The Express. — London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - • ROUSE OF LORDS.—FainAT, Jaws 15. Tloo boat) ukuNcio.wa took hia 'Mat on the woo Lack at 1w titluck. RIPLED OUNB. The awl of CAUPERDOWN asked the finder Secretary gar War what number of cast-iron guns had beeu rifled mid sigheered to the navy • by whose advice cast-iron guns had bests hooped and ;dad ; what had been the re melt' epee east-lien inns el. treated, and whether the Onhomdel - Select Committee were consulted on We subject, sod approved of the rifling of the guns in (mei am. Raid DE (IRBY and RIPON said, in reply to the question ge s t 4. Ida by the noble earl, be had in the first piece to dime their lord.hip. attention to the fact that he thought it would he desirable to answer his noble friend's que.tiona serietly or they stood upon the paper, and for that course he thine....it there were obvious mama. (Hear, heir ) With regent 1.. the question of what number .4 cast-iron rifled gym bed been delivered to the navy, his answer was that no east iron rifled guns had been delivered to the navy. He bed te Mite that iu the early part of last year it was • sub- Wart of earnest roneideration with the government that they 'Meddle able at the earliest possible period to supply both the army sad navy with rifled gun.. Sir W. Arnistreag's gam had been tested, and the result was meet satisfactory but it use found that lie could only deliver them in, men. paratively speaking, slowly. The government, therefore, had to consider whether they could isms guns, not preci.ely the same Si Sir W. Armstrong s, but of • rifled descnp time, which could be supplied morn rapidly. At that time orders were given that cart-iron guns should be manufactured, and subsequently rifled. A certain number of gun. Jul been prepuel, and and some of these had been subsequently need. that were rifted were rifled on the shunting plan sug;ested by Sir W. Armstrong. A few guns which hal been rifled and hoped on that plan had been tried, and the tri..i last set proved utida..tory. The further preparation of guns on th it plan was then suspended. Of the ordinary service gun. which had been hooped, some were rifled and some were not. The few smooth-bore guns which had been tried stool a ronsiderable pressure, though they were ultimately tested to destruction. He could not say whether these smooth-bore gun. had preyed samesaftd, or were a failure. With regent to the questien whether the ordnance select eemisditee bed approved of these guns, be thought that it imphed, to • certain extent, • misconception on the part of bie m.bk friend to the function, of the ordnance select corniiiittc•e. It wee compueed of • body of officerr, of scientific e ltaiuments, ids whom every inveutioo in the preparation of warlike materials was referred. They examined all these invention% and reported whether they were worthy of adorkoe, whether they were worthy of further inquiry, or whether they were of su.h a character u not to ;testify toile; soy mu with regard to them. The committee lad sot the fuection of deciding whether any description of gen or any caner nwerial should be ordered for experi. meet. It was no special function of theirs to steeple whether the ,iecretory of War should order that these • ~hould be hooped with a view to experiments being made on them. It was their duty to conduct the esoeriments awl t report upon them. The answer to the L 4 question, therefore, must Le in the negative. His noble triend spoke of the position of Sir W. Armstrong, and n.red him a contractor of the government. It was due to `tie W. .krinstrong that this should be clearly en pLins.! The fact. were thew. Sir W. Are/wrong was ant a r-eittertor of the government. He was not a partner in the Elawiek Iron work.. SW W. Armstrong bed profitable interest in these iron-wain at all. He iehonceil money to those iron -works, for which he held saaar rc. but be wee no p..rtner, and had no profitable in brut in them. He was a partner in certain iron-work. at e. hut these were not the work.. from which the inn tamed by the government woe rippled. He hoped he had mid ciently answered the ipreetioes put to hint ly his nobl e Mead witb o -it going into details which it would not be for the ;saline intered temalre known. FURIOUS RIDING AND DRIVING BILL. The Sian cis of WESTREATH, in mowing the second ✓eading .4 this hill. ~al it appeared from a return which was laid before their beibhips that within the city of Lin da, awl the metroisditan area there had hese 134 peruse killed ...Wight in ths last two years, and 1,817 iss.hviduab run over, to the injery of their persons. Bot it wan in the "tee space of Reigning and Tybornia that furious driving was most common. The penalty for this offence by the present law was only 40.. The whole extent of the change proposed by him we to change the penalty of a be lato use of peremal Men...tiniest. He tht that thew who drove reeklensly and furi.enly through the struts regardlem of the lives ol others ought to be punished in their own pewee instead of by Me. He instaaced the ease of a pinion who was tried in February last be the Reeerder of Isioloa for faziotie driving, by which an aid nun lost his life, and who was matured to only two moth: irnprisenroe.nt. He thought the law ought to be made newts stnageet than it was. Thu Ids tRD II 'HA NI'ELLOR threetht the hill of the noble marquis woubl le mu. improvement"( the law. This eubject bad he se hefore a select committee of their lordahipe, and They tiasnirevely emu to the coaclosion that the law s uet ...4 to he s :te re d. The able manniie had ait arnl• Maly derrihed the state .4 the law. If • person lost hi. We by fonous .Inviec. and it was proved that it wee. done estaliciouilly, the pewee ro offending would be liable to lose his owe file ; for aegligent driving the person was liable to le found guilty of mandaughter, and to be sentenced to penal revolted. ; and for furious driving simply he might be lead 40s. Whit the noble marque proposed was that where no injure had hem ibee, but where • horse was driven with too much speed, the person against whom such a charge was broireht might be sentenced bye single ntagie tilllSC to irnpronment and hard labour, to have his head shaved .std to wear the prime dregs. He thought the law was letter a. it stood. Aft, a few words from the Marini' of WI4+IIILATB, Lord POKTMAN moved that the bill should be lead • emend tune that day three months. Lord DENSIAN renown:muted the withdrawal of the bell. The bill was withdrawn. BANK OF IRELAND BILL This bill was reed a third time and passed. • INTRODUCTION OF BABE ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIA. The Red of CARNARVON asked whether the question ei introducing and acclimatising in the Australian colonies imirimis of a rare and valuable character had been brought maim the consideration of the Secretary of State for the Osiimies, and was favourably entertained by the government. Auminlis, he observed. was singularly dedkient in many of Os birds sad asinale which abounded here, and various allilempts bed tees made by private Mdividnals to supply the deficiency. Hares and rabbits, so unpopular with the agriculturists at home, would be gladly welcomed by the Australian settler,. Her Majesty had ggreaapeasoooeelly patronised the effete that had been made by sera log venous specimens herself. Remembering that the salmon isherie, of Scot. land yi-lded 500,000 to 600,000 tons annually, and those ol Ireland 300,000 tons, the laved might be extended with great to our Australian ooloames. Skylarks, thrushe,, and bls,•kbinis had already hew exp orted thither, and their song was now beard on the banks of the Auetnilian mere. The government of Victoria, he an b-rstoo.l, had offered 700/. for the introduction of Roglish bird. and Animals; and it was said that it would be merle 1:0001. Time Duke of NEWCASTLE soil that the subject was erne full of interest, not merely in a scientiic point of view, and contributieg to the enj.iyment of the inhabit ants of those couutros, but ;duo for a more practical par. pe e , : g rtsi out of the value of the animals. The subject the outman) of the public for some time past, and two great attempt. had been made to introduce into Australis animals from this and other countries. thm had hem unsuccessful ; the second had led to (animist success. The intanduction of salmon was tint attempted at the period when he was in °Mei ivfore. Thera was much cor respoodeace on the subject: and though the experiment was conducted under senate& superintendence, some mis takes were mode which might 2, , W be obviated. He be lieved and hoped, for the sake of Australia, that the ex periment would ultimately be successful. The other experiment had been the introduction of the al= That had bees successful; sad he had no these animate would laa owe a source of very eon eiders/de profit to the ciliesista. His noble friend did net wish any vote to be taken in the esti mates this year for the plupoie; tai was mot desirable; our was it desirable that i/ +hind,' be done at all. Mears hear.) With proper assistants from olleisi departments UM.. objects were very much better gained by private enterprise than if they were in the bands of gove rn m en t. He bad given that answer when he had been applied too the subject of the introduction of botanical specimens, so well as animals, and oat other ormolus ; though he bad every desire to maim three who would undertake such expe riment.. There had .lac been an attempt la introduce • very rare eel ilelicat! dab from the Mauritius. le speaking on this suoject it would be wrong not to give credit to Mr. ifiweol Wibrro, e who had been a long time in the c...antry, and had des.dial a great dial of attention to thi s subje,t. Ile owid a.: hold out any expectation that the goisrumeut ...old c..ntribute pecuniarily Is this object on the °dim hand it would not only be his dio7. bat a bevy great pleasure. to render such summate ale emild to those who were eeekini to carry out an object of inch great octal importisme. Fed of I'ARN A it VON exp resse d h ue d/ si the e d with the answer .4 the noble duke. The Tvport .4 the smenihnetts rit the Dna, of Cornwall (]imitation .4 A, 1,..ip0 L.ll was brought am and received. The Came of Cebidaes Hill. after an amendment to the int clams, pn.prel by the Eishup of Lwow,. ext e nding the operation of the MU to the suburb. of any town, was seed a thinl time and passed. Their luniAh ps &Jimmied at thirepive minutes past seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FR,DAT, JUNI 15. The imui took the chair N 1. u'eb eh. PRIVATE UV NESS. The lAmle* ameadoests to the Cardiff Water gip were oe•uJered, awl agreed to. TIMM, Ita•Denat. —The Inverness and Ress-ehire way RA Manchester aad Itilfuril Railway NI, and Bowl N tii a saw U. wen read • third time sad passel. Cosmatazo.—The Wag Cork Railways Hill was anima/eyed. sal adored ter third reeding. SMITHFIELD ELAM/LEM, kw. BILL Varione meets aad miantes where bikes h t dor e West roman:tem and samemimine ware seared I. be ra lerresl to the Select Committee on the Smithfield Market., Ac., BILL ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH) ABOLITION BILL (r 'oatmeal from yesterday's krpresor.) Several new clauses were then b o ug ht op and added to the bill, and t►e Lord Advocate undertook lo bring up certain additional clauses on the spat. The CHAIRMAN then rsyos t ed progress, and the house having resumed, the sitting, at ten minutes to four o'clock, was suspended until six. The house resumed at six o'clock. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHIC CABLE TO GIBRALTAR. Colonel HERBERT naked the Chancellor of the Exche. pier whether he would have any objection to lay before the house the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the merits of various schemes for the submarine tele graphic cable to Gibraltar. Mr. M. GIBSON said that no commission had been ap pointed. Some gentlemen had been asked by the Board of Trade to make an examination into the composition of the snbins,ine telegisphic cables, which it had been proposed to ley down to Gibraltar. Those gentlemen had been author. i.ed to make experiments, and their investigation WAS drswiag to a close. Their report would, when completed, he laid on the table of the hones. WFJOHTS AND MEASURE& Mr. GARNETT asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether it was the intention of the government to take any steps in accordance wich the recommendation of the Astro nomer Royal and the Comptmller.General contained in the letter of the latter of the 9th February, 1A.59, and the re port of the former gentleman on the subject of the better administration of the law with regard to weighta and measures, and the organisation of a separate office for that department. Mr. LAING said that this subject involved an extremely difficult and intricate qaantka. The question raised by the Astronomer Royul.wasnolies a meth= whether thegovern rnent should Woe open itself the rropomfliEity of a central. bled agency for the wpm of having a anthem system o: weights and mesesres thioughont the kingdom. The matter would have the consideration of his right hon. friend the Secretary of Slate for the Home Department, as it was within his jurisdiction. He could not say that the govern ment had made up their minds upom the subject. THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Find Lord of the Treasury, whether it was expected that, on the completion of the Treaty of the 24th day of March, the French government would address a communication to the great powers asking fora recognition of the annexation of Savoy • and whether in such cane her Majesty's government woul d any part whatever in entertaining the question of any such recogni tion, particularly as regarded the neutralised provinces. Lord J. RUft. ELL said he bad been informed that he should receive a communication next week in reference tothe annexation of Savoy. But what the purport of it would he he could not at present say, and consequently he could not an.wer the question of the hon. gentleman. THE TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. —.— Mr. BAINES asked the President of the Board of Trade questions relative to the Treaty of Commerce with Preece : —First. It having been stated that applications were pressed upon our leading commercial men to proceed to Paris, under the auspices of the Board of Trade, to convince the French commissioners that liberality is the true policy, whether it was true that leading commercial men had been mused to prre:ee 1 to Paris ; and, if so, for what purpose. And, secoroliy, it having been publicly alleged that the treaty was an universally admitted failure, whether the President of the Board of Trade could state if anything had occurred in the progress of the negotiations to cause the government or their negotiators to believe that the supplemeatary con vention would fail to carry out the original design of the treaty. Mr. M. GIBSON said it had been stated, u his hon. friend mentioned in his question, that the Board of Trade had urged upon leading commercial gentlemen the necessity of going to Paris in order to convince the French commis sioners that liberality wu the true policy. It was entirely incorrect, for no commercial gentlemen had been asked to go to Paris for any such purpose. Perhaps the house would allow him to state what lad been done. (Hear. hear.) It being neemery under the treaty that a supplemental coo. vention should be concluded in order to convert the ad valorem d ales into specific duties and to settle the amount of such duties, it was thought desirable to obtain from the different chambers of commerce and persons representing the various manufactures and industries likely to be affected additional information respecting the conversion from ad valorem to specific duties, and before it took place. The chambers of commerce were deaired by the Board of Trade to give further information, and it was suggested that deputations should go to Paris ; but the Board of Trade merely threw out the idea that it woukl be be.ter that delegates should go to Paris rather than deputations, in order that they might be able to simply the special in• formation which might be required by the commissioners for the purpose of settling the detaib of the treaty. That, he believed, was • nouns most reasonable and most proper, and unless it had heel taken it would perhaps not have been possible to convey the necessary special information required as to the manufactures and industries of this coun try, and which the COOM111•1000111 should power in order to settle the terms of th4o,nventloe. It was therefore not true that the Beard of Trade have pressed gentlemen to go to Paris to urge on our commercial policy. Gentlemen had gone to Paris to supply that special and necessary informa tion which could only be supplied by skilled persons counseled with the trades and manufactures of the country. As to the treaty being an universally admitted failure, the statement was entirely Dew to him. He knew that the ne gotiston were succeeding in carrying out by means of a supplementary treaty all the proviaions of the original treaty, and it was hie opinion that the practical commercial value of that treaty had been much underrated. He be. timid that the result of the arrangements now going on in Park would be to carry it out according toots original design. _ TWE EXPRESS, SATiTRDAY sire to afford additional accommodation to the public in the parks, and orders had been given to heroes, the number of seats. With respect to the large and hilleolar .circle which had hitherto been used as e reeenair opposite Grosvennr.gars, it had lately bruins the procrtLX wi the t crown, and it womb' al sown be mama sooner or later to whet purpose M bold he wilt& Ile must say that, for his owe part, be ahead be pid if the sub scribers who were raising that large monument in Waterloo plam to the memory of the Guards who had fallen in the Russian war, would remove it to the centre of this large circular space, because he thought it was rather too large for its present site, and would look very well in Hy de-park. With regard to what his hon. friend called the unsightly iron ruling round the statue of King Charles the First, at Clewing-ems; he (Mr. Cowper) must admit that he doubted the necessity for its continuance. It was of ancien i tlat arid probably woe put up at a time when apprehensions that some of the bitter feeling which animated during the civil wars had not quite passed away. The statue of Osage IV. in Trafalgar-square was tuiproteeted by any railing whatever, and the railing round the dame el Deep 111.. in Cockspur-streot, had lately been removed ia order to improve its appearance, and no evil results had fol lowed. He therefore thought the right course would be to remove the railing from the statue el Charles L (Hear, bear.) In the estimates he had put au the table there was nothing provided for the completion of any work in the houses of parliament. The works now going on were pro- vided for by votes which had been taken in perious years THE DISTURBANCES IN NEW ZEALAND Lord A. CHURCHILL begged to oak the Under Secre tary of State for the Colonies to state to the house the in formation received respecting the recent disturbances in New Zealand. whereby her Majesty's forces had been brought into collision with the native tribes ; and also what course her Majesty's government intended to pursue. Colonel DICKSON trusted the house would not impute anything to Colonel Murray for the part he had taken in the outbreak until further information had been received. Mr. C. FORTRSCITE said that as to the facts of the cue he could add nothing to the accounts which had appeared in the newspapers. He agreed that it would be premature to pronounce any opinion on the conduct of Colonel Murray, but there certainly had been a want of co-operation between the military and the volunteers which required explana riot, and he had no doubt that explanation would be received in due time. From the information possessed .by the Colonial-office, he was glad to say that he hollered the New Zealand government were in the right with regard to this unfortunate affair, but there was no doubt this was a critical moment in the history of New Zealand. On the one hand the °Maoists were increasing in number and power, aud on the other hand there wee this wild land lying idle, and every acre of it, according to native laws, the property of some native tribe or family, while a feeling had grown up among the chiefs against selling their land. The native chief, however, who had soil this particular block of land to the government was desirous to sell it, and it was his owe property. It was admitted even by the natives themselves that the land was the property of the chief who sold it ; and the governor WM therefore entitled to buy it. Though the block of land was not very large, it involved a question as regarded the future of great interest both to the colonists and natives. In comequence of the view taken of it by the natives, there WY nothing for it but to decide the question by force of arms. As far as they were aware, the acted with great judgment and great vigour, and tre; e 7:l T hoped that the matter might not extend far beyond the scene in which it had originated. Mr. ADDERLEY said that the occurrence illustrated the wisdom of teaching the colonists to defend themselves. THE COMMITTEE ON PRECEDF.NTS, Mr. E. JAMES wished to know when it was likely that the report of the committee appointed to search for prece dents with regard to the rejection of the paper duties by the Lords would be in possession of the house. This was a matter in which the honour of the house was concerned, and no unoeceseary delay should take place respecting it. Lord PALMER.4TON—The question might be more au. Coritatively answered by the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Cambridge, the c'mirman of the committee ; but in his absence I am able to state what I em sure will be satisfactory to the house, that the corn. mitten have devoted the greatest possible attention to the subject. They have been unremitting in their investiga tion, and they have been greatly indebted for the uaistaoce which they have derived from the of of this house and the other limn of parliament. (Hear.) I believe I may state that t right hon. gentleman expects and hopes to be able to make the report in the course of next week. (Hear.) SAVOY AND NICE-TREATY OF TURIN. mr.iaioliii be understood that the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was not then in • position to answer the question which be had put upon the paper, and as the noble lad expected a conumuumitiou from M. Thouvenel on Tuesday next, be thought it better to postpone that question until the first Friday after the government were in paseasion of M. Tbouvenel a note. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question of an hon. member, said that with respect to the commercial treaty with France, he had been informed by Lord Cowley that very considerable labour had been employed on the teak of bnngiog ad valorem duties into the shape of specific duties, but yet it was not likely that it would be 1100D111- plished in the time proposed by the treaty. Lord Cowley therefore expected that some prolongation of the time would he required, but he was not able to say to what ex. tent. He (Lord J. Russell) therefore could not give any more definite answer to the question, but as won as he heard from Lord Cowley or the French ambareador he would give the house every information. It was • task which required a grant deal of inquiry and specific infor mation before it could be accomplished. In answer to a question of an hon. gentleman which had hese asked from time to time in the house, but to which he had not yet been able to reply, with regard to Senor Eacalante, who was im• prienned in Spain for distributing the Bible. That gentle man was imprisoned for a considerable time, but in • very Indulgent way, while his trial was pending. The case was brought before the superior courts, which decided in his favour, and he was set at liberty. Another question had been put to him with respect to the import of unroanufactared corks from Spain. The govern ment had had a corrapondenee on the subject with the Spanish government. the result of which was that the Spanish Minister of Finance stated that he could not mike out that there was any duty on nomanufactured corks except in one province —the province of Gerona—and that he was employed very assiduously in endeavouring to improve the tariff, and to act in the same liberal spirit to um as we had dons towards Spain in regard to the import of Spanish wines, which he admitted to be a great benefit to Spain, but he added that there were protected interests with which he felt it difficult to deal, and that difficulty he suggested had been felt even in England in the case of the paper duty. (" Hear," and a laugh.) Mr. S. FITZGERALD, inquired whether the proposed changes in the Spanish tariff were to be effected by a sup plementary convention? Lord J. RUSSELL—Yes, it will be done by • supple mentary convention. IRISH POOR REMOVAL . . A long discussion took place cm theels:we subject, several membsn bearing testimony to the severity with which the Poor Law operated upon pauper natives of Ireland, and to the necessity ot an alteration of the law. The motion that the house at its rising adjourn until Monday was then agreed to. 11111111111 M NATIONAL DEFENCES. blr. OSBORNE wilted to know from the noble lord at the heed of the government what steps he meant to take respecting the report of the National Defence Commission, whether he meant to ask the house for the whole 1001.000/., and when. Lord PALMERSTON—It will be more convenient to state the intentions of the government when the subject is brought regularly before the house. Mr. 08BORNE—Perhaps the noble lord could name • day. Lord PALMERSTON could not name • day at present. He would name a day when he thought honourable members had prepared their minds for the discussion. (A laugh.) FRENCH TREATY. Mr. S. FlTZGEliAla);;hertoniiiiet to the govern ment the propriety of taking steps for t e enlargement of the period within which ad valorem could be changed into sport& duties under the French treaty. If are were not taken to effect that change the French government would subsequently have the power to raise their duties at their discretion. UNIFORM VALUATION OF LANDS AND TENEMENTS. Mr. STANLEY ',ldled to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, now that the Reform Bill was withdrawn, it was his intention to bring in this session his bill for the uniform valuation of lane and tenements in England! CORPORATION OF LONDON BILL. Sir J. SHELLEY wished, before the right hon. gentleman answered the previous question, to can Ws attention to the Get that the London Corporation Bill was tiled for • morning sitting on Tuesday next. There were three im portant committees which stood adjourned to that day, the Theism Embankment, the Poor Removal, and the British Museum, which would take away the metropolitan members, who were principally interested in the Corporation Bill. Sir G. C. LEWIS suggested that the oommittees named might be further adjourned, but in any came the Corporation Bill would not come on on Tuesday morning, as the Irish Landlord and Tenant Bill would most probably occupy the whole sitting. With respect to the uniform valuation, he said he was quite ready to bring in the bill if the house wished it, but in the state of the public business, he did not think it had much chance of getting through. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Colonel W. PATTEN asked the fret Commissioner of Works what -rnusgamenta had bees made since the death to cow the Houses of P ar li amen t bu = ruiri of Sir C. Barry and the adjacent ' ; and whether any plan had been left by Sir C en for the completion of the whole upon which it was intended to proceed. THE CHAIIIB IN KENSINGTON-dAILDENS- Mr. MART wished that the First Cossuaienioner would, whilst on his leg inform him whether more leak round the law tales in liengtarageleas sad the parks could be placed th ere for the accommodation of the public ; also, whether the large piece of ground lately used as a reservoir for ace of the water companies, opposite Grosvenor-gate, toddle thrown into the park for the use of the public; and whether the uaslOtly iron railing round the statue of Kln Charles 1., at rerg-eon, might not be advents igessaly renweed. Kr. COW PER said that when the co retry was deprived of the anion of Sir Charles Barry there were 'till some works in promo with regard to the homes of parliament. These works were of mall extent, but in selecting the person who should act aa the architect be thought the right coarse was to request Mr. Edward Barry, the son of Sir Charles, to andertake the direction of them, as he knew his father's plane and had shown his competence in the erec tion of the new Covent-garden Theatre rod the Floral Hall. He proposed that the same remuneration should be continued to Mr. Edward Barry as had been agreed upon with Ste Charles, gamely, three per cent. on the whole outlay of the work, with one per cent. additional on measured work. With regard to the plans Sir Charlri Barry peopoaed to adopt in order to inclose New Pekin-yard aa a quotient's, those plans were laid Ware the boss, In 1886. t he his ..wa °Bice there were no further deka* Hula these contained in the par liamentary returns. Tbe . design consisted of three parts. One - portico of the bundang was intended to weepy the spare now occupied by the bosses in Bridratreet, at an estimated sot er,ass. Another portico extended from Bridge-street to the awns of kw, the estimated cost of which was 80,0001. The third portage essesseed the space now occupied by the courts cif kw, the wet of which was witimated at 110,000/. Whim all the houses were pulled down in Bridge-street tbe been would pobably come to the conclusion that it would he deinkis to weepy shit site with a Isubliag to give aseammodstien to the public ofikaa, and it was also probable that when the courts of law were removed arrangements would be made for a building on their site. (Hear. hear.) With regard to the question of his boa friend bellied him (Mr. Ewart), it was his de- MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE ARMY. Colonel LINDSAY moved that an bumble address be presented to her Majeety, praying that she will be graci ously pleased to reconsider the eleventh clause of the Army Medical Warrant of October, 1858, as far as related to it. reircapective application to medical officers at that time serving in the ranks affected, having dna regard to the effi ciency of thepublic service. Mr. S. HERBERT regretted that he could not accept the view taken by the hoe. gentlemen of this case. There was a distinction between the surgeons and the eurgeon.maj.ns of the army, and the inspectors and deputy-inspectors. The Mt were executive officer., the latter were administrative. There was no point more strongly insisted upon by the commission which considered this subject than that there should be a compulsory retirement at the age of 65 for the officers of the higher, and at the age of 55 for those of the lower grade. And there was less ground of com plaint in the case of medical officers than others, because after retiring they generally set up in practice in private life, and got a fair amount of business as consulting sur geons. The medical officers themselves urged their right to retire at the age of 50. With regard to the warrant being retrospective, he admitted that it bore hardly on some idiom, but if the warrant washt in itself it must be in troduced some time, and he d id not believe that any thing would be gained by postponing it any looter. The medical officers had received an increase of pay, an increase of balmy, of retiring per, and their status had been improved, and this being so, be did not think it quite fair for them to object to the oily point in the war rant which pressed on them. In addition to this several excellent situations had been given to some of these medical men rebelled been affected by the warrant of 1858. One had been placed in the college of Sandhurst ; another had got an appointment in Chelsea Asylum, and a third in the Hibernian School. It was important when a change was once made that it should not be depa rted from if it was not unjust, sod it was mischi e vo u s to coostantly going back wards and forwards. It was said that the expense would no. be much in this case, but if he bad yielded to all the motions of a similar kind which had been made it would coat the country something like 40,00&. or 50,0001. a year more. (Hear, hear.) Colonel DICKSON said that if these changes had been made with more care, there would not be so much necessity for reconsidering them. He agreed in what had been said by the hon. sod gallant officer. and as this was a case in which injustice had been done, be did not think that the consideration of expense ought to stand in the way of a remedy. Colonel LINDSAY thought he had a right to complain of the warrant if it was unjust He would not, however, divide the house on the motion. The motion was then withdrawn. VOTES YOB DIBQCALIFIJ CANDIDATES AT DNS, Yr. BUTT moved he leave to bring in a bill to amend and declare the law relating to vol. given for a disqualified candidate at parliamentary electima As the pudica stood at present it wee most untiatiefactoey. If the voters were served with a notice theta candidate was for any cause dia. qualified, and it was decided by a committee that he was aquahlied• , all such votes given to that candidate were de. dared to be null and Tool, and the candidate who bad the minority of votes wasdeclared to beduly elected. The result of that was that *candidate might represent a constituency ,„•• inNING, Mkt 16, 1860. contrary to the wishes of the great majority of the voters. That esiurred in tile case of Mr. Fergus O'Connor, who was Maned in 1835 for the county of Cork by a vast me =or Mr. Imagfield, but because notice of disqualifies been served on the votes of Mr. O'Connor, and • sommlass &sided that a lease of lives renewable fur ever gusset a imMaiirot qualification, Mr. aftioner wee un seated, sad Mr. Longfield made thu member for Cork, con trary to the undoubted desire of the electors. The same thing occurred in the ow of Mr. O'Dwyer, who wee returned for Dragheda. The state of the law was such that if cum. mittees should follow some of the precedents in the hooks, it would be possible that • person might be returned from a borough or county who was very much disliked by nine tenths of the people of the place or county. Therefore he would propose that, if a party in the discharge of a public duty in say election did something which was foreign to its. purpose, his vote ought to be considered as thrown away, but not so when he discharged his duty honestly. (Cries of " Yore, move.") The hon. and learned member emeluded by asking leave to introduce the bill. Mr. MILAIION seconded the motion, and leave was Mi -1 mediattdy granted. coat etc hsigng iu the deceased, he eventually died from the en ea, of the accident. Under these circumstances the jury found the above verdict Mr. T. Jones now argued in discharge of the rule, and that the finding was correct. The fact of death ensuing from the accidental discharge of a gun was prime facia evidence that the oanier was guilty of negligence. But in dependently of that it was carelessness, and neglect of • proper caution, for any one to attempt to carry three guns. The Conti, without calling upon Mr. Price, who was on the other side, decided that as the learned judge who pre sided at the trial was not satisfied with the verdict, end as the evidence disclosed that day showed that the deceased had acquiesced in the defendant's carrying the three guns, end had even purported to have examined the guns to ascertain whether the hammers were down previous to their being handed to the defendant, there ought to be a new trial. The evidence, so far as it went, did not support the finding. Rule absolute accordingly. 1...1rTH HARBOUR AND mem BILL. Mr. LAING, OiiiitiailoitieLoici-Advocale, ofirninated the followtg as the select committee : -The Loril•Advo eate, Mr. Miller Mr. Mare, Mr. Black, Mr. Childers, Sir Edward Colebrooke, Mr. Howse, Mr. Longfleld, and Mr. Garnett. Power to send for tenons, papers, and records. Five to be the quorum. Committee to inset on Frid►y next. SELLING AND HAWKING GOODS ON SUNDAY BILL _ . . On the order of the day for the wood reading of this DIGBY SEYMOUR nee to all the attention of the Speaker to a question of privilne. There was a clause (the 11th) in this bill which provided that a certain part of the penalties which alight be imposed should be paid over to the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police or to the Chamber lain of the City of London, as the case might be, and cep plied in aid of the expenses of the police. Now, he (Yr. D. Seymour) understood that a considerable portion of the cost of the metropolitan and City police was provided out of the consolidated fund, and if t ha t were eo, the bin was one which would lessen the charges upon the public Exche quer. He believed that by resolutions which the house had peened in the years 1831 and 1849 any measure of that character should originate in the House of Common, and not in the House of Lords, and he would therefore beg leave to remind the house that if ever there was • time when they ought to be jealous of their privileges in matters of this kind, it was the time at which they had now arrived. The resolution of 1831 was to the effect that before the house pr seeded to a second reading of any money bill a com mittee should report to the house whether in any such bill brought to this house from the House of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords to this house with amendments, whereby any pecuniary penalty, forfeiture, or fee should be authorised, imposed, apppropriated, regulated, varied, or extimmished, the ancient and undoubted privileges of this house had been interfered with, and if so that this house should originate such provisions. In 1849 it was resolved that with respect to any bill such as he had referred to this house would not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the following uses:—First, when the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeiture was to secure the exertion of the act on the punishment or pre venting of offences; secondly, where secret fees were imposed in respect of benefits taken or service rendered under the act, and in order to the execution of the act, and were not made payable into the Treasury or Exchequer, or in aid of the public revenue, and did not form the ground of public accounting by the parlies receiving the same either in re spect of deficit or surplus ; and thirdly, when such bill should be a private bill for • local or personal act. He thought the first of than resolutions apparently remove' the strength of the resolution of 1831 to which he had re ferred, tut be thought the language of the second resolu tion applied to this case. This was a bill the opal, 'on of which would indirectly be in aid of the public revenue, and therefore the bill should be laid aside, and not entertained by the house. (Hear, hear.) The Smarm consulted with Mr. Bouverie and Mr. May for • few minutes, and was apparently in much doubt as to the question thus suddenly raised. Mr. BRIGHT said it was very likely that the house might riemeider that there was some force in the objection that had just been made It was a pity the question had not been brought under the notice of the speeker some time before the second reading of the bill, in order that he might have looked into the case and been fully prepared to give an opinion in regard to it. But the hon. and learned gentle man was net to be blamed for that ; for his sagacity bad only enabled him to discover the point since the Speaker took the chair that evening. If it would be a convesience to Mr. Speaker and the house be thought it would be better not to proceed with the bill then—(bear, bear) — but to adjourn the consideration of it for a few day*, in order that the Speaker might have time to cousider the matter tally. He (Mr. Bright) should have no objection to the adjournment being for three months. (A laugh.) They ought to be careful lest they should establish a precedent which they might hereafter have occasion to regret. (Hear, hear.) He would move that the order for the second riad wg o the bill should stand adjourned until that day week. The SPEAKER—I should certainly desire to be cowed in any opinion which I might give upon • matter of this sort, which appears to me to involve rather • nice die. fanatics. (Hear, hear.) As it in very deniable that nothing should be said without due co nsid eration, I should cer tainly prefer the opportunitT that would be afforded by an adjournment. (Hear, hear. Mr. H. D. SEYMOUR said the objection had only cc *erred to him while the Speaker was in the chair, or he should certainly have consulted him first. (Hear, hear.) Lord R. MONTAGU did not object.. to the adjournment of the bill, but thought that the objection taken was un founded. The fines imposed by the bill were not made payabie into the Treasury, or the Exchequer, or in aid of the public revenue. At the same time, if the Speaker wished for time to consider the question, he would move that the debate be adjourned for a fortnight. The adjournment was then agreed to. TITHE COMMUTATION BILL. This bill having pissed through committee, the house resumed. LAW OF PROPERTY BILL. This bill was considered as amended, and the amendments Were seated to. TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRE LA.ND) BILL The home went into true on the above bill. Clausen 8 and 9 were agreed to, and The CHAIRMAN reported pogrom. THE LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, &c., . . . . . This bill as amended passed through committee, and was "Mt4tto the house. eeel Government Supplemental Ball passed through committee. SUPPLY. TaThe report of the Connlite4T4 Supply wu brought up greed to. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS JURISDICTION BILL _ The Lords' amenihnenta to this bill were considered and agTeed to. PETMONS OF RIGHT BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were ►lso agreed to. The house adjourned at one o'clock. tab) Entelligenct. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Jairs 15. Sittings in Banco after Tenn.—(Before the Lord Chid Justice, Xr. Justice Wigbtman, Mr. Justice Crumples, and Mr. Justice Blackburn.) ABHWORTH V. STALTIVIE AND ANOTHER. This was an action tried before Mr. Justice Blackburn, at the summer assize in the last year for the county of Dur- ham, when a verdict passed foe the plaintiff for Zit, subject to the point that under the circumstances no llabslty at to the defendant Stainwiz. . . The defendants Stabil/ix end Welker were joint pos sessors of • coal-pit. &Mewl: wan • sleeping partner; while Walker was not only • joint posmesor of the pit, but he actually worked at it as • thalia. On the 16th of April, 1859, the plaintiff, who is an old man upwards of sixty, came to the bottom of the shaft to be taken up, and as he was about to ascend without waiting for being trailed from above, a plate or rail connected with the machinery or tackle at the mouth of the pit fell upon him, sad injured him, as be alleged, for life. The jury found that Walker bad been guilty of negligence in allowing tele plate or rail to fall over the mouth of the pit, and Mims& ea Walker would be unable to pay any damages, it became desirable to change Biainwix, his partner, with the conse quences of such neglect Of course if it alker were merely • fellowwerrant of the plaintiff, the proprietor of the on wouldsot be liable for any consequences arising from his between himself and a fellow-servant, pro -12.117e as was originally • fit selection, and provided the accident arose out of their common employment. But here the effort wee to take the case out of the ordinary rule on the ground that Walker wag not only a fellow servant of the plaintiffs, but likewise pert posameor of the colliery. It was proved that Walker lad notice that the plate was limes, sad if so, notice to him wan notice to his partner. Mr. 01111111 d, Q.C., smeared for the plaintiff, and showed muse spinet the rah ; Mr. Davidson (with him was Yr. blanisty,.Q.C.) was in support of it. The point being a novel one, the court took time to con. aider its judgment. !SUDDEN r. BELLER. This was en action by a widow against a Mr. Charles Belleny, the clerk to a tmanl of guardians in the county of Durham, for negligently causing the death of her husband, through the discharge of a gun which the defendant WY Car ß i e n try had found a verdict for the plaintiff, giving her 1001. for herself, and WI. a piece for each of four children. A rule having been obtained to spat this verdict, on the ground that it was against evidence, it came on to be argued this day. It appeared that the defendant and his two sone, together with the deceased and another man, were returning one night from shooting, when they fell in with two poachers. A dog belonging to the poachers having bees shot, sad rough work being feared, it wan determined for safety sake that the younger Hallways should yield up their guns to the father, who would thus have to carry three guns. Before the guns of the sous were handed to the defendant they were supposed to have been examined by the deceased, who declared that the hammers were down. Going along, by some widest or other, one of the guns went off, and the BAIL COURT.-JuNE 18. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Justice Hill and Common Juries.) WALKER T. PITKIN. This was an action to recover damages for slander, to which the defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Huddlestoo and Mr. Laxton were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Shea represented the defendant. The plaintiff was • waiter, lately in employ at the Old Bell Inn, Ludgate-hill, and the defendant, according to the plaintiff's case, came to the house one night and requested him to interfere with a cabman who had robbed him. The plaintiff did his beat to recover the defendant's money, and in a few days the latter left the place, thanking him for the trouble he had taken. The plaintiff went to Ashford, in Kent, to look at • public-house, accompanied by a Mr. Jeaeent, who agreed to lend him sufficient for the purchave money. On their return they went to the Wheat Sheaf, where they met the defendant, who mid in the presence of the company, in reference to the plaintiff, "Mind, he is • day-light roober ; I know him of old. I dare say he has • dozen of gold watches and chains about him now.' The defendant then turaed round to the pleintiff and said, " What is the price of U. notes in Paris? I know where mine went—a part were changed in Paris and a part in England. Why were you turned out of the Old Bell? I know—becauae of your late and dirty tricks." The damage alleged was that the plaintiff had thereby suffered greatness, and that Mr. Jement had refused to lend him the money. The defence was, that the defendant had not used the words complained of ; and The jury found • verdict for the plaintiff—damages 201. COURT OF COMMON PLEA&-JU 15. Sittings at Nisi Prins in Ifickikeez.—(Before Lord add Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) FARM r. This was an action against the Daily Telegraph to recover damage' for two alleged libels published in that paper, and the only plea was not guilty. Mr. Ribton and Mr. lawrenoe appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Manley with for the de fendant. ---7 11reTplaintiff was a marine storedealer in business in Bromell a passage, High-street, Clapham ; and on the 14th September, 1859, a report appeared in the defendant's newspaper, he aded " GM.all—Encouraging Servants to rob their Matters. Alderman Humphery, at the close of the public business , drew oar reporter's attention to the following extraordinary handbill, which he said had been extensively circulated in the neighbourhood of Clapham, a system which he stigmatised as most pernicious in its effects, se offering great inducements to servants to rob their masters and mistresses. Ile mentioned the matter in order that the publicity of such an insidious proceeding might put the masters on their guard against such practices. The handbill contain, such • number of unheard-of per quisites that we give it in extenso." The plaintiff's bill then followed ; it principally consisted of an enumeration of a great amber of articles which the plaintiff purchased in the way of his trade. The following day a lengthy arti cle appeared in the paper, which contained the following Footmen, kitchenmaills, boys in buttons, foolish fr:C re scallions even ; are you aware that the philosopher's stone awaits your acceptance, that the sands of Pactolus are eager for your trams!, that you may sweep up gold dust with far greater eras) th an your housewife by brooms chase tea-leaves over carpets, that nuggets of unquestionable size and in preternatural plenty are to be had for the asking at that dirty little den of a shop round the corner ; that all your fortunes may be made in five minutes. Servants, then, listen to the words of wisdom," &c. A good deal of difficulty was experienced in proving the publication of the libel. The attorney'■ clerk had lost his copies of the newspapers, but another witness and he had purchased a copy of the paper at Clapham. A copy of the handbill was also produced. Mr. Jams submitted that it was n to prove the purchase of • paper at the premises of the efendant, or to produce the copy from Somerset-house. After some discussion, the point was reserved for the Court. The plaintiff was called, and examined and cross-examined at some length as to the mode in which he carried on his business. In the meantime a clerk arrived from Somerset-house, and produced the copies of the paper deposited there. Kr. Edwin James addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant, but called no witneeses. The I ord Chief Justice, in summing up, said that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover damages, unless he showed that the defendant was actuated by malice ; but by malice he did not mean any private ill feeling, but that the defamatory publication was put forward without the oc currence of any of those circumstances which the law con sidered justified the publication. Ile particularly drew the attention of the jury to the fact, that the alleged libels con tained no reference to the plaintiff at all as a private indi vidual, but simply drew attention to, and commented on, the supposed tendency of a bill issued by the plaintiff. Without the slightest imputation upon the plaintiff, he must say that the plaintiff earned on a business which was likely to place him in doer proximity with thieves ; though he had knowledge of persons in that business who had been always ready to render every assistance io the police. It was im portant, on the one hand, to allow our press all proper liberty, but on the other, it was the duty of juries to take ears that the limite of propriety were not exceeded. It was entirely within the province of the jury to say whether these publications were libellous, and if so, what damages the plaintiff watentitled to. The jury found a verdict for the defendant ; and on the application of the defendant's counsel, his lordship certified for a special jury. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—JuNz 15. (Before Mr. Commissioner Nichols.) 11 THOICLIS COIDZY. This insolvent, an elderly man, well known as an &dyer. twins hone seller, was opposed by Mr. Snood for Captain Philip Pinckney, at Amesbury, Salisbury, on the ground of This was the insolvent's " fourth " appearance in the mine character. In 1832 be was before the court, and on the complaint of Viscount buratto was remanded for 9 mouths for fraud. In 1853 he petitioned under the Protection Act, but did not get his protection till 1858. He again petitioned under the 'Prison Act in 1858, and in Feb., 1859, on the complaints of several gentlemen, who became acquainted with him through advertisements, he received a judgment of six months. At the time of his last appearance he was supposed to be in a dying date. He had, however, recovered, and in October hat, through an advertisement, he sold to Captain Pinckney a horse, described as • "good hunter," with • warranty, for SOL The horse was returned in a few days, sad the insolvent promised to " send his draft." Out of the 301., the insolvent said he had given 241. to • livery stable keeper, who was now dead. Mr. Sargood described the insolvent as being connected with others in victimising the public through advertise ments by gelling unsound horses. Mr. Commissioner Nichols said he was bound by the en . - deuce, and as neither Captain Pinckney nor his servant had by an examined, be could not say that a case of fraud had been committed. Neither could he import into the present application his pest history in the court. As the evidence stood lie was bound to discharge the insolvent. He was accordingly discharged. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) Rre Bennett, 40, was indicted for wilfully, malicioualy, and feloniously setting fire to a house, with intent to de fraud the Pinknix Insurance Company. Mr. Baron Bramwell summed up the e►idence with great clearness and impartiality, and the jury, after deliberating for a innsidemble time in the box, expressed a wish to retire. . . They left the court at twenty minutes }not Ave o'clock, and in about three-quarters of an hour they returned into court and found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended her strongly to mercy. Mr. Sleigh Informed the court that about two years ago the premises of the prisoner's husband were destroyed by Are, and the prisoner made a skim of 220 f. upon the County Fire-office, but tbe circumstances were so suspicious that the claim wits resisted, and it was eventually compromised by the husband receiving the sum of 901. Barra Bramwell, in passing sentence, aid that he agreed with the verdict, but he at the same time thought it was proballe that she was merely the instrument of another. His could not, however, treat such an offence lightly, and the sentence upon her would be that of four years' penal servitude. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL. _ Henry Cooper, a biio;;;;(1shoe manufacturer, of 10a, Great Cambridge-street, Hackney, and Pownall.termes, Dakdon, was charged under the Bankrupt Law Consolida tion Act of 1849, with obtaining goods on credit within three mouths of his bankruptcy, under the false pretence of aiming on business in the culinary coarse of trade, with 'Meat escheat and defraud hiscrediton. Mr. Turner, of the firm of Sole and Tamer, of Alder. manbury, stated that the creditors, on learning that the bankrupt bad left his home, traced him to Liverpool, where they found he was on the eve of departing for New Z.., land, having taken a passage for himself and his brother on board the horthern Bride, from which vessel he was takce l with money in his pomession to the amount of about :vvv. Goixla marked with the initials of the name he had le,. sniped were also found on board to the value of about 700 f , and brought away, so that the estate would probably pa y' 20a. in the pound ; but the creditors nevertheless felt it was a case which ought to be prosecuted under the Matta., as a fraudulent bankruptcy. Evidence was given of the purchase by the bankrupt of goods to the amount of 30f. within the last three Dimities and the further hearing was adjourned. W6RSHIPREET. Henridta Richardson was charged with the following wanton outrage upon a lady named Catherine Modynn. On the evening of the 7th inst. the complainant was at Hackney in company with two little boys, when the defenr dant, while their attention was engaged, caught up a small fancy dog belonging to them and put it under her shawl. The paws of the animal were, however, seen protruding, and the lady stating herself to be the owner, desired it might be restored. Defendant at first refused compliance, but cud. denly dropping the dog, commenced a violent attack upon the luckless claimant, striking her with her fist and making her nom bleed, fixing her teeth tenaciously in the thick part of one of her arms, and severely lacerating in the same way the hand of the other. She then tore a portion of the lady's headdress away and flung it in the river, and was proceed. ing to yet further acts of violence, when cries of "Muller" induced her to desist and make off in tompany with a female companion, who stood by a tacit observer of all that poised. Mr. Modyan beard the alarm a short distance off, I and finding his wife Weeding and nearly exhausted, he pur. anal and gave the defendant into custody. Mr. Vann called, in corroboration of the testimony given by the lady and her husband, a farmer's wife named Chil• ner, and a porter named Dapple, both of whom witnessed the actual assault, and two men, Fabers and Allen, who spoke to having overheard remarks from defendant to the other woman as they hurried away that fairly warranted a belief of a robbery having been contemplated. Mr. Heritage called a woman, named Jones, and a young girl, the daughter of a tnalesman, to show that the comp t used filthy language, and first struck defendant, but Mrs. Jonee turned out on cross-examination to be a most discreditable person ; and Evans, of the 0 division, stated that she had been charged, with her husband and daughter, at the bar of this court with manufacturing bane coin, in fact her "gentleman" was "doing" four years for that offence. Mrs. Jones had nothing to say to this un expected disclosure, except that it bail nothing to do with the Winner on hand, and whether she went by the name of " Pike" was of no consequence. The girl's statement appeared more reliable, and the matter was adjourned for further inquiry. Neither of these females, however, now attended to stand by their maertions in favour of defendant, and Mr. D'Eyncourt expressed his intention of sending the prisoner for trial, it being too flagrant an assault for him to deal with ; bin the complainant begged that a summary jurisdiction might be exercised, and the worthy magistrate, reluctantly yielding te the request, inflicted a tine of 51., or in default, an imprisonment of two months. LAMBETH. Mr. James Mortimer, a builder at Peckham, was charged with having made use of grossly offensive and threatening language to Mr. Thomas Single. It was stated that Mr. Single was owner of an estate at Peckham, which he lets out for building ground, and that Mr. Mortimer had built some houses on the property some time ago. Mr. Single had lent the defendant some money on some houses he had been building, and in consequence of an application to a third party to get his money repaid, the defendant felt much annoyed. On Wednesday, the 6th inst., the parties met, whets Mr. Mortimer, addressing Mr. Single in a violent passion, said—" They (the Messrs. Dolo man) are about to take the Looses from me. Yon are as bad as be (Dolornan), you are both common thieves. You are a wretch, a murderer; you ought not to be allowed to live. I won't leave you till I ruin your estate and do for you." And in the excess of his passion spat in his face. Other language of a violent and t hre atening character was sworn to by Mr. Single. Mr. Norton ordered defendant to find bail to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for three months. MARKETS. SUGAR.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the British Poseessiens in America, for the week ending June 12, is 251.7. d. per cwt., exclu sive of the duties of customs *der payable thereon.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, computed as above, is 31s. 36d.—No re turn has been made of the price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Fest Indies.—The average price of the two foregoin; descriptions of sugar, animated as above, and exclusive of duty, is 268.90. per cat. Julte 15.--The market continues steady, but not, very active. There is, however, a fair demand for West lodia descriptions, and at a slight concesion in prices it is probable a large amount of business might be tram literati. Floating cargoes have been disposed of toe moderate extent, at shout former rates. Refined produce eellspretty freely at previous quotations. Ruin rather more inquired for, but for some descriptions rather lower prices have been submitted to. COTTON.—LrinaPoot, Junk 15.—The very limited de. wand in comparison to the tirge stock in this port con tinues to have a very depressing influence upon the market, and prim are very irregular, giving buyers the advantage in =my instances of id. per lb. from last week's rates. Brazil remains unchanged, whilst Egyptian are very freely offered, and are id. to d. per lb. lower. Surat continues heavy of male, at a reduction of kd. per lb. Speculators have taken 1,710 Americus ; and there are reported for export 2,500 American, 50 Pernam, 20 Egyptian, and 5,42) Surat. To-day's business will be about 7,000 bales, in. eluding 1,500 on speculation and for export, without change. COTTON 00003.—MANCITIMITR, Jen 15.—The low offers mode ou Tuesday for India shirting. have not led to much business, but they have been accepted in some cases. In T clothesand long cloths limited to the Levant trade the reduced rates armed have met with more acceptance, and we hear of some moderately heavy sales. Many of our manu facturers, however, decline to give way to the extent re quired, and prices are irregular. The narrower printing cloths are still in demand, and, though not so firm as they have been, sellers obtain relatively better prices for these than other goods. The busies in yarns is still much restricted, though the decline of Id. per lb. quoted on Tuesday has led to some few operations. CORN.—Lurcor.s, Jura 15.—Our farmers were somewhat excited, and produced their samples of wheat with an idea of realising a further considerable advance, which was re. listed by the millers, who opened very cautiously, and sup plied their immediate wants ls. over last week's prices. Wheat, red, 575. to 130 a; white, 60a. to 63e. Beans, 49s to 51s. Oats, 29a. to 345. WAKIEFIZI.D, Juan 15.—There was only a moderate supply of gram, and wheat was Is. per quarter higher, but bumf's, was restricted owing to the improvement of the weather. Barley steady. but the sales were only of a retail character. Beans, oat, and shelling, without material change. Avenges for the week ending dune 11 :—Wheat, 1,521 quarters, at 554. Rd. ; oats, 245, at 295. ; peas, 25, at 40e. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Bumph('lus (English ship), bound out, April al, lat 10.48, lon SLB W. Casaange British barqnC, from Goozerat for London, June 3, lat 45.18. lon 38 W. Margaret Evans (American ship), of and for New York. June 2, Ist 40.7, Lon 13017 W. Orion, Rigger, foe the Wad Coast of America, lat 3 N, lon 24 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. APPLEWRAITE.—Jame 15,iitilierestdenee of her father, the wife of R. Thornhill Applewhaite, Esq., of a stillborn son. ATKINSON.--June 13, at Claremont Lodge, Cheltenham, the wife of A. AtMaws, Req., of a daughter. BLAK IL—Jame 11, as Woodrldings, Pinner, the wife of R. C. S. Blake, Sag., of a sou. BRODRICK.—June 14, at Chester-square, the wife of M . Brodriek, Jaq., of a daughter. CLAYTON.—June 12, at the Orammar.schoul, Retford, the wife of the Rev. J. P. Clayton, of a daughter. COL.—Jame 13, at Rushes Lodge, Shirley, near Southampton, the wife of It. D. Cola, Req., of a son. 0188.—June 11, at Kildare-gardens, Westbourne•park, the wile of O. Gibb, Req., of a son. MURCRISON.—J one 11, at Surblton.hill, Kingston-on-Thaw.), the site of J. R. lllurchlson, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGE& BERINII—PARK.—Ione 13, at St. Georges, Ranorer-square, by the Rey. J. A. Park, R. B. Berens, EN., of K erington, Kent, to Yanay Georgina, daughter of A. A. Park, Esq., of %Vim. CrAri—DAVIRB.--huse If, at the Unitarian Church, Swansea, by the Rev. L Higgiumm, John Lewis, son of Mr. E. Cotton, et Rochester, Kent, to Hannah Jane, daughter of the late Sir. D. Daetek of Csigleaquare. Swansea. CURLING—BROOKES —June 13, at Wimbledon, by the Rev. W. Culling, C. Curling, Esq., of Clapbant.common, to Kate, daughter of the late It. Brookes, Esq., of Hurst Green, Suises. DISNEY —BRA DDELL —June 11, at St. Peter's, Dublin, by the Rev. A. Braddell, P. W. Money, Esq., of Rlehanistown Castle, Louth, to Louisa Anne, daughter of T. Braddell, Tay., of Coolmelagh, Wes/ord. DEATHS. AEPLEWIIAITE—June 13 at the residence of her father, 6 1 , Portland place, Eleanor, wife of E. Thornhill Applewhaite, ARNISTRIONO.—June 13, at Peckham llouac, l'eLichani, P. Arm. strong, kleq. aged 75 . CHURCH. T June 12, at Williamatreet, Woolwich, T. Church. Fag. aged 621 000117144.0 W.—Jase 14, at Fitzroy.square, Lieut.-General 3, Goat*Row, aged na ORLY.—./nne 12, at Roebuck Hall, near Dublin, C. 8. Grey, %Mr "' BA —J U. at the Park, Barrow, R. R. Harris, Captain ane trth ILN.L, ased . 36. HAZLl27.—Jutee I. at Ovingtonaquare, Brompton, Catherine, wife ell W. lisAitt, lay., aged 51. 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