The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAW A wrNT. HOUSE OF LORI:C.—Mom:4y, MAY 14. The Loco CHANCE:MON took his oat on the woolamok at 6 Vela*. - - THE CONSCIENCE CLAUSIL The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that he wished to ask whether • clergyman or manager of • church school satisfied the requirements of the conscience clause by ex empting children from attendance at the teaching of forum lanes to which their parent. objected ; or whether a r would be bound to abstain from teaching in the manager doctrine of the church of England which the parent might desire his child should not be taught. Earl GRAN VILLE said the fi rst part of the question did not meet the requirements of the conscience clause, and it would not be acting justly towards the dissenters to allow the manager of a school in connection with the committee to permit the children to be withdrawn while the Cate chism was being taught, and to allow them to be brought in again while the formularies of the church were being taught. The Church and State Review had published an article on this question, in which the writer said he could not help thinking that if the dissenters were aware of the tolerant spirit shown towards their children in the church schools, they would not make such a fuss about the conscience clause. He (Earl Granville) (lid not mean to say that this article represented the real opinions of any considerable portion of the church, but it was clear that a small port i on of churchmen might, were the schools unpro tected the conscience clause, be able to outrage the feeling's of the great body of dissenters of this country. It was obvious that whereas this clause did not interfere with the religious instruction, it absolutely provided that no interferenoe should take place in that instruction. The conscience clause did not in the slightest degree ex clude the religious teaching of the church of England. The only thing it did was to ensure that a child should not attend that portion of religious instruction to which its parents objected. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the answer of the noble earl was satisfactory, and be thought it would relieve many clergymen from great anxiety. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S said there never was a time when he did not consider the principle of the con science clause as one not only ooneirtent with but absolutely required by common justice and charity. The Earl of CARNARVON regretted that the subject should have been introduced without an opportunity being given for discussing it. He denied that the arguments against the conscience clause were so easily disposed of as the President of the Council had supposed, and if time had allowed he should have been prepared to have gone into the whole question. He would content himself, however, with saying that if it were only on the ground that the clause bad never been embodied in an act of parliament or minute of council, or laid before parliament in any shape or form—that it came before them, in fact, simply upon the authority of the President of the Council, he should oppose it. Lord LYITELTON said there would no doubt be an opportunity of discussing the whole question. The subject then dropped. RAILWAY STANDING ORDERS. Lord RED&SDALE brought under notice the subject of the financial arrangements of railway companies, and observed that the system upon which certain works had been carried on for many years past had completely broken down. In 1864 finance companies were formed with the avowed purpose of finding money for contractors. Some of these institutions had since collapsed while others had been thrown into difficulties. To check' rash railway spe culations, therefore, he recommended that in future all new railways should be got up upon a subscription contract, one effect of which would be that new schemes would haveto be well matured before they found favour with the public,and of course in that case the money would have to be provided beforehand. He also suggested that the subscription con tract should be for two-thirds of the subscribed capital; that a deposit of one-eighth should be paid upon every share ; and that no shares should be transferable until three-tenths of the amount had been paid up. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY admitted the impor tance of the question, but apprehended that the sugges tions of Lord Redesdale would impede the construction of railways altogether. He hoped their lordships would not commit themselves to any resolution on the subject with out mature reflection and the concurrence of the House of Commons. . Remarks were also made by the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Overatone (who approved of the object which Lord Itedesdale was endeavouring to attain), Earl Fortescue, and the Earl of Belmore, after which the matter was allowed to drop. The Labouring Classes' Dwellings Bill was read a third time and passed. Earl RUSSELL intimated that on Friday next be should move the adjournment of the house for the Whitsuntide holidays, until the Monday week following. Their lordships adjourned at halfpust 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, MAY 14. The SPEAKEIi took the chair at a few minutes to four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. FINTAT took the oath' and his meat for Argyleshire. Mr. B. OSBORNE took the oaths and his seat for Notting ham. The hot.. member, who was introduced by Mr. Ayrton and Captain Vivian, was cheered on walking up to the table. Viscount AMBERLEY also took the oaths and his seat for Nottingham. He was introduced by Mr. Hastings Russell and Mr. Raines. The noble lord, who was warmly greeted, took his seat on the fourth bench on the ministerial side, and after remaining there a short time he went to the peers' seats, below the gallery, and entered into conversa tion with his father, Earl Russell, who had just previously entered the house. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. H. VIVIAN brought up the report of the Galway election committee, which declared that Mr. M. Morris and Sir It. lilennerhasset were duly elected. The committee also came to the resolve that the petition presented by Mr. Lever as regarded Mr. Morris and the petition presented by Mr. Stubhins with respect to Sir R. Blennerhasset were frivolous and vexatious. The committee were further of opinion that corrupt practices extensively prevailed at the last election, hut not with the knowledge of the sitting members or their agents. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Canterbury thai and Water, Dundee Water, Huntley, Mitcheldenn, and Elton Roads, Maryport Improve.nent and Harbour, Rochdale and Edenfield Roads, St. George's Parish. County of Gloucester, and Thames and Severn Canal Navigation Dille. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Mr. HIBBERT gave notice that m committee on the Franchise Bill he should propose the insertion of a clause, disqualifying from the right of voting all persons who shall hereafter be guilty of bribery at parli..unentary elections. INDEMNITY BILL. Mt. BAINE9, on behalf of the hon. member for Shef field, asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment whether, as the Parliamentary Oaths Amendment Bill had been passed, and the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill had passed both houses of parliament, he would consider it necessary, in this or any future session, to bring in a yearly Indemnity Bill ; or whether he con sidered such Indemnity Bill would be unnecessary when the royal wment was obtained to the Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill. Sir G. GREY said the principal object of the Indemnity Act was obtained by the palming of the measures referred to, but before any final determination could be come to it would bo necessary to investigate several acts of paths. ment, and such investigation was about to be instituted. THE JAMAICA INQUIRY. Mr. M'CULLAGH TORRENS asked the Secretary et State for the Colonies whether, having before him the re port of the Jamaica Commissioners of Inquiry, he had advised her Majesty to disallow the Bill of Indemnity passed by the colonial legislature for acts done in repress mg the disturbance-, Gf October last. Mr. CARI)WELL said it was true that he had received the report of the commissioners appointed to conduct the inquiry referred to, but he had not received the whole of the evidence on which that report was founded, therefore he did not think it would be right for him at present to take the course indicated by the hon. gentleman. URBAN AND RURAL CONSTITUENCIES. Lord CRANBORNE asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether the government were in possession of any estimates tending to show the relative extent to which urban rind rural populations enter into the composition of each constituency under the new bills, and the number of electorswhich each franchise will add to eachconstituency. Tie CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her Majesty's government had received no information on the subject of such a character as could be laid before the home. COMPULSORY CHURCH-RATE ABOLITION BILL. Mr. F. SURTEES asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer, if the Compulsory Church-rate Abolition Bill passed into law, whether it would have the effect of depriving • vicar of a parish of certain moneys arising out of the church-rates, and which moneys were settled on the vicar for the time being by an act of parliament passed in the reign of Queen Anne. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the hon. gentleman would furnish a statement in writing of the particular caw to which he referred, he (the Chan cellor of the E...choquer) would be happy to answer his question. THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. 7,4ir L PALK asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the government had received information of the bombardment of Valparaiso ; and whether in such information it was stated that the English admire], having received an offer of assistance from the American a d m i ra l to enable him to prevent that act, declined that Resistance, and retired from the scene of the conflict, allowing the defenceless city to be bombarded. Mr. LAYARD replied that her Majesty's government had received despatches upon the subject referred to, and he believed the facta were as they were stated by the hon. gentleman, but he must ask the hon. gentleman to repeat his question to-morrow. • IfP i.l r THE DERBY DAY. Hajar B. KNOX asked whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad made any arrangement an to an adjourn mint over t►e Derby day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he pro. posed to-morrow to move the adjournment of the bona. till Thursday. (Hear, hear.) LOTTKRIFB. The LORD ADVOCATE said he was anxious to make an explanation in reference to an answer he had given a few nights ago with regard to lotteries. He was then under the apprehension, or rather misapprehension, that common informers could prosecute in lottery cases. He did not then recollect that the act of 1845 did away with the right of private prosecutions. REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS BILL The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having moved the second reading of this bill, Mr. MOWBRAY presented a petition from the Univer sity of Durham, praying that the right of representation might be conferred upon that university. Mr. GREVILLE presented a petition from the town of Weston-super-Mare, also praying for the right of repre sentation. Mr. DISRAELI said he could not help thinking that the course which the government proposed to take with the small boroughs was of too restricted and meagre a cha racter, and he begged the house deliberately to reflect upon the important consequences that were involved in the change. He presumed that the real object of the various reform bills which had been produced since the act of 1832 was to render the House of Commons& more complete repre sentation of the country and its numerous attributes—the landed, manufacturing, and commercial interests, pro fessional classes,and the interests of our colonial and Indian empires. For this purpose the small boroughs had been and were a most useful and efficient instrument. But by the scheineof thegovernment, the very boroughswhich returned representatives of the commercial, financial, colonial, and Indian interests were virtually disfranchised, and the house was called upon to attack about half of the whole number of seats in the country. This step had been adopted for two reasons, the first of which was to give a representation to communities that had developed their strength since the Reform Act. On this part of the sub ject he went entirely with the government, and agreed that it would be wise to give them a direct representa tion. Whether it should be effected by adding to the number of members of the house or not, he declined to take upon himself to say. The question was a complicated one, and would lead to a discussion foreign to the general scope of the bill. There was another mode by which, without increasing the number of mem bers, they might give representation to those places, and that was by reducing the representative power of the ex isting boroughs. He thought, therefore, that the govern ment were justified, under the circumstances, in curtailing the redundant representation of some of the boroughs to complete and perfect the representation of the boroughs ge nerally. This great change, however, was also proposed for another object ; that was, not merely to give represen tatives to communities that were not now represented, but to add representatives to places that were already repre sented, and to attain this object many of the counties and great towns were to have a third member. This proposal involved • new principle—that of plurality of voting— which he looked upon with some doubt and suspicion, for it was not consistent with our electoral system, which re coiled from plurality of voting. Once that growth in population and property was regarded as constituting a just claim for an increased representation, they would not be able to stop at three members for the large towns. Granted that the Reform Act adopted to a certain extent the system of plurality of voting, that measure was not immaculate, and Lord Althorp had resorted to the system as a rough method of settling the balance between counties and boroughs, and because the few counties to which a third member was given were not large enough to divide. Then, with regard to the means by which the new seats were to be obtained, namely, that of grouping, he reminded the house that that was a system which was altogether foreign to this part of the kingdom ; and he further objected to it on the ground that it would aggravate existing anomalies by a process of wanton injustice, and would succeed only in producing an enfeebled and imperfect local representation. It was an error to say that there was any anology between the grouped boroughs of Scotland and the scheme contained in the bill ; the fact being that the boroughs proposed to be grouped by the bill were represented boroughs, whereas in the case of Scotland the boroughs had been unrepresented. Moreover, lying between the boroughs proposed to be grouped there were flourishing and populous towns which were far more important than the boroughs to be grouped, and which would still be excluded from the representation. He came to the conclusion, then, that any system of grouping that was founded on the principle of grouping represented towns must prove a complete failure, that it would disappoint expectation, and that the house ought not to give it its sanction. The safe principle was to re duce the redundancy of the old borough representation and apply it to new boroughs. By doing this they would add enormously to the content of the country, introduce into the house popular and vigorous ele ments, and at the same time go a long way towards a so lution of the immense difficulties connected with the county franchise, an.l which beset every minister who at tempted to deal with this question. The right hon. gen tleman then urged upon the house the necessity of preserv ing the distinctive character of the county constituencies, so that they should really be what their name imported. One of the means by which at present that character was being perverted was the existence of largo un represented towns, which necessarily changed the character which would be otherwise peculiar to the county, and if three places were grouped that great cause of perversion would at once be removed. He coin plained that, even as the franchise was now arranged, there were great masses of the population who ought to be represented, and that the legitimate representation of the counties was imperfect, yet the bill did nothing towards providing a remedy. How, then, was he to meet the government ? It was not want of time alone that was an obstacle to legislation at this moment. It was the want of maturity alike in design, preparation, and pro cedure which had marked the action of the govern. ment. And even now he did not think that the ques tion of parliamentary reform was understood by the country, by the house, or by ministers them selves. The right honourable gentleman continued:— As I come down to the house every day along the via sacra of Parliament-street, somebody says to me, " I hope you are going to settle the question." (Laughter.) Sir, igno rance never settled a question--questions must be settled by knowledge. (Hear, hear.) It is not the vexation of an opposition, from whatever side it may come, which pre vents this bill from advancing, but it is that none of us see our way. I say it with a frankness which I trust will be pinioned, that I do not believe the question of parlia mentary reform is thoroughly understood by the country, is thoroughly understood by this house, and, though I would only mention it in a whisper, is thoroughly understood by her Majesty's government. (Laughter and cheers.) I remember a pamage in Plato which has always pleased me. It is that where the great sage descants upon what he calls double ignorance—thatis, where a man is ignorant that he is ignorant. (Laughter and cheers.) But in legislation there is another kind of double ignorance which is fatal, where there is first ignorance of principles, and secondly where there is ignorance of facts. That is our position in dealing with this important question. There is not a majority in this house that can decide upon the principles according to which they ought to legislate on this matter, and there is not a man in this house who has at his command any authentic facts on which to act. (Hear, hear.) Then the question arises—What are we to do? I admit the difficulty. I don't shut m eyes to the position in which we are all placed. The country, the House of Com mons, and the government, are, to use a classic, though sometimes an idiomatic phrase, often employed by Dean Swift, "in a scrape." (Laughter.) I should despair of extricating ourselves from that perplexity and predicament had I not unlimited confidence in the goodnature and good sense of the House of Commons. We must help the government. (Loud laughter and cheers) We must forget the last two months. The right hon. gentleman must re cress the Rubicon. (Laughter.) We will build up his bridges and supply him with vesaela (Continuedlaughter.) The right hon. gentleman isin a position which will enable him to retire from this question of parliamentary reform, for the moment, with dignity to himself, and probably from which no other ministercould retire under the circum stances. He must not sacrifice his country, his party, or his own great name to any feeling of pique. He is still sup ported by a majority. He is not in the position of minister whose reputation and the fortunes of whose family are staked on an individual measure in a house where he knows he is in a minority. That has been the unfortunate position of others, but it is not his. He can act in deference to what I believe to be the wish of the country, and I am sure what is the disposition of the House of Common,. Now, what has he got to do? It seems to me the most advantageous and most dignified course for the right hon. gentleman to pursue— let him at once give instructions that complete and accurate statistics shall be prepared with regard to the borough franchise, not hurriedly, but with time and attention, and in a mature and methodic manner, so that no person in this house shall rise and be able to say, " These documents upon which we are called to legislate are utterly untrustworthy." Let him, notwithstanding the unfortunate admission which the government have made, and the mistaken views they have adopted with regard to the county franchise, gave immediate orders that the most ample information should be afforded upon the share which the working classes of this coun try possess in the county franchise. Let all that infor mation be prepared with care and discrimination, and I believe this duty may be entrusted with safety and secu rity to those who furnished the returns now before the house, and whose deficiency may be ascribed to the hurry with which those returns were prepared. Let the right hon. gentleman, even to-morrow, or after consultation with the cabinet, give orders that the sub commissioners acting under the Incloeure Commission should visit all the parliamentary boroughs of England, examine their boundari es , and report upon them. (Hear, hear.) Let him give up this scheme of grouping repre sented boroughs, which I see by the feeling of the house both sides repudiate. Let the right hon. gentleman — boldly recognising that the proper way of dealing with the subject is to appeal to the existing represented boroughs to spare one-h of their superfluities— let him prepare a well-digested and complete scheme which will THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1866. give. repretentation, not on the principle of grouping represen te d towns, but the unrepresented towed, of the country. Let him do all these things, and then let him consider the results with his colle•gues, and when parliament meets again they will' have an opportunity, if they are as wise as lam willing to give them credit for . , of submitting to our con sideration a measure which will command the sympathy of the country, and receive the sanction of parliament. (Loud cheers from the opposition.) Mr. CARDWELL followed, expressing his surprise at Mr. Disraeli's new views on the functions of small boroughs, contrasting them with Lord Stanley's in 1859, and arguing by the example of Sir H. Cairns, Sir F. Kelly, the Lord Advocate, and other members, that the profes sions and men of Indian and colonial experience already entered the house by means of large constituencies. He denied that the system of grouping would produce ex pense, or any of the other inconveniences alleged against it, remarking that all objections must apply equally to groups of represented and unrepresented bodies, which last were supported by Mr. Disraeli. The - right hon. gentleman had said there ought to be a marked distinction between the rural and urban constituencies. He (Mr. Cardwell) ventured to differ from that opinion, and rather preferred the argument of the noble lord the member for King's Lynn, who had said—" You may be told to divide the boundaries of a borough from the county in which it is • but that is just a thing which you cannot do. Those town; extend themselves gradually and imperceptibly, till they fade away into the country, and you cannot tell where the town ends and where the country begins." He (Mr. Card well) did not object to the policy which gave to rural or commercial constituencies the choice of members repre senting generally those interests ; but he thought it would be a great misfortune if all the members, or the larger proportion of them, came to that house as the representatives of special interests. (Hear, hear.) The government would have acted contrary to the spirit of the act of 1832 had they sought to draw the narrowest and closest line of demarcation between the borough and county constituencies. With regard to the proposal of the right hon. gentleman to group the smaller boroughs into aggregations of boroughs, and give them a voice in future parliaments, ho (Mr. Cardwell) asked what became of the argument of the right hon. gentleman about the proposed gran ing being foreign? It appeared to him (Mr. Card well that if they had wanted to put an end to the idea of a re formed parliament there could not be a suggestion that was more likely to effect that object than that they should take, not the existing and well-known boroughs whose boundaries were defined by statute, but the small towns that were scattered over the country, and endeavour to organise them into new constituencies. When they spoke of different classes, it was not to be assumed that their interests were neces sarily antagonistic. They were formerly so, but the wise legislation of the last twenty-five years had cut that antagonism to the root. That legislation had been with a view not to benefit any particular class, but for the benefit of the whole community. He did not understand that the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Disraeli) intended to givepractical effect to the suggestion ' he had made. The right hon. gentleman himself, seven years ago, stated to the home the reasons why he con sidered it was his duty to give effect to the promises which had been made on this subject, and it was no doubt very kind and considerate on his part to advise her Majesty's government to withdraw their present proposal ; hut if they bad failed to prosecute their duty they would have no doubt heard from the right hon. gentleman a severe criticism on their conduct. His earnest hope was that this great question might now be brought to a settlement, and he thought it was their bounden duty in the first session of a new parlia ment to submit to it this great question, and he trusted that by the moderation of all parties they would arrive at a just and satisfactory conclusion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. 'WALSH appealed to the members of the boroughs threatened with disfranchisement to join together to defeat a measure which he believed would be subversive of the best interests of the country. Mr. ARRNVRIGHT observed that if a borough had a population below 8,000 it was to lose one member, but a group was only to have iipopulation of 15,000 to entitle it to return two members, which be thought an injustice. Ludlow and Leominster now returned two members each, and they were to be grouped and return one between them. It could not be said that they were decaying towns, for their population was increasing. He considered that the bill was illogical and tyrannicaL Mr. J. HARDY considered that his borough, Dart mouth, was hardly dealt with in being grouped with Totnes and Ashburton, and said it ought to have been grouped with Brixhain, and other places on the sea coast, with interests similar to its own. Then Lichfield was to be coupled with another town, whereas Tamworth was left alone, though it was al?ss important place. *parting Inttitignue. TATTERESALLS.—MormAy. the Monday preceding the Derby Is always a busy day irl , w a i tile approaches event, invariably betoken the OIND/Off of Wale greet the actual speculation on 'the race" of the year was never pursued with less activity than was evinced to-day. Members, however, assembled in strong force but the usual ordeal of comparing was evidently the main object of those wko visited Albert-gate. The further advance of Lord Glasgow's colt (who bad been freely supported in the City during the morning:, to 100 to 7 and the current rumour that several of the large northern bookmakers were going for the son of Toxophilite caused the colt to be in some request. Neither of the favourites appeared in good odour, and offers of 7 to 4 au the Bold resounded in all quarters, with few takers. Rustle, despite the retirement of Blue Riband, was almost friendless, and even the presence of the Marquis of Hastings and several of the patrician supporters of Danebury found the colt no backers at the quoted price, though 4 to 1 would have been accepeed. The Bribery colt, who had a coming appearance at the Victoria Club during the morning, again receded to the 100 to S division, and the other prices quoted indicate the exact tone of the market at which Wid nes& could hare been done to looney. Webber received he quietus, an offer of 1,000 to 5 being made. There were a few transactions on the Oaks, though not of a heavy nature. DEBBI. 7 to 4 agst Mr. B. Button's Lord Lyon (t and of) 100 to SO Duke of Beanfort's Rustic (off) 100 to 8 Lord St. Vincent's Roden (t and offA 100 to 7 Lord Olasgow's Tozophilite colt (t and off) 50 to 1 Mr. FP. Svrindeil's Abergeld)e (t and off) 20 to 1 Mr. IL C. Naylor's Monarch of the Glen (t and off) 20 to 1 Marquis of Hastings' Blue Blhand (off) 30 to 1 Mr. Chaplin's Vespasian (t and off) 1000 to SO Lord Atlesburrs Bribery colt ti 33 to 1 Lord Exeter's Knight of the Ovicent and off) 1000 to 15 Mr. Bowes's Westwiek (t) 1000 to 15 Sir. Watts's fitrathconan (t) 5000 to 60 Baron Rothschild'sßohin Hood (t) 1000 to 5 Mr. Jackson's Blabber ,off) 100 to 1 Mr. Savilu's lot (off) OAKS 3 to 1 apt Marquis of Hastings' Repulse (t) to 1 Mr. B E Dunbar's Tormentor (t) 10 to 1 Mr. Rar lock's The Queen (t) 12 to 1 Mr. R. Kelso's Gretna t) 12 to 1 Mr. Johnstone's Elkin' 12 to 1 Mr. Wadlow's Honeymoon (t) 12 to 1 Mr. F. Swindell's Proterpute (t) 13 to 1 Duke of Beaufort's Ischia ,t) The following Aida] notice of scratchings was posted at Tatter sall's yesterday:—" All the horses trained by John Day, except Rustic, Blue Riband, and Lecturer, out of the Derby. Dales man, Tomahawk, and Lothario, out of the Derby. La Dauphine, El Cid, Midsummer colt, Cupid, Chronometer, and Warwick, out of the Derby. Beauclerk, Delinn, Nine Rims, Aminbone, Maseppa, Mount Palatine, Earl of Derby, Centaur, and The Mule, out of all engagements. Melinda, Gira ff e fllly, and Emerald filly, out of th e Oaks." ARRIVALS AT EPSON.—Ludler, Redan, Ostreger, Vespaslan, Problem, The Hermit. Odin, Breadalbane, La Dauphine, Warrior, King Charming, .tudax, Tusculaneum, Attache, Lanuret, Black Prince, Maid of Masham Ally, Tozophillte colt, Rapid Rhone's dam colt, Corsair, Leybourne, Sealskin, Maori Chief. Cialrvoyante's dam colt, SaHeti, Catalogue, Robin Hood ',by North Lincoln', Catubail, Jasper, Janitor, Tounnalin, Chignon, Tor mentor, Duke of York, Ammunition, Cauthleen, Qui Vive, Canard, Veralam, Hopvine, Valeria, Strathconan, Apple crow Czar, Lady Vane, Stabber, Holstein, Rococo, Wets, Jenne Premiere, Flirtation, Sylph, Primate, Harefteld, Pirate, Sylvani, Ckaimersham, Wedding Peal, Burnout, Ayles bury, Scarlet, Freedom, Feodor, Abergeldie, Filbert, Chieftain, Retrousse, Tacitus, Pamunkey, Brahma, Caustic, Lady Sophie, Sidewind, Stinger, Prima Donna, Kilkenny, Oxford filly, Skir misher's dam colt, Mountain Deer's dam colt, Dulcimer, Pintail, Bribery colt. Liebe, Knight of the Cresceot, Westwick, War, Knight of St. Michael, Tarabou, Rejected, Arabia, Minuet, Clam., Sundcelah, Mariana, liavarde's dam colt, Cecnms, Bright Phmbtts, Tom Coke, Achievement, Gardertsure, Myrrhyna, Cut away. A great number of horses are in the neighbourhood. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-MONDAY. DERBY. 7to 4 agot Lord Lyon (off, - 18 to 1 agat Monarch of the 2 to 1 t freely Glen (t) 100 to 30 Rustic 3) 20 to 1 Knight of the 10) to 8 -- Blue /Mend (of) Crescent (t) 100 to 8 Redan will 90 to 1 Bribery colt (t 100 to 0 Toxoph)lite colt and off) (t) 25 to 1 Veepadan (t) 50 to 1 - Mr: KElrsaid the bill would set them all to the task of learning their geography of England. He complained that his borough was to be grouped. The SPEAKER ruled that the hon. member was out of order in addressing the house upon the Irish bill. Mr. KER apolorgsed for his i;ristake. TT Mr. R. DUO. thought the measure before the house was one which moderate men on both sides might unite in putting into shape. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said that the course to be followed with regard to these bills might be materially affected by the decision to which the house would arrive witkrespect to the motion of the right hon. member for Kilmarnock (Mr. Bouverie). He therefore wished to know whether that motion could be made after the second reading, and when the committee on the bill was fixed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that on introducing the bill he had stated that the government would endeavour, with regard to the question of procedure, to gather indications of the feeling of the house. The ter mination of the debate on the second reading of this bill was the point to which he naturally looked as affording them these indications. No doubt the government thought from the rumour which reached them that a longer debate was possible, but as they had arrived at the moment when the bill was to he read a second time, he thought his hon. friend was quite justified in putting his question, and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would say that with such information as the government possessed they were led to believe that it would on the whole meet the views of the majority of the house if these bills should be combined together. (Hear, hear.) He conceived that this was the only point which remained in doubt, and on the part of the government be had to say that they should be reedy to accede to that motion. He proposed the committee for that day fortnight. The bill was then read a second time, and the committee fixed for Monday, the 28th instant. . . . As the debate' was not expected to terminate so ab ruptly, most of the members interested in the other busi ness of the night bad left the house, and the remaining orders, 343 in number, were rapidly disposed of, most of them being postponed. The Scotch and Irish Reform Bills were not read a second time, but were understood to be postponed also to the '-*ith. The Crown Lands Bill was read a third time, and passed after some further explana tions from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, elicited by Mr. Ayrton, and the house adjourned at twenty minutes past 9 o'clock. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILLS. Last night a numerously attended and influential public meeting of the inhabitants of Croydon was held at the large hall of the Literary Institution in that town, for the adoption of measures to promote the passing of the government Reform BilL The chair was occupied by Dr. Carpenter, who stated that letters had been received from Mr. Locke King and Mr. Buxton, the members for East Surrey, regretting their unavoidable absence. Mr. Cowdell moved the first resolution—" That this meeting approves of the government measure of reform, as based on /. franchise in boroughs and a 14/. franchise in counties, and urges the ministry to prosecute it to a successful issue." Mr. 'W. Mallison seconded the resolution. Mr. G. L Gower, recently unseated on petition as the member for Reigate, said that the speeches o Mr. Lowe against this bill were equally applicable to any other measure of reform. The tones said that because there was not a strong agitation for reform the people did not want it, but he would not admit that argument, as the unenfranehised masses had no wish to convulse the country, but to obtain their rights in a peaceful manner, which was the best proof that they were deserving of them. He had no doubt that the tones would do all they could to injure the bills in committee, and would press for a 201. franchise in counties and an franchise in boroughs. As to the opinion of the people on reform, large numbers of meetings had been held in favour of the government measure but not one against it. The resolution was adopted, and on the motion of Mr. Radley a petition based upon the same. was adopted. It was also resolved to forward a memorial setting forth the claims of Croydon to be created • par liamentary borough, and the meeting separated. A meeting of the Reform Committee (which is composed of representatives of the different sections of the liberal party) was held in the Music-hall, Chester, on Friday evenin g , Alderman FAKIR in the chair. The fol lowing resolutions were carried unanimously :—" That this committee, having considered the provisions of the Redis tribution Of Seats Bill, introduced by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the House of Commons on Monday last, and the Reform Bill for Ireland and Scotland, proposed by other members of her Majesty's government, hereby express their approval of the same as wise, just, and politic measures. The committee pledge themselves to render all the assistance that may be in their power to aid the government in carrying their measures successfully through both houses of parliament. That this committee further express their entire confidence in the honest inten tion and sincerity of the government in regard to the reform in the representation of the people, and hope that they will not yield any concessions to the opposition in committee on the Franchise Bill that will raise the quali fication of voters to more than the H. for boroughs and lit for counties, as proposed by the bill, but will insist upon the measure being carried or rejected in its integrity. That copies of the foregoing resolutions be signed by the chairman on behalf of the committee, and forwarded to the Prime Minister and the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer." In accordance with this latter resolu tion the former resolutions were signed, and despatohed on Saturday morning. The principals and professors of St. Andrew's Uni versity have petitioned the House of Commons that two seats instead of one maT be assigned in the bill now before parliament to the Scottish Universities. OAKS. -- 4to 1 eget repulse ft) 7to 1 agst Pmserpine ft) to 1 lateta k off) I 7to 1 Tormentor (t) CRICKET.-Tin M.C.C. AND GROUND V. THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE.—This match was commenced yes terday at Lord's. The day was cold and dull, and no doubt prevented a large company from attending. The match will be resumed to-day at 11 o'clock. When the stumps were drawn the score stood as follows : Cam bridge, first innings, 127 ; M.C.C., first innings, 143. MIDDLESEX COUNTY CLUB V. TWELVE MEMBERS OF BIZTROPOLITAN CLUBS.—Yesterday morning, at the Middlesex County Ground, Islington, the above match waa commenced, and the result of the day's play was as follows :—Metropolitan Clubs, 136 ; Middlesex, 45 and 93 (with six wickets down)—total, 138. The game will be continued this morning. BOAT RACE.—A smilers' race took place yester day between Joseph Sadler, a landsman, of Putney, and Thomas Hoare, a waterman, of Hammersmith, for 1001. %Nide, from Putney to MnrtlOce, hnt turned out a mast hollow affair. Both men have earned considerable reputa tion IS scullers, and betting was nearly even until shortly before the start, when the odds were G and 7 to 4 on Sadler. Henry Kelley, the champion of the Thames, took up Sadler, George Drewitt doing the same for Hoare. Mr. Ireland was the referee. Sadler had the choice of stations, and took the Middlesex side. Hoare dashed away with the start, but it was only momentary. In a quarter of a minute they were level, and in a minute and a half more Sadler had drawn himself clear and went in front of his opponent. No change whatever occurred. Hoare never had the least chance of success. Sadler went right away, was four lengths ahead at Hammersmith-bridge, and won with the most per fect ease by half a dozen lengths, occupying 24min. 45 sec. Salmi Nub' iffilitarrp. ADMIRALTY, MAY 14. —APPOI NTMENTS. —Lieu tenant Y. O'Keefe, to the Pearl. Masters' Assistants H. Roxby, to the Jason ; J. M'Far. lane, to the Peer]. First Class Assistant Engineers H. H. Symcock and J. Mercer, to the Orontes. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 13. The Hotspur, hired sailing transport, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, from Calcutta, with military invalids and time-expired men. The Tribune, 2.3, screw frigate, Captain the Lord Gif ford, is dismantling alongside the dockyard, and will be paid out of commission en Wednesday next. On Saturday afternoon, whilst getting down her maintopmast, the top tackle pendant carried away and knocked the second captain of the top (John Carr) from aloft to the deck, inflicting such injuries that death ensued almost immediately. The captain of the top(RobertTaylor) was also struck, and was so seriously injured that he was at once removed to the dockyard surgery, where it was found that a leg and an arm were broken, and that he had received other injuries. Carr is said to have been a very sober and steady man, and was highly respected by his shipmates. CHATHAM, MAY 14. In consequence of the recent mortality from disease of the lungs among the convicts at the Chatham convict prison the government has appointed a commission, consisting of Dr. J. A. Fraser, Dr. J. Balfour Cockburn, and the governor of Millbank convict prison to institute the necessary investigation into the whole of the cir cumstances. THE OXFORD MILITIA.—This regiment, com manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Fane, was inspected by Major-Geseral Lord Frederick Paulet, C. 8.. on Thurs day last. In addition to the usual field exercise, Maier Storer put the men through the manual and platoon, and Adjutant Sparke the bayonet exercise. The core only mustered about 600 strong, having been cut down in num bers to equalize the expenditure for the additional week of training, and there was but a scanty attendance of the old officers who used formerly to come up, but this in a great measure may be attributed to the fracas relative to the recent promotion, which did not give general satisfaction. The men, however, acquitted themselves in a creditable manner. The recruits had an extra week of drill previous to the assembling of the regiment for 28 days. RAILWAY AND OTHER BELLE IN PARLIAMENT. —Yesterday, in the House of Commons Committees, in Group 1, the Great Eastern Railway (Alexandra Park Branches) and the Muswell-hill Estate and Railways were proceeded with and adjourned. In Group 3, in the South- Eastern and London, Chathiam, and Dover (London,Lewes, and Brighton) Railways the appearances were taken and the consideration of the bill was adjourned. In Group 10 the committee declared the preamble proved in the case of the London and North-Western Railway (New Works, Ac.) Bill. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail way (Central Station and Lines) Bill was proceeded with and adjourned. In Group 12 the Midland Railway (Settle to Carlisle) passed through. The London and North- Western and Whitehaven Junction Railway Companies' Bill was proceeded with and adjourned. In the same group the London and North-Western and Cockermouth and Workington Railway Companies', and the East and West Junction Railway (Hitchin Extension) Bills being unop posed were referred to the general committee. In Group 14 the preamble of the Barbera. Railway was proved, and the South Staffordshire Railway Bill being unopposed was referred to the general committee. In Group 16 the Bate Docks (Cardiff) was again proceeded with and further adjourned. EAdvertisement.l—HoLLowAY's Pau.—Enjoy meet of Life.—When the blood Is pure, Its circulation perfect, and the nerves In good order, we are well. These pills possess marvellous power in mewing than great secrete of health by purifying regulating, and strengthening fluids and solids. Hol loway's pills can be confidently recommended to all persons suf fering from disordered digestion or worried by nervous fancies or neuralgic pains; they correct acidity and heartburn, dispel headache. quicken the action of the liver, and act se alteratives and gentle aperients. The weak and delicate may take them without fear. Holloway's pills are eminently serviceable to in valids of irritable constitution, es they raise the action of every omen to its natural standard, and universally exercise a calming end Mears Inatome. tate Entilitionu. ARCHES COURT.—MAY 14. (Before the Bight Hon. Dr. Lushtniton.) TEE BISHOP OP NORWICH O. THE HEY. THOHAS RENNET. For the defendant several witnesses were called. It ap that on Trinity Sunday (after the alleged miacon rcrt) i the defendant administered the Holy COl/11121/131011 to Mrs. Cumming and others. Evidence was given as to two " pic-nits" which had taken place. Mrs. Cumming and her sister stated that on the 22nd of May (Trinity Sunday) Mr. Heaney did not administer the seeratuest, but be par took of it. The misconduct of the defendant towards Mrs. Cumming took place on the 10th and 21st of May and she did not tell her husband until after her sister had informed her of his behaviour towards her. The evidence of Miss Durrant was, that the defendant tried to kiss her. On the 14th of Tune the defendant asked her to sit on the sofa with him, and took hold of her. She told him if he did not let her go she should scream. On the next day Miss Durrant told her sister, and Mrs. Cumming told her husband, and hence the proceedings in the case. It ap peared that Mr. Benney was about 50 years of age, and Miss Durrant about 18. (575:: ;adressed the court, and contended that the offence bad been clearly established, and for his lordship to punish the defendant. Dr. 'Twiss reserved his reply until the next court day, which his lordship said would be appointed as soon am possible. Mr. George H. Brooks was proctor for the Bishop. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The May general sessions of the peace for the county of Middlesex were formally opened yesterday at the Sessions house, Clorkenwell-green, and afterwards by adjournment at the Guildhall, West minster, before Mr. Bodldn, as sistant judge, and the following magistrates :—Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Woolsey, Mr. Loveland, Mr. Rankine, Mr. Hallowell, Mr. A. Croll, Mr. Repp, Dr. M'Cann, be. The calendar contains the names of 128 prisoners com mitted for trial 116 being indicted for felony and 12 for misdemeanor. The state of education of the prisoners was again reported to be very low—viz. 46 can neither read nor write, 69 can only read and write imperfectly, 12 can read only, and read and write well, L On fourteen gentlemen answering to their names for the grand jury, The Assistant-Judge charged them as to the nature of their duties, stating that be regretted to find that the calendar was very heavy, but he did not think that the cases would present any difficulty. If they were satisfied by the examination of one or two witnesses that a prima facie case of suspicion was made out they could return a true bill, but he advised them not to throw out a bill until they had exhausted all the witnesses whose names were upon the back of it. The grand jury then retired. John Sullivan 59, was indicted for obtaining by false pre tences from Mr. Arthur Walsh, M.P., Lord Pelham, M.P., and Mr. Charles Waring, M.P., the several sums of 21., 21., and Si., with intent to defraud. Mr. Bland (instructed by Messrs. Tooke, Hallowes, and Price) prosecuted ; the prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was undefended. _ _ _ _ The prisoner was an old and notorious offender, and was one of the skilled writers of certifi cates, petitions, and memorials of the begging-letter class, and had himself preyed upon the public for the last twenty-six years. He was charged with obtaining money by false pretences from Lord Pelham, Mr. Waring, M.P., and Mr. Walsh, M.P. In the case of Lord Pelham, it appeared that about the beginning of February a c ard was left at his lordship's house, and a few days afterwards the prisoner called, and stated that his family were old supporters of the liberal interest in Lewes, which Lord Peiham represented, and that he was nephew to Mr. Carol, a builder, that a ship belong ing to his father had been sunk in the river, laden with coals, and that be wanted to obtain money to raise it. The prisoner handed his lordship a letter purporting to be from the prisoner's father, and with it was a subscription list, to which were attached the names of the two county members, Mr. Dodson and Lord Edward Cavendish, each for 21. 2s. On the faith of these statements Lord Pel ham gave the prisoner 21., but a subsequent investigation proved that the names of Lord Edward Cavendish and Mr. Dodson, so used, were forgeries. In the case of Mr. Waring, M.P. for Poole, it seemed that, on December 4, the prisoner went to him, and said that he was a voter of Poole, and, being the owner of a ship which had been lost, he was in great distress. Mr. Waring, upon this, kindly gave him St, but the prisoner accidentally left behind him a portfolio containing a large number of begging letters, distress warrants, appeals about the cattle plague, and other documents, all tending to show the system of fraud he had extensively carried on for a long period. In the third case, the prisoner, on the Ist of January, went to the house of Mr. Walsh, M.P. for Leo minster, and produced a letter, purporting to come from the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, of Christ Church Parsonage, R amp stead ; and enclosed was a distress warrant on the or a Mrs. Evans, a widow. Mr. Walsh said he wo uld in quire of Dr. Vaughan, and the prisoner said he hoped he would do so at once. Mr. Walsh asked the pri soner who he was, and he replied that he was churchwarden of the pariah of Hampstead ; and that his vicar had asked him to come round with the petition, and in consequence of that Mr. Walsh gave him 21. It was proved that Dr. Vaughan did not reside at Hamp stead, and that the whole of the narrated events were fabrications. The prisoner was subsequentlyapprehended by Horaford, the mendicity officer, who to-day proved sixteen convictions against him, varying from three to twelve months. The Assistant-Judge said the upper classes were gene rally very liberal, but such fellows as the prisoner pre vented them from doing good to the really deserving. He had preyed for some time on their kindness, and all kinds of punishment had been without effect, for he hod been convicted sixteen times. He would now be put into such a position that he would be prevented for some time from carrying on his system of plunder, and the sentence of the court upon him was five years' penal servitude. THE CLERKENWELL-GREEN MEETINOB.—Last night, shortly after 8 o'clock, another meeting of working men was held onClerkenwell-green,awaggon being again used as a platform. Mr. Lucraft, who presided, explained that as there was now good reason to believe the government measure was safe to pass, it was proposed at this, and future gatherings, to take up the special grievances of the people. Several members of the House of Commons had, in fact, challenged them to do so, or to point out any parti cular ground of complaint that could be fairly urged against the existing legislature. The first subject selected fur this purpose was the " inhumanity of the poor-law and, after the recent disclosures, it could hardly be said that in this matter parliament bad been sufficiently alive to the interests of the great mass of the people. It therefore offered a striking illustration of the urgent necessity of a reform in their representation. Mr. Headman, a painter, moved the first resolution, viz. : —" That in the opinion of this meeting the horrible dis closures that have lately been made public concerning the condition of the poor, the shameful state of the infirmaries, and the awful disclosures at Bethnal-green, St. Pancras, and other parishes, is a proof that the parties appointed to administer the la wi have shown their incapacity to carry out that trust placed in their hands, and are sufficient proofs that an alteration is required." Mr. G. Brook, of the City, who seconded the resolution, said as a guardian he had witnessed some of the horrors of the new poor-law, and for twenty years he had been trying to bring about a change of the system. The pauperism of the country was approaching gigantic proportions, and he was more appre hensive of the degeneracy of the people than the exhaustion of our coal-fields. Mr. J. Hillocks,of St. Pancras, in sup porting the resolution, remarked that it was not so much the law as its administration that needed alteration. The work house officials were too often callous to the sufferings of the poor. The resolution having been carried, on the , motion of Mr. Osborn, seconded by Mr. Smithet, and sup . ported by Messrs. Horner and Brighty, a second resolution was passed as follows " That in the opinion of this meeting a metropolitan rate should be substituted for the present unjust and overhearing rating system we are now subjected to, but we have little hope of such a beneficial measure until we have a reformed parliament." DROWNII47O OF EIGHT MINERS.—Seven men and a boy were harried into eternity on Saturday near Horrabridge by one of those terrible accidents with which the history of mine adventure abounds. The poor fellows were working 300 feet below ground at Furze Hill Mine, when they tapped a branch of an old mine, of the contiguity of which they were unaware, and the water accumulated during a long series of years rushed in upon them, sweeping into an awful abyss all who were in the leveL Of those who were in the mine two boys alone escaped : one man, it is believed, might have saved him. self had he not made efforts to rescue his comrades. This disaster again points out the necessity for some legislation to compel mine managers to deposit at given intervals at some public office for permanent reference accurate maps of the various levels and workings of their mines. The mine now broken in upon so disastrously had not been worked within living memory, and the extent and direc tion of its ramifications were entirely unknown.—Wesfers Morning News. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAlL waT.—Yesterday a fatal accident occurred near Maidstone, on the South-Eastern line of railway. It appears that an old man named Chambers, living in that town, was pro oeeding home from work at the Allington Stone Quarry, on the up four foot, when he saw an up goods train ap proaching. He stepped on to the down road. His cap fell off, which be stooped to pick up, and the 4.40 down train, which he did not perceive approached, and ran over him, literally cutting him to pieces. The poor fellow leaves a large family to lament his loss. MULTI( AND bi 22140171 BASTODID BY Du BURRY'S DMJCIOns IDITALIMTA ALAMOS FOOD, which awes without me dicine or Ineonvadenee Ontillwilm;. 001 0 , maw+. oonmwtion, debility, efa " pgi s on, dierrhiss, palpitation, net , you, Moos, liver, and stomach compleinta It eaves fifty times its cost In other remedies, end is the best food for Infante 40,000 cures ennually.—Det Bony and Co.. No. IT. 2 enna - gr 446 . London, W. In tins, at le lid.. 110., ea pd. ; 121ba , Ste ; labs, 40e. ; also atel, Oresechurchwtreet ; 4, Chreiviid• os, no, sod 294 OstordaMes4 ; and at ell GlOClßS.—(Advertfament A 11 No. irovt plAciri shi ..„ **b Ma ' p PILAW la lII' b e . ant vonin m oduli= for s 4110wrAft " .. to D an Ira PAC the Aver on fb eehhark IrriTorjouvi commander; P year at Aberdo hued with bat] of WWI PAM' 9NMI aUter-tree I),Evrrr of PAC] the river on tb AIWA to emW LA 110CIUE, A DA&D, Comat 'hip has been t ta Post). with arst-class pass, for a few moon prron. —For I on board : to ti hall-street ; or TrofPAC the river on Ut ErPARr toe RA M MS, 0 imbeen halt paction of U a full poop, wl of first-claw pr fee a few won orgeon.—Yoe WILLIAMS, °I street. DEVITT of PAC wall on the 1 new clipper sh PON. COllllll3llll has a full I cabin pawseton s T o an n d n D DEVM of rAt the river pone embark pawl LAIDE, A 1 11 mender: bin expressly for every comfort offers a desire and will carry 72 days —14,1 BRUCE, on b IYof PA haws quick IIAWLEY, A rnander : East from the col homeward in chid cabin owner, Mr. T. and MUOk , D of Evrn 1% great part of deepatclE, th register U West India 1r canton trade, ValEr9,ls 9, liallter-atri DEVIT7 G! PA( punctually on A 112 years, the Ileather 1 just built by I prettily for th, accommodate freight or pat street. TWIT reof P) be despatehet July), the w ' l4 Years, rep In the East I delivery of c for chief WO owner*, Mello ebeeteratreel - - - 31E881 Bled SHIPS to All (to leave the mouths. the MEItRYMAI seem:modal' and she will ; IGELpIy to A LM BLACK .1.0 CLIPP: Sydney Siding Sydney Melbourne Melbourne Brisbane . Part Denbo', ANNIE Al 71s renown . the Sydney t conunodatioi vend We eC t e itAln. Shippers end clipper, just BEI/MAN AI'STRA I.IA Apply to . 1 the Mack h hall-street, VIINAIi V AMER the Admiral Ned between at Halifax tx . lit ot other at Cork to r. AI 144 Taking pa be tninefern with out Peasage-nt win ttt: neeond (bin, Zlh.— J. M. Currie Harm, ItO, .11 town : or D. S EAM MAIL steamers of ▪ lIPPOIAte ?alum *** hlton ..... Faros Mn ~ma ealars ns G. r" rd 00.,145 STUN TRE Pint 711 ht latchin th emr , CIONIn pas 14 17, .2 0 _,Ae lP"Twar4 and and MACE/ STitkli o . einimin. ukelt t n o r rii umty. r e d, Madmen ry 11 ear, cw , 24 .4 42 PH= B .l lirsucsi .nek ne , TENexa w 17th b i g!, Eh w V, It mew Volvinual (II rEaltiPPB Noni!OM THE ENGLISH JOINT BTOCE Uzi A Joint Stock meeting ßank, for of the the pur Shareholders 000midef the pose of ee lbgb4 via steps should be taken to enable the bank to reserie . h i t name, wee held at the Baltic Coffee-horse, Thr ee t tosi s t ree t, Tanenlay afternoon ; Captain Malcom apiarist the dense chair. There tram a large atdanee, the re m pecked. The ly ATRILIN, in opening the P proceedisp, s e ig thin had not been time to have the account, AM*" would be submitted to a future meeting. The devoted the whole of Saturday to them, and he rei g h t Z the result was by no means unsatisfactory. To shareholders in general, a friendly petition bees rented vtee.assmeeffor Wood, and Mr. Beam hea l ; apppointed interim liquidator, to take care of an and to pay them into the Bank of Peet* saga: proceeds of all bills that were becoming dee. ht,thftgl4 that was a better course to pursue than that a Wa s petition should be lodged. On Thursday afternoon tie director bad almost concluded a satielsotay sm og s, men :4 but after the failure of the large diamenthersis they felt if they kept their door open they would h t y s had their till drained, and the London depositors y e w have had a better start thanthecountry ones. Thsysuet, with about 46,000 f. in London, and about 600110L bty different branches. Some gentlemen might saLe it g t si s you stop? He had stated the reason, and be was an honest one. Their bank mainly depended the country business, and they could only their country friends by discounting their bills when t h e directors thought them good and safe, and it we is time of pressure like the present that they came to 61._ not that they bad no bills, but they were of n o sae, smi , did not think they would consider the &MU= bk. prudent when such a house as Overend, o sesse and Co. bad fallen. As a proof that the di tie fQ had not run away from a falling house he might stat e gut they held one-sixth of the shares of the bank, md, is hi as he knew, none of them had ever sold • share. ses shares were bought at • premium. lie had n ow t o le t it s opinion of the shareholders present as to the course ought to be pursued. At the close of the chairman's remarks • disturbinge ls raised at the door by gentlemen who could not isiasdes, tanoe to the room. _ Mr. Comm proposed the adjournment of the m ow for an hour. The CHAIRMAN said the directors were not in op*. that day to give any further information. Mr. S. Am.rrits submitted that the shareholders INN not in a position to offer any suggestion' until thin. count* were before them. . . — Thedrisraiisri said the securities were very fore* but if they were to resume business scone calls with made. In that event he appealed to shareholder" em s withdraw their accounts. _ Mr. STRONG thought the manager should stets shin he approved of the bank stopping. The CHAIRMAN thought that would not be wise. Es not know what the manager's views were, bet hid been present at the deliberations of the directors. Dr. CHANDLIR referred to a letter written by s pos s . man named Swan, and asked if he was present. The Climaxed( said the gentleman referred toldt board at the unanimous request of the directors. Neves of opinion that if other than shareholders entered iats the discussion, the proceedings would be too much Mr. EVANS said it would be utterly in . ipractrombh a t open the bank, and moved that in the opinion of Warta mg all cash balances at the head office and branchte skald be forthwith paid into the Bank of England-ins (uts- JEAN —That is dons)-and all future remittances unwired to the credit of the English Joint Stock Bank, end thins committee be appointed by the shareholders, who A k a have power to negotiate and to dispose of the bank sable branches, together or separately, as they may decals' he the interest of all concerned, and to close up and liqddis the affairs of the bank with the least possible delay, as. 'latent with a prudent regard to the interests of Wilma holders and creditors. . . Mr. Dx Plum), who secondad the resolution, mid %alio resume business would be an utter failure. %god public confidence the bank could not exist. The CHAIRMAN asked if they meant to eulude tis directors, who held a sixth of the whole capital. Mr. DI PRAED said he had no wish to do so. Ultimately the resolution was agreed to, and it irsi agreed to that ;the committee should act in enigma* with the directors. The foliow~ng committee was appointed :AB. Ti., Bideford; Mr. P. Broad, London ; Mr. S. All Ib. bridge ; Mr. Butcher, Epsom ; Mr. Marshall, Mr. J. Maddock., Cherteey ; lir. Boss Mangles, andr. ; Aklerman Abbiss. !ARKET& DOCK 'lmportd. 3,503 986 4.590 5.713 18,890 LONDON WEEKLY sveAs—W. L bbda &Mos. , Do. bra. &bags Mauritius bags East India bags Siam basketai Manilla 134a l Havant boxes Fyn: .11ustiovado casks "T I P . ➢ttkagca Beet Root auks Do. bags Dowsz—W. L ..packages D 0..... brim. & bags Ceylon casks Do. ....brls. & bags Mocha packages Other IL India packages Shull & Coata Ma bags COCOA bags Foreign bags Rug asks Do. hhets Bscit, East India tons BAITPETIUI tons 1,670 87 40,8 S 6.780 TALLOW.—MoNDAT EVILYING.—The failure of alms in Liverpool, who were considerable holders of tallow 1w various periods, has unfavourably influenced the naafi to-day, and prices are GJ. per cwt. lower than ►t the clan of last week. The demand from the trade is very mod► rate, home tallow being still in good supply. The market was firmer towards the close, and leaves ott —Spot, 4-% 455. 3d. ; June, 455. ; Oct. to Dec., 471. to 471.6 d. ; ton tallow, 445. 9d. nett cash. No Odessa or Australian dm ing. Cocoa nut oil quiet. Cochin, 525. to 525.6 d. ; eel 10. 455. 64. to 451. • Sydney, 445. to 45e. good to fine. Pia oil 435., fine Lagos. Palm nut oil, 415.--(From the UT. oaks of Messrs. Smith and Charles) COTTON.—Livaspoot. MAT 14.—We have bad S lelt demand to-day, principally for American, which is edit dearer, but the market generally is steady at &MAO quotations. The sales are 10,000 bales, of which leV* are for export and speculation. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, MAY 14. — Since the advance in the Bank rate of discount to 100 cent. and the beginning of the severe monetary crisis ill which we are passing business has been almost ea suspended in the market. Buyers are not disponi * operate. Wool might, under the eiretimstanow, be f* at a slight reduction. Prices, however, are not fagif tested. There L no change in this branch. Ike kr and export houses are almost out of the market. The ow port merchants oonfine -themselves to buying the wall lots for the execution of present orders. Prices an go* tied. There is no improved demand in pieces. The w 7 business done is in merinos, shalloons, and similafahrea which are bought in very limited quantity. Notwithesi• ing the improvement in the tone of the Liverpool 1 10 ** to-day, prices are still depressed. CATTLE.—LiusaPooL, MAT 14—The supply 0 1 046 and sheep was larger than on the previous Monday. na demand very good for beef at higher prices, and ao dole_ in the value of sheep. Lambe, owing to the coldness?! weather, were in dull demand at lower rates. Beef, al! Bid. per lb. ; sheep in the wool, 104(1. to 11d. per 1 1) . ; Out of the wool, Bd. to 9ii. Lambs 30s. to 40s. each. - COALS. —LONDON, MAT 14.—Hastings Hartley, 17s. 3; 1 - Walker Primrose, 13s. 9d. ; West Hartley, 17s. 3d.; 01. End Harlon, 16s. 3d. ; Walls End Wharneliffe , 16a 6i. Eden Main, 16s. 9d. ; Walls End Linuldylls son 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Framwellgate, 164.3 d. Haswell, 18a. 6d. ; Walls End Helton, Pis. 6d. ; W Hetton Lyons, 16e. 3d. ; Walla End South Hetton,lBs. 311 Walls End Tunstall, 16e. 3d. ; Walls End Caradss uari l e l: Walls End Caasop, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End 18e. 3d. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 17s. 641- ; W•••• South !Cellos, 171. 6d. ; Walls End Tees, 1 8 a. 3 d. -80 at market, 8 1; sold, 75. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. HARVEY.—May 11, at Sandford-place, Stoke NewleSto° 4l6 moo, thewlfe of T. H. Ilarvey, of a daughter. HEATLEY.—May 11, at Illcham-hlll, WalthamstOw , MrL Bentley, of a eon, MAXWELE—May .. II, of flearthiserwell Hall, Yorkihtre, tMliaL Mrs. R. Maxwill, cif soon. MARRIAGES. VALKINIR—OOLDLNO —May 11, at Bt, Mar7 . 6_, B a n., Wed Bromptou, by the Rev. M. W. Mayo,. }: dire r" , — the late L. Valhalla, Ray., of Bloomsbury-square, to H 7„ Golding Victoria, daughter of the late B. Golding, RP 2 .'" of lan-court-house, Bolton., Wed Brompton. HOGG—REID.—May 12, at Regent's-park Chapel, by bard Labelle Lamle* R. W. Hogg, o=ton, aura. W P"* — Labelle Sad, of Melbourne, A ustralia. DEATHS. 04 %. era sir W. Caton, Lag, CATOB.—My 11, at seed et DYMOND.—May 11, at Mount Radford, Rater, 11. Di m°l4 , aged 66. ouyri ughte m—May 11, at Cartshrooke. Isle of Wight. Ca roli " the Imo J. (tauter, MR., air r SIMPSON - May 12, at the Old plasm Immo& Bank eis wife of G. led Samp Rao.. aged "ALL — HIV 11, at Guildford, Bl. Ann, the daughter o f tha hid I. Wade, Rag. 4 Printed sad Published by Wu , Tali Lila HALM. Ns t h e Lombard-streak in ths City of London. Printer. e• Office in Loaabardeareet. In Lhe Precinct of YThile UMW" MAY 15. 1804 RETURNI2.-I[AT 12. !Delved. Pr Mork! ISt 2,266 2,178 8,740 2,634 5,142 1,074 I°s 144 133 1,196 412 1,171 9,204 1,541 702 900 1,311 14,381 7,661 180,930 346,358 &MASI 86,446 19,1145 26,007 1,82.5 24,956 4,493 8,153 41,774 851 44,400 14,440 14,001 28,410 ww kal SIM sur C,76 IRO 19,145 Mil 13.2$ no am 1.7i4 1,487 1,1U2 iI 1