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The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-19

MOONSHINE 1

Professor Hansen's hypothesis respecting lunar
gravitation I Anxious to explain the moon's occa-
sional deviation, by a second or two, from its pre-
scribed path, says the Examiner, Professor Hansen
entered recently upon a series of minute observa-
tions and calculations, resulting, as it seems, in a
proof that the density of the moon is unequal, her
real centre being about 37 miles distant from her
centre of gravity ; in other words, that one of her
sides is heavier than the other, and that in her re-
volutions round the earth the lighter side always
a lifeless
faces it. It this be true, as is urged by some speed..
dcleuseenrtti•Yern'euw,hwpiatothhhvniejolneuthghtiedaaddsteumonubojsbsei:cdheterar
lators, then the side next the earth is, as it were,
the
whichto paollfaairvaanstd mountain,wate
water
w 0
would
drptmesriwfloehrsci
perforce
fromgamlhlst -
t o the lower and
th e
near
sassee
aa
vv. r
r regions
i hemisphere
ci p
ai
Leitch, ; i and,s
..
,l,aTtihoen,imrejaogiicniantgioinn,,a,ll the core a "lan
13 1311-
nenose
unfit to
adopts this in
G
atmosphere
Good Words, and who
theory,"
u:eunxririitsetttsfeerennorvedly
Lure bread oceans, bearing on their bosom
is set free to
[fierce of allowanceof air must
water.
valleys through world, rivers fertilis',o--"m"
4 haveoo
uildlngs of colossal size
.6
which
can conceive the intrepid
eab lunar inhFAbitarnitasiltv
this new
ing, alltifeaarlina
ge
loft
tation, and b • . they flow, a luau
evnetivgtuhere..e.
hemisphere ; just like adreathe, within the barren
tnountvains to obtain an extended
spectacle must burst upon.theWvhiea
globe, nturoils travellers on our
vrt anofastthoenilsunninagr
view of the landscape.
tourist as soon as he fairly gets within the new
hemisphere! . . Wtiat a tale of wonder will be
have to toll when, after his perilous adventures, he
retorts to the bosom of his family!" The above
may be matched by a story told by the Rev. Josiah
Crampton of an eccentric friend who insisted that
the moon was none other than the " Heavenly
Jerusalem," destined, according to the literal read-
h twh he sustaino7;
,hr eai :8.
jog of the Book of lit•velation, to come down upon
the earth at the last day.
" On my a
rtore modestlytn
h,
e b e
but
ttic ti
l,i
e,
hint-
ing that the appearintcheeoef t
tthe
describedm oon at presentin the A didpo
not seem to resemble.
he esfcrliseiumde, d
thatloudly
the and v
eenergetically..
isio theu veryhis
, c
No,al ye ps i
m y,
dear
tenon
side,
is I
true,hav is
have comeb
Heavenly Jerusalem is on the other side, 1. ~,,
~.rposely
concealed Irom us till the time comes,'
sl

The Second Chamber of the Grand
i Duchy
fel:se-Darmstadt resolved, in a recent sitting, by of
3G
tc, 5, to request Government to re'VlEie the law 04 tho, -cotes
934.
London, England, 1863-05-19

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, - MAY 19, 1863.

COTTON DISTRICTS.

On the motion of Lord MANNERS an address for copy
of letter from Mr, Baker, Inspector of Factories,to the Sec-
retary of State for the Home Department, on the present
state of the cotton districts, was agreed to.
London, England, 1863-05-19

COUNTRY MARKETS.

GLOUCESTER—MAY 16.
tiro°
To-day there was a fair supply of English wheat
fry
farmers, which held for the prices of last week, ref
fair trade. Foreign wheat also in fair demand, at fo'Lli
rates. Spring corn of all descriptions firm, and prices"-
much the same as last week.

COLCHESTER—MAN 16.
At this corn exchange to-day there was a fair Ito
of grain, with a dull trade. Beans and peas uncllol3
in value.
Wheat, white.
red
g 26: Bemanidsd,Alelaeczasgmandi..33:
42
Barley
—s
—s Peas, white ...... 400
Oats ... 20s 26s gray ......358

CH ELM SFORD—MAY 15. in ttr
We have to report a dull demand for English grf4leolift
day, at barely late prices. Spring corn of all kinds o'
with an average supply.
Wheat, old white 30s 53s
new 35s 49s
old red 37s 46s
new 35s 44s
Barley ..28s 36s
Chevalier ..28s 40s
Grinding 22s 31s
Malt.... 6ls 67s
Chevalier . 64s 69s
Oats 20s 28s

/ 400
teas, Partridge 3ig 400
White 390 491
Dun
Boiling•
400
350 5/0
Ditto new ..... . -7,1/ 300
Beans, Tick, old . .....
new 4OO
Harrow Ticks 350
sBO
Mazagan ......•30a

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—MAY 16. t a
We had small supplies of barley, but good of whe a
$ ele
oats. Sales slow. Wheat and oats cheaper. Darl
rather dearer than last week.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First ....36s Od I 24s Od I 23s Od
Second .. 38s Od 26s Od Od
Third..,.--a Od —s Od Od

.ARKET.
the close of the market' 0. do
London, England, 1863-05-19

Commence at 7.

IHE THIRD EDITION OF 4, THE SUN,"
1 Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
can be had Every Evening of
G. R. GLENIE, Nz-vre AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park.

The Weather—Sun Office, May 19, 1863.
London, England, 1863-05-19

COMMITTEE ON ORDNANCE.

In reply to Mr. LINDSAY,
Mr. MONSELL re, lied teat the committee had not yet
c',ncluded their labours, and he feared it would be some
time yet, but he hoped the report and evidence would be in
he hands of members before the end of the session.
POLAND.
Lord PALMERSTON moved the adjournment of the
house to the 25th.
Mr. HENNESSY called the attention of the noble lord
at the head of the Government to a document which he had
eceived, and which he asserted to be autheu•io, stating that
the Russian troops had received great facilities anti bad
been supplied with amunition by the Prussian tre ps, and
addressed some interrogatories to the noble earl on the
matter.
Lord PALMERSTON exploited what, in his opinion,
was the notate of the internat.onal law on theeubje% and
0.
intimated that he had not received any intorma,u. .
the matter. He believed neutrals were permitted to supply
belligerents with ammunition.
A fter a short • iscussion,
sfuoubr.
greatMr not fully or fairly repre-
.dPpEaArtniCOenCtisocfontgjelaiSnteadto
jectsin their department were
sented in the hovse. twheartot the
ehrzdasn
hthate
that the tu es Oppor unity ad
foreign matters, urging
Mr. LAYARD defended his conduciti int reoonttdeb.ateshon
been afforded by the Government for their discussion.
(LEFT SITTING.)
London, England, 1863-05-19

MOONSHINE?

Professor Hansen's hypothesis respecting lunar
gravitation ! Anxious to explain the moon's occa-
sional deviation, by a second or two, from its pre-
scribed path, says the Ixaminer, Professor Hansen
entered recently upon a series of minute observa-
tions and calculations, resulting, as it seems, in a
proof that the density of the moon is unequal, her
real centre being about 37 miles distant from her
centre of gravity ; in other words, that one of her
sides is heavier than the other, and that in her re-
volutions round the earth the lighter side always
faces it. It this be true, as is urged by some specu-
lators, then the side next the earth is, as it were,
the top of a vast mountain, 134 miles high, from
which all air and water would perforce fall down
to the lower and heavier regions; and, conse-
quently, while the near hemisphere is a lifeless
desert, without atnaosph re and unfit to sustain
existence, the hidden side may have a human popu-
lation, rejoicing in all the comforts which must re-
sult from having a double allowance of air and water.
" The imagination," says Principal Leitch, who has
written upon the subject in Good TVords, and who
unreservedly adopts this theory," is set free to pic-
ture broad oceans, bearing on their bosom the com-
merce of this new world, rivers fertilising the
valleys through which they flow, a luxuriant vege-
tation, and buildings of colossal SiZ3. . . We
can conceive the intrepid lunar inhabitants ventur-
ing, as far as they can breathe, within the barren
hemisphere ; just like adventurous travellers on our
globe, scaling lofty mountains to obtain an extended
view of the landsc-ape. . . What an astonisning
spectacle must burst upon the view of the lunar
tourist as soon as he fairly gets within the new
hemisphere! . . Wnat a tale of wonder will he
have to tell when, after his perilous adventures, he
returns to the bosom of his family I"
The above
may be matched by a story told by the Rev. Josiah
Crampton of an eccentric friend who insisted that
the moon was none other than the " Heavenly
Jerusalem," destined, according to the literal reed-
ing of the Book of Revelation, to come down upon
the earth at the last day. "On my modestly hint-
ing that the appearance of the moon at present el.()
not seem to resemble the city described in the Apo-
calypse,i he exclaimed loudly and energetically—
No,
my dear friend, that is the very point—that
is the very reason why I have come to the conclu-
sion. This side, it is true, is barren, but the
Heavenly Jerusalem is on MeOctohere ,
side, purposelyconcealed from us till the time
m

The Second Chatilber of the Grand Duchy of
Hesse-Darmstadt resolved, in a recent sitting, by 36 votes
to 5, to request eoverment to revise the law on L h
e press
London, England, 1863-05-19

CHINA.

Lord NAGS gave notice that after the holidays he would,
on going into Committee of Supply, call attention to the
state of affairs in China.
THE COTTON DISTRICTS.

Mr. FERRAND asked the President of the Poor Law
Board, if he had received the report from the engineer
sent down into the cotton districts; and if he would lay it
upon the table of the house ?

Mr. VILLIER.S explained what he stated on a former
evening on the matter, and stated that the report, in the
production of which great industry had been used, as far
as yet completed, had been received by him this day, and
would be laid on the table to-morrow.
London, England, 1863-05-19

Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day,

Sales about 3,000 bales. Quiet at Saturday's
decline. Import, 6,153; previously, 21,899.

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKZTS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Oa to £4 Os Od ; clover
do., £3 108 to £5 10s; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16a per load.
Trade slow.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clove,
do., 10s to £5 10s; and straw, £1 10s to £ll6s per load.
A slow demand.
WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 Od to £4 Os ; clover
do , £3 10s to £5 10s ; and straw, £1 108 to £1 18s per load.
Trade inactive.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has been very
and
importance.
quiet, and
remained Without any change of
f oprr prices have
SUOAR.—There has been a limited inquiry
fine grocery descriptions, but other qualitteshavueb
neg-
lected, and prices in some instances may .
easier. In the refined mar eed e n
rather
be ot
unaltered, ket quotations
Corrxt.— The dealings have been very limited
con-
fined to a few parcels of the plantation Ceylon,
which have
sustained former rates. d remained
RlCE.—Business has been dull, a rather large quantity,
however, is announced for public sale to-day.
continue depressed.
'
SALTPETRIL—A heavy tone has prevailed and quotations
TALLOW --The market has shown rather more buoy-
ancy owing to the American advices, and uotations for
both present and forward delivery have tentended upwards.
FA .C., on the spot, is marked 43a to 43a 6d, and last three
months' delivery 46s to 46s 6d per cwt.
------

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM g thewcek
ending the 16th of May the visitors have been as
on surdiuWednesydf
follows :—On Monday, Tuesday,
and
ayr,eendursays.,
open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 5,472 ;
day, and Friday, students' days (admission to the public,
6d.), open from 10 am. till 6 p.m.; 1,372; total, 6,844.
From the opening of the Museum, 4,657,015.
THE ALLEGED INHUMAN CONDUCT OF A WIFE
--The inquiry which has been going on for some time into
the death of Mr. Doggett, an ironmonger in Shoreditch,
was brought to a close yesterday, when the jury returned
a verdict of manslaughter against his wife, and Ur.,
Doggett was taken into owitodY.
London, England, 1863-05-19

AND CHINA.

The fifth annual meeting of the shareholders ol
this bank took place to-day—Mr. G. G. Nicol .
0
the chair. The report submitted stated that, after
providing for all bad and doubtful debts, and de'
fraying expense of management at all points, the
net profit amounted to £94,228 14s. ld., to which
bad to be added a sum of £4O 15s. ld. undivided
profit brought forward from the preceding Year'
making a total of £94,269 9s. 2d. Out of this total'
£50,000 had been paid in two half-yearly dividendsl
making together 10 per cent. on the psid-up capital
of the bank. A further sum of £40,000 had been
added to the reserve fund. The unappropriated
balance of £4,269 9s. 2d. was carried fon/card to
the profit and loss account of the current year. The
reserve fund now amounted to £lOO,OOO, of which
£60,000 was invested in Indian Government Seel"
rities, as intimated in the last report, and it was the
intention of the court to invest the balance, £40,0001
in public securities as opportunities offer. Arrange'
meats have been made with Mr. Charles Pearsall
chartered accountant, Edinburgh, to act as agent for
the bank there, for the receipt of deposit iron*
and the conduct of such other business as required'
The reserve fund being now completed to 20 per
cent. on the paid-up capital of the bank, as required
by the deed of settlement, and the business of the
bank being largely extended, the shareholders were
invited to revise clause 113, with a view to increase
the remuneration at present fixed for the directors.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the reporti
and referred to the balance sheet, which, he said,
indicated that a considerable increase had been
made in the revenue of the past year. The deposits
had ben augmented by £600,000, and all the
debts made during the past 12 months 1101
been written off, including the sum of £13,00(
lost through the frauds at Hong Kong. The direr'
tors did not attribute any fault to their manager if
China respecting that loss; on the contrary, thel
considered he had shown great promptitude one
discretion in the matter. The reserve fund noi4
amounted to £IOO,COO, the minimum required 1)3
the Bank's Charter, but having regard to the la
portance their establishment would derive frog
possessing at its command a larger reserve fund
the directors would still continue to augment thl
amount year by year. An agency had been opene4
in Japan, and the reports from the various branche
were highly encouraging. The report was the
carried nem. con., and the directors' remuneration
increased from £l,BOO to £3,000 per annum.
London, England, 1863-05-19

SMITHFIELD DEAD MEAT MARKET.

Sir M. PETO asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department if he could inform the house why the corpora•
tion of the City of London had not proceeded to construct
the dead meat market in Smithfield, for which an Act was
obtained in the year 1860?

Sir G. GREY replied that he could not, he feared, satis-
factorily answer the question; but that afternoon he had
received a letter from the Solicitor to the Corporation,
whose attention had been attracted to this question, setting
forth the steps which had been taken. if the hon. baronet
would move for this letter he would produce it.
THE VOLUNTEERS BILL.
The Marquis of HAR TINGTON postponed the further
progress of this bill until this day fortnight.

SLAVE TRADE.
In reply to Lord A. CHURCHILL,
Mr. LAYARD intimated that the papers would be ready
to-morrow.

MR. ODO RUSSELL AND THE ROMAN
BRIGANDS.
Lord J. MANNERS enquired if the noble lord had any
objection to produce the despatch of Mr. Odo Russell re-
ferred to the other night ?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he had looked at the
papers, and they would not help the noble lord to base upon
them the impression with respect to Mr. Odo Russell,
which he desired to convey.
Mr. LAYARD said he had referred to the reports of his
reply the other evening as reported in the various papers,
and none of them gave the purport of his speech as inter-
preted by the noble lord.
Mr. HENNESSY pressed the right hon. gentleman to
addu
nceevteheiinformation on which he based his statement the
other

Lord J. MANNERS referred to the words of the right
hosni.rgGen. tlßeomlavn.i.,EHße
auaskededththeowroirgdhst."hmorlgconontivoinactaionni:
conviction." (Laughter.)
roesl:unds on which he based his expression "moral
tNther.mOodt
twoeenn or
rrealnyy doinse-
strteiarriattieeoCisgrt.dhaetPacgr:MEßSTON said he would reply to these in-
claimed any ianteehlineeteirrosn:
)1t oaj givee Majesty's Government
ohvoenrn. mbeanrotneetn
the information by which a quarrel might be got up be-
. Mr. BLit.CK
liannitushsoastell and the Papal and French autho-
litheMblllNllbSeTreEand Sa
tßhilrLdLtime.
moved that it be read a third time this day
six months.
Sir G GREY defended the measure.
London, England, 1863-05-19

Mr. Charles Dickens' Readings.

The series of delightful readings announced by Mr.
Charles Dickens, at the Hanover-square Rooms, is rapidly
drawing to a close. The 'amous Christmas Carol will form
the next evening's entertainment; and to those who have
not yet paid Mr. Dickens a visit, a pleasure is in store of
no ordinary description. The selections already given from
"David Copperfield" and "Dombey and Son" are of the most
telling and tasteful nature; but we must candidly confess
our best liking has always been with the first great creation
of the master-mind, viz , the world-renowed " Christmas
Carol." There is something so inexpret sibly delightful
about the work that one is never tired of taking up the little
book and perusing it again and again ; but to hear it read
by its author is a treat that ought never to be lost. It is to
be regretted that the demands on the time of the talented
author will not permit him to make his " readings" one of
the permanent entertainments of tho metropolis, as writers
who possess the rare combination of author and reader are
by no mean common with us.
London, England, 1863-05-19

Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.

A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. Bd., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is.
A Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 625. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Bd. Postage, is. 10d.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
offioe, Piccadilly.

NEW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, itc., for Varicose Veins and all cases of
Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are
porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
line an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s.
each. Postage 6d.
JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 2213, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1863-05-19

THE EXHIBITION of ALUMINIUM and
ALUMINIIIIi BRONZE.
2,000 Sc
io (OrnamentallNlillustratingENS a d
f h appli-
cation
in-
teresting
() 0021 VIEW

MAPPIN BROTHERS' NEW ROOMS, 222, REGENT
STREET.
AdmissionbyCard.

IGHBURY BARN, ISLINGTON.
Sole Proprietor, EDWARD GIOVANNELLI.

Finish your day at the GRAND SPECIAL DERBY
GALA To-morrow Evening, on which occasion there will
be a host of extra attractions. Gardens brilliantly Illumi-
nated. DANCLNG AL FRESCO. MARRIOTT'S GRAND
BAND of 60, &c. &c.

Open at Seven. Admission, One Shilling.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY MARKET.
Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, FISH OUT OF WATER.
After which, 3d time, a new and original comedy, entitled
FINESSE; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. Buckstone, Mr.
Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and
Miss Louisa Angel.
Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a
Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of IN ales in the East.
To conclude with MRS. WHiTE.
Commence at 7.

THE DUKE'S MOTTO,
THE HUNDREDTH AND FOURTH NIGHT.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under
the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER.
THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Orip,inal
Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore,
Garden, H. Widdicomb, Mles Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.
After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Eight, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul 14 eval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter,
supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham,
n: bViddi,ombe, F. Charles, Garden, Ea7mond, Dawson;
Misses Carlotta Leclerc% Kate Terry, lb. Lavenue, and
.Elsworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett.

NEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL--
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, the Second and Third Acta of THE
GREEN BUSHES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Bil-
lington, and Miss Avonia Jones.
After which (6th time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled
TUE WOODEN SPOON AKER. Messrs. B. Webster,
Stuart, Stephenson, Seftcn MMiss H. Simms, and Mrs. Bil-
lington.
To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J.
L. Toole, (416.
London, England, 1863-05-19

MR. FLEMING'S TRAVELS IN TARTARY.

On Friday, May 22, in royal Svo., with Map and 50 Illustra-
tioas, uniform with Atkinson's "Siberia,"

TRAVELS ON HORSEBACK IN MANTCHU
TARTAR-I' being A Summer's Ride beyond THE
GREAT WALL OF CHINA. By GEORGE FLEMING.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-steeet.
London, England, 1863-05-19

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 18.
PRISON MIN ISTERS BILL.
Order for third reading read. Motion made and question
proposed, " That the bill be now read the third time."
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and
at the end of the question to add the words "upon this
day six months." Question put, " That the word ' now'
stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes,
196 ; Noes, 167.
London, England, 1863-05-19

Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.
Blythe and Tyne.
Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cork and Bandon
Cornwall
Do A A gets no div
till
Do. B c.p an.hag
Ibeen paid to B.
Dublin & Belfast June.
Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.,
!Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Glasg. and S. Western.,
Great Eastern, Ord. stk,
Ditto A stock
Ditto EastAnglian st
GreatNorthof Scotland
Great Northern
Do A stock

Dofido~
Gt. S. az i W. of Ireland
Great Western ..... • • •
Do Str Val eua. stock,
Lancashire & orkshire
Loudon and Blackwal:
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat., aad Dover
Lon. & Nor' h Western
Lon. & So-.th Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Do shares
Metropolitan
Midland

Do New
Do Binning. & Derby
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland

Do. ! shares
Mid Kent

Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N.E. purchase
Do Lecds

DO York
Do Carlisle..
North London
Do New
North Staffordshire
N and S. W. Junction
I •
[Scottish Central

Scot N. E., Aber. stock
Do Scot Mid. stock
Shrews, and Welchpool
Shropshire Union
South Dev0n.......,,
South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
staines,Wok.,andWok
Stockton & Darlington
Do
Do New, 186 G
Taff Vale..
Do B
Do C
Ulster
Do
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Vale of Neath
Victoria sta, and Pim.'
Waterford & Kilkenny)
West Cornwall
In. Hartlepool HarAtit '
West Midland -Oxford
Do Newport
Do Hereford
London, England, 1863-05-19

Dir.. IVol., and Str. Val
Blythe and Tyne.
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cork and Bandon
Corn wal i
Do A (A fete no di
Do. B till fip c.p an. ha F.
been paid to B.
Dublin & Belfast Juno.
Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.
IGlasg. and S. Western.
iGreatEastern, Ord. stk
Ditto A stock

Ditto East Anglian s t
GreatNorthof Scotland
Great Northern
Do A stock
Do B do
Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland
Great 'Western
Do Str Val g,na. stock
Lancashife & Yorkshire
London and Blackwali
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Lon. & Nor' h Western
Lon. & Scr.th Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Dot shares..
Metropoli tan
Midland

Do New
Do Birming. Az Derby
Gt W. of Ireland
Do. shares
Mid Kent

Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N. E. purchast
Do Leeds
Do York
Do Carlisle
North London
Do New
North Staffordshire
N. and S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot Is. E., Aber. stock
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shrews. and Welchpool
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
Staines,Wok.,andWok
Stockton It Darlington
Do
Do New, 1866
Taff Vale.
Do B
Do C
Ulster
Do
Do
Vale of Neath
Victoria sta. and Pim
Waterford & Kilkenny
I,
%Vest Cornwall
Vs. llartlepool Har.&R
West Midland Oxford
Do 1)o
Hereford
London, England, 1863-05-19

THIRD READINGS.

The Tottenham and Ramps ead Junction Railway—
Newry and Greenore Railway and Pier and Wet Dock—
Dundalk and Darlingford and Greenore Railway—London
'I raffle Regulation—Sowerby Bridge Local Board—Mersey
Docks and Harbour Board—North-Eastern and Stockton
and Darlington Railway Company Amalgamation bills
were read a tti,d time and p ‘s-ed.
ACT OF UNIFORMITY AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord EBURY rose to move the second reading of this
bill. He said he need not say the subject was one of
great importance, but as the subject was a very
dry and ab truse one, he did not think it would
largely interest the house, and therefore he hoped their
lordships would extend to him their patience and indul-
gence. When he brought forward the subject last year he
did not press their lordships to a division, on account of
acceding to the request of the right rev. prelate who pre•
sided over the diocese of London, which was to gi. e further
time for a full consideration of the subject before giving a
decided opinion on the bill. Ho was fu ly canvinced that the
time had now arrived when the consideration awl settle-
ment could be no longer postponed. He might say, on the
present occasion, he brought forward the bill with the con-
currence of a large numb.-r of the clergy of the Church of
England, because not a single petition had been presented
against the second reading. When he brought forward a
proposition for a revision of the Prayer-book, a m morial,
with upwards of 10,030 signatures, had teen presented
against his proposition, and as th re had been an absence of
such an expression on the present occasion he felt he might
consider it a most favourable omen. He had formerly
gone so fully into the acts of uniformity, subscription, and
declaration, that there was no need of doing so on that oc-
casion. Many hut dreds of young men who might do
good service in the Church were kept from entering
it by the restrictions imposed upon them, and
personally he knew a number of talented young men
who would have been members of the ministry if the
bill he had new the honour of submitting to them had
passed. Having given an outline of the measure, the noble
lord resumed his seat by moving the second reading of the
bill.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY opposed the
motion.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
THIRD READINGS.

The Brecon Junction Rail way Bill was read a third
time.
PETITIONS.

By Mr. C. TURNER from Tuateth•park in, favour of a
general rate for the poor. Several petitions against the
closing of public houses on the Sabbath; Mr. MONSELL,
from the county of Dublin and other places, in favour of
Mr. Uillwyn's motion with tespt-ct to religious endowments.
London, England, 1863-05-19

Mr. Charles Dickens' Readings.

The series of delightful readings announced by Mr.
Charles Dickens, at the Hanover-square Rooms, is rapidly
drawing to a close. The tamous Christmas Carol will form
the next evening's entertainment ; and to those who have
not yet paid Mr. Dickens a visit, a pleasure is in store of
no ordinary description. The selections already given from
"David Copperfiela" and "Dumbey and Son" are of the most
telling and tasteful nature; but we must cmdidly confess
our best liking lags always been with the first greet creation
of the master-mind, viz , the world-renowed " Christmas
Carol." There is somethiaa so inexprefsibly delightful
about the work that one is never tired of taking up the little
book and perusing it again and again ; but to hear it read
by its author is a treat that ought never to be lost. It is to
be regretted that the demands on the time of the talented
author will not permit him to make his "readings" one of
the permanent entertainments of the rustropolis, as writers
who possess the rare combination of author and reader are
by no mean common with us.
London, England, 1863-05-19

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

EPSOM RACES--THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
CRAVEN STAKES.

Adventurer

Nine ran.
DERBY.
7to 2on the field (offered)
6to 1 agat bar one (offered)
15 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered)

RACING FIXTU:

RES FOR 1863.

Jtr:
Ascot 2
Newton ..10
Hampton
Odiham 16
Bibury Club 17

II Z•
17
Beverley.
I Stockbridge lB
1 Chelmsford 23
Newcastle-on-Tyne 23
Carlisle 3O
LY.
Stamford ..16
Winchester 2l
Nottingham 21
Cambridge 2l
Southampton.... 22
Goodwood 22

Ju:
Worcester Summer 2
Newmarket July 7
Liverpool 13
Abingdon 14
Hungerford l6
Pontefract 16

Au
Brighton ......
Brighton Club 6
Lewes
Wolverhampton 10
Reading . l2
York August lB

UST.
20
Plymouth
25
Egham
25
Stockton
Oxford
Lichfield .. 3l

SEPTE'
Devon and Exeter 1
Derby Summer
Warwick
Leicester lO
Doncaster l6

MIER,
Brecon 2l
Richmond 22
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket lst Oct. 29
)BBR.
Lincoln Autumn 20
Newmarket, Houghton 26
,MBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn 7

Coventry 6
Newmarket S. Q, 12
Novm
Worcester 3

IRISH.
'Malow JrNz.
17 1 Curragh .. ~..., ...... 23

JULY.
30
Bellewatown
I
Down Royal Corporation. 23

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN BE WAVILL.

His Honour was engaged principally in this case, which
was with the view of setting aside a deed of arrangement in
the affairs of Mr. T. B. Wavill, carrying on business under
the style or firm of Wavill and Co., at The Mercantile-
offices, 44, Poultry, and the objeet of the examination was
to show that a partnership existed between Mr. Wavill and
Mr. George Ward Chaless, whose name appeared as secre-
tary, but was alleged to have been a partner, although his
name appeared as a creditor for £525.

Mr. C. E. Lewis appeared for Mr. Mills, a dissenting
creditor, and examined Wavill at great length, and he said
£4OO was advanced by Chaless, in September last, and the
remairder at subsequent periods. He (Wavill) was at the
time advertising for a partner, but he never had one. Cha-
less was only a :Jerk and was to be paid £4 per week. The
money advanced was deposited in their joint names, and
could only be drawn out by their joint cheque, and they also
had separate accounts. He bad not got his books with him,
but they would show all the transactions.
_ _ _

Mr. Lewis said it was important for his purpose that the
books should be produced, and he asked for an adjourn-
ment for this purpose.

Mr. Bagley (for Wavill) said there would not be the
slightest hesitation in affording the fullest information.
The case was accordingly adjourned that Mr, Lewis
might investigate the above and other accounts.
The debts appear to be large, as three creditors amount
to upwards of £l,OOO. Nothing was stated as to the cause
of the stoppage or the probable amount of assets.
London, England, 1863-05-26

SHARE MARKETS—This day.

ORDINARY SHARES

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Do, G.N.E. purohas( 16.
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South Wales
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Do Newpor 100
Do Hereford 100

BRITISH FOSS

ND STOeliS.

Closing Business
Price. done.
London, England, 1863-05-26

'I4RITSSTAN 'CHAMBERS.

bThe Royal Message, whiAh was read a few days
ack to the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, declared
that the President had dismrarded the constitu-
tional rights of the Ministry. The draft of the ad-
dress adopted by the committee, and now formally
presented to the deputies, declares that it is the
Ministry which denies those of the Chamber. The
following is the wording of the address to the King
as adopted by the committee by a majority of 17
to 5 :--
"Most illustrious and most powerful King !
" 1. At the commencement of the present session
the Chamber, in pursuance of its duty to the Crown
an44hilisountry, respectfully pointed out to your
Majesty its views on the'situation of the cowry,
and declared that spee at home and strength
abroad could only be restored by Creturn
to
-con-
stitutional r 5.,.. t 11 .
.
n three months have s}ficetlapsed
withoust the v ation of the constitutiot having
leased. and without any guarantee having been ac-
s,
`Orr
that such a course would not be renewed.
`Ore the contrary, your Majesty's Ministers openly
gxtfress unconstitutional principlee,' and prepare to
act on them. They have refus4cl"to take part in
concert with the Chamberin the deliberation of the
bill on Ministerial responsibility, aridihaVe not hesi-
tated to declare that they: could nit.submit their
responsibility to the judgmentooi,thejudicial court
designated by the constitution. • Lastly; l!nder the
most futile • pietext, they -haVe liVithdrawn them-
selvea from thcOlibexation; .of
i.the. chainber, al-
though the consatutiop
t 1 ).early reciiiiises the' right
of the two Chamberalo:
=and their presence, and
they have made dreir :attendance -.dependent on a
condition which only has for olfett qtraise a fresh
dispute as to our constitutional right.
"3. To internal dissensions is added danger
abroad. Under your Majesty's Government the
foreign relations of Prussia had become mere fa-
vourable than for a long time before. The hope of
re-establishing the power and unity of Germany had
revived, and in the place of mistrust between the
different German populations a lively sentiment of
co-operation towards that great national object be-
gan to manifest itself, and our august royal house
appeared called on to realise the warmest as-
pirations of the nations, Your Majesty'd pre-
sent Ministers have disappointed all those hopes.
By their policy abroad, and by their unconstitu-
tional acts at home, they have lost the confidence
of populations and of governments. They have been
themselves obliged to admit in the Chamber of
Deputies that Prussia is surrounded with enemies
and threatened with warlike complications. The
country is almost isolated in Germany, and even in
Europe. The Chamber of Deputies 0^- - -
London, England, 1863-05-26

N°. 22,123.

•
MRS. BROTHERTON'S NEW NOVEL.
On Friday, May V, in 3 vols.,
RESPECTABLE SINNERS.
By MRS. BROTHERTON,
Author of " Arthur Brandon."
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-
street.

In
B'7o , with many Illustrations and Maps, Irs.,
pERsoNAL NARRATIVE OF THREE
YEARS' SERVICE IN CHINA.
Including, Expeditions to various parts hitherto unexplored.

By Lieut.-Col. FISHER, C. 8.,
Royal Engineers.
Richard Bent'ey, Publisher in Ordinary to Tier Majesty.

Now ready, in 2 vols., post Svo,

REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AN.
WNREVEALE D MYSTERIES.
By Sir F. W. LASCELLES WRAXALL, Bart.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

MR. T. CARRICK be to announce to his
Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic
hstabishuient, 32, Regent-street, nccaddly-circus, is now
in full operation.

Cartes de Visite, 10 for 108. 6d ; 21 for £l. Miniatures on
Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former
styles.
London, England, 1863-05-26

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.,
MADRID, MAY 25.

It asserted that Senor Facundo Goni will proceed
to Mexico as Spanieh Plenipotentiary, after the
French troops shall have entered that city.
Twenty-one Prefects have been replaced.
The rumours of a Ministerial crisis are unfounded.
Senor Enriquez has been appointed Under-Secre-
tary to the Ministry of Marine.
The Duke of Montpensier will shortly leave for
London.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 26.

The Constitutionna of to-day contains an article
signed by its chief editor, M. Paulin Limayrac,
upon the intrigues of men belonging to the old par-
ties. The writer says :—" An end is about to be
put to equivocation. Up to the present time these
parties have undermined the power of the Govern-
ment by subterranean intrigues, penetrating the
Administration by its former relations with it, and,
vitiating the principle of Government.
" The tendency of popular Government is vigor-
ous, full of sap and energy, of love for the masses,
and sympathy for the popular classes who, the first
to hail it, were often perverted by men of a different
spirit, who insinuated themselves into many posi-
tions under false pretences of devotion, corrupting
the best systems by introducing the poison of ancient
influences.

" It was a source of surprise that a known enemy
of the Government should exercise so much influ
ence on the Administration. Thank God, that is
about to cease. False friends, false devotion, and
false services will be unmasked, and placed face
to face with the declared enemies of the Govern-

meat.

The part which the Government has to fulfil will
be freed from all the obstacles which have hitherto

impeded its progress.
" The genius of the empire will be fortified by
that which is lost by the spirit of intrigue."
BOURSE, May 25.—The market has not been
very animated, but the prices of Saturday have
been well maintained, Threes being nnvaried at
69f. 60c. The Railway Share Market has been
also quiet, but firm. The market closed as fol•
lows :

it per Cents. 97
Do, end month 97
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 65
Credit Mobilier 1447 50
1)o. end mnnth 1451 25
Bank Shares 3450
Credit k oncier 1450

Italian Loan 72 60
Do. end month —
New ditto
Do. end month —
Russian

Austrian .. —
Spanish Threes 53 50
Home Debt . 73 60

BAIL'

,WAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1065 1068 75
Geneva 452 50 .. 445
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lom ba rd
North of Spain
Saragossa 730 727 50
Ditto to Barcelona
London, England, 1863-05-26

ADELPHI.

At the Adelphi last night the entertainments
consisted of Mr. Stirling Coyne's drama, " Angel
or Devil," supported by Miss Avonia Jones, Mr.
Toole, and Mr. Billington ; the recently produced
farce of Messrs. W. Brough and Halliday, "The
Wooden Spoonmaker," with Mr. Webster's striking
and powerful impersonation of the old man ; the
capital burlesque of Mr. Byron's, "11l Treated Il
Trovatore," in which Miss Carry and Miss Sara
Nelson appeared as Manrico and Leonora respec-
tively, supported by Mr. Toole as Azucena, Mr.
Paul Bedford as the Kinchin, and Mr. Philips as
the Count di Luna; and Mr. Mark Lemon's extra-
vaganza " Domestic Economy." Never was Whit-
suntide audience happier or more merry, and never
did artists exert themselves more zealously to amuse.
It is needless to say the house was crowded.

ST. JAMES'S.
This theatre proved highly attractive last evening
to a numerous audience. Mr. Frank Matthews,
the able and enterprising manager, brought out Mr.
Leicester Buckingham's successful comedy of the
"Merry Widow," together with a 73d repetition of
"Lady Audley's Secret," and Mr. W. Brough's
" Perdita ; or, the Royal Milkmaid." The boxes
and stalls were well filled, while the upper boxes
and the space specially occupied by the holiday folks
were crowded to excess. No little applause was also
elicited by the beautiful performances of the really
effective band attached to the establishment.
London, England, 1863-05-26

OXFORD MUSIC-HALL.

The purely holiday visitor, whose acquaintance
with places of public entertainment is refreshed
only on red letter days, must be struck when he
visits the Oxford, with titles of operatic selec-
tions with which the outside world of music are
as yet unfamiliar. "La Forsa del Destino,"
" Faust," 8c3., are in the prospective repertory of
one, at least, of the great lyric establishments; but
while Mr. Gye and Mr. Mapleson are compelled,
perhaps, only to promise the article, the Oxford
produces it, and all the salient portions of the
music become known to a large portion of the pub-
lic through this channel. Selections from these
operas are now being given, with all the customary
vocal and instrumental effects—the solo parts, as-
signed to Miss Russell and Mr. Albert, standing out
in conspicuous relief. Mr. Unsworth, the best type
of the stage stump orator who has ever appeared on
any stage, maintains his sway over the sympathies
of the audience by his felicitous blunderings
and keen satires upon passing follies. Equally
noticeable is his coadjutor, Eugene, although
the forte of the latter is in the assump-
tion of the female voice and manner—an achieve-
ment of remarkable ability. The French clowns
Arthur and Bertrand, for fertility of resource and
dexterity in tumbling, continue unapproached. Tt.e
selections last night were those from "Masaniello "
and " Martha," both admirably interpreted.
London, England, 1863-05-26

CANTERBURY HALL.

-----
With the manifold attractions offered by the
Canterbury Hall a full attendance on a Whit Mon-
day cannot be a matter of surprise. Periodical and
holiday visitors evidently take an interest not only
in the musical entertainments, but in the famous
Fine Arts Gallery. This portion of the whole
establishment was crowded on Monday night, and
some of the masterpieces of painting there to be
found underwent careful and anxious scrutiny. By
the way, what can have possessed Madame Jericho,
the painter of the beautiful picture—" A Danish
Family reading the Bible," to reproduce the sub-
ject, in such dismal colours and with such unsatis-
factory drawing, in the Pall• Mall Gallery ? But
with regard to the programme of the " Canterbury"
—pictorial and musical. There was a rich abun-
dance of entertainment. Foremost amongst them
must be the now time-honoured operatic selections in
which Miss Russell, the prima donna, is supported
by M. Tivoli, Mr. Greene, and others. These
excerpta from opera maintain their wonted excel-
lence. Tho comic part of a night's entertain-
ment is agreeably enlivened by the "drawing
room" performance of Les Freres Athos—the four
acrobats who have recently come to this hall, and
whose sommersaults and pyramidal exploits are
very wonderful in their way. Mr. Hilton, a clever
ventriloquist and professor of legerdemain, con-
tributes also to the amusements. But the cheval
de Walls is still the gloat Unsworth, whose
improvisations are always welcome from their spon-
taneity and admirable delivery. Under a ludicrous
aspect, this illustrious stump orator is really
one of the censors of the day; for he
hits the moral "raw," with an incisive
force usually found to proceed only from more
solemn platforms. It would be unfair, however,
to disconnect Unsworth from his sparkling little
coadjutor Eugene, who, by different means—by
the true spirit of burlesque dancing and imitative
vocalism—steals upon the sympathies of the au-
dience quite as surely as his more talkative friend.
Nor should Duley (who with the other two formed
the trio of the Transatlantic tribe) be forgotten.
His stage fright is one of the oddest exhibitions
of the kind we have ever witnessed; and his
genuine spirit of comedy is invaluable in the comic
scenes—more particularly in that of the " Haunted
House" and the "Barber's Shop." Mr. Arthur
Lloyd is the principal comic vocalist at the Can-
terbury, and is a great favourite in his quaint and
intelligently rendered and " dressed" burlesque
effusions.
London, England, 1863-05-26

SURREY.

A new season has opened at this theatre, with
Mr. Henry Loraine as the manager. This gentle-
man has made himself favourably known to London
audiences by his performances at Drury-lane.
The piece selected last night was' Peep o' Day."
The cast is, in the main, much the same as at
Drury-lane. Mr. Loraine himself makes a very
popular hero. His voice, figure, and manly pre-
sence was sure to have great power over his
audience, and in all the situations he produced the
fullest effect. Mr. Calhaem is well known as Barney
O'Toole, and seems already a great favourite here.
Mr. Graham is a very emphatic Rev. Mr. O'Cleary,
and Mr. Potter a terrible Black Mudine. The two
grand scenes—the one of the Pattern, or Festival
Fair, at the Holy Well, with the faction fight, and
that of the Old Quarry—are capitally got up, and
produced an excitement in the extraordinary and
multitudinous audience, greater, if that be possible,
than we ever remember to have seen. Mr. Lo-
raine has thus commenced his management under
the most cheering auspices, and there seems every
resolve to carry it out with spirit and ability.
London, England, 1863-05-26

SF. JAMES'S.

This theatre proved highly attractive last evening
to a numerous audience. Mr. Frank Matthews,
the able and enterprising manager, brought out Mr.
Leicester Buckingham's successful comedy of the
"Merry Widow," together with a 73d repetition of
"Lady Audley's Secret," and Mr. W. Brough's
" Perdita ; or, the Royal Milkmaid." The boxes
and stalls were well filled, while the upper boxes
and the space specially occupied by the holiday folks
were crowded to excess. No little applause was also
elicited by the beautiful performances of the really
effective band attached to the establishment.
London, England, 1863-05-26

THE ALHAMBRA.

This place of popular resort seems to have male

itself the home of athletic sports. Leotard, Naldie,
and Verrecke have gone, and their places have been
now supplied by a group of Spaniards--the bro-
thers Risarelis and Balager—who go through a
series of miraculous performances on a ladder in
close proximity to the ceiling of the building, and
consequently at a height sufficient to satisfy the
most ardent lover of the dangerous. There are a
number of other extraordinary acrobats and tum-
blers who perform at the Alhambra nightly; in
addition to this the operatic selections are well
performed, and there is a host of talent, comic and
sentimental, which is exerted every evening with
great success and to the evident gratification of the
numerous audience by which the hall is always
crowded.

CREMORNE.
ro,and Mr S
holiday-
makers
. wmaist Smith's f
aspecialhigh highly
novelty e
attractive
tohnet a
despite the chilly state of the atmosphere an enor-
mous number visited these splendid gardens. From
about half-past four until twelve o'clock there was
a continued succession of novelties; but the greatest
pretty,
L. Blanchard, entitled " The Bridal of Beauty, or
and most attractive was the new ballet,eedingbly ns
-ymr. E.
the Marriage of Love." The
and the music by Mr. Tully are exe •
aand w we ithout
cannot doubt
reeoi 1
eit e
tmeuvsetr Brew
fel production. The other entertainmentsprove
and the
fireworks passed off with the
greatest ya moreaeue°la tet,sassaf tuneld-
noes a highly successful season
from all appeara
seems certain. lee
scenery
IrgYh byl
Mr.

TAE TEA TRADE, Ma 25.—The delivries n
London estimated for the week were 1,139,7681b.,e which is
a decrease of 155,9201 b., compared with the previous state-
ment,

NATIONAL BANK.—The annual meeting of the
National Bank was held to-day, Mr. M. Usborne
in the chair. The report, which was unanimously adopted
stated since the accounts were made up a dividend at the
rate of £8 per cent. per annum on the increased capital of
the bank, and an extra dividend of 16s. per share, amount-
ing together to £40,000, were paid in February last. The
amount of undivided profits after these payments therefore
stood at £103,729 3s. 10d. ascompared with £99,050145. 6d.
the figures at which they stood last year after payment of
the February dividend, and transfer of XlOO,OOO to capital
account.