The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-14 00:00:00

I I P 1 . i : t . 0 I . , I i ! i ; - le. i 1 '...1 t 4 1. ri if il , , I I i l l, l ir I . 11 1 ~' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TI: LsDAT, MAY 13. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scot os the woolsack at Iv. o'clock. The Queenstown Improvement and the Bristol, Exeter, Ohard and Taunton Railway Bills were respectively read a third time and passed. The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from Yurk against the revised education code. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE ABOLITION BILL. Earl de Grey aced Ripon, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lyvedee, Lord Trustee, and other peers having presented petitions in favour of this bill from Gateshead, Liverpool, ester, Northampton, Leicester, and other places, Lord TAUNTON roars to move the second reading of the bill. He observed that the question bad been so recently discussed by th.•ir lordships that it was scarcely necessary for him to remind then, what was the present condition of the law it was sought by this measure to amend There could be no real, substantial danger to fear from the abolition of this qualification, while, on the other hand, their lordships would gratify the feelings of many of the dissenters if they would concur in the passing of this bill. He could remember the time when parliament repealed the Test and Corporation Acta, and the fears then expressed as to the result, but none of them had come to pan. The question now was, whether they could or could not safely give up this declaration without any danger to the church of bland, and he believed, and bad endeavoured to show, that they could most undoubtedly do so. Those who h►d held high political oeloe knew practically that the act now on the statute books was a dead letter, and with regard to that portion of the act which had any vitality in it, viz., the oath required to be taken by the members of corporation, there were two objection; first, the oath was unintelligible, and secondly, it was unnecernary. No nth should be re quired to he taken except on special occasions, and their endeavours should be to clothe oaths with the sanctity and ' respect which was due to a solemn amveration. He would repeat that solemn oaths were not to be administered lightly. The present circumstances el the times were very favourable, for the church was both strong and popular, and deservedly so, depending as she had done upon her own in ternal vigour and utility. He would venture to observe that this was but a very small matter, and he did not intend to attach any undue importance to it. In conclusion, he would ask their lordships to give a second reeding to the bill, as he felt quite sure that sot the slightest injury would follow to the church of England. (Hear.) • The Duke of MARLBOROUGH did not believe that the • of this measure would make the dissenters more ry:1 1 1r better citizens, and under all the circumstances be would confidently urge upon their lordships to oppose the second reading of it. lie begged to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord WODEHOUSE trusted their lordships would not be led to imagine that they were voting against the supremacy of the church by voting for the bill, any more than they would by throwing it out add one jot or tittle to its stability. (Hear.) Their lordship then divided, when the numbers were Contests 65 Non oscines B7-32 The bill was aeoordhgly rokr&ed. The Marvin of CLANRICARDE drew the attention of their lordships to the fact that, by misteke, a right rev. prelate (the Bishop of Winchester) had gone into the lobby with the " contenta," whereas he intended to have voted against the bill. The name of the right rev. prelate had been recorded by the clerk, but he had not been counted by the tellers. He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) apprehended that it would sot be right that the name of the right rev. prelate should remain, under the circumstances, on the journals of the horse es having voted for the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR pat the question that he should ask the right rev. prelate which way he intended to vote, which was agreed to, although a few peers cried " non-content." The LORD CHANCELLOR, then turning to the Bishop of Winchester, said, " My lord bishop, I am directed by the house to ask your lordship whether you beard the question put from the chair '" The Bishop of WINCHESTER—Yee. The LORI) CHANCELLOR —On which side was it your lordship's intention to vote? The Bishop of WINCHESTER—With the non-contents. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Os which side does your lordship now vote? The Bishop of WINCHESTER—With the non-contents. The Duke of BUCCLEUGH raid that, during his long experience of the house, be heard, under the pretence of making a simple question, any noble lord subjected to so much examination and croon-examination. (Laughter.) . . • Ha was afraid that peat irregularity might result from fol lowing each a warm The LORD CHANCELLOR hoped the house would ac oept his apology if he, unwittingly, added one more to the many irregularities of the evening. (Laughter.) It was possible that he might have overstepped the limits of the direction given to him by the house, but in putting the questions as he did, he only followed the example and the analogy of the House of Commons in similar circumstances. (Hear.) He hoped this explanation would in some degree mitigate the strong censure of the noble duke. (Laughter.) BILLS OF EXCHANGE (IRELAND) ACT (1881) ABLENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. Their lordship. adjourned at twenty minutes to seven. HOUSE OF OOMMONEL—TUESDAY, MAY 13. The Eirlaw took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - - The Denbigh, Ruth* and Comm Railway Bill was read • third time and passed. The Abingdon Railway (Capital) Bill passed a second reading. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from officials in the Bankruptcy Court complaining of the way in which they wertialfected under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Actof last year. The hon. and learned member gave notice that on Thursdsy nest he should move for • select committee to in quire into the allegations contained in the petition. NOTICES OF MOTION. REDUCTION OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Sir C. DOUGLAS gave Doti°, on behalf of the hon. member for Halifax (Mr. Stanfield) that on that day three weeks Le would subunit a motion to the house, having for its object the reduction of the public expenditure. (Hear.) OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA. Mr. WHITE TO notice that on an early day he should tall the attention of the booze to the present stata of our rehisioas with China, and move for papers. THE BALLOT. Yr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that on the 27th blatant be would ask foe leave to introduce a bill causing the votes of electorb to be taken by way of ballot. (Hear, hear.) POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. - - Mr. W. MARTIN asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's goi ernmeot to give any remuneration to the postmasters in consequence of the additional labour imposed upon them by the institu tion of post-office savings banks! Mr. F. PEEL said that no doubt additional labour bad been imposed upon the postmasters by the Rwt•office Savings Bank Act, and the question of giving them extra remuneration was under the consideration ot the govern ment. CIVIL SICITVANTS DT INDIA. Mr. ADAM asked the Secretary of State for India whether he had received any memorial from her Majesty'. covenanted civil servants in Bombay, praying for the re dress of certain grievances ; and, when the memorials from civil servants in Bengal and Madras would be in the hands of members. Mr. T. G. BARING replied that such a memorial bad been received by the last mail. and had, together with other memorials from Madras and Bengal, been laid on the table on Friday last. THE COURTS OF JUSTICE (MONEY) BILL Mr. COLLINS asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was bis intention to propped with the Courts of Justice (Money) Bill, the mooed reading of which was negatived on the 10th of April last! Mr. CoWPER replied that the bill to which the bow. member referred wee closely connected with the Courts of Justice Building Bill, and he thought it would be more con venient when the order of the day for the second reading of that bill came on to state the intentions of the government with regard to the money bill. PRINCE NAPOLEON'S VISIT To NAPLES. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whAber the French government had made any communication to the English government in explana tion of the object of Prince Jerome Napoleon's present visit to Naples. Mr. LAYARD said that Naples, as the hon. member must be aware, was full of objects of great interest just at present, and her Majesty's government certainly did not consider it necessary to inquire into the motives of any gen tleman who might visit that city. But if there were private motives connected with Prince Ai puleon's visit, the hon. member would probably fiod them in the columns of the lAntiteur. (A laugh.) CAPTAIN COL} SHIELD. power. la fact the whole bill wu purely of a voluotary character. lie, however. ehould not eat the house to give their smut to the raiseure until it bad been referred to a select committee. Sir J. SHELLEY said he should oppose the bill unless the metropolis were exempted from its operation. Mr. DLEDES desired to know who were to be the pro motors of these projected tramways in the different dis tricts. Sir L. PALK believed there existed at the present mo ment tramways which were extremely useful for the pur poses of traffic. Ile hoped the house would give permission to bring in the bill. Mr. AYRTON said he did not contemplate the formation of any public company to carry out the object of the MIL Any party would be at liberty to lay down tramways pro vided they obtained the necessary consent from the local authorities. I Leave was then given to bring in the bill. THE HULL CITADEL. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH moved for a copy of the cue prepared in the War-office, and settled in the department of Woods and Forests, which was submitted to the law officers of the crown, respecting the Hull citadel, and of the oMmon they gave upon it. He could not understand why this public property should be handed over to the office of Woods and Forests as crown property, instead of being sold, and the funds appropriated to the credit of the depart ment to which it belonged. The house divided : For the motion Against it lBO-139 THE INCOME TAX. Mr. HUBBARD moved the following resolution regard. ing the principle of an income tax:—"That the incidence of an income tax should not fall upon capital or property, and, when applied to the annual products of invested pro perty, should fall only upon the net income arising there from • and that the net profits, gains, or malaria of per sons and partnerships not being public companies) in any trade, farm, manufacture, profession, or engaged ad employment, should be subject, previous to assess- MOM, to such an abatement as may equitably adjust the burden thrown upon intelligence and &tulles compared with property." Premising that it was the duty of the executive government to collect the national revenue in such • way as not to interfere with the prospenty of the country, or to sow jealousy among classes, be proceeded to show what, in his opinion, was the right principle of an income tax ; that the present tax violated that principle; and how very easily our vicious legislation could be amended by the adoption of what he conceived to be the true principle of income tax, as enunciated in the resolution. His object was, he said, to induce the house, by affirming this principle, to give expression to an opinion which the go vernment would feel it their duty to make the basis of their financial arrangements for another year. He discussed very fully the modes of applying his principle to the various sources whence income was derived, suggesting the necessary distinctions, especially between companies and partnerships. Having anticipated and replied to objections to his motion, be dwelt upon the grievances suffered by the operation of the tax, under which none were truthfully treated, and upon the merit as well as fiscal advantage attending the removal of • temptation to fraud and dishonesty, practised in order to evade what was considered an unjust sition. Mr. CRAWFORD begged to second the motion of his boo. friend, and in so doing he joined in asking the house to confirm the principle for which he contended, because he feared there was no prospect before them of getting rid of the tax altogether, although it bad only been imposed at first for • tem object. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQU R said that he believed that the certain tendency of the plan of his boa. friend would be to more and more exempt income, and more and more favour • large part of those who ware both the wealthiest and the moat rapidly increasing in wealth. With the case of the owners of houses and land under Vale to A, the fact was not as it appeared in the figures of his hon. friend. There was • great difference between the real and the nominal payments. From a computation which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) submitted to the house in 1853, it appeared that in consequence of the various outgoings on that description of property, and of a large part of it being burdened by and settlements, the whole of which were paid net, w i thout any deduction whatever, the tax of 7d. really amounted to 9& on the residue. ( Hear, hear.) Upon the mine rule landed and household property, taxed at 9d., really paid more than 110., and that taxed at 13d.. Is. 34d. ; the remit, there fore, of the proposition of his hon. friend would be that those paying the tax under schedule A would be elevated to the honour of playing about 130. in tbe pound, while theta: on the class of wealthy bankers and merchants would be re duced to Bd. (Hear.) There would be a difference of about 70 per oast. against the owners of land and houses, as com pared with the wealthy mercantile and manufacturing classes. (Hear, bear.) This was the plan of his hon. friend, which he recommended to the house in the name of justice, and with • edema invocation to take care what they were about, and to remember that honesty was the best policy. But that was • game at which two could play, and be th rew beck upon him the doctrine " honesty is the best policy," in condemnation of his plan. (Hear.) There wasa feel ing abroad that all persons with fixed incomes were rolling and wallowing in wealth and luxury—for instance, all single ladies brought up in luxury, perhaps at the head of their father's establishment until his death, and who enjoyed all its comforts and embellishments, and passed the remainder of their lives on small fixed racemes of 2001. or 3001., or at the outside 4001. or 50W. • year. These were prams for whom his boo. friend bad no bowels of companies what ever. Bowels of compassion! On the contrary, the bowele of anything bat compassion. (Laughter.) These were the very people who were to share with the !indica& the honour of having their tax raised from Pd. to 12d., in order that the wealthy banker, merchant, and manufacturer might have theirs reduced to &I. (Hear , hear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) hoped his opposition to the motion would not be supposed to indicate the slightest change in his views with regard to the proper course of legislation in that house. His hon. friend was treading on far more 'dangerous ground than be was aware of. He was coming near questions which cut deep into the foundations of social order, and the result of the adoption of his motion would be far indeed from what he dreamt of or desired. (Hear, hear.) There was nothing more plausible than the whole argument in favour of graduated taxation. Looking to the feelings out of which the motion grew, it could easily be supposed that many a benevolent, clever, and honest man, whose bushier it had not been to consider practically the subject of taxation, might say, Let the rich pay ; let those who can bear the burdens of society bear them," and why bad legislation taken another course? Because there was wisdom enough in legislative bodies to detect their plausibility, and discover that which was sound and right. It was not true that all persons with fixed incomes stood in the same position. Take a man holding a large estate under • settlement, with an income little adequate to his station, and with no eon but a number of daughters ; supposing he succeeded to the property when 60 or 70 years old, he could only enjoy it a very few years, and at his death it might pan away to some one he neither knew nor cared about. He had to provide for his daughters out of his limited income received for • limited number of years, but his bon. friend sought to reduce the tax on the wealthy sleeping partner in • banking or brewery firm to eiehtpence, in order to it on the land lord to one shilling, or sornethiornore. (Hear, bear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) knew the views which prevailed on the subject, and he treated them with respect, but having often had in the discharge of his official duty to look at the question round and round and on every side, with the strongest political interest in arriving at the same conclusion as his bon. friend, be had never been able to arrive at any other conclusion except that his plan was full of mischief and danger. He did not say it was utterly impossible to make an improvement in the structure of the present income tax. He was sensible indeed of its inequalities, sad he did not wonder at those inequalities being sharply felt. He did not complain of those who de scribed them in strong terms. It was their positive and bounden duty to take care that no practical measure was passed which tended to weaken the foundation of that tax so long as it was • necessary arm of our finances, and they could not see their way to • plan which would in the main get rid of those inequalities. lie trusted that when plans like that of his hoe. friend were introduced --arbitrary, capricious, and inapplicable in principle, and without any practical recommendation, merely upsetting the principles of taxation as they now existed, aod getting rid of one set of enmities and evils, which, at all events were more tolerable by being more known and traditional, in order to bring in Dowel inequalities and novelabuses, and with them that source of all evils—discord between class and class—he trusted that whenever such propositions were made the House of Commons would have virtue and man liness enough to reject them. (Hear.) Mr. HUBBARD replied, and said he did not despair o seeing the right hon. gentleman becoming as strong • con vert to • reform of the income tax as be was to free trade' Mr. KNIUHTLEY thought the resolution of the hole gentleman was very like what they called in the American congress log rolling. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) They bad parted unwisely with • large amount of indirect taxation ; they could not to any considerable extent dimi nish the estimates, and how was the expenditure to be met unless the iscortio tax were kept up ? He did not agree with the hon. member that the tax was so unjust in its incidence. The house then divided— For the motion Against it SAILORS' HOMES. In ammo to Lard R. Moer►ou, Lord C. PAGET said he had read a letter in a news paper from Captain Coles, denying that he bad any eau trol over the manufacturo of the cupolas ordered &y the Admiralty, with regret, for every facility bad been given to him to inspect the shield on which experimental had been made with 16016. shot. It was true he was not re spoasible for the alteration in the ships fitting for his shield, but only for the shields themselves. TRAMWAYS ON PUBLIC ROADS. . . . . :: ITI-37 Sir H. STRACEY rose to move that in the distribution of the parliamentary great to Saito& Homes, it is desirable that the Admiralty should be empowered to give assistance to such sailors' homes as in its judgment it may deem most deserving of support, whether situated in the neighbour hood of dockyank or not. Lord C. PAGET begged leave to assure the bon. baronet that in every word he had said in praise of sailors' homes he most heartily costarred. He believed those homes to be of inestimable benefit to seamen, and he trusted they would receive the assistance and protection of all consented with the seafaring business of this country. The only point upon which he respectfully differed from the bon. baronet was as to whether the public should pay for the sailors' homes, or whether they should be supported by the large mercantile interests of the country who were so largely benefited by them. This was one of those motions which were intended to precede au appeal to the public purse ; but he was prepared to show that so owe bad ben Mr. AYBTON moved for leave to Wag in a bill to Ruth°. rise the construction of tramways on turnpike roads and other roads in Engl,md. The bill was in all respects similar to that which be had laid before the house last session. Its purport was to enable the local authorities, where there was no objection, to coasent to a tramway being laid down . within their jurisdiction. But where there was any oppo sition the bill gave a power to the magistrates at quarter sessions to examine into the objectioes, and if they dissp proved of the project, then it would not take effect. It cootaioed pro7iaioas limiting the amount of tolls to a reasonable sum, sad there ware a number of subsidiary clauses, but it wee not proposed to confer any compulsory THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1862. made out which called for parliamentary assistance in favour of those sailors' homes which had been referred to by the hon. baronet. The motion ultimately was withdrawn. THE SYDNEY BRANCH MINT. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS ran, pursuant to notice, to call attention to the establishment of a branch of the Il e al Mint at Sydney, New South Wales, end to move for a select committee to consider and report on the expediency of legal ising the circulation in the United Kingdom of the sove reigns coined at the branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney. He said that within the last ten year" gold to the amount of 100,000,0004 sterling had been received in this country from Australia, the receipt' ave raging 10 millions sterling per annum. In the year 1855, after considerable negotiation had taken place, her Majesty's !government agreed that a branch mint should be established in New South Wales. A Treasury minute was issued for that purpose, wherein it was stipulated that all the officers should be appointed here, that the branch mint should be entirely under the control of the authorities at home, and that the colony should have no power over it except such as would secure that it should be no charge to the mother country. The gold since coined at Sydney was found not only equal but somewhat superior to the im perial sovereign ; but the circulation was limited to Australia until the year 1857, when it was made current in Ceylon, the Mauritius, and Hong Kong. Several ineffectual attempts were since mode to have the circulation of the Australian coin authorised in the United Kingdom, and the Australian Association had requested him (Alderman Salo mon") to bring the matter before the house and to state that very great inconvenience arose from the present state of things. They had heard much lately as to its being de sirable to have one universal system of coinage, measures and weights, and it seemed extraordinary that in the British dominion' artificial distinctions should be made be tween coins of equal value. He trusted that the committee for which be asked would be granted. The motion was agreed to. OB.AND JURY SECRETARIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. HENNEREff agreed to withdraw the above bill, as be understood that a general measure was about to be brought in. The bill was accordingly withdrawn. PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The above bill weld through committee: The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past one. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES—TuasuAy. GROSVENOR STARES Of 10 nova. each, h ft, with 50 added ; 3-yr-olds, Cot 121 b ; four, 9st 71b ; tive, 9st llb ; six and tied, 9st 31b ; • winner of 300 mom. clear at any ciao time 51b extra ; mama sad "clasp allowed 311 i. Grosvenor Course. (11 subs.) Mr. 0. Bryan ad lawman% by Idle Boy, 4 yes, Bet 111 b (Inc 6lb extra) (Challenge) 1 Count de lagranee Palombo, 4 yn,Sat 121 b (Inc 64b extra) (Griznebaw) Mr. T. Pan's Disk, Syra est 12M (car net Itibi -- (Clement') Betting : Even on Bawcutter, o to 4 apt Palcetro, and 8 to 1 apt Dusk, who made play round the Railway Bridge turn, where the two wont up to him, and • splendid race took plane, which Sawcutter won by a head ; Dusk beaten from Paleatro four lengths. . . CRSB7I3IFMLD &rag= (handicap) of 10 sore, each, with 100 added, for 3-yr.olda ; the second to receive 25 sovs. ; winners extra, Re. Seven furlongs. (17 subs.) Mr. Drummond's Egyptian, by Touchstone, let 7lb (Fordhem i 1 Mr. Fobert nd Lachesis, 74 Mb Captain White's Jung Frau, 7st 71b (Challoner oyle : Mr. !admen's 84 71b (Bullock) 0 Count de Lagrange's Aller•prondement, Bst 61b (H. (Orlmahow) 0 Lord Courtenay nd Real Jam, 74 71b i rie rior) 0 Mr. Saxon's 1114 Livingstone, 7st 71b (Mt y) 0 Mr. Barber's Ophelia, Gat llib ( oble) 0 Betting: 5 to 2 eget Egyptian, 4 to 1 apt Jung Frau, 5 to 1 each apt Lachesis and Allim.y.roadernent, and 7 to 1 eget any other. Egyptian got off in front and made the whole of the running, winning cleverly by half-length ; a head between second and third. Opbelia was ekes u fourth, Real Jam fifth. Miss Livinptone was Let thr oug hout. Wriftwrav 11,41rDICAP of 100 son., added to a sweep stakes of 5 soya each ; the mooed to receive 20 lova. Win nen extra, Re. Three-querters of a mile. (27 subs.) Mr. Payne's Voltella by Voltigeur, 4 yr. 64 lulb..(Drew) 1 Mr. Moore, nd Melon,. 6 yrs, 7st 11Ib (H. Orinsehaw Mr. Sostwood's Mayflower, S yrs, lot 7lb (J. Orloollow Mr. Fobert's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (ear. Tel Tlb (0. lfertUtien 4 Mr. Hughes's Juliet, G yrs. let lib Mr. Bruce's Lord of the Manor, 6 yrs 11r. Blgnell's Prophet, 6 yrs, Est 10th Mr. Walker's Recovery, 6 yrs, $34 (=L Bee (NobbsTh eal 0 00 Mr. Murphy's Leonora, 3 yrs, ' Aga ( ;iv r ° ,;l 0 Mr. Bowles ' . Fig, S yrs, Get S ib Betting : Even on Voltella, 9to 2 apt Dictator, to 1 apt Lord of the Manor, 7 to 1 each apt Mayflower and 1•80110f14 and 10 to 1 ap t Juliet. After a alight delay as the post, caused by the breaking away of the favourite, Fig, Leonora, and Recovery, the flag was lowered to a start in which the favourite got a long lead, which she maintained to the end, winning in a center by ten lengths ; Mayflower beaten a length for second place. Dictator waa pulling up and placed fourth. Recovery was lad. TBg Moerrir Swiss of 10 soya each, with 100 added; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, hat 10lb ; fillies and geldings, Sit 61b. Three quarters of a mile. (14 subs.) Mr. Naylor's Carnival, by Sweetmeat, gel 101 b (Cha/louer) I Mr. T. Hunt's Blithfleid, Bst 1011) (Larger. 2 Ode Rudiments, 8.4 6lb M Capt. r. Murphy's Rringo•Bragh, 10Ib (O. (J. IMO= 4 Mr. Jones's Corydon. 84 10Ib (7l. Bandeau' 6 Count logrange's Valentine, Bat alb (R. Ortsaffiaw Mr. Hart s Middiewatch, Bat 10Ib (J. Kendall Batting to 4 agut Rbthfield. sto 1 apt Rudiments, 6 to 1 spt Erin.go-Bragh, 7to 1 apt Carnival, S to 1 apt Corydon ' and 10 to 1 each against Valentine and Middle. watch. Erin-go-Bragh made the running until ti= for home, where Carnival and Lflithfield both him, Carnival winning easily by mix lengths • four lengths between the second and third ; Erin-go-Brae; was fourth. - • - , - - Tug PALTDric Cor Brdie of 15 sore. each, with 100 added ; 3-yr-olda, Est 6lb ; four, 84 31 b ; fillies and geld allowed 31b. One mile and a ball. Count Lae Lounge's Boyallien. by Pitzsdadiater, 4 yrs, 7st no (a. orbutha 1 Mr. T. Parts Dask, S yes, lit bib (Doyle) 2 Mr. Merry's o by Wild Lyra—Vast, 3 yrs, est llb i•MlitleY) Bettis& : 5 to 2on the Vest colt, 100 to 30 apt Basi lic", and 7to 1 eget Dusk, who went away with the led to the bridge turn, where the Vest colt, in company with Repaid, passed Dusk, the two lying aide by side to the ball distance, where the Vest colt fell back beaten, and Bora= came in an easy winner by a length, the same dis tance between the mooed and third. Bwararrrsces of 5 mass. each, with 30 added; for 3-as and upwards. Six furlong. Lsontes 1 Harriet S Jacob 3 113111110 AP Ptagi of 50 mom Half a mils Captain Gristle's ILise Jar, sod, get 3lb Mr. Bowles** Belly, a yes, let 1010 Mr. Barber's Area, aged, Lt alb S LATEST CUP BETTING ON THE COURSE 7 to 1 apt Fairwator 7 to 1 Zodiac 8 to 1 Ballotage 8 to 1 Stam,pedo 100 to 8 Wild Rose 10 to 1 Caraotacus 20 to 1 Brighton 90 to 1 Sappho 25 to 1 Chem Amigo 100 to 3 Sister to Stafford 30 to 1 Prince of Denmark 500 to 10 Vest colt (off) LATEST BETTING.—Leer NIGHT. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 15 apt Zodiac (t) 7to 1 Flatmate? (tI 100 to 12 Btampedo (t) 100 to 12 Sdkstone (t) 10 to 1 Cardenas (t) 100 to 7 Wild Bose (t) 100 to 7 Hadji /Macros (t) 20 to 1 Simla (t) 100 to 3 Brighton (t) 100 to 3 Ciller Ou (t) 100 to 3 Sappho (t) THE DERBY. 4 to 1 apt Marquis (t) 13 to 2 Buckatone (t) 10 to 1 Caterer (t) (set or. tabu intelligence. EQUITY COURTS.—MaY 13. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) DANK OP DAMSEL —IN IA DAVIE:S t • DAPOOITOIL, AND cor asris ma t impii? or "ppacour. Their lordships delivered their opinions upon these ap- peals from decisions of the Muter of the Rolls, placing the names of the respective appellant, upon the list of contri butories to the liabilities of the National Anorance and Investment Meaning's, now in the course of being wound up under the Winding-up Acts. In support of the •ppeals, which were argued some weeks since, Mr. Bolt, Q.C., and Mr. Bristowe, a ppeared for the Ma quis of Abereorn ; Mr. Ogle, Mr. Robert,, and Mr. Godfrey for Mrs. Davies; ; Mr. Melvyn Q.C., and Mr. Rox burgh for the official manager ; an d Mr. Abel and Mr- Cottrell (both of the common law bar) to watch the pro osedinp on behalf of other depositors. Lord Justice Turner, in delivering judgment, referred to different clauses of the Winding-up Acts and the deed of settlement, and said that the question was whether Mrs. Davies had been properly held a contributory under the provisions of those acts and the deed ; and the first consider ation was whether she was a member of the association. Until 1854 that association had stood on the tooting cf the deed of settlement, but since then its affairs had been regulated by the provisions of an act of parliament which it obtained. It was after the passing of that act that the association first assumed the title of • bank of deport, and it seemed to him that the society then determined to got money into their possession from depositors, and to apply to these investments the provisions of their deed of settle ment. Mrs. Davies was wither the holder of mutual or investment stock ; she, therefore, did not come into the association under the provisions of the deed. And with respect to her signature to certain re ceipts, it was going much too far to say that on the strength merely of each signatures she must have intended to become a proprietor. On these grounds, he was of opinion that Mrs. Davies had not properly been held a contributory . itnd that the injunction panted to restrain her proceedings law ought to be dissolved. With respect to the Marquis of Abereorn, whose name appeared u a director from the month a October, 1833, until December, 1854, it was shown that be neither knew of the loan to him of MK, nor of the purchase of investment stock of 1001. He never attended any meet ings of the board of directors, therefore by the deed of settlement was not entitled to receive fees as director. It was true that subsequently to his consent to become • director the board bad passed • resolution entitling all directors whether attending or not, tofu.. But although Lord Aberoorn most be considered to have been • director, be was an acting director, and therefore not liable to contribute to those claims which might be made upon other directors. Then as to any implied agreement by the mar nis to take the stock requisite to his quhlifioation as director, he held that constructive notice ought not to be applied to each a cue as this, and that the marquis ought not to have been held to be a contributory am the holder of such stock. ---- - • -- Lord Justice Knight Bruce wee satisfied that Mrs. Davies never intended to become a member of this association. She certainly. neither in the character of member, of share holder, or of partner deceived anybody, or intended to be other than a mere depositor ; the strange dm:mounts Ismail by the associatioe did not affect her, and she wu therefore entitled to proceed with her action, and to have all her costa of the proceedings both here and at the Rolls. In Lord Abercorn's case there had been great 011111114111MOSI as his part perhaps, but it was clear that he never had or in tended to take any capital stock, and in the absence of such intention or agreement he wee net a member of the IMO. dation so as to render him liable es a eontaibutory. Whe ther it might be different with rupeet to the 1401. 'tending in the joint names of his lordship and Mr. Bower he pro nounced oo opinion, for that matter was not before the court. His lordship could not be allowed say caste in this 1PP441- Sir W. P. Wood.) MARKET 6. con ox GOODC )(ANL EIL , TEIL MAY !'i. If our market was inactive last week through the of advice* expected from America, the news so little anti cipated of the fall of New OTIIIIMIN hIS not improved the state of things. In cotton, at Liverpool, the official tel e . gram says there is no change, but private t.-It grams say prices are in favour of buyers. In this market the effect of the American accounts is somewhat counter. sated by the advioes per letter and telegram from lode and China. In India, at the date of last advice', they would have acquired the knowledge that there was at length a lessening of exports hence, and the markets had improved. As the &neonate from this country of sendinge would con tinue to show the desirable change to which we Lave ad verted, it is anticipated that we may continue to hem of further improvements, and this belief has led to a more cheerful feeling than was expected. We have not had an improvoment of business since last week, but things are no worse. and manufacturers are MD inclined to hold with much firmness. Many of the sellers are inclined to treat the news from America lightly, and express an opinion that it will not lead to an increased supply of cotton ; but this is not the opinion of merclant, or if his they do not back their confidence to that effect Le operations in the cloth market. The impremion of some of our shrewdest men in betimes (some of whom have private agents in Charleston and New (Meal that the blockade would be raised on the fall of these =wand they my there can be little doubt that if the ppi is opened many of the planters, who are much Pressed for money, will undoubtedly ship all the cotton they can on the first opportunity. Not only has the Manchester cloth market been inanimate to-day, merchants declining to bay (except in some came to supply pressing wants, and then only in small quantity), but yarns have also been re. markably quiet. There is, however, notwithstanding, little or no decline in prices. Spinners are very firm, expressing • belief in many instances that whatever may be the pros mete in the future of a better supply of cotton, there is every probability that prices must yet go higher before relief comm. The market is much firmer than was anticipated though no actual business is doing for any quarter. Recurring to the fall of New Orleans, and the possible effect its fall may have, supposing the port to be throat. open, on our supplies of oottoo thence, the following table may probably be read at the present moment. It is the return to March 15th lain (and the latest to hand), of the steak of cotton there at that time, as compered with the quantity which had ease forward to the same date en the present year :—Cotton : Week's receipts, 1,150 bales ; last year, 24450. Total ism Sept. 1, 28,333 ; last yew, 1,714,900. Week's exports, tie., 1.159 bales ; last yeu, 68,550. Total exports, be., 26,437 bales ; last year, 1,469,470, including 885,930 to Great Britain, and 295,240 to France. statement of cotton: Stock in hand Sere I, 1861, 10,118 bales ; arrived to date, 26,021'; arrived today, 320 ; total, 36,451. Exported to date, and in trsmitu. 25,337 ; stock ta hand not abased, exclusive of the amount in Vault; 11,2141 stook in band last year, 319,400. JOHNSON V. NAIWILL. This was a motion ex paste to restrain the proprietors of the periodical called Twice a Week from using the name et the London Journal in that work. The name is used thus, Twice a Week, an Illuetrated London Journal. The ap plication was made on behalf of the proprietors of the London Journal. The Vice• Chancellor said there did not seem sufficient ground for an ex parte injunction. The plaintiffs must move on notice. OOTTON.—Lrourom., NAY 13.—Tbe balkiest to-cli, is extremelylimited, with a quiet but steady market. The mist are 3000 bales, inelsding 960 American, at 9kl. to 14d. ; 2,000 Oust, at 41d. to 10d. ; 40 Egyptian, at 121 d. to 17d. ; dwhich 1,000 am for speculation and ex port. Ths wears import is 2,002 balm WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Leems, MAT 13.—For • TM. day's market, this inorning's has base quite equal to the ordinary averar m av g ery fair quentity of low neeltor an d . hands in the coloured hall, no pest • few tweed variation la prices /noticeable. Coesidering the time of the year, sad the preemie state of Mode, there was deci dedly more doing than weld have been expected. The whit* ball was spa very quiet. DOWLING V. 111T.TENANN. This cue raised a question of some interest to artiste. The plaintiff, Mr. Dowling, the artist, who has painted "The ~Pressesnotation in the Temple," " The Raising of Lazarus," and other works, seeks by his boll to establish his right of property in "The Raisisg of Lazarus," which was deposited by him with the def end ants, Mews. Betjemann, uphol stereos, and proprietors of the Pine Arta Repository, at 28, Oxford-street. pursuant to an agreement entered into in May, 1861. Without stating in detail the provisions of this agreement the defendants thereby acquired the right of en graving tit t li e rcture, and of exhibiting it for their own bene fit for a id of two years, in consideration of 150/. to be paid by ovember, 1862, and of afterwards purchasing picture itself for a further sum of 1501., payable in y, 1863. The defendants, Messrs. Regimens, had sold the picture to the defendant Mr. Gotto, of the firm of Parkins and Gotta, for 3751., but had only paid the plaintiff 501. out of the stipulated sum of M. Under these circum glances the plaintiff had filed his bill against the Betiemenos and Gotto, raisin the cue that the picture had been deposited for the purposes of engraving and exhibition only, according to the common cus tom among artists ; that Mr. Gotto, purchasing for persons not professedly picture dealers, but upholsterers, was affec ted with notice ; that the picture remained the property of the plaintiff ; and, further, that by breach of covenants contained in the agreement, and non-payment of the whole sum of 3001., Messrs. Begemenn had forfeited any right of purchasing the picture reserved to them by the agreement. The case not being concluded at the rising of the Court, stands over until the first day of Trinity Term. We there fore reserve any more detailed statement. Mr. Roll, Mr. G. J. Powell (of the common law bar), and Mr. Everitt appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. T. H. Terrell for Mom. Begemann ; Mr. Giffart and Mr. Grenade for Mr. Gotto, the purchaser. TALLOW.—Tozopoi Evirmssa.—Thers is no choose in ties tallow 'nuke& Priam as rote:day. Doltvery to leo svorrias, 159 cooks ; arrivals, 596 maks. MANUFACTUR.Ed.—RODDIMBFIILD, MAT 13. The union has worn a dull appearance throughout the day, few buyers being present and no heavy purchases made. A few deliveries in spring and summer goods, making to order, have bees made during the week, but the general beam remains quite Hat. WOOLS.—Huhrinsamixo, KAT 13.—The quantity to be offered during present sales in London gives an imprimis' that prime will be still easier. and manufactures* are coo segnently buying only what is wanted for immediate n. titurentasts. -- 0011 N.-410118. Kay 13.-At to-day's market a small 'apply of English wheat. Fanners refused to submit to the required redaction, and the few sales mode an rely slightly in favour of buyers. Foreign not lower than toted during the week. Barley dall, cad fun, Is. per qr. cheaper. Beans and peas unaltered. Oate maintain late earreacy, with mote inquiry. The foreign import" Let week are as follows s-Wheat, 23,622 qn. ; barley, 17,_933; oats, 10; beans, 2,455 ; peas, 144 ; tares, 452 ; Lamed and imieseed, 4,024; bolos, 1,276 tons. Leers, May 13.-There is a small show of English what* but a plentiful supply of foreign. Millers wish to bay_ at a reduction equal to the London decline, bat holders wiM sot consent to take more than Is. below Friday's rates, mem quently there is little or no busing= transacted. 13aziery less demand, sad prices give way. Oats and bons so lot fore. LYNN, Mae 13.-The weather 'Moe Widows* ho become changeable, with heavy raise at intervals and a lower tees turn. At our Corn Exchsap this day there was • small attendants" cl fanners and a moderate show of wheat ; the demand was slow, at • deans" of ls. to 21. per qr. from the rates ci this day week, millers bee" unwilling to submit toe greater reduction. Barlsy4tni m lualdas support late rates. &massed oats in r against buyers. Per imperial qr. to il:A L Tower_ white, new, 621.. to 641te. per ins baehel, 541. to 56e. ; ditto, red, 611bs. to 65th.., 2 a. to 55 5. O ats, 361bs. to 421 b.., 245. to 275. Beans, old, 631bs. to 651b5., 425. to 48s. ; new. 6311:e. to 6416.. 4'2s. to 465. MIWCVSTLE, Mar 13.-The weather has now undergone a sudden change, being now exceedingly cold , with north wind. At our market this morning we had a very moderate show of wheat from the growers, but frees 'brood dome further vowels have arrived, nevertheless hakes Meetned exceedingly firm, and refused to make any feather meow sloe ; here the business was restricted ; bad a esdanlioa, however, of b. p er qr. been submitted to, teauseeliene to • fair extent migh t have occurred. Flom eeid slowly, sad we fear 40s. w ould have to be taken for extra Norfolk Wow bolds. Orloff* barley in steady request. Mall aegketed. In other articles little variation to note. llamazuar, MAY Li -The supply of grain g •ak _VW rather short, and the attentisuce of farmers and dales limited. Sales in wheat were by no moans readily effected, and a decline of la. to 2a. per qr. took place. Flour fell L. per seek. Basilian in barley was very dull, and prise declined about Is. per qr. Malt maintained its full sans In other descriptions of grain there was no abstain.' of prior, and veri lint, business was transacted. Wisest (old and new), 46e. to 61s. Barley, 275. to 40.. Oats, 22a to 30s. Beans, 4111. to 48a. Peas, 40s. sac to k. 465. Byi, to 35a. per qr. Flour, 41s. to 465. per Malt, a.fla to Bs. per busheL COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. ------ -- - - - MAY 13. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) JAMSB V. IDRABDS. In this case, which was heard lest week, Sir C. Cromwell condemned the defendant in the code. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. William Miller, an engineer, was charged before the Lord Mayor with being concerned with Chiom Reiclthery and others in forging Russian rouble notes, and also with having in his posseesion engraved plates, resembling portions of such notes, for the purpose of forgery. Mr. Sleigh, who ap peared for the prosecution, having produced some evidence, the prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. James Norton, cabowner ' was summoned before Mr. Tyrwhitt for demanding and taking more than his legal fare. Miss Mary Ann Jones, of Great Bider trees, stated that the defendant's cab was occupied by three grown persons and an infant between two and three months old. The legal fare for the three Waite was a shilling, but the driver insisted on sixpence additional for the baby. Mr. Beard said it had been decided by Mr. Arnold at the Westminster Police-court that au infant, no matter what its age, was a person, and therefore that a cabman had a right to charge for it. Mr. Tyrwhitt would only be raided by the words of the act, which were that where more than two persons were carried the cabman had a right to charge sixpence for every additional person. The act went on to state that two cbildres ander ten years of age were to be considered as one adult, and to be paid for accordingly. Mr. Beard replied that the clause referring to "two children" only applied where one person and two children rode in the cab. Mr. Tyrwhitt was not sure stout that. However, he was ready to hear bow it was made out that a baby was a person. Mr. Beard said this question was of the greatest import ance to the whole body of cabmen, andshe was there to de fend his view of the law on principle. The act authorised • charge of 6d. tobe made for every additional person where more than two adults rode in a cab. In this case there were three adults, so there could be no question of the right of the cabman to charge 6d. for every person beyond two. The fare only covered the legal charge for the three adults, and as there was a fourth. an infant carried, the ashcan had a right to an additional 6d. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You contend that • child is a person! Mr. Beard—The question has already been decided in the affirmative. Mr. Arnold took time to consider his decision, and he gave an elaborate judgment to this effect—That a cabman was entitled to charge for an infant se a " versos," in all men where more than two adults were carried. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l differ with this decision. The question has also been considered at the Clerkenwell Police-court by Mr. D'Eynoourt, and has been decided I think in • different way to that at the Westminster court. The act is very difficult to construe, there are so many detailund so many technicalities that dailies *boat the meaning cannot amain surmise. In one part of the act I End that two c.luldren ere to be taken as one adult. This, I think, explains the neeew big of the act, which is, that the word " person" mime an adult perm. Mr. Beard—Will your worship state a case sadist se take it to the Queen's Bench? Mr. Tyrwhitt—l do not think it Decemeary ; but you know you can compel ms to do so if you choose. Mr. Beard—The question is one of importance, and we wish to have the highest decision. Mr. Tyrwbitt—Very well, then, well, will eonsider 'bold mating • case, and for that purpose adjourn the matter fora week. CATTLE.—fiscusauaY Mar 13.—The supply to-day was rather short, but th e quality, in many respects, eras moellent. The attend's', was about an ave rage . Ben on bed found bayou at late rates ; bat the trade Miesrsnl was heavy and done on rather easier rates. The supply of Mew was larger than of late, and the businces on the whole was slack, prices being a little cheaper, hot late in the day the whole were dispewed of. Lambs realise high rates. There was a very large supply of calves, which made trade rather hanging, but late prices were supported. In the pig market we led • geed number on offer ' • trade steady, and prima matinee very high. Bert ox beef. lls. to 111. 6d. per oars; cow and heifer ditto, 9s. 6d. to 10a. 6d. • but Down mutton (oat of the wool), 74d.; odor beech, 6(d. to 7d. ; veal, 7d. to lid. •; fresh pork, 7d. to 70. ; maw ditto, lid. to Pd., and 91. to 10e. per snore; pea bacon, &L to 9d. per lb. ; dry ditto, 10d. ; sweet Man dck s, 10d. ; quarter old store pigs, from 16s. to tn. each ; COWS with calves, 121. to 15/. ROYAL Fits GILAT'S-1117-110AD,e The weber of estimate relieved a this hespital der* the week radios Nay 10, waa 2,966 t , of width 789 were sew COW. Gentlemen who require good and fashionable Dma can depend on the best materials and latest style al Hamilton and Kimptoes, 105, Strand, opposite Reeder Rea— -1 iAdvertisonesaa I NAVAL AND MILITARY. AtomitALTY. MAY 13.—APPOINTYWITR.—Lieu tenants R. G. Kinahan, C. Gifford, G. Y. R. Rattily, and C. J. H. Bliss, to the Forte, additiooal for disposal ; T. B. Mackenzie, and F. S. Clayton. to the Galatea. Master J. R. Ryan, to the Vesuvius. Chief Engineers A. M'Farlane, to the Ventricle ; and J. Lear, to the Galatea. Maids?' Assistants H. F. Miller, and G. 8. Keigwio, to be ' additiooal to the Nile ; A. C. Bellamy, to the Vesuvius; H. J. N. Walsh, and W. Garner, to the Galatea. Paymaster B. 0. Tannins, to the Vesuvius. Clerks J. B. Inglis, to the Fox ; and D. Acheson, to the Vesuvius. Acting Assistant Surgeons J. W. Arnott, J. W. Jones and W. Harvey, to the Victory, for service at Heals; Hospital ; W. H. Limns, Dr. F. V. Dinkins, Dr. J. R. Bulks, and J. May, to the Royal Adelaide, for service at Plymouth Hospital. Assistant Clerk W. 0. Boy, to the Galatea. Engineer R. Taplin, to the Galatea. First Class Assistant Engineers J. Turner (B) and W. K Preegrave, to the Galata; J. Ambler, to the Indus, for service in the Gleaner ; H. Harrison and E. Mills (acting), to the Vesuvius. Second Class Assistant Engineer A. Blown, to the Galatea. Acting Second Class Assistant Engineers C. 8. Jordan and J. H. Ferguson, to the Galatea ; G. G. Smith, to the Vesuvius ; R. G. Foster, to the Edinburgh ; J. W. Smart, C. F. Hulloed, W. A. Beira, and J. MirAell, to the Cum berland, as supernumeraries. CHATHAM, MAT 13. This afternoon detachments of cavalry and infantry troops, from nearly all the regiments sarvmg in the Bengal presidency, arrived at the garrison from - ctitta, having disembarked at Custom House-quay, Gravesend, from the chartered East India troopship Middlesex, 1,190 tons, Captain Cinema& The number of troops brought home was 300 nice of all ranks. ' The 17th company of Hoye' Engineers is to be made up to its proper strength at this garrison, previously to being despatched to the Quvagh camp to take the place of one of the companies of Royal Engineers which recently embarked for British North Americo. LONDON BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST BAlL WAN.—Yesterday a special general meeting of the share holders of this company, convened in compliance with the When=liffe order, was held at the London-bridge station, Mr. Leo Schuster in the chair, for the purpose of consider ing the following bills, which we at preempt before parlia ment, viz. :—A bill for making a railway from the Sutton station of the Croydon and Epsombreach of the London, Brighton, and South Cant Railway, to Banatead and Epsom Downs, in the county of Surrey ; a bill for making a rail , way from Honham to Dorking, and for other pur poses ; a bill for making a railway, to be called the " Ent Orinstead, Oroombridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway " and for other purposes; a bill for enabling the Mid @Amex and Midburst Junction Railway Company to extend the time for completing their railway, to sell or lease their undertaking to the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, and for other The meeting having been opened in the rascal orm, the Chairman said he very much regretted that, as the bill: mentioned in the notice had not yet been read a second time in the House of Lords, as the directors had expected would ere this have been the case when they Axed the day of meeting. he would have to trouble the share holdas by asking them again to attend. He would, there fore, move that she consideration of the bills in question be until Monday, the 26th inst. The motion, having been by Mr. Lushington, was unanimously to, and the promedinp terminated. Theiainlity and certainty with which Dr. de Jonah's t-Brown Cod Liver Oil will restore strength to the most f are thus described by Benjamin Clarice, Rm., H.R.C.8., F. L&, fn testifying to tie extraordinary &Timm to Ma own case " After the Pale Oil sod all ether remedies that I could think of had failed I tried, merely as a but revert, Dr. de Josigh's Light-Brown Oil. I received Immediate relief; and its ese was the sagas of my restoration to health?' Bold only to riagsoled battles, Is. at., Y. 9d., and Vs., by the sole wain,. at?sat, 14thed, sad Vb., 77, Strand, Louden, and chen— THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. Mr. Cotton waited upon the Lord Mayor yester day at the Mansion-house to request him to appoint a day for the meeting of the gentlemen who had connected them selves with the committee of the Lancashire Relief Fund. The Lord Mayor said it was very desirable that a meeting should take place, and appointed Friday next, when the meeting will be held at the Mansion-house. The following are the additional contributions received by the Lord Mayor yee t t o rda ...n ? , in aid of the above fund :-Mears. Tru man, k and Co., 211. ; Wean's, Eaq., 101. 10a ; Lord Mornington, 51. se. ; B. F., 51. ; Wm. Cathrow, Req., 51. ; C. P. Wiltshire , Eq., 51. ; Lad y Mor rison, 51. ; Mrs. and Miss Haste, Hunstanton. Norfia, 31. ; M. B. S., 11. ; Dr. John Watson, 1L ; Charles Barmiest, Eq., 11. 10s. ; J. 8.,101. ; W. H. and J. H., 21. ; L A. Gaitskill. Fag., 31. 3s. ; George Waterworth, Eq. ; R., ss. ; W. H. W., 101. ; E. 8., 10s. ; a few working tailors at Radpath and Manning's, 11. ;F. R. Marais, Esq., 101. ; Captain M. C. Lawson, c amith, Elder, and Co., 5/. ; Alexander James Doyle, ~ 10/. 10s. ; Open Air Teetotal Meeting Short-street, ew-cut, 14s. 2d . ; Robert Porrett, Fag., i f. la. ; Win. Webster, Esq., 21. 2s. ; Mews. Hobos and Hunter, 21. ; H. A. V. 11. ; A Friead, 11. ; Miss L.,101. 6d. ; Miss E. V. L., 10a. 6d. ; M. H., 10e. 6d. ;T. IL, 10s. 6d. ; Griffith Parry, BK., 11. ; the Hon. lira. Cochrane, per Messrs. Barclay, Bevels, and Co., 51. THE MIDDLE LEVEL CATASTROPHE. OF 1,000 ACRES OF LAND AND AWFUL DEOFILUCIION OF PEOPISTY. LYNN, TUESDAY MORNING. The destruction of the sluice and bridge con nected with the Middle Level outfall (which cost 30,0001, for construction about 16 yews ago), which we detailed lest week as having occurred on Sunday, the 4th instant, has been attended with the most serious result.. The entire drainage of a vast portion of the fens between Lynn and Peterborough depends upon this cut, which has been re garded as quite a feat in dr.iinage, and it empties itself into the Ouze about three miles above Lynn. On the 4th inst. the bridge and sluice were entirely destroyed (it is supposed through being made on a sandy foundation) and a house or two eugulpbed. Since that time the most strenuous emir. tions have been put forth to construct • dam for the pur pose of keeping out the tidal waters, bat all has failed, though between 20 and 30 barges filled with sand have been sunk (only to be washed away as if they were toys), and about 20,000 sand bap have been throws into the river. The spring tides have, thereto., rushed up the cut with unbounded velocity and power, throwing down bridge', forcing huge breaches in the banks, and inundating vast tract of land. On Monday afternoon the tide washed a barge from her mooring, capsized her. drove her against St.. Peter's-bridge, and dashed it toshivers. During the lint tide on Monday two breaches were made in the bank on thenorth.west side of the cut, about a mile apart- One of these was successfully stopped, but the other spread, and when we were there it was not lass than 50 yards wide, and the water was rushing through with • sound like "the shout of • mighty cataract." The sight here is awfully grand ; as far as the eye an reach is one vast body of water. Houses ware submerged eight or ten feet, and a number of .tacks were seen Beating about. The line to Wisbeach from Lynn was beneath water for nearly a mile, and the keine were unable to run ; the telegraph pats were washed away, and a stack of straw Boated on to the railway lines and there rested. It was computed that there was, or would be, in a few hours, not less than 7,000 acne of some of the most productive land in England beneath the water, and it is feared that by Friday (which will be the highest tide), not leas than 150,000 acres of land will be inundated. The destruction of all this property is frightful to contemplate, and ruin is staring in the fen • great many of the tenant fanners, as their countenances testify. We believe there is no expectation of being able to construct the dam till the neap tides. The cast of repairs which are rendered neces sary, apart from the lose of property by the flood, it is sup posed will not be much less than 100,000 i. The works are being vigorously prosecuted by about 500 men under Mr. Leather, contractor. The following e • have inspected the damage : Sir John Bennie, ; Mr. Ilawkshaw, C.E. ; Mr. Fowler, C.E. ; and Mr. Smith, C.E. Magdalee . Fen, and • portion of Broad Fen and Marshland Fen, are , ander water now. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF ♦ SWEDISHTRAVILL —An inquest was held yesterday morning at the Welling ton Anne, Waterloo-road, on the body of Dr. Nevus Wikstrom, an eminent Swedish philosopher and trav4ler, who died suddenly at Poole's co ff ee-house, Waterloo-road, on Sunday. The unfortunate man arrived from Australia ' on Sunday. and stopped at the coffee-house in order to wait for the two o'clock train to convey him to East Sheen. He went up stairs to wash his hands, and was taken ill, and died before medical assistance could he obtained. A gen tleman from the office of the Swedish consulate proved that the deceased had travelled over nearly all the habitable =and from papers found upon him it appeared that be Hared greatly during his recent voysge from A ustralia. Mr. Etlackinu, surgeon, who bad made a pust.mortem exa mination, said that he found extensive inflammation of the lungs, and the body was very much emaciated consequent on the inflammation and the utter prostration of the system by the hemorrhage, the deceased not having had any medi cal attendance during the time. A witness having identified the deceased, spoke of his high literary and scientific attain ments. A verdict was returned in accordance with the me dical testimony. THE HENDON MIYHDYIR. —Yesterday morning John Lawrence, who stands charged with the wilful mur der of his sweetheart, Anne (lox, by shooting her with a loaded gun, at Hendon, was brought up in custody of two constables of the S division of Police from the Middlesex Hospital, in which institution he has remained since the commission of the crime, and placed at the her before the magistrates assembled in petty serious at Edgware. The prisoner, who appeared in a very weak state, and presented • very shocking appearance about the face from the fright ful injuries be inflicted on himself in the attempt to take his own life after committing the murder, was allowed to be seated. The evidence was merely • recapitulation of that given on the coroner's inquest. The letter written by the prisoner to his sister before the commission of the murder, expressive of his intention to destroy himself, was also put in. Altogether, the evidence was most conclusive, and left no doubt that the prisoner had murdered the young woman from jealousy, in the belief that she was about to another man. The prisoner, who behaved very calmly, mr was committed to take his trial for wilful murder at the Central Criminal Court, and was shortly afterwards removed to Newgate. EXTRAORDINARY HAILSTORM IN CALCUTTA. The following is an extract from a private letter received by the India mail yesterday, dated Calcutta, April 8: "We had a rather uncommon occurrence here the other day—a hailstorm. The hailstones were lumps of ice. I measured one two hours after it had fallen ; it was nearly round, 2 inches in diameter, and 7-lOths of an inch in thickness. I heard of even larger : one weighed 4 toss, or Dearly 3 ounces." GAIIITAL, PALACE. -- Oica EiNILLINO DAT.— TOLIMA; MAY la —Admissions on payment, 1,869; ditto, lay sews tickets, fig! ; total 22, 2 6 4 . A GOOD WATCH AT A MODIULATR PRICY—" The stranger in walking through the City of London must be astounbed to are so many establishments whose windows are tilled with watches sad Jewellery of the most costly description. Among these there is one fast rising into celebrity for the beauty and excellence of Its productions—we mean the estehlistiment,of Mr. J. W. Benson, watch toznufaatarer, of ES and 14 Ludgate. hill, and 66 and 47, CoenhilL As a good watch is admitted on all sides to be Indispensable to ties men of business, ar• have grunt pleasure in pointing out a watch inanufactot7 where our Mends can parchsee the article without paying an e xor bitant price.'—Daub Telegraph. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, post tree for two stamps, Is descriptive of every constructional watch now made. Watches sale by pot, to all parts of the giobe.— (AdveHissmint.l BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BELCIPM.-11s7 11 at Warwick.sqnsee, the _wife of the lie. B. Hotelier, of a ion. DICES( ELL—May 10, at Dulwich, Surrey, the wife of L ▪ Ileq.. et sow. DWIUNGIIII.—May 10, at Delsinere-ereecest. Westboro. terms, the wits of A. VlCtlinger, req., of a son. ENGLEYIELD.—*Lat Norland.square, the tette of C. Esq., of s daaghter. GEPP.—May 9, at Vicarage, High Muter, Yeses, the Wile the Her. B. F. O•yp, at • son. GILL.-ILsy 9, at !Avowed, the wife of 1. If. E. Gill, E. 4 •O f ▪ SO KITH O N.—Nay le, at Winkfteld, Belts, the wife of Air L LLK ite* of a eon. gli.—May 10, at Reigate-hill, the wife of F. liellent , Esq, of s esserter. MARRIAGE& FHEILAND—MOTTEAM.—May 8, at Watford, Buffett. In ' be Morose, M.A.,Freelsed, MN.. of the Bet House, Yozford, to Joule Noss Hargett , . daughter of McCrea, ken of Yogard. FILPPAH—LTITLE , ‘ 00D.—Ma7 10. at Bt. Msresret's , Le' h i the Her. J. B. Honnywlll. It A, F. Pepper, Eso , ides•mt togieoed, lan, to Mary James, daughter of the late Uttleireed, 11aq., of Islington. SCHLOTEL-00011.—May 10, at Walcot Church, Bath. by the Par. C. T. ROMs, F. &Motel, Fie.. of the Stock What% Leaden, le Zreses, daughter of E. Cook, Esq , of Bath DEATHS. Biorraix—Kiii 9, at Rochester, W. W. Bentham. riv 11, at the Crescent, Camdeneredett ns. Iticluard Tbrenes k soe of Mr. J. Capatick. aged 21 B . WW" DREWOROI:OII. 11, al Pdton, North DO , " galkFag.. aged —Olll, 10. moirret Louisa, daughter of FA' of Bournemouth, Raata. aged t 2 POWS:IL—May 10, at lislatcad.plsoe. Mat, D. Power, s aa• 4a. —Ma 12. Jails, daughter of J. 1101114 int. of IT" Wolvara-plaos. sp9 --J------ ------- Printed end Plibilited y Wrttleit ime sm.as. at I"' 4 laertardeireet, Is the b City of ton d os, Mater, at tir . news is toniaerdetweet. I. the Pivoinot ot Waiters" . WinaaoheY, 111AY Id. MIL -