The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-13 00:00:00

Earl GRAN VILLE maid that inquiries had been sent out to the eelony, bat so information bad been received. It wee not possible, however, for Reduth to return to this country without first =Malaise a pardon from the crown. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that coder the old re- Ctiaßedpath weal& have been =titled to a ticket of at i nt the pus= time; bat a new plan of greeting marks, whisk had bees established by Sir E. Lytton, had enable& him by his good conduct to ob. UM hi ticket two years sooner than he would formody be= doom Es (the noble duke) understood dot se =bon= had been made to cast some blame op= Sir George Grey ; bat in point of fact Sir George had bed oral* whatever to do with it. When =applied far some additional indulgence, sod hie as. was forwarded to the Home-Mike, Sir George Grey I imelud how it had Dome to peas that he (Red path) had eves his ticket of leave. 10 The Earl of DERBY believed that a ticket of lea= was. very diffuse% thing in Western Autralia from what it was ben. He understood the recipient was still employed upon the =line works ; he wee placed under very stir= sopoillanos ; aspd. oe io fac isman t, thlees. had only mitered upon the tueondidege of t d I. The Dais of WI CASTLE said that that was not quite so. The =avid wits ebtalsed a ticket of leave was not obliged to Weser an the public works, but if be was in m other purames bawls he could not quit it without leave • tad If =had • beessef his own be amid sot be out afte; bellied 10 at *O. Bedpatb was in the latter case, for kis wife made him es aliewsnce of 2001. a year. Their lordthics was shortly before half-pact 6. HOUSE OF COIOIO2IB.—THIIIISDAY, Fix 12. The Bruin took Um 'lair at 4 o'clock. lIIINICIPAL ELECTION LAW. Mr. A. SMITH pve 06:4408 that he would tomovrow sa leave to to In a bill to mead the laws relating to Illasicipsl elections. ORANGE OH SURNAMES. Mr. ROEBUCK pee sotice that be would tomorrow (Ms day) more ter a aches at returns having reference to all persons who bad &oohed tar Boom to change their se rseusee idols 18810; the tees sod expellees atteedeat therealsee ; the grants mad the rear& mode ; sad the moos= raped, ke. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—THURSDAY, Firs. 12. The Lome CRANCILLOR took his sass 0111 the woolaark A I cieloak. THE ROMAN QUESTION. At the request of Earl Rvessu, The Merquis of NORMANBY postponed his question on thM subject from Monday till Tuesday. THE TRAFFIC IN THE STREETS. Lord CHELMSFORD moved the first reading of a bill empowering the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of Loudon to make rrgul.tioes for easing the traffic of the streets, but finding Mmt the bill bad bean already presented ma private sae he withdrew his own. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. Lord RATENSWORTH, in rising to call the attention of the house to the subject of harbour of refuge, maid that his main reasons for introducing this subject as the present time were three. First, he had been very recently told that there was a surplus of revenue io bar Majesty's exche quer. He was afraid, from information that had sines reached him, that the surplus bad nearly arrived at its vanishing point, and it would be fortuoate if there were not • deficiency instead of a surplus ; but some remissions sod changes of taxation were already looked forward to. He hoped that, before any plans were resolved upon for dealing with any available surplus there might be, her Majesty's government would give their full attention to the question of harbours of refuge. His second reason was that, whereas there were very great difficulties and perplexities in dis posing of the convict population, the construction of har buuru of refuge might, under proper regulations, afford • suitable employment for convict labour. By this the weeks themselves might prove remunerative= the harbours of refuge become a source of revenue. Thirdly, if the works were under government inspection, • DOW &MUMd would be raised for labour amongst the able bodied men in the distressed districts of Lancashire sad Cheshire ; and the dietress of thaw districts, in having to maintain the operatives who wove thrown out of employ, might be alleviated. (Hear, hear.) He would conclude in the terms of the notice of motion by calling the attention of her Majesty's government to the report of the royal com mission appointed to consider the question of harbours of refuge, and to salt if any steps were in progress to carry out the recommendations of the commissiooms which were contained in that report. The Duke of SOMERSET was opposed to the creation of • variety of harbours of refuge before the four great har poon at Dover, Holyhead, Alderney, and Portland were completed, if the new ports were to be paid for by public money. By means of loans obtained from the public loan commissioners a certain number of trading harbours were in noun of construction, and thee., be expected, would shortly be increased be local exertions. The endeavours of the government had been used to forward private enterprise an constructing trading harbours without increasing the public taxation. THE FORDINGERLDGE MURDERER. The Earl of MALIABSBURY begged to remind the noble earl (Lord Camarillo) of a question which he had pat lest session, namely—whether there were any documents in existence, throwing light upon the circumstances ender which • ticket of leave had been granted to the murderer of Miss Hall, while he was undergoing his sentence upon • previous con viction for raps. This young man had none of those endear ing qualities which were supposed to induce chaplains to iota:afore in favour at some criminals. He had lived DM him (the noble lord), and the reputation he bad borne in the vilifies wan that of a ferocious, brutal, and sullen man. REDPATH. The Duke of MA3LBOIIOI7GH also repeated by ques tion, sanely, w►elMr it WM true tbat Itedpath, who was euttesosool to teanspereation for life in 1857, bad received a ticket of leave, and was now at km, either in this country or in the colony of Western Anifralia, to which he bad been not? RAILWAY .IIOCIDEN'D3. Mr. BENTINCK mind the Provident of the Board of Trade w ie emesesemes el the repeated ravines" et railway sete, ft yes the intention of her Majesty's gammas& to istreame during the pressnt seem any masame" boded es the report of the committee es ren ew eaddents. itirit was laid upon the table of the hoses lm the yaw . Mr. =MIR HURON begged to tell his ho.. hied Met within bad mourred dmriag the last year which in the maim of she Mad of Trade appeared to reader it dear able I. lagislate far tie parries of managing railways, or =Owenity hisidmiliss with them no as to prevent ar amid's% Soho last year to preneger trains bed hem sesnewlet km them in 1861. Comparing the year Meek that of 1861 thee was a 4sereess ci 48 per dent fe the member of perm ers Mlle, in ememeseee of sod- Amin to peasseger babe, sad a 'Hudnall's, of MI pa eget le the seem wha were imbued. He bad the east lame% and they were thee :—TM sovidvints to amigo is 1861 ware 56. Thee were 46 ponces ki led ad 780 is jmed ,• bet there wen carried by the trap. of Mummer. 173.721,M0 paces, so that thee was ace person Mod out 11710 4 000, ess injured out of 220,000. In 18112 the to paressmar omiss were 61, being 9 per owl. Mae them 51861. Them were Id proms killed and 500 in jure& The trans Mersa had mot been made up far 1982, gad therefore he "mid nee empire the number of prams killed sod injured with as whole number of pessegera semis& bat be empaimed that the centime& would be Mil isms favourable, in reassume'', of more saw lines being opened, sad of the greater number of possum oomried. He bad so reams to think that par liament should interfere in the manner proposed. DELHI PRIES MONEY. Colonel SMYTH asked the Secretary of Mate for War the mss of the 4111111, in the payment of *se money for the 'Ware of Delhi to the troops en n that 'orrice. Sir O. 0. LEWIS sad he had so oilcial control over the distrihntka of 'the Lilian pries money. and perhaps the boa. sad gallant member would put h question to the Seexestry 1 Stale ter India, to whose department the matter atelanively belonged. (Laughter, and "Oh, oh V') THE IRISH COURTS OP LAW AND CHANCERY doiixiiiilbiiiißi Mr. LONG I , ll3LiiasTked theittentey-Gimeral when it vas likely that the Emilie end Irish Court' of Law sod Clammy Cemsaissieres would make their report, and what bad aimed the &kyle their doing so. The ATTOENRY•ORNIMAL said thitteome considerable time bad elapsed theappoinha ea tof the eommisaioners, and no report had bees se yet made. He thought, how ever, that the delay might be areanated for by stating that four of the eoemisaers were judgea on the beach in belied, amid many of the others resided is Ragland. The 'abject' of inquiry were annseroue, but he believed he ht state that grist proper had been made in the aeeu aa7ativa of a large greatly of materials, and that a report would be persisted as Gaily as pearible. PROMOTION OF MILITARY OFFICERS FOR DIS• TINGUISHF.D SERVICE, DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR. General UNDISAY asked the Secretary of State for War if it were true. as reported in a military journ a l, th a t he had recently decided to make no alteration either in the position or in the prospect" of the °Seers promoted to the rank of Colonel for distinguished service in the field during the Crimean war, and who bed been deprived of their relative rotation in the list through the action of the warrant of _ Sar G. C. LEWIS said one of the last acts of his predeoes nor in office was to appoint a committee to inquire into the subject to which the qoeirtion referred, a tict the corn mitts* was eomposed of Gauen' Yorke, General Datzell, General Ham General Crouton, and the hoe. end ;idiot mead himself. The fiat four named of the cortunittes agreed to a report, dated July. 1861, to the effect that the order of his prods oeseor should sot be disturbed. But the hoe. sod plhot rorridirected from that conclusion (" Hear, Geseral Lindsa)), sad bed made • separate report He (ier 0. C. Lewis) bad taken the whole subject into hi serious orriderstre., and be bad corn, to the eaneluaoa that It would be impolitic to disturb the decision arrived at by Ilia predecease, and therefore no alteration would be made. Os the second read el this ball. Sir B. FEEL said We bill was nothing more than for the purposed oorreetiag the act of last session. Xr. H. lINNIDIEY mid the right hos. baronet had truly told the bates that be mad not pre his bill al last sesenas, bat he sow wanted to pass that ball under a new form. This hill was, in fact, the small end of the we. It was stated as a fact by English travellers in Ireland that Irish women were more moral than English women, mad they said they believed it was owing to the absence of a bastardy law is that oounit7, and which they believed swoounged illegitimacy in England. Colonel DUNNE said that a bastardy law would be a meet unpopular measure in Ireland, but as the law could not stand as it was at present, he thought that the better way would be to have the bill read a sicced time, wham it might be amended is enannittes. The bill was thee read a mood time. MINEMEN•m. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1863. TICKET-OF-LEAVE PRISONERS. Mr. BUTLER salad the Secretary of State for the Home Department when it would be convenient to present to the home the return ordered by the house on 3rd July, 1862, relative to ticket-ofleave'prismiers ; and, whether he object to lay epee the table • list of the cases in which the conditions of the tackee-of-leave bad been dispensed with, and the grounds for dispensing with such conditions. He would also ask whether the convict Iter;path had been liberated under a ticket-of-leave, and if so under whet cir cumstances, and she whether he could, by permiasion of the colonial authorities, return to this country. Sir G. GREY said the return referred to would he laid upon the table that evening. As to the second part of the question, he would inform the hon. gentleman that the con odious were not revoked in cases of trilling importance, and in cases where the convicts had only a short period to serve when liberated, and where the expenses of removal would he great if they were sent on their second conviction to the original convict establish ment. As to the convict Redpath, he was not sentenced to penal servitude, but to transportation for life, before the act of 1857 ; be warn meat out to Western Australia in the autumn of 18.58, sod he had there received a ticket of leave under the regulations which had been made in that colony, and which were not in form here. Redpath could not re turn to this country dating his life unless he received a free pardon from the crown, which was not very probable, and therefore he would never return. (Hear, hear.) [The right hon. baronet was as usual almost inaudible in the lab) intelifynct. COURT OF QUKEN'S RENCK—FRI. 12. After Tarn Sittiap at Wastantaatar.—(Batont Load Chief Justice Cookbara sad a Spacial Jury.) JUNIN r. TEE !..&11 PULL INSURANCE 0011PAIrf. (Concluded from yesterly'si - xprae — .F . The learned counsel addressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients. The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up,t said that the question for the jury was whether this was a fraudulent claim made by the plaintiff upon the company for the pur pose of recovering more than the value of the goods that ware destroyed. If a man made out a claim knowing it to be fraudulent, then the policy became void. lle was awry to hear that unworthy motives bad been attributed to the eopa, because he thought that when a com pany s uspected that they had a fraudulent claim sent in to them it was their duty towards the shareholders and the public in general to resist the claim. This imue was of the (most vital importance to both parties, and he called upon the jury to give the case their utmost atten tion, and he left it to them t o m y w hether this was an honest or a dishonest claim. The jury, after having been locked up about au hour, re• turned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff— damages 9811. COURT OF EXCHEQUIR.-Fa 12.. -.-- Sitting. at Nisi Prim at Wast3tiadia.—(Befori Baron Martin sad • mamma Jury.) BeLai= V. COLCB.—msca or PllO3lliL This was an action for breach of procaine. The defendant pleaded that he did not make a promise. Mr. Pearce was counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Dowdaswell for the defendant. From the opening of Mr. Pearce, it appeared that pre vious to April last year the plaintiff, Mrs. Belcher, a widow, was housekeeper to a gentleman residing at Bennington, in Oxfordshire ; and the defendant, Mr. Thomas Coles, wu • draper, carrying on Prosiness in that town, and having another shop at Dorchester, in the same county. Mr. Saun ders died in March, 1862, but Mrs. Belcher remained a week afterwards in the house until the sale of his property wu over, and during that interval Mr. Coles, the defendant, frequently called upon her, and formed that intimacy which ultimately led to a promise of marriage. At the sod of the week Mrs. Belcher returned to her father's house in Lou don, where she was again visited by the defendant, who was introdnoed and treated aa her intended. Mn. T. bad just presented Mr. T. with a fine daughter. Is one letter be said, " Geed night, my dear ; pad blew you. You are ever micro la heart, al lam ever yours affee tionMely —Tilos. Cobra." Mr. M. Chambers did not call any evidence for the de fame, but nude an amusing speech on the misfortune of en old gentleman like the defendant being entrapped by • buxom widow of 36, with a legacy of 501., into writing to her the letters of an affectionate lover. He said this was not • ma of a youthful heart broken and sensitive feelings in jured, and that in a pecuniary . point of view the plaintiff bad lost nothing by not marrying the defendant, as he was only in • email way of Inaineas, and the result of thin action in any case would be his ruin. The jury, after having been absent nearly an hour, re. turned a verdict for the plaintiff -damages 801. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—F . 12. (More Mr. Cpmmierioner Holroyd.) ne Z HAP/Knit The bankrupt, Archibald Campbell Doug's' Hawkalsy, was described as of the Dell, Englebeld-green, neer Windsor, not a trader. It appeared that the bankrupt had been en gaged in the breeding and training of race-horses. This was the tilting for examination and discharge. The acoounta, prepared by Messrs. Brown and Dubois, show unsecured debts of 12,5751. ; creditors bolding security, 4,4531. The ameta and property held by creditor. are stated at about 10,0001. The bankrupt's expenditure in the last two years is returned at 1,1001. to 1,2001. The list of creditors em braces a number of tradesmen, whose claims are for small amounts, from 501. or 601. down to a few shillings. There are fire or six large creditors, chiefly for money lent, in chiding Mr. Webb, of CLdcpn-➢lace, Chelsea, for 5,6001. ; Mr. H. Fisher, of the Boeing Timer office, 9691.: Mr. R. Morris, of Bse hllL•ekeet, LOCO& • and Mr. H. Padwick, of Hill-street, Berkeleretmet, 1,1851. The secured credi tors are—Mr. T. Cliff, trainer of race-homes, Cannock, 1,7231. ; and Messrs. Cox and Cs., army agents, of Craig's °°!!"72s!. . _ ipimaring that the account, had only jwst bees bled, an adjournment wee ordered. EXPENSES OF PRIVATE LEGISLATION. Colonel W. PATTEN said that in the early part of the evening he had been asked a question whether he would move for the appointment of the committee of last maim; in refereoce to the sapience incurred in private legislation, and his answer was that he was not without hopes the government would take the matter into their consideration. He now, therefor, asked the right hon. gentleman the President of the Board of Trade, whether he intended to introduce a bill, with a view to the reduction of these ex penses. Hear, hear.) Mr. MILNER GIBSON said, when the hon. member for Peterborough moved for leave to bring in a bill having reference to private legislation, be stated, on the pert of the government, that so important • change ought not to be assented to without some preliminary inquiry into the matter. In accordance with that view he had conferred with the members of the govern ment, and it was now his intention to move for such a com mittee as that to which the hon. and gallant member had referred. He hoped the hon. member for Peterborough would not proceed with the second reading of his Mil should the house consent to the appointment of a com mittee of inquiry into the subject, but would allow it to stand over until after the report. The order of reference would have in view the inquiry of lest session, and which was not completed. He would give notice of the appoint ment of &committee that evening or to-morrow. (Hear.) PAPERS IN REFERENCE TO THE BRAZII.IAN AFFAIR. Mr. S. FITZGERALD said he wished to pot a question to the bon. gentleman the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in reference to tho Brazilian papers being presented to that house. The hoe. gentleman was, no doubt, aware that the cominuoicatioca between Mr. Christie and the Brazilian government bad been published in extreme) by the Brasilian government, bad come to this meetly by the hurt mail, and were, consequently, in the hands of many bon. members. He wished to know when these papers would be laid on the table by her Majesty's government? The boo. gentleman was also aware that the Brazilian government had instructed their envoy in this country to make a demand of her May y's government for reparation, and he (Mr. Fit ) was desirous of knowing whether the papers between the Brazilian minister and the government would be alio laid on the table. (Hear, bear.) Mr. LAYARD said no time would be lost in promoting the papers to the bons*, but there had been so many papers ordered to be printed rrcently, that be weld not emote exactly when this correspondence would be ready. All the papers on the subject would be laid oo the table of the house. THE ADMINLSTRATION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Ida. LIDDELL seed the Secretary of State for India whether there woe any objeotioo to lay ape the table copy of a memorandum of oteervatioas on the administration of fedi., promoted to Lord Canning before hie departure by Linker Rao, member of Council! Sir C. WOOD mid he was not aware that there was any such paper in existeme. He had seen a reference to it, but further than that Ise 'MOW bathing about it. (Hear.) THE ARMY ESTIMATE& Sir G. C. LEWIS. in reply to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY mid the army estimates would be laid on the table of the IMMO early nut week. THE TLLEGITIKATE CHILDREN (IREIAND) BILL. DB.AINAGE OF LAND BILL Al ter en observation from Colonel Dunn; the house went into ooramittee as this bill ; and aftsr some dimusnion the bill pulsed through committee. THE DISTRESS IN THE COTTON DISTRICTS. Mr. VILLIERS moved foe leave to bring in • bill to ex teed fora further period the provisions of the Union Relief Aid Act of the last session. That act was introduced, he observed, under an idea that adequate means were not provided under the poor law to relieve the distress which was likely to occur in tha cotton districts, and its object was to mitigate the pressure upon the ratio (which, if it became extreme, wank aggra vate the distress) by devising some maim to enable the guardians to relieve the ratepayers This was done by aatbosising an examine of the area of liability to a rate in aid and the borrowing of maaey upon the socatity of the rates. The act was viewed by boards of guardians as • valid& aid, which ought to be matinee& If It had not bon met in operation to the extent it might tsars been it was owing to the munificent voluntary oontrilentiose received frees all pperrtf.s of tie inspire. He stated the meant which bdbewtioemwnd hitherto under the act, and tin amount of paaperine still existing, and added that there was no union fa Lancashire or Cheshire which desired that the sat should not be mewed. He bad not the Ina ream to summer that the powers given by the sot would be abased, and he had the authority of Mr. Fanelli is saying that there was • moat anxious desire on the past of the boards of guar dians and of the relief conueittees to find independent em ployment for the operatives. He proposed to continue the act till Lad-day, 1864. Colonel W. PATEN said ha had received suggestion from weed of the outlyieg unions to call attention; to one or two alteration which were necessary to he made in the NIL He showed bow in some districts the severity of the rate had upon the small tradesmen, shop kospen, and cot a holders. After stating the enormous ' seine engird from all sorter and expended for the relief of the poor in the maaufacturing districts, he took a view of the future, observing that it was the opinion of WON that the distress had not yet reached its fulll extent ; and he was bound to say that, from all he could make out, it was possible that they would still have to rely upon the benevolence of the public. The LORD MAYOR said he could unite his testimony to that of the boa. and gallant member who had just spoken as to the magnificent subscriptions that bad been received from all parts of the world for the relief of the distressed operatives. He felt, however, bound to warn the house that the time was coming when voluntary subscriptions could no longer be expected, and it was the more incumbent on them to make the machinery for affording relief under the poor-law system as effective es possible, as it might very moo have to be brought more fully than heretofore into operation. While he exnemed his apprehension that the flow of voluntary °attribution might be interrupted he could assure the house that the liberal support afforded by the benevolent to Lancashire had seriously prejudiced local charities. (Hear, hear.) He mentioned this more readily as nearly half a million of money had been collected for the distressed diarists nano the medium if the dice which he had the honour to hold. He feared that the supplies which bad poured in so liberally might fall, and it wss im portant that the house should have ready a machieery calculated to meet the greatness of the emergeoey. Mr. HIBBERT bowleg adduced some static tical informa tion in relation to the manufaeturing distress, Sir B. LEIGHTON urged that the principle which was embodied I. the bill was applicable to many unions in other puts of the country, and especially in London ; end be asked if Mr. Villiers was prepared to carry out the prin ciple universally. If not, he did not think this bill should be passed without further consideration so early in the 1111101100. - _ _ .. — Lord STANLEY suggested the continuance of the act for six months imteed of a year, and the =Ned, might be con- Mend with the benefit of experience in July next. Mt. Alderman SIDNEY urged a revision of the pp0000r•law ma/rally, and contended that the distress in Lanmes was not quite exceptional in the country. Mr. POTTER also suggested a dealing with the question by a more comprehensive measure. Mr. COBDEN mid it was not his intention to go into the meitioa at large, but he felt struck by the suggestion of the noble lord the member for King's Lyan, and probably a word or two might be added to his reagens in favour of his proposition for limiting the bill to a shorter period than twelve mouths. They must consider on the Poem sloe that it was a greet difficulty to apprehend what would arias towards next winter, mammies that the peasant wet in America went oa. All depended whether er naivetes would some to them from America, became all other hopes of alleviating this great trouble were futile, for the neat two years, at all meets. Amisming that the American war went ca, ha thought that the condition of the oaten districts would be much more serious tied difficult than it was during the pent Mater. In the first place, be was afraid that they would not have the munificent private benevolence in the shape of sub. 1 scriptions which they bad had !during the last year. He was glad that the hon. member for Southampton (the Lord Mayor of London), who was an authority on the subject, bad fins them a timely warning. He did not think that in the whole history of the world there had ever been such a magnificent ontburet of generosity as that which they had witnessed during the last six months for the same object. Considering the many other claims of similar character which were always arising, he thought that next winter would find them without those resources from the benevolent fund, and therefore entailing upon them the necessity of relying entirely on the poor rates, and that eta time when it was shown that a large majority of the ratepayers had become insolvent, so that they would have a larger claim on the rates at •period when the benevolent fund would have cease d, and a large portion of the rateable property had fallen out of assessment. This view of the matter became apparent when they called to mind how much had been done, not only in the way of charitable relief, but by the rates and by individuals in the manufacturing districts themselves. He would not say • word to derogation of those tributes of world-wide benevolence which had been poured into Manchester, but it was not generally known that, after all, the largest onion of this great fund had come from the cotton district. themselves. (Hear, hem.) In the detailed statement of the hon. sectary of the Central Belief Committee in Manchester, Mr. Madura it ap peared that the amount raise weekly to be dis pensed by local committees, and net remitted to the entral fund but kept as a separate fund, was 245,0001 The amount raised in the cotton districts and remitted to the central fund, was 350,0001. He would now give an esti mate, the result of inquiries made by himself, which he believed to be very much under the mark, of amounts which did not appear in Mr. Maclure's table or any sub scription list, and which were given by millowners, manu facturers, and landowners, at their own doom, to working people. There were individual radiomen who were giving their workpeople from 20,000/ to 30,001. • veer. (Hear.) Taking the whole cotton district, he estimated that the amount so contributed in the twelve months at 250,0001. That would give for the year ending Midsummer next, a total of 845,0001. ea the amount of contributions for the re lief of the distress from the cotton districts exclusively. /meaning, then, that the entire voluntary sidiscriptioes from the whole world amounted to 1,600,0001., thee, coo adorably more than one-half of that had come from the cotton districts themselves. (Hear, hear.) It was quite evident therefore that they oould not look to the larger por tion of those cortributors again for relief, because they would be considerably weakesed by the progress of the dia tom. He found from the same table that the poor rates levied in the twenty-seven distressed unions in excess of the average of former years were at the rate of 600,0001. for the year ending at Midsummer next, or in round numbers 12,0001 • week in excess of the average of former years. That was but • small share, indeed, of the premiere that was borne in those diataiets. Those competent to judge said that no doubt the operatives in Lancashire were losing in wages at the rate of about 8,000,0001. or 9,000,0001. per annum, but he would estimate it at 6,000,0001 up to Midsummer. But that was not all. There was also an enormous loss going on in the capital employed in Lancashire. He estimated that the loss of the capitalist, arising from the loss of interest, the depreciation of fixed capital, and the nonpayment of the rents of cottages, not including the lass of profit, amounted to 5,000,0001. for the year ending Midsummer next. Aocordiag to his esti mate the facts would stand thus:—Amount of loss en wages and capital, 11,000,0001. • subscriptions , 845,0004 ; increase of poor rates, 600,000 e. ; making altogether, 12,445,0004 Now, the whole amount of the voluntary subscriptions, great and ahuoirt unprecedented as the benevolence had been from outside the cotton districts, would hardly amount to 51 per seat, of what was contributed aad lost by the manufacturers and operatives in Lancashire. These facto showed how cumu lative that pressure and distress would be next winter provided the cause continued from which they were now suffering. It was evident that the prostration of those districts, how , ever great at present, most be comaderably greater. The I wisest heads in Lancashire, as stated by the lion. and gal -1 lint colceal le (Colonel Wilson Patten), who so ably and honourably distinguished himself in endeavouring to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Lancashire—(hear, hear)—had taken the gloomiest view of the prospect& in that part of the kingdom during the Mai 12 months. All this might to • large extent be mitigated if the war cams to en mid in the room of the spring, but would it sot be Mee to take the suggestion of the noble lord the member for King's Lyon into consideration before this ball passed 'second reading? He should himself suggest tome alterations in the measure with the view of glzA increased facilities to the people most deeply 000- oto meet from time to time this great difficulty, bat he submitted to the right hon. gentleman whether he should not pm the measure only for six months, sod come age= to parliament in June or July, when they would be better able to judge of the prospects of the ensuing year. (Hear.) Mr. PIILLMe. said that though any suggestion of the noble lord the member for King's Lynn carried with it great weight, he thought the government had acted wisely in extending the operation of the bill to one year. This substitution of six months for twelve months had this evil—the people did not apply their energies to find a remedy with the same vigour that they would if the time were longer. Then they should remember that • bill brought in at the end of the session could not have the same attention bestowed upon it as one brought in at the beginning. He thought that the bill was capable of im provement, and he would mention one point, thecleuse which , gave the boards of guardians power either to ;borrow the money, or when the expense had reached • certain point, to throw it upon the county. He thought it better that the guardians should not have that option. Mr. MUNDY observed that the parish of Glossop, which was in Derbyshire but oo the confines of Lancashire, was manufacturing in all its pursuits, and the agricultural perished in Derbyshire, some of which were 40 or 60 miles distant, thought themselves hardly dealt with in having to contribute to its support, while other parishes which were contiguous were exempt, because they were not within the boundary of the county, but were in another couuty.tHe thought they should extend the liability to contiguous unions and counties. Yr. J. B BYITII agreed with the !suggestion of the noble lord that the bill should be costumed for iris months instead of twelve, and made a further suggestion that in the meanwhile there should be a royal commission or a com mittee to inquire into the distress in the cotton manufac turing districts. Mr. VILLIEBB said be bad listened to the observations which had been made by the various members who bad addressed the house, arid they should have his most *aims consideration, but he thought it better to postpone hi decision. (Rear.) Leave was then gives to bring in the bill, which was bought in and read kfirst time, and the second reading dud f,roaday next, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. Mr. IL GIBSON, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the exercise of pose= under special acte for the onastructicre and maintenance of telegraphs, said the object of the bill was to complaints the acts obtained by venous telegrrph 001nrillk so that in future all telegraph corn pewee would subject to the general legislation con tained in this bill ; but anything theT had already dose would MOWS in the same position as if Ibis bill had not bees paned, and no person could make any demand in Memos to existing works that he might not have made if this bill had not become law. The motion Ws;;ri;;;db:; sod the bill wee brought is sad reed • first time. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Sir S. Not:soon a new writ was ordered for the borough ci Devises, in the mom of Captain Gladstone, deorsed. The hoiiae adjourned at W 3 minutia to eight. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CimitalDOS. —The official declaration of the poll took place yesterdaymorning. and the numbers were de eto be—Powell, 708 ; Faweett, 627—majority for Powell, 81. Mr. Powell returned thanks amid the accla mation of his eupporters, and Mr. Fawcett, who followed, said, though defeated he was not disheartened, sod be =i hie tetentlors of again presentleg himself as a ear the asst vacancy. DEVONIORY. (BY ELZCSILIC TZLIOILLPH.)— DTVONPORT, THVIGIDAT NIGHT.— At the close of the poll at four o'clock this afternoon the numbers were as follows : —Ferried, 1,234 ; Grey, 1,204 ; majority for Fernald, 30. Great excitement prevailed at the conclusion of the voting. Mr. Ferried addressed the electors. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday, before the examiners of the House of Ocienmona, Messrs. Smith and From, the following bills com plied with the standing orders of parliament :—Charing cress Railway, for regulation the capital and debenture debt of the Charing cross Railway, and for authorising the amal gamation of that company with the South Eastern Railway, and for power to raise au additional capital of 700,0001. Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, for proposed branch to Highgate and other *Mideast lines, and to raise • further rum of 67,0001. East Glouceatershire Railway, to enlarge the time limited for obtainiog extension of the line to Cheltenham. Holbeach North Junction, for an extension from the Norwich and Spading Railway at Holbeach, to the Great Northern Railway at Algarkirk, and to raise 60,0001. Inverness and Perth Junctioe, and Perth and Diankeld Railways, to amalgamate the two companies. Atheist, and Ennis Jametlon Railway, for abandonment and extension of time. Bithops Waltham Railway, for lease to London and South Western, and for additional capital. The non-compliances in some reepasta only included the Moray. shire Railway, the Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton Railway. The projects withdrawn comprised the London derry and Lough Swilly Railway, and the Fulham and Ham mersmith Railway, and Fleetwood Hoare, and several oases were adjourned. Atnociacet the reimellaneorts compliances were the Deal Improvement, and the bill of the Private Telegraph Company, for incorporating the hinge Tele graph Company, and grantbm to it the neoemary powers for that purpose. Tax BILIDISIGUD'II WISIL —Puma Asp Lusar's WEDDIIIIO PIIIITXXIP be the ISIMI. WA Inahluarlas Offilage rower Mystic sod Uly St the Vey—lltes• betties ts a csas, la.. or b. M. iloch.-1. Nu Deed-skeet, W.-{AdvattlissonSA The following evidence was then adduced. Louisa Webb, • young woman, said that in March, 1862, she was in the service of Mr. Saunders, of Beasington, • private gentleman. Mrs. Belcher was his housekeeper. Mr. Coles, the defendant, was • linendreper at Beasington. He used to call to see Mrs. Belcher. She saw them once sitting on each side of the fireplace. (Laughter.) There was • sofa in the parlour. She saw them once sitting on the sofa close together. (Laughter.) Mr. Baron Martin—Had he his arm wand her waist? Mr. Chambers--Come, you are going too far. (Laughter.) Cross-examined—Mr. Cobs once called to ask bow Mr. Saunders was. Mr. Saunders died on the sth March, 1862. It was after his death she saw them on the sofa. Mrs. Belcher wan in deep mourning for Mr. Saunders. Mr. Coles woe • friend of his. Mrs. Belcher was cook and house keeper. Mr. Coles kept a little draper's shop. Re-examined—On the night she sew them on the sofa they had supw together. Mrs. Sarah Gooding, the wife of an umbrella maker in Church-street, Kensington, mid Mrs. Belcher, the plaintiff, was her daughter. She had been a widow seven years. Four years ago she became housekeeper to Mr. Sarandon, and on his death she returned home. On the 17th Amil Mr. Coles, the defendant, came to her house, and Mrs. Belcher received him. Her daughter said, "Mother, Mr. Coke, my intended." He shook hands with bee mid said, "How do you do?' He remained and took tat He arid her daughter went for a walk, and they retuned about eight, and took supper. Her husband engaged a bed for him at a cofferhoma He came next morning to breakfast at eight o'clock. They went afterwards to the Crystal Palace, when they spent the day. They come home to tee is the evening. Oa Saturday they weal to Pinner to see his sister. On Sunday he came again to breakfast ; after wards they went to church, came home to dinner, and then went out for a walk. On Monday he went home to Bennington, and she went to Wiltshire. He thanked witness for entertaining him, and said he would be glad to see her and her husband at Bensiugton at some future time. At her house they sat together in quiet con. venation. Sometimes the defendant had his arms round her waist. and sometimea he held her hand. (Laughter.) He celled her Emily, and spoke to her very kindly. Her daughter had an amethyst ring, and witness saw it on the defendant's finger when he left. Mr. Coles sent her daughter a piece of silk for • wedding dress. Her daughter sever wore the dress except when she tried it on when the dressmaker brought it home. A cake was also sent, but it was ordered her daughter. —My daughter is not lively and inclined to fun. Her manner le quiet and sedate. She did not look pave when she said Mr. Coleus my intended." He smiled and said, " How do you dor I can't say whether an 'Denoe wu sent with 'he silk dress. My daughter is 37. She lived four years with Mr. Sanders. Her husband died seven years ago. and afterwards she got her living by dressmaking. Her husband was a mister tailor. He had been with his wife six years in America, bat returned in bad circurnetanon. He carried on businen in New York. I did not lee Mr. Coles kiss my daughter. Ale, pipes, tobacco, and cigars were ordered in the evening, and he smoked with my husband and sons. Reexamined—The defendant is much older than my daughter. Mr. Coke stayed until eleven at night. Mr. Bounden left my daughter a legacy of SW. Mr. Goodacre, the father, mid be bad nodded at Housing too for thirty yearn. When be went home on the evening of the 17th of April his daughter introduced hint to Mr. Coles. She turned round and said, "Oh, father, here is Mr. Coln, my intended." Mr. Coles advanced and shook hands. His conduct to hie daughter was goutlemanlike, kind, and affectionate. They sat together, the defendant taking hold of her hand and squeezing her Rogers, as others did. (A laugh.) He put his arm retied her waist, and they got into a whkpering conversation, but cl course he did not know what prised (Laughter.) He was very food, and ogee rested his head on her shoulder. (Laughter.) Witness would not have suffered such conduct unless he had believed they were engaged as man and wife. On Sunday morning he saw him kiss his daughter. Craig-examined—lt was at night I saw Mr. Coles with his hand round her waist. He squeezed her band, and she pressed again. (Laughter.) We had some gin and water aa wells beer. When he left he was not intoxicated with gin and water ; he was rather intoxicated with love. (Laughter.) Heemamined—l never maw him once intoxicated. Friday hat die was In troduced at Mr. Goodacre's to Mr. Coles. Mrs. Belcher in troduced him as • friend, and witness was introduced to him as Mn. Belcher's intended bridesmaid. Witness made preparations for the wedding. Mr. Coles sat during the evening by the side of Mrs. Belcher with bar band is his. He told witness that he had great difficulty in gaining Mrs. Belcher's acquaintaoce—that she would always leave hie shop in a hurry when he wanted to speak to her. When be went sway he said they bad paned • very happy and pleasant evening together. Mrs. Belcher showed her a bins silk dress. Witneee prepared • dries to me at the wedding as bridesmaid. Cross-examined—l never saw anything ruder than his putting his hand round herwaist. Oh dear, no. (Laughter.) Mr. M. Chambers—l would hardly take the liberty of putting my arm round a lady's waist. Witness—That you could do, if you pleased. (Laughter.) Mr. M. Chambers—That is very kind of you. James Goodacre, the brother of the plaintiff, gave similar evidence. Cross-examined—Mr. Coles and Mrs. Belcher sat very close together. He leant towards her, but I cannot say whether be kissed her. The were billing and cooing. (laughter.) Hu face wee very close to here, but I did not observe any kissing. They generally make some noise when they kiss, but I did not beer any. (laughter.) Martha Coins, the sister of the defendant. deposed to his coming to dinner with Mrs. Belcher. whom she had never seen before. He told her that be had got • friend waiting outside. She asked him if she was Mrs. Coles, and he said " No ; but perhaps she may be by-and-by." cross-examination she said she was in service sod had saved 801. which she had lent to her brother. She had not I asked him to return the money. At one time he MA • potion:ads servant, but having saved money he bad started as a draper. Mn.. Asn Cowper, 'eddies at Wslworth, said that on the day after Good Friday the defendant, and Mrs. Belcher had tea at her house, and hie conduct was that of a suitor. The Rev. Martin J. Collis, vicar of Bensington, maid that in May, 1862. be went to the defendant's shop to pay a bill. He saw the defendant, and said, " I was glad to bear that you are going to be comfortably settled, and I hope it may be for your happiness." The defendant said, " Thank you, I hope tt will. Witness added, " I believe she is a re spectable woman." Cross-examined—There is not much matrimony at Ben sington. If the marriage bad taken place I probably would not have had to tie the connubial knot, as the lady was not • native of the place. Evidence was then adduced to show the means of the defendant. It appeared that he kept an account at the Wallingford beanch of the Loudon and County Bank, when he turned over about 8001. • year, and sever owed the bank anything. It also appeared that he had been in business tea years, and held some dieresis a building society. Several letters from the defendant were then given in evidence and read. In the first, written on the 7th April, 1862, he addressed the plaintiff as "My dear Emily," and said, " I was very much pleased to bear that you arrived home safe. After you left I passed • very dull and melan choly day ; I felt quite miserable . No one came in to speak to me, sad I felt quite miserable. When I came to have tee by rayed, I thought that all h a d gooe . an d th a t I was quite forsaken." The writer then begged her not to expose herself to the night air. expressed a bops that they would meet soca, and concluded thus:—" With kind re gards to all friends, and love to yourself —yours ever affeetimately." On the 34th April he wrote :—" My deer Emily,—They have been inquiring when the new mistress was corning homa, but Charlotte made herself strange about it. There has best some strange talk about us the Rat week." "Thin letter ended, "Believe me to camels, your ever affeetimate lover." In some of the letters he spoke about the dress be had seat, sad vatkoll maims which had occurred in the parish of Bensington, of white he wee ehureliwarden, each as a fire, &funeral, and an lecolest—he sae isetaaes telling Mrs. Basher that • eerie& The report of the directors, to be submitted to the half.yearly meeting on the 20th instant, has bees issued. During the past Mx months the traffic has in creased 157,8151., while the working expenses have de creased 11,5561., • result rendered more satisfactory by the circumstance that the charges include the expense of working 74 miler of line lilt worked in the oorrespondiog period of 1861. The receipts in the passenger department were augmented by the International Exhibition to the extent probably of 100,0001. ; but bearing in mind how large have been the losses sustained in Lancashire, and other districts affected by the failure of the cotton sup ply, the total increase may be regarded as indicating • very considerable development of traffic throughout the other parts of the *retain. The result of the past half year, coupled with the fact that the Jimmies still con tinues, justifies the conclusion that the undertaking is in • sound condition, and is beginning to reap the advantages expected to arise from the extension of railways in the new district, with which the system has been connected. In the course of the put half-year, the Watford and Rickmansworth, end the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergareony lines have beam opened, and on the lst January last this company took over the line from Stafford to Shrewsbury, hitherto worked on its behalf by the Shropshire Union com pany. The amount received for passengers, goods, and minerals, the number of paseengers and tons of goods carried, and of train miles run, during the put half-year as compared with the corresponding period of 1861, shows the following increase :—Passengers, ko., receipts, 117,9641. ; goods, mineral, and cattle receipts, 39,6511. The statemeot of the half-year's &neonate shows that the net proceeds up to December 31, 1868, amount to 714,6971. 19s. 9&, as against 609,3 1 11& 5a 3d. up to December 31, 1861 ; to which add the balsam from last account, 4,0681. 12s. as against 11,8981. 17s. 10d., showing a disposable balance of 718,7561. lls. Ad. u against 621,210 t. 3s. ld.; dividend recommended 51 per cent., 702,4151.8 e. Bd. as against 41 per cent, 605,8281. ss. Ild.; balance to be canned to next account, 16,3411. ss. Id. as against 15,3911. 17s. 2d. in 1861. The directors recommend the payment of • dividend for the past ball-year after the rate of 151 per cent. par annum, carrying forward • balsam of 18,341/. Bs. Id. BOMBAY AND GUILDFORD RAILWAY COMPANY. half.yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the Brighton terminus, at 'aides-bridge, Mr. Scott In the chair. Mr. Slight, the secretary, having reed the advertisement, the directors' report was submitted. It mated that the accounts showed a receipt on deposits of 16.009/. CS 16,000 shares and 12,5001. oe account of the first call, together 28.5001. leaving a balance of 3,693/. The works had proceeded but slowly during the past winter, bat on the return of fine weather greeter energy might be en. pected, and it was hoped that the line would be completed within the period specified in the contract. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. GREAT NORTEMRN AND WRITIMIN RAILWAY OF IRRLCND.—Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this coin. pony was held at the offices, No. 19, Duke-street, Westmins ter, the Earl of Lucia in the chair. The report of the directors was taken as read. Mr. John Fowler (the en gineer's) report stated that the portion of the railway from Claremorris to Oastleber was opened on the 17th December, and that the Midland Great Western Company undertook the u,aiotenanoe of the permanent way on the Ist of Ja nuary. The length of lies Dow in operation from Athlooe to Castlabar is upwards of 71 miles, upon which there are 10 stations. The contracts of Messrs. Smith and Knight on the length between Athlone and Castlebar are now concluded, and the whole of the work has been completed in the most satisfactory manner. The Westport Extension, in course of execution by Mr. Rummen's, is being sly proceeded with, and its completion might be ex next November. Upon the motion of the Chairman, the report and accounts were adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum declared. A resolution was then passed, authorising the psynieut of 2001. per annum to the directors, who ere ten in number. Some discussion then took place as to the irregularity of the arrival of the trains, in the course of which Mr. Fowler said that while he thought the line wee not properly managed, yet with a due attention to the management of the line, a dividend of 5 per cent would be yielded, with an ultimately increased rate of interest. A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed. rage of the meeting. Mr. Tite, in proposing a vote at the London and South Western meeting yesterday, stated that the wet to the Greet Western of the contest between the two com panies was 23,0001. Ile thought parliament ought to know that under the policy en couraged by them two great cum. patsies had wasted 50,0001. of the sharebohlers money. CRYSTAL PALACR. —ONE Sztrunto DAY. —Turas- SU; PIS. 12.—Adonevions ea payment, 638; ditto by season Whets. 868 ; total, 1,194 The Times of June 23, speaking of .Benson's matches in the IskibHlon. says .—'• Boyne of them are of smog beauty, and it the English watch trade only follow up with the mune spirit and sucoos this first attempt to oompste with foreigners in decorative watches, there seems to be no mom why we should n a get the trade entirely Into oar own halide— Chrenereeter-Deples Lever, Horizontal Repeaters, Centre Be made, Keylem, Spilt Second, and every description of Watch, from the pl meat to the highest quality of which the art is at moment capable. and adapted to all climates. Bensons flue trated Pamphlet (free by poet for two stamps) on Watches eow tabs a chat bistory of watchmaking, wtq descriptions and pit es. it sob se • retie In the purchase of a watch, and enalaim Mime wiee Be. Is Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the C.lontes, India, arm" peat of the world, to select • watch, and have it sent tree and Dale by post —Ss and 114, Ladigatoblll, Loudon. Idebasheit 17411.—tAdvertisenmaki CATTLE.-Norrtromot, FRB. 11.-Our market to-da7 was tolerably well supplied with cattle from the iIISIINdiSte neighbourhood and the north, and the demand was good for the beet quality, and prices dearer. The beet realised 6s. 6d. per stone ; inferior, 7s. to 84. per stoma. Mattoon was but a short supply sad demand good, beet small 81d. to M. par lb. ; large and inferior, 79. to B d . per lb. Clipped or shorn sold from bid. to 7d. per lb. Lambs 21.2 a. each. Of oalves there were very few shove sad demand brisk, the best realised 9d. per lb. ; inferior, Bd. per lb. The bort small pockets 6s. 3d. tolls. 6d. Entrauncia, Fn. 1L -The su of tattle this morn. 94 was 667, being an increase of - 11.1 pply . &las were slowly effected, but at little variation in prices from those ob tained last day. Top price of the best beef, Ba. ; carre a t for the beet sorts, from 7s. 6d. to 7s. 9d. ; inferior, frees se. 4d. to 7s. 3d. per stone. ;s e co n dary and of sheep was small, that. being 2.244, or 2.022 lam than lest market.. Sales were easily effected, at a rise of id. per lb. Top price, 81d. ; current price, from 80. to and down to TO. ; ewes, from 7d. to 71d per lb. Fed pigs, from W se. 6d. per stone ; six to eight weeks old do., from Os. 6d. to Bs. 6d. a head. THE POLICE COURT& GIIILpHALL. Mr. Jobs Brum, a stockbroker, of 4, Bask-chambere, Lothbory, waa charged with unlawfully coevertfas to his own use the stun of 1,7261., the proceeds of certain stock entrusted to him for isle or exchange. by Mr. Vivian, of Mordon•lodge, Brixton. The defendant not being meant the case wail only partially gone into, but Alderman Humphery, after hearing the evidence adduced, used warrant for his apprehension. Alice Palmier, • girl only 14 years of age, was charged with stealing a pier* of carpet, value 25., the property of Mr. Henry Pike, furniture dodger, 51, Marlborough•road, Chelsea. Prosecutor said that at a little after 8 o'clock the previous night he was informed by a person that somebody had taken • piece of carpet from his door. If. went out and missed the carpet, and directly after saw the prisoner with it in her possession. Ms then gave her into custody, and she was taken to the station. Mr. Poynter—Where was the carpet when it was taken? Prosecator—Outside my door. Mr. Payntor—Exposed so that anybody might take it! Prosecutor—Yes, anybody might take it. Mr. Poynter—lt is most disgraceful to expose property in that way ; i t t is putting • temptation ix the way of needy or dishones poisons. Prosecutor—Other shopkeepers do the same. Mr. Poynter—That does not make it • bit better. Other shopkeepers should not do it. No one should tempt another to the commission of crime. You also commit au offence against the law by exposing these things upon the footway. Prosecutor—We are obliged to expose our things, or we should not sell them. Mr. Poynter—You are not to expose gooda, and if you are brought before ms for placing then co the footway I will convict you in the full penalty of 40c. ; oa that you Pnma . encl. tor—My things are placed op pr vale ground. Mr. Paynter 'shed prisoner what she had to say. She replied that another girl threw the carpet at her. Mr. Paynter—l, she knows ! Dennis, the speler--She has been here before for the ems sort of thing, Mr. Paynter—Then I shall commit her for trial at the esesiou, and I sill not allow the prosecutor any expenses. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTE, WESTERN. MARKETS. TALLOW. —THURSDAY Evxmo. The market wag quiet taday 44s 6d. to 445. • Marsh, 445. ; Apeil to hum, 445. • October to Dec ember, 465. 6d. Delivery to it main, 607 auks ; arrivals, 50 casks. corroN.—LrviarooL, Ea. 12.—We have had a "good businase today with very firm pricer. The galas are 7,000 balm, including 500 American, at 21d. to 25d. ; 6,130 Surat, 130. to 18d. ; 150 Egyptian, 22d. to 240. l7O Italia, 20A to 21d. ; 30 Maranham, 23d., of which 3,000 are for speculation and export. The week's import Is 6,744 bales. WOOL AND WOENTED.—Bnauronu, Fax 12. —There great quietness in the wool market to-day, but prices ace firmly maintained. This may perhaps arise in some mm. sure from the circumstance that tomorrow there will be a large sale by auction of 1,800 balm of English wool and 500 bop of mohair, the stock of a deceased woolatapler. The export trade remains unusually meagre and restricted. Mottled wdt, 26's and 30's, suitable for the French market, continue to meet a fair demand. Spinners for the home trade are still busy. and some fair orders have been again taken for Lanamhire. Prices are steady. Our market has of late become extremely *cosines, subject to fluctuations consequent on the tenor of American advices, the report' from Manchester and Liver. pool, or other causes. To.day there is a trifle more doing than on Monday ; upon the whole, howe►er, business as. sumes very much a retail character. The orders given are unimportant, and marchante pursue a caution' policy. The unsettled state of political matters on the continent has unquestionably added to the stagnation in the foreign trade, and at present there are no indications of an improvement. Priem are not materially changed. Plain good' are, if anything, rather easier. LAM AND HOSlZRY.—Norrmanam, FEB. 12. V•l7 little business has bees e ff ected in either of the !Mg* Medea sines the date of our last issue. Black silk lama, being extensively used for trimmings in France, are perhaps as math in demand as ever, but other descriptions are more uneatable especially at the prices DOW current. The stocks of low co tton laces on the cootioent are still considerable ; therefore, until cotton yarn can be had at a lower figure than at preeent, they mount be made and sold at a remunerative profit, either for borne or foreign con sumption.—The hosiery trade is again in a somewhat lan guid condition • but inquiries are still being made, from which we hope ehat large orders may result in " the good time ooming."—.Notlinglian Amnia/ CORN.—Bnurmaitan, Fes 12.—At this day', market there was a large supply of English wheat, and to effect sales (as also of foreign) some concession was needful • but we make so alteration in our quotations. Barley nether cheaper. Oats held for quite as much money. Beans and peas difficult to dispose of is quantity. Demme, FIB. 12.—We were moderately supplied with both wheat and barley to-day ; and had a large attendance. Wheat still continues out of condition, and the trade in a very sluggish state, and to effect sales (particularly as is. Bards inferior wheat), lower prices must have been Many lota of wheat were left unsold at the olocie w lt e l . the market. We can make no alteration is the price of barley. A full market of spring oorn, with a demand for good seed beans and mile. Other grain as previously stated. Beat red wheat, 24e. to 26e. 6d; inferior sorts, 17.. to Ms. ; malting barley, 33e. to 425. • inferior aorta, 265. to 325.; cats, 21a. to Ns • beam, 20:1. to 22. 6d. ; peas. lile. to 21e. ; 6n• flour, 401 to 425.; other flour, 375. to 395. FlX.l.2.—Tbere was as average attendance at this morning's market, but the proms/lie' gs were of a quiet character. The finest descriptions of wheat midair= were not obtainable on lower terms, but inferior sorts ruled in favour of buyers. Oats and oatmeal were quiet, at pre. vious rates. Beans and Indian corn were steady. Nswasx, FEL 1L —At this market there was • good supply of fanners' wheats in fair condition, sad the de. mead was slow at lest week's prices. Barley • small show sad grin. Oats L. dearer, the transactions being prin. dpally for seed. Beans unaltered. NZWEITIT, Flll. 12.—We continue to receive only a moderate supply of wheat, for which there was an on. proved dems od, thank no advance in price could be oh. tamed. The quantity of barley on offer was not large— prioes without &sage. Oats more inquired for, but beans sod per dull UIIIIIIIII, FIB. 12. —The trade for wheat to-day is dull, but prices are not lower. There is more doing in spring owe, tM westber bsdm finer. Samples for seed are in quired often Wheat sells from 48.. to 84e. per quarter ; barley. 32a to 40s. ; oats. 21s. to 28. ; beans, 345. to 40s. ; peas, 38s. ; deur, 42a to 475. par 28011e._ . _ . EDINBURG% Fla. IL—AS oompared with Let week wheat wee 10s. down an the top, and L. sd. down ca the avenge. Barley wee 2e. up on the top sad Bd. down on the average. Oats were L. up on the top, sad same on the average. Beams were 6e. up on the top, and 2d. down on the avenge. Wheat, 26e. 6d. to 60e. Barley, 22e. to Cs. Oil., 14s. 6d. to 33e. Banos, 33e. to 50e. Tliarille RITURNS. natLWA7B. Mlles Fee- War- Totel, Total. opus singes ehenellse 18118 PM Week soft' Jr. 22 A a C S Detrofs aied=wealsee .. 156 8,668 3.316 Week .S Jan. It Greet Western of Canada MI 17,170 10,034 Meek ending Feb. L Antwerp & Rotterdam .. —. 400 007 1,016 DS Week ending Feb. 7. Stockton and Da.p . lpslea . 186 806 7,965 8,818 7,415 v; , ;eiceisdiniPlTa — ' .T -- Belfast and Oonn:y Down 41 MT 141 MS 656 Gress 10 attars lnt 11,507 20,407 60,034 OAS Lon.,Cliathans, and Dewar 72k zus 461 1.779 1,561 Metropolitan - Manchester, South Jos. tion, et Altrindsm -• 766 MO 1,061 1,01 VESSELS SPDX.EN WITH. Achilles (French ship), Dec. 17, Lt. 11121, los. 3.11 E. Feb. 9, lat. 49 N., los. 8 W. Livia, Age, from IJverpool for Oalle, Nov. 31, Lt. 3k, ion. 29 W. Nordettern, from New York for (Sydney, Nov. 14, lat. 39. los. 10 W. 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