The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

THE TRAFFIC AT PARK-LANE.

Gon. BUCKLEY asked whether some means could not
be adopted to prevent the dangerous traffic that exists at
Park-lane into Piccadilly?

Mr. COWPER said that two policemen had been placed
in the neighbourhood to prevent as far as they could any
danger arising from the excess of traffic in Park-lane, which
was all that could be done at present.

Gen. BUCKLEY said he had spoken to a policeman on
the spot, and he said he had no orders.

Mr. COWPER said the only real plan was to widen
Park-land or to make a new street through Hamilton-
place, He (Mr. Cowper) had nothing to do with the pro-
perty, as it did not belong to the Crown. Application
should be made to the Board of Works.:
Gen. BUC.K LEY then addressed his question to the
Secretary of the Home Department.
Sir G. GREY said he was not the representative of the
Metropolitan Board of Works. (A. laugh, and cries of
"Divide.")

Mr. TITE said he had no right to speak authoritatively,
but as a member of the Board of Works, he might state
that the subject was under the consideration of the board,
who would do all in their power to remove the present ob•.
struccion.

THE KERTCII PRIZE MONEY.
Mr. J. EWART asked the Paymaster-General when the
distribution of the parliamentary grant to the troops con-
cerned in the Kertch expedition would take place ?
Mr. HUTT said he had every reason to believe that the
distribution would take place shortly.

THE SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. TORRENS asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, when the correspondence (Class A) with
the British commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the
Cape of Good Hope, New York, and Loanda, with
the reports of British naval officers relative to the slave
trade, and the correspondence (class B), with British
ministers in foreign countries, and foreign ministers in
England on the same subject, would be laid upon the
Mr. LAYARD said he hoped he would be able to have
the documents in question ready on the day after the meet.
ing of Parliament. table.

NIGHT SCHOLARS.
Mr. \V. E. FORSTER asked the Vice-President of the
Committee of Council on Education, whether any instruc-
tions had been issued by the committee demanding sixty
attendances from night scholars, before examination for
capitation grant, instead of 24 attendances, the number
fixed in Art. 40 of the Revised Code.

Mr. BRUCE raid there had been no such instructions.
He explained the nature of the alterations that had been
made.

HCe
Secretary
o th
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TEeE.
Mr. H. Admiralty
whether it was true that the Iron Plate Committee were
about to terminate their labours ; and, if so, whether the
TTRAECIYRO asked PLATEthr S,;et
Admiralty would have any objection to lay the report o
their proceedings on the' able of the house,.
Lord C. PAGET said the committee, as soon as they had
terminated their inquiry, would cease to exist. There would
be no objection to lay their reports on the table, but as
there woulel be four bulky volumes, with sketches, lae would
lay half a dozen copies in the library for inspectio p, and if

Mr. IVIIALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, with reference to the instructions to the
police as to public meetings in the parks, whether he con•
ciders such instructions justify the suppression of public
meetings other than such as may be held on a Sunday.
Sir G. GREY said the instructions of the police dill
justify them in acting as they did. It was obvious that
large political meetings in the parks must interfere with
the objects for which the parks were set aside, and with the
comfort and recreation of the people.

THE 111 ALT TAX.
Mr. NEATE asked Mr. Morritt whether it was his in-
tention to bring forward his notice on the malt tax. to-

morrow,

Mr. MORRITT said he should bring it in to-morrow.
He should bring it in as early as possible, but he thought
he should not bring it in after four o'clock in the morning,
MR. REEVES' CASE.
Mr, NEWDEGATE asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether, in the mediation with Brazil,
care would be taken to secure some redress for Mr. Reeves,
a British subject, who has been deprived of a large sum
of money in a lawsuit with a Brazilian; whether her
Majesty's Government had received information from the
British Consul of Rio, of the recent dismissal of seven of the
judges of the same tribunals for corruption, not connected
with Mr. Reeves' case ; and, whether any step had yet be en
taken to punish the Under-Secretary of the Brazilian Mimi-
try of Justice, who wrote letters to the judges, asking theirs
to vote against the Englishman, Mr. Reeves, and of whose
conduct complaints were made by the British Minister, by
order of Earl Russell.

Mr. LAYARD said it was only within the last flan°
days that the Government were informed the Emperor of
the Brazils had consented to the medeation of the King of
Portugel. With regard to the other questions the Govern-
ment had received no official information.
[LEFT SITTING.]

Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 11th day
of May, 1864:

ISSUE DEP AMTMENT.
,I'otes issued .......X26,708,560 Government Debt X 11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3,634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 12,058,560
Silver Bullion ....

X 20,708,5601

BANKING D.

Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

Counts) 7.299,491
Other Deposits 12,901,1(10
Seven Day and
other Bills

520,137

£33,533.611
M. .

X26,708,56'0

:PARTMENT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £10,7Q5,267
Other Securities 21,356,943
Notes
Gold and Silver 016,091
Coin

May 12, 1861.

£38.538,611
:A RSHALL, Chief Cashier.

MARKETS--This Day.
MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 3Ss 91;
barley, 30s 3d ; oats, 19s 5d ; ryo, 3'2s 3d ; beans, 34s Od ;
and peas, 32s Id.

THE SIX. WEEKS' AVERAGE9.—Wheat, 398 8d ;
barley, 30s 9ct ; oats, 19s 4d ; rye, 29s 2d ; beans, 33s ld ;
peas, 32s bd.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 91,980 ;
barley, 15,632; oats, 9,415; rye, 16; beans, 4,166; peas,
667 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
There was a full average supply of beasts on offer in our
market, to•day. For all breeds the demand was in a
sluggish state, at Monday's decline in quotations. The
best Scots realised 4s 8d per Slbs. Sheep—the show of
which was moderatc---were in request, at very full prices.
Shorn Downs produced quite 5s per Sibs. We had a steady
sale for lambs, at from Gs 43 to 7s 8d per 81bs. The supply
was good. The demand for calves was in a sluggish state,
at a decline in value of 4d per 81bs. 'the currencies ranged
from 4s to 5s per Sibs. Pigs and milch cows sold heavily,
at late rate.

Per 81bs.to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 !Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 8
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pine. S'thdown d 0.4 10 5 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 !Large crse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8! Prime small do 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second qualityclo. 4 0 4 4 Small pdrkers., 4 2 4 6
Lambs.... Gs 4d to is 81

Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 25e each.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows l4O Sheep and lambs .... 790
Sheep and lambs 6,250 ! Calves
Calves
Pigs
Pigs. 3OO