The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-31 00:00:00

t -----4------ ~i~ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOME OF COMMONS.—WzDirasDAY, MAT 30. _ _ EMOTIVE FRANCHISE BILL. After our report left Mr. COWMEN said the bill combined a maximum of liberal expression with a minimum of liberal action. The house would never pass the bill by itself, and if it received the support of hon. members opposite it would be difficult to resist the conclusion that they supported an impracti cable measure in order to conciliate some hon. members on that (the ministerial) side of the house, with a view to their su • them in resisting the bill of the government. ( gear, hear.) Mr. B. HOPE said that he wished to have the edu cation of all classes fairly analysed before it was de clared that an educational franchise was impracticible, undesirable, dangerous, and revolutionary. Ho should vote for the i bill in the hope and expectation that if it were read a second time it would be referred to the same committee as the other bills, and that it would form the final complement to the immaculate reform measure which, under the able obstetric management of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, they would bring forth. Mr. DENMAN had arrived at the conviction that, how ever admirable intheory an educational franchise might be, it was not desirable in practice. • Mr. WHITKSIDE said that the practicability of an educational franchise had been considered by the ablest thinkers and writers, and all that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had said had been refuted by the practice of the freest countries on the contineut of Europe, and therefore the subject could not be dismissed by his indignant but rash protest against the possession of the franchise by yottng men. The right hon. geptleman said that this bill would admit to the franchise very few of the working classes. He hoped that that statement was not true ; but if it was, upon what principle could the government propose to admit them by hundreds of thousands Mr. BRIGHT did not say the bill would be wholly inoperative, or that it would lead to universal suf frage • but it would admit probably the greatest number of th ose who would come in by it—young men of from 21 to 30 years of age. He had no objection to young men anymore than hon.gentlemen opposite, but he thought that a system of franchise which said to the great bulk of the working men in England that whilst their boys should be admitted to the franchise under the bill before the house, the fathers were to be excluded because in their time education was not so common, although it might be that they had brought up those very boys to the position they had attained -he thought a bill like that was op posed to the constitution of the country and grossly insult ing to the great body of working men. (Hear, bear.) He was free to declare that it was not because the bill would admitson.e and only a few to the suffrage, nor that it would lead to universal suffrage, that he opposed it. He did not fear universal suffrage, but he did net in the least recommend it. Ho had never said anything for it either in public or private. (Hear, hear.) lie had a letter in his pocket from one of the most eminent writers in the United States, who told him that he believed universal suffrage was the most conservative thing in the world. Whether that were so or not, he was for standing on the old line of the constitution of this country. (Hear, hear.) He believed our forefathers were right and wise when they were willing to entrust the representation of the cities and boroughs in the kingdom to the beads of families, occupiers of houses within those cities and boroughs, and with that opinion he had opposed, and pro bably Rhonld always oppose, any of those fancy franchises which he believed were departures from that ancient consti tution, and which were generally offered to parliament and thecountrybymenwhom bethought he might Ray had some fear that that ancient constitution should be fairly put in practice. Those literary gentlemen outside who wrote in the London weekly papers, and who were all for what they called culture, because they happened to have a smattering of two dead languages, talked of culture, and said that the groat body of the working people of this country ought to be excluded from the franchise. He had no sympathy with those notions, nor with that notion which the bon, member for Stoke called the educational franchise. Lord CItANBORNE said if they passed the government measure as it stood it would have two great faults-- it would fail to provide proper precautions against bribery, and it would give power to ignorance. (Hear, hear.) He found that intelligence was as unpopular with the liberal party as was the attempt to put down corruption on Monday. (Opposition cheers.) He was not surprised at the sneers which the hon. member for Birmingham indulged in against what he called culture. That philosophical spirit with which extended knowledge imbued the minds of politicians was likely to give it little favour in the mind of the hon. gentleman, because hie whole hope was in thesuperiority of ignorance. (" Oh, oh.") The hon. gentleman sneered at culture. (Mr. Helmer: I never did so.) (Hear, hear.) The hon. member sneered at those who wrote out of doors because they possessed culture, and had acquired, as he said, a fragmentary knowledge of one or two dead languages-- (hear, hear)—which the hon. member seemed to look on with the greatest contempt. If the hon. member had consulted them with more concern himself, probably he would have possessed a greater amount of knowledge than be now did. (" Oh, oh.") He was sorry to excite the anger of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but he would appeal to him whether he bad not found much in the writings of those dead languages to teach men to dread democracy. As to the grounds on which he (the noble lord) gave his vote, he should not pledge himself to this bill as a simple and isolated measure, but he would support it as a correction to the measure of the government. (Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the noble lord who had just sat down and the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Whiteside), while professing to vote for the second read ing of the bill, were, in fact, voting for it as a restric tive measure, imposing fetters upon the extension of the franchise. This bill was a franchising bill, hut every argument used was • disfranchi s ing argument. (Hear, hear.) They said they did not vote for the bill upon its merits, or commit themselves to • single clause, but that they bad before there the bad bill of the govern ment, and they were engaged in mending it. (Opposition cheers.) The government were desirous to get into com mittee on their bill with the same view. The noble lord made a charge against the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the hon. member for Birmingham, that they were the greatest radicals in the house; but from what bad occurred, unenlightened outsiders might believe that the conservatives Lad turned radicals. (Hear, hear.) Hon. gentlemen opposite said they did not mean to extend the elective franchise at all, or at least not to go below the 10/. line, and their ob ject in supporting this bill seemed to be to graft its condi tions upon the government measure. That might be very wise, taking into account their views ; but to vote for the bill on such grounds called to his mind those words they had often heard of, "organised hypocrisy." (Cheers.) He would take that opportunity of tendering his thanks to the hon. member for Birmingham for the speech he had addressed to the house. The bon. member had often said many things which be had heard and read with pain, not so much in that house as elsewhere, and the admiration which ho felt for his abilities, for his die .uished services, and respect for has high character, made him (the Attorney-General) mostdeeply and sincerely regret the things he had alluded to ; and probably they had given • considerable advantage to those who were opposed to the principles which he advocated. But the sentiments expressed by the hon. gentleman on the present occasion were those which he (the hon. and learned member) also entertained, and he should be ashamed if, after hearing that speech and holding opinions ropecting the franchise substantially the earns as those just expressed by the hon. gentleman, he did not state that for some years past his opinion had been that there ought to be • household franchise. The hon. gentleman had done's service to the house in making it understand that he was not the advocate of those extreme revolutionary measures white had been so often imputed to him. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ADDERLEY advocated the principle of the mea sure, urging that no argument had been adduced against it except on points of detail. Mr. LOCK): opposed, and Sir S. NORTHCOn supported the bill ; and expressed an opinion that U the franchise was to be lowered below 101. it would be desirable to go down at once to household suffrage ; but as he believed that such a descent would be most dangerous he should always oppose a departure from the 10/. suffrage. It being, however, desirable to admit • certain number of the working-classes fitted by education and intelligence to the suffrage, this bill afforded the means of doing so. Mr. ACLAND observed that it had now been declared that it was the intention of the Opposition to refuse any lowering of the franchise ; and proceeded to argue that the bill proposed to establish a merely official test, in order to the acquirement of the franchise ; and he objected to it, although he was in favour of fancy franchises. Mr. 31_ CHAMBERS was speaking against the bill when be was interrupted at • quarter to 6. The debate then stood adjourned. The other business was gone through and the house ad journed shortly before 6 o'clock. ,:. I s ii A deputation from the British Horological lnsti- , *ate, consisting of Messrs. Jones, Mylne, and Glaagow, 1 1;4 !': . ! accom pa nied by Mr. Ellis, .of the Rera Observatory, =4 Mr. Winter, of the Electr io and International Telegraph I +:! Company, had en interview yesterday with the sub-corn- ! ' 1 mittee of the General Purpos es C ommi tt ee o f the corpora- tion of the City of Lond on , on th e su bj ec t o f th e es t a bli s h- ] I s li !sent of clocks in various parts of the Llty in electrical communication with Greenwich Observatory, for the pur- l s s 1 pole of securing to the mercantile interests of the City L reste t r a. pr e s si cision in the public ti me th a n is at present to r '. 1 I UNITED LAW CLERKS' BOUNTY.— Mr. Justice 1 Lush has consented to preside over the thirty-fourth anni- versary dinner of this excellent institution, to be held at . , the Freemasons Tavern, on Friday, the 15th of June. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BEFORE PARLlA- XLN'r.—Yesterday, in the House of Commons committee, • . in Group 3, the further consideration of the bill for the new line to Brighton, promoted by the London, Chatham, and it Dover, and the South-Eastern Company,. occupied the whole day's sitting. In Gro u p 14, the Midland (Ashby and Nuneaton) and the Midland (b ranc h es ) Bills were further proceeded with and ag a i n a dj ourne d . Th e B ryu - I ' I I t. ! ' mawr and Blaenavon and the M o ld an d D en bi g h (b ranc h es) 11 Bills were again proceeded with. The North British (Glasgow branches) Bill was furtherproceeded with in Group 19. p 4 ; ! i rt . :,... , 1 / H . f I . . .. i ) ;,, i .1 ^ I t i t ..a.r.• _ _......_ ___ . _ . .. i ;~ tia ~ i~,, 7 ASSOCIATION OF TRADE PROTECTION , SOCIETIES. Yesterday, the animal meeting of the members of this association took place at the Westminster Palms Hotel; Mr. Rom Wsu-s, of Hull, in the chair. Amongst the other members present were—Mr. H. F. Pankhurst, Manchester; Mr. Henry Whitworth, Manchester; Mr. John Cripps, Liverpool ; Mr. A. Hardwick, Liverpool ; Mr. George T. Bathgate, Edinburgh; Mr. Wm. Johnson, Leeds ; Mr. W. H. Chamberlain, Leicester ; Mr. John D. Paul, Leicester ; Mr. Edward Gripper, Nottingham ; Mr. Joseph Roberts,un., Leicester ; Mr. John Parsons, Bris tol ; Mr. John Miller, Bristol ; Mr. Thomas Blakeman, Mr. Henry Evanett, Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P., Mr. J. D. Harris, Mr. Macalister, Glasgow and West of Scotland ; Mr. J. H. Dixon, Sheffield ; Mr. W. H. Barrow, Mr. J. L. Longstaff, Lord Amberley, M.P. (Nottingham), Mr. Thomas Angell, Mr. V. Pococke, Mr. Leivia Waterman, Bristol ; Mr. Robert Mellon, Nottingham ; Sir F. Cross ley, Bast., M.P. (Halifax), Mr. E. Baines, M.P. (Leeds), Br. Graves, M.P. (Liverpool), Mr. Beecroft, M.P. (Leeds), Lord F. Cavendish (North-west Riding), Mr. Norwood, M.P. (Hull), &c. The CHAIRMAN said the first business before them was the consideration of the Bankruptcy Bill. The committee met on the previous eight, and drew up a short report of the expression of opinion which they had elicited from the various societies. Itwould be entirely impossible for the meeting to go seriatim through all the clauses of the bill, but there were certain great 'principles of a most important nature to be submitted to their consideration. Mr. Meldoas, the secretary, then read the report, which recommended that the bill should receive the support of the commercial community, subject to such mo difications as were named. The committee approved of the realisation of the assets being left in the hands of the creditors, who were to appoint inspec tors and trustees ; but such appointment should be made by a majority, in number and value, of creditors, and not by a majority in value only, as proposed by the bill. They approved of the disqualification of relatives as trustees. They thought the trustee should be paid either a sum in gross or by commission on the sum realised, to be fixed by the creditors at the time of the appointment of the trustee, and not by the inspectors after the estate had been realised. They regarded the distinction between trader and non-trader as unnecessary, and desired non-traders to be liable to a summons similar to trader-debtor summons. No debtor should be made bankrupt in a debt under 101. or 201. The present law as to imprison ment for debt, and the discharge of debtors from prison, should remain unaltered. As to the adaptability of county courts the committee were not agreed. No priority of full payment of trust funds should be permitted, except in Wadi under wills and settlements for widows and children. The discharge of a bankrupt b &wit' be given upon pay ment of fps. 8,1. in the pound, or the adoption of the Scottish system, viz., at any time, by the assent of all the creditors who had proved ; after six months, a majority in number, or four-fifths in value ; after 12 months, a ma jority and two-thirds in value ; after 8 months, a majority in numbers and value ; in two years, by the court, after due notice to the creditors and a hearing, and that without the certificate of the trustee being necessary. The criminal sections had not been amended. The addition of clauses to include a deceased insolvent" estate the committee considered desirable. _ _ The various recommeadations in the report were then discussed, and the results were, that the meeting approved of the proposition respecting the realisation of assets being left in the hands of creditors, but rejected the suggestion that the appointment of inspectors and trustees should be made by a majority in numbers and value, and not by *majority in value only, as proposed by the bill. The suggestion that the trustees should be paid either a sum iu gross or by commission was also rejected. The proposal for the disqualification of relations as trustees was agreed to. It was unanimously agreed that the dis tinction between traders and non-traders was unnecessary. ' The clause in the report to the effect that no debtor should be made a bankrupt under RN. or 20/. was nega tived. In regard to the law as it affected imprisonment it VMS thought that the present power of imprisonment for debt in th e superior courts on final process should be re tained. As to the adaptability of county courts as a machinery for bankruptcy administration, the meeting was not agreed, though several of the delegates were of opinion that county courts might be so constituted as to render them fit for the purp o se . After a long discussion , it was agreed That no priority of payment, as proposed by sec. '249 of the bill to be given to friendly societies, be allowed." As to the clause relating to the discharge of a bankrupt, it was agreed that the requisition of payment of a dividend of is. tkl. in the pound as a condition precedent to the right of a bankrupt to procure Lis discharge, be expunged, and that in lieu of the mode of obtaining the discharge of • bankrupt, the present Scottish system of assent of cre ditors be substituted. Upon the question as to the im prisonment for debt a variety of suggestions were made, and at length a resolution was proposed—" That in the opinion of this meeting some provision should be made for the punishment of the several offences men tioned in division 3, sec. 159, of the act of 1861, and also for the punishment of fraudulent preferences." It was felt to be desirable that an allowance to the bankrupt should be made as under the old act. Mr. Miller suggested that half a-dozen professional men, two from London and the others from the country, should meet for the purpose of consider. ing the " little details" of the bill, especially the forms ; such gentlemen to be paid by government. Mr. Pankhurst thought that this was a most uulawyer-like suggestion, and one which the Attorney-General would not think worthy of a moment's consideration. The meeting then adjourned till this morning. in the evening a deputation, consisting for the meet part of the gentlemen who interested themselves in the meeting, waited upon the Attorney-Genend in the Earl Marshal's room, House of Lords, for the purpose of acquainting him with the result of their deliberations. Tho deputation was augmented by the following members of parliament : Mr. Phillips, Mr. Baxley, Mr. E. James, Q.C., Lord Milton, Mr. Barnes, Sir Morton Peto, Mr. Hadfield, the Hon. Mr. Egerton, Mr. Hornell, Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Graves, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hibberd, Mr. H. Berkeley, Sir Francis Crossley, Bart., Mr. Harris, &c. Tho deputation having been formally introduced by Mr. Norwood, M.P., Mr. Wsbbs, the chairman of the meeting, read the above resolutions to the Attorney-General, who, in reply, said he could not then enter into a discussion upon the several points which were contained in the resolutions; but he might inform them that these points had not escaped con sideration. Some of them, indeed, had been very carefully considered. There were two on which he might say that his own personal and private opinions were very much in accordance with those they had expressed—viz., the one which related to the distinction between trader and non trader. He had no prejudice in favour of that distinction. He could not say positively whether it would be better to do what they wished or not. With respect to the clause affecting friendly societies there was ground for consideration in what they had sub mitted to him. It might be thought inconsistent with the engagements of those societies that they should take away from them the privileges which they now possessed by law. It might, perhaps, be regarded as retrospective legislation against them. Might • compromise be effected in this way? That the privilege should be continued to the pre sent societies for • limited time, and not be extended to those which might be formed hereafter. As to imprisonment for debt, he saw no proepect whatever of being induced to waive that portion of the bill. He did not think the objections which had been urged were sufficiently solid to remove the reasons which had induced them to make the proposal. Respecting the dividend, that was no doubt • very important and difficult matter, as to the fixed dividend which would entitle to discharge. He had no doubt that they had well weighed their proposition. The object which they (the framers of this bill) bad in view was, by having such rules, to dis courage that clam of trading commonly called " reckless trading," and to make it not too easy for the bankrupt to enter into business again. Whether they or the government were right he would not attempt to say. He should like to know what the views of the association were, supposing a compromise of this kind were entertained—to retain the present clause as to the general sale, and giving such power as they suggested to the creditors within a limited time, and then to the court to dispense with the dividend, or the six years' period, if it was thought that the conduct of the bankrupt had been unexceptionable, or his losses due to unavoidable circumstances. He should be very glad to hear their opinion upon the question. Mr. W.ws said that the association would meet again in the morning, and would then take the matter into con sideration. He would beg to ask the right hon. gentle man if there was any particular reason why the amount should be fixed at 6s. Bd. The Arroairev-Gerienat. replied that it was one-third of a pound—that was all. It was possible that some per sons might actually endeavour to increase their assets with the view to getting that dividend—Ga. Bd.—if they con templated bankruptcy but he would be quite ready to make the punishment c lause more stringent. Mr. Webbe said the difficulty was to ascertain whether such was the intention or not. The Arroluriv-Geoimmb--Certainly. Mr. Wails further pointed out that, in certain cease, the 6s. Bd. clause would bear very hard. After some further conversation, Mr. Norwood, M.P., thanked the right hon. gentleman for his connesy, and the deputation withdrew. THE METROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS AND THB Bs.vit or Lo9Dott.—Theißank of London, at the time of its suspension, had for the Metropolitan Board of Works the general account of the board, the Covent-garden Ap proach, the Southwark and Westminster Communication, the Victoria-park Approach, the Finsbury-park, Main Drainage Rate Collection, Southwark-park, Metropolis Ssiwage and Dee' Reclamation, Fire Brigade, White chapel Improvement, and Holborn (Middle-row) Improve ment accounts, amounting to 164,540 f. 19s. 6d., in the hands of the bank belonging to the board, and 9291. 12s. 6d. cheques issued but not paid, making altogether 165,4701. 12s. The board holds as security for these funds the deeds of the bank premises, valued at 160,000/. A meeting of the committee of the whole board has been held to consi der the position in which the hoard has been placed by the suspension of the Bank of London and of the Conso lidated Bank ; and the course proposed to be adopted is to be submitted to the full board to-morrow. I THE _ EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11366. up one against him. Generally in these came there are some signs of an outrage. She gives a circumstantial amount of the matter but there is not the slightest evidence in support of it. When the outrage she speaks of commenced why not have got out at Pinner I But, no, she continues in the tram, and alleges it goes on till they reach Sudbury. She still submits to it, and does not call to the porter or guard. They reach Camden, anal they must necessarily wait for the tickets to be col lected. Here she complains not. Only at Buxton-square does she complain first. I must confess that the last an- swer took me by surprise. She says be smoked all the time he was committing this assault. lam certain if that fact was put before a jury would stop the case at once. The prisoners discharged WESTMINSTER. Mr. Ormerod Potts, of 57, Cumberland-street, Pimlieo, money agent, a man about 45 years of age, was charged with fraud, as under. Lieutenant William Gore Brakspear, 31st Regiment of Foot, said he saw an advertisement last year in the papers of a person offering to lend money to officers in the army or navy. He communicated with prisoner at the address given, 57, Cumberland street, Pimlico, and having received a letter from prisoner, which induced him to believe he was a re spectable man and a gentleman of means in a position to advance money, be requested a loan of money. Prisoner sent him a bill for 200/. at three months, which be ac cepted and returned to prisoner. (Bill produced.) He should not have accepted it if he had not been under the impression that he was dealing with a gentleman. He bad never received a penny piece for the bill, and was now being sued upon it. Three or four days afterwards letters passed between them, and priaoner at length said he could not advance money on so large a bill, and sent two bills of 100/. each, which he asked him to accept. (Looking at one of the bills)—That was in the prisoner's handwriting, all of it, and signed " Ormerod Potts." Accepted the bill, and another for a similar amount, and sent them back. It did not strike him as strange that the prisoner should sign himself Potts to the bills and Ormerod to the letters, because money lenders went under different names. One 400/. bill had been paid at Cox's, his agents. Was induced to accept the two bills believing him to be a man of position and funds. Before he received the second bill of 100/. to accept, prisoner had sent 50/. to him to Aldershott. Witness did not object to his holding the large bill as a security. In January or February saw prisoner at his own house, and asked him the reason why be refused or neglected to ad vance more than 501. on all the bills he held, and he said he should advance no more, as he had heard witness had other bills out. That was so. He said the 2001. bill was safe in his hands. When he advanced the 50/. he said hs would give witness back one 1001. bill, and when three months had elapsed witness gave him a bill for 601.—for 50/. lent and 101. interest. Believed it was for 60/. Under stood it to be so, but it might have been for 6001. Witness afterwards accepted two more bills for 1001. each ; one prisoner negotiated, and he (witness) only got 501. out of the 1001., and the other bill prisoner retained as acollateral security. Gave bills amounting to 6601., and received 100/. Was being also sued on a 1001. bill now. The deputy keeper of the records at the Bankruptcy Court produced prisoner's schedules of 1850,1852, and 1857. In one his debts were 2,24171., assets 233/. ; in the next 1091., assets nothing ; in the third, 4491., assets nothing. His description on the schedule showed that be had been an ensign and lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Foot, a lieute nant in the 66th Foot ; au omnibus proprietor, a gentle man without employment, a part omnibus proprietor, and he had several aliases. Mr. Charles Valiance Lewis, solicitor, proved that he got judgment against prisoner nine years ago for 351. and had never been paid. Mr. Henry London Bock, clerk to Baxter, Rose, and Norton, th solicitors, proved that in 1863 prisoner was petitioner in a suit in the Divorce Court, lost the suit and costa, 487/. He had since endeavoured, but in vain, to get a sixpence of the money. The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday on bail. THE ROBBERY OF STAMPS AT Mazicazarsx.— MANCHESTER, WEITSEIMAY.—The excitement caused by the discovery of the burearT at the office of the Hon. Mr. Howard, the stamp distributor at Manchester, con tinues to increase. Upon the discovery of the robbery a great hindrance to business ensued, and a telegraphic message was at once sent to the Stamp-office in London for instructions. The chairman of the Board of Inland Reve nue applied at Scotland-yard for the services of an efficient officer, and Mr. Inspector Thompson, of the detective police force in London, arrived here yesterday (Tuesday) morning, to prosecute his inquiries. Assisted by Captain W. H. Palin, the chief constable, and Superintendent Maybury, Mr. Thompson has, it is understood, thoroughly examined the premises, and expresses his opinion that the burglars entered the premises by the door in Cross-street shortly before noon on Saturday, and going to the firet floor ob tained access to Messrs. Garnett's storeroom by means of • skeleton key. They then probably went down the other stairs, and cutting through the back door forced open the door of the Stamp-office. The means deadening the sound while they forced the safe by procuring the rolls of calico has been already reported. It is sup posed that the thieves left by the door in Newmar ket-street, and, so that there should be as slight an appearance of bulkiness about either of those con cerned (for there must have been three at least), they left a complete set of burglars' implements in the room. Of course all the persona connected with the office have been rigidly examined. Mr. John Alton. the chief clerk, has been there for upwards of 20 years, and bears the most irreproachable character. It was his duty to see that the premises were safely closed, and he did so on leaving at half-past 12. Mr. Floyd, another gentleman in the de partment, and of unblemished reputation, left at the same time as his senior ; and so did the porter, John Carter, who has been 20 years i n that capacity. Mr. Inspector Thomp son at first was led to believe that the burglary was committed by some of the remnant of the gang who were engaged in the Cornhill robbery, and it has tran spired from the way in which the Stamp-office safe has been forced that the same means were employed as those by which " Mr. Caaeley" and his crew broke open the safe at Mr. Walker's, and it may be as well to state that the sensational narrative that " Mr. Caseley" made in the Court of Queen's Bench was, as said at the time by those who knew how such burglarious openings of safes were done, a pure fiction. It is well known that all the gang were not apprehended, but circumstances have sines yes terday evening come to light, which throw suspicion, and very strongly, in quite a different quarter, hopes being now entertained that the burglars will soon be in custody. FEROCIOUS ATTACK BY A BULLEOOO.-011 Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock, a young man named Boatland, a carpenter, of 4, Bloomfield-street, Dalaten, entered the Fox public-house, in the Ripsaw:id-road, and was in the act of calling for some refreshment, when • bulldog, that one of the customers in front of the bar held by • chain, suddenly sprung upon him and seizing him by the hand between the thumb and forefinger fastened on the flesh, and tore out one of the leaders of the arm nearly a yard in length ; the man who had charge of the dog disengaged the brute's fangs, and some of the spectators ran with the sufferer to Dr. Town, of Kingsland-road, who immediately ordered him to be conveyed to the German Hospital, where it was found necessary, after some time of acute and terrible suffering, to chloroform the patient and amputate the whole of his left arm, which was successfully per formed, and the victim now lien in a very precarious con dition. The dog, it appears, belongs to • tradesman in Kingsland, and is under training for a 201. prize fight. The excitement in the Fox and neighbourhood was very great, and all condemned the great want of caution dis played in allowing such a ferocious animal to go about uninualled. PRoerwrs or THE APPLE CROPB.—The apple orchards, which bloomed early this spring, and showed a profusion of blossom, gave every appearance of maturing to a good crop ; but the continuance of east winds and cold nights during the middle of this month has had a damaging effect on apple trees in nearly all counties, and the trees which bloomed with so much promise ere full of blight and mildew, and half the crop is irretrievably lost this season in large orchards. The dwarf apple trees and pears have escaped, and there is • moderate show of fruit set. In the cyder making counties (Devonshire and Herefordshire) the unfavourable prospecte of a crop has caused an advance of last year's apple brewing of from lOs. to the. per hogshead. THE REPORT OP THE JAMAICA COMMISSION.— The Report of the Royal Commission is anxiously looked for. The colonists seem now to be divided into two great parties—those who justify the maroons of October, and those who, whilst condemning and deploring the outrages committed by the rioters at Moroni Bay, maintain that as martial law and its summary modes of punishment are warranted only by the necessity to resist force b force, and as after the first two or three days of the • sates there was no such force to be resisted, there was no justification whatever for the cruelties com mitted and the destruction of life occoaloned. Things have come to such an unfortunate low that the former party hate the latter most thoroughly, and we very mu c h fear that it will be a long time before this hatred will sub side.—Kingston Morning Journal, May 9. ME. PEABODY AT Hons.—A correspondent of the lieto York Herald, writing from Georgetown, Moro, ohnoetto, on May 9, says :—" Hardly a fortnight ago Mr. George Peabody landed in the United States, and avoid ing all display, and, indeed, almost rejecting the offers of common courtesy from his old acquaintances, he sought the uremia of his childhood to recuperate from the f of a toilsome journey, and enliven his mind by sorrow himself with the associations of the past. Mr. Peabody since last Thursday has been living with hie sister, Mrs. Daniels, who resides in this village. George town I, situated north-east of Boston, • distance of twenty-eight miles, and on the Boston and Maine Railroad. The village is small, probably containing not over a thousand inhabitants, Mrs. Daniels' residence is a medium sized double frame house, painted white, with green shutters, and stands back about twelve feet from the main street, on which it fronts. Here Mr. Peabody proposes to make hie home during the summer. Every thing about the place is plain, but neat and clean, and in making this his choice, aside from the claims of affection, we have a fine instance of the simplicity of the taste of the man. He closely abstains from all society for the present, skeptic the numerous requests to get up a formal reception. He says he wishes several weeks' rest. The people of the village, much to their praise, have not pressed the subject further." *porting intelligence. ASCOT HEATH ItACIZ—WYDNr.eI4T. The Royal Hunt Cup day, though one of the mot agreeable of the Aactit meeting, is regarded as an "off day," aridconiequentlY the general public do not muster in such force as or Tuesday sad the Cup day. The Prince of Wales again honourti the course with his presence, arriving on horseback, accompsnied by the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Alfred., Prince Teck, ant the Duke of Cambridge, and the illustrious visitors dismounted n the yard in rear of the Royal Stand. The attendance of the autocracy was never larger on a Wednesday in the Ascot week, and the weather being fine, the afternoon wea very enjoyable. Racing tommenced at half past One with the Visitors' Plate, and nine animas of thenine teen entered fulfilled their engagement. Backers Ten fortunate at the first attempt, Monitress and Love Apple lei na the only horses backed, and after a good race the first nailed won by • neck. The Ascot Derby was remarkable for the overthrow of Ceylon, on whom odds of S to 1 were at first hid, but Robin Hood and Mount Palatine receiving substantial support, the bookmakers accepted 6 to 4 about the winner of tie Grand Prize of Paris, but he was literally never in the race, nut Staghound won easily by • length from Lord Port/moth's Robin Hood. The Fern Hill Stakes produced an interesting race between Hippie and Fripounier, who were equal favourites at ? to 1, hut the Baron's filly showed her ability fir this course by winning by a length. The ten ales "coloured' on the card for the Coronation Stakes went to the post, Mirelk and Ischia being each freely supported, but Mother-e-Pearl, rho, it will be remembered, ran very forward in the Oaks tc Tattenhern corner, won by a neck after a rattling finish with the Duke of Beaufort's filly. The principal race of the day—the Royal Hunt Cup—brought out the large field of 29 runners from the 55 animals on the card, and the taco was productis e of some very lively speculation, IHstotian, Langliam, and the Star being backed at 5 to 1 each. After some delay at the post the horses were despatched upon pretty equal terms, and as they streamed over the summit of the hill the effect was very striking. Every detail of the race is con tained below, and it is sufficient to say that Iron the distance the race was confined to the three placed, but Attache came out immediately Parry called on him, and won b 1 a length. The success of the winner was highly gratifying to tie bookmakers, es he was backed for very little money. Achievement won the Ascot Triennial Stakes, and Rustic, with l o onodds tint on him, carried off the concluding race, the Ble I I Stakes. The subjoined is a return of the running: THE VISITOE.S . FLAIR 'Handicap ) of 100 Ora, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; the second to receive :.15 soya.. About two miles. subs.) M r. Saxon's Monitrese livzonß?thaehild's Love Apple Mr. Wog"sou's Boleno The following alma rani—Black Prince. Pruserldne, Latitude, Emblematic, Beckhamphin, and Fair Lady. Betting 3to 1 agst Monitress, 7 to 2 agst Love Apple, 7to 1 agst Black Prince, el to 1 agst 'Jolene; TUB Ascor DIIMBY STAKES of 50 mow. each, h ft, with 200 added. for 3.yr-olds ; culte, oat 10lb ; BBiea, eat alb; with certain penalties. Swinley Course lone mile and a hall,. Mr. l'ay - ne's Staghound 1 Lord rortraiin a Robin Hood 2 Duke of ISeatifort'a Ceylon The following also ran :--31ount Palatine, The Peer, and Dales man. : 6to 4 on Ceylon, sto 1 agFt Robin Rood, 6 to 1 &gat Mount Palatine, and 10 to 1 each agst The Peer and Stagliotuid. THE FERN HILL STA Ki:s of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 100 added. for 2-yr-olds, 71t 2lb ; three, vat; fillies and geldings allowed Sib. About half a mile. 32 subs.) Baron Rothschild's ilippia Mr. Pry..r's I.lll.onnier 2 Sir. Chaplin 's espaalan The following also ran :—Detiance, Magician, Gretna, Conde, and %irides. . . _ Betting 2to 1 each apt Friponnler and liippla, 4to 1 apt Vespasian, and 10 to 1 bar three. THE CoRONITION STAKES of 100 t 0,,, each, h ft, for 3-yr-old fillies, est 10Ib each, with penalties and maiden allowances ; the owner of the second to save his stake. Due mile. 20 stil4,) Mr. lilered)th's Mother of Pearl Duke of Reaufort's Ischia Mr, Naylor'. Wild briar The following also ran : Malihran, La Huta, Penelope Plotwell, Murella, La Dauphine, Lass of Gowrie, and Pas de Charge, Betting 2to 1 agst Mirella, 3to 1 agst Ischia, 6 to 1 agst La Dauphine, Ito 1 apt Wild Briar, and 12 to 1 agat Mouser of Pearl. TEN ItOTAL HUNT CUP, a piece of plate value tOO soya, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soy,. each for 3-yr.olds sod upwards ; winners after the publication of the weights extra. hew mile. (72 subs.) Mr. G. Angell's Attache Sir F. Johnstone's Historian Mr. T. V. Morgan's Molly Carew The following also ran : Mail Train, Sundeelab , Broondelaw, Brahma, Peen,7s, ru, Morris Dancer: Lord It7;liald, Deerfoot: Holstein, Split the Difference, Siberia, Wild Poppy, Chapel BoyaL Nukuhera, Lanaham, Unlearned, Viceroy, Uild Parsley, The Star, Bigutv, Pilgruu, Grey Stockings, The Czar, Tomahawk, and Centaur. Betthig • sto 1 each apt historian Langham, and the Star, 8 to 1 aunt Lord Ronald,' 10 to 1 agat Viceroy,'loo to S agsi Broondelow, 100 to 7 agat Brahma, 16 to I each aget Split the Difference, Ds-erfoot, l'ilgrim, and 1 omahawk, 20 to 1 each agat Mail Train, Centaur, Molly Carew, and blgote, 73 to 1 each eget Attache, sundeelah, and The Czar, 40 to 1 each agat Siberia and V ild Poppy, and O 6 to 1 agst any other. Some little delay oc curred at the post in consequence of the fractiousness of several of the horses, Centaur being one of the most conspicuous In refusing to join his horses. At length, seizing a favourable opportunity, Mr. MeGeorge dropped the flag, and the lot got away on good terms, with the exception of Siberia, Peeress, Pilgrim, and Centaur, who lost considerable ground ea the body of horses proceeded on their journey. The Brat to show conspicuously in front was Broomielaw, closely followed by Molly Carew, Historian, The Czar, Lord Ronald, and Tomahawk, who comprised the leaders as the squadron of horses Swept down the hill towards the road, Longhorn, Nukuheva, and No ;the latter wide on the left!, holding prominent positions in the track of the lot enumerated above. Before reaching the foot of the hill Viceroy gave way to Molly Carew, who took a clear lead of Historian, Tomahawk, and Lord Ronald. The tailing now commencing, Attache, who bad been lying in the centre of the ruck, ran by his horses, and took close order with the leaders before reaching the distance, from which point Molly Carew carried onithe running, closely pursued by Historian and Mr. Angell's horse to the centre of the enclosure, where Historian got slightly the best of it, but l'arry calling on Attache the latter got his head in front opposite the royal enclosure, and won cleverly by a length ; Cares! elate np w as third, an interval of eeveral lengths . . squinting her from Peeress who, passing a lot of beaten hoiies, Mashed fourth Lord itouald was Kith, Decrfoot sixth , Baron itothachild's pair and Broomielaw were next, the others canter ing in at intervals, the last lot being Viceroy, Nu, Brahma, Orey Stockings, and Siberia. Centaur walked to with the crowd. THE FuCKTIENTH ASCOT TitagglAL STAKEa of 10 son. each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; cults, Est 101 b; fil es, Sit 71b. T. Y.C. t 1 subs) Colonel Pearson 's Achievement Duke of Beaufort's Vauban Lord Stamford's t by Wild Dayrell—Rupee Betting: 100 to 12 on Achievement. THE SECOND YEAR or THE EIGHTH ASCOT ETIENIAL ETAI/B, of 10 110V11. each, with 100 added, fur 3-yr-olds, colts, Sat 101 b ; fillies, Sat olb. The owner of the second to receive 25 soya out ut the stakes. The Old Mile. (52 subs ) Duke of Beaufort'a Rustic Baron Rothschild's Janitor Captain King's Meplustophiles Chihiaa also ran 1 2 2 .. 1 2 3 Betting : 4 to 1 on Rustic, 5 ,to 1 agst Janitor, and 40 to I offered sgst any other. Janitor cut out the work at a slow pace with the favourite at his heels to the bend Into the straight, where Rustic closed, the pair quitting the others as they as cended the hill. At the half distance the favourite shot to the front, but Janitor struggling gamely. lordham had to rouse hls horse at the itniab, when he won cleverly by a neck. liephis. tophilea was a bad third. ADDITIVN•L ARRIVAL& —Bl2aryer, Primate, Bugler, idsaeman, and Bather High colt. 'tribal an antittarg. ADMIRALTY, MAY 30. —APPOINTMENTIA —Master C. G. Johnston, to the Lord Clyde. Paymaster W. B. Mainprise, to the Lord Clyde. Amistant Paymasters A. P. Freeman and J. (Wand, to the Lord Clyde. Master's Assistant H. BA% nhaan, to the Orontes. Clerks G. F. Hunt, to the Cumberland ; J. P. Brain, to the Canopus. Assistant Clerk G. J. Thomson, to the Lord Clyde. Chief Engineer J. Bruce, to the Indus, for the Star. Engineers W. M. Taylor, to the St. George ; G. Fitz gerald, and W. P. Dawe, to the Peterel (commissioned). First-class Assistant Engineer J. Dome, to the Peterel. Acting Second-clam Assistant Engineer H. M.G. Pellew, to the PetoreL THE LATII "FATHER PROVT."—The remains of the late Rev. F. Mahony, more generally known under the literary 1101/1 de plume of " Father l'rout," arrived here from Paris on Monday evening, per the London steamer, and were conveyed to the church of St. Patrick, King-street, where they were laid till the time appointed for the funeral. From an early hour on Tuesday morning masses were being celebrated in the church for the eternal repose of the reverend deceased, and a large number of persons were present. At eight o'clock the Most. Rev. Dr. Delany, Bishop of Cork, and a large number of the clergymen of the city, entered the church from the sacnsty, and sang the Psalm Mirerere. A procession was then formed, and the remains borne to the bier, in readiness at the church gate. The coffin was one of pl ain oak, enclosing others, a simple brass plate on the lid bar ing the name of the reverend deceased, the dates of him birth and death, and his age, 61 years. Over the coffin was placed a handsome black pall, trimmed with white. The cortege then moved off from the church, headed by four mourning • es. The remains were immediately pre ceded by his ip the bishop, the dean, and about 20 clergymen. The relatives of the deceased followed the bier as chief mourners, and a large number of respectable citizens and others friends of the deceased, swelled the procession, which was closed by a number of private vehicles. The funeral proceeded by King-street, Bridge street, and Ifulgrave-road, to the graveyard of St. Mary's, Shandon, the burial place of the Mshony family. While the cortege was en route the bells of the several churches (including those of Shandon) tolled solemnly. Arrived at the cemetery, the coffin was borne on men's shoulders to the vault, preoededby the bishop and clergymen, who in toned the burial service. His lordship conducted the ser vice, and when it bad concluded the remains of " Father Prout" were laid within the very shadow of the tower of the music of whose bells be had so sweetly sung.—Cork Examiner. UNlvsmarnr Couxoz HOSPITAL —During the put week 2,105 cases received relief at this hospital, of thews 318 were new cases. Pcdvertiaement.l—ilotiowaw's OINTIIINT AND Pima—Redemption from disease—The hidden cause, the un suspected source of many a wasting eicimess and failing strength have been developed by these admirable ills , and the applies tion of the Ointment to the malady thus discovered has rescued many valuable lives from a continued torture and premature end. Plies in all the many forme under which they afElet man kind, such as fistulas, strictures, inflammation, ulcerations, internal, external, recent or chronic, are thus safely and speedily brought to a state of ease. and thence conducted to a lasting cure. Both ointment and Pills are innocent in composition ; both arc healing, purifying, and comforting: both are gentle in operation, and enlist each other, ever helping, never harming natan's acknowledged laws. t nth Intelligence. EQUITY COURTS.—MAT 30. (Before the Master of the Bolls.) THE PATENT BREAD MACHINZRY COMPANY. His Honour gave judgment on a petition which was argued on Monday, which prayed the winding-up of the company. Mr. Southgate, Q.C., and Mr. Bevir appeared in support of the petition ; and Mr.Wintle appeared for the company. His Lordship said that he could not accede to the prayer of the petition. The company had been originally formed for two purposes; one the miring and palling of bread; the other, the making and willing of machines. It was a bonA fide company, and from 28,000/. to 30,0001. appeared to have been subscribed and paid in respect of it. The sale of bread and fitting up of bakeries ' which bad been sold at a loss, had not been profitable to the company ; but it ap to be quite otherwise in the other department of the tt e ril i ss, which was being carried on with profit, and which all the shareholders and creditors wished to be con tinued. His lordship thought the petitioner had no locus standi as a shareholder. His shares had been allotted to him as fully paid up, as were those of the other share holders t the petitioner was not liable to creditors, and his object was not to divide any assets pan passu with the other shareholders, but to get back, under a clause in hie agreement with the company, the patent for making the machines. The petition would therefore be dismissed with costs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAY 30. - - - - - Sittings — in Banco. —(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Wiles, Byles, and Smith.) WARD r._ WFSCOMB. The plaintiff in this case had been engaged as reporter and subeditor upon Woolmer's Exeter Gazette, and he sued to recover damages upon the ground that he had been dis missed before the year for which he was engaged had expired. At the trial before Mr. Baron Channell, at Bristol, the jury found for the plaintiff, damages 50/. Sub sequently a rule was obtained to show cause why there should Rot be a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and to-day the matter was called on for argument. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Cole, appeared to show cause • Mr. Karalake , Q.C., and Mr. Kingdon to support the ru le.t It was stated that on the present occasion no question was raised as to the plaintiff's competency, and the only question was whether what passed in conversation between the plaintiff and the defendant amounted to a dis missal of the former, or whether they had separated by mutual consent. Upon this point Mr. Baron Channell reported that he was dissatisfied with the finding of the jury. The court, acting upon the usual practice in such easel, adopted the opinion of the learned lodge who presided at the trial, and made the rule absolute for a new trial. Rule absolute. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Mey 30. (Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) TN REBIHT AND CUNNINGHAM, ..—.... ... The bankrupts, Henry Birt and Henry Stewart Cun ningham, were wholesale tea-dealers and merchants, of 21, Mining-lane, trading under the firm of Henry Birt and Co. Cunningham only has surrendered • the other bankrupt has absconded. The aggregate liabilities are stated at 102,000 W., of which 67,6561. are without security ; assets of uncertain amount. The bankrupt Cunningham has appended the following statement to the list : ' In addition to those figures there is a liability in respect of a large number of warrants paid for by customers, and left by them in charge of the firm, and deposited with Birt by way of security, the liability for which, owing to his flight, I have been unable to ascertain." This was an adjourned sitting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. Mr. Linklater tendered a proof for 10,3901. on behalf of Mr. Hugh Brodie, gentleman, of Onalow-square. Mr. Wynne, on behalf of the petitioning creditor, opposed the proof. From the examination of Mr. Brodie it appeared that the money, which was his, had been ad vanced by his father, in furtherance of the design of the bankrupts to convert their firm into a limited company, of which Mr. Brodie was to ho the managing director, receiv ing the amount of his loan in paid-up he com pany was never formed. Mr. Linklater—The disasters of this spring had nipped it in the bud. _ . The Registrar admitted the proof. Mr. F. W. Carter, tea broker, of Mincing-lane, and Mr. J. Sydney Edgcumbe, gentleman, of Chancery-lane, were appointed assignees. Metiers. Link!sten and Hackwood are the solicitors under the proceedings. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Edward Sayer, the secretary to the Brewer's, Ches ter's, and Galley Quays Provident Society, attended before Alderman Keeley, who sat for the Lord Mayor, to show cause why one of the members, named James Foley, who had been expelled from the society, should not be rein- stated. _ _ _ _ _ The complainant was a labourer at Scovell's wharf, and it appeared that on the Ith of April he had the misfortune, while employed at his avocation, to break his collar-bone, and he applied to the society for the usual allowance. Accordingly he was paid It. a week as a first•class mem ber, and this sum was continued until the 7th May, when it was stopped, and a meeting of the committee of the so ciety was convened ? and he was expelled, on the ground that, in contravention of the 19th rule of the association, he had been at work while receiving the allowance from the society. The defendant admitted the facts, and said that the ground uponwhich the complainant was excluded was that he had been at work at Scorch's wharf during the period that he was in the receipt of the allowance of IL per week from the society. The superintendent at the wharf had told him that this was the case, but he was unable to attend. . Alderman Bealey inquired of the complainant whether it was true that he had done any work at the wharf since he had met with the accident. He replied that it was not. It was true that he had been to the wharf occasionally, and that he had received small sum of money, but this was given to him solely on account of his having met with the accident, and it was a usual thing to give a little money to any labourer who met with an injury. Ile denied most positively that he had ever dons any work since the accident happened, and handed a surgeon's certificate to the alderman to show the extent of the injury he had received. Alderman Healey having read the certificate said that be perceived by it that the oomplainant had his collar bone broken and was incapable of following any ordinary occupation. He then inquired of the secretary whether he was in a position to give any evidence in support of the defence that be had suggested? Mr. Sayer replied that he was not, and all he knew was that the superintendent at the wharf had told him that the complainant had been to the wharf and that he had given him some light work to do, such as tying up sugar. The complainant said that this was the very sort of work that it would have been impossible for him to have done, as he could onl7 use one hand. Mr. Sayer said that he had no Interest, of course, in the matter. The case had been considered by the com mittee, and they had oome to the resolution to expel the complainant, in accordance with the rule of the society that had been referred to. The complainant said that the committee decided the matter without allowing him to be present, or to give any explanation, and he thought that this was very unfair, as he had no means of knowing upon what grounds they id acted. Alderman Bailey said it appeared to him that no suffi cient justification bad been made ont by the society for expelling the complainant, and he could not help express ing Lis opinion that, in common fairness, he ought to bare been allowed to be present when the subject was under consideration by the committee, and have had an opportunity of giving en explanation. He should, there fore, make an order that the complainant should be re instated as a member of the society, and that the amount to which he was entitled should be paid to him from the period at which the allowance had been stopped. M.A.RYLEBONE. Mr. Alexander Hooky, aged 29, of 16, Sunderland terrace, Westbourne-park, Semester, dentist, was charged with assaulting Ellen Allen, of 112, Warwick-street, Pun lioo, in • railway carriage on the London and North Western Railway, with intent to commit • rape. Mr. Roberts, solicitor, prosecuted on behalf of the company ; and Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, defended. The complainant's account of the matter was that on Tuesday she went to Watford by the London and North Western Railway, and returned by the 6 o'clock train. The accused got into a second clan carriage, and she got into it after him, no one else being there. Shortly after the train left the station, be began to use indelicate language, and then with much violence attempted to com mit the offence with which he was charged. He renewed the attempt between Camden station and Euston. The train stopped at Pinner, Harrow, and Sudbury, but she made no complaint at any of those etations. In her ex amination by Mr. Lewis, it was elicited that she was a married woman, but was not Living with her husband. Many of the questiona put to her she would not answer. She denied that she bad said anything about " going up and down the country making lot, of money." She bad once been at that court, or perhaps three times, and once at Guildhall In reply to • question from Mr. Roberts, ahe said that the accused smoked all the time he was attempting to commit the outrage upon her, a remark which excited the surprise of the court. Mr. Lewis, in defending the accused, said he had sifted the complainant's character, and as she could not be deemed • truthful witness in her cross-examination, her evidence in this came could not be believed. He concluded by saying, " I can speak to the character of this man. I have know him from his birth. He has a wife and two children. His respectability I can vouch for, and it was only three day, ago he was on a visit at my house. To the truth of t hi s I can be sworn." Mr. Mansfield then said—These cases are very difficult to handle. There is no doubt that a man has a very great difficulty to contend with in a charge like this. He is at the mercy of any woman who might think proper to trump MARKET& CCYPTON.—Livintroot, MAT 30.—A large b oi a te sadvance of id, inAmerimn, and a i o e Borstd. i n sat today 30,000 W including bale., 15,000 f &c., 121. to 15d. ; 50 bt 4 ;lnhan, 15 4 - LI, aosi o llll 4 export. 13,000 American , lOid. to lid. ;71r 1144 4 Bia, 11d. to 14d. ; 400 Egyptian , 1 50. io 31d.; Smyrna. 9d. to 10d. i 12,250 Surat, sd. to 114.; li o i nL 9 d .iM t o ; Bengal, winds, b.c., 6d. to 7d. ; Chow. 60 Peru, Lc., 12d. to 14k1. LHATHER.—The tranaactions in leather da l * past week have been very li mited in extent. O n scarcely any business was done at Leadenhai4,74 demend was confined to articles for uumethate tion. There was a fair supply of fresh leather, hut pl us were unaltered, as there is no expectation that th e Ito. satein the money market will be of long continuo*, CORN.—Boerrmr, MAY 30.—A small supp l y of the trade dull, and in most cases le. lower. co e h 4 / 1 4 beans same as last week. Wheat, red, 455. to 48s ; 50s. to 525. Oats, 25a. to 28s. Beans, 50 a . t o sla GLairoow, MAY 30.—At this d ay'smarket, *w ow moderately attended, there was little dispositioa purchase either wheat or flour, and in the ab sence d nein we repeat our former quotations. Oats were d ie d sale, and feeding sorts fully 3d. per boll d o m f e eal inan sale s r d and , 3d. eas Uar p ti r le E an r u blll be ea l ami pe ow r e . r unal . Indian D ann Ga.bia CAI - TU.—SOUTHALL, MAT 30.—Our trade est no w Batter to-day, but sellers made a good cnce. made from 4s. G. to es.; lamb, 76. Bd. t oga, au ... a. 3a. ed. to 4s. 10s. per stone of Sibs. sinking the 014.P.4 COALS.—Loguog, MAY 30.—Davison'e8team,17aM4 Hastings Hartley, 17s. 3d. • Holyuell Main 17 1 „ field Moor Butes, 14s. Gd. ; Walls End Braddylide s ii7 17s. 3d.; Walls End Hetton Lyons, 165.; Walls 1314161 Hetton, 18s. ; Walls End eFadoe, 18s. ; Walls Li South Hartlepool, 16.. W.—Ships at market,Zi ; TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mllas Pas- Ma- Tetal. t 1 ILL/LWATIL open &engem &thaw 1932. Week ending March 11. A t g 1 Great Indian Peninsula .. 701 i 6,329 32,830 akin s ka Week ending March 17. Bombay, nsrodaottotrall 306 4,402 3,566 2.Ns km Week ending March Si. Madras—South West Line. 492 T A ... North West Line. 119 —g“ 1 Week ending April 21. Bahia and San Francisco .. 701 193 449 ea s Week ending Ma 13. - - • • (South Austrian lane) _l3lO 43,685 31,771 13,44 a y. Lombardo & Cent. Ital y 479 11,096 6,365 1744 Llnes of the Piedmont .. 649 12,140 11,104 44,44 g oetom . 4Bl 274 400 074 • Week ending May 19. Brecon and Merthyr Week ending May 25. Belfast and N. Counties Londonderry & Coleraine 3 6 ,1 153 in Week ending May 26. Cork and Bandon Glasgow &, South Western 249 11,701 Big Pew Woke and Tea) 4 — iss 3 Week ending May 27. Cambrian i ? omw.o .. 65 1:5O 479 ,9* Great Eastern Great Northern Great Luxembourg Garth* Line ;031, 24896 17,647 40,142 . 637 18,272 17,1e6 95 , 4 J km . 134 1,330 4,584 6,114 161 Great Western 1292 42,134 34,839 76,71 **- Lancashire and Yorkshire 405 38,332 25,420 03,131 14* London it North Western 12731 80,903 68,050 124,963 ut* London and South Western 22,127 7,347 SAM . Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 146 12,124' 14,668 MA 171 Mancliester,Southlunction, and Altrincham -- Iletropolsa . . 41 21,837 113,179 cs",iii "Ta i,004 1;537 North London ll i,iti iTo North Staffordshire South Devon 1,t68 • Whit week. Teak In Whit week In lee 6 :—Coschinika; merchandise, UAW.; total, 23,9231. EAST LONDON RAILW AY. —A Wharnclide wee ing of the shareholders in this company was held yens* at the London Tavern. Mr. Hawes, the chairman, did that the meeting was called to consider two Slum before parliament. The first was the East London Rol way Additional Powers Bill, the object of which emir provide for two deviations, the first on the north lir d' the river, necessitated by alterations made by the Ord Eastern Company in their line, and the woad aa south side of the river, necessitated by attentions mask connection with the Brighton Railway. Although So deviations would cause outlay, the amount was not lqr enough to require the raining of new capital. A resoluta,' s, • proving of the bill was unanimously passed. With midi the second bill, entitled the East London Eastern gds : Son Railway Bill, the chairman explained that it Ws* to an independent company, which proposed to joie is East London, and involved no responsibility to the kaki. The resolution of approval was unanimously passed. 'hit concluded the formal business, but some gustier es asked of the chairman relative to the general pons! the company. In reply, he said the purchase of Leila so far proceeded most favourably. A jury had bees re ferred to in one instance only, and the company we thm successful in reducing a claim for land by a them& pounds. There were perhaps two or three cases yet to p before juries. The works so far were scarcely lam owing to the great difficulty of getting entire pissesind the land. The line 'would be probably completed in tka years from last June. SITrINOBOURNE AND SHBEHNESS RAILWAY.-71s additional lands and works bill of the London, Clutha, and Dover Railway Oompany, now before parliament ea tains a clause authorizing the transfer to them of this bier and the bill was to have been considered at a during orders meeting of Sittingbourne and Sheerness providing convened for yesterday, at their London offices, Ns 1, John-street, Bedford-row ; but, in consequence of is., alterations sad amendments, it will be necessary les commit the bill, and the meeting was therefore adjairld. for a fortnight. SOUTH AMERICAN BEEP AS MANTA.—'II O Liverpool health officers made an application the Oil day to the magistrates for an order to destroy a bill quantity of South American beef which had bees sea in Liverpool, and which was described as unfit for husk food. When the application was made it was not Soil shown that the beef was not intended for nee es took WI yet ndel erda for manure, guarantee and the give ap n NEW LirasoAre. —The National Lifeboat Inn tuition sent yesterday two fine lifeboats to the est Each boat is 32 feet long, rowing ten oars. The le possess the powers of self-righting, self -ejectincol water, and the other essential qualities to be found in fa t application owners was s that it ti intended e t class lifeboats. One of the boats is to be stationed at Wear ford, and is named the Civil Service, its cost being 00,. handsome gift to the institution of gentlemen crow with the civil service of the crown, the fund hang Me mainly collected through the exertions of Mr. Jamul. Dow and Mr. Malcolm Goldsmith, of the Admiral*. 11 , institution has another lifeboat at Wexford, which named the St. Patrick. The second lifeboat is to br 04 ; tioned at St. Ire., on the Cornish coast, and is nand Moses, at the request of a benevolent lady residiKla county of Durham, who had given the institution St ow of this and three other lifeboats. LONDON OZNIZAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (Llll3l — . needle receipts for week ending May 27, 14 , 644 12i HEALTH AND STILINGTH RESTORED BY Dubois. nevinova BnLt.ErrA ARAZICL FOOD, which COTO IFlthad Sloane or taeoavestenee grapspeis (inethenion).o„..t i re: coassuantlen, debility, cendipatien, diereses, .." i p rose, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints It arose] Th its cost In other remedies, and Is the beet food for Idrda SAPS cares annually.—Da Beery and Co., No. 77, London, W. la tins, at la. led.; Lb., la ; 1 1144 14 Übe., 40s. ; also at St Orsoecbarchstreet : and se. extordelreet and at en GtOOlllM-4,00 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DSOS& BIRTH& BRWILBIL — MIY W. at Sontbsea, the wife of Caommadel.l6 Brooker, of a moo. likRK ll3 - ar. laq.,-11147a28,. eon. Uplands, Sydenham, the wib Harker, HOPIfi2B.-11ay 23, at Horfolkoqoare, Hyde-yak.... W. 2. I. Hopkins, Bag., of • sou. 22 • 111. 1 1 W.—May 12, at Cumberland-tames, the wife of C. Maw, Keg., of a eon. ORTON. —May 28, at Neweestlecinda-Lyste. Staffordsha, wife of Dr. C. Orton, of a daughter. STEWART.-11fity 28, at Oaklands, Vietoria.park, llsochnlK the wife of C. lr. Stewart, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. rranza—erazw.—Maylll, at Bedford Clutpol, Cansdewtoeth by the Rev. T. Jones, Mr. T. M. Fowler, of If artbepo trtfttolt, to illrabeth Brolly, daughter of Mr. a H. &NA MMeleld.buse, Illabwateglee. J Powsu.—riounfi =. may U , at St. Maly's, BlinF t°° ' i i ie Powell i z a z, of City-reed, to Rhos Mary, daughter of ths . G. F. Bay., of Clty-road. STOCKMAN—wcorrBROOK.—May 24, at 31 J o h n 's ChWtlt Ste; by the Rev. N. L. hhaldham, Mr. L Sockmen, or/ 0 1 Ball-heWisroad, to Fanny, daughter of Mr. C. NeWbfoek '• Ron. DRATBS. 1068111T.—Ilay IS, at Burl:4ton, Jeannette, wife of W. 70.114 MM., of lackheath. aged 74. -mot ot woon. —may so, a Falham-place, Paddiniften• Sar a • the late W. Foote, aageed 79. OB HENLEY. —May 22, at If 'barn, the Hon. Florenc e Hen —M daughter of Lord Henley, aced if. WALLA-N.—HAY 211, at Radcliffe-road, Labe MarL of the late Captain &Allan, aged 14. SNEWII4.—May 29, at Tharnhillaquare, Islington, C. S all* Ea.. aged 75. W . C., tae VI BAY. —May 23, at Great Bassellatreet, W. J. Vickery, aged 77. . Printed and Published by Wnll& m %me BALM a its • 01 Lombard-street, In the City of London, Prins. (Moe In Lombard-street, In the Precinct of TItOIIBDAT. MAT al, lia& ;t°7] rpi Midland Li ist oTH d so Vo73l7neles I Q" 17nde Est land ot&fr 41E Din trader has bad, barla a to 85 dg order, and parrnalrn. is followed 15th Ji Black MAO, lIP• 4 cabi TE(PER t eanyiNg I r WI 1' / t •t , -.d.: ti— i . ,l's:g MI 111/Ifor titn4 bat. so P bow. 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