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

ZIONEY 21ARKET A ND COMIsiEROIAL i2Y‘ Crry, Two o'CLocx. The Stock Markets are steadier now than at the opening, and' though with only a moderate business doing, the to ne i s fi rm an d th e t en d ency i s apparen tl y still upwards. The increasing slackness in the Money nirket stimulates temporary investments, so that Consols an d o th er l ea di ng secur i t i es are scarcer. The Railway Market is less unsettled, Brighton having hardened. American rails are, however, flat and per cent. lower. Li Foreign Stocks Turkish are a point higher, and some sales of Italiau have rather reduced the price of this security. The money market begins the week very inactively, and with "every prospect of no improvement taking place just yet. The supplies are very large, and the rate , U . to / per cent. The Norfolk a n d Ch r i s ti n a Tho m pson have arr i ve d with £167,000 in Australian gold. Consols are firm at an advance of 1-, at 94i to 95 for money, and 94 to 9M- ex div. for account ; New and Reduced Th ree p er 'Cents., 931 to 931 ; India hiv e per Cents. steady at 116 to 116 i ; Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ; and Exchequer Bills, 5s to lOs 'prem. Of Foreign Stocks, Spanish and Turkish aro firmer, but Italian and Mexican are lower. The quotations current are :—Mexican, 15} to 16 ; Greek, 13k to 13 1_; New Spanish, 36 to 36/ ; Italian, 501 s t o 501 ; Turkish (1865), 36 to 36i ; Portuguese, 40k to 402 ; Egyptian (1864), 81 to 82 ; ditto Railway Deben tures, 91 to 92 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 72,E to 72 1 ; ditto Nine per Cents.,, 86 to 87 ex div.; Chilian (1866) ; 102 k to 103} ; and ditto (1867), 95} to 96f. English Railway shares are quiet,and the changes in prices are unimportant. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is. k lower, at 42k to 421, and a fall of f has taken place in the following lines :—Metropolitan at 111 f to 112 f ; Caledonian at 742 to 75i ; and London, Chatham, and Dover at 18f to 19. On the other hand, Great Northern (A) is f better. at 962 to 97/, and London Brighton and South Coast is inquired, for at 511, to 52 ; Midlands at 107 to 107 f ; Great Eastern at 33/ to 34 ; and Great Western at 53f to 54—being in each ease an improve ment of Lincashire and Yorkshire is steady at 128 to 128 f ; South Eastern, 76/ to 761 ; London and North Western, 115 to 115 k ; Great Northern, 102 to 103. American Securities are dull. United States 5-20 13 ° 11, 1a are quoted at 71/ to 7115-; Erie Shares and Illinois are each lower, the former being quoted at -451 to 452, and the latter at 95f to 96. Rank shares are steady. Agra (A) is quoted at 10 t o 1 0i ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to 51 prem.; Chartered Mercantile, 27 to 28 ; Con solidated, 4 f to 42 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 2to 1 - prem.; London and County, 52 to London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; Oriental, 41f to 42f ; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36 ; Union of London, 35 to 36. Miscellaneous Securities are very quiet. Anglo peuerican Telegraph steady at 222 to 23 ; Atlantic legraph Eight per Cent.,Hudson's Bay is unaltered at 15f to ng ; London General Omnibus. q t o 2i. There were no gold operations at the Bank on Saturday. to The gold shipments from Melbourne since the last 'ail have been £248,100, making .£1,019,832 known 10 be at sea for this country, exclusive of £317,268 at n and by the Great Britain. T he steamers leaving New York on Saturday for •curope took £380,000 in specie. Of the specie brought by the Alemania from New Yorkn„ £ 50,000 is for this country. i ine Malta and Mediterranean Gas Company have ' lll .ed the ordinary general meeting for the Bth June, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. 2 GOVERNMENT 'FUNDS. ' Per Cent. Consols ~ to for Ac coun t, J uno 4 ~,,° Per Cent Reduced 931 .cie 3 ' ~„._ per Cent - "ow 2* per Cent. Jan. 1894 DU. 5 Cent.oan. 1873 Annuities 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — " t Do (R e d S ea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — Do l equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 5 1 0 Pm D o. £5OO ' 13 ' 1 , 11 ( of England Stock, 44 per Cent 247 6 " 0 . Account 1 INTnix GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. . 4(1 , 1 a stock, 10* per Cent., Aprill874 'i n °. Account n''' ° • 5 Per Cent. Oct 1880 ',.;' o . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 "0. Certificates — D. Refaced Paper 4 per Cent B9l ",„ 0 . 5 per C ent . , J an. 1872 "°- 5* per Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 per Cent, Rup. Deb. 1872 Do. . do. 1877 — D Do. d o. 188 2 — ",. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds , 5 per Cent., £l,000 under £1.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. A A I.4. ° ll thae Repuhc, 6 per Cent. — 'f ir tl _qriau Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — xd n / ' li per 852 — —°. do Cont., " 1858. . — Do. d o ': 1860 — I ' 4) - d 0. ,, ,D,...4.lcepoeurnt Cent., 1865 1863 8761 * VT3 Ayres 6 per Cent — ( 311 1) ,.4, 2 6 pe pe r r C c e e n n t. t. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 4 " 111 ° 6 per Cent — °D. 4* per Cent. ,t )0 . 6 per Cent., B — "°•1 867 D ics °•, 7 per ,Cent., 1866 lo2- 1 2 C3l,°'' Scrip £32 paid nutimbian, 6 per Cent. • , t o ail, 3or Cent., 1825 linbian Principalities, 7 par Cent — ir D ° 8 per C en t., 1867 7B} 41.11ador New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent — ,VPtian, 7 per Cent ,"0. Second I ssue •• • J., ,, '. .£5OO Bonds -"0.4106 Bonds ... - Do. 1834 Do. Account no. £fre) Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds .•••. 83 Govertmont Railway 4-s .o e eben o t u u p r7 .... 92 1k Greek 5 per Cont., 182 , x Coups Do. Acc:unt DO. c oupoua Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent • • tionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £ 25 p 1t •;ian 5 per {'et t., 1865 7 10 , Accou n t ~ 6 ...)0. karemmana. Raiway _ ie:vicar. 3 per Cent _ Ditto for Account M ~„ Do. 1864 _ 1.4" 6 nor Cont. Anglo-French _ oatevidoau 6 per Cent. .. 99 8 } It oorish linneri• 1 5 er Cent New Granada " P Do 3 p er Con — Do. Deferred I,eDruoyLialtido Warrants (Hectares) Doper Cent. 1865 — .A.ccount .. 83 } 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) ... r Accountant.,oprtQs"4ese3 1862 ... — . i ., b 0 _. per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 4 4 0 0 1 I Do. do 1 1 67 1 , Do. d 0. ," Scrip, £ 2O paid — pO -11 sisti 5 per ent., 1822, £St — Do 4 / per Cent. 1850 g 4 per Cent., 1860 ' l l - 1 ° per Cent., 1859 1 , -- ° 5 Per Cent., 1862 ' l , O . Angl Dutch 1864, £ lOO Bonds ,—} L O -°- ' £B4 15s. do — D°• , do. 1)0 1866 £lOO Bonds B7k 8 'do £ B4 15s. do — p, 0 Nicolas Railway 64} f 4rdinia.n, 5 per Cent DoQPanish 3 C Do per en .. Acc/Aint New Deferred — Account ,s A ve 1) 11' - 'acekunt tl -°(- '"rn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 1, -0 A.ccount D dsh per Cent. — D ° 0 Account G per Cent. 1858 .£4leoco°ll ß n iz t nads — 61i 2 I)( ° :, 12 ' 15 G ) Der Cent 1862 — iLt,° 41 .eount 1 •-,0 £10(1 B onds 64 3 65 f 6 Do 5 Do. 1863 — D ° _ ° " Per Cent 1865 A ~ 36i 6 e -' ccount D Per Cent., 1863 s9} Ve nr , ) 4 Por Cent. Guaranteed _ .15, s ' z ,tiela, 3 per Cent. _ . 6 ', ' Per Cent., 1862 _ D " 6 ; Per Cent. 1864 _ °. 1 per Cent. Certificates ..... 11., . Dividends on the above payable in 9 T•cndon. I,"'S'lan •uil{,-,, .. } per cent., Ex. 25f. D,, 4 / per Cont. x. 12 Guil „ _ 1 ., -0 Acconnt _- 1 Itentes, 3' per Cent., . .0 '''' Cent. 1831, E. z5l 0- ACCOu nt s o- 1 - I 1 COn I TWO t YC L U°L. ,S:fi, Money 94i 5 u • Account, 4th June 93i /- 11 fil Fec te Ancient Order of Foresters have kindly pro- 4id of 41 r and. fete at th e Mid d l esex County Grounds in " 18 for the new buildings of the Great Northern Cale donian -road, N., to provide treble the num vl• of free beds for the hick poor. ran May 22. ss Louise, io in the .hur went 7 'NICE JI. . May 15. d, arrived IRIJART. the 15th, day 24. Bombay. lay 24. t this port .y favour- .If.ty 25. [e w York, 10.5 a.m. he market . - ~ 21 50 . 142 50 38 - )ash 872 i • --.- Ileatre re- e occasion 3 London Reign°lds La Petito 'be first- nna Vio- Wonder," is under . Charles olds pos 3, bright esbittian; times are the part did so in Qtly that 'here was destroyed Reignolds mes there r enough dated her were ex- eh better requiring ;. Miss ere she he part, r and en- art mire ses. Mr. sful, and I also is I," which of the a pro surprise a's First the ap leserved, ipate as in Paris. to con- ew addi- D to wish achieved 'rincess's ;ter that rs for that approach- )rs have on the ex addington accom- se Metrc srs. Relk, s, Messrs. company. ate, and it r this itn litan of Jus- r : " A Visiting ,th to ask Catholic he know ens; had 'mates of was met 3 in uni to Act chairman er Fro g any of auction, a peatedly rears ago hat only hould for ), which, ; secured the pri- Lt the in at all the a the un at salary abet s are tion CO arn again dditioha l is Catho >n of our tely that inclay t° taut set — ells. 13 1 ces hav e ►ver that to giv e Lt. So we iding out ervice to t against 7 .. lomists is upplies of 'RIL. IAY. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY BIIARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Prior. Caledonian Ciunbrian •••• i3ork and 8and0n..... 1,2 64 741 751 2U 30 :ornwall üblin & Belfast June. Dun„ Perth, & Ab.J unc. &London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. st • k. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 , Great North of Scotian t, Great Northern Do. A stock • • 24 Si 75; 77 70 72 102 104 334 34 15 6 102 103 96 97 122 126 Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pu. OtS. and W. 01 Ireland Gt. Western —Origins.; Do. 6: Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Slid.—Dxforo 94 96 b3j 61 45 57 3) 35 3t 3! Do. Newport Do. lierjlord ..... Lancashire & Yorktiliirt- London and Blackwal! ton., lirlgh.olt d Cvabt I•on., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. 1 4 1 x. A Lon. do North Wester] Lon. dt south I'Vestert. Man., Lincoh. Metropolitan... Do. New i 271 1281 62} 54 Itii la 10U luo 10 I 00 10u all Do. Extenioil ...... 3ietrupolitan Dietriel 115} .151' ll: Y 1 CZ} 12t 11.1 Do. - do. do. l)o. and St. John's II Midland Do. £9 Share 106 107 SU 84 1.30, Birmin.. di Dv! b!, Hid 1 ent . . North British Do. W., fth., Lk Dun Nth. Eastern —Berwiet, Do. G. N•E purolisin Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle 1001 107 75 77 33i 3i I(2k 1031 Do. Stock. 81. Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. J unction Scottish Central Soot. N. E Aber. stools %Jo. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok.; & Wok call Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Wiliteha it West Cornwall l i 711 IC2I 97} 511 i 58} 53i 91 95 130 1313 131 133 11 i 1071 1071 :e t 101 117 119. 11 114 37 .5,9 07 10J 57 68 43 15 70.1 77 1u 11 143 145 BRITISH rossEssioNs. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 5 4 40 et;*, Bom Baroda..a.Cen ' ln ' 100 0.4 1(5 1 5 gu. 6 per cent... 20 Do. F shares l6 4 4r 204 Buffalo .6 Lake Huron all 3 4 10 Do. Preference all 5 7 . 00 Butt,Brant, &Godericb 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 WO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim too at Jape Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 40 .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu. 6 dt. 100 044 MA; et East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 11 0 1114 40 Do. J Extension at k.irandTrunkoi Canad lOO 154 16a 164 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bon& 1 charge p.c AII 78 6 2 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 43 15 434 100 Do. do deferred - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 03 100 Do. do. deferred all - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock • all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred ...• 1,11 -- 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred ...• all at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. tOO 109 110 1104 70 Po. Gua. 5 per cent lB 14 2 V 40 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 14 I t et ti t. South of India .... . et guDa.os4pierpecreneten.i : 10 0! 102 94 103 :6 et Do 2 204 Dreat Wes. of Canada all 164 161 144 204 Do. New all 00 Do. 6p. o B‘s. pay. 1873 all 98 100 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 91 93 at Aladras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 44 do ioo 93 05 et Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Meth. Cor 6p. C. Bnds. 100 50 Mel.& Hobson's Bay.. all et N.RlC•da. 6 po let pf.bs iOO 83 85 at Dude & g. 5 R o, iOO 103; 10f4 st Scinde 100 1014 ;1241 et Do. Delhi g . 100 104 1024 . / 1034 ti 20 Do. d 0... • 2 I p at Do. .Puniaub lO et Do.lndus St.Flot 4,0 13 101 7 189 COLONIAL GO V.eatNMENT SECURITIk.6, i ßritish Columbia, 6 per I cent., De 0.31, 1872 100 Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l4O 102 104 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 11 , 2 113 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 91 93 93 24 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak 100 91 93 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 108 Do.Apl.&Oct. 1890-1900 100 109 110 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 /00 CeL o lo . n, Nov. 1 1 0 87 7 8 2 , , 6 do p..t 10000 1 10 10 5 1 1 0 1 7 1 1— Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 Jo. 1882, Mayls, Nov.. (, 100 107 lov Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108 Natal goy. 6 per cent lOu N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J al) 100 99 10 N. B.W. Gov.s re.,186*. 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 100 95/ 965 9 1 4 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... 100 971 98; 93 Nova So,tia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 l9O 102 101 Queensland G - cv. 6p. e lOO 103 105 'B. Aus.G cm. 6 p,o. 1868-9 100 Do. 1.878 & upwards 1(0 110 111 Vie,Goy. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 - - Do. do. April &Oat lOO 1111 112! 111 BRITISI3 MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lint. 1 Chiverton ........ .. . Of 2f 3 1 Clifford Amalgam a t e d . S 5 4 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst. 1 440 460 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 2 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12 East Caradon 2.11.4 4 5 East ()urn 8rea......., If 2 24 East Grenville...., 2.14.0 14 2 --- East Gunnislake 8.3.*, 4 --East Loved .. .. , ... 3.0.0 8 I) E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen, 1;6 4 5 Great Laxey, limited all 164 174 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 Great Wheal howy 14.9.6 _ G. Wheal Vor (Heist 4O 15 17 17f Grenville Ilerod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 Elingston Downs .. ... . 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret Wily Lelant, 111 .17.6 6 8 Marke Valley .. . ...... 4.10.6 6 6 . 1 ,yiwyndy Iron Ore, lira 31 21 lY )4e . .v S ton . • 561 60 7o North tosk ear ...... 3 81 5 7 N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 4.4 . t— North Wheal Crotty .. 2.13.4 2 3 Prosper United... .. 8.11.0 2 21 Providence kUny . t 11.0.; 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 380 400 South Condurrow ...... a . 2.0 ~Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 124 Stray Park ............ 35.1.5.6 4 d Pln Croft ......... . ... N 14 16 Vigra and dogan,lim.. all West Bassett (111ogan .. 1 5 W. 11 Caraaon (Idskeard 1 1 10 .2 West Chiverton ll 64 66 West Seton .... Wheal 13assett 111 . ogan 5i 75 80 Wheal Buller atedruth 22 :6 9 11 ~_ Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 -. Wheal Seton 581 77 7 1 821 WhealWhealTrelawney (Lis. 5 17.0 9 • PREFERENCE SUARES. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, PREFERENCE S ,Jnsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Lto, Bristol and Bina.. 6 per cent., tto, 4; per cent. rd., 96 ritErEUENlit; bIiAKEB AND STOCKS Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd., 1866, toz Midland A and B £ 5 per cent., It,SINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Brkenhead, 91i FORMEIN RAILWATt. Dutch Rhenish, 71 South Austria!" lnd Lombardo Venetian, 141 ll' 0 MIGN MIN 106. Anglo Brazils Gold.: Lapc Copper, lira., 1i Chontales lira - and Silver Mining, lira., Din l'edro, 'rill Del Rey, 21 Rossi( Grande, I St. John del Key, ilin , 19 United Mexican, lien., 13 DOCKS East and Weal India, I.Bk LIANAS. Agra, lim., A, 10/ C iartered .bler. of India, London, and China, 27 colonial, 341 Imperial Ottoman, 101 oudon and County, 51 London Joint Stock, 350 London and Westminster, 71: Ditto. Scrip, 4si 4 Midland Bank, liin., 101 National Provincial of England. Ditto. A. and 3d issue, 39 Union of London, 3.51 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo American Telegraph, 221 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, S por cent , 103/ Berlin Water Works, 131 City Discount, lim, 21 Continental Union Gas, lint., 141 Crystal Palace. 23 East India Irrigation and Canal, 16/ Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua.by Egypt. Goy., gyi H auson's Bay, 15 Nerbuida Coal and Iron, lim., 4 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 181 Telegraph Construct. and MaLiteuanee, 11i Union Marine, Liverpool, lira., ai Viceroy of Egypt ►Blortgagc) Lomi, 721 The ship Germania, Commander Colderney, be longing to the German expedition to determine the site of the magnetic pole, left Bergen, iu Norway, on Monday. The Germania will first make for the east coast of Greeland and Sabine Island. ADVERTISEMENT.]—IIOIIOWay'S Ointment and Pills.— Lumbago, derangements of the kidneys, rheumatism, tic doloreux, all excruciating pains of the muscles and nerves, are relieved with astonishing rapidity by the use of this extraordinary ointment. The affected parts, previously fomented with warm water, have only to be briskly rubbed with this soothing unguent to obtain instant cure. Whilst the ointment cures the local ailment the pills remove the constitutional disturbance, anti regulate every impaired function of every organ throughout the human body. The cure is neither temporary nor superficial, but permanent and complete, and the diseases rarely recur, so perfect has been the purification p er f orme d by th e so s earc hi ng yet harmless preparations. But•inc,.r. 4 • ve- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, lETS. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times looks upon the result of the nine days debate on the commercial policy of the French Empire as no inconsiderable triumph for the cause of free trade. It may be of little importance to the Emperor's Government that their views should have received the support of a large majority in the Legislative Body. Victory is a matter of course for Imperialism in all those parliamentary contests in which it desires to insure success. Neither is the vote of last Tuesday an event of very great consequence so far as British interests are concerned. The principles of our commercial policy are too strongly established to be shaken by any resolution of a foreign Legislature. Had even the discussion in the French Assembly led to a different con clusion,- we should not fall back from our present position. We should not give up free trade if France were to in trench herself behind a wall of absolute prohibition—if mother Napoleon were to renew the experiment of the continental system. But for the sake of France herself, it rejoices that the French Government should have bad so mach to say on the side of commercial freedom, and the Opposition should have made out so bad a case for pro tection. The Dail) News in its weekly article " Trade and Finance" refers to the expectation raised a few weeks back that the Bank authorities would raise the rate of discount. A comparison of the Bank accounts at the time when there was a general expectation that the minimum rate of discount would be raised, with those published in the last return, will shew that there were really no good grounds for anticipating a change. For all practical purposes the Bank was in as strong a position a fortnight ago as now. It is true that the reserve was then about £9115,000 lower ; but as the total amounted to nearly ,eleven millions the difference was of no material consequence. The active circulation on the present occasion is rather more than a million and a hall less, but, on the other hand, the deposits are fully a million larger. The alteration in the other securities is only moderate. An increase is shewn in the bullion in the past week of £386,000, but as the total held averaged upwards of 2(1q. ; millions, this augmentation is compara tively unimportant. Looking at the figures as a whole, it appears strange that a rise in the rate of discount should have been really anticipated. It probably arose from a decrease in the week ending May 6 compared with the 29th April of £535,000 in the reserve, the item in the Bank accounts which is of all others the most seriously watched. However, judging by the result, it is, at all events, clear that 2,i per cent. could have done no more good than 2 per cent. The Standard declares that the publication of the corre spondence on the subject of the Roman Catholic University will produce two good results. It will both dissipate that cloud of misrepfesentation in which the proposition of the Government as to Irish education has been enveloped, and it will define and exhibit the true position of the Ultra montane hierarchy in Ireland. As soon as it became known that the Government had made up their minds to move in this vexed question of university education in Ireland the wrath of the Opposition knew no bounds, and the representatives of English Conserva,tismwere sedulously accused of supporting the Ultramontane party in Ireland —of a design to appropriate the money of English tax payers to maint lin an Ultramontane seminary. It was in vain for the Ministry distinctly to repudiate any design of providing an endowment from the Roman Catholic Uni versity. The Opposition continued to call on the Ministry for their defence of a proposition which they had never made. As early as March last we find that the negotiations with the bishops were opened on the distinct terms of no endow ment, but simply a charter on certain conditions. That was the first negotiation which the Government attempted with the bishops, and in the first reply from these prelates, on the 19th March, they state, amongst other difficulties, that the " great objection to the proposed scheme is the want of a suitable endowment." On this footing, then, the negotiations were commenced, and on this they were continued down to the 16th May, when the negotiations finally concluded. The calumny, therefore, of any dispo sition on the part of the Ministry to pledge the public revenue to the foundation of a denominational university in Ireland is disposed of for ever. The Telegraph has an article on Abyssinia. Once more, it says, we have cheering news from the rugged mountains of Abyssinia. The army, after destroying Magdala, started immediately on its homeward march ; and now is chronicled its progress towards the north. With the provi dent care which has distinguished his period of command, Sir Robert Napier retired, as he had advanced, in order of battle. The pioneers led the way back, and then followed the two brigades, at supporting distances, still prepared for any interruption, and ready to brush away any peril. A less formal method of proceeding would have been wanting in dignity, might have led to laxity among officers and Men, and perhaps have tempted the robber tribes to strike at baggage or assail the rearguard. Filing through the connecting rocky portal, the soldiers pursued their tortuous course without the stimulus which animated their brilliant advance—the hope of combat and the desire to rescue the captives ; but they were buoyed up by another motive—the longing for the pleasant scenes of home. At first the sudden cessation of excitement and the lack of accustomed nourishment told upon the spirits and the frames of our hardy soldiers ; but they soon re covered their tone, and when the mail departed the army ii-as in excellent health, two marches south of Ashangi. Even the elephants Nil felt the severity of campaign labours, and required much nursing upon the homeward road. Great difficulties were still before the army, but riot greater than those which had alreldy been overcome, the boundless confidence in Sir Robert Napier being in itself sufficient to carry the men through any trial. UNIVERSITY REFORM AND EXTENSION. The draft of a bill is now in circulation at Oxford for the extension and improvement of the university and the colleges therein. The bill in question will be introduced into Parliament, if possible, in the present session by Mr. Coleridge, who has addressed a letter to the Dean of Christ Church, expressing his desire, before bringing in the bill, to ascertain the opinion of the resident members of the university as to its proposed provisions. With this view a meeting of those favourable to the objects of the bill will be held, for the consideration of its provisions, at the Clarendon Hotel, Oxford, May 30, at two o'clock, when members of congregation, members of the governing bodies of colleges, and others connected with university or college instruction or administration are invited to attend. The preamble of the bill states that "it is expedient that the benefits of the University of Oxford should be more widely extended and rendered more freely accessible ; and that the said university and the colleges therein should be empowered to make better application of their respective revenues to the purpose of learning and education ; and that legal restrictions at present inter fering with the self-government; efficiency, and usefulness of the said university and colleges should be removed." After the interpretation of terms the bill deals with the extension of the university and colleges, and proposes that persons may be matriculated and become full mem bers of the university without being members of any col lege or ball, &c. ; that in case the measure on the subject of extension now before congregation becomes the law of the university, clauses 3 to 6 thereon are to be expunged. Clause 7 proposes to do away with tb a ancient house of congregation as at present constituted, but to create V. fresh body coming under the same denomination. Clause 9 will transfer to the new congregation the functions of convocation, except as regards the right of electing the chancellor, of returning burgesses to Parliament, and of conferring honorary degrees. The remaining clauses treat of—(10). The power of the university to regulate its own procedure. (11). Proceedings in the English tongue. (12). Executive commissioners, and appointment thereof. (13). Duration of powers. (14). Vacancies. (15). Production of documents. (16). Power to colleges to frame statutes for certain purposes. (17). Schemes to be laid before com missioners. (18). On neglect of college commissioners to frame schemes. (19). Laying before colleges schemes framed by commissioners. (20). University balance -sheet. (21). Schemes objected to, to be laid before Parliament; and (22). The Queen in Council. (23). Power to colleges, &c., petition her Majesty against approbation thereof, &c. &c. (25). Elections to emoluments being suspended by commissioners. (26). Power to sever benefices from head ships. (27). Transfer of judicial functions of visitors. (28). Hearing by counsel. (29). Statutes of colleges to be subject to repeal, &c. (30). Christ Church a college. (31). Interpretation of powers of governing bodies of colleges. (32). Accruer of vested interests. The most sweeping part of this bill appears to be the deprivation of convoca tion of the right which it has hitherto enjoyed of non placeting important measures brought forward by con gregation. A committee, composed of the Duke of Leinster, the Earl of Howth, Lord Fermoy, Mr. Justice Keogh, and other gentlemen, is occupied in Dublin in an effort to raise a testimonial to the memory of the late Mr. Dargan, the railway contractor, which is to take the form of a gift to his widow. Mr. Dargan died in rather embarrassed circumstances, and this step having become necessary, his friends will, no doubt, provide for his widow suitably. Some disappointment has been caused in Dublin by the announcement that the remains of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness are not to be transferred to St. Patrick's Cathedral, prior to their removal for interment in Mount Jerome Cemetery. The family of the deceased, it is re ported, do not wish to add so ostentatious a ceremonial to the obsequies ; but the public, it is thought, will succeed in having this mark of respect paid to the memory of the lamented deceased, TO7 AL WRECK OP A STEAM-ER OFF THE LAND'S END. LOSS OP NINETEEN LIVES. (From an Extra Issue of the Cornish Telegraph.) We have the sad duty of announcing, at a season of the year when loss of life on our coasts is un usual, a terrible accident, by which a fine steamer, four brave men, and & umber of helpless, panic stricken women and children were, in a few minutes, destroyed. About half-past 11 last night, in thick weather, the screw steamer Garonne struck on the Bucks, dangerous rocks, a mile and a half westward of Lamornay, rapidly filled, and in 20 minutes was totally lost, with her captain, mate, two stewards, and all her passengers, 15 in num ber, save two, who were rescued in a providen tial way. The iron screw steamer Garonne, of 499 tons re gister, belonged to Messrs. James Moss and Co., of Liverpool, and, with three others of their steamers, traded between that port and Bordeaux. She was built at Hull two years ago, in water-tight compartments, was fitted with the latest improve ments.in the way of hydraulic steering-gear, Sce., and most comfortably furnished for passengers. She was 225 feet long, schooner rigged, and had engines of 90-horse power. She was commanded by Captain Benjamin Drew, a native of Meva gissey, and thirteen years in this trade and employ. He was about forty-five, an excellent officer, and has perished with his ship, leaving a wife and three children. The officers, engineers, and crew who survive speak with pride of their vessel and of their commander, and appear sincerely to regret the loss of both. The Garonne sailed from Bordeaux last Thursday morning, between four and five o'clock, with a full cargo of brandies, wines, madder, and miscellaneous items. She had as cabin passengers Mr. James Muir, of Glasgow, a gentleman who had been in France eight months, and is in delicate health, Mrs. Muir, four children (two little girls, one boy of five or six, and a baby), and two nurses ; Mrs. M'Ewan, four children, and two-servants; and Messrs. Tur ner, of Glasgow, micle . and nephew—in all seven teen. Her captain and grew were twenty-two in number. Fifteen, passengers (all we have named except Mr. Muir and little boy) and c a pt a i n , m ate, and two stewards are drowned. One of the Messrs. Turner was taken on board on a stretcher, it was believed in an advanced stage of cinsumption. The Garonne bad Ushantligbthouse abeam about half-past one on Friday afternoon, and then kept on a course N. IE. This was followed until ten o'clock last night, when it was altered to N. 1 W. for a quarter of an hour, and changed to N. W. which was deemed to be hauling her off the land. Every moment Captain Drew expected to make the Longships light. He was himself anxiously looking out from the forecastle, and had been so ever since eight o'clock ; Mr. John J. Wilson, second m a te, was gangway gwa y;and the usua l l oo k- out man was forecastle. Th e d eep - sea l ea d was b alsoy the on the ready to be hove, and the engineer, Mr. Alexander Ruxton, having seen Captain Drew fetch some tal low from the engine-room for the lead, expected every moment to be called upon to stop his engines. The weather was very thick, there was pretty much sea on, and a strong breeze. The steamer had a foretopsail set. The captain had e and the mate thought just gone forward at half - past eleven, and better to see ddy r e : was both h any light or land near, if h they saw a dark streak in the misty hori zon, and both called out. The captain instantly shouted " Hard astarboard,' , and the order was obeyed. " Stop her —reverse full speed !" was called by him to the engineer, and the command executed promptly. The steamer was going ten or eleven knots, the engineer thinks, and he had reversed a couple of minutes when she grated on the Bucks, a dangerous reef, a mile and a half from Lamorna Cove, in Mount's Bay. She did not strike violently, or rise or fall, but grounded firmly, though with a quiver that shook her from stem to stern. In a minute or two every one was on deck, except the sick man—the women and children mostly in their night-dresses, and some with only a shawl or a petticoat hastily snatched up, as the shock, the alarm by the captain and crew, or the rush of the sea, warned them of imminent peril—how imminent the engineer and firemen soon proved, for in two minutes the engine -room was full, and the fires ex tinguished. -- Captain Drew appears to have done all that a cool and good officer could do. He ordered the fore topsail halyards to be loosed, the first mate (who ran quickly from below) to fire rockets and blue lights for assistance, signals which were seen by two vessels, but they dared not venture near the dreaded Bucks in a strong S.W. wind, and the boats to be got out. The second mate saw that it was no use to attempt to lower the boats on the starboard side, as the rocks rose up there ; indeed, everything now done became hazardous, as the sea swept over the doomed steamer. Mr. Wilson left the bridge to go aft, but was nearly washed away. He found the women and children huddled together on the poop. however great their fright, there was no screaming at this time—indeed, each one had to hold on f or hi mself or herself as the sea rose above the stern and washed the vessel. Mr. Wil son remained until he saw several persons swept overboard front the poop, and that he could not possibly rend er any assistance. lie then sprang into the sea, and m anaged to get into one of three b oats which by this ti me were afloat. Three minutes af terwards the p oop was submerged, and those who remained on it were lost. We had better follow the history of eac h boat. . Alexander R uxton, the engineer, William Arrow smith, the second engineer, Michael Garitty and 0 wen Roberts, fi remen, and John Clayton, cook, each seeing the hopelessness of standing by the wreck, got out the dingey aft. This little boat (about sixteen feet long) was full of green peas, and its pl ug was out. The sea soon washed out the peas and filled the boat, but four men (all except Mr. Ruxton) were in her, and she floated. They called to Mr. Buxton to jump from the steamer, and, after one mo re thought of the respect i ve c h ances of the steamer or this frail means of escape, he sprang into the sea, swam to the dingey, and was taken in. With a piece of wood torn from the s tern-sheets he cut a plug, an d s t o p pe d the hol e . In the bottom of the b oa t th e y found a plate and a b u cket. These se rve d to b a l e th e wa t er ou t. Th e carpenter threw a couple of oars to them, which they were lucky enough to secure, and by two men making rowlocks of their arms, and two pulling, while one Was on the look-out, they managed to keep the boat just clear of the wreck so as to wait about to assist any one in the water. Presently . a life-buoy was washed near them. This they picked up, and, by sev ering the lany ar d s, obtained ropes to lash the oars to the th owl - holes. They now were, speaking, safe ; b ut i t requ i red care she drifted away from spent until d ay li ght came, w h en boat, and as ttehooemmeparanereaakgt,eivaenlyd they heard b rea k ers near, some time the t w h a e s y asnigxhi°teudslYMousehole*, and reached that place in safety. Mr. Ruxton had his watch with him,. Otherwise, he and his men saved nothing but the The enginee r says the vessel : the en g i ne worke d we ll , and Garonne ha to b e go i ng f as t er . Il e hwc thinksleao was n h i e e nv s ees t rxh h cek e eyul wastdt trimgh o co on . .0 going e leven knots au hour, and must have steamed a greater distance than they a calculated.They e expected t o s i ght the L ongsh i ps Just as he was about to spring from the steamer he saw Jack Wiblock, one of the stewards. lie called to him to jump into the sea after him, but Wiblock declined. As he neared the little boat the steond engineer caug h t hi m b y t h e collar and helped him in. Thomas Tullocklifie weaapstaatinthwe was with him on the at the time. (on the bridge) bridge, and went forward to look out. lie gives precisely the same account of the wreck as Messrs. Wilson and Buxton. He saw the boatswain get ting out the port life-boat—a fine craft, 30 feet long, and in which everything was ready for use. When this boat was out the boatswain, William Jones, A. 8., the carpenter, Peter Fox, A. 8., Jack the donkey-man (they know the man who works the donkey-engine by no ether name) and others were in her. They had six oars, but two were soon broken up. They pulled round under the steamer's quarter, and saw the passengers all standing near the rail. Whether they jumped Dr were wAshed off they could not say, but in a- minute or two Mr. Muir was in the sea with his little boy in his arms. They heard the father call out to save the child, but the poor little fellow was washed out of his arms. Provi dentially both were swept near the boat, and they were saved—the child being caught by one of his legs as a wave hurried him past. Those in the boat called to the ladies to jump from the quarter, for it was easy to see, not only that the steamer must be a wreck, but that to hold on long would be im possible. Two waves from opposite quarters met more than once, near the stern, and swept up high as the mast head, it seemed to those in the boat, as if ravenous for the affrighted people on deck, who screamed in their terror, and were unable to quit their precarious hold for the boil ing sea beneath them. At last, as well as the sailors could discern in the darkness and confusion, two females either tried the hazardous leap or were washed from the steamer. The accounts do not agree. One sailor thinks the supposed females were two garments blown into the water, but another is quite positive that a female sprang from the ill-fated Garonne, and fell into the water near the tip of his oar. He thrust the oar towards her, and called to her to hold on, but she seemed in sensible, and sank very rapidly. Another seaman says he leant over the boat, and grabbed a figure as it washed past. He held a garment until the form it enclosed slipped from it, and the owner also perished. The boat remained until a heavier sea than before inundated the poop. Her occupants heard the last despairing shriek of the women, and then all was quiet. There is little doubt that all who survived to that time perished then. For an hour and a half after they drifted from the Garonne they -saw her lights at the masthead. This boat, with 10 or 11 occupants, made towards Penzance, and was seen when about half a mile from the pier by Thomas Carbis, a pilot, and the coxswain of the lifeboat and his men. This was at four o'clock. Carbis beckoned them on and in, by means of • his sou'- wester, and at once took the poor little boy to his home and bed. Mr. Hoskin, surgeon, promptly attended Mr. Muir and his son. The state of mind of Mr. Muir may be conceived—his wife and three little ones lost in a few minutes, and the escape of his son and himself little short of miraculous. into the third boat—the last to leave the steamer —a six-oared lifeboat, got William llarvey, James Drew, A. 8., John Corcoran, and Martin Ryan (two firemen), and Henry Walker, a boy. They called to the captain, as he stood on the quarter deck. He refused to leave, and they heard him say, " The Lord have mercy upon us." They could not get their boat near the quarter, and were drifted away. At daylight they were sighted by a Mouse hole fishing craft, and towed into Mousehole. To-day the bodies of the captain and of two chil dren have been picked up. POLICE 11NTELL1GENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A YEOMAN OF THE GUARD.—Ann Brown, a charwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a silver watch and gold chain, of the value of £l2, the property of Mr. William Lee, of No. 15, Royal-avenue-terrace, Chelsea, one of her Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard. The Prosecutor said that being one of her Ma jesty's Yeoman of the Guard he had been dining at the Clarendon, near Charing-cross, on Saturday night at a dinner in honour of the Queen's Birth day, and while on his way home through St. Mar tin's-place, the prisoner got into conversation with him. After walking some distance with him, she put her arm round him, and drew out his watch and chain, and at the same moment a rough-looking man staggered up, and she handed him something, and the man then walked away, and he then held the prisoner and gave her into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said the watch and chain had not been found. - Police-constable Thomas Ablett, 116 C, said that on Saturday night he was in St. Martin's-place, when the prisoner was given into his custody by the prosecutor on the charge of stealing his watch and chain, and the prosecutor made a similar state ment to him as that he had made that day. The prisoner aeniea au KnowleUge Ur the watulL and chain, and said that the prosecutor had been talking to another woman before he spoke to her. The prosecutor was a little under the influence of drink. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner that the police might have an opportunity of making inquiries re specting her. WESTMINSTER. AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE.—John Scantlan and Edward Malony, both aged 17, were charged with the following violent assault : Mary Anne Hall said she lived at 23, Vine street, Westminster, with her father and mother, and on Saturday night went with her sister to re turn a parcel at a pawnbroker's. As they returned they were followed by the two prisoners, and at the corner of Coburg-row, Westminster, Malony came up and tried to get her sister's parcel away. Her sister resisted, and she halloed, and then the prisoner Scanlan came up and hit her in the mouth, knocking her down. She got up and called " Mur der !" and " Police," and he again knocked her down, and on her rising the third time he tore off her petticoats in endeavouring to get at her pockets. Fortunately she had no money. When the prisoners came up first, Malony said, " Give us that parcel," and Scanlan said—" If you don't give it me, I will have your life." Prisoners were sober, and so were they. Prisoners first asked them to have some rum, and they refused. Louisa Mary Anne Hall, the sister, corroborated. Malony could not get the parcel away from her, and then Scanlan struck her in the mouth, causing it to bleed profusely. He also kicked her sister on the knee when on the ground. George rowley, 228 B, witnessed part of the assault on Mary Anne, and apprehended the pri soners ; they were sober. At the station they said nothing of an attempt to rob, but when they were outside the sisters said they had tried to take away the parcel. The prisoners said they were drunk. They came from the Standard Music Hall at 11 o'clock at night, and the prosecutors asked them to treat them ; they refused, and then they had a row and didn't know what happened. Mr. Selfe commented strongly on the ruffianism of the prisoners, and told them that but for the in famous lies they had told, endeavouring to take away the character of these girls, he would have passed a light sentence, for he did not think they in tended to steal anything. ' These lies aggravated their offence, and their brutal conduct called for a sentence that would deter them in future, viz., three months' hard labour. The prisoners were surprised at the sentence. RAILWAY IN7ELLIGENCE. Throughout the South nearly all public works and improvements are at a dead stand. Many of the railroads are insolvent and going into bank ruptcy. In Florida every railroad in the State is regarded as insolvent, and two of them have been sold under the hammer. It is charged that the offi. cials of the State have been guilty of immense frauds in the sales of these roads, and by swindling non resident bondholders have inflicted untold evil ou the prospects of their people, by repelling capital from her borders, and undermining every principle of confidence. The railroad bridge at Burlington, lowa, now nearly completed, has required 'over 3,000 piles and 1,000,000 ft. of pine lumber. The bridge is 2,237 feet long, and 7,500 cubic yards of stone have been laid. All the repaired stock in the Bangor and Pisca taquis (Maine) Railroad has been taken, and the road will be put under contract immediately. It will connect the Dover and Foxeraft with the Euro pean and North American Railroad. The Erie Railroad has met with another disaster, the trestle work in the depot at Jersey City falling on Tuesday, May 5, caused an engine to fall into the river, and drowned a fireman and an engineer. Mary Sterling, of Wellsburg, New York, died at Port Jervis, Now York, Monday, May 4, the 27th victim of the recent disaster, 1.1111 DUKE OF EDINBURGH. COLONIAL OFFICE, May 23. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has, this afternoon, received the following message from the Earl of Balmore, dated Sydney, April 221, and telegraphed from Point de G tile on the 15th in stant : " H. R.ll. the Duke of Edinburgh resumed com mand of the Galatea and left Sydney on April. 6th, when the external wounds inflicted by the bullet had completely healed. " O'Farrell was executed yesterday. " EL S. BRYANT." MARKETS.- 7 (7his Day.) CORN The weather continues broken, with rain at intervals, which i, calcultted to do general good, if it does not con tinuo too lung. So far the effect has been to improve the reports of the growing crops. Upon the trade the effect has if anything been rather favourable than otherwise, as it has to smie extent modi fied the of a very ohrly harvest that has been gaining ground recently. Holders of wheat are consequently rather more confident, whilst the inquiry in these quarters is rather better. Nevertheless tho 'provincial roarkats hold on Saturday showed a general decline of is to 2s on the week. At Mark-lane this morning there was a. fair attendance, but a good deal of caution on the part of both buyers and s3llers. Supplies of English grain of all kinds were light, those of foreign wheat heavy, but of oats and other grain light. English wheat, in consequence of the small quantity, was not pressed, but b effect sales is under last Mon lay's rates would have to be taken. Foreign wheat was in large supply, and offers were at Is to 2s under the rates of this day week, but these were not freely accepted. Flour in limitod domand, and without material change in price. Barley a quiet sale at late currency. Beans and peas scarce, and unaltered in value. kETROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was a short number of beasts cn sale to-day, with about an average of sheep and lainbg. The accounts from the dead markets being good, the general tendency of the trade was firm. Of beasts there were 2,597 English, 73 Scotch, and 1,300 foreign. The beef trade ,was very brisk at advanced prices for good qualities. Of sheep the supplies included 4,-340 foreign. Thero was an active demand and higher rates were established. Lambs sold more freely at late rates. Veal brought advanced prices. Of foreign calves thero were 138. Pork sold fully up to quotations. Oily fiTo foreign pigs arrived. Total in market :—Beasts, 3,970 ; sheep and lambs, 29,320; calves, 197; pigs, 300. Prices: —Beef, 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s ; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 7s. TALLOW. The market is quiet at late rates. Y. C. on the spot, 438 3d ; June, 43s 3d ; last three months, 43s 9d. Stocks, 22,190 casks against 21,143 casks last year. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May 25.—Sales probably 8,000 bales Market quiet, and unchanged. THE WAR IN PARAGUAY. The South American mails, via Bordeaux, have arrived. The news from the seat of war is highly interesting, showing the unflinching bravery of the Paraguayans, their devotion to their chief and to their country. Every day it becomes more evident the Allies are un able to bring the war to a speedy end. They are now only engaged in besieging Humaita, and in taking the first base of operation of the Paraguayans. Humaita is nearly abondoned, having only a small garrison, and still detains the Allies. Marshal Lopez understood, more than five months ago, that the Allies would invade the interior of his country, and, with his well-known energy, sent all his forces to fortify the lines of the Tebicuari. Since the Allied fleet passed Humaita the Paraguayans have transported all their guns and ammunition —in fact, everything necessary to carry on the war for an indefinite period, to this new position, without the Allies knowing a word about it, leaving all the forts and redoubts round Hu maita bare of defence. Even at Curupaity the Brazilians found only one small gun, all the rest being imitation wooden guns, and straw men, but which appear to have been sufficient to keep the soldiers of the empire iu awe. The Buenos A yres Standard, in its summary for Europe, says : " Tne news from the seat of war is of less in terest than might have been expnted after late events. There seems little doubt that Lopez has abandoned his whole series of fortidcations, with the exception of llumaita, where he has left a small garrison, and has retired with the main body of his army and heavy artillery to the right bank - orthe river retneuart. it=s-e-e-u-wsv have been long meditated, and was partially accom plished some days previous to the last attack of the Allies, who discovered only wooden guns in the embrasures of the redoubts, and no signs of recent occupation in force. We remain in daily expectation of hearing of an attack on Humaita by the Allies. In the interval, rumours have arrived which indicate that the Paraguayans are still active, and have suc ceeded in capturing 800 ho rses f rom th e besiegers. The river is falling rapidly, and the chains across at Hu maita will again become a serious obstacle to the Bra zilian fleet, which is partly above and partly below it. From these accounts it will be seen that Humaita has not yet been bombarded, nor so crippled as to induce the Allies to hazard an assault, and the news sent by telegram from Lisbon turns out as usual " Brazilian news." Her Majesty's ship Linnet has been lying at Corrientes since the refusal of the Allied commanders to allow her to proceed fur ther than Itapiru. It was stated that the Linnet was refused leave to go to Humaita for fear' she would take away Marshal Lopez and his family. The Brazilians have not yet learnt to understand the character of a man like Lopez, who will die fighting for his country, but not fly like a craven. The mediation of the United States of America is again talked of, and the sailing of the United States steamer Wasp from Montevideo for Asuncion gives some colour to the report. The Standard says :—A report is current in well-informed circles that the United States Minister in Rio Janeiro, General Webb, has actively revived the question of mediation in the Paraguayan war ; but whether from recent po sitive instructions from his Government, or only acting upon his general instructions, is not known. It is further added that the Brazilian Go vernment has assured General Webb that the war would be over within a short time, to which the latter has replied that unless it was brought to a conclusion in three months, which expire at the ter mination of the present month, the United States Government would feel itself bound to assume a decided course. The announcement from Monte video that the Wasp has left for Paraguay with despatches for Mr. Washburne would seem to give additional probability to the above re port. It remains to be seen whether, after the apparently not very courteous manner in which her 11.8.M.'s gunboat Linnet has been refused by the Allied Generals to go higher up than Eta piru, the United States gunboat will fare any better. In connection with this matter, we can state, on the best authority, that there is no foundation whatever fur the report that the object of the Linnet was to save Lopez. That nothing of the kind Liras ever contemplated is suffi ciently proved by the fact that Captain Bush, of the Linnet, only requested tO be allowed to go in company with the Brazilian steamers and behind them, so that it would be impossible for Lopez to get to the Linnet except by passing through the Brazilian squadron and with their consent. The interior provinces of the Argentine Confede ration are still convulsed with revolution, to which the approaching Presidential election serves as a cover. The unsatisfactory state of the provinces, as well as the doubtful result of the war and the more than probable rupture with Brazil in case of the election of any of the candidates for President, except Senor Elisalve, have greatly influenced the Money Market, and National Bonds have fallen to 46k, which is 4 per cent. lower than by last Eng lish mail. Foreign Mail racket List, MAILS DUE. austral's. and New Zealand. via Boutharapton.....May 23. Ditto. via Marseilles .... ..... ...June 17. Ditto, via Panama gay 23. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Mout° Video June 4. Ditto, by French packet Kty Cape Verde. by Brazil paotet June 4. Cape of Good Elope. Aeoension, and St. 114ena June 12. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 23. Ditto, via Marseilles .... .. Fmkland Islands .. . . .Jurie 4. Gibraltar, via Southampton May 23. India, via Southampton May 23 Ditto, via Maraetl es . • ••• •• • • .......... Slay 25 Malt a , h:gYPt. SW. . ..... . ... slay 23. Ditto, Marseilles May Mauritius, Cape at Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Ditto, Jkiarsel leo , ......................... June 18 Newf oan dla ...... ....• • • ••.••• •• - .... ••• " • May 21 .June. Yortu .:;. Ditto, by pr.ve.la ship to OPorto Ditto eau) to Lisbon .• • United States, lanada, Calitorj, &C., by British packet SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING.—This DAY‘ DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Earl (offered—after 10 to 1 had boea taken) 100 to 6 agst Orion (taken) 100 to 6 agst Suffolk (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paco (offored) 1000 to 30 agst Green Sleeve (taken and offerr i .a) 1000 to 10 agst Viscount (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 apt Sao Saw (taken and offered) 1000 to 10 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and offey:ed) 100) to 10 agst Mercury (offered) 7to 2 agst Sir Joseph Hawley's lot (off.) 13 to 1 agst the Duke of Nowcar,,le's let (off.) 9to 1 agst The Earl, with a start (taken) 1000 oven on Orion v. Itosicrucian (off.) 500 even on See Saw v Mercury (off.) SPORTING NOTES. The great event of the year will be decided on Wednesday, and no doubt the copious showers o f rai❑ which have fallen will make the ground evet,y thing that can be desired.' The programme ext,,lnds from Tuesday to Friday ; and on the first day soma good two-year-olds will contest the Woo icote Stakes, the best public performers engaged in. which are the colt by Tim Whiffler, Hermioue, Flower Girl, and Electricity. Flower O.lrl suc cumbed to a good horse (Badsworth) at North atnpton, and John Day is reported to have under his care two other fair yourTsters, in Arbaces and the filly by Oulston, but I prefer the liermione Cult and Martyr. Of the thirty-two left in the Reserved Lawn Stakes, the heavy weights are the best looking, and I prefer the two in front for the Heathcote Plate at the Spring Meeting. Bismarck and Tumbler, who, strange to say, meet at 111 b., whereas, with 13114 the best of it, the latter was defeated two lengths the last time he performed against the Duke of Newcastle's representative. No more curious turf anomaly will be presentel if he ar Le ... ceeds in turning the tables. On the Bath runni j a g , Athena must beat Liddiugton for the Heat'Acote Plate (a weight-for-age race of half a milts), an d her owner has the most danger to apprehettd from Grimston (the winner of the prizs last year). For the Rous Stakes, Palmer, despite his 9st 31b, is sure to be handy. THE DERBY.. PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. HORSE. SIRE. DAPS. JOCKEY. Lady Elizabeth Trumpeter Miss Bovrzer ... Fordhani Blue Gown Beadsman Bas Bleu Wells Rosicrucian Beadsman Mdme.Eglantine J. Adams Green Sleeve ... Beadsman Mrs. Quickley ... Huxtable Suffolk North Lincoln ... Protection J. Daley Paul Jones Buccaneer Qn.of the Gipsies Cannon Forest King Kingof the Forest Start Point Hibberd Speculum Vedette Doralice Aldcroft Pace Caterer Lady Tresspass Kenyon Orion Cramond Beautiful Star... Clement Colt by Tom Bowline Melbourne mare Challoner St. Ronan St. Albans Elspeth Custance *Uncas Stockwell Nightingale H. Taylor Mercury Lambton Starlight J. Osborne Purveyor Caterer Cygnet Lynch Cock a the Walk Chanticleer Whimsical ...... T. French Viscount Marquis Columbine Cameron Samson ' Stockwell Masten Maid... Deacon Sawyer Kettledrum Corrival J. Snowden Colt by Buccaneer Viscountess The Earl Y. Melbourne ... Bay Celia — *Restitution King Teat Rest's dam ... . . •Franchise Sto&wall Bribery . Legislator _ _ Those ms.rked with an asterisk ( 5 ) are doubtful runners. Lady Elizabeth (nay selected during the winter) has kept her place as first favourite, notwith standing the hostile demonstrations that have been made to knock ber out of the betting. Sir Joseph Hawley's lot have been knocked about in the mar ket like shuttlecocks, and if Blue Gown is the best he cannot have the slightest chance with The Earl, who beat him easily this year. Paul Jones, after his Chester victory, was backed for good money. He may run into a place. Speculum has been very steady in the market ever since his defeat by Grimston, which is no disgrace to him, as Grimston last year ran Lady Elizabeth a dead heat at weight for age, and on another 'pension ran her ladyship to a short head. Thas it will be seen that the three are not far removed in quality front each other. Suffolk is one of the soaude - st horses in training, and will beat a lot of the bolstered-up favourites, if he does not actually win, but I fear he will have to be con tent with the place that King Tom got when he split the two Danebury horses, Andover and Hermit. raca ;51 Gm,' [tally creeping into the betting, and it is just possible the all bat knocked out one may repeat the surprise that Hermit did last year, when he started at 6G to 1, after having been first favourite during the winter. Ilrhen the race is over, I expect the judge will place them in the following order : LADY E LIZ BE Ea THE EARL 2 ORION 3 The concluding day tile " ladies' race" will call forth the most attention, but the field - for it will be worse than that for the Derby. It is no use going through the performances of any engaged, as there are only two that have any chance, viz., Lady Elizabeth and Formosa, and I prefer them in the order named. A FRESH MAN. EACINU FIXTURES FOR 1868. MAY. _ Epsom Summer JUNE West Drayton 1 i Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton ._ lB Manchester 3 Newcastle '23 Ascot Slimmer 9 Bibury Clue 23 Beverley, Hull, and I Stockbridge East lidding lO I Alexandra Park 3O Windsor Summer JULY. Chelmsford Worcester Summer Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Radcliffe Carlisle 7 Newmarket July Huugerford Pontefract Down Royal Corp-- 14 1 Reading Spilsby Liverpool July M. Odilizun l6 Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingtma►m July Chesterfield 23 Knutsford 23 Southamptou Sudbury and Ealing Goodwood AUGUST. Deauville Leek 3 Somerset .. 2O Brighton Brighton Club 6 Scarborough •24 I Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Great Yarmouth Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Ipswich _ . Egliain .._ 17 Hastings York August Oxford Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l SEPTEIIBER. 1 I Hendon l7 1 Monmouth . 17 Baden Warwick September _ Abingdon 3 1 Manchester lB Leicester Doncaster September 8 Walsall I Brecon l4 Edinburgh Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Royal Caledonian Hunt Kelso OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October b Harrow .. 27 Lanark .., B, Worcester Autumn 27 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 I Lincoln Autumn 29 Cheltenham l3 1 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 3 Leamington ............... I Shrewsbury 9 STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromley DECEMBER. St. Albans Kingsbury 2:1 __ THE CONVICT BARRETT.--Ycsterday afternoon, at live o'clock, Mr. Jonas, the governor of Ncwgate prison, received a cormnunica tion from the Home-office, statin g that the inquirie s instituted by the Government in Glas gow having been unfavourable to the culprit in reference t the alibi which had been set u p in his behalf, the law must take its course. The execution of the con demned man will consequently take place on Tuesday morning. _ _ --- - By the Royal Mail steamer Tasmania we hea that the English brigantine Italien, of Newcastle, was lost in Morant Bay Cape, Jamaica. The captain and crew tried to land in a boat, but were kept ten days at sea without food or water. They were ultimately picked up by the American brigantine James Baker. The steamer Governor Cushman has, it is stated, exploded her boilers in Buffalo harbour, killing eleven persons and wounding three others. The vessel is a COM plots wreck, and the bodies of several of the dead were burnt and horribly mutilated. Ono was thrown entirely over a building 150 feet high. The s t eamer was a freight boat, andwas laden, with corn. hare m 4 ..;