The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-27 00:00:00

11 0 INT - 11 - X ARKET AND COMB EUOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocic. The gratifying news from Abyssinia has more than eclipsed the effect produced upon the English Funds by the attempt to assassinate the Duke of Edinburgh, particularly as the later telegrams report that be is Linin g well. Long before the Stock Exchange was opened, speculative business was done in Consols at 94 1, but th ere are l arge l i mits to all above 94, and consequently the present price is 94 to 94k. Otherwise the markets are all firm, but not cinch altered as regards prices. The fortnightly settlement b egan this morning, and it will be concluded on Wednesday. The supply of stock is rather large, and the rates of continuation are unimportant. The tendencies of the Discount Market are towards easg, bat rates are still quoted at 2 per cent., though exceptional transactions have taken place at 1i per cent. The English Funds are very firm. Consols are dealt in at 94 to 94 for money and account, being an ad vance of k ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., hotter, at 92 to 921 ; India Five per Cents. are higher, at l 1.5 i to 116 ; Exchequer Bills, 123 to 17s prem. Foreign Stocks are generally well supported, more es pecially Ezptians, the 1864 Loan and the Viceroy's heea per C ents . b e i ng eac h b etter. G ree k are hcr• Other descriptions are without particular movement. The following are the quotations : Me xican, 15. to 151 ; Greek, 121 to 121; New Spanish Three per Cents., 341 to 351 ; Italian, 48a to 484 ; Turkish, 34± to 341 ; Portuguese, 391 to 40±; Orel-Vitebsk 784 to 79 ; Nicolai, 651 to 66 ; g.Yptain (1864), 794 to 804 ; ditto Railway Loan, 88 i to 891 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 70 to 71 ; di tto Nine p er C ents. 884 t o 89. 4 The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan fully paid up is 90 to 904, and the Scrip 34 to 24 dis. American securities are generally firm. United States Five-twenty Bonds aro quoted at 70/ to 704 ; Erie Shares and Illinois aro each better, at 464 to 471, and 94 to 94) 2 respectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 29 to 30 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage I 3 olds at 331 to 34. English hallways are firmer, at an average ad vance of per cent. Great Northern shares are alone flat. The quotations current are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128,4 to 1281 ; Midland, 1081 to losi ; S outh Eastern, 74 to 744 ; London and North Wes tern, 116 to 1164 ; Great Northern 1024 to 1034 ; ditto A, 984 to 994 ; Great Eastern, 34f to 344 ; Great Western, 521 to 531-; Brighton,s24 to 55 ; Sheffield, 43/ to 44 ; Caledonian, 754 to 764 ; and M etropolitan; 1121 to 113. Bank Shares are quiet at about previous prices. The following are the quotations :—Agra (A. shares), 9 5 to 104 •• Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; A ng l o -A us t r i an , 4t _4an,; ' Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 • C onso - Ottoni lidated, 2 4a to 4g-; Imperial 181 to 194 ; Imperial to ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; Loudon an d W estm i nster, 674 to 684 ; Oriental, 424 f to 434 ; L on d on J o i nt -S toc k , 32 4 to 33 4 ; U n i on o London 321, to 334. In foreign mining shares St. John del Reys remain at 20/ to 214. Fort Philip steady, at 1i to li. Uhontales ; better, at 2/ to 3. Mis cellaneous are steady. Anglo-American Tele fraPh is inquired for, at 22 15-16 to 23 1-16. At „antic Telegraph Eight per Cent., it lower, at 1-16 to 5 3-IG. H u d son ' s B ay , , 1 4k to 14 1 -1) talo n G eneral Omnibus, 14 to 2*. ; American gold coin valued at £5,000 was taken rola the Bank on Saturday for exportation. The Saxouian h as arr i ve d w i th £23,200 in specie g . ;Hal New Y or k ; an d t h e A ustra l as i an, £69,000. •ine Bangalore has £1,214 from Alexandria. The report of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com- O PanY recommends a dividend of £1 per share, payable _la t he 29th i ns t. Th e report i s very lengthy, and details th e various circumstances which made the second half-year of 1867 almost as unprofitable as the first. Ll lt, is rep or t e d t h at an E gypt i an Loan of £ 7,000,00 0 di ° een definitely arrange d t o b e b roug ht out imme- I ,Pely both h ere and i n P ar i s. I t i s a l so sa id th a t a -t:tery loan of £4,000,000 stock is to bo introduced on behalf of the Suez Canal. The directors of Reuter's Telegram Company have an nounced to the shareholders the conclusion of an arra ngement with the Indu-European Telegraph Com pany, recently formed for the establishment of direct .i.`elegraphic communication between this country and endand which will commence operations before the Z ; n u of the year 1869. By this arrangement an addi tional income is secured to the Company, for 4 period of ten years, from the date of the ° Petting of the Indo-European line. The existing a dvantageous agreement with the Electric and Inter national Telegraph Company is also extended to the !Rune term. The directors take the opportunity to acquaint the shareholders that the net revenue of the n° n l Pany from the cable alone (the profits front the °rdinary buainess no t i nc l u d e d) , d ur i ng t h e first quar ter of th e present year, was as f o ll ows, v i z . : — ~,,a nu ary, .£2,227 Os 4d, only three wires in operation ; ebruary, £2,558 16s 9,1 ; March, £2,690 3s 7d, all /ou r wires in operation : Total for the first quarter, 1868 , £7,476 Os 8d net. The particulars are published of 302 bonds of the Sardinian Fi ve per Cent. Loan o f 1851, amount i ng t o £30,140, which have been cancelled. The Indian Railway Companies Bill, recently in troduced by Lord Stanley, is intended to enable the paranteed Indian railway companies to create deben ture stock i n li eu of raising money on mor t gage or on d. It provides that such stock may be created frothc titne to time with the sanction of the Indian and of three-fifths of the votes of the issuing coutpany. The stock may bear fixed and perpetual preferential interest, and its proceeds are to be ap plied exclusively, either in paying oft mortgage or _ond debts, or else for the purposes to which they ; w _ould be applicable if raised on mortgage or bond stead of debenture stock. The holders of deben ture; stock are not to be entitled to be present or to a rt e ,at any meeting. " Prospectus of the United Land Company (Limited)co will be found in another column. The 4er ill PanY has been formed as an adjunct to the Con in v ative Land Society, for the purpose of extend g' with fixed capital, the operations in land and en " J ug hitherto carried on so successfully by the ca in t a nY under the Friendly Societies Act. The itl ni is put down at £250,000, and it is proposed lue first icstance only to issue shares to the amo unt of £lOO,OOO of £5 each. , B RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a ,30VERNMENT FUNDS. 94 1 Per Cent. Consols 94 1 . bitto for Account .tPer Cent. Reduced 92 1 i i .. +lel ! 3 921 1. I New 2 per Cent i ) W 'I per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A .. —° •. s . per Cent. J an. 1873 -",ionities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., li!T(i — Doo. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —tz (Red Sea Telei„,raph), Aug., 1908 —l6 pm ti.oiliaer Billsl£l,ooo, 2 per Ct . Do. X5OO t Do. 17 pm £lOO & £2OO 4 ,';ic of England Stock, 4; per Cent 245 3 -uo• Account I INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Vii.i.ock, 101 pe r C en t. , A pr il 1874 O. Account 116 1G:1 °• 5 per Cent. July, 1880 b e 101 b • 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 Dll°' ObrtifiCateS — o. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent BBl 103 i —°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o k , tc -t per Cent., May 1879 — ° 5 D oer Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 do. 1877 — ti • do. 1882 — 12,`"' Do o, 5 per Ce n t., A ug . 1873 28 in O. I)onds, 5 per Cont., .£l,OOO p ' lO . under £I,OOO A„ rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIOLS. -- . 6 • .111(5, ntine Republic, 6 per Cent Brali ri l , a n Bends, 5 per Cent. 1859 ao per Cent — xd bu 4 1 per Cent., 1852 . ... 1i0°• do 1858.... 1) ° ; d.' --- 0., 1860 .1863 _ ~ A 5 pou er nt Cent., 1865 ti,'eo cc nog Ayres 6 per Cent B5 0 .4, 4 2 ,,Per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 0 ~:"1 0 per Cont. 7 ) 4 4 6 Per Cent ___. “0. 41 Per Cent _ 1 ) 10 . G per Cent., .13 --- 1.,°.1 1867 ' 95}6 .../ 0 -, b o ' , per ,Cent., 1866 b ; ' 0). 'i Lerip £32 paid , nibi• 86/ thi Al- , , G per Cent xd D 11l 3p ,r Cent., 1825 . - Cent 69 8 1 D o 8 0: 1 , 44 Per Cent., 1867 — I'4o/4:vl'l.r Ursolidated, 1 per Cent — 1 )._. , , per Cent .... b -:•00, 0,1(1 issue — i; • £5lO BouilS °. 410 Boudg — br ) - 1 )1 lsti i , • 5 ~11;0111,, ' - 'O. XlO Dou4s •• •• 81 ! 9 (4_o7r..roo.ttnt lt:til %vac- Debt•nturos •••• 89 . ' idc:, k: A,(!iceortientent., 182415, ex Coups — .. ti . Llu Pons • r , ,0. Account s - r , eit,,,, , tt, • -tam 5 per Coat .. — Itviitl. urasOo v.Rail.Loan lop. Ct., ..E2sp D 0:,,,, , • , ~ c) I , '' ( tr t., 1663 — z• Account Ditto t i ' e . Mareran laua.itaiw a y 5l ~eAtL 3 per C ent to for Itecourt .. Do E ° . 186 ktouteuvr Cont. Angl e "-.. -'•' . _ _ !iglu-Proneli _ Ittelv;t:icilirlajli:lttialtte':.:ritptl er s . 1 3 :) 1 1 1.- t (...7e II t Do 3 per Oen'. — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) - - Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Bll I Do Account .. 82 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) - Do 4} per Cent., 1862 ~ 951 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct.. 1853, '6, '7, ','60,'2,': 391 Do. do., 1 4 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £2) paid* . — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4.4. per Cent., imin Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., . 1 ,. G 2 6 5 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO horde,, Do. - do. • 4:84 13s. d 0 ... 180, £lOO Bonds Do. £B4 15s. d 0..... Sirdinian, 5 per Cold panish 3 por Cell . Do Account Do New Dcferrou Do Account - Do Passive Do A cc. ant Do 00m. Cert. of Cou. nut f tv:ded Do Account Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 6o} Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 64 31 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 180 1 .3 , Do 5 per Cent., 1865., Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1BGS Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Dividends on the above payable in London Belgian, per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Unit Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 23f. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Reim, 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 9l Do. Account, sth May 9l / 66 31 1 j i LAW IN TELLIGE NCE.—This Day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Giffard). LYON V. 11031 E. This case was resumed this morning, but the proceedings consisted of the speeches of counsel for the plaintiff, on the evidence they had brought forward to prove their case. They dwelt very strongly upon the evidence of Mrs. Lyon, who they contend Plainly showed that the influence the defendant had obtained over her rendered her far from being a free agent. The lady had been imposed upon from beginning to end, and one of the learned counsel (Mr. Fisher) said that after Mrs. Lyon bad declared the whole thing a swindle, the defendant had coolly written to her to ask her for a letter vouching for his personal honesty. Homo invariably addressed his letters to Mrs. Lyon as "My darling mother, and, in fact, he effected so complete au ascendancy over her that she became his tool, notwithstandin g that he had written that he felt repugnant at her attachment, although he had by his great attachment succeeded in getting so large a sum from her. She was a lady who had the greatest affection for her husband whilst alive, and .after his decease she seemed animated by the greatest desire to do all that he had requested. The defendant found her to be a person of great susceptibility, and, finding she possessed great wealth, he set about obtaining an influence over her, which eventually lie turned to his own personal advan tage. Although he (Mr. Fisher) could not deny that Mrs. Lyon had given the money, she had been so imposed upon that she really at one time believed o a n il ly th m at e loi u n l e fo h r ad re t s o toit ld r h g er,viz., that communication lie between e t e h n e her and her deceased husband, and it , a •as believing that completely that had led her to do that which had given rise to the institution of the present suit. The case seems likely to go on for several days yet. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TlllB DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PRICKING TIIE GARTEIZ:' -- CHEATING A FOREIGNER.—Johann Emile, described as a printer's roller maker, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned with another not in custody in defrauding Louis Adolph Malaterre, a French tailor living in Marshall-street, Golden-square, of the sum of X. 3 4s in French money, by cheating him at a game called " pricking the garter." After sonic evidence being given, Mr. Tyrwhitt (on the application of Police-constable George King, 7(3,1)) remanded the prisoner for a week. WEs-rmix STE It . A REMARKABLY INQUISITIVE TURN OF MIND.— James Topson, described as a wood merchant, was charged under the following circumstances : John Besloy, a foreman of painters, living at 55, Eccleston-place, said that at seven o'clock ou Saturday e ven i ng he had occasion to go to a shop in Buckingham Palace-row, Pimlico, to varnish a revolving shutter. While he was doing it the defendant, who was drunk, with two companions, came up, and defendant pushed one of them up against the steps, upon which com plainant was standing, and also run up against them himself, and had it not been for seizing a bracket, complainant must have been thrown to the ground. In about an quarter of an hour after defendant and a companion returced and commenced wiping his a ngers d own the varnish. Complainant told him to desist, or he would shove the varnish-brush in his face. De fendant put his hand on the varnish again, and upon complainant going to preve n t hi s d o i ng it aga i n defendant pushed him, and he then put the varnish brush on his face, and then defendant and his friend knocked him about. Defendant denied that he had assaulted the ma►n as described or pushed any one against the'steps. lie put his finger upon the wet varnish, and inquired whether it was " copal." Upon which complainant told him to go about his business. lle (defendant) put his finger on the varnish again,observing, " he thought it was copal," upon which the complainant thrust the brush in his face and varnished all his face and hair, and then, a general struggle ensued. A policeman proved finding the complainant engaged with the defendant, who was drunk, and another man. Ile saw defendant strike complainant three or four times. Defendant denied this, and wished to be allowed to ask complainant a question. Mr. Arnold assented. Defendant—Did not I inquire whether it was copal varnish? Complainant—Yes, you did. Defendant—When I put my finger to it a second time, did I not say I thought it was ? Mr. Arnold—Yours must be a most inqui sitive turn of mind which could make you interfere in this way. I have no doubt you went to the man and interfered to annoy him. You must pay a fine of 10s. or seven days, and enter into recognisances for your good behaviour for three months. TIIA NIES. There were 40 eight charges heard this morning by Mr. Benson. A majority of thoin wore " drunk and incapable," others were for committing wilful damage and assaults. Among the offenders were three militia men in uniform. The militia have lately swelled the number of offenders to a con siderable extent. Two of the militia were dis charged with a reprimand, and a third who had made use of very bad language was fined .2s. Gd. Ile asked the magistrate to send to the barracks for the money, which Mr. Benson declined, and he was locked up. HOSPITAL BELIEF.—The number of medical and surgical cases relieved at the lioyal Free Hospital, Gray'b_ Mu-road, during the week ending April 23, was 3,122, of whom 1,113 were now cases. THE Moos s.—We still continue to receive excel lent accounts of the grouse prospects from the north western districts of Scotland. Beyond Loch Rannoch to the north-west, and beyond the Grampians in the same direction, the accounts are most favourable, not only as to the healthy condition of the birds, but as to their quantity. To the east and north .oast accounts arc mostly unsatisfac tory as to quantity, but there is no disease now anywhere. —Land and Water. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1868. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, April 26. " Disarmament " is the word in every mouth. re it true ? What does it mean? What will our Government do? arc the questions that one hears on all hands. It is noticed that the Prussian papers explain to-day's news by saying that the Government found it necessary to retrench in consequence of the dearness of provisions. In other wards, Bismarck wishes it to be understood that he does not make the reductions in consequence of any representations on the part of France, but solely fur domestic reasons. At the same time he lets it be seen that he is not afraid of France or of Austria, even though one country has reorganised its army and the other is about to do so. The truth is, that the disarmament does not amount to much. The Prussian military system enables an army to be placed on a war footing at the shortest notice, and granting furloughs means merely that the war is not expected at present. This, of course, is a favourable sign, since the longer the crisis is delayed the greater is the chance that it may be avoided. A nether favourable symptom is the (unofficial) announce ment that M. Magne will not want to borrow snore than the 12.17,400,000 at first spoken of. You will remember it was said a little while ago that our Finance Minister had been deceived, and that the demands of Marshal Niel and Admiral Genouilly made it incumbent upon him to ask for more money than he at first mentioned, and that the discovery had made him very angry. If he can do without it the inference will be that he has brought his colleagues to reason. This is the great subject of sptculation. The optimists declare that there will be a reduction of a million sterling in the military estimates. I doubt it very much, for M. Magne himself is said to believe that war must come sooner or later, and that he differs only from Marshal Niel as to its proximity. In connection with this matter a singular anecdote is told. When the Ministers were before the Budget Com mission, Marshal Niel, while combating any reductions, said last year war was resolved upon for a whole week. M. Itouher attempted to explain away this avowal by saying " The Marshal is quite right ; war was resolved upon by Prussia." The Minister of War then saw' how indiscreet he had been, and added, " Yes, of course by Prussia." We hare news from Luxembourg that great agitation has been caused there by the announced intention of start ing a French paper to support annexation to France. The matter gave rise to so much excitement that our Govern ment has promised to discountenance the project. Parisians are by no means in good humour just now with Italy. The enthusiastic reception given to the Prince of Prussia, " the conqueror of Sadowa," is bitterly con trasted with the freezing silence in which Prince Napoleon has been received ; and there is much angry comment upon Italian ingratitude. Yet it was hardly to be expected that the Italians would forget that it was French troops which kept them out of Rome last year, and that it was a French Minister who declared that they should never enter that city. The Government is making strenuous efforts to win the impending elections, and has now resumed its bad habit of interfering with them openly and officially. The Prjfet of the Seine Inf6rieure has addressed a circular to the maims of his depart!nents, pointing - out that the Govern ment desires tle elccti n of M. CorLei!le, and I e . eves that the electors will do their duty. _ Ile is opposed by M. Denoyelle, and the Oppo: . 4itiod journals are calling upon the people to elect him. M. Cibiat, the second but inde `pendent Ministerial candidate, has been induced to retire at Dordogne in behalf of the official candidate, M. d e 4 on, brother of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Interior. A rather amusing and somewhat embarrassing cere mony takes place to-morrow. M. Jules Favre will, according to the usual rule, have to present to the Emperor his address on taking his seat in the Academy. The address was virtually a manifesto by the Opposition against the Government. M. Favre will be introduced by M. Prevost-Paradol, one of the ablest opponents of the Government. We have bad news from Algeria. It has been necessary to call out troops to defend the crops against the starving Arabs. In order to quiet the people the exportation of corn from Algerine ports has been forbidden. M. Nelaton, the famous surgeon, has just returned from Sweden, where he has been excising a tumour from Mar shal Haepner. Neflaton's fee was £4,000. There is no doubt now that Baron Budberg will be recalled. The new Russian Ainbamador will be Couut Stcckelberg. The news from England dur:ng the last few hours bas caused considerable excitemAit. The evening papers yesterday announced the attempted assassination of the D ake of Edinburgh, and to clay's papers tell us that Sir B. Napier has recaptured the European prisoners and stormed Theodore's stronghold, and that Theodore has committed suicide. The Berlin official military paper confirms the news already given with reg .rd to reductions in the Prussian army, but almost destroys the value of the announcement by declaring that these reductions will be of small impor tance. The Krenz Zcitang, however, gives details which do not seem to bear out the statement of its military con temporary. It says that furloughs have been given in the following proportions :—To 15 out of every company of artillery in garrison ; to 64 out of every battalion of Chasseurs ; to one sub-officer and two horsemen per squadron ; and to one workman in every company of infantry. It may be added that the strength of a Prus sian battalion in peace is 518 men, which in war is raised to 1,002 men. divided into four companies. In con sequence of a recent adverse vote which Bismarck has sustained in the Reichstag with respect to a loan of ten ' million thalers for the development of the Prussian navy, he has ordered all the works which had been commenced 'to be stopped. Suspicious persons say that this is the surest way of getting them completed ; for the Prussians are so determined to have a powerful navy that they will give Bismarck all that ho.wants rather than imperil this great national work. The foreign papers_and one or two of the English con tain accounts of the royal marriage at Turin. It took place in the cathedral. The church was decorated with the national colours, and the altar overhung with blue drapery and stars. The King was the first to enter the cathedral, giving his arm to the bride. After the King came the Duchess of Genoa, the bride's mother, then the bridegroom, his brother the Duke of Aosta, the Prince of Carignano, and the Prince of Prussia. On the other side of the altar were the Queen of Portugal, the Princess Clotilda, and Prince Thomas, the bride's brother. The Archbishop of Turin, who has for some time been out of favour at Court, officiated, and endeavoured to make his • peace by uttering a somewhat fulsome eulogium upon the royal family. The bride was dressed in white and silver ; the Duchess of Genoa, her mother, in pale lilac ; the Duchess of Aosta, her sister-in-law, in pale pink. The King and the Princes were in military uniform. The bride curtsied to her mother at the period in the ceremony where the maternal assent had to be obtained. At the conclusion of the service the newly-married pair entered a carriage and drove off alone to one of the most sequestered outskirts in the neighbourhood of Turin. There they were seen by a few country folk, who, like so many satyrs, hid behind the trees laughing at the blushing bride and her embarrassed husband. A grand ball took place in the evening, of which we have a most amusing description. The Queen of Portugal, very much fatigued, and the Duchess of Aosta, who is in mourning for her mother, were absent. The rest of the royal party were present, including the bride and the bridegroom. Prince Napoleon was very reserved, and stood by the side of the King, with eyes fixed, and silent. It was noticed that he scarcely sp o k e t o the Prince of Prussia, who, the very opposite of .the French Prince, gaily talked with all the ladies, and seemed desirous of acquiring the character of gallantry in the lighter, as he had preciously attained it in the graver sense of the word. In fact, the " conqueror of Sadowa" has been quite the hero of the day, and has been more cheered than any of the visitors. In the official quadrille were the Prince of Prussia with the Princess Clotilda for his partner (who seemed a.s though she wore dancing by order, and put on an air of resignation, no doubt, in order to express the sentiments of her husband, Prince Napoleon, towards: the Prussian Prince), the Duke of Aosta, and his new sister-in-law, the bride. By the side of this quadrille was another, in which General Menabrea took part and made a great bungle of the figures. After the quadrille, the bride waltzed with the banker Cas. sano, who managed to tear his partner's dress. • Great emotion among the ladies, in the midst of which the Prince of Prussia appeared, and, opening a littl e itortemonnaie, took from it a pair of scissors, knelt on one knee ; cut off the torn piece of lace, placed the precious relic upon his heart, an 1 then into portmonnaie. The WI was followed the next day by a carousal in au immense amphitheatre containing 30,000 spectators, and covered with flags, decorations, and fLecers. There were some splendid costumes of the fifteenth century, and certain feats were performed by the young men who wore the dresses. The new Spanish Ministry says that it will continue the policy of Narvaez, and that the shade of the late Minister presides over the present Cabinet. It seems doubtful if this will be found practicable. The reactionary party are daily more and more obtaining possession of the Govei:n. ment, and the most important military commands in Spain have been entrusted to the officers of this THE FENIAN TRIALS AT THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-THIS DAY.- - Pale, haggard, and with the aspect or men completely worn out by excitement and anxiety, the four Fenian prisoners —William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, Nicholas English, and Michael Barrett— took their places in the dock for the seventh time this morning. Eagerness to hear the charge of the Lord Chief Justice filled the Central Criminal Court long before the hour at which the proceed ings commenced, and numbers had to he refused admittance. Assoon as the learned judges arrived, the Attorney-General resumed his address to the jury, interrupted by the rising of the court on Saturday. He first referred to the alibi attempted to be set up in the case of Barrett, pointed out how easy it was to set up such a defence, and how diffi cult it was to refute the evidence adduced to maintain it. In the present instance he believed it would be demonstrated beyond a doubt, when the letter from Barrett when in prison at Millbank came to be scanned by the jury, that the idea of the alibi emanated from Barrett himself, and was intended to furnish the clue for the de fence now set up. Calling attention to the precise terms in which the letter was couched, the learned counsel pointed out that there was no intimation in the docu ment that Mullins had introduced the prisoner to M'Nulty. The story now told was that N'Nulty, a journeyman shoemaker, had Barrett brought to his house by a friend named Mullins for the purpose of getting a small job done to his boots, which job Mullins, himself a shoemaker in the habit of doing repairs, was unable to perform. Was it not remarkable that Barrett, a man working on the quay, should have spent so much time on three distinct days in looking after the repair of his shoes ? Was it not further remarkable that the quarrel said to have taken place between Barrett and M'Nulty should not have come to the knowledge, or have been heard of, by the two men who came in and did the boots ? The only circumstance which these two witnesses remembered was the reading from the paper of the account of the explosion, and both of them were compelled to admit that they knew of the outrage in the early part of the day. Attention was then called to the evidence of the witness Peak, one of the men who professed to have assisted in mending the shoes, and it was contended that in the whole of the time he was in the witness-box he carefully avoided speaking specifically to any one incident that occurred during the day. Not a word did lie say of the altercation that had taken place between Barrett and M'Nulty, and it was a suspi cious ciremnstance that he could not mention with any de gree of distinctness any other place than If 'Nulty's house where he had been daring the day after he had been paid for his work at Neesorn's shop. Having dealt with the evidence of the witness Welsh, which was of a character similar to that of Peak, the Attorney-General next came to the statement of the police-superintendent Wean', who having received a copy of Barrett's letter from London, paid a visit to M'Nulty, and questioned him upon it. On that occasion it would be in the recollection of the jury that M'Nulty denied having taken any part in such pro , ceedings as the letter suggested. Supposing it were so, that the explanation given by M'Nulty that he was led into a mistake by the superintendent asking if a person had called to have a pair of boots " buttoned," instead of "bottomed," there still remained the fact that he told M'Catir thet he had known of the explosion from is paper l e ft at his house by O'Neill, and yet it was stated as a special eSrcumetance in Barrett's letter that the first infor mation of the outrage wak conveyed to M'Nulty and those in his h ouse by the passage read from the paper by the stranger. On the second portion of the alibi, that which Mr. INl'Cerrie, the editor of the Irish Catholic Banner, was called to support, the attention of the jury was directed to the character of the articles which appeared in the journal in question. Those articles the learned Attorney - General stigmatised as most pernicious and seditious, and expressed it as his opinion that anyone who degraded the office of journalist by exciting the passions of those who committed crimes was morally as guilty as they were. The character of the witness spoken of as a respectable journalist would be judged of by the jury when they had had an opportunity of inspecting his writings. The most remarkable fact in connection with the alibi was that not a single person was called to prove where Barrett had lodged at the time he was said to Lave been in Glasgow, and it was scarcely less curious that he should say in his letter to M`Manus, " I trust you do not think I am guilty," when, if the theory of the de fence were true, M`Manus must have known he could not h ave b een guilty, because at the time the crime was committed he was in his company in Glasgow. Supposing it were true that Barrett had been present at the meeting of the 13th December, would not he have called the attention of M`Manus to it in the letter, and asked him to search out Mr. M'Corrie and others who had taken part in the proceedings ? If the witnesses for the prosecution had spoken the truth, those for the alibi had given false evidence, knowing it to Lo false. It would be for the jury to decide between the two. In conclusion, the learned Attorney-General observed that while in accordance with the suggestion of the Lord Chief Justice lie had consented to withdraw the case as against Justice and O'Keefe, there not being suffi cient evidence upon whi c h t o ask for a conviction, he could never have been guilty of the weakness which lie was asked to shew by the counsel for Barrett, by refusing, in consequence of the evidence produced for the defence, to ask for a verdict against him. He left it to the jury to say whether the case for the Crown had not been suffi ciently established against the whole of the prisoners. During the whole of the learned Attorney-General's address the prisoner English sat with his head resting on his hands below the level of the railing of the dock. When the Lord Chief Justice commenced his charge to the jury, he and all the other prisoners listened with almost undivided attention. His lordship commenced his charge at a few minutes to twelve o'clock. He began by explaining the state of the law of England in relation to complicity in a MC of murdeL, and reminded the jury that if those who blew up the prison wall did so well - knowing that they might th ere b y occas i on l oss o f life, they were guilty of the death s w h ich resu l te d by the act. Passing to the evidence, there could be no doubt that the man Mul lany, upon whose testimony the case of conspiracy sought to be established by the Crown mainly rested, had been an accomplice, and such testimony, especially in reference to those he sought to incriminate, must be corroborated. But it need not be confirmed in every minute particular by dis interested persons ; it would be sufficient if its general fea tureawere established by those who could not be impeached. The Lord Chief Justice then passed in review the" various items of Mullany's evidence, dwelling at length upon the letter brought by Mrs. Barry to Murphy at M ullany's house. No one could doubt the letter was Burke's, and it was by the aid of copperas that its contents were made a apparent. Th a t letter, Mullany said, was shewn to Barrett, and s u b sequently t o th e other p r i s oners. At the meetin g w hi ch fo ll owe d, w hich must have been held e ar li er than Mullany said, another mcaseettlien-gyarwl It must as rrheld tu in dec a ide ro if om the i y could believe M u ll any ' s test i mony th a t the prisoners were present on that occas i on. I t was a so mewhat curious fact n s n t g b e d fo e left to a to nd the jury that when Mullany was told that a quantity of gunpowder was to be bought, he asked what it was for, when, accord ing to his statement, he had been told wheat was to be done. When examined, he explained the matter by saying that he did not know so much was to be obtained, and, further, that while talking it was noticed that a strange man was present who was not in their counsel. Of the meeting said to have been held at William Desmond's, his lordship remarked that here it was asserted that the details of the explosion were arranged. But how was Mullany confirmed I' There was the evidence in reference to the letter from Burke, that an attempt was made to convey to Burke portions of copperas in one of his stock ings, and also that when arrested there was found upon him a bulb containing a substance by which a letter could be written, which, till the copperas was applied, would be invissible. In reference to the powder, there was the oorreborative testimony of the shopman who sold it and the carman who delivered it. Again, there was the conduct of Burke in the exercising ground of the prison on the afternoon prior ho the day of the explosion, to show that a well -arranged plot to blow down the wall had been devised, and there were the two balls, one thrown over the wall each day, to prove that Burke knew what had been arranged. The facts of the 12th and 13th still more strongly confirmed the witness. This, of course, left untouched the question whether he was correct in the evidence lie gave to associate the pri soners with the crime. Of the attempt at explosion made on the 12th Mullany could say nothing, for he would not risk his life in the neighbourhood, but there was abundant evidence on the point, time whole of evhich his lordship referred to in detail. Coming back to Mullany, if he could be believed, the very night of time attempted explosion he saw Barrett, and heard from him the determination to light the squib the next day. Referring to the next witness, Vaughan, time Lord Chief Justice remarkmal that though he could not say he was are accomplice, he was certainly no better. He was a man who came forward only fur the sake of time reward, had been degraded front the rank of corporal in time army-, had then deserted, and, judging front all that had been stated, liamt been addicted to habits of intempe ranee. The evidence of such a man, especially as it was evidence referring not to facts but to converse, tious, must be received with the utmost caution The conversation stated to have been held with 'Timothy Desmond, his lordship could not but regard as being involved in great uncertainty. The events of the 13th, the day of time explosion, were next made the subject of comment ; and the evidence of Alien, a woman who was bl own d o wn by the explosion, the boy Moseley, the boy Wheeler Continued in our Late Edition. '_'l:R DIT LOX SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sin" of Saturday, con taining the Latest Betting at Tattersall's, Victoria Club, ecc., was published iu time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. IMPERIAL PARLI A MEN lIOUSE OF LORDS—TIIIS EVENING. The LORD CuAxcELLon took his seat on the woolsack at Live o'clock. THE IRISH CHURCH. The Earl of DEItBY gave notice that to-morrow even ing he should ask the noble earl opposite (the Earl Rus sell) as to the course of procedure which would be pur sued with regard to the Resolutions on the Church in Ireland, and also to explain some portions of a speech which he had recently delivered. THE ATTACK ON HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBUGH. The Earl of MALMESBURY said ß that he must draw their lordships' attention, which must have been occupied during the Taft few days with a subject which was most thrilling—he alluded to the atrocious attempt on the life of the Duke of Edinburgh. Ile had no doubt that they would wish to, show in some public form their sympathy with Her Majesty at this atrocious act. It was a useless act. It could be of no poli tical 'importance ; nor could the unfortunate victim given any cause of offence. They would be glad to learn that her Majesty bore the shock of the intelli gence with the characteristic firmness of herself and her illustrious race. He moved a vote of sympathy to her Majesty on the atrocious attack upon his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, and their sincere hope for his speedy recovery. After a few sympathetic remarks from Earl RUSSELL, the motion was put and carried unanimously. THE EDUCATION BILL. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH briefly moved the second reading of thi s bill . The Earl of AIRLIE moved that the bill be read this day three months, and said that he bad very little notice as to when the noble duke:would move the second reading of tho bill. Ho should go at once into the principles of the bill. Ile had examined the bill with great care. The points where the boy's father should be responsible for a boy, he approved of. He was also very glad that the Government had. taken advantage of the conscience clause. A friend of his, wh • was very well informed, Lad told Lim that the great majority of the clergy were in favour of the conscience clause, and that it was only a small and active minority who were opposed. He also knew that a very eminent member of the Government was in favour of the conscience clause, and even went beyond it. The noble lord contended that the bill was founded upon the revised cede, and therefore he disapproved of it. It would raise up all kind of difficulties, which would , not enable it to be worked well. It would raise up all sorts of vested interests. If they brought in an act of Parliament, Parliament would not be able to look into the minor details of the working of educa tional machinery, but the Minister who presided over a Council of Education would. They knew a certain prayer book had risen in price from 3s. 6d. to 58. Who could look into this if education was regulated by act of Parliament. He thought if this was the only objection ho had to the bill it was quite sufficient. He considered that the system to be adopted was a more extravagant one. They would have inspectors of every kind and description, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Dissenting, eee. Ho believed that the Chancellor •of the Exchequer had said that by these inspectors the civil service estimates were increased .t 150,000. They would find there were clergy men with very small incomes paying largely for schools, while people with twice or thrice the income were paying nothing. It was a system devoid of any orga uisation whatever. It provided for nothing that was ab solutely requisite. lie did not wish to see the present system interfered with where it was doing go o d , With regard to education in Scotland it hal been agreed that with all its improvements national organi sa ti on h ad not worked w 11. He approved of local or gan i sat i on. In 1856 the noble earl below bins had introduced a bill in House of Commons, and ono of the resolutions was that there should be a school rate. The were the opinions of his ' noble friend hi 1856, and he did not think that ihey had trailed since. He thought that this rating would be a good adoption. At Manchester a meeting on education was held, and there the system of compulsory rating was advocated. There were a great many dignitaii.es -of the Church were there, and they of course approved it, and the Dissenters were gradually coming round to that opinion. He was no very strung advocate for this rating himself, for ho knew the benefit of it, in Scotland. His rating was much lower from having a well-. duc.,tel labourer, and it was not more than ld. or lid . i n the £l. It would give to the minister something to have to expend in educati on , an d it would fairly extend the rating amongst all, whereas by this bill it left the sub scriptions towards the purpose of education to the chance liberality of a few individuals. He disapproved entirely of the bill, and therefore moved it be read that day three months. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that ho was glad to have the opportunity of thanking her Majesty's Government on the introduction of this Lill, and ho thoroughly approved of its terms. The conscience clause was calculated to suit all parties, and he trusted would set that great question at rest. Ho was quite satisfied with the omission of the rating clause. lie thought that there were many clauses calculated to facilitate the Purposes of education. (Hear, hear.) TiTe Earl of KIMBERLEY said - that he disapproved o: the bill. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS —This EVENING. The SrvAKsn took the Chair at 4 o'clock. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. In rcply to Mr. WATKINS, Mr. TI l'E said, acting under the 21st section of the act, the Metropolitan Board of Works did not think they were called upon to give compensation to persons who had, under the sanction of the Thames Conservancy, erected piers for steamboat passengers at different parts of the River Thames. Of course it was quite open to the parties to try the question in the Queen's Bench. RAILWAY PARCELS. In reply to Mr. FORSTZR, Mr. CAVE said there was not any intention on the part of the Government to interfere with the law with respect to the carrying of packed parcels by railway, but it being the habit of carriers to collect a quantity of small parcels and deliver them in bulk as one package at the railways, it was proposed that some alteration in this system was all that was intended. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OP EDINBURGH. Mr. DISRAELI said, in rising to make a motion before the house commenced the orders of the day, be felt they would readily anticipate its purport. It was to move an address of sympathy on the subject of the distressing intelligence which arrived in town on Saturday. That intelligence had caused . her Majesty great grief, and which still caused that illustrious lady great anxiety. He felt that he spok e th e common voice of sorrow and indignation at the attempted assassination of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. It seemed that there was still some dark conspiracy lurking about diffe rent parts of the :world, and he regretted that such acts should b e connected with Ireland. He felt that the imputation was unjust—(hear, hoar)—but that it was to be attributed m ore to the results of civil war, and the dis organized state of society- His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was engaged in doing all is his power to promote the good feeling of this country abroad, and it was whilst so engaged that an attempt upon his life was made. He could not find words to denounce the atrocious attempt, but it was a grea t bl e ssing that the Almighty preserved his royal highness from mortal injury. The right hon. gentleman then moved an address to her Majesty expressing the sorrow and indignation of the house at the attempt on the life of the Duke of Edin burgh whilst visiting her Majesty's loyal Australian co lonies. Mr. GLADSTONE said that every man must partici pate in the sorrow and indignation at the circumstance which had called forth the address. It was a subject of great thankfulness to the Almighty who not only pa• ralysod the arm of the assassin, but had prevented the fatal consequences at which the assassin aimed. (Hear, hear.) If it was to be attributed to Fonianism, it was only another horror to be added to the name of that conspiracy. (Hear, hoar.) He cordially seconded the motion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WATKINS rose, but was met with loud cries of " Agreed, agreed." The hon, gentleman resumed his seat, and then the Speaker put the question, which was carried sent. con. Mr. WATKINS again rose and then inquired whether the telegram which had just been published in the even ing papers, to the effect that his Royal Highness was pro gressing favourably, and that the assassin had been tried and condemned to death, was authentic ? (Hear, hear.) No answer was given to the question. THE FALL OF DIAGDALA AND DEATH OF KING THEODORE. Mr. LAYARD asked whether tho despatches which had appeared announcing the liberation of the captives, the fall of Magdala, and the death of King Theodore were correct? Ho had no doubt about the matter, but ho thought it best to have the fact communicated officially. Mr. DISRA.ELI said this subject differed very materially from the one on which he had just addressed the house, because it was one that gave universal satisfaction. The Government had taken every moans in their power to make the news generally known as soon as it arrived, and at present he had no further news to communicate. It would, ho waver, soon become his duty to propose a motio n by command of her Majesty on the subject, which would give full opportunity to every member of expressing his opinion. He might at that moment congratulate the house on the great event as a feat of arms unparalleled for completeness and precision—(hear, hear)—both to the soldiers engaged in it and the great leader who had directed it. He had received a letter, dated 23d April, which said all troops were well and animated by admirable spirits, that all were a n i mated with a spirit of emulation, which was intelligence that must be gratifying to them all. He could only liken the great event to the march of Cortez into Mexico, with the difference that England in what she had done was only actuated by feelings of justice and civiliea.tion, and events would now very soon follow which would con vince the world of the purity of her intentions. (Hear, bear.) Colonel SYKES asked whether the Government could state how King Theodore met his death. Sir S. NORTHCOTI43 said there was no information on that particular point other than published. THE IRISH CHURCH. The house then went into committee on the resolutions moved by Mr. Gladstone for the disendowment and dis establishment of the Irish Church. Mr. WATKIN said he was more pleased with the spoesh of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) than ho was with his resolutions. However, on full consideration, he should not attempt to throw any impediment in the way of the proceedings, and therefore he should not press the smendment ho had given notice of his intention of doing. (Hear, hear.) Mr. 00.1til condemned the conduct of the Opposition in bringing forward the motion at that particular time, espe cially as the right hon. gentleman said he brought it under the consideration of the house because there was grcat discontent in lrelancl, and that it was a a-nil:flown] grievance, which it was do:IL-014o to remedy. it was right tho question should be mot by the great CollPervative party by a direct negative, and he felt that that step would be approved by the country at largo. Sir P. HEYGATE moved, as an amendment to the first resolution, the following---" That so long as the Uniun between Great Britain and Ireland continues exit, it is just and consistent that the principle of the Established Church should bo maintained in Ireland, and its endow ment on a scale suitable to the wants of the population." • (LEFT SPEAKING.) SPORYING NOTES. -- The Great Prize of the Newmarket Meeting—the Two Thousand Guineas—►ill be ruu for to-morrow, when the relativ e mer it s o f sundry ` Derby candidates will be effectively tested. Lest year eighteen started for this valuable stake, but on this occasion I do not anticipate seeing more titan a dozen competitors at the ro,t, and these will probably bo— iloree. Sire. Data Jockey. ' St. Ronan St. Albans EI sr eth Custanco Moslem Kt.of St.Patriuk Besika Challoncr Br. to Straftbrd...Y. Melbourne...dam by Gameboy 11. Covey Ric . ' Caterer Lady Trespass Daley Green Sleeve Beadsman Mrs. Quickly French Blue Gown Beadsman Bas Bien Wells Formosa Buccaneer Eller Fordham La Sarazzin Monarque Constance Griinshaw Vale Royal Stockwell July Ironmaster Thorinanby Georgians Clenwit Restitution King Tom . ..Orest's dam Osborne Banlitto Buccaneer Secret Parry Sir Joseph Hawley Ims three strings to his bow in Rosicrucian, Blue Gown, and Green Sleeve. I think the first-named will be reserved for the Derby ; and although Blue Gown is not in the race according to market opera tions, I feel persuaded if Sir Joseph starts him he will perform in a most satisfactory manner. The fact is, had he been ridden for The Biennial Stakes without instruc tions—for Wells without orders would have never made such a mistake—Blue Gown would have shown the best turn of speed, and asked to come home as quick as he could, would hive beaten The Earl cleverly. Formosa is by Buccaneer, and, like her sire, possesses a won derful turn of speed. Tho style in which she defeated Leonie, Athena, Suffolk, and several others in the Ches terfield Stakes, atNowmarket, shows her to be a flyer, and a careful reference to the weight she was giving to every animal in the Middla Park Plate (Lady Elizabeth ex cepted), where she was not beaten more than two or three lengths, is sufficient to prove what an extraordinary chance she must have. St. Ronan was a great overgrown two year old, but no colt last year looked more likely to improve from that age to the present time than he did, and it is worth while to recollect that Captain Machell has backed him at long shots to win a good deal of money both for this event and the Derby. He is sure to run forward if Mr. Chaplin decides upon starting him. Moslem is evidently an im proving horse. Under the same impression Lord Glasgow's best representative has not the slightest attraction for me this time. Pace's best performance was unmistakeably when he defeated Tho Earl at Doncaster last year, receiv ing tilb from the latter, which is not sufficiently good to win a race of this kind. The Earl is a great horse, and when he met ilia - defeat had run for six different engagements, quite sufficient to make him a stale horse. I havo al way insisted, and do so now, that The Earl is a really first-class race horse; therefore, if I thought the Duke's horse had defeated him on his best form he would be a great fancy of mine. On the contrary, I think it was a fluke, and that the M arqu i s ' s horse, fit and wellas became out fol . the Biennial Stakes at Newmarket, in the Craven Meeting, would hare run away hum hint. I tun obliged, therefore, to discard his chance. Le Sarazzin will represent the French division satisfac torily, and is, I think, the bast outsider in the lace. Neltisko's appearance and style of going pleased me most of all the runners iu tho Biennial, and as the Woodcote Stakes' wiuuer of last year has evidently had a satisfac tory trial with him, I am bound to speak highly of his chance on this occasion. VALI It.tyal has boon heavily supported since the report of a favourable trial which ho is said to have at Newmarket last week. Nevertheless, 1 cannot fancy his chance, nor yet that of Ironmaster, Resti tution, and BAnditto, who may help to increase the field. Owing to the great uncertainty that exists about Sir Joseph's lot, 1 shall stand by LE SARAZZIN and FERIIOSA. For Wednesday's engagements I should recommend BLUE Gows, or, in his absence," SUFFOLK. There are no less than 101 nominations for the Two . Year Oid Plate, which, however, looks a good thing for IEASANIELLO, who I believe is a goad deal superior to CURIEUSE. I should think XI will beat his two opponents for the Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each. The Prince of Wales's Stakes will go to TARADAN; the Sweepstakes of 50 soya each for 4-yr olds to VIRIDIS; the Sweepstakes of 50 sovs for 3-yr-olds to SUFFOLK; and TEEGEAGLE ought to secure the Sweep stakes of 50 sovs each A.F. I shall expect to see THE HERMIT beat Julies in the 1,000 gs. match. Amongst the stakes run for on Thursday will bo the Free Handicap, but the acceptances are not to be declared until six o'clock to-night. I can only, therefore, remark that 'AMESBURY, GUY OF WARWICK, and DEMONSTRATION are by no means badly treated. The result of the 1,00 Guineas will bi considerably influenced by the running of the Two Thousand, as, at any rat', we may fully expect to see Green Sleeve and Formosa meet on Tuesday next, and your readers will then be able to judge of their pretensions much better than it is in my power to do at present. There is very little doubt ' on my mind, however, that either GREEN SLEEVE or FORMOSA will wiu this rich prize, whilst I think LADY COVENTRY will run into a situation. Tim PARSON will probably walk over for the Sweepstakes of 100 sous each. Should TILE Balm and BLUE GOWN put in an appearance for the Newmarket Stakes, the event will cause a great amount of spaculation, and I believe Sir Joseph Hawley's good-looking son of Beadsman will win. BLINKLIOOLLE will win the Sweepstakes of 300 5075 each. If Eunora is in form elle will have no difficulty in win ning the Coffee Room Stakes; and a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each looks like an equally good thing for SISTER TO HERMIT. A FRESH MAN. SPOITING INTELLIGdEO3.—Thi6 Day NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PRINCESS OF WALES' STAKES.. The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 100 sows eacl•, h ft, f,,r four year old fillies; Bst 10th each ; winners of a 1,000 sous sweePstakos 71b extra; maidens allowed 71b; A.E.C. 5 sub& Ilippin. W.O. SWEEPSTAKES OF ,2(.) SOVS. A. Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, for two year olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 4lb ; winners ab extra last half mile of B.O.; 8 subs. Brigantine Director PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES. Tho Prince of Wales's Stakes, a free handicap of 25 sovs each, i 0 It, with 200 sovs added by the J.),:kt.y Club ; for 3-3• r-olds and upwards. A w;nuer of any race after the weights are declai:cd (April 18, at 10 a.m.) t, carry 3lb ;of a haudicip racy 71b extra. E -trauc 2 sovs. 97 entries. 20 acceptances or no race. Kiugsland Silenus 2 King Charming.. 3 Seventeen ran. Wells, rider of Palmer, obj,cts to Kingsland and Silenus; and Daisy objects to King land for crossing. - Race still in abeyance. PLATE OF 50 SOUS. A Plato of 50 soya ; three year olds 7st 71b, four 8A 121 b, five and upwards 9st 31b ; mares alai geldings allowod 3ib ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if demanled, &c. ; if entered for 150 soya allowed 71b, if for 100 12ib; D.lf. Ottoman 1 Ambition 2 Gen. Sherman SPRING STAKES. The Spring Stakes of 25 says each, 15 ft ; two year olds 6st 101 b, three Bst 121 b; fillies allowed 31b ; winners of 200 soya 71b, of 500 sovs 121 b extra; I - Julien throe year old colts at the time of naming which have run in publio allowed 71b ; T.Y.C. 10 subs. Bluo Gown Naivette 2 St. Angela PLATE OF 100 SOVS. A Plate of 100 soya; throe year olds 7st 51b, four Bst 121 b, five, six, and Aged 9st 21b; mares an .1 geldings allowed 31b; the winner of the Derby or St. Leger 141 b, of the Oaks, Two Thou:.aud Guineas, or a Sweepstakes value I,ooosovs 51b extra; maiden three year olds allJwad 51b, four and upwards 121 h; R.ll. Knight of the Garter Suffolk . 0 uragau 3 Five ran. MAIDEN PLATE. & Maiden Plate of 50 sovs, for two year olds; colts Bst 121 b, 4,fillies Bst 71b ; the last half of 11. M. Black Stag 1 Amity Auld Laugsyno Soventeen ran. SWEEPSTAKES 25 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 11 ft; three year olds 7st 121 b, four 9st 51b, five and upwards 9st 101 b; mires and g.,ldings allowed 3;b, and maidens at starting 71b; the winner to bs sold for 500 sous; if for 200 suvs allowed 71b ; R.ll. ; 3 subs. Pero.. fit'. 0. MATCHES. Vuda beat S aidboy. Match 50, It ft; lase half of Ab. M.—Mr. E. C. Cinyktt's Rod Cutinyu, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, a .. ;st Admiral Ainum, 2 yre, 7st 4.1 b. • MARKETS. —(This Day.) NEWGATE AND LEADENSALL. MEAT.—Trade steady with moderate supplies, and the late advance in prices supported. Beef, 38 4d to 48 6d mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, 38 4d to Gs ; pork, 38 8d to 4s; lamb, 6s to 6s 4d per stone of 81b by the carcase. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Supplies of stock at market were large, and trade heavy. Of beasts there wore 2,290 English, 380 Scotch, 20 Irish, and 1,320 foreign. The demand for beef was sluggish, and prices lower except for very prime. Of sheep and lambs the proportion of foreign was 4,590. The mutton trade was brisk, with higher prices. Lamb also in better demand. Of calves the number of foreign was 154, and the gene ral demand dull. Pork met a steady sale at late rates. Quotations, per stone of 81bs, sinking offal :—Beef, as 4d to 5s ; mutton, 3s to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s ld to bs 6d ; pork, as to 4s 6d ; lamb, 48 8d to is 2d. CORN. The tone of the trade continues sound and healthy, pointing to higher rates for wheat. From Russian ports advice' report light stocks, and small shipments, almost entirely to France. No Danubian port shipments havo been pushed forward but only a very small portion is for England, the bulk being for Marseilles. The provincial reports repot t firm markets generally, and in many cases higher rates for wheat. At Mark Lane the attendance was moderate this morn ing, and although buyers acted with caution the tone was firmer. Only small supplies of English wheat fresh up, and full rates asked but not freely paid. Foreign well held, and although trade was quiet prices wore maintained. Floating cargoos on tho coast 32, and firmly held Those on passage also firm, with very small additions to the list. Flour a steady quiet sale, at firmer rates. Ma It unaltered, but best qualities very firm. Malting barley tending against buyers ; grinding in fair demand. Beans and peas in steady request. Oats a moderate sale, at about the rates of this day week. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, April 26th.—Anglo-Sazon, from Guernsey ; Ludwig Heyn, from Dantsic; Fairy Queen, from Dieppe ; Clara, from Messina ; Douppel, from Dantzic ; Isabel 11., steamer ; Spanish vessel of war, from Ferrol; Ludwig, from Memel; Margaretha Machin, from Groningen; Florence, from Guernsey; Alpha, from Havaunah ; Bridgetown, from Freemautle ; Trident, steamer, from Hamburgh ; Carl XV., steamer, from Gothenburg. Arrived, April 27.—Leader, Susannah, Alice, and Im petuous, all from Guernsey ; Sir W. Wallace, from Win dau ; Orion, steamer, from Antwerp; Fynenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Pioneer, steamer, from Havre ; Seine, steamer, fro Boulogne. Sailed.—Rhine, for Boulogne; Wm. Thoruboro' for Guernsey. DE {L, Monday Morning. Passed, April 26.—Nyassa, from Shields, for Singapore; Valetta, from Shields, fur Madras ; Hesse Darmstadt, from Shields, fur Alexandria ; Isabella Blyth, from London, for Mauritius ; Ashford, screw steamer, from London, for Cardiff. Passed.—Artaxerxes, and Jenny Jenkins, both of Exeter, from the north, for tho west. . _ .lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, according to the last rumours, is to Do built by 31r. Loe, and that imme diately. CHICAGO is a wonderful place, says the Examiner, ad.:ing, in explanation of the remark, that babies are no longer born there, if we can credit the announcement in a local paper, that "during February 229 young gentlemen and 324 young ladies were bornin this city." Amara beat. Red Coruyn. Match 100, h ft ; Gat 101 b each ; Prince Solty koff's Demonstration agst Admiral Rous's Puff (both three year olds.) Puff beat Demonstration. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Formosa (taken) 9to 2 agst Le Sarazzin (taken) 6to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) Bto 1 agst Vale Royal (taken) 19 to 1 agst Blue Gown—with a start (offs red) DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Tom Bowline c (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND C O . I IMISSION EXCILINGE Three,Daors from Mackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, 18 Now OPEN FOR BUSINESS.. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applic 'lions for membership should be made to the Secretory, 3, Blitc.c - friars-read. LONDON COMAIIISION EXCHANGE, PARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. ' Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL Sunsciurrtux —l`l.Vl: W. E. R iCidE, tioece.ary. THIE FENIAN - TRLILS. (Continued fr.na our First Editio,a) The Lord Chief Justice, in continuation, read through the evidence given by Mrs. Keppell cud the boy Morris, tending to corroborate Mullany in what he had slated in reference to Barrett, and what ho said and did in the interview alleged to have taken place on tho evening of the explosion. He proceeded to touch upon- tto conver sation which Vaughan said ho had with Timothy Desmond, after the explosion, in another conversation with William Desmond and English, in which he asserted the former said that Timothy Desmond's being taken into custody served him right, for he had no right to have been at the explosion. This evidence must be taken, however, with the moron which he (the Lord Chief Justice) had already pointed out, and must apply to the testimony of such a man as Vaughan. It became necessary, then, to see how the case stood against the prisoner individually. Taking the case of William Desmond, it must be remarked that Mullany when first at Bow -street said nothing about his having been concerned in the conspiracy, and only remembered that he was so on turning the matter over in his mind. Mullany was corroborated by Vaughan no doubt, but perhaps the jury would not think that that was sufficient corroboration of two bad wit nesses, but going far to make ono good one. There was nothing to show that William Desmond was at Clerkenwell, and practically Mullany's evidence was only supported by that of. 'Vaughan. The case of English was the next to bo considered, and in the evidence of Mullany, in this instance, he was cor roborated, as far as his visits were concerned, by Mrs. Keppell, and the apprentice, Morris. As to his being at Clerkenwell the landlady of the Bells believed she saw him on the day of the explosion when he came for refresh ment., The barman Strutton, who said ho saw English at the Bells in and out all day, was not a satisfactory wit ness, and his demeanour when in the box showed that he had, as he said, been drinking before he came into court. There was no doubt that Timothy Desmond- was at Clerkenwell on the 13th, but was he engaged in the conspiracy ? The evidence referring to his case was read over at length by his lordship. The effect of that evidence, especially that portion given by Inspector Thompson, negatived the idea that Timothy Desmond was at the scene of the explosion, or could have taken an active part in the Sting of the barrel. It was stated that ho must have been drunk. It was not shown that he had been admitted into the councils of those en gaged in the conspiracy, and it was possible, knowiug that something was to happen, ho had been attracted there simply by curiosity. Approaching the case of Barrett, ifMullany was to bo believed, his guilt, his lordship re marked, was clear. In several respects he was corrobo rated by Mrs. Keppel and the apprentice Morris. It was much to be regretted that Mrs. Mullany, who was said to be present when Barrett was washing his neck after the explosion, and who it was further stated took away a bundle of clothes, was nut called, as she could have given most material evidence. It had been remarked as strange that the Crown had not called Mrs. Martin to prove that the man who visited so frequently at her house was the prisoner Bar rett, but the answer to that was that she was known to have Fenian proclivities, and it might well be said that Mrs. Martin was of all others the person whom the defence should have culled to say that the man who used to visit at her house, and who was seen walking out with her ou the Smiley night, was not the prisoner at the bar. The evidence from Clerkenwell affecting Barrett was not, said the Lord Chief Justice, altogether satisfactory, and the testimony given by Bird was valueless. But then came the question whether the general acquaintance of the witnesses with the man was not sufficient to identify him, and whether the evidence of Koppel and the boy Morris in corroboration of 'Mullany was worthy of belief. In reference to the alibi set up for Barrett, the Lord Chief Jus ticelsaid it was of a more remarkable kind than any that had ever come under his notice, and would demand the most careful vigilance on the part of the jury. It was only during the last few days such a defence had been hoard of, and his lordship remarked upon the fact that it had not been brought forward when Barrett was first ar rested, when it would have been so conclusive in answer to the oharge brought against him. (The ss. jury had not returned a verdict w hen we went to pre BETHLEHEM AND Biti DE WELL llosrams.—Mr. Alderman Wilson, the senior member of the Court of Alder men, has deferred to a numerously signed requisition to allow himself to be put in nomination for the office of President of these Royal Hospi!als, which has become va cant by the death of ➢ir. Alderman Copeland. Mr. Wilson has been a governor of both institutions for nearly forty carte TIIIINDERSTORM.—The first thunderstorm of the y e ar in the west mi dland counties broke over Worcester !hire and Herefordshire on Saturday last. It commenced in .the northern Fart of Worcestershire about noon, and raged with considerable violence until five p.m., passing over part of Herefordshire and Glouccsten•hire. Tit weather, which on Saturday morning was hot and flue was yesterday much cooler, and there was a slight frost on Saturday night. THE IRISH CHURCIL—On Friday evening public meetings were held in Dundee, Stirling, and Lauder. Re solutions were unanimously adopted to the effect that the Irish Church should he disestablished and disentlowed , that grants of money should be withdrawn from all reli gious denominations in Ireland ; and that petitions cm olying these views be ,transmitted to Parliament ;e' ilitit 3,rno pot r by hive late .....• ......-, igir rter- I rig' also G. ro►o in" 000 micl, sea iiiii roe(' .ged )os" ho Oril ° 3Sl' Oa inst )1 0 ' ich re' on• ,3116 ; 661 i of tied 't of ,ie1:11 ~,,d 0 ■