The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. No further specie operations of importance have taken place at the Bank of England, but it is expected that another wit'ulrawal of £400,000 in sovereigns will be effected next week in connection With the Turkish Loan. There is a probability, moreover, of the general Efflux of specie being augmented by the early despatch of a large supply of gold to Spain. Under these circumstances many parties anticipate a further increase in the rate of discount. At the Bank of England yesterday the transac• tions in gold were unimportant. The directors of the Recife and San Francisco and Pernambuco Railway have made a further call of £1 per share, payable on the 30th proximo. An extraordinary meeting of the London and Blackwall Railway Company has been called for the 10th of June next, for the purpose of consider ing and determining upon the exercise of their powers with reference to the raising of capital, the cancelling of old and the creation of new shares, &c. There was a much better inquiry for all descrip tions of cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday, and prices advanced id per lb. The sales were esti mated at 8,000 bases. At the first annual meeting to-day of the Malta Gas Company, Mr. Edward Hawkins, jun., in the chair, the directors' report referred to the progress of the works in the town of Valetta, which are now in efficient operation. It was the intention of the directors to supply gas to the town of Corfu and other places situated on the shores of the Mediter ranean, although for the present they would con fine their operations to Malta alone. A very eli gible site for new buildings had been purchased for £1,860. It was proposed to set aside out of the profits £l2O as a reserve fund to meet contingen• cies, and they also proposed carrying the balance remaining after payment of the dividend, and of the interest or dividends due to late proprietors, to the credit of a fund for equalising dividends to be called the " dividend fund." The chairman con cluded by proposing that the report and accounts be adopted, and that a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. be declared. The motion was unanimously adopted, and the directors who retired from office were duly re-elected. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1862. 1861. Great Western £56,003 58,878 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 30,680 52,146 Bristol and Exeter ]forth-Eastern Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western treat Western of Canada Thooo returns show an important falling off compared with the eorrogponding period last year, which, however, included the receipts of the Whit suntide holiday traffic. On the Eastern Counties there is a decrease-of £2,313 ;on the Great Wes tern, £2,875; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £21,466; on the North Western, £4,872; on the South Western, £333; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £5,541; on the Midland, £5,860 ; on the North Eastern, £6,820; on the Brighton, •£3,677 ; and on the South Eastern, £1,646. The Great Northern, however, shows an increase of £741. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. Two O'CLocK. A moderate demand for discount accommodation is reported in the discount market to-day, and full rates are required by the joint-stock banks and private firms. A holiday is observed on the Paris Bourse as usual on Ascension-day. The transactions in the 'English funds to-day have continued on an extreineif limited scale, but quotations have again exhibited a firm appearance. Consols h ave been 93 for money, and 921 1, less the dividend, for the account, but this improve ment has not been supported, the latest quotations showing a return to 93: 1, and 92 921 respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced are firm at 911 3 ; Exchequer Bills are 10s. to 14s. prem. ; Bank Stock has improved to 236; and India 5 per Cent. to 1091 a. Continued quietude prevails in the Foreign mar ket, and prices show scarcely any variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80/ 81; ditto, 1858, 69/ 70-1- ; ditto New Scrip is firm at 21 -a prem.; Egyptian 7 per Cents. steady at 11 prem.; Russian 5 per Cents. remain at 971; the New Scrip at 4 2 prem. ; Spanish Certificates are nominally at Eit The settlement of the half monthly account has been the chief business transacted in the Rail way Shale Market, and prices generally have shown a further slight decline. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midlands, and North Eastern (Berwick) have receded 1, and Eastern Counties, Great West erns, and South Westerns, 1. The Foreign lines remain dull at about former rate;. For the Colonial lines there has been a moderate in viry, and prices, in one or two instances, have slightly improved. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue inactive, at previous quotations. 13 RITISII FUNDS—ONB O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll i India Mock Ditto 5 per Cent. Consols for Account,"June 10 . 921 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent .. lO Ditto £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 4 per Cent. ' 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican ' 3 per Cent --:nssia n s per Cent 1822 £ St . 97± Ditto, 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip Spanish 3 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent.- 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 691 Ditto Account ............ Ditto 1862 (S cr i p ) 21 i I Ditto, Paid up S cr i p 70 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. emsols Money .. Ditto Account ANOTHER GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY. This morning arother great jewel robbery was iscovered to have been committed on the premises of Mr. Seeker, a jeweller, carrying on business in High-street, Camden Town. The premises are situated at the corner of Warren-street, and Mr. Seeker has not occupied the house for more than a few weeks, although the jewellery trade has been carried on there for many years by the late Mr. Cassell. The value of the stolen property, which consisted of rings, watches, chains, bracelets, and other articles, is estimated at over £l,OOO. NOTABILIA ON THE BALLOT DIVISION.—For the first time the Government issued a whip, "particularly re questiug the attten.dance of their supporters on the motion for the ballot." It is a subject worthy of inquiry whether this was intended to rally the Liberal party to vote for the ballot, or to secure an attendance of Liberal members un favourable to the ballot, and ready to follow Lord Palmer ston to vote against the ballot. The following Whigs voted against the ballot :—Sir F. Baring, Sir T. Burke, A. S. Finlay, J. H. Gurney, Major Ilimilton, John Handley, E. Knatchbull Hugessen, Robert Lowe, J. Mackie, James Martin, Sir R. Palmer, Viscount Palmerston, John Steel, Sir H. Verney, Mr. Collier, Mr. Freeland, Mr. M. Mor rison, and Mr. North, who voted for Mr. Berkeley's mo lion, 'were absent from the division on Mr. A. Smith's mo tion for the ballot at municipal elections. Mr. J. H. Gurney ( Kin g's L ynn), voted against alr. Berkeley's motion, and in favour of Mr. Smith's. Mr. Smollott, Lord Geu.ge Len nox, Mr. Longfielel, and Sir E, B . L ytton, who voted against Mr. Berkeley's motion, did not vote in the division , on Mr. Smith's, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Ly a ll, an d Mr. Powys Mon on Mr. B er, - who voted againstkeley's. Mr. Smith's motion, were not i n th e di v i The President of Guatemala has offered three w•emiurns of 4,000, 3,000, and 2,000 dollar s respectively to tli c , first three export ers of 1,000 quintals of cotton from the state, , a p a stimulus to cotton-growing there. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share Railways. P aid. Closing Business l Price. done. 13.14 Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. all 74 8 10 Bost,Sleat,andMid.l2o. all 6 7 108 13 t t l3r i . s ß t ola n d Exeter 50 Cork A rkan i e A lB tlll6pe.pan.hasancl Bandon lOO 1074 10 , 4 all 2 all 04 64 10 D gets no div ' ), all 1 2 0 Co rnwall Do Ca ledonian i all 5 6 been pa.d to B. ) 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 41 43 25 Dun.Perth,&Ab. Junc all 10 11 st East' Anglian lOO 21 22 at Eastern Counties at Eastern Union, A stock 100 58 60 et Do Bdo do 100 38 40 at East Suffolk . 6 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 89 v nn st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 291 801 10at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 102 101 GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 140 145 at Great Northern ....... at Do A stock lOO 112 113 of Do Bdo 100 1044 1054 at Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 724 73 7 2 at Great Western .. • • • • at Do Str Val o - ua. s t oc k 100 55 r i e l 460 9 0 1 5 08 6 1 5801 60 8 i 108 1 4 4 s a tt London Blackwell l o a r e k k e w h i a at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 121 123 at Lon., Chat, and Dover 100 44 45 at Lon. & North Western 100 934 95 934 at Lon. & South Western 100 99 100 994 at L'derry & Enniskillen. all 90 45 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 404 414 404 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do i shares all 10 Metropolitan all 84 st Midland 28 1274 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 100 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all at Norfolk lOO 71 73 st North British at Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 st Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 nc. has beenpdß 100 at Do B stock lOO at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 97 974 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase , l6.l3.4 1 id d at Do Leeds 1100 554 554 at, Do York ' 100 844 85 81 E at North London 10 new 5 P 41 3 m 19.18.4 North Staffordshire , 184 4i 44 d 114 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 101 114 at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 45 47 86 Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 105 107 10 Shrews. and Welchpool• all at Shropshire Union at south De'von lOO 35 37 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un all at South Eastern bt South Wales at S. York. and River Dunt 100 99 101 2 0 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 6 7 25 Stockton & Darling - ton all 374 384 25 Do l3 Si 81 p 25 Do New, 1860 I 6 6 64 p at Taff Vale. st Do Pref. No. 1 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 434 12.10 Do d ip st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 130 135 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 West Cornwall all 61 64 20 West London 10 Do Ist class i all 20 Do 2d class all st W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 100 st West Midland Oxford; 100 46 47 at Do Newport , 100 42 44 at Do Hereford, 100 87 89 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. ,Paid. Co. Closing Business -- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh mslnre.. Chester & Iloiyhead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 5,j per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val., 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. g 8 pr c.) 100 GtNerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwiehShsi all E.Counts. 44 41 Do. Woodbridge... .1 100 .. • • 1.• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dret.l 100 Cledon .. .. Gloster & Dean Forest I all Gt. Weal. .. .. Hull and Selby I all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves I all Do. Do. quarters 1 all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle l 100 Ln.& N.W 197 2(0 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Broinley, 6 per c. all D 0... .. • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all Do ..... ... 20 22 Do.Wo. Ext. A, 44 p c.) all Do. .. ... 8 0 London ,17. Greenwich ) 100 S . Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen e 1 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.& S.. - •thend 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 8 per cent lOO Do. •Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M3l 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer-I ence stock 1 100 Midland 95 97 Newmarkt, BuryEx ) gua. 5 per cent. .. j 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p i p Pm Northn.&Eastn. 5 p.e. l all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 100 N. E. Ber.' .. .. - • North'Western - Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 92 61 i 93$ L&N.W Preston and Wyre. t I all & L. y k. 1 1 44 46 Do. i shares A. all Do. ••• • . Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brasseyil2s 130 Do. Do. .' 3 , .. I li 2,ip South Staffordshire ' ' 1 100 Ln.&N.W I .. .. Wilts and Somerset—, 100 Gt. West. 1 93 95 Wimbledn , t Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 1 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share) Railways. 1 Paid.( Closing I Business Price. Done. [Blythe and Tyne [ p.c pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. [Cornwall, 5 per CE nt Dun. Perth, & Abez,Jiin Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 'I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. I p. o. guar. S. & 0 Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c. Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. C. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. prel [ Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Darnal.st£s 2s 10doc Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l l Do. 5 per cent do. N 2 Do. 6 per cent. do Do. 5 per cent, do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c. at. (di y. def.liP 65 I. on. Chat.& Dny. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent., Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. et., late 3d shares .... f.ondony. & Ennis. 5 she Man. Sh. &. Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 94 96 20 21 6 6i [O4 106 [O9 111 108 110 127 129 84 86 Do. n per cent, Do. redeem. 6 percent... Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 44 per cent ........ Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent . Do.Leic. and Hit.4per ct Norfik. 5 p. c. Ex. at. 18461 Do. Sip. c. Pref. st. 1847' Do.say.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44 pr. et* redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. o. S D. _ s ()c o ol . L oe e rii,bkQ d i Nex, s uraeoda 6 drr.e p tt&e4he . g u .. p N eealraa sug t o , . 6eBcep Do. lmnh. D North Staffordshire.... 3 4 P. 0. pref. stock , 7 p. c. pref. stock' t r South Devon, A nn 10 s. South Eastern(R sE Ann., 1.0.6) . lug at Do. 41 per cent st , Do, Fixed 44 pe . 4 r ce ,V t st 'South Wales, gu a. st I Do. 44 per cent c. st Do. do. 1859 st Do. 5 per cent st IS. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gu a 20 I Do. sp. c. gu a 25 IStock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 Do. B6p. c. 25 Do. C 6 p. c.. st .SVatrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. st W. Mid.-Oxf lst guastk st Do. 2d do st :Do.Newport 5 p.c p.f.red pf. 1866 at ;Do. Peg o e . t.o P. c. ttil 1869 10s. 10 10. 6 100 100 100 all all BRITISH MINES. - Alfred Consols(Philack) 3.9.3 4 3 - British Iron - Clifford nil 29 31 - Devon G. Con.. (Taoist )'' 1 445 455 - East Bassett (Illogan) 130 45 17 - East Caradon ..... ' 3-14.6 42 43 - East Cam Brea... , 3.0.0 175 173 - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 7.10.0 24 3 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.), 561 16 18 - Great South Tolgus l7s 43 55 - G.Wheal Aifd. (philack), - - - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 64 7 - Grenville ' 6.15.6 7 74 75 - Herod's-Foot 1 8.12 41 e 3 - Hingston Downs ' 4.14 25 23 - Lady Bertha ' 1.14 f 4 I - Margaret (Huy Lelant)i 91 45 47 - Marke Valley. I 4 Myndy Iron um (Lim.); 25 2 1 4-- North Downs 1 24 31 44 - North Frrnces (Illogan)1 12.3 - - - N.Wh'l Basset (Yl,o,fan)l 2.3 0 33 45 4 55 3 - North Wheal Crotty : 2.2. 9 3 3 - Par COll,BO/8 (St Bla.zey)! 15 54 64 20 Provfclaice(lJnyLelnt.), 10.0.1 40 42 . - Bortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 3 4 - South Caradon(St.Cleer)l 15 340 /45 - S. Cam Brea (I1logan) 1 5.11.6 35 31 - F.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 15.F 4 .1- 100 165 - Stray Park ' 28.9. 32 34 5 Tamar Silv.t Lead Min." 44 15 11 10 Tin Croft 1 9 114 12 - West Basset (Illogan) 1 15 12 13 - W Caradon (Liskeard) l 5 34 36 - West Soton - Wheal Basset (Illogan)i 54 924 974 - Wheal Buller(Redruth)! 5 40 50 , - Wheel Edward (Cals.)l 73 13 111 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 1.7.2 105 115 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 14 16 - Wheal Treiavvney (Lis.)l 7 14 16 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim alt 3 3 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all 4 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 4 - cis. 40 Cobre Copper all 25 29 20 Copiapo l6 6 8 2 Capula Silver its. 4 d }pm 1 Duntdour.Cop.Min g.OO ail 1 15p 3 East Del Ray (Limited) 1 4 4 2 Fortuna, 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr l5 3 4 d 15 Kapunda (Limited) 1 3 1 p 8 Linares all 7 74 5 Lusitanian 2 } d }pm 1 Ilariquira all 4 I 1 NT. RhineCopotS.Aus.L 3 4 4ds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 6 Port Philip 1 1 14 1 Santaßsrbala GldMine 4 i ipm 1 Scottish Atistrin. (L.) lOB. 15 15pm 13 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 58 60 28.2.81 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) , all 3 3 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO - stock Do. 4 per Cent-Pref.Min , 100 - stock East and West India llOO 127 129 stock London 1100 55 57 564 stock ,St. Katharine. • 100 57 59 58 stock ( Southampton ' 100 - stack ')Vietoria . 20 IDo New . .... _ ..........._ , , 2 4d par ' JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 I Agra&United Service Bk 50 88 90 40 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt all 224 100 Ba,k of London .. - 8 2& 1" 50 British North American ail 54 56 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 193 204 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 85 100 City . 5O 95 97 100 Colonial ... ..... .... 30'11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - 20 Eng., Scot., A Ans. Ch all 184 19 1114 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - 2Q Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 26 20 Do. new all 254 /51 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican.. 10 4d }pm 93 100 ,London & Westminster! 20 794 804 100 Metrop. to Provinl. Bnk. 10 5 d 5 p 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 - .. 20 Do. new .... .. -..- • • 12 - 150 National livlk - - 20 iNe w South Wales...-. all 39 41 25 Orient. B. Corporation ~ all ;49 51 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. i • all ! ' ) 5 26 100 1 Provincial of Ireland ..1 25 1 89 91 891 90 10 Do. new - - 25 South Australia 1 all '36 38 25 Union of Australia ' all ,44 46 50 Uno,, of London ' 12 1 324 334 100 Unity Biutual 6O ) ...- - POLICE-THIS DAY. BOW-STREET, THIS DAY; A respectably-dressed mechanic, named Shane, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with stealing lead from Hungerford Market. Sergeant Holmes, 3 F, said about six o'clock last even ing he saw the prisoner in Tavistock-street, and from his manner of walking he suspected that ho had stolen pro perty about him. He watched him to a marine store dealer's in Sheffield-street, Clare-market. He then saw him take two of the pieces of lead from his trousers pocket, and afterwards three other pieces from a basket by his side. He then told prisoner he was a police-sergeant, and that he must satisfy him as to how he became possessed of the lead. He said it was given to him by a man in Hun gerford•market ; that it was the first time he bad done such a thing, and he begged to be let go. The lead weighed about 441 b. The son of the prisoner's employer said he had been in the employ of his father for a number of years, and he was always considered an honest man. Mr. Hall said it was very painful to see a person like the prisoner charged with theft. The prisoner said one of the men engaged on the work gave him the lead as he had lost his hammer. Remanded. Two young men, named Benzey and Williams, were charged with having stolen property in their possession. Police-constable Lambert of the E division, said last night he met the two prisoners in Hampshire Hog-yard, St. Giles's. The prisoner Benzey was carrying a bag con taining five pair of socks, one coat, one cloak, two shirts, one silk handkerchief with a picture of the Exhibition upon it, and one cap. All the articles were quite new, the socks having a shop mark upon them. He asked them if the articles belonged to them, and they replied "Yes, and that they were going home." He asked them where they resided, and Benzey told him, No. 11, George-street. Before he knew what was in the bag, he asked them what it con tained, when Benzey said " Washing." He told them he must see what that was, when on putting his hand into the bag he pulled out the socks with the ticket on them. He told them he telieved the property was stolen. When they got to the station they said they had found the pro perty, and intended giving it to the police. Mr. Hall said it was extremely improbable that the pro perty in the bag had been picked up. Remanded for a week. James Hammont, a blacksmith, was charged with in decently exposing himself in the enclosure in St. James's park. The park-keeper paid the offence was committed yesterday a lernoon, and in one of the most frequented parts of the park. Police-constable, A 1, said the prisoner attempted to commit suicide this morning in the cell by strangling himself. _ _ The prisoner denied the offence. Mr. Hall said the public were under deep obligations to the two witnesses who had given their evidence. It was seldom that a case of this kind could be brought home to the person who was guilty of it ; but where it was, he would always inflict the severest punishment the law allowed. He then sentenced the prisoner to the House of Correction for three months with hard labour. 110 112 90 92 116 118 112 114 LO4 106 107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 78 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 138 140 102 101 115 117 115 117 138 142 ,115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 94 95 124 126 6 70 138 140 103 105 94 96 110 112 108 110 1 lypm 101 103 N 98 i l} 3d' •• •• par i p 22 234 135 140 10 11 23i 24a 101 103 101 103 A; 66 P 28 29 33 34 33 34 42 45 126 127 120 125 ,102 122 1 24 1119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Cau.Gor. 6 p.c.Ja. &Julyi 1877-82 .......... Do 6p. cent.lBB3-41 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aul 4 . I Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept.i Do. 5 per cent ........ ' I Do. Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope. p (0873' Do.Ap & Oct 1880 1 Do. 18901 Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 ,Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c i..4.!1.610v. 6 p.c..; a.&July .i.,0. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds New Zeaiand 6 p. cent. Nova Scotia ov G. 6 p. c.i sterling, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July I Do. do. 6 p.o. Ap. &Oa" .1 110 112 'ICS 110 Ins 1 1 0 1011 102 100 1 01 - 109 ill 110 112 111 113 112 114 107 10811 1001 1011 90 100 198 99 1 109 111 1109 111 le3 110 108 110 106} 1011 1011 I THE SUN, LONDON, - THURSDAY, EVENING, MAY 29, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Railways. Atlantic St St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda.t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and Laxe Huron Paid. all 100 Do. New . Do. Preference Butlalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 CleuttadzS.Eastn.(l.th ) Cape Town& Dock Scrip Demerara... ...... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 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 ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt. IndtaPenin. gua.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 opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... L 1878 Madras. guar.. 5 p. c. Do. 4f p. o. ztens;on Do. 44 do 51elb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds iNewßrunswiok ffi Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Lana do. .... N.Rl.C'da 6 pc Ist pf bds Scmde .... —— • • 4 -. J Do. Punjaub .... c , Do. Do. ...... ce c. Do. Indus. St. Flo. ga , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 100 {lOO 15 all 100 Closinv, Price. 66 69 102:1 103 i 51i 8i 9 81 85 79 83 78 82 102 104 103 104 1024 1031 1041 lON 24 25 66 63 57 60 i 36 38 43 46 35 38 36 37 1021 1031 P 102 103 12} 12i 81 8 97 100 93 95 93 25 1011 1021 95 96 91 93 FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp dt Rotterdam. Ardennes.... .. •• Bah. & S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 1 Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine 43 Rail Copiapo ..........•• •• • • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish , Eastern of France Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Gt. Luxem., Con. sha... Milian Junction Lyons A Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Prei. Ot'mn (Smyrn a to Aldn) Paris,Lyons, A Mediter. Paris A 0r1ean5........ Recife d, S. Fran. (Peru.) xua. 7 p. ct. Riga Az Dunaburg...... Royal Danish . Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre do Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust, &Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of France.... West Fiandera ..,..... Do. 54 p c. Preference.. W. 85 N.W. of France .. FREFERENCE STU lends contingent on the Divi, :AIL all all all all all all all al l k.RE S Profit st l*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 20 ICornwall 4ip.e. ga.perp all st *E. Anglian, Clsß, 6 p.c. 100 st * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 st Edin, Prth.&D'dee,4p.c. 100 st ond'n, &c., 44 per cent. 1858 100 !Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 Do. do. 41 per ct. 1861 100 Do. do. 48 per et. 1861 31 Lon. k Chat'ln, Metrop. , Ext. B, 6 p.c .l 7i Lou. &S. Western la p.c.' 100 North British £lO Gua , all Shares, 1861 *SeottishCentral4l p.c lOO irred. pref... .... . S.-Eastern 4i p.c. 1859 all Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 31 tilure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any * made 5 7 4 6 85 ES 103 104 * BP 20i 24 99 100 i Id - AYS , fg 71 - P 1 1} 1 1} 11 12 4i 4 1 1 1 0 '42 14i 151 Si S 20 21 411 421 - - 8 10 8 7 431 441 51 63 4i 3i I 15 16 111 12 9i 9/ Pm 3- 3 - 3 P 33i 34i 71 10 _l4 22 23 AND S 1 of each 3, 103 105 120 123 131 134 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 105 id id 102 101 9f 10 1 iPm , given half-: subsequent Business done MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, THE ORGAN GRINDING NUlSANCE.—Bartholomew Tulle, an Italian organ grinder, living in Short's Gardens, was charged with playing an organ in front of No. 11, Langham-place, and annoying Mr. Newton Edward Jen nings, architect and engineer. Mr. Jennings said that on the previous evening about 8 o'clock the prisoner was playing an organ in front of his father's house, No. 11, Langham-place. He went out by his father's orders, and sent his brother to tell the prisoner to go away, his mother being being very ill, and her condi tion being made very much worse by the prisoner's play ing. The prisoner refusing to go away his brother went for a constable, and one came up, but refused to interfere. The prisoner had been playing for a quarter of an hour before he was ordered to leave, and continued for a quarter of an hour after, and was a great annoyance. The brother of Mr. Jennings said he told the prisoner to go away, but ho refused, and as the first constable refused to interfere, he followed the prisoner till he saw another constable,:when he gave him in charge, A constable said the prisoner told him in English that he had only been three weeks in London, and that it was the first time he went there. Prisoner, through an interpreter, begged the complain ant's pardon. Mr. Jennings said he did not wish, as the man had been locked up all night, to press the case severely, only the nuisance must be stopped, as it seriously increased his mother's illness. Mr. Knox said he was bound to pay attention to the re quest of the complainant. He wail aware of the nuisance suffered in consequence of the organ playing of these men, but at the same time he did not mish to stop all street music. He did not think, at the same time, that it would do to let the prisoner go and say to all his companions—the grinders of barral organs—that they could stop opposite the house where some person was ill, and at the request of the com plaining person, who might be very humane when brought before a magistrate, get off with a slight punishment. But for the intercession of the complainant he should have passed a severe sentence, as the nuisance to students and professional men was intolerable, and still more so to per sons who were ill. He should fine the prisoner 55., or seven days ; and he wished it to be understood that it was only at the request of the complainant that he passed such a sentence. CARD-SHARPING.—A Frenchman named Delobe, was charged before Mr. Knox with obtaining, by means of card-sharping, the sum of £2O from Mr. Michael Komerde, a Russian gentleman, of 4, Leicester place, Leicester square, at the Angel and Crown, Seddon-street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough .street, said the prosecutor was a Russian gentleman on a visit to the Exhibition. The evidence of the prosecutor was of the usual descrip tion, the " three card trick" being the mode adopted by the prisoner and two others. Prisoner was remanded. MARKETS---THIS DAY. SOUTII-TIEST ERN RAILWAY. SPECIAL MEETING-(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting e f the proprietors in this com pany was held this day at the Waterloo Station, for the purpose cf approving of the Metropolitan and Thames Valley Railway. Captain MANGLES, the chairman, said the bill, as it stood, was to empower the construction of a line of railway from Twickenham to Shepperton, which was only about eight miles in length. The SOLICITOR explained the nature of the bill as it affected the South-Western Railway. The CHAIRMAN moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting having considered the bill now pending in Parliament, entituled an Act for making railways from the London and South-Western Railway to Hampton and Shepperton, in the county of Middlesex, approves of the clause and provisions therein, by which powers are pro posed to be conferred en the London and South-Western Railway, with such modification as Parliament may require or permit, and as the directors shall approve." The resolution was carried unanimously. The proceedings then terminated. THE GREAT FEN _DELUGE. LYNN, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The actual works in progress for stopping the flow of water are as follows :—First in importance is the coffer-dam. A number of piles about 58 feet in length are being driven about seven feet apart, the piles being driven doubly, and a space left between them. When the whole of this kind of framework is complete, and the neap tide comes, it is proposed to drop perpendicularly sheets of wood encased in iron ; the iron plates are about an inch in thickness, and the wooden sheets about five or six inches, so that it is hoped they will be able to repel the force of the current. It is hoped to be able to raise this obstruction about three feet at each tide, that is, after they get the framework com plete, which will not be for at least another week. There are ten engines, but at no time are more than four of them. at once ; and there being but one gang of men, who of course have to take their rest and meals, little more than 12 hours a day is made. The abandonment of Mr. Muller's dam, by orders of Mr. Hawkshaw, has led to a slip of a great portion of the bank 20 or 30 yards in length, and about 12 or 14 yards in width, and about 50 men are employed in filling up this hole with clunel, which has been obtained from the Humber, and brought here in small vessels of a light draft, which can get under the bridge, and come up to the north of the cut, where we saw several lying this afternoon. We understand that about 20 of these vessels, of 100 tons burden, are chartered with Yorkshire stone for these works. Respecting the whole which was se cured in the east banks there is much diversity of opinion amongst the engineers. Local engineers have taken soundings, and state that there is no improvement, whilst the engineer in charge of the works, Mr. Smith, announced in the morning that he had every reason to believe that it was being filled up as quickly as possible. Meantime the wide waters swell and surge by the motion of the tide and the wind, and all is desolation over the vast extent of the deluge. ALLEGED DEATH FROM THE ADMINISTRA- TIO.N OF CHLOROFORM. Yesterday morning much excitement prevailed at the east end of the metropolis, in consequence of the exhumation of the body of a Frenchman, named Pierre Peicher, aged 35 years, from the burial ground of the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow-road, by the warrant of Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner. _ _ _ . . . It appears that the deceased, about a fortnight since, had been in the service of Sir Anthony Rothschild, the proprietor of the extensive refinery, situated in Royal Mint-street, Tower-hill, where he had been engaged in the manufacture of new coin for the Government. He was afflicted with a painful disease, although he followed his daily avocation. On Monday week, the 19th instant, he wished to have an operation performed on him, and he was persuaded to have the assist ance of two French physicians, who were sent for, in conjunction with Dr. Marshall, of Great Titchbourn,- street, Leicester -square. The three gentlemen arrived at the residence of the deceased in Royal Mint-street, where measures were adopted to perform the operation. They then proceeded to administer chloroform in the usual way, when one of the attendants discovered that pulsation had suddenly ceased, and the patient was dead before the operation could be performed. The gentlemen became alarmed, and the friends of the deceased sent for Dr. Cook of the Minories, and his assistant promptly attended, and found life to be extinct. He endeavoured to restore animation, but his efforts were in vain. The deceased expired on the Monday morning, and was buried two days afterwards at the cemetery above-named, and it seems that the registrar of the death received a certificate from a medical gentle men to the effect that the deceased had died a na tural death. These facts came under the notice of Mr. Humphreys, who at once issued an order to have the body exhumed, and it was removed in a hearse yesterday to the parish dead-house to await an inquest. The coroner has issued an order for a post-mortem examination, and Dr. Letheby, of the London Hospital, has been directed to . make an analysis of the contents of the stomach. MARK-LANE. ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 56s 9d ; barley, 35s 11d ; oats, 22s lld ; rye, 43s 2d ; beans, 40s 5d ; and peas, 43s ld. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 58s Od ; barley, 36s 10d ; oats, 22s 4d ; rye, 37s 4d ; beans, 39s 7d ; peas, 40s sd, . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 59,153 ; barley, 5,880 ; oats, 9,817 ; rye, 16 ; beans, 4,186 ; peas, 238 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was only mode rate ; nevertheless all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. The best Scots and crosses realised 4s 4d per Blbs. Although the show of sheep was rather extensive, the mutton trade ruled firm at extreme rates. The general top figure for Downs was 4s 10d, but some few lots sold at 5s per 81bs. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which moved off freely at full prices, viz., 5s 81b to 7s Slb per Sibs. About 360 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves, the supply of which was tolerably good, were a slow sale at late rates. Pigs commanded extreme quotations, but milch cows were a dull inquiry. Per 81h. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Second qualitydo. 4 0 4 2 Lambs, 5s E Suckling calves, 108 to 228 20s to 295. e. d. a. d Primecrs-wool do. 4 4 4 6 Prue. S' thdown do . 4 8 4 10 Largo arse. calve, 4 2 4 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Large hogs 3 10 4 2 Small porkers ... , 4 4 5 0 Id to 7s Bd. ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 11,440 Calves Pigs 292 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NR7i GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 28.—The supplies of fat stock were moderately good, ana the trade ruled steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 28.—Prime stock sold readily at full prices; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 2d to 45 43 ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81b ; suckling calves, 10s to 195 ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Od to £lB 5s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s Od , clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.. — Meadow hay, £2 2a to £4 15s; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 17s; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s; clover 13 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per. load. Supply good. MISS TODD AND HER COACHMAN._'( An Old Lawyer," in a letter to a contemporary, says he hopes the Earl of Essex will place in the hands of his solicitors the threatening letter received by him from one Todd, as the punishment for sending threatening letters is fine and im prisonment, to which corporal punishment may be added, and the latter part of the penalty Would in the present case be peculiarly appropriate. The vote of the Nassau Estates against the Wies baden gambling tables has been speedily followed by a similar resolution in the Baden Landtag, abolishing the rouge-et-noir of their famous spa. The present contract with the French entrepreneur does not, however, expire be fore the let of January, 1870 SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, May 29.—Wind this day at noon—East; fight breeze, and cloudy weather, QUEENSTOWN, May 29.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Glen garry, for Halifax. PLYMOUTH, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived---Annie, from Monte Video. OFP QUEENSTOWN, May 29.—Arrived—Gambio, from Callao. FALMOUTH, May 29.—Norma, from Rio Janeiro ; Mar sala, scrow steamer, from Alexandria for Liverpool, short of fuel. -- - - PORTSMOUTH, May 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Woolwich. Sailed— Her Majesty's ship Fox, for Woolwich i her Majesty's ship Megasra, for the Channel Islands. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 28—Margretta, from Gottenburg ; Vor warts, from Trieste ; Freemad, from Kraproe ; Richard and William, from Lagos; Johanna, from . Uddewalla ; Catherine, from Beyderfleth ; Wave, from Dunkirk ; Eliza beth, from Memel. Arrived, May 29—Wanderer, from Jamaica. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed in Tow--Adamante, from Calcutta, for London. Anchored—Maria Hay, for Calcutta ; Diana, for Cardiff; Sparkling Wave (of New York), to the westward; Gloire, for Brest; Elizabeth Ann Bright, for Liverpool; and East Lothian, for Victoria—all from London. At the annual meeting of the United Kingdom Providentlnstitution the report stated the policies issued for the year 1861 to have been 2,730 for £453,223, producing in premiums £15,082. The accumulated capital was £409,000, and the annual income 122,000. _ _ At the annual meeting of the Great Britain Mutual Life Assurance Society the report stated the policies I issued during the last year to have been 352, assuring £168,078, and yielding in annual premiums £5,079, SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES IN WEST MINSTER ABBEY.—The following is the list of preachers during the month of June : —June I, the Rev. Eyan Nepean, Canon of Westminster; June 8, the Bishop of Fredericton; June 15, the Rev. H. P. Liddon, Vice-Prin cipal of St. Edmund-hall, Oxford ; June 22, the Rev. the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge; June 29, the Bishop of Oxford. It has been decided not to fill up the Under- Secretaryship of State in the War-office vacant by the death of Sir Benjamin Hawes, but to revert to the original orga nisation of the department before the appointment of Major- General Sir Edward Lugard as anUnder-Secretary of State —that is to say, there will bo two Under-Secretares and an Assistant-Under -Secretary, in the place of three Under- Secretaries ; and Captain Galton, F.R S., who is now in the department, has been appointed by Sir G. Lewis to fill the office of Assistant-Under -Secretary of State for War. MIINIFICEN T_BEQUESTS.—The late Mr. A. Pixie, merchant, Dundee, who died last week, leaving property to the extent of about £36,000, has left the following muni ficent legacies to the local charities of that town, viz, :—To the Royal Infirmary, £2,000 ; to the Industrial Schools, £2,000 ; to the R o y al Or p han Institution, £250 ; to the In digent Sick Society, £ 250 . The r esidue of his pro pe rty, after judiciously p rovidin g for other p a rties who had a c l a im upon him, is le ft to the fa milies of his two sisters A curious and important explanation regarding French and Spanish movements in Mexico reaches us on good authority. The Spanish General Prim (who is either brother-in-law or son-in-law of Doblado) was sent to Mexico with the design, on the part not only of himself but of the Spanish Government, to be setup thetup as President; and pave on ce in that position he was toway, as opportu nities might serve, for the advent of a Spanish prince. This design became known to the French, and was openly c h arg ed against Prim at. a Council, and an intimation made that France would act independently of Spain, th ou gh she had no objection to have the a id o f S pan i s h forces in so t acting. General Prim, not denying the charge, assumed indigzation, and Withdrew his forces. 'ear not to be half year. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Ano•10-Mexican Mint all 18 19 10 ' Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 ;Australian Agricultural 19 24 26 10 I Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) ail 41 55 50 !British American Land 40 50 !B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 25 no 20 I Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 I Do. C. (limited) all 911 325 ,Canada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast & at. ißiver Steam Naviga. 25 Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg. ali 25 I Do. Pref. 75 per cent. at. Crystal Palace st. IDo. Preference st Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 1074 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 74 Do. R 74 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par }pm 1; at. Electric Telegraph 100 99 102 102 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 2 24 15 Gen. Steam Navigati ni 14 26 27 1 Great Slip I,lmited) all 1 Do 174 pet Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 4i 39 35 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) l all 11 1; 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 2/ 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ' all 35 45 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Did. Co. (Lim ) 5 5 1 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id 15p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 5 15 100 N.r , r.&NovaSeotiaLand 81 12 14 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1; ; l5 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 15 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) all 6 7 at. Pee l ß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 56 58 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 69 5 5 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c all 181 195 50 i Rhymney Iron all 17 19 la Do. New all 45 54 25 Rio Janeiro City Impts all 265 261 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do.• • !_.• all 46 1 2 Tel e graph to India (L.) 1 id pr 10 Trust and Agency or Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 id pr 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 15 5 U. 11.'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 14 vi 100 Van Diemen:li L Dcl « 255 9 10 1051 'OCKS parate Year. IMPERIAL PABLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The South:Eastern Railway (Tunbridge and Dartford Lines) Bill was read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third ti me; -- Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Fife and Kinross Railway Companies ; London and North- Western. Railway and Chester and Holyhead Railway (Capital) ; Red House and Weeland Roads; Stockton and Darlington, South Durham and Lancashire Union, &c., Railway Companies ; and Wellington, Drayton, and New castle Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. M‘Mahon and several other Irish members, in favour of the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL, Mr. M'MAHON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which, he said, was simply to assimilate th e , law respecting the inland and sea fisheries of Ireland with those of England. There was fish on the coast of Ireland sufficient to feed three times the population of that country, and yet at the present time a large portion of the people of that country were starving. The fact was the Irish fisheries were totally neglected, while fish was imported into that country in large quantities from Scotland. Several causes have been assigned for this, but the real cause was the bad laws which regulated the Irish fisheries. Until they were restrained by act of Parliament from fishing freely as they were wont to do, there was abundance of fish of every kind caught on the Irish coast. In the middle of the seventeenth century the Irish-were not only able to procure a sufficient supply of fish for themselves, but to compete with the Dutch in their own markets. In 1654 there was a larger quantity of fish cured in the town of Wexford alone than there were in 1813 in the whole of the empire, so that there was no doubt when let alone the Irish :fisheries were prosperous, but such had been the consequence of the interference of Parliament, that, while in the year 1734 Ireland exported 21,000 barrels of herrings, in 1834 she exported none, but, on the contrary, she imported 149,000 barrels. In 1785 an interference took place with those fisheries in the shape of a new description of trawling, and a consolidation took place of all the worst portions of the Acts of Parliament respecting the Irish fisheries. From that time, therefore, the Irish fisheries decreased, and instead of exporting fish they became im porters, and that to such an extent that for the twenty years previous to 1860 the average yearly importation of herrings into Ireland was 127,000 barrels ; and in 1834 they imported from Scotland alone 121,000 barrels of herrings. The hon. member then proceeded to detail the restrictions placed on the Irish fisheries, from which the English fisheries were entirely free, and which he ascribed as the cause of the failure of the fisheries in the former country. It was the object of the measure, therefore, to remove these restric tions, and place the fishery laws of the two countries on a similar footing, in terms of the report of the Irish Fishery Commissioners; and he concluded by asking the house to allow the measure to be read a second time. NEW MEMBER. Colonel WHITE here took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Kidderminster, in room of Mr. Bristow, who has accepted the office of Secretary to the Admiralty. The hon. member was introduced by Mr. Brand and Mr. Beamish. Lord FERMOY then resumed the debate on the Irish Fisheries Bill, stating that he considered a bill on so im portant a measure as this ought not to be left in the charge of a private member, but should be taken up by the Go vernment. The consequence of the executive Govern ment not doing so was, that the time of the house was taken up with discussions which resulted in nothing, while the Government, instead of helping on and forward ing measures for the good of Ireland, prevented and ob structed such measures from being carried out. He thought the hon. and learned gentleman was wrong in bringing up the deep sea fisheries and the salmon fisheries in one bill, and he thought, moreover, that Irishmen were too apt to depend on legislation for the development of the resources of their country. He would rather have them rely on the maxim that heaven helped them that helped them selves ; and the Bay of Dublin being at present fished by Cornish fishermen, who made a good living by doing so, afforded a moral which he hoped his countrymen would see the meaning of, which was, that were they to show the same industry and perseverance they could do the same, and there would be no necessity for having recourse to Cornish men to fish the Bay of Dublin. He did not admit that the system of stake cranes and bag nets had been the means of diminishing the quantity of fish caught in Ireland, as he found, from returns which he had procured from the London fish market, that while up to the month of May in the year 1861 the quantity of salmon brought into the London market from Ire land was 3,647 boxes, the quantity brought into the same market up to the month of May in the present year was 5,783 boxes, being an increase of nearly 30 per cent. He, however, protested against a measure of this nature being in the hands of a private member, and he should move as an amendment that it be be read a second time that day six months. VANDELEUR also opposed the measure, contend ing that the system of stake wires and bag nets had the effect of deteriorating the fisheries. He understood that both in the Lower and Upper Shannon the fish had very much increased. As to the deep sea fisheries, he believed the deterioration in the fishery had not taken place in con sequence of Acts of Parliament, but in consequence of the fish changing their haunts. Sir E. GROGAN considered the matter too large and serious to be left in the hands of a a private member, while it was moreover impossible to give it proper consideration at this period of the session. He at once agreed with the hon. and learned gentleman who had charge of this bill, that there Ni as in the sea around the coast of Ireland a mine of wealth, which would afford employment and food for a large portion of the population of that country, provided it was properly worked ; but how it could be so required much inquiry, and the best way for obtaining information he con ceived would be to refer this bill to a select committee. If that was done, and if it was seen that they could not pass a general meausure on the subject during the present year, a measure of a limited character might be passed, obviating the most prominent evils which might be found to exist in the present system. Sir R. PEEL said he was rather inclined to approve of the proposition to refer the measure to a select committee than to adopt the amendment of the noble lord the member for Marylebone. The question was a most important one, and he thanked the hon. and learned member for Wexford for introducing it to the house. He had had innumerable communications from Ireland on the subject, and all of them complaining of the stake nets and bag nets, and which he believed himself to be a deteriorating cause of the failure of the fisheries. He understood that in the Shannon there was 135 fixed engines doing an immense injury, and which prevented fish passing up and fructifying and mul tiplying es they could wish them to do. He had been in cummunication with:the Fishery Commissioners and the Solicitor-General on the subject, all of whom state that the measure was capable of being made a good bill, and that it ought to receive the assent of the Government. (Hear, hear.) That being so he thought they should read the bill a second time in order to refer it to a select com• mittee, when he had no doubt they would be able to frame the measure so as to meet the exigencies of the case and be beneficial to Ireland. (Hear, hear.) it wMoru.ldGbEeOtßheGmEeasnupspooirrtaeidsinthgetameefiassuhreeriesanind Ireland d ere t d o that state of prosperity which they ought to assume. Mr. CALCUTT considered that th e ri g ht hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland ought not to have been so hard upon stake nets, as Government fords on one of the Irish rivers , h w ad he t r h e em th ee e l y ve h s a l d e a s e e r d e e t t w e d o stake nets. On the understanding, however, that the mea sure would be referred to a select committee he should sup port the second reading. Mr. LONGFIELD contended that the act of Parliament regulating the Irish fisheries did not authorise the erection of those fixed engines which had destroyed the Irish fishe ries, and quoted the opinions of the late Baron Penn e f at h er and other judges to that e ffect. He was connected hi mself with the River Blackwater , in the county could state that that river — one of the fi nes t i n Ireland, they h iv e a a ue y t asift passedihermeticallynga a measure search ing on the having q H. o u a l m on in consequence of these e u a ir c yw r a s es HERBERTofs necessaryome de c o7nOsmi before il r e e s d h the subject, and were this measure read a second time, and sent to a select, committee, an opportunity would be afforded fo found it stated that thehen fisherieseces necessity of su ch in ciu r he m iry ang , k w i hile th inquiryat To show Shan non are gone to ru i n, he found the conservators of she fishe riesi on the at Limerick stating, in reply t to e fi aq s u h e e r fr es had improvedputtothemby the Fishery Commissioners, that the and that the prospect of turther improvement was very Food. That staggered him, and without a proper inquiry into the matter, it was impossible to get at the truth one way or other. He did not hesitate to state, at the same time, that the restrictions imposed by the act of 1842 had deteriorated tha fisheries ; yet inquiry was absolutely ne cessary on the subject, and he hoped the measure would be sent to a select committee for that purpose. Mr. WHITESIDE also agreed that the measure should be read a second time and sent to a select committee, but he did not think that their doing so was an implication that the Government should take up the measure, as he thought that any of the Irish members conversant with the subject should do so themselves. Mr. MONSELL considered that as they had the state ment upon legal authority that the fixed engines in the Shannon, and other Irish rivers, were not authorised by the act of Parliament, he thought there could be little doubt as to the necessity of a - measure on the subject. He thought, therefore, that much good would result from the inquiry as regarded that point, and he confessed that he had himself grave doubts upon the point. Mr. BRADY supported the measure, and hoped, from t h e un satisfactory state of the law at present, that it would be speedily brought into operation. Mr. V, SCULLY said there were no less than 14 Go vernment bills relating to Ireland, and 15 introduced by Irish members, now before the house, and he thought, therefore, that the right hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland was not liable to the charge of neglecting legida. tion for Ireland, and of cementing the union between Ire land and this country by means of it. He eould not see whether the measure would be properly investigated before the select committee ; but he supposed that, as the discus sion had been conducted in that house by interested parties —for, with one exception, all those who had spoken upon it were in some way interested either as stake-men or bag men—(laughter)---it was not unlikely that the committee might be composed of parties having the same interest in the subject. He had no objection to the bill going to a select committee, provided the committee hid powers to send for persons and papers in order to make a searching inquiry into the matter. Mr. BLAKE would not bind himself to all the provi sions of the measure, but he should vote for its seccnd reading, in order that it might go to a select committee, and hoped the noble lord the member for Marylebone would withdraw his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn and the bill was read a second time; and, on the motion of Mr. M‘Malt ON, was ordered to be referred to a select committee. INNS OF COURT GOVERNMENT BILL. The second reading of this measure was postponed to Wednesday the 25th of June. JURIES BILL. This bill w as rea d a second time and ordered to be com mittedfw h ieh i FOR st oI i C m O i t U t N h e T d I a E y S s 0 ( I f R p E o I L I i A n gND for) n a ß e l m L b L e . 1. s of Parliament from two on th e 25 t h June. ELECTION Mr. A. EL LIS moved the second reading of this bill, the object days to one, th e same as i n Eng land. Mr. HENNESSY considered that the measure would be the means of increasing the expenses of Irish county elec tions, and as they had not the same extensive railway system in Ireland as they had in England it would be im possible to poll one of the Men counties in one day. Colonel FRENCH supported the measure, as by increas ing the number of polling places they could prevent votcrs being conveyed large distances. Mr. LEFROY also supported the measure, as he thought one day quite sufficient. After a few words from Mr. V. SCULLY, Who said that he had no objection to limit the polling to one day or to one hour, if possible, but he objected to the measure in the number SirGREY said the limit of the p o lli ng to one day ir G. of polling places. had worked most beneficially in England, and he had no doubt it would do the same in Ireland. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Tuesday next. ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill, which was stated to be a rider to the preceding one, was also read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on Tuesday. CROWN PRIVATE ESTATES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. JUDGMENTS LAW AMENDMENT IRELAND BILL. Mr. V. SCULLY moved that the select committee on the Judgments Law Amendment (Ireland) Bill and the Land Debentures (Ireland) Bills do consist of nineteen members ; and that Mr. More O'Ferrall, Sir Edward Grogan, and Colonel Greville be added to the committee. Mr. 'WHITESIDE objected to any increase in the number of sixteen already appointed. On the house dividing there appeared— For Mr. Scully's motion 39 Against it Majority against the motion —22 Mr. SCULLY then stated that he wished his name with drawn from the committee. The house then adjourned at five minutes past 5 o'clock. THE MA TRIMONIAL SCREW. Sometimes it is the wife who is put under the screw of her husband's peculiarities ; sometimes it is the husband who is martyred by his wife's ex travagances. I know.a little woman whose life is a perpetual sacrifice to blinds and boots, and another who will surely never rest in her grave because of the creases in the tablecloths, and a certain silver tankard which never is clean, never was clean, and never will be clean, yet which the maid polishes twice a week with rouge, and rubs up every day with " chamoy leather." My little friend who is under the screw in the matter of blinds, has long ago been squeezed fiat and shapeless ; but then her husband wields a very formidable machine, and knows how to give the extra turn scientifically. A third is under the screw of her husband's disorder and irregularity, having to subdue herown instincts of order and organisation and clear methodical punctuality, in obedience to his demand for muddle, and being obliged to neglect her own life in the vain attempt to stitch up the rags and rents of his. In point of fact she is held in the tightest vice of all, her whole life being passed in a state of uncom fortable pressure and inharmonious servitude, wher e she has not even the wages of service—the plea sure of accomplishing the work she undertakes to fulfil. As a /tile I should say that wives are more frequently under the screw than husbands, and with a larger proportion of smashed vitality, but sometimes they take their revenge, and a woman's revenge, like most things feminine, is apt to be ex cessive and by no means well considered. When they once get hold of the screw-handle, pray how much nerve and muscle do you think is left entire P And do they ever leave off turning until their victim is a mere superficies—a flat tened bit of cardboard bearing but a remote resem blance to a man ? The screw of old maiden primness which squeezes down all exuberance and indivi duality and naturalness and moral richness, as if all men ought to be pulped into one homogeneous whole, and then run off into moulds like so many jellies of the same shape : the screw of housekeep ing meanness, where there are barbed points and salt to rub into their wounds, over and above the lawful amount of pressure : the screw of feminine gadding, which cannot rest quietly at home and will not gad abroad alone, but must have a compa nion to fly in the same concentric circles: the screw of sullen taciturnity, which will not open its own t lips rar i t w o s s e p , e t a h k e , s a c n r d e w f o o r f b i c d h s a I we nt with your life o r you keep silent, not if yttoeurintog,owpehnicyhocuarnsn;oetol; n e horse power, whence reputation; are not all these t h h u es m e a s n cr s e o w u s l ocfanhiusnsuderedi; rightful form, or wi th due proportion of n um b ers ? The screw takes t helifße-obulnood."d out of th em. - - Dickens's " th e Year N AP OLEON'S POWER.—Napoleon t h e Great had a s i n gular power of making gr ea t men, or, in other words, di scove ring and eliciting the capacity with which they are en dowed by nature. Hi s G enerals and Ministers of State had a greatness of their own, whi ch and disciplined by hi s peculiar agency, was hence, i y n et d ewe inads e na s o ll t e a d e fmoaiertrthe reflection of th e a bili ty of their chief; ments, civil and m ili tary, he was served with u d a marvellous w a e r l m l s o e n e L , efficiency, s eem i ng to be like an infinite multiplication of himself, whi c h astonished the world, and was, in fact, a h o t f o action result a fr n o d m a tbe uniformityforeeaat ofofa susicucgesles,mthinadt rather than the divided agency of many. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE ON LOCHLOMOND. —On Saturday forenoon three yonng men, named respec tively James and Gavin Morton (brothers), machine printers, residing in Alexandria, and James M'Ewan, a field-worker, residing in Bonhill, left Balloch in a small sailing boat, belonging to Gavin Morton, for a day's plea sure sailing on Lochlomond. They proceeded in safety as far as Luss, which place they lett in the evening on their return home. They were all quite sober, it is said. The weather being somewhat squally, they were cautioned on leaving Luss as to the danger of setting their sails, a caution which they unfortunately did not attend to, as, shortly after leaving, the sails were observed hoisted, Nothing more was heard of them till Sunday morning ; when the boat was found lying on the beach on the north side of the loch, nearly opporite to Lusa, with keel uppermost, the watery man, no doubt, having met with an untimely andd of boats, grave. All Sunday and Monday large numbers of which plied by willing hands, were in search of the bodies , En , s have as yet not been recovered. On MendasBs mile above cap was found floating on the water abo ut Lusa. The ages of the unfortunate men raged from 25 to 30 years. They were all tuunarrild•us, through all the WHAT FAITH WILL DO. T e s of the old world, the mythologies and symbol which, begot in the pieniagrraosu, t, adding to the wild, of that freshness of feeling, green beauty infancy of the world, are eand symbol, which characterises that love of allegory In these devotions there is man. in the individual infancy character which shames the contracted . 8 of is a largeness thecsoenttidn)ourialglrnfoalll f pi e ty of our own _ d a y and generation, and much as we ma y dread the f ea tures of those anc i ent faiths, and s hrink, h or rorstruck, from their details of b ar b ar i ty and absurdity, we must at least confess th a t f a i th had there a home. Th e legend of Rawana th e goo d B rahmin, exhibits, in a powerful lig ht, the sincerity of that a ge of icicle. It w as the wont of Rawana to offer daily 100 fl owers to t h e god Ixora ; and once, to prove his zeal, the god secretly took one from the sacrifice of flowers, and then complained that the gift was too small. Rawana counted the flowers, and finding only 99, offered one of his eyes to supply its place; when the god, convinced of his piety, restored the flower, and blessed him for his confiding faith.—Hibberci' s "Brambles and Bay Leaves." the bent THE THIRD PARTY.—In chemistry, the Th way to separate two bodies is to introduce a o . _ the same holds true in other departmentl T in _. eir cre ec Ti s to distance between a pair of lovers, all . that's, f e 6 .7 i : t ea candle let 'Willie walk into the back parlour/ with a " in his hand. 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