received the approval ot her Majesty's Government. Mr. CARD WELL said that the three colonies had agreed to appoint delegsles to consider the expediency of bringing to three provinces under one government. EX•GOVERNORS OF COLONIES. Sir W. JOLLIFFE asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, wnen the memorials and correspondence of the ex-governors of the colonies on the question of their super annuation, and rewards for services, moved for by the hon. member for Honiton, were likely to be in the hands of the members of this house. Mr. CARDWELL said he hoped the papers relative to the matter would shortly be in the hands of members, but he believed that their contents were familiar to them ail. THE NATIONAL GALLERY AT BURLINGTON HOUSE. Mr F. S. POWELL asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he intended to afford the house an interval, and, if so, what interval for deliberation after making his statement relative to the Government proposal for erection of the National Gallery at Burlington House before asking the house to vote money for that purpose. Mr. CO WPE ft said that personally he would wish to meet the views of the hon. member without infringing the rules of the house, which prohibited any discussion on b vote in supply until that vote was proposed. He had no wish to avoid giving the fullest intormation in committee of supply. In order that an opportunity might be afforded tor ample discussion of the vote it would not be taken to night, bat on the next evening, when it could come on first. THE GAOLS SILL. In reply to Mr. NEWDEGATE, Sir G. GREY said that he proposed to proceed with this bill as quickly as possible as the other house was desirous that it should be sent up to them for consideration as soon as possible. THE STEAM RAMS. Mr HODGKINSON—In reterence to Mr Solicitor. Gene ;al's statement in the Court of Exchequer on Thursday last, that the case of the Attorney-Gener a l v. Laird, and others, rela ive to the seizure of the Confederate rams, had been arranged, asked Mr Attorney-General whether the arrangement alluded to involved the purchase •of those vessels ; and, if so , w h ether only at their fair value or at some higher price; whether the inducement to the Crown ie make such arrangement was a doubt as to the construc tion and application of the provisions of the Foreign En listment Act with regard to equipping and arming vessels; whether it was part of the terms al arrangement that the alleged misdemeanour under the seventh section of the Foreign Enlistment Act should be condoned by the Crown, and that no claim for comp ensa tion for the seisare should b e made by the defendants ; and, whether any legislation would be proposed in order to obviate in future the doubts and difficulties attending the construction and enforcing of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and thus prevent the arrangement of the recent case operating as a premium to ship builders to speculate on buTildhiengAvTesT"OlsßoNf E w y ar . fer belligerents. that the hou se was Probably aware G th E at N i E n it ta month tho o f Sep t emb er last, prior t o t h e se i zure of t h e vesse l s na med, persons who to represented themseAres as their owners , made overtu e r te es se _, the Government for their purchase, which but these were rejected ou the ground that the amo u nt on asked exceeded their value. The Government, a cting re, . . 0 were r amoun d the information received from the Admiralty, wa g as ,_a_ L, , purchase the vessels at a much larger pric e than ut asiosn walewe u the understanding being that there was n o ad on the part of the Government that uc t had not acted upon and alleged owners of any misdemea nour, or oisr,iaerriL:tduts hioand not been committed.. The Governmen but from a desire a belief that their case would not su cce ed, ive to a very tin to terminate the controversy a l e of which might portent subject, the continuanc e conseqaences. be attended with very e _ There was no condonation of the arrangement it misdemeanour by the that there could De any clause for was quite impossible to " ' With regard . by the Crown, and under the term s . compens..ti n.f th e last question, he hoped to introduce any new legis lationparties would be influenced occurred, and Government would i t w u l o d n nottht this e a f u o h u j n eo d t, n h ec u e t ss t a h r a y t d was the law in reference to act up to what reply to some other question, the right this matter. In by what had already f the vessels was X195,00C. and that £'26,b00 hon. and learned g entleman said that the amount on the present value .eeyadcyonsidere would be required for their completion. 4300,000 bud been asked for them. THE REVIEW IN HYDR-PARK. Sir O. GREY Bata that th e arraDgpm en t s on S a t ur d ay to Major KNOX, In reply we re wade after eorormatcatioßil, With Sir Riau(' Mayne, [LEFT SPEAKING.j Foreign Hail Packet List. MALLS DUt. Australia and Mauritius , via Southampton June 18. Brazil and Cap e Verde, by via Bri Marseille++ tish paaet. June 12. June 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. May 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton.June 2 via Marseilles ...May 27. Falkland Islands ...... Gibraltar, via Southampton May 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2 via Marseilles May 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. May 27. via Marseill es June 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southamptou May 27. via Marseilles May 27. Newfoundland .. May 25. Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet.... May 25, _ by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. May 27. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j May 30, California. and British Columbia.. MISS KATE GORDON'S first Matinee Musicale is announced to take place in the Collard Concert Rooms to-morrow at 3 p.m. Miss Gordon appears in her first morning entertainment under most distinguished patronage. A more than usually select and attractive pro: gamma has been issued, and Miss Gordbn has secured the services of Madame Weiss, Miss M. Poole, Mr. Walker; and Signor Nappi. Miss Gordon will preside at the piano; the Herr Booths on the violin and violoncello. From the talents of the fair pianist and the recognition of her claims by the aristocracy, a fashionable audience will doubtless be present on this occasion. MRS. DISRAELI'S "AT HOME."—On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Disraeli was " at home," at the right hon. member for Buckinghamshire's house in Park-lane. The party was attended by upwards of SOO persons. The house, which commands an uninterrupted view of the park, was fitted up expressly for the accommodation of a large party, the roof being converted into a comfortable position to see the review of the Rifle Volunteers. The French and Austrian Ambassadors, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Marchinnets of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Stanhope,. the Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir John and Lady Pakington, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, Lord and Lady Colchester, were amongst those present, NOT DEAD YET. By J. C. Seaffreson, author of "Live it Down," &c. 3 vols.—Mr. Jef,ffreson'a talent, says the Athenaeum, has certainly gained in ripe ness and fullness of flavour, like fruit on a wall in a sunny aspect. His present novel is in every respect satisfactory. It has a well-contrived, well built-up plot; it is carefully written. The writer has evidently taken pains, and there is much good work put into the book, which has a solidity and forcd that impress the reader with a sense of the reality of the story. We have read it through with interest, and can recommend it to our readers, It is a healthy pleasant book." SMALL DEBTS.—Lord St. Leonards has given notice of his intention to propose in committee several alterations in the Lord Chancellor's County Courts Bill. Among them are three new clauses, proposed to be inserted, to the following effect:—No packman or person taking or sending his goods for sale from house to house shall recover against thJ husband or father of any wife or daughter to whom any such goods shall leave been or shall hereafter be sold for the price of the same, unless such hus band or father shall have Leen present at such sale, and sanctioned the same; no action to lie upon a sale by auction of goods under the value of £2O upon credit, unless the pur chaser and his surety (if any) sign the contract after the sale; no person or body to issue more than . 20 plaints at any one court FEARFUL ARTILLERY ACCIDENT.—The D bat tery, 3d Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, were out at drill at Bellary on the sth of April last. They had just galloped past in columns of half batteries left in front,wnen the word " Trot" was given ; they had hardly broken into a trot when the limber of No. 5, one of the three leading guns, exploded, killing four men on the spot and wounding seven others ; 13 horses were wounded, three of which had obe shot on the spot. The ground all along looked like a small battle-field after an action. It was covered with pieces of flesh, uniform, and harness, and the bodies of the poor fellows who were killed. Two were lying quite close to the gun not much disfigured, and the two others were about 100 yards off. where they had fallen, fearfully disfigured. They were blown about 80 yards into the air. All that re mained of one poor fellow was his chest:and head ; arms and everything else were gone. No cause can be assigned for the explosion. The limber boxes were filled with the regulated allowance of ammunition, and had been packed in presence of an officer and sergeant on the Ist ult. No blame is attached to any one. The remains of the poor fellows were followed to their last resting place by the whole of the artillery and a large number of the officers and men of the 2d battalion 21st Fasiliets. The following is the list of the men killed and wounded:—Killed—Gunners Hickey, Healon, Townley, and Toohey. Wounded—Gunners Mul catry, Gower, M'Mahon, Connor, Power, and Lindsay ; Farrier-Sergeant Taylor and Gunner Lydon, who had his bridle arm smashed at the wrist. It has since been ampu tated. They are all doing well. The Court of Assizes of the Herault has just tried two Italians, named Novarre and Trinca, on a charge of having attempted to murder a farm-steward, named Ber trand, residing at La Pail,. near Montpellier. Another Italian, named Reamed, was also charged as the instigator of the crime. On the evening of the 25th November last, after dark, Bertrand was seated by his fire-side, when 'a stranger suddenly entered the house and stabbed him from behind. The wounded man immediately seized his assailant, and a struggle ensued, in which Bertrand received a cut in each hand. Madame Bertrand then came to her husband's aid, but was disabled by a stab. This diversion, how ever, enabled her husband to fetch his gun from the next room, and he was returning with it, when the assas sin and an accomplice, who had been waiting outside, both fell on him, and endeavoured to get possession of the gun. Not succeeding, the two fellowk ran away, and Ber trand fired after them, as he thought, without effect. Several Italians were arrested on suspicion, and one of them denounced Novarre and Trinca as the assassins and Ras tucci as their instigator, the latte r h av i ng had some quarrel with Bertrand about payment for work. All three were accordingly arrested, and it was found that the shoes of Novarre and Trinca exactly corresponded with the footsteps in the field across which the assassins had run on escaping from Bertrand's house. A witness also deposed that he had seen Rastueci extract a number of small shot from the back of Novarre's neck. Twenty-eight witnesses were examined, and their evidence clearly brought the crime home to the prisoners, who were accordingly found guilty, and each sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL.—On Saturday afternoon the foundation stone of a new chapel, to be called St. William's, was laid in Simpson-street, Angel Meadow, by the Rev W, J, Sheenan, rector of St. Chad's, Cheetham There was a large attendance. The officiating ministers were the Revs. S. H. Clarkson and T. Hayes. The chapel will be built of bricks, stone being only introduced where necessary. The design will be plain Gothic. The cost will be above £l,OOO, of which £7OO hag been subscribed; and the building will afford accommodation for between 700 a nd 800 people. The builder is Mr. Tho!uas T . ully,, B r onghton-lane, Manchester; and the a rchitect M. Tijon, Corporation-street. The chapel will be use d occa sionally as a school-room. The lioness of the Zoological Society of Brussels has just given birth to three cubs—one of them has since died, bat the other two aro deing well. The sixth ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Royal Panama, New Zealand, and Ana, tralian Mail Company was held to-day Lord Claud Hamilton, ,M.P., in the chair. The report submitted for adoption stated that the re• ceipts for Government subsidies, freight, and pas• sage money ver.e. £118,702 63. 6d. against £67,233 63. 10d. the previous year; while the expenditure on w o rking account Was £B4 900 19s. ld. against £46,926 15s. 2d. in 1862. After appropriat ing £13,60) to repa i r, renewal, &e. , account, £20,201 7a. 5d., w hi ch, the difference i n f avour of the company is added to .the balance brought forward from last account, makes the total amount to the credit of profit and loss ac count, £21,195 163. The directors had set apart £4,750 for depreciation, being 6 par cent. on the cost of the Emaining vessels of the original fleet of the company. The entire balance of preliminary ex . penses, & c ., Amount i ng to £4,645 17e. 2d. had been written off; and the sum of £3,500 had been applied in reduction of the balance to the debit of insurance account. The dividend for the half-year ended 30th June, absorbed £3,278 4s. ; and the directors now recommended the declaration of a dividend on the old shares, for the six months ended the 31st December, 1863, at the rel.° of 7 per cent. per an. Z 4 500. n uTmhecloeaorveorfnminectintmoef to r• which will amount to dieted the export of horses from Southern Russia. St. Petersburg has inter- auu due ced,eratton on lue wens b.•bt adap:4.d to provide fa. the convenience of the public, and the reoult Was that there wad no otatacle or impedituent throughout the pro cetdiogs. Mr Paul asked some information as to the arrangements that had been made. Mr CO W PER. said that 4,001 tickets had been given to the commanding officers of the volunteers for distribution amongst their respective corps. He observed that the con duct of the male spectators towards the ladies was most un gallant in preventing their seeing the movements of the volunteer corps,_ DUTIES ON SPIRITS. On the motion far going into committee of supply, Mr, WHITESIDE moved the following resulution : That, in the opinion of this house, it is expedient that the existing duties on spirits should be reduced.