The Express. — London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Ileum Mr. I:4 , nimisioner Holroyd.) IN KG CtXHILIN. -C.AAE "V A LATE DIROCTOR OF THE ROTA.. MITIAII HANK. _ . war a politica b. I..•ra• tk Wolf Cothrso, ha. • .4 the llosal Briti.h Rant, p ayiug t.i be alleged 1 4 . ouricesiee midi, ►is b.mktnpley Tka 1 1 1 1 1jUllkAtilOtt, it took plate s►ortly after the bankruptcy of t►e 'tank, ►at Mr. Cactivaa was then abroad, as sh.• petition .tatd, "in Palestine, where of emie ee he ilia not oar ..f the adjulicition in tune to amply with the enter .urn , thler. a petition wee accotapaulea by &IL d,r:t• .1 the (sets. lay; ry appeared in support of the petition. Mr. linlilater, for the a...signers, offered no opposition to the oureisiler being taken. H3 , 11..50411nutrU an tinter acrordiagly. IS Ka THE INLAND OE ANi:LIELE COAL /LID COLE COMPANY LIIIITZ11). Tlie• we. the day appointed for the Warier/ of • winding up pi utwes, presented by Mr. ('has. Owen, ~f Ncarcot, Utwo..tershire, a cuotributory of the company. I:x n - 4 that that th e com p any bad been d lehol and enrolled in I/457, for the purpose el notion.: certain coal mines in the Isle of Angle sea. have mace dispo-eil of their intere s t t o E gentleman at Manchester ; but the purchase had not been 51.1tatime the conliony had been primed. awl the debts were uut satisiosi. The trade debts are oaly sour 71NY. ; but there are disputed claims of or 4,451W.._ Mr. bagley supported the petition. Mr. Roxburgh. on behalf of the directors of the company', 1411111 M time to anvwer the affidavits and evideuce of the petitioner, soil to dispute the debt. His Honour held that where a debt was divputed the order ought tint to be made ou the presumption that the teuguay w‘a uwilile to pay it. Time should be given to the petition. Aik-ui tied accordingly. ti Mr. AUULMT AND rawibt.. The lonkruptn were underwriters, iessrawas.broken, and witte.merchunta, of St. Mary -ate. This was the certificate meeting. The liabilities are upwards of 210.00. ; 2,01er or :MVO/. Powell in at present un d er a i.711:t Charge that of obtaining god. for other purposes than those of trade within three months of hie bankruptcy. Mr. Fibler, for the assignees. said that there wu no charge nksimt Mr. Auhert, sod they wished to leave his ere in the hands of the court. 31r. r. E. Lewis. for Aulseit, stated that he had nothing to do with the wine busitions, in which Powell w4seni,-.iged, and in enratiezios with which the alleged frauds had taken piece. Ilia **Tunas wants would pay all.. in the pound, awl yield a hand•orne sorplun to the joint estate. The joint Llanee•sbeet showed louse of over 6,0001., but these were wholly the wine trade. His Honour. after referring to the large amount of lia bilities on bilk payable, and observeng that Aubert must be 441 r.-u...tinible for those as well as has partner. said that would grant en immediate aertiAlaate, hat only of the locoed claw. THE POLICE COMTE (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. 7111 PLATT R. , RnIRT to HOLOORN. e , .4 Rt , h , r,/....1 was brought up es TO• man! I..fort• Alderman Ital., • - liArged with steeling!? saber f o rt., 12 table • .P 0•1114. .2 pairs of silver aura tong% awl . rata, Taloa about ;OW., from the INJ Bell Tavern, Holborn It appeared from the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Bauer, In whose employ the priwner was as waiter, that of the 27th April heat, he was sees at an early hour in the molt lag cowgirls the plate prior to putting it into the drawer in the ler, for the me of the home during the day, tail at a later hour he was seen with moral mats on his arm, sad heard nuking imittines for a tenor. When the head waiter suleequeutly made hi spree. *nee thne costa were mival from the coffee-room, and twelve silver forks, twelve spoons, and two pun d lOW toes were missing from the platmdrawer in the her, mil the primmer was not to be foetid. It further appeared that he gave himself up to the police in the City, because his friends had heard of the matter. and refused to recognise him until he cleared !dowel, from the accusation. At the mme time he said his name for absconding from the prosecutor's service was that he (mt.( mousy to a parsoo. nod mot being prepared to pay it at the day he promired, he went sway. Mr. Weather said since th.. 14.4 exanonetion he had team kited that the prisoner on entering Mr. Buoyer's referred to the :Bemis Hotel, Wo r thin g , w h ere b e acid bad lees for five preview., but it now appeared that he Whom in the service of Mr. Simpson, in the Strobl, from which place he abs con d e d i n February last, and after heves gate a ',moldy id plate was missed, and nothing WIN SIM of the onetime afterwards until he was in custody ria this charge. Evidence was given with regard to thee. additional each, after which the prisoner was committed for trial. Tli ‘M D 4. ALLTAZEI I'ICELTT ON BO OD •N ANTRICAN SNIP. A wretcheillookiog creature, who said be was an English roman. and that his 411100 was Feard, cr e pt into the witness Inc and said he bail been dreadfully illused on board nu Americas @hip, celled the Taylor, which arrived in this port on Friday afternoon. The poor fellow was in a deplorable condition, and so/feria( groat pain. He had no shoes and stockings on his feet. One foot was bandaged, and he sail lie had been knocked dews and 'tamped upon. and one of the idgeeni had trodden vim hia foot, and it was in a eery mutilated Mate. Mr. Mello -When anal where did thin happen? The Applicant—At sea, your worship. Kr. Self* I can't interfere. I hay* no jurisdiction over offences alleged to have been committed on board Americas shim at sea. The Applicant—l was ill.used and knocked about is the Chassid. Mr. Melte—That is oat of my jurisdiction, and I have so more power to interfere than I ',Mudd have if the assault MA committed is New York or Boston. The Applicant—They have lamed me, my toes are wounded, and I am disabled altogether. Mr. selfe—Has any ill treatment been used towards you shoes the arrival of the ship in the River Thames or in the dock Th.• Applicant—No, sir; they knocked off after !elision the (' hAnneL Mr. SrHe —My good man, I cannot give you any assistance la the matter. The seaman was then misted out of the witness box, and advised to apply to the American t'onauL Our reporter was *Lout to dispatch hie messenger with the above report, when Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, of d~equare, Stepney, s a id his attentkes in Just been culled o • poor seaman outside the court. The man was la a frightful state; his toes were smashed, hie legs a mad he wee only At for im hospital. The mar ik Z that la addition to the amanita at sea and in the Channels the alit Nista of the Taylor presented a loaded pistol to hie sssmaa's) head yeeterday afternoon in the London Daak Swore at him, and threatened to shoot him. Mr. Selfir--That is en assault. You may hare • surn ame, Mr. Young. PROPOSED VOLUNTEER CAMP 4? ALDERJMOTT. The Wert Surrry Tin.rr of this day contains an account of • project, which ha.. it appears, received the easetiou of the 'iVarlifike, for the establishment of • Volun teer Ride Club-house andpermanent Camp at Akieratiott, "with the view of anus nig to volunteers facilities for bring inigatled oismaionally with the regular ttr e i: and, as an adjun c t, a sma ll er camp at Wi m with butts for ride rinctice. "In order to carry out the two ohjeeta referred to," mays the journal before nasei. Wool, 'it is proposed that a sum should be raised by anberriptioe, from the ladies of the Ceded Kingdom. imacietst to provide a clubhouse with one thousand separate clambers for the volunteers, • library, swimming, hot, and cold bathe, and butte for rifle praetor at all rasps UP_to 1 . 2 " ) yards ; the freehold of all the buildings, and 100 acres of land at Aldemhott and • sufficient extent of =I fur ride practice and requisite buildings near Rim ; the whole to be fenced or walled is, and to be vested in trustees for the sole blade of the Ride Volunteers of the United Kingdom. .1e a very gratifying proof of the cordial spirit in which the proposed undertaking has bees received, we are authoriaed to state that upon the subject being discussed in the pwenee of • few geetlewee resi dent in this neighbourly.d, they at once liberally antler. took to provide feeds for the erection of • church, on ground adpieent to the proposed camp, presented by one of them for that purpose ; and we believe we Are cot prema tare in static that the rectifies of the very hi/hest person is the realm will be obtaisod for the proposition." Tit m: JOCKEY CLOW --Sir Joseph Hawley has gives moths eat at the Dent meeting of the Jockey Club he will move the following re , •olutions :-1. That the &Here tics of the day of the July meeting having been proposed and adopted without notice, was in direct andnivenbou of the rule .1 the club, No. 40. 2. That I. order sot to in cur di.. risk of invalidating the entries for the July aad Cheiterfield Slakes. 1862, which have bees advertised for Notalal. aad Wedeaday, the alteration of the days of the fi.r that year be oiallrined, but that in 1363 the meet ing shall coenntenee on Toe lay as heretofore. S. That in futon, alterations adopted without the notice required by isle 480 shall be absolutely null awl void. Au accident of a very peculiar character took . on Wednesday evening at Stanley, on the Same N'.flee Railway A eontmetor had been sinking a deep sad after blaatiag the bottom with gunpowder, nee of he men descended. He was alimat suffocated with Are -6,1,11; aryl fell front the bucket when be tea half way dome. The tiontrartee followed him, sad fell in the same *vv. He was killed on the spot. The workuise was hr.;ugl,t up alive by the i;alLutt eaertioes of some misers.- - Ms., Examine. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL) The Ga:ette specie statement for the week end ing Wednesday last gives the following totals, viz. :—lmports of gold, 110,675/. ; exports of gold, 382,2931. ; imports of silver, 12,9671. ; exports of silver, 368,9721. Two o'CLoca. In the City to-day the India Loan negotiation is still the principal topic of conversation. Its ex traordinary success has taken many persons by surprise. lu Cie Stock Exchange, the prevailing feeling is one of disappointment, a very small amount of the scrip coming to the share of the members of that establishment. There has been a considerable demand for the scrip, partly to cover sales .previously effected, and the price has risen within the last half-hour to 100 to f,. The Old Five per Ceut. stock has at the same time risen to 994 to }. FIIIDAT $ll2llllO. Consols, which closed yesterday at 90} to f for the 7th of August, opened and closed today at the mule quotation, rising in the interval to 90f to f. For money the last price was 90 to *. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 90, 4, 4 ; ditto for account (Aufust 7), 99 4 , f ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 89 ,4, ; New Three per Cents., 81, ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1883 , 1311-16 ; ank S tock, 231 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 99, 961, 99, 4, 4 • ditto for account, 99, 4 ; ditto Four perCen't. Debentures, 1864, 964 ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 101. Exchequer Bills were again firmer, the March, issue being quoted Bs. to 3s. dia. ; an d the June 2s. dia. to 2s. prem. The transactions in the foreign stock market were to a fair extent. Prices generally were well supported. The Turkish Loan of 1854 closed at 764 to 4, and that of 1868 at 61} to f. Buenas Ayres Six per Cents. were marked 88. Mexican Bonds have advanced to 224 to I. Scarcely any alteration occurred in Bank shares. Canada Lands were flat, and miscellaneous shares steady. The closing quotations for shares in new under takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine Insurance, si to I prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 11-16 to 13-16 prem. • Universal Marine In surance, to I dis.; London Ind Provincial Marine, par, ex div. ; China and Japan Steam, _par ; Commercial Copper, 4 dia. to par ; National Boat building, f to 4 prem. ; Oriental and General Marine, 4 to 4 prem.; and Compressed Coal, to 4 prem. The English hunk' remain quiet, but steady, at yesterday's prices. English railway stocks, in sonic, instances, are rather better. There is a decided improvement in Lumbardo-Veuetian Railway shares. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 68fr. 75c., being per per cent. worse than yesterday. Consols are officially marked 904 and 90 for money. No transactions are recorded for the account The present quotations are 90 to 4 for cash, and 901 to 1 for the 7th of August. The official business report is as foLows :—Bank Stock, 2294; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 892, 4 ; India Stock, 218, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 994, ; ditto for ac count, 991, 1 ; ditto scrip, 994, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 16a., 10s. dia. Exchequer Bills, March, small, 4s. dirt ; ditto June, large, 2s. dia. A truth rise oil per cent. has taken place to-day in Turkish Bonds ; the Loan of 1854 is now quoted 77 to 1, and that of 1858, 621 to 4. Mexican Bonds are marked 224, being genet. Sales are recorded as follows :—Mexican Three per Cents., 224 ; Portu guese Three per Cents., 1863, 464 ex div. ; the Spanish Committee's Certificates, 54 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, 771 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, 62, 611, 621 ; ditto for account, 621 ; ditto, 100 i. Bonds, 641. HAL►-PAST Two O'CLOCK. Consols are still quoted 90 tot for money, and 94 to g for the account. Yesterday was a day of great excitement in the City. Noon yesterday was the latest period allowed for lodging tenders for the new India Loan of 4,000,0001. Similar eagerness to subscribe bas scarcely been witnessed, in the memory of our oldest financiers. The crowd of applicants at the Bank at twelve o'clock was enormous, and considerable confusion was occasioned. The Stock Exchange remained in a state of great suspense until half-past one o'clock, when it was officially announced that the govern ment reserved price was 984 per cent. Soon after wards it transpired that the numerous bidders at 99 and upwards would certainly receive the whole amount applied for, but considerable doubt prevailed with regard to the fate of the heavy tenders at 983, which are said to have included a total of 1,700,0001. from one great Hebrew house alone. In answer to the applica tions which were addressed to them, the Bank authorities could only state that the tenders, some 3,600 in number, were being opened as fast as possible, and that the result should be made known at the earliest hour practicable. The business community finally quitted the City under the impression that all bids at 98/. 16e. and upwards were safe, and that some limited per tentage of the amount applied for would probably fall to the share of the subscribers at 98/. 154. At that period all the large tenders bad been opened, but numerous smaller amounts ratw►inel to be sorted. It was shrewdly surmised in some quarters that, as these small tenders were probably for the most part from permanent investors, the general average of the bidding, might yet be raised higher ; and this has proved to be the case. Towards eight o'clock last evening it was officially intimated to the prom by the Bank of England that the main results of the bidding are as follows :—The aggregate tendered for is upwards of 21,000,0001. The highest tender lodged does not exceed 991. Be. The lowest tenders that will obtain an allotment in full are those at 98/. 18e. 6d. Those at 981. 18s. will re ceive about one-third of the amount applied for, All tenders &Iwo 981. 18s. are wholly rejected. This result differs so widely from the impression which was current this afternoon at the close of business that great disappointment will be occa sioned. Meanwhile it is exceedingly satisfactory to wit nee' this new proof of the financial power of the country, and every holder of Indian securities must derive fresh encouragement from the manifest im provement in the credit of the Indian government. The competition of the India Five per Cents. with the English Three per Cents. is shown more clearly than ever. We are indebted for the following calculations to Mr. J. A. Franklin. They place in a clear light the high rate of interest yielded by the new luau. At flit. Bs. &I. (less 17e. 4.4 d. din. for instalments paid up in advance) the stock yield►_ As • perpetuity it•Pabd at per. Joii. lB7o SNI per cent. cent. If the imishaeate he not prepaid, s o d the mosey ernployed at 6 p.r at the boom , meis 20s. 10.5 d. ladiaa railway stock baring the same general guarantee, sad their ova speciality in addition, yield, at • cost of about 951, p.r mat. Contemporaneous Loans —Brussels Municipality, for GO year,, overacted for by Rothschilds, Oppenheuns, &c., at • price to yield 34 per cleat. French Railway Bonds, 30 years, at contract price yield It per cent., gamin= 16 bum. There was no pressure in the discount market yesterday, although about 420,0001. must have been locked up in the 2 per cent. deposit on the 21,000,000/. of bidding. fur the new loan. Good bills were readily discounted at 51 per cent. The demand at the Bank was moderate. A Sinai amount of gold was purchased by the Bank yeaterday-12,0011. - • The tendency of the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon was in some instances rather less favour able to this country. Subjoined is our usual list : Ausaseedam, 3 months, 12.1 to 4 ; ditto 3 days, ILIB4 to 194 • Rottenlant. 3 months, 12.1 to 4 ; Antwerp, 3 mouths: 25.65 to 70 ; Hamburg, me boat*. 3 months, 13.101 to ; Paris, 3 days, 25.371 to 42i ; ditto, 3 mouths, W. 674 to 724 ; Fraakfort-on•the•llt.ine 3 months, 1194 to ; Petersburg (per 'noble). 3 months, :424 to 4 ; Vienna, eff. , 3 t00nth5,14.35 to 45 ; Trieste, elf. fin., 3 months, 14.35 to 45; Madrid, 3 months, 4sl to I ; Cadiz, 3 m on th., 454 t,,, 1 ; Leghorn, 3 roontio,, 25.110 to 5 ; Genoa, 3 mouths, 23.110 to 5; Milan, 3 Illoatha, 25.80 to 5; Naples, 3 months, 39 to 4; Palermo, 3 months, 117 to a ; Messina, 3 months, 1174 to 4 ; Lisboa, 90 days, 524 to Oporto, 00 days, 524 to 1. . . The bills have been returned of Messrs. Beerbohm, Magnus, and Co., corn-nierchauts, of Mark-lane. The amount of their liabilities has not transpired. Mr. Henry Walmsley, cotton-spinner, of Man cheater, who failed in April last, has tiled an amended statement iu the Court of Bankruptcy, from which it appears that the liabilities now stand at 161,8001., and assets at 17,5001. Through a re duction of some claims, however, be is enabled to offer a composition of 3s. iu the pound, in cash, and this was agreed to at a meeting of creditors held in the Bankruptcy Court at Manchester on Thursday. The directors of the Union Bank of Australia have resolved to declare the same dividend as was paid had half-year, namely, 12 per mut. per annum, at the meeting of proprietors on Monday next. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1861. MIXES.-{THIS DAY.) Two o'CLooz. East Caradon shares have advanced to-day to 221 to 23 ex div. ' and have met with some amount of business. Marke Valley shares are also firm. East Wheal Grenville, Wheal Unity, and West Polunsar are steady. In other descriptions there is no movement whatever. St. John del Rey Mining shares are heavy, and have been dealt in at 321 and 32. United Mexican are marked 41 to q, being steady. Port Phillip have been dealt in at par, and Bon Accord at prem. The weekly circular of Mr. Peter Watson says, with referrnce to East Caradou mine : At the meeting osi Thursday a dividend of 10s. per share was declared. It was stated that the 60 fathom level had been drives through ore ground for 30 fathoms in length, worth on as average 90f. per fathom. The 60 end west now worth :iO/. per fathom, and 60 east, 401. per fathom ; both ends likely to improve. Shares are better, buyers at 2211. At Vale of Towy Mine meeting, yesterday, the accounts showed a credit Wanes of 199/. 5a 10d. The South Wheel Level accounts, presented at the meet ing of shareholders, showed a debit balance of 3611. 84. 9d. A call of 7s. per share was made. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet ►t the annexed prime :—Towa tallow, 48s. set cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the .pot, 495. 6d. to 50s. ; July to September, 495. 6d. ; October to Deculuber, 495. ed. KIRIST Aunts.—Town tallow, 150 s. Gd. • fat by ditto, b. 7d. rough yellow Ragout, 51 .. Bd. ; melted stuff 345. &L ; rough ditto, 19s. 6d. ; tallow grams, 18a. ; good drip, Ts. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Meson. Davis and Co. repute trade at the following prices :—Prime meadow hay, zu. to 84s. ; superior ditto, Mt to 100 a. ; inferior ditto, We. to 50a. ; new ditto, 50e. to 80s. ; clover, old, 90s. to Me. ; straw, 30s. to 40e. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) The supply of most t continues to improve, and that of vegetables is now sud ct for the demand. Good samples of endive and artichokes come from the Con tinent ; also apricots and green figs, grempre in large quantities, and new apples sod plan ; the latter come from Lisboa and Oporto. - Severs l cargoes of West India pines have also arrived. Peas are plentiful. Grapes are still realising good prima Of strawberries there is still a good supply. Cherries are also everywhere plentiful ; also ups tage; French and broad beans, young carrots, and new potatoes ; the latter fetch Id, per lb. Cucumbers are coining in more plentifully. Cut flowers chiefly consist of orchids, lily of the valley, pelargoniums, violets, mignonette, heaths, and roses. The engagements for the Birmingham Festival low completed ere u ander :—Principal To:4sta, Male. Tietjens, Madame Ruderodorff, Madame Lemmens-9ltorring. ton, Mdllo. Adelina Patti, Madame Sainton•Dolby sod Mies Palmer, Mr. `aims Reeves, Mr. Montem Smith, Signor Otaglini, Mr. Santley, and Signor litelletti. There is to be no instrumental solo ; eor, so far as the skeletal pro gramme given out informs us, any grand symphony, at the two concerts of secular music. liendelssokues " Lovely '• finale and Ithasummer Night's Dream music will be pro. duoed at the evening concerts. The festival is to begin on the 77th of next month. The North v. The South, on Monday, stud the Y.C.C. and Ground v. South Wales, on Thursday. are the issues to be tried at Lord's. The Gentlemen of Sitssex v. Gentlemen of Kent is fixed for the former day at Tunbridge Wells, and the Gentlemen of the Surrey Club v. South Wiles Club at The Oval, where Surrey v. North of England is to be played on Thursday. We (drmy and Nary Gautte) desire to call attention to the Ride Derby match, which will be shot off at Aldershott on the ensuing 18th July. It is open to all comers, with ►ny ride not exceeding 10Ib., and the of lc er . of the camp confidently anticipate that some of the splendid shooting which has lately been exhibited at Wimbledon will graze the occasion of their reunion during the coming week. The /llsistrated London News says " The Howe of Lords has been barren enough this year of oiliest points for observation ; but one occurrence this week wee too good to be pared over. Lord Derby, in his best style of droll criticism, took occasion to pull to pieces the grammatkial construction of a clause in the Best Lelia Council Bill, sad made, as usual, capital fun out of it ; but the beet part of the joke was enjoyed by those who wars all the time aware that this clause was the production of Ice a person than Lord Stanley." "The emcees of Mr. Jopling, the winner of the Queen's Prize at Wimbledon (says the ll(winded Timex), will be hailed with satisfaction by very many who know him, not merely as • gentleman of good standing in the government service, bat as an accomplished amateur artist and excellent (fiend of art. We had occasion recently to speak highly of some of Mr. Jopling's produc- tions exhibited this year at the new Water-colour Society. Those humanists who are good enough to sneer at government clubs as fit for nothing but newspapsr.reading and fire-poking will be surprised to hear that the winner of the Queen's Prize holds an appointment in the War-office ; that the colonel of the Civil Service Regiment shot a tie with Mr. Jopiing ; that Lady Albinia Foster's Prize was won by • sergeant in the Civil Service Regiment ; and that Mr. Plaskett, • member of the same corps, carried off one of the twenty Whitworth rifles, the only man in the United Kingdom who his carried off a Whitworth rifle two years in succession." An action for breach of promise of marriage was Pied on Wednesday, before Mr. Baron Fitzgerald and • special jury, at Sligo. The plaintiff wet Miss Mary Henry, aged Zl years, and the defendant, Mr. Roger MCarrick, • geotlemaa of between 2,0001. and .i,OOO/. • year, aged about 45. The promise to marry, which was traversed by the defendant, was made imme months since, on the occasion of the parties spending "a pleasant day in the country." Evidence which sustained the case was given, and Mr. Whiteside, who was specially retained, &livered se able and humorous speech in mitigation of damages. The jury, after two hours' deliberation, awarded the plain tiff 1,0001. Mr. Hopkins, a tenant farmer, has just put Mrs. Banks, the widow of the groat Dorsetahire landowner, is the Wareham County Coact, to recover a sum of 451. 10s. for damage dose to his farm by hares and rabbits. The /Me Mr. Hooks, under whom Mr. Hopkins rented, would not allow the latter to kill the game ou the estate, end he claimed from the widow the above•samed sum for 'one year'e.lantage. The judgment of the county court was in favour of Mr. Hopkins for the whole amount of his claim. SHARE L1528.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLoon. The railway share market to-day is generally firm. An advance of per cent. has taken place in Great Northern stock, and of to 1 per cent. in Midland and Lancashire and York shire. South Eastern is rather flat. Lon don and North Western stock is now quoted 941 to ; Great Western, 71 to 1 ; Mid land, 1211 to • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1121 to ; South Eastern, 811 to ; Great Northern, 1071 to 1081; Caledonian, 991 to 1 ; and Eastern Counties, 491 to fa Very little business has been done. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are in great demand, and have risen to par to k prem. Canadian railway shares are quiet, at former prices. Indian are rather firmer, owing to the great success of the new loan. UIDINAiIr BRAINS AND inocKs. la. I Pd ILMWATII. /Airtn. t W01..2311011r V sa Birk. Lin.,ctelaaa..hano Blackburn Biyth sad Time Boston, Ilisatrd,6llld.C Bridal and into Csliodasdais Omit amid bawl= - Coenwdl D0..11 A podiv.antllC Do. II 1 p.c. Is pad to& Dublin mt. [tithing/0e Man Counties &ll' Union. Stock A Do. 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New National Bank New South Wass Oriental Bank Oorporn Ottoman Bank Provincial et Ireland South Australia Union of Australia Union of London Unity Mutual 89 40 26 96 ..L ad - 14 xd 49 17i 456 We (John Bull) that the Bishopric of Honolulu (Sandwich Islands) has been conferred, with the approbation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, upon the Rev. T. N. Staley, formerly Fellow of Queen's College, Cam bridge, and afterwards Vice-Principal of St. Mark's College, Chelsea. The consecration is expected to take place very shortly. CROWN-OTTICR, JOLT lA-MEYERS RETURNED TO fiEers n THE Pamirs? PARLIAMINT.—RoundeII Palmer, Req., of No. 6, Portland-place, in the county of Middlesex, for the borough of Richmond, in the room of Henry Rich, Eaq., who has accepted the o ffi ce of steward of her Majesty's Manor Hempholme. DICINTLT AND IN ORDER.—We find the follow ing in an ecclesiastical coutempontry : The Sub-dean of Chi chester Cathedral has instituted proceedings in the Arches Court against the Deem, Dr. Hook, for intruding himself into the sub-dean's parish, St. Peter's, in performing the burial service at the funeral of the late Duke of Richmond. CONSECRATION or Sr. PETER'S Caugcu, WIETT MINSTER.—Yestenisy mornicg the Bishop of London con. wonted the new Church of St. Peter's, Westminster, in the presence of the Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley, M.P., the Duke of Marlborough, and a large number of the nobility and gentry of St. James's, in which parish it is situate. The bishopp, who was attended by the Rev. W. H. Free mantle, vicar of Lewknor, his recently.appointed chaplain, arrived at the church shortly after eleven o'clock, and was received by the Rev. J. E. Romps, M.A., rector of St. James's, the Rev. Dr. Seer, incumbent of St. James's Chapel, the Rev. Nugent Wade, M.A., rector of St. Anne's, Soho, and a large number of the local clergy. The large church, which is a spacious and con venient structure, owes it. erection mainly to the munificence of the Earl of Derby, who gave 3,500/. towards building, and 1,000/. towards the site, there being, among other liberal contributors to the fund, her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the late Duchess of Kent, the Doke of Cambridge, Lord Egerton of Tattoo, the Earl de Grey, the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Bishop of St. David's, Mr. J. H. Gurney, M.P., Mr. Mowbray, Y.P.Mr. Puller, M.P. the Hon. George Denman, M.P., Sir 6.aorr Baker, LordW. Graham, Major Erskine, Colone l. Cartwrig t, and Mr. W. Dale field. The church is situate in Great Windmill-street, and the district which has been assigned to it has been taken out of the parish of 'it. James's. It contains • population of ti.oo, by far the greater portion of whom are of the poorer The Rev. George Smith, M.A., has bean appointed to the incumbency of the new church and district. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL Socurre.—A general court of governors was held yesterday, at the °Moss in King Williarn.street, City ; Admiral Bowles in the chair. The report of the state of the hospital from April 1 to June 30, 1861, was read, from which it appeared that the total num. ber of patients received into the hospital had been : From her Maiestv's shim, Ti ; from British and foreign vessels, 549 ; on board, March 31, 177 ; total, 731. From this number, 544 had been discharged; remaining on board sick, 181 ; convalescent, 4 ; fit for duty, 2. The total number of out patients during the PM period bad been 290. The total number on the registry book was &5,865. The balance. sheet from March 26 to June 24 showed :—Receipte by donations, 349/. 14s. 3d. ; by subscriptions, 549 f. 15s. fid. ; by legacies, 5401.; by interest on stock, 1,0631. 3s. Ad. ; anniversary dinner, 31/. 4s. ; making_ • total of receipts, with 318/. 10s. 6d. overdrawn, of 2,8571. 7s. 11d. The ex penditure had been :--For provisions, 430/. 14s. 6d. ; for rations, 2201. 13s. ; for medical and other st o res, 365/. 12s. ; for salaries and wag es, 632/. 7.. 10d. • and 779/. 19a. 6d. invested in Consols. 'he report and ho;lanoeaheet were received and adopted. Six JAMES Hoer GWANT IN EDINBUROII.—On Thursday a special meeting of the Edinburgh town council was held, in accordance with a resolution unanimously adopted, to confer the freedom of the city upon Lieutenant- General Sir James Hope Grant, 0.C.8., in acknowledg ment of his distinguished military talent, and of his emi nent and successful services as commander-in-chief of the army in 1860, when, accompanying the British Ambus seder-Extraordinary, be conducted the troops under his command to Pekin, and thus enabled her Majesty's representative to ratify and give force to a treaty embracing very important provisions for extending the com merce and placing on a satisfactory footing the general re lations between this country and China." There was a full attendance of the magistrates and members of the council, all of whom were attired in their civic robes, and the por tion of the Council Chamber set apart for the public was crowded to excess, a large number being unable to obtain admission. The space behind the Lord Provost and magi strates, at the upper end of the room, was also folly occupied by ladies, among whom were Lady Hope Grant, lady Dick CNtnyngham, Lady Hume, do. - • - Puts:rm.—A letter received at Shields from Hong Kew, dated 18th May, states that the vessel which wee wrecked on the Paraoals was the Osprey, of that port, Cap tain Alley, from Saigon, and that she was lost on the Bth May. Her Majesty's gunboat Starling was about to proceed to the pirate horde at Kelso, where the master and re mainder of the crew were supposed to be in captivity. ALLEC,ED FRAUD UPON THE LONDON AND NORTH WUTERN RAlLWAT.—Yesterday Mr. M. Eagan, of Liver pool, was summoned before the magistrates in that town, at the instance of the London and 'North-Western Railway Company, under the clauses of the Railway Consolidation Act, for giving the incorrect weight of goods going by railway, with a view to defined the company. It appeared that in the shipping notes of Mr. Eagan, the weight of the goods was stated to be considerably ruder their batted weight, and that them, discrepancies happened in live different capes. Mr. Cobb, solicitor for Mr. - Eapo, urged that the weights given in the shipping notes were merely computed, and that the difference iu the weight was occasioned by the goods being wet. The case was remanded until Wednesday. Tag CHILD MURDER IN Es:sm.—lnformation wan yesterday morning received at Colchester. by Mr. Superin tendent Downes, of the borough constabulary, that the woman who is suspected of murdering her child, 3 months old, was apprehended at Reedham, in Norfolk, on the pre vious night. The murder was committed under the follow ing circumstances :—A woman, with a child, entered the town about 10 o'clock on Thu rsday afternoon week. At 11 o'clock the same nisbt the same woman hired a bed at Peek's coffeehouse. She had no child with her then, the front of her dress was wet, and she appeared in an excited state. She was very restless all night, and left neat morn ing by the down train. On the following morning a child, corresponding with that the woman had, was found in the river with a brick attached to the wrist. RAILWAY BlLLS.—Yestenlay the bills of the Waveney Vallee Railway and Petersdeld Railway were passed in the bids, and two new committees commenced sittintr on the Aberystwith and West Coast Railway, Cole. ford, Monmouth, and Pontypool Railway, Cork and Mac. room Railway, Mersey Docks, and Itit. George's Harbour. - • RAILWAY PAA4ILIWILRB' Lueomm.— A CASO of greet importance to railway companies and railway tra vellers has been finally decidid, after protracted litigation. A person named David Kers brought an action against the Belfast and Ballymena and the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway companies for the sum of 1,8901., the value id a box of watches which he bad entrusted to the ewe of the guard, soil which could not be found when he arrived at the end of his journey. The companies resisted the claims on the ground that the plaintiff was a seconitclaes paasencer, entitled to carry only ordinary passenger's luggage, and that they could not he responsible for property not honked in their office. A jury gave Keys a verdict for 1,2011. An appeal was made to the Court of Common Pleas, which confirmed the verdict, and then to the Court of Exchequer, which agreed with the judgment of the Common PleaA. The companies then appealed to the House of Lords, who have decided that the companies were not respondhle, thus reversing the judgment of the courts below. and giving a lesson to travellers not to run ricks for the sake of a small charge on booking valoeble parcels. TRAFFIC Racktrps.—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the 6th of July amounted t0:W.776i., and for the corresponding week of last year to 555,9001. ; showing a decrease of 2.1241. The gross receipts of the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted to 116,9101., and for the corresponding week of 1800 to 2"4, 2 491., showing • decrease of 7,333/. The decrease on the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to 1,635/. ; ou the Gnat Northern to 1,308/.; on the Great Western to 2,Z7/• on the London and North Weatern 1.9731. •o• th e London and Mackwall, to 1811.: and on the S outh &sten, to I,llo6l.—total. 9,040/. Bat from this mist be &deeded 1,16 a, the increase on the London, lb ighton. and South Coast, and 541/. on the London and South Western—together, 1,7071., leaving the decrease as alove, 7,3:11!. The receipt, on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted to 233,800/., end fur the correspoudiog week of last year to 291.651!., showing au increase of 5,209!., which must be deducted from the decrease on the metr opolitan lines, leaving the total decrease 2,1241. as compared with the corresponding week of 1860. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY, JOLT 12. Their lordships mot at Aye o'clock. THE NEW AMERICAN TARIFF. The Earl of CABNARVON mid he was anxious to ask the noble duke opposite a question of which he bed given him private notice. Their lordships would remember that about three or four mouths ago their attention was called to the promul ga tion of a new tariff hy the United States of America. The house was perfectly aware that a very large proportion of British goods were sent from this country to Portland, in the state of Maine, to be forwarded to Canada. These goods in all cases were seat by railway under hood, and up to the present time no diffi culty or inconv e ni ence lead been felt. But under the provi sions, an he understood, of the new tariff. every package was opened at the Customhouse, and the contents were ex amined and analysed. In the caste of cotton and linen the actual threads were counted with the same accuracy as if customs duties were to be levied upon them. The result was that great delay and great mischief ensued. It was perfectly true that the great bulk of spring goods arrived at a time previous to the date when the tariff came into force. It was also true that a part of the goods imported into Canada passed entirely through British territory. But as everybody knew the passage of the St. Lawrence was closed during several months in the year. Under these circumstances he should be glad to bear whether these facts were such as be had stated, and whether any representa tions had been made, or measures taken to correct or, mitigate the evil. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that no explanation had reached the Colonial-office on this subject. He had also caused inquiries to be made at the Fereign-office and the Board of Trade, as to whether any representations bad reached those departments from merchants or others on this subject. The result appeared to be that no represen tations bad been received by government. At the mere time his noble friend could not fail to see that there must be evils and inconveniences arising out of the present state of things in America which could not possibly be remedied ; but he oonld not help hoping that before long the govern ment of the United States would make such alterations as would tend to alleviate or remove these grounds of complaint. Pi 60 17 18 I!FaaPI FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR BILL Lord BROUGHAM said that he did not mean to proceed with this bill this session. He still entertained the most confident hope that the bill would pass into law ; but he believed that, if he were to obtain the consent of their lord ships to the second tending, it would go down to the other house of parliament too late to pass, especially as his hon. and learned friend, the Hon. G. Denman, who was the author of the bill, would be absent on circuit, which would be the case also with other friends of the measure. THE TURNER AND VERNON COLLECTIONS. Earl GRANVILLE gave notice of a motion on an early day to consider the proper measures to be taken in respect of the gifts and bequests of pictures by Turner and Vernon, and any future gifts of the same kind. RAILWAY BI LLB. Lord REDESDALE rose, pursuant to notice, to move that the standing order, No. 185 (formerly 223), be con sidered, in order to its being amended in the following manner : after paragraph 2, to insert,—" 3. That uo pro vision authorising any company to raise money, or to sub scribe towards, or to guarantee any money in the under taking of another company, shall be introduced into any bill which is not brought in by the company thereby authorised to raise money or to subscribe or to guarantee, or of which such company is not a joint promoter with the other company, and shall have been named as such in all the notices required by the standing orders of the house prior to the introduction of the bill to parliament." He said that the practice which had grown up of intro ducing into railway bills provisions authorising other com panies to advance them money, rendered some resolution of this sort neceseary. Notice ought to be given to the com pany whose money it was proposed to empower the other company to take ; and there was no reason why the lending company should not, as well as the borrowing company, be promoters of the bill Their lordships would observe that another noble lord (Lord Portman) had placed a notice of motion on the paper having the same object in view as he (Lord ltedesdale) had, but he did not think the noble lord's proposition was so well adapted to the purpose as his own. The subject was referred to a committee accordingly. TURKEY. Viscount STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty for copies or extracts of any correspondence which had passed between the Foreign department and her Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople in the last and present years on the sub ject of financial or administrative reforms in Turkey, eon!. daily of such as were proclaimed in the late Sultan hatt-i-boasayoou of the year 11it56, and more particularly since the accession of the reigning Sultan. It was of great consequence that the country at large should under stood what was the real nature of our relations with regard to Turkey, the policy which we had pursued for so many yeses, and the obligations under which we now were placed. That was the only means by which the government could expect to receive the support of the country if a time should WON when they might be called upon to make sacrifices. In the present state of the world, the crown and parliament had a great duty to perform, and be could not shut his eyes to the responsibility which must attend any indifference in the execution of that duty. Lord WODEHOUSE thought the present moment was not peculiarly opportune for a discussion on reforms in the Turkish empire. (Hear, hear.) He agreed with his noble friend as to the general necessity for reforms in that coun try, but so he had on more than one occasion expressed his opinions on the subject he was reluctant to repeat them now. Whilst he agreed with his noble friend generally on the necessity of reform in Turkey, ho thought that at the present moment, when a change had recently taken place is the reigning sovereign, and when the present Sultan had given every proof that he was disposed . to inaugurate his reign with salutary reforms, any advice to regard to those reforms from foreign powers would be premature, and would, io the eves of Europe and his own subjects, seem to deprive him ot the credit which he would naturally be entitled to for having commenced his reign in such a manner. Now the Batten had pro claimed his intentions in the most authoritative manner in what was called a hatti sheriff, and he would read two sentences from it to their lordships : " I am firmly resolved on what all the world knows is with the help of God my most earnest desire, to increase the prosperity of the state and the welt-being of all my subjects without distinction ; and I have confirmed in their entire fulness all the fundamental laws which have up to the pre sent time been promulgated and established with a view to promote this happy end, and to insure to all the inhabi tants of my dominions life, honour, and the enjoyment of their property. I also firmly proclaim that my desire for the prosperity of my subjects will know no distinction, and that those of my people who are of different religions or races shall find in we the same justice, the tarots solicitude, and the same perseverance in assuring their prosperity." It was impossible that a more distinct assurance could be given of the intention of the present Sultan to maintain those laws which wereestablished by the late Sultan, and what was still more to the purpose, his intention to carry out those laws. It was obviously . too early to judge as to tho probable result of those promises, because it was only a few days ago that the Sultan ascended the throne ; but at the same time it was only due to him to say, that the measures he bad actually taken gave an earnest that he would not confine himself to mere words. The government bad necessarily not much information as to eveLts so recent, but measures had already been adopted to put an end to the great extravagance which existed under the late Sultan, and to destroy one of those abuses which brought the most dis credit on his reign. Although he was not prepared to lay on the table the statistics of the late Sultan's seraglio, he might say that the present Sultan shared with his Christian sub jects the advantage of having only one wife, sad also shared with his hiussulman subjects that peculiar temperance in wine which was a part of their religion. (Laughter.) AA regarded the late Sultan, nothing reflected so much credit on him as the manner in which he had treated his brother the present Sultan, be cause it was undoubtedly due to the late Sultan that the present Sultan was allowed more freedom and inter. course with the world than any previous heir to that throne had ever enjoyed. The present Sultan was a man of consi derable energy, and he had expressed in a most distinct and earnest manner his detennivation to apply his mind to re *" ' . forming the abuses which prevailed id his empire. and if time were given him, so that his subjects might see that his reforms emanated from himself and not front the pressure of foreign powers, his throne might be firmly established. He agreed that this was a most important crisis in the Turkish empire, and be thought it was also an important crisis in the relations of foreign powers to that country. lie had no objection to produce the papers which bad been moved for, with the exception of thaw of a date since the accession of the present Sultan. The Earl of HARDWICKE said that however much he might feel disposed to answer the direct appeal which had been made to him personally by hie noble friend, vet after the statement of his noble friend the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, be was satisfied that it would be had policy to pursue a discussion of this nature. His noble friend hail said that the Sultan was to be allowed to conduct his affairs as an independent sovereign, in whom great confidence was placed ; and if the Sultan showed that entire *tics and toleration to Lis people which he declared to be his intention, it was to Le Loped that Le would have the greatest possible support from her Majesty's government. Lord STRATFORD DE RELk7LIFFE exprested himself satisfied with the papers as limited by the noble lord the Under-Secretary for Fo rei g n Affairs. The motion, as amended, was then agreed to. LONDON COAL AND WINE DUTIES CONTINUANCE BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY of Atornizr, this bill wiui read a aerood time. LABOURERS' COTTAGES BILL. The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which he briefly explained was to enable money to be borrowed in certain eases for the erection of labourers' cottages. The present act provided means whereby infants and persons under disability, such as lunatics, might be enabled to borrow money on the security of their lauded estate*, for the purism* of building labourers cottages. It contemplated the intervention of the Inclosure Commissioners, and provided that application I .