The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

- f 110.141 a ELAUKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two ()Timm The Stock Markets retain all the firmness of tone and tendency which prevailed during the greater part of yesterday ; but there is no further advance in values. The brilliant weather and the glut of money Were the two main causes of the present position, and as long as they continue in operation investments must be stimulated. English railways aro steadier, the fine weather encouraging the anticipation of a good holiday and agricultural traffic. The discount 'market continues to show increased inactivity, and 1k to 2 per cent. is now the minimum rates in the open market. In the Stock Exchange, 1 per cent. fails to encourage borrowers. In Liverpool, cotton is easier. Consols are firm at yesterday's advance, being dealt in at 941 to 94Z for money, and 9k to 93 ex div. for account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., to 03a ; India Five per Cents. steady at 116 to 114, ; Bank Stock, 246 to 248 ; Exchequer Bills, bs to 10s prem. There is no particular change in Foreign Stocks. Mexican Bonds are quoted at 151 to 16 ; Greek, 13} to 13 :1 ; New Spanish, '33;1 to :In ; Italian (1861), 491 to 49. ; Turkish (1865), 342 to 35 ; Portuguese, 40 i to 40.'t ; Euyptian (1864), 81 to 82 ; ditto Rail rY, 91 to 92 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 72 to ; ditto Nine per Cents., 91 to 9111 ; and Fern vidn' 82 to 8:31. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. American Securities are dull. United States 5-20 Fonds are quoted at 7U- to 71g. Erie Shares and Illinois are each ilower, being marked at 45i. to 452, and 941 to 95i respectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures nave improved to 281- to 291 ; but ditto Con solidated Mortgage Bonds have receded to 31i to 37 In Colonial Government Bonds prices are well maintained. Canada Six per Cent. is quoted at 1034 to 1041; the Five per Cents., 90-k to 914 ; Mauritius Six per Cent., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales Five per Cent., 100 to 106 ; New Zealand Six per Cent., 100 to 102 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 107 to 108; Victoria Six per Cent., 112 k to 1134. In Foreign Railway Shares Lombardo-Venetian are quoted at 14i to 15 ; and Great Luxembourg at 102 to English Railway shares are on the whole well sup ported, but the movements in prices are merely nominal. The following are the prices :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1272 to 1281 ; Midland, 1071 to 1 07 i; South Eastern, 762 to 77 ; London and North Western, 115;3- to 115 i ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto (A), 90 to 97 ; Great Eastern, 344 to 34 Great Western, 54,E to 544 ; London, rigliton, and South Coast, 54 to 544 ; Manchester, 1 - 41 e1.eld, and Lincolnshire, 42 to 43 ; Metropolitan, 1121 to 1122 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 182 to 19; ; Caledonian 74i to 75f. Bank s h ares show very little change, the movements being confined to an advance of I in London and Westminst e r, and of in Anglo-Austrian, the former being dealt in at 71 to 72, and the latter at 4 1 to 51 prem. Alliance are steady at 13 to 12 dis.; Agra, 94 to 104 ; Chartered Mercan tile, 27 to 28 ; Consolidated, 44 to 42 ; 1 8 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 78 to 78i prem.; London and County, 52 to 53 ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint-Stock, 344 to 355 ; Union of London, 344 to 35k. Finance shares aro rather dull. Credit Foncier is marked at 2 13-16 to 2 15-16 ; General Credit, 21 to 24 dis.; International Finance, 2 to 1i die. Foreign Mining Shares are very quiet. St. John del Rev remain at 164 to 174 ; Chontales * lower, at 21 to 2i • Port Phillip steady at 14 to 12. Miscellaneous securities are without feature. Hud- Lma'a Bay is steady at 15g- to 15; • Anglo-American Telegraph, 221 to 23 ; Atl'antic Telegraph Eight per rent., 5 to 51 ; Fore-street Warehouse 2 to 1 dis.; Loudo n General Omnibus, 1-1 to 24. The City of Cork has brought £1,500 in specie from New York, the Union with .£96,000, and the Siberia with £44,000. Bar gold to the value of £71,000 was yesterday sent into the Bank. The silver market is flatter, and the Mexican dol lars by the French West Indian Mail have been sold at the reduced price of 58d per ounce. The Australian gold ships which are known to be at sea for this country are the following, to the date of March 30th :—The Holwsdale, with £190,000 ; the Canterbury, .£27,720 ; Dover Castle, £ 7 1,684 ; Champion of the Seas, £86,748 ; Norfolk, £ 1 40,960 ; Christina Thompson, £26,000 ; the Niagara, £101,784 ; the Thyatira, £125,636 ; the Great Britain, £317,263 ; the Wellesley, £27,400 ; th e Reigate, £30,932 ; the Marpesia, £330,672 ; the Sobraon, £26,000 ; and the John Duthie £11,600 toget her, £1,514,404. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, 21st May, a special settling day in the shares of the Angle-Argentine Company (Limited). No quotation was applied for. A special general meeting of the British Colonial Steamship Company has been called for the 4th of June. The ordinary general meeting of the London Chartered Bank of Australia has been convened for the sth June, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. Melbourne advices report the failure of Messrs. Appleton and Tweddell, drapers, with liabilities e stimated at ..£' l l,ooo ; assets, £26,000. Messrs. harlot and Co., a squatting firm, have failed for -Z30,000, with assets estimated at £20,000. The following is from the Fortune Copper Mining C ompany of Western Australia, Limited :—Mr. Samson advises, under date of March 31st : The lead ore now in course of shipment per Hastings is 200 tons ; the 83 tons copper ore and 24 tons lead ore, I hop e , to ship shortly. Letters from Marseilles, dated the 15th inst., an nounce very large arrivals of wheat at that port from the ports of the Black Sea. They had not then exer cised any influence upon the market, which remained c alm ; but a fall was expected, which it hoped might reanimate business. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £642 over last year, and the South eastern an increase of £1,120. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 15th inst., shows an increase of £3B over last year. The traffic receipts of the Varna Railway, for the Week ending April 29th, were £2,274, and the corre sponding week last year, £1,161. The receipts of the Melbourne and Ilobson's Bay United Railway for the four weeks ending the 26th March amounted to £10,696, comparing with £9,817 for the corresponding period of last Tear. The working of short time is increasing in the cotton manufacturing districts. In Stockport, Tod -I!lorden, an d R ossen d a l e i t i s t h e ru l e , an d throughout the manufacturing districts it is being more or less g e nerally adopted. The decrease of the production e ncourages holders of stocks not to yield further in price. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Juno 4 a per C en t. R e d uce d 93f 1 New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 .. • Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908.„ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per et — Pm Do, £5OO Do, LlOO & £2OO 8 Bank. of England Stock, 41per Cent 2471 Do. Account . • INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India, Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 ... 217 15 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced P a per 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 per Cent Rup, Deb. 1872 — .1 Do. do. 1877 lO2l y, Do. do. 1882 — ' l ' o . Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 187 3 — pO. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO • 1) o• under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t r 4entine Repultc, 6 per Cent... ~,u Arian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 zretilian 5 per Cent — xd 20. 41 r Cent., 1852 — '-'„ 9 . d pe o , 1858. . — ;T. do . , 1840 — - V• do.. 1863 66 ''' , '). 5 per Cent., 1865 -, 1) 0 Accou n t 763 4 '" tiecos Ayres 6 per Cent — (~,Diiil2,la p 6 e p r e C r e o n e t. n ( t Deferred 3 per Cent ` 0 11 ' ) ,, 6per Cent. 741 ."0. 41 per Cent — . 6 per Cent., B — ' l °4 1867 no 7 1021 Per Cent. 1866 n 1.),0., Scrip ' ..£32 Paid •;!,) !tibial], 6 per Cent. - ;.;aniQh 3 per Cent., 1825 .L, ,nv.bian Principalities, 7 I.er Cent 731 21 31 1)0 to _ per Cent., 1867 BO -,"tuad B or New Consolidated, 1 per Con' — '4lCiptian, 7 per Cent — 10 . Second issue - D,`. £soo Bond s Do' £lO6 Bonds Bll Do, 1864 Do. Account no. .E5OO Bonds Bll Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 821 1 3 21 33 (I._ (-4 e overnruent Railway Debentures ..... 92 1 "'" -6 k 5 per Cent 1824 5 C o ups. — 0 0. Account ~ -, ex . ' l 4 °gum s trne '"''' ouise, Told, e this d her is be law, I 11.1111, hould cases Ouse - e Mr. a for in Lrdine ar the and, ment. efore, e real ❑der) lkiel's i this early rrison i Miss Eeient Irish Mon- -or, is iffard, akers. ide by ithout rgy of marks )licity 3rence e paid came Glad e were le, the e utia- nbers, peeed- as not rested there plicity rilliam 11690 .sits to 1821, ; and jesty'3 L'hora .,e, bag auis," anger s n ging .d are rain 0 occa" e belt , for a same man, a• his ys be A S. lh ehgers which ns are 3 nd to ion be to b° L try, it ,hmelit fro" ch ar" posura allow city 0 rtainli i patbl oles ° f 1791, vital Of 3 than [ parts ;eorge w ith A Orking lissio ll ' - argu e )111. 1111g _ f er, -n$ E., stab cle: cc E ntiew •atifY• be re-_ 0 -- v , the e t exPe c " oinPre )ossess- L araet el ' 58101 3 1 or an pa nu bile as r to b e be lie rd thav , i e ririat (v. ü bßill )7 , goo ib-h°u b 1868, ° ; ' a t the Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cont .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., .£25 p it ilian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Raiway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Hontevideau 6 per Cent. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada 351 Do 3 per Cony Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .. 83 Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do Account Portnimese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,1 - , '9,'60,'2,'8 401 Do. do., 1' 67 4Ol Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 181:2, £ SI. Bll Do 4i per Cent. 1850 - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1t,:62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds. 871 Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do .£B4 15s. do B4/ Do Nicolas Railway 64 trdinntn, a per Gent — Sixtnish 3 per Cen ... Do Account Do New Deferroa — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acceant Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not fur.ded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 651 1 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 351 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5Bl Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed -- Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above parade in London. Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gun., 551 Do Account — French Rentes, 3 por Cont., Ex. 2M. Austrtan o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Itqlitu., 5 per Cont. 1861, Ex. 25f.......... Do. Account ............... 491 1 CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 1 Do. Account, 4th June 931 1 SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND__STOCIES. Railways. Gloa t /1g i Bueinese 11'91(1.1 ' , r ise. I dine. EfEleter .. ISTIRTUI an Caledonian !Cambrian 741 7 5 1 26 $ 76 i rDork and Bandon...— Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June un„rerth, & Ab.J tine E.London, belly Gelb Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. at. N 0.2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A 5t0ck.......-• • • • Do. B stook Do. New, ts. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. 5. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales • Do. W. Mid.—Oxioro Do. Newport Do. Hereford •• .... • • Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Wester' , Lon. & South Weatem Man., Shel., A. Lincoln Metropolitan... • Do. New Do. Extension ; Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'o 3 4 75 7 7 70 72 102 1.04 31 394 7 S 15 , 0 102 103 97 97 122 126 94 • 5 54 54t 66 68 1.) 36 31 31 1271 128 54 54 3 181 ISt 1151 1151 1 90 92 12} 121 112 112, Midland Do. LSO Share Do, Birmin.. £ Dub) Mid Kent . North British ...... Do. Ed., Pth., !ft Dun. th. Eastern—Berwicc Do. (7.N•h purottast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... . • • Do. Stook. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1801. 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. ag. S. W. Junotion Scottish C,,ntral Scot. N. E Abcr. stock Do. Scot, Mid. auk. Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., Wok fait Vale Do. C fi ale of Neath Waterford do Kilkenny i 10u & WaterlooWhitcha 6 [West Cornwall 105 107 79 81 107 1071' 76 78 336 34 102 101 58i 591 94 95 130 1144 1:•1 133- 117 /19- It 114 57 510 107 10.1 57 58 43 15 7di 77 lu H 143 146 Share; 77i 0) BRITISH rossEssioNs. 100 Atlantic & St•Lawrenoe all 64 46 st 1 Bom.,Baroda. .e. Ctn.'''. gu. 6 per gaunt.. 20 Do. 2 ' shares 1 6 I fp 204 Buffalo & Lake Huro n all 3 4 p l 0 Do. Preference all 5 7 Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 100 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 st Calcutta &B. 11., Bin loo st Cape Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 pos. per. pi all 99 102 St East Bengal, gu. ' 5 tic 100 1044 1 6 51 1071 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 109 110 111/ 40 Do. 4 Extension et Grand Trunkof Canada 100 153 164 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 1.00 Do. let Pref. Bonds , all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 23 35 100 Do. do. deferred - WO Do. 3d Pref. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do . 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred ..•• all et Gt.ludia Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 109 110 110 1 pa ro. Gus.. 5 per cent ls 16 264 40 Do. New gua. bp. o 0 1/ 2 f . st (1 t. South of India gua. 6 per cent et D.,. 43 per cent lOO 114 96 st Do 2 204 (3reat Wes. of Canada all 164 161 204 Do. New ~. - 00 Do. 6p. 0 Be.s. pay. 187 s all 98 100 974 00 00. 54 do. pay. 1677-8.. all 91 93 901 St Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 104 1,5 at Do. 4/ do lOO 03 SS at Do. 41 do lOO 59 01 ....... to Do. 211th Extension 5 at \lab. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's hay.. all at N.lll.C'da. 6 pcist pf.las 400 ss 85 st Dude &Rhiik'nd,g.s p.O, 00 1030 1044 St Scinde • • lOO 1014 It 26 103 at Do. Delhi j at gl, d 100 1014 1020 I j 3 so Do. do ** .., 41 2 i }r et Do. Punjaub.... v . 16 , 100 101 102 st Do.lndus St. Plot 64 1 100 67 89 PREFERENCE SHARES. tlreat Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Ditto, 6 p.l cent., 97 6 North Eastern, York, it. and Selby purohas , !, loi t• ttIGFEILENCIG BliAltlCh AND STOCKS. Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd.. 1866, 1001 London, Chatham, Sze., !bistro?. Ext. B, 6 per cent., 35 liidland A and L £5 per cent., 104 IVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.: Vale of Neath, 96 rouzrGN HAILWATP. Bahia and San Francisco, gus. 7 per cent., 151 (heat Luxembourg, 11l San Paulo, lien., gua. u per cent..lBl South Allitrial3 ►nd Lombardo Venetian, 15 _ FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gol' and Silver Mining, lira., 21 Peatarena United Gold, lira., 2j Port Phillip, it St. John del key, lira, 17 .. DOCKS London and it. Katharine, 45 BAN!! 8, Agra. Urn.. A, Ditto, B, Bank of Egypt, 33 British North American, b 9 Consolidated, lira. - A London Chartered' Bang of Australia, 241 London and County. 52 London and South-Western, Um , 15 1 London and vt estroinster, 71 . Ditto. Scrip, 481 National Provincial of England. Ditto. d and 3d issue. 3N,;= Union of London, 3SI MISCELLAOZO O I S : Anglo American Telegraph, 23 21 Atlantic Telegraph, 51 6 4 Ditto, 8 pur cent , leo 2} 'Australian Agricultural, 15 British American Land. ibi City Discount, Um, 21 City of Moscow Gas, vim., 5 Co , iiinercial Union, Insurance, .1i Continental Union Gas, lim., II Credit Fonder of England, lira., 2 13-16 East India Irrigation and Canal,jl7 , Ebbw Vale, 131 Estyptian Li per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gus.by Egypt. GOT, 91i Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 11 Gen. Credit and Discount, t im., 5 Gt. ne, al Steam Navigation, 28 HUAI:OII'2f Bay, isi London Financial Association, 11111., ge Nat►onal Discount Company. ;1 reel River Land and Mineral, 32 l'euinsuia and Oriental ai team, 59 Dito, new, 1867, 11 Rio de Janeiro Gas, 236 t i<oyal Mail Steam. 626 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 721 The newspapers are teeming with references to econo my in tea by co-operation. Horninan and Co. have for 30 years co- operated through Agents to supply tea on more advantageous terms than by the ordinary channel; their tea reach©s the corisumer in the jam pure state as it leans the grower, as it is secured in packets. 102 t 97 54 1 1 1 127 k 54* 4 19 18& 116 15* 91* 1 42* 112* 1061 107/ f 326 1036 100 all 100 109 100 16.3.4 100 100 100 10 10 10 WV all 100 100 100 11)0 all 100 THE _ SUN,• LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1868. --+ THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con taining the Latest Betting at Tattersall's, &c., and Arrivals at Bath, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. TILE PROSECUTION OF EX-GOVERNOR EYRE. BO IV- ST REET. —Tit Is DAY. The adjourned summons taken out against Ex-Governor Eyre for issuing an illegal proclama tion in the Island of Jamaica, in Oct., 1865, was proceeded with this morning. Lord De Blaquirre, Sir Roderick Murchison, and Major Anson, members of the Eyre Defence Fund, were amongst those present to hear the proceed ings. Sir R. Collier and Mr. H. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Poland for the defence. Mr. Lake, one of the witnesses ex anined before the royal commissioners, was this morning asked some questions by Mr. Giffard. lle said he had been in the service of Messrs. Shmn and Roscoe, the solicitors for the prosecution, for some time. He had seen, after he arrived at Morant Bay, a great number of persons hanged, by order of court martial. G. W. Gordon was amongst the number. He bad seen Dr. Bruce often at the office of his employers. In answer to Mr. Vaughan, he said when he ar say, on the 1 3th Oct., all was r ived at Morant quiet. Edward Marsh, a seaman on board the Wolverine on the 13th of October. He went down with some troops to Morant Bay, where he remained all night. He then re turned to Kingston, and went back to the bay on the 14th with arms. Governor Eyre came on board at the bay. We embarked some prisoners at nigh t from the port, and proceeded with thin to Port Antonio on Sunday, the 15th. Governor Eyre landed at Port Antonio, but he (the witness) remained on board until the Monday, when one man was hung before dinner, and several after. He recollected On one occasion seeing thirteen hanging at oue time after that. He saw Gordon brought on board after he was arrested, and then he was taken to Morant Bay. He helped to take him ashore. When they got there he was handed over to the provost-marshal. He knew Dr. Bruce, and recollected his being taken on board, and landed at the same place, but there was nobody there to receive him. He was too old. By Mr. Giffard—lie was not on shore to do duty, and did not kn ow wh ere the troops were taken to. By Mr. Vaughan—se saw M r . Ey re l eave th e Wolverine and return again in the evening. By Mr. Giffard_He was one of those who towed the schooner back before she was captured. She had 100 kegs of gunpowder and a Haytian general on board. General La Motte, he thought, was the name of the officer. They were all put on shore at Port Royal. Ile also saw an American bark with white people on board. By Mr. Vaughan—That was about a week after they had taken the schooner. The schooner was armed, and had a crew of nine or ten persons. Walter Rea said be was in Jamaica in 1865. He was also a seaman on board the Wolverine, and went to Morant Bay on the 12th of October. The Governor arrived the day after. lie came into the tent on the 13th, and read martial law there from a paper. There were about 100 seamen and marines there at the time. After he had finished he told us all he hoped we should do our duty. The next morning he went with a party of marines and sailors to Essington, which was about 28 miles from Morant Bay. Lieut. Oxley was in command. We were armed, and each man had forty rounds of ammunition. Our orders were to shoot anybody we saw running away and could not capture. The orders were obeyed. A man was seen running amongst so me bushes, when 12 men fired and wounded him. After that Serest. O'Connor of the Marines ran down to the beech and shot him with a revolver. lie did not think the man shot was armed ; he offered no resistance, but only tried to escape. An other man was playing a flute outside a cottage. He ran away, whe n a mar i ne fired at him and wounded him, and another marine shot him dead, and he was then thrown into the bush. Another case somewhat similar occurred, but we were told that the last man had been seen in the m arket place inciting th e peop l e t o re bellion. About fifty prisoners were t a k en on the road. Guards were placed at every door of the Court - house at Essington. He (witn ess ) mo unted guard over the prisoners. Lieut. Errington pointed out one of the men that was condemned to death, and in about five minutes after that man was lashed to a tree and shot. A great number of prisoners were taken when we returned to siorant Bay, where they were put in a tent and a black sentry placed over them. Af t er that we wer e sent to Stoney G u t. A female fired a pistol at us aft er we go t there, but she hit nobody. Th at was the only resistance we met with in the village, as the people had all left it. We pulled down the hous e s, a b o ut 20, and cut down the cocoa nut trees. u t sheesn were e r followede A p a rty of the 6 th Regiment a ft e r that began t o burn t h e houses, and the three days at Stoney G ut , d ur ing which time all e houses destroy e d. Cross-examined We remained Cross-examined b y Mr. Giff ar d—lt would be im possible to catch a ny person after they had t sailors suc ceeded in getting into the bush or sugar-cane. There were 100 black soldiers, a battery of artillery, and the blue-jackets and marines belonging to the ship at Morant Bay w h e n we landed. The party that went to Stoney Gut numbered 100. The position we went to take was a very im portant one ; it commanded the high road to Kingston. It was thought so important that double sentries were provided at all points. It was nearly surrounded by bush, and, owing to the rain, the difficulty of keeping communication open was increased. It would be impossible to get artillery into position at Stoney Gut. We found a number of feinale dresses in the houses at Stoney Gut, but they were clothes far above the station of the people who would reside at Stoney Gut. Paul Bogle was still at large - at that time. By Mr. Vaughan—We met with no disturbance at all after we first landed, either in going to or re turning from Stoney Gut. Frederick Augustus Vining said he was at King ston, in Jamaica, in 1865, and recollected the pro clamation of martial law. There was no outbreak, or breach of the peace at the time in the place ; nothing, in fact, save the excitement such a procla mation caused. The courts of law were open, and remained so during the Whole time martial law was in force. On Sunday, the 21st of October, he was arrested by a n ordinary policeman, without a warrant, and without any charge being made. He was locked up, and on asking why he was de prived of his liberty he received no reply. On the 22d ho was removed from the barracks where he had been confined, and taken to Uppark Camp. Dr. Bruce was placed in the same cell that he occupied two or three days later on. While in confinement he was ordered to witness the flogging of the men. After that he was visited by Mr. Bick nell, the police m agistrate of Kingston, and on again asking why he was aire9ted„the magistrate said he saw no reason for it, and had he the power he would order his release. lie afterwards saw Gen.O'Connor, but he could not tell him the grounds for his arrest. After he been detained 20 days, lie was liberated without the slightest charge being made against him. He bad nothing to do with the disturbance at Morant Bay. By Mr. Giffard — The population he should think was about 400,00 0 black and coloured and about 50,000 whites. He had no means of arriving at any correct information on the subject, but if the number of whites put down at the last census iu 1866 was set down only at 15,000 he was not pre pared to question it. Mr. Vaughan asked hcw it was proposed to con nect Mr. Eyre with the last witness ? Sir It Collier 'laid it would be mu that the las WHITEHALL, MAY 18, witness's name was amongst those arrested, and mentioned in a despatch written by Mr. Eyre to Nit.. Cardwell in 1865, and those whom it was de sirable to try by court-martial. Mr. Alexander Phillips, a native of Jamaica, said he was a resident in the island in 1865. His home was about 43 miles from the proclaimed district. He had nothing to do with the outbreak directly or indi rectly. Was arrested on 21th Oat. by Lieut. St. Clair and a a body of men, but no charge was made against him. Lieut. St. Clair told him he was autho rised by his Excellency to take him into custody, to search his house, and seize his papers. He had known Dr. Bruce for a long while. He saw him in custody at the same place to which he (witness) was [taken, viz., Spanish Town. We were taken to the front of the Government House and after wards to Morant Bay, where Dr. Bruce was given in charge to the provost-marshal. He never saw Dr. Bruce after that until the 20th of November, but it was not until the last week in December that he was released. lie (witness) was treated with the greatest indignity, and eventually liberated without any charge being made against him. He was flogged and released. Four sailors were ordered to inflict the punishment, and he receved 100 lashes with the navy cat. He never knew from that day to the present why he was flogged. Lieut. Adcock was the person who gave the sailors their orders. He was in ill health at the time, and he suffered very severely after the punishment. After the flogging had been accomplished, Lieut. Adcock directed him to kneel down and say, " God bless the Queen and every black man." There was no medical man present when the punishment was achninistered, and after it was over, he received a pass, and left to shift for himself. He was afterwards attacked with fever, and it was only from the circumstance of his brother finding him by accident that he was enabled to get home. He was in bed for two weeks with severe wounds on his back. He was never tried, neither was he ever told why he was taken into custody. A great many people were flogged at the time he was. lie was afterwards tried by a special commission in February, and the result was an acquittal. Mr. Vaughan—What were you tried for ? Witness —Conspiracy, as it was said. I was first summoned as a witness for the Crown, bu after I had been waiting some time I was told an indictment bad been preferred against me, a true bill found, and then I was taken into custody. Dr. Bruce was tried at the same time that 1 was, and also acquitted. 1 saw 49 executions- By Mr. Giffard—Nine as well as myself were in dicted for conspiracy, but all were acquitted. The Attorney-General told the jury they were accused of conspiracy with Gordon and Bogle to set aside the Queen's authority, but hoped the jury would not mix their names up with those of Gordon and Bogle because they were not connected with a crime that would hand their names down to execration. Mr. Giffard—Did not the witnesses say you were at the meeting at Vera ? Sir R. Collier objected to the question, and the magistrate decided that it should not be put. Witness continued—He had brought an action against Mr. Eyre, and a fund had been sub scribed to enable him to do so. lie had received no direct authority of Mr. John Stuart Mill and Mr. P. Taylor, the prosecutors in this case, to use their names to increase the subscriptions to that fund. He had not appointed persons to receive subscriptions to that fund. Messrs Shaen and Rcs coe were his solicitors in his action aget Mr. Eyre. Mr. Giffard—Didn't M'Shaen tell you you could not use the names of Mr. Mill and Mr. Taylor ? Witness—No. Mr. Giffard—Who did, then ? Witness—Well, I don't say I wasn't told so. Mr. Giffard—Well, by whom? Witness—l was told so by Mr. Catnerovzow. Mr. Giffard—How long have you been in this country ? Witness—For some time. Mr. Giffard—How have you been supportel ? Witness heaitaced a great deal, and then said— I have been supported by the money subscribed for me. Mr. Giffard 7 -And nobody elss bas given you money ? Now take care. Witness—Well, I draw on Mr. Shaen for what I require. I have done 8) since last year. Mr. Giffard—Yes, and he paid your expenses from Jamaica to this country ; did be not, Mr. Phillips? Witness--I don't see that lam bound to answer such questions as you put to me. Mr. Giffard —The magistrate is the best judge, of that. Witness—Well, Mr. Shaen did pay my ex penses. Sir R. Collier—You are in no way connected with the present prosecution, except to tell what you know. Witness—That's all. Sir R. Collier—You are only interested and moving in your action against Mr. Eyre. Witneis—That's all. A great number of extracts from despatches sent from Jamaica by the Governor to the Secretary.of State for the Colonies in England, with respect to the rebellion, were then read, after which the case was adjourned till to-morrow (Wednesday) at 12 o'clock, when the case will be concluded. LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING, The Queen has been pleased to present the R .v. Chris topher Kuipe to the Vicarage of St. Clement's, Torrington, in the comity of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich, void by the death of the Rev. Thomas Thnrogood Upwool. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 19. 70th Regiment of . Foot—Major-General Charles 110 gs Doylo t be Colonel, vice 'General Sir George IVilliam Paty, K. 0.8., deceased. sth Lancers —Paymaster John Warden M'iarlan to be Paymaster. Military Train—Lieutenant George Edward Brace to be Captain ; Ensign Robert Douglas Noake to be Lieu tenant. Royal Artillery—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Sidney K. Ray to be Assistant-Surgeon. Bth Foot—Captain Frederick B. M'Crea to be Major. 20th Foot—Lieutenant R. H. James to be Captain. 29th Foot—Captain Nathaniel Legard to be Major; Lieut. Julius Tennyson to be Captain ; Egsign Littledale to ho Lieutenant ; Charles P. Cubitt, Gent.. to be Ensign. 31st Foot—Henry Butler, Geut. ' to be Ensign. 40th Foot—Ensign Charles Arthur Swinhoe to be Lieut. by purchase; Ensign Joseph William Bazalgotte, from the 29th Foot, to be Ensign. 54th Foot —Lieutenant Dudley B. Coppinger to be Capt. by purchase ; Ensign Walter Thomas Tirnbrell to be Lieutenant by purchase ; Ensign John Edmund flarpur Crewe, from the 81th Foot, to be Ensign ; William Hol combe Francis, Gout., to be Ensign by purchase. 59th Foot—Ensign Ralph Edmonstone Buchanan to be Lieutenant. 60th Foot—Lieutenant John Gustavus Crosbie to be Cap tain; Ensign Arthur Pepys to be Lieutenant; Ensign Richard Steele Rupert Fetherstonhaugh, to be Ensign. 64th Foot—Major and Brevet Lieutenant. Colonel Thomas de Courcy Hamilton to be Lieutenant -Colonel. 68th Foot—Ensign Charles E. Ilderton to be Lieutenant; Charles E. rarke, Gent., to be Ensign. 74th Foot—Lieut. Simeon 11. Hardy to Adjutant. 98th Foot- Captain and Brevet -Major be G. Lowden D. Cleveland to be Major; Lieut. Richard Townley to be Captain ; Ensign Ernest E. M.'Bride to be Lieutenant. 101st Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Corbet Maurice to be Lieutenant. 102 d Foot—Lieutenant Reginald Coleridge Parry to be Adjutant. 106th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Charles Reynolds to be Lieutenant. Rifle Brigade—Captain and Brevet -Major H. R. Legge Newdigate to be Major; Lieutenant Arthur Blundell George Sandys Hill to be Capt.tin. Recruiting District—Lieutenant Michael Clake to be Ad jutant. Half-pay—To be Lieutenant-Colonels by pur chase —Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Claud T. Bourehier, Major Somerset M. Clarke, Major Spencer Henry Hutchins Edwards. To be Majors by purchase —Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Col. Seymour John Blane, Captain and Brevet -Major John Terence N. O'Brien, Captain and Brevet Major Charles David Gun inghame Elli', Captain Sylvester W. F. M. Wilson. To be Captains by purchase--Lieutenant Cyril Blackburne Tew, and Lieut. Henry Burton. ADSIIItAL'rY, MAY 16. Royal Marine Light Infantry—Lieutenant Edward Willoughby Grenville Byam to be Adjutant, vice Owen, whose period of service has expired. MAY 18. William S. Luke, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Staff Captain in her Majesty's Fleet. George James Hodges, Esq., has this day Wen promoted to the rank of Retired Captain in her Majesty's Fleet, under Order in Council of 26th Juno, 1867. The Orchestra says that a sort of male musical Biffiu is to arrive in Paris in a few days from Prussia—namely, a violinist, who is reported to execute andantes by Beriot and fantasias from Meyerbeer without arms, of which members the artist is utterly deprived by nature. He places his violin on a stool before him, takes his bow between the' toes of his left foot, and presses the strings with the toes of his right foot, iNPERIAL I'ARLIABIENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (SCOT LAND) BILL. On the reading of the order of the day for going into committee on the Representation of the People (Scotland) Bill, Mr. BAXTER moved "That it be an instruction to the committee that, instead of adding to the numbers of the house, they have power to disfranchise boroughs in England having, by tho census returns of 1861, less than 5,000 inhabitants." The hon. member said he felt it au imperative duty to make the present mo tion, and he hoped after what he had to say in support of it had been heard that the house would be induced to give its assent to the proposition. Since the year 1710, five years after the Union, the progress of wealth in Scotland has been very groat. Front that period down to the present the wealth of Eng land had increased 800 per cent., whilst that of Scotland had increased no less than 2,500 per cont. lle altogether opposed the proposal of increasing the number of members of that house, awl he thought that the way in which the additional members for Scotland ought to be pro cured was by disfranchising some of the smaller pocket boroughs in England. (}fear, hear.) fie brought the matter forward solely on his own responsibility, and• that as a constitution question was involved iu the matter ho hoped the house would agree to his proposition. Mr.WIIITBREAD supported the proposition of the hon. member for Montrose. _ _ Sir R. KNIGHT LEY moved, as an a-nendment to Mr. Baxter's instruction, that one seat bo taken from all the boroughs returning two tnombors having less than 12,000 inhabitants. He also strongly opposed an increase in the numbers, and maintained that was wiser to curtail the pri vileges of corrupt little places like Bridgwater and Barn staple than totally to extinguish the representation of any single place. Sir W. STIRLING MAXWELL supported the instruc tion. _ _ Mr. CHILDERS showed by an elaborate analysis of the population returns that, while Mr. Baxter's motion took members from counties already over-represented, Sir R. Knightley's would substract them from parts very in sufficiently represented. Mr. • B. COCHRANE (lloniton), and Lord E. HOWARD (Arundel) spoke in favour of Sir R. Knightley's alterna- Mr. DISRAELI reminded the house that its numbers had been twice increased within the present century, and on each occasion a proportionate increase in its legislative efficiency and influence had followed. The house, in his opinion, was not too large, and it never could maintain its position as a popular and representative Assembly if its numbers were to be limited. But he admitted that there was a strong feeling even among his own friends against increasing its numbers, and tho practical question there- fore was reduced to this—were the members necessary to do justice to Scotland to be obtained by Mr. Baxter's or Sir R. liniglitley's plan ? He supported the last, reminding the house that twice last year it had decided not to ex- :inguish the representation of any place. Ile urged, how ever, above all, a speedy decision, and whatever it might be, the Government, he added, woull use their best efforts to facilitate the passing of the bill. Mr. GLADSTONE supported Mr. Baxter's instruction, as more favourable to the equable diffusion of representa tion, and the same line was taken by Mr. IL Baillie and Mr. Yorke, speaking on the Conservative side ; while Mr. M'Laren, from the Liberal benches, supported Sir R. Knightley. Mr. Sinclair Aytoun and the Lord Advocate endeavoured to make some observations, but were unable to obtain a, hearing from the impatience of the house. On a division, Mr. Baxter's instruction was carried by 217 to 196. Mr. M'LAREN next moved a resolution asserting the claim of Scotland to an increase of 15 members, but with drew it after a short conversation, in the course of which Mr. Beresford Hope made some trenchant remarks on the recent vote. Though the house had bat since November, more or less, it had done nothing yet but upset the Eng lish Reform Act and throw the Irish Church into con- usion. Sir G. BOWYER expressed some doubt whether the committee on the Scotch Reform Bill could proceed to dis franchise English boroughs, but the Speaker assured him there was no difficulty in the matter. The house then went into committee on the bill. Clause 2 was omitted, and on clause 3 there was a long and, in its results, a most important discussion. Mr. BOUYERIE moved the omission of that section of the clause which requires the payment of rates as a qualifi cation for a vote. It was oppo,ed by the Government strenuously, but on a division it was carriel by a majority of 22-118 to )6. On this Mr. DISRAELI rose and, amid much cheering from the Ministerial side, moved to report progress, to give the Government an opportunity of considering the vote just given, expressing at the same time a sense of disappoint ment that his desire to bring the bill to a Satisfactory ter mination had not been met with an adequate response. Mr. BRIGHT, not opposing the motion, reminded Mr. Disraeli that the large majority of Scotch members were decidedly in favour of the amendment, and exhorted him, having already abandoned one vital principle in the course of the night, not to insist obstinately on the principle of • rating. Mr. B. COCHRANE expressed his warm approbation of Mr. Disraeli's mode of meeting a' factious opposition,' and declared it never would have been resorted to but fur Mr. Disraeli's accession to office. -1 Mr. BOUVEBIE reminded Mr. Disraeli—whose general desire to moot the wishes of Scotch members ho cordially recognised—that ho had been forewarned of their inten tion to insist on this amendment, and pointed out that the bill introduced an innovation into the Scotch practice. Mr. LIDDELL cordially approved the course taken by the Government, and, strengthened by the events of the evening, he repeated the opinion expressed by him some ten days ago, that their present position could not be pro longed with credit to themselves or advantage to the country. Sir C. RUSSELL also warmly recommended the Go vernment to put an end to the present unsatisfactory con dition of affairs, but not by resignation. Now that the house had arrived at the threshold of a dissolution, he hoped the issue would no longer be shirked, for the coun try thoroughly understood that the question in dispute was not the Irish Church, but a struggle for power. Sir L. PALK held that the Government had now n o longer a choice between resignation and immediate dis solution, but Mr. GILPIN advised Mr. Disraeli to go on and endea vour to pass a good bill, for which he enjoyed greater advantages than a Liberal Minister; and Mr. Moncreiff repeated that the Scotch members were unanimously in favour of the amendment, and that the Government had full notice of it. Sir JAMES FERGUSSON pointed out to the house that the effect of the amendment was to establlsh house hold suffrage " pure and simple." After some observa tions from Sir P. O'Brien and Mr. Young, Mr. Ifeadla,ni so elevated in the principle of rating as to justify wound op the conversation by expressing a hope that Mr. Disraeli would seo on consideration that there was no thing him in refusing to go on with the bill on account of its excision. The Chairman then left the chair, and the fur do office o i fon of fur ther consideratio n o f th e bill was fi xe d f or M on d a y next. The house wen t i n t o C omm i ttee o f S upp l y, an d o n the discussion e . vote for Judi c i a l expenses t h ere was a somew h a t s harp the Clerk of recentA Assize ze on appointment the Western ofM r. Circuit.B ovil i to h r e . Fawcett moved to strike the salary (X 1,000) out of the vote, but his motio n was negatived without a division. In the end the Chancellor of the Exchequer undertook that a general inquiry should bo made into the salaries and duties of all these officers. Ten votes in Class 3—Law and Justice—were afterwards agreed to. Several bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad ourned at a quarter to 1 o'clock. MARKETS.—(This Day.) HAY AND STRAW. The markets were fairly supplied this morning, and trade was steady, without any change in prices. Meadow hay, 60s to 88s; clover, 60s to 103 s; straw, 27s to 32 per load. POTATOES. The trade continues steady, with moderate supplies of old, but rather increased arrivals of new. Prices remain without quotable change. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—Refined sugars continue at moderate request and steady in value. Common English lump, 46s 6d. De liveries of raw sugars are good, and in excess of last year's at this time, whilst the generality of warehouse is little in excess of the relative deficiency to 27,000 tons. The market opened rather quiet, but with a firm tone in tho market. COFFEE.—The market is healthy, with large deliveries and diminished stock, but there is still an excess of 5,200 cwt. over that of last year at this time. TEA.—Public salsa of 11,500 packages commenced this morning, with a fair competition, at the previous cur- rency. Rult.—But little doing, and rates unchanged. Stock, 22,570 gallons, against 26,850 gallons last year, but a good deal in course of landing. Rice.—On the spot the market is quiet, and of 11,374 bags at aucti,n nearly the whole was bought in, fine white Bengal, at 16s to 16s 6d; Rangoon, 13s per cwt. TALLOW. The market is quiet but steady, at 43s 9d on the spot ; the same for June, and 44s 3d for last three mouths. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May 19.—Sales probably 5,000 bales. Mar ket quiet and prices drooping. A plague of locusts is scourging the island of Sardinia, the Ireland of Italy'. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT SOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) TheLonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack id five o'clock. THE STOCKBROKERS (IN IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a first time. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that before his noble friend proceeded with this. bill, that taking into considera tion the state of affairs, and this was the 19th of May, and that. there were so many important measures bo lero Parliament, it would be impossible to carry out the conditions of this bill at this time of the session. lie pro tested that he should be supposed to oppose the bill, as he should have been very well satisfied that it should have proceeded. The Whitsuntide holidays were approaching and at another period there would be plenty of time to take into consideration the bill at a future time. lie would therefore ask the noble earl to withdr.tw it. _ _ The Earl of LICHFIELD said that having had the intimation that the Government approved of the bill ho was very reluctant to withdraw it; but he could uot, after the 'marks of the noble earl, refrain from doing so. He now moved that the bill be discharged. This was iminediately agreed to. CONSECRATION OF CEIURCIIYARD ACT (1867) AMENDMENT BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD, iu moving the secand reading of this bill, remarked that the alteration proposed was very small. It only propose-I that there should be a I..rger space around the church. it would enable them to plant ;ryes and make a pretty effect, which would be au urea in..nt to a country village. The bill was then read a second time. The United Parishes (Scotland) Bill was committed and passed. The Duchy of Cornwall Amendment Bill was com mitted and paSSea. The Alkali Act Continuance Bill was read a second Th 3 Endowed Schools Bill was committed with amend ment and passed. The Exchange Bonds (£1,600,000) Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord LIFFORD moved the appointment of a select committee on the Contagious Diseases Bill, which was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. • THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. GLADSTONE asked her Majesty's Government what course they proposed to take on the second reading of the Established Church (Irelaw]) Bill, which stands for Friday, the 22d inst. Mr. DISRAELI said that as the Government looked upon that bill as the first E tap towards the disestablish ment of the Irish Church, they intended to meet it with the greatest opposition in their power. (Loud cries of " hear," from the Ministerial side of the house.) SCURRILOUS PUBLICATIONS. Mr. P. WiNDHAM asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he was aware that publi cations, the sale of which had been condemned by a court of law, were now being openly offered for sale in the streets of London, and, such being the case, whether the police had power to interfere ? Mr. HARDY said the books usually sold in covers were generally very different works from those described. (Hear, hear.) The police took notice of every book sold and placard posted in the street, and with respect to the book in question—he presumed it was the " Confessional Unmasked"—inquiries had taken place, and it had been learned that the remaining stock had been destroyed, and therefore it was no lodger offered for sale. THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL. Mi. GOLDSMID asked the First Commissioner of Works what progress had been made during the past year with the monument to the late Duke of Wellington, and whether it was likely to be completed in the course of 1869 ? Lord J. MANNERS said the marble portions were far advanced, and some of the bronze castings for the sides were being pushed forward, but it was not expected that the entire memorial would be completed by the year 1869. Nu delay that was not absolutely necessary would be al lowed to take place. CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICERS. Mr. LOCKE asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the intention of their lordships to take into their consideration the case of the out-door officers of customs of the port of London, as prayed for by them in their memorial addressed to the Treasury on Feb. 10, 1868, to which no reply had been received ? Mr. S. 800 I'll said it was intended to take the case of these officers into consideration, but some alteration in the commission would have to be made before it was com menced. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Mr. O'BEIRNE asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade when he proposed to introduce the bill which he promiwd last session for the consolidation and amendment of the Merchant Shipping Acts? Mr. CAVE said he could give no an3wer to the ques tion during the present state of the public business. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Mr. COGAN, referring to the proceedings which took place last night with respect to the Scotch Reform Bill' asked whether it was proposed to go on with it on Mon day next. Mr. DISRAELI said on Thursday next, with the per mission of the house, he would state the course the Go vernment proposed to take with respect to the measure in question. SALE AND PURCIIISE OF COMMISSIONS. Air. - TREVELYAN then rose to call the at tention of the house to the present system of sale and purchase of commissions in the army. lie condemued the system as being one that en tirely precluded any in mu of merit, who unfortunately was without the rossessiou '.if influeuce, from getting Viet which was his reward for long sorvie Without a man had a long purse ho was not at all likely to make much progress in the way of peomution, because if ha had not the means of purchasing the commissions as they became satiable, many young men belonging to rich fatuities purchased the commission, and thus walko I over the heads of Enemy experienced officers, although they only entered the army hi many instances for pure p astime. (dear, hear.) The system was a very Lad one , a nd the sooner it was abolished the better it would be for the efficiency of her Majesty's service. As a proof that the abolition of purchise would result in good, he need only point to the Artillery and Engineers, w hich stood deservedly high iu estimation, and in both of which purchase was unknown. The hon. gen- . tleman concluded by moving the following resolutions: - 1. That the purchase and sale of military commissions be discontinued after a date to be fixed for that purpose. 2. That from the seine date every officer on full pay he credited with the then existing value of his commissions, taking into consideration the regulation and the extra regulation prices. 3. That the sum so cr edited be paid by the G overnmen t to any officer re tiring from the service at any time subsequent t o the above-mentioned date un d er c i rc umstances which would previously have enabled hi m t o s ell his commissions. 4. That a portion of the sum so credited be paid to any officer promoted to be effective Major General. 5. That after the above-mentioned date the regimental pro motion up to the rank of captain bo made accord ing to a comtined system of seniority, and selec tion, and above that rank by selection. 6. That suitable conditions of retirement be provided at the expense of the State for officers of every rank. 7. That a fixed proportion of the vacant commissions iu each regiment be tilled by the promotion of qualified non-com na-sioned officers. Mr. MELLEY seconded the motion. Capt. VI V.LAN denied that the present purchase system was money against merit, lie moved, as an amendment, e That purchase above the rank of captain in the cavalry_ and the infantry of the line be abolished, and the reduction of the number of regi mental commissioned ranks to three, viz.; -Lieu tenant-Colonel, Captain, and Lieutenant." The amount of money required to carry out the proposal of the hon. member would amount to no less a sum than £7,126,030. (LEFT SPEAKING) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 17/ 11 18 Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp 25 37* 23 421 iirnsseli liamburgn Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 221 Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2 , 321 ... 25 40 Marseilles ... ... 25 32i ... 25 4J Praukfort-on-the-Main ... ... 1201- ... 120} Vienna — ~. 11 135 ... 11 90 Trieste — ... 11 85 ... 11 90 Petersburg Berlin ... ... 6 26! ... 6 27} Madrid — ... 481 ... 48.1 Cadiz ... 28 15 ... 28 25 Leghorn Milan... ... 28 15 ... 28 25 Genoa Naples ............ _ ... 28 15 ... 28 25 ... 28 15 ... 28 25 ..• .5 Palermo Messina...-. .. Lisbon — ••• bli ... bl f Oporto •••• •••• ... 51 ... 511 Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. &mania and New Zealand, via doutharnpton.....3lay 23. Ditto. via Marseilles -... ..... ...May 18. Ditto, via Panama ....... • ..• • • .... ........ ... gay 2i Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4. Ditto, by French paolat Cape Verde. by Brazil paezet cape of Good Hope. A.ooensiOn. and St. Helena ...June 12. China, Penang. and Singapore. Via Southampton.. May 23. Ditto, via Marseilles. • • . May 1 i. Falkland Islands Llibraltar, via Southampton . May 16. inctia,vin Southampton ..... . ••• -•••• Ditto, via Slarse11. es Malta, Egypt, 1t3... .........•.. ••• • 3tAy 16. Ditto, Marseilles May —. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via Southampton Ditto, alaraelltos %fay :8 Newfoundland ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... MAT 2) eortugal .... ..... . ... ...June I. _ _ __ Ditto, by p r.Ya le ship to Oporto ........... Ditto t .tto to Lisbon ...... . ....... United States, t anada, California, dm, by British .31 LI , 1 0 packet Ditto, by L Lited ,tales packet ............... Ditto ditto 'New Yort) ................... Ditto ditto New York) .. ......... ....... Dina (Litt, (Baltimore) .......• ...... May 22. Ditto, by Canadian p acket .••• ••• • • West Coast of Airi„a, Madeira, an Teneriiia May 2) West Indies and Pal& (except Mexico and Baha mas)• ..... . May 17 Cuba and Mexico .............................. 2 9 . Bahamas, via New r Kay 0 BernlUdi, Salifl ll ...o II St 141131110 SPORTING INTELLIGENOE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BATH AND SOMERSET RACES—Tins DAY. LANSDOWNE TRIAL STAKES. The Lansdowne Trial Sake i, of 10 Boys each, with 25 added ; weight for age ; selling allowances ; 1 mile. Vespasian Paris .. Cork Jacket 1 T brae ran. SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL STAKES. The Second Year of the Sixteenth Biennial Stakes of 1Q sovs each, with 59 added, for three year olds ; colts, Bst 10lb; fillies and geldings, Bst ilb ; untried horses or mares allowed 3lb ; the second to save stake ; one mile and a half ; 63 subs. Grimston Speculum Tympanum Eight rau. SELLING STAKES. The Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 23 added; Weight for age ; straight half mile. _ Lord Falmouth.. Nicolet... 1 2 BA Cli HANDICAP. The Bath Handicap of• 10 sovs each, 5 ft (if declared by 8 o'clock the evening before running, to Mr. Reyno lda only, at the Castle Hotel, Bath), with 100 added ; th winner of any h•wudicap after May 11, at' ten a.m., 51b ; of two or tujro handicaps, 1014 extra. One mile. 2 6 subs. Vespasian Naivete ... Ganymede 0 1- 0 t Seven ran. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. The County Members' I'late (Handicap) of 50 &vie ; winners of any handicap after May 14, at ten a.m., 51b extra. 1 mile. Sister to Vedette Pest Needlegun . • Eight ran. SEVENTEENTH BIENNIAL STAKES. M 1 The First of the Seven eentla Biennial Stakes of 10 fIOVII each, with 50 added, for two year (aids; colts, Bst 10lb ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; unixied horses or mares allows I 31b ; second to savo st%ke ; straight half-mile. 64 subs. Miss Foote "De Vera Juanita Seven ran. BEAUFORT CUP. The Beaufort Cup, value 300 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, the rest in specie; three year olds, ist ; four, Bst 101 b; fire, 9st 41b ; six snd aged, 9st 61b ; miry, and geldings allowed 41b; to start at the Mile-post and go once round (about two miles and a half). Julius Achievement Gomera • 3 Goodwood last. BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. sto 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst Blue Gown (taken) Bto 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 100 to 7 agst Speculum (taken) 10 to 1 agst Orion (taken) 11 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 20 to 1 agst Suffolk (taken) 26 to 1 agst Uncas (offered) 25 to 1 agst Tom. Bowline c (taken) 1000 to 15 agst St. Ronan (taken) 40 to 1 agst Pace (offered—take 30 to 1) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. IMAY.; Bath Croydon Ist Sommer .., 21 Epsom Summer Newark 2l Paris JUNE West Drayton 1 Newton Croydon 2d Summer... 3 Hampton ... Manchester 3 Ascot Simmer Beverley, Hull, and 9 I East Riding lO Windsor Summer . Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexaudra Park 3U JULY. Chelmsford Worcester Summer _ ... 2 Odiham lB Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Radcliffe Carlisle T 7 Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Newmarket July 7 i Chesterfield - 23 Hungerford Pontefract Dawn Royal Corp....—. 11 1 Sudbury and Ealing !leading Spilsby LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. CHANCERY CHAMBERS. THE TITCHBORN.E BARONETCY. There were two summonses in this case, which if advancing towards hearing, taken out on the part of the defendants to complete their evidence in answer to the application of tae claimant for a decree. Mr. Fronie said the evidence ou the other side ex. tended to 1,500 folios, and, as his time had not ex pired, he believed he should be ready with his evi dence without asking for an extension. The Cnief Clerk granted costs in the cause. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DA Y. MA.RLBOROUGH-STREET. THE TAILORS' STRIKE.—John Griffiths, a tailor iving at No. 66, King-street, Regent-street, and a member of the Union, was charged before Mr Knox with using threatening language towards Israel Rose, a non-unionist tailor, residing in Louudes-court, Carnaby-street, whereby a breach of the peace was likely to be caused. The Complainant said—Yesterday evening be tween 7 and 8 o'clock I was passing along King street when the prisoner came up to me and called me a " —dung," and that if I would put up my hands he would " knock my brains out." I managed to get away from the prisoner, and sub sequeutly he came up to me and again and again threatened me. Ido not wish to hurt the prisoner, but all I wish is not to be molested in the streets, and to be at liberty to go where I like. The prisoner—l had had a little to drink, and seeing the prosecutor Isuppose it brought the matter into my mind. Sergeant Cole, 23 C—Yesterday evening the last witness came to the Vine-street Police-station, and made a complaint of being annoyed. I told him to go home, and I would follow him to see that he was not molested. I followed him, and when near Archbishop Tennison's Chapel the prisoner walked up to the complainant and said, " You - dung, what are you going to do now ? You -- cur, I'll do for you, and break your nose." Mr. Kuox—ls this business still going on among the tailors? Sergeant Cole—lt is, and is increasing. There is still a good deal of ill-feeling existing, and it will be worse before it is better. There is plenty of work, but the men will not do it, and the masters cannot get men. Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner drunk ? Sergeant Cole—He was not. Mr. Knox (to the prisoner) —lt is disgraceful of you to abuse one man in the public streets in such a manner. I shall require you to find a surety in £5O to keep the peace for three months. THAMES. BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Yester day Joseph Barnett, a Jew clothier, of No. 10, Elder-street, Shoreditch, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with being concerned, with others, in feloniously and burglariously breaking and .en tering the premises of Mr. Janus rougelly, lor, of No. 297, Mile-end-road, and stealing therefrom properly valued at £lOO. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, d e f e nded the prisoner. Mr. Benson asked if the case was complete, to which Inspecter.Gee, of the Is. division, replied in the negative. He said that a most serionsbu;g ri l d a a ry y had been co mmitted on the premises of the prose cutor on Thursday ni g ht last, or early on morning, and the prosecutor's shop was stripped of everything it contained except a few buttons. There were others concerned in the burglary and robbery who had not been apprehended. Mr. Benson directed Mr. Thomas, the second clerk, to take a short note only of the proceedings, and to reserve the taking of a formal deposition for the sessions until the case was ready for trial. The prisona was remanded for a week. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is abent 110,E per cent. At this rate there is a Wiling profit Oil the importation of gold tom he •LTiti‘Cd btalo. ~~