The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Stockton and Darlington Railway (Towlaw and Crook), Crystal Palace and South London Junction, Car lisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock; London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (new lines), Frosterley and Stanhope Railway, North British Railway and Carlisle and Snloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies, North British Railway and Port Carlisle Dock and Railway Cos., North British Railway (Monktonhall and Ormiston and Dalkeith Branches), Kington and Eardesley Railway, and Lead burn, Linton, and Dolphinton Railway Bills were read a econd time. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Earl DE GREY presented a petition from Gateshead in favonr of this bill. Lord TAUNT ON having presented petitions to a similar - effect, proceeded to move the second reading of this bill. He said the subject on which the measure was founded had lately been so fully discussed in the other house of Parlia ment that he need not occupy their lordships by any length ened observations. The object of the bill was to relieve parties taking Government or corporate offices from an oath which was in the highest degree repugnant to the feelings of a great body of her Majesty's subjects. It had been formerly said that the oath was one of the safe -guards of the Church of England, but instead of being a bulwark, he looked upon it as an edifice of sand. The oath was not required to be taken in Ireland, why, then, should it be necessary in England ? Moreover, at the present time, the oath was quite unnecessary and quite unintelligible ; and as for any injury following its abolition to the Church of England, he looked upon that as a circumstance quite im po'ssible, for the Church was never in a stronger positionthan at the present time. With respect to certain Government of fices, an act of indemnity was annually passed to relieve persons taking those offices from subscribing to this oath, He felt certain that not the slightest injury would be done to the Church of England by the passing of this bill, but, on the contrary, a graceful act would be conferred on those who dissented from its teaching. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH opposed the motion. He did not think that there was any real grievance, and if th 3 Dissenters were not actuated by hostile feelings towards the Church of England, they would not object to take the oath required. The bill was sup ported by a society called the Liberation Society, the object fof which was to destroy the union which now existed between Church and State, and therefore he moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord WODEHOUSE supported the bill. The question having been put from the woolsack, the numbers were— Content Not Content B7 Majority. , The motion was accordingly lost. Atttention was called by the Marquis of CLANRI VARDE to the fact that the Bishop of Winchester had gone by mistake with the "contents'' into their lobby, and his vote had not been given by the tellers, though it had been recorded by the clerk. He thought the vote ought not to stand as recorded on the journals. A. long discussion followed as to the course to be pursued, and resulted in the right rev. prelate being finally asked on which side he meant to vote, and his stating that he in tended to vote with the " non-contents." The Bills of Exchange (Ireland) Act, 1861, Amendment Bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--YESTERDAY. The SPEALER took the chair at 4 o'clock. The Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corivan Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. _ - The following bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered for the third reading :—Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway (further provisions)—Brean Down Harbour, &c.—Bristol Water Bill—Caterham Water Bill—Hull and Hornsea Railway—Scottish North Eastern Railway—Vale of Clwyd Railway. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, chiefly against the operation of the income tax, and praying for the exemption from the tax of all incomes under £l5O a year; for the repression of the liquor traffic; for an alteration in the poor law ; from certain schoolmasters against provisions in the Revised Code, &c. LEAVE OF. ABSENCE. On the motion of Colonel PENNANT, a fortnight's leave of absence was granted to Mr. Holland, on the ground of domestic affliction. REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Sir C. DOUGLAS (in the absence of the hon. member Mr. Stansfeld), gave notice that on that day three weeks his hon. friend would bring forward a motion to the effect that it was desirable to reduce the public expenditure. (Hear, hear.) OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA. Mr. WHITE gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of the house to our relations with Obhui, THE BALLOT. Mr. BERKELEY gave notic9 that he would, on the 27th instant, move for leave to introduce a bill providing for the taking of votes at elections by ballot. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) REMUNERATION TO POSTMASTERS, Mr. W. MARTIN asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to give any remuneration to the postmasters in consequence of the additional labour imposed upon them by the institu tion of post-office savings banks. Mr. PEEL said that the question was under considera• tion. LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND). ' Mr. MACEVOY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any, and, if any, what changes had been recently made by the Irish Government in the rules and manage ment of district lunatic asylums? Sir R. PEEL said that the subject of lunatic asylums in Ireland and the rules which had been introduced for their more efficient management, had given great satisfaction, CIVIL SERVANTS IN BOMBAY. Mr. ADAM asked the Secretary of State for India whe ther he had received any memorial from her Majesty's covenanted civil servants in Bombay praying for the redress of certain grievances, and when the memorials from civil servants in Bengal and Madras would be in the hands of members ? Mr. BARING said that these papers had been laid on the table last Friday. Mr. HODGKINSON asked the President of the Poor law Board, whether he had any official knowledge that, in consequence of the Government having in the last and the present session promoted a bill to amend the law respect ing Parochial Assessments, the revision of the assessments in a large number of parishes was postponed; and whether there was a probability of the bill now before the select committee of which he vas chairman being reported to the house €o as to give sufficient time for its consideration and being passed into law during the present session. Mr. V I LLTERS was understood to say that he had re ceived no official information in reference to the subject of the first question. With regard to the other question, the bill alluded to would shortly be prepared, and would be in troduced in time to enable its being passed this session. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE. Lord It. MONTAGU asked the First Lord of the Treasury if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring forward any measure, during the present session, for the pur pose of carrying into effect the recommendations contained in the report of the committee on miscellaneous expenditure, so far as they suggest a transfer of all public works (save those for naval and military purposes) to one depart ment, and the appointment of a permanent commissioner of works. _ Lord PALMERSTON said that all the public works, with the exception of th^co ''''""AQa £0? nßval nnd ranitaz.y purposes, were under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works. Her Majesty's Government had no inten tion whatever of appointing to the head of the Public Works Department a permanent officer, because the effect would be to deprive the house of the control which tkey now possessed relative to public works. COURTS OF JUSTICE MONEY BILL. Mr. COLLINS asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was his intention to proceed with the Courts of Justice (Money) Bill, the second reading of which was negatived on the 10th of April last, Mr. CO WPER said it would be most convenient to proceed with this bill. PENSION TO MR. GEORGE LINNIEUS BANKS. Mr. BENTINCK asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether it was true that Mr. George Linnams Banks had been placed on the Civil List for a p ens i on of £5O per an num? Lord PALMERSTON said that no such pension had been granted. It was represented to him that M r . B anks was a gentleman of considerable literary attainments, and in consequence of having devoted a great deal of his time to the promotion of mechanics' insti tutes, a very meritorious act, he had embarrassed himself. Under these circumstances, he (Lord Palmerston) recom mended that ho should receive a donation of £59 from the royal bounty, but that did not involve a continuance of tie taint. CAPTAIN COLES' SHIELDS. l b•leply to Lord It. MONTAGU and Admiral WALCOTT, i. ''' oakk t PAGET said that Captain Coles had written a letter - "A Times stating that he had not been consulted in the rep itting of the shieldr, and as he had a great respect for fu„ gentleman he regret ted his having adopted s uch .a course., The shields in question had undergor e experime A nts wll 'eupaired them to some extent, and his noble friend the D, (1 , 1 Somerset decided that they should be subjected to a furtht, trial with guns of 1501 b. calibre Capt. Coles was cornmu Nted with, and his eo-operation invited. Ile repeated his re Ntthat Capt. Coles, as an officer on full pay, should have m Atttn. to a newsp aper on this subject. Captain Coles was not ‘maipbuilder, and the plan of ships which he presented to t),„ Government had been declined, and he was only responsible the shields. TRAMWAYS BILL, AYItTON, in RlOVing for l' 3a " t ° bring in thia bill, to authorise the construction of tramways and other roads in England, explained that he did not propose to give as extensive powers in this bill as were given for the construction of these roads in Scotland and Ireland. He contended that tramways could be constructed cx ee from the defects of those now in the metropolis. I a the event of any complaint about any particular tramway to be made, the matter might be referred to the magistates at quarter ses sions, and they could forbid its construction if they thought fit to do so. Sir J. SHELLEY opposed the motion. After some discussion, leave was given to bring in the bill, HULL CITADEL. Mr. A. SMITH moved for an address for a copy of the case prepared in the War-office for the law officers of the Crown respecting Hull Citadel, and their opinion thereon. Mr. PEEL said that the law officers of the Crown were of opinion that the property belonged to the Crown from hereditary right. After some discussion the house divided — For the motion Against it Majority The motion was accordingly lost. INCOME-TAX. Mr. HUBBARD moved that the incidence of an income-tax should not fall upon capital or property, and that when applied to the annual proceeds of inves ted property it should fall only on the net incomes arising therefrom ; and that the net profits, gains, or salaries of persons and partnerships (not by public com panies), engaged in any trade, f arm , or manu f acture , pro f ess ion, or salaried employment, should be subject, pre vious to assessment, to such an abatement as may equally adjust the burthen thrown upon intelligence and skill, as compared with property. Disagreeing with the report of a committee of last year, which decided that no satisfactory change could be made in the present system of income tax, he would contend that such a tax ought to be derived lite rally from income—that is the net receipt from any source of income ; and urged an announcement from the Govern ment that they would take the question into consideration of the grievances inflicted by the present tax. One of them might be mitigated by a deduction being made for out goings in the obtaining of income, which might be done by a percentage. With regard to the assessment of industrial earnings, that also should include a deduction which might be calculated on an average, Mr. CRAWFORD seconded the motion, stating his belief that there was no chance of the income-tax ceasing to be a part of the taxation of the country, and therefore that it ought to be imposed on just principles. He quoted the opinions of a number of statesmen and members of par liament who had denounced its present injustice and ine qualities. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he adhered to an opinion ho had expressed some years ago, that he could not consider an income-tax a permanent source of the revenue of the country. He was not, therefore, sur prised at motions against it; however, he was unable to concur in the attempts at reconstruction of the tax which were involved in some of these motions, and on the part of the Government he offered a decided opposition to the pre sent motion, and he had no part in a notice of moving the previous question which had been given. Having criti cally examined the details of the plan laid down by Mr. Hubbard, he insinuated that they were visionary and im practicable, but admitted that there was some case made out for dealing with incomes under £l5O. By the proposed plan there would be a loss to the revenue of more than two millions and a half, while in its details it would produce a series of inequalities in the percentage to be paid, which would create far greater injustice than that which it was asserted now existed. This proposition he argued and illustrated in a most elaborate mariner, showing that in the result, among other inequalities, there would be a disadvan tage to the landed interest, as against the other classes sub ject to the tax, to the extent of 70 per cent., while the fundholder would be specially mulcted at a rate dispro portioned to that paid by other classes. On the whole he charecterised the plan as one of mischief and danger, and while admitting the existence of some inequalities in the present system, he must oppose any speculative attempts to reconstruct it. Mr. HUBBARD replied at some length. Mr. KNIGHTLEY, however, made some observations, On a division, the motion was lost by 99 to 62. Sir H. STRACEY moved that in the distribution of the Parliamentary grant to sailors' homes it is desirable that the Admiralty should be empowered to give assistance to such homes as, in its judgment, it maydeem most deserving of support, whether situated in the neighbourhood of dock yards or not. Lord C. PAGET, while admitting to the full the value of sailors' homes, was of opinion that they should not de pend on the support of the public purse, but rather on the assistance of the great mercantile interests with which they were most intimately connected. He could not assent to the desire which he thought was implied in the motion that a larger Parliamentary grant should be asked of the Admi ralty; and while the amount of the grant remained what it was, it was only proper that it should be dispensed to those homes to which the seamen of the navy resorted. After a brief discussion, the motion was - Withdrawn. AUSTRALIAN COVR An P.- Mr. Alderman SALOMONS called attention to the esta blishment of a branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney, New South Wales, and moved for a select committee to consider and report on the expediency of legalising the circulation in the United Kingdom of the sovereigns coined at Sydney. After some debate, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his opinion that a good prima facie case had been made out for the circulation in this country of the Australian sove reigns, but thought the subject should come under the con sideration cf a committee. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HENNESSY moved the second reading of the Grand Jury Secretaries (Ireland) Bill, which was opposed by Sir R.:PEEL, and, after some discussion, withdrawn. Ihe different clauses of the Public Houses (Scotland) Acts Amendment Bill were gone through in committee. The other business was disposed of, and the house ad journed. TILE FRENCH PRESS ON THE EX. HIBIIION. M. Texier describes, in the Siecle, his impres sions of London during a visit to the Great Exhi bition, and notes with apparent satisfaction the gradual assimilation of the English in certain ex ternal matters to his own countrymen. He refers to one impertant point in particular. " For the last ten - years," be observes— " London has seen changes in her habits which prove that the old English spirit is weakening, or relaxing. England may still be a sort of Western China, that resists foreign influence ; but assuredly her metropolis has made many concessions to strange gods. When Frenchmen dropped down into London in 1851 there was a regulac hue-and cry throughout the West-end. The long beards of those foreigners excited great astonishment ; and Punch illustrated with his pencil and in caricatures exposed in the windows of the Haymarket the epi grams of his shaven countrymen. Whence came these barbarians? asked fine ladies. Arc they Scythians or Frenchmen ? Wore they born on the shores of Lake Aral or on the banks of the Seine ? What a complete metamorphosis ! Young Englishmen—they whom we meet cantering be tween 2 and 4 o'clock in the aristocratic alley of Rotten-row, by the side of young ladies,have beards lof fabulous length, which seem false from their exaggeration. The astonishment of our neighbours was at once followed by imitation. London has taken our beards; and so it is that the immediate result of the first universal Exhibition was a revo lution in British visages. It is true, a few Puri tans have protested against the invasion of this Continental fashion ; and the Rev. Dr. Cumming, who has got into the habit of predicting every six months the approaching end of the world, sees in this unexpected crop of the Anglo-Saxon chin a new sign of the times. The fact is some years later the austere guardians of the old principles whis pered to each other certain extraordinary thingq. There were seen in the environs of Regent's-park ele gant little houses, inhabited by handsome young womerl,who had come no one knew whence, without money or introduction ; who lived like the most opu lent families. The handsomest carriages were theirs the freshest toilettes, the finest horses. They had their boxes at her Majesty's Theatre or Covent garden, and they looked not less haughty and some times more handsome than the ladies in this alley of Hpde-park, where you behold the most illustrious of Great Britain. Clearly Old England had lost the rigidity of her ancient LIWI RogPnes-riark came to be an accursed quarter ; a London Breda (a street in Paris of indifferent repute) ; the abominanion of desolation. It was not possible to close the eye to such evidence. The demi nzonde, this pestilence of the Continent, had crossed the Channel." The censor of the Siecle enters into some further details on this topic,Which;ve been known to the English public. lie touches another topic, the Tableaus Vivants, Which a previous writer in a Paris paper has already alluded to. " If from the wealthy classes," continues M. Texier_ " We descend to the lower ranks of the peoples another fact appears which is also new to London. This vast city has in all its qua r t ers a num b er o f taverns, where you can enter on Payment o f a shil ling, since the attractior of a show has been a dd e d to that of the ale and porter, which you pay for over and above. These innumerable taverns might rIHE SUN, -LONDON, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, MAY 14, 1862. remind us of our Cafes Chantans, but for the intro duction of a sort of amusement which is not per mitted with us. Now, of all the sights, the most followed, the most living in London are the Tableaux. Ido not, of course, speak of what you see in the picture galleries. I speak of the plastic posturing, mythological and Anacreontic, known as 1 Tableaux Vivants. Wherever you may find your self, in Leicester-square or in the Strand, in the west end or in the city, you may see palpable shades —Diana and Endymion, Mars and Venus, Atalanta in the garden of the Hesperides, the Judgment of Paris, and the Three Graces, such as they appeared to the eyes of the immortals in those primitive times when crinoline was not known. The Londoners seem to me to be very eager after such spectacles. Those exhibitions commenced, I believe, five or six years ago in Leicester-square, thencespread to other quarters, and multiplied a little everywhere. If we had such things among us I suppose our neighbours would cry out a little, and even utter some for midable ' shockings !' I must, however, add that you meet rarely in these night-houses a well-bred man, one who would be called in England a gentle man. The spectators are in general somewhat de ficient as respects appearance; though it is difficult enough for a stranger to define it in this country, where the black coat is the universal garment, and where the beggar wears a round hat like every body else. One would say, indeed that the people do not exist in this immense city of London, and that it is exclusively inhabited by nobles and the middle class ; the same uniformity of costume, habits, manners, visages. The artisan, the shop keeper, the idler, all enter the same publichouse, observe the same silent attitude; and at first sight are not marked by any difference. Strip off the livery of a lord's servant, and there is no reason why you should not take him for his master. He has the same stiff, cold bearing of the master. All . the English seem to have been cut out on the same pattern, and I have often asked myself if there really be two distinct types throughout the whole of Great Britain. This, in my opinion, seems to be the true reason why London looks so sad in French eyes. When you walk through these streets, in the midst of omnibuses and carriages, among the population which encumbers the squares, the bridges, the public walks, you cannot at first explain why all that meets your eye—splendid equipages, glittering shops, and buiEings—all look dull. It is only when you seek to solve the singular problem you find out what makes Lon don so monotonous, apart from its industrial and commercial sphere, is the absence of the people —of the people who are everywhere in Paris, who animate and make gay the streets and squares, the public gardens, and the boulevards, who are seated at our theatres, who mingle in all our ceremonies, and who hold a prominent place in all our public fetes." makes a sharp bend at the bottom of it, and close to the sea you look down on a cis extending for a mile or more along the coast aid rising upon the vine-clad hills behind, while or little volcanic pro- ,überances are perched here aul there the remains of feudal castles, or the pictureque pigeon towers. Down the coast the view extents to Piostum, whose temples are just visible, and b the Punta Licosa, and the Gulf of Policastro, whit in the background are the lofty, blank-looking Apeanin es. The facades of the houses are hidden under tapestry, flags wave from every window, triumpbalarcb es, congratula tory inscriptions, everything which the imagina tion could suggest, was there to velcome the King of united Italy. "Long live the people's King, the King of united Italy !" " Loig live Victor Em manuel, the King of united Ib,ly in the Capitol!" "Long live the first hero of laly, the hero of St. 1 1 Martin !" Such are a few of tie inscriptions which I marked; nor was Garibaldi fartten. Deep in the hearts of the Salernitans he liespne of its most sacred reasures. The tropLies, whicl, as I told you, lined he road on either side from thl entrance to Vietri, were continued throughout Sahrno, and far beyond it, in even more magnificent proportions. On the pedestal of each was inscribed the name of one of the battles in the Sicilian and Southern campaigns, Solferino, Magenta, San Martno, Calatafimi, Mar sala, Capua, and others, surDunded by wreaths, while these were linked together by festoons. It was into the second city of this Southern province, won by the hand of Garibald, that Victor Emma nuel now entered at a walkiag pace. The whole province was there—windows, housetops, and trees were covered, in the streets there was a sea of heads, and more hearty ohms I have not heard during the whole of this extraordinary visit. As the street narrowed bouquets and showers of flower leaves fell fast in the royal carriage, and amidst the maddest enthusiasm the King at last arrived at the Palace of the Intendante and soon showed himse' at the balcony, " Vivas !" were shouted again and again, and tears of joy fell fast. Beside the King were Rattazzi and other people of distinction. His Majesty bowed cordially and repeatedly, and then retired to take some refreshment and receive the deputations from the neighbouring places which had come to welcome him, from Pajani, Nocera, Cave, Vietri, Amelfi, Marzano, and a host of other places unknown to your readers. All were received with the utmost affability, and the King spoke encourag ingly of their united hopes. Italy would be consti tuted, he said; and all replied that they placed their property and their lives at his Majesty's feet, and would sacrifice everything for him and their country. The clergy were tolerably well represented, " for they know," said one to me, "that their very exis tence depends on their show of loyalty." All the priests of Santa Annunziata came en masse to welcome the King, while the Chapter of Santo Matteo, the cathedral church, dropped in one by one, the yielding of some having decided the others. But I don't believe in the priests even clothed in the garb of Liberals ; they cannot support the Go vernment of Victor Emmanuel if honest, and if dishonest their support is not worth having. The very principles of Papacy and constitutional govern ment are as opposed to each other as is darkness to light, and the most honest priest is he who acknow ledges it and places himself in the opposition. Whot is the consequence ? That the Papacy has had its day, and the sooner it falls the better for the world. " Oh, what a day is this," said a National Guard, from the mountains, " after a life of suffer ing ! But you don't know how we in this province have been trampled under foot." "Yes, I do, a trifle; I have watched all for 20 years." " Why, sir, we could not call our lives our own, we were treated worse than dogs. If a dog has its chain, it is loosened at times and caressed ; but for us there was no cessation of suffering. Why, I, a man with a family, living three mile from here, and having my business to attend to, could never leave my village without the permission of a judge; but you know nothing of this !" "Yes, I do, for I have long figured in your police books." " Well, sir, this day is a compensation for all ; we wept when we saw Victor Emmanuel ; per Die, we love him better than Christ° it Padre Eterno, for has he not re deemed us from slavery—crushing slavery ?" Ido not justify the unintentional blasphemy, still I give it as expressive of the strength of Italian sentiment. ":And the clergy," I said, " what are they doing P" " Brigands, canaglia, all of them ; and that -- Pope the chief brigand. Do you believe, if he had been a real Catholic at heart, that he would have sanctioned and protected the shedding of the blood of Christians ? You are an Englishman, sir, and the English have been our best friends. We all love them, and are grateful to them ;" whereupon he embraced me and his friends about him, and I thought it good time to retire. Now let us hear what a respectable officer of the Salerno Guard will say. "We have 1,700 men under arms," he said, " and Ave have raised a body of 100 Bersaglieri. There •has been a good deal erf work in the mountains there, and only six weeks since there were 300 brigands on these mountain tops—but they are nearly all crushed or dispersed. A few remain ; mere highway robbers." He then invited rile into the guard-house, and, with the other officers, we chatted over the past and the present. "No one eats in Salerno to-day," said a captain with a paunch as big as Falstaff s, " for our servants have all re fused to work—such a day as this, they say, comes once in their lives, and Heaven knows if we shall be permitted to eat this evening. Why, sir, we are all mad, all the country round, at having that man among us." In the guard-house there were a number of ladies and of Benedictine monks, always enlightened, always friends of liberty ; but, leaving them again, I again mix in the crowd and meet with Padre Pantaleo, Garibeldi's chaplain. " Magnifico! magnifico!' , shouts the priest, " the whole province is here, the clergy have come out here better than I expected, and Victor Emmanuel is carrying all hearts with him." The Padre is very courteous and kin 3, and presents me to a knot of Franciscan friars around him as one who had fought for them and sympa thised with them for many years, and the Padre embraces me, as do the friars, and again I make my escape and mingle with the crowd. There are very many persons with printed papers in their hats, bearing the inscription, " Viva Vittoria Em manuele, it Re d'ltalia in Campidoglio." They be long to several associations formed for the avowed purpose of pushing on to Rome. There are very many such associations in Naples, Salerno, and throughout the provinces, and the resolution of the nation on this point is gaining strength from day to-day—it may be moderated in its action by the residence of a Royal Prince in Naples, but it will net be destroyed, and until Rome becomes the capital there will be no cessation of struggling, as theie will be no real unity. Bat the bugles are sounding, and I run off to the guard-house. Victor Emmanuel is in his carriage, the people crowd around him, and will scarcely let him move; he rises and stands white bowing to the enthusiastic Salernitans, and then he moves on slowly, while from every window the ladies shower down upon him bouquets and handkerchiefs and shawls full of the petals of flowers. It was a scene to have witnessed, not to describe. I can only talk of " vivas" and flowers, and enthusiasm, and so on ; but there are a thousand traits which the imagina tion and the heart perceive and feel, which the pen cannot give. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF a SWEDISH TRAVELLER. —An inquest was held yesterday morning at the Welling ton Arms, Waterloo-road, on the body of Dr. Magnus Wilkstrom, an eminent Swedish Dhilogophor and t..yenei, who diod auddonly at Poole's coffeehouse, Waterloo-road, on Sunday. The unfortunate viall arrived from Australia on Sunday, and stopped at the coffee-houso in order to wait for the two o'clock train to conVeY him to East Sheen. He went up stairs to wash his hands, and was taken ill, and died before medical assistance could be obtained. A gentle man from the dike of the Swedish consulate proved that the deceased had travelled over nearly all the habitable globe, and from papers found upon him it appeared that he had suffered greatly during his recent voyage from Australia. Mr. Blackma n , s u rgeon , wh o had mad e a post-mortem exa mination, said that h e f oun d e lc tensivo inflammation of the lungs, and the body was very snuck emaciated consequent on the inflammation and the u tter prostration of the system by the bnmorrhage, the deceased not having had any medi cal attendance during the time. A witness havir g identified the deceased, spoke of his high literary and scientific attain ments. A vprd'ct was returned in accordance with the me dical testimony. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. At the weekly meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers, held yesterday at Guildhall—Mr. De Jersey in the chair, Mr. DAW, the principal clerk, read a letter from the United Kingdom Gas Carburetting Company, stating that they had received the copies of the letters of the Great Central Gas Company which had been laid before the Court at the last meeting, and in answer to it referred the commission to a communication which had been made to the committee a short time since, and praying that the commission would appoint some competent person to examine and report upon the burning pressure of gas supplied at the various lamps in their contract, as, from f xamination, they found that the quantify of gas supplied has been less than the 3 feet per hour contracted to be given by the company at a large number of the lamps which were supplied with their process. The letter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. _ _ . Dr. LETIIEBY, the medical officer of health, re ported on the state of 204 houses that had been in spected during the week, and he submitted a list of 93 places for sanatory improvement. He likewise reported that the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and that the officers had seized 2,7611b5. of meat as unfit for human food. It consisted of 14 sheep, 6 pigs, 20 quarters of beef, and 14 joints. Nearly all of it was in a diseased condition. 78 births and 65 deaths were registered during the week. The latter are above the average (503 for the corresponding period of the last six years, and 27 of the deaths were among children of less than 5 years of age, and 15 among old persons of 60 and upwards. :The chief:causes of death were as follows :—Phthisis 12, pneumonia 3, bronchitis 3, convulsions and hydrocephalus 5, continued fever 10, whooping cough 4, croup and diphtheria 3, and measles 4—making together 13 deaths from tuber cular diseases of the lungs, and 21 from diseases of the zymoti3 class—half of these were from continued fever, which continues to increase in severity both in the number of attacks and in the fatal termination. In the course of the last few weeks there have been 65 cases of fever out of an aggregate of 863 cases of illness among the poor, and there have been 28 deaths among all classes. In the corresponding week of last year there were only 6 cases of fever among 1,109 cases of illness among the poor, and there were only 6 deaths among all classes. The pre valence of the disease has therefore advanced from less than 1 in 100 in all cases of sickness to nearly B:per cent. ; and in some of the eastern and western divisions of the City it has advanced 12 per cent. It is remarkable, however, that while the preva lence of the disease has been most marked in the poorer districts, the largest proportion of the fatal cases have been in the City proper. At present the disease is very prevalent in the Eastern Union and in the eastern portion of the Western; and as the fever hospital is full of patients, and cannot give admission to the cases occurring in the City Union, in his opinion it would be advantageous to the poor and the public, if a temporary hospital were opened in the City for the reception of such cases. This would not only tend to assist in the treatment of the helpless sick, but also in preventing the spread of he disease, 2HE SING OF ITALY AT NAPLES. A letter from Naples, dated Naples, May 8, says: —lt was a most brilliant ball at the Royal Palace on Tuesday evening, the largest and the only one of its kind ever witnessed in Naples. In the first place, invitations were issued for the rational hour of half-past eight, for Victor Emmanuel is a man of early hours, and the visitors began to arrive atnine o'clock. A little before ten o'clock the band struck up the National Hymn, and, the doors of the splen- did ball-room having been thrown open, the won bred mob crowded in, shoulder by shoulder, and round themselves in the presence of the " Re Ga- /antuomo." Around him were the members of the diplomatic body, and some privileged persons of both sexes who had been admitted before the gene ral company. Among these I observed the Viceroy of Egypt, with Mustapha Pasha, his nephew' and six other persons, the Commendatore Rattazzi and Admiral Persano, the Ministers of Portugal, Turkey, Sweden, Brazil, Belgium, and Greece. France was not represented, as M. Benedetti was suffering, un fortunately, from an attack of gout ; nor was Eng land, as Sir James Hudson arrived late in the evening from Rome ; but the Secretaries of both Legations were there. The whole of the Consular body were present in this brilliant group, as were also the French Admirals ; and the scene was as ' bulking to the eye as it was morally impressive, for it was the first time in Southern Italy that the King of its united fragments had ever met his sub jects surrounded by such a strong amount of politi cal support. The general company consisted of 250 officers of the National Guard, 300 officers of the army and marine, 70 officers of the French and 25 of the British squadron ; the complement of upwards of 3,000 persons being made up of members of the Liberal aristocracy, of distin guished foreigners, and others of the middle classes commerce being very extensively represented. I note this last fact with special pleasure, for, whereas every element of progress and enter prise was excluded by the Bourbons, it is to the praise and honour of Victor Emmanuel that he assembles around him every one who contributes to the wealth and improvement of this interesting land. Madame Della Marmora did the honours of the evening, and both she and the General displayed their usual affability. But no one was thought of but Victor Emmanuel, and certainly his manner could not have been more affable or more un-Royal in the best sense of the term. The King, in fact, was laid aside, or rather the reserve of Royalty, and the Sovereign mingled as a friend with his subjects, encouraging them and giving them good wishes for the future. At about 11 o'clock his Majesty left the room, for his habits are very early, but dancing was kept up till daylight. Yesterday morning came off the long-expected ovation at Salerno. I shall describe, perhaps in tedious detail, everything I saw and heard, for whatever illustrates public opinion at the present moment is of importance. Let us start, then, by Portici and Torre del Greco, whose ruined houses are adorned here and there with s flag ; by Torre del Annunziata, famed maccaroni, all alive with tri- coloured banners; by industrious Scafari ; by An gri, with its hedges of bunch roses ;through fields teeming with all the wealth and beauty of spring and:summer. Man need not have moved a finger to welcome a King, for surely never did Nature put forth herself more effectually, and never was a brighter creation than that which dazzled tilt sight by its light and excess of wealth. At Pagani and Nocera the demonstrations of loyalty were increasing in fervour ; the stations were richly decorated, and great nutaers of people were assembled, who ehoutcd their 6 , vivns" lustily. Many of the Hun garian Legion were here, who have done good service lately on the mountains which frown on either side over this rich valley, and approxi mate so much as you get near La Cava that one fancies it would be possible to throw a stone across. Hero preparations for the Royal reception were on a still larger scale ; the station was very gaily decorated, and the Bishop of Cava and all his clergy presented themselves to his Mjesty, giving him a hearty welcome, while the people shouted themselves hoarse. At Vietri, which was very gaily decorated, the municipality and all I the civic and military authorities of Salerno and Vietri were in waiting to receive his Majesty. Situated beautifully at the apex of two roads, one of which verges to Amalfi and the other runs down to Salerno, Vietri was literally covered with flags and tapestry of all colours, Every human soul in the place had turned out, and the shouts of applause were one great united voice, Perhaps the interval between the two cities is from two to three miles, thrnuelout its entire length it was lined on either side by National cram as, nvr arc tint mere popinjays, but men who would fight as they have already fought. Poles were fixed in the ground on both sides of the road at intervals of 20 or 30 feet , wreathed round with box and myrtle, while floating from the top of each were two tricoloured flags. , What a dense mass of human beings it was which thronged in ecstasies around the King ! How slow the carriage went by Royal order, and how pa tiently be received petitions from some, and be stowed encouraging words on others! The people will go mad with joy and enthusiasm. "Stop with us, Majesty," they cried from th e h ear t, an d then they added to each other, " Who wou ld h ave th oug ht the King would have talked with us so freely and so kindly ? The view as you descend to Salerno is world ; the shore , one of the most superb in the LAW IN7ELLIGENCE.—May 13. EQUITY COURTS. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) DANK. OF DEPOSIT.-IN FIE DAVIES, A_DEPOSITOR, AND _ IN RE THE MARQUIS OF ABERCORN. Their lordships delivered their opinions upon these appeals from decisions of the Master of the Rolls, placing the names of the respective appellants upon the list of contributories to the liabilities of the National Assurance Investment Association, now in course of being wound up under the Winding-up Acts. In support of the appeals, which were argued some weeks since, Mr. Rolt, Q.C., and Mr. Bris towe, appeared for the Marquis of Abercorn; Mr. Ogle, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Godfrey for Mrs. Davies ; Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Roxburgh for the official manager; and Mr. Abel and Mr. Cot trell (both of the common law bar) to watch the proceedings on behalf of other depositors. Lord Justice Turner, in delivering judgment, re ferred to the different clauses of the Winding-up Acts and the deed of settlement, and said that the question was whether Mrs. Davies had been pro perly held a contributory under the provisions of those Acts and the deed; and the first consideration was whether she was a member of the association. Until 1854 that association had stood on the footing of the deed of settlement, but since then its affairs had been regulated by the provisions of an Act of Parliament which it obtained. It was after the passing of that act that the association first assumed the title of a bank of deposit, and it seemed to him that the society then determined to get money into their possession from depositors, and to apply to these investments the provisions of their deed of settlement. Mrs. Davies was neither the holder of mutual or investment stock ; she, therefore, did not come into the association under the provisions of the deed. And with respect to her signature to I certain receipts, it was going much too far to say that on the strength merely of such signatures she must have intended to become a pro prietor. On these grounds, he was of opinion that Mrs. Davies had not properly been held a contributory, and that the injunction granted to restrain her proceedings at law ought to be dissolved. With respect to the Marquis of Aber corn, whose name appeared as a director from the month of October, 1853, until December, 1854, it was shown that he neither knew of the loan to him of £5OO, nor of the purchase of investment stock of £lOO. He never attended any meetings of the board of directors, therefore by the deed of settle ment was not entitled to receive fees as director. It was true that subsequently to his consent to become a director the board had passed a resolution en titling all directors whether attending or not, to fees. But although Lord Abercorn must be con sidered to have been a director, and therefore not liable to contribute to those claims which might be made upon other directors. Then as to any implied agreement by the marquis to take the stock requi site to his qualification as director, he held that con structive notice ought not to be applied to such a case as this, and that the marquis ought not to have been held to be a contributory as the holder of such stock. Lord Justice Knight Bruce was satisfied that Mrs. Davies never intended to become a member of this association. She certainly, neither in the cha racter of member, of shareholder, or of partner de ceived anybody, or intended to be other than a mere depositor; the strange documents issued by the as sociation did not affect her, and she was therefore entitled to proceed with her action, and to have all her costs of the proceedings both here and at the Rolls. In Lord Abercorn's case there had been great carelessness on hie part perhaps, but it was clear that he never had or intended to take any capital stock, and in the absence of such intention or agreement he was not a member of the association so as to render him liable to a contribu tory. Whether it might be different with respect to the £4O standing in the joint names of his lordship and Mr. Bower he pronounced no opinion, for that matter was not before the court. His lordship could not be allowed any costs in this appeal. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir. R. T. Kindersley.) HATTERSLEY V. THE ANDOVER AND REDBRIDGE prietors of the periodical called Twice a Week from u sing the name of the London J ournal in that I work. The name is used thus, lwiee a Week, an Illustrated London Journal. The application was made on behalf of tho proprietors of the Lon don Journal. The Vice-Chancellor said there did not seem suf ficient ground for an ex parte injunction. The plaintiffs must move on notice. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) THE QUEEN V. THE UNITED ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Keane showed cause against a rule calling upon the defendants to appear and receive judgment for a nuisance in erecting telegraph posts on the highway. The present com pany succeeded the original promoters, and they be lieved at first that they inherited the latter's powers with reference to the erecting of posts in the high way. The learned counsel said this was a vindic tive prosecution by the International Electric Tele graph Company (Baron Rothschild being only the nominalprosecutor). The defendants had established a uniform rate of one shilling messages between London. and Liverpool, which had materially re duced the rates of the other company. Application was made by the latter company to Chancery to restrain the defendants, but that court declined to interfere, leaving the parties to their common law rights. The prosecution was not for vindicating a public right, but to put a stop to the working of the defendants' company. He asked their lordships to suspend their judgment, on the ground that a bill had passed the House of Lords which, it was ex pected, would pass the House of Commons in a few weeks, whereby, under certain restrictions, the com pany would have power to erect the posts. The de fendants discovered their mistake with reference to their having purchased the promoters' powers to erect these posts before they erected them ; but they fell into another common error, supposing that the consent of the persons who hail the custody and maintenance of the roads to erect these posts was sufficient, and that ;they were not subjecting themselves to the charge of having com mitted a legal nuisance. No one was connected with the custody and maintenance of the roads had complained of the erection of these posts. The Lord Chief Justice asked the counsel for the prosecution whether they would press the court to give judgment, and compel the removal of the posts, seeing that the company were before Parliament, and that the bill had passed the House of Lords which would give them powers to erect these posts. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., with whom were Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Mills, Q.C., and Mr. Metcalfe, reminded their lordships that the bill did not refer to the present posts, but to posts to be put down, and under certain restrictions. A conviction had been obtained, and the nuisance was continuing. Mr. O'Malley said the defendants had obtained the consent for these posts that would be required under the bill for new posts, The Lord Chief Justice said the court had the power of using their discretion whether or not they would suspend judgment. He thought nothing would be gained by compelling . the company to take down these posts, when in all probability they would have the power to put them up again in a few weeks. Mr. Bovill again urged there was here a convic tion and a continuing nuisance. Mr. O'Malley said he was ready on the part of the defendants to enter into any undertaking if the bill should not to pass to submit to the verdict and remove the posts. The Lord Chief Justice said he could not but think there was some vindictiveness in pressing the court to give judgment, Judgment was suspended till the last day of next term. ItO&S' V. GREEN AND ANOTHER. Mr. Gibbons showed cause against a rule calling upon the defendants, the eminent shipbuilders, to show cause why they should not file better answers to certain interrogatories put by the plaintiff. The action was to recover the amount of commission claimed by the plaintiff for having introduced the defendants to the Spanish Government, which led to their entering into contract s for supplying the Spanish Government with certain ships of war. The plaintiff contended that the contracts were obtained through his means. The learned counsel urged that the plaintiff was not entitled to the an swers asked for, on the ground that it would be a disclosing of communications of a political nature. The contracts were the property of the Spanish Government, and the defendants were only their agents, consequently any information that they pos sessed was the property of the Spanish Govern ment, He hoped the court would not call upon the defendants to make State disclosures. The Lord Chief Justice said the plaintiff did not ask for confidential communications, but only to be informed of facts. Mr. Justice Crompton said he could not see how information was property. Ships undoubtedly were such. The Lord Chief Justice said the questions were such as ought to be answered. He conceded the principle contended for by the learned counsel, but he denied its application to this case. This was the last day of term. The after term nisi prius sittings commence to-day (Wednesday). RAILWAY. This matter was brought on again this morning. It originally came before the court on motion for an injuncion to restrain the defendants from forfeiting the shares of the plaintiff in their railway, from preventing his attending and voting at the meet ings of the company, and restraining the defen dants from promoting a bill in Parliament, either alone or jointly with the Great Western Railway Company, for making a junction with the railway of tho latter company se as to give them an access to Southampton. Plaintiff was the contractor for the line, and claims to be entitled to more than 4,000 shares in the Andover and Redbridge Rail way ; but the defendants allege that the shares have been forfeited by reason of the non-completion of the contract. The motion, as to part of its objects, was refused when first brought On, but as to the remainder it has stood over from time to time on an undertaking by the defendants saving the rights of the plaintiff. Mr. Glasse :(with whom was Mr. Locock Webb) now said ho could not proceed with the motion to day, as an affidavit had been filed this morning by the defendants which ho had not had time to peruse. It was then arranged that the motion should again stand over, on the terms of the notice of motion generally, without prejudice, defendants, if they were so advised, to give notice for the mei,t under the Wharucliff order, bnt that the meeting meeting should !:;,t ho had until the day after next (Before Vice Chneellor Sir W. P. Wood.) JOHNSON V. MAXWELL. This was a motion ex parts to restrain the pro- BAIL COURT. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) EX PARTE REED. In this case an application was made on Saturday last to permit the postponement of a portion of a preliminary examination previous to entering into articles of clerkship, when the learned judge took time to consider the application. Mr. Justice Wightman this morning said that the act required that the application should be made to the " said" judges, which referred to the two Lord Chief Justices, the Lord Chief Baron, and the Mas ter of the Rolls. He had no power to interfere. IN RE THE HARTLEPOOL RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Collier, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Tindal Atkinson, applied for the costs in this case. A man damus bad been issued for the election of a director, which had been complied with, and the question was:who was to pay the costs of the mandamus. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., with Mr. Millward, appeared for the company, and resisted the application. He complained of the conduct of Mr, Coleman, who had been the cause of the application to the Queen's Bench for the mandamus. Mr, Collier said the bubble had at last burst. The accounts had been submitted to Messrs. Quilter and Ball, who had reported the insolvent state of the company. It had now been discovered that the company had been mismanaged, and that the direc tors had borrowed 21 millions of money in excess of their powers. The issue of the mandamus had led to the discovery. Mr. Justice Wightman said he had not been satis fied of the necessity of the mandamus to increase the directors from four to five.—Rule discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 13. MANSION-HOUSE.--William Muller, a re- I spectably-dressed man of 37, a German, and de scribed as an engineer, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Sergeant Brett, detective police officer, charged with being con cerned with Chlom Brideberg, Abraham Josephson, and others, recently convicted at the Central Cri minal Court, in the fabrication and forgery of Rus sian bank notes. _ Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Messrs. Oliverson, La vie, and Peachey, solicitors, Old Jewry, said he attended on behalf of the Russian Government, to institute a prosecution against the prisoner under a statute applicable to the case, for having unlawfully and without authority and excuse, in his possession divers plates, tools, and instruments, for the pur pose of engraving notes of a foreign prince or state —namely, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia. To a question by the Lord Mayor, whether any counsel or solicitor was present on his behalf, The Prisoner replied in the negative. He added in reply to another, that he was a German, but knew enough of English to understand the proceed ings. George Scott, one of the City detective police officers, who was called by Mr. Sleigh, said from information he received, he went to the London Bridge Railway Station on Monday, about three o'clock, accompanied by Inspectors Leonard and Foulger and Sergeant Brett, three other officers. Presently they saw the prisoner leave t lac he London station, and they followed him to Adelaid e- p e, Bridge, where they took him into custody. Wit ness told him they were police-officers, and charged him with forging Russian rouble notes in concert with Reichberg, Josephson, and others, who had been convicted of a similar offence. He appeared to be surprised, and disclaimed all knowledge of the matter. Witness and Brett entered a cab with him, and on the way to the police-station Brett took from beneath the prisoner's coat a pi n ata 1 with string, and sealed and addressed, " Mr. M. Barney. To be left till called for." Wit ness asked th e p risoner w hat it contained. He said he got it, he replied it was togiven he hwimbrye:biuld not know, an d to the question he got at the railway station. On was going to do with it, he madeheing as ked what he no reply. He afterwards said he knew Reich berg and Josephson, and that he had done some work for Rcichberg. At the police-station the parcel was opened and found to contain six engraved zinc and capper plates and upwards of 50 Russian 10-rouble notes. Mr, Sleigh, taking up one of the plates, all of which the witness had produced, said the Lord Mayor would recollect that all the former investi gations into this extensive system of forgery the plate from which the border of the notes was printed was always wanting. They had got it tt last. The witness Scott, resuming his story, said he after Wards went with the rest of the officers to the house, No. 7, Kent-street, Hackney-road, at which the prisoner said he resided. There they saw a woman, who said she was the prisoner's wife, in a room on the first-floor, and on searching the apart ment they found under a table a carpet bag con taining a great number of engravers' tools, several pieces of zinc and copper, and many letters and papers, some of them in a foreign language. In the drawer of a dressing-glass they also found a seal, which probably would be of importance, since' it was supposed to have been used in making the ina pression on the parcel taken from the prisoner. He believed, if the prisoner was remanded, further striking evidence would be forthcoming. The prisoner, in reply to the Lord Mayor, s,aid he understood without the aid of an interpreter \-vhat the witness bad said, adding that the officer did .".Ali ask him what he was going to do with the plates. Sergeant Brett corroborated in all respects the evidence given by the previous witness. a Russian gentleman, staying at 21, Nor folk-street, Strand, was next called. He said he was officially attached to the department in Petersbargh for printing Russian bank-notes- It was a separate department connected with the Ministry of Finance and with the state bank of Russia. The notes taken from the prisoner were forged 10-rouble notes. One of plates produced was , an engraving of the ornamental border of a 10-rouble note ; another contained the writing on the front of such a note, the year, a representation of an eagle, and the signature of the governor ; and from a third. plate an impression of the signatures of the direc tors and cashier could be obtained ; another con tained the writing and border on the back of a 10- rouble note ; and a fifth an etching and the water mark. The plates when put together would engrave the whole of a 10-rouble note, except the engine turned groundwork. Mr. Sleigh said that was all the evidence he was then able to produce against the prisoner, but he apprehended it was sufficient to justify him in ask ing to have him remanded. The Lord Mayor thought so too, and the prisoner was accordingly remanded until Wednesday next. THE _HENDON TRAGEDY, Yesterday James Lawrence, aged 27, a gardener, of Bittersea Hill, Hendon, was placed before Mr. Edward William, Esq., and a bench of magistrates, at the Edgeware Petty Sessions, charged with the wilful murder of Anne Cox, his sweetheart, at Mill Hill, Hendon, which tragic event took place On the 29th of March last. The accused, it will be remembered, acknow ledged to having attempted suicide, the left side of his face being literally shattered by gun-shot. He was conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, where has re mained until yesterday morning, when he was brought from thence in the custody of Inspector Dafter, of the S division, to undergo an examina tion on the above charge. The prisoner presented a frightful spectacle. His head was totally en veloped in surgical bandages and cotton wool, one side of his face only being clearly visible. The in jured side protruded, from swelling, to an enormous extent, and his mouth was drawn awry. He was carried into the court in a chair and seated before an empty bench, and thus remained for nearly half an hour before the magistrates took their seats. The accused was in a very exhausted state, and was supplied with stimulants during the examination of over five hours, with an intermission of half an hour. The court was densely crowded. A great deal of evidence was gone into, but it was only confirmatory of the accounts already given, and was to the effect that the accused, being jealous of his sweetheart, had first shot her with a double-barrelled gun, and then had attempted to commit suicide with the same weapon. The evidence was read over to the suffering pri soner, and at the termination of the statement of each witness he was asked by Mr. Tootel, the magistrate's clerk, if he had any questions to ask. He replied " No." Mr. Cox, the chairman, then addressed the pri soner, and said he was charged with wilful murder_ If he had anything to say, he had now an oppor tunity of doing so, but whatever he did say would be taken down in writing, and might be used in evidence against him. The prisoner merely shook his head, and did not make any remarks or statement. He was then fully committed for trial, and was conveyed away in a cab to Newgate, under the charge of Inspector Dafter and a police-officer. COUNIRI 111.A.RKE S. ~. .►• LEEDS—TUESDAY. To-day's corn market was barely supplied with Eng lish wheat, but foreign was plentiful. Millers would hava bought at a reduction equal to that conceded at Mark-lano yesterday, but holders were not wi llin g to submit to a greater decline than is on last Friday's rates. There was, therefore, little business done. Barley inactive, at declining prices. Other articles unaltered. LYNN—TUESDAY. The supply of wheat was fair, and the trade ruled slow at is to 2s decline on last week's prices. Old white GOs to 62s Barley. ..... 34s tc4Os I .. 578 to 595 Oats.. B ean s .40s to 44s 1 Peas 448 ta Vol MARKET HARBOROUGH—TuEsD AY- At this market to-day there was a pretty good show or wheat, the demand for which was heavy at fully is decline Barley was flat, at former quotations. Oats at lao prices. White wheat, 60s to 645; red, 50s to 57s per 36 stone. Barley at 35s to 39s per qr., grinding 32s to 348 per 30 st. Oats, 27s to 33s per 24 at. ; beans, 42s to 525; new, —s to —s per qr. SHEFFIELD—TUEMA Ir. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 222 s Od to 22s oa , White ~ . 0 s Od to 23s Od New red , , 2ls Od to 25804 New white „ 71 24s Od to 25s 6d Beans 71 l6s Od to 19s Od 71 Peas, per qr 58s Od t.) 60s Od Grindinm barley, per qr Malting ditto, „ Oats 1/ Millers' prices for flour-2s id, 2s sd, and 2s 5d per 141 b. --- MELTON MOWBRAY —TUESDAY. There was a moderate supply of wheat to-day, and we have again to report a very dull market. Barley was scarce, and prices declined about Is. White wheat, 555 Od to 62s Od; red, 52s Od to 575 per 36 stone; beans sold at 44s to 50s for old; new sorts, —s per 38 st.; barley, 37s to 41s for malting, and 30s to 33s per qr, for grinding; oats, 26s to 33s 01 per 24 stone. FOREIGN HAIL TACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Aus'aalia and Mauritius, , 11 Southampton ..May 19. via Marseilles May 13, Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. June 4 . Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June 1. China, Penang, and Siagapore, via Southampton May 19. via Marseilles May 13. Falkland Islands .... June 4. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 19. -- via Marseilles May 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 26. via Marseilles May 20. Licbon Malta, Egypt, ana Aden, via southampton May 10. via Marseilles May 14. Newfoundland .. May 11. Oporto and Vigo . May 11. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet May 14. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet May 14. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo Ma y 10. Bahamas, via New York Mexico .... May 29. All parts of West Indies, i nc l u di n g Chili. 1 - 3"'" 7 California, and Drittsu uoiu mbia. . BIRTHS. CRAUFIIRD.—On the ]oth inst., at Dresden, the wife of Reginald HOlll6Oll Craufurd, yr. of Craufurdland Castle, of a son. EGERTON.—On the 13th inst., at 35, Hertford street, Mayfair, the Hon. Mrs. Arthur Egerton, of a (laugh, ter. Nowra.—On the 12th inst., at Wray-common, Reigate, Mrs. North, of a son. AVALPOLE.—On the 27th ult., at Gibraltar, Mrs. Walpole, of a son. MARRIAGES. DOWELL PITER.— On the 7th inst., at Saint Swithin'a Church, city, Henry, second son of Joseph Dowell, Esq. of Woodford, to Jane, second daughter of Henry Piper, Esq., of Peckham. SIMMON the 10th inst., at Homer, Here ford, Henry Simmons, Esq., of 11 rotham, Kent, to Eliza beth, youngest daughter of the late George Cooper, Esq., of Church Strotton, Salop. DENI'il6. CULI3ERTSON.— On the 9th inst., at Avena, Ballisodare, Sligo, Robert Culbertson, Esq., S.F., aged 52. DurauLL.—On the 10th inst,, Janes Dunhill, Esq., of Doncaster, aged 67. MACARTNEY.—On the 10th inst., at Thighton, Edward A 4 C. Macartney, Major, Sierra Leone Militia, aged 33. PENNINGTON.-011 the 11th inst., at 1, Salisbury Tower, Major J. M. Pennington, aged 75. VERTUE.—On the 9th inst. 5, 2at St, German. cn-laye, Ste phenVosso Vertue, the 11th inst., at Nicholaston, near Swansea, . n Esq., aged . William Voss, Esq., aged 66. WERE.—On the 10th inst., at Brixton Ville, Brixton, Sur rey, William Were, Esq., of Botolph-lane, city, aged 81. LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN of N 0.112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Dliddleaex,—Wedneaday, May 14, 1862,