The Express. — London, England, 1868-06-09 00:00:00

:!!(;11.1710N F1,' , 01 7'llE I'SITED 11,i- m orning a Blue-book Was published for ~,,.:I+loll 4f parliumi at, containing the twenty n I.ort of the Emigration Commis,ioners. v., „, T !,:rtiS it appear.. that the emigration during nimmted lo 19:4953, wa.; smaller than in • , 1.42, being less than that of the previous and than the average of the preending iv Of the whole number of emigrants ; , . ,j..• Kierdom dd,494 were English, e.., 12.:4;..1 Scotch, and 31.193 were It is a somewhat curious fact, however, that . i „ :• tin. Irish emigration was not only the • :::r, but in the largest nttio to the emigration division of the United Kingdom ye ir. The principal increase in the I. tutus occurs in the members classed as gentle . sal men. and governesses. The United to lime eller,sl the greatest attme ce left the old country, • .: ;. - 0,275. or SI ••2,4 per rent., haring gone thither. . , t h e Its h amounted to rather less than half , ',i• number. but to nearly nine-tenths of the wonius. ycir. . • ration of IKfi7 seems to have been singularly .„ •:, .1. Not a single tiecident attended with loss of 'even reported to the commissioners, and there . in any of the ships of which returns were • .v. iv 'Llswiniortality from ordinary causes has, too, been ry small, the average returns showing that in steam Nreli it has only been at the rite of 14.21 per thousand lei annum. and in sailing vessels 9'41; and, considering the elas- , limn which emigrants are chiefly drawn, and the great change in the mode of life produced by the sea the-i• re,odts nn• no doubt very satisfnetnry. The only colonies which promoted immigration by an . 4 of public funds were Victoria, New South Wales, „ I Nmth Australia. With n,pect to the former, it •• TO tt.:it owing to the insufficiency of the funds re ..itted to them by the colonial government, the cum , ..sioner, were only enabled to send out during the year 11:.ingle. women, of whom 475 were selected by themselves, 214 ti through the agency of Miss Rye. The remittances Lave, however, recently increased, and it is presumed that the emigration is to be continued ut the expense of the pub. lie finals. The number of persons sent out to New South Wales during the year was 670, but the system adopted n the 1,110 et passage certificates is to be abandoned, • 11 the wound that it is not calculated to obtain the claw tenons most wanted in the colony. The assisted emi .-stion to South Australia was limited to 349 per ,• o•. At the present time no passages to that . are granted, but the colonial legislature oily toted 30.0001. for the purpose. Passages awn granted to 101 statute adults to Western Ans i, To New Zealand assisted emigration has been awl to Quecnabunl it appears to have been , . ; v suspended, except as providing for outstanding P/ iTY COLLEGE, DUBLLY, AND MAYNoOTff. TI morning returns moved for by Sir Frederick Ilevg .t.• were published, relative to the revenues, acs., of e c,,li e ge. Dublin, and St. Patrick's College, May -1...4.: I: appears from this document that the number of senw in the lands granted by the crown, the perpetuity of ..1,,,t lieu taken out by the tenants, is 157,282 a. 211.. net rental amounts to 2.3,988/. 13e. 101. ..1 laud derived from private donation', :1„• p:•llstuity of which is held by the tenants, • 12,:171,.. Ir. Vp., the net rental being Is. Id. There are twenty-one livings in the gift of eullege, the not annual value of which varies from 441. Le.;;/ The smallest living, however, here referred to •: et Drsertcreight), is an exceptional case, the t • I.•w. st being that of Clondohorka, which is 2021. '; ' • t valuable living is Clogherny, in the diocese of (1.064?.), and the average of the twenty-one ::bout 5.441. The number of students on books under the standing of M.A., -1•• up to the latest date, and distributed amongst r. ligious denominations, was 1,392, of which • 2;l:l are described as belonging to the established • • :•e l 76 as Roman catholics. coll..ge of Maynooth is erected on land in perpe -1..a; ii ill g 123 a. It. 28p., for which the college pays rent of 1941. 10s. 6d. As tenant at will, the g.. at,. holds a farm from the Duke of Leinater, cen ts 21h.. or. 4p., the rent of which is 30W. per annum. '11....431:. I which the college receives any rent is the loth b.; tic c•tate, containing 438 a. Or. 3.5 p., let under fee :lt the growl annualrentof 461/. 18s. 2d. The net I. lit feet .I,l+l varies with the taxes, and may be taken at an arer,ge ..r 420/. per tuutum. There areno lines levied in the .B..gc. and the only fees are those payable by students at •oh tare, and which amount to 8/. Bs. each. The average t......ipt s under this head have, however, during the last years amounted to 71111. 16a. per annum. The sum ...ted for the college from the Consolidated Fund this year wow 2c,241/. 108. I Id., which is a Might decrease on all the grants made since 1847. Thn number of students regis iccl on the Ist of January last was 521. 31P. LONGIELLOW'S 17SIT TO EUROPE. Mi. If. W. Longfellow sailed from New York •I. .;,•• ult., in the steamer Russia, for Europe. The t•ibute by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, which the 80i1,,,, Aticerl; , ,•, was read a few evenings ;,• ui%at a private farewell dinner to the poet. The I. ~! it trubodies, says our contemporary, is that of I sI. of America : 4 4 .. , 1'....t, who Les tie ught the Western breeze I. his songs before him o'er the seas, 11. 1 them wherewoe'or his wanderings reach 'AI the spreading tide of English speech 'I %.:11 the rhythmic waves that kiss the farthest wh. r.• .1,11 the pinging bird a stranger be '1 i..,; lit:.ls a heist for him in every tree? 11• w , 1,11 he travel who ran never go Who is• his own voice the echoes do not know W 1 ,... ..wn garden-flowers no longer learn to grow? Ah •1. -t soul! how gracious, how benign through our troubled life that voice of thine, F.ll. .t 1: a sweetness born of happier spheres, , •.. and warms, that kindles, softens, cheers, the wildest woe and stays the bitterest tears: rt 4„. the simple words that sound like praise ; 'n.. int,t before mo dims my gilded phrase; , ur ,p , ech at best is half alive and cold, And tore that tenderer momenta make us bold .ur whitening lips would close, their truest truth untold. We who behold our autumn sun below The Scorpion's sign, against the Archer'. bow, Know well what parting means of friend from friend; After the snows no freshening dews descend And what the frost has maned, the sun.ihine will not mend. So we all count the months, the weeks, the days That keep thee from us in unwonted ways, Grudging to alien hearths our widowed time; And oiw unwinds a clew of artless rhyme To truck thee, following still through each remotest What wiAhei, longings, blessing, prayers shall be The more than golden freight that floats with thee! And know, whatever welcome thou shalt find— Thou silo , lia,t won the hearts of half mankind— he proud. t , nindest love thou leaved still behind ! May WA. O. W. H. GovEitymmiT Aim TILE CLEIDIZYWELL glIPLO nos.-.Yeaterday a deputation, formed of members of the commit!. of theClerkenwell Explosion Relief Fund, accom rafted !c Mr. Aklerman Lusk and Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens, the reemhers for Finsbury, waited upon the Chancellor of the Eacluquer, at his official residence in Downing-street, with ti c view of enforcing upon the government the vlaima of those persona whoa property was debtruyod by the lat. 1.... Man outrage, and who had not been recouped ?rem th- fend which was the result of public charity. The ann. of 4,6UW. has already been expended in relief, awi Ih-le is now allocated at the bankers the sum of 6.404 for the purpese of purchasing annuities for those who at,. ialmatiently injured. The Chancellor of the }.sehvquer mid—Then I am to understand that you have all that you require, so far as providing for the injured eoPte:- I . mean those injured in body? The Rev. R. aKZUIre -- Yes. sir. The Chancellor of the Exchequer— ' urn I may tell you that the government recognises your claim, and an official will be sent down to Clerkenwell to awes the amount of damages done. What is the anemia ' Mr. Willoocks raid it was about 8,0001. ffir. E. J. Thompson said he was sure the com mittee would be only too &a to co-operate in with any appr a i ser w h om the government might THIRD EDITION. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. --(THIS DAY.) The SPEAIER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Calverley and Tioreforth District GaR Bill an•l the Tc:idon 4;uiseley liar Bill were retail a thin! ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS BILL Severn] petit' were presented, chiefly from newspaper proprietors, in favour of this bill. The CILANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQTrEIt moved the amend reading of the bill. It was, he said, suggested the other day that it should be postponed on account of the position of her Majesty•s government. Ii it were a bill affecting the government only it might be the case, but as it was one in which the public were interested, he thought the house would agree with him that it oti.lit to he 'Kissed, ',specially rte the public would suffer by delay. Sin , Che first obtained the honour of a seat in that house he had never seen such a general manifestation of public concurrenee in favour Of :lily men cure. Up to lint night there were presented 7 petitions from cham bers or commerce, and 177 petitions from news paper proprietors ; while the petitions against it con sisted of 10 from railway and telegraph companies, and 319 from individuals. That the oppceang telegraph com panies were actuatisl only by a emautleration fur their own interests was evident from the terms which they had offered, and to which the government could not assent. The govern ment had always contemplated the purchase of all the telegreplis, amt - the basis of the terms which they offered was, the highest price of the shares on the stock Ex change up to the lith of May, and compensation to all servants of five years' standing, the amount to be decided by arbitration. If these terms were approved by the house he should propose that the bill be again referred to a select committee with a view to the their insertion. The only petitioner against the bill, as he might remark, besides the telegraph companies, and telegraphic and railway proprietors, was the town of Leamington. What particular influence was brought to bear on that town he could not understand. As regarded opposing railway companies, he believed their opposition was founded on a notion that the govern ment would not afford them the same facilities for working their wires as they had had hitherto, and that was an objection which might be met in committee. If the bill were sanctioned by the house, it would be necessary to introduce a money bill to carry it out. The government anticipated a surplus re venue of 210,00 W. a year for the working of the tele graphs, and that would suffice to pay off the debt in twenty-vino years. Supposing the calculations of the government were correct, there would be a valuable pro perty belonging to the country at the end of the period, which would of course be avaible for public purposes. The right hon. gentleman concluded by suggesting that the bill should be read a second time, in order that it might go before a select committee. Mr. LEEMAN, in rising to move that the bill be read a second time this day ail mouths, said it affected property of the value of not less than 4,000,0001. Under the circum stances, the government ought in the first instance to have submitted the preamble to a committee, and, instead of the house being asked, in the first instance, to affirm the principle on the mere statement of a government official, an opportunity would have been afforded to all parties in terested of stating their case. The right honourable gentleman wanted the house to reverse the usual order of things on his own statement. He (Mr. Leeman) naked the house not to slur over this matter. The telegraphs were commenced twenty-five years ago by private persons out of their private sources, and it was not till they were found to pay a fair dividend, and without any feeling in the country except that which had been roused by the Post-office, that it was suggested they should be placed under govern ment controul. (Hear, hear.) The petitions from the newspaper proprietors were all impressed with the same stump, and all came from the same source. Of what had the provincial press to complain They received, on an average, about 4,000 words • day, and what could the government do for the press beyond what was done for it already F (Hear, hear.) Mr. Scudamore had, through the medium of the local postmasters, put himself in communication with all the country newspaper proprietors. (Hear, hear.) The inte rest of the railway companies in this matter was almost equal to that of the telegraph companies. They were under complicated engagements, and they had told the government that it was impossible for them to as sent to this bill. There were no less than 250 agreements between railway companies and tele graph companies, and the former said that they could not possibly work their lines in connection with a staff of government officials. The question was not, therefore, as the right hon. gentleman had intimated —one of terms, so far as railway companies wore con cerned. The railway boards had stated to the government from the first that their traffic could not be worked with safety if this scheme were carried out. Besides this, he asked was the house prepared to sanction the principle of the bill Wan it willing that every private telegram should be in the position of an open letter? (Hear.) They all recol lected the bursts of indignation in this country when it became known that the letters of Marsini had been opened by the authority of Sir James Gra ham. On the Continent there was great cor ruption and abuse connected with the work ing of the telegraphs by Government officials. An Eng lish merchant, who sent a telegram to the Continent on an important matter of business, afterwards saw it on the table of a foreign minister. (Hear, hear). That was the system which prevailed in France and Egypt. Would the Englishpeople submit to it ? (Hear, hear.) Railway companies to a great extent were the originators of our telegraphic system. The hon. member then traced the growth of the system, the result being that there are now 80,000 miles of wire and 2,000 telegraph stations in the United Kingdom. He also alluded to the gradual reduction in the char ge s, in which he contended great liberality was shown. 'Three-fifth* of the entire receipts of the telegraph companies in the last year arose from shilling rater, and of the remainder two-thirds were Is. 6d. rates. If the rates were reduced who would he benefited ? Did one man in a thousand use the telegraph ? (Hear, hear.) When the charges bad been reduced from is. to Gd. would farmers and vil lagers spend that amount, when a penny would answer the purpose? (Hear, hear.) Even as regarded chambers of commerce, what proportion of the members used the telegraph A large expenditure of public money would be required for what not one man in a thousand would use. It took twenty-four years to bring up the receipts from the penny poets' system to the amount obtained before its introduction; and was this a time to subject the postal revenue of 2,500,0001. to the risk involved in the present scheme ? (Hear, hear). He contended that the whole subject, and not merely this bill should be submitted to a select committee. (Cries of "Move "). The hon. member concluded by moving instead of what he had given notice of—namely, the rejection of the bill—that a question of the expediency of the purchase of the telegraphs by the state be referred to a select committee. (Cheers.) Mr. GRAVES admitted that the arguments of the hon. gentleman were well deserving of attention, but he did not consider his objections sufficiently valid to justify the rejection of the bill. The telegraphic system was a national one, and on that ground he should support the bill. It was but reason able to suppose that a reduction of the charges in this country would lead to a similar increase of the number of messages to that which bad followed in Belgium, Prussia, Switzerland, and Prance. The greatest difficulty in the ease was that connected with the working of the railways, and care must be taken to meet that objection. He had great confidence in the administrative capacity of the Poet-office. As regarded the political objec tio n to the scheme, he had too high an opinion of English statesmen to believe that they would ever invade the sanctity of the telegraphic system for • Party ParPaaa. [Left sitting.) On Friday Mr. Blake will ask the Secretary of State for War whether lieutenants of militia of seven years standing are entitled to the same pay, when doing duty, as lieutenants in the line, as the latter have for some years been in receipt of an additional shilling a day, whilst the former have received no augmentation to their Pay. _ _ Dr. Woodlock. the rector of the Catholic guivervity, has addressed a letter to Mr. Cogan. M.P., which bas been published as a pamphlet, advocating the establishment of a distinct Roman Catholic University rather than a Catholic University College in a common university, as more advantageous to the religious and the educational interests of Irish catholic,. DISASTROUSFIRE.—StETRENCATTLEDERTROTED. —About two o'clock on Thursday morning a Ire broke out in the premises of Mr. William Mather, farmer. Water. foot, near Booby, by which sixteen valuable cattle were burned to death, and a thrashing mill and a farm dairy destroyed. The fire was Ant discovered in the byre, and shortly afterwards it began to spread with fearful rapidity. Strenuous exertions were made by everyone present to save the cattle, but the poor animals could not be got to move outside through sheer terror, aud were consequently dtroyed with the building. --Notthoyhan, JAl:war TER WONDERS OF MODERN CIIESISTRT. About 100 tons of guano from Sombrero, in the West Lula*, was re-shipped . at Southampton last week Birmingham. to anal m the manufacture of lueiter matchco. Mixed with sulphuric ackl, this guano is con verted into en excellent manure. If, instead of built; mull info manure, the phosphoric acid ;4 extracted from it the es tract is made to torni the igniting property of lucittt. matches. Thus the same material that raises the fool of 11L111 and bent lights the top's cigar. It builda up the hay-ries and wheat stack, and helps to form the indrumeat w:th which the ineeudinry burns theca down. Wealtky 'snit its. and !beet Arabs who well halfpenny boxes of loaiim matches sea atop dopeedsmt as the eseretiorte of see birds who frequent • desert rook is the West Indies. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-alitS DIY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Bath:tip in Banco. - (Before the Lord Chief Juitice, and Justices BLac kbuni and Lush.) Tut: nrennies OF TNT. COURT. The Lord Chief Justice annoutired that in enn.e.ittenro of Mr. Justice Bhu•khurn having to preside to-morrow at the Old Bailey, and the inability of Mr. Justiee Mellor to attend again tho remainder of the term, from indisposi lion. there nimbi not be the usual four days' sittings iu the Bail Court for the disposal of motions at the end of this term. In all probability there would only be one day devoted for such a purpose; and therefore {ho roles sot down to he beard in the Bail ()Dart would be disposed of in lull court. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittini.. in Hutu.° (Before Lonl Chief . 3n3tice Bovill and Juatices It,dea and Smith.) SEACOMBE THE BRISTOL INSURANCE. CMITPANT. At the last Kingston aaaisea an action was tried in re ferenee to the steamship Smyrna, which was abandoned in the Korth Sea, and was afterwards towed into a port in lioll:unl. The huU and machinery were insured for 36,00rw., and the question raised was whether there was a constructive total loss or only a partial loss. The present action raised the same question, and a rule had been ob tained to show cause why proceedings should not be stayed until the judgment awarding the amount of salvage should he given in the Court of Admiralty, the defendants con tending that the knowledge of this amount was necessary to guide them as to the amount which they should pap into Court upon the theory of the love being only partial. Sir George Merryman, Q.C.. and Mr. Watkin Williams appeared to show cause, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Mathew to support the rule. The court, after considerable discussion, made the rule absolute. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CONRAD' V. (X)NRADI, ITON.BAL, AND ANOTHER-VIZ QUEEN:3 Eaocron INTIMIENZNO.-DENTICZCIL In this suit ii;etitTO;;i 7 vraaiistewaitiWi a mail steamer. His wife had fallen into criminal habits, and in 1865 he succeeded in proving a charge of adultery against her ; but one of the co-respondents in that suit pleaded a recriminatory allegation, and had, on the evidence of two women, a mother and a daughter, both of had character, found that he was him self in pari delicto. The petition was then dismissed; but in July, 1866, he pled a second petition, and an attempt was made by the Queen's Proctor to prove over again the same act of adultery as had been alleged against him. Both witnesses were dead, but their evidence was read de belie esse from the judge's notes. Sir J. Wilde now delivered judgment upon the prelimi nary question, whether the former decision did not act as estoppel. The learned judge was of opinion that it did, but, under the very peculiar circumstances of the case, he thought he might grant a decree nisi. - - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) _ LY as JOUN =rm. This was an adjourned tilting for lest examination and discharge. The bankrupt was a contractor and brick maker, formerly of Great George-street, Westminster , and the North London Brick Works, Crouch-end, Hornsey-rise. His accounts, as prepared by Mr. H. E. Bird, return liabilities to the amount of 493,38 W, of which 472,10 W. appears to be due in respect of calls and contingent liabilities upon shares held by the bankrupt in Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited) ; deficiency stated at 4108,3841. Knight, who was adjudicated separately, has never sur rendered. The proceedings show that Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited) was formed in April, 1864, for the purpose of carrying on the buidases of Maws. Smith and Knight. All parties consenting the further bearing was ad jour*ed to the 9th of July, pending an investigation of the accounts. Mr. E. Reed and Mr. Lawrence represented the parties interested. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before the Recorded TRZ ODYNAGE DT THI art. The two boys: Art.4ar Fortmetar Atait.4, aged 14. and his brother !lector .Amrststtis Smith, 12, were placed at the bar to plead to an indictment which charged them with felo niously, unlawfully, and maliciously assaulting Mary Ana Nunn, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, and also to maim and disfigure her. In another count the pri soners were charged with committing the same act with intent to prevent their lawful apNeheattion. When the prisoners were called upon in the usual form to state whether they were guilty or not guilty, they both replied " Yes." The Clerk of Arraigns inquired if they understood the nature of the charge, and whether they intended to plead E ity to intending to do the prosecutriz grievous bodily MT. Jonas, the governor of brewgate, said he understood from the prisoners that they were to be defended by counsel. Mr. Pailey said that he was instructed with his learned friend, Mr. Poland, to conduct the prosecution, and he be lieved he should have to make an application, upon affi davits, for the postponement of the trial to the next ses sion. Under these circumstances it would probably not be necessary to require the prisoners to plead at present, and they would be afforded an opportunity of communi cating with their legal adviser. The Recorder said it would certainly be advisable that the prisoners should understand what they were required to do, and the case bad better, therefore, stand over for the present. The prisoners, who could hardly be seen behind the front of the dock from the floor of the court, and who ap peared to be perfectly unconcerned, were then removed. Benjamin Snail, 20, was charged with stealing a post letter containing a M. note, the property of the Postmaster- Geneml. Ilia case was rather a peculiar one. The prisoner was employed as a letter-carrier in the Clennent's-ima district, hut in consequence of his work having been very much lightened, owing to the number of houses that have been pulled down, he was sometimes entrusted with a por tion of the letters belonging to as adjoining walk to deliver, and in this way he became possessed of the letter in question, which had been sent by a gentle man residing at Rugby to a gentleman occupying faces No. 17, Clement's-inn. It appeared that on the very same day the letter was missed the prisoner changed the stolen note at a public-house in Pentonville, and ha wrote his name upon it, and when he was questioned he said that his uncle had given hint the note to get changed, which was proved not to be true. The prisoner now changed his story, and declared that the letter-carrier whose duty it was to have delivered the letter had given him the note, and asked him to get change for it, and he did so and gave him the money. The letter-carrier referred tostated in the most poeitivemanner that there was no truth in this statement, and it appeared that this was the that time the prisoner had ever made such a suggestion. The jury without any hesitation found the prisoner Guilty, and the Recorder observing that he considered it a great aggravation that he should have attempted to fix the crime upon an innocent man, sestenced the prisoner to six years' penal servitude. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1868 POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. THE FITEINITZ SICTSITILS lIIRICIOLZD 2011•000. In the case of ie•Cli4 Norm, a f amigo. r, who was yester day convicted of senuggling 6 cwt. of shag tobacco, and fined in the sum of 4601. - , Mr. William Peyton, the surveyor of customs, at Custom-house Quay, appaiwed before the Lord Mayor this morning, and dated that a letter had been received from the Custom-house agnate at Ostend, who had shipped the six bales of hope in which the tobacco was concealed, stating that the goods had been sent by a Mr. Noce, end that two former shipments bad been made by the same person. The Lord Mayor said he had no doubt the prisoner got the hales packed on the Continent, and came over from °stead just ahead of the gooda is order that he might be here to receive them. It was very likely that the prisoner might make an application to the Commissioners of Cu tome for a mitigation of the penalty, and he suggested that the letter should be shown to the commissioners, in order that they might be in possession of the whole of the facts. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Dem!is &Wren, a Labouring man, charged with stabbing hie wife, Honorah Sullivan, at No. 33, Dudley street, was again brought before Mr. Knox. The prisoner went up to his wife, from whom he had been separated for three years, as she was speaking to some relatives who had been to see her, and stabbed her in the face. _ . _ Theophilus Bryant, house surgeon at the Charing ewes Ilospital, said that the injured woman had two ROILIXIS-0110 in the cheek and the other in the nostrils, and from the latter she bad lost a great deal of blood. The wounds were inflicted with some sharp instrument, and might have been inflicted with the piece of steel produced (found in the prisoner's pocket). The prisoner was committed for trial. CLERKEN WELL. seasccmo s raorrziarowwL voeszter. Eli 21 Day, aged 22, who, it was stated, is an actress, but who was dmcribed in the charge sheet as a troititute, ft...riding at Id, Islington-green, was charged with assault ing A. Rennolf, of 2. Cononbau7-villas, Islington. This morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock. se the com pla:nent was returning home from Collins's Music, Ha he passed the defendant, who had a bottle of stout in her baud, and who allowed some of the contents to go over hie ►hit. She also pulled his moustache. He nn alms...bet she again followed him and asmulted ►'m, sleet* blood, and he had then to give her into enitody. The defendant said she had inhabited . with the cote planet. whose real name is John Frederick Team. for four yeara, and had had tw.) children by him, ail ba cause ►he could not now give him any more money be bad ilirearded her. List Christmas, whilst she was with him at Leeds. he broke her elm, but that she forgave loin for. lie had now got her clothes, and had told his landlady not to give them up to her. Mr. Menetleld ordered the defendant to entei into her 01171 les'Ogll63llCeN to keep the peace and be of good be haviour fur 12 months. WESTMINSTER. George (inky, a sweep, covered with soot, was charged with the following assault on a resp_•ctable young woman. Emma Marshall said she was a dressmaker, aad resided at 10, Patilton's-isausre, Chelsea ; she was returning home rather late last night, and was near her own home in Paulton'aisquare when the prisoner and another man pieved in a cart. The prisoner called oat to her to come and hove a ride, and she made no answer, but turned in the contrary direction, in older to avoid them. They, however, followed her. and the prisoner left the cart, and violently and indecently assaulted her, be smearing her at the same time with soot. Polii*-isisuitable Green, 24 P. witnessed part of the as sault, and heard prisoner threaten to kill the prosecutrix if she hallooed. Mr. Arnold—l must teach you that drunken ruffians like younwlf are not to illtrvat respectable women in the streets in this way. You are sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for sic months. Prisoner was astounded at the result. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ASCOT MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) ROYAL VISIT TO THE COURSE. The" opening day" of Royal Ascot has dawned most ausgsmoosty. In consequential of the greater dis tance of Ascot from London, and there being only one direct route, the terminus at Waterloo this morning was the busy forego of traffic to the heath, and train after train was despatched from this station tie Richmond and Staines, to Ascot. Though somewhat shorn of its glories owing to the opening of the railway from Staines to Ascot, the royal borough is yet the rendezvous of the thousands who prefer a abort ride through the cool and leafy recesses of Windsor Park to pertornikig the whole trip by railway. For these, the Great Western Railway offers every facility, and large numbers of visitors came down by the special trains this morning en mole for Ascot. Flies, omnibuses, vans, drags, and every conceivable description of vehicle were premed into requisition and there was a continuous stream of traffic up Queen Anne's Ride towards the course. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, and attended by a brilliant com pany, will drive to the course in "Asoa state." The loyal stand has been prepared for their accommodation. TRIAL STAKES. Irish QUeeni .. • • Vespaaiso .. .. .. Emerald .. • • 13 ran. WAIDEN PLATE. Half • mile. La Rose, Acaster, Juanita, Yellow Rose, Bretby, Lc= Troy, Obaseepot, Silento, Vagabond, Ring Cophe Alpenstock, falenmore, Bt. Mango, AthaWane, Tenedos, Louise, Latona o, Amity, and Rajah are hare. GOLD VASE. Two miles. Blinkhoolie, Kim Sarah c, Tjnedale, Julius, Speculum, Dalceman, and Suffolk are here. PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES. One mile five furlongs. Kettlekolder, Purveyor, Tympanum, St. Ronan, Moslem, Lord Pahnenton, Ajax, See dew, Athena, and lady Elizabeth are here. QUEEN'S STAND PLAI7I: Barrington, Van Amburgh, Sia to First Plight, Dean, Xi, and betinenee are here. TWO-YEAR-OLD BIENNIAL. T.Y.C. Alpenstock, Clipper, Sister to Hermit, Amstar, New minster, f, Stromboli, Good Hope, Lord Hawthorn, Nelson, Martyr, Electricity, Tenedos, Rajah, Vertumna, and Little Nell are here. ASCOT STAKES. Two miles and a half. Dalmatian, Hi pia, Strafford's dam c, Purrs Satyr, Ouy of Warwick„ Stratagem, Duet, Maid of Maaham m, Wild Briar, Whitworth, Lord Palmerston, Runic, Ver. tumna, Demonstration, Warrington, Lab, and Cane Tete are here. WORKING YEN'S CLUB AND INSTITUTE UNION. The sixth annual meeting was held yesterday at Rutter-hall, under the prendeney of the Earl of CARNIar vox. Amonst those who occupied seats on the platform were the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Lyttelton, the Hon. Dudley Fortescue, M.P., the Hon. Auberon Herbert, Sir Geo. Young, Mr. Hamilton Hoare, Mr. C. S. Roundel', the Rev. W. Sony, Mr. Edwd. Hall, F.&A., Mr. Ernest Woel, Mr. John W. Probyn, Mr. Samuel Smiles, the Rev. Mr. Wahond, M.A., &c. The report, an abstract of which was read by Mr. HODO.• DOW Paarr, gave the following statistics and results:— " The number of working men's clubs and inittitutes; i 'of the existence of which the council areat preeent aware is 312. Aooording to returns received from 86 clubs, the average number of members amounts to 128 to each dub. Of the 86 club sending returns, 64 report themselves as self-supporting, or very nearly so; and of these 40 are entirely self-aupporting. In these 86 clubs sending returns, there have been 106 educational classes in operation during the pant winter. Twenty eight clubs report that provident societies of various kinds have either bees formed by their members or hold meetings at the dub. Nearly all state that they have had various lectures and entertainment* during the six winter months, aznountingto 239 lecture and 648 en tertainments for the 85 dubs.' The Noble Czar: wait remarked that one of the great benefits conferred by working men's clubs lay in the fact that they steed out as the abernative, se to speak, and the rivals of the public-home and public-house influence. Touching the question of the introduction of spirituous Norm and games of chance into working men's clubs, he said he thought the disposal of it most be left to be deter mined by the good sense of the managing committees, and the members themselves, who felt more than anybody else that the eredit and Domes, of these institutions were at stake, in the matter. With regard to polities, be thought it would be a great misfortune if party politics were allowed to come in, and give a colour - and complexion to the composition et the clubs. The adoption of the report was then moved by Lord LTITILTON, and wooded by Lard Licatesmn, both of whom endorsed the views expressed by the noble chair man. The Ray. Mr. Boras, in supporting the resolution, took the opportunity foe the purpose of explaining that his retirement from the pennon of honorary secretary was solely owing to the fact that his views with regard to the working of the institution were so opposed to those en tertained by others officially connected with it, that it was undesirable that he should hold once any longer. Mr. C. S. Roundel!, Mr. George Howell, the Hon. Anberon Herbert, Sir Geo. Young, and other gentlemen, then delivered dllOlOll advocating the claims of the in stitution, and the proceedings terminated. with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. Papers dealing with subjects connected with men's clubs and institutes will be read at the 8:7 1 4/ Arta this morning. The Hari of Lichfield is announced to take the chair. CONFERENCE.-(THIS DAY.) This morning a conference in the Working Men's Club and Institute Union was held at the Society of Arta, Adelphi, under the presidency of the Earl of Licarrun.n. with The noble Catramax, in opening the proceedings re ferred to a meeting which wee held yesterday. It wee, he said, a very pleasant meeting indeed, and be traded it would have the effect of persuading perww to jive a more cordial support to the movement then had hitherto been the awe. To-day they had met to talk over the expe riences of the different clube with which they had been connected, and a more important object he could not con ceive. Mr. Bucamaaren read • paper, in which he room mended the formation of classes for systematic instruction in @dentine subjects, the teachers receiving payment for SUCCISSOL Dr. Wassuirrox, rector of Miley, read a paper on " The Rise, Progress, and Vichaitudes of a Country Beading_ room.' --- Other papers were read, and an interesting discussion followed. MR. THOMAS CARLYLE AND THE MDIWPIIROR Thunman'. " Mr. Thomas Carlyle has requested that his name be added to the list of those in favour of the Lord Jus tice General being elected Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh." This in somewitat remarkable announcement. The Ediulburgh chancellorship is in the main en ornamental office, and, in the &Usenet) of any strong local or sectarian feeling, we should natunilly expect that the most widely distinguished of the candidates would be elected almost without question. Mr. Inglis may be a good judge—he certainly was an eloquent pleader when at the bar— but no one ought to know better than Mr. Carlyle how immense is the distance which separates him from Mr. Gladstone in the meet notable qualifiestione which would mark a inxn out for such a distinction. How, then, are we to account for the announcement which htnde this paragraph ? Mr. iNlie is a Scotch. wan ; Tut if he cared to do Po, Kr. UMMouo alight ray, and with perfect truth, that in Mood he too is a pare Sc( t. Mr. thaitptose is au (Mord mac, but Po is Kr. Mr. Inglis is a tort' ; what 11r. Gladstone is is goal= we need not sa)J. Mae Mr. Carlyle turned his bath resolutely upon liberalism and lta s.• rim. sad gone !ably over to the aide of the . angle "—AM Kr. Dis raeli t—ileneheeter Guardian. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. Owing chiefly to speculative realisations the dock markets are generally dull to-day, and, with a few exceptions, the variations in prices are in an adverse direction. Consols have deerned / per cent., and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 3. Some further large sales arc stated to have been made of the last-mentioned securities, on account of hankers and others. The reduction in railway shares amounts to 1 to 3, the principal movement being in Brighton. Most of the speculative foreign onds are worse. Exchequer Bills and India Bonds, however, are still inquired for. The quotation for the best paper in the discount market to-day is 11 per oent., with a large supply of money offering, and little demand. Consols are quoted 95 to 1, ex div., for money, 9.31, ex div., for the account (July), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 941 to 93. The railway market is dull, and a decline of 1 to 3 per Dent. has occurred in most of the principal stocks. Caledonian, 751 to 1; London and North Western, 1161 to 1 ; Great Western, .531 to 54 ; Midland, 107 to ; London and South Western, 92 to 91; Groat Eastern, 331 to 36 ; Brighton, 621 to 1; South Eastern, 761 to 3, ex deb. ; Metro politan, 1101 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1033 to 1; ditto A 97 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 201 to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1293 to 130 ; York and North Midland, 94 to 1 ; Berwick, 1031 to 104 ; and North British, 331 to 341. In the foreign stock market, a reduction of to 1 per cent. is observable in Brazilian of 1863, Italian of 1861, Peruvian of 18135, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865. The prices are as follows: Brazilian of 186.5, 77 to 1; Chilian of 1867, 931 to 96; Egyptian of 1864, 813 to 82 ; Italian of 1881, 521 to a ; Mexican, 163 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 88 to 1; Russian of 1866, 881 to 891 ; Orel, $O to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 371 to 381; Turkish of 1858, 621 to 631; ditto of 1862, 64; to 651; and ditto of 1865, 381 to 1. Indian Bonds are still in demand, and have ex perienced a fresh rise of 3a, viz., to 30s. to 335. prem. The Five per Cents. are at 1141 to 115 ; the Four, 1041 to 105 ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1. Exchequer Bills are 2s. better, at 14s. to 18a. prem. Bank Stock, 247 to 249. _ _ - The dealings in bank shares show a preponder ance of purchases. Anglo-Austrian, 51 to prem. ; London and Brasilisn, 30 to 23 dia.; Im perial Ottoman, 11 to 11 prem.; Consolidated, k to t prem. ; London and Westminster, 711 to t ; London and County, 521 to ; and Union of London, 34/ to 351. Miscellaneous shares show a rather favourable tendency. National Discount, 6 to I prem. ; feral Credit, 21 to 2 dia. ; Credit Foncier, sk to 1 per share ; International Financial, 11 to 1 din. ; London, 21 to 19 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 16i to I ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 die.; Tele graph Construction, 141 to ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference. 5 to k ; and Anglo- American, 221 to t. American securities are fairly supported. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 73k to k ; Erie Railway shares, 46k to t; s Illinois Central,' 101 to 1, being 1 per cent. better ; Atlantic and Great Western debentures, 291 to I ; and the Consolcliated Mortgage Bonds, 331 to 34. HALF-PART ONE O'CLOCK. The English funds are unaltered, but home railway and foreign stocks exhibit a fresh fall of k to i for account. The 5-20 bonds are also I lower. FOUR O'CLOCK. The stock markets close with a flat appearance, the transactions consisting almost entirely of sales. The English funds are offered, and show a fresh decline of 1-16 to 1 per cent., being quoted 941 to N for money, and N to 4 for the account. Some of the railway stocks are 1 per oent. lower than at 1 o'clock. Caledonian, 74/ to 761; Metro politan, 110 to ; Brighton, 521 to ; South East ern, 76 to ; Midland, 107 to 1; London and North Western, 1164 to ; Lancashire and York shire, 1291 to 130; and Great Western, 53/ to I. Foreign stocks are dull, with the exception of Turkish of 1865, which have risen 1 per cent., viz., to 381 to 1. Italian of 1861, 621 to 1; Orel Vitebsk, 80 to 1; Nicholai, 641 to 1"; and New Spanish, 371 to /. Only 4,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Berates opened at 70fr. 50c. for the account, being per cent. lower. It is stated that the new Egyptian Loan will be introduced upon the Paris and London markets within the next fortnight. The Stock Excluinge Committee have appointed Thursday, the 11th inst., a special settling day in the new 101. shares of the Oxide and Rehilkund Railway Company, which are to be marked in the official list. It appears . that in consequence of the surprising and disappointing character of the news with re gard to the dealings of the Portuguese govern ment with the South Eastern of Portugal Railway Comppasnny, a deputation, consisting of Mr. J. T. Mactenge, Mr. Philip Rose, and others, hare this day left for Lisbon, in order to confer personally with the ministry, and to urge upon them the fatal effect which any breach of faith in this matter must have upon the credit of Portugal in this country. At the meeting yesterday of the Malta and Mediterranean Gas Company (Limited), a divi- Bend at the rate of 6 per sent Per annum was de clared. — Wens. Hugh Muir, C. F. Kemp, and Henry Brackett, the hquidators of the Bank of Queens land, have announced a first return to the share holders on account of capital of 21. a share, the company's debts having now been settled in full. Mews. James Cooper and W. Umiak, the li quidators of the General Exchange Bank (Limited), have issued, in anticipation of the general meeting called for the 22nd inst., a report showing the progress of the liquidation during the year ending the 30th April. It appears that the number of shareholders settled on the list is 1,494, and the number of shares 9,757. The liabilities, which at the date of the stoppage amounted to 251,8311., have been reduced, by the payment of the first dividend of 2a. Bd. in the pound, and by otber means, to 84,8011. The liquidators-state that they have instituted a suit in Chancery against the directors for the recovery of the 14,0001. paid on the transfer of the business of the Estates Bank, and are proceeding therewith as fast as possible. The suit in respect of claiming a portion of the promotion money is not yet finally decided, and another suit has been instituted, having reference to the General Provident As surance Company. By the realisation of somata tt o tuidators will be enabled at once to p a y a p dividend of fe. in the pound. A great number of balance orders against shareholders are to be strictly enforced—if necessary by attachment. A call of .W. 10s. per share has been made on the shareholder who came over from the Loadon,Hani burg, and Cottinental Exchange Bank, in order to equalise' the calls upon all classes of the eontribu tent s. The bank premises in Lomhard-street are to be sold without delay. The liquidators con elude by remarking that " It is entirely owing to the great forbearance of the creditors that a further call has not been required ; as the assets are deemed to be sufficient to pay off the liabilities, it is hoped that with their further forbearance the whole of tba erediket will be*alwillioaS an further call upon the shaiorders." alatb. and Sail gall of 21. is to be paid oa the Mid!itnd Railway Company's ltt/. lrrr per Cent. Preference shares by the 30th inst. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the Sth inst. showy an increase of 2,0421. over last year. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SIIABE&-(THIS DAY.) [C p. losing prices to 1 m. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEJUSITIES. Canada Government, 6 per cent., Jan. and July. 11177 to 1884, 1061. 7, 61, 71. Do.. d per cent., Jan. and July. 941. 31, 44. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1888 to 1896. January and July, 100, 991. New Zealand, 6 per cent., 1891, June and Dec.. 1121. Nova Scotia Government, 6 per cent., 11946, 105:. Queensland, 6 per cent., 1891, Jan. and July, 1091. Victoria Government, 6 per cent., April and October, 1121, 12. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter, 83. Caledonian. 74 6. Great Eastern, 351, Ormt Northern, 1031. Do. A (A receives no dividend until 6 per cent. has been paid to B), 97. Great Western. original, 631 1. Do., South Wales, 651. Do., West Midland (Vale of Noath), 981. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 129' v Lvidon. Brighton, and South Coast, 54, 1,3, 21- Do., Scrip, 62. London, Chathain, and Dover, 20, /. London and North Western, 114, I. London and South Western, 93, Metropolitan, 1101, 91,101. Midland. 107. North Eastern-Berwick, 104. South Devon, 46. South Eastern, 76:. 1, xn. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., 2nd 6 per cent., 33. Midland, 5 per cent. inconvertible new shares, 141. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 214 t. London, Tilbury, and South - end. 79. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Bar. and Cent. India gun. 6 per cent., 1061. East Indian Guaranteed 5 per cent, 1113, 12. Great Indian Peninsular gun. 5 per cent., lilt 101. Great Western of Canada, 14:. Scinde. Delhi, stock, 104/. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURE& East Indian, March 22, 1872, 102. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101, 1. Bahia and San Francisco (O gun. 7 per cent., 141. Great Luxembourg, 131, 3. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian. IS. Western and North Western of Prams, 21g. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Russian goverment, 5 per cent.. 803. 90 , South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 19. BRITISH MINES. Werke Valley, 61. West Chiverton. 63 ad. Wheal Mary Ann (Menbeniot), 22. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINE& Cape C op per SLimited), 131. Don I'Mro, North del Rey, 2 5-16 pea. Frontino and Bolivia Gold (Lim.), 1. Linares (Limited), 21. Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Lim.), If. pocKs. London and St. Katharine, 48. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Anglo-Egyptian Banking (Limited), IR, ma Au/embus, 631. Bank of New 7 , el.nd, 19f. my, I. Conmplidated (Limited), 4:. Imperial Ottoman, 1. • - London and County, Of. London and South African, 9, A. London and Weideninater, nt, 1. scrip, Waned at IW. prem., noaa of outbid' has been paid, 481, Oriental Bank Corporation, 42f, 1. Union of London, 36f. Anglo-Ameriean Telegraph (Limited), 221, at. Credit Fonciar of England (Limited), 3 3-16, Egyptian 9na cent. Viceroy, guar. by Egyptian govern meat, 001, 1, I• Electric an ' lnternational Telegraph, 167. Do., New, 14. General C redit and Dialiount (Limited), 61. Hudson's 8ay,161,1, 1. International Financial Society (Limited), 31. New Zealand Loan and Marc. Agency (Limited) 8 Royal Mail Steam, 70, 68. Suarine Telegraph, 76. Do., &lib 13-16. Viceroy of EilPt (Mortgage) Loan). 741, 4, 1. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLACK. The mining market is quiet to-day, and prioes are without much alteration. West Chivertod shares are quoted 61j and 62f, ex div. ; Chivertop Moor, 6} to 1; Prince of Wales, 425. to 445. ; South Darren, 30s. to 335. ; Calbeck Fells, 11s, to 138.1 North Treskerby, 11s. to 188. ; New Lovell, 205. to 228. ; Wheal Grenville, 308. to 32.5.; Great Wheal Vor, 151 to 16; West Groat Work. 2 to 2} ; North Downs, 225. 6d. to 23e. Annexed are the quotations for foreign and colo nial mining shares :—St. John Del Rey, 18 to 19 Don Pedro, 2t to j prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem.; Peetarena, t, to dia. ; Chon tales, Itto 2 ; Roma Grande, 3-16 to 3-16 prem.; Anglo-Italian, par to j prem. ; United Mexican. 11, ; Frontino and Bolivia, tto I, call paid; and Port Phillip, 1 9-16 to 11-16. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN. (THIS DAY.) TkOX OUR ORM 0010411SPOWDENT. bab Carros.—The market quiet. Sales about 4,000 or 6,000 u. — Coen. —The market fairly attended. Wheat in good censtmiptive demand, at Friday's rates. Flour in better demand, at recent rates. Beans, 2s. 6d. te c r i, qr. cheaper. Seidl, 345. Oats and oatmeal steady. I• vs corn dull: at la. per qr. decline ; mixed, 345. to 36a. LEEDS CORN MARKET.--(THLS DAY.) (ram min OWN oomuts;otenrrer.) There is a decidedly better demand for Cleat to-day, and prices is. to 2.. above leet Taamlny'aprioss. Barley MINCING-LAKE..—(THIS DAY.) Strosn.—The market has opened eat, at prices in pricer in buyers' favour, and only limited males are re =including • panel of unclayed Manilla at re dried goods are drill of die at recent rates, and for prices there are no buyers at former prices. Corsa—There continues to be a moderate inquiry at steady prices for colonial descriptions.. TEL remains quiet but steady. fiery Ravi, and Sam ram ore all inactive. flaao.—'!beta ass still buyers of peed at fully previous rates, bat no sellers. Lemurs. —The next quarterly eaten are fixed for the 13th July, 4,740 chaste an already advertised. Corrow.—The market is more active for parcels afloat, but at lower prices. Ann.—The market is steady, but quiet. TALLOW MARICET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is evil. Town 41e. 3d. ; Peters. Mug Y.C.. on the 43e. 6d. ; June, 43e. ed. ; O o t o b e r to December, 435. to 9d. ; December, 435. 9d. to 445. RMITHIFIELD HAY MARICET.(THIS DAY.) lir. Charles James Luton reports trade at bat day's Prime meadow hay, /10e, to Ma. ; interior prises. Ufs. ; clone., old, I& to 106 a. ; 96000 1 1 cat, NW to We. ; straw, 30s. to 365. PRIMA OF BUTTER AT CORK MAFxsT. — CTITTO Day.)--(BY Tannenum.)—fit prioe : ordinary. 104 10D, 96, 8111 72; mild, 106, 102, ge. Mr. Bright, on Tuesday next will mom—"?hit this house is Wormed, by a petition presented on the 16th day of Way LW, signed by 36 out of 38 members et the House of Assembly of Nora Scotia, and by 18 out of 19 members elected by that colony to the Nouse of Commons at Ottawa, that great dimwit:hie- Eon prevails in Nova Scotia with the act passed in the last session of parliament, inhtuled 'An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Ncw Brunswick.' That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to appoint a commission ar commissioners to mooed be Nota Scotia for the purpose of examining Into the outset of the alleged disowed, with a view to their caraidie Lion and removal,"