The Express. — London, England, 1862-07-28 00:00:00

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We may even go farther than this, and question whether such a ceremony ever took place in London before. After nearly two centuries and a half a statue has been raised to Sir HUGH MYDDELTON. For two hundred and forty-nine years the London public have been largely drinking New River water ; and for two hundred and thirty-one years they seem to have been undecided bow far ita originator ought to be honoured. There has been no hot haste in the matter—no indecent desire ma nifested to burry England's earliest known engineer into the immortality of stone. Ample time has been given for the discussion of all points bearing on his character ; his enemies, if he had any, can not complain of his premature elevation to the rank of a hero, for many of them died even before (Lava Caoirwrix was heard of. The clean new statue of an Elizabethan worthy— of a man who was young and active when the Spanish Armada was destroyed, standing fresh and shining at the corner of Islington-green, has some thing about it unreal, theatrical, and spectacular. The unfamiliar costume carved in stone, so sug gestive of Sir WALTER RALEIGH, Lord Busassoa, or the Earl of Kam, looks more like the whim of a masquerade than a piece of archaeological accuracy. A little of that much-abused London smoke which has coated our fat kings and attitudinising' states men in various parts of the metropolis with a sombre air of antiquity, would have given the statue of Sir HUGH a little leas glossy a look, and one more in keeping with the period it represents. Leaving, however, all questions of art and exe cution to be settled by the proper critics, there is something appropriate in placing such a statue over a drinking fountain. Far better than any number of muscular allegorical figures, with bag-pipe pitchers, or spouting cherubim, or gushing lions, is a representation of the first man who did any thing towards supplying London houses with water. He may have been, to some extent, a company-pro jector—he may have had much in him of the rest less adventurer's spirit—be may have intended to benefit himself while serving his fellow-men, like nearly all great trading reformers—but what he did he did thoroughly and well, finishing one project before he began another. What he had to contend with from stubborn levels, obstinate landed proprietors, and the slender engineering skill of his time, is shown in the winding character of his stream, and recorded iu countless histories and biographies from old STOWE'S Chronicles down to Mr. Snuffs's admirable " Lives of the Engineers." A man who has raised his own monument in a stream which has been loved for many simple ages, and which will not be forgotten even in these days of travelling excitement, would hardly seem to require a stone statue. If that length of the New River which flows through part of Islington. and Clerkenwell had remained open to the eye, the statue on lalington-greeu might probably have been dispensed with ; but, alter two hundred and fifty years of fresh air and sun shine, it has been bottled up like a sewer, and now shows nothing but a filled-up ditch, enclosed with a long line of black railings. The dreamy literary man—if such a being now exists—who strolls through Colebrook-row, to see the houses where SAMUEL ROGERS was born, where COLLEY COBRA died, and where CHARLES LAMB lived, will look in vain for what was once a happy fishing ground before those houses, under the dead cats and oyster shells which the parish is not offended at. While the local vestry, reported to be the most sluggish parochial body in Loudon, is starring at the Agri cultural Hall in the grand inauguration entertain ment, Sir HUGH MYDDELTON'S once sparkling river is becoming the dust-bin of a populous neighbour. hood. The covering in of the stream has been done under the compulsory powers of a recent water bill, but as the New River Company have liberally offered to give up the ground to the different parishes, there is no reason why it should not be planted, or thrown into the public highway. In the case of lalington a conditional grant has been got from the Metropolitan Board of Works towards the expense of the improvement, but still nothing is done. Parliament having robbed the neighbourhood of its river, the vestry still robe it of its highway. lx recently discussing the question of the effects to be expected from a great glut of money, we have been but little in advance of events. During the last few days the vast accumulation of unem ployed capital has forced itself strongly upon public notice ; the rates of interest and discount have broken down ; the Bank of England itself has re duced its charge to 2 per cent.—a point unex ampled during a space of ten years ; other bankers are glad to take the best short bills at li,and even 17 per cent. ; for short loans on the best of all securities—those of the British Government—the miserable rate of 1 per cent. per annum seems to be the most that can be got ; and 1 per oent is likewise all that the joint•stock banks and discount establishments of London allow on the fifty millions and upwards of deposits lodged with them. For the first time in ten years, it may be truly affirmed that money has scarcely any com mercial value on solid securities in that great mart of finance surrounding the Stook Exchange and the Royal Exchange ; certainly it carries no re munerative return to the capitalist. It is a re markable feature, too, that there is no present prospect of anything but an aggravation of the existing plethora. Gold continues to pour into the country with marvellous rapidity ; and though the reduction in the value of money here to a point below that current abroad has been attended with the usual effect upon the exchanges, causing some amount of capital to be transferred to the Con tinent for employment there at more remune rative rates, and leading to the re-exportation of a portion of the gold imported, the already huge store of the precious metal in the Bank of Eng land is still being added to, and fresh masses of currency are still being manufactured, to compete with the superabundant amount already inexistence. The question is now, will the surplus be worked off 4 Now, in the first place, we may start with the assumption that any operations which may be entered into with merely an internal or home ap plication will not contribute to draw down the stock of gold in the Bank of England. Any in ternal movements of trade can have only a limited effect ; and it is the same with movements in public securities of home origin or home possession. We have no scope in this island for any public works of extraordinary magnitude. if we could get up a new railway mania, and enter into contracts to invest three or four hundred millions sterling in earthworks and masonry, we might, it is true, disturb the money market, by impairing confidence, and thereby causing holders of money to hesitate, or to ask higher terms, by way of insurance against eventualities. But nothing of this sort is likely to happen, our railway network being now a long way advanced towards com pletion. Then, as regards existing home securities, there is an equal improbability of any monetary disturbance being occasioned. Let us suppose that, as mercantile securities are no longer to be had in a quantity proportionate to the mass of money in hand, there is a rush fur public securities—for the English funds, and for the various existing kinds of shares, stocks, and bonds. As long as this means merely a transfer of money from A to B, both resident in this country, the money market may be quite indiffe rent to the transaction. Thus, A has stock stand ing in his name, but only a limited balance at his bankers, while B has a Wanes at his bankers far in excess of his wants, and chooses to invest a por tion of it. By offering an increase of price, B in duces A toexchange places with him, so that A holds the money and B takes the stock. But as neither party takes the money away or sits upon it, the effect upon the general mass of money available for banking and commercial purposes is absolutely nil. Thousands of such transactions may take place every day, and great buoyancy may prevail in public securities, according to the urgency of the demand for investment, yet the money market may not be influenced in the least, beyond the passing hour, and not an ounce of bullion may leave the now plethoric " old Lady of Thread lc rmdL.■trant_^ Until, therefore, we export money, there is no way out of our present embarrassment of riches. As soon as we fairly begin to export gold—that is to say, not merely to ship off the gold that comes in, but also to trench heavily upon the stock in the Bank of England—there will be a prospect of capitalists getting a bettor return for their money, but not until then. Now, capital may be ex ported for various objects. In the first place, we may send it out for employment in the foreign money markets, because they offer a better price for it. This we are already doing, but it would appear that, having regard to the limits imposed by considerations of credit and of mercantile pru dence, such a system of loans and advances can not be carried to an extent likely to relieve our plethora in any material degree. This ie the more evident from the fact that Continental trade is as languid as our own, and that the influx of only a moderate amount of English capital into those markets would be likely to throw down the rates there, and so spoil the operation. Secondly, we may export money in payment for foreign produce and such like commodities. But of this there seems to be an unusually small pro spect at present. There is no disposition here to import foreign produce for the sake of holding it on borrowed money, storing it up, and re-selling it at an advance. The thrift which existing circumstances impose upon a large mass of the consumers of foreign produce in this country must effectually discourage any speculation of the kind. As to cotton, we would import it gladly enough if we could, and pour out our money like water in payment, but the commodity, unfortunately, is not to be had at any price. The other chief article of foreign production—corn—would absorb a vast deal of our surplus, were we to have a bad harvest, but any fear on this head is effectually precluded at present by the splendid weather. Putting foreign commodities on one aide, then, we arrive at the conclusion that our surplus funds are not likely to be drawn upon until they go into foreign securities. Present indications strengthen a belief that we must look in this direction for the small cloud which is hereafter to overshadow the money market. The English public unquestionably betray a growing appetite for foreign securities. Whether such securities form a sound and suitable medium of investment for our capital, is a question not to be answered in an off-hand manner. Foreign investments are certainly exposed to risk in a far larger degree than English ; and prudent holders ought annually to set apart such proportion of the increase of income yielded by them as shall suffice for the accumulation of an insurance fund against accidents and depreciation. In other words, they ought to capitalise a portion of their dividends. Conducted upon these prudent principles, foreign investments are not to be too hastily condemned. Confiscation and repudiation are extreme con tingencies which investors will probably decline to take into serious consideration, being of opinion that a moderate exercise of judgment will be suffi cleat to avoid them. But to condemn foreign securities in the grass would really be futile, for they suit the taste of a numerous I class of capitalists, who fish up large profits out of troubled waters. We think we can foresee an extensive introduction of foreign securities of vari ous kinds, particularly foreign loans. No doubt great profits will for a time be made out of them, and by a numerous class of persons, too ; but it may be useful to warn the public to exercise dis crimination. In fine weather yeu may paddle about near the shore even in a half leaky boat, but you must be careful to note the first mutterings of the coming storm, and take refuge in time. Tua PROROGATION OF PI r.—Tbe minis- terial fish dinner, previous to the aloes of the enwiee, is fixed for Wednesday next, 30th July, at the Trafalpr, Greenwich. The prorogation of parliament is expected to take place on Tuesilay, the lith of August. The House of Commons will adjourn on Wednesday next for three or four days, to allow the Lords to pass the remaining bills through their several stages, and will only meet once afterwards to wander the Lords' emendmenta.-04crrer. - TEE, EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING JULY 28, ebe Court. BALMORAL, JULY 25. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helens', and attended by Visoonntees Jocelyn, drove out yesterday. Primer Rohmlobe, attended by Lady Augusta Brace and the Hon. MTh. Bruce, arrived at the Cando yesterday evening. JULY 26. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Rohnlobe end Primes Helena, and attended by Lady Auguste Bruce, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur rode out. The Comte de Paris and the Due de Madre' visited the Viceroy of Egypt yesterday on board hie .yacht, off A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Rus sell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somer set, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. A deputation of the Colonial Commissionen of the Inter national Exhibition had sa interview with the Duke of Newcastle on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial•offos to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, the Australian Colonies, and Gibraltar. COTTON DISTRICTS RZLIIS FUND. —We are authorised to state that Sir C. Phipps has for warded to Lord Derby on behalf of the Cotton Districts Relief Fund, by command of her Majesty the Queen, unsolicited, the munificent donation of Two Thousand Pounds. - - Their Royal Highnesses the Duchees of Cam bridge sad Princess Mary hare left their residence at St. James's Palace, for Cambridge Cottage, Kow, for the The Duke of Montrose has left Belgrave-square For his seat in Scotland. . The Marquis of Abercorn will shortly leave Closetedlead House, for Baron's Court. frelard. The Marchioness and Lady Georgians Hamilton go on a tour of visits. Lord and Lady Bloomfield intend to leave town next week, for Redwood Park, their seat in the county Tipperary. Lord Londeeborough has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Dover. . . The Lady Bateman gave birth to a eon on Saturday, at hie lordship's rnsidsaos in Lower Brook• Lady Marian Alford is about to receive a auc cesaion of visitors at Aibridie Park. .. Viscountess Palmerston had an assembly on Saturday evening at bee residence in Piccadilly. The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar honoured the titmice' with his presence. Previously to the assembly the noble pre mier and her ladyship entertained at dinner his Excellency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Bruunow, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Duke of St. Albans, the Marquis and Marchioness Bandini, the Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripe, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, the Countess Dowager of Tankerville, Lord and Lady Bloomfield, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Miss Jocelyn, Hoe. H. Bourke, Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., to. Hie Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Flahault gave a grand entertainment on Saturday evening at Albert-gate House to his Royal High ness the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. The following were invited :—Prince Leichenstein. his Excellency the Spanish Minister, the Duke and Duchene of Sutherland, the Menials and Marchioness of Kildare, the Marchioness of Ely, the Earl and Counter of Shelburne, Lord and Lady Aveland and the Hon. Mir Heathcote, Bacon de BillMg, Baron de Zedlits, Mr. Bartholdi, The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary honoured Mr. and Lady Mary Craven with their com pany at dinner on Saturday evening at their residence in Arlington-street There were also present the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Manches ter, the Marquis of Hartington, M.P., the Earl and Conn. is of Hardwicke, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, Lord Dnfferin, Lady Geraldine Somerset, and Colonel Cut. After dinner her ladyship received a select party. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz honoured the rittnion with their presence. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and a brilliant staff from head-quarters are expected to be pre sent at the grand review appointed for to-day of the whole of the troops stationed at Aldershott. It will be the last divisional field day at the camp this moon. Mr. Frederick Hamilton, now secretary of lega tion at Frankfort, is appointed secretary to her Majesty's mission at Stockholm. Mr. Edwin Corbet, secretary to the ' minion at Stockholm, is appointed secretary of legation to the Germanic Confederation. Mr. C. B. Malta, paid at- Cache at Rio, is appointed first paid attache to the minion ►t Washington. Mr. Wm. Brodie is appointed first paid attache at Rio. _ _ . The day fixed for the marriage of Maria Pia, daughter of Victor Emmanuel, is the 16th of October next, which is the anniversary of her birth. She will make her solemn entry into Lisbon on the 31st of the same month, which is the anniversary of the birth of her intended hus band, the Haig at Portugal The Slat of this month has been appointed for the trial of Mr. Bishop, in the Neapolitan Amine Court, for treasonable practices as a Bourbonic agent. Mr. Bishop has been in confinement in the prisons of Santa Maria since the sth of April, during which time he has frequently manifested his impatience for a trial ; but now that the period is actually fixed, he has applied throulh the British Consul for a delay, urging that he wishes his brother, an officer in the army, now in garrison at Malta, to be present at the legal proceedings. .. . . The Emperor Napoleon, wishing to retail the reception which has been given to the French jury by the directors of the Kensington Museum, has presented in his name; to that institution, two products of the manu facture of the Gobeline and of Beauvais, namely—A tapes try representing Christ at the Tomb, altar Caravarzio, as specimen of the Gobelin work, and an arm chair, ss specimen of the workmanship of Beauvais. The Emperor of Russia is at present making a tour of some of the towns in the Baltic provinces. On the 21st his Majesty, accompanied by the Empress, entered Rigs, amidst great rejoicing on the part of the inhabitants, who had decorated their houses and the public buildings. The last few fine days have caused more encou raging accounts to reach Paris about the harvest. With the exception of the districts of the Loire and Angela, the accounts of the crops are such as to promise a more than average harvest on the whole. Those beet able to estimate the results of the harvest throughout France ray that the crops of rye and oats are unusually full, whilst in many districts wheat will be exported for the foreign markets. The last week of warm sunny weather has brought about these good results. We also learn that the corn crops are very fine in Hungary and many parte of Germany ; in fact, it is believed that the harvest throughout Europe will be satisfactory. A Swiss named Knudi has proved the best shot at Frankfort, but a Tyrolese, Hohenegger, from Immure* was so near upon him that they agreed to share the honour of champion of the festival, and left off shooting last Saturday, ready, however, to resume it should a compe titor for the supremacy venture to come forward. Not withstanding that the Tyrolese rifles are inferior to the others, and that the Tyrolese themselves, during the first days of the match, thought more of enjoying themselves than of shooting, they have cut a very creditable figure upon the whole. Up to Saturday they bed won 84 silver cape. The Swim left on Friday, issuing, before they went, a abort address of thanks for the welcome they had received. • Theladianßefotetersays that of late the Bengalee press has become very active. " Every day almost a sew volume, whether in prose or in verse, imam from the vernacular prima, and Bengalee authors are already numbered by hundreds." The works are said to be marked by • " poverty of thought, meanness of conception, and effe minacy of style. Everyone who can write a decent letter publishes a book; sod the man who can versify in jingling rhyme sets himself up for a poet." LATEST INTELIAUENOIL RUSSIA. The official journal (Northern Post) of the 20th of July publishes a despatch from Dunaburg, a city on the line of railway between St. Petersburg and Warsaw, which announces that a great con flagration, in which more than 100 houses were burned, took place on the 18th. POLAND. WABRAW, JOLT 25.. The Posen Casette contains the following :—" The report of the discovery of a conspiracy at Warsaw is confirmed. The conspirators are young men who almost all belong to the working class. They are divided into decuries, and each takes an oath of blind obedience to his chief. The chairmen of the decuries take the same oath to the head conspira tors. In consequence of this discovery about eighty young men were arrested on Wednesday night. The Grand Duke has not appeared in public since the attempt made on his life. The President of the Council of War, who condemned some officers td be shot in the fortress of the citadel about a month ago, was, it is positively statod, assassinated him self on the ground by some person who has not yet been arrested. Some young men were arrested on the 20th in one of the publishing houses of War saw, but the person most compromised escaped." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JOLT 24. The minister of Francis IL, Prince Cer ni, will leave Berlin in a few days. The Japanese Ambassa dors had an audience to-day of Count Bernstorff. The count having shown himself indisposed to con sent to the , adjournment of the treaty of commerce for seven years, the ambassadors are said to have I left the foreign-office in vary ill humour. Ouirrim's MIMI FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 28. The 3foniteur of this morning announces that the Progres of Lyons has received a second warning, for publishing in its number of Thursday last a correspondence from Paris reporting incidents as having taken place in the discussions of the Coun cil of Ministers which were completely false. THE ITALIAN R TURIN, JULY 27, Drums.. Yesterday in the Chamber of Deputies the dis- CURSiOU was continued on the question put by Sig nor Petrncelli relative to the foreign policy of the government. Signor Mordini desired that parliament should resound with language of encouragement to the Roman people to break their chains, although respecting the French flag. He asked if the house had ever thought what would be the attitude of the government in the case of an insurrection at Rome. Signor Mordini believed that the Franco-Russian alliance would be dangerous to Italian interests, and that the Anglo-French alliance was necessary to ensure the peace of Europe. He thought, also, that Italy should fortify herself, and place herself in a warlike condition. Other speakers spoke against the foreign policy of the Italian government. rr• 1862. and Foxhound, were at Malta, and at Gibraltar the Redpole and Scylla, and Confederate steamer Sumter. The following British ships had arrived out at Gibraltar since the 13th inst.:—Steamer Araxes, six days from Liverpool ; steamer London, nine days from London ; steamer Orontes, six days from Liverpool ; steamer Crimean, seven days from Liverpool ; steamer Palermo, 10 days from Glas gow ; steamer Ada, eight days from London ; steamer Peru, four days nine hours from South ampton ; brigantine Arab, 17 days from Cardiff ; and steamer Ella Constance, 12 days from London. The brigs Pilot and South Devon, of Shoreham, were spoken off the Rock of Gibraltar on the 18th inst. . _ Gibraltar exchanges and freights unaltered. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDAY, JULY 2.4 s A.M. --- - - NAIRN... 29781 1. M. 66 14 B. 1 6 . 0. 1 Sr t 1.8 0.11 2 . ABIWDZIII 29.77 66 60 B.W. 6 4 r 2 Lwrril 9221313 K . Amnio46B9 29. 66 63 N.W. 5 7 2 0.13 4 1.0929911 E 30.40 64 62 B.W. 4 2 b 3 GALWAY - 1493331n0wil 30.18 58 66 N.W. b 1 llois NaLD. LivicArooL Pailiaocr BO.lB 67 66 N.W. b 1 rapitice 91.773097‘ 30.17 68 63 N.W. b 1 Juan 30.30 41 67 N. c 2 Wzyx uni PoirnsmouTis 30.16 OS 56 N.N.B. e 2 Dor= Nab 61 62 B. b 1 106802 20.18 57 63 N.N.W. Vaaxotrill 806110140027 30.11 07 64 W. b I Serimos 1132300L61D - .12 69 67 W.S.W. b 1 19011.631.1. TT:MAT. wzoiesDAT. . _ W. to N. and L, fresh OCOMAID. W. to N. and L, mode to moderate, gene- rate, fine. rally Ilse. W. to N. and fin , e. light DWANE , . Nit light. to to 'rLEah. . and S.W., to mode* W. to N.N.L, mode- W. CrilltAL As next above, gene rate, line. rally fine. N.W. to N. and E., va. B.w.KrarAwD. N.K. to B.IC and S.W., viable, light to mode- moderate, line. rate, line. As next above. S LIGLAXD. 21.1. to B.E. moderate to light, floe. X Gun. A.W. to E., moderate, Similar to above. EXTENSIVE FIRES.-GREAT LOSS OF PRO PERTY.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Moors. Butt and Co., oor•chandlers, situate at No. 109, Rotherfield•strest, Islington. The building was of considerable size, for, in dependent of the shop and stores, it contained 14 rooms, and being erected in the form of • triangle, it had extra shops at the side, one belonging to Mr. Hounslow, • boot and shoe maker, whilst a Mr. Walker occupied another portion of the property. Fortunately the various inmates managed to rush through the flames and get into the street, same having only their nightclothes on. The fire was not extinguished until Mews. Butt's premises, together with the stock-m•tradde, furniture, and other effects, were com pletely destroyed. It is feared that the sufferers were sin• insured. Mr. A. W. Walker has also been completely burned out, but fortunately he was insured in the Phoenix Fire.ofoe• The premises of Mr. W. Hounslow, the boot and shoe manufacturer, are severely damaged by fire and water. Insurance unknown. No. 107 in the same street, belonging to Mr. F. Hind, has the roof paddy damaged by fire, and the flooring in the basement r LW damaged by fire and the ceilings by water. The origin of the disaster is unknown. This sufferer was not insured. Flee IN THE LONDON DOClB.—Daring Sunday night • fire broke out in the ship Empress Eugenie, 653 tons burden, lying in the London Docks, under the command of Captain Matthews. The vessel was • general trader and was loaded with a miscellaneous store. The accident arose from the explosion of • bottle of ether, which becoming ignited, the liquid flame railed into about 12 eases of Inciter matches. Owing to the energy displayed by the firemen connected with the docks, &c., the fire was pre vented from extending, but an entire case of ether and 12 packages of Inciter or conveys matches were destroyed and the main hold of the ship was severely searched. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHANITON, Jui.2 28. The Royal Mail steamship Tasmanian arrived here this morning with the above mails, 134 pas sengers, 1,494,233 dole. in specie, and 1,200 packages of cargo. The weather in Chili was unusually severe. The rivers had greatly swollen, causing considerable damage to the bridges and earthworks on the Southern Railroad. The Santiago line had not suffered so much. _ The Madras Times tells the following story During the late sitting of the Legislative Council in Calcutta, one of the members--• native of high rank aed caste—prepared the draft of a bill prohibiting the killing of cows at the four most holy cities in India, via, Jugger naut, Betimes, Muttia, and Bindrehun. He showed the draft to another native member of the council, and asked him to wood the proposal. The person spoken to replied that he, being himself a Brahmin, could not be supposed to be a friend to cow killing, but that he must decline to second the proposal on two grounds—first, he thought the time was gone by when there wee any chance of such a bill being carried ; and secondly, he considered that a bill prohibiting the slaughter of cows at the four places men tioned would be tantamount to admitting that cows might lawfully be killed at all other places—an admission not to be thought of without a shudder. On this the framer of the draft tore it up." THE ASYLUM AND THE Housz OF COMMONS. — The Commissioners in Lunacy mention in their report just I issued that an incident occurred in the put year in one of the metropolitao licensed houses which celled for serious in quiry. A patient, a member of the House of Common', attended in his place in parliament and took part in a divi sion on an important public question. From the certificates it appeared that this gentleman was subject to delusions impelling him to violence, and rendering him dangerous to others. On his Dame being observed in the division list the commitsioners wrote to the resident medical superintendent to inquire whether he was still an inmate of the asylum, and in reply were informed that he was, and that, although very much better, he was not considered well enough to be discharged. They found that on the morning of the day of the division the resident medical superintendent, accompanied by the patient, consulted the proprietor (himself a medical man) on the propriety of permitting the patient to take part in the vote that night, and that at this interview the pro prietor impressively warned the patient, in the preemies of the medical superintendent, of the serious danger that he might incur in the event of such an act. The med i cal super intendent, however, on his sole responsibility. and in the absence of the proprietor, allowed the patient to go to the House of Commons at 8 o'clock in the evening unattended, and to remain absent until nearly 2 o'clock the following morning. The commissioners considered that the proprietor had beeu guilty of neglect ; and they felt that, although the medical superintendent was in their opinion kind in his treatment of the patients, he had, in the exercise of duties confided to him by the proprietor, been guilty of a pave breach of professional trust, and that they had no enema tire but to require him to resign his post. THE CASE or MIRTACEN HERVIT AT FARM HAM.—The excitement caused in the neighbourhood of Farnham and Aldersbott by the arrest of Colonel the Hon. H. H. Clifford, when out for walking exercise on Friday morning last, on suspicion of being a deserter, continues unabated. P. C. Larks, whom the colonel accused of having I acted with rudeness and incivility after he bad disclosed his name and rank, and pointed out his residence in Castle street, has been dismissed from the force. He was pre viously considered to be one of the most active and effineet members of the Surrey constabulary, although he had oraly been in the force about two years. Police-constable Rylan d, who assisted on theabove **melon, and who has been about twelve years in the service, has been reduced to the pay of a THE BOMBAY MAILS. third class constable, sad removed from Farnham to the SOUTHAMPTON, JOLT 28. Hodstone district. Superintendent Holhngtoo, by whose The Peninsular and Oriental Com p an y 's steam- s ia t h describedo onel wa a u a t y n a be t f pe ore rie th oced em o n ffl its" cer, " h:btn , directions w ti h cv . transferred to Chertaey, and the remainder of the Farnham ship Delta, Captain Weeks , with the heav y p ortion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 police are about to be transferred to other places in the oounty. Colonel Clifford presented a written statement of passengers, amongst whom are Captain Newnliam, the case before the chief constable of Surrey on Saturday from. Bombay ; Captain Cruttenden, 1.N., front last, and that gentleman made known his decision on the followinAblooday. The men were sot permitted to render Aden ; Archdeacon Le Mesurier, Colonel Hinde, any ex nation of the conduct perused by them In the Major Burke, and Captain Magill, from Gibraltar ; matter.—Basts Independent. also Lieutenant Armstrong, s.a. Sumter, from Gib- Suraaarrrion or THE Iliwnoos.—The Dityas niter. The Delta brings 5 packages of specie, P superstition not . unl n s ' ike Edgar strong ni Poe's famous uatatica ot tale nativeol value not stated, also 1 case of , shawls, 163 packages the Egyptian mummy which the Yankee doctors o f sun d r i es , 000 bags of wheat, and 1,200 W restored to temporary life by electricit the y. t preparation s Octobe • Gujeerati Banian died. While raw silk, value 120,0001. sterling. were being made for his cremation, up he rue, and in the The Delta tailed from Alex andria °tithe 15tb Oldish& midst of confusion uked, " What are you doing to me here!" The mafc. assembled people 19th, and Gibraltar the23rd. Duringherpainage she u t upon al yo i td " ea T th." rget ar tt o tTe w re e viv a i r d spoke the following ships :-17th, s.s. Maarilia, and person arid"Ah e , a brothers, I was taken by four men to a sa. Ermine, steering eastward; 18th, barque Qantas ; " 11 ' • F -- is " 4. 1 trtiidwhtrethecotbi.re'Tbaisa king surrounded by 20th, s,a Pera,'atanding south-eastward ; and brie 29 Minutes to complete his existence. Take Ha batik to Goshawk, steering westward ; 21st, as. Orontes, his house sod bring me instead an old person of He Lob( bound eastward ; 22ndliving a few miles off from Ooron.' U p on this I wee , s.s. Ada, and Le. Ripon, also bound eastward. autl est at liberty. All this took place before my vary eyes." The assembled relatives were greatly astoaisbed to this and to disabuse themselves of any doubt about it, EM. ship Pelican, H.l.M.transport Peclrix o they sen t two merearre to the village referred to. It and the Egyptian fleet were in the harbour of was found that an old woman of Knobi caste bid actually Alexandria. H. M. S. Exmouth, Neptune, D or i s , ' died there a few minutes before. and the Banian died 29 Malacca, Wanderer, Alacrity, Trident, Surprise, minutes The eullitheZill the ter, s t ate ments o f Q. Bantu na turall y ca no sensation in the Senor Perez, the president, had organised a new cabinet, under the leadership of Senor Don Camel, which is considered as a triumph for the liberal party. It is, however, feared that it will be of short duration. The decimal metrical system will be enforced in all the custom-houses of the repub lic from January 1. Congress opened on June 1. The floating dock at Valparaiso was sunk on the 7tb. The American schooner Ann Eliza, whilst passing through the Straits. of Magellan, was attacked by a party of Terra del Fuego Indians in canoes, who, in a desperate endeavour to take the vessel, killed three of the crew. They were, however, finally repulsed, the captain shoot ing three Indians with a revolver. Business in Chili was dull. Exchange was quoted 45d. per dollar. Freight to England was at 80s. to 85s. _ _ The elections in Peru terminated in favour of General San Roman. The Consolidation Bonds were selling at 87. The new English Loan of 12 millions sterling was confidently looked for by the steamer arriving at Callao on the 2nd of August. The Peruvian and Ecuadorian governments agree upon leaving the settlement of their difficulties to the mediation of Great Britain. Much excitement still exists at Panama. The governor had left the city for Santiago de Veraguas, to which place he had temporarily removed the seat of government. Business at Panama was suffering severely, and families were flying from the city to avoid the anti cipated danger. At Barbadoes the weather :was favourable for sugar canes. Trade was dull. Exchange 90 days, 487} dollars. The Court of Policy met at Demerara on the 3rd. Trade was dull and business stagnant. The weather was favourable for vegetation. Business at Jamaica was dull and money scarce. Bread stuff" and native provisions were very dear. The great bulk of the population were living upon flour, corn-meal, and rice. The produce market was dull. Tonnage was plentiful. Sugar, sales had been effected at Ha for ordinary, and 19s. for fair. Exchange, 90 days' sight, per cent. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAT.) MARLBOB.OIIOH-BTREET. MIDNIGHT HARM:MEM in ram-cans ---A NOM DONNE. Chance O'Hara and Sarah Clarke were charged with loitering in Park.lane for the pinyon, of committing a felony. Benjamin Lees, 341 A, proved seeing the woman on Saturday night in Park.lane, near the rMlings opposite Mount-street, with the prisoner. She then left him, seeing a gentleman approach, and seized the gentleman's arm. The gentleman , walked on the female walking at his side, and the male prisoner keeping a little behind, but following them. The gentleman then shook the female prisoner off, end she crossed the lane and s pok e to the male prisoner. A mend gentleman coming along the female mnioner crossed over, seined bim by the arm and walked by his side, the male primesr as before following a short din tams behind. He (Lees) then stood back, and beard the woman as she pored him say that she " Didn't want any more of the - 'Ninny ' at the House of Correction." He then took the prisoners into custody with assistance. Some other evidence having been given, the prisoners were committed for a mouth each, with bard labour. Two rough fellows, named Lee and Kelly, were also charged with loitering in Park-lane, for the purpose of tom• uniting a felony. The prisoners were seen by Rough, 310 A, loitering in Park-lane. He kept a watch on the prisoners, and maw them put out three of the street limps near Haldeman' House (the Tandem* of the Marchioness of Londonderry) and Gloucester House (the residence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge), the better to carry on their nefa rious pursuit. After some time the prisoners were taken into custody, but not till they had had a severe struggle with two officers. Smith, 163 B, proved that the two prisoners were well known carriage thieves, and that Lee had been in custody for robbing linen carts, and for other offences, and he thought it a remand were granted he should have a charge against Lee for robbing a carriage. The mother of one of the prisoners stepped forward, bin was silenced on Smith stating that she had also had three months herself. The prisoners were remanded. CROYDON. MANY, AND A771:11P71D NUILDEJI. OP 7NE SECOND WIPE Robert Randall was placed ,at the bar, before Major Austin. charged with a most atrocious attempt to mur der his wife, Anne RendalL From the evidence of Mrs. Randall, who appeared in court with her throat enveloped in surgical bandages, sad who spoke with much ditficalty, it appeared that she was married to the prisoner at Croydon on September 26,1860., About a fortnight back she discovered that the prisoner had another wife living, and she consequently refused to remain with him. and went to her brother's house in the Sheldon-road. On Friday, the prisoner haying heard that she intended to prosecute him for bigamy, called, in company with his pros wife, Me. Jane Randall, ether brother's house ; he asked her to forgive him. He tried to pull her on hie knees and caress her. She released herself and ran upstairs, put on her bonnet sad shawl, and left the home. The prisoner followed, and overtook her at the lower end of High. street. He said, " Are you going to press the charge spied me. Forgi ve me, make it up. and I will go away. Say yes or no . She made no answer, when he threw his arm round her neck, and, taking a razor from his pocket, commenced cutting ber throat; her hands and wrists were also severely wounded in her efforta to save her life. John Nunn, a licensed hawker, who witnessed the attack, corroborated Mrs. RADIIIII . II testimony. Police-constable Joseph Higgins, 152 P, apprehended the prisoner in Mr. Walton's shop into which be ran after cutting his wife's throat, and took from his hand a razor covered with blood. Sergeant Horton produced Mrs. Randall's bonnet and shawl ; the strings of the former were cut off, and the latter was completely cut through ; and it is considered the resistance opposed by the shawl saved the prosecutris from indent death. Mr. Ripon, surgeon, and his assistant, Mr. White, de. scribed the peceeentries injuries se of a dangerous character. The prisoner was rmanded, and on being taken from the dock called proem-Idris a wretch. THE MURDER Or A ROT AT CHATHAM arras. EXAMINATION OF THE 11LI8ONER.—(THIS DAY.) This morning Robert Alexander Burton, 18, who stands charged on his own confession with having wilfully murdered Thomas Frederick Houghton, by cutting his throat on the afternoon of Wednesday last, was placed at the bar before the Rev. J. Formley, county magistrate, at Rochester, by Mr. Everest, superintendent of the Kent polies, under remand from Friday last The prisoner, who is a strong stout-built youth, with light hair and complexion, manifested the utmost coolness, being apparently the least interested person in the murk The moment the doors were opened • crush of people of both sexes, anxious to obtain • view of him, entered the ewe devoted to the public, and created some confusion far a short time, to the amusement of the prisoner, who smiled and even laughed until the circumstance was observed, when he resumed quickly a composed de meanour. The prisoner had seated himself in the dock, and upon being ordered to stand he rose with ► military alertness, which no doubt was due to his training in the militia, and stood in the position of attention. Superintendent Everest said that he did not propose to take any. farther evidence an the present occasion, and it would be very desirable to have the prisoner remanded to • future day, by which time the case against him would be more complete. The Magiatrate—Well, prisoner, what have you to say why you should not be again remanded? Prisoner—l am not going to object. I have nothiugto my. You may remand me if you like. Magistrate—Very well, you stand remanded. The prisoner was then removed from the dock appmently quite unconcerned. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SMAD WELL. (THIS DAY.) Walter Hill, a man of colour, late cook and sea man of the ship Ben Nevis, front nrinam, who stands charged with cutting and wounding a prostitute named Hours Morris, better known as Mad Nomb a Bluegste fields, Shad well, yesterday morning wss brought from the sta tion-house, Kin David-lane, Shad:veil, to the station-home, in Arbourstreet, Stepsey, f adjoining the Thames police court, this morning, at 10 o'clock. An immense number of persons were collected in and near King David•lane, and Inspector Allison, of the X division, took the precautioo of sending the prisoner out the back way in charge of four police-constables, to avoid the crowd. It soon trammel that be wu cm his way to the Thames police court, and 5 7 the time he reached Arbour-square a mob of 500 persons, chiefly the scum of Shadwell, were following at his heels. He was quietly lodged at the station-house without cor exhibition of feeling whatever. The sympathyof thefew el =le persons assembled in manses the police oourthefore al of the magistrate, Mr. Woolrycb, was decidedly is favour of the unfortunate prisoner, who had been plus. demi of his money, and stripped . of everything Im pal snoser.l, in a vile den, by the most infamous thieves in the distria. • It was rumoured that the woman, Honors Morris. dig of her wounds this morning at 1 o'clock, sod mock excitement prevailed. However, on the arrival of Yr. David Hyman Dyte, house-surgeon of the London Hor pital, at the Thames Police Court, shortly after 11 o'clock. he at once allayed the prevailing excitement by stating that the woman was alive, and progressing as favourably could be expected considering the many wounds she re ceived. She lost very little blood— in fact scarcely any at all—and he saw no reason why she should not recover. At present the result was extremely doubtful. The e prisoner is a native of St. Thomas, in the Writ Indies. At twelve o'clock, when this report was despatched, the magistrate had not commenced the bean*, of the night charge*. Hill will not be arrinfou until 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The evidence against him is complete. Many persons saw him inflict the wounds on the unfortunate woman, who will not, under the most favourable circumstances, be able to attend the court for the next three weeks. The prisoner will be remanded for a week as a matter ci course. EICTICIDI OP A FEMALE FROM BLAC6FRIAIt" 111D01. —Mk (Monday) morning, about bailout 12 o'clock, a decently-clad female, about 28 years of stu after partaking of some coffee at the foot of Blackfriare• bridge, suddenly rushed down the steps and plunged iota the river. The Themes police, with the Mermen of the bridge, succeeded in getting the unfortunate woman out, but she was quite dead. DRAT)! BY LIGHTNING. —A shocking event , a'• mind at Elvingtoo,in the East Riding of Yorkshire. lot week. On W edn esday some labourers on Mr. Richardson farm were engaged on the clover harvest when a thuoler /MOM came on. A man named Johnson, who was forking. was struck down by a flub of lightning, which also sued another man named Wills, knocking him off the load of bay and setting fire to the hay and cart. The horsed wereabo knocked down, but were soon up, ad away with the hunting load. Johnson also soon recovered, and found his omen" . Wine a blackened corpse. The poor man had been ava s t es the bead, which was split open and the flesh torn from de arm and a portion off one foot. His clothes and boot , were completely burnt up. 00-OPIRATION AND DISTRESS.—At the qoarter i t . misting of the Maischeeter and Salford Equitable Co- 0 1. 11 ' tin Society, held this week, the mem bers voted 211. boo their profits towards the fund for the relief of their di' tressed fellow-workmen. Them are above 2,000 mambo! is this provident society, many of whom bare accumulabteg a fund from their profits on food purcbsam which ri proved of essentialservice during the present sa ucily employment.