The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-12 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The return from the Bank of England for the W eek ending the 9th Juno is of a rather satisfactory character. The late shipments of specie to the echitinent have caused a decline in the bullion to a sln all exent ; the reserve of notes, however, show) a Ratall augmentation, and the other securities i °lO W a red uc ti on o f a b ou t 158,0001., exhibiting very ' i-115 improvement in the general trade of the cou ntry. In the Public Deposits there is an in crease of over half-a-millioo, but in the Private Deposits there is a diminution to about a similar a mount. The active circulntion shows a decrease of ab out a quarter of a million. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is no change requiring s pecial comment ; they will be seen in the subjoined tabl e :...... Active circulation Decrease 338,165 Bullio n Decrease Rest 3,158,502 , I/IQ - ears "I'lio deposits ether ncrsasc . deposits 13,754,354 Decrease Berea-day and other bills Increase "Ernment securities n Increase -tiler securities D., Ist Jecrease °ten Unemployed Increase The demand for discount accommodation is & l ather more act i ve, and 2i per cent, is now about dlO current rate for the negotiation of good cora kercial paper. The joint-stock banks are obtaining knincrease of business, and although the applications 4 , t the Bank o f E ng l an d were st ill very li m i te d , the te ndency of the money market is evidently in the b efore of higher terms. Some time ma y e l apse u efore the minimum is altered, but as the terms out c 't doors are so much under the official rates, t here is plenty of room for variation before that Point is attained. l'he arrival has been announced at Suez of the 48 tralian mail, with 114,0001. Ad v i ces are a l so r b_ ece ived of the d e p ar t ure f rom th e co l ony o f th e ' ° Y l tl Charter, with 94,000 oz . o f go ld on b oar d, ' a llied at 376,000/. _ T he Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 1 7 4. th rather a dull appearance, a n d p r i ces were un -1.:,,,,erec1• The sales were estimat e d a t 7,000 bales, "9 of which were taken ou speculation and for T lie Engli s h St cc k M ar k e t i s very fl at, and the e i l a4B aotions, though li m it e d,: are o f an un f avoura bl e at 4eter. At the cl ose th e quo t a ti ons appeare d ~e , 9) Consols being 951 96 ex-dividend for 17°Wat. There is now an uneasy f ee li ng l es t -- 4 041 0 colli s i on s h ou ld t a k e p l ace between American ftd English vessels before instructions arrive out 11 „ °41 our Government. This apprehension has t t ralised the i n fl uence o f th e sat i sfactory pro ,dings in P ar li amen t l as t even i ng. g o , I I ke New Th rees an d R e d uce d are quote d 96 t o at l for both ; India Loan Debentures are steady th 9 j, ditto Bonds (under £1,000), 15s ; Ex e,cliler Bills are 365. premium. rt activity is still the prevailing i n F ore i gn f3t4 Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 ; e e aa ilian Scrip, die. to par ; Buen os Ay res 6 p er , 0 8 ., 82 1 83 ; ditto Deferred, 18i ; Mexican 3per 201 ; Port uguese 3 per C ents., 46k ; Rus eell 6 per Cent s ., 1123 ; and Sardi n i an 5 p er 1 48., 89 3 / 4 . he transactions in the Railway Share Market y have been limited. Citledonian and Mid -'44 advanced ss. ; Eastern Counties, Lancashire k k i ti d Yorkshire, and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and t i i ll -Prestern, 15s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow de ed about 55.; Bristol and Exeter, and North koo'4 eli tero, 10s.; and B r i g ht on , V, The Foreign 14 Colonial lines h ave b een very qu i e t . P ar i s be .Lyons improved 10s.; Grand Trunk of Canada, East Indian about 10s. p Mi ning Shares have b een a t s t ea d y quo t a ti ons. .or Joint Stock Bank Shares there has been a ' mmoderate inquiry ; London an d W es t m i ns t er h ave proved about 55., and Union of Australia, 10s. i 111 the Mi sce ll aneous M ar k et C anada Land hare s have receded 11. FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. 8 0 . (Prom the Officsal List:) 1 e,' Pent. R e d uce d Annuities 96 1 lam ;ilc . ',lser Cent. Annuities 96 1 ' 4o an Debentures 994 1 qi i t,"nads, £IOOO mot, rb under Vow l5 p (Lk': a for Account quay ßllli 21d. March. June. :(Soo 36 p I P 4411 lir e f 'ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY . k— -111,41111 5 pe r C e nt, pe:o 1858, 44 pe r C en t. S cr i p p bit A yres Bonds, 6 p er C ent. k;lttAccount es Deferred lB4 l an ;1 per Cent ittillnese Bonds 3 per Cent., 1853 1 1 / 41 .4ati Bonds, 1822, £ St., b per Cent._ 1124 Bonls, 5 per Cent. 4 h Bo n d s , 6 per cent 934 Dividends on the above payable in London. 1 ; TWO O'CI,Of K. 11 ... 951 6 x d 11 %tools for 'account 4'6,0017R.5E OF EXCHANGE.-YEBTERDAY. 11 15% Gibraltar ......•• •• •• •• Ztt em . three months .. 11 17 it Leghorn ....• . 29 61 •• •• •• •• •• 11 17% Genoa ...... •••• •• •• •• 25 4234 1 : ••• 25 323( Milan •VVitir •• 25 32% Venice _ tok, gu ............ 13 7 Naples -• 41% i ttic.•• •• •• •• •. • • Palermo .••• • ..... •• .. 12514 • °.tt i .•• •• .• •• 2 5 7% Messina ... 125% O t icfe months .. ••25 30 Lisbon .• ...... ..•• 51 tta t e.„'" • • „. 25 32 3 Oporto ..............•• 524 lii k hkf o - „" 1 •• •• . • .. Rio Janeiro .• • .... '"on-Maine •• 11834 Buenos Ayres •••• • •• •••• .......... •• New York,6o dayesight •• •• •• 10 26 Philadelphia ... • ••• •• 10 27 PRICER OF BULLION. PER OZ: 35% Yoreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 rte._ ••• 49% Portugal Gold Coin OO 0 1i t 711,, , P . " •• •• •• 49% Mexican Doilars 0 5 03/s •• •• •• .0 • • I New Dollars •• •• •• 0 0 0 .• •••• •• . ..... Silver in bars 0 0 0 STATE OF TRADE. kti t c.olliferza, 11th.—The ma r k e t con ti nues d u ll , an d 4 ) ,"1r cloth nor yarn h as b een in much demand. The th, 14 4 from the United States speak favourably of the ties of Cotton coming forward and of the growing 6 1 :0 to that the market at Liverpool is depressed, and li t : L. 4 4 of goods in this market are encouraged to bold for easier prices. So far prices have given way tr e e Very slightly. In cloth the goods most depressed India shirtings and other fabrics suited to the East. 4 1 *k,,,,tbs, those of medium counts in warps and cops, for tl ( r l „,tt, feel the absence of demand most severely. In hyhities, longcloths, and printers prices are supported tliC t , t buderate d eman d ; as a l so are 36. inch shirtings ; t44o4ere is a Plight advantage in favour o f b u y ers . In k m ` kinds of yarns the rates of Tuesday are steadily lohtiltalued but sellers are not doing much business I.ll theY , adhere very rigidly to them. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) htNDUN, June 12.--Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; AOFs ree jaa z o e L a y nd E fi l n D e : June 11.—Arrived—Sbank, from A 11" t, L IN, June 11.—Arrived—Emerald, from St. John, f gu t to t , egETowN Jane 10.—Wind Chicora, t k ,u, - ",l 4 ao re June 11.—Wind E.—Arrived—Syrie, from 1 0 0 $1 0 . .eone. 4 0 eI III E LIZARD Juno 11—Arrived—N ew E ra , f ro m OP - 14 ,'„ °11 -feo 'N - f rj E r it k r.. .4.10, June 10.—Wind -- Sailed—Bazaar, for (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP H .) I l il 4 , SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. ,ttay . —Atalan?a, and Di s p a t c h, s t eamers, f rom t o Nl t ed-- galsette, steamer, for Al exan d r i a; St . Pi erre Diu `tatan. LIVERPOOL, Satui da Mornin l io Ar riir g• kha eq y t's-Great Western, from New York ; Ben Nevis, -.I3IIARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) itio g GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. t O s ti S. W •; weather, light and fine. -41 v t c o k l. L Juno 11—Corington from Antigua ; Bethel, • 4 tl e a ----Collier, steamer, for Antwerp. A '" g DEAL, Saturday Morning. w •; light. 'i -- -Joh n an d Ri c h ar d , f or S t. Vi ncent ; B onn i e 11 (111; . for Nantes ; Tchornya, for .Rouen—all from V„, untsering for the navy continues to go on briskly at tq W hetle Na t • on the average, between 30 and 40 fine • are forwarded to various naval at ovory m seen and m the south w from the )US to pass Li Artillery, led to again ommencing 7aceated it, ), ammuni- As some ns, and the well, where guns have there were arried out. my vary so bainty upon tuber stated e be nearly isted in the umbm s. )st us above have deeply Hope, from ascertain ; 8, and espe few bodies three largo inouldering, )ntering the VAG country superiuten nd 1. am in t ad va at age. om all under particularly ommanding g the Artil nee ; also to , to Lieut.- it, who suc gads on the 1 Cameron, Taylor, com :ommanding ►aa severely r Remming to Captain Coles, com ;ommanding he officers of at adjutant- Irtermaster i Lieutenant sualties, and i made in a atnie of the :Jommand- ta, May 3. been • in re oh ; they rr ed state, and f the trade. )perate, and Lion, while!' eneral down. iced a comd teF, at which had induced ld the Beek ;0 2d April; let since our cipal articles scarcely any I—holders of reat firmness very limited ,ds ; the late been sold to Hate require• 'e to add to ich they find er Provinces, Laporte being 3yances being don to these the way from rate, and we Metals—The d prices have fore, easy and a Bank rates. )rtant. The uth there is unable to 'ekin to the s have been thing tenor. tr) are told ily deputed Luton to ar the foreign their steps, tern at the tion of the els disposed the British lions spirit ley, nor will isting tree aid to have the south so with the t on a per. lot the de.. )nable, an d at they w i ll . coerce his 3en ordered !Anton river squadrons; , Opossum, 63 , w ith the Whim:Toni; latch. Th• r orders for unless sent yes collect ., d especially ,f war j unks them being lady afloat ; Ird against yclept ago ke the call ded by the [ding of the L be at the ions in tit* the nava l . rom Incite f the large BO we 13331 ,nts, of ere )t be want' ik, and yen ayers of te a mail having this season • /0 old chops, taken, sales s. Of manns e at former eon evinced. ce to notice. • ; other plc qu o A • ir is quoted %nd mg' Yet nos our last eat activity'. L dispatche d d ee o f silk; 66 bidet' Of 71 b. of esi , 5 has sailed. 198,8791 b . " ,übliahed.-1 rGENCS• Irday isk eli f IviYair* arch, 1, iwiokburft viouslY en vo trop sent not 130 1 ye ter Lents of the uravosendo infantry e°. Linea Y tation o W b a d el l I T, t bridge ,r long sero a ving boe Lrse Guards w hich , 13 . 6 " In rcianai n g ke gratuill it he Lakes in the /l c exce llen decorated k dor 14' ' Lwe C. 0.1 Captain viral), save Lt them V, Atheir t " - dayligit yards si l3 lay. • , coralpoi • Voolwicb, to be g°6 16i 100 ;t. 100 5 22 ;t. 100 It. too 0 all !O all .0 all 5 all 5 all tO all 1.0 all ;0 all .8 I all 8 all Di all 10 100 10 100 ;0 2s6d ;0 2 274 all R. too all 5 )0 all tO all ;1. 100 )0 all ;0 all !O 4 !Oi all N;l4 13 O all 0 all O 15 O 5 A) 5 O ss. O all LO all !O all !O 3 5 all 0 al) 6 all !O I all ') 11 A) all 5 all 4 all 10 all l 0 all 10 all 8i all [0 all 6 all 6 all !CI ah THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1658. RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this An v Busixess done this day. 100 100 all 'lOO all 100 Bncligharab Clydesdale Jc Col. Stour V. g. G p. , E. Un. H. Sh. Cias. Pa:T. dz Neils. Direct. Do. New I Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull di Selby jDo. Shares I Do. Shares Lon. di Greenw Do.Preforenee I Lon. Til., &S. ID°. Bark. Sb. Manch.Bx ton. and Matlock. Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.diEst.s p.c. IDo. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. di Hit. Shrews. & Her S. Stattordsh.. WearVaLgGpc D0..._ Ln.&N.W. Calodon... E.U.dtE.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 99 - 101 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 5 100 all all all all D 0.., t. Westn V. zt N; - N1 , Do 109 - 111 25 121. 20 I S.Eastern Do 13 - 14 24 - 25 93 - 100 St. 'lOO Si i Si Peto & Co Do &N. W . 26 - 2i 97 - 99 • iP 57 - 59 50 all 50 all 50 all 25 ; all 12A all St: 100 10 I all 12 ; all 5 0 all 25 sill St. 100 E. Count Do L. (Sri% . W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassei IL MCI ea, I Stk.diDar. Do 138 - 140 8i - gt 91 - 1041 ' ! 3 i - . 3 3 9 0 - 92 Wilts&Somrst I Gt.VVestn. PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p, o ris i l). e . p !sl, a t5Ol ) B St. 4 per c. Shares ' Caledn. £lO 41 p. c, Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork Btßandons ; ip.c Dun.Parth./tAber.J E. Anglian Cis, A Sh t Do. do. CM, B (p, c 'Do. do, Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 Do, New 6 pr. c, St East Un. G. 6p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101 1 Debentr.Sh. do. 4 per cent !East Laneash.6p.eto E.&W, York. J. sth Gl. sp. c. Sh Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, sp. ..... jGlas. & !Great Northn, 5 p.c. IDo. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom.,,, Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( !Gt. S & W. (Ireland) jDo. 4 per c. Pref. St. !Gt. W.( B. & E x.spe I Do. con. red. 4i p.c, !Do, con. rod. 4 p. c. /Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do. 5 p. c, rod. pref. Do. Birm, Pref. Sh,. Do. ChesterSp.c.P.S. Do. do. sp. c. do Do, Birm, Gua, Stk Do, Chosh, Gua.Sh Do. do, do Do, do. do, Lan. & York, 6 pc. St Lon, &B. G. 5 po. No.l Do., P., 5 p. c. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do, do. 5 p. c,, N 0.41 Lon, & N. W. Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... ,Londy.& Color, # Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh M,, S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 25 , all t, 1 100 0 60 1.0 all !O all !O all .!too Do. do. 3f per tout. Niarypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Ed. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. di 11. Prof. St. New.,Aber., &c., pr sp. c. re d. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Nerf k. D eb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 D0.Wv.V.5p..,1847 North British 1110. 7/. Preforenco . N, E, Bcrw. 4 p. c. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.) ~ D o, do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Par !North Staffordshire Wor. & \Yoh , . 6 • p.c. ' Ist guar. Do. 6 p c. 2d guar St. 'lOO St. 1100 8i all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 10 all .0.6; all Do. do. Debear. St. Scot. Ceut.Ncw Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.Cp.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. I Do. do.:3i p.c. pi. St (South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d Do • • per cent 4i Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh. Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. IWaterfddiKilk. 6 pc. BRITISH - 59 - 97 2112 , Alfred Cons. (Philk.) ZO 14 British Iron ~. 20 Condurow (Carobrn.) 1.0 1 IDov. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 30 (East Basset (Illogan) 17s1Great South Tolgus„ I I ,G rt. W. Alfrd. ( Philk. ) Grt. W. Vor (llelstn.) 17s I Lady Bertha ~. 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. 1119.17) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Clear) S. Carn Brea (Wog%) (S.W. Frances(lllogn.)' Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co , Tin Croft Un.Mines (G wennap) V. of Towoy (Camar. W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.), Wh. Basset (Illogan).1 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 'Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wli. Ma. Ann (Monht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) - ... - 102 16/151 -'' ... 6 ~. 6s. ~. ~. 2 5 44 LO 9 1256 14 20 1175 - 112 - 1(7 - 115 - 113 - 132 -- 79 - 115 110 118 116 134 lio 121.3 112 - 114 104 - 106 64 -- 10i __ 5/ - 91 -- 85 100 - - 16 - 7A - 18. 1 - I 9 4 - 134 - 138 - 87 87 1( , 2 101 Pitt 142 160 - 165 121 - l`h i - 1 C 6 - 68 137 - 139 102 - 104 92 - 94 iii - I 1 -108 97 - 99 1— i d 22 118 1104 101 - - 120 - 106 - 103 MINES. 10 - 11 3 - 4 60 - 70 460 - 480 90 • 95 14i -15 i 5 - 51 11 - 1 - 6 - 7 9 - 10 1014 i 1061 65i 140 391 122 i 54 138 102 i 11i I 5, 3 / 4 - 133 - ia 395 405 4 230 I'4 l o I 3 4 4 80 81. 1 243 251 103 110 210 215 280 290 4 44 9 10 , 47 49 23 25, 23.} I FOREIGN MINES. 20 1 71 1 Australian 1 ' 10s. ion Acco r d C op . (li.) 1 -- 1 P II a 35 27 Braziliaulinp.(iisued at £5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada ... .. . 20 15 Do. St. John D e l R ey 12 --13 13 121 1 1 Clarendon Con. Alin. Co. of Jamaica • ••• ,3 40 all Cobro Copper 42 44 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop ) per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 6 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all Now Granada ii I 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont•Sil.LdAlAtStult 6 7 5 1 Port Philip 30 1611 Santiago do Cuba all 'United Mexican 3 4 3 1 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... -- ... 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 30 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 11 11 10 all ,Berlin Water Works 3l 4. D Ca onmadoa.6 pc.Jan&July 1151 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d .. „ . 50 40 ;Brit. Americ an Land ... . I s oo t . 1 3 00 21 ... 125 1161 1151 164 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all ,Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. 25 27 5 all ,Crystal Palace l/ 11 5 all 'Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France „ _ ... 20 all Eastern Steam.., , il 4 St. 100 Electricaoleg,rap 1 all Electric Tel, of Irel . _ •• .. 14. 5 all En.dzAust.Cop.SmCo 13 l3 10 103. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. , 9 all Eur, &Am. Stm.(linL) li --__ 4... 20 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.y ... _ ... 15 14 Gon. Steam Navigat, ... _ 20 5 London Discount 1 1/ I d 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibusi 2a 2 23 20 10 Magdalena. St. Navig., _ 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, 7 8 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. _ .. 10 all Mexican& S.Americn , _ ... 25 5 Nat. Discount Co.._ i _ 23 i 10 6 i,Netherlands Land 1 —ll 10 all Do. Do. 5 all IDo.S p.c.Pf.iss.at 1 d ll 21 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 14 17 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 101 R - i 1 1021 102/ 20 all4 l Nrth.of Europe Steam 2/ —3. i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 all N. B. Australasian 1 10s. Do New Shares id P 5 all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl 2 24 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 80 82 50 10 Do. New 50 all hymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam sBi - 591 1 all Scot. Austral.lnvest l4 11 St. 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds llO 112 25 all South Austral. Land 36h —37 i, 361 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can. ••• ••• 10( 28,E Van Dienieu'a ',incl ) 12h 7.. 131 Business this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE—MiIs Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (B,fi ra the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL -AUSTIN V. BOUM. ROLLS COURT. alrfore the Magter of the Rolla, Sir John Rotnilly PETITION FOR JUDGMENT.-DIXON V. GAYFERE. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said that he had looked into the papers with a view of giving► judgment in this case, but in doing so he found his difficulty in creased on the point in dispute between the parties ; he would therefore consult the late Lord Chancellor or. the subjet and his notes or recollection of the facts of the Case might, perhaps, clear up the difficulty, and his Honour would give judgment on a future day. Judgment postponed. At the canelnAnn of the arguments of counsel in this case, the Lent Chancellor reserved judgment. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.) MOTIONS FOR ADJOURNMENT.-WRIGHT V. WILKIE. There were two motions in this case. The first was to restrain the defendant from tampering with the witnesses in this cause, und er the (3: trnination of a special commis sioner at King's Lynn, and to commit him to prison for contempt of Court, for illegally interfering with the wit neqses while under examination. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor, after considering the affidavits of the plaintiff's Attorney's clerk, and others who attended the examination of the witnesses, carne to the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence produced to supp rt this motion. His Honour dismiesed this motion Without costs. The second motion embraced a variety of points. Tile defendant asked his Honour, first, to authorise the commissioner to examine the witnesses nut with shut doors, but with optn court; second, to allow him to cross-examine his witnesses as adver, , e witnesses in the causes ; and third, to allow a shorthand writer to attend and take down the fxsusination and cross-examination of the witnesses in shorthand. His Honour did not see any grounds whatever for granting this moticn ; there never was a more frivolous motion brought before him. His Honour dismissed this motion with costs. MESMERIC INFIRMARY. The ninth annual meeting of the friends of this institu tion was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms, Kin street St- James's. , There was a full attendance of ladies and gentlemen, and on the platform we observed the Rev. G, Sanby, Dr. Elliotson, Nottage, Esq., C. S. Hall, Esq., G. Cruik shank, Esq., Capt. Hudson, Majendie, Esq., Monckton Mrlnes, E q., M.P., Dr. Collier, Dr. Purland, Sec. Dr. ELLIOTSON informed the meeting that Lieut.-Col. Sir Wm. Topham, who had been announced to fill the chair, having received her Majesty's commands to attend the levee that afternoon, ho would be unable to attend, and, therefore, ho moved that the Rev, George Sandby should preside over the meeting. The motion was put and carried unanimously. The Rev. GEORGE SANBY, who was received with loud cheers, said ho exceedingly regretted the absence of Sir William Topham, because he felt assured it would have afforded the greatest pleasure to the meeting to have had that gallant gentleman amongst them. He also regretted his absence on mesmeric grounds, because Sir William bad been one of the oldest and stanchest supporters of mes merism from its earliest days. In 1842, when mesmerism was most strongly opposed, Sir William Tophain was the mesmeriser in a very important surgical operation. ((fear, bear.) Bo need not tell the meeting at that time it re quired great courage to do so. In these days of chloroform it would be considered but a minor point to effect a surgical operation under the influence of mesmerism, but in 1842, the ideaof insensibility to pain was laughed and sneered at. The first operation under the influence of mesmerism oc curred in that year. It was an amputation of the thigh, and, as he had informed the meeting, Sir W. Topham was the mesmeriser, and to undertake such a task, and in such an important operation, required the greatest courage and fortitude. (Hear, bear.) The operation was quite suc cessful. (Loud choers.) Sir William forwarded a full report of the case to the " Medico-Chirurgical Society," and ho had also the firmness to face all the most celebrated medical and surgical authorities in London at the time. But how was he received ? Some sneered at him, some called for affidavits to be taken before the Lord Mayor, and not a few said the man had been trained to undergo the operation— (laughter)—and that ho was an impostor. Events, however, had proved that all Sir Wm. Topham then stated had been verified to the letter. (Cheers.) He congratulated the meeting on the position mesmerism had now taken when compared to that of former years, when it was looked upon as a satanic agency. (Laughter.) They had an admirable institutioe, the ninth anni versary of which they were then celebrating, firm friends, increasin g funds, and patients so numero us that the present steffof mesmerisers was found utterly in adequate to attend to more than half the applications for relief. The last time he attended the council, on arriving at the institution, he found the hall so crowded that it was with difficulty he threaded his way through the number of applicants, and he was informed that such was the case on every occasion of their meeting. He felt exceedingly rejoiced that the poor testified to the truth of his asser tion that mesmerism was the work of God, and were not too proud to ask its assistance; and he only wished he could say as much for the highly educated and highly scientific portions of the community. They were too proud of their scientific knowledge and academical honours to inquire into the truth or fallacy of so simple a curative power; and yet he boldly and firmly asserted that this beneficent gift was in the hands of all persons of good health. (Hear, hoar.) He recollected some time ago a friend of his came to him, and holding a pamphlet which he (the chairman) had written on the subject, said --" In this book you say that mesmerism was the gift of a merciful creator, and your book is full of diabolical notions, these are very strong expressions for you to express ;" but he (the chairman) informed his friend that they were strong expressions, and he meant to express himself strongly, as he felt strongly on the question. (Cheers.) Results had fully proved the truth of all the assertions he had advanced in support of mesmerism, and when he saw the poor mothers thsrakieg the officers of the institution for the groat benefits conferred on their children, and wives returning thanks for their husbands, he was not afraid to say in spite of all the College of Surgeons that mesmerism was the gift of a gracious God. (Loud cheers.) He would now call upon Dr. Brown to read the report. Dr. BROWN then read a very lengthy report, which stated that the number of those who wished for the reme dial agency of mesmerism was now very great, and that the visitors of the institution were never so numerous as at present. Complaints were raised against the systematic professional opposition carried on to mesmerism, the me dical journals never noticing mesmeric books, whatever might be their merits, nor reporting the great cures, alle viations, and painless operations which were published by the mesmeric world, and this opposition was also privately carried on with patients and their friends. The members of the infirmary were not so weak as to believe that mesme rism could cure every kind of disease, but numberless cases were constantly occurring in which it was efficacious in diseases which were fatal, uncured, or unalleviated under the ordinary measures. Several proofs were then related of the power of mesmerism in a number of cases, many of which had withstood other measures. At the time of the last report 41 patients were attached to the infirmary ; since then there bad been 210 more, so that 251 bad bee❑ treated during the year. Of these 40 were under treat ment at present, 126 bad been cured or improved, and 85 bad been unimproved ; but of the latter number 51 came but a few times, seven once, four twice, 24 less than a week, and 16 less than a fortnight. It was said that mira cles were often expected from mesmerism, and that the applicants were generally those who had left other chari ties and medical men without having received any benefit and had chronic diseases. Mr. NOTTAGE said he had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report. It was a source of gratification to know that the truth of mesmerism was now fully estab lished, and if they were asked what it had done they had only to point to theirnoble institution. (Cheers.) It was much to be regretted that numbers bad to be turned from the doors for want of mesmerisers, and what he advised all present to do was to increase the list of annual sub scribers. (Hear, hear.) They were the sinews of all charitable institutions, and if the meeting only followed his example they would soon have an increase in their funds. He had made up his mind to procure at least one new annual subscriber, and if be did not succeed he in tended to pay the additional subscription himself. (Cheers.) With increased subscriptions they would be enabled to employ additional mesmerisers, and thus decrease the number of applicants who were now compelled to quit the institution unrelieved. He could not resume his seat without alluding to Dr. Elliotson. (Cheers.) His un tiring energy, and undaunted perseverance had made the institution what it was. (Loud cheers.) He had made this institution his great care, and there he was daily to be seen uniting with his unequalled skill, as a physician, the kindliness of the men. (Cheers.) Mr. S. C. HALL seconded the adoption of the report, and in doing so, said be had very much to learn upon the subject of mesmerism, and nothing to communicate. He had been convinced of the truth of mesmerism but a short time, but he felt he should have been guilty of moral cowardice if he had not c o m e f orwar d and thus publicly announced an entire change in his previous belief. (Cheers.) The prejudice that existed in the minds of some with respect to mesmerism was as unfair as it was unjust---(hear, hear)- -but by this time it was perfectly well known that any man proposing a now principle was sure to be met with opposition. It was well known that the great Sir Walter Scott was of the opinion that a city could not be lit with gas, and yet he lived to be chairman of a gas company. (Cheers and laughter.) Then, again, he need only point to Dr. Jenner, the great discoverer of vaccination. No man h a d been more misrepresented and sneered at than he had been, yet but a few days ago a statue had been raised to his honour. He thought it was the duty of every person con vinced of the truth of mesmerism to make it known by their pens, their tongues, and every other means most available. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then put the adoption of the report to the meeting, and declared it carried unanimously. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES moved the election of the fol lowing four gentlemen to the council— -viz. ' Mr. S. Carter Hall, Mr. Alex. Mitchell, Mr. James Salmon, and Mr. Wing. He slid he always felt a pleasure in attending the anniversaries of the Mesmeric Infirmary, because he felt confident that it was doinggreat and incalculable good. (Hear, hear.) He strongly advised the supporters of the institution not to relax in their endeavours to extend its usefulness, for one of the most fatal things that could befall any public institution was indifference to its welfare by its oldest and firmest friends. (Cheers.) Dr. PURLAND, in seconding the resolution, said in 1842 no person could have been a greater opponent of mesmerism than he. In a year he became a steadfast believer, and in six months afterwards be performed one of the most wonderful operations under the mesmeric influence ever known, viz., to remove ten teeth and two stumps from the mouth of a lady without pain. (Cheers.) It was a source of gratification that the infirmary was in so flourish ing a condition. They had as good a balance at the bank as former years, and as great a number ( f annual sub scribers, but what was wanted was an increase of mes merists and to obtain these increased subscriptions were absolutely necessary. If one or two additional mesmerisers could be appointed, 40 or 50 additional cases could he attended to per week. The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. GEORGE CRUICKSHANK moved the re-election of the auditors. He said he considered the question as to the ex istence of mesmerism settled. If the medical profession thought it was an error, why did they not come forward and prove it? (Cheers.) Mr. MASENDIE, in a few remarks, second the resolution, which was put to the meeting, and carried. Dr. ELLIOTSON said, no doubt it would be interesting to the meeting to know that the lad Isley Rowlands had quite recovered from epilepsy. The boy had had three attacks he predicted, but had never bad another ' and is now in perfect health and apprenticed to Mr. J. 0. Smith, mast and block-maker, of Fore-street, Limehouse. In September, two months after he left us, his mother ob served his manner to be altered : that he slept badly and seemed silly. Like a sensible woman, she brought him to us again. William Fisher mesmerised him, and he was com pletely himself again before the end of the mouth. This , disturbance of his mind had been produced by his being frequently thrown into the mesmeric state, and tricks played upon him in it, at school, after he bad left us. He would just refer to another case which had been treated during the past year, it was the eas e of James Churchill, of Barnes Elms, Putney. H e had been under the parish doctor for paralysis, who had given him up as incurable, and in three months he was completely cured by mesmerism. The parish doctor, to whom he had shown himself, denied that mesmerism had cured him. " But here lam cured," replied Churchill, " all the medicine I have taken has done me no good. You said there was no cure for me. I have been mesmerised, not taken medicine during the time, and here I stand cured I" " Well, well," answered the facetious doctor, if I were to mesmerise any one and cure him by it, I sho u ld b e d rummed out of the profession.' This patient ever since has been able to work, and is the' wonder' of the place. Several gentlemen then addressed the tweeting on the benefits arising from mesmerism, and the interesting pro ceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair man. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—Her Majesty's Emigra tion Commissioners chartered three ships yesterday afternoon, the 10th inst.—viz., the Ellenborougb, 1,031 tons, at 10/. 12s. per statute adult ; the John Duncan, 970 tons, at 91. Bs. 9d. ; and the Plantagenet, 806 tons, at 101. 12*. ; to be ready at Calcutta cn the Ist and 31st of January and the 15th of February, respectively, to convey Coolie emigrants to either British Guiana or Trinidad, as may be decided on. Tire Commissioners have given notice of their intention to receive tenders next Thursday, the 17th inst., for ships to proceed to Adelaide, South Australia, and to Sydney, New South Wales, to be ready for the reception of passengers on such day as they may Sx upon between the 19th and 27th of July. IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS...--(YESTERDAY.) Lcrd REDESDALE took hie Feat on the woolsack, in the absence of the, Lord Cbancelior, at 5 o'clock. THE CAGLIARI. The Earl of MALMESBURY said last evening a noble earl (Airlit) put a question to me as to whether any final communication had born received from the Kling cf Naples respecting the application of her Majesty's Government for compensation to to U British engineers. • I was unable to give an answer Last evening ; and as the noble earl gave notice cf his inten tion to put the question at another time, I am happy in being enabled to inform hint and thus save him the trouble, that we have just received inhrrnation that the King of Napes has paid to Her Map•sty's Government the sum of 3 0001. as compensation, and that without the slightest condi- Lion. (Hear, hear.) The Neapolitan G)vernment had also given up the ship Cagliari and the whole tf her crew into the hands of her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of CLNIZENDON—I have heard the noble tail's statement with great pleasure, but I wish to know whether I underAtand the noble earl correctly, that the Cagliari has been given up to her Majesty's Government, whether it should not have been the Sardinian Government (Heer.) The Earl of MALMESBURY—Th e and the whole of her crew have been given up for disposition to the British Government. (1 - leer, hear.) In reply to a question from Lord CAMPBELL, The Earl of MAL 'IIESBURY 'said the controversy between the three countries, England, Naples, and Sar dinia he now looked upon as settled, (Hear, hear.) DESPATCHES FROM INDIA. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he had ben informed that the Government had received very im portant despatches from India, he wished to know whether the noble earl (Derby) would have any oljec tion to lay them on the table ? The Earl of DERBY said it was quite true such de spatches had been received, but he had not yet had an opportunity of reading them. If the noble earl would put the question to him on Monday evening, he would give him an answer. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION ABOLITION BILL. Enl FORTESCUE moved that the house go isto committee upon this bill. Earl GREY moved that it he an instruction to the committee toamend the bill by the introduction of clauses abolishing the privilege of freedom from arrest now en joyed by members of Parliament. - Lord CAMPBELL thought the present time very inopportune to introduce such an amendment, which might lead to the arrest of a gentleman g,,ing to Parlia ment to attend to his duty. Earl STANHOPE also objected to the proposed clause. Earl GRANVILLE said the question raised by the noble earl (Grey) was a very important one, but be thought the best way to deal with it was to introduce a dibtioct bill on the subject. The Earl of DERBY said, whatever connection there might be between the abolition of the property qualifi cation of members of Parliament and the freedom from arrest, it was not so close as to render it absolutely necessary that it should be considered in conjunction with the present bill. Earl GREY refused to withdraw his motion, which was then put and negatived without a division. The bill passed through committee, and was repotted without amendment. Earl FORTESCUE said he proposed to take the third reading on Monday next. Their lordah;ps then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the ch,ir at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Lancaett-r and Carlisle Railway Bill, ant? Alanche.ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire and Great Northern Rad wa)• Companies Bill. SHA MARA,ETS (This Day). WAYS. Id I I?An.w.a.V. Closing Pries this day 11, Ambg. Nottnz. Bost. & Ea.stn. Jane.... 11 Belfast & Ballymen 11 Birmng. 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New Union of London Unity Mutual Worstrußk of Llcd ISSESSIONS. d id— ip 7 8 183— 88 75 80 74 78 ••• ---. ••• i •'" 11 -7 1 Gi)-s;' i - i is 191 46 48 80 82 201 —21 Al par 18i —18 i 22 2id 10i lio 107 110 106 -- 108 18 -- 19 20i -20 i 1A -- id A dp d ip - i pl 53 - 5j par 4 p k 2 - 21 4 - 44 244 - 25 ... - .. i 7i --7 21 - 3i, ii - 23 ... - 8i - '9i 21 - 21. 36i - 37 Fs 29 30 ii - :6 d 71 Batt 9 19 19? ? 5 9 22. 2ti BANKS. 79 - 81 21 - 2U 45 - 47_ ••• ...... ... 3 1 2i 56 - 58 ". -- • 18 -- 19i- 20 43 - 45 - 35 -- 37 161 -16 i 63 -- 65 - 47 31 - 33 23 - 24 19 174, ORANGE LODGES. Mr. J. FITZGERA.LD gave notice that nu Tuesday, the 29th, he should move re ,, olutions relative to Orange lodges in Ireland. CONSOLIDATION OF THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENT LAWS. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on Tuesday, 22J, he should move fur leave to bring in a bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to bankruptcy and in solvency. (Hear.) IIIUDSON'S BAY. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice of a series of resolutions for Tuesday, 22d inst., relative Wale Hudson's Bay ter ritory. EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice for Monday Ili xt of an address to her Majesty relative to emigration to the Cape i f Good Hope. LUNATIC ASYLUMS COMMISSION (IRELAND) Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether there was any prospect if the labours of the Lunatic Asylums Ginimission (Ireland) being brought to a close, so that the report might be laid upon the table previous to Lt July 1 Lord NAAS said the committee were stil sitting, but he expected their labours would close at the end of the week, and he hoped the report would be in thu hands of members by the first week in July. ANNEXATION OF DHAR. Mr. J. B. SMITH asked the President if the Board of Control whether the Government had decided on con firming or disallowing the annexation of the Princi pality of Dhar; and, in case the Government had de cided on the above question, whether it would produce copies of the correspondence which had taken place on the subject? Lord STANLEY said the despatch concerning the determination of the Government in reference to the matter was in course of preparation, but it had not yet gone out. It was the intention of her Majesty's Go. vernment to disavow the polioy of anotzition as regarded the territory of Dhar. (Hear, boar ) Toe present occupation of that territory was only provisional, and subj^ct to further explanatLn which he hoped to re ceive. (Hear.) In the present state of affairs, it would be premature to produce the correspondence. (dear, hoar.) MR. CECIL MOORE. Mr, J. FITZGERALD asked the Attorney General for Irelaad, whether Mr. Cecil Moore, who had been recently appointed Sessional Crown Prosecutor for the county of Tyrone, was tl.e same Mr. Cecil Moore de scribed in the appendix to the report on the Belfast Riots, p. 289, as Cecil Moore, of Cotta; , e Aui4h naclony, Grand Secretary of the Tyrone Orange Lodge? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said the person lately appointed was the same person referred to in the question. The appointment wat made on the recommendation of the two members for the county, and the assistant barrister for the district. (Hear ) LADIES' GALLERY. Mr. EDWARDS asked the Chief Commissioner of Works, if thtra was any objection to an increase of accommodation in the Ladies' Gallery ? Lord J. MANNERS said he had made inquiries into the subjct. He had no objection to make an experiment as recommended, and, if it answered, to further extend it. OFFICERS' SOLDIER-SERVANTS. General CODRINGTON asked the Secretary of State for War, whether the warrant of 1857, relating to Officers' Soldier• Servants was or was not cancelled ; and, if not, whether it was still con-idtred that the sum of ls. a-day in England, and 1-i. 6..1. a.day abroad wai a sufficient sum to pay for a civilian servant ? General PEEL said the war circular referred to had been cancelled. (Hear, hear.) CHATIIAn BARRACKS. In reply to a question, Gen. PEEL said he had received no official report re lative to the scarcity of water at Chatham Barracks. Hi s 'Attention had been called to the subject by a paragraph he had seen in the public papers, and he had sent down an officer to make inquiry end report thereon. (Hear.) INDIA.—LORD CANNING'S PROCLAMATION. 'On the motion for adjournment till Monday, Mr. WILSON asked the President of the Board of Control whether any distinct information had been re ceived that Lord Canning's Proclamation Lad been issued at Lucknow, and of the result which bad been produced upon the talookdars in their relation to the British Government. Lord STANLEY took the opportunity of correcting a slight mistake he made yesterday. He was yesterday a.,ked if any official document had been re ceived by the last mail relative to the pacification of Oude, and whether he saw the notice on the paper—he caused enquiry to be made in his department, at d he received a positive assurance that nothing official had been received on the subject. After be had given his answer yesterday to the question, he was informed tfeet at the bottom of a miscellaneous despatch there was a paragraph bearing date the 3d of April, stating that the talookdars were holding aloof from the rebel cause, and that the Chief Commissioner fervently hoped there would not be much longer any serious opposition to ou r rule in Oud e . (H ear. ) T wo li sts b a d b ee n Sent in con taii .- ing the names of those who had come forward, and whose claims to th e l an d s wou ld b e reinvestigated,. (Hear.) h The proclamation of the Governor-General en iss nee! but considerably modified from that sent home. (Hear.) From various p r i v ate letters he bad read , he hoped there was reason to believe that the policy now actually pur sued in Oude was one of conciliation and juk.ioe, and the results, so far as they bad been ascertained, vi ere believed to be sati-factory in their effect on the landed proprietors and others. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord took occasion to reply to the following question on the paper by the hon. member for Devonport (Sir E Perry), whether letters from the Governor-Gei,eral of India had not been received, covering reports of a public character, from Mr. Montgomery and other officers in Oude, re lating to the pacification of that country, and whether tbere was any objection to laying such reports on the tablet The letters he (Lord Stanley) had seen were private letters, though containing en closures on public matters. Unfortunately he had no control over those letters, and could not pro duce them ; and with regard to the enclosures, he could not undertake then to produce them, believing it would be for the benefit of the public service at present to withhold them. It would be more convenient to delay the publication till the receipt of the coming despatch containing explanations. He would also take that op portunity of answering another question on the paper, St. (1, 25 1 a] 25 I al St. 50 20' 20 10 a 25 I al St. 110 20 I al St. 10 A. 10 0 al St. ;101 St. 1101 10 al St. ;101 St. 1101 St. 1100 St, 1 100 St. 1 100 St. 100 12 fall 00 ! 25 ! al St. 1100 St. 'lOO St. 100 St. 'lOO St. 100 St, 100 25 1& St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 !O 17i !O 1 all .0 all ;t.llOO LO 1 all 83 .4 821 33 51 5O 1 50i 108 7} 91 2 93 I 92 i 11.1 ' 381 k IG2 90 i 45i-i 70i 4 12k I S 63} 1041 5 120 - 122 125 - 330 73 - 75 10 - 10:; -23 A 193 r 103 ioi 101 ••• 100 - 27A - .• • 43 -., 102 17 COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. 'Sittings in Banco before Lord Campball, Mr. Juatiee Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton.) THE QUEEN V. TUB TAUNTON BURIAL GROUND- CONSECRATION. The court this morning declared judgment in the case relative to burial grounds bei: , g in a fit state for conse cration. The question arose in consequence cf the Bishop of Exeter's objection to consecrate a portion of the Taunton burial ground, because the Burial Board had erected a wall of but 12 inches high, instead of four feet as required by his lordship as a line of demarcation between the consecrated and unconsecrated portions of the burial ground. _ _ Lord Campbell, in deli'vering the judgment of the Court, said that in this case a mandamus has been issued, requirin the Taunton burial ground to set apart a portion of the burial ground for consecration for the interment of bodies according to the rights of the united churches of England and Ireland. The burial ground contended that they had set aside a fit and suitable plsce for such interments, to which the bishop demurred. The result of the finding of the jury as to that portion of the Taunton burial ground to be s e t apaaforconseeratkn,was.in all respects fit for such consecration, except that a wall of fuer feet high by way of a fence had not been erected between the consecrated and unconsecrated portions of the burial-ground. The Court was to assume there was an external fence around the whole of the burial-ground, sufficient to protect it from the intrusion of animals and all desecration, and the question was whether there ought to be a similar fence between the two portions of the burial-ground. The special verdict of the jury found that the por tion to be consecrated was marked off by the said burial hoard from the portion set aside as unconsecrated ground by a wall 12 inches high from the ground, mark• ing off and defining the said portion of the ground a• set apart for consecrated from the unconsecrated portion, and that the same was a mark suitable to mark off and define such portions. The verdict went on to state that the refusal to consecrate was becau.e the wall was not more than 12 inches high. The neces sity of a proper fence around parish churchyards was enforced in one of the canons of the Church, and burial grounds were provided tinder the 15tb and 16Lie Vic., cap. 85, and the Court had to decide the question en the principles of law involved in recen t legis lation on the subject, and wasit to be said that a wall 12 inches high was not a mark or distinction suitable to mark off or define the consecrated from the unconsecrated portion of the burial-ground, Such a mark communi cated to the sext,n, the parishioners (both Churchmen and Dissenter), and all others interested, the distinction between the two portions, and it was unnecessaryto decide if the canon requiring a fence round a burial yard was ap plicable to the case. An external wall bad been provided, giving securiv against tresepaes and desecration, and the Court much regretted that since the passing of the 20 & 21 Vic., chap. 81, which was intended to put an end to all such controversies, that they should be called on to decide how the law should be administered, with a view either to the costs in these proceedings or in jug tification of any miserable party feeling ; but they were bound to discharge their duty, and they gave judg ment for the defendants. Judgment accordingly. RETIREMENT OF MR. JUSTICE COLERIDGE. Mr. Justice Coleridge, it is understood, will retire this afternoon from the bench—it being the last day of term, and he has no desire to take part in the after term nisi prius sittings. It is believed that, on the rising of the court, the Attorney-General will express the estimation of the 'oar at his courteous conduct to wards them when on the bench, and their regret at the loss of his valuable services. Mr. Justice Coleridge has alwa y s been considered a s t er li ng l awyer, and it satis factory to know that he will be succeeded by a gentle man whose reputation as a sound lawyer stands pre eminently high among the profession. ADMISSION OF ATTORNIES. Upwards of 30 attornies were sworn in this morning. Above 50 ware sworn in yesterday, making, this term, 80 admissions, about the average number. Thera is every term about 30 gentlemen called to the bar, making annually an average of 320 admissions of attor nies and about 120 calla to the bar, or rather more than two attornies and a half to one barrister. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBO ROUGH-STREET. - - EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN AUTHOR.—Henry Harrison, of 26, Grange-walk, B roanndsey, was charged with erobezz'ing the sum of 10s, received on account of his employer, William Henry nuAr, bookseller, 24, Hay market. The prisoner was described as a clerk, but he has been for years conn e cted with the getting ready for the press different works for publishers. The prosecutor said the was his clerk in February, and was discharged, owing to some discre pancies. After be left, the stun in question was found not to have been accounted for—it was received from Mr. Washbourne. There were other cases, but he did not wish to press them. The prisoner said he was called a "clerk," but he never had the charge of any books. He was to write works for the prosecutor, and to be paid for them. He would admit receiving the 1 03., but the prosecutor was at Brighton at the time, and he bad not banded the mosey over as he should have done. He knew he bad done wrong in not doing s p . The prosecutor said he considered him a clerk—he had the charge of an offin t. His duty was to caToct for the press, and to take csre of an office. The prisoner said he fortnerly kept a horse, but was now broken down. —Prosecutor said the prisoLer broke some of his win dows on the previous day, Prisoner admitted he had done so, because he could get to money, and he was is a state of desperation at the time in consequence. A constable proved taki sg him into custody, an d finding some stones in his po c k et, one of which ho was informed he had thrown through the prosecutor's window. Remanded for a week, but admitted to bail in the sum of £2O. CROSSED ,_ CHECKS, • 11,0 annexed letter explains the mode in which it is intended to remedy the technical defects of the bill introduced by Sir F. K.lly for legalising the crossing of checks. The alterations proposed seem calculated to meet every requirem ent " The Mercantile Law A mendment Society, 35, Parliament-street, Jane 11. Sir,—As very great interest is felt by the mercantile community in reference to the Drafts on Bankers Amendment Bill, you will probably afford me space for a few remarke, to allay the anxiety existingnow on the subject. " A clause will be introduced to enable the lawful bolder of an uncrossed chock to cross it with the name of his banker ; and in cases where a check crossed only with the words and Company, er some abbrevi a ti on thereof, that a banker's name may be added thereto, but no t t o allow the substitution of on e banker's name for another. "In your impression of the sth inst, you appeared to disapprove the making the transverse lines where a check should be crossed with the words and Company,' or some abbreviation thereof, a material part of the crossing. This was done as a protection to bankers. In many checks crossed with the letters ' and Co., such crossing might be removed without injury to the check, and in a manner not calculated to excite the suspicion tf the banker. The transverse lines could not be so removed, and the addition of them imposes no extra trouble ;indeed, th ey now almost invariably form part of the crossing. " It is hoped the amended bill will afford all the pro- tection necessary in the transmission of these documents, , and remove the objections that have been urge d aga i ns t the measure.—l am, sir, your obedient Servant "J. RUSSELL, Secretary." A. strong petition has also been prepared in favour of the measure in relation to crossed cheques. It has bean signed by the Committee of Lloyds', most of the members of the Corn Exchange, the chairman of the Stock-Exchange, and a large number of the persons most influentially connected with London business. PARDON OF A BRITISH BANK DlRROTOR.—Yester day Mr. Owen, one of the imprisoned directors of the Royal British Bank, was released from the Queen's Prison under a royal pardon. An intimation was at th• same time received by the prison authorities that the sentence passed on Alderman Kennedy had been re duced from nine months to four months' imprison ment ; he will therefore be released on the 26th ---... ! that of th e nobl e lord (Lord Ad o l p h us Van . Tempest) relative to Kota!), viz., whether her Majesty's Government had received any official communication from India on the subject of th• taking rf Kot a h ; anti if so, w h e th er th e y h a d any objeo. tion ~ o the production of such papers 7 The official de. snatches referred to by the n0 ,, 1e lord were being pub. fished in to-night's Gazette. (Hear, hear.) SANITARY STATE OF THE METROPOLITAN CHURCHES. Mr. LAURIE called the attention of the house ta Dr. Lethehy's repert of the sanitary state of the ehurchtei especially those in the metropolis. Mr. HARDY said the suliret li:ol been for some time under the con , idr:.ration of her Maj,ty's Govern. th oo e l mt, who were r i g i dly carrying out the pr,.viei,ns of aw against interwer t, w;thu. cities arid f owtm. 14 would be iniuo,rible to remove the 15,000 bodies in the different churches in the metropolis, but means were taken to prevent injury to healtti from their remaining there, THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. Sir C. NAPIER rose to ask the Chanceller of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to ask for an additional vote for seamen and marines, in consequenes nf ;he last preparations making iu some parts of Europa I y sea and land; and whether, when the additional troop. were to be sent to India, it was the intention ftf the Go. vernrnerit to call out au equal *aimless. of militia to re. plate them. It was not long since the right Lon. gen,le. luau teld his constituents at Slough that we had been within a few hours of war with France, and from the present state of that couple) , it was very probable the some thing might occur again. After the very alarming article which appeared the other day in the leading joure nal of Europe—which had created a considerable degree of alarm tilt ongbout the ceuntry. ("No, no.") Parlia wont and the country ought to be made aware what our defences were. He had not the slightest idea that the Emperor of the French de-ired a war with us—but there was an immense army kept up in France, and, after the re cent manifestation of the predominant position which it had assumed, nobody could tell whether it might not drive the Emperor to an attack on this country. The French Government had lately been making immense ex:rtions in all their ports. Cherbourg was now open, and it was connected by a railway with Paris, as were the other ports. Railroads had totally changed the w hole face of European warfare. ity means of thews els• French Government would be able to move troops with the greatest ease from one end of the empire to the other, and they also gave every facility for bringing sea. man from Toulon and the Mediterranean ports to the channel ports France had, of course, a right to get as large a fleet as she thought proper, but this extraordi• nary activity most create a suspicion in the minds of the people of this country. She was on good terms wit America, and the increase in the navy could not be di rected against Austria, which was not a maritime power ; aid there could be no other power but this country with which Franco could wish to compete. What the people wished to know was, whether they were safe from invasion or not in case a quarrel should occur with Franc..., and it was impossible to be quite sure that one eni.elet not at some time or other occur; nor was the Emperor a man to tell us beforehand what he was going to do. By her rystein of conscription and inscrip tion France could call together at any time 60,000 or 70,000 seamen; and besides these, a large number of men who had served in the navy for several years, and had gone back to their homes, were liable to be clotted out also. Wriest had we to oppose these? We had plenty of ship , . He believed that at the present moment we had 20 screw line-of-battle-ships of one sort or other ready for Pea ; but within the last few mouths we had had a lamentable specimen of the time that it required to man a line-of-battle-ship in the cases of the Renown and the riler.borcueh. He was happy to say that owing to the groat exertiun, el the present Board of Admiralty, nil these vessels were now perfectly ready for sea. He wonid read to the house the actual , talc of these ships, because he believed that the information would prove at'sfactory to them. We had at Portsmouth the Duke of Wellington, a vsiy fine threc-Jecked ship, and the Hannibal—both in commission, but only half manned, or not quite half manned—and the Ce. ar , also ready f or tea, but not man ne d. A t Plymouth the Exmouth and Orion, just commissioned, but not manned—the Orion he was happy to say was manning very rapidly. At Sheet rit ss the Royal George and the Cressy were in cons mission, and were half manned, but the greater part of the man wire not able seamen. At Cork was the Nile, half manned. On the home station there were three sail a the line—and three only. Now, in the event of any disturbance occurring between this country and Fiance, we should have, to consider, not only the ships and lea won that France possessed, but her large army, stated to amount to not less than 500,000 men, and we know with what ease men could no be transported from one spot to another by means cf steam. Supposing that we had an army of 400,000 ur 500,000, and the same number of ships only that we had at pre,ent, nothing in the world would be easier than for us to make an attack upon France if we thought fit so to do. A telegram would be despatched to the different ports, ordering our steam vessels to collect at Spithead, where they would all probably arrive within three or four hours of one another. So, if France equalled us in men-of-war—as perhaps she did—althouga she could not compete with ua hi the matter of steam-vessel., she could order by telegraph any number of men to collect at Cherbourg, where they could be taken on board with the utmost despatch. The great works at Cherbourg were now com pleted, and the tremendous decks and basins afforded mans for embarking any number of men in a wonder. fully short time. The troops could walk on board ; ca valry, mounted on their heir es, could rile on board ; and artillery could be easily shipped, for 20 sail of the line could lie alongside of the wharfs alone. While these great works had been in preparatien in France we on our side had not been altogether idle. We had lately very properly established the Coastguard on a much more efficient footing than it had ever been before—(hear)-- and we had now, he believed, between 4,000 and 5,000 Coastguard-men, who were seamen, besides 1,000 or 2,000 mors who were not seamen. We had a large force of Coast Volunteers, This force was one which he had himself recommended 40 yeas ago, and he was satisfied that, as a naval militia, they would prove a most valu- able auxiliary, provided that we had a navy to receive them. It was impossible to consider the country in her present state to be safe front an attack from France. He did not say that France had any intention to attack tie, but thi great country ought not to be left at the mercy of ahy nation with which it was possible we might come in conflict. (Hear, hear.) Why had we 20,000 men at t: is in intent at Aldershet ? They were costing moneys and he prezuneed that they were kept there in erdi r to defend the country in case of attack ; but the best moons of defending the country was to meet the enemy before he could land upon our shores. (Hear, hear.) 11* wained the house and the people, therefore, that if they wished to keep the country in a state of safety they must be prepared to put their hand; in to their pockets ; and the Government ought to te ll the people that they would not be responsible for the safety of the country unless it were pr properly defended. W hat we ought a t v o a g d n W i a Y s — at "t once to man 10 sail of the line completely. ([leer.) The men should be kept constantly ready f sea, and if once the Government and the nation consented to that, we should have our ships perfectly ready at all times, and should be equal to any emer gency, because we shoal I be enabled, by means of the C>ast Volunteers, to double the navy without the slightest difficulty. No one could deny that therm mew. sures were necee-ary. How did we know at this moment that France and Russia were not on very good terms ; and what would be the feeling of this country if we heard that the Russian fleet had quitted the Baltic and was coming up the Channel ? (A laugh.) The confusion that it would create would be tremendous, and what would become oft the funds God only knew. He saw acme gentlemen opposite laugh, but he must be permitted to tell them that it was no laughing business. (Hear.) It was not sufficient merely to put men on board ship; it was well trained arid well disCiplined men that were re qt.tred. If two ships of equal capacity and power, and having the same number of men on board—one being a discipliuee and th e o th er an un di sc i p li ne d crew—ere t o be opposed t o eac h o th er i n ac ti on , th e ship with t he t disciplined crew would beat the other in half an hour. dbe mi Suppose, for i ns t ance , th e Royal Albert just st r i e o t n u e r d ne to d from service and th e M ar lborough just co be put in competition, impossible for y(H cha nce of success ear.) He under. a th g u ai N n l s a t r h lb er or m ou n g re h p t r o an c t o is n:t d e h o y o d pp i w t o i n w t e e n u a t l . n 10,000 more s r e i tursotospos machto he weakersent slndia.tco d that If o there th that • e w re oul4 leave than we were at present , a nd afford a ll the more reaso n for manning o u r ships as rapidly as possible. H a w as i n . formed that the number ea e o rotflyso ;but men to be h v o o w t e t d h e by F t i h r house First o ra wa s now complete, or of the Admire ty was to man 1 0 sail of the line, if th a t were the case, he did not know. It was true that ships might be expected home from different stations ; but they did not always arrive when they were expected, and, even if they did, men must have leave, and so on, and he feared that it would be impossible to man 10 sail of the line be fere the end of the summer. The gallant admiral con cluded by asking the question of which he had given no. tics. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, I was somewhat alarmed by the question which the hon. and gallant admiral placed upon the paper to-day, b.. causa I supposed that he was in possession of some recent inf,.rmation which authorised him to make the startling inviry he has ; but I am in some degree relieved by hi. informing the house that in fact he has no further infer. mation than that which has been the basis of the three speeches he has made this section upon the same subject. Ican assure the gallant admiral that her Majesty's Millis ters are truly and deeply sensible of the great responsibi lity which devolves upon them both to defend our cam tnon country and to vindicate, if necessary, the honour of our flag—(hear) —but I am sure the house will feel it extremely inconvenient to the public interests to ask in this house whether our means cf defence are equal to the means which those who are our allies, or any other Powers, may by any possible combination of circum stances have at their disposal for our annoyance. Th* hon, and gallant admiral assumes that it is the interest and the desire of all the Powers of Europe, especially of those with whom we are at this moment in cordial alli ance, not only to go to war with this country, but to go to war suddenly, without the slightest regard to the law. and cj: toms of civilised nations, and without any tippa. rent cause, for the invasion of our territory and the .dital. --~-.t St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 Bt.l ii St: !1.1 St, 'll r st.alb St. St. I I St. all al/ all all FOR: IIGN. 47 ; 7 9 i i