The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

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The inquiry for discount accommodation is fully maintained, both at the Bank and in the general market, where the supply of bills has increased, owing to the requirements for mercantile and other operations. Full rates are consequently charged for accommodation. First class bills are scarcely negotiable at 24- per cent. in Lombard-street and elsewhere, no inclination being shown to transact business except at higher quotations. The arrivals of specie continue very extensive, and although the export demand is active a small balance remains for the Bank of England. Con sidering the important shipments made to the Con tinent it is rather remarkable that the bullion should have been so well maintained, but the im ports from Australia and America have been almost sufficient to provide the supplies required for ex portation. A small amount, viz., £5,000, was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon a general advance was apparent. _ Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and between 6,000 and 7,000 bales were sold at former rates. In the Railway Shares rather more business was transacted, but prices generally were not so firm. A very fine addition has been made to the fleet of steamers belonging to the Greek and. Oriental Steam Navigation Company by the purchase of the Modern Greece, 1,200 tons burthen, with engines of 400-horse power, now being finished at Stock ton by Messrs. Richardson and Co. The Modern Greece is a beautiful model, has all the latest im provements, and no doubt will be very fast. Her engines are fitted with the superheating steam ap paratus, which has been found to give such valu able results in steamers. She is intended for the London and Mediterranean trade, and will leave for her first voyage in about a fortnight. At the meeting of the Metropolitan Railway Company, held to-day, Mr. Wilkinson in the chair, a report was read, from which it appeared that six sevenths of the capital had been subscribed, leaving one-seventh to be taken up, which it was thought would be accomplished by the plan pro posed. The. Deviation Bill had been sanctioned by Parliament, reducing the capital to £850,000, for which sum it was fully expected the line could be completed. The portion of the line from Victoria street to the Post Office has now been abandoned. From the accounts it appeared that the total re ceipts of the company were £129,189 165., and the balance in hand, after the preliminary expendi ture, was £89,727. After some few observations from the chairman, the report was adopted. The market for Public Securities is rather flat, but a very limited business has been transacted either for money or account. This depression_ is partly attributed to the diminished firmness of the Rentes, the telegram reporting a slight downward tendency. Consols are 751 for money and ac count. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady, at 95 11. Bank Stock remains at 222 to 223 ; India ditto, at 219 to 221 ; but the Loan De bentures (1858), have advanced to 941 ; ditto (1859), are 94. Exchequer Bills have declined to 255. and 2 8s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market business has been less active, and prices are heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 831 to 841; ditto New Loan, 73 to 74 ; and the 4 per Cents. are 1021 ; Venezuelan New 2 1 per Cents. have receded to 281 1; ditto 1 per Cents. to 15 ; Mexican is steady at 191 ; and Por tuguese at 451 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. are firm at s ln . the Railway , Share Market prices have shown less firmness. Caledonian have declined a , East Kent 1, Lancashire and Yorkshire 1, London and Brighton 1 , South Western 1, Midlandt, Norfolk 1 , and North Eastern (Berwick) 1. South Eastern have improved 55., and Stockton and Darlington ss. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has been little alteration. Lombardo-Venetian old shares are 101 101, and the new 101 ; East Indian 1001 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 34/ ; and Great Indian Peninsula 971 98. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in several instances, at slightly reduced quotations. tRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock riper Cent. Reduced Annuities 951 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures, 1858 941 Ditto, 1859 Consols for Account (Sept. 7) ' xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 28 5 Ditto Small, lid 25 8 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Aocouiit Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Accoant Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. V enezuelan 5 per Cent. / Ditto New 21 per Cent. Ditto 1 per Cent. l5 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6si i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 95/ Ditto Account THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITIITION.—A public meeting, with reference to a proposed New Polytechnic liastituti on , will be held at Willis's Rooms to-morrow, at halt past two, for the purpose of considering the best means to be adopted for promoting the formation of a new cora- PazY, with a view to continue the advantages.of so valuable Place of popular instruction and entertainment, which the Public have hitherto enjoyed in the Old Institution, now about to be closed. The chair will be taken at half-past two. THE LEDBURY MURDER. The Worcester lierald has been informed that at the recent trial of Jones at liereford, ten of the jury were originally for finding him tY, and only two in his favour. The same aer says Jones's prostration was feigned to some co n s i derab le extent. He has left Hereford for Bristol. Advices from Odessa state that the grain market has become very active, and that about 91,000 quarters of Wheat, rye, Indian corn, and barley had just been taken for exportation at improved ices. The wheat *t be directed coun try to the M e dit erran ean, the Indian corn o and the corn to the Continent. The Hon. Spring Rice has just withdrawn from the office of deputy-chairman of the Board of Customs, to Which he was appointed in the room of the Right Hon. Ge orge Dawson, a few years ago. He was well acquainted With the working of the Customs department in allits details, an d hi s ret i remen t w ill , th ere fore, be a loss to the sseenliocriet.y, Mr. F. to A vacant seat at the u d G e o p ul uty burn ebe i i s rre th ane ene h l p t . in turn, according THE will then remain to be filled. Icseranbeti:ll:a c T::: or DR. SMETHURST.—It has been arranged that the trial of Dr. Smethurst for the murder of Bankes at Richmond, shall be resumed at the membered that the Court ten proceedings Monday e n t h n e e f x o t r former elrteectlier camere- j- a Prematur rt e closei consequence of the illness of a juror. `t is not the Lord Chief Baron will again pre side on e the con *t i l ity, it is thought that the trial will be presided over by the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of E ine e, n's Ben c h - (Si r Al exan der Cockburn). During the o'44"val which ha s e l a p s ed since the last trial the solicitors r the pris oner h ave b een un ti r i ng i n th e i r exer ti ons t o ge t and 1113 me 'cal evidence in opposition to that of Dr. Taylor, able they express the elves confident that they shall be' to demonstrate the fallacy of Dr. Taylor's theory, on W inch Sm e th urst was committed. The pr i soner i s no t by any means communicative to the rprison authorities, and never alludes to the awful charge on which he is detained. REP RESENTATION OF BODMIN.—Mr. J. H. Mar chiesou, of London, has started on Liberal principles as a candidate for the vacant representation of Bodmin. M ANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. TUESDAY. — A. telegram received here yesterday reports the market at in Ca lcutta as bei ng rather lower in price for cloth and yarns, cunsequenre of the heavy arrivals. This news has some what affected our market to-day ,for India goods, to the ex tent only of k eep i ng quotations at their previous rate. -Yarns for China and Germany, say in 20's and 30's, are in Feed request, at a slight a d vance on l as t Friday's prices, but the business is check e d t o some ex t en t b y th e requ i re d advan ce . The market generally is very firm, with an up ward tendency in yarns and most sorts of cloth. NORWICH POLITICS.---A deputation from the ibers' party of Ndi w i c h have proceeded to the Treasury for the purpose of procuring a commission to inquire into .the elector a l corruption prevalent in the city, of which a kaleidoscopic glimpse was revealed before a select committee of the House of Commons a few days since. The deputa • tion did not see a higher functionary than Mr. Brand, who pointed out that some difficulty existed in regard to the issue of a commission, as the late election committee did not report a prevalence of extensive corruption in the corsti tuency so that a commission could not be granted without a s pecial Act of Parli amen t. Th e hon. gentleman also directed attention to the possible consequences of such an i nquiry. The deputation, in reply, stated that nothing could be worse than the present state of things. The result of the interview was that Mr. Brand promised to communi cate to Lord Palmerston and the Government the views of the deputation, who afterwards saw Mr. Bright on the same subject. The latter hon. gentleman expressed his determi nation to insist on a full inquiry, and eventually it was de termined that no attempt should be made to obtain new writs till the evidence taken before the select committee had been printed for the consideration of the house. It is not very likely that a special Act of Parliament can be obtained during the brief fag end of the present session, especially as the Government evidently care little or no thing about the matter. Next year the interest of the sub ject will have evaporated, and probably it would not then be revived. The Government, no doubt, feel that a commission - would invol ve an outlay of some £5,000, and secure no particular benefit, as the existence of corruption of Norwich is already sufficiently notorious. uIARE MARKET.-(T1118 DAY.) IRDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and ll;stena Belfast and Balifmena.. Bir., Wol., and Gtr. Val. Birk., Lane., and Cliesh.l Junction Blackburn Rlyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do A A raves. r o div Do. B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast Junc Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock . Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwell Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine 'derry & Enniskillen Man„ Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk. North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Db. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Nyestn., Hampstd and City Junctimi North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Seth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall' W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.noctiv.till - 7p.e. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class IDo. 2d Class ye. Paid. Closing Business Price. Ang. Bost. Jupmion 10 6 61 61 6 tlifmena all ,tr. Val all 71 81 nd Chesh 100 74 76 all 111 121 ie all reter 100 97 99 985 100 82 624 82 olyhead 100 ion all • &Passage all all 41 5/ fi*Pl3 div all p.c.per an all !n pd.toß fast June all kbr.Junc all 8 100 Hi 1.5} 15} les lOO 58 59 L. A Stock 100 40 43 B Stock 100 28 30 e.E.U3ds) all 85 14 16 re lOO 94 96 all all Glasgow 100 721 731 Dundee. 100 251 261 Junction all Ido th Westn. 100 92 93 Scotland all n lOO 101 103 ock lOO 82 84 ock lOO 131 133 tn.(lreld) 100 107 109 100 59 60 59 1 Gua.Stk 100 55 60 stern all Carlisle all 85 90 141 111 121 p P I s l6 11 121 p irorkshire 100 95 954 95 216 6 #} cl shares 7 t d ng Union A all lackwall all 65 67 E:slosp.sh — &S.Coast 100 'O9 111 110 91 hth Westn 100 934 941 93 4 11 11 d ;h-Westn. 100 93i 944 93 4 1 eraine all 5 7 Lincoln lOO 35 3 38 1 3 e 100 104 105 104} Derby lOO 79 81 (Ireland) all all Carlisle all Herefd all 9 11 agh (def ) 9 & Ros a 100 1 l 59 61 604 !Li Union 3l 100 574 58} lDk. Stk lOO ec.no div ibeenpdß 100 10 -Berwick 100 92 021 913. Purchase 1613 4 1 fd 100 41 45} 100 74 711 100 102 101 Hampstd ction l3ls. shire l7l 41 4 d all 131 141 Junction all 6 6 Wolver. 100 31 32 all 20 13 15 10 al lOO 111 113 )er. Stock 100 241 251 Id. Stock 100 81 83 ion lOO 45 47 & Sheer all 31 21 d 100 43 41 44 1 74 75 10 00 0 61 63 74 Riv. Dun all 62 67 18 & Wek all 8 1 1 xlington all 364 375 37 1 7 7 artlepool le4 No. 1 Dk&Rail 22 68 72 Kilkenny 100 Limerick all 1' Cry. Pal all nodiv.till a pd. to B all all 3 4 37 } 31 1 all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. Blythe and Tyne K per , 0. ref. stued at £5O 'Brie p . & Ex (i et.4p.ct.Stool ) : Do. do. do. Shares Cal edon 210 4i per cent IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, pc Do. do. 5 p. et. Coi k & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth. & Aber. Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pa E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Dine. 6 per et E.& W. York. Jon. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Durt:4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glam. &S West. .t• a. spc Great Northern. 5 p. et Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. ftedm..s pc. pm Gt. N. h. of Scotld. Ist pf ( Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et.. Do. Redeemable, D Do. Redeemable, 4 D. et. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref D o . Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. ewes Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do: New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c...... No. 4 Lon. & N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lou. &S, W, 7 p i a. stock. y ]ate 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy. & Ennis sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. Do. 31 per cent. ... • . lilaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent. all } 100 100 100 100 100 all 96 86 88 100 9t Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir. 6 p.ct Do. ft p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. INewport,Aber,&c.pret .5 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. with m Do. Perpet, 6 p. 0. option till 1866 Nos folk Deb. 4 p.c. shares IDo. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dek.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. .... . ... . Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 80. York. H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol . 6 pc. ls g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 4 a. p.c. Db. stkin perp Scottish Central. new pit Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .4f per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do.. 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- I, 4d . I Closing Business Price. Done. 102 101 17 18 10 101 74 76 191 201 91 10 141 151 139 141 1158 162 8 9 120 123 66 68 139 141 104 106 1 1r 94 96 91 10 97} 11i 11! Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 110 112 108 110 98 100 j 1 iPj d 2 24 [24 24 126 123 125 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 to i 11 23/ 24? 103 105 103 105 29 30 34 38 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business ys Sanwa s. """Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction .. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Ha rtlpool.Dek.& Rail Hull and Selby Do. Share Do. Shares London &Greenw:ch Do. Preference Lon-Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua . 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Redcr, Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. I Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf. Roth. &G 01.g.5p.e. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share ) Docks. Stook Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 nereent.Pref .31in lOO Stock East . and West India lOO Stock Lonclonloo Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock victoria .4 I 94 D° New ..... ...... 1$ all i Ln N.W 100 'lx N.yv 100 Caleclonm ail E.U.4zE C 100 Gt. North. all E.Counta. 100 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 100 all, 100 100 all all 100 5. 5. 6. all all all all all 100 18 11 6 all all all all 100 all Caledonia 00. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Mti. Do. 3. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Nor.olk Do. LN Stk.& Da. Midland . E.Counts Do. 7 30. . 'L&N & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brae soy M'Clean cAtk.& Dar Do. Gt. West IL.&Brgtzal DOCKS._ 98 100 102 104 16} 17i 140 144 :10 112 64 E 6 115 120 92 94 98 100 i 'P 57 69 1139 142 9i 10 104 11 90 92 3 Closing Paid Price. 1102 104 49 51 95 97 103 105 5 ! 1 99 10 1 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 114 116 120 122 111 113 1105 107 185 87 Business Done. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, _ AITGUST 10, I ftt). IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tars DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. HOUSE OF LORDS. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) Admiral Sir Michael Seymour took the oaths and his seat for Devonport. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Bridport Railway, Central Wales Rail way, Cohie Valley and Halstead Railway, Falkirk Police and Improvement, Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, Mid- Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway, North Staf fordshire Railway, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Wells and Fakenham Railway, West London Railway, Ken sington Station, and North and South` London Junction Railway, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Rochdale and Royton Branches), and Midland (Erewash Valley) Bills. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Dickinson's Divorce (India), Sir John Ramsden's Estate, Thames Watermen and Lightermen. The Pneumatic Despatch Company Bill (Lords) was considered. SALE OF GAS BILL. Several petitions were presented in favour of this bill. OATHS, &c. Mr. W. EWART moved an address for returns showing what oaths are required as a qualification in order to the under-mentigned persons being allowed to practise their respective professions, viz. :—Doctors, advocates, proctors of civil law, queen's counsel, sergeants at law, barristers, attornies, notaries, physicians, schoolmasters, and ushers ; and, showing also under what authority such oaths are ad ministered ; distinguishing such as are administered in a court of law from such as are administered by any society or body of persons especially authorised in that behalf.— Agreed to. PONTEFRACT ELECTION. Mr. BRIGHT moved for a . select committee to inquire into the allegations contained in the petition of Hugh C. E. Childers, Esq., presented (9th August) ; and that the said committee (la consist of the following members : Mr. Walpole, Mr. Crawford (Ayr), Captain Jervis, Lord Robert Clinton, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. G. C. Glyn. Mr. OVEREND said it was with no small degree of mortification aid humiliation that he felt called upon in addressing the house for the first time, to vindicate his character from charges made against him the day preced ing. He had no reason to complain of the conduct of Mr. Childers, who brought the case openly before the house, and gave him an opportunity of making an explanation, He was also obliged to the hon. member for Birmingham, in moving for a select committee which would fully investi gate the whole affair, and from that investigation he had nothing - to fear. He had not received any notice whatever of this motion being brought forward until yes terday evening, when he received a telegram at Lancaster, that a notice of such a motion had been given. He objected strongly to a term used by the hon. member for Birming ham, which only the strongest proof of culpability could justify, and which had never been previously used in con nectionwith his name—he meant the word "fraud." (Hear.) It was true that he had been returned by a majority of only ten, and that a petition was presented, imputing to him all the offences usual in such cases ; but he pledged his honour as a gentleman that he had not been guilty of bribery him self, or that he was aware it was committed by his agents. He gave instructions to his agents to defend his return, and then helwent on a circuit,and had no communication on the subject until some time afterwards, when he received a telegram while he was engaged in a nisi prius trial at York, which was as follows :—" L offers to withdraw the record on my agreeing with him to refer the late action" (alluding to the election) " to a member of the house of our side, of high character, both parties to be bound by his de cision." He consulted with some of his friends, and they came to the conclusion that the reference proposed would be a breach of the privileges of the house, but that is was, in fact, a dignified withdrawal by Mr. Childers of his oppo sition to his election. He then telegraphed to his agent in London to the effect that he placed himself in his hands, and requesting him to do the best he could. [Here the hon. and learned member read a correspondence which took place between him and his agents, in which one of the latter described the reference as merely illusory ? He acted throughout under the convic tion that the reference was thus correctly described, and he never considered that his seat was endan g ered by that reference, for he denied most solemnly that he consented to it pur et semple. He concluded by disclaiming the slightest intention of acting in any way other than the most honourable and straightforward. Mr. BRIGHT said it was Rot his intention to appear as an accuser of the hon. and learned member for Devonport. Mr. Childers had requested him to present the petition, and Mr. Cairless, the solicitor of Mr. Overend, had notice last Friday of his intention to present the petition. With respect to the term complained of by the hon. and learned member, what he did say was, that Mr. Childers considered that he had been, what he would say from the want of a better word, "defrauded" of his seat. It was no secret that Lord March was the member selected as a referee, and that he has doubts as to his being justified in undertaking to arbitrate, and that the hon. and learned member did not consent to any other member of the house being applied to. (Hear.) In his opinion, the hon. and learned member was erroneous in assuming that his seat was not in jeopardy by the pro posed inquiry before the referee, because the only object of the inquiry must have been with reference to the validity of the return of the hon. and learned member. He con sidered, from the statements of the hon. and learned mem ber, that Mr. Rose, the Parliamentary agent, had acted very improperly. After some remarks from Sir W. SOLLIFFE, Mr. DISRAELI stated that he considered the vindi cation of the hon. and learned member for Devonport, and defended the conduct of Mr. Rose, who was an honourable member of the body to which he belonged. Under the circumstances, however, he would vote for the motion. Sir G. GREY made a few observations in the course of which he said, that the petition contained an allegation to the effect that the agent of the sitting member had made a pecuniary offer, in order to induce Mr. Childers to with draw the petition, a charge so serious that it should be in vestigated The motion was then agreed to and the committee ap pointed seriatim. NEW MEMBER, Mr. DuNN took the oaths and his seat for Dartmouth. THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE Mr. DISRAELI inquired if it was true that the office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade bad been offered to an hon. member of that house; and, if so, whether the right hon. gentleman who held it at present had accepted the office in India ? Mr. M. GIBSON said he was not aware of any suoh offer being made, and with reference to the latter right hon. gentleman alluded to, he had no information further than that he was considering whether or not he would ac cept the appointment which had been offered to him. LEFT SITTING.] [ THIS rs MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat here to-day was very limited. Owing to the change in the weather there was an improved demand for all kinds, and, in some instances, selected qualities were the turn higher than on Monday. There was a fair inquiry for foreign wheat, and fine dry samples were mostly held for more money. The barley trade was inactive, yet prices were supported. The malt trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. Oats, the supply of which was good, were a slow sale, but not cheaper. In the value of beans, peas, and flour no change took place. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats Flour. English 730 1 10 ; 1,560 ' 880 : 1,020 Irish Foreign 5,750 ( 1,030 I 9,860 160 sks bls 1 BOROUGH HOP. There is very little inquiry for any kind Of hops, and prices are almost nominal. WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat was in fair request, at full quotations : —Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4e Od to 4s 8d per 81b., by the carcase. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15/ 11 15 Antwerp Brussels —. 25 25 25 32 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 117/ 1171 Vienna — 12 90 12 0 Trieste Petersburgh — 341 341 Madrid Cadiz — 491 50 Leghorn — 30 0 30 121 Genoa — 25 70 , 25 80 Naples Palermo — 1221 Messina — 122 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York --• • 40} 122 f 123 51f 52 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (St a ndard) AN ALLEGED LUNATIC MURDERER.-It was re cently stated in the Times that James Atkinson, who was acquitted last year at the York assizes, on the ground of insanity, of the murder of a young woman, his sweetheart, at Dailey, near Harrogate, had been removed, after show ing some violence in York Castle, to St. George's Lunatic Asylum, London. It seems, ac cor di ng to t h e Y or k news papers, that the violence of Atkinson and some of his other conduct was assumed for a purpose. One of the local journals says :—" Prior to his remo va l Atki ns on made s ome attempts at suicide, but we are now in a posi tion to state that these attempts were mere feints, got up to serve a purpose w ith an i ngenu i ty very in consistent with the mental abilities of an imbecile. On the 6th of May Atkinson volunteered a statement to a fellow prisoner that the attempts he had made to hang himself were done with no other view than to lead the prison officials to believe he was insane, that he might be re moved to St. George's Hospital, which he anticipated would lead to comparative ease and luxury. On the occasion of his attempting to hang himself in his cell he distinctly stated that when he was cut down he feigned being sense less, and that he would continue acts of this kind until he was removed. He also proposed that he should tie himself up in the airing-yard, when the other prisoners were in the d a y- r oom, and that one of th e pr i soners was t o give an alarm and cut him down, when he would remain apparently uncon scious for a time. He wa s t o wr i te a l e tt er b e forehand, addressed to his friends, and wisjiing them ' good bye on earth.' Atkinson further informed his confidant that he would give the officials of the prison all the trouble that he possibly could, by various studied insubordinate acts, in the hope thereby of forcing extra diet and other indulgences, if it did not lead to his immediate removal. These particulars we have from authentic depositions, and they clearly prove that Atkinson had a method in his madness, and that by his perseverance he has accompli s h e d th e grea t object he h a d determined to attain—his removal to an asylum. LA IF INTELLIGENCE.-(Th: LS DAY.) HOPEWOOD AND ANOTHER V. HOPEWOO D ET AL. This was an appeal from an order of the Master of the Rolls, affirmed by the Lords Justice's, allowirog the respon dent a double legacy of £5,000 each under his father's Will and codicils. Their lordships were unanimously of op inion that the respondent was not entitled to a double lef ;acy of £5,000, but a single legacy of £5,000 only under b is father's will. Their lordships altered the decision of the Court below to this extent, and remitted the case to the Court below 'to declare accordingly. SIR WILLIAM A. CLAVERING, BART., I/. ELLISON AND BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Shares R ailways. Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 79 81 16}17 55 h d id It p Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta. & S. Eastrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian, u. sp. c Do. C Shares Do. I` Sbares Ext 1 Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt S.of Ind.Lim. —Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. "/3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. flp.c. Bonds Newßrunswirk&Canda. Ry. &Land(Lim.)g. 6pc Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad 1s 19Id 14 1 d -0 Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde 43 4 Do. Do. New E, Do. Punjaub w t. " Do. Indus. St. Flo. eg' St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip —d d 19 20 11 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 45 4; 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.l,sS.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 11 Idi 42 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessae. all -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 251 261 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. P 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 65 61 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all • 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 21 21p 101 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.f all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 184 191 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 1 0 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 341 351 20 Paris and Orleans all 53 55 • ( Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) 11 2} 11 d 20 t glut. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 61 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France all 20 21 81 West Flanders all 54 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 211 22 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT. SECURITIES. Share Securities. paid. ' Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja.& July 100 112 113 1125 1 5 Do. 6 p.c. Fb. &Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 109 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 99 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Si. Deb. redaesnable, 1875 100 109 110 S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 'lOB 110 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLAIAEOUS. Share P a id . Closing Business dons l Miscellaneous. price. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint' all 131 14i 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 010 240 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 ' 10 Australian Royal Mail . all I 10 Berlin Water Works all 10 Do New, issued at 25 die 2 50 British American Land 4C, 50 Brit. & Irish Magr.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 Do. B, 7p, c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 324 110 111 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all • 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace.....! 5 Do. Preference all 4 5 5 , 20 Eastern Steam all I Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 105 108 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 14p 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 10s - 9 Enrop.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 261 20 London Discount 5 I/ 11 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 1 1 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 5 6 25 National Discount Co 5 14 14 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle all I 100. N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ¢ 1 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 d 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 76 78 60 Do. New lO 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 10 4 1p 131 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 60 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) all 125 135 25 South Australian Land. 11 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all I 1 • 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 ITr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can. 5 '— 100 Van TH..mpn'a 'Lane, ts. 0 BRITISH MINES. Mines. Paid' I Closing 1 Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack)l 2.11.10 5 6 20 British Ilen Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 445 455 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 172 177 E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 6.11.0 10 11 Great South Tolgus l7s 13 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 14 2 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 94 f Lady Bertha lBs 6d North Frances (Illogan) 84 5 6 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 71 84 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 1 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 # —• SouthCaradon(St.Cleer),, 24 240 250 Sorth C. Brea( 'Rogan). 2 24 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 165 175 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4ll 2 1 9 10 Tin Croft q q UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 -- Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d # West Basset (Illogan) l4 214 224 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 125 130 Wheal Basset (Illogan). 54 180 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 90 100 • • Wheal Edward (Cals.). . 54 14 24 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 9 10 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 37 39 WWI Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 26 28 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 1 1 Bon AccordCopPer,Lim., 10s par 4p, 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 -- 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 8 10 5 Do. Land and Minie°. all 1 Clarendon Consols 3lin ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobra Copper 4l 43 Cepiapo l6 8 10 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 104 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 413 t 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 3 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 28.2.81 United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing I Business Share Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Prtee. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Pank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen Bk. of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock .. • London & Westminster. Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient ..13k. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 71 73 84 85 21 22 47 49 62 64 1} f d 100 100 20.11 100 17 19 15f 14 2O 2 1 30 32 29 31 48 50 all all a 17i ll 18i 19& 71 73 47 49 0 8i 26 26 —dl I icl 11 1 d' 98 99 Id 99 100 19 20 33 34 71 73 91 93 95 96i 1 If d 1a 1(1 14. 15 102 104 102 104 101 103 97 100 84 88 89 91 OTHERS. This is an appeal from a decree of fAO Lords' Justices affirming an order made in the admir dstration suit insti tuted by the appellant against the T espondent under the will of the late George Clavering, EFA 1., of Green Croft, in the county of Durham, dated Jan. 9 „ 1793. The testator, after giving certain legacies, bequeathed the whole of his property to trustees to execute the r)urpoks of his will ; and he declared that if his son, or wife, or any of their children became Catholics, or r esided or were educated abroad, they would forfeit all bee i nests under his will. The appellant is the youngest son of his son's marriage, born in 1800, and he alleges that his by 2others and sisters have for feited all right under the wif I by education and residence abroad. Vice-Chancellor Kindersle y decreed:that the appellant, as the representative of his twto sisters, was entitled to one third only of the estate as 4 ,;enant in common, and that the appellant was entitled to one-fourth part of the testator's personal estate. Their lordships were • ananimonsly of opinion that there was no forfeiture of the bequests in favour of the appellants, brothers and sisters, OT i the ground of residence abroad or becoming Roman Cat' aolics, It appeared they were edu cated according to the rites of the Church of England and received an English education. Their lordships affirmed the decision of the If 'ice-Chancellor and Lords Justices, and dismissed the appeal with costs. • SO'fINSTON V. JOHNSTON. Mr. Anderson, (.C., resumed and concluded his argu ment for the appellant. The Lord-Advocate was heard in reply. This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, remitting the cause to the Jury Court, and settling the issues to be tried by the jury. An objection was taken to the competency of the appeal. Their lordships were unanimously of opinion that the in terlocutor of *Le Court of Session, settling the issues in a cause, was appealable under the statute 1850, as much as any other inparlocutor of that Court. Their lordships al lowed the appeal, and remitted the case to the Court of Ses sion to settle the issues according to the opinion of the ma jority of the court, reserving to the Court to dispose of the question of costs. • POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OP ROBBERY AND RECEIVING BRASS Es- CI) TCKEONS.—Three boys, named George Williams, Joshua Coleman, and Robert Stringer, were charged with stealing a quantity of brass escutcheons, and Julia Bishop and Fanny Bishop, mother and daughter, keepers of a marine store shop, in Titchfield-street, were charged with receiving the same. Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the receivers. From the evidence of John Brown, 128 C, it appeared that about nine the previous night he was in South Molton street, and saw the three boys easing the different doors in the street, and having got in a doorway he saw the three boys go to the door of Mr. Gardener, and after stopping a few minutes hastily leave. He pursued them into New Bond-street, and on the way Coleman threw away a hand kerchief containing seven brass escutcheons taken from different doors. He took Solomon, and the others were subsequently taken. On asking Solomon what he was going to do with them, he replied, " Sell 'em." He after wards went to the shop of the females, and after a little hesitation the daughter was acknowledged to have pur chased some escutcheons on a former occasion. Stringer had told him he sold five for a penny. Mr. Beadon said he would advise the females to exercise more caution and not buy such things of boys like those at the bar. Mr. Lewis said his clients had answered the questions of the officer readily. Mr. Beadon said he should discharge the females and remand the boys for a week. THE WHISKY TRADE.-IMPOR 7',1 NT CASE. At the Mayor's Court was tried yesterday, and not finished until a late hour, Christie v. Baum. Plaintiff is a whisky merchant at Liverpool, and defendant is a money changer of Lombard-street. Mr. H. James, instructed by Mr. Stubbs, of Moorgate-street, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Needham for the defendant. According to the evidence of plaintiff and his witnesses, it appeared that in November of last year he, being in Lon don upon the criminal prosecution of Rikey and Thurgood (in the last whisky fraud case), was introduced to a person named Fisse. Fisse wished to purchase £4OO worth of whisky, and gave as reference the defendant and a person named Brelly, who was guarantee for £3OO. Plaintiff sup plied the whisky in due course. In January of the present year he was surprised to find the whisky in the possession of defendant. An effort was made to restrain the defen dant from selling, but unsuccessfully. The present action was brought to recover £26, the value of the casks. Mr. Perry, from Mr. Stubbs, deposed that he gave de fendant notice that plaintiff expected to have the casks within the usual time allowed in the trade. Mr. Christie said the whisky was sold for home con- sumption For the defence it was urged that plaintiff had no inte rest in the casks to enable him to sue. It was also sworn that the whisky was sold for exportation, and if that were so the casks were included—the rule in the trade was not to charge for casks supplied for exportation. - - His Honour (the Common Sergeant) was proceeding to sum up when the jury stopped him, and at once found for plaintiff. Upon the question of law a special case is to be laid be fore his Honour. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 10.—Wind this day at noon, North; moderate breeze, and hazy weather, with occasional showers of rain. -- - --. PORTSMOUTH, Aug 9.—Wind E.—Off port—Christiania, from London for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Aug B.—Wind W.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Ferret, from Plymouth. CLYDE, Aug. 9.—Wind N.—Arrived—Mary Holland, from. Richibucto ; Phillis, from Miramichi. Sailed — Elizabeth, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; Manila, for Melbourne. CARDIFF, Aug 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Disraeli, for the Cape of Good Hope. PLYmouTn, Aug. 9.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived— Princess Royal, from Quebec. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednseday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—lsabella Croll, from Cardiff ; Comet, from Shields • Elizabeth, Lady Constance, Griffin, Flora, and Eling, from Sunderland. Sailed.—Belford, for Swaneea ; William, for Torquay ; Tyne, steamer, for Brazils; Bremen, steamer, for New York; Effort, for Newport. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived, Aug. 9—lmperatrice, from Alexandria. Arrived, Aug. 10.—Siam, from Quebec. • (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday morning. • Wind E. ; tide, 3 hours' flood ; weather cloudy. Arrived, Aug. 9—William Watson, from Cronstadt ; Humility, and Erizering, from Dantsic ; Norwegian, from Sundswall ; Wilhelmine, and Johann Herman, from Riga; Johanna Christina, from Stockholm ; Westerbuttow, from Timea ; Sally, from Nordkyoping ; Emile, from Memel. Arrived, Aug. 10—Two Sisters, and Aiger, from Riga ; Versuch, from Pugwash ; James, from Dantzic ; Elizabeth, from Rustrengesial ; Caledonia, from Aalborg; Lavinia, from Libau ; Alida, from Memel ; Ceres, from Rugenwalde ; Johanna Gezina, from Umea ; Vissery, from Worcum ; Telegraph, from Gottenburg ; Norge, from Sundswall ; Margaretha, from Riga ; Gunes, from Stral sund ; Rappio, from Westerwick ; Caroline, from Cron stadt ; Sporting Star, from Bremen. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., strong. No arrivals. A RAILWAY TRAIN IN A BOG.-A singular acci dent occurred to a railway train on the Whitby branch of the North-Eastern line on Saturday last, about two miles from Pickering, at a place called Fen Bogs. The line at this place is carried across an extensive swamp on piles, and as the noon train from Whitby was passing the place the engine ran off the line, and plunged overhead into the bog, pulling the train after it. The train was a very heavy one, having many first-class passengers, and the scene which ensued may be more readily imagined than described. The engine-driver and the stoker were both buried in the bog along with the engine, but were extricated by the passen gers. They were both injured, but not seriously. The passengers were thrown about in a strange manner, but beyond several cuts and bruises no further injury was in flicted. The accident is ascribed to the heat of the sun having caused the wooden framework on which the rails are laid to twist, and raise up the line, so as to break its continuity, and thus the train was thrown off its course and ran into the bog.. The concessionaries of the new Russian bank to be established in St. Petersburg, with a capital of £3,000,000 —Baron Haber, M. Hanseman, and Baron Mulkens—are persons largely connected with the financial open ations of the continent, especially those which arose during the speculative fame of the Paris Credit Mobilier. They will, therefore, be likely, with the assistance of the Court party, considerably to promote the ardour for Bourse transactions, which has lately become a strong feature at the Russian capital. The movement is favourable to the probability of peace being preserved in Europe during the next few months, since it would hardly have been undertaken unless with the belief that there would be time to realize good profits. Baron Haber, manager of the Bank of Darmstadt, has much influence, and was formerly established at Stut gardt. He is connected , with many German enterprises, including the Credit Mobilier in Vienna , and is presumed to be the Baron Haber who during the Spanish war was much engaged in affording assistance to Don Carlos. M. Hanseman is a director of the Discount Bank in Berlin — an establishment which usually takes a part in public loans. W. E. Franks and Sons' Monthly Circular states :—" We have to report a very inactive tea market since our last, not standingthe advises from China shew decreased shipments of 18,000,0001 b., as compared with the previous season. The attention of the trade was a good deal diverted by the duty question; which resulted, as we anticipated, in no alteration. Holders continue firm, and sales shew rather higher prices, but the trade buy very cautiously. The stock of really useful qualities of Black is rapidly decreasing, and before the arri vals of new season in any quantity, will be very limited. Unless subsequent advisee bring very unexpected news, wo cannot but anticipate a very firm and improving lllaric4 120 100 100 190 17i 20 Stock Sto. 1 Stock 20 I Al 100 1 Stock 111114 all 161 1100 100 11. La 2s. 6d 74 all 5 100 all all all I 1 oo 1001 34} 92 97 8 3} 1 28. all 1 all all all all all all IMPERIAL PARLIA3IE24kT HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Lancashire Em , bankment Bill was read a second time. The following bills were read a third time and passed : London and North-Western Railway (Denton to Staley bridge) ; Silverdale and Newcastle-under-Lyne Railway ; Waveney - Valley Railway ; Lancashire and Carlisle Rail way (Amendments) ' • North Staffordshire Railway (Amendments) ; and Stockton and Darlington Railway (Amendments). MILITIA LAWS AMENDMENT BILL. Lord RIPON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to abolish certain restrictions as to the employment of the English and Irish militia in the United Kingdom. In November next, if the law was not amended, considerable inconvenience would arise; and to obviate such circumstances the present bill was proposed. - Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE rose, not for the purpose of obstructing the progress of public business but to make a few o b serva ti ons on th e general %tate of the militia under existing acts. He very much regretted that the militia ballot had been ' suspended, as conscription idthis country was not, and he trusted never would be, allowed. It was of the highest importance that the militia should be kept in the most effi cient and effective state, as the country was sur rounded by difficulties. It was quite true that in the short compass of a single session we had passed from war to peace, and it was taw) possible in the period of recess to pass from peace to war, and it might happen on a second occasion we might find it much more difficult to maintain our neutrality, which had been as successful as the first. The conference was about to meet at Zurich, but of that our information was of the most limited description. Looking towards France, what was to be seen. We see a Sovereign wielding great power, but the purposes for which that power would be applied it was impossible at present to discover (as we understood the nible lord.) Looking at the position of our country he did not think it was safe, and in the event of being called on to take part in any conference, it was of the highest import ance that England should be in a position, in order to be of service to others, to exercise important influence. He be lieved the Present Government would pursue a proper course. It was the duty of the country to place our defences on the most satisfactory footing. At the same time he trusted the negotiations about to take place at Zurich would result in a treaty which would eventually secure the future peace of Europe. Lord KINGSDOWN complained of the inadequate mea sures taken to secure men for the army, navy, and militia, and contended that those services would never be placed upon a satisfactory footing until the Government had the power of having recourse to the principles of compul sory services. Lord RIPON said the whole question of national defence was under the serious consideration of the Government, and during the recess noble lords might depend that the utmost attention would be directed to the subject. He did not, however, think, in a time of peace, it would be expedient to have recourse to, the ballot or any other com pulsory means to augment the forces of the country. The ballot he looked upon as a great engine in time of war, but if it was resorted to in time of peace he thought it would be resisted, to the utmost and the effect would be to render the military service of the country highly unpopular. If noble lords left the whole subject in the hands of the Government they would, he felt assured, have no reason to regret the course they had adopted. The bill was then read a second time. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Galway Harbour and Port Act Amendment, Fishing Ves sels passing from the Nore, Westminster New Bridge, Im prisonment for Small Debts, Law Ascertainment Facilities. Their lordships then . adjourned till to-morrow at four o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to : —Epping Railways, Norwich and Spalding Railway, and Tendring Hundred Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Liverpool Sanitary Amendment, Lucette's Estate Bill, and Robins's Estate Bill. The Thames Watermen and Lightermen Bill was con sidered. On the motion of Mr. MASSEY, the standing order 215 was suspended for the remainder of the session. PONTEFRACT ELECTION. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Mr. Childers, the unsuccessful candidate for Pontefract at the last elec tion. It appeared that there was only a difference of ten votes between the petitioner and Mr. Overend, who was declared duly returned at the close of the poll. A petition was presented, but an arrangement was entered into be tween the parties, by which, in order to avoid the expense of a scrutiny, which would cost about £5,000 or £6,000, the questions raised in the petition were to be referred to a member of the late Government. In consequence, how ever, of some difference between Mr. Overend and his agent, and certain difficulties which the hon. member interposed, that arrangement was not carried out although the petition was withdrawn. He would move that the matter should be referred to a select committee composed of members of the general election committee. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Sir G. GREY suggested that the petition should b e presented before the house was called on to pronounce an opinion on a question which might affect the privileges of the house. He thought the hon. member should have had notice of this motion. Mr. BRIGHT stated that notice had been given to the hon. member last Friday. After some discussion, Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that he would bring on the motion to-morrow. Sir G. LEWIS suggested that the best course would be to adjourn the debate. Ultimately the motion was withdrawn for the present, and the petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. BRIGHT gave formal notice of his motion for to morrow. CONSOLI DATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY and Mr. WILLIAMS made some The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the bill was drawn in precisely the same form as that of last year. If there had been any misappropriation of the money voted for the expenses of the Duke of Wellington's funeral it must have arisen through mistake. The bill was then read a third time and passed. STAMP DUTIES BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. HANKEY drew attention to the inequalities in the imposition of the stamp duties in regard to probate, which operated injuriously, and were calculated to lead to fraud. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no doubt some alterations might be made with benefit in these duties, but inequalities were unavoidable, and the general question involved was too large to be discussed at this period of the session. Tile bill was then read a third time and passed. CUSTOMS (No. 2) BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered. EAST INDIA LOAN BILL. On the motion for considering this bill as amended, Mr. CRAWFORD said he formerly objected to this country guaranteeing a loan for India, and he still enter tained that objection. He considered that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would practically fail if he endeavoured to obtain £5,000,000 on debentures ; but he thought that money might be borrowed for the purposes of India, which might be repaid in easy instalments by that country. He hoped Parliament would next session consider this impor tant subject. Mr. VANSITTART wished to be informed if the hon. member for Devonport had accepted the office of resident Chancellor of the Exchequer in India. The powers of bor rowing in India were completely exhausted, and consider ing the sums for different purposes of late years, he thought they were acting in an unstatesmanlike manner in cavil ling about the money requisite for the necessities of India. Mr. AYRTON said that Government had taken a most extraordinary view of the relations of India to this country, and be strongly deprecated the course adopted in maintain ing abstract and useless principles of political economy to India which cost this country MC,000,000 in one year. He considered they should settle the civil condition of India before they proceeded to deal with the finances o that country. He denounced strongly the centralising prin ciple that prevailed with Whig Governments in respect to India, to which he traced the late mutiny, and which was calculated to perpetuate discontent. He was also strongly opposed to the establishment of what was called a local European army in India, which tended to excite sedition • and weaken the resourses both of India and England. It appeared that Government had lost sight of the cost of maintaining a European army in India, which might be estimated at £lOO a year per man, and that expense was in curred merely to support that description of rule in India which had already lasted too long. He alluded to the evidence of Col. Green, an experienced officer, to show that economy might be effected if they sent out only those officers who possessed those qualities which were calculated to secure the respect of the soldiers under their command in India. Col. SYKES said there was not the slightest foundation for what the hon. and learned member for the Tower Ham lets (Mr. Ayrton) had said relative to the army in. India. He said it was proposed to raise £5,000,000, not for the benefit of India, but to spend in that country. There was no doubt the greatest distrust in the money market existed with reference to these Indian loans. In proof of thathe would draw attention to the following figures. The 4 per cent, loan of India was at 22 discount, the 5 per cent. at 111 discount, although guaranteed for 15 years, and the 51 per cent., althoug h guaran teed for 20 years, was also at a discount. He contended that the distrust which existed with reference to Indian finance was produced by that administration, particularly by the bill of 1854, which destroyed the confidence of the natives, and the system in regard to dealing with finance in India. That country should be regarded not as a colony but a part of England, and all that was required to restore public confidence was the adoption of the two talismani c words " Imperial guarantee, in regard to raising any money that might be required. Mr. GLYN suggested the introductionof a clause in the bill to enable the present holders of debentures to convert the same from time to time into the new stock. That course would hot only relieve the debenture market, but be pro ductive of other advantages, and if not adopted this session he hoped that next year it would be carried out. Sir E. COLEBROOKE objected to the adoption of an im perial guarantee, and called for a clear statement as to the position which the hon. member for Devonport was to oc cupy H W in India. wished for information with referenceto this appointment, and he thought they should proceed with great caution. He also desired to be informed in whose hands rested the power of charging the revenue of India. 3 r W. 'WILLIAMS considered that the depressed state of Indian finance was attributable to the extravagant ex penditure resorted to. He was opposed to this country g‘ with hy properguarantee expenditure management, the income of that country tg G il o via v, tn ernment the necessity f would meet the Insdiira C. d w o o th o er p re s t ai re d n i H re e du s e tro tio n n gl o y f u th rge e li rm on y th in e with reference to the question of an imperial guarantee, t was deserving of consideration, but the Government was no t prepared to give any such gua rantee at present. .Vith regard to the appointment alluded to, he h o p e d hi s hon, friend the member for De vonport would be induced to accept it. V ANSITTART—Has he accepted OP 61 r C. WOOD—He has not. He believed that all would agree that from the great commercial knowledge and gene ral ability of the bon, member for Devonport that he was -- one of the best qualified in the country for the appoint ment, and he hoped to be able shortly to announce' his acceptance of it. The Governor-General and Council were responsible for the expenditure in India, and whoever held the - appointment would be a member of that Council.; The bill was then read a third time. On the motion that the bill do pass, Mr. NEWDEGATE drew attention to some irregularity in the votes, which prevented them knowing accurately when they would be required ; and he wished to know what course would be adopted relative to .the Charitable Trusts Acts Continuance Bill, which stood on the order of the day for second reading. The SPEAKER having explained that when the hoUse met before two o'clock it adjourned till six o'clock. Sir G. C. LEWIS said be would move the second read. ing of the bill at the proper time. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill .was read a third time and passed. CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. This bill was also read a third time and passed. CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. Sir G. C. LEWIS moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. NEWDEGA.TE moved the adjournment of the debate. Sir a C. LEWIS expressed a hope that the hon. mem ber would not press the amendment, which might have the effect of protracting: the session into next week. Mr. NEWDEGATE withdrew the amendment, but gave notice that, on the motion for going into committee on the bill, he would move that it be committed that day three mouths. The bill was then read a second time. Some returns were ordered, and the house suspended sit ting at four o'clock till six o'clock. The house resumed at six o'ele,ek. BEVERLEY ELECTION. COBBETT brought up the report of the Beverley Election Committee, unseating Mr. Ralph Walters, and de claring Mr. Henry Edwards to be duly elected. The com mittee further reported that Mr. Walters was by his agents guilty of bribery at the last election, and that a practice ap peared to prevail in the borough of employing voters as messengers. It was proved to the committee that at the last election bribery was systematically carried on by two persons named Daniel Boyce and Robert Taylor, and the committee recommended that those persons should be prosecuted. They further recommended that no new writ should issue for the borough until the evidence taken before the committee was printed. was pr... NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. JonN LOCKR, for next session, to move for a select committee to inquire whether the conditions 'under which the artificers of the Land Transport Corps we're enlisted and discharged had been fulfilled, and into the truth of the alle gations contained in their petition to the ',louse. • Mr. BRADY, for next sess i on, t o ca ll attention to the ope ration of the Medical Registration A.ct. Sir DE L. EVA.NS, for next sesr,ion, to move an address to the Crown, praying her Majesty to direct an inquiry to take place into the expediency of abolishing the sale and purchase of commissions in the army. Lord NAAS, for next session, to move for leave to bring in a bill for the better registration of births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland. THE ANNUITY TAX. Mr. HADFIELD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Edinburgh clergy were compelling payment of the annuity tax by imprisonment ? Sir G. LEWIS had received no information on the subject. MASTERS AND OPERATIVES. Mr. MACKINNON moved for leave to bring in &bill to establish equitable councils of conciliation to adjust differ ences between masters and operatives. He made the mo tion at this late period of the session because he was anxious to have the bill printed, to afford members and the public in general an opportunity of considering its provisions dur ing the recess, with a view to legislating upon the subject early next session. Two years ago it was thought advis jbmpeeocofitosntrteienditolhiegehceoacnnoinntsmliydnuaneinrtavthot able that a committee should be appointed to take the sub eifeost:ke,geeananscotedid:/. he had h tt t . the T h h o e n m our atte of r bewainsgthaepn mganoyf bwo:htamesassesterwsearendealopled ratives. The committee had no interest in the question beyond arriving at the truth, and doing justice to all par ties. They examined a great number of masters, some of whom were favourable, and others unf avoura b le to the establishment of equitable councils ; but the preponderance of their evidence was rather against than in favour of such councils. The committee also examined many operatives of different classes ; men of great intelligence and great information, who had made themselves thoroughly ac quainted with the subject. Like the masters, they enter tained various opinions upon it, but the majority of them were in favour of having these councils, and they pointed out that, except in the metropolis, the present law for settling disputes between masters and workmen was wholly inoperative. The committee also received some valuable reports on the subject from France and Belgium. These reports showed that equitable councils had been com pletely successful in those countries. It appeared from the French report that between 1850 and 1851 the number of disputes which arose in France between masters and ope ratives was 28,000, and of these 26,800 were settled by councils of conciliation. Now what would have been the result of such a law as this if it had been passed two years ago ?. Why it would have averted the present strike in the building trade. He was perfectly satisfied that had equita ble councils been in existence there would have been no strike. The dispute would have been settled without re course to such an extreme measure. The hon. member concluded by moving for leave to bring in the bill. Agreed to. ARMY PRESBYTERIAN CHAPLAINS. On the motion of Mr. AM'. OTT an address was ordered for the return of correspondence which took place during the year 1858, between the Moderator of the General As sembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, or any mem ber of that church, and the Secretary of State for War, or any other official pers ons , regar di ng t h e appointment' of ministers of that church to the office of chaplain or assis tant chaplain of her Majesty's forces. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved that standing order No. 34 be amended by inserting after the words "adjoining there to " these words, " or in case of any place within the limits of the metropolis, as defined by the act 18 and 19 Vie., C. 120, intituled; An Act for the better Local Management of the Metropolis,' with the clerk of the vestry of each parish in schedule A, and with the clerk of the district board of parishes, in schedule B of the said act."—Agreed to. CASE OF PRIVATE JAMES CAULFIELD. Mr. J. LOCKE rose to call the attention of the house to the case of enlistment, in her. Majesty's 96th Regiment of Foot, of the late Private Jas. Caulfield, who, whin under 15 years cf age, was enlisted in that regiment at Westmin ster, on the 23d of Sept., 1857 ; and, his discharge having been refused, he died from the rigours of discipline at Park hurst Hospital on the 21st of July, 1858. The hon. mem ber in making the motion said, that, but for the lateness of the session, he would have asked for a select committee. He was induced to take up the matter in consequence of the petition of John Caulfield, the father of the deceased, and the representations of several respectable individuals, who took an interest in the matter. It appeared that the de ceased James Caulfield, being unaer 15 years of age, had been enlisted 15 a Sergeant Thomas. The SPEAKER interrupted the hon. member. He could not make a statement unless he intended to conclude with a motion. Mr. LOCKE would then move for a select committee. The petitioner complained that his son, being under 15 years of age, had been enlisted by Sergeant Thomas for the 9,6 th Regiment of Foot, the latter making to the magistrate a rergesentation that the youth was 18 years of age, under whiM age his enlistment would have been illegal. The mo ther was subsequently prevented by Sergeant Thomas from proving her son's real age, and Sergeant Thomas was also accused of having represented to the boy that he would have ls. 3d. a day and free rations ; Young Caulfield was sent to the regiment in the Isle of Wight, where the labour of a private soldier proved too much for his tender age. He got ill and his father applied for his discharge, but was put off on various grounds, and in the meantime the boy, who had been removed to Parkhurst, died. An HON. MEMBER moved that the house be counted, and 40 members not being present, the house adjourned. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT INDIA OFFICE, AUG. 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, Knt., to be a Member of the Council of India. FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 6. MEMBER RETURNED,TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARMA, MEN T. Borough of Dartmouth—John Dann, of 37, Lowndes square, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley, Esq., whose election has been adjudged void. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. County of Fife—Sir James William Colvile, But., Sir Peter Arthur Halket, Bart., Sir John trotter Bethune ' Bart., Sir Thomas Erskine, Bart., the Lord Loughborough, Robert Cathcart, Esq., to be Deputy. Lieutenants. County of Worcester—Edward resley Stone, Esq to be Deputy Lieutenant. York—Sir Charles Henry Ibbetson, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia —Thomas Howard Keelinge Fletcher, Gent., to be Ensign ; John Hampden Gladstanes, Gent., to be Ensign. 8d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Ensign Alexander William Radford to be Lieutenant, vice George Cole resigned. Huntingdonshire Militia —The Honourable Henry Stevenson Blackwood to be Lieutenant, vice Stephen Row land Woulfe, promoted. Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Alexander Ridgway to be Captain, vice Rayer, resigned ; Thomas Welby North more to be Lieutenant, vice Ryde, resigned ; John Charles David Agar to be Lieutenant. Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Major George James Campbell to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Sir Charles Lamb, re signed ; Captain James Ogilvy Fairlie to be Major, vice Campbell, promoted ; Lieut. Robert Gairdner to be Captain, vice Fairlie, promoted; Cornet Robert Marries Pollock to be Lieuten an t, vice Gamlner, promoted. • 2d or N or th Durham Regiment of Militia—Robert F. Burrowes, late Lieut. 11th and 49th Foot, to beiCaptain, vice Chisholm, resigned. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Houlden,. dealer in horses, Earls Coble, Essex, to surrender, Aug. 19, at half-past one, and Sept. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Elizabeth White, schoolmistress, Ellerslie House, Lewi sham, Kent, Aug. 19, at two, and Sept. 15, h a lf-past one, at the Co ur t o f Bankruptcy. 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