The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

- ----'-------.- ~~ bribery and corruption, and in the name of that very 'iµncep tlt' appealesl to him not topress this in ti ctints. ,hp When the geveinment proposed . p to separate; the franchise bill from the measure which should deal with the redistribution of seats, it was urged that on all provinne ocoesions en wbkilt a government had dealt with MA subject it had been usual to combine the two objects in Cone bill ; but certainly it had never been customary to include in such a measure provisions for the prevention of bribery and corruption. The objection to the adoption of that course might be redact upon many grounds, but he • would put it upon only one. The questions of the elective franchise and disteibution of seats naturally gave rise to party differences ; but questions relating to bribery and corruption were of an entirely different nature. The house had always endeavoured to approach them upon the assumption which must be regarded ass just one, that they all had an equal interest in the repression of those offences. It was said the other night that health was not infectious as disease was, and he was afraid that if a non party question was thrown into the arena along with seve ral party questions, the effect would be that while the die cusaion of the party questions would not be assisted, a good many obstacles would be placed in the way of the discus sion of that which involved no party considerations. (Hear.) So far as the views of the government had been matured upon this subject, they were of opinion that the law was grievously defective, but it was easier to make that admission than to suggest an effectual remedy. It would not be passible to pass over the present occasion of the re form of our parliamentary constitution without a delibe rate inquiry as to what oould be done, but, in his opinion, it would be well that before making up their minds upon that point they should see what were the results of the inquiries which were now going on into bribery and corruption alleged to have been com mitted at the last election. The observations in which the hon. baronet described the horrors of sitting in September and October appeared to cut directly against his present purpoee, because undoubtedly those horrors would not be mitigated if the house had to sit through November in order to dispose of bribery and corruption. (" Hear, hear,* and a laugh). He trusted that the hon. baronet would not press this instruction, but would rest satisfied, not so much with any assurance of the government as with the general conviction that no member of the house had I any desire except to adopt the most effectual measures for the prevention of bribery and corruption. Mr. B. OSBORNE, who was received with cheers, thanked the hon. member for Northamptonshire for draw ing attention to a matter which required more reform , than either the franchise or the distribution of seats. ' (Cheers.) It was all very well for the right hon. gentleman to say that more experience was required on the subject of bribery. In God's name, what more experience was needed. (Cheers and laughter.) Was it not evident and patent to the house and to the country that the real plague-spot upon our constitution was the bribery and cor ruption which was rife at every election. (Hear, hear.) Looking at the election expenses which had been pub lished said at the experience of hon. gentlemen themselves, both aides of the house would be acting a most hypocriti cal part if they did not declare that this was the one mate rial point upon which a minister of the crown ought to put his finger and legislate at once. For his own part,hedeeply regretted that, instead of following the mischievous advice of the right hon. gentleman the member for Kil marnock, and mingling the paltry redistribution of seats—for it was a paltry redistribution—with the exten sion of the franchise, the government had not taken the counsel of his hon. friend the member for Northampton shire, and dealt boldly with this question of bribery and corruption. \Vhat more experience did they want, Were they to go on for parliament after parliament and be satis fied with being told that when the commissions had re ported the government would legislate? He would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer plainly, when aid he in tend to legislate upon this question! If legislation was put off until after the commissions had reported, nothing more would be heard of it. He felt so strongly upon the subject that if his hon. friend went to a division he should certainly vote with him. Mr. NEWDEGATE said he could not separate the ques tions of bribery and intimidation at elections from the question of redistribution of seats. Mr. CLAY said that when it was admittedly right to du a thing, it was not easy to show that it was a wrong time to do it. (Hear.) He would be a very wise man who could really predict the life of the present parliament, but he would be a very sanguine one who would predict that it would be very lon;-hved. If, therefore, they were to put off legislation on the subject of bribery until the commission reported, nothing was mbre likely than that another general election would take place under the pre sent inefficient law. Nothing could be more unfair to con stitueats than to expose them to all the evils which the present law was confessedly powerless to remedy. If, therefore, the hon. member for Northamptonshire pressed his motion to a division he should vote with him, believ ing the subject to be far the most pressing that could come before the house. Sir L PALK confessed that the reply of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to has hon. friend the member for Northamptonshire had taken him by surprise. He could assure the right hon. gentleman that if he thought the question could be passed by in this way, he was very much mistaken. He appealed to hon. members at the other side of the house to support the hon. member for Northamptonshire, who he hoped would not flinch from pressing his motion to a division. Sir 0. GREY was not prepared to say some provision might not be made of a more penal character to deter persons from the commission of the crime. The hon. member for Glamorganshire had given notice of a motion, the object of which was to disfranchise every per son offering or receiving a bribe ' • and that might be ex tended to cases of intimidation also, although it could only be effected by a bill, and not by a resolution. lie thought it would be unwise to retard the passing of the present hill, and therefore hoped the house would not agree to the motion. Sir H. CAIRNS urged that nothing could he discovered by any inquiries which were about to take place, that could operate one way or the other on the necessity of legislating in regard to bribery and corruption. Sir VIVIAN said that he had a motion for the foi 1, wing evening, which if curried would act as an instruc tion to the house, and the object of which ws.o that any one bribing or receiving a bribe should be for ever dis qualified from voting at any election. He thought that the present bills ought not to be overlaid with the subject of bribery. Mr. MOWBRAY complained that the government had been dilatory in putting into action the commission of in quiry on bribery and corruption in certain boroughs which had been ordered by the house. Mr. STANILAND, who had a motion on the paper in regard to bribery, expressed his regret at any reluctance being shown by the government to legislate on the subject, and stated a case of a borough having 1,000 electors, 700 of whom had been bribed at the last election ; and no petition hail been presented against the return. Mr. BARROW expressed his desire to see bribery ex- tirpated. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL repeated Mr. Gladstone's argument that the subject had never been included in a reform bill, and that it could only be adequately dealt with separately, and described the motion as very effective for upsetting the bill, but very ill-considered for the ex tinction of bribery. Mr. WHIT&SIDE raised a laugh by congratulating the Attorney-General on having at last broken silence on this subject. Mr. BRIGHT energetically denounced the motion, as tending in its result, if not by its object, so to cumber the bill that it could not pass this session. Bribery, he asserted, could not be prevented by punishment, but only by the ballot and large constituencies, and he blamed the government for assenting to Mr. Bon verie's motion, maintaining still that the proper mode of dealing with reform was that which they had first adopted. He concluded by an emphatic warning (which provoked loud cries of dissent) to those who voted for the motion thus to enlarge the scope of the bill that they would be judged out of doors to be desirous of throwing obstacles in its way, and of embarrassing the government. Mr. DISRAELI, with great warmth, and amid loud cheering from the opposition, expressed his complete con viction that the house would not be deterred by any fear of a "reign of terror "—the threat of which had at last made its way from Birmingham and Primrose-hill into the house itself—from discharging a plain duty in carrying this instruction, and, in answer to a sneer of Mr. Bright (directed against the new-born real of the opposition against corruption), he asserted that the experience of recent election committees showed that it was not the conservatives who need be afraid of facing the question of bribery, pointing the retort by reminding Mr. Bright of the cases of 'Wakefield and Huddersfield. Mr. WYLD supported the motion, and Mr. M. GIBSON having repeated, on behalf of the government, that the subject could best be discussed separately, adding that it bad not been included in Lord Derby's Reform Bill, the division was taken in a house unusually large and excited for so early a period of the evening, and after so short a debate. The result, which showed the instruction to be carried by a majority of ten, 248 to Hill, was received with prolonged cheering from the opposition. The other instructions of which notice bad been given were passed over, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving that the Speaker leave the chair, stated ! in a slightly sarcastic tone, that the government would give a dispassionate consideration to any clauses which Sir R. Knightley might propose, and that this intrusion into the bill of a subject not connected with its original scope would not divert them from their endeavour to pass the bill this session. Captain HAI'TER moved a resolution, committing the house to the opinion that the system of grouping proposed in the present bill for the redistribution of seats is neither convenient nor equitable, and that the scheme of her Majesty's government is otherwise not sufficiently matured to form the basis of a satisfactory measure. He objected in the outset to the redistribution scheme, because it only dealt with boroughs of 8,000 and under, because it left untouched the unenfranchiaed towns, and bemuse it would fail to settle the question on a satisfactory basis. In support of these objections he entered into an elaborate examination of the grouping scheme, showing, in numer ous instances, its geographical and other inconvenienced, and read some extracts from a letter of Sir William Hayter, who condemned the scheme unreservedly, pre dicting that it would not settle the question, that it would increase corruption, and asserting that if he had been still TREOI 111J J in parliament, and in his former office, he would have re signed rather than support it. In the discussion which followed, and which turned almost entirely on the details of the grouping scheme and its local effects, the resolution ws• seconded by Major' Anion, and supported by Mr. Begnall, Mr. Barnett, and , Mr. Scleter-Booth, who expreesed his disappointment that Mr. Disraeli's oomprehenaive speech had elicited no re sponse from the government, pointed out various anoma lies in the bill, laying great stress on the injustice of pass ing over such constituencies as Chelsea, Croydon, West Bromwich, and Stockton-on-Tees, and showed its short comings on such points as the multiplication of polling plisses. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in opposing the reso lution, after remarking on an alteration of its lan guage, drew an elaborate parallel between the govhru meat scheme of grouping and that sketched out by Mr. Disraeli, in reference to the two important considera tions—what would least disturb the present system, and what was the beat bill which could be passed. Be ex amined Mr. Disraeli's defence of small boroughs, po inting out that the bill did not strike at a single seat hel d by any of those classes on whose representation Mr. Disraeli had laid such stress, and arguing that none of the virtues which might be pos.essed by small boroughs would be sacrificed by grouping. On the contrary, he argued that grouping would do away with many of the objections to small boroughs, would diminish expense, and would make corru)ition more difficult. After hinting that if the motion were carried it might result in the transfer of office to the opposition, he warned the anti-reformers that reform could not be got rid of, and that in another year it might not be so easy to carry so moderate a measure. Mn•SANDFORD defended small boroughs and their Inaction', quoting largely from Mr. Gladstone's speech In 18.59, and reading a long list of eminent members past and present who had found in them either a nursery or a harbour of refuge. He blamed the bill for not providing for the representation of minorities either by distribution of seats or variations of the franchise, and, after hinting that the line was drawn at 8,000 because, if carried higher, it would hit liberal boroughs like Tuvistock, Melton ' and Lewes, he characterised the o ff er of seven sea ts to Scot land as a bribe to the Scotch vote, just as the Tenant Right Bill was a bid to Irish members. Mr. LOCKE made an amusing speech in condemnation of the system of small boroughs. Colonel BARTTELOT, from examples in his own county (Sussex), showed various anomalies iu the representation which would be crested both by the Franchise and 'Wis. :.ribution Bills ; and, ascribing a large share in their parentage to Mr. Bright, he adverted to former passages of his career to prove that he was not a true fnend of the working clesies. Major JERVIS moved the adjournment of the debate, and the CHANCELLoR of the EXCHEQUER, in assenting to the motion, appealed to those members who have notices for to-night to give place to debate. Mr. DISRAELI pointed out that, owing to the curious manner in which these measures had been brought for ward, the house had never had an opportunity before of illegalising the government scheme as a whole, and as no answer bad yet been given by the government to the speeches in which the amendment had been moved, he advised the house in a bantering tone to adjourn the de bate until Thur. day, to give them the advantage of two days' consideration and reflection. Sir G. GREY', in advocating the propriety of bringing I the debate to as speedy a conclusion as possible, taunted the opposition with want of candour in assenting to the second reading of the bill, and then attempting to stifle discussion. The government were quite ready to take the verdict of the house on the substantial issue now raised ; which, he observed incidentally, had not emanated from the opposition. After a few words from Sir HUGH CAIRNS and Mr. CARDWELL, Mr. H. VIVIAN said he would withdraw his motion for this evening on the cod-fields, provided Mr. Baillie Coch rane would withdraw his on the necessity of reforming the Metropolitan Board of Works. Mr. COCHRANE emphatically expressed his intention not to give way. The debate was eventually adjourned until Thursday evening. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. This bill passed through committee. The Indian Prize Money Bill was read a second time. THE TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL . . The further debate on this bill was postponed to Mon day next, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stating that due notice should be given when the debate would be pro ceeded with. The Belfast Constabulary Bill passed through committee. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS BILL. This bill was read a second time. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL. This bill was read a second time. NUISANCES REMOVAL BILL. This bill passed through committee. The Labouring Classes' Dwellings (Ireland) Bill was:read a third time and passed. The Naval Savings Banks Bill was read a third time and passed. The Glebe Lands (Scotland) Bill passed through com mittee. The Tramways (Ireland) Acts Amendment Bill was read a second time. The Rochdale Vicarage Bill was read a second time and referred to a select committee. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINAGE. On the motion of Mr. CHILDEits, leave was given to bring in a bill to amend the acts relating to the standard weights and measures, and to the standard trial pieces of the coin of the realm. The bill was brought in and read a first time. The house adjourned at one o'clock. MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY. —There was a meeting of the conservative party yesterday after noon, at the Marquis of Salisbury's residence in Arlington street, Piccadilly. Nearly 200 members of the House of Commons assembled. The Earl of Derby and Mr. Disraeli arrived shortly after two o'clock. The meeting broke up at three. _ _ BUST op Mit. CORDEN.—A bust of the late Mr. Cobden, modelled by Wyon, and manufactured in Pullin, on a larger scale than is usually attempted in this mate rial, has recently been issued. It is a pleasing and dig nified reflection of the once familiar face and air of the economist and statesman who holds so unique a place in popular affection and in the history of his country. The I'arian is of a clear and tender hue, and suggests an in creasing application of art-manufacture in a cheap and superior medium to this form of portraiture. A com panion bust of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, modelled from the life and approved by the right hon. gentleman and 'Mrs. Gladstone, is also announced. Mr. J. Stark, of Hanley, is in each case the publisher. THEATRICAL LICENSES AND REGULATIONS.—This committee re-assembled yesterday at the House of Com mons ; the Right Hon. G. J. Goechen in the chair. The first witness examined was Captain Shaw, of the Fire Brigade, who said that in his opinion no system at all at present exists iu the interior of the threatres generally in case of fire. He suggested that there should be water laid on on the roofs of all places of amusement ; water under the roof was comparatively of little use. He thought many arrangements for checking fire might be in troduced both in theatres and music-halls. He thought that music-halls might be made comparatively sate. He did not think that any arrangements existed at any of those places against tire. With regard to the present theatres there would be a great difficulty in altering the means of ingress and egress. In all new theatres that should be remedied undoubtedly. There should be modes of ingress and egress both at the back, the front, and the aides, and they should he always available during the per formance. Mr. Charles Kean was then examined. He said he had recently returned from America, where there are no restrictions as to building theatres. The chief ob stacle to the building more theatres there is the high price of land. The general class of pieces performed in America are melodramatic ; but there are same few Shakeaperian American actors, who perform in Shakespeare's plays. With regard to music-halls, he was certainly against the drama being mixed up with the school of drinking ; and he did not say that the drama itself wants special legis lative enactment, but it wants cultivation. Any increase of the number of theatres he considered would be detri mental to the drama. He would not object to singing at music-halls, but would to the representation of the drama. He would object to even the slightest pieces being performed, as they would be only a stepping-stone to further invasion ; but he had never been inside a music hall, and therefore could not tell what they are now com posed of. He did not consider country theatres good training-schools for the stage. Mr. Charles Reads was next examined, and the committee adjourned. STRIKE OF SAILORS IN THE PORT OF LONDON.— The whole of the sailors now in the port of London have struck for an advance of wages, and unless the ship owners yield serious inconvenience must arise from the detention of the outward bound ships. Several hundreds of the sailors, each man wearing a blue riband, marched through the streets of the City on Saturday afternoon. The men urge the high price of provisions and clothing as a reason for claiming an increased rate of pay. For ships bound to Australia and round the Capes they demand 3/. 10s. per month, being an advance of 15s. or 20a. Num bers of men were about the shipping offices this morning, but they declined to sign articles unless with increased pay, and, the captains refusing, the outward bound ships are kept in the docks. [Advertisement.l—HotiowAT's Pitis AND Ontr- XENT.—Witely Weather.—Throughout the spring, and some times far into the summer, the keen easterly winds sorely teat the weak-chested, the rheumatic, and the neuralgic. To subdue the first Indications of these maladies Holloway's well known remedies should be applied at once ; each day's neglect makes the treatment more difficult, and the Issue more dangerous. Them pills throw off all Impurities, clear the lutp, regulate the circulation, and overcome inflammatory tendencies ; and the ointment, well rubbed in near the affected part, checks all erroneous action, draws all surplus blood. which Is creating mischief, to the surface, and then gets rid of It by increasing the capillary circulation of the akin andaugmenting its easalementa. _ impERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, MAY 28. The LoaD CHANOfiILoa, took his east on the wool's* N . 5 o'clock. The Marquis of ORMONDE took the oath and his seat on the attainment of his majority. Lord LIFFORD presented a petition from the Presby terian hod y in Donegal against the Sunday Trading Bill. His lordship stated that the petition had been signed under the erroneous impression that the bill would extend to Ireland. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from a gentle man connected with Harrow Sch ool a g ainst the Public Schools Bill. The subjsct to which the petition related was heard before the select COMMA** Last year, but he (Lord Derby) could not say that he concurred in the prayer of the petition. The Congleton and Buxton Road Bill was read a third time and passed. The New Milford Docks Bill was read a third time and passed. BCCLESIASTICAL LEASES (ISLE OF MAN) BILL, On the motion of the Earl of Clllemorren, this bill was read a second time. THE BOMBAY SMALL CAIISES COURT. Lord CHELMSFORD, in moving for papers, entered Into a long detail of circumstances connected with the case el Mr. Ahumekjee Cureetjes, a Parsee gentleman, who had been a judge in the Small Causes Court m Bombay, and who, having been censured by the Bombay government in • letter published in the newspapers, had resigned his office. Lord DE GREY gave Some explanations, but objected to produce the correspondence moved for. After some observations from Lord ELLENDOROUGH, the motion Igo withdrawn. The H6p Trade Bill, upon the motion of Lord EARRIA, was read a second time, after a few remarks from Lord ROMNEY, who suggested some objections to the details of the measure, The Land Drainage Supplemental Bill and the Cattle Assurance Bill were severally read a third time and d. p Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, MAT 28. The SPEAKER took the chair at Fre minutes before 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINRRS. The following oills were read a third time and pored —Belfast Gas ; Berke and Hants Extension Railway ; Cannock Chase and Wolverhampton Railway ; Cheshire Lines ; Great Eastern Railway (Additional Powers) Great Eastern Railway (Alexandra-park Branches); Great Northern Railway (Barnet Branch Abandonment) ; Great Yarmouth Fish Wharves and Tramways ; Greenock Har. boor ; Rarborne Railway ; Rarnham, Blandford, and Dorchester Road ; Harwich Harbour Estate and Lands Improvement Comps ny ; Letterkenny and Londonderry and Loagh Swilly Railways ; Metropolitan and Saint John's-wood Railway (Capital) ; bitumen Hill Estate and Railways ; Newport Pagnell Railway ; North British Railway (Coathridge, &c. Branches) ; Redheugh Bridge and Approaches ; Saltash Road ; Shrewsbury and North Wales and Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Stmningdale and Cambridge Town Railway ; Thorpe and Great Clacton Railway and Pier ; Titanic Steel and Iron Company ; Tunbridge and Ightham Road, and Wye Valley Railway Bills. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. BRAND new writs were ordered for Winsheeter, in the room of Mr. Bonham-Carter ; and for the county of Waterford, in the room of Mr. Esmonde, both of whom have accepted the office of Junior Lord of the Treasury. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Tee REP'OPJI BILLIA —Mr. GOLDBMID, to Mote as an amendment to the motion for committing the Representa tion of the People Bill, " That this house is of opinion that if the proposal of the government for grouping boroughs having a population according to the census of 1841 of not leas than 8,000 be adopted, it is expedient that all boroughs having more than 8,000 and less than 10,000 inhabitants which return two members shall return only one, and.that groups of boroughs the combined population of which according to the said census is more than 10,000 shall return two members to this house."—Mr. P. W. MARTIN, to propose the addition to clause 16, •of the following proviso:—" Provided always that nothing in this clause shall apply to per sons already entitled to vote for members of parliament. —Mr. FOLEY, to move in com mittee, that a member be given to West Bromwich, and the adjoining towns, Tipton and Wednesbury, and that, if necessary for that purpose, one of the members be taken from Tavistock. (Great laughter.) CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—Mr. GILPIN, to move an amend ment on the second reading of the Capital Punishment in Prisons Bill, " That it is expedient to abolish the punish ment of death." FOREIGN AFFAIDB.—Mr. GREGORY, on Thursday, to ask the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether Austria, by an imperial decree of May 13, and Prussia, by a decree of May ]9, have agreed in case of hostilities to confer on merchant shipping at sea the same immunities as were agreed upon by the Declaration of Paris in 1856! Also whether being a portion of the maritime code of Italy, any decree to the same effect was necessary on the part of that country! Also whether the government have received any communi cations on the subject of a change in the succession to the Tice.Royalty of Egypt. THE MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE (SCOTLANTO—Sir J. FEROCII- W/N to bring in a bill to-morrow to reduce the municipal franchise in populous places in Scotland. THE RECENT " COUNT " AND "NO HOUSE." Mr. B. COCHRANE drew attention to the arrangement of the public business on Friday evenings, and charged the government with a breach of faith to the house in not ad hering to tho pledge given when Friday was appropriated to private members, by making and keeping a house on that evening. He also accused the government with break ing faith with him personally, in not having performed a promise mole to him to keep a house on the evening of Friday week. Tbe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, while admitting the duty of the government to make and keep a house, as regarded last Friday so little difficulty had been found rill this session in making a house that no special measures wore taken with that object on that evening, and the unexpected result was a "no house." lie also admitted that Mr. Cochrane hail been hardly dealt .with in being counted out on the previous Friday ; but the mishap was inevitable, and beyond the control of the go vernment, and they were deserted by the independent 311e1116 . V+. TILE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. In reply to Mr. HOB-STALL, ➢lr. LAYARD was understood to say tivit the rapers relating to the bombardment of Valparaiso had been kid upon the table, and would, he hoped, be distributed to- DIOITOW. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. In reply to Mr. 1). GIIIMTH, Mr. LAYAI:I) said that the powers represented at the i Conference of Paris had come to the conclusion that the election of Prince Charles of Hohenzollern was illegal, and instructions had been sent to the agents of the iiitlerent governments to take no steps towards his recognition. At present there was no desire to proceed to intervention. THE POLICE IN THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord ft. MONTAGU asked why the special pay of the police constables in and about the hou'.es of pailiament bad been reduced from 7s. to Tra. per week. Mr. KNATCHBULL.HUG '` , ISEN said that when the special pay of those (Accra was Saul at Ta the pay of the classes of constables to which they belonged was only 21s. Since then the pay of those classes had been raised to 225. and '_':ls., and as the reception of a smaller rate of pr.) , would injure the constables employed about the houses of parliament in the matter of sup.,ranntiation, their revi o der pay had been raised to the same amount as that of the class to which they belonged, and their special pay had hen diminished, so as still to leave them in the reception of 28s. per week. which was considered an adequate remuneration for the services which they performed. THE REFORM BILL. The clerk baring read the order of the day for the com. 1 mittee upon the Representation of the People Bill, Mr. BOUVERIE moved that the Representation of the People Bill and the Redistribution of Seats Bill be referred to the same committee. The right bon. gentleman said that he believed that they were all agreed that the gees. tion if dealt with at all ought to be dealt with compre hensively. His motion was the natural corollary of that understanding, and he therefore did not apprehend that it would meet with any opposition. Thc motion was agreed to. Mr. BOUV MILE then moved, "That it be an inatrue. tion to the couunittee that they have power to consolidate the said bills into one bill," which was also adopted. Sir It. KNIGHTLEY rose to move " That it be an in struction to the committee that they have power to snake provision for the better prevention of bribery and corrup tion :Lt elections." The hon. gentleman said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been compelled to eat the leek, but for that leek he swore he would be most horribly revenged and most horrible, indeed, would be the revenge which he had threatened if it was carried out. (Hear, hear.) He had said that he would keep the house sitting there through the whole of September and October. In fact, hoe. members were to be treated like a parcel of schoolboys, and were to be deprived of their holidays because their taskmasters had wasted three months of the session by giving them the wrong set of lessons to learn. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) No measure could be satis factory which did not include provisions for the better pre vention of bribery and corruption, and therefore he moved the instruction 4.f which he had given notice. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the remarks in which the hon. baronet had canvassed the con duct of the government seemed to be rather in anticipa tion of -a debate which might occur by and bye, and be should therefore for the present forego any attempteither at defence or recrimination. He did not doubt that the hon. baronet was sincerely anxious for the better prevention of ; DAY EVENINCTIT MAY .11866. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. • The sixth Philharmonic concert took place last evening. P.II.O6ILAMDIL PART I. Gunnod. Symphony (No. 4 ) in li flat Aria, Herr Itokitandd, " Quaid avventarleel" (R Beragllo) Comarto ;No. 3. in C minor, Madame Ara bells Goddard SterndaleDennett. Aria, Mdlle. Mena, "Non mi dir" (Don Giovanni) Nowt. Overture ;Guillaume Tell Rossini. - - PART 11. Beethoven. Symphony In A Cavatina. MdUs. Tines', ",Ard.on gi inoenal Lucia dl Lammermoor)Donizetti. Dnetto, Mdlie Thiene and Herr Roldtanald, " Air opra, ors e (Iridelio) Weber. Overture (Precioea) Conductor— Protesior Stenidale Bennett. Gounod's symphony was very coldly received. It passed off, indeed, almost without notice. It is a feeble compo sition, and must have been admitted into a Philharmonic programme in virtue of the name which its composer has gained as the author of Faust. Without inquiring whether H. Gounod is entitled to the fame he has acquired on ac count of that opera, we shall only say at present that, judging from this symphony, it is evident that he has not the attainments requisite for the compost. tion of a great orchestral work. It is, indeed, re gularly constructed, and is regular even to timidity, like the work of an unpractised composer, who dare not deviate a jot from the models he has before him. Hence it was little better than* string of reminiscences ; and the;work uppermost in his mind on this occasion seems to have been Beethoven's Sinfonia Eroioa. It was rather provoking to have to listen for more than half an hour to music such as this, when we might have been enjoying a symphony of one of the great masters, Setting this,howuvcr, aside, the concert in all other respects was of the highest order. The other symphony (Beet hoven's in A) is one of the grandest in existence. Sterndale Bennett's concerto in C minor is equal to the finest of Beethoven's or Hen delssohn's; and Arabella Goddard's execution of it was one of the moat splendid displays of talent ever made by that most accomplished performer. She was applauded to the echo, and recalled with acclamations after she bad de manded from the orchestra ; and then followed rounds of cheering from every part of the room in honour of the com poser. Titiens appeared in all her glory. The pieces selected by her (as will be seen from the programme) were calculated to display her highest powers, and she was greeted with the most enthusiastic applause. Herr Rokit anski (now one of the most efficient members of the Covent garden company) made a moat successful debut as a con cert singer. His grand air from Mozart's Il Seraglio was almost new to the audience, for this fine opera is never performed now-a-days. But we hope we shall not have reason to complain much longer of this great neglect on the part of our opera managers. BAIL COURT.-MAY 28. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—(Before Mr• Justice Lush and Common Juries.) BUTTON AND ANOTHER V. 11107 P AND ANOTHER. ' • The further hearing of this case was resumed thin morn ing, when Dr. Kenealy addressed the jury, after which, 'The learned Judge summed up, observing that the ques tion they had to decide was on what terms the euterpion, the piano, and the wood carving were given up by Sutton's wife on the 23rd November. If they found a verdict for the plaintiff they would have to estimate the damages in the following manner. The plaintiff claimed as the value of the articles given up 568/. They were purchased by Sergeant, and by Lim handed over to Sutton ; and then arose the question upon what terms were they handed over to the defendant. Sutton alleged that the articles were handed over on the terms that he and Sargeent should be released from the prosecution for forgery, whereas the defendants contended that the ar ticles were handed over to them to settle their pending action. As he had not been released from prison in accordance with the promise, Sutton alleged that he was entitled to the value of the goods. But could they credit a man who had denied all knowledge of the dis graceful advertisements, which bore the addresses of men who it was proved lived there. Imoff's evidence was in direct opposition to Sutton's as to the payment of 4007., but no attempt had been made to impugn it. The question was upon what terms the goods were handed over. He should reserve the point whether this was an illegal contract to put an end to a prosecution. The jury after being locked up seven hours were dis charged, not being able to agree to a verdict. ARCHES COURT.-MAY 28. (Before the Right Ron. Dr. Lushington.) THE BISHOP OF NORWICH P. THE BEV. THOMAS MUM. - - - His Lordship proceeded to give judgment in the case. He reviewed the principal features as disclosed, and ex pressed his entire belief in the evidence of the two ladies. It was not for him to say whether Mrs. Cumming had acted prudently in keeping silence ; but it was not the first ease, whether from modesty, or for the sake of peace, that the same course had been adopted. He also believed that the ladies were correct in their statement that Mr. Berney did not administer the sacrament on Trinity Sunday, and he expressed his disapprobation of the conduct of the defendant in seeing the witnesses as he had before theycame to this court. As to the letter written by the defendant to Mr. Cumming after be knew of the circumstance, it neither denied nor admitted the charges. His lordship con cluded a very lucid judgment by declaring that he should not discharge his duty if he did not hold that the charges were substantially established, and he therefore felt called upon to suspend .Mr. Berney for two years, beneficio is officio, and condemned him in the costs. Notice of appeal to the Privy Council was given. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The May adjourned general sessions for the county of Middlesex commenced yesterday morning, at the Guild hall, Westminster, before Mr. Bodkin, aasiatant judge ; Mr. J. Payne, deputy assistant judge, and the following magistrates:—Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. C. E. Johnson, Mr. Rankine, Dr. Jervis, Mr. Twentyman, Mr. Loveland, Mr. Baylis, Mr. Waleson, Mr. Antrobus, Mr. F. H. N. Glossop, Mr. Gould, Mr. Sambrooke, and Mr. Bashford. (Before the Assistant Judge.) On the names of the gentlemen summoned to serve on the grand jury being called over, a gentleman appeared in the body of the court, and said he had an excuse for the non-attendance of William Clarke, of No. 11, Down-street, Piccadilly, as he was a footman, and was at present travelling with his master, Mr. Stone, on the continent. The Assistant-Judge (to Mr. Proud, summoning officer) —Wby, here is a footman summoned on the grand jury. He returns himself on the grand jury list as a " gen tleman." Mr. H. Harwood—lt probably ought to' be a gentle man's gentleman. (A laugh.) The Assistant Judge (to the witness)—How is it, if he is only a footman that his name appears on the list! Witness—His wife keeps a lodging-house at the place for which he is summoned. The Assistant Judge—Let a fresh summons be issued for him to serve on the petty jury, and he must appear here next sessions. The grand jury were then bnetly addressed by the Assistant Judge, and they retired to their room. The calendar is lighter this searion'than usual, and only contains the names of 71 prisoners committed for trial, 00 being indicted for felony and 11 for misdemeanour. The state of education of the prisoners was reported to be as follows :—Can neither read nor write, 20 ; can read and write imperfectly, 40; can read only, 3 ; can read and write well, 2. The offences with which the prisoners stand charged are pot stealing, robberies from the person., indecent assaults ' attempting to obtain goods by false pre tences, stealing from the docks, embezzlements, ma liciously wounding, conspiracy to obtain two cows by false pretences, stealing lead, assaults on the police while in the execution of their duty, and some minor offence*. STAMP OFFICE ROBBERY AT MARCHISTER.—Some time between Saturday noon and yesterday morning, the office of the Hon. Mr. Howard, government distributor of stamps, Cross-street, Manchester, was broken into by thieves, and poet-office, receipt, probate, and foreign stamps of the value of 7,0001. were stolen. The thieves had gone deliberately and systematically to work, picking the lock and entering the office of Messrs. Garnett and Co. next door, first, and getting from there into Mr. Howard's private office. From there they broke open a door double sheathed with iron, and got into the stamp office. The stamps were in a new Milner's safe, and this they threw over upon some pieces of calico obtained from Messrs. Garnett and Co.'s place, to deaden the sound. They then used drills, and succeeded in opening the safe. They only obtained 31. or V. worth of other property, mostly in cash and loose stamps. Of the property taken from the safe, it is thought that from 3,0001. to 4,0001. worth will be readily con vertible into cash. The Hon. Mr. Howard has offered a reward of 4001. for information leading to the detection of the thieves and recovery of the property ; or a propor tionate sum for the recovery of any part of the property. The town of Ottery St. Mary, situated a few miles from Exeter, was the scene, on Friday, of a fire on a scale now rarely witnessed in this country. About noon the fire broke out, and by eight o'clock in the evening 120 houses, or thatched cottages, were destroyed—thus leaving as many families houseless. What makes the calamity more painful is the fact that the majority of the sufferers are of the poorer clam. The unintentional originators of all this mischief were a few children, who bad been con fined in a schoolroom for some misdemeanour, and who had thoughtlessly beguiled their hours of imprisonment by throwing lighted pieces of paper up a sooty chimney. HEALTH AND STRENOI'H RESTORED BY Dv BAILEY'S DILLICIOVI RITALEBTA ARABICA FOOD which cures without me Maine or Mooavenience dyspepsia Ondtgeetion), comet, asthma, consumption, debility, constipation, diarrheas. palpitation, me , von', bilious, liver, and stomachcomplaints. It saves fifty thane its cost in other remedies, and is the best food for infants 60,000 cures annually.—Da Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London, W. In tins, at la lid. ; 11b., Ti. o ,i ; MU_ ?Ma ; Ulna., 40a. ; also ate, Orsone.hurehutraet ; a, Cbcallaida: 118 . 11 . 0 . sag 2V6, Oxford-street; and at aY Rrocera—(Advertissinsut.) MR. SIMS REEVES'S CONCERT. Last evening Mr. Sims Reeves gave a concert at St. James's Hall, which was attended with the most brilliant success. The hall was crowded—overflowing, in deed, in every part, and Mr. Reeves when he came forward was received with shouts of welcome from every corner. He sang a number of his most favourite pieces in various styles : from the sublime and pathetic " Deeper and deeper still," and " Waft her angels," from the Jephtha of Handel, to "My pretty Jane," and other popular ballads, several of which were en tirely new. He was in the fullest possession of his vocal powers, and his beautiful tenor—so rich, mellow, and sympathetic—was as clear, firm, and fresh, as we have ever heard it. The audience were enchanted, and seemed to feel that they could not applaud him enough. Several vocal pieces were sung by Mr. Santley and Miss Edmonds ; and instrumental solos were played by Madame Arabella Goddard and Signor riatti ; the whole forming a most pleasing and interesting entertainment. *parting intelligence. TATTEMSALL'S.—MornAT. There was but a scanty muster to-day present, for though many members who had been to France to witness the Grand Prize of Parts run for at Longehanips returned be fore noon to-day, a large number of gentlemen remained to participate In the supplementary sports there. Many accounts in connexion with the French racing consequently stood over, and though we subjoin a list of quotations which came under our notice, they were not of a heavy nature War, who had been backed earlier In the day for the Ascot Stakes at the Victoria Club, further advanced into favour, and supplanted Ackworth for favouritism. Love Apple was in good demand, and Chronometer, about whom 8 to I was accepted, had a coming appearance. The doings on the Hunt (Up were chiefly noticeable fur the support awarded to Camellia, who at the finish had the call of her stable companion, The Star, while Siberia and Split the Dif ference were both supported with some little earnest ness at their quoted prices. There was evidently a screw loose about Gardevisure, for repeated offers of SS to 1 net with no takers, and the prevailing impression was that the Cam bridgeshire winner will be an absentee. For the ('up, the men tion of Gladiateur as a certain starter was sufficient to check speculation beyond the Frenchman, on whom 2 to 1 was laid, the backer offering to go on. The following is a hit of quota tions which came under our notice : ASCOT STAKES. 4to 1 apt War off,Oto 20, 10 to 1 agat Lucifer (t 1 5 to 1 Ackworth t 10 to 1 Dulcimer 7 to 1 Love Apple .0 100 to 8 Black Prince—by 8 to 1 Chronometer t) Knight of liars,t) ROYAL 111'NT CUP. 100 to 7 spit Camellia it 100 to 0 apt The Rather High 100 to 7 Split the Differ- colt (t) ence t) 20 to I Centaur t t`. 100 to 7 Siberia t• 20 to 1 Historian" t) 100 to 6 The Star (t) 20 to 1 Bigote t 100 to 6 Molly Carew )t) I 25 to 1 Broomlelaw 33 to :1 Gardeviattre toff, :OLD CUP. taken and wanted). ASCOT GI 4 to 1 on Gladlateur BETTING AT MAN(' AScoT v ''HESTER.—MONDAY. STAKE.. 8 to 1 agst Forester ~ t) Bto 1 -- Chronometer (t; 12 to 1 Greville (t) 6 to 1 aget War 't) 6 to 1 Ackworth 6 to 1 Love Apple t) .ROYAL 111 7 \T CUP. 10 to 1 apt Cardevisure o f a: off 11 to 1 Siberia 100 to 7 Split the Dif ference ',t) 100 to 7 Bigote (t; 20 to 1 Star t; 20 to 1 Centaur 3) amt Molly Carew 20 to 1 Camellia ;t) 25 to 1 Rather High colt ;1) 25 to 1 Historian 't) 25 to 1 Tomahawk t) 40 10 1 Cornball (off) ASCOT RACES. ARRIVALS. Dragon. Le Mandarin, - Jasper, Robin Hood, Janitor, Love Apple, Chignon, Tomahawk, Hipps, Tourmalin, Maggie 'colt. Dalesnian, Chlbisa, Sealskin, The Peer, Cent..ur, Penelope Moisten, Staid Marion, Monist Palatine, Vespasian, Broomielaw, lireadalbime, Florentine, Coradr, Windham , Narina, Collet Monte, Saccharometer. Rupee filly, Stolen Kisses, Blinkhoolie, Hermit, Mar nella, Regalia, Arundel, Black Prince by Knight of Kars, Chninometer, Python, Conde, Nu, Friponnier, Attache, Peeress, Ilistmian,Chapel ftojal,Cecrops, Magician, D'Estournel, B Flat. Charming May, Wild Parsley, Fair Rosamond, Opheleleide, Lupe, The Duke, Rustic, King Charles, Blue Riband, Ines, Ackworth, Black Prince, Lady Bugle Eye, Archimedes, Blundel filly, King Charming, The Swift, F,ameralda, Cranmore, Roderick Random, POWs, Ischia, Lytham, Lady Clinton. Kingmaker, La Dauphine, Bavard's dam colt, N uku here, Mr. Pitt, Vendetta, Vauban, Siluria, Lord Ronald, Stock bridge, Alkali colt, Deerfoot. Bolenn, Viceroy, Pearl Diver, Redmire, Brahma, Dulcimer, Hazeldean, Lady Sophie, Nimble, Captain Kidd, Staghound, Pamunkey, Viridia, Don Basilio, Lucifer, Ostregor, Dalhy, Buckfoot, Monitor, Wedding Peal, Camilla, Rus-in-Urhe, Chiswick, Mayonalse filly, Cirencester, Ailesbury, Lifeboat filly, Maori Chief, Woodside colt, Barington. Cellerima. Lightning. Lochater, Lady Craven, limkhampton, Land Tax, Ntoulsey, Grey Stocking,ll Musjid colt, Mirella, Wild Briar, Marksman, Barege colt, Elland, Lord Lyon, Uardevisure, Steamboat, Rescue, Potomac, Priority, Maid of Lincoln colt, Bandmuter, La Mute., Little Geakanan, War, Huntsman, Sylvia, Lady Tredegar, Joskin colt, Slender, and Forester. SCRATCIIINGS. ASODT STALLS —Volgthuider and °mine ROYAL HL NT CCP.—Cluidnias Carol, Copenhagen, and Strath °min Pintellop WALLS' STALLS. —H night of the Crescemt and Knight 4 St. Michael. QuzLN's STAND PLATL—Queen of Trwnpa. CRICKET.—M. C. C. AND GROUND v. SURREY CLUB AND GROUND.—Thin match was commenced at Lord's yesterday . The following score gives the result of the day's play : —M.C.C. —First innings, 243. Surrey—First in nings, 3 wickets down, 19. ROYAL INFIRMARY FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, Crrv-aoir).—The annual general meeting of the governors of this institution was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the report of the committee of man agement and elect officers for the ensuing year. The report, which was read by the secretary, stated that the institution was rapidly increasing its sphere of usefulness, and continued to maintain the high character which it had long held in the public estimation. There had been 2,435 new cases, male and female admitted during the past year, and for the fi rst four months of the present year their number had been increased 56 per cent. The income of the charity from all sources amounted to 1,1221. 14s. 3d., and the expenditure to 9761. Os. 6d., leaving a balance to the credit of the institu tion of 146/. 13a. 9d. The report added that it was im possible to state the actual results of the treatment in all cases, but a large majority were greatly benefited. The report was adopted, and after the election of the officers for the ensuing year the proceedings terminated. PATENT-OFFICE MUSEUM, /SOUTH KENSINGTON. —Number of visitors for the week ending May 26, 5,460. Total number since the opening of the Museum free daily (12th May, 1856),1,039,739. tam ;elite. EQUITY COURTS.—MAT 28. (Bator* Vice-Chaaoellor Stuart.) IN /13 NEWSEST, DIFANtI. In this matter it appeared that a Mr. Newbery, who died in 1881, was at the time of his death a beneficed clergyman of the Church of England. By his will he ap pointed his widow, and a Mr. Cadell, also a clergyman of the English church, guardians of his two children. The widow had since her husband's death joined the sect called Plymouth Brethren. In December last an order was made restraining her from taking the children to any p lished lace of worship other than one belonging to the estab church in this country. Mrs. Newbery had, notwith standing that order, taken them to the meetings of the Plymouth Brethren, and an application was now made to the court for an order directing her to deliver the chil dren to Mr. Cadell's care and custody. Mr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. Charles Hall, appeared for Mr. Cadell, and supported the application. They also asked that Mrs. Newbery might be committed to prison if she refused to obey the order now applied for. Mr. Malin, Q.C., and Mr. Graham Hastings appeared on the former occasion for Mrs. Newbery, but were not now instructed on her behalf. The Vice-Chancellor made an order directing Mrs. New bery to deliver her two children to Mr. Cadell on or before 12 o'clock at noon on Wednesday next, or, in default, to be committed to prison. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) THE MARL OF STAMFORD r. DAWSON. This was a nit instituted by the Earl of Stamford against Mr. Dawson, his former trainer, having for its object to establish a right on the part of the plaintiff to certain premises at Newmarket where the plaintiff's horses had formerly been trained. These premises, which are known as Shakspeare House and Chippenham Galop, were taken in Mr. Dawson's name, in 18 , 61, for the pur pose of providing additional accommodation for the plain tiff's stud. In November, 1863, the plaintiff and defen dant parted, and the point now in dispute was whether or not the defendant was entitled to retain the premises for himself, or whetherhe had taken them merely as the plain tiff's agent. Mr. Holt, Sir H. Cairns, Mr. Phear, and Mr. Chitty were in the case. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the defendant had failed to make out any right to Shakespeare House. It was to be regretted that the parties had not put their ar rangement into writing, for it was not without difficulty that the court could see its way to a decision ; but after the mode in which Shakespeare House was taken, the onuscertainly lay on the defendant to prove some fresh agreement, which it appeared he was unable to do. With respect to the Chippenhain Galop, the case appeared to be one in which the court could not interfere ; tetTe l , as to this, the bill must be dismissed, but no costa were to be paid by plaintiff. Elathersittp intelligence. CAMBRIDOK, ITT It THE BADLERIAN PROFESSORSHIP OP MATILTuk. Trce.—An election of • bead of • college (in place the Rev. Dr. Volewell, Master of Trinity con es , d; ceased) to be an elector to the Sadlerian professorship g i pure mathematics, and to hold office as long as he c al , tinues to be a head of • collie, will take place is the Senate-house on Saturday, the 2nd day of June preL, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. T. Abdy, LL.D., T. Ma r * M.A., A. G. Marten, M.A., L. Smith, M.A., es;:i l i um : Examined and approved : Elliott, Trinity Coll. ; Gmt y Christ's ; Langford, Caius ; Milvain , Trinity Hall ; Ma y : tier x , Christ's Coll. ; Nash, Downing ; Oliver,Cains ; Palme r Jesus ; Perkins, MA., Downing ; Seabrook, St Jokall; Steavenson, 8.A., Trinity Hall ; Tomkins, Trinity R a g, Tracy, Trinity Coll. ; N alker, Christ's • Warren, Do nk ; ing ; Warwick, Trinity Hall ; Watts, M agdalene Coll . Saba ants filititarp. ADDIUALTY, MAY 28. -APPOINTWINTIL --Captain R. Dew, C. 8., to the Lord Clyde, commissioned. Commander W. Swinburn to the Mutine. Lieutenants F. C. De Lousada to the Caledonia, fig service in tender ; C. G. Faue to the Caledonia. Assistant-Paymasters W. P. Tayler to the Black Priors ; T. W. Horne to the Victory. Assistant-Burgeon B. H. M`Curdy to the Excellent. MARK 'TS. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK Impurtd. RETURNS.-MAT ,Delliverd.lPT.Stock MIL SOOak—W. 1. hkda. & trim. i 8,014 Do bra & bags 2,611 Mauritius bags 15.796 East India bags; 9,914 Slam baskets , Mandl& bags 18,380 Havana boxes. 1,763 Fore4allasoovado casks! 1,466 Brazil packages 900 Beet Root casts 74 Do. bags Corres—W. L ..packages 196 Do .... bela & e = Ceylon 2,301 Do. ....brit & bags 8,077 Mocha packages 0 Other E. India packages 343 Brazil 4 Costa Rica bags Comm bags 880 Foreign bags RUM casks 796 Do. hhda Rim, East India tons 414 BALITZTILI tons 23 2,854 7,054 1,618 473 1,078 183 29 108 783 359 23,378 11,463 187,716 247,434 9 679,447 38,026 61,161 26,289 1,668 23460 3,856 18,ki 11W%, 8 ,14 I WO 799 4,001 31 439 481 E9O 10,334 42,270 828 23,606 33,900 13,099 , . j 51 3.41$ WU 14,51 g 21,981 28,916 19,619 6.813 11,42 21.n1 tell :MI IMO AO TALLOW.—MEND►Y EVINING.—With all other stalls of produce the tallow market was seriously affected lut week by the state of the money market, and a decline al S. 10s. to 41. per ton was submitted to for ready deltas and for June ; for the last three months the decline vis not so great, the lowest price taken being only 21. bay last Monday. To-day there has been a better feeling the market for all periods, and we quote prices fully per cwt. better than at the lowest last week. Our ebeg prices are Spot and June, 41s. ; July to September, era ; Oct. to Dec., 45e. 6d. The cargo of Taganrog tallow Mick arrived last week has been nearly all sold ; the price Is day is— 41s. 6d. sheep ; 41s. beef. No South Americana Australian offering. Town tallow, 40s. Gd. net. Caen nut oil steady : Cochin, 535. ; Ceylon, 435. ; Sydney, di to 445., inferior to fine. Palm oil : fine Lagos, 40s. ; pals nut oil, 395. to 40m—(From the Circular of Mews. and Charles.) OOTTON.—LTTIMPooL, MAT 28.—A fair business irithr out change in prices. Sales to-day 10,000 balm, eluding 3,000 for speculation and export. 5,000 America, 100. to 15d. ; 1,000 Pernam, 1211. to 150. ;50 Musa ham, 131 d. to 14d. ; 500 Maceio and Bahia, 10d. to 114; 400 Egyptian, 134. to 22d.; 2,950 Hunt, 41d. to 1 Madras, 84d. to 9a. ; Bengal, Scinde, &c., 50. to ; China, Ild. ; 100 Peru, 12d. to 13id. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Theanronli, MAY . The slight improvement in the Liverpool cotton market has been checked by the suspension of the Consolidated Bank, and it remains as quiet as on Thursday. Therein few transactions in wool to-day, and prices are still dr**. ing. The Pontefract wool fair showed a tendency Is decline in wool, and there seems to be a general impreein that wool will be cheaper all round. There has bees r business of any moment done in worsted yarns. lipinneri are either running short time or stopping frames. Prim arc very irregular. There are few fresh orders to-day is pieces. The continental houses are entirely out d the market. The American houses buy cautiously. The haw merchants are only looking after the delivery of orders previously given, and which are falling due. Prices in lower than they were last week. Indeed, every branch if the worsted trade seems on the decline in a marked degree. CATTLE.—LwErtrooL, MAY 28. —The supply vs, wig small ; of sheep and lambs about the same as on last Ica day. The demand slow for cattle at much higher prior. Sheep in slow demand at lower prices. Lambe deur. Beef, 7d. to 80. ; mutton, 70. to 80. per lb. (*tied market, 536 ; sheep, 4,150. COALS.—LoNnott, MAT 28.—Tantield Moor Us, 14s. 6d. ; Walla End Byron, 16s. 3d. ; Walls End Holm, 16s. 3d. ; Walls End Hatton, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Erten Lyons, 16s. 3d. ; Walla End Kepier Grange, 16A W.; Walls End Tunstall, 164. 6d. ; Walls End Caaaop, 17s W.; Walls End Hartlepool, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End Baugh 1414 17s. tid. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 17s. 9d. ; R Alla 814 South Kelloe, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Tees, 18s. 3d.--Ship at market, 52 ; sold, 38. TRAFFIC RETURNS. RAILWAY!. Miles Pas- Mer- Teta% Val, open stingers. sliaadlse. 1346. MIL Week ending May 5. A Northern of Canada Week ending May 6. Detroit and Wlwankee IBD Week ending May 13 Great Central of Belgium London.Tilhoryeitliouthend 7,58 tai 1,588 4,&5 8,t51 111 Loco w 1,343 Ittu Weeli . ending May 20. Belgian Eastern Junction 2B# 1 8 7 230 417 Caledonian Week ending May 26. London,kirighton,&S.Colat 2931 19,985 4,957 24,941 11,1 M South Eastern — 24,620 5,102 19,721 MSS CALCUTTA AND CHINA (HEAVY) HAILS.--GIBIAIe TAR, MAY 27.—The Pera leaves here at 9 p.m. to-day, well, for Southampton, where she may be expected en rb day, the Ist June. THE CLYDE SHIP-BUILDING TRADE.—The "lock out," which, since the partial " strike " of thel workless employed by a few firms,i. has been hanging threatening', over the engineering and shipbuilding trades upon ne Clyde, is now, we regret to observe, fact becoming 51 va' fortunate reality. Judging from the determined sad S. bending attitude assumed by both masteis and men a their antagonism towards each other, it may well feared that our trade will sustain serious depression sail our workmen suffer a more than corresponding marls distress before the breach. now repblly widening, 1, ° a more happily closed.—Nor th British Mail. The steamship Helvetia, which was obligedto return to Liverpool while en route for New Yorkolitk some hundreds of foreign emigrants, in consequence do outbreak of cholera on board, has been thoroughly NNW, cleansed, and fumigated, and supplied with fresh noes To-day she will sail again for New York, and Yegkeo l afternoon the poor German emigrants, lately 'tannin, gg the Bankball-buildings at Liverpool and the enrol depot at Birkenhead, were taken on board of her. thof were all in good health and spirits, and before the Helota . sails they will all undergo a rigid inspection by the me w officers connected with the emigration office. ROYAL PIKE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-3 0 AD.* The number of patients relieved at this hospital ilunngth. week ending May 2ei was 2,944, of which 1,057 were ISO 0111401. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. FORESTEIL—May 25, at Claremout-equare, the wile oft ro redder, Esq., M.D , of a mon. GASCOYNE,—May 25 wiled, at The Lawn, Sittingbour ne, the W. W. Oucoyne, Feel., of a dattgliter. IVES aamyd2:4;;llit,te"Gllr.:trn'aingtoVillan, i l ise inda: s r aam , thebroo.Hou. SA V ILL t M n Cad W. Sevin, Eaq., of a daughter. SMITH.—May 25, at Great Gathltaden, Hemel Hemt: 4o4 Herta, the wife of the Rev. 0. Smith, N.A., of a son. SITTTARV —May LS, at Putuey, Surrey, the %lie of Mr. T. ,L fluttery, of a daughter. - -• MARRIAGFA. MARKER—MOYSEY.— May '24, at Chrlatchurch, Cheltenhat by the Bey. T. Hans Sotheby. J. Marker. Es ' , 1 6 ,tt ham, Devon, to Charlotte S Y Sophia, daughter of t he Be r• Mt - nag TRENCH—TAYLOR—May 25, at the R eg ister e, In Bates J. A. Trench, of Sligo, to Janetta Llbr.Jum Taylor, o f NW" ley Hurst, Barnet. WINTERIBYTHAM—MONK HOUSE —May 24. at St. Gonne% Notting-hill. by the Bey. G Bennett, Edward Weed" , OM g ' s of L. Wlnterbotham, freq., Stroud, to Jane, daughter of late G. Idoukhouse, Cheystua - house, BaYrser• DEATHS. BUSH.—May 20. at Kingsland.road, Mr. J. Bush, alrd 68 ., eme . MACYHERSON.—May 2.6. at Gay-street, Bath, J. la C a" . Fag , N aged 00. MAYARD —May 25, at Harewood, C. Ft 3isynard , aged 39. NEILSON.—May 25, at Mortimer-road. N E. . W. Neil"!. Zs, NEWMA N.—May 98, at Great ntanhope.street, T. Nag. aged 81. TWINING,—May 28, at Clapham-common, Emma, widow tit late J. A. Twining, Esq., aged 80. ei 4 Printed end Published by WILLIAM SOO Usi.Efi , ses Lemberdetreet, in the City of London, Frinva., Office la Lombard-street, in the Precinct Of TOIEDAY, MAY 29. 181111. t 1 eV' Do nb s pe Poe a c eve l ob maw at "Ii ten ion riec ha S et dr, PI be first a f , J. , • "i• UT • 11 ba ft dr 111 I dl di 1 1 a