The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

IVIOI MARKET. CITY NEWS, YESTERDAY. Notwithstanding the telegram of to-day frem New York, indicating that the Government is again endeavouring to create an impression that there is a prospect of cotton being brought in at New Orleans, the Liverpool market shows a further upward movement, the rates being now id. to Id. above those of Friday last. There were no gold operations at the Bank to-day. The following gold ships are announced to have sailed from Melbourne :—The Latona, with 7,400 ounces ; Agincourt, 31,329 ; Dover Castle, 46,144 ; Suffolk, 35,587 ; Formosa, 12,975 ; Marco Polo, 10,855 ; and Sussex, 27,980 ; making a total of 172,270 ounces, worth £690,000. The Great Eastern, from New York, has brought £ll,OOO. Exchequer-bills, which have been in diminished demand ever since the advance of the Bank rate to 3 per cent. list month, showed increased flatness to-day, on the likelihood of a fresh movement by the Bank, and at onetime touched par. Ultimately tha price was 2s. to Gs. pm., or 2s. lower than yes terday. CITY NEWS ---THIS DAY. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owing to the expectation of an increase in the Bank rate of discount, the Money Market during the morning has remained in a state of suspense. Transactions have been delayed until after the de cision of the Bank Court can be ascertained. There still appears to be an abundant supply of money in the hands of the banks and discount firms, but the large efaux of coin must have trenched upon the reserves of bullion, and it is consequently imagined that the authorities will deem it expedient to adopt some measure of restriction. There has been a meeting to day of the London and Tilbury Railway Company, for the election of directors. The Latona, from Melbourne, has arrived to-day with £29,600 ; the Atrato, from West Indies, with £215,300; and the' City of Baltimore, from New York, with £85,500 in specie. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1862. 1861. Great 'Western - N £64,231 56,440 North-West ern South -West ern Brighton 2,332 17,794 -14lidland South-Eastern .............. ... 23 306 V,381 Great Northern . . 6 074 22,940 Lancashire and .•. • • 31,964 00 , Bristol and Exeter ... 38 North-Eastern 'Eastern Counties Manchester, Sh effield, " andLincolnshire 14,295 14,997 Ed inburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada 8,606 6,953 These returns are in most instances of a very Satisfactory character, arising chiefly from the extra passenger traffic caused by the Whitsuntide hon. days. On the Great Western there is an increase of £7,791; on the North Western, of £9,047 ; on 'the South Western, of £11,007 ; on the Brighton, of £10,558; on the Midland, of £3,553; on the South Eastern, of £925; on the Great Northern, of £%,134; on the Eastern Counties, of £2,394; and 'on the Great Western of Canada, of £1,653. The iancashire and Yorkshire, however, shows a de crease of £4,231 ; the Nortb Eastern, of £1,338; and the Edinburgh and Glasgow, of £571, CITY NEWS, THIS DAY. Two O'CLocK. The alteration which many persons imagined 'Would be made to-day in the minimum rate of discount has not been realised. The directors of .the Bank of England, however, held rather a pro. tracted meeting, and the question of an advance was no doubt fully considered. Although they have not deemed it necessary to make an immediate 'change, it is still imagined that an alteration will be announced at an early period. Continued heaviness is perceptible in the English Stock Market, prices being a per cent. below those current the preceding afternoon. The unfavour able state of the weather and the adverse specie ni.)vement have tended to create the prevailing depression. Consols are 911 t for transfer, and 911. for the 10th proximo. The New Threes and tb.e Reduced are fiat at 911 ; Exchequer Bills 2s. to ss. prem. ; Bank StOak is firm at 236 ; India ditto at 231; ditto 5 par Cont. Loan remains at 1071 1. Increased dullness has prevailed in the Foreign Market to-day, and quotations have shown very little change. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 821 821; ditto 1858, 691 70 1 ; ditto New Scrip, 2i 3 prem. ; Egyptian Scrip is fiat, at 18 prem.; Italian 5 per Cents. are heavy, at 7l d a ; Mexican, at 311 ; and the Spanish Certificates at 9 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. remain at 1001. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been exceedingly limited, and little ehange of im portance can be reported in values; in some in stances, however, a slight improvement has taken place. Great Westerns have advanced about 55.; and North Western and South Essterns, 10s. ; Mid lands have declined about 52. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little varia tion in price. Bahia and San Francisco are steady St 171 ; Recife and San Francisco. at 14i; East Indian have declined to 1064 1064 ; Great Indian Peninsula realise 104 i ; Great Southern of India, 1021 ; and Madras 5 per cents., 1024. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are neglected, and prices remain nominally unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 236 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94 * * 91 3 per Cent. C onso l s Annuities .......t 1 t New 3 pe r C en t . A nnuities Annuities, 30 yrs, e x pi re sth Jan., ,880 9 li 1 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 1.5 5-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per C ent Ditto Enfac e d P aper, 4 per Cent lO 7l 1 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5% per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 99% Ditto • dtito April, 1861 99% Ditto Bonds £l,OOO . Consols for Acco un t, J u l y 10 91 ~ % Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 5 2 Ditto £5OO .... Ditto Small 5 2 FOREIGN F UNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per C en t Ditto 4% per Cent., 91i Egyptian, 7 per C ent ................. . Ditto Paid-up S cr i p .......... 84i t 3% 4 Italian 5 ner Cent. (Marem mana Railway) Ditto Scrip ...................... Mexican, 3 per Cent ............... 31 Ditto Account ...... Peravi'm 3 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 4/ per Cent. . • 921 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. ....... 46a itosian 5 per Cent 1822 St Ditto, 6 per Cent., 186 2 , Scrip Ditto, Paid up Scrip Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive.. Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account , 70 _Ditto 6 per G en t 1858 7O 69 % Ditto Account .. 1 3 Ditto 1862 (Scrip) ............. .2 1 I Ditto, Paid up S cr i p Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian 6 per C en t., 1861, ex. 25f. 71a C 2 O Consol s' THRE E Money Ditto Account AD _AILTERY AND MURDER.—A young m an named Roudet, of the commune of Tourtres (Lot -et-421u married a few months back a g i r l age d 17, and h aving his suspici ons awakened by the light behaviour o f his young a_rone h ), had wife, pretended that he was forced to absent himself for a few days; and then unexpeetEdly returned in the middle of the night armed with a double-barrelled gun. On crossing the thresh o ld of his room he observed by the light of the moon two pe rsons rise from the bed ; he immediately fired both barrels, the first charge striking, the stranger under the chin, c aus i ng death instantaneously, and tho second wounding his wife almost in the same place. She never thelsss had sufficient strength to get up and obtain assist ance, but died in a few hours after. Roudet at once pro ceeded tq the town of Tourtres and gave himself up as a prisoner. The stranger was discovered to man, named D avid, a farmer in the be an unmarried n eighbourhood. Since the eat nei ensio n of the limits of Faris, all the railway termini quently any Inerehaudi are se to witbin the w a ll s of the city, conse capital t 9 be sent by rail must enter the ive at th e r ailway stations ; and sh ou ld . the articles be subject to a d u t y, it is necessary to d e i eposit at f intended the octroi the amount to which they would b e liabl for consumption in. Paris, which is only returned after con siderable delay, on proof of the goods having arrived at their destination. To remedy this state of things the merchants in the environs of Paris have petitioned the Minister of the Interior to cause each railway company to establish a goods receiving station outside the fortifications to avoid those inconveniences. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuKS. Share i l Railways. ;A Closing Business f " . Price. I done. Bir., Vol., and S tr. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,and Mid.k.lo. Bristol and Exeter 1 Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A (A gets no die Do. B till 6p e.i) an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A. stock Do Bdo do East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glas?..,. and S. Western. 1 G rea tNrthn. of Scotland Great Northern ....... . Do A stock Do B do ' Gt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland 7i 8 6 7 91 9 1 1081 109 103 1 ft 7 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 21 22 56 57 53 60 39 40 88 90 29 :101 102 101 140 145 1144 115} 109 110 132 134 105 106 72 724 65 17 103 11.8 i 59 01 121 123 45 47 94 04i 99 100 40 45 40 41 Great Western ........ Do Str Val gua. stock! Lancashire. & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sonth Western L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares • Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binnincr. & Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent _ _ 8 9 I 127 1274 14 11p 97 99 Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle l i Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A revs no d 73 75 611 62} till a pc. has been pdli Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick I Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds IA 97 1 id 55 554 84 99 101 P *pm 4i4 5 d 10, 11{ Ils 110 45 47 102 104 Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union I South Devon S. Durham Sc Lanc.UnJ South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington) 45 47 34 36 83} 84 C 5 66 99 101 6 7 371 381 8i 8 1p 6 6} p 145 148 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster 55} 56i 24 3i __i dip '- Do Do P Vale of &cant Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall West Landon Do Ist class , Do 2d class W. Hartlepool liar. lt West Midland Oxford, Do Newport Do Hereford 89 91 134 138 6 7 45 47 39 41 87 82 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. . Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bed ford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh• mglr:re. Chester & Holyhead lOO Do 55 16 Do. 54per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 ” 100 Do ll3 115 Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O 65 67 E. Lincolnah. g6pr c. 160 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 44 q Do. Woodbridge.. • . 100 ~ • • •• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dra. 100 Cledon . . .. .. Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. • • Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 197 200 199 1 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all D 0....... .. .. Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all Do ... 20 22 Do.Wn. Ext A, 44p c. all Do ... . ... 8 • London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen , e lOO Do. Lon.,Tilb.&s.nthend 100 Peto &Co B3 90 89 4 Lowestoft gua. a pc.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 34 4 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock 5 1 . 0 5 0 . 6 ' . E lli c cl o l u an n el ts. 9 p 5 9 4 7 p Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 g - ua. 5 per cent... Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. • • Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber .. :: North Western all Midland 164 17 Not. Gran. El. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 93 94 Preston and Wyre. I all L&N . W & L.Yk. l 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • • • • • a• Roystn.llitehArShep. 100 Gt. North. in 131 1314 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W . .. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn Croydon all L.&Brgtn 84 94 PREFERE Share! Railways. [Blythe and Tyne JO p.c. pref. Issued at £5 al Bris. & Exet 4p.c. St 10 Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 10 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. al Cornwall. 5 per cc nt al Dun. Perth, & Aber,Jun al Do. Ist Class Pref.. „ al E. Angn. Class Asp. c lO E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1 0 Do No. 2 10 Do. new 6 p. c. st, lO Eastern Union, 4 p. c— 10 Do. 5 p. c. guar lO Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 10 Do. 1 p. c. guar. S. & 10 Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 1 0 Great Northern, sp. c lO D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lO Do. 45 p. C. do lO Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm IC Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref a Gf. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent IC Great West. (Ilerks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 4a p. et IC Do. redeem. 4 p. et— if Do. irredeem. 4p. ct.. 1( Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. IC Do. Birm. guar. stock a Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares 1( Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she It Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs a Lan. & Carl. 4a p.c. pret Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 1( Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10d,,c 11 Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 11 Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 11 Lon.&Brig.sD.c.gu. No.l 11 Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 1 1 Do. 6 per cent d 0... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 1 , Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 1 D 0.4 p c.st(diy.def.lll'6s 1 Lon. Chat &Dny. sp.c.pf. 1 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent 1 Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent st., late 3d shares 1 Londony. & Ennis.s shs 1 Stan. Sh. & Lin. S per et. 1 Do. £6 Do. 35 percent, „ 1 Do. redeem. 6 percent... Mary - port & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 44 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. o . stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 1 Do. 45 p.c. pref. st. rdern Do. 45 p.c. irredeemable I Do. 44 per cent . . Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct I Nora:. sp. o. Ex. at. 1846 I Do. 5), p. c. Pref. st. 1847 1 D ND o toi New .4DipyNnr . g . icE u rt a a Do.say.ValEx.stlB47 1 Nort British, 5 per cent N-East. Cons. pref. 5 per cent 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs fre D eeetf c m. k 4 ;. prCbe. pref Berwick 4 P. c: pref. D D D00 0 : . Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. piN oo r. t r&d e r ss. s 2 hi su . e s I tr. s ec. Sc . n: 3oictpt.slei.Nporertfh Do.Aberde Sth.ek.t oc.; SoDutoh. 7Dleyeo.l7ltrlua6D.c 113 opu Fixed(heading er 4 n 4 nen' "a. Ann., 1.0.6) .. Do. 45 percent " Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. Do. 44 per cent ... Do. do. 1859., Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 p. c.gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. 3.1id.-Oxf lstgua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.rcd MI 1869 Do: Pe io re . t.6p. c. pf. 1866 CE SHARES. Paid. ' Closing Business Price. Done. 94 96 20 21 6 61 104 106 109 111 103 110 127 129 84 86 110 112 90 92 116 118 111 113 104 106 107 109 97 90 101 193 91 93 92 94 103 105 77 79 77 :9 170 180 104 106 - - 138 140 102 101 116 118 116 118 133 142 116 118 152 156 130 135 78 80 98 C 8 124 126 68 70 Pm [39 141 103 105 94 96 10 112 [OB 110 1 Ppm 101 103 96 98 11 d Par fp 22i 23i 100 100 100 all all 10.6 135 140 10 11 23 2} 101 103 ,101 103 .. .. •• •• 88 pp 201 211 28 33 34 33 34 42 45 126 1?7 120 125 102 104 122 124 119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. o,an.(-; or. 6 a. &July -- 1877-S2 108 Do 6p. cent.lB33-11 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. .fu Aug.l 100 107 169 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 7 100 10 109 Do. 5 per cent • lOO 99 100 9)i Do. Inscribed stock 100 97 99 Cape G.llope. n 0,1873 100 106 107 Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 111 113 Do. 1890 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.13.G0v.6 p.c. J a.&J uly 100 106 108 1 07 1 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 NT. S.W. lior. sp. c., 186 r. ga 100 k lotk Do. I; p. c.,1871 to 187 A Lou 9D 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 99i Nrew Zealand 6p. cent. ICO 109 111 Soya Scotia Gov. 6p. c„ sterling:, 1875 ICO 108 110 Au5,G6p.c.187 3 . 85 up l6O IC3 110 Vle.(lov. &p.c. Ja-&July 100 108 110 Do, do, 6 po, Ap.dOct lOO 1051 1051 105 i 13.11 10 Bt Bt 50 20 6.4.0 [9.16.4 12.10 94i f 99 I 1271 61 P 1001 I THE SUN LONDON, THURSD Y EVENING JUNE 12, 1862. LAW-TIELS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Bafore Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) WEBSTER 171, BOIJCICAAJLT. This was an ap t lication to the court on the part of Mr. Benjamin Webster, the lessee of the Adelphi Theatre, against Mr. Dion Boucicault. A few days ago an interim injunction was obtained by the defendant against Mr. Webster, preventing him from issuing certain announce ments as to the performance of the " Colleen Bawn" with new scenery, dresses, &c., at the Adelphi Theatre. An agreement had keen, some time ago, entered into between the two parties relative to the management of the Adelphi, Mr. Boucicault taking the direction of, the stage, and Mr. Webster the front of the house and the finances. Mr. Boucicault proposed that the entertainments for the months of June, July, and August should consist of the " Octoroon" and the "Colleen Bawn," with an open farce on alternate nights, but Mr. Webster objected, as he considered some novelty was specially required at that season of th 3 year, and he accordingly announced in the play bills that, in addition to the " Colleen Bawn," a new farce, a new and original drama by D.Boueicault, a new and original drama by Watts Phillips, Esq., &c., were in pre paration. Mr. Boucicault considered this an infringe ment of the agreement, and moved the Court accord ingly, and obtained al. interim order. While these proceedings were pending it became known to Mr. Webster that Mr. Boucicault had taken Drury-lane Theatre. This circumstance he (Mr. Webster) considered a direct infrac tion of the Bth clause of the deed he had entered into with Mr. Boucicault, and an application was accord ingly made to his Honour for an interim or der, to the effect that Mr. D. Boucicault might be restrained—during the currency of agreement of July, 1861, made between plaintiff and defendant—from bringing out or performing, in the piyce called the " Colleen Bawn," or any other theatrical piece, at Drury-lane Theatre, or from causing or permitting any of his (the defendant's) theatrical pieces, referred to in the eighth clause of the said agreement, to be performed at Drury-lane for theatrical representation either on his own account or in connection, either directly or indirectly, with any other person. That interm order was granted by his honour ; but since that an advertise ment bad appeared in one of the morning newspapers, announcing that Mr. Boucicault would make his appear ance shortly at Drury-lane Theatre, and this morning it was intended by Mr. B. Webster to go on with the pro ceedings he had instituted to prevent him from so doing. Mr. Rolt, on the part of Mr. Boucicault, applied for a short postponement, in order that he might have time to answer the affidavits of the plaintiff. His Honour ordered the case to stand over until Tuesday next, when it could be taken into the other cause of " Bou cicault v. - Webster," the defendant, in Mr. Webster's case, giving an undertaking, in accordance with the bill of the plaintiff, not to open the theatre. Leave was also given to Mr. Webster to amend his bill, so as to prevent Mr. Bouci cault from issuing edvertisements announcing the perform ance of the Colleen Bawn at Drury-lane Theatre. Mr. Willcocks, Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Swinburne, and Mr. B. Webster, jun., were the counsel for Mr. Benjamin Webster; and Mr. Rolt and another learned gentleman appeared for Mr. Boucicault. - -- -- COURT CIRCULAR. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) CURIOUS ACTION ABOUT A SEWING MACHINE. - SILVER V. GREY. This was an action to recover back a sum of money paid on account for a certain sewing machine. Mr. Hubert Wood, fur the plaintiff, called his client, who said that he had paid a portion of the amount charged by the defendant for a sewing machine, -and as the article proved useless plaintiff considered that he was entitled to have his money back. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—Bit the machine was not to become the property of the plaintiff until all was paid. We have an agreement. - The agreement was put in, and hie Honour said it was rather one-sided. Mr. Wood—l apprehend that if the machine was useless we are not bound by the agreement. His Honour— Of course not. A witness was called for plaintiff, and stated that the machine would not answer. Mr. Buchanan called a witness, who deposed that the article was a very good one. His Honour said he would soon settle the matter by ad journing the case, tho machine to be given up to the defen dant and the money to be returned to the plaintiff. Adjourned. A RUNNING DOWN CASE.--GREGORY V. THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. This was an action to recover £lO damages to a van through the alleged negligence of one of defendant's drivers. Mr. Smith, for the plaintiff, called several witnesses, who were subjected to a very severe cross-examination by Mr. Beard for the company. After hearing both sides of the question, his Honour said he could not reconcile the evidence of the witnesses called by the plaintiff, and found for the defendant with costs. roLicE---THIS DAY. THE AMERICAN QUESTION. The following is the full text of the paragraph in La Patric concerning the proposed mediation of France and England in America : " It is asserted (on assure) that negotiations will shortly be opened (vont etre ouvertes) at London, to come to an understanding which will allow pro positions of mediation in the affairs of America to be promulgated. "If the negotiations in question succeed the mediation of Franca and England .will ba offered simultaneously, it is said, and in identical terms, to the belligerent parties." WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 11. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Alice and Princess Beatrice, drove out in a car riage and four yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill and Major-General Feymour. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the 'rincess Alice, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Clotilde and Princess Amelie of Saxo Coburg arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left to-day. Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg visited her Majesty. Earl Russell arrived at the Castle, and had an audience of her Majesty. On Monday, the 9th, Earl Russell, her Majesty's Prin cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Villa, Mehos House, Wandsworth. On the same da3 the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse, also paid a visit to his Highness. The Viceroy paid private visits to the Great Exhibition on Tuesday and yesterday, and upon all those occasions his Highness was accompanied by the Hon. Charles A. Murray, who has been appointed by her Majesty's Govern went to attend upon the Viceroy during his visit to this country. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone have returned to their residence on Carlton House terrace, from Bowden-park, Chippenden. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, June 12.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze, with heavy rain; PORTSMOUTH, June 11.—Wind S.W., blowinc , hard— Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Aclarm, from Hong a llong. PLYMOUTH, June 11.—Wind S.W., blowing hard— Arrived—Result, from London for Melbourne, having parted both anchors in the Sand, and was moored in the Cut,water ; Xantippe, from London for Rangoon; Her Majesty's ships Trafalgar, Revenge, Chanticleer, and Emerald, from Portsmouth. DARTMOUTH, June 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Maria, from Huelva for Newcastle, with mainsail split and other damage. - - - - PENZANCE, June 11.—Wind S.W., fresh gale—Arrived Arethusa, from Buenos Ayres. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The barque Agricola, with 1,200 bales of cotton from India, has passed up Channel. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Start, from Jersey ; Alarm, from Dunkirk; Atrato, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Alhambra, steamer, from Lisbon; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Tonning, steamer ; for Corunna. RBITISEI POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Born., Barodadr. Cen t Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New . • Do. Preference Bufralo,BrantotGodricb l 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1, 187fli Do. do. June 1, 15:9 1 Clcutta.&S. Eastn. Cape Town & Dock Seri! Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. East Indian, au. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per et. Debcntr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872 .. Gt.lndia.Peningua sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p c... Gt. South.of India (Lim' guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares' Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't eptH Do, 51 p. c. d 0.27 d 0... Do: 1878 Aladnis -uar., 5 p. 0. D 0.4 p. c. Extension Do. 4.t do.. 31c1b.Corp. S g. o. Bnds. 'Sewßr unsi,vick Candi, Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A. Capital Shan.. Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... N.Rl.C'da 6 pc Ist pl bds }4 scinde .. .. .• •• • . 4 . ....t Do. Punjaub ... 0 Do. Do. .„ .. .. .. te e. Do. Indus. St. Flo. az9, , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 100 all all all 100 100 100 15 all 100 p ad. l all Closing Price. — 63 66 103 104 4} 5 d 8 81 80 85 78 82 76 f 0 103 105 106 108 105 106 106 107 22; 23 64 e 8 53 56 34 37 42 46 33 35 31 35 104 105 P 102 103 111 111 OA Si 97 IQO 03 95 93 95 102 103 t 6 1 , 8 93 95 5 7 4 6 85 E 8 11 5 705 IP 20 i 2C 100 101. DAYS Et -61 71, lk 1 1t 11 I*4 44 4 it tin A k 3" 14a 14f 84 81 20 1 414 al 8 10 8 7 434 (44 N 62 5 4 d 15 16 lib 111' t:1 10 Inn 4/ p' - • 331 34i 711 7f 10 104 214 22i AND S 1 of each ai 103 105 120 123 130 133 81 83 103 105 92 95 103 10; d ip 102 101 91 10 Pi iPra pr ipm given half-: subsequent Business dnne 101 1061 i 6 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT BY A COLONEL'S FOOTMAN AT LORD DERBY'S PARTY —Thomas Price, footman to Colonel Jocelyn, was charged with assaulting Crosbie, 54 C, while engaged superintending the carriage arrangements at a party at the Earl of Derby's, St. James's-square, the pre vious night. It appears that the coachman of Colonel Jocelyn broke the rank formed by the police, and on the constable Cro'sbie attempting to move the carriage back, the prisoner pushed the constable under the horses' feet, and on his getting up, having fallen on his hands, the prisoner struck him a severe blow with his fist. Prisoner—l am in Colonel Jocelyn's service, and all I did was by accident. I have been locked up all night, and as I shall probably lose my situation I hope you will be lenient. • Mr. Knox—Do you mean to say you gave the constable a blow by accident. _ _ _ Bence, 27 C, confirmed the first witnev, and said the blow given by the prisoner was a deliberate one. Mr. Knox—But, for believing you will lose your situa tion when your master, Colonel Jocelyn, knows you have assaulted a constable while doing his duty, I would send you to prison without a fine for a mouth. I shall, how ever, order you to pay 205., or a month. STEALING A VALUABLE DIAMOND RlNG.—Brian Connor, a workman, was charged with stealing a diamond ring, of the value of £3O, the property of Mr, John Newton Tomkins;-surgeon, of the National Vaccine Institution, 8, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. Mr. Tomkins said he saw the ring safe on the writing table of his study the day before, and yesterday he missed it, the prisoner having been engaged in the house with other workmen. The ring was of the value of £25 or £3O. Sergeant Franklin, E, said the ring was found in the pri soner's possession when the police were called. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. WESTMINSTER. UNFOUNDED SERIOUS CRAEGE.—Catherine Foley, John Wainwright, and Ellen Coventry, were charged with highway robbery, under the following circumstances : Samuel Jones, an old man, who described himself as a general dealer, said that at a little after twelve last night he was proceeding through Strutton's-ground, Westminster, on his way home, when the two female prisoners came in front of him and put themselves in fighting attitude. He endeavoured to avoid them, and begged of them not to ill use him ; but they commenced striking him, and after they had given him several blows, the male prisoner came be hind him and kicked his heels up, and he fell on the ground when the women fell upon him and pinched his throat. He called out " Murder," and " Police." Foley then put her hand into his waistcoat pocket and took six shillings from him, although he made a strong resistance. The. male prisoner then kicked him on the head and caused a severe wound. They tben left him, and he immediately gave in formation to the police. -- - Mr. Arnold asked if he had ever seen the prisoners before. "Prosecutor replied that he had, and was well acquainted with their persoas by sight, although he had no intimacy with them. The female prisonErs said they had previously met the prosecutor at a public house, where he had taken out a knife and threatened their lives, and afterwards trumped up a false charge against them. The male prisoner denied all knowledge of the transaction. Mr. Arnold asked the prosecutor whether there was any truth in the women's statement. Prosecutor declared in the most positive terms that there was not, and solicited the magistrate to have inquiries made. _ _ Prisoners were ordered to be put back while the pro prietor of the public house was fetched . On his arrival he stated that the prosecutor was drunk in his house sitting upon the floor, that he charged the women with robbing him, and in fact, did exactly what they had stated and ho had denied. Mr. Arnold said he was perfectly-unworthy of credit, and it was a shame that the accused had been deprived of their liberty. They were discharged. The Africain, of Constantine, states that as a woodcutter was lately proceeding from St. Charles to Gas tonville, he suddenly saw crouched in the road before him an enormous lion. Seized with terror ho turned round and ran off, when the lion pursued and went past him, and on reaching a certain distance in advance again lay down as if to await the man's approach. The man again turned round and went back, the lion once more rushing beyond him and lying down. This manceuvre was repeated by the animal several times, when the man at length fell to the ground, exhausted by fright and fatigue. The lion then approached him, and, after examining him from head to foot, walked off with a friendly roar, as if expressive of its pleasure at the trick it had played him. The man was confined to his bed for some days after (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRIVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, June 11—Kund, and Eiche, from Nykiobing ; Mars, from Calcutta; Ann, from Gottenburg ; Amelia, from Rochester ; Camilla, from Alicante. Arrived, June 12—Water Nymph, from Melbourne. DE IL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Raby Castle and Emily Farnum, from Calcutta ; Astronomer, from Akyab ; J. P. Keeler and Liverpool, from New York ; Ellen Rose, from Bathurst ; Latonia, from West (in tow) all for London. Anchored—Regulus, for Cardiff; Triumph, for Trinidad ; Lavinia, for Bussorah; Jehu, for Mossel Bay—all from London; Pietrino, from Shields, for Messina. THE LATE NEWS FROM AMERICA.--A writer in a contemporary says :---" There are two items in the late news from America which may not be understood without a word of explanation. The first is the vote of Congress to enlarge the locks of the Erie and Oswego canals. These canals are State works, with which the general Govern ment has nothing to do; but they are now seized, like the railways, for military purposes. When these-locks are en larged every gunboat in the Federal navy can pass into the great lakes, including lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence. The enlargement of these locks means the in • vasion of Canada and war with Great Britain. The second item is the Union mobs at Baltimore. The Union party in that city consists of a few respectable "Republicans" and a large body of "rowdies" of the " native" or " Know nothing" party, who have been the tern r of the city for years. The Maryland Union Regiment was composed of these rowdies, and when they were cut in pieces by the Confederates their friends in Baltimore wished to revenge them. The Federal army was largely recruited from the "roughs" of the Atlantic cities, and there are no worse ones than compose the Nativist Clubs of Baltimore. When it is certain that General Butler has committed the atro cious outrage reported of him at New Orleans, he will, I doubt not, receive the sentence he deserves. If his Govern ment do not punish him it will share his infamy." GIFT OF A PUBLIC PARK.—About 12 months since Mrs. Joseph Locke, widow of the eminent engineer, in order to mark the connection of her husband with the town of Barnsley, in addition to giving £2,000 for the foundation of scholarships in the grammer school, and £l,OOO in aid of the Catholic schools, offered to present the town with a park, if a suitable site could be found. In accordance with that desire she caused a piece of ground, about 17 acres in extent, close to the town, to be purchased and laid out. The whole has been inclosed, and now forms a magnificent recreation ground. Provision has been made for cricket playing, bowling, and a variety of other games. Whit -Monday was appointed for the ground being handed over to the Board of Health as the representatives of the town, and the inhabitants vied with each other in showing their appreciation of the munificent gift. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.—In addition to the opposition of the Crown lessees and the Duke of Buccleuch, petitions have been presented to the committee on the bill praying for special protection to their properties along the northern side of the river, and, as connected with their jurisdiction, from the Metropoliton Board of Works, City of London Corporation, City Commissioners of Sewers, Con servators of the Thames, Westminster Steamboat and Pier Company, Charing Cross Railway, London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, Vestry of St. Martin's, Marquis of Salis bury, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Radnor, City Gas Company Watermen and Lightermen's Company, Heralds' College, Mr. Drummond, proprietor of Adelphi-terrace, residents of streets in Strand, abutting on the proposed embankment, National Mercantile Assurance Company, Grand Junction Wharf Company, Messrs. Barraud, Reid and Co., Mair and Co., and other wharfingers. The total number of petitions before the committee amounts to 22. A MODEL " CANDIDATE."—The following is a verbatim copy of the letter of a candidate for the office of librarian to the Yorkshire Mechanics' Institution :—" Hol beck, May 25, 1862.—Gentlemen, —In offering myself to you as a candidate, I confess I have no credentials to bring before you. This is an age of sadden impulse, an age when reason seems to be surcharged for want of proper scope to expand. We see, almost daily, virtue immolated, gravity change into buffoonery, philsophers turn fools, wise men arrant rogues. Then what is character to-day isnot for to-morrow. Character is but the summary of conduct gone by, and no reliable sample. I have a slight knowledge of geography, natural and physical astronomy, astrology, astronography, meteorology, mythology (ancient and modern). Teach the use of globes, maps, and charts. Very little acquaintance with history, except ancient. Can speak of Eocene, Miocene, and Pliocene periods in geology. Can point to p ro bable cause of tho disrup tion, at various epochs, of the crust of this our earth. Understand magic lanterns, dioramic or dissolving views. or phantasmagoric performances.—Yours, &c." y e sterday the M ERCHAN T TAYLORS' SCHOOL. — an nual festival, " election day," t oo k p l ac e at Merchant Taylors' School. On this day the result of the elections to th e e xhibitions at the Univ ersit y is publicly proclaimed to the fortunate candidates, and prizes are awar ed to the comparatively ignobilc vulgus of the school. The elections. to the two scholarships at St. John's, Oxford, fell upon Mr Edward Bond, the head monitor, and Mr. T. Nolan, the fourth monitor, while Mr. C. Evans, the second monitor, was nominated to th e Steuart scholarship at the same college. Mr. E. S. Dewick, as the best mathematician of the school, was the fortunate nominee for thNeaPsalrilksionperso-. ex hibition, and Mr. Co vin g ton, as second best, v m eted to an exhibition, bot at Cambridge.—Th ere was the customar y banquet in the e h vening. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REG ENT'S-PARK . 9 1,74 persons visited these g ardens on seamier Mon day - _a less a by 1,803 than att ended on Easter M The onday. i difference eh v is to be fully accounted for, however, by the showers f e ll in the ft..ctioon, just about the ti me th e peoplee were on their way to the gardens. At holiday times these gardens are via tel by the working c l asses in large numbers, and we are glad to perceive that such wise reductions are made in the old refreshment tat id; by Mr. Finney,gardens,bl enable th e these people to purchase their frugal fare within instead of being compelled to bring it with l' INCONSISTENCY.—When some stupid ' fellow charged Sheridan with inconsi f s.tency, the wit replied that the accusation reminded him enter tainer of a convivial party, who thehe reas oning ih'° ffriends the observe e that it was time to take leave, '' the ar w ng atch is manWs o cr s sing r past three, observed " Wh y ou don't mind that fellow do you ? He changes his story , every half-hour." FOREIGN RAIL. Algerian Sntwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes—. ........ Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rai , Copiapo .........•• ..•• Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lyons & Geneva .. Namur & Liege Do. 5 p. c. Pref. .......• Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. 0 t'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi te r. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Perm:: gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Royal Danish ; .. . Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 55 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p.c S.Aust. &Lomb Venal]] S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of France West Iriandera Do. 5i p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of Prance .. FREFERENCE SHARES Dividends contingent on the Profits *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp all *E. Anglian, Clsß, e p.c. 100 * Do. ClaC, 7 p.c. 100 Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.e. 100 Lond'n, Brig'tn, 41 per cent... .... . lB5B 100 Do. do. 4 per et 1860 100 Do. do. 45 per ct 1851 100 Do. do. 4 , per et 1861 3i Lon. & Chat'm, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c ryi Lon. &S.Wcstern 4 p.c. 100 North British £lO Gua. ail Shares, 1861 *SzottishCentral4l p.c ' 100 irred. pref ,!S.-Eastern 4. p.c. 1859 1 all !Do. 5 p.e. June 1861 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 31 allure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any • Fi made BRITISH MINES. tred Consols (Philack) &9.3 British Iron Clifford . nil IDevon G. Cone. (Taoist.) . 1 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 East Caradon East Cam Brea... 3.0.0 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.10.( GainASt.Autlyn(Gwen.) 561 Great South Tolgus l7s G .Wheal A lid. (Phil ad() G. Wheal \Tor (Helßton) Grenville AO fTerod's- Foot 8.12 Elingston Downs 4.14 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 91 Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2,1 North Downs - • 26 North Frances (Mogan) 12.3 N.wtel Basset(lllo.cau) 2.3.0 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 14 Pravidence(Uny Lehrt.) 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) ; 3.11.6 '',.Wheal Fran. (I11ogan)118.1 8 S Stray Park • 28:9. Tamar sli.v.sa Lcad Min. 4 Tin Crort 9 West Basset (Illogan) ll W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 West Seton . ..!: 474 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 Wheal Buller( Etedruth) 6 Wh LAI Edward (Cals.) 71 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 i 1 26 28 430 440 40 {2 42i 131 17t 18} 2, 81 16 18 41 5 6 61 7 74 39 41 9 34 is 43 45 83 9 14 1 si 3; 3 41 2i 2f 6 6 40 42 340 50 31 4} 112 Ili 33 25 If 11 116 12 13 34 26 255 263 00 95 35 45 11 11 10 3 / 4 M -13 15 13 15 FOREIGN MINES. all Nustrallan Bon Accord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Min. Co... Clarendon Con& IiiLICO Cobre Copper Coplapo Capula Silver DunMoun.Cep.Mina.Co East Dcd. Rey (Limited) Fortuna. General (it N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lueltanian Hariquira N.lthineCopof S. Aus.L i'ontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... 'ort Philip Sant aßarbara UldMinel cottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (1 , 0- • • United Mexican Worthing (Limited) KS. Commercial Do. 4 per Cent.Pretillin East and West India London St. Katharine. Southampton Vtetori a.. ...... „ I Do' New 1 (1119. 25 29 7 8 d f pm 1 lip 21 22 24 7 74 d Ar CIS 2 14 11 Pmj 14 Omni 58 60 64 7 130 133 55 57 56 58 97 100 Id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 A gra&UnitedService B 60 87 89 40 'Australasia all 64 86 25 I Bank of Egypt all 22 23 100 Ba•A of London 50 British North American a,l 20 Ciitd.Bank of India, Ac. at! 191 20 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.J; Ch. all 84 S 6 100 City ... - 50 95 07 100 Colonial . . 25 39 40 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 20 Eng., Scot., t Aus. Cli.. all 171 18 18 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 20 Do. new all 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African lO 1d 4pm 100 London AL Westminster 20 701 801 791 100 Metrop. A Provinl. Bnk. 10 1 d 4 P 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new • • 12 40 50 Nationalthmk ....... 25 20 New South Wales...—. all 39 11 411 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all . 501 111 20 Dawn= Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new •• . all -- 25 South Australia ... all 37 78 25 Union of Australia all 451 461 50 (Julio of London .1 12 324 331 100 Unity Mutua1.......... 60 MISCELI ANEOUS. Andy-Mexican Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga.l Cop.Min.ofEng.&Snaltg. Do. Pref. 71 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. ii p ct. Perpet. Deb E.lndia & Lon. Ship A Po. B. E.lndia Irrig - n. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New - English St Aus. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigati fn Great Slip I ,imited) Do 17.1 p ct Preference Indian Carrying (Lim.) Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Err. and Canal hied. Exton. Tel. (Lim ) DO. S per cent. pref National Dis. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) In. r Netherla.n.as Land Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.atl dis Nair. NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Sh ares (Li m .). O t B e n e t Mit' : Steam (n ) Peel ß.l.nd.Arn.(Lim) periAln. on D. New Sea&ln.'rel g 4 I Rh ymney Iron •-• 4)4. Do. Rio . ***** Royal Mail Steam 131* tB. Scot. Austin. InV.(Li rn .) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Seri i i , Do. do. Reg,istered Do. do., Telegraph to Ind;a (L ) Trust and Agency co Ausirlasia (lim)lst Is. ' Cr.& 1,n.C0. 01 Upr.Can. U. li'dom Tel. Co. (lir.) yap pitmen' k L ud 171 ,8} 2 3 21 26 41 51 25 nO Is 20 0 11 110 114 12 15 83 34 107 110 107 110 par ipm 100 IC3 J 2k 26 27 i 1 I i 3 d 2t 3 1/ 3i 41' A 4 P' id tp 4 1 12 14 is 6 7 57 59 71 73 10 12 181 19} 17 19 44 5% 27} 27t 51 13 135 140 32 34 1 4 1 6 pr id pr 1 it 2 1041 i 1022 31 'OCKS parate Year. 1031 103/ rear not to be half year. 21 S 11 l 2 58 k i 94 9 61 109 8 i THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. I NIPERIAL LIAME_N T. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Cardiff Borough, London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Extensions to Wahner and Deal), Newry and Armagh Railway, Stretford Gas, and Windermere District Gas. The following bil!s were considered and ordered for third reading :—Aberdeen Police, Water, &c., Birkenhead Railway, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, Glasgow Police, Kent Coast Railway, Lianally Railway and Dock, Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Rahway; Vale of Neath Railway (changed from " Vale of Neath and Swan sea and Neath Railway Companies)" and Wakefield Water. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of legallsi t y, marriage with the deceased wife's sister; frorn officers of the Poor-law Union in Ir eland in favour of Superannuation Bill for the benefit of Poor-law officials; for a more equitable adjustment of the Income-tax. NAVY (SHOT PROOF SHIPS). On the motion of Lord It. MONTAGU, a return was ordered of the number of plans or proposals relating to shot proof ships received at the Admiralty between the Ist day of May, 1859, and Ist of May, 1362. NATIONAL DEFENCES. On the motion of Sir F. SMITH, an address was ordered for a return in reference to the national defences ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on the 26th day of May last. THE BURIAL GROUND BILL. Lord R. CEClL — gaTenoticethat when the bill came before the house he would move for the omission of the clause which permitted any burial service but that of the Church of England being used at Protestant burial grounds. _ • AUSTRIA. AND VENETIA. Mr. FREELAND said that from the state of business it was not probable that he would be able to bring on his motion on this subject to-morrow, and therefore, in order to prevent disappointment to members who intended to have been present on the occasion, he Dve notice that he would postpone his motion until some time when he might reason ably expect to have it discussed. GENERAL BUTLER'S MANIFESTO. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on going into com mittee of supply tomorrow he would call attention to the order issued by General Butler, by which women in the streets exhibiting any disapprobation of the soldiers of the United States should be treated as women of the town, and ask whether it was intended en the. part of Government to interfere to prevent such an outrage on civilisation. AMERICAN INTERFERENCE WITH BRITISH VESSELS. Mr. CLAY, in the absence of kr. Fenwick, asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been called to the re• peated interference of United States' cruisers with British vessels trading to the West Indies, and particularly to the case of the eamer Circassian, is neutral waters, when bound from St. Thomas's to Havannah, and within 20 mites of that port, and what steps it was intended to take in con sequence ? Mr. LAYARD said that the case of the Circassian was under the consideration of the law officers of the Crown, and he could not at present give any answer to the question of the hon. member. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GALWAY AND NORTH AMERICA. Lord DUNKELLIN asked the First Lord of the Trea sury, if the Government had considered the memorial of the Royal Atlantic Mail Company; and if they have de termined on renewing postal communication between Gal way and North America. Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government had not come to any decision on the subject. Mr. GRF A GORY wished to know when it might be ex pected that at decision would be come to, as great expense was incurred by the company in question. Lord PALMERSTON said it would be impossible to say. COAL MINES. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was the intention of Govern ment to introduce any measure to amend the law relative to the working of coal mines. Sir G. GREY was understood to answer in the affir mative. DEGREES IN THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE _ (I RE LAND). In reply to Mr. HENNESSY, Sir R. PEEL said that the Government had nothing whatever to do with the granting of degrees; they were regulated by statute. With regard to Mr. Reichel, there was a clerical error, for he had not received a degree of M.A. prior to 1860. FORTIFICATIONS.' Sir G. LEWIS said that he had promised, after the holi days, to bring in a bill on this subject, and he now gave notice that he would do so on the 23d inst. • GOVERNMENT DOCKS. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. CORRY called the attention of the house to the necessity of increased acc •mmodation for decking her Majesty's ships, at home and abroad; and asked the Secre tary to the Admiralty what were the intentions of the Government on the subject ? Lord C. PAGET said that the house had been threatened for the last two months with a motion of the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. terry) of a very extensive cha racter, for it proposed to ifiVoint a commission to inquire into the subject of dock accommodation, and whether addi tional docks should not be constructed. The right hon. gen tleman' he was happy to say, had reduced his motion to the present limits. Although our dock accommodation might not be as extensive as might be desired by some hon. mem bers, still he thought he would be able to show that there was no cause for any alarm as to the efficiency of our fleets in time of peace or war from the want of proper dock accommodation. With regard to the extent of that accomo dation, as compared with that in France ' he was quite ready to admit that the French had gone to great expense with reference to their dockyards. They might, however, have other reasons than merely providing for the efficiency of their navy, and they might feel anxious to keep in em ployment a large body of men. Besides the French were fond of constructing very large buildings with a view to the possibilityof their being required hereafter, while as he (Lord C. Paget) thought, we acted more wisely hi this country when we carried on these works only to that extent whichour present wants required. It must also be remem bered that this country was furnished with natural basins, such as Portsmouth and other ports, while Sherbourn, Brest, nor other great ports in France possessed this na tural advantage. With regard to improvements, the Ad miralty had under consideration a proposal of a distin guished officer for improving the dock accommodation at Portsmouth by a floating apparatus similar to that which was adopted at Liverpool. There was at present 17 docks fitted for the reception of the 25 iron-cased ships built or now building. The nob l e lord referred to Chatham and other docks in support of his argument, and next adverted to the dock accommodation in France. He con tended that with the exception of one dock at Brest :the French had no dock accommodation for heavy ;ships except at spring tides. He had been at pains to investigate this subject, and he found that there was only one harbour being prepared for the accommodation of large vessels. He did not deny that if this country increased their large ships that it would be necessary to enlarge our dock accomodation, but he contended that ships building and dock accommodation were going on pare passu. He admitted that the subject was one of great importance, and it was receiving the consideration of her Majesty's Go • Lie? nment. Mr. LAIRD contended that the dock accommodation in this country was inadequate; and he said that there were only two private docks in this country which could accom modate vessels of such magnitude as the Warrior. He contended that if the work were properly gone about, the expense of providing the necessary accom modation would not be so great as the noble lord con templated. He cited the cases of some alterations that had been made in some private docks t in proof of what he had asserted. He contended also t h e th woud alteration of our navy from wooden to wease ls iron doo dat necessarily jouo requirethoughtan it would increased amount s t o f p,okiaticocoimf this andsubject t hus werethe approached present titime nt wasoo t n h a e r r b o e w s t anspirit it to a future improvement in our docks instead of deferring period. d of for economy, making of the committee who Sir J. ELPHINSTONE, sat on the subject, with the state me," tz et the noble lord the Secretary [ the Admiralty. LEFT STEAKING. was n a o s t osnaetisfifeodr THE BALLOT SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Tuesday, at the offices in 5, Guildhall Chambers, Mr. Sydenham Nodes in the chair. Mr. Whitehurst, Mr. M. E. Marsden, Mr. Man, Mr. Bontems, Mr. Le Maitre, &c., attended. Subscrip tions were announced from Mr. N. Buckley, • ' Mr. T. Openshaw, Mr. Ser geant Gaselee, A letter from an active £1 h.; Mr. Whalley, A a l c . t ip. ) li elector of Sandwich was gessen has rather s ur p r i se d 'et Mr. i liis i c u onstituents by voting against thehn read,ed Ballot stating, s;aand m ' nd I can assure Mr. H. that I shall not promise him my vote in a hurry, and others are of the same mind." A letter was also read from an elector of Kidd erm i nster, statingin reference to the late election the writer's belief that there was more bribery on each side than there had been for some years." Mr. Smith's Municipal Elections Ballot Bill was examined by the Committee, who unanimously agreed to the following resolution:—" This com mittee on examining the provisions of Mr. Smith's bill, to allow the votes of mu uicipal electors to be taken by way of Ballot, in all places where the town council shall so think fit, observe with regret, that it is Merely a permisrAve measure, and also, that the secrecy of the Ballot is left to be settled by the different town councils, instead of being secured by a legislative enactment, bind Jig on all municipal constituencies." THE MEETING OF CHARITY CHILDREN. -- I nu annual meeting of the children of the charity schools of the metropolis toek place this afternoon at St. Paul's Cathedral. On account of the stormy and unfavourable state of the weather, the chilAren, attended by their instructors and that important functionary, the parish beadle, arnyed in covered vans. Thus the children were p revented enjoying the usual gratification of displaying the different prizes they had gained by their attention .and i n dustry. The scene inside the Cath e d ra l was extremely imposing, and the appearance of the children, ranged around the vast amphi theatre under a banner bearing the names of their respective parishes, produced a feeling of pride and gratification amongst the whole of the vis4efor SPORTING-THIS DAY• MANCHESTER RACES, THIS DAN: BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. VOLUNTEER CUP STAKES. North Pole Tommy Jones .. Kill or Cure Three ran. TRADESMAN'S CUP. Ivanhoff Tim Whiffler WynnStsy - 3 Three ran. Nutsford and Earl Westmoreland scratched. TWO-YEAR• OLD STAKES. Bohemia Golden Drop Lisette . . Three ran. CHELMSFORD RACES. THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHELMSFORD HANDICAP. Breechloader Dorking 2 Flighty Five ran. Raining in torrents. MAIDEN PLATE. 2 *********** ***** us ** ******* pone 1 /) 3- Mountain Pour ran. MARK'S HALL STARES, Strawberry Hill Homily .............. 1 . Abbess 2.... MEMBER'S PLATE. Acco .. Tubal Cain Dunoon Ten ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Flirtation - 1 ibral tar Rhoobna Seven ran, TOWN PLATE, Otho Penew The Don • 3 I'iv ran. THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BLACKERIABS-ROAD. CORONER'S INQUEST—THIS DAY. The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances connected with the deaths of James John Mockford, aged 37, and Catherine, aged 5, t , nd Emily, aged 7, his daughter', was held late this afternoon, at tho Lord Nelson, Nelson-square, Blackfriars-road. The inquiry was conducted by Mr. William Carter the coroner for East Surrey, and the first witne ss exam ined was Mr. Pearce, the landlord of the house, No. 189, Black friars-road, in whose house Mockford and his family lodged. He stated the circumstances connected with the finding of the bodies, and the persons who accompanie d him when he first entered the room confirmed his evidence in every particular. The facts elicited were merely a repetition of those which have already appeared in The Sun. The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press. BANE. OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, tho 11th day of June, 1862: 1131113 E DEPARTMENT. otes issued ........428,888,515 Government Debt £11,015,000 Other Securities .. 3.634,v00 Gold ßullion .... _ Coin &Bullion 14,238,575 Silver £29,888,515 £28,888,515 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Secu tal £14.553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- unity) V.1,034,751 eluding Exche- Other Securities 20,261,741 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 797,585 missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 8,825, 5 16 Other Deposits 13,150,662 Seven Day and other Bills 636.376 £40,292.327 11. : £40,292,327 .R SHALL, Chief Cashier. June 1 2, 1882. SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. A LADIES' PARLIAMENT. The various departments resumed their sittings yesterday. The chief interest was centred in the Social Ec)nomy Section, in which, under the pre sidency of Lord Brougham, a Ladies' Parliament was held, to discuss the question of employment for their sex. The section was crowded during the whole day by a throng of ladies, who filled, not only the area of the court, but the jury-box and the seats for counsel, and gave the chamber very much the appearance of the College of the " Princess" with its rows of " fair girl graduates in their golden hair." The gentlemen were in such a miserable minority that they were scarcely visible, and if they were not to be seen they certainly took good care not to make themselves heard. Whether they were too craven to utter their real sentiments or whether they were converted by the soft voices of the orators, we cannot say ; but, if the old adage holds good, consent must be inferred from silence. Some of the ladies, owing to the amplitude of their skirts, found not a little difficulty in getting into the tribune: and, when there, were at the first rather nervou an s d , dropping their voices to a confidential w his p er ' searching for scraps of paper which were n e to be found. But they soon regained the i r confidence animation w and spoke out with a distinct ness , and even s some b barristers, temightrs, to the nt blush. .young The proceedingscommenced with a paper by The Secretary was read by Mr Miss Emily Davies on Medicine tar communicated a Parkes next delivered in a clear, S. Howson, advocating the paper by the atev Rasuassell Professiong ur eyf.or official employment of women in , works of charity. Woman'svhich womenor Work;' . " ofl A p i rim i n ss io , B no i e ct s ei l i a lan E w . e in a te r r e e n st o i w n p l a a n r e t e l y o p f r e r p u a b r e l i d c and partly extempore, on " The Ba he ex e c a lu p a re e s a sed iro a m n g p a a d as d i r n e g s ;hrough a stage of many eccupations in which they are Qualified to in c O iv p i i l n iz io a n tio o n n are excel, while they are confined t o others, such as factory work, for which they have no aptitude, and which tend to interfere with the true sphere of woman —the household. Miss Emily Faithfull fol lowed with a paper on some of the drawbacks con nected with the present employment of women. She attributed the inaccuracy and want of persistent attention with which women were charged to de fective education. Habits of unintermittent industry could not be expected to follow a girlhood of negligence. She suggested the establishment of a tribunal to examine and certify as to the attain , ments of women, and protested against the idea that marriage should be a mere refuge for the desti tute. The system of training which she advocated would, in her opinion, promote matrimony, because it would furnish women with accomplishme nts which would render them valuable acquisition.s: d o th e houses of those prudent bachelors of t ant me ans who were afraid to mate with discuss andextreivisg ra useless " fine ladies." Mrs. Inglis, in , observed, ing the papers which had been read'women's own amidst some applause, that it fault if employment was denied hedreemed " strong so ridiculously afraid of bein gshrank from doing minded"or unladylike"that 3." Lordthebrotigham remarked was The sex were true woman-like work. t ote m of the gentlemen pro debate had been clearly proved, and appealed that the talent of women in timidity or gallantry, the invitation whether from In answer to questionsMUS was not responded to. sent to exhibit their.. p rs in the same way ; but her printing establishment than she could Faithful! stated that she Lad . more applications for work in meet. Mrs. Jellicoe read a paper suggesting the employment of women as supervisors over their own sew in factories. Miss Barbara Corbett reported the progress of the Dublin Society for the employ ment of Educated Women. Since last year 200 pupils have attended the cl a sses for book-keeping, law-writing, sewing with the machine, cutting out clothing, &c. A. lucid and able essay on the legal disabilities of women was contributed by Mrs. Tabor. A. paper by Mks Florence Hill, showing that there is a sphere in the colonies for educated t p women, lx; as read by Mrs. A. Hill • and the re Mi ss B. of the Women's Employme nt Society, by Faithfull. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-oftl from the Governors of the Settleatents on the West Coast of Africa, Share - 100. stk 204' 204 10 100 100 100 176 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stool stock 20- 28.2.8; 1 stock stock stock stock stock stock stick 10 10 1000 all all all all 100 all 100 all an a.' an =