The Express. — London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

LAW INTZLLIGENCE. (71115 DAT.) COURT 07 COMMON PLIAS. • L,,-1 at Sisi Prins h XL Judie* Keating sad • Cannes Jury.) trill r. WOOD AJID •Nurrn. PALLING INTO A SLIM . - - VICATATIOIf. _ plaintiff seed by his nest fri end to recover damages niffsnal by bins through failing down into „ dug ,n the coursed 'taking a sewer. The defendants ▪ ..iit r otos., and they wow admitted that they bad been rooks the sewer, so that the only question was • tier the plaintiff hal teen hurt t iugli their negligenee. eli•nowr. awl Mr. l'eurre appeart4 for the plaintiff ; Yr. sergmat Pan 7 soil Mr, 1. Atkinson for the , • i•Lostiff wits a WI is veers of age, living with his who are in humlile circumstance., in Wel .treet, la the !wish d Hackney. Os the evening , 1 sh Ifetobirr, Wet. the *midi was wet oa an erran d , o way ha fail a sewer excavation in Hartle , Ile wee helped out by a taaa who, however, seemed r•orr. sad he west away Lear' the plaintiff ow the • The *WU/ meted home, k.d.liwg by the window nl for three weeks he hawed on without the nature • injury Whig dionsmeed. At the end id this time be • :.Len to I. BiAltelaatevee Hospital. when he re- I fie six et swum inunlart, h beteg found that kis • Mb. lindes, said whew disiarged he had stiff tome ~ an buoy witha l mist prrmsecat. I- crissos• of negligence the plaintiffs use we. • the earth *she bed been dug .wt of the hole bad been ..l so that the plaisitiff ...lied on level roma' until I- II is, the pleas MA heta k ,c rr.verlv feneell or watched. .lasselleid Cadio w*,•11,..1 the plaintiff perfectly well • that the hole was there...nil that it wan thuni4h his .• ,• nigiliparie that he &II II: it ea. further said that sofas th. plalatiff walking on level groand late the bole, • eau s beak of earth pawl it end the Side" ".• runnini along the VI, .4 thin bank, what hr fell is. "'stem to the bulk of terth, there were the usual .t. cwt fen.., awl the place was also welched. A hid era.• eurewreeal viate.l Shot en the sight in he plaintiff g..ag honer with a hold Mari. but that upwed cot nailer the fence, and walked along the t —4 the 1.•14 ..1 with in a •lireetion away hose his home. Jr J.41C0 Krouse dirseted the=l:l=tbooght tS r the play wee on the of faced, that the plaintiff, by bs. own reckiesionsee, produced es . molested to the aec;cient, then the defeedeate world not 1- Loi.k. If. on the contray, they thought, whatever . •• Wale given gaol et, .1(4.1 yet that Coe sight In p ies ti on t h is partarralar six* was left • Laded Olio:rah the negligence of the deleadanta, and do. crowd Vie sersdent, the 'Adolf/ wee entitled to • beratile the dideudiaata ware hound wlequatay. to. LA sot unreneemdsly, to fence the hole which they Tic ;my retired to consider the matter. awl in half an F • a returned a verali4 foe the plaintiff, dernogne ref. ; sfe...; that they respectfully raiggemod to hie lordatup that ••• dadrahle to mews the amount of damages awarded r die sok um of the boy. tlr isstim Keating raid it was a very prow suggestion. arl It sue only the want of power which preveated hun r.ur. int it out. The boy was Tame foe life, and it was very .i.orvide that the Jamey should be secured to help him on a tlie world. tlawalsoss eqsreasell him scsearseaos with him lord. •;. Auld at los sommeilee aseeatioa was stayed to enable atuagetaaat la be amid est COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Beton Yr. Cuenaiiinicese Drama.) II RE nrtrl:TE3.—TolaL itireetALL or cERTIPICA7T. leuikrupt had kept tLs Fountain Hotel, at Forts r.,.h. His application for esstilleata was kliard last • • 4. lln Himont now pre judgment He said --The bankrupt's appi. -.tom for hi•eertifirate wee "pp,-e.l by the emigres -4m pored grenade ilany witnesses were c.ille.l to shrew that the la:iiirupeseceuente were intuereet. This should have been the last examination, and a very considerable ex pleas Iris been incurred. Were I willing to the question as to the amounts 1 think there is stli.n; to prove them to be incorrect. The important ogre tun 4. tie Granting ;if the certificate is that the bank rut had causal...l pert of his property, eo as to bring Cie ease within the 2tllst sec. of 12 and 13 Vie., .ap. I( It was prov,sl that the bankr upt s wife lad wet away a conaiderable quantity of plate. me bank :etc sad wde both declared that the bankrupt was out seen: of the removal .4 the plate at the time it was taken out of the bones ; but when the servant sw o re that h e took the *le by the Ontelf of the bankrupt, the hankmp4 ad that he was aware of the removal of the plate the ...cuing after at was removed • but he did nothing to Ina: it lack. The whole of the plate has been delivered I-. the assignees. I feel hmand to decide that the bankrupt ...metal property, so am to bring him within the clause r...,tlotltegl. I, however, thought that the giving up of the r• - 1.'1 1 • mi.tht enable live to avant him a certificate ; but lookie.; at the ohtferent decisions, and particularly at the rasa. of 1; Lx. Rep., 74, where it was ileeoled that a concealment by a bankrupt with intent to defrarl his creditors renders his certificate void under tt.. nth and 6th Victoria, cap. 122, sec. 311, acwith.tairlio..; be has male a full diaelontre of the etreunistainva to the e on iania i onae ; an d as the 201st et.iuse IS awl 1:1 Vu, is exactly the same as the 314th c lo se 5 end ti —1 therefore feel bound to refuse to ;met ato. . _ _ 1:01.me a !from the office of Mews. Linktater) asked 1.1 . a •Itort I.l"trction 4, enable the kaakrapt to appeal, if mltleed. 111. Illesuur grimed proteetice f tires weeks. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) 3.A?;719N.R01711L Rm.. Levy sad Lott yam, mod toh, won &soma before Yr. Alarms with rwrit, "paw to. lowing eirewsliameie I: yY.mr«l that bat ni4ht shoat 11 Atha lir two pct. I o.'. were flikting with ungtawr or to Alf** art won p.,1 .1 by police constable id.., who mw all three as to wsprttive home., hut shoat half.patt 12 pollee-coo tried a great diruelnuice m Petticoat-lase, Al. I U 1.41 a.. 1141 to the •pot, mw tte two primmer izun t=htio with the same man. He mw the two pd ..-r. .uto their hoar but the momeot his lack was 1.....-1. awl lefori be could rot the other man away, they red, rot thee the min and arsulted him moat violently, er slu t : hun .ilsuat the head and fare. while some woman i him b. tee hair of his head. What told they sue : • 1.. 11. at otos they wisaulted the two ofileara The tare the ..at of poliee-conatable 26 right up the Le handkerchief fon., hit pricbet, awl threw it .v. mauls the ~.n kicked sod punchedat him. deck : ay. father dotal a..t t , the ration bat after roach I. awl with the arestance of two ether officers, they • 464 travered to the •tatias. r, the party trot emeallod. appeared in the 1-1 nod. a black eye, awl big NOD any mash ereatdred, he 4.1 gully la.i left his bed Ices tow olowta r hot, awl "the bass lit 110." WWI re two pri • r, parboil into him artier-Abed. rte• elder perk...mei in .1 .1.-nue sow said that 1161141111•44, t • •14“-Ater hal child by flodsee's sos, who bad Wray , f;-1 t.. ~..ntrihur to he napport. There woo a • , 41 law which prorrod too marriage with say •• r manna them the an. he betrayed, and his r had deterealeed to .and the oat te America, and since I ILA bees knows then had been frequent quarrels, and a. f - ...grahams him loot algid that was quite false, for he ...I e t him. Y. kraus. &Al lard t►e Latter 31., or mom mouth. • •br .ork IS ,me 14 dark CLEBLGNREr.L rt.* CST AARATIT.—A OETTOAL TO DI MAMMA ',/ on! thou. • Freriehlefieiter. al 38. Haattaimaldftwai • ....tows. woe clamed befom Ilr. Osiris rids visioatly :t mg Asa BITOM. am artificial derid. tin "valorem it appeared that yesterslaT afteemeem Knacker wont no tito loan a the ro.uplimmattl. aad • • great silitarhomee. Mau meted to Imo% he ' tars dews the baluetrwlea. sod Arnett the eem. • vieleet thew is the foss" Ho had .te with the TlOpkimet,but he had reposisdly= si • bee been ...sit to Kinn oa MOT them sae emirs th. roost The rompi•immt further laded that she ' I *mural citilsiron by the primmer, but be weald wet thief towards their support. owl he ea. very lorry for Wilit bad •,• .1, the non , rsys.-tolly as ha woo to be married to •. trleiaamt M.oday meat. s..nie reed the eampammeat if that was so, mad • , he the alliwitatwe. Robed her if ha bad ••• • • ..ljour• the awe for the marriage to take plus? •t. out t.h d m " no, I wassail met hem him mow at ' • I•ogh.) n lamas ham beam met up I. Is. • t. tine. and emohibor that we ham Is.. gait* to 1 he Ism pt drunk meld a...tilted me. 1.111 has, • to 4o with each • fen.... the amadt bad been pm.. Laud he should I. or is dolma mem day. is the Hume of Cor- r WWIW "ice Apo" to pay duo too, but ag 4. mull be was Imbed op. I ASD TUB VoL • NTS= Marlllll • 11,..nekt fonts Led Mgde has beim received by the of the .4b lwraerbithire Ride Volunteers : r . %PM 11l 11110. hear sir. - I hay. many • ob•li , to yen for not answering your letter I ktoler, but Iwe prevented doing so frost N. ...ii nt hen mkaild. I having received it wills ' elven Ind* so I have Mee ever since 'until sow. t• v y that I shall be very happy to the r tmee oflervd me, •nd to beivinie an hosesary 4 the lasvveir lister* Volunteer Rillee.-1 bows if 1.9 your very faithful mewing, °lrma ' •%, "rimy of tie &Meru Volunteer Mee, Cam. ‘V AN MI CAN.—During the week a bonds • .• a•lk oe the ma. drives by a screw. the Woe ♦ahout 4-bone Dower. The host has bon ' Mr. ehtillf• Healy% foundry, and should it succeed. pw r i..kait y will, horse 'labour fur burro will be •• ineleperielow. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY. Two o'Ciocw. The stock markets to-day are extremely quiet, but prices are steady. Consols have improved I per cent s British railway stocks are rather dulL The shares of the two leading Canadian railway companies are more offered. At Paris this morning, aocording to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee were quotel 691 r., being A per cent. lower than yes terday. Consols are officially marked 95, and 94 for money, and 9i and I for the account. The present quotations are 95 to * for money, awl 961 to I for the 6th of June. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cents. Reduced, 94, a ; New Three per Cents., OW, i ; Indian Five per Cent. stock, 1859, 104, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben tures, 1999, 94 ; Exchequer 111114, 9a., 61., 7s. prom. Tee foreign stock market is likewise in active, and very little change has occurred in prices. Spanish Bonds are inquired for. The Turkish Loan of 1864 is steady, at 75 to I, and that of 1868, at 58 to 4. Sales are monied as follows ..—Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1840 (scrip), par ; Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., for account, 856 ; Mexican Three per Cents., for amount, 216, ; Por tuguese Three per Cents., 1852, 444, 6 ; Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 486 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1864, for account, 75} ; ditto Six per Cents., 1868, for account, 68. The shares of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company are quoted 14 to It prem. ; and those of the Himalayan Tea Company, 6 to 6 pima . The Calcutta and China mails ridlles will be delivered in London on Monday morning. MALY-PAST Two o'dioac. Consols have receded per cont. since 2 o'clock ; the present quotations are 94j to 95 fur money, and 96-1, "sellers," for the 6th of Juno. About 64,0001. in relined gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. The steamer Manilla will take for Bombay to morrow only 14,6601. in silver and 5,1001. in gold. The variations in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were slight. The St. Peters bu rg and Vienna exchanges were quoted rather leas favour ably fur this country. The rates are shown below. Amstenlam, 3 months, 11.161 to t ; ditto, short, 11.141 to I ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.161 to 17; Antwerp, 3 months, 27.30 to 71 ; Hamburg ( ms. bunco ), 3 months, 13,31 to 1 ; Paris, 3 days, au) to 171 ; ditto, 3 months, 23.33 to 40; Frankfmtes.the.Maine, 3 months, 1171 tot ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 mouth; 341 to ; VisorOA Bo.), 3 months, 13.63 to 75; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 1165 to 73 ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 491 to ; Oaths, 3 months, 404 to j ; Leghorn, 3 months, 30.40 to 5 ; Gems, 3 month., 2 i. 40 to 5 ; Naples, 3 month; 351 to 4 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 521 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, &la to I. _ . _ _ . _ . . The person named John P. Edwards, who has just absconded from Birmingham, leaving behind Lim debts to the amount of about 60,0001., was a merchant in the hardware trade. His credit has stood very low in the Loudon market. With reference to the course adopted by the di rectors of the East India Steam Navigation Com pany (Limited) in appending to their report a list of such shareholders as have not paid the first call, the deputy-chairman points out that,adhering strictly to the form of balance-sheet furnished by the Joint Stock Com pa nies Limited Liability Act, the directors had no alternative but to publish the names of the shareholders in arrear. tinder the head of "Capital and Liabilities" that act provides that tho following particulars, amongst others, shall be rendered, :—" If any arrears of calls, the nature of the arrear, and the names of the de faulters. Any arrears due from any director or officer of the company to be separately stated, also the particulars of any forfeited shares." Share holders in " Limited Liability Companies" will do well to take notice of this provision of the act. This having been a broken week as regards busi ness transactions, it has been decided that the sub scription for the shares in the Himalaya Tea Company shall be kept open until Monday after noon. The settlement of the list of contributors of the Weedon and Leamington Railway Company (Limited) is to take place in the Bankruptcy Co u rt on the 9th of June. By authority of the Canadian government, a pamphlet* has lust been issued deecriptive of the geographical position, productions, climate, capa bilities, educational and municipal institutions, &bevies, railways, kc., of Canada. It comprises a great deal of information in a very small compose. The Spirit of the North has arrived from China with 780,100 lbs. of tea. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, May 23, *impend with the reviona weekly return, shows the following result's: Cirrulstina Issas PA:369,390 Inns.. 041,735 Circulation active Public dapasite 7,666,5t3 lucrere 81,100 Other deposits 12,568,848 Imams 344,188 Grammall ameorities in Ot kit h r biatleg ie =taest 9,723,943 No Asa p . bas departmat Corn awl Whoa is bolti . dayartancata 15,641,193 Inenna• 316,865 Saves day and other Ulla 001,115 Damage 62,706 The Rest . ............ 3.27 , 4.046 Increaas 6,801 Notes resew. (.04,8eacoi.) t a ain rase T aa i lOO lacrosse 724510 T in Nuking 'department 9,003,905 Immo, 08,630 The increase in the reserve is large, and nine the total to upwards of nine millions. There is likewise a considerable increase in the bullion. These changes, in conjunction with the decline in the rates of discount in the open market, fully account for the reduction in the Bank minimum. The Oazetk statement a the movement of the precious metals for the week ending Weilnowlsy last gives the following totals, viz. :—lmports of gold, 3810511. ; exports of gold, 198,7701. ; im ports of silver, 151,9821. ; exports of silver, 186,7851. BAIR or ICCOLAND.—As Amami pormat le Ss Tth .dam VIC., C. Mt, far the week wan a• Wedieteday, YU MCC PC Julia laud CitA340,398 o;;;nnarai dom.. LILMISO °taw secaritiss ;MOANS GSM cobs sad Bud- - Tao — v,N,ae Sllver bake • 501.3130 ▪ iN KING w Proprietor.' Capital a:14,533,030 SPA 274 40111 Plc In. flooding Ea th, Ow. =IL a 1 Natto•nal 11 1 1 6 1. amid Dt,. Government !teem. rities I *cloths( Dead Weight Aro malty Other ilecuOtree 11 9 3 1 Ken Notes Goid and Silver Cola NUS 0ur..... 7.11 M. sag &MA 12.401.948 04.116 L5*761.522 Nay U. ISM. 1 E. ILUNINALL, Mot Cvalli n ir 21, Old Bramisbnist • Carm•n •od Piano, lamas ffininiro. Consols, which cloned yesterday at 961, "sellers," for the Bth of June, opened this morning at 951 to 1, and closed at 95 to 4. For money the last pm.' wail 96. The official business report Is as follows :—Three per Cent. Conan* for mosey, 964, 1, 96, 4. 96 ; ditto for a count (Jun 6), 96/, ; Thrwsper Cents. Reduced, 93j, New Three per Conte., RR, ; Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1 , 171 Bank Stuck , 947; Indian Five per Cent. Stock,; 1869, 1061, 1,1; ditto for account, 1061 ; ditto Four per Ont. Debentures, 1858, 961, 4,1, t ; ditto, 1869, 961, 1. ; India Bondi, 65., 10s., di The Indian Five per Cent. Sto c k of 1869 was Arts, at 1061 to j. The Indian Five per Cent rupee paper was quoted 97 to 961 ; the Five - and Hal ! per Cent. 1021 to I ; In , dia Bonds, at 10s. to fa. ; and Exchequer Bills, 6s. to 9s. prem. The transactions in the foreign stock market ware upon a limited scale, and led to little change in price. Turkish stocks declined cent., the Loan et WA dosing at 74 to 75f, per and that of 1858, at 58 to 4. In the market for bank shares the only altera tion worthy of notice was an improvement in those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia. Bank of New South Wales were marked 4% and 40. Canada Land shares declined 21, and Penin sular and Oriental Steam 11. Oriental Inland Steam A shares were marked 24 OR paid). Red Sea Telegraph shares closed at f to Bdm The quotations for the ahares in new under takings were as follow :—Ossan Marine Insurance, 2 to 24 prem. ; Universal Marine, it to prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, l i t to 14 pr m. ; Lon don and Provincial Marine, to ; London and South African Bank, to dis. ; and Himalaya Tea, 4 to 4 prem. Victoria Government Debentures were steady, at 1064 to 4. New South Wales Government Deben tures were in demand. MINES.-7 HIS DAY. Two °Two& in the mining market to-day West Caradon shares have declined to 74 to 76, while Stray Park have ad vanced to 49 to 51. East Wheal Russell are quoted 11} to 12 ; West Seton, 335 to 340 ; Heroddoot, 29 to 30 ; East Caradon t 7f to 8 ; Providence, 44 to 45 ; and East Basset, 120 to 125. A number of transactions will be found reported in the Stock Exchange official list. Foreign and colonial mining shares remain steady. Linares have been dealt in at 10i, and Dun Mountain Copper at par and dis. Subjoined is our usual weekly report of the metal market : The metal market continues flat, with greater depression in some instances, compared with last week. Copper keep dull in demand for all descriptions, with apparently a down ward ten.lency. Iron continues to be reported in limited demand from all quarters. Scotch pig varies bat Tin is somewhat more inquired for, and Straits has beams dearer. The annual sale of Banes is fired for the 28th proximo; the present quantity is 142,000 slabs, with 20,000 additional slabs afloat, if it arrives in time. Spelter is neg lected. Lead sells but slowly. Tin plates are in improved demand, and fetch better prices. The directors of the Devonshire Great Consoli dated Copper Mining Company, at the weekly board meeting, held yesterday, declared a dividend of 9/. per share (9,2161.), arising from profits on sales of copper ores sampled in the months of January and February last. After payment of the same there remains in hand a balance of 17,5571. lat. 10d. in cash, ore bills not at maturity, and re served fund, applicable to the general purposes of the company. At Oarreg Moe meeting the accounts showed a balance of liabilities over assets of 1411. A call of 35. par sham was made. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET.—(TRIS DAY.) Th e market in 6211, at the following prices :=Tows 508. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C., as the spot, Dia Julie, 51s. 9d. • July to tleptember, 51s. to 518.6 d. ; Oak. ; to Dec., 51a. 6.1. Nattier Avcasoza.—Torna Ms. Od. ; fat by ditto, 2s. aid. • yellow Ramis, fois. ; melted stuff, 28s. 6d. ; rough ditto, 235. dd. ;low paves, Hs. Good dregs, 7s. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Means. Davis sad Os. report trade sway dull no account of the weather. _Prises prfolawr boa 755. to BM. ; rope- riot ditto, 90t. to 965. ; Mark& do., SOL to 70s. ; rowen, 60e. to 70.. ; clover, •66, Nu to 116 s. ; asosod cut, dols. to 922. 6d. ;straw, XL to Xi. COVENT GARDIDi.—(THIS DAY.) Early cabbages and other vegetables make their ap pearance but slowly. tssp lss sod grapes have not altered since our last. Apple sad pears are all but over. Oranges are plentiful and cheap. Strawberrice ars now coming in in tolerable abundance. Spanish nuts fetch len per bushel. Cobs realise ls. per lb. Rhubarb is still furnished in large quantities. Parsley is cheaper, but still dear. Green peas sad even broad beans, of foreign growth, may be obtained. Potatoes realise 4s. &I. a bushel. New frame ones may be had at from 3s. to bs. per pound. Mushrooms may be obtained in small quantities. Cut Bowers chiefly consist of orchids, gardenias, violets, mig nonette, azaleas, heaths, prima/as, geraniums, lily of the valley, and roses 1117/T. Pine Apples. per lb, to to Us tirspes, prr 111. 121 W lee Strewherrles. p Its,loOd to loOd Apples, per doz, It to Os fern, per dot, 0e to 104 Oranges, per 100, to 04 to Po Lemons, per 100. le to Be Cobs do., 100 e vaani Asparsine, per handle, as to as Reshot*, per boast, is to Ps Ithubarb, per bendle, 4d toad French besenpar 100. Is to Se Poss per halt dere, Its to 104 Droccoll.per dozen, Ss to So Orscowpdos. hunches 4sod toes Cabbages, p. dos:. hi Ott to as Od Mann*, p ton. 110 s to 100 s perWs.,3sto4o6d per owl, fas to as Carrots. per bunch, ed to LI Turnips. per bunch, ad to Td Spinach, per sieve, Med to is real s. Cucumbers, each. ls Od to ile Artielkokea, per doz, es to as De* do, laid to 21 °Wry, per bundle lelaid to fs Oaken r o ti a. sve. Iv to le ed —, id Shallots, per ,W e ed to Garter, per lb, ed to ad Lettecearab., p. se., Is 0d teased Endive, per moors, ls to 20 04 Haveradiab, pother., Led toes Washrooms, p. peed, Is to Is rid Parsley, per 12 .dies, es Sods Savory, per betook fd to 44 ___ 100 100 100 100 100 100 BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. Thin morning were issued the Board of Trade returns for the month and four months ending April 30, 1860. We subjoin a statement of the total declared value of the exports of Briiish and Irish produce and manufactures during the month and four months, including only the "enumerated" &Aides : For the month. Fur four month,. 1858 1859 1880 Including the •cuneuumerated articles," the aggro pte export. stand thus : For the month. For tour mouthy. 1858 1859 11,330,730 1800 SOCIETY TOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE Arm —Lsat evening this society held its fourth conver maims for the season at the Bridgewater Gallery which was thrown open for the purpose by the Earl of Ellesmere, the president. The noble suite of vartmenta, whose walls were covered with the splendid Bridgewater Collection, were brilliantly lighted and filled with comminy, nearly SOO being present, amongst whom was a large number of dn. tieguished artiste and oonnoiseurs, y after eight o'clock the Earl of Ellesmere took the chair, and Mr. H. Ottley read en interesting paper, " Oa the Hann sad Dutch Schools of Painting, illustrating his reworks by occasional reference to some of the gems of the oallesdas. A °Damrt followed, at which Mesdames Gilbert, Jeray Meyer, and Nichol, and Herr Steger, Herr Her mann, and others, assisted, and which went off extremely well, the applause being warmly and frequently expremed H. Benedict, Mr. A. Gilbert, and Herr Schachner were the coodiact Sucou LAS CIPCUMRTANCI. —A remarkable eirenm dance in natural history has lately occurred in Miss Scar. row's schools, in the village of Colwich. During the holidays in Easter week, one of the windows of the boys'echool being open, a robin Sew in and hulk her nest between two parcels , of books on a shelf, which any of the boys could reach. On the re-aseemldiug of the school, the nest was shown to the boys, and it was put to their good feeling that W bird should be allowed to lay her eggs and hatch than in pesos ; and for this purpose the window by which she intend was still left opet,so that she might come and go as she pleased. There are more than one hundred bags on the books, and nearly that number in daily attend ances, se that ths fate of the poor bird seemed to hang apes a eery slender thread, as one mischievous hand would have bees enough to destroy all her hopes. To the great mat t hammer, of the boys, not one has been found untrue to which they ill virtually gave, and she has b e en for Ave weeks to Sy in and out unmolested—to lay her eg e4 a;ad hatch her young, and at last to take th e m a ll a ff . It has been throughout a very wholesome act ci self discipline to the school, ands very interesting lesson ie natural history. Whilst the boys have been at work or at I play, or even when singing at morning prayers, the bird has been going iu and out, apparently quite unconcerned, fetching worms for her chinks, or sometimes sitting at the open window watching the scholars, if not Joining in their song. Her mate seldom, if ever, ventured into the room, but con ! steady brought inures to the window, or to a neighbouring tree, which she fetched away to her brood es fast as be supplied them. Last Monday, being = enough on the wing to be safely t out (though not able to fly up to the high window at which the dam entered), the young birds were caught and allowed to Sy into the esighhouring bonies. Till then it had not been observed that there were more than four of them, but after four had bees caught and sent out, the mother still kept hying in and about the mom as if in march ci something. At length • chi was heard on the boor, and there • fifth thic k was found which was east& sad put through the window to the rest, to the great and nmoisfakaWe delight of the mother, who dew to welcome it with parentapparenly toorim beyond a doubt that the anxious could count her Boa and ado use if &beset. Since then she has returned to the room no more. It will be • matter of interest to see whether another year she will seek again the quarters where she has nest with such hospitable treatment.—Stqfordatire AileseeWer. EVENING, MAY 26, 1860. SHARE LISTS.-THIS DAY. Two o'OLooi. Business in the railway share market to-day is almost at a standstill. South Eastern and Caledonian stooks have declined per cent. The other princi pal stooks are quoted nearly the same as at 4 o'clock yesterday. London and North Western stock is quoted 100* to i t ; Great Western, 88* to 89 ; Midland, 11811 to • ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 108 i to 104 ; Caledonian, 892 to 90 ; South Eastern, 841 to 85 ; Great Northern, 115 to 118 ; and Eastern Cqunties, 53. to 54*. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are rather firmer, at par to} prem. Grand Trunk of Canada stock and Great Western of Canada shares are fiat. East Indian Railway stock remains steady. QIDINAIi SHARDS AND STOCKL =swan. Dim ;Oki. etSieurVel. art..La..tabilasoe Illesidones Bliel 'Ed Tyr DrAw4lllsaird,4lld.C art Baiter Oasebnlaa Oak sad Mika 7 De. • Amo 41v. main Da D p.e. is Nikita& Dubin eadli lac Drod.,Paih. II Atid..Ta Modatentles _ . gailie; Union,ltock Al Eaei DMlo Do. it Stock) DM, sad•bigew , Dathee ire II Qf ad Joe. o°l=•L Woolowa orthaillamilsad Or•A Nadia. -- A Do. 3 OR @Mk • Wool. aro ) JOrogi Weston DoillourVoLesoak louscodirob Torkolliby lase= nod leolkwoll A e ze o.=. Dov. Lone North Wed& 1 6W. 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Is S...tuat..& Lon-1r all Southern of Frame an West Flanders all Da al per sent. Aar an Walla N. W or • Wan t ons of AU14141 lins - W01; - ' • • I g. T. 25 6,000 100 10. • 10 10, 00 15 1 4 16 11 100 111, 100 111, .11 100 11. 10 11. $4 101 ss sk we wo Is. s:s 00 so wk we 11 N Ws JOINT ITOCE BOMB. Bank al Hank at Bank of Tyska DIU& N. Awake, Mut. Dank ad iona. Amaral* and Qua . Nana ad iniala City Coloadal v 2 o!Cansda dim. of Looks ftip Geot.tkulLarra G. Beat et estlalibag. C 1 leak ag AIWA. sad :Oir= sad Widadasisr NM. N. of iii Do. Nov Dia Noy Oriental Bank 06061 , 1 6 Ottoman Bank Provisciel of frame heath- -- i NT. Niw — Asettalls Aim at Anginas I • tts!in pi girian I fr + — is firTiar: 1 010,412 at. -- Isom, SA Do. 4p. at. het., WA NO %MANI St. Lot sal West Duns— 100 120 1 MMUS St. Widen 100 211 1.010200 St. St ICatlerioo lOO 70 280206 Bt. Sontbazaptou 000,000 St. Victoria 6,000 20 Do. Now COLONIAL 00,11/01:122T SNOTAITIII. No. reh I Iron& i Pd. I Ct. 'Weal balm - .... .. 06a. Oar.lip.e.Jeait JaL 100 116 116 .... .. Do. epee eawl., 18/9 lOO .... .. Do. pee NM. UN lOO —11 2 i .... .. Do. Spartan, .1122 lOO .... .. Da. Sprit P0b.11.2 100 110 Ut .... .. Da flp•r el Neralop 100 110 112 %wow i Do. 6 groat 100 1011 1011 101 1 1 Do do. Scrip_ 42 _ .... .. New Broasw.Oov.6 p.M. 100 1071 1064 .... .. N. B. Wales Ov. 6p. e. 1886 100 001 1001 1001 .... .. Do. is p. 6.,1871 to 1876 100 1 .... .. Do. 6p. e., DM lOO 1 100 .... .. Nora Scotia 6p. et. Stg .... .. Deb. redeem. 1875 .. .... ..j& Ault Oov. 6p. e. Boodsloo 110 118 .... .. Vie. Clv. 6p. e. Jam& J ulyiloo .... .. Do. do. 6p. e. Apr. & 04. 1 101 1061 107 1061 1 4 Boa Award. UMW Iltssamp. ON Do. 81. John del lq Do. land & Ma 00. (Leon. Inn. Co Jam Care po Copper Oopla Den 11Imintain Copper Adams _ . a mni a/ ti liarthirn Amtralla C i= (Um) W i tanian ap rro: 0= eta bead ill . oliii ?, %4WD Awes. (Um) I Milted Maslow Worthing agni.) Do. ffesican MLA Australian / Atlantic TeL Berlin Waterworks Belt. American Lad • Brit.& Iriah Mag. TeL A Do. B 7 per a ti 1118132 Do. C Canada land Channel Islands Tel (L) Cop. lig ofEng.dentelt. CryDo.stal Pref. Te per sent Paseo Do. Pretereace Do. 6 p. et. Yerp. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New Eng. and Asst. Cop. Gen. Steam Navigation Crest Ship (Limited) . Indian and Anal. Tel— . Lon. District TeL (L) London Discount (L.) lon. Gen. Omnibus Oa bradraa bilge. s Claud NeditaTaueanlilatTel. Yeditsr. Ix. TeL (La.) Fatima Mama& Co NertsiddaCoalalron(L) Netbeilanis pink . l ori iioTeTp e.; !Ir. ail iii: N. Brun& & N. Soot Id. N. BOIL Australadaa total Goa _ 1 . )0 . "Nor gbArY 4 .. lori - el lallaiTLG.)l Do. Go. C Peel Raver laieliklo2. Paola end Oda Seem - Do. ti;v; Red Bee & Ind. Tel. 41 .0.14/607e. by 8,. Gov Iron et. Now loyal min Steam net. Invades Asetrallan Lad TeL &alp Da ltenletered onn.o). Up. One Vsa Illeneenrs LEM.— sziiiet 71. la. ile 4 8 9 ltil ISe 43 46 810 12 8 8} 1 1} 1324 167;id 46 4 - 7 /1 1 79 31 335 345 160 130 ".13 - I I 1111 29 4S 44 11_ 13 - 4 I - U se as 1 11 pim die Pet 10} Ile dis Par I 4116 par I 6 1* II 4 6 17 30 A 21 13 16 115 120 6 8 10 26 Me 3 4 30 int 01 100 106 106 106 107 pm 1 2 pm 16 I t i ll 1 : ; 4 1 4 ti Pia S 6 1 Of di 11 Of Ws 45 tS 77 79 13 1 14 1 Pin I Olt SO SS 11 101Ik 90i 89 90 Ilff -1114 Zi so 100 a u 1 an in I. LOCAL WARS MA WITS • 10 LrntarooL, MAT ?S.—Birkenhead, 70 701-4 Wanton stock, ▪ 901—lastern Counties, 101 101—Oreat - Northern stock, 116 116--Oreat Weetenui, 681 661—Leneashbe and Yorkehire, 1061 1061—London and North Western, MN—Ditto, Eighth shares, 8-161 d.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 614 414—Mid lead stock, 1161 I—North British stock, 61 611—Nwth Stafford tithe, dS7 L—North Eastern, Berwick capital stock, 961 96 Ditto, York capital stock, 791 801—bitto, Leeds stock, 62 621 — Oxford, Worcester sad Wolverhampton, 44146}—South Eastern, Ile Mg—Dutch ihealsh, bf d. —Great Luxembourg, 6 916 11-16—Grand Trxak of Csnada, 8 81--(bent Western of Ca nada, 111 191ttro, New shares, 7i 71 d.—Bufrakt and Lake Huron, 41 6—Lombardo-Venetian, 1 d. xd. par—Great Ship, lb. 6d. 12a BIRMINGHAM, MAT 26.—The business in this market to-da was chiefly to local stocks. Dudley and West Bromwich Bank shares were dealt in at 61—South Stafford" closed at 101 to 101— Midland stock at 114 to 117--ithropshire Unions at 48 to M— end Shentelde at 411 to 41. Tae MY8211.10131 BAZ/7/I.—AID FOE GAZI -9ALDI.--001111, FRIDAY EVIAIIIO.—The Charles B. Truitt, which has been lying in our waters for the last five or six months, sailed with her cargo of rides from Queenstown yesterday morning for Liverpool. She was freighted by the Garibaldi committee in New York, but having arrived here after the war had terminated, she lay at Queenstown awaiting orders from the States. It is possible that Garibaldi's recent movements have occasioned the vessel's TEE Din= or Rrrutre a g n Arens.—At • dinner Manchester, Hon. A. Egerton, M.P., ysrerday resift at in ooemequence of his appointment to the lirn. tenant-colonelcy of the led Manchester Regiment of Ride Volunteers, General Pennefather, in ' Success to the volunteer movement." said :—" fhe anything to do with the defence of England he should look with the greatest confidence upon the volunteers. He would be glad to have them under his command to-morrow. War was no child's play. They had accepted with their indica= a great responsibility. The day might come—he hoped not in his lifetime—when it would be necessary to 'bow that their uniform was not intended for the ball room but for the battle field. To behave there with effect and to their own credit they must be trained ; they must be obedient, for they could not be boys to-day and vo teams to-morrow. Before they could be good *ol dies, they had a good deal of trouble to go through, for be assured them that they could not be good volunteers unless they had been good company soldiers. It was non sense to suppose that behind ditches one after another they could be orninch value ; they must be able to fight in a mass sad after that they could skirmish. If they put their to the wheel and obeyed orders, and were well trained and drilled, they might go to their homes with 'milling fees; knowing that they were prepared for all emcee.* Itsirrnw Tsarina —The traffic returns of rail ware ht the United limier for the week ending May 19, amounted to 511,4301., dad for the corresponding week et' last year to 472,3101., showing an increase of 39,1201. The gress . receipts on the eight railways having their ter mini in the metropolia senettnted to 217,33 U., and for the oornmpondius pencil of 1869 to 200,366/., showing an iacreue of 16,9661. The intumesce the Eastern Coastim railway amounted to 5171. ; ow the Great Northern to 2,0321. ; on the Great Western to 2,5751 ; es the LotWou and North Wester' to 7,0181.: on the Lowden tied Blackwell to 1204 ,• es the Les, sued South COMA to 1,6195 ; en the Lea, re= Western to 1,3191 ; and on the &ma 5. 1.4111111. • total, 16,9861. The nolipio the ear s n %es of the 'Tubed Meeks' mounted to WOOL, end ter the week at last year to 771,94111., showing en inerease et pia, which, added to the ineran'a ea the easterellien area the tete! roma 30,1201., r roperea with the oornsposdins week of 115 e. 71 •n all $ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROM OF LORI:NI—ram; MAT 25. ROYAL ooloossioN. At a quarter-past 4 the Royal Commimioners—the Loan CHASCILLOR, the Earl By. Osnatexs, and ViscuilTa SYDIIII7-40uk their seats in front of the throne. The Speaker and several members of the House of Commons Laving, in aixoniance with the summons of the Black Rod, Inadstheir appearance at the bar, the royal assent was given by commision to the following bills :--Consolidated Fund , s i. ar t hia o ,9 oo 9 Rill, Orford Uuiveesity Bill, Marriages (Ext!s ngsmatii, Common Lodging - houses (lreland)Bill. Matlock Water Great Western Railway Bill, UMW"' and Ennis Railway • Mancheater and Boston Road Bill. Metropolitan Railway Bill, Banbridge Junction Railway Bill, Belfast and County Down Railway Bill, Belfast. Hay wood, and Bangor Railway Bill, Dublin and Kingstown and Lhiblin and Wicklow Railway Companies Bill, Keith and Dufftovrn Railway Bill, Chard Railway Rill, Midland Rail way (Burton -upon Trent branches and deviation) BilV ia lt land Railway (Blik owe and Buxton Linea) Bill, m Railway _(Station in gt. Panama) Bill, Widnes Gas and Water 1511, Sheffield Water Bill, Billion Trammed Bill, Tewkesbury, Upton-upon Severn, and Malvern Junction Railway Bill. Several private bills from the Commons were read a first tiros, and their lordships adjourned until Monday the 4th of June. HOUSE OF COMMONEL—FRIDAY, MAY 25. The SIMAIEB took the chair at a quarter before 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Lord G. C. LTNNOiFoOk the oaths and his seat for the borough of Lyzniugtori. PRIVATE BUSTR,I. The following bill iiere;eaaViiiriiime and passed Doncaster and Ted Aster Road ; London Hydrealic Power Company ; Marchburn, Kelso, and Lander Road ; Sadbnry, Mulford, and Clare Railway ; Swansea Local Board of Health ; and Wimbledon and Dorking Railway PUBLIC BUSINi9B. COMMISSION. Colonel CLIFFORD, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the bar, and summoned the house to attend is the House of Peers to witness the royal assent given by commission to oertain bills, for which see Lords' report. CONVOCATION. Mr. SlNMAJRD — Wi;hedtOiaiihe Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Majesty's govern. meet had advised the Queen to sanction the sitting of Convocation in the provinces of Canterbury and York for any other than the ordinary purpose of adjournment.. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that about the end of last February the Convoation of Canterbury passed a meolntion for aa address to the crown, praying that they might receive per- Milillioll to revise the 29th canon, which prohibited any parent from being godfather or godmother to his or her child. The house might not be aware that it was not com petent for Convocation to consider an alteration of a canon without the previous permission of the crown. The appli cation had been taken into consideration by the government, and they advised that the prayer of it should he complied with. When the Convocation completed that revision it would be necessary to submit the amended canon to the crown before it could have any valid effect. No application had been received from the Convocation of York. THE INDIAN MUTINY. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN wished to ask the Secretary of State for India whether instruction@ had been sent to tho Indian government to take steps to reduce the amount promised by the home government for compensation for louses by the Indian mutiny ; and, whether or not a special despatch te India was scut about January bat upon the smbject of these compensation@ ; and, if so,whether there was any objection to lay that despatch, or the last despatch upon the subject, upon the table of the house , and, fur ther, whether the million sterling awarded by the home government as compensation to sufferers by the Indian mutiny was to be the minimum as well as the maximum of such compensation. _ _ _ Mr. T. .G. BARING aid in respect of the first question that no instructions bad been sent out to reduce the amount promised. With regard to the second quation, there was no objection to the voduction of the despatch. With re. to the third question the matter was reserved till the government knew how much was to be paid, and what was the principle of compensation to be followed. INDIAN 131a0Y16 TAX. Mr. H. B. SHEBEDIN wTsiied to uk the First Lord of the Treasury if it was the intention of tho imperial government to deduct English income-tax from the interest payable on promissory notes of the Indian government where such in terest was payable in this country by drafts on the Indian Treasuries ; whether it was the intention of her Maesty's ministers to allow the Indian government to deduct Indian income-tax from the interest payable on promissory notes of the Indian government after English income-tax bad been already deducted from such interest in this country ; or, whether, in other words, interest on Indian prouussory notes was subject to a double income-tax. _ . _•_ . _ . . Mr. T. 0. BARING said that an regarded the first part of the question the India-office acted ministerially for the Board of Inland Revenue. As to the deduction of income tax, that was • legal point, on which he declined to give any opinion at that moment ; and with regard to the other questann, he thou,ght it would be premature to give any decided opinion till they had got the Indian Income Tar Bill before them. THE INDIAN ARMY. Sir DE L EVANS wished to know from the noble lord at the head of the government whether it was true that the government of India had decided that the local European army in India was to cease to exist. and, if so, when that resolution world be carried into effect, and whether parlia ment would have an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon it. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON mid that his right hon. friend the Secretary of State for India would give due notice of his intention to explain the matter. REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY RILL, Lord PALMERSTON—I now proceed to make the motion of which I have given notice, " for the appointment of a select committee to search the journals of both houses of parliament in order to ascertain and report'on the practice of each house with regard to the several descriptions of bills imposing or repealing taxes." I shall abstain from going into any details at the present mo ment, and I trust that the house will see the ad vantage of not entering into a discussion of matters upon which it is intended that the committee should fur nish us with information. (Hear, hear.) I apprehend it will be better that gentlemen, whatever their opinions may be, should defer stating them till the committee have made their report. The step is one which I think the house would in any view take. It certainly leaves the matter entirely open for the future consideration of the house, with this difference only, that it will put the house in possession of facts with regard to which at present contradictory asser tions are made. Sir J. PAKINGTON said—l have no intention, and L am not aware that any one on this side of the house has any intention, of offering the slightest objection to the mo tion of the noble lord. On the contrary, after what has occurred I should feel sarprised if he had not taken this course, and I concur with him in thinking that it would be premature to enter upon • discussion of the motion under the circumstances which have induced the noble lord to make it. But, in assenting to the motion, it must be understood that honourable members will not be in the slightest degree compromised or fettered in their opinions as to the course which her Majesty's government may think At to take. I concur in the motion with the greater satis faction, as I heard from the noble lord the other night that it was not the intention of her Majesty's government that the motion should lead to any feeling of hostility between the two houses of parliament. Mr. E. JAMES was of opinion that there should be some declaration from her Majesty's government as to the course they intended to pursue. He waited anxiously to bear from the so sarnment what course they meant to adopt in consequence of the rejection of the bill for the repeal of the paper duty and the consequences of that re jection—a nutter which deeply affected the dearest inter ests of that house. Any discussion the other evening would have been premature ; but now that they were in possession of what had taken place in the House of Lords, all the precedents of that house justified them in taking some action upon that matter. If they read aright the re cords of the House of Commons, that house was in possession of abundant knowledge to guide them in the course which they ought to adopt. He did not wish that they should act prematurely, but on. • subject so deeply affecting the honour and dignity of the house and the interests of the country, her Majesty's government ought to have made up their minds as to the mune of action they would adopt. The precedentajuatified him in saying that the question was ripe for some action. The list precedent on the subject was that of 1742, when • committee of inquiry was appointed to inquire into the alleged corruption of Lord Orford, better known as Sir R. Walpole. A bill was sent up from this house to the House of Lords to indemnify the witnesses who gave evidence en t h at i nqu iry. The House of Lords rejected the bill on the 25th of May. A committee was then moved for in the House of Commons like that which the noble lord moved for, and it was ascertained that the bill was rejected on the 26th of May. Thereupon on the following day a re solution was moved and carried in the House of Commons that the refusal of the Holum of Lords to concur in tho bill which had been sent from the House of Commons was an obstruction of justice, and fatal to the liberties of the nation. The house, therefore, was in possession of prece dents, and he could not help thinking that there was none cruelty whatever for moving for • committee to search for precedents which, without imputing any motives to the =ment, ovoid only lead to ternporiaing and delay. The ot Commons, therefore, and the country expected that the noble lord, as the hea d of the government, would susses what course the government intended to pursue in esenagnente of the reject ion of a bill which embarrassed the ineaseisl measures of the session—(laughter)—anil deeply affected the privileges, the dignity, and the honour Cl that bowie. (Hear. ) Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR said that he objected to Mu nudist upon two grenade rind, be objected to the terms se the "Lotion, which ruts thus—" To ascertain and report en the practice of each house with regard to the several of bills imposing or repealing taxes." Be =rthat this was fo . give to the committee something like the ehareeew of a roving commission. With regard to practice of the two houses of parliament, it was to be found in Hsteell's Book of Precedent' and Mr. ► 7 5 7 ► T I V TS TT II OS Sla la 111 lee 10 IMO IS TS 75 19 U MI IQ lIS flii 17 18 ,tadal . 16 i eel! 104 34 1001 1 tei ta 1_ nei ak r U. - GI l• 7 8 4 if 6 10 1 r 3 1012 2 15 15 2 FIE el 121 1 10 .... 100} xd. - 111 Sit SO II rli t - zi Is 261_ 110,0001 76,000 10.000 10.000 20.000 12,000 10,000 75,000 25,000 20,000 10,000 103,8161 100,000 80,000 44111 90,0001 40,0001 tOQO 3,391 11,739 !,916 a:5661 11,8101 1,724 182,676 80,000 iiii,iiii 10,000 600,000 20,000 20,000 16:66 16,000 .11,000 poi te,ooo !sow .11.10 it. 'LILO Ac.rie BL lie: LILO. lt 12s, 12.1&91 10.1&O. 44 6 ei L 7.2. -4 2 1 2 260 290 445 466 116 1215 B t 1 1 1 1161 1 6 Ili t ta 11 111 6 66 • 4_ I. 16 16 I 23 27 22 is toe At 10 Id } I 1 1 LTA, I 48 1 •w L/4 . Usk zd 2 i 44 489 3 4 1 r_ - 31 aral ii se 111161 1111 IV Me 4 1