The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-13 00:00:00

MARK LANE.

The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's
market were but moderate. Most samples, however, came
to hand in good condition. Fur selected wheats, there was
a steady demand, at full quotations, otherwise, the trade
ruled heavy, at barely previous prices.
With foreign wheat, the market was well supplied, both
in granary and ex-ship. Millers almost generally pur-
chased retail parcels, and the transactions were chiefly
made at Monday's currency.
Floating cargoes of grain were firm, and prices were
supported.
The supply of barley was small. The trade, both for
grinding and distilling qualities, continued firm, and prices
were steadily maintained.
The malt trade was steady, at quite previous rates.
Good and fine oats met a tolerably free sale, at full cur-
rencies. Inferior parcels were in slow request, yet no
change took place in their value, compared with Monday.
The supply on offer was tolerably good.
Beans and peas—the supplies of which were small—
changed hands at Lull quotations.
Fine barrel flour ruled firm, at extreme rates ; otherwise,
the flour trade was quiet, on tormer terms.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
English.— 670 — . 750 i b2O
lristi
0 °reign.-- 1,660 1,810 I I 9,b--6.) I 140- aks.
960 bras.

HER MAJESTY.

NE MAY 12.
The Queen and Princess Lo°usisßo°fßlle'sse, attended
by Lady A. Bruce and Lord C. Fitzßoy, drove to
Newport yesterday.
Prince and Princess Leiningen dined with her
Mwjesty.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales, attended by M %LA' Tee"
dale, rode on horseback yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and PrincesS
of Wiles, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield
and Major Teesdale, honoured the Royal Italian
Opera, Covent-garden, with their presence last
evening.

THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO BALMORAL

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rhe Queen will return from ()Aortic to-Winds°.
Castle to-morrow, and on the following day he!
M4-sty will take her departure for BjmorEut
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the

Princesses Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice.
The Royal train conveying her Majesty will con
list of the Q teen's saloon carriage, two ordinal
saloons, one family carriage, five first-class car-
riages, three carriage trucks, and two luggage vane
belonging to the London and North-Westerd Rail
°
way Company, under whose direction the journey
will be made over the several lines in connection
with their system.
Her Majesty will be attended by Lady Angus"
Bruce, the Duke of Argyll, General the Lord
Charles Grey and Mrs. Grey and Miss Grey. 11°7
Chatles Fitzroy, Dr. Jenner, and Mr. Itc180i:
Major Cowell will be in attendance on
Alfred, and Mr. Buff on the young Prince Leoo',
The Royal train will leave Windsor at tei
minutes before seven o'clock on Friday eveginpag.o
proceeding over the Great Western Railways
reach Oxford at twelve minutes after eight. 'Deny;
after a delay cf five minutes, the train will run
Leamington, where, during a ten minutes' interval'
the Royal party will partake of refreshments, pill
ceeding onwards at 9.35 p.m. Her Majesty wit
leave the Great Western railway at the Blishblirilt,
junction, where the train is timed to arrive 'it
10.42 p.m. Here the lice of the London and I°4
Western proper is entered upon, and the 111gb
journey will be continued to Whitmore, n';o
place will be reached at 11.34 p.m. The train /I's
run through the important station of Cre°l3lll,
midnight without stopping, the next halt being -
rni
the preston junction at 12.51 a.m. on the out °:.
of the 16th inst. The Kendal junction will
reached at 239 a.m., and the border e'if,
of Carlisle will be reached at seven °jig
nutes after four. Thenceforward the train lir
run over the Caledonian Railway to the Greea,
hill Junction, making only one interniedla.'o4
stoppage at Summit. From Greenhill the Scettitb
Central line will be traversed to the city of r'f'g
where her Majesty will arrive at 40 minutes efterbt
on Saturday morning. The royal party will taiiicto
here and partake of refreshments at the 5t6.1f.1,1
Hotel, one hour and a quarter being allowed bef
that purpose. The Duchess of Athole will ini° to
Majesty at this place and travel onwards wit° to'
Queen to Balmoral. Starting again at 1116 aeto.
the train will run over the Scottish Nolll2-.8°,1'0
line to Forfar, which station will be reache:tor
10.53 a.m. From Forfar to Aberdeen an °lno'
rupted tun of 58 miles will be run without ei.56
ping, the train arriving at the latter city at of
pm. After a delay of 5 minutes the royal P 8 to,
will proceed northwards over the Deeside liee v
Aboyne, the furthest extremity of the rail,ooll,
tem, her Majesty posting thenceforwar nof
moral by a couple of easy stages, the wholeintir.tto
of nearly 600 miles being accomplished in 11
more than 20 bouts.the
The usual instructions have been issued t°
e
various railway officials, and it has been crddet
that on this occasion none of the public are, ti° str
acy circumstances, to be admitted within theilo
lions, the object being that her Majesty
perfectly undisturbed during the jeurneY•
apa
Cawkwell, general manager of the London
North-Western Railway, will have the exclol%,
direction of the royal train from Windsor to Abor
iS

ETON COLLEGE.—We are informed that `'old
the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prille'3,, Oa
hi
Princess of Wales to honour Eton with their preser
the sth of June. The annual ceremonies, therefore/ of
usually take place on the 4th will on this occasion be P
to Friday, the sth of June. hid
The Earl and Countess of Wintertou
arrived at 37, Portland-place. B
-a
r
Viscount and Viscountess Galway have „ilrot
at Lillyman's Hotel, Brook-street, from SerlbY gall,
Lord and Lady Middleton and the 110 T
Willoughby have arrived at the St. George's gete",isre
Count M. G. de Wczele has left Eaten-15'
for Norfolk. fatoilf
The Baron and Baroness Rottermond and Fa'
have arrived at the Brunswick, Jermyn-street) frog
gium.
„ota!
A saying of Sir George Cornewal I Levlia,ll' s'a Dir°
in an in Memoriam notice in _Fraser' s
would be very tolerable except for its pleasures.
-
says the Reader, he meant evening par ties. thelso
OPERA-HOUSE SuciETY.—The mass -f to
who attend come to flirt, to talk, to see, oil- are;
seen. The atmosphere is redolent of Lord I"ileipin
Here is his favourite lounge. Here he vents hi Sera
inanities as he passes from one box to another•
spread the meshes in which the fortunes of eldest 7,
entangled. Add to the ordinary assemblage of 6°,01
dowagers, eligible young men, and marketable youo°o for
the influx of country visitors who coma up to bond° 001
few weeks in June, and are determined, of course' tced' of msll
opera coitte qui coUe, and some notion may be Pitt mg"
few who come for music, and the many who ee°
for a fashionable recreation. n
W. HUNT'S FRUIT, EGGS, AND FLOW i°
truth seems to be, says an enthusiastic art'erll/
the Saturday Review, that this consummate artist Dv,
improves upon nature. Apples so ripely coloure'doolo
so transparent, strawberries so melting, plumbs still
are sc.rcely to be found except in the ideal•
beautiful are this painter's bird's-nests and &were' og Ws
AN OVERLOADED CAB.—Yesterday ino-- 00•d
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g
Humphreys held an inquiry at DAIStOn reoPoolo4
the deaths of Mr. John Robert Davis, aged 40, l'il.cloistiolt
Sylvester, aged 24. Mr. George Hyson, a ou'slsyl/6sol
Mr. Davis was a gentleman living on his means se PI itt
was a cab proprietor. On Wednesday evening lest,, boe,oo
Mr. Birchett, and Mr. Skidmore came to witness -doit°
a Hansom cab, driven by 'ylvester. Mr. Davis itsi‘ea.briti.
to come with them, with his cornopean, t° 1)8;10 ;$0
where they would take a boat to Totte haw. 01:100 n ao
n. ss went upstairs to get his hat they put his
1d 0.
the cab and drove rout d the corner. Witness f°"-o,o:is
they told him to get on the top of the cab. lie 01 of oil
have done so, but he was apprehensive of the wet°
son if be did not accompany the party. TbeYloct-ruipe
sober. While going along a portion of the gingB ogin
where there were repairs, and the atones were r.°4 OS .0d
cab jolted in a peculiar manner, and Sylvester toed, 1-0).
springs had become straight. Witness was al;d0 tos
they drove along to Hackney, where he got 00
_4,1,
hide, and Mr. Davis and Mr. Birchett eat otitsly !_titavr,
his lieti
top of the cab. Witness played a tune on tbe
through Hackney-town. While going rievglbt, frorileatO
bridge-road they noticed a strange noise, ned°,° Ana olt
giving way of the springs. The horse sudde ot,oo,
the left hand side, Mr. Skidmore tried to 1301
witness pulled him back, and so saved his life: jledg°
suddenly plunged to the other side against t'ee gang 00
an embankment. The cab and the horse wer a Dorso vo,
leutly on their sides into the roadway. 1,.11 vi 5)1,1, tlie
stunned. When witness collected his senses '-`1,e,3-:Off to 10
ter and Davis on the ground. They were tajuijuo Obooeg
German Hospital, where they died- Dries of the de.
said that both the deceased died flora fracttlr,eT' lot tb°ol/1
of the skull. The jury returned a verdict, certain Af
of a ror
ceased were killed through the oversetting ivg ifOP
f
Stewart,lailaid before
and that the eaic: cab wasoverset through be
ever loaded."
Commons b c o T c
bDrsSir.—MA. bills the P.°
to scot'
land only, provides that the owner of ever):beep or c rot
liable in damages for injury done by it
and it shalt not ba necessary to prove negltets prope:oll,ot
such owner, or a previous known mischievcialue dog 1:00110
the dug. The occupier of premises where 0
_er, Jog ,4,780
or "permitted to live" is to be deemed its
the
pcaennnpirtotevde
ttehartehmeeiweasthneorte t‘hveithoweenterb.,:i 1; tit
s,d:rothclati:oeina:d.ri;
ledge. A bill was passed last session Joe° hi D 5
seems to be thought desirable to take the
one by one,

Ir ONE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The general money market continues active, and
the rates remain very firm.
The steamer La Plate, from the West Indies, has
brought £230,000.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there was no material alteration.

The prospectus has just appeared of the Royal
Marine Hotel Company of Kingstown, requiring a
capital of £lOO,OOO, in shares of £5 each. The
obj(ct is to provide Kingstown—a suburb of
Dublin—with a first class Hotel; and, in order
to carry out this intention, it is proposed to
purchase the present Royal Hotel, with the
land adjacent, to be converted into an establish-
ment commensurate with the growing wants
of the place. The directors are gentlemen of great
local it fluence, and are sanguine of successful re-
sults from the fact that Kingstown besides being
renowned as a watering place, is fast acquiring e
character as a convenient picket station. The ar
rangetnents for the transfer of the property appear
exceedingly favourable, and in auditio❑ to the pro-
fits derivable from the successful working of the the property inc!udes a large piece of
land adjacent to the hotel presenting a good sea
ontage. Upon part of this land the directors in-
tend to erect an arcade capable of containing thirty
suites of apartments, with shops, and to let the
other portion for building purposes.

Two O'CLOCK.

The earlier transactions in the market for the
English Funds were at heavy prices, but purchases
having since preponderated an improvement of
per cent. is now apparent, Consols being 931 for
money, and 92 less the dividend, for the ac-
count. Speculation continues very dull, and the
dealings for transfer are too limited to create acti-
vity. Tne New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
9li I, and the New 21 per Cents. at 761 771 ;
Exchequer Bills are 3s. dis. to par; and Bank
Stock is marked 232 234; India descriptions show
no material alteration of importance; the Stock is
quoted at 230 ; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 110; and the
Bonds, 17s. 20s. prem.

Business in the Foreign Stock Market this
morning is less active, the arrangement of the ac-
count continuing to rncupy attention, but prices are
generally firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
711 721 ; do., Consolides, 541 ?-; Italian, 712 ;
Spanish Passive, 35Z- 2-; do., Certificates, 12+ ;
Greek, 32: g ; do. Coupons, 151; Mexican, 378 d ;
Portuguese, 491 ; Egyptian, 100+ ; but the Con-
federate Loan has declined to 31 21 discount.
Business i❑ the Railway Share Market continued
rather dull, the settlement of the accounts being
still in progress. Prices, however, have generally
shown a firmer tone. Great Northern A Stock,
North Western, South Western, and Midland have
each improved about ss. ; and Great Eastern and
South Eastern 10s.

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has
been little change of importance. South Austria
and Lombardo-Venetian realise. 22! ex div. ; Bahia
and San Francisco, 20 ; Eastern Btengal are firm at
1111 ; India Peninsula at 110 to 1101 ; end Scinde
Ue►hi Stock at 107 k.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
generally maintain previous prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 234 2
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities....
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 188 u —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 144 15-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 98
Ditto 5 per Cent
D ~.. Bonds ±".1,000 ..
Consols for Account, June 9 92
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2/ per Cent par 3 die
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ... . —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Milian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Egyptian 7 pet Cent lOO 1, 991
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup•ms 321 1
Ditto Account 324
Ditto Coupons l4l 151
Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 8o 791
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred lO 91
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7h I
Pe avian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862 BBl 1
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ......
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred . ...
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 3si i 1 i
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.58
Ditto Account 7Ol
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
.. 711
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account,.
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex, 25 francs 7ll 1 1 1 1 1
_ _ _

Com TH.REEmie, Money
..
Ditto Account
92 4 ad

Mr, Scratchley's Proposed New Life

Assurance Bill.

The follo,viog are the objects of the measure
Which is about to be introduced into the House of
Commons

" 1. To place, by means of a nomination endorsed on a
policy, the wife and children of an assur r in the same posi-
tion as they would hold if the policy had been secured to
them by the formality of a trust deed.
" 2. Under the present law, if a man assure his life, say
for £5OO or £l,OOO, with the design of providing in some
way for his wife and children, the whole of the policy would
be liable to be impounded by any creditors who might hap-
pen to have claims upon the assurer at the time of his de-
cease, unless he had settled his policy for tne sole benefit of
his family by means of a trust deed.

" 3. The law, as it at present stands, places no impedi-
ment in the way of an assurer desirous of thus providing
for his family. It Simply stipulates that the trust shall not
be created under circumstances indicating a desire to de-
fraud creditors, and that the assurer shall not at the time of
creating it be utterly insolvent.

" 4. For persons in a superior class of life, there is pos-
sibly not much difficulty in obtaining the consent of friends
to incur the responsibility and trouble not unfrequently aris-
ing out of trusts. But when a lower stratum of society is
reached there are multitudes of persons—highly respect-
able, but of limited means, uncertain position, and defective
education--who aro not suitable for trustees ; while yet
the assurer may have no one else to whom he could apply,
and may have enough to do in paying the premium, with-
out incurring the expense of a trust deed.
"b. To this class, the power of securing all the advan-
tages of the present system of trusts, by a simple nomina-
tion notified to the office, would be an inestimable boon ;
and it facilities for efflcting this were granted by the Legis-
lature, assurance societies would bo lik-ly to transact a
greatly extended business, while much misery would be
avoided to the families of the assured.

"6. Any one who has conversed with such persons as
small traders in country towns on the subject of life a•sur.
ance must have hoard the observation that they would have
no objection to insure for some small amount, if the policy
could bo secured to their families free from the contingen
cies of their trade.
" 7. The privilege already exists in societies registered
under the Friendly Societies Acts ; and if extended to as-
surance societies, it is also to be anticipated that a vast
nut working
umber of respectable
men would prefer to take
order
o policies in a well. established assurance company, in
to be tree from the risk of ultimate bankruptcy, from
societiesexcesa ofasrieekexallowanees, to which the majority of benefit
ose4.
" . The inconvenience.pyunequntly of the present law is also felt not
father, wh,, 111011:Vies on the death of a husband or
immediate mean tog.,,,he has insured his life, has left no
&c.; while yet, un*;AIY for probate duty, funeral expenses,
society, though disposertobate be granted, an asmrance
anticipation of the custo° Pay a portion of the claim in
for want of any one able ternaryi
per•od, cannot do so safely,
"J. Delays also sometimgesv,:' valid receipt.
eying they have some claim ottri.see from persons who, fan-
with notice th policy, serve the society
" 10 All these evils would be avoided b
nomination suggested, hi b is
W.C.., uowev,- y the system of
interests of credit,,ra in policii s of Asrs,uboth protects the
and seeks to confer upon theta considerrir from fraud,
making assignments of policies Tecognisable it't)tlll'enefit, by
law, instead of beinz merely rights enforceable e common
and allowing transfers of the right an,l int. rest iniaecliuilt" ;
to be made by a simple Endorsement upon it r i .1. 7
.cuupieu(w)lictia notice to the office) without the expense, trouble, o del
r ay
91 lui sesigarant beds?.