The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL — T'ARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SIIALEIS took the chair at ten minutes past 12 to On the order for the consideration of the Great North of F o ntana Railway Bill, en Mr. OODSOW called attention to the provisions of the h lie said there was a deficiency of capital of more mu (OW• • and the bill gave power to cancel the ~wet to issue 378,0001. in preference shares, and to issue in pre-preference shares. The preference share older. *mounted in number to 1,06! , of whom 291 had els,•n their consent in writing to this bill. There were ..seral precedents for this, and he instanced the Eastern j r • I non. the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and the C.dedonian ; but he had thought it his duty to bring ' matter before the house. Mr. II.tIJFIELD protested against the confiscation of t h e property of preference shareholders by the creation of f a r -preference shares, and gave notice of his intention to na.ve fur a select committee on the subject. Colonel PATTEN said this was really a most serious no to .,tter. for if they consented to the creation of pre-prefe nonce stock they would destroy confidence in preference • i mek. 7, The bill was then ordered to be read • third time. a A conversation took place respecting the count-out last Liz ht. Colonel Knox stated that he bad moved the house wanted in order to prevent a motion relative to the a ppointment of a select committee on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill from coming on. Several members complained of this as an abuse of the privilege of counting out. Mr. H ar dy promised, on the part of the government, they would prevent, as far as in their power,a recurrence of what t o ok place last evening. 1 - NIFORMITY ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. FAWCETT moved the second reading of this tell, the object of which, be said, was to repeal a clause in au old act of parliament which rendered it owes ,ary that • fellow of a college should make a declare r', ten of his adhesion to the articles and formularies 100 the church of England. The bill was permissive, tw in. cause it would have no effect unless the colleges chose to bring it into operation. (Left speaking.) the La, LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY.—( THIS DAY.) .ted A special general meeting of the proprietors was a held this afternoon at the Bridge-house Hotel; Colonel the BARTTWIT, the chairman of the board of directors, Po- presiding , for the purpose of considering a provisional the agreement entered into between the company and the tat South Eastern Railway Company for a fusion and ter amalgamation of the undertakings of the two .rte companies. The terms of the agreement so far un- as they have been drafted have already been olst j &dished in extenso. It provides that the to region shall take place on the basis of the respective valuations of the two properties, in accordance day with what is known as the North Eastern prin. not oiple; the awards of the referees in case of its ng pute, not to be binding until approved by th e the proprietors of the two companies ; that both shall con unite in an applicatioa to parliament to authorise the oust fusion sad amalgamation ; and that in the meantime there the shall be division of traffic at points where the two corn- Mrt panics compete ; that all avoidable capital outlay shall be ur.) amended and power shall he sought to abandon all new the lines and branches which can in good faith, and with a ere doe regard to the public interest, be abandoned ; that the nag London and South Western Company shall be invited to Poo unite with the two companies, either on the basis referred re- to or by some other arrangement, for effecting cordial co ting operation for mutual traffic ; and finally that the eon). the pan e• when united, will consider how far they can aid in trd working and developing the tr a ffi c o f th e L on d on, Ch at- of ham, and Dover. ten' The CHAIRMAN said the investigation committee had be requested an adjournment of the meeting; and the o! a nee directors having complied with the request, it was pro posed to adjourn the consideration of the t until told the 18th of June next. He th ere f ore moved a resolution lied the that effect, the adjourned m e eti ng to be held on the and day mentioned, at the same time and place. 11tin Mr. Levey, one of the committee of investigation, I to- seconded the motion, and the Chairman having stated in [..es reply to a question from Mr. Adams that no deputation bad waited upon the directors in reference to the ap ,„4. poinment of solicitors to the committee of inve s ti ga ti on , K.") the resolution was put and carried nem. con. , of The meeting accordingly stands adjourned until the 18th proximo. and the WRECK OP A LARGE SHIP. ten' hest CARNSORE, IRELAND, MAY 27. Nthwith Mr. Barrett, the officer of coastguard, reports ' ' 14 be that the lifeboat Gertrude of the National Lifeboat In stitution on this station, was the means yesterday of saying That the lives of the whole of the crew, consisting of tents thirty-six men, of the ship Blanche Moore, of May Lverpool, bound from that port to Calcutta. The wife vessel was observed to be in distress on the Long Bank off Wexford, about 5 p.m. The lifeboat was immediately launched and proceeded across the Bank, on which the ma was running very high. She anchored on the lee :tiro sole of the ship and at once commenced to rescue her crew, but while thus engaged the ship surged on f the the anchor of the boat, and the lifeboat men tint were forced to cut the cable. However, they succeeded in the taking into the boat as many of the crew as possible, and atm the remainder went in the two boats belonging to the who ship. The lifeboat then took the lead, and acted as guide meat to those boats acmes the shoal, and finally the whole of such the shipwrecked men were safely landed in Ballygeary were hay. Had it not been f or the prompt services of the life the boat many of the poor fellows must have perished, as at ;don. daylight the vessel was seen to be full of water, and had ittee settled down on the muds. The sea is still rutuiing *eat heavily. seers need WEATHER REPORT.—(TIIIB DAY.) the WzDN2unAT, Mar 29, g LX. mks. mie4g 1 I. og no T. I W. eto nied I I 11,11, 1). s. iety. Neal WO 16, &W. 1 1 KZ. 40 & Aberdeen -11.71 50; 8. W. 2 &&IL le 0.01 De et Isite hem- Antenna glom enesesetbs 21. 74 W.B. W. g a W. tar Rlgee Vskstia. 12.14 66 W.& W. 4 4 W.N.W. r e itet, quit- Ceps Clear. Etta as wit W. 4 4 W. GA * s of 21.1006 & 1 2 &IA el I W. 16 54' 9. 4 , &LW es nit eives Pm som. & *Awe Dow bft Least we' a 1 &W.. WI: ILI* 2806 6 N.Z. s 3 6. e tried si as e 1 i 4! s IL to " LI/mouth enwAskt • • WAN 8,12. a ekes fates t... 4o. ortateouth a te la &as& &0.1. KW. em --- DoE ao 61 , &KW. 1 B.W. cb - ( the acieteemei 8.8. W. 4 6 W.& W. —. 2 „ 44 .. 64 W.B.W 1' 4 &sm. I et) 1 this 1 . 14. all iin t ^,^l Phort ynt.ris ral y in r i r 1 4 3" hicreased it". over the British islands the south.weat Temperature has . r t u .. 026 :4 1 J, 11 V . and the ' grinds are principally south-westerly. Z:irdaerrate. Weather is claw on the mat en... m i t hot :sad some rein has fallen lu the north and Rtst FrNIUUL OF Tex LATZ MR. E. H. BAILY, RA. ei. morning there was another great gathering of gentle tars connected with art, literature, and science, at Rewri tten Cemet ery, who were son, pay a ast mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr. X. H. Bally, ; it A., F. 1 1.8. The funeral was private in its charact er , "" a considerable number of carriages, many of them those of Royal Academicians, followed the hearse and I "ming coechea. The service was performed by the kar- Charles Stuart, of Kin j g's College, Lon'lon• RrnoVAL or THE CONVICT BURKE. —Short/y aftr Enktine o'clock this mor n i ng th e conv i ct Thomas F. ' ewu removed from Kilmainh a m t o M ount j oy Con ? Mon Prinee. The con v i c t was conveye d in one of the rvans, which w as escor t e d b y a detachment of kITY Pollee, the arrangements attending the transmis "n being under the direction of Impeder Ward. On utival at Mountjoy the convict was delivered to the gover rLsr. under the authority of the Lonl-Lieutenant's warrant tr ansmission. He was at once ut into the convict uni ,7n, hi rooustach e an d beard were p removed, his face clean "Pd. and his h a i r cut c l ose to the head. In consequence 'hi delicate state of health he will not, for the present, a' Pitt to hard labour. He in now tinder medical treat ati,t. Previous to leaving Kilmainham, the convict took . "'""iati,, to express to Mr. Price, the governor, his acknow aliments for the considerate k i ndne ss which he had ex putcel from him and the prison officers. On the arrival a number of Fenian convicts from the provinces — in in the noun of this week— a batch will be ."`",. el from Mountjoy to Porthumi.—Deblips Bvewing co. MEGANCIIOLY ACCIDENT CHENTIL—A yoth ..„a , l Edwards, in the emplo A y T ment of Mr. Lowe, u gun , Tf, '• .fester, was killed yesterday evening, under the :74i0g circumstances. It appears that be was enraged i'..i:-.:Trtssin g air, for m ss purpose of charging an air-gun , .';'-jag to one of his ter's euetomen, when the globe I 1,-.,the process burst. The upper hf struck -. 1.' 2 "1e on the chent and the jaw with such fo rce that the .-thone was broken, and the lower part of the jawbone km away The unfortunate youth died in about half l a lour. ' p t : 4 TINT Omer Mrsaum, Boni( Knitancoroar.— ~,,' ;r of visitors for the week ending M a y 25 , 1 , 59 ": ,4 1 2, 18:4 3 since th,972 e opening of the Museum, free daily .), 1,140 the I SO. eKh• erta d .fatr "tad ea*) Law' TIM' the f the throe f 0 0 Attie a ters , hal stern t tit* .tear. *tint to W s ye Ay &De . waif' THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1867. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(l3efore Lord Chief Justice Bo siU and Justices Willem, Keating, and Smith.) APPLICATION TOR AN NJ NCTION. Mr. Mellish, Q.C. (with him Mr. Kaye) applied to the court for an injunction to restrain the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company from giving any undue preference to other coal owners over his client, Mr. Gidlow, who had a colliery near the Wigan Junc tion. The application was made under the Rail way and Canal Traffic Act, and the circum stances were these :—Mr. Gidlow's coal had to be carried 2j miles before it reached the Wigan junction on its way along the North L'nion Railway, a line which was leased jointly by the North Western Railway Company and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company. The complaint was that Mr. Gidlow was charged under the short distance clause for six miles to Wigan junction, though the dis tance was only 21 miles ; whilst other coal owners were charged only for the actual distance travelled ; further, that the company refused to take Mr. Gidlow's coal unless he furnished full train loads of fifteen trucks, whilst they carried even as few as two track loads for other coal owners; and lastly, that they systematically delayed longer in returning Mr. Gidl ow ' s em pty truck' than in returning those of other coal owners. There had been a good deal of correspondence between the parties, and after a long discussion the court granted a rule to show Cause. Rule granted. in the House of Correction, but afterward, be was allowed to go at large for • fortnight on his paying H. 78. and the costs of the warrant and inquiry, to see the parish autho rities, and make an arrangement for supporting his wife. WOILSH IP-STREET. AITEMPTIM SUICIDIt. Emma Brown, a re.peotable - looking young woman, was charged with attempting her life by drowning. A police-constable swore—About half-peat 1 o'clock this morning, while on duty at Cambridge-heath, I was in formed that a woman was in the canal I rushed down to the bank by the side of the canal, and found the prisoner had been taken out. She was lying senseleas. She was perfectly sober, and, after I had slightly revived her, she said, " I meant it." I had her conveyed to the station. Margaret Donald, living in Providence-place, Bishops gate, spoke to having heard an alarm, and finding another woman under the bridge and the prisoner in the water, witness got her out without help, at which time she was quite "exalted" (exhausted). The constable said he had ascertained that prisoner lived in Marine-street, Bethnal-green, but not any of her friends were present. Prisoner coolly remarked that she had nothing to say, but Mr. Newton observed that he should not be satisfied with such an &newer, and remanded her. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) On o'CLoca. The large influx of gold to the Bank, the announcement to-dayof the arrival of a further sum of nearly 300,0001. from New York, and the almost general expectation that the Bank rate will be reduced to-morrow from 3 to per cent., have imparted additional firmness to the stock markets. The amount of business, however, is not very large, attention being chiefly directed to the fortnightly settlement, which has just commenced, and will be completed on Friday. Many of the English railway securities continue very Kam in the Stock Exchange, and a bonus has been paid in several cases for the loan of stock till the next ac count. Consols have experienced a fresh advance of I to I per cent., while the Three per Cent*. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are b better. The improvement in some of the British railways and foreign bonds amounts to Ito per cent. The inquiry extends to colonial government securities. The discount market is extremely quiet to-day, bills being kept back in anticipation of a reduc tion in the Bank rate to-morrow. The general quotation is 2k to 24 per cent., but we hear of transactions at 4. The charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 2 per cent. Consols are now quoted 94 to 4, with div., for money, and 924 to 4, ex div., for the ac count (June 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92 to 4. The Indian Five per Cent. Stock is still inquired for, and show an upward tendency ; the present quotation is 1114 to 112. The government broker has bought to-day 13,0001. New Three per Cents. for the sinking fund at 92. The transactions in foreign stocks are to a fair extent, and the general tone of the market is fa vourable. Turkish Bonds of 1862 have improved 1 per cent. ; ditto of 1865, ; Italian of 1861, 1 ; and Mexican, 1. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 561 to 571 ; ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 32} to 1 ; Greek, 141 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 221 to 1; ditto Certificates, 141 to 15k ; Italian of 1861, 521 to ; Mexican, toi to 171. The shares of the financial companies are un altered, with the exception of a decline of 2s. 6d. in International Financial, viz., to 21 to 2 die., General Credit are quoted 2 to 11 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 6 to 51 dia. ; and London Financial, 22 to 21 dia. In the miscellaneous market, Hudson's Bay and National Discount are quiet, at 16t1 to and 7i to # prem., respectively. Bank shares exhibit no movement of importance. Imperial Ottoman are quoted Ito 0 die. ; Alliance, 10 to 9 dis. ; and Union of London 40 to 41. The market for American securities is quiet, but the 5-20 bonds are slightly better, at 724 to I. Erie and Illinois Central railway shares are un changed at 394 to 40, and 76 to 4 respectively. Anglo-American Telegraph and Atlantic Tele graph Eight per Cent. Preference shares show no variation ; the former are quoted 17# to and the latter 44 to f. The City of New York has arrived from New York with 182,5001. in specie, and the Hammonia, from the same port, with 88,0001., making a total of 270,5001. A petition for the winding-up of the West of England Brewery Company (Limited) is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Stuart on the 7th of i June. The amount of gold bought by the Bank yester day, out of the recent arrivals from America and Aus tralia, was no lees than 263,000/., makings total of 460,0001. since the date of the last return, and a further large amount is expected to be sent in to morrow ; while throughout the week there have been no withdrawals for export. Of the recent arrivals about 50,000/. has just been purchased for the Continent The Tarifa, from New York, has brought 11,000'. in specie. The Ville de Paris, from the same port, has also reached Brest with 160,000/.; and the Shannon, from Brazil, has arrived at Lisbon with 17,0131. . . . The bar silver by the Mexican packet has been sold for Holland at ss. 04d. per ounce, and the dollars at 4s. 1014, showing no change from the recent quotations. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon pre sented little alteration, the recent improvement being well maintained. The list is as follows : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.194 to 12.01 ; ditto, short, 11.18 to 11.19 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.0 to 12.01 , Antwerp, 3 mouths, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Brune* 3 months; 25.40 to 25.45; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.91. to 13.10 ; Berlin, Cologne, do. 3 months. &26 to 51 6 St. Petersburg, 3 months, 314 to 311 ; Paris, short, 25.115 to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, .37i to 95.424 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.374 to 24.424 ; Pranidort-on-the.Maine, 3 months, 120 to 12a r Vienna, 3 months, 12.25 to 13.0 ; T ri este, 3 mon 12.95 to 13.0 ; Madrid 3 months, 49 to 484; San , months , to 484 ; Cadiz., 3 months, 491 to 49; Seville , 3 months, 494 to 49; Malaga, 3 months, 484 to 484; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 484 ; Bar. *elms, 3 months, 494 to 49; Bilbos, 3 mouths, 484 to 481 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 484 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.21; Naples, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.15 to 27.25 ; Lisboa, 90 days' date, 524 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 521 to 52. Advioes from South Staffordshire announce the failure of Messrs. Ambrose Beard and Sons, Beard and Thomas, and T. S. Sneeth and Co., in the iron trade, with liabilities estimated at 60,000!. The chief partner in the three firms is Mr. George Beard. A Madrid letter of the 25th inst. mentions that the Supreme Court of War and Marine, by judg ment dated the 23rd instant, has quashed the entire proceedings of the Cadiz Prize Court in the case of the Tornado. The owners of that vessel have thus been successful in both their appeals to the Supreme Court at Madrid. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way traffic return shows this week an increase of 5,030/. over the ~ orresponding week of last year, owing to the Epsom races ; the Metropolitan a de- • crease of 484/ ; and the Glasgow and South Western a decrease of 21W. The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 11th inst. shows an I increase of 4831. over last year. A general meeting of the shareholders of the London and Venezuela Bank (Limited) was held yesterday at the bank premises, Tokenhouse-yard. I Mr. Edward Redman in the chair, when the report and statement of accounts were received and adopted. A vote of thanks to, and confidence in, the directors was unanimously carried. 1 The Master of the Rolls has appointed the 18th of June to proceed with the settlement of the list of contributories in class B of Barned's Banking Company (Limited). Mr. Ralph Earle, M.P., has been elected a director of the Russian (Vyksounaky) Ironworks Company (Limited). The annual meeting of the United Kingdom • Provident Institution was held at the London • Tavern yesterday. The report for 1866 shows that 2,331 policies were issued, assuring 419,8251., and , producing in new premiums 14,050/. Is. The atm- i mulated capital is now 875,000/. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, I ; dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given in the Stock Exchange hat of last evening : Inrurance—Loadon and Provincial Marine, 1 7.16; Ocean Marine, 19 ; Universal Marine, 3. Gas and Coke—City of Moscow Gas,; Great I + Central, 12., 13 ; Imperial. 68A : Ditto. Debentures, I 173; Imperial Continental, 97 ; London, 62, 3; Won minder, New, 36 ; Western, 13f, 14. 1 1 Docks—Bast and West India, 125, 41. Watenrorip—Cholasa, 110; East London, New, Mt ; 1 Southwark and Vaushall.lo3. Canal—Birmingham (Guaranteed 4 per cent. London and North Western', 84 Amongst the pi ices obtained at the sale reatcr day at the "Open Stock Exchange (Limiteds" were the following : Agra and Mairterman's Bank, 6/. ; Dagenham ('Mmes Dock, 10s. ; Alhambra, 41. 17s. 6d. ; T Malvern Railway, overdue coupon for 121. 10s., 01. 7 4 , ba Grosvenor and West-end Hotel, 31. 7s. 6d. ,• Star ; Garter Hotel, 2!. 2s. Gd. to 2!. ss. ; Anglo-Brialiaa.Gold, 19s. Gd. to IL ; Varna Railway, 3!. 2s. 6d. to M. Is. 6d. ; Roam Grande Gold, 10a. to 11s. ; Pops/dim Laud Grant, 2,200 acres, 31. Is. ; Atlaatic and Great WesternAillway Debentures. 1,0001.. 131. per cent. ; Fred. Braby , Com pany, 3/. ,• National Marine Salvage, Is. ; Library Com pany, Gs. 6d. ; Ottoman Railway, 6 per cent. debentures, 4.5/. ; Imperial Land Marseilles, 20/. debentures, 71. ; Con federate States Loan, 1803 (cotton coupon), 11M 6d. ; Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railway, 500 dole. bands, 1/. 15s. per bond ; Taminea and Landes, V. per share ; International Hotel, 10s. ; Confederate Lam, 1861, 1,000 dull., 19e. ; Westminster Improvement, 5001. bonds, 13!. 10s. ; City of Milan Improvement, 141. per share ; Trust and Agency Company of Australia, 14a. 6d. peashare ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 41. Ts. 6d. to 4/. 10s. ; Atlantic end Great Western Railway, 355. coupons, lls. 6d. ; Con federate Loan, 7 per cant., 1,000 dola., IL 2s. to I f. 3a. ; Galveston, Houston. and Henderson Railway, 31. overdue coupons, se. ; Specie Basis, 100 dole. first mortgage bonds, 61. to 71. The interest due the 11th of June on Danish Four per Cent. stock of 1862 is announced ssa pay able by Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son. The'June interest on the State of Alabama Six per Oent. Bonds is advertised se payable by the Union Bank of London. We are requested to state that on and after Monday, the 3rd June, the business of the National Bank of Australasia will be carried on at its new premises, 47, Cornhill. TUESDAY EVINOG. Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 to 92, ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning at the mime quotation, and closed at 924, " bura." For money the last price was 93# to 4, with div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 934, I, f, 'with div. • ditto, for account, 92, n, 24, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91, # ; New Three per Cents., 94, ; ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 744 ; Bank Stock, 251,24 ; India Stock, 218, 20, 1 ; ditto Five per Cent. 112, 114, 12 ; ditto Five per Cent. "enfaced " rupee paper, 1034 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1044, 4 ; ditto Bonds, 60s. Fem. The India Fivo per Cent. stock met with a re newed inquiry, and was firm. Exchequer Bills were quoted 225. to 275. prem. The amount of business in foreign stocks was small, but there was a demand for Peruvian of 1865, Russian of 1850, 1862, and 1866, Brazilian of 1852, and Sardinian bonds, which rose 1 per cent. Italian of 1861 and Russian scrip were also 4 better, while Spanish Three per Cents. and New Deferred declined •, the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan , ; and Turkish of 1805, I. Canadian Government Debentures of February and August and Victorian improved to 1 per cent. ; while Natal and Queensland declined to the same extent. MINES.-(TEM DAY.) thirs o'Ouxii. There is little fresh business in the mining market to-day, owing partly to preparations for the fortnightly settlement on Friday next. Prince of Wales shares, however, are in good demand, at 55e. to 575., owing to an improvement in the mine. West Chiverton are quoted 63 to 65 ; North Crotty, 4?, to ; Chiverton Moor, 41 to 5 ; West Kitty, 15s. to 20s. ; West Caradon, 9 to 10 ; East Lovell, 84 to 9 • and Chiverton, 6i to 1. The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Aus tralian Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 7th of June. An extraordinary general meeting of the Otea Copper Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 4th of June, to receive a report from the ' directors on the present state and prospects of the company." With reference to the Pontgibaud Silver-lead Mining and Smelting Company, it is notified that an instalment of 15 francs per share, on account of the dividend for the year 1806-67, is to be paid on the sth of June next. The payments in England will, allowing for exchange, be at the rate of Ils. 11d. per coupon (less income tax). RA ILWAY&-(THIS DAY.) Oirs o'CLooK. In the railway market to-day the principal feature is a rise of p _per cent. in Metropolitan stock. London and North Western and Great Eastern have .ls improved 1, while London, Chatham, and Dover has declined 1, and Mid land /. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1221 to 123 ; Great Western, 43 to 1 ; London and North Western, 1131 to I ; Midland, 1091 to ; Lanca shire and Yo&shire, 1261 to 1; South Eastern, 661 to g ; Great Eastern, 36/ to 31/ ; Great Northern, 1111 to 1121 ; ditto A, 1111 to 112; London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 4 ; North British, 33 to 34; and Brighton, 58 to 1. (For tacisy's Shin List see page 4.1 Tux SEVI3R3 WEATHER AND THE IRISH POTA'TO ; i CROP.—The cold and ungenial weather for some time past, so unusual in the inerry month, Las had a most prom ' dicial effect ou the crops, and more particularly on the potato. Owing to the frost oa Wednesday night, the , i young leaves were much injured, and accounts from various parts of the country state that potatoe-. present , quite • blackened appearance. This unlooked-for blight will I I have a disastrous effect over the whole country, as a greater acreage of potatoes than ordinary has been sown this year, owing to the lateness of the moon for other mops. — Northers Whig. WANT OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN ENGLAND. — ' Dr. Lyon PLyfair, who has just returned from Paris, where be acted as a juror in one of the cheeses of the ' Exhibition, writes:—' I am sorry to say that, with very few exceptions, a singular accordance of opinion prevailed that our country had shown little inventiveness and made but little progress in the peaceful arta of industry since IS' I. Deficient representation in 110J10 of the industries might have accounted for this judgment against us, but when we find thatout of 90 °Lewes there are scarcely a ammo. I in which pre-eminence is unhesitatingly awarded to us, this plea must be isio.ndoned. My own upimon is worthy only of the contidenee which mi gh t be supposed to attach to my knowledge of the chemica l arts ; but when I found some of our chief mechanical and civil engineers lament ! ing the want of progress in their industries, and ! pointing to the wonderful advances which other nations are making ; when I found our chemical and even textile manufacturers uttering similar complaint:l, I naturally devoted attenti ni to elicit their views as to the causes. So f.:r as I could gather them by conversation, the one cause upon which there WAS most unanimity of conviction is that France, Prussia, Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland pawns good systems of industrial education for the masters and managers of (adorns and workshops, and that England ; possesses none. A second cause was :dso generally, though not so uuivorsalb , .olmitted, that we had suffered from the want of cordiality between the employers of labour and workmen, engendered by the numerous strikes, and more particularly by that rule of many trades' utions, that men shall work upon an average ability, without giving free scope to the skill and ability which they may indivi dually possess." PARISIAN PAOANS.—A PICTURE FOR M. Joint Le .10INNE. —The Berme des Deux Monde, is publishing a story of much power by M. Octave Feedlot, the new libra rian at Fontainebleau. The following is from a chapter in the last number of the Revue :—" The artificial Men*- , spkes here a way writes M. Feedlot, "of high Parisian civilisation tikes from women the feeling and the taste of duty, leaving them only the sentiment and the taste of plea sure. Like the fairy of a theatre, they lose in this brilliant and false atmosphere the true notion of life in general, and of Christian life in particular ; awl it o.ay has affirmed that all those who do not retire from the wild eddy and enter a Thaibade (and there are such) are pagans. They are pagans because the pleasures of the senses and of society interest them alone, and because they have not awe in a year an idea, an impression of moral order. unless it is forced upon them by maternity, which some of them detest. They are pagans like the beauti ful but profane catholics of the sixteenth century, thirst ing after luxury, rich dresses, costly furniture, litersturv, arts, themselves, and love; they are dooming pse^n• on the model of Mary Stuart, and capable, like her, of finding themselves Christians under the axe. We speak, be it understood, of the beet, of the Rite o f those who read, think, and dream. As to the others, who hang on to the skirts of Paris life, with their puerile clatter ; those silly creatures who occupy their time in making assignations, in influencing one another, in dressing sh•l gos" rirg, wh , busy themselves night and day over mere and dance with a sort of madness in the no). of the Farisiaa min, without thought. without passions or even vioess—it is impossible to imailue any beings more despicable." COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Charmll.) COOPER V. WELLX. This was an actiOriTicleit"by Miss Cooper, • young lady who had been in the s erv i ce of the defendant, Mr. Wells, • medical man residing in the neighbourhood of Grosvenor-square, and occupying • cottage at Hampstead, to recover damages for improper dismissal, and also to recover possession of certain anonymous letters which had been addressed to her, and which she had handed over to Mrs. Wells with a view to the discovery of the writer. These, as well as other anonymous letters ad dressed to Mrs. Wells, were of so abominable • nature that they could not be made public, and the anbetantial de fence to the action being that the plaintiff herself was the author, the question really resolved itself into one of cha racter. The trial took place at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Baron, and occupied the greater part of two days. The jury found on the Brat count, for the dismissal, a verdict for the plaintiff with 51. damages ; and on the second court, which was in trover for the recovery of the letters, they found that there was not sufficient evidence to satisfy them that the plaintiff was the writer of the letters, and thereupon, under the direction of the learned judge, they gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damag e s 1001. Last term • rule was obtained on the part of the defendant for a new trial, or to enter a verdict for the defendant on the second count, and it now came on for argument. The Lord Chief Baron read over the whole of his notes of the evidence, and also the letters which were read in open court. The other letters were shown to the other learned barons. Mr. Serjeant O'Brien and Mr. Beasley appeared on the part of the defendant, and Mr. Serjcant Robinson and Mr. Joyce on the other ride. The Lord Chief Baron said at the trial the counsel for the defendant took this objection upon the count for trove,, that the letters reflected so senously on Mrs. Wells and Miss Cooper, and were of such a character, that it be came the duty of Mrs. Wells to retain them at least a reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the author of them. He also contended that there could be no pro perty in such letters, and that on this count the verdict ought to be for the defendant. When the case came before this court they only granted a rule on the count for trover, and if the plaintiff now thought fit to abandon that count the public time ought not to be occupied in discussing the question. Mr. Baron Bramwell was by no means sure that the burden of proof as to the property in the letters was not on the plaintiff. The Lord Chief Baron—Brother Robinson, is it worth your while to arpe the matter! Mr. t Robinson — As fax as my client is concerned I cannl er t a tfp feeling the difßculty pointed out. Sup posing Miss Cooper did not write these letters, I shall contend that she is entitled to recover them. This is almost a matter of life and death to Miss Cooper, and I am reluctant to make any admission or do anything which would imply that she was the writer of the letters. The Lord Chief Baron—No one can expect you to make any such admission, but the court may think the evidence not quite satisfactory, and may send the ease down spin for trial. Might not these miserable letters be given up, and a verdict for nominal damages entered on the count for trove, ? Mr. liaririn Bramwell—World it not be a good thing to get a lighted candle and burn them ? Mr. Serjeant Robinson—l think so. Mr. Baron Bramwell—Then the only question is, who shall be the executioner, you or brother O'Brien! After seine further discussion, The Lord Chief Baron said bethought it would be best for public decency, and the interest of both parties, that the jury should be discharged on the count for trover, and that the lettershould be burnt by the two learned counsel between them. Mr. Serjeant O'Brien—! am ready to assent to that, and only wish it to he understood that from beginning to end of the affair. Mr. and Mrs. Wells have acted with the strictest propriety. Mr. Serjeant Robinson—l never made any suggestion in a trary sense. It con was then agreed that the case should be terminated by the jury being discharged on the second count, and by the letters being immediately burnt. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CUL e. GYLL ... Mr. Hawkins, QC. Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Thesiger for the plaintiff. Mr. )(misty, Q.C., Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the defendant. The plaintiff, Mr. Gordon Gyll, provided the will and six codicils of his brother, Mr. Brook Hamilton 0711, late of Wraysbury, Bucks, who died at the are of 70, on the sth of Demmber, 1865. The instruments in quest ion were dated respectively July 21, 1833, July 13, 1849, March 12 and 27, May I, and September 6 1858, and July 30, 1862. Probate of the court for codicils was opposed by another brother of the deceased, Sir Robert Gyll, on the usual grounds of undue excess, want of capacity ' and undue influ ence, to which were added a plea of fraud and an allegation that at the date of the instruments the testator did not know and approve of their contents. The defendant was originally a cavalry officer, but he bad afterwards purchased a commission in the Gnarls, and on becoming senior Exon was knighted. The testator left his Wraysbury estate to the plaintiff in tell male with remainder to his brother Hamilton, and afterwards to Sir Robert. To Sir Robert he alio gave a legacy of 500/. mid en annuity of 1251. ; but in 1858 he became anno y e d by Sir Robert's conduct, and something like a quarrel between them ensued. In consequence of this the testator by his later codicils revoked the benefits he had conf erre d uT on him. `Theaaaa, which appears to be an exceedingly min' ter ' g one, was not concluded. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERICENWELL. CHABOI OF DESERTING A WIFE AND FAMILY. Lawrence Forester, a decorator, was brought up on a warrant byl47, warrant o ffi cer of the pariah of St. Pancras, eh with deserting his wife and family, whereby they had become chargeable to the parish of St. Pancras. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, defended. From the evidence of Mr. Chappell, one of the relieving officer,, it appeared that the wife came to him on the 12th of April, and stating that she and her family were i n dis tress and that her husband had deserted her, he gave her outdoor relief. Inquiries were made as to the whereabouts of the defendant, but nothing was heard of hi m un til h e was apprehended at Mickleham, Surrey, by Riley, the warrant o ffi cer. When he told the defendant th e charge be said be had sent money to his wife, and had gone to town to see bee, but could not ascertain where she lived. Mr. Ricketta, having ascertained from the witnesses that the defendant had been to town to see his wife and was not able to find her, and also that the parties sepa rated by mutual consent, submitted that there was no case, and asked for the defendant's dismissal. The de fendant did not wish to do the parish any wrong, and would reimburse the parish the money they bad given to his wife. The defendant was discharged. ANOTHER CASE. Edward Willis, a traveller for a ginger beer manu facturer, residing at 18, Goodge-street. Tottenham-court road, was brought up in the custody of the warrant officer of Islington, charged with deserting his wife. Mr. Messer, relieving overseer of St. Mary, Islington, said that he had to p ress f or pun i s h ment in this case, as he had taken a great deal of trouble in the matter, and had written to the defendant several times. Some time since the defendant's wife became chargeable to the parish, and then the defendant agreed to allow hiN wife ss. per week. This he did fora week or two, and then he dropped paying the money, and hence the present proceedings. At the police-station the defendant said that he did not care if he got fifteen yenta, he would not allow his wife a farthing. The defendant said he was willing to recoup the parish the money they bad expended, and to make an arrange ment with Mr. Mew, for the future support of his wife. The magistrate inquired if the pariah authorities were willing to make terms with the defendant. Mr. blesser said that cases of thin sort were very much an the increase, and therefore he bad to preen for punish ment. He submitted that if arrangements were to be made they should be done beforehand, and not when the parish had been put to trouble and expense in bringing defendants to this court. The defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour WANDSWORTH. NUMEEOIIB CABER OF HOCSIBILLEING.-DISCOIMILY OF Thl STOLEN PROPIAIT. Daniel Afarney alias Wilson , wlYis at large upon a ticket of leave, and Rebecca Narney, his wife, were charged with having in their possession one gold watch and chain, two gold rings, one pair of gold earrings, and other articles, which were the proceeds of several oases of housebreaking. It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Ifeiklejolin, of the V division, that he proceeded a few days ago to No. • Cherwell-street, Haynes-street, Battersea-park, where he found the prisoners in bed in a nom upstairs. On telling them that he intended to search the house the female got out of bed and went to a corner in the room and pulled • ring off her finger. She stated that the ring belonged to her, and refused to hand it over to the sergeant. He, however, took possession of the ring and also of a pair of earrings which were lying on a table. In • waistcoat lying In front of the bed, he found a gold watch and chain sa if they had been recently worn. The watch was going and indicated the correct time. The male prisoner stated that the waistcoat did not belong to him, but there was no other in the place. In an adjoin ing room he found two workboxes, a tea caddy,all of which appeared to have been broken open,andotherproperty. On the first examination the femaleprisceerasserted thither brother was the cause of their apprehension because her husband would not join in a robbery at the house of Lord George Paget. She only came out of prison, where she had been for six niontly, on the Thursday previous, and when she and her husband arrived home they found the property there. The sergeant also produced • number of articles which he bad found at a house in Castle-street, Long-acre, and at another house in Union-street, Landon-roar.. Mrs. Sophia Dunn, of No. 3, Grove-cottages, Wands worth-road, stated that on the 12th of April her house was entered during her absence and property of the value of 401. carried away. She identified the watch and chain found in the waistcoat and a few articles of clothing which were found in Union-street. Mr. John Greenway, of Sussex-terrace, Battersea-park, said that on the Bth of January last his house was broken into during the day and rubbed. He identified the ling taken from the female prisoner and other articles found in Castle-street u being part of the property which was stolen. Louise Wrenchley, in the service of Mr. David Watson, manager to the London Gasworks, Nine-elms, identified e table•cover which was found in the house of the prisoners. She said her master's house was robbed on the 18th of February last. Mr. Edwin submitted that there was no use against the female, as she was in prison at the time of the robberies, but Mr. Ingham decided on granting another remand, and refused bail. THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FORGERY• At the Mansion-house, this morning, Edward De Valera, the Frenchman, who donde charged with being concerned with a person named Thomas Edgeley, for merly a merchant in London, in defrauding the late Leeds by means of forgeries relating to • pretended company called the Maydampeck Forest Company, to • very large amount, surrendered to undergo • further examination upon that charge. Mr. Poland again attended to conduct the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh appeared for the defence. Some additional evidence was adduced, the effect of which appeared to be that no concession relating to the May dampeek Forest Company, or of any such concessions being made to Van Cleef, the person whose name has frequently been mentioned as the concessionaire of the supposed corn. was found among the papers of the Leeds Banking Company. It appeared, however, that Edgeley himself had given • mortgage for 2,000/. upon a private estate belong. mg to him at Bromley-le-Bow. It was also proved that Greenland, the manager, had the entire control of the private security of the bank. Mr. John Grant, formerly clerk to Edgeley and Co., deposed that when the various bills drawn by the sup posed Maydampeck Forest Company were dishonoured, he used to go round to the different notaries to take them up, the funds being provided by cheques drawn by Edgeley upon the Imperial Bank. After the failure o f th e L eeds Bank, no more funds were provided to take up such bills. In answer to • question put by Mr. Sleigh, the witness said that Mr. Watts, one of the partners of the firm, upon one occasion said that some bills were coming due and they should be mined if they were not paid, and " Old" Greenland would kick up a row. (A laugh.) Upon this, the witness said that upon Watts making this observation he consented to sign a fresh bill in the name of the pri• loner, to replace the bill that was coming due. Mr. Sleigh reminded the witness that Mr. Watts, in his evidence, denied that he was present when such a trans action as he had referred to took place, but he persisted in his statement that he was standing by him when he signed the bill. _ _ _ A clerk from the London and Westminster Bank proved that neither Edgeley and Co., Wills and Co. ' or Teel and Co., or the Maydampeck Forest Company kept an account at that bank. Some bills drawn by that company were paid by the Londoa and Westminster Bank, but this was done under the advice of their correspondents, Cozens and Co., at Leeds. . _ _ Susannah Dorrington, a person who was formerly in the service of Mr. Edgeley, at Tottenham, proved that the prisoner frequently used to visit Mr. Edgeley, and that he married a young lady from Edgeley's house. Mr. Sleigh inquired if the fact of the prisoner courting his sweetheart, and afterwards marrying her, was to be proved as a part of the alleged conspiracy. (A laugh.) Mr. Poland said this wee all the evidence he was in a condition to bring forward, and be asked for the com mittal of the prisoner for conspiring with Edgeley and others to defraud the Leeds Banking Company. He also asked for his oommital upon the charge of forgery. Mr. Sleigh then addressed the Lord Mayor at consider able length, and ho argued that whatever might have been the nature of the transaction so far as Edgeley and some of the other persons were concerned, that there really was no evidence against the prisoner, and that there was nothing to show that he had any knowledge of the fraud that was contemplated and carried out. The Lord Mayor, after some deliberation, said that although a fraud had in all probability been carried out, it was clear that, under any circumrtances, the prisoner was the least guilty, and as he did not think a conviction was likely to take place, he should discharge him. The breakfast given by Baron de Rothschild at his seat of FerrWres to the King and Queen of the Bel. glans was of a sumptuous description. After the repast the comp►ny made a promenade in the park and gardens, and visited the pheasants' preserve, which is one of the richest in the world. The chateau of Ferrares, as is well known, forms a matchless museum ; Italy, Germany, Hol land, and Spain, &c., having all been put under contribu tion, and being represented by the rarest object.. _ _ The Tempo of Venice, of the 24th, says " Rioriotti Garibaldi was present yesterday at the per formance at the San Samuele Theatre. He was the object of a splendid ovation. In the midst of the applause of the audience and cries of ' Viva Garibaldi !" Viva il giovane Ricciotti the illustrious general's hymn was demanded and played. Ricciotti thanked the public. To day he left for Florence by train." . _ The Marquise de Boi - say (Countess Guiccioli) has finished her memoirs of Lord Byron, and the work is ready to appear ; it consists of two thick volumes in large Svo, and will be published by Amyot. The first is already printed, and the second is in the press. The title is " Byron." The Journal du Harre affirms, and with perfect merionenewi, that the Emperor of China, having been invited by an autograph letter from Napoleon 111., will leave his own country towards the middle of July, embark in a steamer of the Menageries Impfrialea, pass by the Isthmus of Suez, and land at Marseilles near the end of the second week in August. The Chinese Sovereign, the same journal *Arms, will be lodged and entertained during his stay in Paris at the expense of the Emperor of the French. We shall believe all this story (says Oalignani) when the Emperor of China arrives. The journals state that a discovery of a rich vein of silver of the highest promise has just been made at the Pizifram mine in Bohemia, at the depth of 400 fathom., or 130 fathoms below the level of the sea. _ . _ The Douro, which has just arrived home with the West India and New Zealand mail, made the voyage from St. Thomas to Southampton in 12 days 1 hour. This is the quickest eastern voyage which the Royal Mail packets have ever made. The distance is 3,622 miles. The Douro is a screw steamer. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY TILIGRAPII.) NEWTON MEETING. -(THIS DAY.) TRIAL HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter. Fltuoy. Reuben, Game Ludt*, Tacitusgbe Rook, Capi• tole, and The Dybbol are here. MAIDEN PLATE. One mile. Greenhorn, West Lancashire, Southampton e, Lexicon, Patti, Harry iii.OVIIZ, Esmeralda, Gentili., and Prattler are here. GREAT NEWTON CCP. One mile and three quarters. Selim, Belmont, Eocleston, Dubiety, The Drone, Pax. ton, Honestish, Duchess of Wellington, Rejoinder, Green horn, and Admiral are here. GOLBORNE PARK STAKES. Holt a mile. Christina f, Evans, Affection, Torch, Pero, Ottoman, and Mignonette f are here. MAKERFIELD HANDICAP. Half a mile. Cranbury, Mr. Pitt, Queen of Tramps, EdinbunO, Gay Tom Gundrede, Tortuga, Miss Hawthorn, St. GLir, and Southampton e are here. CROYDON MEETING.-{THIS DAY.) TOWN PLATE. One mile. Myren, Toin;b&;k, Lord NiZegrave, Salamanca, Victoria, Aggravator, Changeable, Lima, and Fanchette are here. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. rive furlongs. Adamant, Englishman, Queen of Soots, Maaderwen, The Duke f, and Derry are hers. WOODSIDE PLATE. Five furlongs. Lucy I,oug, Goodfellow, Bayles!, Veni Humphry Davy, Vicious, Fanchette, Bonnie Doon, and Nally a are haw. WELTER CUP. One mile and a half. Dap all, Lord Waldegrave/Tottie, King Charming, Wool wich, Knight of Downc, Bippolyte, and eradiate o are here. NURSERY PLATE. Five furlongs. Nelly e, Nolly Rare, Expectation, Scotchman's Pride, Judy Were*, Yardarm, Sultana, and Substance are here. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARIE-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) The receipts of wheat from Baser and Kent fresh op to our market to-day were very moderate. There was, how ever, a sufficient quantity on hand to meet all demands. Very little business was passing in either red or white parcels, nevertheless, as regards prices, the trade was de. cidedly firm. On the whole, the quality of the supply was . . The show of foreign wheat was good. Fine qualities supported Monday's advance, with a fair sale; but in inferior sorts the transactions were on a very limited scale. Floating cargoes of grain met with very little attention, at barely previous quotations. Barley was inactive on former terms. Malt moved off slowly on former terms. In oata sales progressed steadily, and prices ruled firm. There was a fair supply on sale. Beans were in short supply and fair request at extreme rates. The few peas in the market were held at prices quite equal to Monday. The flour trade ruled steady on former terms. With the exception of linseed, which realised full prices, the Ws for seeds was much restricted. Cakes were dull. Ter CO. OM. s. Scotch potato Mob, black „ white 2l to 90 BLEU. Ma'am Tick 24 so 27 Harrow Mows 27 to 42 41 to K. MOH _ . ... Urq SS So 40 v 1•11 60 to 42 Dam /1.0111._ Town made, - p - vs SS to CO Household LS to be Country Norfolk and Suffolk, ex skip CS to 47 P.r Qr. Osl% s Danish and Swedish 24 to SO Russian Rua& Muhl% 11 413Ptian PIA& ..... Si 40 Se $ll CO 41 11114111 COM. it to •t Yellow Flops. _ _ ?neck, per sack .... 44 to 62 Spanish „ 48 to 14 AzoarieBB, par LiL .. 27 to 24 alma= .. 27 to 24 \ TER PRAM CURRENT. Barium Per Ci& Eno; Keck red, old 60 to 76 .„ . „ new Jew 70 „ Do. white, old 06 to 76 Nortoa and Ei n i c tr 2 al to 70 red, wow ..... • tot to 59 -. Malting Distilling Grinding ILtuf _ __ . • Ina c ZorfoUt, and 39 to 73 Unpton and Ware OD to 73 Brown 34 to 03 Itrn. Now - 39 to 37 0073 _ . legit*, bed -- 25 to 31 potato Scotch, food Per lir: Wean.. s Dantrie and Konigs berg Ol Co 74 Rostock & Meekten- Dsn 69 to 82 ltaisfto. bard soft Ame ' rkan, ted — to „ to ItAILZ7. Grinding --- 30 to 31 Diatilling Malting N to 38 0631. _ . . . Dutch brewini . 7 24 to at feeding LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (By TKLEGIATH.) (TROY GUI corr C01111116PONDZINT.) The market steady. Sales about 12,000 bales. MINCING-LAN E. —(THIS DAY.) SUGAR. —The market remains steady at the previous value. The private sales include, St. Kitt's, 295. 6d. • Jamaica, 31s. to 334. ; unclayed Manila, 2es. 61. ; clayed, 265. Refined continues quiet at the previous currency ; common lumps, at e2e. 6d. COPT/K.—The parcels of Ceylon brought to public sale lAv t a e tone off rather quietly, but previous prices are sup- Plantation sold, fine and fine ordinary, at 70s. 61. to 774 6cL ; low middling and midd li ng, The. 6d. to 835.; good and fine middling, Kis. 6d. to 90s. fid. ; puberty, ESL 6d. to 93e. 6d. Tea.—The public sales of Indian produce are going off steadily without change in value, except Pekoes, which are rather cheaper. Riot —GOO bags of fine Rangoon sold at 1.3. 6t1.; and 2,000 begs Neeranzie at Ile. fal. SALTPME °patinae' dull of sale. Ruk.-200 puncheons of Jamaica sold at 3s. 2d. to 3a. 3d.; and 150 puncheons of Demerara at Is. 6d. to la. Ikploo.—The quarterly sales of Guatemala have gone at the opening rates. COTTON. —The market is very quiet. Jura.-1,500 bales sold, to arrive, at 201. Herr.—Rusaian is in more request at 341. for clean Manilla ; fair roping sold at 50/. TALLOW ILkRIEET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Priam are quoted as follows : Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 6d. ; June, 435. 6d. ; October to December, 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. ; December, 445. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report the market firm, prices showing an upward tendency. The reports from the plantations continue to speak of the very general ap pearance of fly since the change In the temperature. THE COWNDSSION OF THE PEACE.—It is stated that Lord Devon has erased the names of Hewn. Fenwick and Schneider, late ILP.'s for Lancaster, from the am minden of the peace for the county, and that of It,. H. T. Wilson from the list of borough magistrates. SHOCKINO OCCURRYNcE IN DERBYSHIRE.—Yes terday evening Joseph Clay, son of a farmer at Winder, Derbyshire, went to some land, the property of his father, in Wensley parish, for the purpose of shooting some rabbits, taking with him a double-barrelled gun. After being in the field some ahorttime, he saw what he thought to be a rabbit about 30 yards distance, on the edge of a ditch, and fired. On going to the spot he found a men. whom he at once recognised to be James Marshall, of Winster, lying dead at the bottom of the ditch, the right side of his face being completely riddled with s hot. At a short distance from Marshall lay a double-barrelled gun on full cock, and on his person were found a powder horn and shot pouch. Death must have been instantaneous, alCaleai dated that when he got to the spot where de ceased he neither moved nor spoke. TIE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT IN SHROPSHIRE. —The inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the four men killed by the breaking of the cradle-chain, while descending the Grange Pits, near Shifirtal, on the 15th inst., was renamed before the coroner at Dawley yes terday. After a lengthened deliberation the jun' returned the following verdict :—" Having well weighed the evi dence, the jury are unanimous in bringing in a verdict Of manslaughter against Richard Yates, the oollimy engineer. They also feel strongly the very lax manner in which the whole management of the work. has been conducted, and consider that great censure is due to William Bailey, the enginernan, believing that he ran his engine faster than was consistent with the safety of the miners. We also consider that great blame is due to Thomas Hopley, char termaster of the pit, for allowing such • violation of the colliery rules as is evident from the evidence adduced be fore this jury, and for permitting the men to be lowered at the speed spoken of by several of the witnesses." Yates was then committed to take his trial at the auices, bail being accepted for his appearance. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN. &c. , INTO LONDON BY WATER CARRIAGE THIS WEEK. scow l Miss& Baia. Malt. 1 Oda Nov. qrs. qrs. qrs. vs, relis IRIA =lshmael 610 10 2350 .. 1180 .. ••• • • Imp MO 5910 .. 16250 2460 .. Total Maw, 5940 qrs. 1