The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-25 00:00:00

N.O.NEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGSNOB, Cm-, Two o'CLocic. The Stock Markets are steadier now than at the opening, and though with only a moderate business doing, the tone is firm and the tendency is apparently still upwards. The increasing slackness in the Money Market, st i mu l ates temporary investments, so that Co nsols and other leading securities are scarcer. The Railway Market is less unsettled, Brighton having hardened. American rails are, however, flat and t per cent. lower. In Foreign Stocks Turkish are a point higher, and some sales of 'tallith have rather reduced the price of this security. The money market begins the week very inactively, and With every prospect of no improvement taking Place just yet. The supplies are very large, and the Lao is 1;1 to / per cent. The Norfolk and Christina Thompson have arrived with £167,000 in Australian gold. Consuls are firm at an advance of A, at 94T i to 95 for Tao aey, , and 93i to 935 ex div. for account ; New ru. Reduced Th ree p er C en t s ., 031 t o 93i ; I n di a pa've per C en t s . s t ea d y a t 116 t o 1165 ; B an k ck, 247 to 249 ; and Exchequer Bills, 5s to 103 m. Of Forei gn St oc k s, S pan i s h an d T ur ki s h are tirmer, but Italian and Mexican are A- lower. The quotations current are : —Mexican, 155 to 16 ; Greek, 13i to 13 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36k ; Italian, 50-ir to 501 ; Turkish (1865) 36 to 36± ; Portuguese, 40} to 40 ; Ers3-ir • pttan (1864), 81 to 82 ; ditto Railway Deben t.,ll,res, 91 to 92 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 72} to ' ditto Nine per Cents., 86 to 87 ex div.; Chilian (1866) ; 1025 to 1035 ; and ditto (1867), 955 to eq.. English Railway shares are quiet,and the changes In prices are unimportant. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is * lower, at 42} to 42k, and a fall of it h as taken place in the following linen :—Metropolitan at 1115 to 1125 ; Caledonian at 74/ to 75i ; and London Chatham, and Dover at 185 to 19. On the other hand, Great Northern (A) is f better. at 962 to 971, and London Brighton and South Coast i s i inquired f or a t 51l to 52 ; Midlands at 107 to ' l)7 1 ; Great Eastern at 33/ to 34 ; and Great Western at 534 to 54—being-in each case an improve inent of A-. Lancashire and Yorkshire is steady at 12 8 to ; South Eastern, 76± to 761 ; London and North Western, 115 to 1151 ; Great Northern, 102 to 103. American S ecur iti es are d u ll. U n ited States 5-20 Longs are quoted at 71} to 715 ; Erie Shares and Illinois are each lower, the former being quoted at 451 to 451, and the latter at 955 to 96. Bank shares are steady. Agra (A) is quoted at 10 to 105 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 4. t o 51 prem.; Chartered Mercantile, 27 to 28 ; Con solidated, 45 to 4/ ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, /to 1 prem.; London and County, 52 to 3 , , ; London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; Oriental, Lonto 425 ; L on d on J o i n t St oc k, 35 t o 36 ; U n i on o f don, 35 to 36. Miscellaneous Securities are very quiet. Anglo ,..i ni erican Telegraph steady at 22/ to 23 ; Atl an ti c Tele graph Eight per Cent., 5 to 5}- ; Hudson's Bay is u naltered a t 15i t o 2i. to 15,1 ; London General Omnibus. There were no gold operations at the Bank on 6aturday. The gold shipments from Melbourne since the last have been £248,100, making £1,019,832 known t o be at sea for this country, exclusive of £317,268 at nand by the Great Britain. The s t eamers leaving New York on Saturday fos - "rope took £380,000 in specie. Of the spec i e b roug h t b y t h e Al eman i a f rom N ew York £ 50 ,000 is for this country. • T he Malta and Mediterranean Gas Company have .called th e ord i nary genera l meet i ng for the Bth June, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. u Per Cent. Consols ?,, to fur A ccoun t , J uno 4 .„Per I elv Cent. Reduced 93} i li,i ... e per cent 1 7 2 i• per Cent. Jan. 1894 A '''' 5 per Cent. .) an. 1873 I Thuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — D°. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2 9-16 1t, , 1 (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — 4 D o 5 e quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 Ct Pm D o por . £5OO ..... £lOO & £2OO 5 D ot .e , ngland Stock, 4f per Cent 248 7 9 0. Account Ittdia ll l l3 , o , 10f per Cent , AprillB74 S LAX GOVERNMENT SECURITIE. , ck -o. Account D ° 6 per C en t. July, 1880 1):00.. • 0 17 t r iti C c e a n to t s ., Oct. 1888 .::; 13 . Enlaced Paper 4 Cent _ i °- 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 r ,?• 5 i per Cont., May 1879 — """ 5 per Cent Ru Deb 1872 ~ P• • Do . Do du. 1877 — do. 1882 — I \-- Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 , Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under _£1.000 F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIC.I. S. Ar . e • ' 4 -, tine Repuhc, 6 per Cent... 11 itrian. Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 •ura, t ip. , t . ) Lai a per Cent — xd 11' 3 ' 4 * Per Cent 1852 --- u• do., 18 . 18.... 1858.... 1)°1)0 d 0. ," 1840 — • do Do k 1863 — BO • . Per Cent , 1865 — $ Account * 76i i Duos Ayres 6 per Cent — 4.11 .1 ",: 3 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 0 ' ll , 6 per Cent 4..1,1iatt 6 per ()eat — t o o . 41 per Cent — • per Cent. B ~_,1) . , 1867 , ••• 96 +-so '7 1021 1 2 - h ~ , per ,Cent 1866 o 1 0.) :0 ;ra • , b S i a o u r i,p6..£ per 32 paid Cent. • b . : .84 , 3 par Cont., 1825 c,, - ,-, per Cent., 1867 7Bl 1 silador New Consolidated, 1 per Cen' — `lYptian, 7 per Cent _ , i) e. Second I ssue •• ••• - 'J''• £5OO Bonds 4"0..£106 Bonds Do. 1864 _ v. Do. Account _ 83 b°. £suo Bonds D o. .£lOO Bonds _92 11 ci re Czvf!rnnw i r t ßailway .B24-5 1.: o e x be c n o t u u p te s s , 5 per en .1 _ "JO. Acccunt • -130 . Coupons — , Do. Account k.uatenittlq. 5 per Cent .. tiondura;Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., X 25 p Itiitan 5 per Ce"t, 1865 1 76 ± 1),0, Account ~ leo. Mareminana ltaiway Izi ca per Cent Ditto for Account Do. „ 0 13 0 6 per Cont. Ang lB64 lo-French — talootrishldlnallpe al 5 6 ri perC p e e Cent t . — mow Granad a — Do 3 per Cen _ Do. Deferred p D ui 0 Laud Warrants (Hectares) Doiat 5 per Cont. 1865 • , Account .. 831 i 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) po ti u‘ sitoovi iliticeepsoeeur3nCtent., 1E62 per Ct., 1:3 11 °. do , 167 4oi 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 40 3 i 11 , -- ; (3 ' d 0.,. Scrip, £2O paid I s-4 5 Per Cent. ltil - 2, £ 81. — D°(3 4 1 per Cent. 1850 ./3 4 i per Cent., 1860 D ° Per Cont., 1859 ... 0 k....., D°. ~ Per Cent., 1862 ..... ..„ 844 bo°: Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 80nd5..,, do. a-,, *i ." LO, 4 15s. d 0..., 87i 8 ..0.1866, £ l OO Bonds ~, .0 0 N• , do £B4 15s. do — ''‘r,ii • le cuas Railway 641 4 B A au 0 per Cent — D° ,atii,,, , -. . per a i m . 374 .ullioo,4:4Coo:owsoiuuvl)neettforrou — 10 0 B ~.,- L ecount D ° '°rn• Cert. of Coup. not funded _ 0 ,z,. !account D°lrl Per Cent. — 81 i _ Actunt Dog 4 0 Bond A.,or,° 6 ispoer Cent :858 • DO6l i 2 count n u per Cent., 1862 — D -'° Accou nt ° £lOO Bonds 634 6 1) o 5 o ;, 1863 I ) Per Cent., 1865 — 0 Ace° t 0 0 r , uu b o `-',, Per Cent. 1865 Veo, t P o r Cont., Guaranteed - D ug 4 1 1e1 a, 3 per Cent. l l )P e r por C C e e n n t t . ., lB l 6 B 4 62 6 _ °- 4 per Cent. Certificates .... liblvin Divideuus on the above payable in Len doL. 1 : 1 1 ' e ," l:l „2,'li , Per cent , Ex. 2sf. 1 1) 0 .. .` , Per Cent. * Ex. 12 Guil — ll' cg, _ re to , , _ _ 10 3tri " Aentes, 3 Der Cent., Ex. 2 5 . i. I li al ft? 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins 0. Accoun t OO4 I f C o 4801 s, Money CLOSING ) IIIICES. I)° ' 4ccurtot, i 5 4th June h i Z l ,e Ancient Order of Foresters have kindly pro s -‘4 , a grand fete at the Middlesex County Grounds in °, funds for the new buildings of the Great Nor I:;)4l'it'd, beds for provide treble the num r of free beds for the sick poor, ~ly ,ouise, in the went TE. r 15. arrived ART. 15th, 24. mbay. is port WOLIC- York, 5 a.m. narket !I 50 2 50 tre re- .:casion ,ondon gnolds Petito first . Vio- Inder,'' auder ;harles 3 pos bright ittian; es are e part 1 so in r tbat T was ,troyed gnolds s there nough :ed her re ex better airing Miss she part, ad en more Mr. .1, and %lso in which )f the pro irprise First ie ap- erved, tte a Paris. con . addi o wish hieved icess's that 'or that ?roach- have the ex lington accom- Metro Kelk, Messrs. mpany and it his im ai f Jus - 6, A. isitiog to ask atholic know se, bad ates of r as met uni- Act airman Pro any of :don, a )atedly irs ago b oulY ,uld for which , secured he pri le in' all the he lay salarY , e , s are )a on a again litioDal Catho" of our y that to ,nt set' s. 131 3 have that LO give SO we ►►g out vice to T hor nists ia plies of SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHAKICS AND STOCKS. Railway a. Paid., Closing Business Price. dome. at =DA 1..i1.1 1 ,- ;.;,e Llu ~ . . 100 82 14 et Caledonian 100 741 754 74} at k)a.robrian - ' 'ork and Bandon.-- - - - 20 'ornwall all 24 71 at üblin & Belfast June 101) 75; 71 at pun„Perth,& Ab.Junc -.00 70 72 - E.London. scrip Ceti, all - - Do. 100 - - 0 at Glasgow &S. Western 100 - - at Great Eaatern,Ord.stk. 10u 335 31 331 ; et Do. E. Angl. at. No.' 100 7 8 at Great Northot Seotlano 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 102 103 1021 at Do. A stock - . 100 06 DJ 974 7 4 at Do. B stock luo 122 126 at Do. New, Is. at 25 pn• 100 --- - st Gtb, and W. of Irelano 1.00 66 97 at Gt. Western -Original 110 521 131 571 3 at Do. 6. Val. Rail. gun. 100 - - at Do. South Wales at Do. W. alid..-Oatortt 100 30 85 at Do. Newport IOU 31 31 st Do. liereiord loi.; at Lancashire & Yea kshir4 100 1274 :281 , 128 at Lonatai and Blaeloai: 10.1 - - I at Lon., lirigh.,& S Coast) 10) 5 1 5,2 1511 i a at I•on., Guar., and Dove: 100 14} Ist 214 19 i at Do. Metrop. Ex. A IOU - - ' at Lon. .ii North Wester) 100. 1.5 .151 )15 4 at I Lou. a South ',Venter. Ivo 9 1 Q:1 92 14 st Man., Shel., & Lincoli tau 421 975 at Aletropolittin. all 11.4 11111 1 at Do. New - - at Do. Extension...., all 107 108 ' 10 74 at Metropolitan Diatriei all 80 84 101 Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John.' 611 '4. 6 - - et Midland - Do. 19 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 75 17 - 'aid Bent . all - - at North British at Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun lO4 - - at Nth. Eastern-13erwies 100 1125 1031, 102} 25 Do. (.4.N•E purallaa, 46.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds ..... at Do. York lOO 94 95 at Do. Carlisle . ...... at Do. Stook.& 26 Do. do. 1860-61 lB -•-- pl at North London st Do. do. 1864 5 - - - Do. do. 1866 10 North Stallordebire at N. &S. W. Junction st ' Scottish Central - -- • - (Scot. N. E, A ber. stock WO - - - Do. Scot,Mid.atueic IOU - - - Shropshire Union at South Devon U/0 43 15 it South Eastern 10 Staines, Wok., & Wok all lu I 1 114 et Tait' Vale lOO 143 145 10 Do. (; - - - V ale et Beath - - Waterford At Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whitetia ; 6 - - West Cornwall ------_ BRITISH YOSSESBIONS. 100 A no t ni lan ., t ß io u tS d t a . , LAw e r n en i c u e ii all 144 60 et • • 100 114 115 1 5 gu. 6 per cent........ 20 Do. le shares . 16 4 ti , £O4 Buffalo & Lake liurol; all 3 4 10 100 1 II u D tr o „ . l3 P en r r a e n i t e , r &(i ce oderich all 5 7 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 WO 68 71 st Calcutta &S. E., Urn 100 - -, ~, at Gape Town & Dock, gu 100 18 52 " (00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p all 941 102 at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 ! 04 6 1051 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 -110 1111 1 10 Do. 1 Extension l5 - ,-, , A at Grand Trunkol Canada 100 14 16 4' .4 4 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bondi I charge 6 p.c all 78 62 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 431 100 Do. do deferred - „7 100 De. 2d Pref. Honda all 33 " 100 Do. do. deterred - - 100 Do. 3d Pretatook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred - -- 100 Do. 4th Prel. stock 100 Do. do. deterred - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOO 109 110 1101 1 13 3. o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 14 2 I:' 40 Do. New gua. 6p. o 3 111 2 i et 13 t. South of India .....• gua. 5 per cent st Do. 41 per cent 1100:2 1 :: 02 1 :g - - at Do 204 Great Wee. of Canada all 161 IQ Ili 1 204 Do. New ... 00 Do. 6p. a 8t...5. pay. 187(i all 98 100 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 93 s e t t M D ad o r . a 4l s 4, g do ua. 5 at Do. 4 do lOO 69 91 p.o .... 100 1: 3 0 0 10 5 2 1(64 29 Do. Filth ExtensioL 5 - - at Atelb. Cor 6p. c. Bnds. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hobaoc's Bay.. all - - at S. lll.C•cla.apo Ist pf.ba 100 83 65 at Oudectlthiik'nd,g.sp.o 100 1031 1044 st ,cinde at Do. Delhi 1100 1014 10211 1034 20 Do. do ../ 1 „ - ', 4. 2 4 i , l at Do. Puniaub.... , e, 100 101 102 at Do.lndus St.Flot '"' 100 87 69 COLONIAL GOVERNAIENT SECURITIE British Columbia, 6 per Cent., Deo. 31, 1872 100 ean.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& Jul) 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug lt 0 102 101 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 102 I(3' Do. sp. o. Jan. t July 100 91 93 93 21 Do. sp. c. inscribed sk 100 91 93 Caps G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 108 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 100 109 110 Do. do 1880-9 v 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 1(6 168 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Uct, 1900 IOO 96 00 Ce 3 lon, Nov. 1878, 6 p. 4 100 110 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov : 100 107 10,i Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 164_5 II Natal (4ov. 6 per cent.. 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jull 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,lB6t' 100 9) 191 Do. 5 P.C. 1871 to 187 w 100 98 09 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896' 100 956 984 91 4 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 976 984 93 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p, c. sterling, 18 75......_. 190 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. c.l 100 103 105 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p•c.1808-9' 100 Do. 1878 & upwards_ D 0 110 11l V10,140v. 6 pm. Ja & J uly 100 - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1116 1121 111 BitlTlSll MIN 3 3. Cam. Consol. Cold, ling, 1 - - Chivertan ............ 84 21 34 Clifford Amalgamated. 30 56 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 440 460 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12 East Caradon 2.11.0 4 5 East earn Brea 34 2 24 East Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 -- East Loved. 3.0.0 8 9 W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 16 2 StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 Great Laxcy, limited., all 161 176 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 Great Wheal bang G. Wheal Vor (11elst..o 40 15 17 171 Grenville 9.0.s 11 16 Herod's Foot 8.1(... t, 18 40 ilingston Downs .. . . 5.10.6 2} 2/ Margaret (Uny Lelan .. 13.17.6 6 8 Marke Va11ey.......... 4.10.11 6 6 6 ..6wyndy Iron Ore, lint 81 21 11 etv S ton North toskear .. t 4. wit Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 _ North Wheal Crotty 2 .13. t 2 3 Prosper United. ....• 8.11.0 2 24 Providence ,Uny L e la ]] t 1 ).6.7 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll SBO 400 South Condurrow .S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 376 126 tray Park . 135.15.6 6 Pin Crott l4 IN Vigra and (Mogan, Um_ all —. West Bassett (Mogan - 11 _ w, Caradon (Ltskeard it 10 12 West Clnyerton ...... 11 64 06 West Seton.-_. 474 200 210 iVheal Basset, 'Mogan 54 75 8 0 Whcal Buller (Itedruth 22 .5 0 11 Wheal Mary Ann (Mcn.l 8 21 23 ‘Vheal Seton Wheal Treiawney (Lis I 5.17.0 7 9 eItEr.e.RENCE 3onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, t to, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., tto, 4i per cent. rd., iib rKt4;lec;iltEN Ws; dB A glc t , AND STOCKS Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd.. 1866, 104 Midland A and B £5 per cent., 1(5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Brkenhead, 916 AitEs. FOREIGN RA.ILWAYt. Dutel Rhenish, 71 South AuAtriav and Lombardo Venetian, 141 N'Oit E1(.114 MIN En. Anglo BraziliP Gold,;} Capo Copper, tim., Chontalel Got' and Sliver Mining, lim., Don redro, N ^rdi Del ±lcy, .1)E 1 Hosea Grande, I St. John del Hey, lim 09 United Mexican, Hui., BAN L S. Alliance, lim., 121 Anglo Egyptian, tim., I:1 Australasia, 51 Chartered !tier. of India, London, and China ; 27 City, 12; Consolidated, Bin., 44 Imperial Ottoman, lei London and County, 521 Ditto, new, 314 London Joint Stock, 351 London and 11 estminster, 7 1 Ditto, Scrip, 48, 1 Metropolitan Bank, lim., 7 1 National Provincial of England, Ditto, zd and 3d issuc„ 39 Union of London, 35 Union or Australia, 481 BILISOELLANEOUtiI. Anglo American Telegraph, 211 3 Atlantic Telegraph, 55 Ditto, ti per cent , !01/ Credit Fonder of England, Um., 2i Crystal Palace, 23 4 Ebbw Vale, 134 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua.by Egypt. Goy.. 871 Electric and International Telegraph, 163 Gen. Credit and Discount, 5 1-18 Home andlcolonial A ssurancc, 14 Iludeon's Bay, i 54 Nerhudda Coat and Iron, lirn., 41 Ocean .Marine Insurance), 194 oriental Gas, Bin., 6 13-1. Peuinauia and Oriental a tertin, 59 Dito, new, 1867, 114 Royal Mail Steam, 65 United Discount Corporation, lim., 4 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 74 [ADTERTISEMENT.]—IIoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— Lumbago, derangements of the kidneys, rheumatism, tic doloreux, all excruciating pains of the muscles and nerves, are relieved with astonishing rapidity by the use of this extraordinary ointment. The affected parts, previously fomented with warm water. have only to be briskly rubbed with this soothing unguent to obtain instant cure. Whilst the ointment cures the local ailment the pills remove the constitutional disturbance, and regulate every impaired function of every organ throughout the human body. The cure is neither temporary nor superficial, but permanent and cemplae, and the diseases rarely recur, so perfect has been the purification performed by these searching yet harmless preparations. Mid Di DJ ?bare THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1868. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times looks upon the result of the nine days debate on the commercial policy of the French Empire as no inconsiderable triumph for the cause of free trade. It may be of little importance to the Emperor's Government that their views should have received the support of a large majority in the Legislative Body. Victory is a matter of course for Imperialism in all those parliamentary contests in which it desires to insure success, Neither is the vote of last Tuesday an event of very great consequence so far as British interests are concerned. The i?rinciples of our commercial policy arc too strongly established to be shaken by any resolution of a foreign Legislature. Had even the discussion in the French Assembly led to a different con clusion, we should not fall back from our present position. We should not give up free trade if France were to in trench herself behind a wall of absolute prohibition—if another Napoleon were to renew the experiment of the continental system. But for the sake of France herself, it rejoices that the French Government should have had so mach to say on the side of commercial freedom, and the Opposition should have made out so bad a case for pro tection. The Daily News in its weekly article " Trade and Finance" refers to the expectation raised a few weeks back that the Bank authorities would raise the rate of discount. A comparison of the Bank accounts at the time when there was a general expectation that the minimum rate of discount would be raised, with those published in the last return, will shew that there were really no good grounds for anticipating a change. For all practical purposes the Bank was in as strong a position a fortnight ago as now. It is true that the reserve was then about £915,000 lower; but as the total amounted to nearly eleven millions the difference was of no material consequence. The active circulation on the present occasion is rather more than a million and a half less, but, on the other hand, the deposits are fully a million larger. The alteration in the other securities is only moderate. An increase is shewn in the bullion in the past week of £386,000, but as the total held averaged upwards of 201 millions, this augmentation is compara tively unimportant. Looking at the figures as a whole, it appears strange that a rise in the rate of discount should have been really anticipated. It probably arose from a decrease in the week ending May 6 compared with the 29th April of £535,000 in the reserve, the item in the Bank accounts which is of all others the most seriously watched. However, judging by the result, it is, at all events, clear that 2 per cent. could have done no more good than 2 per cent. The Standard declares that the publication of the corre spondence on the subject of the Roman Catholic University will produce two good results. It will both dissipate that cloud of misrepresentation in which the proposition of the Government as to Irish education has been enveloped, and it will define and exhibit the true position of the Ultra montane hierarchy in Ireland. As soon as it became known that the Government had made up their minds to move in this vexed question of university education in Ireland the wrath of the Opposition knew no bounds, and therepresentatives of English Conservatism were sedulously accused of supporting the Ultramontane party in Ireland —of a design to appropriate the money of English tax payers to maintAin an Ultramontane seminary. It was in vainfor the Ministry distinctly to repudiate any design of providing an endowment from the Roman Catholic Uni versity. The Opposition continued to call on the Ministry for their defence of a proposition which they had never made. As early as March last we find that the negotiations with the bishops were opened on the distinct terms of no endow tnent, but simply a charter on certain conditions. That was the first negotiation which the Government attempted with the bishops, and in the first reply from these prelates, on the 19th March, they state, amongst other difficulties, that the " great objection to the proposed scheme is the want of a suitable endowment." On this footing, then, the negotiations were commenced, and on this they were continued down to the 16th May, when the negotiations finally concluded. The calumny, therefore, of any dispo sition on the part of the Ministry to pledge the public revenue to the foundation of a denominational university in Ireland is disposed of for ever. The Telegraph has an article on Abyssinia. Once more, it says, we have cheering news from the rugged mountains of Abyssinia. The army, after destroying Magdala, started immediately on its homeward march ; and now is chronicled its progress towards the north. With the provi• dent care which has distinguished his period of command, Sir Robert Napier retired, as he had advanced, in order of battle. The pioneers led the way back, and then followed the two brigades, at supporting distances, still prepared for any interruption, and ready to brush away any peril. A less formal method of proceeding would have been wanting in dignity, might have led to laxity among officers and men, and perhaps have tempted the robber tribes to strike at baggage or assail the rearguard. Filing through the connecting rocky portal, the soldiers pursued their tortuors course without the stimulus which animated their brilliant advance—the hope of combat and the desire to rescue the captives ; but they were buoyed up by another motive—the longing for the pleasant scenes of home. At first the sudden cessation of excitement and the lack of accustomed nourishment told upon the spirits and the frames of our hardy soldiers ; but they soon re• covered their tone, and when the mail departed the army was in excellent health, two marches south of Ashangi. Even the elephants had felt the severity of campaign labours, and required much nursing upon the homeward road. Great difficulties were still before the army, but not greater than those which had alreuly been overcome ; the boundless confidence in Sir Robert Napier being in itself sufficient to carry the men through any trial. UNIVERSITY _REFORM AND EXTENSION. The draft of a bill is now in circulation at Oxford for the extension and improvement of the university and the colleges therein. The bill in question will be introduced into Parliament, if possible, in the present session by Mr. Coleridge, who has addressed a letter to the Dean of Christ Church, expressing his desire, before bringing in the bill, to ascertain the opinion of the resident member! of the university as to its proposed provisions. With this view a meeting of those favourable to the objects of the bill will be held, for the consideration of its provisions, at the Clarendon Hotel, Oxford, May 30, at two o'clock, when members of congregation, members of the governing bodies of colleges, and others connected with university or college instruction or administration are invited to attend. The preamble of the bill states that "it is expedient that the benefits of the University of Oxford should be more widely extended and rendered more freely accessible ; and that the said university and the colleges therein should be empowered to make better application of their respective revenues to the purpose of learning and education ; and that legal restrictions at present inter fering with the self-government, efficiency, and usefulness of the said university and colleges should be removed." After the interpretation of terms the bill deals with the extension of the university and colleges, and proposes that persons may be matriculated and become full mem bers of the university without being members of any col lege or hall, &c. ; that in case the measure on the subject of extension now before congregation becomes the law of the university, clauses 3 to 6 thereon are to be expunged. Clause 7 proposes to do away with the ancient house of congregation as at present constituted, but to create a fresh body coming under the same denomination. Clause 9 will transfer to the new congregation the functions of convocation, except. as regards the right of electing the chancellor, of returning burgesses to Parliament, and of conferring honorary degrees. The remaining clauses treat of—(10). The power of the university to regulate its own procedure. (11). Proceedings in the English tongue. (12). Executive commissioners, and appointment thereof. (13). Duration of powers. (14). Vacancies. (15). Production of documents. (16). Power to colleges to frame statutes for certain purposes. (17). Schemes to be laid before com missioners. (18). On neglect of college commissioners to frame schemes. (19). Laying before colleges schemes framed by commissioners. (20). University balance-sheet. (21). Schemes objected to, to be laid before Parliament ; and (22). The Queen in Council. (23). Power to colleges, &c., 1 . 4) petition her Majesty against approbation thereof, &c. &c. (25). Elections to emoluments being suspended by commissioners. (26). Power to sever benefices from head ships. (27). Transfer of judicial functions of visitors. (28). Hearing by counsel. (29). Statutes of colleges to be subject to repeal, &c. (30). Christ Church a college. (31). Interpretation of powers of governing bodies of colleges. (32). Accruer of vested interests. The most sweeping part of this bill appears to be the deprivation of convoca tion of the right which it has hitherto enjoyed of non placeting important measures brought forward by con gregation. A committee, composed of the Duke of Leinster, the Earl of Howth, Lord Fermoy, Mr. Justice Keogh, and other gentlemen, is occupied in Dublin in an effort to raise a testimonial to the memory of the late Mr. Dargan, the railway contractor, which is to take the form of a gift to his widow. Mr. Dargan died in rather embarrassed circumstances, and this step having become necessary, hi s friends will, no doubt, provide for his widow suitably. Some disappointment has been caused in Dublin by the announcement that the remains of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness are not to be transferred to St. Patrick's Cathedral, prior to their removal for interment in Mount Jerome Cemetery. The family of the . deceased, it is ported, do not wish to add so ostentatious the obsequies ; but the public. " • . ..;eremonial to in having this marl- ' „, is thought, will succeed laineute' or respect paid to the memory of the sooe4sod, 7'O7AL WRECK OF A STEAMER OFF THE LAND'S END. LOSS OF NINETEEN LIVES. (From an Extra Issue of the Cornish Telegraph.) We have the sad duty - of announcing, at a season of the year when loss of life on our coasts is un usual, a terrible accident, by which a fine steamer, four brave men, and a member of helpless, panic stricken women and children were, in a few minutes, destroyed. About half-past 11 last night, in thick weather, the screw steamer Garonne struck on the Bucks, dangerous rocks, a mile and a half westward of Lamornay, rapidly filled, and in 20 minutes was totally lost, with her captain, mate, two stewards, and all her passengers, 15 in num ber, save two, who were rescued i❑ a providen tial way. The iron screw steamer Garonne, of 499 tons re gister, belonged to Messrs. James i\loss and Co., of Liverpool, and, with three others of their steamers, traded between that port and Bordeaux. She was built at Hull two years ago, in water-tight compartments, was fitted with the fates& improve ments in the way of hydraulic steering-gear, &c., and most comfortably furnished for passengers. She was 225 feet long, schooner rigged, and had engines of 90-horse power. She was commanded by Captain Benjamin Drew, a native of Meva gissey, and thirteen years in this trade and employ. He was about forty-five, an excellent officer, and has perished with his ship, leaving a wife and three children. The officers, engineers, and crew who survive speak with pride of their vessel and of their commander, and appear sincerely to regret the loss of both. The Garonne sailed from Bordeaux last Thursday morning, between four and five o'clock, with a full cargo of brandies, wines, madder, and miscellaneous items. She had as cabin passengers Mr. James Muir, of Glasgow, a gentleman who had been in France eight months, and is in delicate health, Mrs. Muir . , four children (two little.girls, one boy of five or six, and a baby), and two nurses ; Mrs. M'Ewan, four children, and two servants ; and Messrs. Tur ner, of Glasgow, uncle and nephew—in all seven teen. Her captain and crew were twenty-two in number. Fifteen passengers (all we have named except Mr. Muir and little boy) and captain, mate, and two stewards are drowned. One of the Messrs. Turner was taken on board on a stretcher, it was believed in an advanced stage of consumption. The Garonne had Ushantlighthouse abeam about half-past one on Friday afternoon, and then kept on a course N. E. This was followed until ten o'clock last night, when it was altered to N. W. for a quarter of an hour, and changed to N. W. which was deemed to be hauling her off the land. Every moment Captain Drew expected to make the Longships light. lie WSB himself anxiously looking out from the forecastle, and had been so ever since eight o'clock ; Mr. John J. Wilson, second mate, was by the gangway ; and the usual look-out man was also on the forecastle. The deep-sea lead was ready to be hove, and the engineer, Mr. Alexander Ruxton, having seen Captain Drew fetch some tal low from the engine room for the lead, expected upon to stop his engines. n v g e r i yn h sea on, be was miled very thi c k, th ere was e su m . Theen steamer had a foretopsail set. The captain had just gone forward at half- past eleven, and better to see if there u o i m e t t weat hero and a st rong b reeze. The pretty was any light or land near, when suddenly ',both he and the mate thought they saw a dark streak in the misty hori zon, and both called out. The captain instantly shouted " Hard astarboard," and the order wav obeyed. " Stop her —reverse full speed !" was called by him to the engineer, and the command executed promptly. The steamer was going ten or eleven knots, the engineer thinks, and he had reversed s couple of minutes when she grated on the Bucks, a dangerous reef, a mile and a half from Lamorua Cove, in Mount's Bay. She did not strike violently, or rise or fall, but grounded firmly, though with quiver that shook her from stern to stern. In a minute or two every one was on deck, except the sick man—the women and children mostly in their night-dresses, and some with only a shawl or a petticoat hastily snatched up, as the shock, the alarm by the captain and crew, or the rush of the sea, warned them of imminent peril—how imminent the engineer and firemen soon proved, for in two minutes the engine-room was full, and the fires ex tinguished. Captain Drew appears to have done all that a cool and good officer could do. He ordered the fore topsail halyards to be loosed, the first mate (who ran quickly from below) to fire rockets and blue lights for assistance, signals which were seen by two vessels, but they dared not venture near the dreaded Bucks in a strong S.W. wind, and the boats to be got out. The second mate saw that it was no use to attempt to lower the boats on the starboard side, as the rocks rose up there ; indeed, everything now done became hazardous, as the sea swept over the doomed steamer. Mr. Wilson left the bridge to go aft, but was nearly washed away. He found the women and children huddled together on the poop. H owever great their fright, there was no screamin g at this time—indee d , each one had to hold on for hi mself or herself as t h e sea rose above the stern an d washed the vessel. Mr. Wil son remained until he saw several persons swept overboard from th e poop, and that he cou ld not possibly render a ny assistance. lie then sprang i nto the sea, and man age d to get into one of three boats which by this time were afloat. Three minutes af terwards the poop was submerged, and those who stern-sheets bottom of th e b oat they f oun d a p l ate an d a remained on it were lost. We ha d b etter f o ll ow the history of ea c h b oat. Alexander Ruxten, the engineer, William Arrow smith, the seco n d engineer, Michael Garitty and Owen Roberts, firemen, and John Clayton, cook, each seeing the h opelessness of standing by the wreck, got out th e di ngey aft. T h i s li tt l e b oat (about sixteen f eet long) was f u ll o f green out the peas and fill ed the boat, b ut f our men (a l l except it sping was o u t. The sea soon washed Ruxton) we re i n h e r, and she floated. peas , They An c a al i l d e r. called to Mr. Ru x t on to j um p f rom the steamer, and, after one more th ought of t h e respec ti ve c h ances o f the steamer or thi s frail means of escape, he sprang into the sea, swam to t h e di n g e y, and was taken c In u the he cut a pl ug, an d s t o p pe d th e hol e . i.n. With b a piec e of wood torn from the These served to bale the water out. The carpenter threw a couple of oars to them, which they were lucky enough to secure, and by two men ° s clear look-out, the wreck so as to wait making rowlocks of their arms, an d t w o pulling, h i while the one boat;aa it was just n t the -out, they managed to keep water. Presently a life-buoy washedany one one in the near them. Thi s t h ey p i c k e d up, and, by severing t h e lanyards, obtained ropes to w aboutto n e asa lash the oars to the tho wl - holes. They n ow w er e, oat safe ; but it requ i re d care t o comparatively manag e the the creek, and they heard breaker s near, some ti me was anxiously spent until daylight came , w h en they sighted Mousehole , and reach e d th a t pl ace in safety. Mr. i -, Ruxton had his watch with him, Otherwise, ho and his men saved n o thi ng b u t th e clothes they had on. The engineer says the vessel was in excellent trim : the engine worked well, and he never knew the Garonne to be going faster. Ile thinks she was going eleven knot s an h our , an d must have steamed a greater dist ance th an th ey acalculated.midnight. Thep Just as he was about to spring from the steamer he saw Jack Wiblock, one of the stewards. He called to him to jump into the sea after him, but niblofk declined. As he neared the little boat the second engineer caught him by the collar and helped him in. Thomas Tullock was at the wheel (on the bridge) at the time. The captain was with hitn on the bridge, and went forward g ives tolooktileoubto.atoyHc:in get ting precisely the same account of the wrec k as M essrs. Wilson and Buxton. He saw out the port life-boat--a, Ay , -Le craft, 30 feet long, and in which everything ''as ready for use. When this boat was William Jon- - • out the boatswain, A _ .8., the carpenter, Peter Fox, Jack the donkey-man (they know the man who works the donkey-engine by no other name) and others were in her. They had six oars, but two were soon broken up. They pulled round under the steamer's quarter, and saw, the passengers all standing near tho rail. Whether they jumped or were washed off they could not say, but in a minute or two Mr.' Muir was in the sea with his little boy in his arms. They heard the father call out to save the child, but. the poor little fellow was washed out of his arms. Provi dentially both were swept near the boat, and they were saved—the child being caught by one of his legs as a wave hurried him past. Those in the boat called to the ladies to jump front the quarter, for it was easy to see, not only that the steamer must be a wreck, but that to hold on long would be im possible. Two waves from opposite quarters met more than once, near the stern, and swept up high as the mast head, it seemed to those in the boat, as if ravenous for the affrighted people on deck, who screamed in their terror, and were unable to quit their precarious hold for the boil ing sea beneath them. At last, as well as the sailors could discern in the darkness and confusion, two females either tried the hazardous leap or were washed from the steamer. The accounts do not agree. One sailor thinks the supposed females were two garments blown into the water, but another is quite positive that a female sprang from the ill-fated Garonne, and fell into the water near the tip of his oar. He thrust the oar towards her, and called to her to hold on, but she seemed in sensible, and sank very rapidly. Another seaman says he leant over the boat, and grabbed a figure as it washed past. Ile held a garment until the form it enclosed slipped from it, and the owner also perished. The boat remained until a heavier sea than before inundated the poop. Her occupants heard the last despairing shriek of the women, and then all was quiet. There is little doubt that all who survived to that time perished then. For an hour and a half after they drifted from the Garonne they saw her lights at the masthead. This boat, with 10 or 11 occupants, made towards Penzance, and was seen when about half a mile from the pier by Thomas Carbis, a pilot, and the coxswain of the lifeboat and his men. This was at four o'clock. Carbis beckoned them on and in, by means of bis sou'- wester, and at once took the poor little boy to his home and bed. Mr. Hoskin, surgeon, promptly attended Mr. Muir and his son. Me state of mind of Mr. Muir may be conceived—his wife and three little ones lost in a few minutes, and the escape of his son and himself little short of miraculous. into the third boat—the last to leave the steamer —a six-oared lifeboat, got William Harvey, James Drew, A. 8., John Corcoran, and Martin Ryan (two firemen), and Henry Walker, a boy. They called to the captain, as he stood on the quarter deck. He refused to leave, and they heard him say, " The Lord have mercy upon us." They could not get their boat near the quarter, and were drifted away. At daylight they were sighted by a Mouse hole fishing craft, and towed into Mousehole. To-day the bodies of the captain and of two chil dren have been picked up. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TMS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A YEOMAN OF THE G UMW. —Ann Brown, a charwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a silver watch and gold chain, of the value of £l2, the property of Mr. William Lee, of No. 15, Royal-avenue-terrace, Chelsea, one of her Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard. The Prosecutor said that being one of her Ma jesty's Yeoman of the Guard he had been dining at the Clarendon, near Charing-cross, on Saturday night at a dinner in honour of the Queen's Birth day, and while on his way home through St. Mar tin's-place, the prisoner got into conversation with him. After walking some distance with him, she put her arm round him, and drew out his watch and, chain, and at the same moment a rough-looking man staggered up, and she handed him something, and the man then walked away, and he then held the prisoner and gave her into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said the watch and chain had not been found. Police-constable Thomas Ablett, 116 C, said that on Saturday night he was in St. Martin's-place, when the prisoner was given into his custody by the prosecutor on the charge of stealing his watch and chain, and the prosecutor made a similar state ment to him as- that he had made that day. The prisoner denied all lolowledge of the watch and chain, and said that the prosecutor had been talking to another woman before he spoke to her. The prosecutor was a little under the influence of drink. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner that the police might have an opportunity of making inquiries re specting her. IVES FAIINSTE R. AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE.—John Scantlan and Edward I►lalony, both aged 17, were charged with the following violent assault : Mary Anne Hall said she lived at 23, Vine street, Westminster, with her father and mother, and on Saturday night went with her sister to re turn a parcel at a pawnbroker's. As they returned they were followed by the two prisoners, and at the corner of Coburg-row, Westminster, Maiony came up and tried to get her sister's parcel away. Her sister resisted, and she halloed, and then the prisoner Scanlan came up and hit her in the mouth, knocking her down. She got up and called " Mur der !" and " Police," and he again knocked her down, and on her rising the third time be tore off her petticoats in endeavouring to get at her pockets. Fortunately she had no money. When the prisoners came up first, Malony said, " Give us that parcel," and Scanlan said—" If you don't give it me, I wilt have your life." Prisoners were sober, and so were they. Prisoners first asked them to have some rum, and they refused. Louisa Mary Anne Hall, the sister, corroborated. Malony could not get the pared away from her, and then Scanlan struck her in the mouth, causing it to bleed profusely. Ho also kicked her sister on the knee when on the ground. George Powley, 228 B, witnessed part of the assault on Mary Anne, and apprehended the pri soners; they were sober. At the station they said nothing of an attempt to rob, but when they were outside the sisters said they had tried to take away the parcel. _ _ The prisoners said they were drunk. They came from the Standard Music Hall at 11 o'clock at night, and the prosecutors asked them to treat them ; they refused, and then they had a row and didn't know what happened. _ Mr. Self e commented strongly on the ruffianism of the prisoners, and told them that but for the in famous lies they had told, endeavouring to take away the character of these girls, he would have passed a light semence, for he did not think they in= tended to steal anything. These lies aggravated their offence, and their brutal conduct called for a sentence that would deter them in future, viz., three months' hard labour. The prisoners were surprised at the sentence. RAILWAY IMELLIGENCE. Throughout the South nearly all public works and improvements are at a dead stand. Many of the railroads are insolvent and going into bank ruptcy. In Florida every railroad in the State is regarded as insolvent, and two of them have been sold under the hammer. It is charged that the offi. cials of the State have been guilty of immense frauds in the sales of these roads, and by swindling non resident bondholders have inflicted untold evil on the prospects of their people, by repelling capital from her borders, and undermining every principle of confidence. The railroad bridge at Burlington, lowa, now nearly completed, has required over 3,000 piles and 1,000,000 ft. of pine lumber. The bridge is 2,237 feet long, and 7,500 cubic yards of stone have been laid. All the reqaired stock in the Bangor and Pisca taquis (Maine) Railroad has been taken, and the road will be put under contract immediately. it will connect the Dover and Foxcraft with the Euro pean and North American Railroad. The Erie Railroad has met with another disaster, the trestle work in the depot at Jersey City falling on Tuesday, May 5, caused an engine to fall into the river, and drowned a fireman and an engineer. Mary Sterling, of Wellsburg, New York, died at Port Jervis, New York, Monday, May 4, the 27th victim of the recent disaster. 711111-11) SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. DIP.FiRIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-(TIIIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE LABOURERS AND ARTIZANS PETITION BILL. Lord I'ORTMAN presented a petition against this bill, and appealed to his noble and learned friend opposite (Lord Chelmsford) to press for a select committee. Lord CHELMSFORD, in presenting n counter petition from the inhabitants of Bloomsbury, hoped that his noble friend would not press for a select committee, but that it should come before the whell house. Lord MALMESBURY said that his noble and learned friend must know that the bill was a very complicated one, and could not be easily discussed. lle hoped that he would allow it to be taken upst-tirs, and although he could not attend, still that the noble and learned lord on the woolsack probably could. Aftor a tew more remarks the subj,!et dropped, Lord POIITMAN intimating that Le should divide against the bill. CONSOLIDATED (X 17,000,000) FUND BILL. This bill was read a second time. The Endowed schools Bill was road a third time and passed. A select committee was appointed to investigate the Der Forest Bill. The house thou adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—'PHIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. MAYNoont COLLEGE. An HON. MEMBER gave notice that in committee on the Irish Church (Suspensory) Bill ho should move an amendment to the second clause to the effect that any per suu being appointed to Maynooth College should hold the appointment subject to the decision of Parliament. EX-GOVERNOR EYRE. Mr. LAMONT gave notice of hi, intention to ask her Majesty's Government whether they intended to defray the expenses ex-GovernorEyre had been put to in defend ing against a malignant prosecution. (Immense cheering.) PARTY PROCESSIONS ACT (IRELAND). ID reply to Sir F. HETGATE, The Farl of MAY() said there was no intention at pre sent to repeal the Party Processions Act, as there was no doubt about the actual.bearing of the law on the subject. TATTERSALi'S—This Evening. DERBY. 5 to 4 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken) 6 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 1000 to 60 agst 0:ion (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Suffolk (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Earl (taken) 20 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Pace (taken) 30 to 1 agst St. Ronan (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Porest King (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Cap-a-pie (taken) 500 to 400 on Earl v. Paul Jones-1, 2, 3 PLACE BETTING. 6to 4on Lady Elizabeth (taken) 2to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 2to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 3to 1 agst Orion (taken • take £600) 100 to 30 agst Speculum (taken) 4to 1 agbt Pace (taken and off.) SCRATCHED THIS DAY. — Mercury, 12.45 p.m. ; all Lord Glasgow's, except Maid of Masham colt, 4.45 p.m.; Chel sea, 3.2.5 p.m. ARRIVALS AT EPSOM. King Victor, Alpenstock, Hippie, Director, Martyr, Whitby, Harebell, Chapel Royal, Sister to Hermit, Leouie, Grims'on, Belphegor, Clemente, Suffolk, Sir Oliver, St. Ronan, Lord Palmer s t on , Cl ar i on, Silenus, Choral, Hermoine c., Pauline, Virtue, Lord Ronald, Viscount Forest King, Adamanthea, King Alfrod, Popingay, Gomera, Stranger, Lelia, Peckwater, Royal Rake, Little Nell, Regalia, Brontia, Rhododendron, Le Loplin, Tenedos Samson, Lady Stanley, Minerva, Sister to Veda, Alabatros Porter's Knot, Lady Lotty f, Vextimius c, Cyclaman,, and Tom Verdon. VIC romA. CLUB BETTING.—Tius DAY. DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Earl (offered—after 10 to 1 had, baon taken) 100 to 6 agst Orion (taken) 100 to 6 agst Suffolk (taken) 100 to 6 agst )sicrucian (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paco (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Green Sleeve (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Viscount (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst See Saw (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Mercury (offered) 7to 2 agst Sir Joseph Hawley's lot (off.) 10 to 1 agst the Duke of Newcastle's lot (off.) 9to 1 agst The Earl, with a start (taken) 1000 even on Orion v. Rosicrucian (off.) 500 even on See Saw v Mercury (off.) WEST INDIA MAILS. Mr. GILPIN asked the Secretary to the Treasury if any decision had been arrived at as to the substitution of another island for that of St. Thomas, as the harbour and depot of the %Vest India and Pacific mails; and, if he would consent that no change or renewal of the ex isting contract shall be s auctioned by the Government till the whole subject had been submitted to the examination of a committee of this house, with power to take evidence. Mr. BOOTH said the present contract had been ex tended for a limited period, but that a port instead of that of St. Thomas was being thought of. To refer the mattm to a committee would not facilitate the proceeding. THE ASHTON RIOTS. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been seriously called to the frequent in stances of riot au& disturbance, injury to person and destruction of property, caused in certain districts of this country by the addresses of a person named Murphy, and his colleagues ; and whether he could gimme any assurance to the house that the delivery of such addresses could be prevented for the future ? The hon. member referred at some length to the riots that inva riably followed the appearance of Mr. Murphy, and such a state of things occurred that it was a disgrace to a Christian country. That person had stated that there could be no tranquillity for Ireland until every Catholic priest was hanged, and he could not, in sufficiently strong term., denounce the use of such language as that. Already 110 shops, two chapels, a school, and two priests' houses had been destroyed, and ho wanted to know what the Go vernment proposed to do, as that person had announced his intention of doing all in his power to inflame the reli gious passions of the people in Manchester and other places. His discours s were moat objectionable, and he for one would ask his (Mr. Maguire's) countrymen to take no notice of what Murphy said, but he knew that was asking more than human nature could withstand. He had now to ask the Government in the name of 200 me morialists to investigate the cause of the late riots at Ashton. _ _ _ Mr. HARDY said every one must feel how disgraceful these riots in the north had been, and he could not suffi ciently deprecate the disgraceful scenes that had taken place at Ashton. He thought the magistrates had done their duty on the occasion. The origin of the riot undoubtedly was the delivery of a lecture by a person of the name of Murphy. He had been asked whether it was the inten tion of the Government to prevent such scenes for the future, but the manner in which such person gave the lectures prevented to a great degree any interference with them. They usually took a room, or else they put up an erection they carried with them, and then the admission was by ticket, therefore it was not an open air meeting,. and therefore the law was nyt contravened, because there was no law which prevented the delivery of controversial lectures. No person was compelled to hear those lectures, therefore the law was not contravened. If, however, language of a seditious or blasphemous nature was used that the law was quite equal to take cognizance of, but he was not able to suppress those of a controversial charac ter; but he might s ty it was open to the local authorides to swear an information that a breaeh of the peace was in ten led, and proper steps would at once be taken to preserve it. When he first received the information of what was going on ho immediately tel graphed back offering mili tary assistance, but that was declined. He thought if for the future the :requisite information was sworn, and special c,eastables sworn in, enough would be done to precerVe the public peace. If not, he had taken care to let it be generally known that Government was quite ready to give the utmost assistance wherever it was required. lie did not thank after what .he had stated that it would be necessary to issue a com mission, especially as there were a great many persons who would have to take their trial, and tae cause of the disturbance would come out during the course of the trials. He had again, therefor; to say, that the Govern ment were quite ready to give every support to local authority. Mr. M. GIBSON defended the magistrates at Ashton. He said that they had, in his opinion, acted most dis creetly, and a great deal of good would doubtless result if the supporters of Orange tea parties—{laughter)—were to moderate their ardour. (Laughter.) Mr. WHALLEY thought that a great deal of what had been said with respect to Mr. Murphy being most honest, truthful, and careful in his statements—(loud cries of " Oh, oh") —and a great deal of what had been said was quite opposed to the fact. Mr. MAGUIRE rose to order. Ho wished to know whether it was parliamentary for onemernber to deliberately insinuate that another member had uttered a lie. (Laughter and cheers.) The SPEAKER —Certainly not. Mr. WHALLEY contrived to address the house, but eventually resumed his seat by stating he was quite will ing to answer for every statement of Murphy. Sir G. BOWYER said it was quite time that these meet ings should be put an end to. (Bear, hear.) Hoe had been pr...sent at one held at Chelmsford, when language was held there of the most exciting description. The honourable baronet went on to say that all Roman Catholics in Eugland ought to be barned, and he further excited the people to go and burn down tho neighbouring convent at Newhall. He thought the Sec retary of State was bound to interfere, because it appeared quite clear that these meetings were not for discussion, but for outrage and crime. Mr. NEWDEGATE rejoiced at the answer the HOW) Sebretary had given. He did not think that all blame was on oae side, because on one occasion two or three persons were knocked down before Mr. Murphy had opened his mouth. He believed the book the " Confessional Uumasked" was an immoral book, and therefore it ought not to be allowed to circulate. But what was to be said when this book was introduced into a family by the relative of a priest. (Oh, oh.) He did not believe the' Protestants were the first aggressors in Birmingham or iu Ashton. It the hon. member for Cork again brought the matter forward he hoped he would give proper notice of his intention of doing so. (Oh, oh.) Mr. PAULL thought the present occasion most incon venient for the discussion. The subject then dropped. THE CONVICT BARRETT. Mr. BRIGHT rose with extreme pain and under great responsibil.ty to ask the intention of the Government with respect to the convict Barrett. Two respites had already taken place in order that certain matters might be in quired into at Gh,sgow with a view of ascertaining the truth in the matter, which was one of life or death. He had been told that the Chief Justice bad considered the case, and that the result of such con si leration was against the prisoner. He bad been told by persons of authority that the conviction of Barrett could not be sustained by the evidence, and ,hat it was in the power of the Secretary of State to have the man retried on another charge of murder, and if such a course was adopted it was a matter that would give satisfaction to the public mind. He begged to ask the right hon. gentleman the course he intended to pursue? Mr. HARDY said he had not to complain of the manner in which this momentous subject had been brought for ward. An alibi had been set up by the prisoner, but it had failed. A memorial had also been presented to him, and he had sent the necessary documents to the learded judges who tried the case, and they bad both come to the con clusion that the verdict was sustained by the evidence, and he (Mr. Hardy) had no doubt in his own mind that the man was guilty of the charge made against him. (LEFT SITTING.) MARKETS.—(Ihis Day.) CORN. The weather continues broken, with rain at intervals which is calculated to do general good, if it does not con tinue too long. So far the effect has been to improve the roports of the growing crops. Upon the trade the effect has if anything been rather favourable than otherwise, as it has to some extent modi fied the idea of a very early harvest that has been gaining ground recently. Holders of wheat are consequently ratter more confident, whilst the inquiry in these quarters is rather better. Nevertheless the !provincial markets held on Saturday showed a general decline of is to 2s on: the week. At Mark-lane this morning there was a fair attendance, but a good deal of caution on the part of both buyers and sellers. Supplies of English grain of all kinds were light, those of fureigu wheat heavy, but of oats and other grain light. English wheat, in consequence of the small quantity, was not pressed, but to effect sales is under last Monday's rates would have to be taken. Foreign wheat was in large supply, and offers were at were Is to 2s under the rates of this da y week, but these not freely accepted. Flour in limited demand, and without material change in price. Barley a quiet sale at late currency. Deans and peas scarce, and unaltered in value, SPORTING NOTES. The great event of the year will be decided ob. Wednesday, and no doubt the copious showers of rain which have fallen will make the ground every.. thing that can be desired. The programme extends from Tuesday to Friday ; and on the first day some good two-year-olds will contest the Woodcote Stakes, the best public performers engaged in which are the colt by Tim lA/hillier, Hermione, Martyr, Flower Girl, and Electricity. Flower Girl suc cumbed to a good horse (Badsworth) at North-. ampton, *and John Day is reported to have under his care two other fair youngsters, in Arbaces and the filly by Oulston, but I prefer thq Hermione Colt and Martyr. Of the thirty-two left in the Reserved Lawn Stakes, the heavy weights are the best looking, and I prefer the twa in front for the Heathcote Plate at the Spring Meeting. Bismarck and Tumbler, who, strange to say, meet at 111 b., whereas, with 131 b the best of it, the latter was defeated two lengths the last time he performed against the Duke of Newcastle's representative. No more curious turf anomaly will be presented if he suc ceeds in turning the tables. On the Bath running, Athena must beat Liddiugton for the Heathcote Plate (a weight-for-age race of half a mile), and her owner has the most danger to apprehend from Grimston (the winner of the prize last year). For the Rous Stakes, Palmer, despite his 9st 31b, is sure to be handy. _ THE DERBY. PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. DA IE. Miss Bowzer Bss Bleu HORSE. SIRE. Lady Elizabeth Trumpeter Blue Gown Beads man JOCKEY, Fordham Wells Rosicrucian BeAmnia Mtlme.Eglantnia J. Adams Green Bleeve ... Beadsman Mrs. Qaickley Heatable Satfolk North Lincoln . roteotion J. Daley Paul Jones Buccaneer Qn.of the Gipsies Cannon .. Hi bberd ~ Alderof t Forest King King& the Eorest Start Point Speculum Vedette Doralice Pee Caterer Lady TresapasslF.enyou Orion Cramond Colt by Tom Bowline St. &luau St. Albans •Uncas Stockwell Mercury Lauabton Purveyor Caterer Cock of the Walk Chanticleer Viscount Marquis Samson Stockwell Sawyer Kettledrum Colt by Buccaneer The Earl Y. Melbourne ... *Restitution King Tom •Franchise Stockwell Legislator Bewitiful Sear— Clement Melbourne mire Challoner Eispeth Custance Nigtitingale IL Taylor Starlight J. Osborrin Cygnet Lynch Waimsical T. French Columbine Cameron Tunstall Maid Deacon Corrival J. Snowden Viscountess Bay Celia Rest's dam Bribery Those marked with an asterisk ( 5 ) aro doubtful runners. Lady Elizabeth (my selected during the winter) has kept her place as first favourite, notwith standing the hostile demonstrations that have been made to knock her out of the betting. Sir Joseph Hawley's lot have been knocked about in the mar ket like shuttlecocks, and if Blue Gown is the best he cannot have the slightest chance with The Earl, who beat him easily this year. Paul Jones, after his C iester victory, was backed for good money. He may run into a place. Speculum has been very steady in the mirket ever since his defeat by Griniston, which is no disgrace to him, as Grimston last year ran Lady Elizabeth a dead heat at weight for age, and on another occasion ran her ladyship to a short head. Thus it will be seen that the three are not far removed in quality from each other. Suffolk is one of the soundest horses in training, and will beat a lot of the bolstered-up favourites, if he does not actually win, but I fear he will have to be con tent with the place that King Torn got when he split the two Danebury horses, Andover and Hermit. Pace is gradually creeping into the betting, and it is just possible the all but knocked out one may repeat the surprise that Hermit did last year, when he started at 66 to 1, after having been first favourite during the winter. When the race is over, I expect the judge will place them in the following order : LADY ELIZBETH SUFFOLK THE EARL The concluding day the " ladies' race" w ill call forth the most attention, but the field for it will be worse than that for the Derby. It is no use going through the performances of any engaged, as there are only two that have any chance, viz., Lady Elizabeth and Formosa, and I prafer them in the order named. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. MAY. Epsom Summer - ------ J UNE West Drayton 1 I Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton ... lB Manchester 3 Newcastle 23 Ascot Summer 9 Bibury Club 23 I Beverley, Hall, :tad Stockbridge East Riding lO Alexandra Park......... 80 I Windsor Summer JULY. Chelmsford Worcester Summer Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Stamford .................. 16 Radcliffe 7 1 Nottingham . 21 Carlisle July Newmarket July 7 Ch es terfield ...... '23 If uugerfurd Pontefract Royal Corp. ..... 14 S u dbury and Ealing Down Reading .................. 14 1 Goodwood .., 2B Spilsby ............................... ST. Deauville ..............•••• Leek ....................... i 1 Bridgewater and West 3 Somerset .. 2O 4 Dover Brighton .................. , Brighton C1ub............ 6 1 Scarborough 24 Lewes Suintner Wolverhampto n ll 1 Great Yarmouth Stockton rlymouth Windsor August I , 13 Ipswich 26 2; Eghatu l7 Lichfield hustings . York August 31 Ox f or d OQTOBb'R. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Harrow .. 27 Lanark ... 8 I Worcester Autumn...... 27 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 i Lincoln Auttunn„ .... „, 29 ° } l'a l tenhanl 1 11111111111111 1 3 1 22.