The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

i _MONEY MARKET AND CITY 11 7 El VS. CITY, Two o'CLo There has not been much animation in the F oreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the la st few days. Tea, however, has been in steady r equest, and prices have been well supported. The • finer de scriptions of sugars suitable to home cone ,umption have been fairly dealt in at late prices, v vhile the transactions in low and inferior qualities have been unimportant, the large quantity annc,unced for public sale having depressed values. Fear coffee the enquiries have been limited, and little change can be recorded in prices ; the stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year, show ing an increase of about 1,400 tons. Rice has been in more request, and full rates have been realised for all descriptions. No business of any importance has been entered into in saltpetre, and the dealings in tallow have been to a moderate extent, prices for both present and forward delivery showing an up ward tendency. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yest,er. day was moderately active, and prices were un• altered. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales. Small quantities of gold continue to be sent into the Bank of England, about £3,000 having been received there yesterday. Calls on the following railways become due to day, vii., 30 per cent., amounting to £333,450 on the Grand Trunk of Canada 2d Preference shares, £2 10s. per share, or £23,000 on the Dublin and Meath, and Z 1 10s. or £60,060 on the Charing Cross. A call of 58. per share has been made, by the Directors of the Great Ship Company, on the in creased and preferential capital of £lOO,OOO. The commercial engagements due yesterday, the 4th of the month, were met in a very satisfactory manner, no failures of importance having taken place. Money has been rather more in request, but the effest upon the rates has been unimportant. At the meeting of the Bank of British North America to-day, the directors declared a half-yearly dividend, payable on and after the sth July next, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, free of In come Tax. There has also been a meeting of the proprietors of the African Steam Ship Company, when a divi dend of 7s. per share, being at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, was declared. The market for Public Securities opened with a buoyant appearance, owing to the advance at which the Rentes closed yesterday afternoon. When the telegrams arrived to-day, however, it was ascertained that a flatter tone per vaded the Paris Bourse, and the markets here immediately sympathized. Consols have been 951 for money, and 95} for ac count; they are now 95 to 95k, and 95; t- respec tively. The New Three per Cents, are firmer at 931 I; and the Reduced at 93 ; India Stock is flat at 222; ditto New Loan has improved to 106; i; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is steady at 97} 98; and Bank Stock has advanced to 228 and 2291 ; but Exchequer Bills remain at 7s. to 10s. Rather more activity has been exhibited in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75.1 to 75f ; ditto New, Mt to 5Sf ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 102; Mexican, at 211 ,§,-; and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 101; Peruvian (Uribarren) have improved to_831; Por tuguese, to 45 ; Spanish, to 481 ; aid Russian 41 per Cents., to 971 -I; ditto 5 per Cents. are flat, at 108; and Brazilian at 100. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 prem.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 14 2 prem. ; and the Universal ditto, I I prem.; the Imperial Thessalian Mining Shares are prem. More animation has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, several of the principal undertak ings having been dealt in at improved prices. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, South-Wes tern, Midland, and South-Eastern', have advanced ss. ; Great Northern and North-Western, 10s. ; and South Wales, £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been rather inactive. Lombardo-Venetian, how ever, are nominally quoted par to i prem.; Buenos Ayres and San Fernando advanced ss. ; East Indian, 55.; and Great Lillian Peninsula, ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Batik of Australia declined to 66 ; London and Westminster to 611 ; and Union of London to 24 ; Crystal Palace advanced to 32; ; and Madras Irrigation remained steady at 41. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cont. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expi re sth April, 1885 l7 5-16 India Stock .. Ditto!. per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 961 Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO lO p Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brasilian 5 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 45 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St lOB Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent 4Bt Turkish 6 per Cent • D,tto Acc oun t Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Blotch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — ,_. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account ... Ditto 10th July MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—A German sugar-baker, named Fidler, was this morning brought before Mr. Yardley at the Thames Police court, charged with murderously assaulting a fellow-countryman, named Stanworde. The injured man was unable to attend, and the prisoner was remanded. THE GREAT EASTERN.—In consequence of the late tempestuous weather having much retarded the com pletion of the upper -deck fittings and rigging of this vessel, her departure for New York has been postponed. The start now is not likely to take place before the 20th inst., though it will certainly not be delayed beyond the 2341, as longer detention would again lose the high tides over the bar at New York. The delay is, perhaps, on the whole not so unfortunate as it appears, inasmuch as we believe that advantage will be taken of it prior to starting to give a brief, though most thorough, trial of the engines by a run down Channel and back to Southampton., GALLANT RESCUE.--Yesterday afternoon a boy fell into the river between the Westminster pier and the bridge, and was drowning, when a young man stripped off his coat, rushed into the water, and rescued him, bringing him to the shore, amid the applause of the speetators. His name was not a scertained. THE PULLINGER FRAUDS.--At 'the meeting of the Stock Exchange Committee yesterday, the resolution for the suspension of Messrs. Scrimgeour was formally con firmed. The report giving the result of the committee's in quiry into Pullinger's transactions in the Stock Exchange is expected to be issued to-morrow. A WINDFALL.—A man named John Rowe, a journeyman painter at Newport, and a very steady, up right, and 'deserving old man, has just become the possessor of the magnificent fortune of £40,000 by the decease of an uncle in Australia. He has been employed by Mr. Walter, Brown, of this town, and by his father and uncle before him for more than 40 years without intermitision.—Staford shire Advertiser. THE GREAT NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—A fortnight since we reported an interview between Lord Palmerston and an influential deputation, e respecti ng the p ro j ecte d l i ne of telegraph to A mer i ca via th e F aroe oe Islands Iceland, and Greenland. We under stand that the noble lord has responded to the request then laid before him by granting gui steamship Bulldog for the purpose o f making a complete survey and soundings of the proposed route, and that Sir Leopold M'Clintock has been appointed by the Admiralty to the command Bull dog. The preparations forth departure oftheefetichpeedßituiolln will be entered upon forth w it h. Amongst the preparations for the war in China, we notice that the Admiralty invi te tenders on the 12th init.., for the supply o f 20,000 tos of South Wales coal, deliverable at Hong Kong. ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY IN THE METRO 20LIS.—The gross annual income of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, received from all .property situate withi n the above limits vested in them, is £24,129 75 7d. m The the net annual income of the commissioners receive d . from same property is £22,965 7s. We ( Oxford Journal) have reason to believe that Lord Brougham will visit Oxford at the approaching com memoration, and that the honorary degree of D.C.L. will be conferred on him. His lordship will, we understand, be the guest of the Bishop of Oxford. THE ROYAL NAVY.—The total number of men who entered the Royal Navy between the Ist Jan. and the 31st December, 1859, was 16,493. The number who de • aerted within the same period was 2.338, of whom 712 had received beauty &minting to &AM Com from miral rages tenet) short is for a Sir heer- !s M. Ltock, eived inder xd. screw taken 1 and ship 'tided &ring Spit- ruing, high t arday f en rman, , pay en L. idne ; rthur ward which •" He Teeing 'tary, ition -exe No. Durso 1 en- For- A.D. num- SHARE MARKET-(TRIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. P.l3nrc R4lvrays !Paid. Closing I Business Price. I Done. 13.14 stock stock stock stack stock stook stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stook stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock ,stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock !Belfast and Ballymena Volßir., , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June ;Blackburn 'Myth and Tyne Bost. Shcf: and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon cork, I , lrock., &Passage Cornwall A gets no div Do A r until 6 ' pc perm Do B ha sbeen pd. toB Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &A b. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A. late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh Sc Glasgow Edin. Perth, Dundee Forth ,t Clyde Junction Furness .... Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern rio do A stock Po do TI do Gt. '. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val g - tis. stock Trish Son th-eastern ILanfasliire & - Yorkshir London and Blackwall Lon., Brio - lit.. &S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & ~t h. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisia Dian. Shef. & Linroln Maryport and Carlisle Do do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do Riming. dr Derby 31 . id. Gt. W. of Ireland Do A shares MM Kent Do, erpy Line . Newcastle and C trlisle New Aber. fferefd., Newry tt Armagh, def.: Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. Norfolk ................ N lin. Counties Union.. North British ... s'Tor.Dt-y.Rail&Dk.stoe• D A stk ; A recs no d. until fipchas beenpd.R Do B stock . Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo , G.N.E. purchase noLeeds ........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 6134 8 70 72 11 12i 6 7i 102 104 90f 91; 0 7 8 9 16 17 53} 54J 36 38 25 27 101 103 116 116? 116 117 131 133 112 114 69 691 60 65 lOt 105 70 71 L 144 1154 104 114 101 wl4 id P 93 94 10 11 414 42! 2i 2 d 1161 117 94 96 Do Yoe , .. .... .. . North London North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Oxf. Wor. Wolverptn Peebles...... Portsmouth l 4 16 Rhvmney..... Scottish Central scot. N. F., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrnpshire Union 114 116 3.4 , 35i 87 89 48 50 4 3d 42 44 85 85& 67 68 78 80 6 8 38i 394 8 9 p I Slttinvbourne & Sheer. South Devon .. South Eastern ....... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton & Hartlepool --- • Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 TliamesHaven k&Rail Ulster .. • • Do . (Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim 91} i Waterford R Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West C , rnwall ........ West London Do Ist clasp Do 2nd class Worcester &ITereford Ai 55 2 1 561 3 p d p 55 60 10 11 104 117 5/ 6 2 1 d PREFERENCE SHARES. 692 1 1051 5 I 115 i 1011 2} 93i 4 .171 181 98} 1 521 81} 15 5 861 i 68 9 Share Railways. !Paid. Closing Busin ess p r ice. Price. Done. 25 )Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O tk gris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 20 IDo. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2 . 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c . 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent 64 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l stock ,Do. do. No. 2 stock j Do. New 6 per et. stock. stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. stock Do. 5 per cant. guar... stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares stock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. stock Furness, 5 per cent stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. sp.c. stock Great Northern, 5 p. et. stock Do.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.c.pm stock }Do. 41 p. e. do. do. 100 IDo. sp.c. Redm, 5 p.c. pm 10 pt. NII. of Scotid. let pf. stock I (.2 4 .Qn 17 AV" (Trolarirl)4 p, et. pref. stock 50 Great West. (13erks and ITarits) Ext, 5 p. ct Do. Redeemable,4l p.et Do. l;ed , ernable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, Do. z n.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. firm: Pref. Shares. (It. W. Ches. it p.c. IA sh. no d c sp. et, nref Do Eirmg,guar. stork I Do. Chester gun. shares Do. do. do . Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl,st£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E, Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gn, No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gas, 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. e No. 4 Do. do. 41 per con'. Do. do. 41 p. e. shares„ Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p,e,S,(div.deftil '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover.. Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. Lon. & S. 7 n. ct. stock Londondy. & Cole. sh. Lon dony. & Ennis. 4 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. Do. XI Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per ccnt Mary ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. 0. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.e, Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Newport, A ber,&c.pref. 5 p.c.redeem.at 5 p.c.pm. Perpet. 6 p. c. with option till 1 8 66 Do. till 1860, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. NTorfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51 p. c. T'ref. do. 1847 Do. tWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. C. Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf'. shs Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. c. Ist g. Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d gun ithymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. e. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed Ip.c. Ist is. 'oath Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. - 1 4 per cent. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. 96 98 stock stock stock stock all I 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 1001 99} stack stock stock stock stock stock 2 101 11 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock i IP 91 93 96 97 1 Ict stock stock stock all 100 100 100 all all id ip 23 24 ,123 125 1101 103 51 61 101 103 112 115 109 112 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112 90 92 75 76 118 120 116 118 111 112 103 105 85 87 97 99 99 101 89 91 91 93 103 105 91 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 191 20 9 10 141 15 139 141 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 102 104 154 157 132 138 88 70 21 22 115 117 1521 1571 12 127 1 1 125 i 124 4 p 68 70 4 P 140 142 102_ 104 I 1 PI 94 96 c% 101 In 12 11 i li PI 1110 112 1119 121 8i stock stock stock 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock 100 100 100 all all 73 75 10 101 231 231 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 331 34 321 331 44 48 stock Ln&N.W Ln &N.W 96 98 Do. sli 52 Do 125 127 1) Caledonin C 16 17 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Counta. 4-1 Redford amMT -.- etchley all Buckinghamshire .... 100 Chester & Holyhead. 100 Do. do. 51 pe r cent.. 100 Do do. 5 per cent. 100 Clydesdale Junction.., 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.Lincolnshire,g.6 P.C. 100 E.Union,Harwich Shs all Do. Woodbridge . . 100 Gls.Barr.& Neils,Drct. 100 Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. all Hull and Selby Do. Shares a ll Do. Shares .... •• . all Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.&'.v.W' London & Greenwich 100 S. East... Do. Preference Lon.,Tilhy.& fgoutend. 100 Peto &Co Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.cf. 100 N- , rfolk • Do. 6 per cent .... •• • • 100 IDo. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all IL NW &M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ... •• - .... 100 Midland N ewmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 5.6 E.Connts guaranteed 5 p. c. il D p g o rt ...6 & pert a s t n. cent 6 aallli Do. North Western ...... all Midland do.Phinxed 5 per cent. 'all Do. L&NW) Preston and Wyre. 1 all j , L sk . Do. Stares A. all Do. sßhoryeswtns.blrlyit,tchH..e&reSpoerpd 1 00 00 T G . t ß .N raß or s t e h y . Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all M`Clean.. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. Wimbledon & Croydn. all L.& Brgtn • DOCKS. Caledonin Gt. West. Yk.N.Szßr i Yk.N. Md. Do. Share! Docks. Paid. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent,Pref,3lin lOO stock East Ind West Indies, 1.0? stock London ' 100 stock St. Katharine lOO stock 'Southampton lOO stock Victoria 30 Do Ne w 1111.001 kt 8 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing (Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Busingle Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence Born.,Baroda&Cent Gu. 5 psr cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New .. , Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant , & G odricb 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Cleat ta. &S.Eastu. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentra Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne ,Geelong Corporation 6 percent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1572 Gt.lndiarenin.s,rua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. S outh. of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do, '73 till '6O .. Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5a p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras, guar., 4i p. a... Do.tio. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do I DO. d 0... 3Telb.Corp. G p. G. Buds. Newßrunswick do Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class.A. Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capi , al do. Do. do. Land do. . r Oude (Limited) 1. Seinde .......... d . Do. Punjaub .... ce + 0: Do. 1)3. •. , ... 'al 6 Do. Indus. , St. Flo. g„, , :i. St.Andrevis & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) crip,, 77 73 30 31 10 11 7 6d 54 56 31 3 d 614 62 96 964 1 1 d 52 524 8.1:q 81 05 107 13,4 1.3, 6 91 :1 44 - 46' ,110 112 205 208 63 65 115 120 91 97 21 si 98 98 1 1P 55 67 14} 14) 135 138 102 104 1011 9 , 94 7 Bll Closing Price. THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1t560. AJL 71 15s 27} 15 all 5 7 994 100 i d 1 d - —d 94} 95i _1 d .WAYS. 41- 4f I~ - P 23 2i 11 6pl 23 24 0 Of 91 sl 19} 19/ 38 39 8 3'}34} 52 54 all 10s.. all 1 10s, arl all 195. 2 lid 13 15 5.51 84 81 fd l pr 20 21 4 3 22 23 P i iP ...'2Bi 2911 die. 42 44 11 13 f 1 2 31 23 25 d par 1k lj p 10 4 11i 4 d d p 5 6 d i p le 2 I 7 1 1 - -LAW INTELLIGENOE.--(THLY DAY.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Baron Martin, and Mr. Justice Willes.) MATHEWS V. MATHEWS. This suit was instituted by the wife for a judicial separa tion on the ground of her husband's cruelty, and the re spondent entered an appearance. The case was tried be fore the Judge Ordinary, who dismissed the petition, and an appeal was made from his decree to the full Court. Sir C. Cresswell read the notes of the evidence, and ac• cording to the statement of the petitioner, she was married to the respondent in 1845. They were in the grocery business at Bratsford, and continued to cohabit until Octo ber, 1853, when a deed of separation was executed, after which they lived apart, and the respondent enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, while the petitioner supported herself and family by her own exertions. During their co-habitation the respondent, who was very intemperate, was in the habit of ill -treating the petitioner, who conducted the busi ness herself, and amongst the acts to which she swore were pulling her out of bed, pinching her, knocking her down, striking her with a poker, threatening to blow up the house with gunpowder, and some of these acts were oommitted while she was in a state of pregnancy. She added that she suffered so severely from his violence on several occasions that she required medical treatment, and was laid up for some weeks. This statement was in part supported by corroborative evidence, and witnesses were examined also on the other side en behalf of the respondent, who denied the cruelty alleged. On his part it was contended that, according to the practice of the old Ecclesiastical Court, whose jurisdic tion the present court inherited, the petitioner having sepa rated from her husband under the power of a deed, and having since lived apart from him, as well as having per mitted so long a time to elapse before instituting proceed ings, she was not entitled to the relief for which she prayed. Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Prentice, was heard this morning in support of the appeal, and Dr. Spinks and Mr, Field on the other side. The court confirmed the decree of the Judge-Ordinary, both with reference to the evidence and the legal points. POLICE INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH•• STREET. ROBBERY BY A. LAW STUDENT.—Thomas Page, a re spectable-looking young man, described as a law student, and giving his address 16, Weymouth-street, Portland place, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing an umbrella of the value of £1 6s. 6d., the property of Mr. Charles Weeks, umbrella maker, &c., Piccadilly, No. 202. , George Hazlehurst, shopman to Mr. Weeks, said that on Saturday afternoon, at a quarter to five, the prisoner and another gentleman came into his employer's shop and asked if Mr. Weeks was at home, and on being answered in the negative, asked to see some umbrellas of various prices. He showed them the ono produced and four others. The prisoner selected one, and his companion another, and the prisoner having written his address, asked that the umbrellas might be sent in half an hour, but afterwards said he would take his with him. He (witness) told him that he could not allow that without making inquiries, and on his return from doing so the prisoner and his companion had absconded, taking with them an umbrella. The pri soner had given his address Maddox street, but on making inquiries prisoner was not known there. Meeting the pri • soner that morning in the Haymarket he gave him into custody. With the view of making inquiries as to the prisoner, Mr. Beadon remanded him for a week, refusing to take bail. ASCOT RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] THE TRIAL STAKES. Cock-a-Hoop 1 Rouge Dragon Maid of Peru Twenty-two ran. EIGHTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Mouravieff St. Clarence 2 May Morning . CAPTURE OF SLAVERS. Intelligence had reached the Navy Department of the capture of the slaver William of Baltimore by the United States' cruiser Wyandotte, off the. Isle of Pines. She was under American colours: when seized, and had 570 negroes on board. When she left the Congo River the number was 744. She had been in communication with the land, and at the time of her capture a Spanish Custom-house officer was on board. The negroes were all young, but greatly emaciated. They were to be landed at Key West, where a number of other liberated slaves were being kept. It was reported that a Spanish cruiser had also captured a slaver near the Isle of Pines. The authorities at New York had seized a vessel called the Cora, her cargo and fittings having led to the suspicion that she was intended for the slave trade. In reference to such captares as the above, President Buchanan had thought it necessary to send the following message to Con gress : "T• THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. " On the 26th day of April last Lieut. Craven, of the United States steamer Mohawk, captured the slaver Wildfire, on the coast of Cuba, with 507 African negroes on board. The prize was brought into Key West on the 30th of April, and the negroes were delivered into the custody of Fernando J. Moreno, Marshal of the Southern District of Florida. " The question which now demands immediate decision is, what disposition shall be made of these Africans ? In the annual message to Congress of Dec. 6, 1858, I expressed my opinion in regard to the construction of the Act of March 3, 1819, ' in addition to the Acts prohibiting the slave trade,' so far as the same is applicable to the present case. From this I make the following extract : " Under the second section of this Act the Pre sident is authorised to make such regulations and arrangements as he may deem expedient for the safe keeping, support, and removal beyond the limits of the United States of all such negroes, mulattoes, or persons of colour captured by vessels of the United States, as may be delivered to the marshal of the district into which they are brought, and to appoint a person or persons residing upon the coast of Africa as agent or agents for receiving the negroes, mulattoes, or persons of colour delivered from on board vessels seized in the prosecution of the slave trade by commanders of the United States' armed vessels."' " Mr. Monroe, in his special message of Dec. 17, 1819, at the first session after the Act was passed, announced to Congress what, in his opinion, was its true constructi on . H e b e li eve d i t to be his duty under it to follow these unfortunates into Africa, and make provision for them there until they should be able to provide for themselves. " Adopting this construction of President Mon roe, I entered an agreement with the Colonisation Society, dated Sept. 7, 1858, to receive the Africans who had been captured on the slaver Echo from the agent of the United States in Liberia ; to furnish them during the period of one year thereafter with comfortable shelter, clothing, and provisions, and to cause them to be instructed in the arts of civilised life suitable to their condition, at the rate of 150 dols. for each individual. It was believed that within that period they would be prepared to be come citizens of Liberia, and to take oare of them selves. As Congress was not then in session, and as there was no outstanding appropriation applicable to this purpose, the Society were obliged to depend for payment on the future action of that body. I recommended this appropriation, and 75,000 dols. were granted by the Act of the 3d of March, 1859 (the Consular and Diplomatic Bill), to enable the President of the United States to carry into effect the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1819, and any subsequent Acts now in force for the suppres sion of the slave trade,' " Of this appropriation there remains unexpended the sum of twenty-four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars and ninety cents. (24,350 dols. 90c.), after deducting from it an advance made by the Secretary of the Interior out of the judiciary fund of eleven thousand three hundred and forty-eight dollars and ten cents. (11,348 dols. 10c.) " I regret to say that, under the mode adopted in regard to the Africans captured on board the Echo, the expense will be large ; but this seems to a great extent to be inevitable, without a violation of the laws of humanity. The expenditure upon this scale for those captured on board the Wildfire will not be less than 100,000 dols., and may considerably exceed that sum. Still it ought to be observed that, during the period when the Government itself, through its own agents, undertook the task of pro viding for captured negroes in Africa, the cost per head was much greater than that which I agreed "But it will not be sufficient for Comgress to limit the amount appropriated to the case of the Wild fire. It is probable, judging from the increased activity of the slave trade and the vigilance of our cruisers, that several similar captures may be made before the end of the year. An appropriation ought therefore to be granted, large enough to cover such contingencies. " The period has arrived when it is indispensable to provide some specific legislation for the guidance of the Executive on this subject. With this view, I would suggest that Congress might authorise the President to enter into a general agreement with the Colonisation Society, binding them to receive on the Coast of Africa from our agent there all the captured Africans who may be delivered to him, and to maintain them for a limited period, upon such terms and conditions as may combine humanity towards these unfortunates with a just economy. This would obviate the necessity of mak• ing a new bargain with every new capture, and would prevent delay and avoid expense in the dis position of the captured. The law might then pro vide that, in all cases where this may be practic able, the captor should carry the negroes directly to Africa, and deliver them to the American agent there, afterwards bringing the captured vessel to the United States for adjudication. " The capturing officer, in case he should bring his prize directly to the United States, ought to be required to land the negroes in some one or more ports to be designated by Congress, where the pre vailing health throughout the year is good. At these ports cheap but permanent accommodations might be provided for the negroes until they could be sent away, without incurring the expense of erecting such accommodations at every port where the capturing officer may think proper to en t er . On the present occasion these negroes have been brought to Key West, and, according to the esti mate presented by the Marshal of the Southern District of Florida to the Secretary of the Interior, the cost of providing temporary quarters for them will be 2,500 dols., and the aggregate expenses for the single month of May will amount to 12,900 dols. But this is far from being the worst evil. Within a few weeks the y e ll ow f ever w i ll most probably prevail at Key West, and hence the Marshal urges their removal from their present quarters at an early day, which must be done in any event as soon as practicable. For these reasons [ earnestly com mend this subject to the immediate attention of Congress. " It is truly lamentable that Great Britain and tho United States should be obliged to 0..E...10.0b. a vast amount of blood and treasure for the sup pression of the African slave trade, and this when the only portions of th© civilised world where it is tolerated and encouraged are the Spanish islands of Cuba and Porto Rico. " JAMES BUCHANAN. " Washington, May 19, 1860." THIS DAY'S MARKETS. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. all 100 100 100 1. 3 0. 5 7 Closing Business done Frice. 84 86 96 97 961 1 d 1 d, 41 sdi 61 61 75 80 70 75 68 73 Id 1p 2 li d di 1 d 102 1026 par *p par i p' 986 99i 1001 1014 21 22 31a 32 91 93 62 61 78 80 65 70 65 70 991 1001 id id 1i 11d 121 12 8i 81d 98 100 1021 i 1011 912 21 1001 { 98 100 98 100 92 94 88 90 98 99 91 93 1 4d FOREIGN Lyons & Geneva ..... Maria Antonia .... Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ....... Northern of France... Do. New Shares Share Mines. ;Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ~...... IBah. &S. Fran.. Li rn.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Buen.Ayres & S. Ferndo Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo . Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish . . Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France ;Gt. Luxem., Con. she... !Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance tt Bale. ,Lierre kTurnhout ....I Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, Az Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. et. lim Riga & Dunaburg .. Rome & Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 5.1 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lirn, o. 7p. c S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France West Flanders Do. 6i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref .Zealand BRITISH MINES. j r P"`" n; ,, Closing I Business •1 Price. Done. Alfre i Consols (Philack) British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus 'G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 'Grenville F00t..... Hingston Downs jLady Bertha Mirgaret (Uny Lelant) :North Downs 'North Frances (Mogan) 'N.Wh'I Basset (1110 an) ;North Wheal t 'rofty 'Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) I Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. earn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Inin &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft 'Vale of Towey (farm ) 'West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Li skeard) 'West. Seaton 'Wheal Basset (Illogan) !Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal .Mary Ann (Men.): 'Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)! FOREIGN MI 3 2 5 45 1 270 280 445 455 1225 1275 11 / 1 11 85 39 41 5 121 11 51 3 1 11 29 31 17i 12.13.9 5.14.6 8.12 4.7.0 1.8.6 3f 28 2 44 46 61 51 4 5 5 6 9.18.9 li 10.6.7 12s 8 9 12i 134 42 44 all 3s 6cl 2.4 1 29 5i 305 11 3 i 31 1621 167j100 .4 112} 71 8 24 2; 4i 5 - 194 201 76 78 330 340 150 160 90 100 2; 3) 14i 15 22 24 26 28 1} 1 .nl vl Australian BonAccord Coppe - _-,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at X ., p.) Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian, ,Mariquita IN. RhineCopof S.Aus. L IPontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and 'melt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) Do JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 40 Australasia all t 8 25 Bank of Egypt all 21} 22* 100 Bank of London 50 51 53 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 100 City 100 Colonial ...... ... . 20 - 11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 19 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. all 161 161 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 234 24 50 London and County .. 20 .50 London Joint Stock . 10 ''°'' 33 100 London & Westminster 20 61} 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wales all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o' London l2 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT ZECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 114 116 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do, 6p. cent 1881 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 101} 102 102 1 t Do. Scrip 34 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 } 100 100 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 c. N. S. W. Gov. sp. , 1866 100 991 10 0 Do. sp. 1871 to 1876, 100 991 1 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 991 1 1001 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c I sterling, 1875 1100 108 109 I S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO 110 112 iVic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1061 107 10Th 7 11061 107 1071 7 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 1 0 0 0 A At n l g a l n o t - i M e T ex e i l c . a ( L n i M mi i t n ed t a a l l l l •_l4 1 • _5 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30/ 31/ 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 5 50 British American Land' 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.)' all 37 39 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 32/ Canada Land all 120 125 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 6 8 stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 22 27 25 Do. Pref. 7/ per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. sp. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 103 106 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 p 1 5 English & Au s . C opper all 24 21 p 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 1 Do. 171 p. ct. P re f erence — 4 — 4 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim. 2 - 11 d 20 London Discou n t (Lim.)) 5 1 old 4 L.G. Omnibus C o . (Li m.) all 11 1/ 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2/ 3} p4} 10 Wediter. Electric Teleg.. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Di s. Co. (Lim.i 5 1 Ofd 20 Verbu.Coal&Tron (Lim ) 5 1/ 1 d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B die. all 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 4 15 1 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all a 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15e. }ld 10 Orinti.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 6 10 Ditto C 2 s. '— stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 45 48 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 2O 14 16 p 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4/p.c 171 4ld 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam OO 49/ 50/ stook Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land all 341 35 1 submarine Tel. Scrip a ll 1 Do. do. Registered 0 0 0 Cr. &Al m . C e o n .p o fEprian 214 Five ran. LATEST BETTING. ASCOT CUP. 3to 1 agst Flitch (taken) sto 1 agst Farmer's Daughter's colt sto 1 agst Newcastle (taken) 10 to 1 agst any other (offered) Thormanby is scratched for all engagements at Ascot. SPORTING INTELLICENVE. TATTERSALL'S-(YESTERDAY.) ASCOT STARES. 4to 1 agst Newcastle (offered) to 1 agst Flitch (taken) 10 to 1 agst f'armer's Ifsnchtnr ooit (wren) 12 to 1 agst Ancient Briton (offered) ROYAL HUNT CUP. 9to 1 agst Old Robert (offered) 100 to 8 agst Woodburn (offered) 14 to 1 agst Tyrant (taken) 100 to 6 agst Narcissus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Catawba (taken) 100 to 6 agst Crater (taken) 20 to 1 agst General Hess (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ambush (offered) 25 to 1 agst "White Rose (offered) GOLD CUP. 3to 1 agst Butterfly (offered) sto 1 agst Thormanby (taken); CITY BETTING.-YESTERDAY. G OLD VASE. Even on Horror 4to 1 agst Magnum 4to 1 agst Avalanche ASCOT STAKES. 6to 1 agst Newcastle 7to 1 agst Flitch Bto 1 agst Farmer's Daughter colt 10 to 1 agst Any other STAND PLATE. 6to 4 agst Lady Clifden 6to 1 agst Mentmore 8 to 1 agst Any other ROYAL RUNT CUP, Bto 1 agst Old Robert 100 to 7 agst Tyrant (taken) 100 to 7 agst Woodburn 100 to 6 agst Crater 100 to 6 agst Ancient Briton 20 to 1 agst Fitaroland (offered) 20 to 1 agst General Hess GOLD CUP. 3to 1 agst Butterfly sto 1 agst Gamester 6to 1 agst Promised Land (taken freely) 6to 1 agst Thormanby (offered) 10 to 1 agst any other TILLS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, June 6 . — Wind this day at noon—West- South-West; strong breeze, with alternate cloudy and sunshiny weather. PORTSMOUTH, Jllll6 4 . —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived-- Claret, from Hartlepool for Brest, with sails split. Sailed— Her Majesty's steamer Edgar, for the Downs. SOUTHAMPTON, June 4 . —Wind W.—Sailed—Hammo nia, steamer, for New York; Ceylon, steamer, for Alex andria. CARDIFF, June 4.--Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Munster, for Singapore ; Surat°, for Madras ; Morning Star, for Antigua; Homer, for Quebec. CLYDE, June 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Norval, for Newfoundland. SWANSEA, June 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Rose of England, from the West Coast of South America; James Brook, from Bilboa. FALMOUTH, June 4 —The Pride, schoone r , of and for Exeter from Porthcawle, sprung a leak, and foundered on the night of the 2d inst. ; crew landed here. RAMSGATE, June 4.—The . Fore s t Queen, from London to Guernsey, which capsized on th e 2d inst., off Beachy Head, was towed in here last night, a derelict, with masts carried away anJ waterlogged. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SoyTitA.mrroN, Tuesday Morning. Wind W., with occasional heavy showers of rain. Arrived—Brothers, from Shields; Emma, from New ' port • Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Equity, from Sun derland J am es, from Glasgow ; Bh ee Vein, from Lynn ; • Sparrowhawk, from Cardiff; the steamer from Dublin, for London. Sailed—Hammonia, for New York; Havre, steamer, for Havre; Despatch, and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH. TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. ; tide low water; weather moderate and fine. Arrived, June 4—Maynards, from Algoa Bay ; Poisidon, from Porto Rico ; Friends of the Isles, from Guernsey ; Lady H ave l oc k, from Algoa Bay; "Whirlwind, fro m Deme rara; Madowsta, from Belize ; Kent, f rom J ama i ca ; from M aun zas ; Duko of Wellington, from Calcutta. Arrived, June s—lmp, from liaske. Sailed, June s— Pan ther, steamer, for Boulogne ; Wye, for Mogadore. A vessel was picked up at ,yea, abandoned, towing by the R. M. Mills, with cargo of coals andiron ; going to Victoria Dock. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W., moderate. , Passed, June 4-1 ette, from Canton, for London; Jeans Bribe, schooner, from north, for Trieste ; British Queen, from London, for Algol! Bay; Daph ne, from Sydney, for London ; Peregrine Oliver, from Adelaide, for London; Christiana, from London, for New York ; Matchless, from Antigua, for London ; Havant, from London, for Mar seilles Fusia, from Havant, for London. Anchored —Benjamin B. Green, for Mauritius ; Har money, for Bordeaux —both from London. A telegram has been received from Stockholm announcing that John Plia.ley Edwards, a bankrupt, who absconded from Birmingham last week, has been taken into custody in that city. A large portion of the money he ob tained the day prior to his departure 1343 been recovered, HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £slss Od ; and straw, £l 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s; clover, £4 Os to f 5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. A heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to S 4 15s Od ; clover £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £ . l Os to lOs per load, Trade dull. COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair amount of business has been done, and late prices have been fully maintained for all qualities. Suoin.—The general tone of the market has been quiet, owing to the large quantity announced for public sale during the present week. Prices, however, are steady, and in the refined market no material variation can be recorded in values. COFFEE.,—In the private ma r k e t th e d ea li n g s have been very restricted, a large quantity of various qualities being announced for public sale. Orders, generally, are steady for all descriptions. IticE.—A. better demand has been experienced, and slightly effhanced prices have been obtained for the finer qualities suitable for home consumption. SALTPETRE.—No sales of any importance have been reported during the last few days, and prices are un altered. TALLOW.—There has been a steady amount of business transacted, and quotations in most instances have been fully maintained for both consumption and on speculative account. P.Y.C., on the spot, is 525. 6d., and the last three months delivery 535. per cwt. Mr. RAREY'S LECTURES.—We understand that in consequence of the numerous and urgent applications made to Mr. Rarey to repeat his course of lectures, he has agreed to do so at the Alhambra, and will recommence the course on Monday week, the 18th inst. We are also in formed that Mr. Rarey has accepted a challenge sent to him to tame a Welsh horse, named Burndale, which is said to be quite as vicious and unmanageable as the celebrated Cruiser. 28•2:Sf Shargl 100 stk 17i 20 stock 100 stock sto. stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock 20 20 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stork 2.11.101 I 16 2.14.5 7.4.0 IMPERIAL PARLIAIVIEN'T. HOUSE OP LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'c!, ck. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Oswestry and Newtown Railway, the Wimborne Minister and Blandford Forum-road, and the London and North-Western Railway (No. 2) Bills were read a second time. The following bills were read a third time and passed : The Forest of Dean Central Railway; Horsham and Steyn.ing and Beeding Roads; London and South-Western (new line to Bristol and Exeter); Wellington (Salop) Water; Hinckley and Leicester Railway ; Manchester Cor poration Water; Stourbridge Railway; Cheshire Midland Railway; London and South-Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway Companies ; Salisbury and Yeovil Rail way; Disley and Hayfield Railway; Buckley's and Con- Onay (Flintshire) Railway. THE SLAVE TRADE. Lord STRATHEDEN postponed his motion with re spect to the appointment of a consul at Mozaxnbique,which stood on the paper for this evening until the 14th of June. CHURCH RATES. A number of petitions were presented against the aboli tion of church rates. THE MILITARY DEFENCES. Lord MONTEAGLE asked the Under Secretary for War when the report of Committee upon Military De fences of the country would be laid upon the table. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said when the Secretary of War laid the report on the table of the house, he should do the same in their lordships' house. The reason that it had not already been presented was that after the report had been sent into the Government, it became necessary to fully consider the subject. He assured the noble lord there would be no unnecessary delay. BANK OF IRELAND. Earl ST. GERMANS moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to repeal the restriction under which the bank laboured, namely, the lending money on real property. Lord MONTEAGLE said, although he would not op pose the bill, he could not but think that the measure was a very unwise one. Earl DONOUGHMORE supported the bill. He thought everything that was possible ought to be done to enable the banking interest in Ireland to lend money for the improve ment of agriculture, because it was the best way to carry on the great improvements that were at present taking place in Ireland. The bill was read a second time. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL. This bill, on the motion of the Earl of SHAFTES BURY, was read a third time and passed. TRUSTEES AND 'MORTGAGES, &c. BILL. This Bill passed through committee. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS JURISDICTION BILL. The report cf amendments to this bill was brought up and received. THE WINE LICENSES BILL. This bill was brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Border Counties and North British Railway Companies; Dover Gas; Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Lockerby Junction Railway ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and Port Carlisle Dock and Railway, and ('arlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies; Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway; Caledo nian Railway (Lesmahagow Branches, &c.) ; and Eau Brink Drainage. PETITIONS, Several petitons were presented in favour of the Reform Bill, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, for the speedy passing of the Reform Bill, against the Registration Bill, for County Court Judges being entitled to adjudicate in bankruptcy cases, &c. REFORM BILL—CHALRMAN OF COMMITTEE. Mr. A. STEUART said that it was his intention to move on going into committee on the Reform Bill that for the chairman of committee another hon. member should be substituted, in order that the house might have the benefit of the services of the former in the committee. He asked the right hon. gentleman the Speaker what was the proper time for making such a mo tion ? The SPEAKER said if the hon member had done him the honour of intimating his intention to ask him this question, he would ha've been able to have answered with more certainty than he could possibly do at present. His opinion was that the proper time for making the motion would be when the house was in committee. THE CLOCK AT WESTMINSTER PALACE. IL)c, Iv inn. askect the Pint commissioner of Works whether there was any objection to giving orders for means to be used for causing the clock to strike the hours upon the largest quarter bell (the chimes being silent) until a new great bell shall have been cast, and fully approved. Mr. CO WPER said that he had been so happy as to secure the advice and counsel of some of the persons most eminent for their knowledge in matters relating to bells, and distinguished for their scientific attainments. These inquiries were not yet' completed, and therefore he was not in a position to furnish information as to what course would be pursued until these gentlemen had made their re port. The large bell had been the cause of great annoy ance to the house, and the course which he suggested for the present would be to have the quarter-hour large bell used, which would answer all the necessary purposes by a temporary arrangement. THE PAPER DUTY. The O'DONOGHUE asked Mr."Ayrton whether it was his intention to proceed with the motion of which he had given notice for Thursday next, having reference to the Paper Duty. Mr. AYRTON said that when he gave notice of the motion he thought the house would be in possession of the report of the Committee on Precedents on Thursday, but as it was not likely that would be the case, he would postpone his motion. HARBOURS OF REFUGE. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the President of the Board of Trade if he could state the day on which he would intro duce his promised bill to carry out the recommendations of the Harbour of Refuge Commissioners, so far as they re lated to giving facilities for the improvement of existing harbours? Mr. M. GIBSON said he was unable to appoint a day for bringing forward the bill in question, as it was neces sary to have the opinion of a committee that was then sitting, and would incidentally consider this subject. How ever the bill was already produced, and would be introduced at as early a period as possible. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. HUNT rose to move the following instruction, of which he had given notice :—" That it be an instruction to the committee, that they have power to provide increased facilities for polling at elections." The SPEAKER considered that the hon. member was out of order in moving an instruction to a committee to do what was proposed by him with any such instruction. Mr. HUNT proposed to add to the last word, " in the United Kingdom," which he considered would put him in order. Lord J. RUSSELL said he must appeal to the Speaker whether there was not an additional objection to the in 'lle proposed enouto.. The bill was meant to apply only to the representation of the people in England and Wales. There were special bills for Scotland and Ireland. Mr. HUNT considered that there was no chance of the two last bills being carried this session. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, in reference to the following in struction of which he had given notice—" That it be an in struction to the committee to give greater facility, and render more frequent, the registration of voters," made a few. observations. Sir H. CAIRNS maintained that the hon. members were out of order in bringing forward these instructions. The SPEAKER said that he did not consider that these instructions could be moved according to the forms of the house. Mr. HUNT wished to know whether, supposing there were no bills for Scotland and Ireland, it would have been competent for him to have moved this instruction. The SPEAKER said it was not his duty to give answers to anticipatory matters. Mr. GRIFFITH moved that it be an instruction to the committee that no borough shall be deprived of one mem ber until it had been ascertained, by an actual census of the population of such borough, whether or not the present number of its population falls below the limit of 7,000 in habitants. The SPEAKER decided that the hon. member was not in order in his motion, on the same ground that he assigned in regard to other hon. members who had moved instruc- tions. Mr. BENTINCK moved the following : —That it be an instruction to the committee not to proceed further with the bill till provision had been made for giving to the counties in England that share in the representation to which they may be shown to be entitled by population and by property. After some discussion it was decided that the instruction could not be moved. The hon. member then moved the adjournment of the house, in order to enable him to address the house. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that the hon. member was quite out of order in the course he was pursuing. H e was moving the adjournment of the house, and then proceeded to make an address to the house. The SPEAKER considered that the hon. member (Mr. Bentinck) was irregular. Mr. BENTINCK then moved—" That it be an instruc tion to the committee that they have pow er t o make provi sion for the better prevention of bribery and corruption at elections." lie cgitended that the effect of the proposed Re. form Bill would be to promote bribery and corruption at elections. He concluded by moving an instruction. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no objection whatever to the introduction of any clauses that would tend to re strain and diminish corruption and bribery at elections. He denied, however, that there was anything in the bill which he had introduced calculated to [ romote bribery and corruption, and that the instruction of the hon. mem ber would not have the effect he proposed. Mr. WHITESIDE supported the instruction, and ad vised the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) to withdraw the bill, in order that another and more satisfactory measure might be introduced. Sir G. C. LEWIS considered that the question of bribery and corruption was nut involved in this bill, and that tho course suggested by the hon. and learned member (Mr. Whiteside), namely of withdrawing the bill, would be nugatory. • Mr. KNIGHTLEY thought the motion of his hon. friend the member for Norfolk was deserving the consideration of the house. Mr. WILD bad listened with much satisfaction to the remarks of the hon. gentleman the member for Norfolk, and hought his observations as to the extent of bribery were very forcible; but when the hon. member moved an in emotion to the committee on the subject, he regretted that he did not also move a remedy to cure the evil of bribery and corruption. Now he (Mr. Wild) would move an amendment, namely, that the votes at elections be taken by ballot— (hear, hear)—and he hoped he would have the hon. gentleman's vote in support of his amendment. The hon. gentleman stated that bribery existed and was practised in boroughs, and not in counties, where he submitted they had no bribery; but the hon. gentleman seemed to forget that they had intimidation in full operation there. Now he (Mr. Wild) contended that bribery an l corruption existed, if not in the hon. gentleman's part of the country, certainly in other parts of it, and to a great extent. (Hear, hear.) He, therefore, proposed as a remedy against such practices, the incorporation of the ballot in the bill of the noble lord —a bill which he was quite sure would extend instead of curtail bribery at elections. (Hear.) The SPEAKER said the hon. member, if he chose, had power to introduce a clause in committee, or to bring in a bill on the subject. But at present the hon. member was out of order. Mr. MELLOR believed that no man could be more anxi ous than he was to see bribery and corruption discouraged, and by law put an end to ; but he felt that a more inoppor tune moment could not be chosen than the present for ob truding those matters upon the consideration of the house, and he had no hesitation in saying that he did not think the hon. gentleman was sincere in his motion, and that his object was to defeat the bill of the noble lord. Lord R. CECIL hoped the house would entertain the motion of his hon. friend the member for Norfolk, calculated, as it way, to lessen the danger and the evils that would otherwise attend hasty and inconsiderate change. (Hear.) Mr. BOUVERIE could not help thinking that if those %. eight pages of amendments should be discussed, the effect would be to endanger the passing of the bill through the house, and to prevent it from going to "another place." (Hear.) Sir G. GREY said his noble friend (Lord J. Russell) had merely intimated that he had no objection to assent to the motion for instruction suggested, without pledging himself to its detiils. His noble friend had said if the hon. member should press his amendment on the committee, that he would not shut him out from doing so; but to that extent only. Mr. A. MILLS said that on the part of himself and hon. gentlemen near him, he disclaimed the imputations which had been cast upon them by the right honourable gentlemen oppos to. He declared conscientiously that it was monstrous and unfair, when they were sincerely desir ous that the bill should be moulded in a form that would be satisfactory to the oountry, that it should be imputed to them that their opposition was based upon a desire to ob struct its passing. (Conservative cheers.) Let them make an effort to improve the representation in the quarter where it most needed it—viz., in the principles on which hon. members attempted to obtain the suffrages of their consti tuents. (Hear, hear.) If they voluntarily closed their eyes to the corrupt tendencies of their own acts, what was the use of legislating against them ? If they did, however, at tempt legislation, let them not merely trust to chance, but attempt it by a great and comprehensive measure ofreform. Sir J. HANMER thought the best way of putting down bribery was greatly to extend the franchise, because, accord ing to his experience, the most honest of the electors were the scot and lot voters. (Laughter.) That he could assure hon. gentlemen was a simple fact. (Renewed laughter.) The hon. gentleman having drawn a comparison between bribery and the dry rot, proceeded to remark that it ought to be treated in a similar manner, by being " put doWn" as soon as discovered. (Great laughter.) The best way would be to put in force the laws against bribery. The process of disfranchisement ought to be resorted to oftener than at present, and if that had been done it would have removed the necessity for that Reform Bill, which was troubling everybody. (Roars of laughter from the Conservative side.) As soon as a constituency had been proved to be corrupt, it should be wholly or partially disfranchised, and the vacant seat should not be talapended, as in the cases of Sudbury anti St. Alban's, but transferred to a more deserving body of electors. Had that been done in times past, a considerable impression would have been made, not only upon corrupt practices, but upon the representation generally. If a Re form Bill were to pass at all, he maintained now, as he had years ago declared, that the most extensive one was the best. (Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. F. H. BERKELEY said that, though he was not a great admi rer o f th e bill , h e wou ld accept it ; but h o de sired that it should be k . own throughout the country that the obstruction it had met with did not lie on that (the Government) side of the house. (Opposition cheers and laughter, and cries of " Oh.") Nothing could be more mean than the opposition to that bill on the other side. (Cries of " Order," from the Opposition.) The SPEAKER having intimated to the hon. gentle man, as was understood, that he was not in order in using the term " mean," Mr. F. H. BERKELEY proceeded to say that, correct ing himself, nothing could be more improper than the band ing together of the great party opposite, and the indirect manner in which they had opposed it. (Cheers.) He said that after the numerous speeches they had heard, none of them ending with any resolution whatever, and after the numerous adjournments they had had, it wasrather calling too much on their credulity to ask them to believe now that they desired to introduce purity of election as a prominent feature into the bill, and that that was the reason why they sought to amend it. The country was aware that the bill was exceedingly distasteful to the hon. gentlemen opposite, and that they would do everything in their power to pre vent its passing. Something had been said about protect ing people by means of voting papers. If the noble lord were decidedly in earnest in desiring to correct the impuri ties that creep into our system of elections, he would not talk of voting papers, but he would adopt the only real remedy, namely, the ballot. (Derisive cheers from the Opposition.) That bill would certainly be thrown out, for it assuredly could not stand against the delays that had arisen in its progress. It was perfectly understood that it would be thrown out by indirect means. He did not think the Government were in fault. (Ironical cheers.) They had done their best to pass it. (Renewed cheers from the Opposition.) All he would say was, let those hon. gentle men who thought proper to reject it take its. .eusequenc.. with the people on their ose, ~2,vutders. Mr. COLLINS aLought that the expense/ of " parify ing thp pouutry" should beborne by the Consolidated Fund. W ere that done, the constituencies would become more guarded in their conduct at elections. Lord J. MANNERS protestedagainst the charge which had been brought against the party with which he had the honour and the privilege to act, and said if there had been any unnecessary delay in the progress of the bill through is sv.o to b.:attributed, not to hon. gentlemen on that (the Conservative) side of the house—but to the un popularity which had attended it from the day of its in troduction. (Conservative cheers.) Mr. A. STEUART said it was admitted that the pro posed instruction to the committee should be agreed to, but he thought something more was expected on the part of the Government than a bare admission of that description. It was the duty of the noble lord, after what had been as certained with regrrd to corruption in municipal elections, to bring in a special enactmentparo passu with the Reform Bill to put an end to those nefarious practices. After a few words from Mr. Slangy, Mr. D. Griffith, and Mr. Farquhar, the motion was negatived without a division. There were two other instructions to the committee on the paper, in the names of the hon. members for Waterford and Athlone, relative to a uniform oath to be administered to all members on taking their seats; but the Speaker having declared them to be out of order, they were With drawn. • Lord J. RUSSELL—I now rise to move that the house go into committee on this bill, and in doing so I cannot rel. train from noticing the objections that have been made, not in this house but out of doors, to our proceeding with this b,ll, and stating the course which the Government intend to take. Now in the first place I will answer a question which was asked some time ago by an hon. gentleman sit ting on this side of the house. He asked me whether it was our intention to proceed with the Scotch and Irish bills in the course of the present session. I could not give him an answer at the time, but I stated I would on a future occa sion tell him the views of the Government on the subject. I Roy( say, that considering that according to our opinion the English bill should go into committee, and that the franchise to be settled by that bill should be agreed upon, and in fact assented to by Parliament before those bills are proceeded with, we cannot expect that we can proceed with either the Scotch or the Irish bills in the course of the pre sent session. (Hear.) That, however, does not appear to us to be any reason for not proceeding with the bill that stands for committee this evening. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the present bill, I must state the position of the Government and of this house in respect to it. lam not. going to state the position of one side of the house or the, other—to make any reproadh to the other side of the lions% with regard to their conduct as to this bill ; but I am going to state the position of the house generally, including ,br,th sides, on this question. In doing do so I wish serioneV to call the attention of the house to the subject, because if the , character of the °oven:mot is involved by t#l Tapia=