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

DI 0 iN MARKET AND qOXIIERCIAL INTELLIGENCII, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Ministerial statements last night have been favourably received, and, in spite of the attention required by the monthly settlement, Consols opened* per cent, better. They have since, however, upon the absence of business, been less firm. F ore i gn stocks are unsettled, particularly Egyptian ; all but the. Viceroy's Seven per Cent. Loan have declined. The unsettled state of the proposed financial arrange ments is the chief cause of the present instability of the market. New Spanish keep firm. English rail- Waya are in request, and quotations have an upward tsndeney. Some of the leading banks are also firmer. Foreign mines are flat. The Money M.irlset is quieter, but a good business is being done both at the Bank and out of doors, at per cent. and upwards. Consols opened firm, at an improvement of ?-;, but Live . since relapsed to yesterday's prices, and are now (Inete,l at 931 to 934- for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 921 to 024 ; India I ' ive per Cents., 1151 to 1161 ; Bank Stock, 243 to 215. Exchequer Bills, 125 to 17s prem. In foreign stocks the leading feature continues to be the unsettled state of Egyptian Finance. The Egyp tian 1864 Loan is k lower, at 79 to 79k ; and the Viceroy's 9 per Cents. are also k lower, at 89 to 90 ; and the Railway Debentures have declined 1, at 83 to 89. The Viceroy's 7 per Cents. are alone steady, at 70k to 70/. There is a de cline of * in Peruvian, at 83 to 84, and of iti Mexican, at 15g to 15k, and there is a rise of In Chilian (1866), at 101 k to 102 k ; and of * in Italian, at 481- to 481 ; Greek are 13k to 14 ; New Spanish, 35f to 35k ; Turkish, 34a. to 353 ; and Brazilian (1865), 75 Co 76. The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan, fully paid 'P, is 91 to 91k, and the Scrip, 2 to 13 dis. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. American securities are quiet. United States 5-20 Bonds are steady, at mg to 70 ; Erie shares k better, at 46 to 47 • Illinois are without change, at 95 to 97A. axe2s2tl9artio 0 ; Atlantic 3 and Great W es t ern R a il way D e b en t ures 33.i-Fotroei3:n. and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds Railways axe dull. Lombardo-Venetian is lower, at 14/ to 15. Great Luxemburg, 10 to 10k. English Railway shares are generally firmer, although the improvement in prices are not very im portant. . Great Northern is higher, ditto A Stock, Lanca.shire and Yorkshire, Midland, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, k each ; and South- Eastern, Great Eastern, London, Brighton, and South (toast, and Metropolitan, * each ; b u t G rea t W estern is I s lower. The following are the quota tioo3 : — Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 128 k; Midland, 107 to 107 k ; south Eastern, 741 s to 75 ; London and North Western, 115* to 116 ; Great Northern, 103 to 104 ; ditto (A), -97* to 98* Great Eastern, 34 to 34L- ; Great Wester n , 54- t o 54 1 ; .London, Brighton and South Coast, 54 to 54* ; Metropolitan, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43k t o 441 ; 'netro politan, 112* to 113 • Caledonian, 75i t o 76 ; • and Lond on , Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19f. Sa nk Shares are in some request, and prices are generally firm. London and County, and London Joint-Stock again show an improvement of *, the former being quoted at 51* to 52k, and the latter 4to 35, Anglo-A.ustrian is also k better, at 4i ss t 5 prem. • and Imperial Ottoman, at ft to * prem. unis s '- sn os London, 33 to 34 ; London and West 4Tninster, 68 to 69 ; Oriental, 41* to 42* ex div. ; West- Agra (A), 9i to ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29. .8 F inance shares are without feature. Credit Fancier dis.unaltered at 2i to 3 ; • General Credit, 2a to 2i# ; International Finance, 2 to 11 dis. 8 ()reign mining shares are flat. St. John del Rey t lower, at 18. 1 to 19b and Chontales at 2k to 2. Port Philip,'l2 to 111. In Miscellaneous there is not much doing, and P r ices are almost stationary. Anglo-American is Illviaidrro's_ Bay quoted at 23k to 23g ; Atlant i c T e l egrap h, 5f to s;i; F treet steady, at 14/ to 15 ; Fore-street 1 to 1' dis. ; London General Omnibus, 1 4 , t° ruses,2-; cean Marine Insurance is ° ahem so 15 * higher, at ssAn extraordinary general meeting of the Great Railway Company has been convened for ' u n r e o 19th inst., for the purpose of considering and ap- T v i i i ng the bills now pending in Parliament. b v ( 1 1 stan e ,annual general meetincr of the Trust Loan Corn *o Upper Canada has been called for the 29th for the purpose of declaring a dividend, CuA special .general meeting of the Leather Cloth tlt,il,.l%patiy has been called for the 3rd June. pitY thousand sovereigns were withdrawn from Ilie en a 'lt Yesterd a y f or E gyp t, an d 10,000 for St. The ss, eser has brought £83,500 in specie, from It 13 , rk, for this country. • tQ satisfactory to state that sanction has been given H e Props of the liquidatots of the English ll _ tit Stock Bank, Limited, Messrs. C. F. Kemp and July and to issue promissory notes, payable on e tL i u s e : o 7ot C h b ,r at u t chr!ditiors, thereby and the 10th January vest, in dis ut+ge of the remaining 4s in the pound due to the th e a are ho saving a very large sum to the Irl , Cernuschi,• of Paris, is stated to have obtained on behalf of "a Concession of the forthcoming Egyptian Loan English bankers." group of Fsench and heik_ r ailway is ab ou t t o b e const r ucted between Mann "ll a nd Carlsruhe 5 for the-execution of which bonds, Mann beam 4 i per cent. interest, will be issued to the k rnt of 3,0 00,000 florins. " Now Zealand Government Five per Cent. De sentsi in v . uol res for £1 ,114,000, for which subsc!iptions were Lted on Frid a y last by the C rown A gents f or t h e ester Yesterday. The t o t a l amount applied for at that hour of £4l £2,660,700 and a pro rata allotment was made £ 4 l 17s 4d per cent. A new feature has been introduced into this loan of paying the interest quarterly instead of half yearly, which will doubtless Prove convenient to the majority of the investors, and add to the popularity of the securities. Mr. Mackintosh Dalfour_has been appointed secre tary and treasurer of the New Dank of Bombay, and is expected to take up his appointment some time next month. The customs duties received at the port of Liver- Pool during the month of April amounted to £ 2 97,330 103 7d, being an increase of £49,908 6s 10d as compared with the corresponding period last rear. tb The followi n g i s a co py o f a t e l egram rece i ve d b y , Pestarena United Gold Mining Company,Limited: nlia.telicia2nd May, 1868. 12710 11.113. Pestarena ---Have remitted to-clay to office, 1,025 ounces g'ld• Would h ave b een l arger h a d we no t b ee n "3' short of water. We have now a full supply. FRANCFORT." uhe Somersetshire, which left Gravesend for Mei "o roe on Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m., arrived at Ply -11111,,°11t,11, on Saturday, morning at 5.30, where she took 6 -, the remainder of her passengers, and left at v . u. for Melbourne. ve-ktle Brighton Railway traffic return shows this epo' decrease of £1,482 compared with the corre uier e tng week of last y ear , an d the South-Eastern an ase of £5BO. BR ITISH FUNDSTWO O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent eoevEntßx kJralKENTonsols feu:cps. . 3 Pitt(? for Account 931 I 4 92 -- 924 } Nrt.'e_r,,,Cleat. Reduced 92 i isi4v, , i . per Cent nn,4l Per Cent. Jan. 1894 5 104 Ail uoi ,. Per Cont. J au. 1873 D 0• i l es, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., POW — U ° °r 30 Yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2} zeilited Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — D o g (leer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l2 , D o. £5OO 151 .tek £lOO & £2OO — pn „ o r t . D o. . •cdngittnd Stock, 41p3r Cent 245 1 80, 11 4 1 % t 4•11 LIOVERNIKENT SECuRITIEs. be. P e i', 10i per Cont., Aprill874 P o :'eeeunt n o : l c ' Per Cont. July, 1880 8 0. ~Per, Cent., Oct. 1888 no. v,e t i fi chtes l2 lO. I.'llfaced Paper 4 per Cont — Dono If ,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 . °,* Per Cent , May 1379 — 'P e r C t * R ' Cent., .) up. Deb. 1872 — e Do. D do. 1877 —, .o °. do. 1882 — beDo i i e b,” 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 II ", .5 per Cent £1 000 s..• Pin • ender .£l,OOO . " ' .4re POREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. ~,. 4 . ti ne I ,_ 75 t,' Alla h if"."Public, F per Cent '3/4 41 41 4 o nO d.e• 5 per Cent. 1859 Fl 3. 44 . , er Cent — ad DU. 4 P er Cent., 185'1 — Lo, (1 °• • 18'8 .. • 0. do., 18 m ...... . o. 5 do., 1863 _. ..... 65} _ Ilt)o A Per c erit /8 ,, _ er,0'„,;(4,1-Int pe r . l ' . i), ....................... 75,1 I), 2 ' ` l Yres 6 e` erit 85 t',, Per n re "1., 6 1 . ) - e ' r 'Alti ‘n t. (D o c i , e ' r - ,.;, 1 3 per cow.' . ) liitt: 8 1 , 01 - 'c t• — 0 . 41 ' Oollt I), , Per Cent to. Per ft_ N., , 1 86 ; 11, 1 ii ........................ •7 . ~.. 1:4I, , t n o ., ~., ................. . ....... . 9,t ot - , uo., 84"1.,` o-ent., 1c66 1 416i3T-ip 482 Paid ... D 'lit% 3%, 8 per Cent, '1;11.1lii;tt, Vr.ent., 1825 ................ "41, ° 8 Per 8 1ei lnlities, 7 yer Cent — k A tdor e nt., 1867 ..... -• • _,. 74 ,;Yptitc• 7"7 Consolidmod . i .... D ho , • per Ce nt ' , = ~, t eLe i m ~.._t io ... Do ' 500 .11„ - u 418 c Onus bo. Bonds IS6i ................ r 79 * y 4. Jouise, ling. y also rian- - " -Mier, rYVZ/ oval Ind, I Queen L____ bas , c ,k on of the l e his- other, town/ notice r ing ;fle d a ce, )10 tie ;oll6 lily ua las° ; is Do. ,fSA Bonds 791 Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 80 791 Government Railway Debentures .... 895 1 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824 1 5, ei Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 6 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It-slian 5 per Cert., 186 q — Do, Account ~ — Do. Maremmana Raiway — M-4xicaL 3 per Cent • — Ditto for Account — Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Montevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada l4} Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) -- Peruoiau 5 per Cent. 1865 ......... Po Account .. 831 4 31 Do 45 per Cent. ( V ribarren) , . -- Do 41 ps,r Cent.. D 62 - . Do Account Port ~ .rttese 3 oer Ct.. 185:, '6, '7, '9,'tio,'2,'; 405 40 Do. do., 1 67 Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 18::z, £ St B3l Do 45 per Cent. 1850 Do 45 per Cent,, 1800 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 , 535 Do 5 per Cent., 1 , 62 Do. Anglo-Dutel., 1664, £lO9 Bolds._ - Do. do. £Bl lo s . d o , Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... ......... Do. do £B4 ins. do. ____ sio-dinian, 5 per Cent 731 Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Accf,unt Do New Deferrou — Do Account Do Passive Do Aceennt Do C, , rn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tivkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do Account ' ..... Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• --- Do Account Du .£IOC Bonds 661 Jo. 1863 -- Do 5 per Cent., 1365 — Do Account Do G per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — I'u 6 per Cent, 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above payanle in London. Belgian, 45 per cent., Ex. 2sf. Dutch 25 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ B,} Account French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. Austrisn o per Cent. Ex 10 Florint, 49 I:slim., 5 per Cent. 1851, zsf. Do. Account 4Bl TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93; 4 Do. Account, 4th Tune ... 92} MARKETS.—(This Day.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.- The deliveries keep up to the weekly average of the previous years, but some increase in the imports has enlarged the stock to 56,270 tons, showing a deficiency of 20,000 tons as compared with last year. The mar ket is firm. Common jaggery sold at 27s 6d, and clayed Manilla 318 6d, No. 12 Havannahs 378 par cwt. Refined sugars follow in the upward movement ; Dutch is worth 325; common English lumps 41s 9d. Rice— The market is quiet, with steady prices. Saltpetre maintains firm prices. Good and fine Bengal are sold for 20s•, 265. 3d. ; for arrival, 20s. 6d. per cwt. Hemp is steady at 38s. 11d., 38s. 101 per ton fur clean, St. Petersburg. Ou.s.—Themarket is dull. Linseed is offered at 33s Gd on the spot here, and 32s 9d in Hull ; English brown, 35s spot ; present, 362 6d to 37s Gd according to periods of delivery ; Cocoa-nut steady ; Cochin, 51s ; Ceylon, 49s to 49s 6d ; fine Lagos palm, 402 percwt ; and sperm, 104 s. TALLOW. The market is dull, at 445; spot, 44s 3d to 44s 6d; June, 41s 3d to 44s 6d. POTATOES, &e. The supplies on sale are about an average extent. Some meet a steady sale, at about late rates. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May s.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Mar.. ket firm but little doing. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing street. The Ministers' .were—the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marl borough, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Gathorno Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham an Ckandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chan color of the Exchointer, Right lion. 11. T. L. Corry, the Duko of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, and the Earl of Mayo. THE POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF TRADE.—Since our last a considerable change has taken place in the money and disco unt markets. An improvement in domestic trade has been follov%ed by more animation in the produce markets, especially in the article of sugar; and, while capitalists have been laying in considerable stocks, spe culators have been assisting the markets, as far as they had the means of credit, by holding on borrowed money. The terms for the discount of first-class bills have consequently advanced from 11 to 2 per cent.,:while for secondary paper the rise has been higher. Bankers and discounters have consequently been making a good deal of profit out of the movement in produce. In some cases they have even found it advantageous to call in loans from the, cotton districts, in order to employ the money in warrants: They have, however, within the last few days, had their own movements counteracted to some extent, Large capitalists aro often in competition with the banks. and they have also been lending on produce. 'I ho conse quence is that the banks have experienced a reduction iu their deposits, so that nearly the whole of them have found it expedient to advance their rates for money left at notice from to 11 per cent., and in some cases to even more.— Borwick's Price Current. SOUTH KENSINGTON M USEtat.—Visitors during the week ending May 2.--On Monday, Tuesday, and Satur day, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,215 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6,1.), from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 2,252; National Portrait Exhibition, by payment, 2,930; total, 14,397. Average of corresponding week in Muse former years, 12,696. T o t a l from the opening of the um, 7,359,312. Patent -011:e Museum, South Ken sington.—Number of visitors fur the week ending May 2, 2,915; total number since the opening of the Museum free daily (nay 12, 1858), 1,292,893, THE PRINCESS OF WALES ICI IRELAND.—SO, when the procession is again formed, and the royal lady in green passes by, the progress is indeed tumultuous and triumphant. A vast number of unrecognised aides-de camp insist on making part of the procession, and rush by the side of the carriage, their hands on the door, waving their hats and caubeons in the face of the object of this homage, and bellowing loyal cries. Tha effusion is supreme—alarming almost. Tho contrast between that fair and delicate creature thus invaded, and the flushed and delighted faces, is almost ludicrous. But it was meant well and heartily. Since the great day of London-bridge there has been no such welcome for her as at Punches to .—Dickens's " Allthe Year Round." Another city church, well adapted for the purposes says the Pall Mall Gazette, is to have a higher order of services than has prevailed. On Sunday night the Rev. T. Pelham Dale, the rector of St. Vedast, Foster-lane, announced that he should hereafter make an alteration which would, he hoped, render the services more at tractive, not only to the parishioners, but to others who might like to attend. St. Vedast is a spacious and very beautiful church, close to St. Lawrence, and while one was crowded to suffocation on Sunday night, there were in the high pews of the other not more than fifteen or sixteen people. Mr. Dale, the rector, is a son of the well known Canon of St. Paul's. The Bishop of London has not thought it neces sary to resist the assumption that he is the proper person to institute proceedings against all clergymen who have published alleged heresy in Paternoster-row. Conse quently the rule nisi obtained by the complainant in the suit against the Vicar of Frome has been made absolute, and it is now his lordship's duty to examine the incul pated writings and decide whether the prosecution shall go on. No doubt if the Church Association is prepared to undertake the pecuniary responsibility, his lordship will cheerfully acquiesce, even at the cost of furnishing a precedent which may be retorted upon him with ruinous effect when there is no persecuting organization at hand to place its purse at his disposal.—Church Times. Archbishbop Manning gave evidence on Monday morning before the Select Committee on Sunday drink ing. In the Archbishop's opinion, Saturday is the most dangerous day in the week for the working classes ; there is more drunkenness on that night than any other night in the week. With regard to the police reports, they afford no information as to the extent of drunkenness at the present time. The sale of intoxicating drinks is generally admitted to have increased, and drunkenness has increased with it. Efforts after the spiritual benefit of the drinking classes is absolutely paralyzed by the prevalence of their evil habits. A great portion of witness's flock are exposed to great temptation to drink to excess on the Feast of St. Patrick, and strenuous efforts have been made during the last few years to sup press the drunkenness consequent on that festival. In his opinion why drunkenness was su prevalent on Saturday night was the fact of the poor working classes being paid on that night. In spite of tho police, it is' notorious that drink is obtainable at any hour on the Sunday, especially in low neighbourhoods. The restric tions proposed by the present bill as to the non-consump tion of liquors on the premises, and the curtailment of hoUr§ (A tilts Sunday, doubtless be highly beneficial. COLONIAL GOVERNIAENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Feb. Do. 6 p. c. Feb. &Aug Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept' Do. 5 p. c. Jau. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed ak Cape G.l.lope, 6 p.c.1873 Do.Apl.&Dot. 1840- WOO Do. do 1883-90 Do. Jan.&July, 11340-Yr Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., WOO Ca, lon, Nov. 1878,6 p., Do. 1872, do Alauritius, 6 p. e, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1378 ... 90. 1832, hay 15, N0v..1. Do. 181i5, Feb. Aug Natal tior. o pt 'r cent N. Is.G 0v.6 p.c.J N. S. W. Gov.s Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 , Do.. 5 p.c. 1889 to 1.0..+6' New Ze4land, 6 1,. cen; Du. 5 per .. I Nova So .tia Gc v. 6 p. o I 6 tcrling, 1575 quecnsiand Gov. 6 p. c 7i. ALIe. G ov. C, P.O I 1878 (SIL upw..rde Vio,liov. p.c.Ja &July Du. . urii ( !oz 101 101 98 100 98 1001 86 88 85 •67 104 106 109 (10 107 109 106 108 103 i C 8 .100 11J 11l 10$ 107 101 106 IG6 I'S 107 104 106 1,4 10 9J 10, 08 90 $ , 54 96t 971 951 Ic2 lu3 110 1 111; 112 1•1 d tt Z.l Rall7:ays. Closing Price. iteltol and Exeter . Csledunlan .. UitakUrl:lll ICort and Bandon. .corit Wall. Dublin..it Beßast June Dun„Pcrth, di A b.j unc E. London, berip etorti Do. Glasgow & S. Western' Great Eastern, ord. sac. 1)o. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern Do. A 5t0ck........ Do. B stock Do. New, ie. at. 4 pm GtS, and \V. of Ireland Gt. Wet;tern Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales 1)o. W. Mid.—Uxttbro Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanonshire& Yorxrdare. Landon and .Lile.ckwali Lon., lirigh..4 8 Coas t Lon., Chat.. and Dover Do. Idetrup. Ex. A Lon. & North Vt eatcro Lon. & South Itieatem Man., abet., & Lincoho lietropolitau.... Do. New Do. Extension Sletropohtan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W Jlidiand Do. Share Do,iiirmiu.. do iivrt,) did ent North Jiritmh Do. Ed., PHI., Oa Nth. Eastern—Berwie,, Do. purchaa, Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook.& Darling_ Do. do. 1800-61 North London Do. do. 1b 5 Do. do. 1866 North Stailordshire N. /Sc S. W. Junction Scottish Central ;cat.. N. E ,Aber. btock uo. Scot, Mid,itz)ot Silropshire Union ISoutli Devon south Eastern . , staines, Wok., dz Wok Zatr Wale Do. C Vale 07 Neal.li tFatertont t Kitkeuu) Waterloo & Whiteha I ,Feet Cur:iv:4ll THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN INC-, MA Y 5, 1864 PRIVATE BUSINESS. I DIPERIAL PAR 1-4 .11 DEN T HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST .1 EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat ow. tho woolsack at five o'clock. The Grand Junction Water 'Bill and North London Railway Bill were read a second time. TUE MINISTERIAL CRISIS- The Earl of MA.LUESBURY said that their lordships would be naturally anxious to know what was the course that the Government took after the divisicu iuf Thursday night. Therefore en Friday her Majesty granted an , Ludience to the Prims Minister, when he told her 31ajosty ,that he thought that cot. titutionally the Government could claim her consent to dissolution if Parliament, but that, on the other hand, the Ministers were ready to tend,r, cud did tender, their resignation to her Majesy, and that he would advise her Mej , sty to take the a 'vie° of the other servants of the Crown. Tee lu,ou was graciously pleased to say that she would cake this coars e and on the next day aide grante.! ',he right honourable written - tea the Prime Miuister mother audience, w.ieu her. Mejeety s :id that the had cen ddered the cinesttote and that she should not accept the resignation of Ministers, but thtt they had her permission to dissolve Parham: at whenever the pelicy of - the State permitted it. The R:3gulations of Itlilways Bill was committJd and Rasse(l. Tho Petty Sessions and Lock -up IDusas Dill was re. third time and passed. rao Marriages (Frantm Muis2l) Din was coarnitta)l and passed. At tho conclusion of the business of the house Earl GREY expressed his strong protest against the theory as to dissolution of Parliament enunciated by the noble earl opposite, and he stated that he considered it wLs not constitutional, and that the right hon. gewleman the Primo Minister had no right to advise her Majesty to dis solve the house. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that there were other grounds on which the right hon. gentleman had advised herllajesty. They must all remember under what circum stances the present Parliament was called together. The present was one of the most vital questions, and wheri the present Parliament was elected it was net a Parliament which could express in a national and constitutional way an appeal to the country on an issue of this Earl GREY said that he did not s3o because a certain question was brought forward not before contemplated that it should affect the position of any Parliament. It vas a question as to whether the Parliament had confi dence in the Government or not. If this presumption were persevered iu the functions of Parliament would be upset entirely. After a few further remarks from the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Somerset, and the Dake of Richmond, the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. Pemberton and Lord Ingestre took the oath and ,heir seats for E ist Kent and Stamford. The attendance in the house was very numerous, par icularly on the Opposition silo of the house. The gal [fades were crowded, and large lines of persons issembled in the grand quadrangle to witness the arrival and entry of members to the house by that way. His Royal Highness Prince Christian occupied a seat in the Peers' Gallery. At 25 minutes ptst 4 Mr. Disraeli en tered the house, and was received with loud cries of "Hear, hear," from his supporters. The absence of 111 r, Gladstone from his usual seat at this time appeared to be a matter of surprise, but precisely at half-past four the right. hon. gentleman entered the house and was re ceived with loud cheering. At the particular moment Mr. Hadfield had a question on the paper, and the Prime Minister rose to reply to it, it being generally expected that the Ministerial announcement would b 3 made, but the Premier merely answered the question, and resumed his • seat, much to the evident disappointment of the house. Another trifling question having been answered by Mr. Corry, the business on the paper was then got through. THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Mr. DISRAELI, who on rising was received with loud cheers, said after the division on Thursday night, in the opinion of those with whom ho acted an alteration had oc curred iu the relations in which the Government stood with the house. He had asked the house time to consider the result of that vote, and he had now to communicate to it the result of those deliberations. (Rear, hear.) The house would recollect that when in 1866 Lord Derby was summoned by the Queen to take the management of affairs, the party with whom ha acted was in a minority in the House of Commons. It would have been quite within :he right of Lord Darby to have dissolved Parliament and appealed to the country, but partly owing to the distracted state of the Liberal party, and thinking that the house had only boon recently elected, he waived the right he un loubtelly possessed in the hope that 113 might be able to carry on the Government of the country. le le6i the Government was celled upon to deal with a question —the question of Reform—which had broken up and lisco,ntit el every Government that had attempted to feat with it. Rot Lord Derby did undertake the labour, and lie proposed and finally passed a great measure, e - hich he believed ha 1 given satisfaction to the country. (Hear, hear.) After the passing of such au Act, it was quite co:np stout to the Earl of Derby to dissolve the. Parliament and take the opinion of the country, but that which he had waived in 1666 he again waived on the occasion he had referred to. Whether any thing hal occurred since which should have derogated from such a constitutional course was not for him to say, but in the few observations he hal to offer it was not his desire to speak iu any coloured manner, but, on the contrary, his desire was to use the cold judicial language of the bench. ( He thought he might say that daring that timer the conduct of the Administration had never beau impugned. (Hear, hear.) The manner in which his noble friend (Lord Aborcorn) had governed Ireland—a subject which had brought about the present circumstances—had led to results which were iu the highest degree satisfactory. The financial measures of the Government had never been question ad or opposed; in fact, they had been supported by hon. gentlemen oppo site. Then again the foreign affairs of the country had been carried ou in a manner that was in the highest degree satisfactory to other great Powers, and this had been done, not by thrusting down its own opinions, but simply by the conviction that the Government were actu ated by justice and a sincere desire for peace. (Hear.) The manner in which the Abyssinian question had been treated was also a matter for congratulation, not only from the manner in which it had been concluded, but to the fore sight in such a groat commander as they had in the General who had so worthily executed the operations in that distant country. (Hear, hear.) The failure of such an expedition would have been attended with the most alarming consequences, but Weeks to 'the wisdom in de ciding upon the course to be taken, for which he thought . the Government might take some credit-, the expedition had been successful in everything for which it was organised. Now the matter that iad brought about the present crisis had rose suddenly. With but a few days' notice the house was asked to consider a startling question —a question whether the Established Church in one part of the United Kingdom was to be dieendo wed. There was at the time a Commission sitting to inquire into the revenues of the Irish Church, and it was proposed and hoped that the houSe would have waited until the Commission had made its report befoee any final decision was come to in the matter, but , such was not the case, and her Majesty's Government, feeling that the most serious results would ,follow such a proposition, it was determined to give the proposition their most deter mined opposition, from the feeling that the same proposal would soon be made with respect to the Church of Eng land. If such a thing was to take place the Ceurch in England would either become too powerful fur th e State, or broken up into opposite sections, or governed by the despotism of the Cuurt of Rome—iu either case the royal supremacy would be destroyed. The house having decided not to take tho course the Govern ment had recommended, it became his duty to take that course which was , open to him. It had been said that there was a clinging to office on his part, and that his was a policy of governing by minorities, but he denied that such was the case. After the vote had been come to he took the earliest opportu nity of laying the whole of the matter before her Majesty. The advice ho gave to her Majesty, under the circumstances was to dissolve the present Parliament and tako the opinion of the country on the conduct of her Ministers and the measure in question. (Hear, hoar, loud cheers, and cries of "Oh, oh.") He had also said that if the matter might be more satisfactorily settled by the retirement of the present Ministry front office they were quite ready to retire. (Hear, hear.) He had' tendered his resignation to her Majesty, but she too graciously decided not to accept it, and had adopted the recommendation he ha.l felt it his duty to give to dis solve the p - esont Parliament as soon as the state of public business allowed. He wished the appeal might be made to the now constituen hes, and that the business of the session might be so concluded Its to allow the dissolittiou to take piece in the autumn. (Hear, hear.) lle disapproved of alt the Irish resolutions, and therefore he could do nothing more than do all in his power to prevent that which he looked upon us a great national calamity. Mr. GLADSTONE condemned the advice which the Government had felt it their duty to give to her Majesty. (Hear, hear.) 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Mauritius, Cape of - Good Hope, and Ziattt; via • batligunpta 'At 1 100 100 100 rata. le6l I 31)' Dulittlealk 7 5 i I ;02j 93 71 95; 3:41 123 3 1 Iv 1.61 91 2 1121 1071 GI 45 75ij CRIMIN, 'his Day. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Re corder sJntence.l him to 16 ►nonths' iinpr.sounieut with hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Michael Prendergast, 23, was indicted for utter ing counterfeit coin. The jury found the prisoner Guilty ; and on Agar, the warder of the City Pri son, being called, he said the prisoner was a well known City thief, and had frequently been in pri son. On being asked how often, no less than 14 previous convictions were proved. The Common Sergeant ,said the prisoner was a dangerous person to be at large, and he therefore sentenced Lim to 10 years' penal servitude. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY MARLBOROUGU-STREET. AN ABSCONDING POTIIAN. - Charles Watson Beale, a young man, formerly in the employ of Mr. Henry Salisbury, licensed victualler, of 9, King street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing the sum of £lO 18s., the moneys of his master. Mr. Ed ward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution. Mrs. Emma Salisbury, wife of the prosecutor, said that on the 15th April last she gave the pri soner, who had been her husband's potman for about 10 weeks, the sum of 110 18s. to :pay the poor rates, and he left the house and never returned, and she subsequently paid the rates herself. She saw no more of the prisoner till last night, when hearing that he had obtained a situation as potman at another house by means of a false character she went and gave him into custody. Police-constable John Scarsbrook, 46 F, said that he was sent last night from the Bow-street Police-station to take the prisoner into custody at the Horse and Groom, Maiden-lane, and on telling him that he was charged with stealing the sum of £lO 18s. from Mr. Salisbury, he said he was very sorry for what he had done, and he would do 'his best to repay the money. With the view of having the poor -rate collector in attendance, Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. ......,......•••., THA nEs. charged with violently assault- ALLEGED AGGRAVATED ASS AULT. —A w ell -dressed young man, named Edward D ue t, was b rought j c essy r i b n e g fo a r n e d M w r. ou ß n e d u i s n o g n ha The complainant, a pale-faced young woman, with a London Hospital bandage round her head, and of rather slender frame, said she was an un fortunate and very deaf. She was_ standing at the corner of Watney-street, in the Commercial-road, last night, when the prisoner and another man came replied said, " H ow are you Scotty ?" pieliedVery w e ll, an d h ow are ttyoulop Wa r hn, ! dc o ho n nseheo f which the prisoner struck her on the head with aLeavy stick and knocked her down. She screamed aloud and the two men ran away. Some other girls Came to her aid. The prisoner was apprehended immediately afterwards. The prisoner, in defe nce , said that the compl a i nant stopped him and hi s friend, and wante d them to treat her. They told her to go about her bu,iness, and his friend said, 4 , Go along, you old -." Sae followed them up to Watuey-sti eet, and abused them, and, while doing so, she fell down and in jured her head. London H osp it a l , Mr. Jere m i a h M acarthy, house-surgeon i n the Was of opiniou that the blow was inflicted with a s ti c k . The prison er ca ll ed James Mathews, a scr i vener, in support of his statement. His evidence was very unsatisf a ct ory. Mr. Ben son sa i d the prisoner's whole conduct after the outr a g e Was that of a guilty man, an d h e never met with a case so well proved as this was. inflicted the bl ow, The prisoner ma d e an attempt to escape after he and gave his stick to his friend. If Mathews had not b een ashamed of hi s f riend, he would have gone to the station-house along with him, instead of going home and leaving the prisoner to his fate. He had no doubt the prisoner had struck the un fortunate girl in the way she stated. If the girl had fallen on her face she would have been marked in a different manner. The prison here said he was a clerk to Alderman Canston, and could obtain a good character. Mr. Benson s a id h e should dispose o f t h e case a t once, and fined th e prisoner £ 5, which he paid. A Mr. Jacob Pinniger, editor of a periodi cal known as the Wiltshire Protestant Beacon, written in the " Murphy " style a..d interest, publishes what he is pleased to call, says the Pall Mall Gazette, "the following gratifying testimonial to the usefulness " of his magazine, received by him from a clergyman of the Church of Eng land St. Katherine's, Savernake Forest, Hungerford, April 16, 1868. Sir,—A s th 3 master of a household, and the father of a family, I desire you to send to my house no more of such blasphemous and filthy publications as that called the Wiltshire Protestant Beacon, which has c ome in my post-ba g thi s morn i ng. Th ere are a d vert i s i ng quack doctors; who are a pest in our land, who are in the habit of sending their indecent publications by post to private hous s. But that any. one should, under the mask of religion, send such papers as those which I received this morning, and which might, in my absence, have been opened by any member of my - family, is simply atrocious. BeCause you are a Protestant, do you think yourself at liberty thus to insult and defile th e m i n d o f any pure gentleman int o w h o s e blasphemy may h a p pen to which you a n d your fall hands d ?y Chung et ribaldhsoulrice that d n i gn revoltingt l h a e d y o course fellow Protestants are taking you are doing all that lies in your power to destroy the Holy . Church of England, and to strengthen the hands of the Church of Rome.—l am, &c., E. Slater Browne, Incumbent of St. Katherine's, Savernake Forest." I Th e Rev. Dr. Hanna recently described, at a meeting of the Edinburgh Association for the Improve ment of the Condition of the Poor, the following "scene of horror," which, for the honour of h uman it y, i t i s to b e hoped, may turn out to have been hi g hl y coloured. The grown-up sons. became By ytitled membership in two friendly to receive £lo,ls e c a e vi n e u g i s threeoE e i "Edinburgh," societies u s r g th l the date "1868 : " —A father dies, ,which was spent in drink before the burial. The sons then took their father's clothes, pawned th em , an d spen t what they got for them in drink. The mother having re monstrated, she was told that if she did not hold her tongue they would do with her as they had done with the dead; and they did it. They took off her clothes and pawned them, and sent her to bed. N ext came the pawn ing of the furniture, which they disputed about ; and in ordar to settle the dispute, what did these men do? They dragged the dead body from tha coffin, set it up against the wall, having preieloisly agreed tliat, when it was shaken, if the head fell in this way the one was to gain, and if it fell tliat way the other would be the gainer. A letter from Jerusalem, dated April 2, says : " Tho cupola of the church of the Holy Sepulchre is very nearly finished. Three months hence it will be com pletely done ; nothing is wanting but the sheets of lead which will cover it. The Princess do la Tour d'Auvergno has made a donation to France of the spot on the Mount of Olives where, according to a Latin tradition, our Lord taught the "Paternoster " to His disciples. An iratN of the Sultan has confirined this gift,- and signified the same to the French Government. The Princess intends to make a cloister round the spot, like the Campo Santo at Pisa, and to cover the cloister walls with port; lain, tiles,. on which th 6 Lord's Prayer•wilt ba in all the lan guages Of the world." OLD COUR P. (Before the Recorder.) Barnard Tymon was indicted with stealing a valuable security, viz., a cheque for the payment of £1.75, the property of henry Coleman. From the evidence it appeared that the pursuer and the prosecutor were fellow passengers on board the ship Soniersetshire from Australia. The prose cutor had been very kind to the prisoner, and had advanced him money to pay his passage to England. The property stolen consisted of an authority from the bank of Australia to the bank of Victoria to pay the stun, and was seen safe in the pocket of the Prosecutor four days before the ship arrived at Blackwall. The prosecutor was blind and being au invalid was attended to very closely by the prisoner, and it was alleged that during tilt , ;atter part of the voyage he stole the draft froai the pocket of Coleman, and on his trying to negotiate it he was taken into custody and charged with the offence. The prisoner denied the offence, and con tended that the document had been lust during the voyage. Mr. CONOLLY warmly supported the course proposed to bo taken by the Government, and charged Mr. Glad stona with having forced a decision, on factious motives and for mere greed of office, which the Irish Protestants repudiated as null and void. Mr. LOWE drew from Mr. Disraoli's narrative the in inference that the Queen had rejected both the alterna tives he had laid before her—immediate dissolution or re signation—and pointed out that no concession had really been made to the two great divisions. There was to be a dissolution next year just as there would hay. 3 really been had the Irish Church question never b)en raised, and Parliament was asked to give a tau month,,' 1.-as: of office to a Goverlituf.alt which neither trusted it nor was truste,l by Mr. CRAWFORD asked (and the inquiry was steJs iu ode repeated by Mr. Chillers and Sir It. Collier) how tile Government proposed to get over the registration and the appeals from the rev:sing banisters, which under ofd nary circumstances would stand iu the way of an autumnal dissolution. Mr. NEWD %GATE heartily approved 'the derision of the Government, and declaim e d against the uncomeitu t °nal doctrine of Mr. Gladstone, that au irresp.msible leader of Opposition should be able to force a measure through Parliament without an appeal to the country. Mr. AYRTON asked in a sari:At:Ale tone whether the Government was to b 3 carried on till the dissolution by her Majesty's Ministers or by her Majesty, contending that Mr. Disraeli had unconstitutionally shifted the re sponsibility for the course ho was about to take from his own shoulders to her Majesty. Mr. BOUVERIE enforced Mr. Gladstone's protest against the doctrine that a Government could dissolve on the bare question of its own existence, and warned Mr. Disraeli that the Unconstitutional course on which he was entering would lead to a revival of the old conflicts be tween the Crown and the House of Caininons. The dilemma into which the House was being driven was an inevitable result of government by a minority. Mr. GRIFFITH, on the other hand, pointed to the case of Mr. Pitt in 1784 as an instance of a Minister frequently put in a minority, and appealing ultimately to the country with success on the quesiion of its own existence. Mr. BRIGHT animadverted, in strong and severe lan guage, on the humiliating attitude of the Government, and maintained that . it was mer e ly f or th e sake of pro longing hiS own torn of office that Mr. Disraeli made this outrageous demand on the indulgence of Parliament. But the Government had no right, he asserted, to a dissolu tion ; and they had no claim to remain iu office where they could carry nothing of their own —but a sixpenny income tax. No decent pretence had been offered for de parting from the constitutional course of resigning after such signally adverse votes, for the Irish and Scotch bills could be more easily passed by Governments really friendly to Reform—and the only result would be that the Irish Church could not be disestablished until 1870. After some observations from Mr. Kendall, Sir P. O'Brien, and Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. DISRAELI wound up the conversation, and, re plying to an observation of Mr. Lowe, he explained that her Majesty had given her unqualified assent to a dissolu tion without auy reference to old or new constituencies. He assured the house that the best legal authorities were clear that arrangements might be made for a dissolution in November, and if the Boundary Bill were passed early in June, he would bring in a short bill which would facilitate the dissolution. To another remark of Mr. Lowe, that the late division showed the house to have no confidence in the Government, he replied that many gentlemen who had voted in the majority had assured him that they did not regard it in that light, and, in language very nearly ap proaching a challenge, he called on those who agreed with Mr. Lowe to propose a direct vote of want of confidence, which could be argued and decided on that plain issue. Answering a question from Mr. Cardwell, he fixed Thursday for resuming the debate on the Resolu tions, if to-night should be engaged. The house then went into committee on the Budget Resolutions, and Mr. GLADSTONE repeated his attack on the extrava gant policy of the Government, complaining that the con trolling power of the Treasury had been relaxed under the present Administration, and that the Estimates had shown a constant tendency to increase. But for the greater political question of the day, he should long since have, called .the attention of the house to the sub ject. Sir J. P.A.KINGTON, complaining that no notice had been given of this attack, for which reason his defence must be incomplete, pointed out that so far as the War De partment was concerned the increased expenditure was caused by the necessity of arm ng the fortifications (for which Mr. Gladstone was responsible), for the new breech-loaders, and the ihdreased piy and allowances con sequent on the report of the Recruiting Commission. General PEEL also enforced the same explanation fer the increase of the army expenditure, and warned Mr. Gladstone not to provoke too close a comparison with his own Army R.timates. Mr. COIIItY who complainA in the Sa7lll way of being taken unawares, show e d that th.. increase in the Navy Estimates was furead on the present Given:mut by the ineffective condition in which the navy had Won left by late Goveinment. The Marquis of lIARTINGTON did not deny that a considerable iucnase of expenditure would be necessary to arm the fortification; but premised on a future occasion to show that the itorns mentioned by Sir John Pakiugton and General Peel did not account for the increase in the Army Estimates. Mr: Childers, Sir C. Russell, Mr. DalglisTi, and Mr. Laing also made SOlll3 observations on the same subject, and, after a general reply Irene the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the resolutions were agreed to. Some other business was disposed of, and the house ad journed at half-past 11 o'clock. DEPART UR E OF 111 R. D K E.VS FROM Til E UNITED ST AT ES. The Russia left her wharf early yesterday morn ing and steamed down the bay. When near Staten Island she rounded to and waited for mails and pas sengers to arrive by the tugboat from Jersey city. When the boat came alongside, bearing among others Mr. Paul Du Chaillu and Mr. George W. Childs, the passengers crowded to the side to catch a glimpse of Mr. Dickens, who, 'eating over the rail on the quarterdeck of the Russia, smiled and nodded to his friends below. Two hours before he had left the Westminster Hotel amid the cheers of those who had gathered to bid him farewell, and as he entered his carriage bouquets tossed by fair hands from windows fell at his feet. In order to avoid a crowd of speetatorS he left the city from the foot of Spriug-street in the private tugboat of his friend Mr. Morgan. On board the tug were Mr. Janes T. Fields, of Boston, Mr. Anthony and Mr. Ey tinge, artists, Mr. William Winter, Mr. Osgood, of Ticknor and Fields (this gentleman has accom panied Mr. Dickens throughout his American cam paign), Mr. H. D. Palmer and his associate, Mr. It C. Jarrett, of Niblo's, and Mr. Marshall B. Wild, of Boston. The last-named gentleman . W3B Mr. Dickens's ticket agent. Before he bade his farewell, Mr. Dickens acknowledged the value of his agent's services by nuking him 'a present of a check for $l5O. They steamed down the bay, follOwel by a police boat having on board Mr. Thurlew 'Weed, the superin tendent of police, and a number of ladies bearing beautiful bouquets for Mr. Dickens. They reached the Russia, and were soon on board. The state room prepared for Mr. Dickens was laden with flowers. A basket elegantly arranged was presented to him by Mr. Childs. In the centre, in white car nations, upon a ground of red roses, was the word " Farewell," and balow the initials " C.D." It was a lovely day—a clear blue sky overhead. As he stood resting on the rail, chatting with this friend and writing an autograph for that one, the genial face all aglow with delight, it was seemingly hard to say the word "Farewell," yet :the tugboat screamed the note of warning, and those who must return to the city went down the side. All had left save Mr. Fields. " Boa" held the hand of the publisher within his own. There was an un mistakable look on both faces. The lame foot came down from -the rail, and the friends were locked in each other's arms. Mr. Fields then. hastened down the side, not daring to look behind. ne lines were "cast off." A. choir was given for Mr. Dolby, when Mr. Dickens patted him approvingly on the • shoulder, saying, " Good boy." Another cheer for Mr. Dickens, and the tug steamed away. " Good by, Boz,' " " Goo . from Mr. lields, who stood the central figure of a group of three, Messrs. Da Chaillu and Childs upon each side. Then " Boz" put his 114 t upon his cane and waved it, and the answer came " Good by;" and " God bless you every one."—New York. Tribune, April 23. Under the heading of " Gratifying Intelligence" the Chum; Tinrs publishes the following extract from a circular put forth by the executive of the Irish Church Missions :—" The state of our funds has become alarming, and the cmhtnittee have been compelled to put forth an appeal. The estimated income of the year threatens to be .£3,000 below the avexage of the last few years." his duty. With respect to the resolution; he should not go on with them that evening, but ho should be quite prep:lred to go on with them at the first opportunity, and when they had been sub mitted to the house and adopted, as they would be, the next step would have to be taken by her Majesty's Go vernment. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. CHESTER RACES —.THIS DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CHESTERFIELD STAKES. 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CHESTER CUP. 2 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 9to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Beauty (taken) 100 to 8 agst Dalby (taken freely) 14 to 1 agst Aborgoldie (taken) 16 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 16 to 1 agst Stratitconan (taken) 20 . 6 1 nest Grey Stocking (taken) 25 to 1 agst Goo•twood TATTERS ALL'S—Last Evening, CHESTER C CP. 2to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 8 to • 1 agt , t Stradbroke (taken and offered) 1 l to 1 agst iloauty (taken aud offered) 100 to 8 agst lie (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst &vino (take n ) 23 to 1 agAt Minster Bail (offered) 25 to 1 agst Goodwood ((nit red) 500 oven on Abergeloie 'gst Treasure Trove, both to DERRY. 3 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) Bto 1 agst Rosicrucia❑ (offered) 10 to 1 agst Speculum (offered) 12 to 1 agat Bluo Gown (offered) 100 to 8 agst Torn Bowline (taken) 25 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paul Junes (taken) 100 oven Swculum agst Tom Bowline Offer to take 500 to 200 agst Speculum 1,2, 3 ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCIIANQE, Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, . 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Unoltoulazun Liverpool ...... :ilace.rsbury NOVEMBER. .. 3 I Loamiugton l7 .. 9 THE MUI: D EIZO US OUTRAGE IN THE C'I1'1: The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yesterday evsnin,g:— This morning Arthur Forrester Smith, aged 15, and Hec tor Augustus Smith, aged 13, brothers, were placed before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, charged with "feloniously assaulting, on the Ist of May, iu the house No. 2, Catherine -court, Seething-lane, Mary Ann Nuut., aged 63, a housekeeper, by striking her several blows on her head with a wooden mallet, with intent to kill and murder her ; also stealing front a box in the said house the stun of ~C 2 Os. 64., her money." Inspector Tilleock was the first witness called. Ho said on Friday night he went to the house No. 2, Seething lane, and iu the passage he saw Mrs. Mary Ann Num), the housekeeper. Her head, face, and hands were covered with blood. She was sitting up, supported by a constable. She htd severe cuts on her head, her nose was broken, her eyes blackened and swollen, and the flesh on her hands all cut off. He sent for a cab, and had her con veyed to Guy's Hospital. Tha Lord ➢layor eithor of you boys wish to any quostious ? Both prisoners hung their hoads down and muttered "so," crying at the same time. Inspector Moss, detective, said that he went to Deacon's Coffee-house, in the Strand, and from inquiries he made he .went upstairs to one of the bedrooms. He knocked at the door and it was opened by the younger prisoner. Witness asked him his name. He said Smith. 'Witness went into the room, where the elder brother was lying in bed. He said that he charged them with committing a murderous assault on Mary Ann Nunn. Ile asked the elder prisoner if he knew that person. lie replied "No ;oh no." Witness said to the yo anger one, " Smith, do you know that person ?" Ile replied hesitatingly, " Yes, I did know her." Witness then searched their clothes. In the trousers pocket of the elder prisoner he found a quantity of loose gunpowder, s om e caps, and a portinunuaie. He found in the room : at the back of a looking-glass, a pistol broken, an opera glass, a powder flask, and yarions other things. Under a chest of drawers he found fencing foils and two pairs of boxing-gloves. Tid clothes Were all spotted with btool. Before betty ug the room witness said, "Now, do you.quito understand the charge against you ?" The eidet prisoner replied, " Yes, I did it ; I was tempted to do it." Witness said, " Who tempted you ?" He replied, "I don't know; I was tempted." The younger prisoner said nothing. lie conveyed them to the station, and then to Guy's Hospital, where the injured woman recognised them both. lie then took them to Bishopsgate Station and placed theta in separate cells. The elder ono asked to see his brother, fur he wished to make a statement. Superintendent Foster was present, who cautioned the prisoner and told him that anything he said would be used against him. lie replied, " Yes, I know that perfectly well." Ile then stated—We) wore in the coal cellar for some time. We heard Mrs. Nunn go out about 7 o'clock. Then we went upstairs and took screws out of the box, an_d , forced it open by putting the handle of Oa mallet in. IV , li h il o we were forcing the lid 1 believe that Mrs. Nunn, had come upstairs, and gone into the front ro w o e m re.she adjoin ing, heard us, and came to the door where we were. We had began to scream. I thought we would stop o rier, and she ran not planned to murder her. I laid bo t l e d first-floor o landing. down stairs, but I stoppxl her on got the mallet. I replied, My brother asked me if I bad brother brought upstairs go and fetched it. I " No, it is upstairs." e . ad. My ßot me and Mrs. s f said to my brother, `nun fell two or three . While the bell was ringing t h h e e li i i na h l e i t o -, , a is u u d a s s t h ,. e a, t ,ic rie h l ,. ll r t e o o n r s 3 .t e , :• h r , e , a h ei. "Strike " r sho noise on the flue!. 11'e ma king Li twain ~., left h e r and went downstairs f or our boots, wh i ch wo hal left in the cellar. We then wont upstairs to the top, got out of the window, and slid down the pip' jut t a dust-bin, aid got over a wall into a evert lea hog into Seeihiug-Liao. I took my pistol to frighten her, not intending to hurt her. My brother had a pistol as well. .11,3 either lost it or throw it away. walked twine without my het. The next morning we brushed our clothes to get the blood - off. The prisoners said they had no questions to ask witness. Mr. Ellis, son-in 7 law of the housekeeper, said that the prisoners were the ifeift-grandchildren of Mrs. Nunn. The house surgeon at Guy's Hospital then stated that the unfortunate woman was rather better to-day, although in considerable" danger. • The prisoners were afterwards remanded till Monday next. SPOR7 ING I NTELLIGENCE—This Da:'. ruu. aY• 1 col a the y tho erdi- RoyB l with 1 - roan ,iOll lll ife in first I sec' ) f the was 110 v bich lurch ) ono lot or ;oplei ,ever itio l3o en al Of oria ight ° rbic h aino [ring ;ten' oi 6 ueltY soni e wo `ln g. 184 3 'tate, leo! of =h.ra j.' - t