The Express. — London, England, 1860-07-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BOMB 07 LORDlL—Titrr.fiDay, JUN 19. TIP i t lord hips east at 5 o'clock. Led xn presented • petitioe from the elders of Or kirk in Edinburgh, casaplaiateg of eartsin clauses in the ♦eeaity Tax Bill. e.arl DC tiaLr and Rimy presented a petition from the Loud Bleed of Heahh, Kin i nton.upon-Hull, agtinst the usettieee !tensors' and Priveatire hill. Ltd .txIILAND presented • petition from SWAIN /phut when o: the same purtion• • •••. L %11:)1. It Eit.; . • • xrifiu warLA I)) ni LL. The of .1.:RLIB, In mewing that their lordships 1a.m.111 go 414* kIYI 111 l MSS WOO this bill, which hail teemed the unanimous el the other house. said that it wa. iwtpendtitely deluaniteol in eonstiluence of the greet ailititional "Jamey of Land which hat he -n brought into ctiltiyation in ixolaud. and ru j un, other circumstances. The pre ieut con. thtt-oi latsiurrr,' cottage., in that country was Teri on. skti.r.o.Lory...,ol in many of them the m ere l e d an d single d b ail met.. wero huddled together in the same apartment. £.4 tilt . 111.11 , 11, wa.. one of a eery urgent knit he trusted lieu lor.tihios would go into eonimittee. that it might to puwed th,..eoion. He had intrieluceil a ctitvie to gnarl seputeit auy clue ;ea being made upon evtatea where the ob ject. were out haelv to prove permanently bunteial. The Marquis did not uldeet to the house going .to ,ecuatee, but suggested that the charges upon estate. Jar laisiumrs' cottages should be limited to a period of seat.. He thought that their liinkhilw ought at once b fleet& whether they would. iolOid. the principle of the pswieut Intl, sad oast a ppeertnanen.t uar.:e tut edates, or that alllbMiled ID the Intl l.rlwureri Cottagos 11111. which had slowly been Wore them Lord REUESD.ILE was understood to .ay that he would propose virtu., t pn,vide against perm.rient charges on &kites rn respe, .. of labourers' cottages. The F. 41.1 of 1 :.ILLOW.tY avid the labourers' cottages in Scotland coul.l scrireely be Ma won... mate than they were at present. In some instances families were cniwxled to gether in one mom, and this gave rise to groat demorrilisis• two. He watt not cooceive a m o re truly national object than that of 4ivaag ;,,reater facilities to proprietors to irn • rove the ilwelLogs of their laliwtrers. The Duke of Iit.. , I2t.'LECCH ousl the present bill merely aught to supply an omission in the LAW now existing. For • tong time it was supposed that under the 14,1 :set pro prietors nuglit build cottages for their labourery on outlying terms. ft 'MAI to enable proprietors took) that that the pre. rot bill laid been brought in. The Irdl then passel through committee, and was reported b. the house. TUE LAND CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION ACT (1815) AMENDMENT DILL. The above bill ve - es — reeci — a — ascoia;l tuoey The followiii,; bills were advanced a sta;e without (Lame llae Colewort Barracks (Portsmouth), committee ; Au nuity.tax Ab.iiitioo. committee; Leith Harbour and Dock, thin) reading ; Itemstration of Births, Broaind ; l'ourt of Beach Act Amendment ; Census, Emiland ; Census, 1, woad ready BUriIN OP PARLIAMENT . The Earl of DEltifY cTaliaattentioutco the mode of setiwtio4 the business of the house, ureng that scarcely say lolls had bets pined by it in this long uerion. matemled that although the House of Commons might be het titted to originate and the Lords to revise measures, skit he could not but complain of the mode in which bias sot from their lort.hips had been treated in the lower lease Ttia ros4tt was legislative confusion, and the niseessotv of abandoning a number of measures at the obese of every sranon. He did not venture to propose a sam.4lt, uoleu he might suggest that the prorogation ghoul.' he c..t.otert-dae an adjournment, so that villa might b. maimed at the -Arne stage in which they were left in the autumn, It he thought, a 010i10 . : . e.t which might fairly be referred to a select committee, and Le moved for lialb a Earl I:tt.tN tILE, fully allowing the existence of the gni, confnea l tluvt he was unable to suggest • remedy. it yak p..rhsps, desirable that *airy should take place, and be tbou‘at the proper mode of doing that would be by a pint ,ommittee of toe two houses. No sob step could, kowtow, be oaken at this portal of the session, and be thought sleuths% Les relations betweea the two houses were set so amicable at present as to render such a course de. getable. Lied BROUGHAM entirely concurred with bin noble kited 'Earl Graumlle) in thanking the uoble marl (Derby) Ire the very elem. useful. end, to coin a word, usisarty enerch which be had inside. In his (Lord Brougham's) elision they ought without snore delay than was ateoludely aseesmry to emasavout to apply • remedy to the serious evils whirl had hem pointed out. Their lordships ought to be aware that parliamentary government wee upon its trial, and a•vr•r until this *moos—mot in his opinieu, but in the 0 1 0,11 ' 4 ' .4 otle-r countries and other people—had at shown Well v. inconipetest to discharge its htectiona. He thought that by the appo.ntmeot of • ensference er a joint com mitter, the 'Fmk. part of the mischief now complained el could ii re,ahe He hail ou desire to discuss the pro geamiags mf the Douse of Commoas, but he was certainly el opinion that • pest deal of valuable time was wasted in que.tiatis of adjournment and abstract resolutions ms the iisaion for vial iota remmittee of supply. It EDEei "ALE thought their lordships ought to lie vary ceutioes Iv., they altered the proceedings if podia. soot. .tt preset[ they worked very well, and he did not knoW whether they 1., made to work better. The Bank• tept.v Flill had bevo instanced as • measure wiii-h hind been &dent sl repruteilly is consequence of tEe forms of the Ro n , of i %coition', hut what would have been the piseities al their lor.lohip. :7i reference to the Reform Dill if the ispootiou of his aisle friend (Lord Derby) h a d be e n in frac That hill was introduced without slobeiciat consi• drat..., sal did not meet with the approbation id puha moot. and it was withdraws' from the eouvictiou that it remlil not pew both Lions of parliament during the pre.ent lotto.. Get if C.." government could have passed the bill thruilAli the House of COmmens sod seat it up to their Isrdidilja next it would tot have been withdrown, end t,i, ~,us...sitieire would hare been that there would have been much more p: ensure epos the governnitn", arid a much greater woste of tic c. His own opinion was that porliement at (re,ent. did awl ...Lite too little. Oii the contrsrc, all the legm:etio• that wo. desirable was accoaiplisLed, sail in some years c ploz than wu necesaaty. ile I a•lieveil that If parlionicut desire to pass any particular measure it rrl • poser of legislation whi c h w ou ld ena bl e it t o :Til all that Lot lesen proposed by his noble friend mould be accomplished by • resolution of the House ef C. , riollont without the interference of their lordships. hole l Lord Iterdcml.l.lr) still hoped there would he an unit& Mmes. to make any alteration--which he ii:vead be very marry to see -.in the prinmples upon which their legislation was eau riml on. She 14 PHI/CHANCELLOR rid heahnuld content himself yr.-.rot with thanking the noble eszl for ls.ving brought this .jue.tioss before Co: house. He • thought there might be imprmernenz, made in their male .4 legklntion. Bo o-4, bowtver, tom- enter into detail., ; but would swot Il i 11l self Lv .ayin4 that he should be :o.'•t happy to wie hi. I.c.t exerting• to bring forward 1.4.ft1e measure to Beet that object with the nadatanee of his colleagues, and be ironed, with the c•mcurrenoe of the noble earl, than wrboni nu AMU waa mote capable of giving ad% ice in such Natters. The Earl of DERBY thee withdrew his motion ; and TLe:r lordships artotulted at 25 minutes to 6 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TarksDAY, JULY 19. The !mow resumed at six o'clock. .PANGE DEMONSTRATION IN IRELAND. &r H. VERNEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland wbodwir It was the intention of the government to introduce kaa the Peace Preservation Act any clause prohibiting the imbibition of lap and banners in places of worship, end lOW buildings, cud to restrain, uu&r certain circum. 0111•00 A, the heaCugof drum. nod the playing of ameba' in diamonds, on the big:iwAys in the country. Mr. I:DWELL "aid it was the opinion of government 11•41 the low re7,antinethe exhibition .4 thisedevices, which we unfortunaddy the cause of outbreaks in certain bids la Ireland, was defective, and requinal to be amended, rid tlibey therefore pniprvied to introduce clauses into the Pewee Prewrtation Kill with that view. BANKRUVIVY .Ni) INSOLVENCY BILL —WITH DRAW.% L OF THE BILL. She house hiving giineinte;;;;;:ti; on this bill, The ATM iIiNEY • ENEHAL said the committee would meollect that the que,tion before the committee was mainly mbetber cony merlon, whether trader or nou.trailer, should in subject to the administration of the law of te so ly ese y pf€ll..Ri to be laid down in this bill. Now. though that msestion had never been entertuinod by the Hon,. of C. 4111. MOW, it 1641.1 hem the subject of conei.'.enitiosi sad disco, M out of the Louie during the period he might my of thirty yams ; and whether ha the Jetport of corumissimers, mit/they in ilivettasioue in the other house of parliament, in Zia spe.,hev of learned law loolv amd jnriVe, there bad been A growiug op inion that it win incumbent Apes' the comtry, y every convidention both of *Mice cod policy, to do away with the distinction list sow prevailed between the code d bank ruptcy an 1 the law relating to insolvent debtors sal be establish an mtiforni sy - stent. He believed Cut in this eneintry alone the puraliarity prevailed that the mm who was test stealer had to opportunity as a general rie of cur- Plerderieg hi. e•Lite fur the purpose of cool ilivtributioa seemig hi. creditors until he had beau committed to prison. The unwell, and injustice of such a rule were most apparent. Pur wb it porpoise should they imprison the beallet debtor Blot WAS r.,IS of making eeveo., boaores, Ike the 4,, •fit hit rrcditors, to what end WWI it that so 11111111 y t110 , 1%10.1 00111301ite...1 to pr 4 son enty to he disehari -1 within a few once.. afterward. by the operation of tlic Itatolvent Debt...l Act Some s ty mi e w... made at the amelioration of th e law by the n - te introdi.col by Loral LytelhA rit, wh ooe op i n i on was worthy of the highest impact, but giqiinsdly that rule Will pervaded, mud 3,:cortl:ngly the debtor •.cps still coin. ve il e d t o submit to be impriwined before lie coda do that which prdice and aspeliency required that every man CPI was in itivolvent I . 4reunistances tabl have e,crt facility at o w. a l min to.lo cirroaderinghisproperty to; 4 j.tyj I nttuj awe( his creditors. Now with that view I, i o t ro a u „i this bill. If the bill had beet proceeled ie:t!., it would bees bees his inteetiou to have propieed, iu the f rsi ph,e, flat It shook' be entirely prorpeetive, that tat esoitie.: elk, so delves contracted before the b:11 aims into open, gm .6,41 argil a support of the adjad.mtlen b urs k. meptry alminst perame who were non • Ira.lem . It mesa the objeet of the bill to lay down .ante dimple imiu.otiva,;,le teat of insolvency winch might to 11... THE EXPAESS, _FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1860. jastly applied to loth traders and non-traders. By the tests of ins ilvency he meant those which were commonly de- I n .minted acts of bankruptcy. The first test of insolvency l was abseoteliug from the country, moaning abroad with intent to defeat or delay the claim of the creditor. Now ho I thought there wan no member of that house who would not say that the individual guilty of such conduct should be de- 1 paved of his property, and that it should be takes by the Jew for distribution ailioug his creilitore. The other test of 1 iasolvency proposed by the bill wu the debtor having his property taken in execution, and sold and disposed of under o weak] permit No man who was possessed of mosey or credit permit that to be done, and permitting it to be o done. therefore, was • pretty 7 proof if iro solo/secy. The other proposal in the bill was that if a o judgment were obtained against a non-trader, and after a certain interval of time he was summoned and examined as to his mean• of pitying that judgment debt, if he were unable to show that he had the means of satisfying the judgment—well, then, he the (Attorney.Cenenal) thought it would he confessed) y right that the estate of the debtor shouldbe taken from him and divided among his creditors. There remained am/thee test proposed by the bill, which, as it was ant generally understood by the house, and bad been tloz subject of totteh misunderstanding out of it, perhaps the house would allow him for a moment to advert to. He pro opesed to apply to the case of the non-trader the clauses which existed in the present Bankruptcy Act, and which were commonly denominated the debtors clauses—that was to may, clauses which enabled the creditor to summon the debtor before the Bankruptcy Court and to call upon him either to pay the debt or to satisfy the court that he had the means of doing so. But he had te,ken care not to in lode those clauses in the bill in the naked manner in which they canted in the Bankruptcy Act, and accordingly the committee would °beery°, if they turned to schedule K of the bill, th it wo opportunit was afforded in the bill to any creditor to make a d of this kind against a person win, woe not a trader, unless he was in a condition to prove to the court that the individual was in insolvent circum stances, aid unable to meet his enurement'. He should have had no difficulty, if the bill had proceeded, in consent ing that these clauses should be confined entirely to the case of traders, and that non-traders should be exempted from their operatiou. If that had been the result, the bill would have assumed the form that no Person who was not a trader would have been subject to its operation, utileos he had absconded, or unless he was a judgment debtor without the means of paying his debt, or unless his property woo actually token from him. He had no doubt, therefore, if the deism-mice had proceeded, the committee would have been satisfied with the precautions introduced awl professed to leo introdueol in the bill. But reflecting on the anxiety manifested by the house, it ap incumbeut on him to consider whether, supposing reVeeeded in utilising the committee, supposing the bill remained untouched as regarded the case of the non trader, and supposing the subsequent provisions of the bill required such a period of time to be expended in their consideration that he could not carry this bill up to the Hoene of Lords until the first or second week in August, he considered whether it was coexistent with ordinary decency at that time of the year to carry a bill containing such important provisions to the other house of partiusent, and require the other house to take these pross-akar at so lets • period into considers- Hoe, and he felt himself obliged to come to the conclusion that the House of Lords ought not to be placed in that mai , thin. On the other baud, if he was unfortunateenough not to carry with him the opinion of the committee, and if tho-se clauses were taken out of the bill, then it would be , requisite entirely to recast the bill and to give it • different form, because hon. members would recollect that Le had been encouraged to go on with the bill upon the supposition that the house was favour able to this extension of the law, for with a view to ra ising the question the second section of the tell proposed the abolition of the Insolvent Debtors Court, and had the committee bees unfavourable to that proposition, one would naturally have supposed that the discussion would have been taken on the consideration of that clause. He was the more encouraged to hope that this extension of the law would meet with the favour of the house, because it was a proposition contained in the bill introdued by Lord Derby s government, and therefore he expected there wouhl be a general concurrence in that provision. The home however had thought it right to make this pro vision a subject of great deliberation. Being in this difficulty, he thought that if he succeeded he could , ant hops to carry the bill to the other house of I wheeziest with a request that they would consider it, and if he felt it DOOOYDry to alter the bill there would be no time to bring it forward again. He had therefore come unwillingly to the coachision, with the approbation of the vernment, that it was necessary to absodon the bill. Hear, hear.) He hoped and trusted that the time that ad been spent upon its discussion would be found not to have been thrown away. He had gained considerable ex perience from these discunione, and he should h op e, if he retained office—and if not that the task would fall on some one more able—to present a bill in soother session with more delicate proportions—not so gigantic, not so for noAslole in appcarince containing sill the principles of the present bill inn IMO* condensed form. And he hoped that he or his succeneor would be able to introduce the Lill at such an early period of the seseiou that it might receive that coonsioleratioon, and he hoped that support, which un doubtedly it. importance to the country, and the great necessity for legislation on the subject, demanded from the house. He had only to express his regret if, in lois earnest desire to pass the bill, he lad es or eeeloord to be impatient with the haw. He natursllv hoped that lie should be able to carry the measure m this session, but circumstances had prevented it. He did not know that he could complain of anything except that which nobody could prevent. He trusted the house would admit, however, that he had lost no fair opportunity of trying to hying the matter to • successful issue ; and he would now move that Mr. Deasy leave the chair, with a view to the order being discharged. (Hear, hear.) Sir H. CAIRNS suggested that, instead of a consolida tics of the whole law of bankruptcy, it would be better to bring in at first a simple measure for • change of the law. Mr. MAINS thought the Attorney-General had exer cised a sound discretion in alandoniug the measure at the present time. Sir J. PA KINGMAN complained of the intention of the government wit being sooner made known. Lord PALMERSEON said the government had been ex , tie:4 reluctant to give up all hope of carrying the bill through, and had clung to that hope to the last. Mr. ENLEY congratulated the Attorney-General upon ' II his coming to the couchision to abandon the bill, and re commended hint, in cry future bill, to leave out the non. trading part, which involved • vast change of the law, and • against which good reasons might be urgei o The motion was agreed to, and the chairman left the chair. Sir 3. PAKINGTON sold the hon. and gallant member for Southwark had done no more than his duty in bringing this matter before the house. The reasonable construrtion of the MOWN was that the Admiralty should do till that was reasonable. When at the Admiralty, he con educed that an inquiry should be made into Greenwich Hospital, and the repel before the house showed that • very full inquiry had taken place. He thought the noble lord the Secretary of the Admiralty had met the motion and the subject in a fair spirit, for he had stated that the Board of Admiralty would take the report into serious consideration and see how far it could be carried into effect. At that moment it would be impossible to pledge themselves as to the extent to which ' they would go. When at the hoard, he was shocked at Ending that the wives of many sailors were receiving , parish relief, and he thought some remedy should be found for such • state of things. Mr. LINDSAY felt that there ought to be great changes; but he did not think it right to bind the government down to the report at present. He proposed to move an amend ment, that the motion should be varied by leaving out the words, " carried into effect" and adding to the end of it the words " taken into consideration in such manner as would be most conducive to the public interests." The SPEAKER said an amendment could not be moved to the motion of the hon. and gallant admiral. Mr. LINDSAY said he offered the amendment as a sug gestion to his hon. and gallant friend with • view of pre venting a division. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLEY said he should be sorry to hind the go vernment to carry out the report without further considera tion. The whole thing was laid bare, and it would be in the power of the Admiralty to place the seamen in a better position. The board might go beyond the report or fall short of it. The two reports which had been laid before the house in reference to the navy showed that there was plenty of room for amendment, and the government ought to have free action to make it. If they did not do so, then would be the time for the house to express an opinion on the reportaand the conduct of the government. Lord PALMER.STON said he thought the speech of the right hon. gentleman expressed the good sense of the question, and he hoped that the house would now be per mitted to pass into • committee of supply. (Hear, hear.) If this were • owe in which the house supposed hat the government bad no intention of acting upon • report of a committee or commission, it might be desirable that the house should pass • resolution urging upon the government the necessity of action. But this was not a case of that kind. The Secretary to the Admiralty had expressed his intention of taking into consideration the report, and he hoped under these circumstances the house would at once pass into committee. (Hear, hear.) Lord LOVAINE said he quits agreed in the course which had been suggested by the noble lord. He only rose to press upon the government the necessity of taking into consideration the question of pay and allowances to sailors, so as to put them ou the same footing pari passu with the army. Admiral DUNOOKBE aid he quite agreed in the re commendation that his hon. and gallant friend should with draw the motion. air TEEViiaSTONE uked whether the Secretary of the Admiralty would lay upon the table the opinions of certain gallant officers on the state of Greenwich Hcepita4 particularlya report of Sir James Gordon, which he believed was very valuable. Lord C. PAGET was understood to reply in the affirms• ties. Sir e. NAPIER then, by leave, withdrew hio motion, and substituted another : • That in the opinion of this house the report of the commission on Greenwich Hospital should be ta ke n into consideration by her Majesty's govern. ment, with a view of considering the recommendations con tained in that report in the manner most conducive to the s" public interests. Lord PALMERSTON hoped that on the several grounds he hail stated the hon. and gallant admiral would not pram his motion. (Haar, hear.) Lord J. MANN ERS said that the gallantadmirars motion merely expressed what the government had already under taken to do, and he saw no necessity for pressing it. The motion was then negatived without a divioion. SUPPLY. The house went into committee of supply. A vote of 12,000 t. for naval retirement was moved. Sir C. NAPIER and Sir J. Eummotrome objected to and opposed the plan of retirement for which it was required. An animated discussion followed, after which the vote was agreed to. A vote of 33,0001 for seamen and marines employed in China was thou put. Mr. B. COCHRANE objected to the inadequacy of the sum, which was in the nature of a reward for the service@ of the men between 1856 and 1858, and amounted only to about 21. a men. Lord C. PAGET said that it was calculated at the same amount per day as the army, but it was only calculated for twelve instead of eighteen months, as was the case with the arni_y. It was irrespective of the certain bounty. The vote was agreed to. WAYS AND MEANS. _ . grad TM report of if;ya sod Means was brought up and to. liiinewer to Lord J. MAmmes, Lord PALMERSTON maid that he proposed to take the Irish bills thisf u lty) evening. P NS (SCOT'L JeD) BILL. On the report el amendments. the first of the new dames inserted in the committee wee etyma oat, and some alterations were introduced into the schedules. _LONDON CORPORATION BILL. The ord;riOrHieconiiitaloitii.7.. discharged. HERRLNG FISHERIES (Ss PMAIM) BILL. The report of mewl/cents was considered, and some farther amendments were ;weed to. TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRE- LAND) BILL. This bill was reed a third time end panned. HERITABLE SECURITIES, Re., (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill peened through committee. GUNPOWDER, Re., BILL.. Sir G. C. LEWIS moved the second reading of this bill, which was intended to regulate the sale of gunpowder, lucifer matches , and fireworks. He had brought in the bil l at the petition of several public bodies that were &meat's fled with the present state of the law • but at • future stage he would insert several important ainudaissts. The bill was accordingly read • second tires, was °Dm. mitted pro forme, and ordered to be reprinted. CLEARANCE INWARDS_AND LIEN FOR FREIGHT lab, Intel(foam. . - given in a matisfactory manner received a certificate of in demnity against any criminal inquiry being preferred against them. Amongst others who were examined was the defen dant, and after he had made a statement before the com missioners they declined to grant him a certificate of ill demnity, his examination not being deemed satisfactory. Any person, therefore, placed in the position of the defen dant was liable to all the pains and penalties provided any action were brought against him ; but there was this guard or proviso namely, that no statement made by any person shill be used in evidence against him in the in stitution of any legal proceedings. Mr. Leathern, however, having given an account which was not approved by the commissioners, he was unprotected by soy certi fi cate ; but he had that fair and just pro tection afforded to him, that the statement he had made could not be used in evidence daring the present inquiry. In addition to the defendant, other parties were examined before the commissioners, and although it was clear that they were concerned in the bribery that took place from their own statement, the commissioners believing, to make use of a common phrase, that they "had made a clean breast of it," acquitted these persons from the penal con sequences which attached to them by granting them certifi , Fates, and they would be called as witnesses le the present investigation. The Solicitor-General, after a review of the leading facts of the case, contended that Mr. Leathern bad knowingly expended a large sum of money in exams of what was legitimate and proper—au amount which had never come before the election auditor. Mr. Leathern never in- sinuatedtbat the election was an expensive one, he never COM plained of what had been expended. The present informa tion was preferred against Mr. Leatbam not with any spirit of undue upon that gentleman. He asked the jury if ey should he of opinion that the evidence which would be adduced was sufficient to bring home the charge of bribery to the defendant, to find their verdict to that effect, and not be deterred from fulfilling their duty by considering the position in life and the respectability of the defendant. He did not believe that they would deal with him in • different way to what they would with a man in humbler life, and if by the evidence they should be of opinion that he was guilty of the corrupt practices alleged they would he had no doubt nay so by their verdict. At the close of the case for the crown, Mr. James ad dreesed the jury for the defendant, who, he said, was charged with an offence which lie could not help character ising as one of the must degrading character, and one, he was justified by Mr. Leatham in stating, his entire soul abhorred. He thought he should satisfy them that he was charged with this offence under cireunt.tances that cer tainly did not reflect the very greateNt credit upon the parties who bad instituted these proceedings, although he admitted the Solicitor.Ckmeral had conducted the case like • christian and • gentleman. These proceedings were of an oppressive character by reason of the Attorney- General having, by his own mere motion, thought proper to . placethe ease on the record,without any prior inquiry, any prior information,and without :my intimation to Mr. Leathern what was the nature of the evidence to be brought against him ; and he asked the jury to weigh well the charge, and unless they were beyond all doubt satisfied that Mr. Leatham knew the object with which he handed over the money, and intended to do that which his soul abhorred, he celled upon them to vindicate not only him, but others who might have a charge of this nature brought against them. --- The Solicitor-General then replied. The jury retired, and, after an absence of twenty-three minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. There are yet seven other cases of this description to dis pose of, three against persons on the liberal side at Wake field, and four against persons on the conservative aide, and two against persons implicated in charges of bribery at the Beverley election. Saturday being the commission-day at Durham, it is impossible to predict what is likely to be done. NORFOLK CIRCIIIT.—Jens 19. CROWN Comer. —(Before the Lord Chief Jtuitioe Erle.) Samuel Wirer, aged 46, with Ave aliases, was charged with sacrilege, in •mingg and entering the parish church at Diddington, andsttealing therefrom Church Services, Prayer Books, &c. Mr. Metcalfe was for the prosecution. Upon the prisoner being called upon to plead, he flatly refused, and still persisting, his lordship directed a plea of not guilty to be entered. On the 6th of June it was found that an iron stanchion in one of the church windows had been removed, the glass broken, and a great number of Prayer Books, Bibles, Church Services, &c., stolen. Shortly after, the prisoner, who had been seen near the church, was selling the books in the neighbourhood at a penny each, or fora pint of beer. The jury having returned a verdict of Guilty, a previous conviction was proved against him ; and it was stated to the court that he had been convicted five times of felony, and upwards of twenty times summarily. Sentence, six yeah' penal servitude. John King, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of feloniously killing a sheep, and to another indictment charging him with feloniously maiming a cow. The acts were ac companied by circumstances showing the most revolting cruelty, and His Lordship, in passing sentence, said he had seldom looked upon a criminal at the bar with a greater feeling of repugnace. Senten n ce, 15 years penal servitude. Mr. Stephenson for the prosecution. DVSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Upon the notion for ping into committee of supply, Mr. DISRAELI said he would take the opportunity of inquiring of the ~,,ierunivut LA to the probable course of business of the. bonAe, whether it was the intention of the noble lord to call the attentiosi of thebouale to the question of the fortifications of the couutr tomorrow, or upon what day He also begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if be was iu the house, and if not, the noble load, wilter and when the expected resolution relating to the paper duty would be laid upon the table? Lied PALMEIL4TON said that the vote for the fortifi cations would not be taken to-morrow, bat the first thing on Monday next. The noble lord was also understood to lay that it was the intention of his right boo. friend to lay the resolution relating to the paper duties on the table to. morrow (this day). THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION REFORM BILL. _ _ In reply to an hon. member , . . Sir li r . C. LEWIS said tben; was still a day appointed for goin; into committee on the London Corporation Reform Bill ; and upon that occasion he should move that the order fur going into committee on the bill be diacharged. (Rear.) TILE EUROPEAN FORCES (I)1DLAIBILL. HOttrIMAN, with reference to certain papers on the subject of the amalgamation of the Indian army, complained that theso papers, which were. he %aid, maential to the con sideration ,4 that quedtion, had 'Leen kept back, Lod that the Secretary of Mate fur ImEst bat not met the call for them with the fairness and plain dealing which members had a right to azpect either fmm a gentleman or a minister of the mown. Sir C. GREY expressed hie eurprise and regret that Mr. Horsman should bare taken an opportunity, vritbout notice and in the absence of Sir C. V. of making an attack upon his character, and Mr. T. G. BARING dec:are4l that there had been no withholding .4 papers, and that there was not the slightest grown' for the charges brotight ►gain.t Sir C. Wood. The calm-J.0405, which enahr.iced, 11114004 other topics, the gaieties as to the powers given awl intended to be given to the Indian Council, at length ternitnatetL GREENWICH HOSPITAL. Si C. NAPIER waved a umlution, " That it is the opinion of this house tluit the report of the committee on Greenwich Hospital should be curried into effect." He taxed all the Boards of Admiralty for the last 70 or 80 can with basins paid too little attention to the hospital ; its Miquities, he said, had been laid bore in the report, copious extracts of which he lead. The motion W2B seconded by Admiral Wahcorr. Lord C. PAGET mid he was not prepared to agree to the motion as it stood, and Sir Charles Napier had given the best possible reason for not agreeing, inasmuch as he had found fault with some of the reconuneedntioas in the re port. If the tenut of the tuotion were altered, mei the pro posal was that the report should be conddered with a view to its being carried out, he w..te..1 not opine it. All the suggestions in the repert cool I not he c.iiriod out without coming to parliament. Durtig the twee the question would be taken up by the government, and nest melon they would be prepared to make sona reeumnseudationa to parliament. 'Ms motion was supported by Sir 31. SETMOUR and Mr. Batecon. Loral J. ItrASELL observed that it wax the intention of the Board .4 Almiraltv to consider the report with the view of carryin; into effLet each of the recommendations ma were conducive td Cue pril h service, for no ace bad pro paned that :dl sicoalci he adopted. Mr. Alderman MALI)MONS thought the propoeition of the noble lord the Secretary of the Admiralty M 44 u reason. Able one. H. , believed there wee groat complaint es to elassideation of officete in the hospital, and when theme coin. wire made to the Admiralty, there wal no redly's. Th ,, ra were t i nny cue. in which no unnerwarars degree of ?.iirdship had been exercie, I in refosag the admittance of seaman to the Imitate of the hospital. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. JILT 19. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) THOMAS r. THOMAS.—A OMETNA•OH®I MARRIAGE. The petitioner, Mrs. Ann Thomas, formerly Miss Everard, sought a judicial separation from her husband, the Rev. Joseph Neville Houghton Thorne', tho incumbent of a pariah in Cornwall, on account of his adultery with Eliza beth Margaret Hargrave. The parties were married first at Gretna-green, and afterwards on the 10th of April, 1839, at St. Andrew's, Holborn. There had been issue of the marriage four eons and as many daueiters, in all eight children, of whom five still survived, three being under the age of 14. Evidence having been given of an adulterous cohabita tion in lodgings at Ashburnham-grove, Greenwich, and at 33, Windmill-street, Gravesend, at the former of which places Miss Hargrave was confined, Dr. Spinks, for the defendant, contended that a deed of separation which had been executed in 1854, and in which the cohabitation with Miss Hargrave was recited, was equi valent to connivance and consent on the part of Mrs. Thomas. Dr. Deane, Q.C. (with whom was Mr. Cooper), having been heard on the other side, Sir C. Cresswell said his present impression was that the deed was a bar to the suit, but he would take time to consider his judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JULY 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner Ape.) HS THE WLEDON AND LEAMINGTON RAILWAY COMPANY (LINITXD).—LtABILITT or CONTRIBUTORIEB. This company is n'w being wound up under winding up order made by this court. It may be remembered the company was not formed for the parpese of making the railway, but only to promote the object, by obtaining an act of parliament and purchasing the plans, &c., of Mr. Roxburgh, who was afterwards appointed secretary, a question having been raised as to the liability of certain shareholders. _ _ . Hie Honour now delivered judgment. He said—Mews. Warr and Co., being unpaid creditors of this company, have obtained an order that the company should be wound up in this court, and Mr. Whitmore, the official assignee, has been appointed liquidator. As such he seeks to make Mr. Poole, solicitor, of Southern, Warwickshire, a contributory for nicety-five 11. shares. Mr. Poole does not deny that he took ninety-five 11. sharer, but he says that he has paid the 951., and therefore has nothing more to pay. To this it is answered that Mr. Poole has not paid the 951. to the company. Lane being joined, it is for Mr. Poole to prove the affirmative. To do so he refers to the books of the oompauy, kept as it would seem by one Roxburgh, se secretary to the company, and certainly those books do contain entries of payments of 96 sums of 1/. each in respect of Mr. Poole's shares. But to this it is answered by the secretary, Roxburgh, that those entries are false, and be seems to say that be made the entries under the direction of Mr. Poole. Under such circumstances it would of course be a duty which a gentleman in Mr. Poole's pal tien owed to himself to explain the matter in such • way as to clear himself from imputation. To do this be baa opened this case. He says that Roxburgh bad for some time been exerting himself to got up a railway from Weedon to Lea. mingtoc. That he began in 1857, and further prosecuted the design in 1858, and that his great object was to be a ...iuted secretary to the Woded oomPeeZ• Though t e company could not be stab is rhed in 1857, such progress had been made in 1858, that the company was registered under the Joint-stock Companies Acta on the 6th October, 1868. This date becomes material, for on this day three documents appear to have been drawn sirs in reference to the transaction. First, there is a regular deed, dated 6th October, 1868, between Roxburgh of the one part, and Edward Poole of the other part, whereby, after reciting that Roxburgh had been appointed secretary to the com pany, at a salary of 500/. a year, and that he bad occasion for 2001., and had requested Poole to lend it him, which Poole had agreed to, Roxburgh assigned his salary of 6001. • year to Poole to secure to him repayment of the 2001. borrowed, and Roxburgh at once signed a receipt for the 2001. at foot of the deed. On the same day there was soother paper drawn up, which was signed by Poole, Rox burgh, and another solicitor, Geary, referring to the mort gage deed and the loan of MO/. to Roxburgh, and proposing to state what the 200/. was. The language is odd. It is in substance this :—" The 2001. mentioned in the mortgage is made up of the following items—that is to say, "sums paid by Mr. Poole." (The Commissioner here entered into accounts which represented that Poole bad paid and received.) lam of opinion that nothing can be considered as • payment on shares in a joint stock company except • regular payment into the bands of the directors of the company or the bankers of the com pany, and that no irregular payment, no payment by way of setoff or credit in aecount, can be taken as a payment to the company, sou to bar creditors of the company, or co-shareholders in the company, of their right to insist that all contributions from shareholders due to a company shall be paid to and effectually reach the directors of the com pany ; so that, in the event of insufficiency of assets to meet engagements, each creditor may reoeive his fair pro tportiou.ributory. I therefore hold that Mr. Poole is still a con- Mr. Doria, for Mr. Poole, asked that the order defining the amount for which his client was a contributory should be stayed. Mr. Poole had transferred 60 shares which he held. His Honour said the matter would come before him in form. He would not hear another word on the sub remcferHe had already decided a complicated question, and " sufficient for the day was the evil thereof." (A laugh.) Mr. Poole was accordingly Axed an the list. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—You; JULY 18. The trial of Thomas Kirkwood, who was charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Aim Parker, at Hull, on the Zlrd of April last, under the circumstances already detailed in our columns, was continued after our parcel was despatched. Evidence having been called to prove the insanity of the prisoner, as alleged in the statement of bis learned counsel, The learned Judge summed up. The first question they had to decide, he said, was whether there was iu the case any sufficient or adequate motive for the act. To his mind there was not a tittle of evidence to show that the prisoner could gain anything by what he had done, but there did appear to be some grounds for jealousy. He then com mented upon the facts of the prisoner sitting for several hours before the murder with the deceased, and then the deceased, in making her dying declaration, saying that the prisoner had no motive whatever fur the act which he had committed. He regarded the evidence of the poor deceased woman as the most important in the case, and of a character which required the serious consideration of the jury. He advised them to consider first whether there was a motive, because if they found that there was not, then the ground of defence that the act was done whilst the prisoner was labouring under an unsound state of mind would have a double effect. The question they should next consider was the circumstances immediately connected with the committal of the act. He remarked upon the improba bility of the prisoner being drunk when apprehended. At ten minutes pest eleven, it was shown that the prisoner wax sober, and at 19 o'clock, when he arrived at his lodgings, reeking with him victim's blood, it was said that be had had • considerable amount of drink. But he could not conceive how this could have been got without detection in the state in which the prisoner was in the interval, and he confessed this went • long way in inducing him to attribute it to the state of mind which the learned counsel for the defence had suggested. Reviewing the evidence for the defence, his lordship said that it went beck a long time anterior to the offence, end WWI therefore of considerable value, soil more particularly the evidence which showed that there had been other members of the family of unsound mind. Having moat carefully gone through the whole of the evidence, the learned judge instructed the jury that if they found that at the time when the murder was committed the prisoner did not know the character, nature, and consequences of the act, they were to find him not guilty ; but should they believe that he was aware of the character and quality of the act, then they must return • verdict of guilty. The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and after au absence of nearly an hoar returned into court with • verdict of /V.>, Guilt!, on the ground of temporam iruessiZy. The prisoner during the whole of the trial, which lasted between nine and ten hours, stood at the bar with his bead resting on his hands, sod it was only on one or two occa sions during the trial that a glimpse could be had of hie features. JILT 19. Sittings at Nisi Prium.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.) THE tyLEEN T. LEATHAIL —BRIBERY AT WAKEFIELD. The court was crowded this morning, in consequence of the learned judge having fixed to-day for commencing the trial of the electioneering bribery cases from Wakefield and Beverley. In tan cue the Solicitor-General (Sir William Atherton), Mr. Monk, Q.C. Mr. Overland, Q.C., and Mr. Cleasby, were for the Crown ; Mr. Edward James, Q.C., Mr. Mel lish, audible Quoin, were for the defendant. The Solicitor-General, in elating tho case, observed that it was a criminal information filed by the Attorney- General, for whom he had the honour to appear that day, against Mr. William Henry Leathern, for bribery at the parliamentary election which took place at Wakefield in the month of April of last year. The charge against the defendant, who was one of the can didates at that election, was twofold—namely, for ad vancing and providing money for the purpose of brib ing the electors of that borough ; and secondly, that the money which he had an furnished he caused to be actually expended in bribing various individuals. On the occasion of the election to which he had referred there were two candidates in the field. One of them was the defendant, who appeared on the liberal side in politics ; and the other wee Mr. Charleawurth, who espoused conservatism. The defendant was elected by a very small mejority. It was found necesaary to challenge the return of Mr. Leathern on various grennde, a petition was presented, and Mr. Leathern was unseated. An addle= wee presented by the House of Conimous praying for a ornimiesion of inquiry. On the 20th August following a commission wan issued by the sown. The ocinicanwiolloll bad surnamed before them a laws inaler etproaffs • alifbew pima when «idiom was BILL. This ND passed thrh oommitteso. LOCAL GOVF.RN../..7 aCT (1858) AMENDMENT This bin also paned through c-ommittee. On the next cedar, Mr. ROEBUCK said that very few members of the home knew what was going ces, and he would therefore move that it adjourn. (Cheers.) At the earnest request of Mr. Deasy, however, the hon. gentleman did not for the moment preqs his motion. RAILWAY ACT (IRELAND) (18M) AMENDMENT BILL. This boll passed throughWitlmittee. Mr. ROEBUCK repeated his motion, but was again in duced not to let several bills be put off. VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS BILL. This bill was read a second time. GAME CERTIFICATES, Ice., BILL. This bill was recommitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. tftOEBUCK moved that the house do now adjourn, which it accordingly did at a ?water past two. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Jon: 19. —PROXOTIONS AND AP mumarrs.—liaolen F. T. 4111111014 to the Mersey ; and 1). H. Speer, to the Casseek. Paymasters W. Weaver, advanced to the first class ; G. J. Starr, advanced to the second class ; E. W. M. Mill man. advanced to the third class ; and E. )3. Walker, ap pointed to the Porcupine. PORTB3IOIITH, JOLT 19. Thu Iniluatry, 2, iron screw store ship, Master Commander G. J. Halm arrived at Rnithead this morning from Rio Janeiro and Aawnnon, and will proceed to Wool- wich. The Dauntless, screw frigate, Captain Leopold G. Heath, C. 8., riled from Spithead yederdar 11101111114 for Portland, to join the reserve division under the command of Commodore Yelverton. An attempt has been made to-day to raise the old sailing ship Briton, which was used as a target vessel and sunk in Portchester Lake. ST. Großties-ng-Tsz-Fairr.—At the Thames Police Court yesterday, Robert Rosier, of RatclitT.highway, alias St. lieorge.street, appeared before Mr. Elliott, charged on a summons, Palen out by the Rev. Thomas Dave Dove assistant curate of the parish of St. George's. in-the-Fast , with having, on Sunday morning last, in the parish church, and during the celebration of divine service, made a disturbance. After bearing the evidence, Mr. Elliott said he was of opinion that every rector or incum bent of a church or chapel had a right to prescribe the mode of celebrating divine service, and, whether it should be a choral service or otherwise, if a clergyman thought ht to order that the responses should be sung, and people read the responses in a loud voice, to prevent the singing of them as deemed by the minister, that was an offence within the meaning of the act. He was of opinion the defendant and others, by reading the re sponses loudly, wished to prevent the singing, and did dis turb, vex, nod trouble the minister. He fined the de fendant 3 f. If be (Mr. Elliott) 111111 wrong in his opinion, he could be set right, an there was a power of appeal. Mr. Rosier : I shall appeal, sir, on several grounds. Mr. Elliott : Very well ; you must put in sureties to prosecute the appeal at the next general or quarter sessions. Then are now conflicting decisions of the magistrates, Mr. Rolfe having expressly stated some months since that any poison In church had a right to say ti.e responses ia an audible voice, although others might le singing them. CKYWrAL PALACZ. 01C1 SHILLING DAT. TRUIiDAY, JOLT 19.—Adndasioaa on p . iyineet, 4,x13; ditto by season tickets, 977 ; total visitors, J,266. EPPS'S HOMEOPATHIC COCOA. Its delicious aroma, grateful aneethaera, and Invionating power have pro cured Is general adeptio. as a breakfast beverage, lb. ttb., and Ilb. packets, atta. 4. per lb., by the principal pokers. Labelled "James Rpm Mut ssepathic Mend* London"—Jed. Mincemeat. THE POLICE COURT& GUILDHALL. Mr. William ammeter Johnson, confklential clerk and cashier to Mr. Robert Wylie, a M anchester warehouseman, of 21 Watliugstreet, was charged with embezzling the no minal amount of 891. 3s. 6d., the moneys of his employer. The accused was brought from ispon . • warrant about teu days ago, by Bakhin, a City officer, since which he has been confined to the house through Slims, and the certificate of his medical attendant stated that any attempt to put him upon his examination might be attended with fatal consequenms. He was, therefore, allowed to remain at his own residence in town in the care of the officers, two of whom were with him day and night until yesterday, when, being pronounced out of immediate danger, he made his appearance in court, and was accommodated with a seat during the very lengthy examination which followed. Tl.e alleged defalcations of accused are stated to be between 2,0001. and 3,0001. Mr. Sleigh appeared for the defence ; Mr. Catlin for the prosecution. Evidence haring been taken at great length, Mr. Sleigh asked for en adjournment, and the accused was ultimately remanded, being liberated on finding two sureties of 2501. each, and entering into his own recog , nisancea for 5001. THE DISTRESSED TYPE-FOUNDERS. In consequence of the appeal made on Saturday last through the magistrate at this court., on behalf of the 64 type-founders and their families who have been deprived of their means of existence and reduced to the greatest dis tress by the late fire at Messrs. Figgins's foundry, iu Smith field, the following communications have been addressed to Mr. Alderman Lawrence, at Guildhall : " Her Majesty's Theatre, July 19. "My dear Sir,—l find by the papers that some 64 type founders have hail their tools burnt and era starving. Also that some gentlemen are exerting themselves to assist them. 1 beg to forward to you 50f.worth of admissions to this theatre for Sottuday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday week, which those gentlemen can readily dispose of to their friends. The few mole will make little diffe rence iu my house, and the proceeds assist a worthy lot of poor fellows in distress. —I am, my dear sir, faithfully, yours, " E. T. SMITH." " The proprietors of the Royal Surrey Gardena present their compliments to Mr. Alderman Lawrence, and will be happy to give a benefit at their establishment fur the un fortunate sufferers by the late fire at Messrs. Flames. Perhaps the press will kindly aid by giving publicity to it. A few benevolent gentlemen have already formed them selves into a committee for the purpose of carrying out the necessary arrangements. The tickets will le issued fur Friday, July' 7.—Royal Surrey Gardens, July 16." The tickets for Her Majesty's Theatre are deposited with Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, to whom application must be made by the gentlemen interested on behalf of the poor type.founders. MARKETS. COTTON.—LircesooL, JULY 19.—A fair amount of busi ness be& been done to-day without change in prices. The sales are 8,000 hake, including 6,300 American, at 31d. to ; 1,000 Surat, at 3d. to 40. ; 30 Ejrptian, it &I. to 9141. ; Pernam, at 7W. to 70. ; 230 Balm, at 711. ; and 100 Marimba/a, at 74 ; of which I,fAn are fur specu lation and export. The week's import is 64,637 balm WOOL AND WORSIT.D.—DnADFORD, July 19. There is no change to report in the word market, which continues in the same inanimate state in which it has been for some time past. The consumption is still considerable, end sales are therefore of course made to some extent ; bat, owing to the high price of the raw material, spinners are unwilling to operate beyond their immediate wants. They work up their stocks to the lowest possible point, and will perhaps allow a little machinery to stand idle rather than purchase at what they consider unremunemtive rates. The alight concession in the price of wool noticeable has be come a little more evident to-day. The chief cause of this is no doubt a want of confidence on the part of staplers in the present high prices, which pro duces timidity and consequent willingness to realise even at a little loss. Nothing whatever is doing in colonial wool ; the buyers are waiting the result of the large sales in London, which commence this evening. There is no change In moils and shorts. The piece market is only thinly 'Mewled by buyers, and on the whole a general flatness prevails. There is a steady business doing in worsted yarns. Spinners are generally well employed. A good business is doing for exportation, and moderate sales are mule to the Lome houses. Prices, however, are still far from 'Misfire tory, and are not quotably higher than lust week. CORN.—Brlnntonan, JULY 19.—M Gloucester and Worcester markets, on the 14th, the supply of wheat from the growers being abort, full, previous rates were obtained. Marley was also quite as dear. More doing ill oats. Beams neglected. We bad a better demand jar pork During the = week few transactions in wheat are reported, but demand fully as high prices. There is a good retail sale for bsdey, bat the large =rode on the coast have checked the upward tendency. Beans difficult to quit in quantity, and peas are less in request. At Wolverhampton, yesterday, there was a short supply of wheat, and the weather being unsettled, the turn in price in favour of sel ler. At this day's market there was again a short supply of English wheat, which realised an advance of L. per quarter. Barley 6d. per quarter cheaper. Oats dull, with a downward tendency. Beans firm. Nu rather cheaper. DEVIZik JULY 19.—We had again an exceedingly short supply of wheat, indeed much tell little to meet the de mand. The trade wee very brisk and a clearance was quickly made at an advance of fully 3s. a qr: and in some instances of from 3s. to 4s. Wheat, best, 1511 s. to 645. per qr. ; middling, 51s. to 58s. ; inferior, 40s. to 51e. Barley, 345. to 44e. Oats, 235. to 335. Beaus, 465. to 50s. Peas, 451. to 465. Flour, tine, 495. to 525. per sack ; seconds, 44e. to 47a - --•-• MANCHESTER, JULY 19.—There was a moderate attend ance at this morning's market, the business transacted con sisting chiefly of a few purchases of wheat ; English, owing to its scarcity, realised rather over last week's rates, whilst foreign sold to a fair extent at fully previous prices. Flour was entirely neglected, and our quotations remain nominally as before. Oats sold slowly on former terms, but the beat descriptions cf oatmeal were more inquired for. Indian corn was more pressingly offered at a reduction of Ia per quarter, whilst beans were without change in value. NEWARK, JULY IS. —OW market to-day was small, scarcely anything passing in wheat, and prices may be quoted at rather more money than last week. Barley, oats, and beans were held for about the same. NZWBURT, Jrcv 19.—We had this day a small supply of wheat, which sold at barely the prices of last week. Merely • retail trade in burley ; oats, beans, and peas, dull at late reds. UXBRIDGE, JULY 19.—The attendance at market to-day is short, and the supply of grain very small, the value of which is unchanged. Wheat, 46.. to 625. ; barley, 32a. to 365. ; oats, 245. to 30s. ; beans, 44a. to 48a. ; pens, 42.. per qr. WATIRFORD, JULY 18.—fIcaroely any homegrown grain has appeared at market since Saturday, and our supplies of foreign are limited to a couple of ciugoes of Indian corn from the Danube. For all articles of the trade the turn of prices is in favour of buyers, with the exception of oats, which most be written rather dearer. EDLVBCIIGH, Jocv 18.—We bad in the market today 1,015 qrs. wheat, 41 barley, 1,071 oats, and 26 beans. There were sold—Wheat, 843 qrs. ; barley, 19 ; oats, 548 ; and beans, 7. As compared with last week—Wheat was 6d. up on top, and 9d. up on average. Barley was L. down on top, and ls. 3.1. down on average. Onto were 3d. up on top, sad 2d. up on average. BMW were ls. down on top, and ls. down on average. Prices per imperial quarter :—Wheat, 50s. Od. to 60s. 6d. ; barley, 375. Od. to 395. Od. ; oats, 265. 3d. to 355. 3d. ; beans, 50s. Od. Weight of top—Wheat, 6541b5. ; barley, 5311b5. ; oats, ; beans. 6641u5. CATTLE —EDINBURGH, Jots 18.—The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 5,218, being 962 more than last week. Demand good, and prices much the same as those ob tained last market. Best mutton from 74d. to 66. ; ewes and inferior, from 60. to 7d. per lb. Lambe, top price, 325. ; current for the best sorts, from 225. to 265.; secondary and inferior, from 10s. 6d. to 20s. a head. The number of cattle was 337, being 6 lees than last market. Piles were slowly effected, but no alteration in prices. Top price of the best beef, 9s. 9d. ; current, from 9a. ; middling and inferior from 7s. 6d. to Ba. per imperial stone. Fed pigs from tis. to 6a. 6d. per Imperial stone ; six to eight weeks old do., from 13s. to 16s. a head. Numbers in market—Sheep, 5,281 ; fat cattle, 337 ; lean do., 126 ; milch cows, 118 ; pig% 122. THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE.—During the two months that followed the reduction of the wine duties very large importations were made, and, although the consump tion has increased, the import has so far exceeded it as to leave us with a considerable present stock ; at the same time a very large proportion is su to be of most inferior quality. Another cause whir tends to cramp transactions is the knowledge that the duty will be further reduced early in the year 1861 ; dealers in the interim will naturally clear as sparingly as possible. Brandy has somewhat de clined, but in the absence of demand it is impossible to give a quotation—for vintage Ifks9, where sales are pressed, a considerable concession must be made in favour of thebuyer. Rum ti lected, and prices lower. Wines of known and reputed are in steady demand at full rates ; for inferior and doubtful sorts no demand exists.— (From the monthly circular of Mr. F. W. Coons.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES. Eighteenth Garrett, for Maurltlua, hu been wrecked near the liand Heads, Calcutta.—Bombay, Oentoo, from Cardiff to this port, sprang a leak and sank on the lath of May, in tat. 338., ton. 7 K ; crew saved.—Galle, Squantuin American ship) has been wrecked near this port.— Bombay, —. TRAFFIC RETURNS. MOO Raw Mao Ts6ll- Teal ItAILWATI. epos. NIL dawn-a IW. 165, Week ending July 8 A A A L East Anglian Antwerp & Rotterdam Bruno! and Exeter London, Tilbury, d: South end Extension .. 2,068 284 2,362 2,496 --.. Week ending July 14. Bel'sole' Northn.Lountles 915 526 1,435 1,304 Waterford and Limerick 77 737 496 1,254 1,254 North Eastern Lon..Chatharu. and Dover 29 1,065 70 1,155 391 Belfast and County Down 630 140 770 590 South Wales Stockton and Darlington — 679 5,849 6,728 6,545 Week ending July 16. Birkenhead — 1,630 1,494 3,124 3.250 Modem Counties North British 154 3,600 3,330 6,9C0 6v711 Shropshire Union 340 550 WO b!`.o Midland 6 1 1 94 17,633 23,277 40,91.19 34.942 Scottish Central — 1.740 1,920 3.41 N 3,403 Ulster WAR SHIPS IN THE MERSEY.—Yesterday day) the St. George, one of the finest war vessels which has yet floated on the Mersey, entered that river for the pur poie of filling up the vacancy caused by the departure, early this month, of the Majestic, which has gone round to join the Channel fleet. The St. George carries 90 guns, but her entire proportions, her fine lines, and general ' tight " ap pearance are far superior to that of any war vessel which has yet entered the Mersey. The Hastings, now in use as a training vessel, will keep the St. George company during the vessel's stay in the Mersey, which will, it is under stood, only be for a limited period. The St. George is commanded by the Huu. Captain Francis Egerton. Yes terday 20 officers and 477 men of the Fernw ugh Militia sailed from the Mersey oa board the steamer 'hither, en route from Manchester to Dublin. [Advertisement. }—HOLLOWAY'S Pmts. —Fevers and Febrile Complaints.—ln the summer this type of diseases usually makes its appearance, being oeisisioued by the miasma evolved by the sun's heat, and the sudden electric disturbances In the atmosphere. These purifying pills arc apeelfics for arrest ing the transit of the fever poison thrunib the frame, and for ex pelling all morbid matters from the blood. They ward ofT diseases by rousing the liver to Increased action, while they regulate the I impulse of the heart and steady the circulation. They improve on digesti, and stimulate tLe kidneys. Holloway's Pills, acting so mildly, are particularly etllcaeisius In reiboThsg all febrile ills orders without irritating the brain or nervous system. No well- regulated household should Its without this admirable medicine. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 'MITES. —July 17, at Fairnille, Cobham, Surrey, the ate of IL C. Austin, Ba g ., a a daughter. CSRJAT.—JuIy 14, at Southsea, the wife of Lieutenant Cerist. COOPHIL--July 18, at Hertford street, Mayfair, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Cooler, Grenadier Ottards, of a eon. DUKE—JuIy 16, at 61altravers-street, Arundel, the wife of Mr. R. H. Duke, of a daughter. ELAZER.—JuIy 18, at Adelaide Cottage, Adelaide-road, Haver stock-hill, the wife of Mr. T. Fraser, of a we. HOULDOWORTH.—JuIy 16. at Headlands. emir Manche:ter, the wife of J. Houbisworth, hag., of a deli:Ater. NELSON. —July le, at the Lawn, Warwick, the wile of G. H. Nelson, Esq., of a son. BASSE.—JuIy la, at Illch-terrace, Old Brompton, the wale of F. It. Buse, Esq., of • dun:Alto , 8111T/I.—July hi, at liampateltd, the wife of B. W. Smith, Esq.. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. CAILPSELL-000EASILIA.—Ju1y 17, at St. O.OOrC . A, Hanover square, Lieut.-Colonel J. thunpbeU. of 11.11.'s Indian Amy, to the Priocess Ik:torts Cooramma, olaugh.erof the late ax-1 4.. n of Coors. CLAYTON—DRAKE—July at St. Peter's, Pimlico, hy the Rev. J. T. Drake, Edward Chapman, son of C. Clayton. Esq., of Bradford Abbas, Dorset, to chsrlotte Diann, daughter ot the late T. T. Drake, of Shardeloes, Amorsham. FISCRER—COTD)N.—JuIy lir, at Presto , liter, Isle of Wight, by the Rev. 1. F. Isaacson, assisted by Dr. Atkinson, of Clare Col lege. Cambridge, Professor Fiseher, of the University of at. Andrew's, to Sarah Sophia, eldest daughter of li. Cotton, Esq., of Afton House, late of Wight. FISR—CHENTIIRMAN.--Jul) 17, at the pariah rhumb, Banbury, by the Rev. IL Back. M.A., the Rev. J. tr. Vial, M.A., to lien. rietta Barnes. daughter of S. Chestenuaii, Esq., of Banton. OU N DRY —DEN HISS.—July 17, at Mon Cake, Sum.y. by tl.e Rev. & E. Wilmot. M.A., F. W. Gamin., Eaq., of Briiiprt, Donctshire, to Mary, daughter of the Lite Rev. Dema , lIAINtIi—BEEBE July Watson , at Mitcham, by the EN. trk Fr Wilson. Vicar, George Wa third am of dairy Haines, Esq., of the Firs. Dollish-hill. Norwood. to Loili9Bl, eldest daughter of Wm. Beebe, Esq., of Waddle-grove, Mitcham. DEATHS. ETANS.—JuIy 16, at Hanley, Staffordshire, Ann Clement, wife of Mr. J. L Evans, aged 31. EYRES.—JuIy 17, at Doi act square, Captaln Eyrea, C.ll ,of Knockwood•park, Tani avian, Kent. GRAY. —July 16, at Oreen-park, Bath, 11. gray, EN.. aged 55. OREGOLY.—JuIy 15, C. tiregory, Esq., of Lincoln. shire, aged 85. I.E 1/111U.—July 15, at Chaleot-creaoont, Frlntroae-hlll, T. F. to Dieu, Eag., e.. 1 66. 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