The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-27 00:00:00

~~~~ Hay 24. M a j es ty 's Princess :opold at 1, Crathie. Ponsonby rdAy, ac .ark. Highnesg his Royal his Serene LI attended Knollys, e perform ; with her ed persona Marchio- Earl and )e, his Ex )rd Paget, )rd Lang me Earl of , Lord and idy Pro by, Langfo-d )n. Ot way William 1 with an Premier, !elates, in orthy of ,erwards, le of the and—all History starting t to this are three ical treo There is perhaps, Hooton, tat other also in 3nt Lord sir John it Baron E Derby. never, as Pollard, 'mare, I it due )n which by mar agenets in their al Power i. Thci. here and e annals r most Stanley 3attle of ry who, .n, Lord close of ivn, torn head of It was ily called its loyal iarlea 1., 3 axe of t of the creation !ar 1485, le writer T, of the Edward .by, who, ,k. An -3cl to the Stanley, for Fo rs of the If th, re- Mansion MIS with nstances le with ice froi 'reasury. ttaching ?amble. Itesmant Party :ngland, st gifted liament, y of the highest or Tory, )onstitu- and, for At that 1r of the Derby's id as a order, Dia that Macau- ow Lord he Times ulogiume it by the Derby's e hung .X 8 very liability, n into a its un-_ count of opening )n those rs of the te of the ,corns the I should e," absurd• should :rolling brilliant ain of ading of tting of 1 . 1 over" to s a p taut, 33 jug thiS eXPO S° a cr, 0 09 f proser- commis' re to be Justic e an d of he 't elt ' and the on the ew foral i s nover ,trore at ;110 " she fourteen MONEY NARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC3, CITY, Two o'CLoCK. The markets are very thinly attended this morning m consequence of the Derby, and there appears to be little disposition for business. In general, however, the tone is not bad. The English Funds, notwith standing the limited transactions, are very firm, and railways also support yesterday's quotations in nearly all cases. Consols are very firm at yesterday's advance, at 9 5i to 95x for money, and 94 to 94 ex div. for account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 94 to 94 ; India Five per Cents., 116/ to 1162 ; Lank Stock, 247 to 2-19 ; and Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s preni. The Discount market is very quiet. The rate for best bills remains at 1-, with exceptional transactions at In foreign stocks there is very little doing, and the market is rather flat, except for Turkish Five per Cents, which are 4 higher, mid quoted 37/ to 371, and also Egyptian 1864, which, at 81 to 82, are rather better. Greek are 13/ to 132 ; Mexican, 16 to 1 , 6 ; Portuguese, 40/ to 401 ; Russian 1866, 87 to 88 ; Spanish New Three, 36ft to 36; ; Venczueli. 20 to 22 ; Peruvian 1865, 85/ to 8515-. In foreign markets there is a degree of heaviness without much change in prices. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 1 better, at 712 to 72. Erie shares unaltered, at 45i to 46. Illinois, 95s to 96. English Railway shares are quiet but generally firm, except Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and Midland, the former being 1 lower and the latter /, being quoted at 421 to 43/ and 104 t o 107 respectively. The following are the prices :—Lancashire and. Yorkshire, 128 to 128- ; South Eastern, 77J, to 78 ; Great Eastern, 34 to 34 i ; Great Western, 53 to 53i ; Great Northern, 1021 to 1031- ; the A stock, 97 to 98 ; London and North Western, 1151 to 1151 ; London and South Western, 91 to 93 ; 'London, Brighton, and South Coast, 52 to 521; London, Chatham, and Dover, 14 to 19/ ; Metropolitan, 111/ to 1121 ; Caledonian, 741 to 741. In Foreign Railway Shares, Great Luxembourg is inquired for at 11; to 112 ; and Lombardo-Venetian, 141 t o 15 . Miscellaneous Securities are steady. Anglo- American Telegraph is quoted at 22 to 22i ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., at 5 to 5/ ; Hudson's Bay, at 151 to 151 , London General Omnibus., 11,- to 2i. The Corn Market is dull, with prices nominally the me as on Wednesday. The steamers which left New York yesterday for Europe bring £85,000 in specie. The gold taken to the Bank of England yesterday Was £195,000. The City of Antwerp has arrived from New York I,v,ittilila.:so ,000 in specie. The half-yearly court of the proprietors of the Company C has been called for the 25th June, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. A call of £2 Os 8d on the old. and new shares has been made by the directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company, payable on the Ist of July. At the meeting to be held on the 23rd June, of the Bank of South Australia, the directors will recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum free of income tax. The report of the City of London Real Property Company (Limited) issued, in anticipation of the fleeting on the Ist of June, recommends that a divi dend be paid at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, an interim dividend of 2i per cent. having been paid in December last. The annual meeting of the Temperance and General Provident Institution was held at the London Tavern Yesterday. The report stated that 2,161 policies had been issued during 1867,assuring the sum of £425,981, and that the capital of the institution now amounted to £990,000. The traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Railway C ompany for the week ending May 24 show an in crease of £2OB ; the receipts of the Bahia and San .!!rancisc o Railway for the week ending April 18, an i ncrease of £336 • the Great Luxemburg Railway for the week ending May 24, an increase of £1,304 ; and th e Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, an increase of £958, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The following are the rates of continuation, &c., current at the settlement now in progress :—Cale donian,-. Ito back, closing to / back ; Great -eastern, 2s to 35 contango, closing is to 2s ; Great Northern, fto ditto ; ditto A, even to contango, V osing e ven to * back •, Leeds Stock, to ± contango ; : I ^m and North-Western,_ 1-16 to contango, closing to O-ic nn o ntan ; Great Western, to 3-16 contango ; Midland, even to -A- , 3,l.tropolitun, even to contango, closing even to H back ; Lovers, -A- tot con t ango , c l os i ng ±t o con t ango ; Berwick, back to A contango ; York and North Midland, A back to x contango ; Sheffields, 1,46 to contango ; North British, even to 1 1 ,- back ; Great Western of Canada, 6d. to 9d contango ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 6d to is contango ; Brighton, to I contango, closing 1-46 to 3-16 contango. BRITIS II FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Per Cent. Consols _ D itto for A ccoun t , J une 4 I, s l, li w er 3 e Ce p 1,1 nt; Centßeduced 94f .1- 94 1 91 i w 21 per Cent. J an . 1894 annuities, 5 per Cont. Jan. 1873 SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — lelloquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l2 7 pm Do. .£5OO Do. £lOO de £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent — Do. Account -, INDIA N GOVERNMENT . ) 4d' La, stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 SECURITIES ... D o. Account D o. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 por Cent., Itup. Deb. 1872 Do. do. 1877 Do. do. 1882 Di,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIULS. rgentine Repulic, 6 per . _ Cent..._„• — ad t uitrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. nal) r azilian 5 per Cent _ 00. 4/ per Cent., 1852 Do. do., 1858.... . 1 20. d o ., 1860 — ..... 0 0. do., 1863 — Ain Cont., 1865 — 761 B Do Accoun' "3 tienos Ayres 6 per Cent — U 1 1. 4 2 6 p pe er r e c e e n n t t ..(Deferred 3 per Cent ) —__ ra "n• lan 6 per Cent Do• 41 per Cent — D ° ' 6 per 0 t B .&., 18676 .) n .",°., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 r , " 0 ., Scrip £32 paid >l' rabian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 — ad I) mubian Principalities, 7 par Cent -1 84 94 ~, Do 8 p er C ent., 1867 5 t w i n ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l3 z-dgptian, 7 per Cent iio. Second Issue 32/0 . £5OO Bonds uO . £lO6 Bonds — Do. 1861 i ,„ De. A ccoun t I ' o . £s'oo Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ...•. . 83/ 6 4 Government Railway Debentures ..... 924 14 reek 5 per Cent. , , p 1824-5 ea Coups Do. Acc ount U. Coupons o. Account Guatemala.b. 5 per Cent .. — rton,.cluras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p D 144 ° 5 per Cent. , 1865 — D 0•0 Account ~, W I . l a.ronamana Raiway — ‘ ' li cat 3 per Cent l6 D itto for Account . 1 . 1 Dn. 1864 - fe ° Per Cont. Anglo-French — le ute videan 6 per Cent. .. — le°4Bll Imperial 5 por Cent evir Granad a l5 .1),0 per '"0- Deferred I,bum and Warrants (Hectares) i , 5 per Cent. 1865 Vso Account • • 'i r j ., ( :. 4i per Cont. (Uribarren) pO-'0 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. — p Account 3 Ct 1853 '6 '7 '9 '60,'2,'3 404 , se per ~ , , , 1 '-',-,°. do , 1.5'67 404 Il th :. - ' O . d 0.., Scrip, £2O paid — D O ' a ji, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 844 r , `*l- per Cent. 1850 .p°' 4 1 per Cent., 1860 D° 3 per Cent., 1859 5ll - , b 0 per Cent., 1862 .... D°°•Anndo-D tdi 1864, £lOO Bonds.. 1 ,1, 1 : 6 6 £100 d4: Ilonds BB £B4 15s. do. tia-u_iot Nicolas Railway , e . ? (13 S'll.o:tutius;t43fi'p4erPC6renCent £B4 15s. do —6l4 374 D 0 ,) N4- A ce _ c : l D i t t, ferr ec t 364 D I) A , ,? a c e ' socij uvnet Do— ant ta,„ X° . rt• Cert. of Coup. not funded I ,_ r ttount Ll 41 sh 6 per Cent. Do Account D e G D° per Cent. 1858 vo 4.ecott4t -.. Do £lOO I3onds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6l Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 66 7 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 371,, Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 por 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 payable in London. Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull., Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian o pr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, F. 25f. Do. Account 5l- 1 CLOSING PRICES, Consols, Money 951 Do. Account, 4th Juno 941 xd LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICE-CHANCERY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Gifford.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. EMIUNDS.--TUE PATENT- OFFICE. This cause was resumed this morning before his Honour by Mr. Pighy Seymour opening the case of the defendant. He entered at length int) the various bearings of the suit with respect to the dis count on stamps, the 12s. 103., or "parchment" question, and the alleged balances due from the suitors' fee fund, the imprestrAoney, and the moneys received from the Treasury. He contended that the imprest money fund was closed, that there was no evidence to support the allegation with respect to the suitors' fee fund, but, on the contrary, the defendant had a balance due to him. He denied that there was any sum due as exchequer fees, and with respect to the discount on stamps the defendant, he contended, was justified by cus tom in making the charges. The learned gentle man occupied the court until its rising, when the further hearing was adjourned until Tuesday next. THE COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde.) lIIRT V. BOUTINEZ. _ _ -__._ • _ _ The learned Judge Ordinary delivered judgment this morning in this case, and said that it was a suit instituted by the husband on the ground that his wife had contracted a prior marriage. It appeared that the respondent had been mar ried at Gretna Green, in 1 845, to a forei g ner, and they were afterwards, in 1846, married again in Belgium according to the law of the country. The respondent contracted her marriagewith the petitioner in 1847. The court in Belgium has been subsequently applied to, and it dissolved this marriage, but the Court did not know of the marriage at Gretna green. Ile held, therefore, that the respondent was a married woman, and the petitioner was entitled to a divorce. This was the first time that the point has been raised in this court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -THIS DAY. MA.RLBOROUGII-STREET. CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS AND DRIVERS._ W. Butcher, a cabman, badge 3,144, was charged before Mr. Knox, by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, with cruelty to a horse by working it in an unfit state, and Mr. Henry Green, owner of the horse, was summoned for causing it to be worked in an unfit state. Inspector Temperley, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw Butcher driving a horse attached to a four-wheel cab in New street, and on examining it, in consequence of seeing it very much distressed, he found it to be lame, diseased, very old, and unfit for work, and on speaking to Butcher he said that the horse keeper and the owner both knew its condition. Mr. Knox discharged Butcher, on hearing that he was not ill-using the horse. The defendant Green said he was not aware the horse was lame, and called his veterinary surgeon, who said that it was not lame till that morning. Mr. Knox fined Green 10a. and costs. THAMES. COMMITTAL OF TIIE MODERN CAPTAIN SCARLETT. —Francis Moorland, a well-dressed lad of 15, and who adopted the romantic name of Captain Scar lett, was brought before Mr. Benson on remand, charged with the commission of eight daring watch robberies. When he was taken into custody he was armed' with a stiletto, a six-barrel revolver, and other offensive weapons, and when he was followed by a boy after his last daring robbery in the shop of Mr. Ludson, watch maker and jeweller, in the Cannon -street-road, he threatened to stab the boy, and would have probably carried his diabolical threat into execution if he had not been seized by some grown persons, who promptly interfered. A black mask for the face, a long cord, and a pocket-book, were found upon him. In the pocket-book he had entered the name of Captain Scarlett, in a fair round hand, and on the opposite page a list of eight watches, their value attached to each, and dates corresponding in every respect with th e d ates of his recent most impudent robberies. The revolver and stiletto were also stolen by him. No clue has been obtained to his haunts, friends, or antecedents ; but there is no doubt he has received a tolerably good education, and that after his dismissal from school he had been reading low works and associated with low company. All the watches stolen by him were in court. They had been pawned, within a few hours after he had stolen them, in the suburbs of London. The proprietor of a respectable and well conducted boarding-house, called the Moon Coffee house, Whitechapel-road, attended with his super intendent and waiters, and said the prisoner had never boarded and lodged in the Moon, as he represented to the police, and that not one of the people employed there could identify him. Mr. Benson asked if there were any more cases against the prisoner, and any more watches to be produced ? Six watchmakers said they had been robbed, an d as many pawnbrokers produced their watches. Mr. Benson said he had already taken two com plete cases against the prisoner, and one more would be sufficient. _ . _ After some further evidence the prisoner was committed for trial on three charges of felony. 111ARKETS.—(7 his Day.) CORN. The weather has again become extremely fine, and cal culated to give the best result to the recent propitious showers. The country markets are still dull, with prices tending iu buyers' favour, but without any general pressure to sell. At Mark-lane the attendance was thinned by the attrac tion of Epsom, and there was very little inquiry for any kind of grain. English wheat limited and held for Monday's rates, at which purchases were made but slowly. There was a liberal supply of foreign wheat, which met very little demand, and prices remain nominally the same as on Monday. Flour met only a slow sale at late rates. Barley, beans, and peas ster,dy in value, but quiet. Oats iu short supply and in good demand. Prices against buyers. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. There is only a partial attendance in these markets, and but little is passing. There are no public sales of any description. Sugar is dull, and the increased supply now in first hands gives buyers the advantage in prices, although there is no decided pressure to realise. Refined sugars also dull. Common English lump, 45s 6d. . . Coffee.—ln the absence of business, quotations remain without alteration. Tea.—But little doing, and rates unaltered. Turmeric.—Some inquiry for Bengal, at 25s 6d to 25s 9d, fully supporting she previous advances. Gambier firm at 17s 6d to 17s 9d. TALLOW. Y. C. spot, 43s 3d ; Juno, 43s 3J ; last threo months, 43sd 9d. Dull market. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May 27.—Sales probably 5,000 bales. Market very dull and declining. A curious book has been published at Leipsic. It is called " The History of the Emigration of the Ger mans to America." Tho details are very int?resting and instructive, rCHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN 771 8 1 54 1112 } 1101 6 1021 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, May 1 The recent speeches at the Berlin banquet to tie CuStoms Parliament have caused a considerable here. The Government journals attempt to attenuate Count Bismarck's'and Prince Hohenlohe's remarks,'arid lay the flattering unction to their souls that the Treaty Df Prague has been faithfully kept, for the line pf the Mein has not been crossed by Prussia. But the Opposition journals point out that virtually this line has been crossed, for all the speakers referred to the unity of Germany as an accomplished fact. In fact, we now learn—though the information was carefully with held by the Havas Agency—that the President of the Prussian Diet, Herr von Forkenbeck, proposed the toast "To the German Unity," and that Herr Metz, a Southern deputy of the Customs Parliament, proposed "To the suppression of the line of the Mein ;" and that Bismarck, so far from discoun tenancing these sentiments, made the speech with which we have all been made acquainted, and which, as the Libert says, " does not contain a single word insulting to France, and yet every word is a threat." There can be no doubt but that German unity is an accomplished fact, and that foreign intervention would have the same effect as is produced by a shake upon a freezing mixture—con vert the country into a compact solid mass. Why does not the Emperor make up his mind to recognise this obvious fact ? Or, if he is determined to prevent it, why did he not seek to do so before. Every day is rendering that task more difficult, and every day is reconciling the French people as a nation more and more to the inevitable unifica tion of Germany. _ At present it would seem as if Napoleon, while pre paring for war, was very anxious to avoid an immediate rupture. For instance, the Hanoverian officers at Amiens who have refused to accept the King of Prussia's amnesty and return_ home, have been told that, while they w ill b e permitted to remain in Amiens, they must not indulge in any manifestations of animosity to the Prussian Government. In this matter Austria appears to be working in harmony with Prussia. It was Baron von BeuSt, according to all accounts, who put pressure upon the Ex-King of Hanover to suppress the situation, a newspaper published here in the interests of King George. This is not the only indication of close relations between the Vienna and Paris Cabinets. I hear that the Marquis de Moustier has written to Baron von Beust to point out in the most friendly way the ill effects that would be produced by the proposed taxation of the Austrian funds, and recommended him to find some other means for supplying the wants of the public treasury. Marshal Niel has written a long report to the Emperor on the Chassepot rifle. It is highly laudatory of that weapon, and states that the effect obtained by it at 1,000 metres is better than that obtained by the old rifle at 400, and twice as good as that obtained at 600 metres, which was the utmost limit of that piece. This report is considered in some quarters as an apology in advance for the Minister's refusal to assent to the reductions insisted upon with so much pertinacity by the Budget Commission. There seems to be no chance of a speedy termination to the French occupation of Rome. The Sicte mentions that the military sub-intendant has just entered into a contract for the supply of the French Military Hospital at Civita Vecchia from June 1 to December 31. The Government is just now deliberating very anxiously with regard to the elections. It sees clearly , Hoime inaugurated by th e new p ress an d laws it must not ca rnm it i tse lf to some o f t p l u s a b t l i u e n m d e e r e t t i h n e g the deputies, who are too Napoleonist to be prudent. It is therefore proposed to bring out a number of new and less objectionable Government candidates. M. Rouher and M. Pinard have bad long consultations on the matter, and each ministerial supporter has been the subject of a deliberation whose decision will affect the deputies of more than half the departments of Prance. A petition is being circulated praying the Senate to re store the elective Municipal Council of Paris. The petition has already received several thousand signatures, and is said to be assured of powerful support in the Corps Leg's latif, which seems disposed not to let Baron Haussmann off too easily. It appears as if the actual demolition of the Boule vard end of the Rue de la Paix had broken the camel's backpatience. The i na bi l i ty of the c i ty o f Paris its engagements to th e C re dit F onc i e r t of o public mee t within the period of the contract, which is avowed by the appeal to the Legislature to allo w th e paymen t s t o b e spread over more than double the numb er o f y ears , aff o rds formidable weapons to the Opposition deputies elected by Paris, reinforced as they a re b y provincial, or rather departmental jealousies in the Chamber. Cardinal Bonnechose, in the course of his speech on education, made a severe attack upon M. She, Professor of Medicine, for materialistic and atheistic doctrines introduced into the lectures to his class. This morning, at the reopening of the course, M. Stse received quite an ovation from his pupils ; and, judging by the police precautions that had been taken, a disturbance seems to have been apprehended, though none took place. Cardinal Bonnechose had, however, previously addressed a letter to M. Troplong, stating that the professor's words had been incorrectly reported to him, and that he had gone too far in his strictures. The Figaro, in relating the demonstration of this morning, adds that a number of the students who had assembled after the class in the yard were locked in by th e police, and that it required the in tervention of th e Dean of the Faculty to procure the i r liberation. You k now that the Figaro must not b e a l ways taken very liter a ll y. A violent thunderstorm burst over Paris this morning. I hear that the lightning struck the well-known photo graphic establishments of Nadar and of Alophe, nearly opposite the Grand Hotel, and also a house in the neighbouring Rue Caumartin, but without causing very serious damage, I'he birth of the ne w pr i nce h as g i ven i m mense satisfac tion in Russia, wh ere, perhaps, more than i n any o th er country of the w or l d, the sovereign ' s relations to hi s peop l e are those of a fath er to his family. A salvo o f 301 guns announced the event. There would have been but 31 rounds if the child had been " only a girl." The Czar has issued a proclamation ordering that the title of Imperial Highness shall be " on all necessary occasions given to the new-born grard duke, our well-beloved grandson." The infant's names are Nicholas Alexandrovitch, and he has been inscribed in all the regiments of the guards and hussars in which his father is inscribed. He has also been named chief of the 65th Regiment of Infantry of Moscow, which is henceforth to be called " His Imperial High ness's Own." Rather an infantile commander of infantry this. There has beer, a splendid review •in St. Petersburg, which was a thoroughly gorgeous spectacle. The Czar expressed himself well satisfied with the conduct of the troops, and gave them fifty copecks each. Sometimes these military s pectacles are costly affairs. A few days a go the Emperor, on the occasion of the fete of the hussar regiment, made a gift o f 300,000 roubles from his privy purse to be divid e d amongst the super i or o ffi cers an d subal terns of the Guard on active service. The Constitationnel confirms the statement of the Libert4 that there is serious discontent in Malta, and gives the following account of its origin. Before Sir Henry Storks quitted the island he raised the salary of the Auditor- General, an Englishman, from £5OO to £6OO. The Admi nistrative against this measure to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, but ratifi e d th e d ec i s i on o f the late governor. iFiiiser:o: i nies ' b' foNt7lei Council , el composed of eight Maltese, sent a members then resigned, and as the Council is an elective body, the election of new members gave rise to much excitement. One of the journals declared that the Maltese were not A b y ssi nians. " Sixty-five years ago we gaveourselvesa s i t a Y to E ng l and, and a const it u ti on was which beeno treated like puppets, and u ght to be respected. But of every day things b ecome wo rse." " Why," adds another paper, " d oes England alway s send us governors who a tgranted n years ted to v o u tl pocket their salary of £5,000 for doing nothing? There aro Plenty of other nations who would gladly take charge of Malta. Let us endeavour to get rid of our pre sent oppressors." The Constitutionnel acids that England takes no notice of these complaints, for she has eight regi ments in the fortress and a squadron in the port of La Valetta. "Nevertheless, the English journals, so prodigal with their advice to other Governments, should advise their own to give some attention to the intellectual situation of the Maltese population, deprived of schools and given up to idleness, and consequently to pauperism. There is only one opinion in Europe as to the miserable state of the lower classes in the island of Malta." Sir Roderick Afurchison sends some more letters to the Times, touching the latest prosecution of the Ex-Governor of Jamaica. The first is from the Hon. H. N. Addington, who considers that the proceedings are now assuming the character of a "persecution," and encloses a cheque for £5O in aid of the "Defence Fund." In the next place, Mr. Hamilton llume, the hon. sec. of the fund, calls attention to the statement in Mr. Buxton's recent letter that "it is notorious that sums vastly beyond all possible costs are at his (Mr. Eyre's) disposal." lie asks what right that gentleman had to make such an assertion,know ing full well that it would have been impossible for Mr. Eyre to meet the expenses of the civil and criminal prosecutions but for the generous aid of the public. " The object," says Mr. Hume, " is to prev'ent the public sub scribing to assist the late Governor of Jamaica. It remains to be seen whether such tactics will succeed." The third communication is from Mr. J. Humphry, who calls upon the public to come forward to defend the man " who saved our colony," and who " should he held up to every colonial governor as an example, not as a reproach." At the same time he encloses a cheque for £3OO, by way Of counterbalancing the £3OO sent by the hon. member for EaSfeßnrreY towards the exPcPc§ 4f thci SHARE LIST. ORDINARY 611Aiti4;s AND STOCKS. Paid. b 2 II 741 75 2U 30 741 1 2 li 754 77 70 72 31 ;.340' 7 is L '6 102 103 96 03 121 126 ' 96 26 6% 67 30 '35 31 31 1272 1252 51 5',.! lel ►n luu lut; 100 all 115 ils6' o.i 12f 1:4 ILI 1 21 107 108 8) 84. 100 107, 75 77 331 34 102 i 1031 581 Oil 94 95 130 1341 131 133 1231 71 ISJ4 1151 6 112 i 1021 531 L 44 1311 Clo Pin g j &winces Price. I done. 117 118 It 11j 57 09 107 109 57 58 43 15 7t 77 lu 11 143 145 Railways. fie tl5 rand /Meter .... lealedonian 'ork and 8and0n...... orn wall _ • Publin & Belfamt June. llun„Pertb,&Ab.Junc. te,. London, scrip Ceti. Do. Glasgow ct S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. N 0.2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pin GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. IVetern -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxturd Do. Newport t)o. Dereford. YorLshir, 1....Htd0n and Blaci:wa li Lou., Brigh., & S Coast 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover Do. Aletrep. Ex. A Lon. At North Wester' Lon. Sz south W ester' Man., bhet., s Lineoh I Wetropolitan... . Du. New Do. Exti•n:ion Aletrupontau Di6triet 00. du. do. Du. and St. Jollll'b stidiand Do. £9 Sham Do, t3iriniu.. & slid lieut . North British ...... Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. N th. Eastern—Berwics Do. ii.N•E purchsek Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1880-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 Do. do. 1866 ,North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Vu. Soot, Mid.stocii Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . - Staines, Wok., k Wok Vail' Vale Do. C V ale of Neath Watertord la Kilkenny' Waterloo a Whltelial West Cornwall BRITIBII rOSSESSIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Itom., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.... Do. F ebares liuffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, & Goderlch 5 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta dt S. E., Bin Jae Town Az Duck, gu i)emerara, 7 p.c. per. in s:ast Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J E2itsioii • irand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Fret. Bonds.. Du. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... t. India Pen. gua. sp.e. co. Gua. 5 peroent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. o ,tat. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent 1 1 Do l'ireat Wes, of Canada Do. New Do. 5 p. c B4s. pay. l87:3 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 15 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. } Extension Cor. 6 p: c. Ends. Mel. t Hobson's Bay 1 N. itl.C'cla,6po lstpf.bs (Jude& g. 5 p.o scinde . • Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot WO LOU 100 all 100 100 51 46 IG4 1(5 a al) 3 5 7 68 71 18 b 2 99 102 1051' 109 110 151 161 78 62 43 45 83 33 27 29 18 19 100 110 16 2 p 16 2e, 102 103 J 4 CG 16k 1611 98 100 91 91 100 102 93 ab b 9 91 S 3 85 1036 1016 1016 1(26 1016 1026 i i P 101 102 87 89 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIII,6. 'British Columbia, 6 per 1 cent., Deo. 31, 1872 100 - !Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-84 1 100 104 105 141 6 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 11, 0 102 104 1 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept , 100 102 lt3; Do. sp. a. Jan. & July 100 91 93 ' 921 1 Do. sp. c. Inscribed skl 100 91 93 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 18731 100 104 100 Do.Apl.StOot . 1800-19001 100 100 110 108 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-01 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 08 .00 Ceyjlon, Nov- 1878, 6 p.t 100 112 111 Do. ten, do lOO 101 107 Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... too 106 108 1882, 31ay 15, Nov. it, 100 107 109 - Do. 1855, Feb. & Aug lOO -ILO 1 08 I Antal 'joy. 6 per cent lou - - 'N.B.Gov.tip.c.Ja.&.lul} 100 99 10 N. S.W. (10y.5 p c., 18t0. I 100 02 10 , Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1871, 100 98 50 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1800' 100 5 , 52 9136 thi - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Soutia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1875 llO 102 101 queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1808-1. 100 Do. 1878 &up wards lOO 110 I 1 IVlc,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja &July 100 - I Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1114 112; 1101 11 BILITISI'I MINES. 'Cam. ConsoL Cold, lim. 1 - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. SO 54 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 440 460 Urakewalls 2.1.0 bast Bassett (Mogan)" 294 10 12 East Caradon 2.14. 6, 4 5 East Cara Brea 3l 2 24 East Grenville . 2.14.0 1 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 -- East Lovell 3.0.0 8 11 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 StAubyn(G wen. ISO 4 5 :ireat Laxey, limited— all 164 174 '.Treat South Tolgus 1.4.0 Great Wheal Basy 11.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (I.lelstou 41 , 15 17 , 3rouville 9.0.6 14 14 tierod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 Ringston Downs 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 Marko Valley *.10.0 6 64 Ilwyndy Iron Ore, 31 24 11 e•,v S ton North loskear A:Wit Bassett(lllogan 4.1.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United 8.11.0 2 26 Providence k UnyLelant 1 1.6.7 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 380 400 South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 374 424 Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 l'ln Croft V 14 16 Vigra and Clogan, lim all - - West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard I.t 10 12 -- West Chirerton ll 61 66 West 5et0n...... Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 75 80 Wheal Buller(ltedruthl 22 15 9 11 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rtLEFICRENt,k; a.IAI ES. London, Chatha►n, 'end Dover 5 per cent., 47 runrEttENt;lG bilAitfflAs AND STOCKS Great Western, i per cent., irrd.. 1866, 102} London, Chatham, (to., Idetrop. Ext. C, 6 per cent., 28 rogigiGN itAIL WILYt. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto, all, 2 Great Luxembourg, ilf Recite and San J"ranciaeo, lirn., gua. 7 per cent., 11 San Paulo, 11111. , gua. 6 per cent., 18} k'OICEIULY Anglo Brazil. 1 Uitpe Copper, Din., 12 13 AN li S. Anglo-Italian, Urn., 5 Chartered Bank ut India, ilustrallt, and China, 18a Consolidated, iiw., 4a Imperial (Montan, I 1 j Dondou and County, 5 Ditto, new, 35 London Joint stuck, :351 London and tl estiuinster, 712 Ditto, Scrip, 481 I Unto , ' or Australia, isj I Union of London, ,351 ALISCELLANXOUB. Bombay Gas, lim., 91 Ceylon Company, 71 Egyptian so per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua.by Egypt. Gov., 871 Gen: Credit and Discount, iim., 5 Hudson's Bay, 153 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 722 Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via e. 9utharnptoa...,.May 23. Ditto, via Nlarseillos .... .......June 17. Ditto, via Panama Nlay 23. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4 - - • Ditto, by French packet ......June *.2 Cape Verds. by Brazil packet ...... . , _.....June 4. Jape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena.... June 12. China, Penang, and Singapore, via SoChampton.. June 6. Ditto, via Marseilles ?aikland Islands Jibraltar, via Southampton . • May 30. india,via Southampton ...... ... ..... ..... slay 30 Ditto, via Marseil es Malta, v;gypt,,Zu. •••• May 3 Ditto, Marseilles.. May ---. Mauritius, Cape of Good live, and liatal, via, Southampton Litt), Alareeilles June '8 ewfoundla no ...... ..... June 3 eortugal J uno 1. Ditto, by p r Nrt.lo ship to Oporto .. Ditto tto to Lisbon (Jutted States, I anada, California, &0., by British packet Ditto, by L L ited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto di tf ( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian paoket Miy 29. Vest Coast of Afrit a, Madeira, and Tonerlife. ....jun° j. West Indies and (except Mexico and (Saha nuts) .. NG, MAY 27, 1868. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. VOTE OF THANKS TO SIR ROBERT NAPIER. The Earl of MALMESBURY announced to the house that the vote of thanks to Sir Robert Napier, for the ser vices rendered by him in Abyssinia, would be postponed until after the Whitsuntide holidays, in consequence of no official despatches having been received. CONSECRATION OF CHURCHYARDS AND RELIGIOUS SITES BILL. On this bill being committed, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved as an amend ment to one of the clauses that the clergy of various de nominations should at a fixed time be allowed to come into the churchyard to perform the burial service app..r taining to their denominations. The Bishop of OXFORD entirely o'ijectld to this; ho thought it would be highly inexpAlient that the clergy of the other denominations should bo allowed at a fixed time to come into the churchyard and perform a service. Therefore he trusted that their lordships would not enter tain his noble friend's amendment. The bill was then passed throtk7h committee. THE REFORMATORIES OP IRELAND BILL. This biil was read a first time, ARTIZANS AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS BILL. Lord CHELMSFORD moved the second reading of this bill, and said that it was with great pleasure that he in ,ved it. The evil which it was to mitigate was daily and daily increasing. It was calculated confer happiness upon a very large number of the inhabitants of our large towns. Several bills on the subject had been introduced, but although read a second time, none of them had passed, although tho last one passe d without a division. Ono of course of the objectors to this bill would come from those who owned a largo portion of these buildings, but ho would refer their lordships to some of the statistics referring to these localities. In one statement was to be found the particulars of fifty-seven persons who had been sleeping, eating, and living in tho same tenement. and when one unhappy sufferer died the corpse was left there, while his wife and family were sent to the wcrkhouSe. It was for the well being of the country that these horrible and not sin gular condition of the dwellings of the labouring classes should be ameliorated. He knew that it was a painful recapitulation, but it was beyond doubt necessary that the very worst phases should be fully exposed. Ile would refer to three great towns, Manchester, Liverpool, and London. In them the overcrowding was so great that it was found that 56 adult daughters slept iu the same beds as their parents ; and in another that in 99 instances adult sons slept in the same room as their mothers and sisters, and in 37 instances in thesame bed. In one most notorious instance in the same room two eons slept with the mother, and the husband, wife, and daughter in the same bed. In one street (Lord-street) in Manchester through this over crowding there were 200 cases of typhus fever in nine months. In 89 houses there were 3,050 persons. After reciting and justifying the provisions contained in the bill, Lord Chelmsford referred to a suggestion that had been made to refer the measure to a select committee, and, although himself opposed to such a course, said he would consent to the reference, fearing he could not successfully resist it if it were pressed. Lord SHAFTESBURY spoke in confirmation of the evils at present existing and the absolute necessity of some such measure as was now proposed, which was continually becoming more urgent in consequence of the incessant de molition of houses for improvements and the ever grow ing numbers of the population in all large towns, espe cially in the metropolis. The Duke of SOMERSET thought the bill might bo made more effective by a reference to a select committee, and pointed out how the poorer classes suffered from the proceedings of trades' unions, which objected to cheapen ing the cost of erecting houses. The Bishop of LONDON warmly approved the bill. Lord PORTMAN was prepared to oppose the bill in its present shape, but thought that it might be made into a useful measure by the labours of a select committee. He instanced several points in which the bill was deficient or vague to prove that it required more careful con sideration. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH approved the principle of the bill, and concurred in the reference to a select committee. Lord DERBY expressed a similar opinion, indicating one defect in the bill in its present shape, that it did not deal with overcrowded dwellings, but only with dwellings that were unfit for human habitation. He also suggested other points requiring further consideration than could be given in commitee of the whole house. After a few words from Lord PORTESCUE, the bill was read a second time, and was ordered to be referred to a select committee. The Sea Fisheries Bill passed through committee, after some objections expressed by Lord Clauricarde on behalf of the Irish firshermen. The other orders having been dispose 1 of, the sitting was concluded at 25 minutes to nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COADIONS—LAST EVENING. Tho SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Col. TAYLOR a new writ was ordered to issue for Dublin in the room of Sir B. Guinness. BURIAL CERTIFICA.TES. Mr. T AYLOII asked the Secretary of State for the Home apartment whether his attention had been called to the following passage in a charge to the Grand Jury at Liverpool in March last by Mr. Justice Mellor : "In conclusion the learned judge referred to frauds recently practised upon burial societies, and said that in many cases he feared that the registration of death was a mere farce. In one of these cases, he said, the doctor had given a certificate of death without being aware that the person was dead, and if such was the usual practice, and he was told it was, the sooner it was changed the better." Mr. HARDY said his notice had not been called to the matter until the motion had been placed upon the paper, but ho made inquiry into the subject, and ho found that it arose in consequence of two persons making declarations in the presence of the registrar, and also bringing with them the certificates of two medical mm who had for merly attended tho two persons represented as b3ing dead, but who were then alive. The making a false declaration before the registrar was punishable with penal servitude; but ho had received no complaint that such false certifi cates hal been used, as far as London was concerned, but he had received such an intimation from Manchester. He did not think that any new system could be adopted without a reconstruction of the Registration Act; but he thousht if proper vigilance was used the dangerous practice could be put a stop to. THE IRISH REFORM BILL. In reply to Sir C. O'LOGIILEN, The Earl of MAYO said it was proposed to proceed with the Irish Reform Bill on Thursday fortnight, who n it would stand as the first order of the day. THE OUTRAGE IN JAPAN. Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs what truth there was in the statement in the China newspapers that our ambassador in Japan, on a first visit of ceremony to the Mi kado or Emperor of Japan at Kioto, accom panied by a European escort, was attacked by Japanese and twelve of the escort wounded: And, whether twelve of the crew of a boat belonging to the French ship of war Dupleix wore assassinated on landing on the estate of Prince Tosa, near Osaka, and what effect those outrages had on the relations between the British and French Governments with that of the Emperor of Japan. Lord STANLEY said it was quite true that Sir Harry Parkes and his retinue wore attacked by some Japanese fanatics on his way to pay a visit to the Mikado, and several of the party were wounded. The Japanese autho rities had done, everything that could be desired in the matter, and had gone so far as to say that, in the event of any permanent injury resulting to any of the persons in jured compensation would be made them. (Hear.) Nothing had taken place which would affect the goo•i relations which now existed between this country and Japan. With respect to the murder of some of the crew of the French vessel named, that had also been amicably arranged. The Mikado was anxious, he believed, to cultivate the relations of friendly nations, and had expressed his willingness to adopt all the treaties entered into with the Tycoon. (Hear, hoar.) MAILS TO THE CAPE. Mr. CANDLISH asked the Secretary to tip) Treasury if any contract had been effected with the Union Steam Shipping Company for the conveyance of au intermediate monthly mail between England and the Cape of Good Hcpe. Mr. BOOTH said a contract had been entered into with the Union Steam Shipping Company for the conveyance of an intermediate monthly mail between this country and the Cape. After the contract had been completed another offer was made, but that was not nearly as favourable as that entered into with the Union Company. THE GENERAL ELECTION. Mr. SANDFORD asked tho First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Majesty's Government intended to bring forward any measure, and, if any, what measure, for the purpose of shortening the period which, under the exist ing law, must intervene before a general election can take place under the provisions of the Reform Act passed in the late session of Parliament? Mr. DISRAELI said the subject was under the con sideration of Government, but the difficulties in the way were greater than was at first supposed. Ho, however, trusted that the difficulties would be surmounted, and in a few days he would be able to make a communication to the house. Mr. GLADSTONE asked when it was likely the views of the Government would be made on the subject to the house. Ha thought that if a select committee was appointed to look into the matter it would facilitate the business. _ _ . AUSTRALIA. Sir R. PALMER asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies Whether ke TV:A*I lay upon the tgbl9 9t tb.9 house the despatches from the Governor of Victoria brought by the last mail. Mr. ADDERLE Y said tho despatches would be laid on the table in the cows° of the week. THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. In answer to an Hos. MEMBER, _ _ Mr. DISRAELI said ho proposed to move that the house at its rising on Friday adjourn over until the fol lowing Thursday. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.-THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Mr. DISRAELI, in moving that the house at its rising adjourn until Thursday, said that it would be recollected that ho had placed a notice on the paper to move a vote of thanks to Sir Robert Napier on Friday next, he at the time supposing that certain despatches had been lost. However, within the last 48 hours information had been received which led hi'u to believe that those despatches were iu existence, and would soon b 3 in the hands of the Government, and, under such cirouinstanc3s, fooling it would be well that all th 3 inform La:in possibb should be in the hands of memb .r. 5, lie shoul t taoroforo postpone moving the vote of thanks until after the Whitsuntida holidays. (Hear, bear.) The mo ion was then agreed to. THE DIPLOMATIC SE TWICE. Mr. LAIIOUCHERE moved that, in the opinion of this house, all sums required to defray the expenses of the diplomatic service ought to be annualiy vote•l by Parlia ment, and that estimates of all such su-us ought to be sub mitted in a form that wonl•I admit of their effectual supervision and control by that lions The hon. member referred to a number of cases in which pensions were now paid, although the recipients were not beyond rendering further service to the country. He also condemned the system of sending expensive missions abroad for the in vesting certain persons with the Order of the Garter, which he thought could vary well be done by the am bassadors resident at the places. It was very pleasant, no doubt, to the noblemen selected to go out on such , business, but it was nut so to the tax payers. (Hear, hear.) He also thought the system of agencies, as at present carried out at the Foreign-office, was highly objectionable, and ought to be abolished. Lord STANLEY said some of the recipients of pen sions alluded to by the hon. gentleman had retired as long as thirty years ago, but he was not responsible for more than three of the pensions alluded to. The greatest en deavour was made at the Foreign-office to keep down the expenditure, but ho could not consent to the cutting down the salaries of those who had left the country on the un derstanding that a certain sum would be paid for their services. The rule was to place at the disposal of the Fo reign office a lump sum of .£1.80,000, with the understand ing that there was not to be any further money voted for diplomatic service. If the expenditure of that sum was questioned, it was open to bring the whole subject under the consideration of the house. He must oppose the mo tion of the hon. gentleman opposite. Mr. CHILDERS regretted that the noble lord had thought it his duty to oppose the motion of the hon. mem ber for Middlesex. He thought that there was much in the present system that might be altered with advantage to all parties, and therefore he had hoped that a different course would have been adopted. Mr. D. Griffith and Mr. Alderman Lusk supported the motion, and Mr. W. Lowther also made some observations • correcting exaggerations of Mr. Labouchere. On a division the motion was carried by 76 to 72. The subject of accidents iu coal mines was brought be fore the house by Mr. GREENE, who read numerous ex tracts from the inspectors' reports and from the evidence before select committees, and discussed the various pre ventive measures which had been suggested, such as an increase in the number of Inspectors, the appointment of sub-inspectors, improved education of men and managers, and an alteration in the law limiting the liability of the mine-owners. He moved for a Royal Commission to in quire into the subject. Mr. JACKSON, on behalf of the coal-owners, ex pressed their willingness to accept and carry out any sug gestions for the prevention of accidents, for none were more interested in the safety of mines than they. He strongly recommended a subdivision of districts and an increase in the number of inspectors. Mr. PO WELL was arguing in favour of an addition to the staff of inspectors, when the house was counted out at half-past 7 o'clock. PROBABLY THE WORST JOURNAL IN ENGLAND. A great broadsheet of huge, coarsely-executed woodcuts, representing, in a style of art the bad ness of which has never been surpassed at any period of our uncivilisation, every kind of violent and murderous act, every foul and diabolical crime, every incident marked by special characteristics of noisomeness, horror, or cruelty, which the annals of the week preceding the publication-day of this grievous sheet have furnished for the benefit of the morbidly disposed part of the British pub lic. Only the worst crimes are commemo rated here. Has some wretched child been tormented with rare ingenuity by an unnatural parent ; has some miserable woman been assailed with more than common ferocity by her husband ; has a father been murdered by his son, or a son by his father ; has an ardent lover blown out his sweet heart's brains, or his own, or both his sweetheart's and his own ; here, as surely as the Saturday comes round, we have thrust before our eyes, certain great woodcut illustrations of such horrors, the original ghastliness of the subjects being supple mented by the additional grimness which the vilest and rudest execution can impart ..... The illustrations may be enjoyed free of expense, by those who choose to study them in the shop win dows ; not so the letter-press. This the public must pay for, and, as it does pay for it, it is logical to conclude that the public likes it. Lit us examine for a moment what the public does like. It likes — else why should it pay money to get them ? de tailed accounts of all sorts of ugly and terrible transactions. It likes graphic descriptions, with particulars, of human remains discovered under mysterious circumstances and in an advanced state of decomposition. It likes—judging by the titles of the different articles—to read of Brutal Assaults, of Fearful Murder and Suicide by a Father, of At tempted Wife Murder at Bury, of a Frightful Case of Suicide at the Bristol Union, of a Charge of Murder against the Servant of a Duke, of a Dreadful Assault with a Bar of Red-hot Iron. . . Bat what this particular public seems to like best of all is a detailed history of the last hours of some well known malefactor--a kind of murderers' Court Circular. Such a history is furnished of the final scenes in the life of Miles Wetherill. The narrative is subdivided into sections, each with a heading or title of a stimulating character. Conduct of the Culprits since their Sentence of Death—Wether hill's Interview with his Relatives and Sweetheart-- Wetherhill's Last Letter to a Friend—Timothy Faherty—The Gallows and Barricades—The Crowd —The Culprits—The Pinioning--The Official Pro cession to the Scaffold—Last Preparation of all— Calcraft threatened. The subject indicated under these headings receives careful treatment, the details being (to employ an expressive phrase much in use among French artists) "caressed" with affection. . . . We are imitative creatures, and the in fluence of bad example is notoriously great in the criminal world. Any offence of an exceptional kind,and distinguished by exceptional characteristics, is sure to be followed by another and another, won derfully like the first in all respects. The area sneak, who objects to the nature of his recep tion at the house where his young woman resides, and where no followers are allo wed,deterni ines in like man ner, as ho broods over his wrong, "he'll do for them people as Miles Wetherill did for them Plows at Todmorden." lie adds, moreover, that "he doesn't care if he swings for it," and, to do him justice, when the time comes for swinging, it seems as if this boast were well founded, and he really does not care very much after all. Is he sustained by the thought that his picture will appear in the next number of the Police News, with the hangman attending to him on one side, and the clergyman in his surplice attending to him on the other ? Dickens's " All the Year Round." A posthumous opera by M. Gustave Fay. " Fiesko," has been given at Pesth. Madame Ristori has been producing a greal effect in Havana. Herr Berwald, a Swedish celebrity as a com poser, and the director of the Stockholm Con servatory, died the other day, aged seventy-one. A theatre now being built at Bussetto, Signor Verdi's native place, bearing the composer's name, is to be opened this autumn. Mr. Wingfield Digby, of Sherborne Castle, has allowed the Master of the Rolls to make a copy of all the historical papers of his ancestors, the Earls of Bristol. A WOMAN KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.--On Satur day, aq the Scotch express train was within a mile of Ueworth S tation, or the North-Eastern line, an old woman, named Maria Hind, who happened to be walking on tLe line, was linyckgd clop and killcd• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day EPSOM RACES—Tjiis DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 7to 4on the field (offered) sto 2 agst Blue Gown (offered—take 3to 1) 10 to 1 bar two (offered) 100 to 8 agst Suffolk (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. JUNE West Drayton 1 1 Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton ... Manchester 3 Newcastle 23 Ascot Summer 9 Bibury Club 23 Beverley, Hull, and • I Stockbridge . 21 East Hiding lO Alexandra Park 35 I Windsor bummer JULY. C tnsforil Worcester winner Kingsbury twit licudou 6 Radcliffe Carlisle Ni ewmarliet J uly 11 u ugerford Pontefract Down R•iyal Corp. 14 ;:pilsby Liverpool July M. ()diktat l6 Stamford Iluutiugdou 2l NuttiugUam July Chesterfield - )3 Kuutsford 23 Suuttia7tipto~ Sudbury aad lialiug Goodwood AUUUST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 ScArborough 2l Lewes Sun I Summer Wolverhampton ll I Great Yarmouth 25 Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 I Ipswich 27 Egham l7 Lichfield Hastings York August Oxford OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Harrow .. 27 I Lanark 8 Worcester Autumn. .... 27 Chelmsford Autumn Cheltenham SEPTEMBER- Baden 1 Warwick September Abiugdon Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Kelso lf.• Hendon l7 Monmouth .. ... Manchester Newmarket let October 22 Walsall 23 Edinburgh West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Runt and Western 31 ROVE Liverpool 3 *lvo wsbury 9 ;MBER. Leamington STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromloy 1 Ealing. DECEMBER. 1 , Ealing ~... 26 8 St. Albans Kingsbury GOING TO THE DERBY. THIS DAY. Several years have rolled away since the great thoroughfares leading out of the metropolis, even on a Derby-day, presented such an animated and crowded state as they did this morning. Nothing could' equal the brilliancy of the scene. on account of the rich trappings of the fours in hand, and the gay colours of the " post boys" riding the horses in the West-end traps. The rich dresses of the ladies who accompanied their hus bands were gorgeous, and reminded the many thou sand spectators of what might have been seen at the Italian Opera House on a great night. As early as six o'clock in the morning thousands of pedestrians turned out and took up their posi tion on every piece of vantage ground leading from Hyde - park Corner, along the Vauxhall bridge-road, Pimlico, over Vauxhall-bridge to the Swan at Stockwell. Up to this point an un broken line of people of both sexes had congregated to witness the richly caparisoned horses and equipages conveying the company to wards the Downs at Epsom. The most crowded spots along the route were at the Elephant and Castle and Kensington Park. At those places strong bodies of the L, M, and P divisions of police were placed on duty, but owing to the removal of the gates, which for years used to cause such obstruction and confusion at this particular place having been removed, enabled the c rriages to pass along with out any detention, and none of those unavoidable accidents which were of frequent occurrence in former years happened. In the immediate vicinity of Clapham-common the scene was one of great bustle, and the common itself presented au im mense moving mass of heads. To pro vida for the amusement of the company there were all the appliances of a fair, for there were games of Aunt Sally, stalls for the sale of ginger bread, hot stewed eels, pickled salmon, and other eatables and drinkables. There were also several troupes of " Unreal Christy 11IinstreLs " and itine rant bands of musicians. Very little inconvenience was :occasioned along the roads until the vehi cles reached Tooting, and here the plot com menced to thicken, for some of the horses be coming fatigued it was found necessary to halt for a short time, so as to water the nags, but the confusion, however, was considerably less than it used to be on former years on the Derby day. This may be accounted for in a great measure to the accommodation provided, as will be seen below, by the railway companies having their termini in the heart of the metropolis. THE JOURNEY FROM WATERLOO RAILWAY STA TION. —A special cheap train left this station at a quarter past nine o'clock, and long before that time an immense multitude had assembled outside the station, and long as the train was it was inadequate to accommodate the number of per sons iu attendance, but another train was put on, and was started fifteen minutes later, and every carriage was completely crammed. Other trains were kept running until half past 1 o'clock this afternoon. THE LONDON-BRIDGE RAILWAY STLTION.--The whole of the open spaces leading to the entrances to the South-Eastern Railway were crowded for hours before the timeannounced for the first Derby train to start, and great confusion prevailed amongst the many thousands congregated together. Beyond the fact of a few women fainting in the crowd no accident took place. The trains kept filling as fast as they could be made ready, and the living freights were conveyed in safety to the Downs. LuNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. At the Court at Balmoral, clay 23, 1868, the Queen, as Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, hath been graciously pleased by letters patent under her Royal Sign .lil annul and the Great Seal of the Order, bearing date this day, to dispense with all the statutes and regulations usually observed in regard to Installation, and to give and grant unto John Winston, Duke of Marl borougb, Knight of the said Most Noble Order and duly invested with the Ensigns thereof, full power and authority to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the said Most Noble Order of the Garter, in as full and ample a manner as if ho had been formally installed, any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary not withstanding. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening• Aansterdana Short ... 11 171 ... 11 18} Ditto - Rotterdam. Antwerp — ... 25 371 _. 25 421 rSr ,, ssels Ramburgia — -. 13 91 _. 13 10k Paris Short ... 25 la ... 25 25 Ditto 3 Ms. ... 25 321 ••• 25 37 1 Marseilles.. Frankfort•on-the-Main ~. ... 1201, •.. 1201 Vienna _- _. 11 5 ••• 11. 90 . 11 85 ... 11 90 Trieste _ .. Petersburg -32 k Berlin .... ••• ••• 6 261 ... 6 27k ' Madrid ..................... -- ••• 481 ..• 481. Cadiz ..................... ... 4 4 ••• 49 Leghorn .................. ... 27 70 ... 27 00 ' ) 7 Milan.- .................. -- _. _ 70 ... 27 70 Genoa ..................... ... 27 70 ... 27 70 Naples ..................... ... 27 70 ... '27 70 Palermo .................... ... 27 70 ... 27 70 Messina..... Li s bon...... - 51 1 ... 511 Op o rto ............ .......• ... 511 ... 511 THE OXrORDSIIIRE MILITIA.--This regiment, commanded by Colonel Fane, has just concluded ita an nual training. The men hare been dismissed to their homes after an inspection at Aldershot. The inspecting officer complimented the regiment on its smartness and soldier-like bearing.. Au official complaint, however, was made respecting the form by which officers are selected for promotion in the regiment, but the matter is likely to be satisfactorily arranged. LONGEVITY.—A woman named Elizabeth Sin clair died at °den last week at the remarkable age of 102 year*. ihare .7,7 1 .t ..,t