The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

ItION MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The stock markets continue to have a steady ten' (I ; ereY, but th e amount o f b us i ness d o i ng i s incon siderable, and the changes since yesterday's close ate in consequence quite unimportant. The Funds ;bCar re scarce and are thus strengthened, iu spite of large accounts which are understood to be open. fir m i l l ' i e e r r ponicaunand some Continental railways are good traffics, but in English there is no particular change, the advance established last night being in most cases maintained. Among the securities of foreign governments, Egyptian being very unsettled still attract most attention. The demand for discount is active, and the most general r a t e f or the best and shortest commercial Paper is 25 per cent. The banks will not advance to brokers under the official minimum, and loans aon Governm en t stoc k s f rom day to day are per c ent. Th e quest i on o f an a d vance o f per cent. 11 the Bank rate to-morrow is in consequence being generally discussed. The market is apparently ripe for such a movement ; it is for the Bank to say whethe r it is disposed to relinquish the control of the market which it at present holds. The Liverpo3l Cotton Market opened with a down ward tendency. Consols are firm but quiet at 94 to 94k for money, and 92a to 921 ex div. for account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 925 to 92g ; India Five per Cents., 3-151 to 116 f ; Bank Stock, 244 to 246. Exchequer I3ills, 12s to 17s prem. The variations in Foreign Government securities are not numerous. Egyptian Railway Debentures are 1 lower, but the 1864 loan and the Viceroy's 9 per cent. are f and 4 better respectively. Greek bonds have declined / per cent. The current quotations are : Mexican, 152 to 16 ; Greek, 13k to 131 ; New Spanish, 35- to 351 ; Italian, 48g to 48i ; Turkish, 341 to 35 ; Egyptian (1864), 79 to 795 ; ditto Rail way, 885 to 895 ; Viceroy's 7 per Cents., 71 to 715 ; ditto 9 per Cents., 894 to 902 ; Chilian (1866), 1014 to 1 02 l ; and ditto (1867), 961 to 974. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan, fully paid up, is 91 to 915, and the Scrip, 2 to 15 dis. American securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 5 better, at 705 to 701 ; Erie shares f higher, at 455 to 46k ; Illinois, 95 to 954. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 29,1- to 30 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 33 to 33!-t. Home railways are generally firm, although in some few cases prices are a shade lower than the closing quotations of last night. Great Northern is 4 higher, and Caledonian 5, while Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ' and Metropolitan, a re eac h 4lower, and Lond on and North Western, and Great Eastern, 5 each ; The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and lorkshire, 1272 to 1281 ; Midland, 107 k to 1072 ; South Eastern, 744 to 741 ; London and North Western, 1152 to 116/ ; Great Northern, 103 to 1:3044 to; 3I ditto 4; (A Stock), 97 to 98 ; Great Eastern, Great Western, 545 to 55 ; London, Brighton, and South C oas t, 53/ to 54/ ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincol ns hi re , 435 to 44 ; Metropolitan, 11 2 k to 112 ; Caledonian, 752 to 76/ ; and London, Ch l ti l t i li .p i , t o n ri i, e and D o v er , 181 t o 19k. gnl ) Z i ailways Great Luxembourg are marked at 1 04 to 1c ; to 17)1. and Lombardo-Venetian, at 15 In Foreign Mining Sh ares , St. J o h n d e l Reys are rithout change, at 19/ to 192 ; Pert Philip, 1g to 1g; and Chontales, 2g to 23. Batik .hares are quiet, and prices are without movement. Agra (A) is quoted at 95 to 104 ; ance, 13 to 12 0;s. Anglo-Austrian, 45 to 5 ; Char tered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, , Vr to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, - 5 to prem.; Loudon mid C ounty 515 to 524 ; L on d on and West tninster, 685 to GO ; Oriental, 415 to 425 ex div. ; London Joint-Stock, 345 to 355 ; Union of London, 33 2 to 3.4 . The dealings in Miscellaneous Securities are rather T:Tieeilitggerrdaa,ppillibut prices are steady. Anglo - A merican is inquired for at 23.5 to 235 ; Atlantic Eight per Lon d C o e n n t General., 5k to 0 5; iii at 14 1 tol 5 ; vcean M ar i ne I nsurance, 12 to 15 prem. ; Thames nibus,l Hudson's to Bay prem. and Mer sey, 4k to 5 ; and Universal Marine, k dis. t o There were no bullion transactions at the Bank Yesterday. The steame rs w hi c h l e f t N ew York yesterday for Europe took £ 200,000 in spec i e. New Tripoli has arrived with £ 2 9 , 426 i n s pecie from .eiew York, b The annu a l general meet i ng o f t h e l on i an B a nk has tl e i e s ti call ed for the 29th inst., for the transaction of The annual geneal meetig? of th Nloy ar Cuffee company has been r convened n for the e 12th inst., to ''seer's the directors report and statement of accounts. 41- special general meeting of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company has been called ti the 21 st inst. to take into consideration the bills cqv pending in Parliament. - o . l le Ortg . 1 307 May, :10* „A n extraordinary general meeting of the Australian , Il e Land and Finance Company will be held on tic s for the purpose of confirming the reso -1 ns passed at the previous meeting. is dividend of the An g lo-Romano Gas Company tl t the rate of 10 per cent. per annum paya b le on he 13th inst. The committee of Spanish Passive bondholders, in . 9 ), 3 , to an intimation from the Stock Exchange com mittee that they would to-day proceed to consider the claims of the New 3 per Cents to be marked, state that they d o " not oppose the official quotation of the for 3 per C en t s. , t h at stock being only au exchange or the oil securiti es , the Passive and Certificate Stock. 'We therefore beg that you will kindly adopt the same pl an as i n 1861, viz., allow a quotation to to stock in question on the ground of its being an , e xchange only, b ut re f use it to the Colonial Loan and "° any other Spanish loan which may be brought out until Spain has recognised the Certificates now in course of issue in respect of that portion of the Passive debt of which the bondholders were, in the late con version, inflicted. You are aware t h at the S pan i s h Government threatened to consider any bonds null and void to which we affixed any stamp or mark. It Was, therefore, impossible for us to distinguish between bonds issued for a cash payment and those strictly given in exchange for the old securities. This consent, therefore extends to the whole of the new 3 per Cent. Lends of , 1867." The ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-Italian the transaction of th e b u si n ess of the company.h.e half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Australian • a nng Company has been convened for the 15th l t n,ste after which die meeting will be made special for ca ue purpose of passing a resolution to increase the pital of the company. ay f__The traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Railway the past week show an increase of £ 5 lB. T h e - t terease in the receipts of the Great Luxembourg ci til waY for the week ending the 3rd inst. 13 arod ' ll 12 s 10d. The earn i ngs of the Bombay, i n , t „a, and Central India Railway for the week end 14th March s h ow a decrease of £2,575, and 'Tr following week an increase of £274 10$. bel ow present stocks of produce in London continue f ew _ the quantities held this time last year, with but of exceptions. There is a decrease of 6,107 packages cuttliaves, 76'750 bales of jute, 13,793 bales of jute mac _ n g B , 1,516 chests of lac dye, 121 packages of b udn e, 600 packages of nutmegs, 67 packages of cassia p epper ') 1,885 t ons of black pepper, 27 tons of white 378 3 ,904 puncheons of rum, 115 tons of sago, 20 4 t ' o uns of sago flour, 2,768 tons o nitrate of potass, as of nitrate o soda, 19,581 tons of sugar, and " 44 cask o f s tallow. On the other hand there is an 47 1 `se ef 968 packages in the stock of cinnamon, of I,ctii,ls_aei.kages of clove stalks, of 3,126 bags of cochi -1177'13,602 bags of cocoa, of 5,816 tons of coffee, of 2,0 40 es of cotton, of 743 casks of molasses, and of The L f ens of ri ce . cott on ° Hewing is Mr. S am Menders report of the Th ere g'eds market, d a t e d Manchester, May 5 : 1 4404 _ is little demand to-day, prices remain quotably De, r ed, but offers at a moderate reduction are not aeraii__ refused.,, the y ..etused. th e nexsrts,Thßuckley, Sheldrick, and Pugh report that tieu e , n _z. ‘ ast India indigo sales in London will com cetauris"_"_ Monday, the 11th inst. The A catalogues 40 0 ch _ s _e,s 6,035 chests ; the B catalogue (sundries) ply of q " li c a s r • The new imports afford an excellent sups t4 N 4 es in tties above 6s per lb. Kurpah : The bulk good shi value at from 4s 10d to 5s 7d, with a few eensunii chiefly t Tug• Bitnlipitam : Good ordinary to g oo d ,b f elt Liid "`.good ordi nary to middling and good, and a tow, with a f"gew to gfiood.mostly ne Vellore. The Manilla is A ( 1 ° 131 7 ET NTMIETT . : i: U N I'T D S D . 8 ' 13,..?.1 Cont. COIISOIS xd 92} —CLOSING PRICES. -ultto, for Account, June 4 92} i ~12er Cet. Reduced 9 4 1 I "f4': , " 3 per Cent 1Z023- per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ 40 *.°. Por Cent. dan. 1873 . tnnttes 30 • • • sth Jan., 180. Do, , VI 9, expll 0 t ., O. for 30 Sear expire sth April 1885 .___ "0 (Red Sea Telekruphl, Aug , 2 C,1 pin tocpier l3ills Cl,OOO 2 per Lt o. 12 Do. £5OO IVOB 16 12 Pin lII S. £2OO 244 } 6 •,, i lk of E ng £lOO , land 4 ipor Cent AA:c ont Stock, ... ........................ E;: 1 aqitt tol4eki, (i(rED.YMENT 7 ) C r i l lt l l B T 7 l 4 215 33°. 4ce°u tlt i !).P.'r C.....'..1. 161 116 1 ,- 15 1 bo • 5 1 per Cont..fuly, 1880 102 D o • Por Cent. 1888 t_o r, . . ~ Oct. _. ~,,ertificatea 81 91 .• Lafaced Paper 4 per Cent ~` X . 4 st ill I ta P°`' to w .O 11Va o %t vo ll e DA 10 o rp'„ i,o -;$ o ch r e 0 ..cs l I po 00 0 00v, -_. ~.,. Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — 8,,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...., — Do. Bonds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 6lontovideau C per Cent. .. — Moorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferra.l Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - - P o rt,lguese 3 per Ct..185: -1 , '6, '7, '9,'80,'2,' 404 4 Do. do., 1-67 4O 1 Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ ST B4 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent~ 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., 86/ Do. do. £B4 15s. do. ~, Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B6/ Do. do £B4 15s. do — si yrdinian, 5 per Ccrit — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Acesunt Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 -- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ... 634 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 674 Do. 1863 .— Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5Bl 1 9 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates — Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., E. 25f. — Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E::. z5l. Do. Account 4Bl 4 CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 931 4 Do. Account, 4th June 921 1 CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. - OLD COURT. THE CASE OF LORD SIILFTESBURT'S STEWARD. It will be recollected that this trial was appointed by the late Mr. Justice Shee to take place at the present sessions, but this morning Mr. D. Seymour applied to the judges for a further postponement on the ground that the defendant was at present suf fering from smallpox, and also that proceedings in Chancery were still pending. Mr. Huddlestone opposed the application for post ponement for any very lengthened period. There had now been a great many de!ays, and it was much to be desired that a decision should become to on the charge made against Mr. Waters. Mr. Justice IVilles asked when it was likely the proceedings in Chancery would terminate ; but it was intimated to his lordship that the suit was still in a very peculiar state. The learned julge said, that taking the whole of the circumstances of the case into consideration the proper course to pursue would be, not to appoint the trial for the July ses sion, but in the opinion of the bench it was thought that the proper thing to do was to put tha trial down for disposal at the August session, the defen dant giving ten days' notice of his intention to come up for trial then, either party being at liberty to apply to the learned judge then presiding for a further postponement. It would not be right to impose any conditions on the learned judge that might then have to preside in the court. THE CASE OF THOMAS EDGELET. The defendant, Edgeley, this morning surrendered to an indictment charging him with forging to de fraud the Leeds Banking Company, and also to another indictment for misdemeanour. :Giffard having intimated that he proposed to proceed with the indictment for misdemeanour, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said he had come to the court that morning to try the forgery cases, and he thought it was competent for his learned friend now to choose to go on with the misdemeanour. Mr. Giffard said there arose certain difficulties with respect to a witness named Greenland, who was now in Geneva, as to his attendance at the trial for forgery, and as the care for misdemeanour was not affected by that circumstance, he proposed to try the case now. Mr. Justice Willes asked what was proposed to he done with the forgery case? Mr. Giffard said, in the event of a conviction, he should ask for the charge of forgery to stand over. Mr. Justice Willes—But what in the case of an acquittal ? Mr. Giffard—Then I should not offer any evi dence on the charge of forgery. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine asked that the trial might be further postponed to allow him to make an ap plication to the Court of Queen's Bench for a cer tiorari, in accordance with the direction of Mr. Justice Bramwell. Mr. Justice Willes said he did not think thal Baron Bramwell's directions applied to the presen altered state of affairs. He thought the defendaul had ample notice ; and therefore the case ought al once to go on. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine asked that it might be postponed for two or three days, Saturday for instance. Mr. Giffard objected to that ; the case could be taken either to-morrow or Friday. Mr. Justice Willes thought the trial ought at once to go on. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine thought a day or two's delay ought to be granted. After a consultation with Mr. Justice Channell, Mr. Justice Willes fixed the case for Friday, not only that the prisoner should surrender, but that he should take his trial. LwISaTs3ITrS. CASE aliaso F o cA n EN , Peter TAHlEohun , arraigned for feloniously, maliciously-, and advisedly endeavour ing to seduce John Maloney and others, then being persons serving in her Majesty's land forces, from their duty and allegiance to her said Majesty, ho well knowing at the time that the said John Ma loney and others were then persons serving in her Majesty's land forces. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to this indict ment, and also to the following indictment that he did, together with divers other evil disposed per sons, feloniously and wickedly compass, imagine, invent, devise, and intend to deprive and depose our lady the Queen from the style, honour, and royal name of the imperial crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The facts of the case were fully reported in The Sun during the examination of the prisoner before the magistrate at Bow-street Police-court. The trial was proceeding when we went to press. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) TIIE CHARGE OF ROBBING A TURK.--John Hamilton, a very fashionably-dressed man, was indicted for stealing a purse, 6 coins, called Napo leons, one £5 bank note, and divers papers, the property of Ali Suair, from his person, and also for feloniously forging and uttering an order for the payment of £2OO, with intent to defraud the same. It will be recollected that the charge against the prisoner was that he met the prosecutor on the de parture platform of the South Eastern Railway, and, after he was joined by three companions, cards were produced, and after the prosecutor had refused to play his pockets were rifled and the property taken from him by the prisoner. A very long trial ended in the jury returning a verdict of acquittal. THE RAILWAY CLEARANCE-ITOUSE.—In the case of " Eyton v. the Denbigh, &c., Railway Company," be fore Mr. Church, the Chief Clerk, yesterday, at the Rolls Chambers, an application was made on the part of he Railway Clearance-house that a sum of money should be deposited to meet any claim that might arise on the Den bigh Railway. The Clearauce-house had established a system to " clear " all railways, and it was remarked, in support of the application, that a large sum had been lost from not having deposits made to meet weekly claims on companies. The Chief Clerk made en order iu accordance with the prayer of the Clearance-house. PREFERENCE S ARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 844 Great Western, Orig. 44 per cent., 82 tit. Western. Wt. blidland, Oxford Ist guaranteed, 1034 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 914 North:Eastern, G. N. E., 4 per cent., 99 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 814 FOILEfGN BAIL WAYE. Great Luxembourg, 10} San PAULO, Jim., gua. 6 per cent., 171 I+'OREIOII MINKS. Anglo.Braz' lieu Gold, Choateles biol , l and Silver 3fining,lllm., 2 13-16 Don l'edro, N rLli Del Hey, 1 15-16 pm St. John del Hey, lien 194 BANKS. Agra, lira., A, 101] Ditto, B, VI Alliance, lim., 121 1 Bank of New Zealand, 131 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 171 Chartered her, of India, London, and China ; 281 Consolidated, lira., 4. I English and /Ho de Janeiro, lira., 81 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17i Imperial Ottoman, 101 London Chartered lianK of Australia, 241 London and County, 5.1 21 London Joint Stock, 35 London and Westminster, 691 Ditto, Scrip, 461 1 Union of Australia, 43 Union of London, 343 I MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo American Telegraph, 23i Atlantic Telegraph, 5'3..? Ditto, 8 per cent , 1033 5 Australian Mart. Land and Finanos,:eim., 43 Ceylon Company,'— Ditto, A shares, 21 City of Moscow Gas, 1im.,*51 4i 5 Continental Union Gas, Bin_ 14; 153 Credit Foncier of England, lim., 3 East India Irrigation and Canal. 171 Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua.by Egypt. G0y.,190a Gen. Credit and Discount, tim., 4 15-16 5 1.16 Hudson's Bay, 153 15 National Discount Company. 103 New Zealand Loan :rod Mer% Agency, lira., 3 2i o..ean Marine Insurau,c), 193 19 Panama. New Z.:Aland and Aus. It. Mail., 31 reoinsula and Oriental steam, 5Si 9j Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lira.. 4 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 112 Upper Ase tin 'Tea, lira 4; of Egypt, 7 per cent.). Mortgage) Loan, 7 1 1 701 11 MRS. LEECH, widow of the late John Leech, so long and so intimately associated w:th Punch, died a few days ago at Kensington. 'rho Royal Commission on Courts-Martial met yesterday, at the E Committee-room, House of Lords. President—the chairman, Col. Wilson Patten, the Marquis of Harlington, Lieut.-General Peel, the Judge-Advocate- General, the Right Hon. T. E. Headlam, Lieut.-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., Lieut.-General Henry Eyre, Mr. S. Whitbread, M.P., Captain the Hon. J. C. Vivian, Colonel Lowder, 0.13. The secretary, Mr. J. L Warton, also attended. Ttiii MTN, LONDON, WEDISESDAY SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share" Railways. liltistol and Ezei or 'Caledonian 'Cain briau Cork and 8and0n...... valved' Dublin & Belfast Jun' Dan„rerth,& Ab.J tn! scrip Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Ureat North of Scotian si Great Northern Do. A stock ...... Do. 11 ;stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. 01 Ireland Western Do. i. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wake Do. W. Mid.—Oattora Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanoashtre it Yorksinn, Landon and Lilackwall Lon., Brigh., S Coast I•on., Uhat., and Doves Do. Metrup. Ex. A Lon. North Weetern Lon. 4 South Western Man., Shet., Lincoln netropolltan..... Do. New Do. Extension &letrupolitan Dtstriet. 1)0. do. to. Du. and St. John'airt Nlldland Do. £9 Share Do, Sirmin.. & Derbj Aid Kent . North British Do. Ed. ' Pth., & Dun 19 th. Eastern—Berwicii Do. G.N•E purohas( Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle .....• Do. Stook. & Darling . Do. do. 1860-61 North Loudon Do. do. 1801 5 Do. C ale o 1 Netttli Do. Glasgow di S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stY.l Do. do. 1866 -- North Staffordshire N. it S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Soot, Mid. stock bropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Pair Vale ‘Vateriord & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha. ,Ver,t G.anwall paid. l Closing I Business Price. done. 82 8-1, 75+ 76 20 EU 3 f 75 77 70 72 162 104 1 3k 3i 7 8 15 6 1025 1031 97 93 122 126 94 $6 D4i 55 45 57 3.) 35 30 33 128 12ri 534 54 181 1151 vu $2 14 142 1144 1,2 101 105 78 13.., IC9 1C9.• 77 TV 231 34 75i I IC2 104 684 59 94 95 130 134 IRO 132 116 1 lb. 11 114 57 59 LOG 108 57 58 41 lo 73/ 741 - B 10 • 143 145 1071 7 31i 1031 j COLONIAL GO YEANMENT sEcuitrrits. 'British Columbia, 6 per, 0ent.,De0.31,1872 ! 100 - 'Can.Gor.6p.c.Ja.&July: 1877-84 Do. 6p. e. Feb. & Aug lt,o 93 1110 Da. sp. o. Mar. & Sept; 100 98 130 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 86 28 901 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ski 100 85 67 Cape (3.110pe. 6 p.c. 1873' 100 104 106 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 100 109 110 1081 Do. do 1880-90 100 147 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-0, 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oat., 1900 lOO 98 00 Coylon, Nov. 1878,6 p., 100 111 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... lOO 166 168 )o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. :b 100 107 100 Do. 1395, Feb. & Aue , 100 1'.6 via Natal riov. 6 per cent 1 100 -- N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J uly l 100 99 10 N. S. W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 100- 90 101 Do. 5 P.C. 1871 to 1870 100 08 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1805 to 189 3' 100 1.51 961 981 New Zealand, 6p. cen , 100 Do. 5 per cent.... 100 971 93s Nora Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1375 lOO 102 101 Queensland Gov. 6 . p. c ' 100 103 105 1061 1 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-0 100 - Do. 1878 &up wards— 1(0 110 ill Vio,Gor. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 - Do. do, April & Oot lOO 1114 1121 1101 BRITISH r OSSESSIONS. LOU Atlantic & St.Lawrenoe all 64 66 6 , ilom.,Baroda,d;Cen.ln. 100 1021 1081 1 011 " gu. 6 per oent... 20 Do. shares l6 1 41) 904 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 8 4 10 Do. Preference ioo Buff.,Brant, & (3oderich 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-4 lOO 68 71 at Calcutta &B. E., Rm lOO et Jape Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 19 102 at East Bengal, gu., 6do 100 1041 1654 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 1111 1114 40 Do. J Extension at irandTrunkof Canada 100 154 164 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 15 391 100 Do. do deferred all 100 Do. 2d Prof. Bonds all 83 3 5 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 2 7 2 3 100 Do. do. deferred all 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at Dt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0. 100 109 110 1001 73 I`o. Gus.. 5 per cent lB 1 4 2 20 Do. New gua. 6p. o 6 14 2 at , it. South of India gua. 5 per cent at 41 per cent too 91 PO st Do - 2 301 •ireat Wee. of Canada all 161 16, 111 204 Do. New all 00 Do. 6p. o Boa. pay. 1872 all 98 100 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 18774 all 91 94 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 1'44 st Do. 44 do at Do. 44 do lOO 69 91 99 Do. Fifth Extension 6 at Melb. Cor. 6p. a. Buds. 100 80 Mel. & Hobaon's Bay all at N.Rl.C'ela,6po latpf.bs 100 88 115 st Dude & g. 6 p.O 100 102 103 , 104 et Seinde . . lO9 1011 1021 , at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do at Do. Punlaub.... p,o 1400 101 102 i 1021 it Do.lndua St.Fiot 100 87 89 I BitITISII MINES, Cam. Consol. Gold, lint Uhiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlat Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea ts;ast Grenville East Gannislake .. East Lovell • • • E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam.dc StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited.. Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal 8u5y..... G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville....., ........ ilerod's Foot Ringston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant liarke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, lim Aew S ton . ..... North toskear N.Wh Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence (Uny Lelan t S. Caradon (St. Cloer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Pin Croft... ....... Vigra and Clogan, lira West Bassett W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton....". Wheal Basset c gllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 21 3} 6} 6 440 460 it t 2 4 b 2 24 la 2 i 1 la 2 4 5 161 17a 18 19 3 1 1 2 41 1 6 6 6 6i Ili 1 60 7 6 7 2 3 2 21 , 22 27 880 400 371 421 4 E . 14 16► a 10 12 6t 66 195 195 75 83 16 19 21 23 814 878 6 8 5Sh 5.17.0 1021 974 I 31} ; 4 1271 G3l 1 114 91e 43j 2.1.0 32i 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 11.7.6 EVTNING, MAY 6, 1868. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before INP. Registrar Roche.) IN RE E. TOWERS-A BANKRUPT FOR £59. This bankrupt was described as an actor, of 4, Union-square, and to-day was appointed for the first meeting. The only peculiarity in the case was that the total indebtednesS or the bankrupt was only £59. A day was named for the next meeting. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE COOK.—William Montague,. a respectable-looking young man, de scribed as a photographer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being found in the house No. 15, Cork-street, Burlington -gardens, supposed for au unlawful purpose. Mr. Richards, architect, of Albemarle-street, said that he was fetched to No. 15, Cork-street, about 12 o'clock last night, the house being kept by his sister-in-law, and in consequence of what he heard he proceeded to the top of the house, where he found the prisoner in a bed room. On asking the prisoner what business he had there, he said he was taken up to the room by the cook. The cook on being asked if that was true made no reply, but merely cried, and the prisoner was then given into custody. The prisoner said that he used to work at a pho tographer's in the neighbourhood, and, having taken her cartes and portrait, became acquainted with her, and being in the neighbourhood last night called to see her, when she invited him to stay with her all night, and that was why he was where he was found. He was not in the, house for the purpose of committing a felony, and was willing to make an apology if that would satisfy the com plainant. Mr. Tyrwhitt did not think the prisoner was in the house for the purpose of committing a felony, and should therefore discharge him. WESTMINSTER. NOCTURNAL PERAMBULATIONS IN WESTMINSTER. —Mary Jones and Elizabeth Williams, prostitutes, were charged with stealing a watch and chain and 10s., the goods and monies of Robert Dixon, iu the dwelling-house. _ _ _ Prosecutor said on Monday night, at one o'clock, he was in the Sun publichouse, Knightsbridge, drink ing with a soldier, and outside the house picked up Williams, whom he accompanied to IVestminster, paid her 55., and retired to rest with her. Presently the prisoner Jones came in and sat on the bed, and he heard his pockets rattle. He got out to look after his watch and money, ani the prisoner Jones went out; afterwards he found his watch and money were gone. lie tried to persuade Williams to get the property, and as she did not he went last night to Knightsbridge, where lie saw the prisoners to gether, and gave them in charge. Murmane, 117 B, proved apprehending the pri soners, who denied the charge in two. Jones said that she and the soldi er came ho me together, and the soldier laid on the floor while she sat on the bed. When the things were missed the soldier went away. Mr. Arnold said there was evidently no case against Williams, who must be discharged. Prosecutor denied seeing the soldier, and ad ulated that although he saw Jones soon after he did not give her into custody, hoping to get his money back. There was moonlight in the room, no candle. Williams was admitted a witness for her friend, and having fully corroborated her, said she met the soldier last night in Knightsbridge. lie said he knew nothing of the robbery. Mr. Arnold said he could not rely on the evidence of the prosecutor, which was flatly contradicted, and discharged Jones also. EOUSES OF RUSSELL AND VILLIERS. On Tuesday the marriage of Mr. Odo William' Leopold Fussell, r,ungest son of the late Major-General Lord George William Russell, G.C.8., with Lady Emily TherZ:se Villiers, third and youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church, Watford, near to which the Earl of Clarendon's family seat, The Grove, is situate. The marriage was fixed to take place at half-past :even, long before which hour the interior of t' c c'surch was filled with spectators desirous to witness tlle solemnity. The Earl and Countess Russell, the Countess (Dowager) Craven, the Earl of Verulam, the Countess of Caledon and Lady Jane Alexander, Mr. Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, the Earl and Countess of Essex, and many other relatives and friends assembled at the church, together with the bridegroom and bridesmaids, just before the arrival of the bride, who was accompanied by her noble parents. The bride, resting on the arm of her father, at once proceeded to the space in front of the communion table, where the bridal party had collect(sl. There were six bridesmaids, namely, Lady Harri t G :mston, (laughter of the Earl and Coun tess of Verulam ; Lady Emily Craven, daughter of the Dowager Countess Craven ; Miss Villiers, daughter of the Bishop of Carlisle, and Miss Lister, her cousins; and the Hon. Maude and Hon. Florence Wilbraham, children of Lord and Lady Skelmersdale. The bride was attired in a dress of white satin, covered with Brussels lace, a flowing veil of the same costly material, and a wreath of orange blossoms. She wore a brilliant locket, the gift of her mother, and diamond and emerald earrings, a present from the bridegroom. The bridesmaids wore dresses of white tarlatan, trimmed with pink satin, and bonnets to correspond. The sacred rite was then commenced by the Hon. and Rev. Edward Harbottle Grimston, M.A., rector of Pebmarsh, and of Great Henny, Essex (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Rev. Frederic Cox, M.A., incumbent of St. Andrew's. The bride was given away by her father. After the Ceremony, the customary signatures and attestations of the marriage having been duly registered, the happy pair !eft the church to return to The Grove, which they did amidst the cordial cheers of the spectators. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and their friends also pro ceeded to The Grove, where a sumptuous breakfast awaited them. At half-past two o'clock the newly. wedded couple, after taking an affectionate leave of their friends, left The Grove for Woburn Abbey, the Duke of Bedford's seat in Bedfordshire, where they will spend the honeymoon, before going to Rome at the end of next Month. The bridal presents were very numerous, and some of a costly character. Her Majesty senV,a valuable Indian shawl. The Earl of Clarendon's present was a magnificent ebony dressing-case, with gold fittings, manfactured by West, of St. James's-street. Among other costly presents were a massive gold bracelet from Lady Wm. Russell ; a bracelet, set with pearls and diamonds, from Lord and Lady Skelmersdale ; a superb bracelet, set with diamonds, from the Hon. Frederick and Lady Constance Stanley ; a bracelet, set with pearls and sapphires, from the Earl and Countess of Sefton ; pearl and diamond earrings from the Earl and Countess Craven ; a gold teapot, basin, and ewer, from the Earl Brownlow and Lady Marian Alford ; a handsome diamond gem ring from the Dowager Countess Craven ; diamond and ruby, and superb turquoise rings, from Lady William Russell ; a told bracelet from the Countess Bernstorff : a silver tea ?ot, basin, and ewer from the Earl and Countess Cowley ; m elegantly-mounted travelling-bag from the Earl and countess of Verulam ; a valuable gold bracelet from the Baroness de Rothschild ; a brilliant ring from Lady Mary Cadogan ; a handsome coral necklace from Mr. A. Run .ell, M.P., and Mrs. Russell ; a gold necklace, set with ,urquoise, from Mr. Hastings F. Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell ; an amethyst brooch and earrings from Hon. Mrs. E. Villiers ; a costly pearl ring from the (light lion. Charles P. Villiers, M.P. ; a crystal locket, set with diamonds and sapphires, from Lord Hyde and Hon. George Villiers ; a handsome travelling clock from sir. Frederick Villiers ; a diamond and ruby gem ring F;0111G Mrs. Gould ; earrings set with rubies and diamonds from Mr. and Mrs. Loch, besides many others. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post, who recently stated that Bismarck had given the French Government an assurance that nothing should be done by the Zollverein Parliament contrary to the Treaty of Prague, incidentally confirms that statement, but is, nevertheless, by no means satisfied with the present position of affairs. He says : " Nothing can be more satisfactory than what appears on the surface ; but the moment you break through the thin smiling mask of Prusso-French friendship you come upon a )olitical physiognomy of a, very different complexion. You find Prussia cautiously seeking to keep friends with France whilst imperceptibly carrying out the corn plete union of North and South Germany. The hint of France about respecting the line of the Mein has long been effaced by the existing customs and military union. Bismarck is in Bavaria, in Saxony; in fact, every where, politically. If we are to believe letters from Ger many, there are not a dozen men out of the 297 members of the Customs Parliament who do not feel that this as sembly is a prelude to that political unity of Germany which only requires to be proclaimed from the throne of King William. It is precisely this false position, this sham on both sides—the accepted shams of Prussia towards France and France towards Prussia—which in some men's minds constitute a danger." At the same time, it is satisfactory to know that " there is a strong tide of peace rising throughout the Continent ; there is a growing protestation against military expenditure making itself heard in every capital of Europe. This feeling is backed by budget deficits and a general commercial stagnation. the German Customs Parliament may alarm the world for t few weeks, the French Government newspapers may Indulge in a little susceptible talk, but events, if not sovereigns, are adding to the chances of peace daily." The amended resolutions of Mr. Gladstone are printed in the parliamentary papers of the clay. The first, it will be remembered, declared that the Irish Church should cease to exist, due regard being had to vested interests That was carried by a majority of 65. The second and third are as follows :-2. " That, subject to the foregoing considerations, it is expedient to prevent the creation of new personal interests by the exercise of any public patronage, and to confine the operations of the Ecclesias tical Commissioners of Ireland to objects of immediate - necessity, or such as involve individual rights, pending the final decision of Parliament." 3. "That a humble address be presented to her Majesty, humbly to pray that, with a view to preventing, by legislation during the present session, the creation of new personal interests through the exercise of any public patronage, her Majesty would be graciously pleased to place at the disposal of Parliament her interest in the temporalities of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, and other ecclesiastical dignities and benefices in Ireland, and in the custody thereof." The fifth report of the Trades Union Commissioners has been published. It is signed by Sir W. Erle, Lord Lich field, Lord Elcho, Sir Daniel Gooch, M.P., Mr. Herman Merivale, Mr. James Booth, Mr. Roebuck, M.P,, Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., Mr. F. Harrison, and Mr. W. Matthews. The document simply gives the evidence taken before the commission between November 20 and March 10. The witnesses examined included Mr. John Kane, president of the National Association of Iron workers, whose headquarters until recently have been at Gateshead, and are now at Walsall ; Mr. Daniel Guile, the corresponding secretary of the Ironfounders' Society in London ; Mr. William Hobson, the secretary of the As sociated Ironworks of Great Britain, having its head quarters at Brierley Hill ; Mr. William Garner, the secre tary of the Millmen's Association at West Bromwich; Mr. Abram S. Hewitt, from the works in Creusot, in France ; Mr. Walter Williams, honorary secretary to the South Staffordshire Ironmasters' Association; Mr. G. T. Clark, the trustee of the Dowlais Ironworks ; Mr. F. Smith, general manager of Lord Dudley's mining estates in Stafford and Worcester ; Mr. W. S. Roden, managing partner of Lord Granville's works in North Staffordshire; Mr. Robert Heath, a North Staffordshire ironmaster ; Mr. Francis Heath, an iron-moulder's foreman in Pimlico ; and Mr. William Clay, the managing director of the Mersey Steel and Ironworks Company. The commis. sioners have been sitting for nearly fifteen months, and as yet there is no sign that their labours are about to terminate. The Times publishes a letter, dated April 30, from Field- Marshal Sir John Burgoyne. It is a defence of the iron shields so emphatically condemned by the committee appointed to report upon them. Seeing that the report of the committee was issued on the 4th of May, and thi s letter was written on the 30th of April, the delay in the publication of the latter—caused by the heavy parliamen tary debates— is fatal to it. The shields having been for mally and officially declared to be of unfavourable con struction, any defence of them is post-mortem. Sir John's argument, however, is somewhat as follows :—The want of efficiency in the shields is due rather to the increased power in the artillery, since they were projected, than to any fault in their construction. Further than this, he declares the trial to be so far satis factory. The ob;eld was pierced after five shots had been fired. That is true. But such cannonading represents, according to a calculation made by Colonel Jervois, a bom bardment from three to four times as severe as that sns tained by Fort Sumter. Sir John adds "On the whole it has always appeared to me that, while it may be necessary to erect shields of stronger construction upon a few influential points, those already furnished are made upon a right principle, and are sufficiently strong for all ordinary purposes, besides possessing the important quality of a construction 'which admits of being readily strength, _ cried at any future period," SPORTING IN rELLIGENCE. CHESTER MEETING.-TUESDAY. Chesterfield Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for three-yr-o:ds. Winners extra. Seven furlongs. 17 subs. Mr. Brayley's Prince Regent, by Gcmina di Vorgy, 7st 3ib (Craddock) 1 Mr. Boverley',4 b c The Returnel. 7st (Ic,nyon) 2 Mr. C. Peck's bl c Blackluck, 7st 31b (IL Covey) 3 The following also ran : —Fair Star, Sirceco, Bracey filly, Pride of Erin, William, and Diadem. Betting-5 to 2 agst 131acklock, 9to 2 agst Prince Re gent, 5 to 1 agst Pride of Erin, 6 to 1 agst The Returned, and Bto 1 agst Fair Star. Won iu a canter by a couple of lengths. Mostyn Stalifs of 10 sots ft, with 80 added, for yr olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst Glb. Win- ners extra. 13 subs. Mr. l3rayley's Birdseye, by Cavendish—lledpole, Bst Glb - (Cannon) 1 Mr. M'Donogh's Beautiful Bira, Bst 101 b ...(Thllermot) 2 Mr. Saxon's Una, Bst 61b (Clement) 3 Lord Covt'utry's cby Lifeboat—S nut, Bst 101 U (J. Adams) 4 Betting—Even on Birdseye, 2 to 1 agst the Smut colt. Won by a head. The winner was named after the race Birdseye. Wynnstay Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft,with 100 added, for 3yr olds and upwards. Second to receive 20 sous out of the stakes. Winners extra. Nearly a mile. 13 subs. Mr. Barber's The Clown, by Tho Cure, aged, 6st 101 b (Gradwell) 1 Lord Covoetry's Goojerat, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b ...(S. Mordan) 2 Mr. J. Johnstone's The Corporal, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Osborne) 3 The following also ran:—Weather Isle, Lady Flora, and Castanet. Betting-5 to 4 ngst Weather Isle, 4to 1 each agst The Clown and aoojerat, and sto 1 agst The Corporal. Won by three lengths. Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages; 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Winners extra, with maiden and selling allowances. Three quarters of a mile. 8 subs. Mr. J. Dixon's Astracan, by Muscovite, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (£3O) (S. Adams) 1 Lord Westmorland's Buckenho.m's dam filly, 3 yra, Bst llb (£3O) (Kenyon) 2 Mr. 'l'. Dawson's Highland Duck, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (ao) (Cameron) 3 The following also ran :—Chimney Pot, f by Promised Land, and Msia. Betting-5 to 2 agst Maia, 3to 1 agst Astracan, 4to 1 agst the Buckenham dam filly, and 5 to 1 agst Chimney Pot. Won cleverly by a neck. Grosvenor Trial (Handicap) Plate of 100 sovs, for 3-yr olds and upwards. Winners extra. Grosvenor Course. 10 subs. Mr. Johnstone's Mandrake, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ......(Osborne) 1 Mr. H. Stortford's Purveyor, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Goodwin) 2 Lord Wilton's Attack colt, 4 yrs, Get 1 . 21 b......(K0ny0n) 3 The following also ran :—Vixeu, Distaff, and Scotch man's Prid Betting-2 to 1 agst Mandrake, 3to 1 agst the Attack colt, 4 to 1 agst Pur - veyor, and 5 to 1 agst Vixen and Scotchman's Pri.rle. Won by a neck. The Lator. - Plate (handicap) of 80 sous, for three-year -olds WY!. upwards ; winners extra ; half a mile ; 28 entries. Ur. J. Foy's Patrician, by Nowminster, 3 yrs, Cst 41h Mr. Bennett' s Practiti oner , age d , i st 41b....... (B utl er) 1 .. Guordau) 2 Mr. Denman's Th e D on , 3 y rs, Gst 41 b...(Hudson) 3 The following also ran : —The King's Daughter, Mistle toe, Parma, and the Dean. Betting— 6 to 4 agst Patrician, 4 to 1 agst Mistletoe, 5 to 1 agst Practitioner, 8 to 1 agst Parma, and 10 to 1 ags; Tim Don. Won by a neck. The Palatine Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 added ; weight for ago, and sAling allowances. Once round and a distance. Mr Beverley's The Returned, 3 yrs, 7st (Kenyon) 1 Mr C. Clarke's Bedford, 4 yrs (£200), Bst (Parry) 2 Mr J. Johnstone's Czar, 5 yrs (.£200), Bst 91b (Osborne) 3 Mr Brewer's Meliora, 2 yrs (£200), Est 41b (Page) 4 Mr J. Johnstone's Ziugari, 3 yra (£200), 6st 41b(Hudsou) Betting— 6 to 4 agst Czar, 5 to 2 agst The Returned, 4 to 1 agst Bedford, and 5 to 1 agst Meliora. Won by a neck. The Wolter Cup Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a half. 13 subs. Sir W.Elliott's Three per Cent., by Bondholder, 11. t 21b (Mr. Boynton) 1 Mr Johnstone's Rococo, list (Mr. !'Anson) 2 Lord Coventry's Steamboat, list Mb (Mr Edwards) 3 Lord Howth s Fire Eater, lOst 81b (Mr. W. Boville) 4 Betting-6 to 5 agst Throe per Cent ,sto 2 agst Steam boat, 4 to 1 agst Fire Eater, and 5 to 1 agst lt,,coco. Won Sy a neck. THANIES. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BARGE MASTER.—Mark Coppin, a lighterman, and late master of the barge Herbert Tomkins, ^ was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with feloniously embezzling various sums of money he had received for and on account of his master, Mr. Mark John Tomkins, contractor and barge owner, of Green-bank, Wapping. Mr. Farnfield, solicitor, conducted the prosecu tion ; Mr. Macdonald, a barrister, instructed by Muninan and Backland, solicitors to the Thames Working-Lightermen' s Protection Society, defended the prisoner. The case, as opened by Mr. Farnfield, was this. Some time since Mr. Tomkins caused a barge to be constructed, at an expense of £6OO, and entrusted the command of h er to the pr i soner . Her burthen was 90 tons. Th e mo d e of paymen t to the prisoner for his services was the half of each freight, the prosecutor paying the minor expenses of the barge out of his moiety. Th e c h arge aga inst the prisoner was that he had n o t accounte d t o M r . Tomkins for all the freights, and his defalcations in this respect alleged to amount to £5B, of which he would be entitled to £29 if he had accounted for every freight. The prisoner, on the contrary, on the first examination, when he was not defended by counsel, said there was no agreement whatever, and that he had the barge to do what he liked with her, an assertion flatly contradicted by Mr. Tom kins, and by all the facts of the case. Mr. Richard Nicholls, cashier of the Gray's Chalk Quarry Com pany, Essex, proved the payment to the prisoner of sums varying from £3 to £8 for freights of cha lk conveyed from G ray ' s to L on d on , and the receipts of the prisoner , whi c h were a ll k e pt in a book, and properly dated. Mr. W. 0. Grady, clerk to Mr. Tomkins, said the prisoner had never given any account of the re ceipt of many of those sums, and had appropriated them to his own use. Sometimes when the prisoner did account, he paid over the whole of the freight, and received his half from the clerk, but at other times he retained his share, and paid the other por tion only to the clerk. Mr. Macdonald made several legal objections, which the magistrat e promised should be taken into consideration if necessary. The accounts were very complicated, and it was elicited by Mr. Macdonald that there was no agreement for the prisoner to account at any particular time ; but that whenever he came to London he was expected to make a faithful re turn to his employer of what he had done, and what money he had received. Mr. Benson said the prisoner was charged with stealing the half of his own. Not a single payment was entered on the right day. A shorter or longer interval elapsed between the re ceipt of the money from Mr. Nicholls at Gray's and the payment to Mr. Brady in Wapping. The accounts were most loosely kept, and it was right to suppose illiterateth i amtpanfeetmemory. on man like one the io occasion had a very imperfect the prisoner had paid to his employer's clerk a sum of money which he had never received on the ac count of Mr. Tomkins. He did not think this was a case on which any jury would convict. Mr. Tomkins had very properly accused the prisoner, and caused this investigation, but it was not every man who was dishonest that the law could reach. Mr. Farnfield—There are omissions and defi ciencies. Mr. Benson said there was no doubt the prisoner was a defaulter to the amount of £29, extending over a year and a half. In discharging him he did not acquit him morally, only criminally. WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The African Royal Mail steamship Lagos, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived in the Mers, , y on Monday. She brings 1,208 ounces of gold dust. Her latest dates are as follows :—Old Calabar, March 31; Fernando Po, April 1 ; Cameroons 1; Brass River, 4 ; Nun, 4; Bonny, 4 ; Benin, 5 ; Lagos, 7 ; Accra, 9 ; C Cape Palm as , 12 ; Si erra L eone, 17 ; 25, and Madeira, 27. h e r news was unimportant. B l' p at e s t, Coast 2Castle, ; T en 10 eri ; ffe, PRIMARY EDUCATION (IRELAND).—The Royal Commission ou Primary Education (Ireland) met on Mon day at the offices of the Commission, 46, Upper Sackville street, Dublin. There were present :—The Earl of Powie the Bishop of Meath, Sir B. Kane, Master Brooke, Rev Dr. Wilson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Stokes, Professor Sullivan, and Mr. Waldron ; the secretaries, Messrs. May and Dunne.. were in attendance. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Monday, May 4.—Although this market does not show so much depression as on some of the days in the middle of last week, the feeling has not been so cheerful as on Saturday. Produe.trs had then sonic, hopes that to-day a bet ter demand would be apparent, but such has not been the case, and the prices offered for cloth and yarn in nearly all departments have been too low for acceptance. BRADFORD, Monday.—The transactions in wool to-day have again been limited. The prospects of an abundant clip and the announcement of several large sales in the town and neighbourhood tend to create great caution on th e par t o f s t ap l ers andbpin ners. This afternoon Mr. J. Buckley Sharp sold by auction 400 packs of English wool, the remaining stock of a stapler declining business. The attend ance was only thin. Much of the wool was of very inferior quality, and not less than four years old. Consequently the prices realised were generally in favour of the buyer. The following are some of the prices :—Parcel hog, 17id. to 190.; half-bred wether, 151 d.; neat Shropshire, 161 d.; fine drawing wether, 181 d. to 19fd. ; half-bred hog matching, 190. ; half-bred blue drawing hog, 19d. ; Devon greasy matching,l2 id.; Hereford hog, 20d.; Hereford wether, 1611 to 17d.; Stafford hog, 19/d. per lb. The trade in worsted yarns continues without material alteration. There is a good business doing in two fold yarns. Genappe yarns are in improved re quest, at advanced rates. In pieces most buyers have already operated to the full extent of their requirements, and the market exhibits a quiet aspect ; but, though less business is transacted, prices are exceedingly firm. Machinery is fully employed. LEICESTER, Monday. —The absence of buyers, who anticipated the late advance in prices, is be coming conspicuous, but there is, nevertheless, a fair amount of wool changing hands. Wherever staplers can quote a shade below the generally ac cepted market price buyers are willing to do busi ness. There is mor e con fid ence f e lt in present quotations being maintained by both manufac turers and dealers, aud the result has been that transactions have extended somewhat beyond cover ing immediate requirements. There is more than an average trade doing in woollen yarns. Many manufacturers who bought heavily before there was much advance in prices are either work ing their purchases up to complete orders which merchants have lately placed or are preparing goods in expectation of a large trade being shortly done. The consumption of yarns in this market is much greater than it was at the corresponding period of last year. Cotton yarns were less sought after during the latter part of last week, but the renewed firmness 'of the Liverpool market is again attracting the attention of buyers. The demand for hosiery keeps active. For cotton goods there is a steady inquiry. The fine weather is stimulating the trade both in the wholesale houses and in the coun try districts, and, notwithstanding the great ad vance in price, manufacturers are enabled to keep their machinery fully employed. In heavy goods very little is being done for immediate delivery, although a good many orders are now placed f or the home trade. The shipping demand is very quiet. Boots and shoes continue in active request. Manufacturers say the demand exceeds the supply, and there is every probability of such being the case for some weeks to come. Workmen in this branch are now difficult to obtain. ROCHDALE, Monday.—A few London and country buyers visited the town during the last week, but their purchases were not particularly heavy, consi dering the season of the year. To-day there was a good attendance, but there was very little business doing. Most of the buyers contented themselves with making inquiries as to prices, and the best terms for placing orders. The Yorkshire trade was exceedingly luiet. In wool trade was quiet, and prices were unchanged. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 150. per .61 sterlius. un c.mnparing these rates wit h the Irdiglush Mint price et Li his. 1011 per ounce for standa rd g old, it app gold that gold Is nearly one-tenth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The eouree of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110 per cent. At this rate there is scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THIRD EDITIOA • SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Suva" of List evening, con taining the Latest Betting and Races at Chester, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day CHESTER CES--Tuis I DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. Seamerr w. o. GREAT PRODUCE STAKES. B;tdsworth Agrippa „ CLIESTER CUP. Paul Jones Good wood Beauty S trathconan Seventeen ran. Won easily by a length ; two length s between second and third; and three lengths between third and fourth. STAND STAKES. Festival Zingari War Quocu Seven ran. FLYING HANDICAP. Soaniew Parma Freemason ~ 3 Six ran. DEE STAND CUP. Freemason 1 Rhine Wine Grand Duke • BELG-RIVE STAKES. Prince Georgo Miss Sophie Maia. • 3 Six ran. LATEST BETTING. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Offers to back Elul Jones ()van with a start. DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN I' HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 12 o'clock. MINES ASSESSMENT BILL. Mr. P. 'WINDHAM moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to create a more equitable distribution of taxation, more especially as respected mining property. Mr. ST. AUBYN seconded the m tion, and said tho time had arrived when mining property should contribute its just proportion towards the local and other burdens of the country. Mr. PEASE thought th tt mines ought to be rated, but he was exceedingly opposed to hasty or blind legislation on the subject. Mr. DENMAN said as the bill proposed to make mining property rateasle iu the same way as the highways, tau question that would soon have to be cousiderod would ha the policy of continuing the highway rat Mr. KENDALL said that without a fair principle of justice was applied to the c tse of the Coruish people he should oppose the third reading. Lord G. CAVENDISH. said it was the desire of the owners in Derbyshire to pay the rates as at present, Li cause it would create great confusion if it was proposed to collect them from sin ill proprietors. After some further discussion, the motion for the second reading was agreed to. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. Mr. FOSTER moved the second reading of this bill, which was for the purpose of still furtherimproving the mode of conducting business in the court. It was proposed—first, to abolish the necessity of extending the time when suits could be proceeded with, and the second object of the measure was the taking away of the right to appeal in undefended cases. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not sec any neces sity for the bill, and he should oppose it in its present form. After some discussion the b'll was read a second time. COTTON STATISTICS BILL. Mr. BAZLEY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was the collection of statistics with reference to the importation and consumption of cotton :n England, &c. The bill was road a second time. ARESANS' AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS. The ajourned debate upon the consideration of this bill as amended was resumed. Mr. &yawl moved an amendment to one of the clauses, but the Speaker de cided that the hon. member could not go on with it, as it involved a. principle of taxation. Xr. LABOUUHEILE said he also had a somewhat similar proposal as that of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. The motion led to some discinslon, when the further consideration of the motion was postponed, in order to enable (Mr. Ayrton) to give the requisite notice of his in tention to move his aulendment. The house then adjourned. THE CONVICT BARRETT. A deputation from the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment had an interview with Secretary Hardy this afternoon at the Home Office, with a view of obtaining the remission of the punishment of death passed upon him for the part he had taken in the Clerkenwell explosion. Mr. HARDY heard the whole of the gentlemen who had interested themselves in the matter, and said the utmost consideration would be given to their representations, but of course he would give no definite answer at the present time that the sen tence of the law would not be carried into effect. THE DOVER MURDER. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER. (13Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DOVER, Wednesday. This afternoon Thomas Wells, railway porter, was placed at the bar, in the Town 'fall, before Mr. Churchward, the mayor, and a full bench of magistrates, charged, under remand, with the wil ful murder of Mr. Edward Adolphus Walshe, the superintendent of the Priory station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, by shooting him through the head on Friday last. Cleather, solicitor to the railway company, prosecuted, and Mr. Minter defended the prisoner. Mr. Squire Martin, superintendent of the eastern division of the railway, and several other officials were present. The principal witnesses in the case were examined on Saturday last, and the proceedings to-day were principally of a formal character. The prisoner was fully committed to the county jail on the charge of wilful murder. MARKETS.—(This Day.) CORN. The weather continues fine, although the temperature has become colder, and the accounts from the wheat lauds are favourable. The corn trade in general is quiet, but with moderato and indeed light supplies, there is no giving way in prices worth namin g. At Mark Lane this morning the trade opened with very little English grain fresh up, and moderate receipts of foreign. The attendance was not large, and buyers operated with their wonted caution. English wheat was held at Monday's rates, and met a slow sale. Foreign wheat was not pressed, and although the de mand was dull prices were fairly maintained. - • Off the coast the number of wheat cargoes is reduced to 20. The time is quiet, but rather firm. Barley was held, and quite as dear• Beans and peas unchanged. _ COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The refined market opens very firm, with a good inquiry. COFFEE.—The market continues very steady, with a good assortment of desirable qualities offering. TEA.—The sales remained yesterday without variation from the opening report; common sold at is Sid to is 3d. COTTON. LITERpoOL, May 6.—Sales probably very small ; limited demand, downward tendency. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Ecening. . Short ... 11 17f ... 11 18 Ditto ............... Amsterdam 3 11i& ... 11 19/ ... 11 19f R o tterdam...-..... ... 11 19/ .. 11 19 Antwerp --... 25 35 .... 25 40 Br".ssels Hatuburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 luf Paris Short ... 25 12} ... 25 22f Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2 , 30 ... 25 371 Marseilles „. ... 25 32} ... 25 37j- Fraukfort-on-the-Maiu ... ... 120/ ... 1201 Vienna.. — ... 11 671 ... 11 921 Trieste — ... 11 87f ... 11 1/21 Petersburg —. „. 32/ ... 32/ Berlin ... ... 6 2GI ... 6 27.3. Madrid — ... 481 ... 49 4 Cadiz Leghorn — ... 28 23 .. 28 30 Milan Genoa — ... 28 2U „. 28 30 Naples — ... 28 20 2B 30 Palermo — ... 28 20 ... 28 :30 Messina ... 28 20 ... 28 30 Li sbon i ... 511 .„ 51f .se- Lalt ? ril ;y 's ads the Ind 55 ioD O aio, ion. of Jere 13 01 in K ig) as av ;re is -oola tii ° i tb ° DO 1 00 61 ,tO,lll 3g tOt i 1 30° 1' P te' da ce Dl Ph 1 ,7 1 4