The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATUROA V EV ENING, MAY 25, 1867.

SHARE MARKETS.—This day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share
I

Railways.

Paid: Closing I liminess
Prioe. dens.

at IBristol anti Exeter .... luu 76 au
at !Caledonian lOO 108 110
at Cambrian .... 100 40 15
- Cork and - - -
20 Cornwall all 4 6
at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 66 68
at Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc lOO 70 72
iOO &London, scrip Certi all - -
uo. leo - d
at Glasgow At S. Western 100 103 05
at Great Eastern,Ord.stk. iou 31 313 32 1
at Dn. E. Aug]. at. No. 21 100 1 6
st Great North of Scotland; 100 - -
at i_ireat Northern ,1 190 110 112 112
at D.,. A stock. i 100 ti 3 A/4 1114
at Do. B stock 1 100 - -
Do. New, is. at 25 p At;J 10 ; - -
at GtS, and W. of irelanef lou 80 11
at. Gt. Western -Originai; 1,0 43 43., 431 1
at. Do. 8. Val. Rail 602,1 100 -- -
at Do. South Wales 1 lt.o
at Do. IV. Mid.-Uxiord: 100 24 27
at Do. Newport
dt 110. itereforti. 1 100 - -
at it.liteqslitre & Yorksitire. 100 120 la 127 61
dt ;I;lael..Yxlt 100 -
at 1.011„ i;1101., & S COitsi 10, 17 (0 i sal
at 'hon., Chat., and Dov.ti 10i 17 18 111
at I Do. Metrop. rlx. A. ; 100 6
at :Con. de. North Westeriri 100 .134 141 11:41 121 131
at Lou. & South IVesterni 10u 77 7.1 78
at Man., She)., & Lincoln too 46 48 47 61
at Metropolitan..... all 20 121 1211 201
- Do. New lO -
at Do. Extension...., all 106 108
Metropolitan District. all -
100 Do. do. do. 10 - -
10 Do. and St. John's W'o 6 - -
at Midland
9 Do. £9 Share 7 - -
at Do, Birmiu.. & Darby 100 73 81 804
25 did Kent . . all - -
st North Britlah
at Do. Ed., rth., & I)un. 100 11 lb
at nth. Eastern-Berwiak 100 102 Iv 3
25 Do. Ii.N•E purchase 16.13.4 - -
at Do. Leads
at Do. York lOO 921 93/ 921
at Do. Carlisle . . ... - -
25 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 33 34
10 Do. do. 1860-61 . 18 71 Sip
at North London
at Do. do. 1861 5 . lO - -
at Do. do. 1866
at North Staffordshire
at N. &S. W. Junction
25 Scottish Central -
at Soot. N. , Aber. stock 100 - -
10 uo. Scot, Mid. stuck lOO - -
et Shropshire Union
at South Devon lOO .141 48
at ,oath Eastern.
20 itaines, Wok., & Wok all 84 'H
at rail' Vale lOO 150 .64
10 Do. C
at Vale of breath - -
at Waterford Sr. Kilkenny 10u - -
10 Waterloo & Whiteba i 6 - -
at West Cornwall lOO - -
BItITISii POSSESS/DNS.
fir, Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 67 60
llom.,Baroda,kCen.ln.
100 100 102 1021 1
"i gu. 5 per cent...
10 Do. F /shares lO id 1p
401 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 41
10 Do. Preference all 71 54
100 Buff., Bran t, &Goderich
1 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO -- ---
at Calcutta & lira- 100 - -
at ;at .e Town ar. Dock, gu. 100 60 55
00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; all 101 103
it Eatt. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 101 103 021
at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 108 10/ 100
40 Do. J Extension - -
at ‘irand Trunkof Canada 100 20 22
100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.c all 85 88
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 57 59
100 Do. do deferred all 53 54
100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 52 51
100 Du. do.. deterred -
100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 37 10
100 Do. do. deferred - -
100 Do. 4th Fret. stook all 23 25
100 Do. do. deterred - -
at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 108 109 1091 101
13 o. Gun. 5 per cent lB 4 Ift
40 Do. New gua. sp. 0 6 4 11,
at Dt. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at D.,. 41 per cent lov 91 93
st Do 2 - -
201 ..;rest Wes. of Canada all 121 131 151 1 15
201 Do. New „ all it 124
.00 Do. 6p. o Bt.s. pay. 1873 all I-8 82
100 tio. 51 do. pay. 1877-8- all 81 84
10 Indian Branch, limited 2 11 11.1 21 1
at ,Madras, gua. 5 p.c „„. 100 100 102
at Do. 41 do lOO 92 94
at Do. 41 do lOO 85 90
99 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - -
at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds.. 100 -
50 Mel. & Iludson's Bay all -
N.l.ll.C'da,6polstpLbs lOO 82 85
at Scinde .. 100 97 93
at Do. Delhi
20 Do. do . "5, 10 1 1 •
at Do. I'unjaub.... R. 100 97 98
at Doflndus St.Flot '°° 100

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECO !Urn E.',
- British Columbia, 6 per •
c nOnc
.nt .0,
v 17.61.0.31,1
a.4J
1572.
u. i ; 100 - -
- u
1877-84 . .... 100 I'B 100 99 4
- ".;?. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.. 1 0 14 97
i,.,
- Do. sp. C. Jan. & July 100 b 5 57
- Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk, 100 1,4 86
- Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 1( 4 106
- Do.Apl.& Oct . 1890-190,, 100 105 107
- Do. do 1630-9 z, 190 101 106
- Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 100 102 101
- Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
- Ce; lon, Nov. 1838, (1 p., 100 101 103
- Do. 1878, do. 100 105 1.7
- Mauritius, sp. 0, 1373,
- I j 'lalasrut.l)lo..sc.nd 0ct..,3.
1.4 July 100 Sept
111000°'0) 1990512 11.'''0:844
- , Do. 1-78 .
- 10. 1852, Slay .5, Nov : BM 103 tt;6
- 'Do. 1395, Feb. & Aul) 100 105 107
- IN at al .joy. 0 per cent.. 100 I'B 100
- ,N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja..51,10) 100 v 6 08
- N. S. W. Gov. 5 crc., 18C, 100 91 9 S
- Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 187 t, 190 - -
- Do. 5 p.c. 1883 to 1893 100 57 (8
- New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102
- Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 84 86
- Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6p. a
sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98
- 4ueenaland Goy. 6p. c lOO 91 03 95
- S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,O 10034 100 -- ...
- Do. 1878 & upwards ll 0 104 106
- Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - -
- Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1051 1061 107
BRITISM MINES.
- Cam. Coneol. Gold, lim. 1 - -
- Chiyerton
- Clifford Amalgamated. 30 4 6
- Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 370 390
- Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 11
- East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20
- East Caradon 2.14.1 5 6 55
- East Carn Brea 3l 3 31
- East Grenville
- East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 1 1
- East Loved ......... ... 3.0.0 9 10
- E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 31 31
- Garn.& StAubyn(Gwext. 66 4 5
4 Great L txey, limited.. all 13 17
- Great South Tolgus.... 0.11.0 - -
- Great Wheal 8u,,y..... 14.1.1, - -
- G. Wheal Vor (ileist,tu 40 1T 185 18
- Ci'renyille 8.18.0 14 li
- Herod's Foot ... 8.10.6 31 31
- Uingeton Downs 5.10.6 21 51,1
- Margaret (Uny Lelant 13 17.6 7 9
- 31arke Valley *.10.6 31 t 4
4 Awyndy Iron Ore, lim 34 21 11
- New Se ton
- North Itoskear
- Y.Wll.lBassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - -
- North IVhe,,l Crotty
- Prosper United. t 7.1.6 21 21
- Pr,,yidence Uny ',Omit 10.0.: 26 28
- S. Caradon (St. Ulcer) ll 310 330
- South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 11
- S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 -
- Stray Park . 35.15.. 35 44
- Tin Croft 9 12 14
- Vigra and Clogan, lim all - -
- West lsassett (Mogan
- W. Caradon (Llskeard 1: 9 11
- West Chi yerton ll 68 70
- 'West Seton
- Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 65 70
- Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 23 25
- Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13
- Wheal Seton
Wheal Treiawney (Lis 5.17.0 10 12

riKEKERENtII4: rsHAtticb
North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase,
S'ockton and Darlington B, 5 per cent., 3li
South Eastern (Keading Atom., £1.0.0),
Ditto, 44 p r cent., 84
t'REFERENCE SA ARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chathain, &c., F, per cent. 2d pt., 28
Loudon and S.-Weatern a, per cent, 8.0
LINES LEASED aT lIAND HIGNTALIS.
London and Blackwell, 81

FOREIGN LCAILVFAXt,.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i
FOREIGN MiNKB.
Anglo• Brazilian Gold, limited. 1
Chontalei Gold and btiver alining, 3 21
Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 21
Peitarenna Gold, 3
St. John del Rey, lim., 61

BANKS.

Alliance, lim., 151 16l
Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 31
Consolidated, lim., 4
Ditto, new. 41
English and Swedish, 15
imperial Bank, Bin.. •,21
imperial Ottoman, lim., 9 6
Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 11
London Chartered hanit of Australia, 24
Loudon and County, 543 t
London Joint Steak, 421
London and South African, 116
Loudon and i% estminster, 95
Oriental Bank Corporation, e31:1
Union of Loudon, 41

MISCELLANEOUS.

Ceylon Company, 8/
City Dibcount, lim,
City ullicvs, lim., 41
Cretit Foncier of . 1-16
Crystal Palace. 2 a
Et/liw Vale, 1 t
Iludbou'a Bay, lei 4
International.Fiumicial ociety,liin.. 2; 3
Loudon Financial Asaociation, lim • 8.1
drag Irr gattoti and canal (guaranteed.s per cent .by In.
dian Government). 21
Nr.tional linscount ompany,
i it o, ntiy, issued at 5 pm., 12}'
Peniubuia and Oriental ateani, Si
Ditto, new, 43
Royal 31,d1 Steam, 921
Viceri y of Ek ypt, Mo. tg age Loan, 7:;

A MAN CUT IN Two Al THE RED-HILL STATION.
—This (Saturday) forenoon Mr. William Payne, the
coroner for the City and Southwark, received information
of the death in Guy's Hospital of a labouring roan, whose
name could not be ascertained, aged about 32 years. It
appears that a few days age the deceased was engaged on
the South-Eastern Railway, near the Red-hill station, when
he saw a train coming along, and before he had time to get
out of the way the poor fellow was knocked down by the
engine, and the wheels of the train passed over both his
legs and cut them off. Deceased was at once picked up and
placed in the carriage of another train and conveyed to
London-bridge, and then to the above-named hospital,
where ho lay and expired from the effects of the injuries
sustained. The inquest will be held on the body this
evening.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)

THE,LAW OF THE RIVER THAMES—IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
l`wo very important questions were raised before his
Honour (Mr. Commissioner Ken•) this morning in reference
to the custom of the traffic on the river Thames. In the
first case, Bruce v. Allen, the plaintiff, for whom Mr. Farn-
field appeared, was a barge owner of Dartford, and defen-
dant, for whom Mr. Green appeared, was a river pilot
Plaintiff claimed damages, in consequence of his barge
Fanny being run down by the scea• steamer Herald while
the latter was in charge of the defendant. The question
raised was wheth:tr plaintiff was bound to drop his anchor
at a certain spot, but Captain Janie, Vie harbourmaster for
the port of London, state 1 that the steamer was ill CI
wrong, awl had run down the but-at which was not bound
to drop its anchor.

Ifis Ikmour found for the plaintiff iv th ccsts.
In the second case, Watkin v. Alms, Mr. Parnftehl ap-
peared for the plaintiff, who sought to recover damages
sustained through the sinking of his barge. Mr. Cottams,
for defendant, pleaded that, his cheat was not liable. It
appeared that defendant was the owner of a cyrtain hulk
which had been anchored i❑ the river. Plaintiff's-barge
was moored to this hulk, and one of defendant's men un-
moored it and took it to the stern of the hulk, where be
fastened it. in a gale that arose the barge sank. Plaintiff
contended that he had a right by custom to moor to hulks,
but Captain James said there was no such custom, although
barges were frequently so moored. _ _ .

His Honour nonsuited plaintiff upon the ground that he
had no right to moor his bargo to tho hulk.

POLICE IN TELL IGENCE.—This Day.

BOW STREET.

CRUEL ASSAULT. ON A CHlLD.—Elizabeth Brennar,
dissipated-looking woman, was charged with a savage
assault on Emily
Richards, a child of about five years of
age.
_ _

A young woman, named Rebecca Williams, stated that
on the previous evening she was passing along Endell-
street, and saw the prisoner sitting on a door step. She
was very drunk. She suddenly jumped up in a fit of fury,
seized upon a little child that was playing in the street,
and dashed it upon tha.pavement. The child got up cry-
ing and ran away. She then rushed upon the little girl
Emily Richards, and seven times lifted her and dashed
her upon the flagstones in the same manner. Witness
gave her into custody. The other child had a black
eye.

The child's mother, a decent woman, the wife of a me-
chanic, stated that the child had a large swelling at the
back of he head produced by the fall.
The prisoner said she was drunk, and did not know
what she was doing.
In answer to the magistrate, Redstall, the gaoler, said
the prisoner had frequently been charged at this court
with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
The magistrate observed that the case was one of pecu-
liar inhumanity, which he felt he could not deal with in
the ordinary way. He should convict the prisoner under
the Aggravated Assaults Act, and sentence her to six
months imprisonment, with hard labour.

THE COTTON FAMINE FUND.

The Earl of Derby, as chairman of the Central
Relief Committee which was established for the as-
sistance of the unfortunate operatives in Lancashire
and the manufacturing districts who were thrown
out of work in consequence of the American war,
received an influential deputation yesterday after-
noon from the National Freedmen's Aid Union of
Great Britain and Ireland, which had waited upon
his lordship to represent to him how suitably the
terribly exhausted and famine stricken condition of
the cotton-growing centre of the southern part of
the United States may be made an object for the use
of the surplus funds in the hands of the Lanc.ishire
Cotton Famine Fund Committee. l'ho district in
question embraces a belt of land about 600 miles long,
and varying from 150 to 200 miles wib, beginning
at the Mississippi, above New Orleans, and extend-
ing in a north-easterly direction, and terminating in
the western portions of North and South Carolina.
It includes an area about equal to three times that
of Ireland. The population is about a million and
a half —more than one-half of whom are coloured
people. It has been termed " The Burnt District;"
because almost every green leaf was scorched as by
fire during the drought of last summer, when no
rain fell on the district for nearly three months,
while. the crops needed it most. The whole of these
amounts, said the committee in the circular conven-
ing the deputation, would form but a partial re-
quital of that beneficence of America to Ireland de-
scribed, in 1847, " as manifestations of generosity
and charity of a nation sprung from the same origin
as ourselves, which her Majesty the Queen has seen
with the highest satisfaction." The deputation
assembled at the Premier'a official residence, and
included representatives from committees for the,
relief of the operatives during the cotton 'famine.
which had been formed in various towns; and
amongst others, from Dublin, Edinburgh, Birming-
ham, N'eweastle,, Belfast, Lanbaster, Leeds, Manz,'
cheater, and Brighton. There were present Sir_ T.
Fowell Buxton, M.P., President of the Association;
Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., Mr. E. Baines,
M.P., Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., Mr. T. Bailey, M.P.,
Mr. J. Pim, M.P., Mr. D. M‘Laren, M.P., Hon
Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Mr. Bee-
croft, M.P., Mr. P. Taylor, M.P., Mr. Pease,
M.P., &c. Sit T. Fowell Buxton, M.P., introduced
the deputation to Lord Derby, and explained the
object they had in view in waiting upon his lord-
ship. They believed that such a disposal of the
surplus fund would not only be most useful and
beneficial, but at the same time one which would be
esteemed by the American people as an exceedingly
graceful one.
Addresses from the Freedmen's Union, and also
from the former Irish famine committee, were pre-
sented to Lord Derby by the secretary (Mr. Al-
bright) and a gentleman from Dublin.
Mr. Alderman Manton, Dr. Raleigh (Congrega-
tional minister), the Rev. Mr. Minton (Church of
England), the Rev. Sella Martin, Mr. Pim, M. P.,
the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. King, of Balti-
more, U.S., severally addressed the Premier in sup-
port of the application. It was represented that in
their opinion the best way to accomplish the
matter would be by a short Act of Parliament.

The SECRETARY said he had a letter from the
Rev. W. Arthur, president of the Wesleyan body,
expressing his approval of it.
Lord DERBY, in reply, said—Gentlemen, I. have
listened with the utmost attention to the statement
and arguments which have been brought before me
by this numerous and very influential deputation,
and I have no donbt that whenever an opportunity
occurs of bringing the matter under the considera-
tion of the Central Committee of Relief at Man-
chester it will receive their fullest consideration.
But I am afraid, as far as I am personally con-
cerned, I cannot hold out any expectation that,
during the present sitting of Parliament, my other
engagements will allow me to attend at Manchester,
for the purpose of holding such a committee meet-
ing. At the same time I can have no objection to
a meeting of the committee being held to consider
the subject even in my absence. I cannot certainly
'conceive it possible that I shall find time to go there.
I regar,d as a very important question the disposal
of the surplus fund now remaining in the hands of
the general committee. There is no doubt that you
have put a very strong case in the representations
which you have made, but as regards the expediency
of it you must recollect that the 'central committee
are trustees for the donors at large, and that it is
impossible for them to pronounce for any specific
mode of disposing of it unless theyl have the sanc-
tion of the donors for their action. It will be ne-
cessary for them to ascertain more than could be
ascertained by the expression of views OR the part of
this deputation what would be the wishes of the
great majority of the donors. I mentioned to Mr.
Albright, in February, that, according to the best
advice we have taken, it is clear we have no power
of disposing of the surplus except under the sanc-
tion of the Court of Chancery, upon a scheme laid
before it by the central committee. You propose
to get rid of the difficulty through an act of Parlia-
ment; for the purpose of carrying out the views of
the committee.

The SECRETARY (Mr. Albright)—Or the views of
our Freedmen's Aid Union, if the central committee
should so adopt them.
Lord DERBY--To carry into effect the views of
the committee, it would be necessary for the com-
mittee to ascertain what are the views of the great
majority of the donors, and of those who have paid
up the full amount of their subscriptions. Under
these circumstanc3s I do not think it would be right
for me to express any opinion whether the mode
which you propose is the most perfect for complying
as nearly as possible with the original intention
under which the subscriptions were given. You are
aware that other modes of disposing of it have been
suggested. There is a proposition made for the
establishment of a local hospital for the relief of
working men in the midland districts ; and another,
that those who had paid up their subscriptions in
full should receive back what would be an equitable
portion, according to the amount of their original
contributions. That is a question which also de-
serves serious consideration. If this be adopted,
there is no difficulty in the way of thoie Who have
so contributed and have received back their pro-
portionate amounts, applying it to the purpose
stated or to any other; but that would be a matter
for Weir own discretion. I cannot help thinking
that thde might be differences of opinion respect=
ing the proper and best application of the surplus.
As I stated, it would be inexpedient that I, as chair-
man of the central committee, should state any per-
sonal opinion up3n this occasion. I can only say
that, if I have the opportunity of being present at
the meeting of the committee, I would fairly; and
deliberately, and impartially consider what I might
deem to be the best mode of disposing of it--(bear,
hear)—and if I should be in a minority, I should
readily yield my opinion to that of the majority of
the committee, with whom 1 have always had the
happiness of acting in the most perfect harmony.
Nothing has ever disturbed that harmony. (Hear,
hear.) I feel bound to yield my own opinion to
that of the majority. Without the opportunity of
consulting with those gentlemen it would be iinpos-
possible for me to state more than I have. I have
listened with the greatest respect and attention to
the statements which you have made, and 1 can
assure you that they will receive my best considera-
tion whenever the committee meet.
The deputation, having thanked the noble earl,
withdrew.

RATCATCHERS ON STRIKE.—In and about London,
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Sic., lately
.there have been
a great many,matches at rat-killing, and many more are in
prospect. Taking advantage of this circumstance, the.rat-
catchers have for a few weeks past complained of the diffi-
culties they have experienced in procuring the vermin in
sufficient numbers to satisfy the requirements of their em-
ployers. Au order was sent from Bristol last week to
Wolverhampton—that town being, we suppose, the grand
emporium of the trade—for a large supply of rats. There
were but few to be had, and those of the smallest size.
Birmingham, Walsall, and other places wore tried, but
without success ; and in despair another and more impera-
tive order was forwarded to Wolverhampton. A day or
two passed by in anxious suspense, and late on Tuesday
evening last the looked-for answer arrived. It was utterly
impossible to obtain any rats, for *the ratcatchers had
struck, and demanded a uniform price of 4s. 6d. per dozen,
irrespective of size or quality ; and this price, the em-
ployers said, they could not afford to give.— Western Daily
Prcu.