The Express. — London, England, 1864-06-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P ROUSE OF COMMONB.—WzDxzeDAy, Jtart 1.1 • VIE TAM ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. Oa the order fee goiag into saminsitese, After our report left mini, the debate was coatithed by Me. Welly, Mr. Mom .thid Mr. Neste, th e staple el whim spank was a einem of the political 000duot of Lerd R. Omit, and astheially in reference to his miring rep miters 1 relieves with peen= ; and he made some amusing remarks on the noble lord's tionnexiou with • recent con servative sisetieg at Oxford. M Lord IL CECIL followed with • pointed and humorous Mort, and repeated formally an opinion delivered ai fetid, sod which Mr. Neste bad impeached, that eo the could be a good churchman who wee nut • good cionsegen live. He argued in eel:manioc to the bill. Mr. GOtiCHEN thought the hon. member for the city of Oxford had dine good service in bringing forward the Debts lord the member for Hereford. If it were said that the boa. member for the city of Word bad dragged the hom iest iota parliament, the answer was that it was becanao parliament had been dragged into the banquet. He thought the declaration of the noble lord as to the identity of con awnatiani with good churchuiaoahip would do good Me had seldom heard a breeder statement. But he main tained that on that aide of the house there were as staunch trisects to the church as on the other. If boa. members opposite said the church was is danger they on thee aide took up the same cry, and mid the :hutch was a Ammer because everything was does by hon. gentleme n opposite to Jenatioualise the church. (No.) One of the %mations animated with this subject was this, whe th er the universities were clerical seminanse or were the universities for the Wien. He wee willing to admit that there should be religious odueatice at the universities es at every other esteblimment for education, but he did act go the length of saying that Oxford was a mare clerical mini nary, and he did not admit that the lay majority were to he oaeralicad to the clerical minority. The University of Oxford was not only fee priests but fur English gentlemen. They had no universities in the true sense of the term, wises Oxford and Cambridge were universities for laythia as well as for the clergy, end therefore be did not think they were acting for the interests of the church when they acted in the intolerant spirit of which the noble lord had set them the example. If Oxford would not reform ithelf, it must be reformed from without. The principle of the bill wae to abolish team on taking degrees ; end in the one of offioes still to be held by churchmen to substitute one tint for that which was now in mamma That wee the principle of the hill, and that principle was carried is the second reading ; and it was oumual to discuss the principle of • bill on going into committee. They did not wish to pees the bill in order to give • pinion of the government of the university to the noneouformists. Why were tem. members afraid of that ! The noble lord the weedier for Stamford seemed to think the effect of in troducing member not of the church of England would be to hand over absolutely the government of the university to them. Why, were they in a majority ? So long en the church of England maintained ten supremacy over the minds and intellect of the people of England so long there would be so danger in admitting neoconformista into cou voeation. He could not understand why it was not a parallel case to admitting Roman catholic', di seaters, and others into parliameut. Though theme sham were admitted into parliament, did they find that parluuneet was becoming more tolerant? Why, it was the boast of the noble lord that parliament did not terry out tie view. of these mamas. The noble lord talked of morbid COO/CW.OM Now he wanted to knew wee the incieuoe of the noble lord morbid or not? When he said " morbid conscience* " he meant consciences which bothurable gentlemen opposite supposed to be morbid because they objected to sign • de elamem. He thought it not • fair argument in than home to apes disrespectfully of what were called morbid coo- Sallinar. Surely that was not what was to be encouraged la the Diversity of Oxford. Surely, above all things it was the pursuit of truth that they should sewerage then, and be maistained that the more they studied the doc trine. o: the church of England the more they would find ibem to be true. Mr. C. FORTFACUE said the hon, member for Brightoe voted for the second madam of the bill, and thereby affirmed its principle ; but he had discovered since that there was a portion of the bill with which, as a member of the party sating opposite, he was boned to differ. The hos. member might neat* the difficulty by voting for going into axe suttee on the bill, and in committee proposing the alteration be desired. All the hop. gentleman and those who thought with him required might be obtained by the intro duction of half a dozen words. it was as • church man that he thanked his houourable friend for giving them an opeareinity of getting rid of as othozious subscription to the satire body of theological doctrines sontained in the 0061000 P111101 . 4)00ii on taking the ad master of arts. It was monstrous to reqpire yeast s i r e y men to subscribe ex 11111D110 to every one of tee controversial electrum contained in the formularies of the church. It was bed enough to require clergymen of the church of Eric land to subscribe to them. Nothing but hereditary habit wild have so blinded the eyes and hardened the hearts and of acieaces of honourable gentlemen opposite es to eneble them to endure it so long. The movement now going 00, of which this debate was only as episode, had sot arisen from any indifference to religion, but from an increase of tenderness of conscience, and trout the growth of religious thought, which made it unpoesible for men to swallow, as a mere form, those religious propo skims wince our fOreembers honestly took without thiak iag about the matter. It was upon them grounds, and as a ehurchuem, that he supported the bill. Mr. HENLEY said that the hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Fortescuel said over and over again, that he spoke se churchman, and yet declared that it would be &great dram lege to be relieved from the bondage of the Prayer-hook and the articles if the church. (Haar, hear.) This was • grange contradiction, coming from • man of "mature age; but so it was. The boo. member for Huddersfield laid the bill did not go far enough ; the hon. member for the city of Oxford thought that the governing body of the university ought to take testa ; mid then the hon. member for the City of London said be would have to such compromise, sad that he thought coufarmista and tionconfortrime ought equally to be members of the governing body of the tini flashy. How woe than coollicting differences to be re sonciled He was not careened that those who had charge 1 the bill would net tonsent to a compromise, because they knew that the majority of their supporters only looked epos the bill as an instalment, and would tall from them if it were made a harmless meanly. He thought that the governing body of the university ought to be secured in the bawls of the church. (Hear, hear.) He could Dot conceive any more efreeto .1 way of bringing about no religious teaching at ell than to have contlicti elements iotroduced auto the governing body who regulited the studies at the uoiversity. Nor ware they without experience in this matter. No people could be more wedded to religious education than formerly were the people in the North American colonies, but religions thirstiness came in, and in • few years religions educatios was given up altogether thine colonies. He should be sorry to have • bead ii bringing about such a resultin this country, to which be believed it would be a great curse. He should therefore support the mottos for out making any further progress with the bill. (Hear. hear.) Sir G. GREY thought that the noble lord the member for Samford bed fully theinated his character for plain 'peeking without expueang himself to the charge of reticence in his °pinkies. He had publicly announced that no man could he • good churchman or an Warned member of the church who did not share his political opinions. (Laughter.) He (Sir G. Grey) could not be supposed to agree in that sentalueut of the noble lord, but their differene• warned in this—that they totally dissented from each ether as to what cesetituted a good churchman. He thought that a churchman most showed hie attachment to the church who was prepared to make coacesaions in • just end liberal spirit, in order to remove the poetical (nevem:se impeded on persons beyond the pale of the church, without at the same time impairing its stability and maintenance. He bad voted for the second reading of the bill, sad for the same reasons be felt bowed to vote for gong into committee. The principle on which the right boo. geaCeman who had just sat down opposed the wood reading wee that it would sever the connexion betwese the church of Eng land and the university, by admitting into the go- verning body persons uoconeected with the church, and he mid if that were not the principle of the bill he would have the greatest besitatith in prang it. In his (Sir George Grey's) opinion that was not the principle of the bill, and he so expressly stated on the sewed reading, and added that it was competent for those who apprehended such • danger to introduce amend ments iuto the bill in committee. He had stated to his bon. friend that he would do wisely in not pressing the bill in its present form upon the house, and had suggested to him that he should consent to such modifications in the memare as would secure the practical benefit desired, and at the same time remove the apprehensions of those who wished the governing body of the univerity to he still main. Mined in coonexioe with the church. He agreed with the hon. members for the city of .Oxford and the city of London that there were some privileges exercised by mem bens of convocation which, not affecting the governing body of the nuiversity, might be safely and usefully exenmed by pagan not linen:hers of the church of England. He would be glad to consider in committee any amendmeote with • view to remove the apprehension which had been ex pressed, and with that explanation he was quite prepared to vote for ;meg into committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEW DEGATE said that since the mooed reading of the bill it had been represeated to him that the test of boot fide churchmeoship which the bill proposed to substitute for laymen would be far stronger than the one which now existed. At present bet Majesty was the temporal head of the church of England and the kirk of Scothutd. OD the ground that their wisterias of faith was the same. The members of the kirk of Scotland who could subscribe to the articles of the church of England were sow admitted mem ben of the governing body of the University of Oxford, and would lenient their etched= from that body ; but If We tart of boat tide eburelunaoship were introduced it would involve, be wa. informed by those who bad carefully ex amined main the subject, an adhesion to the discipline, as well ae to the doetrithe of the church of &gland, and would therein exclude the whole members of the kirk of Scotland, of which her Majesty was as mock the temporal head as the was of the church of England, and which was as muck identifini with the state as that church. (Hear, hear.) This the an ill intestine of the danger of these loose retinal re gelatiorts. He resisted the bill, in the thin place, Wears it would open the door to laxity of opinion in the reversing body of the great seminary of the church of England ; sad to THE EXPRLISS, THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 2, 1884. ..he nand, tweaseche was warned by the lambert of the kirk of Seatlitod that it might also be fairly coasarned as a measure equities theft adhesion so as arbitrary discipline whiak.he thanbed Ged had Deter yet diegrased the thank of Eagles& (Beer, hear.) Mr.l9OUO VS= add the bill was not regarded with dis- Weer bv Seetsiuman, ass wield it stele& then frost the ectjoyekeet prigas at the University, as the hoc. mem ber for Werwielo 'apposed. The academical bodies at St. Aadreer's sad the University of Glasgow bad both pal tined is Lamar at the bill, and' what he did deprecate was the introduction of the amendment which had been sug gested by an bon. gentleman, and which would make the governing body at Oxford aces exclusive than It was at present. The ciliation was not between naeoonferniets oe one side and the church of Englited ea the other. It was rather • geiwtion of the liberty of lanais. (Heir.) Mr. DODSON and it WWI not for those who bad Amp of the 'af !to introduce amendments, but rather for bee. gentlenisit opposite who wanted mail/nation. The boa. member for Warwickshire :dlied attlear to the church of &island from the bet far upwards of MO Lear ia r d e test of boos fide mem of the church of bad sawed at Ounbridge University whiten any such results as be imagiaed Bowing from it. Such a test had been described as vague and as more ex clusive than that at Oxford ; but he thought that it was more consistent with the has spirit of =Woe than re quiring a man to give hie assent to thirty-six metaphysical and theologind propceitions. if, dialed that the otject of the bill was to sever the connection between chunk and state, nor did he believe it would have that ant. Of this, however, he felt inured, that the 6:tactics from a layman of an obnoxious tent created diessedes erne( the members of the ebnich, and endlessly irritated thole who were without its pale. (" Hear, hear," and cries of " Divide." The bone then divided, when the number were: For going into oommittes 236 Against 226-10 The announcement of. the numbers wen reodved with thane by the supporters of the bill. The house then went into committee. Mr. DODSON then moved that the chairman report pro ven, which was ivied to. sozat AGAMI7LTIMAL BENIVOLINT INSTITUrION. The fourth anniversary festival of this institution was celebrated Yet erring at the Loathe Tamers, Bleheir gate-eked ; Lord Own" LE, Teeddiop The peels numbered • large esienthiege of gentreeen, and amoopt them were Kr. Chid, M.P., Mr. Athwart Meshi, and raw ashen who are publialy known to be interested is sgricultural affairs. The Manaus, having gives the usual formal torte in a =saver whir' excited the ecthusiastic a • of the audience, reposed the toast of the arming, `' icy to the Boy d Agricultural Sorriest lessiostica," aid said it was as ineeitutho of very recent date. Nominally its founder could go beak as far as 1880, but during the first 12 months they existed, Me certain foreign armies, more upon piper than is any other shape. In short the active operator of the society were limited to the last three years ; sod then was one peat sdrantap derived from this state of things, via., that they had mot many blunders to correct. At the pretest time they had between 30 and 40 prodosiers on their list They bad • reserve fund of 8,0001., and this was increasing every year. He hoped it would retinue to increase until it bed reached rich an amount that the interest would give them something ape eiderable to fall back upon in the event of their experien cing any temporary failure. In reiernee to the =Des, in which Institutions of this nature were supported, he brought forward the fact that as people who made wills wan prone to give away to the sick rather than to the poor, so did It appear that legacies were bequeathed to the well•to-do charitable institations rather than to thee* who stood most in need of help, if. trusted it would be understood that this institution come within the latter category ; and he particularly desired to call attention to the f set that all the business of the ameciatios should be trammeled out of the minor stheariptioes, and that • pacrowt hind should be raised from the donations and other occasional cootributithe Their income now amounted to 3,0001. a year, 75 per cent. of which was de rived from annual subscriptions, which moat be taken as to sonic extent perms/mt. They sow numbered amongst their supporters sixty peers and • large number of the landed gantry ; but there the no doubt that lought to have the co-operation of them-fourths of the ing proposers and truant (arisen of every rusty upon their list. This brought him to a coorderation of the question of the expedieney of supporting institutions of this kind ; and he was bare reminded that there was not M this country • calling of any kith, the members of which bad not made some provision for such of their fellow labourers as might stand in need of help through misfortuse or in-health. The artists, literary mesa, sad newspaper men bad done it, solicitors had drone it (and they knew well bow to take care of themselves), painters, groan, railway servants, tallow-chasdlers, and a doer or mare bodies he never beard of, had contributed to 1106141 provision for the future. These charities were amongst the reel wants of the time, sad if well directed would prove of the utmost value. Indeed they moat be awry that every year some new institutioe of this kind was formed ; sad this he took to be • proof that those which existed were roomful, and that others were felt to be much Deeded. His lordship rid • passing tribute to the manner in which this institu tion had been conducted during the brief period of its exist ence, and emicluded by saying that be trusted that those who were interested in its welfare would not relax their efforts, but that they would strive to Menem their pa tronage, and the sphere of their operations. The toast was responded to with peat enthusiasm. and a list of subscrip tions and doestiona was rued amounting to about 3,400 f. The musical simsagernsubs were under the direction of Mr. George Penes, who bed the advantage of Mr. J. L. Hattoo's valuable services as aecompaoyist. Mr. Harker was the toastmaster. A MI RZWIPAPER PRESS FUND. •••••••• The committee of this amociation met at their dem, Bensfee‘buildieso, &sued, ea Tuesday, Mr. W. V. EMILIA is lie °hair. Amos( the atewhore meat IPIMO Mr. F. Ledger, Mr. ewe, Mr. I. H. Doyle, Mr. Mould, Mr. Bonow, Mr. flauseden, sad Ms. H. G. Warren, the boa. secretory. The minutes of the bet meeting bevies beet read sod °operand, The Ss;arrAzT regoded that the am et 1,1061. bed boss lodged io tho Bask to the coedit of the t and. Donation Irmo resolved and ordered to be eoksowledged from the Boil of rimy', 101. 10s.; Mx. Lia' Lawson, 101. 10s. ; Mr. B. B. Cobbsll, 101. 10s. ; and from various other gentlemen. Communisations wire this read from journalists ow nods& with the editorial and reporting staffs of Dews gapers in &MI, Bath, Oxford sod Leeds, orpreming a desire to join the association, and novena sow numbers coosseted with the metropolitan and provincial prom were *foetid. The SlintimaY having called the attentiea of the com mittee to a leading article on the Newspaper Press Fund which appeared is the Tina of Thursday last, the same wee taken into coodderries, and it was resolved that the fol lowing statement be forwarded to the editors of the respec tive Loodea morning papers : "The Committer of the Newspaper Prom Fund do not consider it necessary to eater into any controversy with the Time nispecang the propriety of establishing the fund on its proper salaried bear The food is sow a fact, and open its merits and the mode in which it is administered it must staled or fall. Still liar do they considee it their duty to comment upon or remonstere "Oast the tone of the article eubmitted to their oon oderatica. Public opinion, as represented by the metropolitans and retinae, press, hes already been expressed on the 'abject, and wish the judgment so pronounced the committee at all events have no reser to be damnified. Moreover, as the statements ia the article referred to affect not the committee alone, but the body by whom they were elected, they feel that it Is rather for the member of the society tkieseselres to place upon record as expression of opinion should it be deemed &dreads to do so. The question is thus narrowed to two points ; first, whether the committee were chosen by • proper mistituency ; and next, whether they are entitled by their position, their character, end respectability to speak in the tame et • person connected with the press.' With the names of the committee the Time, professes itself to be unacquainted, and therefore unable to judge of their qualification to represent the general prem. The names of the committee, with than of the other officer of the society, are published with the rules and the report of the associa tion for 1864, and wan furnished to the Times on the 4th May lint, accompanied by • list of 146 member and donors, and • letter, fern which the following is an extract Newspaper Press Fund, 6, Besufort-buildinga, Strand, May 4, 11164. By the accompanying list you will perceive that a considerable number of the working members of the daily and weakly preen have carolled themselves either as life or annual subscribers. But the committee feel that the Newspaper Press Fund deserves liberal consideration at the bads of the proprietors of newspapers and other journals, and they have desired me to request that you will allow your name, as one of oar prominent newspaper pm praetors, to be placed among the distinguished lista of sub. scribers and donors wbo have kindly extended to the fund their countenance sod support. Should you desire any in formation on that contained in the enclosed brief state ment I ais i be most happy to communicate with you' ; or should you probe it, two members of the committee will do themselves the honour of waiting open you at any time you may appoint.' And as a proof that they wrentitled tomer in the name of ' person connected with the pram,' they may state that they were unanimously elected at the most numerous meeting of contributors to newspapers ever held in Loodon— • meeting ocavesed by advertisement in the Times and other metropolitan journals, and the proceedings of which were fully reported at the time. With regard to their qualification, the committee beg respectfully to etre that is their opinion it is for that who elected them to forma judgment upon that point, and that a fitting oppor tunity fit expressing that judgment will be found in the general meeting of the members and subscribers to the fund, which will shortly be called, In order to enable them to present their report. The committee would simply call the attention of the Time to the fact that by the 14th rule of the association one third of their members retire by rotation every year, and that by the 12th, the presider, vies-presidents, and how rary officers of the revelation are ex officio members of the committee ; therefore it will always be in the power of the general body to rears an efficient control over their ex ecutive. Au insinuatiou, not embodied in the artiste itself, to which their attention has been called, but in the let ter signed ' M.P.' oa which the committee presume it was founded, is made as to the respectability of the members of the association. The committee feel that, although it is no part of their immediate duty to ester into any general vindication of their respectability, or that of their coustitnenta, yet th ey Mt booed to state that at the time the latter was published the association num bered among its mambos a very large proportion of the gentlemen employed as editors and reporters on the London pram and more than nine-tenths of the gentlemen engaged in reporting the debates in parliament. The twelve gentle men forming the working committee of the association are all tried members of the literary staff of five daily and two weekly London papers ; there am among them the editor and proprietor of an influential weekly newspaper, the manager of the parliamentary staff of one icily paper, and the sub-editor of another. In conclusion, the committee have to state that so long as the office devolved upon them, they will corder it a sacred trust to administer the fond judiciously, sod in a manner worthy of an institution established on the sound and comprehensive bar of mutual help and public sympathy. With ',lnd to the imputations of corrupt motives, and the assumption of the Tutu that benoetorth the orator in either house of parliament will be rendered femme or con signed to confirm at the will of the reporter, the committee are content to observe that the character of the parlumen. tary staffs of the several morning papers needs DO defence at their hands. Already they have received numerous applications from deserving permed, and they beg to sours tM editor of the Tina that during the short experience they have bad, a body of evidence by bees received by them which must convince ,the most incredulous of the value and seceneity of the Fund." The committee then adjourned. ELECTION PETITIONS BILL. Oa the motion for • into committee on Vat bill. Mr. AYRTON moved the bill be refereed to • relict committee. Mr. COLLINS wooded the motion. He opposed the bill oo the ground that for the first time it proposed that a plaintiff was to be compelled to prosecute his snit at the discretioo of a third party. He did not thick the Howie of escalope wee the proper tribunal to deride what degree of right a petitioner should hays when he prompted his petition. It being now a quarter to 6 o'eloot the diniunioo, accord ing to the rule of the lam% terminated. SERVANTS HIRING (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Mr. M. GII3BODI, in committee of the whole hones, moved for and obtained !ears to lining in a bill for confirm ing a provisional order made by the B , .ard of Trade, under "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862," T to the pilotage at BartlapooL V: tome adjourned at tea Ellauke to six. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday, in Lord Staple 's committee on the metropolitan railways, Mr. Scott Russell, the engineer, was examined at coosiderable length against the proposed Ex tension of the Loudon and Blackwell Railway down the river le the Isle of Dogs ; and Mr. Johnson and Mr. Round baring been heard upon the whole ease, the committee, after dehberatioo, decided that so much of the bill as pro posed an extension of the main line from the Limehonse station. pusing haloes° the river Thames and all astern ends of the W s India Docks and in continuance to the Isle of Doge, was not proved, as it was calculated to inter fere with and be injurious to the dock and river navigation tzaffic. The committee approved, however, of those other portions of the company's application to asleep the Few churchatreet tannic= towards Mark-lane, to widen the main line on ire south aide sear the Stacey slattern, to take additional lands eastward of the Linehan, station, and for other purposes. The committee of which Mr. ticholelleld is chairman. aproved and passed the re-committed bill of City the Glasgow Union Railway ; and Mr. Marewetier, Q.C., subseqeently called attention to the mu of the proposed Glasgow and North British Railway, in favour of which be stated that there were no fewer than forty-sin petitions, including twenty from corporation., three from chambers of commerce, and twenty-three from raiscellantions mereantile interests. The engineering evidence of Mews. Hawkahaw, Fowler, and Stephenson engrossed the aka lion all day of the committee on the Great Eastern Northern Joanna. Railway. The opposition of the South Devon Railway newt the proposed Teign Valley Railway was takes in that committee, Mr. Woolwich*, the chairman of the South Devoe, and other witnesses being examined by Mr. V. Reread and Mr. Clarke. The hearing of the St. Helen's Railway was continued. Evidence was taken in favour of the Drayton Junction for extension sad connecting railways of twenty-sift miles from the Shrews bury and Crane line of the London and North Willieril to Market Drayton, theme to the Shropshire Union, near Stafford, and Whitchurch, to raise 300,0001. by sew shares, and 100,0001. by loan ; Mr. Nem, the e n g ineer being examined by Mr. Salisbory. Mr. Davison exam i ne dwitnesses fur the Brecon sad Merthyr Railway Bill, to enable them to make enedry exteciskes in comexica with their Romney Railway, to revue 180,00 W. es new ordinary or preference capital, sad 60,0001. mortgage of their separate undertaking. Mr.by , Conybere was examined on the engineering. ' The committee decided that the Taff Vale bad no locus staodi against the bill, bat allowed Mr. Weida to arose examinee on behalf of the Ramsey Railway. Sir W. Rowell, Mr. Altar% and others were examined at greet length by Mr. Grippe concerning the merits of the East Gloucester shire Railway, who propose various branch railways of 40 miles aggregate in that district, in connexion with the Witoey sod Wonted and London and North Western Rail ways, with an additicoal capital of 000,0001., sad 200,000/. lean. The Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway still engages the attention of Mr. Belle's committee. The kills eoe sidered and passed in Mr. Musey's committee Melo& those of the Chariogerees Railway, Nantwich and Market Drsy ton. Salop Fire Somerset sad Dorset (Cheddar Valley sad Yatton and abates Mallet), Themes Embankment (South &del, Weald of Seat Railway, W scum Valley, Weshisiester Palace Hotel (to make arrangements with the lediseffioe), Tooting, Mertoo, mod Wimbledon Railways. Ulventa Gas, Monkland Railways, West Soma Railway. A committee of the Houle of Lords, Earl Deem, chairman, sad Lords Polwarth, Dummy, Abercrombie, sad Vivian, further considered the proposed extension of the Great Northern Railwaßaroet, for further lands at their goods' depot at King's-cross, and to raise 200,0001., and passed the bill. The for the Bedford and Cambridge, and Ely, Haddenhass, sad Sutton, went thrash Lord Redesdale's committee. BORROWING, YOWLIS or RAILWAT COCO mitts., consisting of Earl Glanville, president of the coun cil, the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Steward, and Lords Airlie, Maclesteld, Pow* Delmore, Dououghmore, Wade house, Redesdale, Stanley of Aide/ley, Daddy, Over state, Chelmsford, and Tanaka assembled to maids( the question as to what legislative measures an desirable for the porpoise of restraining the directed of railway wow niee from exceeding the limits fixed by their acts of parlia ment, and from evading those predates of their arta of parliament which require that certain portions of their authorised capital shall be subscribed and paid op before their borrowing powers an coma into operation ; and also to inquire what marine can be given to the holders of de bentures as to the validity and legality of the issue of such bonds. ifirtOrOLITAS SCBRAYS 00311IITTir. —Yesterday, after henries Mr. Denison, Q.C., Mr. Won, Q.C., Mr. Bodicell, and Mr. Wilkins, on the whole case, the committee, of which Sir B. Leightoo is chairman, intimated that they had agreed to approve of the preamble of the bill, in terms to the effect that, whereu subways had been conatructed, or were proposed to be constructed, is four streets of the metro polis via., liiingetreed, Covest-gardes, Southwark-street, Thames Embankment-street, and the new street from Blackfriars to the Manioc-house, by the Metropolitan Board of Works, cod, in order top t inconvenience to the public by the repeated breaking up of streets, it wee expedient to empower the Metropolitast Board of Works to make arrangements with parties requirieg water and other pipes (gm pipes excepted) to be laid down in the subway. of such streets, upoe certain terms and 000ditions. committee were in deliberation upwards of an hour, sod will settle the clauses sod details of the measure this day. COMMITTER Tlll CoxonvAlter Or Tag Yesterday, Mr. Batt is the chair, this committee approved the preamble of a bill to provide for the addition to the conservators of the river Thames of a certain number of elective conservators and to discontinue the excluaive rights of thi Trinity-honse in relation to the supply of bal last in the river; to vest ie the consecrators indeed of in the Watermee's Company the oostrol of the river steam. boats, barges, and lighters ; to make better provision for the protects. . and regulation of the fishery of tLe neer, aid to amend the laws thereto relating generally. The com mittee have examined Commander Borstal, eseretarkal Carain Lynch, engineer of the Thames Conservancy shipsweees, bergeowners, stsiai-ttig owners and others. The bill presides for public inquiry into all complaists, give" power to lay down buoys aid beacons, and to alter steam tolls. THE BALLOT Scurry.—At the weekly meeting of the isommittee, hold at the °those, 61, Cheanaide. the following subscriptions were reported ; C. H. Et, 21. 2.a. ; It. B. Whiteside, C.C., 11. ls.; Sir Mortis Polo, Bert., M.P., 3/. 3a. ; R. Webb, 21. ; 0. Brook, 11.1 s.: 0. Brook. sea., 11. la. ; Sykes Brothers, 1/. la. ; John Cruel y sad Son, 31. 3s. ; W. D. Hirt; IL ; R. Kell, It. 13. ; Titus Solt, IL ; Vii. Beckley, H. la ; S. C. Kill, IL Is. ; A Friend. per C. H. Elt, 11. Is. ; T. &swig, 1/. ; 0. Darbv, 11. lc ; J. B. Whitehead, it. la. ; J. Col man, 3/. 3a. ; C. Gilpin, M.P., 1!. IL ; Wm. Leaf, 101. 10L ; R. A. Marsden, 11. A sub-committee was appointed to consider end import what stops aboold be takes by the committee to prepare fu the appremobieg gessrel election. The committee expressed a bops that the snbeeribers and friends of the society would send to the offices any ammo. Lions they might have to make with reference to this im portant subject TRAFFIC B.ETI7RNS. Mks Pas- Mot , Total, Total, RAILWAYS. opon senders. standing. 1864. lel& Welk ending Apra & d A a 1 Ores* Indian Pentnanla 653 3,968 8,836 12,744 9.6.16 Reek ending May 21. Seottlat North Eastern l3B —.— 5,236 6,114 Week catkins May 221. Cork and Band= 2O 2.46 148 402 416 Week ending May 119 Cornwall — 1.071 486 1,906 1,019 Great taste= Great Northern 361 14,819 10,164 31,063 95,311 Greed Western 10686 42,422 3.622 64.515 61,376 lanceddr• & Yorkshire 446 15.869 24131 39,030 44,418 Loudon 6t Nor4kWeeBernll24l 111,4511 12463 165.412 101,001 tendon & South Western 16,631 0,424 34056 Manchester. Ilbedield, and Uncoluatdre MR &AM 9,661 13.172 17,961 Manchester, South Jule. glom & Alirlacturan North 9tagordshire 7.631 8,154 South Devon Mater ROYAL HORTICE'LTIISAL SOCIRTY. —Yesterday the test grand flower show of the season under the empire' of this society took place in the gardens at South Kensington. Despite • somewhat gloomy moraine the attendance was extremely numerous. At an early boar their Royal High seems the Prisons of Wales and the Primers Louis of Hness, attended by Lady Morton, de Gruicy, and Lord Harris, honoured the gardens with their premium ; and amongst the other more diatioguished visitors wore the Duchess of Wellington, the Marohioame of Waterford, Viscountess Combermere, Led, Holmdel°, the Marchimees of Bath, the Countess of Aylesford, Lady 'Arica Thynoe, Dads Talbot, Lady Ramer*, the Barmier de Rothschild, Lard Taunton, the Duke of Boodench, Lord A. Churchill, the Duke of Richmood, the Duke of Montrose, Lord Henry Leeson, Sir Wentworth Dille, Bart, he. The lower' were exhibited in the comervakey. end is three of the greed arcades ; and the general opinion expressed amongst the spectators was that sever had • more effective display been se under similar circumstance. Having re. prod the period of the year, it may well be imagined that the azaleas were the most conspicuous objects of attraction, but these were mod agreeably "countenaseed " by the pelargoniums, the orchids (more especially the Cat. lays sod the Lcelia class), the rhododendrons, the roses, sod the Cape heaths, besides,maoy other flowers which, though not lees beautiful, do not rear their modest bead■ sufficiently high to be " the observed of all observers." The display of fruit was necessarily of very modest preteesioaa ; but the few pineapples, peaches, moterime, strawberries, he., that were seen were sufleieotly tempting to divert the eye for the moment from the floral beauties mooed. In addition to the flower show a portico of the building was set apart for the exhibition of ornaments intended for table and drawing-room decoration. These were for the most part of glass or white china, the latter being manufactured by Meyers. Mintoe .from designs by ladies and gentlemen, and by many well-known members of the glass and china trade. Amongst the more distin guished exhibitors in thin department were Mum Phillip, of Bood-street, and Masers. Goode, of South Andley-street, the latter having keg signalized them selves by the production of those designs in wbite china which are now imlnded amongst the most charm log ornament' of the drawing-room and the dinner table. In addition to the award d the judges, there were certain prime peen by Sir Wentworth ante, for the three best groups of fruits and dowers for the decoration of the table ; and them were distributed as follows :—First prize, Mrs. Worthington Bliss ; second prize, Mee March, St. James', Palace ; third prize, Miss Whit. Highly com mended lady Holoadale and Mrs. James eatbush. Vietionctess Comberroere and Lady Emily Peel. There was also a prize of 10/. granted by the proprietors of the °ardour's Chronicle, and this was awarded to Mrs. Dombraie, of Deal, for • specimen of fern, that lady Wog the only candidate for this honour, though two prises were offered from the came mama BALI OF WATIR COLOUR DRAWING& —Yoder day Ream Foster sold at their gallery, Pall-mall, the mil kmen collectioa of war r-oolour drawinp of Henry James Wheeler, Feq., deemed, of Ilydeperk-prdens. The following an the names of some of the primes and the prima they realised :Revell, " A Richly wooded Valley— Sh and Water," 100 guineas; J. Varley. 181(1. "Lake of Llanbenia with deowdoe," 150 pima. ; G. Barrett, 1835, " Commaitios —Sunny Landscape," 270 mime ; W. A. Nesfield, 1840, " The Falls Rapider." 340 guineas; J. D. Hardin. 1840, " Val d'Aesta, in Piedmont" (painted for Mr. Wheeler as a pendant to the last), 390 guineas ; T. Reephy, " Pah Market, Hastings," 240 guinea. ; Copley Fielding, 1838, " Sussex Downs, with Arundel Ca ib. in the distance," 870 guineas ; Copley Fielding. 1837, " Off Scarborough—Squally Weather," 370 gam mas; Copley Fielding, 1837," Scotch Lake —Sunset," 520 mimes ; C. Stnafield, " The of Tamara." 660 gainer ; Precut, 1840, " T he p Porch of the Cathedral of Chartres," 285 gainer; P. 1)e Whit, " The Corn Field." 550 gainer ; J. M. W. Tamer ILA., "Composition Froutispire to hie work oa Pole." 150 gui neas ; J. M. W. Turner, R.A., 460 guineas ; J. IL W. Turner, 8.A., " In the Val d'Aosta," 600 gui nea.; J. N. W. Tamer, 8.A., "Rafts on the Rhine," (a pendant to last), 420 guineas; J. M. W. Tumor, R. A., " Vessels off the Coast," 520 mimes ; J. M. W. Turner, R.A., " View on the Brent, (a pendant to last), 1,350 gal. nese Total* male of the 52 lots, 10.0051. 95. Pictures (a differeal properly) sold rma day, nearly 5,0001. Tits OXFORD DICLARATION. --The committee held their final meeting at the Venerable Archdeme Clarke's, Owlet Church, Oxford, on Monday. When Daft meant the Arcbdeacoe in the chair, Revs. the Provost el Worcester, Warden of All Souls', Archdeacon. Denies, Revs. Dr. Pussy, Miller, sad W. It. Fremantle. sThe ear rimed list of adhesions will show, it is ropposed, 11,200 sig mature Anwggeemmeeoot. ware made for the presentatiou o( mice to the enbbishops, sad for forwarding copies Co the bishops of the United Church of Ragland and Inked, and to the Mould, American, sad Scotch bishops.—Beard,'- OarwrLi PRIAM ORR SHILLING Dar. WIDFINBDAT, JONI L—Adesimians!on payrosat, 2,312; &Mb I by mash. tickets, 1,288 ; total, 3,600. [Advertisement.] Homowsr's OLvrinter. Softdnoss Renewed.—Any Indolent ulcer or chronic sore should immediately hare this excellent unguent applied to It to the manner pointed eat in its notmorTranying dlreons. Pb. the rougldy cleansing a diseased or broken sldn, sad for reusing IY polsooed vowels or dowsing bonne to healthy action, nothing can &wpm. Ibillooa to s well-known Olstasesit. It atitkinaly dimes. Its power when a od the old sues ukier," which setting on the leg and becomes moat Intractable under the orb[ nary treatment, though no cane has yet withstood this cooling' and healing salve. The troublesome wreath.. preparatory to most 'Lk -cream of the legs are likewise reduced by the diligent appilcaUona of Holloway's unguent, strength to the weakened circulation through Ike . FEMALE SCHOOL OP •RT. The annual distribution of prizes to the students In thin school took plane on Tuesday, at Budiritton'houn, under the presidency of Lord HOUGHTON. Professor DONALDSON reed a lengthy report from which it appeared that the operetioos of the school were programing in the most satisfactory manner. The CHALDEAN thee presented the prims, which consisted of medals, books, certifioates of merit, and national medallions. The last mentioned being the most important of the prises, the names of the recipients may be mentioned. They were as follows : —Miss Katharine Ham, Mies Alice Manley, Miss Mary Judy's, Miss Sarah Macgregor (two primed, ma Ann Coster, and Miss Charlotte Lord Hoootrron then addressed the mooting in a speech, milling attention to the satisfactory working of the instils too, and congratulating its promoters and supporters upon the promise it gave of ioereased somas& It was most grati- fying to find that the designs exhibited by the students were not fantastic specimens of art, but were of such a cha ncier as to show that their sole desire was to combine nature and imagination for the development of that highest prospect of the human mind which was called art. The progress of this institution proved that the female sax of this country wartime* and more acquiring that Independent position which it was most advisable in point of aivilisetios that they shield enjoy. They were now arriving at a con dition in the social soak which would enable them to work out their own subsisteoce, and thus lay the foundation of tits domestic virtues, and of those principles which pro moted the general welfare of the coun try . By being placed is this position women would have the opportunity of laying', foundation for the happinam of their future homes, for the children they might have to educate, and the hus band they might have to please. He could not help remark• ins that these had been au unwillingness on the pert of the men to give.* women Usti:due in this matter ;and boleti it his duty to protest whet • system which he was told prevailed in some of the manufactorim of shim He alluded to the fact that the own wore allowed to mss a rest for their arm, by which their labour was diminished, and tho Magmas of the work • simpliflad ; whereas the women were obliged to work without a rest, and the effect of this disadvantage was to prevent them from competing in honest labour with the opposite oar. Ha did not by any moans desire that any sentimental favour should be shown to the female sex in these - mattes of competitive occupation ; but he must enter his protest against any system which did not allow to women the ante advantages which were extended to men. He trusted that the time was not far &Mast when the women of this man ! try would be employed as they were In France, Switserland, and other matinentid countries. In France their servioss wen engaged at telegraph offices, is shops, in post offices, at railway stations, ha. ; and in fiwitserlaad their delicate !lands wars food vary serviceable in the ismaufactaro of watches ; whereas, at the present time wornm is this coon. i try were very little employed in these occupations. although there could be no doubt they were well qualified to fill them. The Rev. Mr THOSALD INGTOLI, and Mr. HOWLIR sr ended, a vote of thanks to th e chairman. who expressed the delight he felt at being pressot on such au OCCS6OO. I Thanks were then paned to the president sod council of the i Royal Boisty, and to the U airmail, of Loados for their 4permission to nes this tennthated. renal CS the omission, and the pro. cesclinp Dz. Die JoNaa's Lionrasowx OOD Livia 0iz...-•• VIISQVALL/D MIMI POI Downs or 111 Cow.- 21t6 unrivalled properattea r sow universally sotaowledged to be the sent anomalous remedy for chest blections. Dr. Wendby. to. Pbrielsa to the Nansford I , writes : hot ooly lb my own aro, bat la numerous Dr. do tit's 011 toe oar sd nn toprovesseat of chest symptoms, and matte el odild, so soca sod so ,Y to be quits tosserkable. I beam It to ho dor sae{ vs pot sass"—told olly la consoled bottle*. ts. , to. Id., sod Lark is. De. do J sad obasstelo alopies swots, —(Advertionstent.l Low, Berton% and Co., 77, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH.—Jurra 1. Bittiap is Boma —olafams Load Mar Jvatiso Cock boa sad J +dm Cbesapboa, God Mum) - - • This waserows piper 84. The ally car of my pablio Miscast that came Wore the court to-day was the following : AND OTIND WNW, 1 BOCERT. Tie; kink& in .nor, whom It will be bear to call the defendants, were committed about the 19th of Aug Lel to take theta trial at the September seesaw of the Omit& Criminal Oust, as a chirp of emspinay to defraud w ish perm= who were minibus of the Prudent Beenit Society. The esseions occereessed oe the Slit September, and the peceetration having been undertakes by the givers melt, an indictment we. preferred and found by :ea jury against the three defendants, mead Kno Odord, and Cron. When Mr. Clerk*, who woe • by the solicitor to the Treasury, applied for the postponement of the trial, on the grimed of the absence of a material witness. The defendants by counsel opposed the application, but the Commo mn es : f granted ilioaDd "d ered that the ent on and at the tor and his the !It: mama should be reepited till the Ootonar seasiona. At l as October session another indietenent was widened against the three defendants sad a rem named Alfred Coombs, charging them all with substantially the same dhow for oonspiracy, for which the three first defeedants were is. dirket On the trial the three defendants refund to plead, and Coombs, who did not surraider, wee not The trial however proceeded, and they were oon= . and maenad to eighties meths' imprisonment each. Error was then brough t, sad the two main pants for the sou sidastion of court was, that under the Vexations In dictments Act, the prosecution ought to have averred as the fade of the proceedisp the preliminary renditions, so as to have enabled the jury to fled the bill ; and seeesdly. that th ere was no warrant for the indictment for which they were tried ; that the prosecutor's no tar as tb• abate of the adictuseet wee romers r.win rd a , nab been retailed by the Analog of the Ann indleismet against the three delsodants, and upon which indictment they bad not bees tried, and that there was oo proof that the Mee dept.' reccisisukte were renewed at the time when they were respited. The Lord Chief Justice, in giving judgment, said it wee neseseary to set out the preliminary rood itinos on the face of the proceediegs on the aiding of the indictment. The is tentios of the ant was that i the oaken of the assize courts should see that on indictment went before the graad jury without the prehminary anditions being *Nimrod, and that directly the grand jury became seized of the indica:mat it was quite enough. The offices as both tadietaissets wet substantially the same, and they consider the nuogaimmeis were in mistake. iiiotherie,sr;ed judges concurred. Judgment for the crown. SPORIING INTELLIGENCE. WYE RACES—WspitzaDAT. TIM WTI HANDICAP of 10 son. each, h ft, with 50 add. far 3-yralds sod upwards ; names extra. On mile se • half sad 110 yards. Mr. WodsoWs Banda, by Dr. o"Thola—Aaduate, 6 pa, Lord U tl s b bades Vaidsthss, I ITS. amt lab . 4 Ja 1 5. Mordao Mr. abrans ladverae, *yrs, fst rlb times Klintlagar 3 Bei* : Basta is Vanillin 2 to 1 apt %linos., and 9to 4 sin Basra. The hated made all the nulling, a w woo after a good race for the lad 300 yards by a Deck. Tex Otarnial Tow* firm= of 5 son. each, with 50 added, for 2.yr4411s ; colts, 84 7112 ; fillies ard 8.1 410. Wilays sOra. ia;dtrziariMp'aiselkihaidi, by Varmsaaos, dam by Wa s . tbarbit—Overreact , Bat Illb (Ise 41b ex) . (T. I last. bf by Hamp•—Partams, dot 41b.. (Hibbard , 2 inclaad'a Lydia flowing ad alb (. Reeve., 4 Bay Littlecot• Mao ran. Betting : 2 to 1 ow Jack Ketch. A ftwarerakes of 4 eon. each, with 2 i added, fat all ages, weight for age, with selling sad other allowances. (use Captain F. G. NIWs Eudora, by Tadiaor—Tiodona, 3 yn, (401.), 7st 71b , liahherd 1 Mr. Abroa s Matas, g yrs 400. 710 10lb iles.Nlgbttngall 2 Mr. Z. ilentlfs Wessling, 11 pa (1501.), OM LT. trench j Pereaveranos also ran. Benin :6to 4 ape Waving, to 1 apt Perseverance, arid 100 to 30 yet Eudora. Tin LAMM Pun, a sweepenhes of 3 MM. each, with 20 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners man, and selling allowanon. On Dine and • half and 110 yards. Mr.ll.llmlth's Weenie , by Vedette—Bay Itosallod, a yrs 1700. 7st 41b 7st 61b) (T. French 111. r. Abron's DiMou. 3 yrs (SOL), 68 1 qt. Mandan Mr. Harrison's Staring Tom, b yre (Ma), Set Eh (B. Harrison, 3 Bening : 6to 4 as Dilates, 7 to 4 apt W y, and :a. to 1 offered apt Maria. Tem THZ PALMS' AND TRADMICRIFII PLATY ; a Sweepstakes el 2 son. each, with 15 added. for Syr-olds and upwards Ose all.. Mr. Fairlawn a 01n Drinker, aged, Out 41b A. Marlow Marquis of Hastine Perseverance, it yrs, Net lln Mr. Makin.. 2 Betting : 10 to 1 on Peneveranon Tim &midi draw, 3 eon. each. with 20 added, for beaten hones. Mr. Abrates Mace, by Fandango—Maad Derocut, 7st elb ;French I Mr. itbrou's lialiverae, est 10 1 b ialabUngall, Marquis ot Meetings' Penevennes. 8K 81b 'Remo 3 Betting : 5 to 4 ea Baines% 6to 4 apt Wine, 3to 1 apt PSIIIBII4OIDOO. BWF/12iG AT JIANCHESTER—Warormar, GRAND Pt= Or PARIS. Even on Blois Atka (ad) I 2to 1 ofot Jul. de l'Atr mt. 100 to apt Cbravelost .1) NORTRUMBRALAND ?LAIL I to 1 an thy Sold (of, THR DOLBY. 100 to Bon the field (off) I 18 to 1 sot Ilddington t COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CACIREli—Jars L (Beton Us Jodie Ordhiery, Ms. Elates aimsll. sad Mr. Juan ICastlai.) At the conolosioe of the arguments, Mr. Boon Cheapen was of opeelan that the role nisi neat be ducharipd. The new evidence which it was alleged had eines been discovered had been brought to the polies of the respondent during the tell at the came. and leave might have hew asked to examine hiss ; or the cruenernonisation of Captain Scott might have bent differwtly shaped. Though be (the learned judge) might not bare felt soy die eatisfaction if the verdict had been the other way, be could not say that it we* against the weight of evidence ; oar did it appear that Sir C. Creswell was not perfectly satisfied with she decision of the tribunal to winch the kw bed as signed the of snob yentas= Then wee se Nikon= that the jury bed bees eledhested ; and there fore, under all the cirotuneleseas, there wee ao ground for disturbing the verdict, M. Janine Keating 000401 Ted. He had ben mach struck with the discrapsney between the respondent's answer (which bad been verified by bar oath) and the fans as they were proved in evidearie. It was hardly paeans that that should have map= the &Mahon°, the =el jury, or that it should not have had ifs weight with As for the Dew evidence, it was by no mesas certain that it would not have weakened rather than have strengtheoed the =ides= of the reigned's', who warn the principal witases for the diatom. He regretted that the result of the trial might be the bringing together of who were so obviotialy unfitted for each other ; but wee oo maim why the finding of the jury, which there was abundaat endears to support, should be set aide. Six J. Wilde adhered to the he had already as primed, and the rale sin was ai r POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THAMES. haw Than, • wohtilo looking mae, about 40 years of age, warn brought before Yr. Paget, charged with defacing the walls of houses in Stepney. Police Sergeant Beale, No. 52 IC, said that he saw the prisoner with • large era containing lime-wash end a large brush in the rear of some booms in Diggenestreet, on the Clare Hall Estate, Stepoey. The priscioar had just cons plated with his brash cis the ',egg wall babied the boos= the words—" Drink the Losidom Pare Tea Company's Famous Tots. (A laugh.) The wall was apse to the road, and had bean recently built. It was covered from top to bottom with the anisotamment. Inspector Hayes, K division, said all the walls in the dis trict were covered with tindeemen's and companies' an nouneuseets, and so many complaints had been made by the ownen of property to the Commissioners of Police, that directions had been given to the portables to arrest all persons intbalgiag in Irmo-painting on the walla. Mr. Paget maid the best worse would be to Woe a annt. moos against the party who employed the prisoner. It was so use dales the men who defaced the walls. Their em. elopes must be reached. lie adjourned the can for a week, ordered the prisoner to enter into his own recogni sances to appear nut Wednesday, and granted a summons against his employer. CITY or LoaDoN Comsat., lALDLTHALL-Errattar. —Her Majesty the Queen, in complies° e with the wish of the council, has graciously notified her ideation to biome patroness of the above °oiling, which °floe hae been veinal since the dense. of the late Prince Consort, who took • very lively interest in the leveeing dames ever rime their commencement at Crosby-hall in 1848. The Rev. Charles Mackenzie, A.M., elhainame of the council end founder of the evening classes, has been the means of pining this long desired bower. This eyeing Mr. J. Saunders will deliver a lecture in the peat ball of the ea*. on " An Evening with a Trio of Humourists." The elixir will be takes at 8 p.m., by Mr. P. L. Warmed; F.R.S., F.L.S., due., one of the vice-preadrats of the college. In order to complete the establishment fund of 2,8001., seked for at the Manske. house is October, 1861, by the late Mr. Cabin, ht.P., treasurer, above 7001. has yet to be raked. Fiew-LANs Raaor.o ScHoora—The twenty second annual meeting of the friends sod supporters of these schools and refuges was held last evening, at the Schoolroom, Victoria . street , Holborn-hill. The Earl of Shaftesbury presided, and wee supported by Lard de Blr quiere, Mr. Abel Smith, ILP., Mr. T. Chambers, Ural Commie Sediment. Mr. Deputy Judge Pape, Mr. Henry Vincent, Mr. G. Murphy, and • large number of the dis trict clergy. Mr. Tawell, the Deeretary. read the report, of which the following is an abstract :—During the past year 110 new scholars had been admitted into the infant e i = the avenge attendance being 185. in the boys' there had been 130 new scholars, with an average attendance of 100 ; and 102 bad been placed in situations. Since 1842 8,425 boys had been educated in this school. In the girl's school 96 new scholars • average attendance, 44; and 60 bad been seat to do mestic service. The sewing clam had made 642 garments. In the evening school for boys 150 new moholara, with as average attendance of 70. le the evening -school for men and 'boys there had bees an average attendance of 60. The tailors' and shcomakerie classes had been attended oil an average by 45. The elder girls' night school had received 132 new scholars, and the average attendance was 80. The girls' evening industaial classes were attended by an average of 110, who have made 400 garments. Several prises, varying la amount from 20a. to 2a. 6d., had been given t 0,72 gilla who had retained their situations over twelve mouths. The Peony Beak had 600 depositors of cash amounting to 2201. The mothers' meet ings, the Bible dawn, the clothing clubs, the rigged chinch, and the Sunday services were all well attecded and prosper. ing. The male night Wage had rewired 3,234 strangers, of which number 711 had been provided for. In the female refuge 2,647 person have been sheltered from the streets, a large number between 5 mad 20 years of age, of whom 747 have been provided for. The Bible wanes, sad the Maternal Society hara proved • great boon to the sick and distressed poor daring the winter. More than 10,000 men, women, and children have during the put year partaken of the berafits of this institution, and 1,695 have bees taken from the streets and plated in a position to earn their daily bread. Although the income for the year has been better than meal, the cerammittivi looking at the necessity that will compel them to reheat' the whole premises en soother site, view the future with anxiety and bops to reran the continued and extended support of their friends. The pose ileceme for the yen has been 4,1834, 19a. ftd., end the expeaditere including 1,0601. ineeerad, 3,7391. lle. 11d., leaving • baleen el 4441. Os. 9d. Mr. Abel Smith, M.P., mewed the adoption al d the ag report, abaci i ear leeeedeir by the Bev. Mr. Boyle, anreed to. BLANDFORD-SQUARI ORPHANAGE AND 131.1VANTS' HONS.—The wand barer in aid of this useful benevolent imminence will he held at St. Jaineerliall te-day_ W Mh o g a nj a h a r e to-marrow, sad Saturday, under the most d patroeage. Since the institetice was founded some few years ago by the sisters of mercy conewited with St. Edward's early 1,400 female esnaelii have been tempomany fed, sad dolled, out of whose more than 1,200 have base famished with suitable sitiattoes. The appeals of this charity to the public are net frequent, though its seeds are preselas, and h thereatre deserves a large share of supped on this umniog. HORNIMAN'S 'NA is choice and strong, moderate to price, sad wholesome to use. 'Rose advantages have secured tor this tea • sesseal preloreoce. It la sold la packets by t.tim sprar—iedeteeisseil ASCOT MEKTING. ACCIPTAXCEI rot TSB ASCOT STAMM of 2.5 son. sea, lb tt, and bit declared, with 200 added. Two miles sod hsU. (d 9 sub., Y 2 iired.) The highest weight empties being det 911) it his been raised to det 12.11 t, and the others is proportion. Age ps4wln st 1b 4 811 I it_edeap I. 810 Illppol lL Bay Edmond I 410 116164 m 6 111 B U 6 7 6 Illsr-k Dom 4 1 11 Welbeck $ 11 11 Thalsours 4 4 12 124 7 Alla ll 110 Agr it lb . f 9 t, Wiiiidjries IMAM I Claxton Alabuss I e 3 bb•radan BAN.' ( 11 -bl totash 3 5 19 GOOD WOOD MEETING. TIM GOODWOOD CZ?, value 900 soya, addod to • Sweep• saakos of 20 sows. owl, la ft. Two miles and • half. (26 subs.) AP e Ade allt101•14 Claremont Lord Zettutd .... 3 Derek= imam" 3 Itroaleb Mid.... 3 La Toeceuee . . 4 Myrtle Twee Bertha.... 4 LW latuaahlre 4 Limed= ... I 3 The Zanier 4 ii onto .... 3 Ilea Ling Lard Glasgow, the Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Bathed, sod Lord Winehiless ere subscribers, but did not MEAL MARKETS. TALLOW.—WIDIMMAT Evsimmi.—The market WU Met to-dity. Spot, 40e. ed. ; July. 41s. to 41s. 3d. to December, 435. W. Delivery to Met mama, 936 arks ; M arrivals. COTTON.—Lrvaroor., JIM I.—Nariret iris quirt, at previous prim. Wes today, 5,000 boles, irraledias 1,000 An= isly and export. 500 2541. to 29d. ; 550 recall , "" ho.. 28d. to 200. ; 150 27ed. to 204 d; 400 Marano and Bahia, slid. to 21d. ; 400 Ptioo, 2 Ord. to 300. ; 3,000 Borst, la to 230. ; Be naiads, kr., 13 1 a. ; Ckloor aid. to 20 ed• ; Joirto. Wed. LEATHER.—During the past week the &mead foe leather has bees quiet. At Leedeshall es Tuesday tbs. was a 'mall 'apply of f rash goods. sad the trassectioas were limited at about late rats*. Good cro ti p hides, th and upwards , light English balsa. Eatlhali 6 ,4 1 ° 1 •iiII offal , cad calf skim, 48th and tutelar, were tae artistes met sauce and is request. 0011N.—Barrou, Jugs I.—Our market has been s slow trade. at la. &drum from loot weak. Wheat, but who 41s. to 435. ; red, Ma. 6d. to Ws. 6d. Pats, 6d. dearer. Beam, 36e. to BTh. Pees, blue sod whit/4SOe. to Nu A large show of psis. - - GtAitoow, Joie I.—The Mate of imports 'bows very mall supplies for the week, the only arrivals from abro4 excepting 86 qrs. wheat, 000sisting of 1,700 qrs. barley from the Bleck See and 100 qrs. from the laltio together with 2,350 qrs. MAW from Turkey. The weather has bees un mesonably cold, giving a decided check to vegetation, and sharp frosts dazing the nights of the 28th sad 30th ult. bast blackened the potatoes is the eurreanding district. The tone of the trade peerally bee bees Amer during the week, and faß prim wee. 'bleated Is the heelers doge. At this day's market tam me a fair essimptive domed for wheat, end os deeeriptiose ea advance of lid. to 6d. per boll was sleeked. sad 6d. to le. on &etch Baltic and other sane although mare enquired for was sot wileable over previous quetatioss Flour, both sacks sad barrels, met a more ready sale as fall prier. Beans fully es dear. Barley unaltered, sad there was so cheep in the vela* of Me, Moral, ledise aces, or pees CLITLE.--Somum.t, Jusx L—Trodo rola firm to day, at the following prior :—Boot mad, Iron 3m 6d. to do. ; mottoo, 4.. 84. to Ifit. 03d. ; lamb, 7a to la lOd. ; voal, fn. to 55. Rd. • pork. 30. 4d. to 4a. 6d. pot stow of Edda, Makiag Um offal. ooAta—Loos, Jan L—gam Hartley, 15a 9d. ; Helyweil Mani, 16.. 6d. • T. 3.1 d Your, 14 ; Walker Primrose, 13a. ; West flartlom tA rit 9d. id. Edo' ns New, 115 e. 9d.; Wall. mid Braddylls 16e. d. ; We Ead Haswell, 11s. ; Walls Pod Hatton, 1 a. ; Walls Ead Ra ses 1144 1 44 , J6er 3d. ; Walls rod South Reties, 17s. ; Walls Zed Stewart's ; 16e. 6d. ; Walls Ed Ma." 13s. 6d. ; Walls Zed Classop, 16e 3d. ,• Walla Ead Cansdoe, 16a. 9d. ; Walt Eld Hartlepool, 166. 9d. ; Wall. Ead Heagb Ran, 16a. 3d. ; Wells End Zell«, 16s. 3d.; Walls End Post Hartlepool, 16s. 9d. ; Walla End Scott &Aloe, 16e. 3d. —Ships at market. 48; wild, 36. THE CALCCTTA ♦ND CHINA MAIM—The Penin sular sad Oriental o:wiggly's deanship Ripon, Oaptaia Rages, with the atone nisi* arrived at Southampton yerherday. Sirs bring 107 namsegars, 2501. in epee* and a general cargo, including 16 J &pawls pheasusta and 550 balm of raw silk, valued at 50,0001. On the 27th ult., is LR 40.26. north, long. 67.28 west, the Ripon pawed a waterlogged brig, dismantled and abandoned, apparmtly English build. Her bulwarks were white girds, with the name Fame oil the Quarter. 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