The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-28 00:00:00

1101-411 Y MARKET ?ND COLIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'Ciocit. The Stock Markets are firm at quotations, in conseqnence of the fine weather and other favour able circumstances. The settlement which concludes to - morrow is limiting business somewhat. The chief feature is the demand for speculative Foreign Stocks. Spanish has been as high as 37, upon the explanatory statement put forward by the Spanish Government in reference to the late colonial loan. Realisations eve, however, prevented this price being retained. zg3'ptian and Peruvian are a further ±to higher. Railways are dull. Among smaller shares, Union Bank have fallen 10s, and Hudson's Bay are 2s 6d higher. American railways are again firmer. The Discount Market is quiet, and the nominal quotation is not more than 1 to Ig. per cent. In the Stock Exchange, 1 to 1 per cent. is charged for advances. The English Funds are firm, at yesterday's close. Consols are inquired for, at 95,i to 051 for delivery, aid 94k to 94/ ex div. for account ; New and Re duced Three per Cants., 94 to 94i ; Bank Stock, 246 to 248 • India Five per Cents , 116/ to 1161 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem. At the opening of the market the leading feature in foreign stocks was a rise in Spanish, which touched 3 7 ; they are now without change as compared with yesterday, at 36/ to 37. Peruvian are ± better, at 8 4 to 86 ; and there is a rise of in Egyptian (1864) at 81 to 82 ; and in the Viceroy's Seven per Cent. Loan at 721 to 73±. The Nine per Cents. are 86& to 87 k, and the Railway Debentures 91i to 9214. Turkish are very firm, at 3711 to g ; Italian (1861), 5 4 to 51 ; Spanish, 36g to 36k ; and Mexican, 15i to 16k. American Securities are firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds are dealt in at 71/ to 72. Erie shares 4 41 Illinois are each * better, the former being marked at 451 to 46± ; and the latter at 951 to 96±. English Railway shares are rather dull. Midland is lower, at 106; to 107 ; and a f a ll o f / h as ta k en place in Great Northern, at 102 to 103, and the A Stock at 96/ to 97/ • Caledonian is also f worse, at 74 to 741. On the other hand, an improvement of f has been established in South Eastern, at 781 to 79 ; London and North Western, at 1151 to 1151 ; Great Eastern, at 34f to 341 ; and Great Western, at 53 to 53k. Lan cashire an d Y or k shire are steady, at 128 to 128 f ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 521 to 52f ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 to 43f ; London, athatn, and Dover, 19f to 191 ; Metro politan, mi to 112/. Foreign Railway shares are unaltered. Lombardo 'Venetia is inquired for at 141 to 15 ; Great Luxem burg, 11, 1 , to 111. Bank - shares are steady. Agra (A. Shares) are quoted at 10 to 10. ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo -Austrian, 5 to 5f ; Chartered Mercantile, 27k to 28 ; Consolid a t e d , 4f to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1i prern.; London and County, 52 to 63 ; London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; Oriental, 4 2 to 43; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36. Union of London is f lower, at 34f to 35. Forei gn mining shares are 'rather dull. St. John del Rey is without change, at 17k to 18k ; Port to ; d ehontales are lower, at 1 to In Miscellaneous Securities Anglo-American Tele graph is lower at 22i to 22/ ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., sto ; Hudson's Bay is higher, at 15k to 16k ; ondon General Omnibus 1i to 2k. Including the sum of £175,000 sent into the Bank of England yesterday, these operations have this week resulted in a balance of £391,000 in favour of the Stock held. The Douro has arrived from the West Indies with £502,000 in specie, chiefly silver, from Mexico. T he Dover Castle has brought £71,684 from Mel bourne. At the meeting of creditors of Mr. Couvelas, held at Manchester yesterday, it was intimated that an offer had been made of lOs in the pound to be guaran teed by Messrs. Couvelas, of Constantinople (together With the balance of the shipments to India), to be Paid in three, six, nine, and twelve months. The meeting, however, decided on an assignment to the following gentlemen : Mr. Slagg, Mr. Waterhouse, and Mr. Watkin, these gentlemen to have power to act for the creditors. The total liabilities amount to £ 5 8,919 i s 4d , and the assets are estimated at £ 36 ,163 2s 9d, leaving a deficiency of £22,755 18s 7d. The Chontales Mining Company have called a Meeting for the 16th June to submit to the share holdersa proposal to raise £30,000 by the issue of de bentures. The report of the African Steamship Company re- Commends a distribution of profits for the half year ending with April last, of lOs per share. The London and North-Western Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £3,005, com pared with the corresponding period of 1867 ; the ‘iidland an increase of £lO2 ; the Great Northern an increase of £755 ; and the Great Eastern an increase of £ 1,031. The traffi c rece i p t s o f th e B a hi a an d S an F ranc i sco ttail way Company for the week ending April 18th Luvir an increase of £336 ; th e rece i p t s o f t h e G rea t xernburg for the week ending May 24th, an in erease of £1,304 ; t h e B om b ay, B aroda, and C entra l 'Odin Railway for the week ending April 4th an in crease of £958 ; and the Buenos Ayres and Great Southern Railway an increase of £1,050, as com pared, with the corresponnding periods of 1867. According to Messrs. Satterthwaite, there has been d uring the p as t wee k a qu i et mar k et on the L on d on Stock Exchange for American securities ; but the de etsion of the Senate on the impeachment of the Presi !tent has imparted firmness to quotations, and although I? day there have been some sales to realise profits, the closing price for United States 5-20 Bonds is 1 per Z7l eta. higher than this day week, the 1862 B on ds being to 71 i and the 1865 issue, 708-to 704. Illinois Cen tral have advanced $1 per share, v i z ., t o 951 to 96i ; 1 t Eri es, at 45/ to 46i, show no alteration. For Virgini a Six per Cents. there has been some demand consequent on the advance reported in the New York market, and Illinois Sterling Redemption Bonds are somewhat inquired for. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds and Debentures remain unaltered." BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, June -1 3 per Cent. Reduced 94i I 1 1 1 New 3 per C en t New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. J an. 1873 AlltuiltieS 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. fo r 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 'chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 7 7 - 1 1 2 2 7 , 1 Do. £5OO „ Do. £lOO & £2OO 7 12 ~ . o ).u. of England Stock, 41par Cent — DO. Account I INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIE. 114 „.,ia tock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 8 ... •-•-• 'L i 0* Account ~.,0 0 . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ",„ 0 . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 UO. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9O 1 I) ,°. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 "°. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lO9l Do 5 per Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — ~, Do. do. 1882 lO4l ' l-1 ,,‘-•• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — ," 0 - Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 " 0 . under £l.OOO 4r Onti F ne OREIGN FU 6 per NS—CLOSING RICES. , Repulic, D Cent Auitrian. Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent xd 20. 41 per Cent., 1852 — Lo.•1-'0. do. , 1858..... — D° do, 1860 — T ,- do . 1863 — e -"°. 6 per Cent., 1865 Lila Account . r , 7i '-' -00os Ayres 6 per Cent B7l 71 ,-, pa4sa, 2 per C en t. (D e f erre d 3 per C en t ) 47 " C ii 6per Cent. - ' lan 6 per Cent 7sf De. 41 per Cent — 13 1) °. 6 per Cent B — Cent., T ,°., 1867 - 1 , - "°., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 , lO3 c )"°., Scrip £32 paid .0 tnbian, 6 per Cent. IN al lish per Cent., 1825... ..... , — xcl "' tnubian Principalities, 7 I,er Cent 72 3 D 8 1. , ° per Cent., 1867 — 1 nuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. gxptian, 7 per Cent ... ~,"0. f 3 ecoud Issue '-'a• £5OO Bonds `" 0 . 4100 Bonds nO. 1864 Do. Account D ~0 . C 5 .0 .Bonds — B3 - '-' O . £10) Bonds ~ un rGoverntnent Rail way Oebentures . ... er 't 6 per Cen t ., 1824-5, ex Coups I) ~ ..,0). Account . . 1-? • Coupons r , 0. Account -17.14,-te!nala 5 per Cent . — 1 ;"11.duras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p Do.ia° 5 per Cent., 1865 — .., Account . — 1,1'0.. M arommana Raiway 761 1 - ixi rtr ,-,., pe • r Cent — Di tto for Account T ., Dr, .0 8 • 1864 — R o _ Der Cont. Anglo-French — It_ 'atm-id qau. 6 . per Cent — , 011, f) .111 Imperial 5 per Cent . 43EVCV Granada 153 1 D e 3 .„„ ~.. 33 _ , _pi u en 3 7 1,-- 0• .i..)e erred r. 1)0 1-4.8.0 d Warrants (Hectares) . er— D "1 ". 5 Pe Cent. 1865 B6l o A r ••••.. r l °count q per Cent. cUribarrell) .. 85i 6 ... )cket• ,t the male ann. a nd them but „ IT to 3m ale I up• The buD n in ly be awl, SE. - '" • age, WaS If ullp glass Aratal rcial- pri i )ught aturn SOPICT him• I the ceal- 261 ie stiff llott'S ) k the tsist r, ilia woo° aluca I d re' gn in boat- !II the 011110 schi e ' o - illY set it gou t d die .11 a dd de- or all yOti r ,11 al3/ Lora color > lorert ;anOt th e bat bf, AT. LP out ° owe, no Indio ° 'stet° bish o p' ter the preS ellt 00 1011 ., ,, ° yarfOrl by the Ireib ec reee ll- L bielo? uhto P cee a L Titleo oeiti °A ,he bill YS it ay . 0 , t 3 o f th e the o i.ccie that ifl p a re horis°in 4 tli° Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,' 401 11 Do. do., 1' 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid 2l Russian 5 per Cent., 1812, £ St Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4i r per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ..... ,„.• Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BB i 7.1 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 641 i Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen Do Account Do New Deferred ........... • ••• •• Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Do £10(' Bonds Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1866 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1866 - i 1 -I Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch . 2f per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, — . 6.5 41 ....... 661 i Do Account — French Relates, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Austrmn 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florinb Italia", 5 per Cent. 1851, E. 251. — Do. Account 5l } CLOSING PRICES Consols, Money 96 } Do. Account, 4th June .. 94} I I.IANCHE t S7ER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The monthly meeting of the directors was held yesterday ; Mr. Edmund Ashworth, vice president, in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. M. Ross, P. M'Laren, R. Johnson, J. A. Bannerman, A. Cassels, J. Dorrington, and Samuel Ogden. ' . . A memorial, to be presented to Parliament on the revision of the treaty of Tien-tsin, ordered at a pre vious meeting of the Chamber, was read and ap proved ; also one to the Postxnaster-General, on the subject of postage to India. Mr. A. CASSELS reported that a deputation of which he, as representative of the Chamber, formed part, had waited upon the Secretary of State for India, on the subject of improved telegraphic communication. The Government of India was was not prepared to guarantee a dividend upon the outlay, and although they had promised to bear half the expense of carrying out an efficient system, the Home Government, on the other hand, had declined, but Sir Stafford North ;cote had suggested that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be applied to. Whilst,.how ever, other lines of telegraph existed, and the Go vernment had in contemplation the exclusive use of a wire to India, they were not willing to give any independent support to another system.—it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Cassels, seconded by Mr. Dorrington, that the secretary be directed to address Mr. Bazley further on this subject ; and that Mr. Crawford, M.P., should be seen by him respecting any further steps which should be taken in the matter, in order that the Board might render its support. The unexpected opposition to the bill on cotton statistics which had arisen in the course of the dis cussion in the House of Lords the previous evening was brought under the notice of the board. Th e subject was considered at some length, and it was ultimately resolved that the Secretary should write to Mr. Bazley and Mr. E. W. Watkin, expressing regret at the opposition in the present state of the bill, and to ask in what way the Chamber could act so as to strengthen the position of the promoters of the measure. The SECRETARY (Mr. Browning) reported the receipt of a communication from the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce, and the steps he had taken in connection with the 14th (the silk) clause of the Railway Traffic Regulation Bill, which he was in formed had been abandoned, and another, which was considered most objectionable, substituted. The proceedings of the Macclesfield Chamber, in connection with this subject, were also reported, and the action of the Board of Trade was deemed most unsatisfactory. Among other communications which were read were several on the subject of the increased postage to India ; and one from the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, intimating that a new contract was about to be entered into by the Government with the West India Mail Company, and that it was thought desirable in completing the contract that power should be reserved for steamers calling at Falmouth to land and embark mails, provided the Treasury or the Post-office should hereafter deem it desirable to make the most westerly port a station for that purpose. The Board concurring with this application, ordered that a memorial to Government should be prepared. With reference to the liability of shipping to light dues, an instruction was given to the secre tary to seek for further information from Fal mouth, as to whether ships calling for orders we re charged ; also, if they were, what was the rate per ship, on ships calling, and if the dues were removed to cargo, how such charges could be made and apportioned. This matter re mains over for final decision, it having been referred to the opinion of the Liverpool Chamber. The Secretary read some correspondence with Mr. A. J. Mondella, of Nottingham, from whom a letter at some length on the subject of courts of arbitration had been received, together with the rules of such courts already established in Notting ham and Leicestershire. A letter was read from Mr. W. 11. Wood, secre tary to the Manchester and Salford Trades Council, stating that at a meeting of that Council, represent ing 33 trades, numbering over 9,000 members, all located in Manchester, it was resolved to lay before the Chamber of Commerce the desire of the operatives to form a court of arbitra tion in this city, for the settlement of all dis putes of any magnitude affecting trade societies and employers of labour. After discussion, the following resolution was passed :—" That this Chamber, re the importance of steps bei ng t a k en t o pre cvoegn nis tst ig r n ikes or lock outsin the industries of this neigh bourhood, will be glad to have tha views of the associated trades laid more clearly before them ; and for this purpose will be happy to meet a depu tation from the societies on any day, and at any hour which may be mutally convenient." The remainder of the business was of no public interest. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRA.VESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Dover Castle, from Melbourne ; Martha, from Frederickstadt ; Geldenlour, from Drams; Electra, from Grenada ; Zealous, from St. Lucia ; Village Belle, from Windau ; Vigilant, steamer, from Calais; Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Beta, steamer, from Oporto ; Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Bilbao, from Gijon. Sailed.—Concordia„ steamer, for Boulogne ; Blonde, steamer, for Dunkirk; Sado, steamer, for Bordeaux; Germania, steamer, for Hamburg rAPioneor, for Havre. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, May 27.—U.M.5. Fox, from the river for the wess ; Jessie Eaton, for Lagos; Forget-me-Not, for Swan River—both from London ; H.M.S. Buzzard, from the west for the river ; Elgin, of Picton, from New York ; Minerva, screw steamer, from Palermo—both for London; Fanny, of Colchester, from the north for the west; Hope, from London, for Genoa. Sailed—Tyburnia, for Shanghai; and all the outward bound for the west. EAST LONDON MUSEU3I.—In furtherance of the project of a general popular subscription to com plete the fund for the purchase of the East London Mu • seum site, a meeting was held last evening, in connection with the Shadwell Temperance Society, at the Sailors' Institute, Mercers'-street. The meeting was addressed, on the part of the Public Museums and Free Libraries Associatfon, by Mr. J. T. Dexter (secretary), and Mr. B. Lucraft (one of the artisan members of council), whose speeches were Liceived with hearty applause. Th. chair man, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Reeve also spoke, commending warmly the proposal that the various societies in the east of London should at once demonstrate their interest in tho Museum which is to be founded at Be•hnal-green. Thanks were unanimously and enthusiastically accorded to the deputation, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN VIE FACTORIES ACT AND ITS RESULT. The Factories Act is now indisputably allowed to be a complete success. Nothing could shew this more conclu sively than the report just issued of the inspectors of fac tories for the latter portion of 1867. The half-time system has worked admirably. Not merely with regard to manu factures has this success been chronicled, but the extension of the Act to agricultural labourers has been productive of immense good. On these points the report of the inspec tors agree. There are a few matters, however, to which attention is directed in the report in question which is worthy of remark. A charge is broughtagainst the factory schools, which applies more or less unhappily to a large proportion of better class schools, that the teaching received is so much connected with routine that the children are not suffi ciently exercised in their powers of thought. They learn a great deal by rote, to be forgotten almost immediately. Another matter mentioned by one of the sub-inspectors is that the schoolmasters had not sufficient incentive to make their half-time scholars work, and the consequence is that these are often neglected for the whole - timers, m they are called. For instance, a teacher might be tempted to neglect those who will arrive at the age of 13 and leave the school for full-time factory work, possibly some months before the annual visit of the school inspector. Such children may have completed the number of attendances necessary for the grant, but their "pass" will he more than endangered by the long interval of idleness. It may not pay to take pains with them. Something should certainly be done to amend the Act as relating to print workers, who are not required to attend school day by day, but are most irregular. It is almost agreed that it is impossible for masters to prepare these children ytiarly for the examination under the Revised Code. They severely tax the energies of the teacher, are not profitable pecuniarily to the school, and after all they receive a very imperfect education. The law might also be so altered as to include brickmakers' " pages," who now, not being employed by the masters of the brickyard, but being hired by the workmen themselves, are not com pelled to go to school. That the inspectors have been earnest in their endea deavour to enforce the Act is apparent by the fact that no fewer than 292 informations have been laid ty them for infringement of the Act, out of which only two were dis missed, and one of these was referred back to the magis trates by the Court of Queen's Bench. Some interesting figures are appended to the report as to accidents, from which it appears that no fewer than 2,201 accidents from machinery were reported during the half-year, of which 1,010 were sustained by females. Thirty of the total number terminated fatally. EPSOM SUMMER MEETING. THE DERBY DAY. The great racing festival is over, and thousands would awake this morning to read the particulars connected with the important event decided on Epsom Downs yesterday. So much has been said of the extraneous associations of the Derby Day year after year that we will not reproduce them here ; suffice it to say, that the day of all days of the turf was never more glorious in any of its associations, the weather being perfectly delightful, and the vast concourse of spectators keeping pace with increasing census. The Grand Stand was literally crammed with the aristocratic and fashionable element of society, the ring mustered a great army of speculators, and the carriages lined the op posite side of the curse in an unbroken array from the entrance up to Tattenham Corner. On the hill the usual swarm of holiday-makers were gathered thick and dense; and, indeed, the whole Downs presented the appearance of an immense army encamped, and all the vagaries of the occasion were in full force. For some years marked hu provements have been made in the course for the accom modation of visitors, and on this anniversary the " out siders" found a great boon in the space railed off by the side of the straight run in, where they were enabled to enjoy a view of the races without being encroached upon and shut out by vehicles drawn close up, as heretofore. Wonderful order prevailed, and misdemeanors were happily very scarce, one police van sufficing to hold the malefac tors of that tremendous throng of people. Wells, it is understood, having achieved his third vic tory in the Derby, intends to retire from his profession. Fordham will look on the English Derby as proverbially unlucky for him, for when called upon to ride in the race on the Continent, and win, he almost invariably has the mortification of a disappointing mount at Epsom. Sir Joseph Hawley has now won four Derbies, with Tedding ton, Beadsman, Musjid, and Blue Gown ; and never was such enthusiasm witnessed at Epsom as on the return of Wells to the saddling paddock to-day, as all the efforts of Martin Starling and the mounted police were required to clear a passage for the winner. The Prince of Wales arrived at Epsom about half-past one o'clock, having journeyed all the way from Balmoral Castle, and arrived in town about five o'clock. He was loudly cheered on entering the Stand, accompanied by Prince Teck, the Crown Prince of Denmark, and the Spanish Minister. Before the race for the Derby the Prince walked over to Tod Heatly's booth, and took his usual position for seeing the race. The Marquis and Mar chioness of Hastings were also present, and the young lord of Donington received quite an ovation when ho ap peared in the ring. The Prince left the course soon after the Derby, and drove to town. Though the excellent Clerk of the Course failed to give the patrons of the pad dock the " straight tip" in the colour of the tickets— which represented those of the Duke of Newcastle, whose representative, Speculum, ran. third—Mr. Dorling lauded the winner in his "second string," as the Grand Stand tickets were all cherry. Particulars of the day's sport are appended : The Bentiuck Plate of 100 sous, for all ages; winners extra; second horse to receive half the entrances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr Heene's Airdrie, by Wild Dayrell—Phemy ' 4 yrs, 6st 131 b ....................................... (Butler) 1 Mr Nightingall's Laird of Scotland, 3 yrs, Est . 131 b (Wyatt) 2 Mr Beadman's Milton, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b (Clement) 3 Lord Vivian's Tumbler, 4 yrs, Bst 316 (T. Onailoner) 0 Mr York's Belphegor, 3 yrs, st 121 b (H. Covey) 0 Mr Edwards's Breach of Promise, 4 yrs, 7st (J Edwards) 0 Mr IT Temple's Lionel, 3 yrs, sst 131 b Mr Don's Shamrock, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Freelove) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Milton, 3to 1 agst Laird of Scot land, 4 to 1 agst Tumbler, and 5 to 1 agst Belphegor. Airdrie jumped away in front, but in a few strides gave way to Laird of Scotland, Lionel, Breach of Promise, Tumbler, and Milton corning next. The lot came in close order till fairly within the straight, when Airdrie, on the outside, drew up, but Laird of Scotland retained his ad vantage until within a few strides of the post, when Airdrie headed him end won very cleverly by a short head, Milton being a bad third; Tumbler wab fourth, Lionel fifth, Bel phegor sixth, Breach of Promise next, and Shamrock last, pulled up. The Eighty-ninth Derby Stakes of 50 sovs each, half ft for three-year-old colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 51b ; the owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a half, to be run on the New Course. 262 subs. Value of the stakes, £7,025. Sir Joseph Hawley's Blue Gown, by Beacisman—Bas Bleu, Bst 101 b (Wells) 1 Baron Rothschild's King Alfred, B st 101 b (Norman) 2 Duke of Newcastle's Speculum, Bst 101 b (Kenyon) 3 Mr Hodgman's Paul Jones, Bst 101 b (Parry) 0 Mr. Beadman's Orion, Bst 101 b (Clement) 0 Sir Joseph Hawley's Green Sl eeve, Bst 51b...(J. Adams) 0 Sir Joseph Hawley's Rosicrucian, Bst 121b....(Gustance) 0 Mr Chaplin's St. Ronan, Bst 101 b (Jeffe 0 Marquis of Hastings's Lady Elizab et h , B st 51b (Fordham) 0 Lord Ailesbury's Franchise B s t 5 1 b (T. Chaloner) 0 Sir J.Newman's The Forest,King, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 0 Mr John Day's Cock of the Walk, Bst 1011)...(H. Day) 0 Lord Glasgow's c by Brother to Bird on the Wing, dam by Young Melbourne, Bst 101 b (Cameron) 0 Mr. Padwick's Samson, Bst 101 b Mr J. Scott's Viscount, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne) 0 Col. Pearson's Cap-a-Pie, Bst 101 b (Grimshaw) 0 Lard Wilton's See-Saw, Bst 101 b Baron Rothschild's Suffolk, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 0 Alricrof t weighed for Pace, mounted him, and paraded the horse, but in the preliminary canter the Duke's horse broke down badly in his fore off leg. Aldcroft pulled him up and dismounted, and the horse was led hobbling into the weighing stand enclosure, where he was unsaddled and led off the course by a stable lad, without over having gone to the post. Sir Joseph Ilawley declared to win with Ro3icrucian or Green Sleeve in preference to Blue Gown, the notice hav ing been posted in front of the weighing room on Tuesday afternoon. Betting---7 to 4 agst Lady Elizabeth, 7to 2 agst Blue Gown, 8 to 1 agst Paul Jones, 10 to 1 agst Suffolk, 100 to agst Speculum, 100 to 6 agst Orion, 23 to 1 agst Green Sleeve, 30 to 1 agst Rosicrucian, 40 to 1 each agst Cap-a- Pie and St. Ronan, 50 to 1 each agst King Alfred and Forest Ring, 100 to 1 each agst Viscount, Franchise, and See-Saw. Place Betting -2 to lon Lady Elizabeth, 6to 4 agst Blue Gown, 7 to 4 agst Paul Jones, 2 to 1. agst Suffolk, 5 to 2 each agst Speculum and Orion, 6 to 1 each agst Green Sleeve and For es t K ing, 7 to 1 each agst S t. R onan an d Cap-a-Pie, 10 to 1 agst King Alfred. With as little delay as possible, considering the immense crowd at the post, the lot were got together, and precisely at 3.13 the first attempt was made to start them ; but this was frustrated by Paul Jones, Speculum, and Green Sleeve breaking away and running a short distance. Lady Eliza beth did not stir from the post, and directly the other animals got on the move, the lad who usually attends her at home went to her head and held her until the lot had been got together again. At the second attempt Lady Elizabeth was fully four lengths in rear of her horses, and the attempt to start was again frustrated. Mr. M'George, at the third essay, gut the lot well together, and a loud cheer proclaimed that they had started. Excepting Vis count and Lady Elizabeth, the lot were in the most com pact order. Th e f avourite did not appear capable of be ginning, and before many strides bad baen taken she was at least half-a-dozen lengths in the rear of everything ; indeed many thought that she bad repeated the perform ances of Tambour Major and D'Estournel and been left at the post. Fordharn, however, soon set her to work, but she seemed quite unable to close with her horses. When a few yards had been run Cap-a-Pie showed slightly in advance of Speculum, Orion, Paul Jones, Green Sleeve, and Rosicru clan, the others, with the exception of Viscount and Lady Elizabeth, following in a dense ruck. Before a couple of hundred yards of the journey had been accomplished a change took place in the front rank ; Cap-a-Pie still held the lead, but he had for his attendants now Speculum, King of the Forest, Orion, Green Sleeve, and Paul Jones, See-Saw, and Samson heading the remainder, the rear ward lot comprising St. Ronan, Cock-of-the-Walk, Vis count, and Lady Elizabeth. After go i ng a b out a quar t er of a mile Orion took up the running, at the same time improving the pace, which up to this point had been but oderate. Mr. Beadman's horse, who was in the centre, had for his immediate attendants Cap-a-Pie, Speculum, Green Sleeve, Blue Gown, and Forest King, St. Ronan, as they entered the furzes, drawi ng up to the quarters of S i r Lydstone Newman s horse, Suffolk, who had held a pro minent place in the centre of th e ruc k , d roop i ng i nto th e rear, and for some time .running in company with Cock of-the-Walk. Lady Elizabeth was not now in the ex treme rear, as the pace was too hot for Viscount, who was compelled to fall into the rear of the Danebury mare. As they neared the mile-post the field presented a zonsider able tail, several of the competit ors a t thi s po i n t h av i ng become scattered. Orion was still making the running at a good pace and with a strong lead of Speculum, who was clear of Cap-a-Pie and Green Sleeve, Blue Gown lying at the quartets of his stable companion and just in advance of Paul Jones, who headed a second division of horses, in which the bright colours of Rosicrucian were o b serva bl e ra th er wide on the right, and King Alfred on the inside, Lady Elizabeth and Viscount being still in the rear, a position which the favourite seemed unable or unwilling to improve upon. In the before mentioned order the lead ing lot approached Tattenham-corner, Orion still acting as pioneer in the centre of the course, and clear of Cap-a-pie on the inside, King Alfred, Green Sleeve, and Blue Gown being almost level with each other ; though on the extreme right and left. Paul Jones, Speculum, and Rosicrucian were the succeeding lot, and following them were St. Ro nan and Suffolk, the remaining horses apparently having no c h ance . Orion maintained his advantage into the straight, at which point King Alfred, passing the others, took up his position on the left of the "Belted Star," Blue Gown being on the whip hand about two lengths in the rear of King Alfred, and followed by Speculum and Paul Jones, Cap-a-Pie having beaten a retreat at Tattenham corner. The first of the leading division to give way was Paul Jones, whom Parry was compelled to rouse on cross ing the road, and the Chester Cup whiner, after making a vigorous effort to keep with his competitors, died away. Excitement now was at its height, as three at least ap peared in the race, but when fairly over the road Clement was observed to move on Orion, and a few strides farther ou, 13oulnistn'o Imo was beaten, NA Xing Alfred ALLEGED MURDER BY _POISONING. Dr. Lankester has held an inquest under very peculiar circumstances, at the Globe Tavern, Derby-street, St. Pancras, on the body of Mr. Philip John Mirehouse, aged 29. The deceased had been abroad for some time, but returned from New Zealand last year, worth a considerable sum of money. After a very short ill ness in England, he died without making a will, at the house where he was living with his wife, whom he bad not long married. A certificate was given by the medical man who had attended him during the short period of three days, that he died from inflammation of the bowels, and on the Ist of November, 1867, he was interred in the Great Northern Cemetery. From cer tain circumstances which were not allowed to trans pire, the relatives of the deceased suspected that his death had not taken place in a natural manner, but that he had been hurried out of the world by poison, and they therefore applied to the Secretary of State for an order for the disinterment of the body, so that an official examination might be made as to the cause of death. The Secretary of State, however, replied that he had no power to grant such an order. Appli cation was then made to Dr. Lankester, and upon a demand being made for an inquest, the coroner made the required order, and on the 2nd of May last, after the body of deceased had been in the grave six months and a day, it was disinterred in 'presence of representatives of all parties concerned. Dr. Anderson Smith, who attended deceased prior to his death, removed the viscera, and having sealed them up, conveyed them to Dr. Taylor, of Guy's Hos pital, for analysis. The jury having been sworn in at 11 o'clock in the morning of Tuesday, proceeded by the Great Northern Railway to the cemetery at Colney Hatch, and went into the catacombs of the cemetery, where the bod had been laid out. This was in such an advanced state o decomposition that the only distinguishable feature w the beard, which was in a tolerable state of preservatio The jury having returned to the Globe Tavern, King's cross, the inquiry was proceeded with. Captain A. W. Mirehouse, of Brighton, brother of the deceased, was called as the first witness. He simply stated that he suspected poison to have been administered. Dr. Anderson Smith deposed that on the 29th of October last he was fetched to deceased at Woburn Cottage, Duke's-road, Euston-road. Deceased was suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting, and his face was flushed and red. He was quite sensible, but did not like to be disturbed ; but in answer to questions he said he had pains in the bowels and stomach. On the morning of the let of November deceased died. Witness gave a certificate that he died from inflammation of the bowels, and the body was buried. The symptoms, although con sistent with poison, were not consistent with corrosive poison. Witness saw Mrs. Mirehouse and her mother and brother with deceased. The body, which WAS exhumed on the 2nd of May, presented a very dry and leathery appearance. The witness, after describing other appearances of an unimportant nature, stated that he removed the internal organs of the body, and having sealed them up, conveyed them to Dr. Taylor for analysis. Being in attendance at the House of Commons on a Speaker's warrant, Dr. Taylor was not present at the inquiry on Tuesday, but his written report on the analysis having been sworn to, it was received as evidence. The report detailed very minutely the appearance of the internal organs and their condition, and stated that although tests had been applied for arsenic, mercury, and antimony, no mineral poison had been detected. The Coroner having pointed out that there was no evi dence upon which to proceed further, the jury returned a verdict 'that deceased died from inflammation of the stomach and bowels. They appeared, however, very dis satisfied with the evident mystery which still clung round the case. EDINBI7RGII UNIVERSITY.—At a meeting of the members of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh, Professor Douglas M`Lagan presiding, it was agreed, on the motion of Dr. Andrew Wood, seconded by Professor Kelland, that the Lord Justice-General (Inglis) was a fit and suitable person to be nominated for the chancellorship of the university. CHOICE OF A PRisoN.—The following dialogue is stated to have taken place between a visiting magistrate at one of the City gaols, and a juvenile offender serving out his three months :—How old are you ? -Please, sir, I'm 13. How often have you been in gaol 2—Please, sir, eight times. Have you ever been in Reading gaol?—Please, sir, once. Have you ever b een i n W es t m i ns t er gao l?- Please, sir, once. How often have you been here ?—Please, sir, six times. Why do you come here so often? Please, sir, becos at Westminster the turnkeys knocks yer about with their keys. How do you contrive to get sent here ? Please, sir, I allus prigs in Holborn now. THE TODMORDEN MURDERS.—An address, which was unanimously agreed to at a meeting of the church wardens, congregation, teachers, and elder scholars attendingthe churches and schools of the parish church, and St. Mary's, Todmorden, has been presented to the Rev. H. A. Plow, 8.D., rector of Bradley, Hants, the father of the clergyman who was so cruelly murdered at the Vicarage, Todmorden. The same meeting, through the chairman, Mr. D. M. Cockcroft, addressed a letter to Mrs. Smith, the mother of the poor girl Jane Smith, who was killed at the same time as her master. In her reply Mrs. Smith speaks with gratitude of the great kindness she has received from the afflicted family. Mr. Plow has answered, in terms of deep feeling mingled with appro- priate exhortations, the address to himself. FATAL EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL. Shortly before twelve o'clock on Tuesday a frightful explosion, which caused the loss of three lives, occurred at a fire work manufactory at Kensington, Liverpool. The scene of the accident was a shed, erected on somevacant ground, on a portion of the site of the old Zoological Gardens. The shed was erected in accordance with the require. ments of the Act of Parliament, and at the time of the accident the only persons in it were the proprietors, Messrs. Hope and Parker, and a boy (name unknown), who had entered it only a few minutes before the explo sion took place. The shed cr manufactory was very full of fireworks made for summer fetes, but as to the cause of their ignition nothing is known. The bodies of the proprietors and the boy above mentioned were found soon after the explosion, but so frightfully mutilated and even calcined that they were with diffi culty recognised, and they presented a most sicken ing sight. Mr. Hope, the elder of the partners, was recognised by some portions of his dress, and his spectacles and watch—or at least the metal portions— were picked up, black as soot. The legs of the poor boy were torn off at the knees, and his brain protruded, and all the corpses were soon frightfully sm &len. The shed was blown to atoms, and also burnt to cinders ; but, for tunately, no other persons or property were injured, the building or manufactory being fortunately isolated. An explosion occurred in the same premises about four years vo, but D l t tbAt time no One WM injured. _NG, MAY 28, 1868. was left with the command, leading by about a lengzh of Blue Gown, and as they neared the distance the pair had the race to • themselves, drawing away from Speculum, who at the point indicated was at least four lengths in rear of Sir jcseph Hawley's horse. The fielders raised the loudest shouts proclaiming the victory of the Baron's outsider, and a counter demonstration was made by backers in favour of Sir Joseph Hawley. King Alfred at the commencement of the Stand enclosure was clear of his opponent, but the quick, climbing action of Blue Gown, and the vigorous efforts of Wells, enabled " the Beadsman," who was on the higher ground, to get level with the Baron's colt opposite the Stand. Here Wells, making another determined effort, got his horse's head in front, and although Norman role with consummate skill and judgment, Blue Gown had so much left in him that Wells Was enabled to land him a clever winner by half a length. Speculum was third, beaten five lengths from King Alfred, whilst St. Ronan, who had passed both Orion and Paul Jones within the straight, was fourth, not more than a couple of lengths in the rear of the City and Subur ban winner. Rosicrucian was fifth, Suffolk sixth, Orion sevan , h, Paul Jones eighth, and Green Sleeve, who ap peared prominent until rounding Tattenham Corner, where she was beaten, ninth; then came See-Saw tenth, a clear interval separating him from Lord Glasgow's colt, who was eleventh. Cock of the Walk and Cap-a-Pie cantered past the post some distance in advance of Lady Elizabeth, who was succeeded by Forast King, Samson (who pulled up lame), and Viscount, the later three walking in. Fran chise was the absolute last, walking in with the crowd, having broken her near hind leg within the straight. Wells was loudly cheered on returning to weigh in. The Burgh Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for all ages; weight for age ; the winner to be sold ; selling allowances. Mr Pryor's Cyclamen, by Clarat—Snowdrop, by Galan thus, 2 yrs £6O), Est 61b (Wyatt) 1 Mr Jos. Dawson's Lolia, 2 y rs (£150 ), ist ...(Cameron) 2 Mr H. Wright's Little Coates, 2 yrs (.£6O), 6st (Hudson) 3 The following also ran: —Alberta, Paulina, Lu:np Sugar, Bush Hill, Sultana, Popinjay, Bruntia, Peckwater, Bou quetiere, Pearl Mosque, Hagar, and Clotilda filly. Betting-1 to 1 agst Bush Hill, sto 1 agst Cyclamen, 100 to 15 agst Popinjay, 8 to 1 agst Paulina, 10 to 1 each agst Alberta, Lelia, and Hagar. After some delay at the post, caused by the fractiousness of Brontia, who ultimately threw Kelly and bolted among the crowd, fortunately doing no damAga, Lelia got away in front, with Cyclamen and Bush Hill, to the commence ment of the Stand enclosure, where Cyclamen obtained a slight advantage, and won a good race by half a length, the same distanc3 separating sacond and third; Paulina was fourth, Lump Sugar fifth, the Clotilda filly sixth, Peckwater seventh, Alberta eighth, and then came Popin jay, Bush Hill, Hagar, Bouquetiere, Pearl Mosque being last of all. The winner was sold to Mr Hope for 235 guineas. The Manor Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for twso yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 100 cove. Half a mile. Lord Stamford's Regula, by Claret—Precise, Bst 71b (Kenyon) 1 Mr Richardson's Valentia, Bst 71b (Ilearttield) 2 Mr John Dawson's Rhododendron, Bst 101 b (Morris) 3 The following also ran : —Rosistance, Lainstone, Guile colt, Medoc, Artist, Grand Trunk, Miriam, Barcelona, Clifton, Janina, Sister to Veda, Minerva, and Nylands. Betting-6 to 4 agst Sister to Veda, sto 1 agst Grand Turk, 8 to 1 each agst Rhododendron, the Guide colt, and Barcelona, 11 to 1 agst Miriam, 12 to 1 agst Valentia, 20 to 1 agst Regala. Regula cut out the work the moment the flag was lowered, and, maintaining a clear advantage, won in a canter by two lengths, a neck only separating the second and third ; the Guile colt was fourth, Nylands fifth, Barcelona sixth, Minerva seventh, and Clifton eighth. Then came Resist ance, Janina, Grand Turk, Peckwater, and Miriam; Artist and M.edoc last. Mr. Chaplin purchased the winner for 360 guineas, and Mr. Knight claimed Rhododendron. The Epsom Town Plate of 100 sovs, for all ages ; winners extra; second to receive half the entrances. Half a mile. Mr E.Brayley's Lily, by Ca'pe Flyaway—Elfrida, 3 yrs, Est (Vinell) 1 1r Pembroke's Lord Derby, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Wyatt) 2 Captain Machell's Sir Oliver, 4 yrs, Bst 131b...(Custance) 3 The following also ran: —Fal-lal, Parma, TOO 2 Vernon Harebell, Magnolia, Lionel, Heather Bell, Janet Rawcliffe, and Lady Skeynes. Betting-3 to 1 agst Lily, 4to - 1 each agst Parma and Janet Rawcliffe, 6 to 1 agst Fal-lal, 7 to 1 agst Harebell, 10 to 1 each agst Sir Oliver and Magnolia, 100 to 8 Lord Derby. A lung delay preceded the start, which was effected on level terms, Magnolia cutting out the work with a slight lead, Lily and Janet Rawcliffe on the upper ground, Parma and Lord Derby on the lower side for about half the journey, when Magnolia dropped away, and Lily came on level with Parma. The latter, however, was in difficulties at the distance, and Mr. Brayley's filly won cleverly by a length ; half the distance separated second and third, Mag nolia was fourth, Parma fifth, Lady Skeynes sixth, Lionel seventh ; Janet Raweliffe, Heather Bell, and Harebell next, the last being Tom Vernon. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com manding-in-Chief will hold a levee, at 1 o'clock, on Friday, the sth proximo. Yesterday morning a detachment of the 7th Dra goon Guards, commanded by Capt. Barry, left the Waterloo station of the; South-Western Railway by the 11.10 train, en route from Shorncliffe Camp to Hounslow, and thence to Colchester. The 7th Dragoon Guards have been quartered at Shorncliffe since their arrival from India. In a few days the head-quarters of the regiment, which is commanded by Col. Clark, will also leave Shorncliffe and pro ceed to Colchester, whither the regiment is moving in detachments. Lieut. A. W. Matchett and a detachment of 50 non-commissioned officers and men of the 29th Regiment have been placed under orders to em bark for Canada, to join the service companies of the regiment. The depot companies of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment are shortly expected to leave Chatham to join the bead-quarters of the regiment on its return from foreign service during the present summer. The 50th left England in June, 1857, having re turned from the Crimea in the previous year. After serving for some time in Ceylon it proceeded to New Zealand, and was afterwards ordered to Australia, where it has since been serving. The service companies will be raised to their proper strength, on the return of the regiment, from the depot companies. The head-quarters of the Ist battalion of the 20th Regiment, under the command of Col. J. Cormick, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning, per pri vate hired steamship, from Plymouth, and were forwarded by special South-Western Railway train to Aldershot. Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Port Admiral and Naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, has, we are glad to learn, so far recovered from his late severe indisposition that he intends sailing from Portsmouth on Saturday or Monday next, in his steam yacht the Fire Queen, Staff-Commander Paul, for the Channel Islands, on his annual visit of inspection, calling in at Portland en route. Private letters received at Portsmouth from Hali fax, N.S., dated the 7th inst., state that at 4 a.m. on the previous day a fire broke out in the coal bunkers of her Majesty's ship Constance, Captain Hugh Burgoyne, V.C., lying in the harbour. After some ten feet of water had been pumped into the vessel's hold the fire was extinguished, but not until after about 11 hours' continued exertions from the officers and crew, aided by the assistance avail able from the authorities on shore. The frigate is said to have sustained considerable damage, but without injury to any of her officers and crew. ROTAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The great rhododendron tent in the gardens of the Royal Horticul tural Society at South Kensington was opened to the public yesterday, and, notwithstanding the fact of its being the Derby day, attracted a large and fashionable attendance of visitors. The plants this year are supplied, as usual, by Messrs. Waterer and Godfrey, the well known nurserymen of Knaphill, Woking, and the ground under the great tent has been entirely re-arranged, under the superintendence of Mr. John Gibson, of Battersea park, and Mr. Eyles, superintendent of the South Kens ington-gardens. THE HOP PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER, May 27. The bine throughout the entire hop-growing district in Kent is looking exceedingly promising, while in no former season has it appeared more forward than at the present time, the hop plants in many of the gardens already being at the top of the poles. In ,somo of the hop grounds fly have made their appearance, but not in sufficient numbers to cause apprehension, while the fly goldings appear to be plentiful, and are busy at work to counteract their in fluence. A considerable breadth of new land has this sea son•been broken up for hop culture, the young plants in which are looking strong and encouraging. In the Sussex plantations the bine is strong and healthy, although fly are rather numerous; on the whole, however, the plants are looking exceedingly favourable for the prospects of the planters. The number of acres unler hop cultivation in the south-eastern district is this year greatly in excess of that of former years. MISSING SHIPS.—The Cwmsymlog, which sailed from Liverpool for Tralee on Feb. 18, and the Snowdrop, which sailed from Sunderland for Leith on Nov. 30, have not since been heard of. ILIPERIAL PARLIAMENT IIOUSE OF LORDS—(This EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hid seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. The Sale of Poisons and Pharmacy Act Bill was read a second time. 'rill EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, Con taining the Latest Betting and Races at Epsom, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. POOR RELIEF BILL. Lord REDESDALE, ou the motion for this bill to go into committee, said he should not go into the point raised by Lord Portman, but he should bring be fore the house the fact of the inmates being allowed to go to places of religious worship. Now it was well known that many persons in the poorhouse who had children wished to get rid of them, and leave them behind, and so it was with children who wished to separate themselves from their parents. If this were allowed therefore, to go out for the whole of the day they might be able to get SU miles away in the course of the day. A fter a few words from Lord D EVON,the bill was committed with the exception of the insertion in the sth clause of the words " iu a union" after the words "parish," when a division took place, and the amendment was carried. LEFT SITTING. HOUSE OF COXIAIONS—THIs EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. SALFORD HUNDRED AND MANCHESTER COURTS OF RECORD BILL. Tho debate on the consideration - of ihis bill, adjourned from the 26th of May, was resumed. Mr. CHEETHAU moved that the bill be taken into consideration that day six months. Mr.CRA.WFOR The promoters of the bill in the first instance said the bill was merely one of amalgamation of the Courts of Salford and Manchester, and now it was die covered that that was not tile only object of the measure, but that the jurisdiction of the court was extended. He hoped, as the promoters had broken faith, the bill would be rejected. The house divided, when there appeared For the consideration of the bill • Against it Majority The bill was then ordered to be taken into cosideration to-morro w. ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Sir S. NORTHCOTE laid on the table papers con nected with the Abyssinian expedition. THE SUFFRM E. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Birmingham praying for the extension of the suffrage to female house holders and ratepayers. STUDDED SHOTS. In reply to Mr. ESMOND, Sir J. PAKINGTON said the studded shot system was not to be abandoned. No trial of Mr. Murphy's plau had been made. EDUCATION. Mr. BRUCE asked tho Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether the Government, having withdrawn their Education Bill, it was their intention to propose the repeal or alteration of Article Eight of the Revised Code, so as to admit sacular schools to the benefit of the Parliamentary grant. Lord R. MONTAGU said it had b6en determined to in troduce a general measure of education during the present session, which it was hoped would be satisfactory to all parties; but it had unfortunately been withdrawn. It was not thought advisable to deal merely with one branch of the subject. He regretted that Congregational bodies who had altered their trust deeds would be inconvenienced by such a course. THE WAR OFFICE. Mr. LABOUCHERE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the house a return of the number of causes standing for hearing before the House of Lords at the commencement of the present Session of Parliament, and of the number already heard during the present Session ; with the number of days on which the Lords had sat for hearing appeals, and the number of hours occupied on each day of sitting, and the names of the Lords who sat on each day. Mr. HARDY said if the hon. member would move for the information in the form of a return no objection would be made to it. _ _ THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Mr. YORKE asked the First Lord of the Treasury what course the Government proposed to take about the three boroughs proposed to be disfranchised by a late vote of the house, and not assigned to Scotland in the Govern ment scheme of Redistribution : And whether the seven boroughs to be disfranchised were those which are lowest in the scale of population. Mr. DISRAELI said the Government did not intend to avail themselves of the privilege as to the seven seats. The programme of the Government would be strictly ad hered to, and the disfranchisement of the seven boroughs would bo made according to population. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. Mr. HARVEY LEWIS asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, before moving the se cond reading of the Metropolitan Police Funds Billovhereby the local taxation of the metcoplis for police purposes is sought to be augmented, he would lay before the house copy of the evidence taken by, and the Report of the Home office committee on, the Metropolitan Police ; and whether he would also, before the second reading of the bill, pro duce an estimate of the increased expenditure to be in curred thereunder ? Mr. HARDY said the police had been augmented not with a view to increased local taxation, but fur other pur poses. With respect to the expenditure, he proposed to lay on the table of the house papers connected with the matter which he hoped would prove satisfactory. BOKIIARA. Sir 11. RAWLINSON asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he had any information of a proposed renewal of Russian hostilities against Bukhara ; aud, if so, whether he could state tho aim and object of such hos tilities? ...... Lord STANLEY said an account in the journals of St. Petersburgh had appeared of the return of an armed party from Bokhara, but ho was not aware that any other expe dition had been despatched. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOR IRELAND. Mr. MURPHY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether her Majesty's Government intended to take any further steps with regard to the proposed Catholic Uni versity for Ireland ? The Earl of MAYO said a copy of the correspondence on this subject would soon be laid on the table ; but he might say that, as the right rev. prelates who had been appointed to represent the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of Ireland had declined the condition the Government pro posed, the matter was considered to be entirely at an end. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. The house then went into ‘...ommittee on the Scotch Reform Bill. On clause 9, . . Mr. GRAHAM moved an amendment, the effect of which was to divide Glasgow int) three divisions, each returning one member in opposition to the proposition of the Government, which also divided Glasgow into three parts, but allow the electors only to vote for two per sons. Mr. DISRAELI said before the discussion proceeded further ho wished it to be clearly understood that the effect of carrying the amendment would be to rescind the proposition that had been already adopted by Parliament with respect to triangular representation. Mr. SMOLLETT said he should give his support to the amendment of the hon. member opposite. Ho believed that the triangular system was bad, and he felt for the future that the representation of Glasgow would in the nest session be found very much to have deteriorated, He thought the third of the three-cornered tuembtrs would be the worst one of the lot—(laughter)---as he more than likely would be the ma s t erp i ece o f some tra d e s' union. Mr. GLADSTONE th oug h t i t wou ld b 3 v e ry unvs ise to revive the question o f th e representat i on o f minorities, which occupied so much time last year on the English bill. He thought the system would get a fair trial under the English bill, and therefore he hoped the house would accept the proposal of the hon, member for Glasgow. Mr. LOWTHER hoped the committee would reject the amendment. Mr. NEWDEGATE said if G'asgow was divided into three wards, each ward returning one member, there would be no representation of the minority at all. As the opinion of the minority was to be respected, he hoped the house would reject the amendment. (LEFT SITTING.) MAPKETS.—(7 his Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies were of fair extent for Thursday, and the accounts from the dead-meat markets being less favour able, trade was dull, although there was little change in prices. _Of beasts there were 640, including 36 toreign. Sales progressed slowly, but Monday's quotations wore sup ported. Of sheep and lambs there were 13,150, including 1,950 from abroad. Prices were not lower, but trade dull for both mutton and lamb. ----..-- The veal trade was especially dull and rates depressed ; 488 calves were at market, including 225 foreign. Of pigs there were 90 on sale, 10 being foreign. Trrde steadl. Quotations—Beef, 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s ; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 8d ; pork, 3s to 4a 6d; lamb, 5s 8d to 7s. HAY AND STRAW. Supplies of haystuffs of fair extent at Smithfield and Whitschapol, and trade steady. Meadow hay, 608 to 88s clover, 60s to 100 s ; straw, 288 to 375. TALLOW. The market is dull at 43s 3d spot, 43s June, 43s 9d last three months. POTATOES. The potatoes continue in fair supply, and meet a steady sale at the previous value. The dry weather checks the supplies of new, and this morning the markets were but scantily furnished, prices ruling very firm. j COTTON LIVERPOOL, May 27.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market improving, good inquiry. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and tae short exchange on London is 25f. Vic. per £1 sterling. On cmparing these rates with the English Mint price of £d iis. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in Paris and London. Die course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110,1 per cent. At this rate there is a trilling profit On the importation of gold from the United States. SPORTfI G INTELGIGENCE.—This Day. EPSOM RACES -THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEWCASTLE STAKES. The Newcastle Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ; the second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a quarter. Hatchment Tribune Hammerton 1 3 TAD WORTH STAKES. The Tadworth Stakes of 5 says each, with 100 added ; two year olds ist, three 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 sous. Threo quar ters of a mile. Wild Blood 1 Traviata 2 Lunelle C STAND CUP. The Epsom Grand Stand Cup of 300 soya, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs each, and 5 only if delared. to the Clerk of the Course, at Epsom, by nine o'clock on Monday evening, May 25 ; the second to receive 50 sovs and the third 25 sovs out of the stakes; winners of any race after May 21 (at ten a.m.) 31b, of a handicap 71b extra, penalties not accumulative. Derby Course. 37 subs. Clarion Attack c Lord Palulerston Ten rau. FOUR-YR-OLD STAKES. The Epsom Four Year Old Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft; cults Bst 111 b, fillies Bst 61b. New Derby Cuurse. 4 subs. FerTa(..ques W.O. WALTON STAKES. The Walton Stakes of 5 eovs each, with 100 added; two year olds 7st 51b, three 9st 31b, four and upwards lOst; mares and geldiugs allowed 31b; the winner to ba sold for 150 sovs ; if entered for 80 sous allowed 71b, if tor 60 141 b over and above other allowances. Half a mile. Black Boy Valentia Eight ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., for mares only ; three year olds 7st 91b, four 9st 71b, five lOst lib, six and aged lOst 31b; Great Metropolitan Stakes Course (two miles and, a quarter). To start at the winning chair. Hippie .. Gomera Pakrita 3 Seven ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. • The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the second to re ceive 23 soya out of the stakes; any winner before starting Mb extra. Half a mile. 39 subs. Sister to Hermit Sister to Rosicrucian Vergies-mien-Nicht.. 1 3 .. Seven ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE OAKS. 7to 4on Formosa (taken) 6to 1 agst Virtue (taken) SCRATCHED.—Green Sleeve, at 2.20 this day, and Pearl - feather. NEWCASTLE SUMMER MEETING. TUESDAY, June 23. Acceptances for the Northumberland Plate of 300 Boys in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 25 Bova each. Two miles. Age st lb Blinkhoolie ... 4 8 12 Tynedale 4 8 10 Moldavia ... 6 8 8 Fortunio 4 8 7 Romping Girl ... 4 8 6 Taraban 4 8 5 Lord Hastings ... 4 8 3 Honestish... ... 4 8 3 War ... ... 5 8 0 El Cid ... 5 8 11 Fair wind ... ... 4 7 8 Polecat ... ... 4 7 6 Viscount St. Albaus 4 7 5 Aiusley ... 4 7 4 Virtue ... ... 3 7 4 Minster Bell ... 4 7 3 Deceit ... 4 7 2 Age st lb Policy ... 4 6 12 Lord Palmerston ... 3 6 12 Beanstalk ... ... 4 6 11. Happy Thought ... 3 6 11 Flora ... 3 6 9 Stella ... 3 6 9 Miss Osborne 3 6 9 Russian Bear ... 3 6 8 Warrington ... 3 6 8 Lady Zetlaud ... 3 6 8 Cawdor ... 3 6 6 Cactus ... 3 6 5 Philosopher, by Laughing Stock 3 6 5 Catterick ... 3 6 5 Buttercup ... ... 3 6 5 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. May 22, at 0.55 p.m., Mysotis, out of the Epsom Oaks. May 22, at 4 p.m., all Prince Soltykoff's horses, out of Epsom engagements. May 23, at 11.20 a.m., Rab!can (dead), out of all engage ments. May 25, at 9 a.m., all Mr. Fleming's horses, out of the Epsom Derby and Oaks, 1868. May 25, at 9 a.m., Spy, Thorsgill, Vivier, Bramble, Cork Jacket, and Mercutio, out of the Epsom Darby. May 25, at 9 a.m., Merry and Wise, Booty, and Thank ful, out of the Oaks. May 25, at 9 a.m., all Mr. G. Bryan's horses, out of Epsom Summer engagements, 1868. May 23, at 9 a.m., Shibboleth, out of all engagements. May-23, at 9 a.m., Tutela and Viridior, out of all engage ments co July Ist. May 25, at 11.20 a.m., Belfast, out of Epsom Derby and Newcastle engagements. May 25, at 11.33 a.m., Slanderer, out of the Epsom Derby. May 25, at 11.40 a.m., Forecastle, Lictor, Limner, York, and Mexico, out of the Epsom Derby. May 25, at noon, Puff, out of the Epsom Derby. May 25, at 0.45 p.m., Mercury and Donaldbain, out of the Epsom Derby. May 25, at 3.25 p.m., Chelsea, out of the Epsom Derby. jMay 25, at 4.45 p.m., all Lord Glasgow's horses except by Brother to Bird on the Wing—Young Melbourne — Maid of Masham, out of the Epsom Derby. May 25, at 6.2 p.m., Uncas, out, of the Epsom Derby and the Grand Prize at Alexandra Park. May 25, at 5.30 p.m., Adosinda and the Bas Bleu filly out of Epsom engagements. May 26, at 9 a.m., Tregeagle, out of the Epsom Derby. May 26, at 7 p.m., The Earl, out of the Epsom Derby. _ . May 27, at 1.45 p.m., all Mr. .Morry's horses out of the Paris Grand Prize. May 28, at 9 a.m., Garsande, out of the Epsom Oaks and the Uoronation Stakes at Ascot. RACIN FIXT I JU JRES FOR 1838. !TIE West Drayton 1 I Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton ....... lB Manchester 3 Newcastle 23 Ascot Summer 9 Bibury Club 23 Beverley, Hull, :Ind I Stockbridge East Riding lO I Alexandra Park 3O Windsor Summer Chelmsford Worcester Summer Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Radcliffe Carlisle . Newmarket July lluugerford Pontefract Down Royal Corp l4 1 Reading Spilsby l4 I JULY. 2 I Liverpool July M. 2 Odiliam l6 Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Cheste - r . iield Knutsford 23 Southampton Sudbury and Ealing Goodwood ..... 2B AUGUST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll 1 Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings Dover Scarborough 24 Oztuterbury Great Yarmouth 25 Derby Bummer Weymouth Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate York August Oxford OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Harrow .27 Lanark ... 8 I Worcester Autumn 27 Chelmsford Autumn ... 18 Lincoln Autumn 29 Cheltenham I u 13 SEPTEMBER. Baden Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth .. Abingdon 3 Manchester ............... 18 I Leicester \ Doncaster September 8 Walsall ..................... 23 Brecon l4 Edinburgh I Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 I Royal Caledonian Hunt Kelso it , and Western 31 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 3 I Leamington l7 Shrewsbury ............ ... 9 STEEPLECHASES. • OCTOBER. Bromley ............ ....... 1 I Ealing . DECEMBER. gt.An,„„. 26 Kingsbury Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. lustralia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....May 23. Ditto, via Marseilles—. l7. Ditto, via Panama ........ ......... ........ May 20. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4. Ditto, by French paoket jape Verds. by Brazil paotet Ape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena June 12. :hina, Penang, ana Singapore, via Southamptoa..June 6. 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